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In the fire- v boxes was burned $54,000,000 worth of coal. Repairs, _ ,M .4 ' r525 another large item, took $54,000,000. I wwlhc ‘Adequate power is the first necessity of efficient trans- portation service; The capacity of New York Central . m Lines to' meet the test of heavy traffic -—— as was so . . strikingly shown in the war emergency—~is in no small ‘ smroa rum us; 9' ‘ \ measure due to the New York Central policy of maintain-‘ - fif‘wfiffigfl‘fidfigcfihfi ‘ ing a power reserve to meet abnormal traflfic demands. fififi mgggififigggm-g; New York Central locomotives—whether designed to 'uizu'fifi‘bagkgfieafi: haul IOU-car coal trains or the Twentieth Century “N / \2, . Bacall-s W 60” ‘ sail-soy Limited —-are all built to special New York Central ~ specifications, and year after year represent the highest - L achievement in American locomptive construction. NEW YORK CENTRAL LINE/Syd“ .1... W ....,,i. I . K grated. gkims farmer‘s? ho . 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So why pay half again as much for a sepo stator? . , The Sattley Separator is made in our own'fac- . tory—-it is strong, firm on its base, smooth running, . easy to turn and clean—and easy to buy. It stands ' up—and it bears our absolu, :guamntec. \ Send 85:00 only. We Wills ip you the separator. Use it :for 30 days. If you are completely satisfied, on may pay the balance in 10 monthly payments. rite for the separator andask for General Cata- logue showing a! sizes separators and complete line of dairy supplies. _ \ Don't buy a separator until ‘you investigate Ward's Sattley and learn how you save )6 or more through buying direct from the manufacturer. No..289M4615 . . . .usso (Cash $46.00) 3" _ . , g! Pacxfic Coast States $8.80 (Cash 60.55) 5 .. , a . ‘ ' , ,. , , ' mantra. : .. V Wrflcloourhousenearcstyen. AddressDepL37-A ‘v ” m . , .. ,. . . _ .: ‘ ~ FM tii‘dlw: Mm’ltg’om ' ynih-wu:mmmnummumnmunwmmfiA . Imu:anmfifi’uumlm“Wm!” . 7' ' ‘ MINHIIHIIINR‘ 9A ————..-— Il:\l fjox v) .— _ W H willy unnunzmu .____._. 4 val. out“. No. 12 ONE YEAR 11.00 Whole Number 4297 ‘ _ my: YEARS 23.00 HUN; " HHIIHHE14IvHH||iilrl|lHIlellI ‘ , , jwuuyfllflufllllltll[illHllHlHHllH] [MIMIHIHIHII’[HHIIHHHHIHH”HIHHH!."!LIHHHEHll'IHlHUIIHIIHHHIIlllHHllHHIHIHHHHHAIHLL‘ H: a i“ ;_, G... .. WM 7 ”—— ————- ———————————-——~ ———.————— lllllllllfllfllllllll i 1 l :5: E 2 5 5 5 E Ply on ply of fabric and rubber are built into the walls of the “U. 8.” Boot. Here at the instep where heavy strains come are I 8 . separate layers. .. Where they bend and strain a thousand times a day Strength alone can ’t insure boot wear Kneeling down-standirig up again—tramping through slush and mire—you are putting your boots through a whole series of tests every day. They may be strong enough to resist the hard knocks, but are they able to stand up under the strain of con tinual bending? The new “U. S. ” Boot gives longer wear be- muse it has not only rugged strength, but also " the flexibility to withstand every kind of strain.’ Strength, because of its reinforcements at every vital point. From seven to eleven separate layers of- fabric and rubber are built into the “ U. S. ” Boot at the four places where the strains are heaviest—ankle, back of the heel, instep, and sole. Real protection where it’s most needed. Flexibility, because of the rubber that’s used -——rubber as live as an elastic band. Cut a strip of rubber from a “U. S. ” Boot and you’d find it would stretch more than five times its length without breaking! It’s this rubber that enables the “ U. S.” Boot to bend a thousand times each day without cracking ‘or weakening. That’s why “U. S.” Boots last longer. And why so many farmers all over the country are Wearing them today. Other “U. S.” Rubber Footwear You’ll find every type of rubber footwear in the big “U. S.” line. There’s the “U. S.” Walrus, the famous all-rubber overshoe~the “U. S.” lace Bootee, a rubber workshoe for spring and fall—“ U. S. ” Arctics and Rubbers-all styles and sizes for the whole family. Look for the “U. S.” trade mark whenever you buy—the honor mark of the largest rubber organization in the world. United States Rubber Company " cots A strip of rubber cut from a “U. S.” Boot stretches more than 5 times its length without breaking—and snaps back into shape like an elastic band. This live, elastic rubber is one of the '1 reasons for the unusual flexibility ' and long wear of “U. 8.” Boots. 'MIEHIGA'N 9 yownn chin: MICHIGAN. A Practical Journal for the Rural Family SECTION THE CAPPER FARM PRESS QUALITY RELIABILITY. . . 9 SERVICE ' NUMBER 'rwmvs ow the .O. B. Auction Works Here [5 a Plan of Selling Perzyflaé/ey that OflZ’rs Unusual 13055251111165 A By. Kris B. Bemis HERE is probably not a reader of this magazine who has not . attended a. farm auction or bought or sold a tool or machine. through the medium of this type of marketing. How many of them know, however, that the auction method of selling is'in wide use today in market- ing farm products, and in a new and unusual way? The method of selling carloads of fruit at auction, the buyers having pre- viously examined sample packages from each car, has long been in use in the large cities. Such sales are con- ducted under the direction .of auction companies, which provide auctiou rooms and auctioneers adjaCent to de— ‘ livery tracks or piers, and which guar- antee the payment of the receipts to the shipper. The risk of non-payment for goods 0n the part of the purchaser, _, is assumed by the Auction Company. There has just been launched a new type of auction, however, which every farm leader or student of marketing should consider because of its abso- lute dependence upon one of the pil- lars of successful commodityV market- ing, namely, standardization. I refer to the so called F. O. B. Auction. Every farmer knows the meaning of the term f. o. b. It means free on board. Whether shipments move by rail or water, f. o. b. means that the goods have bee-n placed on board the carrier and that questions of prices or freight rates to be paid, when the term f. o. b. is used, are based upon the fact that the shipper has loaded the goods and from then on he is “free” of further responsibility so far as the terms quoted are concerned. An F. O. B. Auction, then, consists in selling carlots of fruit or vegetables by auction, when the cars are still at loading points or have moved part of the way to market. At this point I can imagine your bewilderment as to how it is possible for widely scattered cars to be auctioned off to a group of buyers, and it will not clarify the mat- ter to add that the bidding is done in as many as six different cities at the- same time. Listen to what went on in the F. O. B. AuctiOn at Philadelphia on a certain day recently. In a room on the third floor of a building in the congested Dock Street section, where most of .Philadelphia’s fruit and produce trade centers, sat two men behind a long desk. One of s of the times D 1‘!!th way. niece 1&1; better cows these men was busy "1th.. the telegraph instrument, the other (in reality the auctioneer) scanned the crowd of twenty of thirty buyers seated in the rows of chairs before the desk. , Each member of the group of buyers held a bunch of cloSely typewritten sheets which made up the auction “catalogue” or list of cars to be sold. In all, forty-three lots or carloads were offered this day. Under each lot num- ber was printed the car number, the railways over which it fnust pass to destination, and then, most important of all, the government shipping point inspection. For this method of selling would be impossible were it not for the fact that each car, before shipment, has been examined by an impartial government inspector who has certified as to the exact condition of its contents. And his report is evidence, if necessary, in any court of law. Here, then, is a typical “Lot number” from the cata- logue: “Lot No.1. . Acct. Seropian Fruit Co. RD 14181 shipped No. 5 Blackstone Cal. Santa Fe RI 1080 open lugs malagas net 27,612. GSl Grapes loose in lugs, lugs level full, clusters and bellies from small to large, mostly medium, five to seven 0c of berries show mildew scars, 6 to 8 pc soft crushed and otherwise defec- good quality, stems fresh, berries firm- tive berries. Remainder of loads of ly attached, stock is of good color. Sug24pc." Translated into common English, this pargon means that on November 5th, Refrigerator Dispatch Car Num- ber 14181 left Blackstone, California, to pass eastward over the Sante Fe and Rock Island Railways, to be sold for the Seropian Fruit Company. It contains one thousand and eighty open lugs (or boxes) of Malaga Grapes, weighing in all, 27,612 pounds, or about 25 pounds of grapes in each lug. The fruit, as the government in- spector at Blackstone says, was as described in the “G81,” or government state inspection. It takes a car of fruit about eleven days, normally, to go across the continent, so on the day in question this car must have been nea1 mg Chicago. - Every buyer had already studied the G81 report in Lot 1. ,At the same mo- oint unerringly to more efficient dairying. Better cows will come th will be given better care and more suitable feed. Here, too, once, saith and education are going to popularize dairy products among all classes. profitable to the eflicient cow man. ment similar groups of buyers were gathered before similar desks in simi- lar rooms in Boston, New York, Pitts- burg, Detroit and Chicago. The sales were to be decided by the auctioneer in Chicago, who was to cry “going, going~—” figuratively, of course, and to "knockdown” the goods to the high- est bidder. But to come back to Philadelphia, at promptly two P. M. eastern time, the telegraph instrument starts, to chatter. “All ready”~ calls the auc— tioneer. “Lot I up, Chicago bids thirty-five.” This means that buyer in the auction room in Chicago has bid thirty-five dollars a ten for the grapes in Car RD—14181, and his bid has been flashed over the leased wire to each of the other five auction_rooms of the F. O. B. Auction Company. In— stantly someone in.the crowd calls, “37%,” “Seven and a half” calls the auctioneer and it is instantly flashed to Chicago. Almost at once the tele- graph operator calls, “Thirty-eight Chi- cago,” and then immediately, “Forty Chicago.” There is a moments lull. “Come on—~make it forty—one,” calls the auctioneer, but the buyer shakes his head. “Let Chicago have it,” he exclaims. In a moment’s time the message comes, “Forty-one Pittsburgh. But it is followed by “Forty-two New York,” and then Forty-three Chicago, comes like a flash. Evidently Chicago has'dropped out. The telegraph is still. The far-off auctioneer in the Windy City is scanning,his crowd. Then a few staccato clicks of the sounder, and-“Sold to Chicago for Forty-three,” calls the auctioneer. “All ready, Lot 2 up,” and the program moves on. . Here is what has happened in this brief moment. The pulse of the buy— ing power of six large cities has been felt, and the Chicago market has shown that it is willing pay the most for grapes of the kind and quality of- fered in this car. The grapes have been sold for forty—three dollars a ton, free on board at Blackstone, Califor— nia. All charges that accumulate on the car after its doors were sealed in Blackstone, are no concern of the ship— per. buyer make a nice profit. Or it may slump, and he will suffer for his ven‘ ture, by making a loss (One buyer was pointed out to me, who lost six hundred dollars on a car of grapes the previous week.) But in either event, 'the shipper will find‘the money in his bank the morning after the auction, and if there is any complaint by the buyer that the goods are inferior when received, why, there is the govern‘ ment’s say-so as to what they were when the buyer bought them, and that’s that. So the shipper goes on his way rejoicing. In a little over an hour the entire days catalogue of forty-three cars is sold. Chicago takes the bulk of the grapes. When a lot is called in which the “GSI” report mentions lugs with lids neatly nailed on, grapes with little or no mildew, good color, and other favorable features, the bidding changes from a ton basis to a per package basis and becomes spirited. I saw one such car bring exactly twice as much money as Lot 1 that we started with. It is always refreshing to see the sure re- sponse of a free and unrestricted mar- ket to quality goods, whether grapes or potatoes. Most of the auction offerings this day were grapes. One car of fancy apples sold for 87%0 per box to a New York buyer. With freight, they will cost $1.771/z when they get to him.~ As soon as his purchase is recorded, the car is located by wire, and the railroad diverts it to him at whatever point he wants it unloaded. As I walked out, I meditated upon this new trend in merchandising farm products. After all, who suffers when low quality goods are shipped and marketed? Can the farmer make a. profit in such a highly organized mar- ket as this by shipping poorly packed, pooly graded produce, hoping to force it upon the trade? Is not the expense of shipping cull produce, that has to be eliminated at destination, a great annual tax upon the producer, in the shape of waste freight, waste packages and waste car room? For the purchas- er is beginning to protect himself in advance, by an impartial government inspection at loading point. What if this new science of radio is geared up to our marketing machin- ery? Don’t it rather look as though The market may go 111). and theywith the world moving at such a rate, we farmers had better move with it. rough better breeding. we shall give way to cow t This increased eons ’ Ply on ply of fabric and rubber are built into the walls of the “U. 8.” Boot. Here at the instep where heavy strains come are I 8 - separate layers. - A strip of rubber cut from a “U. S.” Boot stretches more than 5 times its length without breaking—and snaps back into shape likean elastic band. This live, elastic rubber is one of the ‘; reasons for the unusual flexibility ' and long wear of “U. S.” Boots. 1 Where they bend and strain 1 _ ‘ f a thousand times a day . . Strength alone can ’t insure boot wear Kneeling down—standing up again—tramping would stretch more than five times its length through slush and mire—you are putting your boots through a whole series of tests every day. They may be strong enough to resist the hard knocks, but are they able to stand up under the strain of con tin uaI bending? The new “U. S. ” Boot gives longer wear be- cause it has not only rugged strength, but also ' ,the flexibiIity to withstand every kind of strain.’ Strength, because of its reinforcements at every vital point. From seven to eleven separate layers of fabric and rubber-.\ are built into the “ U. S. ” Boot at the four places where the strains are heaviest—ankle, back of the heel, instep, and sole. Real protection where it’s most needed. F Iexibility, because of the rubber that’s used -—rubber as live as anelastic band. Cut a strip of rubber from a “U. S. ” Boot and you’d find it AS" f. “U. S? Boots without breaking! It’s this rubber that enables the “U. S.” Boot to bend a thousand times each day Without cracking ‘or weakening. That’s why “U. S.” Boots last longer. And why so many farmers all over the country are wearing them today. Other “U. S.” Rubber Footwear You’ll find every type of rubber footwear in the big “U. S.” line. There’s the “U. S.” Walrus, the famous all-rubber overshoe—the “U. S.” lace Bootee, a rubber workshoe for spring and fall—“ U. S. ” Arctics and Rubbers—all styles and sizes for the whole family. Look for the “U. S.” trade mark whenever you «buy—the honor mark of the largest rubber organization in the world. United States Rubber Company ‘1 "MEHIGAN . L_ 1“ Levin?" ow the (”TC If VpuaLT-S” ”ED WEEKLY. uIcIIIcAN gswim» A Practical Journal for the Rural Family SECTION THE .0. B. Auction Works CArrsn FARM ranss QUALITY ; RELIABILITY. __ . , '-- SERVICE NUMBER Twsnvn Here Is a Plan of Selling Perzy5a5/er t5at Ofir: Unusual Porszm5z/ztzes .. By Kris B. Bemis HERE is probably not a reader of this magazine who has not , attended a farm auction or bought or sold a tool or machine. through the medium of this type of 'marketing- How many of them know, however, that'the auction method of selling is rIn wide use today in market- ing farm products, and in a new and unusual way? The method of selling carloads of fruit ‘at auction, the buyers having pre- viously examined sample packages from each car, has long been in use in the large cities. Such sales are'con- ducted under the direction .of auction companies, which provide auction rooms and auctioneers adjaCent to de- ‘ livery tracks or piers, and which guar- antee the payment of the receipts to the shipper. The risk of non-payment for goods on the part of the purchaser, .. is assumed by the Auction Company. There has just been launched a new type of auction, however, which every farm leader or student of marketing should consider because of its abso— lute dependence upon one of the pil— lars of successful commodity market- ing, namely, standardization. I refer to the so called F. O. B. Auction. Every farmer knows the meaning of the term f. o. b. It means free on board. Whether shipments move by rail or water, f. o. b. means that the goods have been placed on board' the carrier and that questions of prices or freight rates to be paid, when the term f. o. b. is used, are based upon the fact that the shipper has loaded the goods and from then on he is “free’{ of further responsibility so far as the terms quoted are concerned. An F. O. B. Auction, then, consists in selling carlots of fruit or vegetables by auction, when the cars are still at loading points or have moved part of; the way to market. At this point I can imagine your bewilderment as to how it is possible for widely scattered cars to be auctioned off to a group of buyers, and it will not clarify the mat- ter'to add that the bidding is done in as many as six' different cities at the same time. Listen to what went on in the F. O. B. Aucti0n at Philadelphia on a certain day recently. In a room on the third floor of a building in the congested Dock Street section, where most of .Philadelphia’s fruit and produce trade centers, sat two men behind a long desk. One of MI these men was busy .th.. the telegraph instrument, the other (in reality the auctioneer) scanned the crowd of twenty of thirty buyers seated in the 7 rows of chairs before the desk. , Each member of the group of buyers held a bunch of cloSely typewritten sheets .which made up the auction “catalogue” or list of cars to be sold. In all, forty-three lots or carloads were offered this day. Under each lot num- ber was printed the car number, the railways over which it fnust pass to destination, and then, most important of all, the government shipping point inspection. For this method of selling would be impossible were it not for the fact that each car, before shipment, has been examined by an impartial government inspector who has certified as to the exact condition of its contents. And his report is evidence, if necessary, in any court of law. Here, then, is a typical “Lot number” from the cata- logue: “Lot No. 1. Acct Seropian Fruit Co. RD 14181 shipped No.5 Blackstone Cal. Santa Fe RI 1080 open lugs malagas net 27,612. GSI Grapes loose in lugs, lugs level full, clusters and berries from small to large, mostly medium, five to seven cc of berries show mildew scars, 6 to 8 pc soft crushed and otherwise defec— good quality, stems fresh, berries firm- tive berries. Remainder of loads of 1y attached, stock is of good color. Sug24pc.” Translated into common English, this pargon means that on November 5th, Refrigerator Dispatch Car Num- ber 14181 left Blackstone, California, to pass eastward over the Sante Fe and Rock Island Railways, to be sold for the Seropian Fruit Company. It contains one thousand and eighty open lugs (or boxes) of Malaga Grapes, weighing in all, 27,612 pounds, or about 25 pounds of grapes in each lug. The fruit, as the government in- spector at Blackstone says, was as described in the “GSI,” or government state inspection. It takes a car of fruit about eleven days, normally, to go across the continent, so on the day in question this car must have been- neaIing Chicago. - Every buyer had already studied the G81 report in Lot I. _At the same mo- ‘ . The signs of the times point unerringly to more efficient dairying. Better cows point out the way These better cows will be given better care and more suitable feed. Here, too, lemore—experience, health and education are going to popularize dairy products among all classes. - basis, profitable to the efficient cow man. ment similar groups of buyers were gathered before similar desks in simi- lar rooms in Boston, New York, Pitts- burg, Detroit and Chicago. The sales were to be decided by the auctioneer in Chicago, who was to cry “going, going—~” figuratively, of course, and to “knockdown” the goods to the high- est bidder. But to come back to Philadelphia, at promptly two P. M. eastern time, the telegraph instrument starts to chatter. “All ready”— calls the auc— tioneer. “Lot I up, Chicago bids thirty—five.” This means that buyer in the auction room in Chicago has bid thirty—five dollars a ton for the grapes in Car RD—14181, and his bid has been flashed over the leased wire to each of the other five auction'rooms of the F. O. B. Auction Company. In- stantly someone in the crowd calls, “37%,” “Seven and a half” calls the auctioneer and it is instantly flashed to Chicago. Almost at once the tele— graph operator calls, “Thirty-eight Chi— cage,” and then immediately, “Forty Chicago.” There is a moments lull. “Come on—make it forty-one,” calls the auctioneer, but the buyer shakes his head. “Let Chicago have it,” he exclaims. In a moment’s time the message comes, “Forty-one Pittsburgh. But it is followed by “Forty-two New York,” and then Forty-three Chicago, comes like a flash. Evidently Chicago has'dropped out. The telegraph is still. The far-off auctioneer in the Windy City is scanning,his crowd. Then a few staccato clicks of the sounder, and—“Sold to Chicago for Forty-three,” calls the auctioneer. “All ready, Lot 2 up,” and the program moves on. . Here is what has happened in this brief moment. The pulse of the buy— ing power of six large cities has been felt, and the Chicago market has shown that it is willing pay the most for grapes of the kind and quality of— fered in this car. The grapes have been sold for forty-three dollars a ton, free on board at Blackstone, Califor— nia. All charges that accumulate on the car after its doors were sealed in Blackstone, are no concern of the ship— per. The market may go up, and the buyer make a nice profit. Or it may slump, and he will suffer for his venfi' ture, by making a loss. (One buyer was pointed out to me, who lost six' hundred dollars on a. car of grapes the ‘ 7 previous week.) But in either event, 'the shipper will find'the money in his bank the morning after the auction, and if there is any complaint by the buyer that the goods are inferior when received, why, there is the govern- ment's say-so as to what they were when the buyer bought them, and that’s that. So the shipper goes on his way rejoicing. In a little over an hour the entire days catalogue of forty-three cars is sold. Chicago takes the bulk of the grapes. When a lot is called in which the “GSI” report mentions lugs with lids neatly nailed on, grapes with little or no mildew, good color, and other favorable features, the bidding changes from a ton basis to a per package basis and becomes spirited. I saw one such car bring exactly twice as much money as Lot 1 that we started with. It is always refreshing to see the sure re- sponse of a free and unrestricted mar- ket to quality goods, whether grapes or potatoes. Most of the auction offerings this day were grapes. One car of fancy apples sold for 87‘50 per box to a New York buyer. With freight, they will cost $1.77% when they get to him: As soon as his purchase is recorded, the car is located by wire, and the railroad diverts it to him at whatever point he wants it unloaded. As I walked out, I meditated upon this new trend in merchandising farm products. After all, who suffers when low quality goods are shipped and marketed? Can the farmer make a. profit in such a highly organized mar- ket as this by shipping poorly packed, pooly graded produce, hoping to force it upon the trade? Is not the expense of shipping cull produce, that has to be eliminated at destination, 3. great annual tax upon the producer, in the shape of waste freight, waste packages and waste car room? For the purchas- er is beginning to protect himself in advance, by an impartial government inspection at loading point. What if this new science of radio is geared up to our marketing machin- ery? Don’t it rather look as though with the world moving at such a rate, we farmers had better move with it. will come through better breeding. we shall give way to cow t ., This increased Consumption _ associations ‘ ciations. publictofignmtntcrcuontlievalueot " unearned increment in their a as an operating cost and using various i other devices to increase the price of their products. Then the wisdom of ‘ the established policy began to be seriously questioned and a policy of conservation bf our remaining natural resources was inaugurated. While most regrettable, it is not surprising that the final attempts at public plunder, which gave rise to the .In our opinion these figures justify two conclusions; First, that, for the sake of health, the cow-less farmer ought to get a good healthy milk pro- liming machine or otherwise arrange ~ for an ample supply of dairy food; and second, that the effective educational werk urging city people to a wider use of the products of the dairy be con- Copyright 193 fublilied Woény Established 1313 The LaWrcncc Publishing Co. . Editors and Proprietors I“! ”no“. Boulevu'd m am am now roux OFFICE 120 w.12ud St. CHICAGO OFFI (HJEVELAND OFFICE 1011- 1013 Oregon Ave, N E CE 608 So. Dearborn St. Pmmm‘Pflu am“ 36146: 8°“ W. 8'” _ present developments, was made. 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Man Man; and efficient government that these ' ‘ I ‘ People who have noth- m or sooscmnow cases are not going unchallenged, and ing to do become tired of themselves; (he '9”, 52 ““65 ........................... ‘1.” that Whlle pelltlcal 10.3 rOII-ing may be they are overwhelmed with their own Yum 1561W“‘1”:::::::~::::-::::g:3 in evidence in the 1nvestigations it leisure and ultimately find themselves in the region of perpetual dispair. But that other discontent, coming to us as we measure ourselves and our work by our ideals, means progress. It urges us to leave behind that which is old, and step on to the new. It fur- nishes the seed to industry, moves us away from narrow selfish desires to efforts for the improvement of those about us as well as ourselves. And,paradoxical as it may seem, this second discontent is the only one that can bring real joy. Happiness is a sort of a by-product. We do not get it by direct effort but by planning and live Years, 280 Issues All Bent Postpaid Canadian subscription 50¢ a year extra (or postage . RATES OF ADVERTISING '3 cents per line agate type measurement, or $7.70 per Mob (1! agate lines per inch) per insertion. No adver- tisement inserted for less than $1.65 each insertion. No objectionable adverfloemmts inserted at any time. metered as Second Class Matter at the Post Office at Detroit. Michigan. Under the Act of March 3. 1879. Member Audit Bureau of Circulation has not greatly befogged the issue of clean administration of sound govern- ment policies. . .As compared .with past generations, present-day citizens of the United States have reason to congratulate themselves on the progress being made in good government, due to an aroused public conscience among citizens and public officials as well, to which the recent revelations may be ascribed. Regrettable as the events leading up to these revelations may be, their ex~ posure should increase, rather than diminish, our confidence in the integ- VOLUMI CLXH DETROIT, MARCH 22, CURRENT COMMENT ECENT sensation- NUM BER TWILVI 1924 a1 developments . . . Progress In in the Senate investi— rity Of our government. laboring to attain some obJect 1n 11fe. Good 609' gations being conduc- It is by losing our life in our work erment ted at Washington 0 N 300th.” page 01’ through our devotion to high ideals, make the considera- Watch ”115 1ssue, .34" that we discover the real essence of tion of the question of good govern- The Seed peals a timely artlcle living. . _ warmng farmers gen- ment both pertment and t1mely, es- Com *rall f t1 . ‘ peciaily with a View of determining L y of 119k.1mp01‘ LL through the whether we are progressing or retro- tance O 00 mg to Th past months there . . the quality of their seed corn 9 gradlng 1n the matter of good govern- G d d . . t' t. 51 - has been at area» ment. ‘ 00 Ysee ls 1:11pera “:18 to a good efplng Dower lying dormant. The nature of these developments is CI op. ou canno succee a growmg Giant A giant has , been corn, or any other crop, Without hav- ing high germinating seeds with plenty of vitality to give the young shoots the start needed to reproduce healthy, high producing plants. The closing months of 1923 did not favor the p1 op91 maturing and housing of corn. As a consequence a lot of corn is mouldy, much is 1otting, a copious amount shows a. very low per- centage of germination, and much that does germinate is too weak to make the kind of plants you want in you1 field The advice is, therefore, to look early to your seed corn supply. Test it right away. Do not test a few .ears, “but every ear you intend to plant. If you should find that the corn you had depended upon is not good, there is a chance that you can secure suitable seed elsewheie On the other hand, if you have corn showing high germination and high vitality, it would be the part of wisdom to save all the good cars you have to supply your less fortunate neighbor: who will be wanting it before the! planting season is over. sleeping to awaken soon and come to the fulness of power again another season. That giant is the soil, the very dirt we t1 od under our feet. Inconsequent- a1 and despised as it may seem, it teems with life and energy, the very energy from which we get our own. That giant sleeps but will soon be awakened by the warmth of the sun which has apparently been spending the winter down at Palm Beach or other winter resorts The sun never sleeps but the soil does for it needs a. rest. We, who are so dependant upon what the soil gives us, are almost its mas- ters. If we will but spend upon it a little of the energy which we have de- rived from its products, it will return to us energy a hundred fold. It seems that some of us. do not. Want to have that giant work for us to the best of its ability for we do not do our part by giving it the mate- rials to work with. Those who have given this giant its just dues find it never failing. It is to your selfish interest to have this giant work hard for you this com- ing season. With the proper mate- rails and care, he will produce efficienta ly and economically those things which the world most needs. Do your part, and the sun and soil will repay you for your toil. such as to have a strong tendency to shake public confidence in high offi- cials and create a general impression in the public mind that corruption and intrigue are rife in officials circles and that plunder is a common aim among government officials. Unfortunately, this is a logical conclusion, not only in view of recent developments, but in consideration of the well known and widespiead waste and plofiteeiiug in war equipment and supplies. But in reality these levelations are encouraging signs of progress in good g0vernment, rather than of retrogres— sion. Itis only in very recent years that a government policy of conserva— tion of natural resources was inaugur- ated. During our entire previous his— tory as a nation, these great natural resources have been looked upon, as fair plunder, and have been grabbed by private interests, with enormous profits to the predatory holders, and a reckless waste in their exploitation.3 Public lands, enormously rich in tim-I her and mineral resources and valu- able water rights, have passed to pri- vate ownership with small recompense to the public, in pursuance of What now appears to have been an unecon- omic and unwise public policy. It‘is impossible to conceive that under such a policy intrigue and cor- ruption. would not be employed. But it does not follow that the policy was conceived in iniquity. With an im- mense new country, with what ap- peared to be almost inexhaustible na- NE of the most comprehensive surveys yet made of the consumption of dairy products has just been completed by the department of agriculture. The conclusions reached are en-n couraging. They show a gradual in- "'MiIECoEZI sumption Increases E are in the habit tural resources, to develop, it was a crease in the amount of milk used by T53 of classifying far- consistent and defensible policy, which our people. The average consumption Shiftin mers 3-3 . the stable resulted in a development of unparal- of milk and cream in 1921 was 49 gal- , 3“ element 1n 0111‘ 5001- leled rapidity. A net-work of rail— lens, the next year this average was F'armerJ , ety. We look to them for conservative thinking and action in times of crises and during waves of ladicalism. But as compared to the farmer of our European countries. the American tiller of the soil is very shifty. For the’ yea: 1922, nineteen percent of the farms of the country had new tenants or o'wners upon them. Twenty-six per: cent of the tenant farms changed oper- Wthattyear asdidslsostxpercent of the owned farms. . roads were built, cheap materials were produced in abundance, indus- tries grew apace and a long era. of prosperity ensued, during which the ~ wisdom of the policy was not gener- ; ally questioned. L . _ But with the slowing up of the pro- 7 ,gram of develo ment and expansion, . a Merent 311% was encountered. ., ‘i’ very consider- able depletion of- some- important na- tural resources, but there was 0. increased to 50 gallons and last year it jumped three points to 53 gallons. Figures tabulated from some 30,000 farms and data covering 25,000,000 city peole formed the basis of these conclusions. The investigators fur- ther found that farmers owning cows were the heaviest users of dairy pro- ducts; while the farmer who had no milch cows was the llghest user. the city consumer ranging between the two. The average'for the farmer with v. M census times. the manner of taking census data makes these figures 3. little uncertain. but they, without doubt, show the ten- denev of farm océumey in America. - The highest percentage of shifting is in the southern states where negro tenants and croppers arid much in swelling the figures; and the lowest percentage is in .the New England and other nerthern states. The statistics shows us further that occupancy varies widely among the diflerent classes of farmers. Mortgage free farms were occupied on an aver- age of 14 years; mortgaged forms for 9. 2 years; ’,part-owned 86 years; man- agers, 4. 4 years; cash tenants, 8.8 years; and share tenants, 2.6 years. The appeal of new land, our rapidly developing industrial life, the ability of our farmers to rise from one class to another in farming operations and. over and above all, the tendency of the American people to jump from one line of endeavor to another, are all underlying causes in this transition. Since continuance of occupancy tends towards a better type of farm- ing, it ought to be the ambition of every man, or woman, who hopes to continue in the farming business to strive for that type of land tenure which makes for greater stability. Immigrants . —I—-——.—_ I SEE by the papers that they in havin' lots of doin’ 8 about this immigrunt. business. They sometimes send over a boat load and gotta send it back ’cause the country is full for a month. They don’t want too many for come at oncet ’cause they is emit bootleggers here now. a The whole trouble is many 0’ them folks what come over here ain’t never been weaned before they come and they just gotta have their battle. Our ofiishulls is, therefore, havin’ lots a trouble tryin’ to get them to ferget their attachmunts to their Mother country, specshully when them 0111- shulls likes them kinda attach- vm u n t s t h e m - selves. There’s immi- grunts and immi- \grunts. Fer inst, there was one / what come in our midst a couple weeks ago. He is Zek Jones’es baby and they is havin’ lots a trouble with him tryin’ to make him see the ways ‘of this coun- try. Like all of them, he is hittin’ the bottle too. I tell you, he’s so what. you-call radicul that he ain’t got no respect fer the laws of this country, specshully when it comes to disturbin’ peace. There’s some folkses what has lived here all their lives what oughta. be admitted to this country. Fer inst, Joe Hassenfeffer was born on the farm where he lives {and married the girl next deer. Now, when they wanta take a trip,,they go to church. They is entirely satisfied with themselves and their farm. Some day somebody oughta. introduce them to US of Amer- ica so they will wa‘ntavote fer the Presidunt of US and the cownstable of our township, and will say huraw for US when they see the American flag. But you know, immigmnts is nice things to have. For inst, if it wasn’t fer immigrants we wouldn't. have no- body ta sell .us bananas, or ta run loan shops and. Chinese restrunts or . buy rags and old iron. The way some of them immigrunts is makin' money, I know there ain’t nothin‘ aliin’ them aliens. Sometimes. when i feel grunty. I wish I was a immigrant. ._ as m in 1910 the avers openod of occupan- , 7 -,cy of the farms oi} the land was 8.4’ years; while in 1920 this term had in-' creased to 9. 2 years. A difference in' .1.‘ .‘ A-“ vv—W i HE farmer of teday knows the advantages 01? using geod seed. FrOm bitter experience he knows it is necessary to examine the ' tag on. each lot of seed for germina- tion; he already has a-large assort- . ment of weeds on ,his farm and wants no new ones, so he looks to see'what the purity is, too. And then during the last few years ' he has heard a lot about “better vari- '. “adapted varieties.” ' 'tohmake his Selection. ‘ this respect: "high-yielding varieties,” and 'Instead of grow- ing just “corn,” the Michigan farmer of today has “Duncan,” "M. A. C. Yel- low Dent,” “Golden Glow,” “Laughlin Golden Dent,” “Pickett,” “Silver King,” and other varieties from which Over a period of many years these varieties have proven their worth and stood the acid test of time. Beans differ from corn, however. in That there are not sev- eral high-yielding varieties from which to chobse, according to the data se— cured from tests conducted by the col— lege both at the experiment station and in variety tests located inmany eties,” Planting Beans in Variety Tests conducted on the Farm of Carl Dertt and under the direction of Agricultural different counties. The fact is, there is only one variety, the “Robust,” which has uniformly given a high yield when planted in good season. The fact,that the Robust beans are ‘ about- a week later in maturing than the cemmon bean, should be borne in mind and the field fitted so that plant- ing can be made early in June, prefer- ably by the fifth in lower Michigan. Because the Robust is later maturing has meant immature beans in late planted fields, resulting in a higher pick, and consequently being con- demned for what was considered a characteristic, whereas it was due to late planting. If Robust are planted in season and have as favorable con- . ditions during the growing season and .at harvest time, they will have no higher pick than any other bean, leav- ing them that characteristic of high; yield as a sound basis for recommend- ing their more general use. Each year, during the past four years, the Farm Crops Department of the Michigan Agricultural College has cooperated with some farmers in dif- ferent sections to put out demonstra- tions where "the. Robust bean will be planted with local varieties in the same field and receiving the same. care. At harvest'time equal areas are harvested from earth drariety‘z the beans . threshed and the yield determined for » each.‘ This past year there were four such demonstrations conducted and considerable interest was shown, espe- cially by those farmers who furnished «. seed fer these plats. Altogether, there were forty varie- ties strains, or duplicates Other than ' am, which was furnished planted and, of these ~ T‘.;‘§t"Know Beans At an‘ Untzl He Gets Acquainted wit/z the Radar: Variety By D. F. Rainey ' ‘ the undertaking. the Robust. This is a mighty fine showing, but furtherinquiry will dis- close‘that one of these four varieties was Robust which had been grown in that locality for two or three years. Another one was the 1000-1 variety, which was also planted in all four tests the same as the Robust, and the average of all these tests favored the Robust by six bushels per acre, the Robust yielding twenty-eight and the 1000—1 yielding twenty-two bushels per' acre; a cash difference of over $15.00 per acre favoring the Robust. In a. test last year on F. D. King’s farm, near Charlotte, the following yields were obtained: Yield Variety. Bush. Robust. 39.95 1-0001 ............... ...........36.67 Bottomley’s seed .36.31 *Local seed ..... 33.20 Estelle’s seed ........... . ....... 32.71 Gorn’s seed ................... 31.13 Great Northern ............... 29 32 Seed furnished *Variety not known. by high school. For this test Mr. King used a field which in 1922 was in clover and pas- tured by hogs. A good stand of clover Agent Pressly of Gratiot County. turned under means a lot of plant food available and goes a long way toward insuring a profitable bean crop. Couple this with a well-prepared seed-bed, early planting of good seed, and clean cultivation, and the farmer has the best possible insurance on his bean crop. It is the yielding ability of the R0- bust which is making it gain so rapid- ly in popularity. Each year it is plac— ed on trial in similar demonstrations where it can win only on its merits, and each year, as in the past, it “brings home the bacon.” The Great Northern variety was tried out last year for the first time.- It is a new variety introduced from Minnesota and came well recommend- ed. However, it fell down badly the first year. It will receive further trial as one year’s results are not conclus- ive, merely an indication. 'As an av- erage of all tests, the Great Northern yielded only eighteen bushels per acre compared to tv'venty—eight bushels for the Robust. . An increase of six bushels of beans per acre will not make bean growing profitable for some men, but it will mean that much “Velvet” for some others. The farmer who is dependent on his farm for a livelihood and trying to make mone in these times, finds it necessary to pay careful attention. to the variety of crop he raises, as the difference between some high-yielding varieties and other low-yielding ones may make the difference betweenva little profit and a considerable loss on Sam says: Some folks have come to.believe that their heads are merely hat-racks Tons of lead roll along A every highway OW much lead is in your automobile—your truck—your tractor? In all the new motor vehicles built annually there are about 110, 000, 000 » pounds of lead. The storage battery in automobile, truck, and tractor is mostly lead. Lead-tin solder seals the seams of the gasoline tank and radiator. It is used in the generator that charges the lead storage battery. Lead is in the hard rubber switch button in your automobile, the soft rubber insulation about the wiring of your engine. Your rubber tires, the rub- ber top of your car, and the rubber mat on your car step contain lead. Electric light bulbs on your car are made of lead glass. Lead serves you long and faith- fully in your motor vehicle. But as pain-t, lead is more widely used. As white-lead in paint, it helps to protect your house, your farm buildings and farm equipment. This man is giving the farm house white-lead protection against the attacks of the weather In one year approximately 350,000,000 pounds of white-lead paint are used 1n this country on wooden and other non- -metallic surfaces. This record shows the awakening of property owners everywhere to the necessity and economy of paint protection. W lute-lead a standard protective paint White-lead paint is the most effec— tive protection for farm buildings against rot and decay. Pure white- lead mixed with pure linseed oil makes a paint for exterior paint- ing that has been a standard for generations. 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WITH DETROIT, MICHIGAN ._6uaratézed ’ ‘ A ‘ ' Pill. »» RIZ E. s ‘ Li M ESTON E. TO FURTHER PROTECT THE DAIRYMAN; O MOVEMENT has been started, backed by the big creamery and dairy organizations, .to secure an amendment to the Fordney-McCumber tariff law, placing a tariff on copra from which ‘coconut oil is made, and raising the tariff rates on butter and other dairy products. It is planned to enlist the support of all the dairy and farm organizations for this bill, which is to beintroduced by Congressman Young of North Dakota. WOULD MARK IMPORTED SEEDS. HE Department of Agriculture is making an effort to secure legisla- tion which will enable it not only to prevent the sale of impure .misbranded seeds, but to prevent the sale of im— ported seeds to be planted in sections where they are not adaptable. A bill to permit the department to dye im- ported seed not generally adaptable to the production of good crops in this country has been introduced by Con- gressman Haugen of Iowa. TO CONTROL FOREIGN \MONOPOLIES. ‘ ENATOR Arthur Capper has intro— duced a bill in the Senate aiming at government control of foreign mon- opolies in imported raw materials es- sential to American industry. In a letter to Senator Capper urging the enactment of this proposed measure, Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoov- er says that as a result of an investi- gation made by his department, abun- dant evidence is in hand to prove un- questionably that foreign monopolies or combinations are potentially or actually in control of prices and dis- tribution of various commodities in which the farmers are especially inter- ested. ‘ SENATE TAKE UP SHOALS FIGHT. HE Muscle Shoals fight is now transferred to the Senate with all the opposing forces, including the power and fertilizer interests, led by Senator Norris, chairman of the com- mittee on Agriculture. Senator Norris has already under- taken to forestall acceptance of the Ford offer by presenting a. bill pro- viding a “super-power system to con- serve, develop and operate,” at gov- ernment expenses, all natural resour- ces. He undoubtedly is well aware that neither this bill or any other gov- ernment ownership and operation pro- position stands the slightest chance of of getting through Congress. It is well known, however, that Sen- ator Norris will not carry the Senate Farm bloc with him. Senator Ladd of North Dakota, Senator Capper of Kan- sas .and‘ other senators who are good friends of the farmers and leaders in agricultural legislation are strong'sup— porters of acceptance of the Ford of- fer, believing as they do that it pre- sents an opportunity for the practical development of an air nitrates fixa- tion industry in this country for the benefit of both producer and consumer. I . POTATO CO~OPS. ADOPT CON- TRACT. T a joint meeting in Cadillac Wed nesday of the Board of Directors of the Potato Growers Exchange, re- .presentatives oi‘ the Market’s Depart- ment of M. A. ,C., managers of ,local Co-Operative Associations, and County Agents in potato producing Counties, plans were laid for a drive that will ' site. the. Etch-Intent? assured Velma: of business and a product of such high quality that they can command a pre- andcflflda. . 7 a, mium in the open markets. ' Mr. Hale Tenant proposed a campaign whereby 50,000 acres of potatoes would be signed up to a five-year contract with the Exchange, thus assuring this or- ganization of the necessary volume. He pointed out that this is not an attempt to control prices but to regu— late the flow of the commodity to mar— ket and to maintain the organization -which is chiefly responsible for pro- tecting the growers’ interests in deal— ing with the independent buyers. Mr. Gifford Patch presented a form. of contract between the grower and his local association which is a com- bination of the desirable features in contracts in use all over the country, adapted to Michigan conditions. It provides for the 5-year contract, for a. seasonal pool, as determined by the Board of Directors of the Exchange, for no handling of non—member pro- duce, a penalty for breaking the pon- tract, delivery of the potatoes AT THE DIRECTION of the Exchange, and that it would not be binding unless 50,000 acres signed up. This proposed contract received a vote of approval from those present and it seemed to be the consensus of Opinion that a drive for membership should be inti— tiated if the organization is to deve- lop into a genuine sales agency for the farmers. Prof. J. E. Homer stressed the fact that the organization could accomplish the greatest good by demanding and turning out a higher quality article and by strict observation of the grad- ing laws. Independent buyers in many cases are disregarding these grading laws and are hurting the reputation of the Michigan potatoes. Robert Wiley who has.» been identi— fied. with the cooperation, marketing of potatoes since the beginning of the Michigan Exchange, was chosen as or- ganization manager. The membership campaign will begin in the Grand Traverse region. HOUSE ACCEPTS OFFER FOR MUSCLE SHOALS. FTER a hard-fought contest over more than two years the House of Representatives has voted to accept Henry Ford’s offer for the pur- chase of the Muscle Shoals nitrate plant and leasing the water power, by a vote of 227 to 142. The bill is now before the Senate for discussion and action. The bill as passed provides that Ford will have the right to lease for 100 years the water power at Muscle Shoals, and purchase and operate the nitrate plants. For the power he is to pay the government an annual rent- al of 4 percent plus $55,000 for main- tenance and repairs. He is to pay $5,- 000,000 for the nitrate plants. He is to organize a $10,000,000 corporation to develop the nitrate plants, and agress to manufacture a. minimum of 40,000 tons for fertilizer annually and sell it to farmers at a profit limited "to eight percent of the annual opera— tions. ' . WHEAT TARIFF INCREASED. B Y Proclamation of President Cool- . idge the tariff on wheat has been raised to 42 cents a bushel as com- pared with 30 cents the present rate. The rate 011 flour is raised from 78 cents to $1.08 a hundred pounds; and millfeeds were cut- from-15 to 7% per cent ad valorem. . ' , This is the first change in the duties at the Forney-McCumber tariff act since it became a law, under. the flex- ible. tariff provision. Thenewrate ing, crease is based on medium as? cost at pro‘ductipninthemm , " a x H., 'H You Can't Do‘fln’s with 'eaulinuryltbrksme‘ HE real test of a comfortable shoe is to bend the 7/ sole back as illustrated on this page. 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Guaranteed healthy and truo to name: Buy' In your own State and insure prompt arrival in vigor- ous condition Special prices on orders sent now. Ask for our handsome catalog of depenaame trees-- -lt‘ s free. Celery Cit)? Nurseries, Box 208.Kalamazoo,Michigan MAKE, BETTER FRUIT , _ ' To secure best yields you should have bees. Most of the “June Drop” is due to a lack of been. Our Free Booklet “Bees and Print" tells you how to stop this loss. mi ‘ FWWE 1‘8: .x I , on «Eh-mu Wmehmtohodnbeekeeping. 2:»: .1 echoing” for you who want to keep your bees better. Our Bic Conic: beck ' m ICHIGAN farmers are this year ' confronted with the most seri— . ., ous seed corn situation that has fans-d them since that fateful season brought about by the immature corn crop of 1917. A droughty summer seemed to slow up thedevelopment of corn in mid-season. This, coupled with a rainy fall left it at harvest time with a. very high moisture content and much of it decidedly immature. Many farmers, too, by the favorable corn years just proceeding, had been falsely led to a. belief that they could mature a. corn much larger than that which was really adapted to their 10- cality. One farmer in southern Mich- igan capitalized the size (if his corn . l’with his neighbors and, on .the basis of the promising appearance of large rough cars, sold them much seed. The result was nearly 2,000 acres of imma- ture corn grown from that seed. Immature corn has .other dangers besides its unfitness for seed. Sev- eral of the sheep feeders reported ser- ious losses as soon as they started feeding new corn high in moisture. The difficulty of drying it down gave excellent opportunity for mold to set in and much of it has actually rotted With this and similar growths. This article, however, is primarily concerned with the present available seed supply and the insurance of the safety of the 1924 crop. At harvest time, several members of the Crops Department of the Michigan Agricultural College gathered corn in widely scattered sections of the state and had moisture tests made. «The lowest test recorded at this season was 35% moisture. They ranged from this to 47%. Corn with such high moisture to make satisfactory seed the next spring, and only in rare instances has such care been given. The Michigan CrOp Improvement Association, in its inspection of seed corn for certification, has had an op- portunity to follow this further. Since January, its inspectors have been look-. ing over prospective seed corn and making moisture and germination tests. Invariably, corn not artifically dried has contained more than 20% moisture and invariably, too, at this season such corn has failed to give a satisfactory germination. The danger is not entirely one of freezing. Crib corn, of course, is very unsatisfactory for seed, because the high moisture content has made pos- sible serious freezing injury. With this, however, had gone an equally ser- ious loss because of mold and this in- jury has taken place only recently and is still taking'its toll. ’ One lot of seed showed a germina~ tion of 95% in December, but since that time has molded so badly it would only germinate 77% on a recent test. Other lots dried without ventilation have had mold spread thru them and are germinating only from 50‘ to 80 percent. Neither can such a loss of vitality be counteracted by heavier planting for it involves not only a low percentage of viable seed, but it cause serious losses where such seed is pianted.‘ The remedy for the situation is ob- vious. The farmer who harvests a. good corn crop next fall will be the one who plants only seed which has been carefully tested this spring and shows a strong land vigorous germination. The sprout' should be clean with a well developed root system and a complete absence of moldy or diseased growth. Even though careful drying precau- tions have been taken the farmer will be vise to stir-test all of his seed. The rag don tester or the sand box ger- minator are easily made use of on any ; farm and full directions on handling me Look Out for‘lSeed «orn Sztuatzon Ir Wane Man Am T zme Smce 1917 ’ By H. C. Rather ‘ content needs the utmost care if it is ~ also means a lack of vigor sure to . these tests are in Bulletin No. 289, which may be secured from the Mich-. igan Agricultural College, at East Lan- sing. Many farmers are going to find themselves with no suitable seed corn on hand. Their only alternative is to buy good seed from some one who has taken care of it. ‘Good seed corn of .a. desirable variety is always cheap. Even at six or seven dollars a bushel, it costs only $0.80 to $1 to seed an acre of earn, less than the cost of planting an acre of wheat or oats with just common seed. Dependable certified seedcan be purchased for two or three dollars less than these prices. While more corn has been rejected because of poor germination than ever before, the Michigan Crop Improve- ment Association with headquarters at East Lansing, has available informa- tion as to reliable sourCes of seed corn of such prominent varieties as Duncan and Laughlin corn, for southern Mit'h- igan; M. A. C. Yellow Dent and Pick- ett corn, for central Michigan; and Golden Glow and Early Pickett'for the sections further north. The certified seed available this season is all fire— dried to a. safe moisture content and in recent tests it all has germinated 95% or better. _ - A recent article appearing in a na- tional farm publication suggested a. danger that farmers might over-do the corn acreage in the coming season. In view of the seriousness of the seed corn situation, which is even more acute in the central part of the corn belt than it is in Michigan it would seem that there is little likelihood of there being too much corn produced in 1924. Certainly such a condition will not prevail in Michigan. The exten- sive dairy business of this state as well as the large feeding interests have always made Michigan 3. corn impor— er. Prices for the crop here are rela- tively higher than in the states to the south of us, due to protective freight rates, and the acre value of corn in Michigan is higher than it is in Iowa, Illinois, or Missouri—the three leading corn states. / With this in View, Michigan farmers will be acting wisely to put in at least a. normal acreage of corn the coming spring and they should take every in- surance, especially as regards seed, to see that the crop returns a maximum per acre, for therein lies the greatest profit in their enterprise. THIS FARMER GROWS CHICKORY. HICKORY does! well on soils that are a. little too light for growing sugar beets. We have grown this crop for the past four years. It has paid us as well as any crop we have grown. During dry seasons there is less like- lihood of failure than with many crops, and, in wet years, it also brings favor- able returns for us. . The crop is grown and harvested in much the same manner as- beet. The care is not so great and stock like the tops, although we have not been so disposing of them, but have Spread them over the land as fertiliber. The crop does not appear to be hard 011 the land, particularly where the tops are plowed under. 1 Last year we received $10.20 per ton delivered at the station. The com- “many for which we grow advanced money on the crop after the rows had been thinned. This has been appre- ciated by those who are growing the' crop in this section (Gratiot Co.) ' Some farmers object to the crop be- cause the roots left in the field grow the following season. This has not given us Home since in out the plants down Wheymhaeed— Elmer Howl. I‘ I -. '_ .V'i‘ is not a common thing-in Amer- ‘ ice. for people‘ to “‘stay put." There has been so much room in America, such vast richness to be exploited,~ such a wide range of opportunity, that her adventurous, -ambitious, restless inhabitants are ever on the move, stop- ing her for a year, there .for a decade and sometimes for a generation, then Elder Bray Came in the Parties. on to distant pastures which always look greener. ‘ But there are exceptions. Here and there We find farms that have' re- mained in one family since they were homesteaded. Much less often we find families that have remained on one farm generation after generation since Indian days. It is this type of farm life that stands for sustained soil fer- tility and permanent agriculture. Not until we accept the old farm as a per— manent home and a family possession to be handed down to posterity after we are 'gone, are we inclined to con— serve its natural wealth. When we come to look upon it as such, how: ever, it is but human and natural that we strive to leave it better, richer, more capable of sustaining life than when it came into our possession. The Pioneer Stock Farm in Ingham County which has been under the stew- ardship of the Bray family for close onto a century is a good example of this‘ system that means permanent The Second Generation. agriculture. farms o‘f.thestate. . . . Charley, the grandson, .. deal of in: It IIIIIIIII'III III [Illxxllllll III Ill IIIIIIIIIYII III IIIIII'LLIJ II ‘- st llIIlII Iii-1 will ll 1111111111 ‘v' - 11111111111111!lllxxlilrmjxl 1111111111!!!llllllllllillxllxlnm‘li . The elder'Bray came as a young man and settled on the land among the Indians, the first white man in that section. 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Guaranteed by Reynolds—that means they must be _ satisfactory. Write us for name of your nearest dealer. H. M. REYNOLDS SHINGLE COMPANY "Originator offlie Asphalt Shingle. ” L Cyrand Rapids, Michigan .1 ..,_ _. i [They 29 Tile and Wood Sims The certain increase in production by feeding cod silage «often doubles net profits. It has een proven over and over by thousands who . forever 30 years have used Kalamazoo Silos. Everlasting Silos—Better Epsxlage Kalamazoo "Silos are built right. stay right. make better silage—no spoilage. Pay for themselves. Inves- tigate—get theiacts. Write for handsome free book on . tile and wood silos and glazed tile for all buildmgs. Specral . 68 terms to early buyers. Free estimates. KALAMAZOO TANK & MO 00.. OMAR WWO, MIG“. sample. ’ Bi Have you ordered Harry L Hulbur‘t Director State Industries ' on, Mich. nder Twine From your own factory at Jackson, Michi an? If not snail this coupon in and get 9. rec Name ........................................................... Address ........................................................ Albion and end woodnlllslrc ‘ ‘ and powerful. One-(hirdthc lam In. par“ of any ollncr mill. min Piuun been“ tubiecl h «mm. This endless. and andyo durable. Govern: by M win. manna-um: hook Ad m ed" ‘ cum-r. sumo vm'm. e We: gunk an. _ Bt- r . ,V once. wm.. n. c. .. , now for Isuzdsitvery. Fslrbrook Fox -‘F. C. Henson, "Proprietor-.1 Augusta. Mich. ;- distention"? slicer“. Most reasonably, : fig 0 I . . '4‘ hm.W~M‘WEu-i.r . "I need an... -‘; nbontt’lfion , )7 [’1 OT a single person who replied to our question on sweet clover 'is quitting ”the crop. They like it. :I-i-t has been adopted as a part of their'rotation. Further, sweet clover "senthusiasts may be found fin every "part *of the state. The crop is in gen- ersil favor. Replies even came from tho and Indiana. Here are the let~ ters selected to receive the'awards: A GOOD sou. apnoea. i“ BOUT three years ago :‘I had 4 acres which I sowed to acute and L seeded to sweet clover, sowing a bus- hel and one peck of oats and 14 lbs. of sweet clover seed to the acre. The next year I cut the hay about . June 10, just as the blossoms start 'to appear, leaving stubbles about 6 :in. . high. This yielded about 3 ton to the THE MUDDY BARNYARD. HE man who lost a. draft horse in his barnyard might have lived in Michigan. At least, I have seen Michigan barnyards where, seemingly, it would have been possible for a full grown horse to disappear out of sight in the mire. Getting rid of huddy barnyards would make a. worth—while topic for our department. So. I am going to ask for experiences in making the barnyard more habit- able for the live stock and for yourselves. Just write in a letter what you have accomplished along this line, address it to The Handy Man, Michigan Farmer, Detroit and, if your letter is among the five best, you will get a. dollar for your pains. Be sure to mail your letter on‘or before March 26. \ “.- new... Cl acre. Then about August the first it was out again. The horses and cattle surely like it. I never had so 'fat stock as I had when feeding sweet clover. 1 fall plowed this field and under poor weather conditions, I raised 900 bu. of certified seed potatoes. ‘It surely is a good land builder as well as feed. I for one am sowing more of it this spring—August E. Jensen. BELIEVES IT HAS NO EQUAL. N regard to sweet clover and its value in general to the farmer, I would say I am forced to believe it to have no equal. I mean by that, no other one crop has so many good features as has sweet clover. lst. It is comparatively easy to get a catch. 2nd. Once nicely started it is dependable for pasture and hay. 3rd. If'a reasonable amount of care is given it in the making it is excellent hay and produces abun- dantly. 4th. It smothers out noxious weeds to a. great extent. I have known it to smother Canadian thistles, com- pletely; 5th. If a seed crop is har- vested "from the last cutting and the scattered seed turned under seen after- ”wards, these seeds will lay (dormant for It least two years then grow when turned to the surface. 31211. It feeds a. ' multitude of bees. 7th. Then above all whdt' one um win do for ever» worked «and tired lend its head to be- lieve. . , he‘,Wri,ter has doubled ”the crop following? sweet clover on, a. very sandy V I ‘ ’ I u‘ l . t. N} ’ \ . .¢\ . , ‘\.-:;; over ‘ zpocr :piece .of son after talking both hay and seed crop off. - . If any one can beat that with any who crop other than sweet flower. I’ll emanation I started with one-half of macro and Eris year I will have My acres to harvest. ' The only vdi‘fiicu’lzty up in this 'Nmith- ern country is to get theseed thrashed and hulled. Semeone tell us hwr—lo. P. Churchill. HOW 1 WEED WE GRASS- ‘ Slims. . 10R two or three years, the grass , hoppers cleaned up on my seed- ings or mammoth and common red clover. I was about discouraged when someone interned me that the hop- pers wmild not :eat sweet flower. I knew nothing about it, but decided to make a trial. I was happily surprised. It solved my feed problem on the upland. Every- thing on the farm liked it, even to the pigs and chickens. I have four work- 'hnrse‘s that have eaten sweet clover the year around and they are always asgood as any horses in the neigh~ ‘borhood, always ready for business, and have had no sickness. , I grow twenty acres or more each year and never fail to get a. catch when seeding early with cats. I think the country agent referred to should carry his good work to every farmer in his county. No farmer can go amiss with this crop on the average Michi- gan‘go'il—M. E. Stewrns. ‘WHY SWEET CLOVER. I GROW some crops of: necessity, and others for profit. I find that sweet clover, however, .fills the bill in both cases and then some. With a good supply of sweet clover hay, properly cured, I can face the winter confident I that I will come through on the right side of the ll-ed‘ ger; the horses will he in good oondb tion, cbws wit-ll give more milk, sheep will be strong and raise better lamibs, hogs will make cheaper gains, calves will be thadftier, hens ml! flay more eggs and (the geese will live on it alone. ' As pasture, it is unexe’lled. It turned into and W :slhort it will furnish green feed mm the dry weather in mid-summer and carry more head of stock per acre than any other crop. Last, but :not least, is the effect on the soil. Sweet clover stores up large quantities of nitrogen for the use of future crops, and leaves an enmmous «quantity of decayed roots to improve the mechan'ioufl conditions of the land. There is no 9.2m! as easy to plow as a. good thrifty sweet clov/er sod after the roots have died in the fall. The seed being relatively cheap and the crop a biennial encourages short rotations and tends to correct one evil in"our farming practice, that of leaving a sod to draw upOn the fertility of the SOl1.-—-C. W. Johnson. SOWED SWEET CLOVER 1N POOR WHEAT STAND. I SOWED 17 acres of Wheat in the fall of 1921. A fine stand came \through the winter but in the spring freezing and thawing. killed a lot of it. . The first field work we did that apt-ER: was to take the grain drill, go :over thisliel'd to stir the soil a little‘ and Sow. about 18 pounds of sweet clo- ver to the more in this poor, stand of (Continues on rmsfil.» 'ew‘m“ _M-., nu.../-M- na—A.\ MA . m-.- «5’. .4... wow. 1 l m”. “-v-o\, 41...“; -..» W-- am- M, .- mnvw. .m ~-»M- “MW”- Even at the risk. of appearing to a kicker; I can not help calling 5,53% ' attention to the article, “Farm Vege- table Garden ” and the plan or a “Mod- e1 Farm Garden, ” by E P. Lewis. This writer on ht to know better than to I ‘ 8111836§t e planting of cucumbers, " muskinelons, watermelons and squash- . e's ad oining one another. Of course, ‘ we 01 -timers' know about this—but let ’ the newcomer try your advice and it will be about the last advice he will take from you -—Z. SteinhauSser. There is a common belief that var- ’ ious species of the CuCurbitaceae fam- ' ily will intencroSs if planted side by side. This is entirely erroneous and in no place in the literature is there reference to a sucCessful cross be- tween melons, cucumbers or squashes. Crosses may occur within the species such as summer squash and pumpkins but it is not possible to cross tWo dif- ferent species, such as melons and cucumbers. example, if Osage and Hoodoo melons . are planted side by side there will be inter-crossing. Even then the effect ‘ does not appear the first generation and the crossed fruits will resemble the female parent in every respect. It is only when the seed is used for next year’s planting that any evil effects are found. Many attempts have been made by horticulturists and plant breeders to cross melons, squashes and cucumbers, but all are agreed that it is not possi- ble. Melons which taste like pump- kins, etc., result from the use of poor strains, the effect of insects or dis- eases, or to climatic conditions, but never to any crossing with cucumbers, squashes or pumpkins. Therefore, since there is no possi- bility of crossing between these plants, they are grouped together as their cultural methods are the same. This simplifies the work in planting and caring for the crop in the home garden—E. P. Lewis. PRUNING GRAPES. I trim my grape vines back from one to three buds every spring. By fail they have grown from 20 to 25 feet and 'have few grapes, but are loaded with foliage. Have several dif-‘ ferent kinds, but they all grow the same—OW You do not Ytell just how you trim back your grapes but we judge that you are cutting them back too severly for such vigorous vines. A normal vine should be cut back to about forty buds, that is about ten buds on each of the four arms. If the vines are es- , pecially vigorous more buds should be left on. As you are cutting back to one or three buds, you are undoubtedly using the spur system of pruning. This sys- tem is not nearly as efficient as the four-arm Kniffen system. Investiga- tions have shown that the best produc—I ing buds are those from the fourth to the eighth. Those buds bear the larg- est and nicest bunches. In using the . spur system, you cut off the best pro- ducing buds. The growth of your vines indicates that your soil is quite rich. Keep fer- tilizer from' it for a year or so and leave more fruiting buds on your vines, then see what happens. Read the report of Professor Part- ridge’s talk in the write—up of the mid- winter meeting of- the Michigan Horticultural Society which, appeared in last week’s issue. It will interest you. If the vines set to fruit and the fruit drops, then spraying will be necessary. If you wish information on that sub- ject let us know. Professor Gardner says that the‘last two weeks” in June is thee-time when the fruit buds form on apples, during September and october' on strawber- ' ties, and during the latter part of July * ~ for peaches The use of nitrogenous artilizercwnoorefruits maynry the III IMI . 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SweetClo over, Timothy and :11 'old 33 Tag. ' Prices slashed on Raspberry. Blackberry. and Grape " mtg: 02,311 :01;, SAMLngnand 110m “mere-l . ”MES SW“ “mm“ 3" m ye” Cam” "9" A. A. ”seam: scan co. Box 631 ”013nm. Ian .I. ROKELY a SON. Route 6. Bridgman, Mich. SWEET CLOVER ALFALFA. SOYBEANS, arc. Ch01ce Strawberry Plants $513333: 1 0351.112 Priced right. Inoculating Banteria for bushel any Guaranteed first— class or money refunded. Catalol. legume. 60c postpaid. E. E. BASIL. LATTY. OHIO. MR8. FILENA WOOLF. Dent. G, Alleaan. Mlcll. I M U LE - H l D E 'c o oofmg &Shlngles are sold wherever you see this Jumbo Roll displayed . Hide sign—is the mark of a lumber ’ dealer who can give you the best in materials; in values; in service. MULE'HIDE Trade with the dealers who display INAVngLf/glgrif these signs and insure satisfaction for ., 899ng yourself. ' SHINGLES 'l'llE LEIIOH comm, Manufacturers cHIcAeo. ILLINoIs - " The Jumbo Roll—and any other Mule- Jim ‘ A Million Feet ‘COW FAILS TQ BREED;- Aphiwtung apples ii Don’t let V this happen to your apples Kill the aphids before they have a chance to do serious damage to fruit or trees. Spray with Hall’s Nicotine ~ Sulphate. It contains 40% pure Nico- 10 lb. tins, $13.50 2 lb. tins, 1/2 lb. tins, 1 03. bottles, 3.50 1.25 .35 tine—the deadliest aphis-poison known. ' Being a vegetable extract, it does not harm blossom, friiit or foliage; but it does kill aphids every time. A ten-pound tin makes 800 to 1100 gallons of spray. The cost is less than 20 a gallon. When spraying for scab, codling moth, etc., mix Hall’s Nicotine Sulphate with the solution and make one spray do double duty. Buy from your dealer. you send us your order along with his name. Note—Hall’ s Nicotine Sulphate is also deadly effective against thrips, red bugs, leaf hoppers, psylla and many similar insects on fruit trees and truck crops. £95 )NlCOTlNE SULPHATE If he cannot supply E? Hall Tobacco Chemical Co. 3955 Park Avenue, St. Louis , Mo- SEED OATS WOL VERI NE ‘CERTIFIED' SOYBEANS Certified and Registered Manchu, Black Eyebrow Medium Green . THE JOHNSON SEED FARMS Growers of Select Farm Seeds Stryker, Ohio p Progress Nurseries 9Z4 Peters Ave., TROY, OHIO. Gives you more Trees. your Dollar than you can get elsewhere. for Catalog to prove it, it’s FREE. Shrubs and Service for Write BERRY SUPPLIES A grade Berry Baskets (wood) and 16 quart crates. 407,, cash discount till May first. Send {or price and. ONE GALLON MAPLE SYRUP CANS, 50 T0 CARTON, $7.45 PER CARTON. Bee supply catalog for the asking, General agents in Michigan for Boot's goods. M. H. HUNT & SON BOX 525 LANSING, MICH. SPOHN’S DIST‘EMPER COMPOUND Horses and Mules can be kept on their feet and work— ing if owners give “SPOHN’ S” for Distemper,1nfluenza, Shipping Fever Coughs and Colds. Cheapest and surest means of escaping these dis— eases. Occasional doses work won— ders. Give “SPOHN’ S” for Dog Distemper. Used for thirty years. 60' cents and $1. 20 at drug stores. " _ to early buyers . em,Ol1io phi-Illuminate!“ Memes.“ KE LLOGG’s “ TIiorobred ' TRAWBERR ‘ PLANTS Many Kellogg 1:th GIVE BIG CROPS and BIG PROFITS No matter whether you grow Strawberries for home use or for market—Kellogg‘ ‘Thoro- _ bred” Plants grown the‘ ‘Kellogg Way" will produce more berries and make more money _ Itrawberr .. : world'I Everbe r you that- anything else you n grow. were‘ are making from 8500 to 81200 rofit per acre, while others re 1: I yield of 200 to quarts from their back-yard ellogg gardenI —Ind we can prove it. Our FREE BOOKTeflI now Thiztznonderful strawberry book to by the world'a greatest expert. leee hiI secrets or growing the big ~ cropsof fancy berrieathat won fame and fortune. Tolls how you can have strawberries bot summer and tall. Pie hires and describes 20 of the teat Standard and ng varieties .r1W 'tefor your copy NOW. It's FREE! R. M. KELLOGG 00. Three fiver-a, Mich. SPRAYS . \~ 10 ACRES A DAY Just walk and press the nozzle —no work—no trouble. ”"3“" NEW COMPRESSED AIR SPRAY“ For spra ing potatoes 0- tables, fruittrees, gra es, 'befies and cotton. For wh tewashing, eprayin ,diIinfectant, fly oil, etc. for was mg autos and Windows- It does many jobs and does every job well.. Galvanizedsteel or solid brass tank holds four gallons—a few strokes of pain compresses air enough to dis arge content-— brass non-clog nozzle—fine mist or coarse spray as desired Sold by hardware,’ 1m lement and seed stores—Insist (iii a genu- ine Smith Banner to insure aihst di meat. out-“Seala- sappoin ply you. write 1111. D. B.” SMITH & CO. 40 Mohair-room“. N.Y.- A sells to Ba cow representing her to be With can and to be fresh in April. Cow comes in heat again within a week after sale, and regular- ly since Veterinarian says cow is not with calf, and is doubtful if she ever would be again. Cow is now in better condition than'wheu sold. Can A be forced to take the cow back again and return purchase price? Can B demand bill for the time he kept her?—J. S. .11? return was offered as soon as the condition was discovered and no waiver has sincebeen made, recovery of the full price may still be had. to- gether with expenses incident to keep; otherwise only the difference between the value if as warranted and the ~ value as is.—Rood. PAYING HIGH SCHOOL TUITION. A has two children who put in appli- cation for tuition to go to high school. A and family pack and move out of district to town. Can the school where they attend collect tuition from th}; (gisiirict where they moved from? Public Acts 1921 No 79 makes the duty to pay the tuition depend on the residence at the time of giving notice, and no reference is made in the sta— tute to the residence during the re- mainder of the year.——Rood. BRUSH HOLDS SNOW AND BLOC- ADES ROAD. What steps could I take to compel a man across the road from my farm to cut the brush on his roadside. In the winter the snow drifts is so as to make roads impassable. Have spoken to highway commissioner, but have lived he1e 3 yea1s and he has done nothing yet. The man’s buildings are on another road, so he does not care whether the road is passable or not. By Public Acts 1919 No. 83 it is the duty of the highway commissioner and the oversecrs of highways to cut all brush in the highway every year. We are not aware of any law requiring the owner of the appurtenant land to do so. The sections in the old law im- posing that duty are repealed by the statute above mentioned—Rood. MONEY IS BURNED. Would you advise me if I could get my money refunded which has been burned in a fire. It was in the form of bank notes. I mean by the govern- ment. If so, where should I call for it?—R. B. It is believed that the only way that refund can be obtained is by produc- ing at the treasury of the United States the residues of the destroyed money in.some form that it can be identified for redemption—Rood. CAN WILL BE BROKEN? Can a. will be broken after it is made? Can a legal heir bring in a bill for caring for her father after the mother is dead ?——C. E. L. A will may be revoked by the maker any time while he lives without the consent of anyone,.by merely destroy- ing it, or by making a. different dispo— sition. After the maker is dead no rights can be maintained under the will till it has been duly offered and received in probate after due notice of the time of hearing of the question whether it is the will; ”and anyone ad- versely interested may oppose the pro- bate. After it has been received and allowed by the probate court it Can be avoided only by appeal to a higher court within the time allowed for such appeal, as a. general proposition. Unless there is an express agree- ment to pay for support, a child is not entitled to anything for the sup- port of a parent—Rood. SEPARATE MAINTENANCE. If a woman. who has children and has a good reason for leaving, leaves her husband, can she compel him to support her and the children without obtaining a divorce? M. H. If the separation is without her fault- she may have separate maintenance. L —Roed. Genuine “Bayer Tablets of Aspirin” have been proved safe by millions and prescribed by physicians over twenty- three years. Aspirin is the trade mark of Bayer Manufacture of Monoacetic- acidester of Salicylicacid. * How to Maire Money liaising Foxes It you get the right start, fox raising will my you enormous prollts~they are almost unbelievable. We w you how——we start 1011 right. On a small in~ vestment of $200 to $500 you can start on the road to fortune. THE BIG SECRET OF SUCCESS in the fox raising business is getting the right foun‘ dation stock from reliable breeders. We have the finest stock in the country—animals with show rec- ords—Don‘t take chances—get your foundation stock from us and be on the safe side. right. DeLuxe Silver Fox Ranch. Let us start you Write today for full particulars. . Maniotoe.Mlch One man ea Ihear in half the time do better we and get 16% more wool with the marvelous Stewart One- Man Power Shearin Machine. Beltatoany Engine. Gets opgarataplo wool Shears easy. Sheep like it. Machine com- late with 8 extra sets of cutting plates. only $21 oreend no .2 an pay balanAce on arrival. Guaranteed satisfactory or money book. If you have no engine t Stewart No. 9 good power) Ball-beenng S aring Machine. ere' e 11 Stewart Shearin Machine, hand or power, to meet every no .Complate catalog on mouse I.t CHICAGO FLEXIILI SHAFT COMPANY 657 8 Roosevelt no ad Ch ioaao "or 14’. Largest Makers 0 cup- ping and shearing Moo (nee 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 to ay also ask for General Tree, Plant & eed Catalog. Allens Nursery & Seed House, Geneva, Ohio Service France Agricultural Limestone Meal Produced by THE ’ FRANCE STONE COMPANY Monroe, Michigan Quarry . General Office [800 Second National Bank Bldg. Toledo, Ohio. Pr u. es and Freight Rates on Request. WITTE use Saw Cutedown trees and saws them up FAST—one man does the he.worl-r of IO—aawe 10 to 25 cords 3 Malta:— Mateo Ammoutflt. Ea: torunandm. proof. Thin-and- in use. other farm machinery. Quality Price Powe Uielolllow Easy Pay only a \Pa mam down “d take. price. — ectfvrnev—qa—v W - .z~:~rv . eerforbalmeeoflow ” eyourowntem " " ‘ Joel: lend“ name for ‘~m~?fi;~—.r—~ M» r 21“. , farm in that state. wILI. Assisr DAIRYMEN IN cLo.” VEBLAND. 'Nappointment 'of much signifi- cance to the dairy farmers of the Upper Peninsula was made during the first week of March, when the Michi- gan Agricultural College assigned Mr. J. G. Wél-,ls of the college staff,- to the Upper Peninsula as dairy specialist. Mr. Wells madei'his debut in the Up- . per Peninsula on, March 10, when he ’addressed the farmers’-business-men’s conference at Wakefield in the place of Prof. O. E. Reed. Mr. Wells is a graduate of the Uni- versity of Missouri, where he special- ized in dairying. He later ran a dairy ' For the past eighteen months he has been associ- ated with Prof. O. E. Reed in the dairy department of the Michigan Agricul- tural College. Mr. Wells will have his headquarters at Marquette, working. out of the office of the extension department of M. A. 0., located in the Marquette County Court House. He will have general supervision of the better-sire cam- paign, will be actively connected with the dairy train that is to be operated this spring on several railroads of the peninsula, and will in- general promote the dairy industry here as much as possible. ‘ The assignment of Mr. Wells to the Upper Peninsula, following. the ap- - pointmentof Dr. F. K. Hansen as as- sistant-state veterinarian for this reg- ion, indicates the growing importance of the dairy and animal industry phase of Upper Peninsula agriculture. The increased interest in the agricul- tural welfare of this section thus man- ifested by the college and the State Department of Agriculture is much ap- preciated locally. . PRoVEs VALUE 'OF PURE-BREDS. HE superiority of.pure—bred over grade cattle as milk producers is revealed in figures recently given out by 'Mr. Herman Berg, cow tester of the Dickinson County Cow Testing As- sociation. The herd where this com- parison was made belongs to Mr. Ben Spencer, a prominent dairy farmer of that 'county. I Mr. Spencer started in the dairy business nine years ago, primarily to be able to provide good milk for his family. He gradually added to his herd and found himself ‘ furnishing , milk to his neighbors. Eventually he was persuaded to invest in a few pure- bred cows, and was surprised to find that these were doing much better than his grade stock. As a member of the cow testing as- sociation his records are well and reg-. ularly kept, from which it appears that, during the past year, eight grade cows produced an average of 5,954 pounds of milk and 287 pounds of but- ter-fat; the eight pure-bred cows pro- - duced 10,028 pounds of milk and 411 pounds of butter-fat. The highest pro- ducer among the pure-bred cows made in nine months, 14,184 pounds of milk and 575 pounds of butter-fat ;the best grade cow produced in the same time 8,172 pounds of milk and 405 pounds of butter-fat.~ Mr. Spencer now has a herd of thirty-two cattle, with his own pure-bred bull,_and .of this herd twen- ty-one are pure-breds.‘ succEEcs AT BEEKEEPING. 'HE success of Mr. Maurice Geary, :‘Gogebi county beekeeper, in this. Itism and took to beekeeping as the best work available in his situation. From small beginnings he has ex- panded his apiary until now- he has seventeen colonies. In 1922 he pro- duced 1,772 pounds of honey from twelve colonies; in ‘1923 he produced 2,300 pounds from eleven colonies. A good home market was found for his product, chiefly in the crystallized form, for which there is said to be a good demand. His blend of clover and basswood honey is described as very fine. Mr. Geary produces his own queens and winters his bees chiefly on sugar syrup. Several Gogebic county boys have learned. beekeeping from Mr. Geary, who has assisted in starting them in the business. TUBERCULOSIS WORK WILL CON- TINUE. T is announced from the oflice of Mr. W. H. Norton, director of the Bureau of Animal Industry of the State Department of Agriculture, that among the counties of Michigan which will receive their initial tests for bo-v vine tuberculosis, are Marquette, Del- ta, Schoolcraft and Chippewa in the Upper Peninsula. The second com- plete test will be given Ontonagon county during the year. Gogebic coun- ty has completed its two tests. LOCATES THE SCRUBS. R. ARTHUR LONSDORF, county “ agricultural agent of Dickinson county, has conducted a survey of his county with the- cooperation of the rural schools to ascertain the number of scrub bulls in that county. The re- turns show about 100 of these animals, but during 1923_ twenty-six pure-'breds replaced as many scrubs there. In 1915 there Were only nine pure-bred sires in Dickinson county, it is stated. There were twenty in 1920, and twen- ty-nine in 1923. The first problem now is to finance the replacement process that it is hoped to promote this year. There are ninety-seven scrubs report- ed by the survey, that it is hoped to eliminate. ‘ LAND CLEARING TAKES ON NEW LIFE. . HAT Dickinson county means to resume land—clearing operations in the coming season, is indicated by the placing of orders for explosives which ' amount to an average of 105.1 pounds per farm, it is announced. Last year no explosives appear to have been used'for this purpose, the explanation given being that farmers were em- ployed in building and other opera- tions at the Ford plant at Iron Moun— tain and did not find time to carry on land-clearing activities. In Alger county the orders thus plac- ed amount to 186.5 pounds of explosive per farm. This is the highest average for the peninsula Iron county ranks second with an average order of 160 pounds of explosives per farm. Luce county’s orders average thirty pounds per farm-the lowest reported. In 1921, it is reported, Houghton county » consumed 86,600 pounds of explosives; none was used in 1922 and about 50,- 000 pounds in 1923. During the past three years Menominee has used more explosives for land-clearing than any other Upper {Peninsula county, her to! tal being 145,750 pounds. ~Several cities in the United States now forbid the Sale of gasoline on Sunday, according to the Firestone. " New Service. The latest municipality to put on the ban is Youngstown, Ohio: “ One-half century of milling experience, expert inves- tigation, and practical application have resulted in the Sugared Schumacher Feeding Plan. This Plan maintains the health of the herd, produces profitable production and secures success in dairying.Thousands follow it. No man can afford to depart from it. We are including nine important points of this Plan: ,. 1—If possible, supply liberal quantities of good alfalfa or clover hay. 2—Supply silage or roots. Succulence is essen- tial. Silage or roots form the sources for it in winter. Grass and silage meet the need for succulence throughout the summer. The vitamins in silage, roots, and grass are es- pecially valuable. 3—Always use Sugared Schumacher Feed as the carbohydrate portion of the ration. It sup. plies variety, palatability, digestibility and efficiency. 4—Balance it with Boss Dairy Ration, or bal- ance it with the least expensive protein feed. S—Balance the ration according to each cow’s need. Do not try_ to feed the same ration to the entire herd. 6—Make the ration bulky, palatable, digestible, varied and profitable. 7—Feed liberally. 8—Feed according to production. Weigh or measure the feed. Give approximately 1 1b. of grain to every 3 lbs. of high testing milk. Give approximately 1 lb. of grain to every 3% lbs. of medium testing milk. Give'approximately 1 lb. of grain to every 4 lbs. of low testing milk. 9—Remember that almost all cows require at least five times as much carbohydrate ma- terial as they do protein. Carbohydrates furnish energy and heat, maintain health, furnish the greater proportion of the solids in milk and contribute largely to growth in young stock; \ Sugared Schumacher Feed is the distinctive Carbo-‘ hydrate Feed to use as the base for all dairy rations. ‘ Sugared Schumacher Feed and Boss Dairy Ration will solve your dairy problems. The Quaker Oats @mpmy Dept. 1658 Address Chicago, U. S. A. LEARN AUCTIONEERING,“ u Worm 1,ugr‘u» g School. Become independent. with no on. i l vented. Write today (or free catalog mafia.“ Jone. . The sure w to put pep into yourjob ay is to get into a . Nat'l School of Auctlonming. 20 Sacramento ‘ Blvd... Chicano. lll.1’ho School at no .' ' union—Carey M. Jones. Pr". 8" “M“. and -' ‘3...” n '3 ‘ mint}?! loony. “(2%? 3th 0 Ibo) it “unwound '13 coin?” mowen cqeos‘nou ’ To the Farmers , . Of Michigan! , IN a recent issue of the Michigan Farmer, we gave you a summary of a special Clover Seed Report pre- pared for The Albert Dickinson Co., by J. F. Cox, Pro- fessor of Farm Crops of the Michigan Agricultural Col- . lege. The entire report contains matter of interest to Every Michigan farmer, and consequently we are pleas- ed to quote it in full, as follows: L “Experiments conducted by this station, in co—opera- tion with the United States Department of Agriculture dur—J ing the past four years, have convinced us of theworth- lessness of Italian Clover Seed under Michigan conditions. Our comparative tests have shown Michigan-grown Red Clover Seed to give, consistently, the best results. Domes- tic Red Clover Seed from other northern states, Canada, and Red Clover areas in the “corn-belt,” is well adapted to Michigan. Of the imported seed, the seed from Eng- land, and northern European countries, gave good results, but not as good as native grown seed. The French and Chilian seed gave fair results. (Seed from Oregon proved unadapted). In cases where domestic Red Clover Seed, produced "in regions of proper adaptation, is not available, imported seed from England, northern Europe and France is accept- able, if the source of production is definitely known. The difficulty rests with the fact that much Italian seed is being shipped from France, Germany and other European ports, and its identity is more or less clouded. The January (1924) report of the Seed Testing Department of the Unit- ed States Department of Agriculture showed that at least 200,000 lbs. of imported seed from other countries than Italy was apparently Italian seed. We consider that Michigan farmers, in case they can- not get dependable, native grown seed, will do well to use Alsike, Sweet Clover, and Alfalfa, rather than knowingly purchase Red Clover Seed of unknown origin. Alsike is relatively cheap and fairly plentiful. Dependable domestic Alfalfa Seed is cheaper than Red Clover and is plentiful. Sweet Clover can occupy the same place in rotation as Red Clover, and good seed is much cheaper. Soy Beans, Field Peas, and Winter Vetch are leguminous crops which can be used in furnishing large yields of forage, in case of Clover failure or shortage of good seed. Without doubt, the production of dependable domestic Red Clover seed Would be on a much more stable basis were it not for the competition of cheap and often un- adapted’, inferior. imported seed. The proper distribution" of imported Clover according to adaptation, and in such a way as to maintain the identity of the seed, will help the situation. Clover growers, seed producers, and American seed trade alike, will undoubtedly be on a much better footing, when all of our Red Clover seed in American grown. The matter is, of course, not one of germination, as stated by Toledo Produce Exchange, but rather of the comparative productivity and adaptation of imported seed from various regions, as compared to our own.” Farmers! We are glad to publish at any time, recommenda- tions of Prof. Cox, of the Michigan Agricultural Col-‘ lege. He suggests that it would'be well for the farmers to purchase Michigan-grown or other dependable, na- tive Red Clover seed. Federal and State Experiment Stations were founded in the interests of the farmer. Their work is disinterested and their workers are unselfish. Dickin— son does not offer recommendations on the question of adaptability of seeds, but depends upon the Experi- ment Stations for results of their experiments, and based upon these results, their recommendations we are glad to pass along to you for your guidance. Good seed is available from Michigan concerns. Hundreds of merchants each year distribute to the farmers of Michigan, Dickinson’s Seed. In accordance ,With your State Law, the merchants obtain from us, tags clearly showing analysis, as required by your State Law, which includes the “locality grown” of Clovers, Alfalfa, Soy Beans, and Corn. FARM ERS! 7&6 questiou for you i: Wuut you ouy “and 11/54! you pay. The Albert Dickinson Company Molecular: and Refine” of Good Farm Seeds CHICAGO, U. S. A. ‘ \ . " PINE TREE SEEDS ,_ RELIABLE Known Origin -PRODUCTIVE \ State in general is pretty close— ly confined to soils that are well adapted naturally to the production of ~ S UGAR beet ‘production in this tthis crop. ' ‘ .The majority of the beets is pro: duced on four groups of soils, all of which belong to the‘ group of clays or heavier soils. Each type, however, possesses some chemical and physical peculiarities distinct from the others. The four soils comprise the Brookston, the Kewaunee, the Napanee and Mi- ami. The accompanying map shows the location of these groups of soil in a general way. . 7 The Brookston Group. The Brookston soils as a general, rule should be drained for the most satisfactory production of this crop; on many farms where the fields are tiled the laterals are placed at four to ten rods intervals. These soils are usually low lying. They were origin- 'ally timbered with elm, ash, hickory, swamp white oak, and soft maple. From the surface to a'depth of about 8 inches the soil is made up of a very dark gray or nearly black 'material high in vegetable matter and slightly alkaline in reaction. From a. depth of about 8 to 12 or 15 inches the material is rather dark in color, quite plastic clay loam and alkaline in reaction. From these depths to 30 or 40 inches the layer is made up of mottled yellow and gray sandy day, also alkaline in reaction. Below this section the mate- rial is composed of clay or sandy clay very high in lime. It is probably the best sugar beet producing soil in the State since yields of from ten to sixteen tons per acre \I ' urn“ m “to. ”(00A ALLOW! 3 mm 19"" 1 " - lwl mum W “‘0’" O! I“ 3 I uou 3 l 7 [I'M I N' "I 3 I ”IA :2 ’ A If “I“ l m W I: N‘. a Y (”M I“ U l 3 3' /_ mm I'N‘"~ q‘blml A‘NIW'I 1. Largest acreage of Brookston and Napanee. 2. Largest acreage of Miami, , with Brookston and Napanee subordin- zate but in considerable acreage. 'Principal bodies of Kewaunee. 4. Scattered bodies of Miami, Napanee and Brookston. are obtained. This soil is not yet in need of lime for the correction of soil acidity. The principal proof of this is that when the land is drained satis- factory yields of alfalfa may be ob- tained without any treatment What- ever.It may be advisable, however, to use sugar factory lime or other forms to improve the tilth of the heavier types. ' The Kewaunee Soils. The Kawaunee group of soils is also excellent for the production of sugar beets having a very large amount of potential plant food, Owing to the somewhat rolling condition, at least more than the Brookston, the drainage condition is not so acute as that on the former group of soils. The yields of the various crops approach closely those on the Brookston. They were originally timbered with beech, hard maple, “oak and some pine. The surface layer to a depth of about 6 inches is a grayish brown fri- able- loam, ranging in reaction from. slightly acidto neutral. From a depth gray and pale yellow mottled clay loam, medium to‘ alkaline in reaction.- From a depth of 15 inches to about 36 l . , gar-Beetfiorls ~ § ' T 1;? Location and Comporg'flon ifflie Dz'jffiereut,SozZr' Adapted Ea ' ‘ t/ze Culture oft/2i: Crop , , ‘V . ' ' ,_ By M. McCool' : , ' ,pble heavy clay 16am to clayfalkalino - concerned: As yet not a great deal of of 6' inches to 15 inches is composed of . inches it"is‘ cempos‘ed' era reddish frir q in reaction. Below this layer exists a ‘ reddish clay very high in' lime. Alfal- , ' , fa, sweet ciover and June clover 'are 1 successfully produced without liming. Although the immediate surface soil i may be slightly, acid, the subsoil near, ’ the surface is alkaline and this condi- ‘tion seems to account for the success- ful production of these crops without the use of lime. - ' In Central and Southern Michigan Miami,,Grop Predominates. The Miami group is the most exten- l sive of the heavy soils in Central and Southern Michigan. The total amount of the mineral elements of plant food in the Miami soils is somewhat lower than that in the two groups just men- . L tioned. Yet this group iscomposed of very good'general purpose soils and a considerable total tonnage of sugar l beets is produced on them. The surface layer to a depth of abOut 7 inches is grayish broWn in color, . friable, mellow loam, slight to medium. acid in reaction. " From 24 inches to 36 to 48 inches a yellow-brown friable. silty clay loam, aklaline in reaction. Below this layér exists a clay very l high in lime. . ': It varies in productivity much more ' , i than either thexBrookston or Kewau« nee. This is due in part to their more irregular topography. In many fields surfaCe erosion of these'soils more- over have been under cultivation for a longer period than those of the other two groups mentioned and, therefore, the amount of active plant food that they provide for the crops is Usually lower and fertilization becomes more necessary and doubtless more profit- able than in the other cases. Many‘fields are near the turning point so far as the need for lime is / “1.. lime is applied to the Miami group of {5 soils but it is coming into use quite 7‘ rapidly. In many instances alfalfa and L clover may be produced' successfully without the use of lime and in other cases especially where the active ele- ments of plant food are low the use of lime is profitable. The forest trees that predominated on the Miami group of soils consisted mainly of beech, hard i maple and oaks. ' Napanee Group. The Napanee soilsare most Widely , { distributed in the eastern and in the , l southwestern parts of the State in as— sociation with the Brookston and Mi- ami types. The original timber con— sisted mainly of hickory, elm'and oak. Their natural drainage condition is d y - {a ———————+__ , _ Relaxation takes'time,,but it’s build- , ing for the future. ‘ It pays to spend ”a - _ i, ” few minutes each day really relaxing... ~ in a comfortable rocking-chair.» with eyes Closed, jaws earned. and scum: u-s...‘ .4 m.— The surface to a depth of about 6 inches is composed of grayish silt loam and clay loam and has a ten- dency to become cloddy. The reac- tion is slight to medium acid. From 6 inches to 8 or 12 inches exists gray loam or silt loam' which is slight to medium acid. From these depths to 30, or 40 inches lies mottled yellow and gray clay, .tight plactic, highly reten- tive of moisture, alkaline in reaction. Below this is found a very tight clay with a very high lime content. It is difficult to keep the land in good tilth, and drainage is advisable. in~ most instances. The natural fertility is not low, with the possible exception of phosphorous although experience has indicated that commercial fertili- zers can be profitably used. Liming may be .beneflcial.,i.n.many instances although the clay subsoil is commonly alkaline in reaction at shallow depths. ”cu—w If <.:7—v- f-f “TTT‘ ‘ intermediate between that of the two types mentioned. mind 's .3 i f ‘4‘. Two of a kind! Van Campen Heil- ner and Zane Grey, both prom- inent writers of the day. The Wilson dam across the Tennessee River, near Florence, Ala- bama, is a part of the Muscle Shoals power development for nitrates production and W111 cost approximately $50,000,000. Mrs. Frank Patrick is seen on her royal throne of ice as Queen of Canadian Winter Carnival. Jackson Island, shown in the center of the river, will be submerged when the Wilson dam is completed in October. lake 18 miles long and a mile wide. This world-famous high school basket ball team of Passaic, New Jersey, reCently won their 137th consecutive game. Their won- It will form a . . . derlul team work is the result of nine years’ training. Hudson Maxim, famous inventor of explosives, contends that tea and coffee are intoxicat- ing beverages and undermine the health. The Hon. Joseph G. Cannon, ex-speaker of the House, enjoys listening in on the radio pre- sented to him by fellow tOWnsmen. Eugenie Dennis, of Kansas, is said to have located oil wells by her “phychic” powers. V The officers of the American branch of the International Law Asso- ciation met in Washington recently to, discuss plans for the International league to be held in Stockholm next summer. Miss Elsie Proctor made a perfect score of ten consecutive bulls- eyes from fifty yards inna recent match against the Oklahoma Agricultural College. , - Copyright. by Underwood a nuclei-v.66. New York - "ELEGRAPH t‘poles reared only ‘ their cross-arms above the mam- », ,moth drifts. Haystacks became buried, lost things. The trees of tlie .-foreet, literally harnessed with snow, dropped their branches like tired arms too weary to longer bear their bur- dens. The whole world, it seemed, Was one great,- bleak thing of dreary E‘White—a desert in which there was ', me only that there might' be death, ‘there the battle for existence contin— ued only as a matter of instinct. 'And through—~0r rather over—this bleak desert went the men of the West Country, silent, frost-burned men, their lips cracked from the cut of wind, — their eyes blood—red with inflammation, struggling here and there with a pack of food upon their back that they might reach some desolate home ywhere there were women and chil- 'dren; or stopping to pull and tug at - a snow-trapped steer and by main ef- fort, drag him into a barren spot where _the sweep of the gale had kept the ground fairly clear of snow; at times also, they halted to dig into a. hay- stack, and through long hours scat- tered the welcome food about for the bawling cattle; or gathered wood, Where such a thing was possible, and lighting great fires, left them, that they might melt the snows about a spot near a supply of feed, where the famished cattle could gather and await the next trip of the rescuers, bearing . them sustenance. Oftimes they stopped, in vain—the beast which they sought to succor was beyond aid—and a revolver shot sound- ed, muffled in the thickness of the storm. Then, with knives and axes, the attack came, and struggling forms bore to a ranch house the smoking portions of a newly butchered beef; food at least for one family until the relief of sun and warmth would come. It was a never-ending agony of long hours and muscle-straining work. But the men who partook~~were men. And side by side with the others, with giant Ba’tiste, with the silent woodsmen, with the angular, wiry ranchmen, was Barry Houston. His muscles ached. His head was ablaze with the eye-strain of constant white; his body numbed with cold from the time that he left the old cannon-ball stove of the boarding house in the early morning until he returned to it at night. Long ago had he lost hope —so far as personal aims and desires were concerned. The Crestline road was tied up; it had quit completely; Barry Houston knew that the fury of the storm in this basin country below’ the hills was as nothing compared to the terror of those crag tops where altitude added to the frigidity, and where from mountain peak to moun- tain peak the blizzard leaped with ev— er~increasing ferocity. Far out on the . level stretches leading up to the plains of Wyoming, other men were working, struggling doggedly from telegraph pole to telegraph pole, in an effort to repair the lines so that connection might be made to Rawlins, and thence to Cheyenne and Denver—to apprise the world that a great section of the Waco’ «pr or wvv T V..- e-TWhitc Desert 'i By Courtney N’éfiflW' 03 country-had been cut off from aid, that women and children were suffer- ing from lack of food, that every day brought the news of a black splotch in the snow—the form of a man, arms outstretched, face buried in the drift, who had fought and lost. But“ so far, there had been only failure. It was a struggle that made men grim and dog- Ryley Cooper we “axe:xxasmarsxwmm‘wmnmsswwmwn “No. Lost Wing has found wood. We're keeping warm. Tell me—” and there was the politeness of emergency in her tones—“is there any need for women in Tabernacle? I am willing to go if—” ‘ . “Not yet. Besides, a woman couldn’t get in there alone.” "I could.\ I'm strong enough. Be- estrang lect, numbed ashis body“ was numbed, he went back’ to his tasks—tasks that were seemingly endless. , V ' Day after day, the struggle remain-‘ ed the same, the wind, the snow, the" drifts, the white fleece flying on ' the breast of the gala even when there were no. storm ‘clouds above, blotting out the light of the sun and causing the great ball to be only a. red, ugly, menacing thing in a field 'of dismal gray. Night after night the drifts swept, changing, deepening in spots where the. ground had been clear be- fore, smoothing ove’r the hummocks, his into]: Foodfbr. Tfiaagét By James Edward Hungcrford We’re blessed with “thlhkers,” with which to think; They’re given to us to use; Our eyes were made both to see, and blink; Our feet to walk on, in shoes; We have two hands that are useful, too-— To use ’em as we might need, And “thinkers" to think out the things to do— Just do ’em-—and you’ll succeed! We have to think, if we want to know The things that are worth-the-while; If we go somewhere, and think where we 90—- We’re likely to save a mile! . If we start at random, without a thought, We may wind up any-where, And all our effort Will come to naught, And we’re nowhere—when we’re there! We’re given “thinkers” to think out things; The answers are there to get; True thoughts are angels, without the wings— Just think—and they’re yours, you bet! There’s no one else who can think for you—- shoes. ged; Barry Houston no less than the rest. He had ceased to think of the simpler things of life, of the ordinary problems, the usual worries or likes and dislikes. His path led once by the home of Medaine Robinette, and he clambered toward the little house with little more of feeling than of approaching that of the most unfamil- iar ranchman. Smoke was coming from the chim- ney. There were the marks of snow- But' they might mean nothing in the battle for existence. Houston scrambled up to the veranda and bang- ed on the door. A moment more, and he faced Medaine Robinette. “Just wanted to see if you’re all right,” came almost rcurtly. “Yes——thank you.” “Need any food?” “I have plenty.” “Anybody sick?” \ AL ACREb---fl/ W eizt to Get a Marc/z But Gofa Surprire And here is a thought to heed: Just think out the things that’s the thing to do— .. And do ’em—and you’ll succeed! sides, I’ve'been out—l went to the Hurd Ranch yesterday. Mrs. Hurd’s sick-Lost Wing brought me the word." . “Then keep on with that. There’s nothing in Tabernaclemand no place for anyone who isn’t destitute. Stay here. Have you food enough for Hurd’s ?” “Yes. That is——” “I’ll leave my pack. Take thatbver as you need it. There’s enough for a week there. If things don’t let up by that time, I’ll beby again.” “Thank you.” Then the door was closed, and Hous- ton went his way again, back to Tab— ernacle and a fresh supply for his pack—hardly realizing the fact that he had talked to the woman he could not help wishing for—the woman he would have liked to have loved. The. world was almost too gray, too grim, weaving across the country like the vagaries of shifting sands before they finally packed into hard, compressed mounds, to form bulwarks for newer ' drifts when the next storm came. Day after day—and then- quiet, for forty- eight hours. It caused men to shout—men who had cursed the sun in the blazing noonday hours of summer, but men who new extended their arms to it, who slapped one another on the back, who watched the snow with blood-red eyes for, the first sign of a. melting particle, and who became hysterically jubilant when they saw it. Forty-eight hours! Deeper and deeper went the imprints}, of milder weather upon the high-piled serrations of white, at last to cease. The sun had faded on the afternoon of the second day. The thaw stopped. The snowshoes soon carried a crunching sound that gradually be- came softer, more muffled. For the clouds had come again, the wind had risen with a flercer bite than ever in it; again the snow was falling. But the grim little army of rescuers, plod- ding from one ranchho‘use to another, had less of worriment in their features now—even though the situation ‘was no less tense, no less dangerous. 'At last the meager stores of the small merchandise establishment in Taber- nacle could be distributed with more ease; a two-inch crust of snow had formed over the main snowfall, per- mitting small sleds to be pulled be- hind struggling men; the world be- neath had been frozen in,’ to give place to ‘a new one above. And with that: “It's open! It’s open!” The shout came from the lips of the telegrapher, waving his arms as he ran from the tunnel that led to the stationhouse. “It’s open! I’ve had Rawlins on the ,wire!” Men crowded about him and thump- ed' into the little box car to listen, like children, to the rattling of the tele- graph key—as thougn they never had heard one before. So soon does civil- ization feel the need of its inventions, once they are taken away; so soon does the mind become primitive; once the rest of the world has been shut' away from it. 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Voices mum- bled about. him; suddenly the great hands of Ba’tiste grasped him by the shoulders and literally tossed him to ward the telegrapher. “Ah, oui! If eet is the idea—then " speak it.” . “Go on——-” the telegrapher had stop- ped his key for a moment—“I’ll put it through, if it’ll help.” “All right. Get Denver on the wire. Then take this message to every news- paper in the city: “ ‘Can’t you help ’us? Please try to start campaign to force Crestllne Road to open the Pass. Women and chal- dren are starving here. We have been cut ofl from the rest of the world for two weeks. We need food—and coal. Road will not be open for four or five weeks more under ordinary circum- stances. This will mean death to many of us here, the wiping out of a great timber and agricultural country, and a blot on the history of Colorado. Help us—and we will not forget it. “ ‘The Citizens of the West Coun- try.’ n . “Ah, Gui!" Old Ba’tiste was address- ing the rest of the crowd. “The news— papers, they can help, better than any one else. Eet is our chance. Bon—— good! Mon Baree, he have the big, what-you—say, sentimen .” “Sounds good.” The telegrapher was busily putting it on the wire. Then a wait of hours—hours in which the operator varied his routine by sending the word of the stricken coun- try to Cheyenne, to Colorado Springs, to Pueblo, and thence, through the news agencies, to the rest of the. world. “Might as well get everybody in on it,” he mused, as he pounded the 'tele- graph instrument; “can’t tell—some of those higher-ups might be in New York ~ and think therewasn’t anything to it unless they could ,see it in the New York papers. 1—” Then he stopped as the wire cut under his finger and clattered forth a message. He jump- ed. He grasped Ba’tiste in‘his lank arms, then turned beaming to the rest of the gaping crowd. “It’s from the papers in Denver,” he shouted. “A joint message. They’ve taken up the fight!” A fight which had its echoes in the little railroad box car, the, center of the deadened, shrouded West Country, the news of which must travel to Cheyenne, to Rawlins, thence far down through the northern country over illy patched telegraph wires before it reached the place for which it was in- tended, the box car and its men who came and went, eager for the slightest word from the faraway, yet grudging of their time, lest darkness still find them in the snows, and night come upon them‘ struggling to reach the lit- tle town and send-them into wander- . ing, aimless journeys that might end in'deat‘h. For the snows still swirled, the storms still came and went, the red ball of the sun still refused to come forth in its, beaming strength. And it was during this period of un- certainty that Houston met Ba’tiste Renaud, returning from a cruising ex- pedition far in the iake region, to find him raging, his fists clenched, his eyes blazing. . . “Is eet that the world is all unjust '2” he roared, as he faced Houston. "‘Is eet that some of us do our part, while others store up for emergency? Eh? Bah? f I am the mad to tear them, .' I” ‘ ,_ uf‘WfioZ What’s gone wrong?” (than; the mad! __ You’have no seen A. ‘ I H i > ‘ (Confined from page 440.) g the M’sieu Thayer during all the storm?” , ‘(No.!’ “Nor the M’sieu Blackburn? Nor the men who work for them. Eh? You have no seen them?” . , “No, not once.” . “Ah! I pass today the Blackburn mill. They have shovel out about the sawshed. [They have the saw going—- they keep at work, when there are the women and the babies who starve, when there are the' cattle who are dy- ing, when there is the country that is like a broken thing. But they work- for themself! They saw the log into the tie—they work from the piles of timber which they have about the saw- mill, to store Up the supply. They know that we do not get our machin- ery! They think they have a chance ——for the contract!” . It brought Houston to a sharp knowledge of conditions. They had given, that the rest of the country might not suffer. Their enemies had worked on, fired with the new hope that the road over the mountains would not be opened; that the machin- ery so necessary to the carrying out of Houston’s contract would not ar- rive in' time to be of aid. For without the ability to carry out the first neces- sities of that agreement, the rest must surely and certainly fail. Long before, Houston had realized the danger that the storm meant; there had been no emergency clause in the contract. Now his hands clenched, his teeth gritted. “It almost seems that there’s a pre- mium on being crooked, Ba’tiste,” came at last. “lt——” Then he ceased. A shout had come from the distance. Faintly through the sifting snow they could see figures running. Then the words came~ faint, far—away, shrill shouts forcing their way through the veil of the storm. “They’re going to open the road! They’re going to open the road!” Here, there and back again it came, men calling to men, the few women of the little settlement braving the storm that they too might add to the gladful cry. Already, according to the tele- gram, snow—fighting machinery and men were being assembled in Denver for the first spurt toward Tollifer, and from there through the drifts and slides of the hills toward Crestline. Ba’tiste and Houston were running now, as fast as their snowshoe-s would allow, oblivious for once of the cut of the wind and the icy particles of its frigid breath. “They open the road!” boomed Ba’- tiste in chorus with the rest of the little town. “Ah, oui! They Open the road. The Crestline Railroad, he have a heart after all, he have a——” “Any old time!” It was a message bearer coming from the shack of the station. “They’re not going to do it— it’s the M. P. & S. L.” “Through the tunnel?” “No. Over the hill. .According to the message, the papers hammered the stuffing out of the Crestline road. But you’ve got to admit that they haven’t got either the motive power or the money. The other road saw a great chance to step in and make itself solid with this country over here. It’s lend- ing the men and the rolling stock. They’re going to open another fellow’s road, for the publicity and the good will that’s in it.” A grin came to Houston’s lips—the first one in weeks. He banged Ba”- tiste on his heavily wadded shoulder. “That’s the kind of railroad to work for!” “Ah, oui! And when eet come throughe—ah, we shall help to build it.” (Continued Next Week.) 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