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NUMBER TEN





MARCH 10, 1923





VOLUME CLX





DETROIT,





 





CURRENT COMMENT

THE MICHIGAN FARMER SAYS:





The man who calls his wife “the

woman” is in need of education.





Despite our bemoaning, it takes just

about so long to get things adjusted.





Another season is starting and be—

fore we know it things will be a bump—

ing. Is everything ready? 4





Farm labor is going to be scarce, so

it will be a matter of good judgment

to use all the labor-saving devices

possible.





The popular song, “Three O’clock in

the Morning,” reminds us that that is

the time when some city folks go to

bed, and some farmers get up.





Thinking saves time. The city man

who thinks would not stay up until

thIee a. In And the ta1 mer who thinks

does not have to get up at that time.



We like? to hear of the farm which

is named and on which many of the

animals have names, because it indi-

cates a Wholesome mental attitude on

the part of its owner.





E have inquired





Standard f o r Michigan

, . cheese at the leading



. M'Ch’gan grocery stores in De-

Cheese troit, to find that the





c h e e s e supplies in

these stores practically all come from

othel states. Where has Michigan

cheese gone to? At one time the best

product manufactured in the country

was produced in Michigan factories.





The fact is, that other dairy states

and the United States government

have standa1dized cheese. The prod-

uct put out under these regulations. is

uniform and guaranteed as to'mois-

tune content and against adulteration.

It is natural that buyeis who are

particular about the product they sell,

should go to the states where they

can be assured that they are buying

cheese of standard quality. If ship-

ments do not measure up to the stand-

ards they then have recourse in law

to make good the damage done.



There is a bill before the Michigan

legislature known as the Horton Bill,

which purports to standardize the

cheese manufactured in this State.

This bill has received the support of

the Senate but portions of it were

stricken out in the house.





«’th ijofijtign to this measure; 0:

mm We who wilds to

choose. or those. who





Ifill I ntracte with an inferior product.





 

   

 

   





men should be interested because our





Michigan cheese who: would then

bepiaoedonasubstantioibuis and

would be developed to something oi?

its former imnortancéfi- The farmer

would find an improved market for his





'raw materials which go to. make up





dairy rations, while the dairyman him-





‘self would have the market fer his





dairy products greatly improved.

Farmers should urge. their repre-

sentatives to give this measure atten-

tion. Its ’eflfects are certain to be high-

ly beneficial and far reaching. '





HE recent Paw





IPaw meeting of



Stanford the Michigan fruit

growers shows that



Grade the trend of thought,





among the tillers of

the soil is right. The discussions there

were not devoted to calamity howling

or begrudgements. Instead they con-

sisted of serious thought regarding the

improvement of the grower’s own bus-

iness. This is one of . the best signs





'of advancement.





Only too often when things are not

to our satisfaction, we are likely to

attach our attention to some far—off

subject and ascribe to it and its

change the cause and cure of our con-

dition. But most generally the cause

of our dissatisfaction Iis very near by,

and it can be largely eliminated by

solving the problems nearest us.





Westem fruit growe1s have invaded

our ma1 kets because they have solved

most 01 the problems of fruit produc-

tion from the g1 ow1ng to the maiket-

ing of it. In the marketihg they have

set a high standard in grading, have

studied the markets and have given

the public whatI‘it wants.



The retailers and consumers of fruit

me not going to give preference to the

Michigan ploducts as long as those

produced elsewhe1e fulfill better their

requirements. They are not any more

likely to do that than you are to buy

a home product when you get more for

your money elsewhere.





There is no quicker, nor more effec-

tive way, to gain loyalty to the home

product than to make that product

just as good, if not better, than that

produced elsewhere. The Michigan

fruit growers are aware of this and

are going to win their home markets

by putting their business on the Stand-

ard—IA Grade level.





E are apt to get



mire d in' our

marketing operations.

This is quite certain

to happen where we

have but little or no

knowledge of the conditions surround-

ing our market.



Some farmers have advised us per-

sonally and through correspondence

that we err in giving publicity to the

condition of crops, and the supplies of





Getting In

M arketmq

Mire





the vaiious farm products on hand





They contend that this is playing di—

rectly into the hands of big dealers.

This particularly when yields are run-

ning high. .



But would this be the case? Should

the government eliminate the gather-

ing of statistics on farm crops, who

would be most handicapped by this

act?



Dealers have, or can readily find,

ways of securing information on crops.

They can afford to do this, especially

when no other class of people are able,

or take the trouble, to gain Such infor-

mation.

these dealers to claim large crops

when: buying. from the farmers, and

lilies spiced the lam or hull pro-





deletion. when disposing of their new.





lugs to the public.





It would then be possible for





{the {miners





and. . “ -

ouslyI guard every reasonable and le-

gathering





xidmete‘ Means of me,





information on form production. To





do away with such service would he a.

1great been to the speculation 111nm

products.





‘IUR legislators are

and have been





5,32; debating the advisa-

F' . ‘ bility of prohibiting

Mm: the manufacture, sale





or exchange of so—call’

ed filled milk. At various times we

have commented in these columns on

the need of doing what House Bill No.

73 proposes to accomplish.



We- are all coucerned. If only the

dairy interests of the state Were in

question, there may be some reason

for debate.‘ Even then, a very con-

vincing defense of this measure could

be made.





But the matter goes much deeper.

The very health of our'boys and girls.

and particularly of our infants, is

jeopardized through the regular use of

this recently developed product. 0th-

er states have had the courage of their

convictions and have outlawed filled

milk.





We have every confidence that the

citizens of Michigan, both men and

women, will stand solidly behind our

legislators in protecting our health

through the enactment of this meas-

ure.





0 we not go into





The I things complexly

V I f because we can not

_ a uch ? see things clearly—

Simphaty because we are ham-





pered with side track

thoughts and sensations which always

lead us into complications? In the

matter of health we have developed

myriads of disease with fanciful

names because we have disregarded

the simple fundamentals of fresh air,

pure water and good food. Wehave

changed wheat into white bread be-

cause the whiteness appealed to us

more, but have left out one of the

great essentials, the bran which be-

longs to the wheat.





With the lack .of this we have come

to the use of physio and to untold

complications in the way of health.

Perhaps the practice: of feeding bran

mash to horses on Sundays could be

duplicated with ourselves to advan-

tage instead of taking ‘bur Sunday fill

of food.





May it not be that those who wish

to get the most out of life—«out of our

civilization, can do so by sticking to

simple truths? By so doing can they

not enjoy the benefits of present-day

life and safe-guard themselves from

many of its evils? '





B UMPER crops us-





ually bungle pric-



The -. - es. Whensupplies go

Bumper up prices go down.

' Crop . This teeter-tautering





gives the farmer lit-

tle opportunity to make a “killing.”



Farmers generally recognize this

fact. Experience has caused them to

look with apprehension upon the big

crop. When the country grows a bump—

er supply of one plant or another, then

everyone looks for low prices.



But we farmers should not dots on

short production as a good physio for

our economic ills. Cutting of produc-

tion beyond a certain , point invites

competition. I High prices coming as

the result of low supplies, encourages

substitutes. We all "Well remember





 





ifoefy bushels new me





It Would seem, therefore, that when





the farmer tries to realise the highest





not return from his labors, lie immedi- .





ateiy confronts a paradoxical situation.

In.other words, 1113th fundamental

fact in marketing-e—limlted suppliers-

is in opposition to the most funda-

mental fact in production costse-Ihigh

yields.





There is an escape, however, from“





this situation The way out is indulge

both the pitfalls of big supplies, and





that of high coats by growing mere. ‘





bushels per acre and planting fewer

acres. Then use the surplus land for

crops in within the freight tar!!! limits

outside competition; as, for instance

alfalfa hay.



The time of the year when we tarm-

ers should be planning to put.- into ef-

fect some of these. practices is at

hand. ‘ ~





 





Slur/z. ‘





WE are at the time of the year

when everything is nothing but

mud. The snow ain’t snow, water

ain’t water, and earth ain’t earth, but

all of them together make slush, which

ain’t nothin’ agreeable. The white

beauty of winter is gone and the green

beauty of spring ain’t here yet. It's in

between; it’s the slush season.



This is when the wools begin to

itch and the cottons are too cold ; your

overcoat looks worn, but you feel kinda



bold when you go

‘ out without'it.

’cause you feel

kinda undressed.



We just get

used to the habits

of winter, and

then we gotta

change. S eems

like this weather

is always disturb-

in’ our noses of mind 'cause it makes

its change our habits so often, and

changin' habits is the hardest thing

for moot of us to do.



The slush season ain’t satisfactory,

’cause it ain't one or the other. Like-

wise, it is a little of everything and

not much of anything. But it seems





 





Old Rather Nature ain’t got nothin' on





us,v~'cause we most all have our slush

seasons. Then's when our thoughts

and feelins' ain’t neither one or. the

other. Sodastimee they’re made up of

a little good and a little bad all mixed

up. Then they’re muddy thouhgts

what don’t do nobody no good.



Them’s the times when we don't

know Whether to be heal good‘or to

get reckless and be bad. Them’s the

times when our mind goes to what you

call yonder green pastures, instead of

bein’ in the work shop fixin’ up the

harness, tools and etc, for the spring

work. Them’s the times when nothin’

is goin’ right and everybody is graft-

ers androbbers 'cept us. Them’s the

times when wife's cookin’ ain’t no

good and her disposishun ain't accord-

in’ to our likin’.



But let me tell you, folks, them’s

the times when we ought to take a

course of bran meshes or some old





sulphur and molasses, 'cause the had .





is inside, not outside. I’ve found the

best way to make the world 1001: bet-

ter is to get out all the old slush I got

inside of me. -





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IT is quite generalry conceded by





fanners who. realize the value of

underdrainage that it is the most





impertant factor in economic crop pro-





duction. Muoh has been said and writ-

ten on the Subject of tile—drainage from

the standpoint of higher production,





 





' No. 2—Same Field After Drainage.





but the fact that it materially cuts

down cost of production while increas-

ing yields is often overlooked. The at-

tention of farmers whose farms present

a drainage problem is called to an edi-

torial entitled, “The Drainage

lem,” which appeared in the January

27th issued of the Michigan Farmer in

which the economic value of tile-drain-

age is very ably presented.



The slow progress that is being made

in tile-draining the more than 4,500,—

000 acres of Michigan farm land that





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Somé Of Me T flmgs to Do to Make Ufldem'mindge a Survey:





By Walter van Haitsma





is actually being tilled from year to

year and which is so wet that much

of it does not pay for the labor, seed,

and fertilizer that are annually in-





Reéular Rotation Does Well.





cannot be entirely attri-

buted to ignorance of the benefits which





vested in it,





this farm improvement insures. Many

farmers realize the value of title-drain-

age but feel uneasy about going ahead

with an improvement. the technicalities

of which they do not understand. The

writer hopes in a short series of arti-

cles to cover in a general way the de—

tails of farm drainage operations so

that readers of the Michigan Farmer

may proceed with greater assurance of

success to tiledrain the poorly drained





sections of their cultivated fields and

pastures.



If economy in construction. efficiency

in operation, and permanence are to be

insured, four important factors must

be given due consideration.



Thorough Study of the Farm Essential.



Economy in tiledrainage is impos-

sible unless a thorough study of the

soil, subsoil, topographical. and crop-

ping conditions of the farm to be drain—

ed is made before a single tile is laid,

by a drainage engineer who through

experience and training is qualified to-

make such a study. The conclusions

from this survey must be incorporated

in a plan or map which will showthe





 

   





location, size, depth, and spacing of_

the drains required to adequately drain

the entire farm. The possession of such

a plan will enable the farm owner to-

proceed with the construction of any

part of the required system with the,





‘assurance that it will fit in with the.





remainder. No part of an investment



in tile drainage will bringbigger re-



turns in economy and efficiency than a



detailed plan.



The Use of Tile of Known Strength

and Durability Important.



Tests made at the Michigan Agiicul-

tu1 al College iccently, revealed the fact

that tile are being made and sold in

the state which are so weak that they

will do little more than bear the load

of earth above them when placed in a



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No. 1—For Thirty-eight Years Nothing But Buckwheat Would Grow





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FertiliZers Bring Bigger Potato Profits





Some Practical Suggestions on How to Increase Your Potato Yield

By Ove Jensen





COMPARISON of the field per



acre of potatoes for the various



states is not a favorable one for

great potato producing States of the

Middle West—Michigan, Wisconsin and

Minnesota. It must be remembered,

however, that production ’conditions in

these States are not like those of Maine

or the sea- -board States, in spite of the

fact that in the climate and soils of

certain sections there is a great sim~

ilarity. Differences in the type of

farming, the nearness to consuming

centers, the necessity for long hauls,





successful because they are above the

average. In good years they make

m01e than the average and in poor

yeais, they hold their own where the

growers of average yields fail.



On the great majmity of farms in

Michigan and Wisconsin, dairying or

livestock farming plays an important

pait in the farm enterprise. In such

a system of farming it is entirely prac-

tical to grow legumes, to rotate, and





 





GOO‘Poundsof 8-6-4 Fertilizer Per Acre.





and a ~comparative inexperience in

potato production, have a definite ef-

fect on the methods of [production in





‘ these States.





There is much to be said in favor of

a farming system “which distributes





,labor evenly throughout the year, and





which dries not carry all its eggs in

‘one basket: j Thousands of potato grow-





. ers”inthe Middle west would be ruined

qth'is season- if they had depended en-

[tirely upon the potato crop." The 5110-,

' _ are purchased from the outside, only

a given amount of manure can be the

- by-product of livestook farming which





 





 





 





 





 





 





A Bigger, Better and Earlier Yield.





to have a fair quality of manure avail-

able. There is a distinct tendency to

give the potato crop special fertility

treatment, which is well warranted

when one considers that potatoes com-

‘monly' remove more plantfood than

other crops in the rotation. Such

treatment, however, usually means that

other crops are not receiving their

quota of fertility but must depend on





the residual effect of the applications





on the potato Crop. Unless foodstuffs





is dependent on the crops produced on





 





the farm.



Some. farmers, for one reason or an-

other, are not fitted to be livestock or

dairy farmers. \Vhat, then, is the solu-

tion of the fertility problem for those

who do not have sufficient manure

available with which to cover the. tilled

acres? There is on the average only

slightly over a ton of manure :1'ail-

able pe' acre annually. Is manure i11-

dispensable for profitable potato pro-

duction? Our best soil scientists say

it is not. The Eastern potato grow-

ers have'proven this also. Special at-

tention, however, must be given to

maintaining the organic content of the

soil by the use of legumes and green

manure crops in the rotations. Many

farmers are growing potatoes success-

fully by using liberal quantities of com-

mercial plantfood in conjunction with

green crops. A few are proceeding on

the erroneous theory that acid phos-





 





phate is a good potato fertilizer. The

more progressive growers are using 11‘

complete fertilizer carrying a liberal

quantity of nitrogen, phosphoric acid

and potash. Those who have accom-

panied the annual potato inspection

tours in the last few years in those

States have been impressed with the

increasing use of fertilizer by the. bef-

ter farmers. The development is tak‘

ing place, along logical lines, and in

most; sections the higher analyses are

being used.



Where livestock or dairy farming is -

practiced in' conjunction with potato

growing, one of the most. profitable-

practices is the reinforcement of man-

ure with acid phosphate. It is an op-

portunity which is being missed by 90

per cent of the farmers in these States

who have come under our obser 'ation.

There is a need for extensive educa-

tional work on this practice.



Mention has been made of the fact

that potato growers. especially in the



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The unfertilized Portion of the Field.
. HE outstanding event of the last



hours‘or Congresswas the mess

, sage by the President strongly

_ recommending to the senate that the

* United States, participate in the World

Court of JuStice; There ‘can be. no

f legitimate objection to this court. The

- best sentiment of America has looked

, forward with hope to a time when in-



ternational differences might be ad-

9 indicated without recourse to war. The

World Court of Justice is an institu-

tion which tends toward maintenance

of world peace by the orderly settle-





ment of national disputes on the same.





broad basis of justice and equity that

obtains in the orderly adjudication of

such disputes as between individuals

in every civilized nation on the globe.



The proposal is timely. The world

needs surcease from strife. It needs

above all things economic restoration.

The prosperity of the world depends

upon it. American participation in

such a court will assure the world that

our frequent protestation of willing-

ness to participate in the restoration

‘ol’ world order and world peace, with-

out which economic restoration is an





1 idle dream. is genuine and not mere





fustlan.



Marleen acceptance of this court.

not a league of author; as proposed,

by the President, can and should be

accompanied by a clear statement that

expressly guarantees the sovereignty

of the American government and an

unequivocal declaration that our par-

ticipation is in no sense a pledge that

American troups are at the beck and

call of European imperialist ambitions.

It’s a far cry from this World Court

to the covenant of the League of Na-

tions.



The world needs new. faith in the

simple rules .of justice and equity.

Such a World'Court will teach it that

faith. The United States, to be true

to its best traditions, can scarce in

honor fail to take its place in this

tribunal ’





 





The Right to, be Born Bight. ,

We have too many hasty marriages

as well as too many, divorces.

Divorces granted exceed 112,000 a year

in the United .States and are steadily





increasing And the number cl! boy

and girl marriages must be very large

when the combined records or several

states show; Thirteen thousand girls





of fifteen. legally married, and 50, 000





more not over sixteen; 1, 600 tliteen-

year-old husbands, and 3. 000 that have

just turned sixteen. There are seven-

teen states 'wlth not minority age limit

for marriages, and nine in which the

legal age for girls is twelve years and

for boys, fifteen.



'We spent more than fifty million

dollars-last year to care for the chil-

dren of feeble-minded, tubercular, or

otherv’vise diaeased parents. We have

done little to protect the right of, the

unborn citizen to be born right, ,to

start his right with a sound body, a

sane brain and a clean blood stream.

In most states we still permit the mat-

ing of defectives, *of epileptics and of

the venereally aflected.





 





Law to Stop Hasty Marriages.



- I was chosen recently by, the Gen-

eral Federation of Women's Clubs to

lintroduce a- bill in the‘senate for a

uniform national marriage and.divorce





 





law.

ed by Mrs Edwards Franklin White.

deputy attorney-general of Indiana, is

to prevent hasty and foolish marriages

and to make divorce more dillicult.

with decree in one your instead of six

months. Marriage seems must be





limited tor and. posted in. court two'





weeks before the ceremony. _ Appli-

cants ' must present certificates of

health and normal mentality.‘



Marriage for girls under sixteen and

boys under eighteen is prohibited

without consent of parents.



Marriage is forbidden to the feeble-

anlnded. insane. or epileptic, or to per-

sons having communicable diseases.



I aln heartily in sympathy with the

purposes of the bill. Anythingtha’t

alreets home welfare, touches national

life where it lives. The bill was in?

troduced at this tithe to bring out dis-





cussion with a view to its early con- -





sideration‘ by the next congress.





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' Wasnrxorox, D. C.





 





 





 





 





Comments from the State Capital





L'PPORT for a two-cent gasoline



tax is developing steadily in both



branches of the legislature. The

fundamental justice of this method of

raising funds for highway construction

and maintenance is impressing itself

on the law-makers and breaking down

opposition.



The Warner two-cent gas tax meas-

ure was reported favorably by the

house committee on general taxatiou

and is now up for general considera-

tion. All sorts or substitute and com—

promise measures are being suggested

but none of them have developed the

solid backing which has rallied to the

support of the Warner straight two-

cent gas tax bill.





 





Highway Policy Big Issue.



Meanwhile, there are all sorts of

schemes being advocated in regard to

the state’s highway policy. The sen-

ate highway committee has reported

favorably the highway department’s

appropriation request for about $11,-

000,000 of taxpayers’ money during the

next two years. This is in addition to

what will be raised through auto

licenses.





 





Revised Seed Law Sought.



A re-draft of the Michigan seed law,

prepared under the direction of the

State Department of Agriculture, was

introduced by Senator George Leland,

of Fennville, chairman of the senate

committee‘ on agriculture.



This bill increases the list of weeds

declared to be noxious by adding mus-

tard and wild carrot, provides a sys-

tem of labeling agricultural seed re-

garding purity and percentage of

germination, and gives the state oth-

cials power to seize and hold any lot

‘ of seed until the law is compiled with.





In explaining the heed for a new

agricultural seed law the fact was

brought out that Michigan is one of

the leading seed-producing states in

the Union a.nd it it is to retain this

' position, the quality of the seed sown

in the state must be protected.





By Our Laming Correspondent





Cider and Meat Clean- -up Asked.



Other bills by Senator Leland would

give the state control over slaughter

houses and cider and vinegar mills.

Sanitary conditions are said to be bad





in many of these places‘and a system

of licensing, inspection and general

clean-up is advocated to protect the

public health and foster the demand

for product of’these establishments.





 





 





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Wednesday, February 28.

HE United States government

‘ paid Norway $12,000,000 for Nor-

wegian ships seized during the war.—





Armour & Co. have taken 'a $5,000,000,





mortgage on its property as part of

its refinancing plan—Prof. Walter B.

Barrows, head of the department of

physidlogy and zoology at the Michi-

gan Agricultural College, died of apop-

lexy February 26.

Thursday, March 1.

HEY are beginning an agitation in

Chicago to increase the price of

marriage licenses from $1.50 to $5.—

Great Britain offers the Ulster govern-

ment in Ireland troops to assist in sub-

duing riots.——Fit'ty per cent of the Ger-

man miners in the Ruhr district have

been given a vacation on full pay by

the German mine owners in order to

curtail the production.

Friday, March 2.





A N anti-flirt club has been organized

by Washington. D. (3.. women as

a protest against automobile hitters.—

Charles B. Warren, American ambas-

sador to Japan, says there is no more

far—east question. as Japan has with-

drawn her troops from China. wfien-

ty-two citizens of Pawnee, Oklahoma.

face trial for taking part In masked

band activities.

Saturday. March 3.



W0 hundred United States auto



and an makers are uniting to

fight British rubber trust by was





Mary Pickford, Charlie Chaplin and

other headline screen artists are or-

ganizing to fight the moving picture

trust.



Sunday, March 4.





HE tension between the German

citizens and French troops in the

Bochum district is reaching the break-

ing point.—The Undertakers’ Associa-

tion, of New York, protests against

the exhumation of Tutankhamen and

other mummies, as exhumation does

not show respect to the dead—The

Arizona House of Representatives ask~

ed the United States to get a strip of

Mexico 80 that we can have a port at

the head of the gulf of California.

Monday, March 4.

ORDS and music sent broadcast

by radio from Troy, New York.

were heard distinctly in New Zealand.

a distance of ten thousand miles—'—

One hundred of the original Oberam-

mergau passion players will tour

America in order to save their village

from starvation.——Leon Trotzky, lead-

er of the Russian-Soviet government,

repudiates Russian debts, declaring

that creditors were short-sighted in

loaning money.

Tuesday, March 6.

RANGE seizes three more t0wns

towns in the Ruhr frontier. ,and

the German Reichstag calls “a special

session to consider this" invasion.»—





John Gish, of Milwaukee, intended to.

kill himself by shooting through his





mesa of m production to Ashen; heart, but he lived because his heart





xmn interests—Douglas Fairbanks,





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The abattoir bill requires the licens-

ing of all slaughter: houses in the state

and provides sanitary regulations for

their operation. The ,yinegar bil fixes

standards for the production of cider

vinegar for commercial purposes, and

provides for the licensing of cider

mills and vinegar factories.





 





Would Aid Direct Marketing.



Fostering of direct “producer to con-

sumer” marketing is proposed in a. bill

sponsored by Representative William

J. Deshano, of Auburn, to antherize

boards of supervisors to establish and

operate public markets to handle farm

pioduce. Public markets of this char-

acter have already been established

by many- of the larger cities and are

proving helpful to farmers and city

consumers alike. .





 





Eastern Time 81111 ‘Pusheu.





Advocates of eastern time for Mich-

igan are still busy. The most recent

development in this direction was the

introduction by Senator George M.

Condon. of Detroit, of a bill to make

eastern standard time the legal time

in Michigan. 'A similar bill has al-

ready been introduced in the house.

The Michigan State Farm Bureau in

behalf of its membership has taken a

decisive stand in opposition to these

bills. Other farmers’ organnziations

are reported to be aroused over the

iss.ue





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Early Adiournmcnt Not Likely.



Several pet schemes are being sug-

gested to complete the work of the

session and securean' early adjourn-

ment. But the fact is. all the big bills





. are vet to be acted on and the minor.





measures are appearing faster than

they are being disposed of.

seven new bills were introduced“ last

week, bringing the present total nprto

468, only 1' very few of which have





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5 ' with the price of other stOck.

'fed all kinds of livestock, such as cat-





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, db not make a success, but that is also





true of other lines of endeavor. With





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. “ make a‘ go,o_t 1111‘: {ex raising business.

f It might be well at this time to te'l1 of





the experience and success we have

had in the business during the few

years we have been in it. '



our farm,

Flint, consists of two hundred acres.





'_,.In the year 1919 we decided to start





for raising as- a sideline. Du'ring the

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, Where Hendrick Carries on

spared from farming-\W’as given to the

building of the fox ranch, and in the

fall when everything .was ready, we

procured three pair of high grade silver

black foxes.



Much to our surprise, each pair pro-

duced a litter; two pairs having two

puppies to a itter'and the third six,

making ten in all. ‘This encouraged

me very much, as I thought if an in-

experienced man could do so well, I

certainly would be able to make a suc-

cess of the business after becoming

more familiar with it.





.In the second season two pups were

lost, While in the third season every

pup out of forty-one was raised to

maturity, bringing the total production

On our ranch at the end of three years

to seventy-four foxes, From the third

Season’s crop'about twenty thousand

dollars worth. of- puppies were sold,

while-the remainder of the stock was

kept on the ranch for breeding pur-

poses. Had' the entire last season’s

production been sold, the total receipts

would hav’e'been thirty-five thousand

dollars. and we would still have had

the old stock left. This, to my mind,

is a very satisfactory development in

three years from three pair of foxes.





'It seems almost too good to be true,





but nevertheless such a farming en-

deavor'carbbe started as a sideline on

most any sized farm It can be con-

tinued as a sideline while the stock is

accumulating and later on the farming

end may be dropped entirely. Our

farming operations were continued un-

til this, the third year of our fox rais-

For the coming sea-

son, the farm has been rented so that

we can give our entire time to fox

farming. ‘



I have been a farmer for over thirty

years and have had all kinds of strug-

gles to make both ends meet. And you

can rest assured that the price of ‘a‘





. pair of foxes looked as big to me as





to anybody, especially when compared

I'have





tie and hogs, by the earload and have

made a fair prOflt some years“ and

I have

also milked as high as tWenty cows





., with Just about enough income to pay

Ior the cost of their feed. '





dudging from my experience, I can

fiIely Say that if the profits of. fox.

were cut in :- two the profits

‘ endeavor





 

 

 





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By Richard Hendrick ‘





 





.Which is located near_





lvery scarce, and if it were not for the





While the price of a geod pair of foxes

is about equal to that of aaearload of

fat steers, the price of feeding a pair

of foxes for a year does not e stile





cost of feeding a single steer for three





months. .

These little animals can be raised in





any climate where the weather is cold, '





enough to produce good fur. . A litter

"of puppies is grown to maturity in

about seven months and are ready to

be paired up. Mating takes place in

February or March and the young are

born about fifty-two days later. These

young are about the size of a kitten,

and are blind for two weeks after birth.

The average litters are about four and





His Fox Farming Activities.

the young mother has her first litter





about a year after she is born. The

youngsters grow rapidly when they

are properly cared for. They are often

seen outside of their dens at the age

of four weeks. At this age they usual-

1y lap a little milk and soon after learn

to eat.





Many fox ranchers claim that the’

puppies should not be fed meat. How-

ever, we find that they do better on

meat than anything else we feed them

and our practice is to feed the puppies

meat twice a day. We also give them a

portion of milk with their meat. From

the results we have obtained, I am sure

that the ranchers who cut out the meat

and raise their pups on cereals, dog

biSCuitS, etc., are making a mistake. A

short time ago, a young man visited

our ranch who dug out a litter of, seven

wild fox pups and in their den he

found parts of chicken and duck, a

young pig half eaten and a young lamb

just started on.





In.the summer time, all kinds of





cheap meats, such as butcher scraps ‘





and beef hearts may be fed. Rabbits

and woodchucks may also be included.

In the fall, when the weather gets

cold, a larger portion of their diet

should be meat. Then old horses, too

old 'to work, but in healthy condition,

make the best source of meat. Our

experience indicates that ones prefer

horse meat to beef.





Care must be taken not to get the

foxes too fat, as they will not make

good breeders when in that condition.

About six ounces of meat per animal

twice per day is sufficient. Foxes fed

twice a‘day do not eat a great quantity

of meat, but foxes in the, wild state

will consume large quantities when

hungry and then ‘go without fer a long

time. Foxes which get away from the

ranch always come back to it for feed

and can then be recaptured.





- Silver foxes in the wild state are





raising of them in captivity, they would

soon disappear entiiely. The U. S.

government realizes this and has taken

an active part in getting the people to

engage in the fox raising industry. It

has issued a bulletin on this subject

entitled “The Domesticated Silver





Fox, ” which may be procured at five .

[cents per copy from the government





printing office at Washington, D. 0., or





it may be obtained free by writing a .





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UPPOSE you took the lead

out of your motor car. It

might run-——a few blocks—but

with difficulty and inconven—

ience. In the first place, with-

out the lead storage battery

you would have to start it with

a crank, and for lights you

would have to return to gas or

oil. You would have to carry

your gasoline in a bottle; for,

with the lead-tin solder out of

the gas tank, the seams would

leak, and for ignition you would

have to return to dry cells.





Lead in the radiator





After you had run a short

distance, the motor would be so

hot without your lead-tin sold-





ered radiator that you would'





come to a stop. A good thing,

too, for without the lead storage

battery you could not blow the

horn.





As a matter of fact, without

lead you wouldn’t have any

gasoline to carry in a bottle;

for litharge, an oxide of lead, is

used in refining the gasoline

that makes the automobile go.





Lead toughens the tires





You can not see the lead that

is in the tires. But it is there.

Lead oxides, added to the rub-

ber at the time it is made, in-





- sure a uniform cure. and give





toughness to the rubber.



Lead is also in the soft rubbér

insulation around electrical

wiring and in the hard rubber

electrical devices and switch





' buttons. It is in the rubber top





covering that gives protection

from rain; The rubber mat on

the car step contains lead. The

electric light bulbs .are made of





‘ superior lead glass, because of





its" great heat resistance and





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What lead does 1n 3 motor car





the generator which charges

the lead storage battery are

held in place with lead-tin

solder.





The protection paint gives





But none of these uses of lead

are so widespread as that of

white-lead in the manufacture

of good paint. Not only the

paint that protects the motor '

car but all good paint wherever

used contains white-lead.





Buildings unpainted crumble

from decay. Buildings pro-

tected with good paint with-

stand time and weather. “ Save

the surface and you save all”

is a maxim wise men are heed-

ing. And the more white-lead

any paint contains, the greater

is its protective power and

durability.





Look for the Dutch Boy





National Lead Company makes

white-lead and

sells it, mixed with

.pure linseed oil,

under the name

and trademark of

D u tch Boy White-

Lead. The figure

of the Dutch Boy

you see here is re-

produced on every

keg of white-lead

and is a guarantee

of exceptional purity.



Dutch Boy products also include

red- lead, linseed oil, flatting oil,

babbitt metals, and solder. '



Among other products manu-

factured by National Lead Com~

pany are lead tubing, sheet lead,

soldering flux, lead pipe, bar lead,





 





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rials. .

More about ‘lead





If you use lead, or think you

might use it' in any form, write to us

for specific information. ‘





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HE business phases of fruit

growing were the ones which

. created the greatest interest at

the Michigan State Horticultural Mid-





‘winter Meeting held in Paw Paw, on

* February 28* to March 2.





One can feel assured, by the trend





of the discussionsthat the fruit'grow-





er realizes that standardization in

grading and, packing, and efficient

marketing methods are essential to

bring Michigan fruit the reputation it

should have, and the price it should

receive.





Some very interesting discussions

on grape grades were led by W. P.

Hartman, director of foods and mar-

kets, State Department of Agriculture,

and L. T. Chase, manager of the Paw

Paw Cooperative Exchange: Both Mr.

Hartman and Mr. Chase recommended

that the tolerance of off-grade fruit to

be left in the various grades should

be cut to the minimum. '



The speakers also urged that the

growers adopt a distinctive package

for No. 1 grade, so the package itself

would indicate the quality of the fruit.





The many growers of grapes who

fear over-production are borrowing

trouble, according toMr. Chase. He

indicated that four states consumed

one-half of the last year’s crop. This

shows that the growers have only

made preliminary steps in marketing

and that they can have a much larger

market as soon as they can help solve

the problem of distribution. .





A bill before the legislature to per-

mit the sale of colored distilled vine-

gar caused much comment at these

meetings, as the fruit growers believe

such a bill would virtually destroy the

cider vinegar industry in this state.



In his discussion of municipal mar~

kets, Mr. G. V. Branch, director of De-

troit’s public markets, said that Mich-

igan was being penalized at least fifty

cents per bushel on her apples, be-

cause her grading and packing is not

equal to that of the west. Detroit is

consuming far more apples from other





just because of the haphazard way in

which Michigan fruit is packed.





If "the Michigan growers fully real-

ized this phase of fruit growing, they

would have a tremendous advantage,





a bushel. of western apples is eighty-

eight cents, as compared with an aver-





points.



Western growers in their study of

retail methods found that the peers

prefer’the smaller package, an here-

fore have adopted the box as their

universal package.





Thursday afternoon session. The so-

ciety adopted a resolution favoring

the repeal of this law and the enact-

ment of a new one incorporating all

the good points of the Braman Act and

adding all the other essentials now

deemed necessary.



The off-color standard grade brought

a spirited discussion. Some growers

objected to the term off-color and sug-

geSted under-color; or near-color in-

stead. Others objected to the oifcolor

grade because it might injure the rep-

‘utanon of StandardA fruit. The pro-

posed bill as finally endorsed by the

society omits in the off-grade the let-

tor A which identifies the best grade

of apples, Another provision of the

endowed :bill isthat it definitely fixes

the sizes 0f the various grades and





 





By Staf Correspondent





kinds of fruit. It also drops the word ‘





states than Michigan-growu products ‘_

from pedigreed buds and certified par-





. entage would be available to all.





as the freight refrigeration charges 0n-





age of thirty cents from Michigan





The Braman apple law was one of

the chief subjects of discussion at the'





“Standard” from the B grade



In his talk before the sOciety, Dr.

David Friday somewhat revised his

predictions on the agriculture outlook,

which were given Farmers week. He

said that a. shortage. of ,laborlon the

farm equal to the "one duringthe war

and post-war periods will. develop this

summer and production is going _to be

restricted He thought the price of

corn would go to about a dollar per

bushel. ’





In his reference to the college work,

Dr. Friday said that the $50, 000 a year

appropriation he was asking for was

not for the purpose oi increasing- the

production on the farm, but to show

the farmers how they could fire the

hired mung-and still maintain. their

present production at two-thirds the

present .cost. " ”He said he sincerely

hoped that the one appropriation in

his whole budget which the fruit man

would insist upon would be the $400-

000 for a new horticultural building





The appropriations he is asking for .





amount to $2.50 a farm, whereas the

money the college is now getting from

the state amounts to Seventy-five cents

per farm.





‘ True-to-name nursery stock was dis-

cussed by. George Hawley, fbrmer

president of the society. He said that

the growers could not be absolutely

insured of getting correctly named

nursery, stock until the nursery indus-

try of the entire nation was brought

under the supervision of one man and

the nurserymen required to get their

bud supplies from known sources, or

from parentage certified by expert

pomoiogists.- -





Mr. Hawley mid of one case where

a nursery distributed 150,000 trees

which proved spurious. While the

nursery suffered in future business,

the real loss was saddled upon the

growers. He urged the society to en-

list the support of other state organ-

izations in a movement which would

hasten the day when nursery stock





In his discussion, F._ C. Bradford, M.

A. C. horticultural research specialist,

said'that there was more Sun-scald in-

jury. done to the trees in March than

in August and September, or all of the

summer months combined. He said

that this injury was caused by the





.rapid change of temperature in the





bark of the tree. Often during a March

day, the temperature of the bark will

run up to a hundred degrees in an

hour, due to the rays of the sun, and

then drop back to twenty degrees in

a half hour.





Other interesting subjects at this

meeting were orchard nutrition, with

special reference to the use of com~

mercial fertilizer, by Prof. V. R.- Gard-

ner, of M. A. C.; the fruiting habit of

the raspberry with reference to cul-

ture and pruning practices, by H. G.

Swarthout; discussion of the grape

,berry moth, by 'S. L. Sinonton, Berrien

county agricultural agent; the relation

of organization to marketing, by





James Nichols, chairman of the execu— "





tive board of the Federated Fruit

Growers, and the 1923 spray program

by T. A. Farrand, secretary of the

State Horticultural Society. J. Hack-

ley Skinner,‘ of . Grand Rapids, and

Wm. Daily, of Riverside, discussed the

various phases of strawberry growing.

More about these discussions will ap-

pear in a future issue.





   

   

   

   

   

   

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 





 





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points of the whole boot.





 





 





 





 





run Axum—Here’s where so many

boots sag and crack. The “U. S. ’

Boot has an extra "collar" that runs

all the way round the leg, and on top

of that is vulcanized a heavy side-stay.





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Extra heavy Flange sole





run sous—A thick, single .

layer of the finest, toughest

high-grade rubber. Its flange

shaipe means extra protection





boxing unites the sole and the

upper into one solid piece.





 





 





rim marge—A boot has no lacing

in front, like a shoe, to give as you

walk. Every mile you go, the rubber ‘

bends and buckles 900 times; We’ve





‘ put a series of graduated reinforcing





layers into thejnstep, combining

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he has Sold the cattle and homes.

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GOVERNMENT WH ITEWASH.





 





Will you please tell me how to make

government whitewash?——B. W. B.





Whitewash for Outside Exposure.



Slake half bushel of lime with six

gallons of boiling water. Keep cov-

ered while slaking, strain and add one

peek of salt dissolved in hot water,





three pounds of rice flour thinned to '





.this purpose, also other crops; but' clo-





ver will, be found to be the best.



‘Hubam or annual sweet-v clover may

be found \to be very valuable for this

purpose. To grow any of these high

class legumes for green manure "re

quires a normal supply of lime.



However, it is not advisable to use

lime indiscriminately on Lmarket gar-

dens, for some vegetables do better.

where'only a little lime is present and

others where there is an abundance.

It does no harm to use ground lime-

stone, with,manure, but you must not

use hydrated lime ,.or caustic lime, for

it will set free the nitrogen of the ma.

nure, which is'very much needed for

the quick growth or vegetables;



If you grow-clover or other legumes

for green manure and lime, this por-

tion of the garden that will probably

be sufficient for all crops, until it

comes time again‘to grow clover on

this portion.



The basis of your carbide salvage is

lime, but caustic. It would be better

to put it on the soil and not On the

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a. thin paste with cold water, one-half \ CONTRIBUTORY NEGLIGENCE-

pound of Spanish whiting, and one

pound of clear glue dissolved in not A road had only a smgle track and





water.

'Weather-proof Whitewash.



1. One bushel of lime slaked in

twelve gallons of boat water. A



2. Two pounds of common table salt

and one pound of sulphate of zinc dis-

solved in a gallon of boiling water.



3. Two gallons of skim-milk.



Mix one and two together, stir thor-

oughly, add three and stir thoroughly.

Lighthouse Whitewash.



l. Sixty-two pounds 01‘ quicklime

slaked in twelve gallons of hot water.



2. Twelve pounds 01’ rock salt dis-

boiling water.

3. Six pounds- of Portland cement.

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For a gloss finish, one bar 01‘ com-

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Inside Whitewash.



1. Sixty—two pounds of lime slaked

in twelve gallons of hot water.



2. Two and one-half pounds of rye

flour beat up in half gallon of water,

then add two gallons of boiling water.



3. Two and one—half pounds of rock

salt in two and one~llalf gallons of hot

water.



Mix two and three thoroughly, pour

into one and mix tllOl'oughly.Tb‘. E.

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LIME ON GARDENING LAND.





 





We are gardening on twenty acres

here and, of course, we haven’t enough

manure to cover it. Would it be wise

to spread lime on the ground? It is

black sand loam. Or would lime and

manure do any harm to land? We

have a. carbide lighting system in the

house. Is that stuff good for the land?

It’s very watery when we charge the

plant—W. G. S.



A few years'ago there was a good

supply of: horse manure, now there is

very little. The market gardener,

therefore, must resort to clover as the

general farmer does for his supply of

organic matter. If clover 'Is seeded

yearly in the spring on well prepared

( fertile land, it will make a wonderful

growth in one season.‘ It' could be





. clipped in'August and'a second growth





develop by late fall, and if this whole

mass is plowed down; it will furnish

the. equivalent of many tons of. ms-

nure.





 





this was directly in the center. All

auto was left standing in the track

with the engine running while the

owner was in a nearby field just off

the road, conversing with a. neighbor.

A runaway team ran directly into‘tlle

auto and damaged it badly. The team

escaped unhurt. Who should «bear the

expense involved?——G. H. S.





It was contributory negligence for

the owner of the car to leave it. in the

beaten track. _He must bear the loss.

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CORN FODDER FOR BREEDING

PIGS.





- I am feeding corn stover, in bundle,

to my sheep. A neighbor tells me that

he read in a farm paper that corn fod-

der was not good for sheep feed. Am

I likely to get bad results? The fod-

der is extra nice—F. M.





Corn fodder is an excellent, feed for

breeding ewes, provided it does -not

constitute too large a proportion of

the lation ~



At least one hall 01 the ration should

consist -ol' some good leguminous

roughage, such as clover hay, alfalfa

hay or pea vines. The remainder

might well consist of corn‘stovel'.~

G. A. Brown.





 





ABOUT HUNGARIAN MILLET.





 





Can you tell me which is the most

profitable bay to sow on light sandy

loam? Could you tell me whether

Hungarian hay "will give a good crop

and how to prepare the scil for it?

I heard some farmers say the Hungar-

ian hay is similar to alfalfa in bar

vesting. How many times can it be

out in one s‘eason?~A. F.





Sudan grass and Golden Millet are

better adapted to light sandy loams

than Hungarian millet. The Hunger

ian is well adapted to poorly drained

and mucky land. Sudan grass usually

gives a. heavier yield than millet, is a

safer feed for horses, and the second

growth is somewhat greater.‘



Sudan should be sown the latter part

of May at the rate of from twenty to

twenty-five pounds of seed per acre.

Golden Millet should be sown about





the, first of June at the rate of from_





twenty-five to thirty pounds‘ot‘ seed





‘per acre The Sudan may produce two ..

crops if the season is quite favorable.





However, one crop of hay and. some





second growth, that may be used. for . i

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-. less butterfat than those milked at





‘done at regular times.





' less of both milk and fat—Mills.





‘ '- More man than horse time is lost

_ in turning where the fields are short '

"than where they are long. Elan the ’ ~



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fan‘imals and how he may improve 1113‘ L

business so as to earn more money.





Many, farmers are desirous cf keep-

ing ac6'0unts of this sort, but do net

know how to stait.

many are deterred from starting be-





cause they have no definite method





of proCedure in mind. ,



Cost accounts cannot be absolutely

exact because they contain many esti-

mates. The'time consumed in keep-

ing records is very short each day,

and requires part of one day at the

end of a year to close the accounts.





This, time will vary with the type of '





farming, the complexity of the busi,

ness, and the degree .of accuracy and

completeness with which these ac-





No bookkeeping knowledge is neces-

sary. Those persons who are trained

in commercial bookkeeping have a

tendency to insert technicalities and

complexity of‘ entry which would be

all right for a business house, but

which would be entirely out of place

for a practical farmer who wishes to

do cost accounting. It is not neces-

sary to know the difference between

a day-book and a journal, or to know

how to get a trial balance in order

to keep good farm cost accounts.





A Favorable Time to Start

Acoounts may be commenced on an

ordinary farm any time after the last

crop is harvested. in the fall and be-

fore the'first crop preparatiOns are

started in the spring. The exact date

will depend upon the geographical lo-

cation of the farm and the hammer

the business or type of farming in

practice. The timeshould be as late

as possible, in order that there may

be the smallest quantity of last year’s

crops on hand to be inventoried. How-

ever, the date should be early enough

to give a farmer sufficient time to

close his year’s accounts, work out

results, plan the next year’s business

and open new accounts before the

spring crop work begins. In a large

majority of cases this date will be

{January 1, March 1 or April 1. For

a tenant, the date taking an. inven-

tory will, of course, correspond to the

date of his lease.



The requirements for keeping a

complete set of farm cost accounts

are: 6 ~



1. An inventory at the beginning

and at the end of the year.



2. An account of all money paid out

or received.



3. A record of all work done by men

and horses during the year.



—W. E. McMullen.





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MOST IMPORTANT





 





T has‘ long been a rule on- Well man-



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cows at the same hours every day.

Regularity was always. thought to

have a beneficial effect on production.

Experiments carried on by the U._ S.

Dept. of Agriculture have shown that'

cows of average production milked at

the same hours every day produced

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OTHING could be more disastrous

to the Federal Farm Loan System





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ally, than the adoption of the amend-





' ment to the Constitution of’the United





States proposed by House Joint Reso-

lution No. 314.,‘T-his amendment, if

adopted, will make the income on

bonds issued by federal and joint stock

land banks subject to state taxation.

If the income from farm loan bonds

is'made subject to taxation, it will de-

stroy the market for farm loan bonds

and will increase the interest rate 'on

the bonds by at least one per cent,

and probably more. This will neces-

sitate the same increase in the interest

charged the borrower. The farmer

will receive no compensating reduction

in his taxes. The bulk of the farmer’s

tax is a. direct tax on his land. This

amendment does not make these se-

curities subject to di1ect taxation and

to tax their income cannot reduce the

farmei’ s di1ect. tax. The state income

to be derived from these securities

benefits only the states where the

bonds are held, and not the states

where the money is loaned. Thus, the

agricultural states ‘will be taxed by

increased interest rates to furnish rev~

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most of these bonds are held.



The movement for this constitution-

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ponents of the federal farm loan act.



The Federal Farm Loan System has

loaned nearly a billion dollars on the

amortization plan, at reasonable inter-

est and without commission. The good

it is doing is not confined to the farm-

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tem has forced down interest rates to

all borrowers.



To make the income of the federal

farm loan bonds subject. to state taxa-

tion will not only inc1 ease the interest

charges of the iederal land bank, but

will enable the opponents to kill off

the farm loan system. When the fed-

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the field as a competitor, then the bor-

rowers will have to pay highei inter-

est rates.



The farmers had better study this

matter carefully before voting in favor

of House Joint Resolution No. 314,

which is an amendment to the Consti-

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FARMERS HARD UP?





 





F RANKLY speaking, the article en-

titled “Farmers Hard Up?’\’ in

February 17th issue of the Michigan

Farmer, made me tired.



If hard work andlong hours make

a man appreciate his blessings then the

farmer is the man of the hour. The

average farmer toils 16 to 17 hours

per day, from the Opening .of Spring

work until the last crop is harvested

‘and the groundgfrozen so hard the plow

cannot turn it. Then the winter feed-





ing of from 10 to 40 head of cattle,»





15 to 20 hogs, hauling out manure 011

mild days, besides the ordinary routine

of common chores, keeps him well oc-

cupied 10 hours per day. _



When sales of livestock are made

he often finds he has nothing but the

manure left to show for the tons of

hay, corn and other grains, notto men-

tion his work. (Just about, this 'time

he feels mighty rich.) ' This fertilizer

is valuable, we admit but we do not

estimate it at $5. 00 per' load as did the

minister who was calling at the farm

one day. .

he ,_w,ould pitch“- it for: a ”dayr) '





(We don’t think he would if .

‘And.





even a farmer gets tired of werking

fo1 manuie.



If one should ask these able-budied

men begging a bite to eat, to come out

on the farm, how many w0uld respond?



As for the highly paid men, are they

all bachelor’s? Or did they‘ marry

dolls? Or are there no city markets

Where one can purchase a 5.p0und' sack

of~ buckwheat flour which will make

100 cakes, for 20 cents? One dozen

eggs, at. 36 to 40 cents; 5 lbs. cereal,

at 25 cents; 1 lb. sausage, at 15 to

20 cents; 1 lb. coffee (100 cups) atg40

to 50 cents; 1'lb. beefsteak, 22 to 25

cents; 1 bushel potatoes, 35 cents: I

loaf bread, 10 cents. Or’better still,

% bbl. flour, at $1 to $1.25. This flour

will make 12 loaves of bread, each

twice as large as a bakers, 4 dozen

cookies and 3 pies



What’s the matter with the Detroit

women? Can they not cook, bake, or

can? If so, the aforementioned man

has an equal chance to eat with the

ordinary farmer. Fuel is not such a

big item if combined with intelligence.

It will not injure your city women to

sweat a little, I am sure.



Our food products cost as much as

they will bring in the market and

oftentimes necessity compels us to sell

the best to meet our many expenses.



Those who live in the suburbs and

can have a‘small garden, can raise

half of their living if they will spend

the early morning hours and evenings

working in the garden as does the

farmer’s wife. -



Cut out shows, tobacco, candy, ex-

pensive meats, bakers’ goods, and use

your brains and you’ll not have any

more time to grumble than the farm-

ers do. A Farmer’s Wife.





SOME HEN!





 





ERE is a little news._ I have a



hen that commenced to lay the

flIst of December and has laid two

eggs each day since. And every day

in may way she is getting better and

better.

Barred Rock. She is a beauty, small

head with a small comb.. From the

first day of December to the sixteenth

day of February 'she has laid 154 eggs.

I want to have Michigan first in prize

hens. Pat Fitzgerald,





WHERE DlVERSlTYi HELPS THE

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HAVE just been reading the last



report of the research department

of the American Farm Bureau. From

this I observe that the foreign demand

for farm products is the most uncer—

tain element in .the agricultural situa-

tion, and that wheat, cotton, pork and

tobacco will suffer most from any un-

favorable turn in European affairs.



I believe fight here is where we,

Michigan farmers, should stick to our

program of suiting our production to

the needs of Michigan people. If we,

as individual farmers, and through our

organizatiqns, could make a close study

of our nearest markets to learn what

products are now being imported, and

then, so far. as possible, set‘about to

increase our production of the crops

needed and cut down on those Where

profits depend upon exports. By doing

this, I feel, we would not only realize

more from our farming in the immed-

iate future but would help establish

our business on a permanent founda-

tion.———I. S. Johnson. ‘





The federal office of county agent

work, summarizing reports of agents

of every state, reports ,that 277,777

acres ‘of last year’s potato crop was

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_ ,9 ~ HAVE been impressed With Presl- 5‘ng in your Sundwaoth-“u y.“ 1407 Um,” Building. 1 g . _ ‘ _ \ - ; tor Booklet 3-122 3

'. ‘ -— . dent David Friday’s attitude in re- with. ' - DULUTH e. umuuowz . ”“3““

In} ‘ gard to giving to Michigan farmers, ‘ .ereo for our mounted catalog on _ V ' \ re

‘ ,' ‘ the benefits of Michigan markets, and mfimfin'le‘gui 3113115583110 me of m ADE MARKO‘ -uAurv A9: ”nous av u -- III "in

, z _ hope he» may work out a’ practical plan ' . KEEP BEES M ' h c d 1"

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ll to consume the products of Michlgan a; Lthot Co. Send for 1923 catalog. Beeswax Write for prices and circulars to

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_ High germination, John Mtfgl'lllalnton? Rod Hlll, Va. Box 525, Lansing, Mich. 349 Portage $9., Kalamazoo. Mich.

‘5 , ‘. hauls to order to supply his wants . ‘ ‘ ,





' 1 , from other states, while the same or

l better products are allowed to waste ,j



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~ 5 at the same time our markets are con- An exampleof thecon- _ . r

. l ‘ gested, by fruit from California and stant improvement of Z

’ L Washington at long prices, while thou- ‘9





the entire line of Mo- ~‘ '

line Farm Machinery, 5

which maintains its ‘

superiority and makes

it a better, more efi'i- ‘ f

cient line today than i

ever before in the his- '

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sands of bushels are left on Michigan.

farmers’ hands to be largely a. dead

loss because there is no demand that

1 I will pay the cost of labor and trans-

' ' portation. Every spring car load after

I l car load of potatoes, little, half-ripe

- i l stock, is shipped in from Florida and

i ’ other southern states, every bushel of

, which takes the place and crowds out

, our home product at double the price

\ that Michigan farmers can get for i

‘» "x, 7 stock that should bring a premium on

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‘2 to the prosperity of people who con-

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» ,-I AM sending m a .11“ t0 the Senatm‘ Save and Make Money Under “The Moline Plan ”

l‘ on the,filled milk bill. The way ‘

, i I look at it is this: There are thou- ' . . .

I 2.‘ , ' W have no heentatxonm . g;

r 1 sands of dollars spent in this state for WITHIN the next few wgekzi‘every farmer “7.111. haze two oayixfg that we believe this ' '7

i the benefit of health, to take care of opportunities to savean m, e money—save it in t e way new Mann: Com Plant”, ,5

feeble children and for charity work he buys and make It on “’th he buys. . is superior to any 918nm

( 1n the cities. If people ‘could have , What Wlll you do? Buy in the old-fashioned way and pay the em made. ’,~:~';;

-. had all the COWS. milk and butter they top price which mcludes all the waste of out-of-date methods? It Wm not mu“ com; -”

I , ‘3‘!“ needed when they were babies 'and ‘ 0? “"11 you cm: this waste, save money by buyms on “The vlanta at even depth; in

* qt while growing, there wouldn’t be as Mollne Plan,” and make money by getting better nnplements easily adjusted to handle ,

3 ’ ‘ ‘ , man cases of rickets infantile M. which will increase your production and reduce your costs? “Pad“ °°"‘- and 9”“ ~ :

‘ , .: y ’ p Y h ~ d g; Th M 1- . P1 ” h h uniformly excellent results i

j , 5} alysis and tuberculosis. ‘ The way 9“ cap {3t t e savmgs un_ 31' .e 0 me an t tong a with graded ”ed,

s herds of cattle are being tested now, - Molme Distributor and get better serv1ce. He agrees to give you '

. . . ‘ . . . savings— The variable drop canbe i

the milk is free irom contagious dls- . adjusted from the “at ..

eases and the cow-testing association 1. Whenever you arrange to pay cash. without stopping, It can ’

work should not end until it reaches (Cash for goods saves the Distributor capital,risk of loos and upcnoivc collections. be changed from check to





 

   





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. . (“Free" service in never flee—heretofore you have paid for it in the price.) size from onion seed to

for children, help clean out dlseased A . . . um hem“.

‘came and wipe out filled milk, Let 3. Whenever; goods are received In carloads and delivered M u 1 m M line

' I ' ' on arrWa . p - ovca c ae,t 's 0



us .have genuine feed for our City (Orders placed in time to be shipped in eel-loads from factory and .then delivered Planter gets the proper

bableS-“Mrfi 0- E- TraCY- on arrival cave freight. rent. interest. taxes. insurance. depreciation and extra number of needs into the

' _ E') \ wound at the proper depth.

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PU R EB R E D EARNS TH I RD MORE of your cooperation. Regardless of how you buy, you get better implements either edge or flat drop give

THAN COM MON HOG ‘ and better service. ' g the greatest accuracy in



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. LOVERLAND Will be represented

at‘ the National Travel and Out-

door Life Exposition to beheld in the

Auditorium, Chicago, May'7-14. Exhib-

ition floor space measuring forty by.

six feel; has been engaged by the Up-

per Peninsula Development Bureau for

this display.

shown descriptive literature, industrial

and agricultural exhibits representa

tive of the region, and finally a scene

typical of outdoor life in the region

and its natural features. There will

also be displayed a. large wall-map of

the Upper Peninsula. Final arrange-

ments will be made at a meeting of

commercial club secretaries at Mar-

quette, on March 23.





THE MODERN LUMBERJACK.





HAT there are twenty thousand



men working in the woods of the

Upper Peninsula, this winter, is the

estimate of Rev. William Poyseor, of

Crystal Falls, general missionary of

the Episc’opal Church, whose parish

covers the entire peninsula and whose

work takes him into the many lumber

camps and among the lumber-jacks.



Mr. Poyseor is a successful farmer

as well as clergyman, and has a rare

faculty for meeting the lumber—jack on

his own ground. Speaking at Mar-

quette recently, Mr. Poyseor described

interestingly the conditions under

:which the woodsmen live.



When he first came to the peninsula

twenty-eight years ago, lumber-jacks

came up from Bay City, Saginaw and

other southern Michigan points, and

on crossing the Straits of Mackinac. as

he expressed it, “left Almighty God

behind,” and took up the life of drink-

ing, fighting and carousing without

limit. '



Today the old professional lumber-

jack is rarely seen in the northern

woods. Every nationality is i'ound

there and the lumber companies are

taking much more pains to make his

life pleasant man once was the case.

The present-day lumber-camp consists

of well-built, well-heated and lighted

frame buildings, usually provided with

shower-bath, and other modern con-

veniences. .-



Mr. Poyseor points out that these

conditions which the newspapels have

frequently mentioned in comiection

with the logging operations 0t M1.

Henry Ford, are by no means confined





where among the better class of oper-

ators. This agrees with similar infor-

mation which I have had from other

sources. One large employer has in-

stalled phonographs in all his camps,

and at one point also a radio outfit,

not just because of humanitarian rea-

sons, but because it is necessary to





Lalleviate the loneliness of woods life





ii" men are to be retained in service.

This isolation of woods life, Mr. Poy—

seor points out, and particularly the

lack of contact with woman-kind for

three to five months, is responsible for

the licentiousness which sometimes

characterizes the woodsman when he

gets into town at the end of the win-

ter. But, after all, the clergyman finds

that jack has many good qualities.





 





SOUR CREAM MADE SWEET.





 





HOW sweet cream is made from

sour cream was described recent-

ly before the Iron River Lions’ Club.

The process is as fellows: The Sour





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is added in a quantity sufficient to re? ' [K





duce it to the required amount, of

butter-fat. The mixture is ’placed in

a. viscolizer machine and the result is

perfectly good Sweet cream. This

process is often used in the summer

months when cream is difficult to keep

sweet. It is as rich in nutriments and

as valuable for all purposes as natur-

al sweet cream. -





SAFETY FIRST IN FARM UNDER-

DRAINAGE.



(Continued from page 323).

northern sections of the Middle West-

ern potato producing States, are com-

paratively inexperienced in some of

the piofitable methods of production.

trench two feet deep. It is inevitable

that such tile will break doWn under

the additional load imposed upon them

when heavily loaded wagons or trac-

tors pass over them. The practice of

using culls because they are cheaper

than {1 No.1 grade of tile cannot be

too strongly c.011demned Quality must

be consideicd befoie price. None but

tile made by a manufacturer whose

moduct has been thoroughly tested in

a l.1l101.1t01y and not found wanting, or

which has stood the test of years of

service, can be Safely used. During

the recent. construction of a large drain

on the College Farm soft cluyitile

which had been laid in a drain over

t'mty years ago wow unearthed and

found to be in perfect condition, in

spite of the fact that they were laid

ubme what is Oldilldllly called the

frost, lino.



Tilc form the foundation upon which

the structure of a drainage system is

built. Permanent efficiency will not:

result unless tile of proven quality are

use.



Careful Construction Demanded.



l\'un1cmus drainage systems fail to

function properly because of faulty

construction Many tile—drainage conv

tractors, who are unacquainted with

even the rudiments of leveling, who

seem to think that a grade is some-

thing to be ignored rather than fol-

lowed, will not only attempt the con-

struction of :1 complicated farm drain-

we sy stem but will even attempt to

(11.1“ up the plan for such a system,

with an assurance they are doing the

u 01k complete justice which not even

the most skilful drainage engineer

would feel. Otllcr contractors there

are who had considerable experience

and training, but who placing quantity

of work above quality, seem to think

that faults in construction due to dis-

regard of essential details, will, like

the mistakes our doctors make, never

be (lismvcrcd once they are covered

up. Foitumltcly, good, conscientious

c'ontractms can be found, men who take

plidc in theil 11 01k, who would rather

do good work at a loss than poor work

at a profit. Unless a farmer is quali-

fied and in a position to-do his own

drainage work, he should by all means

engage none but a contractor of this

type to do it for him, regardless of

whether or not the cost will be greater.

Here again the more expensive may

prove to be the cheaper in the end.





.I’)isappointment is bound to follow, as





does the night the day, the hiring of

ignorant or unscrupulous contractors.

Maintenance Not to be Ignored.

Drains, like machines and buildings,

need a certain amount of attention

after being installed in order that they

may continue to function properly. Un-

less outlets are kept unobstructed and

protected against the

muskrats, woodchucks, and skunks; un-

less silt-wells and catch-basins are





cleaned out both in the spring and the ,





fall of tlie year; unless the drains are





carefully inspected at the same time in '





order that spots where surface. water





is entering the tile. directly may in!





detected; unless these things am done





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r. * plant-at, Jackson Prison,1nor only as

insane of helping the farmers of the





plus labor .atf'the” penitentiary. ‘ ,





“According, to A. B. Cook, chairman I





or the Michigan state Committee of

the'grange, the fertilizer ‘conditionsol'





the state are not good. Therefore, the “





establishment of a plant at the prison

at. very little expense would be of

greathelp to the fruit growers and

farmers who now have to depend upon

Chicago concerns. Such a plant at the

prison would not interferevin‘ any [way

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SEVENTY EGGS PAY BOARD.





 





HEN that consumes 80 pounds or

feed in a year must lay 70 eggs

.to break even with her owner, is a

statement from the head of M. A. C.

poultry department. The state aver-

age is around 60‘eggs per hen, indicat-

ing that many farmers are feeding un-

' profitable birds. Hens With restricted

aproduction usually lay during the

.months when prices are low. High

producers extend into the months of

high ‘ prices.



The grain consumed to produce a

dozen eggs will vary greatly, depend-

ing upon the skill of the poultryman,

but it is assumed that he knows how

to feed economically. The general,

purpose .fowls and Leghorns used in

this feeding work were kept on the

test while yet pullets and yearli'ngs.



The general purpose pullets ate in a

year an average of 6.7 pounds of feed

per dozen eggs produced and the year-

,lings at 9.6 pounds. The Leghorn pul-

lets‘ ate 4.8 pounds and the yearlings

5.5 pounds. The ‘general purpose pul-

lets ate 1.9 pounds more feed in pro-

ducing a dozen eggs than the Leghorn

pullets and the~difference increases

very rapidly with the age of the stock,

the general purpose yearlings consum-



* ing 4.1 pounds more feed per dozen

eggs than the Leghorn yearlings, there-

fore the latter produced eggs upon

much less feed than the general .pur-

pose breeds. '



Meat scrap or some other~animal

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I IS curious how" Spuds come and" go-





The white elephant. the rural New

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boyhood days was the peach blow. It

was a reddish purple in color, ran

medium to small in size but when.

cooked burst into snowy flakiness

which would put to shame the class-

iest Petoskey ever grown. I sure

would like to get a. few for seed but

I never hear of them any more. _Pos—

131ny some old timer still raises them.

The only potato of oldentimes which

has held its own is the early rose.

I raised a few last summer and they

were excellent.



I see that K. E. C. disagrees with

me on the school question. I gather

that he infers that I am ashamed of

Michigan’s record. I sure did not

mean to imply that. I am so pleased

with Michigan that I selected it for

my permanent home after working

and traveling over half the states in

the Union. In my mind Michigan is

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ner state of the Union. I am not a

natural born Michigander but my par-

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to Michigan soon after that important

event. K. E. C. speaks of the great

increase in our state population, but

I too studied the census report and

was saddened to note that any of- the

communities in which I played as a boy

actually had decreased in population.

K. E. C. is right in saying that we

should take more care in electing our

county superintendents but mere

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a barn full of feed simply because he



forgot to feed them. My best teacher



of constitutional history couldn’t bg-

trusted to go't'o the stare because he



not only forgot What he was sent after '

but actually forgot where he was go-



ing. I could multiply such instances



indefinitely and all these men could



write strings of letters after their



names. For that matter I am entitled



to a few'letters myself but last fall



I‘mixed my lime and acid phosphate

before I sowed it on my wheat so you

see a. man may be a bonehead and

still have some education. I know

bette1 now than to mix lime and phOs‘

phate.



We have had the finest winter for

trimmings-beg pardon—pruning, we

have had for years.

ther ahead with their work than last

year. I note an increasing use of

small tractors on these fruit farms.

Fruit farm work comes in a rush when

spring opens. Everything seems to

come at once and must get out of the

way early as the picking season for

berries begins in May or early June.

The catalogs are coming innow and

I note many new everbearers in

strawberries and, raspberries. One

firm even lists an everbearing black-

berry. Everbearing berries would give

me the nightmare. When you have

picked berries for two m'onths with

never a let-up you are just one mass

of aches and pains; Picking berries





is the hardest Work I have ever done

and I have had [my share of pick and

shovel work.





 





 





Growing Poor





HE cost of producing a bushel of

poor apples is nearly as great as

that of producing good, marketable

ones; in fact, a bushel of the better

apples may actually be produced

cheaper if the orchard owner prac-

tices methods that increase the yield.

More frequently, however, the cost of

growing the good apples‘will be slight-

ly in excess of the ‘cost for the poor

ones.



The fixed costs of production, such

as interest on investment, taxes, in-

surance, etc., are about the same per

acre of orchards producing poor ap-

ples as those producing good fruit. If,

in attempting to preduce good fruit,

the yield is also increased, then the





. the one producing good fruit than the

one producing 'the'poor quality prod-

not.



The chief differences in costs of

production of fruit occur in the oper-

ating costs of labor and materials.

For instances, the cause of the differ-

ences between good fruit in one or-

‘ chard and poor fruit in a neighboring

one may be the use of a. greater

amount of spray materials or fertil-

izers. or the greater amount of money





quent. spraying, pruning, application

of fertilizers. cultivation, thinning and

other miScellaneous items, or most





 





. likely to a combination of the above

items. -



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App'les Costly





a bushel of poor ones from commer-

cial orchards are largely due to dif-

ferences in the amounts of money ex-

pended for spray‘materials, spraying

and thinning. The differences in costs

are very variable, but it is not likely

that they will, under extreme condi.

tions. amount to as much as 15 cents

per bushel. At any rate, such prac-

tices as pruning, fertilization, cultiva-

tion, etc., operate to increase yields to

such an extent that the cost of produc-

ing a bushel of apples under good

management will average less than

the costs under conditions that so

frequently result in poor fruit—Mills.





 





BIGGER POTATO CROPS FROM

FERTILIZERS.





 





(Continued from page 323).

This is readily explained. Potato pro-

duction on virgin soils ten or twenty

years ago was easy and profitable. It

was not necessary to spray or fertilize

and the ravages of diseases were un-

important. The situation is rapidly

changing. More and more attention is

being given to seed selection and seed

treatment. High pressure Sprayers that

can effectively. control blight and leaf





hopper as viell as kill bugs, are dis: ‘

placing the old low pressure and knap-





sack sprayers. Those practices are





prerequisite to the profitable use of for- .





tilizers. Gradually there will come also

a stabilization of the analysis and

amount of fertilizer used as has taken





place in some or the eastern mtitoe





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In addition to pruning, fertilization

will help much in restoring the vigor

For this purpose, nitrate

of soda, or sulphate of ammonia, is the

An additional acid phosphate

will also prove profitable because of

its effect on the cover crop. J



Matured trees should receive about

four or five pounds each of nitrate of

or sulphate of ammonia, and

The trees five to six

years Old should get about three

pounds of the nitrate and four or five

pounds of the acid phosphate.

trees which have not been badly de-

fOliated will get along nicely with only

about three pounds of the nitrate in-





of the trees.





best.





soda,





acid phosphate.





stead of five.





The cherry leaf spot has caused

many growers serious loss during the

They-will add to that loss

if they permit the trees to blossom

and bear normally, as that would have

a lasting detrimental effect on the or-

It is far better to do entirely

without a crop this year so that more

profitable crops can be grown in the





past year.





. chard.





future.





WESTERN GROWERS MA





IT is reported that the apple grow-

ers of the Pacific northwest have

decided to discontinue the growing of

the Jonathan apple.

or other this variety has met with dis—

favor with the fruit men of that





region.





Such an action may

value to Michigan growers, as there

are now thousands of Jonathan apple

trees in production along the western

coast of the state- The Jonathan ap-

ples grown here equal in color those

grownin the west and have a much

better quality. 'With proper care, the

Michigan Jonathan can easily be made

to attain the size of the western prod-





' not.





THE BEA‘N GROWING COUNTIES.





F IGURES gathered by Verne E.

Church, the state crop statistician,

indicate that the thumb district pro-

duces over one-third of the beans in

Huron County lead with a

production of 484,950 bushels. ,Gratiot

County came second with 421,629, and

Tuscola, third, with 365,475 bushels.



_‘The highest yield per acre was Ob-

tained in .Bay and Gratiot Counties

where the average 'for eachcounty was

“thirteen bushels per acre. Most coun-

ties produced on, an:'avera‘ge ,ten bush-

els per acre, but .‘Arenjac and St. Jos-

average Of .six bushels





the state.





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w- .‘hcherry ieailspotufung‘us to sacrig

9 Lassen; year's“. “crop in. order . to! save?

' the tréé‘g’ior :t‘utiire production.‘

: “{When these trees; became defdl‘iat-

:- 'ed early in the season last year they

‘ Vuhr‘ad ,their vitality seriously sapped.;

-In ardenthat they may gain strength

'1 again, the? best‘thin‘g to do is to pre-

vent'he‘avy blossoming and settingot

» This can- be done bypiiunin’g .

quite severely this spring or-iearly win- 3

The pruningggsiibum consist of

both : thinning 'out'. and cutting back,

and will 'invplve the removal of con- ..

siderable wood from two to five years

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Double disking is popular—farmers know that it

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ahead Oi a roller for small grains. Made in eight sizes,

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simple directions in “ALPHA CEMENT—How to

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local dealer has for you. It illustrates a score of

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{ERE are, the five prize-winning

- letters in our '5recen-t getting-



readyéfor-spring ' contest. We

hope they will otter some suggestions

which may prove of value to you, even

though spring is hear at hand.——-’I‘he

Handy Man. - _ -.





 





By Fred Ross, Sandusky, Michigan.



I have my hay and grain marketed.

[look over all my harnesses, get them

in first-class shape. Seed grain cleaned

ready for the drill and seeder. _

My tractor is all tightened up and

oiled. I, try it out to see if I have diffi-

culty in starting, or any gas leaks.



All other machinery I look over from

top-to bottom, andftighten up and re-

. place broken parts, also paint the ones

i that need it.



Have tires set on wagon and order

a couple of extra Whitfietrees.



Put extra iron braces on the wago‘h

tongues. Hay rope and pulleys are

all put in running order.



My horses are given a round of con-

dition powders. Wife and .ysolf take

a good spring tonic. Then I see that

hams and shoulders kept for spring

are smoked. \



Then wife says, ‘I’ll say you are

ready for spring’s work, Hubby.”



Hip hip! hurrah for 1923 crop.





 





By W. H. Edgar, Clarkston, Michigan.



Getting ready for spring work is one

job I like to start after the holidays,

for then it gives plenty of time. Dur-

ing my spare time I take inventory of

my stock and tools, cleaning up the

shop, sorting up bolts, washers and

nuts, discarding all that is of no value.

After that is completed, I make re—

pairs on wagon racks and platforms,

also the other farm tools.

I cannot do myself I take to the

blacksmith.



.This is a good time to have the har-

nesses put in shape, so I take them to

the harness shop for repair and a.

good oiling, which will lengthen the

life of them., Next comes the gas en-

gines which need the valves ground,

carbon cleaned out and the bearings

tightened. I order repairs for broken

machinery, also the seeds to plant.



I also figure out how much I can

spend for repairs for building and for

fences.



I like to haVe a big supply of wood

split, and in the ,woodshed.



Then as soon as the spring days

come, the farmer can start his work.





 





By Fred Seeber, Barry County.



In regard to what I do to be ready

for the spring work; _



I keep the manure hauled as fast‘ as

made and get; the wood cut and Split.

On stormy days I get in the shop and

make new whiffletrees to take the

place of the ones broken the past year

and eaveners to set on every tool on

the farm that needs one; clip and re-

pair the harness. 0n the nicest day

I trim the fruit trees. . v



I. manage" to have the lambs come



the last weekof March, and the fore

part of April». ' '

_. By keeping my work ahead, last

year I only paid $21.50~f0r‘l1elp, in-

cluding haying and harvesting on a

farm of 120 acres. I went through

my thirty acres ofinornsi’x times.





 





Ey F._Ri._.iclements, Saline, Michigan.

Getting- ready for spring ona Mich-

‘ igan farm is very muchlof’an individ-





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ttngeady for Sprl

i i The Pfize'Wiflfling Letter: ’





Farms ' this winter, we think can be





What work.





profitably copied by ' nearly every

farmer. ' y ‘ ' , ,



The first of all is the hauling 'of

manure, which we do on a schedule,

averaging two loads per day through-





out the winter, although we haul only





about one day a week. This system

leaves 'only a comparatively small

amount to be hauledin the spring

when time is limited. ‘





The" summer supply of Wood. has ~





been cut and split and piled in the

Woodshed, and before spring another

buzz pile will be cut, ready to be haul-

ed up early next fall.



A new track and hay carrier has

been installed in the big barn this

winter, the spring-tooth harrow was

taken to the shop and fitted with new

shoes and the teeth sharpened ready

to barrow the all‘all‘a field in spring.



Our tractor has been traded in on a

new one after five years of service and

the truck will be overhauled as soon

as we have a warm-sunshiny day.



Last week we saw the manager of

our local elevator and placed orders

for our spring supply of fertilizer.

limestone-alfalfa seed, potatoes, seed

corn, and seed oats, all certified seed,

for spring delivery. ‘



Just new we are busy making crates

which will be handy in harvesting our

certified potatoes next (fall. A few or

our tools have broken castings and we

shall get orders for them in the mails

within a week.



We do not anticipate any delays, on

account of broken tools or lack of sup-

plies, when we get into the fields in

the spring and we know our crops will

be in at the right time.



By W. B. Jones, Cohoctah, Michigan.



Seeing in the Handy Man’s Corner

that you ask for letters telling how to

get ready fer spring work, I thought

1 would like to give a little of my ex-

perience.



I have been a farmer all my life, and

my son-in-law and I, with the help of

one man, run a farm of 290 acres.

about 250 acres plow land, and the





 





balance timber. . W'e keep from thirty *





to forty registered Holstein cattle,

about one hundred sheep, besides hogs

and horses.



We commence in the fall and each

day, except Sunday, draw the manure

direct to the field, unless the ground

is .so soft that we would cut the

ground. We manage to cut our wood





during the winter, and as soon as





April comes, we have that all fitted for

the stove. Then there are posts to

look after, and We try to scatter posts

along where they will be needed, so

they are ready to set as soon as spring

comes.



We sow our clover seed on Wheat

about the last of February or the-first

of March, so that is out of the way.





There are tools to look to, so that

when the time comes to use them they

are ready. By so managing'we 'try 'to

have nothing in the way when the

ground-is ready to work. We-try'in

the fall \to plow for oats and barley,

also some for cultivated crops. .Have

now. , about forty acres- all ploWed

ready to work for crops. , ,



When I go through the countryand

see amanure pile as high as the burn.





it makes me think of the lot. of time ’ '





it wilt take in the spring to [gets-that





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. pounds dolly. The Specialist proved

to this inan’5 satisfaction that more

‘ silage shouldje red to his coWs. The

dairyman agreed to increase the

. amount of silage for his 10 cows, and





~ ‘1 " within 10 days he had them eating 32

y; 1 ' pounds daily





1 . The ten coma: made a total increase

‘ , . of 50 pounds of milk per day. This





) _ milk was sold at $3 per hundred‘





' pounds, making a total increase of $45

per month from the change in feeding.

The increased amount of silage con-

sumed’amounted to. 100 pounds per

day or one and one-half tons for 30

days. . At $5 per-ton this silage would

be valued at $7. 50, thus making an

increased income of $37. 50 per month.



'- -—_Mills.





 





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ICHIGAN farmers are not effi-

cient in their buying of fertil-

izers, as the use of low grade or low

analysis materials, in place of high-

grade or standadrd fertilizers, is cost-

ing them $300,000 annually.

. Lack of standardization and the use

of low analysis fertilizers have re-

sulted not only in an unnecessary high

cost of plant food to the farmers, but

also in less efficient use. The cost of

manufacturing and handling a given

amount of plant food in high analysis

fertilizers is less than it is for those

of low analysis.

Farmers should purchase fertilizers

l on the basis of their plant food con-

tent, rather than on a cost per ton

‘. basis. A standard fertilizer is c0n-

’ ceded to be one which contains four-‘

teen or more per cent total available

plant food. I

If the farmer would make a study

of the composition of fertilizers, which

is easily done through the county

agents or the college authorities, there

doubtless would be only a relatively

few fertilizer brands sold in the state.

A list of fertilizers which have been

adopted as standard, together With in-

formation concerning their use under

different soil conditions for all crops,

may be-ha'd by applying to the M. A.

C. Experiment Station.——-Mills.





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RAlNK IN VEGETABLE GROWING





 





CCORDING to’ the state statistics

recently issued, Saginaw County

stands first in the production of cab~

bage. She grows at least one-fifth of

. the cabbage produced in the state.

In this county there, were planted

1,407 acres; while Branch County,

which came second had 664 acres;

Wayne thirdlwith 538; Ingham fourth

with 353.and Macomb fifth with 331.

In onion production, Allegan County

lead ‘withra total of 628 "acres and Van

Buren County came second with 277

acres. Ottawa stands fourth. in pro-

ductiOn with 222 acres.

In the production of other truck

._ crops, Wayne County lead‘ with 6,461

_, acres planted as compared with 6,279

' ,7 in Van Buren County. Berrien County

came third with 4,817; Bay fourth

with 3,701;1‘Saginaw fifth with 2,742.





famous for the growing of celery, have

. 1,707 and 984, acres respectively plant-

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N Rummerfield, Pennsylvania,



' Mrs. Boyle runs a dairy farm

with the help of one steady man

and a Hercules Engine. The herd

consists of from twenty-five to

thirty cows and she says that one

man can do the milking in two

hours. Here is an extract from her

letter: '



“.Our 11/3 H. P. Hercules Engine

has spent seven and one- half years

running a five-single-unit milker.



. I could not speak too

highly of the engine, as it has

been run by all sorts of help. The

cost of operating and repairs has

been a very small item. 5000

hours would not cover the run-

ning time of this little servant.”

Mrs. Boyle’s farm is one of more

thanthree hundred and fifty thou-

sand where the Hercules is bearing

the brunt of the hard work—doing

the milking, running the dairy,

grinding feed, running the wash-





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lug-machine, the workshOp, the

water-pump, the grindstone—doing

the thousand and one things that

must be done and that are down-

right hard work.



A boy can run a Hercules. It

starts easily, winter or summer.

And sticks to the job till it’s done.



Operating costs are surprisingly

One Hercules owner wrote

us that his engine “pays for itself

three times every year.”



There is a Hercules for your

farm. They range in size from 11/2

H. P. to 12 H. P. Back of every one

of them is the five-year guarantee

of The Hercules Corporation.



There should be a Hercules dealer

If there isn’t, drop us a

Let us show you how you ,

can lighten the burden of work on

your farm. An inquiry puts you

under no obligation.





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From these ten Hatcheries you can order your baby

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will be delivered as represented -





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' N run fall of the year, the farmers

and the ranchers of the northwest





prairies of Canada release their horses





for the winter. Strange as it may

deem to those of us who shudder at the

very thought of raging blizzards on the

open plains, the horses that are left

free to roam over unsheltered space

and are obliged to dig down through

feet of snow for their grass, not only

survive the severest winters but are

generally found fat and strong the

next spring.



If while you are out riding you hap-

pen upon a group of these free horses,

they will stare at you curiously until

they begin to fear that you have come

to gather them up and to take them

back to the farm- yard, then with angry,

defiant tossing of heads they will turn

and gallop out of reach. going so fast

that you will not see them for snow

dust. The horse you are riding, if he

has ever enjoyed a wint’er of that free-

dom, will struggle to get away from

you so that he may join them. Because

you will not let him go, he will show

his displeasure like a petulant child

and long after you have forced him. to

abandon the attempt to get loose, long





after the happier group has disap~

peared, he will keep turning his head





back and calling yearningly to them.



The farmer who releases his horses

in the fall rarely loses any of them.

Every farmer knoWs every horse with-

in a radius of twenty-five miles or

more, knows them by name and color,

knows their histories and peculiarities.

When the farmer is in doubt as to who

some distant rider may be, you can

hear him think aloud thus:





“That's Skinner’s sorrel, Billy. Skin-

ner's goin’ for his mail.” 01': “That’s

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Spicer’s comin' to see about them oats.”



So in the spring of the year, when

the farmers are all out searching for

their horses, they know those they

come upon, and it‘ some farmer sees

Skinner's sorrel. Billy, he will drive

him in the direction of, Skinner's home-

stead, talking to Billy as he does so,

in some. such fashion; as this:



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any .the worse for 'the worst Winter in

twenty years. You're fat as a pig.

Go on now. get home! I know you





don’t like the idea of gettin' back to

work, but ‘it‘s soon seedin’ time, you

know!”





The farmer who works beside his

horses daily, who gets to understand

every expression of these beautiful, in-

telligent creatures, always talks seri-

ously to them. This sounds strange

to us until we have come. in contact

with these animals for a short time,

They certainly understand many words





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when, hardly being conscious of it, we

soon start talking to'.them ourselves.

and I have seen evidences of horses

recognizing at once what sort of tem-

per or mood men happen to be in as

soon as they approach them.



Just as they learn to understand us,

we learn to understand them. Every

neigh er whinny takes on the meaning

of a word, and their scowling or angry





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as particular brand, is pressed upon





the shoulder until the insignia is burn.-

ed through hair and: skin, where the

mark remains as long as the creature

lives.



The ranch horses are wilder and more

spirited than the farm horses, but

when the latter are released for the

winter, they often mix with the former,

breaking up into groups of those who





 





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Al, you’d better buy a car

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You can park your car instead

Of looking, all up and down'

For a place to tie Old Ned.





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But the iron hand of fate



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shaking of heads, and their protests

against certain discomforls we impose

upon them appear as clearly as the

similar expressions of people. The

most amazing fact, however, that slow-

lv dawns upon us, is the fact that these

lovely animals live in a conscious

world of their own, not half so differ-

ent from ours as we had allowed our-

sehcs to think.



The rancher is not as intimate with

the horses he breeds and rears in vir-

tual wildness on the vast ranges Which

he leases from the government and

about which he builds his barbed wire

fences. Naturally so. He has from

several hundred to several thousand

horses and they are virtually in a wild

state until he sells them, when they

are broken-in and most of the untamed

spirit is crushed out of, them by heavy

labor.



A rancher can rarely tell you how

many horses he has. During the spring

when colts are most often born, his

stock may double for all he knows. He

does not attempt to find out until the

“fall, when he rounds them up. The

young colts are separated from their

mothers and branded. The poor young

things are tied and thrown and the

red iron, with the shape of each ranch-





seem to feel themselves more congenial

to each other. Every animal has a

character and personality of his own,

and while he will get along beautifully

with one horse, he will fight all the

time with another. From my observa—

tion, it seems to ~me that the _wild

free horse does much less quarrelling

than the horse that has toiled on the

farm, which would indicate quite clear-

ly how much like ours his nature is.



Very few. of the great herds that

rustle for themselves all winter long

die while they are away. Those that

die. are horses that either have been

kept in the barn too late in the seas‘on

or else that were in a starved condi—

tion when they were released. A horse

that has been- kept in the barn till

after the cold season has set in and

has been inured to the warmth of the

barn, when suddenly exposed to the un-

sheltered open plains, if the weather

happens to be severe, will sometimes

die because it finds it is unable to ad-

just itself to the change in temperature.



But there is One peculiarity of horse

nature which sometimes kills the best

horse, not only in the wilds but in the

pasture or barn yard, if no one is

about to come to its assistance. Every

hersetloves to roll. He will lie down





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on a sandy spot or on the snow and

roll over from side to side.

times happens that he selects a spot

that has a. deep rut, or that» is near a

wall, a stone,‘ or a strawsstack. He

will roll over an‘d’strike the wall or

the strawstack or get caught in the

rut in such a way that he cannot force

himself back. He will remain helplesss

on his back till‘ some one comes to his

rescue.

' die in a very short time, sometimes

within less than an hour.





But’I am interested in the horse as

a fellow being, subject’ as we are to

limitations; and, to a degree less per-

haps than we are, capable of joy and

sorrow. In so far as these beautiful

creatures are able to communicate to

others an indication of the emotions

out of which their lives are built, I

have taken my story directly from

them. My story, too, comes fresh from

the prairies. I did most of its plan-

ning while riding on horseback over

hundreds of miles of rolling Alberta

plains, often coming upon hills from

which I could see a perfectly circular

horizon without a sign of humanlife,

save perhaps some telltale arrange

ment of stones, laid on the hilltop by

Indians- whom fate had long since

swept from the plains of their father-

land. At such times my pony, whose

wild and exciting history forms the

greater part of this story, seemed as

much moved by the open vastness and

the stillness as I; 'and, each in his

own way, we held communion with the

spirit of the Wilderness.





For the Love of Her Foal.

(”LING hills and shallow valleys





—un ocean of brown waves with .





fast drying sloughs, like patches of

sunshinelon the surface of the sea~—

such was the Canadian prairie that

autumn day—such were the miles and

miles of 'Alberta range, bounded by a

barbed wire fence that was completely

lost in the unobstructed .play of sum

shine. It was an open wilderness, so

vast that‘it seemed to stretch on al-

most endlessly beyond the horizon,

which lay desolate and unbroken like

a rusty, iron ring, girding the earth.

Its immensity, by an inexorable con-

trast, dwarfed everything that crept

over the surface of the plains into a

helpless puniness.



The hundred horses on the range,

range, scattered and grouped by their

predilections for each other, looked, in

the distance, like ants crawling over

the surface of a rock. Within sight of

ach other, bound by the ties of race,

they nevertheless had their loves and

their preferences. Most of the mothers

with their little colts grazedin a group

by themselves; while a few mothers,





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huekskin'coiored daughter. The little

one was asleep on the‘g’rass'. Her grace

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little'head’ lay flat on the ground. Her

flufly tail was thrown back on the grass

with 'a delicious carelessness.



She was only six months old, but 211-

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From thewhite strip on her forehead

and the heavy black inane down to the





unequal white spots on her two hind-





fetlocks, she was like her. Only her

wiry, delicately wrought little legs

seemed somewhat toolong for her-



Suddenly the old mare’s head went

up high in the air; her grinding teeth

ceased grinding as a broken machine

comes to a dead stop; and the round,

dilated, knowing eyes pierced the slight

haze in the atmosphere. The little

head on the grass raised just a bit,

looked inquiringly at her beloved

mother-quite near; then with the in-

nocent confidence of childhood, dropped

back again, rubbing the soft frag-rant

grass in an ecstasy of contentment.



But the old male continued to gaze

intently, standing motionless as a stone.

She saw that all the other horses were

gazing just as intently as she was.

Small moving objects—two men on

horseback—had brokcn oyer the line of

shadow along the southern horizon.

One of them was loping away to the

right and the other to the left. The

old buckskin mare had already lived

more than twenty yea1s. Not only

had she herself suffered at the hands

of man, but she had had so many of

her babies taken from her and cruelly

abused—often before her very eyes.

Her mother’s_ heart began beating fast

and apprehensively.



The other mares, not far from her.

also showed signs of extreme nervous-

ness. The buckskin saw them run off

for a short distance as if in panic, then

stop and gaze anxiously at the up»

preaching ridcrs. It wastime to act.

She looked questioningly a moment to-

ward the north: but she realized that

that direction would soon be closed to



91. for she could tell' that the riders,

loping straight north, meant to turn in

time and come back upon them. _ 1



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one. The little thing sprang to its feet,

sidled up to her and gazed at the dark

specks that were coming together in

the north, with fear glowing moist. in

her large, round eycs. =



Until she had seen 11 group ofhorse-

men dismount. one day, she had

thought that man was a monstrous

sort. of horse with a frightful bump on

its back. What little she had been

able to learn about him since that time

had served only to intensify her fear

of him; and despite her abiding con-

fidence in her mother, she trembled

timorously as she heard the ominous

hoof-beats in the distance.



The animals instinctively gathered

into a bunch 'and started away at full

speed. While one of the horsemen re-

mained some distance behind, ready to

prevent the group from going off to

either side, the other plunged into the

midst of them and deftly separated

the mothers and their colts from the

rest. of the bunch. Then they allowed

the single horses to run off to the north

at their will; while they came together

behind the‘mothers and their colts and

drove them southward toward the long

line of shadow that lay like a black

elt-mgated reptile, below the horizon

and parallel to it.



That long line of shadow, which

widened as they neared it, was a great

canyon which the Red Deer River had

cut out of the level plains. From the

Jaws of the mouth of the canyon, which





were a mile or so apart, the floor of '





the prairies ,fell away sheer in places.





, 1'0 a depth 'Of a thousand feet.‘ In

. ,many spots there were several parallel





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cuts in the edge of that floor. Where,

unable to remove the loose earth, ' it

lay‘along the bank in steep hills which

“rose up' from . the bottom\of the can-

yon like gigantic teeth, all crumbling

more or less, all dotted with stones

and covered here and

blotches 10f sagebrush and cacti.



In the 'centre of the flat-bottomed

canyon,,as ifan ancient torrential flood

had spent itself and narrowed down

'at last to a small, shining stream, a

quarter of‘a mile in width, ran the

Red Deer River. In the middle of the

- half-mile wide s ace between the river

and the hills t at made. the wall of

the canyon, stood the buildings of the

ranch. The house, a small single struc-





 





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ture, stooo on the east end of the spa-

cious, sandy yard; while opposite and

facing it was the long. red barn with

its open door below and the gaping

window space in the loft, above. North

of the barn and against its blind wall

there was a big corral. divided into

two parts by a partition. The corral



”walls as well as the partition were

made of logs laid horizontally, a foot

apart and rising to a height of some

eight feet. Each of these two sections

had huge swinging gates which opened

inward. .



As helplessly as the waters of Nia.

gara, the frantic mothers, stealing side

glances at their little ones and feeling

them at their sides, poured down the

steep incline, between the giant teeth,

into the mouth of the canyon, slipping,

sliding, and leaping downward riskily,

in haste and fear. (in the level bot-

tom of the canyon. the buckskin mare

made an attempt to turn from the path

which led to the rancher’s buildings

in the hope of getting to the river be-

yond; but one of the horsemen divined

her rebellious intention and shot by

her like a flash of light, heading her

off and forcing her back. She realized

the futility of baffling their superior

wills; but wEnt back with an angry

shake of her wise old head and a delib-

erate scowl of hatred for the torment-

ing man and the servile horse under

him who was betraying his kind.



Howeverzthe old mare happened to

feel, the little buckskin, since the forces

of evil had as yet .made no attempt to

separate her from her mother, shook

The fear from her heart and took all

the delight there was to take in this

unexpected excitement of the day.

Healthy to the last cell in her body, the

‘race had merely accelerated the circu-

lation of her blood; and the case with

which she was able to keep up with

her mother made her conscious of a

great and thrilling power. Her eyes

.and nostrils dilated, her mane bristling



‘and her tail unfurled, her springy legs

carrying her with ease. there was an



' expression of boundless joy in the mo-

tion of" her graceful body.



The gates of the corral stood wide'

open. Being so driven that they could

not swerVe from the path, half the

group poured into one section of the

corral and the other ,half into the

other. When they turned at the oppo-





site walls realizing that there, there‘-





was no way out again. and came back

toward the gates, they saw the men

closing them. ‘

Only the soul that has been trapped

knows the crushing torment of four re—

lentless 'walls. ,Round and round they

went, madly and stupidly, and clouds,

of beaten. earth rose from undertheir

feet and choked them. Finally becom4

I ing, aware prime, fact that: the . men





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and, looking over the corral walls and

between the logs, sought to learn what





they- were doing. They ”saw one man _





building a fire in the open, 'but a few

paces from the corral; While the other

was calmly and portentously making

preparations that were only too fami-

liar to the old mares. _ ‘



The little buckskin, beside her

mother, always beside her mother,

clinging to that big beloved body as the

soul clings to life, was wedged into

the very corner, and right-againstvthe

logs of the wall, so that her frightened

eye, in the middle of the open space

between two logs, could see the ranch-

er’s'house some four rods away.



Her sides were still throbbing vio-

lently when she saw the house door

open. A little girl appeared. The little

filly did .not. know what kind of animal

that was except that she guessed that

it was some sort of man. She perceived

with renewed trepidation that the little

girl was hopping and skipping directly

toward her. In her fright she pressed

tight: against her mother, but her

mother, much more. concerned with the

men and apparently indifferent to the

little girl. would not move an inch.

When suddenly the little buckskin felt

the touch of the little girl’s hand on

her back, she called out frantically to

her mother. But the old mare bent

down her long neck, touched the little

head with her soft, warm lips, mur-

mured reassuringly and then looked

aWay again. By that time the filly

realized, uncomfortable though she was,

that the little hand was not going to

hurt her.



The little girl climbed up two of the

logs, moved slowly toward the little

buckskin’s head, talking softly and

coaxingly as she moved. The filly lis-

tened with ears pricked high. In the

stream of meaningless prattle, the foal

became aware of the existence of the

combination of sounds, “Queen,” as one

becomes aware of a constantly repeated

melody in a piece of music. By the

time the little girl had carefully push-





 





 





 





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two legs, directly in front of thefilly’s

muzzle, the little buckskin, though

frightened again, became exceedingly

curious. There was something very

disarming about that soft voice and the

,s o o t h i n g repetition of the. word





“Queen.” She cautiously stretched her

muzzle, sniffing at the little mouth,





moving it closer and closer and just





when ‘she touched the little girl’s face-





with a cry of delight the little girl

kissed her fervently on the nose.



She drew her muzzle away quickly

and looked with a frightened eye. It

had~interrupted her attempt to sniff,

however, and'once more assured that

there was nothing harmful about the

little girl, she made a second attempt.

The little girl continued calling her

‘fQueen,” coaxingly, till the little muz-

zle touched her lips again and once

more she kissed her, crying out again

with delight. .



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volved in handling water is increased

to the amazing total of six thousand

foot pounds, or sufficient labor to raise

six thousand pounds one foot from its

resting place.





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In the remainder of the letters, 15

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Mrs. J. R., Engadine, Mich.



The one improvement I consider to

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after having carried the water for

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Which we would use only V'til May.

And I thought I better decide

On something'to use every day.





Our lights were only kerosene. lamps

But we would only use them at night,



And I knew that I could read or sew

What I needed to by sunlight.





There was no shed to keep fuel dry

But the cellar was large and barren,

We took out a. window and chucked

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It came up as dry as a "herrin’."





Now the water question puzzled me. .

I decided to make that my plea.

That instead of going after it,

lt would be brought into me.





A trench was dug from well to houSe,

And a tank was put up (high.



And the overflow goes to the barn

For the cattle, when they are dry.





Now I can turn a faucet,

In the pipe by the sink,

And always, when I am thirsty,

Can get a. nice, fresh drink. .

Now every day, in every way,

The idea grows brighter anJ bright-





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That I decided the right way ‘

To make my housework lighter.





Third Prize.

Mrs. O. B., Howell, Mich.





My choice,for the greatest improve-

ment in my home would be the install-

ing of an electric light plant.



To any of our farm sisters who are

planning to add some convenience or

improvement to their homes, here is

hoping that it will not only afford pleas-

ure and comfort to thewell-deserving

parents but that it may be a life bene-

fit to every member of the, household.

If possible, let it’be‘ something that

will help to strengthen the bonds of

the family affection and open the door

to a better and brighter kind of life

lived upon the farm. _



There is no other place where the

family spends so many evenings to-

gether as they do on the farm. ~We

feel safe in sayingthat it has been the

brilliant lights of the city streets that

has led many of our dear boys and

girls from a life of usefulness on the





 





 





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tarms. 'We,‘ as parents,rare only he-

g‘lnning to realize and appreciate the

wonderful possibilities and influences

for good that electricity brings to the

farm home. ,. , _ V '

-One has only to press a button and

a room can be _ instantly filled with

light» and 'cheer. This factor alone

could not help but, create an atmos-





. phere’ of good feeling and, by having





all the-farm buildings lighted, it will

be no longer necessary to stumble

about with a lantern. As time passes,

many of the numerous conveniences,

such “as the electric iron, washer,

vacuum cleaner, etc, may be pur-

chased. -





Fourth Prize.‘ ‘

Mrs. S. R., Pontiac, Mich.



Since coming from town to our farm

several years ago, we have transformed. ‘

an old-fashioned farm house into quite

a modern looking home. A dining

room was made by, taking out the par-

tition between the pantry, that was

not needed, and a bedroom that was

seldom used. A bathroom that opens

from the kitchen was also added. New

poi-(shes and windows. a cupboard 011

one side of the kitchen, and a- good

cistern inside with sink also have their

part in the change.



But the one improvement needed to

make the work easier and the home

more comfortable and pleasant is an

electric lighting system. This would

supply lights for power upstairs and

down as well as running the washing

machine, iron and sweeper. In the

evening it is almost impossible for the

whole family to read and study at the

same time, unless three or four lamps

are burning in different parts of the

room. The cleaning and filling of so

many lamps takes up much time and





' energy. ~





The lamps 'are burned in themorn-

ing from five-thirty until eight on some

mornings, and again must be lighted

in the early evening on these short

days. So a good share of the work

during the winter must be done by ar-

tificial light. I hope that in the future

every farm heme will boast a complete ,

lighting system of some sort.





Fifth Prize. , \

Mrs. E. H. c., Allen, Mich.



I believe the greatest benefit to my

home would be a bathroom with all its

modern conveniences. I am always

much interested in home improvements

of any kind. The women havenit'had

enough of the home improvements that

belong to a modern home. V '



Boost the home improvements along

and if we don’t live long enough to end

joy them, the next generation will.

Some homesthink their children might

to begin the Way the old people com-

menced, but that isnot an improve-

ment. Brick ovens are not invstyle any

They have stepped aside for the

modern 'gas and wood ranges. Hand ,





~ sewing has also taken a back 86%: and





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the sewing machine. follows for the use’

of the housewife when doing the family»

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.To have the home thoroughly modern

and for the health and contentment of

the entire family, a bathroom is a. much

needed lmprdvemeut. , - I ‘





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babies’ first clothes,‘ especially the





nightgowns, dresses and “coats? Can '





you tell me the numerous accessories

Iwill' need at first?-—Mrs.-H. C.



Nainsoolt, cotton flannel, Wool flan-

nel'or wool and cotton flannel isquite

suitable for the nightgoWns, according

‘to the nine 'of the year: The little

dress-es may be made of nainsOok, ba-

tiste, fine dimity or handkerchief lin-

'en. For the ’coat, use Challis, cash:

mere, henrietta cloth or corded silk

with china silk for lining.



On receipt 'of a stamped envelope I

. will 'send you an address whereall the

needed accessories may be obtained

at a reasonable price. ’ “





_ TOO-FILL THE CR'ACKS.





 





'\\'ill you please tell me what to use

as a crack filler on painted floors that

will stay in? I used a commercial

filler last Spring. It held till furnace

fires were star-ted and then rolled out.

———Mrs.— G. H. B.





"A good-formula to follow in making

a home-made crack filler is: One pint

of linseed oil. one and one-half quarts

of turpentine. one pint of whiting or

cornstarch.



’This will make a white filler. To



darken for oak add one teaspoon of

raw umber; l'orwalnut, add one tea-

spoon of Venetian red, half te‘aspoon

yellow ochre; for mahogany, add one-

quarter teaspoon of yellow ochre, halt

teaspoon Bismarck brown, and a tea-

spoon of burnt senna.

. ‘ Would advise that you explain your

your difficulty to the merchant who

.s01d you the commercial crack filler,

and perhaps he can recommend a dif-

ferent brand. ‘





TO MAKE SHORT CHURNINGS

POSSIBLE.





 





A recent inquiry by Mrs. R. M.

asked What could be done to can-

vert cream into butter more readily.

I have always followed this method





and have had .no trouble with long i





churnings.



Alter straining the milk into suit-

able receptacles let heat until it

is scolded, not boiled, and then set it

away until the cream rises. ~



The butter willcome in five or ten

minutes after beginning 'to churn, Apro-

' viding the cream is of the right tenr





perature when placed in the churn.— ,





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Send twelve cents in stamps

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inches bust measure. A 38-inch size

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for the waist, and 23/8 yards for the

skirt. The width at the foot is 2%

yards. Price 12c.



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' IAMONDS . and houses. :10 ‘not

reach- the acme of. perteCtion un-j

til in the proper setting. ’We

cannot all 'have diamonds, but there

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' proper setting for .our- homes. _‘ In» fact,





a‘lhouseu lagnotga home complete until

it. has the pfbper- setting. Be it peren.





“ “nial ’3} annual flower gardens, shrub-





bery or roses,ro'r a combinationof all

these, it matters not, if only there be

the setting. '



'with ’whi'ch‘roses‘ could be produced,

we would become a nation of rose

growers. There are types of hardy

roses adaptable to the most rigorous





~climate, that will give a wealth of

’ beautiful bloom throughout the warm,





months. , _ ..

Many are deterred frOIn growing this,

wonderful flower because of the sup-

posed ‘exacting conditions required.

True, roses reach perfection in clay

soil, require a sunny spot protected

from strong winds, and there are num-

erous bugs that like them ‘so well they

cannot resist eating them. ~'But on the

other hand, by using care in the selec-

tion of varieties adapted to needs of

your particular locality, creating soil

conditions and furnishing wind breaks,

anyone can grow roses. - -

Here in central Michigan, we grow

the hybrid ever-blooming teas and by-

brid perpetuals, grown on their own

roots, not budded, and are very seldom

troubled with disease. ‘Our soil is a

light clay loam, just ordinary good

garden soil, and we have a succession

of bloom from Decoration Day until

killing frosts. Our circular beds of

teas are on the north side of the house,

far enough away from the buildings to

get the morning sun, but shaded from.

the heat of mid-day.



We built a lattice work. fence to the

north and west of these beds in the

form of the letter L, planting alternate-

ly White Spirea and Dr. Van Fleet

climbing roses. The, Wall of vines and

the thick growth of the spirea have

been sufficient protection, in spite of

the fact that the position is a very

exposed one aWay from the pretection

of adjoining buildings.



The hybrid perpetuals or bush roses

are to the south of the houseyin rows‘

without any protection excepting that

of the house, yet they thrive, grow and

bloom every season. Unfortunately,

our front yard is too shady to permit

of growing any flowers.





ing roses we have found the following

varieties of teas as being perfectly

hardy in this latitude: Jonkheer Mock,

the Killarneys, Lady Hillingdon, Mrs.

B. R. Cant, La Detroit, Radiance,

Richmond, Sunburst and Wm. R.

Smith. These are planted two feet

apart. _ '



Ofthe perpetuals, we have cut the

- list to American Beauty, Paul Neyron,‘

Frau Karl Drushki, Ullrich Brunner,

General Jack, and, of course, the old-

fashioned Harrison Yellow. We plant

this bush type three feet,apart.



In the climbers,~we have the.- npar-

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Fleet. both? 'onden‘uuyxiéerous“ and

hardy,_ .‘the buds heme on long meme.

equal in beauty. and fragrance :to; any

hot house rose. .The American "Pillar,

as rugged as any,,. covers an archway,

a. masswf large Single pink blossoms.

with theta gelden yellow stamens, a





sight. for sore eyes. 01‘ thdflfltértype»;





we,‘ of course, , grow. all the "Perkins,

using Excelsa for red,‘ and Gardenia

for the yelldw. . 3‘“; '

Now to get backtosoil conditions.

If your soil :j‘berhea‘vy'clay or light

'san‘d‘, it will'produce ariffiifiuhdance of





"roses if properly handled?- If you «have





heavy clay that burdens and packs

during the drier months, in. the early

spring, spade In well rotted manure.

the deeper,the { better, and mix. thor-





oughly. If fine' sand devoid of humus,





use the samem’ethod, With the addi-

tion of plenty of fresh cow dung.

When this Work is done. cover bed

an inch thick with hydrated. lime, rak-t

ing it well into the soil.~ If soil is in

the least dry at planting time, puddle

the young plants, that is, add water

and soil’alternately until the consis-

tency of thick mud, finishing the oper-

ation by hilling the young plant with

dry dirt. Later, if any of your ’eharges

have a tendency to standstill or some





are inclined to make poor growth, a'





tablespoon of bone meal worked in

around the plant will give them a new

lease pf life and promote growth. Re-

peat this about once a month.





For all chewing and sucking insects.

we spray [with a solution composed of

a heaping tablespoon of Arsenate of

Lead and one-third of a teaSpoon of

black leaf No. 40, to a quart: ‘of water.

If mildew appears we sprinkle~ dry

sulphur on the bushes while the dew is

on in the early morning. If black spot

bothers We spray with Potassium Sul-

phide, one ounce to three gallons of

water. We use an ordinary quart

sprayer, the first spray being applied

as soon as the leaves areout in full,

repeating ,as soon as the rain 'or dew

has washedoff the lead and nicotine.

With the varieties we, have named,

.you will have little trouble with mildew

or black spot.



- The climbing American Beauty is the

first to blobm, about Decoration Day,





followed quickly by the Van Fleets, .





then the teas and perpetuals. _

In conclusion, please yallow,me to, red

peat an old phrase, “anything worth

having, is worth working for.” The

things that come the easiest are the

thingsvwe least care for. If you love

roses you may have them; if you do

not love them, you will be bettered by

acquiring and cultivating the habit.





 





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. To one cup ofmashed potatoes, add

two eggs beaten light, two teaspoons

of baking powder, salt, and three ta-

blespoons of lard orother shortening,

and one cup of sweet milk. Mix thor-

oughly and add enough flour to make

a stiif batter. "-Drbp into greased gem

"pans and bake in a quick Oven. Serv

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‘ IF fit-bought,” said the young moth-





er, “that by keeping my child away

from the disease at this time, he





would get along all through life with-





out ever having whooping cough, I

would go to any amount of trouble to

see that it was done. But it is so con-

tagious that he is sure to get it some

time. -Why not now, before the' big

disadvantage of having him lose time

from School has to be considered?

While he: is a baby I can keep him

under .‘my“ care and look after him

much‘better‘ than When he is bigger

and harder to manage? ‘



This scunds so much like a real ar-

gument, at first hearing, that I am

anxious to expose its fallacy. Whoop-

ing cough is a dangerous disease, no

matter when it comes, yet most of us

have had it at‘ some time in our lives;

.and because we are all living,‘ and

make no count of those who did not

survive, we fail to credit the deadli-

ness of this very common disease. Re-

member, therefore, that twice as many





children die of whooping cough as die





of scarlet fever. This will help you to

classify it more accurately.



The most significant thing about

whooping cough is that its chief viru-

lence is among the younger children.

Ol‘ all deaths from whooping cough,

fifty-five per cent occur in children

less than one year old, and ninety per

cent in those under three. , Therefore

if your baby is unprotected until school

age the chances of his getting through

in good shape, if he does not take the

disease, are very good indeed; far bet—

ter than if he takes it before he is

three years old. ‘



Even a young child has a good

chance of getting well,‘ under good

care, but it must be of the very best.»

My little girl of five gave the disease

to her baby sister when the latter was

'only three months old. My wife and 1

had an interesting time for several

weeks. There were many restless

nights in which each took care of a.

coughing child the whole night long,

to the exclusion of sleep. But both

children recovered without ill effects

and have grown to college age.



Let no one count whooping cough 8.

light matter. Do your best to save

your children from exposure. If they

do take the disease see that they get

the very best treatment available; and

be very careful that you, for your part,





' do not take them'around in public con—





veyances or to public places where

they may give the disease to others.





EATING RAW CABBAGE.





 





Please tell me if it is safe to eat

raw cabbage—E. R

Safe, enough, if

served properly. There is danger if

human excrement has been used as



fertilizer, of course.





 





CONSTIP-ATION IN CHILD





 





My little girl of two years oldlis





troubled with coustipation ever. since





she began to cut teeth. What can I

give her?——Mrs. M. B





Yen must adjust this difficulty by

diet? Possibly you may have to use

an enema of water for a time, but it





» is better to do so than to give laxa—





tiVes to a little child. She should be





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that she is given an opportunity to

evacuate the bowels at a regular hour

every morning, regardless of her own

inclination.





RECOVERY {ROM INFLUENZA





 





How long should a person who has





had influenza stay in bed? What‘ can

betaken as a tonic when getting over

it?——J. O.



The person who stays in bed a suf-

ficient length of time after an attack

of influenza wilI need no other tonic

than nourishing food. It is a serious

mistake to think that one can get out

and back to regular work sooner by

whipping up one's forces with a tonic.

After influenza the patient should stay

in bed until all fever is gone and he

begins to feel the buoyancy that in-

dicates that the influenza poison 'is

conquered. He should take up work

again very cautiously.





No INFORMATION ‘PASSED ON.





 





C. M. writes that if the persod sign-

ing certain initials will send to her

his name and address she will write

to him of a remedy. This is just to

make it known that it is quite impos-

sible to pass on such information to

inquirers. We consider all communi-

cations as strictly confidential and de-

stroy them as soon as answered. In

any event, an interchange of sugges—

tions for remedies would be a hope-

lessly involved affair.





FATTY TUMOR.





I am much interested in the Rural

Health column and have a question to

aSk. Are fatty tumors dangerous? I

have one on my back below my shoul-

der blade. lt seems to be growing a

little and has some aching. Is it best

to have it 1x-1110ved‘.’-it. M.





if one could be quite sure that a.

fatty tumor would not break down and

become malignant there would be no

objection to letting them alone, so long

as they were not situated in such a

position or were of such size as to

create inconvenience. But such tu-

mors do sometimes becOme malignant.

It is therefore wise to have them re-

moved while they are still in an in-

nocent stage. ’





 





DETERMINATION OF PREGNANCY.





 





I am very much interested to know

at. what stage a doctor can say for

sure whether or not a woman is preg-

nant. Can it be done without a physi-

cal examination?——K. P.





The diagnosis of pregnancy is not

an easy matter in obscure cases in

which the patient does not show any

of the obvious and well known symp—

toms. Generally it can be made with

a fair degree of positiveness by the

third month of pregnancy, but I have

known many cases in which this was

quite impossible. It requires a physi-

cal examination; otherwise it is bound

to be more or less guesswork.





PEROXIDE POISONOUS?





 





Please say if peroxide hydrogen is

poisonous.———G.



No. Certain drugs are used in or-

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and these make it unpleasant, but it is _





not a poison in itself.





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=will find the first installment on Page

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Dear Uncle Frank:



I haven’t written before as I didn’t

know whether you would accept my

letter- or not. .



I am eleven years of age. I live in

the edge of town on a. ten-acre farm,‘

and like farming very much.



I love to bake. I make candy nearly

every week and help my mother bake

cookies. The way I ,make fudge is as

follows:



I take two cups of granulated sugar,

two squares of chocolate, one-half cup

of milk, one teaspOonfuul of vanilla and

butter the size of a walnut. Boil until

it threads. Then beat until creamy,

put on a butte1ed plate, and cut into

squares.



My paper is running out, so I will





 





Leah Gilbert, Memphis, and Brother.





close—Respectfully yours, Bonita 0.

Dell, Vandalia, Mich.



I hope that hereafter you will not be

so backward about coming forward.

No letters are refused. I bet that’s





some fudge. I’d like to try it.





 





Dear Uncle Frank:



Received my pin 0. K. Thank you

very much for it. It is certainly worth

trying for. .

Say, Uncle Frank, just a simple

question, why don’t you give us more

room, our, space“ is getting so small.

Can’t the advertisements be kept on a

different page? Why make us sufi'ei. '

I am sure the boys’ andgirls’ letters

are increasing, as I heard from quite

a. few boy and girl friends of mine

who read my poem and letters re-

cently. So you see, they will make

some effort in Writing. Please say,

yes, uncle, will you? If the 100m would

be more generous we could have more

letters, essays, poems and stories

printed and the page would be mme

interesting. How many boys and gi1ls

are on my side? Now please print

this and give me your idea. Bye, bye.

Goldie Kleinhart, 3944 Mt. Elliott St.,

Detroit, Mich.



I wish I could say.“yes.” But we

can’t have more than our just share

of space. That wouldn’t be fair, any-

how. I guess we’ll just have to do

the best we can with what we get,





won’t We ? ,





 





Dear Uncle Frank:



Hello, Uncle Frank! Here I am

again, my fourth letter to you, and I

give you fair warning I shall keep 011

sending them, although I nevei see

them in print.



If you think I don’t appreciate my

'Merry Circle button and membership

card, here’s where you me mistaken

I surely do, and I give you many

thanks for them. The motto on thé

membeiship card means a lot, and I

‘ am going to try and live up to 11.



Wishing you good success,

Allyn, Mt. Pleasant, Mich” R. 3.



That’s what I like to see, four times

and still intendsvto .try. I am very

glad you are going to try and follow





the Merry Circle duties.





 





Dear Uncle Frank-z





isn’t the only one Who can work that

writes to you. I can run a can, plow,





 





 





barrow. clgtivator or hinder. We have





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‘ from a niece, Florence M. Dirker,





Ruth .





I want to tell Edgar Gsscho that he





   





Found In Our Letter Box *7“





Letter: from Pa]: for Our Correrpafnderzce Corner 4





some chickens, hogs, horses and cows.

One thing '«I like to do, is to work with

the plow, because. we have a. steady

team. They walk steady.



Well, I guess this is all for this

time. —Your nephew, Clayton Goetz.

Elkton, Mich, R. 3



I am glad you are so handy. Being

handy will undoubtedly come handy to

you many times. I would likevto hear

from some 'oxher handy fellows.





 





Dear Uncle Frank:



I received the membership card, and

the wonderful Merry Circle button to-

day, in good condition.‘





I thank you very, very much for it.

It is surely beautiful. I am going to

wear it every day to school, and will

be proud to show it to all of my teach-

ers. I have’ eight of them.





, When' I got home from school this

afternoon, mother said, to me, “Uncle

Frank’s picture is in the Michigan

Farmer." I jumped up and said, “Oh,

Goody!”





When I opened the paper, my, what

a surp1ise.l didn’t expect that pic-

ture. but it sure is a sweet one.



You surely were a darling little boy

at the age of thxee,—were11’t you? I

wonder who wouldn’t think so? I

wouldnt mind having a cute little

baby brother like that.



I was sorry that i didnt win a prize

last time, as I spent most of my time

at the contest, but I am satisfied with

the pretty button, but I hope that l’ll

win this time.



This is the lourth time l’ve written

to you, so if this letter isn’t in print,

I guess I won’t write any more. It’s

four times and out. '



I didn’t realize my letter was get-

ting so long. My! oh! my!



Thanking you again, very, ' very

much, I will close with best wishes

Sag—

iaw, W. 8., Mich, R. 1.



I was half tempted to leave your

letter out this time to find out if you

would be a quitter. But, you see, it

got in, didn’t it? I’d make some baby

brother now, I guess.





 





Dear Uncle Frank:



I see a few that tried the second

time and succeeded. So I thought I

would try again. ,



I am eleven years old, have brown

eyes and dark hair, but not the least

bit pretty. So I guess you know how

I look if I am not pretty. '





I hope that you look like that picture.





yet. And I hope you smile oftener

now than you said you did when you

were three years old, because I like to

have uncles that smile once ina while.



I live on a farm, so you see I have

a. lot of things that the boys and girls

of the city can’t have, and I think that

the farm is the only place to live. My





dad gave me a little call‘ and I sold it





for $68, which he is going to give me

after I am a. little bigger.



I think I had better close or Uncle

Frank will take the broomstick to me.

From another niece, Miss Beulah Her-

ford, Elkton, Mich.



If you are as nice as your letter you

are not very homely. I guess I’ll have

to smile once in a. while so you’ll like

me. You have the right attitude about

the farm.





 





Dear Uncle, Frank:



I: received my Merry Circle button

and membership card, and wear it eve-

ry day. Almost every day someone

wants to know What I have joined. I

tell them The Merry Circle Club, of

the Michigan Farmer.



I have never noticed letters written

from anyone from Clarksville, and so

thOught I would let you know that it

is on the map, although it isn’t very

large. I have written once before, but

I guess my letter must have hit the

. basket under your desk. But what's





~ the use of giving up, the first time,-





especially?



Say, I think you were the cutest

:Iit’tie “toad ” ‘ when you were three

years old. ow, I would like to know:





have 3

you ways smile like that? .





 





 





 





 





I live on a farm, and would not live ,.

in the city fort annals





when I graduate. Everyone says I’ll



make a crabby one. But looks are de-



ceiving sometimes. .

Please tell Emma Spatka, of: Wells-





’ton, not to be surprised if she has





company n‘ext August, because I sim-

ply love watermelons, don’t you, Uncle,

Frank? -



But I must close. If my letter deesn’t





‘ pass I’ll try again and again, until I





run out of stationery. ——-Sincerely your

niece, Evelyn Brooks, Clarksville,

Mich. R. 2.



I am very glad you are one of those





keeps trying folks. I- know you will-

make a good school teacher because

you will keep on trying'until you do.

I have changed seme since I was a

"to‘ady,"’ but not much,. That’s ’what

I say, “what’s the use of giving up?"





 





TELLING NORTH WITHOUT. A

:COMPASS.





 





ANY a joyous hiking trip has



been ruined, and many a. life sad-

dened or destroyed through parties be—

ing lost in the woods or mountains be-

cause of their inability to tell direc—

tion. And yet, in nearly every party,

of three or more there has been a

very simple device at hand which, had

the owner but known it, would have

saved much anguish. .



Heieafter, when you go on a hiking

trip, suppose you let your time piece

guide you through the wilds. For it is

nothing more nor less than a watch

which can guide you if you should lose

your bearings; that is, if it is a sunny

day.



Hold the watCh so that the hour hand

‘points in the direction of the sun.

The point that is exactly midway be-

tween the hour hand and the figure

twelve on the dial will be due south.



Simple; but how few are aware of

itl—G. D. O'Neil.





HALF MILLION .CLUB MEMBERS.





 





OVER 505,000 farm boys and girls,



representing practically every ag-

ricultural county in the country, were

enrolled in agricultural extension

clubs in 1921. They raised or produc-

ed in their work, 30,000 acres of corn;

2,000 acres 'of potatoes; 31,000 swine;

3,700 beeves; 6,000 dairy animals;

566,000 chickens; 2,600,000 quarts of

canned fruits, vegetables and meats;

347,000 articles of clothing, and 370,-





 





_ By Mildred Helfer, 'Ithaca.

000 loaves of bread, as well as wheat,





beans, sheep, garden and orchard





products, and others, totaling 37,069:

‘ Some 2,500 county ex—*

- tensi‘On agents directed the activities '





877 in value. ’





of these boys and girls, and 10,000 lo-

cal men and women volunteered to as-





sist in the work. For the fiscal year " V ; _,_

.ve‘nded June 30.1922 31, 045,583 was ’

provided jointly h the department and





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cynical-amoral, Muskegon, Mich. for president, then we’ll see who is ‘





Gide 1pc enacted than the boys be-

flaw-e3 .‘ . .



I m we more interest in school

and church than most boys do.



_.2 cms- have more time to study

than boys. '



3 Girls are forced to use their

heads more, because a man can usu-

ally find .wor] for his hands.





4. They seem to realize that they





'ma-y have to be the family book-





keeper



5. Girls get better acquainted with

their teachers. .



These are my reasons and I have

five sisters and a mother to back

me up. '





By Percival_;Gifford, Ludington, Mich.



During the war, with no former

training whatever, they took men ’5

places and did men’s work satisfac-

torily.- flost of them did the work

better than men.



Th'eir sense of touch is fine and

the firms for whom they work said

that.for fine work they were better

than men;



Women have.always been guarded

by man while he learned to fight and

procure food. Thus, she becomes pro-

ficient in the finer arts.



, Boys smoke, chew, and drink. All

this puts them behind girls.



In school I have watched both close—

ly and I find that the girls are one

or two years ahead of the boys.



There are few things on earth which

men do which women have not done.





 





By Harold Coles, Mentgomery, Mich.



I think the boys are the smartest.

If the girls were, they would not wear

those “knickers” to make people

snicker, and make themselves look

like boys. And they would not use

rouge and powder, bob their hair, or

wear their skirts up to their knees.

You never see boys doing such foolish

things.





Well, I guess this is enough to show

which is the smartest, so will close.





By Opal Bogant, Lapeer, Mich.



I think girls are smarter than boys

because boys are always playing and

acting up, throwing paper wads in—

school and tieing the girls’ sashes in

knots and pulling their pigrtails, which

isn’t very smart at all.



Girls are more quiet and like to

stand at the head of their class. 01‘

course, there are smart boys, too, for

if there were not, they wouldn’t get to

be president.



Vi ell. just wait until the women run





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What 3.1111 the cow?” the Curate said.





She Stepped upon a cowslip, sir, and fell and hurt her back.”

, ~Virginia C. Wiley, Kalamazoo, Michigan





 





the smartest.





 





By Anna Wotzol. Romeo, Mich.



I am .a girl, so naturally I think girls

are smarter than boys, for the follow-

ing reasons:



1. Girls are a better hand to cook:





and sew than boys. ' '





2. Most girls are just as active and;

bright about helping in the field as

boys. j

3. Girls are more companyto stranga

ers than ,boys, as boys don’t think of

entertaining because they all like to

be by themselves.



4. Girls could make their own living

without the aid of men it it were nec-

essary.



5. A home is complete if there is a

woman around, and it does not have

that lonesome feeling.



By Agnes Kulhokao, Grand Rapids,



Michigan. '8. 6.



I think that the girls are smarter

because i have seen many girls do the

field and housework. But I have not

seen very many boys do housework.

My brother can do a few things in the

house, such as sweep the kitchen floor

or help wash dishes. But on the girl’s

side, I have seen most, of our neighbor

girls and myself go out in the fields,

plant corn, weed corn, weed the gar-

den and cultivate beans.





 





THE TALE.OF A PEPPER-POT.

\





By Agnes Erickson, Lake City, Mich.

Little Jimmy went and got



His mother’s s'g1eat big pepper-pot,

And showed it to his daddy's horse.

Who took a sniff at it, of course.





Jimmy thot the horse to please



F01 getting peppei makes you sneeze.

Then Dobbin sneezed, oh! such a lot,

That Jimmy dropped the pepper-pot.





And then instead of being pleas ed,



Dobbin simply sneezed, and sneezed,

He sneezed for twenty times Or mme,

And sneezed p001 Jimmy off the floor.





After a shake of collar and cheek,

Jimmy surely picked his feet.



Dobbin to ruminate went once more,

Tho’ nose and eyes were red—hot sore.





THE CLOCK.





.By Pauline Jenny, "Crlvitz, Wisconsin.

The clock goes tick, took,



And never stops to rest.

It sings the same old song,



And always does its best.





It never stops to play,

And never thinks of resting.

It works the whole day long,

To us this would be testing,





Its face is always clean,

It toils on with a will.



It never stops to grumble,

And it is never still.





Alas, sir, and alack!





 

 

 

 

 





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APPLE TERRACE FARM "CA/IE.

40 Acres. Horse, Cow, Took. $10“ cash.





Beautiful location, on improved road overlooking

beautiful river money making fruit and poultiy

proposition; 3 towns convenient, city and lake resort

markets nearby; 37 acres productive tillage with some

black soil for truck gardening. 300 tree bearing apple

ornarh 01.111111: 8 “1100 house. painted valued

$3 009, excellent water, mail delivered tel hone

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Large holdings, the property of one I ly,

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tractive terms. hose lands are adapted to beef





 





 





and mutton abduction. dalrying, intensive truck

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200 acres. clay loam slightly rolling, locawd in Cal-

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miles. Owner. too old to work farm, We

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80 Acres Convenient Detroit

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TOOLS ' grows big crois wheat.

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FOR SALE 80 scret farm, f4 1151iloes fromI riall-



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barn granary. young orchard, 12 acres fall wheat.

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ESTER DURR, a farm boy, started



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that time he bought a purebred Hol-

stein Calf. fie took good care of her.

The heifer freshened last October and

is now standing in the barn‘ with three

other cows belonging to his father.

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purebred in the stable. is producing





an average of 36 pounds of milk 'a‘ day.

This is just one-half of the milk pro-

duced by the entire. herd.



It is to be expected that in the very

near future three 'c’ows will find their





Modern Equipment Means Gre





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the sales of a few of his surplus

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COW-TESTING ASSOCIATIONS

INCREASE.





 





ICHIGAN is.,climbing up in the

number of cow-testing, associa-

tions. Three new organizations have

been added the past month, and by the

close of February three more will be

listed. At the present thirty-one of

these dairy efficiency promoters are in

active operation—B.





 





KNOW YOUR cow.





 





OUR cows are‘like our hired men:

We do not know what they can

do until we try them out. It is fairly

easy to judge what the hired men does

but with the cow it is more difficult

to learn her production.



The only workable plan is the cow

testing association. We farmers should

take. the initiative in the matter of

bringing a cow tester into our midst.

From observation and a little experi-

ence, I' feel certain that no step will

prove more profitable to us than this

one. Every community where dairy

cattle are kept in any numbers is pay-

ing far more not to have a cow tester

than it would cost to put one at work.

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GOOD FEEDING MORE THAN

TRIPLED PROFITS.





 





R’ED LEONARD, tester, in the

Parma-Jackson County ‘ Cow Test-

ing Association, makes mention of the





cow “Bow”: . _



In past years Bow has been a failure

as a producer. Last spring anx

offered * her in exchange for another





feeding he thought it not"worth. while,





but, agreed thread her-a full ration and





 





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following facts on the pure bred Jerseyx





cow or for $50 in cash but was offered

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leftist pounds of ”stifle“ 5‘5dafifias’ misc A

‘Bo-w’ira $200 ‘cow; .In ..the’~*pist nihe





months She has made; a . net-profit tar

Mr. X7301 $128.71 as ‘thes‘fonowmg rec-

ord‘s will show. Bow is teak years old.

in the past nine months she" has pro-

duced 10,453 'lbs. 2.0! milk, 471 lbs; of

butter fat at. an average price of 42187

cts. per lb’..or $209.16. ' She {has eaten

in the nine months 2,995 lbs. of grain

costing $53.76, plus $19.49 for roughage

totaling $73.25. leaving a net profit from

butterfat sales of $128.71. v -

Cows like Bow are found by the cow

testers.

cow testers, for during a live month

period in another Michigan Cow Tent-

ing Association. 35 unprofitable cows

have been found “wanting” and sold=





 





ater Sanitation and Less Labor.





It. seems to be quite easy for many

dairymen to have Visitor cows and not

know it. It is one. aim of the Dairy

Extension Department, M. A. 0., to try

and have these Visitor cows “spotted”

and sold in many places throughout

Michigan where at present no Cow

Testing Associations are operating.

Thirty Cow Testing Associations are

working in twenty-four counties at pres-

ent. This is a good start in the right

direction, but so far only the surface

has been scratched for more efficient

dairying in many localities. Additional

good can come to many other Michigan

dairymen if .all Cow Testing Associa-

tion members and testers Will advance

the ideas embodied in the slogan “Efs

flciencyv in Feeding, Breeding and Weed-

ing.” '





 





THAT BULL ANDLTHE‘ MILK PAIL.





 





0U don’t milk a bull; but just the



same over half the amount of

milk or butterfat your cows give comes

through. inheritance from their sire.

The better the sire the larger your

milk or cream check. Possibly you are

not in a position to buy the kind of a

bull you ought to have to insure a big-

ger milk or cream check three or four

years from now. Better talk the mat-

ter over» with two or three neighbors

and jointly decide on that BETTER

SIRE.





YEAR BooK IS BEING PREPARED.





 





HE new year book of the Depart-



ment of Agriculture will be issued

much earlier than usual - this spring,

according to the Department. The 1922

book will contain» exhaustive articles

on hog production and marketing, the

dairy industry, and on small grains

other than wheat. There will also be a

report of the Secretary, and valuable

figures "recently compiled on various

farm operations.’ " ' -





 





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heifer. Don’t ruin your

cows by neglecting a re-

tained afterbirth. If

allowed to remain disease

and blood poison may

follow. The afterbirth

should not be removed by





force except in rarecases, as

under such circums tancee

some parts will surely remain.

These decompose and are ab-

sorbed. leaving the cow in



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" condition than





a direct ripen-



ing effect upon ’



the afterbirth, assist-

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0rd.

' .periment Station herd at GeneVa has '

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For the past. 17. years there has not

been a demonstrated case of tuber-

culosis in the Station herd, showing

that the disease can be stamped out and

infection of the healthy animals pre-

vented if the proper precautions are

taken. says the Station dairy specialist.

' Twenty-two Reactors Found.



in 1900, a veterinarian pronounced

one cow tubcrcular after a physical

examination. When the animal was

slaughtered the diagnosis was found

correct. The entire hcrd was then

tested with tuberculin and 18 of the 28

animals reacted. l'pon retest in '1901,

four more animals rcactcd. Owing to

the excellent breeding of the diseased

animals it. was decided to follow the

Bang method of handling a tubercular

herd and the 22 reactors were separated

from the healthy animals and kept for

breeding purposes. By 1905, the Sta-

tion herd comprised 30 healthy animals

and the diseased COWS were killed.



The Station herd is tested each year,

and every precaution is taken to pre

vent infection of the healthy animals

by isolating and testing new individ-

uals before placing them with the herd

and otherwise guarding against, out-

side infection. The fact. that the dis-

ease has not. reappeared in the. herd in

the past 17 years is thought to demon—

strate the importance of proper precau-

tions to prevent reinfection of a herd

after the diseased animals have been

detected by the tuberculin test and re

moved from the herd.





NERVES G0 BAD, NOW' A LEADING

GUERNSEY BREEDERS.





NERVOUS breakdown that sent;

Fred (‘. Holbcck to the. open air; ‘





two Guernseys heifers; and a strip of

cut. over timber land in northern Mich-

igan. all contributed to the develop-

ment of a new class leader in the

Guernsey cow, llolbeck's Nordland

Daisy 85129. She is owned by Mr.

Holbcck at. Long Lake, Michigan. After

two years of testing only, this herd

has produced the cow that, now takes

eighth place in class E, with a produc—

tion of 14276.6 pounds of milk and

744.26 pounds of butter fat.





Holbcck‘s Nordland Daisy 85129 was

only milked twice a day during her

first three months. \Veighing 875

pmmds at the, beginning of her test,

period, she has maintained a steady

growth, and now weighs nearly a hun-

dred pounds more. None of the cows

at Nordland Farm are kept in box

stalls, and all records are made with

milking machines that have been band-

led by no less than a dozen different

men during the. last two years. The

severe winters make ventilation and

comfortable temperatures a problem,

but, the herd has been on the accredited

list for the past three years.



This new class leader is a working

cow, keeping up a remarkably consist-





 





 





 





 





ent flow of milk throughout the year.‘

producing }

as her?

pedigree reveals a number of names of'





She derives much

capacity from her





of her

ancestors,





animals that have made their mark in

the Guernsey world. Her sire came

from the famous Anna Dean Farm

herd, where so many World’s records

were developed.





HORSE SALES INCREASE.





NCREASED horse sales are reported

from the 67 principal horse and





 





Last year almost two and a half

billion dollars’ worth of milk was

produced in the United States by

approximately 23,000,000 , dairy

cows. To milk these cows by hand

requires the time of 2,300,000 peo~

plc two hours a day, or 4.600.000

hours of human labor each day

(based on the supposition that a

man can milk ten cows an hour,

which is fast hand milking). At

the extremely low rate of 10 cents

an hour it costs the farmers of the

United States $460,000 a day—just

for milking.





Just think of a two billion dol-

lar industry, the largest and most

profitable branch of agriculture,

operating on” such a slow and

costly basis. .No other industry

or branch of farming at all com—

parable is so handicapped. Hand

milking is the limiting factor in

dairy farming; it is “the neck of

the bottle”——bccause when milk-

ing can be done faster there is

more time for other farm work.





Of course cows are not milked

for the love of it; on the contrary,

dairymen have wanted and waited

for a better way of milking for





many years. “The Better Way of

Milking" has arrived, and it is the

De Laval Milker. There are now

over 10,000 De Laval Milkers in

use in all parts of the country,

giving unqualified satisfaction and

proving every day that they can

milk at least twice as many cows

with the same amount of_ help—

thus cutting the cost of milking

squarely in two, or enabling twice

as many cows to be milked with

the same help.



But even if the De Laval Milker

didn't save a minute of time, its

use would still pay because its

uniform, gentle and stimulating

action causes the cows to produce

more milk than can be obtained by

any other method of milking; and

it produces cleaner milk.



The De Laval has proved con-

clusively that it cuts the cost at

milking, produces more milk from

the same cows, and produces

cleaner milk. It pays for itself

in a year‘s time and is sold on

such easy terms that you can use

it while it is doing so. Why wait

any longer? See your De. Laval

agent or write us for complete in‘

formation.





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FOR those with electric power of any current, this is the





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Every principle of the reliable Hinman Standard Milker,

that has had fifteen years' success, is embodied here. The

power unit and pump come in a neat, compact, light outfit

easily carried in one hand. No installation necessary. When

it arrives you attach to ‘any light-‘





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Reports just issued by the United

States Department of Agriculture show

that. in 1921 there were 317,445 horses

and mules handled at 'these markets

and in 1922 the number increased to

442,646, making a gain of 39.4 per cent.





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Quality Chicks





ENGLISH

LEGHORNS QUALITY BABY CHICKS can now be purchas-

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Holland, R—lO Michigan





 





Baby Chicks





Barred Rocks, R. C. Rhode Island Reds, Anconas,

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Chicks that grow fast, mature quickly and In

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BABY CHICKS Of

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From 12 select heavy laying varieties of

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Larger hens. better winter layers. Send for free

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Cockerels 3.3.00 each. Prize





 





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WHITE LEGHORNS. ANCONAS AND BROWN





Send for catalog and instructions on card and feed-





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Most Profitable chickens.

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Bab Chicks "2'” “°'

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ENGLISH WHITE LEGHOBNS BROWN ‘LEGHORNS (Holland Im-

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ROCKS: REDS. Burr LEGHORNS. 50 00 , 5: .

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posed of Sela , Heavy Layers. rder now from this



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Michigan's greatest color and egg strain. Bred from

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Barred Rocks orders may now be placed {or March,

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- Note particularly our Bu erior White

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2!" Chase Block. Kalamazoo. Michigan. .





B b i C h ' ' it

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CHICKS ""0 .1... UP .1»...

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Strong. vigorous. well hatched .

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T White Leghorns. Barred Rocks



“HA” Y Anconas. 5000 culled breeders. DEA"

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Bab CthkS Selected chicks from the heart of the

y baby-chick" industry” Leading pure

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livery guaranteed. Send for catalogue and prices.

.L. Van. Haven & 131-0., Zeeland. ch.





S_.C-.W.. Leghorn Baby Chicks, “53:32:35.2

can Strain of heavy winter e g producers. All eggs

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. T tiffili‘aénigy 'Greenviire,*-Micnigan, has

crossed moneyed-hundred mark by





producing; a: total of 7'13 eggs. The

‘Leghorns. are coming into strong sec-

‘ond -. with those beIOnging‘ to .E. E.

Shaw, of South Haven,- producing a

migraines. The next pen is that of





' Plymath. Rocks belonging to 3111m-

mars. Poultry Farm, Holland, Michi-

".gan, which produced 612'eggs. Fourth





in line are..the Rocks belonging to H.





Q E. Dennison, of- EastLansing.





The contest hens are responding to





" thecoming of spring weather, as there





has been an increase in production





during the past week of 252 eggs». This '

increase has largely come from the

White Leghorns, which have set a

new record in production of fiftyeight





' per cent.





.The' White Wyandottes have a de-

creased production and it remains to





' be seen how they-“will" stand the com-





4mm





petition from the Leghorns during the

spring and summer months. Undoubt-

edly they will show themselves the

winners during the winter cycle,

which ended the first of March, but

there is likely to be some change in

position in the contest during the com-

ing months.



. The leading Rhode Island Red pen

produced a total of 480 eggs, belongs

to L. O. Dunning, 'of Delton, and the

highest producing Ancona pen belongs

to A. R. Van Raalte, of Zeeland.‘ It

produced a total of 408 so far.





USING OIL IN INCUBATOR





 





HOSE using a hot water type incu-



bator with galvanized tank which

has rusted easily can easily avoid the

trouble by using cylinder oil in place

of water. Unless oil is about blood

heat or little warmer, do not fill tank

as full as you would with water‘as

the oil expands more when heated

than water. I could not see but what

the incubator hatched just- as good as

when using ‘water. I find a light body

oil works best—N. F.





 





HENS REFUSE MILK





'I have lots of milk and lots of water

before my chickens all the time but

as long as there is water, they will

not drink the milk. How would it do

to. give them milk one day and water

the next in Order to make them drink

more [milk—«D— A. M. .



When the birds will not drink the

milk it will do no harm to give them

only milk to drink for a week or more.

When they become interested in the

milk I think both milk and'water'can

be supplied and they will usually pre-

fer to drink milk. 'Some birds are a

little slow about drinkingmilk when

plenty of water is available. Some

breeders have used only milk for a

drink and found that it appeared to

agree with the hens.





COLONY BROODER HOUSE.





 





Please tell me .the most approved

method of building a colony brooder

house—E. R. S.



The house we like best for a colony

brooder house is of the shed-roof type.

The dimensions are ten feet wide,

eight feet deep. six feet high in front-

and four feet in the rear. Some poul-





trymen build this type of house ten





by fan:

The house can be built on skids to





' make it easily removable .to different





parts of the farm.“ Each house 'can,

have a large windowoccupying most

of the space between. the door and the

corner of the building and extending





'4 fwe - foot aww‘ thaflwr‘ to at?“

the roof. Aboveithe. window a-‘





 





opening can be arsed





Cinchfmesh hardware cloth. ,





on our farms.





think that it may result from inflam-





rmore exercise on free range this;





,green food, such as sprouted oats,





n





13an front-is 'protec'ted‘gby one-d





In a house of that type the broader

is placed nee-r the back toward the-

side away from the window. Then the

chicks can obtain cool air by coming

toward the window. '





 





‘ POULTRY INDUSTRY occupies

THIRD PLACE. '





 





N ITS comparisons of the branches

of national production, the HHS.

Bureau of Census has found that the

poultry industry has advanced to third

place within the last decade. Today

only the corn crop and the dairy cow

outrank the hen in their contribution

to national wealth. Below the hen on

the list are petroleum, wheat, cotton,

anthracite coal, potatoes oats, copper

and gold in the order given. ,.

Until recently the poultry industry

has been a hobby or side line of farm-





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ers, and even yet there are a few who

give the special attention to poultry

that others do to corn or other crops.

But, even so, the 1919 poultry products

of this country were Worth $1,400.-

323.170, or more than twice as much

as all the anthracite coal mined, three

times as much as all the gold pro-

duced, and nearly half again as much

as all the petroleum which came from

the oil wells, or all the wheat grown





GANDER WITH WEAK TONGUE.





 





What is the matter with my gander?

The muscles of his to-ngue'seem to

have weakened to such an extent that

the tongue lies down in a kind of

pocket beneath his bill, giving him

somewhat the appearance of a small

pelican. This is the second case that

I have had of this kind—J. G. J.



I have had no experience With a

gander in the condition you describe

and cannot find any information about

it in any of my books on geese. .I





mation due to a cold. IS‘the pocket





SHOES





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





Exactly---that’s true. ,





On the better farms you always ‘ find

implements of the highest type-~because

they assure the modern agriculturist-

long and efficient service and the great—

est cr0p return.



Then why not assure yourself of the greatest pos-





sible use of your feet by protecting them, yOur

health and pocket-book by always demanding





Grief- ROUGE REX sun for'Wear





~Defying and Comfort

FOR DAD AND SON

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FROM HIDE TO YOU

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beneath the tongue a swollen gland or

possibly an abscess? If it is an ab-

scess it might be lanced and the

wound drained and washed with disin-





fectant. If the gland is swollen it

might be rubbed with camphorated

vaseline and the gander placed in





some building Where it could obtain

the sunlight but be protected from

wind and storms. If I can obtain any

further information on this condition

from geese breeders I know, I,will in-

form you.





THIN-SH ELLED EGGS.





 





What shall I feed hens to'make the

eggshells stronger. My hens lay a

few eggs with the shells thin and

brittle. I think they break and eat

quite a few of them. I am feeding;

oats, barley and bran mash, with a

patent poultry food. They have oyster.

shells by them all the time. They have;

a clean house and have lots of clean1

straw to scratch in.———C. B.



When hens are laying heavily an oc-

casional egg will be, produced with a}

thin shell even if the birds have a1

balanced ration and plenty of oyster

shell-s. Sometimes it may be due toI

an overfat condition or internal condi-.

tion in the egg organs which cannot;

be remedied. When your birds obtain?





 





 





 





spring, they will probably produce;

more normal eggs. In the. meantime

the ration can be improved by Using





mangcls or cabbages to tone up the

birds. Sour milk will also be bene-

ficial. ‘





A drymash composed of equal parts

of, ground oats, ground corn, bran, mid-

dlings.and beef 'scrap will improve the

condition of the birds. The beef scrap, .

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Hundreds of Customers Report Big Profits





A. Dali. Port Huron, Mich. The pullets

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F. L. Hess. Chico o. Ill. writes: I. averaged

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Wm. Vivant. Harbor Sprin . Mich. writes:

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in early winter egg production is well

shown by the ‘production records

turned in by the seven: poultry demi





for the months of November, Decem-

her and January. _



'The record keeping started Novem-

ber first; and during the three' follow-





tion of eggs per hen for the seven

flocks was 23.5, 27.6, 26.8, 19.3, 18.7,

13.6 and 2.3. These figures represent





for three months. This is not a high

production for three months, and. the





cause of anything unusual in that re-

gard but to illustrate the point made

in the opening paragraph.





Attention is called to the figures





. from the three highest flocks, and also





to'the lowest. All four flocks are’of

the same breed, English White Leg-

horns. All are being fed practically

according to the recommendations of

the Poultry Department at Michigan

Agricultural College. Housing con-

ditions are a. little better for the three

high flocks than for the low one, but

aside from that the only difference is

in the time the pullets were hatched

last spring. Those in the first three

fioéks were all hatched prior to April

first, while those of the last flock were

all hatched alter May 15th and most

of them after June first. Early hatch-

ing in the first three flocks showed

the owners a nice profit during No-

vember, December and January, while

the owner of the last flock was paying

out money for feed and getting almost

nothing in return. Such evidence is

cenvincing St. Joseph County farmers

that if they cannot hatch their own





. chickens and get them off early, they





will do better to buy their chicks and

thus make sure of some early pullets,

as it is apparent there is no money

in the late ones.



In those flocks producing 19.3, 18.7

and 13.6 eggs per hen, the'pullets

were hatched fairly early, but a larger

proportion 01? old hens are being kept

over for their value as breeders, these

of course doing little laying during

early winter. These flocks are all

farm flocks, being kept under no bet—

ter conditions than are possible on

any farm. and any. farmer can getas

good results by paying proper atten-

tion to feeding and management.



——L. R. Binding, St. Joseph Cc.





SICK TURKEY'S.





Please advise me what to do for my

turkeys. They have yellow diarrhea

and are dying off very fast. The tur—

keys are running at large, but come

home nights. I usually feed them a

little sour milk cheese, and they eat

corn and wheat screenings-with the

chickens. They have access to the

new cornfields and to the apples in

the orchard—F. P.





The condition of the bowels is one

symptom of blackhead.’ Other symp-

toms which do not mention'are the

condition of theliver and the color of

the head.

any turkeys that die and note the con-

ditlon of the internal organs. Turs

keys which lack drinking water will

sometimes gorge on tomatoes or ap-

ple's and become sick from that” cause.



Turkeys also have cholera. _Sick





\the healthy birds fed in troughs that

have been disinfected. Alive percent

solution of carbolic acid is a good-dis:

infectant for that purpose Because





disease by means of disinfectants. -If,





‘ you suspect the flock is in danger of_' _

.blackhead, a teaspooul’ul of powdered r --



'ipecac for each 20 birds ,i—cant be given ,

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ing months’ time the average produc-,





the total average production per hen:





figures are not being presented be-p





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birds- must'be isolated at once and.





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‘ ’the beginning of a new epoch in Amer-



{can history. Previous to that time we

vhoasted 01’ our splendid isolation and

_ freedom from entangling toreign alli-





. quarter of. a century ago, whether we





,Posmmoe civic-coooclhooliohbpl‘y

preached since the beginning of his.





NCREASIN‘G taxes are a problem



of nationwide menace to the agri-



cultural interests. While tax totals

soar and the buIden becomes confis-:

'catory to real estate owners, public

debts are everyWhere accumulating, due

largely to the radical increase inlthe

scope of government and the failure' to

adopt “the pay as you go” policy.



All Taxes increase.



Oflicia'l figures from the 'several

states show that from 1912 to 1921,

taking the United States as whole,

state taxes increased 140%, county

taxes. about 100%, and local, township

and district taxes from, 100% to 300%.



During this nine year period not a

single state in the Union decreased its

eXpendltures and hardly a state show-

ed an increase of less than 190%.

These increases are all, the more to be

criticized because the census figures

show that in the decade prior to 1912

there had been an increase of almost

100% in the expenses of most of the

states so that in twenty years the tax-

payers’ burden for state government

alone has been multiplied by four.



Michigan No Exception.



Michigan is no exception in regard

to this matter of general taxation in—

crease Michigan taxpayers, back in

1901, phid a total tax lcvv including

federal, state and all local taxes, of

$27,650,404, while in 1921 that total

was $359,824,058—an increase in

twenty years of 1,300%. 10mm 1911 to

.1921 the increase in all taxes paid by

the people of this state was 750%. Of

’ course, a large proportion of this total

increase was due to federal industrial

and income taxes, but state, and mu-

nicipal levies were constantly increas-

ing at an alarming rate.



Big Rise in Debts.



Despite these increasing taxes, our

governments have during the past ten

years been rapidly plunging more deep~

ly in debt. In 1911 the State of Mich~

igan did not have a dollar of bonded

indebtedness. In 1921 that indebtedness

totaled $65,000,000.



In 1911 the counties of the state had

a total bonded debt of $3,306,417; in





.1921 it reached $26,746,994.





In 1911 city and village bonded in~

deb-twl-ness totaled $28, 945 533 while in





'1921 it had increased to $161,199,198,





or 520%.

Summary.

Summing up these figures we see that





, the total state, county, city and village





outstanding bonded indebtedness in

191] was $32,251,950, and in 1921 it was

$252,946,192, or an increase of approxi-

mately 800%. This increase in debt

came~ despite the fact that there was

an increase of 750% in the total taxa-

tion for the same ten year period.—

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BY E. v ROOT.

TWENTY-FIVE years ago the twen-

ty-fifth of this month the United

States battleship Maine was sunk in

Havana harbor and many of us recall

the enthusiasm with which American

boys,‘as in every crisis before'and

sinceyvolunteered in this, the first of

America’s foreign wars for humanity.





of peculiar significance for it marked





ances; we were a nation unto our-

selves, but since] that fatal night a.





have liked it or not, we have been





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of the most visionary. Institutions

supposedly founded upon bed-rock=

have been compelled to reorganize and

readjust and the school today in its

outlook and ambitions has, of course,

changed. Twenty-five years ago the





course of study in the common school _ '





was traditional and in the high sChool

classical, while today the big question

is, what is practical?



I am quoting below a paragraph

from a man not usually thought of as

an educator, which has a peculiar sig-

nificance coming as it does from a

great leader of organized labor.





“Education which fails to fit men

and women to play an intelligent com-_

manding part as sovereign citizens in

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tails of what must in this day be its

prime purpose. It is not enough to

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tion among a few; what we require is

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ing en masse. We must in the mass,

understand the problems with which

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We can advance and develop democ-

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vance and develop the average level

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increase their knowledge of and inter-

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horns in this state. Watch our pen number 1711: tho





We hue not Michi Eg Laying Contest It" s Gemini Stun g!

hodocmnplaint All ocks t oroughly culled and pro erlwated to

from any chips umbredcockereis Try Somell eel MOhcks in Yoo'r. '

Per yet. this grder Now at New Low Prices



:g‘tOH-slmfggz- Instructive Catalogue Free .

, a



gmwggeggg humor-Fredrickun, Poultry Fem» .

Our outlet for Box 20 Hofland,.Mich.





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





’IPAYINGL HEAVY LAY-

BER DTom Barron





ila‘r

STRONG HEALTHY





best. incubator known.





 





taper ten rature.

r. Frank iilkerson, Niles Itiich“ writes “folio“: .

From the 66 uliets we raised from your stock Just



the thirty which we had, we 30‘ III)



Can you. beat it?’



e are the first and oldest importers of White Log... .





 





 





e x ( ole n t. on

flotsam! Skunk ,

Bout expect some one else to pay our prices, as our

out is what enilr es your check. Write for out four

grade list. OLI ER DIX. Salem. Mich





BABY CHICKS





From heavy laying strains that grow rapidly into

Rood flo (mks





 





 

 

 

 

 





THAT GROW’ AND PAY

Vigorous pure-bred dock: on free

“.4. range. and for rice 1: on 10

- hoodlu- breeds. 0 results of

11! clldac scientific





hatching. Chick up

OTTO CHICKERY, INC.

_ u. N. J. nox‘ Mm





 





100 51000

Barred Rocks ............. $15 00 $73.00 81145.00

Rhoda Island Reds .......... 15. 00 73.00 $145.00

\\ hite Ieghorns ............ 12.00 62.50 125.00 .

Ancauas .................... 12.00 02.50 12.5.00





(finer from this ad. or write for cltaloguo and

PETERSBURG HATCHERY. Petersburg,Mich _





 





 





 

 

 

 





 





 





 





 





 

 

 





 





E ml ha 111 k t s 1 mi.



Bgrg§ogkscfiwlms “1.2.55. .275. hrs-u ,, ...-........I , me ,--~ .. , _ .

r ‘ . .

e FRED ASTLING. Constantine, Mich mm'“""'“'"'-“"‘“- 3" 47 mm III-l"- '



tuvégmcousmnuvaucxsm White LeghornC HICKS



. T'Foy a blgbook—anEn woman.“ "one? Stay‘niuwe hm. Enzlisch Itrhln. Flock:



' ‘ w ”auction. Many color-canines.“- 1° 2*“ .- 3"”!-



~~ I.“ m I" “I la- hcalgi clgch 100 rec-12:11" de ”WOW

hu- Broode. , was, owls and free. wmo’E‘uTcC'r Got-log. In:

K ”may - .2; w ? f0“- Catnlpliinnlltdcrymu 1. ..n z nun-um





 





 





 





 





compelled to take our \place and as-

sume our responsibilities in the aftairs

of the world.



These twenty-five yéars have been

a peI‘Iod in all material ways unap-





tory Advances in selenoe and inven-





 





 





‘ lied on e surpassed the imagination





 

 





 

 





 

 





   

 

 





WHITE .1: BROWN I EGHORN



ROCKS, REDS it MINOROAB.SSO

or more. From cm



lire count guaranteed Bank. re!



advantage to get our cat



log your invmmonm CH





 





 





 





Attractive Chick Investments





From Select Pure ”Bred Flock;





 

 





A “M 1&8“!- mm. mm





16.50; 660. 876. Discount!!! crawl.





8001!“

450100.81

820th





 

   

 

 





 





m1 P to

mm. We]? [gm 0'- W0



:21. can: =sssesam§u .,...._.. :: 11'.



coLouw. Poona: rants. - ~ ~.





Boot}
' ings and heifer calves.

346141 who is also to be sold. He is the son of





. flb. milk. One of Mich.

' There was never a reactor in this herd. «

vane heldlunder cover. Cattle sold at One P. M. Elsie 13 located on Ann Arbor

" RR. thirteen miles north of Owosso.





‘F. J. Fishbeck

Solis





 





 





of Baby or Gaacenati ons'mns must reach us

,- n Dav: before date of publication





'f'vaITcHrIsLD, MICHIGAN

fMichi'gan’ a Leading Live





- —- Stock Auctioneer





barns and TERMS on APPLICATIONm





 





 





1"

5 Grand Champions

28 FIRSTS

Such was the remarkable performance

What

“could be better proof of 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 of

our efforts 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



ED AR OF DALM‘ .NY

into your herd and you will have .iidividuality. 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. 1. SCRIPPS. Prop. SIDNEY SMITH, Supt.





 





white,B for sale

Sire: Bay Artis Pontiac Winana 85823,

with 1 A. SR. 0. daughters, 8 from 20





' lbs. to 31“)





Dam: Akinside Caroline Arfis Pontiac



217946, 14 lbs. at two years; now mak-



Infiover 50 lbs. cf 3.8% milk on two.

1kings.



He is a good buy, registered transfer-





LARRO RESEARCH FARM,

Box A, North End

DETROIT, MICH.





.WINNWiIlIII HERD





Hegisieied- Hulsfeins





?





Ask us about a Real Bull 11

Maple Crest or an Ormsby.





Ioiiii H. wiiiii. lnc‘., Rochester, Mich.





H ' i ‘ Friesian heifer and bull calves. purebred

0 S em registered and high- grade. Price up.

Splendid individuals and breeding rite us your re-

quirements.Brownc1-oft Farms. McGraw, N. Y





The Traverse Herd





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

line growthy type. guaranteed right in every way.

They are from high producing A. R. 0. ancestors

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

quotations. stating about age desired.





 





 





 





 





 





Public Sale of

Aberdeen-AngusCattIe





at Bellevue Stock Farm, Merrill, Mich.

Wed. Mar. 21st, 1923





at l o’lock P. M.





22 head 15 females 7 bulls



8 cows with calves at foot 7 heifers

An opportunity to buy real quality cattle at

yOur own price.

These cattle are right in pedigree and indiu

viduality, Teaming 1n the blood of such fash—

ionable families as, Blackbirds, Aricas and





Prides. In this offering will be found real

show prOSpects. This sale should appeal to

beginners.





Nine months time will be given on bankable

notes. Write for catalog. Farm easily

reached by rail or auto.





Auc’s. Col. J. P. Hutton, D. J. McInnes

RUSSELL BROS., Prop.





 





Merrill, (Sag.C .,) Mich

‘ Abérdeen- Angus'lO heifers. 6 b lls

RegiStered from eight to fourteen monllhs.





Best of breeding The growthy kind that makelgood.

Reasonable. Inquire of F. J. Wilber Clio Mich.





 





Registered Guernseys





2 Choice Heifers about a fir. .old for 3300. Bull old enough

for light service. met of star Erwin who Is making a

line record 8150. .W illiams. No. Adams. Mich.





GU E RNS EYS —-REGISTERED BULL





Calves. Containing blood

of world champions. A. it.





on ws. Federal inspected.



BICKS’ GUERNSEY FARM. Saginaw. W.S. Mich.



F sale Registered Guernsey cows, May Rose Breed-

or ing also Emil calves 850 each. Registered A.





dams. OHN EBELS. R. 2 Holland. Mich.





Wallinwood Guernseys

Young bulls from A. R. cows for sale.

1". W. VV.ALLIN Jenison. Mich





TRAVERSE CITY STATE HOSPITAL





Traverse City, Mich.





FOII SALE KIIIG SEGIS BIIEEIlIIIG





Born Sept. 26. 1922 His darn recently co megleted es mi-

official test giving 12. 475. 3 pounds of mi] and 449. 004



pounds. of butter. Average figures recently given

show 3600 pounds of milk in a year for Michigan

cows. You will notice that this cow shows an increase

of 400$. This milk production combined with show

type is a decided asset as a. future herd sire.





GRAND RIVER 8100K FARMS Jackson, Mich.

Gorey J. Spencer, iii E. Main St.





REGISTERED HOLSTEINS





A few of those Inigo size. Strai ht Top cows for

sale. Some with good official recor s. these would be

excellent for a foundation hard. I. M. SHOE AN

Fowlerville. Mich.





 





 





' ' ‘ ‘ bulls all ages from A. R. O. dams

HOIStem FI'IOSIRII with records up to 30 lbs. from





one of best average record herds in state. Prices rea-



sonable.1. A. Kidney, Brant Mich.



B H adv. Jan. 27 sold to Ex- Gov. Warner. Daughters

u of his bred to son of largest semi record heif-





er in Wayne 00. Terms $50ayear. Federal tested.

M. L. McLAULIN, Redford Mich.





 





' accepted in payment of finely bred reg

A 600d "DIG istered Holstein bull calves Quality

of the best. and at prices within reach of all. Write

GEOJ) .OLA - Vassar. Mich'





 





BUTTER BRED ”135991.231”

CRYSTAL SPRING STOCK FARM.

Silver Creek. Allegan County. Michigan.

Jersey bulls ready

All





FOR SALE: for service.





cows Register of Merit. Accredited her 1'.d

MITH AND PARKER. R 4. Howell. Mich.





 





Holstein cows. heifers and heifer calves

RegiStered priced reasonable. Best of breeding

and production. Bulls rial-icedA to sell quick All test.-

ed and guaranteed. B. AVEY. Akron. Mich.





1" “ie Farmstead Jerseys For 8.1119 3 heifers

1 id bred to freshen this fall. 2 bull calves, 6 toll

mo. 0





Col on O. Lillie. Coopersville. Mich.

Registered Jersey

J. L. CARTER.





 





 





cattle. young bulls, for

sale. Tuberculin tested

Lake Odessa. Mich.





 





Four cod Jersey cows and two heifers all

For sale to be gr esh- soon. ELMER P. JOHNSTON

R. 2. Tecumseh, Mi ich





 





 





Complete D





ispe‘rsal Sale





40---Registered Holstein Cattle---40





On the H. F. Lewis Farm

Elsie, Mich., Tues. Mar. 1 3, 1 923





Herd Fully Accredited

This is one of the best individual and heaviest producing herds in southern





Mich. Every one bred on the farm.

and roduction stamped right onemh

erd





nearest dams avera e well over 1000





 





Manager





H ELOWis





They have size, breeding, individuality

Fresh and Sprin er cows and heifers.

eaded b King 119. Korndyke Mandy

ing Ona Champion and his two

lb. of butter In One year and over 22 000





greatest show cows is in this sale, come and see er.





Col Mack

Auctioneer





dropped January ‘11, 1&23—nearlyiall , 'l A“





red and crated, f. o. b. our station at 875. -





 





 





“ FELDKAMP’S THIRD ANNUAL

8ALE.~ ‘





 





‘ 51‘ was on Washington’s birthday



that the third annual sale crowd

gathered at the Feldkamp sale pavil-

ion. In coopegaticn with two of his

good neighbors. Amos Curtis and G.‘ H.

Smyth‘, Who are breeding Feldkamp

Poland Chinas, they’rput a very high

class of hogs through the sale ring.

The bulk of the offering. went to new

buyers and at a. range of prices that

must be called very conservative, ' ,



No; 1 in the sale, the firstprize sow

pig at the Michigan State Fair last

fall, sold; bred to Foxy Clansman, the

grand champion at the same fair, to

J. .A. LaRue, of Jackson, for $75. The

sale top was—found in No. 21, a beauti-

ful gilt of modern type, sired by a

grand champion and bred to a. reserve

grand champion boar. She went to

Francisco Farmsat Mt. Pleasant at

$90. Every animal catalogued was

sold and the average of the lot Was

$44. The list follows:





1. J. A. LaRue, Jackson. . . . .$75.00





4._J.'A. LaRue 46.00

3. W. J. Hogan, Clinton 39.00

2. Clarence J. Arting, Azalia. .. 46.00

5. D. S. Myers, Manchester.... 42.00





6. Geo. L. Scherger, Chicago.. 41.00

20. Geo. L. Schelger . ......... . 65.00

24. Geo. L. SchelgeI .6000

7. E. H. Eisele. Manchestei 44.00

19. E. H. Eisele ............. . 35.00

33. E. H. Eisele ............... 32.00

8. H. E. Kimball, Grass Lake. 37.00

34. H. E. Kimball .............. 36.00

9. D0115 Hover, Akron 37.00

10. Wm. F. Choate, Cement City 53.00

17. W111. F. Choate ........... 41.00

11. Lowell Walz, Grass Lake. .5500





12. Edw. J. Pfaus, Manchester. 50.00

31. Edw. J. Pi’aus .............. 31.00

13. Benj. Feldkamp, Manchester 36.00

43. B‘enj. Feldkamp 35.00

14.V ..H Gadd, Clinton 35.00

26. W. H. Gadd. ........ . 35.00

15. Guy Blake, Bancroft. . 50.00

39. Guy Blake .......... . . . . . .. 40.00

16. E. G. Mann, Ann Arbox 30.00

38. E. G. Mann ............. 50.00

18. H. Kulenkamp, Manchester.. 41.00





.P. P. Pope, Mt. Pleasant.



. G. Phillips & Sons, Bellevue

. John Walz, Norvell

. John Walz .......... 1...“...

. John Walz ..

. Fred Below, Grass Lake.

. Fred Below ............ . . . .

. Rea Fransted, Grass Lake...

. G. Homing, Manchester.....

. L. Wedmayer, Manchester". ..

. Wm. N. Martin, Manchester 33.00

. Forest Choate, Cement City..40.00

R. P. Ullm‘an, Manchester....42.00

. S. Wedmayer, Manchester. .3600

. S. WedmayeI . 36.00





90.00

50.00

45.00

52.00

38.00

.3600

41.00

39.00

48.00

41.00





BORNER GETS $50 AVERGAE.





N February 21, midst the cold and



the flu, Mr. Borner, of Parma,

held a good sale. The offering was

presented in very good condition, and

was an exceptionally uniform lot. The

bidding ran along very smoothly, and

considering the size of the crowd and

.the times, the stock sold well. This

was the second annual sale of Big

Type Poland Chinas from the Borner

herd. The prices were such as to in-

sure profit to both the grower and the

buyer.



Auctioneers Adams and Haynes did

the selling with credit to themselves,

the buyers and the seller. W. B. Raha-

dell secured the top of the sale. as is

his custom, at $102.50. No.1 in the

sale, a grand tried sow, Went to Chas

Wetzel & Son, at $97. 50. Earnest

Jackson made a good start by landing

several or the good ones. The aver-





list of those selling for $30 or. over



followsz. ‘ .



1. 'C »Weftzel & Son, Ithaca

' ~ son





   





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age on the enth‘e lot was $50. The"





 

 

 





III! For 0;: It)! lnT‘Hnauou m“ ' .3

F- “by?! h Son-.1 ”mm 1880). ;

‘ : 18‘: Clair} ._ _ .





 





 





HEREFORIS





or Sale “Further a prices.”





5! 1.1111.

10 of theabovesiredbsrour mfiemmbull.

We have others not related.

iw to start in good stock It a moderate





ALLEN BROS.





616 So. West St. Kalamazoo. ME-





Richland Shoiihnins





Special offer on several bulls at. Farmers' pric-

es Suitable for “grading up purposes w

beef is required. Also several high

headers '01 the best or bréedi ding





0. ll. Prescott & Sens.





Office at Tawas City. Mich. ilsrtl a‘i PW. moi.





Sherih hon”



UNIS Eire. Revolution. am. Mani



wood 3d 2dD am. Imp. Rosewso flow :ooflergf



one good roan two year old bu I out oh! aM



gold dam. also a few cows and heifers safe in cal

rompt attention tocor respond chose-visitors welcome.

One hr. from Toledo.0. 1‘. YA} ..R



ARM. Tecumseh. Mich” 801'





Bidwell Revolution Jr. 11'





 





State Accredite ted her

BIDWELL STOCK





Maplewood Milking Shorthor-ns





For sale a few choice heifer and bull calves. from

one to four months. sired Ma lewood ood'IJewe or.

“1 Tuna ni’d'ro Jeiiison. Mich





un 11 1- e f 1- service Shorthorn

B 08k Fa] m3 guflsr s‘l‘zycdb o bE‘. F lash Hallwood.

also heifers. all reasonably priced. R. CLEMENTS.

Saline. Mich.





Bull calves from hi odugoin daams tfa rmr'l

price. Write STANLTEhYpr GARDNER. Croswell, Mich.





Milking





milk.



Shorthorn Breeders' Assn 8c 0.:th

Clayton Unit Scotch To and Milking Slim-thorn!

forsale all ages. W. J. Hink ey. Seo’ y. Flushing. Mich





 





Shorthorns priced reasonably. An ao-

credited herd selected for beef and





Behind and Beland. Tecumseh. Michigan





 





DOUBLE Standard Polled Shorthorns, milk strain.

Bulls and Heifers all ages at farmers’ prices.

Paul Quack. Sault Ste. Marie. Mich.





 





 





Hoes





BRODKW‘ TER DUMB 11mm

SPIIIIG GILI’SS BIIEll FOII MARCH AID OMIL lIT‘I‘EBS





AL

Herd sires: PansamaSF ecialG 550th DBig (Bone Giants“-

sation. Brook water rincipal ol. Brookwntor

Orion Sensation. All are once tional aindlvidnals and

have 8roven tllgifiirm ability to 8 re good Ao boos. Mi h

r . 0

HR W. Mumford. Owner. an r ICI-





B.Andre_ws. Lessor.



. o, . f . .

Whitney Farms Durocs

We offer an excellent line of bred sows and gilts as





well as two boars that are real sires. Priced to sell.





Write for pedwigrees.

WHITNEY FARMS. Whitney. Mich





 





 





 





‘ 1) H

Woodlawn Farm 9:322:11 “0:8,“: Iimam-





ments. length. size and quality .stock for

sale at reasonable pvrioesBAR and full {naranteod er

your wants. Alina. Mich.





I AMTAOFFERING BREII SOWS





 





April furrow. that are top M LOOI.

2nd and Orion Giantw Col. pWrite for price list.





TAYLOR. Milan. Mich.





A f





good so

Foust's Top 00L. FD ..Heydenberk Wayland. Mich.





 





 





Master Col. Walt. Bred

olora immune.

Henderson. Mich.





Is It WOrth While?





Areal boar pig sired by Woodf d 50 ti

Dams of Defender or Pathfinder geedltrg“ fun.





If so,





fallwboars sired b





Dumc s we and

JE SE BLI Stilt SO





 





,We have them of Sept. fat-row. not only showing

will





extreme finality, but greater size you





expect to Follow M 29 to





Kope-Kon F arms. Coldwater,Mich.





Bars amin’s “émmg ”Wk-“3'3

lines of Champions and.





l‘ wmkini

BHESTERIZ.‘$ZZLZ 3......





 





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111.3101" r31??1§..'°.3a1.:





Chester Whites,





b Méows bl .

lie all“ Ridge. Rds.‘ 3332):.“ Match.





3. CHESTER warms

are all sold Ffifiw'fia Bfiafigw Mich.

.. : sass-1””?



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hero

[class herd.





Cedardale Milking Shorthorrss~





fall yearling and spring gilts. bredtfoa March and '





 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 





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(Macon :25» m. Bum 030. mu Plot 813.:





action Sale





 

 

 

 

 

 





 





 

 

 

 

 

 





 

 

 

 





 





   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 





 





 





 





 





 





' E. d it! , .

.we‘hh me the sperms. Novanber 17 Perm 0. I. C’s" Hulda-'5' E‘hfim. “‘5 "‘ m“ ”m 3‘

With the exception of three, When M City may . . P C. M ”I.

. Rigs'jfih‘cfl”m”” " _ the!“ were several large consignments Mich. Frideyflym 16.: 12301:. M. ‘ u... 1.11 mania. mud,” hag“. r'ivEue-nhc- .

1%5' Wm Memberty coo .h' . , 82.60 0: yes-tern hugs which went to Olzd' Four Pure-Bled PM“ M'. est yearling bou- I ever owned has 1“1:11;; 2:11 {stati-

15,~-W' Riley, Charlotte.',, line firms. 131111210 18 also getting the PM High Grade Holstein CW8 '1 null“! :- WAS. mLIVING‘ETON‘l rm.mch

6; Most Jackson, Parma..... 72 00 high dollars for their consignments and and one hate, My he“, I,” been mums,

19- E31118“ gacgson '57; £3 rendering good service. The Buffalo lot tested withoutateactor. rFrancisco Faun Poland Chins

3'8) 11?]ng 13133: .. .:::::.: 41:00 house also'shows a nice 11113110131 prof- Twenty Nine Registered 0.1.Cu8 ulls dyregbb :gmhdho-guwigng (:1th ,

42: Emt JaaCkS‘Gn e n o - e e e o e e 60-00 it to date. Hogs §§£ “coilfiw 0' :lnbm;: PtNoc: ‘83:, tonshop a -M0nh

..;i. . 17. R. N. theone 1:111:10; 33:38 The directors of the Michigan Live . w heel-gle- 1.3.1 1 mm. 3 as: L T P C an: fnffoa,s°;°u*’;::;'°°;m;:,*

:' a o 9 one: "‘ . . .-

’15.. E. If 3113 if Par m; . . ‘ .- . . . 40.00 Stock Exchange are looking torward fife; "- Cub film! mm“ on“ rte-5.. to my cultomers for the "mace f

g 1; 23. Bruce Sanford; Parma...... 35.00 to a good year and are urging the able M.M.PATRICK. Gd.Ledge,Mlch .

,. 11f _ 35. Bruce Sanford 30.00 patronage and loyalty of all the local HENRY RIGTERINK, Prop. BIG TYPE POLANDS

. .24. Clyde WBEWA 58113300 . . . . figgg shipping associations, Hamilton Mlch., R. 1., spring boars all-old bl! “f: ““1””, “we"

33' 33‘5“: E332: ...f‘.".‘.:::::.:: 51:00 ~-—-————-—-— 1...... C- v... 3..., Auctioneer magnesia-151.3. For egress; 1:.

- 27. W. B. Remodel], Hanover.. 102.50 WATCH THE BONE- HOGS Waugunov ER. r“

' . 33. Guy Wilcox, Parma . . . . . 31.00 ' hint an” 31¢ 'y'l‘ ype p. c. cilts new readyto





 





 





 





' COFFMAN’S BARGAIN SALE.





 





E‘REyis =3 part~of G. "S. Coffman’s



Spotted Poland China sale, Satur-

day, February 24, and it sure was bar-

gain day.1\[r Cofiman had saved the

best of his Offering for the auction. But

at that they sold for less than sixty

cents on the dollar, compared to those

sold at private sale. The reason for

this was postponed auctiou, drifted

roads, hence a small crowd.



This oflering was bred' to Mountain

Ranger and Michigan. Banger, two

most worthy sons of Spotted Ranger,

grand champion ,at the International

in 1922.



° Mr. Cofiman said that there is one





 





to a small crowd on a bad day. Tlfe

offering at the price is absolutely

bound to make. the buyer money. The

total amount of the sale was $1, 269. 50.

The following is the list of sales above

$30

39.

31.

. E1011 Bel tram, Clodwater. . . .

. C. 0. Rathburn, Coldwater..

. H. D. Cox, Coldawter. . . . . . .

'. E. J. Winfield, Goldwater. . . .

'. W. C. Kempster. Coldwater..

. A. Lucas, Goldwater . . . . . . .

. H. D. Cox ..

. W. C. Kempster............

. Jacob Claar, Goldwater

. Nash & Sanderson, Goldwa-

ter

. Jeg- Holmes, Goldwater .. ...

. Harry Holbrook, ancy . .

. Mar-yin Spade, Angola, Ind..

'. W. C. Kempster ............





Robert Kerr, Goldwater .533. 00

Myron Ulrich, B1 onson .. . . . 35. 00

31. 00

31.00

71.00

50.00

33.00

33.00

46.00

37.00

44.00





“39.00

30.50

44.50

38.00

38.00





eel.





coo-000.9...-





" MEETING OF LIVE s'rocx EX-

CHANGE.





 





HE board of directors of the Mich-



igan Live Stock Exchange met in

Lansing, Friday, February 23, and

elected from their number the follow

ing officers: President, E. A. Beamer,

Blissfield, Mich.; vice president, W. E.

Periy, Grand Blanc, Mich. , secretary,

John O’ Mealey, Pittsford, Mich.; treas-

urer, P. M. Granger, Charlotte.



The directors passed a. resolution

making it a policy that during the en-

suing year no director can hold a sal

aricd position with the exchange. Mr.

E. E. Campson was employed as man-



' agen The directors filled the vacan-

cies on the board caused by the resig-

nation of tw moembers‘ who were hold-

ing salaried positions, Mr..J. Dippey,

of Perry, Michigan, and Mr. J. C. Lind-

say, Sanilac county, being appointed.



The board is now composed of Vern

Tracy, of Ithaca; W. E. Perry, Grand

Blanc; L. E. Willet, Laingsburg; J.

H. O’Mealey, Pittsford; P. M Granger,

Charlotte; E. H. Runciman, Lowell;

J. Dippey. ’Perry; 0. J. Lindsey, San-

ilac county; E. A. Beamer, Blisnlleld.~



The Michigan Live Stock Exchange

has made an excellent showing at both

Detroit and Buffalo, with their live

stock commission houses. The Detroit

'house— having been ln’operation only





 





 





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 





satisfaction in selling a good oflering d





'thirty drops of fluid extract of 11111:





seyen months and last week .went ‘

, 111‘





 





 





HE live stock feeder should im-



itate the hungry ,dog. He shOuld

watch the bone. Building good bone

in animals is a fundamental practice of

good bieeders. Mineral elements are

most essential for this. These elements

may be provided by feeding generously

of leguminous bays, such as alfalfa,

and also in providing them in the form

of salt and other mineral compounds.—

18.0.





.OUR VETERINARY COLUMN.





 





freshen next June. She gives stringy,

lumpy milk, can hardly squeeze the

milk out; her udder is tender. What

shall i do for her? D. T., LaSalle,

Mich. ——Dry her as soon as possible,

apply camphorated oil to udder twice

aily.

Scour:——Colic.——I have a horse that

usually scours whenever he is driven,

and he is thin. Would also like to

know how to treat a case of colic. A.

K., Shepherd, Mich. —His grinder

teeth may require floating; change his

feed, limit his supply of water before

and while you drive‘ him. Give a tea-

spoon of powdered sulphate of iron in

ground feed three times a day. For

the treatment of colic, give one-ounce

doses of aromatic spirits of ammonia

in one pint of cold water every hour.

If bowels are costive, give one quart

of raw linseed oil. Flush the rectum

with tepid water, and apply mustard

and Water to abdomen.



Heifers Lack Appetite—I have tWo

three-yearold heifers which seem to

have pretty much lost their appetite.

What shall I do for them? C. D. S.

Cannister, Mich.——Give each heifer





yomica and three drains of Fowler's

solution in feed or in drinking water

three times a day.





Calf Chews Wood—I have a calf

seven months old that is inclined to

chew wood, but he is thriving. What

shall I give him? C. B. L., Vanderbilt,

Mich. -—Give him a teaspoon of baking

soda and a tablespoon of powdered

wood charcoal in ground feed three

times a day ,.





Dispersal Sale





34 head of Registered Polled

Shorthorn Cattle of

Scotch Breeding

at DECATUR, MICHIGAN

Tuesday, March 13, 1923

34 HEAD oows— cows with calves

at foot, heifers, and bills. Herd

headed by Crimson ' Marshal.

Cattle are T. B. tested.



Plan to attend ode—Free Transporta-



tion from Decatur and Marcellus.



17 HEAD-of Poland China bred

sows. Bred by Big Bob, Col. Jack

In. C’ s Clansman, and C ’sBig

Orange Bred to Daddy

Orphan, Dady Orphan' 2d,

and The Outlaw

10 HEAD Of Horses—Horses and





Hogs sold in fomoon at 10 O'clock.

" Cattle at l O’clock





 





 





F.G. Pollock & L. L. Chamberlin. Props. oh





' Aumonsnns.

“downright.“ euyc. monarchs





CATALOGUES ARE READY





ease Elm“





 





 





'LOEB FARMS





Strinay Milk—Have cow that will





,DfiROCS ready for service and individuality.

9 breeding. large litters. satisfaction





'W’" VllMJIlOII.





 





 





D J ' , helm: °5° reassess" Irma:

uroc - erseys L. T. Poland Chinas £2.53“; 2‘1“}. 33,23 '





soneble prices. also fell pigs either oex of popular



blood lines. Aber Mean-Angus bulls, Heifers and



' o. m v winners.

E. A. CLARK.





TOPMAST SENSATION





The larges tptgl of his age in Michigan—

stands 40 in es high at one year old.

A boar whose sire was world’ 5 Junior

Champion, whose grandsire was twice

worlds Grand Champion.



Would it mean anything to you to have

some of his Toffspring in your herd?

Think it over.





Write orcome.

R 3. .





a. B '91:!) fxgzgg'andhgfiiflffileh

Maplehill





Poland Chinos Attractive spring

guts bred to wrnndson of Liberator,

Pig's?” bl dew Goons R. .PIeeeo-t

c gan





Lar gpeTy eP. C.





The Real Kind gA few of thopse big, smooth stretchy.

god slits? for salothred for March, Aprilend May





 





 





Charlevoix, Michigan N r sermon pm... mm.

"The Home of Grand Champions" Large Ty pe Polandtgilina 611m sined’byMloh





 





Chechen. Bred

to model Giant and Mich. Liberator: 2d. torM Mono]: 3

termw. George 1". Aldrich. R8 Ionio, Midi.





SPOTTED "HAND CHINAS





Bred sows and s sired by King Wonder 30035 bredto

Perfection But der also fall boats and gilts.Iflnoe1--

~e stod write for prices and photo of what you want.



W. T..JEAN Worthington Indiana





”"300 JEMEYS Plum Creek Stock Farm has a



choice lot. of {all hours for spring

oer-vice. Lafigehefiwybonod type Satisfaction guaran.

teed. RODT, Prop. n.1, Monroe Mich





Dunc Jerseysd 12 bred gilts. £805 50 register-





ed black top ewe

CAREY l7. EDMOND. Hastings. Mich.





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





ormuybaok. nice. o E. KEIS, Hul'sdhle. Mich Lone Maple Farm Namfigpgofsglg-fi 33,13:-

Ch t Wh t boar; 38$! sold, bred slits F. B. DAVIS tBON. Boldlns.lflob.

es er l es ‘35“ 900° 0' D P. C.. a few choice gilts left. Bred for

ALBERl DORE Clinton, M’Ch' 1-375 Sham April furrow. You on ntbeat the breed

lug not price. H.O.SWARTZ. Schoolcraft.Mld1.



o ‘ C 20 latragl? bgmwtgxgyggllts hrrow' in Mar 0 W



l d

canyon L'n‘lh' :11 screen imam. Monroe. Mich. 13133123.? Bribe? 13.3” erggoefiflfii‘éfle.

man, also fall pigs. C E. Garnant. Eaton Rapids. Mich,

o I C’s. fl) last spring gilts bred to furrow in



' and biz growthy stock. Poland Chino Hogs from prize winning





Big Type





1 ster.





recorded free. 5‘ mile west of Depot. (ltz’ 8 phone

OTTOB. SCHULZE. Nashville. Mich.





o. I, C. GIL’I‘S bred for Marchl





And April farrow.





stock. fall pigs. either sex eligibleto Reg.

.E. LECKY. Holmesvil'le. Ohio





spring boars and bred gifts from

25 sows to select. from. Place your





Hampshires





 





 





 





 





 





 





H. W. MANN. Dnnsville. Mich. order now) or youm a; be too I.ate 10th

J0 H.NW SNYDER, 11.4. St. oehn's. Mich.

Bred Bows all sold. Some young sows tor

0' '1 c 3. Fall breeding. All sold on approv-hl reg. ngfdflgd “.mshires B’red sows and “'5 :3"

PM 0110 Extra Good ll month old Boar. Fred“ ’ 9‘35 best “00‘! 1 nos In-

Kennedy. Plymouth Mich epectjo-n 1111 1ted Clarence L. Campbell. Parmn, Mich

March boars. breed giIts July and Aug

0'10c,stsfiu Young Brown \ulss Bulls Milo H. SHEEP

Peterson. mhurst Farm, R- 2 Ionia, Mich 800 BRED EWES

, o 1 C9 Am ofl'eri a few tall boars and

0 ' ' 3 gilts bro for May furrow. FOR SALE





0. J. THOMPSON. Rockford. Mich





Large‘Type Poland China

BRED' SOW SALE





FEBRUARY 22. 1923

Write for Catalogue

A. A. FELDKAMP. Manchester. Mich





RADIO GIANT





 





in lots of 50 or more, black faced. from i to 4 yrs old:



no broken months. in good rendition, bredt e



Shire and Oxford rams to lamb May first. Locatedag

111. les 8. W of Detroit on Detroit and Toledo electric

and Dixie Highw ay. Telegraph address. Bockiood.



Almond B. Chapman. So. Rockwood. Mich.





Regime r1 d Rambouillet Ewes

TMY'EiSht (wood flock) to lamb in



bred to $650 run, Also seven )1 arling ewe lambs and

sown yearling ram lambs in fine condition. ”50





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





Represent.- the worldl largest strain of Poland buys the 10t' Jon“ T Clark Clim‘m" Mich

(ll/Am? Eogs.Bcg11-!sdfloas gigs atbbosgzin prices {raga

10 pioneer e . e ave 113 am bi or

now. We can furnish what you won g HORSES

mo. 0. BUTLER. Portland, Mich. P

' eh

, L: miard‘ a Big T1 pe P. gilts sired by Leonard' s For sale FIrSt Class ales: not: 081'ng

Liberator and Orange (“1211151112111 and fall Pigs at Dr.“ colts. Chis Bray, Oklmoa. Mich.

bargain Puces. EB. .LEUNARD St. Louis, Mich

F01: SALE First class registered





Belgian Stallion wt 2250. 9y1'.

ABBY MARSH





WA-NTED





Saginaw Valley Herd 1.10.1.0 3093339331 fi‘tfiigénfy





Mich. Boy and Selection lst bred to Jumbo’s

Giant. let son of Grand Champion Boar at Mich.





Au Gres, Mich.





Be istered Po 1:

8t. ate Fad thotos on request. John Gibson, Stagllion on. 8811ch egg;

Fosters, MichR , cription to Box T10, Michigan Farmer; Detroit. Mich





 





Big '1‘1pe P. 0. some very choice boars double im

mune out 1100117. sire and mammoth sows from

Iowa 5 greatest herds. E. J. M atheu son. Burr Oak. Mich 1





FOR SALEM Cholece Regisrtereeda Stallone and





renewable

LIB/[“0 BISHOP. St. aJohns rMich.





PU BLIO AUCTION

FRIDAY, MARCH 16

Sale of implements al9100 o’clock. Gaflle al I500 o'clm





Not a Dispersal Sale. Moving 0!! Farm. Everything to be Sold.





25 high qualit Registered Holsteins. Type and production combined. Herd fully «on...

ited, 1nclu ing following A. R O. cows: '



Cass River Peter Mary, H. B No 593065.



Record at 2 yrs. 9 mos. of 29. 82 lbs. Due to freshen April 8th.



Bred to grandson of Maple Crest Korndykc Hengerveld.



A 9 mos. old bull of splendid type from above cow.



XL Pride Colantha Elzevere, H. B. No. 405 5061.



Record at 5 yrs. old, of 31.17 lbs. Fresh in November.



Tuscola Gemsia DeKol 3d, H. B. No. 892803.



Record at igrs. old of 28.091bs.This cow started on smi-oficial May To



March lst s has- over 800 lbs. button and 20, 000 lbs. milk. Bred to Flint Kornd negke'



Butter Boy, two of whose daughters hold state championship for milk and butt at:



production.



A 10 mos. typ



eon Pontiac





 





 





,growthy bull from above N.cow

sync Johanna Id, H. . N.o W.

Record made at 8 of 82.79 lbs. .

Paternal sister to meals” Gerusin DeKol 3d. '

Bred to Black and White Pontiac Amie}! .B. No. 887982.



Duke Butter Boy Wayne H. 8.1008888“, 3 year old herd hire.



A son of above cow. and sired 0by Flint Korndyke Butter Boy.

Remainder of herd from or related to above stock.



Fol-1'11 located 5% mike nerd: and out of Vassar, Mich.





Tin-1e given on good endomd bookable paper at 7% interest.





WILLIAM H. HIGGINS, Proprietor
GRAIN QUOTATIONS





Tuesday, March 6:

Wheat.





Dtroit.——No. 2 red at $1.33; No. 2

.mixed $1.33; No. 2 white $1.33.

,7 Chicago—No. 3 red at $1.26; May

$1.18%.

Toledo—Cash $1.36@1.37.

C





, orn.

Detroit.—Cash No. 2 80c; No. 3 yel-

low 780.

Chicago—No. 2 yellow 73%@741/gc;

No. 2 mixed 73%6. '

Oats.

Detroit—Cash No. 2 white 49%c;

No. 3, 480.

Chicago.-——No. 2 white at 46@46’%c:

No. 3 white 44%@45c.

Beans.

Detroit—Immediate

shipment $7.90.

Chicago.-—~Choice hand-picked Mich-

igan beans $8.25; red kidneys at $8.50.

R





and prompt





Ye.



Detroit—Cash N0. 2, 84%c.



Chicago.'——801A,c.



Seeds.



Detroit—Prime red clover cash at

$12.90; April $12.20; alsike at $10.25;

timothy $3.30.



Toledo—Prime red clover cash at

$13.10; alsike at $10.50; timothy cash

at $330. ‘



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 $136314; rye straw $11.50

@12; wheat and cat straw $11@11.50

.per ton in carlots.

Feeds.



Bran $38; standard middlings at

$37.50; fine do $39; cracked corn $36;

coarse cornmeal $34; chop $30 per ton

in 100-p0und sacks.



Fruit.



Apples.——Jonathans $6.50 a bbl.;

Kings $6; Northern Spies $5@6;

grlieggings $5.50@5.75; Wageners at $4





WHEAT





‘Wheat prices continue to fluctuate

over an unusually narrow range: Since

the middle Of October the extreme

range has been only twelve to thirteen

cents a bushel, showing’ the greatest

degree of stability knOWn since the be-

ginning of the war, with the exception

of the early period of government

guarantee. For weeks the outlook has

been depressing. Europeans are tak-

ing less than their theoretical needs.

The United States and Canada prob‘

ably have enough to clear over 50,000,-

000 bushels monthly for the next four

months. World shipments have been

about 56,000,000 bushels monthly and

Argentina and Australia are now fur-

nishing over half of this amount at

lower than United States prices. Nev-

ertheless, prices have not declined as

much as such conditions might indi-

cate. Domestic disappearance has

been rapid and speculative buying

seems to have been a supporting influ-

ence rather than the opposite.





CORN





Based on the ten-year average pen

centage of the corn crop remaining on

farms on March 1, reserves this year

would be about 1,058,000,000 bushels.

Less than that amount is expected,

however, with one private estimate,

supposedly based on a comprehensive

survey, running as low as 855,000,000

bushels. Corn prices are holding much

better—than wheat and are now close

to the best of the season. Cash de

mand is fairly good and arrivals at

terminals are not causing indigestion.

'A good deal of corn sold to the east

has not arrived and this

hampers new sales to eastern distrib-

utors. Exports from the United States

are holding up, although world exports

have declined in the last two weeks.

Argentina has but little old corn left

and her new crop surplus is estimated

at 100,000,000 bushels. '





OATS





, Distribution of cats is expanding and

.a good deal of the stock at terminals

, has been sold ‘for deferred shipment



‘stoathe east .and south. . Prices ‘are.

. . holding two or three cents below the

.,_}season’s high point: .





Although planting tune is fast a...

preaching, demand for clover seed has





situation ,





SEEDS ' .





higher. Beefsteers medium and ' 5‘ P





not become as active as expected. As

the time becomes shorter, the market

is more sensitive to changes in the





demand. Prices are holding within a





narrow range on both timothy and clo-

ver'seed. Small amounts of red clo-

ver are being exported but they are

not large enough to affect the





materially. .

FEEDS





The scarcity of spot offerings of

wheat feeds have kept the- market

firm: The demand for shipment later

in the month, however, is limited. The

linseed meal market is dull and corn

feeds have weakened slightly. Export-

ers buy cottonseed meal on all set-

backs so that it is holding well.



- HAY.



Milder weather has permitted in-

creased shipments of hay from surplus

markets in the west, as well as less-

ened the demand, and markets are

weakening although prices as yet show

little change. Clover and alfalfa hay

have been affected more than timothy.





POULTRY AND EGGS





Egg prices have been fluctuating

very violently in the last ten days ow-

in to sharp variations in receipts at

thg leading markets. At present re-

ceipts are about equal to immediate

consumptive demands. Cold weather

which tends to check productiOn re-

sults in sharp upturns as consumptive

demand is broad. Aside from tempor-

ary advances, the trend of prices is

downward. as country collections are

increasing especially in the southwest.

Receipts of dressed poultry are still

running far in excess of normal for

this season of the year, but along with

the supply of live poultry they are in-

sufficient to supply current consump-





. market»





age are gradually increasing..- _. L‘.

, Chicago—Eggs miscellaneoum 30%





_30@301,éc. Live poultry,- hens >211)“;

springers 220; roosters 16c; ducks at

23c; geese 130; turkeys 20c.



Detroit—Eggs fresn candled and

graded 34@34%c. Litre poultry, heavy

springers 26@27c', light springers 2261)

24c; heavy hens"25@260;~ light hens

24c; roosters17c;

280per poundB ER



Butter prices declined three to six

cents at the leading markets last

week. The squeeze in butter forFeb-

ruary delivery at Chicago was a sup:

porting influence up to the end of the

month but declines came fast there-

after. In addition, receipts of butter

at all markets showed a sharp in-

crease, probably as a result of the are

rival of delayed shipments. Creamery

reports indicated a marked increase in

the make, suggesting further expan-

sion in the supply before long. With

prices working lower, buyers were dis-

posed to wait until the market gave

evidence of having reached bottom.

The tone was a little‘more confident

at the close of the week, but a further

decline will not be surprising before

the market rights itself. , '



Prices for 92-score fresh butter were

as follows: Chicago 47'1/2c; New York

481/2c. ' In Detroit fresh creamery 1n

tubs sells for 46@47c.





POTATOES





Shipments of potatoes from produc-

ing sections have increased in the

last two weeks and are now running

about sixty per cent ‘above normal for

this season of the year. Nevertheless.





 





 





 





DETROIT-





Receipts 465. Market is steady on

good, 250 lower on cow stuff, common

butchers and bulls.



Best steers ............. $ 8.0061) 8.25





Handyweighb butchers 7.50@ 8.00

Mixed steers and heifers 6.75@ 7.25

Handy light butchers. . . . 6.00@ 6.50

Light butchers .......... 5.00@ 5.50

Best cows .............. 5.00@ 5.50

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

Common cows . . . . . . . . . . 3.00@ 3.50

Canners 2.50@ 3.00

Choice bulls . . . . . . . . . 5.50@ 6.00

Bologna bulls 4.75@ 5.25

Stack bulls 3.75@ 4.25

Feeders . . . . . . . 6.00 6.50

Stockers 4.75 6.00

Milkers and springers. . . . 40.00@75.00





Veal Calves. .

Receipts 755. Market is 500 lower.

Best ...... ........$14.00@14.50

Others





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





Sheep and Lambs.

Receipts 1,003. Market slow.





Best lambs . ............ $14.50@15.00

Fair lambs ..- ......... 12.50@13.50

Light to common ...... 9.00@12.00

Fair to good sheep.... .. . 6.50@ 8.25

Culls and common ...... 2.00@ 4.00





Clipped lambs 12.25

Hogs.



Receipts 2,430. Market is 10@150



lower. ‘ .



MiXed hogs and yorkers..$



Heavies . . . .





8.75

8.00





Stags ............ '. . . . . . . 4.00@ 5.00

Pigs ............ o e e o o ‘ 8.25

Roughs ......... . . . . . . . . ._ 6.85

CHICAGO

' Hogs. ,





Estimated receipts today are 26,000 ;

holdover 13,796. Market is 10c lower.

Bulk of sales $7.85@8.30; tops $8.40;

heavy 250 lbs up $7.95@8.15; medium

200 to 250 lbs ’$8.10@8.30; light" 150 to

200 lbs $8,15@8.40; light lights 130 to

150 lbs $8@8.30; heavygpacking sows ..

250 lbsup $7.2‘5@7.5\0; packing sows

200 lbs up ”@130; pigs 180 lbsdown

$6.75@8.15. . . .. .. , 7 :

. p _ Cattle. 4

Estimated 'ret'e 6pts today. are. 10.000,

Sile"stodk- 1061 c higher;

es generally steadi’r calves. st





 





6.00@12.50' - .





""334¥5@3*35? . .

4' be close- 5

9t r rigto‘Toe





Live Stock ‘Market Service I





Wednesday, March 7. . .





weight 1100 lbs up $9.85@10.75; do

medium and good $8@9.85; do com-

mon $6.50@8; light weight 1100 lbs

down $9.25@10.50; do common and

medium at $6.25@9.25; butcher cattle

heifers $5.15@9.65; cows $4.15@7‘.50;

bulls bologna and .beef at $4.65@6.75;

canners and cutters cows and heifers

$3@4.15; dO’ canner steers $3.75@5;

veal calves light and handyweight at

$8@10.75; feeder steers at $6@8.15;

stocker steers $4.50@8; stocker cows

and heifers $3.25@5.50.

Sheep and Lambs.



Estimated receipts today are 14,000.

Market slow; few early sales of clip-

ped stock steady; little doing on wool

lambs. Lambs 84 lbs dOWn $13@15.25;

do culls and common at $10@14.50;

spring lambs $9.75@13.50;Iewes $6.50

@875; ewes cull and common $3.75@

6.75; yearling wethers $13.50@15.30.





BUFFALO





Cattle.





Receipts five ears. Market steady.

Choice to prime shipping steers,

1400 lbs and up $9.25@9.50‘; good to

choice shipping steers $8.75@9; heavy

fat. medium quality $8@8.50; medium

to good $7 .50@8; 'light native yearlings

fancy quality at $9.50@10; medium to

good $8@8.25; best handy steers at

$7.50@8; plain $7@7.25; handy steers

and heifers $7.25@7.50; western heif-

ers $7.25@7.50; light Michigan butch-

ering heifers $6.75@_7.25; best fat cows

$6.25@6.50; medium to good $4.50@5;

cutters $3.25@4.25; canners Of good

weigh’t $2.25@2.50; common and .old

rims $1@1.50; light fat bulls $6.50@7:‘

best heavy bulls $5.25@5.50; heavy bo-

logna bulls $4.50@5»; common bulls at»

$3.5.0@4; best feeders 700 to 800 lbs

$6.25@7; medium feeders at $6@6.25;

stockers good $5.50@6; light common

$4@5;' best milkers and springers $6

@86; common and medium $35..@45.





- llgalv‘es. market “strong with tape lit ~





' .1





 





‘ Hose.” 1

Receipis_,20 cm. “Market‘is-"highers.

Mediumngand iii-envy g8;75@'9 ~-

9 '34.





   

 





 

 





 

 





   





tion [and withdrawais no... as: stor- We mm- an‘upward trend "l





@319; dirtiesflat ‘27@3Dc; checks‘27@.





28c; fresh firsts 3155c; ordinary'flrste’and‘Ell-@809





9





geese 20c; ducks.





- Peland Chinas. '





 

 





 

   





Week «with northern sacked round

Whites quoted mostly at :$1@1.26 per

.100 poundsin.





,f. c". 5. Shipping pOints.





/





. Apple prices have advanced in. the

past week, ‘especially On ‘barreled

stock w-hich‘d‘s‘ .500 higher. {New York

“and Michigan iii-2% Baldwins are now

quoted at $5@"5.75 per' barrel in con-

suming markets and $4.75@5 -f. o. b.

shipping points. Shipments from pro-

ducing sections increased last week

to about. double the normal volume for

this season of the year. '





The bean trade is, lifeless with the "

market leaning toward the" buyer’s fa.-

vor.- But regardless of the dullness

the sellers are not shoWing' any anx-.

iety to. shade prices- on quality goods.

Roumanian beans are again a factor

in the New York’ market. “They are

not up to the Michigan quality but do

quite» well as canners. Red kidneys

are dragging and limas are slow. In

general canners and wholesalers are

not inclined to buy except for their im-

mediate needs.





DETROIT cr'rv MARKET





The variety of supplies at the farm-

ers’ market‘is‘g‘etting smaller because

of the tag end of the season and the

condition of the roads. Apples, cab-

bage and parsnips are in greatest de-

mand. Onions, potatoes, hogs, poultry

and veal are slow. Apples sell for $1

@250; celery ‘15@20c per dozen; cab-

bage $1@2; red cabbage $1.50@2; car.

rots 60c@1.25; eggs‘ 40@45c; dry on-

ions $1.25@1.75; potatoes at 50@60c;

poultry 26@32c; veal 17@20c; hogs at

12%@13c.





GRAND RAPIDS





Milder weather late last week caus-

ed a heavier production of hothouse

leaf lettuce and prices sagged here to

sixteen and seventeen cents a pound.

The spring-like weather has also start-

ed the sap flow and the first maple

sugar of, the season was brought to

market late last week by L. A. Hooper,

Of Gaines. He sold seventy pounds

forforty cents a‘pound. The bean

market continues unsettled with bids,

\to farmers holding around $7.25@7.50

‘per cwt. The lighter supply of poul-

try has strengthened the market, and

bids on heavy fowls moved up to 20c;)

23p per pound, live weight. Egg re-

ceipts are slightly heavier and prices

lower in line with Other-markets. Bids

early this week were around 330 per

dozen. Hatcheries are draining heavily

on the production and receipts indie-

cate that many of the best eggs have

been removed. . ' '





M“

COMING LIVE STOCK SALES.





 





~ Aberdeen-Angus;

March fir—Russell Bros, Merrill.





' Ayrshires. . .

March 22—Fred S. Smith, Somerset,

Mich., Farm Auction. .

_ Holsteins.

March 10—Musolff Bros, South Lyon.

March 13—H.1‘F. Lewis, Elsie.

March 16'—Win. H.’ Higgins. Vassar,

Mich., Farm Auction. . - '

March 16~Henry Rigterink,

Mich., sale. at Zeeland.

.Shorthorne.

March '1‘3—,—F. ~ G. Pollock, Decatur.

March 13—F. G. Pollock and L. L.

Chamberlin, Decatur, Mich.

- O. l. Ole. ' _ '

March 16—Henry Rigterink, Hamilton,

Mich., sale at Zeeland. _ ', =





Hamilton, .





March 13—F. G. Pollock and ' L. L.





Chamberlin, Decatur, Mich. 7





0' March 22.+¥Sonley'Br95,."St. Louis.





 

 





March .

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22+:Frfed :1 S. Smith, Somerset, , ‘





mutation. 5.; .





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midéwestern markets,
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W-T"HWWT'°HTCWFmu'DW‘TI‘OQT





the a profitable business in this state.





x v' .Q ' 1 390—0000

ammo...“ an m...

Moiltgomery. Mic - .





- I





Wes .





"mama-a‘iiasjzl‘eirsj all: live stock.

Also 515 cars. of. stock were purchased





for members..- The aggregate value-of





the animals handled ‘Was. in round





numbers, 320,000,000. $11,600 lumen}:





bership fees Wereret’nrned to members.





One ofice reports earnings amounting





to.$40,407. ‘Iu round numbers, the six

terminal ‘ offices .will show a total or

$100,000, only one of these ofllces being

in operation the full year. In prac-

tically all, of the markets where farmers

commission houses are operating these

houses are handling [more live stock

than any other private firm. In one



" im‘arket‘ the producers "organization

handle 25 per cent of the total busi-

ness; in two others approximately 20

per cent; in five others 15 per cent,

and in one 6 per cent. ..





 





MUCK’ FARM ERS ORGAN IZE





THE leading muck crop farmers in

the vicinity of Byron Center have

organized the Golden Yellow Celery

Company, which is capitalized at

$10,000. The purpose of this company

is to pool the products of the muck

farmers in that section of the state,

prepare them for sale and then sell

them under an experienced salesman.

It is planned to erect a modern

warehouse, where the celery will be

received in the rough and prepared

for market. If the organization is

successful, it will handle close to four

hundred cars, which was the produc-

tion of this section last year.



The officers of the association are:

President, Wm. Kooeinga; Vice-presi-

dent, A. G. Vanslokema; Secretary-

treasur'er, A. Berkamplas. These men

with Peter Aukema and H. J. Feyen.

are directors. ‘





 





ruse SCARIFIED SEEDS SAME

SEASON.





HE practice of searifying field

seeds is growing. Every piece of

evidence shows that a better germina-

tion is secured where the seeds have

been run through the scarifier. This

process merely cuts little openings

through the seed coats and permits:

moisture to pass through morereadily

to start germination.

Those purchasing scarified seeds

should, according to reports from the

New York ExperimentStation, use the

seeds the same year they are scarified.

They should not be {held over from one

season to the next: After the coats

have been punctured the vigor of the

seed slowly declines.

.____._____r__

MONTCALM TO HAVE SPUD

GRADING MEETS.





 





B ECAUSE of the poor grading, color

and quality of Michigan potatoes,

Montcalm County growers will lose

during the present shipping season,

about $300,000,.according t9 the esti-

mate of county agent, B. E. Shafer.‘



In order that the'growers may get

.a better idea. of quality in potatoes,

Mr. Shafer is arranging twenty potato

grading schools, to be held in various

partsof the county. At these schools,

J. W; Weston, potatospecialist, will

be‘the principal speaker. .



Mr. Weston recently made an inves~

tigation and ‘found that Michigan-

po ta toes were being discriminated

against on account of their poor qual-‘

ity. ‘It is,‘ therefore. essential. that ”the

Michigan growers get better cencep- -

tions of what good potatoes are. Other-j

gwi'se, the growing of potatoes will not





 





100‘ read :f‘Bey’on_d’ Rope.

log-pints onPage 20





limes at mmu so: tummy

”I marketing houses were. put into operas j

000,. During: their”: these immoral ~





m“ T cockerels. $8.00 to

3800 0:113 Egg? E13500. uaung list free.





“ :‘ ' "or undama-

.' Ms: ‘- column at no

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coir ngm'm mum annual; and m not mm a cleaned.





 

 

 





 





Romanians- or .llflcblsu m ‘

. Tryitbrivunteds 'd ' «my

'Pn stilling .1111 be run in (:11! 3mm '





 





 

 





Rates in err-a Octolur 1, 192':

{flour “ W ' One gain

me! 0!!” time 9|

$2.40 26. . . . . . . .32. 80.24

2.64 27........ 2.1 8.48

2.88 28........ 2.24 8.72





3.12 30....... 2.32 6.98





   





130.306 3:......,. 2.1: :32



3.34 7.68



4.08 7.92



4.32 8.16



" . 4.58 8.4.



0.: a:



‘ 5.28 0.12

5.52 9.33



, . . .92 5.76 40... . 0.00

’5 ..... . . . I 00 6 00 41 ....... . 3.28 $.34





 





. 0 All advertising a):

pec‘a . otlce dirtnnfinuana ”do”



or change of my in-



' lauded for the Clauifitd Department mun reach till: first!!!

day: In advance nfpulallca “on date.





 





MISCELLANEOUS





BOYS. GIRLS—15 big “packages cucumber seed post-

pald $1.00; value. 81.5 . Recommend them to your

friends. Very heavy bearer, excellent picklin . ten-

der slicing, Michigan grown. Absolutely 192 crop.

This means dependable. quick germination~the seed

your neighbors want. Guarantee: money refunded for

seed returned. Order now, pay when received. Sweet

Home Seed Farm. Pentwater. Mich.





 





 





KENTUCKY NATURAL LEAF TOBACCO. Chewlflxt

0 Pounds. $1.75: 10 pounds. 83; 20 pounds, 85.25.

-Smoklng: 5 pounds, $1.25; 10 pounds, $2. Bend no

money. Pa when received. Farmers (Bo-Operative

Tobacco Un on, Paducah, Ky.





SWEET CLOVER SWWhite or yellow biennial.

Inoculalor for alfalfa. sweet'clover. soy beans. Best

pure culture bacteria in soil bue. Guaranteed.

Bushel-siza can postpaid. 75c. E. E. Basil. Sweet.

Clover Grower. Letty. Ohio.





NATURAL LEAF TOBACCO. select quality. Chew-

ing. 5 lbs. $1.75; 10 lbs. $3.00: 20 lbs. $5.00. Smok-

ing, 5 lbs. 31.25,: 10 lbs. $2.00,- 20 lbs. $3.50. Try

0 at our ri ; money refunded if tobacco returned.

C A’HVE TOBACCO GBOWEBB, Malia. Ky.





HOMESPUN TOBACCO—Chem . 5 lbs. 81.75' 10

105., $3.00. swung. 5 lbs, 1.25; 10 lbs. stoo.

Pipe and recipe free. Send no money. pg when

grayed. Uh TED TOBACCO GROWERS, ayl'leld,





 





SILVER FOXES—Very special prices on best quality.

registered, nineteen-twenty-three pups bargained for

now. Buy now pay later, save one-third. Volmarl

é: Hughes, Muskegon, Michigan.





TOBACCO—Extra smoking. 5 lbs., $1.00: 10 lbs.

g$l.50: 20 lbs.. $2.75. Chewing, »5 lbs.. $1.50: 10

lbs.. 2.75. Quality guartmleed. O'CONNOR

‘ SMOKEHOUSE. S. 133. Mayfleld, Ky.





 





FOR SALE—Strawberry Plants $3.75 per 1,000 and

up. Raspberry Plants $11.00 per 1,000 and up.

These plants are all state inspected. Write for price

list. Fred Dowing & Son, Holly. Mich.





 





BALED HAYVFOR SALE—~No. 1 light mixed, 010.00

per ton F. O. B. Hillman in car lots. Ernest E.

Rea, Hillman, Mich. -





 





EARN $100 MONTHLY, spare time writing for pub-

lications. Experience unnecessary. Particulars free.

Publicity Service Dept. C., 312. St. Louis. Mo.





 





 





FOR SALE in ear or shelled Tom Thumb Pop

Com, every grain pops. will send a free sample.

Lewis Elsenman. Samaria, Mich.





 





(‘ALICO SEED CORN, also Early Golden Surprise.

C.‘L. Freed, Lancaster 0.





TREES, Plants. Vines. Shrubs. J: Lan'llu. St.

Joseph, Mich, B. 2-8. 239.





SEED POTATOES -— Certified Petoskeys.

grown. Butternut Farm, Lupton, Mich.





Northern





 





DOGS





GERMAN Shepherd. Airedales, Collies: Old English

'Shepherd dogs: Puppies: 10c illustrated instructive

list. W. R. Watson, Box 35. Macon. Mo.





 





REGISTERED COLLIE PUPPIES, $10 and up. Sll‘

vercrest Kennels, Gladwln, Mich.





 





POULTRY





 





WE BPECIALIZE in printing for Poultrymen, Hatch-

eries and Farmers. Sample Stamp please. Mendell's

Printing Company, Grand Rapids, Michigan.





 





RHODE ISLAND REDS—Rose Comb Cockcrels. hell—

hatched. tum raised. Big, thrifty dark colored

birds from prize winning strains, $4 to $7.50. Two

lals at $10 each. Careful attention to mail orders.

idwell Stock Farm, Tecumseh, Michigan. ,





 





BARRED PLYMOUTH ROCKS for sale. stuck and

em at reasonable prices. Fall- View Poultry Farm.

8. No. 3, Box B, Hastings. Mich.





 





M lure. African. Emden. Duane—Penn.

giggling, R on cor. Muscovey. Price reasonable. John

Hus. 30:33.10“. Iowa.





HATGHING noes. Rodi-ll Both ombs. Six Blue

Ribbo , G d Ra ids Coliseum how 1M3. Laying

Sflaluful-I. $30M. Breckenrldg . Michigan





8. 6.; puck moms .obcknnms. No

“'0'“. 5. Wag‘éwg'hulg. Wt? “a





 





If; 3- milk;





 





econ. , City.





 





, dandy 'Story' for

id ones,‘.too. l





   





may,





Large. lacy cock-

1 3!

I





' TALK ls pump—tug. no we offerwmte Leghorn





60 VARIETIES Fine purebreg pxultry. stock, eggs.





Banana) rumours nose {or me . run.





{my 3 r 14

o n .

C. G. Fostv t‘I Amble.





.. ' BICEARDSONS ROCKY RIDGE pure Pitt 53%:

‘Bu'red Rock Baby Chicks, $18 per 100. Ha.

am 32.00 per setting. Hanover. Mich.





$09 list. .mf'm??? Mgfiwfifimfi.





 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 

 





mm WORN B BY CHICKS m _. I ‘ '

day Much it", 100% live ‘33... ”$5

- B Hatchery. Byron. ' ea Dun



,Cllaflee. flop. - .





pa h

It!“





recognized best in U. 8: 33. 3f

Orderswghooked {Or rum ivory. -_





 

 

 

   

   





 





 





 





chicks. Luge catalog 50. Ziemer, Austin.

Minn. - '





 





CAPONS: BY NEW -Succesl assured: book





 





layers. Egan rust-ante Kelsey, [aim our.

Inch.





 





per 1 Schaefer, Falexville, Michigan





 





878W nicely barred yearling hem. mated ago

. -. ; . Dnr‘bo unandslresdam each laid 231wmmuirp -

g2“ figfimflfif’” Products Co 8 F 80 e rn let year. Satisfaction guaranteed. no 18:: each.





ROSE com; Aneondzd. 380mm birds Winter "“7400. M10





BAnnnn BOOK CHICKS from in stock out won . ..

. Michigan contest 1921, 264 and '

50 Giant Black Minorcn Cockerels $2.25. Egg! $8.00 fiveepstakes. A“ posaible firsts.



00. . has ever coo .

like free. L. Asel no, R. 1, Grand Rapids, Mic .





 

 

 

 





 





Gordanler‘sumlltry Fm, Route 10, Box 41. Kala- . ..





 





MARTIN W. Wrandotle cw. $1.00 per 15. C. H.

Spanner, Rosebush, Mich.





 





GOLDEN CAMPINE Cockereis.

Grace Mott, Glenwood. Mich.





MID-WEST BABY ('HI(‘KS»~-S. C. White and Brown.



all“? it’ll. l”"°lé“ it???» ”3003'. u ’ u‘mmml.

an. r or. lv’es acer‘y,



E“- for ”“1118. Zeeland, Mich.





 





 





 





cular. JOHN HA , Pettelldorf. o





 





 





BABY CHICKS





PEAFOWL. Phone to. Bantams. Pl eons, Free 0‘1" varieties: Best winter laying strains. Free delivery.

'18- Reasonable prices.

Farms, Columbia. Missouri.





lay. All





Donal

catalogue. 100 dellve uanteed. Home: Hutch-

warm WYANDO'I'I'ES and Rock: 518 per 100: cry, Hpmer, Mfg’higan. ry gu‘





QUALITY CHICKS. eggs. Sixteen standard bred





 

 





Catalog free. Missouri Poultry





CHICKS. From free range selected flocks bred to

ar varieties. Prices right. Send for





 





$9.50 for so pm! $4.15 (or 25. Barred rocks and

R: I. Beds 81 per 100; 88.75 {or 50 and $4.50 for





5





 





 





{or each 100 chicks ordered, balance one or two Weeks





. e $14 per .100; 37.50 for 50 and 1,000,000 PUREBRED CHICKS—Get our 20 page

$4.00 for 25. Terms cash with order of at least $5 :‘aituogfl‘ before ordennz.

580





 

 

 

 

 

 

 





Rex Poultry (30., Clinton.





 





beiore chicks are to be shipped. Meadow Brook

Hatchery. Mt. Morris, Mich.





 





in: chicks. Flock: that are mute





BABY CHICKS+—Pullets. English White Leghorns from

free range flocks. culled for high egg





‘ Catalogue free.

CHICKS GUARANTEED—Health . sturdy thriv- Zeeland, Mich.





 

 





roductlon.

Maple Hatchery and Pu let Farm.





 





with Michigan

Agricultunl College cockerels, Barred .ks. S C.





log tree. Furriew Hatchery Ind Poultry Farms,

Route 2, Zeelmd. Mich.





Anconas. White and Brown Leghorns, pullels .md 25,000 PUREBRED chicks weekly.

breeding cooker-eh. Sate arrival, postage paid. cata- live delivery guaranteed.

Hatchery, Clinton. Mo.





 

 





Lowest prices.

Catalog me. Lindstmm





 





 





Buff Orpingtons, Barred Plymouth Rocks. 8. C. and





gABY glIFKSTS.lC. W Idegh%11"fte Heavy regs; lpro.

__ ucin an. nosey c e . or pa cu ars.

BABY CHICKS 8‘ C‘ mm” “m 3”“ mum" LouisgL. Van Hula. Holand, Mich. Route 1.





 

 





 





R. 0. Beds. While Wyandottes and Annouu. Free

range on separate fame. $15.00 per 100 up





Mgr., Fenian, Mich, Lock Box 44.





 





Write CHICKS—Imam Leghorn exclusively. culled flog?

for prices. P. W. Stone Hatchery, 1". M. iilliken gate? 1351;33:de Aglicultural (olll-ge males. .

llton. Mich





 

 

 





Sunny Crest Poultry Farm, llam-





 





PEERLESS CHICKS—~Hatched from bred-to-lay S. C.

White Leghorns. They are selected long, deep-bodied,

with large lapped combs. '

arrival guaranteed.





State Bank Peerless Hatchery a. Poultry Farm.





EGGS THAT HATCH; Chicks that live. Low prices

Won over 5.000 prizes. Furnished Government and

Liberal discount. Live schools, (‘atalog free.

Catalog free, Reference Zeeland Box 300.8terlins. Ill. ‘





 

 

 





Sterling Poultry Farms,





 





HIGH QUALITY utility baby chicks and hatching eggs ;

from certified flock S. C. White Leglloms, English



strain. bred to pedigreed cockercls from M. A. (J.

(‘lllcks $18.00 p'er 100: Elms $8.00 per 100. Macalwhlte





Box' 9, Zéeland, Mich. BABY CHICKS—From my own Tom Barron strain l

of beautiful lopped comb 8.





grade B, $15. Satisfaction guaranteed. Gordanier's





 

 

 





C. W. Leghorns. Noth- "

ng less than a 200-03: hen and as high as 267-egg

ion in Grade A pen. Grade A, $18 per hundred;





oultry Farm. Route 10. Box 47, Kalamazoo. Mich.





 





Poultry Yards, Caro, Mich.





 





s

BABY CHICKS flpm heavy egK producing strains. I

English S. C. W. Leghoms.





conas and Barred Rocks. Hatched from closely





BABY CHICKS that will lay and pay.





Brown Leshoms. An- Send for catalog. liarsten’s Farm. Zeeland. Mich.





 

 





Barron

train. English Leghoms, Brown Leghorns, Ancollas.

nstructlons free on care and feeding of poultry.





 





culled flocks on free range.





100% live arrival guar-

anteed.





Baker's Hatchery, Jamestown, Mich.





 





of best Barron Strain. Oficia (fen average 2.32 eggs





BABY CHICKS—“mite Wyalldottes. White Roch.

Barred Rocks. R. I. Bells and White Leghorn. Leg-

. . . , , home from M, A. (7.

BABY CHICKS. From Mlchl ans Champion Layers list. Fenian Chicken Hatchery, Fenton, Illicit.





 





250 egg strain. Write for prlco





 





per hen in one yr. All mate to Pedigreed Cock

birds. All birds Trap Nested. Free





‘arm. R. 4, Box M, Hudsonville. Mich.





 





 





CHICKS—English type, White Leghoms. Anconas.

Barred Rocks. From

poultry men. Quality is what we got.





descriptiv. CHIX $12 per hundred 11%..

catalogue. Live arrival guaranteed. Strlck Poultry eight pure breed varieties. Glghth season. Circular

3 . free. Silver Spring Hatchery. Box 97. Abingdon. Ill,





CHICKS, EGGS—“Write, l.<'g110nls, highest quality

flocks culled by experienced trapnested, ~

Trial orders Michigan.





Big. flufl‘y. vigorous.





pedigreed. 0 Streich. Stovensville.





 





make permanent. customers. 97% live delivery. Wri





cry, Zecland. Michi an





ANCONAS—"Superior Quality" Baby Chicks and





to

for free catalog and price list. Old Reliable Hatcll- LO0K 75,000 Hi-Grado Chicks 120 and up. 10 varle

g . ties. Best ever produced. Hatching eggs. Circular.

Lawrence Poultry Farm. R. 7. Grand Rapids, Mich





 





able. Satisfaction guaranteed.





Catalog.

Anconu Farm. Goldwater, Mich.





Manning's





Hatching Eggs from our prize winning, heavy lay- 8,

ing M. A. C. selected breeding stock. Prices reasoll- $10.00 per 100.





P. REDS hatching eggs. $6.00 per 100. few chicks

E. F. (.‘rydcr, Alma. Mich.





HELP WANTED





 





 





 





ORIGINAL flock Dr. Ileaslcy Egg Basket Strain,

Bull Leghorn Chicks, Breeding liens and Cookerels.





Chicks and Barred Rocks. M. A. C. Stock.

free. Hillside Hatchery Farm, Holland, Micll., R. 3.





and Brown Leghorn. Guarantee full 100% alive.

(roe delivery. Hillview Poultry Farm Hatchery, R. h

12. Holland. Mich.





 





 





 





 





Also Tom Barren English Strain White Leghom expenses to introduce our guaranteed poultry and

Clmulfll‘ stock powders.

Illinois.



BABY CHICKS bargain prices. Barred Rocks. White WANTEILMal-ried

enced in caring for pure bred dairy cattle. to be





WE PAY $200 monthly salary and furnish rig and

Blgler Company, X 683, Springfield.





man. without children, experi-





 





ead man on farm near Grand Rapids.





Box 310.

higan Farmer, Detroit.





 





BABY CHICKS from heavy egg producing strain.

Englishvand Americau‘S. C. W.

led. 100% alive. Circular free. Montella Hatchery.

Route 1. Holland, Mich.





WANTED—Young couple without children. to work

home closely cul- on small farm just out of city.

Michigan Farmer. Detroit.-





 

 





Address Box M-B.





 





BABY CHICKS. 15 Reading varieties.

for 1923. The kind that lay early. Large, vigorous.

flufl'y kind. Lowest prices. Sand for large catalog.

D. T. Farrow Chickories, Peoria. Ill.





BABY CHICKS—Remarkable for size and strength. ”

Reasonable prices. Leghorns, Anconas, Rocks, Reds,

Wyandottes, Orpillgtons, Minorcas. Spanish, Brahma.

Tyrone Poultry Farm. Fenian. Mich.





 





 





WANTED—Single man for all year job on dairy

2% Million and general farm.

M. Hompe. R. R. 5. Grand Rapids. Mich.





“'AN'I'ED-n—Tenunt on large stock farm.

registered





WANTED—Married man to work on farm. W. S.

Thompson. Salem, Mich.





 

 

 

 

 





Good wages for a good milker.





Share in

Holstein cattle. Maple Summit Stock





arm. Cadillac. Mich.





 





STURDV Chicks-Pure Bred-to-I.ay Flocks Single





Ducks. Catalog.

dale. Mich.





('omb White Leghorns. Anconas, Rocks, Reds. Pekln WANTEIL—Young

Sunnybrook Poultry Farm, HHIS' Saginaw. W. 8.. R





 





man over fifteen. Burger Farm,

cute 4.





 





 





STERLING QUALITY CHICKS—~14 varieties. Pure

bred. inspected flocks. Inspectors who know a chicken.

Satisfaction positively guaranteed. Attractive prices.

Catalog free. F. F. Cludy. Ethel, Mo.





 





 





uary. Hatohin eggs. Wr for circular and price





SELECTED CHICKS from best strulli‘s at living Write “d“ f‘" “mum ““ mu“ 5°" “m'n‘h‘”

prices. All popular varieties. Fitst hatch in Jan- Everglades. the Paradise of





ite

ist. Litohiiel Hatchery. Litehfleld. nluh. {image 8 When mark“ ‘8 “3'" 9““ 3W1“





 

 

 





Real Estate Market





Soul; ern Florida. Reclamation is makingthov

America. where you can





on 385. West Palm Beach. Florid





 





QUALITY CHICKS for delivery each week after





 





March 130. S. 0. White and Brown Leghorns. 100! from owner

u... ......... WANTTO HEAR 1....

°‘ ' ° “‘1'. ° ' SHIRLEY. 703 South Rogues. xglammo, £1011:





 





BABY CHICKS—Bin leading varieties. Write your

wants. Sgcial prices on large. advance orders. Free I

catalog. . 1!. Pierce, Jerome. Mich. R.





 





BABY onions AND Haronrwo noes

Direct from our turn at greatly





reduced prices. only NEW YORK at e r l f -

, and Anconas. Write llufi'alo Farm Englflanggfll‘lu?:l‘o?§k‘§fl map roo_,





in Mich. f r I: b .

want Farms Describe 33d mice lager:-

A. MoNown. 324 Wilkinson Bldg., Omaha. Neb.





 





 





 





9c up. Barred Rocks. JW.



quick 1’ lure and edit! introductory ofl'u.



gala}?! Mann and mm. Zeeland. R. L4.

0 .





 





Lisle" gréél’lmei‘um 81200. Good terms. Other >





 





rath, Mountain View. Mo.





 





 





011%.. ed Cookers! direct from

.Hollywo . and led by Prof. ommau, "The F

Poultry W ' er's prices. Think lt‘over. a





 





I Ci 0 due rl tion. ouch rlce R. E.

"n "all!“ LIDVADEROB AND. Olmargon. ans. ’





 





an; m





. 3t

. Setting] a for names of ten

. WW Maple Haven Farm.





WINTER. EGGS and lots of them if. on get chicks

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