‘\ \M. f K‘- A: I ONE YEAR ”.00 FIVE YEARS 83.00 -_ ‘ TIhfi:II/Ix7,“1flf>'37:. (A ’ EK/c v __-/\. 'H i'HI'Hlex u! a, ‘ '— voz; cnx'm. No. 2 “Auk Hyman! 461g. "Amum, =: T 'f ‘ ' , ‘ H ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ “ V “v‘ 'wim ‘Iunmx'bIHH‘u‘nm MHHMHIHII 1 ,. ,, » A ~ 7— A ._ ~—-.__—_»__ A _— .- K ‘ b mama.{n.mnmmm.‘ ‘ - ‘. . 'Hmm{iuvAtatufiuifiuuwflC “- <’* ; "’7 .___.__1-__-_. .._.._____.____; ’ , . ‘ - ‘. , v__~_ ._ , , A -"Hjlfllitll‘llflllfllllHIlHjHHHIHlH}x.\>.|L,‘C\I 11063 t“ ‘ ,. _ _ “’5 *\ eed' SEEM ‘ to keep them healthv. thriftyanicl _ . _ 'fedinaverydiluteformwithexcellefitresults-smlessthan ' onecent a gallon. WalterLNash‘, moan. writes. “Several of my fall pigs had died from Necro'tic Enteritm'Since I commenced feeding SemLSolid I have “not lost another pig.“- " $esafe.§ct:ome8¢mi-Solidroday ' , ‘ CONSOLIDATED PRODUCTSCO. ,‘ :- 4750 Sheridan Road \ Dem.- 900 ‘ ” thcago,\lllinois .r .25!!! Tile and Wood 1705' The certain increase in production by feeding ood silage often doubles net profits. It has n proven over and over by thousands who for over 30 years have used Kalamazoo Silos. ' ciet‘y’ toarvgv‘gmcuwiu‘beghéia mince. #d ‘ The American Pomoiogists will en- ter the state from‘ Indiana and will meet the Michigan , fruit growers at the Hotel Ewan in Benton Harbor On Sunday, July 20. The Michigan tour will start from there on Monday, July 2].; at 8:00 A. M. At 9:30 A. M. the first stop will be made at William E. Daley‘s déwberry farm at Riverside; " 10:15 A. M., Friday 'Brothers’ cherry and apple orchards at Coloma; 11:00 A. M., Robert Sherwood’s 300-acre ap- dlnner at Carl Buskirk’s farm near Paw Paw, served by Gliddenburg Lad- ple orchard, Watervliet; 1:00 P. M., Everlasting Kalamazoo Silos tile and wood silos and glazed tile for all buildings. so terms to early buyers. Free estimates. . ' KALAMAZOO TANK a 811.0 00.. BENZ“: KALAMAZOO, Silos—Better Ensilage are built right. stay right. make better silage—no spoilage. Pay for themselves. Inves- tigate—get the facts. Write for handsome free bgik on ‘ies’ Aid. Speakers from the American .Pomological Society will talk after lunch; 3:00 P. M., drive through Paw Paw grape belt with short stops at vineyards owned by Tom Woodman, 41 ll . . g 5 Fordson plowing was a step in the elimina- tion of plowing drudgery. In the new Oliver No. 7—A you will find another im- portant forward move in better plowing, easily accomplished. You will find the Oliver No. 7—A different —so simple in construction, so easy to operate. It will penetrate in hard soils as in more favorable conditions. When you see this plow, note the excep- tional clearance which permits good plow- ing in trashy fields. See how a powerful screw sets the depth and allows ’the : ride". FORDSON 4 bottoms to be raised clear of the ground even with the plow standing still. Grasp the handy controls which. permits all ad— justments from the tractor seat. There is a power lift, of course. Wheels, not landsidos, carry the weight of the plow, making lightest draft and even depth furrows so desirable for a good seed bed. The hitch can be rigid or flexible as your field requires. As for the work of the plow itself—wwe ask you to . see it and compare it with your exacting standard of quality plowing. See Any Authorized Ford Dealer LL—D states. 8:00 A. M., 'e‘asternftlme, leave £5513: _ maaoo tor. Battle—Sr 0k and; Marshall? ‘ t . Albion, where" one fourteen'myeareold' Spy tree produced thirty ,bu'shels “of son; 1:00 P. M., leave Jackson for L. ”Whitney Watkins’ Sixty-five-acre apple orchard near Manchester; 4500' P. M., Huron Farms (30., Ann Arbor. where. ‘mechan‘lcal cold‘ storage-plant of 20,-. ODD-bushel Capacity is under construc- , 1'- '04.?" .g- .10;.00§A» M-{Stn’ ; “ chardii, Mara-m; 10:30 A. M., Far-le'y- Brothers? faringg; fruit in 1923; noon, dinner in reach; “ tion. .The night will be spent in Ann «3* Arbor. ‘ _ wednesrlay, July 23. - Eight A._ M.,. eastern time, drive through university campus; thence to Oakland county; 9:30‘A. M., Fred P. Simons ,& Son orchard, 125 acres of apples, air-cooled storage; 10:00 A. M., John Lathrop orchard, forty acres into apples”; 10:30 A. M., drive through 'D. B. Button’s orchard; 11:00 A. M.,. C. H. Halstead’s orchard; noon, din- ner at Orchard Lake; 1:00-p. m., talks by speakers for American Pomological Society; 2:00 P. M., leave Orchard Lake for drive through-Wabeek farms owned by James S. Couzens, to the dusted orchards of Edwin S. George; 4:00 P. M., Sly fruit farm, Birming- ham. C . Many of the» growers will continue on the‘ tour into Ohio and eastern ‘ The American Pomological ciety will start its tour in Kentucky on July 14, and then will pass through Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, Mary- land, West Virginia, Virginia, Pennsyl- vania, New York, New Jersey, Con- necticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, ' Maine, Nnew Hampshire and Vermont. The tour will end August 24 in west. ern Massachusetts. I PUT OVER BIG PROGRAM. ' OUR hundred and twenty-eight thousand ' demonstrations of the latest improved methods of conduct~ ing farm and home activities were carried to completion’by 250,000 club boys and girls during 1923, and the results called to the attention of the communities in which they were held, according to figures assembled by the states’ extension workers in the de- partment of agriculture. ' In these demonstrations 43,000 acres of crops, valued .at, $2,000,000 were grown; 105,000 farm-animals were fed and cared for until they reached a val- ue of $3,000,000; and 563,000 head of poultry, valued at $978,000 were raised. WHAT THE GIRLS DID. GIRL club members prepared dur- ing the year 103,000 well-balanced and well-served meals in their own homes and 192,000 hot school lunches; baked 102,000 loaves of bread; canned 1,848,000 quarts of fruits, vegetables 'and meats; dried 196,000 pounds of food; and brined and cured 106,000 pounds of meats. More than 528,000 articles of clothing, valued at $647,000, were constructed, remodeled or select— ed by club standards of suitability, healthfulness andgbecomingness. STORAGE BUTTER ABOVE NORMAL. HERE werel22,328,000 pounds of creamery butter in storage, com. pared with 10,112,000 pounds in 1923, and ,a five-year average of 17,461,000 pounds; American cheese, 27,148,000, compared with 17,507,000 poun-ds‘in 1923, and ‘a fiveey-ear average of 15,- 350,000 pounds. Notwithstanding the fact that this is the ,flush. season for milk produc- tion, and the largest amount of butter three increases sin??? June 1,, in storage, butter prices have made'- U 4 . .»~.._ -J‘”. .. .9, ' June. poem-9 5” ED WEEKMK . ' . \AM ’ cl m. ,. ’DHE 0’ 551' ABLIS . .3 A Practical Journal for the“ Rural Family ‘utcnlcsu Q. . SECTION THE CAPPBR FARM PRESS ”QUALITY A RELIAsILITY SERVICE . m NU MBER TWO " How and W fiere Mi: Imported Pest 15‘ W orémg Havoc HE states of Ohio, Indiana, 1111- nois and Iowa, constituting the ' world’s greatest food-producing area, are threatened by the advance of the European corn‘ borer. When first European Corn Borer at Work in a Mature Ear of Sweet Corn. ‘ I . A New Light In the East By]. C. {discovered .the- European corn borer had occupied an area of about 100 square miles in the vicinity of Boston, Massachusetts. That was in 1917. In the past 'five years eit-has spread over a total area of nearly 7,700 square miles. The insect gained a foothold in a section north of Lake Erie in Ontario, Canada. Later it penetrated the territory along the American shore of the lake in New York, Ohio and southeastern Michigan. Last year a marked‘spread of the insects was not- ed in northWestern Ohio which is the beginning of the great corn belt of our country. This startling advance so aroused the corn-growing states that Indiana and Illinois, the latter two hundred miles from the front, is sending experts to ‘Ohio to cooperate in the work of eradication. Canadian authorities are working hand in hand with the corn states experts in an effort to stem the seemingly relentless tide. The damage to corn is done by the larvae, or borers, chiefly in the ears and stalks, but they also drill tunnels within the midrib of the leaf, the tas- sel, the brace roots, and the stubble. Gilbert Plants other than corn are also at- tacked by this ravenous insegt. A conspicuous sign of infestation in a field of growing corn is the breaking fi .5 ul- 1"- .!'-'-= 1'. fit q. k 1| 2| 1::- "' :I' {sf-ta! II“: 'm ‘ .I'III .0 p a: :.r s:- {I 1 Q V '¢.' " s O m 0 This _Map Shows the Areas Nnow Suf- fering from the Depredations or this Imported Pest. over of tassel stalks caused by the larvae’s boring. There are several in- sects that may be mistaken for the corn borer, among them the corn ear- worm, the stalk—borer, the smartweed borer, the celery stalkworm, the lined stalk-borer, and the larger cornstalk- . borer, but the breaking over of tassel . stalks is almost always the work of .p‘ the corn borer. ‘ How the Borer Looks at Various Stages in its Development. For Me first Time in Four: ‘ Year: tfle W flea! Grower Awe/tens lo See Flee/termg Rays of Hope 272 Me [Veto/y fldlufled Supply and Demand ' By the Market Man HE prospective carryover on wheat on July 1 in various ex- porting countries will be.75,000,- '000 to 100,000,000 bushelsfless than expected eight [months ago. when the outcome of the harvest for 1923 was becoming known. Now crop prospects promise considerable less wheat for export than has been available for the last twelve manths, not only in this country but in other exporting coun- tries. The requirements of importing countries Will not be much less and they may be greater. Conditions Always Changing. Subsequent changes in weather and crop conditions in this country and abroad may modify the present out- rlook, either on the side of higher pro- duction with lower prices, or lower production with higher prices. There are some indications, for example, that the July 1 forecast for the United States will show an increase over A 'big European potato crop might reduce the amount of wheat needed, just as the small potato crop ‘seems to have had the opposite effect in the past year. ‘vent wheat prices in the next twelve months from averaging higher than in the last twelve. Our 1924 surplus Not a Burden. So far as the United States alone is concerned. if the present crop fore- cast is fulfilled, the calculated surplus I allow in: formnly a. normal car- But it will reguire - “ an extremely‘drastic change to pre— for wheat, such as the West Indies and some American millers have for- eign outlets for their flour brands. As a result, part of our wheat and flour will be sold for export even at prices above the world level. The spring Wheat crop includes around 50,000,000 bushels of durum, most of .which is sold for export. ' Inferior varieties and low-grade wheat and flour also may be sold for export at the world price level without great detriment to do- mestic prices for good milling wheat. The United States also has a defi- nite period in which it has been the main reliance of importing countries. While most of the world’s wheat is harvested during the summer and fall months, the harvest is under way in some part of the globe every month of the year. New crop Canadian wheat is not available in quantity un- til October. Argentina and Australia usually dispose of the bulk of their surpluses by July and shipments from their new crops harvested in Decem- ber and January cannot reach Euro- pean ports until around ‘the first of March. As a result, the United States always hasa chance to sell to advan— tage for export during the summer and early fall months. It does not seem difficult to dispose of such a sur- plus as we will have this year, based on present crop conditions. This means that prices in this country most of the year should be above the world level and, in view of the change that has taken place in the general situation, the world level should be higher than it has been during the last twelve months. UNITED STATES WHEAT CROP OF PRE-WAR SIZE AVERAGE ”09,1913 1918 1919 1920 1921 l 1922 I 1923] um BUSHELS :WHEAT CROP mags Mom —ACREAG£ NET EXPORTS, YEARS -BEGINNM JULY I m! l \v/ /rw—- /l M‘ , A _ \Nr / ‘ z \\ -. PW. ; 4 s ‘7 !EW :— ~;___— —; _; ' I ' g ~ .. I; _ 4; N m 4. __ .1 _/ .. _/ _ ,. - d 7 4 5 . ‘ *_ z r i [I' \\\T\\\\ 1 ES '0 .in the United States. In still another direction there is room for some optimism. Events are moving slowly but inevitably toward an industrial revival in Europe which. will increase European buying power. This should help to lift the world price level for wheat. How High Should Wheat Go? All this is not to be construed as a forecast of highly profitable prices for wheat producers in the United States. A crop failure may occur, of course, and put the market up to an exorbitant figure. Barring such an ac- cident, however, the market will have " responded most admirably to the changes now evident in the world’s' situation if wheat prices average twenty—five to thirty-five cents higher in the next year than in the last one. Further Curtailment in United States ‘ Justified. Taking a long distance view, there. , are still a‘number of cautions which should be kept before the American wheat grower. Canada, Argentina and Australia have not yet exhausted their possibilities for expansion of the wheat: industry in the natural growth and de» velopment of their lands. Russia, Siberia and the Balkan states will gradually restore their wheat produc- tion and furnish the pre—war amounts for export. That means that some . country must export less or all must: lower their prices. Production costs a" in all these countries are lower than. 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" There has been no suggestion that any dishonest“ exists. There probably is nothing unique about this situation. A committee representing the board of supervisors and a number of local and county organizations recently in- vestigated the county’s affairs and made a report. This committee asks for the introduction of business meth- ods in conducting the county’s busi- ness; that all purchases be made through the purchasing agent: all claims be passed upon by county auditor; that the dispensing of poor relief and allowances under the Moth- ers’ Pension Law be done with greater care, and that a system of debt retire- ment over a period of years that will extinguish bonded debts and bank ov- er-drafts be inaugurated. What has happened in Chippewa is likely to happen in any county, if strict adherence to sound business practices is not followed. This is one of the ways in which citizens, through their local farmers’ or business organ- izations, may do themselves a good ' turn by making the conduct of county and township business a regular issue for study, discussion and action. URING the recent The slump many see— . tions of the country Dairy have come to the re- Industry alization that diversi- fication is safest for continued agricultural prosperity. In this diversification dairying has be- come a. leading factor, perhaps be- cause the states in which dairying has been prominent have weathered the storms of depression best. Dairying almost necessary. Furthermore, dairying puts farming on a substantial basis from a fertility as well as a financial standpoint. It takes less from the soil; it gIVes a failures. ’ 5For these reasons dairy farming has increased rapidly during the past few years. Statistics show a twenty-three per cent increase in the value of dairy products during the past year. Dairy fimducts constitute twenty-one per cent of the total agricultural produc- - imately a hair-tanner that ‘ itself, also, makes diveisified faiming . year-around income; it knows no crop. imp m cam Hahn-nu , . "V this country. However,,‘ despite this grant produc- , tion, dairy production will continue t9 increase, as many .of the western states are turning their attention to the milch cow in their diversification} attempts - ~ ' 9' ‘ -. We are not likely to have over-pro ' duction, as new‘ and more abundant Nu .uses for milk products are being de veloped to the betterment of public health. ‘ But’vmilk products will-11,012,119 scarce and prices will not 'be higher. perhaps lower. Therefore, it behoOves the present producer of milk products to use all available means to get on an efficient basis of production Bet- ter breeding, betterfeeding, constant testingto find the poorer members of the herd, and their elimination, will become more and morees‘sentials of successful dairying. UR slow progress The toward the prac- Two tice of sound princi- ' , ples in farmers’ busi- Ways ness- organizations is typical of most every progressive movement made by man. In an effort to discover the factors ‘ contributing to the success of mutual institutions among farmers, one invar- iably finds himself confronted with the old idea that it is easy to get to the bad place but hard to reach the good. Here, as elsewhere, the broad way leads to destructioni~ The boart of directors which does not make a deter- mined effort to learn the sound busi- ness principles that will take it through the narrow way to success, will find the business at an early date sliding down the broad expanse to- ward the habitation of fallen angels. These unhappy endings come to a Wide variety of victims. There ap- pears to be no respect for those who undertake to do things for their fel- lowmen, even when prompted by a selffisacrificing spirit and a high pur- Naturally, therefore. myccopera- .tive associations have failed: tc meet the expectations of the members, not " through a lack of moral fiber in the _men at the head, but through a lack of definite working knowledge of the business they have undertaken. Often these leaders would Iaugh.a-t‘the farm- ing attempts of a city man, but with the utmost confidence they will step from behind the plow to direct a fifty or hundred thousand dollar elevator institution- , The imperative need is exact knowl-‘ edge based upon experiences of hot one but a thousand farmers’~ business associations. 'The federal bureau of agricultural" economics is now gather- ing information on these practices of cooperait’ve enterpriSes. Michigan will contribute her full share in this co- operative study of cooperative busi- ness. seen fit to say 0 n _ EmOtlJ’ something about A" . “emoshun, ” so we feel Pro motion prompted to say a few words about the subject ourselves It is true that emo- tions add much to life’s interest. Life would be a dreary thing without them, but they add much to life’s complexi- ties. They bring'both trouble and hap- piness. They often interfere with good judgment. The battle between emo- tion and good judgment is often a strenuous one. ' Emotions are involved in most every activity of life. Most business is done on the emotional basis and, being so, good business is often inte1 fei ed with. Our most notable business success has eliminated emotion from business as much as possible and is doing busi- ness on cold, hard facts. In politics—well, written the democratic convention is still a continuous performance of vot- Our C itz'zemézp C reed AM living under a government—~and am myself a part of such govern- ment—whe1 em at least an elementary knowledge of the nature and prin- ciples of this government must be generally diffused among the great mass of its citizens. I therefore believe it to be my duty to inform myself on VAmeiican history, the foundations of our government as embodied in the United States Constitution, and the application of the principles therein contained to present- -day problems 0 INCE ours is a governmento same token a government of and by public opinion. duty as a good citizen to help form public opinion of, for and by the people, it is by the very It is, therefore, my in the community in which I have lived in order that all citizens may hold intelligent, just, and humane views on governmental questions and endeavor to have such views embodied in our laws. \ INCE popular government is shaped in the first instance by the exercise of suffrage, it is one of my primary duties as a good American citizen to cast my ballot in all local, state and national elections and to urge my fel- low-citizens to do the same “INCE ours is “a government of laws and not of men,” and since an or- derly government Can exist only through laws justly administered and im- partially enforced, I declare it to be my duty as a good citizen to serve as a juror whenever summoned, and to use my influence in every proper way to the end that lawyers, judges and jurors so conduct the administration of justice as to entitle the law and the courts to popular approval and support. BELIEVE that we Americans have the best government that has ever been created the freest and the most just for all the people—and that it is my duty to uphold and defend this government at all times. that just as the “Minute Man of the Revolution” I believe was ready upon a mo- ment’s notice to defend his rights against foreign usurpation, it is my duty as a patriotic American to be a “Minute Man of the Constitution,” at all times to defend the long- -estab1ished and cherished institutions of our, ready government against attacks, either from within or without, and to do my part in preserving the blessings of liberty for which my Revolutionary fore- fathers feught and died. BELIEVE that as a good American citizen I must maintain continuously a civic consciousness and conscience; that my country needs my active service in times of peace no less than in war; that patriotism must be‘a constituent, part of myreligion; that no prouder beast can" emanate from. my lips than truly to declare, “I am an American citizen," and that as an American citizen the Constitution of the United States ought to be as ac- ;tual a part of my life and of my religion-as the Sermon on the Mount. I We subscribe to the above citizenship creed which was adopted by the ' American Bar Association at its repent annual gathering.‘ '1 4. the winning candidacy . ‘ Practically all or our public metals * ' are elected 9n the emotional appeal. > *It is too bad that this is so, as run-«11:. ning the government is the greatest . business in this country, and to make» ‘ ‘ " 0 UR friend Hy has" as this is being ' inst, some one little emotional a _ throw the whole «delegation this government the most efficient it should be run on known principles or. , good government instead of being mn- ’ dered by wiles and prejudices, 'hato and heart robs. . Emotions will always be a part of- human life. But, the‘great hope for the promotion of civilization will be in the individual- and collective practice of self-control so that emotions will help and» not hinder, and will be. kept in subjection when the tendency comes to use them instead of well establish- ed sCientiflc principles in the various activities of life. Ema/mm -‘ OSHUNS and emoshuns is nearly spelt the same, but they ain‘t the same. Fer inst, the‘ pendulum of a. .clock kin ,swing and make a tick._.every time, but it ain’t got no emoshun. But when a‘dog swings his tail he is emot- int And it makes lots 0' dimerence the way he swings his tail, 'cause it shows the kinda emotin’ he’s doin’. .And a cat’s tail—wowl—what that means sometimes, hey? Well, you kin moshun without emot- in’, or you kin emote without much moshun. A drop of the eyelid some- times‘means a letter emoshun, and a. drop 0’ whiskey sometimes starts a. lotta moshun, shun, too. and Because 0’ that they don’t allow it no more; it is too hard on' th e feelin's 0’ folks. You’re emptin’ most all the time, ’cause sendin’ wireless messages to other folkses about what you are and what you are think- in’. Sometimes you kin send false messages, but one what kin read emo- shuns well, kin generally read them right. They is some folkses, principally womin, what kin emote for effect. Fer there was one, of them womin what was dressed like a newly painted red barn. She got emotin' around me. Well, I says, “Now see here, you stop, your broadcastin’. I get your S. O. S., but to me S. O. S. means safety or sorrow. So, go home and darn your stockin’s.” She thought Iwas as green as I looked, but I guess I convinced her she was color blind. Emoshuns is the greatest things in life, ’cause they make life interestin’. There is so many kinds of them and we never know how things is goin’ to make us emote. There is some things what make us sympathetic and there is others what make us madder than a hornet. There is some what make us laugh and others what make us cry. What would life be if there wasn’t something to play tunes on our heart strings. It is the sad and the bad tunes, or emoshuns, what often make the glad and the good more ap- preciated. Sofie\just come and told me that I better stop emotin’ and get into mosh- up, ’cause there’s corn ta hoe. That kinda started a bad emoshun, but I guess I gotta do it anyhow. Corn ain’t got no emoshuns, but it certainly seems like it appreciates good hoein’. So here it goes fer thesake of the corn. I kinda like ta do things when they is appreciated. HY SYCKLE. From the standpoint of vaMa-daflm sometimes .emok .your’e. » 1 w ,, TheKingsley Cooperative Marketing Afibclfitlpn. ’isy'report‘e‘d‘ to ' he the, first‘ toisign up mason; numbed acres . oti‘gpotatoes underpins new marketing GrowersiLrExchange. j , .-..\ ,.. *MVL“ , .‘.. ~-‘-~.. ‘ 'Under" arrangements . made by the Michigan Agricultural College it is net necessary for one to; be a member of any organisation tossebu-re the advan- tages of the potato field inspection work~ in‘lthe' production of certified seed. .. '. ,eontraots of; the", Michigan ”Potato, . - Members of the new profession now growing up in our rural communities, the expert poultry,culler, had oppor- ' tunity to improve their skill at the one ’ week’s school held. at the. M. A. C. ‘ during the last week of June. > - , Prof. R. H. Pettit, of the State Ex- ~ periment Station, recommends the use of,arsenate oflead at the rate-of one pound to fifty gallons of water for the leaf beetle troubling cherry orchards on the west sideg'of the state., Prospects for a short crop of apples in the northwest give hope that Mich- igan growers may have a look in' at prices this fall. Federal and state soil men are mak- ing surveys of Kent, Hillsdale, Barry and Muskegon counties this year. These surveys are done in detail, mak- ing available definite information as to the agricultural resources of any parcel of land in, the territory covered. The bean growers in certain locali- ties of the state are having trouble with the bean weevil. Reports fro-m Eaton and Ionia counties indicate that the damage is extensive in some fields. The Michigan Milk Producers’ As- sociation are now manufacturing sweet cream butter at its newly equipped Adrian plant. This plant was built by the association to aid in taking care ' of surplus milk in the Detroit area. Livingston county Guernsey breed- ers having affected an organization looking toward economy and efiiciency in the distribution of surplus stock, and in the general promotion of the breed. A. B. CrandelL'of Howell, is the secretary of the new organization. A big berry crop is to be put on the market by the Onekama Cooperative Association this, year. Progressive growers of that district believe they . troit. ’ amm Noges ‘ _ ‘ '.' h .3 _ ‘ . hematite-quality in their :berries to ; Justify the hope that they can build a ' ~strong marketing institution. ' ‘The wild berry crop i of northern . Michiganfis generally reported most promising this season. This includes blackberries, .huckleberries and rasp- . berries. . . The East Jordan Creamery recently shipped its first car of. cheese to De- Four milk routes serve this dairy manufacturing institution. A ‘half million dollar construction program now in progress, will greatly improve the facilities of the Michigan State Fair grounds and indirectly aid in putting on a bigger and better fair for Michigan people. Farmers’ Day at the Agricultural College this year. will'be held on Aug- ust 1. G. I. Christie, of Purdue Uni- versity, and Prof. J. T. Horner, of the M. A. C, will address the visitors. Michigan’s beet acreage this year is considerably increased, while stands are generally good. 'When the United States army se- cures foreign butter to supply her sol- diers in the Philippines, the farmers on this side are naturally peeved. LEss TAX MOVEMENT NEEDED. HE “Lower Taxes—Less Legisla- tion League”‘movement was start- ed none too soon, judging from the . report of the federal trade commis- sion on its taxation investigation, made pursuant to a senate resolution. The commission found that‘the total taxes paid by the American people for federal, state and local purposes in 1922 was over seven and three-fourths billions of dollars, which was an in- crease ot 127 per cent in five years. Federal taxes " Constituted about one- half of this amount. Between 1912 and 1922 the aggro gate net debt of the United States, the states and local governments increas- ed more than six-fold and was nearly thirty-two billions dollars in the lat- ter year. The national debt increased from about a billion to over twenty- two billions, while state and local gov- ernment debts combined increased from less than four billions to nearly nine billions. The farm premises can be made brighter and cleaner by the liberal use of some good Whitewash. The Tie That Binds By Harv Herr Of all the heroes up to date . That’s really numbered "mong the ‘ .great, Give me the guy to first create Hay wire. For, if the farm equipment fails, I don’t want rivets, screws or nails; Trot out the stud that ties the bales, Hay wire. , A belly—band goes on the blink, Aéame straprreaks. Tug busts a link. D we buy new ones? I don’t think, __ ~ Hay wire! The flivver’s headlight rattles loose, Or, else, the \coil gets out of juice,- , We bless the bird that can produce " , Hay wire. ~ . You snag your coat. Ashirt may rend. A utton pops, your pants distend. Wll at .hides your pelt from foe or . ~ 9 "To, name the best device today - For farmers, everyone Would say The sink stops up; ’phone doesn’t ring; The clock quits cold, ain’t worth a ding, Friend wife _ sings out: “Oh, Harv, please bring—— ,‘Hay wire!" 0 Our fences start to pull asunder, A spring-tooth drag goes all to thunder, _W':hat do we fix them with, I wonder? Hay wire. ' Your radio acts so erratic, It seems the air is full of static, ‘ “Oh, get me quick,” you yell, emphatic, “Hay Wire!" . > I crack a rib or bust my beak. My poor heart breaks. I out my cheek. I have no fear, can I but shriek ‘ Hay wire! So, should I ask each hick 'or jay ' [Hay wire! ,— the" O 1. Believe, world's champion Brown Swiss cow, and champion of a I breeds for down over 12 years of a e. Left—Gnomes INETTE. under whose care the record was made. ' ’ Right—F. P. MINET'rn. Sauk' Center. Minn. owner. lens-om Cow Makes World’s Record .75 Milked with a De Laval Again a cow milked with a De Laval Milker makes a world’s record—probably the most remarkable of the many great records made by De Laval-milked cows. This record was made by Believe, a purebrengrown Swiss cow owned by F. P. Minette & Son, Sank Center, Minn., who at the age of 13 years, 6 months and 5 days, started a yearl test and completed it by producing 25,8478 lbs. of milk - containing 1002.62 lbs. of butter—fat. This record not only makes Believe the greatest producer of all Brown Swiss cows, but also makes her the champion producer of all breeds for cows over 12 years of age. Believe was milked during the entire period with a De Laval Milker, and George Minette, under whose care the record was made, says: “ We have been using a De Laval Milker for over two years, and it has givenvery good satisfaction. We have used it eVery day and have just finished several Wonderful records, especially the one made by Believe. No doubt Believe, being a wonderful cow, would have made a good showing anyway. However it is only right that we give the De ' aval Mllker its credm? ' There is no question but that a De Laval Milker, because of its uniform, gentle and stimulating action, helps cows produce more milk, as records such as this are constantly proving. You may not be inter- ., ested in making big records, but you certainly want to produce more ~ , milk, of better quality, at less expense—and this a De Laval Milker will ? surely helpayou do. If you are milking ten or more cows by hand, you can soon pay for a De Laval. It is sold on such easy terms that you can use it while it is paying for itself. The De Laval Separator Company NEW YORK CHICAGO SAN FRANCISCO , 165 Broadway 29 E. Madison Street 5,61 Beale Street I Sooner «later you will use a I: Be Laval Milker and Cream Separator RY a Michigan Farmer Classified Liner—~They cost little and bring big results. See rates on5 page 35. The Safe Way Bin gham County I d_a 11 0 Buy Your Grimm Allalla Seed Direcl from the lnlroducerl For a permanent alfalfa acreage, sow Lyman’s Bingham County, Idaho, Grimm Seed—~the greatest forage crop and soil builder ever developed! The Lyman Sea] on every sack 'is " your guarantee of pedigreed seed, bred . from the orginal Grimm strain—pure individual stock—— unblended. Over 99% pure by test. Certified GENUINE. From early spring to late fall, Lyman’s Grimm thrives, pro- ducing three to four generous crops annually. This hardiest of all alfalfa stools so heavily, it requires but little seed for a full stand. Grown in the heart of the Aberdeen Sterling Black- foot district. MAKE ROOM FOR THIS PROTEIN-PRODUCER ON YOUR FARM! Send us your order to-day! Only a limited supply of seed left. While it lasts—rSOC per pound !. A. B. ‘LYMAN, lntroducer . 350 Water St., . Excelsior, Minnesota _ The Home of Grimm. IA Ifalfa! l By J. T. {LAT is the outlook» for agricul- ture for the present crop year? { The large crpps of the past few. gears, coupled with the general busi- , , s'depression, has caused the priCes ”of most agricultural products to . fall quite low. Only a few farm products- -;' ‘ have. remained high in price. These i 1, ' are wool, cotton and dairy products. ‘ In most sections of the country ' iluid milki’prices are on the decline and . butter prices are only slightly recov-‘ ' ; ering from a recent slump. The crop outlook is the most ,im- 'portant present factor affecting thel probable position of the farmer when the harvest is gathered'this fall.Crops are backward in almost.every section of the country. Cold weather and, heavy' rains have delayed planting and crop growth. Weather must be very favorable to offset the handicap at the start of the season. In some sections of the country the wheat crop is going , to be very short, while in others a ', good crop is anticipated. If produc- tion is decreased materially, due to bad growing conditions, there'is apt to be a shortage which will cause higher prices. Farmers who are wise are not de- pending upon higher prices to bring them profits. They look at something ' besides the price level. They realize that high prices do l 1 hat 21115 the Prospects ; Traiag a M at ti;- Fm” aft/z: Farming Banner: cessful manufacturer 'or atradei‘; gardless of. the business situationithe ‘ Horncr ~ sell on tlfl prevailing markets and still ' receive a profit. ‘ v" , '. This principle of cost;reduction ap-. , plies tolall phases of agriculture."The. most effective way to reduce costs is by following those 'practices which practical agriculture and science have proven to be"eificient and profitable. The production specialist is in the field now to assist farmers with prob-_ lems of production. These. problems: of production are not primarily those, of increased production, but those of efficient production which will result in good quality produce at a lost cost per unit. ~ ~-. «pm... a'. ”"" no”; 5 ' ”scorned Count ‘0 ‘0”; PART OF BARN Eon irp-iagNT, ' Has A., who sells'his farm to B0 (without any. agreement or understand- ing); any right to sell hay carrier, rope and pullies? Are they personal property, or urethey part of the barn (real) equipment?——G. S: .In my opinion the carrier and at- tachments are a part of barn equip- ment and pass with it.-Rood. ‘ _The Present Depression. ‘ . ‘ “ SHARE OF‘CHILDREN O.F [From all the information available ‘ DECEASED. it seems‘that business is not going to improve very much for some few months. Just how long this period of depression is going to last is difficult to forecast. The increase in unem— ployment is going to have an effect upon the purchasing ability of the country. Price trends are bringing ag- ricultural prices more nearly in har- mony with general prices than has been the case since the depression of 1920. It is quite probable that the present depression is going to do much to bring about the readjustment we have been longing for. However, the prices may get back to the basis of 1913, yet agricul- ture might still re- \ Would the children of a deceased. sister (dead fifteen years) share in property along with the other sister and brothers of a deceased batchelor brother?——F. L. ‘ Yes, the children take among them the share their parent would have tak- en» if living—Rood. LICENSE FROM STATE TO RUN - .STAND. Could you tell me what steps I should take to get permission from the state to put in a gas and oil station, also a lunch counter, selling ice cream and light drinks, at the Five Channels Dam on the Consumers' Po'wer Com— not always offset the disadvantages of low yields and produce. " Other things being equal, the man with the greatest ”quantity to sell is better off, even though the price is low. Small crops, with the ex- ception of harvest expense, cost al— most as m‘uch as .large ones. The larger the crop with the same amount of: expense, simist. dred and ten bring them is one which promises for farmer.—~—J. T H ope fl/z 840’ through the eyes of a pes- We have one hun- ple in this country who need food and clothing. These are mostly industri- ous people who are going to be engaged in gainful occupations which will which to buy. pany’s land ?—D. F. Application should be made to the. state food and drugs commissioner'at main in a depress- ed condition if there was nothing high costs. Small _ . , . crops do not always HERE, is no cause to -to sell or if the Linsmg for a heense tof Be“ a?“ help the seller 0f look upon the future purchasing power drinks. I am DOt aware 0 any 0 or license necessary other than that, and of the public was not sufficient to make trade active, or if costs were so high that nothing remained from the income for the “profit pocket.” _ The great mass of the farmers are probably not going to have a very great profit left af- ter the year’s bus- iness is woilnd up. This year seems to lease of the owner of the lands—Rood. million De“ FULFILLING ROAD CONTRACTS. Can one township board and com- missioner of highways enter into a roadcontract, and if the job is not finished at the end of their term of office, is the other township board and commissioner of highways bound to carry out the agreement. In other words, can one township board and highway. commissioner bind the ,next succeeding township board and com- missioner on -road contracts?-—F. F. The town is liable on a contract made by the town board within the money with The future holds many the scientific . Horner. the lower the unit cost of production. The lower the cost of production, the greater the possible profit. Low prices for wheat have caused many farmers in the wheat belt to turn to dairying. If this turn is suffi- ciently great it will surely increase production enough to cause a decrease in dairy products prices. An overpro— duction of dairy products for the coun- try at large will have a bad effect on Michigan agriculture. However, it will not be possible to greatly increase this" production within a short space of time. At such times when prices are low and farmers of other sections are com- ing into our special fields of produc- tion it is essential that we give very strict attention to the problems of costs. Prices for butter, cheese, and .manufactured dairy products are go- ing to be determined by conditions in the world market. The individual farmer must sell on this world market , and his return will depend to a great extent upon factors over which he will have very little, if any, control. ,, Since the farmer cannot have any ' influence upon the price which he shall , receive for his product during this period of intense competition he must , f‘turn his attention to some factors I ‘over which he has some control. In- iioome less expenses leaves profit. If income decreases then expenses must likewise decrease or profits will van- ish. , So at this time of intense compe- .: 'tigfion in agriculture, farmers must de- nial: costs so that they can ’. s scope of its authority, though the con- tract is not completed during the term of office of the board making the con- tract.——Rood. . - y be one in which -capital, labor and agriculture will all have to look quite closely to the outgo. The farmer who comes out at the end of the year with the greatest pay for his season’s work is going to be the one who follows the best productive practices, reduces his expenditures to those which are essential ‘to efficient agriculture, and keeps his personal ex— penditures at the lowest possible level consistent with his standard of living and common sense. At times when prices are going through the process of readjustment large expenditures for equipment, buildings, and machin- ery are not wise. EXEMPTIONS FROM SALE. How much real estate property and how much personal property is 3. mar— ried man with a large family on a farm entitled to?——T. L. There is exempt from sale on execu- tion to each householder, a homestead of not exceeding forty acres, nor over $1,500 value, sewing machine, pew in church, cemetery ' lot, library and school books, up to $150, ten sheep, two cows, five hogs, provisions for six months, household goods up to $250, team and tools of trade $250, and feed for exempt animals for six months.— Rood. There is no cause to look upon the future through the eyes of the pessi- mist. We have ohe hundred and ten million people in this country who need food and clothing. These are mostly industrious people who are go- ing to be engaged in gainful occupa- tions which will bring them money with which to buy. We are going for- ward pretty much the same as we have in the past; but for,a while the wise course seems to. be that of econ: omy and frugality. The future is one which holds many promises, for the ' scientific farmer. The development of great cities and the great increase in population in this great middle west- ern country is bringing a market to the deer of many of our farmers. GROUN DY SOY-BEAN HAY. Will you kindly advise us as to the relative value of protein,, etc., and of ground soy-bean hay as compared to cotton and linseed meals‘i—E. B. F. \Ground soy-bean hay compares al- most identically With ground alfalfa hay, but has only abOut onejthird as much protein as oil meal or cottonseed meal,_ while soy-bean meal (or cake) islequally as rich in protein as either oil meal or. cottonseed meal. Several feeding experiments show conclusively that soy-bean meal or has been removed, gives equally_,as good results as either oilmeal orcot- tonseed meal. _ There will be times of depression and unfavorable prices and farming will never return fortunes to those [who follow it; -.but the future holds Ito-- L cake, that is, the residue after the oil» The ground soy-bean “hay-.I‘vwould snot, to look well to; his ”costs press as - - ' l v "5’ .'~M. . "walk;- It 3: M.‘ J- .mtamfi 1: .- ptt‘u’n ,~ to “5.1,.“ be as valuable a feed, as: feed‘for a. concentrated protein’feed,’as on meal or cottonseed- meal. In, the one you are taking the whole -p1ant into con- sideration anmcomparing it with the seed of'another, and it is in the seed' that the protein is concentrated. . .Jiifi’ffi‘v/ A ‘ I P|OTATOES FOR PIGS. ~ , What is the value of potatOes for pigs that run in pasture lot and have’ milk to drink, and corn; also oats could be fed.—C. W. S." ‘ Potatoes. "are quite a valuable food. for pigs if they are cooked first, but you will have no success feeding po- tatoes to pigs in a raw condition. It is all right to feed them raw to cattle. When boiled, potatoes are best mixed with wheat middlings or cornmeal with some oil meal to furnish the ex- tra protein, as potatoes are deficient in this food nutrient.» The» skim-milk that you have would be a substitute for oil meal or tankage as this product is rich in protein and it probably would give best results if you mixed . the potatoes, cornmeal and ground oats with the skim-milk, making a thick slop, and you can feed the pigs all that “they will eat up clean. » -- ‘IB-UILDING UP THEvLAND. I would be glad to know what you think best to sow in the line of clover on land where June or Mammoth, or even sweet clover, don't do well. I can get a good stand .of June, clover but it doesn’t seem to. make any growth.- Soil is a kind of white clay and sand mixed. I was thinking of trying alfalfa. Which is the quickest way to build up land, by dairying or by growmg green crops and turning under, and by putting back a straw, as bean, corn, and plowing wn? I have an idea that close pasturing is very bad for the land, and crops of clever and hay are ruined. thereby. Would it be all right to sow a 2—12-2 fertilizer about 100 pounds to the acre, in with beans in the same row, or ‘would it burn the seed?—J. R. Under the conditions you mention, I do not believeit would be advisable to seed' alfalfa. The soil is too low in fertility and organic matter to produce a satisfactory growth of clover, con- sequently alfalfa would be of little val- ue. Even sweet clover has not pro- duced a good yield on the land, and sweet clover will make a growth where clover and alfalfa sometimes fail. An application of 100 pounds of2—12-2 would be rather light under the con- , ditions mentioned. I would recom— mend the use of 250 to 300 pounds per } acre. Fertilizer - Should be applied broadcast or drilled ahead of the bean 2 - A _ crop. in Land may be built up in fertility by growing leguminous crops and feed- ing these crops to dairy stock, provid- ed the manure is carefully returned to the land. If the manure is allowed to leach, a large amount of ‘the fertility will be lost and the land will gradu- ally become poor instead. of being ‘built up. All straw and fodder not ‘ fed to live stock should be carefully returned to the land to supply organic" .matter. , ' , Leguminous crops, if inoculated, have the ability to. make use of the free nitrogen of the air and should build up the nitrogen content of the soil. . 7 ‘ If the soil is {low in phosphorous, ' the use of sixteen per cent acid phos? phate is advisable. However,» goon} plete fertilizer, as. suggested, would be 4 advisable the ~-first year or ‘ pacific, 13., ‘ QB.- ( ' ‘ ‘ ‘a :Jen‘e Loeb shows that college girls have nerve, by doing toe dance sion on A good View of Madison Square Garden, New Yo ready for the national democratic convention. speakers’ stand made it easy for everyone to Hostessesappointed by the national democrat- ic committee who will have charge of the en- tertainment of the guest delegates. The bodies of the sailors who lost their lives at the turret explo- Wm. G. McAdoo and two daugh- Ellen Louise and Mary S.- Mississippi, being landed in the Los Angeles har— ters, _ Faith, at New York convention. rk, as it appeared Amplifiers at the hear. Duncan MacDonald, of Springfield, 111., a _miner, presidential nomi- nee ot Farmer-Labor party. ’ a‘member'.~ Merawesis second from left in Members of the class, 011884, Marietta, (tho), Qollege, of_which Brig-Gen. Charles G. Dawes, republican v1ce-pres1dent nominee, is the back row. top of Delaware bridge tower. bor. The bodies will be given military burial. Yale University eight, which won their fourth victory over. Har- vard in the 57th annual regatta. Immediately after the Victory this crew started for France to compete 1n the Olympic games. The adopted son and daughter, Dana and Vir- ginia, of General Chas. G. Dawes, vice-presi- idential nominee, at Evanston, 111., home. The boys’ and girls’ corn—club members from Indiana were the first group of prospective voters to congratulate President Coolidge upon his nomination at the recent republican convention. Oopyrlpht In Underwood t Underwood. New Ybrk ._n- ' than a plowed field, ‘ I ‘ Author of “Keébm.” "The Bren"! of sundae: By Eme Ba/mer .‘ 12:7 Ruth of the U. s. _.A ”. "The Indian Drum." GI. u ‘1’ , u . ' . VRIC steered closer to Twenty, veering as Twenty steered to the ‘Side; then, suddenly, he lifted him- . self from his seat, and Artie, from his place, slipped down into Eric'.s ~ The next instant Eric,. barefooted, was if standing upon the lower wing; he had a coil of rope, one end of Which he ’ ‘secured to a brace; rope behind and let it trail. he dropped the . It flew out- behind, of course, and therefore served as no measure of the fspace down to the upper plane of '1 Twenty; and Eric sat on the edge of ‘ the lower wing; his feet ’dangling over nothing—a mile of nothing down to the veiled abyss of the ground. A dis- tant, sparkling spot far, far below de- noted the presence of a city with streaks of specks of village street ‘ lamps radiating irregularly away. Number Twenty, piloted “by that very exhausted girl, seemed to be steering over that city; so Artie held to the direction, too. Eric could not help thinking of roofs and spires be- low him; well, they were no worse if you dropped from a mile up. , The chill night air of the sky was biting at Eric's feet. He had a little resin in his pocket and, holding on with his left .hand, he thrust his right into the pocket, powdered it with resin and raising his feet from over the edge, he rubbed one and then the oth— er. Gazing down again, but only at the planes of Twenty—not at the ground far, far below—he seized the 1opes and slid down it over the edge of his lower wing. His weight, of Course, stopped the rope from trailing; but he still swung backward fa1ther than he had thought, he would; and the 10Wer he descended on the rape, the farthe1 back he drag- ged as Thirty rushed above Twenty th1ough the sky. He knew that he was farther back than Axtie would suppose, and he knew, also, that Artie could not see him at all. This was not only because of the darkness, but because he was dang- ling in the space known as the pilot’s “blind spot,” where the fuselage and the lower wing screens off the pilot’s View. Eric considered climbing the rope to return to Artie; he did not, but, in— stead, let himself farther down; he was not able to forbid his mind from thinking of the small knot at the end of the rope as the only thing betWeen himself and those streaks of flint which were the street lamps a mile below. There was nothing else be- tween, just then, for Twenty had veered out from below him; and Artie, following a few seconds latel, had not yet put himself again diiectly above._ And the change of direction had set Eric to swinging sidewise a little, like a pendulum. His feet, at this moment, felt the end knot, below Which 11mm noth- ing; 'he cramped himself. to-,the .rope for a minute and shut his eyes as he held 011. Though still attached by that' thin line to Thirty, yet now he was much nearer Twenty. Twenty’s airscrew, which had hardly been perceptible above Thir'ty’s clat- ter when Eric had been in Thirty’s pilot seat and when he was on the ' wing, now almost shut out the sound of Thirty. He opened his eyes and now, not two lengths under his feet, was the lighted cabin, into which he ’could look as though he hung on a rape above the lighted window of a. house. He 'saw plainly the women’s features and the man’s, and Fresnoy on the floor with his face covered. ’ But he could not drop upon that cabin top; for it was too narrow. He must be above the wings; and now Artie slipped up a little on Twenty. Eric saw, directly below, the spread of wings. He swung again to one side; cramp- ing convulsively to his rope—and then he let go. At the instant of release, when he felt himself falling and knew he could not clasp his rope again, he believed he had missed; he thoughthe was falling in front and directly into that roaring, whirling airscrew which must cut him in two before it flung him down; «then he thought he was to fall behind the wing and on on just-— down. He tried to flng himself forward as he felt himself sprawling in the air, able to touch nothing. Then'his feet met the surface of the‘ wing, and did not slip. Fo1 the moment, as he had clamped himself to the rope before letting go, so now he hugged down to the wing of Twenty, content—and more than 'content—to feel himself holding on. He had made it! Above him, he saw Artie circling; for Artie, having felt the release of the weight, had known he had drop- ped. He raised an arm now and wav- ed to Artie; and he believed that Artie saw him. At any rate Thirty dashed ahead and took itself out of the way. Eric was edging himself along to- ward the middle of the wing; he caught a bracing wire and let himself down, over.the back of the wing, to the fuselage. Tense, slender hands seized him, closed tight on his hands and drew him down; and then, for another mo- ment, held to him. He was crowded close beside the girl in the pilot’s pit. Now she drew from him to‘ give over to him the controls. Before him and far below he plainly could see the lights of the city, which must be Brighton; that meant there was an airdrome not too far away; and it would be lit. Dowse would have seen to that. Eric steered for the city, descending. , AL A CREb—~Uye Al’s Tire 025072, rind Ride On Air ’\ I“ I K ‘; A LITTLE T E OzONE FROM Mv NEW PATENT ‘HRE PUMP WILL MAKE THAT D BOAT RIDE LIKE r FEATHERSUM ul‘n 3 EH The roar of' You DON‘T NEED MUCH TIRE OZONE SLIM' rr EXPANDS You) ow! GET s‘. #4 AND TRY/K HEQ “Twenty 3 tutorial; ” “W11at? Where?” . " “Near Brighton. Everybody. safe, except poor Fresnoy. Geraux shot him dead; but Mrs. Pickett, 11112111111: train» - - Kansas, had his pistol to Geroux's ,head; and we ’ve handed him. to the police. " “Eric, what did you do?" , “Happened on Twenty flying quite all right about a mile up; transferred to her and brought her down. That’s , all! n “Transferre'd!” repeated Dowse. .“You say, except for ‘Fresnoy, every- one’s safe!” “The heavr one, Mrs. Byford, is a .bit done, 1’ 1n afraid. Not Mrs. Pickett, though, and Miss Rudd—I say, Dowse, do you know that girl took over from . .Fresnow, ’bout seven and carried on till half hour ago. When we came down, do you know what'she did?” “Fainted?” “She stepped down and went back with me to see that Geroux was prop- erly handed over and all that; then' she said to me, ‘How did you do that?’ “ ‘What?’ I said. “ ‘Make the landing. You see, I’ve been trying all evening to come down; you" ve done—” “0h, chuck it, Dowse. yoii,‘1*ou should see her” others. that Glosten will look] after them, of course "’ . “The Miss will stop over here a“ day or so, Dowse; but don’t. merry about Miss Rudd. She’s stopping here the night, but will go up with 1119 tax marrow.” 1 “Up?” said the London manager. “Up in the air again?" “Oh, yes; up with me in Thirty to. London. I’ ve wired her people in Paris; and I’m ’phoning my mother to expect Miss Rudd with me fora rest- up. " .. “Ahl”. said Dowse, and then, be- cause he was still dazed, he demand- ed again: “You mean they’re all down and all safe. really?” “You mean,” reepated Eric, “can the agents ‘still sing your slogan tomor- row? Yes, they can, Dowse: ‘Never Lost 8. Passenger’ '” THE END. __ d , do 0. 1! f6? rm I say, EH3, ~ “You tell heir; Eric, as wet: as the Another good short story next meal; ‘ The BoyhOo‘d Of Jesus Our Weekly Samara—By N. A. McCum HE boyhood of Jesus was probab-' ly not totally different from that of other Jewish boys of His time. Every boy was expected to learn pas- sages from the Old Testament, which would be his guide through life. It is probable that Christ did a great deal of reading on His own account which the ordinary boy or young man never did. Over and over, He asks His critics, “Have ye never read?” It was apparent that He had read a great deal, in the teachingsof the Old Test- ament. When the temptation came, He quoted three passages from Deut- eronomy. The first was the one that every Jewish lad was expected to know, (though no doubt many did not): “Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God is one Lord, and thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.” An- other .was, “The Lord did not set his love upon you, because ye were more in number ' for ye were the fewest of all people: but because the Lord loved you, and because he would keep his oath which he had sworn unto your fathers.” But there was more to Christ’s Old Testament study than this. He had not only memmized much of it. Mem- orizing is a splendid practice. Would Jr ~"|’,nf‘ f" \. nor choose you, than any people; ' that people did it as much now as they in years past. But one may re cite words without thinking much on their meaning. A man lived not long ago who was said by his friends to be able to recite the entire Old Testa- _ ment. But Christ did a deal of hard thinking about what He read. Of course, if you go on the asumption that He did not have to do any read— . ing at all because He was the son of God, then all His teachings came to Him without any mental effort what- ever. He simply passed them on, as a copper wire passes on the messages that travel over it. But there is much in the gospels which discredits this view. Jesus became man. He “emp- tied Himself,” as Paul puts it, and took on Him the nature of man. He was in all points tempted like as we are, except without 'sin. Remember that when people came to Him, He had to ask. them questions like any- body else. Of the epileptic boy He asked the father, “How long has he been thus?” He does not know how many loaves and\ fish the disciples have until they investigate and report. He is unaware of the storm on the lake until he is awakened. All this and much else reminds us that He came to His conclusions much the same way that other people do And, when you think of it, this makes His teachings all meaningful and vital. They came out of His own thought, observation and experience. They were the product. of pain and spiritual travail. \. By Prank; R. Leet. EY AL! WHADA the more impressive, . h ,,,,, ‘ ‘V—w ....w.._ _,_. MM “we“ 0,. . .Ww...x« < Anna‘— ”1...; Hose-small? , reversed. , “go "on forever strikingbaek there will . . ill: a: smear: rewritten that the tow of human relation was ‘one of j being burning 'for burning. wound. for wanna, [stripe for stripe.” But He said, "No. All that”, must be, If individuals and nations never be an end to strife; hate, and sorrow.” ' ' This may seem to be fiar from the boyhood of Jesus, but He began the kind of thinking then which led to‘ what He taught later. “The thoughts' of youth are long, long thoughts.” More is decided‘when’ we are in our ’teens than we suspect. A boy was Once very poor. He lived in Illinois. He had no sled, and one day he‘found ’ on a. junk pile the iron frame of a sled. He took it home, fastened some boards on it, painted it bright green, and Went forth proud and happy. A big boy came along, said it was his ' sled and took it away from him. No one came to his rescue, and he lost the sled. He thought to himself, “How great it would be if I were a lawyer now! I would bring that fellow into court and make him give me back my sled.” Then and there he decided to be a lawyer. He became a lawyer, be came prosecuting attorney of that county and‘ afterward went to con- gress. I believe he is in congress now. HAT Christ taught; what you and I learned at Sunday School or at home is due in no small measure to the “long, long thoughts” of Christ when He lived at home and was learn- , ing the carpenter’s trade. We used to think that the time to develop charac- ter in youth is during his college course. But we now know that it is far better to begin in his high school years, and still better to take him in the grammar grades, and better yet to start with the primary. Oliver Wen- dell Holmes would go even further and begin mother." with the youth’s grand- ;fyo'ung‘ parents Walked- in ”with the Child, two old people 'Cam'e forward “and greeted Him? Ab far, as we know, stimulant: striking back. ;“Eye ‘ for they were. strangers. "to J webh and 'O‘Y‘eif‘lflh, “for‘xtgooth, ,han‘d' .fgr’l‘ hand. Mary. They were blest'with the gift ’-toot‘,gror {eon . , a swift conclusion,- as to whom the - women, Mary among them, stood at a _ . ,. ecu a £6” . ”vii... t1! _ - .. theirf temple for dedication. As the " 'of. spiritual intuition, which led them‘ Babein Jos’eph's arms was. This is a rare gift, b'ut'one not'unknown in other people. When Joan of Arc came to the place where the king of France ' was, they tried to trick her by putting someone else on the throne, dressed in the royal apparel. But she could not be duped. She went around the crowd and shortly singled out the king. Simeon was so overcome with emotion when he saw the young Christ that he was ready to die. , He said he had seen the salvation of the Lord. Noth- ing more could be added to his life. He had been expecting the Redeemer, and perhaps that is one reason he recognized Him. At the same time a very old woman, Anna, came forward and she, too, recognized the Child 'as the Messiah. HEIR words were not all pleasant. \ Simeon declared that a sword would pierce the mother’s heart, and we know that he was right. Compare the present scene, the old man taking the Child in his arms and uttering these poignant words, with that other ‘scene, where three crosses stood sil— houetted against the sky, while the distance looking on, in an agony of mind. Think also of that later scene ‘ when the mother-heart had gathered courage and had drawn near the cross, and heard those indescribably tragic words, “Woman, behold thy Son!” Simeon was right. A sword was to pierce Mary's soul. SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON FOR JULY 13. ' SUBJECT:~—The Boyhood of Jesus. Luke 2.7-20. GOLDEN TEXTz—There is born unto you this day in the city of David, a Saviour, who is Christ the Lord. GETTING BEHIND THE BOYS. ‘ NEW_5 FRIJM LUVERLAN will be located later on. He is due to establish eight similar demonstration tram Saharan; brought to - ‘ COUNTY Club Leader Hagen, of Iron county, recently secured five pure—bred registered Guernsey calves for club members in that county. These calves came from Wisconsin. Mr. Hagen has asked the Crystal Falls Rotary Club to assist a group of clubxboys to obtain seed potatoes for spring planting. Each boy was as- signed to a member of the Rotary Club to assist him in his project. The boys were unable to finance the pur- chase of pure-bred seed. potatoes. The boy pays the Rota’rian whatever finan- cial assistance is advanced by him. ‘ PLANS POULTRY PROJECTS. r O-OPERATING with Mr. L. M. I Geismar, county agricultural agent of Houghton county, Prof. J. A. Han- nah, of the Michigan Agricultural Col- lege, has established six poultry dem- o stration farms in that county. Pro- fessor Hannah says that the opportu- nities for developing a profitable egg business in the copper country are ex- cellent. There is a large local market and the Chicago marketis readily ac- cessible: ' - ' He sought out six farmers who would handle only pure-bred stock. Professor Hannah will visit the dis- trict thrice in the year to cull the poultry, selectlng out those best for . breeding- purposes. Several additiOnal demonstration farms, it is planned, flocks in Menominee county. FARMERS BECOME INTERESTED IN BETTER SIRES. HIRTY-FOUR pure-bred sires were added to the farms of the Upper Peninsula as'a result of the journey of the Cloverland dairy special train through the peninsula during three weeks of June. Forty meetings were held at the various stops made by the train. The, attendance is estimated to have amounted to 3,600. Rudyard, in Chippewa county, excelled in point of attendance, it is reported. Seven pure- bred bulls were placed in Chippewa county and orders for four more are in, reports the agent. Considerable “better—sire” literature was distributed throughout the trip. MORE PARKS FOR THE TOURIST. RA’VELERS to the peninsula, this" summer, will be greatly interested in the four new state parks that are E now being gotten ready for them by the state conservation department. These will be located at Brimley, Mar- quette, Baraga and Fort Wilkins. 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I .thave been reading about the boys’ and « girls’ discussion on the topic, “Are all Boys may be rude, as a , rule, but there are exceptions to all ' rules. I wonder who it is who plays the 7 football games the most successful? Who does'the good playing at a bat? Say, Uncle Frank, did you ever watch a girl use a ball bat? You would swear she thinks it is going to bite her. Then when a player swipes a ball way out in center field don’t the girl 3 cheer as well as the boys? Did you ever, Uncle Frank, walk Ronald Blakeslee with Buck and Jennie. These calves were broken and driven as oxen. Buck was very tame and» would follow Ronald everywhere. Jennie is now a heifer three years old. First prize in the Pet Picture Contest. down the street and touch your hat to a lady and have her elevate her' powdered nose about forty-five degrees out of position? I have, then who was rude? Talk about teeth. Not long ago one of the noble race of flappers bit my knuckle till it bled. In a very short time I had a prettylittle red streak clear up to my elbow. But for the skill of our doctor I might not be Writing a letter tonight. How’s that for a “straight from the shoulder” crack, Uncle Frank? Pass me W. B.-——I beg to remain, Yours truly, Fred Horton, Caseville, Mich. Yes, I’ve seen girls bat and throw balls, but I’ve seen boys try to knit and thread needles, too. I guess you’ll have to beware of the biting kind after this. There is no excuse for biting. Dear Uncle Frank: I received my Merry Circle card and pin this morning and want to thank you. I have tried many times. “Work- and-Win” is a good motto to follow. I like the boys’ and girls’ page very much and have some nice correspond- ents from the letter scrambles. Moth- er says writing letters is good for me, as it improves my spelling and writ- ing, as I look up hard words in the dictionary—Your niece, Margaret Mikesell, Shiloh, Mich. I am glad that the correspondence scrambles have been helpful and in- teresting to you.‘ Writing letters does help, for it is good practice. Dear Uncle Frank: , I just got through reading the Mich- igan Farmer and I made up my mind to give my opinion of the question, i‘Are boys rude to girls?” I do not think they are, or at least, athey aren’t rude all the time. , Girls are always trying to get on the “good side” of boys, trying to get favored .a. little more than someone else.- Such things boys hate, and I doh’t’blame them either. After a boy has just got through be- gig powdered by a girl, “just to make ‘v‘im- ma ,” be naturally wants to get ~ seven. » en a girl gets mad when he lfpulls her hair or does something like that; ,Vhavin‘g remarks made about a mistake gin his lessens, especmlly by a girl. Another thing a boy hates is I think just as Nelly. Priest, “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.”——-From an M. 0. niece, Azia Tillman, Osseo, Mich. Well, here’s one girl yho is sticking up for the boys. At least,'she tries to be fair. — Dear Uncle Frank: ' Lthink I will say something on the subject of "our boys being rude to girls." I think they are sometimes. The pupils in our school were going for flowers one day. The boys killed a snake and then one of them tied it on a stick and chased the girls with it. Then they wouldn’t let them come back, saying that they still had the snake. But boys will be boys, and we are always full of mischief. I am just as bad as any of them. I like to tease the girls, too, to make them run and scream. I agree with Harold Coles about bobbed hair and knickers. Knickers are all right on a camping trip, they are better than dresses—but they are no good on the street. Well, I’ll have to close now. A long- silent cousin, Norman Murphy, R. 3, Midland Mich. Yes, you said it, boys will be boys, but some boys are gentlemen and some are not. ‘ Dear Uncle Frank: I received my flashlight a few days ago and thank you ever so much for it. “Now I can travel in the dark without running into one of those boys who hate ‘bobbies’ so much.” (Excuse me, Harold). ' I’m so glad there are some good boys, and some girls who think boys are not rude! , - cises. . hair and knickers. The * Merry Circle boys are dead. You never hear from any ofw'them. tations from the vegirls’, ,on ought, or they will lose them“ before they are aware of the fact. Wake up, boysi—e- gingerely, Polly Svinicky, Stephenson, 1c . Boys, Polly is saying something to you. I,"too, wish more boys would write. I would suggest that some, of you answer b‘ack. * - _ Dear Uncle Frank: _ You have not heard from me in a long time, have you? You see, I have been in a recital here, then an opera etta, and then commencement exer- You see, I am an eighth grad- er in grammar school and have .just graduated into high school, and next year I’ll be a freshman, although some body told me I was fresh enough now. Do you think so? I laughed quite a bit over that letter of Ronald Douglas’ when he changed his calf from a she into a he and then back to a she again. In my opinion, I think you had bet- ter put your picture in the paper again if it will make bashful folk write to see what you are like. . - Well, I’ll say so-long ’till ‘another time—As ever, an M.‘ C. niece, Claris- sa Englebert, Concord, Mich. . You were some busy during gradu- ation time. Ronald worked wonders when he changed his calf as he did— some calf, I bet. Dear Uncle Frank: . Tut! Tut! Willy you listen to me? Let’s stop quarreling about bobbed Also boys being rude to girls. Let’s talk about the weather, the beautiful birds and frag- - rant flowers. I think Alfred Fritsch is right about the boys writing letters, but perhaps if we make it. more interesting they will write more letters. Let us talk about the summer sports, there are so many. I wonder how many girls can Doings In LITTLE’W'F'DLKS .1 .. \ i l .W'oodland _ 1716 Skip Wreck HE three little Woodland boys, Jackie Rabbit, Willie Wood- chuck and Johnnie Muskrat, were thinking hard how they might get to shore as they drifted, drifted toward the Big Sea on their funny lit- tle ship, the old fishing log. Of course, Johnnie Muskrat could get back, for he could swim. But he was trying to think of some way to get his two little friends back with . him. . “If we only had a paddle,” said 'Willie. “Yes, and if we had wings we might fly,” said Johnnie. l "Perhaps the wind will change and a merry little breeze will blovr us to shore,” said Jackie. But no paddle drifted by and they did not have wings and the merry lit- tle breeze they wished for did not come. So it was three frightened lit- tle boys that sailed along their log ship. As they drifted along the shadows on the shore grew longer. Soon the sun went to bed behind a hill, and still they kept on drifting. Then, a little star appeared way up in the sky. Lit- tle Jackie Rabbit spied it first. “Star light, ,star bright, The first star I have seen tonight, I wish you may, I wish you might Bring me the wish I have tonight," sang Jackie. - _ "I bet! can guessyour wish,” said \ Willie. “You wish you were home for a nice warm suppe‘r.” “I guess he’s not the only one who wishes it,” said Johnnie Muskrat. But the three little Woodland boys .u «mm-16791 . . -. 9’ . Then it Was Sink or Swim. kept on drifting, for they could not think of any way to get to shore. As it grew dark, they were tired, fright- ened and sleepy. Finally the old moon .peeped his head over the hill, and to keep from getting lonesome, they told stories about him. ' When it was only an~hour past bed- time, they "just couldn’t keep awake any longer and one after another went to sleep. It was then that something happened. “Kerplunk, perchug, slash, splash." The old log ship had hit a stump and off went the three little sleepy Woodland boys into the water. ~ ~ They ought to, defend their-good repuv leaks~~ as 1.if‘fl e i. “he. Mans {$1,99va ‘ that. bi {gale ,. easement-‘Tim. it ,. beat. . fun somegbOy in a ragce'fl I , inkit‘ is ‘a Iotzmorelunthfili ‘dm- ing‘a car, because you can govas fast ,, -: as yOu- want to, and if return in the ., _diteh- it wont hurt. yam—«YourM ~‘ niece. Mildred Hdlmes, Quincir. Mich: There are" other subjects we could 4 discuss but nobody wants to discuss them. . About all they' Twant to talk about is, bobbed 'hair, knickers, etc. - Yes, riding a bicycle is great fun.’ ‘I usied to like it when/,1 was a kid. ‘ _ Dear Uncle, Frank: , . Received my fountain ~pen yesterday and thought it‘s. fine. one, muchbetter Llewllyn Garrison has two pet crows. with which "he has lotsvof fun. Only one crow shows in the picture, as the other got angry and would not sit on Llewellyn’s shoulder. Second prize in Pet Picture Contest. ' than I had reason to expect. I am now using it to write my "thank you” ‘to you for same—Sincerely yours, Harold Haight, 'Allegan, Mich. I am glad you like the pen. We try to make our prizes worth while. FOURTH OF JULY WINNERS. E received many suggestions for spending the Fourth: some of , which I will use myself. On the whole, the ideas regarding the use of that great holiday are divided into two great sections. One bunch like to spend it with something doing all the_ Others want , time—“fireworks and all. to get into the quiet country to spend the day communing with nature. Most ‘ everyone wanted to get near some water—a lake or a river. It seems that water is a‘ fascination to every- body. ‘ We won’t run the prize winning pae- pers this time, as it is past the Na- tional holiday, but we will keep them to use at some other time. The prize winners are: Fountain Pens. Josephine Well, M. 0., R. 5, Dowagi- ac, Mich. Sylvia Schumaker, M. 0., R. 2, Standish, Mich. Flashlights. Ruth Yoder, R. 1, Mio,‘Mich. Ruth Tabor, Belleville,"Mich. Mildred Merritt, M. 0., R. 1, Ypsi- lanti, Mich. . , ‘ ndy. Ca Hilda Gross, M. 0., R.~ 1, Saline, Mich. ‘ - Janette Severance, M. 0., Mason, Magda Hueffner, R. ‘4, Saginaw, E. ' S., Mich. . Alice Aldrich, M. 0., Remus, Mich. Virginia La Forge, M. 0., R. 5, ‘Ypsie' _ lanti, Mich. front suite heavil this time. “it! also 9,. It looks as if the" M. Cis‘ come tothe —. W" ——__—.. " "I can remember, —-1 W"‘———" o ‘ ' . ‘ . A' -' ‘, , '. < « '. 11 ' . V “i » V . , 0 ANY housewives think they can not make a really geod cake Without butter” As long back as mother has done most of her baking with sour cream as shortening, and she is a good cook, too.” “Why not use the cream,” moth- er says, “instead of going to the trou- ble of making it into butter first?” In .most recipes, cream may be used in— stead of butter, by using twice as much of the cream as you would but- ter. We use sour cream for healthful ' _and delicious cakes, cookies, baked and steamed puddings, biscuits, short! cakes, gem cakes and muffins. The following recipes all originated in our Kitchen, and are as good as they are original. , Coffee Cake. This makes quickly and is delicious for supper, as well as being nice for any occasion when you wish to serve a lunch and have nothing baked. To two, cups of rather thin, sour -cream‘ add two level teaspoons of soda, half a cup of sugar, one well beaten egg, and enough flour to make a stiff bat- ter, into which two level» teaspoons of baking powder has been sifted. Pour into a well greased pan. Mix half a cup of sugar, one level ,tea- 'spoon of cinnamon, one level table~ spoon of flour and seven‘level table- spoons of melted lard or lard substi- tute together, and spread on the bat- ter in the pan. Then bake in a moder- ate oven. A large enough pan should be used so that the batter'will not be more than an inch thick. It usually takes about half an hour for the cake to bake. It is best served hot. Plain Spice Cake. This is a simple but delicious cake, and is not too rich for the little folks. To one cup of sour cream add a level teaspoon 'of soda, one cup of brown sugar, two well beaten eggs, one level teaspoon of ground allspice, one level teaspoon of cinnamon, one level tea- spoon of ground cloves, and two cups of flour in which a level teaspoon of baking powder has been sifted. Beat for five minutes. Bake in a. moderate oven. Half a cup of chopped nuts or raisins may be added if desired. Plunkett. To one cup of sour cream, add a cup of dark,cooking molasses, and two level teaspoons of soda. Beat well. Then add one level teaspoon each of ground cloves, ground allspice and cin- namon. Mix in enough flour to make a stiff batter, beat well and bake in a moderate oven. Best served hot. Ginger Cookies. Mix well, one cup of sour cream, one cup of dark cooking molasses, two level teaspoons of soda, one egg, and two level teaspoons of ginger. Add enough flour to make a soft dough, roll thin, and cut in squares, or round cookie shapes._ Bake in a quick oven. Light Cake. Mix'one cup of sour cream with a level teaspoon of soda and a cup of sugar. Add the well beaten yolks of three eggs. Sift in flour enough to make a. medium batter, in which a level teaspoon of baking powder has been sifted. Beat for five minutes, and then add a. teaspoon of vanilla extract, and beat until thoroughly mixed. This cake may be baked eith- er in layers or in loaf. It is'delicious [if baked in layers and put together with lemon filling. White filling or ,frosting is also fine, and nuts may be added. ‘11,: is better for boiled . . ; min!» A Use sour Cream In Baking , Some Practical Suggertzom , By Nelle Portrey little of the spiced vinegar from chunkedeickles, added to the dress- ing, makes a pleasant ch‘ange. IKEEPING THE cur FLOWERS .. FRESH. T is easy to keep flowers fresh if the right 'precautions are taken right from the start. In the first place you should cut the blooms in the morn- ing before ,the sun has had time to cause them to wilt any. Then they should'be placed in large vases that give the stems plenty of room and that are deep enough So the water can come up almost to the flowers. This is necessary to fill the stems perfectly Keep them in a cool place that is not subject to drafts After they stay here for a few hours they are ready to use on the table or any place you want them, not in the direct sunlight or strong wind, and will remain fresh ordinarily. They should be treated in this same way if you desire to ship them, and I have sent flowers for a thousand miles ,and had them come through in good shape. They should be packed in a ”box just large enough to hold them without crowding, and this should be lined with one or more sheets of oiled paper (wax paper),and inside this with common tissue. water on the stems when removed from the vase is sufficient, but be careful to keep it off the blooms. Wrap the box well and it will go reasonable distances all rights—A. H. [HINTS WORTH TAKING. A teaspoonful of sugar in the kettle in which green corn, new peas, string beans or carrots are being cooked im- proves the flavor wonderfully. Chilled, ripe tomatoes with the seeds and pulp scraped out make The . dainty cups for vegetable salads. The part that is scoOped out need not be wasted, it may be utilized in veg- etable soups and’purees. " ‘A nice vegetable salad which is easy to make Twhen you- want to use up the left-overs, is made by taking equal. parts of cooked beets, string beans and cold potatoes, cut in small pieces, seasoning and making a dressing of mayonnaise, whipped cream and a. lit- tle vinegar. A kitchen time-saver is made by fastening a large spool to the wall with a nail loosely enough so that it will turn around. On this wind all string that comes around parcels and it will always be handy. - When punching new holes to tighten your sewing machine belt, heat a hat- pin red hot and it will penetrate the belt like magic. A bunch of arrowroot tied in a. thick cotton cloth and boiled with the white clothes will give them a delightful perfume. By using a bottle brush to clean the refrigerator pipes, the job is more thoroughly and quickly done. Before using cabbage, cauliflower or lettuce, turn the heads down in salted water to which a few teaspoonfuls of vinegar have been added. All insects will crawl out. Unsightly holes in the walls made by driving nails into the plaster can be filled with paraffin melted just enough to soften so as to be pressed firmly into the holes. It will keep the plaster from crumbling and will look neat . 'Rusty steel should be soaked for several hours in linseed oil and then polished with unslaked lime or emery powder. This powder is easy to use if. applied with a cork which has been dipped in the linseed oil. HAS OILY HAIR. My hair is realy oily. Can you tell me what to do for it ?~Mrs. C. N. The white of an egg is good for oily hair. Beat it as stiff as possible and rub it into the hair until it seems wet. When dry, brush well. CURING TUBERCULOSIS AT HOME. O doubt the long absence from home is the chief objection to taking treatment'BTt a» tubercu— losis sanatorium, from 'the patient's viewpoint. A letter lies before me now in which a young wife asks for my “honest opinion” whether her husband “can stay at home and follow rules carefully and conquer the disease.” There is much more in the letter, which convinces me that she does not want my honest opinion, but wants some justification for keeping her hus- band at home. My honest opinion is that any patient with tuberculosis who can get sanatoriuzn treatment, should take it. His chances for getting well are much greater than if he stays at home. It is not that home surround— ings keep him from getting well, but home indulgences do. The sick man is not reasonable. He wants to do things that are not good for him. The. home folks yield “just 'for this time,” and so it goes. But it is quite possible to win the fight against tuberculosis in your owu home if you have the intelligence—- plus backbone. A. Wisconsin man named J E. Stocker, who accomplish- ed this end, has firitten a booklet about it. Mr. Stocker made the great discovery about winning the fight» that it must be. won, not by action, but by rest. Read what he says: "Early in October, 1916, I went to bcd again. I took all my meals in bed; I did not as much as more a finger unnecessarily; meats were cut for me. into small pieces to avoid the exertion of my cutting ”them. I was as careful not to makc any quick or sudden movement, as I would be if I were nursing a broken limb. 'News- papers were cut for me, so I need not take up more than one sheet at a time. I did not bend down to pick up any objects from the floor, or reach up for things that were above my head. I did not put on or take off a shirt or. bathrobe without/assistance. ‘ “I avoided too much. reading and unnecessary talking; when friends called I let them do the talking, ex—_ plaining to them the reason. VVhen- ever it happened that I was alone in the house and a doorbell rang, I paid no attention to it. Under no circum- stances would I get‘out of bed to an- swer a telephone call.” _ A patient who will give such con- scientious attention to getting well as this, can get. well at home as readily as at a sanatorium. melts like a snowflake! For canningi pickling or putting down kraut, this as t assures an even cure—and the kraut retains its natural white' color. No waste: no undercure: no spoilage Sendforbooldet,“NemethAboutSalt." 7 THE COLONIAL SALT CO. Debt 15 AKRON. 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A boon to housewives. farmcrs, dairymcn and store- keepcrs: especially valuable to dairies. as it enables the herd to cat and slcnp in peace. with records of mcroasf'd milk yields of 15 to 20 percent. Protects grain 1n storage from weevil and all insects. ' Sent Now On Free Trial Send no money. Write today in card will do. to Imperial Laboratories. 445i Coca Cola Building, Kansas City. Missouri. and you will receive two regu< lar full size $1.410 cans of this strange new powder. Use it with the tllstlllr't understanding that if it does not rid your house, Imminnd livestm-k of flies and other insect pests, 0:15in and quickly, cvcn thd’ special introductory prim of only one dollar. which you pay the postman. plus postage. when this rcgulnr $2.00 quantity of Imperial Insect Powder arrixes. will be rul‘undcd. You do not risk a cent. lilnd the deadly fly menace now. Home-Made Candies! Improve Their Flavor with MAPLEINE Adds a rich, mellow and delicious flavor to home- made confections. A per— fect flavoring for cake frostings, fillings, pas- tries, dainty desserts. Your grocer sells MapIeine ét—PUT THIS NEW ’MIILL ON YOUR Albion steel and wood minute \ and powerful. Onc- Mild them work- 1- 3:: par“ of any other mill .uum'hfluxto Union Slut Prnducis 30.1113 11-11. a. Mbion.ln1chlgan.u.s.I. . -4._.a.k'.__...-...i_. a- L... a... m. r ‘. i l I l MI " Try one. bu! bring splendid development. No ember. The BIG SAVINGin 1 pass by y. regardless of price. Our Varieesti Broiler. Mixed Chicks. Seven Cents Straight. Alter lune Ist we offer Selected White 100 or more. disposal at SI. 25 each. to make room for our grovvmg stock. 0. 0. D. guaranteed. 250m 1‘0 80566.57 :‘BlG BARGAINS for June and July , Prices now within the reich of everybody. Get chiftksw'int June and July and gather your harvest - he n or. if desired. All chicks sent to your door by parcel post prepaid. 100% alive delivery Pullets and stock shipped by express. charges collect. Catalog FREE. SILVER WARD HATCHERY, This is the most economical time to and the most favorable time to raise chicks. , " You can get them in the big outdoors at once. which saves labor. cuts down your feed bill and makes the chicks grow twice as test. Bright Our June chicks will begin to lay in October and July chicks in prices gives you an opportunity that you cannot aflordto Chicks that are strong, penny. from high production. egg-bred stack are the chicks that MY. We have sacrificed on price but the same standard of preme quality is always maintained breeders are producing heavily. our-min and this enables us to give these high- grade chicks at such extremely low prices. EXTRA SPECIAL FOR JUNE“ AND JULY" . balmy days cubators working to full capacity. 25 100 500 1000 Extra Selected Barron or Hollywood S. C. White Leghorns sired by 250 to 280 egg males ..................... ............ .32. 75 35.25 $10.00 345. 00 8 90.00 Selected Barron White Leghorns . ............. 4.75 9.0 00 ......... a... 2.5 Extra Selected Sheppard Mottled Anconas ......... . ......... 3. 00 5.75 11.00 52. 50 100.00 Selected Mottled Anconas ................... . ......... 2.50 4.75- 9.00 12. 50 80. Selected Park's Bred- to- -Lay Barred Rocks ' ..... . ..... 3. 75 1.00 13. 00 82.50 120.00 PULLETS AND BREEDING STOCK FOR SALE Leghorn Pallets. 8 to 10 weeks old, at 81.10 each: Sheppard Ancona Pullets at $1.30 each and Barred Bock Pullets at $1.50. Prices reduced for Alter July I5th we have 700 choice Tom Barron and 400 Sheppard Ancona breeding hens for Also. selected cocks of same breeds for SI. 25 each. Our space is limit ORDER AT ONCE from this ad. We can make immediate shipment. These must be sold Cash with order or sent Box 29, Zeeland, Mich, \l I /: 0 38p 5016 Bill. Bill? English While Leghorns, Brown Leghorns, Anconas "- Order Direct from’ this Ad. for Prompt Shipment Selected Mating: Extra Selected Mating: 01 I00 $I0 perI00 $35 per 500 $45 per 500 "f‘ ‘ _ Odds and Ends, (Broilers) $8. 50 per 100; $30 per 500 Ior , I00% Live Delivery Guaranteed. .-’ . Ierent breeds and price“: of pullets. send illustrated catalog. For specifications of our dil- and strosns, Breeds. hi White Leghorns.. $2.5 Barred Rocks 8. C. R. I. Reds Broilers. able. at official contests. Order at once. REDUCED PRICES FOR BEST CHICKS For July and August—Pure-bred chicks, hatched right, largo cks post aid live deliver to rood :0 Chicks I00 Chic s 5 0 Chicks0 l'l000 Chicks 9.00 342. 5 3 85.00 .00 S6. 00 “.00 52.50 I05.00 II. 00 52.50 l05.00 Rock or ligd521w”dignifn‘lgedfflvflov‘l’re: Hundred. Low prices on Pullets of all the above breeds. Our strains are the best laying strains obtain- ‘ - Tancred and Barrond \ghite keghcfirnds, 13?;st - nd Michigan Agrl College an cum 9 3, rec l3r%1;1e%h§::1bie%der80ur birds have always proved their laying ability Our chicks are hatched in the world’s best incu- bator, the only incubator that never over—heats, and supplies moisture automatically, thus assuring the strongest chicks possible. 5. [mediate delivery. BRUMMER-FREDRICKSON PQULT Y FARM, Box 20, Holland, Mich. unlity and price talk. Act now. s ONE MILLION ROCK BOTTOM GOOD LUCK CHI KS $8.00 PER 100 AND UP RICES ON READY MADE vmems Price: on 3457?; s 3%?) 325395?) 342%?) 318%030 Le orns noonas ...... . . . . . ka a fin“? 133;? 1303““ a 5 8h &Rhod e.I Beds. 6.00 11.50 33.00 52.00 100.00 White Rocks. White Wyandottos ................ 7. 00 13.50 39.00 62.00 . 120.00 Black Minorcas. Bun Orpingwns .............. a? 13. 50 39.00 82.00 120.00 S. L Wyandottes, Buil' Minorcas. Lt. Brahm 9.00 17. 00 48.00 80.00 ...... 1 t B eeds, 8: Heavy Breeds, $9. 50 per 100 straight. Postpaid. Mixed Chicks “8h r 3 Bank Reference. Catalog Free. Member I. BHCAJndOhio Le horns. Rocks, Reds. Wyandottes. Orpingtons, An- conag. Minorcas. Also Geese. Tur keys. Ducks. All Pure B Send for complete Circular with full description of stock and price list. 0 STATE FARMS ASSOCIATION. Kalamazoo. Mich. Member International Balm Chick Association Month or Aliehigan State Farm Bureau 1 Be riled Rocks, White I. s. 13c: White orns or Broiler (Shin, 10c Rin lots of 25 or more. We produce only 'eg'a Grade—the Beet. March, April. May.’ biggest in our 14 years of hatching. It conversion send full amount. “tomb: 831d m133%. balance {ow mm 19 an! prep.aid 6R EH parcel post {Willy POULTRY yI-‘AI'IM. Gus Heeht, Prop" l-‘enton. Hleh . CHIGAN' IFARMDER Classified Ads. pay well. L FULL LIVE DELIVERE (:UABANTEED. HAUSER CHICK HATCHERIES'. Box NEUCHOICE BREEDING BIRDS. In any of our pure- bred varieties, at all times. , Cockerels and Pullets 72. NAPOLEON, OHIO. Cockerels and Pullets all ages. Cocks and Hens Prices reasonable. Write your wants. MAY AND JUNE CHICKS THE KIND THAT PAYS BIG PINE BAY FARM backed by our 20 years' experience in the poultry business and a reputation for fair dealing with thousands of satisfied customers. Our experience protects'mu. CHICKS FROME LSI/vae UP FOR .INU LIV ERY. andown national Egg Laying Contest Winners. Free Catalog. hGet full prices before PINE BAY POBLTIIY FARM. HOLLAND. IIOII. 1.1. Send N0 Money Chicks “w. luv 0, 100% live chicks.” postps. id. from pure-bred. II: stock. tot Brown Leghorn. MW e & Reds. W100: Willie & But! I. cum. 'wmu tows-Idem Llc. mixedchlelnfo. Silver leu Eu Farm. Box H. Silver Lake. nd. BRED T0 LAY Barred Rock Chic s otmuusiity.10ulled'bydexperts.$10£d magenta Popular “all? a IIArouEIIv. Ines; .k‘ per hundred. July Poultry Notes” By R. G. Kirby LL intermation broadcasted con- cerning the cost of producing one dozen eggs should include a . fair labor income for. looking after the , hens. This keeps city buyers from receiving a wrong impression of the cost of production. I find‘that a lot of time can be spent- in_the general management of a few hundred hens and if common labor is worth around fifty cents per hour, the time with the -poultry should surely be worth that . much. I believe that the cost of produc- tion of everything from safety pins to motOr cars represents the labor cost as well as the value of the raw mate- rial. So We should not give the im- pression that the cost of a dozen eggs is represented entirely by the value of the feed eaten by the hens during the time the eggs were produced. ‘ Fatten Old Hens Before Selling. , When selling the old hens itwpays to fatten any birds that are not already plump and heavy. Ilfindthat dealers like heavy hens. If the fattening proc- ess returned its only profit in making the buyer friendly -to your stock the process would often be worth all it costs. Fattening consists in cutting down the exercise and increasing the con- sumption of feed. Common poultry crates can be used as fattening crate-s by wiring feed troughs to the outside. Colony houses or brood coops can be used in the absence of regular fatten- ing crates. ' Rose Bugs Are Poisonous. Birds of the heavy breeds which are already bagging down with fat are not. liked by dealers as well as smooth, plump birds. Most. buyers do not like hens as well when they are overfat as they buy too much fatty material which they do not like and seldom use to advantage. Rose chafers are poisonous to the chicks, and are often found on roses and grape Vines. If the range is free from high weeds it also reduces the danger of the; chicks eating the chaf- ers. If chicks die suddenly, examine the crop for the presence of these rin- sects. They often kill young chicks so quickly that the insects have no time to pass on through the digestive tract. Watch for stray cats on your poul- try range. Sometimescity motorists decide to give the cat a. vacation in the country; and drop it off near a farm where it may find a home. These city cats may not know chicks from sparrows, and cause severe losses to the poultryman. -Keep Late-hatched Chicks Separate. Late hatched chicks are often stunt- ed or killed by being constantly trampled by older stock. Good husky pullets will soon be worth about a. dol- lar each or more. The poultryman who would never allow 200 one dollar bills to blow around the farm, may allow,200 late hatched puliets to be trampled, underfed and poorly housed until the mortality rate is high and the chances for good fall and winter egg records are nearly ruined. Chicks are worthy of good care regardless of their . hatching date, or they had better not be hatched at all. Some observers report a. heavy mor- tality among early il‘atched chicks which will show up later in a. good demand for pullets and better prices than we expected for broilers. Already there are inquiries for pullete from farmers who have had bad luck with early hatches, due to the bad weather" I do not. think that many well develop ed pullets will be sold for less than one dollar each when- they are eight to ten weeks did. This means that poultrymen must be succesisfuliin-raise. .w ing good pullets for themselves or plan on spending. a lot of their egg money for new stock each year. Paper Profita, Pullet production looks like a great business .on paper. You brood 300 chicks under coal-burning broodere and raise almost 150 good pullets. Then you sell the cockerels for enough to pay the cost of growing the whole flock. That leaves $150 worth of pul- lets in each colon‘yhouse' to' sell to other breeders. . That means a. rapid turnover on the money. But whoever heard of a poultryman getting rich selling ten weeks’ old pullets, or broil-_ ers, either?. There is a lot to learn about raising poultry and so many things can happen to the chicks, espe- cially in the hands of beginners who often need the mor badlgx' o 1' A few of- the germs of ccidiosis are sometimes said to be present among healthymhioks, and yet seem to cause. no trouble. But when the droppings are allowed to accumulate in colony houses until the growing stock roosts on heaps of dirty.litter, the chances of infection are greatly increased. Soon a. few Ofejthe chicks will be showing a. lack of vigor and finally die. There are no hastily ad ministered pills that will make up for heaps of dirt. in the brooder houses when you wish to raise healthy chick- ens. ' Separate Cookercls and Pullets. Very few poultrymen on the farm have facilities for separating the dock— erels and the pullets and giving them separate places to range. But if this can be done the pullets make a. better development and payment, for the trouble is received in the fall when .eggs are reaching their highést point and well-developed pullets are the best assurance of full egg baskets. Only those poultrymen with plenty of range and colony houses can keep many cockerels to sell for breeders or raise many capons at a profit. These birds require a lot of feed and roosting space. The growing cocker- els will take the space that the pullets need, and also frighten them from the feed hoppers. Nothing is gained by keeping'so many cockerels that you lose more money on the pullets than" you make on selling capons or males for breeding purposes- Selling Consumers Broilers. . I have found that quite a few city buyers Will buy broilers, live weight, at farm prices. They know they are obtaining fresh stock and have time after working hours for dressing the birds. For such sales the farmer needs accuratéScaies, pieces of strong string for tying the feet, and possibly a. col- lection of old feed sacks in which the birds can be carried away by the mot- orists. The price 'per pound can be enough over the dealer’s price to pay for the trouble of selling birds in small lots. Some of the profit in such deals rests in the fact that eight or ten small sales may'save a trip to town withbroilers when you are busy with other work and the extra‘proflt on the: small sales should pay amply for the trouble of making them. , One of the most useful jewels in the " fine mechanism that take .-.._. PROFITS I‘N' SHEEP. _ n. COLLISON, up 111' ISa-bella county, says his little flock of '0 “Sheep is one of the best paying things about the farm. Hegoes On to say, "Maybe the reason is because I bought them cheap. This little flock of fifty» two head cost The $3. 50 each, three years ago. Their wool has paid the original cost each year since I have ' had them; they do not eat much but. bean pods, a little good hay and some grass, and, except for a short period during the lambing season, require very little‘attention. So far we have met with no serious losses, from stom- ach worms; dogs, or disease, and We are able to figuTe’about seVenty-five per cent of the lamb crop as profits. —— Pope. LIVE STOCK EXPERIMENTS. T the Michigan Experiment Sta- tion a test was made to determine the value of skim—milk in feeding hogs. Pigs from the same' litter were .used in the test. They were fed for a like ments at the Ohio Agricultural Ex- periment Station at Wooster indicate. Three lots of ten steers each were used. Each lot received a daily ration of corn, two pounds of oilmeal, clover hay, and silage. ‘ The daily’gain of the. calves averaged 2.31 pounds: of the yearlings, 2. 38 pounds; of the two- year—olds, 2. 85 pounds. For 100 pounds [of gain it cost $9.76 to feed the calves, $10.35 for the yearlings, and $11.39 for ' the twoyear-olds. The actual selling price, as estimated‘ by marketnfen, came to $10.35 for the calves, $10.10 for the yearlings, and'$10.10 for the two-year-olds. SHEEP BUSINESS LOOKS BRIGHT. HE lamb and wool situation in June was favorable from the grow- ers' standpoint, according to- Mr. Gib- bons, of the department of agricul- ture. The sheep industry is now based on lambs and wool and prices of both were fairly satisfactory to the pro ducers. The number of lambs fed in the im- fir ‘ “lag. '15 Our Best Succulent Feed UCCULENT feeds are of even more importance for dairy cows than for other farm or '."als They are eSSential to the most economical pro- duction of milk. Their cooling, slightly laxative action aids greatly in keeping the digestive tract of hard-working animals in good condition. Succulent feeds are highly palatable as a rule, and whet the appetites of the cows so that larger amounts of roughage are consumed than if only hay and other dry forage were fed. The consumption of the larger amount of nutrieii s which they encourage naturally results in more milk production and greater returns than otherwise would be secured from a given herd Corn silage is the cheapest and most satisfactory succulent feed avail- able It is highly relished by the cows, furnishes a steady and uniform sup- ply of high quality feed for winter, and is economical by virtue of the large tonnage secured from an acre It is excellent for summer where a suffi- cient number of cows is fed to keep it from spoiling. ——Humphrey and Mor~ rison. period. One lot were runts while the other grew to good merchantable porkers. The runts overe fed a com- plete mineral mixture in addition to corn and water. The well- developed lot got skim—milk and corn. M ICHIGAN feeders will be glad~to learn that tests at the Iowa sta- tion gave very similar results to those conducted at the Michigan station as reported in last week’s issue. The self-fed steers made more rapid gains, reached a higher condition, and re- quired less feed per hundred pounds of gain, than did the hand-fed steers. SKEPTICISM about the value of yeast for feeding hogs resulted from experiments recently finished at the M. A. C. Three lots of pigs Were fed. All received corn and. tankage. One lot got in addition, yeast fed in slop and another was fed a ration in 9 which the yeast was allowed to fer- ment. The third lot had no yeast at all. The first mentioned paid for the rest of its feed and $1.03 a bushel for the corn consumed; the next paid ninety-three cents for the corn; while -the lot fed no yeast returned $1.04 per bushel for corn. Overhead costs were not figured in these results. WHILE hogshaving free access to their rations required 383 pounds of grain for each 100 pounds of gain, as compared with 369 pounds in the case of hogs having their feed mixed by hand the difference is not sufficient to offset the trouble and cost of mix- , ing, according to work done at the M.A.C. HE younger the steers, the less mess to make 100 pounds , . So experi- smaller than a year ago, but prlces at the beginning of 1924 werehlower. Feeders held for a better market and market receipts were curtailed. This resulted in a rise in prices. 011 May 1 prices were $1.00 higher than a year ago. Receipts of sheep and lambs at the public stockyards in May were twenty—fiVe per cent short of the year previous. This holding back resulted in an increase in shipments in June. During the first two weeks in June. the receipts at twelve markets showed an increase of more than twenty-sev- en per cent over one year ago. A sharp decline was inevitable. A flood of low grade, half—fat animals tended to push the market downward. The same thing happens nearly every year, says Mr. Gibbons, and a. sudden slump is required sometimes to steady up the movement to market. DOG FARMING AT LYNNHURST. HE Drs. Palmer at Brooklyn have a dog farm. What is a dog farm? Well, it’s a barn with a number of dog stalls, a few outside exercise lots made of woven wire, and a lot of dogs. 3' portant' feeding areas last. win-ter‘was ' They keep imported dogs- Canadian dogs,‘and good dogs. They call the place 'Lynnley' Collie Kennels. Yes, their’ dogs are all Collies, the real farm‘ers’ dog, and the Doctors (veterv inary, by the way), take great pride in them. Dog. farms are somewhat rare in Michigan and perhaps it is well. Nev- ertheless there .is a place on mos every good stock farm for a dog. Not just‘any Old dog, but a well-bred, farm dog. It ls/man’s and child's nature to like animal friends and pets, and the good Collie is a very popular favorite. THE FARM COW WINS. HAT results the average farmer under average farm conditions can expect from the cow testing work being done by the cow testers all over the state has been aptly demonstrated ‘by John P. Eddy, a member of Cow Testing Association No. 3, of Genesee county. A year ago, Mr. Eddy was taking care of his cows in the ordinary farm way of feeding what grains he produced on his own farm. His rations were not balanced and his feeding costs were high in comparison with his results. A year ago he joined the cow test- ing association and followed the ad- vice of his tester very closely with the result ofgetting his herd of grade and pure-bred Holsteins in first-class con- dition and as a final triumph for a year’s faithful effort, he produced the high cow in his associations,” is cow, .3. grade Holstein, made a r cord of 2,058.4 pounds of milk with a butter~ fat content of 88.4 pounds. This re- markable record for an ordinary farm cow was made by a properly balanced ration and by good care given under ordinary farm conditions and by twice a day milking periods. Mr. Wenger, the tester of this asso- ciation is especially pleased with Mr Eddy's record because this herd. is a common farm herd of good type dairy cows, but without the advantage of .systematic breeding ’and feeding of manfof the other herds in his associa- tion. Genesee County Cow Testing . Association No. 3 is composed of some of the most highly advertised and best producing herds in the state of Mich- igan—S. Morrish. URGES PRODUCTION OF SEED STOCK. IVE pure-bred Guernsey and two pure—bred Holstein bulls were dis- posed of in Chippewa county by the dairy special during its visit to the county. Mr. D. L. McMillan, county agricultural agent, calls attention to the need in Chippewa county of di- versifying farm methods in favor of less hay and more dairying for the farm income. The agent also calls attention to the opportunities that lie in .seed-producing farms. Northern- grown seeds are preferred everywhere as the best. Such seed must be grown on clean farms and in large enough quantities to be capable of shipment to outside points in car lots, he says. Sunflowerswill be featured in Chip- pewa this year for onsilage. Young steers make bette1 use of feed than do older ones, according to tests made at the Ohio experiment station. , . High Mi/éers for May HE following table shows ten high cows in milk production in Michigan during the month of May, out of 21,032 cows under cow testing asso- ciation work in seventy-seven aesociations reporting. Association and Owner. Kent-West Alpine, J. N. Lamoreaux. Calhoun, Lakewood Dairy Genesee No. 7, J. E. Post ............ Genesee No. 7, J. E. Post ............. Kalamazoo No. 1, H. B. McMurray.. Ionia—Belding Mich. Reformatory ..... Kent-West Alpine, John C. Buth. Van Buren-North, T. C. Tiedebohlzz Lapeer, D. C. Pierson ............. Van Burch-North, C. Tiedebohl... - aI'Three times a day milking . Date Lbs. ’ Lbs. Breed. Age. Fresh. Milk. Fat. .PB H 4 4~27~24 ‘ 3,233.3 “97.9 ..PB H M 5-” 4-24 3,116.0 I”82.5 PB H M ...... 3,108.0 I”71.4 PB H M . . .. 3,015.0 "87.4 .PB H 4 3-23-24 2,997.1 *95.9 PB H M 4-12-24 2,985.0 I”86.6 .PB H 4 3.2024 2,650.5 76.8 .PB H 6’ 3-23-24 2,650.0 *79.5 ..PB H 5 4- 1-24, 2,604.0 ' *78.1 .PB H M 2-26-24 2,573.0 330:0 ”your times a day mil E ‘ Guernseys r.“ .7 Twelve Days before date of publication Forest Hills Guernsey: FOR BALE—12- mo old hull dam’s record. 450 lbs. fat at 2- ”11.3200. Three-mo-old bull calf $50: yearling hull, $150. Three— ”year -old bull, for sale or less $25 per year. M. HOMPE. ll. 5. Grand Rapids. MIch. FOR S ALE Registered Guernsey 33 months ..old with heifer calf 2 weeks old. D. CAMPAU. Grandville, Mich. Wallinwood Guernseys Young hulls from A. R. cows for sale. F. W. WALLIN. Jenison. Mich. FOR SALE Dryden. Mich. Bog;- Two Guernsey cows and 'a bull. W. 80" Mm Choice Bull Calf 10 mo. Guernsey: out of . good A. n. o. WILLIAMS. North Adams. Mich. . old. cow. For sale, Reg. yearling heifers. calves, May Rose reading ng. very reasonable. W. W. Burdlck. “Wilbmmrton. An Extra Good 'I‘Calf Ready for service early this fall. Born October 3. 1923, and well grown. An exceptionally good individual straight as an arrow. and with good depth of body. About one-third white. High sire is a son of Echo Sylvia King Model, Senior Sire at. Traverse City State HoshpitaJ and from a 27— lb. four- -year old a record of 900 lbs. of butter and 19 869 lbs. of milk in 305 days. His dam traces directly to Kin 8 Pontiac and King of the Pontiacs. g egis Brod at the Michigan School for Deaf. Send for Dedigroo and price. bull Prices M icb. Bureau of Animal Industry, Department C. Lansing}, Michigan. one coming in Sept. 30 HGLSTEIN [urn-E too old to care for them. PUTNAM. R. AHemlock. ‘ich. Hereford Steers 60 wt. around' 850 lbs; Getting J A K E 74 E”wt around 775 lbs. 88 wt. around 650 105.;44 \v.t mound 100 lbs. 46 wt. around 550 lbs: 50 wt. around 500 lbs. Deep rods good "rass flesh Some bum-his just fair flesh amount of short pasture Real quality Hoiefmds am usually maxket toppers when finished. “ill1 sell \our (hone, one car load or all. ‘ Gim mun )er and wei ght preferred. VAN B. BALD Eldon, Wapello Co.. Iowa. WIN. HEREFORD BULLS “o are offering some cwxuptmnal barmins in young llc'wlor bulls HARW OOD HEREFORD FARMS. Six miles south of 1011111., on M— 43. J11)“ ' J BUTTER BRED .512 BELLS CRYSTAL SPRING STOCK FARM. Silver Creek. Allegan County, Michigan '15 Cows. bulls from R. of M. Cows. Chance to select from herd of 70. Some fresh, others bred for fall freshcnlng. Colon C. Lillie. Coopersville. Mich. cattle young bulls, for sale. l‘uberculin tested Lake Odessa Mich. S H O R T H O R NS Revolution Jr. 573938 accredited herd 28917 Now offering 2 Januaeryd groan bull calves of exceptional merit.1easonabl£priced UIDWELL STOCK FARM ox l) Tecumseh. Mich Registered Jersey J. L. CARTER Real M1lk1ng Shorthoms {3...} 111.311 5311-3 E entire Herd of cattle 35 head of hand— milked cows, pair fed calves and young heifers. CHAS. A. BRAY. Okemm. Mich. FOR SALE A few choice young fihorthom bulls. Write for de- livered prices. H. B. PETERS 81 SON. Elsie. Mich. F0 R S A LE One cow. two heifers. and one young bull of best beef breeding Young cattle sired by Revolution. Jr. (‘hcap if taken soon. 180 a few young cows of strong milking inheritance. BELA AND a BELAND. Tecumseh, Mich. 1; RED POLLED CATTLE 1; ”Buy from Michigan's Loading Herd, Own FWESTBROOK BROS” Tonia, Mich. ed bYL YEARLING 8”" 5"" 3“" for sale. Also 1' Ian FELDKAMP, Manchegt 'd Clzihna, Fall Boars. A. A. — HOGS DUROC SPRING PIGS Every Pig guaranteed satisfactory when it. Send for actual photo and description):011 receive STATE FARMS ASSOCIATION. Kalamazoo. Mich. Member Michigan State Farm Bureau UBOC 11111 and spring boars of the but and quality. at prices to sell Taylor, gain prices. w. C. 1min. M11111 DUROCS ternational Winner. save money. Durocs. J. We have Sons and Gr. Sons of Great Orion Sensation. Twice In- Buy your fall boar now and Let us tell you about our Sensation M. WILLIAMS. No. Adams. Mich. Size, Chester While Bears mu 5132;, “3:3?” $3,333; free F. W. ALEXANDER. Vassar. Mich. Francisco Farm Poland Chinas Our spring pigs are the best ever. 75 head to choose tstanding herd boars at 825: pairs ’40: than. tries} s 0. $5.00 of! 11 you come and P. P..POPE. R. 3. Mt. Pleasant. Mich. at either sex. by the t . Fa" Pigs Wolverine. Priced “122038;? 31:: of dams. W. E Livingston. Perms. Mich. Stock rfor solo at all ting. D U R 0 C S «mm as mean. F. J. Drodt. Monroe. Mich" rll. No. I. Additional Stock Ad.- on I’m 35 11111113» sincere“! : Change of Copy orCancEIlations must reach 11s ._ Fall pics at bar- I May Rose and Golden Secret lines direct. M88. F. ‘ - red kidneys 38. 75. CRAIN QUOTATIONS Wednesday, Jul 2. Monday, July . Whea — Detroit—No. 1 rod t$1. 18; No 2 red 1.1;7 No.3 red 31.14; No.2 white 1.19 No.2 mixed $1.18. Chicago. —Sept., 31. 13%@1. 13%; De- cember $11614 @116%; Maly $1. 21%. Toledo. —-Cash 31. 16%@1. 1.7% Com. , Detroit—No.3 3,31; No, 4 yellow 950. Chicago.——September 93%0; Decem- ber 83%@83%c; May 83%0. Oats. Detroit—Cash No.2 white 56%c; No. 2, 5464‘; Chicago. ber 45%0. £3i"—September 43%0; Decem- Rye. Detroit—Cash No. 2, 83c. Chicago—September 77 %c; Decem- ber 80%c. Toledo—800. ’ Barley. Barley, malting 900; feeding 850. Beans. Detroit. —Immediate and shipment ..$4 40 per cwt. Chicago ——Navy 35; red kidneys 335;.8 New York—Choice pea at $5.3 prompt Seeds. Detroit —Prime red clover cash at $11. 40; alsike $10. 65; timothy 33. 70.‘ Hay Strong—No. 1 timothy 323.50@24; standard and light mixed $22.50@23; No. 2 timothy $21@22; No. 1 clover at $19@20; No. 1 clover mixed $20@21; wheat and oat straw 311.50@12; rye straw $13@14. Feeds. Bran $30; standard middlings $30; fine do 334; cracked corn 344; coarse cd'nmeal $42; chop at $38 per ton in 100 lb sacks. , WHEAT Wheat prices have averaged higher in the last week but finished with a small net loss. The inception of the movement of new crop hard winter wheat in the southwest, coupled with evidence of improvement in the prob- able yield of both winter and spring wheat, has checked speculative ardor to some extent. Fears of a crop scare in Canada and the fact that wheat is moving into a stronger statistical po- sition for the coming year tend to me vent more than minor setbacks. Cash demand for wheat has kept pace with the movement to primary markets which has been augmentedrecently by fairly large receipts of new wheat at Kansas markets. Prices at Liverpool, Winnipeg and Buenos Aires have ad- vanced in the last few days’ so that our markets are on an export basis. Canada’s old crop is cleaning up rath- er rapidly and Argentina evidently thinks that her remaining surplus can be sold to better advantage later on. CORN Unofficial forecasts of the new corn crop range around 2, 600, 000,000 bush- els, compared with 3,054,000,000 bush- els harvested last year. Estimates on the condition of the crop range from 73 to 76 per cent, which is the poorest ever recorded for this date. It is doubtful if these forecasts reflect the lateness of the crop and the danger of damage from frost. Clearer skies in the last few days and indications of warmer weather have tended to allay alarm over the new crop. Cash prices are firm and producers are selling very sparingly owing to the rush of the harvest season. OATS The condition of the oats crop .is about the same as a month ago with unofficial estimates pointing to a yield slightly smaller than last year. Oats prices have weakened in the last few days. The fact that new oats will be' available within a month, and the ten- dency for the corn market to slow down were the governing influences. BEANS Demand for beans has increased slightly since the first of the month and prices are $4. 55@4. 60 or 100 lbs. for C. H. P. whites, f. 0. .Michigan " for immediate or prompt shipment. From this time on the progress of the ' “ new crop will have much to do with .flth'o trend of the market. RYE ehas had a big advance but has 7 Weakened in the last few days and is " still cheap com ared with * " wheat or corn. '1‘ e new crop both in either «this country and Europe makes a poor . a week ago. showing. Increased exports promise to take care of the large carry-over from the 1923 crop. Strong speculav tive interests, which have been oper- ating in corn and cats, are new active in the rye market. ' . SEEDS Seed prices are slightly lower than ReCent rains have im- proved the prospects for the new crop of both clover and timothy. Forei 11 crops also have improved. Cash mand is negligible. The trend of the market will depend upon the weather in the next two months which will de- termine the final outCome of the seed harvest. FEEDS The advance in food prices has ceas- ed for the present and the markets are quiet, with prices about the same . as a week ago. Wheat feeds are slightly easier as new wheat is begin- ning to come on the market and flour demand has broadened so that mills have increased their scale of opera- tions. Corn feeds are firm as a result of the strength in cash corn‘ and lim- ited output by ~eorn industries. Oil meals are quiet and prices are un- changed. HAY _ Hay markets generally are dull but receipts of good quality hay are light and Scarcely equal to the demand. Prices for lower grades are weak and draggy. New crop prespects have im- proved as a result of rains, but early cuttings of all kinds are expected to show a high percentage of weedy and damaged hay. Continued drouth in the far west is steadily reducing the prospective yield of alfalfa hay in that territory. WOOL ”Wool buying remains on a restricted scale as mills are only taking hold when bargains are offered, or they are compelled to buy particular grades to fill orders for goods. The recent spurt in the west seems to have sub- sided. Prices at the seaboard show little change, with weakness evident in spots, while other holders are awaiting developments rather than to take the prices now offered. The goods market shows little change but a more hopeful reenng new? and 1s 11 to support woo} can and tionof. by domestic mills durtn ed to only abOut 45 grease equivalent w for any month sinc arch 1921. The prices at the London sale during the. week were slightly lower than the last . sale except on good merinos which were unchanged. POTATOES ’ Potato markets are rather weak ow- ing to the arrival in consuming cent- . ers of heavy shipments from produc- ing districts in the previous week. Shipments have declined again the last few days, however. Virginia is the principal ContributOr at the pres- ent time and is furnishing about forty per cent of the total car-lot movement. Shipments are about average for this season during the last three years. ' POULTRY AND , EGGS Demand for fresh eggs narrowed last week and prices declined further. Re~ ceipts showed a. decrease under the previous week, however, and as the supply of fresh firsts normally"dimin-~. ishes after July 1,‘ the decline on this grade should be only temporary. Pro- ducers of first quality eggs should‘re- alizesubstantial premiums during the next two months. Poultry prices were firm on most kinds last week. Receipts of broilers were large, over: so that prices declined in sp of an ac- tive holiday demand. Chicagow—Eggs, miscellaneous 23@ 23%0; dirties 22@22%c; checks 22c; fresh firsts 2401-2431/20; ordinary firsts 221/2@23c. Live poultry, hens 21%c; broilers 28@29c; roosters 14c; ducks 20c; geese 120; turkeys 20c. . Detroit. —Eggs, fresh candled and graded 24%@25%c. Live poultry broilers 44@45c; heavy hens 240; light hens 18@19c; roosters 15@16c; geese 15c; ducks 25@27c; turkeys 25c. BUTTER Butter prices weakened early last week but as demand for both immedi- ate consumption and for storage im- proved, the loss Was speedily regain- ed. Receipts at the four markets dur- ing the week were smaller than in the preceding week. Production shows no decrease, however. Holdings of but- ter in 26 cities on July 1 were, 55,361,- 111-pounds, an increase of more than Live Stock Market Service J Monday, July 7. DETROIT Cattle. Receipts 428. Market steady. ' Good to choice yearlings.$ 8.006;), 9.75 Best heavy steers .8.50@ 9.00 Handywe-ight butchers .. 7.50@ 8.00 Mixed steers and heifers 7.25@ 8.50 Handy light butchers.... 6.25@ 6.75 Light butchers .......... 5.00@ 6.00 Best cows ' ............... 5.00@ 5.50 Butcher cows .......... 4.00@ 4.50 Cutters .................. 3.00@ 3.25 Canners ................ 2.50@ 2.75 Choice bulls 5.75@ 6.00 Bologna-bulls ........... 4.50@ 5.25 Stock bulls ............. 3.75@ 4.25 Feeders ................ 5.50@ 7.00 Stockers ................ 4.50@ 7.00 Milkers ................. $45.00@85.00 Veal Calves. Receipts 457. Market 32 higher. Best . .312 50@13. 00 Culls and heavies ....... 7. 00@11. 50 Sheep and Lambs. Receipts 302. Marketsteady. Best spring lambs ...... $14.50@15.00 Fair ‘ .................... 11.00@12.50 Light to common ....... 7.00@ 8.50 Fair to good sheep ..... 5.00@ 6.00 Culls and common .' ..... 1.50@ 4.00 H 093. Receipts 733. Market 100 higher. Mixsed and heavy yorkers. $ 7.50 . Pig .................... 6.50 Light lights ............. ' 7.00 Stags ................... 4.00@ 4.50 Roughs ................. 5.90 CHICAGO Hogs; Receipts 69.000. Market is steady to 50 higher than last Thursday’s close. Light and killing pigs are 15©25c higher. The bulk of the godd weighty butchers sold at $7. 29@7. 25; tabs at. $7. 30; bulk of good 170 to 210 lbs. av- erage $7@7. 15; bulk of packing sows- 36. 25@6. 50; good and choice sows and? ‘ for further decline; . markets in strong weight killing pigs $6@6.25. Cattle. Receipts 27,000. Market consists largely .of steers which sold‘slow, and mostly at 25c lower., Prospects are early tops for handy weights 310.25; higher. The bulk of the early sales of yearlings and fed steers took place. at $8. 25@9. 75; she stock is scarce and uneven, with prices about steady; 0th. or grades were mostly steady bulk of vealers at $9. 50@10; a few choice brought $11. Shoe and Lambs. Receipts 25, 800. The market was fairly active with early sales of native offerings around 250 lower; bidding was 500 lower on fat range lambs. Sheep are scarce and steady, The better grade of fat lambs brought $13. 75; a few reached 313. 85, natives largely 39; fat ewes $6; feeding pros- pects. steady. LAMB MARKET HIGHER. Lamb prices have advanced steadily and are $1@1.25 higher than a week ago. The country shut off the supply on the extreme break. the southeast- ern movement seems to be a little - higher and the heavy run of range lambs is not yet under way. Feeders took a larger share of arrivals and the dressed lamb market has reCOVered a fraction of recent heavy losses. Low- or prices are likely to be seen, how- ever, as the total supply will more . than double in the next three months. Feeders will take a big share of the increase, but the number available for slaughter in August and September in: variably is larger than in June. Feed- ers are taking hold rather vigorOuslx already, as total shipshents of feeding and breedin newsman a cent larger than ht, the smallest" . 3913‘ New York 41; . , V ,{PhiIadelphia 42c; 9 score cent": zed some went‘ *the’ latest month for whictgethecem sheep from 12 leading, dress We 30 gear Foreign bu l‘é'fil‘mg andntue import . pected within fine now no? on sustain creamery- butter, 611108.805 Chicago 390,; New York 395561239 Cheese prices continued unchanged, ., last week although lower prices were. anticipated. deing— was quiet and confined largely to small lots? for im- ‘mwiate needs. Twins. were in best demand. Held cheese is firm although demand for it is small. Chi twins 18%@19c; single daisies 18 @ ‘19%c; double daisies at 18%@18%e; . longhorns 18% 19.%c New York, ats 20@20%c; single 33.11715.” 20%@2lc; Young Americas at 4 Philadelp in, flats 20%@21c; single, daisies 2094c. @21c; longhorns 20%@ PEACHES Carlot shipments of peaches dropr ped off sharply about ten days ago and .prices strengthened as the lighter -movement became apparent in con-I sniping centers. Georgia Carmens are bringing $3. 25@4 per six-basket carrier in eastern markets. The movement is picking up again and the upturn in quotations may not hold. APPLES Very few boxed apples are moving at the present time and new stock is being shipped in larger amounts than old crop barreled apples. Tenessee Transparents are quoted around 33 per bushel basket in mid-western cities. DETROIT CITY MARKET Local red raISpberries made their . initial appearance on the markets on Saturday morning and soldeasily at 75c a quart. Other berries and vege- tables were in good supplyand the brisk demand cleaned up"'most good offerings readily. Strawberries were abundant, many were small and in poor condition; good .ones moved easfi 115' at $3. 50@4 25 a case, but seconds had slow sale. Some cherires were in light demand at $3@4 per 24-qt. case. The supply of carrots and beets was light and cleaned up iquickly at 85c@ 31 a dozen. The moderate offering of tomatoes moved to higher prices, with- fancy stock going at $3.50 per 14-lb. basket. Celery was a ready seller and most greens moved easier. A few spring ducks retailed at 35@38c per pound. Broilers were in demand, and eggs were higher. Prices: Potatoes 75@800 bu; peas $2. 50@3. 50 bu; rad-. ishes, round 60@75c dozen bunches; long 80c@$1 dozen bunches; rhubarb 40@50c dozen bunches, strawberries fancy $5@6 per 24-qt. case; No. 1, at $3.25@4.25 case; tomatoes, hothouse, fancy $3.50 basket; No: 2, $2@2.50 per 14-lb. basket; No.1, $2.75@3 per 14-lb. basket; gooseberrles $6 a case; turnip tops 50c bu; eggs, wholesale 32c per , dozen; retail 35@400; old hens, retail 260 1b; broilers, retail 35@50c; ducks 35@38c lb. HOG PRODUCTION BACK TO . NORM The 1924 spring pig crop was. 8,000,- 000 head fewer than in 1923, according . to a survey made by the United States Department of Agriculture. This is a reduction of 20 per cent. decrease will be apparent in the nu% ber slaughtered under federal inspo tion, since there is no great variation from year to year in the farm or other , local slaughter. , The survey also indicates a reduc- tion of 10 to 15 per cent in the 1924 fall pig crop, based on farmers' inten- tions on June 1. Corn prices have gone up since that date and hog prices "have been weak, with prospects of an- unfavorable feeding ratio all summer, so that it is probable that the actual decline in fall pigs will be even great- er. The crop last fall failed to come up to the intentions report, when sim- ilar price conditions prevailed during! the summer. Besides the reduction in numbers of ‘ahogs in prospect for the next 12 to 15 ' mo'nthsuas shown by this survey, pro- ducers are marketing weights than when the corn-hog ratio was more favorable. In plate record intends 181 c; Beston41 ‘6; ' ,c R In Detroit butter soils for 46 48c. Most of the . 1 .1 f’ at Iighter ' ._‘ ,—._...__..__ " Y'V(.HHT§!I‘Uj-h ‘— _a we no \ I fiUHWT‘WfllT '10an “slime“aéth-MO'HTWQHQDYFE‘mepm‘f‘pQQQthp-g' \ 5v Homeowner r is? x ‘Eerosros mrorsnsuo ,. ’-. ‘ . ..,_w.—_._,.w mew” - ._.. ,__.._..__.__ "I ‘33 g‘iaggiwyem Th ' ‘ 38-3 . tural statisytlcian for Michigan. ‘and L.- fim ' indicates raj marked, reduction :1 the ,‘ swine'industry. from the high level of, _ _ is as Verne-:11. Church, agricul- 'Wbitney Watkins, state commissioner cf agriculture, show that the farmers of Michigan saved 81.2 per cent of the farrowed this spring. lathe corn, eit states, the percentage was 82.9 and for e United States as a ’whole, 80.2. The number of sows iarrowed this spring as compared with one year ago is 78.5 figment in Michigan; 79.7 the corn ., and 78.8 in the entire nited States. The number bred for fall farrovving ass-compared with ,last year is 88.7 per cent in Michigan, 89.6 . in the corn belt, and 94.1 in the United States. The averagenumber of pigs saved per litter shows some advantage in Michigan over other states, being 5.7 as compared with 5.02 in the corn belt and 5.05 in the entire country. chNTY CROP REPORTS. V Chcboygan Co., June 30.4—Hay crop will be short, perhaps about fifty per cent of an average. Both fall wheat and spring grains are looking good, the latter is short on account of late sowing. Potatoes are Just coming through the ground. Judging from the present indications, fruit will be an enormous crop. Farmers are having a hard "time securing help: Hay is selling at $12 per ton; oats 60c per bushel; wheat $1; butter 350; eggs Van Burch 60.. June 30.——Wheat and oats are much below the average. A good acreage of corn has been planted ‘2300.—J. C. but the stand is, poor and the plants small. Glover and alfalfa are bumper crops. Sweet cherries are almost a complete failure, other varieties much better. Strawberries are selling abundantly at $1.25@2 per 16-quart case. Apples will be a small crop. Grapes are looking good—S. C. Bay 00., June 30.——Beans and pota- toes are looking fine. Corn is small and of a poor stand. Fruit promises to be a good crop. Plant diseases and insects are not bothering much as yet. Labor conditions are somewhat im- proved. Hay crop is very short. Wheat looks fine. Little chickens are doing nicely. Wheat $1.08; corn 92c; oats 56c; rye 60c; barley $1.60 per cwt; buckwheat $2 per cwt; beans $4.10; hay $16@18 per ton; butter 350; eggs 240; wool 300 per lb.———Wl D. Branch 00., June 30.—Corn is about three weeks late and will be about seventy per cent of a normal crop. Potatoes are looking good. The little chick crop is large. Butter-fat is sell- ing at 370; eggs 230; wool 350;.clover hay is only a fair crop, while alfalfa will be 100 per cent—C. H. S. Genesee 00., June 30.—Regular showers have kept crops growing in fine shape. Corn is looking fine but about two weeks late. Beans Show a good stand, but there are reports of insects working in them. Alfalfa is now being cut, while clover and tim- othy are growing well and will prob- ably produce a high» tonnage. Butter- fat 400; eggs 270; there is the usual crop of chickens. 1.. R. P. Missaukee Co. July 1.——We had a good rain here Saturday, June 28—the first in nearly two months. Corn, beans and potatoes all look good but are eight to ten dayslate. Hay will be a short crop. This rain will make, a splendid crop of huckleberries. Cream brings 40@41c; eggs 220; old hens 16c. Not many grasshoppers as yet. There will be a. fair crop of plums early, and fall apples, but not many winter apples. Cherries around here were hurt by a. late frost—E; H._ ABERDEEN AN . AN OPPORTUNITY To Obtain a I “MISS BURGESS” BULL We are offering “Burgess of world famous Imp. “Edgar of Dalmeny" and outof the imported “Miss Burgess 17th of Kirkton.” This bull is a real herd leader and a splendid show prospect. Price $500. We are also able to offer “ENLIGHTENER,” chantress” bull, by “Edgar of Daimeny.” Price These animals are ideal types, have soundness, beauty. breeding ability and ancestral quality. I Cohbuo‘frnn Br" DRI‘IW. c. ‘ Advice emu. this column Linton free to our Iubncsbr cg men can one tuiiy binary and mtoml d Cd; cape and: give. uric and addict: of the writer. initials n11 unpublished. When a reply by mail is requested the mice becomes private practice and 31 mutt be enclosed. Sore Eyes.—-l have fifty head of young cattle on pasture, and nearly all of them have one sore eye, and one ' steer is affected in both eyes. A white scum seems to cover the eyeball, but. the health of the cattle is not affected. Are such cattle fit for beef? H. N., Filion, Mich.—Blow one part calomel and four parts boric acid into eye two ' or three times a week, and the cattle will soon recover. Yes, the carcass is fit for. food. Loss of Appetite—Have young cow that has practically lost her appetite, and of course, gives very little milk. E. R. F., Mendon, Michg—Give one- quarter dram of calomel and one ounce of bicarbonate of soda at dose, twice a day for four days, then give one-half ounce of gentian and one ounce of baking soda at a dose two or three times a day. If grass fails to open her bowels, give epsom salts. Cow L-cak's Milk.—What can be done to prevent a cow between milk— ings of leaking milk? H. A., Arnold, Mich—Why don’t you milk her three times daily? After milking dry end of teat and apply flexible collodion. Teat plugs are recommended, but unless they are thoroughly cleaned before they are used each time the udder is likely to become infected and mined. Acute indigesti'Bn.-—-My cows have had access to white clover pasture, two of them were found dead in the morning, both seemed to be well the night before. We do not believe they died of bloats ———Eating too much moist clover was the cause 0f their deaths. Stable the cows at night time, let them eat dry green clover. . Stomach Worms.———Have some sheep that are not doing well. They are in good pasture but they are poor, in- clined to eat rotten wood, grow weak and die. I believe they may have stom— ach worms. J. J. M., Beulah, Mich.— If your sheep have stomach worms, give three ounces of a one per cent copper sulphate solution as a drench, one dose only. This is a dose for a full grown sheep and is usually very effective treatment for stomach worms. HUCKLEBERRY BASKETS Standard quart waxlined pa er berry baskets are the best for buck eberries. They have tight corners, resist mois- ture, and are neat and clean. Prices are as follows, by freight or express f. o. b. cars Lansing: - 600 Waxlined paper baskets. . . . . i . . . . . . . . . . . .5 4.15 1000 Waxliucd paper baskets ...... . . . . . ....... 0.25 5000 Waxlinod paper baskets ..... . ............ 30.00 Special prices in larger quantities to dealers or those running marshes. We offer 16-qt. crates for the above baskets as fol- lows. f. o. b. cars Lansing: 10 10—qt. crates K. D ........ . ..... ...... $ 2.10 25 Ill-qt. crates K. D ............. . ......... 5.00 50 16—qt. crates K. D ............... . ....... 9.50 100 16