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No obiooflonablo advertisements inserted at any time. finned as Second Class Matter at the Post Gilles at hermit. Michigan. Under the Act of March 3. 1879. Member Audit Bureau at W VOLUME can man "EVE DETROIT,SEPTEMBER22, 1923 CURRENT COMMENT Market information is in the air. It can be found in and around the home of every American farmer. All that is required is a receiving set to get it. Like water it is (free, but one needs to provide a cup to quench his thirst. Every possible encouragement should be placed in the path of a farm- er to join hands with his neighbor and cooperate in working out their mutual problems; but to join a cooperative as- sociation is a minor step, compared to the development of a true cooperative spirit after having joined. Have you named your farm? There is some responsibility connected with such a procedure. People expect one to keep his premises in harmony with a respectable name. A good name, in other words, is just a little additional urge for us to begin, or keep on doing the proper thing. HE farmers of the United States are annually produc- ing upon their farms between ten and twelve billion dollars’ worth of farm products at present val- ues. To create this stupendous volume of wealth, these farmers have invested about seventy-two billion dollars. The investment in agriculture is much greater than that in any other of our great industries. Agriculture ties up an amount of wealth equal to three of the next greatest industries of the country. Railroads rank sec- and. Agriculture and Trans- portation These two major industries are closely related. Each are largely de- pendent upon the other. For instance, between three and four of the ten or twelve billion dollars created upon our farms each year, is paid out in trans- portation costs, either to carry the products of the farm to those who use them, or to bring the products of oth- er groups of people to be utilized up- :on the farm. 3, .That the people of Michigan are be- coming deeply interested in the trans- portation question was evidenced by the reception given the recent demon~ stration train put on by the New York Central lines. This train made thirty- two stops in the state. The average number of visitors who daily passed through the cars was 5,257, or a total of 168,233. In New York state, where this same train was exhibited, the vis- itors numbered a daily average of 4,209; and in Ohio, the number was , still less. « We believe thoroughly in any eflort - to dem gnome, complete under- standing of the problems existing. be- " we cominond the was being done by" , and: the above mentioned mad. However. we are Convinced that the work should be carried on through other. avenues, also, until there is made available to all the people very definite facts re- garding transportation. It seems touts that here is a place where the department of economics of our great university could make to the people of the state and nation an invaluable contribution. by making a most thorough survey of transporta- tion in all its phases and in its rela- tion to all industries and then analyze this data, making it available for'pub- llc assimilation. Such a survey would throw much light upon the present relations be- tween our two major industries and would go far in insuring the solidarity . of the nation. ‘ OME two months ago the State Ad~ ministrative 'Board. Rafa”, to after One of its mem- bers, Secretary of Be Bossed State DeLand, h a (1 been detailed to “investigate” the conduct of the Agricultural College, addressed a communication to the State Board of Agriculture, which was in, effect an order to that body on three points as follows: 1. “That the general supervision of the extension of the Michigan Ag- ricultural College, together with the authority to hire county agents and all other employes and to prescribe their duties and fix their salaries, be placed by the State Board of Agricul- ture by proper resolution in the hands of the Dean of Agriculture of the Col— lege. 2. “That county agents receive their entire salaries and expenses from the federal government, the state or the several counties of the state, but from no other source. 3. “That the dean of agriculture submit to this board immediately a revised budget of salaries and ex- penses based as nearly as possible-on the money available under the Smith- Lever act, the United States Depart- ment of Agriculture, and state and county appropriations and if these funds are inappropriate to carry on the work as outlined, the matter be referred to this board for further at- tention.” , On Friday of last week the State Board of Agriculture made formal re- ply in a communication addressed to the State Administrative Board, de- State Board ‘ t “onicons‘titutional'giiounds., " . ’5 This'communication was couched in I firm ' but courteous language, citing the provisions of the Constitution of Michigan creating the State Board Of Agriculture and placing the adminis- tration of. the College andall its funds in their hands. It expressed agree‘ ment in principle with paragraph two of the administrative board's commun- ication and declared its purpose to put this policy into operation as soon as available funds would permit, and pointed out that an increased appro- priation for extension work was asked of the last legislature with this very purpose in mind. It disclaimed any desire on the part of the'State Board of'Agriculture of refusing to cooperate with the State Administrative Board when such actidn does not involve the surrender of powers and responsibili- ties placed upon it by the constitution. In closing it requested thatxthe state board’s requisition for $75,000 of the moneys appropriated by the legisla- ture be immediately honored. - This places the issue squarely up to the State Administrative Board. It must either fight to maintain its posi- tion of authority, as a bodycreated by legislation, over a constitutional body whose constitutional powers and dut- ies it has apparently tried to usurp by the expedient of withholding funds appropriated by the legislature for col- lege extension work, or recede from its demands. It is well for the college, and the state as a whole, that this point should be decided once for all. We should know whether the college is to be run by the board which the people of the state have created for that specific purpose as expressed in the constitu- tion which they have adopted, or boss- ed by the governor and other elective officers of the state comprising the State Administrative Board. In the meantime the college is like- ly to suffer in its most intimate con- tact with the farmers of the state, as it is ever bound to suffer from any kind of political interference, but it is best for the institution and for the state, that this point be determined finally and with all speed. We congratulate the members of the State Board of Agriculture on their action in the matter and urge our T/ze Tam'c 2's Needed You CUT IT CLOSE,DIDN'T You? GosH' IT WON'T G'Row our AGAIN WITHOUT 3; .\\'.s » “ £1 . ;§§ A LITTLE, \) \_ /r~ . 77s a I'. ‘ As; 4'. ‘V 5"“; 4 Mas/lira I “ " _‘r/ II ’///// 1/1??? ‘ lo... 4%, ll ' ' 4 4 chair is theta:- Sufficimt none cancer .of . tit" life. “not only de- ” a , strays our spirit for Day, accomplishing. sane . things, but it finally has its deadly eflect upon the body. This, of course, is unfortunate, and especially when the cause of our’wor- ry is due, not to the things immedi- ately before us, but largely to the problems of tomorrow. The Good Book says, “sufilcient unto the‘day is the evil thereof,” and from our youth we-have been advised “not to cross a bridge until we come to it.” ' We find that our thoughtful farmers are taking this attitude with regard ”to the use of lime upon their fields. There is now a growing tendency to apply less of this material to a larger number of acres instead of attempting to apply large amounts to a small acreage with the hopes of keeping the soil alkaline for a long period of years. ' Strange to relate, experimental tests show that frequent applications of small amounts of lime are more economical and effective than the heavier applications applied at longer intervals. These tests, like many oth- ers, simply verify the practices which keen farmers have, through observa« tion and inclination, found to be best suited to‘ their needs. We anticipate, therefore, that it will not be long before farmers who‘ have acid soil to contend with will have a regular time during the rotation when a sufficient application of lime will be made to correct acidity only until the rotation cycle is completed. Maéz'n' Money I’VE just found a easy way to make money, which would help us farm« ers to pay our taxes and mortgages. Now, this way shows we got the wrong system to make money, and for that reason we ain’t makin’ it. For inst., instead of spendin’ all our time feedin’ balanced rashuns and etc, to keep our cows in good shape so they kin make some more money, we should hire a man to feed us balanced rash- uns and etc, so we kin be in good shape. when we get in 30°C! shape we kin an- nounce to the world that we want somebody to put us outta shape again if they kin. _ Now, right here is where the mon- ey comes in. All we gotta do is to charge about $23.75 for each one what wants to see somebody try to put us outta shape, and we kin get about 85,000 or such like to come and see the operashun performed, like they did in New York a coupla weeks ago. These what you call pugilists is more, what you call effishunt, than doctors; ’they try to perform a oper- ashun on each other at the same time. They work a little differunt than doc- tors, too For inst., they do the opera- shun first and then put ’em to sleep, so they kin rest after the operashun, I guess. Another thing Where they is differunt than the Drs. is they don’t charge the man What they are operat- in’.nothin’ for doin’ it; they charge the other folks what is watchin’ them do it. The only thing about their op- erashuns is they don’t do them to the satisfaction of the pashunt. They made so much money in New York I think I’ll start I got pretty Then good trainin’, ’cause Sophie keeps me ‘ in trim. And maybe'ir I can’t draw a‘ crowd I kin make more money outta my bull by havin’ some bull fights in our barnyard.‘ - . ’ Seems like we humans spend more for uselessness than for usefulness " Gases as Wis M $27.; _:. ' ,\.-. a”. .1 .VMQW. -‘ j W-» .. —\ .m. __.,,. .5. .‘. w~— \ ’ y... (“xww : . , , w the“... -nmyv-.__r.-....,..... N”"‘ “3...!“ . 0,,“ I r is most refreshing, indeed; these . days to find a former business man out on the farm devoting his full time to working out his financial sal— vation, who would not go back to the old life of business from any choice of his own. Certainly it would be as interesting to readers to know a little more about such'a person, as it was inspiring. to the writer to inspect this man’s farm and his methods of con- ducting his good dairy. «It is possible that this man’s success .slies in the fact that he has taken his business ideas with him and applied them to his 'farm business. Whatever the reason, the result of his efforts and those of his good wife, has been that they have a neat little farm home- stead in the edge of Coldwater, with its modern home, its convenient dairy barn, its clean little milk house, and its choice herd of Jerseys. In fact, in the estimation of Emil Andersen, the man of whom we are speaking, and his little family, this new life and location have it all over the creamery business in which he had been engaged before coming to the farm. . . The change came about in this wise. A few years ago the farmers about Goldwater organized and took over the creamery which Mr. Anderson had been managing. This resulted in his being thrown out of a job. He pro- posed to his wife that they go out on the little farm in the edge of the town where they had been feeding butter- milk to hogs, and build it over into a 9;; 31 fs: % g P TM ?Man' ‘Finali'_tne ’Farin a 1c Over Air .691 By . P. P. Pope first-class dairy farm. She supported the idea and they went to work. After three years of effort they are highly delighted with the change. Having been brought into contact with a wide variety of dairymen through his creamery business, Mr. Anderson had come to appreciate the advantage of having good cows upon his farm. This, therefore, becamehis major effort in trying to put their farm work on a solid foundation—40 get a herd of efficient producers. He “chose Jerseys. So wisely did he go about the selec- tion of the animals which were to oc- cupy stalls in his up-to—date barn that every milking animal has now made the registry of merit. The herd bull is a big, good-natured animal, a son of the $60,000 Financial Sensation. To head‘up the herd in this manner cost some money, to be sure; but Mr. Anderson had learned that in the building up of any good business it is of first importance to have the right kind of equipment, and that this usually costs money. But such The Andersons Keep Thirty-eight Jerseys on In this Thirty-two Acres. Herd All of the Cows Are Record of Merit Animals. istarmV‘enture Real Place for Using 801% Heaa’ and Hands . money spend juidicously ‘ is what brings dividends. This business prin. ciple applies to farming just as cer— tainly as to the creamery or any other line, in the opinion of this successful man. He now is cashing in every day at the milk pail and also in the in— creased value of the calves and year- lings which are to be found upon the farm and which give promise of being superior to their dams. The farm contains but thirty-two acres and the herd now numbers thir- ty-eight head. The fields are devoted entirely to soiling crops, to corn for the silos, and to alfalfa. The cows are fed in the stables the year around, only being turned out into one of the small grass lots for a wee nip, or into the neat barnyards for water and ex- ericse. ' With the help of a boy, Mr. Ander- son does all of this own work, caring‘ for the cattle, working the farm, and getting the dairy products ready for the market. Needless to say, he is a, busy man. His income is derived from the sale of young bulls, from bottled cream, butter and cottage cheese, all of which find a ready market at his very door. The heifers, thus far, have been all retained to increase the herd. Later space limitations will require that some heifers be sold. The Andersons are still young peo— ple. They are enthusiastic over their venture, and would not care, either to go back into ordinary business, or to exchange it for a straight grain-farm- ing enterprise. Turn Wheat Into Animal Products Many Mienigan Farmers are New Doing Tneir Part in Relieving tne Wneat Silaalion 5y Feeding PVneat to Stoeé ACK in the nineties we could buy wheat for less than fifty cents per bushel. One year on the old homestead when the writer had the responsibility of finishing a bunch of shoats for ’ the August market, he found that there was insufficient corn to do the job the way we were in the habit of doing it. What should be done? The neigh- bors were worse off than ourselves, for the majority of them had empty cribs. Should we, then, go into the feed markets and buy? A little spec- ulation brought us to a satisfactory conclusion. It was in July and an ad- joining neighbor had just finished threshing his wheat from the field. From him we purchased for forty-i eight cents per bushel enough wheat to carry the» hogs through to market- ing time. A set of wagon scales fitted with stock racks were located handily to the feeding pens. férent lots of h0g3 each week and was able, from these weights and the amount of the coarsely ground wheat I was feeding each lot, to determine where I was coming out on the job. I found at the end of about four weeks of feeding that the hogs were paying me ninety cents per bushel for the wheat, not charging up to them the cost-of feeding, nor overhead. There is, however, only an occasion- al time when wheat can be fed to ad- vantage.’ The grain costs much more to grow than does corn, and cannot, ~ therefore, be. substituted as advan- ~ tagecusly' in normal periods. The pres- . . ent. appears, however, to be. one of _ those unusual times.‘ Wheat is now 111‘ as gossips termed -w-' n V I weighed the dif-. __and corn *3 is (a relatively ‘ doing this while there are hosts of others who should be. This can be advised because the Michigan farmer, who is pretty cer- tain to be a diversified farmer, is in a much better position to realize from the procedure than is the wheat farm- er of the west. Here,,the farmer grows both wheat and live stock._ He does not need to bargain for the grain, nor is he required to stand the expense of haulage before trying the plan out. He simply goes to the bin and "takes out what is needed to carry along the animals. Since shrunken wheat is us— ually the equal of plump grain for feeding purposes, the wise farmer sim- ply chooses the inferior grades from the season’s harvest for supplement— ing the feeding ration, and sells the best grades which have a higher flour content and for which the millers are ready to pay the highest prevailing . price. When Shall we Feed Wheat? In considering this whole matter, it is important to know just when one can afford to substitute wheat for corn. What relation in other words, must exist between Corn and wheat to warrant feeding the latter grain to live stock? This has been carefully figured out on the basis of food nutri— ents in these grains and the general effect of each of them upon different types of animals. When corn has a farm value of sev- enty-five cents per bushel, then the farmer can afford to feed his Wheat to cattle at a farm value' of ninety-two. cents per bushel; to hogs at eighty- Afour cents, and to sheep and poultry at ,eighty ;cents. Again, if corn is eighty cents, then the farmer is safe in feeding wheat to cattle at ninety- nine cents; to ho'gsat ninety , cents, dT¢6rn andzto sheep and: poultry at eighty-sin - . ~ Yfiance to eighty-' five cents, the margin of safety would then be at a $1.05; ninety-six cents and ninety-one cents respectively; or at ninety cents, the respective figures would be $1.11, a $1.01 and ninetyssix cents. These values are figured upon the basis of fifty—six pounds of shelled corn per bushel. Feeding to Swine. A dozen or more tests have been made by various experiment stations to determine the comparative feeding value of corn and wheat for hogs. Each of these tests shows that wheat produces more rapid gains and that it requires fewer pounds to produce a hundred pounds of gain in swine, than does corn. In the case of tests con- ducted in Ohio and Missouri, 440 pounds of wheat were used on 100- pound hogs to produce 100 pounds of additional flesh, while 454 pounds of corn were required to get the same result. These tests show further that there is no particular advantage in mixing corn and wheat for feeding hogs. Wheat is, however, fed to best advantage when mixed with some con- centrate like tankage if the hogs are on dry feed. Skim—milk, or other dairy products arealso valuable when ad- ded to the wheat rotation. The value of wheat fed to hogs is increased about twenty per cent by rolling or grinding. There is little to be gained, however, through soaking the grain. Further, it may. be added that finely ground wheat forms a pasty mass in themouths of the hogs during the mastication process. This is some— what objectionable and can be over- come, if it is necessary to feed wheat in this form, by giving it as a slop. .. Cows Also Do Well On It. In the dairy barn, "ground wheat has been foun'd the equal of cornmeal .-.“<- ,n. . and, according to experiments con— ducted in Denmark, it is as valuable, pound for pound, as barley and oats. Being heavy, wheat is better fed when mixed with other bulky concentrates. ' A good ration for the dairy cow might be compounded by mixing two parts of cornmeal, three parts of ground oats, tWO parts of rolled or crushed wheat, and one-half part each of cot- tonseed and linseed meal. The Nebraska station has found that wheat is five per cent more efficient than corn in fattening steers where both grains were fed with alfalfa hay, prairie hay, straw, bran and linseed meal. At the North Dakota station, they learned that in feeding wheat there is more of a tendency to pro- duce growth in the steers than to fat- ten them. The best information and experience appears to show that sheep are less responsive to the wheat ration than are the other animals mentioned. It appears that the majority of tests would lead us to the opinion that these grains are of equal value, pound for‘ pound, when fed to the flock. A few tests, however, give the preference to corn. The Chickens Like it-Whole. Although the authorities would have us believe that these grains are of ' ‘ about equal value in the poultry yard, there is almost a universal practice among poultry experts and farmers as well, of including in the rations, par- ticularly for egg laying, a proportion of wheat. For instance, in the much used Cornell ration for egg production, ' l the menu calls for 200 pounds of wheat, 200 pounds of cracked corn,. and 100 pounds of cats as the chief portion of the ration to be fed in litter morning and night. In the poultry yard, wheat can "be (fed whole' without materially decreasing its value. . We: my)“ “my; mm .- , . LATE AGRICULTURAL ADVERTISING MILK PAYS. N greater Boston milk advertising I campaigns have been carried on ex- tensively since 1917. It was found by these .research'studies that between 1917 and 1922 the increase in receipts of milk was seventeen per cent, while the growth in population was only sev- en per cent. A summary of answers received to a series of questions addressed to con- sumers showed that appeals to the ap- petite were much more effective than appeals made to the individual’s well- being through his intellect. The results show that whereas for- merly most people considered milk as a food to be tacked on to the regular list of necessities they now substitute it as one of them. I It was found that cleanliness was considered the main feature that should be advertised. The food value of milk was considered of great im- portance. The price appeal did not seem to carry much weight and was considered of least importance in com- parison to the other features. A great many persons explained, as their rea- son for putting it last, that although they desired milkat as low a figure as possible, they would rather pay a little more and be certain that they were getting good milk than to pay less and run the chance of getting milk that they were not sure was safe. EFFECT OF JAPANESE DISASTER. HERE is considerable speculation as to what effect the recent Jap- anese disaster will have on the mar— kets for American farm products. It is probable that vast quantities of food were destroyed in Tokio and Yoko- hama. It is also true that the hundred or more thousand persons Who lost their lives are removed from the con- suming population. While considerable wheat and other products are being shipped to Japan for the temporary relief of the suffer- ers in the stricken cities, it is not prObable that this will have much in- fluence upon the world markets. It is definitely stated that there is suffi— cient rice in storage and in the hands of the farmers in Japan to supply the nation until the harvest in October. It is evident that there will be a vast increase in exports of building materails, especially lumber. It is not thought probable that the lumber con- cerns who are donating millions of feet of lumber to the Japanese, and who are already preparing for a mark- ed increase in lumber shipments to the Orient, because of the destruction caused by the earthquake, will neglect to take advantage of a consequent rise in prices to American users of lumber. TO STANDARDIZE LIVE STOCK MARKETING. THE department of agriculture is making an effort to induce the live stock trade to adopt the standard market classes and grades of live stock used by the marketing live stock, meats and wool division of the bureau of agricultural economics in its live stock market reporting. This is in line with the department’s efforts to standardize all farm prod- ucts under standard classification and grades, so that they can be purchased on grade as well as on sight. The ultimate object of this standard‘ nation, .it is explained, is to make possible an accurate determination of values, such a determination being virtually” impossible when the groups consider“ are made up of units vary- ing widely in essential characteristics. "If one was asked to put a money Value on all of the cattle for sale on , one of the great line stock markets on ”sung. E. Gibbons, wko can tell ‘what cattle are worth.’ One must first know to what class, age, weight and grade cattle the inquirer refers because buyers discriminate, in favor of certain cattle and against oth- ers and will pay a higher price for one than the other. This discrimina- tion on the part of the trade, therefore not only makes classifying and grad- ing necessary, but the lines which the discrimination . follows provide the basis for determining and limiting the various groups which make up a com- plete classification." No attempt will be made to change existing trade practices. But an earn- est effort will ,be made to provide ma- chinery whereby the many transac- tions which actually occur on the var- ious live stock markets of the country may be grouped in logical order. IMPROVING CROP REPORTING SYSTEM. OTWITHSTANDING there is con- siderable criticism of the govern- ment’s crop reports, the crop report- ing board of the department of agri- culture is continually making improve- ments in its crop reporting system. Methods of crop acreage reporting- are being perfected by the invention in the department of new machnical devices whereby the acreage of the various crops is recorded, tabulated and from which comparisons can be made. Perhaps the latest invention is an. instrument which, attached to an'au- tomobile and operating something like a speedometer, accurately measures each crop as the specialist passes along. The former system now little relied on by the department specialists, con- sisted of inquiries to crop correspond- ents asking the acreage in various crops based on the per cent of the acreage of the previous year. This was faulty because the estimates in- variably fell below one hundred per cent even when an actual increase in acreage occurred. There is some misunderstanding as to the meaning of the terms used in crop reporting. For instance there is a marked difference between “fore- cast" and. “estimate.” A forecast is made of the growing crop. An esti- mate is made of the crop already grown and harvested. There is also a considerable differ- ence between a “normal” crop and an “average” crop. Normal means that condition that would presage a full crop such as a farmer hopes to realize in a favorable year in which, the crop starts out under favorable circum- stances, such as good seed, good soil, an abundance of moisture and favor" able temperatures with no unfavorable Get These Things Straight flut/zorz'ty Correct: Statement: Regarding T ubercu/orir T a recent meeting held to de- A velop sentiment against the T. B. test, many statements made cornéerning the nature of tuberculosis were so erroneous, misleading and at variance with the findings of present- day investigations that the writer feels they should not stand uncontradicted. Following, therefore, are several state- ments concerning this disease which should set right any reader who may have become bewildered by contradic- tory remarks: First, there are three types of germs producing this disease, namely, hu- man, bovine and avian. 1. The human type may be transmit- ted from tuberculous persons to other persons, but is transmitted with diffi- culty to farm animals. 2. The bovine type is quite easily transmitted from tuberculous cattle to other cattle, to hogs, to people, espe- cially children drinking infected milk, and possibly also to poultry. 3. The avian type is readily trans- mitted from infected fowls to other fowls, but not easily transmitted to farm animals or people. Second, in making statements re- garding the percentage of tuberculosis in human beings caused by the bovine type, most students of the disease quote Park and Krumwiede in Ameri- ca who made bacteriological analyses of 1,511 cases and report as follows: Seventy-five per cent of gland cases in children is bovine. Sixty-six per cent of generalized tu- berculosis in children is bovine. Eighteen and two-tenths per cent of deaths from tuberculosis in children are caused by the bovine germ. Often, too, the findings of the Brit- ish Royal Commission are cited, which are to the effect that: Thirty-sevenand five-tenths per cent of tuberculosis in children under five years of age is bovine. Twenty-nine and fivetenths per cent of tuberculosis in children between five and ten years of age is bovine. Fourteen and six-tenths per cent of tuberculosis in children between ten and sixteen years of age is bovine. Third, the milk from 001? y be use data from a cow with tubercles in the ud- der is unsafe for human consumption because the germs quite probably will be present in the milk. Milk from a cow with no tubercles in the udder but which has tuberculous nodules somewhere in the digestive, respira- tory or genito—urinary organs may be just as badly contaminated with the germs, not because they pass out of the udder in the milk, but because they get into the milk pail during the process of milking. It is difficult to keep the exterior of the body of a cow 100 per cent free from the infectious discharges that may come from any one or all of the three above-mention— ed body tracts. But if the hypothetical cow just mentioned Were slaughtered and upon examination it was found that the tu- bercles in her body were not numer- ous, were slight in extent, walled off or calcified, and there was no evi- dence of the germs having gained en- trance to the blood stream, her car- cass could safely be consumed for food after cutting out the affected areas. The same logic would be ap- plied as is applied by one wishing to eat an apple with a bad spot, or a bunch of grapes containing a few spoil- ed grapes—cut out the bad spot, or throw away the spoiled grapes, and eat the remainder. Of course, if the tubercles in a cow are numerous, ex- tensive, show evidence of acute in- flammation or liquefaction, the whole carcass is condemned and rendered into fertilizer. . Fourth, the tuberculin tests used in testing cattle are reliable. They are considered to be about ninety-six per cent efl‘icient when run separately, and a trifle higher when run in combina- tion. When it is stated that the tests are ninety-six per cent efl‘lcient’ it means, that ninety-six out of every 100 reactors show visible lesions. The other four, however, could quite pos- sibly, have invisible lesions or minute lesions located in remote parts of the body that can not be examined or (18‘. tected at the time of slaughter. Any person having any experience at all in .. st adapt that th e the examination of‘ carcasses for tu- "A ,5 berculosis weather, plant disease infestation or disease injury in prospect.~ A normal crop is more than an av-- erage crop but less than a bumper crop,'such as is realized occasionally when all conditions are exceptionally favorable. Much of the criticism has been aim~ ed at the government forecasts. It is asserted that the forecasts are made too early in the season and are apt to injure the market for the hangover products. The specialists say, how- ever, that if the department published only condition figures, the trade which is acquainted with the situation and already have figures on the acreage forecast and of the preceding yearS' would be able to interpret the condi- tion figures in terms of the size of crops, while the producer and small dealer who do not have this informa- tion would be placed at a disadvan- tage. TO INVESTIGATE FARM LIFE. N the'development of agricultural knowledge in the United States in recent years, far more attention has been given to researches and investi‘ gations in regard to land and capital, wheat, cotton, cattle and transporta- tion, than to the people who live on the farms. The Division of Farm Population and Rural Life, which was established by the United States Department of Agriculture in 1919, is working to off- set this situation and to give us ac- curate knowledge abOut country life. It works in cooperation with the var- ious state agricultural colleges and universities, which have about 500 pro- fessors teaching “rural sociology,” and with other organizations which are in- terested in finding out actual facts about farm community life. This work is the outgrowth of the country life movement which started in 1908 when President Roosevelt established his country life commission. CROPS, AT THE 1923 STATE FAIR. ROPS exhibits at the Michigan State Fair, just closed, were more truly representative of Michigan ag- riculture than ever before. Competi— tive grain and seed samples came from farmers all over the state and the professional type of exhibitor was very much -in the background, finding competition with the actual grower too keen. , The feature of the grain entries was the number and splendid quality of the cat and barley exhibits made by Tuscola county farmers. This group of seed growers, located mostly near Fairgrove, has been working up a. splendid reputation for productive and high quality Worthy oats and Wiscon~ sin Pedigree barley, and several of the best prizes, including first on barley and second on oats, went to farmers in this community. ' Sweepstakes on wheat was this year won by John C. Wilk, of Alma, with Red Rock. H. Juengel, of Rochester, exhibited a very good sample of Red Rock coming from a field which pro- duced 44.5 bushels per acre. The new Berkeley Rock wheat recently releas- ed by M. A. C., was also very much in the running, the sample shown by John Shoemaker, of Hudsonville, being especially worthy. R. Beardslee, of Owosso, exhibited the best sample of potatoes, his Irish .Cobblers winning sweepstakes. A very instructive and artistic dis- play of Michigan farm products cov- ered the walls of the Agricultural Building. This display showed the great diversity of Michigan agfic‘fia » ' u .-_,.‘/ -vr / N broad outlines the present hog market situation involves record production and record domestic consumption, large exports, a low ra— tio between prices of. corn and hogs, and hog growers about to cut produc- tion. At the moment, the market is going through the season when supply invariably is the lightest of the year, but when hog meats and lard stored earlier in the season partly fill the gap in current receipts. Prices have had a welcome upturn to the highest point since the end of last October. Somebody is producing too many hogs. Such was the conclusion of the committee of ' economists called by Secretary Wallace, of the Department of Agriculture,'to report on the agri- cultural outlook. Their statement of the case was that “neither the corn situation, the prospective European demand, nor the domestic industrial outlook warrants the maintenance of the very heavy hog production of the past year.” corn Surplus Converted Into Pork. The present excess of hogs goes straight back to the so—called corn sur- plus which started with the crop of 1920 and shows how, in the long run, extremely low feed prices fail to be of much advantage to the live stock producer. In the last dozen years, the average farm price of 100 pounds of live hogs has been about equal to the average farm price of eleven bushels of corn. Late in 1920 this ratio chang- ed so that corn could be sold for con- siderably more in the form of pork 'than it would bring at the elevator. As this relationship continued, produo ers began to breed more sows. By the time the early increase reached the marketing stage, demand for pork had expanded enough to absorb the sup- ply at higher prices. Corn was still depressed, however, and the corn-hog price ratio rose to around eighteen . ceive tendencies beforehand.” ‘ "Prospcots Every Farmer Wflo Grow: a Sum/z): of Hogs 2122/! &e Keen/y Interested m tée Various Factors Influencing Mir Martel bushel toward the end of 1921 and early 1922. After that time the ratio began to go against the hog producer and by the summer of 1923, only eight --bushels of corn were required to equal the farm price. of 100 pounds of hog. Producers, speaking of them in the mass, do not live up to the saying that “it is the first of all things to see is practically equivalent to the com- mercial supply. Domestic consump- tion and exports represent the demand side of the market. In 1922, more hog product was slaughtered under federal inspection than ever before. For the first six months of 1923 the output was twenty- seven per cent greater than in the TRENDS IN THE Hos INDUSTRY '07'08'0910 '1! ’12‘13 '14 ’15 '16 ’17 '18 ‘19 ’20'21 '22’23 POUNDS / l - $000,003,000 . A/ 000000 ‘5’ ' A . V nonssnc Vitamin?" 1 Rummage 7 ‘ / J1 \ ea? 0 m events in their beginnings and to per- same period of 1922. The same pro- They continued to expand production after the handwriting appeared on the wall. About one per cent more pigs were raised in the six months ending June 1, 1923, than in the corresponding pe- riod a year previous and on that date, the number of sows bred or intended to be bred for fall litters was 28.3 per 'cent more than farrowed last fall. Chart Shows Supply and Demand. The accompanying chart shows the chief elements in the hog market situ- ation by calendar years since 1907 when the federal government first be- gan to inspect the slaughter 'of meats in packing houses whose products en- tered interstate commerce. Pork slaughtered under federal inspection portionate gain is unlikely during the last half of the year, but it is reason— able to expect that for 1923 as a whole the poundage of inspected hog‘ prod- ucts will be about twenty per cent greater than last year. This is a re- markable gain to take place from one year to the next, especially since last year itself was a record breaker. During the 110g year, which in trade is counted as starting on November 1, domestic consumption and exports to- gether must practically equal produc- tion. A look at the chart will show that domestic consumption of feder— ally inspected meats and lard has been hanging up new records each year be- ginning with 1920. ln the first six months of 1923 the American public , consumed twenty-four per cent more hog products than in the same period of 1922. For the year as a whole, an increase of not far from twenty per cent is probable. Since federally inspected meats are consumed primarily in the cities and towns, the present era of urban pros- perity has made it possible to market this enormous increase in the supply of pork without as large a decline in prices as would otherwise have taken place. Whatever the attitude of the city consumer may be toward long hours and high production in his own field, when it comes to consuming he is a wonder. Employment and wage conditions have made it possible for all the pork chop eaters to gratify their tastes. Exports of hog products and lard as shown on the chart are much less uni- form from year to year than domestic consumption. Outside of war periods they represent the surplus of hog pro- duction over domestic demand at cur- rent prices. From 1920 to 1922 exports were about fifty per cent above the pre-war level. In the first six months of 1923 they were 43.6 per cent larger than in the same period of 1922. They have tapered off since, but the total for the calendar year will probably ex- ceed 1,800,000,000 pounds, which is eighty per cent above the pre-war level. What of the Future? Looking ahead from this point we are justified in expecting that the number of hogs reaching the market in the next twelve months will be larg- er than in the last twelve. The corn- belt alone, which furnishes most of the commercial supply of hogs, raised nearly six per cent more spring pigs this year than last, according to the government’s findings. The western states as a group reported an increase ‘ (Continued on page 292). Two Farmers Solve TWo Problems “ Ten Weeks’ Growth. 0 maintain the milk flow of my cows during the dry period, I plan to sow on a convenient plot, a patch of mixed grasses and grains The combination I use is a mixture of Sudan grass, cane, oats and corn. The first three are mixed in equal parts with comparatively little of the corn added. .. This year I sowed the mixture the ' .. latter part of May. The accompany- 1 .. photographs were taken on Aug- One of these? how's how iux-V “ ‘ will grow up as often as it is cut and "“9 193 as frost, does How the Second Growth Developed. ed harvesting the crop to feed the cows when the pasture began to fail. The cows are fed three times each day all they will clean up. They rel- ish it. I have about one acre devoted to this crop and it will feed my- four cows, two horses and twenty-five hogs for sixty days or better. If i allowed the animals to go in and graze the crop, it would probably require about five acres to support this amount. of livestock. The cane and Sudan grass at are it. . 6E::’-: HE arrangement shown in the pho- tograph that accompanies this text may hold suggestions for farmers who anticipate utilizing the bank side of their barn for the location of either a new or an additional silo. It will be seen that access to the silo chute in this instance is provided also from the first floor level of the barn. Provision for entering the silo chute at this point holds advantages, especially where the silo itself rises from a base that is Sunk in the earth. The chute at the um e1 level is better lighted and because of this holds less possibility of being the cause of acci- dent. Furthermore, it offers, in many instances, an opportunity for the sav- ing of steps as one may wish passage to silo from the front door. The building of a silo with its base sunk in an adjacent hillside makes possible a lower building cost since inexpensive stone rather than higher priced brick or tile may be utilized up to the point where the silo rises above the earth. It will be seen from the photograph that this method was fol- lowed in this particular silo. Windows for lighting the silo chute in this in- stance are placed on the side opposite to that shown in the picture—O. C. . The Farmer Built a Becca) Entrance to the Silo Chute 'rom the First ‘ Floor of the —Bam, Thus Saving Much Time and Energy. "Eight—Hour Day for Farm George H. Fenéel, Superintendent Detroit Department of Water Supply and Operator afa Farm- Prererztr the Following: ARMING as a business is in an unsatisfactory condition. As I view it,.there are two reasons for this. First, it is unsuccessful finan- cially. Second, the home life. of the farmer is not desirable, or at least as attractive as that of the resident of the city or town. , A number of reasons have been ad- vanced in an endeavor to explain the reason that farming has not brought profitable returns, as over-production, inadequate legislation, excessive rail— road freight rates, limited immigra~ tion, high taxes, monetary conditions in Europe; but as conditions under which farm crops are produced are so varied by reason of the many kinds of soil and climate and variety of prod- ucts, it is quite reasonable to suppose that each of these, and perhaps many others, may have a bearing on the subject. Home conditions, through no fault of the farmer, cannot be considered satisfactory, in view of the very large number of sons and daughters that leave the farm when so young that they cannot have arrived at a decision for such action from a sole desire to secure increased financial rewards for their labor. All attempts to improve the condi- tions of the farmer have failed to some degree because with every plan ad- vanced it has been necessary, in order that it might succeed, to secure the cooperation or assistance of some class not engaged in farming and either not interested in the success of the under- taking, or to a degree opposed to it. Thus, when the farmer demands lower freight rates he must secure the nec- essary legislation, and this is opposed by the railroad employe who feels that his continued prosperity depends upon the continuance of high rates; or the farmer proposes the sale of farm products through cooperation of farmers, to the consumer in the city, and then every retail dealer in'the city does what he can to defeat this plan because it will lessen his sales ' and reduce his income. It is not my purpose to oppose the earnest endeavor that any one may make to bring about a better condition in the farming communities, for I know that if each one goes his way in an honest endeavor to make matters better in rural communities, condi- tions are bound to improve; It is my purpose, however, to suggest at this time the advisability of farmers adopt- ing an eight—hour day as a working day for all farm operations. There has been two industries in the United States, in neither of which has it been considered possible to 0p- erate with employes working only eight hours per day, and these were the steel industry and agriculture. The impossible has happened again, however, and the steel industry,has changed from two shifts a day to three shifts a day, and according to press reports the plan is working success— fully. I propose that, beginning with a cer- tain day, say, January 1, 1925, that all farmers in the United States and Can— ada adopt eight hours per day as a standard for working hours for farm operations. The results which I be- lieve would be accomplished are two- fold; production would be limited somewhat and the reduced crops would return more than the present crops. The farmer would not be a drudge with working hours from five o’clock in the morning until nine o’clock at ' night, and this would give his family and himself an opportunity to \make thome life more profitable for them-. ,shilstenr- . I flip 'rplan' has one great advantage, hat Lit- W99“! be..._§ut i9 and-half; ‘ ' The cows This plan is proposed without elabora— tion at this time, for I realize that it would be necessary to considerall details and that no ruleican be laid down that will cover emergencies. While I believe that the adoption of this plan would prove of great benefit t6 all classes of those engaged in ag- riculture, I am just as fully convinced that it will require the united action of the wives and daughters of the men that compose this class, to put this in operation and make this a success. BOYS TAKE COURSE IN DAIRYING. THE journey through upper Michi- gan and the dairy section of Wis- consin, taken by thirty—six boys of the Upper Peninsula' in August, was a unique event for the youngsters. It was the purpose of the Upper Penin- sula Development Bureau, which fath- ered the enterprise, . to bring these boys into close contact with the most progressive dairy farmers in reach. Those who may wonder why the ex- pedition was not made through the southern counties of Michigan should understand that from this sectiOn cen- tral Wisconsin is much more acces- sible, both as regards distance and means of communication. The boys traveled in some cases 1,700 miles, making such points as Green Bay, Ap- pleton, Fon du Lac, VVaukesha and Madison. They were accompanied by nine men, mostly representing the extension department of the Michigan . Agricultural College and were trans- ported by automobile, including two llwn’v 6!" I." and KlJn-u ”A. Surwci Cum-ct ‘0 Cir-n ers ,schoolwbuSses . Gogebi‘c' “do They. vi'sitea’: dairy with every conceivable device foreth- ciency, including ‘ milking-maelrines, electric lights, radiators and fly-traps, which may be described as rich men’s playthings, and ~they visited dairy farms of real farmers, where they learned the farm practices that had made dairying pay out. They visited some of the finest prize‘ herds in the state and the University of Wisconsin. They were given a most cordial recep- tion and much local interest was man: ifested in their expedition. ROtary clubs and chambers of com- merce in several cities had them pres- ent as their guests, and they were the guests of honor at the Wisconsin Hol- stein-Friesian Association picnic near Appleton. Here several interesting stunts were provided, including a bull- leading contest and a stock~judging contest, in which latter event the boys from Michigan are reported to have easily vanquished their Wisconsin rivals. The boys from Michigan at least knew the good points and the bad points of cattle. Yet for some of these boysit was the first trip away from home. They had many experiences that they had never had before. It was an eye—opener for the lads and they have expressed great apprecia- tion for this opportunity to enlarge their knowledge of dairying as well as geography. They were selected for this trip by reason of their superior interest in dairying and ability to profit by this experience. Men from the extension service of the college were chiefly re- sponsible for these selections. The lasting impression made on the boys may count for much toward promoting better farming in northern Michigan. “an“ an Saturn“) Icttar. n Sui-lust I to ”5311.01 GRAIN ON SHARES. If a farmer puts out grain on an- other man’s land for half, does he have to thrash it there or can he divide it equal bundles and take his share home to thrash? The usual practice is to divide the grain after it is threshed. However, the method of dividing will depend on the understanding between the parties involved—~11 T. Riddell. ’ SHARE OF INHERITANCE. Would four brothers have a right to divide a small amount of money left by their parents evenly between them- selves, not giving the children of their sister a share? Sister was dead before their father had any of this‘money, and the brothers earned it. Would it be right to figure the oldest brother, who worked for his father until he was thirty years old, and the youngest twenty-one, when they started out for themselves?-—~R. W. The descendants of the deceased child are entitled to a part equal to a single child’s share. If the property belonged to the ancestor it is immate- rial by whose labors it was produced. “Rood. \ GROUND RYE FOR DAIRY OOWS. . Would it be advisable to feed ground rye to a milch cow? If not a proper feed What are the elements that are not right? Will it have a tendency to dry up the cow? W'ill- pumpkin, squash and melon seeds dry up a cow?—J. F. Most cows do not like ground We at first as well as they do ground oats or corn, or ground wheat, but it is a good food, considered from the nutri- tive standpoint. It will not tend to dry the cows up unless, as suggested, .they refuse to eat it well. It is a good plan to mix it with oats, two-thirds oats . and one~third rye, or you/can mix it withwneat bran,_j-_half- will “soon learnyzto’“ eat it ith 'rel' .' the; @952 find with? as are dideretic and if fed in any consider- able quantities will be injurious, but you can feed pumpkins without re- moving the seeds if you do not feed them in excessive quantities. Don’t feed a cow over,twenty-five or thirty pounds of such food a day, especially at first, then you will have only good results. Many people having this kind of food encourage their cows to eat large quantities, the more the better, but this is all wrong. Any new feed should be fed cautiously at first, then there will be no trouble. The only reason why any of these foods have given trouble and tended to dry cows up is because they throw the cow out of normal condition,.make her sick. by over—feeding at first. Any change in food, no matter what, even from oats to corn, should be made gradually and carefully. SUBSTITUTE FOR MILK IN HOG RATION. At farmers’ day at’ M. A. C. there was~only one successful ration for hogs mentioned, and that was the-one containing milk. The one containing tankage and corn showed but little if any better than the one all corn. Is it not possible to make a ration that is practical without milk‘Z—B. W. H. The demonstration referred to was planned and conducted by Mr. Hoff- man, of the dairy department, with the sole object in view of showing the advantages of milk as a food. Therefore, in order to make the show- ing as favorable as possible for milk, the rations containing no milk were selected purposely for their deficiency in certain essential vitamines. For this reason white corn was used with tankege and yellow corn with milk. Tankage is indeed a very stitute fer skim-militia". fl farms . equipped " , only.—,—H._V. Spike, State Highway De- partment. r, . :2 ‘ "rj ‘ dairy depart e planation ?of the " demonstrati‘o , and also get the bulletin on “Swine Feed- ing” from the extension department. ——Pope. ’ - ' \ COMMISSION FOR SALE OF LAND. I have a farm for sale. Can I list it with more than one real estate agency? Or is there a law to compel me to give five per cent to each one I have it listed with? If I sell it self, do I still have to give them a commission if they -have never brought ' any prospects here?—P. R. . The statute declares that there shall be no liability to pay any commission for the sale of real estate unless the contract is in writing, signed by the party to be bound. In that case he is bound by the terms of his contract, and only by them—Rood. BUYING ENCUMBERED TITLE. C. bought eighty acres in 1919, and after a year found out that the same land was mortgaged. A. sold to B., and B. sold to C. B. mortgaged the land to give themoney to A. Now B. has moved away, and A. tells C. to pay off the mortgage and the interest for two years or he will take back the land, after C. has worked to improve same. C. has a warranty deed, but B. has the abstract. Does C. have to pay the mortgage?—E. H. This is a case where the buyer part- ed with his money before ascertaining that the seller had good title. Who has the abstract or whether there is any, is immaterial. The abstract is merely an index to the record and the record is what counts. B.’s record title being subject to a mortgage, that is all C. got, and he must pay the mortgage to clear the title—Rood. EXEMPTION OF WAGES. We have been farming in western Canada and have lost our crops by drouth for three or four successive years. We decided last winter to come to Michigan to see if we could do bet- ter. But we had to leave creditors behind us, who are going to be severe. My husband wrote them that if they give him time he will make it good; but they threaten to hurt his credit in this country. We are told they can take sixty per cent of a man’s wages for debt. We have three small chil— dren and have payments to make here, so are puzzled as to what we are go— ing to do. Please let me'know what they can do in regard to our wages, etc.——Mrs. C. R. M. By the Michigan statute wages of a householder are sixty per cent exempt up to $30.—Rood. KEEP OF CALF. About the first of July a cattle buy" er bought our calf, giving $9.00 for it, with the agreement to come, to get him the first of the next week. He has not come as yet. Can he now take the calf without paying for the trouble of keeping him? Could we c‘ol- lect board bill against him? If so, l‘lfowEmligich would be lawful to ask?— The buyer is liable for the keep of the calf from the time he was, by the agreement, to take it away. The amount is what thekeep is reasonably worm—Rood. ' ‘ DRIVEWAY OVER DITCH. If a ditch is in front of a place, and the owner of the farm wants the high- way _commissioner to put in a drive- way, does the commissioner only have- to furnish the tile, and the owner of the farm to furnish the work and ground to cover the tile?-—J. B. S. There is no duty upon the highway commissioner to build a culvert of any kind for the convenience of the ad- joining land owner, and the owner is required to furnish not only the tile, but also the dirt to cover the tile and the work incidental thereto. .When suchculverts are constructed ‘it is us- ually a matter of courtesy or policy I“ v- te: the V a detailed» ex- my- . ,. l: I y. I charming will have a strong appeal. The material is an unus- ually fine quality all storm serge. sleeves th red silk braid. hand embroidered in beau- tiful contrasting col- ore of pure ,silk floss around neck. down front and on sleeves. - Metal girdle with celluloid and metal ornaments en- circles waist. 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Three 8 e n dPno Leathers money. ay 1.98 and oost- Be sure to site on arrival. State Size Don‘t fall to take ad- vantage of’ ' this splendid ofl'er ‘h in a practical BLUCHER, ‘ _ S’l‘URDY DRESS SHOE for boys and little fellows, of heavy. genuine gun metal veal uppers and solid leather soles. L‘ow. Be sure to set your order in at once. .11 metal hint-her. sizes 9 to 13%. by No. FREE Bargain Catalog Your order from this Ad in- you our beauti- fulLv illustrated 160 page cats on of more than 4, 000 bargains in ev erything to wear. sYou get a. new 11 Catalog every 6 18Ali90. Pay $1.7 and Order same style for big9 boys; “15%. by No.18A589. Pay $1. 98 and post- crisendingoutabigoatalosonlyonceortwicea year. Sharood's 31°63” alweS's the neWest—- prices guaranteed lowest. _ age on arrival. Always mention size. the big cities for fall One- -strap. one buckle pump wear. rich of . patent or Brown Cal! finished leather. 1‘1! we with perforated sewed tip and mode edalonh . perforation on vamp. medium extension oak sole; low flapper iv with rubber top lift. Black patent No. I812l. Send Dept. no money. arrival for either leather. z." strap and quarter. Sizes 2% H8 20. Brown can" finish, Pg” .8 an fate sizes. Bulgarian Effect Gabar-_ dine Frock For Women and Misses $293 An exceptionally attractive find quality cotton sabardine dress for women and misses. Long roll collar in shawl effect, sleeves and belt piped in red. Entire front of blouse en- hanced with ex- quisite all- -over embroidered de- sign in Bulgar— ian eil'ect with rich harmonious c olor s . Two streamers a t: both sides and front. Wide belt. embroidered match blouse. Sizes for wom— en , 34 to 44 bust: for misses 32 to 38 bust. State length de- Colors. brown. navy by I8E7500. Brown No. IBE- 7502. Send ano me one ey. 82- 98 and boast- age on arrival for either color. mate size. Embroidered Stout =2 Sharood heartily recommends this attractive frock of good quality cot- ton sabardine. It ls designed along alenderizing lines for stout women. The skirt is finish— ed with two wide. loose panels at- tached at waist and bottom. The edges are bound in black and embroid- ered in contrast- ing color. Collar is in the new long roll shawl eflect. embroidered to match panels on skirt. as are also the vestee and tabs on bell-shaped sleeves. Dress is gathered at waist- line at back. and. finished with tie sash. Sizes 44 to M bust measure. State length de— sired. Order Navy by No. I8E76i0. brown _ postage on amvai. state sir and length. ,l'1'11 I” gopular One- Strap One-Buckle Pump, Black Patent or Brown Calf {Finish Always M ention size When Ordering. to 8: wide “all“; l‘eill NES‘IH .71 \ A Standard Timekeeper WHEN you buy a ma- chine to do some of your farm work, you feel lots more confident of . the one that bears a name or mark that is standard. When you buy a time- iece to regulate all the arm work and get the children of? for school it is a good thing to choose one that is standard. Most people look for the name Westclox on the dial and tag of the alarm clock or watch they buy. Clocks,like other things, have to earn their reputa- tions by satisfactory per- formance. WESTERN CLOCK C0,, LA SALLE, ILLINOIS, U. S. A. Factor}.- Pcru,llllnois. In Canada: Western Clock Co., Limited, Petcrborough,0nt. Glo- 3m 33-50 Pad-r BM #60 [ad o'Lanurn not: Sloop-Mu” £2.00 Amara: 31 50 Big Ba! Ba by Bill £150 .’ K -..r"‘ a... xv; ~ mun > .‘i . m ‘1 .r , |.. H .c“! oh‘ I U'“. " “U I HE good rains which have come in our section of the country , during recent weeks have been 'a great boon to the young clover seed- ings. The field of barley that we seedm ed last spring to Grimm alfalfa, came off during a very dry time and the young alfalfa plants were rather small. We feared somewhat for their sur- vival, but they held their own until the needed rains came. Now the field is beautifully green all over with that characteristic vividness of healthy young alfalfa Healthy Second Crop. . We have been expecting great things from this field. It is the second time that it has been given "over to the alfalfa crop. crop grew well but seemed to. lack that strength and vigor that comes only with thorough inoculation. W'hen, during the second year, that healthy, dark green color and leafy growth which indicates the presence of nitro- gen-fixing bacteria, did gradually spread itself'over the field, the June grass had crept in and taken too com- plete possession to be rooted out ex- cept by the plow. The field has since grown very sat- isfactory crops of beans, beets and barley. It is a clay loam soil, well drained, reasonably rich‘in lime, and in a fair state of fertility. With the soil containing the essential bacteria left by the former alfalfa crop, to en- able this crop to readily draw upon the air for a liberal portion of its m .ng The first time the‘ s «It .. “ . firth»... "" “‘3‘? ”.7“ “VJ; .,. some ”A” L nitrogen supply, we do not expect to be disappointed in the kind of_ crop produced, nor in the number of years it stands. Wheat as Usual. In line with“ our usual custom we are again sowing one of the fields in the regular rotation to wheat. We fin- ished plowing this field the last day of August. It was kept rolled dOWn close behind the plow and the soaking rains have come and settled it down well. Working it,with tandem disc, spring-tooth and roller at intervals un- til sowing time, should leave an ideal seed-bed. We will sow soon after the middle of the month, which means the fiy-free date for our section, and with a reasonable application of acid phos- phate, or a complete‘fertiliz‘er with a high phosphate content. ' In view of the numerous reports that are going the rounds, about the great wheat surplus, we may be un- wise to sow wheat this fall. We do not like the idea of continu- ally jumping in and out of anything (unless one’s business is diving). The in-and—outer usually gets in on high and out on low. It is the farmer who goes along in the even tenor of his way, each year striving for efficient and abundant production of a variety of things, who always comes out with a little to spare. It is our firm belief in the soundness of this practice that leads us to pursue our. customary course and sow the usual acreage of wheat. NEWS £150 A soft paste which is thinned with pure linseed oil and turpentine to make white paint. Simply tint With colors-in-oil to make beautiful grays, creams and other durable colors. 9 Dries hard and glossy, wears well on all exposures and really gives the service you have the right to expect of good paint. concentrated Paint Sold by the pounds-You get your money’s worth. AGENTS WANTED for the great Bishop Products. A big line of Medi— cines. Toilet Articles and Houschold necessities. Bishop’s Linimcni, llcrl) Tm. Szilvc, Pills and other medicines. Toilet Artir-lcs, Fax-c Powders, l'rcams. Hair Dressings and many other items. l‘illfiy scllcrs‘~ or wood when you can burn in your stoveor heater by stalling a Univ-Hate Kero- ' sens Burner (With exclusive 1924 features in five minutes time. It as fies common kero- . . big profits. We start honest persons in this big pay- ing agency business on our Spccial (.‘redit Plan. Write today for this new plan to make big money in the agency business, withouuriskfrfl. E. BISHOP 00.. K-2l5 Pine St.. St. Louis, Mo. gm g .. TRIAL. Envo- lu out In M COAL liLuc Ribbon LuI‘mp. Get our attractive 3:33. “Ii-It: anti-1;fullyuticnlnrsendIntroductory price. (-arload prices. ‘armer agents wanted ' Theo. Burt it Sons, Meirose, Ohio Speck! we, t0 Agents R th Uni-Kohl”: mo maker Rfihgfl Wficg:v'on-mndo° all heating device. 10:?! you-I. Acorn nun. Mtg. 00.. 932 has “no . III. Italian The Michigan Farmer When erllng Advertisers ESTABLISH ES NEW RECORD. CAR 1 ER W"! l E 1.540 x 1T mammam a“ ‘ tourists have visited the Upper Pe- ninsula of Michigan during the pres- ent season. These figures will be greatly increased during the fall-when minany hunters go hither for'game. This is the heaviest tourist traffic yet recorded. It is possible that some time in the lines connecting the east with the west in Cloverland will be completed. This will greatly simplify travel and assist gin attracting a larger number of out- .‘ siders to enjoy northern Michigan hos- l vitality. LIST OF WINNERS AT BOYS’ AND GIRLS’ CAMP. A T the boys: and girls’ club camp held at Chatham, Alger county, in connection with the recent fifth farm- ers’ round-up, there were present 113 boys and 126 girls, with thirty—two club leaders in charge. The attendance this year exceeded that of a year ago by ninety-four. BECOME WEALTHY m WILKES coum‘v‘ Get the Facts About An Unusual Opportunity for Farmers No matter how successful you are. consider how much more money you can make in Wilkes County, Gs... famous for its wonderful scils. climate, schools and roads. and its kindly people and hospitality. Wilkes County is near to and on direct railroad lines and fine highways to all rgias and South Carolina’s great city markcts. Wilkes County does not want farmers who know how to raise“ cotton. Wilkes County wants farmers who can raise food stuffs of every nature for-man and beast in a state that annu- ‘ has to import from other states. » ' " $75,000,000 OF FOOD SUPPLIES ’ One great chain of Georgia grocery stores(comprising 200 stores) has for years pleaded for Georgia. raised food products. and all Georgia merchants are anxious to cooperate with Goorzla farmers. SEND FOR BEAUTIFUL DESCRIPTIVE BOOK - It describes in detail the superlative inducements oil'ered by Wilkes County to northern farm- ing, fIt give: ht“ 1:316 :3: (odd wigdopten 1ylopr (pyesf to t{he mt’filey-gitlfilng possiplilitielst that "all: . m or ucs sea 0 co on. e 0 es inlet. is absolutely free. SENDIOR'YOUR COPY TODAY. xiv a pa. 0 a ' ., 1.. w. ROGERS REALTY a. rnusr count” ‘ .‘ M” 3“- “‘- 11-. - AHA-rs. 0A.. " , I} 5. am altar-119 , 901mg - good 'standing are chosen for partici- pation in these summer camps at Chatham, thus‘ affording a real incen- tive to the young people to excel in club work. There were present boys and girls from thirteen of the fifteen Upper Peninsula counties. Gogebic county took first place in attendance, having fifty-seven present. Alger coun- ty was second with thirty—two present. In canning, the Trenary team from Alger county took first; in garment- making, the North Lake team from Marquette county won first. School- craft took first in potato .growing, while Iron county was first in poultry. while Gogebic county with 1,093 points ranked first in judging. In general live stock Judging, Luce county was Arthur Nylunds 'ol!‘ .Goze‘bic .c' LEIVERLAN latter part of next year the main pike- Club winners and club members in ._ Luce county was first in dairy fitting, _ the dealers require 15. FRUM I took highest individual honors in calf club work, for which he received a. pure-bred Guernsey heifer, presented by the. experiment station. Ferris Musgrave, of Luce county, took first in sheep judging, who also received a pure-bred sheep from the same source. James Rolkoski, of Iron county, won highest individual honors in poultry judging, receiving a pen of high-grade chickens for his success. Sophia Cher- nesky, of Schoolcraft county, won the highest individual honors in canning, who was awarded a complete home sealing and canning outfit, presented by a canning and sealing company. Marjory Horton, of Gogebic county, who took first in garment ‘judging,lwas presented with a complete seWing set. HOLD GET-TOGETHER MEETING AT PICKFORD. VERY important meeting took place at Pickford recently. Dairy- ing as the major farm industry for this section was emphasized by Prof. J. A. Jeffery, now in charge of agricul- tural experimental work for the Du- luth, South Shore & Atlantic Railway, by Mr. F. H. Vandenboom, prominent Marquette county dairy farmer, and Mr. W. S. Davidson, of Sault Ste. Mar- ie, who promised the'cooperation of the banks in financing the! farmers’ dairy efforts. In the interest of dairy- ing also were the remarks of Dr. F. K. Hansen, assistant state veterinarian, who pointed out the necessity-of tu- berculosis eradication and exnplained the cooperative arrangement now in effect between the state and 'United States governments with this end in view. The cooperation of Chippewa county bankers was assured by Mr. , Fred S. Case, Soo banker. At Middleville, the grain dealers are offering farmers loans at six per- - cent, with wheat as security. Altflirat is“ new.._.—_‘v M«ou .. M..-“ ~-- -_...o-‘.. -. ‘ 1 “i" l i! ii i f l ~’ , , 3‘; g. l ‘E l, Ii ’ , l ' I! i L ( v ‘m l iii. »,. . - __,,s«-.,..«. . ‘-“_ “.....‘J “..-; ~ '0..-‘ ...—.u- b as... may» I l, ing but Bordeaux was wHE‘RE LAST YEAR’S APPLE once I ‘ WENT. RESUME of the 1922 apple crop . has been issued by RS. Schu- maker, representatiye of.the state and federal bureau of markets. His report shows that 3,914 cars Were-shipped duringlthe season, with distribution as follows: Illinois, 2,008 cars; Indian-a,.387; Iowa, 11; Ken— tucky, 37'; Michigan, 680; Minnesota, 86; North Dakota, 2; Ohio, 422; Penn- sylvania, 17; South Dakota, 6; Ten- nessee, 15; West Virginia, 5; Wiscon- sin, 219; Canada, 5; and unknown, 14. Over half of the crop was shipped to Chicago, and over one-half of the Chicago shipments were sent by boat, chards dust was used entirely with apparently good results so far this year. It is said that dust can‘ be ap- plied in one-fifth the time and, at about the same expense as spray. But the concensus of opinion is that while dust is effective in insect Control, it has not entirely proven its value as a scab controller. In the experiment station tests on the B. F. Hall farm, the dust plots showed a healthier condition of the foliage than on the regular lime—sul- phur spray plots. But on the plot on which the regular lime—sulphur with the additiOn of seven pounds of lime was used, the foliage was in as good condition as on the dust plots. The thought is that the excess of lime in 893 cars going by the water route as compared with 926 by rail. ' Mr. Schumaker says that Michigan growers are paying toll each year be-- cause of the lack of proper storage facilities. With additional storage room at shipping points, the state could hold from 300 to 400 cars of ap- ples to be sold later in the season. Mr. Schumaker also commented on the need for better grading, and said that most all buyers preferred solid cars of one variety. Very often cars of Michigan apples contained fifteen to twenty varieties, of which quite a few are commercially unknown or un- desirable. Apparently, Michigan’s greatest need in apple growing, aside from growing better fruit, is standard- ization of fruit and methods of pack- ing it. TH E_SPRAY QUESTION. HE thing \of chief interest during the recent Hort tour was spray- ing. The places visited offered an excellent opportunity to study various methods of insect and disease control. On some places the old type spray rod was used entirely for the purpose of gettingrid of lime-sulphur spray injury. It is thought by many that the spray gun is responsible for much of the injury. Perhaps it is not the gun but the misuse of it which causes the trouble. One using a gun is too likely to use the long-distance spray where it is not necessary. This ap- plies the spray with too much force which is proven to be one cause of . injury. So, to safe-guard against this several of the fruit growers are going back to the old spray rod and the disk nozzle. On the Luther Hall Orchard noth- used. The fruit was clean but showed evidences of russeting for the Bordeaux. Mr. VHall sells his apples to a buyer who prefers Bordeaux sprayed apples and who does not mind a slight russeting of the fruit. ' _‘ , I; on: several orchards. dusting supple- ted ying. 5. The . usual lime- m—a -. “Inquest—Wm; ,9. ' ...,.. .... ,.,. ,,.,-.,.,‘. ./ a" . . . t i 1.. .. " . ‘ - Mr. Watson, of Strawberry Acres, Near Grand Rapids, Finds the Overhead Irrigation Valuable in Producing High-qu'aiity Berries on Light Soil. both the spray and the dust has a beneficial effect on the foliage. Judging from results this year the out-standing recommendation for sum- mer spraying next year will be lime- sulphur, one to forty, with 11/2 pounds of dry arsenate of. lead and seven pounds of hydrated lime to fifty gal— lons. KILLING WEEDSIN THE MANURE PILES. HERE are very few seeds that will be destroyed by the addition of lime to manure. This is a very waste— ful procedure, however, inasmuch as quicklime put in the manure will drive off the ammonia and thus the most valuable constituent will be lost. A number of experiments have been made in various places and it has been found that where the manure is suf- HEY use your good land and pay no rent —you pay the taxes. Get them out now —after yourlcrops are harvested and stored or sold—how’s the time to make more land ready for bigger crops next year. Use Dumorite, the new du Pont explosive, for this work. It has approximately the same strength, stick for stick, as 40% dynamite, yet leaves no larger hole in the ground than a 20%. Then, you get 135 to 140 sticks at the same price as 100 sticks of 40%— % more for your dollar. It’s non-freezing, too. Let us send you the free 110~page Farmers’ Handbook of Explosives which gives complete mformation on land-clearing, ditching and tree-planting. E. l. DU PONT DE NEMOURS & CO., Inc. McCormick Building Chicago, Ill. Hartley Building Duluth, Minn. more per dollar NON-HEADACHE NON‘FREEZING‘ . \ ,, . . 7 ‘ , N ITSELMAN .FENCE -. ';h ' 3'1". 0d and Up ‘ GET ”FROM ms ' “I Saved as e a Rod." Write h” “u’ 1’“ figqcrgpyp/pfcf says J. C. Thoauéipson, R. l, 104 - Page Coal showing LOWE prices on quality Greenville,Mich. You,too / w‘ can save. Buy direct at Lowest Factory Prices. ash“: ,. . . . t .\‘ ‘1‘==?. 9 sarcasm mm o . pm03'35.;1?.?e'31§&€£§£ ' 0mm 0! Fm. Poul and “£3 a.“ Roofing. P.int. NOW Iold’direet ~. Fence, Gates, oats and Barbed Ire. . firm” at 40% lower we... a, KITSELMAN 8808. Dept. 278 IIUNCIB, IND. ficiently fresh so as to develop consid- erable heat this will destroy all of the weed seeds in the interior portion of the pile. It is necessary, then, to take down the pile and rebuild it with the portions that were outside in the cen— ter, so that they may undergo the same heating process and have the weed seeds destroyed. Also where this method is practiced it has been found that very few weed seeds survive in a viable condition.'—E. A. Bessey, Pro- fessor of Botany, M. A. C. MUS-KEGON PLANS STORAGE PLANT. HE business men of Muskegon have met with the fruit growers around Hart and Shelby to discuss the establishment of a‘storage plant to preserve the surplus fruit grown in Oceana and surrounding ‘counties. These business men. realize that much of the fruit either goes to waste or is sold at reduced‘prices because of a. slump on the market or the lack of transportation facilities. It is . their thought that if this fruit can be frozen and stored and then sold in the winter to be. thawed- out and used for table purposes at that timekit would-greatly . ,..”;‘V,. from villa“ mu e. "no: co. 3.: 3 cuvzuun. omo I I I i Mention The Michigan Farmer When Writing Advertisers emerican Fence The Only Original and Genuine HE only way to measure Fence cost is by years of service. American Fence lasts longer. More pounds of steelylong life galvanizing, better construction. ‘ It protects your property in the best pos- sible way—at the least possible yearly ex— pense. - ‘ Quick delivery from your local dealer on American Fence and Steel Fence Posts. AlVlERICA.N STEEL & WIRE COMPANY New Boston Dallas (,liil:.il;:i York licn'n r I ‘ll‘hl - .— — — .___. —— —— 'wdnfin WW8 5 More than 70,000 dealers sell depend- able Champion Spark Plugs. You can get them anywhere for any engine and be certain of better engine perforrhance. Dependable Champions are better because of the wonderful Champion insulator of sillimanite. This core is practically immune to breakage and never loses its insulating properties. Because 65 per cent of all spark plugs made are Champions, the price of the Champion Blue Box Line is but 75 cents and Champion X 60 cents. At dealers everywhere. A type and size for every engine. The genuine has the Double-.Ribbed core Champion Spark Plug Company. Toledo. Ohio Champion Spark Plug Co. of Canada. Ltd. , Windsor. Ont. ‘ C Dependable for Every Engine HAM PION §n its columns. i IF you have a Farm or Farm Land for sale, let the Mich- igan Farmer find you a buyer through an advertisement A natural source of Vitamins \ Grap e =Nu ts wit/2 milk or cream Contains every element for perfect nutrition - a complete food PYORRH EA. LEASE discuss pyorrhea as fully as possible—don’t just send us to a dentist for information,” writes V. P. F. I might remind-you that sending one to a good dentist is the very best pos- sible choice for "a pyorrhea patient, yet I am glad to give general informa- tion about this very common ailment. Pyorrhea means a discharge of pus. It is not properly a disease of the teeth, for the pus comes from the soft tissues around the teeth and from the bony processes that form their sock- ets, rather than from the teeth. We believe that pyorrhea is a very dangerous disease and does incalcu- lable damage by the way in which it poisons the body. The pyorrhea pock- ets constantly discharge poisonous products that are swalIOWed and thus taken into the digestive tract. But worse than that, these poisonous mat- ters are absorbed by the blood stream and carried by its current to work havoc in the membranes, the joints, and with the heart itself. The most important treatment of pyorrhea is preventive and this is very simple. It consists in the faithful ap- plication of a good toothbrush used in conjunction with an abundance of wa- ter and preferably assisted by a reli- able toothpaste or powder. In simple cases a good toilet soap is all that is needed. Where the gums bleed the use once or twice a week of a tooth- paste containing ipecac is helpful. Without bruising the gums brushing should be quite vigorous, and should be done with an up and down motion rather than by rubbing the brush across the teeth. The morning brushing needs at least five minutes’ time. Children who are not old enough to have an interest in the ap— pearance of their teeth must have the work supervised by an older person. There is no likelihood of pyorrhea attacking a person who uses his tooth- brush in the intimate, personal, vigor- ous way that fortunately is now be- coming the rule with all well—bred members of society. But what about those who are al- ready victims? What can they do? They must make up their minds to a stiff fight, but they can win. They will need the help of both doctor and dentist. It- will not be possible for the dentist to replace the tissue that has been destroyed, but he will have much to do in draining pus pockets and polishing and scaling the teeth. The doctor will treat any diseased conditions of the general system. He may administer medicines of various kinds. One of the most effective lines of treatment is the use of autogenous vaccines. These vaccines are prepar- ed from cultures made from the pus taken from the abscesses. Acting“ on the general principles of vaccines they have proved to be quite successful. There may be cases in which all of the teeth will have to be sacrificed and replaced by an artificial denture. This is 'very radical treatment and is seldom necessary. CHRONIC CONSTIPATION. I have been troubled with a case of chronic constipation for the last two years. Can you suggest any remedy? I hay}: taken several different ones. Possibly you have been taking laxa- tive or cathartic medicines. They rarely cure constipation. You must correct your diet and habits. Eat food that has some roughage. Green leafy vegetables are very good. Fruit such ' , as apples and steWed prunes. are help- ful. Bran, used asa breakfast food or the ‘ You must drink plenty of water—[say eight glasses ’a day. Most important of all, you must have a regular time every day for the toilet, and faithfully observe it. ‘ . CONTROLLING MOSQUITOES. What can I do to drive away or de4 made into bran biscuits, is excellent. ‘ stroy mosquitoes that swarm at times ‘ in our out-door toilet? I have always heard that they are fever breeders and I have tried putting down lime and lye into the vault and also tried swatting them, but day after day they come again as thick as ever. The toilet is closed fairly tight but the‘ mosquitoes find their way up, and why l are they so bad at that particularf place ? We are not troubled any with ‘ flies now. They were pretty bad- the 1 fore part of the summer but after I ; emptied down a can of lye that set- tled them.—M. S. . Mosquitoes are notparticular as to their breeding place so long as they‘ find moisture. Give the whole vault a good dose of oil, using your garden ? watering-pot for a spray. Be sure there is no rain barrel or other collec- ‘ tion of water left uncovered. All out- door toilets should be well screened against flies and mosquitoes. can’t breed if they don’t get in. RUPTURE FOLLOWS OPERATION. They , I am twenty-four years old and have ‘ been married five years. Six years ago I had an operation for append-i- cltis. It was a pus appendix. I was in the hospital for seven weeks and had a tube in my side for five weeks. Six months later I got married. Two years later I gave birth to a ten-pound ‘ baby boy. All this time I felt'fine; I didn’t seem to have any trouble with my Side. One year and four months after the baby was born I discovered I had a rupture right by the incision. Is there anything I can rub on to cure ~ it? \Vhat about a truss?—Mrs. A. W. When an operation is complicated by pus infection the tissues do not heal so firmly and ruptures often fol— low. There is no medicine that you can rub on a rupture that will do any good. The truss is a good thing but I am doubtful if it would hold the rup— ture in case of another pregnancy. My advice is that you see the surgeon who operated on you, and arrange for proper repair. A young person who must go around 'with a rupture for a lifetime is doomed to a lot of trouble. PEACH DISEASES SHOW UP AGAIN. EPORTS from the southwestern part of the state indicate that yel- lows and little peach which caused such seriousinjury ten to fifteen years ago, are showing up again. The orchards in the peach belt are practically immunized from these dis- eases by the severe winter of 1917, but with the reappearance of these troubles it is thought that hundreds -of thousands of dollars worth of young trees will be lost this year. The characteristic symptoms of yel- lows is premature ripening of the fruit with yellow streaks through the flesh. The. little peach shows itself by the lack of ripening of small friut which hangs on the trees until the end of the season. The only method of con- trolling both of these diseases :is a thorough use of the axe. After the trees have been cut down, they should be burned. Undoubtedly yellows inspectors will be prevalent in the peach growing sec- tion as they were years ago. ’ Claude Van Wagner, of Alpenacoun- ty, from his W0 and one-half acre strawberry patch, sold on the Detroit market this year 2.15, bushels of this /\ «aw-«M Am /\ This team of black mares, four and five years old, each sixteen hands high, won first prize at the annual Monmouth County Colt Show, held at Shrewsbury, N. The queen Titiania, Princess Cinderilla, and their court photo- graphed Just after the coronation at Asbury Park’s 32nd annual carnival. They also p1‘es1 ded at the famous Baby Parade. This crown and royal robe was be- stowed on winner of National Beauty Contest at Atlantic City. View of Piraeus, the seaport of Athens, to which the Italian navy has been ordered to proceed and where Greek war vessels are demanded by Italy to salute Italian ships and fly Italian flag. Postmaster-General New inspects die— —p1‘00t‘ ot' Harding Memo1ia1 Stamp, 011 sale Septemberl Officers and crew standing at attention, on the deck of the U. S S. Colorado, the world’s largest war vessel, after it had been transferred by New York Shipping Corporation to U. S. Navy. The giant rigid dirigible ZR- 1 photographed just aftei it had been taken off the cradle and floated in the air ac1oss the hang- ar for the fiist of its inside tests at Lakehurst, N. Federal fuel and rail heads presided at the re- ’ cen‘t .coal contab at which the various state governors promised aid Dr. Louise Stanley is. the chief of the new Bureau of Home Eco- nomics, D’ept. of Agriculture.- ‘With three air speed re cords broken, Capt. L. H. Smith and Lieut J. H. Richter plan non- stop flight from Mexico to Canada. fim‘w" WWW -Wu~v . . “Seffy, I was at h'ome.” _ Seffy said nothing. “Seffy—4 am unhappy—41nd. a fool!” Still Seffy did not move nor speak. “Don’t you care that I am un- happy?” ,Still silence. “And don’t you never forgive no one?” At the end was a sob. Ah! Seffy could not harbor ill against a dog that had bit him. And Sally sobbed. The hands he had kiss- «ed before, he kissed again—in that fashion, you will remember, which must have survived from some cav- alier ancestor. . “Seffy,” she said a‘little later, “you know I got an awful temper?” “Pappy says so,” sighed Seffy. “He’s right, and you know! But Seffy—~you can help me to cure it— will you?” r. Joy leaped back into her life and it was very sweet. And would he? He left no doubt—not the least. She hov- ered about him bewitchingly. What the peering moon sawhl shall not tell. And when the watchful old man saw them coming out of the Cotton Woods together he went singing home and slept. Oh, it was not entirely the pasture— field now. He did not forget that. But Seffy, whom he adored—«perhaps for the very gentleness and sweetness which constantly vanquished his hap- piness—Seffy was going away from happiness which sought him——and, for this farmer, and this time and place, there was little joy and much labor, it seemed wanton—«it was wanton! Do you think it was a slight thing that kept Sephenijah P. Baumgartner, Sen- ior, awake for five nights? For, let me tell you here, all this had become serious business to the old man—if we do treat it lightly. For he loved his son—adored Sally—and valued the pasture—field. Therefore, in striving to bring them all into his keeping to- gether, he was dealing with the things (little things to you) he loved most on earth. You, of course, have greater things. But you must, 110w and then, try to feel the imperiousness of small things in small lives. I shall tell you of their conversation as they came from the Poison-Spring, the radiance of the moon in Seffy’s wan face, the very joy of the starry heavens in that of the girlrsl must tell you what their talk was of. And I beg you again to remember that these small things, which you despise, were all they had there and then. I have wondered whether the wanton sacrifice of a child’s toy when he is three is not as dreadful as the sacri- fice of his love when he is twenty. Do you know? “Seffy,” said Sally, with his hand held so close under her beating heart that it registered each avid pulsation, “I am most to blame and you have for- given me. But you are to blame, too, and I hope you won’t forgive yourself too soon.” “For why?” queried the dull Seffy, with attention only for that wildly beating thing—for, alas, that was his bane as hers was something else—for- getting future perils in present hap- piness. EFFY," she said; close upon as; 3' ' again. Copyright 1905 The Bobbs- Merrill Company A LITTLE COMEDY OF COUNTRY MANNERS .7405”. Lutfler Long ‘ SEFFY? “Then you’ll fix it before you do!” “Fix what?" asked the astonished Sefly. . “You let yourself be fooled. And that raises my temper more than any- thing else. I don’t want no beau that- everyone laughs at. You got to have more backbone. When I am mean to you—I can’t help it when my temper’s up——and it’s hard to get it down, mighty hard, when it's up——whean am mean to you——curse me!” Seffy stared aghast. He would as “I don’t know. But there is some- thing. Ask your ,pappy. Whatever it is, I will help you. You know it makes me foolish, too. And I hate more than anything—being laughed at. If I was you, I’d lick Sam. But I know you won’t. I expect he’s" too big for you. But there are other things.” And Seffy left her at her door that night, determined to do some great thing to set himself properly before the little community once more. Be- cause—once more—~she had let him .4 UTUMN ‘- By Phocbie Jane Bower When the katy-dids are calling, And the maple leaves are falling, With the chilly winds a blowing, We just cuddle up and sigh. For old winter is approaching, And the old heater needs some coach- ing, And the grass with frosts are brown- ing, - Makes us think of pumpkin pie. Then we get the old corn popper, Gather ’round the fire closer, And “Old Jim,” the family mouser, Looks around, and winks his eye. Then we have a little music, John takes down .the violin, With Mary at the piano, Playing “Home, Sweet Home,” “Sweet Bye-and-bye.” For each season brings its pleasures Let us help to have full measure Of the choicest of life's treasures, Not all corn or wheat and rye. soon have heaped maledictions upon the head of an archangel! “Or hit me!” 7 Another stare——another conviction of the utter impossibility of such a. thing! “Yes! With a club! A flat-iron! A potatomasher! A poker!” Seffy could laugh now. She was becoming absurd. Had he only known that she—poor futile woman!———was trying to secure in advance their hap- piness in‘the turmoil which she knew would come! . “Yes! That is the way for such as me! The only way! And I’m used to it!” Now Seffy was shocked! “My father—0r mother—or granny —or,”~—she hesitated—“Sam—have, at one time or another, used all these things on me. I need the snaffle! You need the whip!” And she laughed a little herself and that was Seffy’s excuse for joining her. “You have no temper and I have a thousand times too much. You can see how that will work. And, Seffy, you got a bad reputation about here now, and I wouldn’t like you to have it always. So you must brace up and do things to make the people like you I want you to be able to face anyone at the store—and do it in front of Sam.” The dull Seffy answered: “But what can I do?” The whole case seemed quite hope- less. AL ACRES— Rig/1t T /zz°.r W ay For t/ze Bert Spua’r‘z'rz t/ze Country kiss her. He and his father held a star-cham- ber session that night yet—Seffy wak- ing him up for it “Take her home from church, be- goshens!” adjudged his father. Now this seems small advice upon a small matter. But it was very great advice upon a very great matter, as you will see. CHAPTER VIII. The White Signal Which Might as Well Been Black. 0 suitor in German—Pennsylvania, though it be in Maryland, has en- tirely established his right to the maiden of his choice, either before the public or in her sight or his own, until he has escorted her offhand from church on a Sunday night. And this he must’accomplish at the church door, out of—sometimes—a savage rivalry challenging disaster. For by this simple, primitive, heroic process the status of contestants for a maid’s favor is fixed. He whose arm is taken can face his little world on Monday. He whose arm is rejected is, on Monday, a social exile. For the . small world of the vicinage is always there and this is the maiden’s public election of his she chooses to honor, and her public rebuke to his too pre- sumptious rival. And, after that, she is a poor thing indeed who will be seen in public with the latter. For nothing is more sweet and cruel than love. eEy was notes. ed ed suitor. He could not be. It was impossible! There was that tomb- stone still up in the store” Sam had not yet been dislodged. And Seffy had not yet arrived‘where he might put the awful question—there was a recognized period for this, and events had put it further and further off; In- deed, he shuddered when he thought of it—even then after that under- standingwlth Sally! —and contemplat- ed getting his father to do it for him.- It had become known, in the wire- less way such (things spread in the“ country, that there had been a tenta- tive making-up betWeen Seffy and Sally. But Seffy was still not received in public. Nor' did he’appear with Sally! Nor might .he call upon her! There must be some open defiance and victory which all could see and under- stand before these things might hap- pen. The right hand of renewed fel— lowship would not be extended to Seffy until he‘had met and vanquished "his rival in public. It was the primi‘ tive right of the strongest, proved phy- sically here as in the Roman circus. Seffy had never shown himself a mas- ter of material prowess. He demurred a bit at such a plunge into the arena. But there was no other way. “Why, Set,” advised his father, “ af— ter that it’s a dead open and shut. game. You better do the biggest sing you ken—and that’s the end of it. If I had Sally on my side, I wouldn’t keer who was on the other! You take her home from church! Yas, right afore their noses! Then they’ll run after you and send you presents. It ain’t no guess-work for you! You know that Sally will be waiting for you wiss her arm all ready to take yourn. Gosh! I nefer had no such sure sing. _ I had to take my chances wiss you’ mammy! And it was three other fellers wiss their arms out—and the right side yet! But your daddy'was close up against the church door. And when she came out he didn’t waste no time a-saying, ‘Miss Hengler, ken I hat the pleasure to see you home this even~ ing?’ I’d ’a’ lost the game if I had waited to git off all that dictionary stuff! Yassir! For right opposite me was Biss Eisenkrout—Sam’s uncle—— and I knowed his arm’d shoot out like a patent corn-husk'er the minute you’ mammy come. “He was mighty quick, but mighty polite! I knowed he’d say that fool- ishness about being pleased to see her home. Well, she come out and Ichust grabbed. And while I was marching on like ‘a’ conquering hero, informing her that it was a nice efening, I could hear Bill on the off side, gitting out that stuff ’bout pleasure and seeing her home. Nancy says, says she: ‘Sank you, Mr. Eisenkrout, I’m suit~ ed;’ and I laughed out loud! And, be- goshens, Nancy laughed too! And that settled Bill for efer more! Oh, it’s nossing like a laugh at the right time to kill a man off! Bill left town the next day. He had to. And he didn’t show up tell the next fall! Sef, you got a sure sing. And, begoshens, you might just as well finish Sam up in the same job—put him out of town. NextLSunday you watch Sam. Keep (Continued on page 289). ByFr'an/é R. 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You’ll all ride like thistle-down, over Triplex springs that cradle you between spring points 130 inches apart. No other car has such springs. For pleasure, and for the daily grind of work around the farm, the Overland is a reliable, economical source of satisfaction. Its powerful, dependable engine turns toloor up 20 miles and more to the gallon of gasoline. Its rugged rear axle, liberally equipped with Timken and New Departure bearings, seems literally unbreakable. We believe the Overland has by far the strongest axle in its price class. The trim touring body is all-steel, finished in hard— baked enamel. The tires are first quality Fisk. The surpassing value of the Overland has made this the greatest year in all Overland history. Touring $525, Roadster $525, Red Bird .3 750, Coupe $795, Sedan $860; f. o. b. Toledo. We reserve the right to change prices and specifications without notice. WILLYS-OVERLAND, INC., TOLEDO, OHIO WILLYS-OVERLAND LTD., TORONTO, ONT. il - In; "a--—3,, in . --... A‘"rM-".3’l .u . -.... CINNAMON ROLLS Roll out dough 10 inches wide, one-fourth inch thick. Spread with butter. brown sugar, cinnamon and raisins. Roll dough as for jelly roll. cut in pieces one and one-half inches thick. Place cut surfaces down in pans. the bottoms of which have been covered one-fourth inch deep with brown sugar and small pieces of butter. Allow to rise until light and bake for 25 minutes in moderate oven 375 degrees F. When taken out of the oven turn upside down on waxed paper and allow to stand one minute before removing pan. COFFEE CAKE Weigh 12 ounces of the dough which is about one- fourth of the entire recipe. Place in round,greased cake tin. Lightly grease top of dough. Let stand until light. about 30 minutes. Before placing in the oven cover with raisins and spread with one tablespoon butter creamed with three table— spoons sugar. Bake 35 minutes in moderate oven (375 degrees F). 'u “r. [1/ r ”1,1,,” /l/ I" ‘ .(ullll "blunt-J 1.1,, FIVE FROM ONE From one batch of dough you can make your raised biscuits and many other tasty, nourishing foods. This is one reason why it is easy to eat more wheat and thereby please the family, help the farmers and increase the general prosperity of the Nation. In one morning, out of one dough, you can easily and quickly prepare a batch of delicately browned biscuits, a tempting coffee cake, spicy cinnamon and tasty Parker House rolls. The recipe for the dough out of which you make these and other delicious, wheatful foods is given be— low. Directions for making these five foods are given on this page. Others can be had by writing us for them. Be sure you use Gold Medal Flour as this recipe was based upon its whiteness, strength, uniformity and water absorbing qualities. RECIPE FOR DOUGH 114 lbs. (5 cups) well sifted Gold Medal Flour. I cake compressed yeast. 1% level teaspoons salt. 2 level teaspoons sugar. 1%; cups water. 1%; level teaspoons shortening. Method: Measure lukewarm water and put into mixing bowl. Add crumbled yeast cake, sugar, salt and mix. Add one«half the amount of the sifted Gold Medal Flour. Mix with a spoon and add the shortening; mix well. Add remainder of flour and mix thoroughly, keeping sides of bowl clean. Sprinkle board very lightly with flour. Turn dough on board and let stand several min— utes. Slightly grease mixing bowl. Knead quickly and lightly until dough is smooth and elastic. Turn dough over in greased bowl until outside is covered with thin coating of shortening. Place covered bowl where dough will be at a uniformly warm temperature (80-820 F). Allow dough to double in bulk or until blisters or gas sacs appear on top of dough. Punch the dough down in the cen- ter. Fold over from the four sides to center and punch. Turn over. Cover with towel. Let dough stand about 45 minutes. Punch as before. Let dough rise 15 minutes. Turn out on lightly floured board. DINNER BISCUITS Form dough into balls. Place close together in greased pan and let stand until light, about 25 minutes. Bake for 25 minutes in moderately hot oven (400 degrees F). WASHBURN—CROSBY CO. GENERAL OFFICES .. Wfl%¢ MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. EDAL FLfllIR WHY NOT NOW ? PARKER HOUSE ROLLS Form dough into long roll; cut as you would a jelly roll, making each piece about one-half inch thick. Form each piece into ball and butter the top of each generously. Allow to stand 10 min- utes. Roll out or flatten out with hand. With round handle of a wooden spoon make a deep crease in center of the dough and fold over. Place in greased pan and allow to rise until light or about 25 minutes. Bake 25 minutes in mod- erately hot oven (400 degrees F). CLOVER LEAF BISCUITS Form the dough into small balls. Grease muffin tins. Place three halls of the dough in each muffin tin. 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One dollar is all you need send to get your choice of either patterns sent on 30 days trial. If you Wish both pattems—send two dollars—AND GET ALL 8 RUGS. . . Trle Pattern No. 408 or'enta' Pattern NO. 534 Probably no floor covering of any quality or kind, This is the beaUtifUI G01d Seal Congoleum Art RUg as ever piled up the popularity of this wonderful design._ it is 21 shown at the top of this page. On the floor. it looks unbelievably like superb tile pattern that looks like mosaic. Lovely robin s egfg an expensive woven rug. The richest blue color dominates the ground blue, With shadings of Dutch blue, and a background of so t work. Mellow ecru, old ivories, and light tans, set off the blue field. stone gray, 'give a matchless effect. Particularly suited for Mingled with these lovely tints are peacock blue. robin's egg blue kitchen or dining room. Don t‘fear muddy boots and shoes. A and darker tones. 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'-« .— w-..._ l H H'B'tdfb E‘ mnDAAm’nnll-tn-t a. --I- -- ‘1‘ Is Goodness a. faith which dwelt firstingyour grandmother Lois, and your moth- er Eunice, as it dwells (feel sure) in yourself.” So writes Paul the aged to his young friend Timothy. It is an impressive fact that distinguished re« liglous leaders have had for the most part, distinguished mothers. I don’t mean that these mothers were famous, but that they were of unusual caliber. Start with Timothy. Evidently his mother and grandmother were such. Turn to Mary the mother of our Lord. She was a woman of large soul, thoughtful, reverent, given much to meditation, one who had large powers - of growth. Come to St. Augustine. For y e a r 5 his mother, Monnica, had prayed and dreamed of the hour when her son w o u l d abandon his follies and . sins and become a. Christian, and when her son told her that he had turned to God, he says She leaped for joy and blest God. At fifty-six, she died, and he says, as he stood by her body, “I closed her eyes; and there flowed withal a mighty sor- row into my heart, which was over- flowing into tears.” 0f Wesley’s mother, much has been written. She was a very extraordinary woman. the counselor of her son when no one else’s counsel was as good. The greatest preacher of America is said by many to be Phillips Brooks. If so, his mother would account for it in no small measure, for her son had her character and attitude of mind, from early life. The old saying holds goods, that to produce a generation of big men, be careful how you pick their mothers. IMOTHY and his mother lived in Lystra His father was a Greek, his mother a Jew-ass. You will re- member that when Paul visited Lystra he was stoned. It seemed like a fruit- less visit. But Lystra yielded Timo- thy! That was worth while! It is by no means impossible that Timothy may have stood by when Paul was stoned, a mere lad, helpless to pre- vent the wild work of the mob. And the vision of the missionary’s gashes and his apparent death remained with the younger man to the end. It was worth a stoning, to win a convert like Timothy. What were some of the teachings with which we may suppose that Tim- othy‘s mother favored him? She in all likelihood was not a Christian un- til Paul’s visit to her city, and she embraced the new faith along with her son. She was a Jewess, Paul, says, hence she knew the Old Testa- ment well; much of it by heart. She was a woman “of unfeigned faith,“ a simple, thoroughly good and devoted mother, we may imagine her. No doubt she told her son the famous hero tales of the Old Testament, until his little imagination was aglow. Miriam’s Song, at the crossing of the Red Sea, . the story of the wanderings of the chosen people in the wilderness and their adventures with the fiery ser- pents; Samson’s exploits with the Phil~ ist‘mes, and his final blindness; how God saved King Hezekiah and all Jer- usalem when the good king prayed for deliverance, and the rebuilding of the city by Nehemiah and Ezra. Then, she almost of a certainty would teach her boy to memorize many of the great psalms, especially those psalms which tell of the protec- tion of Jehovah over the chosen peo- . ple. Such, instruction as this would mrtolbufldxup thc'c’aiibenbf any ‘ t3? ‘ 83M For it ’ Our Weed/y Samoa—By N. A. McCune AM reminded of your sincere him; "and a music about many of the psalms that defies imitation. delight and comfort, get “The Psalms is. that. . . D? P0 £1011 (11118 upon this some, Hereditary? If you desire a little book that will afford .hours of in Human Life,“ by Prothero. It is one of the “Everyman” series, pub- lished by Dutton, New York, and may be had for something like ninety cents. The story of the influence of the forty-sixth psalm alone is filled with the dynamic of human experi- ence—‘I‘God is our refuge and strength”, On that, Martin Luther based his Christian’s war song: “A mighty fortress is our God, A bulwark never failing, Our helper He amid the flood Of mortal ills prevailing; For still our ancient foe Doth seek to work us woe His craft and pow’r are great, And armed with equal hate, On earth is not his equal.” Speaking for myself, I should say that young Timothy had a splendid start in life. Here is the way his friend and spiritual father, Paul, speaks of his early days: “Abide thou in the things which thou hast learned, and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them. And that froma babe thou hast known the sacred writings which are able to make thee wise unto salvation.” Such memories are enough to make almost any man good. EREDITY is a strange force. We 1 do not understand it, but there. can be little doubt but that some poo—I ple are born with leanings toward goodness, where others are born with inclinations toward evil. A good dis- position can be transmitted as surely as an evil disposition. Let us quote a few sentences from a recent sermon by one of the greatest of living preach- ers, Dr. John A. Hutton, of Glasgow: “Good and truly Christian people have every reason, if they do their duty by their children, to be hopeful about them. There arises before the mind of many of us at this moment, I have 5 no doubt, some instance in which the child of God-fearing parents grew up to vex them and put them to shame. We all know some such cases, and they trouble us. And yet, I will not let go my belief that it is the will of God that the children of good people, who breathe a daily atmosphere of goodness, should themselves grow up unto God.” And later he adds these strong, sensible words: “You are asked to do your part. You are asked to surround your children with things that are pure, to make the home a place where the beautiful things of personal character are encouraged and the unworthy things rebuked and put to shame. You are not to suppose that by simply speaking now and then in a set way about religion you are recommending Christ to their young hearts. “We must see that there is no horrid contradiction between What we ‘— MYmecb - Reguluo’lout‘l‘ime . Mmtoww o quYouludl-viduh Instruction Rolls Increase YOur Enjoyment of the Gulbranscn The Gulbransen Registering Piano—plus Gulbransen Instruction Rolls—~therc is a combina- tion that will give you many a delightful hour! ——a combination, tbo, that makes musicians, in days instead of years. 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Got Facto Price: on (Paints Home paint, c oice 20 shades, $2.08 gal. Better grade. choice 0 shades. gallon cans 2.28. 5 gallon can. per 1. $2.25. We pay t eheight. Save money. rite today. FRANKLIN COLOR WORKS M Franklin. Ind. Albion field and wood mm: are ' ' '3‘“ maid. Dine-third 2h: wot-E my par 1 a on 0! er mill. Only mam Pin-n billing "Mod I- wear. This I: ofllcu, and afly re. placablc. Cavem- by dcpcmhblo weight wuhoul spring}. Flu any 4-poa slccltower Why nolthonnyowcbn hours now with A good Windmill? Do». say in formal statements, and what we are in the free and natural habit of our life." SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON FDR SEPTEMBER 23. SUBJECT—Timothy, a Good Minis-i ter. Acts 16:1-to 3. Phil. 2:19 to 22. II Tim. 1:1 to 6, and 3:14,15. GOLDEN TEXTz—Be thou an exam- ple to them that believe, in word, in manner of life. in love, in faith, in purity.” I Tim. 4:12. MICHIGANDERS USE MUCH ELEC- TRICITY. 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Dainty box- es or packages of dried fruits or vege- tables will make appropriate and much appreciated gift for a city friend at the holiday season, and these dried foods will also help out with the win- ter larder. ‘ Drying, or dehydrating, of fruits and vegetables by artificial heat or by the sun, are. the most applicable to home practices. several commercial dryers are being sold on the market, if the man of the house cannot be induced to make one from a few pieces of lath and a yard of wire netting. A simple frame with three or four shelves made of the. netting, when suspended over the kitchen range makes a good dry- ing rack. If only small quantities of foods are to be dried at one time, it When Dried in the Sun, Foods Should be Covered with Netting. may be well to use the warming oven of the kitchen range. For drying, all fruits and vegetables must. be sound and firm and cut into small shreds, or diced. This will give a more uniform dried product and when stored will be less apt to spoil by molding. . Ability to judge accurately when the fruit has become sufficiently dried to be stored comes only with wide expe- rience. It should be so dry that no water can be pressed from the freshly cut ends of the pieces and will not show any of the natural grain of the fruit when broken. Yet it must not be so dry that it will snap and crackle. Rather, it should be leathery and pliable. To dry fruits such as apples, peach- es, pears and quince, the fruit should first be peeled and sliced about one- quarter inch thick. Because apples discolor so quickly, it is well to dip them in a weak solution of salt water (eight teaspoonfuls to agallon) before drying. Spread on trays or plates and dry immediately. Either dry by direct rays of the sun or by sto‘ve heat. Plums are not peeled, and only halved, and then dried the same as other fruits. ‘ ' Red peppers and pimentos used in salads may be easily preserved for winter use by drying. Cut open and “seeds. Put in hot oven until skin blisters, then peel. Cut in cooked ready for pie filling, spread thin on plates and dried, or. may be.‘ dried raw. Cut into strips, peel and remove seeds. Cut the strips into smaller bits, about one~quarter inch thick, and two inches long, and dry until leathery by stove heat. To dry corn, it is well to boil the corn from two to five minutes to set the milk. Adding a little salt to the water will improve the flavor. Out from the cob with a sharp knife, being careful not to remove pieces of the cob. Spread thinly on trays or plates. Dry in the oven or in a drier on th surface of the stove. Corn may be dried in the sun, but it is well to start the process in the oven. It is best to “condition” practically all dried fruits and vegetables before storing. This is done by placing the material in boxes or paper sacks and pouring it from one into another every day for three or four days in order to mix it thoroughly and give the whole mass an even degree of moisture. The dried food is then stored in tin pans, stout paper bags or boxes, or para- flined paper cartons that will protect them from insects and rodents. HER FAVORITE PICKLE RECIPE. HAVE had so many calls for this excellent pickle recipe that I feel like broadcasting it. Chunk Pickles. 7 lbs. large cucumbers 1/9 oz. 3 lbs. brown sugar 1A4 oz. 3 1115. 1incg211: Soak pickles before chunking, in a strong salt water for three days. Then freshen for three days. Now cut into chunks and boil for two hours with a weak solution of vinegar to which has been added alum the size of a hickory nut, and two handsful of grape leaves. Remove’from this and put in a jar and turn over the above pickle. Turn this liquid off, boil and. pour over the cinnamon bark whole cloves pickles again for three .successive days, after which the’ pickles may be put into cans, or they will keep in a jar. This seems quite a. lot of trouble but you will feel well repaid for your work—Mrs. C. C. TESTED DARK CAKE RECIPES. Fourth Prize. ' Mrs. A. D., Goldwater, Michigan. Bread Sponge Cake. 2 cups of light bread 1 egg sponge 1 teaspoon soda, (1 sift 2 cups of Hank brown with flour) sugar 1 tsp. cinnamon 1/5 cup shortening (can 1,4 tsp. cloves use lard or meat fry- 1% cups or more of ings) flour is needed 1 cup raisins . Should be stiffer than ordinary cake. Let rise a half hour or longer, bake. Frosting. One cup brown sugar, two-thirds cup sour cream. Cook until it strings, beat until cool enough to spread, flavor. I use a few drops of vanilla. Fifth Prize. Mrs. A. P. M., Olivet, Michigan. Potato Chocolate Cake. 1 cup sugar 1A; cup mashed potato % cup buttu and la1d 1 1111)) sweet mil mixed _11,é runs flour sifted l/é (up walnuts meats with two teaspoons of rhomud line baking powder eggs 1 tsp. 981'“ of nutmeg l %- c—up melted (-hom- cinnamon and cloves ate Cream sugar and shortening, add eggs. Stir well, then other ingredients in order. Bake in loaf. Icing. 1 large (‘IID sugar (0008, 1 tbs. of chocolate or 5 tbs. cream or milk' Boil Until it spins a thread, beat well until proper consistency, and spread. Cocoanut may be used in- stead of chocolate. RECOMMENDS THE DISH DRAINER. HE handiest thing in my kitchen, used three times a day, three hun- dred and sixty—five days in a year, is a strong wire dish drainer, oblong in Tension Makes or Mars Stitch HE tension of your sewing ma- chine is an all-important con- sideration of every home dress- maker.‘ It must be regulated accord- ing to the weight of material used and a perfect stitCh should be alike. on both sides. This perfect stitch is obtained when the tension on the up- per and under side is alike. The up- per tension is usually placed on the face of the machine or else on‘the arm; the lower tension is adjusted by a screw in the bobbin cose. In regu- lating the delivery of thread both through the upper and lower tension, turn the adjusting screw to the. right to tighten, and to the left to loosen. The length of the stitch isregulat~ ed by a screw or a lever on the head at the right of the machine; this stitch is lengthened by turning to the right. Improper Working of Machine. Does your upper thread break? If so, is this the reason? Imperfect needle (bent or blunt).- Machine improperly threaded. Needle too small for'the thread. Needlejmproperly set. Dirt or Lint in the shuttle cavity whiCh stops the bobbin from turning freely. Worn ‘ do good work formant .1585 Blunt or crooked needle. Needle and thread not correspond- ing in size. Needle improperly set. Wrong needle for the machine. Are you constantly breaking need- les? Here are some of the reasons: Failure to release the tension before drawing the work from under the presser foot. Trying to assist the feed points by pulling the material as the machine is stitching. Using a coarse thread in a fine needle. Using the wrong needle or not set- ting the needle properly. ‘ Presser foot or attachments not se- curely fastened by thumb screws. Do you find that your machine is hard to run? .This condition may be due to any of the following: Dull feed points. ’ Loose belt. Dull needle. Lack of oil. »Dirt and lint. Gummed with oil. Go over the machine carefully, ad- 1' justing all the conditions that promote disorder and giva it a fair chance to 9'9. you shape, set over a. white enameled drip- ping pan. placed beside my dish-pan and as fast as dishes ,are washed they are put into this hot water then into the drain— er, there to remain until the next meal. At threshing time when there are many dishes, by the time the rack is full the dishes are so dry theyneed very little wiping and the rack can be filled up again. I save time, dish towels, and labor of washing many dish towels. Round racks can be pur- chased now, to put over'round pans with wire holder for silverware in the center. They are more expensive, but if one had the round pan already, they would be cheaper than buying the L. M. Has °Raised These Two Fine Calves Beside Doing all the Housework. Mrs. S. other two articles. Either kind soon pays for itself—Mrs. J. W. V. PAss IT.) ON. « Before putting up the heaters this fall inspect and clean the chimneys. To clean put a brickbat or large rock in a gunnysack and tie top of sack with a long rope. Plunge this up and down in the chimney from top to bot- tom, and bucketsful of soot will be dislodged and may be removed through stove-pipe hole with a small shovel.’ Have all stops in tight before begin- ning operations—~G. S. . Old felt hats cut in proper widths and lengths make even better lamp wicks than the ones» we buy—G. S. I have two books in which I keep- all the hints and recipes from papers. A curtain over my pantry shelves is also thickly pinner with hints and reci- pes so that they are ready. In those two ways, I get a good bit of heip in solving my household problems—T. M. L. When preparing redhorse, or any i kind of fish, where bones are very nu- merous, I clean them the same as any other fish. Thea gust before frying. W cut them into serving pieces A pan of boiling ‘watergis ., yv Infinmérafidadofl‘fltfflfl'fid A—Lu.“m rip- ‘-ls ,, set put Lin— ext are 1.01: aed zan ish my tut. ms but my the N0 3“ 113 vs. ck nd 3t- 3 is 31- 5e 1‘. ‘ A yv Household sew,ce Use allowanent to help save- ’ 1! problems. Address your lathers to Martha Cole, Michi—wf gan Farmer, Detroit. Michigan. CUCUMBER CHOW CHOW. L; r pleas send me a reel for ongfigg‘mhow echow‘L—Mrs. 1.12:1e M. For cucnmber chow chow, make a brine strong enough to float an egg, and thin it. Soak 100 cucumbers, two heads of cauliflower, one quart small white onions, one quart green toma- toes, one pint radish pods, one pint mstuntium seeds for twenty-tour hours. At the end of this time, drain ofithe brine. Scald three quarts of vinegar, a little red pepper, one cup of 3brown sugar, one-quarter ounce of trumeric powder and three tablespoons black pepper. When this mixture has cooled, add three green peppers, a lit- tle horseradish root, quarter pound of mustard, and quarter pound of white mustard seed. Stir the two mixtures together thoroughly and seal either in glass jars or crooks. HOW TO CAN WHITE ONiONS. 'I would like to tell Mrs. J. T. M.’ how I can white onions. I use the white, or silver-skinned onions which we raise from seed. Peel and soak in a brine that will float an egg, for three days. Drain, place in jar a lay- er of onions about three inches deep, How I Saved a Dollar ; ' - HIS is an age of economy for the farmer and his fam- ily. The thrifty housewife is ever anxious to learn of some new means of saving. . “This week our contest is going to be, “How 1 Saved 8. Dollar.” Just write a letter tell your best method of economizing in your home. The first prize will be an aluminum roaster, the second prize an aluminum serving tray, . _ while the third, fourth and fifth ‘ pans. Address your letters to Mar- tha Cole, Michigan Farmer, De- troit, Michigan, before Septem- ber 28. then sprinkle with horseradish, cinna- mon bark, cloves, and a little white whole pepper. Repeat layer of onions, etc., until jars are full. Bring to 4!. Mil enough vinegar to cover them, add brown sugar in the proportion of 4 one pint of sugar to two quarts of vin- egar and pour this over the onions and c0ver closely. if I am real busy in the canning season, I put my onions in a box in the cellar until early in the winter and then prepare them, just packing in a crock. Keep cool. ' MU SKMELON necwes. The following recipe has been sent in in answer to Mrs. 0. H. K’s request for ways to use muskmelon: flutkmelon Preserves. Peel and out into slices melon that is partially green. Soak in salt water (one cup of salt to one gallon of wa- ter}. over night and drain in thermom- ing. Parboil the slices for a few min- utes in water containing a pinch of dissolved alum. Drain the slices again, and make a heavy syrup of sugar and water, add two sliced lemons and whatever spices are desired. Into this drop—the parboiled melon and boil un- , til tender. Pack in sterilized jars and seat—Mrs. E. C. S. 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The lights of this car blinded the man that was driving the car which the two boys and girls were in. The driver of the car was thrown across the ditch, but wasn’t hurt. Two were killed right there, but one girl was still breathing. They took her to the hospital but she died soon after. By Miss Roberta Brace, Grand Ledge, Michigan. It was the schoolboys’. custom to bring buggy wheels to school. The way in which they made them was, first take a buggy wheel, then put a stick through the hub, the stick serv- ing as a handle. They had many races with them. It was on just such an occasion that the accident happened. One of my brother’s playmates was a head of the rest and so won. He stopped by the steps where my brother was waiting for him. My brother was standing on the steps barefoot, when accidently his playmate let his wheel slip and hit my brother’s toe, which caused great pain and much suffering. The doctor was calledas soon as possible ,and he soon came. He said, “I think'I can save the toe.” He took two stitches but it was in vain, and so the injured part had to be cut away. , Our family was very anxious to see whether he would have another toe nail. Finally after about sixteen weeks a thick toe nail appeared. Not only did it compel my brother to stay away from school for many weeks, but it taught the boys a lesson in carelessness. By Saima Karhonen, Keweenaw Bay, Michigan. There are many things I have seen caused by people being careless. They often leave garbage, such as ashes from fires, waste paper, sticks, tin cans and bottles around the garden some place. This garbage decays and leaves a very offensive smell. These places are always a nuisance to peo- ple, flies breed here, dust flies from them, and they are often sources of very dangerous fires. Many diseases are also caught be- , cause, when the flies breed in these places they may fly into the house and go on the food, carrying bacteria with them, and when people eat this food they are liable to catch any par- ticular disease. This person might be- come sick and he will spread the dis- ease that soon a great number of peo- ple will be infected with it. By Martin Lermhake City, Michigan. _ .The worst thing that I ever saw 3y carelessness, was a fire in WhatCarelcssncss Has Done By #26 Prize W 17272673: I / my home town. It was on the last day of school. Some of my friends and I were on the school grounds, as we were going to have a picnic. About 9:30 smoke was rolling from a build- ing near the lake. Everyone was run- ning to the fire. The fire engine was there already, but the flames had got- ten quite a start. The roof was caving in and the sides were starting to. Some had to get into the lake and hold the hose against the blaze. The Lake City blacksmith shop was now a com- plete pile of ruins. The cause of all this was through - — carelessness. Someone through the shop and dropped a light- ed cigarette stub on the floor. This could have been avoided, only through carelessness, was not. By Nora Batchelder, Bitely, Michigan. In a public school in Muskegon the janitor uses a dust mop. 'When at night he went home he did not put the mop in a metal box. In the night it caused a spontaneous combustion and set the school on fire. About six o’clock the janitor came to build the fire and he smelled some smoke. He discovered the fire in the hall. He called the department. It did not cause much damage but it would have been better off if he had putthe mop in the ‘ metal bdx. You see he was careless. Dear Uncle Frank: During the school year I got twenty one-hundreds, and I got higher credits in the sixth grade than anyone, and higher than anyone in the seventh grade, too. I have high marks in spelling and in reading and all the other lessons, too. To make the rec- ords weren’t hard, as I could see, but some were always dreading, but I didn’t dread them, took them just as they came. ‘ I remain as ever, a friend to you and all the little friends.——Kathryn Sullivan, Grand Ledge, Mich. Congratulations on your school work. You have the right system. To dread a thing is to handicap oneself in taking care of it when it comes. Dear Uncle Frank: — I have been so busy all summer that: I have not had time to write. Father and put up twenty-seven acres of hay alone. I racked, mowed, and drove on the load, and fork. I cut ten acres of cats while father set them up. There is always a lot to do in the summer, but then, it is fun to work on the farm. I helped a lady get meals for the threshers the other day, and made some money. , I have a half acre of cucumbers but I don’t know if I am going to make much out of them or not. It is so dry that I guess there won’t be very many, although the vines were loaded with blossoms. There seems to be some- thing taking the vines, too. When help cannot be had because boys go off to the city to get a nice “sitting-down job” girls have to do their duty and help on the farm.—— Marion Shaw, M. C., Armada, Mich. You certainly have been “helping out.” Just be careful not to overdo in your growing years. I am glad you get fun. out of your’work, so many don’t. Dear Uncle Frank: And all you boys and girls who be- . long to the Merry Circle, please listen. Are you going to let Rex Ellis win all the pencil boxes from the department? No, sir, I want one, too. I have tried so much but,,of course, my letters reach the horrid waste-basket. This is the fifth time I have written and still no letter in print. . I thank you very much for the pm and membership card. Give my best regards to the paper basket—Your nifcle, Erna Werner, M. C., Engadlne, M c . ‘ ' I’m with you in ~not'letting Rex win all the prizes, but the rest of you will have~ to get busy. I gave your regards to the WasteBasket. , ' Dear-Uncle Frank: -" ' ' it! like .theaMerrxg _ have .tried thencent “a t ecClub and ,- we pgijthree 4,- . times, but I have failed every time. I am a twin sister to Aletha, and I like to be a twin very well. Aletha can sign the letters M. C. after her name but I can’t. I don’t think much of the president and vice-president either. I think .it will make some feel slighted and some would not like to "be elected. I think the same as my sister. I think that you can handle the Merry Circle club without any president to ’ boss 1t. My letter is getting long so I will close. From I wish I could be a niece, Aileen Eggert, Saline, Mich. I hope that next time you come with M. C. after your name. I am glad to get your idea regarding having Merry Circle officers. Dear Uncle Frank: I think the “Scramble Correspond- ence” a very good one, U'ncle Frank. I received a letter from one girl, but no one has written to me as yet. Hope they will, though. I think this club is just as well off without a. president had gone farmpaper has vice-president and see- retary now, and therefore very few letters are printed, sometimes none. Before there-were a lot of them writ- ‘ing to the “Future Farmers’ Page.” They write but the letters are not printed. . . What is your nationality, Uncle Frank? Also, what is your real name? , I will close with love, your niece, Anna E. Swanson, Daggett, Mich., R. .3. I am glad‘to get both sides of the, matter with reference to electing offi- cers. Let’s hear from others on this. ,My nationality is just plain United States, and my name—well, itis what I come by when I am called. Dear Cousins: This, of course, includes you, too, Uncle Frank. This is my fourth in- troductlon to your waste paper basket, Uncle Frank. , You asked to know what we cousins thought of the “letter scramble,” well, as forme, I think it was'just delight- ful. I got Mary Stroud’s letter and I do wish to know who got mine. I certainly agree with Theresa Keri blowski and Myrtle Walker about hav- ing a president and secretary and treasurer, and /I would like to give you a suggestion and ask you a question. The suggestion is, letus, for one of our contests write a‘composition on “How to Train Pets,” and each of us fiakéa up a certain kind of animal or 1r . My question is, ‘fmay we have small- er branches of the M. C?” Still another niece, Elizabeth Baker, Bradley, Mich. Your suggestion is 0. K. The an- swer to the question is, “Maybe some time.” I am glad you liked the Letter Scramble. Dear Uncle Frank: I will write you a few lines to let you know that I received the pin and 'membership card. Was delighted to receive both. I always thought the Merry Circle such a pleasant group. This fall I will start high school. We are going to move to Perry, Okla- homa. If possible, I would like some of my cousins to write to me.—Your loving niece, Pauline Brunson, Leon- ldas, Mich. care of Grace Baker. We are sorry you are going away, but I am glad you became a Merry Circler before you left. Hopelto heart from you sometime. Among Club Workers Gem/dine Care Doe: W all in T rip/e Clue Activities T 0 say that Geraldine Case, of Flat Rock, in Wayne county, is inter- ested in Boys’ and Girls’ Club work is putting it mildly. It is apparently a circus to her—a regular three-ring cir- cus, for she is taking part in canning, sewing and hot-lunch clubs. Geraldine first got interested in club work through her older sister’s cluli activities. She has now had two years' work in canning and sewing, and one year in the hot-lunch club. Last year she won the county championship for second~year sewing and also won a trip to Chicago offered by the Hazel- Atlas Glass Company, for her work in canning. ‘Since her interest in sewing Geral- dine makes her own clothes and helps . out on’ that of the rest of the family. She finds sewing an interesting and constructive pastime/which keeps her mind wholesomely occupied. ,j Canning is seasonal but neverthe- less Geraldine finds it .very interest- ing. At the county fair she was suc— cessful in winning the first prize for the ten best- jars. Eight of these were so good that they were sent to the Smithsonian Institute at Washington for‘ exhibit. Last year she showedj'twelve jars at the State Fair’in Detroit, and won the fourth and fifth premiums. ' Geraldine likes club‘work verymuch» » . and expects to continue” it “longs; ' She. can. Shel? , , . “in seam is n“ [he third or "vice-president, because another t g _. w.» .( ‘Wr'vtma _ __~ _ 3"“. mm w <,__ _..‘,—‘ NW“. ,Wm’w .~‘—-._~./ . i!» ther ' s’ec- few ons- mt— ‘ ge n no nclo me 2- ece, R. .3. the . this. ited that too, ket. sins , rell, ght- id I {er- . lav- and You Ion. a of on 01' all- ter, an- ,ter let md to the i0]. :la- me iur 011- I113 no ar 01' el- 11- ps . .y. 1d er 7’ wu'y‘m :'-.. ~._.. W By New]: HE members .of the boys’ and ' ' girla’ clubs made the best dis-‘ play of club live stock at the 1923 Michigan. State Fair that has ever been made in the state. The "judge of the sheep classes said their quality was fifty per cent better than last year and the best sheep club ex- hibithe had judged anywhere in the United States this year. . There were 413 head of live stock shown by the club members from ten different counties. This was a lhunw dred per cent increase over last year and speaks well for the county club leaders as this was only the fourth annual exhibit of club live stock at the State Fair. . The animals which are taken to the State Fair are usually selected at the respective county fairs or where the county fair does not precede the State Fair—then by the county club agent and a committee of breeders. This assures an‘exhibit of high quality. The quality of the club exhibits is shown by the placings made in the open classes. Hillsdale and Lenawee coun- ties did especially well in the open classes. The junior. champion Berk- shire gilt was shown by a boy from Hillsdale county. Orin Ladd, of Lenawee county, ex- hibited the champion Holstein female , in the club classes. Kenneth Williams, of Hillsdale Coun- ty, exhibited the champion Guernsey female, and Melvin Hartman, of Wash- tenaw county, the champion Jersey female. The champion Shorthorn fe- male was exhibited by Edwin Knapp, of Washtenaw county, while the cham- pion fat steer was shown by Albert Griffeth, of Lenawee county. Stock Judging, Fitting and-Showing ' Contests. There were t.vo stock judging conw tests—one for the boys in the animal husbandry work and one for the dairy club members. There were seventeen county teams in the animal husbandry judging. The members were required to place two rings of hogs, one ring of beef cattle and one ring of sheep. The contest was won by the Washtenaw county team, composed of George Needham, Edwin Knapp and Dale Parker. This team will represent Michigan in the International Non-collegiate Stock Judging Contest at Chicago, on Dec- ember 1. Muskegon county team won second; Calhoun county, third; Jackson coun- ty, fourth, and Van Buren county, fifth. Maurice Chase, of Muskegon, was high—scoring individual; George Need- ham, of Washtenaw county, was sec- ond; Edwin} Knapp, of Washtenaw county, third; Harold Harrison, of Cal- houn county, fourth, and Joe Johnson, of Calhoun county, fifth. The contest was extremely close, as shown by the scores. In the dairy judging contest there were fifteen county teams competing. \Vashtenaw won first with Roland Stein, Walter Meyer and David Meyer on the team; Wayne county won sec- ond; Lenawee, third; Branch, fourth, and Ontonagon, fifth. Roland Stein, of VVashtenaw county, was high-scoring individual; James Thelma Skelton Auburn Mich R 2 Gallup, Of Iron county, was second, Joe E. Williams, Jr., owosso, Mich, and James Smith, of Branch, and Star R. R. 7, Box 15. Northrup, of Wayne, tied for third. Three of these four boys will repre- SEFFY sent Michigan in the junior dairy judg- , . ing contest at the National Dairy Show (Continued from page 230), at Syracuse New York on October 5 - - ' . ’ ’ - right opposiite him. Then git your Victor Beal, 0f Lenawee county, was arm in action about a second sooner. fifth individual. Fitting and Showing. The fitting andshowing contest was any fool sings about the pleasure of won by the Lenawee county team, seeing her home." Do it And, when composed of Harlan Andrews and Sam gits his work in, laugh! Laugh . ‘ Wayne Clark. This team will repre- like a bull! And git Sally to laugh. sentMichigan in the dairy eiubtiem- I bet. you. two dollars and ten cents , Dairy that Sam won’t be in town the next the . National \. Pearson The judging teams and the fitting and showing team will be taken to the College for a few days' training pre- vious to leaving for their respective contests. “In grain judging, the contests were spirited. The work consisted of judg- ing yellow and white corn, wheat, oats and beans. In the final outcome VVash- tenaw county won first place, with Oakland a close second, Calhoun came third, Van» Buren fourth, and EatonI fifth. ‘ i The high prize in the individual; grain judging. contests went to Lewel-l lyn_Truesdell,. of Oakland county, with i ~a score. of 448. Lynn Wortley, of; Washtenaw, county, won second place with a score of 442. Claire‘Wortleyi got third; Wendell Burbank, of Van: Buren, fourth; Glenn Richardson, ofE Calhoun, fifth. i I WINNERS IN PHOTO CONTEST. T was just as interesting to me to. see some of the Merry Circlers pic-: tures as it was for you to see mine. 1 In fact, I think more so. The one disappointment was that more did not send their pictures in. I am going to start a Merry Circle album. The contest has given me a. good start. I hope other pictures will come to add tothis collection for I 147775777072 Contest E BELIEVE most of the boys and girls have some notion of ‘ what they want to be when they : become men and women. I would like to know these ambi- tions of my nieces and nephews, so I make the subject of the Con- test for this week, “What I want 4 to be and why.” Please write l two hundred and fifty words on the subject and send your paper in before September 27. The usual prizes will be given. All who send good papers, whether they win prizes or not, will get Merry Circle buttons, if they do not have them now. All who have buttons now should be sure to put M. C. after their names. ’ Address your letters to Uncle Frank, Michigan Farmer, De- troit, Michigan. want pictures of as many M. C.’s as I can get. Several asked me to return their pictures which, of course, I will do. But please send such pictures as I can keep. 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Estimates of cost glndly fur- nished free. Get information before startinr1. Alexander & Sons. on Maxwu 11 on Mona rch (senior champion a nd grand Champion); 2. Maryvnlc Farms. on Imp. Queen's Guard; 3, Buckland Hall Farm. Ya. on Village Avon. Bull 2 ycars old and undcr 3—1. Bucklaud Hall on Dalcs’ Type: 3, Michael Wagner. Fremont. on Missie's Archer Scnior yearling bull»—-1. Prcscotts on Richland Lcudcr. Junior yearling bull—1. Alexanders on Nonpareil Dale: 2, Maryyale Farms, on Maryvale Prince: 3. Carr Bros. 8: (‘0.. Bad Axc. Mich. Senior bull calf—1. .Alcxunders on Melbourne Rose- dalc (junior champion): 2. 5 and U. l’rescotts on Richland (‘ourticn ltichland Supreme 2nd and Rich- land Royal; 3. Buckland Hall on Vim Hill llose- dale 2nd. Junior Perfection bull call‘wl. Muryvalc (I'l‘Sl‘l‘l't‘ junior champion); 2 and 4, Pros- Charmer. 3. Alcxanders on Melbourne with own calf by (‘ow 3 years old or ovcr calved attcr January 1, 1923 ~71. Sultan's Fortune 2nd (scnior champion rcscrvc); 2. Waigner on Gypsy Maid 2nd; 3. (‘arr Bros. on Lovely Y. Cow 3 years old or owr-l. Maryvnlc Farms on Richland's Kate; 2. Alcxandcrs on Laycndcr 47th: 3. “humor on Broudhook’s Lovcly. Heifer 2 years old and undcr 3—1. Bucklnnd Hall, on Vint Hill Lovely 2nd (senior champion and grand champion); 2. Alcxandcrs. on (.‘ourtier's Model; 8. Wagner on Gipsy Cumberland. Senior ycarling heifer—1. l’rescott’s. on Richland (‘lurct 2nd: 2. Buckland Hall. on Gladiolus 15th; 3. Wagncr on Glpsy (‘umbcrland 3rd. Junior yearling heifcr~1. Alcxunders. on Lovely Bclle 213i; 2. Buckland Hall on Vinc Ilill Countess; 3. Maryvale Farms on Maryvalc Thaxton 2nd. Senior heifer calh—l. (‘arr Bros. on Brimcs Rosc- wood (junior champion and rcscrve grand champion): 2, Maryvalc Farms on Maryvalc Missle’s 2nd; 3. Pres- cott's. on Itlchland ltoscwood. Grader herd—1. Alexander; 2 and 4. BUckland Hall; 3. Maryvalc. Yearling herd—~1. 2. Buckland Hall; 3. Maryvalc. (‘alt herd—1, Marymle: 2. Four animals, get of one Buckland Hall; 3. Alexander. HEREFORDS. JudgHA. A. Armstrong. (‘amargd Illinois. Three bulls. owned by exhibitor—«1. Shelleubcrger Farm. 111.: 2. Shellenborger Farm; 3. A. Alex— ander. Kentucky. Two bulls. bred and owned by exhibitor—4 and 2. Shellenberger; 3. Tumor Company. Bull three years old or ovcrfil. Hill, on Model Brae; 2. Michigan Agricultural College on Perfect Donald; 3. Smith Bros. Indiana. Bull 2 years old and under 3—1. Shcllcnberger on Gay Repeater (senior and grand champion); 2, Turner Co., on Laurel Perfection 5th; 3. Alexander, on Woodburn. Senior yearling bull—1. Hill on Pet's Repeater: 2, Turner Co. on Pride of Laurel. Junior yearling bull—1. 2 and 3. Shellenberger. on Repeater 113th. Jr. Senior bull calf—1. Hill on Dale Selection; 2, Alexander: 3. Turner Co., on Laurel Perfection 12th. Junior bull calf——1. Alexander: 2. ‘Shellenberger. on Repeater. Premier '13lst: 3. Smith Bros. on Fair- fax Woodtord_ 3rd. Cow 3 years old or over—1. Alexander; on Lady Woodbm-n 3rd (senior champion): 2. Smith Bros. ‘ on ‘ Eva. Donald: 3. _Sbollenberger on Disturber’s . Heifer 2 years, old and under 3—1. Shellcnberger. “on Repeaters Las‘s 4th (senior champion and grand ,champlon): 2. » Smith Ema. on Dom Woodford: 3. Shellenberser. on Dorothy 8. Al ’ 9! Prescott; Prescott: 3. Alexander. sire—1. Prescotts; 2. . ~.Senlor yearling heifer—l. Woodman. fist (junior champion) 0&3 under. ‘on Lady : 2. Sheuenberzer. cotts on Richland Drcndnaught and llichlund (‘ount;. side. 1 Bucklund Hall. on. HE ‘M‘I CHI CAN 5 FARM ER exhibits which has ever been seen ati ) STONE. This finely ground, P sweet,—- brings the big . l 1 l l a L I on Golconda (scnior I‘cscl'yc champion): 2. 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"Burro/ms? omens " Change of Copy or Cancellations must reach us Twelve Days before date of publication Andy Adams LITCHF IELD, MICHIGAN ‘Michigan’s, Leading Live Stock Auctioneer DATES and TERMS on APPLICATION u , Also Pleas, Brighton. ‘Mich. - Breakwater Jerseys Ready for service bulls for sale from Register of Merit dams. Herd sire: MAJESTY'B INTENSE 127191. , Herd on federal accredited list as tuberculosis free BROOKWATER FARM, Ann Arbor, Michigan H. W. Mumford, Owner, J. B. Andrews, Lessor. INGS. RYBTAL epn'nm ssrocn FARM. Silver Creek. Michigan. BUT’TER BRED ”Whit?“ Allegan County. F 0 R S A L E : l:’i°’...$’i‘.‘é? W a: Ann Arbor. cows Register of Merit. Accredited herd SMITH AND PARKER. R. 4. Howell. Mich. FOR S ALE A. R. 0. Jersey Bull between ‘3 and 4 years old. full Blood DeCaul kind. and good stook getter. A. M. Greenwood. R. 6, Box 15, Goldwater, Mich. . _ Dalmeny 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. SGRIPPS, Prop. SIDNEY SMITH, Supt. cattle. young bulls, for sale. Tuberculin tested Lake Odessa, Mich. Registered Jersey J. L. CARTER, 30 Head of Jersey cows and heifers for sale . Chance to select from herd of 70.80me fresh. others bred for fall freshening. Colon C. Lillie, Coopersville.Mich JERSEY BULLS Hill SALE Notten Farms. limp ct b acid ’ 8 rec Ill. GreggeLd'ke. Mich. HEREFORDS Five extra. nice Repeater heifers one year old. for $500. also 10 cows with 10 nice lusty calves by side. for sale. If in want of bulls. write us. ALLEN BROS. 616 So. West St.. Kalamazoo, Mich. Are You considering What to Feed this Fa! that will Prove Most Profitable . Before purchasing feeders investigate the Sotham Earliripe HEREFORD Beef Plan. A proven profitable system of beef production of great benefit to the , producer. Realize the utmost from your feeding operations. Write for information. HEREFORDS, Yearlings, Two-year—olds, Young cows with calves, all registered and 'I‘. B. tested at practical prices for produc- ing Earliripe HEREFORD Baby Beeves profitably. Terms granted upon proper cre- s. ' fix ‘ Yearling Rams on the Farm of J dential B. SOTHAM a. SONS Tl Fr l (Hereford: since I839) St. Clair, Mich. Rengtered ffi'om eigthlt lt‘o soupgen l‘month‘ls. fl eding. T egrow y in a ma egoo , agg‘sgndgfe. inquire of F. J. Wilber, Clio, Mich. Registered Guernseys A fine Bull read for light service. special terms if you wish. .M. Williams, No. Adams. ich. Wallmwood Guernseys Young bulls from A. R. cows for sale. F. W. WALLIN, Jenison. Mich sale Re istered Guernsey cows, May Rose Breed- For ing ale?) bull calves 0 .Leach. Registered A. R dams. JOHN EBELS. R. 2. Holland. Mich. WINNWBUD HERD Registered Holsteins 2 {Ask us about a Real Bull a Maple Crest or an Ormsby. JOHN H. WINN, lnc., Rochester, Mich. The Traverse Herd We have what you want in BULL CALVES. the large. line growthy type. guaranteed right in every way, They are from high producing A. R. 0. ancestors Dam’l records up to 30 lbs. Write for pedigrees and (notations. stating about age desired. TRAVERSE CITY STATE HOSPITAL TraVerae City, Mich. Aberdeen-Angus 10 heifers. 6 bulls Thumb Hereford Breeders’ Association in Texas. Bad Axe. Mich. TWO HEREFORD BULLS One 15 months old $100: one 6 months old 350. Also heifers and bred cows. Ward W. Dunston. R. No. 4 Clarkston, Mich. Treat. Huron 60., quickly. for sale. Registered Herefords cow, a... Cslhoon. Bronson, Mich. ‘ ' Our herd consists mostly of Mllkmg Shadhoms! daughters and granddaughters of General Clay. Glenside DairyiKlng & Glensi eBelI Bog. Headed by a. good son of Glenside Dairy King an out of Bessie Thorndale 3rd record 12759 lbs. Assisted by Fremont Roan Clay, 3 son of Glenside Roan Clay. the world’s heaviest bull. Irvin Doan «I: Sons. Croswell, Mich. BIDWEL SHORTHORNS Revolution Jr. 5 7 39 88 38917. heads accredited herd Now offering ZJanuary roan bull calves of once tional merit. reasonably price . g . BID ELL STOCK FARM. Box D. Tecumseh,Mich. Branch County Farm Breeders of High-class Polled Shorthorn Cattle. For Sale, 6 fine bulls nearing service age. Also a few cows and heifers. G60. E. Burdick. Mgr.. Young bulls, also heifers—Ralph ABLE. A feeders. tions by agricultural extension work- ers in improved methods of swine management. ' Quality and price will suit. Branch Co. Farm. MARKET PIGS BY AIRPLANE. A {SHORT time ago five little pigs went to the Omaha market in an airplane. They were shipped from Hooper, Nebraska, and in forty-five minutes after they were loaded they arrived at the Omaha yards where they topped the market for the day. HURON County Shorthorn Breeders‘ Assn. can supply your needs with hi h class individuals Write for list to E. E. Twine. ad Axe, Sec-Tress. F0ll SILE;—Shorlhom Callie, £‘EP.’£,V.°“£':°§,T:§ Sheep. Frank Rohrabacher. Laingeburg. Mich. STEEHS FOR SALE 10 Herefords 780 11.5.; 76 Herefords 700 lbs. 80 Herefords 610 lbs.: 86 Herefords 560 lbs. 56 Herefords 500 lbs; 30 Herefords 820 lbs. Each bunch even in size. dark reds. dehcrned. good grass flesh. Some fair flesh account short pasture. If in the market for real quality, one load or more your choice. Write. stating number and weight preferred. V. V. BALDWIN. Eldon. Wapcllo 00.. Iowa. HOG MARKET PROSPECTS. (Continued from page 273). of eighteen percent, but the east re- ported a smaller pig crop. Moreover, 30 Pound Grandson of King of the Pontiacs Ready for service, price $150.00. Also registered H01stein Calves, Heifers every state in the Union réported an intention to breed a larger number of sows for fall litters than farrowed in the fall .of 1922. For the cornbelt states the increase was 25.5 per cent. Again the western states led the field with an increase of fifty—one per cent. HOGS Hogs ' meet Woodlawn Farm pm... a... r. uire- ments. length. size and quality. Young stoc for sale at reasonable ayrices and fully guaranteed. Write your wants. . E. BARTL Y, Alma, Mich. \ Either sex, yearling gilts. boars ready for DUTIES, service. pigs $31150 up. registe . Satis- Duroc and Cows at very reasonable prices. Federal tested. J. B. Jones’ Farm, Romeo, Michigan istered and high» rad ' - i ' heifer and bull calves purebred lithium 5.,” “m“ . .. mi. :20 u . givlduals and breeding. Write us your re Iple did in . _ _,,., . , ._ . lqulr§mentm Browncroft Farms. McGraw N. Y, {Andi-llyg‘flln‘ all: ”r“:- gilt?“ ‘21.}:Iitgo' 5%.?563? Then there are the extra-hm 'SOWB .‘ , arrow. . a . , . . " , . ‘ ‘ ‘ . . «qu wnmm HOLSIEIII gram m...“ 2“ °°° °°°°° deligfiuro‘g “fills.- a. .. “mums-t m?" °“m°m‘ “i9“- “nann'abie prices. mac nusnanc rams: '_ ' ' ' . ° the country starts [to‘prqeram pro? ., 'WA Nor-3n End antlers. theta-01g, J *1 . A cw yang; Iowa bit or duOuOfi; ~. ,' on; , undue: '.-‘ 1.. 1.11;, .V "4 v. .j’ ., rem—ll. n. Hoydeaberb; w' Island. wish. .7 “i" ‘ "'Whlle m ' . y s W”. One andtwogefi‘oggfi,. ,,.. _ .. ,, . ~. .3“ . ..,. ..——. . n; l! ,. 1 . ~° ,unc ‘atock. Cholera immune. Samaria guaranteed. red faction or money back. E. Kiss. Hillsdale. Mich. DUROC JERSEYS Spring pigs either sex of M arch April and May turow. erred by three ontstandin herd boars. It you want size ty and quality combines some and see or write us. 1“. J. rodt. Monroe. lich. R. I FORSALE Big Hum Duroc Jersey spring boars from large pro- These intentions. were expressed on June 1. have caused many farmersto change their minds. An epidemic 'of cholera Jesse Bliss a son. Henderson. fall pig crops. l-AM onumc BRED saws As things now. stand. mun-r V mmnwrn.“~.assauuoxu ,.... > m~ W WM GOOD FARM, STOCK AND BUILD; AY SMITH & SON live on the cm- ay Smith &. Son}. Sent to Texas. to be shipped to head breeding flocks This method of marketing cani tsugglynyour dneeds hwan outstandlinig. Weill-brat} is very satisfactory as it pays well and ex l' are 01‘ S. 61!. er 50185. DO e Or orn ' it rsegsonable prices. Inquire of E. E. TWING, sec. takes all Of them. It WOUId WOI‘k Still better if enough breeders in one com- munity would work along similar lines so that a carload or more could ' be gathered together very easily and SELF-FEEDERS FOR HOGS PROFIT- might play havoc with both spring and , however, we had1best count upon at least a moderate increase.__in number.‘ grains, of barley and eats also are wheat which will be‘ fed.- But, taking tion, it is hard to escape the conclu- sion that feed costs will be higher than last year and that the Corn-hog ratio will continue unfavorable well into 1924.. Hog prices may remain about high enough to pay cost of production for the corn, however, even though they may not pay the full market price for it in all cases. . With higher feed costs, the tenden- 2'5 The Rams Will Soon he cy will be to sell at, lighter weights. This is already noticeable. The de- crease in weight may offset most of the increase in numbers during the coming year so that the actual supply, of pork may show but little gain. Eventually, as this unfavorable breed fewer hogs. The in-and-outer. who is always a factor in such a. sit- uation, will get out, those whose pro- duction costs are high will take to their storm-cellars and the regulars RECENT report from the United who have been raising more, pigs than States Department of Agriculture indicates that hog raisers like self- This report shows that over 27,000 farmers installed these feeders in 1922 as the result of demonstra- usual will raise fewer for awhile and sell more corn. '» - How About Future Demand? On the demand side, the most im- portant question is whether business depression is likely to occur béfore the adjustment of hogproduction to smaller volume is complete. Opinions of supposedly competent authorities are strangely divided as to when such a depression will occur, but relatively high purchasing power is likely to pre- vail in the cities well (into 1924, at least. 0n the other hand, domestic consumption has probably about reach- ed its upper limit except as it is stim- ulated by low prices at retail. With low prices prevailing. Europe will take a lot of pork and lard but if prices should rise to a. point that would be substantially profitable to the'grower, the volume of exports un- doubtedly would decline. ' FOreign buying power remains ex- tremely low and Germany, our chief lard customer, is in a sorry plight with over a million paper marks re- quired to buy a pound of lard in our markets, to say nothing of. the trans- portation and distributing cost. In short, we are abléto supply with pork about 20,000,000 more peeple than are Prices since that date mayi‘in the United Statee. but that number of good customers is not to be found - abroad. ‘ ' _ - V Seasonahle Trend- iniShort Range “*9 “on tense: view ’o‘~-prices is f‘lJOminated’ by seasonaicondiuons of 1‘91?” :Béceifits » Vii from the. mid-“19 larger and there is a lot oflow-g‘rade" the increases in hogs and dairy and cage turnpike a few miles west or beef cattle production into considers, They farm a lot of land without much help, have one of the best Shorthorn herds in the state, have built up a. choice flock of pure- bred sheep, and, as might be eirpected, live in modern houses, and do their chores in substantial, well—built barns. In the pasture near the road we re- cently saw a bunch of yearling rams, which, we were informed, were soon feeding ratio continues someone will ' icin- 'atl'o into bout tlon lush rice den- be its. do- of the pl! his will ' or, sit- ro- tan 1nd 383 ”'0 ms [es ch 11y at tic :h- s- V‘ _._,'( Special Snaps For Quick Keen Buuel’s We are offering a limited quantity of roll g in various grades for immediate acceptance and shipment as follows: Smooth Surfaced Roofing This material is built on three difierent weights of felt, well saturated, and surfaced smooth. It' 13 easy to lay on anyn roof, and can be adapted to any conditionsas oi lows: MSG-l Lightweightper roll of 1083:}. it. $1.00 MSG-2 Med. weight. per roll of 108 sq. ft. 1.20 MSG-3 Heavy Weight per re 11. 108m. it. 1.40 Red§and Grey-Green Slate Coated Roofing “804 This material is brand new 85 to 90 pound stock. built on a heavy felt. and surfaced with red or grey-green crushed slate $150 Price per roll of 108 square ieet............. ... — mac-s This stock rs more or less defective as to slate coatin two to three lengths t$115 totheroli.So asisperroiloflmsqwf — Roofing for Repair Jobs mac-s Lot TM 4. This material rs put up in full rolls. runnin from three to (our lengths to the roll. Suitab e for small roofs. repair jobs, patching. and lining. It iskn own as repair job or spliced roo ling. Price per roll of 108 850 '11th her NOTE: Nails and cement will be tarnished at 10¢ per roll extra {or any ol the above material: ”at. 50-4 -A_ll_ Prices fl EgEChicago HARRIS BROTHERS CO. 38th and Iron Streets. CHICAGO HOGS B E R K s H 1 R E s. $..¥.?’“ngs.““..&'§i sax. Chase Stock Farm. Mariette. Mich. 9 Earl maturl ,proliiie, hen 803': am," 8 weig t, prisenv‘vzmnerkindlrog "PE bGloodlines of Champions and Champions, now mski my thousan cH'Esrrnifiww m Wm..- road to success than onrir1;“fliviin°.: ! indie éfiéf‘fit'lie'Smh “3"?" WHITE S .. mo. 0. I. C’s and Chester Whites Gilts sired by Rich. State Fair Gr. Champion I921. and bred for March and April farrow to uieh. State Fair Jr. Champion 1922. the common sense type and price. ANDY ADAMS, . Litehfield, Mich. WATCH our ad for (all CHESTER WliIIES bred sows and gilts. m 3808. 10 Iliio II. West Bani Oak. Ilcll Boar's—Chester Whites. appalled g ralmmn need and guaranteed. Ship on approval 030. 0 D. FredL Bodimer. Reese Mich. Big The. Will sell cheap. Spring pigs sired by Lenghty Monster Wt. 66 5 lbs. Bdays old. We bred and showed more winners at Mich. State Fair this year than coders in state. Newman's Stock Farm. chariot Whites. . w HOWEL noun. Mich. il Bears sired by Newman’s Choice. No. 154. a GOO-lb. yearling. Read your hard of his plea. shipped 0. D.. reg. Mo. Steel. Eaton. Rapids. Mich. B. 8. I’. a . H— . a . _ iii is; 3' Bprlnr piss and bred slits shipped C. 0. see them. ii“ 99 E i E E5 §.§ s it: let" .. brad CLOVER. LEAF STOCK FARM,“ onroe. Mich: o Lc'w 3 last tall gilts to [arrowk in August and Sept. III BIBS not him. good big stock recordedy'ee.OttuB. Sclfulzed Sons. Nashville. Mich. BOARS READY for service. Spring boars at weanin time and gilts bred to (Ambit- Ion andAsEa sin) for Sept. arrow. The are priced to sell. lpped on approval. Dorus over. Akron. Mich. Line Bred Liberators I) Mullah and Peter. The Great boars. The last word inPo Poland Chan Breeding. Bred sows and sprin gigs of gaioriw sex. Prices right. Vaughan's See Is It Worth While? AIOCIDOUD pie IlredeWoodfordSonnation, Dam of Defender or Pathfinder breeding. If so, We have them of Sept. furrow. not only showing extreme quality. but greater size than you will expect to find. Follow M 29 to Kope-Kon Farms, Coldwater,Micb. Lo ToPoCo Choice Gilts $25 to 840. Roars 830. Fall Pigs 815. TART) D.CLINE Address 1". '1‘. HART. St. Else's." we. 3.9.11.1» cue iii-MK.“ °“;.‘.'.°;:...‘2‘.:‘i°..“.‘;.:'f rm r. c. 1am aura. Bob" the t- has else so , ined . » , _arma. Mich: Ale 2.11 trsale. Siredb "1‘ Vol m." .“ I ”grin-Innate] 11.1111.” " ° ‘months, at least. 5 totaling I-with being willing’to, see an advance in hog prices in order to help the sale of the products stored away earlier in the year. Spring pigs usually begin to troop tomarket early in October when the prices can be expected to drOp down to a. lower level. Judging from the market’s recent performance that lev- el should not be a greét deal lower than last year for a number of But it is not likely to be attractive to growers in view of higher feed costs, and should start the process of readjustment by causing fewer sows to be bred for spring lit- ters than a year ago. Usually these ups and downs in pro- duction go too far and such is likely to be the case this time. Human na- ture is a rather Constant quantity and the first signs that the process is go- ing too far/usually are not discerned by the majority. The evidence is not heeded until it is overwhelming. Hog Production a Good Business. While the prospect for the hog grow— er is not very rosy for the next year, the condition is a temporary. one be- cause of the overdoing which follows undue prosperity in the business. But the business is still a good one. Al- ways there are low cost producers who can weather such periods of low prices as the present without much loss. Barring severe economic changes which would affect other branches of agriculture and industry as well, hog production will get back on a profit- making basis again and if the usual cycle is followed, a mild hog shortage may develop in about two years. AN INNOVATION IN PUBLIC‘ SALES. N the suggestion of B. F. Ball, of Belding, the Ionia County Farm Bureau is featuring a live stock sale to be held at the National Bank live stock building at the Iouia Free Fair Grounds on Saturday, September 22. This sale is novel in character and has the peculiar feature of being the first sale of the kind ever attempted in the state. It is to be a sire sale exclusively. That is, two to four good registered male animals of all breeds of dairy cattle, beef cattle, hogs, and sheep which are being raised in, the county, to be consigned by the various breeders and breed associations and sold at auction. ' It is anticipated that the majority of bidders at this sale will be farmers of Ionia. and adjoining counties who are in the market for good pure-bred males to improve their grade herds and flocks. When discussed. among prominent breeders at the Ionia Free Fair, the idea met with instant and enthusiastic approval. All agreed that such a sale would be a. very fitting initiation by the farmers of Ionia county of the new sales pavilion which has been made available for their use through the generosity of the National Bank of Ionia. The judge of live stock at the Ionia Free Fair stated that “no other county in Michigan could boast of such an elaborate and useful building. and hoped that the farmers and breed- ers of the county would show their appreciation by using it on all possi- ble occasions.” PORK BECOMING MORE POPULAR. HE fact that hog prices have made a seasonal advance, notwithstand- ing heavy market receipts of hogs, is a. matter of encouragement to farm- ers. More than 48, 500,000 hogs went to slaughter during the past fiscal- year, or about 4,250, 000 more than in any previous year. This indicates an increasing demand for pork and pork products. ‘ 'A recent survey of the hog popula- tion of Prussia shows a substantial increase, the number now on hand ‘ 1460.000. as compared with. The Sixth Annual COONSIGNMENT SALE Of the Washtenaw County Holstein- Friesian Breeders At Fair Grounds, Ann Arbor, ' Michigan Tuesday, October 2, 1923 At 12 O’clock Eastern Standard Time At this time the leading breeders of the County will disperse a Consignment of Seventy Head , Of Their Choicest Animals CONSIGNORS De Forest B. Thompson Wm. Gieger &. Sons John Bazley . ..L Vedder .Wm. Austin E. S. Spaulding and Sons R. B. Waltrous Braun Bros. Jos. Giegler Arthur Sweet R. J. Bird and Son W. B. Hatch G. M. Beckington Geo. A. Smythe O. J. Feldkamp A FEW OF THEIR OFFERINGS: A 22-lb. 3 yr. old Daughter of a. 30-lb. cow, bred to a. 1,000-lb. Bull.. A 26- lb. 3 yr. old show cow. A 25-lb. daughter of a 28-1b. cow. A 26 lb cow with 105 lbs. in 30 days. with 811 lbs. in a. yeal A 17-1b.heife1 from a. 24—lb. cow with a 28-lb. dam. A 20-lb. heifer bred to a 1,000-lb. Bull. Daughter of a. 27-Ib. cow ewfeeisw'iwmii‘sv" :I.‘ 5 23"? “f 't 2‘57}; .4 '5 33. :.~.§,'>‘>-f'i‘ ”wt-“5f 31."..3‘57’1115: A 23-11). heifer with 93 lbs. in 30 da. Dam over 800 lbs. in a. yr. A 10 mo. old dau. of a. 1,000'lb. bull from a 17-lb. 2 yr. old dau. of a 32-lb. cow. A yearling son of King Ona Champion from a 30~1b. dam. A son of King 0113. Champion from a: 30-lb. dam with 119 lbs in 5, . «Eirri-{smgiécm :1 30 days A 16-.lb Daughter of a 1300-1.b Bull. A 19- lb cow that can win in fast company in a Show Ring. Twin bull calves. Sired by King 011a Champion dam, a 700—lb. yearly record heifer, dau. of Maplecrest Application Pontiac. Four Dams in their Four Generation Pedigree av. over 1,100 lbs in a year. Two good sons of King Korn. Artis Vale, from A. R. O. Dams. Others equally as good or better. III E. Main St., Mack and Wood, Selling For Catalogs Address WALTER L. SPAULDING, Sec. Registered Stock at Auction Having sold our farm we will sell at auction at the farm, 7 miles east 1’ M A C., on M 16, 01 1 mile north of Meridian. o FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28,1923 14 Registered Percherons One big rugged 1 .900-lb. dapple grey stallion, 4-year-old Buster 2nd 152910; one 8—year—old 1,900-lb. dapple grey mare; 4 mares, 3 to 8 years old. These mares were bred for early spnng colts to Buster the 11. Two dark grey 23 year-old mares, well-matched; 1 light grey mare, lots of size and well—made: 5 good blocky_stalllon foals and one 5-mo.-old dark grey filly. No better show or breeding stock of Percherons in the state. A chance to buy stock firoduced by 20 years of experience in breeding and feeding of the Percheron orse. Fifteen Reg Female Holsteins, 15 Tuberculin- tested 8 cows 3 to 5 years bfldmdue 12%8f81'f78helh in gctober, tbded to a son §f Finderne Johanna Fayne a essa w ose neares ams avera e 692. A earl -mo heifer sired by F. J. F V 258877. g y mg and 101110 One 15-mo.-old bull sired by No. 258877. cows fog reaIdy1 todstart making milk checks. 1. eg. can 5, sows with pigs, one 2- ear-old boar, 1 ' ' 3 boigsslg grade shoats, weigh 100 lbs. y 0 sprmg gilts, 3 mp. ewes, extra good Shropshire breedin ewes yearlsr old. tOne tlngee- yeagold Oxford grade buck. g two to four arm 00 s an mac Inery will be sold in the A. M. Bi L Usual sale terms will be given, Murray & Sober, Auct g unch at noon J. M. HICKS & SONS, Williamston, Mich. SECOND ANNUAL SALE The Get of MODEL KING SEGIS GLISTA Famous for Show Type and Milk Production GRAND RIVER STOCK FARMS Eaton Rapids, Michigan THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27th Sale will Begin at 10 A M. 43 SELECTED REGISTERED HOLSTEINS 43 ‘Composed of 22 Young Bulls and 21 Females Fully Accredited Herd Approved Bankable Paper of Nine Months will be Accepted COREY J. SPENCER, Owner, Jackson, Mich. 0 Why buy grades when you can buy pure- A good clean young herd of l’fltT I; El: lnyrods at abfig tab: eagle angle? nkSired by [3'80 SII'IIII P-Hc-o§1§?c:gfizh§?i":’ M. M” e er a Peter Jo m y a co fro sows by World Champion bani-m Look at the 300’s ARTZ Schoolersft. "Rh ones then come here. City. Mich. m... “M s. r. r. c all Sows, 35:63., ... Paces-.1 anonofAlaska. Ii. 0. Mount. _le.ayvfl to lcb. me very choice boars doublet:- rro P .kflr. out. b. l d l a"? an managernoatulro‘; Wednesday, September 19. Wheat. Detroit—No. 1 red $1.05; No: 2 red $1.04; No. 3 red $1.01; No. 2 white $1.05; No. 2 miXed $1.04. Chicago—September 66c; ber 681/1c; May 72140. Toledo—Cash $1.03%@1.O41,§. Corn. Detroit.~——Cash No. 2 yellow at 94c; No. 3, 93c. Chicago—September 83c; ber 66%@67c; 3’egt 68@6817§c. a s. Detroit—Cash No. 2 white at 430; No. 3, 3955c; No. 4 white 37%0. Chicago—September 38%0; Decem- ber 39%c; May 42%c. Toledo.—44@45c. Beans. Detroit. —— Immediate and prompt shipments $5.60 per cwt. Chicago—Choice $5.85; red kidneys at $6.95@7.20. Barley—Maltian 700; feeding 66c. ye. Detroit—Cash No. 2, 74c. Chicago—September 66c; December 68140; May 7214c. Toledo—Cash 721/20. Seeds- Detroit.—Prime red clover cash at $13; March $13.50; alsike $10.75; tim- othy $3.85. Hay. New Hay—No. 1 timothy $20.50@ light mixed at No. 2 timothy at $18@ 21; standard and $19.50@20; 19; No. 1 clover mixed $17@18; No. 1 clover $l5@16; wheat and oat straw $10.50@11; rye straw $11.50@12. Feeds. Bran at $32; standard middlings at / $32; fine do $33; cracked corn at $40; coarse cornmeal $36; chop $33 per ton in 100~lb sacks. Fruit. Chicago—Apples, Michigan Duchess at $1@1.25; Wealthies $1@1.25 per bu; cooking apples 50@750. Plums—Damsons bushel. ‘ Peaches—Elbertas crate. Pears—Bartletts $2.25@2.50. Grapes.——~Baskets, 5 lbs table grapes 30c; Climax baskets, 16 lbs, 75c. WHEAT In spite of unfavorable conditions in the later stages of growth of the Canadian wheat crop, opinions upon the yield have been more optimistic recently and the Canadian government has put on the cap sheaf by its Sep- tember estimate of 470,000,000 bushels which is 70,000,000 bushels above the record crop of last year and perilously close to the 500,000,000 bushel forecast over which so much ink has been’ spill- ed. The movement of spring wheat is enlarging so that total primary re- ceipts are holding up well and the Canadian movement is getting under way. Part of the Canadian accumula- tions will be hedged in our markets so that whatever the ultimate course of wheat values, an advance will meet with much opposition for a while. The mills were fairly active after the bet- ter grades of Wheat early last week and export demand, especially for Manitobas, improved, but the Canadi- an crop news has slowed down both foreign and domestic buying in the last few days. OATS Oats prices have discounted the ef— fect of'the new crop movement and are showing more strength than other grains. Primary receipts are declin- ing although the visible supply is gain— ing. The percentage of low grades is rather high, due to recent rains. The September forecasts showed minor de- creases in the oats and barley crops and a small increase in flax to 19,400,- 000 bushels against 11,700,000 bushels last year. The sorghum grain crop lost about ten per cent during the month, but is 101,000,000 bushels com- pared with' 90,400,000 bushels in 1922. CORN While more and more of the corn crop is maturing ahead of frost and a large amount of good corn is assured, a good deal of damage has been done over the northern part of the corn belt and more cold Weather is on the way. There is still a large acreagewhich Y , will not reach the safety Zone before October 1. The government’s Septem- ;’ber forecast was 3,076,000,000 bushels, ..or practically ' r above last year. 200,000,000 bushels The .nine leading ~-states which furnishgthe bulk of the ,3fip‘p1y‘reach'mg commercial channels Mixedho 0.0@: 9.10 a gig-about twenty percent. ,more than Pigs . . . '.' .............. , I,‘ “j . are nearly 50,069,000, bushels Heavies .» 008 8, ‘ l: hater ~ Cash =,-‘~e9m':Bl:a.g Decem- Decem- . $1.25@1.50 per $1.25@1.50 per Best .. .. Others steady; mixed hogs 25c lower. continues scarce and prices remain near the high point where they have been since mid-July. SEEDS The official estimate on the 1923 crop of cloverseed is 1,292,000 bush- els compared with 1,875,000 bushels harvested last year and 1,411,000 bush- els in 1921. The crop is the smallest with one exception since 1915. Prices reached a new high point for the sea- son last week. FEEDS Reports upon the feed market con- ditions are rather conflicting but de- mand from consumers and retailers seems to have died out on the recent advance. Stocks of wheat feeds at the leading milling centers are said to be heavy for this season of the year and the jobbers are offering large amounts for sale. Consuming sections are believed to have contracted before the recent advance occurred, for un- usually large amounts for distant dc“- livery. HAY The September forecast of the hay crop was 88,000,000 tons, which repre— sents a small gain over a month ago. It compares with 112,800,000 tons in 1922, however. Prices at most of the leading hay markets are firm, with a fair demand and light receipts. The south is said to be a less urgent buyer than a week or two ago. POULTRY AND EGGS Fresh egg prices found still higher levels last week as the supply of fine graded stock became limited. Receipts at the four leading markets were large and withdrawals from storage so far this month have been only about fifty per cent as large as during the cor-v responding period last year. While some dealers believe prices for stor- age eggs will have to halt their up— ward movement before long, others predict a firm market until late in the fall. Chicago—Eggs, checks 19@21c per dozen; fresh firsts 31@33c; ordinary firsts 2661 280. Live poultry, hens 16@ 241/2c; springers 241/20; roosters 150; ducks 22@24c; geese 200; turkeys 200. Detroit—Eggs, fresh candied and graded 32@34c. Live poultry, heavy springers 27@28c; light springers 23 @240; heavy hens 270; light hens 17 @180; roosters 150; geese 15@160; ducks 23@24c. BUTTER Butter production is failing to show the increase so confidently expected by dealers earlier in the season and the market' is firm with advancing 'N. '“ARKETREPDRf‘ prices as the supply is barely sum- cientr to satisfy the demand. Slight withdrawals from storage are being made. Foreign markets are firm at levels too high to make them attrac- tive to domestic buyers. The Chicago market is higher than eastern mar- kets, as is not usually the case, but few dealers expect other than contin- ued higher prices for the immediate future at least. Prices are as follows: Chicago 47 1,éc; New York 4635c. In Detroit fresh creamery in tubs is selling for 43@ 44‘1/20 per pound. POTATOES The Septe‘inber forecast of the white potato crop was 390,000,000 bushels,- or 10,000,000 bushels more than .a month ago, but 61,000,000 bushels less than in 1922. Wisconsin shows the greatest decline. The sweet potato crop is estimated at 93,527,000 bushels _as against 109,534,000 bushels last year. ‘The carlot movement has not increased as much as expected in the last two weeks, but prices have been easy on the leading markets with the exception of Chicago. Northern round whites are quoted at $1.90@2 per 100 pounds in the Chicago carlot market. APPLES The commercial apple crop was es- timated at 33,320,000 barrels based on the September returns, compared with 30,955,000 barrels in 1922. The prin— cipal increase is in Washington which has 1,900,000 barrels more than last year. New York is the second state in total production With 5,212,000 barrels against 6,000,000 barrels in‘ 1922. Apple prices have been rather irregular under a steadily increasing carlot movement from producing sec- tions. Michigan Oldenburgs and Weal- thies are quoted at $1@1.60 per bushel in midwestern markets. WOOL The wool market is still dull as the mills are not receiving orders for goods in large volume, and are slow to increase their stocks of raw material. The London auction is firm at the opening advance with prices five to six cents above a basis at which'wools could be imported here so that con- fidence that our prices will be main- tained is general. Sales of the new clip will start in Australia this week and the future of the market may be more clearly indicated by the way these offerings are taken. Reports from Argentina indicate that its new clip will meet a warm welcome. The Boston market is quoted as fol- lows: Michigan and New York fleec- es, delain unwashed 52@53c; fine un- Live Stock Market Service] Wednesday, September 19. ’ DETROIT Cattle. Market steady, qual- 8.50@10.00 7.00M? 7.75 Receipts 460. ity common. Best heavy steers ....... Handyweight butchers . Good to choice yearlings.$10.00@12.00 Mixed steers and heifers 6.00@ 6.75 5.00 Handy light butchers . @ 6.00 Light butchers .......... 4 00@ 4.75 Best cows .............. 5 00@ 6 00 Butcher cows ........... 3 50@ 4.75 Cutters ................. 3.00 Canners ................ 2 25@ 2 50 Choice bulls ... . . . , ..... 5 00@ 5 50 Bologna bulls ........... 4 50@ 4 75 Stock bulls ............. 3 50@ 4 00 Feeders ................. 4.50@ 6 25 Stockers ................ 4.00@ .25 Milkers ._ ................ $55@ $100 Veal Calves. Receipts 525. Market steady. . . . . . . . . . .$14.50@15.00. . .. . . 5.00@13.50 Sheep and Lambs. . Receipts 1,800. Market steady to 25c lower. Best lambs ............. $13.75@14.50 Fair lambs .......... . . . . . 12.00 13.00 Light to common ....... 8.00 11.00 gag to good sheep... . 6.00 7.25 u s .................... ‘ 2.00 3.0.0 Hoas- ‘ 1’ . Receipts 2,710; Market on pigs is steers. tives; contingent, about 2,000 head. Market on fed steers very slow. Better grades and in-between grades, weighty offer- ings tending lower. Top steers $12.90; (agili3er5001asses steady; bulk veal $12.50 . 133:?” 5' ‘q‘Rece pts fiv CHICAGO Hogs. Receipts 27,000. Market is slow and uneven, mostly 15@25c lower, than Tuesday’s average. Good and choice 160 to 240-lb average $8.55@8.75; top bulk good 250 to 325le butchers $8.25 @850; most packing sows at $7.30@ 7.60. Better grades of strong weight pigs $6.75@7.25. - Cattle. Receipts 12,000. Market is largely Bulk relatively choice fed na- offerings of western grasser Sheep and Lambs. Receipts 30,000. Market on killing stockslow. Fat‘ lambs steady to 25c lower; steady; feeding lambs steady to strong; fat lambs sold at odd sale; natives $13@13.50; some held higher; fat handyweight ewes mostly at $6@. 6.50; feeding lambs largely $13.50@ 13.75; several decks upwards to $14. » BUFFALO Cattle. _ Receipts two cars. Market slow. Calves at $14.75. . Hogs. . - Receipts.25 cars. Market is-steaéifiy. $g@9.~25; yorkers ‘39.50@9 . 3.75.... , . ,3 N g , $130930)? mbs. . ,0, _ October washed 47@48c;' half-blood unwashed , 54@55c three-eighths blood unwashed 53c; quarter—blood unwashed 480. BEANS Bean prices advanced against last week and are quoted at $5.60 er 100 pounds f. o. .b. Michigan 3 ipping points for choice hand-picked whites. The government’s report states that the crop did not set as well as usual, ‘and the pods are only partly filled, especially in the dry sections of the state. The September 1 condition was ten per cent lower than a month pre- vious. The crop forecast was 6,506,- 000 bushels but damage by rains dur- ing the harvest period will cut the merchantable crop several hundred thousand bushels below that figure. GRAND RAPIDS Bean buyers in western Michigan are dealing conservatively or “playing close to shore” as they say among themselves. Like the jobbers on the eastern side of the state, they feel there is going to be plenty of beans to go around and none of them have any particular desire to get a corner. Prices to growers are being kept well in line with eastern and southern mar- kets, ranging from $4.75@5.per cw't. Some lots pick heavy while others go less than one per cent. The potato market is irregular at $1.20@1.40 per bushel. Peaches were steady and quoted as follows: Elbertas $150692 bu; Engles $1.25@1.35 bu; Hales, $2.50 @3 bu; Oceanas $2@2.25; Prolifics at $1.25@1.50 bu; Kalamazoos $1.25 bu; other fruits ranged: Plums, Lom- bards at 40@800 bu; Monarchs $1.50@ 1.75 bu. Pears, Anjous $1.25@1.50 bu; Flemish Beauties $2 bu. Demon" CITY MARKET Potatoes were in moderate supply Wednesday and the market ruled firm with good selling at $3.50 per sack; Early Ohios $2.75@3; on the farmers’ :market the values were around $1.50@ 1.70 per bushel. An abundance of ap— ples did not prevent a steady market with fancy Wolf Rivers at $1.75@2 per bushel on track, and $1.25@1.35 for ordinary kinds. On the farmers’ market the Wolf Rivers brought $1.75 @2 per bushel and the general run $1.25@1.50. A moderate supply of peaches _kept that market steady. Michigan Albertas $2.25@2.75 on ‘track and $3.50@4 for fancy ones on the farmers’ market. Ordinary good stock brought,$2.75@3.25. A steady pear market was sustained by moderate supplies with fancy Bartletts at $2.75 @3 on track, and $3.50@4 0n farmers’ market. Plums were light at $3 on retail market. Canteloupes of fair quality ranged from $1.75@2.7_5; wa- termelons $1.50@4 per bushel; tomat- oes $1@1.5O for average and $1.25@ 1.75 for pink; cabbage in fair demand at $1.25; large cucumbers $1@2; small do $8@10 per bushel; grapes in mod- erate supply at $2.50@3 per bushel; eggs in moderate supply at 38@40c wholesale, and 45@500 retail. Poultry is in fair demand, with old hens at 24 @25c wholesale, and 25@32c retail; springers 30@320; veal 19@200. COMING LIVE STOCK SALES. Poland Chinas. I September 28.—J. M. Hicks & Sons, _Williamston, Mich. October 3.—F. E. Haynes, Hillsdale, Mich. . October 11.—Vaughan’s Seed Farms, Ovid, Mich. 12.—Francisco Farm, Mt. Pleasant, Mich. ‘ ' October 17.~We_sley Hile, Ionia, Mich. October 18.—Hunn Bros., .Chesaning, Mich. Ocitfibfir 19.——E. A. Clark, St. Louis, c . October 20.~—A. D. Gregory, Ionia, Mich. Guernseys. September 22.—W. J. Brown, Redford. H otsteins. Septemberh27—Corey J. Spencer, Jack- son, .M'ic . September 28.——J. M. Hicks &' Sons, vWilliamston, Mich. October 2.—~—Washtenaw "County Hol- stein Breedersf Assn, Ann Arbor. Shorthorns: Breede A October 2.~—'Southern Micki an She - . horn rs' am, grin rt' ’ . 'MIOh. ' 4 ’ titanium . leases-{mus coco second , . .. ' MOST creditable record. was re: cently, completed by Sensational Iris owned by Charles Kraus, of Hart, MiChigan. This Jersey cow produced 12,805 pounds of 5.58 per cent milk, which carried 71% pounds or butter-fat. Iris was live years and two months old when this test was started. - usso aoormc T0 LINE siLo . , oooas. HAVE 3. silo with felt-lined doors. Last yearxmuch of this lining was defective. Our. local. dealer asks about PATENTS ., ., rsonalonhien. A. O'BRIEN. REGISTERED PATENT ExclRYEEngEflz Southern B|d¢.. Washington. D. 0. Write today for free in- struction book and "Rec- ord of Invention" blank. ' ' at World's Original and Great- Lnrn luclionoonng e... My,“ 33,”? $9,“? with no capital invested. Wrte to ay or ~ee ca - log—10m lam ”col at Auctioned”. 26 Ill. Sac- ramento 8M“ III” Carey H. Jones. Pres. 'H'ocs Large Type Poland Claims A ’ For sale Fell Boers. um- :bred or open. Herd head ed by two Grand Champion boars. ALA. FELDKAMP, Manchester, Mich. RADIO GIANT V econ the worlds largest strain of Poland Efrain 3:25. Bo Bowl. Pigs at bargain prices from Mich. pioneer life “rahéivo b51231 ‘"them big for 80 0 1 ”m' V“ email? 0. BUTL’EI‘L Portland, Mich Francisco Farm Poland Chinas - 1 hi on Emancipator. an 800 pound 2—yeer- galls $3131.: of great mothers and large litters. 0 choice cilia. A few pairs not skin—P. P. 339:, Mt. Pleasant. Mich. Large Type P. C. Ki (1. A few of those big. smooth.stretchy. 33931133 foiled“. Bred for March, April and May ‘ i t. farrow. Pricodr N.F.BORNOR. Large Type Young Poland China Sows EVERT S'I‘ETLER. “'altz, Mich. Paras. .\.lch " A few bred gifts left, Place your HamPShlres order now (Or your boar pig. Pairs wt “k‘nioisi’irhvlindiwoan. R.4. St-JohnS-Mich -— ——— SHEEP DELAINE RAMS, 19133; i“.".%.°“°" I". H. Russell. R 3 . Wakeman. Ohio. For Shopshire Yearling Rams Weill" 3’; ARMSTRONG BROS. R. 3. Fowlerville. Michigan. Idle Wild Stock Farms offers 30 registered Shropshire rams and 40.6W85. Remember, this flock won all the championships at Fairs—CLIFFORD MIDDLETON, Clayton. Mich. - Yearling rams. The Maples Shropshires—For Sale mm W, and quality. sired by 1921 Champion Ram of‘Michigan. Also ewes. C. R. Leland, Ann Arbor, Mich., R. R. No. 5. Phone 7134—F-13. ' ' d . S' . t . Registered Hampshire Rams 33.1.???“ wife {£21 breeding. W. W. CASLER, OVID. BIICH. FOR SALE Reg. Oxford Rams and Ewes Satisfaction Guaranteed. Write Your Wants Geo. T. Abbott, Palms, Mich. Telephone: DeckerviIIe 73-3 Registered $222922 c3321 43.333131»? 3 few yearling rams. Flock established 1890. C. Lemen & Sons. Dexter. Mich. F h be t. W 't W . V OXFO RDS siékief Ifeckerirllle. mMicllifl. Rams and Ewes. , OXFORD RAMS: 3'31... "95$? s33 Farm, Mariette, Mich. HORSES Percheron 8o Belgians UNDER THE HAMMER Wed... October 3, 1923 At Lima, Ohio ' It is ‘s dispersal of erred the country's best herds. Gsaut'm stallions, wen. - derful brood m outstanding colts. They are winners inshore: ring and field.g ten cents a linear foot for the felt, or over sixty cents a door, ,' ' . ’ I had some roll roofing which I cu into strips and substituted for the felt with satisfactory results. This year I plan to use the roofing cement, both when putting on the strips and when putting the door in place—R. B. C. TH E FARMER'S DOLLAR. NDUSTRIAL products are nbw ex- changeable for forty per cent more of farm products now than in 1913. This deduction is reached by a simple twist of the department of agricul- ture’s index figure which shows that the farmer's purchasing power is about Seventy per cent of the pre-war period. ' ' A fact finding commission to inves- tigate the whole system of govern- ment methods in reclaiming arid and semi-arid lands by irrigation has been appointed by Secretary of the Interior Work. It is thought necessary that such an investigation should be made. The facts already disclosed are not very complimentary to those having the ir- rigation projects in charge or favor- able to the development of more irri- gation projects. In fact this reclama- tion work has been overdone. The secretary of the interior says it is generally reported that relatively few of the original settlers on projects ‘now remain on them as water-users. He also says that “one hundred and thirty-four millions of government money has been expended for reclama- tion and but fourteen millions have been returned, while six millions are due and unpaid.” “Time extensions for payment of both construction and maintenance charges have been asked which, if granted, would multiply deferred an- nual payments, it is feared, beyond the ultimate ability of the settler to pay, entailing probable loss of his home and to the government the loss of the investment. Seven men have been invited to comprise the fact-find- ing commission, including Julius Barnes, president of the United States Chamber olt‘ Commerce, and Oscar E. Bradfute, president of the American Farm ‘Bureau Federation. LIVE STOCK AWARDS AT STATE FAIR. (Continued- from page 291). on Dorothy S 2nd: 3, Shadeland. on Bonnie G 29th. Junior yearling heifer—1, Shellcnberger, on May Repeater: 2. ,Smith Bros. on Dame Woodford; 3, Alexander on Jessic. Senior heifer call 71, Shcllcubcrgcr. on Easter Re- peater (reserve junior champion); 2, Turncr (‘c., on Laurel Bcauty 5th; 3, Alcxundcr, on Lady Wood- burn. Graded herd—4. Shcllcnbcrgcr; 2, Alcxander; 3, Smith Bros. Yearling herd——1, Slicllcnbcrgcr; 2, Alexander; 3, Smith Bros. ‘ Calf hcrd—l. Shcllcnbcrgcr; 2. Turner (10. Four animals. act of cm: sirc——1 and 2. Shellen— berger; 3, Alexander. ' ABERDEEN-ANGUS. Judge—A. A. Armstrong. (.‘amargo. Ills. Three bulls, owncd by cxhibitcrvl, Woodcote Stock Farms. Ionia, Mich; 2. Raymond Brown, 1115.; 3, W. E. Scripps, Orion. Mich. Two bulls bred and owned by exhibitor—1, Wood- cote; 2, Scripps; 3. Brown. Bull three years old or over—1. M. A. C. on Plumb Square «5 chcl (senior champion): 2 and 4. Scripps, on Earl of linscbury and Eirreboll of Bleatcn; 3, Brown, on Broodus Black Copper 2nd. Bull 2 years old and undcr 3»—1, Woodcotc on Equal of Woodcntc; 2. Brown, on Ensign (3 2nd. Senior yearling bull-Brown, on l’crmit 9th (grand champion). Junior yearling bulb-1. John E. Brown. 1234 Hub- bard Avenuc, Detroit, Mich. on Prince of Wildwood (junior champion); 2, Woodcote, on ‘Blackcap K of Woodcote. Senior bull calf—1, Scripps, on Queen’s Guard: 2. Woodcote on Eur-clm: 3, Brown. on Beauty Boy B. Junior bull calf—1. Woodcctc on Ethan (junior reserve champion); 2, Brown, on Beauty Boy; 3. Scripps, on Prince Edgar. Cow 3 years old or ovcr. with own calf by side, calvcd after January 1. 1923—4, Scripps, on Pride Protest 6th'(senior champion and grand champion); 2. Brown on Beauty MclIcm-y. Cow 3 ycars old or ovcr—l and 4, Brown on Blackbird 425 and Kandace (Bill: '2 and 3. Scripps, on Wildwood Pretty Rose and Electra of Hutton. Iieifpr 2 years old and undcr 3—1 and 2. Scripps, on Pride of Wildwood (reserve senior champion) and Queen Mary Ann; 3. Brown on Queen Quail. 'Scninr yearling heifer—1. Woodcotc, on Miss Bur- gess (reserve junior champion); 2 and 3. Brown. on~ Ixundnce 12th and Queen Quail 4th. ‘ ‘ Junior yearling heifer—1. Scripps, on Pridistine: 2. Woodcote on Eullma of Woodcote; 3. Brown. on Maplewood lflnchantrcss. . Senior heifer calf—1, Woodcotc. on Equity ol’ Woodcotc (Junior champion and reserve grand cham- pion); 2 and -3. Sci-ions on Pretty Rose-of Wildwood and Black Nightcarl. . Graded herd—l. Scrlpps; 2. Woodcote: ‘3. Brown. Yearling herd—l. Brown: 2. Woodcote. ale herd—1. Woodcote: 2. Serious: 3. Brown' Four animals. set or one sire—1. Scripps: 2. Wood- oote; 3. own. Alexander; 3, POLLED snonreonns. Judge—Dale Bellows. Marysi‘ille. M There were only two exhibitors-oi o. Pulled Short- ~herns2 L. C. Kelly. of Plymouth, Ml hlgan. and “Ben Kelly of Plymouth. niobiumcme money All _. L'C. Kelly ”relief-r . 3 except inmor-chmphm female. t l"flillfllfllfllflllllh‘llllll|lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll|llllllIllllllllilll|lllllllllllllllfllllllllllllflllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll " Southern Mich. Short- horn Breeders’ Assn. SEVENTH ANNUAL SALE 35 Head of Good High-Class Reg. Cows, Heifers & Bulls 35 ' ToBe |||||ll|I||l|||IlllllllllllllllII|llIIlllllllllllllllllllllllllll||||III||l||||Illlllllllllll|||IlllllllllllllllllllIlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIIIlI this Association. alogue, address Hillsdale Fair Grounds Tuesday, Oct. 2nd, 1923‘ A few cows of dual purpose strains will be sold. Also cows with calves by side. This sale is held under the auSpisces of For particulars and cat- W. C. Osius, Hillsdale, Michigan Andy Adams, Sale Mgr., LitchfieIiMich Ii. Held at Those who. prefer Big Type Poland China Hogs we reccommend the Herd of F. E. Haynes who will sell about 50 head at Hillsdale Fair Grounds Wednesday, Oct. 3rd, 1923. lllllllllllllllllIlllllllllllllllllIIHIIIIIllllllllllllllllll||l|||||l|l|||||||l|||||l|ll||||||l|||||||||l||lllllllll|||Hll||llllllllllllllllllll ||I|||||lIII|IlllllllllII|||ll|lllllllllllIllllllIllllll||IIIIIIIllIIlllllllllIlIllllllllllllIllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllHllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll fllllllllllllllIllllllllllllll A tising miscellaneous articles for sale or exchange. consecutive insertions 6 cents a word. Count as display type or illustrations admitted. Minimum charge. 10 words. CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING This classified advertising department is established {or the convenience of Michigan farmers. Small advertisements bring best results under classified headings. at classified rates, or in display columns at commercial rates. Rates 8 cents a word. each insertion. on orders for less than four insertions; for four or more Remittances must accompany order. Real estate and live stock advertising have separate departments and are not accepted as classified. Try it for want ads and for adver- Poultry advertising will be run in this department a word each abbreviation, initial or number. ho Rates in Effect October 7, 1922 One Four One Four Words time times Words time times 10 ........ 0 80 $2.40 2 ........ $2.08 $6.24 1 ........ 88 2.64 ........ 2.16 6.4 2 ........ .96 2.88 28 ........ 2.24 6.172 1“) ........ 1.04 3.12 29 ........ 2.32 6.96 l ........ 1.12 3.36 30 ........ 2.40 7.20 15 ........ .20 3.60 31 ........ 2.48 7.44 16 ........ 1.25 3.84 32 ........ 2.56 7.68 17 ........ 1.36 4.08 33 ........ ”.64 7.92 18 ........ l 44 4.32 34 2.72 . 8.16 19 ........ 52 4.56 35 2.80 8.40 20 ...... . l 60 4.80 36. 2.88 8.64 21 ........ .68 5.04 37 .. 2.96 8.88 22 ........ 1.76 5.28 38. 3.04 9.12 “3 ........ 1 84 5.52 39. 3.12 9.36 24 ........ 1.92 5.76 40.. 3.20 9. 25 ....... 2.00 6.00 41. . . . . 3 28 9 84 diuontinuant: order: Specral Notic ........ a, funded for the Clout/ltd Department mm! reach 111i: oflia ten day: in advanre afpublica lion dart. WANTED to buy Beancr; prefer Buffalo Pitts band- led. straw carrier. Orla Benjamin. Walled Lake. Mich. DOGS F‘Olt SALlchoon. Skunk, Mink. Fox. Wolf and Rab-I bll’. Hounds. C. 1.. Demon. Ramsey. Ills. GERMAN Shepherd. Airedales. Collies: Old English Shepherd dogs: Puppies: lllc illustrated instructive list. Vi . It. Watson. Box 3.3. Macon. Mo. NEWFOUNDLAND, St. Bernard, Collie. Shepherd. Aircdalc. Rat Terrier. l’olicc Dogs, puppies.-—Ti1mcr Thompson. lilmorc. Minn. COLLINS, two sable and white male puppics. three months old $10 each for quick sale. Farm raised. Pedigrces furnishcd. (flare V. Dorman. Snover. Mich. FOR ISALIZ—Thoroughbred‘Collic pups. Joseph Lau- ccllo, Saginaw Mich. Route 2 MISCELLANEOUS LEAF TOBACCO—3 yearsold. Nature Cured. Ever- Ready Safcty Razor and six blades, or imported Briar pipe free with order. 10-1b. packages, sclcct chewing. $3.50; select smoking. $3.00: medium smoking. $1.75. Pay for tobacco and postage on arrival. Farmers’ Union, Huwesvillc, Ky. LEAF TOBACCO—Five pounds chewing. $1.75; ten. $3.00; the pounds smoking. $1.25; tcn. $2.00: twenty, $3.50. Send no money. Pay when received. Pipe and recipe free. Cooperative Farmers, l’aducah. Kentucky. TOBACCO-«Extra. Smoking, 5 lbs... $1.00; 10 lbs.. $l.50; 20 lbs.. $2.75. Chewing, 5 lbs. $1.50; 10 lbs.. $2.75. Quality guaranteed. O'CONNOR SMOKE- HOUSE. $133, Mayfield, Ky. NATURAL LEAF TOBACCO. Chewing, 5 lbs. $1.75; 10 lbs. $3.00; Smoking. 5 lbs., $1.25; 10 lbs.. $2.00. Pay when received. pipe and recipe free. Farmers’ Tobacco Union, B4, Paducah. Ky. LEAF TOBACCO—40hewlng. 4 lbs, $1.40: Fifteen, $4: Smoking. 4 lbs.. $1.00;Fll’teen. $3.00. Pipe and reci- pe free.“ Pay when received. United Tobacco Grow- ers, Paducah, Ky.. _ FOB BALE—Corn husker shredder. 8 roll Success. Gilbert Ferris. Plalnwell. Mich. FOR SALE—Tractor. 8-16 Mogul. Oliver gang-plows. Write Gilbert Ferris. Plainwell. Mich. roe saw—Rowen ml... Cutter. Write a. J. 47m. rented. Mich. for particulars. WANTED? Sliced Small Form Tractor. Arc 'br‘vothejr. w.- . ‘ 1. Denborn. Mich. s tidied, magnets)..- 1. 11mm s Folttins. .. B. POULTRY SELECT BARRON Strain Single Comb White. Brown lmglmrn, and Ancuun Ycarliug Breeders. Special at. $1.00 each. All stack guaranteed. Must make room. (\ilrdlcr at once. Towuline l’oultry Farm. Zeeland, . 1c 1. , FOR SALlc~lmportcd Scotch White Leghorn stock. 'l‘lic kind that lav. weigh and pay. Also breeder of S. l‘. liull' chhm‘ns. Visitors welcomed. Fairview l'cullry Farm, C. J. Sweet. l'rop., Ann Arbor, Mich. YEARLING lll~2.'S.——English and American White chhorns and Anconas. Reasonable prices. M. D. Wyngardeu, Route 4, Zeeland. Mich. Il‘Oll SALICs—Singlc comb red pullets from trap- nestcd stock. Prices reasonable. Write for descrip- tion and prices. Dunning's Red Farm. Delton. Mich. CHOICE Barred Rook and White Rock Cockerell. mm from h1gh record hens. $3.00 each. J. V. Sheep, ()wosso, Mich. S. C. \V. IdEGHORN COCKERELS—Pure young strain. unlimited range, very reasonable priced. A. R. Atherton. Marcellus. Mich. COCKERELS‘White Leghorn, from same stock as my leading pen at Lansing contest. Orme Thompson. Allen, Mich. S. C. BUFF‘ LEGHORN cockerels. Write for prim and description. Willard Webster. Bath, Mich TRY a Michigan 'Farrner Classified. Line—r. . ., 1’1??? bring results. .4», .1 .. 1—2.3" 5;»? 23.. 1..» . 5.4, .3 . use , 1 mmmwmmmmmmmmmmu . :rs‘lsvteavtrww-'**-:“""W‘v-ézxvy*” we‘w was“: 575'." * . 1,“. “fl... . Wmmnnunmmummummunm Name . . , down. FREE Please send me free. without any obligation on my part, your 64-page catalog and your Sweeney School, News. Tell me or the opportunities in the Auto‘an Tractor BuSiness, and your special offer. ' s oooood‘oooooohocoootocnololooooooooootooouatIIO "Po ‘03}.oc‘oos‘o‘oo‘goop‘oo'lco‘o‘ooo‘ooooo-st‘ategooooou‘ooo‘coor‘.’ ‘“ , L 00K at these pictures. Twenty thousand “’ Sweeney trained men own garages, tire shops, vulcanizing and service shops, just like these. You can be your own boss. You can be independent. It is easy to start in business for yourself. some employer and do work you don’t like. , Sometimes it looks like carpenters, plasterers, etc., get big wages, but when hard times come they are out of work. I say work for yourself. Then you are not bothered by strikes, lockouts, factories closing Own your own business; work for yourself with enthusiasm, not drudgery. It’s the yearning of every young man TO BE HIS OWN BOSS, and Sweeney makes it possible. . How would you like to see your name above the door of a neat and profitable garage like one of those shown in the pictures? Sweeney trains men in eight weeks in the auto and tactor business. I have had over 60,000 graduates. I estimate 20,000 are in business for themselves. You don’t need previous experience. These men had no pre- vious experience. You don’t need any capital to speak of. There are opportunities everywhere. Other fellows with money are often looking for trained men to handle the mechanical end as partners. These men hadn’t much money. But they had Sweeney training and made good. Learn ASucccssful Trade In 8chks At Sweeney System of Practical Instruction Is the ONLY WAY to learn if you want to save time and money and be properly trained. You get this at the World’s Greatest Trade School, the Million Dollar I will give you a FREE RADIO COURSE._ Sweeney Broadcasting Station Call W. H. B. One of the finest in ’the world. Talks anywhere in the U. S. Cost The first step is to send for my big FREE Catalog. CATALOG -AND SPECIAL OFFFR _ Get my big FREE 64-page catalog. It shows hundreds of actual , photographs of men at work in my magnificent newschool. Tells all about wages, profits, opportunities in auto and tractor business. Explains Interesting letters from graduates telling how ey made good. Shows how men come from all over the world to this big school. Makes you want to join the crowd. Tells everything you want to know. I will gladly send you a copy beautifully illustrated. I’ll tell you how . EMORY J. SWEENEY, President , Dept. 1231 Sweeney Building, Kansas City, M Sweeney School and you get it noWhere else. $50,000 to erect. step by step how you learn. . cepted. "Ill 1 - Garage 0/" Then you don’t have to bow down to ‘ to get into business for your- 4 self; No colored students ac- g; a J. SWEENEY, President f Look-at Clayton Eden’s nice” garage at 'Ainsworth, La. He says: “We operate the leading garage. All the-business we can do. Also handle Hudson, Essex and Buick Cars. Owe my present success to thewone .derful training received at the Sweeney School.” L 1 Look at the National Garage. Roy Atkinson sent me this picture from Everett, Mo. “Worked on a farm,” says Roy. 34At nineteen had only $14. Got father to send me to the Sweeney School. Three days) after I came home I fixed a neighborfs Ford- That was my' start.» Today this garage is worth $4,785.00. If you want to get that start do as I did and go to the Sweeney School. Look at John Boyer’s Garage, Milford, Ill. He says: Ilavmg a good business; busy all the time.” From far 011? Australia, S. A. . Noller writes: “Business is fine.” What these bo s have done YOU can do. If you like mechanics write me 'to ay—Get my Free catalog—Use the coupon, or post card Will do. , THE SWEENEY SYSTEM* Of Practical Instruction ' is the ONLY WAY to learn if you want to save time and money and be properly . trained. You get this a t t h e WORLD’S greatest , trade school, the M I L L I O N DOL- . LAR SWEENEY SCHOOL, and you get it nowhere else. COUPON TODA Y MAiL- THE f