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As I hare gene over the state and seen the "losses from scab in ordi- harlly well cared for orchards, as I hear the reports of inspectors who are trying to hold up the standards of Michigan apples. on I note the critical Iclb u we Know It. « comments from those who buy Michi~ gun fruit, 1 have been impressed by the fact that our fruit men are not conquering scab, that they are not win-' hing out in the control of this ancient enemy to the apple. 1 find that fruit men are in a quan- dary as to when to spray and how to spray” They are switching from one material to another, from spray to dust and then back again; and there are those who decry the spray gun as the cause of all their troubles. I cite these things to call your attention to the fact that. with this plant disease about which we know so much, and whose successful control has become a clas- ois in horticulture, there .still are angles that Michigan? growers do not know and the whole situation is sadly confused. The first step in apple scab control is to understand exactly what is hap- pening when the apple scab parasite attacks the leaf or the fruit and pro- duces disease. The nature of the par- unite, its life history, its habits——all these must be understood perfectly—— there must be no guess work about _it , " What 1.’ Apple Scab? if 1 Were to ask, "What is apple scant” many would feel that they know apple sub when they saw it, but i sin raritivo that not one man in a hundred could recognize apple scab in all of its manifestations. Apple m8, as ”you know, is the blemish on the fruit. I30 you know apple scab on a ‘ ‘ the leaves? if you know the typical ms spot with its pocketing effect as ' it attacks the upper surface, do you ’ know it u it grow as a sooty black film on the under surfsce? How many . . inwa over soon it co the Mioles or MlGii’P'feel like apologizing for the o PuaLISMD MICHIGAN A Practical Journal for the Rural Family BECTION THE CAPPER FARM PRESS The Life Story of Apple Scab Fungus ' " W 22% Some Practical Saggertzom as to It: Control I ’ By G. H. Coons / Plant Patfiologzrt, M. A. C. ’ state that I don't believe very many fruit men know apple scab—the real, full, complete apple scab, when he sees it. I am net bringing these things up in condemnation; they are merely explanatory of the "situation in which We find ourselves. We have been go- ing'out after big game, but we didn’t know what we were hunting for. Probably the first evidence that the fruit grower will see of scab is this general effect on the fruit. The scab spots are clustered near the calyx end of the apple. You can always tell,a scab spot by the whitish border of rup- tured, pushed up cuticle that sur- rounds it. Cammonly, as the scab spot be- comes older, the apple develops a lay-.. er of cork in the center of the scab spot, and hence the spot appears with a brown center surrounded by a green- ish black ring. Apple scab on the leaves appeaus as black, sooty spots aftei causing a puckering or bulging of the leaf. With some varieties a reddish color is pro- duced about the scab Spot. On the under surface of the leaf the scab fungus often spreads out as a sooty mold without producingdefinite scab spot. . 0n the petioles and on the fruit stems, scab exists as small black cankers which tend to girdle the leaf or fruit, as the case may be, causing the affected parts to drop'bff the tree. In years of severe scab infestation it is not unusual to find treesbadly de-‘ foliated as a. result of such scab at- tack. In all these scab spots, the fun- gus is growing and reproducing. The microscope shows that the apple scab .fungus consists of heavy-walled, dark threads, which penetrate the apple tis- sue, sucking food and water from it. After growing on the apple tissue, either fruit or leaf, the fungus pro- duces a crop of spores—seed- like bod- ies which serve to spread the scab. In the illustration given, which is a sec- tion through a-small scab spot, some twenty ’spores 'are seen just about ready to be released, and each capa- bio, if put under right cmditions, oi“ ‘ple scab fungus. to infect the apple. apple. producing a new scab spot. In the whole scab spot of which a. section is shown, there are probably i‘our hun- dred such spores. As this crop of spores matures new spores are pro- duced. The possibilities of increase of scab .are enormous. Let us follow one of these spores. ‘Suppose it is carried by wind or rain to a healthy leaf. If it finds water and proper temperature conditions, the spore sprouts, bores into the leaf and establishes itself. In a week the leaf is scabbed and a new crop of spores is produced. Over and over again this story is repeated, each crop of spores multiplying the scab a hundred fold. It is just this power of the scab fun- gus, starting from a few infections in the spring, to increase one hundred fold with every spell of wet weather, that \makes it the serious loss pro- ducer that it is. “ What has been described is the sum- mer. stage produced over and over again in the growing season. Affected leaves fall to the ground and during the fall, winter and early spring the scab fungus keeps on developing in the leaves. In early Aplil the fallen leaves become dotted with fine pepper- like dots—the winter stage of the fungus. Inside these black dots—for they are really spherical spore cases—— there develops as the weather gets warmer, the winter spores of the ap— These are produced in minute sacks, eight to a. sack, and their development can be watched day by day with the microscope. First the sacks form, then spores, small, light- colored, appear; then the spores be- come two-celled and finally a strong wall develops on the spores. Finally the spores ‘become mature and ready Nature has fitted these spores perfectly to accomplish their own purpose. When the spores are mature arid are soaked by a gentle rain, they swell and finally pop out of the case in which they are produced. The Wind catches them up and blows them here and theref Some reach the Let us see what state the apple is in 6' ~ discharged. ' Mas: ‘- discharg d twenty- —lourth, ed, (five per cent). soms in pink. spores discharging. of spares discharg ed . QUALITY . . RELIABILITY SERVICE :2: N UMBER EIGHT when this spore libeiation takes place. Repeated obseivations in various or-,‘ chards in Michiganhave shown that , the spores are liberated at about'the' time when the buds are swelling and the first leaves push out—in other words, before the pink stage "which was formally thought to be the danger; 7 period. ‘ The accompanying table of observa- tions made by Mr. C. W. Bennett, of the Michigan Agricultural College'in. :53“: 1922, illustrates what is happening in' the orchard, both with the fruit trees and the f.ungus Recmd of apple scab development. .L (Duchess orchard at Grand Rapids, leaves collected and sent in by Donald Hootman). April 8—Leaves show plenty cf ap- ple scab, winter stage immature. Apiil- lO—Wintér spores of. apple Forms of Scab We do Not Know. scab beginning to be brown. Apple buds quarter-inch long, little swollen. April 13—— ——Twenty per cent of spores brown, appaicntly some of the spores matuie. Aplil lT—VPxobably Seventy per cent of the spoIes iipe, only waiting 101 fav- Oiable moisture (onditions f01 dis- chaIge Apiil 19~—Cold, snow, no discharge of spores. Aplil 207~-Weathei lair, no dis— charge. A April 2l—-lVeather fair, no .dis- charge. ' April fill—Spores all mature, no dis- charge. ' spray ' .. Apiil 25—Rain through night of the some spores discharg- April 24~Blossoms pro-pink, applied April 26—30—Weather fair. May 2~—-No spore discharge, bios- Light. 4—No spOIe discharge, Blos» May 3——Weather warm, rain. spore discharge, (ten per cent). May ' soms in pink, spray applied. May 8—Light rain, spores being dis-575‘ charged. Probably twenty per cent of spore crop discharged on this date. ' ~ May 9~Rain early in the morning. -‘. Eighty per cent) " ndsporc s Q Spores reams: = Main 11~17-’-—'-Weather clear, I ~-_aflrmi_ummfir~umm—I_I_I*I—a_l—_I—I_r—al. 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PUB ‘- ' " urcnlcnn anc'rl'on 'r / ~ . l - MIGHT'feel like'apologizing. for the' 1 choice: of subject were it not for thewfact that the big problem in Michigan horticulture today is simply .this—thevprevention of the enormous losses which apple scab is causing, not ' alone to'our yields but to our stand- ards. As I have gene over the state and seen the losses from scab in ordi- -narily well cared for orchards, as I sees it. I am nOt bringing these things [up in condemnation; they are merely explanatory of the ‘situation in which ,‘ll _ » hear the reports of inspectors who are we find ourselves. We have been go- , ‘ trying to hold up the standards of ing out‘after big game, but we -didn’t i Michigan apples, as I note the" critical know what we were hunting for. , ' ' Probably the first evidence that the fruit grower will see of scab is this general effect on the fruit. The scab spots are clustered near the calyx end of the apple. You can always tella scab spot by the whitish border of rup- tured, pushed up cuticle that sur- rounds it. , Commonly, as the scab sp’ot be- comes older, the apple develops a lay- er of cork in the center of the scab spot, and hence the spot appears with a brown center surrounded by a green- ish black ring. \ , _ Scab as we Know it. I ' Apple scab on the» leaves appears as l: . _ black, sooty spots after causing a . ‘ comments from those who buy Mmhi‘ puckering or bulging of the leaf. With ' gan fruit,.I‘ have been impressed by some varieties a reddish color is pro— the fact that our fruit men are not duced about the scab spot. .3) [conquering scab, thf‘t they are not win-‘ 0n the under surface of the leaf the t ning out/in the control of this ancient scab fungus often spreads out as a enemy to the apple. sooty mold without producingdefinite ,‘ I find that fruit men are in a quan- scab spot. _ “a” as ’50 When to Spray and how t0 0n. the petioles and on the fruit spray.‘ They are switching from one stems,vscab exists as small black material toanother, from spray todust ,cankers which tend to girdle the leaf and then back again; and in?“ are or fruit, as the case may be, causing ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ those who decry the spray gun as the the affected parts to drop"off the tree. .cause yoball their troubles. I cite these In years of severe scab infestation it things to call your attention t9 the is not unusual to find trees badly de-‘ fact that with this plant disease about foliated as a result of such'scab at- WhiCh “'9 “0W 3° much and ““5059 tack. In all these scab spots, the fun- .. {L} [ successful control has become a clas- gus is growing and reproducing. The l l l ois in horticulture,'\there “Still are microscope shows that the apple scab angles that Mlchlgan 3”?“ (1:0. not fungus consists of heavy-walled, dark know and the whole SltFation is sadly threads, which penetrate the apple tis- confused. . sue, .sucking food and water from it. The first step In apple scab control After growing on the“ apple tissue, ‘ . is tovun‘derstand exactly what is hap- either fruit or leaf, the fungus pro- pening when :the apple scab parasite duces a crop‘of spores—seed-like bod- attacks the leaf or the fruit and pro- Vies which serve to spread the scab. In ' duces disease. The nature 0f the par- theillustration given, which is a sec- " . asite, its life history, its habits—all tion through a-small scab spot, some "these must be understood )perfectlyf twenty Spores 'are seen just about there must beno‘ guess work aboutJt. ready to be released, and each capa- , , What is Apple Scab? ble, if put under right conditions, of . . . If I were ,to ask, “Mat is apple ' . ~ - ' i "scab? many would feel that they é knew apple scab when they saw it, ‘ -.but I am pesitive that not one man in , a" hundred could recognize apple scab l j: T in all “of it‘s manifestations. Apple i. -. ,g; _ ._scab,-‘as you known .13 the blemish on , . . . .the fruit. Do yOu knowapple scab on the leaves? ; If you} know, the typical scab spot With its puckering effect as ‘ it “attacks the upper-1 surface, do you know it as'it grows as a sdoty black ' , film’on theunder surface? How many . . I have evef‘seeneit' on” the» petioles "of? , the leaves” or yon the :‘pe'dleelsiot the trust, ‘ " ‘jkn"wtmaritlooksg, ZHve ' I .. ' a , APr’actical Jo'tlrnal for the Rdra’deily *e Life." ’StOry of ' Apple Sc , ' I W 12% Some Practical Sflggeytiom m“ to 115 Control By G. H. Coons P1471! Pat/zologirt, M. A. C. ’ state that I don’t believe very many fruit men know apple scab—the real, full, complete'apple scab, when he HE CAPPBR FARM pkass producing a new scab spot. 111 the whole scab spot of which a section is shown, there are probably four hun- dred such spores. As this crop of spores matures new spores are pro- duced. The possibilities of increase of scab are enormous. . Let us follow one of these spores. Suppose it is carried by wind or rain to a healthy leaf. If it finds water and proper temperature conditions“ the spore sprouts, bores into the leaf and establishes itself. In a week the leaf is scabbed and a new crop of spores is produced. Over and over again this story is repeated, each crop of: spores multiplying the scab a hundred fold. It is just this power of the scab fun- . gus, starting from a few infections in the spring, to increase one hundred fold with every spell of wet weather, that makes it the serious loss pro- ducer that it is. " What has been described is the sum- mer stage produced over and over again in the growing season. Affected leaves fall to the ground and during the fall, winter and early spring the scab fungus keeps on developing in the leaves. In early April the fallen leaves become dotted with fine pepper- like dots—the winter stage of the fungus. Inside these black dots——for they are really spherical spore cases— there develops as the weather gets warmer, the winter spores of the ap- ple scab fungus. These are produced in minute sacks, eight to a sack, and their development can be watched day by day with the micrOscope. First the sacks form, then spores, small, light- colored, appear; then the spores be- come two-celled and finally a strong wall develops on the spores. Finally the spores ‘become mature and ready to infect the apple. Nature has fitted these spores perfectly to accomplish their oWn purpose. When the spores are mature and are soaked by a gentle rain, they swell and finally pop out of the case in which they are produced. The wind catches them up and blows them here and there.” Some reach the apple. — Let us see what state the apple is in t S S O ab Fu orable moisture of. spores. charge. charged. Probably twenty per cent/golf; ,- spore crop discharged on this'daté. . spores discharging. Eighty per "cent QUALITY _ _ RELIABILITY SERVICE 33:: N UMBER EIGHT Repeated observations in various or- chards in Michigan have shown that the spores are liberated at about the time when the buds are swelling and the first leaves push out——in other words, before the pink stage’which was formerly thought to be the danger period. ’ The accompanying table of observa- tions made by Mr. C. W. Bennett, of the Michigan Agricultural College‘in 1922, illustrates what is happening in the orchard, both with the fruit trees and the fungus. Record of apple scab development..- (Duchess orchard at Grand Rapids, leaves collected and sent in by Donald Hootman). April 8—Leaves show plenty of ap— ple scab. winter stage, immature. April: lO—-Winter spores of .. apple r Forms of Scab we do Not Know. scab beginning to be brown. Apple buds quarter-inch long, little swollen. April iii—Twenty per cent of spores brown, apparently some of the spores mature. April lT—Probably Seventy per cent of the spores ripe, only waiting for fav- conditions for dis- charge. April l9—~Cold, snow, no discharge April 207—‘Weather fair, no dis- April 21—~\Veather fair, no.dis-" .. charge. ; , April 22—Spores all mature, no dis- - ’ charge. . . . ‘f'k April 24~Blossoms pre-pink, spray' , applied. . ; April 25-—Rain through night of the ‘ Wentyiourth, some 'spores dischargv ed, (five per cent). April 26-30—Weather fair. . _ May 2~No spore discharge, blos-r oms in pink. " May 3~—Weather warm, rain. Light " pore discharge, (ten per cent). May May 8-Light rain, Spores beingdisé May 9~Rain early in the morning f sporesdischnrged. ’: > ‘ , , '11-(‘2117‘—Weather clear, no‘s‘por Rain, Spores," remainingr' ') ngUS. when this spore liberation takes place. ‘ 4—No spore discharged Blos- souls in pink, spray applied. ‘ ' ‘ mixed Ween; Established 1843 Cam-1m 192‘: e Lawrence Publishing Co. “ Editors and Proprietors Iall‘ayette Boulevard Detroit. 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Under the Act of March 3 187 7.9 ttsement inserted for less than $1. 65 canninsemon.1\'o objectionable ‘advertisoments inserted at any time; Member Audit Bureau of Circulation VOLUME CLX ‘ NUMBER EIGHT DETROIT, FEBRUARY 24,1923 .' . CURRENT QOMMENT. I THE MICHIGAN FARMER SAYS: Zcro means nothing except when it relates to weather. Then it means give the fire another poke. Only too often we hunt the world for happiness when its well-springs are within ourselves. ' A thing that is seldom introduced in legislative bodies is a bill to cut official salaries. Sunshine follows storms. So do , higher prices follow slumps. There. fore, watch potatoes this year. This is seed-catalog time. Let us remember that often the more intense the color in the catalog, the poorer will be the quality of the seed. Now is the time to take Time by the forelock by getting things ready for spring. If you dOn’t do that, Time mayr take you by the forelock. T will soon be one hundred years since The our youngest grand- Golden parent put in his ap- Age pearance upon this old earth. We are as« tonished to learn that within the pe- rind of his remembrance greater pro- gress has been made toward higher , civilization than for the four thousand years preceding. In other words, the last century has witnessed as great advancement as the forty preceding centuries put together. The railroad, the steam boat, the modern printing press, have all come into use; the sickle, the scythe and the cradle have . been laid aside for the selfsbinder; the steel plow is a new thing. Our im~ proved breeds of domestic animals and ’varieties of plants have mostly been developed Within that period; the au- tomobile 'and the airplane, the tele- graph and the telephone and all the other things in common use that the internal combustion engine and the 5 power of electricity have brought, are ' . only in their infancy. We take all these things for grant- lod as if they. were a natural part of It he universe into which We were born, and, on! how we howl If the knotter the binder fails to tie, or we can’t on central. .or if we only run out of 'jShamc on no! Along come a few years when . yo. offerxreverse of fortune and we: Where our patience? . Our grandfathers, our fathers, and ourselves, all of our immediate famil- ies and our friends/are living in augoli den age, an age ‘when civilization has reached the highest plane ever known to man. And we, here in Ameriéa, in the United States, in Michigan, are right in the heart of it. If history of- fers us any criterion this golden ‘age is good for at least another five hun- dred years, so why worry? 'AST week, in De- ‘ ' troit, a. short diS-. Ignorance tance out Woodward . ' and avenue, a restaurant Knowiedge . was opened. The pro- - prietor was inexperi-‘ enced. A local potato jobber, who found himself with heavier Supplies than he needed, learned of thiS'manfs inexperience. He called and sold 'some seventy bushels at an advance of twen- ty-five cents over the local market. In this transaction the proprietor suffered loss because of his ignorance, while the wise jobber received more under the circumstances than was due him. It has been ever thus. The in- formed person always has an advan- tage over the one who does not know. Ignorance is the heaviest liability in any man’s business. The farmer, of all classes, suffers most from a lack of reliable information. The state legislature is now debat- ing a bill which, if passed, would re- peal the law enacted in 1921 providing for the gathering each year by the supervisors of the various townships of the state, definite data on farm crops and live stock. ' .Regardless of the politics involved and of the opposition of many over- worked (?) supervisors, the fact re- mains that the data furnished through the provisions of this act would, in the course of a comparatively short time, become the solid foundation upon which a system of real business farm- ing and, intelligent marketing of farm products could be built. ’I HE farm woodlot :is an institution The which we hear much ‘F arm about and sometimes Woodlot see. It has been in various up and down stages of development ever since we cleared the land to find a little place to farm. Most farm woodlots just hap- pen because they are that part of the land which we have not gotten around to clear. In most cases we eventually 'expect to turn that land into' farming. In other words, we have not taken the farm woodlot seriously, .There are several reasons for our attitude. First, timber and fuel wood was too easy to get, so cheap to buy that we felt our standing timber was occupying land which could otherwise be made profit- able. Then came the time when it was so easy to go to town and buy our lumber all dressed and cut to fit, and as for stove wood, that was get- - ting out of date. But now we are at another stage of development. Lumber is Sky-high and hard to get. In a few generations our timber supply has crept from our very doors to the far south. That supply is rapidly exhausting and 30011 South America Will“ be a very important sourCeof lumber. With such develop- ments, and ‘with ougpresent disregard for' timber conservatmn, we can safely say that lumber prices .will mount to higher levels, because the farther We 111 it the greater the. cost. become a profitable part of. t . The late George l3: Horton had proven that a well cared for woodlot may eas- ily become a. profitable part of 0119’s farming operations. _~ \ . To practically assist timber conser- vation through woodlots, we need or- ganized effort and information regard- ing the marketing offiits products. Many who have wood products to sell do not know where to find suitable markets. The, Forestry Departments of the Michigan ’Agricultural College and the University of Michigan have realized. this. The latter is now mak- ing an effort to gather practical infor- mation along these lines. . Soon they will mail questionnaires to a large number of farmers throughout the state. Through these they will en- deavor to learn the present status of the Michigan woo 0t: To those who get these question 'res we urge full cooperation, as such cooperation will result ultimately in greater profit to you and a great step forward in the vital need of timber conservation. Some day all of us will thinka lot of woodlots. LETTER from a real .dirt farmer A Grange who has just migrat- ACh’eue’ ed to Michigan from ment Indiana, brings us this pertinent queSx tion: “Shall I, join the Grange?” Our answer to him is, “By all means. And do more than merely join—be- come an integral part of the organiza- tion. ‘Put energy and thought and life into it. It will prove your finest in- vestment.” ‘ The Grange has been a most re- sourceful organization. It has dealt with fundamentals—the most import- ant of which is the education of its membership. It would seem that the great achievement of the Grange has been the bringing of definite issues to the attention of farm folks. What does this amount to? Every- thing To coax, 01 tease, people to think about things pertaining to their work or their living, may mean the difference between success and failure, between progress and decay; . between civilization and paganism. Dorian. GUEST IA is called the .H most widely read, eop most human, most 'be- O'Lrvm loved writer of lines of modern times. In his most pleasing vein, he writes: “It' takes a heap o’ livin’ in a; house to make it home. ” How well this thought applies to the farm as well as to the house. The farm that" is looked upon as :a purely commercial asset to be bought and sold. as fancy dictates, seldom adds greatly to the sum total of_ hu- man happiness and satisfaction in the country. It, is this farm that is turnr ed overdo a renter at the ‘earlfost op- portunity. There is little concern for the fertility of the fields, and if the buildings are painted, it is with the idea of‘ incieasing the selling price, ‘rather than of preservation and pride in their appearance. » . - The things that bind one to the farm multiply with the years spent thereon, And the interest taken in an- Hora you see your give them an education; you see some ' of your dear ones depart. _ . Each One of these incidents forms .a , tie that binds you closer and closer to the old farm. No one on earth is Quito so we'll seqnainted with it as you; no. one can h‘imdle it to quite so good ad- vantage as you; you dislike to let; them try. You go to the city for a thrill and get a bigger one on your return; come as a part of you, or you apart of them,‘w.hich? There isno— place on earth where you fit in so perfectly, or. that fits you quite “so well. It is home. Truly, a heap "0' livin’ on a farm is what makes it home, and if you can lay claim to a“home like this, you are the .pro’prietor of one of the nation's greatest institutions, and can qualify as one of her most useful, most suc- cessful, most worthy citizens. G.»War/zz'flgto7z and Me R. G. WASHINGTON was a man what cut down a cherry tree and got his name in the paper. I cut down a whole peach orchard and nobody said nothing about it. the kind of tree what made the dif- ferunce. Also, G. Washington got up a lot a. rules' of conduct so he would know how to conduct himself.’ Sophie says the one big’differ‘unce between 'G. and me is that he tried to conduct himself and I nev- er did. I say that the differunceds that G. lived in ‘1776 and I in 1923, which is considerable over another differ- unce is G. w01e short pants and white hair; but me, long pants and black hair. All of which goes to show that there was lots of opportunities of bein’ famous what I didn’t have. ' But 'I gotta admit G. had what you call accomplishmunts. " For inst, he crossed the Delawareltiver when there as ice on it. The other day I tried to cross Delaware Street when there was ice on it, and I fell down. It kinda looks like G. got famous ’cause he didn’t fall down on his job. All I got was injured, when I fell down. Now, another thing that is in G.'s favor is that he was born February 22 when all the banks in the country close. Some fellows do have luck, don’t they? The day I was born the banks was closed, too, but that was because it was on’ Sunday Now, Mr. the fathership of a nice brand new baby. But when a fellows country is nearly one hundred and fifty years old and is full of the cumulashuns of age resultin’ from punk politiks and such diseases, claimin’ fathership ain’t no fun. But we gotta give G credit for help— in’ when the baby was born, and walk- in the floor with it durin its colicky period. Them is always important . ' days for the young, and the inpros- , - , shun a good father makes is very 11n- . ‘ To; inst, our Smart? and e . Sari kin tell you Insults lots of thing portant , ildren appear and 'l I grow “up around you; you struggle a: ‘ the familiar fields have be? Maybe it was‘ 100 years And. washington helped his country to be born and he could claim. 41>. *"Yr "‘ ?‘\"‘ v " . . - v —.....’. A . ,1 HE excellen prihes uttered for heads of the 1922 drop will un- .V» d ’ ently warrants the maintenance of the present large Michigan acreage, possi- ‘. - bly a reasonable increase in well fav- ' cred bean districts, since the present production of the United States is ‘ abut the same as the total production ‘ oi the years before the outbreak of the European war in 1914. ' demands which have developed, the new uses for beans, better ways of preparing the crop for food, and the greater popularity of beans as a food, may materially increase the size of the crop needed for home consump- tion. . The tariff of $1. 75 per 100 pounds now in effect, afiords some protection against competition of imported beans. .Tihe bean crop is apparently on a sound footing, if the acreage is not in- creased to too great an extent. Whethe erthe price received is high or low, those growers who make the most are the ones who produce beans at the lowest cost. All who grow beans are interested in securing the most profit possible from the crop. The average yield for the state for the past six years is ap- proximately ten bushels per acre, and yet there are many growers who have consistently secured twenty bushels, and some thirty bushels or, more per . ‘ acre. ‘ The cost of producing beans varies .- doub‘tedly encourage growers to‘ -’ '_ '1 plant an even greater acreage in 1923. ‘ ‘ .; The existing national situation appara The in-\ . crease in population, the new market ByJ comparatively little with yield accur- ed. The expenSe of land interest or rental, plowing and fitting the land, seed, cultivating and harvesting are much the same fer a large crop as for an average one, hence the profits, from ,j2@cr 7162/21: Per Acre Mam L251 Corr Per B22122! F Cox - ' ‘ _- Prof: Farm Crops, M. A. 0. large yields per acre are much greater. The additional cost of producing‘high yields under proper methods are slight when compared with returns secured. ’llhe following suggestions are made of methods which give increased yields ‘Give the seed-bed time to settle. FIT SEED BED Firm with roller to break the clo Kill weeds as they germinate. maturity. CULTu/ATE Profit from Beam . CLEAN SEED WiLL csow CLEAN .BEAN‘S. Plant clean, plump, viable, Michigan-grown seed. Cull out discolored, diseased and immature seed. PLOW BEAN Prevent damage from bean maggot by earlyplowing. Follow roller with harrow' to save-moisture. DISC AND HARROW AT WEEKLY INTERVALS. Lessen labor of later cultivation by tho1ough fitting. FERTILIZER FOR BUMPER CROP. Mannie applied early, and phosphates increase yields and hasten Complete fertilizers also are effective. Shallow after-thirty days to avoid root pruning. Do not cultivate wet plants.’ Disease spores are easily spread. LAND EARLY. THOROUGHLY. ds hnd fill the air spaces. FREQUENTLY. of beans per acre without greatly in creasing the cost of production: Plant on Well Prepared Ground. 1. Plant beans on ground plowed 111 the fall or early spring which has has thoroughly fitted by use of disc an barrow. Harrowing and discing should” begin early in the ground. weeds by harrowing at frequent inter- vals before planting the crop than by ' cultivating. after the crop is planted.“ A good seed-bed for beans should be thoroughly settled in the lower part 5 of the furrow slice with the surface worked into an excellent condition of; N, . It should be kept in mind that ' tilth. each bean seed planted is pushed out of the ground in the development of the plant, hence the seed-bed should‘ be worked fine with the lower part of _ the furrow slice firmly compacted so as to bring moisture close to the sur- face and provide conditions for rapid and uniform germination of the seed. Late-plowed land should be firmly com pacted with a roller or cultipacker and the surface worked fine with barrow. Use Clean Seed of High-yielding Variety. 2. Clean seed of the highest yielding varieties gives the largest yields and less pick in the harvested crop. The Robust is the highest yielding variety in many tests in the hands of farmers throughout Michigan. It is a White pea bean but is somewhat larger than the common varieties. The Robust should be planted before June 15, since it may not mature thoroughly (Continued on page 281). Reindeer RaiSing Proves Successful [Verifier-22 Mcézgaé Cona’mom Ideal for Reindeer Development By George F. Paul , Puttingfiélter on B'ull‘R'eindeer.’ . A1N reindeer thrive in Michigan? This has been made a live ques tion in the Wolverine State by the action of the department of con- servation in buying a herd of sixty reindeer for experimental purposes. These animals were imported direct from Norway, and have been placed on an immense tract of cut-over land near the city of Grayling, in Roscom- mon county, Michigan. The greatest care was taken to bring these animals safely to their new home. Each was 'crated. separately for the long trip. As if a result of Lthis caretuiness, they an ‘ fared well. ,. .1 , , _. posite, and as a result there are eighty-one members of the reindeer , herd at the present time. It would ap- pear from this that Michigan is much I ‘ to their liking. Michigan has tens of thou‘sands‘of acres of cut-over lands. VThis land is lying idle. In many cases settlers have tried to farm it and have failed. Many stockmen have attempted to raise sheep on .these lands. The sheep would thrive all right, but the trouble came in tiding them ’over the long winter season. The feed bills grew so .high that it was almost impossible to see the sheep for the feed bills. Now the State Department of Con- servation comes along and says, “Surely there must be some way to make these lands profitable through- Out the whole year. ”There seems to be no good reason' why the grasses and wild forage crops of our Northern Peninsula would not raise to healthy . family. maturity any game thrive on forage.” ‘It was this belief that led the state to buy the herd of sixty reindeer from Norway at a. price of $125 each. Dr. Hafton Christiansen explained that the native Laplander has no superior as a reindeer border and breeder. “The reindeer is food, clothing and life itself to these people,” he declar- ed. “When a Lap has a herd of 200 to 600 reindeer, he is not considered a rich Lap, because a herd of that size will little more than take care of his own immediate needs and those of his However, when his herd reaches one thousand in number, then he is considered as being in the rein- deer industry.” ,. Both the male and the female hays antlers, These they shed every year in the months of March and April. It often happens that the horns of the animal that can male reindeer have a spread of five fe.et The reindee1 have an average weight of 250 pounds. This means that about 185 pounds represents the weight of the dressed animal. In Nor- way, fresh reindeer meat sells for about thirty cents a pound. Dr. Christiansen declares bhat‘the wolves are the greatest enemies the reindeer have in Norway, and feels that the same thing may prove true in Michigan. When the Laps are tend- spring on bean._ It is much cheaper. to kill with intense interest the outcome 1 the Michigan experiment. to add re 7 , ,deer meat to the list 0 ‘ ing their herds in the mountains, they set up their tents near by and build a. big fire. If the reindeer are disturbed by wolves at night while feeding or resting, or if they smell a. wolf at a distance, they at once form a big cir- cle around the fire and keep going round and round until the wolves are either driven away 01 killed. At such times the Laplande1s or their shop. he1d boys do not penetrate outside of the swiftly moving circle, for ifthey attempted to do so they would prob- ably be killed by the hundreds ofex- cited reindeer. Instead, they' build platforms at the top of their tents, and from these they shoot down upon the marauding wolves. The reindeer are to be placed per- manently on a 62,000-acre tract of cut- over land bordering the south shore of Lake Superior. Here they will haVe the coolest weather that the state of Michigan affords. Here they ought to thrive if it is possible for them 10.] . thrive anywhere in the United States.» ' Game ofiicials of other states aid. the Canadian border are watching \ .fi .1 . ”ii-“1.)". '<". .. ONGRESS, after a hectic ,three’ months, is about to adjourn. 111: ~ . the hurry to Wind up as much , legislation as can be gotten out of the ; way the usual last minute jam is do curring. In their. efforts to prevent ' further jams, leaders in the house and. “._senate are pigeon-holing much import- ‘ ant and far-reaching beneficial legisla- tion. What is occurring in Washington now. occurs every two years during the short session of congress. The tip- ‘ propriation bills, of course, must be , pasSed first. . They are, to the exclusion of almost everything else. As usual, farmer legislation is dis- .: rega1ded. The Capper 1ural oledits bill and the ' Lenroot-Anderson rural credits bill are being caught in the jam. They- may get a right-of—way before March 4 and they may not There is Henry Fo'1d’s offe1,too, to buy the. gigantic nitrate plants at Mus- cle Shoals for conveision into fertil- izer factories. Twenty months ago Ford made his offer. Farmers the (Mn: ”ll/1V, l1 Comments from the State Capital HI '1‘,“ ONSIDERATION of agricultural measures comprised .the out- standing constructive accomp lishment of the legislattu‘e during the past week. .Capital punishment bills were fiend- ing in both branches, but did not come up Mr final vote. Their discussion and parliamentary manipulation provided 'much material for big-type headlines, but neither house has as yet finally disposed of its death penalty measure. Electricity for Farms Considered. Agitation for an adequate law pro- viding for public development of elec- trical energy in rural communities cul- minated in the introduction of a bill by Representative E. O. Ladd, of . Grand Traverse county, to allow town- ship officers to develop and distribute electricity if the proposal is approved by a two-thirds vote of those voting on the question. The “Filled Milk” bill has been ad- vanced to third reading in the house. ‘ Cheese Standards Approved. No opposition was experienced, how- ever, by Senator Horton's bill to es tablish moisture and butter-fat stand- i'ards‘ for Michigan cheese and regulate the labeling thereof. ThelHorton cheese bill passed the senate unanimously and has been re- ported favorably by the committee on agriculture in the house. If this meas- ure is passed. it will tend to improve and standardize the quality of Michi- gab cheese and rendei it popular on the market. ~ — Debate Caused by TB. Bill. The proposal .to lower the maximum state awards on condemned tubercular cattle and to allow for county cooper- ation in tuberculosis eradication cam ., caused considerable debate it: came up for final passage. in '_ sealants 4* who lief "from the «high costbffejrtilizer.‘ Finally, six-"months ago, the Fopdg proposal, although somewhat modified, ' Was favorably reported to the house. Nothing resulted. . Now, when congress is about to ad» journ, sentiment infl'the house is cryse talizing so rapidly that it is authorita- ltively predicted the offer will be ac- .cepted by a large majority if brought to a vote. But it will do no good. It comes too late f01 approval by a senate spending its time talking about ship subsidy, politics and other things which bring no direct benefit to the farmer. The rural credits "bill, the Ford lease 01‘ Muscle Shoals and other essential legislation, including revision of the railroad laws, could be gotten through if the congress did not automatically terminate on March 4. When congress returns next Decem- ber the presidential campaigns will be getting under way. Politics will be the chief consideration. All prospec- tive legislation, therefore, will be judg- ed by its possible political,effects. countrywverghaiied it ,as'i‘flpractical re- ‘. Again a. fmer;VWI..he‘ blinked "‘ Farmers 1.1m sa,500,000,000._ ‘ . concerns Eur0pe also concerns the United States. , Because Europe no' longer can buy American ‘products in accustomed quantities the American farmer alone, heestimated, has lost $8,500,000.000 in the last three years because of the drop in prices due to the loss of a market. " This is $77. 27 fer every man, woman and child in the country. It is a great deal more for the indi- vidual farmer whose prosperity de« pends upon the-ability of the world to buy his goods. It is States must lend some sort of a help- ing hand to Europe. If conditions continue, the $8,500,000- 000 loss will swell to‘even larger to- tals. Aside from'the humanity call, Amer- ican dollars and cents are calling for relief. inevitable that the United. that the Wiping out of. this $8, 500‘, 000,- _ .000 less to farmers justly constitute- a Pleading for American helpfulness, in European affairs, Senator Berah re-. .minded the senate recently that what foreign policy of “attending strictly to ,, our own business.” - Forestry Policy Looms Near. ~ President Harding is cordially sup- porting a bill which has just been drafted by the house agricultural com- ‘ mlttee to insure a sound forestry pol- icy so that future generations 'in America will not be dependent upon foreign lands {or timber supplies. Celene] W. B. Greeley, chief of the forestry service, has accomplished ' much With limited facilities, but the time approaches when federal and state g0vernments must cooperate in a national policy covering the growth, protection, conservation and ‘use of timber.. This is constructive work of the ut- most magnitude. Its great importance will be realized by our children and our grandchildren. WASHINGTON, D. C. ed award to the farmer was , not enough, while other members felt that the state should not pay anything to owners ,of condemned cattle. The bill finally passed with but two votes to spare after it had. successfully weathered a severe barrage of amend— ments, seven of which were offered by Representative John Holland, of Goge- bic. None of the Holland amend- ments were adopted. Covert Act May Be Repealed. The long-expected fight to repeal the Covert Highway Law has been launch- ed, Representative Peter ‘Lennon, of Genessee, having introduced such are peal proposal. the backing of the State Farm Bureau News ofthe Week Wednesday, February 14. HE allies have given a warning to quit Smyrna in three days—Car- veth Wells, just returned from the Malay Peninsula, claims to have found a snake-eating dwarf race—Col. S. Y. Seybum, an Indian fighter under Gen— eral Miles, Custer and Crook, died at. his residence in Detroit ‘on Monday. Thursday, February 15. HE French and Belgians stop all experts of. manufactured products from the Ruhr district—William Con- rad Roentgen, the discoverer of the’ X-Ray, died Saturday in Munich, Ger; many.—~The majority party in Japan, of Buddhistic belief, bar plan to send a mission to the vatican at Rome. Friday, Februaryv‘16. N An‘n Arborpastor said that Lin- coln would not have attended the “J” Hop at the university had he been alive at this ‘time..—Sixty-five bodies " havembeen. taken from thetdehris:~re-- suiting -. from the. mine explos'ionrat; Daemon, New Mexican—It is estimated that the total cost of running the United States government ‘ $8,000, 000, 000, or approximately $220 for each Citizen. " "‘j: t» ' ~8:turdgy, February 17 mutant- is nearly bankrupt aid is about. ‘ reported that the Chinese gov- ' because of the French occupation of the Ruhr.—-—Mayo Cleveland, an eight: year-old boy of Greenville, Texas, has been licensed to preach. Sunday, February 18. UNDREDS of industrial concerns ' say that there‘ will be a labor fam- ine in this country, unless. the immigra—m tion restrictions are changed—Dr. A. R. Hill, in charge of‘foreign work of the American Red Cross, says that the stories of Turkish depredations in Smyrna are untrue. Monday, February-19. HE senate adopts the British debt- funding plan, which provides for the payment of the British debt to this country, of $4,000,600,000, over-,a pe- riod of sixty-two years.—'—Henry M. Le land, former. president of the Lincoln Motor Company, climbs up twenty-two stories in one. of Detroit’s large— ofiice buildings on his eightieth birthday.— \ Bombs wreck several state buildings. in Dublin, Roland; . Tuesday, February 20. , . THE mummy of King Tutankhamen, Egyptian ruler, was uncovered af- ter being? suited for 3500 years—One, In this action he has. who went on record at their recent; annual meeting as favoring such ac- tion. SEVENTEENTH ANNUAL RURAL LIFE CONFERENCE. E‘HE forenoon session of the confer- , ones will begin at 10:00 o'clock, on March 9, with several selections by the Normal School Band, after which ‘ Hon. A. B. Cook, of Owosso, State ; Master of the Grange, will preside ov- er a program of talks and addresses. Many of the interests of the rural life will be considered informally. [Bolero noon Dr. 'John H. Sundwall, of the State University, will speak on “The ' Healthy Mind,” and Prof. Mabel Car- ney, of Columbia University, New York City, will discuss “Best Present Activities in Rural Education.” The \afternoon session will follow the 12:30 basket luncheon, at about 2:00 o’clock. There will" be special music and the first address will befby Dr. John H. Kolb, of Wisconsin Uni- versity, on V“What is a Rural Commus nity;" Professor Carney will describe "A Rural Experimental School,” and President David Friday, of the State Agricultural College, will give the sev- enteenth annual rural progress lecture on “Economics in Rural Progress." Congressman J. C. Ketcham will pre— side. . At 5:30 p.~ m. the rural education seminar will receive informally former students and ‘ graduates of the Depart: ment of Rural Education, guests from county, normal schools, county commis- sinners of schools, and other invited guests, in the refunds of the training 13911001. At 6: 00, p. m. the annual re- use 311 per will be servedanda pro- f, s will follow Protozoa Some day officials may concluded", 1c . , “shampoo y yoikoo sod .; 7 ' gabandtlned farms are continual ., ’i' thubiects‘ ochoninmnt. .: Our idle “ andsiomproductive acres are. continu- ' ‘ally"‘0n the increaése and. yet ' the ex- presSion, “We" don't want any omofé s‘ettlérs," ,. is proclaimed emphatically andwith regularity. Sentiments indi- acting a. lack of sympathy for any \ ,- type of! land settlement are expressed ‘alike by the perennial calamity howl- ' er and‘those occupying high places in the agricultural arena. Whether their attitude is poisoned by an ambition for personal advancement "through pouring oiled words into sympathetic ears or because of- a lack of study of theeconomic factors‘relating to such work is a mystery. - The facts are, some of Michigan’s finest minds steadfastly hold that a State Development Bureau‘ or Cham- ber of Commerce, or /any other organi-‘ zation making an effort to attract land buyers and settlers is working .to the ’ direct detriment of those good farm- ' ers now on the land. “.Competition is bad enough as it is, why make it worse?” or “We are now producing more than we.oan sell,” etc. This com- petitive attitude among farmers to- Ward new purchasers who come, into a neighborhood is the outcome of the same attitude among merchants to" ’ward each ether in villages where the community’s purchasing power is very nearly fixed. A new grocer in a town, is, a real competitor for what business he gets he takes away from those already there: This rule is false when applied to farming and probably fur- nishes the stumbling block over which so many fall. Where .the merchant sells only to the community the farm- er sells to the world and the prices on the products of his farm are fixed in the terminal markets where the same commodities from various states or countries are concentrated. In this session of the legislature our '.policy as a state toward land settle- .ment will have to.be established. This is one of the important phases of the State Department of Agriculture’s work and whether it is to be curtailed or encouraged is a matter which pub- lic sympathy or public opinion will settle. The issue... is broad and de~ mands careful study. ' Land-hungry People Always With Us. To gain an'accurate impression of things we must first realize that the land settler, like the poor and needy, will always be with us. There is a crop every year; The corn belt of Illinois, Indiana and Ohio, and the ter- ritory adjoining is a great multiplying ground for farmers. Large families are raised on land that is high-priced. The sympathies and training of these boys and girls are agricultural. They have some .money, and a determination to farm. Some for a while will rent, but in time- many'are leaving the area . in search of Cheaper lands with attram ' tiveopportunities. Hundreds of fam~ mos go annually. ‘Another group of land-hungry indi- viduals comes from our cities and " vtowns. They have found that the lure of the city to them is a snare anda delusion and want to get back to God’s open country where they: feel that farming will emancipate them from fu- , ture horrors of _, time, clocks and con- ' gestion. ‘ willf succeed, others will be failures and misfits wherbverg they go, but they have all decided t0»try ’ farming and .the less they .‘know the‘more gullible . ti! ' Hedwig iséstainztsbscausht‘ .— 'principal source of income. Their sur- Some are real farmers and _:advantages, to spare. Shall we invite buyers 11359,, or drivethem awaytp'We _‘ 3- can ignore. 'the”,'issue completely or fracas Sliuarely. we have ignored it .4, a" .‘,:. IT , . . . ‘ ‘” ‘r- m, ‘.> ‘ Vt, v I ‘Nidw. ridding our minds or prejudice we must recognize this fact: that there is annually a great crop of/ men and women who are going to go 'some- where and buy a‘ farm. Their’s is a sincere land hunger and with their families and savings they are in search of a farm which, to them, will be an Arcadia of contentment far from (nigh rents and high standards of living. Any one of these thousands of families may be chosen to represent the entire number. This family may go north, southpea‘st or west of the corn belt and find anxious organizations waiting to show them around hoping, if possi- ble, to interest them in their commu- nity and in one of their farms. Wisconsin Encourages Settlers. In the light of present conditions this family, if it is a good family, will locate in Wisconsin. Wisconsin wants farmers and is neither afraid of their competition nor their demoralizing ef- fects. upon their markets. Wisconsin also knows how to attract and hand- pick settlers and through her state de- partment located nearly 1,500 families there last year. If this family buys a farm in Wisconsin they probably will settle down to the production of grain, dairy products and potatoes as the plus of these products will be sold in world markets in competition with the farmers” products from Michigan and any other states where grains, dairy products or potatoes are raised. The question, as it stands, then, is, “did the farmers of Michigan lose a competitor by shutting the doors of their state to this man and his fam- ily? Did they accomplish anything in the way of reducing production? Are they better or worse off for his being in Wisconsin instead of Michigan ?” The real meat of- the nut is here: This farmer, by settling in a commu- nity in Wisconsin develops a farm home there. He pays taxes, his chil- dren go to school there. He and the family join the church there. He buys his clothing, his groceries, and his hardware there. He banks there and he ships from there. We know that the profits to that community derived from the business which he does there is equal to the income from an invest- ment of at least $2,000. So he and his family represent an asset in that com- munity with an earning power of $2,000. Suppose Wisconsin State Col- onization Bureau attracts only 1,000 farmers annually, that is $2,000,000 more earning power in the state. In ten years it is $20,000,000 plus the in- terest. . The volume of his business swells the total volume of business done through the Cooperative Shipping As- sociation. He is a customer for pure- bred stock, for tools and machinery, his patronage reflects an element of prosperity to the whole area. ‘As a competitor of the Michigan farmer he has multiplied his iniquities tenfold by locating in Wisconsin instead» of among us. Here .he could help build our churches, our schools, roads and markets and 'shlp to the same term- inal markets through our own market— ing organizations. In Wisconsin he is our competitor in the keenest sense of the word. . Michigan's Policy. _ Michigan cannot adopt a half-heart- ed policy toward land settlement. We have cheap landscapable of sustaining, contented. and prosperous farmers._ We” can duplicate *all the advantages Offered 'by any other state and have zlgontinueg' nrpoge L258). ‘7 . a , u!‘ unwind-A ' ~ I ummunlb lrffiéllllllll [cadcrship yinProduct andinService The New Gilt Edge Furnace has been perfected and completed, and Gilt Edge factories are going ahead with produc- tion as rapidly as possible. Soon you will be able to inspect this wonderful new furnace at your Gilt Edge dealer’s. This new and even better Gilt Edge is the product of 47 years of progressive work in building heating plants of all kinds. It was developed through Gilt Edge Service which has brought Gilt Edge dealers and Gilt Edge manufact- urers into close contact with home own— ers’ heating problems. These individ— ual and varied problems have been studied from every angle resulting in remarkable improvements in furnace construction. The improvements in the New Gilt Edge give it greatly increased prime heating surface. Greater heating capaCity, less fuel, longer life. The New Gilt Edge Furnace and Gilt Edge Service form a combination which will give you complete satisfaction with your heating system. Gilt Edge leads in product and in service. Ask your Gilt Edge dealer about both. Remember, you can soon see the new Gilt Edge Fur. nace—and it offers many big surprises. Write for descriptive folder and .the name of the nearest Gilt Edge dealer. 1:. J. Schwab er sons co. ‘Milwaukee, Wis. um NEW AND EVEN BETTER —’the NEW . andEVEN' BETTER GILT EDGE Furnace Many New Features radiatlnfi is 91’0" outlet 5 w 1 an badlfethc ”motor- thC strcn bed forzreater strength Egarrles weight of radis- torwithout strain on body casting. Deeper construc- tion —- more perfect com- bustion: complete Ignition offuel and gases. Greater economy. Large double feed door is provided.Low- or section is ample ot- dlnary firing. With upper section, it accommodates largest blocks of coal or wood- I - . I ll 0 blocks are so useful for walls, foundatibns, partitions, houses and small buildings generally that I wonder more people don’t use them. “The cement block is just one of a score of useful cement products describ- ed in‘ ‘ALPHA CEMENT—How to Use It,’ a 104- -page handbook on per- manent improvements that I’ll gladly give you.” Alpha Portland Cement Co. 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Aden F A R M E R S‘; hrmtyiiwmiiiiii yGolden Yellow Dent seed200rn, 2! us back of my years of b d strhinof m 3” bar none Inter us. Is 91 Idp selectioé:d filial M A c fl"mined . e I 0’ mdedor 00 naked in 953.013.an Ii new“ , guaranteed. 6 as. ns- ' In. Dunsvilfgm ich . When You Write to Advertisers Please Say: “I Saw Your ' Ad. in The Michigan Farmer.” __ , is working his place. and Pfltfim . {new .011. This is hit that. than). a... ”an “lav-n ”A“ Jeni Lorin-n1 on M IN”. .6 i w I h f I , ttaro . ~ 1 FIRE DAMAGE: , 'A railroad. engine caused a 'fire which burned twenty acres of muck land on our farm. No muck is left to speak of. The fire destroyed our pas- " ture, making it necessary to turn the stock in clover. The fence was laid flat on the ground and about a half dozen trees were destroyed. What is the extent of damages which I should receive?——~R. B. If the fires can be proved to be due . to the negligence of the employee of the railroad company, the party suffer- ‘ ing is entitled to compensationgfor the actual damage. That is a question of facté—Rood. SOWING VETCH. I have a piece of ground in which I intended to sow vetch for a cover‘ crop last fall, but the dryness prevented. Can I sow it in the s ing, and get ,enough growth by May or June to make it worth while? Can you give me a simple rule for finding the cubic contents of a round or cylindrical cis- tern'fourteen feet deep, and fourteen feet in diameter?—C. H. T. Vetch sown in the spring, or in fact any other crop, would .hardly give you growth enough to pay. Canada field peas would probably come the closest but it is doubtful if they would. get a sufficient growth to pay before the middle or last of June, which is pretty late. If it is an Orchard or flora culture, of course you do not need a cover crop at “his time of year. It' would prob- ably do more harm than good. It would take the moisture needed for the crop of fruit or flowers. Better give culti- vation and if you need plant food use commercial fertilizer. It is sufficiently accurate in estimat- ing the capacity of cisterns, etc., to multiply the cubical contents in feet by seven and one- half to get the ca. pacity in gallons. To ascertain the cubical contents, multiply diameter by 3.1416; for-the circumference, multiply one-half the circumference by one-half diameter; for area, multiply area by depth (cub- ical contents). LINE FENCES. ' I bought land with 160 rods of fence.~ I kept up west end. Last year I pas- tured my cattle on the east end and they stayed until pasture got scarce and broke out. Neighbor said he would fix the fence. He didn't, so I fixed up forty rods. He has moved and a man Can I force him to build the fence? go to in order to force him?—A. W. If there has been a regular division of the fence, and it is maintained by one party and not by the other, the party not in default has two remedies. He may ignore the lack of repair, turn his stock against the deficient fence, and not be liable for any damage the animals do to the neighbor, or he may apply to the fence-viewers for an or- der to repair, and that granted, if the delinquent party does not make the repairs the other may do so, and have the cost levied‘and collected as a, tax on the neighbor’s land. The tenant .of the other land holds'subject to the ‘ burdens of his les'sor, and need not be recognized by the other party.—'—Rood. WASTE ENGINE OIL FOR MACHIN- ERY. Is cylinder oil, that comes from an automboile, as good as machine oil for machinery ?——H. LgD- The oil that comes from the base of your auto when you draw on the on newton; 13mm: :asgood as», Sal-wed (and 5'. Cut- to "big-cl , possession. Whom should I . from the cylinders. ‘Yoii‘drain it on: and put in new ”because it will no long- er lub'ricate’ your engine properly. This oil can be used for machinery 'by using plenty of it: But .it' is not as good as new 'oil. . On large. hearings on machinery where there are large oil cups' with plenty of waste to, be saturated to hold the oil, this waste oil can be used if you take pains to apply it often and ' freely. J__.._—L’__...__.._... SWEET CLOVER Fo'R PIG PAS- TURE. I am planning on raising some pigs. _ Please tell me if sweet clover will make a good permanent pasture for pigs -—~O. B. W. You should find Sweet clover very Satisfactory for pig pasture. Of course. the leafy portions are the valuable part, and the only part the pigs will ' eat. Consequently it should be pas- tured while comparatively young. If your land will grow sweet clover satisfactorily, it should also grow al- falfa, and we are of the opinion that you would get more satisfactory re- sults from the latter. I have personally pastured alfalfa with hogs that had a slight mixture of sweet clover in the seed, thus re- sulting in an occasional sweet clover plant growing among the alfalfa. The result was that while the alfalfa was pastuied very close to the ground, the sweet clover plants stood practically untouched.———Pope. FORECLOSURE OF LAND CON- TRACT. IWhen payment on land contract is past due, should one foreclose the same as on a. mortgage? Twenty per cent of the purchase price has been paid. The contract has not been put on record. Does that make any differ- ence?~—L. L. The statutes provide no method of foreclosure of land contracts by adver- tisement. The summary- proceedings provided for in case of forfeiture of land contracts , merely restores the The only sure method of foreclosure is by bill in Chancery. But if the one whose contract has been de- clared forfeited does not move prompt- ly or show some other reason espe- cially appealing to the conscience of the court, a bill filed for permission to redeem, the only remaining remedy of the vendee, would not be sustained.—~ Rood. CANADIAN ,. RUTABAGAS. What is the true name for the so- called Canada rutabagas, how‘to raise them, What fertilizer, and what kind of soil they do best on ?—C. N. The scientific name of this root plant is Brasslca Camfestsis. The com- mon name is rutabaga. It is really a Swedish turnip. All plants of this na4 ture are turnips. Botanically they be long to the cabbage family. The only reason they are called Canadian Rutabagas is because they areoquite extensively grown in some sections of that country as stock food.’ Rutabagas require 'a rich loamy soil for best results. Heavy clay is not good. A light loam will do if it is well manured Plenty of'lstab‘le manure and acid phosphate are the best fertilizers for this plant. They should be planted about the. same time as corn. May planting has given bigger yields than June planting. There is no won established in‘ wet _' 4:5 for them, - \ o ,; ‘ of $10, 000,. the records date back to . producing stockholders are benefited ' before milking, marked flavoRs and odors were noticed in lt‘he milk .but' tion, 'whieh is the only cooperative creamery nerth and east of Lansing, 33nd thesonly one in the state that han- dies eggs and poultry. , , . ‘ Although the company Was organiz- ed in May, 1915 with a capitalizaLtiOn .1916 Only, because of a fire during the first year., From the profits of 1916 a dividend of nearly $1, 000, or about ten per cent, was paid to the producing Stockholders. ‘ Profits increased each year and in 1920 3, the cornpany ”Was ,recapitaliaed, for $30,000, and the stockholders in: creased from 225 to 598. In 1922 over 1300000 pounds of cream was receivé ed, and over 500, 000 pounds of butter ’ churned. Declare Forty Per" Cent Dividend. About $12,000, or forty per cent of its present capitalization, has been set aside from the profits of 1922, to be' divided among the'stbckholders this ‘ ' year. . ‘ In accordance with the state law six - per cent of this is paid on capital stock; the remainder, per cent, will be awarded as a patron- age dividend to each stockholder in proportion to the amount of cream, eggs and poultry he has sold to the company during th eyear. Thus the by the association receiving the pat- ronage dividend. in addition to the reg- ular market price which is based on daily quotations from Chicago and prices "paid by other local buyers. The factor most responsible for the unusual success of the association has been the elimination of commission houses in marketing. The association was one of the first known to use the post ofiice as a. medium of distribution, selling direct to retailers and consum- ers, not only throughout Michigan but in bordering states. More than $4,000 was paid by the company~in 1922 for postage on parcel post shipments of butter and eggs. . Still Great Possibilities. AlthOugh a radius of about 115 miles in each direction is covered daily by trucks and wagons on the company’s routes, there are still almost unlimited possibilities for the growth of the com- pany’s patronage. The creamery is ,but one of the many branches of agri- culture that'will eventually be operat- ed successfully under the cooperative movement, for cooperative marketing is not being promoted for the purpose of increasing the prices of farm prod- ucts to the consumer; but to make it possible for the present prices to be paid direct to the farmer instead of be- ing diminished below the cost of pro- duction by the jobbers and commis- sion men—Mills. FEEDING SILAGE AFTER MILKING AVOIDS ooons. SILAGE odors are absorbed largely through the-body of the cow rath- er than from the air, according , to tests made. by the government depart; ment of agriculture, but these ’odors may be” practically or entirely remov- ed by the aeration of the milk while it is still warm. Rather heavy feeds of silage may be made after milking without any unde- sirable flavors Or odors passing into the milk.— When green alfalfawas fed in relatively large quatities one hour . ~tire Creamery Associa- ' or thirty-two . Cross Section of Mormons ~ Slate Kote Roll Roofing (See description below) . First cost? 1. Finely crushed non-fad- ing slate, firmly imbedw ded in asphalt. 2. Heavy layer of genuine Mexican asphalt. 3. Asphalt-saturated, all, rag, long fibered felt. 4. Under-coating of genu- ine Mexican asphalt. In manufacturing MULE-HIDE Slate Kote Roll Roofing all rag felt base very slowly passes through and is saturated with a dense, high—grade, refined Mex- ican asphalt. The top surface is covered with an extra thickness of the same high- grade asphalt in which a protect— ing coat of richly colored slate (red, green or blue’black) is deeply and firmly imbedded. This makes a solid unit built for endurance and lasting beauty. Or cost per year? c Economo Wale-Mair: Roofing If its a matter of first cost, some roofings will lead Mule’Hide. We admit that frankly. But, if you seek the lowest cost per year— well, the large sale of MulerH1de in the farm field answers that. MulerHide Roofing and Shingles are supreme in almost every farming community, because the farmer knows the difference between cheapness and economy. 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That’s why We make our own paint—40 be sureitisgood—andwhy uoucanbesure,too.And whyyou save moneyon House Paint uge pur- Cards ”’4: Pas} UH freight? hnighltownjndidna, Men a... on. mango ' m M «a .. sea "a an that > is p < pay, wide» awake and full of business, s , emotion. a .. .7 . MANY sinus :‘hsfiltate to put our name down When doing thiefsays‘ we will sell our crops, or hora out for“ a certain price, or condition, because we do not' wish to. go up against some unseen foe, or impossible situation: , We should, of course, know pretty well what we can. do before writing on the dotted line. But, .When considering these matters, we should make certain, that our action will bring about an im- provement in service. Being convinc- ed of this we should then keep, in mind the service to be rendered and not the danger thatmight be lurking. In oth- er words, we should apply Dr. Coue’s principle to the situation.~——R. S. Betts- UNCONSCIOUS DEMONSTRATION. E write announcements, tack up posters, and even advertise 00m- ’ ing demenstrations in order to “get out the folks.” There is no kick on this and I believe we should do' more of it. There is, however, a type of demonstration being carried on, about which we think little, yet, through which much substantial advance is made. I speak of the unconscious dem- onstration. “ For instance, a. farmer builds a dairy barn. He puts in good sane equip- ment. If he is known as a man or sense, then .his neighbors are soon around getting practical ideas. When they build, many of these ideas will be used in their dairy barns. And thus it goes. \By closely studying our prob— lems and acting on what we learn, we unconsciously become community as- sets.——A. Bolivar. ' DOES FARMING PAY? ELL, yes and no. Some make it pay and some do not. It is just according to circumstances and indi- vidual perseverance and intelligence. But everyone who is farming does not make it. pay. Perhaps, however, they do as well farming as they would at anything else. I take it for granted when a farmer does his work intelli- gently on any of the common ,crops that are produced on the farm, he will, on an average, not only get good wag- es but he will also get a profit. So far, then, he is making the farm pay. But the raising of a successful crop at a good round profit even, is often at- tended with loss to the farmer ere the year is ended. It is not merely the raising of good crops that makes farming a success or failure, but it is the intelligent dispo- sition of the crops after they are pro- duced. The produce of the farm should be to the farmer what raw ma- terial is to the mechanic or the manu- facturer. He Should enhance its value as much as possible before leaving the farm. Thereis but little grain fed on the farm but what gives greater returns than it would if sold as raw material, besides the farm is made more pro- ductive, and, if intelligently fed, will give as great a profit as that of, pro- - duction. And the Second profit ispgain-r ' ed with greaterease than theifirst and with .less capital. ‘ This. is illso done at .3, time of the year when labor is not so. valuable as it "isiin the busy 593' “-~~sgn.kahd you Will increase yOurf’bus‘iL ness capacity as wellas capital. . You" liking . the ram ' vwi'iting to: advertim ‘1 you posted is the business transao, . , ~ "1' tions or. the farm; both. theoretically . ' and pracucslly, and you ,will’find him well provided with ' reading; materiel, ‘bdth agricultural and political. 'I-I'e' keeps himself well posted‘in the -ma’r- ket reports, knoWs how to sell and how to buy and how to. feed.» and how to cede for that whidh is being fed. ,. There is no position in life where strict attention to business pays better returns than that 01’ agriculture. 01' course, there is no great splurge in the Way of making money, but‘it is henorable and not attended with the great risk of the-merchants and, spot:- ulators, who are'ri'ch today and pour tomorrow, but each year adds to his income and each year adds to his ex- perience, and his past experience will be hisstock in trade for future use. As the years rollby he Will look back to his early experience and laugh over the many mistakes he used tomake and how hard he used to work in or- der to meet the 'many demands that accumulate in the transaction of bus— iness. But a homeior old age should be the beacon star for future exer- tions so that when the frosts of old age and the frosts of winter combine we can sit at our own fireside and en- joy the comforts earned by hard hon- est labor on the farm.—Wolverine. FATTENlNG HOGS. N these days of low prices for 'pro- duce and excessive taxation, the av- erage farmer finds that he must turn to some sidelines to meet expenses. He finds that the raising of‘hogs for market is the surest method. The kind of hog should be the first considera: tion. Profitable pork-making depends upon the amount of feed the hog will turn into fat. it is not desirable to feed corn exclusively, an occasional feeding of oil meal, oats or something that will build muscle and prevent costiveness is advisable. . The animal should have a wax place to sleep. The bedding should be changed at least once a week. ,A hog likes a clean bed, and any animal does . if it has What it. likes, for it is then comfortable and contented. The sleep- ing quarters should be'well ventilated. Did you ever go into a hog house where the air was foul? Almost stifled you, didn‘t it? What do you think must be the effect of such an atmosphere upon the hog?——D. H. Morris. NEIGH BORS COMPETITORS. (Continued from page 255). in the past pretty, much and‘made rather a bungling mess of what we did do. This has brought the state into ill~repute in places where the best prospective settlers are. We can bury our heads in the sands of 'skepticism or have our eyes blinded by political buhcombe and let the present “1101'? ganized methods defile our reputation. On the other hand, we can adopt'a policy of examinatiOn and regulation for this business, induce no one to come who had .not decided to farm somewhere, and then carefully exam- ine-the possibilities of his success, dis- couraging those who are unfit 'or lack proper finance, certify our lands and prevent the sale of such as is unfit fer agriculture. Why not make the state E’house‘the neck of the T'bottle through from “either the“‘.ccrnz belt. or? the loop '. districtgwi‘llf be" sifted and" either Bellt Mcoctproductl‘veceht‘erpris’es in we n w. hers: which-all the. land hungry farmers oiiiossonsent' "12m cashew . nae;- of'iaefilcient some as companions 4n, stead, 01.” ,comveiitiqrstatether'mam . The Practical Home Veterinarian "After years of research, study, experimenting and careful investigation of' livestock diseases and a treatment for them Dr. DaVid “PRACTICAL HOME Vii cow, horse, sheep, pig or poultry, giving a short . best method of carin for animals thus afflicted. diseases and explains the most practical and simple method possible for for such ailments an the livestock owner to use. This Book Should Be in Every Farm Home When "this book was offered to the public it was so appreCiated by livestock breeders that at the present. time over 600,000 copies are in use and the constant demand for this splendid work on how to treat your own livestock at .home is still increasing. Bureau of Free Information” For many years we have conducted a Bureau of Free Information for the benefit of livestock owners everywhere. We invite you to write us fully in regard to your ailing animals and in reply Dr. David Roberts will tell you what is wrong, what to do and how to do it. Thousands Write for Information As a result thousands of livestock owners have availed themselves of this opportunity, which leads us to believe that there are many others who should do the same thing in order to reduce the $200,000,000 annual loss through diseases of livestock in the United States. Your Livestock Is Protected If you would Only realize what a wonderful protection this Bureau of Free Information is to you and your livestock you would write us the very first time you have an ailing animal in your barn and we urge you to take advantage of this generous offer. One letter from you and Dr. David Roberts’ reply will convince you of the value of this service. The thousands of unsolicited letters of appreciation in our possession prove that prominent_livestock own- ers are taking advantage of this opportunity. 44 Tried Prescriptions In‘connection with thisFree Bureau of Informa- tion we have a prescription for every curable animal. ailment, whether it be cow, horse, sheep, pig or poultry. State and Official Veterinarian For the past thirty years these prescriptions have been used, tried and tested and found absolutely reliable and dependable. They are the prescriptions of Dr. Davrd Roberts, a ualified Veterinarian, who is a graduate of t e Chicago Veterinary College, has been State Veterinarian of Wisconsin and Official Veter- inarian of the largest National and.Inte.r- national Dairy and Livestock Exposmons in the United States, where the best and most valuable of all animals congregate and com- pete for prizes. These arethe same prescrip- tions that Dr. David Roberts uses in his professional capacity in the treatment _of these valuable animals, as well as in his nation-wide practice and on his own pure bred herds. Roberts wrote and published a veterinary book, the TERINARIAN”—a treatise .on all animal ailments, whether it be description of_each and every ailment andthe It also prescribes the most efficrent medicmes A Prescription for Every Animal Ailment These prescriptions are compounded from the best and purest ingredients that are obtainable and when administered to an ailing animal according to directions have a direct effect upon the ailment for which they are intended, therefore the necessity of so many prescriptions. N 0 One Prescription Can Overcome All Ailments It is unreasonable to expect a single prescrip- tion that is good for every ailment to be very good for any. As an example our COW CLEANER will enable a cow to rid herself of the afterbirth without using force. Each and every ingredient has its effect upon the genital organs and enables the afterbirth to' sever its connection with the cotyledons or buttons by the common term of “ripening” of these parts and the afterbirth will naturally come away of its own weight, leaving the parts in a normal healing condition, rendering the animal free from distress or danger. W MAKE NO FURTHER CLAIM FOR OUR COW“ CLEANER. ' Our Medicines Retain Full Strength These medicines are put up in air-tight packages in order that they may retain their full standard strength for an unlimited time. The directions are so simple and plain that anyone can administer them without difficulty. Don’t Accept a Substitute Purchau our Animal Medicine: of our dealer in your town. If he ham’t the medicine: that you need don’t accept a Jubrtitute but have him order them for you. If he is unwilling, write us and we will .mpply you. The Cattle Specialist Free Write for a free copy of “THE CATTLE SPECIALIST,” a veterinary publication, describing cattle diseases, especially Abortion in Cows, answering every question pertaining to this serious disease. Makes Professional Calls Dr. David Roberts will visit any farm or ranch in the United States to examine and treat any herd or ailin animal, especially cattle, afflicted with any nown or unknown disease. Arrangements to be made by telephone, telegraph or letter. fDR.’ DAVID ROBERTS VETERINARY (30., Inc} '124 Grand Ave. Waukesha, Wis. ! ii i l ' l E l . -rJ. 65$ firm“ V Wflmwew‘ . "WW .-- TEEL fence osts are no longer all alike. ’ _ The RED T P Double Strength Studded - Tee has set a new standard. It IS a stronger post of lOnger life, easiér and cheaper to set and easier and cheaper to fasten fencmg to. 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Merely mention on card when you expect to buy ,. _- ; more woven wire ma a“ IEYS‘I’ME STEEL & WIRE 60. “lOlllMlllSt..P¢0rln.ll. Saye Money Like ThlS ice: thesis Value the Fence Post Field VISITORS at M. A. C. during the The white aim Two hundred different farmers sent in samples of corn, oats, wheat, beans, or some other grain for competition in ‘the Twelfth Annual Grain Show of the Michigan Crop Improvement Associa- tion. . ibly to visitors that the Michigan farm- ers are growing a'mighty gbod quality of grain. Little wonderis it that half of the money for which our farmers competed at the International Grain and Hay Show at Chicago last fall, was brought home by them. The quality of the exhibits in some of the classes was decidedly superior to what was sent to Chicago. ' ‘ placed secOnd in Class 5. "7?an FA 1 R ’ " s WAT E? n i: L .4, ill . [iii :- Difiillfiifii mgsgflflfirfigfi, -V ‘ entry, having a very good kernel which - ety. Lester Milham, of Kalamazoo, had Juana;Demohizfasaaafgm (yr?! M rigs”, Q, . a I By D. F. Rainey f' ‘ W ' , . corn classes had not nearly so many entries. In the first district, Mr. Glenn Cutler, Plain- well, beat out Garfield Farley, of Al- bion. Mr. Cutler’s sample was more uniform. Mr. E. R. Davis, of Saginaw, won first in the white dent-class in his district. '- . Paul Clement Surprises Them. \Paul Clement, of Britton, won first' place in Class 3 with his white cap corn. / It was the first time Mr. Clem- ent ever exhibited at this show .and as it is customary to expect first place in this class to be awarded to' some southwestern Jackson county farmer, he surprised us by copping the money. There were fifty-seven entries . (though fewer varieties) in the single ear class which was open to all the state. Mr. Hackleman, the judge, quickly picked out about fifteen ears which were carefully examined. There was a lot of interest in this class and several of the men having entries were on hand to see how their samples far- ed and also to hear what the judge might say as he was placing them. First place finally went to Charles Laughlin, of Dansville, with Mr. D. A. Geddes, of Swan Creek, taking second on his Pickett. The contest was close here but though Mr. Geddes‘ had a lit tle better looking ear, straighter rows of kernel with a better filled butt and tip, yet a superior kernel won for Mr. Laughlin. _ Close Competition for cups. , Mr. Laughlin, by winning in this class, becomes the custodian of the “Michigan Farmer” cup for a year. This cup has been awarded each year for thirteen years and Mr. Laughlin is the third man to have his name en. graved on this cup twice. 'One must win this cup three timesto have it permanently awarded to him. The Goemann Trophy is another cup _ which stimulates keen competition. It l is awarded to the best sample of rye j ’\ and was won by A. W. Jewett, Jr., of 2 Mason, with a sample of Rosen rye. ’ l This sample weighed fifty-eight and . . one-half pounds per bushel, excellently ., graded, hard and with a good color. l ' The seed department of the Michi- gan State Farm Bureau offered a sil- ver trophy cup for the best sample of wheat. It goes to C. D. Finkbeiner, of . ‘1 , Clinton,‘ whose RedRock won‘in a _ class of thirty—one entries. This wheat 1 also won first in its class at the Inter- ‘ national Wheat and Farm Products \ Exposition, at Wichita, Kansas, at the ‘2 International Hay and Grain Show at Chicago, at Detroit, and several oth- er fairs. - , 1 Sweepstakes in the cat classes went ~ past week witnessed the best grain show ever held in the state. And this fact was drivenhome fOrc- I Close Race for First. “Why didn’t this wheat get first?" Or a. similar question on some other grain was frequently asked. It was a hard question .to answer, for it had taken the judges considerable time on very close examination because of the closeness in some classes. And, too, the quality of so many second and third place winners was so good that it would seem at first that they must have been blue ribbon winners until one looked in the showcase at the end of the, pavilion where the first prize winners were placed. Mr. J. C. Hackleman, Professor of Farm Crops Extension of Illinois, was judge at this show, while Professors G. W. Putnam and C. E. Gormany, both of the Farm Crops Department of the Michigan Agricultural College, assisted in an advisory capacity. Mr. Hackleman showed himself a very able judge of corn and other grains and seeds. Laughlin’s Yellow Dent. Great interest was shown when the judges began working Tuesday morn- ing on Class I (ten ears of yellow dent, District I), in which there were fifty- fifty-eight entries. In the finals Charles Laughlin’s Yellow Dent won first place. The sample was grown on Mr. Laughlin’s farm near Dansville, and measured about eight and a quarter inChes long. It was a wonderfully good sample, as may be judged by the fact that it also won the “Gleaner Cup” as the best ten-ear sample of corn out of over 175 entries in the show. The runner-up in the race for the “Gleaner Cup” was a sample of Pick- ett corn exhibited by D. V. Bow, of Saginaw, which won first in the Yel- low Dent class in District II. Mr. Bow’s sample was a large selection of" Pickett measuring about nine inches long. Mr. D. A. Geddes, of Swan Creek, had a sample of Pickett which It being a little more starchy than Mr. Bow’s entry. These two growers were very close competitors in Class 8 (one hun- dred ears of any variety, District I). This time Mr. Geddes’ sample won out. Duncan Corn Proved Winner. In Class 4 '(one hundred ears of any variety, District I), the Duncan corn grown by P. A. Smith, of Mulliken, won first. Mr. Smith had a. :uniform l l to A. W. Jewett, Jr., of Mason, on his ? sample of Wolverine oats which weigh- ' l, \ ed forty-five pounds per bushel. This ‘ l ' sample had to beat out sixty-three'oth- ers to win the cup offered. l » Jewett Gets Barley Sweepstakes. ‘3 ~ ‘ Mr. Jewett, also, won the SWeep l stakes barley trophy cup, with his two— L ’ row barley which was of very bright, l clean color and weighed fifty-two and l one-half pounds per bushel. This two- \ row barley has a large plump kernel 5 and this fact enabled it to win over . “l . _. any other class of barley when they l‘ ' l are equal in other respects. 'Mr. ,D. V. Bow, of Saginaw, Won ' I, first place in the alfalfa class. The 1... I)“; alfalfa seed} he threshed this year had ‘ (Continued on page 264); is a. characteristic of the Duncan vari- a. good entry of Silver. King, which placed second in this class. ~ seems" unconstitutional amendmentto . A ' he voted on at the general N9VemMr election in 1924: ' fiegislative Committee representing the State Farm Bureau, the grange, the gleaners and the affiliated farmerS' clubs, an agreement has been reached as tothe terms of the proposed meas- ure. , Incomes of less than $4, 060 will be exempt while the excess over this fig- \ ure will be taxed at a progressive rate ranging from iiVe to ten per cent. The State Tax Commission and the rev- enue so raised would be in lieu of all state general property tax. WEIGHT TIEE WILL SUPPORT. E had an experience on one of the college drains over which the ditche’rz was used last fall, travelled for about fifty feet, that bears out the contention in the report you mention that tractors will break down tile un- . der certain conditions. ' Below is a list of the loads of earth which drain tile have to carry at var- ious depths, in pounds per linear foot, when laid in a trench two feet in width. Compacted clay is figured at 100 pounds per cubic foot. / ’ Height of fill above tile, 2 it, load, 850 lbs. ; 4 ft., 620 lbs. ; 6 ft., 830 lbs.; ,8 ft., 990 lbs.; 10 ft.,. 1,110 lbs.; 12 ft, 1,200 lbs. The minimum average supporting. strength in pounds per linear foot of farm drain tile of from four to twelve inches in diameter is, according to the American Society of Testing Materi— als, 800 pounds, The pressure per square foot of the‘ rear wheel of a small tractor pulling at full capacity . is about 750 pounds. Adding this to '1. the weightof earth at two feet would make a. total of 1,100 pounds. Tile _ ‘1 having only this minimum supporting i strength would obviously break down ' under this load. The load of earth tile hate to carry is, however, greatest, especially in the . “ . case of clay soils, shortly after filling, while the soil is saturated. After a .._.~.~._/~' . if ' soil of this nature has settled, the . pressure exerted by a tractor wheel ‘ would be distributed/over a greater area. ' In tests run here at the college We have had tile whose supporting ‘_,’ strength was considerable less than V 800 pounds. It seems tome that farm- \ ers should be made to realize what i, chances they are taking when using ,~ , inferior tile-W. Van Haitsma, Drain- 1; \ age Engineer. f CONSUMPTION or MiLK SEVEN- . - TENTHS pm-r DAILY PER ' I“. . » , CAPITAA. ., 7 HE people of the United States are 1 _ using more milk and cream than 1,. ‘ they did ten years ago. i ‘ " Show that seven-tenths of a pint is the . » - average daily co'nsumptidn for every 5 man,- woman and child in the country, , - where as a decade ago the consump- Through the Farmers” Federated «_ law would be administered by the . Statistics ~ ' 1. ENew Touring Model ' ' Four Cylinder: ' . . F 1 v: Paumger: $935 " ' 12.11. 5. Factory / FOURS and SIXES Five Dir: Wheel: and Nash Self. Mounting Carrier, .825 additional Here, in this new Four touring model for five, _ Nash has incorporated engineering improvements that reveal themselves immediately and forcefully in finer performance that 18 also even more eco- nomical performance than ever before. larly 18 it a car destined to Win a pronounced preference among farmers because of its honest, rugged construction and its exceptional freedom from need of repairs or adjustment. Particu- ’ Prices range from $915 to $2190, f. o. b. factory The Nash Motors Company, Kcnosha, Wisconsin (122$ Tests b lQuivers mug“ cflicienmt - one ounce-u A'I’PII sGovernmentHA and leadin ve this wonder: nearly five times as the best round wick flame W911 lea&to emote: won t exp £23: Try It 10 Nightsw FREE Prove for yourself without risk that this remark- able white light has no equal. If not entirely sat- isfied. return it at our expense. will be givep to anyone who shows us an oil lamp equal' in every way to this new Aladdin. IIIE mus llfll’ COIN“. 28011111111 Blip, chioago. Illinois . Hun-am White Light Beats Gas or Electric Make yourA home Dwight” and cheer- LFon oil. Make Money time workers:5 $1000 REWARD first" HONEY NECESSA a start W on you I C005.“ lull- lll m h (h I MID. Oil. l Hermann WHIP!“ WI. “GLAND Get Yours FREE We want one user in each locality to whom we can refer customers. In that wayt you may get your own B SOHOURS on ONE 7 .1. z : without cost. first to write GABEON common kerosene. No 7 uick for lO-DAY FREE TRIAL odor. smoke or noise: I! mm in! j, EEK and learn how to get one FREE. Spare or Full Time No previous experience necessary. Many spare $50 per month, full ltime workers or trial delierr-y $.11 makes it Samples sent for ten days’ trial and GIVEN FEED h ubecome di otri butor. 1 This is an increase of nearly seven- *1. . teen per cent. These figures are based ‘. " only‘ upon milk and cream consumed l. as such and do not include any that " enters into manufactured products. ; 1 . The results are based upon figures .‘ ”(I .. obtained item health departments of 1 i1» _‘ tion was six-tenths of a pint daily. .5. . having a combined population of more . 7. the exception 1‘; hair can people, ‘ 356 cities in. all parts of the country, ~ Clipped ”arses Work Better Farmers who know tell us clipping prevents sickness common to undigd horses. Clippedh orseswork better, feel better, rest better. itselfin added work horses do. cows.Clipped cows th{give more milk-richermilk. “8 more , butter fat a men $.75) organ; 1er cleaned. Stewart N o. 1 Clipping Machine pays for Use the same machine on your Etio°$¥m°a$¥flitfiefa ’v‘v‘“ olsemce, . a your e a ver est. Mmmfiflm onarrival. Fullyguaran- knots.» 4.1m “‘51 an o c hr"... risen-china, Maple Syrup Makers Profit by adopting the GRIMM SYSTEM Sectional pans with high partitions. Light and heavy Cannot intermix. insuring highest quality with least fuel and labor 22 , ‘ different sizes. -' Write for catalog and state number of trees you tap. e also manu- facture 1.1:. L. evaporators and can furnishm ro- airs for on. xBJIIIMM MFG. Cull. 3703 East 93!" SI. S UARE cans with 1%" screw cap. Gallon size 8.50 for carton of 50. Half gallon size, $12 09 {or carton of 84 Quarts, $7. 00 for carton of 90. Add 10% to rate in less than carton lots,“ deduct 10% in five carton lots. Price! to ‘6. cars Lansing. Immediate delivery. M. H. HUNT & SON Box 525, Lansing, Mich. Free ”1405 323333311119. money on Farm Truck- r Ro L: Wagons, also steelorwoodw eels“ tor-personal '11 CLARENCE O'BRIEN. :EGGISTERED PAT LAW .952 Southern Bldg. Wuhinlton. _. . AGRICULTURAL LIME l _ 9- pm Booka’rg’mia amp. 3%"39 . «.«v «4 Aww»am .4. Cleveland. 0., Write today for tree in. structionboo an“d dance of Genoa tlo‘n" . blank. Bend dlkoanag .or OD-O' WILL HELP YOU PRODUCE sIccER, BETTER, CROPS , D-O-GEN is an inoculating culture for seeds. Its use will help you to raise bigger, better, and more profitable crops of clover, alfalfa, peas, beans, vetch, and other leguminous plants—and at a very slight ex- pense. The friendly bacteria in Nod- -Gen cause nodules to grow on the roots of legumes. The bacteria in these nOdules gather nitrogen from the air and puts it into the soil. ' ' 1 This free nitrogen causes faster, heavier growth — which means more profits per acre for you. Nod- 0- Gen is supplied in three sizes: Cultures for 60 lbs. . . , . $1.00 Cultures for 30 lbs. . . . .75 Garden Size . . . . . .25 Nod-O-Cen is sold by the better seed and lb or F0“ 60 5 hardware dealers. If your dealer does not carry of see . [:tsi:¢ “-00 Nod-O-Gen in stock, send us his narhe and i ‘ N 50" co address and we will see that you are supplied. ALBERT DIC . . Inoculate with NOD-O-G'EN and Grow More Dollars From Every Acre Chicago-Minneapolis Manufactured only by The Albert Dickinson Company Pine Tree Brand Farm Seeds—Globe Feeds and Nod-O-Gen Minneapolis, Minnesota Chicago, Illinois onibhiOhionIonIOhi GE FAfiOl/S PUL‘ . IZER arc-.3 E 30-430- and honey-combed with air spaces, when a Pulverizer is all you need to make a perfect seed bed? Fifteen minutes trial will convince any , man that a Famous OHIO Pulverizer is the most valuable tool on his farm and that it is far superior to any Pulverizer entire market. , This spring are you going to drag back and forth halt a dozen times across fields that you could finish in .two trips with 3. Famous OHIO, Pul- verizer? Are you going to let your plant roots choke out in soil that is full of lumps Write for our photograph book ‘V'The Foundation of Farming." Manufactured by ' The Ohio Cultivator Co.,Bellevue, Ohio .:O-:o¥-:o-:o-:o- ""30- , 0* the sqr...‘ ,1: / m Beod' .w' .v' ' on without”! loving ever,uv‘,e you time and labor—end Juneau” in lockieauponelew Jar. West lea! mica-mum llllll ~30 -£l’0-3'0—'3'O- “ro- if?! 7/ FOR MORE LAND CLEARING; SCHOOLa IN response to a questionnaire sent‘ . out by the county agent,za consid‘ erable number of farmers in. Hou'ght‘on county are reported to have expressed ‘ no wish that a. land-clearing school be held in their neighborhood this sum- mer. 0n the other hand, six Upper Peninsula County boards of supervis- ors have already made an appropria- tion to take care of their share of the expense of such Schools. These coun- ties include Ontonagon, Gogebic, Iron, Marquette, Delta and Schoolcraft. Two of these counties had not hitherto made such an appropriation. These six counties are all that have as yet been approached 'on the subject arid inevery case the request was granted with only a. few minutes’ explanation of the need for it. The Houghton sit- uation wouldy'therefore, 'seem to be due to a peculiar local condition. N EW STATE PARKS. THE State Department of Canserva- tion has practically determined to add two new state parks to its system in the Upper Peninsula, it is announc- ed by the Upper Peninsula Develop- ment Bureau. These parks will be lo- cated on Lake Michigamme and Lake Gogebic respectively, and will be very attractive from the standpoint of nat- ural beauty and surroundings. They are sit-mated on main trunkline high- ways. Both Marquette county .and Michigamme township own park sites on Lake Michigamme, one of the most scenic inland lakes of the state. Some years ago it was proposed that the state should take over the site belong- ing to Michigamme township. It is stated that before the Lake Michigan;- me site is taken over the state wishes to acquire by gift 160 acres of land. There is also said to be a possibility park of the location known as “Bish— op’s Hill” close to Marquette. This is a high eminence of land which gives a magnificent View of Lake Superior and is sufficiently large for camping pur- poses. WILL ESTABLISH INFORMATION BUREAus FOR the assistance. of tourists and travelers through the Upper Pe‘ ninsula during the coming season, 10- cal information bureaus are to be pro- vided where tourists may receive in- formation relative to camp sites, roads, accommodations, etc., which of heavy sheet metal about three feet square cut in the form of a three-leaf clover and finished in enamel, double- faced and painted clover-green, is to mark these bureaus for the benefit of the passer-by. The signs will resem- ble th-e clover-leaf road markers now used in the peninsula. Across the cen- ter of the sign will read the words, “Cloverland Information.” The signs will be hung on a bracket outside the establishment which stands ready to ‘furnish reliable information. In addi- tion to verbal information, there will be supplied bonklets containing infor- mation about “Cloverland.” \ NEW ROAD MAPS. . These maps Will _ 'fgsprings, camp, ,t. dma 1.. .1. ' establishments ,will' accumpan , the ', maps. "’The folderiencIOsing'st, maps - will» also present ‘descfiptive material, of interest to tourists. to [distribute some ten thousand of these. maps this season. also some eight thousand pamphlets, entitled “Cloverland in Clover Time" fer, distribution. officers on January 24. There are now twenty-six farmers in this'association. of the park commission making a state , will be provided gratis. A sign made‘ THE UppenPeninsulanevelopment %~ ‘1 , : Bureau is bringing out, ”Vim; we, m. . s... " road" maps fer free distributi . ? ' ‘summ'er. " *thé-‘loceiise-o : Chas: l' L , It is planned There are ' COW-TESTI NG POPU LAR. HE South Ontonagon‘ Cooperative: Cow-testing ASSociation elected This number does not include all the farmers that have signified a desire to join the association, but it is, stated that the number,'twenty—six, cannot be exceeded and that it will be necessary. to form an additional association if these outside farmers are to be ac-' commodated. The next meeting of the association will take place at Ewen, February 21. ‘ ADVOCATES RAISING OF BEANS. MR. VERNON BAILEY of the Unit- ed States Biological Survey, ad~ vocates the domestic raising of beav- ers for the market as a good business for the farmers of northern Michigan and adjoining states. The quality of the pelts produced in this region is very high, he says, and the price is about $35 per piece. By careful rear- ing and selection Mr. Bailey avers that prices ranging as high as $75 can be secured. Some of the cut-over lands now. carrying aspen, willow and pin; cherry, are well adaptedfor beaver culture and are better devoted to re- forestation and the rearing of beavers than to agriculture. It is announced that Mr. Bailey will visit northern‘ Michigan this summer with a view to interesting farmers and others in beaver-culture. The success of silver fox farming in this region Seems to justify optimism regarding . beaver farming. Indeed, Mr. Bailey thinks fox and beaver farming can be carried on by the same person simultaneously. The propensity of thewbeaver to dta; stroy growing trees can be controlled, he says, if the beaver is supplied with . the little valued aspen and pin-cherry. ‘ ‘1, For many centuries this north country ‘ produCed incredible quantities of beav- er and other pelts for the great north- '1 . west fur trade of the Hudson Bay, Northwest. and American fur compa— nies. It will be interesting to see if this trade can be revived on different lines. ‘ . GROWING, PEAS FOR CANNERY . PROFITABLE. ,1 y, ’ , [TH regard to the establishment .. of a pea canning factory at Sault Ste. Marie, the Evening News of that . city publishes a letter received bye. farmer at Dafter from a pea-canner in Wisconsin relative to the conditions for success in the industry. Peas must. have good Soil—rich and not too light. This Wisconsin canner says in twelve years there has n3ver’ been a failure of the crop in his locality; Last year was the poorest season so far, but it is stated that even so, some farmers, made $65 per acre, but‘this has often. been exceeded. \ :READ mm great deal or interest ~ the art!cle's published in a recent » issue (if the Michigan Farmer, on " ' ; the subject of “Tile Drainage,” and . V I sincerely hope that articles will ap- % pear weekly on this all-impdrtant sub- ject until farmers are thoroughly aroused and fully appreciate the ad- } ‘ vantages to be derived from drainage. Coming from central “ indiana, as g I do, where the question of tile drainage has long since ceased to be a question, but an absolute necessity, I have seen the ., great advantages and-benefits to ’ be derived from a good system of‘Well constructed tile drainage. far apart lateral drains should be plac- ed is largely a matter of the character and lay of the land. If the land is somewhat rolling, 'With fairly good drainage to the lower levels, with the sub-soil somewhat porous, the lateral drains can follow the low ‘ground with“ ., very good results. But 'if the surface we commonly call “juggy,” then it will be necessary to run laterals on to the rods apart. Not Only is it of vast importance to have ground well drained in order to get on to. it in early spring with the plow, and get the seeds in early; but there is a more important and far- reaching effect to be obtained by tile drainage. And that is the condition it puts the soil in for the reception of seed and the growth of plants. It is an old established fact that water and. air will not occupy the same place at the same time. Many farmers have water standing on the surface of their land that it is not wet enough to hurt it, but at the same time the water level may be two inches below the surface, thereby excluding all the air and becoming, as we say, “waterlog- ged," and remaining in that condition from the time the fall rains come until late in the spring. With the result that the ground becomes hard and clammy and the bacterial life, which is so nec- essary to plant _growth, is almost ob- literated as a consequence of being 1 ~ covered with water for so long a pe- ; ~ riod. But on the other hand, if the water level can be lowered to» a depth of about thirty inches the pores of the ground which were formerly filled with water will become filled with air as The question of how close or' how" is, rather flat and of a. texture which. higher ground and from three to four the idea that because they can not see . A Three—Plow Tractor With Ball and Roller Bearings at 29 Points In developing the McCormick— Deering 15—30,the Harvester Com— pany has produced a tractorwhich gives maximum service and econ- omy in operation. The features in design of this tractor are the result of field experience gained through 18 years of contact with tractor . farming conditions. Ball and roller 7 bearingshavebeenusedatthepoints of high speed or extreme strain, and all other parts have received the same consideration. The resultant smooth- running, modern tractor .. , and handling, make the McCor— meets the many power requirec ments of the present-day farm. Practical design, ease of operation mick Deering tractor an ideal three-plow power unit. It also de- velops a surplus of power to handle a great variety of belt jobs (threshing, silo filling, husking and shredding, feed grinding, etc.) and its smooth, flexible opera— tion and increased speed make it bar Work. You will want to know more about this latest McCoro mick Deering tractor. Ask the McCormick- -Deering dealer for complete details or write for our new catalog. Chicago a leader for all kinds of draw- I INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER COMPANY of America [Incorporated] 93 Branch Houses and 15,000 Dealers in the United States USA the water recedes, thereby bringing . . more warmth to the ground and en- ill!) - couraging and developing bacterial ‘ 1 " life. And the soil when plowed, will > PUT THIS NEW ; {fl} break up loose and mellow, easy to From The Mil-L ON YOUR {" W“, prepare the seed-bed, and will be in I i ' :3, f OLD .' l‘ far better condition to receive seed 15% E l and produce a more healthy plant ' - e i. growth than can possibly be obtained Wonderful New Invention! fiijfiaflmfi "911‘. i. ’1 ti on undramed land. 111131. ingnachievemenbvharrnead :heflgléidtogenglatefilw e1 3,5, 12,;“Pfim‘” ° Wu 1 l Another fact stands out prominent 'Sgteigpedh and built fiafiulcaezngimmma 913m 13°t'iem- , £21;1,;P“‘5,‘;',’f‘” ”‘ k 1 l as we lower the water level in our dd“w°u”th°l°‘di°‘ “mum“mmmm’m H “'1‘“ m .1501], and t at is that our field plants will send t eir roots down deeper into the earth and thereby take up plant food that would not be available on undrained land because plant roots \ to any extent, but will spread out near the surface of the soil, then when dry weather comes and the surface dries . out they are in a poor condition to withstand the drouvth. .‘ Tile drainage will often pay for it- 'self in one Or two seasons. —E. G - « Stbrm. g . will not penetrate water-soaked ground ' X -‘ WM \ ‘ (7" 3/ " “$2.11.. “is. °mmasie§£°smi 11..."... l‘v/ ‘ minutiae“! wind. wntho bow-rhohrz. stores; . Batteries Store “Juice”to ‘ I “Rn-"1:371. 0‘ ah'mcegl‘; .hh‘lcihnd’tomt waging-1:30 breeze. .31" ’3.“ ”Jill ‘t‘mm? A Phr‘fl ['P'T'hh" . VA‘D haw '\ V 1 SEEDS’ ‘ mun-madam“ 9““,3 ' VV 5? ~ \ {no . was... 1.}. last * Last 11 Day: Without Wind wind. WMVéramfiRo Ingram show 1 . mad '1 Bald .bm "*9 far 300.13%:13 rllmlontiou”‘31:; loan $11 now we: :33 Perkins Wmfigmflom 909 1111111 sammmm . bilitia If! big—write for proposition. 1,04— TREES& PLANTS THAT GROW ' CATALOG FREE ~ Great Bum-inn, Standard Varieties, B a lity. Low Prices. ‘ . den or moneyrefunded. 70yean' 1n ~11 'f . nee. proof ofour responsibi .. ‘1 Writeior NuneryandSeed ca tnlo‘. ‘ . pom-non a 3011s huh] Thu 11 your chance-n.1,. B Albion. Erect it ynunel. Ali m dealt! 01 write direct to Union Steel Produéb Co. Ltd. No 528 {thank-1 Strut. ~ ALBION. MICHIGAN, U- 3- A. 11.3ng ‘31:: I “$1.0m ' N'wu SEED" FQEE ! “101300115 A‘ AA ’ about LThey_remy own 0min plot formatmn seeds ersto make mmoutoftheirlgdm mdfield _ , magnum"... Letmmailthmtoyou. '\\ ‘ m FIELD “El 00.90%” 8.11.1.9- » “reassess : —Warm and Wat ,Gold Seal trademark on every pair. GOODYEAR RUBBER CO. 01" NEW YORK .\ ‘Braticb’d: MILWAUKEE. WIS.. 380-382 East Water St. 81‘. PAUL. MINNs 371-377 Sibley Street Wear “Spartan” m: l‘ I "f WADE through snow, mud, slush— ' your feet won’t feel the cold or wet. These light-weight rubber bootees fit like a shoe. Thousands :of sportsmen, farmers, miners "and lumbermen wear ‘Sporto boots ‘because they’re made (if real, Wear—resisting rubber. Ask your dealer for SportoS~look for the Goodyear - is quite free from ser1ous disease. . tified seed potatoes. adapted Alfalfa Seed on the market. of the Farm Bureau Seed Department. r 1 esults. Brands. year for the last three years. Don’ i; take a chance on these imported seeds. handle them,‘ Buy Farm Bureau Brand Seeds from your local Co- Op. If you can t get this service locally, write C. L. Brody, Secretary- Manager, of Michigan State Farm Bureau, and J. W. Nitolson, Mgr. of Seed Dept. ., inspecting seed at threshing time near Oasis, Utah. ’ Utah Common Alfalfa Seed Farm Bureau Brand Utah Alfalfa Seed IS the cheapest, Michigan Inspected while growing and after threshing by representatives Grown at an altitude of 4500 feet under severe climatic condi- tions our high quality strains, free from noxious weeds, will give For short rotations we recommend this seed. For permanent fields use Grimm, Cossack or Michigan grown Farm Bureau About 10, 000, 000 pounds of Alfalfa Seed has been imported each We do . not y i ‘ . Beltane, min the first prize!“- 3‘ H I)- .. ' 11mm, of Levering. ' 'M. C. Castes. of Mid; .J. D. Robinson, ByHC HE Michigan Potato Producers’ Association held their annual meeting at East Lansing, Mich- igan, on February 1- 2,1923. 'Iliie meet- ings were very well attended and an interesting program was provided Mr. H. B. Fullerton, director of the- Long Island Experiment Station, Med— ford, Long Island, gave an interesting discussion of his experiences in test- ing various strains of seed potatoes. According to his report the Michigan Russet Rural variety of potatoes does exceptionally wéll on Long Island and He spoke of the Green Mountain variety as being paiticularly subject, to such diseases as mosaic, leaf roll, etc. Mr. Fullerton reported that there would be a. good market in Long Island for ,Michigan seed potatoes, but that\it to actually visit growers in Long Is- land and become acquainted with them. ’ Professor William Stuart, potato specialist of the United States Depart- ( ment of Agriculture, gave a very in- teresting discussion on interstate tests for bettering the quality of cer- During the past five years Professor Stuart has carried on tests with certified seed potatoes ‘ in several of the southern states, the seed ~used being secured from the states of Wisconsin, Nebraska and Minnesota. He brought out the fact that there was a wide variation in the vigor and productive capacity in var- ious strains of potatoes. By means of _ his experiments he has been able to locate a few comparatively high yield- ing strains. Professor Stuart spoke very highly of work done by Michigan in conducting 'certified seed tests in van’ous states. He thought that such work would greatly influence the growing of better quality certified seed. ' , At the business session the follow- ing men were elected directors of the association: Thomas Buell, of Elmira, Mich; R. 0. Bennett, of Alba, Mich; of Levering, Mich.; J. Fred Brady, of Wolverine, Mich, and E. S. Brewer, of Millersburg, Mich. II. W. Weston and H. C. Moore, of I East Lansing, Mich., were elected as honorary members of the board. for the ensuing year: Thomas Buell, president; R. C. Bennett, vice-presi- dent; II. C. Moore, secretary-treasurer. In connection with the potato meet- ings a very interesting and instructive exhibit of potatoes was shown in con- nection with the farm crops exhibits. Several samples of potatoes which won prizes at the Grand Rapids Apple and Potato Show last December were shown. One very integesting exhibit was that showing different grades of market potatoes. Samples of potatoes from ' Idaho, Minnesota, Wisconsin, New York State and Michigan were secured on the Cleveland market and were placed in the exhibit. hi‘bit showed very clearly the need for better grading of our market potatoes. Approximately sixty lots of‘ potatoes . were entered in competition for prizes. In the boys’,_ and girls‘ club exhibit the First» prize, Edward ‘Domke, of Mi‘llersburgr following prizes were awarded: Mich; second prize, : Clinton McDon- « aid of Millersburg, Mien; third prize, Perrien Hank, of Plymouth, Mich. In the commercial exhibit of the Russet Rural class, C. S iaearhorn, of was necessary for the Michigan men. The following oflicers were elected“ This gx- ' Moore ' ' ‘j ” 75: genmuth; Bligh Hepney, chief, and Bar- nard Stephen‘s, Boyne City. In the any other variety class the first prize was awarded to R. V.. Beardsiee, of Owosso, who exhibited a - peek of certified Irish Cobbler pota- toes; second prize was won by W. R. HaWard, of’Hillsdale, on White Rur- als. Alfred Grueber, of Frankenmuth, was awarded third prize on White Rurals. Awards of merit were grant- ed to W. R. Kirk, of Fairgrove; M.-C. Coates, or" Midland, and Charles Lam‘ phrled, of Midland. FERTILIZER COSTS. HE farmer’s chiefproblem, as we see it, is to cheapen his cost to grow a bushel of grain; a pound of tobacco; at bale of cotton or a pound of meat, and low cost gives him a bet- ter chance ‘to make a profit. Fewer acres under the plow, with a decided increase in yield per acre, should ma- terially reduce the labor cost to pro- duce. In many instances too many acres are half farmed. The farmer now has an opportunity to make substantial savings on his fer- tilizer purchases 'by selecting mixtures of high analysis as recommended by the agricultural authorities. The cost of labor, freight, bags, and many oth— er items, is just as much on a ton ol' fertilizer containing a small amount of actual plant food, as on a ton of high analysis, containing a large amount of plant food; consequently, a dollar invested in high analysis goods will buy more actual crop producing value than if used in the purchase 01’ low analysis brands. We know of no other manufactured and t1ansported a1ticle that the i‘aim— er buys on which the price is compar- atively as low as on fertilizers, and the same can be used at a profit in the growing of farm products. OUR WINTER GRAIN SHOW. (Continued from page 260). an unusually good color for Midhigam grown seed. The other“ entries con- tained a little red-clover seed—a com- mon occurrence in this State. Ingham county had 111 entries and so won the cup for the “largest num- berof entries” from a county. They also won the most points as determ» ined by the number of firsts, seconds, thirds and fourths awarded growers in the different counties. One gratifying fact about the show is that it is truly a'representative Michigan farmers’ show. The winners’ list shows that twenty-two different farmers won firsts. Mr. Jewett is a veteran exhibitor so it is not surpris- ing to see him win six of the blue ribbons. But so many farmers are growing good quality grains, such as the Wolverine oats, Rosen rye, and Red Rock wheat, products of the plant breeder of ,the Michigan AgriCultural College, and then by giving-it a little extra care they have a sample which makes a strong bid for first plaCe in its class in any show. The farmers of Michigan by their number and numerous entries, demon‘ (strated most emphatically that they .~ are backing the Michigan Crop ‘Im- provement Association in its efforts to , make the annual winter grain show the best in Michigan and among the best in the United States, -both from U the standpoint of the number or exhilr " ‘ itors pandithequality of theirkentries. - w.L1—‘_- M w “ “w l‘ REEOCD. [la n— n- ”...LT—L—a M W .. a“ ’ .. Mr" Mg M AN ‘ wwww—s-«WWM .W ~:—- 0 home of us..re;ali‘2e. “ .. exist. Hisgonly means of going ahead prevent a farmer’s breeding all his ‘ the city to keep an auto and afford a from improving his system of cost ac- . place to store it.. If you rent storage counting on the farm nor from study- ‘ there, itcosts you from $5.00 to $15 a. ing out greater efficiency in all farm ' tion, I claim that times are never so ' hard that a progressive minded farmer ardLuck and Progress flJFdWfl #17936??? OflT/zan They 'Tfiz‘né T hey Are _, p . ' g 4 By ‘R. D. Bailey * , ‘ ' - a . HlS~ha§ notbeen agreat money; ; mmng_.yéair :for farmers, yet. \ing’an'd ' we are doubtless better ofl than at that very time, there may be a crop - 901’ calves dI'ODDed on the farm better Farmers have had their living, food, fuel and house rent. Manual laborers farmer has foresight. living in cities have netted little more. In addition. to that, the soil, buildings, groundsandystock of a farmer or . ment, and everybody’s being a crook, 'sumption have had a chance to. 1111- and sullenly refusing to do anything prove. '0 ' , ‘ for himself, he will not gain any ' In the city when things are slack ground. , the laborer muSt be content merely to There jg nothing in a hard year to “lies in study of technique of his regu- lar job or of aucther, in order to take a higher rank in it when. work opens of dollars. again. On the other hand, the farmer There is nothing to prevent his not, only may live on as 800d a scale cleaning and repairing the old hen allthe‘ time as the city laborer, but, house, delousing it, culling out unfit when times are hard for both, may, if hens, feeding more intelligently than he has the gumption,‘enjoy far better ever before, and paying his whole gro- living. . - cery bill with eggs. . In'the slackest times there is no The markets may be all shot to reason why farmers in a large portion pieces; yet, there is nothing to pre- of Michigan should not have an abund- vent a farmer’s slicking up all around ance of good dry 'fuel gathered from his place, grading his dooryard, set— the home woodlot. To even provide ting out artistic clumps, hedges and fuel when there is no work is no small windbreaks taken frOm the woods problem for theman in the city. without cost. Besid'es‘ fuel, even though he may _- He may not be able’ to buy' paint; " not apparently make a. cent, see how but he can add dollars to the value of well the farmer of g-umption and fore- his property. by raking the yard, re- sight can provide forhis table. There moving rubbish, cutting brush, having \ can be the best of potatOéS the year a neat wood pile, and moving the barn around. To this can be added along yard so it will not show from the list of fruits and vegetables, fresh and house or the road. canned, from the home garden. There Hard times may prevent some from need never.- be a time on the farm buying spray material; but it need not stock'to superior sires—thus advanc- ing the value of offspring by hundreds” . '1 that Bi- Beef may be down to almost nothl' -- potatoes next to nothing; yet, ' in grade than the year before if the Ch, of course, if the farmer goes 7. around hellermg about the govern- -' when there is not fresh beef or pork, keep any from gaining ground in spite sausage, ham, bacon, salt pork, corned of fate, by pruning and by grafting beef, ,. in endless succession. Much 010115 from choice stock. meat can be canned and left fresh. In spite of hard times, thousands of The farmer who does not have eggs, us farmers, when we can’t sell athing, chicken pie or fried chicken whenever cafi cut posts in swamp or wood-lot . fancy dictates, is a poor manager. Let and improve the fences, and re-stretch a farmer move to the city and buy, for and neatly staple the wire already 'a year, the milk, eggs, butter, cream there. Hard times do not prevent a and dressed poultry that are used so man’s digging stumps—thus adding freely on the farm with little thought dollars to the farm_ of cost. and he will be ardently yearn- Hard times and low markets do not ing for the farm again. , ' of, themselves prevent a man’s making The farmhouse that may not seem flower; beds to please his wife. very much will be appreciated after Hard times do not prevent a man’s paying $45 to $60 a month'rent in the shaving. and being a little more civil city. " ' and decent. ' In that very plain, unpainted. farm Hard times do not keep a man from house, simple, pure, enduring joys being a little more kind and gentle to may lodge, and there also may grow wife, children, neighbors, and even to up a brood of clean, bright. promising his stock. children—a man and Woman’s contri- Hard times do not prevent a. man's bution to civilization, even though the being a pleasant visitor at school, a parents have apparently not made, a more devoted attendant at church, and dollar. ’ J more helpful to neighbors in trouble. You have to be doing pretty Well in Hard times need not prevent a man month.- ‘ On the farm the storage of the auto is no problem at all. ' Taking the other side of the ques- operations. 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We haVe shown,>flrst, that apple scab lives over winter on the fallen leaves, and that the fungus matures there in the spring. We may do one of two things ——get rid of the leaves entirely, or we can ward off the attack of fungus which comes from these leaves. Doubt- less, turning under the leaves by plow- ing does a great deal of good, but do: struction of fallen leaves as conditions permit you to practice it, is not enough. We have noticed in our studies one thing that is significant, and that is that apple scab fungus is maturing ed to do. you followed, some years, 1 grant most successfully, has advised a pink spray. But infection, especially with such early developing varieties as Duchess, has come so early' in the last few years as to demonstrate to our satis- faction that spraying which begins at the pink stage and drags on and on, will not do the Work. The disastrous results of 1922 haveresulted from get- ting there tdo late. I wish to advise either a delayed dormant or a prepink spray, not to take the place of, but in addition to the regular pink spray. If these sprays are followed by another when the pet- als fall, you will have put on three ap- plications, in close succession and at the very beginning of the season. Let me point out to you that this bunching of your protective sprays at the early part of the season is exceed- ingly important. The purpose of the very first spray application is to pre- vent primary infections. The purpose of: the second .and third applications is to prevent the secondary and tertiary infections. This advise which I am giving you is based on the soundest biological principles. It recognizes that this scab fungus has enormous power of spreading. If it once be- cOmes established two 0r three gener- ations of unchecked will 'spread scab throughout the entire orchard. By pre- venting as many of the first infections the secondary infections are few, and bypreventing as many secondary in~ fections as passible the' development of scab late in the season is not ser- ious. This is ‘the only way that spray-' ing can prevent scab. If apple scab is present everywhere on the leaves be- cause you have neglected the primary and secondary infections, then such a rain of spores gets to the developing apples that all the spraying in August will not give Clean fruit. In the 1923 season we shall again make studies determining exactly the time of spore maturity for the various localities. With this information, and with the knowledge that discharge of spores takes place only when the warm spring rains release them, you are equipped to give to the apple the prevention it needs. In general, each man must design his own spray practice outline. 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From this Ldizz'yfhelghtZ" 7,240.1‘eet above sea level,-Mrs. Paul Beard watChes.for forest fires in four states. Her .house is lashed to the rock by heavysteel cables. , - .4 ‘ This is some of the coal that France is. after. works atEssen, Germany, use thousands of t and this plant is now occupied by the French The great Krupp one of coal 3. year army. J .7 ‘i'Oopn-lxhv't by Underwood & Underwood, New York 2‘ "Y 3} La ‘ 77V. SNELL fi—1. p. r'“" ‘Wer-tman when he first had en- tar-ea kit, he glanced frantically about. 3ft Sarah, and to his relief observed . her.3ust'coming out of the ladies’ rest .{f-room. -. i , "It Was then that Hiram had' another bright idea. Slipping quickly into a Seat .he as calmly as possible waited her approach. , “Was I gone long?” Sarah asked. “Wall, quite a Spell,” said Hiram, “but it don’t matter. I was just think- ing if you don’t mind, I’d like to stOp over ”one more day and take a chance "to seeing the falls by moonlight. A ‘ feller was just a tellin’ me about it.” ' “Why, I thought you were in such a hurry to get home.” “Well——er~—you see, we won’t be get- tin’ away agin right away and might’s , well see all we can while we’re here.” And so it‘was settled, and it was a day late that they came back to the littlehome and the home-warming giv- en them by their many friends of the village, Some weeks later, sitting on the lit- tle porch at evening time, they were talking over the wonders of the trip, and Hiram told of his encounter with the: city sharper. _ this narration, which was finally brok- en by Hiram’s low chuckle. Mrs. Masters’ chair ceased to rock, and looking up, Hiram beheld her standing close beside him. “Hiram Masieis theie’ s one thing I might as well say now as eve1. I don’t {hold no grudge, and I wouldn’t speak of it before for fear of spoiling the trip, but if you ever tell a soul in Trux- ton about. you goin’ off and forgetting all about me there at, Niagara, l’ll never speak to you again as long as we live.” “Why! Why! er~VVhyl——Sarah!’ “It’s all right now, Hiram, I don’t lay up any feelins’ about it, but don't you.go telling it for a joke.” And so saying, she stepped into the house, leaving Hiram gasping for a reply. Pretty soon from within came her voice in the kindly tones that had come to mean so much to him: “Hir- am ain’t you comin’ in, you’ll be catch- in"cold and it’s gettin’ bed-time.” “In a minute, Sarah, in a minute,’ he replied. Slowly he filled his pipe again and puffed thoughtfully while the, chirp of the late summer frogs made music in the distance, then fin- ally knocking the ashes from his pipe: “Well, confound it, Hiram Masters, [you aint as smart as you thought you be.” Then as he started indoors, “It 21L ACRES—If t/ze Sail Wam’t Loormc’a’ Up it Wam’t S/z'm’r Fault. Wiring the depot again, hotter and A. silence followed, , - .. takes a woman to keep us old tellers _ from gettin’l too hiéfaloo‘tink’ .. CHAPTER V111. OT cookies fresh from the oven, and by crackey! how good they smelled to Hiram, just back from his morning trip to the post office. [He tipped back a kitchen chair against the wall and. eagerly reached for a sample. He was as fond of cookies as a kid and these were his favorite kind, “the humped kind,” he called them; two thicknesses of cookie dough baked with a spoonful of jam in be? ' tween. “Letter fer you, Sarah,” he said 9—1-1- fill She dropped the paper to the floor and fled the room. ' Hiram picked up the letter, looked at it thoughtfullyt then read: “Dear Mother: ”Oh! how could you do such a thing —Auhtie and I Were planning on bringing you here to live with us, but, of course, Auntie couldn’t have that horrid uncouth farmer here. I want you to be happy, of course, but I do think yOu could have waited and con- sulted Auntie and me. “I’m coming home right away. Hope it will not seem as bad 'as it dees now. / Lovingly, Marion. “P. S.———Auntie is so provoked she. refuses to write at all. Laying the letter carefully upon the %:5 - 1 V" ' 11“,. ”W" \Wfl’q w‘ :1: . tossing it upon the table. Mrs. Masters wiped her hands upon her apron, adjusted her spectacles and inspected the postmark and handwrit— ing eagerly. “From Marion, ” she said, back in New Yo1ks" Hei hands trembled slightly and she sank nervously into a chair, only to drop the letter and rush to the oven, from whence fragrant odors were seeping. Just in time she rescued a square tin of delicious brown cookies then closing the. oven door picked up the letter and resumed her seat. Hiram, Quietly reaching for his third sample noticed her hesitancy at open- ing it. “And She’s “Spose—spose she’ll object?” he hesitated. “I wonder?” and then slowly, de- ierminedly as though it’took great strength of will, she tore open the e11- velope. (Marion Brown, Mrs. Masters’ only daughter had spent but little of her time in Truxton during the last few years. After finishing high school, a wealthy aunt had offered to send her through college and later had taken her abroad. She was still in Europe at the time of her mother’s marriage to Hiram Masters, the news of which reached her only after she had return— ed to New York). ‘ Munching away upon another cookie Hirah watched closely his wife’s face as she read the letter, saw a flush come into her cheeks, then the eyes "‘ ”7”, I, ‘ “(flunk/é" } H1.” “15"” gm“ table Hiram went out into the garden. The cookie had lost. its sweetness and he hurled it wrath-fully at'a maraud- ing chicken. It was not many days later that Mar- i0n arrived. Hiram met her at the sta- tion. She had taken his proffered hand, but the cold eyes of her had been filled with disdain, and Hiram shrank inwardly before them. He car- ried her bag, walked by her side the short distance home, and was no little awed by the trim little figure walking so primly, chin in air, and dark eyes fixed straight ahead. When they had reached the cottage, Marion had flung herself into her mother’s arms and both had burst into tears, much to Hiram’s embarrass- ' ment. Thus he left them and slipping out of the house and up to the doctor’s office, there to forget his trouble in a . game of checkers with his old friend, now that his son, Harold, recently graduated from medical 'college, was taking over the bulk of his practice, found time hanging heavily on his hands. With the announcement of Ma1ion’s return, there comes to the autho1 of this history a temptation to go piping over the hills of youth and romanCe with the dark-eyed Marion and the young people of Truxton. The story would be well worth telling in full and, some time, I may relate'at length the events whiCh I must set down briefly herein. How young Doctor Stoddard became a frequent visitor air the Masters’ home, and how he came to love deeply his former high school pal, now 51'de into beautiful, wondrous womanhood. ‘ Of.how there had come to Truxfon one other, a wealthy New York friend, an Edward Worthington, who had divided ~ Marion’s time with Doctor Stoddard, and received the greater portion there- of. ‘Of his shearing allusions to Mas~ ters and of Maribn s continued cold— nessgto her stepfather. Tihis coldness, although Hiram knew that it was » chiefly due to her‘love for her mother, ' an unreason‘i’ng love, cut deep but ‘he tried to excuse her to, himself and 'for her sake ignored the slurs With which .her guest sought to irritate him. One day as Marion sat on the front porch sWaying back and forth in the swing with Worthington seated upon the top step, the front gate clicked and Miss Abigail Holmes flitted up the walk. “Is—is your Pa in, Marion. 7” she ask- ed. “Tell him,” she continued breath- lessly, “tell him to look out for those crooks at the hotel. I don’t know, but I heard—~” “Do you refer to Mr. Masters?" questioned Marion, with 'frigid polite- ness. “If so, I know nothing of his whereabouts or his personal affairs.” >“Well, you needn’t be so stuck up. I’ve heard how you’ve been break- ing his and your ma’s hearts with your snobbishness, and let me tell you he’s just. as good as you be or any of your folks, and a lot better’n some of your company. And if your Ma preten- red to marry him and have a nice home, to being dependent upon you and your Aunt LiZZy, I think it’s her business, so there ! ” “W'hew,” whistled \Vorthington, “did you hear our funnygraph talk?” But Miss Abigail turned her and flounced out of the yard. She had hardly turned the corner when another figure appeared, walking rapidly dowu the street, vaulted the low hedge, and’young Doctor Stoddard hurried across the lawn. "Where is Mr. Masters, Marion? I must. see him at once”. “Gee! the old Rube's some sought after this morning,” commented Worthington before Marion could re- ply. . “Mr. “Mr. Worthington,” said Harold, Masters is a friend of mine and I must request you not to speak of him ' in that manner in my‘or in Marion’s presence. “Go ahead and request, I’ll speak of him as I please.” \ 4—133} anéR. L631. 1 film, THEY SAY m7 ammo-Fen PLANTED AND EXPLODE'D BETWEEN TH Rows OF mun" met-:5 WILL LOOSEN up THE SOIL '14 some To TRY IT SOME DAY! W SHUCKS! I AIN'T cor MUCH To no THIS MORNING GUESS i'LL TRY OUT A113 195:! HONEST AL. I ONLY PUT IN Slit STICKS ' a-.. ”SNNL..,.,,,,,,,., . ._, g,,. . back 4 . wa-eAmw-» M 1 w‘~-‘ .mxuy xv“... - don’t know " “Thanks,” then stronger Warming: trip he strode out into the street. mom‘s, seems that all the hicks do‘Wn here stick together. ” “Yes we dos”- Marion spoke with a. .new note in her voice and rising walk- ed into the house without looking back, leaving Worthington staring with amazement. , ~ 'Wort-hington shrugged his shoulders, then languidly consulting his watch, descended the steps and walked a few blocks down the street, turned a cor~ nerand climbed into a waiting run-a- bout. ’ The driver started the engine and skirting the main streets, they slid out into the country. CHAPTER IX. EANWHILE, Doctor Harold Stod- dard was seeking Masters every- where, not finding him he drove out of town, taking the north road. He ran ‘a mile beyond the Masters’ farm, turn- ed, drOVe a half mile west, then driv- ing into a wood ran his car as far as possible along the woods" road. Leav- ing his auto in the wood, he thence proceeded on foot, following, a line of sugar orchards and woodlands until he neared the Masters’ farm then, follow- ing a fence and bending low so as to be concealed by the elderberry bushes and young cedars, .he finally reached the edge of the Masters’ sugar or- chard. Cautiously he picked his way along now through the woods and down the o’vergrowu pasture, dodging from hazel bush to hazel bush, and reaching, at last, the. lower corner of the field, he peered around a last bush to behold a curious scene. Down by the soulce of the little stream stood John Welling, spade in hand, digging, here and there, small slhallow holes in the moist earth. On either side, watching his progreSs closely, was Edward Worthington, and the tall black-clothed stranger who had created so much comment in‘the village during the past summer. Then Welling had stopped digging and the three contemplated together the last .hole. “There see that!" the stranger ex- claimed. “See that, Worthington!” “Yes, but are you sure it’s oil ?” “Oil? Of course, look how it stays top of the water. Don’t I.\know oil when I see it?” “Looks good, all right, but do you suppose there’s much of it?" “Much of it? Why, man—and'with it boiling right out of the surface— why, man, the ground is soaked full of it; and to think no one has located it befoxe!” Just then the doctor, listening, was seized from behind and hurled for-r ward upon his face. “He'y, quick, youse guys!” a voice called over him as he struggled under a compelling weight. “Quick; youse guys. Here’s a spy,” and a moment later John Welling and the stranger were lendingtheir aid to his assailant as he struggled and' twisted and fought furiously. Overpowered at last he was bound hand and foot and roughly tu1ned up- on his back. ' “Ha!” sneered Worthington,‘ who ‘ seemed ill—pleased at the turn of events. you going to do?" “Going to mash your head, you town in a hurry ” and so saying he crook, and see you all in jail as soon 1 as I get loose. " ~ “Better weit and} you do . attempts to free himself. ing up all hope of getting loose he" ry me," and so saying Silas unbarred the door and stepped in. Producing a jack knife he very slowly and deliber- ately cut the cords upon Harold’s wrists and legs. the’ ?”' dumb good knife I’m using, don’t guess ye’d want a trade?” “Now, you sneak, what are un’ ter hum.” ing faster as the numbness left his Suppose feet. for-cheating her father out of this oil k land, do you? And you, Welling, you are a 1nice specimen of a son 1n—la’w after‘all that Masters has done for you, too.”- “You ' shut 11p,” .> Welling scowled. “It’s none. 0' your business.” » . “Gentlemen! gentlemen! This gets us nowhere,” the pompous stranger ex— claimed. “I move you that the spy be carried to the sugar house which I observed in the woods close by and there be secured until such a time as our business arrangements may have been concluded.” The short, thick—set man stooped without a word and lifted Stoddard by the shoulders and with Welling taking his feet they carried him to the boil- ing house. and threw him roughly upon the ground, then going out they closed and barred the door. It was hours, so it seemed to Harold that he lay thus, straining at his bonds and rolling about upon the floor in Then, giv— tried to assume the most comfmtable position possible, but the floor was of hard earth and covered with wood chips. His limbs ached miserably and his hands and feet were becoming numb. Finally, listening, he heard approach- ing footsteps, nearer they came, stop- ped and came on again, then a voice near the door: “Be ye in thar Doc?” “Yes, who is it?" “Me, Sile Herring. ye in thar and thought I’d hang around‘ till they went, and then come and see if ye wanted out.” “Of course, i want to get out. Hurry, Sile, and get me loose. ” “The’ ain’t no hurry. Them fellers gone to town right after they put ye in here; left in'a hurry." Slowly Silas commenced to unbar the door. “Then why didn’t you come and let me out. at once ?" ““Beevn studdin’ on’t. Don’t pay to go off half-cocked. I says, ‘Sile,’ I says, ‘let’s set down 'a minute and think what’s best to do’.” “Well, don’t keep thinking. in here and cut me loose.” “All right, Doc, all right, don’t hur- Come I see ’em put; ' WW 1'"- mm" Ill}, 1” 01¢”!qu H." ,. ' \fln 11 ‘ 1 l ' u. ' Wu” ("IllI ' ' “.lulllfllhitn Wool/lull HIM £111! 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Virginia Farm lends can be bought for the interest many pay on mortgages. , "who could read intelligently,’ = stand and read from the Psalms, or' ' .the wise and witty sayings of Prov» _ orbs, or the wondorful story. of the ‘ * ; ideal}: and resurrection, of the Ghrist, ” Twhile the crowd stood (nationalize ' ‘ it it saw Wm , o , night, which is". delight: “it is writers. Henry Van Dyke, bug is call- that everyone who has any liking for might read 11; There is a chapter call- ed “The Book of Books ” that is about the Bible. The Bible is always the book of books. Walter Scott put it when dying, “There is only one book. " ' As I thought of this lesson on the pounds, I could not but think of this book by Van Dyke. He says, “The fountain head of the’ power of the Bible in literature lies in its nearness to the very Springs and sources of hu- man life—life taken seriously, earnest- ly, inténsely; life in its broadest meaning, includ- ing the inward as well as the out- ward.” He gives a. list of phrases which are com- mon in our lan- guage, which sweeten and in- vigorate it all taken from the Bible: old age,” “the apple of his eye," “gath- ered to his fathers,” “a land flowing with milk and honey,” "the windows of heaven,” “the fountains of the great deep,” “the valley of decision,” “living fountains of waters,” “one little ewe lamb,” “thou art the man,” “as the sparks fly upward,” “a. still small voice," “the wings of the morning,” “stolen waters,” “3. dinner of'herbs," “apples of gold‘in pictures of silver," “the little foxes that spoil the vines." “the rose of Sharon and the lily of the valley,” “the salt of the earth,” “the burden and heat of the day,” “the signs of the times,” “a pearl of great price,” “what God hath joined togeth- er,” “the children of light,” “a labor of love,” “entertain angels unawares," , “faithful unto death,” “crown of life.” We might add to this list from the les- son of today, that common expression, “to him that hath shall be given.” Van Dyke speaks of the “strange power of the book to “nourish and inspire, to 1 mould and guide,- the inner life of“ man." HE Bible hasentered into the very marrow of life more than we sus- pect. The Authorized Version, which is still more commonly used than the American Revised (though that is a splendid piece of work, and is espe- cially to be recommended for the use of young people , was the result of the work of fortyseven scholars in Eng- - land, who began their-work in 1604 and finished it seven years later. Of all the narrow, opinionated and use- less kings that ever rattled around on a throne, James the'First would come in for first honors. But .he did one big thing, be authorized the translation of the Bible, hence its names, “The A11- thorized Version, Appointed _ to be Read in Churches.” (That isn’t the only place it should be” read). The sub-heading was a. natural one. only a small per cent of the people ‘ could read, Bibles were expensive, and < hence the people gathered in the churches, wheres; Bible was chained to the pulpit. Someone with a” good voice, would that most interesting and facile of fi ed, “Companionable Books” (The publ, llsher is Scrlbhér‘s, New York). I wish literature, or the finer things of life," 'which the two peoples absorbed the Of course. As Sir ‘ - ‘;A good ‘ literature. and became of their daily speech; clihii that the English and..SoOtch are perfect, but whatever greatness they have attained has been attributable to " an immense degree to the way in 1.: Kim. Biblee ’ BUT our subject -is on the use of ability. No one has ever written ”or spoken with such powerful effect on the subject as has our Lord. One ,almost trembles, as he thinks of that third servant. who did' nothing with his ability, but bury‘it in a safe place. And one’s pulse quickens as he pic- tures the. first man receiving the re- ward of his faithfulness, in being as- signed to' 'ten cities. Some one has described this parable as “the story of genius.” It drives home the fact that most of us have tremendous pow- er for good, and that} we are respon- sible for the use of it. Now, let us hasten to add that not everyone has as great ability as eve- ryone else. That is the, teaching of some modernists, when they reduce all men to the same level, all are to get the same wages, none are permit- ted to begin work one minute sooner than the rest, or work one minute after the others have quit. All are re- duced to the dead plane of uniformity. 'Each individual is a machine like eve- ry other machine. The idea of a. man taking an interest in his work, or working longer than the. others be- cause he'wants to, or of perfecting himself so that he can command more, all this is an abomination to some or- ganizations with which most of us are familiar. But this is diametrically opposed to the spirit and the letter of the teach- ing of the Master Man. He taught that the only supreme will and person- ality in the, universe is God, and God has the right to create some men of ten talents and some of five, and some of one-third of one talent, and some apparently with scarcely any talents, And when theSe men get at ' at all. their daily tasks it is more evident that some are more capable than oth- ers,’ and were intended to move in a larger sphere of influence than the others. But you will note that it depends on faithfulness, after, all.. The ten-talent man (a. thlent was worth about a. thou- sand dollars) had to work hard in order to get results. rely on his genius alone. There was nothing in it but hard work. The most ~ gifted men have often been the hard- est workers. Things that seem to come toothem so easily have. come, after all, as the result of constant toil. NOTHER point that comes out is _ that is it not necessary to ‘rebel against the use of ability in order to be condemned. All that is necesaary is, to do nothing. One need-not mine his farm with dynamite bombs, in 01:- der to reduce its value. Simply let it alone. The weeds, the weather, tramps and tourists will do the rest. The soul passes into a state of useless vacuity if left alone long enough. SUNDAY school; Lesson FOR ~ FEBRUARY 25. .SUBJECTi—Parable of the Pounds: " Luke 19:11-48. GOLDEN TEXT: -——He that is faithful «in a very little is faithful also in. He could not _ “v :r—k ‘ county in the spring of 1835 and set- out. ners on .the southeast with Prairie fectly. A son of George Leland who .- well acquainted with the earlier inhab— cerning the construction of this cutter . itants on the surrounding prairie and bar and knife. ated one or more of the machines de- zfew miles southeast of Prairie Ronde. ‘the upper portions of the, fingers were and the machine worked satisfactor‘ st‘r and m *Bv fawn dean N the Michigan Farther- of January" Leland conceived the idea of a slot in 2-6 there- is an interesting article the bar with overiclamps to hold the , is L._. A. Chase“, in regard to the knife in'pl'ace, while the upper part of ‘Moore harvester, first used on Big the fingers were straightened out, Prairie Ronde in an early day. 4. leaving the' rear open so that hits of ' My grandfather came to Van Buren straw and other refuse would work He constructed a bar and knife tied in Antwerp township, which cor- on this/principle and it worked per- _Ronde township, Kalamazoo county. was a well-grown boy when his father At that time my father was a young- made the sickle bar and had personal ster‘. of seventeen. Schoolcraft for knowledge of its construction, told me many years was the agricultural cen- this story. I was well acquainted with for of southwest Michigan, and father, the younger Leland, and some years a frequentgvisitor at that place, was . ago made notes from his dictation con- Mr. Leland spent his with its agricultural history. ~life on a St. Joseph county farm'near Two Moores Work Together. where his‘ father’s blacksmith shop Andrew Y. Moore owned and ope-r- was located. McCormick’s Watch Moore. signed by Mr. Hiram Mooreand those Mr. Bishop, in his article also said, working with him. Andrew _Y. Moore “The inventors of the first reaping lived at that time on his farm ~near machine, the McCormicks, had experts Schoolcraft. Both of the Moores were watching Moore’s invention and as prominent men in Kalamazoo county soon as he had perfected the cutting‘ and probably were brothers. part adopted it as their own and had During the years 1888 to 1894 my it patented.” Hon. 0. H. Fellows, one father wrote a~series of articles (an of the prominent farmers on the Prai- titled “The Early Pioneers,” which 1-ie, was a lad at the time Andrew, Y. were; printed in the'_ local papers? In Moore was operating his machine near one of these articles he says of this Schoolcraft. One day, while the boy harvester, probably one of the earlier was watching from the side of a field ones constructed, “A harvesting ma- ‘on the, Duncan farm the machine har- chine which cut, thrashed, cleaned and vesting wheat, he was approached by bagged the wheat as it passed along: a party of men, Who asked him numer- was operating in that field; it. cut a cue questions concerning its opera- swath eight feet wide and was hauled tion.. As Mr. Fellows at that time was by twelve horses. It was not a perfect only a boy, these men talked freely machine and it did not pay to run it. with each‘other in his presence, their Mr. Andrew G. Moore was the owner conversation indicatihg clearly that of the, machine. He went to California they were in McCormick’s employ. in an early day and it was through his They did not approach the‘men work— genius that the great harvesters now ing with the harvester. But after in use there were perfected. He died watching it work for a considerable in Fresno" county not long since, near- length of time, drove away. The inci- ly ninety years old.” dent made a deep impression on the , The Second Machine. youngster’s mind and in later years The machine referred to in my fath- he related it to his family. His daugh— er’s article was being operated in a ter, Miss Anna Fellows, of Schoolcraft, ninety-five-acre wheat field on the .told the story to me when I was in Daniels farm near Schoolcraft. Fath- that village a short time ago. er was one of a number of Paw Paw Wet Grownd a Hindrance. young men working in the same field 011_ my way home from the School- as harvest hands. craft visit, I met in Kalamazoo an old- The late Henry Bishop, of Kalama- time friend, Mr. W. F. Montague, pres- zoo county, wrote an article on these ident of the Kalamazoo Pioneer soci- harvesters, from which i quote the fol- ety. He added to my day’s accumula- lowingz' “The second one .of ' these tion of pioneer lore another tale which I. Made by Postum Cereal Co., Inc., Battle Creek, Mich. Has your mealtime drink saiu Pay up!” (A good many people have had that message from coffee 0" . or be after the drug, caffeine, has had its efi'ect upon ,9 ' nerves or digestion. v Frequentlythe message comes at night, When nerves won't quiet down and sleep won’t come, after the din- net cup of coffee. , , There’s no unfriendly after-notice from that good ,I i ' cereal beverage, Postum. Postum delights the taste, gives comfort and satis- , , faction, and is free from any possibility of harm to ‘ health. V Try Postum with your meals for a few days and let the whole family, the children included, share in its appetizing, invigorating goodness. It will bring better nights and brighter mornings. Your grocer sells Postum in two forms: Instant Postum (in tins) prepared instantly in the cup by the addition of boiling water. Postum Cereal (in packages) for those who prefer to make the drink while the meal is being prepared; made by -» . boiling fully 20 minutes. Postum FOR HEALTH “There a Reason” We. s \ '- ! l \ \\\\n\\\ ~ii'osruu : =11, ‘I-"Wlllafw :nma"&u.m Wm carom cough machines built after it was perfected, is of interest. On Grand Prairie west was taken to California by George Le- of Kalamazoo, near the Montague land, where it Was made to work more homestead, lived for many years Ben- profitably in that dry climate, where jamin Drake, one of the county’s ear- wheat will stand up longer after it is liest settlers. Mr. Drake owned a large fit to cut.” farm and was the user of one of the As a matter of fact, the Moore har earlier harvesting machines put out by vester was not suited to Michigan cli- the McCormick 'company. It, worked matic conditions for it could only be all right when the ground was dry, but need after the wheat was dead ripe the tire on the “Bull" wheel was and fit to thresh. Rains and the soft smooth and when prairie dirt is wet it ground often interfered with its oper- is about as slippery as 5031)- The first ation. The ripe grain soon began to time Mr. Drake endeavored to cut “crinkle” or break down, after which wheat, with his new harvester the the harvester could not gather it with- ground was moist, the bull wheel, in- out a large percentage of waste. stead of revolving, slid over the'sur- Leland Perfects Sickle. Bar. face of the prairie dirt, and, of course, E i l , George Leland, who went _with the the cutter bar and other working parts , machine to California, lived in'St. Jos- 'geared to the wheel did not operate. eph county and had a blacksmith shop Mr. Diake took the tire to a Kalama- on the bank-of the St. Joseph river a. zoo blacksmith shop and had section’s of it cut through on three 'sides and He was an expert mechanic and did the flaps thus created bent outward, the blacksmithing on the Andrew G. making “lugs” on the surface of the Moore harvesters. Leland perfected bull wheel. This improvement gave the the [sickle bar. As originally designed wheel the necessary grip on the earth curried over behind the knife and bolt- ily. _Later the McCormick company, ed to the frame of the bar, holding the learning of Drake’ 8 device, sent a man knife. in place. ”This arrangement did to, ascertain its value. The result was amV,,mm.; wedge with a new reaper and appropriated ' ' ‘ ' " his invention. » ' 2/ The: modern hinder, the Western ment gently over the child’s 2.1:: 33.21321: star‘s strains..- throat and chest, and then go baCk to W $01.13ng foI":Ilgl-tstlocdgwn";a fuionll'sh- skin with a warming tingle and goes right to the seat of trouble. fashioned mustard plaster and it is stops croupy coughs and colds. mu THAN A MUSTARD PLAS'I'II not work satisfactofiiy pieces or that the company presentéd Mr. Drake 7 (Icemwerolz When you are wakened in the dead of night by that warning, dcroupy cough, fiat “pol and get the jar of usterol e. Rub the clean,white oint- New Catalog Our illustrated Guide carefully planned to save on time and money describes farms throu hout g3 statcs- stock, tools, furniture, seed inc uded -—ready for spring planting. 35, 000 sales prove helpfulness o Strout Service. 82000 secures l95-acre crop farm near R. 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Cantomia “06":me u , (Continued on page 2‘17). garding our oldest readers. ‘ Suits were very interesting, and it was ‘ found that there were residents of V' son in 1843. ‘ daughter of Mr. and Mrs. has been devoted to the gather- information re- The re- ing of bits of this bay state who have been contin- ual readers of this journal back to within a few years of its first publica- However, this is as the bride of yesterday and the bride-to-be Or, we might say, the reader of yes terday and the reader-to-be. The read First Prize, Max Beach. ers-to-be are the babies of the Michi gan farmer families. Some of the Bet ter Babies of these families appear on this page. Two weeks ago a request was p1int— ed in this department for the pictures with descriptions, weight, length, age, etc., of the better babies of the Farmer family. Several replies were received. It seemed so unusual to have so many babies about, and yet all was so quiet. * The replies were so numerous that by the end of the week it got to be: Babies to right of me, Babies to left of me, Babies in front of me, - Study and wonder. ' Stormed at with smiles and dimples, Throbbing and hot my temples, . Charge they with hands uplifted; And into my ve1y heart Ride these two hundred. But in the final summary of weight and measurements the following were selected: . First prize, Max Beach, son of Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Beach, Pontiac, Mich- . igan,~two years eleven months, weight thirty—two pounds, and height thirty- seven inches. Second prize, Julia Thill, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Thill, Fayette, Michigan, seven months old, weight eighteen pounds, »height twenty-seven inches. Third prize, Melva Armstrong, J. H. Armv strong, Bad Axe, Michigan, six months 4' old, weight eighteen and a quarter he Coming Michigan C MUCH attention, time and space pounds, height twenty-five inches. The other prize winners are given in their respective order: Warren Wood, son of Mr- and Mrs. John Wood, Jr., Kingsley, Michigan, gan, age seven months, weight twenty pounds, height twenty-six inches. Donald Clark Corwin, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clark Corwin, .Coldwater, Michi- gan, age seven months, weight twenty- one pounds, height twenty-six inches. Dennis Laverne Kortering, son of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Kortering, Hol- land, Michigan, age nine months, weight twenty pounds, height twenty- six inches. Dorothy Blackmun, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Blackmun, Buchanan, Michigan, age one year, weight nine- teen pounds, height twenty-eight and One—half inches. Sumner C. Dreu, son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Dreu, Howell, Michigan, age six months, weight sixteen and one—half pounds, height twenty-four inches. ~ Anna Johnson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. O. J. Johnson, Vermontville, Michigan, age eleven months, weight twenty-one and one-half pounds, height twenty-eight inches. Faith Hendricks, daughter of‘ Mr. and Mrs. John Hendricks Zeeland, Michigan, age fourteen months, weight twenty-four pounds, height twenty- eight inches. Many of them surpassed the average standard of health and length, while not in weight; surpassed in weight and some so greatly according to “Quite Serious." height and’age that their health and strength, in many cases, were enervat- ed by this excess of plumpness. The care and discipline that has been required to bring these tiny lives as well as others, up to the standard of perfect health has raised a problem in mother’s mind many a time. The average mother is anxious to send her children out into life equipped with the right kind of mind. It is quite~im— possible for the mind to be mentally vigorous when the body is not physi- cally strong. Many a weakened body is the result of improper food. The first three 0r four. months of baby’s life are ones which 'mean much for the future health‘ of the child. The mother’s milk is the only food that was ever meant for the young babe, and all other foods are poor substi- tutes at their best. If the mother finds she cannot supply the needed amount of food, a bottle feeding given regu- larly as a supplement will usually ov- ercome this difficulty. In no. case should she give up breast feeding as long as it is possible for her to con- tinue and hold her own health. The nursing mother’s diet is the one thing that seems oftenest to go wrong. Everyone She meets tells her of some article of food she should 'not eat. If she obeys all the advice she receives, this poor mother has little left in her dietary which she dare to eat. A good rule to follow is all tat agrees with the mother will agree with the baby. The mother should avoid all excess, in eating, and that being done, to eat the food to which she was accustomed before baby came, if it ives her no indigestion. The diet should be a gen- eral one and all monotony should‘be avoided. Milk may be drunk between meals and with them, except Where it is taken to the exclusion of, or spoils the appetite for other food. A light lunch taken between meals to supply Third Prize, Melva Armstrong. the needed'bodily nourishment is ad- visable if it does not retard the appe- tite at nice] time. Books may be written on artificial feeding of infants, but when it. is nec- essary to resort to this measure it is more satisfactory as well as congenial to baby’s health to consult'the family physician, and after diagnosing the .case, for him to prescribe food require- armcr _, amily By Martfla Cole ’ the right kind of body, as well as ,with ments. Even then several formulas / . must be thoroughly tried before baby arrives at a satisfactory and agreeable die t. One mother, who is about to wean" her baby, asks which is the best kind of bottle to use. By all means; the graduated one ‘with a wide neck so it .- can be easily and thoroughly cleaned is the best. Immediately after feeding, clean the bottle by first rinsing in' cold” water, then let it stand filled with bor- 7 Second Prize, Julia Thill. ic acid solution. Finally wash in scald- ing soapsuds and rinse in‘ clean hot water several times, and_set to drain. __ A young mother from Ludington says that her baby has hiccoughs so much. Hiccoughs are not serious, as a. rule, but are uncomfortable and dis- tressing. They are caused by :a spas- modic contraction of the diaphram and a simple relief is to place a. few grains of sugar upon the end of the tongue. A few drops of hot water given very ‘ slowly will usually cause the cessation [ of these paroxyms, also. A young mother of twenty from the northern part of the state is ,worried about her baby’s eyes, for they are sometimes, inflamed. She Wishes to, take the best of care of them, that they may be strong when the child ' starts to school. The first careiof the eyes rests with the physician who puts antiSeptics into them to prevent any infection that they may get during baby’s introduction into the world. Af- ter that the eyes should be washed out each morning with a clean piece of~ cotton soaked in fresh solution of bor- acic acid, using one level teasp00nful to a cup of boiled water. This‘is kept up during the first year. Any discharge of the eyes should not be tampered with, but the physician consulted at once. ious thing to 'be treated lightly. The baby always seems to be fasci- nated by a strong light, so heshould not be laid where he can stare at One when he is small. The sun should always be shaded and not allowed to The eyesight is a far too prec-v shine directly into his unprotected eyes. «‘1— ‘s,‘——,-. f“ ~ _ ,. . ,_ . . ‘ " ' ‘ and strips about 1 11631 . he size of a“ little finger, and cut 01! ow better and 1better”. in finger lengths if you do not have it); 11191031851 to Dr. Cone, a lady 'fing’er pans If you do have the which .j-W'e. W13'h might forms do not 'make the dough quite- , ,1 true for every baby in the great so Stiff and drop from spoon into the human family is, “Day by day in every forms. ——.1‘. L. F. Way, I am 3l‘owing bigger and "béttel. " / PUDDMNG BY RADIO. HINTSTO HOME-MAKERS. .2‘ .. 9 , ' . ' . E have had the] pleasure of a' " W\ 31' J. J. o. radioph’one at our home for the hilEN cooking macaroni or any past threevweeks, installed by our son \ereal a tablespoon of butter who is a government radio engineer. ' put in- before it starts to cook will I wish'I could pass ’on to the Michigan greatly lessen the tendency to stick to Faxmel readels all the fine lectures. the vessel music and the like which we have en-- When framing pictures with passe- joyed - ‘ . ,partont use clothespins to hold the This is a recipe for a pudding I re- 1 '1" "1 glass, picture and cardboard together ceived from a Chicago domestic ' l f ' , ’ ‘Then, as you paste the passepauont science teacher by radio, which I have 1 1' 1:1». s ' ‘ on place the Clothespins over it, about dubbed “radio pudding ” r -' . tWo inches apart, until dried, and you Radio ChOCOIate Pudding—Place in g. have a neat job a mixing bowl one-half cup of sugar, If you Wish- to have a growing plant buttel the size of a walnut, one egg, % as a-centerpiece, and do not wish youl and cxeam well together and add one- ru'bber sheeting the size of the‘center— floul Sifter one cup of flour. ode tea- I , After a tablecloth has been ironéd, powder. Sift into other ingredients, hi fi 1 . . 81 e to m , 1 instead of folding it as usual, fold mlx gently and steam for two hours. h 8 eat 8 It» a once through the centel then roll on Pudding Sauce—One egg white, C ore ’ up p ' .. , , ' .. Before seeding raisins if the hands Butter the size of a small egg, one-half piece and place under it. .spoon of cocoa, one teaspoon of baking NOW that it is pos. . ,. table Surface marred, cut a piece of half cup of sweet milk Place in the ClOCkS Where they are HCBded While. you work in sh the the field a Westclox er and watch will give you a Stick or a newspape, beaten stiff; Add yolk and beat again. : make the first show,you reliable time at low , . are finding more West- cost. are lubbed over with a little butter or CUP 01 sugar. Cream together well lard one will find it an easier and and then add slowly one cup 01‘ Whip' clox around the house. Alarms from $4. 75 pleasanter task . . ped'swect cream Stir we” and sea. . , For clocks that help to $1.50.Watchcs $1.50 . Put snaps on one side 01‘ youl i10n_ son with vanilla,——Mrs_ A, P, Mt. you get out 1:01~ the and $2.50. Each Wlth 1113 board cover and fastenels on the W- evenlng are needed to the trade mark VVest- other. When laundering same: un- HOWJ MAKE MY RUGS. get you out i fasten and remove with no annoyance 1" : snap fasteners together again. ._-. cannot use for anything, and I use alarms do bOth' ‘ these in making crocheted rugs. I_ TESTED RECIPES. also use old plush coats for this pur- WESTERN CLOCK . ._ Maple Sugar Pie. ‘ then I place them together so they will -. ' 00K one cupful of water with one fit to make the shape desired-r Then m; an: Ball; 5.. Ammo .‘Gupful of grated maple sugar and I take those old bags that are of no . £9150 $19.50 $1150 n the clox on the dial and . . ~- mornin andV es I Si 1-Si - r- ~—it is easily adjusted by pressmg the I TAKE all the old clothes that I g’ V tC ox X ded’ orange b0 dered tag. 1. (10., LA SALLE, ILLINOIS, U. S. A. . . F t 1 Dose. Fll‘St I I‘ll) all the Seams and p a: or}: Pcru,lllnoi|. In Canada.- Wcutem Clock Co. ,Limitcd ,Peterborough, Ont. Slap-Mun [ad 0' Lantern Pom! 3m Clo-Bu! 39.00 13.00 $1.51: up one teaspoon of butter until syrupy. use I trim the ragged edges off and Mix two tablespoons of flour to a cut them to fit the Shape the coating paste in chld water add tWO well beat— is cut. About two thicknesses of bags 1 .7 . with vanilla. extra-ct pour into a baked won’t roll up under the feet. Sew all Send 120 in silver 01 stamps 5 ', ' . crust and bake in a hot 'oven' until together Wlth common cord you €91 up- -to- date swing and ‘ . ' firmhabom five minutes. Serve with from the stale on packages. These book of fashions. l 1;. ' whipped cream,-—L, m, T. make good p01 ch mats as they ga‘th’el \ . Barbecured Ham. all the sand very easily. ; , . Have the ham cut very thin and? When I make clocheted' rugs, 1 mar 11‘ - . '3" - ' . broil quickly or pan- -broil it. Ar- all my material in strips about three- - ‘ .' range on a hot platter and to the fat quarters of an inch Wide and, instead" ' f" , ' i - in the pan add a teaspOOnfulof sugar, of ”sewing them, I tie them. With .a a teaspoonful of home-made mustard, little care and experience this can be a. dash of red pepper and four tableJ done and the rug will look as neat as spoonfuls of vinegar. Stir until bub- when .sewed. Overlap the two ends bling hot, pour over the ham and to be joined about an inch and with 1 , serve—L. M. T. point of scissors make a cut about a \ ‘ French Cream. - . quarter of_an inch ,long in the center This is a little recipe which I think of that overlapped Then take'the end "1 is fine. It is easily prepared and of the strip being adjoined and poke not expensive, and makes a fine des- end through .this cut. Draw down ' '- sert for a hearty meal. firtmlry This will make a neat, firm The white of one egg, one cup of knot with a great saving of time. If ~ . .1 . , ' sugar, three tablespoons of grated ap- one is caleful in combining color, very~ 1,1112% gilt—11161821388 an??? yea , x ,1 pie, (tart apple is best). Beat thirty attractive and inexpensive rugs can - . . . Ml ~ . 5' a . en eggs and a bit of salt and stir into sewed together makes 1t softer and , Chlgan Farmer P atter n8 the Syrup Cook until thick flavor holds the coating stiffer so the rug Some 'chrzcztzom of t/ze New Sprmg Sty/e: fOl our four-year size lequiles 2% yards 02% summer 1923 36-inch material. Price 120. sizes, 6, 8, 10 and 12 yeals. A material. Price 120. Cut in No 4296—Girls Dr.ess Cutin four I‘S- All sizes, 8, 10, 12 and 14 years. A 18-year-size requires 5% yards of 40- 'ear size re uires fo r ard 1 2-1 minutes and gradually em in apple. be made -~Mls W C. , inch material. The width of the skirt 3 q u y S ° 3 .‘ ~ . Flavor with vanilla and put whipped . , , . ' ' ‘ MISINTERPRETATI . ' N-O 4272—Ladies’ Dress Cut cream on top Use a large bowl as it ON en sizes, 36 38 40 42 44 46 ' will make dessert for eleven people. . nut-meats :before the cream, but it is :12: _, . very :gOOd without. ———Mrs. D.‘ 0 cent issue of this journal, was M. A. Price 120' ~ ' . Lady Fingers. CudgAs interpreted by some, this does . 9;: 9 - ’ one cup su3ar creamed with half not mean the Michigan Agricultural ‘ ‘ 5- - cup- of butter Or other shorteningf half College, nor the Missouri Agricultural ' - .. cup milk; tmeggs; two toms of College, but the initials of the cones baking powder; halt teaspoon «bf salt; xpondent sending the al tick: To Mold any seasoning that will cock out. further confusion in the future, we :Béfit III-115113113114 belore adding the will use only the initials M. C. for the _ . baking powder Then enough dour to correspondent. ‘ " sine requires 3%c yards of 32 n finial P ..__ at the foot is 2% yards. Price 12c ‘ - inches bust. measure. A 38-inch size If one wishes they may add chopped THE gignature to the article “Crude requires 37/8 yards of 54-inch material. Oil for Rats,” published_in a re The Width at the foot is three yards. _ _ :No'. '3939—Glrls' Dress. Cut- in four material Price 120 . . ' sizes, 4. 6, 8 and 10 years. 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If they are kiln dried they stand a good chance of being dried out too fast and too much. That makes them brittle and liable to crack in nailing. “Half Century” Brand Shingles are all “air-cured”—-nature’ s way—the best way. Second, accurate and uniform thickness of shingles. If too thin they are apt to ‘ . “cur ” and warp. Third, the kind of wood from which your shingles are made. Everybody who knows anything about woods knows that some woods stand the “wear” of weather much better than others and that the wood that resists “weather-wear” best is White Cedar. Fourth, use the proper nails. “Half Century” Shingles outwear common steel nails by along, long margin. Use galvanized or copper nails. The other kind soon rust out. For a roof that will last yOur lifetime (and more) insist on having “Half Century” Brand White Cedar Shingles and use rust-resisting nails. And remember that White Cedar Shingles take any color, shade or stain beautifully. All lumber dealers can supply you. 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HUNT &: SON, into robes, coats, mittens and. .1. adies’ furs, at reasonable, We tan hides and make them: » . ricer. send us your hides and . ‘ , 1111 which you want remodel- ' ed and made into latest styles . half a. pound of seeded and slightly chOpped' raisins, three-quarters. of a. cupful of sugar, a. teaspoon of salt, one-quarter of a pound of almonds _ blanched and chopped; also a few bits of candied orange peel. Dissolve the yeast in a little tepid spoonful to the milk; then stirin a portion of the flour, add the salt, beat well, and let rise in a. warm place. Whip the egg yolks and sugar togeth- er and add them with the melted but- ter to the light dough; beat in the chopped almonds and the peel, togeth- and the remainder of the flour. Set the dough aside to rise again,. then mold into a. long narrow loaf and, after it becomes light, bake about forty-live minutes. When finished cover with iceing and decorate with cherries or nuts. RECEPTION COCOA. Can you give me a lecipe for mak- ing cocoa that is not too expensive? We often serve cocoa. at our parent- teachers’ meeting but it is never extra good after it stands—C. A. The following recipe will serve .ten people: Use half cup of cocoa, half cup sugar, quarter cup flour, quarter teaspoon salt, one quart water (cold), one quart milk, half teaspoon vanilla. Mix cocoa, sugar, flour and salt to- gether, add water, stir until free from lumps and then cook for twenty min- utes, stirring until it reaches the boil- ing point, and then occasionally. Add milk, bring to boiling point, and add vanilla. Beat one minute with an egg heater and serve with marshmallows yeast cake, a. cupful of melted butter, _ water and add all but one dessert. er with the yeast which was reserved, ored cream. This Cocoa will stand for hours mid improve in flavor. ' .- , i .- "l’ . ’ . DROP COOKIES. 1 ~ I would like a new cocky recipe. A drop cocky recipe would be accept- able—Mrs- M M. ‘ The following are tested recipes sent in by Our subscribers for the cocky contest: Cream Drop Cookies. —-0ne egg, one cup sugar, one cup cream, tWO cups flour, one teaspoon of baking powder, half teaspoon soda, half teaspoon grat- ed nutmeg or one teaSpon vanilla and salt. Graham Drop eCookies.--—0ne egg, - one cup sugar, one cup sour cream, one tablespoon molasses, one teaspoon salt, one teaspOon soda, two and one- half cups graham flour, one‘teaspoon cinnamon. Sift all dry ingredients to- gether and stir in creamed egg, sugar~ and cream. Raisins or nut meats may be added. STRAWBERRY JAM. - Kindly give me a recipe for-.making strawberry jam without fermenting, as that is the trouble I had with my jam last spring. —Mrs. E. L. K. One must be careful to preserve all fruit in thoroughly sterilizedjars. It is quite a safeguard if you proc~ ess your jam for fifteen or twenty min- utes after it is cooked. By this I’mean, fill the sterilized jars with the'hot jam, and before sealing the" cover tightly place them in a. hot water bath for fifteen or twenty minutes. Recipe for Strawberry Jam‘s—Make a syrup of one quart of water and eleven pounds ‘of sugar. Cook in an open kettle for fifteen minutes, then add eight pounds of berries to the sy- rup. Cook very slowly just at the boiling point for fifteen minutes. Then process as referred above. cious during cold Winter months and may be made often, for the dough is extremely easy to keep, say home economics experts at the University of Wisconsin. The dough for an entire week’s supply may be made the first of the week so that fresh biscuits may be baked every day if desired- The soda put into the dough prevents souring by neutralizing the acids which are formed by the yeast when growing. The baking powder is added to furnish minerals for the proper growth of the yeast. Everlasting Biscuits. One quart of milk scalded and cool- ed; one cup of mashed potato; one cup of sugar; one cup mel lard; one cake of‘compressed yeast so ‘tened in 5. half» cup of water; two teaspoons soft sponge. Let it rise until it is full of gas bub- dough. Cut. or knead thoroughly and put in an ice box for twentyfour :houl‘s. When 11 hot bread is desired, take VERLASTING snows" are deli-_ of baking powder;_,one teaspoon soda; ,. . two teaspoons salt, flour. to, make a bios. Add more flour to make a stiff” the amount of dough necessary and: ‘ " it . Everlasting Doughfor Biscuit down’ every day, but if it should sour ‘ altrifle before it is all used, a little more soda worked-into the dough will sweeten it. “Everlasting Biscuit” dough has nu- merous variations—~buns, dinner rolls, Swedish rolls, bread sticks, Parker- house rolls, ho't crossbuns, éloye'r leaf buns—any of the variations from or- dinary bread may be made from the dough. 1 Cinnamon Rolls. Roll the dough to quarter-inch thick- ness, spread with melted butter and , sprinkle with a. mixture of. six parts sugar and one part» cinnamon. Cover with stoned or chopped raisins or with currents. Roll like a. jelly roll and cut- in three-quarter-inch pieces. Place these in an oiled bread tin. flat side down, and -let them rise until yery light. Bake in a hot oven. ' _ Hot Cross Buns. Flavor tWo cups of the dough with Quarter of a teaspodn of cifihamnn and . quarter cup of stoned or quartered raisins. Let it rise Over night and form into buns. Place in a bread pan one inch apart Let them. Ilse. With-3 v a sharp knife cut across on the. sure. _' ‘faoe of eoohr Bali‘s men .— lto" grew properly, so that I am now ._ ,iAiM’ln-o masses; -N the hospitals. for 'the insane in '- {he United States there live, day bylday, a quarter of~a million people. , Thisisvery far in excess of the num- her twenty years ago and more than three times the number'of thirty years ago. But youlmust not therefore de- duce that insanity is increading, and all the world is going mad. ._ : It means, ‘rather, that the world is awakening to the fact that something i 'can be. done for mental. disease, and that institutional care must be pro- vided to give the unfortunates, who, for, the time being, look at the world from an abnormal angle, a chance for‘ recovery and rehabilitation.‘ Great advanCes have been made in the last decade in receiving, classify- ing and treatingcases of abnormal mentality. Nd longer are such people consigned to the asylum as if it were a Qmadhouse” and they were .sent .there for restraint. Such a place is now a hospital in the strict "sense of the word,‘and the patients are there for treatment. L . There are no chains and manacles, and straitjackets in our modern hos- pitals for the insane. Such appliances and methods have been supplanted by modern apparatus and rational meas- ures. The maniacal patient, instead. of being confined in a straitjacket, is- per- haps quieted by hydrotherapy, placed in the “continuous warm bath” and kept there until‘its quieting influence has had its effect. Occupational therapy is another present—day method of helping the sick mind get back its balance. An effort is made to vary the occupation, to make it something that the patient will like, yet to make him see that it is not merely an aimless task‘ but that .he is doing something worth while. It does not matter very greatly whether the patient does good work so long/ as he is interested and satisfied and feels that he is doing something. In some cases, especially those in Min/ch venereal disease is present, the .use of drugs is helpful in restoring the mind. But more reliance is placed on training, rest and infinite patience. The whole tendency of the day is to‘ put away the despairing attitude that classes all mental diaease as incur- able, and consider each case on its merits; with an endeavor to discover and rectify the first point of malad- justment. " RUNNlNG EAR. ‘ I would like to know if ”there is any danger when a child has a running ear, if it has any effect on the hear- ing? She had an earache to begin with—I. M. Yes. Discharges from the ear al~ ways indicate danger. Not only may it seriously impair the hearingpbut by involvement of the mastoid cells it may cause death. " A child with a run- ning ear should be given the services of an. ear‘ specialist ‘at the earliest pos- sible time. _ ~ yuassculLous HIP. 'When I was a boy I had a tubercu- lous hip, which caused one leg to fail lama: I, again good health new, but filiv‘él—TH' lfmetenoughito .be noticed, and -I have . . a: ‘ Sin abouts-to the sir! 1 Now sheds afiiittle ' 'bey"‘__'ded down tainly you could expect no value from medicine taken to relieve the condi- tion of the blood. What he means by blood being thick. I dislike, to shake the confidence that anyone may have in their old family doctor, but one of the duties of the doctor is to keep abreast of the times. If he does not he cannot give you good service, and it is better that he should stand aside. for it ?——M. N. medical term for plain baldness. There are certain forms that come as the re-. sult of disease, in which treatment is well worth while. led' man who has come to his distinc- tion through the changes of time, espe- cially the one‘ in whom it is a family trait, would far better reconcile him- self tothe loss. real danger of anyone being buried informed as to anatomy and .physiOI-g 9g...ana_~n= would be timeout of the “4,, m , unaware. sacrum that-ram '-~hody§isivfi in :nn :8" W" W m...- " ' .} undertaker-rigsmepere for-burlalwould m to '"m m m m that, be. interned 1' healed and you are in good physical condition. Tuberculosis of all kinds is contagious. but it is not hereditary. The reasonrchildren of tuberculous parents have the disease more often than other children is because they, are'more exposedto infection. Bone tuberculosis is not so easily transmit— ted as lung tuberculosis because it is not so contagious, there being com- paratively little in the way of infec- tious discharges. good condition you may assure the .young lady that you are a good risk, no’t‘only now, but for posterity. ‘ QUININE NOT DRUG-FORMING HABIT. Please say if regular taking of qui— nine forms a drug habit—B. B. Not- in the sense that morphine. and other habit-forming drugs do, in fast- ening on the patient something from which he cannot break away. But it may produce quite harmful, effects in other ways. ' VOLVULUS. 9 Please tell me what “volvulus” is, and if it is anything that could possi— bly kill a man ?~—N. M. Volvulus is a term used to describe a twist 01' the intestine. It is quite a serious condition and if. not quickly relieved causes impation of the bow- els and from this may follow gan- grene, peritonitis, and death. If it can- not be promptly reduced a surgical operation should be performed. HANDS GO TO SLEEP. I am a woman fifty-one years of age. I have very good health, but my hands “goito sleep” during the night, espe— cially toward morning. My doctor last year told me that my blood was too thick. Is there anything to do besides taking medicine?——Mrs. J. The trouble of which you complain has nothing to do with your blood be- ing thick or thin. It is a complaint of thernervous systemrI doubt if taking medicine would do you any good; ‘cer- Ask your doctor If you are now in, . f with the beveled ' g All—Weather tread This new All—Weather Tread is made from an extraordinarily efiicient rubber compound, the most serviceable we have ever devised. It is semi—flat, instead of round, giving broader road contact, which also offers greatly increased resistance to wear. . {'3 / , ~You know what a marvelously good tire the Geodyear Cord Tire always has been. Now it is made even more efficient and econom— ical, by a remarkable improvement in Its tread. 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Write {oi PAY N0 ADVANCE FEE; don’t give option of He up real estate for any kind of contract without first know- ing thoselyou are dealing with are absolutely honorable, re sponsible and reliable. Near Detroit 93 Acres,'Team, Cows. Tools. Crops, $1500.00 Cash Down Excellent location, 2 miles to town offering advantages —-2 railroads, stores. bank, elevators. churches. high school. etc; 1 1-2 hours’ drive to Detroit; mail delivered, telephone. milk and cream collected; 80 acres productive tillage. 20 acres woodlot and pan- ture: 200 tree orchard; mmtortable 9-mom house, painted; good cellar, well pumped by windmill. pleas- ant shade; new neighbors: 40—h. basement barn, ties 12 head; large hen house; wagon shed: hog house; granary. Quick buyer gets 2 horses. 3 cows, 1 heifer, bull. 30 hens, long list farm machinery; hay, _ oats. com. fodder, firewood, small tools. Price $6,900.00 with only $1,500 cash down; balance easy Write orsee I. S. Bird. 405 So. Saginaw St., ly, Mich or MICHIGAN FARM. AGENCY. 628 0rd Bldg” Detroit. ALOPECIA. What is alopecia? Is thereany cure Alopecia is loss of hair, and is the But the bald-head- DANGERS 0F LIVE BURIAL: Is catalepsy common? Is there much amount of clovers, wild flowers i'i'here is an indepeii or u. at six per cent. U. G. "Milking Fan S‘LE Country store on county road. on corner of 4 well traveled roads. Gas station. 41-2 acres land fenced, with fine grove: poultry house; barn: ice house; garage; two large store rooms and one general mdso. room; large built-in refriger- ator: 6 living rooms and hail over store; one large room down stairs for summer lcltchen. with porch. and numb on porch; stove. males. to file (up to date). cash register (National). and all fixtures included. it taken at once, $3,500.00. Postoflloe in connection. Good place for right party. Reason for selling. not enough help. Children transported to and from 12- graded school from door: Township Hall 30 ft. from store. and progressive farmers on all sides. Don’t delay. Walter Cunningham, Winters, Mich. Ten-Acre Poultry, Berry and Bee Farm This desirable little farm is 4 miles from Gladwin. Mich., has new 4 room cement block bungalow with full basement. d windows. head of stock, good drl Soil mggravely and clay loam. ideal for berry and fruit lane from large showy Poultry an house for 100 hens. stable for 4 ‘ ven well. fences woven wire. are profitable. as there is a large _ in this vicinity. dent living on this little farm yo Price for quick sale $1,000, an cash, with interest REYN L08, Owner. Gladwln. No." The medern undertaker is well- it . there were the faintest. ‘ -' 5F I)! (30 . . 11. «Moms»... an? .Pa Western, Colorado. m“ we ‘onowmo ' spasm—Imam no aid to. wonderful climate make the Men ' d truck. A” Grand-I inaction.“ Rocking" ’ : m Poor Manfs'ChQ *’ f’“ soicnt FRUIT FARM minis“: ”F“ °’ 5 . n amous Peach Ridge District, Oceans. County, Michigan. Lake Michigan 2 miles; two summer resorts 2 mil”. 2,500 peach. 575 apple, 100 cherry. 50 plum: SM sweet cherry. quince, and crab; about acre sonar berries; lies level; windmill. Prlco $4,500. Lock Box One. Mich. house, barn, Shelby. Own a Farm . In Minnesota, Dakota. Montana. Idaho, Washington or Oregon. Crop payment or easy terms. Free lit- erature. Mention state. H. W. Byerly. 71 Northern Pacific 1157.. St. Paul, Minn. F0" SALE soil. Good buildings. 1 ml. to State 50 a.‘ Ionia Co., Mich. Rich clay loam road: 8 ml. to Ionia; 35 ml. to Grand Rapids. Must sell. This means money to you. H. A. Buehler. 5831 Calumet Ave, Chicago. Ill. s l 0 0 D 0 w N balance ten years; . . 9 pays itself. Choices Wisconsm for home: Big market, sure am , gmin. clover. fruit. garden, dairy. No dronth, nnrswamp. rock. Free fuel. Health pure water. Write now.0wner. Lovelnnd. Plymouth Bldg. Minneapolis, Minn. Wyoming Agency Dry and Irri ated Ranches. 0 ioken“ Dairy and Stock Farms. Homestead Relinquishmenhl Cheafi. Trades. City Lots, Stores, Summer Homes. )8 Mi. ta. Licensed and Bonded Dealer, Glendo,.Wyo. in the great fruit and fermion. ‘ Buya Forms...ry .. Northwest m... xiigrtingn? is c1159.?! tant: (terms are reasonJ nigh. 'v‘l'oll'n a pm an s 0 arms write . . a " Mountainburg. Arkansas. Boy N FOR SALE 80 acre farm, 4 miles (romaine ' 1% miles to school. ma’ town '1 f'm‘m' 17 acres meadow. 10 pasture, igan. MUST SELL tosottle an estate240aorehrm ‘ about 56 under cultivation.Bal’- anoe timber and nature well fenced. Good-house. basement barn. a op. granary; hog and poult house, god water. some fruit. Close to school n13. , , «1.00 per acre (or quick sale. ' GEO. MUNN. Executor. Blanchard. Mich.» mile from Brunswick , 1 F9" 33" 40‘3" Farm Miohiganin momodbni district all improved 8 Room House. Barn ‘6 " ' and out Raiding at the Junction of M4l—hlfl‘ ‘ * 32.5%.“). NORMAN K03 ‘ we . I Brunswlck. .Mi ‘Sell our :- uie . Extra Value At No Extra Cost, VenWert Excelsior Work Clothe. do wear longer. Why shouldn’t they, for they are Made of best grade denims, Cut large and roomy, Carefully sewed, Reeni‘orced at points of strain. Men appreciate the Safety Watch and Rule Pockets. Van Wert Excelsiors give you bigger values than you usually find in work clothes. A dealer in your town sells theiil. Manufactured by The Van Wert Overnll Mfg. Co. Van Wert, Ohio VAN WERT’ "EXCELSIGR rummxcmonnes 85 Pound Standard Slate Sui-faced , . InyYour Own Roofing This Spring Doitin your spare time. No experience needed. Only hammer and jack knife required. Use our standard Radio Slate'- Surfaced Roofing. Ap roved by Fire rider-writers Spark proof. Fire resisting. Better protection than w shingles. Extra. durable and not affected by heat or cold. Best Standard Qualily . You Can Buy Only $2. 00 per roll (enough to cover 100 sq. ft. ). For old or new roofs, or over old wood shingles. Red or Green Non-fading crushed slate surface beauti- ‘11131 _» F: fies as 1:well as rotectl z?" a your ome. uaran- rg: I saved 50¢ a med for 15 years but ; . {'oll‘S fibxliwm r 3“; should last longer. 1' fl 0 L: you 3 Send for ‘ Geo. Webber. FREE SAMPLES Hookatow 11 Pa ': i d ~- (U-edwxmpemiluion) 1t Hts you an er . no ob igation to‘ buy. --.‘-;.’ cement. Cl(Add 8c ‘—' ' -‘ ‘ withextralonénaila.) Pal Sh ed from Chicago. Kansas ity. St. 11 YorklPlge. ;..Southern,Ill or NewOrleans,La. (52.3 per roll from Kansas City or St.P ul.) MontgomeryWardaqg St. Paul FortWou-lh Par-fiend. ‘0‘ o Ken-no Ci Writeto our house nearest you. Address Dempflfi HEROLD-t BERTSCHi MICHIGAN s HOES ‘M A DE Favorites with farmers and outdoor men. Soles-made from best part of the hide. Upper: Specially re-tenned to re- Dist water and barnyard acids. -* 11-13 nm was '3“ LIKE IRON Dear Uncle Frank: Hello, Uncle Frank, No. 2, may I join yOur Merry Circle? I am. thirteen years old and am five feet nine inches tall. I'am almost a. giant.‘ I hauled pickles for Heinz last summer and am going to draw this year, too. My fath- er has a. store and I draw the freight. I went to‘town today and it snowed so before I got back I had to shovel. The snow is nearly three feet deep in the yard and the roads are the same. I guess I’ll have to wade snow banks No. 2-4Norman O. Sibley, Hale, R. 2.— going to school. I am in the eighth grade and hope to pass, but I like school just the same. I guess I will stop my chatter, so goodbye—Wilbur Aldrich, Remus, Mich. You have quite a start for a. thir- teen-year-old boy. Even now I would have to look up at you. Dear Uncle Frank: I received your letter all 0. K., and it was ever so welcome. I think the pin is a beauty. My sister and I live No. 4~—-Hazel Snyder, Mariette, R. 6. a little way from the school house so we can go home for our warm din- ners, and they are awful good. We get the mail on the way home. My! But I was glad when I opened the mail Foundv‘l‘n Qu’l“. LetterBog Letter: from P4]: for Our Correspondefice Corner '1 box and saw that the top letter Was. for me. ‘ I had lots of fun this noon sliding down hill. One of my friends asked me to lie on the sled and let her lie on me, and so I did. When we were near the bottom of the hillf and near the pond, we went over the bumps and it almost knocked the wind out of me. We are just having a. “Good English Week.” I have been a. detective once. -——Another niece, EstherWonser. ' As you aré a Good English detective, I’ll have to be careful of what I say. Anyhow, I am glad you like the Merry Circle pin. Dear Uncle Frank: Tho your friends number many score, Won’t you please add one more? I, a candidate would, be, Is there a. little room for me? I’m a. Freshman in Laingsburg High, Live on a. farm two miles nigh; No. 1—‘John O’Seksy, Norway, Mich. Class president, at that, is, my plight; But each, their own battle must light. As this letter is my first try, Hope as a “dead letter” this will not sigh; If some of the girls would write, An answer soon, for them would light. ——As ever, Ruth M. Swarthout, Laingsburg, Mich“ R. 3, I can’t tell it to you poetically, but we have a. earner for you just the same. I don’t think your letter is very dead. Dear Uncle Frank: I agree with Mary Ethel Connor on doing dishes. I think they are horri- ble. I have four b1 others and none of them are very sweet on doing dishes. And I think if you think it’s such a good indoor sport doing them, you are welcome to it. ——Caroline Rathke, R. 2, Box 170, Petoskey, Mich. Yes, wiping dishes is part of my , Hwy—w..- -v L, , \ 'No. ‘S—Ada E.*Farrer, Scottville, R. 4. . daily exercises. Washing dishes,- that’s something else. But someone ' has to wash them, why'not you? Moth er probably has been working hard all day. 0 Dear Uncle Frank. I saw quite a sight today on Little Traverse Bay, for being in the winter time. An aeroplane circled over Pe- toskey and over the Bay and landed on the ice. Uncle Frank, if your picture isn’t in the paper before our subscription runs out, I will feel like coming down to see you. Wishing lots of bad luck to the waste paper basket—Your niece, Pearl Baird. You’re' not very nice tothe waste I’m basket. sorry I run my picture No. 3-40rpha Lewis, Maple City, R. 2. as now you; won’t come down to see me. By the way, how did you like my picture? Dear Uncle Frank: I have a sheep whose name is Bunt- er. I named him that because he hunts at anybody or anything he sees. One day I let him out of his pen to get some fresh air. As I opened the 4 1 w 1 . $.— ~— I .. _’ ()ur Chicks Powigl ical Pencil will be sent to you prepaid for a few hours of your spare time. SEND NO MONEY Fill in the coupon below, enclose it in an envelope addressed to us and we will ad vise you of our “Easy Plan” that will make you the proud owner of this fine writing. mt. Mail the coupon TODAY, and be the first one in your neighborhood to get started. MAIL THIS COUPON TODAY — — — _ — -— — - — EUGENE MACK COMPANY “7 ,8heIR;SSUQQS Detroit, iehigan. Gentlemenzm Please send me the full details of your “Easy Plan" of earning your guaranteed writing set. I ‘R.F.D. orSt. ............................... . ..... .. ............ State .................................. _ ................................... , .1IYPY‘31PIGE0NS and BABY CHICKS IOI' OFIT Foy'-anabigbook of v- tryinformatitm .Dianyoolored pie, Writ- hlg‘byomwhohewa. Chfe'k'smli‘ow lfinin- cu for'ifitching .wflhfle Sen for5 cents. KFOY Beams. lltomlewa' POULTRY Q U A L I T Y 0 HI IO K 5 AT LIVE AND LET uvr: PRICES $10. PER Ioo AND up From Excel nt Paying. Heavy Laying fiockson unli ited range Well-Hat cth - ed. Sturdy Healthy Chicks in following varieties: Tom Barron Emails sh White Leghorns. 50. 37.: 100 .3180 :500.362. 50. Park’s Barred Rocks and Rhoc 9 Island Beds. 50. 38.;1 . 315 :500 31:. >0. Fro Extra Select flocks headed by Mich. —. . College oockereis (Dams records from 200 i202 270. )W 100.3 .3 2. 50.- Rocks and Reds.5 500 :82. 5'0. D'ellvered Right to Your Door B'y Insured Parcel est. 005 ll lve delivery guaranteed. Order Now a d from this ad as many were disappointed last year. ., Profitable Catalog Free. Ban Reference. Lakeview Poultry Farm .Route 8.8m 5 Holland.Mch. ; Rosewood Farm ? Healthy, Hardy Chick's Well- hatched. carefully packed. Leghorns. 50. 38.; 1003 31 ) and shipp 1 Select. ph:eadvy Iayin [WHITE . 5 LEOI'IOR NS. 00.33 3‘ 300 , .5 . .30. ROCKS. so. 38. 50 300. aid. full live delivery guaranteed amidst-A CO“O chest of satisfaction 1 and you will OUS. Weh have had . l expel-lone: in producing good Chicks and out i too 3 are second to none. Circular free. I Rose Farm, R.1 128. Holland, Mich. ' STAR ’HATCHERY ° BABY CHICKS From Select. Vigorous. Approved. Heal" Lay Ing Breeding stock. White karo wn Leghorn: 6c Ancon- as. 80. 37: I00. 314; 500. so365;I 000. 3.I25 sgsggsComb [0413.50.38; I00. 3M: Hatched by modern methods in best machines under our personal super- vision. Carefully packed and sen t ., Postpaid and 100, live delivery guar- ee.d aka l'netere nce. You ke no chan?s in ordering STAR BABY CHICKS. Place your or or now and get them when you want them. Star Hatchery, Box 0. Holland, Michigan .IIMIIER’S HATCHERY ”Hardy. healthy Chicks from selec- ted heavy laying flocks. Wh. a Dr. Leghorns, 50. 37: 100. 313: 500. 362.50. Anconas. 50, 37.50; 100, 314; 22:. scissors... on M s poetical run his seli'foery. sit“; Reference. Free Catalog. TIMMER’B HATCHERY. Holland. Michigan Route 38. Ion. reeds—lea to raise. husky, healthy. vigorous. rite today tor free catalog showing miny breed. in (all colors. 0113 mm Immunmum 1031, MM? .‘go near him- Guaranteed to Live. 1! popular ‘ . t set down. ' Then he saw a cat and ivent after mm. I jumped down and ran "home. He is so cross you can’t Come and see him some time: will you? ‘ I’m sure he will like to see someone else besides me. , -.Well I must give someone else room to write—Your niece, Giggle Haloa, . Perronville, Mich. When‘ I feel the need of a real good , bunting I’ll come over to see you and your friend, the ‘sheep. Perhaps some of the young folks think I ought to have one right away. Dear Uncle Frank: Have never seen a letter in Michi- gan Farmer from Sault Ste. Marie, so here’s hoping my letter will escape that “horrible waste basket ” ’ All winter sports are much enjoyed around here I have not had much ex- perienCe at skating, but I have had enough to wish that I had learned how to skatewhen I was younger, because when I fall now it is from a distance of at least five feet seven inches.— Your niece, Mildred Miller, Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. R. 2. The Letter Box has had letters from the. “Soo.” There is nothing like learn- ing when you are young. Dear Uncle Frank: May I be one of your nieces? I en- joy reading the boys’ and girls’ .let- HERE was a regular windfall of valentines here and the nicest .. kind of valentines, too. Really, these valentines surprise me again, because they show the real ability you boys and girls have along these lines. Some of the prize—winning valen- tines on the opposite page do not show up in the pictures nowhere near as good as they really are. For in- stance, the one made by Norman Sib- ley was a dinty affair made of a piece of pink stationary, a lace dolly, a rib- bon that Norman found around some stationary, and some nice color ciayon work. That one by John O’Seksy was all hand-work, the drawings and all. In side there were some nice sentiments very neatly done. Orpha Lewis’ was a. stuffed heart with some hand-made posies on it, and Hazel Snyder’s was strictly hand-made except the little picture in the center. The back of it was made from the front of a Big 5 scratch-pad, and the rest consisted of neatly cut-out hearts and red-crayoned hearts. The basket that those two little Es- quimo twins are looking at had a lit- tle lid which, when opened, showed a red heart inside. The demure little lady was hand-painted and cut out by Ada E. Farrer. And that one by Bor- nard AlfredsOn had little shutters which, when opened, revealed a pic- ture of a little boy. Three pages in side were also neatly done in draWing and lettering. That cute little boy standing in the corner was made out of writing pa- per. and that left hand of his was really in a‘ pocket. When the hand was pulled out it was shown clutching a heart on which was inscribed, “To Uncle Frank.” - That teacher in heart geography Was the work of Robert Gillesby. Be- low the d-rawing was: Professor Cupid’s pointing out That there is just a little doubt, ”So tell me that you love me, dear, And it will quickly disappear. That picture of a boy’s head with ,i a hat as Was hand-drawn and colored- ? by Leah Gilbert, and inside them was,- _. very "neatly done in :gold.’ 8. nice valr "define sentiment. , . Men the nicotine: had one Livel- ‘ ‘aaxDressionc. I will never have. do I town. ‘trap very well. oi .. , Vedancinga and playing the violin. ments and play the violin. Well, I will Close my chatterbox.—- ‘ Yours truly, Orange Blossom. There was no address, so I cannot tell where this Orange Blossom grows and dances and plays. Dear Uncle Frank: I caught fifteen woodchucks and fourteen crows; a quarter of a dollar a head bounty. I do like to hunt and rats and one skunk—From your lov- ing nephew, Willie Yarhouse, Evart, Mich, . You catch woodchucks, etc., about as easily as some folks catch colds. If you keep on catching, you will have quite a bountiful bounty. Dear Uncle Frank: I am going‘to tell you what I did. My papa did not know whether he would sign for the Michigan Farmer or not. I coaxed him and then he signed for it. Don’t you think I did the right thing? I am twelve years old, five feet two. inches high, and weigh 112 pounds. Don‘t you think I’m a great big “Luh ber?” —Your niece, Thelma Reppert, Ray. Indiana. You bet you did right. We shall have to appoint you as our Indiana agent. No, you’re no “Lubber.” Those Valentines By Uncle Frank big supply on band now. There were quite a. few of “Roses are Red, Violets Are Blue,” etc., but the ones which stand out in my mind were two as follows: Roses are Red; Violets are Blue, Sugar is sweet compared with you. Roses are Red; Violets are Blue , Pickles are sour and so are you. Aren’t they nice love sentiments? At least, I think they hit nearer the truth than many of thecthers. I got only one comic valentine; I ex- pected many. This one was a drawing of a man with a big body labeled “Gas.” You will see it next week. Many will get Merry Circle buttons for the nice valentines they sent in. No contest this week. You know we are going to have them every oth- er week from now on, unless you like the other way better. MORE ABOUT MOORE. (Continued from page 271). rows and if the supply is sufficinet, .and their companion, the mower, are the results of the inventive genius of many men, and it is said that one of the fairer sex also made a contribu- tion, for I am told that a. woman sug- gested the serrated or sickle edge on the sections of the harvester knife. but the central‘figure among those who contributed to the harvester, reaper, binder and mower is Hiram Moore. To him we owe the all-essential knife and bar. Whitney invented the cotton gin; Watts the steam engine, and Morse the telegraph The names 01 these men are written huge on the pages of the world’ s - histon. Beside these names should be that, of Moore, for his race ranks with theirs.‘ No one can imagine a substitute for the cutter bar. Without it We might still harvest the wheat and hay with the cradle and scythe. The cutter bar in a single generation made populous agricultural ,states out of the great western prai- ries and has placed bread made of wheat on every table. ‘ The: people of this state. should erect a- monument 'to Hiram Moore and it should stand on the beautiful prairie {.wnere his invention began the great- est Inecjh'enical revolution in agricul- ,jmfiturs‘l history 1 ' I 3.0 I I have danced for entertain. “ I caught three musk- . Hoping I win and get a prize. ’ .;316 500 3’1 andottes, 50.3010,va rfrom this Reference. Farmer‘ : of Mechanic 9 Bank. WASHTEN AW HATCHERY,“ B-A-B-Y c-I-I-I-x Order Now For 1923 WHITE LEGHORNS AND MOT'lLED assorted Also Black Leghorns. Brown Leghorns. Bull Le horns, Black Minorcas, R. C. Rh l glarred Plymouth Rooks. ver Wyandottes, White Wyandottes. eggs from Hoganized flocks on free range on separato\ arms. Send for Price List. CRESCENT EGG COMPANY Allegan POSTAGE PAID. 05% live an rival guaranteed. MONTH'S FEED with each order 40 Breeds chicks. 4 breeds duckll select and exhibition gr Ciatalog free, stamps spore-I Every Week All Year NABOB HATCHERY. . ate d. Dept 15, Pioneer BABY CHICKS - Pure breed. Tom sBarron, English White Leghorna and Barred Chicks that satisfy, 100% live delivery guaranteed with rightp rices. Send for our illustrated catalogue and price list before ordering. , We save you mon PIONEER POULTRY FARM & HATCHERY‘ Box A, R. 10, Holland, Mich OTTAWA CHICKS STRONG VIGOROUS CHICKS from our “SUPPERIOR QUALI- TY" S. C. White and Brown Leg- horns and S. C. Anconas. that Lay and Pay. Safe arrival guaranteed. Catalog free. Holland, R-lO Michigan iii?) Constantine. Mich egg contest Winners.eggs from s BETTCCIROCIIS with records to 290 a year. per setting prepaid by P. P. Circular free. FRED AS’I‘LING Most Profitable chickens. ducks. turkeys and ease. Choice, pure-bred norther sed. owls. eggs, incubators at reduced prices A ca' s areal poultry farm. 30th year. Valu- able new 100-page book and catalog tree R.F.NEUBERT 00.. Bus“ Mllhb. Mllln. Baby Chicks :00 and II Hatching eyggs 31. 50 or setting to 315. 00 per 106; We are listin 17 variet es of pure bred rowls; Chick - ens. Geese. uok 3 dc Guineas. also breeding stock. Send for prices and cir u.lar B< mking‘ now0 for UIfigT delivery. TON CHATOHERY FARMS Wilmington. Ohio. . 64 BREEDS $12.00 per Lly 265 to 301 eggs per year Winners at 50 shows. Chicks, eggs. pallets, hens and male: shipped C. O. D at low prices. Write today (or an! Information go the World' a Largest horn Farms. cno. EFT-IRES. mud Hardy Northern Bred": I C K C H St: Barron S C. White Le horns. Parks' Strain Barred Rocks. The great “‘68! producers nown. Heavywinter ayers. See record or our pen 16 now at the Michigan International E Laying Contest. Get Quaity Lek ‘- rice es from DS' Reasonable P ' PIO flesh PINE BAY POULTRY FAI ihc R 4 Holland. B A B Y C H I C K S We hatch leading varieties of Standard—Bred vigorous. heavy laying stock. Postage id. . Live arrival guaranteed. Sen or our es. open dates anda ylarge illustrated catalogue Write 1; Box MF. Windsor.Mn rec. Superior Poultry yCo. Evergreen Poultry Farms fi'fi‘f,.$§§“§°‘£‘if AC Laying Contest. Let us show ouwhat we have. Write for cirou ar. Blandingdz shone. Greenville. Mioh.. Dept.B ’ CHICKS Leghorns. We kee circular Willard from good selected h v laying flocks of B. O. ebster, Bath RHODE ISLAND WHITES‘ invention in its value to the human :5 5038 100 win over‘ all breeds at the egg layin contest. 00 , ,, 15 order from this Some 0 kn H. H. JUMP. 11. 5. Jackson ch‘ White Leghorn“ BABY CEICK’ Of Superior qua: 1' our own eedlinl nl exclusivel Safe arr val gganteed. Siren at E. MARION an near. 3.6, Marion. on o n C mbm Bloc ‘ inorcas. Few choice $3.51" . ° you around ° I2: Leghorng'k’ 113.31. 50to33.00 sch. W. R -BC I tohi . . aim“ Mdf’b'fiudla" untidmfii'nm ot ‘ MI 101'“ now ready. PREEV‘ Gambler.0 ' . 'ust the one breedi1 Write for; I" emu Hymn nmfigstfigfim “‘5, ”ABA BABYCHKE 5% Healthy. range 41W nammu a“ whim " 0111! get With my t, and I can ’prove it. My new Poultry Book. “Hatching Facts,” tells the whole story— ‘ gives newest ideas on easiest ways to make poultry pay-7* it's Free—write for it today. the many advantages my Bellmr; Charms over the “old hen way. . ‘1»and the b money folks make using my ‘ 5 I 393 l 40-Egg Champion ' Belle City Incubator Double Walls Fibre Board— Hot-Water Copper Tank—Self :Regulated Safety Lamp Thermometer & 9Holder—«Egg Test er——Deep Nursery. 86.9 5buys l 40-Cihick Hot- Wateér Doublg-rvglgdb 3015:1Cis ' er. save y or er- ing Both together for only 18- Expreas Prepaid 1 East of Rockies and allowed to points beyond. mth this Guaranteed Ilatehlng 0111111 and com eteo ldelook (or act— 81 000 In Gold “thougconagzu ob- new Free on \ "Hatching. anto Wm 8 “Meg; tor profit. Jim Rehan, Pres. Belle City Incubator 00.. Box )4 Racine. Wis. THINK or IT 140 EGG Asential points. POULTRY HOUSE coNsrhuc'rmN. try house construction lie empha: sized that the house should have com- fort, cenvenience and economy as ea- Comfort for the birds is obtained through the rcontrol of the air, sunlight and dryness in the house. The summer house should be cool as summer ventilation keeps up the hen’ s physical condition and helps to delay early moulting. A damp house is bad for the hen’s ,health and this in turn injures the fer- tility and the .hatchability of the eggs. There are three kinds of moisture to control, the humidity, capillary mois- ture and meisture of condensation. Ce— FREIGHT PAID EAST OF ROCKIES Hatchlng Value We Ever Offered Incubatormade of ealllornla Redwood. covered with galvanized iron, double walls, air space between, hot water heat, copper tank and holler, self-regulating. Shipped complete with fixtures, set up.r ready to use. The biggest bargain on the market. 30 day Mone‘y back if not satisfied. Abso HONEY “GK IF NOT ‘.‘ ’9’ 111'." unsure '“fl' TRIA This big capacity hot water “0 incubator and hot water gluon 01’ ‘- breeder built of materials wane—coarse faults that will last for years, at a price that is a real bar- , thineuhator and Broader have copper tanks , ' andII ilers. aran to please or your money - back. It you prefer a ger outfit. ordero our 260 Egg Incubator . . $23. 50 260 Egg Incubator with Breeder 32.90 Freight paid. This Incubator has two doors and two egg trays. Order direct from this ad and save time, or send for free catalog today. IIOIGLIII IIGIBITOII 00. Box 91 IseineMIs. youbuy .Wisconsins are made of GenuineW OWHY PAY MORE 30 DAYS TRIAL "0 Egg Size $15.15, with Broader $22.00 250 Egg Size $22.15. will! Broader $31.” Incubators have double walls, air space between, double glass doors, hot water, copper tanks, self-regu- lating. Shipped complete with thermometers. egg tester. lamps. etc.Set up ready to run. Order direct or send for our new 1923 catalog, irer-postpaid. ‘ M ON , whom- Incubator co. 3” 308116 .“im' Wis. BACK iF NOT S AT I S F I E D POULTRY CHICKS “.2312? 1&3 now 3° plaelegtor . or line i Plbultry Circular dencflbu ammo; 33mm and Nlole articularly our super] ”$1“, Len! 01118 and Superior Barred °r Bongo: H9" in“ “’0 mgldng In record's s mum ,, Remi- lor price ligl. our ‘ 5&lgl‘usocuno leeks After Hatching were Fed all the Grain (they would Eat. The Larger Chicken Got a Little Milk Each Day, while the Smaller One Got None. They Are Sister Chickens. damp can often be made dry by apply- ing a layer of hot asphalt one-fourth deep on top of the finished cement. Laying roofing paper between the first and second layer of cement also makes a dry floor. Overhead lights are recommended as they provide longer working hours. The open-front house is not recom- mended for Michigan when winter pro- duction is desired. Tile houses are all right when properly ventilated. The cement houSe is cold and damp unless properly ventilated. Plans for the Michigan Poultry House recommended by Professor Foreman were distribut- ed at the meeting and these plans are available to all poultry breeders who request them from the experiment sta- tion. A large part of the meeting was de- voted to a discussion of this new Mich- igan house. Poultry breeders present who have built this type of house re- ported excellent satisfaction and a good rate of productiOn coupled with low mortality. ‘ POU LTRY DISEASES. N discussing polltry diseases at the round-up poultry meeting, D1“.,Stat'- seth states that there isgno hecus pocus formula for curing disease. The earnest efforts of the poultryman must be ninety-nine per cent of the treat- ment. The death rate in commercial poultry plants is five to fifteen per cent, largely due to the habit of fore- ing for eggs; In many cases sick: hens are immediately improved by taking the meat from the ration. Dr. Staiseth says a new trouble has appeared which shows symptoms of bloody diarnhea, lameness and rough- ened feathers. This must be controll- ed by disinfection and the culling out of sick birds. Cleaning and dislnfeo tion is only about eighty per cent or. ‘ lfective it infected res are left hi the ment poultry house floors that are now, flock. However, 51111111111011 is import- even 1' IN Professor Foreman’ s talk on pou1.?th°“Sh it may not eliminate them an: ant as it reduces the losses, tirely. 3: White diarrhea should be eliminated . from the state. A healthy looking hen ‘ may be a carrier and produce eggs Usu— f ally the chick will show the disease .1 from the state and Spread it. Testing . which may batch or may not. of blood saniples removes theparriers. The testing is about ninety-seven per , - cent perfect. in Michigan the poultry disease investigations are a sideline and it is difficult to give the work the time that it deserves. White diarrhea appears before feeding and is different from the bowel trouble after feeding. The white diarrhea will usually appear by the fourth day. DUCKS AND GEESE. I have Toulouse geese and how can I distinguish the geese from ganders? Also, where can I obtain helpful liter- ature on the care and feeding of geese and ducks?—-C. C. , The book, “Ducks and Geese,” by Lamon' & Slocum, is the most thor- ough book on this subject that has been published. It can be purchased of the Orange Judd. Publishing Com- payn, of New York City. Price $2.00. Ganders are usually a little coarser and larger than geese, with a larger head and thicker-neck. The cry of the gander is more shrill. On page'166 of Lamon’s book full instructions are giv- en as .to sure methods of determining sex. The United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. 0., will send free bulletins on’ducks and geese. POULTRY BREED QUESTIONS. I am building up a poultry farm and would like to know which breed of hens are the best for laying malket eggs. Which hens are best for market- ing meat? Now, there are different names in the paper for White Leg- horns. Which are the best? I noticed Rhode Island Whites mentioned. What is that hen adapted for? be the best incubator to use?—L. D. The large commercial egg produc‘ ers generally use White Leghorns. An- conas are also popular. Some of the heavier breeds are used on farms pro~ Here’s the Kind to Head Your Flock. ducing quantities of market eggs. In- vestigation has proven that high egg producers are found in many breeds and the individual characteristics of the bird are more important than the —name of the breed. Plymouth Rocks, Wyandottes', Rhode Island Reds and Rhode Island .Whites are line generalim purpose breeds and rank high as mar- ket fowls different strains of Leighorns . , which you choose depend ‘ Which would ' There are names for the " j1111111111311"".1‘3311211.e.1 Poultry Course WiDfiWel Dr‘. LeGear’s 30years’ knowl- édge as a national pogltry expect given in 12 volumes .of 33 lessons. ‘ Every lesson full of money- making facts for eve poultry raiser All free with urcha’ses 0 Dr. LeG ar’s took and Poultry Reme ies. See Dr. LeGe‘er' s Mound School EnrollmeatD in your town today or write us for big. free folder. .. V ‘v.‘_, ___..___ DR LEGEARS I POULTRY PRESCRIPTION “It’s sim ly wonderful,” says Miss Caroline rceman, Harriston, Miss. No eggs since Sept. After using ill in Jan. quickly gotf 151 from 24 hens. Ask your dealer for Dr. LeGear's Poultry Prescription. Satisfaction guaranteed ormoney back. 25c and up. .D. Lchar Medicine 00. “de Beau Av" 30. Louie. No. B b C h ' It From purebredegg type birds. Barred Plymouth Rocks. White Wyandottca, Rhode Island Reds. White Leghorns. Prompt delivery and safe ar- rival guaranteed. The Milan Hatchery, Box 4, Milan, Mich. Baby Chicks BarredRoch. R.y C. Rhode Island Reds, Anconae. andWhi telgcgherns Chicks that grow fast, mature quickly and lay early prices are exceptionaly low. .Writc for catalogue and price: lie THE DUNDEE HATCHERY, Box A. Dundee. Mich. ’ BABY CHICKS of SUPERIOR QUALITY From 12 eel et hleavyt laying varietleeo‘ - Standard bro “ghoul.1 ltry tree ran 11 and gun tested. 06.1w Ful value for your money. Ship by prepaid parcel ost end or free catalogue and prices. ‘ Bowling Green Hatchery a Breeding Co. Box 115M Bowling Green; Ohio Egg -Bred Chicks ENGLISH type White Leghorns, Brown Leg- horns. Prom wonderful la ers. 11 years of breeding for egg production. reeders headed by large vigorous males from high record hens Large combed Geog bodied type You will be proud to own a do of these Leghorns. Live do. lvlvvreg t“Sniranteed. Illustrated catalog free. Royal Hatchery & Farms, 11.2, Zeeland, Mich. Are chicks that satisfy reduction 18 years. We hatched Bred for-egg ellthinks for 12 years. This assures and shipped c horns. 100‘ safe arri al . for ““1"“. Its free. 1 guaranteed. Write WOLVERINE HATCHERY mane. MICH. R 2 Guaranteed. Chicks .Exhlbgfg dild- nd 100% live delivery guaranteed.‘ wowsnmr. BABY cmcxs {en success Earl lish type white and brown 1‘ 11111111: mom can menu's ‘ WW’WW , , a?» -¢D~ whee—w , . mam 91m , g \ g . gatatwro'rpmmt4091.9;homs, or 300 ' : .afiae heavier breeds: » .Youfdo not 5’ a... size or scratchingshed in front. SOFT'S'IHVELLyEfi'D Bee's. ‘ What is the reason for soft-shell eggs? ' We get thermquite frequently. We teed wheat‘in the.morning, oats and greens at noon, and corn at night: Oyster shells and bran are before them all the time. Also plenty of warm water.——E. N.‘ > . Eyenwhen supplied with plenty of oyster shells, hens may occasionally lay a soft-shelled egg. Sometimes this is due to an over-fat condition or to an abnormal condition of the organs which cannot be corrected. Hens that are laying heavily may occasionally not be able to manufacture the lime fast enough. It is best to cull out any hens which are known to lay soft-shelled eggs fre- quently. When the birds are on range in the spring their condition may im- prove.' In the meantime make them exercise in the straw litter and use a balanced ration. “k... “I” DEVITALIZED FLOCK. We have a flock of" 100 liens. They have a new lien house with a cement ,, « floor, which is kept covered With , straw. There is plenty of light. When the weather warrants, they are let out, ; so as to get all the exercise they can. But they are ailing, and have been gradually dying off since last fall. . They are fed a corn and oat mash in , the morning, about three-quarters of a peck; about the same amount of oats at noon, and also the same amount of corn and barley given alternately, in the evening. They have gravel, ashes .‘ and oyster shells at all times, and get ‘ ‘ plenty of warm water. They are sel- ; dom sick longer than one or two days. 3 Then they act as though their legs are ., . 1 weak; they stand around with drawn- in head. Some will not show any symptoms at all but I find them dead under the roosts in the morning. I cut open two this morning, but could not find anything wrong in particular, al- though one big Plymouth Rock seem- , ed to have a rather large liven—A. * , F. P. - » . . In the absence of more definite symptoms it is diflcicult“ to tell what might. be the whole cause of the loss- l es. Too much corn may have caused an over—fat condition of the flock. Lice sometimes cause hens to droop. I . ; ' . think if you will give the flock a bal- -- anced dry mash in a hopper that their 8 condition will improve. l, A good mash can be made of equal ,v parts of ground oats, ground wheat and ground corn, plus about twenty per cent by weight of beefiscrap. Oth~ er mash formulas recommended in the farm papers are good. The commer- cial mashes give satisfaction and are often economical at present prices. ’3 Use some green food to give bulk to ‘ the ration and tone up the health of the flock. Cabbage, mangels, clover or sprouted oats will be satisfactory. DUCKLINGS DYING. I am interested in raising Mallard ducks: There seems to be a few from each litter of ducks after they are two weeks‘old, that die off. I would like to know the reason for. their dying.— ' Mrs. G. S. K. ' , - Ducklings may die because of a lack of tvigor in the breeding stock' or a lack of sanitation in the yards and broader house. Exposure'to very hot .' l__ _ v._~_.~.c-.d —. ” 7_vfl";:.4~- . a ration that is too ~ cause losses. Dfick‘lings need‘plenty ‘ of fresh Water inT’dishes deepeiidugh for them to wash theireyes and nos- ‘ concentrated may trils.':“"*"lt pays to perform a postmor- tem. on any .ducklings that die. This is of great value ingde‘terminlng the fl sun is also a cause of losses. Feeding, . “Ill 0106th be ." ‘ WKLONDIKE m‘ V -..l’ A, use ’2 Ci} a Bitchy: Colony-Broader The lit-roll 7 yo millions ofch‘cks o ‘. ”if, you ' mama at the ‘ atly Grow 3 ducks when! mow-number ondsizco your chicks. ~You know our famous unr- anfpc; "can chicks and. otter ohioksor money back.” grow before, save hall be time andoxponso. Buckeye cum; Branders Raise Every Roisoblc- 6754* Whether cool or oil burning, there is no crowding, no- chilling and none of the usual chick ailments.. Buckeye—the World’s Foremost . Incubators—From (is-Egg to 10, 368-53: Capacity ” M orethan 600,000 Buckeye Incubators are in use throughout the United States. More than 54,000,000 chicks per year are Buckeye hatched. Send today for new catalogs If interested in Blue Flame Broader: _ send for catalog No. 24- or in coal— . burning Branders, Not 56; Buckeye Incubator Catalog No. 48 cells how to grow more and better chicks. THE BUCKEYE INCUBATOR CO. World‘s Lamar Mausfauunn of Incubators and Brandon @13 Euclid Avenue Springfield. Ohio. U. S. A. , Colony Brooders Makes More Moneywaon The Klondike Incubator is a. Money-Maker. It TO FARM ives bi ger hatches of stronger and more vig- . grous chlcks than any other incubator made. . It WOMEN, operates perfectly under all conditions, and gives About 90% of all poultry you that same perfect servxce year atter year. raising is done by the Ask your dealer to show you the Klondike. Com- women on the farm. For 27 pare it with any other make, and you will be years I have» sought to sure to decide in favor of make an incubator of the greatest service to.you. If I knew of a. single improve- ment that could increase its dependability, I would add it. The Klondike Incuo bator today is absolutely p rfect. There, are scores 0; imitations, bug onlyson: ‘ . 11 me] o Klondike gldlggikly?u I y n back unlimited m INCUNB'Agko [E i i vemont that would increase its efilciency has beefivfldeduflre‘very convenience that makes it easier to operate is found here. It is made. of Redwoodr tlhrouiglifi’tig, big; {gig alla- ‘ v a . o ulc w dead air spoolefs (:83 h . m and .. eating 3 ”ii-"T “ sitive and accurate n 5: it wiIthta 100 %d you no“: n . n ma sen hater Book that. tells all agent if. M. M. Wilson, President. W FEE? GATAIIE‘POG C tel to rods or my 90 s. 03 1mg Incubalor Book. — Full of valu- able information for all incubator m n 1: tea y easy for women to operate an incubator. KLONPIKE INOUBATOR 00.. ‘33” ‘Su W 9th Street Des Molina. ‘Iowa users. some!» nouns—wuss Quick. Best payingdllgh- est qualitytPure Bred Tom Barron and Hollywood _ ' . White Leghorns—Egg Records Z/Oto300 , $5.55 §“R‘L"i ’ié‘i‘f'i’l" aLfi“3°"\‘ifmi‘“$§'§§“ " ,, l'c.»‘cs.‘ ioesan es. e 2.. dottcs. Book orders now~¢Et liberal film‘s ' Valli. c catalog free. 0 . ' We ‘arantce to save you money—give ‘ ‘ you strong. healthy. perfect chicks. the best that ' ' money can buy. guarantee live delivery. and absolute satisfaction. Write today sure. ' ” SUPERIOR POULTRY FARMS Box/ 101 - Zeelnnd. Michigan HIGHEST QUALITY cm-cxs‘ Michi an’s Old .. g ‘5 Mr Reliable Hatchery (The mm modern and but equipped Hatcban in the mm) En lish and Amer— Pure Bred ion: 8. C. W. Le}:- horns; S. C. Anconas: Barred Plymouth Rocks and R. I. Reds. Strong. well hatched chicks from tested Hogniiized free range stock that make wonderful winter layers. Chicks sent by Insured Parcel Post Prepaid to your door. I 5 live delivery gunrnnteed. Fit- teen years of experience in producing and Sill:- ping chicks has given absolute satisfaction 0 thousands. Write for illustrated free catalog and price list. Get lowest price on best. quality chicks before you buy. R. 7, W. VAN APPLEDORN, Holland, Mich. Whittaker’sR.I.Reds Michigan's greatest color and egg strain. Bred from winter layers for thirteen years. Customers report dock average of 24 eggs per hen for January, 2 pound broilers at 7 weeks. 21,42, pound broilers at 9 weeks. Write for free catalog quoting prices on eggs and , chicks. Rose and Single Combs. . ', INTERLAKES FARMS Box 39, Lawrence, Mich. QUALITY CHlCKS 8 l-Zc up. Barron English White and Br. Leg. and Anconas. Strong, sturdy chicks from scientifically culled M. A. C. Inspected free range breeders. Ten years of consistent breeding for heavy egg production. Wonderful winter layers. Winners at leading shows. Buy direct from Modern 65 acre . " ' poultry farm. Shipped postpaid. 100% live arrival and absolute satisfaction guaran- Illustrated Cat. free. Write today. Townllno iii BABY CHICKS The Best Laying Strains on Earth Barron English White Leghorns. Br'wn Leghorns, and An- conas. During 1923 we will sell 30,000 strong, healthy, super- hatchcd chicks weekly, bred from strains backed by 18 years of actual egg breeding on our Farms. T he enormous output ’ ' of these quality chicks enables us to sell these money-makers It a price unequalled. Our flocks are culled out annually by poultry experts and are mated to large, vigorous 260-288 egg Pcdigreed Males from Funk Farm direct. Hundreds of Customers Report Bib’Profits A. Dull. Port Huron, Mich. The pullets began to lay at 4% months old and averaged eggs each for one month. F. L. Hess, Chicago. Ill. writes: I averaged 112 eggs 3 day from 140 hens and sold 3158.00 of eggs in February. E. I. Beebe. St. Charles, Mich. writes: My 100 hens laid 193 eggs (3th and I made over 8800.00 clear profit last year. ' Win. Vivant. Harbor Spring. Mich. writes: Wegot35289¢ksln January rom 180 pullets. Raids Good-Stock and Reap a Golden Harvest We don’t ‘boast on 1 few high record birds but our extraordinary fiock's average has at- tained our present high standard. Intelligent chick buyers look for these qualities and we assure you we have them. Get our 1923 large catalog now, it’s free. Wyngimlén llaicherj,’ Box ll, Zeeland, Michigan, BABYCH’ICKS Pure Bred for 01923 ,Bred to la from carefully mated F locks, of standard Quality and for Egg roduction. We offer you exceptional values in the breeds, Leghorns, Rocks, Reds, W. Wyandottes, Orpihgtpns, Minorcas and Anconas. Our prices are right when Quality IS in consideration. This should be the main point in view. For suc- cess, et our Big Catalog of Chicks and Brooders, we have a specia offer for on, also how to care for your chicks after you have them. It is ree. Poultry Farm. Dept. M., Zceliuid, R. 1., Mich. Returns commence on Make money your investment in 451:0 Bmonths from the time you receive your strong pure bred chicks from our own free. range farms of S. 0. English White Leghorns. Barred Rocks, Anconas. All breeders inspected and approved. Years of good egg breeding back of t em. catalog fol: terms, guarantee. delivery. etc. It’s roe. Write today. RIVERVIEW POULTRY ARM. R. 2. Box M. Zeeland. Mich. Podigreed Slate Approved 8. G. W. leghflm Ulllx Merino-English Strain Are you going to buy tlmu from a hatchery or from a. BREEDER? uy from Michigan's Largest Leghorn Farm and insure sui-ri-ss. We hatch our own eggs only. Supply limited. l‘rlccs reasonable. Satisfaction guaranteed. Descriptivr circular tells all about them. It's free. Slmon Horkoma a. Son, R. I. Holland, Mich. CHICKS $385.9,an UP tested Our [From hens. Wh. Br. & Bnfl' Leghorns. 50. $7; 100. $13; 500. 362.50. Bar. Rocks. Anconns. 50. 37.50; 100, 314; 500. 367.50. Reds. h. ocks. Min’orcas, 50. ‘8; 100, $15; 500. $72.50. Bull' Orpingtons. Wh. Wyandottes. 50. 39; 100, SW: 500, 882.50. Mixed.100. $11; 500. $52.50. Order now. Catalog Free. Eggs for Hatching. Ref.4 Banks. Tri-Btate Hatcheries Box .512. Archbold. Ohio GUARANTEED BABY CHICKS From World's Champion Layers. Ceru- fiod Trap-Nested Pedl ed,8nowden's§ngllsh W 3b 11: lg: records: hep- p-rd'a 331 1'91:le smut:- Anconlns. Guarantood strong 8| 1 c C I. RC. @0118, makers. mmfllfl Cat-lo“ FREE. FRANK A. VAN a as. cox 32 ,zcsianc. Mich. BABY CHICKS Postage prepaid. Catalog and price list free. Scott Bros. Hatchery, Edison, Ohio, ‘ THAT MAKE PROFITS. (HICKS Strong. vigorous. well hatched fromleading breeds of heavy layers. Mod- erate prices, 100 1 live delivery guaranteed. Postpaid. Catalog giving full particulars freo' Bank reference. BLUFFTON HATCHERY. Box M. Bluffton, Ohio. / 4 m 8 leading varieties: free range, pure bred stock.100% live delivery guaranteed. "wmiaicmnga Breeding 60. Dept. 10, misuniurg, onio \LBUY ‘1 HUBER'S 3 HEW cmc outrun. Year 491,000,000 for 1923 By Parcel Post. ind—«100 .LLVE DELIVERY. Give us your order [or some-of our REL! E CHIC S and we will prove that we give you better . ,chicks. for money. than youvcon get elsewhere. COMBINATION 0573 :. ‘32:! gEECIAl-S OFFERED. .Order early. Write for prices and .Free Illustta ' ’ image resignations. V “"lz-flf .c ”1.5.! b I CHICK We shlpevcrywhere. his snhsl Insults“. 20th _ atlas. Hatched mg 2. In .Bsbbeick ammo c cry. II. F. D. 30. Glen Ellyn, Ill. ' Selected chicks from the hem of the Baby CMS baby-chick industry. Loading pure breeds from heavy egg producing strains. Alive de- livery guaranteed. Send for catalogue and prices. L Van Hoven & Bro, Zeeland. Mich. From lsrzo‘ ;s.c.w. Leghorn BabyChiclrs, W m... , . can Strain of heavy winter e g producers. All can ‘ L . not produced by our-own breed pens. Price 812”]; ‘ e. East High St, ,Fostoria. 0M0 ,1“). Cruse «I Warner. Hudson. M ch. Additional rouury Ads. our." ass ~ ,3 “1,3,, . . . 5,, ..l ., "9 ’1 Mic Ed. 3, {éfi 1:1" . rig: Before buying any separator find i out how the Melotte has won 264 Grand and International Prizes, and how, for efficiency of Skimming, :35?" Ease of Turning, Convenience of ~' ‘ ‘ Operation and Durability--the Great Belgium Melotte has won every im- portant European contest. No won- » der Jules Melotte says: “Let every 3:: man try it. I’ll leave it to the judg- r: ment of the American farmer as to . whether this is the greatest separa- , tor in America.” The.Belgium Melotte is the only single- beanng-bowl separator ever made. This patent Bowl hangs from one frictionless ballvbearing and spins like a top. The 600- lb. Melotte turns as easily as the 300—lb. machine of other makes. Spins for 25 mmutes unless brake is applied. No other separator has or needs a brake. a...» m ‘f deemed? - I. ..; swag,“ . - ' after3’OD9y5 , V Free T rial ; No Money Down—30 Days' Free Trial— Easy Monthly Payments—15 Year Guar- antee. We Will send _an Imported Melotto Cream Separator direct to our farm on a 30 days' absolutely Free rial~—no deposnts—no papers to sign—use it as if It were your own separator. Compare it; test it every way. Send No ' Money = You're not to send one cent until you've used this great Belgium Melotte and have made u your mind it is the machine you want. eep it for 30 days and use it Just as if it were your own machine. Then send your milk to the creamery. Let them prove which separator skirns the cleanest. Easy Payments! After 30 days' free trial, then send only the small sum of $7.50 and the balance in small monthly payments. The Melotte pays for itself from your increased cream checks. Send Coupon ” N ow, Mail the coupon for catalog giving full descriptiori of this wonderful cream sepa. rator. Read about the porcelain lined bowl. Easy to clean as china plate. Que half less tinware to clean. An exclusive Melotte feature. Test the Melotte against all other separa- tors and satisfy yourself that it is the world’s greatest separator. And remem- ber it is guaranteed _for 15 years. Don't wait—be sure you mail coupon today. The Melotte Separator. 5' 5: £53?“ 2834 W. 19018!” ”Ell!- 8102 CWO. III. lend me the Molotto catalog which“ the in story ‘ of this wonderful ”Dental and u. flu Who it: inventor. iPNG'Ouooo-oooooo Without cost to me or obligation In any we . loan. ’ dairy cow must ‘ have :aié . I By Lea C. HE dairy cow, to give a tiarge per cent,-must be [made comfont- able. Most dairymen stable their cows- most of the time during the winter. I find that on an average, my cows are stabled twenty-three out of every twen- ty—four hours. Mild days I allow my cows to remain‘ in the yard from one to two hours, but in chilling weather they are in the yard just long enough for watering. I believe daily outdoor exerciSe adds to the health and com- fort of the dairy cow. 'My cows are tied with swinging Contented Cows Give More Milk. stanchions. These stanchions are sus~ pended on a short chain about six inches long and are also fastened at the bottom with a short chain about the same length. I like this stanchion liberty, yet they are properly tied. I do not like the rigid stanchion. For years we tied our cows with chains about the neck, attached to a vertical bar. This tie was far ahead of the rigid stanchion from the standpoint of comfort of the cows, but the swing- ing stanchions are the most satisfac- tory of all. To stable cows comfortably, a. prop- erly arranged and constructed stall is essential. We have used plank floors, cobblestone and block floors in our “ stable, but the cement floor. is the most satisfactory, beyond all question. It is easy to keep clean and sanitary and because of this there is no un- pleasant odor about the stable. I con- sider foul gases about the stable as injurious to the health of the cows as to the dairyman himself. I believe a in the sanitary stabling of cows. The stable should have plenty of windows on all sides, if possible, and especially on the south side.‘ During winter the days are short and many plenty of windows the stable will be very dark and gloomy. The dairy cow, like a. human being, enjoys sunshine. My cows are stabled along the south side of my barn so that the sun can shine directly upon the cows. Good ventilation is absolutely neces- sary to the health and comfort of the cows. Few farm barns are equipped with an adequate system of ventila- tion. However, fresh air may be brought into the stable in various ways if care is exercised to avoid direct drafts. One or more windows may be raised several inches and a board fitted across the opening in” such a manner as to allow fresh air to come in ”without draft. A door may be left partlyopen on the side opposite the prevailing winds. Abundance offresh air is essential for the health and com- ‘ fort of‘the dairycow. _ - To consume her food pronmmy‘ .1... ' a, comfortable M d ndod- Ldbdwrddfdebb-dw Keep the Cow i'Co’indf yield of milk of high butter-fat- as it gives the cows 3. great deal of- smooth, tight floor an important factor ‘ days are cloudy. Unlesa there are. for ,iReynaldrf- bedding notionlyiprovides comfort {hilt , *. assists in keeping the c0ws clean, and the stable sanitary. I like .to use all the bedding I possibly can in my sta- ble as it not only keeps my Cows clean and f makes them comfortable, but mi).- teria-lly increases my manurlal supply. . ———Leo C. Reynolds. ' ‘ A MILK Paooucens INCREASE canopyb MEMBERSHIP. . ABOUT fifty per cent of the: milk producers whose product combs into Saginaw, have signed. member- ship contracts with the Saginaw Coun- - ty Milk Producers’ Association, accord- ing to George Deindorfer, president of the association. B. F. Beach, secre- tary of the Michigan Milk Producers’ Association, has béen working in this part of the state, and has held four meetings in the past two weeks. Many of ‘ the producers have volunteered their services to get more members. According to Mr. Beach the primary object of these associations, all of which are connected with the state and national organizations, is to regu- late the production of milk in such a way as to prevent a. “flush" market during one season of__ the year and a milk famine at another time. The state and national organizations also are fighting the filled milk practice. With the exception of slight varia- tions due to transportation charges and small difference in quality, the as- sociation hopes to establish stable milk prices. Mr. Beach said one of the highest endorsements of the work of the associations to date is that the Detroit milk dealers have refused to buy milk from other sources than are connected with the producers’ associa- tion.——Mills. ‘ g . AVOID FEEDING SPOILED SILAGE. E have found it wise to watch carefully the'condition of the sil- age we are feeding. Sometimes it is frozen and it spoils faster than it is 4;: One of H. w. Zerlant’s High Producers. fed out. In both cases the animals receiving it suffer. . __ .The frozen silage is found about the wall of theisilo. If this silage can be pulled on? in chunks, pitched d0wn in the stable, 'the heat there will soon them it cut and make it ready .to feed. Spoiled silage is especially harmful to horses and sheep, but (should not be fed to cattle. One should have sufficient stock to'feed off at least two inches over the entire surface of the silage 9 each day" in Winter, and-41mm » three for four inChes during the warm weather. Otherwise, . one " cannot han- dle the silage safelyiwithomfiwastage. it being necessary to throw"away'that . portion which has become unfit for .- feedv'gol S. ‘ “,1. . mm. m: .mmon * "in ”539‘s”? Wash : 3'9““ N83 ‘ m . : in". tablet 3 , .. I)“ ‘f‘: '3 [Eli , g ’ Medium, New Features , -' :‘Blckfs Blizzard lobi g’est value for 1923.AllmOdelsareself-f ing. Somehow automatic feed control. > ‘ explained kl gig New Circular Sent Free do Inc-I: cutting pg‘fl. P. , wrotkeeplng going. clout . wnpkocpltchod durnbl #5 Write for garnet: 'Il‘omom cod 0 h or power operation. 49 ’. menace. m'eii’uiro . no . . $336 9" ' Drew ' . O. ' Blizzard .. H l S well- known pic- ture of all the vital parts" of a Hinman shows its simplicity. Just a handful, ' that spells per- fect milking, clean milk and few repairs. Simplicity has meant success for the dairymen. It has produced certified milk on thousands of farms and made records with prize cows. It has meant time and labor saving. ‘ ‘ It can mean, that for you and save its cost in a year. Send for catalog and Hinman low prices. lt’a worth getting. , _ Hinmn Milking Machine Co. Sixth 8L. Oneida. N. Y. With a draft-free, ~ warm, dry, easily cleaned, vermin- roof _ goultryhouse of atco -_ ,4 ‘ lazIed Hollow Tile, ' you merease our egg ield and have hea thier 1c ens. Easily erected at reasonable first cost With no upkeep expense afterwards. - Write for the new Nateo on the Farm Book. NATCO $3.5le WWW-MM'COMPW 1305 FULTON Buupmc :: — Pmssuncn. PR * BAR-REN COWSmwfi _ CONTAGIOUS ABORTION Prevent this by mind ABORNO. 3. Easily administered bvhypodermiccy’r- ‘ ‘ in“. Kill. abortion ernio uiclr’ly with- - ,, o , _ _ cow. ritolo‘r ookletwith' . letters from more endlulldeuilo . i» do 7 “Manor Gnanntee. *- om'ronv‘ 1 t“, W“. : m . 14.19am. =5 CAMEAL . _ . . éyfilfirhow , f guns: u%% 'o'." ‘ ‘mm‘t __ f “ -: if...“ , ., 1mm; :ormrra‘gisen r by} Agassiz. Segis May earning-Holstein “C‘O‘w oh experimental farms in . British columns,» _ _ » ,\"-~-‘, 4, COOPERATION NOT .RIVALRY. , ~ 0 work together was the slogan of I the representative of the various » , dairy breed" organizations in a meet- “ ' ’ ing held at Washington early this -month. . - l , Over tWenty men from various dairy . . districts of the country conferred. ”l ' ’ They adopted reselutions looking to- . ; ward an united front in tackling the , ' many problems now confronting this -. . I" . mostfimportant’ branch of American ; agriculture, Reliable and just testing records; better distribution of [pure- bred stock; rules governingnsales of ‘s such stock; proper educational -activi-‘ ties; stronger fight against tubercu- losis and other diseases—these and . many other subjects were carefully < . worked out by these leading breeders , ciations. \ LEAGUE BUILDS UP BIG MARKET. ‘ HE big dairy" farmers’ organiza- ‘ ‘ tion in New York state is now do- ing a remarkable business. This or- ganization is not only selling large quantities of fluid milk, but is also manufacturing other dairy products and putting them upon the market. For the year L92], thirty harness thasno buckles to tearatmpo. no friction rings E’eto wear them. no holesilnotmpo to weaken them ighcpt quality leather. Try W one on Your Team Coachman-repairs. wear-longer, meaty-helium lastly. Madehnll 911.11. breech? la! etc. LIBERAL TER'MS. ss paooiltuaodayuuwucc monthly. Write for FREE catalog and new WALSH. Pro... WALSH HARNESSCOH ANI 123 Ko-foA 10.. Milw- uh“, Wis Juneau. WALSH HARNESS CO. Prom t. delivery from pltock at ll low prices. Yellow Plus or Oregon Fix. the world’s standard material but wood 00. nor with- out hinted doo on But anchor- ziystcm on the marl chuo NOW lnswot Quick ship- went “rock ttom prices. lal proposition to acute. eat our re resentotlveu at the rot. Sept .vilchlfnnll' 0th. or write out once. l lllllll Do HOOSIER SILO (:0. a23- 'I ll .. 5.25 pt! Mo 99' . “hm. Ind. CRAFTS MEDICINE FQR , DISTEMRER I 1 1 pl? . A} w 1" _....fl_,...,... \ ‘ centage’ of’small, weak lambs. ~ demand; _ in good condition. , alfalfa hay alone may be used. _, precl8% pected from ‘the lamb crop Ewes which are in poor condition and lack- ing in vigor will produce a large per- Such lambs require more care and feed to develop rapidly enough to reach the market early when the prh‘ces are usu- ally highest If the ewes are thin in flesh at lambing time they will not produce a good flow of milk. This re- tards growth and stunts the lambs. A small, thin lamb nearly always .sells .as a whim the market; There is usu—‘ ally a large supply of culls, with little consequently \culls always sell for the lowest price. Sheep pro- ducers will find that it pays well, from a market standpoint; to have the ewes in strong, vigorous condition at lamb- ingtime. If good winter pasture is available it is comparatively easy to keep theflock Fall wheat or oth- er pasture, with clover or alfalfa hay forxdry roughage, makes an excellent , ration for pregnant ewes, and the ex- » ercise which they get while grazing will bring them to lambing in a vigor- " Oils condition. Where clover or alfalfa is not available to supplement the pas- ture, oat straw or. corn stover with ap- pioximately a quarter of a pound of cdttonseed meal per day, may be. fed. Where there is no pasture and it is necessary to feed throughout the‘win- ter season, a ration of three to four pounds per head per day of clover or A11 proximately one-quarter to ..011e-half pound of corn should be added three to four weeks before lambing. A more economical ration which may be used is two to three pounds of alfalfa or clover. hay and two pounds of silage. The silage must be of good quality and not frozen or moldy. Salt should be kept before the flock at all times; an unlimited supply of freshwater should also be available. It is important that the ewes get a .moderate amount of exercise and where the flock is not 'on pasture the rough feed should be placed some dis- tance from the sheds or barn so that the flock will get exercise in going to and from their feed. Care must always be taken that the M pregnant ewes are not chased by dogs or jammed through narrow gates or doors. as any rough treatment will cause a large per cent of loss of lambs The shepherd’s problems for the lambing season are very- largely solved if he has brought the ewe flock to the beginning of the season in good flesh and thrifty condition—L. C. Reynolds. BOGART’S DUBCC SALE. IRANK tells in his own words what? happened on that Arctic Day: “My sale of. February 6 was not as well at- tended as it should have been, 2111 ac- count of the inclement- weather and late trains. Colonel Fred Busche failed to arrive at all as his train from Ken- tucky, where he had been attending Melisa Brothers’ sale on the fifth was three hours late. Many local buyers who knew the offering have since he- wailed their absence, as they said they were afraid the bids would go too -high,. .but such was not the case. No. 6 was the top 01‘ the sale,- bringing $60, which was a very conservative price considering her quality and breeding. . Although my average Was far below what. it should. hare been, I am satis- sad that the public is beginning to ap- ’ the pa .0 -' Wolverine Wopd-i_ ' _ » {has an important relation to, y the n clal returnsiwhich may be ex; - “(mime sfor solo or exchange. 81 cléalfled rates. or con vow .inmcrtlona 8 coats: word. display type or illustratibnm Rea estate Minimum charge. Count u admitted Remittan 10 words. n . Rates in Effect October 7. 1022 One Four, " 0110 Four Words time times ‘ Words time . time. . 0 $2.40 26...... $8.96 $6.24 . . 2.64 27 ....... 2.}: 6.48 2.88 28........ 2. 6.72 3.12 29...... 2.32» 6.80 3.36 30........ 2.40 7.20 3.60 1........ 48 7.44 3.84 32........ 256 7.68 4.08 88......" 64 7.92 4.33 34. 8.10 4.56 35. 8.40 4.80 36. 8.64 5.04 ' 37. 8.88 5.28 38. 9.12 5.52 39. 9.36 5.76 40. 9.60 6. 00 41. . . 9.84 All adwrtllfng up} peeial otice dfucnfinuanu crdm or (hang: of copy in- tendptd for flu Clauified Dtlammnt mun mch I’ll! (flu In: day: in Mount: afpublita tion data. MISCELLANEOUS BOYS, GIRLS—15 big packages cucumber seed post- paid $1. 00: value. $1. 50. Recommend them to your friends. Very heavy bearer, excellent pickling, ten— der slicing, Michigan grown. Absolutely 1922 crop. This means dependable quick germination—the seed your neighbors want. Guarantee: money refunded for seed returned within 14 days. Order now, pay when received. Sweet Home Seed Farm. Pentwater. Mich. KENTUCKY NATURAL LEAF TOBAC CO CheWIlng 5 Pmmds. $1. 75: 10 pounds $:;l 20 pounds $5 25 Smoking. 5 pounds, $1. 25; 10 pounds, $2. Send no money. Pay when received. Farmers Co- -0poratlve Tobacco Union. Paducah, Ky. SWEET CLOVER SEED—White or yellow biennial. Inoculator for alfalfa. sweet clover, soy beans. Best ‘D ADVERTISING This ascribed advertising department is destabluhcd for. stho convenience of Michigan farmers. 14"“! 11mm “all Manda! display columns at commercial rates. not 8 00an a word. each lnaerllo‘n‘on orders for lem than four insertions; for four or more tonnes must. and live stock advertising have accurate departments and are not accepted a: classified. Try-it for want odmmd for adver- Poultry “adverts: lug will be run In this department A word each abbreviation, initial or number. No accompany order. A FOR TOUDOUBE GEESE try 11. B. NOBLE. sums. erh‘ PEAFOWL. Pheasants, Bantams. Pl eons. Free cir- cular. JOHNH H,ASS Pettendorf. BABY CHICKS WHITE WYANDO’I'I'ES and Rocks I_$18 per 100: $9. 50 for 50 and $4. 75 for 25. Bar d R. I. Reds $17 per 100; $8. 75 for 50 1and $4. 50 for 25 White Leghoms $14 per 100; $7.05 for 50 and $4. 00 for 25. Terms cub with order of at least $5 for each 100 chicks ordered, balance one or two weeks before chicks are to be shipped. Meadow Brook Hatchery, Mt. Morris, Mich CHICKS GUARANTEED— Health, sturd lng chicks. Flocks that are mate with Agricultural College cockerels, Barred . Anconas. White and Brown Leghoms, pullelsS and breeding oockerels. Safe arrival, postage paid cata- log free. Fairvlew Hatchery and Poultry Farms Route 2, Zeeland, Mich. BABY CHICKS—S. C. White and Brown Leghornc. Bufl' Orplngtons, Boned Plymouth Rocks. 8. C. and R. C. Reds. White Wyandottes and Anconas. Free range on separate forms. $15. 00 per 100 up. Write for prices. . W. Stone Hatchery, 14. M. Milliken Man, Fenton, Mich, Lock Box 44- th riv- k8lchigan PEERLESS (‘HH KS—llatched from bred- to- lay‘l .. C. “ hlte llcghoms. They are selected long. deep- bodied. with large lapped combs. Liberal discotmt. Live arrival guaranteed. Catalog free Reference Zeeland State Bank. Peerless Hatchery & Poultry Farm. Box 9. Zecland. Mir..h QUALITY CHICKS eggs. Sixteen standard bred varieties. Best winter laying strains. Free delivery. Reasonable ”110.63 Catalog free. Missouri Poultry Farms, Columbia, Missouri. HIGH QUALITY utility baby «hicks and hatthlng eggs from certified .flock S. C. White Leghorns, English 10 pounds, $3; 20 pounds, $5. 25. Smoking. 5 Pounds, $1. 25 ; 10 pounds, $2: 20 pounds. $3.50. Send no money. pay when received. Cooperative Tobacco Growers. Paduc-ah, Kentuclw. HOMESI’UN SMOKING. TOBACCO—Mild and mellow 10 lbs. $1.50; 20 lbs. $2.75; delivery guaranteed. We furnish free recipe for preparing. Smoking Tobacco Exchange. Sedalia. Kentucky TOBACCO—F xtra $1. 50; 201 1115.. $2.75. $2 .75. QualityI (guaranteed. 8133 Mayfleld.. SILVER FOXES—«Very special prices on best quality, registered, ’nnineteen- t-wenty- -thrce pups bargained for now Buy ow pay later save one-third. Volmarl & Hughes. Muskegon, Michigan DAHLIA BULBS—75¢ per dozen, postpaid. Clarence Van Buren, Marion. Mich. CALICO SEED CORN. also Early Golden Surprise. C. L. Freed, Lancaster 0. Smoking. 5 lbs., 1.200 10 Chewing. 5 lbs, $.$1 50:10 lbs 0' Connor Smokehouse. TREES, Plants. Vines.” J. Lands. St. Joseph, Mich. R. 2-H. .. S11E11 POTATOES—Certified Pemkeys. grown. Buttomut Farm, Lupton, Mich. Shrubs. 9. ~ Northern . . DOGS GERMAN Sh herd Airedales, Collies: Old English Shepherd dog:p Puppies; 10c illustrated instructive lat. W. B. Watson. Box 35. Macon. Mo. ONE COLLIE female puppy eight months old, a beauty. Priced to sell quickly“ “$10. 00. Ward W. Dunstan, Clubbton; Mich. —— = POULTRY . ’ WE SPECIALIZE in printllrurStfor Poultrymenfiuldstofii- cries and Farmers. Sump 0 amp 11 use Printing Company, Grand Rapids Michigan. RHODE ISLAND REDS—Rose Comb Cockcrels, heu- hatched. farm raised. Big thrifty dark colored birds from prize winning strains, $4 to $7. 50. 11.15 at $10 each. Careful attention to mull orders. ldwell Stock Farm, Tecumseh, Michigan. GET EVERGREEN POULTRY FARM' 8 cheap prices on pure bred poultry. chickens. turkeys. ducks. 80m guinea. baby chicks best laying strain. Ill us catalog free. Evergreen Poultry Farm Hatch arias. Hampton. Iowa. HATCHING mos WANTED. We can use your out— put in lay of the odd breeds mob I8' Houdans. Polish. Cornish. W. Minot-can. “’11 us at. once. Chick Hatcherv.l)q1t. 6. Shelbyvllle. Ill. CABALL'S ROCKS lend them all. landing hen over ll breeds. National laying contest official records. 307 to 293. Chicks and eggs. 0. (11mm. Box M. Hudsonville. REED PLYMOUTH ROCKS for solo. stock and BA not reasonable prices Fair View Poultry Farm. B. No. 3, Box B, Hastings. Mich. DUCKS—Penn . (‘EESE—Toulouse. African. Braden. John .fouen, Runner. Muscovoy. Price reasonable ' ass. Bettendorf. Iowa. OCKEREIS—«B 0th combs. Michigan's best yumgnac $5. 00 each. Only few loft. Will W. Davy. Polo maker. Mich. ‘1 R. I RedOoo keroln. 880 h. Raised on E ngnk 011111 35611110 "A" chicks. 9° Davis. HATCH!“ EGGS. Rota-11.3» “bong, Gnnd 11311411110 Strain. E. ledlcont. ‘3 1111630, MlohlgaL . nus—'1' 11ch male: 330—8500 311111131113)??? tong Gaulno . Former Bailey- "human.M Harmon WWWomé ctr-in. In it few fine male blrdsto 11bit: p‘rlces. Russel W. Cotton. Bronco. Mich Am Fin urebrod poultn. stock. w. v Lace octagonal; Au lunar. Austin. G rmtpc 1, strain. bred to pedigrmi lockercls from M. A C. gilJShefigleprecagafirf‘ftigaldi? 75.5.3“ 133188111 Bags, Swept Chicks $18. 00 per 100; Eggs $8. 00 per 100.111a1alw111tc Clover Grower, Latty. Ohio. ‘ Poultry lards, Caro. Mich. _ HOMESPUN TOBACCO. Chewing: 5 Pounds. $1.75: BABY CHICKS frpm heavy egg producing strains. :1 Showbimmialysllpl: . H We“ matured. Will improve vour flock Also eggs .for bobbin m,.Mop1 Paula Yards. Allegcn, Mich. . ,0 end-— rlc 'l'or , 7.111% Low» as not English S. C. W. Leghorns. conas and Barred Rocks. Hatched from closely culled flocks on free range. 100% live arrival guar‘ a11teed.Baker’s Hatchery, Jamestown, Mich. CHICKS—~Forest Grove English White Loglioma win am. More prizes and specials than any exhibitor. $75 (.up. Largest Utility Show in country. None but pedigreed males. selected females used. Catalogue Forest Grove Hatchery, M. Hudsonvllle. Brown Leghorns. A11- free. Box Mich. BABY CHICKS. From Michigan' 8 Champion Laye1s of best Barron Strain. Official on average :32 eggs per hen in one yr. All mated) to Pedigreed Cork birds. All birds Trap Nested. Free descxipth. catalogue. Live arrival guaranteed Strlck Poultry Farm, R. 4, BoxM. Hudsonville. Mich. ANCONAS—' 'Superlor Quality" Baby Chicks and Hatching Eggs from our prize winning. heavy lay- ig M. A. C. selected breeding stotk Prices reason able. Satisfaction guaranteed. Catalog. Mannings Ancona Farm, Goldwater Mich. WHITE LEGHORN CHICKS. from prize winning. utility, yearling females with pedigreed males. We specialize in this one variety and breed for winter 1ggs. Illustrated circular free. Pine Lawn 11‘.ar1n Route 9. Grand Rapids, Michigan. BABY CHICKS bargain prices. Barred Rocks. White and Brown Leghorn. Guarantee full 100% alive, free delivery. Hillview Poultry Farm Hatchery. R. 12, Holland, Mich. BABY CHICKS from heavy egg producing strain and American S. C. W. Leghorn sclocely cul led. 100% alive. Circular free. Montella Hatchery. Route 1. Holland (1. Mich. BABY omens. 15 Leading varieties. 2% Million for 1923.1'he kind that lay eel-11141139, vigorous, llufly kind. Lowest prices. Send for large catalog D. T. Famw Chickadee. Peoria. 111. BABY CHICKS—Remarkable for size and strength. Reasonable prices. Leghorns. Anconcs, Rocks, Roda, Wyandottee. Orplngwns, Minorccs. Spanish, Brlhmll. Tyrone Poultry Farm. Fenton, Mich. STUBDY Chicks—Pure Bred- --loLay Flocks Single l‘omb White lcghorns, Anconus. Rocks, Reds, Pekin 38134111331“ Catalog Sunnybrook Poultry Faun, 11-11111 0 STERLING QUALITY CHICKS——l4 varieties. pure bred. inspected flocks. Inspectors who know a chicken. 'Satlsfaction positively guaranteed. Attractive prices. Catalog free. I". F. Cindy. Ethel. Ho. SELECTED CHICKS from best strains at living pr1cesi1 Altipopular yardage-f. Flint lhatch in .1311- uary a c 11 eggs W11- or 0 too at an lst. thchfielifflatoliery,Litohflold. Mlh.o p co QUALITY CHICKS for delivery each week after. rm}; r e um rd F's!” renal” ve every aaogree one a e. 3018. Zeeland, Mich. ry BABY CHICKS—Six lending varieties. Write your wants. SgcinlP prices on large, advance orders. Free catalog. Pierce, Jerome. ch. BABY CHICKS AND HATCHING EGGS Direct from our farm swt greatly reduced prices, only 9c up. Barred Leg. and Anconas. quick for particulars ands Israel-.1 troduc’wry offer. Mariel Poultry Farm and tr-heryin Zeclmd, R. 4. Mich. CHICKS. EGGS—White Leghorns, highest quality trapnested, ped.igreed 0. Strei ch, Stevensville. Michigan TALK IS CHEAP—facts are we offer White Leghorn chicks from high pedigreed (‘orkerels direct from Hollywood. mated and culled by Prof. Foreman. " 6 Poultry Wrdlza «farmer's p.rlces’ Think it over (' 1111qu free. Setting of eggs for names of ten glendatho buy Leghorn chicks. Maple Haven Farm. . 1 pm BR mm on?! NGTONB DIM Chink. ”“0 ”I! Strain Entered in rfltato Laying Contest. eavleot Winter Layer: Our Catalog Free. Co- Cnentivi Breeding & Hatching Co... Box II, Tim. 0.11111 ' C. 7W. LEG‘HORN COCKERELS. English strain ' QUALITY mm mLofiom‘.‘ BurrodRoo Roch. m cum-m . M’ 1 Business leghom. 3.1? lugsh‘ioz“ CHICKS. From freeman selected flocks bred to 1|y.- All popular varieties mm rim Send for . catalogue. 00961191le numbed. Homer Hotlin- .erfiom .lMlcb ism . 3. 0. llllode Island “1111:. 11111110111 omens-mash: mfnanm wt... mums free rangef Catalogue free. 'Mlplo Hatchery hiflami'imllct .Zeoland Mich. 25. 000; PUREBRED chicks weekly. um. ' [its delivery guaranteed. Catalog free. “it“ I! archery, Clinton, 140. . . ” CHICKS—English S. C. W. Bar dRocks and It. I. Reds mm per 100 100% alive delivery. Waterway Hatcheryrnaflff H01 land. Mich m’t'ul" ' BABY CHICKS—S. C. WLeg.homs Heavy duclng strain, closely culled. Write for part Louis L. Van Hula. Holland. Mlcl1.. man emu omens—mum mun. White 11111- firings. RCatalogue free. H. K. Brower, “M- l‘ . CHICKS—English Leghorn exclusively. mated to Michigan A. C. inspected. llton. Mich. EGGS THAT HA'J‘;CH Chicks that live. Low price- Won over 5 000 prizes. Furnished Government and schools Catalog free. Sterling Poultry Forms. Box 300. Sterling. Ill. _‘ BABY CHICKS that will luv and pay. Barron strain. English- Leghoms, Brown lleghnms, Anconas.‘ lustructlons free on care and feeding of ultry Semi for catalog. Karsten s F,ann Zeeland, ch. White culled M Agricultural ('ollege males. .01. Sunny Crest Poultry Farm, Hun- I; 1111 ClilCKS~VVlilte Wynmlottes. Bolts. Barred Rocks . 1. Beds and White Leg‘hom. Lag- horns from M A. C. 250 egg strain. Write for min. list. Fenton Chicken Hatchery, Fenton, Mich. RICHARDSON Rocky Ridge Bari-0d Rock's Pure Parka strain Baby Chicks. $16 or 100. Hatching eggs $2 00 not setting. Hanover, M ch. CHIX $12 per hundred 11% Big. fluffy, vigorous. eight pure breed varieties. lghth season. Clrcul at Silver Spring Hatchery, Box 97, Ablngdon. Ill LOOK 75 000 111- Grade Chicks 120 and up. 10 vnrlo ties Best ever produced. Hatching eggs.01roular. Lawrence Poultry Farm. R. 7. Grand Rapids, Mich free. HELP WANTED \\ ANTED—Experienced reliable farmer to work 200 A. farm. General farming. Care for and develop Guern- sey cattle. hogs, poultry. Require man to furnish at least one hired man. Desire man who by reason of age. or other reasons, can only (10 light work, feed‘ ing, etc. but has sons to do the farm work. B. S. Knapp, Monroe, Mich WAN’l‘lID‘Man and wife; Woman to assist in owner's residence, man to be good milker and have knowl- edge of gardening. Wages for both $85. 00 and board per 1.301.111.1111 modern conveniences. Bazley Stock l“,arm Ypsilanti, Mich. WE PAY $200 monthly salary and furnish rig and expenses to introduce our guaranteed poultry and strickipowders. Bigler Company, X 683, Springfield. 1110 S . WANTB‘I 1—1.xperienced boy for work on 80- acre flu 111 No cigarette user. Write for particulars. Washinnaw (‘0. Box 224, Michigan Farmer. Detroit. l‘l\’Al\"ll males. Thus assuring on strong. healthy. bred” ‘ lay chicks. That will lve and grow. I , makers. 100 % llve delivery guaranteed. Post 1’ Catalog free. Sterling Poultry Farm 1 Hot choiy Zeeland. Mich (Member Michigan Baby Chick Ase'" 1:. DAY OLD CHICKS Beat Paying. Heavy Laying, Pure Brod Ton Bun-on English White hghoma.nbodo blond Ml. Pork' .5 Barred Roch. Strong healthy chick: from But Inspected and Approved Stock. Order now at new low prices. ‘ lnltmctlvo 21:68:10; Drum: Mill, Farm. “320.2001“. breeds ., ”.msmlfizmi 0 . 402: Ass ll. Send for Folder C. 3:115 ram ‘1 ""°°" BIG BEAVER. 1321221255“ W. and follywoodm at 5am tm' D0300": 110 so ’0 701386162 Elli E. CLARK. Thorough-bred muse eggs I :- minnow M of Copy or Cancellations must reach us you Days before date of publication . iynd Adams I I LITCHFlyELD, MICHIGAN Stock Auctioneer DATES and TERMS on APPLICATION 5 Grand Champions 28FIR$TS Such was the remarkable performance What could be better proof 0! the unvarying quality of our animals or more representative of the ideal for which we and otheI prizes. of our animals at the 1922 Michigan State Fair. have striven? Our success is the natural culmination oi our efiorts and our reward for years of careful and costly ; breeding. Ours is symbolic of the best. Mediocrity is not tolerated. Our success can also be yours. Our young animals are the finest examples of breeding and will do much to improve your herd. Get the blood of the King of Sires EDGAR OF DALMENY into your herd and you will have individuality. distinc- tion and quality. The services of our Grand Champion Stallion. GEORGE HENRY are available. Your correspondence and inspection are invited. WILDWOOD FARMS ORION, MICHIGAN w. E. scarves, Prop. SIDNEY SMITH, Supt. ' Aberdeen Angus‘lO heifers 6 bulls RegIStered from eight to fourteen months. Best of breeding. The growFth‘y kind that makelgood. Reasonable. Inquire 0 WII her. Clio, Mich. Registered Guernseys 2 Choice Heifers about a yr. old for 3300. Bull old enough for light service. out of Ester Erwin who Is making a fine record 3150. J .Williams No. Adams. Mich. GUERNSEYS -.....TERED ...... Oalves. Containing blood of world champions R. on we Federal inspected. HICKS’ GUERNSEY FARM. Saginaw. W.S. M ch Wallinwood Guernseys Young bulls from A R. cows for sale. F. W. ALLIN. Jenison. Mich. F sale Registered Guernsey cows, May Rose Breed- or Inc also b8" calves $50 each. Registered A. d.ams NEBELS. R. 2. Holland, Mich. WINNW000 HEIIII Registered HIIsteins 2 Ask us about a Real Bull 8 Maple Crest or an Ormsby. JOHN H. WINN, Inc., Rochester, Mich. The Traverse Herd We have what you want in BULL CALVBS. the large, tine growthy type. guaranteed right. in every way They are from high producing A. R. O. ancestors Dam' s records up to 30 lbs. Write for pedigrees and quotations. stating about age desired. 7. ‘ TRAVERSE CITY STATE HOSPITAL Trove se City, Mich. F00 SALE KIIIG SEGIS BIIEEIIIIIG BornSept. 26. 1922.11is dam recently com leteld semi- ‘. ofti cial test giving 12 475. 3 pounds of mll and 449. 004 ' ‘ pounds .of but t.er Average figures recently iven sh how3600 pounds of milk in a year for Mic an " cows. You will notioeth tthls cow shows an increase of 400‘. This mil k pro uotion combined with show type is a decided asset as a future herd s ire. BRAND RIVER 8100K FARMS Jackson, Mich. ‘ Gorey J. Spencer, III E. Main St. H I I3 Friesian heifer and bull calves. purebred ‘ . 8 In registered and high -grade. ce up. ' -‘ Splendid individuals and breedi i.ng Write us your re- “ quirements. Browncroft Farms. McGraw. N. Y REGISTERED HOLSTEINS - w of those lar 9 size. Btral ht Top cows for 8. these would be I. M. 8H0 RMAN «to sale, omo with 00 oflcial reco ' I out for a igundation herd. fi‘ lorville. Mich b llsall estromA. B 0 Within Friction .‘I‘... ...:3. ... toBO II... 1:03. of best avers e record herds in state. Prices rea- ”$514.. Iddney. Brant. Mich. w1advdlanb.2'1‘tisomld to Fifi-Gs; WarnermDa h if bre son o a s so oo o ._ .3'ra s50 Fed. , Registered HulsieiIigriesian . On Farm No. 3 . . Saturday, NIaI-ch I0.“ l923 Farm sale at 10:00 o’clock A. M. Cattle sale at 12:30 P. M. 60 day retest Guarantee. 2 with yearly bacskin 4 thirty lb. cows. 5 now on S. 0. Test 14 daughters of King Ona Champion, one of the best bred bulls in the World, htars . Herd under State Supervismn. '4 bulls, 2 from 30 lb. dams. 50 cows and heifers. 29 lbs. 2 daugters of 1000 lb. cows. others bred to him. The dams of our Herd Sires have records of 30, 33 and 35 lb. One with 1007 lbs. 305 days, one with 1344 lbs. in 1 year. Catalogs ready March lst. MUSOLFF South Lyon’ Michigan (32 miles from Detroit, Mich.) HEIIE IS 00000 0NE A Yearling son of MAPLECBEST DE KOL HEN- VELD sire having three sisters each with rec- ords of ovbr 1200 lbs. of butter in a year, two of them former World Champions. Calf‘s d am sister three, each with records of over 1200 lbs” by PONTIAC AGGIE K011 RNDYKE. Th combination of breeding has produced more 1000 to 1200 lb. cows than any other of the breed. It yearly production counts with you, where can you equal it? a $150.00 for quick sale. HILLCREST FARM KALAMAZOO, MICH. II Calves for sale from 1 to 12 monthss old. u From high ProducingDams. slredb y Sun- “RES s M esty Farmer' sl Prices. Write your elborn. R No.1 Kalamazoo. Mich. Jersey! burst wants to BUTTER BRED ”films ”III-‘I‘” CRYSTAL SPRING STOCK FARM Silver Creek. Allegan County. Michigan. ll d Jersey bu s reaAlle FOR SALE: forservicc. oows Register of. Merit. Accredited herd SMITH AND PARK E“: R. 4. Howell, Mich. Llulel lI'llnmtead Jerseys For s,ale 3 heifers bred to freshen this fall, 2 bull calves, 6 to 0 Inc. old Colon C. Lillie. Coopersville, Mich. - b ll ,4 Registered Jersey SiigI‘i‘JSS‘r‘Zfin: 1.39.35 J. L. CARTER, Lake Odessa, Mich. Produce Your Oer Feeders under EARLIRIPE HEREFORD BEEF PLAN which guarantees maxi- , mum prices. Investigate personally the success otother M ichi- gan Farmers. For information write 1". P. B. Sotham 6: Sons. (Herehfords since 1839). CSI’. .Clair. Mich HEREFORDS For Sale at Farmer’ 3 prices 5 yearling bulls 8 yearling heifers 10 of the above sired by our 5200 Repeater bull. We have others not related. his is an opportun- ity to start in good stock at a moderate price. ALLEN BROS. 616 50. West St., Kalamazoo, Mich- Pdlled Hereford 0st for said and will pay 34 as much for her calf when ready to wean as you pay for the cow. Also young bulls for sale. Cole 85 Gardner, Hudson, Mich. FOR SALE PoIIed 'Shorthorn Cows & Heifers in calf and call by side Also a few young bulls. HerdLheaded by Victor Sultan and RoyaiNon- pareI We can please you in richly bred cattle with quality at iarmers’ prices. GEO. EB B.URDICK Met. , Goldwater. Mich. Branch County Farm. , Richland 'Shurthorns Special offer on several bulls at Farmers’ pric- Sultahle for grading up purposes where beef is required. Also several high class herd ' headers of the best of breeding. , 0. II. Prescott & Sons, Miles at Tower clty. Mlch. Herd st Prescott; Mich: Bidwell RovolutlDon Jr. heads herd' SIIOI’IIIWIIZE Sire. Revolution. cm. Maxi-alto nRoso‘ Dam, Imp ROSGW‘K) d86th. Now oflerl :01: man two year old bulout tot a Marr ll old dam. also a few cows and! heifers sate in ca 1. 5"”: ““3383 m3"8""l.n.di°“°°iin “35°33? rate core her no r mm 0, Human. SNORJ‘ABM. Tecumseh MichaBox Boi‘b Burr Oak Farms g'mmwgfii'gfiy‘r aha...” 5N1: heifemh. all reasonably p WINDS. alias.“ ,- Milk. a adieu with records from 25 to BRO'I'I-IERS DOUBLE Standafrd Polled Shorthorns. milk strain. Bulls “Pd Hel fers all ages atta mors' prices. Plan Quack. Sault Ste. Marie. Mich. Red Poll Cattle, preppy-gauges"- E. S. Carr. Homer. Mich. HOGS L'— - sown and gilts. This is one of the highest class ofi’erings In Michigan spring gilts' In moderate flesh, weigh 360 to 375 lbs. These are bred to Forcaster r. ,(the best Pathfinder bred boar in the State. e took 2nd at: Illinois State Fair as it. yig. in 1921) and 8 Majestic Sensation 1st sr. ylg. at State Fair and Grand Champion at Grand Rapids. Write for private sale folder. MICHIGANA FARM, Pavilion. Mich. BRoorrwa rm III/nor.- JERSEYS SPIIIIIG 011788 BBEDF F00 MAIIOCII All) m‘fld‘é LITTER: Herd sires: l’zaIiIIimIIlsgeciIIlGr 550th DBig Bone Giant Sen- sation. Brookwater rincipal 00]. and Brnokwater Orion Sensation. All are eexceptional individuals and ave groven their ability to sire goodo TER FA R.M An nArbor. Michigan J. B. Andrews, Lessor. .Mumford. Owner, Duroc - Jerseys We can spare a limited number of big, roomy, growthy bred gilts due to {arrow in April, priced very reasonable.” Can also spare a few fall pigs either sex. 3Write for prices. LOEB FARMS Charlevoix, Michigan “The Home of Grand Champions” Whitney Farms Durocs We ole:- an excellent line of bred sows and gilts well as two boars that are real sires. Priced to sell. I W its for edi recs. r p “93 Ir'nnr FARMS . Whitney,Mlch Du roe Hogs meet Woodlawn Farm present ..., mum. merits, length. sine and quallt. Young stock for sale at reasonable prices Bmd ful LE aranteed. Write your wants. W. Alma, Mich. 1AM OFFERING BRED sows ‘“ tall yearling and spring gilts. bred for March and April furrow. that are’tops. Muted .to 0.); Col 2nd and Orion Giantvgo‘li“ Write for pricoe list. -' AYLOR. Milan, Mich. .Kope-Kon Farms, Coldwater,_MicII. s umnsbI-s‘s Law I .j 0‘ Mnfifigcbo “”1? mgmig: .. ' ' D uroc JerseDys Bred to a good son of Foust’s Top 001...!!! DHeydenbeI-k. Wayland. Mich. DURI‘O C—JERSEYS 2.2m. 6““ CAREY U. EDMONDS. Hastings. Mich. Du 06 fall boars sired aMuter 001. Walt. Bred . r sows and llts. olera immune. JESSE BLI S & SON. Henderson. Mich Is It OW Orth W bile? 3.3:hbstz.£if.2°%th‘l’:::f°m" see-m If so. We have them of Sept. far-row. notonly showing e'xtreme quality. but greater size than you will expecttofind. Follow M 29 to Ben amin’s ..fiuwfi‘m cII'Izsr: 333%? WHITE’ S CHESTER WHITES sou-warms am ”31355“. new Mich ': . ”I '0 L PRIVATE SALE of Bred fluroc ’ A few Pathfinder Gilts- " j tributes the ribbons at so mm..-. {1&6 » 5 live stock shows ever the state, winds up his season' s crop of Durocs at pub- lic sale. A barnfull cf healthy bid- ' dérs quickly absorbed the offering at the solicitation of. Auctioneers Wattle, factory in view of the fact that only about one-third of the season’s crop of pigs was left to dispose. of, some ’sixty head having previously been sold at private treaty. Three tried sows of thevapular type and breeding, bred to Wolverine Woodford Benea- Mr.'E. M. Hawes, a..prominent Duroc breeder, of Coldwater, “secured trim of them on. bids of $67.50 and $68, and Bronson, at $56. The twenty-six head brought a. total of $976 50, an average of $37. 50. The list of those selling above $30 follows: 1. E. M. Hawkes, Goldwater. . .367. 50 John Faygart, Bronson 56.00 E. M. Hawes ...........‘68.00 . Jas. Blauvelt, Goldwater . 45.00 . John Smith, Goldwater 51.00 . Ora Hopingarner, Bronson.. 49.00 . I Noblet, Quincy . . . . . . . . . . . 41.00 W. G. Garvin, Goldwater 34.00 . W. G. Garvin . . . . 30.00 11. Orren Cole, Dowling . . . . . . . . 35.00 14. George Rock, Battle Creek.. 35.00 15. Wm. Benhke, Goldwater 31.00 H ogoocsiaarhecto ssasses 17. Jas, Baluvelt . .,, . . . . . . 35.00 18. Jake Swartz, Sturgis 41.00 20. Rex Dibble, Union City. .3700 21. John Renshaw, Batavia. .. . . . 34.00 27. Fay Mome, Quincy 40.00 25.W. G. Garvin 30.00 28. John Faygart 38.00 SHORTHORN sHow AWARDS. SHORTHORN show of the sale cattle was held February 2 in the judging pavilion at- the Agricultural College. This show attracted a great deal of attention and the placing of the ribbons by Mr. F. W. Harding was watched with keen interest. The list of awards were as follows: Cow with Calf by Side—First, Be- dell & Wheatlake, Big Rapids, Mich" on Sndwball 727315; 2nd, .A. C., of; East Lansing, Mich., on ColMlege Mysie 10th 947743; 3rd, Oscar WilsOn, Ma? son, Mich, on Nora E. 766045.‘ ’ Cow Calved Before September 1. 1919—First, Bedell & Wheatlake, on Snowflake 726912; 2nd, P. P. Pope, Mt. Pleasant, Mich” on Mayflower 2nd 631687, 3rd, M. A. C., on College Mel- ody 2nd 721414. Cow Calved Between September 1, 1919, and September 1,1920~Ii‘irst. John Lessiter’s Sons, Orion, Mich” on May Amaranth 943790; 2nd, F.- S. Pos- tal Estate, Evart, Mich, on Flora 4th 852696; 3rd, P. P. Pope, on Scottish Maid 4th 900835.~ ~ Heifer Calved Between September 1, 1920, and September 1, 1921—eFirst. John Lessiterfs Sons, on Eula 1010982; 2nd, 8'. E. Booth, Owosso, Mich”, on Betty 1104940; 3rd, S. E. Booth, on Princess Pat 1035675. , Heifer Calved After September ‘1, 1921—First, McLaohlan Bros, Evert, Mich” on Crystal’s Queen 1128053: 20, 260; 3rd, McLachlan Bros., Beauty 1128054. Bull Calved Before January 1,1922 ——Flrst, McLachlan Bros” 011 Victor Torchbearer 1077745, 2nd, Jehn Les- siter’ 5? Sons, on Dale Leader 1113954; 3rd, L C. ‘Kelly & Son, Plymouth, Mich. on Armada Sultan 1161.596. ' Bull Calved After January. 1, 1922—- First, John Lessiter’s Sons, on Craig- mings, on Roan Jupiter 2nd. Chamnion Cowe-John slter's hSons, on May Amarant 9437M? " Champion Bulls—Jo ' Sons on Craiglea 1127256. Fowler and Phillips. While prices did , not rule high, the returner-were settle-‘3‘ tion, were the attractions of the sale. the third went to John Faygart, or, John Lessiter’ s Sons, on Thelma 1127- . on Fair . lea. 1127256; 2nd, W. E. Cummings, on Roan Jupiter 3rd; ',3rd W. E. Cum—I Lossiter'e', , ~' L ,4... .. - Consumes. or DR. W through thit‘column in given free to our subscrib- gtate- fully the history and symptoms of ash use and give. name and address of the writer. lnitinli When a reply by mail is requested the. " and a half inches deep and the wound is the cause? rmilk fever, veterinary gave her oxy- then after i. few hours Zshe‘will et 11 _, he he! 4. G . _- '. 8 P on. intern-should ' only tie published. .eervice becomes private practice mddl mun be encioeed. New Hoot—Our 1,500-po'und horse lost one hoof last fall; the new hoof seems to grow slow. What shall I ap; _ ply? N. O. 0., Middleville, Mich—Ap- ply one part coal tar and ten. parts of vas’eline to hoof daily. Doubtless the new horn will need a little trimming to keep it in shape. The ‘foot. should be ‘kept clean. , ‘Wdunde‘d Head.———A}'usty nail punc- tured the head of my mare, midway between eye and ear. The hole is one fails to heal. Will this injury termi- nate in poll-evil? C. C. S., Jackson, Mich—No danger of poll-evil. Pack the cavity with one part iodbform and eight parts boric acid. Eezema.——My 'twelve-year-old horse has eczema, afiecting his legs. J. S., Metropolitan, Mich—Apply one part lysol and thirty parts water twice a day. Do you keep the legs clean? Filthy legs usually itch. Winter Itch—Have two horses that . are troubled with mange, affecting their legs. The legs are made worse by rubbing against the stall wall. Shall '1 clip off the long hair? W. C. S., Wy- andotte, Mich—During cold weather the long hair should be left on the legs. Apply one part creolin, fifty parts water to sores, twice daily. The balsam of Peru applied to sores,,and a dry wool dressing and bandage has given me good results in the treat- ment of such ,cases. Take plenty of time while applying this. medicine. Give horse one~half ounce of Fowler’s solution in feed or in drinking water twice a day. Eversién of Uterus.~—My four-year- old cow has been troubled with ever- sion of womb since she calved, but has seemingly recovered. Shall I breed her again? Several of my cows have sore inflamed eyes. Another cow has been lame since November, 1922, caus- ed by stepping on nail. R. G. 0., Evart, Mich—Place cow in stall, with floor three or four inches lower in front than in rear end; this position‘ of the body, will greatly assist naturein ef- fecting a cure. Dissolve half ounce of boric acid in one quart of clean water, apply to sore eyes three times daily. Pack hole in footwith equal parts at iodoform and boric acid daily. Sore Back—Ever since last sum- merhy collie dog has kept his back sore -by licking it. When left alone the sore dries and scab forms, but he seems to persist in biting it enough to make it raw. . IL, New Boston, Mich.—-Occasionally paint sore with tincture of iodine. Apply boric acid daily. Wearing a muzzle might pre- vent his biting back. , Heifer Has Not Come in Heat—I have heifer sixteen months old which has not been in heat. L. M. R., 'Pitts— ford, Mich.—Yohimbine hydrochloride is the best knOWn remedy, but is ex- pensive. Give thirty drops of fluid ex- tract of nux vomica at a dose two or three times a day, flush the vagina twice daily, use warm water. .- S,uppression of Urine—Have young cow due to freshen soon, which seems to have some trouble in passing her urine. J. K., Gladstone, Mich.—‘Give her half ounce of acetate of potash whenever you believe she needs it to stimulate her kidneys into action. Cow Gives Curdled Milka—Our six- year-old cow is due to freshen the last of March and for the past week she has been giving curdled milk.‘ What C. H., Leslie, Mich.— Shesuffers from bacterial infection of udder. 'Why. don’t you‘dry her? 0c~ casionaily milk her, if so, perhaps she. will be all right when she freshens. Give her a teaspoon of nitrate of pot- ash daily. Milk Fever—Weakness.——Cow had b gen treatment, got well enough to eat and drink; but one hind leg is badly swollen .and discharging pus. ‘ I am gomg to place her in slings. Should I have done this-earlier? H. Mr, West Time will mean money Farmer, one of these days- sun begins to shine. the worms. willing. any age. GUARANTEED. 25 lb. Poll, $2.25 Consisting of 37 bred gilts. Two AUCTION The undersigned will sell on the premises 3-4 mile north of no - Wed. M arch 7 encin at 10:30 o’clock. Lunch at Noon. gfgfluto will meet Trains and Interurban Cars. Twelve registered Shortborn females, mostly With calf by side. One Bull, 18 months old. . Also Fifty fine wool breeding ewes, 1 to 5 yrs. old. Afew tools. _ . This is a rare chance to et into the good Short- hom herd. All are tuber in tested. TERMS—Nine months time on good approved bank- oble notes at. 'l per cent interest. C.M. BILHIMER, Proprietor ANDY ADAMS, Utchflold and ~ NORM MORRISH. Flu-mi... Auctionooer. HOGS SPOTTED POLAND , BRED. sow sits February 24. 1923‘ G. S. COFFMAN Goldwater Mich. Branch, Micho-elt ’ is considered good practice to , aesist cow in getting up. but; if unable to stand jwith‘out sling, ' ‘- . fol! ‘, “0' Chester White. {Kai‘iii} type 335.. on on “It . ' ”no 0-D. flatten-o. of briogfil'c'w .K. ’ Alma. Michigan «Moe and let her dam, and per t in treatment, her thirty ’grains 1' , Ithhzty drops Q. I. C’s and Chester Whites“ Giltssh'édJay, Mich. state rou- Gr. Champion 1921, Ind'btedriorllnrohand April furrow‘to‘ Ml 5m hit Jr. Champion 19223110 common .m“ L' l, 1...; ' if w 151- Spring k Mir]: —when spring comes on, when the The acres you plow, or harrow, or sow, each day will depend entirely upon the good condition of your team. Condition them now with a course of DR. HESS STOGK TONIG You can feel it on the lines It helps them shed their winter’s coat, whets their appetite, tones up their digestion, cleans out the bowels and kidneys, drives out Feed your workers Dr. Hess Stock Tonic and you will soon discover that you have a team before you that can do an honest day’s work, without a pant or a tremble of the muscle. They will be there for business—and Excellent for mares in foal—and colts of Tell your dealer how many horses or mules you have; he has a package to suit. 100 lb. Drum, $8.00 Except in the for West, South and , Honest goods—honest price—why pay more? on. HESS & CLARK Ashiana, 0. Dr. Hess mo and Disinfectant Keeps the Dairy and Stables Healthful and Clean Smelling Bred Sow Sale of Master White MARCH 8th, 1923 l ' boar. Strictly big type with quality. Breeding and individuality of the very best to be had. Sale will be held" at the Alexander .Farm 6 miles north of Vassar in heated sale pavilion. Send for catalog. ALEXANDER & BODIMER, to you, Mr. I a p e n t :0 years in perfect- ing this Tonic. GILBERT Hess M.D.. D.V.S. Swine tried sows and one spring yearling Vassar, Mich. 20 lar e growthy gilts tar-row in Mar 183 0. 1- C! alsofalboar CLOVER LEAF sroon ARM, Monroe, Mich. 0 1 C93 .. 20 last spring gllts bred to far-row in 0 ° ’ Mar. and April big growthy stock. recorded free. X mile west of Depot. Uitz's phone. , OTTO B. SCHULZE, Nashville. Mich. bred for March and April tarrow. Dansville, Mich. O. I. C. GILTS H. W. MANN, Bred lite and boars all sold, Am i: k 00 l- C' lng orders for fall and spring pigs. 3 A. J. BARKER a SON. Belmont. X’lch. ’ Bred Sows all cold. So 0-”: 3- ran Meow. All salons: 1:351:83.” '13". 1 d V5. . j ... l0. . Mich. Boy and Selection lst, bred Giant 1 State Fair. hotos on request. Fosters. Mich R. 2'. LARGE TYPE P. C. As good as the row. Fall pigs'elther sex. Bred sows for sale sired bg theWol vei'lne. M. & W'e. Orange. B’s Clansman. Alaska and Black Buster. Cholera rimmune. Sale Feb or let. rii. rl. BORNOR. Penna. Mich. L. T. P. C.‘ _. Choice Gilts :25 to :40. Boars :30. Fall Pigs $15. HART AND CLINE. Address F. T. HART. St. Louis. Mich. ‘ John large Type P. C. Largest in Mich. A few fall pigs for sale. Sired by “The Wolverine" a grandson of “The Rainbow and Big Bob" the great- est yearling boar I ever owned has size combined with quality. Come and see thelreal kind. . ' W. E. LIVINGSTON. Parma. Mich Francisco Farm Poland Chinas Spiring gilte sired by a grandson of National Qrand _0 am ion Sow and bred to a grandson of National Gran Champion boar. Now ready to ship. P. P. POPE. Mt. Pleasant. Mich ' From Mich. Pioneer herd Boal's at Half Pnce of Big Type Poland Chinas We have been breeding them big for30 ears. Our hogs represent the blood lines of Giant. uster. 'l‘he lansman, Liberator, The Yankee, 813 Bob, etc. Writ t h t we t e 0” "Jli’o’c Portland. Mich n . . BUTLER. Big Type P. 0. some very choice boars double in: mono. out 1100 lb. sire and mammoth sows {rem Iowa's greatest herds. E.J.Mathewson. Burr 0ak.Mich BIG TYPE POLANDS spring boars all sold, fall pigs either sex at farmers' rices. Tuscola Clansman is our young herd sire. rst rize pig at Mich. State Fair. Litter from him will mprove your herd. Public sale Feb. 1. Write today for catalog. DORUS HOVER. Akron. Mlch' L T P C Gilt: bred or open. two good boars ' ° ° 'lel‘t. They have always made good. and will again};I Wants for my ion of selling. . PATRIC . Gd. Ledge. Mich. Walnut Alloy Big Type P. C. gilts now ready to bhi gin”) they are bred to the best boar I have seen 5 a . ‘ A. D. GREGORY, R 3, Ionia, Mich. L. T. Poland Chinas managing: sonableprlces, also fall pigs either sex of popular blood lines. berdeen-Angus bulls, Heifers and Cows that are show winners. Write or come. E. A. CLARK, ll 3, St. Louis Mich. ' Poland Chinas. Attractive sprin Maplehlll gilts bred to a grandson of Liberator? Now ready for sale. George R. Wheeler Mt. Pleasant. Michigan. Practical Poland Chinas. bred gilts.— Profitable, Blood-lines Disher's Giant. Big Bob; Yankee. JAS G. TAYLOR. Belding. Mich. Big Type Poland Chinas G. A. BAUMGARI)NEH.. R. 2. Mlddlevlile. Mich l - Choice Poland China fall boar i s ’ For sale‘by Emancipator 2nd. dam by 0118013939 I also can spare a few bred sows and giits from herd. WESLEY HILE. Ionia. Mich. Poland China Gilts sired by Mich Large Type Liberator, & Big Checkers. Bred to model Giant and Mich. Liberator 2d. for March A April tarrow. George F. SPOTTED POLAND CHINAS Bred sows and gilts sired by King Wonder 30035 bred to Perfection Builder also fall boars and gilts. If inter- ested write for pix-ices and photo of what you wont. W. ‘. JEAN, Worthington, Indiana Lone Maple Farm figfi'figpe Pound Chlnas. for sale at present. F. R. DAVIS it SON. Balding. Mich. ' P. 0.. a few choice gilts left. Bred for Large Sllaln April furrow. You can'tbeat the breed ing nor price. H. O. SWARTZ. Schoolcratt. Mich. P 0 Choice gilts sired by a son World Champion Big . . Bob and 1075 Peter Pan. Bred to Model Clans- man,aiso fall pigs. C.E.Garnant, Eaton Rapids.Mich. ' spring hours and bred gilts from Hampsluresgg, sows to select from. Pl order now orkyou may be too late. 10th ear. JOE W. SNYDER, R. 4. St. ohns, Mich. ' Bred gilts $20. $25; bred sows 830. HamPShlre S50.Guarantee safe delivery: reg- istered free. 0. F. LUCKHARD, Bach. Mich- Regislered Hampshires, 2.22%222'5133‘3 .flL‘S: “all speotion invited. Clarence L. Campbell. Perms. Mich SHEEP 800 BRED EWES FOR SALE in lots of 50 or more. black faced. from 1 to 4 yrs old; no broken months. in good condition, bred to Bhro shire and Oxford rams to lamb May first. Located miles S.W.ot Detroxt on Detroit and Toledo electric, and Dixie Hi hway. Telegraph address, Rockwood. Almon B. Chapman. So. Bockwood. Mich. Large, Well Covered, gaggieggghm to rams of merit in lots to suit. Flock‘establiehed 1890. C. LEMEN dc SONS. Dexter, Mich. Free. Ono Extra G 1 month old Boar Fro Reg. DCIaine gyms and owe lambs . or sale. Ke . Plymouth. Mich. . ~ . CALHOON BROS" Bronson. Mich o I C’ March boars. breed gilts Jul and A V ' ' 8 lts. Youn Bro S l ' B 118- HORSES p......... ssh... or... as as... ills?” “- O. I. €2.85 filgfi’g‘geldgt. few fall boars and or Ms for-row. 0MPSON. Bodkl‘ord. Mich Large Type Poland China . BRED SOW SALE ' FEBRUARY 22, I923 Wpflte for Cat-long AU" FELDKAM’ , “cheater. Mich Leonard’s Big Type F. O. giltreired by Leonard's FOR SALE Blank Percheron Stallion. Lodi Jr.. Reg. No. 142232. Fooled June 10, 1917. Wt. 2200. Extra good one. Site and darn imported. Wm. Bird. St. Johns, Mich. ' Re stored Belgian F O r sale 2 600d Sta. lions one 12 and one extra 3 your old ton type.. This ad, wll no: appear again. Emery Olmstoad. Goldwater. Mich. R— , General I?“ Gmnd Champion American bredm '- llon at Chicago 1911. Donn-sired by im orted’l‘ure _ 274m. R. G. PALMER, R. 4. elding. M19). Draft colts. Chas Bray. Okimo‘ Lborotornndo 01o n'ondtll bargain Prices. nnn'f‘finoriiab? St. Lgnhllifiidli ' “ RY “a Michigan Farmer. were! hm: his: results z Classified LmerhThey ,, ' - ' ’ schemi- mason... WVOMMM 0.l.ll. 4o firearm“. sired by .. r o d Oh i B to infill? st. 0 n amp on car -o . C , , eon 1'8 861ml). . Aldrich. R6 Ionia, Mich. FOR SALE £33335: mi3'°1"7‘.’"1’5‘u.§i?§3°€$ For Sale First Class 3%1223%.~ 5 "' five-year average of 23,957 bags. GRAIN QUOTATIONS Tuesday, February 20. Wheat. Detroit—No. 2 red $1.38; No. 2 mix- ed $1.36; No. 2 white $1.38. . Chicago—No. 2 red $1.37; No. 2 hard $1.21@1.22; May $1.201/3. Toledo.—.—Cash $1. 381/2. Corn. _ Detroit—Cash No. 2, 80950; yellow 781/50. Chicago—No. 2 yellow 74@74%c. Oats. Detroit.——Cash No. 2 white at 500; No. 3, 481/220. Chicago—N0. 2 white at 46@46%c; N0. 3 white 44%@451/zc. Beans. Detroit—Immediate shipment $8. Chicago—Choice hand-picked Mich- gan beans $8.40(u,8.50; red kidneys at 9.00. x No. 3 and prompt Rye. Detroit.—Cash No. 2, 900. Chicago—None. Toledo—Cash 91c. Seeds. Detroit.———Prime red clover cash at 13.20; April $12.20; alsike at $10.40; imothy $3.30. Toledo.——Prime red clover cash at $13.35; alsike at $10.60; timothy cash at $3.30. Hay. Detroit—No. 1 timothy $16@16.50; standard $15.50@16; light mixed at $15.50@16; No. 2 timothy at $14@15; No. 1 clover $13@14; rye straw $11.50 @12; wheat and oat straw $11@11.50 per ton in carlots. Feeds. Bran $36.50Qij37; standard middlings $35.50@36; fine do $37@37.50; cracked corn $36; coarse cornmeal $34; chop $30 per ton in 100-pound sacks. Fruit. Apples.—Jonathans $5 a bbl; Kings $5; Northern Spies $4@6; Greenings $5; \Vageners $4. WHEAT \Vheat prices advanced slowly for over two weeks in spite of an appar— ent predbminance of advance influenc- es. Speculative buying was partly re- sponsible for the upturn and the re- linquishment of some of these hold- ings caused a sharp reaction last week after values had worked up close to the former high point of the season. In spite of the break, however, prices are but little lower than a week ago. CORN Corn is in a stronger position sta- tistically than wheat or rye and the market shows it. Producers have sold an enormous quantity on the recent bulge and primary receipts have ex- panded about 30 per cent. Buying for shipment to eastern and southern con- suming sections is rather slow, but ex- port sales have become brisk with about 3,000,000 bushels disposed of for the week. . OATS After lagging behind other grains the oat market came to life last week, largely because of speculative buying, but shipping demand at terminals also shows improvement Primary receipts have declined and the demand at ter- minals is faiIIy active. The Argentine surplus tor export is estimated at 40,- 900, 000 bushels SEEDS Seed markets appear to‘ be working into a stronger position and have re- - covered much of the loss in recent weeks. At Toledo, receipts of red clo- '\ ver for the season toFebruary 10th. were 37,901 bags, compared with a ‘ceipts of' alsike were 6,100 bags and “timothy seed 15 280 bags, compared ‘ and 37, 924 bags respectively. FEEDS The tone of feed markets is firmer . with adppnces of 50 cents to $1 on cot- onseed meal, and bran and middlings o the highest point of the sea- ,teo of.- fairly; high: mtg: of - ’ 301’ :8 ht 5459 Re- _ , with five- -year average of 7, 222 bags. Neal 1191:1511!” lighrand h for March and April shipment the sup« deliver on February contracts caused mend, the price of 41011011 . . a frantic buying by speculative inter— rtuce- advanced one cent perip patted, lacking the. Grand Rapids early this week, the— did not advance range being 21@2'2c per pound. Rad- , . ishes were unchanged at 501: a dozen ,. ply is large and selling at a discount. POULTRY AND EGGS Egg prices advanced sharply early last week. The beginning of Lent in- creased the demand from consumers and cold weather was a stimulating factor by curtailing receipts, but these expanded again toward the close and part of the advance in prices was lost. The cold weather als0 interfered with country collections and checked pro- duction which will be reflected in the receipts later on. It is unlikely that this advance will be long sustained, however. Detroit.—-Eggs, fresh candled and graded 36@37c. Live poultry, spring- ers 27c; light springers at 24c; heavy hens 280; light hens 24c; roosters 15c; geese 18@20c; ducks 22@28c. Chicago—Eggs, miscellaneous 33@ 34c; dirties 26@290; checks 25@260; fresh firsts 34@341,§c ordinary firsts 30@320. Live poultry, hens .250; springers 27c; roosters 17c; ducks at 23c; geese 16c; turkeys 25c. ‘ BUTTER 'Severe weather which demoralized transportation in Wisconsin and Min-~ nesota threw a scare into the butter market last week and advanced prices sharply Chicago was most affected as a possible shortage of butter to figure. ests. Eastern markets speculative a ctivity so rapidly, leaving Chicago the high- est market. Chicago. ——52c; New York 510. In De- troit fresh creamery in tube sells for 48 1’5 @ 49c. POTATOES Potato prices were generally 5@10c lower in the consuming ma kets last week. Cold weather reduced he move- ment from producing sections but the shipments Were still up to normal fora—m this time of year. Northern round whites are quoted at $1@1.15 in most city markets BEANS The bean market jumped suddenly last week to $8.25 for the choice hand- picked whites f. o. b. Michigan points. Red kidneys are quoted at the same While cold weather stimulated consumption the advance was not due so much to buying by wholesalers as to the activities of elevators and job- bers. Under the conditions the ‘trend in the future is highly uncertain as either a further advance or a decline may occur. GRAND RAPIDS With supplies lighter than the de- Live Stock Market Service DETROIT Receipts 325. Market is steady to strong. Best steels ............. $ 8.50@ 8.75 8.50 Handyweight butchers 7. 75@ 8 00 Mixed steers and heifers 7.00@ Handy light butchers. 6.25@ 7.00 Light butchers .......... 5.50@ 6.00 Best cows .............. 5.25@ 6.00 Butcher cows ........... 4.50@ 5.00 Common cows .. ........ 3.00@ 3.50 Canners ................. 2.50@ 3.00 Choice bulls ............ 5.25@ 5.75 Bologna bulls ........... 4.50@ 5.25 Stock bulls ............. 3.75@ 4.25 Feeders ................. 6.25@ 7.50 Stockers ................ 4.75@ 6.00 Milkers and springers. . . .$ 40@75. 00 Veal Calves. Receipts 580. Market steady. Best ..................... $16. 00@16. 50 Others .................. ‘ 8. 00@15. 00 Sheep and Lambs. Receipts 1, 080. Market steady. a Best lambs ............. $14. 755115.00 Fair to good sheep“ 6.50@ 8.00 Light to common ....... 9.75@12.75 Culls and common ...... 2.00@ 4.00 Hogs. Receipts 2,.160 Market 100 biggies?j Mixed hogs ............. $ Pigs and light weights. 8.75 Yorkers ................. 8.90 HeaVIes ................. 8.00 Stags ................ 4.00@ 5.00 CHICAGO " Hogs. Estimated receipts today are 23,000 ; holdover 7, 543. Market is ~100 higher. Bulk of sales $7. 80@8. 40; tops $8. 40; heavy 250 lbs up $7. 95@8. 15; medium 200 to 250 lbs $8. 05@8. 35, 200 lbs $8. 25@8 40; light lights 130 to 150 lbs $8@8. 35; heavy packing sows: 250 lbs up $7@7. 40; packing sows 200 lbs up $6. 75@7. 10; pigs 130 lbs down $7. 25@8. Cattle. Estimated receipts today are 9,.000 Butcher steers and butcher she stock steady to strong; others about steady. Beef steers medium and heavyweight 1100 lbs up $10@11. 25; do medium and good $8-.10@10; do common $66) , ‘ 8.10; light weight 1100 lbs down at $9. 25@11. 25; do common and medium; $5. 90@7. 90; butcher cattle heifers at, brine . $5 50@9. 85; cows $4. 40@7'. 75; Wednesday, February 21. light 150 to ‘ Sheep and Lambs. Estimated receipts today are 16,000. Market is very slow and around 150 lower Lambs 84 lbs down $13@15. 25; do culls and common $9 50@13; spring lambs $9. 50@13. 50; ewes $5. 75@8. 50‘, ewes cull and common at $3. 50@6. 25; yearling Wethers $11.25@15.40. BUFFALO Cattle. Receipts 200 cars. Market is steady. Choice to prime shipping steers 1,400 lbs and up $9. 50@10; good to choice shipping steers $9@9. 25; heavy fat of medium quality $8@8. 50; medium to good $7. 50@8; light native yearlings fancy quality at $9. 50@10; medium to good $8@8. 50; best handy steeis $8. 25 @8. 50; plain $7@7. 25; handy steers and heifers $7@7. 40; western heifers $6.’50@7;, light Michigan butchering heifers $6.75@7.25; best fat cows at $6@6.25; medium to good at $4. 50@5; cutters $3.25@4.25; canners of good weight $2.25@2.50; common and old rims $1.50; best heavy bulls $5. 50@6; heavy bologna bulls $4.75@5.25; com- mon bulls $4@4.50; best feeders 700 to 800 lbs $6.50@7.25; medium feeders $6@6.50; stockers good at $5.50@6; light common $4@5; best milkers and springers $60@80; common and medi- um $35@50. Calves, receipts 250. Market steady. Tops at $4@17. Hogs. ,Receipts 2,400. Pigs steady; others 25c higher. Medium and heavy $8.50 @875; yorkers $9.25; ”mixed at $9@ 9.15; light yorkers $9@9.25; pigs at $8.75@9; roughs $7.25; stags at $4.50 @550." - , 1 , Sheep and Lambs. Receipts 2,001). Market is steady Top lambs at $15. 50; yearlings 8$12@ 13. 50; wethers $8@9; ewes $7@8. Wednesday, bologna and 133013 $4 50@6. 75; canners 4 "I and cutters cows and heifers $16 9: . 4.35; do canner steers at ‘3' 111;, bunches. The snow blockade has kept this market short of fresh eggs and prices have advanced to a; range of 35 . @36c. With farmers and country mer- . chants unable to reach the city late - last week, local dealers had to depend upon carlot shipments of Iowa candle , eggs out of Chicago. Poul-try also Was scarce and firm at 20@22c per pOund, liveweight..." Beans fully‘ recovered', comma LIVE STOCK SALES. March 21.~—Russell B_ros., Merrill. March 8.——Alexander & Bodimer, Vas- sar. Holsteins. Feb. 27———Muscott & Graham, Ithaca. Feb. 23—E. O. Phelps, Tekonsha. March 6.--H. W. Evans and D. W. ’ l Fisher, Eau Claire . . . . l E Q Aberdeen-Angus. 7 l! ”l l Ma1c11 10—Musolff Bros, South LyOn. 7 Shorthorns. ’ March 6—~Everett Lyon, Ann Arbor MaIch 7——C. M. Bilhimer, Cor-unna. Duroc Jerseys. > f Feb. 27—~Matt Matthysse, Byron Cen- ,, 1 ler. l O; l. C.’s and Chester Whites. : Feb. 27——-Emery H. J_ewett,' Mason. ; Mai ch l‘r‘~—Everett Lyon, Ann Arbor. : March 8—Alexander & Bodimer, Vas- saI. Poland Chlnas. 1 Feb. 24.—G. S. Coffman, Goldwater, Mich. (Postponed from Feb. 14). Feb. 27. —J. E. Mygants, St. Johns. l Feb. 28. ——Chas. Wetzel & Sons, Ithaca. : MaI ch 1. ———Archie Ward, Breckenridge. l Maich 2—Gratiot County Poland Chi- ’ na Association, St. Louis, Mich. H. , D. \Vetzel, Secretary, Ithaca, Mich. . March 22.——Sonley,Bros., St. Louis. f Spotted Poland Chinas. - ' March 2.——-C. Watson, Breckenridge. GRATIOT co“. POLAND CHINA Breeders Associafion will sell ‘ “ . 35 1311111) sows and 5 .ALL GILTS from t very best herds / Sale at St. Louis Feed Barn MARCH 2, 1923, at l p. m. Such Breeding as A Clansman, Liberator, Giant Buster and Big Bob WRITE FOR CATALOGUE H. I). wanna see. «1 Poland china Bred Sow Sale CHAS. WETZEL 8; SONS, Ithaca, Mich. , 99 HEAD 34 Base sows, 5 {ALL 30.4115 This offering consrsts o ‘9 ucli breedin ’ ITHACA, MICHIGAN Feb. 28, 1923 We... chimpo' cop-12591250" ”3'... m- ‘ edymest . upendvemetal ‘thouts Lwithlfi ears ‘ ojlndiiuzgsgersbuilg new rosin-coin: ,hns . ht, - continues-doors, as, . ersondoors, th inside ' and other construction gestures not ound .BeSt and Cheapest .~ , minim cost. cheapest in upkse , . get“ ' ,esn'tcrackor ’ Malig- sclntsiy . ‘ . 3 :3 g; lags I %no from freezing, s the x ‘ metal silo for money than you would mics-the - Wnte for . , ‘ hecliterAsggre. prices. terms. construction all s wmm SILO MPANY. . I «4 809Mltolnolllldg. . rings-Id. cm . ? '\ , . .— nnn-rommuf A complete line which gives you a full range of designs—indiwdually operated or lever Operated stanchions; swmging or rigid sure stops; etc. Pick what you want and have your harm the way you Want it. Don’t wait to build, equip your old barn. Hudson Barn E ui ment is designed to sat- isfy every purse.q t is backed by the most rigid guarantee. il ‘ ~ Stalls x l '5‘ l _ _ Stanclu'ons a ‘ Pens Drinking Cups Litter Carriers Feed Trucks ,. Hay Carriers Write for free cartel? and name of your Home- own 7 Hudson Decks. . HUDSON MFG. CO. _ Dept. 3 I 33 Minneapolis, Minn. Give it a chance. Engines that pile up heavy use and oil bills mean scored or worn cy indors or 310 py pistons. Renewed ports and rearonnd lin on give more power—emote less upkeep, ow rings. bushings. bearings. etc. replaced by us from too ARM ENGINES Both tractor and stations: rebuilt and made good as new. _ Cracked water-{actors welded. 33p your old guts to us .for real service, Write r estimate 0 costs. mention requirements. This Guarantee To '01: n1 our parts is your in- surance of service s d workmansh p. :00 Quick Servicef-Dellvery t. o. b. Jackson .. . / Jackson Piston Sen/u. e (-0, [2: I kill l'. \lu.’ Ktin-m L H0wbert,.Registered» Holstein DISPERSAL SALE 16 HEAD TUESDAY, MARCH 6, 1923 . Sale begins 12 O’clock Sharp nerd fully accredited. Sub'ect to ”days retest. most of team on milking. ave A. .0. records. st dby ro- gen bulls out. o . ,ufihters of proven bu ls. ow‘s reshen from April to ovelnber. Herd Sire Wolve- e King Peeler BeetsBesis. 28 A.R.0. dau liters, to be sold and 5dadghters. onsignnxent of {Females in D. H. Fisher he under state supervision. 5 _, remit riito,ctoiser. T ‘iss leg. oi cattle close in: s lendid. con ticn. roe from grin w». Fsr locate 12 in so tram Benton Hfiwl , c . m tor-urban ins.- 18 iniles ro'm Dowagise on Co . t ' ' ' ' ‘ . Ingggggé , guests to tutor-urban. EvansCrcsalnfi for Inform H. 1‘. EVANS, has, and», Mich. raise big litters. In addition to numer- VMichigan held 13,169,000 bushels, or states from the large consuming 'mar- ,_ ’ . . l . . kets, it ”is probable that considerable For Sale 100 Acre stock and mm mm 2 I Want Farms desll‘ifi’é .533 33116. bllfof. large barns. soodhou-e- ILA. M N Wn. W ii i .. . N . all woven wire fence. 15 acres timber, c o 324 ll nson B dg Omaha eb many farmers are feeding'them to live stock, so that shipments are likely to tell. below expectations. same thing. Elmer Matherson has a neat little farm home a few miles northwest of . Burr Oak. He is hale and hearty, in the prime'of. life and as l 1.» ‘sturdy‘ as that particular variety of oak for which his post office ‘is named. If you do not think Mrs. Matherson makes a capable team mate you should happen around some day about dinner time, and you can take it from one who has had experience, you will go away satisfied. ‘ They have no regular little acorns of their own, so not to be outdone by such a handicap they have turned Chinas and these they produce in clus- ; 5N ‘r'othergworda Matheréon‘ano his. ~' .» Poland Chinas. ’They mean the ' their "attention to Big Type Poland ters. For a considerable number of years Mr. Matherson has produced‘and grown the most approved type of hog, after the most approved manner. He has a. great battery of herd boars, that are a hog show in themselves, and the great stretch and growth of his spring gilts, that now weigh upwards of 300 pounds, in only fair flesh, is accounted for by a winning combination of good breeding and good feeding. The ratiOn which is his main reli- ance for winter feeding is made up largely of oats, alfalfa, corn and tank- age. No wonder they grow big and ous private sales, he holds a public auction each year. This year his sale date came into conflict with the “larg- est” weather of the year and has nec~ essarily been postponed until March 5. STOCKS OF POTATOES 0N HAND. HE quantity of potatoes in the thirty-five late potato states on January 1 of this year is estimated by the United States Bureau of Agricul- tural Economics to have been 125,296- 000 bushels, or 29.7 per cent of the to- tal production of those states. These figures include those for sale for local consumption as well as those available for shipment, but do not include the stocks necessary for family consump- those retained for seed. One year ago els, and two bushels. Of the total stocks on hand this year 10.5 per cent, which represents 34.8 per cent of Michigan’s crop. The hold- ings in other leading states in bushels and percentages of total crop are as follows: Maine, 8,922,000 bushels, or 41.5 per cent; New York, 12,252,000 bushels, or 32.8 per cent; Pennsylvan— ia,.6,586,000 bushels, or 25.1 per cent; Wisconsin, 16,106,000 bushels, or 39.6 per cent; Minnesota, 17,912,000 bush- els, or 41.1 per cent; North Dakota, 5,346,000, or 30.0 per cent; South Da- kota, 1,313,000 bushels, or 16.5 per cent; Nebraska, 2,919,000 bushels, or 25.0 per cent; Colorado, 8,030,000 bush- els, or 43.5 per cent, and Idaho, 6,682,- 000 bushels, or 42.0 per cent. These holdings on farms are due, in considerable part, to a shortage of cars, rather than-any' disposition to: withhold the crop from the market. This shortage was extremely acute in MORE MILEAGE SHOES MICHIGAN FARMERS Put Your Feet Into The Grief Defying ROUGE REX SHOES For Wear and Comfort The Style Expressing MORE MILAGE SHOES FOR DRESS and SERVICE One trial will prove this stronger than all the ads we could write The leading dealer in your town stocks these shoes ONCE WORN ALWAYS USED and SHOE and FOOT TROUBLES STOP HIRTH-KRAUSE CO. Shoe Manufacturers and Tanners .GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN Write us direct if you can not find POSTPONED SALE - ‘ e t onment of our tion on the farms where produced,nor Extreme weather has caused th pos p Big Type Poland China Sale from Feb. 16 to Mar. 5. ~ ‘ StOCkS amounted to ‘ 90,023,000 bush~ 47 Great, Stretchy, Heavy in Pig, Alfalfa Fed Gilts. years ago, 107,991,000 E, J. MATHEWSON, Trains met at Nottawa and Sturgis. See ad. inFeb. 10 issue. BURR OAK, MICH. our dealer. ‘Q—"MIOHIGAN naronnnr s the middle and far western states. .- ' FARMS. BARRED ROCKS.50, $8.50;100,816,50;500,$78 1138.50.36.75; 100,813; fectly safe in ordering direct from this ad. NOW. Catalog Free. . WINSTROM FARM 8: HATCHERIES, I I Y , - Good chicks-Fair Prices it:§...°%i.?h2€§fi£¥ Elissal'ssst‘ra‘s. Box 43, N. Topeka, Kans. B on T e W. Leg, B. Rocks. 8. Cilll'eds. figdigreed Chicks from M. A. C, k rel mating. Utility grade sell your farm quick for cash from oosregbred. heavy-laying tree Pam: Wanted New A ethod. ’ range inspected flocks. Pulls laid Weaver Sales Co.. 4 at mos. 20 days last year. untan- BABY CHICKS GUARANTEED CHICKS FROM SELECT PUREBRED FLOCKS. Kept on free range. Carefully feed and cared for to insure the best of health and vigor. " WHITE & BROWN LEGHORNS, ANCONAS, 50, $7.50; 100, $14; 500, $65. EXTRA SELECT from Approved Flocks 82 per 100 higher. Postpaid to your door, full live count guaranteed. Bank Reference. Free cat- alog. We want your business not only for this year but for years to come and we will certain] endeavor to handle your orders so as to merit your continued patronage. C onial Poultry Farms, Box C . BABY CHICKS—$ 1 0 per 1 00 iii" ' lected. henv -la in . vigorous hens. White and Brown Leghorns, Anco— me Be ysocissgfio. Barred Rocks.50,$8.50; 100,316; 500,375. Select $2 per 100 higher. Mixed Chicks 50, $5.50; 100, $10; 500, $50, Wen hutch- ed in modern machines. Carefully ,and correcuy packed and Shipped. Postpaid. full live arrival guaranteed. Bank reference and this guarantee makes you per- All orders have our careful personal attention. Box H-G, Write for prices on 1,000 or more . Zeeland, n- ichigan. Extra. Get them when you Want them. WE WANT YOUR BUSINESS. ZEELAND, MICHIGAN in small expense. Congress Bldg. Dept. 6. Detroit teed delivery. Discount on ob. or- iiierfs. Instructive catalog. Bank e . Box C. Holland. Mich. With the prevailing low prices and the great distance ,of many of those Estate Market quantities will not-be moved. In the if?“ Wat central live stock and .dairy states, GEMS-$50111q If You Want To Sell Your Farm Write, JEROME PROBST. (Ann'Arbor, Mich; to hear from par havi f f s le want Give particulars on?! ng “m or 3 JOHN J. BLACK. Oapper St” Chippewa Falls. Wis ow‘est price. d‘ 1 St. lair County ER, rigged InLenox. Michigan hand, all labor in cities is fully em-' 80 Acres Improved first rams . _ n On the other haliirimm miliohoofa'hioi: BantaIB‘PEN Fm We, led Lmnsns _. ._ ~ , .. .. fully. .Oentrsl'inna Burs-u. - 40 A. in . mm 31200. G dterms. Other “3“” terms. M'bG oo , rath. Mountain View. Mo. " played and able to buy its full require Wei-lave Cash Ewen rrfisgrggaigs L I. \ IEFI%A§L.FAR1EE ., g -, 0' m - 2",. , ass} c more. ., fl” They cog'littlc r L w , ‘ $33 may? a Give desorifition. cash price. REE. AND. Cimsrron. Kane. , 4;, '. ’, ,. ‘ ~‘?‘P“1=7 : ..: ' ' And why. Address our nearest branch: . .. . 'New'Yéii'quin'Ojég), 30m. MANY OIL USERS think they are safe, in ' asking merely for ”lighi,” “medium,” or “heavy” oil. If you feel that way too, here are some facts which will interest you: One well-known “heavy” oil has the same body at I5o°F (average crank—case tempera- ture) as another well—known “light” oil. Two well—known “light” oils are equally far apart in body. Among oils classified as “light,” “medium,” and “heavy” there exists a wide variation. There are no accepted standards for light, medium and heavy oils. In asking for “light oil” you run the risk of getting “light” oil today, “medium” oil next week, and “ heavy” oil before the month is out. That is why more farmers than ever before are following the Chart and buying only Gar— goyle Mobiloil for their automobiles, motor trucks, tractors and farm lighting equipment. There’s always a dealer nearby who has the several grades of Gargoyle Mobiloil and the Chart of RecOmmendations. He can'tell you the correct grade or grades for your automo- bile and other equipment. Farmers find the I 5"—30——-and 55 gallon steel drums ideal for their use. Next time you are in town see how durable and convenient they are. Not a By'product Unlike 9 out of 10 oils 'oHered you, Gargoyle Mobiloil is produced from crude stocks chosen primarily for their lubricating value—not for gasoline yield. This distinct specialization in lubricating oils has won for the Vacuum Oil Company its world—wide recOgnition as the outstanding authority on correct lubrication. You will never get Gargoyle Mobiloil econ- omy until you use Gargoyle Mobiloil. You cannot expect full Gargoyle Mobiloil results until you make the Chart vour guide. (New: flu Maker/5e cbafiyo'ur'guide, ' . \- Indianapolis Minii‘capolil ' ..: .2. ( 77%,, J, .__ , (1 §\\; \ VALGQIflC‘! fit ,, 1‘ / % Fair Retail“ Price —— 30c '7! 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