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Yozmg Growtfl Starts Quint/y flfler Hogs Brecht Up Me Jame Grail" Sod

‘ By A. M. Brown





.HE village .of Schoolcraft was





built upon the east side of a ‘





grove of three hundred acres of

timber, situated in the center of the

largest prairie of the state. The be-





ginnings of this settlement date back.





about ninety-five years, so the reader

will realize how long this fine old

block of forest has been buffeted by

the destructive and' short-sighted pion-

. The battle

has been largely lost, and only scat-

tered remnants of this guardian of the

village now remain to tell the story.





Island Farm, named from this grove,

as it appeared amidst the waving wild

grass of the prairie, inherited about

ten acres of this virgin forest. Over





this the herds and flocks of the farm





had ranged for many years'and had





destroyed all young growth, so that





when the writer first remembers it,

the trees were, for the most part, quite

mature and becoming thin on the

ground, while June grass was taking

possession, wherever the sunlight

could sufficiently get through.





About this time the writer began to

operate the farm, his father advised

that the stock should be shut out of

the woodlot and it be given a chance

to rebuild itself. This advice was tak-

en‘and for some time this piece of tim-

ber was left to its own devices, with

the firm expectation that .it would at





.once set about replenishing its scat-





tered ranks and finally stand forth in





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all its former glory. Unfortunately for

our calculations, nothing of the kind

happened. Here and there in the

denser parts an ash or an elm sprang

up, but, where the grass had come in

and formed a sod, no tree seed took

roOt. So,-after a term of years the

sheep and cows were again given ac-

cess and the experiment was regarded

as a failure.



After a number of years had again

seen the woods a pasture lot and after

forestry had been developed as a

science in the colleges, the writer 1111-

dertook to rebuild. this woodlot, by

removing the live stock and planting

trees.

pine, cedar, walnut, butternut and lo-

cust were set out, with fair success,

but it was an expensive and slow proc-

ess, and the danger of fire in the grass-

ed-over area was always present in

dry weather.



While these trees were still small,

it became rather necessary to turn the

brood sows into the timber, so they

could have something of a range. No

special thought was given to their re-

lation to the trees, further than the

notion that they would probably not

injure them, in their then condition.

It wasnot long till nearly every square

foot of sod had been tipped over, even

once in a while a small tree, and the

whole area was like a plowed field.





A good many hundred spruce,‘





The following spring all live stock was

again kept out and very soon the

young seedling forest trees ‘began to

appear by the thousand, maple, elm,

ash, basswood, hickory, walnut and

oak. \



Several years have now gone by

since this growth started and in mid-

summer the woodlot is a thicket of

young timber. Many of the elms, wal-





nuts and maples are fifteen to twenty

feet high. A low spot, that used to

have some water standing upon it, has

come up almost exclusively to elms,

and these are already from one to

three inches in diameter. —

For us the question of the preserya-

tion of the woodlot is answered and

that, ‘Without expense or trouble. It

is the hope of the writer that some

reader of the Michigan Farmer, some-

where, may also try this method of

reforestation and have like success.





 





DiVidcnds frOm Land Without Labor





Converting Native Gray: [7210 Beefmm’ Me Rem/ts oftfie Practice of C. C. Loomis

By P. P. Pope *





O begin with, I must tell you a

few things about ”Mr. Louis him-

self. '

a' born stockman, he should qualify,

for he took the advice of' the philoso-





' ' pher and selected his‘g‘rand‘father from





among the live stock men of a century

ago. 'When his father—who has now





. about reached the allotted three score





andten—was a baby, this big, brawny

grandfather of his used to ride the

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home great herds of cattle to feed. ~



A generation ago it - was one of

young Charlie’s- .regular chores to

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corn to his father’s cattle. Many of

the, readers of this paper will remem-

ber this man, E. L. Loomis, by name,

a somewhat spare man of more than

average height He wore a full beard

of dark brown, and a pleasing, friendly

smile and over a considerable period

of years used to visit scores of farms

in Michigan, in search of cattle for his

feed lots. Hundreds of carloads of

them has he shipped from many sec-

tions of Michigan to that great cattle-

finishing section Which centers around

Bowling Green, Ohio. In his declining

years, while he basks in thenmilder





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 

 

 





climes of sunny southern Florida, the

son, Charles, is carrying on.



Charles used to play center on the

football team. It was here that he in-

voluntarily acquired the title of “rough

and ready.”

sique is a surplus of energy that is

naturally applied to whatever he un-

dertakes, and whether it has been in

the school room, on the playground, on

the farm, or with church and commu-

nity, Charles has always been found

in the front lines and doing his part.

He and his good wife have a couple of

farms in Ohio which they oversee, but

they like Michigan best as a place to

live. They have a. first-class farm

home equipped with all modern con-

veniences, located on a good farm near

Perry, in Shiawassee county, where

they are enjoying life with a fine fam-

ily of young folks growing up about

them. There are 160 acres in the

farm proper, which are devoted to the

production of a variety of crops, and

this farm is conducted as a typical

Michigan diversified farm.





Adjoining this farm back a the far





.. corner is a tract of 120 acres that has

never felt the plow.





It is this land





that our story is mostly about. The





' soil is good, the land is mostly cleared

. arid much of it could be prepared for.

'crops with very. little extra eflort, but





for. 7:311:45 present at least, Mr. Loomis





Back of a powerful phy- .





and let the cattle do the harvesting.

The Iesults of the past year’s experi—

ence given below, will explain his rea-

sons. This 120-agre tract was purchas-

ed a few years ago for $4,000. It is

traversed by a small spring brook that

supplies the land with a never failing

water supply, and makes of it an ideal

pasture.



Pasture land is ordinarily very hard

to check up on. We put the poorest

land on the farm into the pasture to

get out of working it, and torhave a.

convenient place to turn the stock.

Then we turn everything out on it and

consider the gains as a matter or

course. The land gets little or no

credit, too often we look upon it as

waste: but it is doubtful if any of the

of the ames on the average farm give

greater net returns, year in and year

out, than those that lie in grass and

are grazed by good live stock. The

figures Mr. Loomis gives us herewith

shed considerable light on the subject.





On the fourth day of last May, forty-

two yearling steers of fair quality that

had cost up to that date, $2,225 were

turned on this, pasture. There were

also pastured for a neighbor, twenty-

three head at $1. 25 per month for

which a total of $161. 95 was received,

and seven head of horses and colts

that were charged $10 each for the

season



On August 27, twenty more steers,

were added that made gains up to the ‘





close of the season conservatively e‘s’-, '





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VOLUME CLXII NUMBER EIGHT





DETROIT, FEBRUARY 23_, 1.924





 





CURRENT COMMENT





Circumstances alter faces.

A good thing needs no blufling.





A bird catching bugs is worth two

in the hands.





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Highway tenth annual con-

C 't I ference on highway

apt ,a engineering held at

Investment Ann Arbor last week,





Dean Cooley, of the

University of Michigan, emphasized

the need of taking immediate steps to

protect the enormous capital invest-

gmeht in our improved state highways.

{Commenting on transportation devel-

opments realized within the compar-

atively brief span of one ’man’s life, he

referred to our wonderful accomplish-

ment in railroad building and our lat-

er, but equally wonderful achievement

in highway building, and made the fol-

lowing striking comparison:

_ “It is a noteworthy fact that under

changed conditions a greater sum is

" being required to build the highways

than was expended in the construction

of railroads. In the old days it was

possible to build a mile of railroad,

graded and laid with ties and rails and

finished complete with fences, for from

$10,000 to $15,000. .I doubt if you are





able now

type now constructed, so cheaply.”





The startling feature of Dean Cool-

cy’s'address was the assertion that our

magnificent state and county roads, for



* the building of which we are paying

interest on millions of dollars of bond-

ed indebtedness‘, are being literally

blown away. “Such grand roads as

you are building this year are in the



,' . cornfield next year; they blow away,"

said Dean Cooley. In contrast he re-



. ferred to some of the European high-

ways built originally by the Romans

and which have been in constant use

since the beginning of the Christian

Era? The difference, he believes, lies

in the nature of the material used and

the method of maintenance.





Dean Cooley strongly emphasized

the necessity of'conserving the im-

mehse capital investment in our high-

ways and commended the considera-



_ tion of that subject to the conference.

. The comparisons which he made are

startling and the facts he emphasized



- are matters of common knowledge.

we have built this great system. of

.sgravel highways largely with locally

‘Mflable material and under the direc-

r‘tionof unskilled county highway com-

mittasioners, whose principal qualifica-

, filter the job has been political acu-

’ ’ inland it. These roads have very

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fronted with the prospector , , ‘

pay. for rebuilding them fgbefore their

first cost has been liquidated. , ‘

Dean Cooley’s advice is timely and

,to the point. We must“ have good

roads. Their building and maintenance

is an engineering probiem. The sooner

we can take it out of politics and treat

it as such, the more quickly we can

hope to accomplish a. measure of badly

needed conservation of our capital in-

Vestment in improved highways.





ROM time to xtime





A Fdrm- readers have been

. O urged in these col-

lng Epor' umnstoestablish



tumty themselves in the bus-





iness of growing su-

perior farm grains, seeds, and potato

stock.



From many sources comes informa-

tion justifying this advice. Experiment

stations and county agents of other

states, as well as other agricultural

agencies, are quite unanimous in vot-

ing Michigan seeds, grains, and seed

potatoes as equal to or better than

seed stock from any other source.





This knowledge is not new. It has

long been recognized by seedsmen that

seeds of the hig'hest quality can be

grown here. As a. result of this knowl-

edge the largest seed houses in the

world have developed in our midst.





To capitalize our natural resources

one thing is most needful. That need

is to increase the volume of this good

.seed stock. Our agricultural leaders

understand the conditions. They can

impart the knowledge and supervise,





to a certain degree, the work. A larger ’





volume can be guaranteed to the buy-

ing public only by interesting more

good farmers in the business.



One cannot grow superior seeds as

easily as he can ordinary farm crops.

Special attention is required. > That,

however, is not a handicap, but a pro-

tection. ‘ It protects the man of ability

against the competition of the average

person. The farmer who would be

above the average should not fail to

investigate closely the opportunity to

take advantage of Michigan’s favor-

able climate and soil conditions for

seed growing. _



Detroit will maintain her lead in the

automobile business because she has

a. larger number of the best automo-

tive workers than any other place'in

the world. Michigan now has the op-

portunity to gain a like reputation in

the seed growing business.





It





HE annual sym-





Michigan’s mary crop report

Cro for Michigan for 1923,



P issued by the United

Record States Department of





Agriculture in cooper-

ation with the Michigan Department

of Agriculture, shows an encouraging

improvement in Michigan crop Values

as compared with immediately previ-

ous years. '



This summary shows that the var-

iouscrops, not including live stock or

live stock products, produced in Mich-

igan during 1923 had a total estimated

value of $242,472,000 as compared with

$214,899,000 in 1922, and $183,695,000

in 1921. This represents a. gain of

nearly thirteen per cent over 1922 and

thirty per cent over 1921» These val-

uations were computed on the basis of

the December 1 prices, except for such

fruits as were out of ‘season,.in which

cases the price basis was that receiv-

ed for the marketingseason.



' All of the principal crops grown, ex-

cept wheat, barley, rye and obeans,

brought better prices than on the

same date for 1922. In the main, the

larger crop value as .of December 1

was due to higher average prices on

December 1 rather than }to larger

yields of crops secured than the pre-

vious year. Only winter wheat, bar-





ley. beans, and unpleashow, a greater,





per acre production than in the pre-

vious year, ‘ , '1 ' ~ ‘. $ , , _,



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crops and 11er stock'was twenty-one

percent higher than the' pro-war basis

of 1913. Onthe other hand, the whole?

sale index price of - all commodities

was fifty-three per cent higher than in

1913. .-As compared with previous





years, this gives an exchange value of





farm products, seven per cent higher

than at the beginning of 1923, and

eleven per cent higher than'the lowest

point which'was touched in August

and September, 1922.



On the other hand, wages for farm

labor advanced approximately twenty

per cent as compared with 1922, as an

average for the state. The average





,monthly‘ farm wages paid. during the





past season was $40 with board, as

compared with $33.60 last year. With-

out board the monthly average was

$55 as compared with $47.30 in} 1922.

Ordinary day labor was $2.58 with

board and $3.23 without board, as com-‘

pared with $2.10 with board and $2.70

without board last year.- Harvest la-

bor} averaged $3.10 with board and

$3.88 without board, as compared with

$2.60 with board and $3.20 without

board in 1922. _



This general increase in the cost of

farm labor is ascribed to the fact that

all surplus labor has been utilized in

,manufacturing plants within the state,

which has held wages at a high level.

While this is a handicap to farmers so

situated that they need to hire con~

Lsiderable labor, yet it is not an un-

mixed evil, as it has/no doubt increas-

ed the consumption of farm products

in industrial centers, and the readjust-

ment of crop acreages so as to neces—

sitate the employment of a minimum

amount of labor on a good many farms.





With the pendulum starting on the

backward swing from the low point in

the exchange value of farm products,

there is encouragement that the farm

situation will grow steadily better. The

perusal of these figures should lend

encouragement to Michigan farmers

with obligations which have been diffi-

cult to meet under the conditions pre-

vailing in recent yea‘i‘s.





E have just ex-





‘Hats off amined the Jan-

uary reports from six-



, . To Go?" ty-one of Michigan’s

Breeding seventy-five a c t i v e

cow-testing associa-



tions. These reports of cow perform





ance are interesting, and they present

some convincing arguments.



One of these arguments we wish to

give» here. In listing the best cow from

each of the sixty—one associations, we

find that forty-one of these as cia-

tion leaders are purebred animals and

twenty are grades. , The scrubs are all

eliminated. ' .



That, however, is only. half the story.

In the first thirty of the best produc-

ers of this list there are twenty—five

pure-breds and five grades; whereas,

in the last thirty there are fourteen

pure-breds and sixteen grades.





Again, we find that the first twelve

highest producers are pure-breds,

while among the twelve poorest pro-

ducer's there are only two pure-breds.



It would seem, therefore, that the

man who isambitious to improve his

dairy cattle should-make a. firm reso-

lution to work toward the introduction

of pure-bred blood in his herdat the

earliest opportunity. ' .





N another page of

Why ‘~ .. thisissue five

’Build‘fi Michigan farmers

- , have given their rea-



a Silo?





sons for using ‘silos.

, , . We have just received

.a‘ bulletin entitled, “Build a Silo,” from

-Wisoonsin. where more silos are do

use thanin “any other‘l’state’. The rea-





sons given in this bulletin corroborate?





those set down by our (own 5 practical

- farmers: .Thevsrb; . _ .

First , It. inmeisstnetsedms rains





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the ’best use of frosted‘corn', for even ,





humature corn can] be saved .by1put4

ting'it in theistic- L ‘ L ‘. ,

'.Third. Itgivesl insurance against,

short drought-stiickenl, pastures. ., '



' Fourth. It provides “juicy feed, in





winter which helps tomake the cows j





healthy and productive . when green

feeds are lacking. _ ' ' -

v ”Fifth; It furnishes the cheapéét Win-

ter feed. Three tons bf silage are

worth fully as much as a ton‘ of good;

hay. . " ._ ‘ -

Sixth. It enables the farmer. to feed

his stock from fev'ver acres.‘ ‘ .





Every farmer not using”a. silo should

ponder carefully these advantages, if

he includes live stock in his farming

program; and few farmers there are

in this latitude who can economicallym

do without the keeping of animals on

their farms. '





 





Good ‘Deea’s ,





INCE I wrote‘about my Snoozepa-



per there ain’t nobody wrote about

givin’ me $100,000 fer Startin' it. This

just shows nobody is interested in the

good things other folkses do.





Well, seein’ that’s the case, like the

lawyer says, I’m goin’ to proceed to

make folkses interested in good deeds.

Now, I ain’t sayin’ folkses ain’t inter-

ested in good deeds, ’cause they all

want them to go with the farms they

buy. They is also interested in havin’

other folkses do good deeds to them,

’cause it feels nicer. There is some-

times folkses what do good deeds to

other folkses ’cause it is the right

thing to do. I can’t say there is noth-

in’ wrong about that.





But when it comes to what you call

amusemunt, there. ain’t nothin’ like

‘rascality. Fer inst, they tell about

. when you’re born,

’cause every man

is glad your dad

is gotta pass

around the' segars

and they is inter-

ested in ' thinkin'

about the disturb-

ance y on will

bring to the peace

of the household

fer some time to come.



,Then they print about your being

married,.’cause that-means some more

segars and disturbin’ of the peace. If





 





you justget married common-like, they .





give you only about a paragraf, but if ‘

you slope and go about fifty miles a.

hour to get to. the preacher and dis-

tructshun, with the- girl’s father after

you, it's worth bein’ the biggest articul

on the front page.



When you die they also say‘some-

thin' about the passin’ event, but you

can't die peaceful if you wanta be no-

ticed. You gotta have somebody shoot

you, or do what some folkses maybe



. told you t: do many times—go and

jump in the river, or somethin’ like

that if you are goin’ to get on the

front page.



Now, another thing is'funny. Fer

inst.‘ In Washington, D. 0., they

wouldn’t care nothin’ about my dyin’,

but here in our town they would say,

“Poor Hy, I don’t see how the Mich.

Farmer is goin’ to get along withOut

"him.” And they would bring Sophie a.

bunch'o’ posies so she wouldn't feel

my what you call departure, so much.

Now, seems to me they would feel just

as glad in Washington, DC. about me

dyin’ as they‘would in our own town.



Of course, there's other rascidudulus

things you kin do to get in the papers,

but fer lazy folks there’s lots 0’ satis-

facshun of knowin’- th‘a-tfaII yongotta

do is. to give the reporters-t chance



and they. will make you do lots 0’

things you-never thought: duh“. ‘





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'HE st01% of how John Milford

made good under discouraging

cgndi-tions is here told for the

benefit of your many readers. I think

the small successes are as important

perhaps, as those of large proportions.

We read about the poor young man

growing up from small beginnings into

the seat of the milliOnaire.

This man did not become anything"





. . so notorious, yet in a small way, he





Was the wonder of his time, and a

puzzle and source of surprise to his

neighbors.



He had been for years a desk man,

.writing for newspapers, magazines,

and had even dabbled in book lore. “At

the age when most men should be in

their prime, he fell ill, seemed intact,

to go all to pieces.



The thousand dollars he had in the

bank after paying for his suburban

home, went to help fill the coffers of

medical men, of Whom he employed no

less than five before he came to real-

ize, as did his patient wife, that he

was gradually going into a decline

from which medicine could not rescue

him.



Given up by the doctors, John Mil-

ford resolved, invalid though he was,

to have recourse to the great outdoors.



He had a farmer brother living fifty





. miles away. ,A mile from his brother’s





farm was a cut-over forty which John

had purchased, cleared a few acres,

and then let go back to nature. He

thought of this land and suggested the

idea of moving onto it, making outdoor

work his vocation.



His wife fell in with the idea, and





that is how literary John Milford be-

‘ came a farmer and fruit grower.





He had nice ideas, and thought rais-

ing fruit. would .be what he would pre-

fer. A son just entering his teens

went with his parents to the new

home. Here they.'_ erected a small

building, moving in after four days. It

was quick work, and although John

was physically unable to. do heavy

work, he yet managed'to keep the boy

busy, and the house was finally com-





, pleted. . . *





There were three acres of cleared

land, and this became the nucleus of

the. farm of his dreams. A neighbor

plowed the land, and John and son





_ planted it to potatoes, corn and beans.





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A small bar-n was built that year and

a. horse purchased, the money to pay

for the same coming from a mortgage

he placed on the land.



Such was the beginning. John stud-

ied everything he could lay hands on

relating to farming and horticulture.

He put out a strawberry patch of half

an acre the first spring, and bought a

thousand raspberries, a hundred Wor-

den grapes, and with that one horse,

with his son’s help, cleared off five

acres of new land. - '



In all he cleared twenty acres with-

in three years, put out 600 peach trees

on a knoll, hired stumpers and had the

twenty clean .ofobstructions when he





his~own hook. He found that while

book farming is very much to the

good, it was best not to leave out his

own ideas, and tried experiments to

find out from personal experience the

true inwardness of successful farming.

His forty had been deemed one of

the poor spots on the landscape. Sand

farmers were a joke to the men who

lived on and worked the heavy clay

lands. John was regarded as a mild

sort of lunatic by these men during

the first years of his apprenticeship.

Steadily working to an end, John

Milford pursued his way in the work-

ing out of his dreams. Fruit growing

was an unknown art in that neighbor-





 





He Planted Raspberries, Grapes and Strawberries.





had been four years on the new place.

He built a small barn, a hennery, and

sty for pigs.



While doing all this his health im-

proved, and he began to feel the thrill

of new life running through his veins.

At this time he was disappointed in

his "son, who wanted to leave the farm

and go into a printing ofiice in town.

Realizing that it is never best to urge

boys to go against their desires in life

work, the boy was permitted to go to

the city and find place in the printing

business.



Alone he ran the little farm after

that.



John consumed a lot of books on

agriculture. consulted many of the

college bulletins, and experimented on





hood when this b1oken- down newspa-

per man came to the place Sand soils

were considered worthless, and it was

under most adverse conditions that the

middle-aged outsider labored for sev—

eral toilsome years.



Perseverence, however, won out.



Sandy soils which have clay subsoils

make ,the best farms. John Milford

learned this from personal contact

With the soils, as this article will

show.



Lacking barnyard manure, John

turned his attention 'to legumes, of,

which little was known in his neck of

the woods. He first tried common red

clover. His experiments with this prov-

ed disappointing. Alfalfa and sweet

clover were not very much in evidence





 





at this time, so he tried sand vetch,

also rye. The latter, of course, has. -~

very little fertilizing value, but serves“.





to prepare the soil for something more, .

- beneficial A " '





Reading about mammoth clover, he

resolved to try this.

right here that even when the Icem-

mon red or alsike fails, the mamihdth’

clover comes to the rescue of the sand

farmer, and often proves a success. It-

certainly did in this instance. Besides

raising a crop of hay which his horse I

ate with relish, he had humus to turn

under that gave the soil that which it

craved in order to produce other crops

to advantage.



“I learned to put my confidence in,

'mammoth clover,” Said Mr. Milford, in

speaking about his experiences of the

time. “I did try alfalfa in a small way

later, but all in all the mammoth Clo

ver proved the boon that brought my

soil into splendid productivity, and I

am ready to declare right now that

there can be nothing better for light

soils.”



Once you get the clover started,

there can be no further failures, since

the farmer will surely be wise enough

to keep the land in proper. tilth when

once it has become productive.



Such crops as grew on, that land as-

tonished the natives. When Milford

drove by with loads of produce as well

as large outputs of fruit, from straw-

berries and grapes to luscious peaches,

there was talk, and a lot of it.



“Your land, Mr. Milford, seems

adapted to fruit,” remarked one of his

neighbors. “Now, my soil can’t be

like yours, for I’ve tried fruit and it

wouldn’t grow worth a cent.”



The speaker’s soil was almost identi-

cal, yet it was the manner of working

it that made the whole difference. Too

many men who start out trying to

farm 011 cut-over lands, haven’t the

insight into things necessary, and they

make light of what they term ‘fbcok

farming.”



Well, success from the soil is not

wholly a matter of book farming, but .

one must look out for himself. vStudy

his soil and location. Apply the right

crops and he is sure to succeed.



John Milford was forty—seven'year

along when he started on his smI_



(Continued on page 269).





Laughlm { “cads In Corn ProduCtion





”/22222er5 I22 Five-acre Car22 Profit Comes! 142222022226ea' at Crop Improvement Meetmg





T the annual meeting of the



Michigan Crop Improvement: As-



sociation, theresults of a. five-

acre corn profit contest which had

been conducted by the Farm Crops

Department of the College, in cooper-

ation with the Michigan Crop Improve—

ment Association, were published.





In this contestvCharles Laughlin, of

Dansville. Michigan, emerged the vic-





.-tor. ' Mr. Laughiin, who has bécome





widely known for his breeding work in





- connection with the. variety of yellow





dent corn which bears his name, se-





cured eighty-three buShels of shelled.





corn. per acre at fourteen per cent

moisture. ' ,



Each grower kept careful account of

the labor, time and expense required





; in the production of his crop, and defl-





nite fixed charges were made for land

rental. interest on investment, etc.





The results showed ,Mr. Laughlin to.

' have produced his five acres of corn at.

”a gain above alI of these charges, of .

$42. 50. pen acre.





 





 





Milo Robinson, of Union City, finished

third with a'yield of 'seventy bushels

per acre.



Mr. Laughlin was awarded the John

Deere prize of a wheel spring-toothed

harrow for. his achievement, while Mr.

Clement was'awarded the $25 given by

the Michigan Elevator Exchange, and





' Mr. Robinson was‘given ahalf-bushel





'of certified Grimm alfalfa seed by the

seed department of the Michigan State

'Farm Bureau.



Mr. Laughlin told those who attend-

ed the meetlng of the Michigan crop

ImproVement Assocmtion, of his meth-

’OdSIIOf corn growing which involved

particularly a deep and thorough prep-

aration of the seed-bed, fall or early

Spring plowing, the: use of plenty of

manure and commercial fertilizer, and

especially the use of adapted high-

yielding seed of known germination.



Mr. Clement, of Britten, Michigan,

winner of second place in the corn

contest, told of the methods which he

used in staring and drying seed corn





-_. . and preparing it for the market. Mr.

' element is gushing it a business of

giiin-nishinfisveaatested seed earn





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State Farm Bureau, enlarged on the

drying of seed corn in a commercial

way' and told of the great opportuni~

ties which Michigan corn growers

have in furnishing high-quality seed

corn [for northern growers.



R. S. Shaw, president of the Michi-

gan Agricultural College, also spoke at

this meeting. President Shaw has had

close personal relations with many

men famous in crop improvement

work, including Charles‘ Zavitz,’ the

famous Canadian plant breeder, and

Michigan’s own F.’ A. Spragg, who at

one time was a student under Presi-

dent Shaw in Montana. Mr. Shaw also

spoke of the importance of the crop

improvement work in Michigan, and

its close interrelation with other re-

cent developments in Michigan agri-

culture 'whi'ch have made for better

live s‘tock'industry and a more profit-

able farming system for this state. He

stressed particularly the need Of work

in connection with the leguminous





.crops which are so important in main-





taining soil fertility, the real basic ag-

ricultural- wealth. “The elements in





f-~"f’1',,_:, succGSSfuI production and market-





of crops, cooperation, standard-





'while‘ H. C. Rather, of East m1





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dent Shaw, “are exemplified in the

work of the Michigan Crop Improve-

ment Association more completely

than in the work of any other organi-

zation.”





Resolutions were passed urging-cane . .





in the selection and testing of seed

corn for next spring’s planting, the

use of domestic clover seedIof known

adaptability and the staining of all

foreign seed at the port of embarka-

tion so that it might be known for its.

true worth.



The‘ following officers were elected . j

for the year 1924: President, Garfield ,

Farley, Albion; vice-president, Ralph

Arbogast, Union City. Directors, E.

C. McCarty, Bad Axe; W. R. Kirk,

Fairgrove; C. R. Oviatt, Bay City; A.

B. Cook, Owosso, and Charles Laugh-

lin, Dansville. .



Professor J. F. Cox, head of the

Farm Crops Department at M. A. C.,

and F. A. Spragg, plant breeder at M. .

A. 0., and J. W. NicolsenTmanager'of





the Seed Department of the Michigan





State Farm Bureau, will continue to ,

sit with the board of directors ‘byvin-I

tue of the' position which they may





 





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What a Horse

Told a Farmer





(A True Story)





A ST Spring two of my best mares had

shoulder trouble,” writes an Iowa

farmer, “right at the time i needed



them most. i couldn't lay them oh“, and

no amount of doctoring or care could cure

them with the work we had ahead. I

couldn’t play square with these best friends

any farmer ever had—and it’s hurt me ev-

er since. But this year I can! I bought

your FitZall adjustable collars the other

day, and as I put them on I talked to those

horses of mine-told ’em these collars

would always fit, no matter how much

flesh they’d lose. And when I came to

Nell, (she’s most human horse of all), she

couldn’t have told me more by talking reg-

ular English than she did with those eyes

of hers. As she ‘talked’ to me she seemed

to say, ‘I’ve never been able to do my

best for you, Master—but now I willl’.”





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the day hard work makes the horse lose

flesh, old style collars become loose—-

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sweeney start their ruin.



Because the FitZall can be adjusted to a

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ARMONY prevailed through the

two days' sessions of the sixth

.annual- meeting of the Michigan

State Farm Bureau held at the Agri-

cultural Coll‘ége during Farmers’ Week.

The reports of the various depart-

ments showed practically all of the





rmany lines of bureau- activities to be.





in a. most favorable condition.





During the‘ sessions the delegates

from some sixty counties of the state

listened to the annual address of Pres-

ident W. E. Phillips, the report of Sec-

retary-manager C. L. Brody, and a

strong plea for organization service

an'd loyal activity on the part of mem-

bers by N. P.’ Hull, president of the

Michigan Milk Producers’ Association

and of the National Dairy Union, and

chairman of the executive committee

of the Michigan State Grange.





The consolidated balance sheet of

the State Farm Bureau, issued as 'of

December 31, 1923, showed total cur-

rent and fixed assets, including defer-

red charges, of $939,449.94 against

which there are current and fixed lia-

bilities amounting to $741,632.89, leav-

ing a net worth of $197,817.05 which

is subject to a contingent liability of

discount on notes receivable to the

possible extent of $28,981.31.





“The characteristic feature of the

past year’s work,” stated Mr. Brody, in

his annual report, “has been a general

improvement in efficiency and econ-

omy of operation, with a consequent

improvement in service rendered our

patrons.”



High spots in his report were: An

increased volume of wool in the 1923

pool, and prospects of cooperating

with other central states in selling

1924 pool; discontinuance of vegetable

and fruit exchange at Detroit, while





development of the seed department

service; greatly increased business of

the purchasing department; a prom-

ised change in distribution of overhead

cost among the departments and or-

ganizations served; the expansion of

organization publicity work; success-

ful efforts of traffic departments work-

ing in conjunction with other agencies

to secure better freight rates for Mich-

igan; the comprehensive and generally

successful legislative program, and re-

affirmation of the commodity control

type of organization of the farm

bureau.



The commodity marketing exchanges

with the State Farm Bureau, declared

Mr. Brody, have become pillars of

strength for members, uniting their ef-

forts in working for such matters of

common interest as transportation,

pure seed, legislation of interest to

farmers, organization, eduCation and

general marketing policies.



Comprehensive Program Outlined.



The resolutions adopted by the Farm

Bureau Board of Delegates constitute

a most comprehensive program of co-

operative marketing and agricultural

and general legislation. ' Outstanding

in pOpular interest were resolutions

advocating a two cent gasoline tax, a





 





State Board of Agriculture in the dis-

charge of its full constitutional duties

in the management of the Michigan

Agiicultu1al College and its extension»

activities.



The delegates expressed satisfaction

with the present management of the

State Farm Bureau and its aflilited

commodity exchanges, urged the Ebro-





ored the teaching of Co-operative ymar-

keting and farm cost accounting in the

public' Schools and colleges, endorsed

county agent and boys’ and girls’ club

work, favored greater participation by

women in farm bureau affairs. opposed

Pittsburgh plus and commended the





_ management of Michigan fairs for ef-





 





 





F arm Bureau





Delegate: to Annual M ertmg Hear Reports, Elect Dzrettorr

and Adapt Rerolutiom ,3 . ,





retaining thepoultry division; further.





state income tax and supporting the"





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duction of better quality products,fav- .





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\er and more educational exhibitions.

Legislation Opposed and Desired.





mWith reference to national legisla-

tion, the farm bureau delegates adopt-

ed resolutions Opposing tax-exempt se-





.curities, consumption or sales taxes,





government price fixing and govern-

mental guarantees, any form of "federal

ship subsidy; and a lowering of the

present tax on oleo. They advocated

the construction of the Great Lakes-

St. Lawrence Waterway, strict enforce

ment of the eighteenth amendment

and Volstead Act, national truth-in-

fabric and truth-in~fmit-juice legisla-

tion, a'law, requiring treating all im- ‘

ported seed with Eosni dye for identi-

fication, continued support for T. B.

work, a national standard container

bill, a uarantine on the oriental peach

moth,§1 a resolution which has as

its aim ' curing a more desirableclass

of immigrants. The resolution adopted

on Muscle Shoals, while not mentiOn-

ing the Ford tender specifically, "still

corresponds with it in nearly every re- ,

quirement which it lays down, and con-

tains a provision in opposition to gov-

ernment ope1ation.





The state legislative program as laid

down f01 the farm bureau by its board

of delegates includes in addition to the ,

state gasoline tax and the state income

tax, a resolution favoring the pay-as-

you-go policy, another urging that the

counties’ share of the automobile

license money should be collected by

the counties wherein the autos are

owned and that e’ach county’s portion

be retained by the county treasurer

and the balance turned over to the

state. Thé farm bureau program fav-

ors legislative reapportionment based

on citizenship-with a restriction on the

maximum delegation from any one

county and insists upon full observ-

ance of the moiety clause, advocates

educational qualifications for citizen-

ship, uiges prison manufacture of

binde1 twine and other farm supplies,

favo1s the payment of state bounties

on wolves, and opposes the present

system of paid state troopers.



The new Farm Bu1eau Board of Di«

rectors, which is composed of one rep-

resentative of each of the five affiliat-

ed commodity exchanges, and six di.

rectors chosen at large, was elected as

follows: M. L. Noon, of Jackson,

Michigan Milk Producers’ Association;

Herbert Gowdy, Union Pier, Michigan

Fruit rowers, Inc.; Fred Smith, Elk

Rapids, Michigan Potato Growers’ Ex-

change; John O’Mealey, of Pittsford,

Michigan Live Stock Exchange; W. E.

Phillips, Michigan Elevator Exchange;

L. Whitney Watkins, Manchester; E.

C. McCarty, Bad Axe; Mrs. Edith M.

“lager“, Carleton; Gehrge Wheeler, Mt.

Pleasant; M.‘B. McPherson, Lowell;

and Herold Formely; Newberry. The

new board organized by electing M. L.

vice-president, and retaining C. L.

Brody as secretary-manager.





 





LAND BANK SYSTEM PROSPERS.





 





HE annual meeting of the Nation-



al Association of Joint Stock Land

Bank presidents in Washington Feb~‘

ruary 7-8, was well attended. These

banks were reported to be in an ex-

cellent condition, and are providing

much needful lonthime credit to farm«

There was a notable indication

of a more perfect correlation between

the two branches of/ the (farm loan

syétem.





 





AWILL INVESTlGATE TARIFF. ON

VEGETABLE OILS. ‘





 





RESIDENT COOLIDGE has Order-

ed the tariff 'eon‘imisSion to inves-

tigate the; entire vegetable oil sched-





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:: a”;
- products In: the Wage. person and

that without "any'. profit. according to





igan, fermerly Dean of Agriculture at

. the University of Illinois. , .

vi ‘ ' This is true, said the Dean, because





’ I " production will immediately begin bid-

“ ding up on land as soon as the aver-

age man begins to make the business

pay Our hope, he says, lies in finding

some line in which we can be above

the average in skill, or efficiency, or

both. In this respect, he contends,

there are few people; who cannot excel

in some particular work; Those who

cannot must work for others who can.

To excel we should choose our Sys-

temtof farming carefully. The partic-

ular group we select. to bevin, will de-

I ‘ cide largely what our success may be.

1 In growing wheat we compete with the

‘ peasant of Russia who lives on fifty

dollars a year. We cannot hope to

maintain our American standard of liv-

1 ing and succeed With such competi-

tion.

Diversification was advised by the

I - speaker. The crops, however, in our

‘ list must fit together sons ‘to distrib-

l, ute labor and economize in equipment.

l Equipment, he contended was difficult

I to provide in justNthe right proportion

for the maximum of success. Corn

growing requires a. disc barrow to pre-

pare and compact the sdil to the depth

. of the plow. Without doing this you

} cannot insure a crop of corn. Hence,

7 he stated, such an implement is of

1 more value to the corn grower than

the corn binder. .





We should make better use of time.

Famers waste more time than any

other class. Much of winter is wasted.

«No business‘can support a family on

'two or three monthswork. This means

,that the farmer must add.live stOck

, to his business.

.this is confining; but, says Mr. Daven-





 





 





port, the banker, the druggist and the.





merchant follow a confining business.

, We waste much time .because we

' have so manytimesmstandard, sun,

base ball, and 'a general- mixture of

these. Because of this, farmers fail to

get together. They do not know with-

in an hour when a meeting is called

for. He advises that the farmers de-

mand standard time as the guide of



all





Debt is hard to meet, and, in this,

time is a factor. It moves rapidly and,

therefore, piles up interest fast. We

should avoid becoming too much en-

tangled in debt. To this end he ad-

vised council with the banker. Use

him as you would your doctor or at—

torney. If he is not a good banker,

get’another.





Cooperation’s big achievement is

standardization. We must yet learn





alone than when accompanied by a

third poor apple. People will discrim-

inate. We all do. The person who is





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Eugene Davenport. of Woodland, Mich:





the more proficient men in that line of-





. Many contend that





that tWO 800d apples Will sell better—"terially through thorough soil prepar-





 





   

 





Side of farm life. It is not necessary

.that 3great expenses be incurred to.





make therhome 'neat and snug and ‘





comfortable. .But health is important

and! 'one’s surroundings, he said, con-

tributes much‘to health and-happiness.



Reading matter should be provided

and-thefar‘mer who has plenty of time

to'read. should make a special effort

to keep himself informed and, through

proper reading, train himself to think.

Systematic entertainment is increas-

ingly important, and no farmer should

think he is doing what he should for

his family if "he fails to allow for

entertainment, says Mr. Davenport.





 





MARKETING OPPORTUNITIES FOR

MICHIGAN FARMERS.





ETROIT now .cOntains 1,200,000

people. The time was when it

was considered a poor market. _Now,

however, shippers and brokers count

it as one of the best in the country,

according to Verne Branch, director of

municipal markets of Detroit, in his

talk at Farmers’ Week.

It should be distinctly a market for

Michigan farmers. But a recent sur-

vey showed that during a certain pe-

riod 520 cars of western apples were

sold in the city and only two cars of

Michigan apples. Western goods are

sought because buyers know exactly

what they are getting.



Chicago is another market in reach

of Michigan growers, but Chicago is a

competitive market. He contended

that the producers in this state should

think seriously of getting their goods

onto the’ Detroit market in the condi<

tion demanded by the trade.



Detroit takes a lot of poor potatoes.

Its buyers buy Michigan stock, much

of it coming from the producing area

about the city. But better potatoes

would find ready sale at a premium.

A fancy grade of Wisconsin potatoes

are now gaining in favor.



It is more and more important that

we develop- home markets. Distant

marketing requires better grading and

packing. Our home cities will take

care of the great bulk‘of home—grown

products if outside goods were not

shipped in. At present Ohio and Can-

ada' are shipping a large‘ volume of

products to Detroit. This trade log—

ically belongs to Michigan producers

and cooperatives, especially,

make a careful study of the Detroit

situation, to the end that more Michi-

gan-grown crops are marketed there.





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Fruit and vegetable growers who

look ahead will, even now, be‘taking

stock of their supply of fertilizers and

spray materials and will make up their

orders for the amount required to see

them through the season.





 





Sugar beet costs can be reduced ma-





ation, which requires fall or early

spring plowing, and a generous use of

the culti-packer or the roller.





 





 





 

 

 

 

 

 

 





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THE INSTEP—A series





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-What makes





a b00t wear?





Here are two simple facts it «will pay you to 1mg





It isn’t always the largest man who can lift]

the heaviest load.





Big bones are not enough. It takes muscle! i





1 That’s the way it is with your boots.l



\Thick, tough rubber, backed with the right

fabric, can make them rugged, but unless ‘

that rubber stretches easily your boots won’t

stand up under the strain of constant bending.





“U.S.” Boots are both s trong and flexible.





We’ve built from seven to eleven layers of

fabric and rubber into

them at the four places

Where we know the

heaviest shocks come.‘



Ankle, back of the

heel, instep, and sole

—-there’ 3 not one vital

spot in the whole boot

that isn’t completely

protected.



But we’ve done more

to insUre extra wear for

“U.S.” Boots than to put:

in these reinforcements.



Cut a strip of rubber from a “U.S.” Boot, and

you’d find it would stretch more than five times its

length without breaking! Into every “U. S. ” Boot

is put rubber as live as an elastic band. That’s why,

when the strains come, “U S. ” Boots can bend so

easily. No cracking—no giving way in a pinch-

but plenty 0f reserve power at all times. These two

simple facts about “U. S. ” Boots explain why they

Wear so long. It will pay you to keep them' 1n mind.





Other “U. S.” Rubber Footwear





You’ll find every type of rubber foot.

wear in the big “U.S.” line. There’s

the “US.” Walrus, the famous all.

rubber overshoe—J-the “U.S.” lace

Bootee, a rubber overshoe for spring

and fall—“US.” Arctics and Rubbers

--—.all styles and sizes for the whole

‘family.’ Look for the “U.S.” trade

mark, whenever you buy—the honor

mark of the largest rubber organizao

tion in the world.’





United States Rubber Company





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A strip of rubber cut from a

“U. S.” Boot stretches more than

5 times its length without break:

ing—and snaps back into shape

like an elastic band. This live,

elastic rubber 15 one of the reasons

for the unusual flexibility and

long wear of “U. S.” Boots.





 





of graduated reinforc-

ing layers 1n the instep

combines unusual

flexibility with surpris-
.-MarIshaling the Telephdne Forces





In the simple act of lifting the telephone receiver from its

hook every subscriber becomes the marshal of an army. At

his service, as he needs them, a qiiartei' of a million men and

women are organized 1n the Bell System. One skilled corps of

the telephone army moves to place him in. talking connection

with his neighbor in the next block, in the next state or across

the continent.

the wires in condition to vibrate with his-words.

are developing better apparatus and methods. manufacturing

and adding new equipment, and installing new telephones to

increase the subscriber’s realm of command.





The terrain of the telephone army is the whole United States,

dotted with 14,000,000 instruments, all within range of the

subscriber’s telephone voice.-

army provides equipment and supplies. .

tion are constantly being improved, that each user may talk



' to his friends with increased efficiency.

spent in its permanent works.

studiously held to the minimum, that the subscriber may con-

tinue to receive the cheapest as well as the best telephone service





 





 





Another highly trained corps is on duty to keep

Still others





Even in the remote places this

Its methods of opera-





Millions of money are

Yet its costs of operation are





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The permanent objective of the Bell System army is to meet

the telephone needs of the nation—a hopeless task were not its

command unified,’ its equipment adequately maintained and

its personnel trained in the latest developments of. telephone art.





AMERICAN TELEPHONE_AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY





AND ASSOCIATED COMPANIES





" BELL SYSTEM ”





One Policy, One Systen'l, Univeraal Service





 





 





IF you have a Farm or Farm Land for sale, let the Mich-

igan Farmer find you a buyer through an advertisement





in its columns.





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SPREADERS

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HE real cost of_ a spreader is not its

It is the coat per load ,

of manure handled throughout the life of

the spreader.





On that basis the Famous OHIO will

probably cost you less today than the

spreader you bought a few years ago.





The wood heaters and distributors of

the old style spreader have been replaced

in the OHIO by heavy 'steel parts that

will not split or rot





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comes is held rigid by steel side frames

and steel arch.





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spreader when the Famous OHIO costs

so little per load. vs





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{on can see why should last twice as

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TAX EXEMPTION FOR wmow.





 





Can a Woman sixty-five years old,

left without any children, get a pen-

sion from the government? Her hus-

band, who was not a soldier, died,

leaving no insurance, but a home all

paid for except $100. Can she be ex-

empt from taxes on same? It is city.

property? She isn’t able to ca1e for

herself.———Mrs. R. G





Com. Laws 1915 Sec. 4001 sub. 7,‘

empowers the supervisor and the

board of review to exempt the real

and personal prOperty of persons who,

in their opinion are, by reason of pov-

erty unable to contribute to public

charges. We know of no pension al-

lowed in such cases—Rood.





OBSTRUCTI NG ROADWAYS.





 





Road commissioner in plowing snow

off the road, blocked up my driveway,

obstructing way to mail box. Is there

any means by which they could be

compelled to remove obstruction?—W.





The commissioner has no right to cut

off access to the highway by abutting





'OWners; but we are not aware of any





remedy fbr such temporary obstruc-'

tion as is made by the snow-"plow.—

Rood.





ALLOWING BULL TO RUN.





 





We have a. bull almost three years

old, and so far he has been quiet and

geritle. Is theme a state law prevent-

ing me allowing him to run with the

herd on our farm? One of our neigh-

bors advises such is the case, but it‘

hardly looks reasonable—G.



We are not aware of any statute

forbidding the owners of bulls to al-

low them to run in their o’Wn enclos-

ures.~——Rood.





MOLASSES FOR cdws;





 





Is molasses a proper feed for dairy

cows? I have been feeding equal parts

of corn, oats, rye, three quarts in all,

and a pound and a. half of molasses at

a feed. Also give three quarts of chop

twice a day, with corn fodder and clo-

ver hay. Do you think this is a good

feed for cows? If not please give me

your advice. —H. S.





The analysis of Tmolasses shows this

feed to be similar to corn meal in food

constituents. It is all right to feed

molasses, but to balance a. ration you

would not want to feed it with corn,

oats and rye, because all of these are

deficient in protein and your ration

lacks a proper amount of this ingredi~

ent. Of course, you could cut dowu

on corn, oats, rye and molasses mix-

ture, but if you will only feed three

quarts that. probably is none tOO much,

but in addition to this you should feed

sufiiCient foods, like cottonseed meal

and oil“ meal. I would suggest that

you feed two pounds of oil meal‘and

a sufficient amount of molasses, corn,

cat and rye mixture so that each cow

would get about one pound of’grain

for every four pounds of milk she pro—

duces. I am sure you will get much

better results.





SUDAN GRASS ‘FOR FEEDING.





 





Does sudan grass make a. good feed

for dairy cows?» How is this seed

sown, with a- grain drill or a grass

seeder? What time in the spring is it

sown, and how much to the acre? I

want it for a green feed for cows when

the pasture is gone?—-H. F. S.



Sudan grass has about the same

feeding value as timothy hay, conse-

quently it is not very valuablein in-

creasing the milk flow. Alfalfa, clo-

ver and soy-bean hay are excellent for

this purpose, since they are high in





 





Sudan grass should be sown from

the middle of May until the tenth} of

June on a well-prepared corn Boil, at





the rate ‘of from twenty to twenty-five .. ..

‘ applied to the growing of cropsTto ad:-

.vantage. - A; good. start is necessary

.to set a: good. amp , ‘





ads of seed per acre. A11 ordinary





 





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temporary‘ pasture during the summer.





If pastured fairly judiciously, it' will





continue growth until killed by frost

during the late fall. For this purpose

Sudan 1s much better than the millets,

since they are easily pulled up, due to

their shallow root system. It is also

better than cats or barley, since the

cats and barley» mature during the

early summer and provide very infer-

ior pasturage after they reach early

maturity. ———C. R. Megee.





IMPASSABLE ROAD AND TRES-

PASS.





 





A. has a. large hedge fence along a.

main highway about a quarter of a.

mile long. - Every winter . when ‘ it

storms. and drifts, the' snow is from

four to eight feet deep in the -.road

Can he prohibit the people from driv-

ing through his field? Or what steps

can be taken to make him move the

hedge fence? Can the highway com-

missioner make a person move any

kind of a. fence that is an obstruction

to the highway?—~A. B. .



When the road becomes impassable

by reason of temporary conditions the

public is not liable for trespass in

going out around the obstruction onto





the adjoining fields—Rood.





A VALID MARRIAGE.





 





A girl of sixteen marries a man of

thirty-six. She was “not given an en-

gagement ring, and they were married

by a justice who was not in office at

the time and had not been in office for

th1ee years Neither was she given a.

wedding ring, and there were no pa.-

pers to any effect. Is she a legal wife

to that man? He left soon after and

has never returned, being gone twenty-

two years, and nothing of his where

abouts known. Is she a. free woman,

or has she got to go to court Bto get

the right to marry again ?—-L.





The marriage was as binding an

effectual as if solemnized in the lawful

manner. There was a. ceremony, the

parties accepted each other as hus-

band and wife, and the' union was con-

summated, and that is all that is nec-

essary tO'a valid marriage. That the

supposed justice has made himself lia-

ble for acting without authority does

not affect the validity of the marriage.

Rings and other tokens are conven-

tional matters in no way essential.—

Roofld





MOULDY SILAGE. ’





 





My silo is 14x30 feet and about half

full. There will. be streaks of blue

mold, while other parts of the silage

is good. I am careful and take a thin

layer off each day. My cows 'don’t

seem to be hearty. I am feeding half

a. bushel of silage twice a. day, over

which.I put four quarts of ground

oats, barley and corn, alfalfa hay once

a day, and either bean pods or corn-

stalks once a day. As above mentioned

I am feeding half a bushel of sila’ge,

While my neighbor is feeding one bush-

el to his cows with the same ration of

ground feed. I am feeding all the sil-

age my cows will take, while his are

cleaning up one bushel twice a. day.

Please tell .me What you can about it.

——F. B ’-



The mould in your silage ‘would

seem to indicate that the‘corn was

put in so dryand ripe that it did not

settle" down compactly and ,exclude all

the air. When the Corn is put in the

silo at the proper stage of develop-

ment and has sufficient moisture thiare

will be no mould. Mould cannot grow

if there is no air present.



The best you can do is to carefully





take but the mouldy silage as well as





the balance. Good-sized cows can





"readily consume vv'a bushel basket of

good silage night and morning.





t‘Well begum is half done,” can be





five pounds of sudan'grass seed per ~

acre. ~ Sudan 15' One of the most'yalu- .

able of the annual crops to prbvide j.





   

 

 





 





 





 





 





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writes as fol-

,lows: ffPiéaSe tell me what kind

of sugar to use to feed the bees

this winter. I do not think they have

enough to keep them alive.”





The correspondent does not state.





Whether the bees are being wintered

'outdoors or in the cellar. I will at-

tempt to answer for both conditions



* For Bees Outdoors.



Bees Cou’ld haVe been easily fed with

hot sugar Syrup any time during the.

fall, up to the beginning of real winter

about January first. Any time when

the temperature is not lower than

about thirty degrees, the bees can be

fed liquid syrup, either with friction

top feeders or'pans. A friction top





 





 





 





ing. This method, I am told, has been

used Successfully in the cellar also ‘

When the weather is so cold that

the bees will not take syrup from a

feeder, then the only satisfactory

method is. that of feeding candy.

Candy is made of granulated sugar

and water in 'the- proportions of about

three pounds of sugar to one pound 'of

,water.. Be sure to have all sugar dis-

solved before boning begins. After the

syrup begins to boil, it' must not be

stirred, for stirring causes granula-

tion in the candy. Boiling must be

very slow and it must be watched

carefully to prevent burning. Burned

candy will surely kill the b‘ees. Boil

until the candy thermometer reaches





 





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The Bee is the Orchardist’s





feeder is made byjperforating the lid

of the push-in top with a very fine wire

nail. Fifty or more holes should be

made. Make syrup, using only white

granulated sugar in the proportion of

two pounds of sugar to one pound of

water. The syrup should be boiled,

and preferably about a tablespoonful

of vinegar should be added to each

gallon before boiling. This will help

to prevent granulation of, the syrup

after it is stored in the combs.



To feed, remove the cover of the

hive and any quilts orinner covers

that may be On. The friction top pail,

filled to within half an inch of the top,

should be turned upside down on top

of the frames directly over the cluster

of bees. The syrup should be about as

hot as'comfortable to the hand of a

man not used to having his hands in

hot water. Some syrup will run out

when the feeder is inverted, but as

soon as the pressure is equalized it

Will stop. ‘If the pail is held so that

the syrup ‘will run» out on the bees

when it is being inverted, it will

arouse the bees and they will begin

sucking the syrup from the holes at

once, After placing the pail on. the

hive, if the temperature is less than

fifty. degrees, packing of burlap sacks,

planer shavings; clover chaff or other

good insulating material must be plac-

ed over the colony and around the

feeder to the depth of at least four

inches. This Will hold the heat of the

hot syrup and the bees will work on it,

storing it in the combs, as long as the

heat is maintained. \In twenty- -four

hours the pail should be removed and

if any syrup remains it should be heat-

ed again and replaced on the hive. Re-

peat 'until' they have been given a suf-

ficient amoimt to last them until warm

weather will permit feeding in the

spring.



One of the nicest ways to feed syrup

is .by using a bread pan or other pan

that will hold twenty pounds or more

of syrup and is of such a shape and

of such dimensions that it will set in-



side of a comb or shallow extracting

honey super withthe inside parts re-





. moved. To feed, bréaE'the hive body





loose from the bottom board and set

the hive body to one side. Place the

empty super on the bottom board. Put

the pan inside the super on the bottom

board Fill with hot syrup and throw

some hay or straw on top far the bees

to cling to, then set the. bees back on

top of the. super. This places the hot

feed directly below the cluster and is





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about 275 degrees. Then pour quickly

into pans lined with waxed paper. If

the candy is properly made it Will be

a light straw cOlor and very dense and

hard. Such cakes of candy are placed

on the frames over the cluster and the

bees use it as needed. Additional

cakes can be given to the colony as

needed. Heavy packing must be plac-

ed over the colony and candy so that

the bees can hold a temperature that

will permit them to work on the candy.

If the beekeeper hesitates to attempt

to make the candy, the best thing is

to hire the local candy maker to pre-

pare it.

In the Cellar. _



Bees can be easily fed in the cellar

by lemoving an empty comb and fill-

ing it with syiup and leturning it to

the colony. This is done oy laying the

comb in a horizontal position in a pan.

With a teapot or other dish witha

spout, pour warm syrup into the cells

until one side is filled. Then turn the

comb over and fill the other side. The

syrup should be made as for feeding

described above. The syrup "should

however, have a temperature of about

eighty degrees. As One comb holds

only a small‘amount of syrup, it would

be necessary to repeat the feeding fre-

quently until spring, when they can be

removed to the outdoors and fed with

the fliction top feeder.



For cellar feeding the use of cakes

of hard candy is the most convenient

method of feeding. Instead of having

to pack well as mentioned above in

relation to outdoor feeding, it (is not

necessary to have more than a half

dozen thicknesses of sacks. They

should be separated from the candy

by a piece of oilcloth.





More bees die from starvation than

from any other causes. -If the farmers

of Michigan were to lose from five to

ten per Cent of their live stock annu-

ally from starvation, every newspaper

in the state would devote pages to.a

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W_HY HE FILLS ms SILO.





 





HE advantages I find in having a.



silo are:

First. The silo furnishes the most

economical and convenient means of

storing fodder. One acre of field-cured

fodder in the most compact form pos-

sible, occupies a space about ten times

as great as in the form of silage. Silage

is much more convenient to feed, than

the field-cured fodder.

Second. The silo helps me to utilize

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FEW days ago a farmer told



me that he would no longer

grow a garden on his farm. His

main reason for doing this was

that it was too much bother.



I am inclined to think this

farmer is making a mistake,

health and everything consider-

ed. Is your garden worth while?

Give me your reasons in a brief

letter, mailing it on or before

February 27, and addressing it

to the Handy Man, Michigan

Farmer, Detroit. To each of the

writers of the five best letters a

dollar will be sent.





 





 





 





can be stored in a silo. Silage plays





[an important part in my balanced ra-





tion, when fed with clover and grain

containing protein.



Third. The silo furnishes a feed of

uniform quality readily accessible and

available the whole year. I find this

especially valuable in the case of milch

cows and sheep, which are particu-

larly sensitive to change in their feed.



Fourth. The silo preserves the fod-

der, preventing loss of soluble sugar

and starch so necessary in digestion.





Fifth. The silo clears my field for

fall plowing and saves corn that has

been frosted before reaching maturity,

which otherwise would be almost a

total loss. I can also grow twelve tons

of good palatable cow feed on one

acre, which would be impossible with-

out the silo.



Sixth. The silo enables me to keep

more stock in a good condition, have

more manure, raise better crops and

make bigger profits, both in dairying

and feeding for beef. —James P. Mc-





 





KEEPS‘ANIMALS HEALTHY AND

GETS WOQK‘OUT. '





 





T seemsto me there are two main



reasons for the use of the silo.



First. The silo furnishes a succu-

lent fded for cattle which, in our cli-

mate, must be housed and fed about

half of the year.





in the dairy sections it fits in splen-

didly with the corn silage. Good corn

silage and alfalfa. hay furnish nearly,

or Quite, a balanced ration for. milch





S cows, and cuts.down expensive feed;





bills.





 





Now that alfalfa is a general crop.





silage seems to form an anneal-:1:Nor 18‘? advantage 13; V917 -





lent substitute for grass pastures,





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keeping the cows in a healthy condi-

tion.





For growing and finishing beef cat--

tle nothing excels- a ration of! corn'sil-

age and alfalfa, with ground corn and

oats added.





Second. The silo furnishes an eco-

nomical method of harvesting all or

part of the‘corn crop. The corn cut

up fine finds a minimum of storage

space in the silo. The husking, crib-

bing, and grinding of the ears is elim-

inated.





It is sometimes necessary to follow

corn with wheat or rye. Then the land.

may be cleaned up and the grain crop

sown on time.





‘ If the corn crop is a failure for husk-

ing on account of a short or backward

growing season, it may be put in the

silo and thus the greatest feeding val-

ue will be obtained from it..-——Fred

Ellison. ‘





CAN DO MORE BUSINESS 'ON HIS

FARM.





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N response to- your request, “Why



I Have a. Silo.”



First. Because we need it as well

as our hay mow to save a portion of

our corn crop in such a way that

there will be no waste.



Second. Ensilage will keep the stock

in good condition during the winter,

and in connection with a balanced ra-

tion will fill the milk pail better and

cheaper than any other feed I know

of. In small amounts it is also good

for herses, sheep, chickens, and hogs,

and does not cost as much to fill the

silo as it does to take care of your

corn crop in any other way.



Last, but not least: The silo per<

mitsus to keep more live stock. More

stock——more manure—more crep; more

crop—more money. A silo is a. neces-

sity on every farm, large or small, and

I am no silo agent, either.



11 have had my silo for the last

twelve years. —George Fenner. '





 





SILO PAYS BIG PROFITS.





 





HE question is, have I a. silo? Yes,



and two good ones. My reason is,

the silo pays big profits. I have tried

farming without, and find I can now

take ten acres of good silage corn and

get two dollars, where I would get one

with field corn and no' silo. Silage

comes the nearestto grass of anything

we can obtain in winter, and, in sum-

mer, stock will eat 'silage with grass,

keep in fine shape and at the peak of

production. I can pasture twice as

many cows with the help of a little

silage. My land is clear, I can plow

for spring crops, or get ready for fall

crops. My last and main reason is, I

am getting between thirty and forty

per cent on my investment in silos.—





“ J. J. Burns.





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OF PARTICULAR VALUE. TO MICH-

~ IGAN FARMERS.





 





 





HE silo is of particular benefit to



farmers of Michigan, due to the

fact that ”by their, use large areas of

corn that would otherwise be wasted

because of early frost may thus be

saved.



Putting a field of corn in the silo,

disposes of the crop early, and in the

most economical Way, and leaves the

field clear for fall seeding.



Again. “the silo, by virtue of its

shape and constructiiin, is able to shel‘





ter larger amounts of feed than can ‘





be put up in any other form. This





 

 





 





   





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c0unty~on a fifty-fifty basis of sh'ari‘pg

the product; Six Gogebic county boys

and girls went into \b'e'ekeeping this

year on these tenthsand the success of

One of them as here: shown, it is ex-

pected Will increase the numbers of

those entering the business next

spring. v—aChase. ..





 





WAYSIDE'. FARM MARKETS NEED



PROTECTION.



‘0

WRITER complains because last

summer he discovered “a. number



of. proprietors of way'side farm mar-

ketsp who were not farmers at all, but

city hucksters, Who had established

stands in the country districts, procur-





 





‘ ging their produce from city commis-





sion merchants ,and selling it under

false pretenses, their customers, with

few exceptions, believing they were

buying ffjesh goods direct from the

farmer—grower.”



He then goes on to say that “it has

shattered my faith in the front~yard

farm market as a. strictly farm affair,

if my observations hold true"every-

where, and I believe they do.”



An official of the National Farm

Market Bureau, an organization devot-

ed to statistical research in behalf of

the roadside mart, in replying to the

wayside market critic, says: “As well

judge a whole orchard of good'apples

by~a few rotten ones on a single tree

as to pass judgment' on the entire way-

side farm market fraternity, because a





few bogus roadside markets were en- .





countered in Pennsylvania.’



An investigation of wayside farm

markets and conditions pertaining

thereto, covering many states, prbves

that there are tens of thousands at

genuine rural markets scattered

thrOughout the country (500,000 in

1924, is the estimate), and that at least

ninety- -five out- of every 100 markets

are bona fide farm affairs. '



The coming season will far eclipse

all others in numbers of markets and

in point of success, due to the phe-

nomenal growth of automobiling and





the spread of good roads, with, the 010-





quent little bulletin board as'guide.





 





VALUE OF SPELTZ.





 





Kindly advise if speltz is a good crop

to raise in this locality. Have read

considerable of late about same, and

am wondering if it would not be better

than buckwheat to raise. for poultry.

I intend to plant on a very fertile piece

of black clay loam; WhaL yield ought

I to expect, and could alfalfa be seed-

ed with same, or would it be better to

sow oats and seed to alfalfa?——-N. G.





Speltz (White Emmer) will give you

good yields on a fertile piece of black





clay loam. This crop is highly esteem— ”





ed as a poultry‘feed. For general live

stock feeding, barley and cats will

give somewhatiarger yields of thresh-

ed grain on fertile loams in southern

Michigan. The term “speltz” is com-

monly applied to bite Emmer The

crop shOuld be p anted.‘ in April or

early _May, using two bushels of seed

per acre for .best results. It will give

a larger yield than buckwheat. —J. F.

Cox.





 





 





 





 





 





 





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' . grains grown in this state.





Approximately 150 farmers who felt

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or other crop seed, sent in‘ samples to

compete for the prizes offered. And

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quality; A number of entries shown

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- V : p 1 December, but these entries were beat-





en in some classes by those from farm-

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Ldress up thesevgrains for showing.



l Appended is a list of winners in all

classes, but for the benefit of those

not in attendance, let us consider some

of the classes.



Lack of maturityin the corn classes

‘showed up in several entries; some

lshowing mould, and sometimes the

lgerm appeaied dead. Farmers should





 





9:! :be cautioned to test all seed corn be-





foxe planting as seed is not germinat-

ing well, because it was so high in

moisture last fall and. suffered injury

during freezing weather in January.





Class one was won by A. W. Jewett,

Jr., of Mason, on his sample of Dun-

Ecan. It will be recalled that he won

‘first in ,this class at Chicago, too.

Smoothness, or a lack of roughness, in

the sample was an important factor in

its placing. The kernels had a good

depth, were hard, and the sample was

well matured.



Andy Weisenberg, of Chesaning, won

first on Yellow Dent in Region II on

another sample of Duncan, with Doug-

las Bow’s sample of Pickett a close

second. - .



'This year, there were only six

ientries of White Dent corn—mute tes-

timony that this kind of corn is not

very popular in Michigan, and a. strong





 





- hint to the man just starting in the





seed corn business not to select a





W! white variety.





There was certainly keen competi-

ltion in the single ear class, especially

lin the first three places. So close, in

fact, was the competition that it was





§tion that the first place was awarded

to Charles Laughlin, of Dansville, on

his Laughlin Golden Dent. Second

place was won by John Wilk, of Alma,

with the same variety of corn. Since

this is an open class for the entile

state, it speaks well for the possibili-

ties of corn growing in Gratiot county.





The new Berkeley Rock wheat was

judged in a separate class from other

red wheat samples. Art Jewett won

first in the red winter wheat class

with a very (hard and uniform sample

of Red' Rock, having a large virreous

kernel, free fromyelloWberl-y. This

same’sample'won sweepstakes 'over

the Berkeley Rock and white wheat

entries. . .



George Hutzlerfs sample of Rosen

rye was unquestionably the outstand-

ing sample of rye shown. It was uni-

form, good' color, weighed fifty-eight

iand’ one-half..poubds, plump and, in

fact, difficult to find flaws with. This

is the third time during the past four

years that Mr. Hutaler has won the

Goemann Trophy cup offered for the

best sample of rye. ' ‘ ’ '



M. J. smith, of Springport, sent in





‘f‘a sample of 1200 1199.113 which won

first in this class of twenty~one .W 3’.





 





igan Crop Improvement Associ4 '





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' Late Sweet’Corn:





,Laylin, Mason;





Go‘ve: Further Proof t/zaz‘ M zc/zzgan 1 Future 4: Ha Seed

‘ State 1.1 M or! szommng

By D. F; Rainey





or. Many of the entries had the seed

coat cracked on many beans. ' '



Much interest has been manifested

in the Hardigan alfalfa seed class.

Lester Allen, of Alma, won the twenty

tons 6f grpund limestone offered by

the Solvay Process Company. The

sample was good Color, plump and free

from weed and other seeds. “Mr. Alien

had only a. bushel of seedybut run it

over the mill several times to get it

well cleaned. Most of the eight entries

in this class contained red clover and

some had a few weed seeds, pigeon

grass, dock or parslane. Rossman

Brothers, of Lakeview, ha’d‘the second

best sample, but it showed a. trace of

red clover.



The Upper Peninsula made their

showing in the field pea class, taking

both first and second places with

Scotch Green peas, Mr. Peterson’s

sample had very lirrge peas with a.

wonderfully good color.



Sweepstakes in the oat classes went

to A. W. Jewett’s sample of victory

oats, which weighed forty-three and

one-half pounds per bushel.



Ingham county carried off the hon-/

ors in “largest number of entries,” by

having over eighty entries and by win-

ning the largest number of points bas-

ed on premiums won. Gratiot county

was Second in each instance.



Southern Four Ti'e'rs of Counties.





Class l—Ten ears of Yellow Dent:

First, A. W. Jewett, Jr. Mason; 2nd,

L. H. Laylin, Mason; 3d, A. G. Wilson,

Mason; 4th, . A. Smith, Mulliken;

5th, Charles Laughlin, Dansville.





Class 2— Ten ears of White Dent:





~ First, Farley Bros, Albion; 2nd, A. W.





Jewett, Jr., Mason; 3d, L. H. Layun,

Mason; 4th, D. E. Hanson, Berlin.





. Class 3—Ten ears of White Cap or

any other Dent: First, Paul Clement,

Britton; 2nd, F. Lawnsbury, Britton;

3d Richard Wooden, Hanover; 4th, A.

W. Jewett, Jr., Mason; 5th, Lew Wood-

en, Hanover.



Class r4——Fifty ears of any variety:

First, A. W. Jewett, Jr., Mason; 2nd,

Charles Laughlin, Dansville; 3d, Paul

Clement, Britton; 4th, P. A. Smith,

Mulliken; 5th, L. H. Laylin, Mason;

6th, Lewis Eckard, Eaton Rapids.



District ll, Remainder of State.





Class 5~—Ten ears of Yellow Dent:

girst, Andy Weisenberger, Chesaning;



2nd, D V. Bow, Saginaw, W. 8.; 3d,

J. C. Wilk, Alma; 4th, Peter Ferden,

Chesaning; 5th, J. A. Wilk, Alma.

'Class 6~Ten ears of White Dent.

First, H. C. Oven, Ovid.



Class 7——Ten ears of White Cap or

any other Dent: No entries.



Class S—Fifty ears of any variety.

First, D. V. Bow, Saginaw, W. S.; 2nd,

J. C. Wilk, Alma; 3rd, J. A. Wilk,

Alma.



Sweepstakes ten ears of Dent:



W. Jewett, Jr., Mason. Open to all of

state.



Class 9—Single Ear Dent: First,

Charles Laughlin, Dansville; 2nd, J. C.

Wilk, Alma; 3d, . W. Jewett, Jr.,

Mason: 4th, Farley Bros, Albion; 5th,

Peter Ferden, Chesaning.



Class 10—Ten Ears Flint: First, A.

W. Jewett, Jr., Mason; 2nd, Charles

Laughlin, Dansville; 3d; L. H. Laylin,"

Mason.



Class ll—Ten Ears Pop Corn: First,

A. W. Jewett, Jr., Mason; 2nd, H





.Laylin, Mason





Class 12~Ten ears any variety of

Early Sweet Corn: First, A. W. Jew-

ett, Jr., Masonr, 2nd, L. H. Laylin, Ma.-

son.



Class 13—Ten ears any variety of

First, A. W. Jewett,

Jr., Mason.



Winte'r Wheat.



Class 14—Four quarts Red Wheat.

First, A. W. Jewett, Jr., Mason; 2nd,

J. C. Wilk, Almh; 3rd, J. A. Wilk,

Alma; 4th, L. H. Laylin, Mason, 5th,

T. J. Wilk, Alma; 6th, D. C. Seaman,

Jackson; 7th, J. I, Hazolitt, Ionla; 8th,

C. D. Finkbeiner, Clinton.



Class 15—Four quarts White Wheat:

First, A. W. Jewett, Jr. Mason; 2nd,

D.’ V Bow, Saginaww . . 3d, L.H

th, H. C. SOvén, Ovid;

A. N. lilrmvxio,n Jonesville; “h, R.





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THE STORY OF JOHN MILFORD'S

success.





v (Continued from page 261).

farm in the burnings. For sixteen





years he follOwed the plow, and when 1





he retired a few years ago, he had

saved enough to live in idleness, if he

so chose, for the rest of his life. He

did not choose to do this, however.

This retiring for an old age rest is too

often fatal. Milford occupies a large

suburban lot, raises small fruits, main-

ly strawberries, and has a consider-

able garden; which not only supplies

the family (himself and wife) but fur-

nishes considerable for the market,

which comes very handy as pin money.



One of the most important things

Milford- learned early in his farm op-

erations was the necessity for thor-

ough cultivation.



In the fruit line, success depends on

starting right and keeping right, down

through the years. There are plants

and seeds galore, but do not be con—

~tent with mongrel séedsor plants. Buy

the best and you will not be disap-

pointed. Among the grapes, the Wor-

den is the best in the purple family.

Nothing at the State Fair could com?

pare with the grapes John Milford

raised from the best possible plants to

be secured, and his name ‘on a basket

of whatever kind of fruit sold it out-

right.



Mr. Milford found it paid to be hon-

est‘with his customers. Every farmer

should know this to be true, yet some

of them woefully fail in this very par-

ticular.



“it pleased me to have the buyers

dump my baskets,” Said Milford. “I

tell you the happiest moments of my

life were when I had built up a trade

founded on the good will and confi-

dence of those who bought my fruit.

It warms and thrills one’s heart to feel





squarely are appreciated.”

Although ”his farm‘ lay back. five

miles from the railway town, he built

up a large trade among the farmers

who did not raise fruit of their own,

especially. strawberries ~ and grapes.

One country storekeeper, with several

small children, bought liberally of

strawberries, although at the outset

he sneered at the idea of making her—

ries a common dinner dish.

' His boys learned to like the luscious

big red berries, and learned to watch

eagerly for the first appearance of the

“Strawberry Man.”

“The berries are better and more

wholesome than meat ” said the mer-

chant, “so I let the boys have their fill

“during the season.’

Gding onto a modest farm with a de-

termination to win is as sure to bring

contentment and success as the sun is

to shine. Attempts at farming, with

no knowledge of the work, and no am-

bition to learn, is the most certain

road to failure that one can find.





 





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should not feel that they have 'done

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'1 Exreiptyfiom-a, Recent Speech {nit/1e U. S. . _ .

, . - - i.d7§t/It{r Capper‘of Kansas“ - ~ g . 3“?





'> " I . ’/ ' ' ' . .

. HAVE become an advocate of lower

' 'rates through seeing . the urgent

necessity for them,-a necessity now





_. far more urgent than are these rates





to the roads. I am in no sense hostile

to railroads. I want the railroads to

be, on a. prosperous basis, and will not

knewingly' 'encouragefa program that

will cripple the transportation lines.

.They must be in position to give us

good service. But I do think with the

roads doing. a. larger volume of busi-

ness at a higher level of rates than

ever before-in all history that the time





their charges on grain and live stock,

now selling at'less than cost of pro-

duction, and, failing that, they should

be made to reduce them. I know that

all farm and live stock associations

and many business organizations

‘throughout the west are demanding

’immediate relief from excessive trans‘

portation. costs. .





With the price of wheat almost at

pre-war level, and sold for the last

three and a half years below the cost

of production, freight rates on wheat





» still remain at about fifty per cent





above the pre-war basis. ‘Hard coal

2C0 per cent above the 1913 value pays

no higher rates proportionately than

'wheat, and lumber, which costs nearly

twice as much as in 1913, pays rela-

tively less freight than wheat.





Farm products are compelled to

bear more than their share of the

transportation charge. This comes.

from the sweeping all-inclusive method

of rate making—a. departure from the

former method of charging what a. pro-

duct could afford to pay and be ship-

ped freely.



I am frank to say I can see no per-

manent good nor future stability for

our system of railway transport under

section 15a. of the transportation act.

Section 158. prescribes an arbitrary

rule for the Interstate Commerce Com-

mission to follow, based upon the pro-

duction of aggfégate net railway oper-





 





 

 

 





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.ating income. This rule was entirely

new and untried and has proven un-

successful either inthe production of

revenue or the‘making of reasonable

rates that the great'agricultural busi-

ness of this country can afford to pay.



Rates are arbitrarily fixed“ by the

commission to bring a. return of five





\ - and three-fourths per cent on the re-





production value of every transporta-

tion line whether or not the invest-

ment was prudently made or the prop-

erty efficiently managed. That is why





has arrived when they should reduc&





thepublic often regards section 15a as ‘

a. guaranty 'to the railroads. although

it does notes a matter offac‘t‘directly

guarantee anything to. the carriers. We

are'. demanding the repeal of this sec-

tion 158. because rates are determined

with regardto the ability of badlyor-

ganized 'or located or capitalized or '

managed roads to earn-a. profit on an

investment the. proper. calculation of ;

which is in dispute,-thereby (establish-

ing rates that earn excessive profits on 5

well organized systems. . I

The recapture prOvislon of section :

15a. is a farce. It encourages extrava—

gance and padded expense accounts by ‘

the prosperous roads. While the' big '

railway systems are enjoying prosper-

ity it is doubtful whether thegovern-

ment will make much headway collect—

ing the excess earnings,over_' six per

cent, one-half of which it is stipulated

in the transportation act shall go into

a. fund for lame-duck roads. .

The repeal of section 158. as propos~

ed in my bill, S. 91, will leave the

Interstate Commerce Commission free

to exercise its power according to its 3

judgment, to adjust and prescribe l

rates as the circumstances may seem i ‘

to the commission to justify, and ati

the same time conform to the funda- :

mental principles of the law that rates i

shall be just and reasonable: Thatl

means, of course, just and reasonable 3

rates not merely for the railroads but

for the shippers‘ and the public, giving

proper weight .to every fact and cir—

cumstance which according to the

judgment of the commission should

affect both private and public inter-

ests. That always has been the funda-

‘mental principle of the regulation of

rates provided for by the act to regu-

late commerce and similar acts passed

by the legislatures of the various

states ,and contained in the constitu—

tion of many states.





Thomas Hooper says it takes some

time to put a tool back after yo'iiget

through with it. But it takes longer

to hunt for it two months later. Thom-

as keeps- a. list of all the things the

neighbors’ borrow of him and don’t

return promptly. Most everything he

owns is now on the list—Sunshine

Hollow.





Grant Manning says when the grad-

uating classes finish High _ School.

eighteen years from now, it won’t be

any easy job to find a roll. without at

least one boy on it named Calvin.—

Sunshine Hollow.





ETwenty Years of Drchard‘ RecOrds





-' An Interesting Account of a New York Ofc/zara’





N account of .“Twenty Years’



Profits From an Apple Orchard"



is given by Professor U. P. Hed-

rick, of Geneva. Experiment Station.

The orchard is'siutated near Roches-

ter and is as typical as could be found

in the apple belt of western New York.

In it the Geneva Experiment Station

has carried on various experiments

during the past twenty years. The

trees are Baldwins, twenty-seven years

old at the beginning of the experi-

mént, forty-seven now. The accounts

tell what each of the orchard opera-





' tions has cost, the number of barrels

' of fruit produced,





and the selling

price, in short, what the‘outgo and

the income of a [New York apple or-

chard are, in its fourth and fifth dec-

ades, the prime of iife of the orchard.





- The average yield per acre in the





first ten years was 116.8 barrels; in

the. second ten' years, 119.9 barrels;

for the 'twenty ' years, 118.35 barrels.

The average per tree for the first ten

years was 4.33 barrels; forf'the'second, .

4.4} barrels ;’ tenths - twenty. years, 4.89

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«ond period? $145.8





of apples in this orchard, including

interest, taxes, pruning, spraying, cul-

tivating, harvesting, superintendence,

bar rel, and every other item (of over-

head expense from 1904 to 1913‘ was

$1.29; for the second decade from 1914

to ‘1923 the cost of production was

$2.12 per barrel, and for twenty years

$1.70.



The average price of apples for the

first ten years as grown in this or-

chard was.$2.60 for all the barrel-ed

stOck and seventy-two cents per barrel

for evaporator and cider stock. The

average price in the second period was

$3.83 for barreled s’tock; culls and

drops, eighty cents. The average-for _

twenty years is $3.22 for-barreled ap-

ples and seventy-six cénts.for culls.



The. average yearly net profits on a.

barrel of apples," graded and ungraded,

for the first ten years was $1.31 per





barrel; for the second period, $1.71~ ',





per barrel; average for. the twenty

years, $1.51. The average per acre for

the first periodwas $95.60; forithesec— ,.

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sass. gnarl. the .t est.
'the arerage for ,e twenty years, not

a bad showing for an apple orchard.

The accuracy or these figures are

XvOuched for, and Professor Hedrick

. thinks they can be duplicated by the

fruit groWers, who have good trees in

’ the prime of life with no young or

decrepit orchard mates to bring down

the average Many orchardists in the

. ’ state could select a ten-acre block

7 that has done as well or better.

" “0n the Othei' hand, " sa‘ys Professor

Hedrick, “the profits on this orchard





are much greater than from the aver- ,1





‘ age apple orbhard in New York. Too

many apple growers are trying to grub

profits Out Of reluctant soils; have

started with too big a mortgage; prac-





tice not spending rather than right -





spending, and too many lack enter-

prise. Some, m‘ostly city converts to

fruit growing, are extravagant, lack

industry, lea'n too heavily on station

or college for a smattering of knowl-

edge, take their farming as a mild

amusement, or, undertake more than

they can manage. The same men,

however, Would have made a failure

in any other business.” ~





 





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"HE trouble with most growers

.whose orchards haire been badly

damaged by the scab is that they

sprayed or dusted after a rain instead

of before the rain,” said Professor H.

H. Whetzel, of Cornell University.

“The general occurrence of severe ap-

ple scab infection on foliage in west-

ern New York during the season of

1923 was accompanied in most cases

by severe injury following the applica-





tion of spray and dust mitxures. The _





explanation is simple. The scab fun-





gus growing upon the surface of a leaf .





destroys the protecting cuticle, thus





giving free access for the toxic spray.





substances to the inner tissues on the

leaf. The tisSue‘s are 'usually killed

in a more or less circular area some-

what larger than the scab spot. These

dead brown lesions are frequently nu-

merous enough to cause considerable

injury to the foliage. Injury from

‘ lime- sulphur applied to scabby foliage

is more or less common 'every year,

but is especially prevalent in seasons

when the scab is severe. Many grow-





ers still fail to appreciate the necessity





of delayed dormant and pro-pink appli—

cations with the result that the foliage

' of-their apple» trees becbmebadly scab-

, bed. They then attempt to control

the disease by. heavy applications, at

the pink and calyx application. The

result is that they not only do not con-

trol the scab in such cases but serious-

_{ 1y injure the. foliage, the result. of

spraying after the leaves are scabbed.”





 





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XPERIMENTS at Geneva have

shewn that the undesirable reac-

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E really do not have the serious

pests that. are found in the sug-

ar beet fields of the west and

some other parts of the world. we do

not have the sugar beet Nematode, nor

the leafhopper, the carrier of curly-





leaf. True, we have occasional attacks ,





from common insects, like grasshop-

pers and white—grubs and occasionally

a field is infested with wire-worms, but

all in all, Michigan sugar beets get by

‘Without very much damage from ser-

ious insect attacks.



The white-grub is the larva of the

'June bug or June-beetle, which beetle

lays her eggs in grass-sod. The large,

fleshy white' grubs that come from

these eggs require "three years for

their development under ground, after

which they change to June beetles and

another crop of eggs is laid; Thus in

a White grub infested region, we have

a crop of the beetles every third year

and a crop of the grubs on the year

following the flight of the beetles.



The damage is done while the grub

is getting its growth, that is, on the

year following the flight of the beetles

and for this reason it is ‘well to avoid

putting in beets in land that was in

grass—sod on the year that the beetles

were numerous.



Wire-worms.



These hard-shelled, yellowish larvae

sometimes bore into beets and other

root crops and make some trouble.

They work altogether under ground

and like low, and especially mucky,

They remain for from three to

seven years in the ground; Those lit-

tle yellowish “worms” are about three—

l‘ourths of an inch long and feel hard

like a piece of wire. The wireworm

naturally turns into a snapping beetle

in due time and the snapping beetle,

or click—beetle, also lays her eggs .in

grass—sod as first choice, although she

will utilize quite a variety of crops if

the land is low and wet, especially if

the soil is a little bit sour.



There are two crops which the beetle

does not like to utilize for egg-laying

purposes, and these crops are clover

and buckwheat. If you have a field

infested with wire-worms, get it into

clover part of the time and buckwheat

the rest of the time. This will be dis-

tasteful to wire-worms and gradually

they will be starved out. __ ’



Of course, I understand buckwheat

, is not a favorite‘crop in Michigan, but

E I am not recommending it’so much for

1the value of the crop as for its effect

in starving out wire-worms. -



The particular wire—worm which we

find in Michigan is Agriotes mancus

and it is quite a different thing from

the sugar-beet wire-worm of California.

The advice lam giving you would not

apply at all to the real sugar-beet

wire-worm. ‘



.The Flea-beetle.



The pale striped flea-beetle is a little

fellowabout one-twentieth of an inch

It gets into beets when they are

very young. Usually they do the worst





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damage when the beets have-Only two

or three leaves. They work ‘only in

hot, dry weather. During some sea-

sons they may make it necessary to

re-seed. Ifcrain falls plentifully that

will always end the attacks 'of these

beetles, but if rain, does not come we

can do .quite‘ a bit by rolling. Put on a

land roller, or better still, put'on a

culti—packer during the heat of the day

when the plants are somewhat wilted.

They will be‘less apt to break off in

the middle of the day than in the

morning or evening. ' '



.Dust is effective as well, but nicotine

dusts are expensive and one hesitates

about going to Such an expense so

early in the season.





Hydrated lime also acts as a repel- '





la’nt and in severe cases, one may have

to both roll and dust with hydrated

lime.





a Grasshoppers.



We have found that the sawdust bait

is the best for grasshoppers, not be-

cause it is better than bran, but be?

cause you can get more action for a

given sum. Sawdust, arsenic and salt





is cheaper than bran, molasses and ‘





Paris green, and a little banana oil

added to the sawdust makes it even

more attractive. This should be broad-

casted around the edges of the fields

and perhaps also through the center.





Blister—beetles are found once in a

while. There are striped blister-

beetles, black ones and gray ones.

Each year many of these are sent in

for identification. However, the com-

ing of the blister—beetle is always look-

ed on with pleasure rather than with

apprehension because the blister-

beetle develops in grasshopper eggs.

Each beetle destroys a pod‘of fifteen,

to thirty grasshopper eggs in getting

its' growth, and no single blister-beetle

could eat as many beets. as fifteen

healthy grasshoppers. Consider the

blister-beetle your friend, unless he

gets too voracious. Of course, blister-

beetles can be destroyed with an

arsenical dust when it becomes neces-

sary. We are not bothered with many

Nematodes in Michigan. I have found

one or tWO species here and there, in

isolated farms, but have never found

the true sugar beet Nematode. Our

common species disappear-in a year

or two'if one rotates. ‘ '





GETTING OUT THE POSTS.





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T is, perhaps, a little more difficult

to get posts in the ground than it

ordinarily is to pull them out. The

latter task is, however, sufficiently

tiresome to warrant the adoption of





the easiest way for its accomplish— ,





ment.





The method suggested by the ac-'

'companying drawing requires little ex-

tra equipment and demands the very

minimum of human exertion~the '

horses doing the heavy task of lifting

the post from its place in the earth.
I1E co " lifting associauon Work Michigan cowl-testing assoéiations are



ed thistpast Jedi;- Twenty-four associations that have reported there

assmmuonsmere operating December are 12, 318 grade cows and 5, 373 pure-

1, 1922, and seventy asSociations were bred cows among the association mem-

operating a year later, \Twen‘ty asSO— bership. Of this number, 6,849 are

ciations reorganized during the year grade Holsteins, 2,134 grade Guern—

through the help of the 'extension spe~ seys, 2,104 grade Jerseys, and 988

cialists of the Dairy pepartment of. M. Shorthorns, while 3, 824 are pure- -'bred





. A. (3., and the County agricultural Holsteins, 839 are pure— —bred Jerseys





agents The map herewith shows the and 532 are pure-bred Guernseys, plus





. progress of the cow-testing association a small number of representatives of





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d'y-sented by the farmer,





work in Michigan. It will be noted minor breeds.

that Genesee county, With seven, and Many of the cow-testing association

Kent county, With six, are leading the members have availed themselves of

work on a county basis the tuberoulin testing work. One thou-

The outstanding results accomplish- sand, fifty- -four herds are tuberculin

ed in these counties may be largely tested and 556 herds in the association

attributed to the worlr of the county work remain untested.

agents in following up carefully the The response during the past year,

work of the dairy-alfalfa campaigns. and the expansion of the cow-testing

association work only indicate a much

further expansion and growth during





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the coming year. Early in January of '





   

 





this year there were seventy-five asso-

siations in Operation and better than



‘ fifty per cent of the counties in Michi-

gan had one or more active associa-

tions.





The many-sided work that is carried

on by the cow~tester in his association

activities, and the closer touch that

the cow-tester can give to the associa-

tion member in helping to improve the

rations used, and determining the ex-





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made this work grow and is constant-

ly making it more valuable to the as-

sociation members. Truly, there can’t

be too many cow- -testing associations

operating in Michigan during the com-

This campaign work in may other ing years. Improving the efficiency of

Counties is also the cause for many 0f production on the farm from the dairy

the aSSOCiathDS that are now listed. COWS, spells greater net dollars to the

The number of members in the cow- Michigan dairyman.

testing association work increased

from 520 to 1, 816, and the number of

cows under test increased from 4,973

to 20,314 for the past fiscal year. The

cows in the association werk produced HE February price 0f milk in De-

93 357 765 3 pounds of milk and 3 723 - troit remains the same as for Jan-

826'. 4 pounds of butter-fat during the uary This price iS $3 00 per hundred

past year The aVerage test was 3 98 for 3. 5 per cent m11k,f. 0. b. Detroit.

per cent. The average production per The basic period of figuring the

day for all cows in Michigan cow- -test- amount to be allowed for February are

ing associations was 209 pounds of the months Of July, August, SQDtember

milk and 33 pounds of butter- fat Al- and October. The price to be paid for

lowing a ten-month milking period surplus for February is to be based

this would make the average produc- upon the New York price for ninety-

tion of the cow~testing association cow tWO score butter plus twenty per

in Michigan 6, 357 pounds of milk, and cent. This is the same as for January

252.5 pounds of butter-fat The 1920 WhiCh figured $2 22 per hundred f 0-

United States census credits the aver- 1’ Detro1t.

age production of the Michigan cow In Flint the price for February milk

with 3,750 pounds of milk and 150 is $2.63 for 3.5 test, f. o. b. Flint. This

pounds of butter-fat. / price is to be paid for all whole milk

To prove that Cow—testing associa— sold by each distributm. The surplus

tions do send “visitor” cows to the 13 to be checked by a committee 1ep1e-

butcher—~a total of 714 cows were sold senting the producers’ association. The

as undesirable, unprofitable individu- price for surplus for January is figured

als during the year. A further indica- the same as for Detroit above and 15

tion that the association work is help— therefore, $2 22 per hundred for 3 5

in] to promote better sires is shown in milk f 0 b tht-

that 189 pure-bredl‘sires were purchas— The price for fluid milk in Grand

ed among the association members. Rapids for February is $2.87 per hun-

Twenty—eight associations are listed dred for 3.5 mirk delivered f. o. b. city.

with all members either, owning or The surplus will be determined'byall

using pure-bred~sires, while 92.7 per milk supplied above the average for





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cent of all the cow-testing association the months of July, August, September ;





members are either using or owning and October, last. The surplus price

pure- -bred sires. . will be regulated by the price of nine-



It is interesting to note that there tY-score butter in Chicago plus eight

are 876 pure- -bred Holstein, 284 pure- per cent This fixed the Dnce for

bred Guernsey, _ 235 pure- -bred Jersey January surplus at $1 98

bulls, and a small number of other The February price in Ann Arbor is

breed sires in use by the members of $2.69, the same as for January. This

sixty-two associations we have report— is for 3.5 per cent’ milk f. o b. city.

ing out Of seventy Operating. There The basis of figuring surplus is the

are forty-two grade Holstein, thirty average for october, November and

grade Shorthorn, twenty’four grade December, and the price for this sur-





Jersey and eleven grade Guernsey plus is calculated the same as for De- 5

, bulls in use among these sixty-two as- troit, this bringing the January figures





societiOns reporting. " at $2. 22 per hundred f. o. b. city.





Occasionally the. argument is pre-'

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equipment that’s here, we never could





, ope to keep up with the Contract: And

if we can’t do that, we lose everything.

Understand me, I’m not thinking of ~

‘qmtting; I merely Want to look- over





the battlefield first. Shall we take the





.~ chance?”





Big Ba‘tiste shrugged his shoulders.

“Ba’teese, he always try to break





-,_:L have trouble—but he have nev’ been

beat. You ask Ba'tees‘e—Ba’teese say





go ahead. Somehow we make it. ”





the train to Denver, and from there





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.. . had become gamblers with Fate;





I’ll go on to Boston. I’ll raise the

money some way. ”I don’t know how.





If I don’t, we’re only beaten in the be-

ginning instead of the end. Weill sim-

' ply have to trust to the future—on "





everything, Ba’tiste. There are so

many things that can whip us, that—”

Houston laughed shortly—“we might

as well be gamblers all the way

through. We’ll never fulfill the con-

tract, even with the machinery, unless

we can get the use of the lake and a

flume to the mill. We may be able

to keep it up for a month or two, but

that will be all. The expense will eat

us up. But one chance is no .greater

than the other, and personally, I’m at

the point where I don’t care.” ,





“Oui! Ba’teese, he have nothing.





Ba’teese he only fight for the excite- 1





ment. So, tomorrow we go!"



And on the next day they went,

again to go over all the details of their

mad, foundationless escapade with

Chance, to talk it all over in the old

smoking car, to weigh the balance

against them from every angle, and to

see failure on every side. But they

for

One, it was his final opportunity, to

take or disregard, with a gaint glim-

mer of success at one end of the vista,

with the wiping out of every hope at

the other They tried not to look at

the gloomy side, but that was impossi-

ble. As the train ground its way up

the circuitous grades, Houston felt

that he was headed finally for the

dissolution. But there was at least

the consolation about it that within a

short time the uncertainty of his life

would be ended; the hopes either

crushed forever, or realized, that——



“Ba’tiste!” They were in the snow-

sheds at Crestline, and Houston had

pointed excitedly toward a window of

the west-bound train, just pulling past





, them on the way down the slope. A





woman was there, a woman who had

turned her head sharply, but with not

enough speed to prevent a sight of her

by the French-Canadian who glanced

quickly and gasped:



“The Judas!”



Houston leaped from his seat and

ran to the vestibule of the car but in

vain. It was closed; already the other

last coach of the other train was pull-





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easier grade. Wondering, he naturned

to his seat beside his partner _;

“It was she, Ba’tiste, ” came with

conviction. “I got a good loak at her





before she noticed -.-.me Then, when I *





pointed—she turned her head away. ”

“But Ba’teese, he see her ”.

“She’s going back. What do you

suppose it "can .mean?‘ Can she be—"

“Ba’teese catch the nex’ train to





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“Nev’ mln’. Somehow we do eet.

Ah, ouilz Somehow. If we make the

failure, then it shall be B ‘teese who

will fin’ the way to pay the bond. Now,

Ba’teese, he go bac. *



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By Al.





I’m going to the School of Life;

Attending cv’ry day; ‘



l’m joining in the cares and strife—

Thc pain, and pleasures gay.



One day I learn that I’m a fool—

Conceit is put to rout— -



The next;-—the wisest in the school;

Because, I found it out.





i pay tuition, more or less,



- (And, often, more than floss)



And bills for fool-tax, I confess,

Are left at my address.



And, often, the experience

Cuts deeper than a knife,



But ev'ry day I'm learning sense

Within the School of Life.





Rice

Sometimes i peg along for weeks,

Just picking flow’rcts gay—



Tlio breath of summer fans my cheeks

Like smell of new-mown hay— ’

Then—Presto! Like a lightning flash,



From out a sky of blue, Q

The School of Life applies the lash;

My dream is cut inetwo.





I’m going to the ’School of Life,

My teacher—common sense.

And those who join its cares and strife

Learn by experience.

I pay tuitioni. Yes, 0, yes—

Hard knocks at cv’ry turn;

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“I wonder—” it was a hope, but a.

faint one—“if she could be coming

back to make amends, Ba' tiste? That

——that other thing seemed sh unlike

the person who had been so good to

me, so apart from the side of her na-

ture that I knew—’f



“She have a bad mouth,” Ba’tiste

repeated grimly. “She have a bad eye,

she have a bad tongue. A woman with

a bad tongue, she is a devil.—You—





you no see it, because she come to you '





with a smile, when every one else, he

frown. You think she is the angel, yes,

oui! But she come to Ba’ teese differ-

ent. She talk to you sof’ and she try

to turn you against your frien’. Yes,

Oui? Ne o’est pas? Ba’teese see'her

with the selfish mouth! Peuff! He

see her when she look to heem out

from the corner of her eye—so. Ba’-

teese know. Ba’teese come back quick,

to keep watch!” '



“I guess you’re right, 'Ba’tiste. It

won’t do any harm. If 'she's returned

for a good purpose, very well. If not,

we’re at least prepared for her.”



With that resolution they went‘ on

to Denver, there to seek out the few

friends Ba’tiste possessed, to argue

one of them into a loan of ten thou-

sand dollars on the land and trust-

worthy qualities which formed the, to-

tal of Ba’tiste’s resources, to gain from





feel sure cf it—something that has to

do with Thayer. Beforeyou go, how-

ever, make the rounds Of the employ-

ment agencies and tell them to send

you every man they can spare, up to

a hundred. .We’ll give them work to

the extent of five. thousand dollars.

They ought to be able to get enough

timber down to‘keep us going for a

while anyway—especially with the

roads iced.”





“Ah. Oui. It is the three o’clock.

Bonvoyage/mon Baree!”



It was the first time Ba’tiste Renaud

ever had dropped the conventional

“M’ sieu" ,in addiessing Houston, and

Barry knew, without the telling, with-

out the glowing light in the old man’s

eyes, that at least a part of the great

loneliness in the trapper’s heart had

departed, that he had found a place

there in a portion of the aching spot

left void by a shrapnel- shattered son





to whom a father had called that night‘





in the ruined cathedral—and called in

vain. It caused a queer pang of ex-

quisite pain in Houston’s heart, a joy

too great to be expressed by the re-

flexes. of mere pleasure.

the train had left Denver, he still

thought of it, he still heard the' old

man’s words, he still sat quiet and

peaceful in a new enthusiasm of hope.

The world was 'not so blank, after all.





AL ACREh—Never Mind 8/1172, You’re All Tuned Up for the Concert T omarraw‘Nzg/n‘.





Long after .





the possessor of nothing Houston





'~ went on toward Boston





And- Ba’tiste was not there to boom

enthusiastically regarding the chances

of the future, to enlarge upon the on

pox-tannins which might arise for the

-"fulfiilment o! a thing which’ seemed

'irhpcssihle.





Coldly, dispassionately, now that it

was done, the word of. the Empire

Lake Mill and Lumber Company had

'been given to deliver the materials for

the making of a great railroad had

guaranteed its resources and furnished

the necessary bond for the fulfillment

of a promise, Barry Houston could not

help but feel that it all had beeh man,

to say the least. Where was the ma-

chi-nary to be obtained?

money to keep things going? True,

there would‘be spot cash awaiting the





delivery of every installment of the





huge order, enough, in fact, to furnish.

the necessary running expenses of a

mill under Ordinary circumstances. But

the circumstances which surrounded

the workings of the Empire Lake pro-

ject were far from ordinary. No easy





_ skidways to a lake, no flume, no aeri-





als; .there was nbthing {0 cut ex-

penses. Unless a miracle should hap-

pen, and Houston reflected that mir-

acles were few and far between, that

timber must be brought to the mill by

a system that would be disastrous as

far as costs were concerned. Yet, the

contract had been made!





He wandered the aisle of the sleep-

er, fidgeting from one end to the oth-





‘ er, as neither magazines, nor the spin-





ning scenery without held a counter-





attraction for his gloomy thoughts.





When night at last came, he entered

the smoking compartment and slump-

ed into. a seat in a far corner, smoking

in a detached manner, often pulling on

his cigar long after lengthy minutes of





reflectiOn had allowed its ashes to cool..





About him the usual conversation

raged, the settling of a nation’s prob-

lems, the discussion of crime waves,

Bolshevism and the whatnot that goes

with an hour of smoking on a tiresome

journey. From Washington and gov-

ernmental affairs, it veered to the

west and dry farming, thence to the

cattle business; to anecdotes, and fin-

ally to ghost stories. And then, with

a sudden interest, Houston forgot his

own problems to listen attentively.

tensely, almost fearfully. A man whom

he never before had seen, and whom

he probably never would see again,

was talkingflbout something. which

might be as remote to Houston as the

poles. Yetit held him, it fascinated,

it gripped him! 1



“Speaking of gruesome things,” the

talker had said, “reminds me. I’m a

doctorr—not quite full fledged, I’ll ad-

mit, but with the right to put M. D.

after my name. Spent a couple of

years as an interns in Bellstrand Hos—

pital in New York. Big place. Any of

you- ever been there?”



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hour. of distress, after his people had





 





ldriven him out of the land, they go to





him as men hasten to the protection

of a great tree in a storm, and he

responds. , Only he insists that it shall

be an honorable leadership, and that

he shall be received, among his people

as an honorable man, when the fight-

ing is over. His rash vow from which

he will not turn back, which ends in

the death of hislonely daughter, class-

es him as one of those strangely “Dam-

aged bouls,” which might have accom-

plished greater deeds, if they had only

been possessed of more balance.





UDGES is surely one of the most in-



.teresting books of. the Old Testa-

ment. One issimply passing from one

adventure to another.

said: “Other portions of Scripture

have been mere profitable for doctrine,

for reprloof,» for instruction in right-

eousness :but for merely human inter-





. est—for the lively touches of ancient





manners, for the succession of roman-

tic incidents” for the consciousness

that we are living with .the \persons

described, for the tragical pathosof

events and characters—there is noth-

ing like the history of the judges from

Othniel to Eli.”



. There is humor here.

his practical jokes, though they are

like the jokes of a sperm whale ora





dinotherium. Abimelech is a self-ima





portant gentleman who claims the





.throne,’a.'nd, we may well suspect, af-

fects purple and a chariot with outrid-.





ers. But one day- in besieging a. walled

city, a woman fighter drops a stone on

Abimelech’s head, thereby bringing

him near to an uneXpected death

Abimelech abhors the thought of its

being said that: a, woman slew him,





and cries to a nearby soldier to run'

him through, that he may die like a-

' man, andthe'reby win the reader‘s ad»





miration. ” Probably if that had not



happened, Abimelech would not have



been honored with a place in this gal-

’ of heroes. ‘





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the start.





Gideon was a fool for not drilling and

making use of all the men available.





,But GideOn Was eniploying one of the

’big psychological

which We are never free, and d6 not





principles,





want to be free—the principle of en-

thusiastic devotion to a cause. Better





, a. little army that is determined to win'~





or die, said Gideon, than many regi-

ments of hirelings. When the county





draft board passed on recruits for Gid— ' .

eon’s army, they were instructed to .

select “able men, such as fear God, 7'





men of truth, hating covetousness.”

Such an army is unbeatable. The

Midianites used good judgment when

they took to flight.



Patriotism and the love of home

speak out on every page. , The battle

of Lexington and Corncord Speaks not

more loudly of the patriotic impulse





‘than the battle which Deborah and

led against Sisera. Several





Barak

tribes “jeoparded their lives unto the

death ” but Reuben and Dan posted

“business as usual,” and remains at

home. They deeply rued their decision.

Their’Eriminal indifference was never

forgotten. “Why sattest thou among

the sheepfolds to hear the pipings of

the flocks?” Why, indeed? On festival

days when groups of singers went from

place to place singing of the bravery





of Zebulum and Naphtali, and the in-‘l

excusable lukewarmness ‘of Reuben ,.

and Dan, the men of Reuben and Dan '





must have been looking for places to





hide. They probably remained at home,





for a long time. But the story would

not die. It was told and sung and re-

told, as the. generations came and

went—the valor of some parts of the

nation, the coldness, the treason of

others. And we are reading about it

now.

comes the moment to decide,” said

Lowell, and Reuben and Dan made a

selfish choice. .There is a. time when

we make our choices, but later our

choices make us.





I a. choice onco made is made. The

powe1 of choice is a sharp edged

weapon which God has placed in our

hands. It often, proves to be a weapon

with which men destroy themselves.

Oh, mén of Reuben and, Dan, why did





you not get into the fight that day?





We men of the twentieth century are

looking at you and judging yam—and

yet we shouldn’t.

which confront us as big as the one





'which faced ydu that day, and we de- _





cide as you did. we taken the easy

course. We prefer business as usual,

society as usual, tprofits as usual, our

own beggarly selves as usual.



Did you note the tragedy of Sisero’s

death? His mother sits‘at the window

waiting for his return. High-born,

light-hearted women sit about her, tell-

ing her he is delayed, he will soon re-

turn. She scolds his chariot wheels

for being so slow, and adds that he is

probably dividing the spoil, giving to

each warrior one or two beautiful

maidens. With the face at the window

watching for the form that never will

return, the matchless war song "ends.





SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON FOR

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in attacking the Midlanites is a beam .

tifully told tale We can imagine that:

the military critics cendemned it from; \

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HEN little Jackie Rabbit and

Billie "Wood0huck, Junior, re-

‘ . turned from school one after-

noon, they found their mothers were

not at home. This was very unusual,

and they were quite pleased. You see,

they lived right next door to each oth-

er, so it’meant they could have a nice

long play together and their mothers

would not be there to call them to do

some little task.



“Come over ,and play in my yard,

Billie,” said Jackie, as he saw his little

friend coming out of the house' munch-

ing a big sugar cookie, (Jackie was

enjoying a big ginger one with a rais-

in in the middle).



Billie didn’t need a second invita-

tion, because Jackie had a big swing

in the maple tree in the back yard.

Of all the things he liked to do, Billie

thought he liked swinging the best.

To go as fast as the wind to and fro

up among the leaves was heaps of fun.

And this is what Mother Rabbit and

Mothei Woodchuck found their chil-

dren doing when they returned home.



“Come here, Jackie,” called his

mother from the back door. And off





 





“This One is Sue and That One is

Sally.”





Jackie went running, with Billie fol-

lowing as fast as his chubby legs could

carry him.



“I want you to go on an errand,

Jackie. Take thislpackage down to

Sammie Squirrel’s house. ' Mrs. Squir-

rel has a big surprise for you, two lit-

tle somethings. Billie’s mother says

he may go with you.”





“What do you mean by two little

somethings, Mother?” asked Jackie.



_“Run along, children, and you will

see,” she answered, “but be sure and

hurry back.”



“Two little somethings,” questioned

Billie and Jackie, “What do you think

they can be?”



“I bet they are two little cars,” said

Jackie, “and maybe we can ride in

them.”



“I’ll bet they are two swings, and I

can have a swing in each one,” said

Billie.



“Rap tap, tap,” on Sammie Squir-

rel’s door.



A pretty lady squirrel all in white

opened the door for them. .'



“Come in, boys,” she said.



“Please ma’m, mother sent- this

package to you," said Jackie. “And

she said you had two little somethings

to show us.” '



“That’s right, I have, boys. 5 Just

wait a. minute.” And she went tip-toe-

ing off into the bedroom. ,



* In a minute she was back. “Come

right in this way. boys." she said.

“Here are the two little somethings





that your mother told you about. "





And weren’t they surprised when

they peeked into the bedroom, for





' , . there in a snow white credle were two -

' '- Title baby squirrels





 

 

 





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Somet/zmg:





“What’s their names ?” asked Billie.



“This one is Sue, and this one is

Sally,” said the nurse as she tucked

them in more closely. '



The boys wanted to stay 1longer, but

it was time for the baby squirrels to

have their nap, so the nurse had to

send them home.



“We’ll be back to see Sue and Sally

tomorrow,” said Jackie.



“Youbet we will,” said Billie, “and

maybe they won’t be so sleepy then.”





TH E WHITE DESERT.





 





(Continued from page 281).

Worthington, the tired-eyed, determ-

ined, over-zealous district attorney,

who, day after day, had struggled and

fought to send him to the penitentiary

for life? Had it been Worthington,

striving to reproduce the murder of

Tom'Langdon as he evidently had re-

constructed it, experimenting with his

experts in the 'safety of a different

city, for points of evidence that would

clinch the caSe against the accused

man beyond all shadow of adoubt? In-

stinctively Houston felt that he just

had heard an unwritten, unmentioned

phase of his own murder case. Yet—-

if that had been Worthington, if those

experts had found evidence against

him, if the theories of the district at-

torney had been verified on that grue-

some night in the “dead ward” of Bell-

strand Hospital—-



Why had this damning evidence

been allowed to sink into oblivion?

Why had it not been used against

him. L





CHAPTER XVI.





T was a problem which Barry Hous-



ton, in spite of wakefulness, failed

to solve. Next morning, eager for a

repetition of the recital, in the hope

of some forgotten detail, some clue

which might lead him to an absolute

decision, he sought the young doctor,

only to find that he had left the train

at dawn. A doorway of the past had

been opened to Houston, only to be

closed again before he could clearly

discern beyond. He went on to Bos-

ton, still struggling to reconstruct it

all, striving to figure what connection

it" might have had, but in vain. And

with his departure from the train, new

thoughts, new problems, arose to take

the place of memories. His purposes

now were of the future, not of the

past. \



And naturally, he turned first to the

oifiCe of his father’s attorneys—the

bleak place wheie he had conferred

so many times in the black days. Old

Judge Mason, accustomed to seeing





‘ Ba1 ry in times of stress, tried his best





to be jovial.

“Well, boy, what is it‘ this time?"

‘yoneyf .Houston came directly to

the point. “I’ve come back to Boston

to find out if any one will trust me.”

“With or without security ?”





“With it—the best in the world.”

Then he brought forward a copy of the

contract. Mason studied ’it at length,

then, with a slow gesture, raised his

glasses to a resting place on his fore-

head. '



“I—I dont know, boy,” he said at

last. ”It’s a rather hard problem to

crack. I wish there was some one in





‘ the family we could go to for the





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days abOut the discontentment



of farm women. Some maga-

zines seem‘ to delight in presenting be-

fore their readers the dull, drab, bur-

densome life led by the soprano sex on

the farm.



I remember reading an artiCle in a

popular ladies’ magazine that read

something like this: “The town wom-

en pass by in their expensive automo-

biles and point out the growing grain,

all. They say our butter leoks golden

in the churn. But those same Women

have never seen 'my kitchen, hot,

stuffy thing that it is; they probably

never churned a ‘batchf of butter in

their lives. They do not’know the

work attached to it.”



This is just a short extract _of the

original epistle. Doesn’t it make you

nearly “froth at the mouth ?” Perhaps,

some farm women have read that

same article and‘looked upon it as au-

thentic. But those of us who are lov-

ers of God’s “great, wide, beautiful,

wonderful world’f look upon it as scin-

tiliating rot. '



It is not paved streets, the perpetual

jingle-jangle of street cars, nor the

jostling of elbows that. makes some





, women want to leave their own glow-





ing country fire'sides and live in the

metropolis, a panorama of bright

lights. Oh, no, it is usually the cou-

veniences associated with the latter.

Does the farm kitchen have to be a

hot, stuffy thing?”

fresh air outside, it does not have to

be. Give the average farm woman

more light in her kitchen and she will

look upon her vocation in a new light.

“Whatever lessens woman’s work ben-

efits the race.” Why not study her

daily routine to see if her day’s steps

cannot be lessened, her day in the





. kitchen abbreviated a little by a few





inexpensive conveniences, which, after

all, spell true success?



Any man who is handy with tools

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been slightly unfortunate in having a

husband who is not especially grace-

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ertheless my ship has come in and I

have a built-in wood-box at last.



No woman can work hard all day

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fore. They do not look like rags at

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There is a gasoline lamp now on the

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than a kerosene lamp; the general up-





keep, however, is no more. How it

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end of the heck riveted the hooks to}?

the strips. ‘



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match the places where the top of the »

closet is, bolted to the shelf, removed

the bolts, placed the strip with the

hooks in place and replaced the bolts,

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sugar melts. Make a syrup of a cup

of sugar and a cup of water. Cook the

apples very slowly in the syrup. When

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ing closet to hang things on?”



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drawn to a dull point at one end,





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HE feasibility of cooperation in

various lines of enterprise has

proven it to be an institution

based. on sound principles. Through it

the farmer 1eceives greater marketing

opportunities and diiect financial gain.



But in this same institution there is

an opportunity for the housewife also,

the operation is put in cooperation. By

means cf the cooperative creamery,

the output of butter-fat from the farm

is made into food prOdUULS ready to be

sold to the consumer with all the worn:

of its manufacture taken out of the

home.



But, when the milk man comes

along, or the men folks start for town

with the milk, why not send the fam-

ily washing along too? That is what

a. group of farm women have been. do-

ing" up at River Falls, Wisconsin, and

results have proven very satisfactory.

Through a cooperative laundry oper~

ated in connection with a. cooperative

creamery in the past year, 255 families

had their family washing done by this

unified plan.



This coop. laundry was cranked in

1914 and enjoys the distinction of bold-





 





lwz'té tfle Ali/£57m”





for one year. For the first year of op-

eration, the business amounted to $6,-

343, but increased to $13, 570 in 1921,

and the annual statement of last year

showed an increase of twenty-one per

cent over the latter date.





The only other farmers’ cooperative”

laundry in the United States which

haS‘been successful for a. term of

years and has reported to the depart-

ment of agriculture, is the Chatfield

Cooperative Laundry, at Chatfleld,‘

Minnesota. It was, established in 1912,

and operated in conjunction with the

Chatfield Creamery Company. Gon-

cerning this laundry, the , secretary

writes: “The coop. laundry ._is still

popular. Last mOnth eighty-eight farm-

ers sent their washings, at an average

cost of $2. 00 per patron.





,Every housewife will grant that it

takes a full day -to do ‘the, family

washing and ironing. The housewives

up in Ghatfleld, ’MinneSota, could have ',

this work done at an average cost of ‘

fifty cents per week. Since a mother’s -

time for personal recreation or come ; -

panionShip with her family is of such





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'ment, Michigan . rmer, Detroit, Mich,

fur any .of .thssepatterns. . Be sure'to

state size wanted,-. and write your ad-

dress plainly to avoid delay.





No: 464B—Lanies"- Bath. Robe. .Cut-

Small, 34-36; medium;





in four sizes:

38-40; large, 42-44,; extra large, 46-48

- inches bust measure. ‘ A- medium size

= requires. 4% yards of 40-inch material.

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No. 4648—Misses’ Dress. Cut in

three sizes, 16, 18 and 20 years. A

16-year Size requires 3 yards of 40-inch

material. The width at the foot is

1% .‘yards. Price 120.





.No. 4653~A Stylish Blouse.

Six sizes, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42 and 44 inch-

es bust measure. A medium size re-





.quires 27/ yards of 40-inch mat ' .

Price 12.8 . eml





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three sizes, 2, 4 and 6 years. A four-

year size requires 2% yards. of 32-inch

material. Price 120.





No. 4668—Girls’ Dress. Cut in four





sizes, 8, 10, 12 and 14 years. A 12-yean

size requires three yards of 32-inch

material. Price 120.





 





_No. 4500—Gir1s’ Dress. Cut in four

sizes, 6, 8, 10 and 12 years. A 10-year

srze requires four yards of 36-inch ma-

terial. Price 12c. _



No. 4457——Ladies’ Dress. Cut in sev-



* en Sizes, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46 and 48

inches bust measure. To make the

dress as illustrated requires 2% yards

of _figured and 4% yards of plain ma-

terial. The width-of the skirt at the



- foot is two yards. Price 120.





 





 





 

 

 





 

 





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working conditions and playing

‘ conditions are ideal, was well impress-

ed'upon us by the pictures sent in for

‘the contest this week. _



A fine bunch of goodslooking farm

folks were'represented‘and we regret

that we cannot publish the prize pic-

tures. this week. After the contest

closed, it was impossible for the en-

graver to prepare the cuts before this

page went to press. ', .



The winners were: Mrs. E. D., Hud-

sonville, Mich.; Mrs. L. D., Millington,

Mich.; Mrs. L. L. S., Onondaga, Mich.;

Mrs. L. G. Coleman, Mich.; Mrs. G. K.,

Detroit, Mich. Their pictures, with

the ’stories about them, will be our

secret until they are printed next week.





DRESSING UP THE LIVING-ROOM.





 





- HAT the walls of our living-rooms

, should be good looking to make a

suitable “setting” for our “good-look-

ing” friends when they come to visit

us is the belief of Miss Adele Koch,

assistant home demonstration leader.

7 Before an audience of women at the

recent Farmers’ Week at the college

that taxed the seating capacity in the

auditorium of the new home economies

building Miss Koch advised the use of

neutral colors in all wall-paper or wall

finishing. Large and “spotty” designs

in paper must be avoided, and if fig-

ured paper is used, pictures should not

ornament the walls.

The choice of harmonious colors in

selecting furniture aids in developing

the atmosphere of the living-room. The

,colors and finish should be in keeping

with the use and surroundings. N0

piece of furniture should grace our

homes unless it has a use and is har~

monious and beautiful, says Miss Koch.

In the arrangement of furniture, we

should follow structural lines and or-

derly arrangements As a rule, the lib-

rary table should not be placed in the

beaten path of the room, advises Miss

Koch. The best effect is gained by

placing rugs at right angles rather

than cater-cornered. This rule holds

also regarding furniture, with the pos-

sible exception of chairs. It‘ pibtures

are not hung on invisible hooks, the

supporting wire should lead to the

molding in two parallel lines rather

than two converging lines. Miss Coch

also illustrated her point by the use of

square dailies and round doilies on

square tables. '

To add the finished touch to the liv-

ing-room, accessories in the way of

candles and holders, bouquets, pictures

and calendars are needed, but they

must bearranged as a unit of service

and of necessity be well chosen. Miss

Koch liked the natural pine with wood-

land berries, rather than artificial

flowers, and thought that the majority

of living—rooms were spoiled by the use

-of‘ all the calendars given to the family

by the various tradesmen. If we must

use them, she advised the rotary meth-

od, or using them in rotation, changing

for a new one each month. This one

should be placed by the desk or table

where the family does the writing.





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HAVE derived so much good from

your helping page, that if I may be

allowed to i should like to contribute ‘

these few suggestions.



Use the‘coarse linen inter-linings

that you take from old coats you rip

up, and When washed they make won-

derful dailies, - buffet, sets, between-

meal cloths, and collar-and-cuff sets,

by merely adding a touch of embroid:

cry and crocheted edging. ,



'. Take old stocking legs to“'re-foot, ,

your stockings with. Measure the





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The Vapo Range operates like a gas

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the conveniences of the gas stove and

all its cooking qualities. The marvelous

Vapo Burner converts the kerosene into

gas and burns it with a hot, blue flame

that neither smokes or smells. Turned

on at full heat, it will operate from 32

to 36 hours on one gallon of kerosene.

At a simmering heat, it will burn from

59 to 60 hours. That is real economy.





Vapo Bolo oven bakes and

roasts like a gas stove





The cabinet types of Vapo Ranges have

a built-in Bolo Oven—a feature found

only on the Vapo. The adjustable Bolo

plate will make the oven big or little.

3010 means “Big or Little Oven.” This

makes a more intense heat because it is

i confined in a smaller space. You can do



slow and fast baking at the same time.

Vapo is the only oil stove oven thatofi‘ers

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high shelf (low not interfere with use of

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out of reach. The range is the right

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doors drop to form shelves when needed.

The oil tank is placed right for easy

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TO REMOVE VARNISH.





 





Would you please tell me how tore-

move varnish ?~—Mrs. R. H





There are several commercial varn-

ish removers on the market, or you

might use this, method: Wash the sur-

face with strong lye solution. Use a.

scrub ersh so the hands will not

have to touch the water. When the

varnish disappears Wash two or three

times with. clear water. If any spots-





'of varnish remain, rub with wood a1-





cohol. Sandpaper the entire surface

before refinishing.





CREAM PIE.





 





I would like to know how to make a

cream pie. I tried several times and

always spoiled it. ——Miss C S. K.





This is a well tested recipe and I

believe you will like it.

Cream Pie.





1 cup milk 1/5 cup sugar

2 eggs 1 heaping tb. butter

1 tb. corn starch Pinch of salt





Heat the milk to boiling, stir in the

corn starch, add the butter and let

cool. Add flavoring before filling the

pie crust. Beat the egg Whites with

two teaspoonfuls of sugar and put ov'ér

the top, of the pie; Brown in the oven

for a. few minutes.





DOUGHNUT‘RECIPE.





 





I should like a good recipe for fried

cakes, some which do not take up the





lard —.Mrs. W. A. H.

I believe you will like‘this recipe.

Doughnuts. "





1 tsp. salt



1,4. tsp. cinnamon



4 tsp. baking powder

1 cup milk





1 cupful sugar .



1 egg ‘



2 tb. butter



Flour to make a soft

dough



Cream the butter, add the sugar and





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beat until light. Stir in the well-beaten ,T





egg and the sweet milk. Sift the bak-





111g powder, salt and cinnamon with ‘V





one and one~half cupfuls of flour and

stir this mixture in, adding sufficient





flourdo make a. soft deug‘h. Roll half-‘





inch thick and cut.l1‘ry, drain and

when partly cOol, sprinkle with pow-

dered sugar. ‘



Be sure your lard is sufficiently hot

before putting in the cakes, and they

will not then tend to soak up so much

grease. A good method’ffor ridding

fried cakes of excessive grease is to

dip them into boiling water the instant

they are taken out of the hot fat. Then

put them in rows to drain.





GREASE SPOTS ON LEATHER.





 





would you please tell me how to

remove grease spots from a leather

chair?—Mrs. S. D.





To remove grease spots from leath-

er, apply beaten egg white to the spot.

Set in sun to dry, and then brush off.





MENDING BROKEN GLASS.





 





I have broken a. designed glass for

the door of my cabinet, and am anx-

ious to mend it. Can you suggest any-

thing to use?—Mrs. H. H. J.





I believe you will find the following

cement a very good one for the broken

glass door in your cabinet. This may

be used to cement either china or





glass. ‘

Mix one pint of milk with one pint

of vinegar. Take out the, curds and to 7'





the whey add the whites of five eggs.

Beat well together and add enough

finely sifted quicklime to make a thick

This cement is neither affected

by fire or Water.





Remember a hot dish for the chil—

dren’ s lunch.





Keep Your .Machine Fit





IVE your sewing machine a chance



to save you work,” is the advice of

Miss Hazel Manning, of the home eco-

nomics department of the University

of Wisconsin. The spring sewing,

which is usually started after the holl-

days, will be more easily done if the

sewing machine is in shape.



The equipment for the upkeep of the

machine may consist of : cleaning

cloths, a can of the best grade oil, a

brush to free the “feed” from lint, a

screw driver, a wrench, and an inex-

pensive strap- cutter and punch to re-'

pair the “belt. ” '





“Oil can make or mar your ma- ’

'chine,”





says Miss Manning, “Peer oils

have a tendency to gum and to make

it run hard, The gummy substance

can be removed best by dropping a.

little alcohol into the oil holes and

runningthe machine for 'a short time

unthreaded. A reliable oil should then

be used. Ordinarily, once a. month is

often enough for oiling, but a machine

that is in constant use should be oiled

Sparingly every day. It is the quality,





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not the quantity, of oil that is import-l





ant, ” she declares.



, In cleaning, silk or linen cloths are

preferable to thhhe of cotton or woolen

as the latter leave loose threads and

lint on the machine.



Always close the machine when

through using it. Dust tends to col-

lect in the oil and causes the machine

to work'very hard and even to squeak.

In such cases, remove the head of the

machine from its table and soak for

twenty-four hours in kerpsene. At the

end of this time, it should be wiped

thoroughly, replaced, and oiled.





Poor stitching may be due to differ- .





ent causes. "Skip-stitching,” declares





Miss Manning,





bent, or is incorrectly threaded or set.





-If the stitch underneath is poor, it'





means that the top tension needs ad-

justing. If the stitching on top is not

satisfactory, the bottom tension is at

fault.

thread is pulled forward instead of

backward under the presser-foot when

the material is removed from the ma—_





chine.” ‘ *





Care in operating a sewing machine

will add years to its life Continual





dropping of the Dresser-foot will grab





ually dislocate the feed. “Exceeding





the speed ”limit” in stitching injures





the machine and results in poor work.





Cloth should never be pulled through





a machine.





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concludess Miss Manning “The tun

spent in learning} their use {rem an in-

column is no . , m





“may mean that the

needle is too fine for the thread, is.





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THE TREATMENT OF DIPHTHERIA.





 





EVERAL readers have asked me to



discuss the/value of anti-toxin in



diphtheria and the question as to

whether it, does harm by‘inducing par—

alysis. There are many doubtful things

in medicine, but the use of antitoxin

in diphtheria is not one ‘of them.

. I do not mean by this that there are

no problems as to the administration





ofantl-diphtheritic serum, but there is _





no question whatever that its use has

lowered the death rate tremendously.

It is quite common for prejudiced per-

sons' to charge everything that goes

wrong in a case of diphtheria to the

anti-toxin, and to insist that bad re-

suits» remain for years].



Persons of experience can remem-

ber, however, that long before anti-

toxin was introduced there constantly

occurred cases of paralysis following

diphtheria, If there are more of that

nature now (which I am not prepared





_ to admit) the logical explanation is





that in the old days cases of this ser-

ious :type died, whereas under the in-

fluence of the anti-toxin they recover,

though with. the disability of a partial

paralysis which usually disappears un-

der proper care. i '

The chief drawback to the universal

success of treatment of diphtheria by

antictoxin is failure to use it in the

early stage. Bear in mind that the

serum only neutralizes the poison, it

does not throw off that which has al-

ready invaded the system. So if a

child be allowed to remain untreated

until the last stage of the disease the

little one may die from the effect of

the \poison already generated, even

though the anti-toxin effectually stops

the further ravages of the disease.

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'OPERATION FOR RUPTURE AT

OLD AGE."





 





I.would like to inquire through your

medical department, about the advisa-

bility of having a surgical operation

for a double rupture on a man seventy~

seven years old. Have not been able

to get a truss that would hold the

parts in, and it.is very difficult to do

any work under the circumstances.—





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' matter what the age.





 





A skillful surgeon may be able to

perform a satisfactory operation even

though yen are seventy-seven. 'He

would probably do the work under a

local anesthetic, which is quite com-

monly used for rupture operations, no

I have a record

of a serious operation performed with

good results on a man aged ninety.





GALLSTON ES—BABY’S DIET.





 





1. What are the symptoms of gall-

stones and Brights’ disease? 2. At

what age does the change of life be-

gin? .Could you give a diet for a baby

fifteen months old after, weaning? .3.

What are the symptoms of a gathering

in the head? My baby acts as if he

had one in his head—Mrs. C E..



1. These would fill a book. We can-

not spare enough space to give even

the principal symptOms. _



2. Generally occurs .from forty-five

tO‘fifty. No specific age.



3. If the baby is fifteen months old

he may have about one quart of fresh

milk daily, ‘a well-cooked cereal for

breakfast, a little meat broth 01‘ vege-

table soup once a day, zweibach or

dry bread, prune juice, orange juice,

or tomato juice, (the juice of canned

tomatoes will do), and plenty of fresh

water. '



4. A gathering in the headis usually

an ear‘abscess. The baby is feverish,

pulls at the ear, cries frequently and

often rolls the eyes and gives other

evidence of pain.





TROUBLED WITH lTCH.





 





I am a young. farmer, twenty-two

years old and seem to be in perfect

health, only I am bothered with some

kind of an itch. It is mostly on my

legs, also some on my arms. My skin

seems to be covered with small scales,

which come off if rubbed, and the

more I scratch them the more they

itch. Have tried different kinds of





 





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than you save on the price





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POULTRY HOUSE CONSTRUCTION.





N his address before the Michigan



Poultry Producers’ Association, C.

M. Ferguson stated that birds require

more air than other animals and a

poultry house must have dryness, light

and ventilation. The ideal equipment

for. the small farm flock would be one

laying-house and one brooder house.

The brooder house can. be ten feet

wide and ten feet deep, built on skids

and this is a, large enough load for a.‘

team when the house is moved to clean

soil for the growing of the chicks.



The dirt floor in laying-house is a.

carrier of disease, unless five or six

inches of the soil are removed and re—

placed each year. Board floors are all

right, but expensive. Concrete floors





‘ are the most economical in the end





Fill in with field stone about six inches

to break the rise of capillary moisture.

A11 asphalt top on the floor helps to

keep 1} dry. All of the floors in the

contest houses are covered with a. thin

layer of asphalt over the cement. The

asphalt paint is put on cold and allow—

ed to harden for- about three days and

this keeps down the capillary water.

The Michigan poultry house which

is giving good satisfaction, has a.

height of nine feet. The back wall is

four feet six inches, and the front wall

three feetrsix inches. The roof lights

are of green sash to give an even dis-

tribution of light throughout the house.

There are back windows to prevent

the litter from stacking up near the

back of the house and help in summer

ventilation. Hens face the light when

they scratch and the litter must con-

tinually be forked toward the front if





i the house has no back windoWs.





The ventilator for the Michigan

house can be of galvanized pipe or

wood about twelve or fourteen inches

wide, and it is found that the wood

ventilator is best. This type of venti-

lation helps to take thdmoisture from

the straw and should extend to eight-

een inches from the floor. Summer

ventilators can be placed in the roof

or near the top of the ventilator shaft

to reduce the heat in summer. This

proves quite necessary, due to the in-

crease of heat in the house, which re-

sults from the windows in the roof.



Enough roosts should be provided

in a. poultry house to allow eight inch.-

es per bird. The roosts should be nine

inches from the front of the dropping

boards and nine inches from the back

and they should be fourteen inches

apart. Old sheds or sheep barns can

sometimes be used for poultry houses

by using a. straw loft for ventilation.

The waste oil from a crank case is

fine to kill mites. The nests should,

be a foot square and hinged to the

wall, and about one nest to,six birds





‘ is a. satisfactory ratio.





CHICK PRODUCERS FAVOR CER-

TIFICATION.





T the Michigan Baby Chick Pro-

ducers’ meeting in East Lansing

the members emphasized the need of

state supervision of,Michigan hatch-

eries. The plan of certification is not

advanced to raise the cost of chicks to

the buyer or increase the price paid





7 the farmers for eggs by the hatche'r-





iés. It is to insure that the customer

will'receive good'chicks so he will be

more willing to buy. In this way it is

hoped the hatchery will become more

and more a substitute for the hen on

the farm and many farmers will annu-‘

ally buy 100, 200,300 or more chicks.‘

for the development of their pullet

flocks. ‘

-It is hoped that the hatchery men;

may scours a man’ who will act as a

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chick busmess. Such a representative.





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act as. the supreme arbitrator in the

problem that will Confront the chick

producers This would mean super-

vision of the men who cull flocks and

certify them.



He would also have some control

over the advertisements -of members

and help them to tone down any state-

ments concerning the quality and lay-

ing ability of their stock which they

might ever have a. tendency to over-,

draw.



D. E. Hale, of Chicago, discussed the

Illinois. system of certification and rec-

o'mmended that there should be a

supreme court like the International

_Baby Chick Association to make uni-

form rulesthat‘ will apply to all states.

In this way the hatchery located near

a state line will not be handicapped In

obtaining eggs forhatching from a

certified flock in the next state.



It is admitted that at this time little

can be done to extend certification

work during the -coming spring, but

the writer believes in the sincerity of

the hatchery men to produce high

quality chicks. Another meeting will

be called in the near future to take up

definite plans regarding future meth-

ods of certification—G.





RABBIT »RAISING NOTES.





UDGE ECKERT, of Chicago, ad



dressed the rabbit raisers during

Farmers’ Week at the college. He Said

the department of agriculture now

have a. rabbit experiment station and

have issued three bulletins which can

be obtained by producers. There are

now about 100,000 registered rabbits.

The average life of a rabbit is about

seven years. The average litter is six

and there can be four litters a year.



Sixty per cent of the furs sold are

rabbit hides, and meat rabbits are now

bringing about thirty cents per pound

dressed, and fifteen cents per pound

live weight. Rabbits are subject to

colds, so the outside hutche‘s are best,

withthree sides closed and a drop cur-





tain in front to use in severe winter »





weather.



Rabbits are strictly vegetarian and

it is found that many producers do not

become sick of rabbit meat as soon“,

as they do of poultry, if both are used

regularly on the table.

rabbits are good at all seasons and do

not have a game taste. In feeding

rabbits oats and hay of‘only the best

quality should be used—K.





 





CLEANING THE INCUBATOR.





I ALWAYS keep equipment handy to

clean my incubator trays after each

hatch. This consists of an old dish

pan, 3, stifi scrubbish brush, a. Wide,

rather dull chisel, a. hand potato spray-

er, and a can of commercial coal tar

disinfectant. The crust of "droppings





' are first pecked from the traysmith





the chisel. Then a hot solutionof dis.





infectant and ‘the scrub brush are used





to remove the remaining dirt.



Then the wire trays and the cloth-

cevered dust trays arrested agamst

a wire fence and giVe

spraying on both sides with disinfect-

ant. They are given several hours of

sunshine and dI'Ying in the fresh air

and are then ready for the next hatch.



I clean out the inside of the incubah .

are with a brush having a handle about

three feet long. Any dirt plastered to

the sides is loosened with the chisel,

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hbant two weeks before the marketing





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bran. one- half part beef scrap. To this

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If the ‘gdlicmings are to be held as

breeding .‘stock the same ration 'will

keep them growing although \it can be

giVen in . smaller ,quantities and no

great effort made to force, the gmfwth

of the birds. They should be given as

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Egg Marketing in Missouri





By J. D. Harper' .





61‘ ME mest extensive program that

has been undertaken in the co-

operative marketing of poultry



and eggs in the middle west, is in op-



eration in Missouri under the direc-





. tion of the Missouri Farmers’ Associa—





tion. This association of farmers has

a membership of 70,000 Which sells

through over 400 exchanges or collec-

tion points where the eggs are first





assembled for the centralizing plants. .





There are nine of these centralizing

or cariot shipping points where the

eggs are handled and graded for carlot

shipment. Poultry is fed and dressed

for the market at these points, also.

Supplies such as feed, flour, auto'

tires, oils and greases, salt and some

other commodities are, bought in large





quantities and distributed to poultry _





and egg producers through the ex-

changes. The state association buys

on large contracts which nets them

the usual brokerage fees on these com-

modities. Recently a contract for





"550,000 egg cases‘ was let to one con-

. cern.





Association officials state that

thirty-eight per cent of the twine sold

in 'the state last harvest was handled

through their exchanges. Fertilizer is

also sold at less than dealer prices, at

least befOre the exchanges started

competition, ‘according to Mr. H.’ C.

Cowden, secretary-treasurer of the

Missouri Farmers’ Association.





The smallest unit of the association

and the first assembling point for eggs

and poultry in many instances, is the

school-house club. Mr. Cowden says

they have 3,000 school-house clubs

which are the Gibraltar of the associa-

tion. These farm clubs with their fame

ilies, meet for their monthly club meet-

ings, which are both social and educa-

tional gatherings. They bring their

eggs and poultry and from here some

neighbor delivers the lot next day to

the exchange. More frequently, how-

ever,‘ the eggs ‘are delivered direct

from the farmxto the exchange.





A paid manager is in charge of ,the

exchange. He may be a former ele-

vator manager, small business man,

some farmer or farmer’s son who is

selected to look after the business.

The exchange is financed by stock

subscriptions from producers, usually

at $10 per share. Their business is

controlled by a board of directms,

varying in number, but averaging

about nine. Stock in the exchange

may pay dividends up to eight per

cent. All earnings about eight per

cent are pro-rated backto the mem~

hers as-a'patronage dividend on all

products marketed by the association,

including the eggs, poultry, cream, live

stock, grain ‘or Other products sold





"and also on the supplies purchased





through the exchange. In other words,

the farmer who sells $500‘worth of

poultry and eggs, $200 worth Of grain,

and buys $300 worth of fertilizer, is

entitled to a patronage dividend on

$1, 000.





The oflicers of the state, county and 7.

. local associations do not“ consider the

. exchanges as. country stores, in any





sense, although in some respects they

are similar.





the live stock. ship-





In visiting some of these:

enchshges R was observed that the,

all: at film managers varied. Sonics





manage a grain elevator, receiye and

ship cream, eggs and poultry-and sell

merchandise.‘ There is considerable

adaptation on the part of the manag?

ers to the needs of the community.

The manager is there to serve his

stockholders, according to ‘state ofli-

cials, in whatever capacity the exigen~

cies of the situation may require.



. A visit was made to. the poultry

feeding and packing plant of the asso-

ciation at Sedalia. This plant is a sub-

stantial frame building well equipped

with feeding batteries, cold storage

and candling facilities, and a feeding

capacity of 35,000 chickens, and a kill-

ing capacity of 1,800 per day. Mr. H.

W. Mullen, the manager, says that the

plant was financed by 1,600 farmers,

who purchased the $20, 000 worth of

stock sold The Sedalia. plant, he

states, will handle app1ox1mately 1, 500

ca1s of eggs, poult1y and ploduct by

the close of theix fiscal year. Each of

the nine plant managers a1e now sell-

ing eggs and poultry independently, he

says, although they except soon to

have a man on both the Chicago and

New York markets who will make

their prices, which will be uniform for

the nine plants. Mr. Mullen is not

now supervised in his sale of either

poutlry or eggs, but consigns to the

best Vmarket according to his judg-

ment. The Sedalia plant cooperates

in the distribution of auto tires, feed,

etc, handled by the Missouri Farmers’

Association. The producers have a

large competitor at Sedalia. but are

getting as much business as they can

handle conveniently. The competitor

stated that he has not been affected

by the producers’ competition.



The association has made no great

improvement in the handling of eggs

and poultry so far as the investigation

showed. Neither the exchanges nor

the centralizing plants are in a posi-

tion to tell the producer how his eggs

graded or what price he should re—

ceive. However, association officials

state that the next step in their pro

gram is buying on the basis of grade

or quality of eggs and poultry. Pro-

ducers are now paidon the basis of

current receipts and the exchanges,

like most of their competitors, buy on





a safe margin to take care of all 1055- .





es in candling and grading. Of course,

the producer may get the advantage

in a patronage dividend at the end 0f

the year, but under the system now

being followed, profits on eggs may be

wiped out by losses on flour, feeds,

fertilizers and other. merchandising

enterprises'conducted by the exchange.



Plans are now under way to sign

the membership on a marketing 'con-

tract covering all products sold from

the farm. The association will take

$1.00 and the farmer’s note for $10

when he signs the blanket contract

’and agrees to merchandise his sur-

plus products. The officials of the

,Missouri Farmers’ Association state

that they expect to get 120,000 tarm-

ers to sign this contract which binds





’ them for a period of five years.





The skeleton or framework has been

created for a serviceable cooperative

poultry and egg marketing organiza-

tlgn in Missouri. Competent manage—

,ment, strict accounting and returns to

producers on the basis of grades are





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Dear Uncle Frank:

I am going to try your contest again.

I tried before but I got one wrong. I

am not a M. C., but I- hope I will be

soon

Don’t you think every M. C ought

to be a. true Merry Ciroler? I Saw a.

certain story in one of the contests

that I read in my little sister’s Sunday

school lesson. Uncle Frank, I know

that I shouldn' t have told, but thOught

you might want to know, maybe. '

From a. very-mucn—like- -to- beniece,





Helen M. Piper, Spruce, Mich





I am glad you told about that story.

Whenever any M. C. sees anything of

that sort I wish he would write me

about it. We want M. C.’s honest, be-

cause that is the only way to be fair

to other M. C.’s. .Besides, it’s the only

way one should be anyhow.





Dear Uncle Frank:



’Say, Uncle Frank, I want to ask you



a question. My sister says we should

use ink when answering contests. Do

we? I haven’t time in school as I ,am

working to pass the eighth grade ex—

amination. I haven’t any good pen at

home.

I just love to read, so I enjoy the

“Read-and—Win” contests best. Don’t

you think it is a. good way to get the

future farmers in the habit of reading

the Michigan Farmer? When we work

out the contest we have read it from

“Kiver to Kiver.”



I guess I had better stop and do

some studying now, so good-bye, Uncle

Frank—Your niece, Gertrude Holton,

M. 0., Merrill, Mich.



You have the right idea. about the

Read-and-Win contests, No, it is not

necessary to use ink. Good pencil

writing looks just as good to me as





that in ink.





Dear Mr. Puddin’ Tame:

You see, I like it if Dorothy doesn’t.

I have tried for a. Read-and- Win con-





anyway Ihad the fun of looking them

up. I have tried three times but i

haven’t any intention of quittingjust





e .- ,. .



I think we ought to mention honesty

in our “Work— and-Win” don’ t you?

Someone wrote you about two weeks

ago (a poem) and said her mother

helped her. I am glad one washonest

enough to tell us anyway. I think the

the same as you do.



Hoping to be a. M. C., I am a. hope-

to—be—niece, Beatrice Leggerdine,

Clarkston, Mich.



Yes, we must be honest, for honesty

is the' only thing that pays. I have

found some other than honest and they

don’t know that I know 'it. IVam sore

they do not enjoy the rewardsthey

have won near as much as they would

if they had been honest.





Dear Uncle Frank:



I do not like the farm for one rea-

son: there is too much hard work.-

Otherwise I think it’s splendid to roam

about the fields and ride horseback, go

flower hunting in the spring, and eve-

ry other thing that girls can do.



I must close, because nobody else

but Mr. W. B. will get this. With love,





R. 3, Miles, Mich. .



It seems to me that the advantages

of farming which you give overcome

the disadvantages you give. There is

no line of work but what one can find

some disagreeable things about. Please

remember the'farthest pastures must

always look the greenest.





 





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Dear Uncle Frank:



I thought that you would like to

hear from 3. Keystone Maid, so here I

am with an answer to the Read-and

Win~ contest. I am wReid, but I am

not sure if I can Win.

more of the Merry Circle button than





them

to girls and boys that are good and

obey their mother and father. This is





so you see I willbe





also. Well, if this getg {girough l





 





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Some Intererhng M. C. Letterr _ ‘- . :.;,.~*V





' School class, the “Leaders.”





test but I don’t expect anything, but,





your want-to- be—niece, Lydia Villwock, .





I would think

any prize that you might other, as my '

Daddy says that you only give





our last year in this state as we are:

.going to move to Michigan this-*an

£1





write to you again, telling about the

Sleepy Hills of Pennsylvania.

love from our Keystone niece, Flore,

Reid, Box 93 Avella, Pennsylvania.





‘ I hope'all who receive M. C..buttons

are good and will listen to the. counsel

and advice their parents. give them.

I am glad you are coming to Michigan.





0





. Dear Uncle Frank:





n I am a sophomore and like my work

no.

ning club and calf club of this county.

I think I saw a picture of you and

Mr. Turner in The Michigan Farmer.

Am I right? Mr. Turner has been to

our place.



A want—to—be—niece, Emma. Kalnbach,

R. 1, McMillan, Mich.





Yes, you are a. good guesser and you

can also remember well. That picture

was new quite a. time ago. Mr. Turner,

Miss Robb and myself» were on it.





Dear Uncle Frank:



I’m going to tell you about a club

we have. We are the Holloway Har-

monic Hustlers. We are learning to

sing-and to act. We have given three

one-act plays and made nearly $50. We

go places and sing, too. We have lots

of fun.



We also have an organized Sunday

We have

class parties and work, too. We are

now planning to have a box social to

get money to help paint the church.



I suppose this is about enough from

me for one timer-Your M. C. niece,

Marie Robinett, Holloway; Mich.





It is fine that you have such organ-

ized boys’ and girls’ activities in your

neighborhood. I bet those Harmonica

Hustlers can sing some. '





Dear Uncle Frank:



Our school had'a. Christmas enter-

tainment which was about two and a.

half hours long. The grammar room

scholars were all blackened up. We

had five negro songs to sing. They all

said that we did look comical with our

faces all blackened up. *



Leave the Merry Circle go without

any officers. Uncle Frank is the only

officer we need.



To pay something each month I

think is a. good plan.

Frank decide the amount to send in.

And don’t you cousins think that it

would be- nice to let Uncle Frank be

the treasurer? I do. —As ever, your

flecks, Mary Fox, M. C., R. 2, Sterling,



Ic





Thoseblack-faced stunts are fun for

the performers as well as the audi~

ence,‘aren’t they? I have not done





7 ,1» anything with the idea of starting; aV



v'ufund; as I have not decided" as to a

, good way to one the money. ‘Let’s have

some suggestions. , *





With "





,here and they will.





I am also a.’ member of the can- ~





We’ll let ,Uncle~





 





Dear Uncle Frank: I ‘ '





Michigan“ Uncle Frank, don’t you





think the Merry Circle writer's should - "

put a little more pen in their letteln‘fl‘t





I do. How many of you girls like

dancing? I certainly do.

to hear from some that do. .



If some one likes to freeze their

nose, ears and hands they can gnome up

I believe it is just

as cold .here as at. the North Pole._

Ha! Ha!



With lots of love to all of the Merry





,Circlers. From a little niece, Eva. Hal





gren, Waucedah, Mich.

If we want pep in the letters we can





”start the knicker—bobbed hair question V

. again. \

. to. get frozen up.





Now I know where I can go





Dear Uncle Frank:



Do you mind if I write on both Sides

of the page. I wrote On both sides of

the page in my answers to the contest.

—-Char1es O. Obert, M. 0., Big Rapids,

Mich-



[I would prefer the Writing on one





side of thevpaper‘only. If the Read





and-Win answers are written correctly, V





they can usually be written on one

side of a; single page. Please put your





name and address somewhere on the _.





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first page.

THE W. P. B.





The loyal W. P. B.

I’ve read so much about



Is the hardest worked of all the force,

I feel, without a doubt. .





He’s always there before the rest,

He’s never known .to Shirk.



I really think he likes his job,

For he fairly EATS his work!





Although he’s unobtrusive,

He has a. winning way.

Sometimes I’m sure that he is full

Of things he’d like to say.





He knows his place and keeps it, too.

And this I must confess,



If he should leave us for one day,

Things would be in a. mess.





And when you find your desk, with





work

Is piled up pretty high,

Just trust to W. P.

He’s always standing byn





—- Elsie Mae Farmer, Durand, Mich.





 





Every day there are some “silent

readers’ who become active in M. C.

doings. That’ 3 good, for the more we

have inside the Circle the more fun

there will be.—-—Uncle Frank.





Among the Club Workers,





Alice Zurémgg M ate: Good ‘wzt-lz Canning





LICE ZURBRUGG lives

Quincy,,in Branch county, where

they had a good local club leader. This

leader got Alice to take up canning





 





Alice' Herself.





club work. During the «first year of " ,_

he'r Canning she won only one prize in . * "



her local club, but that Was; enough?

, to urge her: om During the" econo-

‘ year she began doing thin ..





 

 





enear,





. has paid her Well to go into club work.

There are hundreds ‘ofkothers who





sult, she won first place in her county

and also in the state. This gavegher,

among other prizes, a. scholarship at

M. A. 0., which she will undoubtedly

use to advantage.



,During that successful year Alice





canned ”388 quarts of fruit and vegeta— 'j





bles. Another girl canned over 400

quarts, "but the quality of her goods





. was not equal to that canned by Alice,





so Alice won out on quality, not on

quantity.



As the result of her club canning ex-

perience, Alice cans fruit for sale. She

also does canning for others at their

homes, charging so much per day for

the work. She is working up a. nice

business along this line.~

' It is very evident from the brief out-

line of Alice’ 3 club ex‘perienée that it.





 





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planted as early as George could pres [would suggest that you keep these an— EN FR EIE with each order. HUBER'S RELIABLE HATCHERY. Em men at. Emma. 0M





pare the soil, and in due time toma- swers as next week we are going to gnpure Bred Selected Flocks





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, r ucts while Strong N rth -gmwn Chi ks Selected. pu e-brod stock. Heal m ks .

George haweSted the p 0d 1- V390 burner‘Page 190'18- on free ggggyinsulgi “612113; in evefy Chick. Order flfom this Ad. thy 00

Mary, who had a table by the roadside, 2 For the heart and nervous sys- pmes on 50 100 300 500 1000

sold them She kept a very close 60' temr-Pase 25-197 » - . $3599.55. .9..Y‘.‘?‘.°..'f’.“.‘.?f‘.";'.’". :‘z'::‘§:33 ‘ié ‘23 ‘ii ‘33

count of all expenses and receipts and 3. The DeLaval milkeruPage 39- Mixed Bron 0‘1th sIliIgcks '1'6Ii"l¥'ii;hi. ....... . . . 9.50 18 53 as 165



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found after eve y g I 4 Radiator warmth—Page 184'12- cent llvfsz delivery Iguarantees d. gaffer-one ew State Comnfercial Swings Bnka this city Write for prices on

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. . ‘ . prfiifllamilton was very interested in ,‘75 $5E§$E£a§21§§§§620634 , Early Maturing Baby Chi-Cks





all the work that George and Mary did . - 8: Mineral matter—Page 210- 38. nd rod

and decided they should have land 9_ Herold-Bertsch shoes, Page 17- Quality Type Dope ability P “C50“

Our chicks are from flocks selected for their early maturing habits. This means high-





each year- He was! Indeed! very proud 18591.0 R bb - "U S ,, b t P producing individuals. These flocks are headed by cockerels from high-prod uclng blood

of the common sense and business - u er in - ~ 00 S‘— age lines. Culled by experts. Each flock personally superI-ised. Pure-bred. From $10. 00 per

. 5-177 hundred and up. We haIe a limited number of superior grade chicks from special matings.

knowledge his children had dlsplayed i30-302Aegg strain. B. P. Rocks. R. 1. Beds. W. P. Rock 5. W. Wyandottes. W. Leg-

orns nconas.

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By Bethel Hallock, Hastings, Mich. reogge het eldonserde samn Pm bred m k f llyfllfrgyeyfirreee‘sogdns; 21 mica? is: buzlrllneis mm

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“I wonder why we never hear from toms oblen wonasmfght hefrfat White rfirgo p31; :3? P r Y a 5590:0111 s a 53ng: icks just "£83 you want them ‘

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Uncle Jason. He 13 oldnand. mfiky Eggruncucaptomo 0 mar gm ahockswfledgo tBufr Leghorns ..................... 1515.33 $3.33 $72.23

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' and I. want his money, sald rs. .y -. . Mixed Chicks (all Iarieties). $10 per 100. 95 0°

Manning to her daughter one cold day. No, It IS not a foreign language You take no chances Ref: First State Bank Holland 97 per cent _Iive delivery “mm...”

“1 (1 th h 1 1 (1 -——-its just the English language Wh geshtorns heal? byb mezle gnu)? (l: 9385— 300361555 P1; , 4F .5.

, an mo er ave a ways 0V8 . _ . recor 5 rain. er re s 1;; y r it (11"

mixed up a bit. After I got It free ' LAI®WBR®K AR“ 921.





Uncle Jason, and he never was cross

with us," said her niece, Bess, who sat

by a window sewing for Mrs. Manning.

“He is very blunt in his speech, but

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. hastily, said “Good afternoon,” and the sentence. I am going to tconaat rework Plyzinogthf Rocks and lllhodle {slandk Reds. dStfrong. well-hatched Chicks

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the jumbled mess.





u ' Be S, . .

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why is it?” asked her mother, who





 





   





 





’ .. was sewing by the fir e correctly fixed up and most neat-

. . ' 1y written, I will give prizes as



With ‘tears in her eyes Bess told . 2y. Millionlor I924. Cer- . ' - . Farrow pullet lay. 275



what Aunt Mary had .55 Then. 5.5.. ““0“: The first. “10, hand‘ 959 5:22:99. 919:in AR RROW CHIXI’A 99-55" 1.99999? 9:.-



- some nickled fountain pens; the delivery IhIppod most any- {OR-- SUCCESS \ moo to 0'he given away:





ing a rope said She would go for WOOd- where nonpaid. 9th season.





 





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Mr. Manning had allowed them to THOROBRED QUALITY cmx PRICE '2

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gather the dead branches that fell from hghts and the next five, unique . e '25 sell" 133' 63; °5'I'I' 7'" _ :fi

, . little boxes of candy . White or Brown Leghorn. ..................... $3. 75 37.00 mm 54.75 s 9.00 $7.00

the trees in the park near by, All th h t th bl aggeiéoggckfld: s. c. Red‘s. Anconas ............ 4.50 figs {3.88 gas) {345% £3.33 ,

Not long after Bess left Mrs. Man- straightgislidwouct if“ beeaJllllgsveg mnewRockI ....36333.'.'.'.'.'.‘I.'.'.'.’.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'ISIT. 4375 9:28 $.33 :23 ”21513 goo “’

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' When Bess had gathered her load giad§1 mgmbers. Itafik :11 Eh: _ ~ if

'of sticks she started home. When thgir 11' ms Otllut - - a e- Tra nesteddirectfrom Investigate I

‘3. nearly there she caught up with the . . a es so . a we may rec word chm ion layem’ 0‘" “1101‘s. ”9 the .kind that

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«Young lady, could you tell me 25518585115555: f‘ffes 555355? : 355.16.850.55. Orgder 95.993959529125599 :39 is?

, ‘where I might get a. bit to eat and a ' n . y. K e ers 0 [10.8 ' ese C iCkS from D l: slstently to a place where we can

’ Frank Michigan Farmer Detrmt gre€d stock now at but offer chicks more than worth the

“2 place to sleep tonight?” he asked. Michigan ' . ' gigggezlstliijagchiedinthfdlagg. 11151133111 s16 ngl‘lAIlSI NISr’iiETECO‘p‘é’

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“Certainly, sir ” said Bess. "W e are gap at the rate of 150,0(X)e_ggs to nouns, BARRED nocxs, Alvcor. AS. 100 per cent

’ ,, a setting Also get our prices on live delivery guaranteed. Investigate our proposition

poor but you are welcome to a share. , Barred Rocks and other popular before buying. A postal will bring full information.

“Thank you little Bess," he said, “I \' breeds Satffalftivgn tguaragteed STAR HATCHERY. Box 22. Holland. Mich.

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am your Uncle Jason. I dressed up MY MOST THRILLING EXPERI- °' nlfigsgggggl'oefieéiiefin‘gopeem ' _'

'as a beggar to test Mary, and she . - ENCE: ‘ Déllrilllon Pom-mtg??-

drove me from the door. It is. possible By Wm Danes LaIZe Mine Mich ' ox zoo ZuhMIMlch. ION E ER

to be more nice than wise, and it is A friend of mine and I went (”'1 a - .1...

. ‘ not what we have but what we share camping trip About eleven 0 clock I t d I , .' POULTRY FARM

V, that counts. ” we awoke to find ourselves surrounded _"" "99",” s and WOW", STOCK a, “cum“





‘ 1lily a tterrible bushh fire.b :Ve bald no

, me 0 save any ing u our lves



' THE LUCKY TEN' We ran through fire with our faces

‘ scorChing by the heat, until we reach-





1 i This contest was a humdlnger for ed a place of safety. .

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results. It was either so easy to do

_ ’ h te house Neither of be. WhRite Leghornms. C. & R. their ancestors. which were

. ‘ or everybody was staying inside and Pievgl‘lmin dghosts. We went in an lay - - le R..I h R.Parks Barred lfipdrminhgfifimlififii

._ did'the contest for a pastime. As a on the floor to sleep. Soon we heard burn-VIEW mggmggauon free discount on elrly orders.

',. 7 E reSult, many will become M. C.’ s and a noise between the partition When ,closely culled. inspectcdand approved by 33,239,133ng "”123; I





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'« will get their buttons and cards in a broke the lath and plaster to investi—' “filthy-h“ ’1mm“, and 0010!” FOUL“ YFAM' 8“ A'





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' 7': Q .5 _‘ few days. .. ' ' gate, and belod. there was a big black latched In World’s Best Incubator -I I I I I I f ‘

. . ‘ I: I am glad to see. -..the boys win out snake. I shot it. IL was six feet long “gamble”; ”‘fnfififi; ”flfiafifi‘ffih’m'fi‘?’ - 2

f '. " f this contest It 3116178 that the can On 833-1111111118 the 911108 further, there . cabal» ”commode. looxlive dglivery toyourndooz. full: ' I

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James H. McCllintick‘,

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cow that retained“ the f

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the volume of business carried on

under one organization, the less

the overhead expenses. ” That’s; a prov-_

en fact, needs no argument. Monopo-

lies and trusts make the most money.

A cow is a trust. She is an organ-

ized body; 'a. big working machine;

she monopolizes aiot of food and con-

sumes it and manufactures one single

concentrated product—milk.





she will produce and the cheaper the

turn-over. For example:

ducing over 9,000 pounds of milk, or

300 pounds 'of fat, produce much,

cheaper per hundred pounds *ofrmilk

or per pound of. fat than a cow pro-

ducing only 4,000 pounds of milk or

150 pounds of fat. The following ta-

bles of actual records represent eight

cows, which might be duplicated in.

most any herd, since the average herd

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You see, Bess produced fat at four-

teen cents per pound, and fiftyéthree.

cents to produce a hundred pounds .of

milk, as compared with “D” cow,

where it cost forty cents to produce a

pound of fat and $2.03 to produce 100

pounds of milk. \Also look over the

profits. Bess made $186 profit over

cost of feed, whereas, the poorest cow

made $12 profit over cost of feed.



A man selling cream at forty or

forty-five cents per pound of butter-fat

wouldn’t get much profit from them

four poor COWS. But selling cream at

forty cents wouldn’t be so bad, as

when cream is selling at fourteen to

twenty cents.



It’s a. simple matter to have one or

two good cuws in a herd, but a man

who has a, whole, barn full ‘of, good

cows is a man who has the real trust

or monopoly. Here is a table showing

an average good herd and an average

poor herd:





g4 . 6-!

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Owner. 0' E 3::

20 .42

Andrew Gustafson . . . . . 11 7,072

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Again see the difference. The first

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”the barn. The other man made $41

per cow. . .



The eleven cows in the good herd.

produced $1, 073., The other man with

. sixteen cows got $840. Here is another

argument for a man with a large 1111111»

» ber of poor coWs against the man with

a. few good ones.



High~Grade Herd. of. Guernseys.



Martin Bjorkman, of Norway, has

fifteen cows which average 7,104

pounds of milk that tested five per

cent, or 358 pounds of fat. It cost to

produce one pound of butter-fat, eight-

een cents, and to produce 100 pounds

of milk, eighty-eight cents. A profit of

$115 was made on every cow he ownv

ed.- You might say that this man has-

a real trust in his barn.



Eric Johnson tells this one: One of

his cows last September milked thirty—

five pounds of milklper day for the





- , Cost Cost

Months Pounds 'Pounds 1 Lb. th.

No. ‘ Milked. Milk. B. F. Profit. _ Fat. Milk.

No.19 9 16,482 562 $128 2311 , 800

Bess ' ’ 11 14,061 551 18 ,14c 530

Tiger 10 10,834 473 14 180 77c

Rose 10 9,186 394 123 160 700

The Four Poor Cows. ~

' 1 - Cost

, Months _ Pounds Pounds _ Lb. th.

' Milked.. Milk. ' ‘ B. F. » Profit. ‘Fat. Milk.’

A 10 3,322 133 23 40c 31.40

B . , 2,950 133 18 340 1.53

C 10 4,535 , 188 ‘_ 24 360 1.48

' D 10 2,365 125 12 40c 2.03





 





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care of her, sinCe he joined the cow-

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Following the consignment sale the

association sold for the college free of

Cost, a group of ten selected heifers, a

gift from the Grand River Stock Farm

of Corey J. Spencer.

from the sale of these heifers is to be

held perpetually in trust by the secre-

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lege and used to make short-time loans

to needy deserving students.

of $1,102.50 was realized from this sale

including gift bids from various sourc-

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be added to from time to time by oth-

ers as public spirited and generous as

Mr. Spencer.



The complete sale list follows, giv-

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and address of buyer,

price:



1—Wm. Tyson, Washington, Mich.,

John C. Buth, $275.





. C. Carlyle, Yale, Mich, John

C. 2Buth, $420.





5——Eugene Carmichael, Pittsburgh,

$200.





7—Ardrey Murry, Valley Center,





Mich. McPherson Farm 00., $155.





8—Ullmann & Grace, Manchester,





Mich, W. R. Harper & Sons, $190.





10—Martin D. Buth, Comstock Park,





Mich., W. R Harper & Sons, $310.





4——J. C. Hays, Howell, Mich,





Phei son Farm 00., $360

6—Louis Geilack, Yale, Mich. Mc-

PheISon Farm 00., $215.





11—W.H VVe1nett & Son, Plymouth,

W. R. Harper & Sons, $2

12—— Musolff B10s, South Lyon, OM'ichq





George D. Clarke, $280.





13—Frank B Thompson, Lansing,

,CR. 3, E2111 A. Hayes, $275





E Schmidt & Jenkins, OS-





coda, Mich, H E Rising, $290.





15—Ralph Wood, Melvin, Mich, J.





G. Hays, $200.

3(1(()3——G1e11n Banghalt, I. A. Kidney,





17~E. E Hohn, St. Charles, Mich,





I. A. Kidney, $400.





18—E E. E. Hohn, St. Charles, Mich,

..A Kidney, $400.

I21—Detroit Creamery, Detroit, Mich”





C J. Spencer, $200.

Mich,





errit Meenwenberg', Fremont,

Samuel Young, $415.

23—L. S. Foster & Son, Rives Junc-





tion, Mich, Seiradell’s Farm, $190.





24—C. R. Oviatt, Bay City, Mich,





Wilder Bros, $245





Pa25~——Eugene Carmichael, Pittsburgh,

,VVilder Bros, 95



Pa26—Joseph Brown, Decker, Mich” R.



,.E L. Salisbury, $290.



27—L. C. Hunt, E5aton Rapids, Mich,





E. M. Stewart, $6





28—-Louis Gerlac5k, Yale, Mich”. E.

Buth, Grand Rapids,





M. Stewart, $250.





2 9—John C.





Mich, E. M. Stewart, $390.





30—Musolff Bros, South Lyon, Mich”





E. M. Stewart, $250





31—W. E 5Scripps, Orion, Mich, M.





D. Buth, $145





32—Neil Muir, Valley Center, Mich.





A. R .Black & Sons, $215.





33—~—Eugene Carmichael, Pittsburgh,

.Lamoreaux, $250

34—~M. D. Buth, Comstock _,Park





Mich” J. N. Lamoreaux, $420





35—-.—J. H. Loucks & Son, Wakausa,





Ind., J. N. Lamoreaux, $180.





36—Ard1ey Murray, Valley Center,





Mich" J. N. Lamoreaux, $230.





37—Harry Macomber, Plymouth,

J. N. Lamoreaux, $120





38——R. G. Powell, Howell, Mich, J.





N. Lamoreaux, $75.

39—D.





D. Aitkin, Flint, Mich” Loeb





Farms, $275





40—Ard'rey Murray,2 Valley Center,





' Mich" M.





S 5..

41-s-GuyB Mead Bath, Mich.', Edward





Drumheller, $190.





4.2.4. o. Hunt, Eaton Rapids, Mich,





, , Albin R. Plan, $195





(Centinued on page 297).





HE fourth state sale of the Michi-

gan‘ Holstein Breeders’ Associa- ,

tion was held at the Michigan Agricul- ‘

tural College during Farmers’ Week.

An exceptionally fine lot of cattle was

presented in this offering and a good

average price secured, although it is

stated by good authority that few of

the animals would have been bought

too high at con’Siderably increased

However, the average price

made at this sale is much better than

that of any of the consignment sales

of the whole country for several

so’ Michigan Holstein

breeders are not dressed in mourning.

The top price of $420 was reached by

‘ two mature show cows close to fresh-

ening, (see list below). The forty head

consigned sold for a total of $10,080,



an average of $252 per head.





The proceeds





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Knaus, county agricultural agent, Me-

nominee. Reports are made back to

the farmers,as soon as the tests are

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GETTING READY FOR BIG LAND.

CLEARING CAMPAIGN.





 





OR land-clearing operations‘in’ On-

tonagon county, 32,000 pounds of





sons, reports the county agent.‘ Addi-





the agent, orders being placed up to

The supply of 9,000 caps

was exhausted in two days. Farmers

are paying $7 per hundred pounds,

freights being prepaid to Ontonagon,

Rockland, Masg, Hubell’s Mill, Trout

Creek, Ewen and Berglund.



_ The Schoolcraft agricultural agent

is also assembling orders to be deliv-

ered about April 15. The price here is

stated to be $6.50, f. o. b. Manistique,

the transportation costs being some-

What less than for Ontonagon, it ap-

pears. It is expected that nuclear of

18,000 pounds will be required for

spring delivery in Schoolcraft. Last

fall, sixty-two farmers took 1,680

pounds. The Schoolcraft agent advis-

es his farmers to place as large an or-

der for sodatol at this time as possi-

ble, since there is no assurance that

further supplies of this war-salvaged

explosiVe will be available hereafter.





FARMERS USING FARM LOAN

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URING the past year farmers of



the South Ontonagon County

Farm Loan Association, placed loans

with the Federal Land Bank of this

district for $95,400, it is reported. The

total loans of the association so far

amount to $225,400. Dividends to the

stockholders have run from six to

twelve per cent. It is believed that

these 'loans have been of material aid

to farmers in this developing section.





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OUCHING on the advantage of



northern farmers using northern-

grown seeds, Mr. L. N. Gelsmar,‘ agri-

cultural agent of Houghton county,

calls attention to theexperience of

Mr. W. A. Baker, 3. market-gardener of

Hancock, who, for several years past,

has been raising seeds of lettuce, cab-

bage, parsley, cauliflower, .peas and

beans, and over thirty other varieties

of biennial and annual vegetables,

herb and flower-seeds.





frequently plants alongside of these

similar variety of seed'si'prodUCed in

The plants

produced from home-grown seeds are'

very much more vigorous- and prolific

than those from southern-grown seeds.



Mr. Geismar, who was at one time

in charge of the Michigan Agricultural

College Experiment Station at Chat-

ham, Alger county, quotes a. Michigan

Agricultural COllege Experiment Sta-

tion.,Bulletin of the year 1905. In .1904-

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‘j 7 HEN the severe sleet and snow .

.storms. tie.up«traflic in southern .





Michigan and Wisconsin, as happened

laSt week, our Lower Peninsula friends

naturally wonder how unbearable con;

ditions -in the Lake Superior region

must be. We .6ften get inquiries of

this sort. ‘





In-reality, the Lake Superior coun-

try is north,ofv the sleet belt and such

blizzards as paralyze locOmotion in

southern Michigan give very little con-

cern north of the Straits. The pre-





vailing lower temperatures give us a!





fine, light snow instead of heavy snow

and, sleet: yet these temperatures,

close to the lake shareware by no

means unbearable.



On his recent visit to Marquette,

Vilhjalmur Stefansson, the famous arc-

tic explorer, told how often he found

people supposing that it was so much

colder in the Arctic regions, when, as

a matter of fact, temperatures quite as

low are attained~ in Montana and Man-

itoba. ' ‘



It is" similar with us. The maximum

low temperature at Marquette, this

winter, is officially put at fourteen be-

low zero.

ly Warm, with double windows and

doors. There are “ample facilities for

clearing streets, roads, and walks of

snow. ‘





Such delays in railway traffic as oc-

curred, last week, were due to late

connection with trains from the south

which were tied up in the sleet—cover-

ed district below the peninsula. East

and west trains through the peninsula

had

their own schedules.





 





MUCH TRAFFIC ACROSS STRAITS.





 





HE increasing migration of people



between the two peninsulas of

Michigan is indicated by statistics re-

cently collected by the Upper Penin-

sula Development Bureau from the

state highway department which oper-

ates an auto and passenger ferry at

the Straits of Mackinac, and from the

Michigan Central and Duluth, South

Shore and Atlantic Railroads which

operate the car ferries between the

two peninsulas, at this point. '



It‘ appears that, between July 31 and

November 19, 10,379 autos were trans-

ported over this route by the statefer-

~ry, both ways. Be'isides the passengers

carried in connection with these auto-

mobiles, 2,418 other passengers were

transported on this boat. The railroad

ferries operated throughout the season

from April 1 to early December, dur—

ing which period . 9,432 autos were

transported both Ways. As late as De-

cember 293 autos were. carried on this

route, showing the influence of the late





‘ fall and open winter. _

Mr. Geismar states ~that Mr; Baker .





The aggregate number of automo-

biles carried on both ferries duringihe

season was 19,802. Since several per-

[sons are to be credited-on the average

to each auto transported, it is plain

that there was a very large inter-

change of persons between the two

peninsulas in 1923. The state will in-

crease its carrying facilities next sea-

son bythe additionrof-two‘new and





larger‘ automobile ferries, Improved,»





dock facilities are being Provided. ’





 





, , ‘wanédj from these ‘seets'gpgjogg‘ceg





by beets .





Houses are built particulafi





little difficulty in maintaining '
' 2, $80.





. $72.50; N0.





: Bay City? ad, J. c.

.L: H. Laylin, Mason.





SHQRTHOBN -‘* sale. immediately-

' preceded by ‘a show of the sale





cattle, is coming to be an annualevent

. at the Michigan Agricultural. College.





The cattle presented . this year were

a well-bred lot and carried more uni—

formity than is usual in 'a consignnlent

sale. They had received very little

fitti for the event and most all of

the ftering were young things. 'They

were consigned by H. B. Peters 8: Son,





Carland; Carr Brewers, of Bad Axe;

', John Lessiter’s Sons, of Clarkston; S.

, , H. Pangb’orn, Bad Axe; Michigan Agri-

, cultural College; L. C. Kelly & Son, of

. Plymouth; G. H. Parkhurst, Armada;

_ and McLachlan Brothers, of Evart. The





range of prices was entirely to the ad-

vantage of the purchaser, many of





’ them being painfully close to the beef,





level. The fifty-two he'ad sold for

$4,845, an average of $93.20. ' The com-

plete list of buyers'and prices were





' as follows:





To H. E. Hartwell, Williamston, No.





To C. J. Porter, Williamston, No.

3, $87.50. .



To Wm. VanAlstine, Lansing, No. 4,

$65;~ No. 8, $70; No. 24, $82.50; No. 40,

43, $40; No. 45, $55.



To Amos Parmenter, Durand, No. 5,

$52.50; No. 14,.$62.50; No. 23, $52.50.



To P. Wade, Owosso, No. 7, $125.



To Glen Blystone, Clare, No. 9, $85;

No. 21, $85. . ~



To Harry Morrish, Cassopolis, No.

10, $90; No. 12, $90



To Clyde Stoll,

$90. 7 .

To E. B. Kenyon, Grand Ledge, No.

13, $75; No. 26, $50. .



To Huston & Ikler, Granville, Ohio,

No. 15, $300; No. 20, $300. .



To J. S. Hawley, Stockbridge, No. 17,

$87.50; No. 27, $60.



To Charles Bray, Okemos, No. 18,

$65; No. 36, $65. -



To Charles Wetzel & Sons, Ithaca,

No. 19, $85; No. 25, $82.50



To L.

$115. ,.



To Gartmann Bros, Ann Arbor, No.

29, $145; No. 33, $120. .





'Charlotte, No. 11,





A. Clothier, Mariette, No. 28,‘





. ' irun. N. searl'nfi st. Johns, No. 30,. 2





$60; No. 32, $87 0; No. 37, $52.50;

0. 38, $50. ’





{£50 King & Winegar, Olivet, No. 31,





' ToW. A. Foster & Son, Lansing, No.

34,, $140. ' ' ,



To C. L. Hawkins, Armada; No. 39,

$57.50.



To Henry Peterson,





No. 41, $120. .

”To P. J. Wilson, Charlotte, No. 42,





To Michigan Agricultural College,

No. '44,; $135. ,



.To Harvey Gildart, Eaton Rapids,

No. .47, $67.50. ‘

$655’OE' B. Bursley, Charlotte, No._49,



‘ To W. J. Burkley, Williamston, No.





0, $80. .



To Ralph Stimson, Oxford, No. 51,

$100.

To Frank Aberst, No. 53, $92.50.

To B. A. Annis, Leslie, No. 54,





$67.50.



3‘0 C. H. Cones, Jackson, No. 55,

7 .

$ To John Lessiter’s Sons, Clarkston,

No. 56, $150.



T50 J. A. De Garmo, Muir, No. 57,

15 .

$ To L. E. Lang, Weberville, No. 58.

$62.50.



To. E. E. Eckhart, Mason, No. 59,

$97.50.



To Stimson Bros, Charlotte, No. 60,





$117.50.





 





FORD OFFER FAVORED.





 





FORWARD movement was made

A in the acceptance of the Henry

Ford .offer for the purchase of the

nitrate plants and lease of the dam at

MusclleShoals, Alabama, for the pur-

pose (if manufacturing fertilizers,

when the house .military affairs com-

mittee reported favorably on the Me-

Kenzie bill authorizing the sale and

lease of the property to Mr. Ford. It

is expected that a vote will be taken

soon and that the bill .will pass the

house by a large majority.





Michigan’s Big Grain Show ‘





(Continued from page 268).





Rye. .



Class .16——Fo_ur quarts Rosen Rye:

First, George and Lewis Hutzler, South

Manitou Island; 2nd, A. W. Jewett,

Jr., Mason; 3d, L. H. Laylin, Mason;

4th, H. C. Oven, Ovid; 5th, Mrs. Be‘n





vJohnson and Son, South Manitou Is-





land; 6th, Lewis Hess, Ceresco; 7th,

.\V. H. Warner, Concord; 8th, D. V.

Bow, Saginaw, W. S.



Oats.



Class 17—Four quarts of any pedi-

greed variety ot‘ oats: First, A. .

Jewett, Jr., Mason; 2nd, J. W. Pickett,

Dutton; 3d, J. C. Wilk, Alma; 4th,7L.

H. Laylin, Mason; 5th, .J. A. Wilk,

Alma; 6th, D. V. Bow, Saginaw, W. S.



Class 18—Four quarts of any other

variety of oats: First, A. W. Jewett,

Jr., Mason; 2nd,» D. V. Bow, Saginaw,

W. 8.; 3d, L. H. Laylin, Mason; 4th,

J. A. Wilk, Alma.



Sweepstakes—Four quarts cats: A.





i W. Jewett, Jr., Mason. .





Barley.





‘ Class 19—Four quarts of Six-rowed

White Spring Barley: First, Henry

Lane, Fairgrove; 2nd, L. H. Laylin,

Mason; 3d, Fritz Mantey, Fairgrove;

4th, Charles Schict, Fairgrove.



Class 20—Four quarts of Two-rowed

Barley: First, A. W. Jewett, Jr., Ma-

son; 2nd, L. H. Laylin, Mason; 3d, J.

A. fiWilk, Alma; 4th, J- -W. Pickett,

Dutton. '



Class 21—Four quarts of' Winter

Barley: First, A. W. Jewett, Jr., Ma-

son; an, L. H. Laylin, Mason.



Class 22—Four quarts of Michigan

Black Barbless Barley: First, W.

Jewett, Jr., Mason; 2nd C. R. viatt,



Wii‘k, Alma; 4th,





' Sweepstakes—Four quarts of Ban

.ley: A. W. Jewett, Jr., Mason.

' ' ' ‘ Sheaf Exhibits.





Class 23—Best Sheai of Wheat:

. First,’J. C. Wilk, Alma; 2nd, L. H. Lay-

lin, Mason; 3d, J. ,W. Pickett, Duttou;

4th, A. W. Jewett, Jr., Mason. _

Class 24—Best Sheaf of. Rye: First,

J. «C. Wilk, Alma; 2nd,. A. W. .Jewett,





* Jr., Mason; 3d. L. I-I..Laylin. Mason;





Oats: ’ First,

W. . J ew-





4th. - J." W. Pickett, Dutton.,



- QC 25—Best ‘Sheafof



Mason; .21:

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Jewett, Jr., Mason; 3rd, J. W. Pickett,

Dutton; 4th, T. J. Wilk, Alma.



Class 27-Best Bundle of Alfalfa:

First, J. C. Wilk, Alma; '2nd, A. W.

Jewett, Jr., Mason; 3d, L..H. Laylin,

Mason; 4th, ’1‘. J. Wilk, Alma. .



Beans.





Class 28—Four quarts of any variety

of White Pea or Medium Beans: First,

M. J. Smith, Springport; 2nd, J. C.

Wilk, Alma; 3d, F. J. Kueffner, Sagi-

naw, E. S.; 4th, A. W. Jewett, Jr.,

Mason; 5th, L. H. Laylin, Mason; 6th,

R. L. Bow, Saginaw, W. 18.; 7th, J. H.

Vincent, Freeland; 8th, Ardent Mar-

quedant, Mason. »



Class 29—Four quarts of any variety

of Kidney Beans: First, C. F. Abe‘l,

Sand Lake; 2nd, W'. H. Collar, Dans-

ville; 3d, T. J. Wilk, Alma; 4th, J. C.

Wilk, Alma. _



Class 30—-—Four quarts of any variety

of Soy Beans: First, T. J. Wilk, Alma;

2nd, J. A. Wilk, Alma; 3d, J. C. Wilk,

Alma; 4th, Charles N. Abel, Dansville;

-5th, Charles Laughlin, Dansville; 6th,

D. V. Bow, Saginaw, W. S:



Class 31—Four quarts of any variety

of Field Peas: First, Martin Peterson,

Bruce Crossing; 2nd, George Laviol-

ette; Bruce Crossing.



, Miscellaneous.



Class32—Four quarts of any variety

of Buckwheat: First, .L. H. Laylin,

Mason; 2nd, A. .W. Jewett, Jr.,: Mason.



Class 33—Four quarts of Vetch:

First, A. W. Jewett, Jr., Mason; 2nd,

L.‘ H. Laylin, Mason.





Class 34—One quart of Alfalfa Seed: ~





First, D. V. Bow, Saginaw, W. S.; 2nd,

G. F. Ottmar, St. Johns; 3d, A. W.

Jewett, Jr., Mason; 4th, L.‘H. Laylin,

Mason. ,



Class 35—One quart Sweet Clover:

First, A. W. JeWett, Jr., Mason; 2nd,

L. H. Laylin, Mason-



Class 36—One quart of Medium or

Mammoth Red Clover Seed: First, J.

C. Wilk, Alma; 2nd, T. J. Wilk, Alma;

3d, J.’A. Wilk, Alma; 4th, L. H. Laylin,





Mason.

Class 37——0ne quart'of Alsike ,Clo-

.ver Seed: First, H. G. Oven, Ovid;





2nd, A. W.,Jewett, Jr., Mason; 3d, L.

.H. Laylin, Mason. ’-



Class 38—Connty Sweepstakes “Im-

proved Grain”,Exhibit:~ First. Insham

county; 2nd, Gratiot county. ‘ '





Class 39—‘-County Exhibit "Largest.

' Number "of”Entriesv”





First, 'Ingham

scanty 1.2113. Gratiot county. .





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voun‘nonsns, ’

fiz'Spthgl Mark,





Time will mean money to you, Mr.’

Farmer, one of these days



—when spring comes on, when the

sun begins to shine.





The acres you plow, or harrow, or

sow, each day will depend entirely upon

the good condition of your team.





, Candition them now witha course of;





DR. HESS STOGK TONIG





You can feel it on the lines .





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It helps . them shed their winter’s coat,

whets their appetite, tones up their digestion,

cleans out the bowels and kidneys, drives out

the worms.



Feed your workers Dr. I-Iess Stock Tonic

and you will soon discover that you have a

team lkfore you that can do an honest day’s

work, without a pant or a tremble of the

muscle. They will be there for business—and





willing.

Excellent for mares in foal—eand colts of

any age. GUARANTEED.





 





Téll your dealer how many horses or mules

you have; he has a package to suit.





25 lb. Pail, $2.25 100 lb. Drum, $8.00

Except in the for West, South and Canada.

Honest goodg—honest price—why pay more?





DR. HESS &: CLARK Ashland, 0.





Dr. Hess Dip and Disinfectant





Keeps the Dairy and Stables Healthful and Clean’Smelling





I a p e 'n. t .30

years in perfect-

ing this Tonic.



GILBERT Hess



M.D.. D.V.S.





 





 





 

 





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

   

 





, “CLOVERLEAF”

S. C. W. Leghorn Chicks





* Prom carefully selected trap-nested stock that has years of good breeding back of it.

The kind that produce the winter eggs. From highest producing shock. at a. price that

you can afford to pay. \Vhy pay more? Buy “(.‘loverlvut‘" and see their superiority.

100 per cent live delivery guaranteed. Pam-cl Post paid to your door. Send for

catalog. Special discount on early orders.



CLOVERLEAF POULTRY YARDS, R. 2-M. Iceland, Mich. w.»





Our Tom Barron Strain White Leghorns pay big dividends. We

‘ breed and hatch only one kindalhe best. Our pure—bred chicks

. are strong. huslw and easy to raise. Gut our circular/and FREE

. C_HICK,OFFER before buying eggs, (‘hlt‘lis or breeding stock. It

Will surely. pay you. PROGRESSIVE POULTRY FARM. P. Ver



Hago, Mgr" Zoeland. Mich.





BABION’S QUALITY CHICKS





   





 





 





 





Varieties. Prepaid Prices on 25 50 100 500 1000

Pure English White. Brown & Buff Leghorns ....$4.00 $7.00 $13.00 $62.00 $120.00

Barred Rocks. Reds, Anconas .................. 4.25 8.00 15.00 72.00 140.00

Wh. & Buff Rocks, Wh. Wyandottes. lllinorcas 4.75 9.00 17.00 82.00 160.00

Bil. Wyandottcs. Orpingtons ............ ' 10 00 19 00 92. 0 180 00





. . . . .00 . . 0 .

Prices quoted are for chicks hatched from OUR GOOD UTILITY FLOCKS. Chicks from

OUR EXTRA SELECTED FLOCKS will be $3.00 per 100 higher and Chicks from our Fm

Ems}: reel BLUE 1§EIBBON KENS W111 118035.00! per {.1008 héghe'i‘. Postpaid. 100 per cent guaranteed.

a erences. ou canno go wrong. r er min I a . housands satisfied. Te ' rs’ lenca.

Our Slogan, the best chicks are cheapest, not the cheapest chicks the best. n yea exper

BABION'S FRUIT AND POULTRY- FARMS. Flint. Michiaan.





Large, Husky Chicks





Pure-bred, high-quality chicks fromscertifled. tested flocks on free range.

' 50 ' ~100





'Varieties. Prices on 2 600 1000

S. C. White & Brown Leghorns$350 $6.75 $13.00 $62.50 120.00

Anconas ............. . .......... 3.75 7.25 14.00 67.50 130,00

Barred Backs. R. I. Reds ....... 4.50 8.50 16.00 71,60 150,00





Assorted Chicks ................ 45 5.50 10.00 50.00 ......

Extra Select Stock, $2.00 per 100 higher. Well hatched in modern machines. Each



order carefully packed under our personal attention. Postpaid. 100 per cent live de-



hvefr‘y. Bank reference. 1924 catalog ready.



VII STROM POULTRY FARM I. HATCHERY. Box A-6. Iceland. MIch.





r750’000 CHICKS 310.00 PER





 





   

 





 

   

   

 





 

 





 

 





 

 

 

 

 





 





 





/,/“\\ fl _ 100 AND UP

' Select. cu ed flocks of heavy layers 'on free range and ‘

/¢% ./ V180 3,“! u chicks. 25 properly cared for to produce

\ _ .p . are es. , , 50 100 000

u , ‘ lg, ,. -White. Brown a Bull Leghoms. Anconas ........... $3.75 $7 $13 , g3: ' $120

I ~ 1 V: , White & Barred Becks, Reds. Black Minorcas .......’ 4.25 8 - 5 72 140

.y, 4- fir \ / Whine. Wyandottes. But! Ornlgyolm ............... .. 5.00 9. 7 up.

\\ . ..... ' /' Bu! Minor-ens. Silver Laced yandottes ........ .... £3.03 1‘1; . go . . .. . .1... '

nut ‘.“"" 7 . ‘tvui‘lultu'vqo‘v-pwo. ------ 3 uuuuu g‘ ........ ' ..... . . 1 . n ' I“ '

a.“ .1 x/ ,. Postpaid. . 100 per cant live arrival ' unturned. . t f‘ ‘ . w .. . ' -

‘d‘ . [w Free. t 4‘ ,Orderrish.r91n this“. .»

an runner-names . Bosses _ A3W.9moa
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Change of Copy or Cancellations must reach us "





Twelve Day}! before date of publication





Brookwood Farm





Registered GucmSeys of both some for

sale at reasonable prices. Young stock

from A. d‘R dams. Herd is Federal

Accred

JOE-[Nd ENDICOTT, Owner





BIRMINGHAM MICH. 5. .





Registered Guernsey Bull Calf





Three onths old. 'May Rose breeding. Bired by

Mich. slate Fair Winner, 1923. A. .R- Dam. Walhut

Hill Farm. Milford. Mich.





Wallinwood Guernseeys





f A R o sfnrsal

“mm“? viz” II'LL'Iiv.w Jenn on. Mich





M8!





, R. Record

1030 Reg. Guernsey cows some herd bull $1 00.





. Rose breeding $2. 600 for all:

John Ebola. Holland. Mich... R. 2.





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Bulls From Year-Record Cows





Michigan State ' Institution

herds have 40 cows with yearly

records, 21 of which range from

900 to 1,254 lbs. butter, and from

20, 000 to 27, 913 lbs. milk, and

many more are now on long- -time

test.



Increase your herd average by

using a’ sire whose dam has ,

proved herself a high producer. .

Send for list of bulls from state

institution herds.





Bureau of Animal Industry

Department C.,





LANSING, MICHIGAN





Two Nice Bulls, nearly ready for

BIRTHS”: service. Specila terms if desired.

Williams. North Adams, Mich.





 





 





 





 





A Great Opportunity.





Bering a young Holstein bull ready for ser-

ylycee. “bay 0a 32. 63- lb. son of Matador Segis Walker,

a brother to Segis l‘ietcrje Prospect, the World's

Champion. The dam is sired by a 35.73-1b. bull,

KingB Begis blood Also some fine heifers for sale:

F. LAY. KALAMAZOO. MICH.





Registered Holstein Bulls





Up to eleven months of age. Good individuals and

good breeding. at low prices Also a few young Cows

or heifers soon to freshen. A healthy herd. I.

SHORMAN. Fowlsrviiie. Mich.





For Sale: Herd 20 Reg. Holsteins





33% lb. male. R. B. PARKHAMg Bronson. Mich.

Jersey bulls ready for ser-





" FOR SALE ., ,





Merit. Accredited herd. Would take a hankable

note. SMITH AND PARKER. It. 4, Howell, Mich.





Brookwater Jerseys





Bull calves for sale. Majesty breeding. Herd tuber-

culosis tree. Come or write. Breakwater Farm, Ann

Arbor. Mich





FINANCIAL KING BULLS





We have for sale a few bulls ready for service; also

bull calves sired by Financial King Sensation. son of

Financial Sensation the $60, 000 sire. These bulls are

from R. of M. cows Write to Goldwater Jersey

Farm, Goldwater. Mich.





JERSEYS EQIRbS‘TILEr-i winning

Two‘ Young Jersey cows. sre y t e p ze

bulls, ‘Constances Brookhili" and‘ 'Baron's Owe In-

terest. ” One freshened November 12 and one is due

on March 4. Will also sell one 2-yr.-old. one year-

ling, one 3- -.-mo -old heifers. HAROLD F. KLEIN.





B. 3, Birmingham, Michigan.



Hood Farm breeding. Cows and

Jer‘ey cattle bred heifers. bull calf for sale.

. Herd under state and federal aupenislom Address

inquiries Ira W. Jayne. County Building. Detroit.

Jayne Hill Farms. (one mile south). Fenton. Mich,





Jersey Bull Calves, Majesty Breeding.

~ For Sale sFrom tested Dams. Federal Accred-

ited Herd. H. s. Weiborn. R. l, Kalamazoo. Mich.





 





' ttle. young bulls. for

Reg‘Stemd Jersey fie Tuberculin tested

J. L. CARTER. Lake Odessa, MiOh.

15 Gown. 4 bulls from R. of M. Cows. Chance

to select from herd of 70. Some fresh. others bred

tortailfreshening. CninnC. Lillie Coopersville. Mich.





Hereford Steers





78 Wt. Around 775 lbs.‘ 84 Wt. Around 675 lbs.

86 Wt. Around 550 lbs. 102 Wt. Around 625 lbs.

44 Wt. Around 600 lbs.‘ 48 ,Wt. Around 500 lbs.

All dehorned. dark reds, good stocker order. One

farm practically out of feed. You can buy your

choice from either bunch. Real quality Herefords

when are usually market toppers. Give num-

and weight preferred. V. BALDWIN,

Eldon. Wanoeilo 00.. Iowa. '





HEREFORDS





Registered Breeding cattle. T. B. Tested

at practical prices for production of

Hereford Baby Beeves profitably. all ages.





 





 





 





 

 





All cows Register of,





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may one



Milking Shortho o.-rns An accred-



WWW Farms... herd bred i'or accrue Minna



Headed byah King Salsa, e“(thorium o! Glenslde Dairy





 





 





 





reasonably Yls-

ltors Foams. cowgfi'dah Boiand. Tecumseh. Mich.

raves and Mo.

RED rotten cl ...... ... ......





Large Yorkshire

Swine E. 8. CARR. Homer. Mich. " ,

12and heifers.





BUN-Milk Slimming; 357$}?!ch 6 tom mos. Price

.860 amino. 1. d. FOSTER do SONS. In”. Mich.





When In ' Need (32.33%. ”113.31.. ”All;





from Michigan’s leading herd. owned by Westbrook

Bros., Ionia, Mich.





\

BrowrrSwiss Bull Calvesf‘lfir ,sefii'cefn" If“?

SPENCER. Sunfleid. Mich.. B. l.





 





 





 





 





 





 





HOGS





2nd ANNUAL SALE





DUROC JERSEY; SWINE





‘ 35 Bred Saws and Gills 35

Tuesday, March 4,1924





12:30 P. M. in Heated Pav—

ilion at the Farm





HERD SIRES





“Riches Valley Colonel” 3rd

Prize Aged Boar, Detroit 1923.





“Sensation Marsi”

Marsi, Reserve Sr. Gr. Cham-

pion 1922.





Write for Catalog





Schaffer Bros.

R. 4, Oxford, Mich.





DUROC JERSEYS SOWS





Bred and open flows of the finest praclflcal type.

Farrowed April 15 to May 15. 923. Long, well-

rounded body. Send for descript on and photos.



Fred Vreeiand writes. "I am pleased with the

Sows and assure you that they are satisfactory in

every respect.”



EIery shipment guar ranteed to be satisfactory.

STATE FARMS ASSOCIATION. Masonic Temple,

Kalamazoo. Michigan.





DISPERSION SALE





FEBRUARY 26, 1924





MICHIGANA FARM, Pavillion, Mich.





Registered Durocs

.—Y boars and guts bred from the

ngbfin Ml’gllli‘gan and Ohio. at reasonable pric-

es and fully guaranteed. W. E. Hartley, Alma, Mich.





’





 





 





DROC J ERSEYS Spring via; either sex of March

DAN-ii and May tar-row. sire by three outstanding

eand quality combined





1 1.

herd boars. It you want {3‘13 Y Mich. it





come and see or write us. odt. Monroe.





Exf‘a. choice bred gilts

Duroc Jerseys“ reasonable ' prices





'CAREY U. EDMONDS. Hastings, Mich. ..

Oil'ers for sale eight sows





Talcoa Farm bred to their bears. a son

of Baron Mastodon and a grandson of Champion

Superbus. due in April and May. Taico Farm. R. 7.

Lansinu, Mich.





Bred‘Bows. July and September gilts

”W00 Jo's”: at prices that leave no excuse for

breeding scrubs or grades. Reg. and guaranteed.

JESSE BLISS a SON. Henderson. Mich.





UBOC {all and spring been of the best breeding

and quality. at prices") Fall mu at bar-

gain prices. W. C. Taonr. Milan. Mich.





Chester White bred sows and slits.

Sired b to State Fair

Lucian Ruhd Tokonsha, Mich.





25 choice young boars for fall

service. Glover Lest Stock Fans,





Big Type





prize winners.





0. I. C’s.





Monroe. Mich. ~



0 I C’ 75 “spring piss. pairsIll not akin. from

88 oodslres, also fall pigs. recorded



tree. Otto Schulz: 4. Sons. Nashville. Mich.





0. LC. 8: Chester Whitesqu S‘r‘c‘fi” It“? 5’ “5,312;

gilts with extra length. B ri'ed rc.h



a few Choice Sent. Pigs. NEWMAN'SS tsrocx FARM,

Mariette. Mich.





 





 





 





 





 





 





T. F. BI! SOTHAM & SONS 25 Reg. 0. I. C Sows. Bred for April and May

orqfords since 1839) Farrow All Stock Shipped on Approval. Priced

St. (3.1,, Mich Bight. Fred W. Kennedy. 11.2. Plymouth, Mich.

’ ‘ "x ’ Sept. pigs. Sired by “Gl nt " seal

assess. “some. timers 9913: w m

yo r s o n . w . "

registered blilerggirds. eithai- sexes, EtuTWiNG orned fl 0 e ersonlt onia nah E'lmhurst Farm

a reasons e ces Inq re 01E . . 800- . V

1...... W M- "m cm- ...-.... Hile’s Good Polands

HEREFORDS Big. easy feeding. acme Polands. mm the kind

Bulls. Heifers and Cows with Cams by side. Most V“ m“ “"1 3°“ 3"“ M‘Q‘: m,",,,,',,.,,. R" 3,912.10;





popular strains. Alien Bros" 616 8. Wutnsdgo 81..





' Kalamazoo. Mloh .





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IIARD COMRAMY Covert. Michioann "





.Sired by ‘





 





GREAT breeding industryicannot

be built on a diseased founda-





tion. Nothing is more urgent ii,-





this time than the elimination” of int-j

berculosis from our herds. If we can





put Michigan at the head of the health





column it will give us a distinct ad-

vantage In making future sales, not

only of cattle and milk, products, but

also of swine. There has neVer been

a time when buyers from east, west or





' South have been so insiStent about get-





ting cattle free from» tuberculoSis as

now, and this feeling will become‘ still

more pronounced in “the future as

county-wide clean-up campaigns are

organized throughout the country. _ ‘



Michigan is in an excellent position

to be the first northern state accred-

ited‘ as practically free from tubercu-

losis O-ur percentage of infection is

lower than the New England states,





New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Wisr





consin, Minnesota—flower than any' of

the so-called dairy states. We are

nearly surrounded bywater which will

make it much less difficult for us to

keep clean once the work is complet-





red. The .price of breeding cattle Will





be enhanced an average of $15 per

head when thestate has been made

practically free from tuberculosis. This

has been our experience in Hillsdale

county and it will be true of the entire

state.



Packers Glad to Pay Premium.



In addressing a meeting of officials

of the Chicago Packing Companies re-

cently, I mentioned the fact that out

of 6,185 hogs ’shipped' from Hillsdale

county, slaughtered - in Buffalo from

November 15 to December 20, on which

the ten cent premium had been paid

only one carcass was condemned and

one sterilized, whereas with the aver-

age hogs at Buffalo one'per cent, or

sixty-one carcasses would be con«

demned. These. men agreed that the

ten cent premium above selling price

is fair and just and all will gladly do

the same in Chicago. The packers are

willing to pay this premium on hogs

bred and fed in an accredited county,

for the same reason that the house-





wife is willing to pay more for guaran- ‘





teed fresh eggs in the spring of the

year than common eggs; -





The hogs from an accredited county

are sold in the regular way without

the buyer knowing the point of origin.

Immediately after the price has been

agreed upon between buyer and seller,

the commission man takes from his

pocket the certificate from the county

board of supervisors, signed also by

the shipper, in which he states that

the hogs. were all bred and fed in the

accredited county and to his knowl-





edge have not been exposed to the.





disease tuberculosis." The purchaser

then has an additional check drawn,

payable to shipper, for ten cents per

hundred above selling price, or approx-





This premium is not subject to post-

mortem’ inspection, but. Separate kills

ing tests have been made as a matter

of infamation. '



J19 almost none of these; Hills;

dale bogs We’re condemned, a large

number. showed slight lesions, prob-

ably avian tuberculosis from eating?





chickens. Glands from these hogs have





been sent to Dr. Van Es, of the Uni-





imately $17 for a full harload of hogs...





     





 

 

 

 





versity of Nebraska, who has done .





.miich research work on avian tuber-

culosis. Chickens and guinea, pigs

have been inoculated with the affected

glands to determine whether it is bo-

vine, in which case the/guinea pigs





‘.





will contract the disease, or avian if,

the chickens become infected. Dr. van f

Es has already found that a large pm-





portion of the slight cases of tubercu-

losis among swine in Nebraska is av-

ian from chickens. ,



It is a. pity that Michigan does not

have a" well-equipped laboratory for

these investigations bearing on a. sub-

ject of vital importance from human

[health standpoint as well as the eco-

nomics of the meat and milk industry.



Annual Loss. Exceeds Two Miliiond.



The loss to Michigan farmers caused





by tuberculosis ,in cattle, swine and '





poultry is in excess of two million dol-

lars per‘yea}: Would it not be the

best kind of an investment to spend

one million dollars per year for the





purpose of eliminating practically all





of the disease from the entire state

during the next four years. Why dilly-





dally in fighting a. fire that will in-"





crease in its intensity and destruction

of human lives as Well as property,





when aggressive measures will elimi- -





nate tuberculosis and thus put out the

fire in a. comparatively few years._





We hear much about reducing taxes.





Many of our legiSlators are elected on’





the promise of cutting appropriations

and reducing taxes. We all favor

economy in public expenditures and

lower taxes. -I believe we should 19w-

‘er. the annual tax of over two millions

caused by tuberculosis. »Why not exact

a._ promise from every candidate for





election that he will vote for adequate

appropriations for tuberculosis eradi-

cation to reduce and eventually to

eliminate the high tax caused by that

disease.





The‘state could ,be cleaned up soon‘





if we had thefunds with which to par-

tially reimburse owners of reacting

cattle. It took less than three years

to clean up Our county and it can be

done in nearly every~ county of Mich-

igan within that time, and in some in

less time if we had an indemnity fund

of one million dollars per year. The

counties are willing to pay the operat-

ing expenses, as has already been in-

dicated by thirty-eight counties, even

though adequate indemnity funds are





 





 





Dividends Without Labor





" (Continued from page 259).





timated at 2,860 pounds and Worth'





seven cents perpound. The sales off

the grass of all except this last lot

makes the accOunt with the pasture

stand as follows:





Tw'enty-three head sold July 16' . . . ..





Nineteen head sold October 16.





Seven horses pastured. . . . . . . . . . .





2, 860 lbs. gain at seven cents on cattle still on hand . . . . . . . . . .:





Total credits . '. .

Investments in cattle sold.





Interest on all investments in land. . ‘...





,- Taxes and incidentals, (estimated). . . .‘.~ . . . . . . . .

'DiVidendfl declared daaonnonmwIbo-IsoooOQDCOIlooo .





LT. Po C. Bred mwu‘ Rail pegshedm‘gg'-” ‘~





   





,Wenty-three head. pastured for others . . . . '. I. .... . .. ~._ .





oo-oooaooooaosdoa-aaooo a





sobtahbee‘





Interest on all investments in cattle. .- . . .





these cattle should be charged to rec:

recration, net labor, as the‘ care of

them has been a. pleasure to him and

his family. Thus it appears that the

dividends resulting from this combina-





...........$\1,766.15

250. ~





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~ draftingdast was.

”county area testing on a broad scale,





‘ .11 w law in Io’w which I assisted in





and a means of financing the project

to. a success1111 conclusion. In brief,

this new law provides that when fifty-

one per cent of the cattle owners in

any county sign for area testing, the

board of supervisors shall make a spe-

cial levy- of not to exceed three mills





- 011 all taxable property. This money





can be used for either indemnity or

operating expense. It also provides

that‘when seventy-five per cent of the

Cattle owners sign or test, the re

mainder‘ are compelled to test. This





’law went into efiect last July. During





the following September when the an-

nual levy is made in Iowa, twenty-six

counties had the fifty-one per cent, and

some of them. seventy-five per cent

signed. These twenty-six counties now

have a special fund in excess of $700,-

000 for this year’s. work, in addition

to the federal and state appropriation.

During the month of December, 49,626

cattle were tuberculin-tested— in Iowa.

This was the largest num'ber tested in

any state last December, and Iowa is

just nicely started. Iowa had. no funds

for tuberculosis eradication six years

ago.



The total for all the states and the

federal appropriation did not aimed

$300,000 that year. This year we have

federal and state‘ funds totaling $10,-

500,000 for, tuberculosis eradication.





The demand for stamping out ,. this.





dread disease is sweeping the nation.

Illinois had no appropriation six years

ago, but has a fund of $700,000 for this

year, and will have more next year.

Forty-six counties in Illinois have ap-

propriated $4,000 each for operating

expenses. Wisconsin has a. fund of

$550,000, and New York has $2,200,000

for this year’s work. Why not all co-

operate to mak this a. real project in

Michigan? We can lead all the states

if we/ will. Think of the children

whose lives will be saved if we take

off our coats and do this job promptly.



Dr. Olin, Commissioner of the De-

partment of Health in Michigan, says

in a bulletin:



“Seventyvfive per cent of the gland

case in children is bovine.



“Sixty-six per cent of generalized

case in children is bovine.



“18.2-26 per cent of‘deaths from tu-

b'ercnlosis in children is caused by the

bovine bacillus.



-“It is a real menace to the children

of Michigan. By wiping out the tuber-





It provides for ..





culous cattle throughout the state we





. can save the lives and prevent the





maiming of thousands of boys and

girls.”



Dr C. H Mayo, of Rochester, Min-

nesota, internationally known as one

of the world’s greatest medical author-

ities in the world, says in a recent let-

er, “Bovine tuberculosis is very com-

mon in children from rural districts;

it comes in the form of tuberculosis of

the tonsils glands of the neck, and

especially in the glands of the messen-

tery of the intestines or ulceration of

the intestines, frequently locating in

the peritoneum or the appendix.”



What we need is more educatitm on

this subject. If all our people in Mich-

igan realized fully what this project

to our health and prosperity means, I

feel confident that the necessary funds

would be. forthcoming. Michigan ranks

high in her educational institutions

and no state excels her in citizenship.





‘ Why not make, Trom now on, the'pro-





ject of eradicating tuberculosis the big

issue, and by education, legislation and

the use of the well-organized state and

federal departments in Michigan, make

this statothe first to be accredited.





 





FINE wooL snEEp BREEoEn‘s

. ‘ CRMNIZE.





oeapresidenfi cf Blah-.1: Tops, L.





 





'VV. Bernice. of Pinckney; vice-presi—





dent of Rambouillet, Carl Moeckel, of

Munith’;.- vice-president of ~ American

Merinos, E. 'M. Moure,of Mason; vice-

president of Standard Delain‘es, L. B.

LaWren‘ce, of Chelsea; secretary and

treasurer, Robert J. Noon, of Jackson.

The purposes: of this organization

are: To encourage further the interél

est of fine wool sheep; to encourage a

record of merit sheep shearing festi-





.val, spring‘and fall; to come in touch





with club leaders to establish these

breeds; to hold a bred ewe sale in

the fall.’



As an association, we go on record

as favoring the establishment of a

Black Top Classification at our State

Fairs. We also go on record as favor-

ing, the classification of Rambouillet

into “1)” and “c” types at our leading

county fairs. It was voted that a mem-

bership fee of one dollar be charged.





SILOS FIND MUCH FAVOR.





(Continued from page 266).

one considers food.values and high

budding costs.



Above all, the greatest advantage of

the silo is in the feed itself. Ensilage

is primarily, and almost universally,a

cattle feed and the dairyman or beef

producer who deesn’t use it is working

at a disadvantage. .



Ensilage contains all the qualities of

green feed and with theaddition of a

little concentrate and legume hay, an

ideal winter ration for both milk and

beef is secured. The succulent and

laxative nature of ensilage 'keep ani-

mals’ digestive system in good condi-

tion and makes' the appetite keener.



I think ensilage a very desirable

feed for sheep, especially breeding

ewes, provided care is taken not to

feed mouldy material.



When winters are long and ground

is covered for long periods, we find the





.. finer portions of ensilage are relished





by all classes of poultry and consist-

ent feeding of small amounts aids

greatly in winter egg, production.



. In brief, I think the silo on the stock

farms of America today is as neces-

sary as\the barn itSelf. The cost is

negligible when one considers the

great storage facilities provided, the

benefit of salvaging frosted crops and

the high adaptability of the feed itself

for all classes of live stock. For these

reasons, one can not understand why

a sane man would ever abandon the

use of asilo, or why a few are still

slow in seeing the. light—Walter F.

Jackson.





‘\ HOLSTEIN SALE.





_(Continued from page 293).

43——-Lloyd Frost, Grand Ledge,

Mich., W. H. Gilkes, $125.

~‘Spencer Gifts.

3——A=- M. Welch, Ionia, Mich., Spen-





. cer, $175.





r





v





4—A. M. Welch, Ionia, Mich., Spen-

cer, $110.



51—George H. Ellison, Mason, Mich.,

Spencer, E$65.



6—~W.E .Scripps, Orion, Mich., Spen~

cer, $130.



7—-B. J .Brocks, Brown City, Mich.,

Spencer, $95.



8—Neil Muir, Valley Center, Mich.,

Spencer, $75.



9—Ralph Wood, Melvin, Mich., Spen-

cer, $70.



1 Lloyd E. Frost, Grand Ledge,

Mic. Spencer, $80.



1 and 2——-Private sale, $150.



Gift bids by numerous contributors,

$152.50.





VETERINARY.





Infected Udder.—-I have a cow that

gives lumpy, bloody milk, and fell

down in production from twenty-four

quarts to four quarts. What might be

the cause of this, and do you think

she can be cured? P E. W., Three

Oaks, Mich. ——Give her a teaspoonful





.of nitrate of potash in feed twice a





day; apply camphorated oil to dis-

eased portion of. udder twice a day.’





Weakness .-—-Have bitch two years





,. old that was spayed; now unable to





. hold her urine.





This trouble came 011

1.110 months ago. R. F.. Sturgis, Mich.

The muscle at neck of bladder is Weak.

She is incurable.





 





 

 

 

 





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HOGS





Four bred Hampshire Sows and.

For Sale 110m Boar. W'ondcrful mama

111115 from cxvellnnt breeding lines. Morley E. OI-

bome, Sun Haven Farm, Howell, Mich.





 





 





Best of breeding. (‘holco

gills brcd‘ to furrow March

Herman Barchet. R. 3, Watervliet, Mich.





Hamshires

and April.





 





Bred gills. spring and fall boats.

at bargain prices 12m war. Write

.Snyder, R. 4, St. Johns, Mich.





Hamp hire





your wants. John





 





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SHEEP

Choice Bred Ewes





400 for sale in (arlots. yearlings to solid mouths.

black- faced. in good (ondition. bred to lamb April

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8: Toledo Electric. and on Dixie Highway. Telegraph

Address. Rookwood. Phone Newp o.rt Post Otlloe.

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Cotswolds—Bred Ewes"

.at farmer’s prices. A. M. BORTEL. Briiton, Mich.

10 Head Registered Shropshire ewes of excep-

tional quality. .Bied for last of

March and. April. 0. Lemon 8:. Sons. Dexter, Mich.





 





 





HROPSIIIRES—Am od'ering 10 young ewes of

Butter and Senator Bibby blood lines for 820

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HORSES





Registered Belgium Mares





Pair, 5 years old in May, well matched. weight 3. 206

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I .1150 Belgium Stallion, weight 2,100 lbs” prize winner

.nt Fairs. Will sell cheap if sold at once. Herman

! Kohler. R. 2. Clinton, Mich.





 





 





and Mares for sale.

CHAS. A. BRAY,





Reg. Percheron Stallions





Okemos, (lnobam Co.). Mich.





COATS





Goats—Two registered Angora. does.

For sale with long silky mohair. Nice





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TE SOW SALE





40 Head of Big Type Sows and Gilts





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Reese, Mich
GRAIN QUOTATIONS

Wednesday, February 20., '





. Wheat.

Detrmt.—No. 1 red $1.16' No. 2 red

$1.15; No. 3 red $1.12,-~1\io.

$1.16; No. 2 mixed $1.15.

Chicago—May $1.10@1.10%;' July

$1.1017Q; September $1.10%.

ToledO.-—’Cash $1.15@1.15';é.

_ Corn. ‘

Detroit—Cash NO. 2 yellow at 83c;

No. 4 yellow 810; No. 5,-74@760; NO.

6, 72@73c. _ -

Chicago.——May 80@80’/gcz July at

8034c; September 807/8c.





Oats. ‘

Detroit—Cash No. 2 white at 53c;

.No. 3, 511760. -

Chicago—May

September 43‘Vzc.





Rye

Detroit—Cash No. 2, 730. ,

Chicago—May 711/20; July 73%0.

Toledo—71%.

, Barley.

Barley, malting 76c; feeding 72c.

, Buckwheat.

Buckwheat.———New milling at $2.10

‘ per cwt.

Beans.

Detroit—Immediate and prompt

shipments $4.70@4.80 per cwt.

Chicago—Chmce pea $5.40; red kid-

neys $7.60. .

Seeds-





Detroit.—-Prime red clover cash at



$12.15; alsike $8.65; timothy $3.70.

Hay.



Strong—No. 1 timothy $23.50@24;

standard and light mixed $22.50@23;

NO. 2 timothy $21@22; No. 1 clover at

$20.50(ai321; No. 1 clover mixed $20.50

@21; wheat and oat straw $11.50@12;

rye straw $12.50@13.



Feeds.



Bran $33; standard middlings $34;

fine do $33; cracked corn $39; coarse

cornmeal $37; chop $35 per ton in

100-lb. sacks.



Apples.



Chicago—Barrels, “A” grade Green-

ings $5; Jonathans $5.50; Grimes $3;

Spies $5@5.50; Kings $4@4.50; Bald-

wins- $4.50; Spitzenberg $4. .





WHEAT





The wheat market reacted last week

losing much~ Of its recent gains. Weak-

ness in corn, cotton and security mar-

kets, speculative profit—taking in Wheat

and an easier cash situation both in

this country and abroad were factors

in the downturn. - The recent advance

induced more producers to part with

their holdings while milling demand

fell Off at some points. Numerous

points of strength are ‘still present so

that prices are likely tO advance again

before long. The tariff commission re—

ports that the cost Of raising spring

wheat in this country ranged from 85

cents to $2.19 per bushel, compared

with 53 cents to $1.19 in Canada.

These figures are believed to fore-

shadow an increase in the tariff from

30 to 45 cents a bushel.





' CORN





Signs of a rather heavy movement

of corn which will bring about a mod-

erate accumulation at terminal mar-

kets caused the corn market to weak—

en in the last few days. Fairly heavy

sales to March 1 are expected, al-

though producers are disposed to tight-

en up on the decline. Some of the

holes in distributing channels also

have been filled so, that. com is not

disappearing quite as rapidly as be-

fore. It is unlikely, however, that the

heavy movement will be long sustain-

ed Or that stocks at visible supply

points will become burdensome. Feed-

ers are absorbing a large share of

the movement from the country and

industrial demand'is fairly broad.





OATS





Oats prices reacted along with corn

although less sharply. Receipts in-

creased slightly on the recent advance

while the demand was inclined to slow

down. The undertone. is decidedly

healthy, however, so that it is quite

unlikely that the highest prices of the

season have yet been uncovered. Seed—

ing of oats in the southern plains area

has been delayed by wet weather and

winter oats in the south and southeast

are not doing well. ‘ - .





' SEEDS





The agitation against foreign clover

seed has had a telling effect, so that

,domestic seed is commanding ’a big





*sgremium. Spring demand is fair, al-'





 

 





 





 





2 white ‘





4834c; July 46%c;





boughcold weather tends to slow it. '_





down.» It is" expected that the remain-





ing supply of domestic seed will be





c





absorbed at around current prices Or‘





higher.





FEEDS





The try—product feed market is easy

in most departments. Demand is fair

in some sections but the eastern dairy

belt is buying less than usual at this

season of the year, partly because of

the unsatisfactory fluid milk market,

and partly because large quantities of

feed were bought last summer through

cooperative associations. These feeds

are now being consumed. The tone

of the cottonseed meal and corn feed

markets is steady as the production of

these feeds is not heavy. . .





HAY





Hay prices are steady with a week

ago, and the undertone is firm. Re-

ceipts increased as bad weather pass-

ed and producers in the surplus sec-

tions are beginning to ~clean up their

holdings, but demand has had another

spurt, especially for best grades. Keen

buying of-alfalfa at Kansas City con-

tinued, while the decline in prices in

the previous few weeks revived south-

ern demand.





' BUTTER





The butter market was unsettled

-last week and declined slightly before

the close. The weakness was, partly

sentimental although legitimate evi-

dence market factors, such as evidence

of increasing production, larger re-

ceipts and heavier imports were at

work. Scarcity of the lower grades of

butter continued and the small dis-

cOunts below fancy scores were main-

tained.



Prices of fresh creamery butter

were: Ninety-two score, Chicago 500;

New York 501/20. ‘

creamery in tubs sells for 48@490.-





POULTRY AND EGGS





Egg prices declined sharply last

week. Receipts are increasing and will

rise rapidly during the next sixty days

so that a further decline is to be ex-

pected. At Chicago, quotations for

April delivery are about ten cents be-

low the present market. Cold weather

kept down production in January and

February and the storage reserves

were cleaned up better than expected,

so that dealers will approach the new

storing season in a little better frame

of mind. Poultry prices have dropped

from the recent high point. . Receipts

are tapering off,-storage holdings prob-

ably have reached the peak, and con-





In Detroit fresh





-., ...' . . - ~;-,:. «7' .. .‘

\ ‘3’ .‘





‘aumntiénesfi extraordinarily lrheavy’ so





that the Outlook is favorable.





Chicag .—'-— 6 s, extras:3‘8@39é; mice, “





cellaneo s30 10.; ‘dirites at 26' . of;

checks 2‘4@26c; fresh firsts 31% .326; ,

ordinary. firsts 29 @32c. . Live - poultry;

hens 22 c; springersgmic; :reostens





160.“ due 5 ”230; “8668}? 15c; turkeW,'hduSe rddi'she‘salSowere lower “756*

~ a dozen-r :Wea’kness “of theg‘reenfiOuse





200 per pound. . . _ _



Detroit—E gs, fresh candied and

graded at 3 1,§@37.%c; Pacific coast,

whites 40@420. Live ‘poultry, heavy

springers 25c; li ht. sprin ers 20@.

24c; heavy hens 5@26c; lgthens

20@24c;~ geese at 18@‘20c; ducks 26@

300; turkeys 25@30c. _ . ‘





BEANS

4- Bean prices declined slightly last

week to $4.95@5 per 100 pounds for-

mhoice handpicked whites f. o. b. Mich-

igan. Light reds ”were quoted atV$7

and dark reds at $8.25. Deliveries to;





elevators 'have increased slightly, 9.1-"





though they are ’not heavy. The de-

mand has grown dull, hOwever. For

the first time ince last fall it has not

been sufficient to absorb the deliveries

and stocks offered for sale by country





points. »

WOOL ,





The wool market has been drifting'

and uncertain in the past week. The

response of buyers has not been strong'

enough to stimulate heavy buying by

mills, although they are picking up

small lots here and there. They are

using the low prices on goods as an

argument for lower prices on raw ma.-

terial for both dealers and growers are

firm in their views. Some buyers are

disposed to wait till the new clip is

available.





DETROIT CITY MARKET





Selling was“stowed up by the cold

weather. Cabbage was bought a little

heavier, while the demand for pars-

nips and carrots was slower, with low-





er prices prevailing. Sales of potatoes. A





were light to moderate, most being at

850 a bushel. The demand for apples

was moderate and prices were firm to

a little higher. J



Apples, fancy $2@2.50 bu; No. 1 at

$1.25@1.75 bu; beets $1.25@1.50 bu;

cabbage $1.25@1.50 bu; carrots $1.25

@1.50 bu; onions $1.50 bu; parsley $3

@350 bu; potatoes 80@95c bu; tur-

nips $1.50 bu; parsnips $1.25@1.50 bu;

horeradish $3@4 bu; eggs, wholesale

40@45c dozen; retail 50@55c; hens,

wholesale 26@27c lb; retail 28@300;

springers, wholesale 26@27c; veal 19

@200; hogs 11@120.





 





I Live Stock Market





Wednesday, February 20.





DETROIT





Cattle.

Market is slow; all kinds very late

due to storm.





Good to choice yearlings. $ 9.50@ 9.75 .

Best heavy steers ..... . . 8.00@ 8.50

Handyweight butchers . . 7.25 8.00

Mixed steers and heifers 6.00@ 6.75

Handy light butchers. . . . . 5.00@ 5.75

Light butchers . . . . . . . . . . 4.25@ 4.75

Best cows . . . . ..... . . . . . 5.00@ 5.75

Butcher cows . . . . . . . . . . . 4.00@ $5.00

Cutters ooooo c o I o o e 'o a o n c o 3.00@ 3-50

Canners ..... . . . . . . . . . . . 2.50@ 3.00

Choice bulls 5.50@ 6.00

Bologna bulls 4.50@ 5.75

Stock bulls 3.25@ 4.25

Feeders ................ 5.50@ 6.25

Stockers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ‘6.00@ 6.00

Milkers ooneoooncoeoooI-uoo$ 45@ 80

Veal Calves.



Market stead . ’ - '

Best ....... ...y..........$15.00@15.50

Others 6.00@14.00



Sheep and Lambs.



Market steady.



Best lambs ..... . .’. . . ($14.75@15.00

Light to common. . . . . . . . 7.00@11.25 .

Fair ......... 12.50@13.75 ~

Fair to good ........... 6.00@ 8.50

Culls and common . . . . . . 2.50@ 4.25





Hogs.





Market steady. .

Mixed and heavies . . . . . .$ 7.50@ 7.60





gs l’..’....."l..'......

Roughsfi................. .85

Yorkers O I O O O I O O O I I I I O O I 7n25@ 7.50





CHICAGO ~

. » ,_ . '4~“.Hoas. . ’ 1 ' f

Receipts 34,000." Market is uneven;





6.25@ $.50 -





2 ' To

.13.





Service]





Weighty butchers steady with yester-

day’s average. Light weight strong to

5c higher., 13qu of good and choice

225 to 300-lb. butchers at $7.36@7.40;

practical tops $7.40. Two loads to

yard graders at $7.45@7.50; bulk of

choice 160 to 210-lb. ayerage 7.15@

gig; bulk of packing sows at 6.30@





Cattle.





Receipts 10,000. Market beef steers

steady to strong; uneven; stots high-

er; killing quality improved ; choice

handyweight steers $11.65; numerous

loads weighty offering at $10.50 and

above. She stock slow, steady. Veal-

ers strong to 25c higher rather classes

steady. .





'Sheep and Lambss





Receipts_14,000. Market fairly ac-

tive, generally steady. Early bulk of

fat wooled lambs at $15@15L40.;- best

lambs held‘ higher; choice clipped

lambs $12.90; light weight fat ewesat-

$9.50; medium-to good kind of sheep

$8.50; feeding lambs $7.46.





‘ BUFFALO

. Cattle. ’





Receipts ,iive cars. Market steady.

Calves $15.50. . _ - f, ' .

~ 8. r ~ ' .,

Receipts 25 cars. Market hi er.

Heavy $7.80 7.90; gh

and lights 3 15(09750, L . 7



' Sheep and Lambs.





 





 

 





 





 





‘ View good {all 110

~ . boars as any man





yorkera $8; ‘ PISS.





, GRA’ ND Rapids , 1 §

" "Emmi!“- leaf lettuce an trash

ten; to the “we.“ lev em. :2 .metggg

selling. 312.11 2151112 cents a poundzand,“ 1





,Itheglatteaswatxiiiifllvflc a dozen. Hos.





p‘rOducts Was; the result of a‘ slacken- -





ing in the consumptive demand While

the break in? eggs resulted from l,w,er

quotations in' outside . markets and,





not,‘>





from, any oversupply: locally. Pork "





was 'sligh‘tly easier at 10c a pound; and





 

 





beans were unsettled~at $4.36 as a re- g» "'2





' sultof heavier offerings from farmers 1





and no imprOvement in the outside de-

mand; Veal was barely steady at ‘13

@15c a pound, with receipts increas-





ing. Otherwise the Grand Rapids man- I.





hat was unchanged.





 





commie: LIVE 37‘ch sALss- l





 





Hampshire Hogs.

Marchh 4.—Gus Thomas, New Lothrop.

ic .‘ .





, - Shorthorns, 2 .

March 4.——Gus Thomas, New Lothrop.

- Mich. i ‘~ - -





- Holsteine. ‘





Feb. 26.—-Baker & Keck, Ovid, Mich,

R. 3, Dispersal Sale. ~ ‘_





, Durocs. _ ' ‘

li‘eb.i 26.—Michigana Farms, Pavilion,

c . 5

Feb: 1zit—Paul C. Clement, Britton.





Mlc .

March 4.—Schafl.’er 'Bros.. Oxford.

Mich. . 2





Chester Whites.





March 6.——Alexander & Bodimer, Vas-

sar, Mich. ,, . _



March 5.———Andy Adams, Litchfield,

Mich., Brood Sow Sale.





Holstein -' -

Dispersal Sale

On Tues. Feb..26,. at 12:30 o’clock





We will have a'dispersal sale of 41 head of pure-

bred Holstein-Friesian cattle at the place 1 mile north

and 1% miles west of ‘Ovid. .





The herd sire is Charlevoix Omisby Bo No. 360989.

His mm is Sir Pietcrtje Ormsby Merc as 40th, No.

132722, he is by Sir Pietertje Ormsby Mercedes No.

44931. he has 72 tested daughters, 14 above 1,000,1b8.





 





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days. His dam is Kolrain Alexander Komdyke No.

211567, with 859 'lbs. of butter and 19,185 lbs. of

milk in one year. she is a half sister to the dam of

Kolrain Marlon Finderne. who has 1,278.56 lbs. of»

butter and 335.3393 lbs. of milk in one year. the

great foundation cow owned by Loeb Farms. His

granddamshas 30.13 lbs. of butter in 7 days at 4

years of age. ‘ '



This herd has 16 daughters and 7

of Flnderne Johanna F‘ayne Valdema No. 25887 .

from high producing dams. His sire is King Valdena

No. 137405. whose dam is Valdena Scottl'2nd. with

41.88 lbs. of butter and 694.60 lbs. of milk in 7 days

164.29 ‘lbs. of, butter. 2,933.90 lbs. of milk in 36

days. world's butter record when made. His dam. &

81-lb.‘ thwe-year-old daughter of Flnderne Pride Jo-

hanna Rue No.1121083. Butter in 7 days. 30.87 lbs”

milk. 692.50. Butter in 1 year, 1,470.50. milk. 28.:

403.70. world's record when made. This bull is to be

sold at the sale. Come and get some of his daugh-

ters. they are the kind to start with.



This herd is a heavy milking strain and good test.-

ors. It consists of 6 males and 35 females. good in-

difiduals. It. is fully accredited for T. B. .



This herd was formerly owned by Murrett Ridenour.

of St. Johns, Mich. ,

_ Semi for catalogues. Nine months' time will be

Egan ton good bankable notes drawing 7 per cent



res .





R. L. Bigsby, auctioneer: Will. White, clerk; Guy

‘E. Dodge with the. pedigrees.





 





Brood. Sow Sale





Cbeslér Whites and OJ. C’,.





Wednesday, March 5, i924

at 7 o’clock P.-M. '





,‘ NIGHT SALE will be com! finding.” '

atoiéitrhfleld. uMich. held in “ ."m b‘ '

mng wi consist 01.50 head, bent

Bilts bred for first litter. the balance .are "1230.139“?

and fall yearling: that, have had one littm and a

ars. ' ‘ _ . . A.



The sows in this oflerlng are bred in two as good

owns. One is an Advance Type



M. Boyer -& S





boar. bred by B. 0118. of. n.

Giant‘boar. mammby





13.. and the other a. Revolution

F‘rank E. Shel-er. of Joy. Ill.





The Advance Type hour was let Senior leing boar

at Mich. swim:- in





and Reserve Senior Champion





 





an. as; 15.25.- earlmfi ’1‘“ '





. 3,5343%





p... “





 

 





 

 

 

 





 

 





'Rei’éms‘ five vars. , Market “2% L miss“

7’ o m a.





of butter in 305 days. 13 aboye 30 lbs. of butter in .





granddaughtm

7 all .





Baker & Keck, R. 3, Ovid, Mich.





 

   





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Sorts Robust Variety.





 





 





 





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 

 

 





Hale's lllill you got when you buy

Guaranteed Wyngarden

___B_IBY Chicks





(1) Pedigreed stock. from bone

with records of 200 to 289 eggsper



and males wilese dams laid

to 304 eggs. (2) 100 per cant

live delivery. (3) Chicks guaranteed

to be healthy. (4) Absolutely pure-

bred. (5) Absolutely no culls. (6)

Stock that withstands winter cold

as Well as summer heat. (7) Free

entry in our annual flock perform-.

ance contest whereby you may' obs

tom 200 of our best Barron Eng-

lish White Le horns free.



We know he quality of our

stock because we maintain 42

hatchery farms of our own. instead



buying eggs wherever available.



Sired by Hollywood and Funk





Farms Males.

Vlhltoaml Brown Loghorns.

Aneonu.



Sand for our catalog and read full

urtlcularl of the Wynoarden Straln.





' anarden “some. MIC .

.. Harmer: f‘RNS Q





 

 

 

 

 





 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 

 





 





 

 

 





Growers are saving hundreds of dollars in

hand-picking costs by dorng the Work at home 7 "





Department-Gr estimates free of charge your

profit. Advise us number bushels and pick of

beans you have, With small sample 1n eriirel'Ope.

Polrshes arid picks dirty, rough, wet samples.





" _ _. Judson Michigbean Co.





409 E. Fort St,

Detroit, Michigan .





 

 

 





 





 

 





 

 

 

 

 





 





 





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 

 





Ship Your .

DRESSEDCALVES





Dressed Hogs and Live

Poultry to





DETROIT BEEF CO.





Oldest and most reliable commission

house in Detroit. Write for instruc-

tions how to dress "calves. Tags and

'market letter on application. ‘





‘ ‘Detroit Beef Co.

1903 Adelaide St. Detroithich.





I Will Condition a Horse or

Cow in Twelve Days





Put flesh on its bones. Give it life

and vigor. Can add fifty per cent to

looks and value. Satisfaction guaranteed or no pay.





Send postal for free offer.

P. M. FAUST, BRYN MAWR,PA.





Ship Your Cattle, Hogs and Sheep to





Warns, lies and Dankert





Union Stock Yards. Toledo, Ohio. For Top Prices- -

Big Fills-«Quick Returns. Correspondence solicited.





ICHIGAN FARMER

Classified Ads. pay well.





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





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g miscellaneous articles for sale or exchange





 

 





sums

(:oxlseoutivo8 mutilfnlilrdtlcenu dgmwtord

; display type or u s one a



Real estate and Miles «V0313





 





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' CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING





This classified advertising department is established for the convenience 01’ Michigan formers.

Smell advertisements bring best results under flassified headings.





st classified rates, or in display columns at commercial rates -

cents a word. each insertion. on orders for less than {our insertions: for four or more





Co

Remittances must accompany order.

ling have separate departments and are not accepted. as classified.





Try it for want ads and for adver-

Poultry advertising will be run in this deportment





a. word each abbreviation, initial or number. No





 





 





 





‘ . “Ilium! oh ' I “NT 0 . fred Rocks. Write for description and prices. Deliv~

’ ery Guaranteed. Kruepcr Poultry Farm & Hatchery,

Rascal-Effect Gemini- 1, 1922 .I’A'I‘ALNT anSE—lAs (glue ego the to)?“ patent mm Milan. Mich» R. 3.

‘ 1n merica we g ve ven rs a owest consistent . . .

'0 m an times We rdl time 3122' charge. a. senice noted for results, evidenled by many SINGLE COMB,W_1‘”1% Igghom Cltlfé‘s' figmh‘e’g. ”£3

10...”...80 so $2.40 26.. ”3;“ “'34 well- known Patents of extraordinary value. Book, ”‘0 and thrie‘lfii‘fl". _ ‘X‘S'._n‘l‘t‘ ‘ 112119“ E? _

l 88 ‘4 27 .... ’1‘ G48 I’atent- Sense, free Lacey & Eacey, 795 F Street, males flom t 6 (1115.111 gl“1(.ll llra (o ge. xrue

"""" ' 2.88 a"“"" 1'“ "7, Washington. 1). c_ Estab. 1869. \ gers Hatchery and Leghorn harm, Ionla, Mich.

3.12 ”W airs {on , ,,, , ,. h

336 3.“ 1.20 IMPROVED ROBUST BEANS—Heaviest yielding ex_ BABY (.HILlis—llenlarllable for slze and strengt .

3.60 2.43 1.4; lasting variety and latest improved Agricultural College Reasonable prices. Leghorns, Anconas, Rooks. Reds,

, 3.84 2.60 7.68 train. Ninety- -four per cent germination. Not pol— Wyandottcs. Orplngtons. Minorcas, hSpanlsh Brahmas

‘33 g}: 1.9: isshed or Vfd‘pflm 1§w_munddbat%bsu dollarBs. Tyrone loultry Farm. Fenton. Mit- .

. u . . . . .

4.56 2.80 510 Cook. Owosslil. Illicit-0m ee poun s as A HA! LOOK! 100.000 chicks 12c and up. 15 varie-

4.80 2.88 164 ties. From highest producing contest winners. Hatch-

7. 5.04 8.96 3.33 SEED POTATOES—Certified; Pedigreed. Yield 300 ing eggs. Circular. ' Lawrence Hatchery, Box J, R.

5.28 a,“ 3.12 bushels. Butternut Farm. Lupton, Michigan. 7, Grand Rapids, Mich.

5.52 3.12 9.36

5.16 .320 9.80 GLADIOLI BULBS Ffim labeled differently; 500- RICHARDSON’S ROCKY RIDGE pure Par strain

6.00 3.28 0.84 0d- 150 dozen- Postpaid- R Fast. MoscowaMich- Barred. Bock Baby Chicks, $16 per 100. allover.





 





JII dunking a”

pee] ofic discontinuance "4...



«than: of can In-

luuadforsla Claw Depurwlm mud mull rhodium

(as In advance «your... tip» 4m.





 





 





 





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Termite and Fruits on do

Feed. Lumber. Labor and Winter





”$50 on new.

rm.slnd Descriptive Folder mlENO. 12.

N. IASallo St... 80. Ill.





 





 





 





SALE—40 acres first-class Concord

good buildings. marten. 1% miles. Paw Paw

place. lakes





trout stream on near.

fi.mu0'0;un % crop payment... deal with owner. E.

12. Lawton. Michigan.

PRINTING—Poultrymen, Hatcheries. Farmers. Busi-

ness :11 get. our prices on Stationery. Catalogs. Etc.

- ' . - was: Stamps Please. Manuel's 1’1-111an





 





 





 





EARLY Golden Surprise Seed .‘com 1922 crop.

"- .99 per cent-Germination, use calico m

~ .. 1‘ .-. , M. Lancaster. Ohio. , . . - .





 

 

 

 





 





 





 





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9' Fm:





 





 





 





. TOBACCO—me Smoking,





Err-:11“ sérocs'





 





8111123131)»

newsroom”. 10¢ mantra





Collies. 01d Eng-

$13.23..“ 01.....-

live W. .. Watson. Bots 35.14ucon.





 





Misha





 





 





- TOBACCO





 





PURE- B-RED Scotch (301118 Puppies. 0. B. Robbins.

W I





 





W80BUEFmGHORNB Chlk fomgoodI-‘

mist Willard merit-'1’»? _saril.ssicn;_ "1





 





 





POULTRY

SINGLE COMB REDs—JIG tolling.“ mum

matings? $3.00 and 85. 00 per 15. $15.09 nor ion.

They mismvmighand Atew «Maud





bullets at 83. 00 each.

now from this ad.

Battle— Creek. Mich.





Satisfaction momma

HarryJ..1‘heis. 383 Hunter-01:?





 





   





TOBACCO—Extra Fancy Smoking. 10 p011 . $2. 50.

0000 Smoking. 5 pounds. 31; Opounds. 20

. $2.75. CW1 5 pounds. $1.50;10Lpouhds.





1'5.- Quality Guaranteed. O'Connor Smokehouse,

1.33 Hayfield. Ky.





QUALITY BIRDS





Co ckerels. Turkeys. Geese. 121g? ”minim '

Baby Chicks. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Cattle

39 egalitarian Poultry arms. Hatched ”Runo-





 





NA-TUBAL LEAF TOBACCO: Chewing, Five pounds.

3175:1‘911. $3: Stock ins. Five pounds. 81325: Ten.

131-3.;59 pine and recipe free. my when

reccired. CG~operative Farmers. Paducsh. Kentucky.





10 lbs. $2.50. Good

.51.:75 20. $3. 00. Fancy Chew-

. Quality Guaranteed. O‘Coni

nor Growers, 0-129. Hayfield. Kentucky.





 





HOMESI'UN TOBACCO—Chewing, 5 lbs. $1.75: Ten.



. Smoking. 5 lbs.. $1.25; Ten. $2. I’sy when re-

ceived,’ pipe and recipe free. Farmers' Union. Pa,-

ducuh. Ky.





STOCK until? 333, 100 edit:

Varieties Chickens 835 $31!! 1 000 12:5. mulGiflnelkle. ‘





Turkeys. Fox Terrier Pups. Gewflwna ants.

moo. Judson Ind. "M ' “a“





ROSE COMB Rhoda Isllnd Reds. no! the

state on». 1924. April- hatched Cooker-eta. $8” 00. $5.00

and 0. A few Hens and Pallets. Acre-



Poultry Farm, Battle Creek. Mich. II. 0. Box Ills-A.





ROSE COMB REDS—prize winnin stock, lat -

erel: 2nd, young pen. Michigan rgd meet. mAcotcgrw

(£10106 cockerels left. Order hatching L.



.Hendrickson. 81 Frisbie Ave. Bottle not. winch.





 





BABY CHICKS '





 





CHICKS—White Leghorns $12 per 100, $6.25 for 50.

and $3.25 for 26; Barred Rocks, Reds $16 per 100.

$8.60 for 50, and $4.25 for 25; 'White Wyandottes.

White Rocks $17 per 100, $8.75 for 50. and $4.25 for

25; Bufi' Orpingtons $18 per 100, $9.25 for 50. and

$4.75 for 25. $5 on each 100 chicks with order will

book 'your order. Balance two weeks before delivery.

100 per cent live delivery guaranteed. Reference.

Bank of Mt. Morris. Meadow Brook Hatchery, Mt.

Morris. Mich.





l’UllE-BRED BABY" CHICKS—Barred Rock, But!

Orpingtons. White Wyandottes. Rhode Island Reds.

February 15th to April 1501.311100 per hundred.

After April 15th, $14. 00 per hundred 98 per cent

Live delivery guaranteed. Brookdaie Poultry Farm.

Box 522. Paw Paw, Michigan





BABY CHICKS—Barron S. C. W. Leghorns. $12 per

100; Park Strain Barred Rocks, $10. 00 per 100.100

per cent live delivery guaranteed. Liberal discount

on early orders. Waterway Hatchery, R. 4, Holland,

Mich.





 





 





 





STURDY CHICKS—Pure bred-to-lay and exhibition

flocks, culled by experts. Reasonable prices. (,‘zltaiog

free. Single (‘omb White Leghorns, Anconas, Rocks,

Reds. White Wyandottes. fiunnybl'ook Poultry Farm,





Hillsdale. Mich.





 





WRITE for flee catalogue and wires on good, sound,

thrifty Baby (‘hi(ks Follr leading unict‘les of '1‘. B.

. C. White Leghorns. Barred Rocks, Sill-[lard An-

conas and llhodc Island llclis flom thoroughly culled

flocks, to the Summit Hatlhely. Bylon L‘cntel, Mich.

100 pcr cent live deliver).





 





Blll'ID TO LAY Barred Rook chicks. 11 us. all blood

lcstml for \Vhite Diarrhea. by Michiga Agricultural

(‘ollcge Bacteriological Dcpt. Pcdigreed males from

high-record hens used. Circular free. L. W. Asel-

tine, R. 1, Grand Rapids, Mich.





 





BABY (H[( KS—Seventecn popular varieties. High

egg production and standard qualities combined.

Michigan State Fair winners. No bettel chicks avail—

able at same price. Write for prices. Litchtield

Hatchery, Litcllfleld. Mich.





(”HICKS—Genuine Tom Barron English Strain S. C.

White Leghorns. bred from Imported Stor-k, and

M. A. C. Barred Rocks. Write for our low price

quality stock circular. Hillside Hatchery Farm. R. 3,

Holland. Mich.



CHICKS—0111'





STERLING QUALITY matings this





 





 





 





WHITE WYANDOTTES from ,

heavy~laying_ strain. Males 83 www.mmiio?" $3

. $5 pair. David Ray, Ypsilanti. Mich.





 





THOROUGKBRED Barred Rock Cockerels and eggs

for sale at reasonable prices. Write for circul or. Fair

View Poultry Farm, R. 3, Hastings, Mich.





WHITE LEGHORN COCKERELs—Chioks Eggs from

best flock in count C '

Box Y, LeRoy. Mil-y. atalaguo. Oak Dale Farms.





BAItRED ROCK—Cookerels.

Winners. Great Layers.

Box Y. LeRoy Minn.





Chicks.





In 3.

Catalogue. 2





Chicago

J. A. 8





chnelder.





S. O. BROWN and English White Leghorns 332-

Trapnestcd. Pedi g.reed “Free Offer" Stock. Egcsfggl

to $3. (flifllngllg. \cra Fulton. Gallipolis. Ohio.





BARRL‘I) ROCKS— State Full Winners.





Orpln to '.

"Tanclcd" White Leghmns. Guineas. g m





Circular. Fen-





 





net Bailey, Montgomery. Mich.



"IlINGLET" Barred Rook Cockerels, also hail-hi



Eggs. MSatisfaction Guaranteed. EarI' Murphy, Brig

. l( h ,





 





BAllRI"D ll0( K CGckcl'els; Fine barred, egg and

show type, $3 cal-.11 Eggs $2 per 15. Satisfaction

guaranteed. I. H. Osgood,(.‘101cldalc. Milh.



S. C. I Illz‘DS—l’uro- bled eggs for setting, 15

$1.25;100. $8.00. Louis Moms, R. 1, Mt. Morris.

Michigan.





BAIlRllD IlOt' K COCKERL‘LS—C olicge stock, $4 00.

two. $7. 00 H. Wright, Mt. Morris. Mich.





SILVER‘ LACED and White Wysndotte Choice Cock-

crels. L. W. Browning, I’oltiund. Mich.





“'IIITE LOCK C0t‘l1EItELS—Choice stock. $3. 00 and.





 





3: .00 each. Wesley Hilc, Ionia, Mlch.

SINGLE (‘OMB Ancons. COl'Ierels. Shep ard' b

$7 to H. Celil Smith, Rapid City, 1111311 13.26%





 





(8 VARIETIES fine pllre- bled chickens ducks ee

ll'llkeys, fouls, \"gs, baby chicks. Lance ' g'A-u

A. A. Ziemcr, Austin Minn. catalog. 5





W HITE VVYAN DOTTE S Exclusively.





100, Prepaid. Eggs $4 50 per





Itallllolld Bash, Shippewzlna. Indiana.





PRIZE ‘VINNING Rose C0





Chas mb Red CGckemls. $3. 00.





Beicr. Dundce. Mlclllgan.





GIIIl'Sll —Dllcks. leading larietios.





John Hess, Bettendorf Iowa. Free





Circular.





\VIIITI1 (‘lllNA Gl" L‘SE, excellent layers 10.00

ngs 40 cents. Mrs. Alice Bonow, Matt'avsvan 1&3?





 





years are Superb. the quality of stock has won a

place in the hcarts of our many patrons. Write for

new catalog and prices. 1’. I". Clurdy. Ethel. Mo.

BABY CHICKS—Write for our new free catalog and

price list. Eight ycal's’ cxperiencc' H. II. Pierce.

Jerome, Michigan.





 





QUALITY CHICKS, eggs; fifteen standard bred rari-

_cties; best winter laying strains. Free delivery. a,-

sonsble prices. Catalogue free. Pou try

Farms, Columbia, Mo.





Missouri





 





BABY CHICKS from heavy-laying strains. All lead-

ing pure breeds. Low prices. Prepaid. Live delivery

guaranteed. Catalog Free. Smith Bros.’ Hatcheries.

Mexico. Mo.





 





BRED—TO-LAY CHICKS from my own flock of Bar.





 





 





 





 





 





SEED CORN—Clement’s Immoved White Cap Yellow

Dent. Field selected, dried on rocks. ear tested. wit

a guaranteed germination. 'This was one of th

heaviest yielders in the State the past year in 11 test

made by The- Farms Crop Department of the Michigan

Agricultural College. Write Paul Clement. Britton,

Michigan. for catalog and prices.





 





eWm puma {rm so to 160 head or «11-;





TREES, Plants. Shrubs>gusranteed direct from grow-

er. west Ne w——Dr. Worcester hardy peach

and Ohio Beauty Apple. Planting Book Free. Wood-

lawn Nurseries. 951 Carson Ave” Rochester, N. Y.





LEARN MECHANICAL DENTISTRY—Day or night.

course. Equipment free. Write for information Do-

troit Dental Mechanics' Institute, 1248 Griswold St..

Detroit. Michigan.





FRUIT PLANTS. Prices Right. Stock Guaranteed.

Strawberries. $3.00 per» 1,000 and up. Raspberries.

Grapes. Gooseberries, Currants. Dewberries. Catalogue

Free. Hellengs's Nursery. Three Oaks. Mich.





100 MIXED Gladiolus Blooming Bulbs. 200 bulblets.

33.50.11 repaid. Ores. mo! 12 years' experience. many

cost $1. 00 each. 4- inch flowers. Geo. Barnes.

Battle Creek, Mich.



BERRY BOXES—Our



fruit to market mely. $4. 50 per thousand.

Central Basket 00., Benton Springs. Mich.





(rumours BULBS—Blooming size. Le Marochali

titul’P ink





 





 





Berry Boxes will carry your

Write us.





"Beau New Variety.” 3% mixed col-

iilénla'm 9pc: 100. Write G. Lubbers. Holland.





 





STRAWBERBIEs—Plants and all kinds of small

thousands of plants. Gctour list for

Sam Nurseries. Sawyer. Mich. Box 81.





@bwm% m val-letter.





Box 687.?

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Mich.





BABY (‘HIC KS and eggs. Superior Ringlet Barred

Rocks. R. ,C. R. l. Reds, White Leghorns. Circular.

Wy'ndhams Ideal Hatchery. 1111111.: Ohio.



BABY CHICKS—White" Leghorns. Anconas. Barred

Rocks, Low Prices. Catalogue. Oak Dale Hatchery.

Box Y. LeRoy. Minn.





BABY CHICKS—S. C.





 





W. Leghorns, mated to Ho!-





I'wood edigreo Cookerels, 250- -egg strain. Send for

1:.)atalogu. snowflake Poultry Form. B. 5, Middle-

ville, Mich.





 





BABY CHICKS and Hatching Eggs. Semi for Cir-

cular. "Gibbs" Winteriay Ancona. Farm. Bronson.

Mich.





BABY CHICKS-—Ta.ncred and Burma Strain S. C.





White Leahoms. Strong. sturdy, profit producing

stack. $15. 00 per 100: $135. 00 per 1,.000 Bekkers

Hatchery, Holland. Mich.





 





BABY CHICKS—English strain White Leghorns.

Brown Lealorns and Anconas Booklet free. East

Saugatuck Hatchery. East Saugatur‘k, Mich.





 





WHITE LEGHORN chix and eggs from best stock

Michigan International Egg— —laying_ Contest. Orme

Thompson, Allen, Michigan.





BABY CHICKS—Bred to lay Rhode Island Reds.





GIANT BRONZE‘ TURKEYS from

birds. Large, healthy, unrelated

Mrs. La Verne Bl'ownell. Belmont.





I)l' ize winning

stock furnished.

Mic h.





NARRAG lNSL TT TURKEY S—Gct sonlothin



g differ-

ent from your neighbors. Ex

L‘rnest Clement. Ionia, Mil-.h press paid on "103





GIANT BRONZE

Choice,

prices.





TURKEYS—Gold Bank

VlgOI‘Olls birds ”Unrelatld Stork.

Mrs. Pclry Subbins. Saranac,





Strain.

Write for

Mich.





WHITE HOLLAND TURKEY S Addressl (l.

envelope for quirk reply.

Center. Mich.





PURE- BRED Mammoth Brome Turkeys. Rig boned.

gall-1g IVgllilroughbrcds. Mrs. Millie Dlllsworth. North

. c





stamped

Aldon W hitcozllb. Byron





MN HIGAN’S BEST Giant Bronze Turkeys.

good values in young toms.

ionic. Mich.





Extra

N. E1 ab 11 Ilamsdeli.





 





 





BOURBON IlluD TU’RKIYS— chistcrable C -

pies.” Chas. A. Beatty. Milfoxd. Mich Ollie pup





WHITE 5HOLLAND TURKEY S—Hens, $8; To

Trio, $1.5 Mrs. Don Ross, R. 6, Mariette. 011113111.





FOR GIANT BRONZE TURKEYS—Toulouse Geese.

Buff Ox'plngtons, write to M B. Noble Saline. Mich.





$12:





MAMMOTH Bronze Toms, large. haldy birds of the

best bleeding. Mrs. Ralph Sherk. Caledonia, Mich.

WHITE HOLI \ND TURKEYS—bar ain 11 9

Ella. Cleveland. Iiiillersblug, Mich g D C' M".





 





 





 





HELP WANTED





ALL MEN women. boys, girls. 17 to 65, Willi

23511351 agoverngrtlentM Posglons 8117 - 8.250 travails: g: '

. wr e r zment. 6 .



immediately. 1 7 fit. 'Louis,- MD"

I WANT hustling man in each county to out i -

dealers for Hopkins Fcrtilizers Create paying bugble‘;

1’31; lyourself. George Barker, Union Street, Hil ale,



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WANTED—Position as grain

farm. Thoroughly experienced and capable of our

management, no proposition too large. Address

238. Michigan Fal'nlne





manager of st0ck or





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WE PAY $200 monthly salary. furnish car and ex-

penses to introduce our guaranteed poultry munch

powders. Bisier Company. X683 Springfield. Illinois.





SALESMAN, with car. exlolerienced selling farmers. to

.5011 farm equipment. $50.0 a. week. work year around

111 your county. Martin Products Co. .. MartinsvllleJ'nd .





WANTED—Married man with family,

general farm near Detroit.

Farmer.





FIREMEN. BRAKE\IEN~—$150- -$250. railroads every-





on dairy and

Address Box 27. Michigan





 





 





 





Prices. 'Catalogue Free. Ice. Houck 00.. T1610. Ohio.





TRY‘ a Michigan Farmer

little and bring big results.





 





 





 





Barred Rocks 8: English White Leghorns. Also Broiler where. Railway Associatio Desk - ~

Chicks. Goiet's Poultry Form. Comnna. Mich. New York. 11. .W 1 Brooklyn.

74 VARIETIES—Chicks. Eggs. Turkeys, Ducks. Low WANTED—Single, farm hand at once, good vases.





good home. year~round work. F. Austin. Bourbon. 1m.





Classified Liner—-—They cost

Sec rates on'this page.
Tramp labor or‘ skilled help ?

Success in farming demands

that you weigh these facts





ARD working dirt farmers could ~make an



apparent saving per gallon by hiring “cheap”



oils. But hiring oils that are unable to do a



really good lubricating job is as foolish as substituting

shiftless tramp labor for steady capable help. ‘ 0



The mo'tor lubricated by Gargoyle Mobiloil actually



does accomplish more, just as you accomplish more



when assisted by a capable farm hand. These facts



show you why:





(1) Your motor is entitled toa lubricant

produced especially for its needs





Gargoyle Mobiloil is made from crude oils, selected,

not for their gasolene yield, but for their lubricating

qualities and refined by processes that sacrifice every-

thing to obtain the highest possible lubricating value.



Wouldn’t you get better service from a wagon made

of selected and thoroughly seasoned wood than from a

wagon made of lumber yard leftovers?





(2) No motor can adjust itself to

diferent oil bodies

Day in and day out, Mobiloil gives

a standard service, eliminating costly '





 

 





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delays and lay-ups that result from the use of variable

lubricants. Every batch of Mobiloil is refined, filtered

and carefully tested before it is sold. Examine 5

separate gallons of the same grade of Mobiloil, bought

at different places and at different times. _You will find

no difference in body or characteristics.





Yet 5 separate gallons of cheap oil may differ almost

as much in characteristics and ability, as 5 different

tramp laborers. One single batch of poor on may cause

serious trouble in your engine. '





(3) Eaperieuce first!





Aren’ t you always safer in the hands of a specialist?

For more than 58 years the Vacuum 011; Company has





specialized solely in lubrication. That isiyvhy Gargoyle ,-





Mobiloil is superior. That is Why the Chart is the ac—

cepted scientific guide to correct lubrication. And that

is why 46 5 automotive manufacturers approve the ad-

vice of the Vacuum Oil Board of Engineers. _

' The Chart is shown here in part. If ,

‘ your automobile is not listed in this

partial chart, see the complete Chart

which hangs on the dealer’s walls.

Or writc‘our nearest Branch for'our

booklet “Correct Lubrication}?





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