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HE opportunity for the success-

ful marketing of an early potato

may be gained by looking at the

figures which represent'the car move-

ment of potatoes into Detroit from

June 1 to September 30, the period

when Michigan-grown potatoes are the

least in evidence. In 1921 over 800





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QUALITY

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CAPPER FARM PRESS





Weston,





I , Extemion Specialist, M. A. C.





to diseases which are affected by the

Weather conditions.



Early blight and fusarium wilt are

dry weather diseases, while late blight

develops in «wet cool weather in some

districts and wet hot weather in some

others.



Insects, such as leaf hoppers and

flea beetles are affected by weather

conditions, being much more injurious

during periods of hot dry weather. The





 





 





Certified Seed Wasl Used on the Le

dates, a majority of which might with

profit be produced within the state on

lands suited for potatoes, and within

trucking distance of our consuming

centers.



It has long been the custom of farm-

ers to plant a small quantity of early

potatoes so they could have new pota-

toes and shelled peas for. their Fourth

of July dinner. - The big objection to





growing early potatoes has been that.





yields were so small that they could

not be grown at a p1ofit. This diffi-

culty can be overcome by proper rec-

ognition to the following factors that

influence the successful growing of a

crop.

Climate.



~The planting date of early potatoes

is nearly a month earlier than the av-

erage'date of the" last killing frost.

The three southern tiers of Counties

in Michigan, and the land adjacent to

Lake Michigan and Lake‘Huron, are

not. subject to frost much after the

tenth-of May. As it takes less than

one month for potatoes to come up





' the earliest planting date would prob-





ably be near April 10. The numberof

days from planting to harvesting of

the early crop varies from eighty to

One hundred days. If it is desired to



begin harvesting about the first of

July, time of planting will need to be

done at least by the eleventh of April.

Earlier plantings may be made where

facilities are at hand to cover the





' . young plants when in danger of frost.





A light covering of dirt thrown over

them by means of a wheel cultivator





 





 





ft and Common Seed on the Right.



plant louse is more abundant during



periods of cool moist weather.

Rainfall.



The average 1ainfall for kthis section

of the southern portion of the Lower

Peninsula is between thirty- -two and

thirty-eight inches, the heaviest in the

state. The charts show that the three

growing months during this important

pe1iod has a rainfall in May of 3.7

inches; June 3.5 inches, and July 3.2

inches.



This is during the season of the

longest days of the year when plants

are making their maximum growth,

other conditions being equal. _In other

sections of the country where early

potatoes are grown successfully the

rainfall between time of planting and

harvesting averages between eight and

ten inches.



Soil.



The type of soil has a considerable

influence (in the earliness of the devel-

opment of the plants. A sandy loam

is best. Sandy loam usually produces

potatoes of better quality than heavier

soils do. It also has an advantage





of remaining in a more mellow condi-'





tion during the growing season, thus

giving the tubers a chance to develop

normally and makes it easier to dig

the crop. This is especially important

in the growing ofearly potatoes in sec-

tions of southern Michigan Where the

soil is apt to be the hardest to handle

during Julyuand August if it is inclin-

ed to be heavy; Organic matter or

humus is probably the greatest limit-

ing factor in potato soils. It holds

light soils together and makes it hold

-1noisture better. It loosens up heavy

soils and provides for better drainage





 





. Manures and fertilizers are used

whenever the increased yield pays the

additional cost. and leaves a profit. For

this reason the use of fertilizer is con-

fined to the particular sections where

using it is more profitable. The grow-

ing of early potatoes invites the prac-

tice of us‘ing more fertilizer on ac-

count of the relatively higher prices

received for this crop.

_ Seed.



The early varieties of potatoes being-

produeed in Michigan are in the main

badly affected with various diseases

that have caused a decrease in the

yield, even without the presence of in-

sects, so that they would have result-

ed in an actual loss to the grower had

he planted them. The amount of early

potatoes that are comparatively free

from disease and of good yielding

quality is so small that it would serve

only as a basis for experimental work.



In the northern part of the state

potatoes can be grown for seed but

hardly for table stock. This, however,

can be sold to growers in the southern

part of the state for use in the areas

where they can be marketed profitably

on a large market such as Detroit.

Two classes of farmers in Michigan

would thus be benefited, the seed

growers of the northern part and the

market gardeners of the trucking sec-

tions. The northern portion of the

state will also continue to produce

large amounts of the late crop for

both table and seed purposes.



Early Varieties.

The varieties of early potatoes rec-





 





 





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ball, Early Petoskey, Early Eureka,

Trust Buster, Irish Daisy and 'Irish

Cobbler. .



The Early Ohio is principally grown

in the middle west and is grOwn in

large quantities in Wisconsin, Minne-

sota and North Dakota to Iupply seed

for the southern growers. It Consti-

tutes one of our leading commercial

varieties.



Some of the variety names belong-

ing to this group are: Early Ohio,‘

Early Market, Early Six Weeks, Rate-

kin’s Red River Special.



The Irish Cobbler isa better yielder‘

than theEarly Ohio but not as good a

yielder in most sections of the state

as the late maturing varieties of the

Russet Rural, White Rural and Green

Mountain types. It is difficult to get

either Irish Cobbler or Early Ohio

seed which is pure and free from dis-

ease. The Michigan Potato Producers’

Association has certified this year ap-

proximately 2,100 bushels of Irish Cob-

blers, but no Early Ohios. The Farm

Crops Department of the Michigan Ag-

ricultural College, through the exten-

sion department, is promoting the

growing of‘ pedigreed Irish Cobbler

and Early Ohio seed potatoes that will

within the next two years give consid-

erable quantity of seed to be tried out

in those areas interested in growing

early potatoes for market purposes.





Experiments.



The results of experiments at M. A.

C. indicate that during the season of

1922 the early plantings before May

11 were the ones that would insure

the maximum return. The potatoes

were all harvested August 5, giving

the earliest planting the normal length

of time required to mature an early





 





 





The Oppcfitunity in Early Potatoes will

ommended for Michigan are the Irish

Cobbler and Early Ohio.





The Irish Cobbler (described by Wil-

liam Stuart in Bulletin No. 176, U. S.

Department of Agriculture), repre-

sents a class of early maturing pota-

toes. It is the leading variety in the

trucking centers and is gradually re-

placing other varieties. Northern

Maine and Minnesota produce large

quantities to supply the seed for the

southern truck grower.



Some of the variety names belong-





ing tooihisfigroup are Potentate, Flour- .





Appeal to Many General Farmers..





as mentioned pre

viously in the article, eighty to one





crop of potatoes





hundred days. The later plantings

might have yielded as well if given as

much time for development.





Observations made by the writer in

the Detroit area last summer where

early potatoes were being grown for .

that market brought out the fact that ‘ ,-

the limiting factors in early‘ potato

producion in southern Michigan were

the presence of insects and use of

poor seed. .

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DETROIT,





 





CURRENT COMMENT





Drain your soil or your soil will





drain you.





Forcing boys and girls to work does

not necessarily make them industrious.





Ignorance is an enemy .which the

farmer should hunt with increasing

persistence.





Faith in the country boy and giil is

the first essential in their successful

leadership.





Welcome the day when great com-

munity centers will be erected from

the stones of self-centered homes.





A strong social spirit can be main-

tained in a community only when each

member of that community contrib-

utes his part to its social activities.





Desire health, learn how to get it,

and then keep on doing the things

11111111 will k can you flom getting sick.

'I 111s is the way to begin building a

healthy community.





Community pride is valuable when

it is directed toward the advancement

of ‘its members and the improvement

of the neighborhood.





Nature will soon appear, in her

spring clothes. As Nature’s dress-

maker, the farmer should use every

effort, for his own interest, to see that

her! clothes are not too scanty.





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HE dairymen of





They have fought for

the health of America as well as for

their own business. The recent pas-

sage of the anti-filled milk bill by con-

gress was the culmination of this na-

tional fight. ~





But this does not necessarily save

the dairy business. It simply makes it

possible to save it. In the first place

our state must enact a statute outlaw-

ing the filled-milk business in. Michi-

gan. A bill is now before our state

' law-makers f or this very purpose. Eve-



« ry reader who is concerned about the

health of our children and those of

“future generations, should impress

upon his or her representative at Lan-

sing” the importance of prohibiting



:trafil‘c in this manufactured product

‘ lilo, Wisconsin, California, Colorado,

'Mh land, Oregon, New York New

’ Florida, Vermont and





   

   

   

   

   

 

   

   

 





 





 





 

 





 





 

   





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The, won a big fight. It‘

V’Ctor 3 has not been altogeth-

Part er a selfish effort.





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individual dairyman. He must- ikeep

his business above .reprOach. He must.

make .folks like dairy products better

because ‘the goods he produces are

clean and wholesome. To do this the

farmer~dairyman must - make his ..dairy

business pay by keeping profit-making

cows and giving them every chance to

make good



The victor must not lose the advan-

tage gained by gloating over the

things he has done. He should “dig

himself‘in.” To such an end, healthy,

high-producing cows, are necessary.





He. may find these most scenomically .1





through the aid of: a good cow-tester

and the help that comes from an ac-

tive cow-testing association.





PRING is“ coming



and we look for-

Those ward hopefully to a .

W!” good season. There is

Stick something in the air





these days of spring

that gets into the soul of one and

gives him renewed faith and hope and

courage. If it were not for this sub-

tle something, few of us would face

another season with much enthusiasm,

after passing through three successive

reverses.



The advise of our best financial au~

thorities is that “now is the time to

stick to the farm and do your best, for

by so doing only can you be in a posi-

tion to reap the benefits when the

pendulum swings back”.



There are many things to indicate

that it is about time for the return

swing. Legislation, both state and na-

ional. has been more considerate of

agriculture than ever before; the gen-

eral public has awakened to the fact

that their welfare is dependent upon a

prosperous agriculture; not only farm-

ers but business men everywhere are

anxious to see prosperity return to

the farms. It is a matter of history

that public affairs invariably follow

the trend of public sentiment.



It has been a rough road that the

farmer has had to travel for a ways

back, and the going has been hard in-

deed. Some have floundered, they

have our sympathy; some have side-

tracked and quit, long may their ashes

rest; but there are others who have

stuck and they will come through.

They are the ones that have the

grit, the courage, the determination

it takes to win in any field. Who

can doubt that their faith will be re—

warded? For is not agriculture still,

as always, a basic industiy upon which

all the world depends, and the soil the

greatest souice of new wealth?





T Seems to be a hu-

man impulse to find





FM?" fault;.it is such an

fndmg . easy thing to do. With

Impulses some of us it gets to





be a habit and we get

rabidly ”agin everything what is.’



The other day we received a letter

from One in this frame of mind.

He expressed himself regarding the

“d-—- fool laws” they were passing at

Lansing. And the time our legislative

representatives were wasting there.

He thought the way to eliminate much

ofvthis was to make one-fiiird of the

representatives farmers and divide the

rest among other businesses. But'he

drew the line on lawyers.



.The day we received hiss'letter we

also got the following information:

Farming topped the list of representa-

tives with thirty-one to its credit, and

besides there were a few others who

add fruit growmg or dairying to their

But next in the list

came those old lawyers. Five called





_,__;-themselves attorneys, eight lm '

and one styled‘lilfiisfi‘f as a leywer and





publisher; making a total of fourteen





 





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has only one man there. .

other activities have one or two repre-





. sentatiVes.





The point We wish to make here is:

that we are strong for improvement;





Vwe want better laws; we would like





to see better enforcement cf existing

laws and we are swing for agriculL

ture. But, with all our human weak-

nesses, we believe it advisable to try





to hold ourselves in check and-wait





until we have facts behind us to sub-

stantiate any fault-finding position we

may take. We do not believe that it

is for the good of the industry we rep-

resent, or ourselves, to go off on a

tangent and rip off a few harangues

and expressions of opinions without

good foundations for them.





E grow crops be-





For The cause they are

, wanted. Demand 1s

Forest 3 the substantial back-

Sake ground. of every valu-





able business, Occa-

sionally the demand is created after

the product is in existence; but it

must be present before the crop is put

into the hands of thefinal consumer.



Fortunate is he who finds a ready

demand‘ waiting the? harvesting of his

product. Still more lucky is the man

who is growing a product the demand

for which cannot be filled for scores

of years. He need only concern him-

self about production. Selling is of

minor consideration. People stand

ready to take the goods as soon as

they can be delivered. '



Such is the situation as regards for-

est products. The demand has out-

distanced resources and supplies to an

alarming extent, and users are greatly

perplexed now, and more so as to fu—

ture supplies.



This offers a chance for the farmer

who wishes to cut down the number

of acres devoted to the production of

crops which now drug the market and

plant the land to a crop where the de-

mand is assured. That is, it would be

but for taxes and some marketing rob-

stacles which could possibly be clear-

ed away through cooperation.





But taxes come often and it takes a

long time to grow trees. In producing

a single crop of trees, these may, un-

der our present system for raising pub-

lic funds, be taxed fifty or seventy-five

times before the' owner realizes from

the land. , There is a law on the sta-

tute books which enables the farmer

to escape this tax burden. But in only

a very few instances has it been taken

advantage of.



A bill has been drafted to give

broader application to the statute. It





will be taxed at land value only, until

the crop is grown and then, when the

trees are cut, a harvest tax will be

levied. We believe. that our farmers

and all who are interested in the fu-

ture of our forestry should give the

matter careful study and write their

opinion to their representatives and

senators at Lansing.





ARMING occupies





‘ a unique position

T The. in the world’s activi-

' ”an“? ities. It is man’s ear-

[of Farming liest occupation and





his most essential one.

It is the foundation of all business and

the basis of all healthy, legitimate

prosperity.



In the old days providing for the

family was a family endeavor. The

home folks made the clothesand pre-

pared practically all the food. In mod-

ern industrial life, the man makes the"

hiring while the rest of the family

spends most of it- And most ‘of. the

toes can be ’housht' ”toad?“

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at least a part .of his living cests and

knows how the crops are doing and

what they have brought, or may bring,

on the market This is family life as

it was intended to be and as it should





be to keep the family unity-strong. It~ ’

is about the only occupation lwhich





counteraCts the . evil influences of our

modern life. ’





In moat cases industry is industry,

business is business, and living is liv-

ing, but farming involves all three.

So when we try, to” better farming we

must try to make it‘s. better‘industvry,

a better business.,and a better life.





When all three are considered a well-‘





rounded improvement is possible.





For industrial, business and moral

reasous everybody, everywhere, should





be interested in «agricultural improve-

ment.





News





HE big book says news is recent



informashun and intelligence. May—



be its informashun and maybe some-



times it’s recent, but it ain’t often it's

intelligence.



Most news is ’cause somebody did





something that they oughten to done. .





The things they done they wouldn’t a.

done if they'd used intelligence before

they done them. So most news is ad-

vertisin’ the results of ignorance. And

it seems like that

kinda news is; al-

ways the most in-

terestin’. We all

'wanta to find

’out how foolish

we kin act with«

‘out sufferin’ the

consequences. "

News is funny.

For inst, I kin do

the laudable accomplishmunt of paint-

in’ my barn red and it will be news

for the Hickory Corner’s columns. But

New York City won’t care a darn

about it. But if a movie actor come

while I was paintin’ and get some of

the. paint on his clothes, then my bull





 





got after him as a consequence, and





then he sue me for collision and» per-





sonal and property damage, also as a.





consequence, the New York papers

would make a front page joke outa it





.and I cOuld have my picture in the'

Wouldn’t that be fun for other





paper.

folks?



To, “get in the papers” is indoor

sport for some folks. But to' keep on

gettin’ in you gotta keep on makin’ a





. , fool outa yourself or have some one

prov1des that land “devoted to forestry ~





make one outa you.





I feel like startin’ a newspaper my-

self. I would call it. “The Weakly

Snooze," ’cau’se of the caimin’ effect it

would have on its subscribers. It would

be the finest thing out to use for keep«

in' the flies away while you are takin’

.your evenin’ nap.



In it I would have “the truth and

nothin'but the truth." Like fer inst:



Bill Buncomb is putting’ up a good

front nowadays while he’s runnin’ for

office, but he’s got goosepimples run-

nin’ up and down his back. ’



Ira Simpkins is got a ingrowin’ dis~

posishun and the doctors say they can’t

do nothin’ for it.



Hy Syckle caught a bad temper frOm

the ‘baby's colic the other night while

he was walkin’ the floOr.





The Heimbows was glad the Wink-





lee didn't stay for supper Sunday night .





’canse they didn't have nothin’ cooked.





 





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.tamily's livelihood. Each helps to earn





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many.





ANGES in the west are dwind-



ling, and sheep will have to be



. raised on the small farms of the

country -



In‘ talking with a farmer the other,



day, a man who had been keeping





, .some sheep for nearly fifty years, said





to me:



“I’ll admit I’ve had some had years

———very bad ones. But on the other

hand, there‘have been years when my





’wool 'cli’p‘paid the taxes, Which would

otherwise have been paid with great

difficulty. I am going to keep right on





raising my little fl00k of sheep until I

die. In the long run the profits will





- outweigh the losses."





This same farmer is not keeping as

large flocks as he did in the pioneer

days; he has set aside more of his

land for cattle.-. He recognizes, how-

ever, the economic value of sheep hus-

bandry; and it is farmers like him Who

will supply this nation with the bulk

ofits requirements of wool and mut-

ton. ., ‘

Frank Klenheinz, veteran shepherd

at the Wisconsin College of Agricul-

ture, has pithily summed up the props

osition as follows: '



“From the standpoint of profit I con-

sider:



“First, the small sum of money re-

quired for the establishment of a flock;

second, the small expense incurred in

building suitable shelter .for sheep;

third, the little care sheep require in

the summer, during the farmer’s bus-

iest time; fourth, the extermination of

weeds on the farm by sheep; fifth, the

enrichment of thefisoil on which sheep

graze by the even distribution of their

manure. . .



Sheep have one thing in common

with poultry: a farmer is more likely

to be successful with few than with

'In the beginning it is a very

good plan to get only a few breeding

ewes, and grow into the business as

experience shows the way. .One of the





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cheapest ways of starting a flock is to

secure young western ewes and breed

them to a pure-bred sire of the mutton

breeds.



A pure-bred ram is relatively cheap,

and without one a flock soon degen-

erates.



The early lambs are the most profit-

able, but the production of such lambs

requires considerable experience and

better equipment. It would probably

be better for the beginning farmer to





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ceed two to two and one-half pounds





Freehofl





ings are not needed. Sheep want to

be dry under foot, and they do not

stand drafts. They are amply protect-

ed against cold weather, provided the

rain, snow, and wind is kept out of

their sheds.



Proper winter feeding of sheep is

quite an art, as too heavy, as well as

too light feeding is harmful. It is es-

sential \that the flock go into winter

quarters in a good, thrifty condition.

Clover or alfalfa hay of good quality,





 





The Small Flock is Usually Successful while the Large Flock Often Fails.





breed his ewes for late lambing.



Sheep are the natural prey of para-

sites, which flourish chiefly during the

hot, dry months of summer. For this

reason sheep should not be allowed to

drink water from old stagnant ppools,

but should at all times be supplied

with pure, fresh water.





Another summer precaution is to in-

sure plenty of green feed. Pastures

are likely to get scant in July and

August, but the forehanded farmer will

have a field of rape ready for them

about that time. In the fall, rape which

had been seeded in the corn field at

the time of last cultivation, will also

supply pasturage at a time when the

grasses are short.





The winter care of the flock is the

most critical, however. Proper shelter

is highly essential, but we have al-

ready indicated that expensive build-





tOgether with an occasional addition of

corn fodder, is all the ewes will need

until about a month before lambing,

if the lambs are to be dropped before

the ewes get into pasture.



No grain ration has given more sat~

isfactory results, in many experi-

ments, than a mixture of whole oats

and bran. Both are easily available

on the average farm. Either half and

half or two parts of oats to one of

bran is satisfactory, and each ewe

should receive about half a pound of

this mixture 3. day. \Vhen other rough-

ages are substituted for the alfalfa or.

clover, it is best to feed grain all win-

ter long. Do not winter a flock by

giving them the run of the straw

stack.



To keep the digestive tract in good

condition root crops or corn silage

should be fed, in amounts not to ex-





per day. This succulent feed, cembined

with plenty of exercise,

tonic in the world. In dry weather rii:

is advisable to feed the roughage some





distance from the barns or sheds, so

that the ewes will be forced to walk.





around considerable.



The closest attention must be paid

to the flock at lambing time. Many

lambs and an occasional ewe can be

saved if the shepherd remains on the

job. Then, when the lambs are about

a Week or two old, some bright day

the ram lambs should be castrated. 'A

week or two later all the lambs should

be docked.



Lambs should be weaned when they

are about three or four months of age.

Unless this is done they will nurse

until late in the fall, and cause the

ewes to go into winter quarters in

poor flesh.



Sheep should be sheared as soon as

the weather gets warm enough so

that there will be no further danger of

catching cold. About a week after

shearing, the whole flock should be

dipped, as the presence of lice and

ticks keeps the flock thin.



Professor G. C. Humphrey, a for-

mer Michigan, but now of the Wiscon-

sin College of Agriculture, has given

the following excellent rules for the

guidance of beginners in sheep hus-

bandry:



]. Use good pure—bred rams.



2. Select young ewes. Yearlings,

two-year-olds, or perhaps three-year-

olds, are far more desirable for start-

ing a flock than older ones.



3. Discard broken-mouthed ewes and

ewes with bad udders. .



4. Choose ewes having goOd size, de-

sirab’le forms, and dense fleeces.



5. Feed the lambs especially well

throughout the first year because a

sheep makes his greatest growth dur-

ing this period.



6. Give the flock good care through-

out the entire year.





Accounts ~ IndiCatc Farm Weaknesses





U722q22e Contest 272 Wexfom’ County Proper~ ”due of S2772p/e Mei/20015 ‘

of Boolééeepmg for t/ze Farmer





 





Dorothy M. Smith, Contest Winner.





COMMITTEE composed of T. T.

Rledell, Farm Management Dem

onstrator, M. A. 0.; Roy Note-

ware, Commission ' «of. Schools. and





- ers’





ton, who kept the accounts on the

farm of Edgar Derbyshixe. -



This closes the first year’s work in

the consolidated schools of Wexford

county on the project of farm account-

ing, the students keeping the actual

accounts on the farms upon which

they live.



The winning of this honor entitled

Miss Smith to a trip to Farmers’ Week

which was furnished by the Cadillac

State Bank; the Peoples’ Savings

Bank, Of Cadillac, and the Manton

State Bank of Manton, and the Farm-

and Merchants‘ State Bank of

Mesick. These progressive banks are

fully aware that accounts on the farm

are fully as important as in any other

line of industry and have shown their

willingness to cooperate by providing





, substantial funds.





The competition was keen between

individuals from all the schools and it

gave the committee considerable work

to properly award the honors. Among

the higher standing contestants stood

Dorothy M. Smith, of Manton; Edwin





that aside from keeping a good record

her story of the work showed a capa-

city for analysis and interpretation

that would be worth much money to

any farmer who could do as well.





[Farm accounting is one of the main

projects in the program of the VVex-

ford County Farm Bureau, and Wm.

F. Johnston,‘county agricultural agent,

in casting about for ways and means

of carrying on the project, hit upon

the idea of teachingit in our cousoli-

dated agricultural schools, using the

farm upon which the student lived to

furnish the problems and exercises.

Commissioner Noteware. and the

school superintendents immediately

gave the idea their cordial .support.





Following is Miss Smith’s story:

Story Covering My Account Book.

The benefits to be derived from farm



accounting are many. Every business



farmer in the United States could tes-

tify that his business without a strict

method of accounting, would be no

business.



I will attempt to point to a few

glimmering facts taken from my book.



.Number of hens;'fifty, and monthly

average for each hen is as follows:





January ............... . 1.54

F‘ebruary . . ..... . ..... 2.19

March 6.12

April ........ . . . . .14.

May .................. . .16.

June ....................





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g. r 4.. <
:1 ' WARNING that the advance tor

,A 1aw sugar to ten cents is' due to

a manipulated ma1ket dominated

_:by speculators, comes fiom a great

, sugai refiner and can not be doubted

It is encouraging to see big business

”icining with the Consumer in proscril:

' King the commou enemy. Anything





..that interferes with consumption and.





’demand is an enemy to p1osperous

business conditions. It is an inexor-

able economic law that truly prosper-

ous conditions can not exist except on

a fair dealing and live-and-let-live bas-

is. The people will not submit to an-

other raid by the sugar profiteers.

Therefore, warnings are timely.





 





Need Change in Sugar Business.



I' have a letter today asking why the

government doesn’t do something. But

the government can only move slowly.

This gives the people of the United

States a first-class opportunity to

make such an example ol' these ban-

dits that future profiteers won't have

to be told that honesty is not only the

best policy but is good business. They

can do this by bringing economic pres-

sure to bear. Let them cut down at

once on sugar—go back to Hoover’s

war ration of two pdunds a month per

person. If they will do that for from

thirty to sixty days they will have the

sugar bandits down on their knees

begs ing for meicy That would mean

sugai at a liv-eand-let-live price for

canning time.



Such a comeback from the public

would clean out the sugar speculators,





 





but legitimate business could stand it,

and it is time the sugar gamblers were

cleaned out. If the sugar industry





isn’t big enough to clean house, let the.





public take a, hand. It is time to make

an example of the “vulture profiteers,

and none are more deserving of such





discipline than the sugar cormorants.





 





Senate Report Charges Huge Oil

Monopoly.

There’s an oil and gasoline monop-

oly. obody was in much doubt about

it, but the report of the senate com-





mittee on manufacturers, which con-4





ducted a long and searching investiga—1

tion, so officially reports. The report

charges “complete control and domina-

tion of the oil industry” by Standard

Oil in violation of the decree of the

supreme court. You remember“ this

famous “divorce decree” of 1911. It

ordered the polygamous , Standard

family to dispersebreak up, separate.

The monopoly completely dominates

and dictates oil and gasoline prices,

says the report. LaFollette, chairman

of the committee, predicts “$1.00 gaso-

line” as a result of price control, “Ab—





surd,” says a spokesman for Standard.

Earnings of Standard Oil.

Near the end of last year Atlantic





Refining, a Standard Company, declar-

ed a 900 per cent stock dividend. That

meant nine extra shares for each

shareholder for every old share he

held. This increased the company’s

common stock from five to fifty mil-





 





lions andidistributed fbi'ty-flvemillions

of new capital. At thesame time. the

company increased its cash dividends-





from $20 on old stock to $4.00 on new'





stock, in eflect increasing the dividend

from $20 a share to $40 a share. This





little table shows the earnings of this





company since 1912:





- Earned.

VYear. Per Share

.1912 ............ ,. . . ., ..... . ..... $146.00

‘1913........... ............ 76.20

1914 ( def.) ........... .~..... 19.80

195 ......................... 111.80 -

1916 ................. . ....... 192.60

191.7 ................... . . . 226.30"

1918 ......................... 3:13.20"

1919 ......................... 238.40”

......................... 196.30*

1921 (def) .................... 100.70*

1922 (est. ) ................. 45. 00





*Net profit betme tederal taxes, but

aftei deducting for taxes at federal

rate. ‘





‘In oth‘er'words, in eleven years the

company has earned about $1540 a

share.- Owning Standard Oil

pays better than some gold mines.





 





Upsweep of Railroad Earnings.





Class one railroads—those doing a

business of a million dollars or more

a year—made net earnings in January

estimated at five and one-half per cent

on their valuation. January is not a

good earning month. Some of these

roads doubled their net earnings of

the corresponding month of 1922.



Nothing is so certain and inevitable

now as that rates on- basic commodi<

ties, particularly of the farm, milst

come down this year. The rail execu-





Commcnts from the State





REDICTIONS that the Warner

two-cent gas tax would pass the





house With a substantial majority.





were more than justified when the bill

came up for final passage by that body.

Only five other members joined the

\Vayne representatives in opposing the

bill. .



Debate chiefly centered around an

amendment offered by Representative

Edward G. Read. of Kalamazoo coun«

ty, to decrease the tax rate to one

cent per gallon. Representative Chas.

Evans, of Genesee. chairman of the

general taxation 00mmittee of the

house, led in opposing the amendment.

He declared that the cost of collecting

a one-cent tax would be as much as

that of a two-cent tax, while the return

would be but half as much. The

amendment was defeated seventy-sev-

en to twenty-One.



Revenue from the gas tax would be

1lscd largely to pay the principal and

interest on the state highway bonds

and to start a “pay as you go” policy

of highway financing. That the mem-

bers were agreed as to the justness

and desirability of the gas tax was

shown by the final vote of eighty to

eighteen for the bill. It remains 'to

bee seen how the senate will feel

about it.



'___.1._.

Capital Punishment Killed.



Representative Pitkin, father of the

capital punishment bill, was outwitted

and outvoted in the house Wednesday.

His bill had been on the table for a

week while he was preparing 3. refer-

endum and othei amendments by

' Which he hoped to secure enough

votes to pass it.



tFeeling confident 0 fits passage, he

theiefore moved to take his 'bill from

the table. The house agreed. Then

I) "tore anybody had time to say any~

1: pg Representative Charles Culver,

trait, leader of the Opposition to





 

 





By Our Lamiflg‘ Corrcrpamz’ml ,





indefinitely. This motion is_not de-

batable and demands immediate con~

sideration. The roll was called and

the representatives voted fifty-five to

l'orty—two to put the bill finally to

sleep. Everybody was glad to have it

off their minds.





 





Farm Statistics Law Repealed.

A bill to repeal the law passed in





1921 to require supervisors to collect

certain crop acreage and live stock

census figures when they made the

sptring assessment of property stirred

up an awful fight in the house. It

caused more log-rolling and vote swal-

‘ping probably than did the capital pun-

ishment bill. .



Although the advantages of the fig-

ures were pointed out in detail and in





News of the Wéek





Wednesday, M arch 14.





RANCE plans to evacuate the Ruhr

valley in ratio with the payment

Germany makes—The allied govern-

ments have proposed that the United

States reimburse itself for the cost of

the army of occupation out of future

reparations payments Germany may

make. America will refuse this offer.

Thursday, March 15.





URING the storm 0f the past



week, forty-four were killed and

millions of dollars worth of property

damage.-Miss Evelyn Lyons, the

girl who is' reported to have had a 114

degree fever, fooled the doctors by

using a hot water bottle to increase

the temperature of the thermometer.



Friday, March 16.





TWO-CENT gasoline tax passes the

state house of representatives.——A





historic mummified body of an Indian

was found at the base of some cliffs

on'the Cowskin' river near Noel, Mo.——

A Rochester, New York, father willed

his son five dollars With whibh to buy

a. rope to hang himself with.





Saturday, March 17. . ,

HE state administrative board has





authorized the commissioner of"





agriculture. L. Whitney Wetkins, to





. of Agricultural

» State Department of Agriculture, has

.1esigned to go into- a private enter. ‘





complete the state farm survey —'-The ’ -

omcials of the Um 11- State





service have isolated‘ the germ of

sleeping sickness—«The Irish Free-

state authorities used further drastic

measures to establish peace by execut~

ing seven more rebels.



Sunday, March 18.





HE courthouse in Flint was de-

stroyed by fire. The fire is thought

to be of incendiary origin.—In answer

to scores of pleas, the governor of

Georgia rendered a reprieve until Apk

ril 13 for fifteen-year-old ’Ralph Baker

and his nineteen-year-old brother

George, who were coudemned to hang.

Monday, aMrch 19.





HE traffic on railroads exceeds the.





records'of previous years—Nicola.

Sacco, the convicted murderer, is start-

ing his fifth week of hunger strike in

order to beat the gallows

' Tuesday, March 20.

RESI ENT HARDING sends in his

inCom tax statement. It is the

first full-year return .. ever made by. a

United States president. ——Ez1a Levin,

who has been in charge of the Bureau

Development of the





prise—Attorney-general Harry M'

Daugherty iésued the hermeneutic





 





 





of the session,





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tives stood in their own light and re-





jected all suggestions that agric'ultnre‘

in its plight should be helped along ~ ‘ '

‘and that helping agriculture out of a-

hole. would stimulate eveiy business

in the land. Business had to struggle .





along upward without this support and

agriculture continued paying higher





’ than war freight charges out of lower





than war farm prices. It was a typi~

.cal chapter of short- sightednessby'the

railroad executives. .They. would get





- better treatment from the. public it





they could occasionally 'get a glimpse

of the public’s psychology.





 





Why Worry?



Senator Calder, a retiring senator,

delivered an address on the last day

in which he appealed

for the ending of» all blocks in con-

gress; There have always been blocks

in congress and doubtless will be for





is willing to be called a _bloc.‘ It has





._ nothing to.,conceal and does business





in the open. 'The farm bloc is out to

put the country’s piosperity-maker 011

its feet. That interest is as broad as

the Ilnited States. But it is general,

not special and private. The farmer

is not, asking that anybody be impOV<

erished. He is a firm believer in pr os-

perity, but he wants it passed ’round

and he want-s everybody to have. a gen-

erous helping.





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Capital





ampst convincing manner, the repeal

bill carried fifty—four to thirty-nine.





 





Undipped “Feeders" Allowed.



The 'house passed eighty-five to six

Representative Edward G. Read’s bill

to exempt feeder sheep and lambs

brought hit?) the state between August

31 and May 1 from the provisions of

the state law~1-eq11iring dipping.



Representative Read is one of Mich.

igan's largest sheep feeders and in

this proposal was supported by nearly

all the sheep men of the state. He

declared that it cost $30 per carload

to dip lambs at Chicago, was unneces-

sary, and often resulted in a high

death rate from pneumonia.





 





“Full Crew" Bill Opposed.





At a. public hearing held V’Vednesday

evening, considerable opposition was

voiced by railway men and the farm





.bureau to the‘so—called‘Tull crew” bill ,





which would require an extra flagman

on certain trains.



General Manager Frank H. Alfred,

of the Pere Malquette, declared that





passage of this bill would cost the





railroads of Michigan $1,500,000 addi-

tional expense. Mr. E. L. Ewing, traf-

fic manager of the State Farm Bureau,

made a strong plea against the bill in

the interests’ot’ the farmers who pay

a large proportion of the freight in the

state. ‘



The legislature adjourned Thursday

to go on a junket to the University of

Michigan. Everything, even to the





special train, was provided. free of cost»





by the alumni of that institution.





_While at An‘n Arbor. every effOrt'was ~-





made to impress them with the-finan-

cial needs of the institution.





 

   





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a
world has no reason to assume that the

‘farmer is duty bound to produce food





‘ .at a’ loss, even though it is the farm-

- er's duty to feed the World Admitting





that it is the farmer's duty to furnish

su‘flicient food it within his power to

do so, nevertheless, cannot reasonably

be expected for him to do so at a loss

. to himself.





The farmer probably has no more,





conscientious scruples about this mat-

"ter than the manufacturer. The manu-

facturers like labor sufficiently organ-

med so they can control production





Production. of Perishable Fruits is Hard to Control.

Interferes with the Full Marketing of the Products.





with little effort. No one can blame

them for doing this. It is simply a

matter of sound business and common

sense. Why doesn’t the farmer do the

same thing?

cause he is not properly organized.

But again, it is more diflicult to con-





trol agricultural pnoduction than mans only basis of DI‘Ofitable agriculture.





ufacturing products. Really the farmer

hasn’t control over production. Agri-

cultural production'is .one big gamble.





, No one can foresee what the crops of





the coming season will be. If natural

conditions are quite favorable, the

crops will be good. But— if the natural

conditions are bad, crops will be poor

and there even may be a failure. ’

Good statisticians today tell us that

the world is consuming as much

wheat, or a little'more, than is being

produced; Thereason why wheat does

not sell 'for ,cost of,productlon plus a

profit is not from-overproduction, but

because the people of Europe haven’t

the money to buy. If there is a poor

wheat cr0p this year, there will be no

surplus. The farmer can find no jus-

tification for reducing wheat acreage

when there is no surplus. The farmer

can find no justification for reducing

wheat acreage When there is no sur-

pl.us if he did, then with a poor sea-

son there would be a shortage and





'famine. "





'If the world actually had a big sur-'

plus or wheat, then the farmer would

be justified in cutting down acreage.

previded he could hold the surplus un-





til the magnitude of the new crop was





determined. .The farmer, however,





_should hold the surplus, and not the'





speculation If the “United Grain





Grower, Inc.” was properly supported

' and ably managed, it squid accomplish

' all- that the.. farmer could desire. Let

the tarnier‘s produce wheat .all they

. .wish and place! .





tall in the hands of





   





' let the farmers cut down their acreage





.. , _ , the danger point. Then produce more.

as tlm manufactumr The consuming _





 





The great reason is he?





Let a drop evaporate on the bottom

-. of; a white copy and see if any specks





 





ten per cent or twenty per cent if nec-

GSBB-I‘Y. until the surplus is reduced to





The question arises, what will the ,

farmer' do 'with the acres that former-

;ly grew wheat? He might better let

them remain idle for a season or. so





than to producewheat that W0uld lose 1





him money. But in states like Michi-

gan, these acres could be turned to the

production of sugar beets, beans, soy-

beans, etc., for a time until markets

adjusted themselves.



Of course, sugar beets could not be

held if there was an over-production,

but the sugar could be, and is now,

many times. The farmers could take

their pay in sugar and store‘ it instead





Often Labor Shortage





of the speculators. A farmers’ organ-

ization for that purpose could borrow

money to carry sugar for a long pe-

riod, if necessary, just as well as the

big suga‘r broker. And it would be only

good business to do so to protect his

market. A profitable market is the





Organized labor is handling its af-

fairs in a way that we must all ad- ‘

mire. They have learned from experi-

ence that they must work out their

own salvation—no one will do it for

them. The farmer is learning the

same lesson. Labor has organized

banks of their own. One labor bank

in Cleveland, 0hio,,has assets of over

15,000,000. Laboring men have con-

cluded they will have something to

say about their property—the day’s

labor—and they will finally be respect-

ed for it. ‘



Farmers ’ have the same privilege,

or rather, duty. But they must do it

themselves. Nobody will do it for

them. Why should they?



The day is coming when the farm

bureau will be sufl‘iciently supported

by the farmers of this country so they

can accomplish everything the farmer

is entitled to. The farmer wants only

the profits of his Own. toil—these 'he

should get, and these he will get event-

ually. ,



_In all history, there never was a bet-

ter, more comprehensive farmers’ bus-

iness organization, than the farm bu-

reau—.-town,ship, county, state and na-

tion._ The machinery is'all there for

producing, controlling, marketing the

agricultural products of this country

for a price equal to cost plus. It must

have the loyal support of the farmer.

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REMEDY 0F SELLER ’FO‘R emca.





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A man bought a turkey from me af-‘

ter Thanksgiving, but has never paid

for same. Can I go andget ithe tur-

key ?—E. S. '



11' the sale is absolute and posses-

sion delivered to the buyer, the seller

cannot, as a general rule, retake the

goods for non-payment of the price, in

the absence, of fraud of the buyer. But

if the sale is for cash' and the buyer

takes the goods without paying for

them, the seller may retake them.

Also, on judgment for the price the

buyer cannot claim exemption of the

thing from execution—Rood.





DIVERSION OF WATER.





 





A. and B. own adjoining farms. On

A.’s land there is a spring of

comes up out of the ground about five

rods from the line. Water runs down

through a valley to the county drain

on B.’s land. A. can tile water across

knoll thirty rodswest of division line

and water will come into county drain

on B. s land again. Is them any cause

for damages as long as B. gets the

water?—~F. S. G





ter flowing from a srping on the land

owned by A. to the land of B., it is

the opinion of the writer that B. could

not maintain an action for damages

against A. for such diversion of water





"Iunless he had gained a right by pre-





scription over a period of fifteen

years, in which event A. would not





.have a, right to divert the wafer with-

out the consent of B.——Partlow.





UNDESIRABLE ALIEN.





My Wife went to the city a year ago

and has not returned. She likes city

life better than farm life and wants a

divorce. She only came to this coun-

try from Europe two years ago. Could

she be deported to her native country

and the marriage cancelled under the

United States immigration laws as an

undesirable alien. If so. what steps

should I take ?~Subscriber.





That a person is an undesirable citi-

zen is no ground for cancellation of

marriage—Rood.





LICENSE TO SELL PRODUCE.





Would I have to get a license to sell

eggs and othe1 faim pioduce in a city?

I intend to use my car and sell what

I produce, and also buy from my neigh-

b01s if I find it pays If I must have

a license, wl1e1e do I apply for it in

the cities where I ‘intend to sell, or

at Lansing?——J. N





The statutes authorize cities to is-

sue licenses to sell produce about the

streets. No license is needed unless

required by local ordinance. Apply to

city clerk.———R00d.





 





SOME FERTILIZER INFORMATION.





 





Can you please tell me the pe1 cent

of fertilizer to make? I intend .to buy

my ammonia, phosphate and potash

separate. What would be the best

analysis for making the potash and

ammonia asB stiong as possible f01 cel-

ery?—J. V.



Not enough facts are given to an-

swer this question very satisfactorily.

The amount of fertilizer to be used

per acre and the. percentage of the

diffexent‘ fertilizer ingredients are, not

given, and to answe1 these must be

assumed '

Suppose a .5-8910 fertilizer is to be

used, that is, one containing five per

cent nitrogen, eight percent phosphor-





,Jcacid and ten per cent potash Again. ‘

i suppose 500 pounds of’ this fertilizer '





is to be used per acre This would.

make mummies pounds "or nitrogen





 





 





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if he used nitrate of 210113., which con- .

tain-s fifteen per cent nitrogen; forty‘





pounds of acid phosphate if he used

sixteen per cent goods, and. fifty

pounds of potash if he used mur‘eate,

which contains fifty per cent potash.





’ Since nitrate of sodais fifteen per‘





cent nitrogen, and we want twenty-five

pounds per acre,’ the twenty-five fif—

teenths of 100 equals. 166 pounds of

nitrate of soda in the‘same way forty-





sixteentbs 911,100 equals 250 pounds of: .

' sixteen per





cent acid phosphate, and

fll'ty-fiftieths of 100 equals 100 pounds

of nitrate of potash per acre.



If suflicient is wanted for five acres,





then five times the amount of nitrate _





of soda for one acre, 166 times five

equals 830 pou11ds.for five acres, and

five times 250 equals 1,250 pounds of

sixteen per cent acid phosphate, and





five times 100 equals 500 pounds of”





nitrate of potash. These different

amounts can be applied. separately by

hand on celery or they can all be mixed

together; 830 and 1,250 and 500 will

equal 2,580 pounds for five acres, or

516 pounds per acre;





Concerning the diverSion of the wa- .





FARM RENT-AL QUESTIONS.





 





I have two farms to rent. One is

rented as follows. A. rents his farm

to B. A. furnishes team and all the

tools, cows. brood sows and hens and

B. does all the work and

receives one-third of all the hay and

grain and one-third of the cream and

calves. and one—third of the pigs when

l'attened. Should B. furnish one-third

of the feed for the cows, pigs and

liens? The “other is rented on the fol-

lowing basis: A. rents his farm to B.

B, furnishes ‘team and all the tools and

cows and all the seed, and performs

all\the labor, and A. received one-third

of all the hay and grain and one-third

of the cream and calves.

furnish one- -thi1d ol the ieed f01 the

cows “——C. G. I.



Feed fed to pioductive livestock is

only an indirect method of marketing

it. This practice is more satisfactory

than attempting to divide the feed.



Such expense as feed and seeds pur-

chased, threshing bill, etc., should be

divided in the same proportion as in-

come—otherwise, the above leases

would not be well balanced. Much de.

pends on how much is invested in per-

sonal property. If this is very small

in comparison with the real estate

there is a possibility that. the extra

one- -third income would not be balanc~





, ed by the extra investment, plus the





one- thhd inc1ease in such expenses as

feed, threshing bill, seed, etc.——F. T.

Riddell.





 





AUCTION SALES.





 





I bought some things at public auc«

tion with the understanding that I was

to give my note Took things home,

expecting to have someone call to

have note made. No one called. Can

they take anything away if I should

refuse to give note? It is sixty days

since sa-.Ie My boy sixteen yea1s old

left home and w01ked for same party.

My wife asked them what he was get-

ting and they said lie was getting $25

pei month Later I asked what they

weie paying and they said his board.

I want them to pay what they agreed.

Could I have his WOlk go f01 paying

f01 the goods I bought of them?-—F. C.



Misunderstanding of the terms of





the. sale prevented the meeting of





Vminds necessary to a contract, where-





f01e the seller may retake the goods.

The right of the father to recover the





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Should A. .





wages of the child depend on emanci- ‘





‘pation, Which may be express or im-





plied. The father can recover the rear .





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work for, less .j-l-Romi.





, notwith ~

standing the contract of the child. to ,
sorting of seed potatoes,





\ other farm tools.

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ERE are additional letters from

farmers who have gone to the

trouble of telling us how they

take advantage of the early spring





days to give them a beast when the ..





rush of field work comes. They are

wise. A more general adoption of the

idea of digging up work for cold, or

inclement days would prove good bus-

iness to a good many farmers. It is

not too late to put many of these ideas

into practice:





 





IMPORTANT TO WORK IN

’ WINTER.





 





HEN I go through the Country





and see manure piles nearly as

large as the barns, it, causes me to

wonder how much time will be requir:

ed at the beginning of the field work

to get that manure out. The waste

in fertilizing elements is also large.

We draw out manure every winter day

in which we can get on the fields.

We also go along the fences and

wherever we think a new post is need-

ed drop one, to have it there when the

ground is ready to put it in. Clover-

seed is sown in late winter or early

spring. Tools are repaired; wood cut,

split and piled—W. B. Jones, Living-

stoln County.





SORTS SEED POTATOES.





 





NE of the jobs that can be done

to advantage at this time is the

especially

where the seconds are to be used for

feeding.



Doing the work at this time permits

us to exercise more care than would

be possible at planting time. Besides,

we have the culls for the cattle at a

time when ,they are more needed than

in May or June.



This is how I do the job: I spread

out a bushel or more upon the barn

floor where there is a good light, This

enables me to pick the good ones. I

know the amount of my supplies and

the seed needed, and sort accordingly.

This year I am picking a bushel of

seed out of three bushels of seconds.

—-A Paulsen, Mecosta County.





GET Honsss IN SHAPE.





 





NE of the things the farmer should



not overlook in these early spring

days is to get the horses in shape for

spring work. They should be put in

the harness and worked at least a

short time each day. This will toughen

the muscles under the collar and save

time and torture to the horses later on“

when the first long and trying days in

the field begin. The feed should also

be increased a little so that the right

amount should be fed when the real

work begins.





I also see to it that we have plenty .





of eveners, whittletrees, and tongues.

Then if one is broken we are not held

up long, and, further, we have plenty

about, to obviate the necessity of car-

rying a set of whiffietrees wherever

the /team may be needed.-—Reader,

Lakeview.





 





INVENTORIES HIS STOCK.





 





D URING my spare time I inventory



my stock and tools, clean up the

shop, short‘ bolts, washers and nuts,

discarding all that are of no value.

After this is completed, I make repairs

of wagons. racks, and platforms, and

What .work I can-





 





Gcttlng Ready for 1923





 





This is a good time to have the har-

ness put in shape as to repairs and

oiling. The gas engines need valves

reground, carbon removed and bear-

ings tightened. ,



I order repairs for all broken ma-

chinery, and the seeds required, and

then figure the amount I can spend in

repairing buildings and fences. I also

plan to have a big supply of wood split

and in the woodshed. With these

things out of the way, I am usually

ready for the field work when weather

makes the land fit. ——W. H. Edgar, Oak-

land County.





 





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Drilled oats

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ONDZXY, March '19, Representa-

tive Thomas D. ,Meggison, the

speaker pro tem of the house

of representatives, presented a bill

which, if enacted into law, promises

to be a most important piece of school

legislation.

The bill provides for an amendment

to the p1esent statute 1e1atiye to the

apportionment of the primary school

interest fund so as to apportion the

same to the several school districts-in

the state, directly in proportion to the

number of children living in each be—

tween the ages of five and twenty

years, directly in pI'OportIOn to the

number of such children who are in

average daily membership in public

Schools within the state, and inversely

in proportion to the val-nation of each

school district expressed in terms of

the basis as determined by the state

board of equalizatIOn.

Hilstory of Primary School Fund.

The primary school fund is of such

long standing in Michigan that. it. is

now considered as almost sacred and

is jealously guarded by the great ma-

jority of friends of education.



The germ of the fund dates back to

1804 when Michigan was still a part: of

the Indiana territory and the present

metrnd of apportioning the fund dates

back to 18? 4 when Michigan was still

a territory and the fund amounted to

only about thirty-five cents per school

capita. At that time Michigan was

quite homogeneous——it was largely in

the pioneer stage and there were no

large industrial centers.



Since 1834 great changes have taken

place. On the one hand we have some

of the wealthiest industrial centers in

the world, and 011 the other We have

large sections which are still in the

pioneer stage. Due to these marked

changes, the present method of appor-

tioning the fund no longer accomplish-

es the purpose for which it: was creati-

ed, namely, to guarantee to every boy

and girl in the state-.111 equal opportu-

nity for a substantial primary school

education.



Certainly the children in the poorer

school districts of the state have an

equal right to at least a substantial

primary school education as do those

children who happen to be living in

wealthier school districts. It is not

only just, but it is greatly to the inter—





an opportunity he provided.

Injustice of Present System..



There are few people who fully real-

ize the great inequity of the present

method of apportioning the primary

school interest fund. '



There are at present, school districts

within the state Wihcll have less than

twenty per cent, of their school census

enrolled in public schools receiving as

much assistance per school census

capital as those which have ninety per

cent of their school census enrolled in

public schools



There are dlStIlCtS so wealthy that

they are able to provide the best of

school facilities with school tax levies

of less than one dollar per thousand

of assessed valuation, while there \are

many others having so little assess-





school facilities of even a mediocre

standard, milst levy for school pur—

poses alone tax levies ranging from





est of the state as a whole that such '





able property that, in order to provide





$25 to $5 per

valuation per year Obviously, it is an

impossibility for school districts-in the

latter class to provide anywhere near

as good school fa’c‘iltes as do those in

the former cla’ss; Yet, under the pres-_

ent'. system of apportioning the pri-





mary school interest. fund, a fund cre- .





ated for the purpose of equalizing op-

portunity for a substantial primary

school education, there exists the

mockery of gratuitously giving as

much assistance to the \one as to the

other.



Striking Examples Pointed Out.



In one school district last year,

$4,500 was raised by taxation with

which to provide facilities for ninety-

three children, 'only sixty-three of

which were ever enrolled in school.

inasmucl as the district had an as-

sesSed valuation of over $41,000,000

this amount was raised by a‘ tax levy

of only eleven cents per thousand.

This district received last year $l,088.-

10 primary school intbrest money to

assist, in providing school faclities for

its children.



In other sections of: the state there

are school districts having valuations

as low as $17,000, $29,000, etc. In

order to employ a teacher in these

districts whd is in any way qualified. to

teach, imagine what their school tax

must be. These districts receive no

more assistance from the primary

school interest fund than do wealthy

districts. I



Proposed Plan Sound and Effective.



The new plan for apportioning the

primary school interest fund is indeed

one of remarkable ingenuity. It has

been thoroughly tested by the state

department of public instruction and

by some of the most eminent mathe—

maticians of the state.



On February 17, it. was explained be-

fore a representative body of school

men and members of boards of educa-

tion called to Lansing by Thomas E.

Johnson, superintendent of public in-

struction, at which time it was given

their unanimous endorsement.



The new plan of apportionment be

ing based upon school census, mem-

bership and district valuation, will not

put a premium upon extravagance nor

a penalty on economy. Any plan of

equalization based upon school costs

would do so.



The proposed plan will apportion the

primary school interest fund to dis-

tricts where needed. and in proportion

to the need: it will put‘a premium

upon membership in public schools,

and will raise the educatiOnal standard

of the entire state.



Farm Organizations Back‘Bill. .



Some days ago, Mr. G N. Otwell, of

the department of public instruction,

and Mr. 0. T. Bandcen."author of the

plan, explained the same in detail be-

fore the federated legislative commit-

tees of the Michigan farm organiza-

tions representing the State Farm Bu—

reau, the State Grange, the Gleaners

and theAffiliated Farmers’ Clubs.



Members of the committees were

greatly impressed with the element of

fairness‘ih the plan and give it their

unanimous endorsement. Pamphlets

giving a. brief explanation of the plan

can be secured from the office of Mr.

Thomas E. Johnson, state superintend-

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ABOUT WOOL PRICES.





 





T one of the feeding stations out

from Chicago fifty cents per





in the grease. This wool is, as a rule,-

of heavier shrink and less tensile

strength than 'Michigan 'wool. West-

ern growers are pegging wool at fifty

cents and give scant hearing to any

bantering for a less price.





There is a world’s shortage of wool

and the southern hemisphere stocks

have been Well absorbed. Mid—west-

ern wools are quoted at Chicago as

follows: Ope-half—blood staple, 52@

54c; one—half—blood clotting, 49@500,

with delaines and three-eighths grades

about on a parity at 530.





The wool grower can roughly esti-

mate his grades by remembering that

fine grades come from Merinos, Ram-

bouillets and the one-half—blood from

the first crosses with the middle wool

sheep. Three-eighths and one-quarter

bloods come mainly from Shropshires

and Hampshires. The low quarter-

bloods are from Oxfords and Lincolns,

Braids are largely from Cotswolds.





The western bankers are advising

against contracting wool until ready to

sell. From every statistical stand-

point, the Michigan wool grower

should not sell under fifty cents for

the average clip of wool. Also the

grower can “stand pat” on a good deal

of«‘ so—called rejections or discount

wool. A large percentage of chaffy

fleeces are “tabled” at the mills and

a. few ounces of this wool cut out, and

the fleece goes straight.



Most of the burrs in Michigan wool

are called hard burrs and come out by

going through the burr-picking ma-

chinery, at a mere nominal c'ost. What

is called “piece carbouizing” of the

cloth after weaving, is done in many

mills as an improvement to the fabric

and this removes the last trace of for-

eign matter.



Many a, dollar has been made by

wool dealers berating the farmer’s

careleSsness in having chatty and bur-

ry wool. Modern machinery and chem-

istry has provided the means of rem-

edying~ these conditions at a. very small

cost. When wool is needed badly,

small defects are at a minimum.

Eight to ten cents .per pound is suffi-

cient penalizing for discount wool.

There are always a certain number of‘

platitudes repeated by public advisers

which are ‘universally true, but the

conditions of one hundred per .cent ful-

fillment are’not easy. .Burry, seedy

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trading limited through the shortage . , '

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state in the education of its boys and

girls,_a matter which vitally concerns

the state and to which the state shuld

give more attention. ‘ "



Distributed as it is on a ‘per capita. ‘ . ,

basis, it turns back to the poorer dis—

tricts a larger proportion of their cost ‘ .

of education than in the wealthier sec— . ‘ ,

tions, and for this reason has been _ l

attacked by the cities, and a proposi- ’ {

tion proposed whereby the total fund '

be turned into the state general fund

and the districts left to finance their I

own schools. This represents the ex-

ireme view on one side, that of Wealth.



On the other hand, representatives

from sections of the state having less

wealth argue that the fund is a state .

subsidy for the equalization-“ educa— 2

tional opportunity and should be dis- ,1

tributed on the basis of the ability of '

the district to pay and a pr0position is

being submitted to the legislature for ,g

a change in the method of distribution ”.‘5;

based on a three-point plan. This X?"

project would take into consideration '

the number of children of school age

(five to nineteen both inclusive), the

number attending school and the prop-

erty valuation of the district per capita.

of attendance. 7



Now, making both census and at-

tendance factors in the distribution of

the fund would operate to the 'advan-

tage of graded school districts, main- ’,

taining high schools, such districts a1-

Ways having a larger proportion of

their census enrollment in school but

the real factor in this proposed plan is

the matter of valuation. The average

valuation in the state is around $5,000

per capita of attendance and where

the local valuation is around this fig-

ure there would be practically no

change in amount received under new

plan; but valuations differ by a Wide

margin, running as high as $65,625 in

the case at Grosse Points and as low

as $833 at Elberta, and under this pro-

posed plan Elberta would receive

eighty times as much primary per cap- _ -

ita as Grosse Point. The friends of

the measure claim that this is just as

it should be, for Grosse Point is now

operating a splendid school system on

a three and a half mill tax, while it





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fered a good grade, better than log

run, for 346 f. o. b. cars. What is the

reason ?——R. F. S".





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suggests a most natural feeling





:that prevails among a great many





owners of woodlands in Michigan to-

day. Especially is this the question

most apt to be asked by any wOodlot

owner after he has had a sale confer-

ence with mosteany of the operative

timber buyers in this» state. It is very

true that too'wide a gap exists be-

tween the prices offered or paid "for

the farmer’s logs and the priCes he is





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material suitablefor’his new house or

barn. '





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has five or ten thousand feet of ma-

ture, ripe timber to sell is u-s ually. de-

pendent upon a local mill and upon

the buyer who is willing*to be both-

ered withso small an amount.



The man having less foresight but

a more pressing need for immediate

cash may offer his entire woodlot to

a buyer from one of the half dozen

larger mills of the state and receive a

"lump sum” bid’ which covers “taking

her clean.”



At the moment such a bid looks

very large to a man who is without

the experience necessary in such mat-





‘ ters, and he as been known to “accept





on the spot” and later boast a bit over

In many such cases exam-

ined by the writer it has been found

that the owner hadgsold for half, or

less than half, of what a conservative

estimate or cruise would have accur-

ately placed the value. The saving of

twenty-five to fifty per cent of the val-

ue of a woodlot by a careful cruise be-

fore sale is becoming a common oc-

currence. .

Timber buyers area shrewd class

of men who do not propose to pay

more for logs, timber, etc., than they

are required. In this respect, they

greatly resemble a great many good

farmers. However, when these buyers





know that the individual woodlot own- ‘





er' wishes to sell a few logs but does

not have a. carload, or does not know

where to ship the logs if he has a

quantity, they get in their best deals.

He then operates to good advantage

to himself while the farmer or seller

asks the question stated in the in-

quiry above.





White oak has been selling this win-r





ter at $19 per thousand feet in the

log. Hard maple at $18, and elm at

$15, and this is by Doyle Rule. Few

mill owners have standing timber of

the same quality but would scorn an

offer for stumpage.



The principle reason for this condi-

tion lies in the fact that the woodlot

owner still refuses to, recognize that

timber is and should be considered

as much of a. balanced farm as hay or

corn, and that the safe amount that

may be removed at longer or shorter

intervals is as much a crop as is the

milk. ' - ,

. Cooperative marketing alone will'be

able to correct this evil of. low prices

for farm timber. The farmer is keen

for buying a $50 harness once in sev-

eral years through his co—op, but he

will sell $500 worth of timber or logs

for $150, make the deal alone and





, often feel like a business man.





But the farmer must hurry if he e'x’~

pects to sell timber cooperatively—F.

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ON’T put manure in the holes

when setting trees. Orchardists

have given manure a thorough trial

and condemn' it. If you do use ma-

nure, place it on top ofthe ground

around the tree, but be sure to scrape

it away before fall. It makes fine

mouse nests if you leaVe it near the

tree. - >





’ 'Don’t crowd the roots or crime them





around the hole. It is far better to cut

them off if they are too along. ‘



Don’t leave air spaces under the

roots; air is fatal to the root growth.

Don’t‘allow the trees to lie in the sun

while you' are digging holes. Dip the

roots in water or, better still, in a pail

or tub filled with thick muddy water. ~



If you can possibly spare them, put

a few potatoes under each tree around

the roots. The rotting potatoes fur-

nish moisture and some plant food. If

they grow, let them, but do not at

tempt to dig the potatoes.



Don’t forget to cut back the branch.

es to a length of not over six inches.

Cut off all side branches of the peach

trees. Do the pruning after you are

through setting. Lean the tree a little

in the direction of prevailing .winds.



Don’t put sub-soil around the roots.

Save the top soil and put it in the bot-

tom around the roots.



Don’t be afraid to put out some

trees because it is getting late. You

can set fruit trees any month of the

summer or fall if you wet the roots

and prune carefully. A neighbor of

mine set out 500 apple trees in July





, and August and never lost a tree.





~Don’t set out \dwarf trees in a com-

mercial orchard. They are for the city

lot or garden. Don’t set out standard





up but little room and bear young.



Don’t buy trees just because they

are cheap. A cheap tree is a mighty

dear tree. Deal only with reputable

nurseries.



Don’t buy pictures, buy trees. The

standard varieties need no fancy pic-

tures. ‘



Don’t let the high price of nursery

stock prevent you from setting out

some trees. A year from now your

money will be gone and you will not

have the trees.



Don’t let your age prevent you from

setting out an orchard. You are never

too old to set trees. Father set apple

trees when he was past sixty and liv-

ed to eat many an apple from them.—

L. Benj. Reber.





FOR MAGGOTS AND STRIPED

BEETLE.





 





GATHER, all fine ashes and soot



from, cleaning out the stove and

Stovepipe. Care should be taken to

keep it dry. Apply dry dust to vines

when striped beetle appear, also to

onions when maggots appear. For the

big squashpbu‘gs, I add one tablespoon

of Paris green to one gallon of soot.

My dust. can is a one-gallon Syrup pail

with solid bail and about twenty small

holes in the bottom—N. H._Crout.





PLANTING STRAWBERRIEs.





 





PRING is by far the best time .to

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the habits of the plants.





trees on the city lot. Dwarf trees take.





is preferred because weather condi- ,

. tions are more favorable and because]

‘- the. plants; come‘into' bearing the neigt-Z ‘

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never beneficial to the plantation.



Of all the methods used, the matted

row system is by far the most practi-

cal and economical. By this method

plants are set eighteen to thirty inches

apart in rows which are three to four

feet apart. Variations in the distance

mentioned are necessary because of

Some vari-

eties are very good runner makers,

while others lack in this respect.





'SPRAY, FOR 'APHIDS.





 





IS the days grow warmer and the

buds begin to swell, the apple





aphids hatch out and cluster on the





buds where they begin feeding on. the

tender green tissues. At this time; the

insects are more susceptible to spray

application than‘at any. other, espe‘

cially as later on the foliage offers the

aphids some protection. An applica-

tion of threefourths of a pint of nice-

tine sulphate to every .One hundred

gallons of spray mixture will give sat-

isfactory control, provided a very thor-

ough application is made. ‘.



Practical experience in the control

of these insects indicates that it is ad-

visable to do all the spraying from the

ground, rather than to stand on the

rig while application is being made.

By standing on the ground, one can

thoroughly cover the lower branches

and twigs, and in general do a. better

job than when the work is done from

the top of the tank.





FERTILIZERS FOR GARDENS.





 





ERTILIZERS give great results in

the garden. No garden is so rich

that a careful use of the right fertil-

izers will not make better vegetables

and more of them. I have seen gar-

dens so rich in nitrogen that all kinds

of plants made a rank growth, but

many failed to produce good crops be-

cause of a lack of other soil elements.

Wood ashes, ground phosphate rock.

and ground bone are the common nat-

ural fertiiizers\ for balancing where

manure or green crops are. used freely.

Lime is not a fertilizer but is valuable

to sweeten the soil and give the plants

a chance to get the plant food in an

available form. \

Garden soils will be sure to get sour

if kept manured for this tends to make

them sour, and a soil to do its best

should be more or less alkaline. Pot-

ash is not often needed, but phosphor-

us is commonly deficient, and bone-

meal is one of the best fertilizers to





‘ use for phosphorus, as it is very rich





in it, and also contains much lime and

some nitrogen.



The best way to use bonemeal is to

spread a narrow strip of it out a little

from the rowon each side and stir it

into thesoil. Barely cover the soil of

these two or three-inch strips with a.

dusting of the bonemeal as a heavy

application is not needed and more

may be given later if it is thought

best. It is perfectly safe and becomes

available slowly, so lasts for a long

time. One application is enough for,

quick-growing plants, but crops grow-





ing all summer will be benefited by a.-

second. A light sprinkling of nitrate»





bf soda when planting starts” the

plants off quicklyas it is ready to use

at once before much soil nitrogen be-

comes available.——Agnes Hilco.





 





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. everything would be in shape to have

the law effective within six months.





ceiving from ,‘agricultural _ sections in-





 





and expect ”more to grow by merely

talking about it.



I meet men who see the advantage,

talk about how nice an alfalfa crop is

in a dry season, but continue to keep

in the old rut and sow the connnon

grasses. One thing we all must admit:

is that all'soil is not ready for alfalfa:

seed on account of the acid condition,

but I really believe that there is a

small plot at' least, on every farm

where alfalfa would grow if sown.



When your soil is free from acid the

next thing which is essential is the





 





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faiicd to get a catch. I take a piece

of new ground and plow it as carefully





fall when the potatoes are dug I har~

row the 'ground with a spring-tooth

harrow to level the soil so it will form

a solid seed bed, which Iifind is best

for alfalfa, also s‘weet clover. As early

as the soil can be worked I sow broad-

cast one bushel of Canada field peas

to the acre as a nurse crop. I follow

with the disc and harrow, both set

slliallow, so as to leave a solid seed-

bed. When the surface is thoroughly

mulched I sow alfalfa seed, following

with the roller, then go over the

ground with a spike-tooth harrow with

the teeth slanting to rough up the sur-

face _so ther'soil will not blow.



When the peas are in full bloom I

cut them for hay This; clipping will

also Check the weeds if any have start-





seasOn and as. soon as I detect any

plants 'turningyellow I' set right in

and clip again. It will then start up

nice and 'green.-'—‘W."-M. Schworm.





 





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ONFERENCES 'aie now being held

.in Washington to deVise means of

putting into efiect the new farm cred-

its bill Which recently- passed con-

gress.

the farm loan” board, said he thought





Reports that the authorities are re-





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OME months ago we reported the





berry culture' in the state of Maine

conducted by the Upp’en, Peninsula De-

velopment Bureau. While this inves-

tigation indicated that there has been

built up a large and sucCessful busi-

ness in this fruit .among ‘Mfiine farm-

ers, there were still several important

phases of thesubject that had to be

considered with reference to Michi-

gan. Market conditions in Detroit and

Chicago have recently been studied by

a representative of the bureau, who is

particularly well qualified to make

such an inouii‘y and he reports that so

far congestion in these markets has

not existed. Indeed, it was ascertain—

ed that the demand has run well ahead

of the supply.



It is well understood that for Michi-

gan farmers to develop a product for a

market already overstocked would be

bad business. There seems to be no

danger of this at present. Another

problem concerns the loss arising

through seepage from the cans after

the fruit has reached the market.

This is attributed to the aciion of acid

in the juice which eats holes in the

containers. There is some question

whether the solution 01' this problem

has been reached. There are some in-

dications that interest in blueberry

culture has been aroused in this sec-





;tion and that it will be commercially

{undertaken on a moderate





scale at

least. It has recently been reported

that light sandy lauds adapted to blue-

berries are in considerable demand.

No doubt conservatism should be ex-





observe future developments.





ATION ORGANIZED.





 





HERE was organized at Marquette



recently the Upper Peninsula Fair

Association with the following offi-

cers: President, C. R. Miller, secre~

tary of the Schoolcraft County Fair

Association; vice-president, C. E.

Gunderson, of. Ironwood, Gogebic coun-

ty agricultural agent; secretary, E. G.

Amos, Marquette, assistant state lead-

er of county agents; directors, A. San

ders, of Stephenson; G. A. Dickinson.

of Sault Ste. Marie, and I. N. Haas, of

Houghton. At the banquet held on

the day of organizing the association,

addresses were given relating to the

future plans and policies of the associ-

ation, with a View to extending and

improving county fairs in the penin-

sula. Iron Ore, of Ishpeming, in a re-

cent editorial discussion of the'i‘air

situation in upper Michigan, says that

the interest in county fairs here is

certainly growing. It Calls for an in-

crease of educational features, using

amusements chiefly as a means of at-

tracting crowds to the exhibits. It

also advocates the advertising of coun-

ty fairs the same as other business

enterprises. Mr. J. T. MacNamara, a

full-time fair secretary of 'Marquette

county, inSists that no fair feature

ought to be announced which it is not





‘ certain wilLbe presented.





CALRCLUB..w0RK. ‘





 





L ‘N instance of the value of calf:





1 ,club’ work in the Upper Peninsula





5 33: indicated by the history. of a pure-j





 





 





 





 

 

 

 





.By L.._/!. Cites:





results of an investigation of blue,





ercised but it will be interesting to'





'UPPER PENINSULA FAIR ASSOC|-_





 





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duced 14,901 pounds 'of milk“ anu‘sii .





pounds of butter-fat. The sireofthis

hull was Ultra King of Edgemoor, sir-





ed by Itchen’ May King, the grand_





champion Guernsey bull at the 1920

National Dairy Show, and is from- a.)

cow with a record of 680 pounds 70f

butter-fat. ‘Thus the members of the

Cloverland’ Calf Club have the priv-

ilege of mating their heifers to a hull

of exceptional pedigree. It is hoped





that out of this club. will be derived ‘





the foundation stock for several pure—l

bred Guernsey herds in Iron county.

All Iron county faimers have been at-

forded access to this bull.





WINTER HARD 0N PH EASANTS.





 





HE Daily Mining Gazette, Hough—



ton, reports that the winter has

been very hard on the pheasants in-

troduced into that region frompthe

State Game Farm at Mason and it is

doubted that the birds can exist in

that climate. Those pheasants which

survived, did so, it is stated, because

they were fed by farmers, and even

some of these succumbed to the cold,

which has been unusually severe this

season. Some farmers gave shelter to

the pheasants in their barn-s, but even

so some died of cold. -The pheasants

cannot live off from tree buds, as can





the partridge. _On the other hand, it





is reported that foxes and wolves are

preying on the prairie chicken, which

has made its way into upper Michigan

from the west and has become quite

in evidence here, being protected from

human hunters.





DAIRY INSTITUTE.





 





FARMERS’-BANKERS’ dairy in-



stitute M11 be held March 19-20-21,

at Ironwood, Escanaba and Rudyard,

widely separated points in the Upper

Peninsula. The programs will include

talks by Prof. O. E. Reed, of M. A. C.,

on Dairying as a Business; Dairying

in Our New Sections, by A. W. San

born, of Ashland, Wis; Calf—clubs as

a Means to an End, by A. G. Kettunen,

assistant state leader of county

agents; \Vhy this Land-clearing, by L.





.F. Livingston, land-clearing specialist





of M. A. 0.; Local Progress and Needs

in Dairying, by the county agricultural

agent; Financing Dairying, by A. W.

Sanborn; the Future of the Dairy In-

dustry, by Prof. O. E. Reed; Dairying

as Related to the Development of Clo-

vei-land, by G. E. Bishop, of. the Upper

Peninsula Development Bureau. These

meetingsare designed 'to interest local

bankers in building. up local dairying.





FOR EVERGREEN CONSERVATION.





 





N his recent visit to the Upper



Peninsula, Di". w. T. Grenfell, the

famous medical worker of the Labra-

dor, drew an unfavorable comparison

between Labrador and upper Michigan

in regard to the absence 'of the spruce

from the landscape here ‘ and its

abundance in that remote, presumably

barren land. \Vhile some of this de—





1 structiOn or the spruce here has been





due to legitimate lumbering operations





.some of it is due. to fire. and -to the





Christmas tree industry. . Sentiment

is .forming ‘on the partof large land-.

owuers for the protection of their hold-

ings, against the removal of Christmas

trees and it has been' suggested that

lands along the'hi‘ghways,‘ not: other:





wise useful; :be deeded to the-‘staw'for"

Wei-sin“? W61 ‘Vi it ..~





Dark. purposes.

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lowing were tied for third: .

‘Mankowski, of Gaylord; Clifford Ar-

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3. Failure to properly dock and alter

lambs. .



’ 4. No provisions against failure of

pastixres.



5. No protection from other stock.



6. Pastures infested with eggs or

larvae of stomach worms.



7. Failure to dip and destroy ticks

and lice.



8. Failure to clip wool from inner

thighs and udder.



9. Using poor scrub stock.



Reasons ‘for Success.



1. Proper care and liberal feeding to

ewe and lamb,



2. Supplementary feeding of lambs.



3. Wool removed from vicinity of

udder.



4. Ticks destroyed or prevented.



5. Using good vigorous stock of de-

sirable type. ~



6. Am‘ple supply of, green forage.



7. Pastures and yards kept free of

eggs or larvae of stomach worms in-

jurious to sheep and lambs.



8. Protection provided against fly

nuisances.



9. Docking and altering performed

at proper time—W. E. McMullen.





 





Some of Clark a Ringquist’s (Adrian),

Spotted Poland Chinas.





STUDENTS COMPETE IN JUDGING





STOCK.





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. EN of the best live stock judges

among the short-course students at

M..A. C. have been awarded prizes. fol-

lowing a contest which was one of the

final events of the 1923 session and in

which were entered a large proportion

of the short—course men.

Donald‘ Shepard, of Charlotte, high

man, won a silver ,cup donated by





‘ Dean R. S. Shaw. Lafayette Phillips,





of Deckerville, as second hi’gh man,

won a registered Duroc Jersey gilt do-

nated by L. R. Emmons, of Hastings.

Phillips’and two other men, John J.

Goodwine, of Marlette, and Russell

Welchli, of Bay City, as members of





the highest ranking team, were given '





gold short-course pins donated by W.

D. Sterns, of Detroit, formerly a short-

course student.





Shepard was high man in sheep and

hog judging; Phillips, first in beef cat-

tle judging, and Goodwine, first in

horse judging. D. D. Mackie,-of Six

Lakes, and RN. De Claire, of‘Halfway,

tied for first in dairy cattle judging.





Others ranking among the first fif-

teen are, Royal Davis, Belding; Fred

Clark, Sparta; Arnold G. Otto, De-

troit; Elton A. Stacker, of Metamora;

Murdo G. Ferguson, of «Laingsburg; El-

mer M. Dobson, of Quincy; Kenneth

M. Myers of Grand Blanc; George N.

Kemp, Forest Hill, and Lee A. Droste.





- of Detroit.





In a free-for-all contest open to all





~ men not taking part' in .the regular





competition, Carroll Johnson, of Cas-

novia, and Wesley McCalla, of Tren-

ton, were tied for first; Roy Leonard,

of Lansing, was second, and the» fol-

Louis





Milton Raab, of Dorr;

Alvin Frays, Sturgis; Carl Mathieson,





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In little more than a year,

the increasing demand for

the Sin44 has taxed the

production facilities of the

Oakland factories.





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Oakland has placed and

still places upon every

engine a written 15,000

mile guarantee against “oil-.

pumping”——the only

company offering such a

guarantee!





Oakland Six.





the Oakland line.





Then ConsiderThese-Facts:





Oakland ‘alone gives you a

definité’ gauge with which

to judge, in advance, the

a'ctual mileage the essential

parts will deliver.





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Oakland service stations are

keeping accurate records of

“upkeep” expenses on Six-

44’s. In Cleveland, the aver—

age last year was $8.06.

‘ Other cities are equally low.





When You Buy an Oakland

-—You Buy'Known Mileage!





OU see new Oaklands everywhere! You meet

Y more and more of them on the road every week!

The reason for their remarkable success will become

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miles, the performance of its engine. It is these same

superiorities that account for such wonderfully low

upkeep costs as Cleveland and other Cities show.





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inside and out—drive it yourself. Do this—and you

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Main Bearings—40,000 miles or

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Valves—15,000 miles or more

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Connecting Rods—40,000 milcs



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. Cylinders, Pistons, Rings—Guar—



anteed in writing 15,000





The 'Yl/Iileagc Basis” Plan





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GasolineAJilcagc— 20 to 25 miles

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Tires— 15.000 to 25,000 miles

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Roadster - $ 975,

Sport

Roadster— 1145

Sport

'Touring - 1165

Coupe for '

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Coupe for

Five . — 1445

Sedan — . 1545





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Insects affecting the early potato

crop most seriously are the leaf hop

pers and flea bettles. The flea beetles





- attacks the potato plant while it is





still small and causes the greatest loss

in preventing'its rapid growth by eat-

ing away a large, portion of the leaf





' surface by making small holes similar





in appearance to the shot-hole effect

on cherry leaves. Often as‘much as

fifty per. cent of tlie leaf surface may

be" destroyed and still the grower not

notice anything wrong with the leaves

because the shape of the leaf may be

intact. 'It is second only 'to the Cola

orado potato beetle as an. enemy of





ably has proved to be more injurious.

As soon as the potatoes are. through

the ground they are subject to the at-

tack of this insect. The beetles that

have hibernated, feed ravenbusly until

their eggs have been" laid, their grad-

ually decrease in numbers. For this

reason we notice that the’greatest in-

jury from this insect comes early in

the season. The injury not onlyvmeans

loss of leaf surface for the manufac-

ture of starch, but also serves as a

point of infection for early blight

injury.



The control of the flea beetle, is by

keeping the plants well covered with

home-made Bordeaux mixture and

some good arsenical. Frequent and

thorough sprayings with this material

makes the plants distasteful to the

beetles and protects it also from early

blight fungous. The Bordeaux mixture

should be applied as soon as there is

evidence that *he leaves are being'af—

fected and should continue to be cov-

ered through the season. .



Arsenicals in combination with Bor-

deaux miptture proves efficient in kill-





July . ...... . ............ 12.5

August .........11.

September ...... . ........ 7.

October ................ 4.

November ............... - 1.

December 6





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During the months of August, Sep-

tember, October, November, December,

January, February and March, the egg

production was very low. 'During the

above eight months the fifty hens pro-

duced 986 eggs, or an average of 19.7

eggs per hen, or in other words, each

hen produced one egg every 122 days.

Eggs during this period l'are worth

about four cunts. Therefore each 'hen

at this low average for the 240 days

brings in about eighty cents. _ Her cost

and upkeep averages approximately

sixty cents for the same time. This

leaves a‘ profit of twenty cents for





,each hen during this period of high

‘prices and low egg production.





quite evident that the majOrity of the





 





flock was getting a free ride, while a

few hens were doing the work. This

flock has never been culled and I be-

lieve that fifty per cent elimination

would not affect the egg production

and lower the feeding cost fifty per

cent, which would amount to a net

profit of fifty cents instead of twenty

cents for each hen. This is a period

of high prices and I feel that this is

also the time that egg production





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oration. ,. .

The cows; show a loss, although the





decreased inventory of $35 gives a

slight miscdnCeption regarding _the





true worth“ of... the cows. ”This book





brings out the fact that something is





‘radically wrong with the dairy and of





It ,can be oné’ of many

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the young, small potato plant and prob.





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may he of some walue in the potato _





’flea beetle control. .It is» believed that





the flea beetle either eats ‘so little of

thevpois‘on or avoids it entirely as to

make 'the application of arsenicals

aloperof little value for control of the

flea beetles. However, the combina-‘

tion has ‘pro‘ven very efficient“? A high‘

pressuresprayer with attachments to

apply the Bordeaux preparation on all

parts of the plant by pressure of from





.175 to "200 pounds is going to be its '





sential to successful growing of..early

potatoes in the southern part of the

state. ;

, Leaf Hoppers. ' ,

The injury caused by the leaf ho



per is probably greater than that 'caus- '

ed by the flea beetle but the flea bee-

tle comes earlryvin the season during

the critical period of the plant’s de-

velopment. '

. Trouble called blight by many grow-

ers in the southern part ol‘lthe state

is undoubtedly causwz'l principally by

injury resulting from the work of the

leaf hoppers. ‘ It is stated that early

varieties in general are more suscep-

tible than late varieties. The best

control measures known are by the

frequent application of Bordeaux mix—

ture 4-4-50. ‘ ‘For efficient control it is

necessary to begin the spraying pro-

gram while the vines are three to six

inches high and to maintain a pres-





sure of from 175 to 200 pounds with





spraying machine equipped with a

boom so‘ that two nozzles direct the

spray. toward the under part of the‘

leaf and the third nozzle sprays the

tops. The leaf "hopper feeds on the

imderpart of the leaf and its import-

ant that this part 'of the vine be well

covered with Bordeaux.





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Accounts Show Weaknesses





(Continued from page 409).





milk test of each .cow. This should be

done before starting business for an-

other year.



For instance, in the mouth of Janu-

ary, 1922, the three cows and one calf

received 1,200 pounds of mixed hay;

100 pounds offi‘odder and'229 pounds

of grain (corn). Supposing. this was

all fed to three cows, the following

would be the daily ration for one cow:





- , ' . Pounds.

Mixed hay . ..................... 13:3

Grain' ........................... 2.5

Corn fodder .................... 1.1





”This would be a first-class ratiOn for





a two-yeai‘-old steer, but for a cow'that

is supposed to pay ‘her way it is far

from satisfactory. The‘ nutritive ratio

of this ratiou is only 1—9-5. It should

be approximately_for this particular

cow 1-6-7. The following’ration which

I am recommending is based practical-

ly on the same feed as the above ra-

tion:





. Pounds.

Mixed hay ........................ 12

Grain (corn ................. . . . . . 6

Corn fodder ......................... 20

Cottonseed meal ................. 1





W‘ith a little more attention paid to





~the feedng I feel these cows will show





a fair profit.



In closing, I wish’to mention the

best returnsl'come from the cherry

crop. The enterprise returns are

$1,006.21, which is very good, consid-

ering this came from five acres. ‘





I Would recommend spanialattention





,to be paid to thepoultry situation.





Culling should take place at once.

. Testipg of milk to deterrhins the ,

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To become champion heavy weight 'The giant war ship,’ U. S. S. Maryland, with its ninety—eight-foot Harold Falor,- fifteen years old, a

, this modern Hercules trains out- beam,.was safely handled through the locks of the Panama Can- schoolboy of Akron, Ohio, won

‘ of-doors in zero weather. «.1 al, which are 110 feet wide, in eight hours. barnyard golf championship.





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





   





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601 under the U. S. merchant flag, making 26 knots an hour. huge silver cup as a reward for his efforts. g ' '





 





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f. o. b. factory





In little more than a year,

the increasing demand for

the Six»44 has taxed the

production facilities of the

Oakland factories.





Oakland has placed and

still places upon every

engine a written 15, 000





mile guarantee against “oil-.





pumping”—-—-the only

company offering such a

guarantee!





Then ConsiderThese‘Facts:





definite gauge with which

to judge, in advance, the

a'ctual mil e the essential

parts will de iver.»





3 Oakland alone gives you a





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Oakland service stations are

keeping accurate records of

“upkeep” expenses on Six—

44’s. In Cleveland, the aver-

age last year was $8.06.

‘ Other cities are equally low.





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When You Buy an Oakland "

——You Buy "Known Mileage!





OU see new Oaklands everywhere! You meet

more and more of them on the road every week!





The reason for their remarkable success will become

perfectly clear to you when you inspect an

Oakland Six.





Definite superiorities enable Oakland to offer a

definite gauge by which you can estimate the

minimumnumber of miles you can reasonably expect

from an Oakland Six. It is these superiorities that

enable Oakland to guarantee in writing, for 15,000

miles, the performance of its engine. It is these same

superiorities that account for such wonderfully low

upkeep costs as Cleveland and other cities show.





If you question any of these statements, inspect the

Oakland 6- 44—talk with owners—examine the car

inside and out—drive it yourself. Do this—~and you

will quickly understand why careful buyers are daily

convincing themselves that no other light- -six Offers

the dollar—for—dollar value that is found throughout

the Oakland line.





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Main Bearings-40,000 miles or

more without attention.

Valves—15,000 miles or more

without need of grindmg.

Connecting Rods—40,000 miles

or more without attention.

Cylinders, Pistons, Rings—Guar—

anteed in writing 15,000





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miles against “

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Gasolinelllileagc— 20 to 25 miles

per gallon.

Tires—15,000 to 25,000 miles

per set.

Transmissiomlaxlés, am! major

parts—Lite of the car.





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Roadster - $ 975

Sport

Roadster- 1145

Sport

'Touring . 1165

Coupe for '

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'prices and low egg production.





0r0p most seriously are the leaf hop

pars and flea bottles. The flea beetles





' attacks the potato plant while it is





still small and causes the greatest loss

in preventing'its rapid growth by eat-

ing away a. large portion 0f the leaf

surface by making small holes similar

in appearance to the shot- hole effect

on cherry leaves. Often as‘much as

fifty per cent of the leaf surface may

be destroyed and still the grower not

notice anything wrong with the leaves

because the shape of the leaf may be

intact. It is second only to the ColL

orado potato beetle as an enemy of





ably has proved to be more injurious.

As soon as the potatoes are through

the ground they are subject to the at-

fack of this insect. The beetles that

have hibernated, feed ravenously until

their eggs have been" laid, then grad~

Iially decrease in numbers F01 this

reason we notice that the greatest in-

jury from this insect comes early in

the season The injury not only means

loss of leaf surl‘aCc for the manufac-

ture of starch but also serves as a

point. of infection for early blight

injury. .



The control of the flea beetle is by

keeping the. plants well covered with

home-made Bordeauxv mixture and

some good arsenical. Frequent and

thorough sprayings with this material

makes the plants distasteful

beetles" and protects it also from early

blight fungous. The Bordeaux mixture

should be applied as soon as there is

evidence that 1119 leaves are. being af-

fected and should continue to be cov-

ered through the season. .



Arsenicals in combination with Bor=

dcaux mixture proves efficient in kill-





July ............ 12.5

August 11

September ...... 1 ........ 7.

October ................ 4.

November ............... 1.

December .............. .6

During the months of August, Sep-

tember, October, November, December,





January, February and March, the egg

production was very low. 'During the

above eight months the fifty hens pro-

duced 986 eggs, 01' an average of 19.7

eggs per hen. 01' 1110111911 werds, each

hen p10duced one egg every 12.2 days.

Eggs dining this 1191 1nd ‘are worth

about four cents.

at. this low average for the 240 days

b1111gs in about eighty cents. Her cost

and upkeep av91 ages apploximately

sixty cents for the same time. This

leaves a profit of twenty cents for

each hen during this period of high

It is.

'quite evident that the majol'ity of the

flock was getting a free ride, while a





 





ftrue worth of the cows

‘ brings out the fact that something is





thongs.-





1' » few hens were doing the work. This





flock has never been culled and I be—

lieve that fifty per cent elimination

would not affect the egg production

and lower the feeding cost fifty per

cent, which would amount to a net

profit of fifty cents instead of twenty

cents for each hen. This is a peiiod

of high prices and I feel that this is

also the time that egg produCtion

should be given ‘a great deal of consid—

oration. "





The cows show a loss, although the

decreased inventory of $35 gives a

slight misconception regarding _the

This book





radically wrong ‘with the dairy end of

this business. It can be one of many

It might be. well to take a





 





 





*' Insects affecting the early potatol'ing the Colorado potato beetle and.





_may be of some .valué in the potato .





the young, small potato plant and prob?





to the!





Therefore each hen Ea...





flea- beetle control. It is believed that

the flea beetle either eats so little of

the poison or avoids it entirely as to

make the application of arsenicals

alone of little value for control of the

flea. beetles. However, the combina-

tion has In oven very efficient. 'A‘high-

pressure. sprayer with attachments to

apply the Bordeaux preparation on 1111

parts of the plant by pressure of from

.175 to 200 pounds is going to be es-

sential to successful growmg of early

potatoes in the southein part of the

state.

Leaf Hoppers. '





The injuiy caused by the leaf hop- .

per is probably g1 eater than that caus- ‘ ’





ed by the flea beetle but the flea bee-

tle comes early in the season during

the critical period of the plant’s de-

velopmcnt

. Tlouble called blight by many grow-

ers in the southe; 11 part of the state

is undoubtedly caused principally by

injury resulting 110111 the work of the

leaf liopp‘is. it is stated that eaily

varieties in general :1113 mme suscep-

tible than late v21: ieties. The best

control measures known are by the

frequent application of Bordeaux mix-

ture 4—-.450 'For cffident C'OllllOl it is

necessary to begin the swaying pro

gram while the vines are three to six

inches high and to maintain a pres-

sure of from 175 to 200 pounds with

spraying machine equipped with a

boom so that two nozzles direct the

sway toward the under part of the

leaf and the third nozzle sprays the

t0ps. The leaf hopper feeds 011 the

underpart of the leaf and its import-

ant that this part 'of the vine be well

covered with Bordeaux.





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Accounts Show Weaknesses





(Centinued from page 409).





milk test of each cow. This should be

done before starting business for an

other year.



For instance, in the mouth of Janu-

ary, 1922, the three cows and one calf

received 1,200 pounds of mixed hay;

100 pounds of'fodder and'229 pounds

of grain ,(corn). Supposing, this was

all fed to three cows, the following

would be the daily ration for one cow:





. g. ' Pounds.

Mixed hay ...................... 133

(11' 211111 ................. . . ........ 2. 5

C 01'11 fodder .................... 1.1





This would be a-first-class ration for

a two-year-old steer, but for a. cow‘that

is supposed to pay her way it is far

from; Satisfactory. The nutritive ratio

of this; ration .is only 1~9-5. It. should

be approximatelyfor this particular

cow 1-6-7. The following ration which

I am recommending is based practical- »

ly on the same feed as the above ra-

tion:





_ Pounds

Mixed hay ........................ 12

Grain (corn ...................... 6

Corn fodder ......................... 20

Cottonseed meal ................. -1





W'ith a little more attention paid to





~the feeding I feel these cows will show





a fair profit.





In closing, I Wish' to mention the

best returns come from the cherry'

crop The enterprise returns are

$11,006.21, which is very good, consid-

ering this came from fivevacre‘s. '





I would recommend special"‘attention





.torbe paid to the poultry situation.





Culling should take place at once.





Testing of milk to deterrhine the . . ..





boarder cow





Time should be taken in working

out muons fur t:





 





 

 

 





 

 

   

   

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





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3 this modern Hercules trains out— beam,.was safely handled through the locks of the Panama Can- schoolboy of Akron, Ohio, won .

,‘ of-doors in zero weather. . a1, Whlch are 110 feet Wide, in eight hours. barnyard golf championship.





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





When reconditioning ‘is completed on the S. S. Leviathan. second It looks as, if “Smoky” Gaston, winner of the American Dog Derby

largest merchant vessel in the world, it will be the fastest ves- at Ashton, Idaho, might get more than $600 in gold and the

861 under the U. S. merchant flag, making 26 knots an hour. huge silver cup as a reward for his effort . '





   

   

 





 





 





   





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.. privilege of

' described and who, with one exception,





' section of the country.”





0 purely agricultural section of

‘the United States, not even the

famous Blue





beautiful as the “Oak Openings” cf





, scut‘hern Michigan.





The descendant of a pioneer family





'1' that settled in Van Bu1 on county near-

_: 1y ninety years ago, in my boyhood

g days I listened to stories of the “great

I ‘. natural parks”





that covered a large

part of this portion of the state. Since

the passing of the pioneers, however,





‘ 1 little has been said or written about





the original condition or early agricul-

tural history of the “openings” and

but few people of the hresent genera-

tion understand the true significance

of the term.



In succeeding articles I intend to

discuss some of the soil problems the

openings are presenting for solution

to the farmers of today. Before doing

so, however, I'wish to give my read-

ers an idea as to the appearance of

the country when the earliest settlers

came. In doing this I shall take the

liberty of making quotations from writ-

ers more skilled in the art of word

painting than i am: who enjoyed the

seeing the scenes they





were themselves amOng the pioneers

who settled on the lands described,

nearly a century ago.



John T. Blois, lawyer, scientist, his-

torian, in describing southern Michi-

gan as he saw it in the early thirties

said, “the country presented an ap~

pearance eminently picturesque and

delightful. The forest and open grove,

the luxuriant. prairie, the crystal lake

and limpid rivulet are so happily

blended as to confer additional charms

to the finishing of a landscape whose

beauty probably is unequaled in any

Elsewhere in

referring to the ease with which the

openings were brought under cultiva

tion he says, “When these advantages

were made known it is no wonder that

a great tide of immigration set in from

the eastern states. From the pages of

a history of Kalamazoo county I take

the following description of the “open-

ings.” “They were a marvel of wild

untrained beauty. Their exquisite

scenery rivalled the effects produced

on many of the old estates of Kent and

Somersetshire, England, where land-

scape gardeners for centuries have

exercised their skill and artistic tal-

ent.



James Fennimore Cooper has also

given us pen pictures that stir the

imagination. The principal scenes of

his novel, “Oak Openings,” are laid. in

Kalamazoo county. I quote the follow-

ing paragraphs from its pages: “The





I' region was in one sense wild, though

it offered a picture that was not with-





out some of the strongest and most

pleasing features of civilization. The





. country was what is termed “rolling”





from some fancied semblance to the

surface of the ocean when it is just un-

dulating with -a long ground swell.

Although wooded it was not as the

American forest is wont to grow, with

tall straight trees towering toward the

light, but with intervals between the





_, low oaks that were scattered profusely





over the View with-much of that air

of negligence that one is apt to see in





- grounds where art is made to assume





Grass region of,

rdientucky in its natural state, was as





 





" A flzstorzml Account oftlz'o Early Day:- to tie Soot .§ ,-

By Jason WoOdman





the character of nature. The spaces

between the trees always irregular,

and oftenof singular beauty,‘have ob-

tained the name of Openings. In plac—

es, the trees stand with a regularity





resembling orchards, then again they-





are more scattered and less formal,

while wide breadths of land are occa-

sionally seen where they stand in

copses

no small affinity to artificial lawns,

being covered with verdure.‘ Fire had

run over the whole region late that

spring and the grass was now as f1es h

and sweet and short as it" the place.-

were pastured; the? white clover in

particular abounded and was just

bursting forth into blossom, while var-

ious other flowers also appeared.”

These lands were unique in their





with vacant spaces that bear





 

 





ties, mingled with the oaks of the op-

enings and adding another pleasmg

feature to the- landscape, “were clusters





the west it is probable that no section and occasionally dense masses of illn‘





of the United tSates was settled up as

rapidly as his part of Michigan. As

Blois has said the fame of the open-

ings spread. over the east and stories

of their beauty, their fertility and the

ease with which they were brought

under cultivation drew settlers by the

thousand from New England, New

York and other eastern states.



The openings presented a wide di-

versity in soil, in the way the timber

grew and in the contour of the sur:

face. The soil va1ied from chocolate

colo1ed silt loams to sands too light

for long continued grain prbduction.

The timber was mainly white, black

and .burr oak and hickory. On the

typical openings the trees were not

only scattering, they were small.





Willie scattered over the openings and

net infrequently on the. prairies were

thickets of hazel brush, sometimes

acres iii extent, that gave another

touch of beauty to landscape.



'In contour the openings presented a

wide‘varitation. There were thousands

of acres almost as level as a floor, and

again there would be section's too hilly

for profitable cultivation; although by

far the greater part of these lands

were as Cooper describes them, “gent-

ly rolling.” .



All true opening lands, however, pos-

sessed in common these qualities. The

sub-soil was p01 ous and there was nat-

111a] unde1dra1nage. The. timber,

whether light and scattering or wheth-

er it stood more thickly,’ as was the





 





 





case with the timbered openings, grew

with wide spaces or intervals between





oaks. The ground was carpeted with

grass and white clover and from June

to September “sprinkled with flowers





 





natural state and in ~their pioneer his-

tory. While there were areas similar

to those described in nearly all the

southern counties, the. “Heart of the

Openings” was that portion of the

state drained by the Kalamazoo and

St. Joseph rivers and their tributaries.

A century ago that section contained

many hundreds of . square miles to

which the vivid picture drawn by

Cooper would apply, and aside from a

few roving traders and trappers not a

white man could be found within its

limits. '



My grandfather was one of the many

thousand immigrants who, a few years

later, came from New England to this

“Land of Promise.” My father, David

ll’oodman, was then a boy in his teens.

In. later years he wrote a series of

papers entitled, “The Early Pioneers,”

for the local press. In one of these

articles he described the country as

it appeared to him when in midsum-

mer he journeyed along the old Indian

trail that led through Jackson, Battle

Creek and Kalamazoo to the nibuth of

the St. Joseph river. I quote the fol-

lowing paragraph: “The country was

a great natural park, beautiful beyond

description. The ground was covered

with grass and flowers. The timber

was so open that one could drive a

team at full speed in any direction.”

East of ‘Kalamazoo the country was

aheady being settled up Many ames

of c10ps occupied the newly broken

opening lands. The “vigorous growth

of corn and heavy stubble where the

wheat had been harve ted bore testi-

mony to the product veness of the

soil.” ,



In 1827 there were only a few score

of settlers in all of southwestern Mich—

igan. In 1837, ten years later, Cal-

houn, Kalamazoo and St.'Josep11 coun-

ties alone contained over twenty thou—

sand people, while the openings in the

other southern counties were almost

equally as well populated. The cen-

sus of 1850 showed as many inhab-

itants in a large preportiOn of the op-

ening townships as they have today.

Excepting the great prairie areas of





 





of many hues.”



While, as has been said, the soils

varied from silt loams almost as black

as the soils of the prairies, to light

thin sands, the typi 1 opening soil

was a light brown dium sandy loam

and the surface of the land was level,

or only moderately undulating.



The grasses that covered the land

when the settlers came were various

species of bunch grass. There was no

June grass. Chief among the bunch

grasses of the openings was a tall,

rank growing species known as blue

stem or turkey foot, the “Andropogon

Furcatus” of the botanist, which by

September often attaineda height of

five or six feet, with heavy stems and

abundant leaves. Every spring the ln—

dians burned over the openings, thus

getting rid of the coarse dead growth

of the year before. Following this an-

nual burning, the grass grew green,

tender and nutritious, furnishing the

the stool or hump would add another finest of grazing for numerous herds

annual ring to its gnarly growth. The of deer that fed among the groves

next spring’s burning would kill the/of oak. This annual burning killed the

sprouts but leave the stool alive. and seedling trees and prevented the

uninjured, ready to send up another

growth of sprouts the following sum—

mer.



In some localities in southwestern

Van Buren county, along the roadsides

and on boundary lines between farms,

can be seen tbelts of timber that have

grown up from stool grubs after the

adjoining lands were broken up and

the annual burning ceased. In many

cases, two and occasionally more

tree trunks have growu from a single

stool. These trees are three-quarters

of a century old. Their swelling bases

often are more than double the age of

the trees they support.



In some sections of this part of the

state there grew on the openings 8.

species of dwarf oak, the stems or

bodies never more than four or five

feet in height, and often standing in

clusters on heavy masses of roots;

clumps of these diminutive trees.

many years of age, laden in the fall

with their crops of acorns, can still be

seen along the roadsides in some parts

of Kalamazoo county. In many locali-





"venerable

life and





any;

centuries of

growth behind them. The trees were





There were few, if

oaks” with





young, not many of them over sev-

enty-five yearsof age. There were,

however, some sections where the

trees stood more thickly and less nu-

merous. The pioneers termed these

lands “timbered openings.”



There were also areas often many

hundreds in extent where therewas

no standing timber. Instead. the sur-

face of the land was thickly dotted

over with “stool g1ubs " These were

gnarled humps of oak protruding a

few inches above the surface of the

earth sometimes afoot or more across,

with long heavy tap roots often six or

eight inches in diameter. These stool

grubs were very much alive, and after

the annual burning by the Indians in

the spring they would send up clus-

ters of strong vigorous sprouts; while





the park—like appearance of the coun-

try. Each year a1 thin layer of ash was

deposited. promoting the growth of





bunch grass. The gradualaccumula-

tion of potash, phosphorus and lime

from the as‘ together with the organ—

ic matter that resulted from the decay

of the roots of the white clover and

bunch grass, furnished the abundance

of available» plant food which nourish-

ed the vigorous crops of grain the op-

enings produced when broken by the

early settlers. .

Why the openings? Geologists tell

.us ’how the different strata of soils

were laid down by glacial action, Why

there were hollows and hills, plains,

level table lands, and large areas of

gently undulating country, but why

the absence of forest timber and in its

stead broad stretches of grass and

flower-covered openings with their

“scattered growth of low oaks?” in-

termingled with the openings, espe-

cially in the southwestern counties,





   





 





ipers, a. species of small evergreen.‘





the groves and scattering clumps of'





growth of underbrus’h,thus preserving.





white clover among the stools of the





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





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soil? No- Some of the timbered lands

were comparatively light. Some of

the openings were heavier and more

fertile than the average timbered

lands. Moreover, timber grows well

-on the openings. The “low oaks” of

pioneer days,- here left undisturbed.

have become large trees while the ma-

pies and aims planted sixty to seventy-

five years ago along village and city

streets and country roadsides bear tes-

timony to the fact that soil conditions

alone were not the cause of the small

scattering timber of the openings.

Man. not nature, was responsible for

the absence of forests. Ages ago, be-

fore the Indians came, there were a

numerous people living on these lands

and, in a» rude way, cultivating them.

Probably there have been a succession

of races. The Indians knew nothing

of the mounds, the ,“garden beds” and

the occasional remains of what were

once fortified places, or of the imple-

ments of stone and bits of pottery dis-

covered in mounds and elsewhere. The

Indians did not make the multitude of

arrow heads that have been and are

still being found in the fields of our

Michigan farms. The mounds and gar-

den beds, forts and implements, were

here when the Indians came; so were

the forests with their maples and

beeches, their giant whitewoods, wal-

nuts, oaks and elms. What became of





- those who builtthe mounds and fash-





ioned the implements of stone? Who

kept the timber from growing on the

openings? Did they migrate to an-

other part-of the continent? Did pes-

tilence destroy them? Were they driv-

en out by the Indians? Shrouded in

impenetrable mystery is the history of

those vanished races. Who and what

they were,‘ 'and what became of them,

We shall never know.





 





WHAT’S IN A CAN OF FRUIT?





 





HE canning season is always an

enjoyable time to me. But this

enjoyment extends until the cans are

all emptied. With the opening or!

each can there come pleasant memor-;

ies and humorous occasions that make;

the contents doubly enjoyable to all. i

For instance, when I open .a can of

black cherries, I see my husband dang—

ling from the limb of a cherry tree

when a sudden gust of wind blew hisf

ladder over. I also see a wet and be-;

draggledmreature whom he calls wife

descending from a nearby tree and'

rushing to his rescue, while it rains—

and stops our picking for that day.

From my cans of black raspberries

I get a picture of myself, ill, and the

kindest auntie in the world going





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and pick them for me. 7



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7 " A evening and though, as shadows

‘- began lengthening they felt their

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they did not cease r ,nin‘g until the

thickening darkness gave them a





greater feeling of security. Even then .





their rest was a nervous one. They

grazed with ears prickled and when

they felt that their little ones would

follow they started off again, going at

a steady trot.





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hollow in the middle of which was

a huge shadow, which they recognized

was a stack of hay. There were no

lights about anywhere, nor was there

'the slightest trace of man in the air.

A cold wind had blown up from the

west and their wet bodies were made

iuncomfortably cold. Lying down on

the open plains in that condition, they

knew, would not give them much rest.

They felt the need of rest even more

strongly'than that of food and the hay-

stack offered protection against the

wind. So they approached very cau-

tiously.



Something white at its base seemed

to h ave moved as they neared it, and

the whole herd stopped to look and

to sniff. The old buckskin mare, who

was now, as she had been all the time,

in the lead, took a few steps farther

and sniffed-again. She smelled rotten

hay and with that smell came the

smell of warm bodies of horses. She

called out inquiringly.



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and he felt disagreeably cold.



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looking for a good place to rest in.

The buckskin mare almost stepped on

the leg of an old work‘horse. In spite

of her annoying him, he whinn’ied so

good naturedly that she decided to

stay right there near him. Queen push-

ed herself into the hay beside the old-

work-horse and her’ mother lay down

in front of her. Protected against the

wind on all sides she was soon very

comfortable and cozy and fell fast

asleep.





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CHAPTER II.



To the North!

T was in the very early hours of the

morning when little Queen was





rudely awakened by the siidden rising





of. her mother, upon whose warm flank

her little head was lying. As her con-

sciousness lighted up,

aware of a mist disturbing odor in the

air. Forms of” restless horses moved

about in the semi-darkness and the

rhythmic sound of hoof beats told of

threatening danger. Her mother was





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ted her from behind, pushing her half

way iout‘from‘ betwwen the two mares.

Queen‘was much too nervous to 'tolert

ate his playfulness. With an impa-

tient toss of her head she moved back

against, hermother and called for help,

The old buckskin herself was in no

mood for trifling «and drove the black

colt away with an- angry threat. The

white mare, who was as indulgent a

mother as the buckskin, took‘the mat-

ter so seriously that there would have

been trouble but for a sudden blast

of wind, loaded with smoke.





There was a hurried clatter of hoofs

and the herd started away as with one





 





 





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By Al.





Oh, Mercy Me! Eternally,

They’re wearin’ something new;

The styles of high society,

They’re always after you.

While they, for Fashion, wear the best,

And listen to her c'alls,

I’ll take my portion with the blest

And wear my overalls.





No fear have I of critics’ eye

When in my uniform;

I’m dressed alike for wet or dry,

For sunny days or storm.

And where the golfers, with their toes,

Are poundin’ little balls,

l’ll roll ’em up above my knees

And wear my overalls.





Rice





l milk the cow and ring the sow,

And fix the “Lizzie bus;”

I drive the horses on-the plow,._

l gee and haw and cuss;

I feed the sheep and clean the shed

And feed the calf that bawls—

Do ev’rfithing, but go to bed,

In my old overalls.





At ev’ry stunt. they've borne the brunt

(Although the worse for wear)



But all the patches, are in front,

Which shows, I’m gettin’ there.



They’ll stand the gaff while loafers set

And smoke in senate halls;



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west. In the distance, on the horizon,

was a low crescent of fire. Far away

as the fire was, Queen could see the

flames creeping. It looked very much





like a vast herd of glowing creatures,





among which, now and then, one leap-

ed high above the others.



Terrified so that the very muscles

in her body quivered, she sprang to-

ward her mother and pushed her way

in between the two mares. Fire had

been part of the horrible process in

the corral, but that fire had been as

nothing to this. She was afraid! She

wanted to run, and she worried about

their standing still.



The black colt on the other side of

his white mother was not the least bit

frightened. He had as yet met with

nothing baneful in fires and they only

interested him. At that moment, hav-

ing slept well and fed well and feeling

unusually good, he wanted very much

to frisk.about and play. He trotted





impulse. Down slopes, through wide

hollows, up hills, leaping over badger

holes and stones, they ran, half enjoy-

ing the excitement. Occasionally they

stopped to look back with glaring eyes

upon the flames that swept along in

their wake, still far, but unmistakably

nearer every time they stopped.



With the coming of full daylight the

flames lost their brilliance and the

colts, tired of running, would stop eve-

ry once in a while and noisily protest

to their mothers, who kept a short dis-

tance ahead of them. They would then





,wauld slowly and whinny until a new





gust of wind with a new. offensive

cloud of smoke would frighterrthem

and send them on again with renewed

energy.



But their endurance was rapidly-giv-

ing out and toward the middle of the

day they refused to run any more.

Their mothers, a few paces ahead of

them, called to them solicitously, ran





7





ingiy and tried to encourage them; A

step at a. time, their heads bobbing





w'earily, their sides wet, they vlumber- g





ed along complainingly. l -



The prairie fire kept gaining upon?

them. The‘mothers’ anxiety turned

into desperation. ~Thy came back to

them and getting behind them, fairly

pushed themgalong. Suddenly a bias-

ing thistle, driven by the gale, rolled

into their midst. All Weariness, all

aches and pains were at Once forgot-

ten. As if they were controlled by .a

single mind, they bounded forward, rev

entering the race for life with an en

ergy which they themselves did not

know they had.





HE sun with smiling indifference



moved rapidly down the lower half

of its diurnal arc. The wind tore along

behind them with irregular force and

with a constant changing of direction.

The smoke it had borne all day had

grown less and less perceptible." The

weight of Queen’s body dragged more

and more. irresistibly downward. Her

head began swimming in waves of

weariness that were inundating the

whole of her body; but she struggled

on bravely, though she vaguely felt

that it- would not be long before she





would be forced to give up the strug—,





gle. Then, as she reached the top of

-a hill, she beheld through the film of

moisture in her eyes, the mares and

the stronger colts who had gone on

ahead, now grazing onthe other side

.of a long, black, dried mud spot down

in the hollow.



That the wind had veered decidedly,

taking smell and smoke and fire off

to the east, they’had not even noticed.





They had been running unnecessarily -





for some time, impelled by the fear of

the burning thistle. The sight of the

herd grazing with apparent fearless-

ness reassured them.~ Most of the

stragglers walked on ahead to join

them, but Queen selected a soft spot

on the grass and dropped to the

ground with a sigh. , -



Hunger had no power over her now.

She stretched out her legs and her

head and relaxed, sinking willingly in-

to the stupor that swept over her. Her

mother near her cropped the delicious

grass with avidity; but the long-drawn

sighslthat came ”from her little bne





and the rapid sinking and .swelling‘of‘





her sides, worried her. She‘ walked

over to Queen, Whinnied'softly and

licked the perspiration from her little





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t'ered the sound of her breathing, and

now. more comfortable she fell asleep.

4? But if Queen had gone to sleep think-

ing» that her exhausting journey was

ever, she was doomed to disappoint-

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fallen asleep, with a most intense de-

sire to drink. 0n the hill above the

hollow she saw the greater part. of the

herd already moving on. Some of the

mares and their colts near Queen were





'Lstarting away and her mother was

_,calling her, very evidently moved by





the same urge. There was nothing be-

hind them forcing them to go. There

Was no discussion of any sort to make

clear the need for going. In the mind

of each of them there was the image

of a slough. It was a sort of composite

image of all the sloughs they had ever

drunk .from and with that image like

a mirage on the, prairie distance before

them, they doggedly hit once. more the

unbroken trail to the north.





All day and most of the evening

they continued the discouraging ad-

vance, without coming even to the bed

of a dried-up slough. That night they

grazed a little and slept a little, but

the thirst for water, somewhat weak-

ened by the coldness of the early night

soon reasserted itself and sent them

restlessly going again. The morning

brought some relief. The ground was

covered with a thick frost and the

grass they ate partially quenched their

thirst. But by»the time the sun was

quite high on its arcvthey were as

thirsty as ever and soon commenced

the weary march once more.



It was in the early evening that they

came at last upon a half-dried slough

toward one end of which there was a

good-sized hole full of water. The sur-

face of the water was covered with a

layer of ice. With her hoof one of the

mares made a large hole in the ice and

as many as could squeeze into the first

circle around it, drank till some of the

others began to fear that there would

be no water left for them. Some push-

ed the drinkers greedily and even nip-

ped at them but the others just waited.



Her mother 'was one of the first to

drink,’ but little Queen waited till she

saw two of the» horses~strangers to

her—turn away. The old work-horse

whose good nature had impressed it-

self (member at the haystack, and who

by daylight seemed ever more kindly

disposed, his sorrel coat somehow in-

tensifying his harmlessness, teck half

the space they left. and .Queen walked

Up beside him. The old fellow’s upper

lip trembled in soft assurance of his

friendship. Very grateful to him Queen

bent down and drank. a few inches

away from his head, keeping her eyes

on the reflections in the water, raising

her head hastily just as soon as one of

the reflections moved.



The world seemed altogether differ-

ent to her after that drink. It seemed

as if every wish of her little soul had

been gratified. She was still tired but

it was not a very painful tiredness and

not strong enough to keep her from

preferring the tender grasses in the

old slough to resting.





IGHT came again. The wind com-

pletely changed. It blew strong

and cold now from the southeast. The

sky was very clear and in the north

just above the horizon many lights





qui'vered. The old buckskin mare set-

tled down comfortably 'in the midst of

the other mares and little Queen nest-

led up against her warm body. With

her head upon her mother’s flank she

delighted in her comfort and gazed at

the northern lights,‘ whose brilliant

display did not seem to' worry the old-

er horses. Yet so long as Queen’s eyes

were open they were fastened upon

those lights; and so long as the little'

brain was awake it kept wondering

with .a bit of fear what..they might

mean, for they were different from fire

yet moved as fire did. '





\





HE had slept a long time when she



was awakened by the sound of anx-

ious neighing that seemed far away

and yet filled the air above the little;

valley. Upon opening her eyes she be- '

held the northern lights so clear and}

so near that She trembled for fear of;

‘lhem, and was certain that the dis-'

orderly running about that she heard

was due to the same fear. But when

her'mother jumped up and she follow-

ed. she discovered that the frightfnli

odor of fire was coming on the wind;

from the south, where she had last'

seen the flames creeping behind her.



The same confusion, the same be-

wildering excitement and again the

wearing race for life began. That they

ran directly toward the northern lights1

convinced her that these were as?

harmless as the moon and stars. With

very few differences this flight was

like the first. Though the discomfort

of it was even more hateful to her,

Queen felt no impending breakdown;

and without realising it, she was

stronger now. \



Dawn came and soon gave way to

a someWhat dull day. The wind chang-

ed several times and finally for awhile

died down altogether. There. was no]

trace of smoke in the air, but the

south was now established as a region

of horror and they continued their

flight northward till late in the after—

noon.



They ran down a steep hillside dot-

ted with many knolls and stones andi

came intoan elongated, bowl-like val-l

ley toward oneend of which there was:

a small spring lake. There they stop-1





 





 





 





   

   

 





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nod to drink, to graze and to rest.





Just as the air in that valley bore ‘





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grown buffalo trails led from the lands5

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beside the main trail told the story of

a day and its life that had passed.



A coyote den at the opposite end

of the bowl and half way up the slope

gave the only evidence of life about

the lake. The rim of the bowl shut

away the 'barrenness of the prairies

above. The very dome of heaven rest-

ed upon the rim of that how] and vast

primordial spaces interposed protec-

tion against man’s greedy intrusions.



Little Queen drank some water at

the ice hole, drank the milk that na-

ture had prepared for her with all the

care and concern of her mother’s love,

then Slept. away another night at her

beloved mother’s side, never even

dreamng that this night was shutting

fast forever the doors behind which

lay the closedvfirst period of her life.



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supreme optimist“ and his optimism is

sound because it recognizes all the

facts and rests on truth.

BUT we do not stop with his general

attitude toward life. We also note

what he can do with the individual.

Sir'Wilfred T. Grenfell has become

known on two continents because of

his work among the fishermen'of Lab—

rador. He entered this work in a most

interesting way. He was a medical

student in Oxford University, England,

when Mr. Moody, the American evan-

gelist, came there to hold meetings.

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one night. A season of prayer was

called for, and a man began to pray.

He prayed and prayed and kept on





praying. Presently Moody rose to his

feet and said, “While the brother is

finishing his prayer, we will sing so

and so.” The incident so amused

Grenfell that he fell in love with the

speaker, and after that he fell in love

with the speaker’s Lord. He was con-

verted, and afterward devoted his life





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through the influence of a. man in the

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Nail was a very religious youth, and

used to read his Bible every day. As

they approached Jerusalem the regi-

ment had to take a certain village and

advanced under fire. The captain of

the company to which the narrator be-

longed fell "dead in a hail of bullets.

They pushed on, but a bullet struck

Billy in the heart, and he sank to the

ground. As he did so, he cried, “Lord,

I’m coming home.” Billy’s pal went

0912b“ Billy’s last words kept ringing

in his cars. What did they mean?

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anybody was saved, Billy was.- A new

life came into the soldier’s life. “Con-

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women' I have heard declare: that



sweet peas were their favorite an-

nual. Popular, and a general favorite

in our grandmother's day, they are no

less so now. Oneseldom sees a sum-

mer garden without a. wealth of these

fragrant blooms. However, this is per-

haps due to something, besides the uni-

versal favoritism felt fer the sweet

pea. They are one of the easiest of

the annual to grow.



I would not. advise any one to pur-

chase seeds from theirr,genera1 store

or from some seed house that is com~

paratively unknown. Order from a

company who has a reputation to sus~

, tain, and if you pay a few cents more

per ounce, do not consider the money

spent foolishly. I have always consid-

ered that the mixed varieties. were

more attractive for the home garden

than to have each kind in a separate

row. But many women raise a quan-

tity of the blossoms for their home

market. These are often sold to cafes,

hotels and restaurants; when this is

done, the varieties should not be mix-

ed together.



Prepare the ground as early as the





 





 





 





That the silverware may ever be

kept in good condition and in order,

get friend husband to partition one of

the small drawers of the buffet after

“is fashion. It gives space 101 the

knives, forks and spoons to be by

themselves, and there is also room for

the other pieces of silver.





 





 





frost is out of the ground, and if this

is a few weeks before time to plant,

so much the better. Dig the trench

the desired length and two feet deep,

as well as two feet wide. Put in a

layer of manure. Fill in the remainder

of the trench with a mixture made of

equal parts of well-rotted manure, leaf

'mold and. garden loam, Have the

trench run north and south, if possi-

ble, as this permits the plants getting

more sun. I always prefer to have my

sweet peas planted in double rows as

this allows room for netting to be

stretched between the rows. ’



Early March is usually considered

the best time to plant sweet .peas.

Make a furrow six inches deep and the

full length of the trench. In this drop.

the seeds, an inch apart. Cover to the

depth of two inches and press the soil

down with a. tWO-inch jboard. water

well and in two or three days the. little

plants will begin to appear. Until they





, are three inches tall they will need

‘ watering every fourth day.

' they should be watered once. a week,





After that





 





 





Few Hints for Sweet Pea Lovers

Plant t/ze Seed Ear/y 2f You [Vow/d Hove Well Developed Blooms





T would be diflicult to recall all the'_





By Nelle Portrcy.





it is time to put up, the netting for

them to climb on. This should be four-

foot poultry netting, and we stretch it

between the rows. When the plants





begin to bloom, do not neglect to keep'





them closely picked, never allowing a





 





blossom to become faded on the stem.





This, greatly assists. in keeping the.





plants in good blooming condition '- as

well as insuring larger blossoms.



Do not plant the same‘ soil to sweet

peas season after season, but rather.

choose a. different spot for them each

'year.





Put Away Winter Wardrobe-





T is about time to put aWay the



winter colthing, and if done prop-



'er1y, it w;ll be a joy to open the

closets, boxes, or drawers next fall'and

find all of the garments clean and in

repair. All, outside garments, such as

dresses, suits and coats should be well

‘brushedand spots removed. If they

are badly soiled they should be sent

to the dry‘ cleaner or cleaned at home

in gasoline, (cleaning grade), pressed,

and hung on hangers.



If clothes hangers are not available

use rolled newspapers, tied through

the center and suspended by a loop.

A smooth stick or a piece of barrel

hoop, padded, and covered, answers

the same purpose. More garments may

be hung in a small space if one or

more rods are placed crosswise in the

closet. These rods may be made from

broom sticks or curtain poles.





Skirts should be hung from the skirt

band. Trouser. hangers of various

types are good, or large safety pins

make good substitutes. All garments

that are loosely woven and are apt to

stretch should be kept in a box or

drawer.



Furs or woolen garments can be

cleaned with a vacuum cleaner. If

there are any moths or moth eggs in

the garments they will be quickly re-

moved by this process. If a vacuum]

cleaner is not available use a brush.

and shake the garment well. Undyed

furs should be very carefully put away'

and as early in the spring as possible,

for moth millers are sometimes out by

the middle of March or first of April.

There are various kinds of effective





moth-killing compounds on the market.

These compounds can be used on eith-

er woolen or fur garments.



Dresses, suits, coats, etc., should be





protected from dust, coal smoke, et’c., ,





by covers made from old garments, old

sheets or cases made for that purpose.

All heavy underwear, stockings, wool-

en mittens, scarfs, bedding, etc.,

should be carefully washed and mend-

ed before putting away. If the clothes

are thoroughly cleaned, it will increase

the length of the service of the gar-

ment. Perspiration and dust injures

the fabric. Shoes should be brushed,

cleaned and put on shoe trees. Shoe

trees keep the shoes in shape and al-





low a better circulation of air through

the shoe.





 





KLEVER KINKS FOR BUSYBODIES.





 





HEN the triangular floor duster



wears off its dust catching

.strandsvat the apex, it can be renewed

as follows: Cut a cast-off cotton or

silk stocking round and round in one-

inch strips. Sew this in long loops to

the frame to replace the worn parts.

Apply a few drops of oil‘ and for all

practical purposes the duster will be

as good as new.



To frost a cake in a hurry, moisten

One large cup of powdered sugar- with.

some juice from ‘StraWberries,‘ra.spber-

ries or cherries. This icing hardens

nicely and has a. delicious flavor. ‘Use

only enough juice to allow the mixture

to spead evenly. Fresh strawberries

crushed with powdered sugar makes

a. nice frosting also.





 





 





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Household Service '





Us: t/u': Drpartmmt to Help Solve Y our House/told Problems.





Jddrm all Letter:





to Mart/ta Cole, Michigan Farmer, Detroit, Mic/z.





 





 





TO CAN VEAL.





 





Have you a good recipe fer canning

veal? If you have, would you please

send it to me, as~I would like to can

some veal for summer use—Mrs. C.





The canning of home-made meats is-

a great convenience as ‘well as a profit

to the farm wife. The following is a.

good recipe for canning veal;



If the meat has become frozen, be

very ‘Sure that it is well thawed out

before the canning process is begun.’





Cut the meat into pieces suitable for '





serving and pack firmly in thoroughly

sterilized jars. To each quart can add .

one teaspoon of salt: and add medium-

size pieces of fat. Some of this may

be added when ”the jar is half filled.





Place the covers on the cans tightly. .1





3





and then take a li’alf turn back Procv .

,eags i11 hotsweter bath 0111 ”'two and a.»





that you are fortunate enough to have

a steam pressure cooker, sixty min-

utes under fifteen pounds of pressure

is sufficient. Seal the jars tightly. and

store in a. cool, place.





HARD 'SOAP.





 





Could you kindly advise how to

make some good hard soap? I have

quite a bit of tallow, and thought per-

hape you knew a recipe for making

this into soap. ——Mrs. H ~ ,



To make hard soap,- put seven

pounds of tallow,th1ee pounds of ros-

in and two pounds of potash in six

gallons of water.

three to five" hours. '-
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, berries.





through his stomach. "



' : cient, trite adage has proven as

true in these modern times as in the

day-'when it was originated. Every

housewife has added or subtracted

from various’ standard recipes until

she has arrived at' a result satisfae

tory to herself, Mr. Farmer and family.

Hundreds of thoroughly home-tested

lecipes were received in our recipe

contest The prize- -winners were se-

,lected as being just a little different

110m those appeai mg on the every- -day

menu, and yet entirely practical for

the farmer’s family. So many times





you have said to youiself,‘ ‘Ohuwhat

shall I cook for supper. I wish -I knew

of something different.” Next time





this problem comes up just. try some

of these t‘oothsome recipes and see if

friend husband and the kiddies don't

give you an extra comp. for your ef-

forts.



Of course, it is not possible to pub-

lish all the recipes I received. But as





many will appear in this department ‘





as space will allow. I shall be very

glad at any time to send you any spe~

cial recipe you may desire.



First Prize.

Mrs. A. R. K., New' Lothrop, Michigan.





English Pastry.—~Make pastry as for

ordinary pie crust. Divide into as many

parts'as there are those to be served.

Twoportions can be baked quite well

on one pie plate. Roll crust rather

thin and into each mince a little on-

ion, diaed fres’h pork, diced potatoes,

carrots, rutabagas, and season with

salt, pepper and bits of butter. Roll

one-half of "crust back over the vege

tables and pierce the top. They will

look like the old-fashioned apple turn-

Bake one hour in a rather slow

oven and serve hot.



Pork Fritters—Freshen salt pork,

cut in rather small pieces and fry

crisp. Beat one egg yolk with one-half

cup of milk, a little salt, one-half tea-

spoon of baking powder and add the

beaten white of egg with flour to

make a stiff batter. Dip by spoonfuls

into the hot pork grease, then the fried

pork upon the batter, and lastly a

small dip of batter; fry until brown,

and turn.





 





Second Prize.



Mrs. C. J. A., Boyne City, Michigan.



Beef Birds—One pound of beefsteak,

cut thin; bacon, sliced thin; browned

flour.



Cut steak in small pieces about three

inches square. On the middle of each

square place a small piece of bacon

and a slice of onion. Fold over the

edges, making small rolls of the meat

and pin with t‘oothpicks. Brown in a

little butter -or pork fat. Sprinkle two

tablespoonfuls of broWned flour over





‘ the birds and add salt and pepper.





Pour two cups of water over all and

cook slowly for two hours. These are





' . very nice.





Raspberry Pudding—One ' cup of

sugar; one-third cup of butter; one

egg; one cup of sweet milk; two tea-

spoons of baking powder; one and one-

third cups flour.



Mix ingredients and bake in a shal-

low cake pan. When cool, cut in

squares» Into individual sauce dishes

place a. square of cake and add two

tablespoonfu’ls of crushed or canned

Place another square of cake





By 2‘/‘z‘e Prize W mnem-





_HE we? to a man's heart is

That an-





C196 ‘





over. Cove; the top with berries and

add a spoonful of whipped cream





 





Third Prize.

Mrs. W. B., Climax, Michigan.

Chop Suey.——Hali‘ pound of riceyone

cup of chopped celery; one cup diced

onion; three-fourths pound beefstea-k,

veal or lean pork; two tablespoonfuls

sugar; salt and pepper; six table-

spoonfuls of chop suey sauce; two ta-





blespoonfuls cornstarch or browned \'





flour; two cups water.



Cook rice first, then cut meat into

small cubes and fry in butter until

well browned. Add the water, celery

and onions, salt, pepper and sugar.

Cook until vegetables are half done,





thicken with the cornstarch or brown-l





ed flou1. Add the chop suey sauce





 





(this may be purchased at the gro-g





ceiy). Serve hot I call it my “three-id;





one” meal, for, served with hot biscuit

and tea and a light desext, it makes a

wholesome meal.





 





Fourth Prize.

Mrs. M. L. Hastings, Michigan.

Butterscotch Pie —Put into a frying

pan a piece of butter the size of a

large walnut, and let b1 own. Add one

heaping cupful of





1

l

i





brown sugar to L





which one tablespoonf'ul of cornstarch:





has been thoroughly mixed.

into the browned butter and it will be-

come Very waxy.and hard.





Beat yolks ‘





of two eggs and add one and one—half,





cups of milk. Pour





solved and

yvith one-half. teaspoonful





this slowly over}

the hot sugar and stir until all is dis“





1

u





cooked smooth. Flavor:

of vanilla,





and pour into a baked crust, using the;

whites for the. top. , Brown slightly in'





the oven for three minutes.





 





Fifth Prize.



Mrs. J. L., Dafter, Michigan.

Carmel Pudding.——Melt one cup of;

brown sugar in a frying pan. Add:

about two and one-half cups of milk.

This will make the sugar harden and

will take a few minutes for it to dis-

solve in the milk. When thoroughly

dissolved, thicken with flour and water

or cernstarch and water, as preferred.

Serve with plain cream. The pudding

may be poured into moulds and bits

of fruit added for a variety.





 





HELPFUL HINTS.





 





, To transfer the feathers from bed

pillows to new ticks, the following

method may be used: Rip open the

end of the new one "over the open end

of the old pillow. Baste firmly to-

gether. Take hold of the end of the

old pillow and shake feathers down

into new tick. Rip the basting a few

inches at a time, pinning new tick to-

gether as old one is slipped off. This

method keeps feathers from blowing

around, as they will do when transfer-

red by hand, and it is also a great

saving of the feathers.



W'hen carpets instead of rugs are to

be used in a bedroom, fasten small

stout hooks t6 the baseboard close to

the floor and on the edge of the car-

pet sew rings to correspond. Slip the

rings over the hooks and the carpet is

laid. -But in such a way that it can be

easily taken up when cleaned.





 





Many women who thought they

wanted to be men’ 3 equals, change

their minds when men treat them like

equals instead of like women.





Stir this '





How Much“





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HEN the doctor some day says “You

need glasses,” you can probably lay the

blame to poor lighting. Your physician may

even tell you so, adding that there are more

weak eyes in the country than in the city.

But, just because you live in the country,

there is no reason why you can not have just

as good light as city folks—~even better light.

All you need do is to install UNION CAR-

BIDE GAS, and you have real sunlike light—

beautiful and steady, no glare—the nearest light

there is to sunlight.





Lighting is only one of the many uses for ,_





UNION CARBIDE GAS—cookingtself-heat-

ing gas irons—hot water for all purposes—are

some of the others.

Here are some things to consider in buying



a lighting plant. UNION CARBIDE GAS is

simple and most economical to operate and

maintain. No continual replacement of parts;

no provoking expense for upkeep; no constant

attention required; no matches for lighting. The

making of the gas is entirely automatic—just

common water and Union Carbide, and simple,

inexpensive apparatus, produce it.



The Blue-and-Gray Drum 1': a symbol denot-



ing Best Grade Carbide—highest gas yield,



uniform dependable quality, and purest gas



We supply Union Carbide in Generator Sizes



--direct to consumer—at factory prices. For

quick and economical distribution we have

Union Carbide Warehouses in more than 150

cities—there is one near you. Shipment is

made same day order is received.





UNION CARBIDE SALES COIVH’ANY

New York Chicago ‘ San Francisco





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30 East 42d Street, DeptH- 53 New York, N. Y.

Please send me without obligation literature on UNION CARBIDE Lighting





and Cooking.





ADDRESS. . .





am now a Carbide User





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UNION CARBIDE

is the recognized

SUPER-STANDARD

everywhere. This in why:





 





World’s standard for more

than a quarter century.





Maximum gas yield --





purity of scientifically se-

lected raw materials. and

perfection of manufactur-

ingprocessesthroughyeam

of experience.





Careful sizing and screen-

ing.





With Union Carbide—

purest—highest gas-yield-

ing carbide—this wonder-

ful eye-saving light can

be availed of with fullest

measure of comfort, econ-

omy, convenience and

satisfaction.





 





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Michigan Farmer Pattern Service





Practical Sty/er t/Iaz‘ Come wit/z 2/16 Advent of Spring

No. 3895—Misses’ One-piece Dress.





No. 4140—Girls’ Dress; Cut in four





 

 

 

 

 





sizes, 2, 4, 6 and 8 years. A four-year

size requires 31/; yards of 32-inch ma-

terial. Price 120.





   





No. 4143—Boys’ Suit. Cut in four

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

size requires two yards of 44-inch ma-

terial. Price 120. '





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 





 

 

 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





- requires 3% yards of 54-inch .3111th





Cut in three sizes, 16, 18 and 20 years.

A 16‘year size requires 41/; yards of

36 inch material, The width of the

skirt at the foot is about two yards.

Price 12c.



No. 4161— Ladies' House Dress. Cut

in seven sizes, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44 and

46 inches bust measure. A 38-inch

size requires five yards of 40-inch ma‘

terial.

yards.





The width at the foot is 2%

Price 12c.





 





No. 4100—Ladies’ Coat. Cut in four

sizes: Small 34-36; medium 38:40;

large 42-44; extra large 46-48 inches

bust measure. A medium size requires

:35 yards of 44-inch material. Price



0





No 4158——Ladies’ Dress. Cut in sev-





en sizes, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46 and 48

inches bust measure. . A 38.111111; size.





The width at the foot wit.

tended is. about, 2 ' as:
' Beristh _  ‘

firu38hoes





Household name for shoe satisfac-

tion in Michigan farm homes

for 30 years.





StYlish, Sturdy

Oxfords, $5 to $6





Made by skilled Michi an workmenil

of on; training,

with painstak-

ing work-

manship





   

   

   

   

   

   

   

 

   





 





Genuine high quality!

leather throughout





Roomy, comfortable, yet stylish in

appearance. Fine for dress and busi-

ness wear. No better shoe value for

men and boys anywhere. Sold by a

good shoe store in almost every town

and village in Michigan.





Herold-Bertech Shoe Co.

Grand Rapids

Semi for Booklet





   

   

   

   

   

 

   

   

   

   

 





 





factory ytomder _,





Saves Ill) to .26 on the Ranger

you select from 44 Styles, colors and /

alzes. Delivered tree on approval ex-1

press prepaid for 30 be a FretTrIald. . ‘ '



nthflo my“. $3.3.

Tiereur liberal year too



swheels. .eaplpment‘nIn at half usual



melons



new priseea. I430 :é-y’c trial 0 er and terms.





Mead





SIIIP US ALL YOUR FUIIS





We have not

had a complaint

from any ship-

per yet this





oops. “unenlclegoym €383





 





ives m o r e Y



or outlet for

spring furs Is

a x c e] e n t on

Rats and Skunk

Dont expect some one else to pay our pri< es. as our

sort is What enla as your check Write for our fuul‘

grade list. 0Lr ER R.DIX Salem Mir h





DO YOUR OWN PIPE THREADING WITH

Oater Bull-Dog Adjustable Die i-li'

Three Wheel “Barnes Type" Cutte

l-l”. Standard self-locking hinged

pipe vise fiéli". COMPLETE OUTFIT $l4.87

YOUR MONEY BACK IF NOT SATISFIED





THE OSTER MFG. co.

.sm r1. CLEVELAND, OHIO





KEEP BEES





Complete Beginner’ s Outfits with or without bees.

NI! line of Beehives. Sections, Comb Foundation.

Smokers, etc. {General Agents in Michigan for the

A. 1. Root Co. Send for 1923 catalog. Beeswax





Wanted.

M. H. HUNT & SON,





Lansing, Mich.





 





 





Box 525,





Maralhon (lord Tires





BIn Standard Brand Tlrea

which give complete satisfaction and long mileage.

yet arc sold at wholesale prices. Prepaid to you,

Write' .or prices and circulars to





KALAMAZOO RUBBER a. SUPPLY COMPANY

Michigan Distributors

349 Portage Sh, Kalamazoo, Mleh





FARMER AGENTS WANTED





7 / /, /~' 310 10 '25 DAY dead easy. Remarkable



(4/ v I}, I new Invention saves every pig in liter.



’ ' ' Farmers and beg breeders buy dozen to



, hundred-r Act as our agent In your vici-



nity. Earnings will surprise you. Write

quick for exclusive territory.





SALES MANAGER. 133 Sta. 0. Omaha, Neb.





F A RM E R s . harass, car, can



an qua y an n

my Golden Yellow Dent. pure bred eeedpcom. 2

years of breeding; and field selection are back of my

strain of Yellow ant. Mhio igans foremost variety.

bar none Intbernational and .C. sweepstakes

winnerll $4.50b u shelled and graded or 86.00 packed

In 031.30 Mason. limited amount. high rmina-

clan, guaranteed. Chas. Langhlln, Danevil. Mich





PEACH TREES, 20c





Apple Trees 250 each Post aI ’Be 1! l 1923

garniln Catalog of Fruit redee.PIa'i1ts,o§’lnen.





 





 





 

 





 





 





 





- rant Garden and Flower Seeds.

. , - ml“. price: to la ilante

, I ' NURSERY 3 ED HOUSE Geneva. Ohio





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By Daniel Boone, Holland, Mleh., R. ~10.

I am a farmel' 3 son and I like the

farm because of its advantages. I can





' learn about all the animals my father





keeps. I also can learn‘ about a few

wild animals, such as the rabbit, musk-

rat and squirrel. They are small and

unnoticed by many people, but their

ways are very interesting. I never

lived in a city, but I can never believe

that the boys and girls there enjoy life

as I do. When I grow to be a man, I

expect to own my own farm. - I do not

care to work in a stuffy office under

the command of a boss.



My father grows many crops, which

I can learn about. From these I learn

how people are fed in the whole world.



We live near a. river in which my

brother and I swim in summer. We

have made a swimming hole of our

own. Most cities nowadays have built





 





Torrey Riefal at Farm Duties.





public swimming holes, but.give me‘





1118 country river hole! We have a

little dam which makes the water

deeper. We boys can go in swimming

in our birthday suits.



My father owns a small flock of

sheep. These are very interesting

creatures to me. Just now the spring

lambs are coming. They have long

legs and are funny sights. It is great

fun watching the awkward little

things. I don’t believe city boys' en-

joy such sights.



Nor do they have the fun of “hoe-

ing races,” up and down the long rows

of corn, or stealing a swim atnoon

w‘hen father takes a nap on a horse-

blanket.



Milk, eggs, and fresh fruits, such ,as

apples and berries, make the farm a

he'althy place for me to live.





 





By Donald J. Staebler, Ann Arbor,

Michigan, R. 8.



I like the farm because every night

I can have all the nice warm milk [

want. to drink, and lots of nice fresh

vegetables to eat.



Of course, we can’t go roller skat-

ing, because we have no sidewalks.

But in winter we can go ice skating-

without paying admission.



At~ school we have all our classes in

one room and don’t have to pass from

one room to‘another.



And, too, we can go horseback 'rld-

ing and if We‘happen to let out a war

whOOp once in a while there is 1'10 one

to complain.



And, best of all, (now listen, city

folks), we have good, pure water to

drink, and most of you have to drink

water from the rivers.



I like to be where the horses, cattle

and sheep are, and the zoo in the city

park contains no cuter sight than a

bunch of little baby pigs. ‘





Why I Like the Farm





Sam: Intereri‘z'ug Paper: Received 172 One of the Context:





this matter. .

Resolutions adopted at the annual.

F , '





Give me“ the farm, with its . large ,. Awarding of the Michigan fitat





 





open fields and the woods where the

little furred animals run at. will, with

the broad blue sky overhead where no

large buildings can obstruct my view.

Oh! the farm is filled with a number

of things to interest any live boy or

girl.





 





By Robert Larson, CadillacLMichigan. -.

There are a, great many reasons why. !





I would rather live on the farm. than

in the city. In the country one is gift-

ed with pure air, pure drinking water,

and quietness. There is lacking the

distulbing hustle and bustle of the

city. \



It is just as convenient to live in the

country as in the city, because the

farmers can have electric lights, tele~

phones and furnaces. The water in

the country, as I have said, ispurer

than in the city, because there is not

so much dust, and everybody isn’t

drinking from it.



One can have as much amusement

in the country as in the city. Of course

they cannot have moving pictures as

often as they might in the city, unless

they have a moving picture machine

of their own. But there are canning

clubs for the girls, corn clubs for the

boys, and the ladies can have their





sewmgcircres andlcagues; ' '

‘ Another good“ thing about the farm





is that the young men can not go to

.t‘he’ poolroom's often, and thus lose the





respect other people have for them.

The farmer may have an automobile

and the other conveniences named

above if he is well-to—do enough, but

the farm is the place for men, not

loungers,1f it Is to be successful. Be-

sides, the nation depends on the farms

for the food.»





 





Road, Pontiac, Michigan. ,



I like farming because it brings you



in close contact with nature.

dealing with live things, helping them

to grow and prosper, and in the end

reaping a. fair profit. Then, too, pets

may be found in the form of chickens,

cats, dogs, horses“, cows, pigs, ducks

and geese, who, with very little care,

make great pets.

, ‘On a farm, ‘be'it spring, summer,

autumn or winter, you see nature at

her best. Flowers and leaves of var-

ious kinds-are always within reach.

Of course, there is work, but without

work, who can be happy? ‘



Live, rejoice and be happy, that is

the creed of the .farm. Your food is

always pure. If you wish for a little

glimpse of city life, why, just 'crank

up the old “bus” and away you go.



Anyone can be happy on a farm, es-

pecially on one in Michigan.





Club work Endorsed





Agricultural Lear/err flpprecz'uz‘e It: I nfluem‘e





OYS’ and Girls' Club Work has

Blong since been received and pro-



moted by both individuals and or-

ganizations. That this approval is re

ceiving publicity is shown by the” fol-

lowing public statements.



At the thirty-third annual conven-

tion of the International Association

of Fairs and Expositions, held at T0.

ronto, Canada, Novemter 28 Decem-

ber 1, the following resolution was

adopted:



“Whereas, there has been a groWing

realization on the part of fair and ex-

positiou managers of the benefit de-

rived through encouraging and sup-

porting Boys’ and Girls' Club work, not

only in building up an intensely inter-

esting and valuable educational fea-

ture of our fairs, but also in the con-

structive all-the-year round incentive

toward more intelligent, efficient, and

profitable farming and home—making

given to the boys and girls“of today,

who will be the farm men and women

of tomorrow, therefore, be it resolved,

that we recommend that the members

of the International Association, of

Fairs and Expositions extend their

support of this important activity to

the department of agriculture and the

colleges of agriculture for the splendid

work which they are doing through

their extension divisions in promoting

Boys’ and Girls’ Club Work and. for

the cobperation they are giving in de-

veloping this feature of our fairs.”



At the seventh annual convention of

the Michigan Aesociation 9f Fairs held

in Grand Rapids '-on February 27-28,

the following resolution was adopted:



Be it resolved, that the Michigan

Association of Fairs endorse the ac;

tion taken by the International Asso—





'ciation of Fairs and Expositions rela-





tive Boys’ rind Girls’ Club work with

the assurance of our appreciation in‘





 





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,outStanding pieces of work and one





Bureau, M. A. 0., February 1-2, 1923:



“Be it resolved, that the Michigan

State Farm Bureau, believing that

Boys’ and Girls’ Club work is an agen-

cy through which not only good farm

and farm home practices are taught

and demonstrated, but that it is also

a means of demonstrating the practi-

cal and educational value-of coopera-

tive group activity, does hereby en-

dorse that work and recommend it to

the several county farm bureaus for

their consideration.



Mr. Cunningham, secretary of the

Iowa Farm Bureau FederatiOn, recent-

ly wrote‘about club work as follows:



“In this connection, permit me to





 





By One of Our .lunior Artists.





say‘ that one of the most outstanding





' developments during the past year,

which has been. an unusually-hard one





on the farmers generally, has been the





club work. This line of work has goneh





steadily forward throughout the state,

and the interest at this time is very

I consider it one of the real





that is bound to bring considerable

strength in the“ years to come to or-

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THIS letter box will be 'where the boys and girls can express their

views, tell of themselvesand things about the farm, or ask





advice. The most interesting letters each‘week will appear here.

.. Address your letters to me.-—-Uncle Frank.





 





 





‘Dear ,Uncie Frank: '



' You cannot imagine how pleased

and surprised I was when I received

the Merry Circle button and member-

Ship card.“ I thank you very, very

much for it. It is surely beautiful. I

will be pleased and proud to wear it

among my friends and be able to tell

them Ivam a member of the Merry

Circle of the Michigan Farmer. The

motto onthe‘membership card means

a good deal and I am going to try to

live hp to it.



I live on a farm, which is the only

place to live. I like to be "able to raise

chickens and pigs and such animals,

an advantage which comes by living

on the farm. I would not live in the

city for anything. "



I am glad you are pleased with your

button ’and card. And it is fine that





you are so loyal to the farm.





 





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Dear Uncle Frank: _



I can’t leave the paper alane. 'I

want to write to you so bad. My Pa

said I was too young, but I will do my

best. I haven’t Very many uncles and

I'd like to have another one, and that

is you, Uncle Frank. _



Ame girl ten years of age and in

the fifth grade. We have a puppy dog.

We have lots of fun with it. When

we come home from school he is alv

ways Watching for us.



Good-bye. Your loving niece, Lora

Vroman, Durand, Mich. .





You are not too young. In fact, you

have twogyears to spare. The age

limits are eight to eighteen.





 





Dear Uncle Frank:



I received my pin and membership

card and I am very \well pleased with

them.



I believe in knowledge because,

when you grow old you will need it.

I suppose you are using all your

knowledgenow that you learned when

you were a boy.



I‘am only thirteen years of age and

in the seventh grade, and I am work-

ing hard to pass.



As my letter is getting long I will

close—Rosie Stecky, Ithaca, Mich.



Yes, I am using all the knowledge

I learned when I was younger. The

only trouble' was that I did not learn

enough.





 





Dear Uncle Frank:



Thanks ever so much for the pin and

membership card. When I got home

trom school, my little sister says, “You

don’t know what you got today,” and

1 says “What?” and she says, “a letter

from Uncle Frank.” Well, I was cer-

tainly surprised when I saw it. I was

so anxious I sat right down and wrote

to you. I am glad I am invited in your

Merry. Circle. Well, I Will end my

Chatterbox with happiness always to

you.»‘—Your niece, if accepted so, Kath-

ryn Smith, Hastings, Mich., R. 4.





I 'am glad that you are glad and

pleased. The button’ itself shows you

are‘one of the accepted ones. I hope

you will be one: of- {the active “Merry





. Circlers.”





 





Dear Uncle Frank:

One beautiful day last October I saw





. the funniestthing out in a little bush





in our backyard. I called mamma. She

picked it and hung it on the lace cur-

tain. Last Sunday, March 4, it hatch-

ed ‘into a great big butterfly. It was

all colors of the rainbow. Its wings

measured seven inches from tip to tip.





“Its body is 'one inch long, and it’has





eight little feet. When it was four

days old it started laying eggs and it

has been laying ever since. I will‘tell

bout it next time. \



.. shut my} chatterboxTnow. Bye-

«Y: or . £393.; Ethyl ,/,_jlaent1ey, Lin?





 





night. that's another sign. of spring.





That’s some butterflly. I wonder

what it came from? It must be-inter-

eating to watch it.





 





Dear Uncle Frank:





I agree with, Goldie Kleinhart about

the room. It is not pleasant to be rub-

bing elbows with Holsteins, separators

and barn paint.





Harold Coles need not think that he

settled the question. The girls in our

school can beat the boys playing base

ball or foot ball, and we are just as

strong, or stronger, than some‘of the

boys. There is only one boy in school

that is larger than I am. .





Harold thinks it’s wrong for girls

to wear knickers. I am not ashamed

to. If I have to work like a boy, why

not dress like one? rBoys don’t have

to have long'hair to make their heads'

ache when they work in the fields. I

have seen more than one boy powder.

The mothers of our greatest men were

girls once upon a time. George Wash-

ington’s mother taught him all his

high ideals and showed him how to

love and trust in God. Abraham Lin-

coln, my favorite, was very much in-

fluenced by his mother, although she

died when he was quite young. Nearly





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all' children will take their childish

troubles and joys to mother. “What,

is home without a mother?” i



Well, I will close and quit giving itE

to the boys. You sure were sweet;

when you were little. If you look like?

that now, I'll bet I would like to seei

you. Good-bye and good luck. As;I

ever, a backer of the girls, Gladys}

Clark, Deford, Mich.



Holsteins and separators are all

right and so is barn paint. But be

careful of it when it is wet; otheriwse

you may get a red mark. I like the

way you stand up for mothers. I don’t

look as sweet now. But thanks for

the compliments, just the same.





 





Dear Uncle Frank: ’



Can i join your club for girls and

boys? I read the letters every week

and think theyare so nice.



I am eight years old and four feet

four inches tall. I have blue eyes and

long, heavy hair. It is twenty-three

inches long and real light color. II

am the only girl in our room with long!

hair, and my teacher and the girls all;

make a fuss about it. I am glad If

didn’t want my hair out last summer.§

I wasn’t in style, but I am this sum-i

mer. ‘ I



Now, Uncle Frank, I wrote this let-I

ter while in school, so if it isn’t good,‘

please excuse it for men—Your niece,I

Agnes MacLane, Jenison, Mich. i





Another long-haired niece. I am:

glad you are proud of it. I think some;

look good with bobbed hair and others

do not. You certainly can join us.





Dear Uncle Frank:





 





I live on a farm. I love it. Say, I

agree 'with Harold Coles that girls

should not wear knickers. He certain~

ly is right. -



,. Say, put this in your paper. ~



,My, your picture is cute. Why can’t

we have contests once a week? Let’s





have . a motto.





I must make a parting shot against

knickers and bobbed hair, so will sign

myself, old-fashioned girl, Rose (Ros-

alind) Batterbee, Mancelona, Mi’ch.



We can have contests every week

if most of the boys and girls want

them. Many have written, though,

that they like them better every other

week.





 





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dry cows need only enough feed



for maintenance still persist in

the face of common sense, dairy profit

and scientific fact? Dairymen them-

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sistent production. as well as pront-

able milk checks, are the reward or

correct‘ and ample feeding of the dry

cow. .



A dairy cow is nothing more nor

less than a. milk-manufacturing plant.

Like any factory, she must have a.

reserve supply of materials on hand to,

draw upon When heavy demands are

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while dry has stored up this reserve.

She, therefore, is able to produce more

on full feed than a. cow that has re-





 





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Joe Alexander Tell: How Dairymen Lore 'Money 'y _ g ,

,oy Stintz'ng the Dry Cowik.Fced Supp/z};





calf. It is essential, therefore, that

cows be well fed when they are run-

ning down in milk flow and while they

are dry, thus permitting them to store

tip in their] bodies these elements as

well as many others against the time

when the greatest demand is made.

Remember,‘ the well-fed dry cow

takes on Weight to replacelthat lost

during the milking period just past.

To do this, and nourish the unborn

calf at the same time, requires a full

and well chosen ration, not a straw

stack or dry pasture diet. Moreover,

the well-fed dry cow will go through

calving without difficulty. will deliver

a healthyucalf with a lusty appetite,

and will then hit her milking stride

without showing a set-back due to





The officers and members of the Association of Michigan Cow-testers are

as follows, reading from left to right:





Front Row——B. L. Peck; Harold J. Schaner; S. P. SextOn, director; Roy





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secretary-treasurer; H. F. Simmons.





J. H. Mathiesen,





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Eldon Barclay.

Back Row—Percy Parkyn;





R. G. Powell; Paul Hayward; L.





J. Carter,





director; Jesse Huggett; L. D. Leisenring; Fred Walker.





Testers Absent—Herman Berg; W.

camp; M. S. Thomas.





ceived only a malnten‘ace ration during

the resting period.



Short rationing dairy cows during

the dry period is false economy—econ-

omy that is sure to “back-fire.” Why?

Simply because the elements with-

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be replaced when the cow comes

“fresh” and is placed upon a heavier

ration. She, therefore, does not “hit

'her milking stride” until she is once

more back in good physical condition.

During this period, Whether it be long

or short, her owner is paying the price

for his economy (1’) in the reduced





yield she is able to produce.





Let us briefly consider the mineral

requirements of a. dairy cow during

the last month or six weeks of the ges-

tation period while she is dry. Though

lime and phosphorus are found in com-

paratively small. quantities in feeds,

these minerals have a. great deal to do

with milk production and also play an

important part in building up the body

of the unborn calf. If the ration fed

to dry cows 'is deficient in these ele-

ments, they are then drawn from the

supply stared in the bodies of the

cows themselves. This also takes”

place in the height of the milking pe-

riod, but if permitted to continue for

more than a very short time, the ani-

mal is certain to suffer a loss of flesh

and physical condition.



Likewise, when a dry cow is fed a

short, or incomplete, ration deficient

in lime and phosphorus, she becomes

run down in flesh and vitality, often

giving birth with extreme difficulty to

a small, undernourished, thriftless





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calving troubles or to her impoverish-

ed body as would be the case with the

thin cow that has sufiered from the

owner’s feed economy.



in keeping up the necessary lime





and phosphorus supply it is well to





remember that some feeds are richer

than others in these elements. Leg-

ume hays are the best and cheapest

source of lime. Cowpeas, alfalfa, soy~

beans and the numerous clovers are

included under thl head, and are list~

ed in the order of their lime richness.

Quality of hay has much to do with

the amount of lime found therein,

gOOd leafy alfalfa hay containing more

than coarse, stemmy hay.



Phosphorus is derived mainly from

wheat bran, cottonseed meal, standard

wheat middlings and linseed meal in

the order given. Other feeds rich in

phosphorus, but less widely known and

used for dairy feed, are sesame oil

cake, rice polish, buckwheat middlings,

rice bran,, sunflowerseed cake, rape

seed cake, buckwheat bran. and malt

sprouts. -.



No bran or other concentrate .‘con-

tains anywhere near so much lime as

do the legume hays; no kind of rough-

age contains so much phosphorus as is

found in the cancentrates mentioned

above. Grass hays, corn silage and all

other Corn products .with the possible

exception of those made from the corn





germ are low inboth lime and. phos-'_ '





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before the cows, eilhe1 in the yard or;





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‘F‘IND that by feeding clover hay;



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udder. By leaving a portion of the

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every hundred may seem a’ little



incredible toxthose Who have been.

less fortunate, or, as someone hasex:

pressed it, “fishy.”

much a matter" of luck or good fortune

as his the-result of careful study and

pains-taking in the most petty detail,

which exists in'the poultry business as

Well as in anyother business. The

writer believes that anything worth do-

ing is worth doing well; and to do a





thing well one must not omit‘even the ,





slightest detail. '

It is to be ‘said, of course, that, in-

order to. insure the minimum loss,





‘ most of the grain ration for the first > ‘





Sturdy Chicks Well Cared for Make

a Good Start.





only husky, vigorous chicks are to be

considered. If chicks are bought, care

should be taken to get pure-brads.

Most hatc’heries send out only their

best chicks. If one does one’s own

hatching—vigorous chicks can be se-

cured by carefully selecting eggs, for

the hatch, from perfectly healthy

flocks. ,





The first, and an essential step to

be taken against the prevalent dis-

eases among baby chicks is to get

them to drinking sour milk; this can

be done by dipping the bill of each

one into the milk. Care should be

taken to see that each one gets a

taste of the milk; after that they will

not bother to take less than they want.

This is the first thing we do when the

chicks are received; and chicks hatch-

ed at home aregiven milk before re-

ceiving any feed. Water is omitted

from the ration for the first two or





Now, it "is not so}





31v: horn ; . § ;



three to. to“. insure their” drinking

the , maximum. ' quantity of . the ' milk;

Sour skim-milk is-found;to be therbest.





Be“ mm“ , are Obtained, ‘irdm' sour

,miik‘by feeding it at an 'evemconfl sist- .i





ency; to' do this some feed Vanly ,the

curd. '

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many losses. Wire screen fastened in

a. . semi-circle in the corners of their :





house will help toprevent middling;

but if the proper amount of heat is

supplied but little loss will be experi-;

enced from this. -



At first the chicks are given. com~

merclal chick-feed, oatmeal, and ,

wheat screenings. This c0mprisesf





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two or‘three weeks; then a. little mash

is added. A very small quantity of

mash is given at first, on plates, or

pans, once or twice each day. It is

then gradually increased, and at the

end of a week is kept before them at

all times, preferably in a. self-feeder.

This cousists of equal parts of wheat

bran and middlings. Finely cracked

corn can nowbe added with good re-

sults. Cooked feeds are avoided as

much as possible; yet corn-cake has

been fed withno bad results,



One thing that is commonly over-

looked in the ration is grit. The lack

of gm’t has been the cause of great

losses. A small pile of gravel is dump-

ed where our chicks have access to

it the very first day. If you will watch

them you will discover that they need

no one to teach, them-«what it is for;

hence its absolute necessity.



Comfortable quarters—only a. shed

in our case—must be provided, and

this, of course, must be kept clean and

well ventilated. Plenty of light must

be supplied. There. must be plenty of

room for exercise. Chaff should be

kept on the item for them'to scratch

in. ‘Fresh, clean water is keptin the

fountains at all times. Sour milk is

supplied when available. A supply of

mash should be kept in the-feeder, and

other grains should be‘fed regularly

each day. ‘



With this ration and proper care, a

ninety-nine per cent survival is not un-

common; t‘hus ,the chicks can be made

to weigh between two and three

pounds at broiler age; and the pullets

will mature rapidly to early winter-

layers. ' .



The petty details differ with almost

every individual case, and offer splen-

did opportunities for study. ‘





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Turkeys for Profit





UR turkeys are one of the best



investments on our farm. They.



are a source of constant pleasure

as well as profit to all of us. I care

for them so as to make them perfectly

tame. They will eat from my hand and

come when I call any time. I’ve had

the young ones fly into the dish while

feeding them. ‘ '





When the hens start to lay \I locate





the nest, if possible, remove the eggs

[to prevent chill, and place a few hen’s

eggs in the nest to keep the turkey

from leaving. When she starts to set

I give her \what eggs she can cover

nicely. The rest I place under hens,

on the ground if possible. As soon as

they begin to hatch I give all of the

little ones to the mother turkey.

- We make a pen, just something the

little ones can’t jump over for a 00“?

ple of weeks, and keep them shut up,

only letting them out a. little through

the day. I always see that theyare

shut up in the morning until after the

dew is oil, until they area few weeks

old. ' . ' . .3, ' * “

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When they get so they wander be-

yond my call we always go after them

at night and bring them home. They

will soon get s0/they will come up

themselves. Turkeys have queer liab-

its, usually they always‘have one mote

they travel every day.



They start to hunt for themselves

when they are about six weeks old or

in the red. Then they can be trained





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raising turkeys. More turkeys are lost





from oversfeeding than any other way. ..





I always feed them as early in the

[morning as possible for that keeps

them from wandering early in the wet}.

grass. They will usually wait for their __

breakfast if it comes regular. I

I have he}! the best success feeding",

rolled oats. Just what they can clean "

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first couple of. weeks. (Also bread, an

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perpetuation of Hatchery Incubation .

and that scientific incubation is safest,

most convenient and economical factor

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March 26th and

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Barron T pe W. Le. B. Rocks 8.

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the ashes as soon as they coins up at

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the ashes.



I am never bothered much with 11119

but: am always on‘ the alert.

turkey shows any symptom I grease

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lord and some good pewder.



Turkeys'are like everything else. If

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DUCK RAISING Pomrsa's.





N selling duck eggs never wash



them, no matter how dirty they

are. It takes twenty-eight days for

hatching. Don’t feed the young ducks

until they are forty-sigh urs old.



For the first three weeks feed them

separator, or skim-milk and bread.

Then the next three weeks give them

corn bread and milk. Jugt , mix the

meal with watermnd bake it. If it is

hard, he sure to soak it well before

feeding.



When. they are about six or eight

weeks old feed them a mixed ration

of one-fourth coarse corn meal, one-

fourth ground oats and one-half bran.

Mix with milk or water. Keep a dish

of water handy for them at all times.

Have the water deep enough so they

can get in it over their eyes. Never

feed a young duck hard corn. Give

them plenty of gravel. ‘



When they are about four months

old they begin to throw their feathers.

Then you can pick them. You can

pick them two or three times 'before

cold weather sets in.



I have the White Pekin‘ ducks

which have dressed five pounds when

they were five months old. I have had

good luck raising ducks. The above is

my method of raising them.——Charles

H. McCord.





 





SALT FOR DUCKLINGS.





ILL you please. let. E. B., of the

. issue of February-.17, know that

if .she puts salt in her ducklings’ feed

she will not have so many die. If any

should get to going over backwards,

if she Will put a. pinch of salt on a

little bread and place it in their

mouths, it will usually liven them up

all right. I raisad sixty-five last sum-

mer and the most I lost was through

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SCALY LEG M ITES.





 





'My last year’s chickens have heavy

scale and wart-like bunches on their

legs. Is it contagious or. dangerous?

What treatment should I use? I dip—

ped them in kerosene and applied

fresh lard once. ——F. .





The scaly ,coudition of the legs is

caused by a. parasite which lives he—

neath the scales. The accumulation

of crusty material is thrown ofi by the

parasites. Washing the legs inwarm

soapy water helps to remove crusts

and expose the parasites” Then rub

the legs with a mixture of two-thirds

glycerine and one—third carbolic acid.

sometimes a. cure can be made by us-

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commercial coal tar disinfectants." I

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be of utrnost interest to poultry risers

who have had serious leases





White Diarrhea. We will- let *

Bradshaw tell of her. experience lithe! .. ,

own words: .





“Gentlenun: I see reports ofeo





m losing their 11111. chicks with“.

. W‘hifle Diarrhea so thought I would '





tell my experience. I used to lose a

great many from this cause, tried

many remedies and was about dis-

coura ed. As a last resort I.sent to

the alker Remedy 00., Dept. 501,

Waterloo, Iowa, for their Walko White

Diarrhea Remedy. I used two 50c

packages, raised 300 White Wyando'ttea

and never lost: one or had one sick

after giving the medicine, and my

chickens are larger and healthier than

ever before. I have found this com-

pany thoroughly reliable and always

get the remedy by return mail—Mrs.

C. M. Bradshaw, Beaconsfield, Iowa.”





' Cause of White Diarrhea





White Diarrhea is caused by the

Bacillus Bacterium Pullorum. This

germ is transmitted to the baby chick

through the yolk of the newly hatched

egg. Readers are warned to beware

of White Diarrhea. Don’t wait until

it kills half your chicks. Take the

“stitch in time that saves nine.” . Re-

member, there is scarcely a hatch

without some infected chicks. Don’t

let these few infect your entire flock.

Prevent it. Give Walko in all drinking

water for the first two weeks and you

won’t lose one chick where you lost

hundreds before. These letters prove it:





Never Lost a Single Chick





Mrs. L. L. Tam, Burnetts Creek,

Ind., writes: “I have lost my share of

chicks from White Diarrhea. Finally

I sent for two packages of Walko. I

raised over 500 chicks and I never lost

a single chick from White Diarrhea.

Walko not only prevents White Diar-

rhea, but it gives the chicks strength

and vigor; they develop quicker and

feather earlier.’ _





Never Lost One Alter First Dose





Mrs. Ethel Rhoades, Shenandoah,

Iowa, writes: “My first incubator

chicks, when but: a few days old, be-

gan to die by the dozens with White

Diarrh‘ea. I tried difierent remedies

and was about discouragedwith the





 





"chicken business. Finally I sent to the





Walker Remedy 00., Waterloo, Iowa,

for a box of their Walko White Diar-

rhea Remedy. It’s just the only thing

for this terrible disease. We raised

700 thrifty, healthy chicks and never

lost a single chick after the first dose.”





You Run No Risk -





We will send Walko White Diar-

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—postage prepaid—so you can see for

yourself-what a wonder-working rem-

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chicks. So you can prove—as thou-

sands have proven—that it will stop

your losses and double, treble, even

quadruple your profits. Send 5°C for

ppckage of Walko— give it in all drink-

ing water for the first two weeks and

watch results. You’ll find you won n’t

lose- one chick where you lost hun-

dreds before. It’s a positive fact. We

guarantee it. The Leavitt & Johnson

National Bank, the oldest and strong-

est bank in Waterloo, Iowa, stands

back of, this guarantee. You 11111 no

risk, If you don’t find it the greatest

little "chick saver you ever used, .your

money will be instantly refunded.

WALKER REMEDY co., Dept. soy.



Waterloo, Iowa.





 





Send me the [ ] 50c regular size (or [ ]- '





81 economical large size) package of Wake

White Diarrhea Remedy to try at your risk.

Send it on your positive guarantee to in-





stantly refund my money if not satisfied in.

gym way.





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en. passed the Wyanddtte pen belong-

ing to the Evergreen Poultry Farm,

"of Greenville. ’ Shaw’s pen now shows

a totalof 790‘ eggs. while that of the

‘ Evergreen- Poultry Farm shows a pro-





.ductibn of 7.67. It is apparent that the:

'Wyand'ottes axe taking a rest after'





holding the high record for winter pio-

duction.





The third highest pen iii the contest

during that week was the Plymouth

.Rocks belonging to W’Biummers Poul-



. try ,Farm. Holland, Michigan. It has

a total production of 702 eggs The

Plymouth Rocks also hold fourth place.



' Those belonging to H. E. Dennison of

East Lansing, showing the production



765 eggs.





In the Wyandotte class, the next

highest pen to that of the Evergreen

Poultry Farm is that belonging to W.

F. Sinks, of Farmington. It has a pro-

duction of 582 eggs



Among the Ancona-s, the pen belong-,1

ing to A. R. Van Raalte, of Zeeland,

stands high with a total production of

479 eggs. That belonging to E. N.

Manning, of Goldwater, come second

with a production 91 428 eggs



The leading Rhode Island Red pen





You 11m now send 10111 urde 1‘ for (‘liii ks in ii breeds





of the Pure Breed i’ru1-Li1 al i'miitry that is making

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hitc Rocks Wmerfi on their own farms If you



bode lulled: own stock that is guaranteed. stock

Wyandottcs that. will make vou real money send

orphington. foroui d9?“ 'lliition and pricelist .All

Leghorno— stock guaranteed 1005’1, 1 past, paid We

Wh.. BL. Bil“ want. you to try our stock this year

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can buy..





STATE FARMS ASSOCIATION

20! Chase Block. Kalamazoo. Michigan.

Bil-gain





Quality Chicks m...





Barron English White and Br. Leg.

and Anconas. Strong. sturdy chinks

from 311‘ ntiflcally culled M. A. 1‘.

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. . Buy direct from Modem 65 acre

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100% live arrival and absolute satisfaction guaran-

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YPSIFIELD POULTRY FARM





CHICKS





Arc from stock carefully selected for those

qualities essential to good egg production,

broiler production, roaster production, or

caponizini Write for free price list.

EONARD F. FIELD





Ypsilanti. Mich. Phone 484W.





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Are chicks that satisfy





Bred for egg production 13 _1 rs.

We hatched and shipped chicks

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ZE-ELAND. ‘MICH. R 2 ’





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From strong iturdy stock of White and Brown

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I. Q. Holland. Mich. »





Sturdy Michigan Chicks





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‘to perform a postmortem on any birds





show marvelous results inpaper prof-

1. ' However, many breed; '

‘ ‘j'er with pure—breds who sell eeggs for

i hatching have realized a profit per'





 





as produced» so far 541“ eggs.

Reds belonging to Mrs E s Travis, of

Vicksburg, come second with a produc-

tion of 527 eggs.



In the Leghorn class the pen be-own

longing to p. S. Thompson, of Allen-

ville, follows that of Mr. Shaw with a

production of 653eggs. The Northland

Poultry Farm’s Leghorns, from Grand

Rapids, come third with 643 eggs.





 





HOUSE FOR ONE HUNDRED HENS.





 





We want to keep one hundred chick-

ens and want to build a new coop. Can

you advise me how to build one for

that many? Should it be more than

lone room? How many windows, and

lhow high? Are cement floors good?~—





J.





‘ Hens need a floor space of about?

bird in medi-;





foul square feet per

ium sized flocks. So a house twenty

feet wide and twenty feet deep will

be all right f01 100 hens. The house

;can all be in one section if it is only

twenty feet wide, and all the birds are‘

to mm in one flock.





A general rule fm open- front houses

is to use one squaie foot of muslin

to each

space, and one square foot of glass to



1 each sixteen squaie feet of floor space.



Cement floors are the best it' they are

lbuilt up on about eighteen inches of

sand or Cinders. You can lay two

1 inchesci‘ cement and then place strips

of rooting paper over that and seal

the strips. Then place the finishing

layer over the paper. This keeps the

soil moisture from rising into house.



I would suggest that you write the

Michigan Expeiiment Station at East

Lansing. 1‘01 the plans of the Michigan

poultry house which they are distribut-

ing. This house is giving very good

satisfaction. It will also pay you to

visit a few poultrymen in your section

and note the type of houses they me.

using. If you build the shed- roof type

of house a height of few and one half

feet in the rear and eight ieet in front.K

will be satisfactory.





SEX OF GUINEAS.





Can you tell me how to tell a male

guinea from the female?—-Mrs. A. W.



The male guineas usually carry their‘

heads higher than the hens and have

a larger spike and ear lobes. The

cock screeches more than the hen.

The hen makes a cry which sounds

like “poltrack, buckwheat or too

quick.” That is no done by the male.

Both the cock and hen make a sound

which is somewhat like “che or tck.”





 





PROBABLY POISONING.





What is good for chickens that get

something wrong with their heads, and

act top-heavy a few days, and then

die?——H. M.



The symptoms indicate some form

of poisoning, caused by spoiled feed

or other substances. It will pay you





that die, to determine the condition of

the internal organs. This may give

some clue as to the cause of death.





Dizziness or vertigo is the result of

congestion of the brain and this may

be caused by poisons in the intestines,

worms, or an over-fat condition. It is

best treated by prevention. This

means using a balanced ration, provid-

ing exercise for the hens in the

scratching litter and culling out the

heavy inactive birds that are most

subject to such attacks.





 





, White China geese sometimes aver-

age fifty eggs per goose.‘ Many breed-

ers selltheir hatching-reggs at around

forty cents each. So it is possible to.





its ”on geese.





 





m of 88.00 or $10. per goose.





 





 





 

 





eight square feet of floor?-





 

 

 

 

 





 

 

 

 

 





luorlcannfinglls 111.1.





to buy them hatchery or

s'iifzo 11111 1"”

Leghorn En, uy from eMich‘ifan‘ I Largest





o hatch our

our 1"only. “Supply“ limited. success





Prices reasonable.

Satisfaction guaranteed. Descriptive circular tells all

about lhem.1t's free





from“





 





Hardy Northern Brod

C H I C K 5





Barron 8. 0. White "lichens. Parka’

Strain Barrodnoc e greatest egg

- reducers known. Heavy winter layers.

ee record of our pen 16 now at the



Michigan International a; Layinl

' Cents-1.69: Quality ckuN DS'





uabc Prices "'0 11103

PIONEERo POULTRY FARM.L Catal

flee. PINE BAY POULTRY FAR.

R 4 Holland. Mich.





 





 





BABY CHICKS of

511913121012 (2111.an





From 1" select heavy laying varieties of

Htaudarddbred “goultry. free range and Ho-

gun tested perl up Full value for

your money. ‘Bhippe by prepaid parcel

post and 1005 livep edelivery guaranteed.

‘ Send for free catalogue and pr ces

Bowling Green Hatchery 8: Breeding Co.

. owling Green, Ohio





{Pioneer BABY CHICKS





Bargain Prices from our Superior Egg Breeds



English White Leghorns & Barred Rocks. Vigor-



ous,hcalthy. early maturing chick from our leading



, strains will start you right in the poultry business.

Order now—for early deliveries. valuable catalog

rec. Write tonight.



{ PIONEER POULTRY FARM 8: HATCHERY.



i Box A, R.l 1,0 Holland, Mich.





OTTAWA





Chicks £1 Pullcis





tom our Strong. Vigorous 'SUPFR-

10H QUALIT 8.0.An111nus. Whiti-

Ind Brown eghorns. Safe lll‘i'liul



aran teed. ()ur 101.11 season. Get our

ow prices. Catalog free.





OTTIIA ""0“;le & POULTRY FARM





 





 





 





 





 





 





can . Michigan



SIZ. 00 per



Baby Chicks .0.... .,

‘II' 1.1 hing eggs. 50 per setting to Shun per lot?





We are listin 17 varieties of pure bred (owls: 1‘ hick-

1 ns. Geese. {hick ks Guineas. .ilso breeding stock.

Semi for prices and 1irc ular. Booking¢ nolw0 for Lauri;

ielivery. CLINTON c’HATOHERl

FAlt‘iiS. Wilmington Ohio.

Baby





LOOK Chm, $10-100





 





_8Imon Harkoma A Son, R. I, Holland. Mich. '





 





lilGllBS'i QUALITY CHICKS





Michigan’ 11 Old

Reliable Hatchery





( 771: mm random and Lu! mind

Hatch»: in tin nan)





Pm Brad. ““5”": Pitta”:





 





horns; .3_ 0.0Aliincoi1as; erred

Plymouth Rock: and B. Reds.

Strong. wcll hatch chicks





from tested Hoganized free

make wonderful winter layers.





thckl cont by Insured Parcel Post Prepaid to

your door 1001 live delivery guarantood. Fif-

teen years of experiemo in produdng and shi-

ping chicks has iven absolute satisfaction

thousandu.W1-ite or illustrated free catalog 11 .

price list Get lowest price on best quality

chicks before you buy.



ll. 7,





raugo' stock that





Holland, Mich.





 





 





 





 





W. VAN APPLEDORI,



BEST PAYINGE HEAVY LAY-

IN G. PUR EDT T0111 Barron

English White Leghorns, S. (3.

Rhode island Hedi-1. Park 11 liar



red K11C'kli.hTfl0NG HE“ 'lHl

CHICKS hatched from ul’Pillhr-l

and host. incubator kinmn

Chicks are given full twenty-

one days and hatched under

proper 19111111 rutu1e. '

lilr.i"1ank F ulkerson. Niles. Mich. writes as follows:



'From the 66 pullets we raised from your stock last.

had. we got. l6l0





 





year along with the thirty uhi1h 119

eggs in December. Can you beat it?"

e are the first and oldest importers of W bite Leg~

horns in this state. Vi arch our pen number 17 in the

Michi an Eg Laying Contest. It's Coming Strong!

All ocks t oroughiy1ulled and pro erl mated to

puie bred cockerels ’l.‘ ry Some Real Oh ch ‘his Year.

Order Now at New LowP Pri1 es.

Imtructive Catalogue Free





3011 20 Holland, Mich.





Whittaker’siliileds





Michigan’s greatest color and egg strain.





 





Brrii from





winter iiiyr-rs for thirteen years. ('usinmrrs report

lloi'k avvrsge of 24 eggs per “1‘” for January. 2 1111111111

broilers 111 7 weeks, 2V2 pound broilers at 9 melon

Write for free catalog quo'iivg prices 011 eggs and





chicks. Rose and Single Combs.





INTERLAKES





Box '39,





,FARMS





Lawrence, Mich.





CHICKS





White Leghoins and

An1-onas. Our stock is

scientifically culled by

experts 1 assuring on

strong healthy. bred’t



lay chicks. That will

live and grow. Live de-





 





 





All pure bred varieties. Postpaid.

Also low prices on Puiiets. Turkei s ;

Ducks. Geese. Breeders. Supplies 1511.



Big catalog mailed F‘REii.

' OUC K a. CO..B .X 83 Tiffin, Ohio .





1" Guaranteed Chicks: $51113?“ 322113.535





Brown Leghorns Shepherd' 8 Anc11na~a.lZ-i1 !

each. We haie class A flucks therefore no

soil no class B but Class A1-hicks iie sell l

the best chicks money can buy. lOUUZ, safe I



l

l





 

 





 





delimrv Postpaid. Catalog fri-e.

R. 2".





nos dare HE RY Z1-elzin1l. Minn.





 





 





Cur”? cggnwli‘ctahuczualcaaluppcdcnb.

at prices. 101 dccmlci

information to the We! - Logmhcrn gums.

GEO 0.3.EERRI‘7934





 





B A B Y C H I C K S

’1 We hatch leading varieties of Standard-Bred

vignruus. heavi laying stock. Postage paid

. Li 1 arrival guarantee Send for our prices

open dates and large illustrated catalogue

free. Write today.

Superior Poultry Co.





 





Buff Orpington Eggs

From healthy. even color. hoa‘viy type. 81.50 per 15

0885 propel

ROY SALWAY Jonesvillo. Mich.

C H I C K S from good selected heavy

laying flock s o Bu f!





I e ghorns. Vi 1- keep just the one breed. Write for

circular. Vi iilnrd Vi ebster. Bath Mich.





RHODE ISLAND WHITES





win over all breeds at the egg laying contest. 30 eggs

'1: 5n - 1110 $15 order from t is 11 Some chicks

H. H. JUMP. 175 Prospect Blvd, Jackson. Mich.





° . BABY ('HIC‘K~ of on erio l

Whit“. Le horn in from our own breedp‘ in; 3:38





ex1lnsively Safe ar rri1al EuaWranteed Circular free.

TJHP MARION iiA’lCFlEltY. R. 6. Marion. 0h1o





 





 





 





BlilllEll PLYMOUTH BOOK “mm“ 13:“- fifvllbloog





..A BARNUMOO peUnion City. Mich.





R Br. Leghorn 6888 Si 50 per 15. 38110 per 100-

_ -'.i’i Chinese goose eggs 40(- each Pekin duck

81 all for 8 3‘. rs Claudia Bette. Hillsdale. Mich.





 





S C. B Minor-can. Pen 1. wonderful pomeggs 8:1 per





 





- setting. Pen 2. almost as r setting

Satisfaction guaranteed. 11.0?dMilis.“Saine. Mich

CHICKS. Sturdiest. healthiest Hatched





f hen laying dcul chicks.

rom vy an .

White Leghorn: Write forI prices.

Farm and Hatchery. Hamilton, Mich. B





Karsten’s





 





 

 





ENGLIS KN

. LEGEOB.





Nfrom Karsten' a Farm and atpri

Bend forests]

ing of 1151111" for profit





Address 1 ’





Box MF. Windsor.Mo '





 





Quality Chicks





that will is





livery uaranteed. Cat-

alog Sterling

Poultri lP‘arm & Hauli-





 





ery. 21-1- -.land Mich.





 





THAT GROW AND PAY

Vigorous pure-bred flocks on free

Send for rice list on 10

res of

o





and a

12 o

OTTO CHICK'ER 11,1"? ukw.

MAGNOLIA. N. J. 30'! MPG?





 





 





CHICKS Sill 50 AND UP [From

Hogan tested hens.

Wh. Br. 11 Buff Iaeghomsjo. 87; 100

5160636150. 13.11.11

314:1! .

1Minorcas. 50. $8; 1 . 815: 500. $72.50.

Orp1ugtons.Wh. Wyandettes. 50. 39; 100.

$17; {100, $82.50. Mixedflm 811500. 852.50 Ordernow.

Catalog Free Eggs for Hatching. Ref. 4 Banks.

Tri State Hatcheries Box .31-. Arclibold. Ohio





White Leghorn CHICKS





In bud English strain. Flocka

calm-n md '19”. to 1- l'ayingab abiiity. SI rung.

.1. chicks. 102.3..- cont live dc 1ver guar-



leog 1. low pr o Is!

no. Write





Clulpflinvcllalchry. Box 1 .I.2,Hollul.licb-





 





 





CHICK THAT MAKE PROFITS.

Strong. vigorous. well hatched

from leading breeds of heavy layeis Mod-

erate prices. 1001 live delivery guaranteed.

Postpaid. Catalogrivigfilf uii particulars fr

Bank reference TON HATCHERY.

__..Box M. Bluffton. Ohio.





 





Wechl e here. Sal-urinal



p “mmghbred vari-

etiea. Hatched right. Member

Int. BabyChick Assn. Catalog Inc.





ate cry. ILF ..D 30. .GlcaEllyiiJll.





Bab ChiCks Selected chicks from the heart. of the

y baby-chick industry. loading pure

breeds from heavy egg producing strains. Alive dev





livery guaranteed Send for catalogue and prices

L. Van Haven & Bro, Zeeland, Mihc.

From large





S. C- w- Leghorn Baby Chicks, type Ameri-





can Strain of heavy winter e producers. All eggs

set produced by our own breed pom. Price 812901-

100. Cruse 1! Warner. Hudson. M ch





Eggs and hub chicks from Silver

BarredRocksc cup winners. {Eggs ”.00 per 15 deliv-





ered byP. P. Circularfree

FRED ASTLING. Constantino. Mich





 





 





 





TURKEYS Purebred Whitfllfiollud. More,





. T '

830.1‘011111812. J08.SCB?NEIDERBIellevilles. 11153





Tyhe FAMOUS BARRON STRAIN





WHITE LBGHORNS. ANCONAS AND BROWN





EQUALITY BABY CHICKS can Wm!)





 





mug —-‘i§diree instructionsm chateau





1...... 391%





 





Brumcr-Fredrlckscn, Poultry Farin'
bottoms “ milieu;





Change of Copy or Cancellations must reach us

' Ten Days before date of publication





And Adams





LITCHF IyELD, MICHIGAN





'Michigan’ 8 Leading Live





Stock Auctioneer

DATES and Teams on APPLICATION





 





 





 





‘ 1‘???“





 

   





Edgar George

'Ilen

Dalmeny W

I'

\lj.‘. ‘KJ:

5 Grand Champions

28 EIRSTS



and otheI prizes. Such was the remarkable performance '





of our animals at the 1922 Michigan State Fair. What

could be better proof of the unvarying quality of our

animals or more representative of the ideal for which we

have striven? Our success is the natural culmination of

our efforts and our reward for years of careful and costly

breeding. Ours '3 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



an AR or DAL». _

into your herd and you will have Individuality. distInc-

tion and quality.

The services of our Grand Champion Stallion.

GEORGE HENRY

are available.

Your correspondence and inspection are invited.





WILDWOOD FARMS

ORION, MICHIGAN

w. E. SBRIPPS, Prop. SIDNEY SMITH, Supt.





 





 





 





 





' Aberdeen Angus‘lO heifers. 6 bulls

Registered from eight to fourteen months.

Best of breeding. The growthy kind that makelgood.

Reasonable. Inquire o J Wilber. Clio. Mich.





Registered Guernseys





2 Choice Heifers about a (fir. old for 3800 Bull old enough

for light service. out of ‘ster Erwin who Is making a

fine record $16M) M. Williams. No Adams. Mich.





GU ERNS EYS —ltlLGIS’1ERED BULL





Calves. ContaInIng blood

of world champlons. A l.





(O we Federal Inspected

HICKS' OULRNSEY FARM Saginaw. W. S. Ic.h





 





Wallinwood (Riuerfnseys

A. we or sa 6

Young bulfil‘? fvfiom ALLIN). Jenison. Mich.





as. arise





IO extra nice Repeater and Fairfax heif-

ers from 14' to 20 months old for 8319,

also 10 cows.





ALLEN BROS.





616 50. West St... Kalamazoo, Mich





HEREFORDS





Young Cows with calves by side canals.

tinge bloodf roIn America' s foremost

herds at prices that enable them under

Earlirlpe Hereford Beef Plan to pag

. for themselves within a year to).

months. Bulls Including prize

winners at the Iar that shows at practi»

cal prices. Herd e aded by Straight

Ede 1169786. one of two sons of perfect-

ion eFalI-fax out of a Tdmhghsterh cf the

Famous DIstnrber.T . Sol Ham

Sons. (Herefords since 1839). St. Clair. Mich.





Meadow Brook Hereford: £325.11. “1?..12L‘3i‘z";

breeding stock for stile. both sexes. any Cell.

phone or write. Earl C. McCarty. Bad Axegnron Co





BUTTER BRED ”31.9.98 £3,ng

CRYSTAL SPRING STOCK FARM

Silver Creek. Allegan County. Michigan.

Jersey bulls ready





FOR SALE: ..........





cows Register of Merit. Accredited her

SMITH AND PARKER. R. 4,





 





 

 

 

 

 





 





Howell. Mich.





 





Lillie Farmstead Jerseys For sale, 3 heifers

bred to freshen this full. 2 bull calves, 6 to 9





mo. old. Col on C. Lillie.





 





Registered Jersey”l cattle. young bulls. for





To berculin tested

J. L. CARTER. aleLake Odessa. Mi(:.h





Biohland Shorthorns





Special offer on several bulls at Farmers' pric-

es. Suitable for grading up purposes where

beef is required. Also several high class herd

headers of the best of breeding.





0. ll. Prescott & sons,





Office at Tawas City, Mich. Herd at Prescott, Mich.





 





Shodhorns Bidwell Revolution Jr. heads herd

Sire. Revolution, Dam. Maxwalton Rose

wood 3d. 2d Dam. Imp. Rosewood 86th. New Ofiering

one good roan two year old bull out of a Marr Mari-

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

Prompt attention to cor respondence--vlsitors welcome.

State Accredited herd. One hr from Toledo. 0. N. Y. C. By.

BIDWELL STOCK FARM, Tecumseh. Mich" BoxD





CLARADALE FARM Dual summon...





are ofierin

3 Duchess heifers and a young Bull, tow mate at$600 $600.00

for the lot 100‘ R0 M Breeding. 9 can sell you

a bull fit to head the best herd. also Cows all ages.

reasonably priced. F. W. J0 OHNSON It SONS.

Cust er. Mason 00.. Michigan Drawer 26





Maplewood Milking Shorthorns



For sale a few choice heifer and bull calves. from



one to four months. sired by Me lewood Jeweler

HA RTER dz EASTOI‘P. Jenison. Mich





 





 





 





sale Registered Guernsey cows May Rose Breed-

For ing also Jbull calves $50 each. ' Registered A.





d.ams HN EBELS. R. 2 Holland. Mich.





WINNWllllll HERD





Registered Holslelns





Ask us about a Real Bull a

Maple Crest or an Ormsby.





JOHN H. ‘WINN, Inc., Rochester, Mich.





The Traverse Herd





We have what you want in BULL CALI/ES. the large,

fine 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.





TRAVERSE CITY STATE HOSPITAL





Travarse City, Mich.





FOR SALE KIIG SEBIS BREEDING





rn Se It.%.1922.11is dam recently com leted semi

oBfoficial xtest giving 12.475. 3 pounds of mil? and 449. 004

pounds. of butter. Average figures recently given

show 3600 pounds of milk in a year for Michigan



oo.ws You will notice that this cow shows an increase

(if 400$ This milk production combined with show

type is a decided asset as a future herd sire.





GRAND RIVER 8100K FARMS Jackson, MIcII.

Gorey J. Spencer, III E. Main St.





 





‘ Friesian heifer and bull calves. purebred

"UiSlGIfl re istered and high- grade. Price $20 up.

Splendid in ividuals and breeding. rite us your re-

quirements. Browncroft Farms. McGraw. N. Y





.27 Id to Ex-Gov. Warner Da hters

Bu“ 3&1 vII‘i’streduizh son of largest rhlelllloldrecgr heif-

era





ested.

or in Wayne 032.1% Redford. Mich.





L.





d.” accepted lnp hadrons” of finely es.bredaltet'0

‘ gfggd a andfipriees owlthingeach of all. tm’g

L ejD. . i





M ”10133221. LIN:





ch"





 





 





. h an if so '

“mw'l..fi‘§?“‘l'.'.‘ like: 133.4;a‘°§£

II II teet-



q Akron. Mitch.





 





' ’ Shorthorns priced reasonabl An ac-

Mllklng credited herd selected for ybeef and

milk. Beland and Bel land. Tecumseh, Michigan





 





' Shorthorn Breeders' Assn. Scotch



Clayton Ulllt Scotch Top and Milking Shorthorns

forsale all ages. W. J Hinkley, Sec' y. Flushing, Mich

FOR SALE Shorthorn cattle tuberculin

teated. Bred Berkshire sows.





SIMON G. MAICHELE, R. 5 Middlevllle, Mich.





 





 





OUBLE Standard Polled Shorthorns. milk strain.

Bulls and Illelfers all ages at farmer-3‘ prices.

Paul Quack. Sault Ste. Marie, Mich





 





‘ Shorthorn Breeder’ II Assn.

central MICh Offer 18 young bulls and 21





females of dual purpose type M. E. Miller. Bec' y.

Greenville. Mic h.





B .

RED POLLED cail‘vie‘s {82110 ligfiergow. With

G. A. CALHOON. R. l, Bronson. Mich.





EGIS’I‘E‘RED Brown Swiss Cow for sale. 6 yr. old

, to rreshen May 10. splendid mllker. T. B. Tested.





 





 





 





 





 





'Price 3160. Dewey Hartley. Kalkaska, Mich.

HOGS

“BERKSHI RES”





We have a few extra ngod fall boar pigs left.

H. G. LORIMOR &. SONS Brighton Mich.





Duroc - Jerseys





TOPMAST SENSATION





The largest pig of his age in Michigan——

stands 40 inches high at One year old.

A boar whose sire was world’s Junior

Champion, whose grandsire was twice

worlds Grand Champion.



Would it mean anything to you to have

same of his Toffspring in your herd?



Think it over.





LOEB FARMS





Charlevoix, Michigan

“‘The‘ Homeof Grand Champions”





BROUKW‘ TEN HUROG, ' JERSEYS

SHINE OIL'I’SS IBEIF FOE “I“ 19.5 Mil. m

EW GOOD BA BB

Herd sires: .Insama ABfieolol 51355“! Bone GlutSen-

3:12?!) "3&0th kwater— nlncipal COLs

flensat Alla "exception al indivi w. and

Widow“ “ruse M ..

umferd. Owner. J. E“ Andi-alga. an





 





 





 





 





HEREFORDS





Coopersville. Mich.-





. "SCOT LAN D’s, ‘ BURNING.“





 





ND I thought I might have to “cast.

on water” when I set the brakes





at the home of Findlay Brothers, over

near Vassar, the other day.

to be only the chimney burning out,

however, and soon the excitement was

over. It was just dinner time when I

arrived at this home, which a. few

minutes later impressed me as a veri~

table “Little Scotland,” and 1 needs

must sit up and partake. They are a

very genial set; the big husky broth-

ers themselves, the sister who keeps

the house, the mother whose heart is

kind and whose years are beginning to

tell, and we must not leave out the

little lady with the flaxen hair. who

teaches the school across the way.



The Scotch cellie, not averse to the

stranger whose motive is kind, was

the first to greet us Out at the big

barn we came unexpectedly upon a

force of big pure-bred Clydesdales,

eight or ten of them, that furnish the

required horsepower on’ the rich, level,

well appointed two hundred acres that

the farm contains.



I do not recall ever seeing such an

attractive, well-conditIOned, uniformly

good bunch of horses on any. one

ordinary farm. They work and receive

ordinary care but they possess quality

in an unusual degree which, with sen-

sible care keeps them easily in a heal-

thy, thrifty, attractive condition.



Last, and I presume in the estima-

tion of the family they stand first,

come the Ayrshires. Every stanchion

in the cow stable holds a real dairy

cow. as clean and comfortable looking

as if on the grass in June. Along with

the horses their contentment and con-

dition shows the care of real stockmen

who know and love their animals. At

the head of their herd stands a grand-

son of the winner of the purple at the

last National Dairy Show, and himself

a winner of fourth in class. The box

stalls adjoining hold a dozen or so

very attractive youngsters of both sex-

es that, if they go into the hands of

stockmen no more than half as good

as their breeders, are' headed for a

life of usefulness. ,



It is such firms as this that we take

pleasure in commending before the

practical business farmers of Michi-

gan, because when they go there we

are sure they will be pleased, as we

were.





 





/





CHESTER WHITES AT AUCTION.





ICHIGAN’S first Chester White



hog sale shows which way the

wind blows. It was put over by Alex-

ander

John Ackerman contributing. If the

prices paid are a fair criterion this

section of the state is a real swine

producing district, and in material

prosperity leads not only Michigan but

Indiana- and Ohio as well. Of the many

Chester White sales held throughout

the country to the south and west of us

this season, it is only the champion-

ship herds that have made a higher

average. This sale also takes the lead

in Michiganfamong all breeds, even

topping the Hoover sale of Poland-

Chinas in this same district, 'which

has to date stood well 'at the top.





clear to the peak, standing room was

at a. premium, and the overflow tank to





the. roof and looked through the win: ’3





(lows.





Colonel Wall 1 er. of Indiana. did the





selling, assisted by the, local auction?





 





23d Ohd Orion





It proved ' D





and Bodimer, of Vassar, with-





'Saginovhlleyllomolo .lJl. t°h°‘r"laf‘s%;





An interested crowd of more than .0

two hundred men packed the sale barn-g





 





 





a span; mills. b

ng§®1.'pW§wfat-

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’ Illcrfimaiii“ radis.m on. was.

urea Jerseys. Bred gil ts to {arrow in Much and

mm 4' cyp°°° ”will” A tgwbuiebc‘ti'fi? ta:



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ready ”mg?“ I'E".I.’I'mop'r. Menroe. oh.

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Duroc Jerseys... bfif‘w‘; “44.“. "

canny U. EDMOND Hastings. Mich'





Fonst’s Tpp 001.. E D. Heydanberk. Wayland. Mich.





 





fall ho sired Master Col. Walt. Bred

Dunc 4119.881!“ 8:8 Its. Cholera immune.





8 a SON, Henderson, Mich.



DUROCS ".251? for service and individuality.

r bre .lar litters. satisfaction



or money back. write.B .-K IS. Hillsdale. Mich.





Is It worth While?





 





 





A real boar pig sired by oodford Sensation.

Dams of Defender or Pa Inder breeding.

If so, '





We have them of Sept. furrow, not only showing

extreme quality, but renter size than you will

expect to find. Follow 29 to





Kope-Kon Farms, Coldwater,MicII.





Night Sale





40 HEAD





GHESIEBWHITE

BRED sows





March 30th, ' 1923





Send for catalog or send bids to

LEVI P. MOORE, , In my care.





F. A. Fowler, Harpster, Oi





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





Earl maturingmroliflc. heavy



weig 1:, prize winnerk dfrom



bloodlines ofi Champions and.

now





“stasis s





bGig money Innfor withoustint‘lis‘fljjI '

have started more breeders

road success thanan llvmg





man. tme help on.

start. Costslittle .‘m

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WH ITE’ S

Ifl'. II. 10.

Chester Whites, 3.3.1“ 425°”p'lg.‘:l::





bred sows and tits. Prices reasonabie. Weber res.

10 Mile and RI ge Rds, Royal Oak. M i.ch





CHESTER WHITES





Boars all sold. Bred sow sale March 8th.

FRED L. BODIMER, Reese. Mich.





 





 





 





White Bred Bows for A ril Farrow.Plgs

Cheateroall a as esaiBloodolIIFIes Shipped on

approval. OSCAR ATEl,3 E son





Chester lNhites‘35 ““8 “‘33.,“3’ 3”“ w“

ALBER'I“35 DURR. Clinton. Mich.





 





 





eh i I Whites. Gilts bred for April and May far-

es 3 row, sired [:0nyA State Fair prize Tosh e.arllng Fall

gilts. N HILL. onsha. Mich





O. I. C’s and Chester Whites





Gilts sired by Mich. State Fair Gr. Champion

1921. and bred for March and April furrow to

Mich. State Fair Jr. Champion 1922. the common

sense type and price





 





 





ANDY ADAMS, Litchfield, Mich.

O I C mfiiiiibgiomh‘i; gllts furrow In Mar





CLOVER LEAF s'roox 'iiXRM Monroe. Mich.





 





0.1. C98.M20.Iastus1pri:gpngllts bred tofarrowin





hy stoc.k

recorded free. Kamila wesLof Depot. (.‘its' a yphone.





 





 





 





0T TOB. BCHU Nashville. Mich.

~ Big t pe. zilts due A r. 20th to Ma



0. l- 0. wet; Ingaooalba. GFall pi ‘s’elther sex aifi

by Miohl an Jumbo 2nd Grand 0 amnion, Mich. State

Fair '22. EWMAN‘SBTOCK FARM. Mariette. Mich.



I C, March boars, breed gilts Jul and A

0.31m Brown Swish B III. I] '

Peterson. Ember» Farm, R-2 Ironing/Itch. If on!

' ' ‘9 Am oflerln a few fall 9131



00 I. C 80 8 iolts bre for May hm ‘

0. J. . (MMPSON Rockfoul. Mich





 





 





RADIO. GIANT





Re scents the worlds largest strain f P

C Hogs. Boers Bows. Pigs at bargain $443.3"

oh. pioneer he We have br them big for





years. We canJ furnish what Lillian“ B rtl d M

c an ioh.





41N0.0.BDT

éonard's Big Type PC Kilt- sired by Leonard“ a

r or and rang 90

p.330; rlces moo Elli)" “iii! {$95.3





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and Chamrliwiofi'b roar t“ M eh.

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‘plied drugs which reduced swelling,





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, Drop a. cake of compressed yeast into





, flush vagina.





   





Albert 1‘,,EairgrOVe; M. Culbert,‘ of

Fail-grove; Cloud Cole, Caro; Henry

Lane,’ Fairgrove;- Detroit Creamery

00., Mt. Clemens; Thomas Hile,~ Caro;

Knox Young, Fairgrove;

man, of Snover; Crapo Farm, Swartz





Creek; Ray Gardner, Fairgrove; C. So- .





dolski,‘ Bay City; E. Hodges, Jackson;

Roy Jackson, Caro; Norris Miller, of

Fairgrove; Robert Ahrnes, of Reese;

Harry Shapland, Saginaw; O. Wrigle-

WOrth, Howell; Ira Vanderiip, Lapeer;





FairgTOvve; R. E..Humm, of Fairgrove;

Henry ’Ro‘gner, Reese; Bruce Brown,

Mayville; N. Jones, Fairgrove; John

Howell, “Ovid; Irvin Cross, of Colling;

Wilber Jones, Reese; Findlay Bras,

Vassar; S. E. Lawrence, Britton; Ar-

nold Grinnell, Bach; Julius Richards,

Bay City; N. J. Neal, Unionville.





 





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Veterinary.

nmmmmumnuummimlumunulmuuummlmmnmnm i; .4 .

CONDUCTED Big DR. W. c. FAIR,





Advice through this column is given free to our subscrib-

ers. Letters should state fully the history and symptoms of

each case and give. name and address of the writer. Initials

only are published. When a reply by mail is requested the

service becomes private practice and 81 must be enclosed.





 





 





lnflamed Udder.-———The skin covering

icow’s udderis inflamed and a fluid

leaks out. What shall I apply? M. A.

C., Ceral, Mich—Apply one part lysol

and fifty parts water twice daily. Give

her a teaspoon of nitrate of potash in

drinking water three times day. Keep

her udder clean.





Injured TeaL—One teat of my cow

was injured by another cow trampling

her. Have to use milking tube; sore

in end of teat and seems to partially

close betweenmilkings. F. S., Fowl-

erville, Mich—Dissolve all the boric

acid wate will take up, flush teat can-

al, then lave clean teat plug in teat

between milkings.





Diarrhea.-—I have derived much ben-

efit by reading the Michigan Farmer

and have a- question to ask. I have

a four-year-old gelding which I bought

about twelve months ago; sinCe then

every week or two he has been trou-

bled with diarrhea; this keeps him

thin. Another horse has scratches,

and stocks. E. B.. Sand Lake, Mich.—

Feed oats, add a little dry wheat bran,

'and select well-cured timothy hay.

Give him two drams of dried. powder-

ed sulphate of iron three times a day,

when his bo‘wels act too free. Apply

equal parts of oxide of zinc and boric

acid to sore he'els twice a day.





Bunch on Rump—Chronic Atrophy.

-—-I have a horse which has a bunch

on rump near root of tail. Have ap-





.but when I let up treatment, swelling

returns. This same horse has what I

call a blind sweeny. Can you give me

'a remedy for this ailment? J. F. S.,

Goodrich, Mich—Either cut. off bunch,

or apply one part iodine and ten parts

lard daily. Apply equal parts of tur-

pentine and olive oil to the atrophied

parts every day or two.





Ovarian Tumors.~—I have two cows;

one freshened in August, the other in

September; both came in heat ten

days after calving; had them served

but neither got with“ calf. They have

been bred regularly, but neither seem

to be with calf. W. G., Howell, Mich.

—4You had better ask your veterinary

to crush ovarian cysts; this can be

done through the rectum. After this

is done both might get with calf.





Shy Breeder.—-I have Holstein cow





six years old which calved last April. ,





She had no trouble, came in heat early

part of June and .was bred, but failed

to get with calf. She has been bred

every three weeks since and is not in”

calf. ~~ P. 0., Marine City, Mich.—





One quart of tepid water, let stand .for

two hours. in warm room, strain, then

. Treat her daily for a

week before she'is mated. _.





Cow‘ hives sitter Milk.

six-.vear-old- cow th

and lit ‘





 

 





‘ for 2,452.50. any I ms .

buyer‘s }





"OttolNewi Bach; Wm. Hall, Vassar:





Clare Dor— '





at 0......

,- Bob on e or P . Bred t l

momma fallplgs, Giant‘s-ant. magma ich.





 

 

 





 

 





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’ . . Good Standard Grade "





D‘ehorned White ”F ace Steers





Yearlings, Per Head $38.00

Two Year Olds, Per Head $52.00





F. 0. B. LOADING STATION, TEXAS

We offer these Cattle for April Delivery





 

 





 





 





WIRE OR WRITE





erefords: .





R. BINDER co.

Battle Creek, Mich.





 





 





 





, of Registered





Five of them have A.





themselves in a very short time, _

buy cows of this class at your own price.





This is an accredited herd.





Good notes will be accepted.

Remember the date, March 28th, at 1:30





I. M. SHORMAN, Owner

Hocs





’ ' . ’ b 0 E '8

Fall Pigs Either Sex meg E’,PA¥(,RR_

Gilts will be bred to that first prize boar ’l'uscola

Clansman forAugust and September furrow. They are

as good as the breed affords. Come and see

them or write. 1) 0 R U S H 0 V E It,

Akron Mich.





 





 





.Big Type P. 0. some very choice hours doubleim

mune. Out. 1100 lb. site and mammoth sows from

Iowa's greatest herds. ELJ.Mathewson,Burr Oak.Mich





PUBLIC A up now





Holstein Cows





WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28, at 1:30 p. m.





As 14 am overstocked and without sufficient help am obliged to‘reduce my milking herd

at once, therefore will offer at public sale ten of my largest and very best cows.

are fresh or soon to freshen, and are extra large.





These ten





straight cows that are very attractive.





R. 0. records of from 20 lbs. to 26 lbs. of butter in a week, and

are Capable, under favorable conditions. of making much larger records.



This herd has the reputation of being the best herd of its size in this section.



If you want something that will improve





the looks of your herd, and also pay fori





come to this sale; you seldom have an o portunity to

I will give 1-3 of the sale price; 0 the cow for

the calf that any of these cows are now carrying,

They range in age from three to just past nine years.

Have never had one react. J

Sale will be held at the farm, three and one-half miles southeast of Webberville,. Mich.

uyers from away will be given free transportation from Webberville to and from the farm.





P. M. Murry & Sobers, Auctioneers.





N Fowlerville, Mrch.





° spring boats and bred gifts from

HamPShlres 2’.) sows to select, from. Place your

order now or you may be too late. 10th ear.



.IUHN W. SNYDER. It. 4. St. Johns, Mich.





SHEEP





800 BRED EWES

FOR SALE ‘





in lots 0150 or more. black faced. from 1 to 4 yrs old-

no broken months, in good (-ondition. bred to Shrop:

shire andVUxford rams to lnmb May first. Located 22

miles Sykof Detroit on l)(;ll'(ill, and 'l'oledo electric

and Dine Highway. Telegraph address. liockwood

A.m0nd B. Chapman. So. llockwood. Mich.





Twenty-Eight

bred to $650 ram.

sown yearling ram

buys tho lot.





 





Registered llaiubouillet Ewes

(Wood flock) to lamb iii April;

Also seven yearling cwr- lambs and

lambs. in “HP condition. 375-)

John T. Clark, Clinton, Mich.





HORSES





First class registered





FOR SAL Belgian Stallion wt 2250, 9yr.





3250. HARRY MARSH, Au Gres, Mich.





FOR S ALE Eagles: Registered Stallone and





‘ . . ri c as reasonnl lo

ELMAN C. BISHOP. St. Johns. Mich. .





 





 





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Large Type P. C. Largest in Mich.

A few fall pigs for sale. Sired by “The Wolverine"

a grandson of "The Rainbow and Big Bob" the great-

est yearling boar I ever owned has also combined

with quality. Come and see the real kind. .

W. E. LIVINGSTON, Perms, Mich





 





Gilts and. boats all sold. Thanks

L'T' P'c’ to my customers for the patronage





of the past.

M. M PATRICK. Gd. Ledge, Mich.





 





Walnut Alley Big Type P. C. gilts now ready to

ship they are bred to the best boat I have seen

this fall. A. D. GREGORY, R 3, Ionia, Mich.





' ' and



L. T. Poland Chinas 3311133032“; ,9,_



sonnblc prices. also fall pigs either sex of popular



blood lines. bemoan-Angus bulls. Heifers and

Cows that are show winners. Write or come.



E. A. CLARK, B 3 St. Louis Mich.





 





 





' Poland Chlnss. Attractive spring

Mapiehlu guts bred to avsrandson of Liberator,

Now ready for sale. George R. healer Mt. Pleasant.

Michigan.





Large Type F. C.-





The Real Kind A few of those big. smoothsfi-etchy.

lll‘t‘d gilts for sale. Bred for March, April and May

turrow. Priced right. ,

N. I". BORNOR.





 





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Large Type Poland Chinas

Fall_ plugs of either sex. Siredby Foxy Clansman

437970 ich. Sr. Champ. 1922. T's Clansman 391211

Mich. Sr. Champ. 1920 and Ta Big Orange 481463.

Write or come and see th





cm.

A. A. FELDKAMP. ‘ anchester. ’Mich.





 





to 13063le and Mich. Liberator 2d. for March &

April furrow. George 1'. Aldrich. BC Ionia, Mich.





 





B T P l d Chi .

Lone maple Fm Nghinggor all)?“ presggl‘

,, , F. B. DAVIS ‘80 . Balding. Mich.





 





Largo Shin 1" 0" ll “Wolsoicc 2".“ left. Brgd for





Afiril furrow. You can cheat the

. Q. SWARTZ. Schoolcrsft. Mich.





1?ng cigar! by a son World Champion Big





lng nor price.





 





 





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‘ Poland China Gilts sired by Mich -

Large Type Liberator, 3 Big Checkers. Bred





ham. poultry" h . . ii at!

only am WW“? I“ “‘ ° ““ sari-n

.Buflhis Indy? pastes. Copy use.





PAY NO ADVANCE FEE; don‘t give option of

tie up real estate for any kind of contract without first kown-

in: those you are dealing with are absolutely honorable. re-

sponsible and reliable.





 





 





Auction Sale

APRIL 2, 1923





A Ideal Dairy Farm having: a distance

of only % mile to railroad Depot. A

creek originating from aspring right

on the farm. Running water at the

house furnished by Ram at Spring.

Largest barn in community. Large

comfortable house and well arranged

outbuildings. Size of about 170 acres.





WILL BE SOLD AT AUCTION





On easy terms.

By widow of late owner, Mrs.A.Wilkens.

There will also be ‘sold, 1 Cletrac

Model M. Tractor, l Samson‘Tractor.

1 Oliver 3 bottom Plow.





And complete equipment of Farming

implements. All in first class condi-

ion, a





NESSEN CITY, MICH.





(M. & N-E. R.R.l





 





$2000 GetsSo.‘ Michigan Farm

80'Acres with 5 Cows and





Team, sows. ios poultry. finnituro. modem tropic.

merits, tools. seed. gas engine, em; splendid advan-

tages for whole family, good incomd from start:



main . hpetosdtoDetroit:nesr rfllasozyrl

acres ch loamy tillage for wheat. oats. potatofs, eta:

stream-watered. unsure. variety knit: bxcel exit 2-

story, 7—mons house. running water. 48-“. basement





 





   

 





     





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$1600 Cash Gets 120 Acre Equipped

Farm Near Big City Markets.





Located in rich farming section, 2% miles to town.

with advantages; 8 llllll'S to largo industrial city; 70

acres rich. fertile tillage; 50 acres wood and pasture;

variety fruit: new G-rooiii house. ('l'llfil‘, furnace heat.

mail and telephone, wr-ll at door; gill-ft. bani, lies

9 head; silo. other buildings. anvr gives you for

quick salo 0 full blood Jl‘l'Sr‘y cattle-1 bull, I brood

sow, 25 poultry, splcndid list farm machinery and

tools. hay, straw, ensilagc, oats. corn, potatoes. stove-

wood. Immediate possession; stop right. in and start

with profitable income. Price $9,000, only $77- an

acre, with $1,600 cash down, balance vcry busy terms.

Write or see Wayne F. Townsend. Grand Blanc.

Mlch., or Michigan Farm Agency. 628 Ford Bids"

Detroit





For sale 120 acre farm all under cultivation.





. 11 miles from Buy (‘ity on gravel road.

2% miles to cement pavement into city. Good soil

in high state fertility. good drainage. Fenced and

cross fenced. Two deep wells. Bearing orchard.

'House ‘Wltl‘l full basement. and cistern. Cow barn

dildo, silollbxllll. cement floor and stanchions, hip root

hannklxd). horse ham 36x44. Tool shed and other

buildings. 36 registered Jerseys. 4 horses. Will sell all

or farm alone. Owner LAWRENCE RUHSTI‘URFER.





 





Kawkawlin. Mich.





FOR SALE.





40 acres all improved but two

acres of small timber. good





, seven room house with cellar. hip root barn 36:48.





 





'Wanterlrgil'fh'i'd‘fuif’iia‘ifiiks





«axon house. hen house and garage, fruit. good soil.

level. well. fenced, water, school. church close, 3

miles to_ town. 7 miles to railroad station, 8100 per

acre. 8!.)le down. balance easy terms. possession at

once. GLEN ALLEN‘ R. 8-37. Ann Arbor. Mich.





I

Farm For Sa e or Exchange



Will exchange for either Detroit or Toledo ’inoome

property. Owner moving to Detroit. 240 acres of

good dairy farm, good buildings. bani has cement

Twenty steel stanchions. Tile silo. Good fences and

spring water. Write owner.

BO 1, ROSE CITY, MICH.





160 ACRES A“ fencedv “0 acres improved.





house,‘ stable. silo, etc. 5 acres

boat-in orchard. Trout steam across one corner. gra-

vel ro .telophono andR.F.D.Goodrsoll. North “mg.

on Mich. Development Bureau Box 2. Bay City. Mic .





. FOR SALE 3:?!” impmyed Ami cltyzhoms,





hay. straw. grain. silage.

milking machine. cream separator and [um imple-

ments included. Good roads. One-half mils Ids“!

and church. C. Zimmer a: Son, Rhiannonm





T, .

WILL BUY assessment-arr

2521 cam Ave. Detroit. Mich.





 





 





dermal '
GRAIN QUOTATIONS

Tuesday, March 20.





Wheat.

Detroit.—~No. 2 red at $1.36; No. 2

mixed $1.36; No. 2 white $1.36. ’

Chicago.~—No. 3 red Elli-$1.08; No. 2

"hard $1.21'lyé; May $1.211;é.

Toledo.——Cash $1.36@1.37.





. Corn.

- Detroit.——Cash No. 2, 79c; N0. 3 yel-

low 77c.

.. Chicago—No. 2 yellow 75%@76c;

No. 3 mixed 73%@75c. ‘

’Oats.

Detroit—Cash No. 2 white 491,40;

No. 3, 480.

Chicago—No. 2 white 46%@46%c;

No. 3 white 45@45%c.

Beans.





Detroit—Immediate

shipment $7.40. .

Chicag .—Choice hand-picked Mich-

igan bea s $8.25; red kidneys at $8.60.

Rye.

Detroit—Cash 831,42.

Chicago—None.

Seeds.

Detroit—Prime red clover cash at

$12.25; April at $12; alsike at $10.25;

timothy $3.35. ,

Toledo—Prime red clover cash at

$12.40; alsike at $10.50; timothy cash

at $3.40.





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





and prompt





Hay.



Detroit—N0. 1 timothy $16@16.50;

standard $15.50@16; light mixed at

$15.50@16; No. 2 timothy at $14@15;

No. 1 clover $135114: rye straw $11.50

@12; wheat and oat straw $1]@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 lOO—pound sacks.





Fruit.





Apples—Jonathans $6.50 a bbl.;

Kings $5.50@5.75; Northern Spies $6

@7; Greenings $5.50; Baldwins $5.50





@575.

WHEAT





European stocks are small. As a

result demand for American wheat in-

creased last week. This gave the mar-

ket a new stimulus and prices advanc-

ed at Chicago to the highest point in a

month. Domestic demand for flour

shows no notable change but-mills are

still grinding at a rate slightly above

the average for this season. Rain and

snow in the southwest have improved

new crop prospects. Argentina and

Australia both are rapidly disposing

of their surplus wheat.





RYE





The exportable surplus from the last

rye crop was approximately 55,000,000

bushels, of which 40,000,000 bushels at

least, have been cleared. The visible

supply now contains 16,305,000 bush-

els. It seems that this market has

seen its worst and should make a bet-

ter showing hereafter.





CORN





.Export sales have increased mate-

rially. Receipts at primary markets

have been relatively light. Argentine

exports of corn have fallen off._ The

total movement of corn to Europe fell

off sharply when Argentine shipments

declined and the broader outlet for

American corn may represent an ef-

fort to replenish stocks. The United

States is practically the only source

at the present time.





OATS





The oats sitluationds gradually gain-

ing in strength. The visible supply is

now 26,208,000 bushels, compared with

67,843,000 bushels at the correspond-

ing time last year. .





SEEDS I





Cloverseed prices declined further

last week and are now nearly $4 per

bushel lower than at the correspond-



)ing time last year. The last cropwas

a, large one and demand, this spring

has been disappointing thus far, due,

.in part to severe weather in late win-

ter. Bu

sebe‘relatively heavy during April as has

, been the case in the last two or‘three

ears. Timothy; seed: prices'i'show little





 





 





 





 





 





ying may pick up shortly and '





(inasmuch: near

and heemeisht ;..1-i00j1b:s.





' mm, may





l'FEEDS





Feed markets are quiet with the"





demand from consuming sections -very

limited. Prices "show a downward

trend. Quotations upon bran and lin-

seed meal for future shipment are at

sharp discounts.





HAY '





Hay prices have

steady during the past week. Country

loadings increased for a short period

but severe weather will probably check

them again. Demand is confined most-

ly to the better grades.





POULTRY AND EGGS





Receipts'of eggs at the four leading

markets increased about 45 per cent

last week and prices were depressed

practically; to a storing I'evel. Stormy

.weather later on gave the market a

firmer tone because of its interference

with production and with country col-

lections. No eggs have been placed

in storage as yet. Since consuming

demand during the rest of the month

is quite likely to be unusually heavy,

prices should hol

vance slightly. Receipts of dressed

poultry are holding up exceptionally

well and are running far ahead of the

corresponding time last year. .‘Vith-

drawals from cold storage at the four

leading cities are running from 200.-

000 to 500.000 pounds 'daily and prices

are fairly firm. ~ .

\ Chicago—Eggs miscellaneous 241/3

@25c; dirties at 23@24c: checks 22@

23c: fresh firsts 25@251/30; ordinary

firsts 24@24‘1/2c. Live poultry, hens at

at 260; springers 28c; roosters'ldc;

ducks 25c: geese 13c; turkeys 250.



Detroit—Eggs fresh candied and





 





been ' practically





and may even ad-‘





Live Stock Market'SerVice"





   





graded 26@27c. Live poultry. heavy





springers 27@~28c; light springer-s2“:





heavy hens 27@28c; light hens 2,4c’:





roosters 17c; geese}- 200‘; ducks 276);





300.





BUTTER .



Receipts of butter at the principal

markets declined last week and prices

gradually strengthened as a result,

making gains ofo'ne to two and a half

cents for the week- Butter continues

to disappear into consumptive chan-

nels at a rapid rate andrthere is no

big reserve in storage to draw upon

. when receipts are temporarily small.





. The make has not increased much of





' late and reports from the country are

to the effect that stocks are well-

cleaned up and that there have been

no delays in transit to bring‘about‘the‘

light receipts. Under~grades are espe-

cially scarce with an abnormally small

spread between these and the higher

scores. Prices for fresh butter'are

about ten cents higher than at this

time last year year. _



Prices for 92-score fresh butter were

as follows: Chicago 500; New York

5015c. In Detroit fresh creamery in





tubs sells for 48@491,/2c.





BEANS





The bean market has weakened. as

a. result of extremely light buying

with choice, hand-picked whites quoted

at $7.70 per 100 pounds f. o. b. Michi-

gan shipping points, and red kidneys

at $8.20. Allowing for seed to’ plant

what is expected to be a record

acreage this spring, remaining stocks

in the state are reported to be only

about sixty per cent of normal. Ru-

mors of big shipments of beans from

Japan in the last few weeks were





Wednesday, March 21.





DETROIT

Cattle.





Receipts 459. Market is steady at

Tuesday’s decline.





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Best steers ......... ....$ 8.00@ 8.50

Handyweight butchers 8.00@ 8.50

Mixed steers and heifers 7.25@ 7.75

Handy light butchers 6.00@ 7.00

Light butchers .......... 5.25@ 5.75

Best cows ......... . ..... 5.50@ 6.00

Butcher cows ........... 4.50@ 5.50

Common cows ........ .. 3.25@ 3.75

Canners 2.75@ 3.00

Choice bulls ....... 5.50@ 6.50

Bologna bulls ........... 5.00@ 5.75

Stock bulls ............. 4.25@ 5.00

Feeders ................. 6.00@ 7.00

Stockers ................. 4.75@ 6.25

Milkers and springers. . . . 40.00@80.00





Veal Calves.





Receipts 682. Market strong to 50c

higher.

Best .................... $13.50@14.50

Others .................. 6.00@13.00





Sheep and Lambs.





Receipts 109. Market steady. .

Best lambs . . . . . . .’ ...... $14.50@14.75

Fair lambs .......... .. . 12.00@13.50'

Light to common ..... 9.00@11.25

Fair to good sheep. . . . 7.50@ 8.50

Culls and common . . . . 2.00@ 4.00’





- Hoes.



Receipts 2,442. Market 15c lower.

Mixed hogs and yorkers...$ 8.85

Stags accocIOOOIOOCOO‘O-O. 4v00@ 5-00

Roughs . . . . ‘ 7.25

Pigs ous-s-ooouoooenloola

Heavies





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8.65

8.0063 8.75





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CHICAGO





Hogs. .

Estimated receipts today are 38,000;

holdover 5,000. Market slow, mostly

250 lower. Bulk of sales at $8@8.50~;





" tops $8.60; heavy 250 lbs up $8@8. ;





medium 200 to 250 Ibs"at $8.20@8.5,;

light 150 to 200 lbs $8.40@8.60; light

lights 130 to 150 lbs $8@8.60; heavy

packing sows 250 lbs up $7.40@7.75;

packing soWs 200 lbs up at 876.1750:

pigs 130 lbs down ”@835. * y ., p

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.. Estimated receipts today. are I; _ _‘

Beef,'stoersi slow, weak to 25¢ lpwer:

butcher Jane’s stock weak. “to 15s 1 £373 ~

sees an

‘ 1? ...$?-ififi@





 

 

 





 





 

 





and medium '335@4





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spot) '





10.35; do medium and good at $8.15@

9.65; do common at $6.75@8.15; light

weight 1100 lbs down $9.25@10.25; do

common and medium at $6.50@9.25:

butcher cattle heifers at $5.65@9.85;

cows $4.50@8; bulls bologna and beef

$4.85@6.85; canners and cutters cows

and heifers at $3.50@4.50; do canner

steers at $3.75@5.25; veal calves light

and handyweight $9.50@12.25; feeder

steers $6.35@8.35; stocker steers $5@‘

g;75stocker cows and heifers $3.75@





Sheep and Lambs.



Estimated receipts toda are 1‘“ .

Market is active; Wooldaimbs steadgg;

clipped weak. Lambs 84 lbs down at

$1q3.75@15.25; do culls and common at

$10@13.50: spring lambs $9.75@13.75;

ewes $6.50@9; eWes cull and common

$3.75@6.75; yearling wethers at $13.25





@1525.

BUFFALO

Cattle.

Receipts five cars. Market steady.

Chelce to prime shipping steers,





1,400 lbs and up $9.

choice shipping stee

heavy fat, medium

medium to good $7.2

tive_yearlings fancy quality $9@9.50;

medium togood $7.75@8;'best handy

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

steers and ~ heifers $7.25@7.50: west-

ern heifers $7@7.25: light Michigan

butchering heifers $6.50@7: best fat

cows $6.25@6.50; medium to godd at

$4.50@5; cutters $3.25@4.25-; canners

good _weight $2.25@2.50; common and

old rims $10@10.50; light fat bulls at'

$6.50@7; best heavy bulls at. $4.25@

5.59; heavy bologna bulls at $4.50@5:

common bulls $3.60@4: best ”feeders

700 to 800 lbs $6.25@7; medium feed-

ers $6@6_.25; stockers good $5.50@6;

light to common 84.60635: _ best milk-V

ers and springers _5$60@80; common .

Calves, tops at? $18.50.

" a 1 cs 20 H”

see!) .- .cars.

Medium and





25@9.75; good to

rs at $8.25@8.50;

quality $7.76@8;

5@7.50' light na~





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Market is slow '





 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 

 





, heavy advance orders for goods, and,





he‘s, 39@9.25;1“yofl;er§ i

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neatly exaggerated; Cargoes arriving

are much smaller than originfllyv re

ported. . .- - >

-' 7 Potato prises-were ste to strong. , -

last week, both in city in, epsvandtat ‘

shippingpomts. The carlot’ cinnamon:

from surplus sections was stain. ap-

proximately. 5,000 car for the week. ~

which is exceptionally heavy. for this '

season of the year- New (York sacked

round ‘whiteg0 are quiote'il 8'66 “gig;

$1280 per'1.poun s :n .. n8 ,_ ,,

markets. and northern stock at. $1z‘s'to

$1.15 in Chicago. . . . ,





" WOOL _ .



Manufacturers by playing a waiting

game have forced slight declines, es-

‘ peeia-lly on wools suitable for making

woolens. Staple wools are practically

steady. A deadlock seems to have de-

veloped in the west. Some Utah and

Oregon “fine and fine medium wools

have sold at forty-two to forty-three

cents, but buyers are doing little and

growers refuse tp sell except at sub-

stantially higher figures. Foreign mar-

kets are holding practically steady.

Manufacturers are known to.-=have- ,,





 





undoubtedly must come into the mar-l

ket before long to replenish their sup-

ply of raw wool.





HORSES





All horses suitable for that outlet

are going. into the farm crunk trade at

ipresent. Most of the offerings weigh-

ing 1,250. to 1,450 pounds are selling at

Chicago at a rangeof $90 to $150. A

few wagon horses brought $150 to

$200. Ton 'drafters‘ were sold as high

as $335. »





DETROIT CITY MARKET





. The demand for potatoes has .in- .

creased and the price has increased. ‘

Poultry is in good demand becauSe of ~

light supply. Apples are plentiful but

the demand is good for them. Eggs

are coming freely and the‘demand for

them is light. Apples are quoted at

75c@$2.50 per bu; cabbage 750@$2;

carrots 75c@$1; eggs 35@40c; dry on-

ions $1@2 per bu; potatoes 70@75c;

live poultry 29@35c; veal 16%@18c:

hogs 8@121,§c.





GRAND RAPIDS

Eggs continued this week to~be the

center of interest on the Grand Rapids

market. Within the past ten days bids.

to producers fell a total of eight cents

per dozen, the decline being arrested

temporarily at 22@24c per dozen. The,

dealers are predicting 20-cent eggs be-

fore the end of the month but they are

looking for a. 8th as soon as the

packing season opens. With the trade

in the United States preparing for a

13,000’,000~case pack as compared with p

10,000,000 last year, and 7,500,000 .in

1921, a strong April market is antici-

pated. No packing has been done here

as yet and will not start until all dan-

ger of chilled eggs is removed. Leaf

lettuce was a little stronger early this

week. This was not the result of re-

stricted production but rather to the

general higher tendencies usually

manifested just before Easter. ,Beans

were lower, ranging from $7@7.25 per

cwt. Maple syrup was in themarket

at $2.50 per gallon. Other commodi-

ties were mostly steady With a. strong-

gr {selling in potatoes: at 35@40c per

us e . .





I BEE-r snoWsns 1'0 MEET.





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The annual, meeting of the Michigan _

Sugar Beet Growers’ Association will

beheld at Saginaw, On. Wednesday.

March 28, at one o’clock, in the audi-

torium. With the, acce tance of a. 50-

50 contract by some of he sugar-calm

panics, and with the advance in sugar

prices, farmers have, teken . renewed

interest in. this. . crdp. , This “ annual

meeting, therefore, has increased; wim-

garages and promises to be well at- 7

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.f ‘- ‘ children? >. who go





5 meairper day for each person-

I ‘ CONTROL m: sum:





 





 





.MPROVED methods of controlling

smut on oats have been developed



by the Iowa Experiment Station.

These methods will cut two-thirds of

the labor and.time formerly required

. in treatment. The chief factor in the

' impmved I‘methods is the use of in-





creased strength of formaldehyde.





The procedure briefly is as fol-

lows: ' A solution of formaldehyde is

made by using one pint of forty per

cent strength to ten gallons of water.

The ten gallons are sprinkled over





tising miscellaneous articles for sale or exchange.





 





VMInlmum charlie. II words.





 





. ’ tvery'little meat.this

figures to more than .a’ half-pound of





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E have always given clover a



prominent place on_ our farm as

it is well adapted to our soil, fits into

our crop rotation and a highly pala-

table and nutritious roughage forthe

growing stock and milch cow-s.

lieve clover hay and alfalfa to be the

most economic and profitable source of

protein in the dairy ration. No dairy-

man should overlook the fact; that it

is fundamentally important

growing. of crops for the dairy to en-

rich the soil and improve its produc-

tiveness as well as stimulating milk

production—L. Reynolds.





. CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING





This classified advertising department is established fer the convenience of Michigan farmers.

Small advertisements bring best results under classified headings.‘ Try it for want ads and for adver-

Poultry ladvertising will be

at classified rates, or in display columns at commercial rates.



Rates 8 cents a word. each insertion, on orders for less than four insertions' for fou

consecutive insertions 6 cents a Word. Count as a word

display type or illustrations admitted. Remittances must accompany or



' Real estate and live stock advertising have separate departments and





M flier no reckons“. the"

6813' "are“ ready for seeding the next .

morning; - ,. , _ ..





p. it 3“





gar: omens—3...:

-' cannabis prices. Moms. .Anoonu.‘Roclu. Bode.

-Wyandottes. Orpingtons. Mlnorcas. Splnlsh. Brahmas.





ssLIEVEs VIN GLOVER.

~ . ‘ Oomb_Whito lemma.

Duck.



dale. Mich.





 

 

 

 

 

 





cumin w W ’ url



1. “a...“ M W motion. W’

Farrow Wm m. . g '

hm for also and mouth.





Tyrone Poultry Farm. Fenian. Mich.





 





STURDY Chicks—Pure Bred-to-Lay Flocks Single

Ancenaa. Rocks, Beds. Pekin

Catalog. Sunnybmok Poultry Farm, Hills-





eties. 336MB!“





 





STERLING QUALITY mucus—14 varieties. pure





bred. inspected flocks. Inspectors who know a chicken.

Satisfaction positively guaranteeds Attractive wines.

Catalog free. 1". F. Clardy. Ethel. Mo.





 





QUALITY CHICKS for delivery each week after

March lot 8 C White and Brown Leghoga. 100$

atohery.





live deilve .' Cat free. Standard

Box B. aeolian. mil?





 





WINTER EGGS and lots of them if you get chicks

from our own prize winning) utility White Leghonls.

Loam why our chicks are e

cular. Pine Lawn Farm, Route 9. Grand Rapids.

Michigan.





ANCONAS~Sheppard’s famous strain direct. Founda-

tion stock from Sheppard's first en. Chicks at

farnli‘ers' prices. Jacob ver Duln. cute 4. Zeeland.

' e.





 





BABY CHICKS—Six leading varieties. Write your

wants. Sgcial prices on large. advance orders. Free





catalog. H. Pierce. Jerome, Mich.





 





BABY CHICKS AND HA TCHIN’G EGGS-





Dlrect from our farm at greatly reduced prices, only

9c up. Barred Rocks. W. Leg. and Anconas. Write

quick for particulars and Ispecial introductory offer.

algal Poultry Farm and atchery, Zeeland, R. 4.





tter from‘ our free cir-





 





run in this department





each abbreviation. initial or number.





CHICKS—S. C. W. Leghorns 512 per 100. R. I.

Reds $15 per 100. delivered. 100% alive guaranteed.

Reduced prices ill 1000 lots. Waterway Hatchery.

Route 4. Holland. Mich. -





 





dot.

‘n not accepted “ olasalflod. selected. heavy producers. Bank reference.





BABY CHICKS—S. C. White Leghoms. carefully

to

tier ‘prices. Postpaid. livo delivery guaranteed. Louis





 





MISCELLANEOUS





‘lillYS, GIRLS—15 big packages cucumber seed post-

}.aid $1.00; value. $1.50. Recommend them to your

friends. Very heavy bearer, excellent pickling. ten-





 





der slicing, Michigan grown. Absolutely 1922 crop.‘





This means dependable. quick germination—tile seed

your neighbors want. Guarantee; money refunded for

mat rctumed. Order now, pay when received. Sweet

Home Seed Farm. Pentwater. Mich.





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FOR SALFF-Some Rare Bargains. Complete Job





Printing Outfit. Minneapolis Heat later com-

plctc. Minneapolis Motor, with 2 in. steam valve. 4x5

lt‘olding Camera with Tri Pod. Manhattan Typewriter.

.‘illl ’in gang colliditlon. Arthur C. Moore, Lawrence.

. 1c 1.. . o. .





 





SWEET CLOVER SEED—White or yellow biennial.

lnoculator for alfalfa. sweet clover. soy beans. Best

pure culture bacteria in soil base. Guaranteed.

llusllel-size can postpald, 75c. E. E. Basil. Sweet

litnvcr Grower, Latty. Ohio.





HOMESPUN TOBACCO—Chewing, 5 lbs.. _$1.75; 0





1

lbs. $53.00. Smoking. 5 lbs, 25; 10 lbs. $2.00.

Pipe and reel le free. Send no money, pay when

received. UlV TED TOBACCO GROWERS, Mayfleld.

\y. .





 





KENTUCKY NATURAL LEAF TOBACCO—«Chewing,

5 pounds $1.75: 10 pounds $3.00; 20 pounds $5.25.





Smoking, 5 pounds $1.25; 10 pounds $2.00. Send no

money. Pay when received. Farmers’ Oct-Operative





’l‘obacco Union. I’aducah, Ky.





mn.-\CCO-Ertra smoking. 5 lbs.. $1.00; 10 lbs..

lg“; 20 'lbs.. $2.75. Chewing. 5 lbs.

, .





$2.75.

SMOKEHOUSE. S. 133. Mayfleid, Ky





 





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

an- Raspberry Plants $11.00 per 1.000 and up.

These plants are all state inspected. Write for price

list. Fred Bowing 8: Son. Holly. Mich.





. $1.50: 10

Quality guaranteed. O'CONNOR





 





TOBACCO. extra quality. hand picked. nothing shod-





dy. satisfaction guaranteed. Chewing. smoking and

mild smoking; 5 lbs. $1.75; 10 lbs. $3.00. Send no





money. postage unpaid. Chas, Goff. Hardinsburg. Ky.





SPEEDAWAY‘ Farm Golden Russet ‘Oertifled Seed

Potatoes. Single bushel or mar-load lots. Write

or wire for price-e. Geo. Bandeau, Man-ton. Mich.





SILVER FOXESv—Highest quality registered sinck.

Special prices on tilts year's ml 5 to early buyers.

l'olnlari & Hughes. Muskegon. » ichigan.





‘no IT RIGHT. Keep safe record.- Bill of Sale'





Fol-m . for Farmers and Breeders, $1.00 per £00.

833 Dime Bank. Detroit. Mich.





 





FENCE BUILDER’S \VIRE SPLIFER; after 30 days

trial send 25 cents or return splicer. Gee. 1). Lock-

wood, Ypsilanti, Mich. ‘





 





SEED POTATOES: —(‘ertifled Petoskeys. Northcm

grown. Butternut Farm; Lupton, Mich.





lto‘ San Soy Beans, certified Worthy Oots. G. P.

Phillips. Livestock Auctioneer, Bellevue. Mich.





Docs

GERMAN Shepherd. Airedales.’ l'ollies; Old English





Shepherd dogs; Puppies: 10c illustrated instructive

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





 





 





— I POULTRY \





RHODE ISLAND urns. —Rose Comb enamels. hen-

lmtched. farm raised. Big, thrifty dark colored

birds from prize winning strains. 84 to $7.50. Two





Ridwell Stock Farm. Tecumseh. Michigan.





specials at $10 each. Careful attention to mail orders. >





grease—Toulouse. "African. Emden. DUCKS—Pekin.





cusp, Runner. Muscovey. Price reasonable. ohn

Bass. Bettendorf. Iowa. F





s- c. snack Hmonca mourners. Northrup.





- n:oain..$3 and $4. g f h .

. Chicks. c‘ 1. Decal-inky“; “a"; flight.“ and Baby





W COMB Rhode Island Rad Cookerels, $3.00





to

Hit Mae Cock £10.00. Mating flint. free.~





In .I. Hitler. Bay City. Mddh.





wisdom 3m ORPINGMNS—nest Display will; flannel”:





cars at Cleveland and Pit many years.





 





_ Grant

winter layers. ideal market fo . {Flock average 248

$0.0”. 03.00 r 15:11:35.00 per 30: $15.00 per



. Bali M. Baum,» file. a bee. F. A. Room.

1 WDEJSLAND mm. 0. ”Largo m cock-





     





'WHI'i‘E WYANDOTTES

$9.50 for 50 and $4.75 for 25. and

it. 1. Beds 517 per7100; $8.75 for 50 and $4.50 for

25. White Leglloms 514 per 100: $7.50 for 50 and

$4.00 for 25. Terms cash with .order of at least $5

for each 100 chicks ordered. balance one or two weeks

before chicks are to be shipped.





era by Prof, Foreman. $3.00

Route 6, Ann Arbor, Mich.





Mic .





Alien, Mich.





CHICKS—The finest day-olds money can buy.



Strong, big. From free-range selected stock fam-



ous for heavy laying. Shipped by parcel post. Write



tll‘il lprice list. Flint River Valley Hatchery, Montrose.

c .





S. C. White Leghorn Cockmls from heavy egg-

produci .1: strain. These cockerels approved as breed-





TANCRED ST AIN. Free range, vigorous. heavy-

luylng. yearlingS. (1 White Le

to full hioodcd Tanc'ed Cooker

$11 1per hundred. Clare Camburn,





tMonday after March lst. 100% llvedelivery guaran-

e





R. 3, Tecumseh. Chalice, Pro

BARRED PLYMOUTH EGGS for hatching. Thomp-

Son strain, recognized hcst 1ll U, S. $3.00 per set-

ting of 15 eggs. Orders booked for future delivery.

C. G. Fostvedt. Amble, Mich.





BARRED ROCK Baby Chicks. Chicks that grow and





TEN PURE TOULOUSE GOOSE EGGS, $4.75. In-

surance and Parcel Post paid.





Choice -Vi’hite Iag-

hom baby chicks, $12.00 per 100.





Amy Southworth.





 





Mich.





, lay and pay. Hatched right and rice-d right, Guar-

SINGLE COMB REDS—Arnold's Strain State Cup anteed. Kazoo Hatchery 00.. R. , Kalamazoo. Mich

Winners. Hatching eggs $3.00 per fifteen. $5.00 per , - ,



. - < o < RICHARDSOAS ROCKY RIDGE pure Park strain

mm" Hm” ”“3" 28° Hum” 5‘” Barred Rock Baby Chicks, $16 per 100. Batching





eggs $2.00 per setting. Hanover, Mich.





 





——15; 53.75—50: $7.00—100

Dehnhoff, Vanhuren, Ohio.





SNOWY WHITE ROCKS Fishcl strain. BARRED ROCK Baby Chicks from our Hoganized.





nicely barred yearling hens. mated to cockerels whose





 





BOURBON RED TURKEYS—A few toms of the larger





train left. $12.00 each. Order direct from add. mazoo, Mich.





an Hula, Holland. Mich., Route 1





VVHI’I'E LEGIIO'RN BABY CHICKS for delivery each

The Byron Hatchery, Byron. Mich., David

D.





 

 

 

 

 

 





   





WANTED—Position 0 m1; turn or

m} . W e “mu,“ .

M‘s: help. .s'afpit. Box 1 -.»





Farms and Farm Lana-s I





Real Estate Ads. Continued MP“. “1





 





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For Sale llovada Farm and Grazing land: , ,

Large holdings. the property of one family. located

in Western Nevada, in vicinity of the modern city of

Reno. are being subdivided. Small or large acre-

age is available at reasonable prices and on at-

tractive terms. These lands are adapted ‘iio bee!

and mutton production, dairying. intensive truck

farming. Principal crops are alfalfa. potatoes.

onions. vegetables and grain. Irrigation water is

plentiful under old established rights. Come West-

there are wonderful opportunities for the farmer.



Deal with the owner and eliminate commissions.

D. c. Wheeler. lnc.. ,P. 0. Box 73l. Reno. Nevada.





FOR SALE 80 .ACRES





80 acres good soil, good condition. quite level; 10

acres wheat. 15 acres good timber, 50 apple, 20 cherry

and 2 pear trees, 2 grape arbors; 12 room house.

furnace and fireplace, windmill. barn 32x84, largo

horse barn and buggy shed. other outbuildings. Tele-

phone. mail at- door, 2% miles west Ortonville. Price

$8.000. $2.000 down. balance easy terms. John 8.

Anton, Ortonvilie. .Mich.





~SMALL DOWN PAYMENT





80 ACRE NEW GROUND FARM 3% miles from

Gladwln, Gladwln Co., on State Trunk line M-18,

excellent location for berry, bee and poultry farm-

ing. market right at your door. where hundreds of

tourists pass for northern Michigan resorts. Twelve

acres ready to crop. new 16 ft. x 24 ft. frame house.

stable. well, etc. Write me at. once for particulars.

U. (l, Reynolds, Gladwin, Mich.





 





 





 





Own a Farm

In Minnesota. Dakota. Montana. Idaho. Wishingltotn

or Oregon. Crop payment or easy erms. tee l —

erature. Mention state. H. W. Byerly. 71 Northern

Pacific Ry.. St.‘ Paul. Minn.





 





' . Dry sud Irrigated

Wyoming Agency n .. n c i. 0.. an...

Dairy and Stock Farms. Homestead Relinquishments

Chen . Trades. City Lots. Stores. Summer Homes. l6

Mi. ts. Licensed and Bonded Dealer. Glendo, Wyn,





in the great fruit and farming

Buya Farm country of Northwest. Arkansas





where land is cheap and terms are reasonable. For

free literature and list of farms write J. M. Doyei

Mountainburg. Arkansas.





50 A new seeding balance spring

80 A Clay Loam crops. Good 8 room house. barn.

arage. 12x30 chicken house. young orchard. Price

4000.00 — $500.00 cash, _. S . II I C K S





Lake City. Mich.

l." ' w"

FOR S A L Farm. 80 acres adJumlng

south limits of South Hat'i‘ll





on East side Fruit Belt R. R.; has good future for

increase in value: price low: terms to suit. buyer; Illi-

dress A. L. Foster. ltoom 620, 39 S. Lah‘alle St.

Chicago, Ill.





 





 





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dam and sire’s dam each laid 22:1 eggs in their pul-

let. year. Satisfaction guaralltccd. Price 18c each.

Gordanier's Poultry Farm, Route 10, Box 47, Kala-





 





3

Ernest E. Bea, Hillman. Mich.





 





Michigan.





BARRED ROCK CHICKS from my stock that won

Michigan contest 1921, 204 and 258 hens champion

sweepstakes. All possible firsts. Greatest production

class ever cooped. lraud Rapids. 1923. Catalogue

free. L, Aseliine. R. 1. Grand Rapids, Mich.





WHITE LEGHORN COCKEBELS direct from For-

ris. 300 egg strain. $5.00. Blanche Boss. Ellsworth,





 





Portfolio free. Satisfaction

Bailey, Reading, Mich,





RINGIM BARRED ROCKS, Stock, Chlx, Eggs. QUALITY CHICKS. eggs. Sixteen standard bred

varieties. Best. winter laying strains. Free delivery.





Reasonable prices. (‘ataiog free. Missouri Poultry





 





chicks. Large catalog 5c.

Minn.





St.. Chicago. Ill,





Farms, Columbia, Missouri.

68 VARIETIES Fine purebred poultry.

A.





catalogue. 100% delivery guaranteed. Homer Hatch-





PAPONS lay NEW srsrltM—Success assured: book 917- H°meh Micmgm





CHICKS. From free range selected flocks bred to

ay. All popular varieties. Prices right. Send. for





 





ten cents. Simplex Products Co., 8-F So. Dearbom

1,000,000 PUREBREI) CHICKS~Get our 20 can

catalog before ordering. Rex Poultry Co., Clinton.

so Giant Black Minorca Cookerels $2.25. _ Missouri-



per 100. Mike Sclluefer, Essexville, Michigan.





 





Sponner, Bosebush, M





25.000 PUREBRED chicks weekly. Lowest prices.

MARTIN W. Wyandottc eggs. $1.00 per 16. C. H. live delivery guaranteed. Catalog free. Lindstrom

lch. Hatchery, Clinton, Mo.

PEAFOWL. Pheasants. Bantams. Pl





CHIX $12 per bundled up. Big. fluffy. vigorous.

cular. JOHN HAzs. , Pettendort.





 





§9§‘§;§e§e?'gbmfiféffifighealthy and "mm“ EGGS THAT H ATCH; Chicks that live. Low prices





Won over 5.000 prizes. Furnished (iovevnmem. and





 





 





ghog‘lg. S (”altinioghiiree. Sterling Poultry Farms,

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BABY celcxs ° 9' “g





 





ilatcllkry. Mt. Morris, Mich.





BABY CHICKS—From my own Tom Barron strain

of beautiful loppcd comb S. C. W. Leghorns. Noth-

ing less than a 200—egg hen and as high as 267~egg

hen in Grade A pen. Grade A, $18 per hundred:

grade B,‘ 515. Satisfaction guaranteed. Gordallier's





and Rocks 3





BABY CHICKS——\V‘hite \Vytlndottes. White‘ Rock].





 





Agricultural College cockerels,





Route 2. Zeeland. Mich.





Barred Rocks. it. I. Reds and White Leghom. Leg-

. , horns from M. A. (

CHICKS GUARANTEED — Healthv, a list. Fenian Chicks





ing chicks. Flocks that are mated W!

R LOOK 75.000 Hi-Grade Chicks 120 and up. 10 vsrie





ties. Best ever produced. Hatching c s. Circular.

Lawrence Poultry Farm. R. 7. Grand apids. Mich





Anconas. White and Brown Leghorns, pallets and

breeding cockerels. Sale arrival, postage paid. cata-

log free. Fairview Hatchery and Poultry Farms,





' TANCRED and Hollywood White Leghoms direct.





 





BABY CHICKS—S. C. White and Brown Legbo

Buff Orpingtons, Bar ved Plymouth Rocks. 8. C.

R. .0. Beds. White Wyandettes and Anconu.





.Eggs and chicks. Prices right. Ckcular. M l

Haven Farm, Jackson, Mich.” an e





eight pure breed varieties. Eighth season. Circular

free. Sliver Spring Hatchery. Fox 97. Ailingdon. Ill





sultry harm. Route 10, Box 47, Kalamazoo. Mich.





'. 250 egg strain. Write for price

11 Hatchery, Fenton. Mich.





 





range" on sepmte farms. $15.00 per 100 up rite

for prices. P. W. Stone Hatchery, l". M. .\iilliken





S. (‘. REDS hatching eggs, $6.00 per 100. f- . '-.

$16.00 per 100. E. ‘ Micfh‘:v 0h“ ks

Mgr.. Fenian. Mlch..‘Lock Box a,





 





BABYCHICKS From Mlchi

of best. Barron ‘Btraln. Ofllcia-





g'ntalogue. Live arrival guar





Barred Roots.





in .

- poultry den. [Quality is what we got.

7% live delivery. Write

.016 Reliable Hatch-





make permanent customers. 9

for free catalog and price list.

cry, Zeeland. Michigan. '





n's Champion Layers

on average?” eggs-

one yr. All more: toPedigreod 0





per . an in NW. Comm

birds. All birds Trap Nested. I'm deem-lath. WA Married ' without children, to work





on farm in Oakland County.

general farm work and woman to help' with house

Work. Belgian or Hungarian preferred. Must. have

Fefmznfies. 31;”) gtartfs at once. UnusuaiAopportunity

o -g per 9. ‘ a wages expected. ddress Box‘

A-lz. Michigan Farmer. Detmdt.





antee

arm. R. 4. Box M. Hudsonvlile. Mich.

CHICKS—English type. White Leghoms

Fro flocks culled by





WANTED—Representative in each County to sell

small farm tractor. Unusual opportunity to one that

1 can devote me to propositimi and has wide acquaint-

ance among farmers. Small capital required. Write





JAE—“Superior Quality" now. DOCK BOX 212. Dowaglan. Mich.





Baby Chicks and





”senses to introduce





It . (‘ryder. Alamo.





.Hmwam'co





Must be experienced in





YWE PAY $200 monthly salary and furnish rig and

our guaranteed poultry and.





 





 





 

 

 

 





a Boss from our prize

be singholign mmntee

a . .

Anoona .Farm. Goldwater, Mich.

m1. fl Dr. Resale

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.. a. Ruler Company, I on. Springfield.

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, . o. Continua .

:Ms. Copley. onto. 2. .

by the year for milking and





WHY RENT “'1'?" you can buy a farm in





thc famous Milk River Valley on

easy terms? This Valley was once tile bottom of

the Big Missouri River. Most productive soil in

the world. If farmed well two crops pays for 1116

land. Write for FREE illustrated booklet and latest





price list.

FARM ERS' LAND EXCHANGE. Saco, Mont.





Having Other Business “'“‘ 5"” "”9“" 13





acres (4 o o d la I]

planted to 1400 fruit trees. also a. lot. of berries and

all inside the limits oftilis city. ,



H. J. HEARD, Owner. Crosweli. Mioh'





For sale 20 acres. Fenced, about; 12 acres in cuiti.

' vatlon. 5 room frame house. hen house.





stable. School 40 rods. R.R. station 3 miles. Manlsteo

River 55 mile. R. FJ). Cheap for quick sale. Also 80

unimproved. l". M. Warfleid. R. l. Wellston. Mich_





Sell your property quickly

for cash. no matter where located. Particulars free.

Real Estate Salesman Co., 515 ih'owilell, Lincoln. N61).





9 ‘ ~ .

Poor Man s Chance ,5?de- 5.3mm,

productive land near town. Some timber. Price 8225-

Othor bargains. Box 425-Z. Cartilage, Mo





86? er 1 ‘ e SIOCO

80 Acres Improved ..,,;,,P,6.,11,f,.,., m

proved $67.50 er acre $1000 cash. '1‘}le ALLEN

COUNTY IN ES TMEN’J‘ 00., Iolu. Kansas.





 





FOR SALE





or trade for farm. Jackson Aphhouse over 8:00 month

income. Apply Box ill-ll, Mich. Farmer.





‘ for cash at. assessed valuation 154 A

I WItl sel good fertile land. 60 A. in tillage.





school on property located in Charlevoix Co., \lith.

A. hi. LEIGHTON. Whitehall Mich. L (





we Have Cash BUYCI'S for farms ilt real bur





gain p ricer. Describe





fully. (.‘clltrnl Land Bureau, New Franklin. Mo.





CASH YOUR PROPERTY QUICKLY, location in:-

material. Give best price. Universal Sales

Box 43, N. Topeka, Kane.





~ if You Want To Sell Your Farm





VVTite. JEROIH i'I i‘ROBST. Ann Arbor, Mich.





our List of Central Michigan farms now ready.





If on WlSh to buy or sell write ris.

MIL Hit a MORSE. Edmore, Mich,





w to hear from party having farm for sale

(live particulars and lowest price.

JOHN J. BLACK. Copper Ft. Chippewa Falls. Wis





for sale on hard mild one mile from and

Farm a. mails.





market $35.00 per acre





806 Maple so, Battle Creek. Michigan.





WANT To , HEAR from owner-





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gor sale. Must be alvargain for cash. ALBERT J.





HIRLEY. 708 South Rose St., Kalamazoo. Mich.





 





“’ in. Mich. for cash buyers.

! ant Farms Describe and state price.

ILA. McNown. 824 Wilkinson Bldg. Omaha. Neb.





 





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[A Development of,

Gilt Edge Service





Gilt Edge dealers now have the new and even ’

better Gilt Edge Furnace On display. See it. . HUHIUIH HHU I l

Learn what great strides have been made in fur- m ’

nace designing and building. Have your dealer

explain the improved construction features that

make Gilt Edge furnaces do the work of larger

furnaces of other makes at a great saving in fuel. :

Don’t think of bu ' ny heating system until ' '



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The new Gilt Edge is an engineeringtriumph. It was made y R.J.SCHWAB8,50N5 (0.

possible through Gilt Edge Service which has brought the ‘ p 0 "HfifififlLS-“J.



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made, based on thorough scientific tests and careful

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other furnaces, point by point. And then remember that,

in addition to a superior furnace, the Gilt Edge Home

Owners’ Heating Service Department and your Gilt Edge

Dealer offer you a Service which has no equal in the

heating field. G0 to your Gilt Edge

Dealer. See the new and better Gilt

Edge and learn why Gilt Edge Service.

means complete satisfaction. Writer

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