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VOLUME CLX NUMBER TWENTY- TWO





DETROIT, JUNE 2, 1923

CURRENT COMMENT





The spirit of cooperation demands

that everyone who participates in the

growing, transporting, preparing and

marketing of goods is entitled to a fair

return for his effort, and’no more.





 





 





 





We havegraduated from the days

when “business is business’ to the

days where our course calls for hum-

ble devotion to that new classic, “bus-

iness is service.” .





T a meeting of the





State Board of

DeveloP' Agriculture, held at

men“ at the college on Friday

M.. A. -C. of last week, Dr. Fri-





day tendered his 'res-

ignation as president of M. A. C. He

asked for immediate acceptance, on

the ground that it was apparent that

he and the board could not work in

harmony after what had transpired

and that for the good of the institu-

tion this action was necessary. Im-

mediately following the filing of his

resignation Dr. Friday announced his

acceptance to a call to the Chair of

Economics in The New School for

Social Research, of New York City,

together with an editorial position on

a prominent eastern journal, which of-

fers he stated had come to him just

previous to the secret meeting of the

board of agriculture on the evening of

May 15.

This action was, without doubt, the

best thing which could have happened

K for the present good of the college,

regardless of the merits of the can-

troversy which was precipitated by

the secret meeting of the board held

during President Friday’s absence, as

noted in last week’s issue of the Mich-

igan Farmer. The board has appoint-

ed Dean Shaw acting president, which

is also unquestionably the best thing

which could be done for the piesent

good of the college. Deah\$haw’ long

service as executive head of the agri-

. cultural division of the college, togeth-

er with previous service as acting

president of the institution, insures

the intelligent direction of its work

under his administration and the pas-

sage of the period of regretable up-

‘ heaval in-the institution with a mini

mum of harm to its work. Regardless

' of their opinions as to .the merits of

the controversy which caused the up-

'heaval, every reader of the Michigan

manner should be with Dean Shaw in

. its consequences to the

e and its work for Michigan ag-





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_ ten replies.





ing the unfortunate developments at

M. A. C. To this end the editOr wrote

a letter to each member of the board,

the president and secretary of the col-

lege, the state leader of county agri-

cultural agents and the governor of

the state, enclosing a copy of the edi-

torial comment. published in our last

issue, and stating that we would be

glad to publish any statement regard-

ing the‘matter which they cared to

make.



This invitation brought but two writ-

One of them was from a.

member of the board stating 'that he

had read the editorial and had no com-

ment to make. The 'other was from

Dr. Friday, who wroteas follows:





I have just had your letter with .ad-

vance copy of your editorial comment.

It is so excellent and fair that I do

not wish to add anything to it or to

change any part thereof.





If ever I had any doubt about the

honor, the common decency, of the

fairness of the press of Michigan, that

doubt has been dispelled by the events

of the past week. No man with a fair

case need hesitate to trust himself to

the journalists of the Wolvegine state

I appreciate your stand, and thank

you heartily for your courageous ef-

forts to put this whole controversy be-

fore the people in its true light.





No pertinent facts regarding the

matter have come to our knowledge

during the past week, which satisfac-

torily explained the situation. Trivial

rumors of department friction cannot

be accepted. as the underlying reason.

It is to be hoped that the members

of the board may yet take the farm-

ers of the state into their confidence

by explaining the reasons underlying

their action. If this is not done the

farmers will have no choice except to

believe the allegation that it was Pres-

ident Friday’s economic program,

which many farmers and leaders of

farm thought have declared to be

sound.



We have no desire [to prolong a con-

troversy, which cannot be too speedily

and finally closed. We still believe,

however, that the farmers of the state

have the best possible right to know

the facts in this case, so far as they

relate to the college policy and pro-

gram, both past and future.





0 is the farmer and





the farms of the



gaczlbone nation characterized

ac 08" by no less a person-

Backstops age than the promi-





nent statistician, Rog-

er W. Babson. He takes pains to make

it clear, however, that the farmer is

not the sole cause qf,_prosperity any

more than a backbone is a complete





human being. Arms and legs to manu—-





facture, a circulating system to trans-

port and distribute, and a brain to

direct and keep all parts wdrking in

harmony, are each equally essential

for a healthy, normal body or nation.





As good health is the result of build-

ing up all parts of the body together,

so good business is the result of build-

ing up all departments 0f the nation

together. A big strong backbone, says





he, is of little use if the arteries are





hardening or the limbs become par-

alyzed.





In a similar vein Mr. Babson likens

the farms to backlogs which keep our

fires from going out, and to the back-

stops which are of great importance

in the national game of business. They

preserVe our equilibrium and prevent

us, as a nation, from going to pieces

during periods of stagnation, or when

threatened with defeat. Farms and

homes owned and operated by the peo-

ple who inhabit them are a sure pre-

vention against anarchy. Emphasis is

laid, however, upon‘the‘fa'ct that they

must be successful.





stability





'tion not be





 

   





its readers all obtainable facts regard? ,

as dangerous to have too many faint:

and farmers, and a. consequent over-





Contentment and '

a. feeling of security being essential to afiugtry, or .gm cold Ma”, 01... in.-



. We transportation facilities when 1 -

g In thismnnectlon, he pentatouttm" the the! is needed '- ‘

' the safety of the ' ' '





production and low prices, as to have

too few.



That may be the case against the’

farm at the present time, and if it is

we need not mourn that so many, of





our farms must lie idle and we strug- .





gle along short of help on the others.

To express it otherwise, 'it is only an

evident indication of water seeking its

own level. . ,





S usual with eve-





ry economic de.



The . velopment which af-

Industrial fects agriculture, as

Migration - every economic de-





_ velopment does, the

alarmists point to the -migration of

rural population to industrial centers

as an additional handicap to agricul-

ture and amenac‘e to the industry.





We believe that a .little constructive

thought will convince the reader that

the operation of economic laws ulti-

mately tend toward'the establishment

and maintenance of an economic equi-

librium, rather than otherwise, and

that there' is no good reason to “view

with alarm,” the operation of economic

law in this case. The facts are that

under existing conditions the farm fac-

tory is about the only manufacturing

institution which has been producing.

a surplus above immediate demands

for cousumption. For this reason pric-

es ‘for farm products have not kept

pace with commodity prices in other

lines of production. Labor prices have

consequently soared with the demand

for factory products not fully met by

production, with the result that many

rural residents and even some farm-

ers have migrated to the industrial

centers.





While this is a handicap to those





who stick to the farm by shortening,





their available labor supply, with a

probable reduction in their production,

yet there is every reason to believe

that they will produce enough for all

demands, and that their reward will

be greater than would be the case if





the handicap were lacking. Already ,





prices for farm products are on the

upward swing, and a slight decrease

in production all along the line will

accentuate the movement, until finally

the operation of, economic law will

stabilize prices of farm prod-nets and

prices of general commodities on a

fair and evenbasis. "Quite probably

the price pendulum will ,swing well

past the center with the gathered mo-

mentum of advancing prices for farm

products. Then the alarmists ' will

turn to the expression of fears for the

fate of the consuming public. But. the

operation of economic law will save

the day for them, too, just as it will

for; the farmers. There will be no

need for a “back to the farm” move-

ment. The emergency will supply the,

incentive.





There is a tendency in the present

era of organization to disregard the

operation of economic law in attempts

to stabilize industry by artificial

means. We have a present example

in the coal industry, where both oper-

ators and workers are well organized.

So far as the facts have been devel-

oped we have many more coal mines

and many thousand more coal miners

in the business than are needed to

supply our fuel requirements. The or-

ganized miners have' forced wages up

to a high point, necessary to provide

them a living with only part time

work. The operators produce only

when theyhav‘e orders in sight for. im-





,mediate delivery. And the public pays.





the overhead for the maintenance of.

part time production in this basic in-





 





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\g-overheed. Goal is a necessity and;

Should be econmnically produced and?





distributed, but. economic i'aw has been

temporarily interfered with in this in-





dustry, Without, we believe, any prob,





ability of permanent benefit to those

engaged in it



The school of thought Which "would

bring about a similar inteiference

with the operation of economic law in





connection 'with agriculture or any,

other industry, ’ would, if. successful;





bring about a like result. It is un-

doubtedly better to have production

reduced to fit the demand by natural

means, which releases men to gainful

occupation in other industries and

adds families to the army of consum-

ers of farm products, than to under-

take to achieve the same result by

artificial means which would add to

overhead costs, instead of reducing

them, even if this were possible in a

great industry like agriculture. The

beneficial result will be more quickly

apparent and of longer duration. The

so-called

prosperity, rather than the reverse to

farmers... Those who stick to the farm

will receive their reward, and that

more speedily than they now think.





 





Rattle:





HEM what has traveled on the

road of life, know that its got a

lotta ruts, bumps and mud-holes in it.

If we ain’t fortunate to be born with

the springs of luxury under us, we just

kinda gotta rattle through life.

In the beginnin’ we like rattles, -but'

later we get rattled when we gotta

make a speech in front of the whole





. room at school.





For inst., there's my oughto. It

still goes and comes good, and I kin

make it look nice

and shiney by

rubbin’ it With a

. little oil. But old

age is gettin’ it

and its got what

you call a. bad

case of rattles.

Seein’ I can’t get

rid of these rat-

t1es,I’m figurin'

on gettin' a piano tuner to fix up these

rattles so they would make musick,

instead of just plain noise, which is

aggravatin’. For me and. Sophie it's

alright, but I kinda hate to have com-

pany find but our Oughto’s got what you

call vocal inabilities. It’s just about

as entertainin’ as hearin’ a man learn-

in’ his first lessos on the coronet.

The coronet player gets harmonies af-

ter a while, but the Oughto don’t. As

hard as I kin try, I know I kin never

make a musishun outta my Oughto.





I am what you call one of those op~

tomissts. So I. say there ain't no

noise but what has got some good in

it. For inst, the Oughto is. compe-

tishun to Sophie-when she is tryin’ to

give me drivin’ orders. Also; I’m look-

in’ for a. lower. rate’ of insurance,

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Oughto is in the midsts and will look '





out for it. I won’t have no more ac-

cidents. I’m thinkin’ about throwin'

my horn away, M’cause I don’t use it

no more.





The greatest advantage of rattles is

that I don’t need none of those~ ‘speed

clocks on my dash board. For inst,

when I’m goin’ ten miles anour, my

tire holder rattles.

the front fender gives the signal, and

twenty the steerin’ relieves the fender

of its job. When I’m gOing twenty-

five miles, the wind shield gets the

shakes, and the runnin’ board starts

a hummin' at thirty. ! kin alwayl tell

when I get to thirty-five miles ,

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URING a tour through Michigan



the writer was struck by the



. number of roadside markets to



be seen in front of farm ~houses. Es-

pecially were these markets numerous

' in the vicinity of the larger 'cities of

the state. Upon approaching a city of



‘ any size the number of offerings dis-

played in front‘ of the farm houses



immediately increased so that one



learned to know of the proximity of





_ the city limits by the number of road-

' side markets rather than by the sign-





bo'ards. \



On this trip, for the time being, at

least, we played the role of the con-

sumer rather than that of the produc-

er, and this gave us an opportunity to

judge the roadside markets from the

buyer’s standpoint. From our obser-





: vatiqns it seemed to us that there was

a great opportunity for improvements





in nearly every place'where a market

had been established in the front yard





' of the farm house.





Do High Prices Kill Sales?

In the first place, prices were too





. . high. This is, of course, the constant





complaint of the consumer but the

criticism in many instances certainly

seemed justified. We stopped at a

place where muskmelons were offered

for sale. The farmer quoted prices at

from fifteen cents for small melons to

twenty-five cents for large ones. Back

at the city of Grand Rapids from

~which we had just come—a distance

of forty miles—the grocers were re-

' tailing small melons at three for twen-





- ‘ty-five cents, and twenty cents each





. Getting Johnny and





W flat One Consolidated Scéoo/ Learned Aoom‘ Me Cos





. TUDENT transportation is un-

S questionably one of the most vital



problems in the administratiou of

a consolidated school. This is very

forcibly established in the March is-





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for the larger ones. The farmer told

us that he trucked most of his crop to

Grand Rapids and sold it there. Yet

we were able to purchase melons of

nearly the same quality from grocers

in this city at a considerably less price

than that quoted by the producer on

his’ farm. When it is remembered

that the farmer had to truck his mel-~

lons forty miles to this market, and

that the grocers added their profit to

the prices they paid the producers—-

and yet were able to undersell this

farmer at his roadside market. where

he had no transportation expenses—it

seems only reasonable to conclude that





'he was charging too much. Too much,





certainly, to make any Success with

his own market.



Indeed, many prices asked for fruits

and vegetables by the proprietors or

the roadside markets, when compared

with the retailers’ prices in nearby cit—

ies, forced upOn us the unpleasant con-

clusion that some of these folks were

asking entirely too much for their of-

ferings and thus killing their sales.





Appropriate Signs.





In the second place. the passing au-

loist who is, of course, the patron of

the roadside market, usually‘has no

advance notice that such markets are

just ahead of him. As he speeds down

the road at from twenty-five to thirty-

iive miles per hour he suddenly comes

abreast of a display of fruit-s and veg-

etables with the sign “For Sale" writ-

ten above it. It may be that he would

like to buy something offered but be.-





By Paul





high cost to the school for inferior

service with meager equipment and





sue of The American School Board little, if any, "profit to the contractor.





Journal, in which T. L. Head writes

as follows:



“When the history of consolidated

_schools has been written, and the

.- story of consolidated projects which

. failed has been faithfully recorded, it

, will ‘ then be seen that the lack of



transportation organization has taken

a‘large toll. When trans-



_ portation is at all neces-

sary, it is sovitally con-

nected that the school suc—

ceeds or fails in propor-

tion to efficiency of the

administration of trans-

portation.” "



The school children in



thirty—three of the thirty-

eight consolidated schools



I of Michigan which will ret

ceive state aid this year,

1922-1923, are now being

tranSported by contractors

whose contract covers a

period of ten months or

. less. The equipment for

transportatiOn is, as we'

might reasonably. expect.

: as temporary as is the pe—'

riod of the'contract. The

transportation contracts

‘. are, usually let to the low-

;est of the competitive bid- .





 

 





 

 





The result is general dissatisfaction on

the part of the contractor, the board

of education and patrons. Compare

this, it' you will, with School-owned and

operated transportation. The contract

or places the emphasis on low cost:

the school ownership, on economical

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fore he can stop his car he has passed

the'place. Then, rather than back up,

hekeeps on going, saying to himself,

“Oh, well, there’ll be another chance

to buy at some place ahead,” and the

Opportunity for a sale to him has van-

ished insofar as the market behind

him is concerned. '





The way to overcome this difficulty

is to give motorists an advance notice

of: the market ahead of them by placing

two good-sized blackboards, one on

each side of the market, on the right-

hand side of the road as the motorists

approach the roadside market. The

blackboards should be far enough from

the market to give the autoists an op-

portunity to slow down and stop easily

when they reach it. At the head of

the blackboards should be the notice,

“Roadside Market Twenty Rods

Ahead," and under this should l’i‘e list—

ed the products for sale and the pric-

es. Directly in front of the market a

third sign should be placed reading,

“Roadside Market Here."





Give Customers Service.





In the third place, little if any at,-

iempt had been made by any of the

proprietors of roadside markets to pre-

sent their offerings fitraciirely. l'su-

ally the. products for pale were merely

dumped on the lawn in front of the

house, or at best placed on an old table

or box. Attractive displays of the

products would greatly increase the

number of sales that could be made.)

Very few farmers gave a thought to

containers for the products sold. l’su-





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cost. plus basis; the school transports

at. actual cost.



Although it may appear feasible un-

der some circumstances for a school

to own and operate its own motor

transportation vehicles, it, will seldom

if ever be desirable for a school to

own horses with which to transport

pupils when heavy snowfall or mud

may render roads impassable for the

motors. The cost of maintaining hors—





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ally the purchaser was expected to





have the purchase dropped on the .





floor of his car without its being wrap-



ped or placed in a sack. This lack of



any wrapping is in itself a barrier to



selling many people. A supply of large _

paper sacks would help to overcome



this objection without: adding greatly



to the selling costs. ' -



The roadside market offers an al-

most unlimited opportunity for selling

many farm products. A great many

people from the city make ita practice

to start out in their cars and “scout”

for attractive offerings on the farms.

Many farmers raising mall fruits dis-

pose of their entire crops from their

front yards to buyers who drive out

especially to patronize such markets.

The producer is thus relieved of the

problem of finding a market for his

products and transporting them to it.

The patrons of these markets are at-

tracted by the l‘reslmess of the fruits .

and usually are quoted a lower price

than that ol‘ the grOcers.



But, to be successful in this sort of

selling the roadside ’market proprietor

must quote fair prir-c-s«~prices which

should be at. least a shade. under the

city retailer‘s figures: must, let, motor-

ists know the location of his stand

before they are upon it: and must

make his offerings appear attractive

as possible to prospective customers.

In short. he must, conduct. his roadside

market with some regard for business

efficiency. Only as he does this Will

he be able to enjoy the greatest meas-

urc of success in direct marketing.





Mary to School .





t of Student 7}‘om,oormtz’ofi





es throughout the year for the short

time they are needed in winter, would

make too great an overhead for the

school transportation system to stand.

At. least one consolidated school in

Michigan has met this situation by

owning and operating its own trans~

portation motor vehicles with student

and teacher drivers and owning, also,

horse-drawn vehicles. Since its student

drivers are ininors, the contract is

with the fathers and provides for

horse-drawn service with the father's

farm horses and the school’s horse-

drawn vehicle when the

roads are impassable for

motors, at the prevailing

wage of team labor per

day not to exceed six dol-

law. It is altogether prob-

able that this, or similar

arrangement might be

made very readily in oth-

er consolidated schools.

Michigan has five con-

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transportation, and thirty-

three which provide for

horsedrawn transporta-

tion when the use of mot-

ors is impossible. There

are 166 routes which are

operated by contractors,





 

 





   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 





 





 





ated .by school—owned ve—

hicles. There are net more

than six or seven teacher

and student, drivers.

average number, A





 





pils per bus is twenty-four

and seven-tenths. '. The av-‘

erage distance traveled by





depend entirely on motor “





and nine which are oper— .





The

in the,

state of Michiganyof pu~"





the first pupil to enter the ’

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QUICker Returns Cherry Hill, Mich.,

- May 26,‘ ’23.





from your





Produce--





~ OUR shipments are handled

. 0 quickly, yet with a skill and

care that obtains highest market

prices for your products when

they are sent to The Farm Bu-

reau Produce Exchange.





Dear Pete:





This is Saturday afternoon so I

thought I’d write you a letter. It’s

been raining and I got the seed corn

' all shelled and the planter fixed up

and that’s about all there is to do till

the rain stops, so that’s wy I’m writ-





. . , ing this letter.

You immediately get the tull

benefit of a great cousuming

market when you use the





Farm Bureau “Mitten” Outlet

at Detroit





A telephone call or visit. to the

/ manager of your nearest co—op‘

erative Association will secure

for you full information on when

and how shipments should be





be coming home to your farm for—the

summer. Spose you have had a heap

of fun down at the college this year

and you’re gettin’ purty near the end.

Nether year and then what you going

to do? I been thinkin’- quite a lot

about. you and your future.





the ice cream social the Christian En-

deavor Society give and I reckon she’s





an' all I say is don’t get in a hurry.

(live her a chanst to get a little more

education down there herself. I wish

I had had sense enough to finish up,

maybe I mite get along here a little

. better.



‘ Say l’ele what do you do for them

little green bugs that gits on the roses

andi saw some on the appleutrees 0n

the new growth. Vera’s awfully wor—

ried for fear it will spoil the blooms

and the apples. It' you know anything

good for them, (I mean not good for

them) write me quick cause Vera

don’t give me no rest, she says as how

Sam Perkins used tobacco juice on

hisn’ an they all left. Well I don‘t

wonder they left for when Sam gits

his spitter into action they aint no

chanstfor any livin’ bug- on his place.





Shipping tag: and information

gladZy finvziJ/zrg on rel/urn. I





Other Products Handled

and Marketed





Asparagus. Berries, L‘herries.

Celery, Potatoes, and all kinds

of fruits and vegetables.

Producers unable to ship through

a co-op should write us for in-

formation on how‘ this service

may be obtained.



A Dept. of Michigan State Farm Bureau





 





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PRODUCE EXCHANGE\





 





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Instead of Four





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machine. You don’t have to change dull

knives, you change blades. That’s where

you save money when you use the





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It’s the new mower sickle with renewable blades;

made so you can replace dull or broken sections

without even taking the knife out of the cut-

ter bar. The blades are double locked in place and

can not loosen until you yourself pull the locking key.





You carry a set of new, sharp blades 1n the tool box

and change them right in the field. You can grind

up the dull ones when you have time—and it’s easy

to grind every blade clear to the heel, when you

handle them singly.





Every User Likes It





“The time saved in changing the knives will comm

sate the farmer tenfold on the old-fashioned way.”





9:1 drove half a mile on very rough road with the

team trotting, shaking the machine and nearly

throwing me from the machine by the jars, and 1101:

a blade in the Sickle Knife was loosened.”





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. School will soon be out and you’ll‘





Saw Mary Martin a few days ago at -





made.

look‘in’ for you back scan too. Her

"“WE NEED school is out now and she’ going to_

FOULTRY OF ALL KINDS school herself this summer dowu at

’ the college to the summer school. I

RIGHT NOW“ think that’s pretty fine but don’t you

Especially Broilers, Hens go and spoil all her plans. I guess by

and Ducks what she didn’t say you got intentions





 





 





But you know I don’t use the weed in

that way and I don't smoke much eith—

er. Vera keeps after me an says it’s

bad for my heart "an I guess she’s rite.





Besides she don't like the ashes around _





the house which I admire her far.



We got quite a few young pigs and

a lot of the other young things that

keeps me and Vera going almost day





 





HOSE of our readers who



fail to read the accompany-

ing letter of Henry O’Hope, and

others to follow from week to

week, will miss something worth

while. In order to give you the

proper bearings, I might say

that Henry is a progressive

young farmer who is in the

thick of things at Cherry Hill.

As you will guess, he is making

a real effort to get the best for

his community. His uncle, David,

is a grisled old farmer, past

the meridian of life, but with the

light of present-day needs very

clear to him. Pete Robinson is





a senior at the Agricultural Col-

lege and an old friend and fel-





low-soldier of Henry. Mary





Martin.nl"-‘rs an important part

in life; erry Hill, as does

also Von... ““y’s wife. Jim





Hooper never quite got all the

selfishness extracted from his

life, while Hank .Smith keeps

everybody a roaring. Here is‘

Henry’s first letter:





 





 





 





an’ night. This rain ain’t good for the

chickens but we got. the young ones

all on the porch which is all right only

they holler so much I kin hardly think.

Aint it funny about a young chicken,

all he thinks about is eat, and that’s

where he’s different than just human

beings, but I aint goin to philosophize

to you nor try to compare my brains

or yours to a chicken but say Pete

when you get home I got a plan that





' maybe we can do something.





You see our church ain’t had any

preaching for a long time. First place

wat we had was good as far as it went

but it didn’t go fur encugh and that

minister we had didn’t quite under-

stand wat the church out here was for.

He came out from Carey and said,

lestwise he told Jake Stackem, who

sells feed and machinery there that

he heped the members would come to

his church by an by an close up the

church for he says they can’t afford a

full time preacher out there anyhow.

Pete, that made me mad. We got a

good community here but we don‘t

want no fellow to come in here an di-

vide us up an classify us like we use

to do bugs in Prof. Pettit’s class. Hy-

menoptera, Coleoptera an them bugs

wat lives under water for a wile etc.

Diptera wasn’t they? Well that’s wat

some preachers seem to want to do.

My idee is that we ought to have our

religion comin’ an up to date as much

as the coop has its business, and the

Grange an the Marketing and the

threshing. .Other words we ought to

think our religion the same as we

think the other things in our life.





Reminds .me of a yarn I heard not

long ago of a lady Who was deaf goin’

along the street an she come to were

there was an Italian g1 indin’ out pea-

nuts in a peanut roaster. She listened





for a long time an watched him a ‘





grindi'n away an she kept a sniffin an

then she says, “No sir, I ain’t goin to

give you nothin’ for that music, I can’t

even recognize a tune an besides it

smells as tho somethin’ is burning in-

side.” Some preachers are like that

wen they think of the country cemmu-

nity church.





 





' l my, plans next time





"tion, and he shows you a fault at} oak;





You kin draw your own _





Your old Side Kick ' 4

HENRY. -





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THE FARMERS’ STRIKE.





 





T is quitethe‘ common boast of-lat'e.



that farmers never s‘trike‘. ’ Dean

Eugene Davenport, of the University

of Illinois, in an article in The Satur-

day Evening Post, remarks that, “The

farmers have not struck; they. have

stuck, and they will stick as long as

possible, for that is their habit.” With

all deference to such high authorityit

is true, nevertheless, that a constant

strike has been in progress among

farmers for, some years, and one

fraught with as great significance and

peril to the people of this country as

the recent strike among coal miners,

or that of railway' labor, although not

quite so immediate in its effects.





Of course, owners. or proprietors in

any line of productive industry do not

go on strike, and these comprise a

considerable proportion of the labor

empIOyed on the farms, but among

those not so closely tied down the

strike. has been quite general. For

years the boys, as they have approach—

ed manhood, have been quietly laying

down their tools and quitting the farms





and with no present intention of ever





returning.





They have not been making any

noise about it, there have been no pro~

cessions carrying banners, no picket-

ing nor effort toprevent others taking

their placesmif any were so disposed,

no violence nor disturbances such as

are quite common in strikes ordinar-

ily. So the farmers’ strike has not

been so .marked or noticeable, but nev-

ertheless, it has been going on con—

stantly. 'In fact, what bright, ener-

getic, enterprisingyoung man could

be expected to work twelve to fifteen

hours on the farm for two or even

three dollars, and with uncertain em—

ployment one-third of the year, when

he can get five dollars for eight hours

in town, with its brigtter lights and

greater attractions?





This farmers’ strike has been pro~

grossing so quietly and without tumult

that it doubtless has not been so ap<

parent or observable to men living in

the cities, and this is, no doubt, the

reason why they so commend the

farmers for sticking, but within the

writer’s observation very few of the

young men have settled on thefarms

for several years. A few who are in-

heriting farms are settling on them,

but those not so. attached are almost

to a man entering employment else—

where. This is merely the working

out of a natural economic law, 'the

law of equilibrium. And so the cen-

sus shows [that while the urban popu-

lation is increasing the numbers on

the farms are decreasing—+13. Hutch--

ins, Allegan County. ‘





KINDNESS GREATER THAN BAT.

TLESHIPS. ‘





 





HE warm surge of gratitude en-



gendered in Europe by American

relief activities, which saved the lives

of ten times as many people as were

killed during the great war, will be of.

greater value to the future of the

United States than al lthe battleships

that could be floated in the Atlantic

ocean, said Secretary. of Commerce

Herbert Hoover, rho directed the

American relief work.





 





Says Sang If you’re building a

house, and a fellow will show you,

where you’ve got , the foundation

Wrong, you’ll thank him. But if'you’ 19

building, say, a marketing organiaia~





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“Au”-
' ures are for the

. 31, 1922, and are taken from records





 





_.HE farm poultry flock is one of

’ _ agriculture’s most popular insti—

’ tutions. Out of the 196,000 farms

of all types in Michigan, 180,000, or

ninety-two. per cent, have a poultry

flock. Poultry is, therefore," a subject

of almost universal interest among

farmers. . . .

Poultry represents a substantial ag-

ricultural investment. The poultry in

Michigan is worth $11,600,000, and the

.pdultry buildings and equipment rep-

resent an amount almost as large. The

value of the Michigan poultry invest-

ment is, therefore, approximately 320,- .

000,000. ' . - .

In 1919 the eggs produced from this





» .





investment were~ valued at $23,500,000





, and the poultry raised at 311,400,000, a





combined total of $34,900,000. This

gives some idea of the magnitude of

our poultry enterprise, as revealed by

the 1920 census.



That a farm poultry flock is one of

the best'paying parts of a business is





shown by production and cost figures ’





on seventy farms in \Vayne, Lenawee,

Jackson, Shiawassee, Montcalm and





Emmet counties, Michigan. The fig-

year ending March





kept by farmers and supervised and





' summarized by the Farm Management.





The returns from the flocks on these





, {farms averaged $179.22 above feed and





other direct costs. That is, the poul-

try on these farms paid their own





, _. flaylavcrtigafloizy Probes 'Bz’da’y’s Higa Agricultural





per hen.





 





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By Howard M. Eliot





tel-prise, or was 1921 an exceptionally

favorable year? Fortunately, a com-

parison with other years is entirely

possible, through prices available

through the Bureau of Crop Estimates

of the United States Department of

Agriculture. If the amounts produced

as shown in Table 1 are multiplied





Of these five flocks two call for spe-

cial comment. Flock 322 is a high-

producing flock and averaged 114 eggs

This in itself is conducive

to high returns, but because of this

excellency the owner was able to sell

breeding stock to the amount of $169.-





 





 





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Standard





of Michigan as reported by the United

States Bureau of Agricultural Eco-

nomics.





Table 5 shows average returns from





a farm poultry, flock of 100 hens

over a period of several years.

These returns are based on the quan-

tities shown in Table 1, on average »—

prices for the state of Michigan as

reported b ythe Bureau of Agricul-

tural Economics.





50. The owner of flock 505 had a spe-

cial market opportunity in the loca- by the prices of any given year the Year. Returns.

tion of her farm near Detroit on one result will show what the products 1922 """""""""""""" $13030

' 1921 .......................... 139.68

1920 ..... 3 ....................... 166.19

1919 .......................... 161.97

1918 ........................... 116.95

1917 .......................... 92.37

1916 .......................... 91.79

1915 ............. ‘ ............. 70.00

1914 .......................... 82.26

1913 .......................... 91.08

1912 ........................... 75.61





 





 





Housing is One of the Big Factors in Poultry Overhead.





of’ the concrete roads, and because of

this the eggs and poultry were sold to

automobilists at prices above the av-

erage. All of the fiW "arms raised a

large number of 01‘ .i,'theret0re,

had large meat ,. ' , ..-.u all of them

fed protein in their poultry ration.

Returns on Other Years.

Unquestionably, under the prices for

eggs, poultry and feed for the year end-

ing March 31, 1922, these seventy

flocks made a good financial showing.





would have brought it they had been

produced and sold during that year;

and if the cost of feeds consumed is

computed in a like manner and sub

tracted from the sales, the remainder

will show the returns for that year.

By this method it is possible to get

the amount of. the poultry returns for

a number of years and thereby to

avoid the danger of forming conclu-

sions from the figures of, a single year.

Such results are shown in Table 5, ill





costs and in addition made a coutribu—





I tion of $179.22 towards farm overhead Could they have done so well under





the prices of other years? Is poultry





and farm profits. That these figures . ' _

a good year-in and year-out larm en-





, apply to the ordinary farm flock is





which the returns are based on the

eggs and poultry produced, and the

feed consumed, as shown in Table 1,





 





, - ’ shown by the fact that these seventy

l flocks averaged 99.4 hens. The aver-

‘ age returns per hen, therefore, is $1.80

above direct costs. ‘





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





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ed herds of cattle and on which were

' a number of farms. ' ’

The mulch treatment was pretty

heroic at Kodiak. Over much of the

island the volcanic ash deposits were

'a foot or more deep. All vegetation

except trees 'and bushes were blank-

eted, and when Dr. Griggs saw the

country soon after the. eruption it look-

ed like a gray desert. His leadership

of expeditions sent out by the NatiOnal





The returns from'the larger flocks

. would indicate that poultry can be

* made to contribute a . substantial

amount toWards the-income at a farm.

.Andthat. it can be made to rank 'as

, ' one of the major enterprises of a farm

‘3 business is shown by the sales from}

' _ the five flocks which are exhibited in

Table 2. From. the largest one of .

these flocks, $1,348.38 of, poultry and

poultry products were'pr’o'duced. .





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.fl'able 2.———The farm poultry flock is often made _a large " revenue producer.





 

 

 





 

 





 

 

 





 

 





‘ ‘ , / Total

Chicks , Yield. Casts. Returns.

. . Money Direct ,

_ ,3 441.49 . 8120.47





590.60. 7

,34838 ,





, ; 1251.20

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, .Thc ValUc ofr Mulch





Poultry as an Investment.



The figures for the, seventy farms

(Table 1) show what the average poul-

try flock of 100 hens is returning and

are applicable to the farm that already

has poultry buildings and, equipment,

but where new buildings are being

planned, farther costs must be taken

into cousideration. As these costs be-

come permanent once the investment

is made, they will be called investment

costs. They are depreciation on build~

ings, interest and taxes. A. further de-

duction is also made for labor. These

costs are shown in Table 3.



That poultry gives a. relatively high

return on a comparatively small in- ,

vestment is shown by the fact that the

average of the poultry investments on

the seventy farms included in the ac-

counting study was only $222.06 and

that the returns after deducting the

investment costs and charging labor

at hired man’s wages were $132.11.

This gives a return on the whole in-





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





Table 1 shows yields, direct oosts,and fla Irzterertmg Demonstratzoa vestment or- fifty-nine per cent.

returns lor poultry on seventy Mich-

igan fagms forthe year ending March VOLCANO in Alaska, far from Geographic Society to study the vol- T bl 3 R t _ tm t

31, 192 . . . - . - . . - . - - , . - . a e .—— cums on inves en .

- Yields. ’mOst of America s lalm’s, tulned canlc legion took him back to hodiak Depreciation on buildings. . '$ .36

- A ra Per Farm agricultural instructor a iew 111 the lollowmg years, and he found Interest on investment at 6..% 1332

Items ______ “All/igungt? ,Value: years ago and staged an important a surprising transformation. Grasses Taxes and insurance at 2%... 4.44

Egg sales _ , _453,1 doz. $103.76 demonstration of ‘ modern farming Were more luxuriant than ever before, Labor, 130 111‘5- at 200 per hour 25-00

Eggsales . . . . 3.25.41 dgz. $123.73 methods on a gigantic scale. put out earlier, and grew much higher. . Returns on investment $132 11

£3133); 3:331 ..... - 92-4 lbs. 1932 The story of this impersonal giant The‘large, luscious berries for which ‘

Stock/sold ..... ........,. 4:75 of the north which wrought its agri— Kodiak was famous were bigger and Totals over direct costs, (from

Inventory increase ......... 3.34 cultural will on hundreds of square more numerous than ever. Even the ””019 I) ------------------ 3179-23

Manure . ......... 3.16 ton. . 3 - . . - trees grew faster. '

Miscellaneous ............. .37 ”1111185 of iegim‘t’." 1“ a 3”: t°-maki ‘ One further point of interest is in

—- t e.m°St,1“ uen lal coun y arm agen MOSt 0f the 10031 observers jumped how the amount of investment is af—

Total money yield ....... $245.59 enVIOUS. IS told by Robert F. Griggs In to the conclusion that the ash was a fected by the size of the flock This

Direct c'osts. . " his recently- published book, “The V9“ wonderful fertilizer. But when Dr. is shown in Table 4. It seems the in-

Corn _ .............. 2,524 lbs $24.84 ley Of Ten Thousand Smokes.” Griggs had the P811 analyzed he found vestment per hen is almost constant,

3733:“ """"""" 33% i3: 1322 For years the Federal and State De- that it had about the fertiliZiug power ranging from $2.16 to $2.76, with the

Barley ' 2371bs: 2:97 partments of Agriculture and other ad- and 011 the average prices for the state average at $2.22.

\ .

Skim-milk ........ 702 lbs. 1.86 vocates of better farming methods

, . Chick feed ........ 94 lbs. 1.59 have been preaching the advantages Table 4‘ 51‘0W5_t11,9 investment it} the grouped according 10 the size of

:Safiflfvgfiégi ------- 23(1) {35- 5:8: ‘of: the “dust mulch.” “Keep down the poultiy entelprise, mm the larms flOCkS-

Tankage ......... 6711):: 1:89 weeds, keep'in the moisture, and give a, 3'3 _ AVGI‘age lIWeSlWHt In:

Corn silage . ..... 89 lbs. .27 your plants a chance”. has been the g" ”5 “a ,3 33‘.“ .4 E m- E _.

,y. Oystershells .. 18 lbs. :29 slogan. When Katmai Volcano on the g g g g b g E 3 g {-1 s h s -

'1 gig: gefdesnéé'H“ ------- :63 Alaska Peninsula blew its top off, it Cb In '53” 513% 8 a 5 5, gig

ii” Eqmpm’tpdmrease. '.'.'.'.'.'.'. Z91 subjected the surrounding country to 1 9 50011985 35 $ 38.11 3 58.33 $ .00 9 96.44 32.73

r, - _____, a “dust mulch” such as had seldom' g 5% gig?) I?) 2%?31; 3333 2.31 190.39. 2.16

i To 1 ' ' - - ' - . . .0 403.5 2.40

"_ ta direct costs $66-37 Been 868,1} before Included. In the 4 4 250 and above 298 349.69 337.50 22.50 709.69 2.38

Returns er farm —“‘ 179 22 mulched territory was the island of — _ 1-- p ,. ____ __ ~—

p p ....... s, . Kodiak whose green grasses support- All 70 ............ 99.4 $118.09 $100.06 $3.91 $222.06 $2.22





 





of sharp quartz sand; as a fertilizer it

was absolutely worthless' Then he

gathered the evidence which showed

that the remarkable growth of plants

at Kodiak beginning a year- or so after

, the ashfall, was solely due to the ac-

tion of the ash as a mulch. The heavy

blanket of ash, it was found, smoth—

ered the many little weeds and grass-

es that were fighting for a place in the

sun and were absorbing much plant

food from the soil. The strong grasses

and the larger plants with virile root

systems continued to live and when

”they began to grow again found them-

selves for the first time without com-

Living was easier; each sur-

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From the above figures based on ac-

tual records kept by seventy Michigan

farmers it is evident that the poultry





flock is one of the best;_ paying enter— ‘

prises on the farm, and that because‘





of the small investment necessary it

is an easy enterprise to start.





substantial economic returns.





11’ a drawer sticks. try rubbing the

edges of the two sides with laundry

soap. ’





 





Money grows on well-kept Iberryp'.

bushes, even if their, rruit goes only."

1 tenths?





into desserts, j,-

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popularity is, therefore, founded upon





 





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poo TAX.





 





I have-a hound which I keep tied up

.the year round, except when I 'am

hunting. Do I have to pay a tax on

him?~—J. J.



The statute requires all dogs to be.

confined except when accompanied by

the owner, and dog taxes are never-

theless due—Rood.





PAYING DOUBLE TAXES.’





 





 





I have owned pasture land in an ad-

joining township ot‘ another county,

and would turn my stock over there

alter they were assessed here in the

spring. Last yeah, however, the sup—

ervisor of the adjoining township saw

fit to assess stock also. and claimed he

do so. I paid taxes on the stock

twice. The same thing happened this

spring. What am I to do about it? I

am assessed at home on the stock

and in adjoining township of another

county on the same. stock—C. E. 11.



Personal property is taxable in the

place where it was on the second Mon-

day of April of the year for which the

taxes are assessed, and not elsewhere.





——Rood.





TAXES AND TITLES.





 





 





Can a man, after paying taxes on

another man’s property for a certain

number of years, claim the deed of the

property? If so, 110w .many years must

he pay the taxes beore he can claim

the deed? Can the first owner of the

land, who at first did not know the

land was his. (he got it through in-

heritance, and at the time 01' his moth—

er’s death, his address was not

known), claim the land after, another

man had paid the taxes for the num-

ber of years requiredfi—C. H.



No title can be acquired by paying

taxes on the land though continued for

many years—Rood.





OFFICIAL TEST OF CREAM.





 





Vt'ill you kindly tell me 01' some way

whereby we can get an official test 01‘

cream, and are there containers pro

vided for sending same to be tested?

—~L. G». S.





11' you will take the matter 11p with

the Bureau of Dairying, Department,

01‘ Agriculture, Lansing Michigan, you

can find a means, probably, of getting

your cream oflicially tested. _



You can send a sample to the dairy

division at the experiment station at

Lansing, and they will test it for you.

Or you, can take a. sample to any

creamery and get it tested.



You should bear in mind, however,

that any of these tests only apply to

that particular samplef another sam-

ple might not test the same. It is al-

most impossible to get two samples of

cream just alike. If you want to check

11p your test, you should have a second

sample taken at: the same time the

first one is taken and from the same

batch of cream.



There are containers made express-

ly for sending such samples but this is

not necessary. ‘ You can take a sample

in a bottle, pack it in a tin can or box

and send it anywhere.





.SUDAN GRASS FOR PASTURE.





 





Will you please tell me whether

Sudan grass is, of any value for pas-

ture or not? Would eight acres of

~black clay loam furnish enough pas-

,ture for nine head of cattle for the

summer? If so, how much seed should

- be sown to the acre and when should

' 1. it be sowed?—-H. P. U.



.1 Yes, Sudan grass is proving to be

g a great success as a pasture grass for

"’ a temporary pasture. It is especially

adapted to a country with little rain-

: fill, b11t it does well in Michigan.



eight acres will not. be

' nine head of- cattle.





‘ of a certain road in that neighborh





b.

With most pastuies It will take nearer

two acres per head.



If you get a good stand of Sudan

grass and the season is favorable, it

will come as near carrying that many

cattle as anything you could get. If

your pasture gets short. you can feed

a grain ration and help it out.





BUYING BOOKS.





 





I signed a book contract last sum~

mer. U pOn arrival of books, I discov-

ered the bindings were very poor, and

the agent had used my name as a ref-

erence, saying I was “sponsoring” the

club, whichwas an. untruth. Have only

paid the $2.50. I told the collector I





I ays Ewe Name and fiddmss

as Sattsfaciory Slrvnce Cannot be Ewgn to Unsigned Letters





\the statute

“ the expenditure of highway improve-





 

 

   





 





hen Binding lnqumes





of the township money. Then they

quit that road and used the rest of the

township money on other roads. Have

we got any redress? Will say that a





'part of the $600 donated was to be in





work and that is the part that has

geeInI paid in and used on this road.—





Conceining the failure of the town-r





shop to expend money voted for the





improvement of a highway for which





donations by the property owners

have been made, you are advised that

specifically provides for





ment money under the direction of the

township board and highway commis-

sioner and while the township might





 





lion at a crack.

ilies!





treat them rough.





theil million e ggs a day. Fly





and vile,

as follows it'





On halt

then.





spot.

tiles





stead‘s





The cost you’ll save in minor

bills.





 





C/mm'flg Rimes with Screen z'flg





Y ones and twos they buzz and sting, the pesky flies of early

spring, and when you slay them with a smack, you kill a tril—

Wise old statisticians say a female fly in summer

may breed at a-rate which multiplies to most two hundred trillion





To, swat spring ilies is not enough.

Clean up the places whele they lay and hatch

eggs and maggots, ..

th1ong the uncovered garbage pail, and eggs and I11aggots,hale

inhabits the manu1e pile.

you would insure yourstock,

your ease against discomfort and disease. /

. a pound of helleb01e, (our drgu gist ought to have 1t)

pour of plain cold watei gallons ten;

using a simple sprinkling pot,

Ten gallons thus will sterilize ten cubic feet of pile from





I1 ly- papel helps, and t1aps do, too, but flies will get the best cl

you, no .111atte1 how you’ve trapped and cleaned, unless the home

tightly screened. Screen every window,

member what a screen is for, and see that frames completely fill

the space between the sash and

or screens with holes, flies love with all their sneaking souls.

ills; in temper lost, and doctors’





There are other ways to





vile and hale,

Cover the pail, and tleat manure

your home, your health,





let stand about a day and

soak the disease-producing





every door; re—





sill. Torn screening, too,





 





 





could not go on with it. Company is

now pressing for collectlon. I have

no income 01' my own. Can they make

my husband pay'l—«E. B.



The husband [is not liable on the

contract. It does not appear to be

made in his name nor is it for a neces-

sit:y.-——Rood.



' 1





AN AUTO DEAL.





 





We bought a car from a dealer, turn-



ing in our car as first payment. We

found that his car had been misrepre-

sented to us. We made two payments

on the car, and he insists that we pay

up the balance on the contract. We

offered to let him take back his car,

and keep payments we have made, and

also our car. He won't do this but

threatens togarnishee or sue. He re-

sold our car and got good cash money

out of it. Can he garnishee or sue

when we offer him all this? What is

the best thing for us to do ?—H. B.

' If the facts were misrepresented and

no payments have been made since

discoyeiing the truth the buyer has

the r1ght to 1escind the contract and

recover the car sold, 01 its value if it

has been disposed of. Any person

claiming a right of action may insti-

tute proceedings and cause inconven-

ence before it can be determined

whether he has a right to recover. ——

Rood.





, RQAD DONATIONS.





 





Three years ago [at our township





election a motion was made and car:





ried. The motion was, if the farmers

living in a certain neighborhood would

raise (donate) $600, the township

would raise $1,, 000 to build one





 

 





They started to build this road the

the work that was donated 1111 a l





0311:.





be, and would be, morally obligated

to expend the $1,000 voted for the im~

provement of a certain road as being

the expressed will of the taxpayer, yet

legally they are not obligated to ex-

pend .the money so raised on any par-

ticular road and you would have no

redress for the failure of a township

board to improve the road in question.

H. H. Partlow.





POOR SEED.





 





I have been unable to find out what

causes seeders in my celery. Some of

my neighbors claim it is due to the

sod (muck) being too wet. Others

say it is because seed sown in 110t-

beds get too cold and at times freezes.

Last season two neighbors and myself

had the same seed and I was the only

one troubled with seeders.



For the last two years celery in our

neighborhood has had blight, the first

signs of which was noticed about the

first of July. Would like to know if

spraymg for blight would be advis-

able?—J. H. ' ‘



Poor seed is usually the cause of

the seed stalks in celery. However,

any check in the growth from the time

the seed is planted until maturity

would tend to have the same effect.

This might be caused by fertility in

the'field or to temperature and mois-

ture conditions while in the hot-bed. ‘



Celery should make a rapid, continu-

ous growth throughout the season in





order to produce a product of high]





quality. "Perhaps an addition of fer—

tilizer analyzing 2-12-16, in the case of





muck, would do away with your tr’ou5





b1e..





Celery blight may be controlled by.

Bordeaux mixture of 4-4-50 strength. ~»





‘same fall :and used: up a good shaman :This should be applied throughout the





 

 





Very seldom plants are sprayed in the

hot-bed; however, it might be advis-

able. Dusting with copper dust, com-

posed of fifteen per cent copper sul‘

phate and eighty-five per cent lime,

would accomplish the same results as





. a spray; in fact, I believe itfwould be





slightly more efl‘icie’nt and is cheaper.

The dust should be applied at inter





vals as in the case of the liquid spray. -





—-E. P. Lewis.





DANGER IN ELECTRICAL. ENGIN-

EERING.





 





Some people state that electrical en-

gineering is Very dangerous and ad«

vise me not to take it up. I am very

interested in the course and would

like to know if it is the truth or not.

I try to make my parents believe that

it is not, but the. people seem to knock

down my arguments, which makes it

very hard for me. ———E. L. L.





I note that you me encountering

some opposition in your desiie to take

up electrical engineering as a profes‘

sion, and that one of the chief argu-

ments against such a. course is that

electrical engineering Is very danger-

ous.



My obse1vation and seine study oil

the subject of the question of piot‘es-

sional or vocational risks convinces

me that electrical engineering is no

more dangerous than farming or any

other occupation, and probably much

less '(langei‘ous than the driving oil

automobiles is getting to be.



It would. be. very unfortunate if you

are sidetracked from electrical en-

gineering by such an argument as that

mentioned—~01. W. Bissell. '





MUST VOTE FOR SCHOOL:





 





This district is cut up in five and

twenty-acre fruit farms. People are

buying lots and building fine homes,

mostly rich people. The newcomers

want a new school house. There are

no more children in the school than

there was twenty-five years ago, and

the school still has room for more

scholars. While the school is not mod<

ern, it can be made so. Some of the

people want a modern school with a

gymnasium so they can go nights and

play games. Will the voters (farmers)

have anything to say if the old school

is to be torn down, or does the school

board 1ule?~—J. S.





The school board has no authority

to buy or build school houses without

vote at a school n1eetirrg.——Rood.





LIABILITY OF MARRIED WOMEN.





 





What would be the proper signature

on a note, given by a man, where the‘

property is owned jointly by man and

wife? In case said man dies, does the

wife pay the note if her name is not

on note? If they both sign note, does

1t make any difference whose name

comes first?—~H. L.



It makes no difference which name

comes first. The wife is'not liable On

her husband’s note, Whether signed by

her or not; but only on her contracts

with reference to her separate prop-

erty.—.——Rood.





m





’ SH EEP' PASTURE.





 





What can one do with sheep pas-

tures to keep them flee from eggs or

larvae of stomach w01ms?——G. H. K.





' Nothing can be done so far as now

known to destroy these larvae.

exist in the pasture. But if sheep are





not pastu1 ed there continually, the lar~





vae become extinct or are at least





greatly reduced in number.





It is best. to have more than one

pasture for‘ sheep,

year.

parasites are reduced ‘to‘ a m1 111





 





They, .





alternating each _

In this Way'- troubles from‘thefie "





 

 

 





11‘:
commune RA'i'Id DETERMINES

' PROFIT. ,





 





. ’ I 'I—IE price of corn has a great bear-





ing on the profits made out of hogs.

The average corn-hog ratio from dec-





‘ade to decade has been quite consist-





ent. It is about 11.5 bushels of corn

to every 100 pounds of pork on foot.

The basis for this ratio is the Chicago

prices for both corn and pork. In

1922 the ratio was very high, averag-

ing 14.4 bushels; but in recent months

ithas declined rapidly, standing now

at about 9.5., , ' '



The present situation is one of rec-

ord hog production, large exports, low

prices and a’ low corn-hog ratio. Such

a situation usually leads to declining

receipts and rising prices. But, judg-

ing from reports, this is not likely to

occur in 1923, but the late spring and

rising corn prices may reduce the num-

ber and weight of fall shipments to

at least check the general down swing

that has been apparent in the hog

prices during the past year. '





 





MANURE PIT FOR HORSE BARN.





 





ANY farmers are building shallow

manure pits along the sides of

their horse barns and directly "under





 





. in small as well as large areas, there

seems to be no good. reason why they





ters and suitable-food, and with these





should not thrive in captivity. ,



Prices of skins vary greatly, but the

skins from northern Wisconsin have

sold ashigh as $50 each, it is stated.



Only the best stock should be used

to start with in beaver-farming, and

this should be improved by selective

breeding to get the best market prices.

Mr. Bailey believes that $50 skins can

be produced in captivity, if choice

black skins are produced. The longest,

heaviest furs are produced in cold cli-

mates. The best beaVer zones are in

the northern tier of states of the Unit—

ed States and ,Canada.



The range of the aspen and poplar

tree coincides with the range of the

best beaver conditions. The aspen

provides the best beaver food. Burnt-

over lands where aspen and pincher—

ries have covered the r gion can sup-

port a large beaver pOpulation under

very favorable conditions.



Mr. Bailey advises starting with a.

small fur farm where close and detail-

ed supervision can be given. Expan-

sion can follow later. A small pond,

lake or. creek makes a good site for a

beaver farm, but an artificial basin





can be used, but there must be clean .





 





This Manore Pit Saves Fertility





the windows through which the ma-

nure is forked. Such pits come di—

rectly under the barn eaves but this

matter is taken care'ot by supplying

a trough for carrying the rain water

to a point well beyond the location of

the manure. *



There are Vmany advantages in shal.

low receptacles of this sort. The waste

is prevented from leaching and fertil.

ity thereby is saved: The fact that

the pit is shallow makes it possible to

clean it out with far less effort than





. is required in the case of the usual





manure pit of greater depth. Having





'a concrete bottom, a good surface for





loading is secured. This always af-

fords considerable saving of effort

over being obliged to work on a dirt

bottom.——O. Crooker.





 





'BEAVER FARMING NEXT. '





 





HE beaver is ,at home in the Up-

per Peninsula. That beavers are eas-





ily domesticated. has been amply dem-

onstrated, says Vernon, Bailey, in a re-

cent government bulletin;~ but all

points have not as yet been determin-

ed relative to raising them in captivity

asa business production. ‘ . 7

It is known that they, breed in cap-





' pativity .aindiyOuns ' beaver are easily





Xéung‘bepver are thus best to

"h 3.21.5191?» here!" can be





 





 

 

 





. have a; place in supp





 





arid Labor and Keeps Yards Clean.





water and food. Careful attentiou

must be given to fencing.





 





ARE SUPPORTING THE WOOL

POOLs





 





WESTERN sheep men 'appear to

be supporting the wool pools in

their respective states. In Montana,

955,322 -fleeces, which are equivalent

to 8,000,000 pounds of wool, have been

pledged to the 1923 pool. In Wyom—

ing, 480,000 fleeces, equivalent to near~

ly 4,000,000 pounds, have been pledg-

ed. The amount signed in South Da-

kota" is 1,250,000 pounds.





BETTER BEEF IN DEMAND.





 





HE demand for better beef per-



haps explains why western range

steers have sold so poorly in the past

year or two.



Based on past performance, cattle

prices should, in from'five to seven

years have a high value compared

with other products. ’ .



While the supplies of beef at the

present time are sufficient to meet the





demand, the probabilities are that we .





are headed toward a shortage rather

than an over-production. ' .

-As long as the public demands a.

high~cla33 ‘beet, the good feeder will





 





 





lying this demand.





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FROM A KODAK NEGATIVE





Kodak on the F arm





Pictures play a definite part in the busi-

ness of farming. Take as an example pictures

of stock like the accompanying illustra-

tion. Sent in letters they interest faraway ,

prospects, and for your own records, they ' ""5.

help you keep track of your business. ‘I





It’s easy to make good pictures the Kodak

way—it reduces photography to simple terms.





white»- "as or,





Autographic Kodaks $6.50 up

Atyour dealer’s





Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, N .Y. “i





 





 





 





 





Strict! ., '

CARTER p...’ WHITE lElID ;,

A soft paste which is thinned with pure linseed oil if

,and turpentine to make white paint. Simply tint with

colors-in-oil to make beautiful grays, creams and oiher

durable colors. Dries hard and glossy, wears well on

all exposures and really gives the service you have

the right to expect of good paint.

Concentrated Paint

Sold by the pound- You get your money’s worth. , 4 i y





 





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R O S S Ensilage Cutters





035 has builtfilo filling equipment of the very highest quality for nearly



‘ three-quarters of a century. The name is a guarantee of absolute

dependability. You can safely rely on the Ross. ~



It you are going to need In Emilue came this $331. adjustable bearings. unlike with





Eu. w_nte at once for all the [nets xegnrdm meat.

ouLlnelor I923. Eindout why '64:: all the inch regarding theEowcrftfi; ,

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Ron features ponuvely mule better mince than you low-oped.sinmooth- running

two.





mil-awn“: 0:12.66? and, cutting have. Our 9.1;me mflmfizm

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Successor: to The E. W. Rm Co.. Ed. 1850





 

 

 

   





 

 





 

 





   

 

 





 

 





', sun V‘ it”: grim!“ ,
~ CdMMODITY PRICES INCREASE.





URING the year ending April 15,

there was an increase of three per

,cent in all food commodities, and for

the ten-year period the increase

amounted to forty-six per cent, ac-

cording to the department of labor. '

At the annual convention of the

"American Wholesale Grocers’ Associa-

tion , held at Washington, D. C., it

was predicted that prices would con—

tinue to advance for a time, but busi-

ness depression might be expected in

'1924.





TARIFF HURTS CANADIAN FARM-

ERS.





 





ANADIAN cattle producers are co-



operating with the Illinois Agricuh

tural Association and the Pennsylvan-

ia Farm Bureau Federation in appeal-

ing to the United States Tariff Com-

mission for an investigation of stocker

and feeder tariff schedules. They d,..

'clare that the present duty is very

detrimental to their business, and as-

Sert that. it is of no benefit to the

American cattle industry. It is esti-

mated by the Western Stock Growers’

Association of Alberta. that the pres-

ent. United States tariff will cost the

Canadian cattle producers $15,000,000

a year by lowering the price of cattle

in Canada and on those shipped to

this country.





Dr. James \V. Robertson, former

commissioner of agriculture of Can-

ada, who is now in \Vashington. says

that the Canadian stockers and feed-

ers, which for the most part are the

cattle shipped to the United States.

are raw material that would only ben-

efit this country. With the tariff're—'

moved there would not be enough

Canadian cattle to injure our markets.

According to Dr. Robertson, the num—

ber Canada would have for export

would not, be more than two per cent



- of our total supply, and these cattle

would make a home market for our

surplus corn in the corn states.





To INVESTIGATE NITRATE SUP-

f‘ PLY.





A NEW division has been started in

the Department. of Commerce to

investigate the nitrate supply of the

United States, the present and pros-

pective demand for nitrates and the,

sources of supply, with the purpose in

View of obtaining figures that will

form an accurate. basis in estimating

the needs for air nitrate development

in this country. I

, R. F. Bower, of the Washington of-

fice of the American Farm Bureau Fed-

eration, has charge of the investiga-

tion so far as it relates to nitrates

used in agriculture. A





 





RUSS-LA COMING BACK AGRICUL-

- TURALLY.





 





HE recuperation of agriculture in.

‘ Russia, and changes in the soviet

government policies, lead to the hope

that the nation will be able to feed

itself. after the 1923 harvest, but re-





 





vav. ”ma” ‘





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lief will still be necessary for the chil-

dren because of the deterioration of

live stock, declared Mr. Hoover, who

added that “the peace of the world can

be established on no other foundation

than’ good will among peoples.”





TH E SUGAR SITUATION.





 





slMULTANEOUSLY with a move-

ment among the women’s associa-





tions and the consumers’ organiza-

tions of New York City, asking Presi-





dent Harding to lower or remove the





tariff on sugar, the United States Sug-

a’r Association representing the sugar

refiners has begun a propaganda cam:





boldly by—this organ 2mm .18





 





command we are striving unselfishly

to protect the helples's American con-

sumer; we cannot believe this appeal

will go unheeded,” they say, in an

elaborately pl’inted monograph in

which they attempt to argue that 110,-

000,000 people should not be taxed

nearly $200,000,000 “in order that some

thousand growers of beets should

make more than a comfortable. living.”





They fail to explain, however, why

an increase in,the tariff of fifteen

cents per one hundred pounds, should

cause a boost of $4 or $5 per hundred

pounds in tht; price of sugar. And

they do not throw any light on what

would become of the American con-

sumer if the domestic sugar industry

were destroyed by theremoval of the

tariff, and the said consumer left to

the mercy of Cuban sugar interests.





 





 





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14 Bird that 2': Emmy and Friend Bot/z

- By G. W. Earle





HE crow is a bird that requires



no introduction on the average



farm. Color, size and habits

give it a distinctiveness for which no

other bird can be mistaken. It is dis-

tributed over all the semi-wooded

areas of the North American conti-

nent, being a permanent resident of

the eastern sections and a summer vis-

itor only in the prairie sections.



There is something fascinating

about the crow which makes it diffi-

cult, to consider it from the material

economic standpoint, which, unfortu—

nately for the subject, is required in

these times.



To begin with. we can see that the

bird possesses unusual abilities among

the feathered tribe. Note its many

calls, undoubtedly signifying distinct

things. See how it learns to recognize

its friends from foes. Man it . dis-

trusts, and rightly so, yet when they

are not molested, these same crows

become comparatively tame. There

is a pair about. my home which have

nested close at hand for three years

and show no indication of becoming

robbers.





There is also a wisdom in these

birds’ general habits which gives them'

a distinction possessed by few other

birds. They are as mischievious as a

jackdaw when kept in captivity, and

in nature have an inquisitiveness

which causes them to, be alWays on

the look-out for what others are do—

ing. Man is one whom they seem nev-

er weary of watching and it is seldom

that a man remains long in one place

without a crow going to see what he

has been doing when he leaves.





Perhaps one of the most interesting

traits of crows is their answer to the

call of battle; whether this is in sub-

stance universal military service I do

not. pretend to say, but the fact re-

mains that the call of a single pair.





will soon draw together all the male

crows in the neighborhood, as well as

a large percentage of the females,

which only return to their own nests

when the danger they were called up—

on to combat is past. , .



It would far outrun the limits of this

article to state one—fourth of the inter;

esting habits of these birds. I have

mentioned those above in the hope

that others may become interested.

Should they. do so they would learn

many things worth while, among'oth-

'ers that insects are as much titbits to

the crow as eggs are, and that they

are procurable throughout the entire

summer, whereas eggs are limited, in

nature, to a couple of months.



It is not necessary to refer to. more

than the general breeding habits of

crows. We all know that they have

but one brood annually and that the

nest is built in a tree. We also know

that the five or six young are nearly

always reared to maturity. In their

family life the crows are exemplary in

all their proceedings. Both birds‘share

in building the nest and dm-ing the ac—

tual brooding, when the female sel-

dom leaves the nest, the‘male under-

takes the double duty of feeding and

defending her. Thus in due course the

young reach maturity and in August

gather in large flocks. In this condition

they remain for the remainder of the

season, generally roosting together at

night and breaking up into several

parties during the day, when they

sometimes fly long distances in search

of food. At the approach of winter

many birds move southward. In the

west all go, while in the~ east a cer-

tain number remain, according to the

severity of ,the winter. When large

flocks remain in_ the northeast, old-

time weather pi‘ophets‘ assure us early

that this is a sure sign of an open

winter, which usually proves to be

true. ’





 

 





. . , urban»

ing. “We have no selfidhrhotivein

'mind and with all the potter «at our 5





_ ~the 'crow,"?'ah £431: "

pie “would subserihe. to such ' opinien,

fully believing themselves to be right.

This is largely due to the fact that

the crow’s misdeeds are mostly of' a

prominent nature and easily observed,

while its benefits pass unnoticed. Thus

a crow carrying on a young bird is





very apt to attract attention; there-





will be the cries of the parents or per-

haps the n'estlings are known, whereas

the same crow might ‘pick up thou-

sands of noxious insects without any

one being any the Wiser; indeed, its

presence would probably lead to its

being accused of some fresh atrocity.

The Injury and Value of CroWs.

In the eastern sections and through-

out the corn belt, the complaint

against the crows is that they destroy

much sprouting cOrn for which they

soon acquire a taste/thus not only

causing severe loss, but necessitating

the treatment of the seed with a tar

preparation as a deterrent. With ref-

erence to the destruction of other cer—

eals, this is. chiefly confined to grain

in the shock when large flocks of

crows make a habit of visiting certain

fields daily. The injury, however, is

not usually as severe as might'be ex-

pected, ovfing‘to the fact that the birds

really pick up a large proportion of

this grain from the ground and use the

shocks more as an eminence from

which to View the surroundingcoun-

try for. possible enemies. Another rea-

son for resting upon shocks and hay-

cocks is that grasshoppers collect

here. '



It is common knowledge to- every

farmer that crows are constantly in

attendance behind the plow, cultivator

or harrow, not as has been claimed, to

pick up the seeds, but to feed upon

the various larvae, such. as cutWorms,

wireworms and white grubs that are

exposed, especially the last two pests.

White grubs have been reduced as

much as fifty per cent in infested

fields by crows, although in ordinary

practice it is impossible to remove

them. Cutworms are also located

among the growing crops and eaten in

large numbers. Indeed, to obs'erve a.

flock of crows constantly returning to

the same area in a field is strong evi-

dence that there are cutworms or,

some other noxious insect present.

Apart from their value as destroyers

of noxious insects, crows also kill the

mice and young rabbits. Add to these

their habit, of devouring offensive car-

rion and/we have reviewed the chieil

points of the birds’ usefulness.



\Ve have seen by the evidence pro-

vided above that the crow certainly

does some harm and that this is es—

pecially so in thegcorn field. It also

destroys a certain number of eggs and

young of both domestic and wild birds.

Grain, ‘too, is eaten in the autumn and

while this is not always, taken from

the sheaves, a portion of it undoubt-





edly is, and there are occasions when.





crows do considerable harm in this

way, and when they occur in large

number-s some reduction in numbers

is desirable. On the other hand, the

bird is undoubtedly of value as a. de-

stroyer of noxious insects and, in this

respect, seems to fully compensate for

the harm it does at other times. When

we add to these useful activities the





killing 'ofgmice and removing carrion, ’





there appears to be a balance of us

fulness in the crow’s favor. ‘





 





Why imprison rosy-checked boys

and girls in unsanitary school build-

ings? '





 





lusty out 'of' every one hundred-lasso;





 

 





 

 

 

   

   

 

 





 

   





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





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try. It is reported that within the

past ten" years the population on the

farms has.’ decreased 1,700,000, but

those remaining on the farm have pro-

duced more because of: their scientific .

training and by the use of modern ma-

chinery. . -





 





MORE PRODUgTIVE IN VlRGIN

SOIL.





 





N Wexford county, the county farm



agent, W. F. Johnston, has been gec-

ting some interesting figures. Hetcom-

piled the statistics from the records

of 128 farms in that county, with re-

sults in potato growing as follows:

On alfalfa sod, an average of 197 bush-

els were produced; sweet clover sod

produced 135 bushels, while clover sod

gave an'average‘ of 120 bushels. Vir-

gin soil gave an'average production of

only 105.5 bushels, while the produc-

tion on June grass was as low as 93.3

bushels. The average yield per acre;

for all farmers in Wexford county was:

110 bushels. ;



Mr. Johnston says that the average?

price received for potatoes by Michi-

gan growers during the past half cen-

rtury has been fifty-two cents per bush-

el. At this average price, the man

who grew potatoes. -on alfalfa sod

would receive $102.44 for his crop,

while the man raising them on June

grass sod would receive only $44.52

per acre.





 





 





OUSTING' MR. BARBERRY.





 





ICHIGAN grain growers who



have been giving their active sup

portto the barberi'y eradication move-

ment for the past five years, will be

interested to kndw that state and fed-

eral leaders in the campaign, at their

recent annual meeting at Urbana, 111.,

expressed absolute confidence in their

ability to conquer. black stem rust in

the north central states by destroying

the host plant of the disease.



They have found approximately six

million bushes in the spring wheat

territory. Of'this number more than

five million have been removed. There

are still/thousands of harmful barber-

ries in the thirteen states in which

eradication ,is in progress. Michigan

has its share of them, probably more

than any other state, though Wiscon~

sin holds the record to date.



To many persons barberry eradica-

tion has seemed like an endless task.

At times’leaders in the campaign have

agreed with this view. Now, however,

with the north central territory half

covered in the farm to team survey,

,all doubts of the eventual success of

“the undertaking have vanished. Field

agents of the United States Depart-

ment of Agriculture feel sure that they

can get out all the barberries and

have a vast amount of evidence toin

dicate that black s‘tem rust will then

disappear as a limiting factor in the

production of cereal crops.



Every state in the area has a record

of cases which show that the thorough

eradication of barberries. in certain lo-

calities has .bjeén followed by a reduc-

tionvof black stem rust losses. V



Failure of. many persons to get'out

all of the roots is proving a serious

problem; 'It is being met by the use

of. chemicals as agents of destruction.

~Rock salt is one Of the most popular

materials. Ten pounds, poured on the

{base or thefgvhiish' mu kill it, root and





. branch, thus doing away with the nec— '

J , essity- of. paying. further attention :to





 





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; a smaller rural population than

; ten yearsago is producing more than

" enough foodstuff to supply the coun-





 





 





 

 

 





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Soaring Higher and Higher

In Public Regard _ j





The one plain fact that the good Maxwell rarely

needs expert mechanical attention tells the farmer

~experienced as he is with machinery—that it





is exceptionally good.





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Its maintenance cost, as well as its running cost,

is amazingly low. . .





Nothing but the finest construction, of the finest I

materials—heretofore reserved to owners of the ' I

highest priced cars and now made possible only

by Maxwell’s low-cost, high—grade manufacture

—-can produce such results.





The uncommon beauty of the good Maxwell

, started it on the way toward its success. 7 - ;





 





 





But it is on the sheer goodness which it is ?

demonstrating by unprecedented. reliability and .

economy, and by its exceptionally easy riding, i

that the car is scaring higher and higher in ‘

public regard, to final domination of its market.





 





Cord‘tires, non-skid iron: and rear; disc steel wheels, demountable at rim

and at hub; drum type lamps; Alemite lubrication; motor-driven elecrric

horn; unusually long springs; new type water-tight windshield. Prices

F. O. B. Detroit, revenue tax to be added: Touring Car, $885; Roadster,

$885;-Club Coupe, $985; Four-Passenger Coupe, $1235; Sedan, $1335





MAXWELL MOTOR CORPORATION. DETROIT, MICHIGAN

MAX'NELL MOTOR COMPANY OF CANADA, LIMITED, WINDSOR, ONTARIO V





The; Good.
"No secret, but-é”





“Mos-r of my neighbors who

have trauble with their horses

don’t use Gombault‘s ‘Caus—

tic Balsam. So I figure it’s

Gombault’s, and not luck,

that keeps my work stock in

tip-top condition.



“I found abottle of Gornbault's

in the barn when I bought the place

thirty years ago, and I‘ve never been

without it since. I haven't fired a

horse in all that time. Gombault’s

does the work a lot better, leaves

no scars or discolored hair.“



A reliable and effective remedy for

Spavin Thorough- Fistula





Cagped in Sweene

ock pittor Barb ire

Curb ind Galls Cuts

Splint Poll Evil Calk





Ringbone Strained Wounds





Tendons





A million successful treatment

each year. Booklet describing horse

ailments sent upon request.





81.50 per bottle at druagiats

or direct upon receipt of price.

GOOD FOR HUMANS TOO

An excellent remedy for sprains.

bruises, cuts, burns, sore throat.

muscular and inflamatory rheu-

matism, sciatica and lumbago.

The Lawrence—Williams Company,

' Cleveland. Ohio. Sole Distributors

for the United States and Canada





cousAUL'r’s

Caustic

BA]. SAM





lWas a

\ Pencil-Pusher





at $I35’aWeek





Other fellows my age were cam-

ing twice as muc but I could

never figure out t e reason. It

was Jim. the new man over at t e

Town Garage. who told me the

secret. “Become an expert in

some one thing". said Jim. and

you'll never have to worry about

a high-paying 10b,"

Before I went to bed that night. I '

had written to the Mich] an State Automobile

school for their Free Boo which told me how

I could become an expert automobile man by studylgfi

- durin m spare time at'home. Inside of a week 1 h

enrol ed or the complete course. And almost before I

realized it I had finished it and had 'umped from a $13.60

pencil-pushing job into a real job at .50 a week to start.

The M. S. A. S. will gladly send you FREE an Outlineof

their Home Study Course showing how you toocan become

an auto expert and earn big money—also Free 100- ago

Catalog of their mammoth Detroit schoolto thCh stu ants

acme from all parts of the country. Write today for 003-

line and Catalog.

MICHIGAN STATE AUTO SCHOOL

. 1006 Auto Ills» ouroamlch. (Mm center)





 





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 





 





 

 

 

   

 

   

   

 

 

 

 





Hoosier Hollow Glazed Building ’l'ilo are the!

best and moss economical material for or.

mustache““crown”? ""

. p. pee y ape or am.

Poultry houses. h barns. garages. etc. ow-

. or prices now. H008 ER. TILE BILOS

are BES'l VALUE ON THE MARKET.

Last. for generations, proof against wind.

fire. rost moisture. vermin. etc. New

|mat face IIoosier Block extensively used

_and admired for country and city homes.

Handsome circular. illustrated in natural

colors. ‘ FREE.



' \ Get advice of our

engineering depart-

ment and estimates

(a)! cost on HOOSIER





LE. before on

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FEED TOMATOES FOR LARGE

FRUITS.





F





LANT fewer vines and feed them

during the summer and get larger

fruits and have them set better, is the

advice of one who has applied some

of the principles of tomato growing

learned when growing them invFlori‘da.

The first feeding he did last summer

was with nitrate of soda. when the

plants were set out. The fertilizer

was‘ dusted around'the plants in a

narrow circle, but did not touch the

stems by an inch allaround. A cou-

ple of weeks later another light dust-

ing was given in a larger circle. This

fertilizer is cheap, and five pounds

will feed a. family garden tomato

patch for several years.



When the buds begin to show, a

complete fertilizer, ready mixed, can

be used to better advantage, or be

meal may be substituted for the ni-

trate of soda. and applied in the same

way but in wider strips. Once a

month is often enough to use it. This

will make the vines set, better. The

nitrate of soda will make vine growth,

and is so quickly available for the





plants that it starts them off very

strong, and then the other fertilizers

will finish the fruit.~ It takes so little

to do the work that the costis insig-

nificant compared with the better fruit

and the largercrop, and tends to make





'it earlier as well. Staking and pruning





outside branches will help along the

same lines.—-Agnes Hilco. 4





PLUMS ”WON’T BEAR.





We have two plum trees, do not

know the name of the variety, which

bear large red plums. They are full

of blossoms, but, plums most all drop

off before ripe. We"spray them the

same as we do apples and at the same

time. Our neighbors have the same

kind of trees and their trees are lead-

ed. Can you tell us what the trouble

is??——-S. C. S. ,



Undoubtedly the trouble with your

plums is that you do not spray» them

at the righ time. 'If you spray the

plums at what is the proper time ’for

spraying apples, you put your applica-

tions on too late. ’



You do not state whether the drop-

ping of the plums is due to rot or

some other cause. Aside from rot. one





 





 





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readers. In view of the fact that this





Michigan Farmer, some of which will

224





(Sufi/Vs occupy a considerable portion of our

first page with an advertisement of the treatise

on domestic animals.

get [his book into the hands of. our"farmers gen-





tutle, rather than 10 their malediclions. for de-

voting so much space, for a number or two, 'to

its interests. Indeed so desirous are we to get

it inlo general use among our farmers, that we

have tonsemed to have it deposiled in our of-

fice for sale, and we shall soon expect a supply.

I! is Ibo treatise we noticed in our last.





(3001! Example.

Baooxuru, June, 28, 1648.



Ms. lsaAM :——.Enclosed I send you two dol-

lars,——One dollar for the current volume,—one

dollar in advance for the next volume of' the

Michigan Farmer.



1 am much leased with the management of

our paper, on will lry to write something for

ifs columns (though the communication benhum-

ble one)_as soon as lime permits.



Yours with respect,

J. C. anms.



TERMS.—The Mlommn Fumes is published at

Detroit, twice a monih,by Wanner 19min, at one dollar

a year in advance—after three months $1 SIS—alter six

.‘lnombs $1 50—af'ter nine months $1 ,75- No subscrip-

,flon taken for less than one year, nor discontinued till all

”refuges!“ id. To clubs, five copies for {our dollars}

1 Office, on mg's corner, lhu'd story.



Market Intelligence.

DETROIT PRICE CURRENT.





 





 





flour, bbl. $4 50 Salt, $1 25 as] 50



Conn, bus. s 40 Butler, 9 a 12



Oats, a 35 Eggs, doz. , ‘ ll

ye, a 49 Hides, lb. 3 a





6

Barley, ‘56 a Wood, cord, 9 25 a 2 50

Hogs, 100 lbs. 3. 00 a 3 50 Wheat, bus.

Apples. bush a l 00 Hams, lb. 6 s

Potatoes” ~ '62; Onions, bu. 41 a

sy, ion, 8 00 110 00 Cranberries, s l



Wool, lb. 14 a 28 Buckwheat 100 lbs. 1

Ylg iron, ton, 35 00 MO 00 Indian meal, “ l



4





88533338 ...





 





Coal, Leh. 11 00 us 00 Beef, do 3 50 a 50

do Ohio, '4 00 a 5 00 Lard, lb. refsll, ' 7

as. bu; ' a 75 Honey. 10



ans. . ' 75 s 80 Apples, dried, -l 00



Beef, bbln 5 00 s 6 00 Peaches, do s 2 00

o '. 8 00 s10 00 Clover seed, bu. , s 50



Wlule fish, 6 00 a 7 00 Herd’s grass do do 1 00



Trout, '5 50 w 6—59 Fla-x - do 75



Cod fish, lb. 5 a 5; Lime, “ bbl .75



Cheese, 6 a :





 





 





Improved Balls-om Portable Horse



Powers; and; Over-shit Threshing

machines and Se nrntm.~_—Hsvmgsold up-

wards of' seventy sells tbs above celebrated machines

thepast‘sessos, and ti) man lsrge’farmers in this state,

Vary-m M its. chigsn‘, Ohio, Iliaois, Wis-

osssaa. analysed with secure satisfaction in every

sass, lbs subunits: wgpld call .fhs pmicnlsr‘ attention

dial-mess {column mph impel-(incuba-

fire urcr .' his, . pm to drummer file

id: article, with sons . lght i

fie. Ihsnbsf'sre—I'sr l panic .





i_.

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MICHIGAN FARMER.





If' by this means we can ‘





orally we shall entitle ourselves to their grati- .





slants, stalqu_

' to.





, 5 sec csfsl e. furnished gratis at the Warehouse in '

L , ,w,rs§’fia, Green slrssI,AIbsa .or- bymililo of.





A Page/Fem 1176 Past





ERE is a reprint of a. page from the Michigan Farmer printed in 1848.

The original was sent in by Bernard F. Dalzell, of Muir.

quotations and other news undoubtedly will be of interest to our present





The market





is our eighticth anniversary, the ed-





itors would be pleased to receive other copies of the early issues of the





be reproduced in our pages.





July 15,

_E u

Detroit W'ool Depot.



In Atwaler Street, back of the Michigan Ex-

change, formerly Me storehouse of Gillct and

Desnayers.» ,



HE undersigned will open s depot at the above



mentioned place, and be prepared to receive from



farmers their wool immediately after shearing. His plan.

will be similar to thatof' the Euler's depots, which have

proved so satisfactory to both wool-growers and mum

facturers ; that is, iflots of wool are ofan even quality

and if the owner wishes, each man’s clip will be kept and

sold separately. If not even in quality, they will be

thrown into sorts according to quality and conditiofl.

As soon as a sufficient quantity is collected, Eastern

mnnufigcturars will be invued to examine and purchase.

No difficulty is anticipated inefl‘ecfinfi prompl cash sales,

a! good rates, as the orders on wool spots from mana-

faclurers, have hitherto generally outrun the supply.

Wool may be delivered at the depot from wagons. or if

sent by Railroad, will be taken by me from the carhonse.

without expense or care to the owner. II will be suffi-

cient for him to put his wool aboard the cars. taking 3

receipt for the same, marklhe bales with his name. a

consign them to the ”Detroit Wool Depot,” and all

will be safe. Insurance will be effected do all [class

soon as arrived. All charges, including insurance, can-

»age, sorting, storage, shipping and for efTectin sale, will

be included in a commission of one and a hsl cents on

the pound. -





Detroit March falls, 1848. . p



Brrraucrs.—'-E. P. Hastings, C.



. 'F. .H Witherell, Z. Pitcher, M.

Shubsel Conant. ,.





P E T E R S ’ .

BUFFALO W~GOL-D-EPOT...

SECOND YEAR. .

I have established a Wool Depot Upon the fbllowing

plan : First, The Wool is thrown into 10 sons; Merino





Elana! Ins.





C. Trowbridgs.

D. M: Palmer.





l wool being N o. l, the grades numberin down from 1 to





5; the coarsest common wool being _o; 5. ‘ Sunny

wool is thrown into extra, and prime I .“d prime 2..—

Combing and De Laines‘ make 2 sons more; Second,

I charge for receiving, sorting, storing, and selling, on:

cur rzn reuse; this includes all charges at Depot, ex-

cept insurance. Third, Sales‘are made fonctsh, eXcepf

'when otherwise directed by owner. .

UAII wool consigned to me should be marked may

the owner’s name.

‘ Warehouse corner Washington and Exchange streets.





Bufl'slo, Jan. I, 1848. T. C. PETERS:





DETROIT SEED STORE AND AGRICULTUR-

AL WAREHOUSE—In compliance with the ex-

pressed wlsh of' a great numberof' the intelligent and en-

terprising farmers of Michigan, the. subscn'bgrs. hive 9st

tsblished a seed clement sgv-ieul'nqul. warehouse at Dr'-

frcif, at which will be k‘ept' c. nstaully dri'li'iod, the

choicest variedei‘ofgsidcn, fiel apd‘ flpfirer seeds, obi

lsisedf‘rom sucb'sscrcés, this“ they feel no"h'e'silstissxiiy

recommending them to be oflhe vary at qualil . AI-

so,Agticulfursl and .Hpi’ticul'mral‘impl' “.15!“ an labo -

saving machine'i, such as are usu‘all'y kept at thes only

fursl w’arehougps at the East, among which are nttjs

hum, cqrh-plshlcs,snd seed “Enhancer-patent dull .

(for drilling in mm sad other sisal grain.) Pitt's

Ming machine." rod rrbwrip'pro‘ved whips.

m great "W ’ alimentary cutters .

' .wpabing need cheaper approved kinds. fo-

ot filb Rich‘s Basil's “outgoIphlsr’s Hydraulic _

m. M'- rmiw mica-wheel .dwo,

At Nos. 93 and 95 sodwaal Aggsggurl'jopnssh

'lhi Nashua-LEM. . .....r. . . ,





 





 





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tavwhich is added one and onehhalfi

pounds of pov’vdered ,arsenate of: lead.

just before blossoming time. Then

after the blossoms have dropped and

the shucks are disappearing spray

again with the above mixture. These

applications should be repeated about

every ten days or two weeks until

within about one month of the ripen.

ing time. - ‘



Some growers find that Bordeaux

mixture gives more satisfactory re—

sults than lime-sulphur. However, one.

of the chief objections to Bordeaux is

that it stains the fruit more than lime-

sulphur does and cannot be used very

late in the season.



It may possibly be that your plums

are of a variety which is quite suscep-

tible to rot. If that is the case, very

thorough spraying is necessary , in

some seasons to keep the rot in check.



There may be another cause for

your plums dropping, and that is that

your trees are making a very vigorous

growth, which tends to produce weak

blossoms and also makes the plums

susceptible to rot and other troubles.

If that is the case, pruning and the

with-holding of fertilizer from the

trees will help.





However, we believe that the trou-

ble is more likely due to spraying at

the improper time, or perhaps in not.

spraying thoroughly enough.





GROWERS WIN PICKLE CASE.





HOMAS FREEMAN, or Allegau



county, won a. .suit against the

Allegan Produce Company, with dam-

ages of slightly over $200.



Mr. Freeman maintained that in

1921 there was a drouth which was

followed by copious rains. This pro-

duced a heavy crop of pickles. The

company then notified the pickle grow-

er that it could not take care of the





unexpected crop on account of the lack}





of storage space. Suits for damages

then followed. The Freeman case is

the first one to get a decision.





STORM DAMAGE ‘TO FRUIT.





 





 





EPORTS from varidus parts of the

' state indicate that there is quite

‘a. diversity of opinion regarding the

damage dune by the May snow storm.

It is generally conceded that the early

blossoms of strawberries have been

hurt. Raspberry bushes have been in.

jured to some extent, and perhaps





there has been some injury to cherry ~





trees. But the peach, pear and apple

trees have come through in fairly good

shape. The grape growers also antici-

pate no evil effects from the storm.

The optimistic fruit men still believe

that there will be a good crop of most

kinds of fruit.





GRASSHOPPER BAIT.





‘ A poisoned mash is the best known

means of fighting grasshoppers. Mix

twenty-five pounds of bran (or that

amount of bran and sawdust one-ham

each) with one pound of Paris green

or white arsenic; grind three oranges

or lemons and add two quarts of syrup

and three gallons of water. Thorough-

ly mix with the poisoned bran. Scatter

the-mixture thinly where the hoppers

are feeding. Apply in evening or ”early

morning. This amount should cover

five acres of ground. ‘





 





If the current work becomes serious





‘when the fruit is nearly ripe, fresh





hellebore should be used. As a my.

apply at the rate of tour ounceS‘lntwo

or three gallons of water ;‘ o‘rtheplanfs





Regardless of “what‘ftbe finesse may:

be, it is advisable for you to are: ~

your plums with limo-sulphur ”.560.





wand mixture one





 





 

   

   

 

 

   

   

   

 

   

   

   

 

 

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

 

   

 

 

 

 

   

   





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. northern-grOWn certified





. seed ,which the agricultural depart-





- counties of Michigan, appreciating the





- will be located are as follows:





   





 





VO'LANS‘ were complete? this week





' .. ' lot the distribution of a carload of





fancy certified seed—potatoes, grown in



Cheboygan, Otsego and Presque Isle



counties, among the Boys’ and Girls]



Clubs of ten of our southern counties.



Mr. R. A. Turner, Michigan State Club



Leader, is in charge of this project



which has for its object the thorough -

demonstration of the superiority of the



seed-potato _

over the home-grown seed in southern



Michigan. _



It is only very recently that‘the val-

ue of northern-grown seed, both in in-

creased yields and in better quality,

was acknowledged in the potato-pro-

ducing sections in southern Michigan.

Records were kept last year on the





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Well-shaped Seed Potatoes.





64,168 bushels of certified seed which

was used by 1,585 Michigan farmers

and it was found that the average

yield was increased by forty-one bush-

els over. that of home-grown seed.

Moreover, the percentage of mis-shap-

en potatoes and culls was reduced con-

siderably.



For this~ reason, the county club

leaders, under the direction of Mr.

Turner, have been anxious to put on

some demonstrations in these coun-

ties and‘tén of them are now going to

receive the benefit of the carload of





ment of the New York Central Lines

is donating. to the boys’ and girls’

clubs along its lines. Producers of cer-

tified seed in the three northeastern





value of developing a market near at

home, are donating this carload of ex-

cellent seed stock to the. Michigan

Central for this purpose. The counties

in which these demonstrations plots





essee, Oakland, Lapeer, Macomb,

Wayne, Washtenaw, Jackson, Hills-





dale, Branch and Calhoun—L. .





 





TIPS ON BEE-KEEPING.





 





HE necessary preparations for -T:‘





swarming shoqu be made early,



as time is precious when the bees

have decided to divide their house.

Early swarms are the most profitable.

Careful examination should be made

of each hive to determine whether

swarming is advisable. Every apiary

has a few rtivES that would grow

stronger, make more honey and prove





.more profitable if they were not al~





lowed to swarm.

Nothing is more discouraging to the





bee-keeper than to see a large lusty





colony “put out” to parts unknown.





‘ It is'wise to have ‘a home all in readi-





‘ ness for the outhing children ‘of th

bee-hive. , '





trel





Gen— ‘ .





preve’nt‘losing the first swarm, but not





the second. Bees .require‘close atten‘: 5





tion during the early summer montas

iii—a large store of sweet is expected—-

Leo C. Reynolds.





 





.FINNISH POPULATION TO IN-

GREASE.





 





N unusually large immigration of

Firms from Finland to Michigan

is evidently due for this summer. ‘Un—

der the immigration laws, supporting

affidavits from relatives here relating

to the financial standing of prospective

immigrants, are required, and inquir-

ies at the Calumet vice-consulate are

said to be unusually numerous this

spring.

Finland’s q-wota under the present

three per cent rule is not filled and a

new quota will become available in





'July. Among the immigrants are num-





bers of young people and also former

residents who, having returned to Fin-

land some years ago, are again return-

ing to this country. The vice-consul

reports that few Finns are planning

to go back to Finland this summer.





 





A man-planned garden is often only

half useful. Ask the lady who does





ng’ thei’queens wings inlay”





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‘ Sure Protection to Life,

Home and Prop ertg

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Schmierkase, as the Germans call it.

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salt, and two and one-half cents for

each container, the returns are pure



w profit, for otherwise the milk would be

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CARE FOR CORN SHoCKs.





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across the field and then with a ten

or twelve-foot rope two of us take hold

two or three feet from each end, walk

up to a shock, holding our rope at the





 





 





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Fully Equipped 114 Acres,

Stock Tools, Growing Crops.





Located 3 miles from town with advantages. mail do-

livered. telephone; 60 acres level loamy tillage. spring

waterediwire fenced pasture. 37 acres woodland. esti-

mated 2000‘ cords wood, fruit home use; 2 story l0

room house painted. cellar. well water. nice shade;

45 ft. basement barn. painted. hay fork. windmill.

other bldgs. For quick sale owner includes 2 horsei.

3 cows, brood sow. 25 hens, farming I mpiements.

5 acres oats” Gacres alfalfa. 4 acres wheat, 15 acres

fitted for corn. 34 acre potatoes. etc. .all for

with 8l500 down. See George Wickwiro. 24 Sun Bldg.

‘11) acksogi or 'Mgiohigan Farm Agency. 628 Ford Bldg’.

etroi . -,





way No. 30





acres under cultivation;





orchard. practically all standard winter





boon sprayed and given best of care.





Buildings include 3 houses. 7 large

modern equipment and other outbuildings.

are equipped with flowing well





water. ,

)rops include 170 acres h'sy. 20 acres of which





55 Acre Michigan Farm





10 acres potatoes.





STOCK FARM AT AUCTION. WITH

or WITHOUT STOCK and EQUIPMENT





"I'his beautifully located ranch is one mile south of

the Court House at West Branch. the county seat. of

Ogcmaw (‘ouutyg on improved state trunk line high-





It contains 1017 acres of good clay loam soil; 500

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varieties,

Spies, Steele Reds, Baldwins. em, all of which have





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barns with



Buildings

water system. Farm

completely fenced ,with woven wire fences into 80«acre

fields Every field watered by flowing well or running





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alfalfa; 45 acres oats and barley; 50 acres corn, and





 





Helping Mother





N OBODY works harder than

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-What are some of the ways this

can be done?



Describe your way of helping

her, on a. postcard or letter, and

mail to me. The Handy Man.

Michigan Farmer, Detroit, on or

before June 6. TO each of the

writers of the five best letters I

is am going to send one of those

always sharpened Nickle Pocket





Growing Crops, 3 Cows and





Horse, flock poultry. brood sow. cream ator, tools.

implements; on excellent road. convenient advantages;

machine-worked loamy fields, wire-fenced pasture,

woodlot.; 125-tree apple orchard bearing well, pears,

plums, peaches, grapes. berries; comfortable house.





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





Sale at Farm on June 6, at 1:00 P.M.



This farm will be offered for sale at public suc-

tion on the premises at 1 o'clock p. m. on June 6.

together with all its equipment of stock and tools. or

without stock and equipment at. option of purchaser.

Farm will be sold subject to a. $80,000 five-year 7%

mortgage, calling for no payments on principal before





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am le barn, oul ' house. Owner called away, low due. _ .

wipe $3850, pparlncash. Details this and 884cm Terms of sale. including stock and tools. $10,000

equipped farm $2300, only $800 needed. seen same down. balance In six months down to amount of mort-

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FOR SALE 640 ACRES





of rolling loam land suitable for farming or grazing.

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pm‘per height, walk half-way round it

and sling each other the end we have.

If I am carrying the twine to tie the

shock, I throw my rope-end always

over the one my partner throws to me.

We step back one step so as not to

twist the shock, out away from the

shock, one step and then pull together.

When the pull is completed my father.

or whoever holds the other end of the

rope, drops his hands maybe a foot.

still keeping his rope tight. That lets

his rope bind mind, so I can let go

entirely and use both hands to put on

the string just above the rope. After

the knot is tied all he needs to do is

to give the end he is holding a flirt

back over on my side and start for

the next shock.



Corn tied up,~with a little muscle on

the pull, in this fashion, will stand.

- We have had fields with not a down

shock at husking time and so have the

neighbors who use this method since

father showed them how.



‘ It takes an hour to tell how to do it,

but my neighbor and I can tie up two

a minute, and when we get done, the

shocks will stand.~—Wm. C. Austin.

Laingsburg.





 





ROADSIDE MARKET BRINGS CASH.





, ROPERLY conducted the roadside

' markets brings dollars out of the

little garden ‘crops that are usually

wasted. We do generalfarming,‘ but

also have a'good garden. Tourists and

others who do not Vhappen _ to' have f

sood carom financing-and buy tram

our front door at prices that give us





 





 





for‘ skinnmilk and

but'with pies





be had by carting the surplus to the

city. In fact, much of the. crops sold

at the roadside would ’not be taken to

the city because the quantity is too

Smalls—R. Sojyn, Wayne County.





 





SOLD EXCESS RHUBARB. .





 





WE have in our garden a number

of rhubarb plants. We have nev-

er before sold stalks from these plants,

but this year we did, and found that

it brought us ‘in several dollars which

we otherwise would not have had. We

certainly were surprised to find so

many of our neighbors without this

early spring crop, yet there is scarcely

one of the families that do notlike it.

-——Carl Brenton, Shiawassee County.





GOT RID OF OLD IRON.





 





 





IHAVE discovered that the imple-

ment dealers charge us more for

new implements than we can get for

the old iron. However, much of this

old iron gathers around the ordinary

farm. ‘ We gathered what we could

find about the buildings and the total

went nearly to. the half-ton mark.

When the buyer left we had a few

sheckels and the iron was out of the

road—R. Watkins, Alpena. County.





 





 





Francisco Farm N otcs

By P. P. Pop





 





 





ECENTLY C. W. writes from



Clare, Michigan, after this man—



ner: “What would be a good ra~

tion for fifteen six-weeks-old pigs so

they would be fit for market by the

time they are six months old? They

will get the skimmilk from five cows

and the run of one and one-half acres

of red clover. ' Have bran, middlings,

cull beans, ground oats and ear corn

on hand. Would tankage also he need-

ed, and is it safe in summer time?

Please advise."



This is a question that is confront-

ing many a swine grower at this sea‘

son. We are ourselves figuringon the

same problem. although without the

variety of foods to choose from that

C. W. has. We are also working for

the greatest gains we can get in six

months and at the least expense.



At present the ration stands thus

for fifty pigs: Three acres of thick

new clover with a sprinkling of alfalfa

for forage, about all the ear corn they

will clean up twice a day, and a self-

feeder containing tankage in one com-

partment, and a mixture of ground

oats, barley and middlings, equal

parts. in the other. In addition to this

we aim to keep clean water before‘

them at all times, and see that they

have shade from the hot sun, and shel-

ter from the storms. If we had skim-

milk in anything like the quantity

above mentioned we would think we

had the World by the horns. We would,

not expect them to eat much tankage

in that case. ..





Six-months-old Pigsgdverage 276

Pounds. .

The heaviest litter in the. Indiana





ton litter contest last year was fed

almost exclusively on skim-milk and

corn. with clover pasture to run in.

They weighed at six monthsvof age an

average of 276 pounds each. Evidently

skim-milk and corn and clover make

a pretty good ration“ Middlings and

ground cats will add variety to the

ration, but may makethe gains a little

more expensive. Cull beans will cheap—

on the ration, but will needto» beehok- }

ed,a.nd are not 302WQR-L likedjbfthe

pigs. Tankageota ‘edl‘ min





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LAND-CLEARING ACTIVITIES.





 





R. L. F. LIVINGSTON, land-clear-

ing specialist of the Michigan

Agricultural College, has announced





his summer’s work, which will be aim-_

' by burning,





ed primarily to help the farmer al-

ready on the land Clear. enough acres

to yield him a living. Two motor-

truck trains will be operated, this sea-

son, which will .work through eight

counties, leach crew making more than

fifty stops. Each crew will consist (if

seven men traveling in two cars. There

will be a truck and a tractor drawing

a two-and-one-half-ton trailer. Explo-

sives and stumpremoval equipment

will’ be carried on the truck and trail-

er. Home-made devices for taking the

back-ache out of land-clearing will be

taken along. Points that could not be

reached last season will be reached

this year. Preparatory meetings were

held last winter and local committees

of farmers have been assigned the lo-

cal arrangements for the, forthcoming

schools. Unlike .the northern counties

of the. Southern Peninsula, Upper Pe-

ninsula farmers, who have in many

cases earned good wages in the woods,





this winter have purchased explosives,

‘ this’spring to a larger extent than in





any previous year, Mr. Livingston re-

ports.





TH'E TIMBER SITUATION.





 





ISCUSSING the timber situation



in the Upper Peninsula, recently,

Mr. E. A. Hamar, of Chassell, a well-

known Upper Peninsula lumberman,

places the timbered area of this terri:

tory at about half the total area of

some 10,000,000 acres on which the es-

timated stand of saw-timber is about

35,000,000,000 board feet and about

15,000,000,000 feet of miscellaneous

timber, such as pulpwood, tie-timber,

The annual

cut is about 1,000,000,000 feet per year

of all kinds. Thus forty to fifty years

will exhaust» the stands here if no al-

lowance is made for new growth. ‘Us-

ing figures prepared by the United

States Forest Service, the renewal

amounts to about half the annual cut.





. Much of -this renewal growth is not





recoverable, Mr. Hamar says, because

much of it matures and dies before the

lumberman can reach it, since selec-

tive cutting has not been adopted

here.’





Reforestation in the northern states,

Mr.’ Hamarr avers, is difficult because

the forests are mixed hard and soft

woods, the former predominating, and

these hardwoods are slow-growing. In

addition there is a good deal of un-





 





der‘brush in the way. Mr. Hamar calls

attention to the western practice of

leaving in the forest after lumbering

has been completed, a few seed-trees

to continue the renewal naturally. It

is first necessary to remove the slash

whereupon

spring up and cover the area. Michi-

gan is producing about as much tim~

her as it is consuming, said Mr. Ham-

ar, and with a careful conservation

policy, we can continue to meet our

requirements indefinitely. Our refor-

estation problem is not so much one

of re-planting as of fire control, he

said. Mr. Hamar did not think that

Michigan lumbermen could afford to

burn their brush and slashings so long





as southern and western lumbermen '





were not required to do so. This would

enhance the cost of lumbering and put

Michigan producers at a disadvantage.

Mr. Hamar did not think it would be

practicable to put the cut—over lands

of Michigan into farms. These are

being added to at the rate of 100,000

acres per year—much ahead of the in-

crease in agricultural lands—and he

preferred to: see much of the area re-

turned to the forest which has cover-

ed it. It is just as practicable to grow

crops of timber as of farm products

and Michigan should seek to meet its

timber requirements at home for all

time to come, he said.





CLOVERLAND FARMING CONDI-

TIONS IMPROVE.





 





HAT farming is on the upward

curve is the opinion of Mr. E. G.

Quamme, president of the Federal

Land Bank of 'St. Paul, which serves

this territory, and, just as four years

ago he warned against over-expansion

in the curchasing of farm lands, he

now states his belief that it is a good

time to increase farm land holdings.

Land values reached rock bottom in

this region last October, he says, and

they are now advancing and will con-

tinue to do so. Interest rates are at

the same time falling and money can

be had at five or five and one-half per

cent. Interest rates for real estate





purchases will not fall below that fig— ,





ure, he predicts.‘ ’



He thinks the bankers were wrong

in sup-porting the boom four years ago

and he thinks they are also Wrong in

holding back their support of farm

land purchases now. At the same time

the Upper Peninsula Development Bu-

reau is urging bankers of this terri-

tory to come forward and assist boys

and girls in financing their club activ-

ities where these call for credit to pur-

chase live stock and otherwise.





 





 





 





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THE SATURDAY BATH.





LL children love to bathe, if they

A can do it in their own way, but

' very few of them love to “take

a bath” in the old-fashioned style,

which entails assuming a cramped po-

sition in a galvanized wash tub placed





floor.





You can’t really blame them. None

of us ever enjoyed it, even though it

is a“ fact that the baths of our child-

hood days were mostly taken in that

way, long after mother’s supervision

had been indignantly spu’med.



Saturday night and the cleansing

scrub are still pretty closely associat-

ed in most homes, but the relationship

Iis neither so arbitrary nor so painful

as of-old. The youngster who enjoys

the comfort of a. modern bathroom

learns to scrub his skin after every

earth-stained adventure, so there is

not such a. tremendous accretion for

Saturday night. Furthermore, he no

longer has to be driven since the

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bility of stretching full length in a

bath that is almost big enough to al-

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the tender-est skin can enjoy their con-

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clean clothes, clean houses, clean peo-

ple and clean habits.



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Very young or very old persons should

take ‘the chill off the water before ap-

plying, but cold water is fine for the

young and vigorous.





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It Will help your digestion.

It will help your elimination.

It will keep you from colds.

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I am nursing a baby who is n0w

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be harmful both to you and the unborn

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GETTING RID OF ITCH.





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Is whooping Cough contagious three

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Getting Johnny and Mary to School





(Continued from page 735).





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'bus is five and a half miles. About

half of the contractors own their chas-

sis onlywthe body being owned by the

school district.





In Michigan, where the consolidated-





district is seldom larger than a town-

ship, it is usually more satisfactory to

transport a. reasonably small number

of children a short distance than to

use heavy, large-capacity vehicles for

the transportation of a large number

f01 a long distance.



In some sections, however, it may

seem advisable to use. fairly large— ca-

pacity busses along state improved

trunk lines with lighter, smaller-capa-

city vehicles—perhaps horse-drawn—

used as feeders on the unimproved

roads, but this procedure should be

attempted with caution because it is

very difficult indeed to maintain a

definite time schedule.



The operation of school-owned bus-

ses is a. very flexible matter and mot-

ors may be sent out along improved

highways to receive the load transfer—

red from a horse-drawn vehicle oper-

ated over an unimproved road merely

as a temporary measure With no added

expense to the district. Opportunity

is also afforded for one motor to go to

the assistance of another which may

have had difficulty on the road.



All drivers should be required to

make daily reports. Such reports have

been kept for two years in the Good—

rich Consolidated School, in Genesee

county, where four successful consol-

idations have been effected under the

inspirational leadership of Commis-

sioner John L. Riegle.



Last year the average time of rid-

ing for the first child to enter the bus

was thirty-five minutes. This year the

average time, to date, is thirty~two

minutes. The average greatest dis-





tance of transportation is five and one--





tenth miles and the average number

riding in a bus is twenty-two. -





The Cost of Transportation.



Costs of transportation in various

schools are not directly comparable,

because of the following factors: Vary-

ing length of routes; varying extents

of road improvement; varying snow-

varying activity in- competitive

bidding by contractors; varying stand-

ards which boards of."education may





‘ set on service, equipment and type of





vehicle. It is, however, possible to

compare the cost of transportation by





contractors with that of school owner.





ship and operation.



Three out of the nine school-owned

and operated vehicles in Michigan

have been used in the Goodrich Con-

solidated School, Genesee

since September 1, 1922. Careful and

accurate records of costs have been

kept and‘ are‘herewith reported as a





 





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basis of comparison with contractural

transportation costs. which are repre-

sented by the average costs of trans-

portation in the state of Michigan.



Students in the farm carpentry class

in the Goodrich Consolidated School

built six motor bus bodies, at a total

saving of $2,490. Three of these bod—

ies are mounted upon school district-

owned trucks driven by two students

andone teacher. Two of the trucks

were new in August, 1922, and the

third is a 1920 motor, and was pur-

chased for $75. This, ,we believe, rep-

reSents no better than average equip-

ment.



The other three bodies are mounted

upon trucks owned and operated by

contractors. Each route is provided

with horse-drawn vehicles, four out ofi





the six being owned by the district.





which will be used whenever transpon

tation by motor is impossible. One

student driver receives one dollar per

day, and the other seventy-five cents

per day. All repair is done in the

local garage at prevailing prices.



If costs for drivers, repairs, gaso-

line, oil and accessories continue at

the same rate which has prevailed

since September 1, 1922, the total cost

of operation for three district-owned

and operated buses, including also de‘

preciation and six. per cent interest on‘





total investment, will be as follows:; ~





The total cost of operating the three

trucks is $1,632.57. Of this amount,

$1,200, or $400 per bus, is paid by the

state in accordance With the provis-

ions of the Rural Agricultural School

Act of 1919.

pense to the school district of ”$432 57

for the operation of these three buses,

or $144.19 per bus.





The average cost per bus for all ofi

the consolidated schools of Michigan

is $841.20, or over three times the

average cost of the district-owned and

operated buses of Goodrich



This study has proceeded for too

short a time to justify any final con~

clusions, but definitely indicates that

district ownership and operation oil

school buses ’in the consolidated

schools of Michigan is worthy of ser-

ious consideration.





Colorado reports very gratifying re~ ,





suits with teacher drivers and more

particularly with student drivers, and

has employed these types of drivers

for some time. The‘ board of educa-

tion in the Goodrich Consolidated

School is seriously contemplating the

ownership and operation of the entire

transportational system for the ensu~

ing school year, with the repair work

carried on under the supervision'of a.

competent supervisor of transporta-

tion and teacher of manual arts and

auto mechanics. ’





 





 

   

   

   

   

 





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, ‘ering much greater quantities of hay

than they were accustomed to gather,

p and, worse thanthat, it meant horses

with less energy for seeding time.

,... Ever-y spring, all manner of at-

"fifutempts were made to capture Queen

‘ but every attempt ended in costly fail-

ure. Some of the older and weaker

,1 horses were taken from the herd each

§.:.-year, but Queen and all the younger

I horses remained free. Once Queen

learned that she was being pursued,

1‘ ’ it was impossible for them to get with

.. in a mile of her.

When these futile attempts to cap-

" ture her became too annoying. Queen

“ would invariably turn to the north.

£33: The ominous barbed wire l'enCes which

:7 » year after year encroached upon the

it“: wild, somehow never appeared on the

“i northern horizon. North, always north,

i: she Went. maneuvering with such cun-

ning about the hills and through the

deeper valleys, that for every mile she

”3 was able to put between herself and





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" travel five.

The Canadian gowrnment embarked





upon a campaign of advertiSement l0

‘ urge farmers in the United States to

" go north and take up homesteads in

1 Alberta. Men sold their farms in the

northWestern states and moved across

: the border. Every year a new crop of

#3; c homesteader‘s shacks appeared to bal-

‘ fle the desolation. To be sure. many

a shack built hopefully one year stood

gaping like a skull the next; but in

Spite of the discouraging features of

the country, much of the encroachment

yearly made upon Queen’s ‘domains

was permanent. '



Every springtime‘with the blossom-

ing of the wild rose-bushes and the

prairie cacti, new fence posts with

:37] their glittering lines of barbed wire

,;'~ cut some small portion 01' her terri-.

. tory on the east. the south and the



west. Slowly .man crept northward

., and with an inborn faith in the justice

“ and. the security of the wilds, Queen

£1“ fled'at his approach.





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hurts were dulled by the mists of

"fr" passing time and every hour of the



unfettered present came bringing some



new joy. New children came to Queen



and in the love of each succeeding

one, Queen rejoiced as if it were the

first and only one. Carefully she led

3 them all to the doorway of maturity

and there, since life willed it so, she

gave= them over to the herd, to live

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which sparkled a thousand star-like

who died or who suddenly disappeared,

she would miss for a long while, some-

times spending months in search of

them, then she would transfer her

love of them to some other member of

the brotherhood, just as she transfer-

red her mother-love from the older to





,the younger of her offspring.





The shadowy creatures of the reced-

ing past often came, walking into the

dozing memory at nightfall. Queen

would remain lying, chewing absent-

mindedly and watching them, her con-

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land stretched‘away silent and‘ deso-

late, merging at the northern horizon

in a long, narrow shadow, as of wood-

land. The tracks remained perfectly

motionless and the herd slowly ven-

tured near them. While some of the

horses looked on curiously, some of

the headstrong young colts to the dis-

may of their mothers, Walked upon the

tracks and sniffed at them. Seeing

that nothing happened to them, the

herd started at once to cross. .



Half a mile north of that they came

upon another elongatedslbugh which

had been hidden by a hill. Always





 





 





T/Ie Footprint: of Time

By C. E. Gerberich





My brow is getting wrinkled,

My hair is getting thin,



And my short and stubby whiskers

Look like snowflakes on my chin.





My step has lost its lightness,



I no more can clearly see,

I've a touch of indigestion,



And rheumatism in one knee.





Every day I’m growing deafer

And my wife must loudly yell

Whene’er she needs the woodbox filled

0r water from the Well.





Times- past my voice was musical

All critics will allow;



But what was once a baritone

ls but a bear tone now.





At school my penr‘nanship was praised

Each lesson that I wrote,



But now my fingers tremble so

I scarce can sign a‘ note.





My teeth are few and far between

Andi] am much in need



Of an enterprising food chopper

To grind up my daily feed.





I went to see a- doctor

‘And he said, “Why, man alive!

You have a high blood pressure." .

Then he bled me for a five.





Butmy heart has not grown aged,

And I hope it never will;



And altho l’m gray and wrinkled,

I’m the same young fellow still.





 





 





ness that clings to our sweetest music.



There came a spring of unusual ac-

tivity on the part of man. and his

daily appearance intruded so threat—

eningly upon the herd that they aban-

doned the land which had become en-

deared to them and journeyed north

almost steadly for many days.



They came upon a pleasant valley

abounding in delicious, virgin grass

and many small ponds; and they took

possession of it. But at midnight,

while they were resting, they were

suddenly aroused by a shrieking noise

which was followed by a long-drawn

rattle, like distant thunder.





The scund died out and did not come





again, but an attenuated cloud of

smoke swept across the valley.





Though the rest of that night was un—

disturbed and the air, from then on,

was clear. they kept awake and fear-

fully restless. At dawn they abandon-

ed the valley though they saw nothing

that was alarming; and as they mov-

ed northward, they came upon a rail-

road track.



On the other side of the track the





glad to see water, they trotted down





in concert and took possession, once-





more intending to end the journey.

But toward evening while the colts

were expressing the joy of life in a

gambol about the water, they were

startled by another shriek like the one

of the night before, and associating it

somehow with the tracks, they tore up

the slope to see What it was.





N the distant east‘glowed a light,



like the harvest moon. It gleamed

from the center of a black, fear-inspir-

ing object from which clouds of smoke

poured into the air and streamed back-

ward into space. They gazed. upon it

for a few moments as if transfixed,

then when they realized that it was

coming rapidly nearer, they broke

down into the valley, splashing

through the slough and/sped up the

other slope. On the top of that hill,

they stopped to look back. The thing





'was already thundering past them,





shutting aWay the whole of the south

with a long, black line of smoke in

the air. . '





 





 





 





Had they remained to look at that}





line of smoke, they might have

lost~the fear ofv'it. Within a few min-

utes it went as it had come. The sweet

evening air cleared and settled down

to the silence they loved. 'But such is

the way 0f destiny that a thing of-

smoke and illusion may wield a power

greater than that. of iron or mind.





They did not wait long enough to

see what it really was. An impassable





‘wall had arisen behind them. A guard





of ferocious beasts had rushed across

their path, shutting from them forever

the old south world they knew so well.

To Queen it was, in the vaguest sense,

somewhat more. than that. The appre-

hensions of the moment were dispelled

by the widening distance between

them and this weird thing they fear.

ed; but a new anxiety crept into

Queen’s heart, like a snaky creature,





and grew bolder there as the danger





it forecast approached. It, was the fear





of the hunted for the cage. It was as '





if she had entered an enormous trap.



They instinctively kept toa strop

of wild prairie several miles in width.

On the eastern and western horizon

they saw from time to time shacks

and barns and fences and huge squares





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of black ,ploWed earth; and from the ‘





distances came at long intervals the

muffled bark of dogs. The feel and





the smell of man was in the air, and ;





they found that air hard to breathe.

They grazed when hunger asserted





itself and rested when the younger‘

colts refused to go on, but continued





their migration.





HEY came to a country with n0|



shacks and no fences, and where

the evenness was broken only. by

promising patches of woodland. There

the earth seemed destitute of living

things and in the moaning of the

winds as they blew through the sway-

ing trees, the spirit of, loneliness as

sured them of safety. The grass on

the open spaces grew high as if no

living thing had ever touched it, and

swaying with the trees, it subtly tes-

tified to the authenticity of that assur-

ance. .In Queen’s mind, however, the





shacks and the fences and the barking





of dogs were as yet too distinct to

allow her to feel entirely secure; and

she continued the flight, fear urging

her to go on till the last trace of man

had faded from the air and a wall of

solitude and wilderness had covered it.

But they came one day to a very steep

slope. Tall trees rose, from the foal:

of the slope and beyond their tops





Queen saw the reflecting waters of the.

Saskatchewan pouring along rapidly





from west to east.

The river was very wide and the

darker waters beneath the brighter

(Continued on page 749).





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l market, effed’ts the price paid to the. American farmer and prevents him

é from getting all the-money he should.

2 If everyone did his share and every man, woman and child ate one

1 extra slice of bread at each meal, then'we would consume the entire amount

. 3 l , that is now shipped out;

. ' ‘ 3 The cost of living would be reduced because wheat gives more food



! ‘, i value and energy for the money;

The health of the nation would improve because wheat 15 the most

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TRAD'E MARK REG. u. s. PAT. OFF.
'immrface indicated a perilous depth. The

.fear at the trap that had been vague

in Queen’s mind now became distinct

‘as she gazed at the obscure distance

< from which the river came and at the





shadowy spaces into which it rushed.

Her faith in the north had given her





.v a decade of precarious freedom and

5 had taken her two hundred miles from

her birthplace.





The sight of those im-

passablervolumes of water staggered

that faith. She grew nervous and rest-

less and when the herd ”had drunk

the treacherous water, she led them

away to the west.





HALF day’s journey. brought them

to where the ‘Vermillion River

tearing along between high banks

comes pouring down from the south

and west and breaks into the Sas-

katchewan, with a threatening roar.

Again Queen felt that she had come

to another wall of the trap and turn-

ing, led the herd back toward the east.

A few days of grazing and moving

east along the Saskatchewan brought

th to a barbed wire fence that ran

down the banks to the Very edge of

the riv.er Ever as she had followed the

slightly winding 1“.ive1 she had search

ed in vain for a ford. The d001s of

the north, too, had closed to 'them, and

their freedom now depended upon a

battle of wits, the wits of the herd in

the limited wilds against the wits of

man in his protecting civilization.

They returned to the middle of the

unsettled belt and there Queen spent

a happy week of freedom, disturbed

only by the promptings of the canker

within her which derived its suste-

nance from the frequent appearance

of men on horseback.





Seeding-time arrived and the home-

steaders who lived south of the rail-

road tracks Went forth to hunt for the

horses they had released the preced-

ing fall. The homesteaders who lived

on the outskirts of these wilds, in the

hope of capturing some of the un-

claimed. horses, joined them. But with

a cunning that exasperated the hunt-

ers, Queen. went. from one hiding place

to another, detecting every approach

so long before the horsemen appeared

that in the first full week of search-

ing she was seen only on two occa-

sions.



The homesteaders became desper—

ate. The snows were fast disappear-

ing and the land was in best condition

for their work. They appealed to the

Canadian government and half a doz'-

en members of the Royal Northwest

Mounted Police came out to reinforce

them in the war to the knife that was

declared upon Queen and her fol-

lowers. *





Several times a day Queen would

run dowu the banks of the Saskatche-

wan. At the river she would take a

few sips of water as if she had come

to drink and then she would stand and

look longingly across the roaring

deeps to the wilds beyond, suppressing

the constantly rising impulse to

plunge into the rapid waters and“ beat

her way to the freedom of the north,

which seemed, after hall? a lifetime of

benefaction, to have abandoned her.

‘Then one day the impulse came with

overwhelming suddenness and she

.strucklout madly for the other shore.

But when she felt the bottom drop





” away from under her feet, she became





frightened. The remnants of the huge





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kept the river swollen to twice its vol-

ume. The current lifted her and car-

ried her several rods downstream, tor-

tunately for her, hitting a bar and deé

positing her there.





Pufling and snorting and registering

the promiSe that she would never try

it again. Queen finally clambered back

upon the shore where she shone the

water from her body. Some of the

horses who had watched the whole

performance with anxiety, came trut-

ting toward her. Queen joined them

dejectedly, grateful' to be out of the

treacherous water, but remembering

that she was being hunted and realiz-

ingnow that there was no. chance of

getting across the river and that her

Only hope lay in her delicate legs and

the‘ cunning that many yea-rs of resist-

ance to man had developed.





FEW 'days passed by in which all



hostilities 011 the part ,of the

homesteaders and the mounted police

seemed to have ceased. Queen began

to feel that the war had been abandon-

ed; but she was surprised one very

early morning by a formidable group

of horsemen, less than a quarter of a

mile to the east from where the herd

was grazing. who were coming at full

speed. A strong wind had been blow-4

ing from the west and had carried the

scent and sound of them away. A lull

in the wind apprised her of the ene-

my’s approach.





They had been moving along the

edge of a patch of dense woodland,

the wall of which stretched from the

Saskatchewan to a point a‘ little more

than a mile south of the river. There

was no opening between the trees and

the brush. The only chance for es-

cape lay in a wild dash south and in

reaching the end: of the wooded wall

before the horsemen could reach it.

That chance they took.



The horsemen divided into groups.

One grOup sped away southwest at an

angle, while another going straight

west spread out 011 a long line to





 





 





 





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It was a close race. Every animal, l

pursuing or pursued, groaned in the!|

terrible exertion of it. The youngerl

and the stronger of the herd led Ithel

race, with Queen’s magnificent head in

front. Behind the group of fastest

runners came the mothers with their

colts, and the old workworn horses

brought up the rear. Though spurs

dug unmercili‘ully into wet, throbbing

sides, staining them with small red

spots, the forepart ot‘ the herd, unen-

cumbered by riders, won the end of

the wall and broke away to the west

in safety. Not until the wall point

was almost out of sight did they stop

to look back and when Queen finally

felt it safe to do so and swungr round

a knoll, she saw no sign of her pur-

suers; but the far greater portion of

the herd was gone with them.





About a mile southwest of where

they were, they knew of a slough. It

was down in a deep hollow and though

they would rather have remained on

the hills where they could more easily

,spy anyone coming after them, they

were very thirsty and trotted away

for water. At the rim of the hollow

some of them stopped to look about

before going down, others broke down

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0 reduce cookery to the least

possible amount of work is not



the sign of a lazy or shiftless

housekeeper. A woman must take

short-cuts in preparing the necessary

“three squares a day” if she is to have

time to enjoy her friends, books, mu-

sic, or take part in the women’s, activ-

ities and recreation of the community.

There are two ways of cutting down

on the labor of prep-aringa mea1.-0ne

is to make use of certain devices

which really save labor and time, such

:as the steam pressure cooker and var-

:ious other devices. The other way is





 





 





to select a menu thatis simple to pre-





pare. The latter is not always suited

to the taste and the material at hand.

But the former short-cut is ever prac-

tical.



Construction of Steam Cooker.



Let us consider some points of the

pressure cooker. The principle of con-

struction of the cooker is Similar to

that of a steam boiler. Steam is gen.

erated from a small amount of water

placed in the bottom or from the mois-

ture surrounding and contained in the

food being cooked. This steam is con—

fined Within the cooker at varying de-

grees of pressure. When steam is un-

der pressure, it has a higher tempera-

ture than boiling water. ’The temper-

ature increases as the. pressure in-

creases, thus shortening the canning

and cooking period.



A dial steam gauge is provided in

the cover of the cooker to estimate

the number of pounds of pressure con-

tained therein. The cover is also fur-

nished with a petcock which allows

for the escape of air and for the free

circulation and regulation of steam in

the cooker.



As an article of household equip-

ment, the pressure cooker has a two-

fold advantage in that it may be used

for successful canning of fruits, meats

and vegetables as well as for cooking.

The high temperature and moist heat

that may be obtained in a pressure

cooker is probably more effective than

any ether method of cooking, espe-

cially for such feeds as cereals con-

taining a large portion of cellulose,

and meats with a‘ tough fiber. The

canning of vegetables, such as peas,

beans, asparagus, etc., is made thor-

oughly safe and practical by the steam

presSure cooker.



Saves Time.



The fact that the period Of cooking

with this cooker is greatly lessenedzis

a great advantage to the housekeeper

in meeting emergencies in the hasty

preparation of? meals. If company





 





 





toes cooked for the imniedlate mem-





 





bers of the family, it is only a matter





comes and there is only enough pota- " '





 





of ten minutes to have an extra amount

ready to be served. Cereals may be

ready to serve in twenty minutes,

when the process would be lengthened

to four or five 'hours by the use of or-

dinary methods. The toughest of

roasts may be cooked, allowing ten

minutes to the pound. A steam pud-

ding placed in the cooker undervten

pounds presslure will be ready to serve

in twenty-five minutes.

Economical in Fuel.



This shortening of the cooking pe-

riod is a great economy in fuel. Only

a low, steady fire' is needed to main-

tain ten pounds pressure within the

cooker. With an oil stove, this pres-

sure is easily regulated by adjusting

the wick. Whole meals may be cooked

in the cooker at one time if the meal

is well planned. The meat may be

placed in the bottom and the vegeta-

bles in separate compartments in the

top. The general rule to follow is to

have the strongest flavored vegetables

at the top. This entails the using of

but one burner 01’ an oil stove, while

the average housewife uses three and

sometimes four burner-s when prepar-

ing a meal. ‘



The canning process is greatly simp—

lified by utilizing a steam pressure

cooker. The period of cold~pack<ican-

ning is lessened by more than hall

and the houseWife may feel perfectly

sure that when she opens a can of

peas, beans, or meat next winter that

these products will be just as savory

as when brought in from the garden

last August. They will only need to

be heated to be ready to serve. “The

cooker eliminates many tedious hours

spent in a warm, stuffy kitchen on a.

sweltering day in July\ when certain

fruits and vegetables are ready to be

canned.





When canning the water in the

cooker should not come above the

rack supporting the jars. A time-table

for canning with a pressure cooke

will .be printed on this page in an

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'TRY SOME RAISED DOUGHNUTS.





 





I. HEN you are tired of making

W just the ordinary doughnuts, try

these raised onesfor a change. We

like them fine. At noon when potatoes

are done, mix one tablespoonrul of

flour, one tablespoonful of sugar, one

teaspoonful of salt, add one good-siz—

ed potato and scald with potato water.

IVhen‘lukewarm, add one ca'ke of com-

pressed yeast. Let this set until night

when it will be foamy over the top.

Then mix with one-half gallon of warm

milk, as sponge for bread. In the

morning put in two cups of sugar, six

eggs, and cream or lard for shorten-

ing, seasoning and salt to taste. Mix

stiff asyfor bread. Let raise until





 





 





 





Second firm, the care of the Young

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Canning and Cooking With Stami-





Tz'777e/y Suggestzom Concernmg Value oft/2e Steam Presmre Coo/tar" 777 flame





quite light, and roll out what can be

handled at one time. Cut and fry in





hot lard and roll in powdered sugar.





This is a large recipe and can be halv-

ed for a small family.





HAVING THE MEN FOLKS HELP.





 





T’S certainly‘a great help to have. I





the men folks taught so they can

help out in trying times. I had a load

0f“ six people come to our house last

summer. After supper was over, each

one got up from the table and carried

their dishes to the kitchen. When I





went to the dining-room! to clear up

the table there was only the food to





 





 





First Prize, Miss B. A. G., of Holloway,

Out in Her Garden.





put away. Such thoughtfulness as

this saves many steps.



As a farm woman I also want to tell

how I plan a Sunday dinner. On Fri-

day I bake bread; Saturday, pie and

cake, and if possible cook the meat.

I also cook enough lotatoes to make

a dish of scalloped or cream potatoes

before I go to church. It is only a

matter of a few minutes to get dinner





 





 





on the table when I get home by ad- '





ding soime pickles, fruit, and making

the coffee—Mrs. M. J. D.





TESTED RECIPES.





 





. Scotch Eggs.



Cut half a dozen hard-boiled eggs in

small pieces, and add an equal amount

of well- browned sausage, crumbled

fine. Mix with two well beaten eggs,

salt and pepper to taste, and if this

does not make the mixture of the right

consistency to be easily molded, add

enough thick cream to make it right.

Pack closely in a well greased, one-loaf

baking pan, and bake in a quick oven,

for twenty-minutes. Turn onto a. plat-

ter, slice in half-inch Slices and serve.





Sunday Salad.





Cut, apples and bananas into cubes, ..





add nut meats cut ,in small pieces,

and mix with the following-dressing:

One teaspoon- dry mustard; one tea-

spoon 'flour; one teaspoon. salt



Stir with litfle water in cup, and

fill up with weak Vinegars Beat two

eggs with two- tablespoons of Sugar,

add above, and boil until thick. Upon

using, thin with milk or cream. V





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By Grace





NO doubt the majority of our read-

ers are aware of thegood effects

to be obtained by using climbing vines

either as a shade at sunny exposures,.

or as. a screen in various places to

shut out unpleasant views or cover up

ugly fences, stone walls, etc. Perhaps

many of you, however, are unaware of

the variety of different vines which

may be used for these purposes.



Until a few years ago my own varie-

ties were restricted to morning glor-



,fis, wild cucumbers, gourds, and a few

others. Since then I have become ac—

quainted with several other varieties.

Some of them are very pretty and I

am going to pass on their names” to-

you. , .



One of my favorites is called “The

Cathedral Bell.” Its botanical name

is “Bobaea,” a‘nd “Cups and Saucers”

is another common name. This vine

is an annual and grows thirty feet in

a Season. The flowers are of a purp-

lish lilac color and are bell-shap’éd.



The “Canary Bird” vine is a very

handsome annual climber. It grows

to a heighth of twenty feet and is





thickly cove-red with golden yellow





blossoms;





Bean, (Scarlet Runner), is especially

valuable as a,shade because the fol-

Its red flowers

, blossom from July to September. This, left open and a piece of rubber





iage is Very dense.





,too, is an annual.

The





annual climbers. The foliage is fern





like, and the plants bear a great many

This vine grows

from twenty to thirty feet high and





large scarlet flowers.





grows very rapidly.





While the cypress vine is not new,

there are many who are not vauaint-

ed with it. «This vineihas ‘a fine feath‘

star-Shaped

blossoms, but does not grow very high





cry foliage and pretty





—~usua.lly from eight to ten. feet.





The “Balsam Apple"—vine is also a.

vine which usually grows to about ten





It has nice foliage and bear

apples or pear-shaped

when ripe, open up



seeds and blood-red interior.





feet.





The Hyacinth bean is another climb-

lt generally reaches a heighth of

ten feet and bears purple and white





81‘.





flowers.

Moon flowers,





twenty-five feet.

white flowers.





 





FOR COMMUNITY RECREATION.





HEN you are cudgelling your

brain for plans for the next Com-





mesananety





"Cardinal Climber” is some-

what newer than many of the other





fruit,» which,

and show the





wlien given rich soil

to grow in, will attain a heighth of

They bear very lal ge





M.‘ Taylor





two‘ muslin petticoats. four nightdress-

es, three pairs wool stockings, four

pair bootees, 'three wool shirts, six

wool bands, two wool sacks, two coats,

two caps, two cashmere squares, one

blanket, one carriage robe," two pair

of, cotton crib blankets, one rubber

sheet, four pairs rubber diapers, ten

diapers one yard square, sixteen diap

ers 22x22 inches. /

Three dresses, four flannel petti-

coats, one muslin. petticoat, 'four cot-

ton flannel petticoats, four nightdress-

es, three pair wool stockings, one pair

bootees, two cotton flannel kimonas,

three wool shirts, three wool bands,

one coat with hood attached, one cash~

mere square for blanket, one blanket,

two pair of crib blankets, one rubber

sheet, one pair of rubber diapers, ten

diapers one yard square, sixteen diap-

ers 22x22 inches. .

The kiinona style for dresses and

nightgowns is the easiest to make and

iron. I like the dresses made with a

narrow insertion turned back on the

neck and sleeves, and a narrow edge

finish. By running in narrow ribbons

the sleeves and neck can be easily

made to fit the changing neck and

arms and conceal the little shirts.

A bath or carriage pad made by

doubling a yard and a half of Turkish

.toweling.r is very handy. One end is

sheet-

ing is fastened inside with tiny pins.

Heavy lace or a crocheted .edge of

heavy thread is a nice finish.——Mrs.

‘ R. J. V.

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THE PICTU RE CONTEST.





 





HE prize winners for, the picture



contest this week were, Miss B. A. ‘

G., Hollaway, Mich.; Mrs. A. "B., Big'

Rapids, Mich.; Mrs. J. T., Milan,

Mich.; Mrs. R. E., Lapeer, Mich., and

Mrs. G. F., Cadillac, Mich. The first

and second prize winners are on the

opposite page. The others will appear





next week.





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And I’m feelin’ quite disgusted.

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HE career of the prophet, Jere-



miah, was not unlike the experi-



ence of the late Sir Ernest

Shackleton, explorer of the Antarctic.

Shackleton made his last voyage but

one in a specially constructed ship,

the “Endurance," which was believed

to beequal' to any pressure of ice or

any storm. But it proved otherwise.

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stand by, with his crew, and see the

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of steel beams and‘splintered decks,

the ice separated and the wreck dis-

appeared forever. Jeremiah’s experi-

ence was worse

than that. He

was compelled to

s t a n d by a n d

w a to 11 a. nation

disappear. In

spite of all his

warnings, all his

pleadings with his

blind countrymen,

his tears, his prayers, he saw the fear-

ful event take place—his peOple car-

ried into bondage.





Does it not seem peculiar that, after

the lapse of centuries, we are still

reading the writings of this man ? “711);

should his problems, the problems of

a. small country, and in the distant

past, interest us? There is something

vital and gripping about the book of

Jeremiah that no one who reads it

thoughtfully can escape. The times

were desperate. A man with keen vis-

ion, such as the prophet had, could

look ahead and see that there was no

hope for the nation. Captivity, slavery,

was certain. Hi's feelings at the

thought of this rent his soul. “Oh,”

he.cries, “Oh! that my head were wa-

ters and mine eyes a fountain of tears,

that I might weep. day and night for

the slain of the daughter of .my peo-

ple!" in his distress he at times had

no sympathizers. No one else believed

that conditions were so bad. No, very

likely signs were hung out, “business

as usual," “come in without knocking,

and go out the same way,” “the devil

lived in heaven until he began knock-

ing, now see where he is,” and the

like.





 





HE critic, the prophet of doom is



never a. pleasant neighbor, but

sometimes he is the most sane man in

the community. In 1910 and 1212, cer-

tain travelers in Europe saw the writ-

ing on the sky. They said, “there is

war brewing. Europe is a powder mill,

some day it is going to blow up." But

the rest of the world said, “Oh, pshaw!

Just'a case of bad nerves. Go to a

sanitarium and rest up. Put away

your blue goggles.”



He was a gentle and timid man. The

anger that blazed at times seemed to

come from a strange source. “There

is no wrath as terrible as the ‘wrath

of the Lamb,’ and Jeremiah’s wrath

was of that type.” But through it all,

he felt the hand of God. He felt him-

self to be pushed on, led on. perhaps

driven, to do his'particular work. He

was picked, so he believed, for his mis-

sion. And his mission was a fearful

one. It was no less than to warn his





02» IVeeIZy SeMon——ByN A. Mchme





work a new and pewerful meaning.-

Some of the most important, work in

the world is the humblest. work. Every

time you; drive to town, perhaps, you

cross the railroad, and up in the tower

sits the gatekeeper.

writes poems about him, or sends him

reses, or writes about ' him in the

Who's Who column, but his .work is

exceedingly important. More than once

you might have been killed-had you

not been held up by his signals. New

and then such a. person In some sucn





humble work feels that he is oooperh- -





ing with “God for the welfare of man-

kind. He says that his work is all-

important, and he can do it as no one

else can.





HIS prophet has been compared to



Christ. He resembled Christ in

many ways, and that is an attainment

within reach of every son of the race.

Once a missionary went intoa remote

section of China. There he gathered

together a, group of natives and began

to tell them about Christ, the one who

loved all mankind, taught them and

died for them. When he had finished,

an old Chinaman rose and said, “We

know that man. He lived here a good

many years ago. He came" here dur-

ing the time of the plague and when

everyone else deserted us», he stayed

and saved us from death, but last his

own life. Come with me and I will

take you to his'grav‘é’.” And he led

the way out of the gates of the city

and, came to the grave of a Young Ox-

l'ord missionary, who had come there

and had spoken to the people in terms

of unselfish service.





Before me lies a new book, “Won-

ders of Missions,” by Caroline Mason.

It tells of many a moderaneremlan.

After reading such a book- one feels

proud to belong to the human race.

He feels taller and bigger, when he

recollects that he, too, is a brother of

these heroes. There is a, short chap-

ter on James Chalmers, ‘fThe Great-

Heart of the New Guinea.”‘ New Guin-

ea is an island near Australia, 1,400

miles long. Robert Louis Stevenson,

the author, did not like missionaries

as a. general thing, but he was com-

pletely won by Chalmers. He said of

him, “He’s as big as a church." And

at another time he said, “Oh, Chal-

mers, if. I had met you when I was a

boy and a bachelor, how different my

life would have been!” This man was

so in love with life that he scorned

the stale ways of civilization and lived

with cannibals, so that he might give

them the word of life, and lead them

in new paths of living. And he was

killed by the savages he had come to

save. But, as the governor of New

Guinea said, it was probably the death

that Chalmers would have preferred,

above all others. He gave his life for

the people he loved. Death is a small

incident to such a man, for he has





9 Within himself life that will not die.





He belongs to the universe, the imper-

ishable, the undying, the everlasting.

He is more enduring than the moun-

tains that toWer over him. I am just

referring to Chalmers to remind ,my





.readers that the spirit of Jeremiahis





not a thing. past and gone. It has

been revived and lives today. Anyone

may have it. The spirit of moral cour-

age does not pass with passing styles.

Under a thousand diflerent circum-

stances, it lives on.





people of impending destruction. But. ,





is this sense of divine compulsion pos-

sible to the average man? There can

be no doubt but that it is. The man





you meet on the corner, the stenc-

. grapher on her way to the othce, was ‘





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service column, because they are not ,

of general interest. If you will kindly

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I have just begun to cook, and have

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They are either heavy, or fall, or will

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Can ydu tell me how to prepare

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——Mrs. B. A. ‘



For choColate sauce to be served

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brown sugar into a saucepan with one

.quarter pint of milk, two ounces of

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butter. Boil together until it forms a

soft ball when put in cold water. Take

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To make carmel ice cream, put one

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TO WASH LEATHER GLOVES.





 





. Recently I purchased a pair of leath-

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gar when canning.

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LAUNDERING PONGEE.





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A FALSE BOTTOM FOR KETTLE.





 





 





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FRESH COCOAN UT‘CAKE.





 





JUST received the Michigan Farm-

er today. I am a long ways from

home, but I enjoy reading it just the

same. I have just recently learned

how to make a cocoanut cake of fresh

cocoanut. We all think it surpasses

any" cake we have ever eaten, and I

would like to have the readers try it.

White Cake.



Cream one-half cup ’ot butter and

one and one-half cups of sugar. Add

one cup of sweet milk, two and one-

half cups of sifted flour, two level tea~

spoonfuls of baking pawder.‘ Fold in

the well-beaten whites of eggs. Bake

in layers. '



Frosting.



Two cups of sugar. and milk from

One cocoanut. Boil until it hairs and

stir in the well-beaten whites of two

eggs. Beat with the egg beater until

cool. Prepare cocoanut, peel the brown

from ‘the cocoanut and grate with fine

grater.



Spread layers with frosting, sprinkle





thick with cocoanut while frosting is ~ .





still wet.



I always make what we call “float"

to serve with my’cake. Beat the yolks

of the “eggs, and add three quarters

-of a cup of sugar; One tablespoonful of

flour and "one quart of milk. Cook in

a double boiler and when cool add

vanilla. I hope if any of you try this





 

   





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Dear Uncle Frank:



The contest was so interesting this

time I thought I’d try it. Why, it was

as easy as pie.



I have just read some of the ways

the boys and girls earn money. I guess

’11 try some of them, they sound pret-

ty good.



Last year I planted some corn and

when it got about two feet high our

cow, Jennie, came and ate it. OK. Now,

wasn’t that just mean of her? I didn’t

care very much, because papa gave

me ten cents for it.—Good-bye, your

niece, Margaret Althea Fish, Manches-

ter, Mich, R. 4





I suppose your cow thought she

would.get the corn anyhow,'so she





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Martha Brewer’s Mother Feeding the

' Family Pet.



would save you the trouble of harvest-

ing it. It is good you got a little some-

thing for it, anyhow.





 





Dear Uncle Frank: ,



I have read the letters in the Boys’

and Girls’ Department for ever so long

and have started to write about ten

letters for that department, but they

have all found the waste basket here

at home before they reached yours.



I like outdoor sports, such as play-

ing base ball, racing, swimming and

riding a. bicycle real well. I fell off

from a bicycle a. week ago and skinned

my knee very badly.



Well, I will have to hang my close

on this line. Your niece, Mable Van

Blarcom, Vermontville, Mich.





As this one escaped your basket, I

believe it is entitled to escape mine.

It’s fine you like outdoor sports.





Dear Uncle Frank:



01' should I say, “Horrid Old Waste

Paper Basket?" ‘Well, we will see. I

wrote a. letter once before but as it

was not printed I will have to write

this two-in-one.



I can’t say that I like the farm nor

can I say that I dislike it. It is all

right in the summer, but in the winter

—Booi ‘



I have no brothers or sisters to both-

er me, or for me to bother, so I get

lonesome once in a while- I live with

my mother and my uncle, mother's

brother. My' father died when I was

seven years old. .

Now that the bobbed hair and knick—

er subjects have been discussed in

nearly all the. letters; can’t we discuss

the most profitable kind of pets to

raise on a, farm? Perhaps it is chick-

ens, rabbits, cats, or dogs. Let’s hear

about it.



Well, I think it is time good little

boys and girls were in bed, so good-

night, Uncle Frank, and Merry Circ—

lers. Sincerely, Francis M. Hedden,

Imlay City, Mich, R. 1.





Too bad you don’t like the farm in

the winter. In winter, it’s Boo! most

anywhere. If you had someone to





sure you’d like it better.





 





Dear Uncle Frank: , '-

You dear little sole, how you "is?

Busy reading letters, eh? Well, don’t

read too many so you get near-sighted.

Some weather we are having. I do





not used 'to the cold. I came from Cal-

ifornia about two weeks ago. The

weather there is quite rainy at pres-

ent. But it is .a beautiful .cOunti'y.

We: lived closets the shore. It sure,





 





 





 





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bother or someone to bother you, I’m





not live in this state, so yousee I am .





QWh at the, Postman Brought ~

Same MerryaLetter: fromiMerr‘y Circ/er:





. want to visit the Great Lakes and





camp near Lake Michigan. So maybe

I will see some of the cousins. My

father bought a. Michigan Farmer pa-

per. That is how it comes that I am

writing to you.



I ‘read Mildred Fairbanks’ letter.

Well, I am fourteen years old, five feet

six inches short, and weigh 210 pounds.

Can you beat it? I am not proud of it,

I’ll tell the world. ..



When we get back home will write

you again and give you my address.

Betty Arnold.



How is you? Quite heavy, at least,

I should say. You have a weighty

question to solve. You are having





quite a. trip. I hope you will like





Michigan so well you will want to stay.-





Deai' Uncle Frank:



Thanks ever so much fer the button

and membership card.



I would have written to you before

but we have been entertaining an un-

welcome visitor named scarlet fever.

We couldn’t go to School “ner nothin’.”





I was going to send in for the motto





contest, “A W'inner Never Quits and

a Quittei‘ Never Wins,” but it was too

late before I could. I am going to try

the ad contest, though: Well, so-long.

E. Lucinda M. Wingate, Manchester,

Mich, R. 5.



Your unwelcome visitor is the kind

that makes you stay right close by it

Your motto is a good one.





 





Dear Uncle Frank:



I received my Merry Circle button

and membership card some time ago,

and was glad that I could win some-

thing. ,



I am fourteen years old, and in the

eighth grade at school. It will soon

be time for examination. I sure hope

to pass.



You spoke about suggesting some





 





 

 





 

 





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other subject, is it nice for girls to,

play base ball With boys? I‘ like to

play, but Some of .my gjrl friends do

not think-it is nice. - ' .



I will close for this time. Yourniece.

Eva Bitten, Corunna, Mich, R



A good subject. Let’s hear from

both girls and boys on this ‘matter.

Base ball.‘ is a. great game, but should

girls play with boys, that is the ques-

tion.





Dear Uncle Frank: ‘



Here is a challenge for anyone of

my own age. I think I can even beat

Mildred Fairbanks.



I am fourteen years old, five feet-

four inches tall and weigh two hun-

dred pounds.



I live on a farm of 180 acres. I am

in the .eighth grade at school. Our

school will be out the twenty-second

of this month. . "



Hoping I win a. prize, yourwould-be

niece, Ada Tabberer, Kingsley, Mich.



Yes, I believe you. do beat Mildred.

You’ll have to take some reducing





stunts if you keep on growing.





Dear Uncle Frank:



I received my membership card

and pin and wish to thank you very

much. I am trying to live up to the





'rules on the card.





I would like to say a word or two to

the boys and girls, that if they have

a chance to get in any club work they

should- Last year I joined the handi-

craft club and received second place

out of a class of boys. This year I

received first place out of a class of

boys, and I have a. chance to go to

Lansing.



Well, any letter is getting long so I

will close. Helen McKinley, Newaygo,

Mich, R. 4.





Good for you. You must be a handy

girl to have around the house. I bet

you can hit the nail on the head more

often than some of the boys.





 





Says Sam: The Golden Rule is all

there is to good manners, '





“Oh!--O--O Meth‘er!”





URPRISING results

narrated after that breathless

gasp, “Oh-o-o-Mother.” Possibly

it’s just the pure gaSp of astonishment,

or pleasure, in one’s friends or one’s





have been





self. Again, it might be a call to, heed'





something important.

is to heed

canning club.





To begin with, we use the cold-pack

method because it is easier, quicker,

and‘ keeps the flavor and the shape

better. It also makes a more prefer-

abe appearing finished product.





We started our club on June 24,

1922, and called it the Milford Canning

Club. We worked all summer, once a.

week until September 20. We brought

our own pot-luck lunches and worked

from 9:00 a. In. until about 3:00 p. In.



And in return we have our knowl-

edge of canning which is invaluable

if one expects to keep a good pantry.



I would like to explain in‘ full de-

tails just what comprises the cold~pack

method, but space is limited and all

those points can be secured from the

farm bureau. _



For an inexperienced club of four

months we have taken nine premiums





In this case it

something important—a





 





at the State. Fair, competing with ex-

perienced housewives, some $17 in

money at our own Milford Fair, and





 





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The Milford Canning Club, who Dis-

. covered that‘they Can Can.





we have sold about $25 worth outside

the club.



Our primary-expenses for equipment

and organization was advanced by the

father of one of our members. To re

turn that advancement we gave a lawn

social and a. bake sale. ’



To those girls who think, “Canning

in hot weather must be awful,” just

organize a cluband see—Eleanor Alo-

bert, Milford, Michigan.
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‘ _ . By . Me Przze W mfie‘rx

, UDGINGfrom the letters’l received in the house besides papa and mam-



there are going to be 'some. real ma. So there is lots to do. This

helpers en the farm. this year. I am spring I am going to help clean house,

glad of ,it, as the farm will need all and I also will do dishes, sweep, make

the help it can get. The letters show beds, help mother cook, and help take 4

that the girls are going to do the most care of my baby brother. I am going

helping, or, perhaps, the boys are so to keep my own room cleaned up so

busy now that they do not have time mamma won’t have to doit for me. I

to tell about it. Below are the six can bake a little and will help mamma .





best letters received._ They are prize bake and cook. I can wring clothes





winners in the order given.'-——Uncle and turn the washing machine when

‘ mamma washes.





Frank. .

I can also help out of doors. I will

By Ida Cryderman, Twining, Michigan. help my brother get the cows, and



Besides the usual conglomeration of watch the cows for papa. I can cut

washing dishes, running errands, hoes the grass in the yard when it gets’too

ing, weeding, milking, picking berries, tall; we have‘a lawn mower. I am

helping out the neighbors in the busy going to help pick fruit when it gets

times, and the seventy-’leven other

tasks which a farm girl can always

find lying around, I plan, this summer,

to have a’ garden.



And such a garden! If it will only _

be so kind as to grow as I planned,

“whata garden it will be.” I intend

to take the usual family garden under

my wing and shall make it rather large

or than usual. With good care, I figure

my garden ought to supply the tamily

table with vegetables throughout the

summer and still leave quite a surplus

for canning and for sale.





 





 





 





 





Careless Contest





HE City of Detroit has re-



cently ‘had a Safety Week

in which it endeavored to show

the results of carelessness. We

in the Merry Circle, can also

have a Safety Week by having a

contest on carelessness. Please

write, in two hundred words or

less, on “The Worst Thing I.





I intend to do the canning myself so‘ Have Seen Caused by Careless-

all that the rest of.the members of IleSS-” You have seen accidents

the “House of Cryderman” will have 91' the results 0f accidents, 01‘

to do will be to look pleasant and eat perhaps you have seen other

the vegetables. " things carelessness has caused.



The money received from the sale T 011 us about them.

of the surplus vegetables, tOgether For the ten best papers we

with that that I may earn in various will give the usual prizes. The '

other ways,‘ will be spent for clothing writers of all good papers who

and to help‘pay my school expenses do not have Merry Circle pins

and so take some of the burden of ex- and membership CardS. W111 get

penses off the shoulders of “our father them. This contest closes June

who art on the farm.” 7. Send your papers to Uncle



Frank, Mimigan Farmer, De-

troit, Michigan. -





 





By Esther Card, Grant, Mich., R. 1.

I am a little girl nine years old and

cannot do as much as. some of the





 





 





 





I can pit the cherries for mam-





the pits out to get ready to can.





father: Bake pancakes, set the table,

I can also iron the clothes when





wash dishes, sweep and dust, peel po‘

tatoes, make my bed, and sometimes

the other beds, iron, make cakes, gath-

er eggs, carry in wood. When it is

necessary I put on my knickers and

milk a cow, but that takes me quite a





While.





 





where I will be this summer.





By Nora Batchelder, Bitely, Michigan.



I can get breakfast, dinner 01' Slip- Now' IS the time of year when we

per alone. And laSt summer I picked need to pitch in and help. .I am going

and Canned 11“? quarts 0f plums one to be more saving of the expensive

day, SO I know 1 can help can ”11W things. Help with the chores, do

Papa’is going to have an acre of DiCk- llouseWOl'k, sew, mend, wash, go on er-

195 and I am going to help DiCk them. rands, and smile every little while to



I do not do all these things every help the others to smile and feel hap—

only when my parents need me py. 1 must not leave out about work-





S for me to be a ing in the garden, either. I am going

11 to campers that





day,

to help. Mamma say

good girl and not be cross, that helps to dig worms to se

the most of all. Of course, there are (30,1119 to 0111‘ place. 1 have got some

lots more little things I am going to seeds so I am going to sow them and

do, too many to write about, like sew- have a garden, , '





ing on buttons and running errands. ..._._....

By Lillian Downes, Rockford,





By Elizabeth Marcia, North Branh, 1 am going to help with the garden

Michigan. by keeping the weeds pulled, and by

This summer father is going to give hoeing, and, of course, first oi all I W111

me an acre of land. In this I am go- help to plant the 59695-

lng. to plant, some green beans, lot My mother also wants me F0 help

‘ tuce, radishes, celery, onions and some to care for the flowers. I wlll take

other vegetables and sell them. With great pride in doing this. I Will water

the money that 1 get 1 am going to them every day and keep them hoed.

help mother, . _ But the most important of.- all the

Mother has been sick lately and the things that I am going to do is to at-

doctor said she needs a vacation. I tend to the ChiCKBDS- Mother expects

am going to says all the “money I get to raise two hundred, and I must help

, for my vegetables. and my sister is to raise them. She has offered me a

doing some fancy sewing'to sell. -We reward of fivedollars if I take good

' are going to give mother all the money care Of them.

so she can have a better time onher . M" ‘

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”II We
Ready for. You

‘ at Special

Bargain

Prices

Absolutely the Finest Quality





Baby Chicks





English 8. c. White Leghorns





(Snowden’s Highest Egg Pedigreed Blood Lines)

Imported Direct from England.





Mated to 250-300 Egg Pedigreed Sires





our Famous Winter Laying Strains. The large deep bodied hens with

large lopped combs. Real money makers. $12.00 per 100; $55. 00 per 600! $100





per 1,000.

5. 0. Anconas

Order Direct From This Ad. Shaping-av. 331 E“ 5",".





Save time and money. Thousands of L



. ar e husk chicks, fine 5 ecimens

chicks ready for shipment May 28 and of 1.93% heavy 3iaymg; stock, $194001)”

every Monday following in June and 100' $55.00 per 500; $100 per 1,000.





July. 100% live delivery guaranteed .

postpaid. Satisfaction guaranteed: FREE Efiimggé la‘éig‘iuiuikitrfiiigesciin





Cash with order 01' C. 0; D. M311 01‘ mature stock and 8 to 12 weeks old

wire your order. Act. qunck—Now. pullets.





FRANK A. iIAii BREE, Monarch Poultry Farms, Box 32, Iceland, Mich.





‘ I Brgefi BABY GHIGKS





The Best Laying Strains on Earth





Barron English White Leghorns. Brown Leghorns, and An-

conas. During 1923 we will sell 30,000 strong, healthy, super-





 





   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 





 





hatched chicks weekly. bred from strains backed by 18 years

The enormous output



’ of these quality chicks enables us to sell these money- -makers

at a price unequalled. Our flocks are culled out annually by poultry experts and are mated

to large, vigorous 260- 288 egg Pedigreed Males from Funk Farm direct .





of actual egg breeding on our Farms.





Special Star Matings





Extra Selected Matings

English White Leghorns





English White Leghorns

Brown Leghorn: and Anconas





$ 11.50 per 100

65.00 per 500 55.00 per 500 _$ 47 50 per 500

120. 00 per 1000 105. 00 per 1000 Broiler Chicks $7. 50 per 100





The special Star matings are pedigreed sired Hens mated to males direct from 260 to 288 egg

ens The extra selected matings are closely culled flocks far superior to ordinary Le horns.

and Anconas. mated to good egg type male birds. Every Shipment Is sent by prepaid arcel

Post, and we guarantee 100% live delivery, Order direct from this advertisement or send

for our large illustrated catalogue.

Box ii.





Wyngarden Hatchery,





Selected Matings

English White Leghorns

Brown Leghorns and Anconas





$ 14.00 per 100 $ 10. 00 per 100





Zeeland, Michigan





 





 





 





 

 

 

 

 

 





DUNDEE CHICKS“





PRICE LIST FOR JUNE





“*7





f: 1 500 1000

, i Barred Plymoth Rocks . $12.00 - - $55.00 0 - $110.00

l R. I. Reds . . 12.00 - - 55.00 - - 10.

, ' '- 5, Ancpnas . . 10.00 - - 45.00 - - 90.00

:_. 2' White Leghorns . . 10.00 - - 45.00 - - 90.00





- . . All first class pure bred stock. 100% safe arrival: guaraxitéed. Prices prepaid.

;, .1”; Order at once and have your chicks delivered the first part of June.

' ’ ‘ Order direct from this advertisement.





 





 





THE DUNDEE HATCERY, Box A. ~Dundee, Mich.





 





 





 





 





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





. REDUCED PRICES-- 53.533533. ”0:39. 5.5.5.3332





I All hatched from select heavy- -laying, pure bred flocks on .ree range. Postpaid and

97% live arrival gualr’antece?é Prices as fOIIOWs.





, VARIETIES 5 ON 100 500

. . White. Brown, and Buff Leghorn: $ 5.00 S 9.50 - $45.00

, * » . Barred Rocks, Reds, Anconas 6.50 - 12.00 - 58.00

i, . White Rocks. Wh. Wyandottes, B. Minorcas White and

' I; But!" Orpingtons . 7 SO - 14.00 - 68. 00





Broiler Chicks. all varieties mixed . 9. 00 per 100 straight.



I 000 orders at same rate as 500 orders. Our capacity and Immence production of

Chicks will enable us to ship your orders on short notice. Remit in full by Post-

Officc or Express money order, bank draft or certified check. Bank Reiercnce. You

take no chances. Order right from this advertisment and save time.





WOLF HATCHING 81 BREEDING C0., Dept. 106, Gibsonburg, Ohio





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





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Specml Summer Prices-«Our 14th Year. 3°&§.‘:§§.%§§,ks‘ofiii3“i

Include our Number One Grade Chicks. Our Stock is Bred for Quality and Heavy Bu Production.

They will be money makers. Will ship any number of chicks from 25 on up. S C.

White, -S.C. Brown Leghorns,- S.C. Anconas at 10c. «BC and SC Reds.ssnd

Barred Rocks at 122 - S. C. Bufi' Orpingtons and White Wysndottee at 15c. -

Black Minorcas at 13c - S. C. Bufi' Minorcsc at 20c. and Ends at 9c. 40.s000

Chicks Every Week. Order Direct From This Ad. Attractive Catalog Free.





Huber’s Reliable Hatchery, East High St., Fostoria, Ohio





 





 





BABY CHICKS Postpaid to your Door, $11 per 100 Up





“OM HGAO CAN TESTED FREER ANGE HEAVY LAYING Inbcxs. A": VW.

$TE. BROWN and BUFF WHORNB and ANCONAB ......................... “(may I. .....-313m

’. ROCK SandR. 1. BEDS ............................................... "In... . .I.





 

 





 





 





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'WYANDM‘TES.

CK MINORCAS, RUFF ORPINGTONS .. . .-

- ‘SEIIECI'ED FIiOC K8 .. ............... 83.00 per' 1“. hither





lots of 500. or Kmore I11 inocu-

'Postpnld mu live deliyeI-y'.l sauteed. tched hymn most More



grin-ed ysrletice were ly selected and solely peeked. No «1ch new this IdTid

and disappointment. Routines. Che-1min: State Bank or In! “In





Address BAIION'S FRUIT AND POULTRY fARH. 00!. L. ~film... PM.» “W“ m





 

 





warm ROCKS Burr nooks". ....... . ....... ..... ..... iii?

. v ...........





Price no” «return

mauled or Incubation from road . meiotic. ..

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BIDDY PRODUCES TWENTY-THREE

BILLION EGGS.





 





-CCORDING to reports from the



United States Department of: Age

riculture, the hens of the country have

produced over twenty-three billion

eggs. In other words, the farmers’

Wives had one billion, sixty-two million

dozen eggs to sell in 1922. However,

all these were not sold, as one hun-

dred thirteen million dozen were "set”

for the production of chickens. The

entire 1922 production of the'American

hen was‘valued at five hundred million

dollars.





 





STATE LAW HELPS HONEY PRO-

DUCERS.

___._H~f

HE passage of the law favorable

. to bee-keepers leads many of the

bee men to believe that honey produc-





 





One of the Houses in which lnterlake Farm Keeps its R.





tion will become one of the major agri-

cultural activities of the state.



This law is to perform three great

functions for Michigan apiaries. The

first is, suppression of American and

European foul brood; the second, col-

ony inspection to prevent disease in-

festation, and the third, the protection

of Michigan honey from inferior lm-

ported products.



The whole authority for the carrying

out of this act is in the hands of the

state commissioner of agriculture who

can send out inspectors in search of

diseased colonies. These inspectors

are given power to destroy colonies

where cure is impossible. They are

also instructed to Show farmers how

to control and prevent disease.



It is said that many apiarists have

quit the business because of the indif-

ference of others toward the diseaSe

control. The high mortality among

the bees has discouraged them. Queen





bees in thepast have been disease'





carriers, but, under the new law. this

source of trouble will be eliminated

by the inspection service. '



To help carry out the provisions of

this act, county boards of supervisors

are authorized to hire part-time in-

spectors to work in their respective

districts under the supervision of the

commissioner of agriculture. Aside

from inspecting colonies, they will

check up the origin of honey on sale

in their counties. The new law re-

quires that all honey bear a label

showing the state it was produced in.





TU RKEY WITH WARTS.





Kindly tell me what is the trouble

with my Tom turkey. Last week he

had worms but We cured him of that.

His tail feathers all came out and his

legs are stifl, and lately bunches like





the mambo] He eats goal and seems

to feel "all right. -——W. L.‘ P.





Warts may Occur on all kinds of





 





warts have came on his legs armmd-





 

 

 





 





topgreatly injure the value of the bird,

and do not occur often. The stiffness

of the legs may be due to rheumatism

caused by» exposure during the past

severe winter. If this is the case the

condition will probably improve after

the bird has spent some time on the

range.





CONTROLLING. LICE.





I have three incubators which were

set in shed which had hen lice in it.

Would like to know what I can do to

get rid of them. I have .. burned sulphur

in them without success—Mrs. L. F.





I do not consider the burning of

sulphur a sure method to rid a hen

house of lice and mites. Usually a.

house will be free from the pests if

the hens are free from lice and the

roosts are protected from mites. The

lice can be controlled by treating each

hen with blue ointment about once in





 





l. Reds.





six months. The mites can be eradi—

cated by painting the roosts with car-

bolineum about once a year. Other

preventives are kerosene oil or the en-

gine oil drained from a crank case.





In case the mites are, established in

the walls, and lice are around the

nests, it will pay to take out all port-

able equipment for sunning or spray-

ing and then soak the walls thorough—

ly with whitewash, or some commer-

cial disinfectant. A barrel sprayer is

very useful for such work. Small hen

houses may be sprayed with a hand

potato sprayer. It is necessary to

send the spray dope in every crack

and crevice and remove any boards

around the roosting equipment that

are nailed down, forming hiding places

for the red mites._





TRAVERSE BEES HURT BY

‘ WINTER.





EPORTS from the Grand Traverse



region indicate that the long Win.

Ler has been so disastrous to bees in

that county, and as a Iesul} honey

prices will likely seek a higher level.

The late spring has also delayed the.

activities of the bees.





CHICKS DEVITALIZED.





I had 265 little chickens and about

two or three days after they were

hatched they began to die.- I would go

to the broader house and find two or

three dead on the floor. They were

hatched May 11. The incubator heat

went up quite high. I let them out

doors when it is nice. Can you tell

me what is the trouble?





thirty or forty —-—W. A.





Vilhen an incubator runs up too high

for any length of time, it has a. do.

vitalizing effect on chicks. This is





I have lost .





‘often followed by frequent deaths “
WWI-Vat" H Nov-196'





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Improved 5. Gina use type whfie m,

‘ Brown'L





   





eghorns. s, 0.00 moo; $50.00

per 500; extra selected $ 20) per 100,

or $57.50 per 500. From all good profit-

able layers, and our selected are from

our very best layers. .





.This-is our 12th year breeding, hatch-

in and shippin chicks, and we are

0 ering you chicks from the very best

layers at a very reasonable price.





We pay the postage u to your door

and guarantee you 1000 safe arrival.





Order direct from this adv. to save

time, for it pays to be a little ahead of

time, or write for our 32 page catalogue.





Wolverine Hatchery

stLAND, MICH. R. No. 2





ReduCed

Prices .





BABY GHIGKS





Best Paying. Heavy Laying. Purebred Strains.

Tom Barron English S. C. W. Leghorns~25.

$2330: 50. 85.00; 100, 810.00: 500, $45.00; 1000,

$90.00. Park’s Strain Barred Rocks; 8. C. Rhode

Island Reds—~25, $3.00: 50, 86.00; 100 $12.00: {300.

$55.00; 1000, $110.00. Good strong broiler chicks

$8.00 per 100. Place your order at once: avmd

disappointment. Get your chicks when you want

them.’ 100% live delivery guaranteed postpaid.

Instructive catalogue free. Prices on mature

stock. 8—12 weeks old pullets on requestl





Brummer Frederickson, Poultry Farm





Box 20 Holland, Mich.





CHICKS





Guaranteed to Satisfy

For Shipments June 5, 12. 19 and 26





$9.00 per 100 Postpaid

Extra selected stock $11.00 per 100.

8.0. White and Brown Leghornx,





Our chicks are batched right and

_ ;. pm will live. Safe arrival guaranteed.

‘ ‘ "‘5 ‘ Order direct or send for our catalogue.





0 ll A HATGHERY a POULTRY FARM

Holland 0- Michigan





masonic CHICKS





 





 





   

   





Rand maybe the’IOSSes will stop... Most





"t the“ t





of the‘ireak chicks are gone at about

the end? of the second week. ‘



lf yod'have only a small flock it

will pay to use a. few hundred pounds

of the commercial Lgrowing meshes.

They are properly mixed and contain

the ingredients to make bone, blood

and feathers, as well as fat. Give the

chicks as much sour milk as they will

drink. Also give them a grassy range

where they‘will not be trampled by

older birds.





 





 





LAME GOSLINGS.





My goslings get lame in the legs

and cannot walk. If I don’t put them

where it is warm they are dead inside

of an hour. Could you tell me the

trouble, and recommend some remedy

so I can cure them?-—M. M.





Young goslings sometimes have

what is termed “infectious articular

inflammation.” The only treatment of

value seems to be the application of

hot water to the joints. Two treat-

ments per day, of thirty minutes each

are recommended. Goslings should not

spend too much time on a board floor,

and should receive plenty of ~ green

feed to keep them growing rapidly,





 





CROP-BOUND HENS.





 





Can you tell me What is the matter

with my hens? They will look droopy,

have their crops full, and in a few

days die. I feed them corn, oats and

all the milk they will eat. I do not

keep them shut up.——G. T.



The hens may be crop-bound as this

sometimes occurs when the hens first

start to range in the spring and eat

quantities of grass. Some of the grass

may be dry and tough and form a. mat

which clogs the crop. In such cases

kneadd the crop to loosen the mass.

Give the bird a tablespoonful of castor

oil. Isolate such cases in a brood

coop, with fresh water and no food.

Sometimes the condition will improve

in a few days. Sometimes it is neces-

sary to open the crop and remove the

material. Crop-bound birds usually re-





 





Beduced prices for balance of season.

$1100ll0 $42030

En llsh Leghorns S. S ........... . .

Angonas ...................... . . ..... 10.00 45.00

1:. I. Reds and Barred Rocks......... 12.00 55.00

Pure bred stock. 100% safe arrival guaranteed. Order





at once from this ad and get earlyJune Chicks.

Petersburg Hatchery. Pctersburg, Mich.





Whittaker’s R. l. Reds





‘Rosr. AND SINGLE comes





Michigan's Greatest Color and Egg Strain. Bred

from Winter Layers for 13 years. One customer

reports flock average 54 eggs per hen for. Dec-

emberlandJanuary. A short poultry crop this sea-

son. Better late chicks than none. Prices of chicks

and eggs greatly reduced for June and July.

Write for our free catalog and get your order in

early. ~





INTERLAKES FARMS





Box 39, Lawrence, Mich.





0



Baby ‘ Chicks

There is no guess-work about

ordering ' CLOVERLEAE



chicks; you KNOW they will

satisfy. Big husky chicks

from closely culled flocks.

Just the kind you have been

looking for. Send forcatalog.





liloverleal Poultry Yards Boole 2, Iceland, Mich.





omens 10c





For June delivery Barron S.C.W. Leghorns from

trap nested stock lOC. Sheppards Anoonas llc. Barred

Books 126 each. Special price on eggs for hatching.

We guarantee safe delivery and prepay all shipments

Write for our new price list with reduced prices an

catalogue below you buy. A card will bring it.





BYRON CENTER POULTRY FARM

BYRON CENTER ‘MICH.





 





 





 





 





LOOK CHICKS 810.50 and u . From high.



est quality. proven layers. an ehi imme-



‘ diately. Barred Rocks or Reds SI .00 per



_ 100. But! Orpmgt 5. White Rocks, White



Wyandottea. Bu Rocks. $10.00. per 100.



ngthrahmas. Black Langshans. .00.



per I00. White. Brown, Bull. Leghorns 812.00.



per 100. Anconus 813.00. per l00, Add35 cents



extra if less than 100 ordered. Hatching eggs. Cat-



alog: Good Bank reference. Box 9. Beckman Hatch-

ery, 28 E. wan, Grand Rapids, Mich.





 





 





Wrbeteh Leading Varieties Standard

Poo .. (“switchgear lazing 'loch- y

”'09 ' Beet quail . ”Prompt

Mfij- ow Magma.





 

   

 

 

 

 





 





   

 





leueemoa‘omoxsq





,cover if they are treated before be-

icoming devitalized and poisoned by

lthe spoiled material in their crops.





RAISING YOUNG TURKEYS.





 





Please let .me know how to raise

turkeys, what and how to feed them,

when they hatch, and what kind of

care must they have? I have not been

successful with mine—they die—S. D.





Treat the hen with blue ointment

and this will keep her free from lice

and prevent them from spreading to

the young turkeys.

can be purchased of your druggist and

mixed with equal parts of vaseline.

Place a small bit under the vent of





It should be thoroughly rubbed into

the skin.



A good first feed for poults is ground

dry bread mixed with hard—boiled egg.

After the first week the pullets need

fine chick scratch grain. Turkeys are





mashes alohe. Plenty of sour milk

helps .to prevent digestive disorders

and stimulates rapid growth. Young

turkeys sometimes die because of low

vitality, due to a Weakness in the

breeding stock. Some have blackhead

and others die of various digestive dis-

orders due to the feed. Young turkeys

must not be overl'ed and the feed and

~lieeding places must be as clean as

possible. Perform, a postmortem on





dition of. the liver and other organs.





The next generation will be that of

the eminent village. The son of the

farmer will no longer be dazzled and

destroyed by the fires of the metrop-

olis. He will travel, but-onlylfor what

he can bring back.———Vachel Lindsay.





 





 





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

   

   

   

 

   

 

 

 

 

   

   

   

   

   

   

 

 

 





 

 

 





eed Your Chicks

‘1. -‘ Dickinson’s .

Globe ChickMash

and they will grow into

mores $ $ for you ‘





 





Consider every baby chick a good prospect for a thrifty, egg

laying hen that will produce eggs and profits for you.

You can buy baby chicks from 15c to 50¢ each—that isn’t



. much, but'the time and opportunity you have for Raising

95 out of Every 100 amounts to a whole lot.





When you lose a chick, figure you have lost a profit-paying

hen, many eggs and much profit—then you'll realize why you

are wasting bi opportunities when you fail to start your chicks with

Globe Cluck all: with Dried Buttermilk—the most highly perfected

chick feed on the market. At eight weeks change to Globe Growing

Much to make them grow rapidly. Write today for free folder:





How to Raise 95 chick: out ofovery 100





Ask Your Food Dealer for

Globe Chick Mach





The Albert Dickinson Company

Globe F eeds—Pine Tree Brand Farm Seeds

Chicago - Minneapolis





 





colors {1 Reduced Prices





 





The blue ointment .





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





the hen and a little under each wing..





seed-eating birds and do not thrive on.





For .lum~ fi-lzz-lll and :50 llrllwry by prepaid parcel post.

strong [we chit-ks, guaranteed, Selim-toil S. t‘. English “lu‘te

Leghorns and Aim-onus at $3.00 pcr 2:7; $5.00 per 50; $9.50

per 100: $471.00 per 500; Barred Not-ks mated to ('ockorels

lllood Linc: ll'rns that. won the Missouri l-Igg Laying Contest

in 102:3. “.00 per 2:3; $7.25 per :70; $13.00 per 100; $00.00 per

500. Broilers odds and ends $7.00: 1101‘ 100. All indications

are that eggs will soil for a. wry good prim- next \vinti‘r and

we assure you that our ('hil‘ks will llt‘Vl'lOD into heavy egg

prodw-vrs. flfllousuhds of satisfied rustomrrs.

Mrs. M. Allen.



Fnirgmvc, Mil-ll.



llouk my ordl'r for 300 S. C. l‘}. “'hilr Legllum chicks. The

ones I N(‘t’l\'(‘(l from you last your in June and July developed

into good wintcr egg producers.

Mrs. A. Halmurin,



Milo. Mil-ll.





May S. 1921}.





May 9, 1923.





(‘lli«-l;s_m'1'iv<-il in llm- condition, all alive after a drive of 28

miles Just. ul‘lrr a snow storm.

Order dim-t from this aulvvrtisvmvnt to save time or send for





our l'l‘t‘U catalog and testimonials.





Four and one-half months old Laying Sample of Stock sold by





RIVERVIEW POULTRY FARM





Route 2, Box 94 :: lEElAND, M|0H_





,_____

fdyl’u-rc‘llrcd Day Old Chicks





The famous Tom Barron, English, Imported White

Leghorn and Sheppard's famous Anconas. Bred direct

from our thoroughly culled selected stocks that are headed with

pedigreed males of 250 to 280 egg strain. Carefully batched in

our large up-to-date incubators. These high grade, vigorous

chicks will increase your profits. Special bargain price: for

June. July andAugust delivery if you order now. 1 /o with

order‘balance ten days before shipment. 100%) live delivery

guaranteed. Satisfaction guaranteed or we return your

money. Our illustrated catalog of chicks, eggs and pullets tree

(or the asking—write for your copy tonight.





Silver Ward Hatchery, Dept. 30

Zeelancl, Michigan, U. S. A.





 





 





 





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any turkeys that die and note the con- .





The;unscreened home swarms with

“dangergof disease. ' .





 





 





EGG BRED BABY CHICKS mailer-arses"

PRICES FOR JUNE





0rd 1’ d' t f d. 1’ an not ski chicks on date wanted we will return

e Irec ram 8 l we c p 2 50 100 1





your money

s.c.English'1'ype White Leg. . $2.15 $5.00 $10.00 $47.50 $95.00





I





s. c. Eng. Type White Leg (exta selected) 3.00 5.75 11.50 55.00 105.00

- C. Brown‘Leghorns . . . 2.7 5.00 10.00 47.50 95.00

So 5. Brown Leghorns (extra selected) 3.00 5.75 11.50 55.00 105.00





Selected breeders, inspected and approved and headed by large vigorous males from

high record hens 11 years of breeding and hatching experience assures you of g



. Strong chicks that are hatched right. shipped right. and will grow up. into real money-

makers. Our prices are the lowest. quality considered. 100 per cent live arrival guaran—

teed. Parcel pest paid. Free catalog. 1





tom ulronrnv & nous. R. 2. Zeeland. Mich.





MEADOW BROOK FARM





JUNE and JULV PRICES





. . CHICKS English White Leghorns. Brown Leghorns (American Strain) 50, $5.50]



100 $10.00: 500, $46.00: 1,000, $90.00; Barred liocks, Reds, 50. $6.50!

100. $12.00: 500, 7.00; 1,000. $110.00; Bull Leghorns, 50, $0.00: 100 $11.00: 500.

$53.00; 1,000, $100.00: White Wyundotlcs (Heavy Laying Flocks) 50, $7.50: 100. $14.00..

Postpaid. lull live delivery guaranteed. All flocks composed of Selected eavy orl.

Order'now' from this advertisement and get them when you want





 





ease you. Free Catalog.

3-.- Route Hg. Helland Mloh





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usiness and will try hard to

Farm. Henry DoProe; Prom-let





 





Bank reference.

. Member "loll. B. 0.. A.





. \





em. have

groduclng good Chickssurweasmlly for the past 20 years and KNOW HOW. -I “at . .
“Shoo-Fly" any more





say cows sprayed with

more milk. Cows won’





is antiseptic and helps





keeping down lice and

to man or "beast.





enough “Shoo-Fly" t

ity Sprayer.





“Shoo-Fly” to protect

weeks from maddening





DOES ALL WE





Established





 

 

 





Flies and other insects go elsewhere for their dirty work





when you spray your stock with





dairymen everywhere who have used





from pestering insect tormen'tors.





If your dealer can’t supply

send $1.50 new and we will send you





you $20.00 in milk and flesh.

also include our Patented 3—Tube Grav-





This means that you will get enough





set them crazy and cost you money.





Don’t Accept Substitutes.

Write today. Name your express office.





QR YOUR MONEY BACK





SHOO-FLY MANUFACTURING CO.

Deptg P 1310 N. 10th St. Phila., Pa.





lxt. fly: leaving?





. ml. fl l d

:36 y: sure nothing oing





 





“Shoo-Fly.” They can’t stand

than stock can stand them. Leading

“Shoo-Fly” for 38 years



“Shoo-Fly" in fly season give one—third

t hold back their milk when they’re safe

Not only that, but ‘Shoo-Fly”





It aids materially in

It is harmless





heal cuts and so1es.

mites in" poultry houses.





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BUTTER RECEIPTS ARE LARGE.





 





'RECEIPTS of butter at our four big

markets during the month of April

were the largest on record for that

month. On the other hand, disappear-

ance into consumptive channels has

been unusually large, although not suf-

ficient to prevent sharp declines in

prices.

creameries would indicate that some

time during May the supply of butter

Will be sufficiently heavy to encourage

storage accumulation.





SUNFLOWERS AS SILAGE.





 





ANY farmers in our northern



.counties are beginning to look

more and more toward sunflowers as

their silage material and Mr. Ernest

Pettifor, of 'Otsego county, is one of

them. He usually mixes the sunflow-

~ers with his corn and gets a very good

stand: Three years ago he kept a rec-

ord on his field and found that he was





1» FARMING





The production reports from.





 





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‘ erage of 378. 93 pounds of butter- fat.





For each @llar spent in feed the own-





ers receive $2. 40. Butter-fat was pro- '





durced at a feed cost of twenty-seven





cents per pound, and milk at a feed: 1





cost, of ninety-eight cents per one hun-

.dred pounds. This herd was also the

high herd in milk production.



. In the association there were twelve

herds which averaged over 300 pounds

of fat. for the year,

cows which produced over 365 pounds





vof fat, ' or better than a pound of fat ,





per day.



Roy Chillberg has been in charge of

the testing for this association until

recently. Jess'Bird is now conducting

the work.





 





GOOD MILK SOLD IN ALL CITIES.





 





REPORT from Lansing indicates

that most of the milk sold in Mich-

igan cities is of high quality. This is

because the farmers are taking good

care of their dairy surroundings and





 





Harvesting Crop of





getting twenty-nine tons of silage from

this mixture per acre. Since that he

has been getting equally good yields.

He is, therefore, a staunch advocate

of this system where it is difficult to

obtain mature corn with considerable

growth—L.





TWO FAJRM ERS ARRESTED.





 





ECAUSE of alleged interference



with tests by federal and state ofli

cers for tuberculosis cattle, two farm-

ers of Kent county have been arrest-

ed. It is supposed that the farmers

wished to avoid the loss that would

come if their cattle were tubercular.

It is reported that these men followed

the injections of tuberculin made by

the veterinarians with injections of

turpentine in the same place. This

neutralizing the effect of the tubercu-

lin and the swelling that resulted

made the diagnosis impossible, the

doctors say.



According to the federal doctor. this

is the first alleged invasion of tuber-

cular testing that has even been re-

cordded





COW TESTER FINDS BEST COWS.





 





YEAR of cow-testing work in the



Rives-Jackson Association has

gone into history with some satisfac-p

tory result. High cow in butter—fat

production came from the herd of Ver-

non Clough. She was a senior five-

year—old pure- b-red Holstein. During

the year this cow gave 15,500 pounds

of milk,*in which were 524.6 pounds

of butter-fat. She returned $2.50 for

each dollan invested in feed. This

cow is also high cow for the Jackson





‘ Association, in milk production.





The best herd in butter-fat predile-





" tion was that owned by M. L. Noon 8:





Son. This herd consisted of eleven

Holstein cows. They} averaged 10, 788

Pounds of milk which acumen an "em





   





 





   





 





Sunflowers for Silage.





because of pasteurization. In the

larger cities, such as Grand Rapids,

Flint, Kalamazoo, Muskegon and Ann





Arbor, eighty to eighty—five per cent'





of the milk is pasteurized. .



It is also shown that most of the

animals supplying milk for these cit-

ies have been tested for tuberculosis.

Jackson, Kalamazoo, Bay City and

Ludington have a record of a 100 per

cent tuberculin test the past year for

their milk supply.



In most cases, there is a. certain

class of trade which demands certified

raw milk. In order to produce such

milk, special care is necessary, and

the cost of production is, therefore,

much higher. In cost cases where the

certified raw milk is sold, the farmers

get from three to five cents per quart

more for their product than the regu—

lar pasteurized milk.





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DAIRY-MEN ARE MAKING MILK

SURVEY.





 





O secure first-hand information on

the use of milk and milk products,





a nutritional study ‘of'the habits of.





peeple in ten New York counties has

been undertaken by agents of“ the

dairymen's league ofytha‘t'state. This

survey, taken in the“ schools and

homes of the residents ‘of'these coun-

ties will furnish information for pro

moting the use of dairy products.





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during the summer

_~ season find. themselves tied up to}

, a large amount. of barn chores morn-

ing and evening. I do not think there

are many dairymen who would not

like to rid themselves of this labor-

ious task, especially during the sum-

. mer months, if. it could be done with-

out.disorganizing the business.



At Forest Grove Farm we find our-

selves confronted with a lot of chores

during the summer season: We do not

dislike doing chores, yet during the

busy season we would like to cut down

on the chores as much as possible.



Some" dairymen manage to have

.their cows freshen in the early fall,

milk them through the winter and into



5‘ the spring, and then dry them off and,

in this way, cut out summer chores.

This is a good plan and in the end is

just as profitable as dairying through

the summer when prices are low.



I tryto have most of my cows come

fresh during the early fall. However,

I shall have several cow-s freshen



V along during the summer. To cut down

on chores I turn my horses to pasture

Saturday noon and leave them out, un-

less bad weather until early Monday

morning. I think work horses do bet-_.

ter if allowed to pasture a day or so

a week. The grass gives them a change

of diet and cleans out the system.———

L.‘ It.





 





GRAINING COWS ON PASTURE.





 





FEEDING a well-balanced grain ran



tion to cows on pasture‘ markedly

increases the milk flow, helps to bal-

ance the grass ration, and keeps the

cows in good conditiOn.



Pasture during the spring and early



' summer mouths may supply the needs



‘ of" the dairy herd, but having grown

very rapidly, it possesses a large

amount of succulent matter in propor-

tion to its dry content, consequently

is low in nutritive food value.



Cows‘ always flush in milk flow‘dur—

ing the early pasturing season, but

later the flow rapidly declines. This

is due to the fact that grass is a nat-

ural milk-producing feed. However,

for the dairyman to make the most of

the grass season he must not allow his

cows to become overworked. When a

ration is inadequately balanced, like

spring grass, there is danger that the

large milk flow is being accomplished

at the cost of other factors which

must be taken into consideration, if

milk production is to be kept up

throughout the milking period.



I know that my cows keep in better

flesh, come through the early pastur-

ing season in better condition to meet

‘trying conditions later, When I keep

up the grain ration during the spring

and early summer months. I feed

mostly farm-grown grains, such as

ground oats, corn meal, wheat. bran

with an allowance of one and one-half

pounds of cottonseed per animal per

dayleeo C. Reynolds.





 





COW-TESTING IN LIVINGSTON

COUNTY. -





 





HIS .association has just finished



._ its first four months of testing in

its second year and some gratifying

results have been obtained. The work

for the second year was started Jan-

uary '23, 1923,- and at the time there

were twenty-seven members,’with an

additionof two shortly after, which

more than complete the number of

members required. . .



The very first month, twenty-seven

of ,these members agreed’ to weigh

‘ each cow's milk separately and keep a

daily record " of each cow’s milk pro-





 





‘1 duration, gil’ipg them a much more ac-





 





 





 





 

 





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mg: m - the tester visas

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showings some of these cows have

made; , ’



There are about 380 cows being test-

ed each month in this association and,

of this number, about eighty-five per

cent are pure-bred Holsteins and the

rest are grade Holsteins with the ex-

ception of one splendid pure—bred Jer-

sey herd. Every member has a pure-

bred sire at the head of their herd,

and at the present time a county bull

association is being organized.



The average per cow for the four

months of this year is 33.43 pounds of

butter-fat per month.



The highest herd average for this

time for butter-fat was 53.99 pounds.

High cow‘honors go to EamonOn’s But-

ter Maidie, a pure-bred Jersey cow, in

the Smith &‘ Parker herd, having made

339.50 pounds of butter-fat with a feed

cost of $36.04 in 120 successive days.

A pure-bred Holstein owned by C. S.

Heeg & SOn made a record of 270.09,

pounds of butter-rat in ninety days,

with a feeding cost of $28.34.



Another interesting feature is the

record of Bessie Beauty Walker, a

cow owned by J. B. Tooley. In the

month of March she produced over

2,000 pounds of milk andr92.64 pounds

of butter-fat. Her daughter, Bessie

Kalmuck, a junior three-year-old, made

over 2,000 pounds of milk and 90.24.

pounds of butteiufat in the same

month, after completing a seven—day

record of 501 pounds of milk and 25.04

pounds of butter-fat. If the good work

is kept on we expect to have several

cows with records of 750 pounds 'of

butter for ‘the year. The honors for

high cow in 1922 went to James Hays,

of Howell, her record being 684 pounds

of butter-fat. - The registered herd

owned by Merle Crandell brought him

$122 above cost of feed per cow, which

we consider very good for a herd of

fifteen head. ‘



The ayerage production per cow in

the United States is 3,527 pounds of

milk. The average per cow in 120,

cow—testing associations in the United

States is 6,077 pounds of milk, which

is double the average for a cow not

in an association.



Michigan is just awakening to the

fact that better dairying is absolutely

essential to bigger profits and better

living conditions in this state.



The last official reports show that

Netherland leads the world in milk

production with 7,585 pounds of milk

per cow. Denmark is second with 6,950

pounds, and Switzerland a third with

5,666 pounds of milk per cow.



These facts plainly show that Mich-

igan has not yet reached the highest

of its ability in dairying, but with the

present good prospects we expect to

be one of the leading dairy communi-

ties in the world.



Yours for Better Feeding—Breeding

and \Veeding.——Carl Hornung,





 





SOCIAL PROBLEMS DISCUSSED.





 





MANYtrural as well as urban so-

cial problems were discussed at

the recent" national conference of so-

cial workers in W'aShington. “Amer-

ica must segregate the growingnum-

bers of feeble-minded and prevent the

procreation of more defectives or the

burden will some day be too great to

handle and society will break,” said

former Governor Frank O. Louden, of

Illinois.



it was the belief of Dr. Walter H.

Brown, director of the Mansfield, Ohio,

Child Health Demonstration, .that old

age should be the principal cause of

death. “Everybody should belike the

famous, ‘one-hoss shay,’ which, after a

century’of life went to pieCes all at

once,” said Dr. Brown, and he gave

some encouragement to-the hope that

‘we are making progress toward this

end; .





 





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Don‘t get the idea that a De

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De Laval is the cheapest separa-

tor made. A De Laval costs a

little more to begin with but lasts

three or four times longer, and

does better work all the time.





You can get a De Laval for as

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the amount of milk you have to

separate. No matter if you have

one or a thousand cows, there is

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And you can buy a De Laval on

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parts from the De Laval Company

at any time during the 20 to '30

years, or more, your machine

should last. Thcse important con-

siderations are sometimes over-

looked.



Sec the new 1923 De Laval at

your local dealer’s store. It is

the best cream separator ever

built. It has many improvements, ,

skims cleaner, requires less care,

and will last longer than any cream

separator on the market. '



You may .be losing enough

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rator or by hand skimming to pay

for a new De Laval every year and

not getting it. If you do not know

the name of your nearest De Laval '

agent, write us direct for complete

information.





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Sterilizer for $3





 





One ounce of B-K is diluted

with three gallons of water to

sterilize cans, pails, strainers,

separators, etc.





B-K kills the germs that sour

milk and cream. Makes thin 3

sweet and pure. B-K is t e

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HEREFORDS





ni Cows with calves by side consis~

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Pulled Herelerds





Extra good Bulls and Heifers of breeding “8.11.

so young cows with calves at foot Must reduce

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Meadow Brook Herefords $232111. “11‘. .‘il‘dl‘i‘é‘i

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BULL CALVES FOR SALE

From Register of Merit dams d sired by Mmgessty’ s

Intense l27191 and Brookwate eda' s King]

Write for Prices and discription. Bord is on federal

accredited tuberculosis free list.

BROOKWATER FARM. Ann Arbor, Michigan

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





BUTTER BRED JERSFOEYSMA1£ULLB





CRYSTAL SPRING STOCK FAR





 





 





 

 

 

 

 





 





 





 





 





 





 





B 11 ready fMor light service. special

tents filfmyouu wish. J.M .Williams. No Adams.

Mic h.





Wallinwood (Riuerfnseys

bllfomA. cows orsae

Young “F8 W. WA ALLIN. Jenison, hiich.





Richly bred. splendid type. clear

Guernsey BUII nose. Heavy producing ancestors.

Priced to sell. (111. Wigent,VVatervliet. Mich



For sale Registered Guernsey cows. May Rose Breed-





ing also bull calves 950 each. Registered A. R,

dams. OHN EBELS. R.2 Holland Mich.





FOR SALE Registered Guernsey cows and

heifers. One bulleslf' Geo N.

Crawford. Holton, Mich.





 





Registered Helsleins





2





"Ask us about a Real Bull 11

Maple Crest or an Ormsby.





lllllll ll. WIllll, lnc., llochesler, Mich.





The Traverse Herd





We have what you want in BULL CALVES. the large,

fine growthy type. guaranteed right in every way,





Silver Creek. Allegan County. Michigan.

Jer e bulls ready

' y 1 .111





FOR SALE: for servce.





cows Register of Merit. Accredited hel’

BTMI H AND PARKER R. 4 Howell. Mich.





cattle. o n bulls, for



RegiStered Jersey sale Tii'bdlrcgilin tested

.L. CARTER. Lake Odessa. Mich.



30 Head of Jersey cows and heifers for sale. Chance

for fall freshening. Colon 0.1411110, Coopersville.Mich





NOMAD FARMS.





Dispersal Sale





Tuesday, June 12,1923





Scotch and Scotch topped Shorthorns, good milk-

ers. hand milked; Big Type Polands. Herd sire.a



son of Heyncs’ Lady Clan. Grand Champion sow

Mich. State Fair 1921- 22 combination mareszMor-

gen foundation. Barred Rocks. Get the Catalog.





JAY II. ROIERS &. SOII, Morencl, Mich.

SIIIIIIIIOI‘ns B‘d'en Revolution Jr. heads herd





Sire, Revolution. Dam. Maxwelton Rose-

wood 3d. 2dDI1n, Imp. Rosewoo 86th. New oflerlng

one good roan two year old bu l on





tof a Merr Men-

gold dam. also a few cows and





 





 





 





heifers safe in calf.



Prompt attention to correspondence-whiten welcome.



State Accredited herd. One hr. from Toledo. 01.1.0.1?!i

DWELL STOCK FARM Tecumseh. Mich. Box





Biehlend SheIllIeIns





Special offer: Twelve Bulls from twelve to twenty

four months old- Red, White, Roan. Good size. best

of breeding-from good milking dams. Priced for

quick sIIe. Write for particulars.





9. II. Prescott 81 Sons,





Office at Tower City. Mich. Herd It Prescott, Mich





 





 





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

Dam' s records up to 30 lbs Write for pedigrees and

quotations. stating about age desired.





TRAVERSE CITY STATE HOSPITAL





 





Francisco Farm Shorthoms





and Big Type Poland Ohinas. One 2 yr. old bred

Heifer 3200. Two choice yearlings. 8150. each. Three





 





Traverse City, Mich.





bulls, 8100 up. 3 boars.825 each. Lots of spring pig:

of March furrow. P. . Pope, Mt. Pleasant. Mich





 





MICHIGAN ABERDEEN ANGUS BREEDERS’ ASSOCIATION





 





 





 





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AT MICHIGAN AGRL. COLLEGE

' East Lansing, MICH.





Tuesday, June 12,1923





SALE AT





45 Head of strictly High Class Aberdeen Angus Catt‘ e ill be offered





Representing the Erica. Blackcap, Blackbird





stock from the leading herds of the state, siredb y

Enlate, and other good 'bulls, that have proved





Elcho of Harvestoun, Edgardo of Dalmcny,





1:90P. M.

45





and other good families. Foundation seed

such noted bulls as Edgar of Dalmeny,





beyond doubt that they have Sired animals that. have been shown at the leading shows in





America and Canada.





Gr‘éat pains have been taken to select the best from each herd, and will be a select draft,‘





_ well worth coming from every state in the union to secure some of the choicest in Aber»





dcen Angus breeding.





. . . L Col. J. P. Hutton, Auctioneer

or- Catalogues and other Information, address '





LiVeStock





 





 





 





to select from herd dof 10. Some fresh. others bred‘





 

 





 





PASTURE MAY KILL mes.





_T is quite common for pigs to bloat

and die .quickly when suddenly

turned into green clover when they

are very hungry or not accustomed to

such feed. ,

pigs have been grazing grass and the

pasture becomes so short that the

feeder decides a change is necessary,

and so turns the pigs into 'a. lusty

growth of .clover without due prepar-

ation.‘ ,



Wet clover, as with cattle. is most

likely to cause bloat. Any green feed

may have the same eflect, under sim-

ilar circumstances. The best method

of raising hogs is to let them graze a

succession of green Crops from early

spring until late.fall. Rye, oats and

peas, rape, clover, alfalfa and corn are

the crops most used for this purpose,

and losses from bloat or acute indiges-

tion do not occur under this system

of feeding, as the pigs become accus-

tomed to the green feed early in the

season, and take it daily without be-

coming inordinately hungry.—-E. W. G.





 





WOOL PRICES MAINTAIN STEADY

LEVEL.





CONSIDERABLE portion of the



wool in the western states is re-

ported as having been contracted for

and a fair quantity pledged for sale

through the‘ various pools. Prices paid

ranged from thirty cents for fall wool

in California to fifty-three and one-half

cents for twelve-months’ wool in other

states. In some sections shearing has

just commenced.





Sales in Utah ranged from forty-one

to fifty-one cents. About seventy-five

per cent of the clip has been sold to

date, practically twelve per cent of

the clip having been pooled by grow—

ers and sold. Prices in Idaho ranged

from forty-three to forty-five cents

with approximately twenty-five per

cent of the clip sold. The Soda Springs

pool is reported to have approximately

500,000 pounds of wool for sale.



Prices in Wyoming range around

forty-five cents, with about thirty per

cent of clip having been sold to date.

Montana prices range from fifty to

fifty-two and one-half cents, but a ten-

dency to hold for more money is re-

ported. It is estimated that less than

ten per cent of the clip has been sold.





A sale by auction of 600,000 pounds

is reported from Tehana county, Cali-

fornia at the following prices: Fine

stn‘ctly combing, fifty-three and one-

half Cents, shrinkage around fifty-eight

per cent; fine and fine medium, fifty

to fifty-two and one-half cents, shrink-

age somewhat heavier; three-eighths

blood strictly combing, forty-seven to

fifty-one cents, with a probable shrink-

age‘of from forty-five to forty-seven

per cent.





cnow PORK RAPIDLY.





ON’T allow a pig, once born, to



just exist, but make a hog of him

as soon as possible. Be sure to have

the pigs on pasture.



If you are not fortunate enough to

have clover or alfalfa, June grass is

better than no pasture. It takes but

a short time to grow a patch of rape

or of oats and peas on which the pigs





thing of which you may be sure, you

will get good pay for the time and

ground used.



At three weeks the pig should be,

eating shorts or ground feed and drink-f

ing milk from a. trough. They will do

better and so will their mother. Then,





 





That often occurs when»





can be 'pastured very successfully. One .





also, the pigs when weaned will not be“





 





1"... Scotch Shorthorn





.1. A. BARNUM. ‘ Union 011:. Incl,





 





Milking Shonhomsegiéfie 23505:)?” A. ”d

mills. Behind and Roland. Tecumseh'. 11181.3.





flog; ¥rg2n§33§|3§§°hliif 811‘}. ’Silsii‘i'i





 





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ments. length. site and qualit.

sale at reasonable rices and in P‘r“ an.Wteed

your wants. ..BE Alml. Mich.





I AM OFFERING BRED SOWS





anll yearling and s ring Its. bred in! March and

”a 'l M ted





You“ “00w





 





April furrow. that are to .0. K. 001.

2nd and Orion Gi ant‘aoldz Write for price? list

TAYLO R, Milan. Mich.





 





' 12 ll 50 re

Duroc Jerseys “erases. m“

CAREY U. EDMON. Hastings. Ilioh





Is It Worth While?





 





Dams of Defender or Pathfinder

If so,





We have them of Sept. furrow. not onlysho'

extreme quality but greater sine than you

expect to find. follow M 29 to





Kope-Kon Farms, Coldsyater, Mich.

DUROC $851383; “681819158"‘31‘m‘l’8





tered and crated. one sow bred for June ferrow It 49.

RUSH IIHBROS Romeo. Mich.





DUROC BOARS: -Doo





 





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on want a cod growthy heavy

boned fall beer to and your erd. One wit hsis



type and quality, If so write us II we hswthesn. Shed by.“ ous-



stsndiag herd beers. F. J. Drod tuonroe. Mid II. 9’ 11.110.





Foust's Top 001.. ED Heydenberk. Wayland. Mnlch.





 





Earl toting, “prolific. hes

Bean amln’ s w... ““ prluvnnner m3

bloodlines of Champions sad.





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cH'Esrsne g1“"?,;:°:“'em-“°'"“"""*

reeders

road in on than“ living

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WHITE 3'“ .........‘f.s..... mu...

Chester Whites fiss‘hs‘sdhffihseee:





T tB T b not theb .

'° fl” i“r"rgfenLM"01111111111, Reese. Mich





 





bred for J ulwasrrowing. earl arch p

sired by a son of “ onster " Sgtls action use

anteed. Papersfree. hBruceW. Brown. liayville 10h



WATCH our ed for fall





CHESTER WHITES bred sows 111-.

111111 ends. 10 Illls lid. you 15114:».





cheslor While Gills 83%“. il.£l‘°xi‘.‘l‘t‘§°'88‘.i’888

furrow. F. W. Alexander. Version}! 1011,





0.. I. C’s and Chester Whites





Gilts sired by Mich. State Fair 61'. Champion

1921. and bred for March and April furrow to

Mich. State Fair Jr. Champion 1922, the common





sense type and price. V

ANDY ADAMS, Litchfield, Mich.





0' I' C Extra goo under yr.s owh

by Gasnd Champion Michigan Sta 1961922. sAlso

Spring pigs. Newmsn' s Stock Farm, Mariette. Mich





SOWS bred A grist farro .

21 Reg. 0" “c yearling lagers. 2 '30:!

Pigs. 10 weeks old. All Jock ship ngprov

FRED W. KENNEDY lymon ‘8. No.2





 





 





 





 





 





..8Mich te.WFsir

0.0. D. reg. free. Geo. M. Welton A Son. Alto. Mich





 





0- 1- C’s. 221°? I"2°.!‘.°i‘m‘.‘8u‘£‘° ‘8'i.°.‘ll£

n so .

tered free. 0.1T OIIPS Roch 0rd. Mich:

0 I c One'lsst fIlI bosr.10 lIst fell gilts bred, 100th“

srip ng pigs. recorde ree. 961111 to! west of!)

pot. Cit: sPhone. OttcB. Schulze, Nashville. Mich.

0 l C March pigs. single or int palrs,also

ilts for





An 1 .

opovnn Luis e‘roox FARM,“ m"





onroe. Mich.

O. l. C’s





Peterson.





 





 





One yearling bear and March p

Youn Brown Swiss bull. Milo

Elmhust arm. Ioni infill ich. . B I.





RADIO GIANT





Represents the worlds largest strain of cloud

China Hogs. srs. Sows. Pigs at bargeinp

Mich pioneer herd. We have b them his for-99





years. We can furnish what gnu want.

JN .BUTL ‘ Portland. Mich.





Bigy Ty pe P.0. some my choice bound





Isl

mane. out 1100 lb. sire and msmm 11 sfgom In

Iowa' s greatest herds. E J. Mathewsomfiurr Oak, Mich





LCTOPOC.





Choice Gilts :25 to :40. Boats sac. ll'sll rim.

HART ND Address 1". ‘1‘. H31. 8t.





 





 





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Dnroo

Woodlawn Farm mm“ gaoh‘nz:





A real boss pig sired by WoodfordSemuon.

breeding. ,





For Sale 0. I. C. and Chester White Swine.Sept. sows ‘





Big Type with Quality. Anew"l fall SIT" '





O I C fall boars and gilte sired by Grand Chem;

' ion Boar atW -





CLINE.‘

Louis. Mich - '. .

Lug 1: Type ypef P. C. L ‘ arrest in Mich.

I!

few dell m”?- a; sullen! 113011;?“ 0' -Wolverine‘. -





no! .

11.1. escrow. minimum» f





fl'pisiifiil forsalaflfére‘d! for “11411." April mm A





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his " pigs squealing around.” These .

farmers usually have hogs weighing The advance in corn prices has ef-l

200 pounds at six months of age, often- fectively checked the tendency toward

times more. Their slogan is. "plenty an expansion in» the cattle business.

of good feed and fresh- water ‘at all __ ,

times.” . * Logically, the time to build up a beef

Two two-hundred-pound hogs can be herd is when conditions are in a bad

groWn more ecnomically than can one way. Then. as these conditidns im-

four-hundred.pound 1mg, Barring a prove, the producer’s output'increases

poor market the pigs should go on the and he is ready to sell when prices are

market at ,six months of age. Some Ff‘latively high-

farme'rs have them ready sooner but

more not that soon. Far too many No matter how they squeal, give the

pigs are~ from nine to ten months of hogs their worm medicine. A farmer

age before they will weigh two hun- made a dollar a head more last year

dred POUDdS- NOt 611011811 skim-milk, 0n pigs treated with santonin cap-

ground feed, and good pasture, and sules.

lack of care has been their lot in life.

If given constant access to the prop- From time to time peoples have re-

er feeds the hog cannot be overfed. volted from the over-loading of gov-

Growing Pigs as faSt as possible is erning bodies, either with men or with

the most ecOnomical in feed, time and prescribed formal duties. Wise lead—

labor used. It also helps us to handle ers who are seeking the permanent

more hogs each year, thus giving us a good of: their people keep as far as

profit on a greater number.-—M. possible from this danger.

George.





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65 Head Registered Holstein-Friesian Cattle





SALES PAVILION FAIR GROUNDS

HOWELL, MICHIGAN '





Thursday, June 14th, 1923, 12:00 O’clock Noon





Includes the entire herd of Wm. F. Shehan, numbering 45 head with

consignment-s, from the well-known herds of Mark B. Curdy &. 00., C. S.

Heeg & 80118; M. A. Mastic & SOD; Munsell & Satterla; Musolff Brothers,

and H. W. Norton, Sr. ‘



The Shehan Herd is knowu as one of the best individual and heaviest

producing herds in Michigan and the names of the other breeders is 'a

guarantee that their stock will be good.



Sixty-two females, including several that will be fresh. .A number have

records, one above 26 lbs. They are bred to High-Class Bulls.



Three bull's, including the Shehan Herd Sire, who is three years old, a

splendid ihdIVIdual, is from a 31-lb. Junior l‘our-year-old cow who is a sis-

ter to the World’s record Junior four-year-old cow for seven-day milk produca

tion. while hls sire is from a 30-1b. daughter of a 3l-lb. cow and is by a s0n

of a 33-lb. cow.



A bull calf from a 31-lb. cow with a yearly record of 929 lbs. of butter

and 21,489 lbs. of milk, sired by King Ona Champion, who is from a 33-lb.

cow With 1,007 lbs. of butter and 21,419 lbs. of milk in 305 days, and is by

a son of the 30-lb. cow, Ona Button De K01, with a yearly record of 1,345 lbs.

of butter and 26,761 lbs. of milk. ‘

Herds under State and Federal Supervision. (Sixty-day retest privilege).





COL. J. E. MACK, Auctioneer.

F. J. FISHBECK,





Howell Michigan





 





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THE TB. TEST. 53: a



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ISCONSIN still maintains 1161' = N Cterlnat y. 2

lead in number of cows in ac— w ‘ g

IWWMWWWMWIW





credited tuberculosis-free herds, the

number being 59,558, but New York is

making rapid progress with 395,525



cu. Lcncrl should state fully the history and symptoms of





céws under supervision. _ .. __

Michigan had 23,592 cows tested in at; $3,111.12: "a:.:"::::rz:‘.‘:arattles:

April, with 689 reactors. Ohio had l'elvicc becomes private practice andSl must be come-ed.

1,955 tested and ten reactors, while

40,462 cows ,e'é, e tested in Pennsyl-

vania during 'ie month, with 1,216

reactors.





CONDUCTED BY DR. W. C. FAIR.





Advice through this column is given free to our suburb-





 





 





Result of Open Joint—I am anxious

to know if there is a cure for a horse

that was kicked in stifle, and the joint

oil ran out. The animal is five years

old. E. A., Clarkston, Mich.——A chronic

case like the one you mention is in-

curable.





Weak Heart—Opacity of Cornea.—

I have a mare five years old which has





 





“A. bushel a day is the priCe you pay

fOr corn planted after the middle of

May.” Experiments prove the truth





 





 





 





01' thls' never worked until this spring. She

has lots of pep. She got pretty warm

and since then pants when worked.



MOI'IIER emf” Doesn't sweat much. Same mare has



LIKE/7' a white film or scum over one eye,





which came in a day’s time. Can you

help us any S. C. S., Buchanan, Mich.

Your mare exhausted herself, was per-

haps not in proper condition to do

work, her muscles were weak and, of

course, the heart being muscular sut-_

fered strain. Rest is the remedy, but,

oh course, plenty of walking exercise

will do her. good. Give her sixty drops

of fluid extract of nux vomica at dose

in feed or in drinking water three

times a day. When she fails to per-

spire freely-n give her once ounce of

sweet spirits of nitre in drinking wa-

ter three times a day. Blow equal

parts of calomel and boric acid into

eye daily, until eyeball clears.





Chronic Coug'h,—My‘ nine-year—old

colt is due to freshen soon; she has

coughed some during the winter. Late-

ly she makes considerable noise while

breathing. Is her ailment serious?

What shall I do for her N. J. S.,

Union, City, Mich.——Apply equal parts

of tincture of iodine and camphorated

oil to throat twice a day. Give her

glyco heroin (Smith) in one ounce

doses three time a day. After she

calves she will be more comforflble.





Cow Holds Up Milk—Three weeks

ago my cow freshened; she refuses to

let down milk, until her calf is first, al.-

lowed to suck her. L. H. P., Constan-

tine, Mich.—The writer fails to un-

derstand why so many dairymen make

, » this mistake of first allowing the calf

N [1]] W 0 . to suck 111:8 hmotlti’er, hif alley intend to



Cam soon mi er y an or machine.



0 . . CSIBIII _ ntano ( d?) Keep the calf out of her sign or hear-



Comprieing the District of Kenora, ing. Feed her grain when you milk

' Rainy River and Thunder Bay. her; if treated kindly and not roughly





A Great Opportunity For milked she will soon let her milk





. down.

Intending Settlers

any cleared: grain and vecetablec Lame Sheep.——I have been troubled

11 a -

$23" 0:56,? 13.3.93: ahm‘hgrgégn “3,3,3; 33“: at times, for the past two or three

good quality as Mani 3 No.d1mflard.” Game is years, with lame sheep. Have a flock

m 5 “n h “Md“ “‘ m“ ogforty, seldom have more than two

more are Warm ind the winters bold and 0 them affected at the same time

b l but u . - . . . .

m “ at} “me“ 0‘ “1° ““1th mm "1° mostly lame ,m one front leg. The





cold less 1' .

and is within can or fifteen mile. only sore spot is in back part of heel,





 





 





 





Big Special





1 Lame SM _. (.00 7 Feed Table and Cutting .

' r.p.m. for 40; t ollo. ’, Device—practically one

2 [ingest firm“ Fast, unit construct on.

' c an cu t g.

All Gear- Encloled—nll

ll 3. :xéagagm‘afi _8° sailor: mounted in cast

€3.33?“ 1°“ up“: Swami“: “drug?

. any a —-

4 Large Feede- Rolls and ° “k” only a "film“. t"

0 Feed flew“. one oil parts. Gears run in Oll.

man'owor n ceding.

5 Chancel: Cutting. knives 10' 1533:: f‘--(Suitnl: :11}:

' act close to cutter bar. positive set screw adjust-

All Steel Contraction - meat made in a minute.

‘ no wood used anywhere N0 genre to change. ..





BEST SELF-FEEDING CUTTER MADE

Investigate the construction that makuthe Gem-Champion

the but. moat. durable. most efficient cutter. Write

today for miles: flutter facts and valuablminforrnntlon.





 





Gold line. MI]. C... dll So .Waler St" West Bend. W





 





 





 





 





rivers and lakes.





Much. or this I



eases tame“ """“’ “‘" timinii“ rs. it.” °t that “Sift



/,nn s- own a farm of your own. . . ., 0 ranc , c .— a [It



loud’nrxaly 3;: 160 um :19; . “dial? magnifivfi sore parts with equal parts of tincture



. I13“ cone!- to m notowned by of , iodine and camphorated 01!, daily.



, 5me fig”- Pe'r'm “9- If I knew the cause I would gladly tell



‘ ; . ‘ . . you. Perhaps you can figure it out,



then remove it and your sheep Will

travel sound. .





'fiflhhlngp—‘I have share“ that. cribs.

n ~ are: seam he





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' Choice sows and weanling pigs car 'ng

HamPShlres best blood lines of this breed. Pricgron

request. JAMES G. ARTHUR, Grass Lake. Mich.





MICHIGAN HEREFORD

AUCTIONS

AMPSHIRE—P'ew choice Mar. pigs. 2 Fall boars





' .: 100 Head’ 79L°t8’14 Bulls, herd headers. Bows and gilt: bred for 1 st, Sept

“.‘Jfg‘ 56 COWS 85 Heifers; 30 calves. fartow. Write Dr. Cribbs, Three Rivers, Mich

1“ go free with their dams. Mon-

eygnakers; Fairfaxcs, Dis-





turbers;Wo’&-1£brds, Anxieties. No better





blood. :g_ r.’ ~:' ~. , o o

Ramsey’; Sale, June 7th, 1923 Percheron and Belgian Stallions

of size and. quality, including first prize winners.





AT ATHERTON STATION: Per-e Marquette If your locality is in need of a good draft stallion.

Ry- Half—way between Harbor Beach and Port write me for my breeding plan, which will intereu

Hope on Huron Shore Road. 6 Bulls. 23, Cows you. Fred G. Stevens. Breckenridge, Mich.



and Heifers; 16 with Calves ..





Baker’s Sale, June 8th, 1923 POULTRY





AT ST. CLAIR. Sotham Hereford Farm. 6

Block: from Station of Port Huron 8: Detroit





Electric Ry. 3 blocks foom local stop. 7 Bulls,

28 Cows and Heifers; 14 Calves. s T A R H A T C H E R Y

PRACTICAL CATTLE. kept practically to pay prnc- B B C S '.





tical poo le profits under present pressing farm con-



ditions. earn Michigan's unique Hereford system.



It. pays. All Hereford breeders will ultimately Join it. .



If you get as good individuals elsewhere you will pay From Select. V crops, Approv.



more for them. En‘oy a Michigan. Trip. ‘Motor to ed,Heavy Layin‘ nedmg stock_



these sales. For (.A'lTALOGS giving pedigree and 8.0. English White Leghorns.

50. 85.251; 100. 810.00: 500. 541.50;

1000, $90.00; Anoonns. 50. 35.75:

100. 811.00; 500, 852,50. »





partlculnrs.—-Address

Hatched by modern methods in





T. F. B. SOTHAM & SONS

best machines under our person-





(Sales Mgr’s. Herefords since 1839)

ST. CLAIR, MICH. Phone 250 '

al super-Vision. Carefully packed

' ' and sent Postpaid and 100’ live

(a L ,- ~ delivery guaranteed. Bank "2‘1

erence. You take no chances Ill

AR BABY CHICKS.





Box 0, Holland, Michigan





 





 





HORSES





 





 





 





 





 





 





HOGS





BOARS READY for service, Spring boars ‘at Star Hatchery,

weaning tline and gllts bred to (Ambit_

ion Again) for Sept. furrow. They are priced to sell





and shipped on approval. Dorus Hover. Akron. Mich: ,

L T.P.C.Two fall boars left. am now bookingorders DOWNS CHI‘ KS

- for Spring Pigs delivered in May at bargain prices.

Write for price and plan of selling. They have made

good and will again. M.M. Patrick, Gd.Ledge Mich, Extra selected EninSh W’hite Leg

7 Q

l I; All B‘ '1‘ RC. Gilt all sold. Thanks .

gong” culfthmolegrs fhgetheir patrgnage of the past. horns from my best breeding pens,

and all that inquired. A. D. Gregory. 3.3. Ionia. Mich

9 l m b d l on June 15 and later at $10.00 per

‘ .nice at ts w.. i pigs yet 9. a so _

largo Strain Enc- pigs at weaning mm 100. Book orders now. Write for





o. SWARTZ. ecnooiclkrt. Mich.

free 16 page catalogue.





W. A. DOWNS

WASHINGTON, MICHIGAN.





ordering ST





 





 





' - L.'I‘. P. C. Spring pigs ready.

hue maple F‘m Also yr. boar. Write for des-

cription and prices. 3.. B. Davis& Bon.Beldinz. Mich





‘ A few bred gilts left. Place your

HamPShlre. order now for your boar pig. Pairs

not akin. 10th year. '



JOHN W .SNYDER. R. 4, St. Johns. Mich





 





Hardy Northern Bred





CHICKS





Reduced prices for June delivery.~

Barron B. W. Leghorns 100 each

.890. per 1000. Parks strain Barred

Rocks 130 each, $62.50 per 500. Parcel '

Post paid. 100 percent live delivery





 





 

 

 





'cured G. 13., Brimley, Mich.—No, crib-

bing is an incurable vice. If she sucks

wind. place strap around neck and let

her wear it. ,Feed her off the floor, t a Q n i

remove manger. cover cprners of stall , _ 53313:.'and“§r§§aesr§fl§i‘£$‘tSill:

framework With tin or Zinc. -__. $623322: gttghfoniggigfidbgznna T





. _ Legh . . e 00.

Loss of Appetite—I have a Guern- PINE BAY POULTRY FARM. R4. Hollan ,Mioh.





say heifer one year old that has no

appetite for most kinds of food, but GUAHINTEED CHICKS. Priclclaf 'on when

sldered. S. 0. Barron En FWhidas. Iii-0:23:





will drink milk, or meal in slop. She

refuses to eat dry feed. I ofier her mfggsglagghmat 01}:ng {335i} “188“ We

. o - . lC . V '

alfalfad hazy, com godde1,b1€otaltoes, i“ d3“; Postpaid. Bank 113:. 3:36:

roun oas corn an r u s e re- “1‘ tea. rcrnow. .

fguses to eat it. Her bygwels are al- BOB BATOHERY' RW’M' Z9818“. Mich

ways costive, although I feed freely from good selected h

of bran, oil meal in- slop. J. F., Bear 9 [hing geéegust‘t’fiégofé’fi“; Si?“ ‘3‘;

. - - or . 1‘ .



Lake, Mich.———G1ve her enough mineral 035m“ Willard Webster. Bath. Melon . file for .

011 to keep her bowels open, and don t





g1 ct t e r -. h . ‘

nePaertialo P::alc;:i:.:S0w had eight BARRUN W‘HllE [EGHUBNS

pigs; W8 weaned them When they Qualityfchicks from pure bred vigorous stock. 88.50





were four and one-half weeks old. The pefr 18?Ed 58?.00 [$511000 Sosapzia. LivRe arrival. 3......

Digs are thrivmg fine. Two days be- £560,185; fif‘mfifiofiafid‘hficfi - 9- Hishlud





fore we weaned the pigs the sow‘ate

only part of her feed; one day later





 





 





 





 





BA’BY CHICKS -— PURE BRED





She was unable to get up, seeming to ( groin eAxceptionally lino i'roe rang

have lost the use of hind quarters. 3?.er iflfis fndmfi‘fifnfivfin





 





What is the causeA and vlldhalti is the 3.233... ganglié‘sdiifilndiwhulfi'

cure, if any? 0. B., voca, ic .——G ve * - ' .

her three ounces of castor oil to open “ml "“1 Chick 00. Sud-Incl.“

bowels. Feed no corn, more oats, oil





meal, ‘tankage, roots, clover, alfalfa. - . , 2

Give ten or fifteen drops of fluid ex- TRY a .Michigan Farmer p

Classdied Liner. The}





 





tract of nux vomica at a dose three or





four times a day, -, and apply mustard - . . 7

and. 9t” tom ‘ aunties a-week;bmg’°391t§s '-
was some falling off in egg receipts.





 





GRAIN QUOTATIONS





Monday, May 28.

Wheat.

Detroit.——No. 2 red at $1.32; No. 2

mixed $1.32; No. 2 white $1.32.

Chic go.—No. 1 hard $1.18@1.18%.

Tole ‘ o.——Cash $1.32@1.33.

Corn.





Detroit—Cash No. 2 yellow 861/20;

No. 3, 851/20.

78'1/2ai278%c





   





Chicago—No. 2 mixed

No. 2 yellow 783/4@79l/zc.

Oats. .

Det.roit.——Cash N0. 2 white at 490;

No. 3, 471/2c.

Chicago—N0. 2 white at 43@43%c;

No. 3 white 431/2@44%c.

Beans.

_ Detroi~t.-—Immediate

shipment $7.65.

Chicago.—~Choice $7.90; red kidneys .





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and prompt





Rye.

Detroit—Cash 77c.

Chicago—430.





Seeds.

Detroit.v-—-Prime red clover cash at

$1]; alsike $10; timothy $3.30.

Toledo—Prime red clover cash at

$11; alsike $10.25; timothy cash $3.30.

Barley.

Detroit—Mal ting 740;

Chicago.—60@7OC.

Hay.

Detroit—No. 1 timothy $17.50@18;

standard $16.50(6>17; light mixed at

$16.50@17; No. 2 timothy at $15.50@

16.50; No. 1 clover $13@14; rye straw

$11.50@12; wheat and oat straw at

$11@11.50 per ton in carlots.

Feeds.





Bran at $36; standard middlings at

338((153851’); fine do $38.50@39; cracked

corn at $40; coarse cornmeal $38.50;

chop $34.50@35 per ton in 100-pound





sacks. ,

WHEAT





The condition of winter wheat and

the acreage sown to spring wheat are

still in doubt. Reports of supposedly

competent crOp observers are unprom-

ising in both cases but these await

ofiicial confirmation. Ample rainfall

has occurred in all important wheat

sections. Mills are making flour at a

more rapid rate than usual at this sea—

son of the year but flour stocks in the

leading cities are liberal and demand

is said to be poor. Export buying has

been inactive in the last ten days.





CORN





'l‘he al‘tm‘—p1anting run of corn seems

to be starting as primary receipts in-

creased over 40 per cent last week but

they were only about 50 per cent of





feeding 700.





 





 





 





 





. last. year and about two-thirds of the

five-year average.





SEEDS





Another small decline featured the

clover seed market last Week. Inter-

est centers in new crop prospects

which are unfavorable as a result of

winter-killing and delayed growth.





FEEDS





ades are neglected. New crop al-

alfa has started to market while pur-





’ " chases by dairymenhave fallen 01!.





POULTRY AND EGGS





“The eggmarket opened with slight-

~ , 1y higher prices last week but as, the

' srgceipts became, more; liberal the mar-

ks" d, nil tamer close. There





 





 

 

 





 





   

 





The shortage in cold storage holdings

as compared with last year is being

eliminated steadily.



Chicago—Eggs, miscellaneous 24@

241/20; dirties 21%@22c; checks 21%

@220; fresh firsts 24%@25c; ordinary

firsts 23@231/zc. Live poultry, hens at

260; broilers 40@4Zc; roosters 13%c;

ducks 23c; geese 13c; turkeys 25c.



Detroit—Eggs, fresh candled and

graded at 24%@25§40. Live poultry,

broilers at 45@500; heavy hens 28c;





score fresh butter are:





ton 401,50; Philadelphia 39350.

troit bestcreamery in





37%@38c.

WOOL





In De





stored last week. Arrivals during the

.week of 1,100 boxes of New Zealand

unsalted butter from London, and 2,150

casks of Danish unsalted were report-

ed. Further shipments of Danish as

well as some Canadian and Argentine

butter are on the way. Prices on 92-





Chicago 371750; New York 390; Bosw

tubs sells for





 





during a period of business prosper-

ity; and its occurrence does not

change our" views regarding the busi-

ness outlook. We forecast a mainte-

nance of a high level of manufactur-

ing output and-business activity, ac-

companied by firm or rising wholesale

commodity prices and firm or higher

money rates during the remainder of

1923." "At a strategic point in the up-

swing of business a minor reaction has

occurred which will encourage caution,

in making commitments and will dis- ‘





   

   

 

 

 

 

 

 





 





Best

Others





Best lambs





roosters 15c; geese 14@150; ducks 23

@26c per pound.





' CHEESE





Cheese prices in distributing mar~

kets advanced again last week in ac-

cord with the higher country quota-

tions. Stocks were moderate but were

sufficient to fill all orders. Quality is

good although the season is backward

andvas yet no grass cheese has made

its appearance. No buying for storage

has been reported.





POTATOES ’





Shipments of new potatoes are in-

creasing gradually and have represent-

ed about 25 per cent of the total car-

lot movement. They are only about

half as heavy as during the corres-

ponding period in each of the past two

years. Prices at most points declined

last week, with northern whites at

90061381 per 100 pounds in Chicago and

$l@l.50 in other cities.





BEANS





Pea and bean market is firm. Prices

range from $7.50@8.25 per 100 pounds

in New York, and $7.90 is the price in

Chicago—«In general the demand is

good and the supply light. The red

kidneys are dragging but White kid-

neys are holding their own. Foreign

beans are plentiful and are sold on the

buyer's basis.





BUTTER





Laboring under heavy receipts, the

butter market continued weak and un-

settled last week and prices declined.

Dealers expect prices to continue

downward until storage operators are

willing to take hold. Some butter was





courage speculation in commodities.

These conditions should make for a.

healthy period of prosperous business

during the remainder of the year.”

“The experience of previous cycles

supports our .fortcaSt that the present

cycle will continue its normal upward

course.” "Until credit stringency‘lbe-

comes imminent we see no basis for

pessimistic opinion.”



Babson also looks upon the slowing

down in industry and trade as tempor-

ary and believes that the real turning

point in the business cycle has not yet

arrived. ‘



Brookmire’s barometer indicates

that industrial stocks probably have

already passed their peak and that

business activity and commodity pric-

es will reach their peaks about five

months hence. But because of certain

peculiarities in the situation ,the fact

that the change in direction has not

been very decisive and the possibility

that the recent wave of pessimism

may correct the unfavorable condi-

tions, the Brookmire agency points Out

that its barometer might reverse it

self in a few months. -





Steady prices on fine combing

wools and an easy tone on short wools

at seaboard points, steady markets

abroad with but “little wool available

,in Australia, New Zealand and Argen-

tine, further exports, chiefly\of low

grades, from this country, and less

talk of cancellations of orders for

goods were features of the wool mar-

ket last week. Buying in the west

has slackened, with buyers unwilling

to meet the ideas of growers. Sales

vat 50@520 in Montana; 40@45c in

\Vyoming; 45@47c‘in Oregan, and 45

(d257%c for twelve months clips in

Texas have been reported.





BUSINESS PROPHETS MOSTLY

CH EERFUL.





 





A high rate of domestic consump-

tion of meats, dairy and poultry prod-

ucts, cotton a wool in the next six

or eight mont s depends largely on

the continuation of general employ-

ment at good wages which, in turn,

hinges upon the maintenance of indus-

trial and trade activity at a fairly rap-

id pace. Because of this relationship,

the conclusions of those who analyze

the underlying factors in order to fore—





COMING LIVE STOCK SALES.





 





cast the course of general business Holsteins.

have some significance for the man on June 14—VVm F. Shehan, Howell,

the land. These prophets are not en~ Mich. ‘

tirely agreed, but most of them are Shorthorns.





hopeful.





The Economic Service of Harvard

University, for example, states that the





recent “check in thebusiness advance

is to be interpreted as a temporary

irregularity such as may be expected





 





 





DETROIT





Cattle.





the ten-year average for the corres- Receipts 309. Market is slow but

ponding period. Reports from many steady.

sections indicate that the movement Fancy light yearlings.... 950@ 10-00

~will be small and short-lived as farm Handyweight butchers 8-50@ 9-50

reserves are. limited, the feed require Mixed steers and heifers 8.00@ 8.75

ments for cattle and hogs are large, Handy light butchers... 7.50@ 8.25

and. local demand will absorb sales at Light butchers .......... 7.00@ 7.50

many points. The new crop needs less Best cows .............. 5.75@ 7.00

rain and more warmth but no appre- Butcher cows ............ 6.00@ 7.00

hension has been aroused thus far. Common cows .......... 4.75617, 5.75

OATS Canners ................ 3.50@ 4.00

. Choice bulls .. . . 6.00@ 7.00

Oats crop prospects appear fairly Bologna bulls 550@ 6.00

good. Demand for cash oats is less Stock bulls """""" 5.00@ 550

keen than a few weeks ago, but the Feeders """"""" :7'00@ 800

receipts are below normal and the vis- Stockers ' ‘ ' ‘ ‘ ‘ ' ' ' ' ;;; 5:00@ 7:00

ible is less than one-third of that of Milkers and springers.... 45.00@80.00





Veal Calves.

Receipts 520. Market is 50c higher.

.................... $12.50@13.00

6.00@12.00





Sheep and Lambs





Receipts -108. Market steady.

.............. $14.50@14.75





Feed prices declined further last Exiltlfiéngzm'rfibh """"" léggglggg

week as demand is small with heavy Fair to good sheepnu'” 6.50@ 7'75

Offerings of wheat feeds for future Culls and common """" 1'50@ 3'00



' shipment at substantial discounts. , ' """ ' '

Kansas City mills quote season bran H°9"

at $18. Gottenseed meal stocks at the Receipts 1,075. Mixed hogs are 20c

mills are slightly larger than last year. lower. . '

Corn feeds have held steady. Mixed hogs ............. $ ' 7.50

. Pigs ..... ' .......... 6.75

g Scarcity of best grades of timothy $331531: ' ~ 53(5)

_,and clover continues to offset the light Heavies " " ' ' ' " 6 75@ 7'50

.demand and prices are firm. Poor ’ ' ' ,





, CHICAGO

_ ’ Hogs.

Receipts 40,000. Market... is. Iower.’





5





Tops $7.25; bulk‘150@22_5-1b'ave’ra'ge

at $7.15@7.25;, . 240@275—1b ‘avera e

butchers $6.85.@7.





1:0 ; ‘

grades





IEl‘





.. i idling-





. LiVeStock Market Service |





Tuesday, May 29.





Cattle.

Receipts 10,000. Beef steers steady

to strong; tops at $10.85. Several loads

at $10.25@10.80; yearlings $10.75; the

bulk of steers at $8.75@10; she stock

10@15c lower; bulls steady to weak

at $5.25@5.40; calves steady; stockers

and feeders slow.

Sheep and Lambs.

Receipts 8,000. Market fairly active

and steady. Good California spring

lambs at $15sz15.50; natives at ‘$15@

15.25; culls $11.50@12; native ewes at

$5.50.





BUFFALO





Cattle.





.Receipts 80 cars; Market is steady.

Choice to prime shipping steers 81063

10.25; good to choice shipping steers

$9@9.50; heavy fat medium quality at

at $9@9.25; medium to good $8.50@9;

light native yearlings fancy quality at

$9.50@9.75; medium to good $9@9.25;

best handy steers $8.50@9; plain at $8

@850; handy steers and heifers at $8

(@825; western heifers $8@8.50; light

Michigan butchering heifers $8@8.25;





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best fat cows $6@7; medium to good 01





$5.75@6.25; grazing $3.50@4.25; cut-

ters $3.75@4; canners good weight at

$2.25@2.50; light fat‘bulls ~$6.50@7;

best heavy bulls $5.50@5.75; heavy bo-

logna bulls $5.25@5.50; common~bulls

§4@‘4.50; best feeders. 700 to 800 lbs

$7@7.50; medium feeders $6.50 7.25;

stockers gnod $6.50@7; light-co .‘m‘on

$5.50@6; best .milkers and. springers





ggocviep; common and medium at? 540

’Calves,‘ receipts . 2,500. 0 Market ' is

steady. .Tops at $12. '

'g 1 ' Hogs. ~





'ReCeipts 80 cars. rtMarkht is Isldw‘.

Heavy $7,85@_8; yorkers and mixed at;

ss.10@g?59; pigsjsms. .4





 

   

 





 





 





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June 7——F. M. Greenough, W. Branch,

lVIiCll.





_ Angus.



June 12—Michigan Aberdeen An



Sale, East Lansing, Mich.

Herefords.‘



June 7——Ramsey’s Sale, Atherton Sta.-

tion, P. M. R. R., near Harbor Beach.

F. F. B. Sotham & Sons, Sales Mgrs.



June. S—Baker's Sale, St. Clair. F. F.

B. Sotham & Sons, Sales Mgrs.





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Thurs., June 7,, 1923





The Following Pure-bred and Grade

Live Stock will be Sold at PUBLIC

AUCTION on the Premises Known as

the John Tolfree Ranch,- OnetMile

South of the Court House at WEST

BRANCH, the County Seat of ogemaw

County: .

31 milch cows, grade Shorthorns.





17 pure-bred Shorthorn cows and

heifers, 2 to 11 years old. r





I; pure-bred Shorthorn bull, 4 years

0 . . - ’ '





d5 pure-bred Shorthorn calves, 6 mos. ‘





 





 





1&1 heifers, Shorthorn grades, 2 yrs.

0 .

Id) heifers, Shorthorn grades, 1 year



0 . ’ '

15 steers, yearlings and 2—yr.—olds.



3O heifers, yearlings and 2-yr.-olds. .

17.calves.. _' . _' ' " l

96' Hampshire ewes, lambs at

- 2 ,Hampshireram‘s. ‘

60‘hens. ' .

13, horses, ages. from

mares and :8; geldingsx

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‘ B OSTON is today‘thecheapest wool





] tralian Wool,





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market in the United States. Aus-

bOught before the ad-

vance in price, was held- in bond and

the duty paid as fast as sold. .



This wool showed a good profit to

the importers when sold at even a less

price than is being paid the Michigan

w‘ool growers. This volume of wool

was to be used to hold the 1923 wool‘





' cr0p to a lower level of prices until





the latter was safely stored in the

wool Warehouses of Summer streetin

Boston. The bulletins for Boston were

very bearish in tone, as, weresome

from Chicago.



It looked like a pretty game, well

planned, and the stakes were for a.

margin of about one pound of wool per

head. Should the large dealers make

that or should the farmers who cared

for the flocks have that pound of wool

in price?



Napoleon Bonaparte’s finance minis-

ter said taxation was.a science and,

like picking geese, was “to get, the

most feathers with the least squawk-

ing.’.’



A' pound of wool taken‘from each

fleece by means of dishonest- scales,

would arouse instant indignation and





. immediate action because it is easily





detected and, in fact, a very crude way

of annexing the other fellow’s dollars.

This method causes a great deal of

squawking. HoWever, by means of

trade devices and an appearance of a

large supply and constant advices re-

peatedly repeated, markets are lower-

ed and little squawking is heard, be—

cause the facts are not known and the

wool grower ,calls “the market” the

price paid him. Afterward prices are

advanced.



The Manchester Guardian, in the

center of the English Woolen Mills

district says that wool consumption is

enormous. In fact, in England ,and the





United States more wool is being used ’





than during the war years of 1917 and

1918. There is also no excessive sup-

ply of textiles on hand and the world’s

wool supply is not keeping pace with

the demand.



The American Wool Grower, com-

menting on market conditions, notes

that Michigan growers have been peg-

ging the market at fifty cents and not

selling until that price was reached;





on the other hand, Ohio wool growers -





have been more reasOnable and sold

around forty-five cents.



One large buyer, before the prices

were advanced to fifty cents a pound,

told the writer he could take in a

carload everytwo. days if he would

pay fifty cents. This buyer handles

usually better than 100,000 pounds of

wool. On the whole, the campaign for

fifty-cent wool to the grower, carried

on through the Michigan. Farmer, has

borne fruit. ,At the present time there

is an inclination towards paying less

than fifty cents for wool. The great

bulk of the wool' is now out of first

hands and ‘competition is relaxing.

However, wool is worth the half dollar

and, sellers {should stand pat—James

N. McBride, President Michigan Wool

Growers’ Association.





 





MORE HAIRLESS PIG EXPERI-

ENCE.





HE other day, Mr. B. H. Bachels





der, 'of Kalamazoo. county, wrote

thus with reference to our “Reflections

on Hairless Pigs,’ ’in a recent issue:





It has been with/great interest and

pleasure that I have read your col-





axons. in the Michigan. Farmer, and.





now I am writing you in regard to

hairless pigs. Am very sorry to learn

of your bad 1.1.1.1 am ‘a small breed-

or or pure-bred Duroc-Jersey boss I



let i1 old - odthr





 





ty per cent tankage per day fed in a

warm Slop of clean Water, wheat bran,





'and middlings, also dome ensilage, al-





falfa hay, a few raw potatoes, salt, and

hardwood ashes before them all the

time. What do yOu say now? .

Last year was the first of my expe-

rience feeding tankage. I had one lit-

ter of hairless pigs, these were from a

young sow, my old sows had good luck

and were fed the same.



My observations have been that





these sows become constipated during .





the last two or three weeks before

farrowing, causing the piles in one

sow. Do you think that tankage would

cause the constipation?



I am almoSt ready to believe that

the tankage has been one of the main

causes of my trouble. What do you

think?



I say with the old dutchman, “The

longer I live the more I find pi shim~

miny crouts out.”



The reason why pigs are born hair-

less is a problem that has baffled the

best students of hogology for many

years. It is only within very recent

years that a trace of iodine has been

found to prevent it, hence the conclu-

siOn that a lack of sufficient iodine in

the ration is the cause.



My individual notion is that if the

brood sow is provided with a wide va-

riety of grains, roughage and miner-

als, such as she helps herself to in a

state of nature, it will not be neces-

sary to feed iodine at so many grains

per day. It may be the surest way,

however; of avoiding the trouble in

this north country of ours where the

winters are long and it is difficult and

in many cases impossible, to raise

hogs in a way that approximates na-

ture’s way.



There must be a cause for the con-

stipation aside from anything mention-

ed in this letter. The ration is plenty

narrow and could be improved by the

addition of a little corn, rye or barley,

and always the importance of exercise,

fresh air and pure water should not

be overlooked.



Mr. B. has as good a reason to be-

lieve that tankage is the cause of his

trouble as I that skim-milk has any-

thing to do with it. Both have been

fed to thousands of hogs with the best

of results. Perhaps the correct con-

clusion’”we should draw is that the

cause and likewise the remedy lies en-

tirely outside of these most valuable

hog foods. «Pope.





COUNTY REPORTS.





 





Sanilac County—Winter grain is

mostly spotted. A good acreage of

oats has gone in. Meadows need rain,

as do all winter grains. The heavy

snow storm of May 9 has helped mate-

rially in this respect. Farmers are

just starting to.p-repare corn and bean

ground. Some potatoes are moving

at 80@85c per cwt.» Surplus hay very

well cleared up.»-R. S.



Clinton County.——Wheat was winter-

killed in spots. Oats and barley are

all sown, and a number have planted

sugar beets. Farmers are preparing

ground for beans and corn. Spring

pigs were a light crop. The snow

storm is supplying needed moisture.—

‘A. F. H. '



Newaygo County.-—Clover is looking

fair, being short for this time of the

year. Oats are all in, and plowing for

corn and beans. is well under way. A

few sugar beets are being sown in this

section for the first time this year.

Wheat is bringing $1.10; potatoes 600

per cwt.; corn 700 per bushel —-E F.



Luce County—Oat sowing in this

section was nearly thirty days late.

Potatoes are coming out of the pits in

good shape. Prices are from 50@60c

per- bushel. No grain of any kind for

gale_ here now. Fall grains are lookingm



he.—



Gratiot County. —Wheat suffered

from ice during the past winter. The

spring grains are all in, and many

sugar beets are planted. A good many

farmers have bought tractors this

spring. The Snow. storm has supplied

moisture which we farmers were in

need of. Wheat is oselling at $1. 20;

oats 45c; beans $6.50 per cwt.—-—A. R.



”outmoroncy County .‘—'—Whe‘at

th beauty was 31111:?! getter.



a, o e...

1.. ‘i ..





Oats





   





’t' twoafifths' a? a pound,y of slip"





 





’85 B011111-150: new 100:





in"





 

 





 





Compete Beginner’ I Outfit: with or without bees.

Full me of Bechives. Sections, Comb Foundation,

Smokers. etc. {General Agents in Michigan for the



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





Wanted.

M. H. HUNT & SON,





Box 625, Lansing, Mich.





 





Please Mention The Michigan Farmer

When Writing to Advertisers





ION POULTRY RAlSERs





sto carlot shippers; ht

stead of" mfull value 31) shipping direct: to

Boston 111 et and netting mass to cents a. (lesion me

Have §our name put on our quotation list, and.”



the dl arenas in prloe. We send checks immediately

on receISpt of goods. and charge no comm 011.3419:-

onccs atlonal Shawnut t..Bank Boston. Dun or Brid-

street's Commercial Agencies.



MeArdlo Live Poultryl. Eu 60.. Boston. l6. Hut





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using miscellaneous articles for sale or exchange.

consecutive insertions 6 cents a word. Count as





Mlnlmum charge. to word '





 





Rates in Effect October 7. 1922





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peeia 6:()tic dimntlnuamc "dart



or thong: of a” lo-

tmdad fir zha Clam'fied Dam-1mm: mun not}! till: Mata:

do): in admin: ofpublim lion dart.





 





MISCELLANEOUS





 





MILLIONS "Frostproof"





(‘abbage Plants. Copenha-

Wakeflelds. Succession, '





CV2, 300, $1.00. .100,

1.;15 1. 000. $2 25 mailed prepaid. Expressed 10, 000.

15.. Tomato and Sweet Potato Plants 300, $1.50



500. $1. 75; 1,000, $3. 00 prepaid. Expressed l0.000,



$20.00 (ash. Guaranteed Safe arrival anywhere or



money refunded. Don't take chances. Order from

largest growers in Virginia. J. P. Council] Company,



Franklin, Virginia.





 





ten,

icn.

Heml

Tobin-co





five pounds clntwing $1.,75

five pounds smoking $l. 25

l‘lpt and Recipe fI'Ot.

receival. United





TOBACCO,‘

twenty, $5.25;

$2.00: twenty, $3.50.



no money, pay when

lmwers, Mayflcld. Ky.





LEA F

$3.00;





1"





Chewing .1 lbs. ,





1:1 03





NATURAL LEAF TOIIAt‘ I 0. $1.75;

10 1118.. $2 .00. Smoking 5 lbs. , $2. 00.

Pay when received, pipe and re-(im from Fanntrs Co-

Opcrativo Tobacco Union, Puducah, Ky





SALE—Fordson tractor, farming implements,

1 double tamdem disc harmw. l (luub ble

bottom plow, 1 ‘-i0 ~lx1ch buzz saw, with lilting table.

brand new (,‘ash or tennis, write or call W alter A.

Kuyda, Currie School Road Wayne, Mir-L1





FOR.

almost new,





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CARBAG’F TOMA 'I‘OIIH AN]! 1‘ Ill 1‘]7 Fill PLANTS,

field .grown, any varlct.,y 100, 001-: :.l(l(l $1. 25' 5.00,

$1.751000,$2 ‘25 postpald. All plants pmkcd in





Satisfactinn guaranteul or money refunded.





111.0119

DIXIE PLAVT ('OMPANY. ll‘llAlN'KlJN, VA.





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MONEY T0 LOAN 0N FARMS, 0% interest. No

commission No mortgage tax. Security Mortgage





 





Corporation. 1018 Majestic Building, Detroit.

SW'I' FT POTATO PI.AN'l‘S—-~250 “I‘d .Icrsey: 200

Nancy Hall: or 100 each, $100 Postpaid. Robert





Bennett, Grandview, Indian 11.





MONEY to loan on first class central Michigan farms.

6% per cent net to Co. amounts of 5.3 000 and up.

Oonvis t Smith, Ithaca. Mich





 





STOVINK Blackens Hot metal.





Buy of your dealer.

Distributors Standart Bros. oti





Detr





 





 





DOGS





 





 





GERMAN Shepherd. Airedales, Collies; Old English

Shepherd dogs: Puppies: 10c ill ustrated instructive

list. W. R. Wa tson. Box 35, Macon, Mo.





 





COLIJE PIIPS, Eligible Farm Raised. Dunnewind,





(tomatock Park, Route 1, Michigan.





 





POULTRY .





 





Barron English White Leghoms, eight

weeks to maturity. May to October breeding flocks

repeatedly culled by experts. Extra large and vig-

omus. wedge shaped bodies, big lapped combs

bilt" in every way. Also breeding cockerels.

faction and more. or money back. Morse White by

hom Farm, Balding, Mich.





PULLETS.





 





Eva-green Poultry Farm won the silver cup at the

M. A. C. Laying contest for highest winter pmduc~

tion with their (Bred to Lay) White Wyandottes.

Put the lay in Your flock with some of this? blood.

It will pay. Elm! 83 for 15; $8 for 50; $15 or 100.

54, off after June 131. Blending & Sons, Dept. B.

Grecnvllle, Mich. .





 





RHODE ISLAND REDS-Rose Comb Cockcrels, hen-

hatched. farm raised. Biz. thrifty dark5 owlored

birds from prize winning strains, 84 m 87 . Two



at $10 0.each Careful attention to mail 01-.ders

Bidwell Stock Farm. Tecumseh, Michigan





BLACK MINORCAS, Northrup Strain, Heavy

$1. 60 for 15: 508 porn hundred Baby

.00 per hundred. Deodrlck. Vassar.





8. 0.

Stock

Chicks 0

null.





 





logic comb, 2000a





“giga- 15





fiHODdFiII‘SLANlaoknDfi—S

red. years a breeder

prepaid





Eat Lao-inc. Mich.





 





mommmudned; Rnhhhtwil.”

.nm Postpaid. MnA Alberta

W.“ /_





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, CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING





This classified advertising department is established for the convenience of Michigan {amen

Small advertisements bring best results under classified headings.





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

Batu 8 cents a- word. each insertion, on orders for less than four insertions; for four or mow





'display type or illustrations admitted. Remittances must y

Real estate and live stock advormlnu have separate departments and aro not





4—”;





‘~M%mws=eam”°n





 

 

 





Try it for want ads and for ad”!-

Poultry advoctlsing will be run in this department





a word each abbreviation, initial ‘or number. No

acco mpm order

scouted a classified.





BARRED ROCK Hatching Eggs, Parks 200-65: strain.

$2 00 per 15, .$5 00 per 50. $10 per 100 by prepaid

parcel post R. G. Kirby, Route 1.East Lanslng Mich.

CHICKS—White Wyandotto and White Rock. 819

per 100; $9. 50 for 50 and $4. 75 for 25. R. I. Rods and

Barred Rocks, $17 per 100; $8. 75 for 50. and mus.

for 25. $6.60

50 and $3. 25 for 25. ad.



cash, with order. Reference, Bank of Mt. “0&1:th

Morris, Mich. 100% live delivery guaranteed. Mel.-

(low Brook Hatchery. Mt. Morris. Mich.





 





 





BABY CHICKS





 





PROFITABLE CHICKS—Reduced prices, high‘ quali-

ty. Selected heavy laying strunar-Leghoms, Rocks.

Reds. Mlnorcas, Wyandottes. Orplngtons, Sheppard's

Anconas.100% delivery. Catalog tree. Bank ref-

erence. Geneva Hatchery, Box 604, Geneva, Indiana.





 





QUALITY BABY CHIX. Now booking orders for

June delivery of 0111' wow Best Eng. W. Log, and

Ancona chlx at 10c each for early June and 9563c. for

later June. Special Price on 1000 iota Write for

catalog, or order from ad. Model Poultry Farm.

it. 4, Zeclrmd, Mich.





 





BABY CHICKS barlIin

and Bmwn Leghom.

lrco delivery. Hillvlew

1'1. )1 illfllld, Mich.





prices. Barred Rocks. While

Guarantee full





Poultry Farm Hatchery. B.





 





BABY

locks.





H. I.





l'lllt‘liS—-—Whlle Wyamlottes, White Plymouth

Barred Rocks, Bull Rocks, Buff Orplngtona.

Reds. White Leghorns. Durand Hatchery. Fen~





 





tun, Bllt'h., Box 404

1.9th 75.000 Iii-Gmdo Chicks 12c and up. 10 var

etics. Best ever produced. Hatching eggs.- Circuln





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





 





BABY CHICKS.

for 1923.



fluffy kind.

D. '1‘





. 1.5 Leading varieties.



Thtlflkhul that lay gun-11y. ‘ Large. vigorous.

wes prices. on or In 0 catalo .



. Fan-ow Chickadee. Peoria. Ill. z c





2% Million





 





 





BABY CHICKS—Remarkable for size and strength.

Reasonable prices. Leghorns. Anconas. Rocks. Rodi.

’Wynndottw, Omlngtons Minor-can. Spanish. Brahma.

'lyrono Poultry Farm. Fenton. Mich.





 





BABY CHICKSnSix loading varieties. Write your

wants. Specnal prim-s on large, advance orders. Free

catalog. 11. ll. Pierce. Jerome, Mich.





 





QUALITY (‘llICKS.

necks, Reds.

ll'l'eu di’livvry.

Farms.





Price cut.

(lrphingtnn, W.



32 page cat.

('olumllia, 18118301111.





'chhorno, .10 cm.

Wyandottes, 12 eta.

free. Missouri Poultry





EGGS THAT HATCH; Chicks that live. Lo rl

Wgn over (5 0201 prifies. Fu§nlslhed Géivemmvgrft :13:

so on s ‘a a 0g roe. ter



Box 3C0, Sterling. Ill. 11: oultry Farms.





 





srunnr CHICKS—Pure bred-to-lay flocks slngl'o

comb White chliorns, Anconas, Reds, White Wynn-

dottes. l’ekln Ducks; catalog. Sunnybrook Poultry

Farm, Hillsdulc, Mich.





 





BARRED ROCK CHICKS only. Prices reduced Ma



l5. Bred to l. ay. Contest \\‘ mixers. Use all Pedigreed



Malia. Aseltine'sHatchery, R No l.(lr.1nd Rapids.

MIC .





 





CHICK—May and June. Tom Barron English Strain

White Log. 8c; Barred Rocks, M. A. 0. Stock, Guar—

anteed llc; Delivered. Order from ad.

Hatchery Farm, Holland. Mich.





ll lllsido





 





QUALITY CIIIX: IVhlte, Barred Box. Reds $12.

White, Brown Leghorns. $10. June. July delivery.

Order direct. Bank referent-o. Silver Spring Hatch-





ery. Abingdon, Ill.





 





BABY CHICKS—June delivery. Barron White Leg-

horn $10 per 100. Barred Rocks, Red $12. Odds.,cnda

‘ July, 50¢ per 100 less. Goret's Poultry arm.

Corunna. Mich.





BiRRED ROCKS—Eggs and baby chicks from l§llver

cup winners. Eggs $2. 00 per 15 delivered lg? .

lch.





 





Circular free. Fred Astling, Constantine,





 





STERLING QUALITY CHICKS—14 varieties. Strong

liveable chicks. Catalog free. P. F. Clardy, Box 6,





 





Ethel, Mo.



11"

CIIIUKS—Jtngllsh S. C. W. Legho oms $10 per 100.

Barred llocksSlIi. per 100. live delivery guaranteed.

Waterway Ilauhcry, R. .4. Holland, Mich.





 





Sl<‘.I.F("1'lJI) CHICKS from best strains. Extremely

low prices after May 25111. W rite for circular and

prlce list. Litchfleld Hatchery. thchfleld, Mich.





 





BY CHICKsfiReds, Orpingions and Books, 11c.

horns 100. Ivy Vino Hatchery, Maplehlll, Kansas.





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HELP WANTED





 





MEN in every community to

I411." the new dalrymen’s fly killer and 112:2:

Sells itself when shown. Gas is death to ll

sweet smelling and has no Heflect anolmall

Our agents make from $50. 00 to0 $300. 00 per?

No capital or mgrlence required. rltoq

refere and tel-rim ry desired.

ll" Division, 2381 Bampden Ave. Saint?





 





WANTED—At popular summer

capable woman who. th proper helmJoan

30 to 40 persons. o'June zit-Sept. 15.





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YOUNG HAN AND WIFE "i‘ltin

“““m’gawm‘l‘i





mt training “gt! Cue hf!!!





work an (arm.

eta-- 1.183?” W". ~.

rich“





 





 





100% alive. .





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WE WANT LIVE WIRE FARMERS OB. DAmY-.

take orders for 'l'l'ly-'~





 

 





' .
a Buick 1. .





Your Buickengine, because of its

large reserve horse power and effi—





cient cooling system, operates at com-_





paratiVely low temperatures.





With Buick valve-i11~head emistruction the

cooling area of the combustion chambers is re—

latively small.

pressure of 75 lbs makes this engine sensitive





to any appreciable carbon deposits, particularly ,





in view of the present day fuels. Where exces—

sive carbon deposits exist, “pinging" or knock-

ing results. To minimize carbondeposits





‘ under, these conditions, your. engine requires a





well refined, clean burning oil which will be

thdroughly distributed by the lubricating sys—

tem.





For all Buick models (except .1923) use Gar—

goyle Mobiloil Arctic both summer and winter.



The 1923 Buick engine differs from previous

models, in so far as lubrication is concerned.

The splash troughs a1e covered leaving a slot

through which the splash dipper passes to pro-

ject the lubricant. '1 his baffled splash trough

design appreciably reduces the quantity of oil

distributed so that the lubricating oil will not

splash to the cylinders in excess quantities or

reach the combustion chambers too freely





[be two center crankshaft bearings are sup—

plied with oil under pressure





These changes in the M28 Buick construc-

tion permit the use in summer of an oil heavier

in body and richer in character than heretofore

without the possibility of objectionable carbon

accumulations.





Hence, for the 1923 Buick, Gargoyle Mobiloil

“A” in summer and Gargoyle Mobiloil Arctic in

winter will insure correct lubrication.





This together with compression .





Your VVillys- -Knight engine, due"to its sleev‘eji





valve construction, operates at high piston term





perattires. . Heat 1n internal cembustion engine‘s -_





must be transferred from the piston through"





the cylinder wall to the cooling water in the

water jackets





Unlike the poppet valve engine which has its ‘





piston rings in direct contact with the oil film

on the cylinder Walls, the Knight type engine

must transfer its piston heat through two

sleeves and three oil films before it reaches the

cylinder walls to be absorbed by the Water

in the cooling system.



Retarded heat flow means higher piston, pis~

ton ring and sleeve temperatures. Heavier oils

are required to meet this heat condition. Gar-

goyle Mobiloil “B,”1vhich. is heavy in body

and possesses unusual heat resisting qualities

adequately meets this condition in summer

temperatures.



Oils of lighter body or inferior quality will

not withstand these high piston and sleeve tem-

pe1atures. ‘Dry spots” are liable to occur and

lead to scoring of pistons. sleeves and cylinder

walls w . i _ .



”’th Lubrication: Coldeeather material—

ly reduces the operating temperatures and em-





“shuy‘mz'.





phasizes the need for ease in starting and thor-,





ough oil distribution under low temperatures.



The large frictional are as in a Knight engine

together with the location of the oil pump

above the oil level (except 1923 models) are

factors. of importance in determining the cor-

rect oil for winter.



Gargoyle Mobiloil “A” possesses greater fluidity

under low temperatures, and will be distributed by

the lubricating system in winter weather.



Its use permits easier sleeve action and affords

adequate lubrication of the sleeves and pistons.



For Willys- Knight lubrication, therefore, use

Gargoyle Mobiloil “B” in summer and Gargoyle

Mobiloil “A” in winter.





Your Chevrolet 490 en— a Cheerlet 490 the oil troughs provided





gine is of valve-in- head

construction and de-

signed for high co111pression pressures of ap-

proximately 8’?’ pounds.





The lubricating system is of the splash cir-i'





culating type. The gear type oil pump is in an

exposed position directly 111 back of the radia—

tor, and is considerably above the level cf the

oil 1n the reservoir. 1 here are long lengths of

exposed oil piping on both the suction and dis-

charge sides of the pump.





All engine parts except the centre crank shaft

bearing are lubricated by an oil mist caused by

the dipping of the connecting rod splashers in





Don’ t say, "Give mes-l:





a quart of

051. ”





 





 





under each cylinder. Oil

is forced under pressure

-11) the centre crank shaft bearing





Carbon deposits in this engine, because of





the high compression pressures and combustion

chamber construction, are particularly objec-

tionable. Correct lubrication lS essential to the

maintenance of high efficiency. i Gargoyle

Mobiloil Arctic will leave a minimum of carbOn

deposits, and is of the correct body and char-

acter to provide adequate engine lubrication

under all operating conditions.



The use of GargOyle Mobiloil Arctic both sum-

mer and winter will assure correct engine lubrica—

tion and lead to the satisfactory? performance you

have a right to expect of ur; Chevrolet





   





 





 

 

 





 

 

 





 





terial or animal fats.





In design, construction, operation," and lubflfla‘.





tion, the Ford IS umque. engine oil moist

adequately and efficiently lubricate both trans-

mission and multiple disc clutch.



In Ford engine lubrication the following

points must be considered:





(1) The Ford connecting rod bearings haVe





no oil holes or oil grooves, nor are the

lower ends of the connecting rods equip-





ped with oil dippers or splashers. HenCeV





the. need for oil which atomizes readily and

distributes freely throughout the entire

bearing area. , / .





l‘he Ford pistOns over-run the 'valVe seat

level Any excess of oil carried up by the

pistons readily finds its- way onto the valves

and seats Hence the need of a clean-

burning and non-carbon forming lubricant.

Otherwise gumming of the valves results.





(2)





(3) 'The Ford Planetary transmission operates

in a bath of engine oil. The close-fitting

sleeves and bushings demand a free-flow-

ing oil of correct body to insure thorough





distribution to these parts





(4) TheFord Imultiple, disc clutch operates

' continually-inabath of engine oil. A free-

, flowing oil of the correct body and char-

acter is necessalgr to assure positive, Quick

engagement wit no’slipping and an in-

.stanteneous release of the clutch without





Chattering (if Ford transmission bands





worn out linings, and is aggravated by un-

burned fuel mixed with the lubricating oil

In such cases the diluted oil shOuld be re-

placed with fresh oil and the bands cOr-

rectly adjusted or the linings renewed.

To attempt to remedy such mechanical

conditions by the use of so-Called “anti-

chattering” oils containing foreign ma-

terial which may separate, or lard oil, wool

grease or other animal fats which decom-

pose under heat, is obviously wrong and

likely to cause gumming of the vaIVe

stems, carbon deposits and other troubles.





Gargoyle Mobiloil “E” is free from foreign ma- '

It is of the correct body,

character and fluidity and eSpecially manufac-





tured to scientifically meet the exacting require-

ments of Ford cars both summer and winter.





If your car has not been montionéd. bore, no our

complete Chart of automobile rocotnmohhfl'om. Gil-

rageo and dealers have this Chart on fluff My

appear: also' on our booklet “CORRECT LUBRICAaIf

TION, ” which we will gladly and you on roquou. .

Address our nearest branch. . .





WA Rumor :





soundinr W— Look on the contain-

“ Mobilé) inn! for the fed arroych





goylc Mobilo il.





comes from incorrectly adjusted bands or ‘





Don‘t be misled by some similar-





erionhe comet~ me Mobiloil (not ‘ ii





nan believe hummus ibm, ‘

come. other oilio identical iltlf GI!-"

30er Mobiloil in .

mode oniy bribe (than! Oil Com- ; .

, my in to 151m menu. and ll'



W1” told under any other name. ' .





   

   





 





   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





   





   

   





 





 





 





 





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