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Used for over to“ years for burns. bruises. s a and strains. bronchial andc est colds. muscular andinflammatorv rhetu’natism.l sciatica and lumbaao. A wonderful relief. ' iAt our dru ist re aid direct 8.5“ Vet‘yg eccfdogiicgha tctle a lot of pain. The 'wranLI Williams Company. Cleveland. Ohio. COMBAULTS {BALSAM [Inna/fwd 1" 5131312811! itr‘lliNi} :"1‘1112’!ANIISIPTI( » child who. gets to be six or seven years old without taking whooping , the disease is very dangerous. ' stage when the catarrhal symptoms ; are present. , V dren are well clear of their coughing ‘ ' . tioa anaemia! smeared-meanness ; easariv ‘ MALNUTRITION.V. In general the comment has been very favorable, but there have 'been some who have felt that the move— ment is a “fad” and quite unneces- sary, a thing that is the business of theparents and of no one else. I must insist, however, that the question whether children are or are not well taxpayers who are obliged to support child does not do well in school and is either obliged to “repeat” in many average of his class Another important feature, serves to make it the business of every parent is that the malnourished child is a great focus for the spread of c011- tagious disease. Dr. Holt, the eminent authority on diseases of children, says, “The undernourished child takes everything." Measles, Scarlet fever, and tuberculosis make their most deadly inroads among Children whose vitality is below Dermal Malnutrition, in itself, seldom causes death, but as providing an open door to the deadly diseases that are most terrible to chil- dren, it has no equal. Malnutrition may be a cause of poor teeth and other defects, and on the physical errors. In the first case the inadequate supply of mineral sub- stances deprives the bones and the teeth of that which they need for, proper development. In the second, the poisonous effects of bad teeth: dis- eased tonsils or other defects of the body interfere so seriously with diges- tion and aesimilation of food that no matter what the diet, the child re- mains undernourished. When a child remains poor and skinny in spite of every effort at prop"- er feeding he should be given the at- tention of someone capable of making a thorough physical examination. De- cayed teeth, diseased tonsils, catar- rhal infections or other conditions may be found to exist. Once they are removed the improvement of'the child in every way, meeting with no further handicaps, will be remarkable. SHOULD BE ADMINISTERED BY TRAINED HANDS. What would you advise me to do for inflammation of the bladder? Should a douche of some kind be used ?———D. V. A douche of boric acid sclution is very helpful in many cases of inflam- mation of the bladder, but the possi-_ bility of making bad matters worse by carrying the infection into the bladder V must not be ignored. Such a douche should be given only by a person trained in the work, such as a. My sician or registered nurse \. COUGH. How long is whooping cou h c011- tagious? My sister’s children ave 1t and as I have a little one two years 1 old I am very anxious to keepD her from getting the disease. ~‘~Mr's You cannot be too particular. A, cough is pretty safe, but at two years . most contagious period is in' the early There is not much dan- ger after six Weeks, but stay on the safe side. Wait until the other (dill-I,v is make most any kind 0; Imp-i, 0ME time ago I wrote a. story. I. about providing lunches for they' ' children attending rural schools.“ nourished is the business of all the - the schools because it is a well estabg -, lished fact that the poorly nourished 7 of his classes or else helds back the, that ‘ 7‘ other hand, it may be caused by these - “GoodycasCord'Pruelth‘eupeedhpmfarmMsmm 17 axednloadsoflwestockandenablem to do; hauling. for other farmer‘s ata profit. 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W, -r‘-3fl In addition, Nash has included in the extensive equipment a ll number of new and practical features that serve to give the car. . if} even broader value as an investment. ‘ i j l C \ 7 .The Nash Meters Company. 'Kenoshai,Wis. , 'LI'“" r If \‘ .. xix . _~r‘\~'—~7‘~<-‘ :— ‘- u . ,4... ,z—Q‘ii-vz—t‘r 43.41231? 1r .3“ «2‘1‘5’5 A' ,, u rtfinfwx ILA d‘m‘mAHAAJH-HAH A -I—A-l.~\ MICHIGAN W: _ ,' VOLUME CLXI .._-_‘.__.- ~_ ‘9’ ‘59—‘51: .. m..--.-’ ' r w .L-wozzsif-v- _,. “wan—«1:3 k. W . ,. wag-M‘ ) E .r:“"‘:, .Jm—‘RW l. {i bit/2L5 PUBLISH EEKLY. ,‘~‘\Ia MICHIGAN “7&0le MAM WD [843- £51343 A Practical Journal for the Rural Family SECTION THE CAPPiER FARM PRESS QUALITY RELIABILITY SERVICE NUMBER TEN [How Neighboring Fruit Growers Do It Same Facts Gained 072' a T r21) T émugé Me New York and Ontario Fruit Sections By RoyrE. Marshall flrrociate Profimor of Horticulture, M. A. (I. URING the week of August 19, Professors T. A. Farrand, F. C. , Bradford, R. E. Loree, H. M. Wélls‘ and the writer made an auto- mobile trip through the fruit districts of Ontario," Western New York and Northern Ohio. We were fortunate in having as guides officers of the ‘Vineland Ontario Experiment Station, Western New York Fruit Growers’ Co- operative Packing Asstiation, County Farm Bureaus and Niagara Sprayer Company, for their respective fruit sections. Without the guidance of these gentlemen many of the better side road- orchards would not have been visited and the trip would have been much less instructive. It is believed that some of our ob- servations regarding the fruit condi- tions, orchard practices, and facilities for fruit handling and storage will be of interest to Michigan fruit growers. half day in the old orchards of Niaga- ra County convinced us that the Bald- wins were carrying a full crop of fruit of good size but that side worms and scab would keep a rather large percentage of the crop from entering the‘better grades. Other winter vari- eties, especially Greening, which is the variety of second rank, are in their off years and are carrying very little fruit. We were informed that Baldwin makes up 65 percent of the normal \Vestern New York crop. The crop of other winter varieties will sup- ply any shortage of a full crop of Baldwins; 0 this would indicate about 65 percent of a full crop ton- nage. But, thevpercentage that will go into A grade barrels is a different A View of the Ontario Fruit Section. In this and subsequent articles I will try to bring out some of the more in- teresting observations. The Ontario section, lying along the south shore of Lake Ontario, was a revelation to all of us, both in scenic beauty and in the intensive develop- ment of the fruit industry. This sec- tion is about three miles wide and ‘ fifty miles long, extending from Ham- ilton to the Niagara River.- It was stated that fully sixty percent of this area is in fruit. The soil is heavy and holds moisture very well. It is a level 'strip of land lying a few feet above the lake level and extending from the lake back to the base of a table land lying some 300 feet higher , than the fruit land. The farms are usually small, and good unplanted ' fruit land values range from $400 to $600 per acre. Such fruits as apples, pears, peaches, sweet and sour cher- ries, plums, grapes, raspberries, black- berries, currants, gooseberries and strawberries are grown commercially on most of the farms. Crops of all these fruits are good this season and of excellent quality. These growers are at a disadvantage in marketing perishable fruits because of the small number of large cities in Canada. A considerable quantity of sour cherries had not been picked because of ,low returns. 'ers have one of the most up-to—date . and complete plants fm packing, pre- cooling: and storing fruit that can be , found in eastern America. At Grim'sby the fruit grow- ‘ story. Estimates of those who live in Western New York and are intimate- ly‘ associated with the fruit industry vary over a wide range. J. C. Folger, assistant secretary of the Internation- al Apple Shippers’ Association, is the most Optimistic. He thinks that 75 percent of the Baldwins will pack A‘ grade and that the Western New York crop will pack out 105 percent of that of 1922. The Spray Service expert of Monroe County stated that not more than 10 percent of the Baldwins of his county should pack A grade. These estimates were the two ex- tremes. R. W. Rees, operation mana- ger of the Western New York Fruit Growers’ Cooperative Packing Associ- ation, stated that not more than 50 percent of the Baldwins will pack A grade and the estimate of Geo. H. Miller, inspector of the association packing houses west of Rochester, was essentially the same. This lat- ter figure is also in line with the ideas -of our party. The peach crop of New York, like that of Michigan, will be smaller than the 1922 crop. The crop in Western New York is variously estimated at from 2,000 to 3,000 cars, the former estimate being that, of Mr. Rees and the latter is the estimate of Mr. Car- mody of the New York Central Rail- road and is above last year’s ship- ments. This has been a very dry season throughout all of the New York sec- tions visited, but excellent cultivation in most of the orchards has enabled the growers to make the best use of available moisture. In fact, this phase of orchard management (culti- vation), is practiced much more re— ligiously in the cultivated orchards of New York than in Michigan. It should be stated, however, that a few good orchards were visited that have had sod cultivation for several years. A few of the better growers are ap— plying nitrates. Most of the apple orchards in VVest- ern New York are quite old, but one . must not think that this will mean les- sened production a few years hence, because these old orchards are sound and healthy and good for many years of profitable service. , Very few young orchards were found in Niagara and Orleans counties, several in Monroe County but in \Vayne County the per- centage of young apple orchards com- pares quite favorably with the ratio of young to old orchards in Michigan. The'new plantings consist, for the most part, of Greenings, Baldwins, Kings, Ben Davis and Stark, with a few Delicious, Northern Spy and Mc Intosh. Spray Service. The Spray Service has been in op- eration in New York for some four or five years. The purpose is to relay to fruit growers through a system of telephone calls information with re- gard toatime of applying sprays as well as materials to use, based upon weather forecasts and the develop- ment of scab and codling moth. A spray service man is employed by the County Farm Bureau to work as more or less of an associate with the coun- ty agent. He receives daily weather forecasts for the succeeding three or four days throughout the spray sea- son. He also studies the development of scab andcodling moth in the sever- al zones in his county. If, for instance, the spray service expert thinks that a certain part of his county should spray for scab on the following Thursday, this information is relayed over the telephone wires; but if the weather bureau forecast indicates »»'~W “Km/$3M An Old New York Baldwin. rain for Wednesday, the growers are advised to spray in advance of the rain. In each zone the spray expert maintains a criterion orchard where he applies the sprays himself accord- ing to instructions he has issued to the growers. A code system in tele- phoning ihe information so that. the grower can refer to his code chart and determine just what materials and dilutions are to be used. The spray Service man also acts in the capacity of a fruit expert innthe coun- ty, thus relieving the county agent of_a certain amount of detail. The fact that dozens of New York farmers are members of the Farm Bureau, only because of the spray service it renders, speaks Well for' the work. One might wonder why there are so many worms and so much scab if the spray service is as efficient as the fruit growers indicate. This sea. son in New Yerk is very much like the 1922 season in Michigan with re- spect to scab control and codling moths seem to have emerged contin- uously throughout the season. Furth- er, it appeared to us that New York growers do not apply enough gallons of spray per tree. There is quite a controversy among growers as to the amount of lead arsenate to use. The recommendation of the experiment stations is the same as is used in Michigan but many growers think two or even more times as much should be used. If these same growers would follow the recommendations as to rate of dilution, but apply larger quantities of spray per tree, the re- sults would certainly be better. Many of the growers dust rather than spray after the pink or blossom bud spray. Where this system was followed, the results appeared about the same as where spraying was used throughout the season. Pruning. The extension pomologists have a number of .demonstration pruning plots that are very interesting. The extension specialist first prunes sev- eral trees in a row according to the wishes of growers attending the dem- onstIation. This usually results in rather heavy pruning for trees eight to twelve years old. Then the exten— ‘ sion man prunes as many trees, re- moving very small branches or giving-v a very light treatment. The lightly , (Continued on page 247). surmised Weekly Mabilshed 1m - Oowflaht at The Lawrence Publishing Co. Editors and Proprietors us: par-sane: emerge _ Detroit. 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Maybe tthootlegger is right when he says that law accomplishes noth- ing; however, federal legislation is given the credit of taking many of the dangerous kinks out of various brands of insecticides and fungicides offered the public. Between dodging the Hessian fly and getting a sufficient fall growth on the wheat crop to better insure its surviving the winter, the farmer has his troubles. His hope lies largely in having plant food in abundance for the rapid development of the crop, once it is in. N several respects, h the 1923 Michigan T e State Fair showed im— State provement over its Farr predecessors. Record- breaking crowds, well-filled exhibits, and the general program of entertainment gave a de- gree of satisfaction which should augur for even greater patronage in 1924. There were many attractions to challenge. the dirt farmer. For in- stance, to those interested in the con- struction of a lime spreader, or in marl digging equipment, in growing alfalfa, in cleaning a milking machine, in maintaining soil fertility, in com-‘ pounding a ration, in packing apples or grapes, or in any one of a hundred things of first importance to the prac- tical farmer,‘to such persons an exam- ination of the exhibits of the M. A. C., the State Department of Agriculture, or the United States Department of Agriculture proved most profitable. Then, too, the lover of good stock was abundantly rewarded for patron- izing the Fair. Never before have the various classifications been as com- pletely filled with individuals of such high quality. .The judges earned their money, Only an occasional class ap- peared which could be passed on and sent back quickly to their pens or stalls. Competition was made keen through large entries from other states. In the main, however, Michi— gan stockmen carried home their full quota of awards as may be seen from the list which will be published later. ’Again, from the displays at the Fair, one was amaied at the strides made ‘ in boys’. and girls’ club work. That this educational work is effective has Ibeen proven beyond-doubt by the ac- ;‘mm "3 .,. grin . my.“ . g in ’ were 'these theopenciasses o’fhve stoc . q and again the boys" were found i-n‘the winning, Often nosing out their elders from the high places. So well trained young live stock artists that they met every requirement of gr? I; 'l‘" t ’ the ring, as to regulation and practice, with both skill and confidence. . The’dairy and poultry industries contributed a major part in the ex- hibition. Beside the crowded stalls and filled coopsh the most modern equipment challenged the eyes of the practical man; Methods of marketing dairy products also came in for an unusual amount of space and the treat- ment of these problems found a ready response from the man of the farm. The grains, fruits and vegetables housed in the old machinery hall out- did former exhibits in many respects. The fruit, in particular, was shown in greater variety and exhibited a quality and color not seen here in many years. The main criticism was that the speci— mens were a bit small, due to the dry ness of the season. ' The briefest mention\ of the Fair would be incomplete without a word regarding the mammoth educational exhibit put on by the Ford interests. \Vith miniature displays, paintings and charts, the various processes of turn- ing lumber and coal into forms suited to the needs of man were so interest- ingly displayed that the space about this thirteen-acre school was constant- ly crowded. Here, too, were given sound lessons in human dietetics, while the younger generation was de— lighted with the opportunity to open the throttle on a real locomotive. it was our general impression from the opinions expressed by patrons on the ground that the 1923 Fair set a new standard " for Michigan, at least so far as the rank and file of those who passed the turnstile has been recorded. N a certain Michi- Loosening 3“ C 091 m u n i t Y the there was such a lack of sociability that the Brakes boys and girls had never entered each other’s houses. In fact, the commu- nity was so cold, quiet and clannish, that it was not interesting to anyone except those who were so content “here , , , . , , ' .' W ' e thing that. changed the ,od' or- available, to 1189, only ‘ der, or rather took; the brakesfoi! of high production records. good fellowshipywas a garment mak- ing club that .one of the teachers started. In this club the girls arrang- ed to get together in the homes of the members to do their sewing. Conse- quently they became better acquaint- ed with the parents, and soon the par- ents became, better acquainted with each other. And in knowing each oth- er better, they found enjoyment in each other’s company. ' Soon community meetings and en- tertainments were being held and sev- eral in this sleeping community had their first privilege to see a moving picture. Now the community lives a new life, with many and varied activ- ities. The awakening has brought greater happiness and a spirit and pride which is commendable. Only too often do we collectively and individually deprive ourselves of greater happiness and other good things 'of life because we keep the brakes on too tight- It seems as though each community ought to have a. social mechanic who will see that the brakes are properly adjusted so that they will not bind wholesome Social intercourse, but will a substantial saving for sire service as indicated in thestory referred to, but through the poolingof funds avail- able for furnishing sires, it has be. come possible for these men to. 80 out and secure the best animals available. In addition to this, the members will have opportunity to keep the sires in their possession until the offspring de~ veloped to production age and proved themselves. There have beenfew opportunities in breeding history where a group of breeders have had such possibilities 'for the improvement of their herdsat their disposal. These men and County Agent Bolan’der, who, according to the best information we have, was largely responsible for bringing the plan to a successful issue, are to be congratu- lat’ed. It, of course, is possible to dup- licate a plan of this kind only in local- ities where intensive breeding along definite lines has been carried on for a term of years. The work of these men, however, will be watched with keenest interest by breeders and all others who are interested in the build- ing of better herds and flocks. be effective when put on as the evils of social life approach. Sometimes the little school teacher, or even a few girls or boys can awak- en a Rip Van Winkle community by loosening the brakes and putting their foot on the starter. Boiled Tongue 86f sz'nac/z Z ACH JONES was to our house the other day and we had boiled tongue and spinach for dinner. You know Zach is one of them fellows M OST unusual what has the hair on his head dislo- Watch thing has been cated; all of it’s on his jaw and none These done by a group of on top of his head. And inside his L1v1ngston c oun ty jaw, he’s gotta tongue what is boilin’ Men Holstein breeders. As all the time. Zach makes me think described elsewhere of the way Sophie puts it on the plate in this issue, these men have organ- ized a combination cow-testing and bull association in which every ani- mal of the herd of every member is a pure—bred. As a part of the program, these pro- gressive breeders have gone out and purchased five sires of the first order. All the sires are related closely to grand championship stock and are bred along common lines. Four of these bulls are beingplaced according to the usual plan of bull associations —a chunk a’ boiled tongue in the cen- ter with a lotta spinach around it. But Zach is gotta bright head. Flies get sunstroke when they get anywhere near it, ’cause it [shines so. It’s his study of what he calls filosofy of ‘ life what made him so bright. His brains got so big they pushed his hair‘out. Now, I can’t ex— actly what you call tune my brains in with Zach’s, but from what I kin get'Zach believes ' DNEAT THE PARK HOTEL You wuLLuLveR ‘ arr ~1wa . ELSE “m M L» '. 1 ”355.3511 WI“ | .v ' ' 7 ill. 'E‘flmfii I . mnmly' Y what is ain’t and what ain’t is. For inst, when I look at my Sammie I don’t see Sammie at all, but I see what Zach calls a manifestashun of Sammie. Somebody says it’s a wise father what knows his own child. ’Cordin' to Zach, maybe that’s so. Anyhow, even if I don’t see folks, I kinda like to look at what Zach calls their manifestashuns, ’cause I kin see what they’ve done to life and what life’s done to them. There’s nothin’ so far inside in a life but what you kin read it on the outside, if you know how to read. I like to read the hap— pinesses and sadnesses, the selfish- ness-and the brotherly love and etc. When I see some I feel’sOrry for what they have done with life, and .-. {W} i N “"3?“ I \i” , ; ””WW ,9. [’4 mausoleum/{,1 U ' a " it » ,/ ‘. weencuun YEW I ' . when I see others I feel sorry I ain’t done more with it myself. ’Cordin’ to Zach, somethin’ ain’t nothin’. So I ain’t writin’ and I ain’t writin’ about nothin’. Seein’ it’s about Zach’s‘filosophy, maybe that’s so. But, speakin’ about Zach himself, he did tolerably well at the table. A .coupla helpin’s a meat and potatoes and two pieces a lemon cream pic was nothin’ atall to him. Sometimes I wish I could think like Zach, butit ain’t no use. Sophie'd" make me work just the same, even if I’d believe there wasn’t nothin’ like work. Even, the tax collector would E'. ,ef .1 ’94.»: n cows, with .. This‘arrangement not only effects , ”'3?" ’ “Wu; -5; be just as accomodatin’ as he is now. ' . . . e _‘ . . , ' \ So I just gotta take things as the is u «.— WW / - . w“ i w _‘M—-——-— M ' “A“ ,Vi... -, _, Ni“ ._ I . _,m‘ We ‘ ‘9 . «.3?’ _ (\I“ . -v""\"-’ “’ " jw"— "’1 c: .— ._ annm-A < 3 .-~——/- ,- _,\ '(. avg/am»— .,.. W . 08 to, .11- ut [9. ill in [e <11:ch qu IV‘Q gvM,._-«——1‘__;W..H. ~ . . .— mmamg. __. - ,g-‘A_--.. ,. ~ 1-“ ...,._. W. t. ~—\ . 1.3771 .1“ _ ”x? C '1 ByW- A. ' 1TH the meat growers and ‘ ‘ pa‘ckers organizing to adver- tise and merchandise all meat products, including beef, there is a likelihood that those farmers who. V, ‘ stick to the good old beef breeds will not do so badly in the end. Already we hear the plaint that there is a shortage of good foundation stocks, and that in a few years we will see a serious beef cattle problem in this country. But the breeders and growers of the strictly beet breeds are by no means the only ones interested in the campaign for greater meat consump- tion in this country. "Some of the dairy breeds, and particularly the Holsteins, are more or less unofficial- ly studying the best way to market the surplus bull crop. In the read- justment which is now going on in the purebred dairy cattle ma1ket, good prices are being secured mainly by the bulls of satisfactory production 83?: a Fortune for the Breeder of Good Stock -done. ,ing of steers. In the experiment men- F reehoff was the cottonseed meal, as the other feeds are native to the states in which the bulk of steer feeding is i’ Tne expeiiment proves conclusively . f that in dairy states, where those well - " known dairy feeds, corn silage and leguminous forages, are native, that the feeds are right at hand for feed— tioned the steers were bought at the St. Paul stockyards. While the busi- ness of buying and fattening feeders has had its ups and downs lately, par- ticularly downs, the Wisconsin experi- ment shows conditions have again im- proved so that the undertaking is theoretically sound. The average farmer will not care to speculate, however, in the business of buying feeders and then fattening them. It is a business which requires not only trained skill in feeding, but also an almost uncanny ability to fore- tell the market. Most of the beef of A Group of Hereford Heifers on the Hereford Farm of T. F. B. Sotham 81. St. Clair. The buyer was familiar with the reputation of this Ford Sons, at records and good individuality. The just “common” bull calf, even with a good pedigree, is a drug upon the market in some sections of the coun— try. I make this statement without try— ing to reflect upon the prosperity or , the future of the dairy cattle breeding ' business. In the nature of things dairy cattle are bound to continue to be our dominant livestock, and the business of breeding purebred dairy animals is going to Continue to be‘ prefitable to those farmers who have thoroughly mastered the business. But‘those lovers of good cattle who do' not necessarily like the daily grind of milking can continue in the hope that the profitable production of beef is also assured for the future. To come back to the surplus dairy bulls: a series of experiments is be- ing tried out, and they have continued to the stage where their success is assured, to determine the value of the dairy steer. Therefore, even the dai1y farmer can embark to a slight extent in the beef business, and the i'a1mer living in a dairy community might even secure enough grade dairy steers to justify feeding operations on an extended scale. But the man who likes beef cattle for what they are, and who is not in- terested in the dual purpose proposi- tion suggested by the dairy steer, can find hopein the many experiments in feeding which are now being conduc- ted at leading experiment stations. One of the most successful of these expeiiments was completed at Wis- consin in the spring of 1923, and had for its object the dete1m1nation of the value of alfalfa and clover hays in the fattening of beef cattle. ,Two lots. of- grade Herefords, of. 10 head each, were secured» at an aver- age weight of about 1,050 pounds each. One lot was fed upon ear corn, cottonseed meal, corn silage, and clover hay; the other lot received al- . falta hay in place 'of the clover. It as found‘ that both lots of steers ,d a handsome profit but that the purebred cows from; 11113 beginning, “Oil Pumping” in Ireton, Iowa 0/4 Ford experience which supplies its own moral A farmer living near Ireton, Iowa, had a Ford engine which continually “pumped oil.” H could seldom drive three miles without cleaning one or two spark plugs. He traded in the car. the future is going to be bred and engine as an “oil pumper.” But he felt convinced that incor- raised on the farm where the steers rect lubrication might be the cause. So he drained of? the are fattened. old oil and refilled with Gargoyle h'lobiloil “E.” With the existing scarcity of de— . pendable farm help the farmer who is Then he drove to Hawardcn, Iowa, and back—a distance thinking of getting into the beef bUSi- of 20 miles. No spark plug trouble. Next he drove to Sioux , ' ness had better study his farm care— . . . h . . fullyfirst. It should not only have City and back—an additional /6 miles. Stlll no spark plug plenty of good, reliable pasture, but trouble. Next he drove to Rock Valley, Iowa, and back—— there should be enough good land SO 0 miles more. And still the Siark lu s ark that silage, ear corn, and other feeds 4 I P gs P ed without can be raised in abundance. a miss. The first necessity 15:10 1135137; herd If you have had difficulty with ”oil pumping” in your 0f ‘COWS 0f some kind- Highly bred Ford engine try Gargoyle Mobiloil “ E ” before you blame dairy cows are not the most satisfac- h . l d' . tory, and it seems like an economic " mec amca con ltlons. _ , waSte t0 teal“ down With a beef bull Gargoyle Mobiloil “E” provides a thorough piston ring what it took years to build up with a . ' , . ., . . fl ,, dairy bull 0,. vice versa The average seal 111 your FUN eng1ne.(1argoyle Mob1101l E has a native cow, which is sort of a cross body and character which holds up even under the severest between the beef and dairy types, heat conditions nicks well with a beef bull. , .1 ' ‘ (l ” Needless to say, it is foolish to try When changmg to Gargoyle Mob1101l E do not flush and raise beef calves without a pure- the engine with kerosene. A part of the kerosene Will bred bull of one of. the recognized ' ' 1 ' - - - r mam 1n the r a1 r . - » beef breeds. This bun need not cost 6 . . ‘ Sp. sh t oughs'and tend to 1mpa1r the lubn g, a mint of money, though he should catmg qualities 0f the new 011 be of such individuality that there is r warrant to believe that his calves l) ain of? the old oil after the engine has been running would ,feed out profitably. and 18 hot. . ‘ In order that the best kind of a . In the differential of your Ford use Gargoyle Mobiloil herd may eventually be bu11t up, the "CC”OI‘ MObilubricant as specified by bestheifer calves should be retained each year to take the place of any barren or shy breeding cows. All the Chart of Recommendations. other, calves preduced may be sold — o . either as weanling calves at Six to 1 TTaCtOT Lubrication eight month 0f age, as StOCkerS or The correct engine lubricant for the .feeders at one to two years, or fin- . FORDSON TRACTOR is Gargoyle ished as baby beeves at 16 to 20 Mobiloil "BB” in Summer and Gar- months. On most farms in a, high goyle Mob1101l “A”1n winter. The cor- state of cultivation, where consider- rect 011 for all other tractors 1s specified able quantities of feed are raised, it ._m our Cha’t’ Aim for“ at your dealers is a good plan to stock heavily with ' _ I breeding cows, and feed outand fin- Address our nearestbranch: ish the calves to baby beef age. New York Boston . Chicago .1 _ (M‘O) Det Plb There is a healthy demand for pure- fhé‘li'cielflii‘a gemrrggpolla " $35821? iiy.Mo- , n bred beet bulls, and the farmer who 1411:2333“ await?" . 7011131501112 City likes the problems presented by the 3113310 breeding business, can make a good . and highly pleasant living in breeding purebreds for the market. . It is not necessary to stock up entirely "with gatinfled on page 249) i:- ' .- gillbiggv ‘1 ‘- “‘7 ,1 1“ ii», \4 $ if k!» s e s \ Fig 7 Q ‘ $1 is 9 § "\ s .\ § 1\ ‘§—\.§ § \‘1 \ « \x F \ 1 \' l \ ck . § . l § ~ \\ Kellys give good service in a hard iob NIr. H. H. Tanner is a R. F. D. mail carrier in Milledgeville, Georgia. He drives his car over all kinds of roads and in all kinds of weather. He puts his tires to the severest sort of test. Here is what he savs about Kellys: “I hale used practically every standard tire in my ‘ twelve \cars of auto driving 1n the R. F. D. mail" service and my conclusion 18 that there 15 no tire made that will give the service and satisfaction that the Kelly- Springfield will, so when I bought my new superior Chevrolet, eight weeks ago, I told the dealer that I wanted him to change the tires for me so I could kc ep smiling “ith Kellys’. “Kellys are the best tires in the world for the rough— est service in the world because “e hit all the rough spots going to thc roadside mail boxes and then the eXCessi1 e stopping and starting is hard on tires.” Every Iarmer knows the hard usage which tires receive on a R. F. D. mail carrier’s car. That is why we have printed this letter here. If Kellys can give satisfaction for this work, they will give satisfaction anywhere. It costs no more to buy 11. Kelly 1 l rates or reform in methods. , GRANGE LEADER GIVES ADVICE less than five per cent in the "year t 0N CREDiT- 1921; less than ten per cent in “1922, ' . and that it will not exceed thirty to OMMENTING upon the new inter- forty DBr cent in 1923. mediate credit act, Dr. S. C. Atke- The matter of renewal will become son, Washington representative of the urgent within five years. It is Mr. grange, says it makes available to G'enung’s Opinion that a minimum of farmers an additional means of credit from $100 to $200 per farm will be at lower interest rates and with better expended on the average annually dur- terms of payment, with the result that ing the next ten years in renewal and extensive use will be made of it. It maintenance of basis production equin- will be an advantage or a disadvan- ment. Assuming that there are 6,000,- tage to the farmer just in proportion 000 active farmers, this represents in as he makes ,Wise and profitable use ten years a total sum’ of from $6,000,- lotk this additional credit. It provides 000,000 to $12,000,000,000. This is con- 1an easy means for the farmer to go sidered a very conservative estimate. i into debt, but what he needs most at It is only getting back to normal ex- lthis 'time are conditions which will penditures in dollars, making no al- l enable him to get out of debt. lowance for the changed price level. l It is the opinion of Dr. Atkeson that [the agricultural situation will be ad- THE OUTLOOK FOR FARMING IM- i justed to meet changing conditions by PROVES. lthe falmels themselves without any llflegald t0 the flOOd 0f adVlce that is HE agricultural situation iS im- lbeing handed Ollt to them by many proving and economic conditions 1 thousands of pi otess1onal and amateur throughout tlle falming districts ale , adl 15815 viewed as more hopeful than £01 some . ”—_—“— time past by the presidents of the PARCEL POST SHOWS BIG twelve federal lanu banks who re- GROWTH- cently held a conference with the fed- ' eral farm loan board. HE parcel post has made a re- gUpon his return from a trip through 1 markable growth since it was put the middle west, Edward H. Cunning- linto operation ten years ago. Since ham, the farmel member of the fed I Janualy 1,1913, the American people e1al 1ese11e boald, reports a better lilave spent m01e than $1, 000, 000, 000 outlook £01 farmers. He finds that :10] this tom] of tl'HanspOItation In farmels have ample credit facilities, 131921, 1,071,000,000 packages weighing and with the exception of those who 1 from a few ounces to seventy pounds ran heavily into debt in buying high- iwere shipped through the mails as priced lands during the war time lparcel post. Back in 1913, 417,000,000 boom, there is little complaining east packages were shipped by mail. of the wheat belt. E Postmaster-General New is making ———-—————~—— lsome significant inquiries into the effi- HAY PRiCES MOVE UP. Iciency and economy of the parcel ~—— post which may result in a revision of S HARP advances in hay prices dur- . ing August is also encouraging to The parcel DOSt was first agitated farmers who grow hay for the market. :by the farm organizations and was The average price of No 1 timothy at promoted by the falm papers ADY‘ the plincipal markets advanced from thing that has to do with the system $32 25 p91 ton at the beginning of the 1lfcli’ft’cting its effic1ency 01” COSt t0 the month to about $26.25 during the thild patrons Will undoubtedly engagei the week of August. During the last week, interest of the farmers and their rep- however, the market weakened be-* resentatives. .1 cause of the freer movement of hay m _ “ and the average price was lowered WILL FOLLOW HARDING-'3 PRO- about seventy-five cents per ton to ' GRAM- $25.50 per ton. At the first of August last year the average price of timothy P RESIDENT COOLIDGE will follow was around $21.50 per ton, but declin- closely the policies of the Harding ed $1.00 during the month to about administration, according to those $20.50 per ton, or $5.00 below the pres- who are in close contact with the cut price level. :W’hite House. The President has al— ready. made known that he stands with WANT LIGHTER HOGS. the late President Harding on prohibi- , tion enforcement and will endeavor to HE export movement of pork, lard secure more effective cooperation be- and meats is larger than for some tween the federal and state authori- time. past, but the packers are not en- ties in enforcing the Volstead law. ‘ tirely satisfied. It is understood that —-——-———~ they are attempting to develop a larg~ ECONOMISTS ARE QUESTIONED er foreign trade, especially in the Brit- ON FARM NEEDS. ish Isles. They have a large supply of ‘ heavy hogs in storage, but the British NQUIRIES are being received by maiket demands hogs weighing around the bureau of agricultural econom- 175 pounds and hogs Of this weight 105 as to how it reached‘the- conclu4 are in strong-demand just now. It is 'sion that from eight to ten billion dol- said that a move is being planned by lars will have to go into the farm one of the big falm organizations to plant for physical equipment within induce the packers to offer a premium the next ten years to maintain the 011 light weight hogs to encourage present standard of agricultural pro- farmers to market their young hogs. duction. , With a probable shortage of corn in Replying to these inquiries A B some sections of the chief hog plo- Genung, of the bureau, says that the ducing states, this is thought to be a statement was based upon a wide ob- wise DOIiCY It Will have a tendency selvation of conditions, trade state- to nievent an over-supply of pork and ments and statistics of farm expendi— Will insure the producers more satis- tures. Surveys and cost investigations factmy prices than if the hogs are in many parts of the country indicate kept and marketed as heavy weights that in pre-wal times the average farm was obliged to spend_ $100 or Do not blankety-blank 'the blank - '_ foregoing materials, more yearly to keep good its produc- hills in your potato fields too severe- ‘ tive equipment, fences,- drains, ma- 13’. for experts inform us that atlpa’St . , chiller-y, etc. Indications are that the one-half of the Yield of these $158186“ ' farmers purchased less than twenty hills is made ‘Tllp by the the "i' per cent of the normal qifmntity of the put of tile ' ’ .1 .- ' - Wit ='~ \ . I ' v.1; : _ 7 M AN” \— ”8,. -Au .2W‘ "‘“““"“ W0 "" .A‘ _—"'“- 4...: ‘J..._.._\ N.” . A. sh , ~\.\__... . ~. . “a—jug _ .w ‘/ ws V m .M. . ../— lap—A -m - .._..- ' athe one‘rutlia backs Gayle ~ ;. lv-O-AFR- '39 , The‘conductor hopped. on the slowly moving first section of. the Michigan Central Flier from Detroit to Mackinaw City. The train gathered momentum and, round- ?ing the corner past the first mile post, vanished, as the Arabs, in the morn-- ing dusk. Snapping as it did, my last connection with regions from which ' all began, it was not strange that I turned from the receding flier with some hesitation to look upon the ob- ject of my trip—Gaylord. “What do you‘ship from here?” I inquired from the station hangers-on. “Milk—didn’t you see it going on - the train?” they exclaimed in' a sort of subdued—importance attitude. “No,” I confessed, “I thought this wasa potato country—perhaps you do County Agent Lytle Looking Over Some New-mown Tlmothy. ship milk, though. A side-line, of courseenothing profitable in it when you have the spuds here.” I directed my statements at them as from one who had mastered all available litera- ture on a tawn in‘ the hopes of paying it a call within a few days. My audi- enCe smiled—they were in sympathy with the camera which I carried, but not with my early morning declara- tions. “At the top 0’ Michigan, 1,300 feet above the established sea level, they ship milk on the Mackinaw-bound Michigan Central Flier. The people are more concerned with-milk‘than they are with the tuber Crop.” Such would have been. my first report to a superior ofliéer, at four o’clock in the morn-ing, had .1 'been rec’onnoitering Gaylord in the interests of Lloyd’s agricultural insurance department or of the‘Digi’Em-F'ast- Potato Extractor. At nine dcloék I"was'loaded with my faithful camera into the back seat of a flivver—there to meditate, I was informed. E. J. Leenhouts and County Agent A. C. Lytle chastised the front 'r‘ifi‘z‘e Se; (selfl‘he' GaodFarmrhf‘Oltségo 7. ' I By B. A Docllc I V sortment of gravelly soil, Sand loam, and clay loam. First-class potato land to be exact, providing it is well han- dled—which means under the compe— tent direction of someone who knows. The potato field of A. J. Townsend was cited by County Agent, Lytle as being one of the best in his territory. The spuds were planted about the middle of June. His potatoes showed the top-most promise, andvif sufficient care is taken in the selection of show stock, it is possible that his tubers ‘ will go a long way towards bringing the 1924 Potato Show back to Gaylord. At Johannesburg we started through a district which bids fair to surpass other land in Otsego county for potato raising. The town of Johannesburg is facing a predicament. _ Lumbering made the town. It brought recogni— tion to the surrounding territory. But _ now, strange to relate, the sages pre— dict the finish of the local lumbering industry. The Michigan Central Rail- road, sitting on its haunches like a giant cat watching a mouse, is greatly concerned with the sages’ prediction! They have a railroad branch line into the town. It has paid its way, so far, because of the lumbering industry. But modern efficiency will not allow a‘tramp line to operate for long: Is it possible that Johannesburg will have to substitute a different freight to appease the feline—when the lum- ber goes? Will the village have to develop land and raise produce, and thus, by providing sufficient tonnage, retain the railroad branch line? Yes, Mr. Anti-Developer,‘there is a proba- bility of Johannesburg being forced into a land development—just to main- tain the railroad—~to retain its claim to an existence! ' Three farmers whom we visited in the new cut-over territory were mak- ing a particular success'of their agri- cultural venture. Henry Wiegandt was raising excellent barley, wheat, millet, oats, potatoes, and rye on a six-crop farm. Talk about being able to rotate crops! One could get dizzy, readily, planning which was which and what was what on the Wiegandt farm. Sam Hagadorn' was engaged in the process of raising a new crop; that is, new in Otsego county. He boasted a herd of Guernseys, and a Michigan Central pure-bred sire, loaned for the purpose of playing Papa, ambled joy— ously“ between stumps and through underbrush in his new home. Cut-over land is proving profitable, said Mr. Hagadorn. R. C. Campbell, of Hetherton, had a field of tubers which made the best Mark Demarest’s. Shorthorns Having their Pictures “Took.” pew." In 'such an arrangement there was” harmony and accordance—primary ily because we were out after informa- 1 tion on Otsego county and. not motour— ' ing. (spelled with a “u").’ , ‘ ‘Eaiit'th Gaylord, over a gravel road of _'proclaimed' excellence, we beheld the: beginning of the EaSt-Gaylord po- tato» country. This ‘tuber ecuntry is “rd in susten- “the’, 'Top_0' n or . impression with the camera. He has three certified strains of potatoes in his fields; ‘Mark Demarest has deviated from spud raising. He has a herd of tabu- lated Shorthorns to 'back. his, claim that the county is a coming live stock territoiy. He has faith in tubers, but, to be different, he raises cattle in- stead. “The salvation of the county,” declared County Agent Lytle, pointing to the cattle. . (Continued on page 245). , . ,i How lead serves in your home ° EAD has never been prized for its beauty, as have gold and silver and other precious metals. 'With a reputation as one of the baser metals, lead has had few admirers. Yet lead today, because of the many services it renders, is to be found in homes every- where. . In the bathroom Lead is an important ingre- dient in making the glossy white enamel that covers the iron tub and basin and the glazed tile walls in your bath- room. _ The lead oxides, either litharge or red- lead, are mixed with sev: eral other materials and melted. This makes a molten glass which changes into fine white granules when plunged into cold water. A mixture of these granules and water is spread on the iron body of tub and basin and the casting is fired at , high temperature. When cooled it ' presents the beautiful hard enamel surface with which we are familiar. 0n the dining-room table In practically the same way as lead enamel is put on the bath-tub, the potter uses white-lead, litharge, or red-lead to help produce the smooth, hard glaze on the fine china plates, cups, and saucers you have on your dining-room table. Lead is in every room Electric light bulbs throughout your house are made of fine lead glass. The hard rubber of your comb contains lead. On your desk may be collapsible glue tubes made of lead alloy. If your table lamp has a shade of ornamental glass, the bits of glass are held together by lead-tin solder. Lead is in the hard rubber stem of your pipe. Your tobacco and. Fourth Ave.: Philadelphia, John St: St. Louis, 722 Chestnut 81.; San Francisco. 45 your tea are often contained in heavy lead-tin foil to keep them. There is lead in the hard rubber case of your fountain pen. Lead on the walls All of these uses of lead are in- teresting and important. But do not forget that its most important use is as paint. In this form it is used on inside walls and woodwork, and also on the outside. Professional painters use a mix~ , ture of pure white-lead and linseed oil or flatting oil to save the sur— faces they cover. Property owners everywhere are being rapidly, con- verted to the necessity of protect- ing their houses with paint. The phrase, “Save the surface and you save all,” is recognized as a truth. Use durable lead, in the form of white-lead, as your surface-saver. Look for the Dutch Bay National Lead Company makes whitelead of the highest quality and sells it, mixed with pure linseed oil, under the name and trade- mark of Dutch BoyWhite-Lead. The figure of the Dutch Boy is re- produced on every keg of white-lead and is a guarantee of exception purity. ‘ Dutch Boy products also include red-lead, linseed oil, flatting oil, babbitt metals, and solder. Among other products manufac- tured by National Lead Company are lead pipe, printers’ metals, traps and bends, bakelite products, con- densite products, fuse wire, ~U2“: Cartridges and US Shot Shells. More about lead If you use lead, or think you might use it in any form, write to ' , us for specific information. ‘ ' NATIONAL LEAD COMPANY; New York, 111 Broodwey: Boston, 131 State St: Bulfelo. 1160“ Chicago. 900 Well 18th 82.. Cincinnati, 659 West Superior Ave., Pitt-burgh, National Lead & Freeman-Ava: '1‘. Lewis a Bros". ‘.:;‘,4 I . V "‘7’ . ‘. - , Fair rates and good service This country has enjoyed railroad transporta- tion on practically a cheaper basis than any other civilized country—Report of the Con- gressional Joint Commission on Agriculture. Shippers of farm products on the New York Central Lines know from experience that the quality of railroad service is of greater importance than the price. Inadequate, inefficient freight service is dear at any price. Rates that leave no margin of earnings on railroad invest- ment dry up the sources of new capital, without which the carriers cannot provide the new equipment and facilities their shippers must have. ‘ This necessary margin of receipts above expenditures, so vital to the life of the railroads, is a small fraction of rail- road rates. In 1922 the railroads earned the largest net in- come in five years, a return of 4.14% on their property investment. But a reduction of 16% in the rates charged in 1922 would have taken all this net. The Congressional Joint Commission of Agricultural Inquiry estimated that the average proportion of freight rates to the value of goods carried was 6%. If this were reduced to 5%, a reduction so small that the consuming public would detect no difference in living costs, most of our railroads would starve. Living rates for the railroads—insuring healthy growth of railroad facilities—are vital to agricultural prosperity. ‘lue’ Gm: ”en-e end III-(nu IVA.» Seal: Set-wed (shunt Le Given to ubl’llhl‘ e. : otter: CONTROLLING PLANTAIN.-. I have‘ a field that is spotted with plantain, and the, spots are getting larger, in spite of twelve years of al- falfa out three times .a year, followed by a rotation of corn, oats, wheat and clover. It started from top-dressing wheat land with scrapings from the barnyard, a place that is generally in- fested with plantain. Would sheep be any help to check it?——F. L. H. There are a number of different kinds of plantain, some more difficult to eradicate than others. If the patch is a very small one, would suggest removing the plants with a spud. If the patch has spread until it‘ is of con- siderable size, would suggest plowing and cultivating until the plants are eradicated. None of the plants should be allowed to go to seed, and as many of the underground portions of the plants. as possible should be removed. Sheep would not likely be of much value in eradicating plantain. ‘ TIMOTHY VS. CLOVER AND ALFALFA. Which is better to feed cattle, clo- ver, timothy, or alfalfa? Which pro- duces the most milk, and keeps the cattle in best condition? Which is the best for the farmer to grow?— Mrs. J. . Alfalfa is best, clover comes next, and timothy is the poorest crop of the three to be grown as food for live stock. It would take a long article to fully explain the reason. Sufiice it to say that alfalfa contains 11.7 per cent of digestible crude protein, clover only 7.1 per cent, and timothy only 2.8 per cent. Timothy has not a sufficient per cent of protein for milch cows, growing young animals or horses at work. Of course, this is not saying that timothy should never be grown or that clover should not be grown in place of alfalfa many times, but on general principles alfalfa and clover ‘should be the main'dependence for AND THE NEW YORK CENTRAL AND SUBSIDIARY LINES General Offices—466 Lexington Ave., New York NEW YORKfiENTRAL LINES :“rlézi‘fzfé’;midst... a beneficial effect upon the soil. Their Boston cum-MICHIGAN CENTRAL—mo roua~mrrsnuncn 91mm. 1 extenSive ”’0‘ develovment and the ‘ large amount of crop residue and late [fall growth improve the physical con- :3 dition of the soil, and besides, they, as ‘well as all legumes,.have the power [of using the free nitrogen of the at- Write Your Advertisement Here MaiITo ‘- THE MICHIGAN F AIRMER 1632 Lafayette Boulevard Detroit, Mich. Rate: 8 cent: a word on single insertion; 6 cents e word if ordered 4 or more consec- utive inuee. Count initial or abreviatione as words USE THIS FORM---IT SAVES DELAY Your Name Route State NOTE: Count every word in the above spaces except printed word: in heavy type FIL‘L THIS, PLEASE Your Count of Ad ............................ Word: Town No. Time: to Run ............ Clnaeiflmtion .................................... 1 Q . Mount Enclaeod ....................................... fmosphere, whereas with other plants this all important plant food must be ‘ supplied from outside sources. SOIL FOR GRAPE GROWING. Will you kindly let me know if clay soil would be adapted to grape cul- iture?—-E. S. . ' Grapes usually “do best on a deep ' sandy or gravelly loam. Some vine- fyards are profitable on very light .sandy soils, but the vines are likely to be lacking in vigor and productive- ‘ness. Heavy clammy clays are not suitable for grape growing, but good Tvineyards are grown on gravelly or ' Lstony clays, providing they are well‘ , drained and well supplied with humus or decomposing vegetable matter. A 3soil which is warm, well drained, rea- sonably fertile, and easy to work, is most desirable for grape growing.— R. E. Loree. ' l PRIVATE FISHERY. I I bought forty acres in which is a small lake. Lake is surrounded by my :land except a few square feet which ‘ extend to neighboring side. There are !no inlets or outlets to lake and no :open roads leading to lake. Land, in- cluding lake, is all fenced. I bought :the water as well as the land and ; therefore pay taxes on it. At‘ the time :of my purchasing, there were no fish ’in the lake. Four years ago I receiv- ied some bass from the state hatchery iwhich I put in the lake and have thus. I far cared for them and had no idea of fishing them yet. But one morning [our agricultural agent and county. see- .from badly smutted fields. the proper rotation and plant seed ' \ retary took their sacks full of fish from the lake. right to fish from my lake?—:K. S. .. In a similar lead ng case in this state the court said: or pond on Which the alleged trespass was committed was almost entirely enclosed within the lines of the plain- tiff’s farm. Whatever question might arise respecting the right to exclusive fisheries in larger bodies of water;the right of the land-owner to the exclu— sive control of small bodies thus sit- uated would seem‘clear. It has always been customary, however, to permit the public to take fish in all the small lakes and ponds of the state, and in the absence of any notification to the contrary, we think anyone may un- derstand that he is licensed to do so. No such notification appears in this case, and we therefore hold that the defendant is not a trespasser in pass- ing upon the plaintiff’s land with the intent to take fish, having no knowl- edge that objection existed to his do- ing so.”~—Rood. RIGHTS OF HUSBAND I'N WIFE’S LAND. My husband and I bought a tract of land from his sister. Sister signed off, but her husband did not. Husband had no interest in the land; it belong- ed entirely to his wife. We sold the land to another party and then bought it back. If husband dies, can his sis- ter cause any trouble by law? Can she come in for a share because her husband did not sign off?——M. D. The husband has no rights in his wife’s land before her death, and his signature upon her deed is not neces« Have outsiders any ' “The small lake, , . sary, nor could he afterwards claim it . as heirif she sold it during her life time—Rood. ‘ INSURANCE. I hold a mortgage on B.’s farm for $4,000. The mortgage says nothing about fire insurance. If the buildings burn, can I collect insurance, or will it be paid to B?——-C. K. < The person entitled to the insur- ance is determined by the provisions of the policy. Both the mortgagor and the mortgagee have an insurable interest. Though the insurance were paid or payable to the mortgagor, he would still be liable on the debt.— Rood. DRIVING CATTLE ON HIGHIWAY. Can a farmer drive his ca\ttle along the township road? Who pays for the township road and its repairs? At what speed is a car allowed to travel? ‘ Can the driver of an auto be sued for . killing a farmer’s cattle? And where The use of the highway for driving cattle is a rightful use. The driver of the car running into the cattle while being so driven is liable for the in- juries he inflicts.——Rood. CORN SM UT. 'Can you tell me what causes smut on corn?~——A. J. Y Corn smut is a fungous disease, the spores of which“ are carried over in the soil. Usually it appears to the greatest extent where corn follows corn on the same field for two or more ' years. When corn is grown in the or- dinary rotation and comes on the land every three or four years, corn smut seldom does much injury. ~ It is not advisable, to plant seed The only effective remedy is to grow corn in from clean fields—J. F. Cox. ‘ — nor. E. c. FOREMAN, head 013"” ' a mustJfarmers apply for a speed cop?_ , man-Idealist:- ”émarhaaaeeéanae turn gm IHHHQHO.0£9 H49: medal-(nanny aural-flan I 'T-or each other Both were g-rOW‘n on ' the same piece of worn6ut clay loam. ' phate—at the rate of 500 pounds per acre. The wheat was drilled in corn stubble and later dragged over once. The part of the field which got the acid phosphate grew wheat nearly. filled with plump kernels; the other part ofthe m grew (wheat- about fourteen inches tall and with very short heads. The first stoole‘d thickly, , acre cut twenty-five big shocks which 1' would easily average a bushel each, i the other two acres cut twenty-one" ‘ shocks which would not ' average much over a half bushel to the shock. The seeding on ,the fertilized piece is thick and the timothy was nearly- as tall as the wheat; the seeding on the rest of the piece will not pay to leave. ——L. B. R. FARM BUBEAU~ LOCAL MADE STOCK COMPANY. g HE Farm Bureau local at Oneke— " ' ma, will hereafter ’be operated as a cooperative stock company. It will be financed by the collateral notes of the farmers in that vicinity. ‘ The; Onekema Farm Bureau Local ‘ is one of the strongest in the state. . For some time it.has distributed the' Onek-a-mich brand of farm production" which has already established quite a . reputation for itself. Most of the pro— , - ducts are fruit, as Onekema is a fruit and berry center. ». This association has had consider- able success in advertising its brand. It has made good use of labels and newspaper advertisements; During the recent raspberry harvest, the Onek-a—mich' brand of raspberries were being snapped up on the 'Mil- waukee market in preference to the ordinary berries that had a premium price. WHERE REAL SPUDS GROW.‘ (Continued from page 243).“ On to Valentine Mank0wski’s farm“; ' ‘ ——where modern methods have taken; _ ~ root—where science is welcomed with open arms to help solve its problems.' Here one finds potatoes and dairy cat- tie, the future Special Otsego COunty Mixture.’ Mankowski was the father of the (county agent movement in Otsego county. It is said that he labored in the interests of obtaining an agent because he recognized that he needed ' the services of a trained agriculturist, and needed them badly. He had trav- eled from Pennsylvania back in 1904 with a total of $900 on his peison. Today he is assessed for an amount which equals $1,000 -. for every year that hehasspent in Michigan. Man- . kowski' and 'Lytle are pals. They have benefited individually from their C methods and thinks modern methods. Part or the field received acid phos- ‘ four feet tall With heads very long and» . the latter sent up but one stalk. One" _ friendship. Mankowski uses modern ‘ learned how to apply such r ‘ "/1711" r: . .' a ~T-a- @le/ . ., L ,3 ’1’ lug—é - --~ ~ lgi ).— FL‘IN We Serv Geographical isolation makes the Railroads of Michigan a transportation system like that of no other state. Most of our traffic either originates or ends 111 Michigan. Bridge the Great Lakes with car—ferries and tunnel under the mighty connecting rivers, though we may, such accomplishments merely better our service to you; we are Michigan Railroads more than trans continental traffic lines. Our train schedules are for VMichigan, not for New York and San Francisco. To a degree greater than any other state, Michigan’s welfare, and the welfare of her Railroads, are there- fore one and inseparable. You cannot fall back on trans—continental lines for emergency help; we must always rely on you for our chief support. We can prosper only together. Because of this mutual dependence, the twentya four Railroads operating in Michigan have formed this Association with the purpose of strength— ening the relations of the Railroads with the People of the State, by providing you with a clearing heuse for the exchange of ideas, relative to the transpor— tation prOblems so vital to the prosperity of our Peninsular State. ' We invite your suggestions toward bringing about a better understanding and closer cooperation be- tween the Public and the Railroads. Communicate with this Association. Ann Arbor Railroad . . . . . . E. F. Blomeyer, Vice Pres. 5; Gen. Mgr. Boyne City, Gaylord & Aipcna R. R. . . . . . . L. H. White, Gen. Mgr. Chicago 85 Northwestern R. R. . . . . . . . . F. Walters. Gen. Mgr. Cleveland Cincinnati, Chicago &5 St. Louis R. R. . . . E. M. Costin, Gen. Mgr. Cincinnati Northern R. R. . . .‘ . . . . . . J. V. Kennedy, Gen. Supt. Copper Range R. R. . . . . . . . . . . G. H. Wcscott, Gen. Mgr. ‘ 1 Detroit 811 Mackinac R. R. . . . . H. K. McHarg, Jr., Vice Pres. 8; Gen. Mgr. 3312:: 1320:1112; Isabel? & Atlantic R .R' .. . . . . A. E. Wallace, Gen. Mgr. DCtl'Oit. Bay City 55 Western R R . . . A. C. McDannel, Gen. Mgr. for Receivers Detroit as Toledo Shore Line . . . . . . . . . . . J. P. Main, Gen. Mgr. . Escanaba 85 Lake Superior Ry. . . , u . . V. . . . . C. W. Katee, Gen. Mgr. _ I‘Eost Jordan &: Southern Ry. ‘ . . . . . . W. P. Porter. Pres. 8; Gen. Mgr. , (it-and Trunk Western Line's. . ' . . - . . . - H. E. Whittcnbcrgcr, Gen. Mgr. Kala-113200, Lake Share a Chicago Ry. '. . '.‘ . H. D. Swayze, Pres. & Gen. Mgr. R Lake Superior &Ishpeming Ry. & ~ . . . Munising, Marguettc & Southeastern Ry. ' '. H' ‘ Hams, Vice Pres. 8‘ Gen. Mgr. A. Manistiquc 8: Lake Superior Ry. ‘ ‘ . . . . . . B. A. Craver, Gen. Mgr. " rManisteefis North Eastern Ry. . . . .1 8.3. Scott, AsSt. to Gen. Mgr. for Receivers ‘. - Michigan CentralR. R. . . .. . . o . . . . Henry Shearer, Gen Mgr. New York CentralR. R. . . . . . .. . . . .‘ A. S. Ingalls, Gen. Mgr. Pei-c Marquette Ry. . . ’ . . . . . . . F. H. Alfred, Pres. 8;. Gen. Mgr. ‘ ’7 ' Pennsylvania Railroad System . .I , .' C . ‘ .5 'T. A. Roberts, Supt. 85 Gen. Agent Wabash Railway _ . ,. . . . . . . S. E. Cotter, ViccPres. ercn. Mgr. Michigan Railroad Association ‘ ' L Railway has...“ 1314‘, Detroit ichigan" ./ \n W” .' m ' HILE direct marketing is con- fined to a rather narrow list of farm products the various chan- nels and methods of gettinglhese products to consumers is well illus- trated in the following letters from readers of this journal. The writers of these letters were awarded the prizes for this week. USES PARCEL POST. ‘N 7 E sell all our eggs and many of our surplus cockerels and hens in Detroit, using the parcel post for - transportation. We use all the small, or badly soiled eggs ourselves, and send out sterile, well selected eggs that are absolutely fresh. The families that get our produce are always so Well pleased that they often recommend it to their friends. and we have a constantly increasing W/zy I Keep a Tractor EXT week the readers of the Michigan Farmer would like to know your reasons for continuing to use a tractor. You just write a brief statement in a letter to me, The Handy Man, Michigan Farmer, Detroit, tell— ing why you are using this type of power upon your farm. From the letters sent in, the five best will be selected for publication and each of the writers of these will receive a high-class razor and five blades. Take pains to have your letter in the mail on or before September 19, and . don’t forget to give your own ’ address. ms 't- nuts . 2 Direct Selling Gets Results demand for eggs that we cannot fully supply, at prices that net us about five cents per dozen more than we could get in any other way. \Ve use folding crates, six and twelve dozen sizes, and take pains to see that they tare padded so that when the covers are put on they are perfectly solid. Then the contents will not rattle, and we have not had a single report of breakage this season.———W. C. McPhee. SELLS AT THE DOOR. W E find that by making our cream into first-class dairy butter we can sell all we can make, and more, .direct to the consumer from our own 'door and get more per pound than they pay for creamery butter. People come from the city sixteen miles away to get it; also, tourists and people passing are eager to buy dairy butter, milk, fresh eggs, berries, etc. A little sign in front of the house, fresh pro- duce, honest weights and measure, and the trick is turned—G. T. Jamei- son. FINDS TRUCK INDISPENSIBLE. . Q FOR the past twenty years I have been making a trip each week to Toledo, where I have established a regular route, with dependable cus- tomers for butter, eggs, buttermilk, cottage cheese, any surplus vegeta- bles, fruits, etc., we may have, dressed . chickens, inpfact, anything in the line of “eats" that can be handled direct to consumer. We aim to have everything wesell st1 ictly first-class—considerably better . than the gener 1 run, and have a reg ular day to del er it. People are will- ing to pay a good price for the kind of produce I handle, and depend on me to supply them. I find that this direct .marketing venture is the most profitable line of my farming at pres- ent, even though it is only a side line. ———Albert Van Vorce. SUPPLIES RESORTERS SUMMER AND WINTER. FOR several years my wife and I have taken our eggs and poultry, (feathers picked off), berries, fruit, sweet corn, potatoes, etc., to the sum- \ STUDY THE ASHLAND PLAN. SCANABA has developed a large manufacturing industry based largely on forest products; but the chamber of commerce of that city foresees a time when this industry must disappear because of the failing timber supply. It has turned to agri- culture to replace this manufacturing industry as a source of the city’s wealth, and recently sent a committee of business men and farmers to Ash'- land, “'isconsin, to study the so—called “Ashland Plan” for the cooperation of business men and farmers in develop- ing the dairy industry. Since the re- turn of the committee, a series of meetings has been held throughout Delta county to lay the results of the investigation before the farmers of the county. Essential features of the plan are the elimination of scrubs that do not pay for their keep and the en- dorsement of dairy paper by business men and the ultimate financing of the introduction of improved stock by the local bankers. HAVE BUSY YEAR. HE Ontonagon Valley Farmers’ Association recently completed its first year of existence. The accom- plishments of the association thus far include a cooperative shipment of cat- tle to South St. Paul, thereby avoid— ing the necessity of unloading in tra'n- sit; promoting the testing of the herds of the county for tuberculosis; secur— ing the erection of an elevator at Ewen; securing a reduction of the 10- cal freight rate on hay; establishment of a cow-testing associ- ation in southern Ontonagon county; promoting the growth of a single standard variety of field peas—the Scotch Green—in the county. Over eight thousand. pounds of seed was imported from “'isconsin on an agree- ment to restore two bushels for one received. The association intervened with the county board of supervisors in behalf of more conservative tax as- sessments, urging that land being cleared should not have its assess- ment immediately increased, thus dis- couraging the new settler from land- clearing, but that the law exempting new settlers from taxes for five years he used very conservatively if used at all. DEVELOPING ‘BETTER STOCK AND cnops. 7. COW-TESTING association of twenty-two members, and averag- ing twelve cows to the herd, has been organized in Delta county, according to Mr. E. G. Amos, assistant state leader of County agents. Schoolcraft county has reorganized a breeders as? LEVERLAN I promoting the . .’ Our merchandise is always fresh and in the best condition. ‘Our con- veyance is a flivver. We make ac- quaintances with persons living in citr. ies to whom we ship through the win— ter. In this way we always find some change in our pockets—R. P. Hoad- :ley, Three Oaks, Mich. ADVERTISES IN LOCAL PAPERS. W E have had and are now having splendid success in selling things direct to the consumer, by running small'liners in three of the local pa- pers. We place the ads. some time. before we actually expect to sell, and let, them run several weeks and usu- ally haVe everything sold on time, and- seldom fail to move anything we at- tempt to sell in this way.——C. C. De~ Witt. ' FR UM sociation with five pure—bred bulls in the association. Pure-bred horses fea: tured the Gogebic county fair this year, while pure-bred poultry will be emphasized at the Copper Country. Fair, and pure-bred sheep at the Chip- pewa County Fair. A potato tour un- der, the auspices of the extension de- partment of the Michigan Agricultural College, has been held in Dickinson, Delta and Menominee counties, with talks and demonstrations by Mr. J. W. Weston, potato expert at the college. GAVE A GOOD ACCOUNT. A RTHUR NYLUND, of Erwin town- ship, Gogebic county, won the prize calf at the recent encampment of boys’ and girls’ club members at the Chatham round-up. The calf is designated, “Chatham Fobes Long- field, a nine-months’ old pure-bred, reg- iste1 ed Holstein heifer The boy scor- ed highest in the dairy judging con- test and was a member of the Gogebic county team which scm ed the second highest number of points in the gen- eral live stock judging contest. Ny- lund is now enjoying a free trip to the Michigan State Fair at Detroit as a- recognition of his success. Although many miles distant from Chatham, Gogebic county sent seventy-five boys and girls to the round-up and thereby exceeded the attendance from any other county. CROP CONDITIONS IN CLOVER- LAND. HE last report on crops in Michi- gan issued by the State Depart- ment of Agriculture, shows an average yield of‘winter wheat for the Upper Peninsula of seventeen bushels per acre, with Baraga county topping the list of counties with a yield of thirty bushels per acre.- The rye yield was nineteen bushels per acre, with Houghton ranking highest with twen< ty-nine bushels. The condition of corn in Augustwas eighty-eight per cent, with Dickinson showing a 100 per cent condition. The condition of oats was eighty-nine per cent, with Marquette running to 103 per cent. The condi- tion of barley was eighty-seven per cent; of potatoes, eighty-six per cent; of apples, eighty-eight per cent; of tame hay, eighty per cent; of pasture, eighty per cent; of beans, ninety-nine 'per cent; of sugar beets, ninety-five per cent. GET BETTER IDEA OF HOME COUNTY. HE second annual farmers’ tour of . Dickinson county took place in August. A yeaiaago there were forty- five autdmobiles, in this tour; this year . the number of cai-s was serentyst'vmu cage pric- on vegetables. the; cases ”61 roadside signs. A noon-day luncheon was held at the'beautiful home o’f'Mr. Swan Peter; son near Foster City, where the prin-’ eipal speaker of the day was Mr; C'. L. Brody, of the Michigan State Farm Bureau. A potato demonstration 'was held at one point of the route under 'the direction of Mr. J. W. Weston, of the Michigan Agricultural College. There was also an address on the advantages of pure-bred stock and'the evidence that the lesson is being 'driv- en home has been manifested by the, introduction of twenty-two pure-bred bulls into Dickinson county since Feb- ruary, according to the report of the county agent. HOW ABOUT ALASKA? N especially fine tribute to Pres? ident Harding’s broad-minded un- derstanding of our national conserva- tion needs and his wise public-spirited policy for the development of our re- sources is given by Secretary of Agri- culture Wallace in his comments on the late President’s last public ap- pearance before a group of his fellow Citizens, when he spoke on Alaska. “The speech on Alaska will go down in history as one of the great- est of President Harding’s public ut- terances,” said Mr. Wallace. “While dealing especially with Alaska mat- ters there will be found in it certain fundamental principles which apply everywhere and which, had he lived, President Harding undoubtedly would have applied in our governmental dealings with natural resources- throughout the nation. “The President made the‘trip to Alaska to see with his own eyes the conditions there. From almost the day he took his great office the so- called Alaskan problem had been dinned into his ears. Efforts had been made to commit him to this pol- icy and that, but with that innate caution characteristic of him he had quietly waited, evidently deciding that it would be wise for him to get first hand knowledge before yielding to the importunities of those who were urging revolutionary changes in the conduct of Alaskan affairs.” While the census of 1920 shows a declining population, President Hard- ing pointed out that the decline was due to the exodus of the floating male population which moves in and out overnight according to the ebb and flow of frontier industries. In 1910 there were 16,612 dwellings in the ter- ritory; in 1920, 17,037. In 1910 there were 17,809 families; in 1920, 18,352. “Frankly I do not look for rapid development in Alaska,” said Presi- dent Harding. “It could only be had at the cost of sacrificing a few im- mediately available resources and then abandoning the rest. That we do not desire and will not knowingly permit.” “If we are to turn Alaska over to the exploiters, go on deciminating the fisheries, turn over the forests for like exploitation and destruction; if we are to loot Alaska as the possibility of profit arises, now in one direction, now in another, then we shall never have a state or states in Alaska; and if that was to be the policy we need not concern ourselves‘about agricul~ ture. But if, on the other hand, our purpose is to make a great, powerful; wealthy and permanent community of Alaska, then we should give special attention to encou1aging a type of ag- riculture suited to climate and cir- cumstances. ” Do not be deceived, the government has not recommended that it is prac- tical to distill straw and similar nia- terial for the production of heat, light and power. Some salesmen are trying to make farmers believe that the ’ ‘ ' which had been previously marked by . “(w-\A Wei—v ~' -_..1 _ ‘ Wnfi_’ ww— w .. -<---———-—r—»-" ~—.— ._,__.A.. .‘ Wu , 55..."; .n.’ 5‘” ._ ”Mg‘rwm 1.. n_._1-un.n._._n_nuu_—‘u4nnun ;--\.‘,(’,f.-Vve ,1” ._ ._ «.1 the the riv- the. ’eb- th e 1111‘ V8: re- gri- 3p- 0W at- ut- ile ,at‘ tin .Jiy ed, 11d tal :es :he he so- één .ad >01- ite ad 11g get ng ho rd- 'as Lle rut nd 10 er- ire >id si- ad [1]. nd ve ‘ly 11- 1r ll, - ,_,._ _ —:‘.'. .five year period. , .1 'fgou‘nlin'ndred pounds per , day, The isteers‘wererut onthé clover‘as 39°“. -.= l‘ "(Continued fro‘mwp‘ag'e 239-). pruned .trees have yielded about 50 percent more fruit in caseswhere ‘ they are. old enough to, bear. These {demonstrations were started during the past three years and run for a Similar demonstrations are handled with pears but the extension men practice a different pruning treatment. After cutting back h‘eavily the first season of the demonstration to stop the .uprighkhabit of growth and pro- mote rebranching throughout the tree, the pruning of succeeding years con- sists in cutting back the last season’s shoots to three or four buds each. The result is that all the fruit is borne on newwood rather than old spurs and thinning is unnecessary. We visited the Bartlett pear orchard of Wright McCollum near: Lockport where 40- year—old trees, standing twelve feet apart each way, have had this treat- ment throughout the life of the or- chard. In 1922, 2,000 trees bore 3,000 bushels of pears or at the rate of 450 bushels per acre. This season they will yield about 150 bushels to the acre ,but the pear crop of New York is said to be only ten percent of nor- mal. At the New York Experiment Sta- tion at Geneva several varieties of apples which had been headed about knee high have fully twice as much bearing service at 11 years of- age as trees headed at three to three and one-half feet high. Grapes. The Chautauqua grape section ex- tends from southeast of Buffalo to Erie and varies from three miles to less than a mile in width. The grape crop in this section is the poorest in several years due largely to overbear- ing last year. Some growers estimate the crop at 50 to 60 percent of normal. Growers expect to receive $100 per ton for table grapes. The juice fac— tories are attempting contracts at $65. Nitrogenous fertilizers are giv- ing excellent results and many grow- ers are applying for them. One of the most striking things seen on the trip was at the Grape Experiment Station at Fredonia where, among other things, common varieties of grapes are being tested on their own and other root stocks. Champion, general- ly regarded as a rather weak grower, has made fully twice the growth when grafted on Glorie roots than it made on Champion roots and the yields are apparently in about the same ratio. Most other varieties in the test are making better growth and yield rec- ords when grafted on Glorie than when grown on their own roots. The last fruit section visited was the Port Clinton, Ohio, district. The peaches and apples are the principal crops produced on the practically lev- el, heavy land of the peninsula. We were amazed at the luxuriant peach foliage and excellent tree vigor. We even saw peach orchards growing in alfalfa and other sods that have the vigor of many of our better Michigan peach orchards. We attributed this condition to heavy land, good rainfall, high humidity and use of nitrogenous fertilizers. Undoubtedly the heavy annual cutting back practiced on peaches played a considerable part in maintaining this very excellent condi- tion. This section is said to have had no injury from spring frosts for more than twenty years. This near-to—Mich- igan fruit section is worthy of a visit from any of our Michigan fruit grow- ers. especially those interested in growing peaches. Fred Dias,.of Midland County, has been very successful in pasturing fif- ty-seven head of four-year—old steers ontWenty-iive acres of biennial clov- er, with a grain: supplement of only “ere’s a" ‘ # DELC O jLIGH uffit l OR the new remarkably low completely installed price of Delco-Light you get more than merely a lighting plant. You get the full outfit shown above, in- stalled completely in your home, ready to turn on the lights.- This full outfit consists of the following: l—One standard Delco-Light plant, the most popular size—Model 866, 850 watts capacity, 32 volts. 2—0ne standard Delco-Light Exide Battery, 16 large capacity cells, extra thick plates and heavy glass jars. You have wanted a Delco-Light plant. opportunity to get it. See 3—The installation of plant and batteries— except purchaser to furnish concrete base for battery rack. / 4——Wiring house for ten (10) lights ——-to be located wherever speci- fied by purchaser. 5—One general power outlet to be located in house wherever speci- fied by purchaser. 6—Standard set of ten (10) drop lights with sockets installed in house. 7——Ten (10) standard electric light bulbs. Here is your ‘big the Delco-Light Dealer today. DELCO-LIGHT COMPANY DAYTON, OHIO M. L. Lesley w. H. Walker Co. fully and constantly oiled. The Auto-oiled Aermotor has behind it 8 years ~ ' of wonderful success. It is not an experiment. 5 n - The double gears run in oil in a tightly enclosed gear case. They are always flooded with oil and are protected from dust and sleet. Oil an Aermotor once a year and it is always oiled. It never makes a Squeak. You‘do not have to try an experiment will run a year with one'oiling. The Auto—oiled Aermotor is a tried “ ' General Motors Bldg. Pfingle-Matthews Co. 18 Fulton Street 212 N. Erie Street Dependable DELCO -LI also grape vines, berry bushes. roses and shrubs. spring delivery. Our stock lefaat selling. healthy and true to 1mm. Write now tor our handsome color catalog and liberal Agency proposition. Prudential Nursery Cm, Box 306 Kalamazoo,“ BEFORE YOU BUY Carefully consider the following facts: oflv‘egfigha‘upgtgof The Auto-oiled Act-motor is the Genuine every 4 mm ~ Self-oiling Windmill, with every moving part: Detroit, Michigan Grand Rapids, Mich. Toledo. Ohio spare lme yearly. . the inexperienced. N VELTYCllTLl-ZR ..6u. to get a windmill which and perfected machine. Our large factory and our superior equipment enable us to produce economically. and accurately. ‘E'very purchaser of an Aermotor gets the benth from Quantity production. '1 The Auto-oiled Aermotor is so. thoroughly oiled that It runs in the hghtestflbreeze. It gives more service for the money intrested arose ~. “‘8 the a x t - c ~« ~ ;- ‘~ " ‘ F r . 1 ii, 1 Egg... F_R‘99°i§l_.lliacwwi 0mm: ,TheAermotorumadeby‘arcsponcilgle company we saunas-um... ,, ,, . oases. tat-Wau- m u GHT I. Wanted. an 01' t. . Earn $1500 to 83600 We train Y CO. In 80.. Cum. Ohio ~ and. you get?all this ‘ , for the 1 Lowest COMPLETELY INSTALLED Pr i c e ever Announced See your Delco~ Light Dealer or Mail the Coupon f- _«~- 7 _.___ DaLco-Lxcm' Co.. Dayton Ohio. Please send me details of the lowest completely installed price ever announced for a farm electric plant. M pd. Cm, Town ___________________________ County __________________________ State , mm. on... o fro! . Direct from :53." ”odd - writ . now In: rung. con-gray" WRITE FOR «@‘hgfiz FREE CATALOG tr@ . 0, “AUTO SUPPLIES IANY BARGAINS. POSTAGE PAID. Joln Pro”. lharinu Club. neduu. 80nd tor lounbcrohlpCord. H‘IMAN IUIILLEI OOIPANY > L321; IAIN STREET CINCINNATI 5D- ‘I M WAGONS Ech'orlowwhedo-b ' ' ‘ Itselorwood cream. that Warren 0!, . ‘1 I" {J .. ”134'. ~ to J 5'” ' . . m, a! runnifwtz; _ M ' o1... men-min. naturally— digest what they eat. That’s just what does for your moulting flock. improves a hen’ s whole system. rich. soon as the nioult is over. No time lost. where Pan-a- --ce -a is fed. 100 hens, the 12- lb. pkg. 60 hens. the 5- lb. pkg. DR.r HESS & CLARK P W MOULTERS' MOULT If you want your hens to moult If you want them bacx on the egg job promptly—fall and winter laying—— Then you must make sure that your moulters are healthy and hungry. They must eat lots, and be able to‘ Dr. Hess Poultry 1 PAN-A-CE-A It’s a tonic that begins with the appetite— It has Iron that keeps the paleness away, makes the combs and wattles 1ed—the blood Pan-a- -ce- -a staits the food the egg way as No dmmant egg o1gans after the moult, Tell your dealer how many nens you have There’s a right-size package for every flock. 200 hens, the 25- lb. pail Ashland, 0. C DRHESS 4 Farm) I spent 30 years 1.7L perfect- ing Pan-a-ce-a. GILBERT Hess 500 hens, the 100-1b.drum M'D" D'V'S' For fewer hens, there is a. smaller package. GUARANTEED l grinds and does all chores. Engine Will Do the Work Write now for facts about this wonder engine. Same engine gives 1% to 6 '7; . P. Gasoline or kerosene. Portable. light. and free from vibration . ' equlres no anchorage. Easy starting—no cranking. Pumps. saws. , Plenty of power for every purpose. ' " Low Factory Price—~Free Trial Ofler details and free trial offer on this amazing engine. . > Edwards Motor Col, 319 Main St., Springfield, Ohio - I7 POULTRY We have yet unsold :1 limited number of I: mos. and 4 mos. White Leghorn l‘ullets. In yrurling Hons. we have 1,000 “'hitv Leglim'ns: 500 Anconas: a limited number of Barred and White “001153111111 \Vhitt “1111111111 In (‘11.-k1-rils we havt Hamil and “bite ll-otks; R. (I. Rub. “’hite “'yandottex and “bite Leghorna We will send you description and price list. STATE FARMS ASSOCIATION. 307 North Rose Street. manner: POSTAGE;g PAIR. a95“e live a 1 r1 MONTH‘ S gl'u‘IL'EI)n FeleE with each order 10 Breeds chicks select and exhibition grades. Catalog free, stamps appre cia ted Dept. 15 A Hatch Every Week All Yerr NABOB 11111101131111. Gambler, o PULLETS AND COCKERELS Order Now for Early Fall WHITE LEGHORNS AND MOTTLED ANCONAS Also Black Leghorns. Brown Ieghorns. Bnfl Leg - horns. Black Minorcas. R. 0. Rh ode Island Reds. Barred Plymouth Rocks. White Plymouth Rocks. Silver Wyandottos. White Wyandottol. WE HAT CH eggs from Hog flocks on free range on separate arms. where our stock is raised. CRESCENT EGG COMPANY Alloy": Send fior Price. ‘Mlchlgnn fighyw Chicks $33391; per setting to 315 Ill per We are Blasting 17 valet of pure bredto fowls: Chick- uoks non. aloo bxzodlng dock- Send for prince and circuit: owl‘or early . oliverg NT 0N glATCHERY“ 9 ‘I'ARM Wit . 'TIIIGK, SWOLLEII ELIIIIIS L E G H O R N S} 'or Choke-down. can be that make a horse Wheeze. Roar, have Thick Wind reduced with Q also other Bunches or Swellings. No blister. 4 breeds ducklings 1 ‘WHITTAKER’S ‘n POULTRYV 3.11 50881 100 15 Kalamazoo, Michluam E no hair gone. and horse kept at work. Eco- nomical— —only afew drops required at an appli- ‘ cation. $2. 50 per bottle delivered. Book 3 ll if”. ABSOBBIIIE. 1%.. the antiseptic liniment for man- kind, reduces Cysts, Wens, Painful, Swollen Veins and Ulcers. $1. 25 a bottle at dealers or delivered. Book“Evidencc" free. W. F.YOUNG.IIIC.. 468 lyman 81., Sorlnlfieldfiau. Red Goekerels Will improve the color and egg production of \our flock. Both Rose and Single (‘11111hs.l\Lic_bigans Greatest Color and Eat: Strain. Write for price list. INTERLAKES FARMS Box 39, Lawrence, Mich. 12 d 3 k f '99 WHITE 800* 111.1"..1..::°:.1.21d.;°11 ‘25“5‘ utility and show winning stock. Majority are pullers. as manv cockerels haie been removed. $1 each, or $85 for the lot. each, 4 for $6.50. Snirngu. Mich. Superior cockerels for breeders. $2 HAIGHT HATCH ERY. Cedar win over all breeds at the em: loving coated. 309' . S is ad. Some chic: fro nth EJWP. , “Pro-boat Blvd... _ JaohonJflo "PA. ‘ grade flour 'using canned :every day and giving 110 scratch feed ’ for the first six weeks. FARM POULTRY FEEDING. PROFESSOR GRAHAM, of Guelph, states that the average farmer can keep seventy—five hens 011 the farm waste. Above that number each hen requires about as much feed and care ' as the hens in the flock of the com- mercial poultryman. The great prob- lem of the poultryman is renewing the flock. For the early hatches it usually takes six eggs for the incubator for every pullet that is needed. Feed is not all there is to egg pro- duction as this example proves. Two cows, possibly a Jersey and a Short- horn, are both eating the same June grass, but one will produce milk while the other is producing beef. 111 feed- ing for eggs a variety of protein is just as desirable as a variety of grains. A variety of greens is recom- mended rather than using one kind exclusively. Professor Graham ob- serves that hens often go for green feed in the morning the instant they leave the roost. and so advises a little green feed for breakfast when the hens are confined in bad weather. They like it three times per day and it is good for their health and for egg production. Plenty of green feed has helped pre- vent the bleaching of the legs in the heavy-laying hens. This may indicate that the hen that bleaches before lay- ing. many eggs may be out of condi- tion, due to a lack of green feed in her ration. According to their cxpen iments, the early hatched pullets which lay early and take a rest; will produce strong hatchable eggs. Unrefined cod liver oil, 01' raw cod liver oil, is the kind that contains the vitamines which are good for chicks. The refined oil is not so good. Infer- tile eggs tested from incubators are good for chicks. They can be fed raw if the hens are tested for white diarr- hea, but otherwise should be boiled. In feeding chicks they have found a. mash made of three quarts of yel- low cornmeal and one quart of low- will not cause diarrhea. The yellow is better than the white cornmeal. They have had good results tomatoes for chicks Both milk and water are given after the first week. All the milk is fed sour. Medical ad- vice says that the chicks cannot han- dle milk sugar. In an experiment .where tomatoes were given to the old breeding birds, it was found to increase the hatcha- bility of the eggs.~R. WHY COOPERATION PAYS. PROMINENT poultryman recent- ly reported this experiment in shipping eggs. He had seven cases of eggs and graded them so that there were six crates of‘A No. 1 stock and one poor crate. The eggs all brought twenty-seven cents per dozen, show- ing that the same price was paid for the entire consignment regardless of quality when shipped to this market. A properly managed cooperative asso~ ciation could grade the eggs and en- able the producer to receive a better price for his quality goods. He placed eggs in dozen cartons and they brought an increased price that much more than paid for the trouble of packing and the cost of the boxes. In a visit with a Detroit dealer, the dealer stated that he preferred to ban- dle nice California eggs because they were fresh on arrival and had not been overheated. They were also in. fertile. There is no reason why Mich- igan eggs could not be properly mar-i hiketed so they will meet with the same, D . . . .111..." less the sign acts as a. reminder fomia eggs are receiving. This poultryman shipped broilers to a market about five hours away. They were shipped at night and arrived in the morning and the crates showed eighteen pounds shrinkage per crate. This poultryman claims the shrinkage was unreasonable and believes. that cooperative shipments of poultry meat could be handled in a more profitable manner to the producer—G. INTERNAL RU PTURES. After some of my chickens lay they die on the nest. Some get sick for a couple of days and others actaas if drunk, and walk about for a day, and I find them dead next morning. We opened one and it looked as if all the eggs and insides were decayed. We feed them wheat, corn, oats and dry bread soaked in water, and always plenty of fresh water.—J. S Hens are subject to diseases of the ovary and oviduct and in a large flock there are apt to be some losses from such troubles in spite of the best of management. A hen may die 011 the nest due to an internal rupture caused by the strain of laying. It is most, apt to occur in very hot weather. The condition of the eggs in the bird you examined may have been due to white diarrhea, the hen being a carrier of that disease. A hen may become egg—bound and suffer for several days. Sometimes the egg may eventually be laid, and the hen dies. There is little that can be done to prevent these occasional losses from such troubles and they make up part of the normal mortality rate which may occur in a well-man- aged flock. MASH FOR DUCKLINGS. Please tell me what is the' matter with my little ducks. They will Seem smart and all right until just a few minutes before they die. Their heads will drop back close to their body. Then they will fall over on their bac 's and start kicking. Then they die. l feed mostly oatmeal.——D. A. Ducklings often die from eating too concentrated a ration or one that is not properly balanced. A good feed for small ducklings consists of one part bran, one part cornmeal and one part. stale bread. To this mixture is added about ten per cent beef scrap, some fine green food like grass clip- pings, and a sprinkling of sand. Sand can also be supplied in hoppers if it is not easily found 011 the range. The extremely hot weather during part of June was very hard on duck— lings. They need plenty of shade as exposure to the hot sun seems to cause many losses among the young birds. SODIUM FLUORIDE FOR PULLETS. Please tell me whether I can use sodium fluoride on pullets which are ten weeks old—XV. K. Sodium fluoride can be used safely on the ten-weeks-old pullets. It is ap- plied by the pinch method, using a. small pinch beneath each wing and under the vent, and possibly a little more in places on the back and breast; where lice are seen. worked into the feathers. Of course, a much smaller amount is needed on small pullets than on hens. A “No Smoking" sign on the door of each large laying house is not a bad idea for the poultryman. Each home is thoroughly covered with litter and it should be dry litter. Such material burns easily, but visitors to a poultry plant may not consider that fact un- favor that the‘caiefully graded Cali. It should be. HMmAHmAMI—r-H.‘ 615131: 1215-111 org-m 1-1 I!!! Hi! B)“ :k pt is ,... w“ H97.“ IQ ’1 I OQOt/A “—3.,- .~. ‘Mfl-mww x." .HE thirty-fivefoot silo on the farm of‘ F. L. Chapman, near ElkhOrn, Wisconsin, has‘ been topped with a pressure tank from which water is distributed to all the buildings. The pump hou'se employed in connection with the silo tank is shown in the foreground of the photograph. The floor of this little circular building has been sun-k six feet underground. En- trance is ‘gained by means of a flight of steps on the far side of this pecu- Water Tank Tops Silo., liar structure. Farmers and dairymen who plan to elevate their pressure tank to such a height as. the one shown will do well to employ an ex- . pert to calculate the power equipment needed. It is well to remember, also, that the high level tank of this sort necessitates a permanent “power tax” on every gallon of water used. It is doubtful whether the advantages gain- ed in some instances of this sort com- pensate for the extra cost of pump- ing.——O. C. SHEEP INDUSTRY IMPROVES. ETTER prices is probably the chief factor in improving the sheep in— dustry. According to figures gathered by federal crop correspondents, there are 882,000 more sheep in the country . this year than in 1922. The sheep pop- ulation, however, is still 243,000 below the 1921 mark. Whether this tendency to increase will continue is a matter ditficult to say. Prices for mutton and lamb re- spond more to general economic con- ditions than do any other live stock commodities. How to stabilize this market has, therefore, been a difficult problem {for the sheep men to handle. If something canbe done to give per, manency to the sheep industry, both producers and consumers will benefit from the situation. PROFITS VIA BEEF ROUTE. (Continued from page 241). they may be secured as progress is - made'in learning the business. One or two good registered cows have proved the foundations of many a good herd in time. Successful breed- ers convert all but the best bull‘s into steers, and do not waste time in try- ing to market a mediocre bull. When the market for bulls is dull, it will always be possible to sell a well fat- tened steer without trouble, even if the price is off. Cattle that are being fattened for market are fed considerable quanti— ties of corn, ‘and unless, hogs follow up the steers, some feed is likely to be wasted. The equipment on a beef farm need not be nearly so expensive 01 elabor- ate as on a dairy farm. Where pure~ breds are sold it is of course-advis- able to have the barns and sheds as neat as possible so as to make a good impression upon prospective buyers. Equipment for feeding steers need not represent a whole lot of money, 1- but the bunks, sheds, and water sup— - ply ’ uid he so arranged that feeding ,- “little labor Why the Royal Cord man is the busiest tire dealer in town. . OYAL CORDS came out this year with three new advantages. These are the-three new U. S. Rubber discoveries: Flat Baird Process - ensuring the pos- itive length, angle and strength of each cord. Web Cord—the first successful method of impregnating cords with pure rubber by direct leaking in. the latex. Sprayed Rubber— the first absolutely pure rubber. These discoveries have been NOTE TO LIGHT CAR OWNERS—The three U. S. Discoveries . apply to Royal Cords in all sizes from 30 .7: 31/2 inch up. , U. 5. Royal Bard Tires United States @ Rubber Company © 1923. U. S Rubber Co put to the test by thousands of," car owners. I They are showing a practical money’s worth that no one can question—and everybody is talk- ing about it. So there are many new cus- tomers coming in to the Royal Cord dealer—and his old friend- ships are stronger than ever. united States mes are Good Tires When Writing to Advertisers Please Mention The Michigan Farmer ROYAL THERMIC FOUNTAIN rw -,;./"‘ You Get Results There a no years of waihn when 0 SOLVAY PULVERlZED LlM TONE? u “w This fine] r.ound PULVERIZED Limestone makes good, 31 four years thereafter. F1elda must be sweet to give bumper crops and SOLVAY makes them sweet. . caustic. easy to Place your order early for prompt shipment. /¢ ”\ 'A / a r ! KEEPS “TE! Will ll WINTER- . 00!“. II SIIIIEI A favorite withloadin you! - months con untry or'vg. n.3- freezing. Nolan: m.po Novnlvoa. No trouble. No upkeep. Abso- luiifily :nni t I 6. so _very é. . vunized iron. H“ .1333” ‘23”:- fi~~§ ‘ Ia (i {’pi'; :21, '. .— 1-“. with SOLVAY e very first season and three or the hifi profits. Economical. safe. non- andle. 1n l00 lb. bags or in bulk. Line 551 —-fiumii'/' “bodily. puLVE “NESTON flmaownrnocwsco mmwmcasvm. heaven-oil.” If not. satin ed. Order "MI. IFO. C0. . IEFl’. 3493 TOLEDO. OHIO “in 5—“. Freight pre aid on lots of 6 min of F«hoe ieii. “one, back Eight wrenches in one HANDIEST TOOL IN THE KIT A turn of the end and up comes the size you need ‘ Sent post paid 131.00.119ch wanted Psnrncnon SALES COMPANY; Indianapolis, Indian. s. luniln Tho Michigan Farn'ar he. W “1min. ' bushel $1.23. . :lmhich may be contaminated AN' INEXPENSIVE HUSKING P'lN’. S it is again approaching corn- husking time, farmers who do this work by hand will be interested in knowing how I have provided a very serviceable pin at scarcely no expense. Any person with a hammer, a file and a little No. 7 or 9 wire can manufac- ture it in a few moments. »First, makethe short turn in the wire which is to Come between the first and-second fingers; then bend as shown in the illustration, to go around the three back fingers of the hand and come across the palm. The wire should then be cut offvto suit the in- dividual person. t for husking should be filed down and bent slightly toward the thumb the better to grasp the husk. After one has made a few, he will find it a very simple job. This pin can be made to use over either a glove or mitten.— S. L. Rood, Rodney, Mich. FARMERS REPORT 1922 CROP COSTS. EPORTS from four thousand farm- ers in all parts of the country to the United States Department of Ag- riculture Show that on the average in 1922 it cost sixty-six cents per bushel to produce their corn: $1.23 per bushel to produce wheat, and fifty—three cents per bushel to produce oats. The cost figures include charges for the labor 01' the operator and his family, and for use of the land. The average cost of producing an acre of corn on 3,400 farms was $23.01. The average yield was thirty-five bush- els per acre, making the cost per bushel sixty-six cents. The average value 01‘ the corn sold was seventy- three cents per bushel. Of the cost, fifty-two per cent was for man and horse labor in preparing the seed-bed, planting, cultivating, harvesting and; marketing; sixteen per cent for fertil- izer and manure: two per cent for seed; twenty-three per cent for land; rent, and seven per cent for miscel-l laneous items, such as twine, wear and tear on machinery and storage buildings, crop insurance, etc. An :jv- erage of twenty-six acres of corn per farm was grown. The average cost of producing an acre 01'" wheat 011 2,400 farms was $19.68. The average yield was sixteen bushels per acre, making the cost per The average sale value of the wheat reported was $1.11 per bushel. Preparation of the seed-bed, planting, harvesting, threshing and marketing took forty-six per cent of the cost; land rent, twenty-five per cent; fertilizer and manure, twelve per cent; seed, nine per cent, and miscel- laneous costs eight per cent. An av- erage of fifty-sev en acres of wheat per farm was grown The average cost of producing an acre of oats on 2,600 farms was $17.40. The yield per acre was thirty-three bushels, and the cost per bushel fifty- three cents. An average selling price of forty-eight cents per bushel was re- ported. Fifty per cent of the cost was for man and horse labor, including seed-bed preparation, planting, har- vesting. threshing and marketing; The end to be usedr The corn Crop will soon be ready— and there is one best way to turn the crop into money. Sell your corn on the hoof! Low~priced grain produces cheap pork and beef, yet the livestock market promises fair. By harvesting your corn with the least possible man labor, and putting both ear and stalk into shape for feeding, you can fatten livestock this winter and sell it at a profit. Many acres Big factors in the success of this plan will be McCormick-Deering corn ma- chines. Corn binders and ensilage cutters are doing the early work on many farms. Later you can pick the corn With a mechanical picker that enables two men to do the work of from five to seven men. Pick your own crop quickly, then pay for your McCormick—Deering Corn Picker by helping some of your neigh- bors with their crops. chines ready dealer in your of America 606 So. Michigan Ave? (Incorporated) Let Livestock Put Your Corn -. Crop in the Bank the coming winter. As soon as the com ' has dried in the shock, put it through a McCormick— Shredder. You can gauge your feeding better when you feed ear corn and rough- age separately. Huskers and Shredders are built in sizes for home or custom work. This fall hundreds of enterprising farmers will feed the corn and sell the crop on the hoof. And they will have McCormick-Deering Corn Ma— good work—both at home and in the fields of their neighbors. Good machines save man power, cutting your operating costs and adding to your profits. Talk it over with the McCormick-Deering INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER COMPANY of fodder will be fed in Deering Husker and McCormick- ~Deering for many more years of town. Chicago, Ill. RA 7153 For Real Estate Advertising On This Page The Real Estate Market Place :a:a:r::::::ai:e::::: Special discount given when used in combination with 7 other Copper Publications. Write for special real estate advertising rates on these papers which reach over a million and a half flmiliel Real dirt. farmers seeking own 'Faimers wanted good land cheap. Ask any : authority about Allu1ial delta lands of Arkansas. Mis- 1sis~i1pi Louisiana. Little or no cash, long. easv . l-1n1s. Booklet free. Southern Alluvial Land A590 it'lzllfull, Memphis, Tenn. Red River Bottom Arkansas farm. Well rock road 30 min. to market 880, one- 200 3.3;? M. Bouo Ashdown, Ark. PAY N0 ADVANCE FEE: don't give option or tie up real estate for any kind of c:ontra(t without first knowing those YOU are dealing with are absolutely honorable. l Best produtlnu 40-acre farm F O R S A L E in county only 100 rds. to new. modern high school. Woodlot. buildings. or- ”WOMible and reliable. 1-,hard team, hay. Write or see owner. E. D. Post. Pasture and Agricultural Lands’ In tracts of 40-80-100 to 640 acres cut- over lands, well grassed 011134 to (5 Di1lsion (11 the Mithigun Central $1. OOAper acre each year till one half of the pur- chase price is paid will give a \‘l arantv Deed and take back a \Iortnge for balance at 5 This exceptional offer is open f01 a. short time 01111. ‘ Those interestth should write for partitulars and map Alba, Mich. acre 81000 80 Acres Improved“ cg... ”,3, 8...... m proved 367.561“ acre 31000 cash. THE ALLEN COUNTY IN ES TMENT 00., Ioln. Kansas - Gladwin County Mich. miles from the Mackinaw Term: One Dollar Per Acre Down. {Sell your property quickly {or cash. no matter where located. Particulars t.ree lteall-Isuto Salesman 00., 515 llrowne‘ll, Uncoin. Néb and without interest. then we per cent interest. once. stating definitely the number of acres For Sale 80 acres 10 miles from Alpena. Would you Buy a Home? With our 1mm terms. ‘Vhite people only. good land. healthy pro- gressive (cuntry. Write for list. Mills Land (30.. Boonn'ille. Ark. " l C ii 111w mm 111 LIVE .3. teammate: meice, Hanford, California. for free booklet. F OR SALE—A first- class 80- acre farm with lent-.13 buildings very cheap. Must sell because of health. Address Box 94. Ontario. N. Y. or trade. eighty (80) acre farm. For Sale Write 101- particulars to Chas. 011m. Big Rapids Mich. Wants to hear from party having far Give particulars and lowosop JOHN J. BLACK, Capper 812.. Chippawn Falls. Wis for sale. eight per cent for fertilizer and ma— “95”“ u 6' REYNOLDS- “Mm"; M'Ch- “ll Best of Soil. good buildings Equipped with nure: seven per cent for seed, twenty— . $3: 111111121001; Emma Smith. one” “pa-‘8" seven pe1 cent for land rent, and eight St’rout’s New Catalog _ per cent fo1 miscellaneous costs. Farms lFarms ll Farms!!! Send "r “9“ “'1‘“ b“ figgesvvififfifiwmwl’“ Twenty- four acres of oats were giown per farm. 'Last year Michigan had less than ten per cent of its farm land growingC .winter wheat. . Just out! throughout Michigan. many other states. with stock. crops. furniture. tools. 1418a;- hustling Michigan town - 1. furniture. tools; all for 133,400. 11.101p ykinds Ire AGENCY? 427KB. Marquette Bldg” want. Jenkins an 160 Pages—illustrated. Farm bargains On page 151 comes 40 acres . - '9 H ' i . 1 : 2-story 7-mom house, FOR_ S ALE Southeuotgrrlinlgglafiulot— lrngfig 00"5- 9‘“ “when. Write for me information. Gran 1mm Company, Lunar. Colorado. 1'11. 230 apple trees: 4 Hundreds of others. Make your choice now. STROUT FARM Chicago. Ill. basement beast loontions. Call or write today. Near school: at s Two drops of iodine will render safe for drinking pm poses a qaurt of water Low price. 880 am: «hover land in Alvena County M1 1611. Land lose to Ru and in tannin! “WM 'mt . ., ”1113mm", co" . Wfi !. Farm Wanted.- llea c norm: concur. and. road 01.31: 101m W “95]. . ' 11111151 mm 11m. all?» fichh‘ltarfia. ~' FOR SALE , . 1. Bo berts. ‘ Send particulars. Mrs. W. Farm “1|!"le 320 E. Tray. Roodhouse. llllnols. To hear from owner Describe. —-J. W. Eduok. T111111. CASH BUYERS want 111121.01" description pricex J. W. Leaderbrand, B- 30. Chnorron. Kansas. TRY a Michigan Farmer Classified Liner. They third cash. ideal alfalfa. cotton. truck. or dairy. R. - Farm for sale.‘ Ohio. 3' I .;',-. ’N w _. __ _.....~ _1 / ’2:’\r\-—¢1‘:r M An... v’ r V- M N,‘ -. «. VW . M‘s—‘7 -£wxnam * 4.: 5: ‘4‘ A h Gov. Pinchot, of Pa: and John Hays Hammond, hold coal con- ference with President COOIidge. These seven sisters, of the family of Samuel McCreery of New— castle, Pa., enjoy being all together for the first time in their lives at the home of one of the sisters in Youngstown, Ohio. Quite unique is this new beacon light and ground wind indicator for service to night aviator fliers. The British polo team has just come across the pond 'to compete against the U. S. army team for the international military polo championship to be played at the Meadowbrook Club field. y 8 Recently the S. S. Leviathan carried this group of smiling naval aviators to England, where they will compete with English naval aviators in the Schneider Cup seaplane race. Radio has its effect even on this animal of pre- historic race who is giving an intelligent ex- hibition of the fox trot. Maj. James F. Coupal will probably be named as medical adviser to President Coolidge. This new son ol' a sacred cow of India, born at Central Park, New York, looks considerably like a barnyard Jersey of scrub breeding. .‘L‘. The loading 'of the first coast-to—coast air mail plane‘piloted by - C. E. Johnson with 530 pounds of mail, records a wide stride in the development of.U_ncle Sam’s mail service. )- Ooprflaht by Underwood I Underwood. Ramon When fire caused the collapse of this old landmark being used as a dance hall at Brooklyn, New York, severalpleasure-seekers were ‘ seriously injured and two firemen crushed to death. - I r __, _ fit, , v, {Sefty’s lips found. horse—not as fine quest—but slowly, uncertainly, uncon- fidentlyéas 'if the lips were a' saint’s relics; and Sally waited, not as she ’had waited before, but in the knowle L» ~,edge that her hour had come——and ' that this kiss—the first this youth had given to woman since his- mother died in his infancy—must not be received as others had been, but as sacredly as it came; and when it finally fell the lips of the coquette quivered as they received it, and then suddenly sobbed, and did not know why— ~ Do you? ‘ “I have never kissed no one but mother,” said Seffy, who felt heinous, “I don’t know 110w! I don’t know what made me do it——I couldn’t help it. It won’t happen again——-” Whereat Sally laughed and clung about Sefty’s delighted neck and cried to his puzzled heart: “Yes, it will!” And kissed him back! “Sally,” said Seffy with solemnity, “do you mean it? You not mad?” “Seffy,” said Sally, “I am not worth it. I have been kissed by everybody who wanted to kiss me—and I have kissed everybody I wanted to kiss!” “I am sorry for you, Sally,” said Sel‘fy, no: meaning at all what she thought he meant—nor anything quite 'clear tohimsell’, except that she had recklessly squandered something very precious. “I am, too, now.” And then—— “I shall never kiss no one but you, no more.” “Nor I anybody but you, Seffy." And, strange as it may seem, in that moment, Seffy was the greater, braver and stronger, and Sally but the wait— ing, willing womanwas she ought to have been. Indeed, Sefty was courag— eous enough to have put that question which might, perhaps, transmute the pasture-field into one of those that lie within the borders of Elysium. But Sam moved with decision. They flew apart. Though he did not at once enter it was too late—the rap- . port was broken. Nevertheless, such things can be mended, if there is time. It is quite certain that if they could have continued a little longer in that dark parlor, with only- the small ray of the lamp from the hall to light it, everything the sleepless old man at home so ardently wished might have been accomplished and they might have taken down that line-fence the next day and then have lived hap- py ever after—quite in the way of the old-fashioned story-books. For Seffy was still brave to audacity, and Sally was at his mercyx—and happy to be so. And here, it' we were not arrived at a Climax, 1 would venture to halt this history for a moment that we might discuss a bit of those trifles in life which "the ancients called Fate; and for which, or the lack of which, life goes awry! But while Seffy’s courage grew again, and Sally’s hope, the door on the other side of the room opened and the odious Sanrcame through. AL ACRES-~N0w T in Henry I; Ali/tart Human "torpounce's upon the sponsof'h‘is‘ cofl'~' ' A' LITTLE COMZEDY OF Copyright 1905 The Hobbs-Merrill Company COUNTRY .MANNERS Seffy’s ,Sit‘ting‘ Up—an'd Down Again. IOWEVER, there was another door —and Sam arrived only to hear it close upon Seffy, whom Sally had just pushed through it. “Seffy?” asked Sam casually. “Yes!” answered Sally, quite unable to keep the joy out of: her voice, “he’s just come, and gone out to the spring ——for a—drink!” prevaricated Sally. “He'll drink something.” - By which Sam_ meant some kind of an animal, with his water. . “Nothing but water!” said Sally meaningly. ' Sam perceived instantly “how the land lay,” and made his cun- “Shall I, Seffy?” ‘ .' “Yes,” smiled Seffy, from'his Elysi- um, secure and confident. “I don't care!” “And,” said Sam insidiously, "‘we’ll all sing. You air, me tenor, Seffy bass.” ' _ ' “I can’t sing no bass!” said Seffy easily, “and Sam knows it. He can’t make no fool off of me. Go on, I’ll set here and——and—enjoy myself.” This was the direct rustic challenge, with aplomb! Sam might choose his weapons! It made no odds! And Sal- ly had to take it up for Seffy. This she loyally did. \ GA THEE THE SUNSHINE By Edna Smith DcRan There are people always watching for the beauty in each bloom, For the fragrance of the roses that alas must fade so soon. They are gleaning of the glory that the fragrant blossom gives, And to them the world is brighter for each plant that round them lives. There are people who go blindly through the petaled paths of earth Seeing not one blossomed beauty, feeling life for them is dearth. In the fields they crush the daisies by the tread of careless feet, And the roses make them grumble at the thorns that they must meet. Are you watching for the beauty that is all along life’s way? Are you gathering of the sweetness that the earth gives you each day? Are you blindly stumbling onward with a frown at scratch of rose, Looking inward at your sorrows, seeing naught because of woes? Life is beauty if you hunt it. Life is joyous if you seek To put joy in every action and but pleasant thoughts will speak. ’Tis a saying that is common yet an axiom mighty true: ‘Give the world the good that’s in you and that good comes back to you. ning plans. Sam was not dull. He returned to the sitting-room with Sally —where Seffy presently followed, I am sorry to say, like a conquering hero—~at which Sam gloated. Unfortunately for Seffy, rural eti- quette, as everybody knows, gave Sam precedence. “First come—last go,” is the illogical rule. But you are to be informed that the late-comer is at lib- erty to “outsit” his rival, if he \can— or to dislodge him, if he can—by strat- egy. But every rustic lover attempts this at the greatest of risks. To fail is'equivalent to losing caste—not only with the lady in question, but also with the fickle world. For no girl of any spirit would look upon a swain who had ignominously failed at such a crisis, unless he should rehabilitate himself~~which means to accomplish the almost impossible. Sam took all this into consideration as he watched Seffy—reclining in the easy chair which Sally had injudici- ously and invidiously placed for him ~grow drowsy. “Sally,” Said Sam at the right mo- ment, “play something.” “I don’t care to!” protested Sally. But then she turned prettily to Seffy: l'nt‘ortunately, when Sally went to the organ Seffy was at her back and in the shadow—the lamp had to be moved and in that sleepy-hollow chair. But she had all possible confi- dence in him~and, alas! he had in ”himself. For a while he feasted his eyes upon the exquisite back she had turned to him—and then, with a thrill of possession, inventoried the hair he had kissed—a little disordered—the lips—the waist he had embraced—how glorious that was! It seemed almost impossible now that he had done it. And the hands—~what? He was lost for a moment. Then he was plowing opposite his father. The voice which had said so sweetly—what was it ex- actly it had said?—what?——he was nearing the line stake—still plowing— he could hear the voice quite distinct- ly—many of them—a choir——“I want to be an angel.” Sally seemed mistily there—but he was still plowing—now he stopped—more and more mist—— Seffy slept. * Sam stopped his tenor that Sally might hear him sleep. “He said he couldn’t sing bass!” grinned Sam. Sally’s hand flew to her heart. She - .. EY- filled her only icy". , _ red flamed in herj'cheoks at What 's‘h'e saw. I shall not describe it. No lever was ever more abject— no lady was ever more furious! We see the com— edy of it only. We vs uld not have, been hurt, eh? But we did not live then nor there nor under Sally’s cur- ious small conditions——-nor with Sal- ly’s temper. Curiously enough, this Scripture came to Sally’s mind: “Could ye not watch with ,me one hour?” \ , You know what strange and inop< portune things come into the distress- ed, unguarded mind. Sally rose with a‘dignity which even Sam had not suspected, and said: . “Gentlemen, Good night." The Clothes-pin Cure. HE old man had plowed six times around the six-acre field the next morning, singing and whistling his un- earthly tune as he went, when Seffy unlimbered at the bars and started the big bay around in the opposite direction. The first time they passed ”his father only winked mysteriously and continued to whistle. The next time he stopped. Seffy was silent. “That’s right. Kiss but nefer tell. For telling breaks the spell. If you’ve had one and want another—kiss but shut your head up. Say—«you don’t want to be no anchel now, I expect, hah? Mebby you own one?” But Seffy and the mare had disap- pointingly passed on. “\Vell! Gee—woflway—gee! Git along!” and he also made another fur- row—in a less happy temper. When they met again: “Whoa!” roared the old man, and the mare stopped~trembling in her tracks. He laughed. Betz still re- sponded if Seffy did not. . “Set—Seffy, did anysing occur?” Seffy faltered guiltily a moment. > “Yes," he said, then briefly, “some- thing always occurs.” “Sef—Seffy, but about tine—3’ ’ Seffy started the mare. the pas- “Whoa!” roared the old man again, ' with the same result. But he did not laugh this' time. He sat on the han- dles of his plow and regarded his son. He was vaguely “disturbing. . “Say~—” he began ominously, “you didn’t git sot out?” “U'hu,” answered Seffy. “What! Why, you durn—” But then he laughed. “Shiny hat no good?” Set‘fy said no. ' “N'or the diamond, nor the hairs grease, nor nossing? Oh———gosh-a’— mighty! , Gee—wo—way!” But before they met again, his gai‘ ety had given way to an immense dis‘ appointment. The tragedy of the sit- uation had prevailed with him, too. Seffy sullenly kicked a clod to pieces. His father looked off toward the cov- eted pasture and sighed. It was a superb piece of land. And it had never looked fairer. The sun was on its vel- vet green—the sun of the morning. A few thick-girthed, wholesome oak< By.Frané R. Lee: Yrs! we HAVE W) o DANANAS! , SUN, CUT lT our Isis HAVE No You’LL DRIVE ME BANANAS NUTTY WITH To DAY! THAT SONG! WHY DON'TYou PATTERN AFTER Tm HENRY? HE wags eur HE DOESN’T“ SING ? (a J“ WHAT rue-'2' .- YES! , we HAVEAO \ NO I I “@ 9/3 'an‘ freeflThe‘ ‘ , cantor-Abuses; owgbanmer—n‘ganfizau-Hr grails“ 04 :“H-t'm mt-Hhrdaa-r-mma'ldr-t O H 5'0 'fiQmUfiHC’EiOB‘WOB‘m SHMdO “22:31:29.5: ,— _~ ”LEW ' I -M ~— ——~— - . ”r” » ‘vm “""W‘ A. A -___ . .WMWJ a . high. the water ,and‘rswtsh L‘é‘! . ifig :a'iiiiabl' at the flies. The fenceswere intact. It would have been a delight to the eyes of anyfarmer on earth. The old man sat on the handles of his plow until it all got in his head 'once more. “It’s a nice field, Sef—Seffy,” he sighed. “I nefer seen no such clofer. And she’s a nice gal. I nefer seen no such gal, bose nice. Oachl they be— long together. Well, gee—wo—way. They belong to us!” ’— . They always stopped for a word when they met. The next time the old man said, quite caressingly: “Come yere, Set!" He patted one plow-handle, which Seffy took, while he took the other. He thoughtfully pulled the boy’s shirt into place. ' “Sef,” he said, “tell me about it. I’m sorry I laughed! But I loi’e that pasture and you lofe Sally. Let‘s not be fools, but git ’em. I expect you feel a little .bad. But mebby you’ll feel better if you talk about it. That is the way wiss me, I know; when anysing occurs I like torgabble about it—and g0 and do it again-~better.” He let his hand rest kindly on Seffy’s shoulder. To this his son responded. “I fell asleep,” said Seffy, sniffling ominously. “Of course,” said his father, with a comforting movement of his hand. “That’s right.” 88ny was amazed—and comforted. “I expect I snored—” “Er——yas——you do snore, Sel'. Efery- body does. It’s the Lord‘s fault, I ‘ ‘ ~. ;:-expeehh ."i’iia nice cheer-4* -:‘ ‘ ' ’ ‘ - . " 1’ - ’ ' 7 a ' , “Yas—xou oughtn’t’a’ set in 'no nice ' ‘ ' ‘ - . cheer, Sef; somesing uneasy is bet- . on omev a ter.” ‘ , . ”Didn’t wake .up till daylight.” . ._. i w IheOIdestMaiIOi-derliouse “In the cheere-Sal—Sally’s cheek"; .' ~— The words stuck pitifully in his: iS'IbdaytheMOStPl‘OngSSive throat. ! “Yas——” said the old man, looking? away, “I don’t blame you, Sef.” ‘ ‘ “It was a pasteboard thing-like a tombstone~pinned on my bosom——” “Vat!” cried his father—stile “W"i. would become “v” in cases of sudden: emotion. . 1 “Pasteboard—tombstone!” Seffy’s i head drooped in shame. “With things i printed on it—‘Sephenijah P. Baum- gartner, Junior, Went to His Rest,( June 10th, 1871, in the 20th year of! his age. Gone Not, But Forgot—Read ! Backwards.’ ” . ,His father stifled a laugh. It was an old trick to him. 1 “What—«what did you do then?” he, asked in as matter-of—fact a voice asf he could command. ‘ “Sneaked home. It was daylight!” “Gone not, but forgot—read back- wards, hah ?” ‘ He couldn’t quite make it out. That was new. Seffy helped him. “Forgot, but not gone.” 1 There. was no restraint to his fath-i er’s laughter now. After it had subg sided he asked: 1 “What did you do wiss the tomb- stone?” “Left it there.” (Continued on page 255). Gossip from Chérry Hill , Your Capy of this New Fall and Winter By 0- W- B- ‘ Catalogue Is Waiting for You Cherry Hill, Sept. 8; 1923. DEAR UNCLE DAVID: Vera’s still away but.expects to be home next week. VVork’s all done for the day. Fred’s gone to bed an’ sleep— in’ the sleep of the just, judgin from the sounds eminating down the stairs. We filled our silo this week an’ I had to provide the meals. We got a fine. bunch the an they didn’t complain at the food atall. We got thru in two days. I mean filling the silo. Not the food. I been kinda lonesome last week or so. Kinda missed my folks an woulda give a lot to have some of the brothers or dad and mother to talk . to, or even some of our old neighbors. As the political speaker said wen he was addressing an audience in his home community, “I miss many of the old faces I used to shake hands with.” John Follen brought over a bucket of clover honey the other day and left it with his compliments. He’s a strange sort of chap but got a lot of heart. He was tellin’ me about some of the ways of them'bees of his. I kinda think them little- critters got a heap of sense. You see Follen’s a sort of philosopher. Reads a lot and he was tellin’ about that book of'Mater- link’s on the bee. Says Materlink talks about the “Spirit of the Hive.” He says it is the spirit of the hive that all bees submit to that makes it possible for the little tellers to make a success of things. An’ when they don’t submit to it then things go wrong, but that never happens. Gosh, how I wish this community could have ' some of that spirit. VVouldn’t it be fine if we all had the same spirit for our common problems? Follen mentioned that and said he thought from his observations that we was coming to it pretty well; They’s been a few tourists camping on our church grounds lately and John was remarking the difference in them. A few of ’em ain’t got respect for noth- ing an left things in bad shape. We have to make some rule I guess for that sort of‘ folks. The other’s don’t need no rules. “We, haven‘preaching every Sunday and ms 3 ., ousschool is hit-12198.01: ‘ all four every time we meet. More! people are beginning to take an inter- ‘_ One copy of this new complete Catalogue is here—waiting for you est wen they see what is going on. 4 merely to fill in the coupon below with your name and address. Bennett said last week that the ““1 Your copy of this Catalogue is waiting—to bring into your home the enders always ‘5 0“" pmblem- H“ lowest prices of the year, to bring to you and your family an opportunity said that used to be the way wen he - - . . had to get 'the COWS from pasture. The for savmg so important that you can not afford to miss it. bossies that started right home never - . gave him no trouble, but the ornery. This 800k Keeps Prices Down (“13595 that ”‘5“th on Straymg Off You too may as well save money on nearly everything you buy. Askl into side pastures sure got his pa- ‘ for this C . _ atal . . tience as a b O y. He said in them days to pay You 351:]: 52:26:52; $2332” the lowest price, the right price he had a dog what knew his-business “ . . an, mam, an old stray got nipped in In our work of keeping prices down” we have searched the markets the heels. He says he’s trying to fig_ ,of the WOI‘lCl. Over Forty Million Dollars’ worth of goods have been um out some sort of an urge for the obought at the lowest possible prices and the savings are passed on to you. stray folks in this community that And with this saving, with these low prices, there is also an assur- Wlll hurry them up. -\Vell, he’s got to ance of dependable quality—- have a lot of patience before he gets “Ward Quality We sell only . . l . 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Darkness begins when . t‘hing iS Sold without the usual iilVelry time your Orders"?e that nearly . . l I ’ ‘ ' . ‘ the lights are 11L” I don’t care much fashion profits. ’ This book Will be out-:88 than 4 ours w‘" be shipped ' a delight, a matter of style news, fly “thin 24 1.051er moat fr" about the “Joiners.” They’s altogether . . too many things that want to have gratifinsavmg to every American you 30m them but herein this neigh- FOR THE HOME: Carpets, Ol hOOd we need a few f01k§ Who want furniture, bedding, electrical dc. to do something with the only reason vices, everything new for home use, that they love to do it as their motive. . everything used in decoration and Ain’t it too bad folks have to be coax- to make the homemodem and com- ed to get them to do something? We 1 plete: And the pnces always mean need some sort of intellectual stim- a savmg. 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When just out of the medical school Grenfell went as missionary and physician to the lonely fisherfolk on the coast of Labrador. He became, and still is, doct‘or, minis- ter, engineer, master sailor. He in- troduced reindeer into that barren .land. For his services he has been knighted by the king of England. His book is as refreshing reading as a breeze from the sea. Read it around the family circle next Winter. I think Luke would have loved Grenfell. For Luke, too, was a. physician, and he, too, was a missionary to those who had not heard of the Christ he loved. Moreover, Luke was a Greek, and brought with him the outlook and culture of the Greeks of his day. He w r o t e t h e third gospel, and this has been call- ed, “The Most Beautiful Book Ever Written.” This sounds like hyperbols, but when one is led to see the beauties of the book he understands the praise which has been given it. Luke’s gospel is a very human book. He begins by using, like modern writ- ers, an introduction. “Inasmuch as a number of writers have essayed to draw up a narrative of the established facts in our religion exactly as these have been handed down to us by the original eyewitnesses who were in the service of the Gospel Message, and in- asmuch as I have gone carefully over them all myself from the very begin- ning, I have decided, O Theophilus, to write them out inorder for your ex- cellency, to let you know the solid truth of what you have been taught.” He even dedicates his book to a. friend, after the manner of the mod- ern writer. His gospel has several dis- tinct characteristics. For one thing, it was written especially for Gentiles. This was natural, for Luke was a Gen- tile. He looked at Christianity from a Gentile point of view. All the oth. ers had been Jews. No gospel but Luke?s gives the parable of the Good Samaritan, where the despised Samar- itan is the hero, and the Jewish priest and Levite are the ones guilty of neg- lect. Luke also wrote as an educated man. He tried to be absolutely ac- curate. He did not stoop to guesswork in his writings. IS gospel also has the viewpoint of the physician. He is greatly interested in all the cures which Christ wrought. He gives more details concerning the people cured than the other New Testament writers. He also Writes for childhood, and gives many details showing his love for lit- tle people. It has often been remark- ed that Luke is the writer also, of womanhood. Women figure largely on the pages of the third gospel. The poor and the outcast have a place of importance, too, in this beautiful book. Matthew reports the beatitude of our Lord, “Blessed are the poor in spirit.” Luke says, “Blessed are ye poor.” Matthew says, “Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after righteous- ness.” Luke writes, “Blessed are ye that hunger now, for ye shall be fill- ed.” Luke is the~ only one of the four gospel writers to relate the story of Dives arid Lazarus, in which the beg- gar has the advantage at last. Luke describes the great supper, in which the “poor and maimed and blind and lame” are invited." And this gospel is the one which shows the influence of Paul more than the‘others. Luke was, as we shall presently see, the compan- ion of Paul, for several years, and the 3416 “MOQWMI. impression made on him. by the great Our Weed/y Sermon—By N. A. Mchme misSionary to the Gentiles was never ‘ lost. Suppose now that we 1001: at this man as a man, not a. writer. Professor Hayes says that “Luke is one of the most lovable characters in all church history.” A Scotch educator, Sir Wm. Ramsay, has devoted years of inves- tigation to the writings and journeys of St. Paul. He has traveled the routes that Paul traveled. Ramsay says that when Paul had the dream of the man calling to him and saying, “Come over into Macedonia and help us,” the man who entreated him to come was Luke. And Acts bears this out, for before the reader comes to the sixteenth chapter, it always says that “he” did this or that. But from this point on, it says, “we," so evidently the writer of the book went with Paul. We know that later Luke was with the lonely apostle, and was his only companion. It'was no small boon to a man expos- ed to all manner of weather and every. sort of disease as Paul was, to have an expert Greek physician with him constantly. And moreover, this good doctor must have been a. very agree- able sort of man. He undoubtedly had a cheerful influence on those to whom he ministered. A sour doctor is more welcome going out; the front gate than coming in. A cheerful doctor begins his treatment the moment he enters the sick room, before he opens his pill case. T is apparent to readers fof"‘the most beautiful book” that the au- thor was fond of music. He has pre- served for us five specimens of music in the early church. Singing is infec- tious. A singing ”person is a happy person and a singing church is a. win- ning church. The devil, we are told by those who claim to know, does not like music. For that reason a very good way to fight him is with singing. Luther used to say, “Come, let us sing a. psalm and smite the devil.” Most congregations do not know how to sing. Let the choir cease for a. mo- ment and all you hear is a faint warb- ling here and there. is for the congregation to commit to memory, say, one good hymn so they, can sing all the verses without books. When one visits a Rotary club or a Kiwanis club he hears the members singing as if their lives depended on it, “Little ’Liza Jane," or “Smile, Smile, Smile," without books. A con- gregation ought to do as well. Says Paul, “Singing to yourselves in psalms, or hymns, or spiritual songs, making melody in your hearts unto the Lord.” Enough has been said, I hope, to make my readers’ mouths water to read once again the gospel written by this lovable and devoted man. Tradi- tion says that Luke lived to be eighty- four, was crucified on an olive tree, and was buried in Constantinople. SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON FOR SEPTEMBER 16. SUBJECT: —Luke the Beloved Physi- cian. Luke I: 1 to 4. Acts I: 1 to 5.16 9 to 18. Coloss. 4:14 and 2. Tim. 4:11. GOLDEN TEXT: —A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity. Prov. 17..7 1 Max Welton,,who is our local brick layer, says that eggs are too high and the price should be regulated by law. I tell him that dropping bricklon each other is high, too. Max tells me you have to get up high to do brick work. He says we are fortunate to have such a good brick layer in our community. I tell him I have 3. 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He’ll put it up at the store an’ you ken nefer go there no more.” , Seffy's lookpf horror was a remind- -er to his father that it would have been better not to say that. But 01d Baumgartner had tremendous .aplomb. “Nefer mind—nefer mind. Mebby he won’t sink of that,”—-though he knew the store-clerk would be certain to think of it. Upon a sudden thought the old man leaped up. “And where was Sam? Say! When you woke up?" “I don’t know.” “But—«he wasn’t there—at Sally’s?” “No,” said Seffy hopelessly. His father clutched his shoulder and set him on his feet. “Well—eyou little idjiotj—aha—ha-ha -——don’t you see that you did set him out—say! Why, you’re a winner, Sef— fy! I’m proud of you!" ‘ Seffy started and looked a little less inert. His father laughed hugely. “ I knowed you’d do it! Aha—ha ha! Nobody ken beat a Baumgartner ' courting .a gal! What’s sleeping—if you stayed! Huh! You stayed tell daylight! Set—I’m laughing! Why, I used to sleep when I set up wiss you’ mammy efery time another teller was there. I done it a-purpose! And she’d wake me up when the other fel- ler was gone and came time for me to go. Why—say—I stayed and slept all night—-tell broad daylight and go home wiss the cows in the morning— man a time! Yassir! Chust like you, Set! Set, you‘re all right. Gosh- ens, but you had a narrow escape, though! Chust suppose you-’d ’a’ woke _ up and forgot what you was up to— you do that, sometimes, Sef, when I . to it.,” the‘oonqiierlng‘fi‘ero comes! ’_Go right '- back~mebby tonight—you entitledi “Begoshens, I will!" said Seffy in his father’s own slogan. , ‘ Seffy ’wOuld have pressed his suit even without this, I think——because of; those moments in the dark parlor. One? does not soon forget that sort of thing. I “Now," advised his father, “you,i know well enough what kind of a tem-E per goes wiss red hair—l use to hat hair enough onct—and it was red! All right when it’s on your side. Them: red-heads always regrets—I do and' she does! Say—Sef~Seffy, don't you let her regret in vain—ketch her while she’s at it." So, Seffy went up the hill againw not that night—which was a mistakel —-he could not quite bring himself to that—but the next. AndJle had wash- ed the grease out of his hair and left the hat at home as well as the butter— fly tie and the boots and, if I do say it, he was a very handsome fellow, worth at least a dOZen of his rival. But Sally, watching for this wry thing, saw him coming and hardened her heart, as Pharoah did in the face of proffered felicity, and, by a good deal of forcible instruction, she suc- ceeded in getting the little maid to say that she was not at home. The maid’s untutored face showed Seffyj that she was not telling the truth,3 however, and she was not sorry for it. She would never have treated Seffy so. Seffy shifted his hat from one hand to the other and then said: (Continued on page 261). l Transmissions, Farm machinery, Farm tools, etc. RED SEAL Lye is the cheapest and most effective cleanser for general use around the garage and other farm- buildings. A dilute solution removes radiator-scale, cleans transmissions, differentials, etc., in fact, any part gummed with grease or oil. (Do not use on aluminum.) RED SEAL Lye has a hundred uses on a farm; softens water, makes soap, tree- sprays, sheep- dips, insecticides, etc., sweetens swill for hogs, and cleans drain-pipes. Write for booklet of uses. Full directions in each can. Be sure and P. C. Tomson & Co. Philadelphia, Pa. 1 9:35;.34.‘ ,.E: "iii. if '1‘? 3‘5 t ‘ . “A?“ ' . . TRADE MARK REGISTERED you‘re dreamy—and gone home before you remembered that you was out-set- g ting him! He’d\’a’ had you dead, Sef— ' ’ ‘ I fy, dead and buried in the family lot: 3 9 But you got him, Seffy, ol' boy—~and O 3 Sally, too, begoshens! Shall we get ‘ ’ at the fence today?” Seffy did not I respond. And his father knew better ‘ than most of us where suggestion should stop. “All right. \Ye bose busy today. Mebby we better let it be tell to- morrow.” Of course Old Baumgartner was well . aware that his logic would not bear l . the least scrutiny. And he regarded " Seffy anxiously as he raced through it. I L———-—£— ' But dull happy Seffy saw no flaws in l . it. He agreed with his father that he ! _ had out-sat Sam. And, if it had not i been too plainly accidental, he would “”3V “WV“? «were Ub-th—IU Hh—O v —ov——_a U Hugo—odd , , have adopted the fancy that he had Mo g had a heroic purpose in it—so con- 9 . ' "th ' ,3 vincing was his father’s logic to his ll: 122:3!“ )isslifht‘TJr Ninfgézgf‘tt ~ - 3:3: :11}: , , little mind. 1': ° W'c {Kim Manges“: i“ ”“9 "Om; ‘ Wmh :11 '3: ‘ The old man rattled on. Seffy must I. N: :12: Filling: Ti; g3Chimngy£f _ :3: 31:00 not think much. '1". Canton," t on “1:352:5- 0“. N333": ‘ Worth :11’ “And snoring! Hah! Nossing— 1:fi‘:°ty"cani°s "1°88 tin-n82? '"Pta-‘naor : Wm”! 81:00 l nossing at all! I could gife you les- . 1- Liuzedcrd’ Testes] afJ‘e' ~ fmsj‘mtht 1'3: 31.00 _ ' sons in snoring. And you’ mammy _ 1': as an: gilt; Writer'cfa'“"tfed - : " Worth 3811.00 l use’ to say that she liked it. It wasn’t g 1. mg? 0‘ Finish\:n8truction a:°'i°' - : 3”“ 31:00 3; ,. so lonely and she knowed I was on 1' Light fiffihfnctionn "amenttn 2, " W33: ”‘00 :‘ deck and alife. Snoring! Aha—ha— ' “We 833:,“ ”m s 3" ”"3 “gum... Worth 3311:: a ‘ ha! What’s that—if you are sure of Q . an." fits} EVE , Worth 31:00 ‘i the gal!” ”2:2;g‘zp Mac-(ion TOtal wonglfnng” Wort}, 31.00 Seffy ahemmed several times and 05115076. "’5; °’ 08.37:" C°Untr,,, Win! . o nybodym . l looked less like a condemned malefac— . R°°“°";;?§°"‘5V ml’sfi'fé “‘1 2313”“.fion 6y )5 - ' 1 ‘ tor—though still far from suborned. Go to a) [fit ; In Canada 331'}! 3311);": 2:3 f. 39%:12322? . ‘ i “That tool molasses-tapperwhe’s got 33‘: 3.3%,, Quickue, de 1 be M . 0' (W... I" I f . to be licked—and if I got to do it my- mrhac'ffm' cumu‘h‘ agitf‘mt 30,090 “alley ‘0’ ’ I ,) self—though I ain’t much of a licker. fikrflfiffi’: its hai‘flil'ght if?"finger-Eli?;;:gdfirréhszn§2nthe United / cup. I f . The whole county’ll know about that °"’""Wes‘t",':: 09 #135323 affimeugtrim: ”may. 3:59;" I nugget-,3; I 5 l ‘ ——to—to—‘” he turned away to smile— MCO ' 9" MF-ss 59"“ ”a. Adfirgfcgg'fl'igzzon ” ““9 Cf‘IWfi I I “tombstone. I bet he’s got. it- hanging G‘wfl,” WiChita LAMP COMP a. ’ ogé’e‘t‘fifiisififi ' " up in the store now! We got to let ' T” °°'°-n am'iens. gflnchu-pulANY ” ‘°’ ‘7’“ “Wk-“Th5 I :1“ l ’em know that you set him out, Set! LN" 133-7359;? 4-“ ’ Sugghlzcigtheflkh‘ : { Yas—stayed tell daylight! Woke up ’ [mum LAMP and stayed! Sleeping was Chust to co 1). t up.” Go. ' ' g ‘ . ketch him! 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PHILIfigOMS ( '\ Wimeflt‘349'aliwgoim tk rPIIEIP-gBS-R;ST-Deph :49 Chicago 1 ash-:nsaaezsrrasass I .1 I it"? I {/52 l NS \\ diat- NE of the first steps in analyzing our daily diet is to check up on the amount of roughage we are eating. To keep digestive tract in the prime of condition, Nature demands that we eat a goodly supply of bulky foods, especially those containing a residue. These foods assist. in stimu- lating the excretion of all digestive juices along the canal through which it passes and are thus conducive of a normal elimination of bodily waste. When the family begins to get grouchy and they get up in the morn- ing with the pink faded from their cheeks, try feeding them some of these good things made of bran, and watch the results. Bran Muffins. 34 cup sugar 1% cups flour Shortening >110 of «up 1 low-l te-Lspoon soda 10m: tor 2 teaspoons baking 1 cup sour (or sweet powder if sweet milk is milk mod) 1 cup bran Pinch of salt Cream shortening "and sugar togeth- er. Mix and sift dry ingredients. This will make twelve large muffins. Steamed Bran Pudding. 3 tablespoons beef surf 3/; cup milk 01‘ any preferred fat I «up iiour 1%; rup molusws ‘4; teaspoon soda 1 egg 1 cup dates, stoned 1 teaspoon salt and cut iinc 1 cup bran Melt suet and mix with molasses, milk and egg wellbeaten. Sift flour, salt and soda together. Add one cup of bran and combine wet and dry in- gredients. Stir into the, batter one cup of dates, stoned and cut. up fine, turn into buttered cups, having cups half full. Steam one hour. If steamed in one large mold, three hours’ cook- ing is required. Serve with hard sauce or lemon sauce. Bran Nut and Raisin Bread. meats, out in slices 34 cup molasses 2 teaspoons of baking powder 1,4. cup brown sugar 1,4 cup milk 1 pup-flour 1 (-up bran 1,5 cup water 1 teaspoon salt ti mp English walnut ‘A cup raisins Mix in the order given, sifting flour, baking powder and salt. Add raisins and nut meats dusted well with flour. Pour into buttered bread pan, having pan three—quarters full. Bake slowly two hours or longer. Nut meats may be omitted. Bran Doughnuts. 11,4; cups bran ‘2 teaspoons of baking 1% cups flour powder 1 tablespoon butter or 56 cup sugar lard % cup milk 1 egg 1 teaspoon salt. Cream butter and sugar. Add egg well beaten. Mix and sift dry ingred- ients and add to the first mixture. Roll on a floured.board. Out with a dough- nut cutter. Fry in very hot deep fat. Bran Cookies No. 1. 1 cup bran ‘ 1 cup sugar 1 cup white flour 1/4 cup molasses 1,1; cup graham flour 1,5 cup milk :2 tablespoons butter or 2 teaspoons of baking lard powder 1 ski; 15 teaspoon salt Beat together butter and sugar, egg and milk, add dry ingredients. Drop Stimulate Digestion With Bran ' It is a H edit/z Food t/zat is C onu’uczive of Better Dzzgrem'an the mixed batter with spoon in well greased pan. 'Bakeabout twenty-five minutes in hot oven. This makes three » dozen cookies- GRAPE RECIPES THAT ARE GOOD. HE advent of fall brings with it the delicious ripe grapes, and many are pondering how they may preserve them for winter use. These recipes are all very tasty and you will like them this winter. Grape Preserves. Rinse grapes in cold water and drain. Squeeze out the pulp from each grape and heat it gradually, cooking until the seeds come out easily. Press through a sieve just fine enough to keep back the seeds. Cook the skins and the pulp ten minutes and add an equal amount of sugar, cooking until the liquid thickens. Store in earthen 'or glass jars. This also makes a fine filling for cakes. Grape Catsup. Cover two quarts of grapes with vinegar and cook until soft. Press through a sieve and add one cup of sugar, one tablespoonful of cinnamon. one teaspoonful each ,. of cloves and auspice, and a little cayenne. Cook\ slowly'until thick and store in bottles. Grape Juice. Weigh the grapes and for each ten pounds use three pounds of sugar. Cook the grapes in a porcelain kettle with five pints of water to a peek of grapes. Cover and bring slowly to the boiling point, stirring occasionally. When boiling hot, turn into a heavy bag and let drain. Add the sugar and heat again to the boiling point. Skim and store in sterilized fruit jars or bottles. Simple Crocheted Medallion HE design illustrated is simple and pretty and the work goes’ quickly. Use coarse or fine thread, hard twist, and a steel book of convenient size. About 120 of these medallions will make a” handsome edge for a luncheon set of twenty-six pieces. Use twenty around the center- piece, sixteen around the oval tray cloth, six around each plate doily and twelve just as they are ~for tumbler doilies. More pieces may be added if desired. To make: Wind the thread eight times around index finger of the left hand. Remove and single crochet (so) 36 over the ring. _ - Second Round.——* chain (ch) 10, skip 5, slip 1 in the next sc. Repeat from * around, making 6 loops. Close with slip stitch (s1 st). ‘Third Round—Slip to center of loop, * ch 7, picot, ch 7 picot, ch 3, so 1 over next loop. Repeat from * around. Fourth Round—Slip to center of . Whanthe Children Becomelnte‘restfl‘ in Poultry, Mather Ma ' - -- ' ' 1 Many steps In- Caring-forgthcmr picot loop. * ch 7, so 1, and double crochet (dc) 6 along the 7 ch, repeat once, slip 1 at the beginning of first 7 ch, 1 picot loop, 1 s1 st over next picot loop in previous row, repeat from * around. ' Fifth Round—Slip to point of first petal in fourth round, * ch 12, slip l in point of next petal, repeat from ’ around. ‘ ' Sixth Round.——* cover 12 ch with 15 so, 8 so over next'12. ch, ch 12, turn and slip 1 in center so of first 12 ch. turn _and cover last 12 ch with 15 so, 7 so over last half of second 12_ ch in previous round. Repeat from * around. Seventh Round—78 spaces. Eighth Round—78 spaces. Ninth Round—Slip to center of first- space in previous round, * ch 5, so 1 in center of next space. Repeat from * around. ‘ Tenth Round—Slip to center of 5 ch loop, ch 10, picot, 1 treble in next loop, * ch 4, picot, 1 treble in next loop, repeat from * around. Fasten off. Make all remaining medallions in the same way. ~ WOODBOX ON WHEELS SAVES THE FARMWIFE. NE way to make it easier for Mother is to put casters on the coal or woodbox, so that she can roll it right up, to the Stove, and not have ' to do all that lifting and lugging. It is a perfectly practical idea, and a good many farmwives who have tried out the idea entirely agree. They say it is both a time and strength saver. s The woodbox ought to be built large enough to hold five or six buckets of coal, or a whole day’s» supply of wood. It can be filled by the husband or by the children before they go to work or to school. . Of course, it ought to be tight and well-made, and high, enough so that, with a tight, clean cover, it can be used as a little table, if this top in neatly covered‘with oilcloth. There should be a small door near . the_bottom’ from which coal and wood can be, taken without raising the top. Put stop-catch inside the box just above this door, some coal or~wood will let down evenly; f A “Winch ll ' , “”"is‘used'lonflphoumnfu' "'nd ~ ~ “~<"cdn-V'enient ,_ ’ , _ F . , . 31.3394. ' i v-Naclc‘radage r rags;9"‘Thé in: to .a man‘s heart is thromghshié stem. ‘- ‘ achfl‘V‘Ju’t'lgingffrom Ithe numer- :‘ous good recipes 1 received», a good- :many housewives in the state must Plia've found the way .by means of Man's favorite cake, namely, dark cake. ‘ ._ ‘ . - _ Hundreds of good recipes Were re- ceived in the contest this week, and I wish it mightbe possible to compen- sate each writer, by printing their Man’s favoritevariation of dark cake. Space Will not permit this, however, but some of them will be used .later. When Such a large number of reci- pes is received, of course several'we're duplicated. In these cases, one was selected from the group by a disinter- ested person to represent that partic- ular recipe in the final judging. If your recipe is among the prize win- ‘ ners, and y-our'initials are not signed to it, it is because it was not fo-rtu- nate enough to be the one chosen. Many valuable home hints and sug- gestions were enclosed in some of the letters. I thank the writers for them, and will be pleased to use them in our department. The first three prize-winning recipes follow here. The fourth and fifth priz- es, won by Mrs. A. D., Goldwater, teaspoon of soda in a cup of boiling water. then add the beaten white of two eggs. ‘ Beat all together and bake in a loaf. comes Mich, and Mrs. A. P. M., Olivet, Mich. respectively, will be printed ‘ next week—Martha ’Cole. ’ First Prize. Mrs. G. K., North Branch, Michigan. Chopped Apple Cake. 3 cups, chopped apples 1 cup sour milk cooked in 2 tsp. soda ya cup molasses 1 tsp. baking powder 11,4; cups sugar 1 tspmloves and cinna— 1 cup shortening (half men butter and lard) 1 cup raisins 2eggs 4 cups of flour Mix dry ingredients and add to the rest.” Judge flour from the kind used. Second Prize. Mrs. A. D. M., Olivet, Michigan. Boiled Cider Cake. 1 cup of sugar or apple jelly 2 yolks of egg 1 tsp. cinnamon and Butter size of egg cloves $6, cup of boiled rider 1% cups flour To make a stiff dough then add one Frosting. One cup of sugar boiled till‘ it hairs, Third Prize. Mrs. A. W., Bellaire, Michigan. Dark Fruit Cake. 1 cup raisins 2 tsp. cloves 1 tsp. nutmeg 1 tsp. 3: (‘llile 1 on: 1 cup sugar 1/2 cup molasses 1/; cup shortening: 1 cup hot coffee vanilla flour Women’s Interest at Fair Fund of Knowledge, to he Grarpea’from Educational Ear/tibitrat State F zzir O the women who visited the Michigan State Fair this year, one of the most interesting fea- tures, perhaps, was the electrical show. Calling into play all the genius of an artist as to arrangement, it made an attractive appearance. Innumer- able electric fans being propelled at full speed made it still more inviting after having endured the sweltering heat while viewing some of the other exhibits. With the farm home, a Vital part of the farm, the men folks, too, appear to be interested in these many home conveniences. (Perhaps Some of the -' women folks hoped they would be even ' . more so): For wash day there was the washing machine with the foam: ing suds, the wringer, the mangle, and the electric iron. For cleaning day there was the vacuum cleaner in eves. ry style. V'For sewing day there was the electric motor for the sewing ma- chine, and numerous other electrical appliances for every-day use. The women’s building had its usual stock of needlework. From the crowds of women constantly" surging through it, this appeared to be one important reason for their presenCe at the fair. There were pieces of fancy work that represented months of labor for their completion; patchwork quilts with their countless stitches, and some of the more simple and daintily colored embroideries, along with ' the new in handicraft and needlework. The display of furniture for every room in the house, with their well-chosen artis- tic accessories was a study in itself. Here at the women’s, building one could see the baby show, and found Dad and Mother equally interested. Each baby entered, after being given a thorough medical examination by. > expert doctors and nurses, was judged according . to a health standard and awarded a prize. ' In the educational building was dis* Some“ = .the work of . the, girls. have ’ . of .. this Year summer for winter use might be the envy of any experienced home canner. The clothing exhibit showed the great benefit of the sewing clubs to the rural girls. Some'very practical and well-made garments were on display. The many pure—food displays and the demonstrations of these foods well showed the stride toward the better .When the day camepto a. close. all too soon, those who had studied the exhibits with eyes open could but go home awakened to some new thoughts. filled with information, and inspired with new ideas. ‘ PLANNING THE SCHOOL LUNCH. M OTHERS are again faced with the problem of preparing school lunches. It is hard to prevent the sameness from creeping into the menu and besides. many foods which chil- dren enjoy cannot be carried in a lunch basket. The metal container with ventilation holes is best for car— rying to school because it can be ' of candy. cald- , be used for cake, and sandwiches. l? wrapping moist foo ' These suggestions help to make an- petizing lunches for school kiddies. Sandwiches with sliced meat fillin:, baked apple, cookies, or a few pieces A crisp roll hollowedout and filled with chopped meat or 'sal- mon, an orange, cookies, and a few dates. Hard-boiled and deviled eggs, with brown bread and jam. apple sauce and a piece of cake. Nut or cheese sandwiches with a piece of ma- ple sugar, and fruit. Baked bean sand— wiches. sweet, pickle, handful of rais- ins. and cookies. All these combina- tions are tasty and helpful. especially if a small thermos bottle with milk is provided with each lunch. \ and that has been made in recent years. 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DEWING” , "The Direa-to-You Man . ‘ KALAMAZOO " STOVE co. ,. 126 VLRoehedei-Ave. '3- «g. amazoo, 2;,‘3' Mich. .u Plpeless ;- _ Furnaces i1 CA KGIOIRO 1.90 V 1'; BMW“ 10 \MY Th ' ; I. f I ‘ BlueRibbon Turnip: Get our attrhctlve A l car-load ricer. Firms 6! ted ~ _ . 90. Ellen m . _ g on {Sony norms, Ohio ~ museum. W. .E. LEO ,- mm for:xuounsfisiggfiéuési‘sr TO MAKE VEGETABLE PUREE. What is vegetable puree, and how is it made?—Mrs. S. Vegetable puree is made by cooking the vegetable until it is a, pulp, and. pressing it through a. sieve to remove seeds or other waste parts. Sometimes it is necessary to re—cook it so that. it may be of the consistency of paste. After the puree is made, it; should be processed by the' cold pack method the same length of time that soups require. Puree is used for the basis of most soups and sauces to be served with the various vegetables and meats. BRIGHTBNING UP THE BEDROOM. My sister and 'l have each a pair of pillow Shams that, are ' a yard square. Mine have a squirrel on a limb worked on them. \Vhat can we make 01? them now, as Shams are out of date. They are all handmade and are very pretty.»~Mrs. M. L. You are fortunate in having these old-fashioned pillow Shams as you describe, as they may be made up into a very attractive bed-room set. If there is a border around the design worked in the center, it. should be re- moved and one sham is used as a cen- ter ol‘ a bed spread. Undoubtedly the, Shams are of fine white cotton material. You should try to match this as nearly as possi- ble. The sham is used as the center, and a border of plain color in which ._... r. an the center design is ,worked is fitted around ‘it. This border should not be more than two or two and a halt inches wide. Then the new material is piecer around the sides, making it large enough for a. bed spread. It .is well to let the two side pieces‘co'me the whole length of the bed and in— sert‘the smaller ones at each end. This may be either bound in scallops in the same color as the border, or a. border two and a half inches wide put on straight around the whole spread. The other sham is used as a dresser scarf, and the ends pieced out. in a manner to match the spread. Work a similar design to the ones in the Shams on your curtains and bind them in a color to correspond with the colors in the spread and dresser scarf and you will have a very attractive bed-room at very little expense. SOFT AND ROPY dELLY. Some of my jelly is soft and ropy. Can you tell me what is the trouble? ”Mrs. M. 0 Soft and ropy jelly is caused from having used over-ripe fruit, not hav- ing a fruit; containing enough pectin, or by adding too much water in pro- portion to the fruit. In making jelly, use slightly under-ripe fruit, add only small quantities of water, and if your fruit lacks in pectin add that which is made from either apples or oranges. A Variety of Cookies By Nelle P011771}! ’ OW that the task of fixing school lunches is here again the chil- dren are insisting on home-made cookies. There are a hundred and one different varieties of cookies, crackers and wafers to be bought at the grocery stores these days, and at first thought it would seem foolish for the busy farm woman to use her pre- cious time to make the crisp home- made dainties, but there is a. differ- ence in the taste, and in this differ- ence lies the charm of the “cookies like Mother used to make.” The school lunch seems incomplete with- out them, and nothing quite takes the place of them. They are easy to make and convenient to serve for light. re- freshments when the women’s club meets. ‘ The modern cook should know that the cookies are much better if the dough is thoroughly chilled before us— ing; this leaves the. butter hard and so does not require so much flour. The less flour used, .the better the cookies are. The oven must be watched care— fully, especially for molasses cookies. The following recipes are tried and true, easy to make, and not expensive. Fruit Cookies. Cream one cup of butter, add one and one-half cups sugar, one-half cup of milk, one egg, four level teaspoons ' 0f baking powder, a level teaspoon of grated nutmeg and one-third cup of. raisins or currants chopped fine. Mix ' «with flour to make a' stiff dough, cut in rounds, wet the tops-with milk and sprinkle with sugar. Bake quickly. : Plain Cookies. "Mi?“ ”ne'halfa-cun 9! butter , is one half cup of lardwfth two oupgjbmué with. Ohio at, onecup'of milk and 'two.{wel_l-boat--, , en eggs. Sift six level teaspoons of baking powder with four cups of flour. and use as much of the flour as is needed to make a dough that will roll out; of some kinds of flour, the whole four cups will be needed. ,After the cookies have been placed in the pan, press a raisin into the top of each. Cocoanut Cookies. Beat one cup of sugar and one cup of thick sour cream together, add one beaten egg, one level teaspoon of soda and flour enough to mix as soft as pos- sible, and roll out. Sprinkle the top of each cookie with shredded cocoanut and press lightly. Bake in quick oven. These cookies should be rolled about half an inch thick. Sugar Cookies. Cream two-thirds of a cup of butter, add one cup of sugar, and one—half cup of sour milk. Stir in one-half of a level teaspoon of soda, one egg, a. little nutmeg and as little pastry flour . as can be used and 11,011 them outthin. Cut in shapes and bake in quick oven. Molasses Cookies. Use one-half cup of molasses, one- half cup butter, one—half cup hot wa- ter in which one level teaspoon of soda has been dissolved. Mix with one rounding teaspoon of ginger and enough flour to make a dough that can be rolled out half an inch thick. Grandma’s Ginger Snaps. Mix thoroughly, one cup of molas— ses with two-thirds cup of lard, one egg, one cup of sugar, three level tea: spoons of soda, three rounding tea;- spoons of ginger, one of cloves and one of cinnamon, Add dour enough , -to roll. ,Roll 9. piece as bigas. 3. mar- .‘ble- tillaround;.y.yplaoe tin :a pan " ~ 41.11999":- QPafiv Care-impit. U3; V to ‘g‘et‘; tboi‘x‘iiuch" #0133? {I H L--..—~.- n- a. ?‘ \ A . ABOUT some To A coerce. HAVE just replied to a letter in which, the subscriber asks me to give a remedy for a “trouble with the spinal cord,” something that will relieve her pain, quiet her nerves, and make her'able' to. do her work. 7 I‘ tried to visualize that suffering subscriber writing from her farm in northern Michigan, miles from a doc- tor, and hoping to. get some relief from her distress that will not entail a long trip, a tedious examination, an expensive prescription Yet I can give her no better advice than to urge her to take the very measures that is loath 'to take, and to take them as promptly and as energetically as possible. In the first place, the prescription of medicine is something that can rarely be done to good effect without going over the patient personally. As is well-knowu, a drug that may be just the help one patient needs might be inert or even harmful if taken by an- other. Secondly. and still more im- portant, it is bad policy to try to pal- liate such ailments. They will grow worse and may soon reach the incur- able stage. ' . But the subscriber, who is ten miles from a doctor, has still another plea. “I’ve been to our doctor,” she says, f‘and he is not much good at these special troubles, anyway. And he is too busy to give me much attention. 1 would have to go nearly a hundred miles to get first-class attention.” I’m very sorry that this handicap exists for people who live in the coun- try. I hope the day will soon come when country people may have, right at hand, as good medical care as city folks. But until that time does come you must go to the extra expense and spend the extra time necessary to go after the care you need. You may be poor. Very likely you are. But these serious ailments can’t be neglected and can't be palliated. W'hen serious ailments are present, if you cannot have competent medical care at home, you must go where you can get it; and you must do this, though it take half your substance. PAINS IN SIDE. I suffer with a dull ache all the time across the bowels, more especially in the right side. At one time a doctor said I had a cystic ovary and sent me to the hospital and the surgeon re- fused to operate and said 1 did not have that trouble (honest man) and to go home and forget it, then two other doctors say it is not that trou- ble, and not appendicitis, and yet I ache and ache. I also have gained in weight and look well, until anyone would not believe how I suffer. I ache terribly for several days before the menses appear, never sharp pains, al- ways a dull ache. Does an X-Ray show cancers, cystic tumors and ad— hesions?—-Mrs. No, the X-Ray does not show either of the things you mention. However, you can dismiss cancer on account of your general health and weight. You need not trouble about cystic ovary, for if you had one large enough to make trouble, your surgeon would have found it. You must not bother about adhesions, for if nature will not cure them, nothing will, and. after all, they are usually harmless. One thing I have to suggest: Make sure that you have no varicose veins and no broken arches. Try a good abdomi~ nal supporter that really lifts up the lower abdomen. Get your doctor to measure you for it so that it is well done. CARE OF THE HAIR. My hair is very dry, and every time ~ 3mg“? it abotgfla‘nfofigie all comes ,:.',.,al,n_l. os eenan, am afraid that myhalr will turn gray. Is there/ any danger and what could I do for.it?—F. H. I think you need have no fear of your hair turning gray from such a cause. Once a month is often enough for washing the hair if you give it vig~ orous attention every day by comb- ing, brushing and massaging with the fingers. You will find a little cocoa butter rubbed into the scalp with the finger tips quite helpful. TREATMENT OF GOITER. W’ould you please tell me what to do for a small goiter on the right side of my neck? Is there any cure for them without an operation?——I. -B. If this is a simple goiter it will prob- ably yield to iodine treatment. How- ever, it is not much good to try ex- ternal application, (after a goiter is once well developed. A doctor who understands the method can get good results by hypodermic injection of a preparatidn of iodine, directly into the substance of the gland, ( \ . SUBSTITUTE FOR CASTOR _O|L. Is there anything that will take the place of castor oil in a summer diarr- hea? I have to give it to my children real often and they make such a fuss about taking it.——T. P. I do not know of any medicine that will take the place of costor oil in cleansing the intestinal tract, when it is distinctly indicated. But there should, he need of this but seldom if the diet of the children is right. Insist upon the children eating only at reg- ular meal times. Be sure that all the food is sweet and fresh and that they take a sufficient length of time for, proper mastication. Teach them to: avoid the habit of picking up berries; fruit, and anything that happens to be 3 about the place, and munching it. i Vl'ith proper care the occasions for} castor oil should be very rare. Your druggist can sell you a tasteless cas- tor oil that is not at all objectionable. TROUBLED WITH “FALLING ‘ WOMB." \ Mrs. S. D. L.—-Operations for “fall- ing womb" are seldom satisfactory. It sometimes develops that the trouble has been due to a tumor of the uterus in which case great benefit is derived from removal‘of tumor. Or the con- ditiOn may be cohsequent upon pelvic: laceration, in which case repair of the pelvic floor helps. by giving support. If your doctor is satisfied that your trouble is due to one of these causes have the operation performed. Other- wise continue the rest cure. (S “PlEClNG” BY CHILDREN A BAD . HABIT?- Please say what is right about chil- dren “piecing." My little boy never gets home from school but he wants a “piece.” I’m afraid it’s a bad habit, There are two sides to the question. It may be just a bad habit and chil-i dren who get the habit are never sat- is ruinous to digestion. The other side is that the child may really need the food. Three meals a day is not always sufficient for the growing child. Watch the boy. See that he eats a good breakfast. Oatmeal with plenty of cream, bread and butter, an egg or sotne bacon, and a dish of fruit. If he takes his lunch to school give him sandwiches with a filling of meat, 01’ cheese or eggs. When he comes home from school and clamors for a “piece” give him something appetizing but substantial. If he eats it [and enjoys it make a point of giving him the ex- tra meal every day at the same hour. 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In the fall I pulled them and helped my father haul them into the barn. When they were threshed there was a. bushel and a. half of good beans. I sold them to my father for $7.50. I put $6.00 in the bank and kept the rest to spend for myself. By Ruth Howd, Breckenridge, Mich. When I was about nine or ten years old, I went dOWn to my grandmother’s to spend the day with her. We raked up a lot of old bottles of all sizes. I washed them and sold them to a vet- erinary for about $2.00. I put the money in my bank. My sister and I together also have $26.22 in just pen— nies. By Mary Cogley, Emmet, Mich. I got my brother to build me a stand. some money from my mother to buy some lemons and sugar. Isold lemonade, apples, vegetables Earning My First Money .’ By the Prize 'Wz'nner: .. I then planted some ‘Red Kidney : i and watermelons from the stand. As I live on a. cement road many people stopped and bought from me. I made $50 in a. month. I paid my The Club Girls Running;~ajRace.at Ath letiQ Meet; ' ' ' ' ‘ ‘ Michigan Agricultural College. mother and bought a. calf fer $10, sold it later for $25. I have my money in the bank. ‘ and By Zetta Graves, Billings, Mich. When I was eleven years old my father planted some chicory. .There were four of we girls at home then. He told us if we would weed and thin the chicory he would give us each one cent a. row for every ton of chicory he received. That is, if he received ten tons of chicory we would get ten cents a row. We girls each had a piece of corn tied to the fence and every time we would start on a new row we would tie a knot in the cord so we could tell how many rows we weeded. We saved the money we received and used it to buy Christmas presents with. ' ' and Trained the Girls. Ruth O’Dell. These Girls from Mcntorflp. 8, Near Wolv,erin_e,xHad the Best Exhibit of Garment Making In Cheboygan County. The Teacher Organized the Club . From Left to ~Right1tho Girls Are: mger, Louie Molet, Minnie Stokes, Agnes O’Dell, Bernice Heminger and‘ lrene Hem- Dear Uncle Frank: ' = .I received my pin and card a long , time ago,.but nave had to help on the farm and did not get time to write. ,I, helped to make hay and thresh, and also helped with the rest of the work. Besides, I have a little patch of potar toes of my. own, and five sheep. My uncle 18 gomg to double my sheep and in three years I will get ten sheep. I bought my old sheep with my own. money and have raised five. . I am ten years old and in the fil'th grade. My lowest mark in the final examination was eighty-five, and my ’ this year. highest 100. I am in the sixth grade I have twelve little chick- “,ens which I. feed and take care of my- self.—~Your niece, Norra Miller, M. C., Conklin,‘ Michigan. . , . 1 You are getting a pretty good start for a ten-year-old girl. show that the more one does, the more he can do. ' Just keep up the good work and you will be assured a good future. DeanUncle Frank: ‘ . gWhen, I read the boys’ and girls’ page in the last Michigan Farmer, I was hoppin’ mad, as they, say, when Your activities- I read Alta. Swinehart’s letter. She ‘ said her highest mark-inexams. was 100 and lowest ninety. She goes on to say, “No kind of boy (smart or dumb) can get ahead of me in school." Miss, Swineha‘rt «overestimated. her- self and her ability. Last year I had an average of ninety-eight. My high- est was 1001 and lowes ninety—five. Out of the five students n my school of seventy-five pupils who .had the aver~ age of ninety-five, ‘three were .boys During Club work at the two , were girls; y letter is getting long, so I will close for this time, but I mean to write again—Walter H. Rosser, Web— berville, Mich. . , How does this look to you? They at least have some smart boys around Webberville. and M Dear Uncle Frank: Alta. Swinehart seems to think that girls are smarter than boys, because she said that no kind of a boy (smart or dumb) could beat her in school work. But I disagree with her because last year my highest mark was 100 and my lowest ninety-three. Your Nephew, Raymond Aslakson, M. C., Holtion, Mich. I am glad the boys are “proving up" on this smartness proposition. Your marks are good, all right. Dear Uncle Frank: May I join the Merry Circle? Alta ‘Swinehart thinks that no boy (smart or dumb) can beat her, but I got an average of 100 per cent for my last year’s school work. How’s that, Alta? I am interested in collecting stamps, coins, Indian relics, and other curios. . I would like to correspond with other boys and girls—Yours truly, Philemon Merrill, Oak Grove, Mich. ' Another good argument for the boy side. 'Your average can be equaled, but not beaten. We want boys like you in the Merry Circle. Dear Uncle Frank: It was lovely of you to have that Scramble, it was such fun. I received a very nice letter from Mildred Miller. Howell, MlCh., and I am going to write to her. She said that she thought the Merry Circle was a very merry circle and that the members were merry, too, according to the letters they write. I agree with her perfectly, don’t you? Weare going to have the threshers on Monday, which will be lots of fun , for rue—Your niece, Margaret Flem- ing. Port Huron, Mich, R. 2. ' ' I’m glad you liked the Scramble. I wonder just how much fun your mother gets out of having the thresh- ers around. ’ ‘ ' Dear Uncle Frank: Why not have a grammar contest? I think all of us would profit by it. 'Each write an essay or short story of _, 200 words, or maybe just a paragraph, ’ and all do their best in spelling, con- struction and punctuation. And after that, if it’s not too much bother, settle the most disputed question, .“Should girls wear knickers and bobbed hair?” y avtwo or three week written de- bate. In the essay I would suggest to print the three or more with the most mistakes, and give the corrections af- ter each. I think the correspondence scramble is gtnelk an 'you very much for the encil box—Your niece, Anna Seidel,pCole, man, Mich. Thanks ‘for the good suggestions. . As you will note, I am cutting the bob- ' bed hair and knickerquestion out of 'the Letterpox. Perhaps ' ' ' up the question with. 9,3013%??? we out: June . . .4. .I were ,farms‘because I like to. plant a lot of iiowers'a'n‘d' vegetables. The farm is {about a mile from the river and we go fishing every day.- There is a lot of corn on the farm and I' like _to .play tag, hide-and-seek,‘ ‘and stump the leader in it. . From your want-to-be—mece, Ruth , Gerow, Caledonia, Mich, R. 2 Playing in the corn must be a lot ’of fun, but how~about the corn? Pm glad you like'the‘ farm. Dear Uncle Frank: Work to'win certainly is a good motto and means, a great deal. . . Now that we are this far I think it I. was; . bird "Club - la ’ clubs. : esident 'here of the But at year, and we alsohad a constitution which helped us a great deal. I also belong to several other . I wrete to you about a month ago thanking you thousands of times for the pin and membership card, but I suppose it found the waste paper has- ket. Wouldn’t I be tickled if I saw this letter in print? I would save the paper for the rest of my life—Your niece, Alice Boven, Kalamazoo, Mich- igan, R. 3. , I think we’ll have a constitution contest after a while. I‘suppose you will keep this paper until it gets yel- low with age. What Made Me Laugh Most > By the Pri By Rex Ellis, Reed City, Michigan. A very comical incident occurred in the school where my aunt went, when a girl, The teacher always chose her to carry messages to the lower grades on the first floor. And as the school was furnished with a spiral stairway, the children chose, many tmes, to ride the banister down, rather than walk, which was strictly against the rules. » One day the teacher sent her with an urgent message, and thinking to make time, and not thinking to make sure the way was clear, up she hopped astride the banister. No sooner on than down she shot. Thinking she was almost to the bottom and time to put on “brakes,” she glanced around and “10!” There sat the professor, on the post, as placid, as could be, and the door of the fourth grade room 0p- en. Too late! 'VVith a whack, she struck him and down he went, sprawl- ing on the floor and his short black beard sticking up in the air like a last - year’s Christmas tree. She thought her time had come sure. . He picked himself up, blinked a while, then thundered, “Veola, next time come down in a little more dig- nified manner.” By Elnora Wilson, Harbor Beach, Michigan. . - One of the funniest things I ever saw happened when the old sow broke out one day. All hands turned out to put her in. One girl about twelve stood before a gate, with wildly waving arms and legs outspread. I don’t know whether piggy thought this the easiest way out, or if it was where she wished to go. ran directly under Edith, carrying her off on her back. All laughed themselves helpless ex- cept Edith. It was not funny for her, of course, even though she landed un- hurt on some soft grass. I think we laughed quite as much when old Tom, our cat, mistook tan- glefoot flypaper for his bed. - With four feet stuck fast he rolled over and over, howling terribly, till the paper was wrapped around him like a blanket. It all happened so quickly that before anyone could do anything he was out of the door and away across the field like a streak of white lightning. It was three days before he came back, quite sticky and thin, but glad, to see us. By Ardith Row/land, Vassar, Michigan. When my brother comes in the yard with his new car, the old gobbler comes up and looks at himself in the headlights. He thinks it is another turkey and he will jump at it. Then he will go around at the sides and look at himself in the new finish of the car. ' My brother has a carrier On one side and-the turkey goes around and jumps up on it. My brother tells me to go and scare him down before ' he jumpsfinto‘ the can. Then I will sneak into the car and ‘ push on the horn Mi’tll.aftj..s;9stes. him- One». day. . 1‘de that 13? mp aWay ,‘dowu Anyway, she ‘ ze W inner: the lane to-the woods, and Pa told me not to do that any more, because he would leave home and never come back. By Anna E. Swanson, Daggett, Mich. My best laugh was when I saw an old lady take the sausage gut out of the pig, and cleaned it ready for fill- ing; when she had filled in about three or four inches, the sausage busted, the old lady atseeing this, said, “Gee Read and M72 T’S a long time since we have had a Read-and-Win‘, so I think you must be ready for an- other. . Below you will find ten ques- tions. Look through this paper for the answers. Then write them neatly, making sure you give the number of the page on which you find the answer. The ten correct and most neat papers will win for their writers the following prizes: The first two, Michigan Farmer pencil boxes; the next three, neat nick- led pocket pencils, and the next five, Michigan Farmer maps of the world and Europe. Please send your contest pa- pers to Uncle Frank, Michigan Farmer, Detroit, Michigan, be- fore September 20. Note—eAll who have correct ' papers and are not Merry Circ- lers will get membership cards and buttons. All who have cards and buttons should be sure t0' put M. C. after their names. 1. When does darkness begin in a certain Irish city? 2. What does raw cod liver oil contain that is good for the chicks? 3. What is the treatment for goiter? 4. Who wrote ty if you hunt it?” 5. What is the difference in dressing yield between a good and a common steer? 6. Who got $7.50 for a bushel and a half of good beans? - 7. What kind of church is a singing church? 8. What are ues in Ontario? 9. What effect does chilling the dough have on cookies? 10. How many more sheep are there in the country now than. in 1922? “Life is beau- fruit land val— the sausage busted again.” This piece being a little shorter than the other one, but she tied this up, too. While doing so she was swearing with all her might. Again she started filling the piece left. When she had filled in a little this, too, busted, and so on to the end of it—-each piece beng shorter than the first ones—~the last piece being only an inch in length. I laughed till‘both‘my sides ached, but whiz! “Well, we'll have to tie it up with a string—4a short sausage is good, too.” ' ‘ So she tied it up-and then.she.start- ed to..iill~it again; :‘Then all at‘once , swear. and swear. .3 — 3,. :gc‘ ,, .1 fi . The Pole hem-inn in the Cotton” Woods. THEY. met' on the ,. damp country road one evening—Sally and the 01d man—two weeks later. She was walking with drooping head, and. when she suddenly raised it, as he ahemmed, he was quite sure that she had been crying. .“I don’t know what’s the matter wiss him!” said Seffy’s father, as if they had been discussing Seffy. “Who?” asked the girl tremulously ——though she knew—A—“he ain’t sick?” “Sell—«Seffy-e-any Seffy. No—not ex- actlywnot to say sick. I like him so v~hefs all I got~~and it’s somesing wrong wiss him. He can’t live long this way. El’ery night he's down by the Poison-Spring——wiss the witches— often all night. He’s there now. I chust kem away——trying to cheer him up a little. Well, so good-night.” He passed On, for he was a merciful old man, and Sally hurried away to the Poison—Spring. And Old Baum- gartncr laughed through his gnarled hands behind the cover of the next turn in the road, though even to him laughter was no more gay, as of yore. Seffy Was there, on his back, with his hands under his head, staring up at the moon. He looked pitifully alone. A great lump surged in Sally’s throat, and if she had obeyed only her heart she. would have flung her arms around him. But another of those qualities which go with red hair, pride, prevented this. She coughed a little and Seffy flow around. l~—-was just taking a walk,” she said. “Yes," said Seffy humbly. “The Poison—Spring is—on my props erty 1.” “l’ll go away!" said Seffy, rising. He looked gaunt as he stood on his feet in the moonlight. 1 “Seffyml didn’t mean—” began the really unhappy girl, her head quite giving way to her heart now. “I got nowheres else to go now,” excused Seffy. “1 can’t go to the store ~~~Sam’s got the tombstone there—0r anywhere where there’s people—flac- count everybody knows. Sam’s got a notice of it hung up in the store. It’s all they talk about. He got it printed in the paper, too! I'd go away, out west, but pappy don’t want me to go. r . I come here, chcount no oneelse ever 19h Sally went back to 119' Window comes-“it’s unhealthy. I didn’t know and again watched, hoping Seffy that you owned~-” He was shambling Would look back. She was not quite off. The last words came from a dis- sure what she would do. Perhaps she tance. “Good night." would get angry—p91‘h‘a~DS.—But if he He did not know that Sally was fol‘ would only 100k! He did “Qt, and lowing him. When she spoke it was Sally understood that hehad accepted close behind him. He veered so sud- h‘sf conge as she had g‘Ve‘} It And denly as to catch the pain on her face. quite as the old man had said, she did But he was dull, Seft‘y. regret, now, and she had regretted (Continued next week). that other mght. But there was more Jfl_fl _ pennance than he had said or thought. BY-THE-WAY. Yet_there was the Pressel temper! And it did not await the subsidence of Mr. the sorrow, but rose at once. What business had he tamely to accept the situation? ' I am satisfied that there is some connection between red hair and tem- per. And I am, further, satisfied that there is even more between the asso— ciated ideas of red hair, temper and regret. But my difficulty is to deter- mine just where each stands. Logi- cally, the regret ought to come last. But, to Sally, and in this case, it came in the middle. For, she began and she ended without it, but she distinctly re- membered having had it. Therefore, it must have been in the middle. ‘- And Sam administered Seffy’s coup de grace! Perhaps it was accidental. But I think it must have been nothing less than spying and then devilish in- vention—it was so entirely apropos. As Seffy descended the Hill of De- light on which Sally’s pretty little house stood, Sam ascended it, singing, as he passed Seffy: “Napoleon with a thousand men, Marched up the hill and down again.” From his own darkneSs, Seffy saw a golden shaft of light burst from. the- door at the top of the‘Hill of‘Delight, and, in‘it, he saw Sam mount to where was his heart’s desire. . , new at 'I asked her from whdt she thought this sausage busted. She said, “Well, do Lord knows, but I heard a hen cackle inside de pig a few days before we butchered it, and I bet de pig's tail, dat hen done pick a hole on dat gut inside de pig. You see, I gave de pig corn, dat’s What do hen was after." Really, that time I did laugh, but the poor old lady only swore, so I was afraid she’d bust, too, before long. THE ODDEST THING I EVER SAW. By Adeline Boyer, L’Anse, Mich. It was during the year of 1915 in the spring, that I went to Canada with my mother. I never shall forget that trip because I saw so many interest— ing things. While we were there, we went to visit an uncle who stuffed animals. It was there that I saw a curious ani- mal, a doctor from another town had caught a little pig which had but one head and two bodies. He had it brought to my uncle's to have it stuff- ed. The pig was about ten inches in length and four or five inches high. He had many other animals, such as a fox with a rabbit in it’s mouth. mice, weasels, chipmunks, cranes, pea- cocks, birds, and many other small animals. I shall never forget that trip as long as I live. Canada is sure a wonderful place. SEFFY. (Continued from page 255). “Tell her——tell her—when she comes home—that I’m sorry—” He did not exactly know what he was sorry for, and so said good night and went. “He knowed you was at home!” re- proached the little maid. “He was sorry for you.” “What did he say?” demanded Sally savagely. “To tell you that he was sorry— when you got home.” “When I got home? Then I better stay away, I expect. That’s what he meant, did he? Well, I’ll show him!” But the maid understood Seffy’s rustic chivalry and she did not laugh with her mistress. Golfer—“Whoever heard of a. course of more than eighteen holes?” Mr. Eater “Wait until they come to the Swiss cheese course and the count the holes yourself.” * Dad—“What was the Sunday‘School lesson today?” ’I‘om-~—“Don’t get scared, you’ll get your quilt.” ‘ Dad—“I guess you mean, “Fear not, the comforter will come.” Tillie—“I’d hate to be a hen.” “ Dadm“VVhy ?" ‘ Tillie—“I’d have to lay eggs, and I don’t know how.” Sammie, watching his mother comb her hair, “Ain’t we funny folks ?” Mother—“Why?” Sammie—“ ’Cause you’ve got elec- tricity in your hair and Grandma has ”gas in her stomach.” Friend—“Don’t you think a baby brightens up a home?” Father—Yes, indeed. We have the lights burning all night now.” Miss Olds—~“I would like some _-.p0w. der, please.” ' ' '1 Merchant—“Face, gun or insect." :_____——-—_=_=? Consumer Retailer ___._f Broker culator mrmsnon and Other Middle Men. on... 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Livingston Leads Again T lzroug/z Her County Agent She Now Ho: 4 Cow- T ertmg Arro- W czatzon in W bro/1 all Cow: are Pureored 00D dairymen have proven by the milk scale and the Babcock tester that the quickest way to increase productidn and eliminate the boarder cow is to start after the fac- tor that means the most to the herd and it has been proven time after 'time that the herd sire is more than " fifty per cent of the dairy herd. If such be the case then why not give the shining star all the opportunities possible? ’ One of the biggest factors entering into the increase of the farmer's rev- “Spot,” One of the Star Cows in the South Eaton Testing Association. enue, under the dairy labor conditions and the close margin for agricultural commodities, is more efficient produc- tion, and as it has been proven through the use of a good sire that the production of the daughters in a herd have been increased at least twenty-five per cent over their dams, it is obvious that the sire is the thing to first give a silver lining. If, how— ever, the increased production of the daughters can be increased twenty- five per cent and can be done county wide and state wide, there is no argu- ment against the idea that the farmer of today, who is milking ten cows, can eventually milk five and produce the same amount of milk with a smaller capital, less equipment and without the extra expense of additional labor. Through the efforts of ‘the county 1 agent of Livingston county and a. few of the aggressive breeders, and with the help of the Dairy Department of the Michigan Agricultural College, one of the biggest and possibly most unique organizations has been com- pleted in which the production ought to be increased at least twenty-five per Cent. In any county like Living- ston, or in territory where nearly all cows are Holsteins, the problem is leSs difficult. Over in Livingston they organized a five unit line bred bull association with every cow that is signed in the association 3. pure-bred Holstein. One, of the aims of this organization at the beginning was to get for the county, the best sire obtainable with the combination of individuality and production. This was somewhat on- larged upon after the work had been begun in an effort to find an animal to fill this particular position, when five sires were sought to officiate in this capacity. The organization is now complete with four community block sires and one central sire, Who is the son out of the United States Record Butter cow, May Walker'Ollie Home- stead, who produced 1,523 26 pounds of butter and 31,610.61 pounds of milk in a year. In tracing back the, pedigrees, we find that all four of the block sires have over fifty per cent of the same .. block as the central sire, yet Mine of. them are so closely related that they cannot be bred to each cther’s daugh- ters. Without questionythis will make it possible to carry on some very con- structive line breeding at a very fiom- .inal charge' per farmer. .Each one of the block sires are approximately one year old and will be moved from one block to another as ”designated by the board of directors. The board of di- rectors of this organization constitute a body of five, or one from every block and one director representing the cen- tral site. This organization will carry on all the business, look after the exchang- ing, take care of additional services. and whatever advertising may seem feasible . The grand sire of the five bulls was Peibe Laurie Ollie Homestead King. who has forty-one A. R. 0. daughters. one of them being the United States Record cow as mentioned before. This sire has already proven himself from a production standpoint and has sired many show winners, who have won first place at the International Dairy, Show and is the only sire to win first place with his get, and also to produce a. son who won first place With his get. Under the ordinary conditions, an aggressive breeder has to purchase a sire at least every three years. Under those conditions, it is impossible for a sire to live long enough to prove his worth under the average farm condi- tions and unfortunately many good sires have gone to the block before - their relative merits have been proven. Also, under average conditions, each purchase of a new sire under this method, a farmer usually gets a sire that is not much superior to his pre- decessor because the earning power of the farmer is not sufficient to warrant purchasing a better one each time. Through the work of the bull asso- ciation, all farmers have the use of a sire much better than he could afford ' to own himself, and not only has the use of one sire, but has the use of four sires 'for a period of eight years for the price of less than one sire. This gives each member a. chance to test at least a~few of the daughters of each sire, while the cow—testing association records being kept will prove all four si1 es and will give to all farmers in- terested in the association the very best information on the breeding. We find that in a. herd of forty cows where a good sire has been kept, and the life of this sire has been three years, because of inbreeding thereaf- ter, that the cost per service, per cow, per year would be $6.50, and figuring the same value bull with the same size herd'in a bull association over a. period of eight years, the cost per cow would be $2.75, which is also giving the farmer the advantage of having someone else help prove the sire. Through an organized effort of this kind, the central sire will only be used on the best record cows in the association. The organization will also have young bulls for other associa- tions in the county along the same. blood lines, at a very nominal cost per block. This central sire stunt is, without question, the only one of its kind, and the whole association is the only one to have every cow in it a pure-bred. with nearly every cow to be bred to the central sire having an official rec- 0rd already. The blame for many abnormally developed udders in dairy cows is m i 'f’ to allowing the calves to run WE! and suicide each other» mm their portiiin of lis , l ' I ‘HE Van Buren COunty Cow-testing Association of Michigan, through _‘Mr. R H. Addy, Distiict Extension 'Specialis". Michigan Agricultural Col-‘ lege, has brought to light a herd of Holsteins. that placed its average pro- duction so high that it will take a lot of expert shooting to Wing it. In September, 1922, the association needed one m01e membei to fill its ranks. The tester, M. C. Thomas, call— ‘ ,ed on Dr. T. C. Tiedebohl, of Coloma, in hopes of inte1esting him in getting the herd on cow- -testing work. Two "months of the association year had ‘passed but the proposition looked good ‘ to Dr. Tiedebohl, and he joined. The V ' herd has for foundation blood the Inka Wayne Pauline family and the doctor has deVeloped them until he holds some state records in official testing and, as following data will ‘show, a profit- -making herd at the milk pail. F01 the ten months from September, 1922, to July 1, 1923, this held of eighteen cows (foul of which were two—year- -olds—three of which we1e three—year—olds—three ol’ whiclrwere four-year—olds—and the rest mature cows), averaged 12,596.? pounds of milk and 473.2 pounds 01’ fat. Value of product (at $2.60 per 100 pounds) was $321.91, cost of feed was $107.60, and profit above feed cost $214.31. Translating these ten months’ fig- ures into terms of year’s production (we have an average production of 15,0716 pounds of milk and 567.8 pounds fat per cow. is there any herd in cow—testing work with twelve cows or more that has equaled or exceeded this Holstein herd? Actual records were usedwnot crediting immature [cows with records based upon what they might do as mature animals. Individual records in this herd are worth noting. N0. 68. a registered six- yeai- o-ld Holstein; made 23,141 pounds of milk and 864. 8 pounds 01' fat in ten months As she made2 .000 pounds of milk and sixty—seven pounds of fat in her tenth month, it is reasonable to expect 27,000 pounds of milk and about 1,000, pounds of fat in her twelve months. She was milked four times a day her first month, and but three times a day since. Her feed cost was $147.65 and the profit over feed cost $429.45 over the ten months. N0. 54, another six-y'ear-old Holstein, gave, in ten months, 16,424 pounds of milk and 637.3 pounds of fat, with a profit of $309.59. Dr: Tiedebohl believes that the sale of pure-bred cattle must necessarily be to the ordinary farmer, the man who first of all must have animals that a1e profitable at the milk pail. Cow-testing association records prove the value of the animals in a herd from the utility standpoint and re move a great deal of the sales resist- ance that is encountered among the dairymen who should be buying good pure-bloods. WINTER DAIRYING PAYS BEST. HE winter dairying idea is catch- ing on strongly in some sections that supply city milk and where there is a year-round market. Recently wc visited a herd of ten cows that had been milking an‘average of eighteen months each. The owner has been 'freshening his cows in the spring and . making the most of his milk on cheap as he thought, summer pasturage. He , watched his neighbors for a few years and saw that the men who had the most 0f their cows freshen in the fall were the men who were making the most money. 'He decided to get in on , the goodthing and is carrying his en- - tire herd over to freshen during the coming season.‘ Had this fellow been a student of current agricultural liter'atuie, he ”would have known that the step he ’. has now taken is endorsed by prac- ~-'. ticallyn every farm survey that has 151158611 WWM- in recent years. - zRe- . - _ rvey was completed . r-Ontavm, Where it was feund that on 164 farms, where two-thirds or more of the dairy business was conducted in summer, the farmer’s net income was $1,111. On 102 dairy teams, in the same year, whei e, one -third to one- half of the production was in'winter, the average labor income was $1,385. On thirty-two farms, where over one- half of the production was in winter, the labor income mounted to $1,722. The average cost of feeding the cows in the first class was $77; in the sec- ond $85, and in the third $84. The profit per cow over cost of feed was $24 $36 and $48 respectively. It costs m01e to feed winte1 milk- ers, but the profits are gr'eatei for the better showing made by the winter dailymen. In the fiist place, they 1e- ceive a higher price ['01 tl1ei1 ploduct. A cow has to be fed thiough the win- ter in any case, and the extra feed to the milker as compared with the cow; well advanced in lactation is more than met by the higher average price of the pr.oduct It has been well p1'0V en that the fall freshenei will give more than .the cow that fleshens in the spring and has to , compete with heat, flies and drought when she is wmking haidest at the businrss ot‘ p1oduction. 111 the cow- 1esting associations of the United States the cows that treshened in the“. [all produced 6, 689 pounds of milk as, compared with 6,439, 9541 and 5,842 pounds, 1'01 the cows that 11 eshened in winter, summer and spring Finally the winter cow gets the best care. as the farmer has more time to devote on her at that season The fall sales will put many cows on the maiket, and the farm with ample feed will find it a good investment to pick up such fresh COWS as he can buy at rea- sonable prices—E. W. G. WHEN EAST MEETS WEST. EAST is East, and West is Vt’est, and ne’er the twain can meet.” Not so in the dairy industry. Agri- cultural interests from the eastern; hemispheie meet those of the west at; the N ational Dairy Exposition held on, the New Y01k state fail gr,ounds SY‘: 1ub elbows, com-3 return home"; lacuse, Octobei 5—13, pare dairy ideas, and with the VV 011d wide Vision Japan is the fiist ot' the easte1n countries to enter an exhibit to the show. | it is Japanese sweetened con-'3 densed milk, and the exhibit was en—‘ A. Miyawaki, professor of 'dairying, Hokkaido imperial Univer- sity, Sapporo, Japan. The milk is made by the Hokkaido Condensed Milk Company, and condensed milk manufactuieis in Ameiica will doubt- less be palticula11y interested in the Japanese exhibit. Managei Vi. E. Skinner is that foreign countries enter along with exhibits from the different provinces of Canada and states of the Union, that every possible different method of dairying will be “There willvbe millions of practical ideas gained from the exhibits,” Mr. tered by urging Skinner stated—«“ideas which can be; put to valuable and inexpensive use 011 the farm.” seen. 3 exhibits ‘ l l 1 i The state fair grounds will be one, huge book of dairy facts. Every one 3 of the buildings will be filled with the world’s finest dairy cattle, dairy prod; There will be exhibitions, demonstra- tions, addresses by men well-versed in dairying, by government officials and foreign delegates. The new $500,000 coliseum being? erected by New York state is nearing completion. It will be one of the finest in the country, will seat six thousand people, and will be used as a cattle judging ring, parade of prize-winning cattle, night horse show, bank con- certs, track meets, and a section of it for a moving picture theater of world dairying. -The best source of feed for the, 'cow-is the farm uponywhich she is, ~xept.~ « 'ucts, dairy machinery and equipment.I (1" HE history of Rosenthal Com Huskers is a his wry of the develo entofthe mechanical hamfim n.g of corn . itself. The 1894 machine . embodied combination snap ping and husking rollers, which form the basis of to- day’ 5 fast, reliable models. fistsrday’s Pioneer is Today ’5 Leader . for— faster work, ease of run- ning and clean bucking —-in any kind ofweather— Rosenthal machines are unexcelled. We do not know of a sin le Rosen— thal owner w o experi- enced difficulty last fall. even with corn in the driest of condition. ROSENTHAL CORN 'HUSKER Co. dropped the clean husked ears. if, It worked! Back there, in 1889, is the real "’ answer to why Rosenthal Corn 21% ' Huskers and Shredders lead 5%? Au drawings from original photographs. “11 LA...- 141—46»- all l A 'll'w fl‘:>‘9§’, / AUGUST “MUMAL II-v w W-M M. ROSENTNAL IDDAP, Prince!” And Prince, the old Rosenthal plow horse, stepped off while the family watched the trial of August Rosenthal’s first machine to husk corn auto- matically. In went the stalks, then -' one, two, three — out "-2153 . '4 the field today. Just as August ‘ Rosenthal worked seven years before solving the principle of mechanical husking, so the entire Rosenthal organization has since striven to refine, improve and develop its ma- chines beyond anything else ever believed possible. Write for‘ interesting illus- trated 48 page catalog de- scribing four sizes of Com Huskers and Shredders. Also three sizes of Ensilage Cut- ters. 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Worm smaller. 1 1 30 yoon’ sale Conditioner. atAt dealers' at about abortion in cows. f Ask for FREE copy of “The Cattle ' Specialist," Home Veterinarian”. a Live Stock Doctor advice FREE; Write tonight. 3 or. on“ Robertsvucrlnry Casino. losers-uteawmm' Losing Their Calves From Abortion! You Can Stop Them Yourself \ AT SMALL COST our cattle paper. Answers all * ‘ questions asked during the past thirty years - Also let us tell fig how to get the “Practical ‘~ ~ 0k, without cost. Veterinary - A postal will do. ‘ a' -~‘—n—mr—~u L “3 Change of Copy or Con ' , ‘ 1“?"“93 _nnmnwnmmn llotions must reach as date oi publication Twelve Days bsio Andy Adams LITCHFIX'ZLD, MICHIGAN Michigan’ 3 Leading Live Stock Auctioneer DATES and TERMS on APPLICATION milhnum ‘ 19.13415!“ QUALITY SOUNDNESS TYPE BEAUTY BREEDING ABILITY These are the essential qualities of first class breeding stock. Our animals embody them all. Your correspondence and :Inspection are Invited WILDWOOD FARMS ORION, MICHIGAN W. E. SCRIPPS. Prop. SIDNEY SMITH. Supt. . 3 4 Aberdeen- Angus 10 heifers. 6 bulls from eight to fourteen months. The growthy kind that make good. Wilber. Clio. Mich. Registered Best of breeding. ‘ Reasonable. inquire of 1‘. J. Guernsey Bull Bargains No.1—B01n Dec. 5. 1922—Nicely marked, with lots of size and production in him. His 3 ncarcst dams averaged (115 lbs. fat. Ready for light service. Price $125. No. 2——Born May 30,1023.~r'l‘he sire of this calf is rich in the blood of Langwattr Warrior, Lang- watcr Steadfast, and Langwatu (‘hopatra, highest priced cow of the b1eed. His dam is a splendid 2- -.yr old untested daughter of Pcncmd Patriot, a. Golden Secret bull. This calf trares 20 times to May Rose 2nd, and is a. most pcrfert Illdhldlhll. Quick actIon takes him at $75. (We have chIr had _a. reactor). KNOLLY-NOOK FARM. Grand Blanc. MIch. P. S. Myers 8. Son. Registered Guernseys A fine Bull ready for light seriice. special terms if you wish. J. .\1; Williams: No. Adams. Mich. Forest Hills Guernsey: Two- ”year -old sire, gIandson of \Illrlit (.‘omn, and two of his bull cakes from A ll. dams, for sale. gee them at the West \lichigan Fair HOM E. Forest Hills Farm. R. R. 5. Grand Rapids. Mich. Re istered Guernsey Cows. Good size and TWO chgice individuals. Both to freshenlhis fall, one soon. Bred to grandson of l)on.D1arolo of Linda Vista. Rogers Bros, AddIson, .\I1('h. Reg. Guernsey Bull Golf. 8 mos. old. For Sale A show bull May Rose breeding Sire andDam Dam on A. R. test. Acorerlitedher‘i. Price right. Gilmore Bros. .. Camden. Mich For dams. 111116 Registered Guernsey cows. May Rose Breed- ing also bull calves tl Lead to light buggy. Feed calf one part ‘ corn meal, two parts Wheat bran, and h‘ HOGS four parts ground oats, twme or three . » times 'daily, adding a teaspoonful of to baking soda to each feed. Infectious Catarrhal Conjunctivitis. 9y —-VVe would like to know What is the F0 " matter with our cows. They began to r- ' - water in one eye until they went blind. 'e . These cattle seem to be healthy, were ' We Won senior andsrand champlon tested in June. Would that cause this ’1' HOW. reserve senior 911311191011 boar, eye ailment? A peculiar thing is this, at, reserve junior champlon sow. TOD- they lost vision on“ side that is tagged. .4» most Sensation won on get. first. seC- The tag is placed in ear. Box 394, )1, and. fourth and sixth place boar mgS; Northville, Mich—The testing or plac— first. second and third place sow piss; ing of tag in ear had nothing to dot first and second litters; reserve Jun- with infecting your cattle, for if it had )1 ior champion boar and Slow pigs. Get the eyes would have soon become in- a pig from Michigan leading boar. flamed. Unaffected animals should be ‘ placed by themselves. Dissolve one ‘ LOEB FARMS, gi‘alrin of boric acidl int four outnces of . , 0 ng wa er, appy 0 eyes che a ~ 0h" “VOIXI‘ Michigan day. Kegphthie animals in a coal dark ;.' :. , l... .' '. place an t e r wes open. ow ng , _.‘.“W¢ Md '9. ’9‘“? "W,” "W ,calomel into the blind eye twice a day ' ' 0 QWWWPPI“ ’ might perhaps clear eyeball. * (' August and September tar— .llllllllc JEfiEYS Mill llELllllE MERINOS. EY U. EDMONDS. Hastings. Mich ° 9 Earl maturing, prolific, heavy Ben 3min 8 weig t, prize winner kind from 3' "PE bloodlines of Champions and Grand Champions, now makin big money for thousands. CHESTEBhave started more breeders‘on road to success than an living man. Letmehelp ou. asyto WH ITE’s start.Costslittle. .SJonhmln I. F. D. 10. Portland. Mich. O. I. C’s and Chester Whites Gilts sired by Mich. State Fair Gr. Champion 1921. and bred for March and April farrow to Mich. State Fair Jr. Champion 1922. the common sense type and price. ANDY ADAMS. Litchfield. Mich. WATCH our ad for fall CHESTER WHITES bred sows and gilts. WEBER BROS. 10 Mlle Rifles! BoyaIOak,Mlch Boars--Chester Whites. "$5335.32? Cholera Immuned and guaranteed, Ship'on approval or C. O. D. Fred L. Bodimer. Reese. Mich. 0. I. C. and Chester Whites. 8“... 5mm... (x 0. D. and registered free. Write or come and see them. J. W. HOWELL, Ovid. Mich. Spring pigs and bred Large Type P. C. The Real Kind. A few of those bi . smooth bred gilts for sale. Bred for Magch, Aprilitiigtglhnyy' farrow. Priced right. N. F. BORNOR. Parma, .\ loh Large Type Poland Chinas For sale Fall Roars. Gilts bred or o e . H ed by two Grand Champion boars. p n erd head A. A. FELDKAMP, Manchester, Mich. RADIO GIANT Represents the worlds largest strain of Poland China Hogs. Boers. Sows. Pigs at bargain prices from Mich. pioneer herd. We have bred them big fot30 years. We can furnish what you want Portland. Mich JNU. U. BUTLER, O 0 Hanson Farm Poland Climas Sons of lilichigail Emancipator. an 800 pound 2-s'ear- 2195.0 “111%" outlof grfllatf mothers and large litters. c 169 gi s. . '* ’ — POPE, M_t. Pleasant, Miecli. mm m “m P' P' Big Type P. C. some very choice boars double im mune. Out 11001h. sire and mammoth Hows from Iowa 5 greatest herds. E.J.Mathewson.BnrrOak.Mich Big Bob and Peace and B' T' P' C' Fa“ SOWS, Plenty strains. Bred to a son of Alaska. M. C. Mount. Mayville.Mich. April Boars sired by Newman's Choice, NO. 111154.. a. GOO-lb. yearling. Head your herd lWllll one of his pigs. Shipped (I. O. . reg. tree. 5(‘has. H. Stecl, Eaton, Rapids. Mich. R. 8 March pigs. single or in pairs, also 10 C' bred gilts for August farrow. CLOVER LEAF STOCK FARM. Monroe, Mich, a0.l.C. ‘10. 0 I c? 3 last fall gilts to furrow in August and Sept. - o 3-75 spring pigs. not akin. good big stock recorded free. (lttuB. Schulze& Sons. Nashville. Mich. Quality Poland Chinas Sired by a good son of Orange Clunsman. Now offer- ing a few (all gilts and spring pigs of either sex. ‘3. S. BURRlLL Reese, Mich. BOARS READY for service. Spring boars at weaning time and elite bred to (Ambit- ion Again) for Sept. furrow. They are priced to sell. and shipped on approval. Dorus Hover. Akron. Mich. Line Bred Libelrators By Revelation and Peter. The Great. boars. The last word in Poland China Breeding. Bred sows and sprin pigs of either sex. Prices right. Vaughan'i Seed Farm. Ovid, Mich. Is It Worth While? A real boar pig aired by Woodford Sensation, Dam: of Defender or Pathfinder breeding. If so, We have them of Sept. furrow, extreme unlity, but greater one expectto . . Follow M'29 to Kope-Kon Farms, Goldwater,Mich. than you will not only Ihowing ' 2 nice gilts with pigs by s‘de. also Large Slraln P- 0- pigs at weaning time. I H. 0. SWARTZ. Schoolcraft, Mich. Large Type'iYoung Poland China Sows EVENT S'I‘ETLER. “'altz, Mich. A few bred gifts left. Place your Hmpshlres order now 1'0: \ your boar pig. Pairs not akin. l(lt.hvaear. JOHN . SNYDER, R. 4. St. Johns, Mich SHEEP DELAINE RAMS! Photos giggle-ones. P. H. Russell. R 3 , Wakeman. Ohio. extra. For Shopshire Yearling Rams V83? 3’; ARhISTRONG 8303.. R. 3. Fowlerville. Mlchlm. Idle Wild Stock Farms otters 30 registered Shropshire rams and 40 ewes. Remember. this flock won all the championships at Fairs—CLIFFORD MIDDLETON. Clayton. Mich. lilo Maples Shropshires—For Sale §§;§"“:y,,e “31; finality. sired3 bit 112; ghaizpionAfiam of Michigan. soewes. . . an. an ro.ll‘ ., NO. Phone 7134-F-l3. r “Ch R 8‘ I l lid _ ' Regulated Hampshire Hams am?!“ .25 W, W. W. CASLER. OVID. MICK. Additional Stock Ado. on Page 2.7 ‘ ‘ Q GRAIN QUOTATIONS Wednesday, September 12. Wheat. Detroit—No. 1 red $1.07; No. 2 red $1.06; No. 3 red $1.03; No. 2 white at $1.07; No. 2 mixed $1.06. Chicago—September $1.01%; Dec- (limgier at $1.04% @1.04%; May $1.10@ .1 1,4,. Toledo—Cash $1.051,§@1.061,é. Corn. Detroit—Cash No. 2 yellow at 960; No. 3, 950. Chicago—September 8555c; Decem- ber 680; May 68940. '55 Cats. Detroit—Cash No. 2 white 42320; No. 3, 401/éc; No. 4 white 381,50. Chicago—September 38%c; Decem- ber 40c; May 42‘1/2c. .- Beans. Detroit. —— Immediate and prompt shipments $5.50 per cwt. Chicago.——Choice $5.85; red kidneys at $6.95@7.20. Rye. Detroit—Cash No. 2, 75c. Chicago—September 680; ber 71c; May 750. Toledo—Cash 750. Seeds- Detroit.~Prime red clover cash at $13; March $13.50; alsike $10.75; tim- othy $3.75. Hay. New Hay—No. ’1 timothy $205061) 21; standard and light mixed at $19.50@20; No. 2 timothy at $18@ 19; No. 1 clover mixed $17@18; No. 1 clover $15@16; wheat and oat straw $10.50@11; rye straw $11.50@12. Feeds. Bran at $30; standard middlings at $31; fine do $32; cracked corn at $39; coarse cornmeal $34@36; chop $31@ 31.50 per ton in 100—lb sacks. Fruit. Chicago—Apples, Michigan Duchess at $1; Wealthies $1 per bu; cooking apples 40@50c. Plums—Damsons $1.25((121.50 per bushel; Green Gage $1. Peaches—Elbertas $1.50 per crate. Pears.~—Bartletts $2.25@2.50. Elderberries $1.25 per bushel. Grapes—Baskets, 5 lbs table grapes 300; Climax baskets, 16 lbs, 750. WHEAT Wheat prices have been covering a narrow range in the last two weeks but have made some progress upward. The market appears to be adjusted to such bearish influences as exist so that changes in the situation are like- ly to favor higher values. Primary re- ceipts in the last two months have been about the same as in that period a year ago. According to reliable es- timates, sales from farms have been Decem- ‘ reduced as a result of the holding movement and the small crop, but the absence of any car shortage has per- mitted more prompt shipments from country elevators to terminals than was possible last year. Mills have ground about as much wheat as last year but there has been a notable lag in clearances for export. As a result, wheat has piled up in the visible sup ply which has gained 33,000,000 bushv els in the last seven weeks compared with an increase of 12,000,000 bushels .in the same period a year ago. The total is already practically the largest on record at this time of year. RYE Rye seems to have seen its worst days. Northern Europe has been buy- ing, the visible supply is not gaining rapidly in spite of the new crop mOVe- ment, the price is already unduly low compared with wheat or other grains, and the greatest reduction in this year’s yield compared with last year is in the states which usually con- tribute most to the commercial sup— ply. Russia is reported to have sold rye to Germany and Sweden. OATS Primary receipts of oats have in- creased and at the moment are up to normal for this time of year. ,Rains which delayed threshing have been a factor hitherto. Prices are reflecting the strength in the general feed sit- nation. CORN Cash corn prices have held close to the ninety cent level at Chicago for the last six weeks. Farm rserves are too small topermit a heavy movement ._ to terminals and the large visible sup- ; "ply accumulated during the winter has shrunk to thesmallest' at this season, .ygith one exception,.in,at ‘least four.- «tgen..-y.ears. It appears that the move. ment of. the new crop must be awaited U... Heavies 80% psi ~ Stags .oo..’.......v‘n".".‘ .‘. ‘~ 4.00@5.00«; before the tension will reduce. Un- official crop estimates are running uni- formly above 3,000,000,000 bushels but a killing frost before October 1 could do extensive damage in some of the important corn surplus states. SEEDS Both clover and timothy seed prices advanced to-a new high for the season last week. Crop conditions point to a strong market in the future but the advance of 15 to 25 per cent which has already taken place'has discount- ed much of the damage thus far re- ported. FEEDS The feed market continues fairly firm although buying is of small vol- ume. Prices declined .slightlyfrom the high point but the loss was small con- sidering the extent of the preceding advance. Offerings of new crop cot- tonseed and linseed meal are increas- ing. HAY Hay markets are reported firm with prices practically unchanged to fifty cents higher. The movement from sur— plus sections has fallen off once more. The southern demand is active. Rains have freshened pastures, thus reduc- ing fall hay requirements. EANS Beans advanced sharply last week as a result of rains which stopped threshing and appeared likely to cause a high percentage of defective beans in the late crop. Choice hand-picked whites are quoted at $5.80 per 100- pound sack f. o. b. Michigan shipping points. Demand is said to be rather M POTATOES Potato prices declined last week un- der the increasing weight of the late crop movement which will be rela- tively heavy for the next six weeks. In some sections producers are with- holding shipments for a better market as prices offered are unattractive. The Early Ohios are quoted at $1.50@2.15 per 100 pounds in midwestern mar- kets. POULTRY AND EGGS Shortage of fine fresh eggs again was responsible for unchanged price levels last week, although declines had been predicted. Receipts are on a liberal scale in spite of general re- ports of light and decreasing collec— tions, indicating that short-held eggs may be coming forward as fresh gath- ered. The preliminary report showed holdings of eggs on September 1 at 9,800,000 cases, compared with 9,608,- 000 cases last year. The reduction during August was 703,000 cases com- pared with 553,000 cases last year. If the fall lay proves as heavy as many expect, however, the prospects for the disposal of storage eggs. at present . .prices are doubtful. Chicago—Eggs, miscellaneous 28(0) 29c; dirties at 21@22%c; checks 19@ 20%c; fresh firsts 29@31c; ordinary firsts 26@27c. Live poultry, hens 25c; springers 23c; roosters 14c; ducks at 23c; geese 200; turkeys 20c. Detroit—Eggs, Fresh candled and graded 29@31c. Live poultry, heavy springers 25@260; light springers24 @25c; heavy hens 26@27c; light hens ”@190, roosters 160; geese 15@16c; ducks 23@24c. BUTTER Butter prices steadily maintained the level reached last week as sup- plies of fine butter cpntinued light, consumptive demand was good, pro- duction reports indicated that the make was only holding steady rather than showing the increase anticipated by many dealers, and foreign markets were too high to be attractive. 'The preliminary cold storage report show- ed holdings on September 1 at 102,- 660,000 pounds as compared with 112,- 039,000 pounds a year ago, a shortage of nearly 10,000,000 pounds. Even though production shows a. material increase compared with a year ago, as is generally expected, the majority of dealers believe that consumptive demand is large enough to absorb the fresh receipts and the stocks in stor— age at the present or a higher price level. Cooler weather in producing sections has been reflected by gener- ally improved quality in receipts. Prices on 92—score fresh butter were as follows: ,. Chicago 450; New York 45c. In Detroit fresh creamery in tubs sells for 41@43c per pound. . APPLES The carlot movement of apples has practically doubled in the last two weeks and in addition rather large supplies ‘of home-grown stock have reached consuming markets. Prices last week were steady to firm, 110W- ever. Fall varieties are quoted at 75c @150 per bushel in city markets. PEACHES. Middlewestern peaches were quoted slightly lower last week. Carlot ship- ments were heavy although slightly smaller than in the preceding week. Michigan Elbertas were quoted at $1.50 @2 per bushel in the Chicago market. ONIONS Carlot shipments of onions have in- creased in the last two weeks but pric- [ Live Stock Market Service] Wednesday, September 12. DETROIT Cattle. Receipts 341. Market steady. Good to choice yearlings.$ 3.28@1£1).50 Best heavy steers ...... @ 25 Handyweight butchers . . 7.00@ 7.50 Mixed steers and heifers 6 00@ 6.75 Handy light butchers . . . . 5 00@ 6.00 Light butchers . . . . . . . 4.00@ 4.50 Best cows 5.0061) 5.50 Butcher 'cows . . . . . . . . . . . 4.00@ 4.50 Cutters ..... 3.00 Canners 2.00@ 2.50 Choice bulls W. 5.00@ 5.50 Bologna bulls . . . . . . . . 4.50@ 4.75 Stock bulls 3.50@ 4.00 Feeders ...... 4.50@ 6.25 Stockers ................ 4.00@ 6.25 Milkers $55@$100 Veal Calves. Receipts 375. Market 50c higher. Best . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$14.00@14.50 Others ..... 4.00@13.00 Sheep and Lambs. Receipts 1,378. Market steady to 250 higher. . Best lambs . . . . . . . . . . . . .$13.50@14.00 Fair lambs . . . . . . ..... 11.50@13.00 Light to common ‘ . . . . . . . 7.75@10.75 Fair to good sheep...... ‘6.00@ 7.00 Culls . . . . ......... . . .‘ 2.00@ 3.00 > How. . Receipts 2,423. ' Market 100 lower. ~ Mixedhogs..........‘... , -9.65 Pigs....‘.......o‘..u..o..,, 9-00 Roughs ........... ~ .. .- . . . . . .. 5 . 6.90 AY‘O'I.ker8 ..'..’.-.'....V.’..o>-’., ' ‘ 9‘7 - i \ pigs and lights _$9.70@10.15. ' 5 I Receipts—‘flvercarsrv Market'steady; 6 awaiting-$14.50; "yearling - 96111.50; . . ,wfiethersj;_$8.@8.50;«ewes 755%; 1 .-:.-,' %¢ CHICAGO Hoot. Receipts 28,000. Market uneven and mostly 10@25c lower. Bulk of good and choice 150 to 230-lb average $9.15 @935; tops $9.40; bulk of good 300-lb butchers at $8.80@9.05; most packing sows $7.40@7.65; few good strong- weight killing pigs $7.75@8.25. Cattle. Receipts 11,000. Market most kill- ing class native offering strong to 15c higher; good yearlings are up more in spots; top steers $12.90; early run in- cludes about 3,000 western grassers; these steady to strong; other stbck and feeders active and firm. Meaty westerns country at $9 and above. .Sheep and Lambs. Receipts 27,000. Killing lambs and yearlings strong to 25c higher. Feed- ing lambs strong; sheep slow, around steady; most fancy western lambs at $]3@14; tops $14@15; natives $13.25 @1350; tops $14@15; culls largely $9.75@10.25; native handy weight ewes $5.75@ 6.75. BUFFALO Cattle. Receipts eight cars. Market slow. . Calves $14 Hogs. T Receipts 25 cars. Market is steady. Heavy $9.25@9.50; yorkers at $10.15; Sheep and Lambs. _ - , little weaker. es of midWestern varieties have ad- vanced sharply. New York Yellows are quoted at $3.40@3.75 per 100 lbs. sacked in eastern markets... , OOL The long awaited ,wool auction at London opened with prices five per cent higher than in June on all-grades inspite of the absence of Japanese buyers. This has heightened confi- dence in our markets. Other factors are shaping up more favorably also. The flood of imports has stopped, and mills are gradually depleting their stocks although the rate of mill con- sumption has declined considerably in the last twO months, But little wool -. has changed hands recently and more activity is expected in the next thirty days. Some of the spring clip in Tex- as is still to be moved and. the fall clip will come off soon. - RAND RAPIDS Grand Rapids city markets were partially glutted this week with peach- es hauled here by motor truck from orchards as far south as Benton Har- bor. Prices were as follows: Peaches, Hales $3@4 bu; Elbertas $1.75@2.50 bu; Prolifics $1.50@2.50 bu; Oceanas $1.50 (113 bu; Early Crawfords $1@2 bu; itzgeralds $1.50@3 bu; Early Michigans $1@1.50 bu; Barnards $1.25 @2 bu; South Havens $2@2.50 bu; Plums, Leonards, light demand at 40 @75c bu; Pond Seedlings $1@1.75 bu; Blue Damsel $1@1.50 bu; Black Dia- mond $1 (111.50 bu; Green Gage 75c@ $1 bu. ears, Bartletts $2@2.50 bu; Flemish Beauty $1@1.50 bu. Apples, Wolf River 50@75c bu; Wealthy 40@ 75c bu; Maiden Blush 50@75c bu; Grapes, Worden. $1 half bu; $3 per dozen 7-1b baskets; Delaware $1.50 half bu; $4 per dozen baskets; Niag- ara and Brightons $1@1.25 half bu. Potatoes $1(a}1.30 bu; cantaloupes, Osage $1@1.75 bu; Hearts of Gold at $1.50@2.25 bu; watermelons $1@4 per dozen; tomatoes 75c@$1 bu; yellow and red onions $1.25@1.75 bu; celery, 40@600 dozen; head lettuce 75c bu or DETROIT CITY MARKETS Potatoes in liberal supply, demand moderate. Michigans, 150-lb sacks at $3.50@3.75; farmers’ market prices range from $1.65@1._80 per bushel; ap- ples in good supply, with market a Track sales, Duchess $1@1.10 per bu; Wealthy $1.25@1.50; A fair supply of pears with the market holding steady. at ’ $3.25@ 3.50 per bushel; bushel. Plums in. good demand; fancy $3.50 per bushel; No. 1’s, at $2.25@3. Peaches coming freely; fancy at $3.50 per bushel; No. 1’s, $2@3. Cantaloupes in heavy supply, with market weak, selling on the farmers' market for fancy at $2.50; No. 1’s at $2@2.25 per bushel; Watermelons, large $3@ @450 dozen; small $1.50. Tomatoes selling freely at $1.50@1.75 per bushel- Sweet corn 10@15c per dozen; cab- bage $1.25@1.50 per bushel; celery 35 @50c per dozen, for fancy 75c@$1; eggs, wholesale 38@40c per dozen; re— tail 45@500. Poultry, wholesale, fat hens 28c; retailing at 30c; spring chickens 30@35c; ducks 30@35c; veal 18@21c. THE FARM BUSINESS OUTLOOK. Prospective yields and volume of sales of the principal farm products in the present crop year indicate a mod- erately larger net farm income than last year. , The wheat supply situation now fav- ors moderately higher prices, rye is beginning to come out of the dolo drums, and corn has held at a‘h‘igh level for two months. From present. appearances, the capacious maw of feeding demand this fall and winter will not be easily‘filled, which should Justify good prices for all the surplus - coarse grains and hay. Much better prices than last year promise to offset the smaller potato crop ' ' ' COMING LlVE STOCK SALES. 7 Poland Chinae. Otitfibfir 3.——F. E. Haynes, Hillsdale. c . . ‘ 'Guernee's. September 22.—-—W. J. town. Redford. Holsteine. . . September 21.——B. S. Gier, Lansing, Michigan. , ' , Octocer 2.——Washtenaw County 7171,01- stein Breeders’. Assn;,., ' Arbor" - Novemher fizglgtenliursell‘sm; Chas '. IV. . Or Is. .-\. . ne.‘ .. She - No. 1’s, $2@4 per - ' A . _ ‘5 . ,.. u I- .- -\.‘.' l. as ’ . z r {W V _ l‘ ",‘l’ulo‘l 91-1: 9“ A . ISAID to Bob, the foreman, the oth- er day, that, Seeing” he had been doing the hog feeding for quite a spell, I would take my turn now and feed them for a month or two. So I prhceeded tolthrow open the gate and turn them into. the corn field. This particqu small” field, Which has soy- beans planted along with the corn, cer- tainly makes. an ideal foraging place for the spring pigs. In keeping with our plans: as re- ‘ ported recently, we had pulled a few armfuls of the soys, rank and green and nicely podded, and carried them ‘ to the hogs before turning them into the field, in order that they might ac- quire the’ tas.e,for the beans and eat them readily along with the corn. I have just come from’the field where they have been running now for a few days, and am pleased to note that they «are apparently taking their fill of both soy beans :and corn, thus balancing their" ration to a nicety. We still feed them liberally on ground feed, that the change be not ‘made too sudden, and have a mineral mixture before them with plenty of salt, where they can lap at itas their appetites dictate. Silo Filling Time. It will soon be silo filling time. Again the tractor will have a chance to work‘ sitting still—like I am. The steady drone of the ensilage cutters will then be heard On every hand like so many giant bumble bees gathering and laying by their winter stores. Some of them will be started earlier than usual in our territory this year, as the neighborhood to the south and west of us has recently been visited by a severe hail storm, utterly de- stroying many fields of beans, beets and clover seed, and leaving little of the corn but stalks stripped of leaves and badly bruised and tangled. Much of this corn will make a fair grade of silage and will be put into the silos as soon as possible. Luckily we have escaped any very serious damage from this storm, al- though the corn was blown dowu bad- ly. We had not intended to make a. great deal of silage this year, as the size of our silo and our cattle herd are still somewhat out of proportion, but present indications point to consider, able corn toosoft for cribbing, in which event the silo will no doubt be the proper place for it. Perhaps for- tune will smile upon us and enable us to increase the herd to a point where they can consume the silage fast enough to keep it from spoiling. Hardigan Alfalfa Seed. 1 have just been taking a close up examination of the plot of Hardigan alfalfa that we have been growing for seed. Hardigan is the new Michigan variety that promises to make Michi- gan an alfalfa seed—producing state, par excellence. The first crop grew luxuriantly, and, although it was'plant- ed in rows twenty—eight inches apart, it still produced a good two tons per acre at the first cutting. To eliminate the weeds and grass that persisted in growing, we used the spring-tooth har- row ruthlessly, going over it twice af- ter the first crop was taken off. The second crop has come on beautifully, been cultiyated twice, and the few re- maining big weeds pulled. Ithas blos~ somed profusely and is now heavily 'NIII OUR INORIAIID "IA? PRODUCTION COME. FROM 4" mums or mu ' IA. . I 1 um Ion-In — I l l m 'I!‘ III - ‘ mm: m lav-m on». $2,}: ' " my on m Inn-III ‘MW 373. mm .76" .J-uuomuu—nna— ___.._... II ml! in A. .. l .',>',,.VW., Ii..- . a :4; 7: a 4e a.” , 1. u. .3' you Aha p. .K‘ M ' a .“V ‘|.' .w set with little 'spiral seed pods‘curled up like an auger. A little threshing with the hands turns out an amount of seed that it does not seem possible could be packed within those tiny coils. A few' of'them have now turn- ed brown. When two—thirds or three- fourths of them have reached such a stage of maturity the harvesting will begin, and-great pains will be taken to see that all, the precious seeds -be gleaned, and no foreign weedsor seeds be permitted to contaminate the crop. EGG-LAYING CONTEST. 1TH eight weeks more to go, the contest finished the week of Se'ptember 4, with a total of 140,386 eggs. The total for the week was 3,184, or slightly less than the week before. The Barred Rock pens are the only ones showing improvement. They are holding up very well for this time of the year. The consistent production of Mrs. Chilson’s pen put her first in the lead for the Barred Rock section. The “'yandottes and Rhode Island Reds are showing some decrease, while the Anconas are holding about steady. The White Leghorns remain about the same, with Shaw’s pen maintaining a comfortable lead. For the first time in the contest, the pen of Anconas has the highest pro- duction for the week, the pen belong- ing to Harold \Viedeman producing fifty-one eggs. The following are the outstanding pens of the contest: E. E. Shaw, South Haven, (Leg- horns) ........ . ................ 2 ,01‘9 0. S. Thompson, of Allen, ~(Leg— horns) ....................... 1,893 Northland Farms, Grand Rapids, (Leghorns) 1858 George B. Ferris, Grand Rapids, (Leghorns) ................... ,810 W. C. Eckard, Paw Paw, (Leg- horns) . . . ........ . ........... 1,796 Mrs. W. H. Chilson, Grandville, (Rocks) ....................... , Brummer’s Poultry Farm, of Hol- land, (R‘ocks) ............. . ,605 A NEW REMEDY STOPS STINKING SMUT. NEW method for the control of stinking smut of wheat is being recommended. It is what is known as the copper carbonate method and is said to be considerably better than the formaldehyde way. ' Use two to three ounces of copper carbonate powder for each bushel of seed. Sprinkle the seed with the pow- der and then mix thoroughly by pour- ing the wheat back and forth three or four times between two tubs. This system will cover each seed with a thin film of the powder which will kill the smut spores on the wheat. More- over, the copper carbonate powder in the seed will kill any spores that may get on the seed from infected bags. This treatment needs no water and the seed may be put "in the sack imme— diately and' kept as long as necessary without danger of injury. The treat- ment is good for stinking smut alone, but is worthless to control “black~ heads” or loose smut. QUESTION OF CASEIN TARIFF. EARINGS on the casein tariff will be resumed September 25. It is the belief of the representatives of the dairy interests that if the Federal Tar: iff Commission bases its conclusions and recommendations upon the differ— ence in cost of skim-milk in Argentina and the United States, there will be no reduction in tariff rate on casein. COUNTY CROP REPORTS. Huron ca, Sept. 6.—Weather con- ' ditions-‘arefine for growing the crops, with plenty ‘of moisture-for both wheat ' is being sown. The 1923 crop is bring- e shill r Wheat ~ , i .g sous . c op.‘ Quite'a largea eage‘o ing92c; eggs 260; butter 500. Fruit ishigh and scarce. Labor is hard to secure.—'—D. K. ' _ Kent 00., Sept. 4.——Crops here are below the average. Weather has been unusually dry in this particular local- ity. Fruit shows much quality, but the specimens are a little small on account of the dry weather. Wheat yielded fair, while oats and barley were poor crops. Early potatoes were not extra good, although the late crop promises betten Recent rains will keep them growing. Farmers are rush- .ing their wheat to the market—C. B. Misdaukee 00., Sept. 4.—~—Corn in this section is extra good, as are also po- tatoes. Wheat was fair. Some cats are yet to be housed because of the wet Weather. Apples are only a fair crop. Some wheat is being sold at 80@82c per bushel. Clover hulling has begun, with the crop about fifty per cent of normal. Farming outlook is more promising here. Taxes are too high—«R. H. B. . Huron Co.,r Sept. 5.—In the northern part of this county, fruit is a poor? crop. Sugar beets, potatoes and beans ’ are good, above the average. Wheat and rye are the only grains being mar- keted at present. Wheat is bringing 95C and rye 55c. 'Farmers are fitting ground for these two crops. Many are already sowing, with the soil in unusually good condition. Better pric- es .would greatly encourage the farm- ers—A. M. Branch 00., Sept. 6.—Beans and! corn in this section are poor, as is also} the case with early potatoes. On theil other hand, late potatoes well. A very small acreage of wheat! is going in. extensive feeding done this fall. Vt'e had a very dry summer. Poultry is looking good—M. S. The passing of laws do not change For Sale economic forces. " » I .l . TIT “8 8081’ um Illlllllt ”lull” touch-Clapton.” I of ire genes-my ' If Mfwnmtodu. 7011qu MMMIGII., 31 mum-m, m.m - - Sh‘ffiluxite Diamcnd (a n (117 lr'f'wm I: ,1 launch: .S‘c'nd d Nag/f.” 7,! you “u,- a“... new Lulu e lids." 37's «I diamond. ml tests. 0w cm. {geld SI .00 - a I head around A er. comes deposit on 1 82.98 val I “my '68:!- in: mud. GARFIELD IMPORTIIIB 0.. m 5 7 ' "5' l In. ‘ /....'et'.%.~.h latinoid finkh. me win- an: 5 mm L ”309:. sancmcxex’" PATENTS Write today for free in— struction book and "Rec- ord of Invention” blank. Bend sketch or model for personal opinion. CLARENCE A. O'BRIEN. REGISTERED PATENT LAWYER. 952 Southern Bldg” Washington. D. C. Learn Auctioneenng with no capital invested. log.~«.lones Nai'l School of Auctionaorino, 28 N. Sac» ramento Blvd.. at World’s Original and Great— est School. Become independent Write today for free cati- Chicaoo, lll., Carey Mnlones. Pros. SHEEP Geo. T. Abbott, . .ram not related. DI‘OmlSt‘,‘1921.v-~ll0(lliltS BROS, Addison, Mich. Labor is difficult to find. * Registered It now appears that there will not be ! E‘W ““1““ ”"1“ l l FOR SALE lle‘g. Oxford Rams and Ewes Satisfaction Guaranteed. Write Your Wants Palms, Mich. Telephone: Deckerville 73-3 Registered Shrop. hire Ewes and Rams. Ten good cwes and [Lam by State Fair Champion of Shropshire Sheep. it) ewes 1 to 4 yrs... 50 cwcs and ram lambs. 3. Flock established 1890. C. Lemen Mil-ll. Sons. Dexter. HORSES Three teams to choose sound. gentle and true. Pair of mules. from. All 1 Allen Kelsey; Lakcvicw. Mich. tisinz miscellaneous articles for sale or exchange. Rates 8 cent: a word consecutive insertions 6 cents a word. display type or illustrations admitted. “Minimum charge, It) words. CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING This classified advertising department is established for the convenience of Michigan farmers. Small advertisements bring best results under classified headings. Poultry advertising will be run in this department at classified rates, or in display columns at commercial rates. . each insertion. on orders for less than four insertions; for four or more Count as a word each abbreviation. ' Remittances must accompany order. Real estate and live stock advartlslng have separate departments and are not accepted as classified. 'hy it for want ads and for adver- initial or number. he Rates in Effect October 7, 1922 24.. .I 25.. .. 41 ....... _. . . 0 All adwnidn: a - Pec‘a otlce dimmn'nuanu 0rd": or change If up} in- undtd for the Clnmftd Department mun reach thi: ofin In! day: in advana ofpublim rim duh. MISCELLANEOUS windrows. Man and horse cuts and shocks equal corn binder. Shipped by express to every state. of Harvester. picture Kansas. Salina. alog free showing Harvester WF. (‘0., LEAF TOBAii‘i‘0w3 years old. Nature Cured. Ever- pipe free with order. $3.50; select smoking, Pay for tobacco and postan on arrival. Union, Hawssville, Ky. WE ARE IN THE MARKET for Michigan Medium wool. Will pay 40c for grades we can use; and fur- nish sacks for shipping. Columbiaville Woolen Com— pany. Columbiaville, Michigan. 33.00; medium smoking. $1.75. Farmers" LEAF TOBACCO—Five pounds chewing. $1.75; ten, $3.00; five pounds smoking. $1.25: ten, $2.00: twenty. CORN HAIlVESTEIl-~~Cuts and piles on Harvester or, i l l l 1 Four One time: Words time time. 82.40 26 ........ 82.08 86.24 2.64 21 ........ 2.16 6.48 ‘ 2.88 28 ........ 2.24 6.72 3.12 29 ........ 2.32 6.96 3.36 30 ........ 2.40 1.20 3.60 31 ........ 2.48 1.44 3.84 32 ........ 2.56 1.68 4.08 33 ........ 2.64 7.92 4.32 34 ........ 2.72 6.16 4.56 35 ........ 2.80 8.46 4.80 36.. . 2.88 8.64 5.04 37.. . 2.96 8.88 5.28 38.. . 3.04 9.12 5.52 39 ........ 3.12 9.36 5.76 40 ........ 3.20 9.60 6.00 3 28 9.84 Only 325 ; with bundle tieing attachment. Testimonials and cat- , Process i Ready Safety Razor and six blades, or Imported Briar ; 1(l—lb. packages, select chewing, j 3VV'ANTI‘2D to bur Beancr; prefer Buffalo Pitts hand