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He was tall, and thin, and lithe as a

cat. He belonged to the Royal North-





ever gone into the north.

His business was man~hunting. Ten

years of seeking after human preyhad





, given to hinr'many of the character-





istics of a fox. For six of those ten

years he had represented law north of

fifty-three. Now he had come to the

end of his last hunt, .close up to the

Arctic Circle. For one'hundred and

eighty-seven days he had been follow-

ing a man." The hunt had begun in

midsummer, and it was now midwin-

ter. Billy Loring, who was wanted for

murder, had been a hard man to find.

But he was caught at last, and Brokaw

was keenly exultant. It was his great-

est achievement. It Would mean a

greatdeal’ for him down at head quar-

ters.

L In the rough and dimly lighted cabin,

lhis man sat opposite him, on a bench,

his manacled hands crossed over his

1knees. He was a, younger man than

Brokaw—thirty, or a little better. His

; hair was long, reddish, and untrimmed.

i A stubble of reddish beard covered his

5face. His eyes, too, were blue~of the

] deep, honest blue that one remembers,

[and most frequently trusts. He did

i:‘not look like a criminal. There was

gsomething almost boyish in his face,

fa little hollowed by long privation.

gHe was the sort of man that other

‘men liked. Even Brokaw, whp had a

‘gheart like flint in the face of crime,

‘had melted a little.

“Ugh!” he shivered.

beastly Wind!

storm.”

) Outside a gale was blowing straight





 





 





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ldown from the Arctic.



l'hear the steady moaning of it in the

Ispruce tops over the cabin, and now

,and then there came one of those rag-

§ing blasts that filled the night with

‘strange shrieking sounds. Volleys of

fine, hard snow beat against the one

window with a rattle like shot. In the

cabin it was comfortable._It was Billy’s

cabin. He had built it deep in a swamp,

Where there were lynx and fisher cat

to trap, and Where he had thought

that no one could find him. The sheet—

iron stove was glowing hot. An oil

lamp hung from the ceiling. Billy was

sitting so that the glow of this fell in

his face. It scintillated on the rings

.of steel about his wrists. Brokaw was

a cautious man, as well as a clever

one, and he took no chances.



“I like storms——when you’re inside,

an’ close to a stove,” replied Billy.

“Makes me feel sort of~—safe.” He

smiled a little grimly. Even at that

it was not an unpleasant smile.



Brokaw’s snow-reddened eyes gazed

at the other.



“There’s something in that,” he said.

“This storm will give you at least

three days more of life.”



“Won’t you drop that?” asked the

prisoner, turning his face a little, so

that it was shaded from the light.





 





“You've got me now, an’ I know what’s

coming as well as you do.” His voice

was low and quiet, with the faintest

trace of a. broken note in it, deep down

in his throat. “We’re alone, old man,

and a long way from anyone. I ain’t

blaming you for catching me. I haven’t





 





 





got anything against you. So let’s drop.

this other thing—What I’m going down

to—and talk something pleasant. I

know I’m going to hang. That’s the

law. It’ll be unpleasant enough when

it comes, don’t you think? Let's talk

abouthabout—home. Got any kids?’

Brokaw shook his head, and took his

pipe from his mouth. '





 





“Never married,” he said‘ shortly.





faced, with shifting pale blue eyes

that had a glint of cruelty in them.





west Mounted Police, and was one of

the best men on the trail that had





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!‘Never married,” mused Billy, re-

garding him with .a curious softening

of his blue eyes. “You don’t know



’ what-,\ you’ve missed, Brokaw. Of

.course, it's mine 0’ my business, but

you’ve got a home—somewhere—” '



Brokaw shook "his head ‘ again.





“Been-in the service ten years,” he

said. “I’ve got a mother living with

my brother somewhere down in York

State. I’Ve sort of" lost track of them.

"Haven’t seen *’em in five years.”

"Billy was looking at him steadily.

Slowly he rose to his feet,~lifted his

manacled hands, and turned down the

light.





“Hurts my eyes,” he said, and he

laughed frankly as he caught the sus-

picious glint in Brokaw’s eyes. He

seated himself again, and leaned over

toward the other. “I*haven’t talked to

a white man for three months,” he ad—

ded, a little hesitatingly. “I’ve been

hiding——close. I had a dog for a time,

but he died, an’ I didn’t dare go hunt-

ing for another." I knew you fellows

were pretty close after me. But I

wanted to get enough fur to take me

to South America. Had it all planned‘

an’ she was going to join me there——

with the kid. Understand? _If you’d

kept away another month—”





There was a husky break in his

voice, and he coughed to clear it.





’ “You don’t mind if I talk, do you——

about her, an’ the kid? I’ve got to do

it, or bust, or go mad. I’ve got to be-

cause—today———she was twenty-four—

at ten o’clock in the morning~an’ it’s

our wedding day—”





The half gloom hid from Brokaw

what was in the others’ face. And then

Billy laughed almost joyously. “Say,

but she’s been a true little pardner,”

he whispered proudly, as there came

a lull in the storm. “She was just

born for me, an’ everything seemed to

happen on her birthday, an’ that’s why

I can’t be downhearted even now. It’s

her birthday, you see, an’ this morn-

ing, before you came, I was just that

happy that I set a plate for her at the

table, an’ put her picture and a curl

of her hair beside it—set the picture

up so it was looking at me—an’ we

had breakfast together. Look here——”





He moved to the table, with Brokaw

watching him like a cat, and brought

something back with him, wrapped in

a soft piece of buckskin. He unfolded

the buckskin tenderly, and drew forth

a. long curl that rippled a dull red and

gold in the lamp-glow, and then he

handed a photograph to Brokaw.



“That’s her!” he whispered.





Brokaw turned so that the light fell

on the picture. A sweet, girlish face

smiled at him from 'out of a wealth of

flowing, disheveled curls.





“She had it taken that way just for

me,” explained Billy, with the enthus-

iasm of a boy in his voice. “She’s

always wore her hair in curls~an’ a

braid—for me when we’re home. I-

love it that way. Guess I may be silly,

but I’ll tell you why. That was down

in York State, too. She lived in a

cottage, all groWn over with honey-

suckle an’ morning glory, with green

hills and valleys all about it~and the

old apple orchard just behind. That

day we were in the orchard, all red an’

white with bloom, and she dared me

to a race. I let her. beat me, and when

I came up she stood under one of the

trees, her'cheeks like the pink blos-

som, and her hair all tumbled about'

her like an armful of gold, shaking

the loose apple blossoms down on her

head. I forgot everything then, and

I didn’t stop until I ihad her in my ;

arms, an’—an" she’s been my little -

pardner ever since. After the baby

came we moved up into Canada, where



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This Corn is From a Test on Hillsdale

Silt Loam Not in Good Condition for

. the Crop.





. HILE Michigan produces consid-

erable quantities .of corn it

’would be unjust to compare it



in this respect with the true corn belt

states south and west of us. Climatic

and soil conditions are so radically

different in the two sections that we

can not hope to compete with the farm-

ers of that district in corn production.

The long growing season with warm

nights and a soil full of humus make

ideal conditions for the growth of this

crop. ' '



In Michigan, with soils less rich in

humus, with cooler nights and a short-

,er growing season the conditiOns are

quite different'and it is necessary to

push corn along as rapidly as possible

in most sections of the state in order

to get the crop well matured before

frost comes.





'Available plant food when growth

starts is a great aid in hastening the

development of the young plants and

putting them into condition to utilize

the sunshine and warmth of the early.

summer, when moisture is plentiful.

Corn, given the advantage of this ear-

ly stimulation, should forge ahead and

have a better opportunity of maturing

good sound ears than corn which

grows slowly during its period because

of a lack of available nutriment.





Commercial fertilizer supplies plant

food in. an available form and when

properly used will not only give the

crop the early stimulation needed but

will. also hasten ripening, thus mate—

rially shortening the growing period.





Manure Needs Reinforcement.



Barnyard manure has always been

considered the standard fertilizer for

corn and the returns from its use are

little short of marvelous on some soils.

The supply of manure is limited, un-

fortunately, and the problem that con-

fronts us is to make what we have go

as far as possible. _



Manure. is much richer in nitrogen

and potash than it is in phosphoric

acid, and consequently the corn often

can not use all the nitrogen or potash

applied in the manure becauseof a

lack of phosphoric acid; This is espe-

cially true since the majority of Mich-

igan soils are rather poorly supplied

with this element of plant food.



By applying phosphoric acid in addi-

tion to manure this deficiency is made

up and the crop can make better use

of the plant foods in the manure, thus

increasing the return for every ton

applied. Acid phosphate is the most

common material used to supply phos-

phoric acid and 200 to 300 pounds per

acre of this applied either with the

manure ordirectly to the/ soil just be-

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f;ood supply very satisfatcorily.



Fertilizer May ReplaCe Manure.



Fertilizers may be used to offset the

lack of manure, notwithstanding the

high estimate placed on manure as a

corn fertilizer. The experience of Mr.

John Wheeting, of Lapeer county,

shows that when the proper fertilizer

is chosen as satisfactory yields may

be obtained as when manure is used.

The accompanying illustration shows

the yields of shelled corn obtained by

Mr. Wheeting in 19.19 on portions of

the same field receiving no fertilizer,

farmyard manure and commercial fer-

tilizer.



0n Soils which are quite low in‘

humus a fertilizer containing some

nitrogen in addition to a high percent-

age of phosphoric acid such as a 4-12-0

should be selected. On the heavier

types of soil fairly well supplied with

organic matter the nitrogen may be

omitted, straight sixteen per cent acid

phosphate being used.





Does Corn Need Potash?





Corn stover is much richer in potash

than is the straw of the other com-

mon grains with the exception of cats

and buckwheat. The cobs are also

very rich in this element, containing

approximately seven per cent, while

unbleached corn cob ashes are as rich

in potash as the best muriate of pot-

ash from the German mines. For these

reasons corn requires a liberal supply

of this plant food element, a yieldmof

twenty-five bushels‘of shelled corn, in-

cluding the stover and cobs, removing

approximately twenty-seven to twenty—

eight pounds per acre from the soil.





The results of a number of experi-

ments conducted by the Soils Depart-

ment of the Michigan Agricultural Col-

lege, in various parts of the state have

shown little or no return from the ,use

of potash on corn. However, the Wis-

consin Experiment Station reports

quite satisfactory increases in yield

from the use of potash fertilizers on

sandy soils and the Illinos and Indiana

stations obtained similar results.



It seems highly probable, therefore,

that there are considerable areas of

sandy soils in Michigan on which it is

safer to use some potash for a crop





like corn, especially if very few head

of stock are kept, so the supply of ma-

nure is limited. Since potash is quite

cheap, about four cents per pound, the

cost of the potash in a 20-pound appli-

cation per acre of a 3-12-‘4 fertilizer

would only be about thirty—two cents.

In view of these facts it seems the

part of good judgment to use potash

bearing fertilizer for corn on the light—

er sands when little manure is avail—

able.



Fertile Soils Respond to Fertilizer



Best.



The most profit from’the use of fer-

tilizer is often obtained from quite

strong productive soils. This is quite

contrary to the opinion sometimes ex-

pressed that only poor or “run-down”

soils should be fertilized. A soil which

is naturally a good corn soil is quite





 





John Wheeting, of Lapeer County,

. .Finds a Properly BalanCed Fertilizer

Will Give Satisfactory Results on

Corn when Manure is Lacking.

likely to have the condition of mois-

ture, temperature, drainage, seed-bed,

etc., suitable for a rapid and thrifty

growth of the crop and if these condi-

tions are supplemented by the addition

of readily available plant food the re-

turn is likely to be greater than when

the same amount of fertilizer is ap-

plied to soils which are not so well

suited to the crop in other respects.

The point is well illustrated by re-

sults of experiments conducted by Pro

fessor Grantham, of the Soils Depart-

ment in Eaton and Hillsdale counties,

as shown in the accompanying illustra-

tions. The corn in both counties was

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Corn Grown on an Eaton-County Silt

Loam which was Excellently Suited

to the Crop.





county soil, however, was in good con-

dition for corn and gave an increased

yield of 36.6 bushels of ear corn in re

sponse to fertilization, while the Hills-

dale county soil was badly run, and

gave an increased yield of only 16.4

bushels of corn as a result of fertiliza-

tion, the fertilizer used in each case

being the same.





Fertilizer in the Hill.



The root development of corn is not

restricted by the application of fertil-

izer near the seed, according to the

results of experiments conducted by

the writer. The opinion has oftén been'

expressed that the application of fer-

tilizer in the hill will restrict the devel-

opment of the root system of corn and

thus open the way for serious damage

in case of drought.



That this is not the case has been

demonstrated by an experiment in

which 200 pounds per acre of a 3-10-4

fertilizer was applied in the hill under

the seed while 400 pounds of the same

formula was broadcasted for compari-

son. The corn receiving the hill ap

plication made the more rapid growth

and to determine if the root system

was affected by the supply of avail-

able plant food so near the seed, the

plants were dug out after one month

and two months of growth and the

root systems studied: No restriction

of the root system could be observed

at either period. Similar results are

reported by the Wisconsin Experiment

Station and therefore it seems safe to

conclude that hill fertilization of corn

does not limit the root development.



While it is important to know that

hill fertilization does not restrict the

root growth of corn it is an entirely

different question Whether or not such

a system of fertilization should be fol-

lowed. The rotations followed, as well

as other considerations, have much

bearing on the method of fertilizer dis-

tribution for the greatest returns.

Therefore, the whole farming system

must be considered when seeking to

realize the"maxinium from this work.



The crops which follow corn do not

get nearly so much benefit from the

fertilizer residues when the hill meth-

od is followed as they do when the

plant food has been spread evenly

over the entire field. It is better prac-

tice therefore, to distribute the main

bulk of‘the fertilizer over the whole '

field and if so desired to apply a small

amount, from seventy-five to one hun~

dred pounds in the bills. If only a

light application is to be made, not to.

exceed 125 pounds tothe acre, it is

better to put the entire amount in the

hills but the larger application evenly

distributed over the land is preferable.
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CURRENT COMMENT

0 it yourself, is





DD Your not bad advice.

Own 'tlghgetendency today is



. . pend on someone

1711115018 else. We look to our



’ officials, our co-op

leaders, our government, to tell us





what must ultimately be done by hard

work.



Favoritism, if it be secured, must

he at the expense of others, and will

not last. In the end, it will do the one

who receives it more harm than good.

Locking to the politicians for aid does

not get us far, as we are always called

upon to supply the politicians with

money to pay all the bills.



It is time that we think back to the

» days of our fathers, and consider the

fundamental principles of personal

success and prosperity. So far as the

farm is concerned, it has always been

a case of hard steady work,\in season,

and with our efforts directed by intel-

ligent thought. If we plan to make

our own individual efforts on our own

farms count for the most, reduce our

speculations, and farm within our own

safe limits, the surplus of farm prod-

‘ nets are quite certain to disappear.‘



Included in our “own affairs” are

certain things of public interest. We

should take our full responsibility in

government, support our cooperative

enterprises, and give our best to the

community, but in doing this, we must

ever bear in mind the fact that indi-

vidual prosperity is, and always will

be, largely an individual problem. Gov-

ernment can give us the opportunity,

but it will always be up to us to build

and maintain our own fences.





 





AST week we





Save t a 1 k e d with a

3 The southern Michigan

; farmer who has decid-

; ,Woodlot ed to clear off one





r1 half of .a forty-acre



forest on his one hundred and sixty-



“ acre farm. He is doing this in order



is; ‘ to increase his acreage of plow land.



‘ One of the chief reasons for arriv-

ing at this decision is that farmers

are not now getting what they should

for their trees, considering the retail

Enhber prices obtaining in this and

other. northeastern states. Possibly

this farmer is right in his conclusion

{but we advised him to the contrary.



7W3. have definite reasons for taking

pails position.



In the first place, the timber outlook



fiiunything but promising. The situa-



tion 18‘, in fact, real serious. We are

fitting, in this country, around twen-





 





 





“icrease this growth, to

’ cubic feet by following, a crudo for:

‘est‘ry policy. Only under an intensive.





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system of growing trees would it be

possible for us to produce each year

an amount of timber equal to our pres-





‘ ' our annual requirements:





It is obvious to any person who has

given the matter thought that it will

be: decades before we can hope for

open a crude system of forestry. In

the meantime, we will Certainly keep

right on using wood, with the result

that prices for the products of the for-

ests_., are certain to climb higher and

higher;



Further, we are all acquainted with

the fact that agriculture in this coun-

try is now suffering from the over-pro-

duction of cultivated crops, making it

desirable that more of our land he

devoted to crops that are'in demand,

such as the one we are here consid-

erlng.



These, in general, are the reasons

why we advised this farmer to merely

cut out the ripe timber from his wood—

lot and, by keeping out fire and live

stock, allow the remaining trees to

mature. This we believe to be good

economics as well as good practice and

the same reasoning should hold for all

who may now be in the possesison of

a reasonably dense woodlot.





VERY little while





The somebody likes to



get up and speak out



Absentee in meeting to the ef-

Lafldlord feet that this country

is going to the bow-



wows, that soon the few will have





everything, and the many nothing, and

that those working on farms will be-

come the slaves of absentee landlords.



Of course, sometimes things do seem

likf that to most all ‘of us, especially

when taxes are high and prices are

low. It seems at times that if we could

adjust ourselves so that‘we could get

pleasure working for nothing, we

might get some little enjoyment in

this life.



But” after all, things are not what

they seem, some-times. For instance,

take the absentee landlord proposition.

Cold, hard and undebatable statistics

show that the absentee landlord is a

small factor in American agriculture.

In 1920, only about ten per cent of the

rented farms were owned by such land-

lords. That is news for the optimist.

There is further encouragement to him





in the fact that there has been little”





change in this regard since 1900.



Government statisticians have found

very little concentration of land own-

ership except in the cotton regions of

the south. One-third of the farm land-

lords are retired farmers, another

third are engaged in farming them~

selves, and the remaining third are en-

gaged in non-agricultural activities

who have inherited their farms or

bought them for investment.



Does not this indicate that, in Amer-

ica democracy prevails and that this

is still a land of opportunity? Of

course, this country is not flawless but

it is a heap better than most of the

others we know about. If it wasn’t,

we wouldn’t have to pass laws to keep

out the thousands who want to come

over here to enjoy our privileges.





NEW outlet is de-





The Grade veloping for grade

COWS- Many buyers



16‘3“, are now kept busy

Business searching for good

grade cows in the





dairy districts-of the central west to

replenish. the herds around our big cit-

ies, especially in the eastern sections

of the country.



This business is economically sound

since it has been found cheaper to buy

mature high-producing cows in the

west and ship to the east, than it is





son, these men leer well. to the" quality

of the can they Mali up in their trav-

els over this and other central western





states.





Fodi‘nstance, many cows “that from

appearances, had overruling in l-their'

favor recently were turned down when

the blgers «wilt sight ofltle aims

The buyers“ reputation for sejecting

good stock are too valuable to warrant

their taking chances on bidding off

cows from inferior hams.- .



Communities wishing to increase the

demand: for their surplus cows need,

therefore, to lock well to the quality

of the sires being used. Attention to

this may'mean the difference between

selling. their surplus cows at canner

prices or at figures such as a dairy-

man would give for good milkers.





HE corn planting





Examifi 1 season will be up»-

TI! on us by the time this



‘? issue is in the hands

Kernels of our readers. We





will be rushed, many

of us, because of the shortage of labor,

to get the seed in the ground on time.

Some will neglect the testing to learn

whether or not the seed will grow. It

is a task that‘is easily postponed to a

more Convenient moment until it may

be too near planting time.





Reasonable assurance 'can be had,

however, of the vitality of the seed, if

we make a close examination of the

kernels. It is seldom, if ever, that the

seed will fail to grow if the cob from

which it is shelled has a. bright healthy

luster. Avoid planting seed from dull

or dead looking cobs. It is easy to de-

tect the difference. The same indica-

tion is true of the kernels. If the color

is clear and bright, and the kernel

smooth and free from wrinkles or blis-

ters, there is reasonable assurance

that it has vitality. Kernels that are

dull and \lusterless, or that have soft

or dark colored germs, or that have

large blisters over the depression in

the germ Side, are fit only for feed.

Broken-off tips, too much cob chaff

adhering to the tip, or wrinkles in the

kernel indicate a lack of proper mas

turity and while they will often grow,

their vitality is easily weakened by

severe weather. If such seed must be

resorted to it is advisable to make

sure of it by means of the germinat~

ing test.



"HE hen business,





Boosting commonly known

The Bidd as women’s part of



. J? farming, has gained

3118111388 much recognition dur-





ing the past few years

because of its profitablenes's. The egg

income in many cases has ceased to

be the women’s pin money, to become

the chief means of keeping the family

clothed and fed, and often of running

the farm as well.





Due to this prominence, the poultry

business recently has had much of

efficiency injected into it. It is well

that it has, as high prices have en-

couraged many to start in this busi-

ness, or to increase their poultry hold-

ings, so that competition will undoubt-

edly be keener in the next few years.



In order to make a good profit in

times of competition, the cost of pro-

duction must be lowered. With the

culling. out of boarder hens, the use

of scientific methods in the control of





disease, and the feeding and breeding .

along proven lines, one hen, figura-,





tively speaking, is going to make two

eggs grow where two hens made one

grow before.



In this respect, we are most fortu-

nate since the Michigan Agricultural

College has ‘foresigh-ted men in its

poultry department. Under the'rdirec-

tion of Prof. E. C, Foreman, they have,

done much “to put thepoultry business





"ed under competent area‘-





kept to prove that these methods as. . " ‘

memorandum Brtheestub- ~' -

lishment of these farms, the college '





poultry min Wm demonstrate to prac-‘

nearly all, Mlc'lekan poultry producers,

except those fiho refuse to ibe con-

firmed, the way to eflloient poultry ,

production 3



‘ By this broad cooperative endeavor





‘hetwm 250 poultry 1m and the





clothes men. the d the. poultry

products of the state ought to he vast-

ly improved.



rm Man should arm a

Won which was her close max.

unity to the markets, W enable,

her to withstandmnompetrtion that L

other states may attempt to give her.

However, to admonish this to the

highest degree, it hm the coopera- ‘

tion 01'. sh who raise poultry“.





 





Plectrum Sunday





191le said nothin’ about our Oughto

er a long time, ’cause it ain't been

doin’ nothin’ to. talk about all winter.

It’s just been standin’ around consum-

in' time“ The only useful thing it’s

been dofnl is accommod‘atin’ the chicks

uns by lettin’ them roost on it, and

actin’ at a restin’ place for a lotta.

dust.



But the other day was a kinda warm

Sunday, so we just sorta shook the

dust and the chickuns oh the old

bus and put somegas, oil and water

in her in prepar—

ashun fer our first

1924 Sunday an

pearance.



The old boat

ain’t so nice and

shiney like she

was last year; she

kinda shows the

cracks and creas-

But she is got a lotta ser—





 





 





 





es of age.

vice in her yet and I guess she kin

act just as young as she used ta, even

if she ain ’.t



By a lotta fussin’ I got her lookin’





tolerably well, considerin’ her condi-

shun. I had her so all I had ta do

was ‘just ta step on the button after

dinner ta get started. .But after din-

ner, steppin’ on the button didn’t start

nothin’. ‘ ,



I got out and cranked, which is stu-

pendus' exercise after a chickun din-

ner in your Sunday clothes. I fiddled

around with the gas and everythin’.

The wires was 0. K., there was plenty

0’ air in the tires and plenty 0’ water

in the radiator, etc, eta—but nothin’

doin’. , Sophie an’ the kids was stand-

in’ there all dressed up in anticipa-

shun, and watchin’ me with encourage-

munt. But encouragemunt don’t start

a. Oughto—mine anyhow. So Sophie

starts advisin’ and tellin’ me what I

oughta done and oughta not done.



Well, after I got myself lookin’ like

the day before yesterday onwthe out-

side, an’ feelin’ like bustin’ on the

inside with swearin’ I wanted to do

but couldn’t ’cause Sophie was there,

I says, “Well, seein’ as I got all the

advice you kin give 'me, I’m goin’ to

get some more from Jim Hudson.”



Well, Jim says, “Why, Hy, your hat— '

tery is discharged.” I says, “no it

ain’t, but I feel like dischargin’ it right

now“, the darn lazy thing.”



Jim says, “You see, Hy, batteries is

just like folks. To keep them in work-

in’ trim you gotta keep them Workin’.

Yours is been layin’ around doin’ noth~'

ing’, and now it ain’t good for nothin’."



Well, as a result, the Syckle family 7.

sat on the front porch observin’ how _

pleasant folks are when they are ridin’

by an’ hittin on all fours. I went ta.

bed early without much conversashun.



‘ HY SYCK13
At present there are some farmers



who overdo the liming of the soils; es-

peeially is this true in caI'se of the

“heavy soil types. On the other hand,

. some farmers do not apply enough

dime. .



It is very desirable, therefore, that

every farm 1n Michigan be plotted

with respect to. the needs of its soils

for lithe. This may now, be accom-

'plished, owing Ltov the" perfection by

Dr. Spurway, of-the Soiltex outfit, and

its distribution by the .Soils Depart-

ment of the Michigan Agricultural

College. ‘



Whether or not it is advisable to

apply lime to a given field or a portion

of it depends upon the soil reaction.

Soils, like many other substances, may





 





 





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, due to its removal by. rainwater and -

1‘ plants that have grown upon them.

fl In some cases the acid or sour condi-





tion extends but a few inches from the

surface, while in others it occurs to a

depth of one, two, three or four feet





. from the surface. _

It has been shown that where the "





sub-soil within a few inches of the

surface is sweet, lime is not needed

for the satisfactory production of the

lime-loving crops and, if so, only a

small application. If it is acid to

depths of two or more feet, the soil

usually needs larger applications for

satisfactory results, especially for clo-

ver. When alfalfa is seeded the roots

may penetrate the high lime contain-

ing portion the second season, or late

in the first, and proceed to grow more

vigorously. Thus, it follows, in mak-

ing tests for the lime needs, that the

condition of the subsoil should be

looked into.

Plotting the Farm for Lime Require-

” ments.



The Soiltex outfit is so simple in



design and manipulation and the direc-





 





This Outfit May be Used for Testing the Reaction of Soils and of Many

Other Substances.





be acid (sour), alkaline (sweet), or

neutral (neither acid nor alkaline).

They may be in turn slightly acid, me-

dium‘acid or strongly acid, or slightly

alkaline to strongly alkaline.

1 Another consideration is the kind of

'crop grown. So far as the general

farmer is concerned, the chief benefits

from the use of lime should be looked

'for and expected from the establish-

'ment of either the clovers or alfalfa,

the value of which for soil improve-

ment is doubtless appreciated by every

.farmer. Thus, it follows where these

crops catch and thrive, that-the appli-

cation of lime is a useless expenditure

of time, labor and capital. Where

farmers are not located to make the

purchase of lime economically possi-

ble, the planting of soy-beans is ad-

_vised, since they will thrive on most

soils without lime. On ,_many fields

having heavy soils, the addition of

acid phosphate results in far greater

increases in yields of clever than does

the application of lime. Lime does

not take the plaCe of other substances.

It is not a. cure all. \

Still another matter, which, by the

way, is too frequently overlooked, is

the nature of the subsoil. It so hap—g

pens that all the heavy soils of Mich-

igan, such as silt loams, clay loams

and clays and some of the lighter

types have squlCient lime in the sub-

soil at varying distance from the sur-

face to cause them to be neutral or

alkaline. When they were laid. down

qr left in their present position they

_ were ,high in lime from the surface

Since they were felt they





to different depths ,





tions so explicit that the tests may

be made in the field by the owner of

the land. In fact, it is highly desir-

able that he do it there. .The farmer

should take the testing outfit and go

over his farm carefully, especially in

the spring. Where clever or alfalfa

grows satisfactorily, no test need be

made, but, where they do not, then

the tests should" be made, several of

each different kind of soil, both the

surface and the sub-soil. Records

should be made in doing so. Later, it

is advisable to re-test and check up on

the first series of tests. It may be

advisable to locate the boundaries of

the soils that need no lime and those

that may need difierent amounts and

mark these down on the farm layout.

This afiords a permanent record of

great value. These tests may be made

by the farmer himself, assisted by

some member of his family, such as

the children in the grade or high

school or the good wife who may be

more accustomed to manipulating

small outfits from her experience in

the making of bread, pies or cakes.





Several tests of each kind ,of soil

are advisable owing to the variations

that may occur from the uprooting of

a tree, burrowing of animals, burning

of brush heaps, drainage from the

barnyard.





The Soiltex outfit with directions for

use may be purchased by anyone in

Michigan from the Soils Section of the





Michigan Agricultural College, East.





Lansing, Michigan, for fifty cents.





. There is ample material for more than





one hundred tests.





 

   

   





 





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The great city markets in the thickly A

populated industrial section traversed by

the New York Central Lines are within

easy shipping range of the farms and

orchards located on the Lines.





New York, Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland,

St. Louis, Boston, Pittsburgh, Buffalo—4

eight of the eleven ranking cities. in the

country—are served by the New York

Central Lines. Fifty million people are

in this territory.





With the constant increase in the popu—

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New York Central Lines are assured of





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T THEbMuecle Shoals nitrate-payrer

fi propogltlonk promises to monopo- '

, mm the attention of the senate agrl.





cultural committee for the- remainder

lot. the session. There» are few indica-

Sen-

otror Norris, chairman. of the commit-

,tee, is evidently using every influence

lat his command to postpone action.



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ABAN DON M'ELLON PLAN».





 





THE Mellon tax plan has apparently

been thrown into the discard in

the senate. A vote on the in’come tax

schedule resulted in a reduction of sur-

taxes.from the present maximum of

fifty per cent to a maximum of forty

per cent and for corresponding revis-

The normal

rates adopted were two per cent on

the first $4,000 of income; four per

cent on the second $4,000, and six per

cent on all above-$8,000. It is believed

that the house maximum rate of thirty-

seven and one-half per cent on sur-

taxes will be finally agreed upon.





VETOES PENSION BILL:





 





RESIDENT COOLIDGE has vetoed



the Bursum pension bill which pro-

posed granting pension increases to

veterans of all the wars from 1812 to

1902, their widows and Certain other

dependents. The commissioner of pen-

sions estimates that the proposed ad.

dition to the pension roll would have

cost the taxpayers approximately

$415,000,000 for the first ten years.





UNDISTRIBUTED PROFITS MAY BE





TAXED.





 





S EVERAL bills are pending in con-



gress designed to provide means

for taxing securities now exempt from

taxation. In the discussion on these

bills the discovery was made that the

total of tax—exempt securities is ex—

cecdingly small compared with the in-

come that escapes taxation, through

undivided profits. It was shown that

more than $27,000,000,000 of undistrib—

uted profits have escaped taxation un-





' der the income tax law, or at the rate





of upwards of $4,000,000,000 a year,





.AOTIONT LIKELY? TO_ BE- DieLAYE'ol’ -





coming in in ad, uninterrupted volumerf

which is mere than the face value of,

all the tax-exempt securitlee now held





”by individuals. ,_



.The amount of .tax, money lost to

the government thrOugh undietributed

profits is more than twice the face





value of all outstanding tax-exempt"





securities.





 





DISCRIMINATE AGAINST RURAL

LINES.





 





THE telephone and telegraph tax

in the revenue bill has been elim-

inated in committee of the whole, but

may be put back on the floor of the

senate.

ination against users .of rural tele«

phone lines. The Washington repre-

sentative of the National Grange has

asked that it be stricken from the bill.





KILL RAEio TAx.





HROUGH the prompt action of the



big farm organizations, the pro-

posal in the senate .to place a tax of

ten per cent on radio receiving sets,

radio parts and accessories has been

killed. The farm ‘Organizations are

united in their opposition to any sales

tax scheme.





 





FARM ens" WANT ACTION.





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C ONGRESS is evidently making an

effort to put through some form

of agricultural relief legislation. The

senate and house have been holding

night sessions in an almost hopeless

attempt to secure final action on the

revenue bill, the appropriation bills

and‘ one or more of the farm relief

proposals. The lack of an effective

working majority has proved to_ be a.

hindranCe to legislation of‘any' kind.

But even the most ardent obstruction-

ist is becoming alarmed over the situ-

ation, as word comes from the folks

back home that they are “sick and

tired” of investigations and political

speech making 'and are insisting that

needed legislation be enacted.





Senators who compose the farm

bloc are determined to secure action

on agricultural legislation. It is evi-

dent that they will concentrate their

efforts upon the McNary-Haugen agri-

cultural cxport corporation bill '





 





 





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bear to Open hearings on the Williams

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FOREIGN SHIP/PING. INTERESTS

‘ DELAY VQ‘TE ON PREFER-

‘ EMTIAL RATES.





 





F REIGHT agreements between the





American railroads and firms en- ’





gaged in foreign shipping are. respon-

sible for the opposition to that section

of the mercantile marine act which

would give preferential rates to ship-

ments of products on American rail:

roads which are to be exported or im-





ported inlshipplng board vessels, ac?





cording to Senator Jones, of the 5

ate commerce committee, who is urg—

» lug: immediate operatiOn of this sec—

tion. Senator Jones is. charging that

foreign interests are behind the move

to delay putting this section into ef-

fect. The Interstate Commerce Com-

mission has ordered the section to be-

come operative on June 2, while a. bill

before the house would postpone its

operation for a year.





 





SHOULD NOT SERVE TWO

MASTERS.





 





T HE farm organizations are still on



their guard against the removal

of any function of the department of

agriculture to the department of com-

merce. In this connection, Charles S.

Barrett, of the National Board of Farm

Organizations, says that “the job of

the department of commerce is to help

especially the manufacturers, the mid—

dlemen, and the transportation groups.

To do its work right, the department

must have men trained in private bus-

iness practices. Such men become

steeped in the tradition of their work

—-the tradition of caring for urban in-

dustries. A different type of man is

needed to work for the interests of the

farmers; he must be steeped in the

farmer point of View; he must be ag-

riculturally minded. For the depart-

ment of commerce to attempt to serve

with its right hand those who are ex-

ploiting the farmer and with its left

hand the farmer, struck our people as

being a little inconsistent.”





“Now,” says Mr. Barrett, “the secre- ,





tary of commerce wants to control all





.of the foreign investigations pertain—





ing to the marketing of farm products.

The Winslow bill drawn to do this con-

stitutes another attempt to take a slice

out of the department of agriculture.

The national board of farm organiza-

ions will fight this bill as it has the

effort to dismantle the bureau of mar-

kets. But I warn the farmers that

they had better wake up and put a.

stop for all time to this ‘dividing up’

rage, or they soon will not have any«

thing left to divide.”





 





TARIFF KEEPS OUT MUCH

WHEAT.





 





J N the tariff on wheat we are having-





a. practical demonstration that the

tariff protects the farmer—if restrict-

ed competition in his own domestic

market is a standard whereby we may

correctly gauge tariff benefits. Re-

ports of the department of commerce

Show that. wheat imports from Canada

have taken a heavy drop since the

twelve per cent increase in the duty

on Wheat went into effect on April 6,

by presidential order. The wheat im-

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ceding April 6 were 2,260,000 bushels,

While only 37,000 bushels were import-

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became effective, and reports since

show} an almost negligible amount of

wheat coming across the border for

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What is the Covert Act in regard to

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farms? What extra tax does the farm

property have to bear?——— .R.



The county road commissioner and

the state highway commissioner are

directed by the law to apportion the

burden according to their judgment of

the b’éneflts; and they may tax part

of the cost on the bounty, township,

or city. —-See Sec. 17 P. A., 1919 No.

107.—Rood.



OATS AND BARLEY ON SANDY



SOIL.





 





What kind of oats would be best on

sandy soils? Is there a kind of barley

that would yield good on the above

mentioned soil?——M. B.





Any variety of oats needs a good

rich soil to make a heavy yield. Sandy

land is all right if it is fertile. But

poor, white sand won’t grow any crop

well.



Barley also requires good soil to pro-

duce good yields.



One trouble with light sand is that

it won’t hold moisture in the dry, hot

weather, just «when these crops are

filling.



A good phosphate fertilizer will help

either crop on land that needs ma-

nure.



Sweedish Select oats is a good va-

riety. Probably there is no better va-

riety of barley than Wisconsin Pedi-

greed.



You could find out through your

farm bureau the varieties that do best

in your vicinity.





SUNFLOWERS FOR SILAGE.





 





Can you tell me how to grow sun-

flowers for ensilage? Are they as good

as corn? Do you think they are better

than corn, or would you advise mixing

them? Would you grow them together

or grow them separate, and what pro-

portion? How much lime is neseded in

preparing for alfalfa?—G. W. .





On~ good corn land in your county an

adapted variety of corn is to be recom-

mended for silage purposes rather

than sunflowers; however, on light

lands, infertile soils 'or fmsty mucks,

sunflowers will give bigger yields of

silage material than corn. They should

be seeded at the rate of twelve pounds

of seed per acre in rows thirty-six

inches apart, making seeding when

ground is warmed up in May, and cul-

tivating in a manner similar to the

way‘in which corn is handled.



There is little advantage in mixing

corn and sunflowers except underpcon-

ditions where corn does not do well.

The usual mixture is four quarts of

corn with four quarts of sunflower

seed. _



Sunflowers are proving to be valu-

able ensilage in the Upper Peninsula

and in districts too far north for suc-

cessful corn growing.



Two tons of finely "ground limestone

is usually sufficient in preparing sandy

land for a good catch of alfalfa—J.

F. Cox.





CUTTING WIEEDS.





 





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at the present time—Rood. _.





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GAME protectors of thirty-four

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bits, while as a raider of newly-plant-

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KILL SII XTY-TWO WOLVES.





 





ELTA county has not been satis-

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of wolves to state hunters. The board

of supervisors, last fall, authorized the

payment of bounties of ten dollars

from the county treasury for each wolf

slain. The result to date is regarded

as gratifying. Sixty-two wolves have

been accounted for in this way. In

such cases, great care is necessary to

see that wolves, or the evidences of

them, the not imported from outside

the county

An Iron Mountain spo1tsman is ad-

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ty board to supervise the work of con-

servation, the planting of fish, fry, etc.





1923 BEETS BROUGHT $9.33 PER

TON.



ICHIGAN growers received $8,-



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kins,.commisisoncr of agriculture, from

the beet sugar manufacturers operat-

ing plants within the state. The guar-

anteed price, plus the bonus, resulted

in an average price or $9.33 per ton for

the 883,000 tons of beets delivered 10

the sixteen factories operated.



This crop was produced on 109,000

acres, a. yield of approximately eight

tons per acre, and an average gross

return of $75.60 per acre. This ex-

ceeded the per-acre income of any oth-

er major crop last year, its nearest

competitor being $57 per acre from

potatoes.



The value of the sugar beet crop in

the United States last year was $58,-

789,000. California was the only state

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PREPARE TO FIGHT FIRES.





 





TO assist in controlling forest and



brush fires in the west end of the

peninsula, the state conservation com-

mission has organized the district into

seven sub-districts. Over each sub-

district is a regular or special deputy

warden. _In each sub-district are lo-

cated a number of key men to whom

calls for help can be directed, who

will employ volunteer fire- fighters and

tak'e charge until the district or sub-

district warden can a1rive on the

scene. In some districts five of these

key-men are commissioned.



There are also tlnee fire- boss emer-

gency companies, situated at Waters-

meet, Iron River and Hematite town-

ship. These companies are composed

in most instances of eight men with a

fire-boss in charge of each company.

The district chief warden appoints the

members of these companies, and the





Marquette country

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how effective the scheme has been,





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S an aid to the active dairy devel- .





,opment of the south Ontonagon

county dairy district, farmers there

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creamery at Bruce’s Crossing. Early .





in April 150 farmers had signed the

agreement and the $25,000 capital re-

quired for the enterprise will be all

raised locally, it is stated. It is. ex-

pected that the creamery will be ready

for business about. August 1. Ofl‘icers

of the association have been elected

and the erection of the plant was due

to start as soon as weather conditions

would permit.

TO COMPLETE OUR NATIONAL

COOP‘ERATE POLICY.





 





HE Federal 'marketing actvintro-



‘ duced in the House by Congress-

man Arthur B. Williams of Michigan

and in the Senate by Senator Arthur

(‘apper will be known as the Capper-

W'illiams bill.



Representative Williams says the

l‘arme1 needs a coordinated sales or-

ganization, and his bill is designed to

meet this requirement. It would elim-

inate waste in transportation of un-

salable products, deterioration result-

ing from car shortages, repeated hand-

ling and resales, market gluts and un-





der supply, an unnecessary number of

turnovers and cross hauls, speculation





incident. to present methods of mar-

keting, the uncertainty in the minds

of shippers as to inspection and treat—

ment at terminal markets, and the haz-

ards with reference to condition un-

dertaken by buyers at terminal mar-

kets in dealing at long distances with

shippers.



Under the plan grades and standards

will be established for all agricultural

products and government inspection

made at points of origin, and, if re-

quired, in transit and at terminal mar-

keting destination.



Senato1 Capper believes that the

Capper-VVilliams bill is based squarely

on the foundation of common sense.

He regards it as supplementing the

Capper-Volstead collective bargaining

act, rounding out a complete coopera-

tive marketing system. The bill does

not provide for the purchase or sale

by the government of any agricultur-

al product, nor for price fixing, artifi-

cial stimulation of production, or

dumping.





WOULKD STUDY WORLD COOPERA-

TION.





 





T a meeting held in Washington



on April 14, it was definitely plan—

ned to hold an international institute

on cooperation in this country during

the summer of 1925. It will be held

du1 mg the late summer before the be-

ginning of the winter schools. The

committee has 'called a meeting to be

held in Cleveland on August 11- 18,

1924, at which time representatives of

many national farm organizations, and

specially selected experts will go over

the whole problem with a view to pre-

paring a definite course of instruction





to meet current needs which will be .

worked out in detail in time for the?





international conference.





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, J _ ITH the aid of the rural teachers

and pupils, of Dickinson county,-

iMr- Arthur Lonsdorf,. county ' agricul-

tural agent, has recently compiled. an

, agricultural s'uryey- of that county

; which shows that there are 7,812 clear-

ed acres'in, 229 farms, making an av»

erage'Of thirty-three cleared-acres for

each farm. One farmer, however, has

150 cleared acres. One hundred acres

I or more cleared are owned by eleven

others. '

0f the farmers in Dickinson, 157

‘ - own Holstein or Guernsey cattle.

' ‘ . There are eighty-three farmers owning

- Holsteins, and seventy-four owning

I Guernseys, while fifteen prefer the Jer-

Seys. There are ' ninety-seven scrub—

bulls in the county, and forty-six pure»

breds. All except five owners of scrubs

have expressed a desire to replace

' these with pure-breds. Purebred reg-

istered calves have been requested by

thirty-seven farmers.





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REPORTS ON DAIRY SITUATION.





 





R. J. G. Wells, dairy specialist for



the M. AG. in the Upper Penin-



sula, recently reported on the dairy



‘ situation in this district during the

i ' ‘ months of March and April.



Gogebic county took highest honors

for milk production, having the highest

average production per head and the

highest output per individual cow. A

pure-bred Jersey owned in Delta coun-

ty led the three-year-old class. Delta

county took first also in the two—year-

old class with a pure-bred Holstein.



Among the cow-testing associations

Gogebic county led with a production

of 640 pounds of milk and 25.8 pounds

of butter-fat per cow. Iron county



I ranked 'second with an average output

of 544.9 pounds of milk and 22.6

pounds of butter-fat. Gogebic county

had the largest percentage of dry cows

in the associations reported on.



In pointing the lessons gained from

these reports, Mr. Wells states that

the cows and herds taking honors were

high-grade or pure—bred. Gogebic’s

lead is attributed also to good feeding

practice. This county has the oldest

testing association in the Upper Pe-

ninsula, thus gaining by long experi-

ence, and the tester reports that im-

provement in the herds of the county

is still being manifested 9y the rec-

ords he is accumulating. He also at-

tributes these results to good care-and

feeding of cows when dry as well as

when in milk.





ALFALFA CUTS VETERINARY

BILLS. ‘





 





_ MENOMINEE county farmer has

demonstrated the advantage of

feeding alfalfa to his cattle, says Mr.

Karl Knaus, county agricultural agent,

by 'wintering a portion of his herd on





age. The alfalfa-fed cows came

through in slicker condition than the

others. Another Menominee county

farmer reports that veterinary bills for

him have been reduced since he began

to feed alfalfa. '





REDUCE PREDATORY ANIMAL

POPULATION.





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ARDEN hunters and deputies of



the State Department of Conser-

vation destroyed 126 of the larger

predatory animals during March. Of

this number, forty-three were coyotes,

sixty-five foxes, two bob-cats, seventy~

five porcupines, eight woodchucks,

.: ‘ twenty 'weasels, ~four skunks, 196

crows, twelve hawks and nine owls.





 





I ’ . 7‘ The bulletin reports that some fifty.





deerwere found to have been slain by

‘ wolvies or dogs, dogs being held re-





‘losses, especially in the eastern-coun-





‘orthopedic surgeon of Detroit,





alfalfa and the remainder on other for- ,





sponsible for the greater number of





ties. Deer are reported to have win-

tered well.





 





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T has been definitely determined



that the crippled children’s free

clinic which has been arranged for by

the Marquette Rotary Club, will take

place at Marquette, on Saturday, May

31. Dr. W. E. .Blodgett, a leading

has

been engaged as the examining phy-

sician. ,



The clinic is county-wide, admitting

rural as well as city children. Already

Mrs. M. C. Johnson, county Red Cross

nurse, has enrolled a considerable

number of rural children for the clinic.

The Rotarians bear all the expense of

the [clinic They will undertake to

bring rural children'to the clinic, with

their parents or friends, if these desire

to be present. As indicating the size

of Marquette county, one child already

enrolled for the clinic, will have to

travel a distance of 22 miles to and

from Marquette. I



The clinic will be diagnostic ,only.

Dr. Blodgett will examine the child,

determine the nature of its trouble

and advise what further course ought

to be taken with it. Rotarians will

undertake to see that this after-treat—

ment is carried out, always with the

full consent of the parents. The Mar—

quette Academy of Medicine is co-op-

erating with the Rotarians and will be

represented by its members to render

such assistance as may be called for.



In some instances children may be

accompanied by their family physician.

Rotarians will also be on hand with

automobiles to transport children to

and from hospitals for X-Ray examina-

tion, where this is required. Clinics of

this character have been held only at

Sault Ste. Marie in the Upper Penin-

sula, but at several places in southern

Michigan, where from 100 to 200 chil-

dren have been examined and where

much good has resulted from these

examinations and the after-treatment

resulting therefrom.



It has already been made plain that

the Marquette clinic is attracting

much interest and it is believed that

real benefits will come from it. At

present the main problem is to make

all residents of the county aware of





the clinic and to get every child need- .





ing attention to it.





THIS MINISTER KNOWS HOW TO

FARM.





 





RON county is taking possession of



the 126-acre tract on Fortune Lake

which it purchased last fall from Rev.

William Poyseor for about $16,000.

This piece of land will be used as a

public park and will be a most de

lightful resort for the people of the

county and tourists.



Mr. Poyseor purchased this land,

with a. few additional acres already

disposed of, years ago, and for years

he combined his duties as general mis-

sionary of the Episcopal Church with

farming. He has been most successful

in both capacities, being beloved and

esteemed as a man everywhere in the

peninsula.



‘Mr. Poyseor's farming Operations

excelled in the production of maple

sugar, and his sugar—bush forms the

principal feature of the new Iron Coun-

ty Park on Fortune Lake. Mr. Poy-

seor has tapped as many as 2,800 trees

in a season and sold the product at

$3.50 per gallon. H9 believes that ma-

ple syrup and sugar. production has

not received the attention which it de-

serves in‘ this region. He has cleared

as high as $600.from his sugar-bush in

a single season and had his capital, as





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' AST week we were talking about



King Joash who was saved by.



his aunt, and came to the throne .

at the age of seven. Between Joash

and Hezekiah « there were feur mon-

archs. One was good, one wasfairly





‘ good,‘ one was fair and one was bad.





Amaziah followed Joash. He had ex—.

cellent qualities, and would have got-



ten along beautifully if he had not



caught a severe case of big-head. This



became noticeable when he began to



worship foreign gods. He conquered



the Edomites, then brought some of



their idols home with him. He then



undertook to conquer the powerful



kingdom of Israel. His army was de-



feated, he himself was captured and



carried in disgrace to his own capital



city, where the enemy tore down a



long stretch of wall. Later, irate sub- -

jects assassinated him. '





His son, Ussiah, came next and

reigned for fifty-two years, one of the,

' longest reigns on

record. He was a

remarkable man.

His mind reached

out in many direc-

tions, such as mil-

itary engineering

a n d invention.

Farmers ought

_ to like this king,

' for “he built tow-

ers in the desert, and digged many

wells. For he had much cattle, both

in the low country, and in the plains;

hipsbandmen also, and vine dressers in

the mountains, and in Carmel: for he

loved husbandry.” But, like his father,

he, too, was afflicted with prosperity.

And in the midst of his splendid

achievements he suddenly became a

leper, and- from that time was but

nominal king, living in a house apart.

His son Jotham followed, and was not

much of a man. Ahaz came next, and

a more evil king Judah probably never

had. He promoted idolatry, and went

so far as to offer his own son as a

cruel sacrifice in the valley of Hin-

nom. The armies of Syria and Israel

invaded his dominions and bui‘ned‘his

cities. In his stupidity he appealed to

the king of Assyria for assistance.

This was against the vehement protest

of the greatest of the prophets, Isaiah.

To pay the Assyrian king, Ahaz had to

despoil the temple and the royal pal-

ace of the gold and silver. Happily,

the reign of Ahaz was not long, and he

was succeeded by one of the best of

all the monarchs of the Hebrew peo-

ple, Hezekiah.





 





OW, why was a man like Ahaz



blessed with such a son? We do

not know for certain, but it is probable

that he was tutored by some devout

priest, who kept his young feet in the

straight path of goodness. We know

this to have been the case with Joash,

as it also was with Josiah. The father

did not have much to do with his up-

bringing. Moral: If you yourself can’t

teach your children aright, get some

one who can. But you had better do

it yourself.



Hezekiah’s name means, “Strength

of Jehovah,” and he lived up to it.

When he came to the throne be de-

clined to follow his father’s tottering

and gasping course of depending on a

foreign alliance for national protec-

tion. He threw this overboard and re-

lied on God. In religion, Hezekiah

was likewise a reformer. The people

had forgotten the'solemn meaning of

the passover. For this not only a. re-

ligious festival, but a political force

that bound the nation together. The

king’s ‘messengers went ‘far and wide

carrying the royal invitation to the an—

cient feast. Many received the invita-

tion with scorn. They had not learned

anything from .the «discipline of ad-

versity, and it was too far to go to

Jerusalem. But farther north the





 





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bored by the king of Judh; and; y;

«humbled themselves and Game to

Jerusalem)” . _ _ ..





THE enthusiasm generated at, this

\feast was so great that a revival

of religion took place. Idols and

images were smashed, burned and oth-

erwise reduced to dust. The entire

nation rejoiced in a. moral and spirit-

ual bath. Second Kings gives all the

credit to the young king; for, “be

trusted in the Lord God of ‘Israel,rso

that after him was none like him

among. all the ,kings of Judah, nor any

that were before him.” ‘





From all of which we gather that

being a king was not altogether a.

snap. If you did wrong, the ,nation

was punished, and 'if you did right, you

met with opposition from the rich, the

evil and the lazy. White-collar jobs

are not all easy. Many white-collar

wearers would be glad to change

places with the man who wields pick

and shovel, so that when the day’s

work is over, there would be no lying

awake half the night, thinking of what

might happen next. The office holder

among us does not enjoy a continuous

Sunday school picnic, if he does his

duty. And one’s duty is sometimes

exceedingly disagreeable. It offends

the influential and affi'onts old friends.

But it is the only path to follow. A

few years ago a young man was elect-

ed prosecuting attorney in Missouri.

He dispatched his official duty so thor—

oughly that evil doors of all breeds.

shapes and origins began to run to

cover. He was threatened, pilloried in

the press, and delightfully hated by a.

large section of the public. But also

he was admired and praised. And to

be encored by one honest man is worth

the villification of a thousand law-

breakers. He was elected governor,

and became nationally famous. One

of the best signs in American political

life is, that a fearless office holder is





almost certain to receive the support





of a majority of the public. VVlouldn’t

Hezekiah have made a perfectly

smashing prosecuting attorney in De-

troit or Chicago? The trains would

have been full of hold-up men, black-

jack geniuses and rum runners, with

through tickets for New Mexico or

New Orleans.





HE great event of this good king’s



reign came when he had been rul-

ing for fourteen years. The Assyrians

had been over—running all the king-

doms near, and now began a march on

Judah. Messengers were sent on

ahead, to tell the people of Jerusalem

that it would be of no use to resist.

The king spread the letter before God

in prayer. The answer came indirect-

ly, through Isaiah. The words must

have sounded in the king’s ears like

the pipes of Lucknow. “Therefore

thus saith Jehovah concerning the

king of Assyria, He shall not come

unto this city, nor shoot an arrow

there, neither shall he come before it

with shield, nor cast up a mound

against it. But the way that He came,

by the same shall He return, and He

shall not come to this city, saith Je-

hovah." Something happened. Wheth«

er it was sudden plague, or supernat—

ural intervention, we do not know.

The record says, “the angel of the

Lord went out, and smote the camp

of the Assyrians an hundred and four

score and five thousand.” .





SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON FOR

MAY 18.





 





SUBJECT:—lsaiah and the Assyrian

Crisis. 2 Kings, chaps. 18, 19, 20;

Isaiah chaps, 3 61:0 38.



GOLDEN TEXTz—God is our refuge

and strength, avvery present help in

trouble. P3. 46.1.





 





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h. g lower andfiower. It began to

, flicker now, the quick sputter of the

wick lost in the noise of the gale.

Then it went out. Brokaw leaned over

gandi opened the door of the big box

stbve, and the red glow of the tire

took the place of the' lamplight. He

‘ leaned back and relighted his pipe,

flejfeing Billy. The sudden blast, the

going out of the light, the opening of

_ the stove door, had all happened in a

" . minute, but the interval was long

enough to bring achange into Billy’s

voice. It was cold and hard when he

~ continued. He leaned over toward"

.B'rokaw, and the boyishness had gone

from his face. .





“Of Course, I can’t expect you to

have any sympathy for this other bus-

iness, Brokaw,” he went on. “Sym-

pathy isn’t in your line, an’ you

wouldn’t be the big man you are in the

service if you had it. But I’d like to

know what you would have done. We

were up there six months, and we’d

both grown to love the big woods, and

she was getting prettier and happier

every day—when Thorne, the new sup-

erintendent, came up. One day she

told me that she didn’t like Thorne,

but I didn’t pay much attention to

that, and laughed at her, and said he



' was a good fellow. After that I could

see that something was worrying her,

and pretty soon I couldn’t help from

seeing what it was, and everything

came out. It was Thorne. He was

persecuting her. She hadn't told me,

because she knew it would make trou-

ble and I’d lose my job. One after

noon I came. home earlier than usual,

and found her crying. She put her

arms round my neck, and just cried

itiall out, with her face snuggled in

my neck, and kissin’ me—"



Brokaw could see the cords in Billy’s

neck. His manacled hands were

clenched.





“What would you have done, Brok-

aw?” he asked huskily. ”What if you

had a. Wife, an’ she told you that an-

other man had insulted her, and was

forcing his attentions on her, and she

asked you to give up your job and

take her away? Would you have done

it, Brokaw? No, you wouldn't. You’d

have hunted up the man. That‘s What

I did. He had been drinking—just

enough to make him devilish, and he

laughed at me—I didn’t mean to strike

so hard—but it happened. I killed

him. I got away. She and the baby

are down in the little cottage again—

down in York State—an' I know she’s

awake this nlinute~~our wedding day

~—-thinking of me, an’ praying for me,

an’ counting the days between now

and spring. we were going to South

America then.”





Brokaw rose to his feet, and put

fresh wood into the stove.





nine"! 5 '





.Window, threatening to break it.





"I guess itmust be pretty‘hard," he

said, straightening himself. “But the

law up here doesn’t take them things

into account—not very much. It may

let you off with manslaughter—ten or

fifteen years. 'I hope it does. Let’s

turn in.” ' ~ _



Billy stood up beside him. . He went

with Brokaw to a/bunk built against

the wall, and the sergeant drew a fine

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with her—and he could feel her tremb-





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down, his hands crossed over his

breast, and Brokaw deftly fastened

the chain about his ankles.





“And I suppose you think this is

hard, too,” he added. “But I guess

you'd do it if you were me. Ten years

of this sort of work learns you not to

take chances. If you want anything in

the night just whistle.





It had been a hard day with Brokaw,

and he slept soundly. For an hour

Billy lay awake, thinking of home, and

listening to the wail of the storm.

Then he, too, fell into sleep——a rest-

less, uneasy slumber filled with trou—

bled visions. For a time there had

come a lull in the gale, but now it

broke over the cabin with increased

fury. A hand seemed slapping at the

The

spruce boughs moaned and twisted ov-

erhead, and a volley of wind and snow

shot suddenly down the’chimney, forc-

ing open the stove door, so that a

shaft cf ruddy light cut like a red

knife through the dense gloom of the

cabin. In varying ways the sounds

played a part ill Billy’s dreams. In all

those dreams. and segments of dreams,

the girluhis wife—.was present. Once





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.t‘ull of smoke.





they had gone corn roasting, with oth-

er young people. He had always been

afflicted with a slight nasal trouble,

and smoke irritated him. It set him

sneezing and kept him dodging about

the fire, and she had always laughed

when the smoke persisted in following

him about, like a young scamp of a

boy bent on tormenting him. The

smoke was unusually persistent to-

night. He tossed in his, bunk, and bur-

ied his face in the blanket that an-

swered for a pillow. The smoke reach—

ed him even there, and he sneezed

chokingly. In that instant the girl’s

face disappeared. He sneezed again——

and awoke. '





A startled gasp broke from his lips,

and the handcuffs about his wrists

clanked as he raised his hand to his

face. In that moment his dazed senses

adjusted themselves. The cabin was

It partly blinded him,

but through it he could see tongues of

fire shooting toward the ceiling. _ He

could hear the crackling of burning





.pitch, and he yelled wildly to Brokaw.





In an instant the sergeant was on his

feet. He rushed to the table, where

he had placed a pail of water the





 





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so it theVIndW'in with a rush

and behind them the whole, cabin burst

into 'aifumace of flame Twenty yards

from the cabin he dropped Billy in the

snow, and ran back." In that seething

room of smoke meme was everything

on which their. lives depended, food,

blankets, even their, coats and caps

and snowshoes. 5But he could get no

farther than the door. He returned

to Billy, found the. key in his pocket.

and freed him' from the chain about

his ankles. Billy stood up. As‘ he

looked , at ' Brokaw the glass in the

window broke and a sea of flame

spurted through. It lighted up their

faces. The sergeant’s jaw' was set

hard. His leathery face was curiously

white. He could not keep from shiv-

ering. There was a strange smile on

Billy’s face, and a strange look in his

eyes. Neither of the two men had un~

dressed for sleep, but their coats, and

caps, and heavy mittens were in the

flames.





Billy rattled his handcuffs. Brokaw

looked him squarely in the eyes.



“You ought to know this country,”

he-said, “What’ll we do?”



“The nearest post is sixty miles

from here,” said Billy.



“I know that," replied Brokaw. "And

I know that Thoreau’s cabin is only

twenty miles from here. There must

be some trapper or Indian shack near-

er than that. Is there?”





In the red glow of the fire Billy





smiled. His teeth gleamed at Brokaw. '





It was in a lull of the wind, and he

went close to Brokaw, and spoke quiet—

ly, his eyes shining more and more

with that strange light that/had come

into them. - \ .



“This is going to be amig sight eas-

ier than hangin', or going to jail for

half my life, Brokaw—~an' you don’t

think I’m going to be fool enough to

miss the chance, do you? It ain’t hard

to .die of cold. I’ve almost been there

once or twice. I told you last night

why I couldn’t give up hope—that

something good for me always came

on her birthday, or near to it. An’ it's

come. It’s forty below,'an’ we won't

live the day out. We ain’t got a mouth-

t‘ul ' of grub. We ain’t got clothes

enough on to keep us from freezing

inside the shanty, unless we had a fire.

Last night I saw you fill your match

bottle and put it in your coat pocket.

Why, man, we ain’t even got a match!”



In his voice there was a thrill of tri-

umph. Brokaw’s hands were clenched,

as if some one had threatened to

strike him.



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“I just hope no other little bird will

want to build its best in the little blue

bird house,” Rolly told Bruin.



“So' do 1,”,said Bruin, “for I want

little—let’s call the little bird Jennie——

to come back and build her nest in

that little house. Then she Will sing

for us. "



"Yes, Jennie is a fine name’ ’agreed

Rolly, “and we’ll call her Jennie, be-





 





 





 





 





 





 





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soon." 1





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Woodland





“I saw a little swallow building its

mud nest out in the old shed today,"

said Bruin, “so perhaps it won’t be

long.”



So Bruin and Rolly Rabbit kept wait-

ing for their little friend. Every morn-

ing as soon as he was up, Rolly would

go out to see if the little bird house

was occupied.



One bright morning Rolly and Bruin

were up earlier than usual, for Bruin

'was going out in the woods togather

wood for their fire. When Rolly went

out on the porch to' see the sun get

up, there was a little bird flying about

the little blue bird house. When the





bird saw Rolly, it lighted on the very .





peak of the little house and' sang one

of its, prettiest songs. Rolly was so

tickled he clapped his hands.



“Oh, Bruin, Bruin," he called, for

Bruin had already started on his way

to the woods, “come back, come here.”



As Bruin came running back, he

said, “Look! Jennie has come back

to us.”



“Yes, it surely is Jennie," said Bruin,

"and I really believe she likes your

little blue bird house.”



Then Jennie sang another nice song

for Bruin. Before she finished it, an-

other little bird, just the color of Jon

nie flew into the bird house with a

wisp of straw in its month.'



“See, there’s Jennie’s mate. He’s



' building a nest for Jennie,” said Rolly.



“Sh—sh, we mustn’t disturb them,

sh-sh.” And they both tip-teed away

very quietly.





 





 





 





SHALL SHE “GO WITH" A BOY OF

NINETEEN.





Do you think a girl of fourteen is

too young to go with a boy nineteen?

He is a good young man. He is good

to me and my brother. What nation—

ality is the best?—,—M. M. H.



Note' the rare wisdom of this girl of

fourteen. She comes to the medical

adviser with these questions. Most

girls, even much older girls, would

write to “Aunt Ruth” or “Side talks

with girls” or the “Sister Mary” col-

umn. But here is a girl of fourteen

with the good judgment that makes

her bring these questions to the medi-

cal adviser, and I am glad to answer

them.



To “go with” a boy does not mean

exactly the same thing in town and

country alike, but the general purposes

are the same. They may seem per-

fectly innocent and right to the young

persons interested, and possibly to the

older persons who should be exercis-

ing supervision. But they are not

healthful. They do not make for sound

minds and “strong bodies.





Girls of fourteen and several years

older are at the student age. They

have a lot to learn and they should be

learning it. If they begin playing at

love making at that stage of existence

they may as well abandon hope of any

mental development. Glandular activ-

ity will become precocious. Certain

glands and organs will be developed

at the expense of the more precious

mental ripening that should be going

on. And this precocious development

is not, healthful, even for the animal

functions that have to do with procre~

ation. It does not make for a sound

period of maternity. It may well ac-





.soapsuds and the application of sul-





'ons’ it may be that you are taking





that





count for the “female troubles”

are the bane of hysterical young wom-

anhood.



So I advise this little girl of fourteen

to let her nineteen-year-old admirer

wear out his goodness upon her broth-

ers. She may play with the boys if





she is so inclined. Many girls are.

And there is no reason why they

should not get as much fun out, of

baseball, tennis. volleyball, and such

sports as their brothers.



But push" the "go with” idea some-

where out into the background and

cover it up with school and play and

work for about six years. You may

thus grow up to be one of those fine,

sound women who make the best of

Michigan wives and mothers and are

real leaders in our state.





BODY ITCH ES.





What is the cause of an itching

skin? When you scratch in one place

on the body you have to scratch all

over. What is the cure? Will lemons

do an‘yvhgrm? I am a lover of them.





If this itching skin is due to the

itch-mite the only cure is to go

through the regular treatment for the

scabies—usually scrubbing with hot





phur ointment and the using of sterile

clothing and bedding. But it may be

just a nervous itching, especially if it

comes and goes easily and is only ag-

gravated when you scratch. The treat-

ment for this is to improve the tone of

the skin by regular bathing, and build

up the body by good nourishment and

rest. If you have a craving for lem-





 





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car. You can depend on him to recom-

mend the kind that will cost you least





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Ill-quart crates postpald. $1.40. Special prices on

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hasn’t some one mentioned the

old-fashioned rhubarb, or pie~

plant? One does not have to wait until

it can be obtained fresh from garden,

or market. Every garden should boast

a few hills of rhubarb, sufficient for

family needs so that it may be canned

for winter and early spring.



There is always some place in a

neighborhood where one can get a few

roots, or bulbs. Spade up the ground,

along one side of your garden, to a

depth of two or three feet, mix well

with barnyard fertilizer, set roots one

in a place, about three feet apart.

Tamp earth well around each hill thus

planted. Every fall cover well with

barnyard fertilizer, and the rhubarb

will grow up through this in the spring

and make a luxuriant. growth.





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Daddy’s going to the country

To be a farmer man,



And Mamma’s busty planning

To pickle things and can;

My sister talks house parties

But—I’ve begun to pack

Because I want to raise me

A great big'Pumpkin Jack.





other jelly.—~Mrs. B. O. R.





 





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In picking rhubarb, do not take the

stems all from one hill but thin out the

largest stems from each, thus giving

the smaller stems a chance.



Never peel rhubarb. Wash in cold

water and dry. Cut stems in half—inch

lengths for canning. Cook in small

amount of water until tender, put in





MAPLEINE





Just dissolve sugar in

hot water and add

Mapleine for delicious

flavor. Total cost

about 22¢ a quart.





 





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barb for pies or sauce any month in

the year.



Canned with one pineapple to three

quarts of rhubarb, it is fine. Cut pine-

Sapple in small pieces, and partially-

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Whenever papering is to be done,

clean off the old paper by moistening

with a whitewash brush dipped in hot

water. Let soak awhile and the paper

will come 03 quite readily. Then, with

plaster of Paris mixed with milk to

prevent it setting rapidly, or fiberplas-

ter which is mixed with water and

hardens so that it is of board-like

solidity~fill up any cracks and any

places where the baseboard has shrunk

away from the plaster. Smooth off

these places with a little sandpaper

when they are dry, and a much better

papering job will be possible.



Specify that your paper hanger will

cut and match the, paper at the cor-

ners of the room; otherwise there will

be a. twisted and broken appearance

in a short time, because of the some



~ what uneven settling of the walls, and

the fact that the paper was not crowd-

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mixing with about one-third rhubarb}



For piss out fresh rhubarb in quar-

Put desired amount

in a pan, stir in one' cup of sugar'and





each pie. Let stand while preparing

crusts. Stir well, dip into crusts, scat-

ter a few bits of butter over each,

sprinkle very lightly with salt, also

one-fourth cup of sugar to each, and

place upper crusts. ‘Bake in a. moder-





If juice starts to'boil out, it is a sure

indication that the bottom of the oven





using a range open the ”clean-out,"





When preparing rhubarb for table

use, or canning, one may cover it with

. , boiling hot water and allow to stand

This for five or six minute-s, to, modify the

I much





For jelly prepare as for canning.

Cook in small amount of water until

tender, strain and proceed as with any





When your food chopper becomes

dull and rusty, grind through it a few

pieces of sand soap and it will out





if your chopping bowl starts to

crack, paint it with hot paraffin and





Crepe paper hemmed and strung on





You’llenjoyitonyour sterilized cans and seal hot, or fill rods the same as curtains will save

pancakes; cans with uncooked rhubarb, place a the curtain laundry bill for the W111“

Grocers sell Mapleine can of it in a. water pail that is deeper dOWS 111 the cellar and attic.





If your fur collar or fur set sheds

hairs on your coat, brush the coat

with a brush that has been dampened





Match scratches may be removed

from woodwork by rubbing with lemon,

then whiting and washing with water.





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Children like ‘ “marble”, sandwiches.





Make them by using a slicenof brown

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favorite fillings.



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Lima Beans with Noodles. -



Soak two cups” of lima beans over

night. Parboil until partly done. For

the noodles use two eggs, lightly beat-

en, a pinch ofsalt, and flour to make

stiff. Roll very thin and cut. Put

if noodles in boiling salted water and

' cook for fifteen minutes. Meanwhile

put a medium-sized onion in a, pan and

fry in a generous tablespoonful of fat.

Then put in a baking-dish the beans,

noodles, seasonings, and onion. Mix

well and pour over the mixture a cup





of cream and bake.

a. Dandelion Salad. \

1 qt. tender dandelions '

green onions French dressing

$5 tcup grated raw 35 cup grated cheese

can-o





Cut fresh crisp dandelions in small

pieces. Mince the onions and combine

the first four ingredients. Toss well

together'with French dressing. When





ready to serve, sprinkle ‘cheese over

the top.





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Make TourOwn Sy P .‘h and weeds. an sa ma es De amp W10 ‘ -2 tsp. granulated syrup 1 cup nut meats





Add the ingredients to the boiling

water in the order named. Stir till

sugar is dissolved. Place over fire

and boil gently till soft ball forms

when tried in cold water. Remove

from fire. Cool, add chopped nut

meats; beat till creamy and form

into balls. ‘





Maple Uncooked lcin’g.





2 whites of eggs $5 tsp. maple flavoring

powdered sugar





Stir powdered sugar into the un-

beaten egg whites until thick enough

to spread. Flavor with maple.





Fish Salad.





Line dish with lettuce, place fish in

center, pour over French dressing to

which onion juice has been added, and

cover with celery. Put mayonnaise

on top. Sprinkle with chopped parsley.





Want Not





Where worn door sills, splintered

boards, or warped places in the floor

show themselves, attend to the repair

as soon as possible. Mark the warped

places with a small lead pencil mark

as to Where nailing is necessary. To

nail when the warping is present, will

nearly always break the tongue of the

board or split it in the middle. When

the heating plant is going, the floor

will dry out—~the boards will come

back where they belong, and then the

pencil marks will, indicate just where

the nailing should be done. Replace

worn or broken boards at once. A

skillful carpenter or even a handy-man

can out these out and replace them.





Theswood finish of some ready-built

houses has a cheap appearance be—

cause of its thinness and its quality.

This effect may be relieved by pur-

chasing suitable moulding at a lumber

mill. Have a carpenter take the meas-

urements and attend to the mitering

of the corners. Nail this moulding

carefully in place about the doors and

windows. Putty nail heads, and when

the room is painted, or painted and

enameled, the appearance will be won-

derfully improved.'-—Mrs. E. G. W. _
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Use “this department to help solve

your household problems. Address





- your letters to Martha Cole, Michigan





Farmer, Detroit, Mich.

SEND YOUR ADDRESS.





 





OR the benefit of our new readers



and perhaps several of our old

readers who have forgotten, I wish to

remind them that no names and 'ad-

dresses (only initials) are published

in this department. So many ques-

tions" are received with only the ini-

tials signed. Unless these questions

are of general interest, they cannot be

published, but all questions will re-

ceive prompt attention if the name

and address is plainly written.



If the lady who signed herself Mrs.

N. J. will send her full address, I will

be pleased to send her the address of

a good reliable hair dresser where she

could have her combings made up.





 





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Send Your Salad Recipe





HE suggestion comes from



one of our readers that we

have a salad recipe contest this

week. The only restictions on

this contest is that you send in

but one of your personally tested

recipes.



There will be five prizes. The

first two will be three—piece

kitchen knife sets; "and the next

handy needle cases containing a

full assortment of needles.



Address your letters to Martha

Cole, Michigan Farmer, Detroit, .

Michigan, before May 23.





 





 





 





Mrs. M. A. C. wants suggestions for

a wardrobe and equipment for a trip

to California~ If she will send her

name and address, I will be pleased to

send this information—Martha Cole.





 





CAN YOU HELP US?





 





Can green window shades be paint-

ed, and if so what kind of paint is

used?—Mrs. I. S.





Has some of our readers had expe-

rience in renewing old window shades?

I would be pleased to pass it on to

Mrs. I. S.





 





REMOVING FURNITURE BLEM-

ISHES.





 





Will you please tell me. what I could

mlx With varnish that has been opened"

for a time and will not spread? Also,

what could be applied to waxed top

fumed oak dining table to remove heat

spots?——Mrs. M. B.





If you will mix a small amount of





 

 





turpentine or alcohol theroughly with





your varnish, it will make it spread

better. To remove white spots from

varnished surfaces, rub well with a

cloth wrung out of tepid water to





. which a few drops of ammonia have





been added. It 'will probably take

three or four applications to remove

the whiteness. Rub with a good furni-

ture polish. '

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HOLDING BACK THE GRAY HAIRS.





 





If Mrs. .L. S. will use this wash for

her hair, it will help to keep it a nice

browu:

green hulls of black walnuts and let

stand until cold. Strain and wet the

comb in this as you comb your hair.

Use every day until the hair is the de-

sired shade. The dry hulls may be

used, but they must be stewed several

hours on the back of the stove.—

Mrs. M. 0.





TO CAN FISH.





 





I have found this a good way to can





fresh fish. Dress the largefish as for

cooking and cut in pieces suitable for

serving. Pack in a flat one-gallon

crock and season with salt as you

pack. Pour over one pound of melted

butter and enough medium strength

vinegar to cover the fish. Bake one

hour with cover on. They can be seal-

ed in jars or covered in crock. If kept

in crock, weight down well—Mrs. 0.





TO REMOVE VARNISH STAINS.





 





Would like to know how to remove

red varnish stain from a black suede

slipper.——Mrs. H. M.



If the stain has not struck into the

leather of the slipper, it may be sand-

papered lightly and then the whole

slipper cleaned with the black powder

used for this purpose. Half turpen-

tine and half alcohol will remove var-

nish stains from leather, then re-dress

with the black cleaning powder.





 





WHAT I HAVE DISCOVERED.





 





USE thick cream, either sweet or



sour, in baking, instead of butter.

One can follow the directions of any

recipe by using just a little more

cream than butter called for, and a

little less milk. Cream makes the cake

more spongy—Mrs. F. B. S.



Instead of embroidering only one

initial on a pillow case, I embroider

two, one on each sde. The cases wear

much longer.



To keep children from pulling shoe

laces out of shoes or making the ends

uneven, I tie a knot after lacing the

first pair of eyelets—Mrs. E. M. H.





 





 





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HERE are times, even with children brought up on the farm, when

they will refuse to drink milk. After having been weaned from their





wholly milk diet, they like the

milk at each meal is neglected.





solid foods so well that their glass of





And too many times, the two or three-





year-old suddenly revolts against drinking milk for no apparent reason.

In such cases, mother must do something to cause the child to acquire

the milk-drinking habit, or to coax it along, for milk is a food needed in





abundance by the growing child.





There are many ways by which the child





can be taught to like milk. Ofttimes if he is permitted to drink milk\t‘rom

a pretty cup or glass, never used for anything else, it. will taste much bet-





ter to him.





One mother writes that she induced her three-year-old daughter to drink





I milk by pasting a. pretty picture on the bottom of the glass for her to see





when the glass was drained. Sometimes she put pieces of hard’ candy in the

glass, and the little girl was anxious to drink the milk that she mightob-





tain the sweet.





Drinking milk through straws, such as are used at soda fountains, al-

ways appeals to-children, and especially so if the milk is tinted with pure





vegetable coloring or flavored with fruit juices. .





These “encouragements” need only





to be used for a short time. An ap-





petite for milk and the habit- of drinking it regularly will soon be developed,

and with a little care and tact on mother’s part, it will become permanent.





Pour boiling water over the ‘





 

 





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





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4713. Girls’ “Bobbie Blouse” Dress.

Cut in 4 Sizes: 8, 10. 12, and 14 years.

A 12-year size requires 31/3, yards of

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8, 10. 12 and 14 years. A 10-year size

requires 17/8 yards for the blouse and

lS/g yard for the knickerbockers, of

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4724. Ladies’ Dress. Cut in 6

Sizes: 34, 36, 38, 40, 42 and 44 inches

bust measure. A 38 inch size made

as illustrated in the large view re-

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wide. If made of one material with-

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4% yards 32 inches wide is required.

The width of the skirt at the foot is

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4715. Juniors’ and Misses’ Dress.

Cut in 4 Sizes: 14, 16, 18 and 20 years.

A 16 year size requires 3% yards of

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4702. Ladies’ Jacket. Cut in 6

Sizes: 34. 36. 38, 40, 42 and 44 inches

bust measure. A 38 inch size requires

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Boys' Play Suit. Cut in 4

2, 3, 4 and 6 years. A 3 year

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Without the collar ~34 yard less is re-

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Size requires 3 yards of 27 inch mate-





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Dear Uncle Frank: ‘ ,



Well, now I have two Uncle Frank’s,

because I received my Merry Circle

pin and card last week. I thank you

very much for them. I will try to fol-

low the rules on the card.’



Were you ever a school teacher? I

think you would be a. good teacher.



Well, I guess this will make a. lunch

for W. B.—-—From' your niece, Virdie ~M.

Baer, R. 3, Remus, Mich.



As a. teacher, I think I’d be a joke.





 





Reid Brack, of Brimley, All Dressed

Up to Go Somewhere.





Anyhow, I have been so busy learning

that l have not had time to teach.

Glad you like the M. C. button.





 





Dear Uncle Frank:



I am glad that there are others be—

sides myself who dislike algebra. Al-

though there is much more to Latin,

it is the easier subject, I think.



Polly Svinisky certainly hasn’t a.

very good opinion of the boys, has

she? Of course, all boys aren't rude

to girls. It would be very unpleasant

if they were, I’m sure. They don’t

seem to be defending themselves,

though. One would think they would

revolt at such a letter as Polly’s.



One of the things that our superin-

tendent is strict about is courtesy. It’s

a good thing, because some of us need

the lecturing he gives us.——Annis

Struthers, R. 3, Charlevoix, Mich.



My feelings for Latin are about the

same as they are for algebra. Yes,

Polly rubbed it in a. little. Maybe she

is going to be an old maid. Courtesy





is a good thing to learn.





 





Dear Waste Paper Basket:



We have nine cows, two horses, one

pig, and fifty-six chickens, and a. dog.

He is a shepherd, and goes after the

cows every night, he is a. good watch

dog. When we children are playing

ball, he will play as catcher and will

jump three or four feet in the air to

get the ball, then he will throw the

ball back in the air and run after it

as fast as he can go, and fetches the

ball back to the pitcher again—Affec-

tionally yours, Willis Chester Trown-

felter, Prescott, Mich.



Your dog is a. handy one to have

around. We ought to put him on the





Merry Circle team.





 





Dear Uncle Frank:



I think Polly Svinisky is right about

boys being rude to girls. I would like

to see some boys that were not mean

to girls. The other day teacher told

us all to clean up the school ground.

If you think the boys helped us very

much, you are mistaken. They just

got in our way and wouldn’t help a. bit.

Then one boy got a hold of my foot

and the other a ‘hold of my hand and

tried to make me walk. -



I haven’t very much patience with

boys, especially with my brothers. And

they tease me all the time. I would

like to hear of some boys that aren’t

rude to girls. They think they are

smart because they are strong—Your

niece, Elsie Reetz, Rose City, Mich.



I think, boys, that it is now your

turn to say something. It is some-

times true that boys and men think

strength takes the place of braininess.





 





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Dear Uncle Frank: .

If you want my opinion of the M. C.





.Aid Fund, I think it would be .a. good





 





thing to have, because I think some





 





 





A Fewtucky' Letters? *





From Merry Ciro/er: and Other:





- Thanks for your suggestions.





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poor orphan children would like to

have new clothes and something to

eat, and if every M. C. sent in a dime,

or even a. nickle~a month, it would be

quite a sum of money to send away.



If you ever get another waste has-

ket, get a smaller one so it will not

get so many Merry Circle letters.



If this letter is written ‘better than

my others, it is because I wrote it

with my new fountainpen.



Well, good-bye Uncle Frank, and

Hello, W. B. Yours truly, Raymond

Aslakson, Holton, Mich. \





Per-

haps we can work the Fund sugges-

tion, but I would hate to make a small

waste basket work as hard as it would

have to work. Your new pen writes

Well.





 





Dear Uncle Frank:





I don’t see why you have to tell the

children your name is “Puddin’ Tame,”

do you? I should think they would be

satisfied with “Uncle Frank]? I’m sure

that’s a nice name. ‘



How old are you, Uncle Frank? I

don’t think you are a. married man,

because you like powder on girls’ fac-

es, and if you were married, you would

be sick and tired of powder by this

time. . -



How is Mr. W. B., anyway? I kind

of hope he has the stomach ache while

you are reading this. Ain’t I wicked?

—From an M. C. niece, Helen M. Piper,

Spruce, Mich.



Thanks for the compliment. I‘ am

glad you told me I liked powder on





girls’ faces; I didn’t know it before.





 





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use powder very‘much. ‘



Dear Uncle Frank:



“dram the, only girl in our school who

is a Merry Circler, but there are two

boys that have buttonsr'they are John

Stutzman and Lester Almstadt. John

Said that my older sister did the con-

test for me, but you know that is not

80. All Merry Circlers are honest.



I am the third oldest in'a family of.

seven children, six girls and one boy.

But dear me, we all know now what

a boy is. We have a twenty-three-acre





. farm and all ”summer long our motto





is “Work.”

your niece,

Mich. ‘



I am glad to know you worked your

own contest. I wish I could say that

all M. C.’s are honest, but I can’t. I

wonder What that one boy thinks of .

six girls.





Well, I must close—From

Mary .Schuster,. Utica,





 





Dear Uncle Frank: —



I read Polly’s letter about boys be-

ing rude and I agree with her. Per-

haps boys think girls are rude, too.



I think it is all right for girls to

wear knickers when working out in

the fields or going on a. hike. Don’t

you?



1’1 guess'boys wouldn’t like the idea.

of wearing girls’ dresses, though!~——

Your niece, Annie Repp, Croswell,

Mich.



I don’t think I should discuss such

a rude question. There are apparently

dresses for every occasion and occa-

sions for every dress. So there are

occasions for knickers.





What I Would Like to Be





By Rutherford Bauer, Vassar, Mich.



I believe I would like to be a. farmer,

because I like to drive our horses on

the drag and the roller. My father

lets me drive the horses to town to get

barley ground into feed for the pigs.

I think that is lots of fun, and I like to

farm because I raise lots of rabbits

and ducks. I ship them to Detroit

and get all the money from them. I

use the money to buy my clothes, and

for Christmas and birthday presents.



I like the farm because I can plow:

I plowed and dragged and rolled for

all last year’s wheat. I helped pull

beans and my father and I drawed

about fifteen acres of beans in one

day and a half. .



I milk the cows and I do all the rest

of the chores when my father is away

threshing. I go threshing sometimes

to our.neighbors. When I go thresh—

ing I tend to the blower sometimes,

but I generally shovel the grain in the

back of the bin.





Another reason I like the farm is

because I can raise pet lambs. I got

them so tame they tag me all over.

They even go in the house when we

let them. I feed my lambs warm milk

and they eat clover and grass all the

time. We feed the milk twice a day





when they are here, but nearly all the

time they are in the woods.





By Miss Emma Kushmaul, Coleman,



I am in the eighth grade now and

would like to go through high school

and learn to be a. school teacher.





I would not like to be a. city school

teacher, where you could get no fresh

air, whereyou 'would have to teach

just certain grades, where you would

have children all of one size to teach,

where you would have such fine cloth-

es to wear and would have to be quiet

or the professor would be after you.





I would like to be a. country school

teacher. My reasons are that you try

to manage the school and must make‘

a sucCess. I like to study books and

I like children. I would like to teach

grades from primary to eighth, no

higher.





In a country school you can do your

own janitor Work and then all through

school hours someone will not be.

working around the stove or furnace.

When you do your own janitor work

you are more careful about dropping

things on the floor and more careful

about the children.





If you do not have the fine silk and

satin to wear in the country it is all

right just so you are clean.



You just have to be good to the

children and have them behave and

behave yourself.





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 

 





 

 





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In the \summer’ when I ‘wl‘is seven

years old—my father threw a lamb out.

doors because it was nearlxdead.



My father said I could have it. I

took it in the house» and put it in a'

box, I fed » it milk. In about two

weeks it could run, and was a nice

lamb.



I would feed it along the road in

the summer. In the winter I bought

feed from my father. ‘



In the spring I had it sheared and

the wool broughtgne $4.25.



- The sheep had two lambs, which I

kept. With the wool money I bought

a. turkey for $3.00. ,She laid eighteen

eggs, from which I raised ten turkeys.

I sold them in the fall and got around

$50, which I put in the bank.



.011‘ my eighth birthday my father

gave me a heifer calf. I raised it.

When it was a. cow I sold the cream.

It brought me about $8.00 a month. I

b.11y the feed and save the rest.



One of my mother’s hens was very

sick. She said I could have it. I kept

it all winter and in the spring it was

a full grown pullet. She laid fifteen

eggs and raised twelve chickens. In

the fall I sold them, and they brought

me $15.00, of which I spent $5.00 for

feed. I had $10 left.



I put all the money in the bank to

pay my way through high school, as

I am now in the seventh grade.





 





 





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Flashlights. .

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Richard Wooden, Hanover, Mich.

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1. PATER 81-5001. R. 4-A

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the upper left-hand corner of your pa-

If you write a letter, put it on 21

Put M. C. after your

name if you are a Merry Circler.

_ All papers which are correct and

show neatness will be mixed in a has—

ket and the first ten drawn out will

win prizes. The writers of the first

two papers picked will get fountain





 





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Are Winners





Day-old chicks from strong.





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the next five, little boxes of candy.

All boys and girls not Merry Circ-





 





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safe arrival. Write us for price 115





 





9‘ and circular.

BRECKENRIDGE HATGHERY. .I. 0. Bernie. Prop.

Box 35l. Breckenridge. Mich. .





Barred Hock Baby chicks





We hatch only Barred Rock Chicks from

choice selected stock shi ped by' pre-

oor, satisfac-

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aid parcel ost to our





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14 heavy laying breeds. Hogan tested. 4 A.

Quality is what countssé 100% live delivery





unnamed. Price and up. Catalog FREE.

QUALITY FARMS, Box HO. WELLSVILLE. I0.





flocks which hale been carefully culled

and extra selected standard male birds

Reds and White





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CHICK’ RAW ROCK. English Strain White LOB-

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all”. In. Pets Far





1ers, who send in correct and neat pa-

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Send your contest letters to Uncle

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Michigan, before May 23, when the

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Quantity 50 100 1000

Selected MatingsaEngllsh W. Leghorns. Brown



I Leghorns. Anconas .......................... $5 $10 $ 90

{I / Extra Selected Matings. same breeds ..... , ..... 6 12 110

1,, ,1 Special Star Mating. ~0ngiish W. Leghorns ..... 7 14 120

f//// ”/I. I' , Odds and Ends (broilers) ..................... . 8 70



[fl/ / ,. ’4. (500 lots at the 1.000 rate). 100% live delivery guaranteed.

' I I... r.»\\ Hy. Zimmerman, Amana. 1a.. writes: “Our flock 0'. 262 hen

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200 eggs a day. or an average of

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BABY CHICKS . .





From Carefully Culled Pure-bred Stock .

Buy your chicks by comparison Try our chicks and compare them with others for

Early Maturity. Quality, and Livabiiity.





Prices for Prompt Delivery on 50 100 500 1000





 

 





Extra Select B. P. Rocks ‘& 11. I. Reds ............ $6.00 $11.00 $50.00 $100.00

Foreman Strain B. P. Rocks .............. - 8.00 15.00 70.00 130.00

R. I. Reds from Choice listings ................ . . 8.00 15.00 70.00 130.00

W. Wyandottes. Buii’ Ol'pingtons & W. 1’. Rock 8.00 15.00 70.00 ......

Utility 8; Eng. S. (‘. W. Leghorns ............. . ...... 5.50 10.00 45.00 90.00

Special American S. C. W. Leghoms .................. 0.50 12.00 55.00 110.00





Full Live Delivery Guaranteed. Postpaid.

Order direct from this ad. and save time.

or Certified Check.





Send P. 0. Money Order. Bank Draft





Member I. B. C. A. Reference, Milan State Savings Bank.





MILAN, MICH.





Box 4,





 

   

 

   

 





For Persistent Layers---

. Raise Wolverine Baby Chicks





Bred for heavy egg production since 1010. Specially priced for June

Delivery, June 3-10—17 and later. Shipped by parcel post, prepaid.

up to your‘door. 100% safe arrival guaranteed.





5. c. English Type “55“” Leghorns





 





 

 

 

 

 

 

 





100 500 1000



Chicks. Chicks. Chicks. Chicks.



Selected mating .................. $5.00 $10.00 $50.00 $100.00



50 100 500 1000



Our best mating ................. $0.00 $12.00 $57.50 $115.00

25% with Order and Will Ship 0. 0. D. for the Balance.





Order direct from this Ad. to save time and get your chicks at

once. or first write for our free 32«[)age catalogue.





WOLVERINE HATCHERY





H. P. WIERSM.A Prop. R. 2. ZEELAND, MICHIGAN





REDUCED PRICES ON KEYSTONE

QUALITY CHICKS





From Early Maturing Stock. Bred In Mich.-Hatched In Mich.

. All Pure Bred Stock From Carefully Culled And Mated Flocka,





Full Live Deliverd Guaranteed





r'r'm-l rr-fi cool-'0:





Prices for Prompt Delivery on 50 100 500 1000



Extra. Select B. 1’. Rocks & ll. 1. Reds ................................ $0.00 $11.00 -$50.00 $100.00

Forem'n Strain B. 1’. Rocks ........................................ 8.00 15.00 70.00 130.00

It. I. leds. from Choice Matings ..................................... 800 15.00 70.00 130.00

W. Wyandottes, Bufi’ Orpingtons & W. 1’. Rocks ...................... 8.00 15.00 70.00 ......

Utility & Eng. S. C. W. Ilcghorns .................................... 5.50 10.00 45.00 90.00

oi 50 12.00 55.00 110.00





Leghorns .................................. .

Mixcd. all henvies. $9.00 per hundred.

Send 1’. 0. Money Ordcr. Bank Draft or Certified Check.





Special American S. C. W.

Mixed, all varieties, $7.00 per hundred.

Order direct from this ad. and save time.

Member I. B. C. A. Bank Reference.





The Keystone Hatchery & Poultry Farm, Lansing, Mich.





Box 8,





Pure Bred, Big Value C H I C K S.





NOW at Reduced Prices





. 25 50 100 500 1.000

S, (‘. White. Brown. Buil’ chhorns ............. $2.50 $5.00 $10.00 $47.50 $ 00.00

ll. Miliorcns. Alll'OllilS. Barred Rocks Rods. . . . . . 3.00 0.00 12.00 57.50 110.00

Whim \Vynluiottes. White Rocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.50 7.00 14.00 07.50 130.00

\\'llilc :md llull’ Orpingtons .................... 4.00 8.00 10.00 77.50 150.00

Rz'tlill‘l‘ t‘hicks llcavvy ... .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.50 5.00 10.00 50.00 100.00

liz‘nilcl‘ chicks Light ........................... 2.25 4.50 0.50 45.00 90.00





151ml; Reference and safe arrival Guarantccd. Order from this ad and save time.





Wolf Hatching & Breeding Co., Dept. 5, Gibsonburg, Ohio





REDUCED PRICES— GERT'FIED CHICKS

From World’s Best Laying Strains





For JUNE, JULY AND AUGUST DELIVERY





 





 





 





Breed 25 60 100 500 1000

‘l'nncnd Wh. Leghorn. $2.5. 54.5. $9. 00 $40. 00 S 00.0.

Parka' Barred Rocks 3.0: 6.00 11.00 52.50 102.50

R. c. & S- c. Roda 3.0 6.00 11.00 52.5. 102.50

Order now for prompt delivery. Satisfaction guaranteed. All flocks inspected and ‘fied

by Mich. Agr. College. Strong healthy chicks, real money-makers. Don’t ,. .

Real hroxler chicks at $7.00 per 100 ' e





disappointed last year. Order from this ad now. Catalog free.

_ let. no breed guaranteed.

LAKEWEW POULTRY FARM, n.3, Box 5, Holland, Michigan





750,000 CHICKS $9.50 PER mo Ann UP





From select flecks of heavy laying Pure-Bred hens on free range and properly

cared for to insure strong, vigorous i'll'lis that will live and MAKE MONEY for you.

Order right from this ad. with full remittance and get them quickly. Bank reference.





There is no risk.

500 100





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Varieties Prices on 25 50 100

White. Brown, Bufl' Leghorm, Anconas ..$3.00 $5.50 $10.00 $47.50 $ 90.00

Reds, Minorcas. .. . 3 50 0.50 12.00 57.50 110.00





Barred Rocks. R. l. .

Wh. Rocks 8: Wyandottes. Buff Orpingtons 3.75 7.00 13.50 65.00

Mixed Chicks. $0.00 per 100. Heavy Mixed. $10.50 per 100 straight.





100% live arrival guaranteed. Catalog Free. .V

Till-STATE HATCHERIES Box 533 ARCHBOLD, OHIO ,





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Elbe Neuhauser "GOOD LUCK”

customers everywhere for their Beauty. Type and Heavy Egg‘Produchpn.

We hatch only from the best selected parent flocks. We send you BIG.

STRONG. STURDY CHICKS. Order right from this ad. with full remit-

tance. Get them when you want them. You take no chance with Neu-

0auser's Good Luck Chicks. Catalog Free. Member I. B. C. A. and Ohio

0. Ass'n. NEUHAUSER CHICK HATCHERIES. Box 72. NAPOLEON. OHIO.





c H l c K ~ From Werld’c





Greatest Layers

lfyou want pure bred chicks that





are bred rlght, hatched right,

-and shipped right. that grow and will make you a profit. get our new

low prices and free catalog before you buy.

Tom Barron White Le horns Heavy Type Brown Leghorn:

R. C. I. S. c. Rhoda sland Reds Park’s Barred Rocks

c. All chicks are





Flocke are carefully culled and developed on free r





 

 





 

 





 





 





ha“ picked and ins ted. no cripples or weaklings. very one strap

a has . Satls action and 100%liye delivery guaranteed. Poe -

. age paid. rite now for our low prices and free catalog. White





Leghorn and Barred Rock pullets after May 1. at low prices. _ .

KNOLL'S HATCHERY. R. R. 12, Box fl . HOLLAND. MIC".





Royal Egg-Bred Chicks





5. C. English Type White Leghorn: and Brown Leghorns





You want strong. healthy chicks that grow fast into heavy producing Leghorns. You can have these

chicks from us at a. very reasonable price. Old customers took over .65 per cent of our chicks last year.

II. A. Burke. of Green Bay. Wis. writes e had 70 per cent production during Dec. and Jan... 22 below

taro. of chicks bought from us May 1st. 923. 12 years of breeding for heavy egg production. Carefully

leiected breeders. headed by large. vigorous males and many years of successful hatching and shipping.

chicks. gives you chicks that will bring you success. 100 per cent live arrival guaranteed. Catalog price

list free. Write today. ROYAL HATCHERY AND FARMS. S. P. Wlersma. R. 2, Iceland, Mich.





 





 





BABION’S QUALITY CHICKS

Varieties. Postpaid Prices on 25 50 100 500 1000

Pure English White, Brown & But! Leghorns.$4.00 8 7.00 $18.00 $62.00 $120.00

Barred Rocks. Reds. Anconas. Minorcas...._.. 4.25 8.00 15.00 72.00 140.00

Wh. & Bufl Rocks. Wh. Wyandottes ......... 4.50 8.50 16.00 77.50 150.00





Wyandottes. Orpingtons ......... . ...... 5.50 , 10.00 19.00 92.00 180.00

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

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

Stock of BLUE RIBBON PENS will be $5.00 per 100 higher. Postpaid. 100 per cent live delivery guaranteed.

Bank references. You cannot go wrong. Order from this ad. Thousands satisfied. Ten years' experience.

Our slogan: the best chicks are cheapest. not the cheapest chicks the best. Also 8 week pullots $1.25 up.

BABION’S FRUIT AND POULTRY FARMS. Flint, Michigan.





fill.





 





"1 Pure Bred Selected F lockq

100% Live Delivery





   

 





strong. Sturdy. Northern-grown Chicks. selected. pure-bred stock. Healthy Float];

f insure strap in every Chick. Order from this Ad. .

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Leh 8. . Whitean town . . ‘

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mm Broiler amass, 812 per 100 straight." "

Hatched under best conditions in Newtown Incubators. Every Chick carefuny inspected. 100 pet

can live delivery guaranteed. Reference. State Commercial Savings Bank. this city. Write for prices on

" " . Ipcclal matings. GREAT NORTHERN HATCHERY, Box 56, Zeeland. Michigan.





 





 





BETTER CHICKS AND MORE OF THEM





Barred Rocks 50. $7.00. 100 $13.50. 500 365.00: S. C. W. Leghorns 60, $5.75. 100

$11.00. 500 852.50: S. C. Anconas 50. $6.75. 100 $13.00. 500 $62.50. Our Chicks

are from well kept, well fed. free range, heavy producing flocks. looked after by

Chicks from those flocks we have sold for over nine years to hundreds of

“I have the best hens out of the Chicks I got of you last year

Order direct from this ad

talk things over. We are



Visitors always welcome.





H. .I. KNOLL. Owner.





ourselves.

satisfied customer.

that I ever had.” writes James Bogart. (.‘harievoix. Mich.

or write us. Still better. call on us if possible. and let us

located on the iii-11 cement road 2 Miles north of H





DILIGENT HATCHERY. Holland. Mich.





Reduced Prices for BEST Chicks





For JUNE—JULY—AUGUST—Pure bred chicks. hatched right. large

and strong. postpaid live delivery to your door.





 





 





 





 





 

 

 

 





 





 





Breeds 25 Chicks 60 Chicks 100 Chicks 600 Chicks 1000 C 3icks

Whit. Leghorn. ..... $2.50 .......... $5.00 .......... 3 9.00.....‘ ..... $42.50”... ..... 3 31.00

Barred Rocks ........ 3.00 .......... 6.00.. . . . 11.00.......... 2. .......... "

8.0.RJ. Roda ........ 3.00 .......... 6.00.. 11.00 .......... 52.50.... ...... 1 ‘





 





 





 





 





a

Stron broiler chicks, no breed aranteed,» $7.00 per 100. after June_lat. Order early,

right nogw! Late customers were isappointed last year. Quality and price talk. A now.





BRUMMER-FREDRICKSON Poultry Farm, Box 20. Holland. Mich.





 





PR1 E ON ONE MILLION BETTER

BABY CHICKS

Varieties. Prices on 50 100 300 500 1,000

White. Brown Buff Leghoms ........ 3 6.00 $11.00 $32.50 $52.50 $100.00

Barred & Buff Rocks. Blk. Minorcas.. 7.00 13.00 38.00 03.50 125.0

8. C. & R. 0. Beds. Anconas ......... ‘ 7.00 13.00 38.00 68.50 125.00

White Rocks & White Wyandottes ..... 7.50 14.00 41.00 68.00 135.00

Silver L. \Nyandottes ................. 8.50 16.50 49.00 80.00 160.00

Bull Minorcas . 1 0 21.00 6000





...................... 1.0 .

Mixed Chicks. $8.00 per 100 straight; heavy mixed $10.00 per 100.

Postpaid to your door. 100 per cent live delivery guaranteed. Hatched

' ‘ - from heavy laying. pure-bred flocks. Bank reference. Order right from this

ad. with full remittance. Circular Free. Member I. B. C. A. and Ohio C. A. .We are only four hours

from Detroit. EAGLE NEST HATCHERY. Box 8!. Upper Sandutky, Ohio.





New Low Prices On Dundee Pure Bred Chicks





FROM MAY 26th TO JULY 28m.





 





100 500 100

Barred s . . . . . . . . ....... . . . . . ................................. $12.00 $55.00 3110.00

8. C. It. 1. Beds .. .. . ......... ....... ......... 12.00 55.00 110.00

Anconas A, .............. . ............... . ....... 10.00 47.50 95.00

White Leghorns ...... . ............................... 10.00 45.00 90.00

Get your order in early. All birds culled by M. A. C. Graduate. 100 per cent live delivery. postpaid. Ref-





nler direct from this Ad or write for catalog.





ifih'FCHERY, Box A, Dundee, Michigan

IvHIGH GRADE CHICKS





B. 0. English White Leghorns and S. C. Anconas. strong. sturdy. north—

em grown chicks. hatched from flocks on free range. We ship by Prepaid

100 per cent live delivery.

at the following prices. or send for catalogue. Write





creme Dundee State Savings





THE DUNDEE





 





for prices on special matings. Send 10 per cent with order. balance one week

before chicks are shipped. Can ship any week.

5 100 500 1.000

Chicks Chicks Chicks. Chicks.

May Prices ........................ $5.50 $11.00 $52.50 $100.00

June Prices ....................... 00 10.00 47.50





90. 00





 





Broiler chit-tks 32.00 per 100





: ' c CHILSON BARRED ROCKS

' Won Mich.





1922-23

arm. A. C. ever all heavy breeds. We

Mable prices.





80. Iceland. Mich.





 





International Egg Contest ,

havechlxandeggsfromslsteraanddaushtersorduamat

May we send you our Mating list.

‘ AIR. and MR; W. H.





CHILSON. R. I, Orandvlllo, Mlohlaan.





 





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chicks are prized by. examines or-





 





Ducksr‘nay become ruptured duri





the bird .might walk ' penguin fashion

due to the accumulation of egg mung

materials in the abdomen. Such birds

cannot be treated althoughthey may

live a long time. When the condition

is first. noted it is probably best to

kill the bird. If the carcass ‘is other-

wise in good condition the bird is prob:

ably all right for meat.



. -—_.__...__._.___



WHY CHICKS DIE IN SHELLS.





 





THE beginner with an incubator us-



ually receives a shock at the com-

pletion of the first hatch. He has test~

ed the eggs and found ninety per cent

fertile and after counting the chicks

on that basis opens the machine to

find only a fifty or sixty per ceht

hatch. That starts an immediate in-

quiry to locate the cause.



The beginner should not worry too

much over such results. As near as I

can find there are many large commer-

cial hatcheries satisfied with an aver-

age of fifty per cent hatches for the

season. When they receive a sixty or

sixty-five per cent hatch they consider

it very good and are pleased with the

results. They usually incubate eggs

showing close to ninety per cent fer-

tility so it is evident that a. lot of

chicks must die in the shells in spite

of careful operation of the incubators.



I have had‘"'good success with arti-

ficial incubation, but some chicks will

always die in the shell. Our efforts

are made to cut this loss to the mini-

mum although we cannot prevent it

entirely. Applying moisture seems to

help us in cutting‘down the losses.

When the membrane inside the egg

shells becomes as dry and tough as

wrapping paper it takes a lot of hard

work for the chick to emerge.



When machines are operated in an

upstairs room the eggs require more

moisture than if they are batched in

a cool, moist cellar. The air from the

outside is constantly passing through

an incubator and if the air is very dry

it has a. tendency to dry out the eggs

rapidly. When I operate machines up-





 





 





 





 





stairs I always place a dish of water

under each egg tray and that seems to

help increase the per cent of eggs that

hatch.



The last time the eggs are turned

I often soak woolen cloths in hot wa-

ter. Then they are wrung out and

placed over the eggs and the trays are

returned to the machine. Several

hours later they are taken out and are

often dry as the moisture will all be

taken up by the eggs and the airin

the machine.



Fresh eggs from vigorous breeding

stock will produce the best chicks and

a smaller per cent will die during the

final stages of incubation. But the

beginner should not be discouraged if

a certain per cent of fully developed

chicks fail to emerge from the shells.

It is a. condition that skilled operators

of incubators have not learned to

avoid and a. loss that must be expect-

ed in artificial incubations.





 





HENS LOSE TOE NAILS.





Some of my chickens have lost their

toenails. Toes are sWollen. Our hens’

toes are very white. If a, disease, what

is it and is it contagious? Hens seem

well—J: W. T.



I think the sWelling andloss of the

toe nails may be the result of frozen

toes during severe cold weather. The

handicap in scratching for grain might

cause considerable reduction in egg

production, but otherWise would prob-

ably not permanently injure the bird.

Sometimes swollen toes might be caus-

ed by bumble-foot or abscess of the

foot. If this is present, lance the

swelling to remove the cheesy pus.

Then saturate .the wound with iodine





 





 





and bandage.

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20007 the heavy layingseason buLI‘_-:canfind If

, ; no record of ducks 3 becoming egg

: bound. In cases, of a. fimtured oviduct.





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diarrhea by the .time

Avi

some. and by

trouble disappeared and now





only known of

have saved lots





chicks,"





they began dying,

and in a few hours





and they stopped





Readers are urged to write

Ave.,





prepaid (or $1 for large

nearly 3 times as much). If the Avicol





652 Allen Avenue





 

 

 

 





 





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easy way enslave them.-





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.White diarrhea. kills half or'Ineari'y'

every r—hatch or g ‘

how many people do nothing either" to





chicks. It’s strange

vent the trouble or end it thinking

~ be stopfed. éut it can

stopped, without e tra work, with





troublesome dosing. and it almost"





cost. thousands have





s and raised





For years,





drinking water. Successful poultry





raisers say there is nothing else like

Avicol for this purpose.



Chas. N. Kittinger, Willows, Calif.,

my chicks had,





tes: "Twelve of .

I received my

I immediately gave them

the second - day, t1the

ey

all as lively as crickets. If I had

Avicol sooner, I would

of chicks.”

spring I bought 25 baby

writes Mrs. John Shaffer,

en, Wis. “When about a week old,

would get droopy

would die. When

began giving Avicol

dying at once. I did

lose another one.”





col.





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Don’t-let white diarrhea get started





Stop it!

at once

Burrell-Dugger 00., 652 Allen

Indianapolis, Ind, sending 50c

a deposit for a package 'by mail

size holding





your flock. Prevent itl~





sn't stop your chick losses im-





mediately, if you’re not more than

satisfied, ever





y cent of the money





have deposited will be promptly





refunded by the manufacturers.





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BAY FARM CHICKS are

backed by our 20 years' experience in

the poultry business and a reputation

dealing with thousands of

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protects you.



CHICKS FROM (We UP FOR



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Rocks. Reds. Minorcas. Anconas and

Leghorns. We breed and own Inter-

, national Egg Laying Contest Winners.

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chasers of our chicks raise 95 percent instead of only

50 percent. because our _



as well as highest egg prOduction and because we hatch





us this year and

flocks are culled for disease

in tested mammoth machines. Rocks. W. Leg-





Anconas. Buh‘ Orpingtorn 9c up. Our

free catalogue tells all about our superior. on





pedigree stock.





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, M R. R. E HOPKINS,- of Allegan,

went into the West Allegan As-

sOclation in June, 1923. He has a well—

bred herd of Holsteins and sells milk

at wholesale. ’



In a Conversation with an extension

man recently Mr. Hopkins said: “The

testing association, work hasn’t, cost

me a penny. It’s made me money!

My cows, on the average, produced for

me ten pounds more milk apiece every

day this winter than last winter. I got

this extra milk by knowing what my

cows were doing and feeding them so

they could give the most milk at the





' lowest cost.”





 





GOING AFTER BETTER DAIRY

STOCK.





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HE better-sire movement is taking



on form in Leelanau, Grand Trav-

erse and Antrim counties. Through

the efforts of Forrest Elliott—Guern-

sey breeder, Robert W. Lauther and

D. H. Dar—Holstein breeders, and the

officials of Suttons Bay, the ground—

work has been laid for the introduc-

tion of pure-bred bulls in the dairy

herds of these counties. '

In this connection, June 14 will be

the gala day. On the county fair

grounds at Suttons Bay, Mr. L. C.

Scrub will be placed on trial for his

life. After the execution, a barbecue,

with coffee and, cream, in addition to

a basket lunch, will be served. Then





,the representatives of the American





Guernsey Cattle Club, of the American

Jersey Cattle Club, and of the H01—

stein-Friesian Association, will assist

in the organization of cooperative bull

associations covering the three coun-

ties, which will be feasible on atcount

of the geographical and ' established

breeding advantages offered. The ob

ject is to organize several blocks of

each of the breeds to provide for ex-

changes, which,wou1d be impossible if

the. breeders of but one county were

to organize.



Breeders in these counties are _real

enthusiastic over this event, believing

that it will mark the beginning of a

new era in the agricultural develop-

ment of the region. Racords made by





"cows in the Grand Traverse region





convince those who have given the

matter careful thought that they can

grow herds equal to the best that can

be grown anywhere in dairydom.





HIS JERSEYS DID WELL.





 





THE small herd of six pure—bred

Jersey cows, owned by W. K. Hay-

ward, of Hillsdale, Michigan, have

made quite a remarkable showing in

cow testing association work during

the past year. The showing made by

this herd was the more worthy of note

because of the fact that one of the an-

imals was'a yearling, another was two

years old, two others were three years

old, and a fifth. was past eleven.



Due to the fact that Mr. Hayward

started testing when the association

was organized about one year ago, he

did not enter some of his cows then

nearly dry, until they freshened, and

as a. result, the average lactation pe-

riod of his cows for the year was less

than ten months each.



Working under the handicaps of age





mam Tan Pom We £111 it





agents, the bureau has addressed to





 





 

 





produced an average of 7,135 pounds

of milk and 401.2 pounds of fat.





per cow, and there was a return of

$3.09 for each $1.00 spent for feed.

Mr. HayWard is an enthusiastic





dalryman and believes in Jerseys be— ’





cause they have demonstrated their





ability to produce economically. He .

is building a larger herd and expects .





to make a much better showing as

animals mature—H. E. D.





MR. NOON BELIEVES IN TESTING.





 





IKE L. NOON, president of the



Michigan State Farm Bureau, has

been in a cow testing association for

quite a few years.

paid him on his grade cows. Mr. Noon

will rear up on his hind legs and orate

thusly: “Any man who joins a cow

testing association and uses the infor-

mation he gets in weeding out his

“visitor” cows and feeding his good





 





Say: the Dairy Cow





DAIRY cows are now kept in

every county in Michigan.



In every county the dairy cow

says, “Be careful of me. Neg-

lect to feed me properly and I

' will work against you. Feed me

rightly and abundantly and I will

work for you and be profitable.

Put me in a cow testing associa-

tion and I will prove my worth.”





 





 





 





cows so they milk to capacity and

who then fails to, get enough extra

profit to pay his testing cost can come

to me and get his dues back, plus a

fifty per cent bonus.”



How’s that? Mr. Noon knows be-

cause he has tried it himself.





ANOTHER DAIRY TOUR.





 





LANS are being formulated looking



to the making up of a dairy tour

through the dairy section of Wiscon-

sin, in the summer or fall of this year,

somewhat like that carried out a year

ago. This time it is proposed to take

along young farmers rather than club-

boys. Both Professor 0. E: Reed, of

the Michigan Agricultural College, and

Mr. G. E. Bishop, of the Upper Penin-

sula Development Bureau are pushing

the idea.



It is suggests/d that this expedition

might well synchronize with the Inter—

national Live Stock Show at Milwau-

kee this fall. It is believed that young

farmers will learn in this way much

that is helpful about farm practice and

marketing, feeding, etc. To get a line

on the views of farmers and county





the agricultural agents a questionnaire

covering the value, objects and need

of such a tour.





Is it not fortunate that so many of

the young calves from our dairy herds

are spared the horror of looking upon

their fathers?





 





Farmers of eighteen different coun-

ties of Indiana have been receiving a

premium of three cents per pound for

butter~fat. where cream is marketed at

periods of no longer than four days.





 





 





The Top





HE following table shows the five

better than twenty thousand cows





seventy-three associations during March.





Association. and Owner.

Genesee No 7, J. E. Post”

Instant-Lanai ng, GeoPMcKim ,& o‘Son





 

 





ackeene-gtrass Lake. M. L. Noon & son.





 





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high cows in milk production out of

that were under cow test work in





Date. Lbs. Lbs.

1133reed Age. Fresh. Milk. Fat.





 





 





. B H 4 Jan. 31 3001.5 99.05

PB H . . ....... 2836 90.76

.. PB H 3 Dec. 23 2, 694.1 94.29 .

.GR H 6 Dec. 27. 2 6.88 0 80.6

13 ....... 2,641.0 76.6





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ind short Iawtion periods, the herd ’





The.

income, over cost of feed, was $149271;





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one quality only—the best that

the most modern facilities and

twenty-three years, of experience

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buildings or repairing old ones,

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Grand Rapids,





   





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to last the longer and prove the bette1 1111 estment.





Nor will any clever salesman be able to convmce

you that the other machine 18 “just as good,’ or good

enough while perhaps a little cheaper.



A De Laval will save any cost difference over the



. other machine the first month of use, and go 011 doing

so for twenty years.





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BREEDERS’ DIRECTORY





Change of Copy or Cancellations must reach as

Twelve Days before date of publication





Aberdeen—Angus G heifers. 5 bulls



from eight to fourteen months. Best

The growthy kind that make good. Rea~

Wilber, Clio, Mich.





Registered





of breeding.

sonable. Inquire of F. J.





Two choice. well-grown bull

cuenrseY‘ calves nearly 7 months old, from

good producing dams. and sired by grandsonbf Imp.

King of the May. at farmer's prices for quick sale.

Wm. S. Ormaton 8. Son, R. 8. St. Johns. mm.





6 Heifer Calves.

work. Come an

Williams, North Adams,





suitable for club

(1 see them. 2





Be Eusrnse s

eagh y Mich.





J. M.





 





Wallinwood Guernseys





Young bulls from A. R. cows for sale.





 





F. W. WALLIN, Jenison. Mich.

GUERNSEYS Reg. heifers for sole, also

‘ tvvo young cows. Quality,

right prices. W. W. Burdick, Williamston. Mich.





 





 





A GOOD INVESTMENT





It Pays to Buy a Bull from





Michigan State Herds





Because they are permanent institutions and

will be tested and developed year after year.

During March we completed the followmg





records.



For 365 days: A 7~yr.-old made 1232.1

butter and 26. 053.6 milk. A 5-yr.old made

1147.9 butter and 26.07417 milk. An 8-yr.-

old made 1029.7 butter and 25.889.4 milk. A

5-yr—old made 8113.4 butter and 20.7857

milk. A 4-yr.—old made 9111.1; butter and

21.480A milk. A 2-yr.-old made 851.7 butter

and 22,9630 milk.



Also four records above 800 lbs. butter in

305 days and four from 29.6 to 33.1 lbs.

butter in seven days.



Send for our new bull list.





Bureau of Animal Industry,

Department C Lansing. Michigan





 





 





 





 





FOR SALE Jersey bulls ready for ser-



vice. All cows Register of



Merit. Accredited herd Would take a bankable

note. SMITH AND PARKER. B. 4 Howell. Mich.



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



select from herd of 70. Some fresh. others bred



for fall freshening. Colon C. Lillie. Coopersville. Mich.





 





cattle young bulls, for

sale. Tuberculin tested

Lake Odessa. Mich.





Steers





Registered Jersey

J. L. CARTER.





Hereford





 





88 Wt. round 650 lbs. Wt. Around 800 lbs.

44 Wt. round 600 lbs. 38 Wt. Around 700 lbs.

. Wt Around 500 lbs. 46 Wt.





43 , Around 500 lbs.

All dehorned, deep reds. good stacker order. Real

quality Herefords are usually market toners when fin—



Anxious to sell. your choice one car load or

all. Give number and weight preferred.





Van Baldwin, Eldon, Wapello Co, lows





Francisco Farm Shorthorns‘

and/Big Type Poland Chinas





Now terdln‘ d threommunullszsnd a few choice gilt.

‘bied vetrsn on ad

P. P. Pops. Mt. Pleasant. Ilsh.





 





 





 





5 HO RT H ORNS

Revolution Jr. 573938





Bl n w E L heads accredited herd





28917 Now olefin; 2January roan bull oalvefi of





asonabl pedrlo

£1,st “13:12?! én'FOriékr‘il'ARM, £011)ed Tecumseh. Mich





. o - ' I will (1

Milking Shorthoms: Xfldfififfi, £1013; “(1.22%-





ers and two bulls to the N. W. Ohio breeders. sale

at Napoleon, June 18th. All interested urged to at-

tend. Write for catalogue. Boland I; Beland, Te-

cumseh, Mich.. '





Good Start for Some One





4 reg. Shorthorn heifers 4 mo. to 4 years old. for

sale or would consider some reg. Guernsey heifers 1n

the deal. Also one reg. Guernsey herd b11113 3yrs. old

for sale or trade for one old enough for light service.

0. G. BRISBIN, Manchester, Mich" 4.





ll B ll .

When In Need (Crowfediir Pacifiers. $1in





from Michigan's leading herd, owned by Westbrook

Bron, lonia, Mich.





B b t



Milking Shorlhorn Bulls 11“?“ 312%., ”mutt, “$30.,“

Herd tested. Irvin Donn (t 8011, Croswell, Mich.



Five Registered Shorthom bulls





F OR SALE from two to twelve months





old

Tuberculin tested. 8.6 . Maichelo, Middloville, Mich.





Yearling Shorthom Bull For Sale





W. E. MORRIS". Flint-R. 5. Mich.





1-1063

Registered Durocs





FOR SALE. ——Young boars and gilts bred from the

best herds in Michigan and Ohio. at reasonable prlc«

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





 





 





 





UROC fall and spring boars of the best brooding

and quality. at prices to sell. Fall pigs at bars

gain prices. W. C. Taylor. Milan. Mich.





Duroc Jerseys“ Extra choice bred gills





reasonable prices.

CAREY u. EDMONDS. Hastings, Mich. ,





 





Grand Champion Duroc Blood





Service boars and Open gilts sired by Super Colonel.

King Scissors and Top King 6th. Write us before

buying. Headquarters for Colonel bred Durocs.

Swine Division Lakefleld Farm. Clarkston, Mich.





D U R O C S Great Orion Sensation. Twice ln—





ternational Winner. Buy your fall boar now and

save money. Let us tell you about our Sensation

Durocs. J. M. WILLIAMS. No. Adams. Mich.





D U R 0 CS Stock for sale at all times.

. write for breeding and prices.

F. J. Drodt. Monroe. Mich.. R. o. l.





DUROC SPRING PIGS





Every Pig guaranteed satisfactory when you receive

it. Send for actual photo and description.

STATE FARMS ASSOCIATION. Kalamazoo, Mich.

Member Msclu'aan State Farm Bureau

PIGS RegisteredOI. C.8t010

weeks old.

Price reasonable L. N. WALTER, Pa3111illsv|tl(l’o.p10hlo.

o 1 C98 15" last spring gilts due to f





Also flnrA “3M 250 to 375.



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villa. Misti", ' p” m “hm“ ‘1 8011.1. Nun

25“ M,





Bill“.





We have Sons and. Gr. Sons of





 





 





 





 





 





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All Stock mm

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flows. Brod for April “and May

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' stalls.





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SIMPLE H0385 STALL.





 





 





E VERY annoying feature in a good



many horse stables is the necessity

of having to repair‘partitions between

This is especially true where

the horses have developed the habit

of kicking, and when this habit is pro-

‘nbunced it is somewhat expensive to

construct a stall strong enough to

stand such rough use.



I have tested the illustrated horse

stall partition between two 1,500 lb.

farm horses that completely wrecked

two preceding stationary partitions,

and not desiring to go to the greater

expense of purchasing still heavier and

better material for another stationary

partition, I devised the swinging par-

tition as shown. It has proved very

efficient and has a tendency to break

the horse of the kicking habit by

swinging and striking the animal. Be-





a





f_ 40/: r: C

can. can:





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sides being much cheaper it embodies

other features not possessed by the

permanent type. It insures a. horse

against being cast in the stall, pre-

vents the caretaker from being crow-

ed and is easily converted‘ into a.

double stall or box stall by folding up

the partitions and fastening to- the

joist above.





Another part of a, horse stall that

must be strong is the post near the

manger rail. This post must withstand

severe strains when rubbed against by

a heavy horse with an “itchy” neck.

Such a post should be at least 4”

square and braced horizontally near

the center. A 2”x4” manger rail serves

this purpose nicely. The width of

a. stall should be 5 ft to 5 ft. 6 ins.



A concrete floor with a. one to two

inch slope to the rear and covered

with plank has given universal ser-

vice. Wood blocks and cork brick are

considered better than plank but do

not as readily appeal to the farmer on

account of being more expensive and

requiring more time to lay. If a gut-\

ter is used it should be of a. slight de-

pression not over one inch deep—H.

J. Gallagher.





 





PASTURE FOR PIGS.





WE have had a. great deal to say



in times past about the efficacy

of good pastures in the economical

production of live stock. It is a sub-

ject well worthy of frequent discus-

sion, and it is just as important with

regard to hogs as with any of the

other domestic animals.



The ancient pig sty with its tiny

proportions, its‘filth and squeeling oc-

cupants, is, or should be, a thing of

the past, so far. as commercial hog

mproduction is concerned.

natural for a hog to be confined for

long periods in close quarters, as for

a man to spend all his life in the

house. The evil effects of such treat-





 





 





 

 





 





 





meat may be overcome largely by ,7 ;

ful attention to' exercise and «11‘s t





 

 

 

 





it is neither desirable with 11mm or ,





profitable with hogs. » . .





In a state of nature hogs roamed the





woods and the prairies seeking what ‘





they ght devour.

ords of their suffering from intestinal





worms and lice, and hog cholera Was ' 1' " ‘





unknown.



We put rings in their snouts so they

cannot root up our nice meadows, and

then feed them tankage to replace the

worms and grubs, and mineral mix-

tures to replace the mineral elements

which their ancestors were in the

habit of rooting in the earth for. We

even cut down all the trees, because

they interfere with the plow or the

binder, or with our distorted asthetic





sense and build artificial shades, that

our hogs may enjoy protection from. ‘





the heat of the sun, which nature de-





Ir.





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mands they- should have. Perhaps,

some day, we will employ osteopathic

hg doctors to exercise their muscles,

and import celery and head lettuce to

keep them in health, but, to date, "we

are still depending upon plenty of

range and good pastures to fulfill this

requirement.





The best of all forage so far discov-

ered is alfalfa. Clover is a close sec-

ond, and on rich land rape gives excel-

lent returns. Fall-sown rye or June

grass comes earliest in the spring,

oats and peas are very good for the

older hogs about June 1. Sweet clover

promises to take a. position among the

best hog forages. Soy-beans are great-

ly relished for fall feed, and up to date

practice calls for growing them exten-

sively with corn that is to be

hogged off. '



Our practice on Francisco Farm

brings into use most all of these for-

ages at some time during the year.

The sows that are suckling litters are

\turned out on pleasant days for a nip

at the earliest green grass blades. In

a. short time the young alfalfa of last

year’s seeding will be ready for them.

When the pigs are old enough to wean,

they will be left on the alfalfa and

their mothers taken to a. patch of oats

and peas that has been sown early for

them. When the youngmales must

be put by themselves, to grow into

boarhood for the fall trade, there will

be a choice acre of rape for them to

live in, and when the corn and soy-

beans are ready for the main crop of-

hogs to go to, the brood sows can go‘

back to the alfalfa field.



Many experiments have shown that

the most economical gains on growing

pigs come from the use of abundant

forage in combination with approxi-





utilized are often the greatest produc-

ers of net profits of any " ‘

huh—P. P. Pope





 





the? whole"





We have no reo- .





It is as un— mately one-half of a. full feed of grain. '

They also show that the acres thus~





 

 

 

 

   

   

 





 





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“There aren't many

horse troubles that

Gombault’ s Caustic

Balsam won’t help.

I've found that

Gornbault’s is better

than firing—it does

not scar, blemish or





discolor the hair.”

”23:3!“ 41 years. A million epo-





t ven each ear.

MafiféchJei-‘y bottle. 1.50

'er bottle at drunk” or «fired upon

receipt of price.



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An excellent remedy for





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autism

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., ,ee" 3. Holstems pro- 0 -'

. " duceGO'bofAmerica‘ s '1-

Ouidmilksupply.accord-

ing to dairy authorities.

Practical dalrymenl

chooseHolsteinsbecause

steady large production



of milk and butterfat

. means dependable

profits

inu (or LID-rm





HOLSTEINHFRIESIAN

Assocuu'lou g’ AMIMCA

230 EAST OHIO men. attendant.





 





 





STRAWBERRY PLANTS





83 pa l..000 Black Raspberry 812: Red $13. ,20 Iris





81.

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logue.





8 apple trees 81: 16 grapes $1: 1. 000 grapes $25.

grow the best plants in Michigan. Free Cata-

THE ALLEGAN NURSERY. Allepun. Mich.





 





 





 





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rmr<mnm-m m»..—





tlcks. scab.





FORt sheep

maggots and





foo rot,



shear cuts.



For hog lice. skin diseases

and healthful surround-

ings.



Provide a wallow for

£0 ur hogs. Add Dr. Hess



lp occasionally. It’s the

handy way.



Sprinkle in the dairy

barn. Keeps everything

sanitary and clean- smell-

ins-



Sprinkle or spray the

poultry- house occasionally

to kill the mites, lice and

disease germs.



There is scarcely an ani--

mal parasite, skin disease

or infection that Dr. Hess



Disinfectant will

set remedy.



Use it about the home

wherever there is filth or a

soul odor.





Shanda-dis“ Guaranteed

' BR. mass 0. CLAN;

Ashlund, Ohio





1y conibine without the accompaniment





_”of a reasonable number of domestic

'- animals.





Many are the experiences

that indicate this fact‘



Horses are needed to .work the land.

to transport the crops and harvest

them. Old Dobbin has found a valued

assistant in the powerful motors of





,1 .' the, present day, but he will never be





replaced by them on the farm. Too

often are his ever-ready’muscles need-





.yed to help truck or tractor out of a

, tight place, and in many places on





most any farm his services are more

eflicient and dependable. One plaCe in





. particular the motor vehicle can never





compete, and that is from the replace-

ment standpoint. Old tractors cannot

by any stretch of the imagination pro-

duce little tractors every year that will

shortlygrow to tractorhood on home

grown feeds.



Perhaps at no time during the pres-

ent generation has the important posi-

tion held by the cow, the sow and the

hen, in the economy of nations, been

so forcibly brought to our attention as

within the past year or two. They

have saved many a farm family from

want and suffering. They have made

large contributions of the best of hu-

man foods to the tables of thousands

that would have been scantily supplied

but for them. And the sale of surplus

butter and eggs and pork have in ad'-





for the children, pay the taxes and sat-

isfy anxious creditors.



The point which I wish especially to

make in this connection, however, is





' the economy of good live stock in the

' conduct of the average farm.





In farm—

ing for permanence, with the idea of

leaving the land, when we pass on, in

as high a state of fertility as when we

found it, there is no way known so

good and so safe as is offered by good

live stock. Through good live stock

it is possible to market one’s crops at

the top price and still keep a large

per cent of the fertility that they rep-

resent. Much- of the grass and rough-

age that is consumed by the live stock

on the average farm would be unmar-

ketable except for them. They con-

vert it into a readily cashable product

and at the same time leave seventy—





elements of those crops to go back on

the land from whence they came. It

is like eating one's cake and still hav-

ing‘it, and that is what the farmer

who hopes to get anywhere must plan

to do.———P. P. Pope.





HOLSTEIN NEWS.

ECENTLY J. B. Lamson, agricul-

tural development agent for the



C.. B. & Q. Railroad Company, inspect-





-ed the Holstein situation in Michigan.





Mr. Lamson assists western farmers

who are going into the dairy business,

to find their needs in the cow line.

The demand of these farmers is al-

most entirely for Holstein cattle.



He found desirable g1‘ades very

scarce. This was to be expected as

eastern buyers have offered for years

a steady market for Mi‘chigan’s heal-

thy grades~—we can not raise the good

ones fast enough to furnish the large

eastern dairy farms where each cow

is milked as long as she produces prof-

itably, is never bred and is sold for

beef when her value as a milk making

machine declines.



Pure-breds were found in large num-

bers and of a. quality and price to com-

pare favorably with Holsteins of large

buying centers in neighboring states.



Mr. Lamson was well pleased with

the working of our county sales man-

ager system—each manager a reputa-

ble agent elected by his fellow breed-

ers and paid by them on a. commission

basis, showing the prospective buyer

cattle of his county at no cost to the

prospect whether he actually buys or

not. Had there been time Mr. Lam-

son could have availed himself of such

service in the other counties, Lenawee,

Monroe, Washtenaw, Jackson, Wayne,

Shiawassee, Genesee, Newaygo, Ing-





' ham and Tuscola.





It is hoped by the State Holstein

Association officials that this scouting





“trip by Mr. Lamson will result in an





opening of trade relations with west-

ern t ory..——JI G. Hays.





 





any wen-011115141511 system of farm-' ._

lingliye' animals are essential. Pros-’ ; ..

g «parity. and permanent.agriculture .are-





dition furnished the funds to buy shoes .





five per cent or more of the fertilizing ‘





 





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Special Summer Pricesn-After May 24th





{all to take advantage of these prices {or they will include our number one chicks and specials.





Dono

Our stock tis bred for quality and heavy egg production. Flocks culled by experts and they will be

mskm. Will 11115111 any number chicks from 25 on up '





8. C. Anconas.S . C. Wh. and Br. Leg ......... ,10c



R. C. S. C. Reds, Barred and Wh. Rocks....



8. .0. Bl’. Orplngtonsdr Wh. Wyandottes ........ 14c



Odds and Ends

Order direct from this ad.





money





Sliver Laced & Columbilm Wyandottes.......... 151!

S. C. White Minorcas & light Brahmas..........

S. C. Black Minorcas ................ ...........





......................................................................... ......... 100





Attractive catalogue free With every order for 100 or more





furnish you 11 valuable book on how to raise chicks and vault





HUBER’S RELIABLE HATCHERY.





East Hloh 8t. FOSTORIA. DINO





 





Washtenaw Hatchery





Our flocks have been carefEuély developed over a period of





HEEAVY LAYING QUALITIE

NE ALT" and





Varieties.

English“ White Leghoms





EIGHT YEARS tor





VIGOR. This enables us to supply our many valued cuotomers with

BIG. STRONG. STURDY CHICKS that Live and Grow Into useful,





profitable fouls.

Prices on





25 50100 500

................................ $3. 00 $5. 50 $10. 00 $47. 570,0





Barred Rocks R. I Reds ................................ 3.50 0.50 12.00

White Rocks and Wyandottcs .......................... '.. . 4. 00 7. 50 14. 00





Postpaid to your door.





100 per cent Live Delivery Guaranteed.





Order right Iro-





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Reference, Farmeu' a. Mochanics' Bonk.





deal wlth

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English Strain S. C. White Leghorns at .............. 3 9.00 per 100

Rhode Island Reds S C. at ............................ 11.00 per 00

Rhode Island Reds Rose C. . 00

Barred Rocks .

Anconas at ............................................ 10.00 per 100

Broiler (‘hi1~ks at .

Order from Ad. ' ' , t . ..

above varieties for sale. PROGRESSIVE POULTRY FARMS. Zee‘





land, Michigan.





You ARE NOT taking chances when you





81111 R.5, Ann Arbor. Mlah.





at ....................... 11 00 per





at ..................................... 11 00 per 100





7 00 per 100

Satisfaction martin cod Pulletq and Hens from





SPECIAL REDUCTIONS FOR JUNE

Highest Quality Certified Baby Chicks .





From Michigan's Old Reliable Hatchery. the best equipped and most modern Hatch“

cry in the State. Pure- bred Tom Barron English and American White Leghorus And





cones. Barred Plymouth Rocks and Rhode Island Reds.

from tested Hoganized free- -range stock that make wonderful winter layers.

sent by Insured Parcel Post. Prepaid to your door.

Sixteen years of experieme in producing and shipping Chicks, gin’ng absolutl

erwtor valuable illustrated free catalog and price list.





enteed.

satisfaction to thousands.





Strong well- hatched Chicks

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100 per cent live delivery guard





Get lowest price on best quality chicks before placing your order.





'W. VAN APPLEDORN,





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Big, Husky Chicks





P111 cs on 100 500 1000





Varieties

S C.





An1onas

Assorted (‘hivks





Extra. Select Stock $1.00 per 100 higher.

order carefully packed under our personal attention.

1924 Catalog ready.



WINSTROM POULTRY FARM AND HATCHERY.





Bank reference.





 





CHICKS





HOLLYWOOD MATEO 136





Rural strain. IOc: Brown

Leghornl, IOc: Anconas.

llc: Barred Rocks. l4c:

mixed .broodl. 70. Discount

Ic per chick on lots of

l..000 V20 on .



Immediate s h i 1) n1 ent.

Wire orders 31"11'.ptcd

fee Largo illustrated 1atalog

roe





RURAL POULTRY FARM

Box 09, Zeelend, Mich.





 





 





 





White & B10wu Leghorns

Barred Rocks 6:. R. I. Reds .............. . 7.51)





l





' W. Roz-11's ill/go;

" 1111110115 15%1';





. 41- per cl1i.k 1111111

'Hatchin" 01.11:





' 121': 8-wk.-old pullcts, 751,-, 951'. $1.45.

511011 if ordnrwl 8 wks. in advan1'1





Pure-Bred, High Quality,

Heavy Laying, Tested Cer-

tified Flocks



$5.75 $11.01)

111111





$52.50

137. 50





$100. 00



130.00

0.25 12.00 57.50 110.00

5.00 0.00 45.00 90.0".)





Wl-Ll batched in modern machines. Ear'll

Postpaid. 100% live delivery.





Box A-6 ZEELAND. MICH.





Highest Quality Chicks ‘ii‘lfwymé‘fiouifi .3322.





121-: Bar. Rooks.

Minm'vns 141';





Reds 14c: Aurelius 141': Black

W'hito, Brown 01' Bull Leglloms. 111';

\V. or Sil1"'11 \Vyando 1,1» Buff Orp—

Brahma 18 June 4‘ 11111 1%1 less e111'.l1

1 mm 51111111 1111.11..- built 1111'11-111' from lOIlll\C winners

Add 3111 if I“; than 100 wanted.

Catalog. (1111111 reference, Beckman

Hatchery, 26 Lyon 81.. Grand Rapids. Mich.





 





B-A-B-Y C-H-I-C-K-S

PEDIGREE SIRED Eng. W. Leg. Barron Strain.

Now booking ordlls for 1111111 d111v1-ry at $11 00 per

100; $50 00 per 500; $05. 00 per 1000. Delivered post—

paid.100 p1r cent alive at 1'11111 door Terms 10 per

cent down, Bnl (‘. 0. I). 1‘ir1-ular {rec MODEL

POULTRY FARM, Zceland, R. 4, Mich.





 





Sturdy Pure-bred Chicks211‘;:}n5.w("1£i011?:0%3

Tam-rod. M. A. C. “’11. Leullorns. 131': English ‘strain:

111-: TOl‘IllOllIt‘n Eu'rluy Br. Leghorns. prize strain,

100 at reduc~

Su111'r11uality





{WIN 151':B:1rrwl Rov'ks. 111'. Guaranteed. HAI 8H T





’ HATCHERY, Cedar Springs, Mich





 





100 Special Reds1





PULLETSj





We offer l00 only Superior R. Red Pullets at

3 met. from trap nested stock.



Sl'nd for (‘ir1-ulal' or tl11' 1" I’ull1~,ts and aim l’ul~

l1~rs,H1ns, and CockcrI-ls in Barred and “'him Rocks,

Wv,11ndottes Orpinutons. Minorcas. Anconas. Lclzlmrns.



Also Turkeys. loose. Ducks.



This stock is Nady for summer and fall 111'111'1'1'1'.

It is the Pure Brecd Practical Poultry that you want

on your farm for a mom-y flock. Inspect this sun-k

on 1'0111 o1v111 ground; guarantee that you will In-

fulh 5111511111

STATE FARMS ASSOCIATION.



Member Internatmnal Baby Chick Association

Member Michigan State Farm Bureau





REDUBED PRICES





For June and July on our Pure—Brod stovk. Pun»-

full) developed for you”, “'hitc Loghorns headed h.\'

1111111' birds (”.285 303 PM: r11 11rd stlains Egg Basket

strain of Buff L1~1.l1orns.B1o'wn Inshorns, Whip.

'(vandottos ll111~k~1. and 11.1. Reds 1111:1111' bred. [11'1“

erence: First State Bank. ("111111.11- 111-1...



MEADOW BROOK FARM. R. l, Holland, Mich.





Buy MONROE BHIGKS Buy





"THEY ARE BETTER" .

All Varieties at night Prices

WRITE US

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The Home of Pure-bred Baby Chicks

MONROE MICHIGAN





 





 





303 Quality: Class A Chicks Only:





Strong. healthy. From heavy layers. 5. 0.

Tom Barron Eng. White Leghorns. Brown

Leghorns 10c. Shepherds Anconas 111-.

Assorted 81:. No money down with order.

100 per cent live delivery. Postpaid. Cata-

log tree. Bot Hatchery. Zeeland. Michigan. R. 2M.





1





for Silver Lake

Send No Money 11111-11... We ship 1'.

0. l). 100"?) live chicks. postpaid. lrom purc- bred.

1111:11'1'1111'11111 51111-11. White &Ilrow11lmglloru~', 80:

11:11'1'1'11 Rock; at R d» 101‘Vllil1' & Bul‘f Rocks,

llul‘l’ OHM.\\'llil'\V\:lndOll1’.-i,121’; Bmill'r 1h11k~. 01:

silver Lake Egg Farms, Box M, Silver Lake. Ind.





 





Tleghom lLA-B-Y-«C-H-l-X Heavies





, Black. Brown. Buff. White,





Kalamazoo. Mich. 3





 





_ Brahmas an110rpingtom.

and anrcas. Rods R1):'kH.WyandOtI.el.

Hatchery on Highway No. 89. Send for





:\nr~onas

Allcgau





1 1024 pri.-c list Crescent Egg Company. Allegan. Mich.





 





 





HOGS





 





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0 I 0.1 Supt. boar. Spring pigs Sm-d hv "Giant

- 111"".11'In'I11111’1) B1" 8111 Swiss bulls.



MILO H. PETERSON.

A few choice service Boats and





10111.1, Mich., R. 2.

9

0- I. C 5 spring 11111.; either sex.

CLOVER LEAF STK. FARM. Monroe. Mich.

NEVER BEFORE have we





Cheiter Whltes 11ll’crz'1l such typy pigs at; such

low 11l‘i1'1's. lluv :1 1:11f (11111 131.1 a blood sow from.

prim winnlls at the knit {3111's. \1 1 11m supply pig

clubs. VVIIIU CLARE V. DORMAN Snover, Mich.

Bud 111111.11‘1ll pigs either sex





L0 T. P' C' Brown Swis; Bull. Calved 4- 29- 23.

A. A. Feldkamp. ManchesteI, Mich.

either so: by the great Bear The





Fall Piwgs Wolverine. 1’11 1'11 reasonable. Best

of dams. E. L1vingsU)n.Par11a. Mi1:.h

' Bred gilts spring and (all boars.

HIMPSIWQ at bargain p111 1's 12th year. Write

your wants. John W. Snyder, R. 4. St. Johns. Mich.





mm





HORSES

2 ‘ Thoroughbred Registered





FOR SALE Percheron Stallions. Eri M...





Kenyon, Evert, Michigan.





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





Percheron Stallions. Grey 4 yrs.. 2250 1115.; black 4

113., 1950 1115., by Etudiunt. Young mama.

winners. priced right. H. M. Cowoill. Delaware. 0.
mutt





mum





 





 





 





 





GRAIN QUOTATIONS-





Wednesday, May 14.





' Wheat.



,Detroit.—No. 1 red $1.12%; No. 2

red $1.11%; No. 3 red $108174; No. 2

. white $11282; No. 2 mixed $1.11%.'



Chicago.-—~May $1.05%@1.04%; July

ildg§4%@1.06%; September $1.07%@





Toledo—Cash $1.1oyg@1.111,§.





orn.



Detroit—No. 3, 81c; No. 4 yellow

77c; N0. 5, 71@73c.



Chicago—May 761,50; July 76%@



76%c; September 76@76%c.





Oats.

Detroit—Cash No. 2 white at 53%(5;

No. 2, 500.

Chicago.——~May at 467/36; July 44%0;

September 3934c.





Rye.

Detroit—Cash No. 2, 70c.

Chicago—May 64340; July, 66%c;

September 681/40.





Toledo.—-69c.

~ Barley.

Barley, malting 85c; feeding 80c.

Beans





Detroit—Immediate and prompt

shipment $4.30@4.35 per cwt. .

Chicago—Navy $4.90; red kidneys





New York—Choice pea $5.25@5.35;

red kidneys $7.25@7.35. ,

' Seeds.

Detroit—Prime red clover cash at

$11; alsike $9.70; timothy $3.50.





Hay-



Strong—No. 1 timothy $23.50@24;

standard and light mixed $22.50@23;

No. 2 timothy $216022; No. 1 clover at

$21@22; No. 1 clover mixed $21@22;

wheat and cat straw $12.50@13; rye

straw $14@14.50.



Feeds.



Bran $28; standard middlings $30;

fine do $32; cracked corn $35; coarse

cornmeal $34; chop $30 per ton in

100-lb. sacks.





Apples. ..





Chicago—Barrels, “A” grade, Jon-

athans at $5.50@6; Baldwinsat $3.50;

Spies $4.50@5.50; Steele Red $4@4.50;

Winesaps $3@3.50.





WHEAT





Records for thirteen countries for

which oflicial estimates have been is-

sued show a reduction of 8,000,000

acres, or about seven per cent, in the

.wheat acreage compared with last. The

combined spring wheat acreage in the

United States and Canada will prob-

ably register a loss of nearly ten per

cent, or close to 4,000,000 acres more,

if present reports can be credited.

Since the chances are against repeti-

tion of the unusually high average

yields per acre the world over to which

much of the wheat excess of last year

was traceable, the foundation for a

much better wheat market in the next

crop/year is discernible. '





CORN





If arrivals increase as much as uSual

during the after-planting run, the corn

market will enter the summer with a

fairly ample reserve at terminals. Last

year the visible supply dropped from

22,00,000 bushels at, the end of April

to 3,000,000 bushels by June 23. From

that date the reserves remained small

for over five months, making a strong

cash market which ended in the spec—

tacular advance in October. Underly-

ing conditions do not point to similar

quick shrinkage in the visible supply

this year or a similar extended period





of scarcity.

OATS





Oats prices have been fairly firm.

Chicago stocks are being moved out

rather rapidly as demand seems to be

active and there are rumors that the

holders of the May future wish to re-

duce these stocks to a point where

such contracts can not be filled by ac-

tual delivery, thus forcing a specula-

tive squeeze. The visible supply is

rather light and primary receipts are

moderate. Some export sales are be—





ing made.

RYE





Rye prices have been steady, with

some broadening in demand from do-

mestic mills and small sales for ex-

port. The new crop forecast is 62,-

000,000 bushels, against 63,000,000

bushels last year. _





~ FEEDS

Wheat feeds are weak with increas-

ed offerings from the northwest at low-

or prices than are quoted bywinter

'wheat milling centers. This condition

may be reversed in another month to

six weeks when new winter wheat will





 





begin to come on the market, Demand

is light. Linseed meal sagged back





' from its recent bulge as consuming





sections are buying sparingly.- . -

SEEDS,





Seed sales are light, even for late

sown kinds, although prices of the lat-

ter are relatively firm. - Red clover and

tiniothy are most sluggish, while al—

sike is rather firm and alfalfa and





sweet clover seed prices are strong.





The soy-bean market is slightly lower

with the demand reported only fair.





HAY





The hay market is dull because of

falling off in demand. Best grades of

timothy are still fairly firm but the

market for lower grades is very dull.

Alfalfa and prairie are less active and

even dairy alfalfa is beginning to sag

as pasture becomes available in the

main dairy districts. .





POULTRY AND EGGS





The fresh egg market developed de-

cided'strength last week and prices

advanced. Receipts were lighter than

in the preceding week, indicating that

the peak of production has been pass-

ed. Storage is in full swing and is ab-

sorbing a good share of the supply. A

report showing holding of eggs on May

2 in 26 large storing centers of 2,452,-

655 cases compared with 2,394,532 cas-

es compared with 2,394,532 cases on

the same day a year ago caused a tem-

porary setback in the fresh market as

the report confirmed the general be-

lief that storing of eggs in the coun-

try has been heavier than at the four

leading cities. If the government May

1 report on holdings in the entire coun-

try shows an increase over last year,

as is probable, a more serious setback

can be expected.





Chicago.~—Eggs, miscellaneous 22@'





221,50; dirties 20@201/§c; checks at 20

@20%c; fresh firsts 23%@Z3%c; ordi-

nary firsts 21@211/§c. ive poultry,

hens 26c; broilers 50@55c; roosters

141/20; ducks 25c; geese 14c; turkeys

200 per pound.



Detroit—Eggs, fresh candled and

graded at 22%@231,éc. Live poultry,

broilers 60@63c; heavy hens 28@29c;

light hens 24@25c; roosters 20c; geese

gggmc; ducks 34@350; turkeys at 28



c.





BUTTER





Butter prices declined slightly last

week but lighter receipts than in the

preceding week and the disposition of

some dealers to buy ahead of their ac-

tual needs is responsible for a

steadier tone at the close. Production

reports showed considerable increase

over both the preceding week and a

year ago, however, and heavier re-





 





ceipts arefexpected next .week. The

approach of the flush

duction also will tend to make dealers

more cautious. In spite of the lighter





receipts at the four leading markets

last week, the movement into, storage.





was heavy, Chicago alOne accumulat-





ing 125,000 pounds, so that prices evi- . -’





dently are on a storing level. ‘A re-





port on butter holdings in 26 large





storing centers on May 2 showed 7,-

297,516 pounds compared with 1,192,306

pounds “on the same date,a year ago,

an excess of over 5,00,000 pounds.





Prices for 92-score creamery were: .





Chicago 3634c; New York~39c. In De-

troit fresh creamery in tubs sells for





361,50. ,

POTATOES





Prices on both old and new potatoes

are steady to firm with a week ago.

Total carlot shipments have been

shrinking for four consecutive weeks.





Prospects for the intermediate crop





are fairly favorable. Northern round

whites U. S. No. 1 are bringing $1.10@

1.30 per 100 pounds sacked, and $1.15

@135 in bulk in the Chicago carlot

market. New York round whites are

bringing $1.65@1.85 in eastern consum-

ing markets. ,

APPLES



Apple markets are dull to weak with

midwestern A-217é-inch Baldwins at

$3.25@3.50 per barrel in Chicago;

Northern Spies $5@5.50 and Winesaps

$4@4.25. New York Baldwins are gen-

erally $3.25@3.75 in eastern cities. Car-

lot shipments are the lightest of the

season but demand is less active since

defects from long storage are showing





up and spring fruits are becoming





more abundant.





BEANS





The bean market is firm at $4.50 per

100 pounds for C. H. P. Whites f. o. b.

Michigan points. DeliVeries to the ele—

vators are light because producers are

busy with spring work and the demand

has improved slightly with more nu-

merous inquiries from the southwest

in anticipation of harvest the require-

ments. Estimates of remaining hold-

ings in Michigan range around 2,000

cars. Stocks in the hands of grocers

are believed to be neither light nor

heavy but no reason for accumulating

beans is apparent to them so that they

are buying only as they need supplies.





WOOL





Little change can be detected in

wool prices although concessions are

being made in a few cases by holders

of the poorer sorts of old wools. The

goods market is quite unsatisfactory,

but fair sales of wool are being made

at the seaboard and buyers, including

mill representatives, are taking hold

more freely in the west where 25,000,-





 





I Live Stock Market Service





 





Wednesday, May 14.





CHICAGO





Hogs.





Receipts 15,000. Market mostly 5@

100 higher than Tuesday’s average.

Good weight butchers show ,most ad-

vance; bulk good 250 to 350-lb. butch-

ers $7.35@7.45; tops at $7.50; better

grades 160 to 225-lb. weights mostly

$7.20@7.40; \most sales good 140‘ to

150- lb. kind.$6.80@7.15; bulk packing

sows $6.70@6.85.



Cattle.



Receipts 8,000. Market on killing

classes active, strong to 25c high’er;

in-between steers and yearlings show-

ing advance. Early tops $11.75; year-

lings $11.25; top—fed yearlings $8.50@

10.75; several loads weighty steers at

$10.75@11.35; vealers at $9.25@10 to

packers; stockers firm; bulls $4.60@5.



Sheep and Lambs.



Receipts 9,000. Market very slow.

Few early sales of fat clipped lambs

weak to 25c lower; sheep are stead

early clipped lambs ~at $13.75@14.5

some held at $15 and above. No early

sales of wooled lambs. Odd lots fat

clipped' ewes $8.





DETROIT

Cattle.

Receipts 738. Market steady.





y;

0;





Good to choice yearlings‘.$ 9.50@11.00

Best heavy steers 8.506), 9.25

Handyweight butchers .. 7.50@ 9.00

Mixed steers and heifers 7.25 8.25

Handy light butchers. . . . 7.00 8.00

Light butchers . . . . . . . . .. 6.00 6.50



5.75@ 7.00





Best cows I‘OCDOIOOUOII'CIO





 





Butcher cows . . . . ....... 4.75@ 5.75

Cutters ..... . . . ......... 3.50@ 4.00

Canners .................. 2.50@ 3‘50;

Choice bulls . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.00@ 7.00

Bologna bulls . . . . ....... 4 50((1) 5.25

Stock bulls .............. 3 75@ 4.75

Feeders...............'.. 600@7.25

vStockers ................ 5.25@ 6.50

Milkers ..... . . . . . . . . .$45.00@85.00





Veal Calves.





Receipts 1,238. Market steady.

Best ..................... $10.50@11.00

Culls and heavies . . ..... 5.00@10.00





Sheep and Lambs.

Receipts 102. Market 25@5OC higher.





Best lambs . . . .......... $15.00@15.25



Fair .................... 11.50@13.00



Fair to good ............ 6.0061) 7.50



Light to common ........ 8.00@10.00



Culls and common . 2.00@ 4.00

Hogs.



Receipts 3,214. Market prospect.

Mixed and heavies ...... $ 7.50

Pigs ............ 6.75@ 7.00



BUFFALO

Cattle.





Receipts five cars. Market slow.

Calves at $11. "

’ Hogs. .

Receipts 35 cars. Market is lower.

Heavy $7.75; yorkers and mixed $8.10;

pigs $7.25. \ - ~

Sheep and Lambs.





Receipts 5 cars. Market is lower.

Top lambs‘$15@16.25; yearlings $11@

12; wethers $9.50@10; ewesl$8@9.





season of . pros, ,according’to’" seent'estimates.‘





~ would produce ' 553,013,000a

ycentjessvthanin 1933 h





 





,000.00 undshave beetréII d,

.. , .06

the totallclipfiin' the entire country. is

mourn-5,009.0; ' pounds, the, amt

still in first;_ is large. .. Thesglow.

progress gifting due) to tigeyfa i

g mers', :ew .are a ove .e, , 7

its in manyfcfifes. A bid of 40

the rumour-Jericho. Using-g wires

been refused ,th 43cgaske_,g‘; ich

compares with is received 'l‘astjj‘near.

Recent sales at Liverpool and London

have been strong but the end of~ the

season sale. at Brisbane, mostly of

common wools, was slightly easier.

The, enormous “Bawra” holdings“ car- ‘

ried over from the end of theg‘war





 

 

 

 

 





 





 





have been cleaned ‘up‘ at las .





. t. ..

DETROIT CITY. MARKET





Better growing weather brought a

good eupply of produce to market Sat-

urday. _ Buying was quite active, -'

though the largexsupply of some stuff

was slow to clean up. VAsparagus was

offered in quantity for the first, time, r

and sold at $1.75@2 for No. 1 stock?





.Green onions were active sellers and





as high as 80c per dozen for the fancy

bunches was paid. The liberal supply

of spinach moved easily at $1@1.25 a

bushel. Carrots were scarce and prices

high. Offerings of outdoor rhubarb

were liberal and buying only moder-

ate. Chives, horseradish, parsley, sor-

rel and parsnips were in moderate de~

mand. Sale of Ben Davis apples was

slow but moderate for other varieties.

Potatoes were bought freely with the

market a trifle higher. Old hens mov-

ed at lower prices and eggs were bare-

ly steady. Live broilers found ready

sale at 55@65c a pound. Veal was a

little higher.





Prices were: Asparagus $1.75@2 a

dozen bunches; No. 2,“‘$1;~25@1.50 doz-

en bunches; apples, fancy $1.50@2.50

bu; No. 1, 60@90c bu; cabbage, No. 2,

$1 (1.25 bu; cabbage plants . $1 per

10 ; carrots $4 bu; chives, 90c dozen;

dandelions 50c@$1 bu; French endive

25@300 lb; horseradish, No. 1, $4@5

bu; leek. $1@1.25 dozen bunches; dry

onions $1@1.25 bu; green onions 40@

50c dozen bunches; parsley $6 a bu;

parsnips $1.75@2 bu; potatoes 85@95c

bu; radishes $1.35@1.50 doz. bunches;

rhubarb, outdoor 50c@$1 dozen bunch-

es; sorrel 750@1 bu; spinach $1@1.25

bu; tomato plants $1@1.25 per 100;

pansies'$1.75@2 per 15-box flat; eggs,

wholesale 25c; retail 25@30c; live

hens, wholesale 26@28c lb; retail 30@

32c lb; dressed veal 15@160; broilers

55@65c1b.





GRAND RAPIDS





Greenhouse tomatoes have made

their initial appearance of the season

on this market, first pickings selling

at $2 per 7-lb. basket. The supply will

be limited for a couple of weeks but

shipments will begin about June 1.

Backwardness of the spring is retard-

ing outdoor crops and tending to hold

the demand strong for all seasonal

products. Prices early this week were:

Spinach $1.35@1.50 bu; rhubarb $1@

1.25 bu; asparagus $2@2.25 per dozen

bunches; leaf lettuce 20@22c lbs; rad-

ishes 65@80c dozen bunches; silver

skin onions 20c bunch; green at 10@

12%0 hunch; parsley 650 bunch; pota-

toes 50@600 bu; poultry, weak; fowls

18@220 lb; Leghorn broilers 40@45c

lb; heavy broilers 45@48c lb; eggs 19

@20c dozen; beans $4@4._10 per cwt.





 





W’H EAT- CROP SH BINKS.





 





T HE Crop Reporting Board of the

United States Department of Ag-

riculture makes the following fere-

casts and estimates from. reports of

correspondents and field statisticians:

On May 1 the area of winter wheat

to be harvested was about 36,898,000,

acres, or 3,035,00 acres (7.6 per cent)

less than the acreage planted last au-

tumn and 2,624,000 acres (6.6 per cent)

less than’the acreage harvested last

year, VIZ., 39,52,000 acres. The aver-

age harvested acreage of the past ten

years was 39,222,000 acres. The ten-

year average per cent of abandonment

of planted acreage is 10.6. .



The average condition of .winter

wheat on May 1 was 84.8, compared

with 83.0 on April 1, 80.1 on May 1,

1923, and 86.3 the average for the past

ten years on May 1. 4 A condition of

84.8 per cent on May 1 is indicative of»

a yield per acre of approximately 15.0

bushels, assuming average variations

to prevail thereafter. The ten-year av-





erageactual yield per acre has been





15.2 bushels. 0n. the estimated fares"

to be harvested, 15.0 bushels phe: acre »

; 5.1:, or





3.4 percent less than in per _'





 

 





 





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flight whether friendly or hostile ’

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‘tunity of maintaining the root of the





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zoo-p _ -., . a“ ._ _,,,

was sure pt some human being;





 





‘ The woolxprod .cer last week saw





some additional traces. on the market

sands, pointing toward better wool

prices. ,The cordial reception and

quite general acceptance of the Dawes’

report on the German’s ability to pay,

together with u» loan to stabilize Ger.-

man hm.“ reflected in the do





. mam fair-lush? The Bills when dick-





ering'tor wool are mm, on immed-

mte delivery. which shows their need

"of mm. One wool dealer says the

big wools‘tocks In the west are being

firmly held, within: the look in the

eye of the growers is; as ominous as

his silence. , ,



There is alittle oasis in the desert

of northern Utah, called Thompson’s

Springs, where water is piped down to.

This is a noted

sheep-shearing point. Flocks running

into the thousands have their dates

and are driven in for a radius of over

one himdred miles: Professional shear-

ers operating» lung lines of clipping

machinery do the shearing. Out, in

the desert, near some water, hole there,

flocks are maintained waiting their

schedule for shearing. Often times

sand storms come up so one cannot

see an object five rods away. The

wool becomes gritty with sand. The

wool of the respective owners is sack-

ed and corded up outside without shel-

ter, because rainfall is negligible.

Watchers are hired to guard the wool

from théft or fire. If the owners are

out 'of touch by telephone, they (leave

their instructions with their local

banker as to price, etc, when buyers

stop at the station.



This. little pen picture of a western

wool center is given so that the Mich-

igan reader can see the difference in

western wool as to shrink, as com-

pared to the bright, clean domestic

fleece at home. Alsoto note that when





a sale is made that shrink, strength, w





and brightness is all on the side of

the Michigan wool, together with

around five cents of freight advantage

per pound. These western men are

holding their wool.





 

 





e ephbne and“

a ~..certain‘ fixed

made the basis,





 

 

 

 

 





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m





 

 





‘m chef“; Mr. Walker also critt-

tkcs the attfiude of the Michigan wool

dealer‘s. ‘ believes ~ . "only

through cooperation of t





   

 

 





 





 

 

 





‘ .mganimtions“ can they expect

~ the arty-cent price. Be con:



"MI I lees'll‘a‘itrhm 35y” t? ”0.31“ '9"

salsa. es ~,-‘cenw mar-

hat the worldis‘markets: being around

eight cents. er pound higher than a

year use”'-— a). .





century cans REPORTS.





81:. me 60., May 8.—Fatming

/condi-tions about normal. There is suf-

ficient mm to satisfy the light de

mand. 'Pig and lamb crops . normal.

Wheat and rye are looking good. Fruit

prospects are also good. . Cat and corn





 





 

 

 





 





 





planting late. Alfalfa is lmking fine ‘ '





and- our. farmers are-plan - . on in-

creasing .

about normal, with butter at 35c; eggs

20c. Some'corn planting has been

ache—H. C ‘





- lonia C,o.,.May 9.—-—Farm work is be- ‘





hind. Plenty of moisture. Help is

scarce. About the same number of

pigs and lambs as usual. Wheat looks

fine. Not over half of the oats.sown.

Wheat 9c; oats 500; shelled corn 95c;

beans $4; milk $2; butter 3%; e gs

25c; wool 43c. Taxes in this towns ‘ip

average $2.2 per $1,000. The township

paid v{for $24,000 for roads last year.



Lenawee 00., May 7.—Farmers are

through sowing oats and are preparing

their corn ground. Labor is scarce.

Winter wheat looks good. ,Acreage of

spring crops will be smaller than last

year. Low prices have discouraged the

310%“ men. Peach buds are killed.—





 

 

 

 

 

 





mg};

the ‘





flieir acreage. Dairy ‘ ustry "





are fo-

‘look ng

Farm ' labor more plentiful at





m‘fifie mun ' .gs

gjiine. -Wheat and haya‘re





’ cod.





 





users are buying many new tools.

, t 95c; oats 45c; beans $4; hay

Sniper ton—A. R.



within. 60., May 8.-—Weather has

been fair but cold. Farmers mostly

have oats and barley in and are ‘pre—

aring, the ground for corn and beans.

gel); very scarce. Rye, wheat and

clover are looking fine. Lots of beets

and beans. will be planted—A. W.

I ‘





 





Specialists agree that it is profitable .

to alter lambs intended for meat pur- ;





m. ‘





 





 





IASPARAGUSIWANTED





VEC‘I‘IABLE SHIPPEBS

Out In touch with

A good house in a good market





Wu, SOROKA & C0.

24458-60 COMMERCE ST.





ark. New Jersey.



EGGS AND POULTRY—SHIPPERS



. SOLICITED



~ References: Federal Trust Co 1



Fnrlt 5: Produce Association. N. Y.



N. Y. Produce Bulletin. N. Y.



B. G. Dunn a 00., Newark. N. .7.

Produce Reporter, Chicago. Ill.





00 on KNOW cows.a





We want one man in each community—a practical

experienced farmer—to represent us—to distribute "Old





 





 





 





Reliable." the high protein dairy feed. proved best

and most economical on Michigan’s finest dairy

farms. Year 'round, good big income. If you can





qualify. write for particulars to





DU] RELIABLE MILLING 00.. Detroit, Mich.

Ship Your Cattle, Hogs and. Sheep to





Warns, [lea and Dankert

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

Big Fills~Qulck Returns. Correspondence solicited.





 





 





 





Gratiot 00., May 8.———Oats and some





 





 





.0 to $50 a. month for single men.” 1‘





one mile east. Ph

Hatchery. Mt. Morris. Mich.





 





 





—_—-_

BABY CHICKS—Remarkable for size and

Reasonable prices. . Ansonas. Rocks.

Wyandottes. Drumming. Mlnorcss. Spanish. 3

Tyrone Poultry F'srm. lepton. Mich.





 





jHAI Look! 100.000 chicks So sad up. 15 W

ties. E'Om highest producing contest winners. M

mg eggs. Circular. Lawrence Hatchery. Box 3.. I.





7, Grand Rapids. Mich. ‘





 





CHICKS—an Popular Varieties. Egg production. ‘

Standard Quality. State Fair Winners. No



chicks available» at sum price.

after May 20th. mtchflnld Hatchery. WWII. m.





31.00:) TESTED TOOK——Rocks. . ‘ , '

ed M s to and am. an su-





. Whi - Diarrhea. Other

varieties. Our catalog tells all about th

for it. B. 8. Pierce. Jerome. Mich. em.





 





BABY CEICgtsl—l-lPopulai variceties guaranteed can a

name an ea t y stOc'. orrespoude e 3018:“.

Home Hatchery. Fenwn. Mich. nc





100.000 Hollywood Barron Chicks.





250- 3 - lists

100. 312.50; 1.000. 5120. 2 8 9“





Postpaid. Order from: Us





 





ad. Highland Poultry Farm. H II . .



Box 0. o and Mich. R D.

CHICKS AND EGGS. Order now fro hm

laying strains. Rocks. Reds. Anconas.mW-h’i'ta all





Brown Leghoms. Frank Heinz. Comstocl: Park MILO.





QUALITY CHICKS—Postpaid. Legions. 10c.



Reds. Orplilsigtonsés mndgttes. Ansonas. 12c. It.

. c. so . c. Catalog ives um



price. Missouri Poultry Farms. Columlfla. lilo.





BABY CHICKS—~Barred Rocks and Reds. $12 so:



100. Immediate delivery. English White Inmv



$11 per 100. Utility bred. Free range. 100% Illa



(Lifellxery. Goret’s Poultry Farm &. Hatchery. Comma.

1c .





 





STERLING QUALITY CHIX.

strong vitality. ’

ducers.





_ 500.000. They has.

mature quick: from prolific egg mo

catalog free. P. F. Clardy. Ethel. Mo.





BARRON S. C. W. Leghorn chicks. $10 per 100 m

May 15th: Rocks. $12 per 100. Livesdelivery gun-u

unload. Waterway Hatchery. R. 4. Holland. Mich.





WHITE BOX. Barred Box. Superior quality farm

range stock. 2,000 breeders. Eggs any quantity. Chm

White Wing Egg Farm. Oregonla, Ohio, R. 2.





 





BABY CHICKS—Thoroughbred. White Wyandottea.

Rocks. Reds and White Leghorns. Write for prices.

Grace Milhken. P. 0. Box 453. Fonton. Mich.





BABY CHICKS—Superior Rinqlet Barred Rocks 123:

Beds 12m. Leghoms 9c. Wyndham‘s Ideal-Hatchery.

TLflin. Ohio.





 





using miscellaneous articles for sale or exchange.





consecutive insertions 6 cents a word. Count as





display type or illustrations admitted.

«Mlnlmum charge. no words.





 





' CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING





This classliled advertising department is established for the convenience of Michigan farmers.

Small advertisements bring best results under classified headings.





at classified rates. or in display columns at commercial rates.

Rates 8 cents a word. each insertion. on orders for less than (our insertions; for tour or mox-





Remittances. must accompany order.

Real estate and live stock advertising have separate departments and are not accepted as classified.





Try it for want ads and (or my”.

Poultry advertising will be run in this department





7





a word each abbreviation, initial or number. lNo





 





 





Rates in Effect October 7. 1922





 





The mountain state bankers are

largely the advisers of the sheep men.

The (Boston) Commercial Bulletin is

found at these banks. There are prac-

tically no wool buyers in the sense

that we know in Michigan. The range

state’s wool grower is a better bar-

ometer of trade than the eastern

grower, and today he is “standing pat”

on holding wool until the price appre-

ciates. '



Wool consumption since the first of

the year has been comparatively

steady. Wools suitable for clothing

uses have not increased, in bended

warehouses from January 1 to March

1, which is unusual. In fact, there has

been a decrease of seven million

pounds during the two big importing

months of the season. There is an

impending W001 shortage the world

over. A good suit of clothes (worsted)

costs from $37.50 to $50.00, (exclusive

of exceeding fancy stocks which are

muchhigher). In this suit there is

around eight pounds of raw wool, with

a shrink of. around fifty-five per cent.



If the wool grower will take his

'son’s or his own best clothes and put

them on the scales and then make

some calculations as to linings, but-

tons, etc., he will find about three and

one-half pounds of cloth, derived from

probably eight pounds of grease wool.

The wool grower may well say, my

contribution toward clothing the

world is worth fifty cents per pound,

or at least four dollars for the oppor-





clrcle of industry that gets the, balance

up to fifty dollars—J. N. McBride.





 





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(We have received communicatims

criticizing Mr. McBride’s former arti-

cles on the wool situation. Chief

amo these is 'one from J. F. Walker,





   





lions . Ono [our



times Words time times



”.40 20. . . . . . . .32.“ $0.24



2.84 ..... -. . . 2.16 0.48



2.88 8 ........ 2.24 3.12



3.12 29 ........ 2.32 6.95



3.36 . . 2.40 7.20



3.60 . 2.48 1.44:



3.84 . 2.5!» 7.".



4.08 . 2.04 1.92



4.32 . 2.72 l1.



4.56 . 2.80 8.40



. 4.80 . 2.88 8.64

:68 5.04 2.96 8.88

. 5.28 3.04 9.12

.8 5.52 3.12 9.36

. - 5.76 0 3.2 9.60

2 00 6.00 41 ........ 3.28 . 9.84

Notice All advmhinl to!)





dimmn'nuam: srdm





25 ........ .

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peela or change of to); In-





tendtd for the Clam'fltd Dcpartmm: mun ranch, thi: Mu nu

day: in advance afpublfm lion daft. ‘





 





 





MISCELLANEOUS





 





VEGETABLE PLANTS. 10 Million fine field grown

plants for sale. 12 Leading varieties. Cabbage and

tomato plants, 300, $1; 500, $1.50: 1000, $2.50;

10,000, $20. Mailed prepaid. Expressed 10000. $15.

Sweet potato 300. $1.50; 500, $2.00; 1000, $3.50 post—

paid. Expressed 10.000. $30 cash. Largest and oldest

growers in Virginia. Positively guarantee good order

delivery or money refunded. J. P. Council (.‘ompam’.

Franklin, Virginia.





 





.7: ‘

SEED Ems grown from certified Robust Seed in

condition fur planting. Germination practically 100

per cent. We believe this seed will give satisfaction

to the commercial grower. Price three dollars per





bushel. Freight prepaid on ten bushels or more.

Sccd from elite stock all contracted. A. B. Cook.

Owosso, Mich.





 





Cabbage and Tomato Plants, all is-

Postpaid. 500. $1.50: 1,000, $2.50.

$1.50 per 1,000: 10,000 and over,

Satisfaction guaranteed. Reference.

Bank of Tifton. Tifton Plant &

luau. Tifton. Ga.





FROST PROOF

riotics. Parcel

Express collect.

$1.00 per 1.000.

Bradstreet and

Potato Company.





 





MILLIONS hardy field grown cabbage plants. Wakes

fields, ‘(‘opeuhaucn and Flats, 300. 75."; 500. $1.25:

1,000, $2. Tomato st dard varieties. 300. $1.25: 500.

$1.50: 1.000, 52.50, a1 pos’tpaid. 10,000 either. ex—

pressed. $15. Good order delivery guaranteed or mon-

ey back. Maple Grove Plant Farms. Franklin. Va.





 





leading varieties.

500 $1.25: 1.000

and Aster

List free.





(‘ABBAGE PLANTS.

early and late. Prepaid, 100 451- ;.

$2.25. Express 5,000 $7.50. Cauliflower

100 050. Satisfaction guaranteed.

W. J. Myers. Rt. 2. Massillon, Ohm.





2.000.000





 





FOR SALE—4sbbsge. Tomato and Bermuda onion

plants. $1.00 per 1000. Sweet 'potato and Pepper

plants $2.00 per 1000, leading \anetics shipping daily.

Dorris Plant 00.. Valdosta. Ga.





1922 early yellow dent seed





LE-w .300 lb . .

FOR SA ‘ 5 Like to sell in bi:





 





m, 98 per cent germination.

co Martin Boflman. Carleton. Mich.‘

HEALTHY «290 Dunlap Strawberry. 8125:





PLANTS

300 Red Jersey Sweet Potato, $1.00 $2.15.





Postpaid Robert Bennett. Grandview: Indiana.





250





m mum's—zoo Dunlap Strawberry. 31.25%”





News m t . 1.00: Both. 32.15.

m Mintanidflem Indiana.





e1. C as. P. Reed. Howell. Mich.





CERTIFIED Potoskey Seed Potatoes 81.25 per bush. -

h





ORDERS now booked for best varieties of vegetable

plants at $10 per 1.000. Price of potted and flower-





 





S. C. RUFF LEGl-IORN Baby Chicks from good bib

mg strain. Willard Webster. Bath. Mich.





RICHARDSON'S ROCKY RIDGE pure Parks stru-

llgzarlrled Rock Baby Chicks. $16 per 100. Hum

10. .





 





POULTRY





 





RARRED ROCKS—Park's best pedigreed stock. ms



With M. A. (‘. and Dennison pedigreed cockerel?

Ilatchmg eggs $2 per 15; $5 per 50; $10 per 100.

(hicks $20 per 100. Prepaid by parcel post. R. G.

lurby. Route 1. East Lansing, Mil-h. -





TURKEY EGGS from our famous pure-bred Mam-





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





' t ~ t' .



gingelse’alfmllfich?!) applha 1011. Chelsea Greenhoua moth Bronze, Bourbon Red, Narragansett, White Hol-

‘Ijand .flockrs. 15 rcasVovns why we have the greatest

argams or you. alter Bron, Powhatan Poin



BE A BRICKLAY'ER.—Good Pay. Interesting out- Ohio. 3 t'



door work. Tuition $25.00 per month, five days per



week, eight hours per day. Course four to six months. STOCK and Eggs by 100 or 1.000 lots. all leading



according to student's ability. Send for Circular. Varieties Chickens, Ducks. Geese, Bantams. Guineas.



Associated Building Employers of Michigan. 123 A. Turkeys. FOX Terrier Pups, Write your wants. Jess-



B. E. Building. Grand Rapids. Mich. Burnsnde. Judson. ind.



. . , STOCK E — '. » ‘ -

\VANTED—Standiug timber of all kinds. Good prices. Reds & Enlofiis $13113; 51,5 :W55 Rigid??? [gigém

Chas.‘ L. Bertch, 57 Oakdalc Bl\d.. Pleasant Ridge, Turkeys. Ducks & wa, Indianapolis winners. W.

Detroxt. (7. Jackson. It. 3, South Bend, Ind.



FOR SALE—3 Portable Saw Mills. First (‘lass Condi- , .

tion. Priced right. llill~l‘urtis m, Kalamazoo. Mich. 5- 0- BLACK MINORI‘AS *Hcav." birds. Northrup





 





 





REAL ESTATE





FOR SALE—01d cut-ovur land, Shel-p Rum-h and

Farm Tracts on 10mg,r time cash payments or on Ale

falfa Seed Crop payment plan. John G. Ix'rauth,

I‘lillersburg. Prcsquo 1510 County. Mich. ‘





 





 





FOR SALE—320-ar-rc farm, partially improved, in

Isabella County. Will sell or trade for income-pay-





 





ing properly. Briumn F. Hall. Balding. Mil-h.

FOR SALE—Farm 113 acres. R—room house. farm

buildings. 1~i acres hardwood. 2 acres orchard, clover





land. Price $4,000. F. J. Edwards. Bath. Blirh” 11.1.





PET STOCK





('OIIIH





 





THOROUGHBRED ten weeks' old.





Pupics,





 





Mules, $10; fl-malvs. $5.00. Also Jersey Black Giant

hatching eggs. $1.50 pur wiring. (‘liit-ks, 30c 63(‘Il.

Some of my sin-'1; is din-wt lmm lZ—lh. hens and

15<1b. cock. J, (l. Iliclwrr, Middleton, Mich.



GERMAN SHEl'HllIRD-r—Airedalos. ("ollies. Old Eng





lish Shepherd dogs, puppies. 10u Illustrated instruc-





 





 





 





 





tive list. W. R. Watson. Boxiifv .Mm-nu. Mo.

TOBACCO



IIOMESI’UN TOBACCO. (‘Imwing 5103.. $1.75:



tcu $3. Smoking 5 lbs” $1.25; tun, $2. Pay when



rel-(lived. pipe and rm-ipc free. Farmers' Union,



Paducah. Ky.



HOMESPUN TOBACCO: Chewing. five pounds,



$1.75; ten, $3; smoking. five pounds. $1.25; ten,



$2: pay when received. pipe and rooms free.



(Jo-operative Farmers, Paducah. Kentucky.





 





TOBACCO—Write for Special Prices, Big Sample 25c.

Troutt & Son. Hickory, Ky.





BABY CHICKS





 





BABY (‘IIICKSM20 leading varieties, hatched from

heavy laying strains: live delivcry guaranteed any-

where in the U. 8.; lowest prices over offered. Write

for catalog and price list. .Miller Hatcheries. Box 051,

Lancaster. Mo. '





BRED T0 LAY Barred Rock Chicks of quality. (‘ull-

ed by experts. $15.00 per Hundred. after May 15th.

813.00. Postpaid. Delivery guaranteed. Order from

this at. Krueper Poultry Farm 8: Hatchery. Milan,

Michigan.



BABY CHICKS—Rocks, Reds. Silver L. Wyandottes.

White Wysndottes. Anconas. White and Brown Leg

horns and Mixed. have been culled and inspected.

Reduced prices after May 20th. Sheppard Poultry

Farm. Limhfleld. Mich.





BABY CHICKS from heavy-laying strains. All lead-





 





 





SALE—Certifled Russet Rural seed potatoes $1.00

FORM. Sen-adeus Farm. Oscods. Mich. .





 





«business.





 





eeds. Low rices. Prepaid. Live delivery

that-2:303? Catalog Fees. Smith Bros.’ Hatcheries.

Mexico, M0.





strain. [latching cups. $1.50 for 15.





$8.00 e l .

J. Deedrick. Vassar. Mich. p r 00





 





S. C. BROWN LITGHORNSARecord producers. FMII

selected range eggs postpaid. 30. $2.40: 45. $3.10:





100. $5.75. Floyd Rah-\x'tsnn. Lexington. Indiana.





SNOIVY WHITE ROCKS, Fishcl strain.

mid, 15*55'150; 507 $3.75: 100—37.00.

Dolmhoil’. Yanburcn. Ohio. .





EEK! Dro-

Mrs. Ear!





 





ROSE COMB Rhode Island Reds. Han-hing Eggs 31.25

per 15. Postpaid. Mrs. Albert Harwood. R. 4.

Charievolx, Mich.





PULLETS 5.000 Bun-on While Leghorns. Barred

Ron-k, Brown lmghorus for June-July delivery. Writ.

for prices. II. Knoll, .lr.. It. 1. Holland. Mich.





TEN EGGS

pure R. I.

Mrs. Amy





pure Toulouse goose. $5.00.

Ilmls. $1.50.

Souihworth.





Fifteen 0883-

Insuh-d parcel post prepaid.

('asmpolis, .\Ii('h.. R. 2.





SINGLE (‘OMB REDS

will be half price.

:83 Humor SL.





. lion-him: eggs, from all pens.

nttur May first. Harry J. Thais.

Buff]:- (‘rmikz Miv'h.





 





EGGS—From Mammoth Bronze Turkeys 45c

Barred Rocks. show and utility stock, $1.00 to





each:

_ . ‘ $1.50

a. setting. Dawsons Iiarm. Muskl-gon. Mich.





 





 





\‘VHI'I‘E HOLLAND TURKEYS~Addressed. stamped

envelope for quick replg. Alden Whltcomb. Bypass





(‘cntcn Mich.





 





\VHITE WYANDOTTIES Exclusively.





Eggs $4.50 W

100. unions.





Prepaid. Raymond Eash. Shipshewana. I

SILVER LACED and W'liitc Wyandottes. .50

per 15, Prepaid. C. W. 19ch

SCILIAN Button-up eggs. $1.50 per 15. $2.50 r

Lloyd Prause. Maple City, Michigan. pg 80.





 





Essa

Browning. Portland.





TURKEY EGGS—White Holland. 50 cents each, post-

paid. Mrs. Frances Lindbcrg. Hesscl. Mich.





:3 HELP WANTED





7

for vacation work. $210 for 60 due.

with commissions and railway fare. Will be mm.

A splendid opportunity to make money all!

not experience in efficient business methods. Give b-

tails of training and experience. Write Dept. “B."

Park Avenue Bldg. Detroit, Mich.





MASON sold 18 Comet Sprayers and Automatic:





TEACHER





one aturday. Profits $2.50 each. Particulars free.

Ilists. (liséred 30 years. Rusler 00.. Johnstown. Ohio.

0X - 1. «’





 





SELL GOAL in Carload Lots—Side or main line. Rx-

penence Unnecessary. Earn week's pay in an Mir.

Li account it except. :1



Coal Company. 886 Cual Exchange_Bldg.. Chicago.





WANTED-Farm hand. married preferred. State gr:

perience and wages wanted. Paul Klueter. Sslllm‘





 





Mich igan.





 





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Choosing a motor oil is a matter of .following advice. Unless you are technically trained

and . have complete laboratory facflities, you cannot

lubrication is as technlcal as Is medicine or law.





You cannot see the duality in Oil. Only the petroleum chemist can sa

There is one right oi

adV1ce of the Standard Oil Company (Indiana) hig





‘ Whose AdVice





! Are You Going Take?





for your tractor.





How are on goin to know;





y train





owners in the Middle West have done this and are using





 





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Tractor Chart of





Recommendations

TBACTORS Trade Nun. MotorOll

Trifle "In"! MW 0" Monarch ................... 11

Adaptable .................. H. Nikon 8. H

“madman. 6-12 ........ R . ...................... ,

Allis-Chalmers, Other Models.S. H. Oil-G“ ..................... E. H.

All Work ................... S. H. Peoria ...................... E H.

findlretvga-Kincado ............ I83. g. Pioneer ..................... E. H.



ppe ll ................... . .



Aultman-Taylor, 1530 ....... 3- 3- $33.11.:::::::::::::::& B.

fifmlggylor.0therM°dels-% 3- Rumiiey, on Pull, 12-20. 10-80



A ’C.&IB ' "" l " R850 r'::::H: an .................

A333. Track Runner ........ S. H. fim’ Other Models """" E‘ H

Avery, Other M odeia ......... E. H. ......................

Bates Steel M ule, Mi dw eat gawk“; ................... S. H



Motor .................... S H. Square'l‘iirn.'.'::::::::::.'.::E.H.

3:? 0th” M°d°h- ‘1 """ 181' H Bunsen ..................... 8. H.

Emmaijiiiiiiiiiiiiin Titan ...................... 8.3.

Big Farmer. .y. .............. E. H. Tow-Stewart. . . . . . L ........ 8- H-

gm $3113: .1240“de 811' H. Townsend’IIIIIZIZIZIIIIEH.

Case, Other Models .......... E. H. “3:"; ------------------ - E



lam F .................. H: Twill: c- ''''''''''''''''' B

Cletnc w ................. 3. H. W. IMO and M- - .5 -

Colemn'n ................... E. H. M Clty' Other Models """ E’ H‘

om ....................... s. H. Um!" Sun ------------------ s H-



e a H Wallis ...................... a B.

Eng """"""""""" S H: Waterloo Boy ............... S. H.

Ellwood.'.'.'.'.'.‘.'.'.'.'.'.:1.1121211 gfit‘m’? ------------------- & g~

Farm Home ................. E. H. mm """"""""" '

Fitch ....................... E. H. CULTIVATORS

Flour City. Junior and mums, H. ...................... H.

Flour City. Other Models. . . . .E. H. ........................ H.

gordson .................... 189. g Avery ---------------------- H.



0} ------------------------- - Boiler ...................... H.

Fuck ...................... S. H. Beam .................... E

Gray ....................... B. H. 30113118 ..................... H.

Bart-Parr .................. E. 11 30mg --------------------- H

EeltuZ-T ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, fi 11, Contour .................... H.



0 on ----------------- Do-It-All ................... 8. H.

Egg?” ““1?" j j j : : : j I :g' g: International ................ 1!.

Indiana ___________________ H. Kimmie .................... H.

International ............... H. Merry Garden .............. M.

J. T ....................... E. H. MW" MWWW --------- a H-

Kluinb ..................... E. B. New Brim ---------------- E-



Red E ..................... H.

La Crone .................. E. H.

Lennon ..................... 8. H. Spry Wheel ................. E. H.

Leonard -------------------- g- g- Utilator .................... H.

Liberty.'.....'.‘.l.'.....-.':::::::::E. H:

Lincoln... . . ; ................ s. :1 KEY

Little Gm ................. s H. n—poiarine Light

McCormick-During ......... . IL—Polarlne Medium

fiinnmpolllis. (1)235 “fig?“ -% g n.—Polarine Heavy

1%? f”. . . f7 ..... ". . : : is: m s.n.—roiarinesm-mem

M e ..................... B. H. EE—Polaflne Extra Heavy





 





- N. B. -:For ‘recémmendauons of grades of Polarine to





use in automobiles and trucks consult chart at any





Standard Oil Company (Indiana) station.





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





THE PERFECT MOTOR on.





Made in Five Grades





They are convinced that the Standard Oil Company (Indiana)

knows how to make good motor oil and experience has proved

that their confidence is well-grounded. \





Buying lubrication from the Standard Oil Company (Indiana) is

like buying expert legal talent or medical adv1ce. You are

buying the best scientific knowledge of its kind. .





Even refiners use Polarine—one of them writes he finds it

cheapest and best. He says, “and I_ formerly refined petroleum

for seven years; I know good gasoline and good 011.”





Polarine will keep your tractor in first-class condition -- give

longer life to your motor—more power from your fuel—reduce

carbon deposit and repair bills. “





Polarine retains its body under varying working conditions and

distributes freely to all moving parts.





Follow the chart at the left. It is scientific. It assures you

the right oil for maximum efficiency from your particular

tractor or truck. '





   





 





safely choose for yourself, because





which oil is right.

By following the

experts Thousands of tractor





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