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There are new delights here for every man who shaves. Please let us prove them to ' - you. Clip coupon now. . ‘ PALMOLIVE I H 2805A sHAVss FREE and a can of Palmolive After Shaving Tale Simply insert your name and address n mail to THE PALMOLIVE COMPANY ' Dept. 3415;. 560 N. Michigan Ave.. ChicagoJll. AGRICULTURE VS. COMMERCE DEPARTMENTS. HE clash‘between Secretary of Ag- riculture WallaCe and Secretary of Commerce Hoover as. to whose de- partment shall have charge of the larger development of the department? a1 agencies having to do with the mar- keting of agricultural products abroad is becoming intensely interesting. It is developing several new angles. Both the Ketcham bill enlarging the powers of the department 0f agricul- ture, and the Winslow bill placing all foreign service under the department of Commerce have been reported out by the house committees, and it is a close race as to whic ne will win out. ' The Winslow bill, ow ver, not only has the opposition of e department of agriculture and the farm organiza- tions, but in his desire to have all the foreign business turned over to his department, Secretary Hoover has roused the ire of Secretary of the Treasury Mello‘n who is lined up against the Winslow bill. ' TRUTH-IN-FABRICS BILL GETTING ATTENTION. EARINGS on pending truth-in- fabrics legislation have been re- Opened before a sub-committee of the senate interstate commerce commit- tee. There are two bills now before the committee, the Capper-French bill, which is favored by all the farm or- ganizations, and several associations of consumers, and the Lodge bill which nobody seems to want except the manufacturers of shoddy mate- rials. . Representatives of the farm organ— izations have presented their argu- ments for the Capper-French bill, and the experts representing the manufac- turers of shoddy have appeared for the Lodge bill. Senator Fess, of Ohio, chairman of the sub-committee, says it hopes to be able to make a report to the whole committee at an early date. The Amer- ican Farm Bureau- Federation is re- ceiving many letters from the middle west, asking for the enactment of truth-in-fabric legislation. IM M IGRATION BILL OPPOSED. HE Johnson restrictive immigra- tion bill is being vigorously op- posed by senators and congressmen representing constituencies that are made up largely of foreign voters. They say the 1890 basis would be un- fair to the countries of southern Eu- rope and might offend the foreigners from that part of the continent. Speaking in favor of the Johnson bill in the house, Representative Cable of Ohio, urged the formation of an American bloc to combat the foreign bloc that is working against immigra- tion restrictions. “Partisan politics have no place in this patriotic ques- tion. It is a non-partisan proposition, and it is a serious matter of determin- ing who shall come to the United States and who may become American citizens. Congress must not be dic- tated to by a foreign bloc in framing the law.” . Congressmen are receiving letters from organizations of foreigners threatening them with defeat next fall if they allow the Johnson bill to pass.‘ The changes proposed in the immi- gration law are summarized by Rep- resentative Cable as follows: The weaklings are wooded out abroad by means .of'i Waste plus-V" the'discretion to refuse Vises to those in their opinion undesirable. No fam- flies will be separated because of ex- cess quotas, as no one can start with- out ar certificate, which must .be used within two months from the date of issue. By means of this certificate plan a. steady flow of foreign-born through Ellis Island will be possible, resulting in a more thorough and more intensive examination. The quota is reduced from three to two per cent, so that. new arrivals may be limited to our capacity to absorb them. The census of 1890 instead of that Of 1910 is proposed. No discrimination against any coun— try can be claimed, because fathers and mothers over fifty-five years of age, husbands and Wives of citizens of the United States, as well as their unmarried minor children under eightv een years of age, are admitted as non~ quota immigrants, and Such persons will come chiefly from countries whose quotas will be cut. Those who’are not eligible for cit- izenship are not admissible because “we have no room in this land for those who can not assume the duties and obligations of citizenship.” FARMERS ARE UNFAVORABLE T0 CHILD LABOR AMENDMENT. IN his testimony before the house judiciary committee, in opposition to the proposal to amend the federal constitution giving congress power to prohibit the labor of persons under the age of eighteen years, and to pre- scribe the conditions of such labor, Gray Silver, speaking for the Ameri— can Farm Bureau Federation, said the proposal did not find a favorable re- sponse among the farmers, although they were adverse to child labor which seriously interferes with the growth and education .of children. The Committee was told that the farmers would deeply resent a consti— tutional, amendment which would per- mit congress to enact legislation au- thorizing the Children’s Bureau of the Department of Labor to issue regula- tions which would' make it illegal for boys and girls reared on farms to be anything but’ loafers. REPORT OUT EXPORT CORPORA- TION BILL. HE McNary-Hauge’n export corpor- ation bill has been reported out in both branches of congress, but is evidently far from enactment. Senator Norris announces that he will make a minority report, which will be his Nor- ris-Sinclair “farmers’ and consumers’ financing corporation act.” The big interests are said to be backing the Williams’ Federal cooperative market- ing system bill. While strongly supporting the Mc- Nary-Haugen bill,‘-the\American Farm Bureau Federation is going toadvo- eats a supplementary loan or the util- ization of a. fund for strengthening business between this country andEu— rope, and it may include the $73,000,- 000 alien property fund as a basis. REDUCE AUTOMOBILE TAXES. HE' tax reviSion bill as it passed the house contains substantial re- ductions (in automobile taxes. All trucks costing less-than $1,000 chasis value are to be exempted from! taxa- tion. " The taxes on automobile trucks, tires, repairs and ”accessories are re duced from live to two and one-half to W rb of of of ti!‘ lt-' BS SB it- so or es . varieties. The ' . early certified seed produced will not : good soil, ‘. i,r’ - , meters , mom-m ’7 VER ninety per cent of the po- , tato crop of Michigan consists of —late varieties which are placed on the markets from late September until the following June. Duiing these months Wisconsin, Minnesota, New _'York, Maine and other late producing states are Shipping large quantities of ‘potatoes and in years of over-produc- 7 tion prices may be very low. From the middle of June until the ' middle of September, Michigan must depend largely 'upon other states for its supply of potatoes. Every year a thousand or more cars of Early pota—‘ ' toes are imported from New Jersey, ' Long Island and other potato growing sectiOns. During the summer months the price of early potatoes are generally very geod,‘ ranging from $1.50 to $2.00 a bushel. Michigan growers who are located. within trucking distance of city markets or summer resorts should find the growing of early potatoes a profitable business For those growers who are located in the more northern sections of the state remote from good table stock markets the growing of early varieties for certified seed offers good possibil- ities. Most of the certified seed grown in Michigan last season was of late limited quantity of go-far in filling the demand for, it by growers in Southern Michigan, Ohio, . Indiana and truck sections of the east. Satisfactory yields of good‘q’uality early potatoes are so dependent upon good seed and thorough spraying. The average yield for early potatoes in Michigan is approximately sixty-five bushels per acre. Low yield is no doubt the main reason why larg- er acreages are not planted by early potatoes. , Growers last season, however, who planted high-quality seed in fertile, well—prepared soil and who portected their fields from the ravages of leaf ' hoppers, flea beetles, blights, etc., with Bordeaux mixture secured very satis- factory yields “with early potatoes. When the proper methods of culture "suitable for the. early crop. ,\»§ '75uBusH MlCHlGiAN 1 yarn/E95 91‘!” A Practical Journal for the Rural Family ‘sacrion THE CAPPER FARM PRESS By H. C. Moore are used, early varieties should aver- age 125 to. 250 bushels per acre. Sandy or gravelly loam soils that are well drained and have plenty of organic matter in them, should prove The soil should be fall plowed or plowed as early in the spring as the ground can be worked. Stable manure at the rate of ten to twenty tons per acre, should preferably be applied in the summer or fall previous to planting so that it soils depleted of fertility and lacking in humus cannot be expected to give good results. The planting of inferior seed has been largely responsible for the aver— age low yields secured. Seed of low vitality and infected with disease can- not be expected to produce the yields desired. For better yields and better quality, plant certified seed. Tests made last season in Michigan on 530 farms where certified seed was com- Growers Who Planted High- Quality-Seed in Fertile, Well Prepared Soil and Sprayed, Secured Good will rot before planting time and will not be as liable to promote the growth of scab in the soil. Large quantities of f1 esh manure applied shortly before planting may increase the percentage of scabby potatoes. Commercial fertilizers analyzing ap- proximately three p'ér cent nitrogen, twelve per cent phosphoric acid, and five per cent potash applied at the rate of 400 to 1,000 pounds per acre will generally prove profitable. On fertile, well-prepared soil the crop will make a continuous, uniform growth favoring good yields of good quality tubers. Planting early potatoes on Returns from Early Potatoes. pared with common seed showed an average increase per acre in favor of the certified stock of sixty—three bush- els of marketable potatoes. . Special efforts are being made by the Michigan Agricultural College co- oporating with the Michigan Potato Growers’ Exchange, Cadillac, to pro- cure a sufficient quantity of high-qual- ity certified early varieties to meet the demands of Michigan growers. This certified stock consists of the‘ Early Ohio and Irish Cobbler varieties. The growers who contemplate planting early potatoes this season, either for table stock or seed purposes, should '1’. QUALITY RELIABILITY SERVICE \PIUMBER ELEVEN . popular. . ,fl 00d POSSIbIhtIeS In Early Potatoes Satzsflzctory Yields Depend Upon Good 5364], Fertz/e 801/ and Tflorougfl Spraying plan now for their requirement of cer- tified seed. High yields from. early potatoes can- not be expected when the plants die prematurely. Evely season it is a common sight to see patches of early potatoes showing'the leaves riddled with flea beetle holes, and the edges of the leaves rolled and dried up from the injury of leaf hoppers. In many cases the plants are entirely dead be- fore the tubers are half grown. Spraying the plants with Bordeaux mixture and calcium arsenate will pro— tect them from flea beetle, Colorado potato beetle ,and leaf hoppers. It will also prevent serious injury from early and late blights. To be thoroughly ef- fective the spray maten’al must Cover the entire plant. Both the lower and upper surfaces of the leaves must be covered with Bordeaux and arsenic. A spray machine equipped with three nozzles to the row, and capable of maintaining a pressure of 180 pounds or more should‘ be used. In some sections where the acreage plant- ed by individual growers is very small, “potato spray rings” have proven very Several growers in a neigh- borhood combine their forces in buy« ing a high pressure sprayer and use it on a cooperative basis. The results secured in the “spray rings” have been more than satisfactory. lt,is estimat- ed that high pressure spraying with Bordeaux mixture increased the acre yield last year in Michigan by forty per cent. The first spray application should be made at the first appearance of the insect pests, or when the plants are about four inches high. Other appli- cations should be made at ten-day or two-week intervals, depending upon weather conditions and the prevalence of insects and foliage diseases. By observing conditions in the field the grower can spray “in time to pre- vent serious injury from disease and insects. Spray materials, including arsenicals, copper sulphate, lime, etc., should be procured well in advance of the spraying season, so that the grow- ers will be prepared to wage effective combat at the first attack of pests. Poultry Suggestions for Spring .8} 1e. G. [may S soon as the young stock are on A range 'they ‘need fine scratch grain, which is also just the -' right size for sparrow feed. Farmers’ Builetin 493 "can be obtained free by addressing the Division of Publica- ‘ : tions, Washington, D. C. and it con- " tains drawings and full instructions ,. for making sparrow traps. operation of one of these traps may " Continued save Several dollars’ worth of feed per . year it much poultry is raised. - Getting Rid of Rats. . If rats have access to poultry houses they» may often be poisoned by placing the bait in a boxnear their holes with‘ the entrance :to the box so smali the poultry. cannot enter... I think rats ' losses among chicks than ‘ 3‘s. resume A11” Myen- missing which are apparently “sunk without a trace.” Farmers’ Bulletin 896 is also free and contains thorough instructions for fighting rats and mice successfully on the farm. Planting-for Poultry." When making the spring seed‘ order do not forgetthat ‘he'ns lay the most eggs and retain their vigor when they have plenty of green feed at all’sea- sOns of the year. In dry summers the range grass may be tough and unap- petizing, and chicken lettuce or Swiss ' Chard will be useful in the ration. Mangels and .cabbages are the moist common source 'of succulent vegetable 1‘ feed for winter. Mammoth White Bel- carrots and Giant po1iltry radish-i at poultry 1111a radish” , "favorable,“ the -cold ground may re— ma; , also used. The 11 93114211 the ,wyhere it' is said to be exten- sively grown as a poultry feed and can be held throughout ”the winter. As a. usual thing, sudden changes in a ra- tion are not advised in feeding-poultry but I find a variety of green feed and different succulent vegetables seem to be more appetizing to the hens than the constant-use of one vegetable. My hens like carrots as a change from beets and cabbage leaves andl think carrots. are a very healthful winter feed fer hens. Breeding Stock Need Range._ Poultry keepers~ usually note an in- crease in the fertility of hatching eggs ‘ as soon as the breeders are on free range. For this reason they should be' turned out as early as possible. Pul- lets that are forced for eggs need not be turned out until the weather is very fl jury of the hens. duce egg production. \Vith breeding stock the quality and fertility of the eggs is of greater importance than the quantity. The cost of reproducing flocks of pullets is much greater when ‘ eggs lack in fertility and many weak chicks are produced. . I think the‘double range is a great help in raising poultry, even on the general farm. The birds are confined . ' on a limited area while the remainder of the range is planted to corn. When the corn is about six inches high the hens can be allowed to lange in the ' shady field and the corn will usually grow so fast that it receives little in— Then they have a shady range produced by a crop that .. helps” to feed them through the winter. Shade on the range helps to keep up summer eggproducticir and makes the It is said to help , It also hens more vigorous. ,. in" retarding early incultin’g'.‘ Continued on page 412. 5' Dublilhed Weekly Mikhail 1843 039!th The Lawrence Publishing Co. Editors and Proprietors i632 mm Boulevard Detroit. W Telephone Cherry“ 8384 New YORK OFFICE 120 w. 2nd.8t CHICAGO onion 608 So. Deubom at. 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No objectionable advertisements inserted at any time. iered as Second Class Matter at the Post (mice It Detroit. Michigan. Under the Act 0! March 3 1819. Member Audit Bureau of Circulation NUMBER ELEVEN 1924 VOLUME CLXII DETROIT, MARCH 15, CURRENT COMMENT Get acquainted with your banker; a check book will help you to check up on your business activities. Someone said that there is no pain without its pleasure. The payin’ of taxes undoubtedly brings the pleasure of good roads, good schools, etc. "Hogs like to roll around in the mud,” some opponents of sanitation for hogs say. So would children if parents did not turn that natural in- clination. Statistics show that the clothing dollar is worth only 3.516 today, com- pared with the 1913 dollar taken as a standard. But the automobile dollar . today buys $1.11 as compared with ten years ago. . T different times The Ten- in the past, occa- “ sions have arisen for dency 0f the discussion of farm Tenantry tenantry. There are many who see in farm tenantry a menace to our rural civili- zation and through it a. danger to our Country. We have not shared fully in this view of the situation; but, from time to time, have taken the position that farm tenantry was largely made up of those who were migrating from the farm labor class to that of farm own- ership. Deductions recently made by the federal department of agriculture ap- pear to confirm our position. It is only in a few of the cotton-growing states, so the department intimates, that ten- antry is seemingly abusedthrough a. system of exploitation. In Michigan, during the past thirty years, the number of tenants to own- ers of farms has ranged from sixteen to eighteen per cent. In the New Eng-1 land and eastern states, tenantry is on the decline. It is increasing in the 'central west where land values are high, or other conditions exist which make it difficult for the person with little capital to buy. The lack of farm labor is another factor delaying the 'day when a person finds himself able to step from tenantry to ownership, . since that lack of labor makes neces- sary for farming a larger amount of . equipment and working capital. The whole matter would seem to ,hinge on the credit situation. Better 7 financial service would stimulate farm ', ownership. In this respect, the chang- ing attitude of our bankers toward the. agricultural industry and the service it easier fer men to become farm own- ers. In a general way, farm. tenantry ;ot the federal land bank are making. seeking investment in farm and increase when such capital is lack- ing. ~ It would seem, therefore, that we need not view changes in the tenant 'system of farming with undue appre- hension. We perhaps should ratherbe more concerned about working out sys- tems whereby the tenant and the land- lord can both realize a better income from their investments of labor and capital. N the little commu-. ~ Oust nity of Glen Falls, N . New York, a group of 'oxlous women, attended .at Bdlboanit the increasing num- ber of huge billboards which was rapidly changing a beauti- ful country wayside. into a scene of ugliness, inaugurated a campaign to protect their neighborhood against these unsightly structures. The campaign not only went over locally, but was caught up by the people of other communities, spreading hither and yon, until now it has be« come almost nation-wide in scope. So effective were the results from the sentiment developed against these huge signs that large companies who were using them for advertising pur- poses in such localities found them a ‘ detriment rather than a help to their business. Thirty-six organizations, twelve of which are national in scope, are now cooperating to make the highways of the country more fair to look upon, and to this end one of their chief ob- jectives is the ousting of this destroy- or of rural beauty, the too common billboard. Michigan has hundreds of natural landscapes of commanding beauty which are being changed to ugliness by these mammoth sign boards. Not many years ago, the state and subor- dinate Granges of Michigan were in- strumental in developing real senti- ment against the painting of huge ad- vertisements on the farm buildings. This disposition on the part of the Grange and other farm organizations to take up arms on.behalf of the home and the fireside is likely to result in a. wide spread antipathy toward‘promis- cious billboard planting along the pub- lic highways of the state. HE cartdonists Pusiuan- like to picture a . . politician as a coarse._ ”'1‘ng big-bellied. cigar- Polmcs chewing male of the ' human family. 'He does this becausev‘he knows we like to gloat over such a picture of pretense, foreflush, and everything that is base in human living. And thus we firmly agree that politics is rotten; in fact, that everything is rotten, present com- pany except-ed, of course. .‘For ages we have taken consider- able pleasure in congregating about the corner store stove, and, while we were engaged in becoming more efli— cient in our expectorating markman- ship by trying to hit the sawdust box over yonder, we have commented with fiery indignation upon those whose grafting has been successful in pro- ducing political plums. Yes, even’such as this has even occurred in the days when they wore togas in Rome. It is a human thing to do; it does not be- long to any age. The fact is, that the kind of politics we like to gloat over is pusillanimous; it is timid. A politician Of this kind is constantly gum-shoeing around to feel the pulse of public opinion. But, often, very often, he makes loud nois- es in one place to detract attention from another; noise is his means of defense. And‘fisometimes such a pusil-V lanimous politician allows his pusil- lanimity to get the best of him in that he is tOo timid to combat the Strong offensives made by the enticing allure- meats presented by ambitious, monoy- " seeking factors Of the business worId. A strong politician never succumbs \ . will tend to decrease when capital is. , amount spent in other cone 1': graft. became r-rnes‘s. It is immodest, and dishOnes‘ty‘ lsalwaysaweekness Astrongpoli— tieian endeavors to give service to the people because that is what he is paid by the people to do. But very often the political pusillanimity of others prevents good results from his work. But how are we going to get pusil- lanimity out of politics? as the people, could get our enthusi- asm, aroused through our sane judg- ment and common sense instead of through‘the emotional appeals of pol- itical word-slingers, we would make some progress in that direction. Much noise confuses good judgment, so it behooves us to beware of noise, at least to’see what is behind it. It seems a human fact that the strongest men are usually the quietest, so the strongest politicians are usually the quietest. In this respect, we be- lieve that the country is particularly fortunate at this time of much noise, for we have a quiet man at the head of our government. N all probability Following there will be the II usual chasing of elus- t e ive price advantages Crowd by farmers in their planting and planning this coming spring. Corn will likely receive more attention and hogs less. Fruit will give way to poultry, and sheep to cattle. Potatoes will go on the bad list, while dairy products will get a. better hearing. It is natural that we move to better pastures, but when all who make the change arrive, will we be better or worse off for the moving? The chances are that the branches of farming now in least favor will be the money-mak- ers next fall and winter. It is not the man who is constantly shifting from one thing to another that gets anywhere in farming, any more than the same man would make good in other lines of endeavor. A farmer has better assurance of suc- cess if he works out a sane program suited to his soil and market condi- tions and sticks to it, than he does where he keeps following a will-o’-the wisp crowd. I O N the last day of ' Our Immi- next June, the gration present immigration law automatically ex- Problem pires. Of necessity, —then, congress faces the . task of enacting legislation dealing with immigration, and by rea- son of the fact that we are now six years from the great war, it may be assumed that what our federal law making body does will be accepted-in world courts as the American policy relative to this question. Domestically, we are not a unit on this matter. Labor and its leaders want restriction to keep up wages. Many industries petition for the open door policy that we might have cheap labor. In the‘interest of what it calls 100 percent Americanism, the Ku Klux Klan wants the door to foreigners clOsed. Each. racial group is parti- cularly anxious for measures that will admit its type, but restrict others. And, so it goes. Farmers also appear to ‘ be more or less divided on the subject. Some would ' increase immigration for the purppse of cheapening labor and there- by bring down costs. ’They hold an 1 increased population ‘ would mean a greater consumption of farm products, which, with lower cost Of other com- modities, would bring about the much needed adjustment betheen farm and ' manufactured products. ' But studies made by our Department of Commerce and Harvard University givesn entirely differentelant on the subject. Foreign born persons in this country new «consumer abreast: dimi- mg the an fiscal year-.1311: bani-to» gather with out gift)? {or We; - Well, if we,- transactions of about $600,000, 000. The situation is further complicated by the fact that since a rehabilitation of EurOpe should, and no doubt would, prove a. real aid to American industry and our agriculture in particular, and, -'since a reasonable migration from countries in distress to gountriee re- latively prosperous would tend to en- courage such rehabilitation, we can hardly be consistent without planning for a normal shifting of desirable people from Europe's shores to our 'own. Out of these conflicting views and interests, it will be necessary for our lawmakers to find a way. That we might include in the law the best thought of the land to the end that American interests may be protected and, at the same time, our relations to other countries kept friendly, this sub- ject should be given our most sober thought. The question should be dis- cussed at our farm organization meet- ings and the conclusions communicated to our representatives at Washington. Calf ’3 Brain: SINCE I see what pigs’ feet done to me, I've been studying’ about diet. what ain’tgot nothin' to do with dyin’ but a. whole lot with livin’. - Now, these diet fellows says that you get to be like what you eat. For inst, if you eat pork you get kinda. piggish, and if you eat mutton you act kinda sheepish and go wool gatherin'. If you eat hot dogs you put on a lotta dog, which, with women is puttin' on dresses about as tight as a hot dog’s . casin’. And, for inst, if you eat on- ions, you smell like a onion, and if you eat a lotta potatbes, you get kinda spuddy. I kin bet Oscar Smith eats lots a bull meat the way he storms around. . And I would ad- vise Geo. Wheeler to eat a lotta bak- ed heart, ’cause heart atall. An’ I understand Mrs. Johnson is feedin’ Joe, her ematri- menial liability, a {lotta lamb. so wherever she will go he will follow. Now, I et calf’s brains ta keep- my promise last week. And I guéss they is havin‘ effect. For inst. I ain’t got the piggish desire ta lay down and sleep after eatin’, like I- did last week. Them calf’s brainsis 'aflectin' mine alright. It just goes ta show that when two things what is in harmony with each other get together, the re— sults is satisfactory.’ I'm really feelin’ quite calfish. Fer inst, there ain't nothin' I would like ta do better than to frisk arOund upon the green, like the poets’ says. I just would like to kick up my heels an’ do lots 0’ other calfish things you know about. I just kinda wish spring was here so I could bounce around on it. I tell 'you this calf feelin’ is what the perfessors calls one of them grand and glOriOus feelin’s. If you don't be- lieve it, just try it yourself.’ I’m goin' to tell folks all about this. ’cause if you eat what you oughta you kin be just what you wants, be, and it’s a easy way to be it. For inst, there is Miss Josie Smith who ain't been successful in makin’ matrimonial connecshuns and is fadin’ a little. If she would Just eat a lotta. chicken. I bet she would get ta be quite Chick- enish, and could hatch some matri- menial possibilities. And I‘m gein’ to , advlise Ila Buggies to eat feathers, so her food won’t add none to her weight. .lhetitgill heipherrednce aboutss‘ «flotsam -z New. m; mmsz“ , ., W Europe the better or us in the year-3st, he ‘ain’t got no _ 3&4’W . needed to satisfy their wants. 7.1421; in the days 411 1844 when I ‘ ‘t ofag- 46am still 7“ 1112.11 of Mexico W11th 1 :7 xsjs was an ”independent. republic. had there were only three states in the Union west of the _Mississippi River, modern coopers ation. had its birth. America was a very sparsely settled pioneer country The effects of the industrial revolution, which brought about a division of labor, were not be- ing greatly felt in this new country. Our people were still principally self- simicing. They made the things they There 'were not the problems of foreign mar- kets, international relations, of falling ' prices of the present day. In those days people worked to make the things they needed. Now, we work to get the money with which to buy the things we need: Most people in Amer- ica were not botheied about selling things in 1844. It was not so with the pioneers of cooperation as they worked at their weaving“ in the little English town of Rochdale. These men were already specialists: They :were weavers of flannel but they needed food to eat. They had already reached the stage where the commodities they needed were not the ones they produced themselves. Division of labor always causes the producers of a commodity to be a different group than the con- sumers of it. Just as soon as division of labor develops there arises the' problem of selling the things we pro- duce and buying the things we do not make. These weavers were having difficul- ties in supporting their families. They _believed the incentive to make profit, adulteration, and the credit system of the private shop-keeper were. causes ' of'high costs of living. They wanted to'be free from these abuses. Little “by little, they saved what money they could until- they had one pound each, ' ‘ (an English pound nermally equals about $4.- 86), twenty-eight pounds in all This was the original capital of the present system of consumers’ co- operation in England, which is now doing an' annual business of something like - one billion dollars. The principles on which this original _ association was organized are called the Rochdale Principles of Coopera- - tion. They are as follows: 1. One-man-one-vojze. Each member to have: one vote regardless of the amount of capital invested. By]. T. Homer, M. A. C. 2. Value of." capital stock shares to be small and amount of shares each individual can hold to be limited, and membership open to anyone who wants to join. 3. A moderate rate of interest to be paid on capital investment. 4. Profits—~01" savingsv—to be return- ed to members on basis of amount of purchases. ‘ These principles have been consid- ered by many as essential for success- ful cooperation. , In some instances ag- ricultural marketing associations have been organized according to the Roch- dale principles and have failed to bring the expected results. While, in general, the‘Rochdale principles have stood the test of time for consumers’ cooperation, their adoption, without modification, will not assure success to cooperative attempts in agriculture. Early attempts at agricultural coop— eration Were not guided always in the proper manner. The difference be- tween consumers’ and agricultural produers’ cooperation were not recog— nized. It was thought that all cooper— ation was alike and the principles which made for success in one in— stance would also apply in all others. Before there was a real development of cooperation came a study of the un- derlying conditions in agriculture and a realization that all cooperative en- terprises could not be conducted in the same manner. As our. present economic society is organized, goods are now produced to be sold and not produced to be used as in the former days of self-sufiicing period. Things are made to be sold now so that a profit will result. Profit is the impelling force back of industry - whether that industry he agriculture, manufacturing, transportation or trad- ing. The pioneers of coopeiation were consumers. They wanted cooperation so that the things which they purchas— ed could be obtained as cheaply as possible. The spirit which moved these pioneers was to take industry entirely out of the hands of private profit-maker and the total elimination of profits.' The prime motive in in— dustry, to these men, should be pro- duction for use instead of production for sale. Industry should be carried on so that it would render to the con- sumer the greatest value instead of giving the shop-keeper the greatest possible profit. The advocates of consumers’ coop- eration thinks all industry—including agriculture, when possible—should be conducted for and by the consumers on a. cooperative basis. In England, the cooperative societies own whole- sale houses, steamships, warehouses, factories, tea plantations and some few farms. Agricultural cooperation is not for the purpose of eliminating profit; but for the main purpose of increasing the profit of the individual farmer. This Tests were made relative to the value of abundant plant food in growing sugar beats on a farm near Essexville, Mich The rows on the left had no fertilizer while those at the right received a liberal application of plant food. ,. _ oopCratiOH fie Cooperatwo Idoo Started o72‘d too T wo General L272€5 of Development is the main difference between the pri- mary purposes of agricultural (or any form of producers) cooperation and consumers’ cooperation. The pure con- sumers’ cooperator cannot enthusias- tically favor agricultural cooperation as he thinks the consumers’ societies should eventually take over the busi- ness of agriculture. He sees a marked difference in the motives of agricul- tural and consumers’ cooperation, the one being to inc1ease profit and the othc1 to eliminate all private profit from liading Another fundamental distinction which the consumer cooperator makes between these two forms of cooperas tion is that the consumers’ organiza- tion is always anxious to increase its membership, while the producer is not. The producer, according to this reasoning, is interested in keeping down the production of the product he has to sell, and therefore attempts to limit expansion of the industry. The most important of these differences as seen from the consumers’ side is that producers’ cooperation aims at produc- tion for sale and an increase in profits, while the consumers’ society desires to eliminate all profits and produce things for use rather than for sale. The ideas which some persons have about thedifferences between the mo- tives of consumers’ and producers’ co- operation have been dealt with at some length so the reader may under- stand that there is in some respects a.‘ vital difference between the two forms. There is no reason for thinking that cooperation of all types is the same and has the same motives. However, it is very probable that time will prove that the motives which prompt these different groups to cooperate are not adverse. The purpose of the farmer in attempting to increase his profit is fundamentally the same as the flannel weaver in his attempt to eliminate the profit on the things he buys. . That purpose or aim is to secure more for his efforts, and improve his living con- ditions. The two main types of cooperation are (1) consumers’ cooperation, and (2) producers’ cooperation. If we are to understand agricultural coopera- tion, it is important that we know something about the efforts. of con- sumers along these lines. The next article will be a short story about consumers’ cooperation. Following this, agricultural coopera- tion will be dealt with more directly. rHc PcrfOrms as Well as Talks .. Mr. Eckard Tells How and [1/50 Dolmen“ [do Goods ISTORY proves that the number: of people what are able to give , . excellent advise is almost unlim- ited but that a comparatively small proportion of them are unable to fol- low that advice themselvess That W. C. Echard, Van Buren- ...... enmity agricultural agent, belongs :— among the rarer gro p of individuals is proved ‘by the fac that his name “has been listed every week as the ' ofirner of. the leading pen of White Leghorn hens in the summary of the standings of the International Egg " Laying‘fiontest whiCh has been in 031-- oration for over “lour' months under‘ _ the direction Of Michigan Agricultural ' e poultry experts. mind for a tong time has fol- pantry raising as a hobby, and 1 W anWextensi‘ve knowl- ByB.]. ability to the farmers with whom he comes in contact. That he himself “practices what he preaches” is shown by his standing in the. contest, in which his pen holds the record forthe , highest egg production of all breeds in the contest, besides leading in the White Leghorn division. Up to about four years ago, 'Mr. Eckard handled several varieties of hens, including White Rocks, White Wyandottes and Rhode Island Whites. About that time, however, he bought his first pen of White Leghorns, se- curing the birds from Dave Woodman, who was then county agent of Cass county. The new hens produced an average «of 180 eggs before moulting nine 't-monms after: .thqiz, purchase, which is . considered a good production. Shortly h i : ‘ itio' 4however, Mr. ~ Halstead Eckard decided that successful poul- try practices include the development of a strain of birds from a pure—bred sire of proven reproduction qualities, and moreover the development of prominent family characteristics with- in the strain. ' Accordingly he purchased a male bird of the well-known-Tancred strain from the owners at Camp Kent, Wash- ington, paying $50 for the single bird. The value of the .sire was backed by a pedigree extending back a period of five years, with a record of 250 eggs for each hen during that period. This expensive sire proved its worth by exhibiting a remarkable prepotence, "sixty per cent of his offspring laying over 200 eggs. Last year Mr. Eckard purchased another sitting of eggs from the Tancred strain, using the males from this sitting for breeding the cross pullets which had been de- 1 veloped from the original Tancréd she, so that his present stock has three—quarters Tancred blood. That stock includes the pens of» birds which are now leading the Inter— ‘ national Egg Laying Contest, and have held this position since the start of. the pi esent contest. Mr. Eckard follows a number of methods and practices which account to a considerable extent for his re-~ markable record. In-keeping up his flocks, he follows a definite pedigreed system. All male birds used in breed- ing pens must'be sons of hens with records of over 240 eggs, and these eggs must weigh at least twenty-four ounces to the dozen. It may be seen from this practice that the weight and quality of the eggs are not being sac- rificed merely to secure record egg . production. Artificial “morning” lights are also Continued on page 418. Q" ~15 '4 The purpose of the association is to : LATE A cm UL .‘WOULD CURTAIL COOPERATIVE LIVE STOCK MARKETING. EVERAL bills are being considered by the house committee on agricul- ture, to amend the packers’ and stock- yards’ act. Some of them seek to de- fine the cooperative live stock market- ing associations in such way as to practically shut them out of stock- yards trading. One of the bills would require that everybody connected with the cooperative live stock marketing ‘organization, manager, clerks and oth- er employes, must actually be engaged in live stock production. .. The buying and selling of the liv ' stock of non-members on a commis- sion basis, as a market agency by a cooperative association of live stock , producers would be a violation of the bill introduced by Congressman Wil- liams, of Illinois. FAVORS SPECULATION. REPRESENTATIVE of the Chica- go Board of Trade, who has been in Washington, opposing the various government grain marketing corpora- tion bills, declares that the troubles of the wheat farmers are in part due to the grain futures act; that specu- lative marketing is effective in main- taining higher price levels; that spec- ulative profits are usually made on a rising market. DISAGREE 0N WHEAT PRODUC- TION COST. 1115 Federal Tariff Commission has made another display of its incompetency and the futility of its efforts by failing to agree on the cost of wheat production and as to whether the commission’s report on its Wheat tariff findings should carry a recom- mendation fixing the amount of the tariff. The one redeeming feature about the commission’s tendency to disagree, from the protectionist’s standpoint, is that it gives assurance that no imme- diate reduction in the present tariff schedules need be expected. USE GOOD RADIO SETS. HE farmers are not only extensive users of radio, but the survey made by the Bureau of Agricultural Economics shows that they are instal- ling more expensive sets than are needed in the city. The average cost of the manufactured sets for the 1168 farmers interviewed was $172.60, and more three—tube sets were used by the farmers than any other. In Illinois when the survey was made six months ago, there were some 6,000 radio sets on farms. Now more than 20,000 Illinois farmers have radio installed in their homes. The use of radio is rapidly expanding and Opens up an almost unlimited field for the sale of radio equipment providing the dealers sell the farmers equipment ' which will meet their requirements. A THREE-IN-ONE TYPE‘OF CO- OPERATIVE ORGANIZATION. ABBAGE and Potato growers of Western New York are organizing "the Empire Potato-Cabbage Coopera- tive Association. A threein-one form of organization is planned. County locals will be made up of cabbage and fpotato growers. District warehousing corporations will be formed to own and ‘ operate the needed warehouses. A Central organization will federate all ~"the‘county locals. ‘ {set up the “machinery for grading po- ‘Tt'gtoes and cabbage, storing. the pro- :Wducts ”until needed- for consumption, 7 Selling the products,vreturning to each growers. uniform price for the same ~variety, quality and size, and develop ing new markets. The marketing agreement provides for selling of the commodities to the organization for five years beginning with 1924. Thepenalty for breach of contract is ‘fixed’, at 20 per cent of the market value the product sold'for out- side the association.‘ SHOWS AGRICULTURE IMPROVING HE index figure of the exchange value of farm produCts with other commodities, on the ‘1913 basis, is steadily gaining, according to Depart- ment of Agriculture estimates. The average last year was 72 compared with 69 in 1922 and 67 in 1921. In January this year the index figure reached 74 which is higher than. last year’s average. 'Some products are in better condi- tion» as regards price values than others, for instance, corn stood at 82, wheat 81, potatoes 89, hay 82, cotton 174, butter 110, eggs 121 and wool 145, while beef cattle stood at 60 and swine 58. . FEDERAL INSPECTION SERVICE WINS. UTTER handled by the Philadel- ’ phia Produce Exchange hereafter will be inspected» by the Federal Bur- eau of Agricultural Economics. The butter inspection service which the Federal Bureau has maintained on the Philadelphia market for the past five years has been so satisfactory that the Exchange has decided to discontinue its own inspection service. WILL REPORT ON AGRICULTURAL OUTLOOK FOR 1924. N March 18 the Department of Agriculture will issue a report on the outlook for agricultural production- in 1924, which will be similar to the one issued last year by the committee on the agricultural situation, but will prepared this year entirely by the de- partment staff. The report will cover the present sta- tistical position of all major crops ex cept cotton and of all classes of live- stock. ‘.In the discussion o‘f‘the'situa- :- tion the interpretation 'will bemade/ on the basis of such factors as the farm labor , and farm wage situation, the current situation with respect to do- mestic price and domestic demand, the situation as affected by foreign produc- tion, foreign demand, and competition, and the farm credit situation in the United States. HOLDING FUNDS IMPAIRs EXTEN-’ SION woRK. - . I 'T‘HE refusal of the auditor-general. and state administrative board to release the Michigan Agricultural Col- lege funds for its extension work until , further legal proceedings have been carried out, has thrown a moneky- wrench into the plans of the Upper Peninsula Development Bureau in co- operation with the college for the ap- pointment of a dairy specialist for the Upper Peninsula. This project has been under con- sideration for some time and it is understood the specialist had virtually decided upon, but the inability of the extension department of the college to secure its funds prevents the assign- ment of an expert to this territory. The lack of the dairy specialist will also be felt in connection with the dairy train that will be run through- out the peninsula next month for the purpose of promoting the better dairy movement here. Plans for this train are now being developed. It is ex- pected, however, that the train will start on April 12 and will be out for two or three weeks. The schedule of stops is now being worked out. HOOTMAN MADE HORTICULTUAL SPECIALIST. Mr. H. D. Hootman, who has been in charge of the Graham Experiment Station, has been appointed to, the extension staff of the horticultual ,de- partment at M. A. C. He takes the place left vacant by the death of Mr. T. A. Farrand and will do extension work similar to that Mr. Farrand had carried on. At the recent Horticultual Society meeting, Mr. Hootman was elected sec- Ca/ to T/ze Rescue 1012/2 Four Tires and 4 Spare \“\\~\\~\\w ) ., . ‘r. H H. Wells, who has been-'asslsting;,'Mr; Button in spraying ‘ experimental work, has been assigned. In these changes, men of know abil- ity have. been promoted, so that the horticulturalinterests of the state can feel assured of‘the continuance of the high standard of work from the col‘ legs which: they have received in the past. ‘ ‘ ‘ AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS UP $900,000,000 LAST YEAR. HE aggregate value of cropsrand livestock products, including ani- mals raised, produced in the United States last year is estimated at $12,- ‘204,000,000 by the United-States De- partment of Agriculture. This was $960,000,000' more than the estimate for 1922. The total includes $9,953,000,000 for crops, and $6,111,000.000 for animal products, less an allowance of $3,860 000,000 Awhich is the estimated value of crops fed to livestock. The crop value last year was larger than- for any year prior to 1917, the year the United States entered the World War, and was larger than for 1921 and 1922. WORLD’S 1923 PRODUCTION OF WOOL. ' HE world pfoduction of wool has been charted under twovheads, the first containing the commercially im- . portant producing countries because it is possible to obtain from those coun- tries fairly accurate figures based on actual production surveys, sheep cen- suses, or other statistics such as esti- mates made by local governments, while the second contains those coun- tries in which nothing. in the .way of statistics is available but unofficial local estimate which have been ob- tained from the most reliable factors in the various countries. The sum of these two tables will indicate the total world production during the years noted. The grand total of 2,604,911,000 pounds smaller than 1922 and appears to be principally attributed to the re- duction in the Australian clip which although only trade estimates are available in that country as yet, is placed at 130,000,000 pounds less than that of 1922. ' GETTING OUT THOSE FENCE , POSTS. N a recent isue of the Michigan Farmer was a cut of a device for pulling fence posts. Why use the wagOn-? Just hitch the team to the chain and save the strain on the wagon. You will also save time. You will also save time. Instead of using a single piece of scantling, I use three pieces belted to- gether in the form of a triangle. The chain is then placed in the crotch and will never fall off, and the triangle will never slip or fall over. ' Never drive the team at right-angles to the fence, but in line with matches facing the next post- to be taken out. This saves time in turning around for the pulling of the-next pest. In making the triangle, bolt the bottom cross piece three or four inches from the ends of the other pieces. This ‘keeps‘ the trlan efrom sinking too far into soft gr _ d.—+Isaac Mills. : GET’S,,8TATE SUPPORT. ' . ; mammalian. mm if,” n , . t.,h ofthe Millions FOUNDED on the principle that a business earns the right to exist only as it serves, the Ford organiza- tion has grown to be more than a business. It is an institution that serves its millions. Through 29,000 service stations in America its stewardship reaches out to every one of the Ford Cars, Ford Trucks and Fordson Tractors on every street, highway and farm the length ' and breadth of the land. The nearest service to every farm is Ford service—a very potent reason for standardizing on Ford equipment. Wm‘émm CARS ' TRUCKS ‘ TRACTORS ‘ '9: 1% x. is} f! 3. ,1, .N-l.’ ‘1: ,t I. ' v i -.; l I . F! k. ‘0 I" ski“ ' < Ask Any Ford Dealer my"? *’r»~(.Mw&Wfl W THE UNIVERSAL CAR i- .‘ ‘ . 4." DrinkingWater Fresh? 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Look for trade- mark booting portrait and signature of C. E, Brook: which appears on lloverybo oplplinieo. None other genuine. Full informer retn tree in nplain sealed env BROOKS APPLIANCE 00., 323 §Iaio 81.,Marshall.Mlch Should be Used in I Every Vineyard A wonderful labor-saver in the culture of grapes and berries. Using it, you hoe , with horse power. You do ’quickly and thoroughly werk that otherwise would be slow and tedious. r JOHN DEERE-SYRACUSE Grape and Berry Hoe Kills grass and weeds; stirs the soil; prevents mildew; its use means better quality and bigger quantity grapes and hero ties. Blade can be adjusted to cut deep or shallow and to throw soil towards or away from vines. Easily guided in and out around posts and vines. Horse hitches to one side of the pace, giving plenty of room for to work kunder vines and . . bushes without injury to them . from horse or whiffletree, even , when foliage' is at full growth , 1 .Culfivator attachment extra. ' ms incensed profits from your “from new on by using. this {09%va $3,, manhunt; . forkeelook'let (ID-ta I 1111: ~ 131-11 er Dorms Many Pmélem: at Benton Harder Meeting [-IEN it comes to holding fruit growers’ meetings, Benton Har- bor has the .reputation ”of having nothing but the “best ever ” It sun- passed its past records at the recent midwinter meeting of the State Horti- cultural society, in which, during the two days, March 4-5, it filled the Opera House to standing room limits. The weather cooperated to make this a big meeting. Theground was in unfit condition to work on, but the roads were open so that fruit growers from fifty miles, or more, could go and come to these meetings. The program was worthy of all the attention it received for it was filled with worthwhile things. During the first morning session, the problems of the pear grower were discussed, and ‘ during the afternoon, peach and grape production prevailed. Wednesday morning was devoted to a scientific and practical discussion of nutrition and fertilization and the final session was given over to spraying and small fruit production. An unscheduled event was the ban- quet given by the agricultural class of the Benton Harbor High School on Tuesday evening. This is an annual event of a real wide awake agricul- tural club and they made it opportune for the visiting fruit-growers to join in. The gastromic feast served by the high school girls was enjoyed by over 250. Prof. V R. Gardner, of M. A. 0., was the principal speaker. Pear Production As Berrien county grows about fifty per cent of the pears in this state, this subject was of considerable local interest. H. A. Cardlnell, of M. A. C. opened the subject by discussing "that bugbear of fruit-growers, pear blight. This dis- ease means full conviction on the part of the fruit-growers that radical mea- sures must be resorted to in order to control it. It is Mr. Cardinell’s chief duty to convince the fruit grower of this and then show him how to do it. The cutting out method is the only satisfactory one and when the pear men of a vicinity can be persuaded to cut and continue to cut results are in- variably accomplished. Prof. Roy E. Marshall commented on the peculiar pruning methods used in Berrien County. That county is way " behind in modern pruning methods as far as the pear pruning is concerned. It continues the old method of topping off the tree each year, thus dwarfing it and cutting down its bearing caps: - city. Prof. Marshall showed conclu- sively that thinning out instead of cut- ting back brought by far the best re— sults and he urged as little pruning- as was necessary. The pear growers in "the counties north of Berrien get much better production because they follow the latter method. Mr. L F. Strickland, inspector of the N. Y. Dept of Farms and Markets, gave some very practical hints on pear psylla control. He says that in the past, the methods of control were directed against the three stages, the adult, the nymph and the egg but late:- ly it has been found unfeasible to spray for the adults or to endeavor to kill the eggs by winter strength of lime-sulphur. The'maln attacks advo- cated are against the soft shelled nymph, the hard shelled nymphs and the adults of the first and second gen- eratlons. In New York the best spray was found to be made of two pounds of copper-Sulphate, forty of hydrated lime, one pint of 40% nicotine sulphur and 100311110113 or] water. 'The first application is made three day; after ' ’ the petals drop, and for the second ’_ * generation, apathetic madefive weeks 5 later. Dusting is also practical. A lime dust impregnated. with nicotine is the best. One hundred pounds of hydrated lime with 2.2% of nicotine in the form of Black Leaf 40 or pure.“ nicotine ‘is the effective fermula. The first dust- ing is made about two weeks after .the blossoms diop and another between the fifteenth and thirtieth of July. It is very necessary to dust thor- oughly from both sides 0f the tree so that the under side of the leaves get dust coatings. The dust should not be 1111wa to float into- untreated trees because it just stirs up the adults without killing them. Neither should dusting be done when the temperature is below 65 degress, nor at night or early in. the morning. Peach 8: Grape Growmg The dead armvdiSease of the grape is known by most grape growers. Ac cording to C. W. Bennett, of M. A. C., it is a very slow working fungus trouble which does not show its de- structive work until two to four years after infection. Spraying is of little value in its con- trol. But cutting out persistently over a period of years will eliminate the trouble. Each year following cutting less of the disease will show up, until it will practically be extinct. N. L. Partridge, also of M. A. 0., gave a. very practical talk .‘on grape pruning. He said‘ that the old spur system of pruning was passe from every standpoint. The four arm Knif- fen system was the best one adapted to efficient production in grapes. The number ofbuds to. beleft on a ,vine depend upon its condition. The fibrous vine can support more buds than the weak one. The best bearing wood is that which measures one- quarter inch or _more in diameter be- tween the fifth and "sixth buds. On such canes ten buds can be left. With proper pruning the vines. will bear maximum quantities of wellrhunched grapes and produce enoughi‘of the one- quarter inch wood to make good arms the next season. The highest product~ ing arms are those which come from another w. Arms which originate from the trunk or from a. spur are not usually productive. Mr. W. S. Perrins, a. well-known orchardist from Centralia, Illinoisgave . an interesting review of peach culture as he practices it. He seems to pre« fer a clayey soil and his favorite var- ieties are Elberta and Hale. The Hale does very Well but is not the all around peach the Elberta is. He sprays with dry lime-sulphur in summer but has lately used the New Jersey dry mixed sulphur-lime as an efficient sub- stitute. Mr. C. W. Bennett finished‘the after- noon’s program by giving a history of the yellows situation. He doubted that this disease would ever be as serious as it was twenty-five or more years ago, but urged that it be given prompt treatment when it did appear. Feed Hablts of Trees Under the heading the mineral nu- trients of the tree were discussed in detail by Prof. F. G. Gustafson, of the University of Michigan. The carbohy- drate utilization. was explained by H. D. Hacker; Jr. of the University of Missouri. The relation' of nutrient, can- dltions on bud formation was handled by our own professor of horticulture, V. R. Gardner, of M. A. C. And F. 0. Bradford, also of M. A. C.,' dimmed the relation of bearing habits and no- tritlon. The explanation of h?! the mineral um 2m selected: by. the tree lfremthesrmndwetettnaccordauce food products is important. to its needs, was 'lnteresitlng. The car- bohydrate activities of the tree were practically in the leaves and. these con- stituted the major part of the tree's nutritive activities. . The intake of carbon dioxide by the leaves and the expiration of oxygen by ’ them is exactly equal in amounts. The carbon is converted into grape sugar which is easily digested and turned to starch according to the needs of the tree. nourished the leaf surface should be kept in good condition as the action of the sunlight on the leaves was an important factor in the tree’ s digestive process. -In'fact, it is said that the grape sugar into which the carbon is turned is composed of carbon, hydro- gen and sunlight. , The time of the formation of these If there is not readily available food at the time of fruit bud formation, there Will be few fruit buds formed. It has been found that the application of nitrogen- ous fertilizer disturbs temporarily this carbohydrate digestion and in- vestigators show that the use of nitro— genous fertilizers in spring prevents usually the storage of carbohydrates. The use of the nitrogenous fertili« zer in fall gives the tree the oppor- tunity to store it up for immediate use in spring and does not interfere with the carbohydrate storing later on when fruit buds firm. The , untimely use of nitrogenous fertilizers has its effect on the fruit. It often causes ill-colored and ill-tast- ing fruit because the nitrogen inter- fers with the carbon digestion. These nutritive findings are compar— atively‘ recent and no practical 'sug- gestions have been made from them. Without a doubt these investigations will in due time result in-changes in our orchard practices which will re- sult in much greater orchard ef- ficiency. Sprays 8c; Spraying In the discussion of this subject, the use of the new oil emulsions took the leading .part. Prof. A; M. Burroughs. who has done considerable work with these emulsions in Missouri, said that In order that a tree be well‘ 1' the chief advantage of the oil emul-fl sions was their cheapness. The home- made engine oil emulsion canbe made for about 60 cents per hundred gallons of diluted spray whereas lime-sulphur costs over two dollars. They are also more pleasant to apply and do very effective work in the control of scale but they lack the fungicidal value of the lime-sulphur. There is also danger of not getting the emulsion properly-made and ob- taining foliage injury on that account. The oil to be used for.“ this purpose should be» of a. paraffin or asphalt base and should emulsify easily. The standard Government formula requires two gallons of oil, onegallon of water and two pounds of potash fish oil soap. These ingredients should be heated and then emulsified ‘by pumping and churning. A common bucket pump, ' with a Bordeaux nozzle costing ‘six ' dollars, is suitable for emulsifying pur- poses. To prevent free 011 in the emulsion. Mr. Burroughs recommends the use‘ of a weak Bordeaux at the strength of one-half pound copper sulphate and three quarters pound of lime to one hundred gallons. Bordeaux is a. good emulsifying agent as are also casino products, such as Kayso. Bordeaux and Karen are raised in the making of cold« emulsions which the Ah”) amen- ”Wag" .. e. l 2. .n. {sprayed almost'has good a fattening ration-v, in lamb-feedingv-tésts at ’the 1111-; . nols Experiment Station as did shelled loci-n and alfalfa hay. Six lots of lambs were included in’theye‘xperlment. The lambs m Lot‘l were fed shelled 4 corn and alfalfa hay, and- returned $2.06 per head aboVe feed cost. Those in Lot 2 were fed, shelled corn and 'soy- , bean hay and returned $2.03 per head above’ feed cost. Those in Lot 3 re- ceived ’ shelled corn, whole- soy—beans and Soy-barn straw and returned $1.48 per head, above feed cost. Those in Lot 4 were fed shelled corn, soy-bean oil meal'and oat straw and returned ninety-one cents above feed cost. Those in Lot 5 received shelled corn, fsoy-bean oil meal and soy-bean hay and returned $1.50 per head above the ‘ feed cost. Those in Lot 6' were fed shelled corn, linseed Oil meal and soy- bea straw and returned $1.29 per head above feed cost. ,' The lambs receiving shelled corn and alfalfa hay made the biggest gains, be- ing 26.8 pounds each, or just under a third of a pound a day. On the other hand, the lambs fed shelled corn and soy-bean hay were a close second, av- eraging 25.7 pounds, or almost a third Of a pound a day during the period of the experiment. BOILED NEWS. A fast but healthy growth is noted in .the demand from Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and southern Michigan points for certified seed potatoes from Northern Michigan. Lack of support and cooperation is given as the reason for the National Dairy Show going to Milwaukee for the 1924 exhibition instead of selecting Detroit. - _ An unusually large number of Mont- calm county farmers are cutting down their potato acreage and making dairy- ing their major farm activity. These farmers have adopted the slogan, “Raise less patotoes and more good dairy cows.” Experience in marketing as well as ‘observation on production has led the 'offici'als of the Michigan Potato Grow- ers’ exchange to state that one dollar ‘spent in treating an acre of potato seed will return to the grower from $20 to $50. Edmore now leads in the amount of potatoes shipped from any shipping point now connected with the Ex- change at Cadillac, her shipments totaling 125 cars; Greenville is second 'with 121 cars, and McBain third with 100 cars. ' James Hain and his two sons of Cassopolis, without doubt can justly claim the title of “Michigan’s Alfalfa Kings.” Last year they cut 320 acres of this crop and during the 1923 sea- son planted additional acerage which brought their alfalfa plantings up to the 500-acre mark. . Arthur Shepard .of .East- Jordan claims high herd and cow in the Char- levois cow testing association, he hav- ing a Holstein herd that averaged 1,390 pounds milk for the past month and 49.2 pounds of butterfat. One cow gave 64.85 pounds butterfat. - 'Dusty hay and ill-smelling feeds are ,: kept -from' the cows just before the ‘milkingperiod by dairymen who are - attempting to satisfy a quality market. 3 ‘ ,, I” .1 " - aft». U. 8. Dept. of Agriculture. Our 05 Montmorency and nnrlynichmond Michigan-grown—hardlness Giant, Roots are big producers of flfis iggiegfif‘élfl‘iizd‘éngimkflfi if.“ early maturity are bred \ giant green stalks 1" to 2" thick and , P apple trees. all varieties. 100 trees. ”Eggfii‘gggrfigfig 3%,? of s most pleasing nut-like flavor. . wroghggigimptatteanst $133233. Planning Ishell's reedgis é lg”- _ These Giant Roots are grown only ‘0 31,00, Ems; :3"... complete; Efigfifigw"d‘bmmfit" ‘ , at Riverview Farms. ‘ -' _ p " . 7 fie“ IWB-Fh‘wrwed b’wn'nm ' . Isbell's ‘1924 Seed ’ Write to-day‘ fer valuable~ free~ , l0 50 m “m“ Em" “mm” mm Free anal—giving booklet and prices on seeds and roots. "2’ '66 m’ridmgm m m informs on about seedsand sarde _ . , ' m ' end goofing dhect-hom-crower prices. sent onrequest. - . ' ....... 4 ‘ Corn p1 anter‘ h. l. «a: .L—-— '/ r'/l 4 — l J). ,. . 55" Gives Every. Kernel "“ § he Right Start in Life!” , [4 lMPLlCITY, strength and re; ~m..___.; -=.' markable accuracy—these are the outstanding features of Super; ior Corn Planters just as they are the qualities that ha ve made Superior Grain Drills worldvfamous. , If you want your corn so planted that it can be i worked easily and made to produce the greatest number of bushels per acre, then by all means it ' see the Superior Corn Planter at your dealer’s. 2L j.,....;;lg!lliii\1All1 y; iilllél'iii'lu ‘ lmr llgl’: l} w "in : “I!“‘llllll' M" .,.""::lml lint l I x .2 ill “- No farmer can afford to slight—in any dear“ "" ‘ Like all Superior machines, this planter is ruggcdly well l . . . whatever-the vitallvjm— ll built. There is a noticeable absence of springs and come {lg/pits? 3:); {311% El plicated parts. For example, there are no clutches on the bumper crop means bum— I feed rod to get out Of order. per profits. When prices ‘l 23:30:; ”Siffii’gtffri 1,! Either flat drop or edge drop plates can be used without Pm“uce “5 “mm“- ‘13! changing hoppers——and as plates are moving steadily at all £5“’,“f‘,f,"_”': “£5232: l ’ times almost perfect filling of cells 18 assured. Row adjust; mfi...£‘...u§. 7a" prom. ment 28 to 48 inches—twoanch spacmgs. Double marker. 22.:i2‘12'233533; 225717.: } Instantly adjusted for drilling. Special plates can be fur— 332,-. 333:3;f‘3‘mf'f; nished for planting Beans, Peas, Peanuts, Kaffir Corn, Beet 3‘ Seed, etc. A fertilizer attachment can be placed on the U plain planter at any time. This is 3 Corn Planter of truly ‘ Superior quality. Write for full details today. any hind—robnyou of bushels - and dollars —- w It ic I: you ‘ cannot afford to lose. Buckeye Cultivators Plant with Superior-and cultivate with Buckeye. It’s the direct route to better crops and bigger profits. Buck- eye cultivation means easier Work and best possible results—always. These liighcstvquality im lements are remarkable for simplicity of operation lig mess of draft, balance and flexibility. And like a products of the Superior plant, they are sturdily built of finest materials—to give long years of dependable service. Superior Potato Planter “ What the Superior Drill is to the grain farmer, this planter is to the potato grower. Sturdily built for long hard service—and does a clean, ' eflicient planting job. Ii is a one— man picker—planter and because :both ground wheels drive the feed, steady, continuous lanting is assured under all conditions. Works perfect y on hillsides. The Superior will lant from five to eight acres per day—dropping seed min 10 to 36 inches apart. Steel hopper. Steel bottom with agitator to insure even seed— flow. Steel wheels with wide—face tires. Hyatt bearings. Write for descriptive folder. , THE AMERICAN SEEDING-MACHINE COMPANY, Inc. ‘ SPRINGFIELD, OHIO The Buckeye line is unusually complete. It includes both Riding and Walking Cultivators, One and Two—Row , ——and horse and tractor drawn machines. Write for the , Buckeye facts in full. 4.) APPLE AND PEACH TREES: lmprovb your prop— SWEET CLOVE A . . . High Calcium. Either erty. Increase your im-ome. Plant fruit trees, .. ..~ . . Alsggxggnlgtl‘linrdal’rl v‘v‘oclderzleor :tueTlpbarglels 35%;??? “n” and "1”” ‘1‘”.Sprfi‘g'R 2‘12"“ "ow. 1““‘e on request. JOHN A. suggiluiii' iftmril‘flotitf‘lfi? sacks. Price mailed on request. NORTHERN LIME “mm" M'TCHELLS U S R ' BEVERLY' 0' & STONE 00.. Petoskey, Mich. Th E l S . . . i , ~ e cl se ra Pum Is srmpxem con- p ' .~ p p y p Strum”. dura- :EXCAVATORs for DlGGlNG ble and efficient. Made in several Sizes to meet the various needs. SPRAY THE MORRILL & MORLEY WAY ASK FOR CATALOG MORRILL & MORLEY MFG. CO. Benton Harbor, Mich. Secure TOP PRICES by planting our _ Giant Roots Plant our Giant Washington Roots. MARL S. 0. NAFZIG ER Kalamazoo, Mich.- Box 434, Cut giant asparagus PLAN] THAT‘ in 1925. Save 2 to 3 ‘ e GROW years and $300 per acre by planting < Standard varieties. our Roots. ‘ Shade, ornamental and fruit trees, shrubs. plants, flowers, seeds. CHERRY, 2 year old trees. 2to 3 ft” 400 each. 10 for $3.50. Walshington Asparagus is a rust ruulant strain originated by the 1 bell' B / Brand Garden Seed: age 1 - .u'k‘u‘ \~' - ~L mmwsmfls 2‘ f f.“ x . Brim v.1 . ,_,- -, _ . ,. ;~.v :13. ,7 . ' $325 nil-"93h: W’s?) “m fill-r l W“V“fffl"”‘7" ’5‘ _ p - , ',\ ”is“; -. Sl-ll-Il) and honey dimot from ,. I 0V, 5: .v]. ‘a ‘ a: I._—O::_’l h9g3, ‘ l‘ t. I \ @5255. 2' * Trying it on the Farm The first advertisement of this series explained how aCommittee of engineers and economists is gather- . ing the facts upon which a sound policy of rural electrification must be based. ’ ...~..:'—_—u a I" .‘ yr '5'. iii" In three states -,- Minnesota, South Dakota and Alabama—diversified farms are now being experi- mentally supplied with electricity. Similar lines are planned in ten additional states. Wherever electricity is thus experimentally distrib- uted a group of editors of farm publications, pro- iwsors in agricultural colleges, farmers and engineers assume charge. They light houses and lighten house- work electrically and grind feed, churn butter and pump water electrically. They keep accurate records of costs, power consumption, time and labor. When the electrical facts are thus gathered from many states and from farms of widely varying size and type, farmers and power companies will know just what electricity can do in agriculture, 'what kind of service should be rendered, and what rate is fair to the farmer and to the electric light and power company. The Committee in charge of the work is composed of economists and engineers representin the Depart- ment of Agriculture, epartment of the Interior, Department of Com- merce, the Power Farming Associa-. tion ofAmerica, the American Society of Agricultural Engineers, the Ameri- can Farm Bureau Federation, and the National Electric Light Association. A booklet has been published by the Committee. It will be sent on re- quest free of charge. Read it and pass it on to your neighbor. Write {or it either to Dr. E. A. White, Amer- ican Farm Bureau Federation, 58 East Washin‘ton Street, Chicago, 111., or to the National Electric Light Association, at 19 West 39th Street, New York City. NATIONAL ELECTRIC ayoaHr ASSOCIATION a {'fioé-SO-sowso woo-Eo-JO-Jo-:O-JO-3' hi0 BLAC hiOhiOhiOhiOhiOhiOhiOhiOhiOhi PLANTER~ WHEN you plant. corn with a Black Hawk you can always be sure —that every hill is planted—there are no misses --that the right number of ~.: I p , . , kernels are in each hill '-—that all hills are the . same distance apart. The Black Hawk Planter gives you an even stand, , ,a full yield and makes your crop easier to cultivate and harvest. Send for our 1924 Catalog 1 Large stock of repairs at: convenient tra n s to 1! points. . _ - ’ \ suck Hawk. spur of the ones 7mm Cults -. "at” empm'mme'm we{v‘ahlgHlti:ih’1l0hi()hi0hi{3l~”li(33394;) f 9‘. ~.~3‘O-30-30-30— filtjhf '30~30-JO-3’Om3’0-3'O-'J'O-J ‘- @‘ [strayed by insects that came ”uh-f d'er my observation was in 1913.; A seeding of several acres was made the latter part of July, Weather ,coné days there was a beautiful stand of little “plants half an inch high. Two days later. the new seeding was nearly . all gone, eaten into the earth by an army of little worma. ‘ Some of the worms Were sent to Professor Pettit, head of the Ento« mology Department at the Agricultun a1 College. We were told that our new; insect enemy was the “garden web‘ worm” with the further informa- tion that it was native, that it had lived on commonugarden weeds, especi- ally the pig weed, but finding falfai more to its liking had transferr (1 its affections to the latter plant and; breeding on older seedings near by; had multiplied sufficiently to become" for the time being a pest. ' This worm spins a. web around the base of the alfalfa plant or over it if it is not more than one or two inches high, and then eats‘ the leaves and smaller stems that are under the web; small plants covered by the web as a, rule are killed, plants two or more inches in height lose only the lower leaves and suffer little injury. The “worms soon disappear, to be followed by another brood a month or so later, unless held in check by parasitic enemies. - I have never seen June seedings seriously. injured by the web worm for it has not appeared in sufficient num- bers to be destructive until some time in July, after alfalfa sown in- June had become too large to be seriously in- jured. In 1913 I saw a number of mid- summer seddings more or less crip- pled by this werm. Generally it 'is held in check by parasites but in occa- sional years there has been consider- able damage caused by it to alfalfa sown the middle or later part of the summer. During the latter part of the season of 1921 the Army worm invaded» many portions of southwestern Michigan. It also found our alfalfa especially palat- able. Aside from eating off the third crop it did no harm to established al- falfa meadows, and new seedings put in during the early summer on proper- ly prepared land suffered. little injury. Many of the later seedings were mate- ially damaged. This Was not the first nor will it be the last visitation of this worm with the military title. Its name suggests the wisdom of “preparedness” when new alfalfa seedings are being made by sowing in June on well pre- pared land. , ‘ The grasshopper is the worst enemy ' we encounter in starting alfalfa on our lighter lands. The web worm and the army worms come and go. The grass. hopper when he appears generally stays the rest of the summer. If he comes in large numbers early in the season young alfalfa sown in June or earlier goes with later seedings down his avaricious throat. While 7, early seedings are less certain to be de. strayed than those made in July or August, still there are years when all share the same fate. What then? Sow the field again the next year. Do not plow it and turn the surface layer of limed soil to the bottom of the furrow. I have seen this done andthe second seeding died in the acid soil turned to the surface. Disc the field the next spring, work down and re—seed. Fortunately in this ' part of the state'two years in succes- sion when grasshoppers are destruc tive are not common and the second seeding- gencrally is. successful._ ,. my not get .5 rimningstart by slowing and gimme: isms. tallest! ' Sonic Ear-perish???” Southwestern Michigan: . _ ‘ ' _; . By Jason2Woodman . . ' - p . .. - .33 first fieldsgdf. rbmisémmédei- idtions were favorable and- in ten'. am. ‘ths_ber1-ioes$,B ckberriesandAspara s. ORNAMENT TATb Cm lLarge SRtgck of oodGra Rad-“6:1. at $30.00 perth thougandGra Plan“ cu. Beautiful new color catalog free. file Today. 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Cherry Trees Peach Trees Apple Trees Orchardists send your lists of wants stating, varieties, size, a e, and quan- tity wanted for SPECIAL RICES, send today also ask for General Tree, Plant 8c Seed Catalog. Aliens Nursery & Seed House, Geneva. Ohio Farm Wagons nonfigyl “GROVE. "WIT WCA‘I'A‘LOG cAllFOIHIA 0|! HARD- it those luscious.m juicy 1:331- etOMndk, hose nated b 0the lennesota State Fruit Breed— $18“ Farm. which no inincluded uihstock 5000 Lorin“ Plum True Given Away . One of those famous Lorin: urn treeewlll ,- beglven with every or for Brand's _wonder fruit trees. rrybnsha or other nurserystock. 315 order. twotrcesand econ. “mugs: ‘ '2“: winter mamas.“y ' wu— ‘m y.and imply delicious. islu black. f amum‘yind new Red , Reenactrlgdormmt prolific raspberrla . tn'Mlnnesota s oldest nurse- ' 3 sameness-em! ct minefiy'stoek enthusiasm F‘figrsazm -" rs: ww”“’£°vfiim ‘; IX Michigan Farm bureau and ,, wool pool boosters spent March 5 in Columbus investigating the «possibilities .for useof the Ohio wool "marketing facilities for Michigan wool. A contract, including, an arrangement similar to that under 'which Indiana- wool is marketed, resulted. The con- tract runs from the Michigan Farm Bureau Federation to the Ohio Wool . Growers Cooperative Association. The delegates were impressed with the facilities available at the ware- house for handling a large volume of wool. They were also impressed with the low handling charge made for - handing through the Ohio pool. They were even more impressed when they found, on comparison, that the Ohio pool prices averaged a. little over five ‘ cents a pound more for the same grade than prices paid through the Michigan pooL The’ Michigan delegation was made up of F. C. Firrell of Charlotte, H. E. Powell of Iona, Jay Smith of Dexter, representing wool producers, Don Wil- liams, who has been in charge of wool marketing for the Michigan Farm Bur- eau Federation, C. L. Brody, secretary and M. L. Noon, president of the Mich- igan Farm Bureau Federation. These NE of the resolutions adopted at late meeting of the Michigan Farm Bureau is evidently a misunderstand- ing, or possibly unfortunate, in its in- ference. The resolution read as fol- lows: "Resolved, that we are not in : favor of any plan to export wheat and ‘3‘?” 1 charge the loss back against the grow- ers the next year.” The McNary—Haugen bill, which is probably referred to, applies to practi- cally all farm preducts, especially grain and meat. The failure to com- prehend this larger viewpoint and make it appear as a measure for wheat alone may be excusable to the average person, but should not attach to agricultural leadership. The final charging back the losses against the growers next year is also a. misunder- standing, or possibly a hasty assump~ tion. The plan of payment for products on the general average commodity prices of 1905-1914 is intended to raise the general price level of agricultural products to those of other commodi- ties. This ratio is made a part of the measure. For example, wheat at Chi- cago is about 100% of pre—war prices or a parely with general commodities which the farmer has to buy at 164% above the pre-war. Hogs are about 90% pro-war prices, while railroad rates are about 150%. Oats are 95% of preewar, while farm labor is 145%. Corn is 22%, while iron is 158%. Ce- ment 158% and lumber 186%. The best industrial, financial and economic talent of the U. S. has con- sidered every feasible plan for the restoration of farm products to a. par- ity with the compensation paid to ‘ to others and have settled on this met- ‘ had in collaboration with some of the best agncultural students of the U. S. The measure in~,question proposes to rehabitate the farm in it economic relations, as was done for the rail- roads. Under the war strain, the rail- roads broke down and were taken over' by the U. S., placed on a stable basis and given» an opportunity to rate "ad- " vances to regain their competency. Agriculture was effective, and. while individualistic during the war; broke - down when financial chaos overtook , Europe with depreciated currencies, ,. After every 'great war there is always a. scramble to see which industry can ‘ escape the burdens. and debts incident iWoolFacdi Arrangement: completed 67 Michigan Representatives clause of the resolution regarding, men expect to circulate an individual marketing contract to cover the wool marketed from that state through the pool. The delegation took tinie to: look over the emcee of the Ohio Farm Bur- eau, and learn of the work being done. -—Frank C. Dean. GR‘AI N PRODUCTION IN GHENA. ROBABLY a. considerable. propor- tion of the people of the Western World .are not aware of the fact that China. produces and consumes an enorr mous amount of wheat, as it is a mis- taken idea among a large part of the American population that the Chinese are all rice-eating people. There are tens of millions of people in China. who do not eat rice and probably have never Seen rice. The population of North China. is for the_. most part a. non-rice eating population. Wheat products, millet, Indian corn, Kafir corn, beans and sweet potatoes con- stitute the principal articles of diet among the population of North China, including Manchuria. China proper is also a. heavy producer of Indian corn, millet and kafir corn, not «to mention beans and other field crops. Defends McN’ary-Haugen Bill By fame: N. McBride to wars’ destruction of property. This has been the case ever since the Napo- leonic wars, and agriculture, with its lack of organizatidn, has borne the major portion of the burdens. Manufacturers who have found ~themselves over-stocked, have disposed of their surplus abroad and maintained prices at home. Local dealers have cut their prices to reduce a surplus, and maintained or advanced prices on the remained, and a. plan similar is now urged for farm distress. The plan for a corporation to export our surplus products of the farm was first proposed by a. large manufac- turer. The merits of the plan takes into consideration (1) that the profits of the export trade are excessive as disclosed by the Federal Trade Com- mission, (2) That exporters receive orders from abroad at lowprices and that futures are bought on boards of trade which finally fixes the price of all wheat consumed locally. (3) The conversion of foreign, exchanges into the payment of wheat also lowers the price. There is a demand for wheat abroad, but other conditions dislocates the price. The U. S. wheat grower is very much like a. .big hearted man who makes concession to those in need of charity and every other customer de- mands the same consideration. The export corporation would release the American farmer from the heavy toll of the exporter and, from the price' fixing he makes on the board of trade and the demand of the local cansumer to be fed at the same price, of the im- poverished European. The bill provides for an advance of $200,000,000 by the U. S. to be used as a revolving fund, and to be, repaid by the Corporation andat the current rate of interest. The expenses of operation are to be taken out of the exported products. The differenCe betvireen the exported price and the home price of wheat will not be taken out of next year’s crop, but the payments will be paid in part with script. For‘example, the export ratio is about 1 to 6.11 the loss on one bushel exported. was 25c and the- home sales were made at $1.50. the grower would receive, say, 38.1%} in cash and script for six bushels. of wheat (five sold th home".- end one “ mm) me which. a my 25c were 913mm 1; mm 6 the loss [on one busheI wand be. charged against the five, or a total price deduction cf 5c on that end at home. If this law were in effect for the. crop , of 1924, based on Michigan’s wheat, oats, rye and pork, these products with exportable surpluses, the farmer could safelyadd' 50% to present prices. Com- petent authorities estimate Michigan’s prospective gains at $25,000,000 for farmers in 1924. The preceding reso- lution of the Michigan Farm Bureau commends the Department of Agricul- tyre for its work in marketing in for- eign fields, and urge that this work be continued and enlarged. The proposition for an export cer- poration is distinctly the work of Sec- ' retary H. A. Wallace, who has labored with all his power to place the farmer on a parity with others in industrial life, even, staked his political future in this effort, and should have the sup- port of every farmer. ' ,These resolutions are incompatible, approving and disapproving. The Mc- Nary-Haugen bill has had the approval of the Farm Bureau of Illinois, Iowa and Minnesota. The legislature of Iowa has unanimously endorsed the meansure. The Corn Belt “Meat Pro- ducers have approved the bill and sent their president, Mr. Sykes, to Wash— ington to work for the measure. Men- tion is made of this in evidence that it is not entirely a wheat matter. The heading economists of the mid-west, like Watson of Illinois and Wallace of Iowa, are for this measure. In opposition is the Chicago Board of Trade, whose former president, Gates,appeared before the commission in Washington to urge disapproval. The Wall Street Journal, with strong support from exporters like Livernon are opposed to Secretary Wallace’s plan. Pickell’s organ of the specula- tive element, the “Round up,” formerly Rosenbaum’s Review,_ one of the bug est grain commission houses in the world, calls the plan Bolshevik. To the man on the farm, who pays high taxes and sells farm products at present prices, when a real construc- tive plan comes up, he is inclined to its favor, when he notes .the opposi« tion cited above. The farmer who wants to inform himself should write his member of Congress for a copy of this bill, and when he has studied the plan, write his own views to his repre« sentative and senator at Washington. EGG TRADE FACES NEW ' SITUATION. N unfortunate situation has devel« oped in the. egg trade, according to market specialists of the Bureau of Agricultural Economics. A year ago last August the cold storage people found themselves with an unusually large stock of eggs on hand, and be- coming alarmed at the situation, they started a. “eat more eggs” advertising campaign. The movement was suc- cessful and later in the season they had not only eliminated the surplus '- but a shortage was created. This year in August the peak hold- ings were 500,000 cases above any pre- vious year, 10,500,000 cases in ~a.ll.lT:he cold storage __ men, however, did not consider another advertising campaign necessary. As a. consequence their eggs did not sell. On January 1 this year, they had a tremendous surplus, nearly 615,000 cases more than the preceding January. They were con- fronted ith‘ the problem of getting rid of 3; out 2,000,000 cases in two months. The holdings were cut to 500.000 cas- es on February 1, but this was 300,000 cases more than they had in storage on-thesame‘ date last year. A number of cold storage firms have failed as a. result of the egg deal. It is predicted that next year will See a greater expansion in egg pro- auction than this mwliich rill 1:9- quite an extensive chm Wfiflifi‘im‘” m ‘ “I ~_. ., W . A u ~‘bLm.: A.- ‘— .. . .W._~,,~....- “a \p N ' :4... A m-‘ .- ‘ W’s‘ N Hm ' poses. ' by the college at the Cass County farm 'AHIGH cost per acre fer'lime used . for agricultural purposes is being ”caused atpresent-by erroneous states . ments being circulated as to the value of the lime, which are now born outby .results of, experimental work at var- ious Michigan , Agricultural College test stations, is the opinion of Dr. M. ' M. McC'ool, headjof the M. A. C. soils department. ‘ ‘ These claims take the form of as- sertions that a few hundred pounds of hydrated lime are ate good as a ton or more of’limestone for agricultural pur- A number of experiments'on the relative efficiency of hydrated lime, . finely ground limestone, and medium , ground limestone have been carried on . and other experimental plots, which [throw interesting light on this‘impor- tant question. The conclusions-reached are supported by’ work in other states. ’ “As a result of these'and many other experiments," says Dr. McCool, “we have steadfastly maintained that under most conditions it is doubtless more practicable for a farmer to use lime- stone, preferably the finer material, such as the'finely pulverized stone or the medium finely ground, limestone, than it is for him to use the hydrate. “We have adopted the following figures for a working basis: 500 pounds of hydrated lime, 800 pounds of finely pulverized lime, or 100 pounds of medium finely ground material should be considered to give the same results the first year of application, provided they are well incorporated with the soil and there is a sufficient amountof rainfall.”——B. V. H. MICHIGAN’S FUTURE FORESTSr MICHIGAN presents excellent op- portunities for timber raising, and, with a little care, will come back as a leading timber producing state, is the assertion of ProffA. K. Chitten- den, head .of the forestry division at Michigan Agricultural College. “While the forest area of the coun- -try has been decreasing, the need for timber has not fallen off, and with the coming exhaustion of the large tracts ' of virgin timber, we must depend upon second growth for our future supply," - says the M. A. C. expert. “Michigan has about ten million acres of idle land, some of which will .not be used for crop production for many years, and some of which is not suited for crop production at all. In order to keep this land working, it should be used for timber production. Michigan industries are largely de- pendent upon timber, and this timber should be\ produced as near to the consuming centers as possible.” i Essential matters to a well-balanced } ‘. state policy as outlined by Prof. Chit- tenden are: _ 1. Adequate appropriations for the1 prevention and suppression of forest} ".fires. ‘ - , 2. An equitable system of taxation of forest lands so as to make practi- cable the growing of timber as a pri- vate enterprise. ‘ This could probably - best be accomplished by taxing land and timber separately, the tax on the timber to come When it is cut. - . 3. Utilization for timber production «at idle land and land too poor for farming. \ ,- ,... .4.‘Ex'tension of. state forests by ex- change of tax lands and enlargement '-of'the Michigan national forests. '5. A gradual increase in the area of land planted to trees each year on the state forests and on the Michigan national forests. _ - 6. Federal aid in fire protectionAn‘ reforestation and in ‘forest extension * and experimental work on a fifty-fifty basis. with the state. ‘ ' - e and handling of farm ' , ‘jé'euratelygfiv Wis '< _ 50.. g: "'* '1. a. Ga 8 a: :3 SUPPOSE you had Aladdi labor and at small expense. Wherever there is waste land or partly cleared land under cultivation, blasting will bring it into profitable use. Land- clearing, ditching, tree-planting, subsoiling, all are done today by dynamite—better, / ' ” quicker and cheaper. Blast the stray stumps and boulders drain the wet spots on your fields. now means a bigger bank account this Ask your dealer for du Pont Straight and Dumorite or Red Cross Extra for land-clearing—4 made and guaranteed by du Pont for farm work. book of Explosives, which McCormick Building Chicago, Ill. and his wonderful lamp to do your bidding.~ One of . the, first jobs you would want done would be to make your farm more productive- Yet today du Pont explosives are helping farmers do this very thing—~without the use of magic, but with little Clear and plant more land if you can. Such work Write us for free llO—page Farmers' Hand- save time, labor and money with dynamite. E.'I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS £3 00.. INC. n for a hired man, and fall. 50% for ditching tells you how to Hartley Building Duluth, Minn. Please Mention The Michigan Farmer When i ‘ o TheWINDMILL With aRECORD The Auto-oiled Aermotor has behind it 9 years of wonderful success. It is not an experiment. 'lfhe Auto-oiled Aermotor is the Gen- uine Self-Oiling Windmill, with every moving . part fully and constantly oiled. i}; Qilan Aermotor once a year and it is always Oiled. It never makes a squeak. V The double gears run in oil in a tightly enclosed gear case. They are always flooded with 011 and are protected from dust and sleet. -. The Auto-oiled Aermotor is so thoroughly oiled that it runs in the slightest breeze. It gives‘more service for the money invested than any other piece of machinery on the farm. . _ You do not have to ex rimént to. get a windmill that will run a car. With one -,0111ng.- ‘, he Auto-Oiled Aermotor is ,a tried and pe ected machine; v . Our large factory and our superior equipment enable us to produce economically and ._ _',"A m ’ 'jbiecoman‘ 'f "when” pin-chum of anAermotoi-‘gets the benefit from quantity production. ; fi specialized insteelwindmillefor 31mm. : Writing to Advertiser 4—d— Strawberries 25% Off Prices slashed on Raspberry. Blackberry. and Grape plants. Stock guaranteed. 30th year. Coral free. 1. N. ROKELY 8:. SON, Route 6, Bridgman. M eh. Chonce Straw erry Plants $5551.53“ 14:03.1.“an Guaranteed first-class or money refunded. 0 MRS. FILENA WOOLF. Dept. G. “locum.“ Strong. hardy. doe rooted lant- ‘ that are sure to grow": Grownpon new ground ascori o I , wth long iii. "12:06 bountifol'fi. I-w-A Ii Hunts are grown and Maud ' th in the combined resources of Amuleo’l “ x.’ thml born punt mots. new . *’, The 1924 Ben-an?“ Solos look . ulna vnl lo in- om. _ ., Clet'rac—‘More Than a Plow Tractor Having a tractor enables a farmer to plow deeper, better and far quicker than with teams. Turning over the land is one of the biggest jobs of the- whole ‘year. The 12-20 Cletrac turns over the evenly cut furrows at the rate of eight to ten acres a day. But the farmer's tractor, to be a real investment, - must do more than plow well. It must be able to go right onto the freshly plowed ground and quickly work it down to a perfect seed-bed. Here is where the Cletrac owner’s foresight is rewarded. His tractor is admirably suited for ground fitting. A Better Seed Bed Insures a Bigger Crop Where the soil is loose——perhaps even wet in spots—the broad tracks carry Cletrac smoothly along without slip; full speed and load is maintained, the ground is mellowed and made fine and ready for planting without any packing down, and in the quickest possible time. When work is pressing and weather uncertain, to be able to fit and plant quickly and perfectly is the farmer's best assurance of a bigger yield and a better product. It often means the difference between profit and loss on the crop. No tractor is so ' well suited for seed—bed preparation and planting as the Cletrac. Write for catalog and let us tell you more about the use of Cletracs. THE CLEVELAND TRACTOR COMPANY Cleveland, Ohio BRANCH OFFICES: San Francisco Los Angeles New York Chicago Minneapolis Oklahoma City Detroit Atlanta Windsor Portland — SEED OATS Sell TIRES DI RE WOL VERINE We wing-ii; 5:? gig: i‘ffiihr 12:50: ‘CER TIFIED' i . ~ to use and advertise Armour Cords. You SOYBEAN S Certified and Registered Manchu, Black Eyebrow Medium Green THE JOHNSON SEED FARMS Growers of Select Farm Seeds Stryker, Ohio . by simply sending us or ere from friends and neighbors. No Capital or Experience needed. We deliver and collect direct. Psy you daily. Mos [Liber- lTIre Guarantee Ever Written Armour or sate ends a must cci ental Demo, Wear and Ten», Tree Sepsntlon, Blis- . {- tenng, hummus and Rim-Cutting {or . 10,000 miles. ' . ere. ' We are eotusl manufactur- Write today for Great Special Oder to Agents and low Factory Paces. All”! "It & IUIIEI (0.,Iepth “FIONA, Don’t Speculate With Doubtful Seed Your insistence on Blackfoot Brand Grimm Alfalfa Seed in sealed and label- ed sacks takes the uncertainty out of buying alfalfa seed. A substitute “just—as- good” seed may look all right when you. are buying it, but at harvest time your tonnage and profits are considerably less. The Idaho Grimm Alfalfa Seed Growers Association guarantees every sack with the Blackfoot label and seal. The seal assures you of genuine Grimm, certified as such by the State Pure Seed Com- missioner of Idaho. The strain of Black- foot Grimm is kept as pure as the strain of the finest pedigreed stock. To be sure of your results look or the sack with the Blackfoot Brand la el and seal. Ask your seedsmanlfor Blackfoot . Brand. Ifhe cannot supp y you write to. IDAHO GRIMM. ALFA‘LFA SEED L G‘ROWERS IASSOCIATIO‘Nv ' BLACKPOOT m0 . om‘mske bigmoney and set your on tires Free . Although‘thefarhr ‘ places the'valu'e of crops grown on farms; in the Unite’dStates ”at Over a billion dollars more for 1923 than for fthc’fip'rececding year, The total ‘for the,"pa.st‘ Season .was the~ prodigious sum of $9,953,000,000, as compared year. . The item making up the total esti- mated value of crops are as follows: Cereals Cotton lint and seed Hay and forage Vegetables Fruits and fruit products Farm Forest products Tobacco Legume seeds Sugar and"’syrup crop Seeds for planting clover, etc. Flax fiber and seed Other crops - Total , 1 ’STIMATESII‘of inwards of. fed- ; _, - eral reporters overfthe country with $8,945,000;000 for the preceed’ing= . p Values 7 total," the, child population 'on the farms is‘lmore than 35 percent of th v whole. ‘ :Thé average retail price of all auto- mobiles \in 1923 was $811; truck $1,080. ‘i‘Rim cutting” is largely caused by dented or. even‘ slightly bent rims. Make sure your wheels are in good 1923 . 1922 ' $3,793,000,000 $.3,571,000,000 1,769,00 ,000 1,306,000,000 1,480,00 ,000. 1,399,000,000 1,089,000,000 894,000,000 681,000,000 692,000,000 318,000,000 305,000,000 . 299,000,000 289,000,000 175,000,000 ’ 165,000,000 142,000,000 128,000,000 38,000,000 48,000,000 37,000,000 22,000,000 132,000,000 ' 126,000,000 1 $9,953,000.000 $8,945,000,000 The distress of wheat growers is strikingly shown by the estimate of the 1923 crop which is $726,000,000 compared with $874,000,000 in 1922, and with 2,080,000,000 in 1919. Corn was the largest single item of value, being $2,222,000,000 compared with $1- 912,000,000 in 1922. Other important items in the cereal group were oats, of an estimated value of $539,000,000 com- pared with $479,000,000 in 1922, and barley $107,000,000 compared with $96- 000,000 in 1922. Apples stand out in fruit group with an estimated value of $201,000,000 compared with $209,000,000 in 1922. Grapes, raisins, and grape juice were valued at $140,000,000 compared with $143,000,000 in 1922. Potatoes led the vegetable group with an estimated value of $340,000,000 compared with $264,000,000 in 1922. Truck crops were valued at $246,000,000 compared with $209,000,000. - The groups making up the total estimated value of livestock products, including animals raised were as fol- lows: Animals raised Dairy products Poultry products Wool Bee products Other animal products ‘ Total shape and you will lengthen the life of your tires. According to statistics compiled by a prominent dealer in used cars this class of business lost more than‘ $57,- 000,000 in 1923. This is said to in- clude regular car dealers who handled their own trade-ins. _ Government experts have decided that the total cost for running a car averages seven cents per mile. This keep. Look at your speedometer total includes original cost as well as up- keep. Look at your speedometer total figures and see if you are in the run— ning; STATE FRUIT GROWERS’ MEET. (Continued from page 392). Mr. Burroughs’ recommedations are to stick to lime—sulphur unless cheap- ness is desired and then if the oil spray is desired he suggested that one buy the government formula already emulsified as that is usually well emul- 92" 1 a $2,574,000.000 1923 $2,397,000.000 2,085,000,000 2,566,000,000 1,047,000,000' 818,000,000 87,000,000 69,000,000 11,000,000 11,000,000 3,000,000 . 2,000,000 “5,111,000,000 $5,659,000.000 Swine was the outstanding item of value among animals raised, being es- timated at $1,145,000,000 compared with $1,273,000,000 in 1922. Cattle had an estimated value of $924,000,000 com- pared With $975,000,000 the preceeding year. The value of milk sold was the larg- est item in the dairy products group being $911,000,000 compared with $722,- 000,000 the preceding year. .Milk con- sumed on farms had an estimated value of $785,000,000 compared with $635,000,000 in 1922; butterfat sold was estimated at $379,000,000 compared with $324,000,000, and butter made on farms $246,000,000 compared with $220,000,000. . Eggs produced were valued at $602,- 000,000 in the poultry group, compared with $512,000,000 the preceding year. .Poultry raised was valued at $445,000,- 000 compared with $406,000,000. THE AUTO TRAIL. Experts say valves of an engine should be ground after 1,500 miles of running. Carry a piece of tough canvas in your" tool box. In an emergency it makes an excellent patch when dou—o bled twice and caught and held by the rim: ’ l " > . nation; is" 103373.11” ,3” W 995?? of the sifled and all that is necessary is to mix it with water. Its cost isovery little more. than the home emulsified oil. , Mr. Dutton urged the growers to stick- to lime-sulphur except where there is a serious infestation of scale. He thinks that the oil emulsions are still in the experimental stage and should be used with caution. The program concluded with a talk by Mr. Stanley Johnson, of the South Haven Experiment Station, on pruning raspberries. We have recently run articles by Mr. Stanley Johnson on this subject so repetition is unneces- sary. Resolutions. At the Wednesday afternoon ses- sion, the society passed a resolution favoring a law requiring the licensing of fruit dealers apd‘brOkers. It also asked in resolution for a law on stand- ard pear grades. . The society put itself behind a re-F quest for shipping point inspection when a grower, or cooperative society, wanted it. It also asked the coopera— tion of the federal and state authori‘ ties on this matter. An appreciation of ‘the work of the, late T. A. Farrand, in his capacity as secretary of the society and as. a state horticulturist was expressed in resolu: tion. Forwhat Mr. Farren‘d has-“liens resolved; to inecribie his Societyis Leroy; Mew that of a. - for Michigan: horticulture», ; the social! -v N, m ,MM ,..-~...W.., ‘. I a: 'Y lF-IFOWFIW «p “ W ' va‘» , . l. ' 7 . common occurrence. * ’. activity of bacteria While the appear- ance of such milk is anything but ap- " I"HE recently completed record of ' pounds of butter-fat entitles Rilma of . J. B. Deutsch, of Big Bay, Michigan. . vious record in Class G, consisting of .‘ ninety-four pounds for the period. The , and linseed oil meal. — - pounds each at the start. . ,sible production of per acre of farm crop, efficient use of ; labor, adaptation of. enterprise to 10- p I .gcal conditions, diversity of farm, bust-- . . ,tumn, ropy or stringy milk is (of _ ' This, is a type of fermentation which is due to the petizing, it is not dangerous to the health. However, the milk which comes from the udder of the cow-in a stringy condition is of a different sort and should not be confused with the ropyness that develops on standing. Stringy milk. from, diseased udders shouldbe discarded and not used for human food. ‘ ANOTHER WORLD’S CHAMPION ‘ - COW FOR MICHlGAN. 15,684.7 pounds of milk and 821.70 Bay Cliffs to first place in Class DD, and also fourth place in Class D in the Guernsey» records. She is owned by She is a cow_of great strength and productive ability, having had a pre- 9,348.9 pounds of milk and 490.16 of butter-fat. WINTER RATIONS FOR DARIY HEIFERS. C ORN silage and alfalfa hay have been found to be a most econom- ical feed for carrying dairy heifers through the winter, according to tests, in progress at the Ohio Experiment Station. Four heifers averaging 706 pounds at the start were placed in Lot 1 and received a. daily ration of sixteen pounds of alfalfa hay, 1.3 pounds of corncob meal, and the same amount of linseed oil meal. These heifers made an average gain of 1.05 pounds per day, or eighty—five pounds for a period of eighty-three days. The daily ration cost 14.5 cents per head, or 13.8 cents per pound gained. ' The heifers in Lot 2 averaged 556 pounds at the start and made a gain of 1.16 pounds perhead each day, or feed cost averaged 15.6 cents per he‘ad, with the gains costing 13.4 cents per pound. This lot received 17.2» pounds of corn silage, five pounds of timothy hay, 2.25 pounds each of corncob meal The heifers in Lot 3 weighed 774 Their gains were made at a daily feed cost of. 14.25 cents a pieCe and a cost per pound of only 11.1 cents. This lot gained 1.28 pounds a day, or 104 pounds for the period. The ration was twenty-five pounds of corn silage and 9.25 pounds of alfalfa hay. SOME FARM MANAGEMENT PROB- Lems P RACTICAL farm management prob- lems were discussed and a definite extension program in farm manage- ment formulated at a conference of extension workers of the northeastern ‘ states at Springfield, Mass, last Week. Attention was called to the fact that ’the whole emphasis in farm manage- ment is now shifted from production to economy. Extreme care in \expendi- tures, with emphasis on economical production and with the greatest pos- famiiy supplies from the farm, is the only safe policy to follow during the next few years, according.to the conclusions of the conference. ~ The conference considered the fol- lowing among the outstanding farm management. problems in the north- eastern states: The trend of price re— lationship, return per animal, return . peas... size-- pfg business,. farm finance, . Ia mite early aphids and fate mi.- st.:.rt.axation. assimilizaflon H \— ., gl‘leV': \nuie \ I ~ an. // Com fan/ta ble . J ll! 3 , 2 >3, ‘ ‘ ‘ , '- tlm . like More amount of milk she can give. I The amount of milk a cow gives" is not always a true barometer of the Good dai cows respond at the pail strictly in accordance with the treatment given t em‘. Lock a good cow up in rigid wooden stocks and she will be just as uncom- fortable as our erring Pilgrim fathers used to be when placed d she will not produce to the limit of her natural ability— high producer has been uncovered by position, an _ simply because she cannot. Many a in the same a change of ownership—a change in living conditions. Probably there are cows in your own herd which would be persistent, heavy milkers if kept in comfortable quarters. Cow comfort is, therefore, a matter of vital import- ance for the good of‘your purse if nothing else. Bring “Pasture Comfort” Into Your Barn Pasture comfort for the cows in the barn should be the aim of every dairyman. Be- cause it pays to give it-to them. This can be obtained to the fullest extent by means of Louden Steel Stalls and the famous, flexi- bly-hung Louden Swinging Stanchion. The Perfect Cow Tie The Louden Stanchion doesn’t worry the cow. It holds her in her proper place yet allows her full freedom of movement for every comfort. She can turn her head, card herself and lie with her head at case. It swings just enough to allow for the natural pitch of her body in getting up—she doesn’t have to lunge and struggle—ism or bruise her shoulders. Last a Lifetime Louden Stalls and Stanchions are made of (ban-Hearth high carbon steel tubing. Very strang and will last as long as the barn. An important feature is the famous Louden .50 model barns with floor plans. interlocking dust-proof coupling—smooth on top—no open crevice anywhere to catch and hold lurking dirt and disease germs. This ex- clusive feature is covered by Louden patents. 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Largest Manufacturers of Specialized ." Field and Garden/Tools in the World ' ." 5th & Glenwood Ave. 0‘ the". o B It takes but a second Its grinders are the correct principle in Feed Mill construction. mean larger grinding surface close to center of Shaft;thus lore Capacity. Lighter Draft. Longer Life. ' ‘chsirs to c D.N. P. BOWSBERCIL. SOUTH BEND, IND. ‘ They res: my appreciation the long- tin , trouble-proof r E“ use aNo.4mnycm it'll?” 'th 2) D H r ear! r ‘r w can an no 0 II‘ pa 0 , ‘. repair-J t. Jacobc‘trg. O. . . ’ R. W. Wat 10 sizafl to as n. P. Write” ' for tree catalogue. a; Steels, hillers - Dcpt. 58 Philadelphia 2' ma how to make more milk withlininerals. ”0!!ng Chemicall & 12 r l V o -' . , L.— mds su’rs wsurso. a.»- .1, Minerals in the 'ra-' tion mean fewer pre- mature, dead and weak calves. De" crease your breeding troubles and help your cows by feeding ' ' U-Cop-Co Special Steam Bone Mineral Meal Leading cxpcrtsinfceding adviseitsusc. The formula is public. 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A 30 Minute Ride Will Win You ‘ 712eNeWESSEX A Six—Built by Hudson ESSEX MOTOR-S —- DETROIT, MICHIGAN The New Essex is backed by a service policy that keeps maintenance down to the minimum. 716 FARQUHAR\ :- THRESHERS é aF or Tractor Power— ,Plan now for the busy threshing season. The “Farquhar Junior" is the best thresher on the market for use with tractor or other light power. Easy to Operate. Has good capacity-«a good money maker. Full information in Bulletin 520-3. - - . .FARQUHAR, Box 612, ONE HORSE f0 LER. CULTIVATOR ’ Doe. I. much per day no any two-hone tool an doe. it better. atehee eve weed. Plow. crops listed. level or rid; One trip to the row aatride or through the middle: does not disturb roots. Shallow. cultivation hasten- maturity. Best for corn. potatoes. tomatoes. tobacco and truck crops. Light draft. Widely used. Write for Fowler Folder Today. The Merrell Co., Toledo, Ohio York, Pa- X DIRECT TO. YOU AT MAIL ORDER RATES For My orchard. plant handlome, thrifty. Michigan- . grown trees, rope ee. berry buehee. reaee and s . Raise in Kalamazoo County---iamouu for hardy, well rooted stock. Guaranteed he. and true to name. Buy In your own Stole and lnlure prompt arrival in vigor- oue condition. Special price. on ordorl cent new. Ask for our handsome catalog of depenoaow treeIn-lt'l tree. 4 City Nurseries. wmtmu-eam ' GATES umfi‘v‘m‘ifiim I POSTS l 3“ u" i ROOHKG l ,_(. « a -. _a ‘CloVer-_»ana-IN I ACCOUNTS; A WAKEFIELD poultryman has re- , cently made public the results of his experience in poultry .ralsing'for the past year. He has a flock of about. 120 white L‘eghorns, which in 203 days, from January to July 22, 1923, laid 1,065 dozens of. eggs, of which 1,019 dozens were marketed for $418,45. The total output of this flock during the year was 19,886 eggs. ' On the- cost side of the ledger the figures are $208.31. Itemizing these costs,it appears thatfeed cost $194.46; disinfectants, etc, $4.35; straw for lit- ter, $6.30; litre-killer, $1.50. It is be- lieved these figures will interest other poultrymen. WAR VETERANS START FARMING. IX World War Veterans, rehabil- ated under the direction of the United States Veteran’s Bureau, will be placed on farms in Chippewa. County near Brimley, it is announced from the Marquette office of the Bur— eau. These men have been in training, it is stated, at the Michigan Agricul- tural College along such lines as poul- try, bees and fruits, and they will be supervised as farmers by an agricul- tural expert from the Marquette oflice of the bureau. The government will also assist the men in capitalizing their venture. Their holdings will amount to some forty acres each. It is known thatoue Upper Peninsula. county of- fered tax exemption for a period of five years, if these men located there and it is considered that similar treat- ment will be accorded them in Chip< pewa. WILL INCREASE DAIRYING IN CHIPPEWA. M it. D. J. McMillan, newly appointed agricultural agent of Chippewa. County, has announced his policy as one of: promoting 'dairying in that county which has hitherto been chief- ly known as a producer of hay. For some time it has been realized that taking off a hay crop year after year was impoverishing the soil in this section and that to retain the pro- ductivity of the land it would be nec-' essary to change farm practice there. This Mr. McMillan expects to encour- age. He also recognizes that, in all sec- tions of the country, farmers who have trusted to one crop only are the worst off financially and he believes that Chippewa’s best hope agriculturally lies in greater diversification of crops. ADVISES CAUTION WHEN USING EXPLOSIVES. ,. ALLING attention to two fatal accidents which have occurred in this section as a result of land clear- ing activities during the past year, Mr. L. F. Livingston, land-clearing special- ist of the M. A. 0., strongly urges all who use these explosives to exercise careand good sense. For example, it is extra dangerous for a_ person to approach a charge which has failed to go OK on time. Iti-is likely only to have hung fire. A fuse should burn at the rate of two feet per minute, says Mr. Livingston, and if there is fifty feet of fuse out, one should wait at least a half hour for the discharge of the explosive. If there is delay,‘it may be a hang fire’ which some times lasts fer five hours before the dis- charge takes place. Improper crimp- ing or tamping, a broken 'powder train, a. damp fuse may delay the bla§t.' After, firing the fuse,,wa1k awayfafid ., ,? ‘~fo'rgei 'it, advises lune/Livingston. Do ~_ not seek to see how it is coming on. g . EW'S THIS PeuLf'RYMA‘N KEEP-IS, ”-"0- .r’ M - VUVV 4"“ \ ‘ ‘1' i . W'V‘M. - .. ~‘\ —.,, -D-4—’M . a. saw. A Q - Q I n" 2’ no M an m , a This beautiful library has been dedicated'to the late J. Pierpont’ Morgan, by his son, and houses 25,000 rare books, manuscripts and priceless works ’of art. Collection is valued at $8,500,000. President Obregon’s Loyalist troops are leaving Mexico City to tame the rebels. 'Anders Haugen. American, made best jump in Olympic games at Chamonix, France- General Leonard Wood, governor-general in the Philippines, spoke at Malolos on the anniverary of the Philippine’s declaration of independence from Spain. In the heart of Montpelier, Vermont, this fire caused the death of eleven people, with nine injured, and a property damage 01' $300,- 000. The flames dangerously threatened the city hall. Q. These two men have given the nation twenty- one new citizens, and each served nearly lorty years in the pcstalrservme. Arthur J. Davis is the new super intendent of Anti-saloon League in New York. Louise Bascom Barrat, and Helena Smith Dray- ton, are discussing the problem of royalties for their latest book. Senator Lenroot, Wisconsin, (center), chairman of senate’s com-v mittee investigating naval 011 seandals, is conferring With .tWO lawyers just appointed by. the Presxdent to aid in the probe. ‘ Olco'tt Zarn, 16—year—old dog “masher,” of Ashton, Idaho, won .the Annual National American Dog Derby. He is the youngest driver ever to bring his string of dogs first across the WlI‘e. - A Copyrluhftby'flndenood l Underwood. Nair York it . 9 ' "M‘s‘the‘annonncom‘ent; of th, @qu supervisor of freight at the little sta- tion. "He’s told .me that hefd- let me . 5 know as soon as it got in. But nothin's come yet.” ‘ ‘ A week more, and. another.week Vat- ter that, in which hpring taunted the _ hills, causing the streams to run bank- tull with the melting waters of the snow. in which a lone robin made his appearance about the camp-—only to fade as quickly as he had come. For winter. tenacious. grim. hateful win- ter. had returned for a last fling, a final outburst of frigid viciousness that was destined to wrap the whole range country in a grip of terror. They tried to bobsied. Ba’tiste and Houston, only to give it up. All night had the snow fallen, in a thick. cur- tain-like shield which blotted out even the silhouettes of the heaviest pines at. the brow of the hill. which piled high upon the. ridges, and with great sweeps of the winddrifted every cut of the road to almost unfathonable depths. The horse floundered and plowed about in vain efforts at loco- motion. at last. to plunge in the terror of a bottomless road. They whinnied and snorted, as though in appeal to the men on the sled behindma sled that worked on its runners no longer. but that sunk with every fresh drift to the main-boards themselves. Wad- ded with clothing, shouting in a mix~ ture of French anti English and his own peculiar form of slang. Ba'tiste tried in vain to force the laboring an- imals onward. But they only churned uselessiy in the drift; their hoofs could find no footing. save the yield- ing masses of snow. Pulling, as though the exertion had been his own, the trapper turned and started down at his companion. "Eet is no use,” came finally. “The horse, he can not pull. We must make the trip on the snowshoe.” They turned back for the bunk house. to emerge a few moments later ———bent, padded forms, fighting clum- sily against the sweep of the storm. Ghosts they became almost, immedi- ately, snow—covered things that hardly could be discerned a few feet away. one hand of each holding tight to the stout cord which led from waist-belt to waist-belt. their only insurance against being parted from each other in the blinding swirl of winter. Hours, stopping at short intervals to seek for some landmark~for the road long ago had become obliterated —at last to see faintly before them the little box—car station house, and to hurry toward it in a fear that neither of them dared to express to the other. Snow in the mountains is not a gentle thing, nor one that comes by fits and gusts. The blizzard does not sweep away its vengeful enthusiasm in a day or a night. It comes and it stays ——dcparting for a time, it. seems—that it may gather new strength and fury for an even fiercer attack. And the features of the agent, as he stared up from the rattling telegraph key, were nod telegrapher and _‘g‘ene'rsl, .. «he * , " ‘ By Courtnc i it, . . . . .-. ‘ , ,.,....,..,.-,.. .4- “Your stuff's' en the way. if that's any news ‘to you." came with a wor- ried laugh. “It left'Denver on Num- ber 312 atflve'o’olock this morning ’behind Number Eight. That's nosign that it’s going to get here. Eight isn’t past Tollifer yet." " “Not past Tollifer?" Houston stared ' anxiously. "Why. it should be at the top of the range by now. it hasn’t even begun to climb." “Good reason. They're getting this over there too.” “The snow?” - ' "Worse than here, if anything. Den- y Ryley COoper” MA CH It . 4 s o v‘ 0 >9 . twp-o. s s v. t» . ,,... .. .(‘,I....,. run them through in a bunch. They’ll be all right—if they can only get past Crestiine. But if they don’t—” He rattled and banged at the key for a long moment, cursing softly. Only the dead “black" of a. grounded line answered him. Houston turned to Ba’flste. . “it looksbad.” “Oui! But eet depen'—on the storm. Eet come this way. near ev’ spring. Las' year the road tie tip—- and the year before. Oh," he shrugged his shoulders, “that is what one get for living in a country where the rail- W illiam Leon/aardt l wandered through the woods today, And the forest seemed to sigh; For I heard the moan, in an undertone, From the branches up on high. I saw the crow on the blasted oak, And he craned his neck to the wind, Then winged the breeze above the trees With a cry, to his distant friend. i journeyed on, o'er logs and leaves, Froze down, in the icy flow That covered the roots and tender shoots, With the drip from the melted snow. ’Twas warm and soft in the sheltered bush With the sun shafts pooping through, While the chlck-a-doo flow in and out Where the sap pails hung anew. But the spring is back, or it seems to be, When March is born of the ewe, And its bleak loud blast, we hope soon past In the tint of an April hue. And we long for the sight of the bloating lamb, Of the birds as they pluck and prcen, And we hear on high the wild goose cry ' When the woods has a tint of green. ver reported ten inches at eleven o'clockw—and it’s fifteen miles from the range. There was three inches when the train started. Lord knows where that freight is—I can't get any. word from it." “But-—" “Gone out againi’f The telegrapher hammered disgustedly on the key. "The darned line grounds on me about every five minutes. I—~” “Do you hear anything from Crest- line—about conditions up there?" "Bad. It‘s even drifting in the snow- sheds. They’ve got two plows work- ing in ’em keeping ’em open, and an- other down at Crystal Lake. .If things let up, they're all right. If not—they’ll run out of coal by tomorrow morning and be worse than useless. There’s only about a hundred tons at Crestline ~and it takes fuel to feed them bab- ies. But so far-4’ “Yes?” “They’re keeping things halfway ~op- en. Wait a minute—” he bent over the key again—“it’s opened up. Num- ber Eight’s left Tollifer. The freight’s behind it, and three more following that. I guess they’re going to try to road eet chase eetself all over the mountain before eet get here.” “There Wouldn’t be any chance at the tunnel either, would there? They haven’t cut through yet.” “No—and they won’ finish until June. That is when they figure——” “That’s a long way off." “Too long,” agreed Ba’tiste, and turned again toward the telegrapher. once more alert over a speaking key. But. before it could carry anything but a fragmentary message, life was gone again, and the operator turn_ed to the snow—caked window, wtih its dreary exterior of whirling snow that seemed to come ever faster. , “Things are going to get bad in this country if this keeps up," came at last. “There ain’t any too great a stock of food." . “How about hay for the cattle?" “All right, I guess. If the ranchers can get to it. But that’s the trouble about this snow. It ain’t like the usual spring blizzard. It’s dry as a Janu— ary fall, and it’s sure drifting. Keeps up for four or five days; they’ll be lucky to find the haystacks.” For a long time then, the three stood looking out the window, striving .glvasome report. : But thero‘was none. .At last: ‘ , ' ' “What-is it?” side. The operator iookedup. : “Denver asking Marion if it can put its snowplow through and try to buck the drifts from this side. No answer . ye ‘n A long wait. Then: ."Well. that's done. .. Only got one Mallet engine at Marionville. Other two are in the shop. One engine couldn't—-" . He stopped. He bent over the key. His face went white—tense. “Gad!” I, “What's wrong?" The two men were close beside him now. “Number one-eleven's kicked over the hill!” “One-elevem—kicked over?" “Yes. Snowplow. They're wiring Denver. from Crestline. The second piow’s up therein the snowshed with a crew. One of 'em’s dead. The oth- er's-—-wait a minute, I have to piece it together." A silence, except for the rattling of the key. broken, jagged, a clattering voice of the distance, faint in the roar and whine of the storm, yet penetrat- ing as it carried the news of a far- away world,—a world where the three waiting men knew that all had turned to a white hell of wintry,fury; where the grim. forbidding mountains were now the abiding place of the snow- ledge and the avalanche; where even steel and the highest product of in- vention counted for nothing against the blast of the wind and the swirl of the tempest. Then finally, as from far away, a strained voice came. the operator’s: “Ice had gotten packed on the rails already. One-eleven tried to keep on without a pick and shovel gang. Got derailed on a curve just below Crest- iine and went over. One-twelve's crew got the men up. The plow’s smashed - to nothing. Fifty-three thousand dol- lars' worth of Junk now. Wait a min- ute—~here's Denver." Again one~of those agonizing waits. racking to the two men whose future depended largely upon the happenings atop the range. Far on the other side, fighting slowly upward, was a freight train containing flatcar after flatcar loaded with the necessary materials of' a large sawmill. True, June was yet two months away. But months are short when there is Work to do, when machinery must be installed, and when contracts are waiting. Every day, eve- ry hour, every minute counted now. And as if in answer to their thoughts, the operator straightened, with a little gesture of hopelessness. “Guessflit’s all off.” came at last. “The general Superintendent in Den- ver’s on the wire.‘ Says to back up everything to Tollifer, including the plows, and give up the ghost.” YEP. SLIM ! TIN HENRY CAN , AL. CREiS— T in Henry Put: A Lot cf Pep in Hi: Port Setting Hope WE'RE sun: Lucxv amour MAN LIKE 'TTN HENRY! . soon AS WE GET mass: HE MT 0 HAVE. A mm‘mt. HIRED DRMN ‘EM 0 Go BACK AND ssecugnggEs o . LOOK AL! .. ....... LONG! 5i . ,o HE AIN’T A FENCE ,——.—_=-—!! A la * ounces, HE’SA ~”' ' . PILE DENVER! H ator went once more to his desk. Bah ,. hate and Houston waited . for him to . Houston was at his. ‘.A:,I____ ‘::,- : “r‘___, 0—- ”*3 alarm-w" M... 1 “'It is when you're with a caution .that'gail but‘broke,"ianswered the op- u‘= erator. "It’s cheaper for this old wood- en-‘axle outfit to quit than to go on lighting—” , . ' 4 . “That means six weeks eet this storm keep up two days longer! " Ba:- tiste broke in excitedly. “By tomor- row morning, ever'snowshed, he will be bank full of snow. The track. he Will be four inches in ice. Six week— this country, he can not stand it! Tell him so on,the telegraphl~ Tell him the cattle, he will starve! Peuff! No longer do I think of our machinery! Eel! it is los’-—we are los'. But let eet go. Say to heem nothing of that. Say to heem that there are the cattle that will starve, that in the stores there is not enough provision. That~" "I know. I’ll call Denver. But, I don’t know what chance there is—-the road’s been waiting for a chance to go into bankruptcy, anyway—since this new Carrow Point deal is about through. They haven’t got any money -—you know that, Ba’tiste. It’s cheaper ‘ for them to shut down for six' weeks than to try to keep running. That fifty thousand they lost on that snow- plow just about put the crimp in 'em. It might cost a couple of hundred thousand more to keep the road open. What's the result? It’s easier to quit. But I’ll try ’em—" He turned to the key and hammered doggedly. Only soggy deadness an- swered. He tested his plugs and tried again. In vain. An hour later, he still was there, fighting for the impossible, striving to gain an answer from vac- ancy, struggling to instill life into a thing deadened by ice, and drifts. and wind, and broken, sagging telegraph poles. The line was gone! CHAPTER XIX. UNTIL dusk they remained in the boxlike station, hoping against hope. But the whine and snarl of the wind were the only sounds that came to them, the steady banking of the snow against the windows the only evidence of life. The telegraph line, somewhere between Tabernacle and the country which lay over the bleak. "now deadly range, was a shattered thing, with poles buried in drifts, with loose strands of wire swinging in the gusts of the blizzard, with ice coated upon the insulations, and repair—until the sun should come and the snows melt—an almost impossible task. “It'd take a guy with a diving suit to find some of them wires, I guess,” the «operator hazarded, as he finally ’ ceased his efforts and reached for his coat and hat and snowshoes. “There ain’t no use staying here. You fellows are going to sleep in town tonight, ain't you?” There was little else to do. They fought their way to the rambling boarding house, there to join the loaf- ing group in what passed for a lobby and to watch with them the lingering death of day in a shroud of white. Night brought no" cessation of the wind, no lessening of the banks of \snow which now were drifting high “against the first-story windows; the door was only kept in working order through constant sallies of ' the .bent old boarding-house keeper, with his snow shovel. Windows banged and rattled, with a. muffled, eerie sound; . snow sifted through the tiniest cracks, spraying upon those who sat near them. The old cannon-ball stove, crammed with coal, reached the point where dull red spots enlivened its bulging belly; yet the big room was cold with non~de~ tectable drafts, the men shivered in spite of their heavy clothing, and the region outside the immediate radium ofxthe heater was barn-like with frig- idity. Midnight came, and the group about the stove slept in their chairs, ' “ “the” “133 undergo the discomfort 3and'1‘ooidnea8 otbed . , .IMornigix -, brought; no relief. The mm, if anything. and the 4 ' . rat the doorway'with his ' first, shoveling expedition of the day. The .teleg'rapher, window, rubbed a spot with his hand and stared into the dimness of the flydng snow, toward his station. "M”I'll have t’ call for volunteers it I get in there today. We’ll have to tunnel." , Ba’tis'te and Houston joined him. The box car that served as a station house-«always an object of the heavi. est drifts-r—was buried! The big French—Canadian pulled at his beard. “Peuff! Eet is like the ground hog." he announced. “Est is underground already.” “Yeh. But I've got to get in there. The wire might be working.” “So? We will help, Bareen and Ba’. teese. Come-«we get shovels." Even that was work. The town sim- ply had ceased to be; the stores were closed, solitude was everywhere. They forced a window and climber into the little general merchandlst establish- ment, simply because it was easier than striving to get in through the door. Then, armed with their shovels, they began the work of tunneling to the station. Two hours later, the agent once more at his dead key, Ba’tiste turned to Houston. “Eet is the no use here," he an nounced. “We must get to camp and assemble the men that are strong and willing to help. 'I‘hen—-" . “Yes?” “Then, eet will be the battle to help those who are not fortunate. There is death in this storm." Again with their waist-belt guide lines, they started forth, to bend against the storm in a struggle that was to last for hours; to lose their trail, to find it again, through the straggling poles that in the old days had carried telephone wires, and at last to reach the squat, snowed—in buildings of: camp. There’ Ba’tiste as- sembled the workmen in the bunk house. “There are greater things than this now," he announced. “We want the strong men—who will go back with us to Tabernacle, and who will be willing to take the risk to help the country- side. Ah, oui, eet is that danger that is ahead. How many of you will‘go?” One after another they reached for their snowshoes, silent men who act- ed, rather than spoke. A few were left behind, to care for the camp in case of: emergencies, to keep the roofs as free from snow as possible and to avoid cave-ins. The rest filed outside, one by one, awkwardly testing the bindings of their snowshoes, and awaiting the command. At the door- way, Ba’tiste, his big hands fumbling, caught the paws of Golemar, his wolf- dog, and raised the great, shaggy crea- ture against his breast. “No," he said in kindly, indulgent fashion. “Eet is not for Golemar. to go with us. The drift, they are deep. There is no crust on the snow. Gole- mar, he would sink about his head. Theri blooey! There would be no Gol- emar!” Guide lines were fixed. Once more, huddled, clumsy figures of white, one following. the other, they made the grueling trip .back to Tabernacle and the duties which they knew lay before them. For already the reports were beginning to come in, brought by storm - weakened, blizzard - battered men, of houses where the roofs had crashed beneath the weight of snow, of lost ranchmen, of bawling cattle, drifting before the storm—tO‘death. It was the beginning of a two-weeks’ siege of a white inferno. Little "time did Barry Houston have for thought in those weeks. There were ‘too many other things. to crowd upon ‘him; too many cold, horrible hours in blinding snow, or in the faint glare of a ruddy sun which only broke through the clouds that it might peer at “the stricken country beneath it. Continued next week. at the frostocaked. dmv 951' l ...... Thu 1904 Ford cost $900 How would you have lubricated a FORD like this one? 1904 Ford advertisement featured the “8 H.P. 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Few men come onto the scene of action in a m o r e pictur- esque fashipn. A ruddy-faced boy, army where older brothers are serv- ing. He is given a sound scolding big brother style. (Big brothers still like to do it). It does not faze him, however, and he fails to go home. The Goliath adven- ture immediately follows, and David’s fame and fortune are made. It is not all glory, however, for the'king be— comes insanely jealous of his victory, and resolves to make 'an end of him. Nevertheless, we may be morally cer- tain that the young shepherd. enjoyed his popularity to the full. He had at— tained without realizing it what half the men of America dream of at night, and spend millions to gee—publicity. And he deserved it. Any country‘lad ~who dared what he dared that fateful day, as the Philistine giant roared his curses at him, merits whatever reward he may receive. Could .any writer de— scribe this event more graphically than the Bible? The giant is dead, killed with a sling-shot: Then David ran, and stood over the.Philis-‘ tine and took his sword, and drew it out of the sheath thereof, and slew him, and cut off his head therewith. And when the Philistines .saw that their champion was dead, they fled.” But David’s adventures were only be— ginning. S I s-aid before, King Saul did not glory in the popularity of his sub- ject. ’ Kings used to have a. way of get- ting rid of over-popular heroes, until in our day the heroes have gotten rid of the kings. David had to flee for his life. He became a fugitive, at the head of a band of unshaven desper- adoes, who got their living by methods which we could not recommend to youths about to graduate from high school. At one time the future king’s case was so desperate, and his pursu- ers were so close on his heels that he went to an enemy city and feigned himself crazy to get taken care of. But the spirit of chivalry never left him. Certain high principles always made themselves felt. One night he found the king in his power. A stroke, and David could have killed him. More- over, his followers urged that he do so‘. “Just one thrust,” said they, “will be enough.” But no. That would nev- er do, for wag not Saul the anointed of the Lord? To strike at him would be like striking at God. A man with a. high sense of what our fathers would call the divine majesty will be saved from many evid deeds. ‘The wave of swearing which now spreads every- where is due to the fact that we have forgotten who God is. The use of the name of Christ in oaths is particularly reprehensible as it uses in curses Him who was the world’s blessing and its David, for he speaks their Jan: he appears at the in thorough-going ' “but there was no, overheard using the name of Christ in profanity. Would there were more such. This high appreciation of the Name of the Deity was a characteris- tic of David. He never lost it but once. THE bright star in the black sky of David’s days of persecution and vagabondage was his friendship with Jonathan. ,Was any, friendship ever deeper, Or has it ev'er’been‘ more beau- tifully described? “The. soul of Jon? athan was knit with the soul ‘of David and Jonathan leved him as his own soul. Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul.” Long. after, when Jon- athan had been killed in battle and David had become king of the united nation, he. kept his old friend’s crip- pled son in the royal household, as a memorial of the old attachment. 1. have a feeling that such friendships never are broken, ~but continue throughout the ages. Of course, it was inevitable that David should be king. ‘ Who else was as admired, as widely known, or as bold in battle? With him began the golden days of the Hebrew‘ people. For a thousand years the‘nation look- ed back to the reign of the shepherd- musician as one looks back on a glor- ious sunrise. Even the Messiah was supposed to sit on the throne of Dav- id. The flrst act of the new adminis— tration was to bring the ark up to the capital city. It was a. memorable ocv cas‘ion. The crowds caught the spirit, and the king “danced before the Lord with all his might.” The twenty-fourth psalm was probably written for this event. As the procession neared the city gates a chorus pealed out, “Lift up your heads, 0 ye gates, and be ye flifted up, ye everlasting doors, and the King of Glory will come in.” Another chorus replied, “Who is this King of Glory?” and the first chorus comes back, “Jehovah, strong and mighty, Je- hovah mighty in battle.” The last years of the great king were clouded in trouble. One son murdered another, and the rebellion of Absalom showed how cruel ambi- tion can be, when it buries its fangs in an aged father. The death of the conspirator was, however, the worst body blow the king ‘ever received. It hurt him more than the fact of his son’s rebellion. He loved the sinner in spite of his sin. “0 my son Absa- lom,” he moaned, “would I had died for thee, O Absalom, my Son, my son!” This is as different from the ordinary attitude of ancient kings toward sedi- tious sons as prize fighting is different from love making. He thought ‘of the spiritual tragedy of his son rather ‘ than the crime against himself. OW could this man be guilty of adultery and murder? How 'do good men in 0111“ day suddenly lapse into thelblackes-t deeds? It is always hard to explain. There is secret de- sire and the mental dwelling on the thing we would like to do. Perhaps the conditions for committing the evil deed suddenly become favorable, and lo! ere we\rea1ize it, we are guilty of something we had never really eXpect- ed to do. “Each man is tempted, when he is drawn away by his own lust and enticed. Then the lust, when it hath conceived, beareth sin: and the sin, .when .it'is full grown, brin‘geth forth death.” It is hard to improve on St. James’s description. “Let no man gloat over another’s fall, lest'he himself get mired’in the same bog.” SUNDAY SCHOOL LES’SONi- FOR ‘- MARCH ‘ o SUBJECT. ——The Reign of David I Sam. 16 to II Sam. . GQLDEN TEX will. 0m God €88.40 only source (if life. A certain factory j fretains no man iii its employ who is T—‘i delight l0 do Thy: , _ .- w ”’55” w w.» w \. *//‘; "M w;—_-_ -3. --"_,M ,7 14—.“ n _ . . ‘ MEAsLEs‘ HERE! HE child who has. contracted measles will probably break out with the rash fourteen days after the time of exposure. But he will show the first signs of illness ' three or four days before the eruption appears, andas this pre-eruptive stage is one of the most critical periods of the child’s illness 'he must be under careful supervision from the very start. ‘ Nine or ten days after expo- sure the Child. who has contracted measles will begin to show signs of “‘a cold." If the little one develops- a cough, running nose, and watery eyes, keep him at home in a room that is just comfortable, neither too hot nor too cold. If he has fever keep him in bed. If the trouble is measles the rash will probably come out in foul days, but bear in mind that this is not a rule without exceptions. I have seen cases in which the rash has delayed a full week without the child being the worse for the delay. The rash of measles is first detected inside the mouth and . throat. You may see it on the soft palate and the mucous membrane of the cheeks thirty six hours before it comes on the skin. When it .breaks out it generally begins on the face and around the ears and is blotchy instead of uniform. A fine, uniform rash appearing first on the chest, indicates scarlet fever, but a blotchy, rough looking rash that comes out first on the face and has with it some swelling around the eyes is almost sure to be measles. Do not make the mistake of shutting all air and light out of the room. Keep the room at a temperature of about 70, degrees. Shade the windows enough to remove strain from the eyes but do not make the room really dark. Be careful to see‘ that the patient does not face a window. Do not make him uncomfortably warm by too much bed- ding. All that is needed is to keep the skin at a comfortable temperature. Remember that the great complication of measles is broncho—pneumonia and when you overheat your patient you are giving that disease an invitation. In the ordinary cases the rash goes away about as quickly as it came—— three or four days. The fever comes up just preceding the outbreak of the rash and drops as it becomes fully [developed In a week the patient may be up in a warm- room if all has gone well. It is always well to have medi- cal care for measles but is especially important if complications occur. HAS BARN YARD ITCH. In caring for a cow that had what I know now to have been barn yard itch, I got the same. I have tried different prescriptions from the docto1 which seem to help but more comes Have been troubled with it over three years. Can you: prescribe a cure—Mrs. A. L. S. . Thoroughly clean all scabs and crusts by scrubbing the parts with strong soapsuds and then appy sul~ phur ointment. Be careful to put on all clean underclothing and give no chance of becoming reinfected. HA8 BLADDER TROUBLE. I am a man of 65 and in perfect health excepting some bladder trouble It gets me up at night and spoils my rest. Would it be adVisable to have my urine examined. ——-K. J. It would be a. good thing to have the urine examined as it might reveal some unsuspected trouble. Most cases of disturbance of this nature in men past: middle age are due. to some en- largeruemh of the prostate gland. This gland. lies in very close relation to the m1: ot the bladder and when it be- comes inflamed or enlarged it causes just such irritation as you mention. Semetimes it will yield to medical. treatment. In others a surgical opera tion is necessary. When one considers the disturbance to health that it causes any measure that will bring relief is justifiable. HAS PIMPLES ON FACE. ’What can a person do for pimples and small sores on the face of a boy of 15. We have given him blood medi— cine and it does not seem to do any good.» Blood medicine would not be. likely to do any good. This is a trouble called acne, very common in young people at puberty and for a few years thereafter. A very helpful measure is taking a cold bath all over the body, followed by a brisk rub with coarse towels, every morning. This increases the activity of the whole skin and is very beneficial. Diet iS' an important factor. Candy and sweetstuffs, rich cream and fats should be cut out of the diet. Much outdoor exercise should be taken. In very stubborn cases an antogenous vaccine often helps. BLOOD PURIFIER. What would you 1ecommend as a good blood purifie1 and enricher to help me to get rid of pimples and blackheads?—~-Bettie You will have better success doing this by changing your diet and per- sonal habits. Pimples and blackheads are very common complaints with young people and do not indicate poor blood, but are symptoms of disturb- ance of the excretory glands of the skin. It is always well for the patient to practice an abstemious diet, espe- cially in regard to fats and sweets. It is also necessary to keep the bowels active by eating fresh fruit and veg— etables and drinking plenty of fresh water. The skin of the whole body must be kept vigorous in circulation. This may be encouraged by taking a sponge bath every morning, followed by a brisk rub with a rough towel, un- til the skin of the whole body is in a good glow. These measures are not so easy as taking medicine, but are much more effective, as well as cheaper. HIGH BLOOD PREssu RE.- My husband is eighty years old, and an old soldier. He is pretty well, with the exception of sudden spells that take him without any warning; then he breathes hard, his arms and limbs ’ shake, and jerk feaifully some times. They last a minute, sometimes five; in five, he seems a little bewildered when it is over. I will appreciate it very much if you will tell us what you $11ka it is, and what we can do.—— Such conditions as you name are not susceptible of cure at this late stage. They are due to brain changes which are very likely induced by a. high blood pressure. In a younger per- sOn, epilepsy would be suspected, but this is not true epilepsy. A very light diet should be insisted upon. Free action of the bowels every day is re- quired. The patient should do noth- ing that calls for straining or unusual effort, neither should he undertake anything that entails stooping. He should avoid exposure to the sun’s rays in hot weathe1, and avoid public gatherings, crowds, and excitement of any kind. Aside from these restric- tions, let him be as comfortable in every way as possible. For removing grease stains from the ‘wall paper, crush magnesia carbonate , and apply it to the spots. In twenty- four hours the stains will have disap- peered. THE celebrated Top Notch ‘ ‘Buddy Boot”, iaillustrat- ed above. A light weight boot of un- conquerable dura- bility. Why you should insist on hand-made rubber footwear TOP NOTCH Rubber Footwear is made for hard service. From light rubbers to heavier weight boots and arctics,every pair isibuilt up by hand just as carefully as fine custom- made shoes. This hand- made process of manufac— ture enables us to strength- en places where the great- est wear comes, without excessive ' Weight or clum- siness. All the materials are thorough- ly tested. We know exactly what is the best material to use for soles, linings or uppers. There is no guess-work. When you see the Top Notch Cross on rubbers, ' boots or arctics, you may be sure that you are getting your money’s, worth. Top Notch Rubber Footwear is. made in all styles and sizes for’ men, women and children. It costs no more than ordinary rub- ber footwear and often gives you double the wear. patronize the dealerin your neighL borhood who carries the Top, Notch brand. He is interested'in?’ your pocketbook as Well as his " OWIl. BEACON FALLS RUBBER SHOE COMPANY L‘ Makers of Top Notch Rubber Footwear Beacon Falls, Connecticut, U. S. A. P NOT It will pay to ’ing is inserted in the binder: "21337 It Will Save 72mg and Patience, Alia Add to Me Attractzvmen of Me Front UTTONHOLES are bugbears." So Byou’ve said to yourself several times. Their making ofttimes takes as much time as it does to make the whole garment in any other detail. The Sunday silk frocks, the winter woolens, and the dainty summer dresses can be finished with invisible closings, but children’s clothes seem .——1 Hi [ H! 1 Hi i Showing the Different Steps. to demand buttons and buttonholes. Snaps will answer the purtgis: in some cases, but they are invaria \coming undone. Children can be taught quite readily to dress themselves if their clothing is finished with buttons and 'buttonholes, but the snaps seem to be a mystery to them. Buttons and buttonholes are also essential in nightgowns and work ap- rons and the kind illustrated above is as readily adapted to them as to chil— dren’s garments. These bound buttonholes are simple to make if you utilize your machine at- tachments. They Wear well, look at- tractive and save much time in finish- ing a garment. If the buttonholes are bound in checked or contrasting color, they are even more fetching. If you do not buy the folded bias ‘binding, it may be made at home with the aid of the cutting gauge attached to the scissors. In making these bound ,buttonholes, the binder is substituted The bias bind- Next cut a strip of material the width.that the buttonholes are to be apart, usu- ally about two inches. on. each side with the bias binding, and cut into pieces one—half-in'ch longer than the width of the buttons you are going to use. It is sometimes \best to stitch the row of buttonholes and bind, ready to be sewn on the garment. To save V time, the pieces may be placed to- gether on the gar- ment in such a way as to bind the strip and the garment at the same time, put- ting two raw edges under one seam. . This method of making buttonholes may be used on most any romper pattern, but is par- ticularly adapted to‘ the romper pattern You may obtain this for the pressure foot. illustrated here. émattern through our Pattern Service ' :partment, for twelve cents, in tWO, , four and flveyear sizes. A ‘ year size requires two and three- 3'3 yards of twenty—seven-inch Bind this strip 7‘ be made on the shoulders of your kitchen aprons. After the pieces are laid together with the bound edges just touching, the outer edge is round- ed, making it possible to bind around the curve. 0n the shoulders of under- waists, bungalow aprons, or down the front of nightgowns, I, have found these buttonholes quite satisfactory and a great time-saver. THE COST or: CHARM. iFFERENT reformers of one sort and another were very much ex- cited recently when the treasury de- partment reported that American wo- men spend on an average of; seventy million dollars a year for cosmetics. Considering this as a lump sum, it seems large. But when calculating it with the population, it gets down to more reasonable figures. It is a poor nation that cannot af- ford to spend two dollars per each fem- inine head for soaps, scents and the various other beautifiers. The well- kept woman is always admired and every husband takes p1ide in a well- kept wife. The lavish use of these cosmetics is vulgar, but when the right amount is used to increase the charm, the result is'an addition to every woman’s personal appearance.‘ Let’s hope that next year the price is doubled that the charm may be doubled. PORK CAKE. 1 lb. currents 1A, lb. citron 2 cups nutmeats strong cold con'oe 1 lb. fat pork 2 cups boiling water 2 cups brown .sugar 1 cup molasses 4 tb. 1 tb. cloves 3 tsp. baking powder 1 tb. nutmeg 11% lb. soda. 2 tb. (innamon 8 cups flour 1 lb. raisins 1 tb. vanilla Take rind off and cook pork twenty minutes in two cups of boiling water and be sure and have two cups when cooked. Chop. meat fine and let- cool. Mix- fruit with one cup of flour. Mix and sift remaining flour with baking powder and soda. Add fruit and spices to sugar and molasses combined With fat and wa- ter. Add coffee and vanilla. Mix well and stir in flour and nuts. Turn into a large pan lined with buttered paper and bake in a slow oven for two and one-half hours. This is a. cheap, delicious cake. It is fine to have on hand and serve with a sauce as pudding. ‘ fThe Wall Needs a Picture There is nothing like a picture To hear us miles away, To whisk us off to Greenland, To Spain or to Cathay And show us all the wonders With no bills or tips to pay. —Henry Turner Bailey. WHEN walls are bare, a room will ' always seem dull. Good pic- tures give a home-like and not merely a houselike appearance to walls. They are a high interpretation , Taking the Bunnies Joyriding. A Prize Winner. Play d Part in M mic Weeé I ONGFELLOW once said, shall show you a happy, peaceful and contented home.” “Show me a home Where music dwells and I Music in the home is a comfort, a stimulus and a nerve- -steadying force that helps to link the family group closer around the fireside. To the tired body and weary mind, an hour spent listening to some soul—satisfying music does much to alleviate the cares and worries of a busy day. inspire one to deeper and nobler thoughts. aid in putting the mind at rest. It will carry the thought above the commonplace things of life and It will relax the nerves and- In recognition of the great part that a. love of music plays in our life . and our community, May 4 has been appointed as National Music Week It is hoped to intensify, during this one Week, the habitual use of music throughout the year. Here an opportunity presents itself for musically interested persons to do their part in creating a greater interest in music in their community. For those interested in women’s clubs, the entertainment for May might be a specially prepared musical. program. Rural churches have an important role to play in music week, that of ushering in the celebration with special Sermons on music, ringing of church bells and special musical services ' featured. with congregational singing Mast readily organized form of rural participation is a community [sing " at some center of communal life, such as the community house, the church, or the- school:- the parlor of a farmhouse. It is indeed possible to have a Successful sing iii Households having no piano or other: musical instrument may invite the neighbors in to “listen in” over the radio to the special Music Week programs that are now being prepared. , . , ~- — of the simplest truths and most com- monplace things of life. ~ To stimualte a love of and a knowledge of good pictures in a child is doing much to- ward rounding out its life. It means much to ourselves, our family and to our friends, who visit us, to have good pictures, and, like all good things, pictures are made to be shared. We can give pictures to oth- ers as gifts at all seasons of the-year and gladden and mature their lives by doing so. Over good pictures one can ponder and study them and look upon them many times—discovering new excel- lencies and new beauties each time. It is not a normal person, when we find someone who does not like good pictures. But often such a person has not been roused to an appreciation of what pictures have to give to enrich their life. ”Pictures make—our fives much more restful and colorful, and together with books and music, have the power to turn a house into a. home. They cre- ate an oasis of beauty and great peace in a restless world. A good picture is not an expenditure in any real sense, but an investment‘which pays large dividends, while retaining the princi- pal almost intact. The right kind of pictures creates a new atmosphere in any sort of room, and has the ability tovlctwus live in it world' of beauty, if we choose to. It was a great pleasure, when a child, to go to the walls bearing the best pictures of the home and bidding them good-night before I went to bed. And often I thanked them ever so gratefully that they yielded me so much beauty and pleasure When I travel, the first thing I 100k for in a hotel room are pictures ‘on the: walls. If they areyofkgood taste-my stop is much more pleasant and less lonely. Since there are hundreds of thou- sands of prints of good pictures, many of which may be had for fifty cents, the writer will be glad to answer in- quiries about them if a stamped. ad- dressed envelope is sent and will en- deavor to locate'the pictures that will meet your needs—Mrs. ‘P. Ward. WHEN STRINGING ‘sEADs. Have you ever broken your string ’of graduated beads and lamented the edifilculty of again getthfg them into prepen order? If you will lay your heads on a- piece of corrugated papery 41K Man—m4 M . , . v.7 ._.. «,1... may—m“; M FOR'k a lame back, stifl ' neck or any muscular strain, Gombault‘s Bal- semis the remedy youcan depend upon to ve relief that‘s quick an sure. , It’s equally efi'ective for , cuts, bruises, sore throat, bronchial cold, muscular or inflarmnatory Jrheuma tism, sciatica or lumbago. One application drives out pain in a hurry. Safe, healing, antiseptic —-Gombault‘ s Balsam has been the standby in many households for over forty y.ears No need to suffer if you keg-p this reliable lin— iment ways on hand. - $ 1.50 per bottle at #11493“ or direct upon receipt of price. AS A VETERINARv LINIMENT Gombault' s Balsam also is the reme which years of use have prov effective and safe for most horse ailments. Keeps Elonr harm sound and working. he Lawrence-Williams 00., .0. COMBAULTS BALSAM HEALING (Ind ANTISEPTIC A imam-Au ' Hou'seww's‘s ‘Pnsrsn IT IS interesting to test an Inger- _ soll by checking its timekeeping precision, day after day, against the running of the country’s fast trains. , Such a test would convince you of the re- liance you can place on an lngersoll watch. Inger-soils though not split-second will get you where you want to be ON TIME. Models $2.00 to 810.00 a store and also in the home. ; not be possible in food bought in bulk. to 35 on your stove. range or Save furnace. ve(Eider direct from manufacturers. More than 500. 000 Kalamazoo customers have done it. Get highest quality. tom—24 hour shipments. 30days' trial. Cash orasypayments. Quick, safe delivery. Satisfaction flag:- 0! your money Over stove and range de- inournewcatalog—new porcelain enamel cast \ hula 111111011 mmm°“°?”"“ l‘llul l .11; 0 STOVE C0. - , ms SEALED PAPER PACKAGES. HE score of letters received in the contest this week regarding the bulk or 11in sealed paper packages bal- anced the scales on the side of the sealed paper packages. tipped them to a very decided angle. There were only twenty-six per cent who preferred to buy .food in bulk, their main argument being the econ- omy, not the quality of the food. Two of the leading letters follow here; the others will. appear next week—Martha Cole. Quality is Best. Undoubtedly/some of us can remem- her when we took the molasses jug, cery store, and after it had been filled we watched the groceryman wrap a sheet of paper deftly around his hand, fold up the tip and fill it with pepper from the red cannister with a land- scape upon its facade (or was it a beautiful actress) ? About here he al- ways sneezed. Tea, sugar, rice and such he made into packages by laying a sheet of paper on the scales and weighing out the amount you wanted, folded over the two sides and then the ends, and tied it with store string. Time was when the wooden plate was the last word, but now is the day of attractive cartons and gummed pa- per sacks. Do we like it better? Of course. One has such a nice respec- table, exclusive feeling when opening the artistic packages. Perhaps our joy in the transaction is somewhat clouded when we remem- ber that as the consumer we must pay the artist, the lithographer, the box maker, the packers, over and above what the food itself cost. Is it worth ‘the price to us? The artistry is most- ly in interest of competition, the use of sealed packages are a great saving to the merchant. What we get is the margin of difference in the quality of goods over that we get in bulk. If we wish to take advantage of the cleaner and better protected way of handling food, we will buy in the larg- est possible amounts or rather, con- tainers. On the farm where the quan- tity of material needed can be pretty closely estimated, it is economy to buy in wholesale lots. The groceryman will usually make a price for large amounts that will mean a distinct sav- ing.—-—Mrs. I. K., Tecumseh, Mich. Several Reasons Why. I have several reasons for liking the present sealed package way of buying food. First, it is the way to better health, the package being sealed keeps the food from dust and insects in the This can- Second, this sealed package way is a money-saver to the groceryman who needs less help in handling his goods. To the purchaser because it avoids waste of food. The packages are us- ually durable and seldom get broken. Third, the sealed package keeps the food fresh and at the right degree of moisture, as when packed. Fourth, in the home the cupboard has an attractive and neater appear- ance, and‘ more room when we use the sealed paper packages. Fifth, as a time saver, this new seal- ed paper way is indispensible. As they are always labeled, you can tell at a glance without looking in each pack- age whether1you are getting oatmeal, sugar or laundry supplies—Mrs. S. K., Milan, Mich. A happy home is the single spot _ of rest which a man has upon this earthfor the cultivation of his noblest sensibilities.’——'F. ‘W. Robertson. The color put into a" 'rl’s checks by ormilk and leafy vegetab es rarely rubs: problem of purchasing food in the In fact, they ' all wiped nice and clean, to the gro~ ‘ PIMMBINGHXIURFS ’fitandard” kitchen sinks “yardstick high” provide comfort and prevent backstrain. How high is yours? Standard .Saniflrm ‘lllfg. Co. , Pittsburgh Write for Catalogue J Color Your Butter "Dandelion Butter Color” Gives The! Golden June Shade which Brings 'l' op Prices Before churning add one- -half teaspoon- ful to each gallon of cream and out of your churn comes butter of Golden June shade. “Dandelion Butter Color” is State and National food laws. 50 years by all large creameries. color buttermilk. Used for Doesn’t or grocery stores. Buyl Peace Dale I{darn s direct from mil LBig ”2,11%! peJUBnys beautiful kinds for I. c r 0 Unusual range of he most brilliant to dehcata tSoft, smooth ,longhwearin. I In. samples and get detsi discount on". Satisfaction Peace Dale Mills. kDept. 814 Avenue. New York City. Peace Dd mama?G FARMS hAND FARM LANDS FOR SALE PAY I0 ADVANCE FEBM don't canny. option or tie up no] eststs for “any tract without first nouns those mdsnlins with are absolutely honorable. responsiblssnd rename WM pm I cm exchange your farm stock and tools for modern singles or orcsll Hickory 6663 M. Wfln. H. 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Win. _ Make an accurate record ”-2 HARTFORD - lime INSURANCE COMPANY Hartford, Conn. Gentlemen: > I operate 1.--......acre farm. Pleasenndmeafréeeopyof Iran: inventory book—“MY OPERTY.” l FREE MEAT CURING BOOK To learn the best methods of curing meat, write to E. H. Wright Co., 843 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo., and get absolutely frees new $1 Book. "Meat Production on the Farm”, which‘ tells all about meat curing. Free to farmers only. Send name today. ‘ \ l; .9. . i U, ._, “$5, _. set"? "i _ Use this department to hel solve your househo d roblcms. ddress your letters to artha Cole, Michi- gan Farmer, Detroit,_Michigan. TO WHITEN PIANO KEYS. Please tell me what to do to whiten piano keys that have become yellow. -~Mrs. A. R Wash the keys carefully with a clean flannel dipped in alcohol. Be very careful not to get the alcohol on the woodwork as it will spoil the varnish. Or you might use milk if you do not have the alcohol. After washing with the milk, polish with a clean flannel, can—E OF GOLPFISH My children have had two little goldfish given to them. Can you tell me something about how to take care of thcm?-Mrs. F. A. E. Goldfish should be kept in a glass bowl and the- water changed at least once or twice a week. lt is well to have a small dipper to dip the fish out of the bowl, rather than handling them. Put them into a. dish of clear water that is the same temperature as that in which they have been taken out of, adding a pinch of salt. Wash the bowl carefully and fill with water that is the same temperature as the L of your property NOW! Insure in a strong, reliable company like the Hartford Fire Insurance Company. That is the first important step towards securing ad- equate protection for your farm investment. Make a complete inventory of your prop- erty sothat you will know the, proper amount of insurance to carry and so that . you will not forget any itemof property de' stroyed if a fire occurs. Make this record in the Hartford inveno tory book “My Property”. It is free—sen for your copy. HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE CO. ' . Hartford, Conn. , Nluil this Coupon for the booklet. it is .pense. room. The water should be pumped from the well the day before and left standing in. the room until the next day. Your druggist can supply you with fish food. I would recommend this rather than feeding bread crumbs or other food. A few shells and a bit of sea weed will add to the attractive- ness of the bowl. “ v CURRANT enemas. l have several quarts of currents that l canned last summer. Can 011 gllV‘mo some way to use them.—— rs. You might use the currants in either of the following recipes: For currant conserve use five lbs. currents, 2.lbs. chopped seeded raisins, five lbs. sugar and four oranges. Cook sugar. raisins and currents to— gether 15 minutes. After the mixture reaches the boiling point, add the grated rind and juice of oranges and cook together 5 minutes longer. Serve with meat. ” Currant Cream Pudding: Stew one pint of stemmed currents with 2 tablespoonfuls of sugar and 3 of water, until tender; then rub through a. sieve. Blend 2 ounces of cornstarch with 2 tablespoonfuls of cold milk. Boil 2 cups of milk, then stir in the blended cornstarch and the currant pulp. Stir till it boils, then boil for 8 minutes, stirring all the time. Remove from the fire and allow to cool. Then add 2 Well-beaten eggs, 1 tablespoonful of sugar and pour into wet mold. When flrm, turn out and decorate with whipped cream, flavored with vanilla and ripe currents. BRIGHTER KITCHENS ARE MADE THIS WAY. EFORE spring housecleaning comes upon us is the time to make dark places light. Especially is it a. good time to brighten the kitchen floors and walls. Linoleum which is resil- ient and grease-proof will last for years if given reasonable care. The best way to lay linoleum is to put it down over a layer of heavy felt paper. Soft wood or old wood floors may be painted after they have been scraped and sandpapered to make them smooth. First, put on a priming coat of paint and thenputty to fill all nail holes and cracks. After sandpapering down the rough spots, one or two more coats. of paint should be applied. One gallon of mixed paint will give two coats to three hundred square feet of surface. To brighten up the walls, remove the dirty grease-spotted wall paper with warm water. After the walls are thor- oughly dried, they may be painted a. light color such as ivory, cream or ten to reflect the light. A good wall paint will give the walls a hard surface so House'wwenv A BUSINESS " REQUIRING BOOKKEEPING. OUSEWIVERY is .a business re- quiring business methods. House hold expenses are very closely related with the business of the farm. The farm supplies poultry, fruit, vegetables and livestock products. Such materi- als would otherwise .be a household ex- pense. In_ turn, the household often which would otherwise bean expense for the farm. As'a. result it is neces- sary to keep track "for. household ac- counts . as connected With farm ex- ‘Farm household accounts are essen- tiaa to economic sanctionsapedgls. a dollEr-eernedr d i l .\ that they can be wiped down easily. . furnishes board for the farm labor, Dr. Quack Fox T aka: a, T umb/e and Learn: 4 Lemon 0 all our little folks remember how Dr. Quack Fox fooled Bruin in ourstory last week by giving him a bottle of cough syrup for a bottle of i‘Sooth-all?” Well. it was just a week from the very day that Dr. Quack Fox played this trick that he found it necessary to again take the road that lead past Rolly ‘Rabbit’s house. As he neared the house he chuckled to think how cleverly he had fooled Bruin and made a profit for himself. , “That was a good trick on' Bruin,” he said to himself, “I wonder when he discovered it? I would like to know, He Stubbed His Toe and Down He Went, Kerplunk. but I guess I won’t stop to find out. I might get one played on me." In fact, he was thinking so much about his clever little trick that he did not look where he was going. Just as he was right in front of Rolly's house, he stubbed his toe on a rock in the path and down he went, ker- plunk. His case flew open and bottles scattered in every direction. Rolly was preparing a porridge for the noon meal by the kitchen window, and saw it all. At first he wanted to laugh, but his heart was kind and gracious. Forgetting the mean trick, Dr. Fox had played on his friend, he hastened out to help him. The doctor was just picking himself up when Rol-ly reached him. “Oh, sir, are you hurt?” asked Rolly sympathetically. “My toe’is,” said Dr. Fox, "and my knee hurts dreadfully where it bumped the rock.” “Oh, I'm so sorry," said Rolly. Read A Good Book ' “Music of the Wild," by Gene Stratton Porter, $3.00. ‘ Have. you heard all the music of the outdoors? Are your ears attuned to the wonderful music of wild things? The music or sounds of the outdoors does not apply only to bird song. If you will read this book of Mrs. Port- er’s you will know that the locust has a fiddle, that trees have harps and the lilies have a song and that some birds sing from. the ground and others from the tree tops, and moths make music as they Wing about. This volume con- tains chapters on the chorus of ,the, forest, music of the fields, music of the marsh and the music referredoto does _ not‘at all only apply to bird song. It is very profusely illustrated with many unusual photographs 'of the wild things that ”grow and live in the outdoors. such a volume as this is a veritable gold mine of the beauty and romance that lies all about us in the fields. woods, forests and waters: If you are ..1! ' .debatifll‘was‘toi-Sust whatbook to get '1 WWI! relative or yourself... » . ‘ . ‘ ‘ ,WMafllfimspi-iae, lered‘indis‘pensihle. . "Come right in the house. We will fix it up in Just a few minutes. I am sure that I»have.something that will help it." And so Dr. Fox went limp» ing along into the the house with Rolly Rabbit, groaning at every step. Bruin sat reading the last edition of Woodland News when they came in, and was quite surprised when he saw who it was. But when.Rolly Rabbit explained that the 'doctor had fallen and hurt himself badly, he was Just as anxious to help as Rally. In a short time they had the bruised foot all bandged with “Smooth-all.” “And does that feel better?” asked Bruin as he tied the last bandage. “Oh, ever so much better," replied Dr. Fox. “Thank you both so much." “Oh, we are very glad to help you.” said Rolly. “And may I ask why?”. said Dr. Fox. “Because we would like to be helped that way ourselves,” answered Rolly. As Dr.’ Quack Fox limped toward the door, he said, “I have learned a lesson from you today. I can't thank you enough for all you have done for me. You have been kind to me even after i played that mean trick on Bruin. Now i know what friends really mean and I’m going to try to make more of them. I hope that some day I can do something to help you.” Hopes ANIMALS CD NELIM TILL IN THK )LKNKQ VITH siren...“ . I AND C Here is another puzzle for you. Can you fill in the blank spaces correctly? and read often for the rest of their lives, “Music of the Wild" is just such a book. N0 CALL FOR MAIDS. DOWN in Freeport, Illinois, it is reported there is an over-abun- dance of housemaids. A recent report of conditions there revealed there were almost twice as many women filing application for positions as do- mestic servants as there were appeals for this variety of service. Upon investigating the reason for .this condition, it was found that the great increase in labor-saving devices being used was responsible for this millenium-like state of affairs. The shortage of‘maids so prevalent during the past years.had resulted in the purchase by _many. women of vacuum cleaners, washers and other conveniences. With the purchase of these eger-ready aids. . these women have found thatthey' do not need the assistance‘tliey had formerly, consid-f Assam; "081. ” ‘IIEEEE; s . :{l"‘ ”Hm 1‘ D r UC A7 f. ‘0 ’ F 7 BL: [4‘70 .. . ,, "3" ,2"! r I ,If‘ ”1L' V20: "2 01'. 7‘ mudfififigym 5.00:2? R "hum”. L' '0' N from .Y. ”I R B C I P E 8 Imperial Salad Drain Juice from half s can of pineapple, add one tablet spoonful of vinegar and enough water to make s pint. Heat to boiling point and add one package Lemon Jell-O. Just as Jello begins to set, add three slices of canned pine; apple, cubed. onerhalf can Spanish pimenros. shredded. and one medium size cucumr bcr. salted and cut line. Mould in individual moulds or in one large mould and slice. Serve with cream salad dressing. «1sz dish, and it tastes just as nice. --for neighborhood parties You can make your tea parties, lunch parties, and supper parties always a sparkling suc- cess if you top off your menu with Jell-O. There is a smartly festive look about aJell-Ov pared in a few minutes and set away several hours before your company arrives. You can make all sorts of fancy salads and desserts with Jell-O. Ask for a Jell-O Recipe Book. New Manhattan Salad Dissolve a package of Lemon Jell’O in a pint of boiling water and one res» spoonful vinegar. While it is cooling. chop one cup tart, apples, one cup English walnuts. one cup of celery. Mix these ingredients, sea- son with salt, and pour over them the Jell'O. Cool in individual moulds. Serve with mayonnaise or French dressing. It is pro. "America’s most famous dessert” THE CENESEE PURE FOOD COMPANYJA: Roy. New York Send twelve cents in either stamps or coin to the. Pattern Department, Michigan Farmer, Detroit, Michigan, for any of these patterns. Be sure to - state size, and write address plainly to avoid delay. No. 4654—Boys’ Suit. Cut in four sizes, 2, 3, 4 and 5 years. A three-year size requires 21/3 yards of 36—inch ma- terial. Price 12c. No. 4655—Child’s Play Dress. Cut in three sizes, six months, one year and two years. A one-year size re- quires 1% yards of 27-inch material. Price 12c. l No. 4666—Girls' Dress. Cut in four sizes, 6, 8. 10 and 12 years. A 10-year size requires 3% yards of 32-inch ma- terial. Price 12c. ‘ ' .. . No. 4349—Girls' Dress. Cut in four sizes, 6, 8, 10 and 12 years. A 10-year size requires three yards of one mate- rial 40 inches wide. Price 12c. No. 4641—Ladies’ One-piece Dress. Cut in seven sizes. 36,38, 40, 42, 44, 46 and 48 inches bust measure. " 38-inch size requires 41/ yards of 4 nc ma- terial. “The wi th at the f t is 2% lyards. Price 12c. Michigan Farmer Pattern Service New Spring Frat/5.: for Mot/267' and the sza’z'er No. 4651-4657—A Smart Street or Sport’s Suit. Jacket 4652 cut in all sizes, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42 and 44 inches bust measure. Skirt 4657 cut in seven sizes, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33, 35 and 37, inches waist measure, with correspond- ing hip measure, 35, 37, 39, 41, 43, 45 and 47 inches. ‘To make the suit for a medium size requires 5% yards of 40-inch material. The width of the skirt at the foot with plaits extended , is 17/3 yard. Two separate patterns, 12c for each pattern. No. 4508—Child’s Dress. sizes, 2, 4. 6 and 8 years. srze requires 2% yards of 27-lnch terial. Price 12c. in three sizes: and two years. ,gtli'ilres 1% yard ce 120. Six months, one A one-year . ', ' of 36-inch ya... KARSTENE mmmmr . ._‘0 4'4, h' ‘ BA BY 0 I" c K ‘8 plain stoop—ml It sills. _ . ‘ Vll'i‘li'l’lli “Villa HABIT ' .. Hollywood and Barton Engflsb single comb Willie [Osborne smllll ll'llllllis; «: ’ zoo-coo too-Base nil: ‘ _ _ , Careful breeding. maturing and "changing has produced our ”world-famous Karaten’o Quality Laying Hen—A Utility Bird With Standard Requirements Our Leghorns are long, deep-bodied. wedge- SEND FOR FREE CATALOG’ shaped birds. with wide backs and low "spread it describes our wonderful breeding establishment. tails, big lapped combs and alert eyes; Birds it tells what and how to feed your chickens for that lay those large white eggs that bring the profit. it will show you how you. too. can double ‘ ts. ‘ your poultry Dl‘Dfl _ ZEELAIIII, Mlclilfilil high prices on the New York Market. Box V l}? I ‘ ‘1’ - .....: ’53.; V , . . L . i'Con'tinued frompage887. ' 3 7 ’ . stimulates the hens torrent, more feed " ._..=_.. _ _ _ and that encourages'egg» production. -. ,j . ” i ‘- Hens with poorappetites’ are n‘ot~g00d If than? d“ t figv's‘smh ‘ ’ ' 0f.“ layers. More fencing and more plant-‘ rap ' ”i on. M‘ n" - ’" ~ logs on the range this. spring will help . . i " ~ . ‘. " ‘ to increase summer pOultry profits. . WITE DI.A:'1RI_I_.EA~| . ‘ Early Chick Troubles; . ' g "Easily stopped in 48 hours *‘ ' In this climate the early chicks are 1 ' ~ " ”‘_"—" ' ' “ often forced to spend several weeks evgfiifaggrggeihfigghagfggggz , --_; . in the colony houses. Leg weakness how man peeple do nothing either to ' can often be prevented by cutting sods preYent t 0: trouble 01' end it thinking and placing them, near the broader this“ loss cah’t‘be stopped. fiut‘it can - be stopped without extra work without canopy. The chicks W111 peck the troublesome dosing. and at almost no cost. ~ ‘ green feed which sprouts and scratch For years, thousands have‘saved their sick ' ' ‘ PURE BRED BIG. VALUE CHICKS .. m... It .. g... snug sugary... .3. .1 .. . . . them natural conditions in bad Weath- tablet in the ydrink‘fny $322}.- sandiccessggl ' ‘ oultr :- i r Best paying standard varieties from healthy free range utility flocks. carefully inspected. 81“ AS the SOdS become dry and baked lke Azlco‘i ggtstgfsypflrgldenem nothing e1“ culled, and Hogan tested. Quick maturing. High Egg Porduction. Each » they can be removed and fresh _ ' Y I. it - KARSTEI’S FARM ‘25 50 100 500 1000 -- - ‘ ou‘ ' ' ‘ f I Chicks. Chicks Chicks. Chicks. Chicks. 501‘ atchmg material replaced. Tr bl? goné m .2 any“ . s. c. White L.. B. Lg‘Bun L ..... $3.25 $6.25 $12.50 .sco.00 $120.00 SuCCulent vegetables are relished by Chas. N. KI-ttlnger, Willows, Calif. s. L. B. Minorcas, S. c. M. Ancon- . . wntes~ “TWelve of m “chicks half “his“ 13:11:15.1 lloi‘tks.(§. I? 1%. imiisseds , 3.75 7.50 .. 15.00 72.50 140.00 chicks. I use onions, beets, carrots or diarrhea. b the time . 'eived m 11.8 (‘ S, 1. . - 1 rec ‘Wlliic Wyandottes ......... . ...... 4 .00 8.00 16.00 7790 130.00 potatoes, and have used cull apples. ‘Avicol. “11.5.2861”er gave them ”mean?! mm 3:33 :33 13:33 .8333 33:33 They can be chopped .. lined win by we seen day. metrounxe «appeared . ' . . d now th are all as lively ail-cricket: - n u . Cl‘lSS-CI‘OSS cuts and then sliced off in fill had on] known of Avicol sooner I we" “a‘chlng & Breadlng 00., Depl- 5; Glbsonblll'g, OhIo bits small enough for the chicks to would have sgved lots of chicks.” ' . . . swallow. They will often leave the Mg}: g°1gfifglagglf Egg]; ggg’fi’icgllt‘cgg: . ' mash hoppers to fight for the bits of come Just as lively as Mr. Kittinzer says. . ' ' No matter how ra idl the trouble is FREE CHICK OFFER fresh vegetables and obtain needed spreading, they stop %ylr¥g almost the very , - exercise by chasing each other around day A‘Nicol 1:! put in their- drinking water. ‘ l . - 9 Our Tom Barron Strain White Leghgléns pay big dividends. We the brooder house' The use Of plenty Stopped am at once ’ breed and hatch only one kind— the st. Our pure-bred chicks ~ ‘ l u ‘ are strong. husky and easy to raise. Get our circular and FREE Of Clean S_uccu;ent gleen teed helps to .Las’t 5131.1“? I bought 25 baby CHICK OFFER before buying eggs, chicks or breeding stock. It prevent digestive disorders among the chicks writes Mrs. John Shafi'er, will surely pay you. PROGRESSIVE POULTRY FARM. P. Vol- . Owen, Wis. “When about a week old they "890' Mill-v Zee‘andv M'ch- early brooder chicks. began dying. would get droopy and, in a Sour Mllk. " gew hours would die. When I had 16 lefld began giving Avicol and they steppe dying at once. 1 did not lose another one." , Costs nothing to try Why should anyone sit back and let _.._ BABION’S QUALITY CHICKS Sour milk, in spite of itsbenefits, has probably caused a lot of losses due Variclics. Prepaid Prices on 60 500 1000 25 100 - . - - Pure Englislh wll‘nlf, onwn & Buff Leghorns 2.3g :33 $113.38 soggg $3383 'tl‘oh th; Sean}? ObeDOIIGd SOUI‘ 131111!- Barred Jloc's, c s nconas .................. . . . . . e ' e e ome mme u . , . . wn. & nutr Rocks, wn. Wyandotlcs. Minorcas 4.75 9.00 17.00 82.00 100.00 _e ls S 0 . n c gu p aby chicks die? It costs nothing to 511. “'yllndottcs, ()rpingtons . ............ . . . . 5.50 10.00 10.00 322.00 180.00 With encrustatlons. Corncobs and boil- Av'icol Readers are urgedto write l'ril-cs quoicd arc for chicks liatcllcd froni OUR GOOD 'UTILI'I'Y FLOORS. Chicks from . 1; fi t th d. h ' OUR lxx'rlm sulnac'rlcp ignogglgs will $531330? burp 1(10 lléghiigoand Chictkslfrordnlour Fancy mg W3 er are no 0 SCOUI‘ e 18 es 0 dtihe aBlifigelligéiggsiil-l 6(1):.é 2%) .3331; 9136?. t .k f BLUE RIBBON l’liNS will c . 0 pcr lllzlclz 05pm . per cell lve elvery 811M“ - . ' n an p0 . . ' fillotccod.0 Bank rci‘cronccs. You cannot go wrong. Order from this ad. Thousands satisfied. Ten years' and make them safe 1‘01 the ChICkS' deposit, for ’8. package by mail prepaid (or e len'e. ()ur Slogan, lllc host. chicks are cllcnpost. not. the cheapest chicks the best. mi l 115 a" I‘ l ter for the extra Elmo’sls FRUIT AND POULTRY FARMS. Flilll. Mlchlgan. A111 Hum d Shes were ed 1 St yea in 8. dollar bi 1 to your 18!: ' - arge size holding nearly 3 times as much . oo CHICK m n “i: i”??? ““3” ithffidiig gm refutes .. .0... ...d.....l. ' m1 0 c 16 s an W1 e increas- e money W 9 pos man on e very. 750,0 100 AND UP ’ lither way, you won’t risk a cent. It Select. cullcd flocks of heavy layers on free range and properly cared for to produce ing cheapness 0f aluminum I believe it Avicol doesn't stop your chick losses imme- Vigoruus' 51‘1"?" “mm Will soon be in eneral use for sani- lately. if it isn’t superior to anything White, fififiég“; Buff Lcnhorns. Anconas ........... $3.575 g9 fig ggg i938 tary sour milk feiders ' glee 0‘1 ever heard 0‘. if ‘t doesn't satmfy While & llllrrcd Rocks. Rods, Black Mlnorcns ....... 4.25 8 ' 15 72 140 While Wyandottl-s, Bllii’ Orpillgtons ................ 5.00 9 $3 82 . .. . Rats in the brooder house have ruin- Blll‘l‘ Minorcas. Silvcr Laced Wynndottes ............ 6.00 11 on u ever way, every cent of the money 50o have eposited will be promptly res .. unded b the nuracturers. Mixed .................. . ...... . ................ 3.50. o 11 52 100 ed the prospects of many fine flocks Emufifigum, Comp... , Ballrl(l)(bt¥:fl:‘li:en(‘l(9€(.) ”cu-Elilgrhsieimm guarantew' 0rd" “gm mm this ad' of chicks. Colony houses 'or sheds 54 Allen Avenue. lndianapois, lndi-n. Til-STATE: HATCHERIES Box533 ARCHBOLD. OHIO used for brooders must be reused from - I , n n n the ground and have tight boa‘d floors. nghest Qualliy Gelllfled Baby Glllcks H... the d... fit any .0 n. no. From Michigan's Old Reliable Hatchery, the best equipped and most modem Hatch— as a large crack makes an easy place my in the State. Pure-bred Tom Barron English and American White Leghorns, An- for a rat to start working. Use hard- r-ohlls. Barred Plymouth lint-ks and Rhodc island Reds. Strong. well-hatched Chicks ' _ from tested Hoganizcd free-range 57:10ch that (incite {vooOnderful winger ladylllirs. Chicks ware cloth 011 the WlndOWS, especially . . t b insured Parcel Post. Prepai 0 your oor. per cent ve 9. very guar— . isltnxtccd.y Sigxiccn years of experience in producing and shipping Chicks. giving absolute If they are near the ground Where rats satisfaction to thousands. Writefor ialuable illustrated free catalog and price list. - g I Get lowest. price on best quality chicks before placing your order. mlght enter' Be sure that broader I "all“ f w VAN APPLEDORN, R. 7. Holland, Mich house doors are closed at night. and W as soon as the chicks are on the range all scrap lumber heaps and brush piles CHICKS - should be cleaned up as they may ~ form breeding places 'for rats ”and We can save you money on Ancona and White Leg- cause chick losses even during the horn Chicks. Send at once for catalog and prices. We day. insure your chicks for one week. The Hawk Evil. M. D. WYNGARDEN Hawks are a cause of some early R 4, Box 80 Zeeland, Mich. chick losses and it pays to fight them - ' ‘ ' ' ' CodLi 0'1 t t: ti red k » on the first an. m the 5...... The “assists?s.m.:....°a:lr.n°i.:§. ~ - , . » 9 » 0 longer you can put off the first losses mwthr.’ YéiteBtOdEyéolrixebw; . - . - on 00 —— s , ar y aturlng a y 1C 8 the greater the chances for savmg~ the my. pep Chick gainer..." :mb ' . chicks. As soon as hawks have their ”t “in"??? °' “'9'“ m "It 5° Early maturing mcans that our stovk has bccn sclcclcd and mated to produce fowls capable of mak- _ . _ yours for preventing death of chicks; ing high yearly records. Great winter laycrs {£01111 gluifivlzlrctli) flock?K urllderfoul; 81own personal supervision. firSt meals or spr 111g ChICken they be“ The QUIKOI' OBIS COMP.” The are carefully culled and mated and from ocis 1c. 9 y coc eras o h producing blood— lines. _ 1 . OR .I B 0.”th quality chicks have rocord breeding on both sides. B. P. Rocks. R. I Reds, w. P. Knocks, come bravel and more 991 515mm; 311d ‘fiidrgumu-t W. Wyandottes, W. Leghorns. Allconas. Scnt prepaid to your door._ 100 ‘per cent live delivery guaranteed. ' Write for illustrated catalog and price list. Low prices on qualliy chicks, $12.00 per hundred and up. are more dlfficult to fight' CODStht Bank Refers-11693- a. scarecrow and keep the shotgun . -- ' ' a The Ke stone Hatcher and Poultr Farms Lansin Michi an handy for the first spring visits. As WNI LOSE‘BA" CHICK ' ' y ’ y y ’ ' g, ‘ ' 'g n. the chicks feather out and the green wwfifmmfitmfimedwuw ' duo l I. W . I . . ‘ " W‘FfI‘S'wywiwy’igfsylPul‘e BPCd Selected FlOCks‘ CFODS grow on the range the chances “ffdifii'aufl’adiiifmmni‘wy““""‘°' mucous? Will' enable you to raise more of your chicks. in — x V MI. delivered. odny. .. .. Eu " .4 ' - of losses from hawks row less ea‘ch mm'mcwm-Num' , . :F—s ¢-~..,....,. .. 100% Live Delivery (mm g ordinance. .1 emu...” Strong. Sturdy. Northern—grown Chicks. Selected. pure—bred stock. Healthy Flooks' m ' . . .. .... ..... m... m-.. raw WW” an n. s.- :——~~—————- LEE’S ”c; ”“5“ ’1' cos on Le horn. (s; c. White and Brown) ...... $7.00 $13 $38 scz $120 HENS .W'TH LEG WEAKNESS- , , . ‘ Bagred flocks .......................... 8 00 15 43 7’2 140 117160” Reliable Hamil-Immin- lte . .................. . . . . 9150 18 53 85 165 - . them-«rowanomoooluy Mixed Broiler 0mm. $1133.?“ 100 straight. - . Would you please adv1se me what mmggmwwvagmmmmw Hlliltchgdnunder best cor‘liditilfilsf in Newéown incubators.1 silvery (113mg: {fifetultly luggage? 100 per to do for my chlckens? There are now m mound-core. "'mouflwmmnm Get tn cent ve 8 very guarantee . c ercnce, late ‘cmmercla aiings a . 5 cl y. or prices on I out. 0 special matings. GREAT NORTHERN HATcHEllv, Box 56. Zeeland. Michigan. . tWO Of them that haven t any use of » . - ll-l-lloo. their feet and legs. They seem to eat‘ Early M aturin g , Baby ChiCkS, 3:13 $11111:- all right if they can get to 333:: 'NcuBAToR {535$ . it -‘~’ I - Quality Type Dependability ProduCtion , Leg Weakness is a form of paralysis Has audio features thatinsure 511““:pr . - ' double walls copper tank oomph: it w no r u h understood by . . G! Our chicks are from flocks selected for their early maturing habits. This means high< hmh is t tho 0 g 1y rfect he: -- -- . _ It control through an .. , producing individuals. These flocks are headed by cockerels from high-producing blood poultryme‘n and there 15 no medicme 06' “i . lines. Culled by experts. Each flock personally. supervised. Pure-bred. From $10.00 per hundred and up. We have 3 limited number of superior grade chicks from special matings. that seems to be 0f value. The trou'_ .Wflhemntfimg. 1W1...“- I2:30:02A gmsstrsin. B. P. Rocks. R. I. Reds. W. P. Rocks. W. Wyandottes.- W. Leg— ble can usually be prevented by feed- nation price today! - .. 1 l T 9. . . ”1.233..“w " “m”- M~ M... W ins a balanced ration. with green feed and plenty of exercise. The only‘rem- GOOD LUCK CHICKS edy is to isolate the afflicted birds - i 1 000 000 . 10p ANDUPR - ' BIG This’season get our b,ig, surly. healthy "GOOD Lil‘CK” (gag-02nd mm Pnorrrs. where they can be w ell fed and are, wnm vacuums.“ B n L. "on“ Price: on .’ "a ‘562 not trampled by the strong birds, in ‘ all? find dWhitO Rgcks. fol. c. 'd“s'."c'."l‘lél'l'o.‘ 13.5.; 22 a ,la '3: g; the flock. Then the condivtion’will‘often ' 'reierences. brag Plight from tigis ad. ‘ ggttliem .whenwyou 1:33. tgnw'fou' “”9“? and ‘a’ppearnormal . If P the: Baby “man can LUCK cnlCKS.’ . cgunom . free. ‘rsomboo. Internal - bird does not galn‘in strength nothing ssocnuon. ‘ _ . , CHERIES Box 72 NAPoLzoll.'omo can bedone. .» ‘ . g M. 18 K it kills half, your chicks. Remarkable Experience of Mrs. C. M: Bradshaw m Prevent- . mg,- WhiteL~D1arrhea The following letter will no doubt be of utmost interest to poultry raisers who have had , serious losses from White Diarrhea. We will let Mrs. Brad- shaw tell of her experience in her own words: “Gentlemen: I see reports of so many losing their little chicks with White Diarrhea, so thought I would tell my experience. I used to lose a great many from this cause, tried many remedies and was about dis- , couraged. As a last 1esort I sent to 3 the Walker Remedy 00., Dept. 507, Waterloo, Iowa, for their Walko White Diarrhea Remedy. I used two 500 packages, raised 300 White Wyandot- tes and never lost one or had one sick after giving the medicine and my chick- ens are larger and healthier than ever before. I ha e found this company thoroughly re able and always get the remedy by return mail. ——Mrs. C. M. \ Bradshaw, Beaconsfield, Iowa. Cause of White Diarrhea White Diarrhea is caused by the Bac- illus Bacterium Pullorum. This germ is transmitted to the baby chick through the yolk of the newly hatched egg. Readers are warned to beware of White Diarrhea. Don’t wait until Take the “stitch in time that saves nine.” Re- membei, there is scarcely a hatch with- out some infected chicks. Don’t let these few infect your entire flock. Pre- vent it Give Walko in all drinking water for the first two weeks and you won’t lose one chick where you lost hundreds before. These letters prove it: Never Lost a Single Chick Mrs. L. L. Tam, Burnetts Creek, Ind., writes: “I have lost my share of chicks from White'Diarrhea. Finally ‘I sent for two packages of Walko I raised over 500 chicks and I never lost a single chick from White Diarrhea Walko not only prevents White Diar ihea, but it gives the chicks strength."S they develop quicker and: and vigor; _ feather earner.” Never Lost One After First Dose Mrs. Ethel Rhoades, Shennandoah, Iowa, writes: “My first incubator chicks, when but a few days old, began to die by the dozens with White Diar- rhea. I tried different remedies and was about discouraged with the chick- en business. Finally, I sent to the Walker Remedy Co... Waterloo, Iowa, for a box of their Walko White Diar- rhea Remedy. lt’s just the only thing for this terrible disease. We raised 700 thrifty, healthy chicks and never lost a single chick after the first dose.” You- Run No Risk We will send Walko White Diar- rhea Remedy entirely at our risk -—postage prepaid—so you can see for yourself what a wonder-working rem- edy it is' for White Diarrhea in baby chicks. So you can prove—as thou- sands have proven—that it will stop your losses and double, treble, e‘ven quadruple your profits. Send 50c for package of Walko—give it in all drink- ng water for the first two weeks and watch results. You’ll find you won’t lose one chick where you lost hundreds before. It’s a positive fact. We guar- antes it. The Leavitt & Johnson Na— tional Bank, the oldest and strongest bank in‘ Waterloo, Iowa, stands back of this guarantee. You run no risk. If you don’ t find it the greatest little chick saver you ever used, your money C will be instantly refunded. -.-----.--.- -.-_-.--.--- WALKER REMEDY C0., Dept. 507, Waterloo, Iowa Send me the [1500 regular size (or [J 81 economical lcrce size) package of Walko White Diarrhea Remedy to try at your risk. Send it on your positive guarantee to instantly d my money if not satisfied in every wzy I am enclosing 50c (or 81.00.) (P 0,. money order. check or currency acceptable) Nama......... HEM WWII HOWEL- TROUBLE. I have a pen of Rhode Island Reds of the bowels. hens are light yellow and the bowels loose. Their feathers look dull. combs die—G. L H disorders which may be due to a var- iety of causes such as the lack of a balanced ration, or [eating mouldy feed. Too much corn without a mash or green feed sometimes seems to be a cause of bowel trouble. The condi—. tion may be due to disease. Perform a postmortem on birds that die and and note the condition of the internal organs especially the liver. Try feed- ing the hens a balanced dry mash. The bran and easily digested ground grains in such a mash are of great help in preventing digestive disorders especi- ally during the winter when the hens are confined to the house. RIGHT SIZE OF COOP. I am thinking of going into the poul- try business. Will you please give me éheF slige of coop for 1,000 hens ?— In large flocks the hens of the heavy breeds require about four square feet of fioor space per bird while Leghorns seem to thrive on about three square feet per bird. In other words you can house 400 Leghorns in a building with a capacity of 300 Plymouth Rocks. A house 20 feet deep and 200 feet long will give you 4,000 square feet of floor space or enough room for 1,000 hens of almost any breed. The house would be divided into ten sections each with a capacity of 100 birds. I would advise you to send to the Michigan Agricultural College for the blue prints of the Michigan Poultry House which they are recommending. Housing 1,000 hens successfully is a Ibigger proposition than most people 1ea1ize.lt will be best to visit several ’poultiy farms and inspect a number Iof large buildings before you can con- struct housing accomodations of that size that will suit you. PREVEN'TING TUBERCULOSIS. Can you tell what ails my hens. They act dumpish and go lame. in five days and soon die. I opened one and found the livel enlarged and some ulce1ated.— W. ..B When hens go lame, act dumpy and become rapidly emaciated it is often a sign of tuberculosis. The spots on the liver are an additional symptom. Tuberculosis is a serious disease and cannot be cured in poultry so it pays to have a veterinarian make a person- al inspection of the flock and make 1ecommendations. In talking with a prominent poultry man recently he said that most of the cases of tuberculosis he had observed occured in hen houses where there were no dropping boards and the floor was apt to be damp. In this case one so all scraped out often and the roosts and boards sprayed with some coal tar disinfectant. HOW TO SPROUT OATS. Will you tell the best way to sprout oats for feed for laying hens. I tried to germinate oats but they turned sour.-—A .E T. Sprouted oats can be made by soak- ing the cats in a pail of Warm water to which has been added about ten drops of formalin to prevent mold. Then the oats are spread out on trays to a depth of one inch. The trays should be placed in a room where the temperature will not go below sixty degress. The cats should be sprinkled each day and may be stirred for the first two days while there is no danger of breakingroots. At the end of a week they will usually be in good con- «dition to feed to the hens at the ‘rate ' ”'of a square inch per hen per‘day. of the best means of preventing a dis— ease like tuberculosis may be to have; a dry floor and use dropping boardsi the damp manure may be that have a disease. It is some trouble The dropping of sick ' pale, and in about 3 to 4 weeks they The hens show signs of digestive ' ‘ You want strong, health}. chicks that grow fast into heavy produt‘in" Leghorns. I Chl(l(S from us at a wry reasonable mile N. A. Burke. oi GrI-cn BaI. 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But finally, entering a door that was not locked, we made our way upstairs in the dark, where by pressing an elec- tric light button, we were able to dis- cover an unoccupied bed. . We took. possession of it at once, and owing to the temperature, felt no concern about the spread of germs of any kind. After a. morning nap, and a bite of breakfast, we were“ discov- ered by County Agent Bird, whoin company with some friends, drove us‘ to Boardman Valley Grange Hall for a meeting with the grange, and the Kalkaska County Jersey Cattle Club. Mr. D. P. Rosenberg, president of the club, is a pioneer in the breeding of Jerseys. He has a remarkable herd, the product of years of intelligent and careful breeding. Associated with him are a number of'progressive farmers, who Have recently become interested in the Jersey breed. The desire for better herds seems to be contagious, and the Jerseys are found to be very profitable cows in that section. The. growing of good en- .silage is engaging the attention of the dairymen, and the seedings of alfalfa and sweet clover are increasing year by year. Much of the land in Kal- kaska county must be limed for alfalfa and sweet clover, but soy-beans do not require lime, and they are becoming very pepular as a crop for hay or to grown in connection with corn for the silo. But we started to tell you about the dairy meeting. The day was anything but pleasant, and the roads led away from the drifts and through the fields in a number of cases, but the attend- ance was good, and the interest was fine throughout. .A high note was struck in. the program in the reading of a letter from D. Reed Kirkpatrick, one of the leading members of the club. , We first met Mr. Kirkpatrick in December, 1911, coming to his com- munity to conduct a farmers’ institute. When a. young man he attended the Moody Bible School, in preparation for evangelical work. But'his health failed and his physician advised life on the farm. He settled in Kalkaska county, where his unusual talents found expression in a farm and home, second to none in the locality. He was a. waxy successful alfalfa 4 grower, and his interest in this crop has‘increased with the years. I quote from the letter, because the writer is in failing health, no longer able to take part in the labor of the farm, and most (if the time is confined to The Farmstead-bf EmHAndmonand 4;" ‘ WG'I’M°W“1\;IHJ“6 Q, , . . Meets J *e’ijrsey Breeders? 5m ,3 :3 Kinsiilsrwm. . ~:' 1 the house. The faith and the optimism expressed in a. letter like, this, from one in his condition, are good things to copy. An extract. from the letter follows: ‘ ' ' Dear Friends: » ' - This is my first attempt at letter- wrltlng in four months, the‘temptaiion is too strong to resist. I am thankful for your courage and faith in the dairy industry and. Jersey breed fer Kalkas- ka county * * Form a testing association, weed out, feed up and breed up. Profits are mOre sure than any crop we have tried "' " * Herd is coming fine now, we think, Last month the herd record for ten cows-six in milk, fresh since Septem- ber 15, one a stripper, and three dry -one made thirty-seven pounds of fat, four are in the forty-pound class, and one made fifty-six pounds of fat. * * Pin your faith to alfalfa, sweet clover and soy-beans for feed. Let us thank God for the pleasantries of life, and possibilities. to make the world better, through just such meetings as you are holding today.” Dr. Fosdick has written a. wonderful article, entitled,"‘Seeing it Through.” Mr. Kirkpatrick is going to see it through. It is doubtful if the value of self- help has ever been fully“appreciated. The greatest need of rural life today, is for local leadership, that will assist communities to help themselves. For nearly a. generation, Kalkaska county has had such leaders, some of whom “rest from their labors and their works do follow them.” But a goodly number remain, and promising young people are taking up the work, and the future will show no lack of lead- ers. Present indications are tint in'a few years, Kalkaska county will enjoy a wide reputation as a dairy county, and as the home of as good Jerseys. as can be found anywhere else in the states—Vii F. Taylor. FEEDING POOR HAY. HILE the general farmer finds economy in feeding his lower grades of roughage, the fact should not be overlooked that such feeds do not have the full nutritive value that number one roughages have. Other- wise, there would be no difference in the market price of these different grades of feeds. The value of the var- ious farm feeds can be roughly gauged by the condition of the animals to which they are fed. Watching closely his stock, the feeder can know quite accurately whether he is treating the animals to the quantity of: roughage they should have. White rats, pink of eye and not very lovely to look upon, have done more in the last fifteen years to show us what we should eat than 100 years of chemical analysis and investigation had previously revealed. 5 t‘ 2. ,. , «(If ' ‘ earlyhutter producer. Alljive bulls f . Domgr Wit}: Me . " ICHIGAN ’has sixteen active - county associations of H01- ste’in breeders. There are sev- eral organizations which hibernate in the winter and sleep in the summer. Two, Wayne and Calhdun, are in em- bryo to be formally born laterin this month. “ , > Using 'Lohg-Dlstanco Sires. Seven local associations have held meetings since the first of the year. Hillsdale led off on January 7. “Sev- en”~is .well known as a lucky number, holding true in this case, for not many breeders showed up. The'luck lies in that the meeting was staged in a small room; if a great horde had attended, the place would have been unduly packed. But, all alleged joking aside, the Hillsdaie boys are pointing right in the Holstein game; they have for main objective the using of yearling record bulls. The future will undoubtedly - prove their contention that breeding a long distance sire on cow-testing asso- ciation record dams will produce Hoi- steins good to own and good to sell. Gratiot County reared up next, on January 22nd. But snow descended copiously so that only seven strong men could reach the meeting place at Ithaca. The number seven held no luck in this case, for Shorty Himes, president of the County Association, had to walk seven miles home, the bus not being able to wallow through. And County Agent Pressley was forced to entertain J. G. Hays, Holstein State Fieldman, overnight as traffic was snowed out of commission. Gratiot took another bad dose from the snow-gods when on a second at- tempt on February 15th a blanket of the“ beautiful white preceded. How- ever, roads were somewhat passable so that a score of breeders rallied round the stove in the Farm Bureau oflice. Following a talk by State Field- man Hays, the breeders took definite action endorsing the project for their association of calf club work and cow- testing association organization. Interest in 'C. T. A. ran high. The county agent was invited to call upon any help needed from members of the County Holstein Association in form- ing a cow-testing association. Six members get so enthused that it was necessary to adjourn so that they might sign the C. T. A. membership checks. ' The same hard luck as to surplus snow assailed the Kent County boys on a date in late January. Only more so. And again in Sanilac County snow debarred a. meeting set‘ for February 26th. Livingston Breeders Cross Toes Under the Table. Twenty-three, another lucky number, was the date in January on which the Livingston County Associatiomsuccess- fully met. Although the luck may have come from the twenty-seven dinners served to the gang by the American Legion auxilliary. It is true there were but twenty-six present, but county Agent Bolander personally made the twenty-seventh serving pos— sible, thus insuring the presence of Lady Luck. It was sure a live meet- ing—é-nothing promotes cordiality more than gathering around the feed table. There -were two main topics for de- bate, ‘the bull association and the county sales manager system. .315‘Debate” is a poor word to use in cohnection with these topics. “Testi— monial" would be more apropos. For the members are 'pleased with the working out of the bull association, formed last summer;. an association, : you remember, of four blocks each with a high class sire, built arcandthe Cénti-‘al ,Sire, a son of May Walker Ollie Homestead, the U. S. Champion L'.8'er..~sr§tsst.ss."a " — stein-i breeder, _, ° tern}. ; ~ ""13'C‘t-i’Vitie'S ‘ Variour‘ County Holstein drrocz'atzam. meaniof selling surplus Holsteins also came in for favorable comment. As a result of operating under this system one year, the county association has over three hundred dollars in its trea- sury. ’ This money was voted to be spent for the erection of a pair of huge signs advertising Livingston County Holsteins, and for journal advertising. Nothing stirs up business better than to do a little of it. ' Tuscola Breeders want T. B. Hung. “We are all pretty beat.” Such were the words of a German Hol- steiner of Tuscola county, uttered January 24th, before a meeting of the Holstein association of that county. The final analysis of the meeting shows that the forty-eight corpses in attendanCe were sure a jazzy lot! For, aided and abetted by County Agent Sims and Fieldman Hays—~two lads who like black when mingled with white on a cow but not as a shade symbols of a County Holstein bunch—~ the breeders came out decidedly in favor of C. T. A. work. They elected two deputies to assist the county agent in this work. They elected also Oscar VVallin, of Unionville to act as a County Sales Manager with Thomas Kimmel, of Caro, as an assistant; and fired a broadside of protest against the misguided powers who have held Tus- colla County back from area work in eradicating T. B. Now that these breeders have given up playing possum, other counties will do well to look to their laurels, for in Tuscola County are some of the largest and best-built pure-bred and grade Holsteins in the state. Clean ’em up as to T. B.; get ’em in C. T. A. work:~-watch them in the hands of men who sure know how to handle cows and are not afraid to give them a little to eat now and then; watch them lug Tuscola into the limelight as a Holstein County. Where They Rally Ea‘sy. . On the way back to M. A. C., the Fieldman stopped for a chat with Shiawassee breeders. Found twenty chatters on hand~not so bad a num- ber for an imprompto night rally. Shiawassee breeders are a good bunch in regard to turning out for meetings. On this pleasant wintry eve, the topics under ‘concussion” were mainly local, although delegates to the State An- nual Meeting were elected. Naturally “Eats"on County Breeders Are Good Dinners. Eaton County bowed herself grace- fully into action on January 29. No definite projects were adopted. Officers were duly elected. A certain air of polite difference seemed to be in order, especially manifested by the rapid zeal with which breeders accorded the sig- nal honors of high offices, accepted them. Possibly the Holstein men were bashful in the presence of a large crowd of spectators who were assem- bling for a joint meeting of Eaton County’s three cow-testing associa- tions. Practically all the Holstein men stayed over for their C. T. A feed, being members, and it was a. noteable fact that their performance at'the ban- quet table was hampered by no maid— enly reserve! At the meeting follow- ing, certain men spoke of the excelling qualities of their favorite breed. G. T. Warren, of Charlotte, championing the Black and White, rose to no oratorical heights, saying simply that the Hol- stein Cow spoke for herself! Jackson Has Long Favored “Black _ and. White." ' g , On February 28—the date of 7, bringing us back to our. lucky figures ——Jackson~County staged her annual meeting; A small band, grim: and de- termined, met at their. M. C. A. in «Jackson: Corey 'J. Spencer, noted "Hol- Continued on page 419. . ‘ presided with~ grea ' M mum Steady income r K. .’ .. 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It b1nds sandy soil, opens clay soil, corrects acid soil, increases the efficiency of fertilizer, manure; hastens the decay of vegetable matter, and conserves soil moisture. SOLVAY, pul- verized to powdegy fineness, brings results the st harvest. Non- caust1c, furnace dried, easy to spread, economical. Be sure to read our booklet on lime- stone and how to use it—sent FREE on request. Write! THE SOLVAY PROCESS CO. Detroit, Michigan , Guaranteed " 95% , ' « , Carbonate: beginning at five o ’clock in the morn- ing. and continuing until dawn.‘ That ".henslhandledin this manner do not suffer loss in breeding qualifies and vitality, as’is'sometimes asserted, is proved by the fact that Eckard’s pens which are leading the contest, were hatched without exception from pullet stock which had been raised in the same manner. Proper breeding is con- sidered as the determining factor in the production bf qualities of vitality, endurance and breeding, rather than the use of artificial lighting. This forc- ing of the hens increased production after its introduction by abOut twenty per cent; while Professor Foreman, of M. A. C., declares that from thirty to forty per cent increase may be secur- ed from flocks which have not had such careful breeding. All the pullets in Mr. Eckard’s flocks are trap-nested the first year, and mass-mated in units of about 200 pul- lets'to the pen. After the completion of the first laying year the high-record pullets are segregated and placed in small pens or individual matings are carried out. In this manner hens of varying production ability are separ- ated and placed together according to their production, one pen containing hens producing annually from 200 to 220 eggs, another from 220 to 240 eggs, and likewise with all the hens. The purpose of this method is that when a sire of unusual prepotency is secured, he may be used to the best possible advantage by mating him with the lower pens needing improvement. Heavy protein feeds have a large place in the feeding of the chickens. Mr. Eckard is a great believer in the use of milk by-products as an import- ant factor, both in promoting growth and production. The milk is used in the form of a semi—solid buttermilk paste at the rate of twenty-five pounds a. day per 1,000 birds. He also feeds a dry mash containing twenty per cent bran, twenty—two per cent cornmeal, twenty per cent of wheat and oats middlings, fifteen per cent meatscrap, two per cent calcium carbonate and one per cent salt. This mash is avail- able at all times in dry mash hoppers. Scratch feeds of two parts of cracked corn and One part each of wheat and sprouted oats is also given. The grain feed is limited to two ounces daily per bird, requiring a mash consumption of about two ounces daily, and balancing , the ratiOns in the proper manner. Uniform production is maintained by dating the hatching of one group of employed by Mr. Eckard, the lighting;- : the birds in March, anphie'r in 1pm,? and another in May In this manner the different pallets mature and conic ; 4' into production at different times are- ‘ venting a very large drop in prod'uc-»_ j " tion at any one time. Mr. Eckard at present is trapping about 800 hens, from which he secures about fifty per cent average produce x _’ tion the year around. Outside of the breeding season: all the eggs shipped to the fancy grocery trade at Chicago and sold at premiums of .' about five cents a dozen over top market prices. Every egg is candied and graded care- ,fully before shipping as a means of developing a reputation for high~qual- 'ity eggs production. Some interesting figures have been compiled by the M. A. C. poultry ex- - perts who are directing the 'egg-l'aying contest. During the sixteen weeks of its duration up to February 20, a total of 45,751 eggs were produced by the. 100 pens entered, of which 24,905 were produced by the fifty—one pens entered in the White Leghorndivision which Mr. Eckard is leading. ‘ The total value of the grain, mash and milk constituents of the feed was $502.62, or an average cost per egg for the total production of all‘ the pens of 1.1 cents per egg. Leghorns produced at a cost of 1.0 cents per egg, however, while the other breeds ranged from 1.05 cents per egg for Anconas, to 1.18 cents for Rocks, 1.22 cents for Reds, 1.24 cents for Wyan- dottes, and 1.53 cents per eggfor the four pens classed under miscellaneous ' in the summary. The standard mash used for feeding this winter costs $42.03 per ton,~while semi-solid buttermilk paste was fed at the rate of twenty-five pounds per day per 1,000 birds. The cost of feed- ing per bird ranged from 40.3 cents for the Anconas, to 48.6 cents for Leg- horns, 51.7 cents for Reds, 5-3.7 cents for Wyandottes, and 54.1 cents for Rocks. Cooperative marketing organizations having a history reaching back ten years or more, have realized fully that they must guarantee the trade a prod- uct of standardized quality. To appreciate the tremendous vol- ume of America’s freight traffic, it is sufficient to state that for 1923 there was an equivalent of 4,160 tons of freight carried one mile for every man, woman and child in the country. California. foot and Moulé Disease fl/arm'ng A FTléR several years of freedom from foot-and-mouth disease the infection has appeared in the United States, this time in It is now the prime duty and privilege of live stock owners to fully cooperate with state and federal officers in the quar- antine and slaughter of affected and exposed animals, in the disinj fection of infected premises, and in all other measures essential for checking the spread of the disease and accomplishing its erad- ication. If a condition suspicious of the disease, such as vesicles, (blis- ters) in the mouth or on the feet develops among any of the cat- tle‘, sheep or swine, the owner should immediately notify his state veterinarian or the nearest inspector of the bureau. Pending, the. arrival of an official veterinarian, the owner of suspicious animals will, as a matter of course. close his place to all visitors and with. his family and help refrain from visiting other farms. . If the animals are found by \the inspector to be affected with foot-and— mouth disease, all stock on the premises, including the. H l I horses,_will bé carefully Confined and all dogs be prohibited from, running at large N0 animals are to be received on, or shipped from the place 01' moved a01oss any highway, and no milk, hay, feed, or manure is to be 1emoved from the farm. It should be borne in mind that the curiosity of neighbors to see affected ani- mals, or their well-meant desire to be helpful, may result in infec- .tion of their own farms and further dissemination of the disease. There must be close adherence to all the necessary quarantine" requirements until all susceptible animsls have been slaughtered. _ "and cleaning and disinfection of the premises have“. plished n accom- 'f {1 \." Ud‘andSlu h VS COnC‘réte-.. By I. B. McMurtry F ARMER readers, have you ever observed quagmires of filth to "develop at the door to the horse or cow stable, around the watering trough, or even in the hog pen? Where such conditions exist can one do 'chOres or other work where it is nec— essary to pass through this filth, with any degree of efficiency. Imagine, if you can, any success- .fully managed factory—even a fertil- izer factory—having any such cess- _ pools of filth at thei1 entrance doors, as are seen at and must be waded through to enter new 1y one-half of the cow and horse stable: of the country during a good part of every year. . Factory managers See at once that such a condition would not only be a great inconvenience, but would cause .' a loss of time to their men, and be an . eyesore to all visitors. ' fers nOt only these handicaps, but the The farm suf~ health and productiveness of livestock are often seriously injured There are many substitutes for the . real thing in, bridging over, or filling up, the holes which horses and cattle produce about stable doors and water- ing troughs. The easiest and least eflective way is to throw old boards into the mud. I have, while serving as a. county agricultural agent gone into stables on a series of old two by fours over 10 to 40 feet of knee deep dope. (Dope is not the word which expresses the oor1ect meaning.) A tight wire walke1’ s balancing pole and a very steady nerve were all that would avert a disaster——unless one . wore hip boots! Cinders, stones or broken tile make fillings which have a real bottom to them, but the greatest objection to all of them is that they make a rough sur- face to travel over and to, clean man- ure from. Concrete placed enough higher than the ground to offer good drainage or so placed that it will lead to a cess—pool and drain tile, offers the only solution of the problem which will prove permanently satisfactory. Concrete work is not very expensive if one will but get the materials nec- essary and do the work when farm work ' is slack. All arrangements should be made for securing the pro per amount of gravel or crushed stone with stone or cinders for the base and cement. All of it should be hauled before time to begin the spring work. If the weather will permit the job may he‘done at this time. Otherwise the cencrete may be laid during showery spells in the spring If it is not possible to lay all the concrete about the stables , that is needed this spring just start the job by fixing up the worst place on. the farm. Of course I need not suggest that it the first improvement is at a stable door that the concrete should not be trowelled so smooth that it will be slippery. It should be roughened after it is trowelled down. If any mis: take is apt to be made in the size of the concrete work, make it too big. Make it extend at least the length of a. horse from the door. The chief benefits of such concrete work as I have advocated briefly in this article are: 1. It will save many hours of time handling the stock during the year. 2. It will alld greatly to the com- fort, health and productivenes 6f the cows and other stock to be permitted to get into the stable without getting feet and legs all plastered with slush 3. It will add largely to the comtlort, convenience and peace of mind of the boss at: well as of the hired man. -4. It will be worth twice its actual cost iii increasing the value of the pro- cmVeauuo cows HITTING ON 5 . ’ moi-1. . ajum «1.1th ”W“ . ~’ \. recent seven-months period, thus aver- aging better than 1:000 pounds per month.' , Aag-gie, a pure-bred Holstein owned by Victor Talo has produced 8,977.1 pounds of milk with 291 pounds of but- "ter~fat in seven months. ened March 17, 1923. Queen, an eight-year-old grade Hoi-, steinpwned by Eric Strand, is a run- ner-up, for, although she has less milk to her credit than Aaggie in the seven- month period by 105 pounds, it must be remembered that Queen had been producing two months and thirteen days when Aaggie came into produc- tion and Queen has 315 pounds of but- ter—fat to her credit, While Aaggie has 291. Both Queen and Aaggie will ex— ceed a production of 12,000 pounds of milk annually, and are remarkably good cows. John Tassava’s Suomi pure-bred Hol- stein comes third with 7,809 pounds of milk and 263 pounds of butter-fat. H. Juniata, a pure—bred Holstein cow owned by K. Gunderson, has been high cow in milk and butter-fat production. In a recent month they made 1,677 pounds of milk and eighty—five pounds of butter-fat; 1,473 pounds milk and sixty-three pounds of butter~fat, respec- tively. HOLSTEIN COUNTY ACTIVlTlES‘. (Continued from page 417). eclat. In order to secure privacy, the noon feed which ushered in the meet— ing was held in the private office of, the‘ Y manager. Here, behind closed doors, the state Fieldman Hays whis- pered the achievements of the state association this past year; officers were elected, and three important measures put through. One was the passage of a resolu- tion demanding that tuberculosis erad- ication be resumed in the county by the supervisors. Another was the ap- pointing of County Agent Decker, VVil- liam ‘Wood and Russell blake to co- operate with W’. B. Burris, manager of the Jackson Fair, to secure proper showing of Holstein cattle at that fair; and, third, to handle the selling of, surplus cattle of members, the breed— ers elected Arthur Perrine, of Rives Junction as county sales manager, with , Ben Smith, of Rives, as assistant. ‘ Meetings being held this week in- clude Kent, on March 11; Shiawassee, night of the 12th, Livingston, the 13th, and Lenawee, the 14th. C. M. Long, of Chicago, Field Manager for the Na- tional Holstein Association, will ad- dress these meetings. Wayne County breeders meet to organize a- county association on March 19, and Calhoun breeders meet for the same purpose on the 20th. The Hopkins Cooperative Creamery of Allegan county received over eleven million pounds of milk and did a busi- ness amounting to $277,393.40 during 1923. According to the state department of agriculture there are more automo-' biles in the northern peninsula 0f the state than there are horses. With five animals entered in the re- cent Shorthorn show held at the Agri- cultural Coilege, McLachlan~ Bros. of Evart won four first prizes. Utah sugar beet growers have formed a state organization, which is a federation of twelve county organ- izations. Kanred wheat, .a rust resistent var- iety developed in Kansas, is' not rust resistent when grown in the vicinity of Musing, although it is free from this disease at the Chatham experiment. 1. station. 1 m1 nanometre County's . . . Says Sam: Hearsay. ata antiseru-~ Aaggie fresh- . A . 1 . AMERICAN, NATIONAL, Quality the zinc wit/z Me 5136/. weather. of tile steel. Our Zinc—Insulating process per- fectly protects the wire. It repels rust. It protects the wire from the oxygen in the air and the storm elements. It safeguards the steel. By this process the zinc is practically a part of the steel, giving it a super— protection that adds many years to the life of the wire. As a result, OUR WIRE FENCE WILL OUTLAST ANY OTHER WIRE FENCE MADE, and its use greatly reduces your fence cost per year—t0 say noth- ing of the better protection its staunch— ncss and sturdincss insures. Fences ‘ Exnu INSULATED AGAINST RUST" Price 407.10 100% MORE zmc ANTHONY, ELLWCOD, Our New Wire Has Double the Heat Treatment i_n_ the Zinc Path .--the Proper and Only Way to Give aHeavier Coating with Lasting ROYAL, U. S. This. new galvanizingimu/ater the wire with zinc,or spelter. The Wire passes through a long molten bath where it accum- ulates thls greater protective, coating, t/zu: zmepamé/y uniting You know, of course, that all fence wire is galvanizedwto protect it from rust—to make it last longer, in all kinds of Perhaps you don’t know that there’s as much difference in galvanized coat- ‘ mgs as there is the thickness of bark on trees. It is not only the amount of zinc applied that gives the wire long life, but the coating must be uniform and “even to be durable and madeimeparalzly a part The temperature of the bath, the great length of time the wire takes to pass through it, the great amount of zinc that can be applied by this process with- out crackmg or peeling—all these are important factors. Our Zinc Insulated Wire Fences Have 40% to 10077, More Zinc Than Other Fences All our Farm Fences—wot every brand——Amcrican, Royal, Anthony, National, Ellwood and U. S. -— are Zinc-insulated—at no extra c/Iarge. Some wire fence makers market sev— eral qualitICSr—a very small percentage of their total production bearing even good galvanizing, and that usually sold at a marked price advance. It'all looks alike. You can’t tell the grades apart. We make one grade only. When you buy this ZINC INSUL- ATED FENCE you are purchasing added years of fence serv1cc, without extra charge. Your local dealer sell: Zinc Insulated Fence and we stand back of him for your protection. We prepay the freight to the dealer. American Steel & Wire Company Chicago New York Boston I allas Denver Copyrighted. 1924, by American Steel & Wire Company, Chicago Hui-inn the Michigan Farmer When Writing in Advertisers p hunch ~ 1, nus EASY WAY I Just walkand press thenozzle of :1 SMITH 225A“ N B! COMPRESSED NE SPRAY“ The most efficient sprayer ever devised for ingl gardens. flowers, fruit fluid ade- -treen, yrs and be vines. For white~ was ng,spray1ngdisinfectingl"- uids, etc. An easywa to own 0 andw-sh flowersan ihru gang”: four gallons. A where. -y Igwrieounande wewil yum-pm 9.3. om'moco. ICHIGAN FARMER Classified Ads. pay well. Try one. 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IT is the» desire of many farmers raising sheep to increase the flocks by raising twin lambs, 'not only on ac- count of their additional increase thereby, but. also because of the sails faction had from growing twin lambs. A farmer who keeps sheep on a small scale told me recently and with much satisfaction, that he had suc; Ceeded in raising twenty-two lambs from eleven sheep, which constituted his entire‘flock. Certain breeds of the coarse wool producers have been bred in some sections of the country with a. view of producing twins, and to such an extent that if they have been bred with those of the same breed, prob- excellent feed 'for the ewes at this season, while legume hays, particular- 'ly alfalfa, make first grade roughage feed. LIVE STOCK co.ops. FLOURISH. EVENTY locals were added-. to the membership of the Michigan Live Stock Exchange during the past year, bringing the present membership? up to 223 local cooperative live stock shipping associations, according to re- ports published at the annual meeting of the exchange recently held at Lan- sing. third of the live stock coming to that ably two-thirds or three-quarters of the ewes will have twins. And as these twins have always been favored ~by breeders, the tendency to produce twins has increased. N0 farmer should breed for early lambs unless he has a, basement barn, or other facilities for keeping the place warm. Then he can, by choos- ling a coarse wooled ram, breed it to grade ewes with reasonable certainty of growing more lambs than he has ewes in the flock. But this is not all profit by any means. The ewe must be fed extra. and with succulents, almost as soon as ‘the lambs are born, and the lambs themselves must be fed extra new milk, preferably just asit comes from a fresh cow. The milk of farrow cows _is not good, as it does not have the laxativequality that milk from afresh cow has. ' Fed in this way a few days, they may be given a little clover hay to eat. They will quickly learn to pick at it and eat more or less. And after they have learned to eat clover, they may be given a. few oats. If these are fed to the ewes giving milk, the lambs will learn to eat with their dams, just as they did in eating clover. Unless the lambs are to be fattened, feeding them oats should be stopped after the season is advanced enough to make good nutritive grass. But the cats, varied with some dry wheat bran, will be needed by the ewe until her milk dries up. In this way a ewe may be kept in milk longer than under the usual treatment given.~——T. M... Couch. KEEP THE SHEEP DRY. PRACTICAL sheep man advises pecial attention to the ewes in the period preceding the lambing season Dry beds are important. and rain should be kept out 01: the quarters in which the ewes are housed. vide for this, the ewés should be” al- lowed spaces. to the barnyard or field. "Oats an‘d bran, equal parts, make an that farmers owning flocks pay es— ' The Wind. Anotheressentiai is exercise To pror This Strongly Built Barnyard Cafeteria is Most Popular with this Bunch of Well-Bred White Faces. market. The volume of business al- ready done through this house runs into the tens of millions of dollars. During the'first fourteen months of the operation of‘the Producers’ Coop- erative Commission Association at East Buffalo, over $11,000,000 of busi- ness was done for its patrons, giving it first rank among the eighteen com- mission'firms on the Buffalo market. Checks have just been issued for a. $24, 000 dividend to be p10 rated back to shippers, Michigan’s share of this amounting to $10,653.70. The board of directors was reelect- ed, except 0. H. Runciman, of Lowell, who is succeeded by Frank Oberts, of Breckenridge. The old directors re- turned were: E. A. Beamer, of Bliss- field; W. J. Perry, of Grand Blanc;-‘ J. H. O’Mealey, of Pittsford; Alex. Lind- sey, of Decker; Edward Dippey, of Perry; Charles Woodruff, of Hastings; L. E.-Willett, of Laingsburg; C. V. Tracey, of Ithaca. OLD FEEDER GIVES A HINT. ,2 N old steer feeder drops a. little hint to other members of his fra- ternity. having steers go to the market in their best clothes. The early shedding of the winter coats aid materially their attractiveness. To bring about early shedding this ' old 'feeder makes use of linseed meal. He uses around three pounds per day in the ration for a. steer weighing up- wards of 1,200 pounds. He mixes this with the grain ration, but states that he has also found it equally satisfac- tory when scattered over the silage feed. . 1923 wow. cup WAS LARGE. Hn'totai United States production of wool for 1923 was 223,610,000 pounds, or an increase of 1,500, 000 pounds over the preceding year. This ‘ ' increase was due to a large number of sheep on American farms, and to 19.11,? increase of three-tenths of a pan the weight of the average flee reached WSW 1- ,i , The exchange commission house at Detroit is now handling about one- He appreciates the value of 3.0mm, sale at reasonable prices. Youn from A, R. dams. Hort! is Accredited. JOHN ENDICOT BIRMINGflAM. Mi offering at very Reg. Guorgsoysw “£50116 he * prices for quick sale some ch lee cow sin milk, two-year—oid heifer soon to fr and“: 'snlendld‘ young ,Wl ready for service. en‘1; write“ but 1: e if you want Guernsey's. Farm 1 mile north ands miles east of St. Johns. Wm. B. Ornistotl 0. Son. St. Johns. Mich. Reg. Guernsey cows. A. 8.1”: 101301111 breedins. 82.5103. .81.];- 1111:de111] 8100. John Ebels. Holland. 'l‘vm Nice 111.11.; nearly“ resdy tor lie 611011180 8 a ,1 m, 4...... -51- Williamsyuorth Adammpelgish- 3‘ Ready For Service Good, light—colored Holstein bull, born February 27,1923. Sire—A son of Echo Sylvia King Model and a. 24. 9-111. JuniOr three-year-old daughter of a. 31-lb. cow ‘ with a. 365-day record of 989. 7 lbs. butter and 23, 629. 5 lbs. milk. Dain now on yearly test, with better than 840 lbs. butter and 20, 000 lbs milk in ten months. Send for pedigree and price to BUREAU OF AN lMAL lND USTRY Department C., LANSING. MICHIGAN 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 fieshen. A heal thy herd. l. M. 8H0 RMAN. Fowlerviile, Mich. FOR SALE 11.13.251.11 12131:. was. Type. FOR SALE Jersey bulls ready for se- vlce. All cows Resistor o! Merit. Accredited herd. Would take a bankablo note. SMITH AND PARKER, R. 4. Howell, Mich. Brookwater Jerseys Bull calves for sale. Majesty breeding. Herd tuber- culosis free. Come or write. Breakwater Farm, Ann Arbor Mich. John . Hickey. Reese. Mich. Registered Jersey... “‘3" T;°:,:gfi;'lg;,§g§ J. L. CARTER. Luke Odessa. Mich. bul is fromR Cows. Chan 15 Sinful: 1. d Misc °f Mr rash. th Iii-33 se e rain or 0 me o e for tall troshenlnl OoionO. lilile. Ooopersvillemlilioh. HEREFORDS Bulls. Heifers and Com with Calves by side. popular strains. Kalamazoo, Most Ml Ali'sn Bron. Gill 8. Wsstns‘dss 8L. oh 0 HER EF ORDS . Registered Breeding cattle. T. B. Tested . at practical prices for production oi 7 ' Hereford Baby Reeves profitably. all ages; _ T. F. B. 30TH & SONS Horsfords since ms) (St. Clair. Mich. Thumb HereiOrd Breeders’ Association can supply your needs with outstanding. weil- bred registered Herefords. either sexes ftag-lied or horned at reasonable prices. Indulro of E. TWING. Soo- Tress. Bad Axe. Huron 011.. Web '~ , Cows with calves. year— Herefords For Sale 11... "m m f” 01,. Meters also young bulls at beef prices. Ha sh Onl- houn. Bronson. Mich. F OUR heifers of the ibost Herefoordn‘ breedincs._ at. reasonable prices, one better when. Ward lsDunstan. yclariiston, lion. Francisco Farm Sher-thorns and Big Typo‘Poland Chinas Now oil‘erinz three good bulls and a few choice gilt. bred to Elvetrand Revelation 21111. P. Pope. Mt. Pleasant. Mich. ' S H O R 1' H 0 R N 8 Revolution Jr. 5 TSOSI score dited he rd $917. tiNow oflgfiinz 2 Jan:a°ryfl roan bull calves o! 11 reasons gagggflgfifs $00k FARM. Roan}! Tecumseh. Mich WildWOOd F Milking Sher-thorns. An accred- ‘mlted herd bred for beef and milk. Headed by King; Boles. nsndson of Glenside Dairy Kins. Fresh cows and heifers priced reasonably. Vis- itors welcome. Bsiand A lesnd. Tecumseh. lien. Pavsd Road No. 50. When in Need 3...?“ 3,1733%, 3% from Michigan's leading herd. owned :by Westbrook Bron, ionic, Etiob. . FOR SALE ari’gnmfifma glllgrthornl bulls, 3 Come nick. H. B. Peters 1. Sort Elsie Mich, For Pulled Shorthorns “3‘: 832% £3: sault Ste. Marie, Mich. for sale. Bulls ready for ROd Pollod can service. Cows with calvess-lll heifers. ii. A. Galilean, Bronson, moth. It. _|. arm Registered Guernseys of both ems for ‘ Radar?! ‘ i i éOwrier‘ is” l m. v ..w _ ONLY $350 PER MONTH White “ Top Band Ind the BIG “C" on the White Tire Sole are exclusive marks of Converse Mt! White Tire Built like abattleship—easy as an old shoe; Fits Madly because built on “foot- shape -last. Foot and ankle construction prevents “break” at instep which eventually cracks the best rubber. Extension sole prevents and snagging and will not collect mud. Made lfire the famous Converse“ a"boose an nd thesame service. “Caboose” heavy duty Work rubber outwears them all. Extra strength 1n the two-ply uppers and doubl e- “Caboose ck-White'l‘ireSole. ugs the ankle tight and high. Always ealfootwear to“ M0 in 8. (lug god and blackmhber.butwo “command 3 nonunion.) Try“on them thetodayl 1 e ' :11 Whl Tire 50°? Bii‘dofin‘lz fl" ' te e r ore- Edgerchag’tf the Converse BIG‘C' INE write nearQoficef or catalog and dealer" s name. Converse Rubber Shoe Co. Q'IICAGO ‘ :: BOSTON :: NEW YORK - '"3 DOWN WM ONL YEAR ' TO PAY nownet nuysineof the New Organic Seoaéarrdirectltrou my own. BYI on 3 alga whereby ”it .31 I earn its own cost and more tor-s you pay. We quote Surprisingly Low Prices and Illow amt: n lowu Write for!“ 113101111 Wdovsn: co“ W...” HOLLYWOOD MATED $15 per 100 ' SIM b aBoll all males when. ' cords took at “new certified by Michigan Baby Ohio IA” Rural Strain, Barron Bred $13 Anoonas. Barre 11 Books. Sand for catalog. , 1' ‘ MAL POULTRY FARM Box 109, Zoelnnd, Mich. Welyerine Baby clicks Always Good Easy to raise. English Type - S. C. White Leghorns High producing. profitable stock. 100% Intensive! '«I. ' service becomes private practice and 51 must be encrosed.. *0 CONDUCTED BY DR. W. C. FAIR. Advice through this column is given free to our subscrib- betters should state fully the history and symptoms.“ each case and give. name and address of the writer. Initials only are published. When a reply by mail is requested the Diseased Scalp—I have a gelding that is losing h s hair on and around root of tail. The skin must itch for he rubs himself. R H. M., Unionville M-ich. -——Apply one part bichlorlde of mercury, dissolved in 1,000 parts wa- ter to itchy parts twice a day. Nasal Gleet.—-—I have a horse that will be twenty in the spring; never been sick before, but now has thick discharge coming from both nostrils His appetite is good. He has lost flesh lately. Will it pay me to keep him? P. L. 8., Milford, Mich—He may have diseased grinder teeth which is causing nasal discharge; if so, 'bet- ter destroy him. If he is a. light horse he has low value. Cows Eat Wood—Our cows are fond of wood and will chew it When- ever they get the chance. H. S., Pe- toskey, Mich—Mix equal parts of gen- rtian, ginger, fenugreek, baking soda, common salt togther, give each cow :1 tablespoonful and three tablespoon- fulsvof powdered charcoal in soft feed twice a. day. Feed plenty of roots. Abortion.——Our cows suffer from abortion and I would like to know how we can control it. 'The cows mis— car'ry six or seven months after they are bred. C. K., Snover, Mich—If you keep your cows in clean stable, give them good care, they will perhaps carry their next calf full period. If any of them have vaginal discharge, flush, using a one per cent solution of lysol daily until discharge ceases. Your stable should be cleaned and disinfected every two weeks. Lice—Can you tell me the best way to get rid of lice on horses and cattle without using a solution? A. L. D., Ubly, Mich—Either apply gray mer- curial ointment or insect powder, but don’t forget to clean your stable. Heifer Has Never Been in Heat.———I have a heifer one year old that has not been in heat yet. G. P., Caledonia, Mich—Give her twenty grains of ground nux vomica, and one dram 01‘ ground capsicum in feed three times daily. Keep her warm. and feed some grain. If she has twin brother she will not breed. Shy Breeder.—I have a cow that freshened December, 1922. My local veterinary cleaned her. This was fol- lowed by vaginal discharge, but dur— ing the summer she seemed to get over that. She has been served sev- eral times, but fails to get with calf. This vaginal discharge has returned. R. C. 1., Chelsea, Mich. -—Give her one dram of powdered sulphate of iron in feed three times a day. Bunch on Udder. —I have cow with bunch on front part of udder, that hangs down. What shall I apply? R A. B, Holt, Mich. ——~Either paint bunch with {tincture of iodine daily, or have 1 cu Death Following Castration—Can lambs be safely castrated during the Winter weather? Have had some lambs castrated; they swell after the operation and die. A. B., Shiloh, Mich. —Lambs one- year-old should not be castrated during very cold or very hot weather, however, if the work is done in a surgical manner and if the animal receives good care for a. week May I again remind those who do surgical Wo1k on animals to be sure that the instruments and their hands are clean; also thoroughly clean the [part of animal’s body you expect to wound, and have a place prepared to keep the animal until the wound heals. Shy Breeder.———Heifer twenty months old has been served at different times by two different bulls, but she falls to get with calf. What can be done for her? B. W. C., Marquette, Mich. —-—The yeast treatment is inexpensive and well worth its cost. Drop a cake of compressed yeast in one quart of tepid water, let it stand in warm room for two or three hours, strain, then with fountain syringe, flush vagina. In my dairy practice I usually treat the ani- mahdatily for alweek before she comes ea ' Loss of Vision—I have three sheep that have apparently gone blind. This all happened within a few days. The eyes look blue and discharge some. ..E B., Portland, Mich. ——Foment the eyes with hot boric acid (two per cent) sciatica for one-half hour two or three times a day. Drop One per cent solution of atropine sulphate in. eyes five times daily. Give each sheep give grains of potassium iodide daily. Keep the sheepin a darkened place. It thin, feed them well: if fleshy,.diet the sheep. Keep their bowels open. rate unto Also get our prices on b gcksfand other popuelg reeds. atis action arant Y back.W1-ltgeufor FREE illustrated catalo and special ms SCOUN'I‘ Purges—many. Slil'EIIIlIl Pull" FARMS :00 Iceland. Mich. Buy Your Baby Chicks from us this year and guarantee your profits Purchasers of our stock raise 95 per cent instead of only 50 per cent. because we hatch only ,in tested Mammoth machines, insuring husky chicks with vital— ity. and because our flocks are the busy and husky kind that know no disease. Order from this ad or write for catalog which tells all about our wonderful cgg strain. 100 500 Barred Roeks ..................... $10 $77.50 S. (‘. lied s ....................... 10 77.50 Selected W. Leg ................... 15 70.00 Eng. W. Leg. ..................... 13 00. 00 Anconas ... ........................ 14 (i5. 00 Broilers ........................... 100 per cent Delivery Guaranteed. PROGRESSI5V0E POULTRY FARM. Box I. Holland, Mich. Only Trapnested and Pedigreed English S. C. White Leghorns Chicks. Eggs. 10 weeks old Pullcts. From contest and utility prize winners at Fairs and Shows. .Tho stool; with breeding to back them. Write for circu— lar. Pcnnock Poultry Farm, Nashville, Mich. Barred Bock Baby chicks We hatch only Barred Rock Chicks from choice selected stock shipped by pre- paid parcel post to your door, satisfac- tion and alive delivery guaranteed. Circular on request. THE KAZOO HATCHERY CO. R. R. 3 Kalamazoo, Mich. 300,000 CHICKS Eggs, Pullets and Breeding Stock Aristm mt Strain Buried R01 ks both light and dark matings. Sheppard Strain (‘. Mottled Anronas 250- 280- -egg strain. Tom Barron S. (3. White Leg- ‘horns, lrcru'y luycr's. Write for catalog gixing dctails as to breeding. Special discount on early ordrrcd chirks. Can flll orders promptly. FAIRVIEW POULTRY FARM. R. 2. Box E, Zecland, Micli.’ QUALITY CHICKS Strong. Vigorous. pure-bred. From heavy layBarron strain S. C. White Leghorns that have been carefully culled and mated to pure-bred males. The kind that develop uick and lay earl. Following prices—25 $3. 50: 50, $7. 00: 100. $13 00; y500, $02. 50. Postage and live delivery guaranteed. .Bank reference. Peoples State Bank. .LAKE BLUFF HATCHERY. R. F. D.. No. I. Holland. Mich. CHICKS.Strong. Healthy. ' From Horny Layers. S. C. Tom Barron Eng. White chliorns. Brown Leghorns, 12c: Shepherd‘s Anr-onas. 130; Assorted Chicks. 101‘. Class A flocks .. _. therefore we sell 110 Class B, but. Class A chicks only. 100 per cent safe delivery. Postpaid. No money down with order” Catalog free. 803 HATCHERY. Zooland, m_ Mammoth Toulouse. Whitu Goose. DUCkS China. Brown China, geese 406 per egg. African & Embden 50c. Ducks—Mammoth l’ckin. Giant llouen, Buff, F. & W. Runner, White Runner. Colored Mummy, White Muscovy. $2 per 11 eggs; $3. 75 per 22. Won over 2. 000 prizes 1923. Ber- nard Brorcin. R. 3- M, Wapakoneta. Ohio. FA1332EZ.E.§IX" WONDERFUL PRODUCER8——EARLY LAYERS IO.T HORrOBRED VARIETI E8. Lowdut prices. go free cs st.alog Writeto - 53.1.F1nnow cmcxsmss. Dent. o. yPeoria, 111. after the work is done, it should live. ! BABY CHIX PEDIGREE 8|RED Eng. W. Lee. (Barron Strain). direct from our farm. delivered 100 per cent alive at your door at $13. 00 per 100; $00 per 500: $110 per 1. 000. 01111 sold from our own flork only. Send for (”ircular. Model Poultry Farm Iceland 8. 4. Mich. Complete OF 3' Mlnorcns 16¢: Rocks 1 is Feb-March prices. mtg“ Qutlity cm: Heavy brouer my“ rReds 15c: Anconss 1411: Black star or Brown one 180: Whig c; its Wysndottes. Bull' 0111sz 1755c: Extra selected chicks. built directly from can“? test are. do per chick more. Add 300 if less than 10 wanted. Hatchingeg “"59 Catalog. Goodre 131ch Bs'ckmsnn Hatchery.T F. 26 Lyon st, Grand s - , English White Lechoms. Big 5 T0 6 Lb- Larger hens. better wln~ tor layers. Chicks. hatching eggs. Free catalog de- scribes them is full of practical money— —1nsking .-poul m hmrormatron. send for it. A. Wauchek. Gohlss. ___c_ can ‘5: CHICKS White and Barred 'Rocks.‘ White Leghorns. English Strain White Wy andottes Bun' Orplngtons. Reds.100 per- cent liie arrival Guaranteed. (Postpaid. Order from this ad ands teth best. Durand Hatchery. Fenton. Michlgnm. g Hocs DUROC JERSEYS SOWS Bred and open flows of the finest practical type. Farrowcd April. 15 to May 15. 1923. Long. well- rounded body. Send for description and photos. Fred Vrecland writes: "I am pleased with the Sows and assure you that they are satisfactory in every respect." , . Every shipment guaranteed to be satisfactory. STATE FARMS ASSOCIATION Masonic Temple. Kalamazoo, Michigan R ' tered Durocs FOR. SALl-LMYoung boars and gills bred from the best hcrds in Michigan and Ohio. at reasonable pric- es and fully guaranteed. W. E. Bartley. Alma. Mich. DUROC JERSEYS Spring pigs either sex of March April and May tan-ow. sired by three outstanding herd hours. If you want size Jty e and quality combined come and see or write us. xbrodt. Monroe. Mich. R. Bred Sows. luly and September gills nuroc Jerseys.” prirrs that lcavc no excuse for brcrdinr: Sil‘lll)5 or grades. ch. and guaranteed. JESSE BLISS 81 SON, Henderson, Mich. UROC fall and spring hours of the best brooding D and quality. at prices to sell. Fall pigs at bar- gain prices. W. C. Milan. Mich. Taylor, l‘xtra choice bred gills Duroc Jerseys'nt reasonable prices. CAREY U. EDMONDS. Hastings, Mich. 75 spring pigs. pairs not skin. from 7 O. l. C.s 3good sires. also fall I . reorded free. Otto Scshulzo a Sons. Nashville. Illdgl‘lzh. c O.l.C. & Chester Whitesggm” Big Type with A.IITY 2 Choice gills with extra. length. Bred for In t a few (‘hoirc Sept. Pigs. S March Also NEWM . Mariette, men AN 8 STOCK FARM Reg. 0. I. C. Sows. Bred for A ril and lb 25 Far.row All Stock Shipped on April-oval. Pridgd Right. Fred W. Kenncdy. ll. 2, Plymouth Mich. ' ’ Scpt. pigs Sired by “Giant Boy " Senior 0 LC 8 (‘lmmpion at West. Mirh. State Fair. 1923. Milo II. Peterson R. 2. Ionla, Mich. ”Elmhurst Farm.” 0. l. 5 young scn’ire boars, 8 gllts for April fer - row. and Butt Rook c . Clover Leaf Stock Farm. 1114s $hlilghipernl5'. eggs Hile’s Good Polands Big. easy feeding, quality Polands. That's the kind xgmllikra and scllf. Bred gills and sows for sale. A re yiars o (onstrur-tive breeding bark of th WESLEY HILE. IONlA. MICH. m SPOTTED POLAND ('hinn. ycarling gills sired by our 1023 blue ribbon winnrr (‘hic ago 11111. Bred to son of Spotted Ranger. Hours and gilts all ages. High quality. low prices. Keller 8.. Jackson. Ohio City. 0. L T P C Brrd gills. Fall pigs. either sex. Brown Swiss Bull. C 1 ed A. A. Feldkamo. a v 4 29 23 Manchester, Mich. Fa" Figs either sex by the great Boar, The of dams. W'. E. Wolverine I’m-ed reasonable. Best Livingston. Par-ma, Mith. Bred gills, spring at bargain pric.cs John W. Snyder, R. HORSES For Sale Clyde Stallion and 3 Mares 6-3 to 5 yr. old work] horses Black and Greys Wts. 1400 to 1700. Prices $125.00 to $250.00. R.S. Hudson, Farm Supt. .Michigan Agricultural College Reg. Black Stallion Purcell. Newaygo. Mich. Dispersal Monroe. and fall boars, 12th year. Writ'e 4 St. Johns. Mich. Hampshire your wants. For Sale. 8518 1900 lbs. Sml. 19 Head of Registered Jerseys With C. T. A. Records '. Tuesday, March 25,1924 2 o’clock Owned by W. E. & Mark D. Grout, Morrice, Mich Majesty and Foxhali Jubilee, breeding Herd on the accredited list. for ahlmes write M. E. Bless, J. E. Ruppe‘rg Perry, Mich. Swarl’z Creel, 11.21." en. bring about a material advance. .‘vworld acreage reports thus far show GRAIN QUOTATIONS Wednesday, March 12. Wh t , , ea . Detroit—No. 1 redv$1.11; No. 2 red $1.10; No. 3 red $1.07; No. 2 white 1.11; No. 2 mixed $1.10. Chicago—May $1.06%@1.06%' July iifiogl/sepiom; September $1.07@ 8. h . Toledo.—-——Cash $1.09@1.09’«é. Corn. Detroit—Cash No. 2 yellow at 820; No. 4 yellow 78c; No. 5, 72@74c; No. 6, 69@71c. Chicago.—«80@80%c; July at BMW; September 803750. ‘ Oats. Detroit—Cash No. 2 white at 500 No. 2, 480. Chicago.-May at 4614c; July 450; September 4194c. Rye. Detroit—Cash No. 2, 700. Chicago—May 68%; July 700. Toledo.——68c. ' Barley. Barley, malting 76c; feeding 72c. Buckwheat. Buckwheat—New milling at $2.05 per cwt. Beans. Detroit—Immediate shipment $4.75 per cwt. Chicago» ~(fhoice pea $5.25; red kid- news $7.50. . New York.—~~Choice pea at $5.75@6; red kidneys $7.60@7.75. ' Seeds- Detrdit.~~PriIne red clover cash at $12; alsike $9.15; timothy $3.85. _ 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(a>21; N0. 1 clover mixed $20.50 @21; wheat and oat straw $11.50@12; rye straw $12.50@13. Feeds. Bran $32; standard middlings $33; fine do $34; cracked corn $33; coarse cornmeal $37; chop $35 per ton in 100-lb. sacks. and prompt Apples. Chicago.»—Barrels, “A” grade Green- ings $5@5.50; Jonathans $5.50@6; Grimes at $3; Spies at $4.50@6; Kings $4@4.50; Baldwins $4@5.00; Spitzen- berg $4@5.00. WHEAT Wheat prices had a small rally last week. Prospects of a crop scaré‘, an advance of 12c in the tariff, and belief that farm reserves were small, coupled with a continuation of enough breadth in the demand to prevent any weak- ness in the cash markets in this coun- try or abroad were the motive factors. The market shows no strong indica- tion of a material change in prices, but in view of the fact that values are already low, that light receipts usu. ally bring a seasonal advance during the spring months and that 1924 crop yields both in this country and else- where are not likely to equal those of 1923, it is logical to believe that fu- ture developments will favor higher prices. Foreign absorption of wheat shows no sign of letting up from the rapid rate recently prevailing. Acre- ge reports from twelve countries s ow a combined 'reduction of about five per cent in the area planted to winter wheat compared with last year. Comprehensive private reports indi- cate a loss in the condition of our new winter wheat compared with last December. RYE The rye market shows a slightly more stable undertone. The visible supply increased again last week, but symptoms of an improved demand are not wanting. Exporters have been buy— ing as foreign demand shows intermit- tent activity and clearances'have en- larged slightly but there is not,the breadth of foreign interest neededmto 9 about the same total as a year ago. CORN Conditions in the corn market have been deadlocked for the past two ",weeks. In spite of reports of light Country offerings, arrivals at primary markets in the last ten days have ' on larger than at any time this sea- ,and heavier than ‘at the peak of winter movement, a year ago. The were supply has doubled since the , :of the year, but it was small at 68113111" the corresponding period 1923. . In spite of a great deal ,of «m time and has not gained .quite as— . favorable sentiment, prices have not» made any upward headway during the ten days. On the other-hand, declines do not get far since it is recognized that receipts have probably reached the peak, the visible supply seldom in- creases after March, and fairly broad. distributing demand should be main— tained. OATS The oats market has been in the same fix as Corn. A moderate setback has occurred and eastern demand has broadened. This may hasten the clean- up of the visible supply and pave the way for an advanceabove the level prevailing in the last month; SEEDS The cloverseed market strengthened last week as spring demand became more brisk. The drop in prices com- pared with early winter promises to stimulate heavier seeding operations. Alsike remains at a big discount be— low red clover. During February 7,- 131,000 pounds of red clover were im- ported and the total since July 1 amounts to 17,176,000 pounds as com- pared with 277,000 pounds in the cor- responding period a year previous. FEEDS The feed market has turned easy again as the spurt in demand did not last long. The output of mill feeds is ample because of the high rate of flour mill operations for this time of year and the large amount of low grade wheat being milled. The tariff on mill feeds has been reduced by presiden- tial proclamation and Canadian bran will probably come in freely as soon as the change goes into effect. April bran is now quoted about 500 lower than spot. High protein feeds also have weakened again, with stocks am- ple and demand light, although feed mixers are showing a little more in- terest in cottonseed meal than here- tofore. HAY The hay market is unchanged from a week ago with demand broad enough to clean up the best grades but lower. grades hard to sell, even at big dis- counts. Some Canadian hay has been coming into eastern markets, making them a little weaker relatively than markets elsewhere. Prices are much higher than a. year ago, especially for clover hay. POULTRY AND EGGS Fresh eggs dropped last week prac- tically to the level at which they have been stored during the last two-years, but considerably below the level at this date a year ago. The market may decline a little further owing to ex- pectations of unusually heavy produc- tion. Receipts are gaining steadily and in the last three weeks they have been considerably heavier than a year ago in spite of weather which has been rather unfavorable for prdduc-. tion and country collections. weekly receipts generally riSe rapidly from this season to a peak in late April or early May. Poultry prices were a little lower last week. Arrivals increased and were much above nor- mal for this season of the'year. For: the last sixweeks receipts have been materially larger than a year ago, thus making up for most of the deficiency in January. Consumptive demand re- mains excellent. Chicago.—-Eggs, miscellaneous 211/2 @220; dirties 210; checks 200; fresh firsts 22@221/2c; ordinary firsts 206;) 210. Live poultry, hens at 26@27c; springers26c; roosters 17c; ducks at 280; geese 190; turkeys 300. Detroit—Eggs, fresh ,candled ’and graded 23'1/2@241,éc; storage 27c. Live poultry, heavyspringers 28c; light do 22@230; heavy hens 27@280; light do. 27730280; roosters 17c; geese 20c; ducks 320; turkeys 28@30c. BU'I'I'ER Butter prices declined sharply early last week, but, scored a smart, upturn before the close. Buyers took advan~ tage of low prices to anticipate their needs and some purely speculative buying was observed. Receipts at the leading markets were about the same as in the preceding week and the weather was none too favorable for high production. About 4,000 boxes of Argentine butter and 1,000 casks of Danish arrived in the east but much foreign butter was held off the market as its cost was above prevailing pric- es. Storage holdings in the United States on March 1 were slightly larger than a year ago, but the total was less than half of the five-year average for that date. The market may remain strong for a week or so, depending upon the volume of receipts, but the main trend of prices is downward. Prices of fresh creamery butter: Chicago, 92—score centralized carlots at 47c. Fresh creamery in tubs in De- troit sells for 46@47c. POTATOES Carlot shipments of potatoes were at a record level for this season of the year again last week. The movement was forty per cent heavier'than two I Live Stock Market Service -~ Wednesday, March 12. 1 ~ CHICAGO Hogs. Receipts 31,000. Market generally 10c lower than yesterday’s average, fairly active. All interests buying. Good, $7.00. 190 to 325—1bs. butchers $7.40@7.50. Limited showing of good to choice weighty butchers $7.55. Bet- ter grades 160 to 180-lb. largely $7.20@ 7.35. Bulk packing sows $6.40@6.60. Cattle. Receipts 8,000. Market, beef steers stead to strong; stots higher. Top matur ng steers $11.50. Bulk $8.00@ 10.00. Other classes generally steady. Fat she stock active. Common and medium vealers tending lower. Others strong. Bulk $10.00@11.00. Early shippers paying up to $13.00. , ' Sheep and Lambs. Receipts 12,000. Market slow. Very little early business. Fat wooled lambs 25c lower. Early sales to city but— chers $16.30. Sheep weak to 25c lower. Odd lots fat native ewes $10.00. Sev- eral decks clipped ewes $8.75. Shear— ing lambs $15.60@15.85. Western feed- ing lambs $15.25. ‘ . - DETROIT Market steady. Good to choice. yearlings.$ 8.75@ 9.50 W heavy steers . . . . . . 8.00 8.75 H I“ ht butchers . . 7.25 8.0.0 , " steers andtneitéra gag _,.'r.0b« Handy tight- butchers: ,5 «6:00 Light butch 4,85- 5.00 81's net-cc"..- ' Heavy and Best- cows ...... . . . . . . . . 5.00@ 6.00 Butcher cows . . . . . . . . . . . 4.00@ 5.00 Cutters ...... 3.00@ 3.50 Canners ....... . .. . . . . . . . 2.50@ 3.00 Choice bulls . . . . . ........ 5.00@ 5.75 Bologna bulls ...... . . . . . 4.50@ 5.50 Stock bulls ......... . . . . d.00@ 4.50 Feeders ................ 5.50@ 6.50 Stockers . . . ; ...... . . . . 5.00@ 6.00 Milkers $ 45@ 80 Veal Calves. Market steady- to 150 higher. Best . . ................. $13.50@14.00 Others ................. 6.50@13.0.0, . Sheep and Lambs. Market steady. ’ . Best lambs ......... . . .$ 16.50 Light to common. . . 11.50@12.50 Fair ..... 13.50 14.50 Fair to good ............ 9.00 9.75 Hogs. . ‘ Market steady to 10c lower. Mixed and heavies . *. . . .» .$ 7.65 Pigs oooooooo ‘OOIOIODIIU‘I, 6.25 Roughs ' ....... .. . . . . . . . . . 6.00@ 6.10 . . 7.00@ 7.65 Yorkers ............. , BUFFALO . _' Receipts five cars. Market steady? Calves at $14.50. _ . Hogs. - p » . . Receipts 30 cars.-_- Market is strong; $6.50.@6.75.3 .. , ‘ 1.813“! 39:31 L1?- ."ffiécel’rt' ' " ': The r yorker‘s $8.10@8.20:~'p!83 b? ed {vergks previous, andtheheaviest since mont '. Seed potatoesma e up'a'ta‘ir share of the‘total,‘and'pri‘ces oftable potatoes in; the principal markets were '- » ” ‘ctober .Which is'alw. sthe peak ' practically ,Bteadyéglthough' the under- ' tone Was easy. otatlons are! 104to 40 cents higher than a year ago, U. S. No. 1 Northern round? whites are quot- ed in Chicago at $1.20@1.25 per 100 ' pounds sacked, and $1425_@1.50 in bulk. * warms" :1 . ‘ Bean prices “advanced slightly last week, reaching $4.90'per 100p’ounds at the close for choice hand-picked Whites f. o. b. Mich ‘ points. Light deliveries by producers were the chief cause as demand is not anrticularly brisk at the. advance. ount‘ry‘roads are in bad condition and growers are not so anxious to sell at prices which have prevailed during the last tWO weeks. It is'believed that the supply remaining in Michigan is ample to supply the demand between the present timeand the harvest of the new crop. This probably means that prices will continue to swing near this tsame leVel as during most of the w n er. - g . «wooI. Seaboard wool markets are rather quiet as manufacturers are reluctant to pay prices asked. Dealersare not making concessions, however, and the/ market rules firm under the surface. After showing weak tone temporarily, foreign wool markets have become quite strong again and the European demand appears unsatisfied. Contract- ing in the west is spreading rapidly, especially in Wyoming, Idaho, Nevada and Utah. In most cases buyers are not paying above a parity with Boston. The Boston market is quoted as fol- lows: Ohio and Pennsylvania fleeces, fine strictly numbing 57c; fine French Combing at 51@52c; fine clothing 49@ 500; 1A-blood strictly combing at 57c, Good Michigan, New York, Wiscon- sin and Missouri wools one to two cents less; Kentucky and similar wool two to five cents higher. DETROIT CITY MARKET Produce was in liberal supply and moderate to heavy buying gave the market quite a.brisk tone. Good cab- bage and carrots were in demand and cleaned up easily. The demand for the large supply of potatoes was strong, and most offerings were clean- ed up easily at 80@85c a bushel. ples were in brisk demand. Poultry remained firm, whileeggs were a trifle lower. . Prices paid were: Apples, fancy $2 (6)250 bu; No. 1, $1.25@1.75 bu; beets $1.25@1.50 bu; cabbage $1.75@2 bu; carrots $1.50@1.75 bu; onions, dry at ‘ $1.50 bu; parsley $5@5.50 bu; pars- nips $1.25@1.50 bu; potatoes 80‘@850 bu; root celery $1.50@1.75 bu; vege- table oysters 60@‘75c dozen bunches; eggs, wholesale 27c, retail 30@35c; hens, wholesale 2§@28c, retail 30@ igan " shipping, Ap-r 35c; .spring'ers,- wholesale 260; retail ’ 28@320. coMINc LIVE srbc-K SALES. Holstelns. March 20.——.-Dispersa‘_l‘ sale ‘ of T. W. Sprague & John Rolfe, at Rolfe farm near Battle Creek. W. R. Harper, Sales Mgr., Middleville, Mich. March 27—'—Wooster, Ohio. C. S. Reece and E. S. Wertz. ' Shorthorns. March 17.-—Gus Thomas, New Loth-i rop, Mich. '1 Hampshire Swine. . March 17.-—'Gus Thomas, New Loth- rop, Mich. 1: Disperswnsflle V Ten head 'of sh‘icklyt high class SHORTHQRMCATTLE of the dual'purpoge Safe. Clay anngateI v re efmeiigest’mgod, “er. '1’ mm "174 ‘2 as a f. . .. \ refinrrmgiigfi ._ ’_ 79 Head offlampehig-‘gfloga .. .Hmin‘; I. . 'r‘ I» missteps, g2, ".9 . . at a“: ”as: tumors a r s , n o ‘from the st and wallsl—H HF‘IIW , - Alum added to whitewflh prevents hit rubbing oft. Flour paste may also . . be used to prevent rubbing oil. but when it is used. zinc sulphate in small 1 duantitles should be added as a pre- servative—F. E. F. FAT encoder-ts” FAIL TO see. ABATE. I have "a '0: that willnot freshen until April 2. We have not been able to churn her cream. Have tried it in ' all ways, such as barrel churn, stirrin ' in dish, and a fruit can, but can no ‘seem to get any butter. She gets good clean shredded corn and hay, also a mixed feed of ground oats, corn meal, with small amount of oil meal and bran. hen her cream was in , with others cows, we did not have any trouble, but can do nothing with her cream alone. Can you give me any reason, or tell me what to do?—E. B; It is a well-known fact that the fat globules from milk produced by cows well along in the period of lactation ~ do not so readily separate from the milk as they do When the cow is fresh. In cold weather many times no at- tention is paid to the temperature of the cream. If the cream is cold the fat will never separate as readily as when at the proper temperature, which in winter weather is about seventy degrees. Also, in winter some pains must be takento ripen the cream if you want : the butter tocome quickly. When you have accumulated a. suffi- cient amount of cream for a. churning set the-vessel which contains it in an- other vessel of. hot water and warm the cream up to seventy or eighty de- grees and retain it at that tempera- ture for about forty-eight hours. This will ripen it. If the room in which '1 you churn is warm, then 'cool the cream to about sixty or sixty-five de- grees, but if the room is will then churn at seventy degrees. If you follow these directions your butter will probably come within a reasonable time. If it does not, don’t try to make butter from this cow until she freshens. ‘ STARTING ALFALFA. I have a piece of light, sandy ground which I would like to seed to alfalfa. .There has not been any alfalfa seed- ing on this ground for a long time, but we raised some good corn on it this year. —-Subscriber. Good stands of alfalfa can be secur- ed on land such as you describe, pro- vided the crop is rightly handled. is very likely that your land will be 3MP It .1.“ ".oenefited by an application of lime. Imp ‘- wOuld suggest that you send samples ’of your soil to yOur county agent or the Soils Department of the Michigah Agricultural College, East Lansing, for testing to determine lime requirement. Afalfa shOuld be planted early in the spring for best results. using eith- er Grislm or northern grown seed at the rate of twelve pounds per acre, with one bushel of barley or cats. sowme swan-r CLOVER. If I saw sweet clover with oats, then cut oats early for hay, will the clover be all right? Will the oats make good hay for cows? I am top- dressing the ground well—S. B. The best results can besecured by planting sweet clover and oats as ear- ly as possible in the spring, using one bushel of oats and fifteen pounds of scarified sweet clover on a firmly roll- ed seed-bed. The oats will make ex- cellent hay for cows if out when in the milk stage, and the sweet clover will be benefited by taking off the cats at an early date. If the season is favorable a considerable amount of- fall pasture will be available from the sweet clover. Stock should not be allowed to pasture too close the first fall, since the most valuable pasture hay crop is provided the second year.—-—J. F. Cox. 1“” c ENTITETY IN PERSONAL PROP- ERTY. Mr. Smith buys a farm, giving his wife a joint deed. Stock and tools are in Mr. Smith’s name on the tax roll, but stock and tools together with crops and buildings, are insured for both fire and cyclone in the names of both Mr. Smith and wife. In case of Mr. Smith’s death, can Mrs. Smith claim stock and tools as being held jointly, or what share of them does she get? They have children—A. F. There can be entirety in personal property. How they are assessed is of little consequence except as it might indicate an admission made by the party reporting to the assessor as to what his interest is, and even that is quite remote. The manner of insur- ance is in the same class. It is a ques- tion of fact whether they held undi- vided interests, and, if so, whether in common, jointly, or by entirety; and in the absence of writing clearly in- dicating it, the presumption is strong- ly against either joint tenancy or en- tirety in personal property—Rood. ASPARAGUS. RHUBARB. Blackberries, Currants. Calif ornla. I’rivet roots and aster seed. Write for prices. CHAS. L. LUCAS. PERRY. OHIO. "a, Ind alalll 10 m 010 ms- BEO. E. nouns d. 00., advertising t is using miscellaneous articles for sale or exchange. at chained rubs. or in display columns at links I «on a word. each insertion. consecutive insertions 0 cents 0 word. dimlsy type or illustrations admitted. Mats and moi-u- slum. 10 word; N091 dcpnrtmcn established for the convenience of Michigan farmers. Small monuments bring best results under classified headings. 'l‘ryl tfor Poultry advertising will be run In this department commercial rages. on orders for Is. than to our insertions: M four or more Count as a word each abbreviation, Remittances must accompany or rerd “00 float advertlsln. bavc 000“an monuments and are not «000M 00 shuttled. want ads and (or ndver- hlitisl or number. No A an“ in sum 0cm...- 1. 1922 ill" wm 33‘ 33:" e. O Q . 00.40 00........00.00 00.04 2.04 0.10 0.40 0.00 0.04 0.72 0.10 0.00 0.00 0.00 80.....100 1.00 no 01........ 0.40 1.44 0.04 00 1.00 4.00 00........ 0.04 1.00 4.30 \00.....0.12 0.10 4.00 00......“ 2.00 0.40 4.80 - 100 0.04 0.04 st........ 2.00 0.00 0.20 80........ 0.00 0.12 .0.» 00. 0.10 0.30 8.20 4o........ 0.00 0.00 0.00 01..."... 0.00 0.04 Spec: al oull otice “""""" "” credential?!» 24 acres first~clnss Comonl Lawton. 155 2.56 eshunting. trout stream on place. Lakes near. $1,900.00. half crop payment. deal with owner. E. 11. 3. Box 12.1.0wton. Michigan. FOR esSALE—40 acres. Wings. CHOICE GOVERNMENT LAND. coming under irri- potion. easy punish nts. Co- -opsrative Colour. Ben C 117 .Gnnd Junction. Colo. FARMS—40430400 acres. rent acres. village. Dryden. Mich. Shorthom Bulls. sell. House. 2 Small thnsher. Pollcd Frank Bartlett. Drydm. Mich. WANTED—To hear from owner of farm for sale. K- szley. Baldwin. Wisconsin. 0. STRAWBERRY PLANTS—Plants Right. Prices Right. Perry Wright. Fonnville. Mich. ~04de W Beam: m m Mela-- mm LII—Threshing outfit .nosrly now. One 1mm dqvhcdvsnulfi‘liuflmdm 1 price if 8A9!!! quick. C. amend. Grsnd Haven, Mich. I "MARCUS PRINTING—Manon. Hatcheries. Farmers. Busi- FOR “IE—Improved 320-00110 fun. located 1% mneseostdvllis’geo ofAkmmTusool‘oCouanich- wmukLinMu.vtlgh.ccng$;0dm fulcrum»: wohmsmmmodmullth‘m new nummxommssos . gramme...“ wretunha' crustacean-(mm , acumen. but our plr’i‘css on £20 ‘d’clmhfimnfi Etc. Samples. Stamps 0000. on ’0 01180, Gnnd Rapids. Mich. , QUALITY ITYPRINTING for Businm Farmers! Write for our prices on envelopesand ctterhesds. 'nic Pro- mier Printers. Lock Box 29, .Midlsnd. Michigan. TREES. “hum mshrubs. drapevinos. Catalogue free. L0nds'N0 SHIJosep . Mich sss‘n'rr assoc-nuns Shsmencd. mul- no :llocks. culled by experts ‘ Iree. mm ”“1" ’" germination. Not pol- WWW Nlnoty -pound.bog. 81:! West ,lstut unpaved AgricultIII-sl Conm' with 0 guaranteed ~ tion. 0 was one of the heaviest yieldersg in the State the past year in a test mode by The Farms Crop Department 01 the Michigan Agricultural College. Write Paul Clcment. Britten. Michigan, for catalog and pslces. TREES. Plants. Shmbs. guaranteed direct framgrowh Lowest prices. New—Dr. Worcester hardypeM and Ohio Beauty Apple. Planting Book Free. Woodh lawn Nurseries. 951 Garcon Ave” Rochester. NY '30 GLADIOLUS BULBS—new colors. including rare purple, $1, postpaid. Semi for 20- maze illustrated cstslogoI125 beautlrul varieties. Howard W. Glllet. New Lebanon. N Y. FRUIT PLANTS. Prices Right. Stock Gunmteed. Strawberries. $3. 00 per 1,000 am! up. Ros pberries. Grapes. Gooseberries. Currants. Dcwbevrles. Catalogue Free. Hellcnga’s Nursery. Three Oaks.hl ich. FREE CATALOG of high- -quallty strawberry. berry plants. Some kinds $2.75 a 1. 000. day. .D. Thayer, Three Rivers. Mich. BERRY BOXES—Our Berry Boxes will carry your fruit to market safely. $4. 50 per thousand. Write us. Central Basket (10.. Ben-ion Springs. Mich. STRAWBERRIES—Plsnts and all kinds of small fruit plants. thousands of plants. Get our list for out prices. Sawyer Nurseries. Sawyer. Mich. Box 81. rasp- Write to- GLADIOLI—25 big plump bulbs. fine varieties. and catalog postpsid. 81.00. B. F. Kindig. Box 637. E. Ls using. Mich. IF IT'S RUSSETT Rural Seed Potatoes you want write for prices. win Boy Farm. Alba. Michigan. PET STOCK SCOTCH COLLIE DOG. -——well broken, $15.00 Eng- lish Sheep Dog. well broken. $20. 00. Fox Terrier Dog. good rather, $15. 00. Three Young Fox hound >Dogs ready to break. $10. 00 each. White Spitz Dog, $20.00. Sable Spitz Dog. $20. 00. Boston Terrier Dog, screw tel. .00. English Bull Bitch, 2 yr. old. $35. 00. ' Black and Tan Dog, German Police Dog .pup 8 months old. $40. 00. Wanted Young pups. Eye animals. Detroit Bird Store, De- tmit. Mich. AIREDALE PUPS—Sired by half- brother Ex. Pres- Harding’s Laddie Boy. From registered stock. Ped- lgrees furnished. Males $15. Females $10. R. G. Kirby, Route 1. East Lansing. Mich. l’AllROTS.—Macaws Cockatoos Parakeets. Rare Tl1urshcs,Larks, Finches. Canaries. All in full song. Breeding Cages. Fancy Cages. Supplies of all kinds. (inulars free. Detroit Bird Store. Detroit. Mich. GERMAN SHEPHERD—Alredsles. Collies, Old Ens- lish Shepherd dogs. puppies. 10c Illustrated instruc- tive list. W. R. Watson, Box 33 . Macon, Mo. 50 BREEDS DOGS-«Catalogue 10c (Coin). Tilmer Thompson, Elmore. Minn. _ TOBACCO HOMESPUN TOBACCO—Chewing, 5 lbs. $1.75; Ten $3.00. Smoking. 5 lbs. $1.25: Ten $2.00. Pay when received. pipe and recipe free. Farmers' Union I’aducah. Ky. NATURAL LEAF TOBACCO: Chewing, the pounds. $1. 75. ten. 5$3: smoking. five pounds $125: ten. $2: twenty. $3.5 0; pipe and recipe free. pay when re- ceived. Cooperative Farmers, Paducah. Kentucky. KENTUCKY Naturalo Chewing 10- lbs. lbs. $2. 40—20 $4. A.. Sedans, SMOKERS' ATTENTION—100 High Grade Stogies $2. 75. Satisfaction Guaranteed or Money Refunded. Flack Cigar Company. South Bend. Indiana. Leaf Tobacco. Best Grade 035. Best grade Smoking 10- Farmer’s Tobacco Union, Rt. 1. Kentucky. BABY CHICKS STURDY CHICKS—Pure bred- to- lay and exhibition Reasonable prices. Catalog Single Comb White Leghorns. Anconas, Rocks. Reds, White Wyandottes. finnnyhrook Poultry Farm. Hillsdaie. Mich. WRITE for free ccatalogue and prices on good sound, thrllty BabyC Four hurling varieties 0!. T. B. S. C. White Loghorns rns. Barred Rocks. Shepard An- and Rhode Island Reds from thoroughly culled LIABLE llilllSEI Pittsburgh, Pa ' CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING I quality stock circular. :Hollend. Mich. , BABY CHICKS—Write for our new fig catalog and 1 «ties; best winter laying strains. Free delivery. Rea- mlles. Paw Paw ‘ conns limits. to the Summit Hatchery. Byron Center. Mich. 100 per cent live delivery. BRED TO LAY Barred Rock chicks, hens. all blood tested for White Diarrhea by Michigan Agricultural College Bacteriological Dept. Pedi imed males from hens used. Circular free. L. W. Ass!- 1. Grand Rapidsn Mich. CHICKS—Genuine Tom Barron English Strain s. C. White Leghorns. bred from Imported Stock, and M. A. C. Rocks. Write for our price Hillside Hatchery Farm. B. 3. price list. Eight years‘ Michigan. experience. erce. Jerome. QUALITY CHICKS. eggs: fifteen standard bred vari- Catsloguo free. Missouri Mo. sonnble Dl‘ll es. F arms. Poultry Columbia, BABY CHICKS from heavy—laying strains ing pure Dr W prices. Prepaid. guaranteed. Csatalog Free. Smith Bros.’ Mexico. Mo. All lead- Live delivery Hatcheries, BRED-TO-LAY CHICKS from my own flock of Bar— red Becks. Write for description and prices. Delir- Guarantee eed. anper Poultry Farm 3: Hatchery, Milan. Mich” R. 3. . BABY CHICKS—Remarkable for size and strength. Reasonable prices. Leghorns. Anconas. Rocks, Reds, Wyandottcs, Owingtons. Minorcns. Spanish. Brahmas. Tyrone Poultry Farm. Fenton. Mich. HA LOOK! 100. 000 chicks 12c and up, 15 varie- ties. From highest producing contest winners. Hatch- lug eggs. Ci Lawrence Hatchery. Box J. R. muln. 7, Grand Rapids. Mich. RICHARDSON' S ROCKY RIDGE pure Parks strain fisrged Rock Baby Chicks. $16 per 100. Hanover. 1c BABY CHICKS and gs. Superior Ringlet Barred Rorks. R. C. R. I- as. White Leghorns. Circular. Wyndham 3 Ideal Hatchery, Tifln. Ohio BABY CHICKS-Rocks. Reds, Silver L. Egmdatbes. White Wyandottes. Anconss. Willis and 0m Leg- horns have culled and ins We have real quality at commercial One of the oldest vim for spa lubricant W W try Farm, manner! Mich. ..’°”..;..“.” 53?."- .. M... arenas“. m3 1002:5011- “in WC cd or hand-picked. dollars, Chicks poi-.100 hope! hm Ducal post. It. Dwosso, Will our aboutth three pounds tobog. A. B. Kirby. o 1. East mm. ~ Cook- Owosso. ”0611.“? . ‘ CEILSON MERE!) BOOKS—Jutohlu 08'" u SEED CORN—~01:- ment'a iImproved White Cop Yellow Baby Chicks. Winningpen vybrbcds Ml Doht. Field selected.d on racks. ear tested, with International Egg Contest 1023.h eaMichigan's - Toms. $10. Mrs. HowsIdA. ,I'ABM hulls It!” mm mm M. ”3:010 A. . ”assumes: end and color strsin. Write for price list a. Mrs. W. 1!. Chllson. R. 1. Grandvllle. has Mich. Heavy layers. nuts! h ~ exhibition quality. Gusts—M. 20¢ each. May 180 delivered. Not less than 25. W now. Wishbone Hatchery, Sebewaing, Mich. ms BIG. beautiful. brilliant Beds s. 6 chicks. Eggs. B,Stock Quality at farmevs' prices. Baboonkh 8001.]! .D. 6. Battle Creek, Michigan. BABY CHICKS 0nd Hatching E885 m. “Gibbs" Sand for Ch- Winterlsy Anselm, Farm. Bronson; \ BABY CHICKS—Barron S. C. W. Leghorns. met up. Park Strain Barred Rocks from 14c up. sen parcel post. 100 per cent live delimry gu Waterway Hatchery, R. 4. Holland. Mich. BABY CHICKS—Bred to lay Rhode Island Red... Barred Rocks & English White Leghorns. Also Bro“ Chicks. Goret’s Poultry Farm. Corunns, Mich. RUFF LEGHORN Baby Chicks from good Isv- ism: Catnip. Willard Webster. Bath, Mich ‘,- 4— POULTRY SINGLE COMB REDS—Selected eggs from strong matings. Win M. A. C. Silver and Bronze Birds under Ribbons in both exhibition and utility (losses. Postal card request brings free circular. 808w- isfactlon guaranteed at let live prices. Harry J. Thcis. 283 Hunter St. Battle Creek. Mich. “ STOCK and Eggs by 100 or 1. 000 lots, all lesdiu Vs rietics Chickens, Ducks, Guinean. Turkeys. Fox Terrier Pups. side, Judson. Ind. STOCK & EGGS—Bull bW Lem: rplngtons. Reds £5 Anconas, $1. for 15: $5 per 100. IParcel pout. Turkeys. Ducks 8: Geese. Indianapolis winners. C. Jackson. R. 3. South Bend. Ind. Write your wants. JOI- WHITE WYANDO'I‘TES—A few hens and pullotl lrom my heavy laying strain at $2 50 each. Hatching $115152 00 and 3. 00 per 15. David Ray. Ypsilanti. (k R. I. REDS—Pure-bred eggs for setting,15. $1. 25: 100. $8. 00. Louis Morris, R. 1. Mt. M01112. Michigan. QUALITY Barred Becks. some 360d cockerels for sold for $5. A few pullets. George 11.00.1111)de (‘ ross. Ypsilanti. Mich. BARRED ROCK COOKERELS—College Egg-laying gratin. Culled twice, $5. Earl Sindecuse, Albion. I 1c1gan. GIANT BRONZI‘ TUllliEYS—Gold Bank Strain. A‘ few choice toms and hens at reasonable prices. Mrs. Perry Stibbins. SM‘BDIIC. Mich. SILVER LACED and White Wyandotto Choice Cock- erels. C. W. Browning. Portland, Mich. WHITE ROCK COCKERELS~—Choice stock. 83. 00 and $4. 00 each. Wesley Bile. Ionia. Mic h. PURE BRED White Rock Eggs for Hatching. Chas. Kletzlen, Bath. Mich. RUFF ROCK EGGS—$1.25. 15: Pox-tings, Three Oaks, Mich R. C. RED EGGS, $2.00 per 15. Parcel post. prepaid. Estal Price, Gslien. Mich. $7.75. 100. Peter I’UItE- BRED Partridge Wyandotte Cockerels. 83 W" eggs. $2 50. Fred Ricrson. Bronson, Mich. WHITE MINORCAS—Single comb. hatching eggs. H. C. Schrock. Shipshewana. Ind. 68 VARIETIES fine pure- -bred chickens. ducks. geese. turkAeys. (owls. eggs. baby chicks. Large catalog So. ~, A. .ZIemer. Austin. Minn. 1. \VHZI'I'E W'YANDOTTES Exclusively. E888 $4.9M 100, Prepaid. Raymond Eash. Shippewans. Indiana. -; GEESE—Ducks. leading varieties. Free Circular. John Ross. Bettendorf. lows. WHITE CHINA GEESE, excellent layers. $10.00 trim Eggs 30 cents. Mrs. Alice Bonow. Mattawm. Mich. NARRAGANSETT TURKEYS—Get something dico- " ent from your neighbors. Express paid on triad. ' Ernest Clement Ionia, Mich. FOR SALE—Choice White Holland Toms. $8; Flam- Ifih IGiant Igsbbits. $2. Leonard Norton. Three Rivas. lC PURE- BRED White Holland Turkeys—Thais. $83 A.lGhson. Oxford. Mich. BOURBON RED TURKEYS—Hens. $8 00: hToms, O trio, $24. E. Dunbam.Oshtemo.1lllch‘1 3 HELP WANTED WE WILL PAY YOU at the rate of $8. 00 per barrel. selling quality lubrimnts to auto and tractor owners. garages and stores Sell now for immediate and spring dellv.ery We have been in business 40 years. The Manufacturers Oil and Grease Company. Dept. 18. Cleveland. Ohio. MASONso 1d 18 Comet Sprayers and Autowssha's (m Saturday. Profits $2. 50 each. Particulars free. Iished 30 years. Rusler Co.. Johnstown. Ohio. no: WE PAY $200 monthly salary. furnish car and CI- penses to introduce our guaranteed poultry and” powders Blgler Company, IG83. Springfield. Illinois. mummy BRAKEMEN—SIISO- 8250. railroads ova-y, KhereY lRailway Association. Desk W-l, Brooklyn. 'cW or MEN wanting forest ranger and rail mall chi . positignis. Write for particulars. Mohmm 328. Don- ver 0 n. ' GIRL WANTED for general houseworkc three in M~ ily. Reference required ApplyMrs. C. R. Inna-no, 4060 Taylor. Detroit Mich. WANTED. —by month or year. married. also single man. for general forming, Re! given and required. Box 12, South Lyon. Mich. EXPERIENCED, single. middle see man for form. Work all year round. State wages. John Mom. Smith Lyon. Mich. wmrmmm Isrm bond. write Service nx-fi change. Merrill. Mlchllnn. ' WANTED—Experien singleton M 3mm! farm work. Karl Feldkamp. Sal ins. Mich. m mimosa wanna ~ MANAGER open mm 0! ”We? 19.98 ‘3! large productive tam with» ,. . chultursl Grades“. ' ’ ‘ Former. ~ dress. Box 815.