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They even come from the same fam- ily—Black Valentine. But one pile will grow fancy stringless beans which earn a good profit’. ’ The other variety will grow just plain, stringy beans. It isn’t safe to judge by appearances! It costs even more to pick oil on looks alone. The poorest may look like the fin- est, and it is impossible to tell from appearance whether or not an oil is the right one for your motor. The eye can’t detect the diflerence. But your motor can, and though it may not immediately complain, a poorer crop of power and a bigger crop of wear are as sure as to- morrow’s sunrise. I Talk with any man, who doesn’t judge by appearances, who buys certified seed and pure-bred cattle, and you’ll find a - man who uses good judgment in his treat- ment of automotive equipment. He will tell you that the cheapest oil may pro- vide the most expensive lu- brication, and that one un- necessary breakdown, one repair bill for prematurely— worn parts, will quickly wipe out any fancied saving. New York Philadelphia Rochester (Main Oflce) Pittsburgh Dallas Boston Buffalo Chicago Mdbloiil Ma/ée tfle cfiart your guide 4 St. Louis Milwaukee Kansas Chg, Mo. ifi, g eld'Ma“ Detroit Minneapolis Oklahoma ity P alnyd M Indianapolis Des Moines Peoria 2:: fia‘kn e. A man of this type is very likely to use Mobiloil, because: 1 He refuses to be fooled by appearances. 2 He knows that no other company has specialized in lubrication as has the Vacuum Oil Company. 3 His judgment in selecting‘Mobiloil is backed by the approval of practi- cally every manufacturer of auto- mobiles, motor trucks, and farm tractors. 4 He is sure of getting the correct oil for each individual car, truck, tractor, or, farm lighting unit.’ 5 He has proved that Mobiloil is the most economical oil to use. * 3k * Gargoyle Mobiloil is not a gasoline by- product: It is refined from crude stocks chosen solely for lubricating qualities. The Vacuum Oil Company has special- ized exclusively in lubricating oils for over 58 years, and its recommendations are accepted as scientifically correct by engineers all over the world. Make the Chart of Recommendations your guide. You will obtain economical results from this certified oil _ ' _ ‘Chartsof. . Recomtn’en (Whittier: tions ) HE correct grades of Gargoyle Mobiloil'br engine lubrication of both passenger cars'aod motor trucks are specified in the Chart below. A means Gargoyle Mobiloil “A" 8 means Gargoyle Mobiloil “B" | flowed Read die BB means Gargoyle MObiloil “BB” Clan: E meansGargoer Mobiloil “E” Arc. means Gargoyle Mobiloil Arctic Where different grades are recommended for summer and winter use, the winter recommendao (ion should be followed during the entire period when freezing temperatures areexperieneed. The Chart of Recommendations ,is compiled by the Vacuum Oil Company’s Board of Automos tive Engineers, and represents our professional just as truly as you obtain profit from the certified seed which comes from your ex- periment station. A \ , . ‘ EVACU'UM O,IL._IQO.M__13ANY l ndvrce on correct automobile lubrication. , _ I «no Ions in: lean rue NAMESOF AUTOMOBILES AND 3 "' h ‘6 ~.. ‘6 X1 moron TRUCKS a S a g g g a g a 3 .3 3 m“ 3 a hr Arc.Arc.Arc.Arc. 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A A A A A A A A A Transmission and Differential For their correct lubrication. me Mobfloll‘c.’ “CC"or Mobilubrleonlureeomme ed by oomph; Wevefllflcolefldeahu, , ... :._-.—..- )rp...“ .. 4n .1...— N- _ , fro MICHIGAN vomM’E chni .' . v\ E ‘ PUBLIS.” ‘\ ’A Practical Journal M l c ll 1 o A N fiat/semi? SECTION run CAPPE'R 'nnu “ - ,Azr. “ I’sfltp 1843. ' £51.45" for the Rural Family PRESS ‘ QUALITY RELIABILITY SERVICE NU M BER 'I HREE ",tOp, . .- T last" we'have _a. material that will 'kill ninety-eight per cent of all striped and spotted cucumber beetles and aphids. Tests made by experimenters show this. The mate- rial is nicotine sulphate dust. Cucumber beetles require a three or four per cent (actual) nicotine sul- phate dust to be effective, while plant lice are killed by a two per cent dust. It has been observed that aphids rare- ly appear in a field protected against "cuke" beetles through this'applica- tion of a three or four per cent nico- tine sulphate dust: Naturally, growers are highly pleas- ed that a material has become avail- able for the protection of their vines against the ravages of these persistent pests. , . Through the cooperation of the ex- tension division of the M. A. 0., man- ufacturers and local dealers, demon- strations have been conducted in the following counties: Allegan, Barry, Branch, Berrien, Cass, Kent, Macomb, Muskegon, Oceana, Ottawa, Saginaw, St. Joseph and Wayne. This month farmers in Arenac, Gratiot, Lapeer, Kalamazoo, Van Buren and Newaygo counties will have opportunity to wit- ness the effective relief that this dust affords. _ When Warmed the DustKills Quicker. When the day is warm nicotine dust will kill quicker than if the day is cool. It merely requires more minutes when the dust is cool before the insect dies. Some of the insects die within the first twenty seconds, “while others require ten minutes to two hours. Some often fly a short distance before succumbing. Growers using nicotine dust for the first time are usually misled by the fact that half of the beetles fly away from the plant and only a few dead ones can be found on the ground. For this reason, demonstrators use a screen cone to cover a few plants, and under this they place twenty-five or fifty \ Mr. I Cucumber Beetle! Exitmian Spain/1'1! in beetles. As soon as the beetles settle upon the- foliage and begin feeding nicotine ~ dust is blown through the screen. Many of the striped beetles fly immediately to the top of the cone. These are the ones that would appear to have escaped had no cone been placed over the hill. However, one by one the beetles will be seen to fall to the ground dead, and rarely are‘any found alive at the end of twenty minutes. A Good Duster Most Important. A good duster is of more importance than the type or grade of dust to be used. Practically all control measures used against the striped or spotted cucumber beetles carry some propor- tion of lime. Any lime preparation is less injurious to the plant when a fine but uniform quantity is applied than when large quantities are sifted or When a Good Duster is Filled with a Pickle, Melon and Squash Growers Are Always Due for a Treat. Cardincll Horticulture at M.fl. C. thrown onto the plants as is the com- mon practice in Michigan. A good duster will coat both surfaces of the .‘leaves. This will prevent feeding from the underside. Nico-dust Kills and Repels. Nicotine dust kills all insects that have their bodies coated and enough nicotine is withheld in the dust to af- ford wonderful repelling effects. Hence one application every four days during the active beetle season will give splendid protection. Our observations, thus far, have shown that most growers using their first nicotine dust apply too small a quantity per acre. Six to ten pounds per acre should be used at each appli- cation until the runners have formed. More is required afterwards. Enough dust should be thrown from the duster to completely envelope each Three or Four Per Cent Nicotine Dust, This Group is Busy Counting the Thirty-eight Beetles that Died Under the Spell of a Duster Using the Two Shots Per Hill Method at 10 Lbs. Per Acre. I - T fly Days" are Namécred and 'Tflou Sta/t 720 Longer Wort Havoc in Melon Patch,» : By H. A. plantand with enough force to cover the body of every insect above ground. Two Strokes Better Than One. Many of the beetles hide and feed beneath clods and around the stalk of the plant. The first stroke of a bel- lows duster will kill all above ground and a second stroke will catch the in- sects previously hidden. In this man; ner a grower may obtain nearly one hundred per cent kill of all beetles present about the hill. All dusters have quantity adjustments. It is pref- erable to adjust to a small quantity per stroke and make two strokes per hill than to apply large quantity at a single stroke, because of the tendency of the beetles to hide. Funnel Attachment for Wind and Rain. If it is very windy or a long period of rain allows the beetles to ruin the plants, a large funnel may be attached to the end of the outlet tube. With this attachment one can apply the dope regardless of ordinary weather conditions. However, except during very high winds, rain or, when using less than a three per cent (actual) strength, twice the acreage may be dustefl per hour, using a good bellows or crank type duster without the cone attach- ment. Warm the Dust. Except during the extreme heat of midsummer it is of great advantage to place the. can of dust in the sun for a few hours before filling the duster. For early morning or sunless days, the can may be placed beside the kitchen stove to obtain the same effect. The extension division has compil: ed a list of dealers handling nicotine dusts and hand operated dusters in many of the counties of Michigan. Such a list of local dealers can be ob— tained from the county agents or voca— tionai agricultural teachers, or from the Director of Extension, East Lan- sing, Michigan. Hogs SeeSaW With Corn Tfle Martel MagPeeés térougfl Long-range Glass to get an Angle 071 1925 Hog Prices ASED on the evidence now at hand, it is logical to look for a high average of corn prices dur— ing the coming year and for a consid- erable delay before the ratio between prices of corn and hogs again be— comes favorable for the average hog feeder. - ‘ How long this delay will be depends on whether the present advance in corn prices is fully maintained and on the'character of the weather during the next three months, while the ulti— mate size of the 1924 crop is being determined. The weather might change very decidedly for' the better or there may be -a continuation of more or less unfavorable conditions all summer. , ~ . As long as hug prices, remain at an unprofitable-level compared ,With corn the tendency will be to Curtail produc- ' tion and rush hogs to” market. This fires‘mwrdatiyely largeyreoeipte. for the summer unless the outlook for corn changes radically. It is doubtful, how- ever, if the number of hogs on farms will provide as large a‘movement to market as in the summer of 1923. The seasonal tendency for the supply to be smaller in the summer than at any other time of the year is quite certain to manifest itself. This means that a brief 'advance in price later on can be counted upon. Much Higher Hog Prices in 1925. If there is no improvement in the corn crop the tendency will probably be to market spring pigsearly and at light weights which would mean heavy receipts, especially of the undesirable grades, during the early fall months. All the while, however, the reduction. in the number of hogs on farms will be paving the way formuch higher prices in 1925.~ The number of hogs still back in preparation for sale has very much more to do with the mar- ket-Outlook than the number arriving currently. The department of agriculture esti- mates the 1924 spring pig crop at eight million fewer than last year. Most of this reduction will show~ in the num— ber of hogs slaughtered under federal inspection, owing to the fact that farm slaughter and other local slaughter is relatively constant from year to year. In 1923, over 53,000,000 head passed under the eyes of the federal inspect— ors so that a reduction of 8,000,000 head will be distinctly notable. In addition, the advance in corn and the recent decline in hog prices have come at a. time when they will have a. decisive tendency to reduce the size of the fall pig crop. Furthermore, the selling of hogs at lighter weights than was the practice while hogs were high and corn was cheap also will keep down the total poundage of hog prod- uct to be consumed or exported. These conditions point to smaller receipts this fall than a year previous, even though growers do rush to mar- ketearly to avoid feeding high—priced corn. ‘ So far as the prospective demand for hog products is concerned, there is reason to believe that a modest trade revival is not far away, and that industrial employment conditions are likely to'improve rather than to be— come much more favorable than they are now. In consequence, domestic consumption of hog products should at least maintain the present rate for many months to come. Furthermore, prices of hog meats and lard at retail are so cheap compared with most items in the cost of living and with other meats that they would seem to be attractive to consumers who are anxious to economize. Foreign Markets Less Satisfactory” Foreign market prospects appear much less favorable than the domes- tic. It is probable that most of the hogs accumulated in Germany last (Continued on page 53). :Thc Lawrence Publishing CO. 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Under Ibo Act of Man-h 8. 1879. lambs Audit 8mm of inoculation VOLUME CLXH NUMBER THREE DETROIT, JULY 19, 1924 CURRENT COMMENT OMEO‘NE has said Davis that all things . have an end. So it ‘ And seéms, for after 3. Bryan hundred and two bal- lots the democratic national convention succeeded in find— ing a man upon whom the necessary majority of the delegates could agree. As a result, John W. Davis, of West Virginia, was made the standard bear- er 0 the party for the coming national ca aign. The delegates then proceed- ed to select Governor Charles W. Bry- an, of Nebraska, brother of William Jennings Bryan, as their vice-presi- dential nominee. Then men are sane, intelligent, nor- mai, capable, experienced and loyal; and with the same type of Americans heading the other major party, citizens ‘of America may well congratulate themselves upon the high type of men from whom they will select a chief executive and vice-president at the coming November election. EARTFE‘LT ex- pressions of sym- A Refll pathy have gone out Amncan from hundreds of Boy thousands of Ameri- can homes to the sow—- rowing father and heart—broken moth- er of Calvin Coolidge, Jr., the sixteen- year—old son of President and Mrs. Coolidge, whose untimely death last week shocked the nation. Calvin’ J r., was a. real American boy, manly, true—hearted, ambitious, an out- standing student, an active lover of out-door sport, and withal possessed with a quiet determination to go out and win his way in the world by his own individual efforts. A paragraph from the brief span of years of Calvin’s life tells the type of lad he was. When his father became president .of the Uni-ted States. young Calvin was working as a 'hired man on a. farm in Connecticut at $3.50 per day. He was not disturbed by the sudden elevation of his father to the highest office within the gift of the American people, but continued at his manual task to the end of the season. This summer he had planned to go book to Vermont and to assist his grandfather ln harvesting the hay crop. then later to join his brother in a citizen’s training camp in Massa- .chnsetu. . 'I‘o qualities exhibited here are the ' materials out of which are made the highest citizens, the truest men. the is greatest leaders. We deplore the fact i that in an instance the reaper came c incrroulrni clam mum rind . I 35 too early to allow for the mu fruition g weave in loan youth will'bring forth fruit a bun- dred and a thousandffold. I. ,, - V , HE farmer must The Need . ‘90 63’9” on 030 . alert. He is a man of Eternal all work, a sort of Vigilance jack of all trades. His business as it must generally be conducted thesemodern days has various ramifications. ' No longer car? the man whojs inclined to rest that part of his anatomy which lies above his ears, expect to farm with success. Brawn has ceased to be the only requirement. The man who would, make the farm a successful concern these days should be a. first-class mechanic. , Few occupations demand familiarity with a greater variety of machinery than modern diversified {farming More and more of the physical operations ct~the farm are being done by machinery, and more will be done as time goes on. But we may go all up and down the long line of physical tasks that are apparent to the casual observer, from the turning of the sod in early spring to the shucking of the last ear of corn in the late fall, and still the half has not been told. ' Soils are no longer virgin, most of them have reached the point where they need intelligent care and treat- ment. In order to keep the soil rich and productive we can no longer con- sider it merely as a “clod to tread upon,” but we must learn to. know it as a living thing, for such it is, and teeming with bacterial life». We must also grow a variety of crops, and not one of them but has a life history of its own which has to do with plant food requirements, insect pests, and. F lsfactory prices. ests.‘ by August 10. the bean growers of Michigan. Yes ........... No ........... you I, Etion "of his Williams 811' bur Amer. , To Michigan Bean Growers: E, the undersigned committee representing both growers and elevator men, are unanimously and enthusiastically in favor of an advertising campaign in the interests of Michigan Choice Hand-picked navy beans. We raised last year in Michigan two—fifths of all the beans rais- ed in this country. We raised twothird-s of all navy beans. The government forecast for the 1924 crop credits Michigan with prac- tically fifty per cent of this year’s total prospective bean crop. We contend that an advertising campaign of the character propos- ed is highly desirable, if not absolutely essential, if this enormous crop which is in prospect is to be marketed at increased and sat- We contend that the farmers are willing to con- tribute for all the beans marketed by them on Condition that their elevator contribute alike amount for the purpose of advertising Michigan choice hand-picked beans. ‘ and doubted by some large elevator interests and we must present proof of favorable sentiment among the farmers before we can se- t cure the one hundred per cent cooperation of the elevator inter— Please fill in the attached questionnaire and mail to the edi— tor of this paper immediately. Votes to be effective must be in This is a proposition of vital interest to every Michigan bean grower, and we shall expect an expression which in no uncertain terms shall represent the sentiment of a material percentage of (Signed by the committee), Gus Marotzke, Sebéwaing, (chair- man); A. B. Cook, Owosso, (secretary); H. E. Chatterton, of Mt. Pleasant; J. E. Malone, Lansing; C. S. Benton, Lansing. QUESTIONNAIRE ON BEAN ADVERTISING CAMPAl-GN. Do you favor an extensive bean advertising campaign? Will you contribute one cent per hundredweight from the beans sell, for promoting and advertising the Michigan Choice Hand-picked pea bean, providing your elevator man contributes an equal amount, and provided further that this movement shall be generally supported by the growers and elevator men of the state! ooooooooooooooooooooooooo ’00-... ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo Yes ........... No ............... . Name ........................... 1‘ . - Address ........ , .............. v I . Elevator ordinarily patronized ...... ‘ ................ , . . . .. . . . . . . . .1 ‘ assistant of obs eraser» affine ‘ _ » , » ~ ~ known a time when Quality iii-tho use : stock we raise is so important as; not. ‘ timely dependent upon a knowledge of :th'e'sevthings‘and of the» insureds of their control. And when we coins to live stock there is a whole new list of things to learn. Balanced rations, par- asites, internal and external. diseases and how to prevent and treat thpm. There is ’a great wide range of things that are full of absorbing-inter- est for him who aspires to do things in the country. To ‘know and do the right thing at the right time and to know how and when to prevent or re- pair the wrotig thing is the price of success. There is no time to loaf or sleep on the job. It is this job that calls insistently for eternal vigilance. E have too many Pure _ of them. We 3 ed think because they r have”: pedigree they Cull: must be better and, ~ therefore,“ worth more. But that is not always-true. A pedigree is simply a record or history of ancestry. It does not necessarily insure perfection. if the culls that appear in all families from time .to time were allowed to go on and per- petuate that pedigree, we could event- ually have a line of pure-bred 011118, for inferior qualities are as sure to be transmitted as the good ones are. A leading authority on live stock matters one time said, “It is not so much the pedigree sire, as the quality sire we need.” Quality is the thing. There, are high-grade animals in plenty that are superior to many pure-breds. It speaks well for the pure—bred sire. that he has been able to produce such excellence in his graded offspring, but it was not an inferior pure-bred sire that did it. Pure-bred animals that have not real excellence to accom- _..,\ Our conclusion is challenged ’11-, .‘ m4 _ gum)». “thing to meme place/of corn. In keeping with all“ other features. of the farm the livestock department must be placed updna. plane of high efficiency if We would make a go of it. '» This means improved blood to'a high degree, and as we add it to amber“ and flocks we should first insist on quality. No Time ures will not lie, but liars will figure. F or Here is an ingenious Work set of figures that would indicate that, although workers are supposed to la- bor, laborers have no time for work. It has been prepared by a correspond- ent of the Boston Herald. The 365 days of the year are divided as fol- lows: Eight hours a day, or 122 days, . are given to sleep; eight hours a day, or another 122 days, to rest and mo reation; Sundays take fifty—two days; Saturday afternoons elf, twenty—six days; allowance for lunches, sickness and other things, twenty-eightdays: two weeks vacation, fourteen days. This leaves one day on which, since it is Labor Day, 116 one works. 0 ’ Campm S OME of the wise men says we was oncet wilder than we are now, and fer proof they says ’cause we like campin’ shows we get relapses and like ta get wild again like our great- grand-dads used to be. Well, we got through hayin’, which is one of the wild things a civilized farmer does. Now, hayin' always makes me feel wild, so I says ta Sophie, “Let’s go campin’." She says, “There’s too much to do, but you ain‘t done much 0’ anything for a long time so you need a rest." So we pack up our four-wheeled tin can and goes-up north in one of our state parks where you kin be wild, so long as you act courteyous. Well, we put up our tent, which was our home for a few days, and fixes our bed on the ground just so we kin be dif- ally are. We had sizzlin’ bacon, etc, over a regular bon- fire in one of the up-to—d-ate old-time cement fireplaces. Then we set the rest 0' the evenin' sayin‘, “This is the life.” That night it started ta rain and I had ta get up and get a shower bath to keep other things from gettin’ wet. Well, that was one of them there dry rains what we like when we need it, but what is a nuisance when we don't need it. We didn’t need it this um. All we did was ta set in our civilized tin can fer three days, tryin’ to sing, “It ain’t gonna ta rain no more.” But the weather man didn’t believe us, so we just eat, slept and set, tryin’ to. enjoy our wild, wet life. I was sayin’ fer three days it was goin’, to clear up soon, and just'ta show I’m a good weather profit, it did clear up on the fourth day. On that day we hung everything up to dry, includin’ ourselves, and on the fifth mornin’ we was dry enuf, so we pack- ed up and went home. ' Now, if you wanta enjoy the wild life, like we did, just put your old car in the back yard and set in it fer three days while it’s ralnin'. It’s good ’cause you get so tired doin’ nothin’ you won't want to do it again for a while. Sofie _ says the trip had a good effect on'me. HY SYCKLE. The..n.ext problem .l‘s ,tc unissue- ‘. 1;, IT is said that flg— ‘ _.-w-— .‘1‘1' .~”‘ ' <-..~;—-»> ‘Wm ,9, . _ / .,‘.--v- ~. , T lie-111d e WS N a recent issue of the' Sunsweet = Standard, the official magazine of the prune and apricot growers of .California, there was the following statement: "“If the association is to deal with marketing problems success- fully it must know what conditions are? Special reference is made to the importance of watching crop con- ditions during the present crop year. .UnleSsr‘ the’ management knows about crop conditions it will not be ii? a position to follow the right kind of a sales policy. . . _ , . . ‘This is an organization of fruit growers which has learned that there is something to the marketing prob— lem" besides just getting an organiza- tion together and fulfilling some of the functions usually performed by private dealers. It~knows that if mar- keting is to .be properly conducted it must be based upon a knowledge of what the market wants, how much it wants, andvin what condition it is wanted. No sales organization in the world can be successful in selling things peopledon’t want. The poor quality produce can not be sold at a profit by the best sales organization in existence. Quality is what the con- sumer wants and the wise seller is going to provide the desired quality. The conditions of the market have an influence on the way prunes and apricots sell. This is ' . likewise true of the potato, milk, apple, wheat, or hog mar- ket. The conditions of supply, the pur- chasing power of consumers, quality of the product, and price of substitute goods allhave an in- fluence on price. These western fruit growers have 'learned that condi- tions of a growing crop, the movement to market, quantity in storage, rate of ‘consumption, export market conditions, quality and other basic factors have an‘ influence on the success of the sales- HE basis then guiding as possible. tions which ket informa T 0 Improve Marten provement is first of all, a knowledge of the de mands of the market and these demands can be met effectively and as cheaply of farmers are going to become more and more ef- fective as they learn that these are the main func- perform. The more mar- have the better position they are in to make agri- culture profitable. method of attacking their problems will be of vast benefit to our farmers. The successful organizations, whether they be‘in' California or other parts of the country, have followed the general policy of finding out about the condi- tions in the market. After market de- mands and conditiOns are known the problem is one of satisfying those de- mandsLin the most efl‘icient and effec- tive manner. ' The consumer, whose money makes it possible'for production to continue, is the final judge as to what a product must be like. The successful seller is the one 'who learns how to gauge con- sumer demand and fdrgets all about his own personal preferences. The farmer must, if he is going to be a successful marketer of his produce, forget all about his own personal pref- erences and make every effort to sat- isfy the demands of the man who is eventually going to consume the pro- duce. ' ' Last winter I heard farmers say that the small hollow-heart in Michigan po- tatoes did not hurt them at all, and that they were just as good to eat as any other potato. Granting this to be true, nevertheless, it is also true that the consumer in the city market place prefers potatoes without the hollow- heart. This preference for sound no tatoes made Michigan hollow-hearted ones sell for less than sound potatoes from other sections. There may be no reason for the pref- erences which con- sumers have, howev- er, if we are to be successful in satisfy~ ing demands we must cater to these preferences as best of market im- production so Organizations we can. There are some great organizations in Michigan which can secure market information and en— able them to sell the produce of their members better than the individual possi- bly could. The Milk Producers’ Associa— tion officers know they are to tion farmers program for the year. Therefore, they are constantly on the lookout for informa- tion which will assist them to better analyze conditions and formulate a sales policy which will bring about the best returns for their members. Such cooperation is of extreme val- ‘ue. No person can sell in a market ' on an equitable basis unless he knows about market conditions the same as the purchaser does. The individual . producer who is far from market and whose time is taken up with produc- tion problems cannot get this informa- tion. It is too big a task for him. The , fruit growers of the Pacific Coast have joined together into an association and hired experts to gather this basic market data for them so they might go into the market well equipped to. bargain effectively for a price which ' conditions justify. Knowledge of market conditions is basic to all market improvement. Un- less the farmer, either individually or collectively, learns about what the market wants and about the condi- ~ tions of supply he will never be able “to sell successfully. This information can be gathered and interpreted-effec- _,tively, for the mass of the farmers, ,3an through collectiVe action, Michigan farmers should study the practices of Organizations in other see- 91.13%?90993‘31'; While all the ‘ iiof’fCalifbrnia associatiOns of the general uémptableto conditions in. just as much about the conditions in the Detroit and other large city markets as the milk distributors do, and can bargain with them on an equality. The very favorable conditions which have prevailed in the Detroit milk market during the past period of,depression and uncertainty in most lines of in- dustry have been due to the knowl- edge of market conditions which the officers of this association had. Knowl— edge of conditions made effective and equitable bargaining possible. The fruit and potato growers' asso- ciations are in a. similar position to bring information to their members and thereby make it possible for pro- duction to be conducted so as to be in harmony with demand. The live stock shipping associations have been the means whereby farmers have learned that good live stock really brought more on the central markets than poor live stock. These associations have taught farmers what qualities were desirable and caused production to be directed so that the demands of the market might be met. Portland farmers expect a good cu- cumber crop. Herds averaging above 7,000 pounds of milk annually produced milk cheap- er by 81.19 per hundredweight than did herds averaging less‘ than 5,000 211:? GoadMaréet ‘ M an Seek: to Guide Producflan .ro this 9 Demand is Eflicientbr M (tn—J . T. 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But we thus developed a Shaving Cream which has changed the whole conception of what Shaving Cream should do. Learn why men adopt it Palmolive Shaving Cream is a sensation. Few products ever won so many folks so quickly. You must have heard about it. Men every- where are telling its delights. We urge you to find them out. It excels in all the five ways men . desire. Its new results will amaze you. Ask for this Ten-Shave Test. Do this to please yourself and us. Please do it now. Cut out the coupon as a reminder. F ive new attainments I—It multiplies itself in lather 250 times. 2—lt softens the beard in one minute. 3—11: maintains its creamy fullness for ten minutes on the face. 4—Its extra-strong bubbles act like wedges to support the hairs for cutting. S—The palm—and-olive oil content makes the Cream lotiom like in its effect. To add the final touch to shaving luxury, we have created Palmolive After Shaving Talc—especially for men; Doesn’t show. 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Dept. 3-887. rounds; , . flown- ’ Makes Good 0H3 Plow Stays ' Hard work of plowing is eliminated for you as wells: the horses, and you get a better seed bed when you use the light- running, all—wheel-carried, simple ' JOHN DEERE , SYRACUSE N0. 210 SULKY PLOW The rolling landside makes the No. 210 practically frictionless. All of the weight is rolled on oiled bearings. No dragging friction on furrow wall or furrow bottom. The No. 210 can be used with slat or Solid moldboards, chilled or steel. This provision for the inter- change of equipment makes this plow adaptable for work in any kind of soil. Bottom runs true and level all the time even when turning square corners. The front furrow wheel casters on the turn and guides the Don’t fail to see this plow the next time you are in town. Write today for FREE BOOKLET on the No. 210. Address John Deere, Molina. m.. and ask for Booklet EN 422 0"" DEE g :DEERE' THE TRADE MARK OF QUALITY MADE FAMOUS BY GOOD IMPLEMENTS plow perfectly. Lever lock holds plow in line on the straight-away. Just before reaching the end of the field the lever latch is released. This allows the bottom to swivel freely on the turn. As the plow again settles to work in the straight furrow the latch seeks its proper position and locks. Driver’s hands are free to manage team except when releasing latch. Frameless construction—simple and strong. Two-axle support for front furrow wheel prevents bind- . ing or cramping her husband's debts? she protect herself? ' signed contract made out by A. ”their interest in it. \\i Specially processed. Fire and wind resist- ing, and will last for all lime. No paint» mg. no guywxres, no tightening of hoops. 1111.1 11]]! U ncquailed for cold climates. Keep silage fresh and sweet. Cost no more than wood slave Silos and are endorsed by thousands. Special term: I7 you order now. free Silo book tells the story—write (or it. ll ii I” If 11m.) lllll . lllll llllL I lllll Ago-u would in unoccupied territory. MICHIGAN SILo COMPANY KALAMAZOO, mcmcm FACmnlE—fl K-Im-uo. Mash. J’oori. ui. Mu. Ind. ,. [RP -. against wind. fire. frost. and decay. reinforced with every course of tile “ith galvanized steel cable, equipped u ith con- tinuous doors with double seal- ing clamp. Doors set flush’ with inside wall allows even settling of ensilage. HUOSIER Iiioa also in wood,samc splendid vol- ue. Territory open for good salesmen. Get our prices before l)u_\ ing. ‘ - HOOSIER BLDG. TILE dc SILO COLI- PANY. Dent. l\l-99. Alhenv. lndinnn ERHANENCEI “HOOFIER SILOS" are proof _» l’aLookdls— Kills 'em Am. roaches. fleas. chicken mites and Lice. ; _ mosquitoes, bed-bugs, beneath-om. " 16¢ Medusa! ‘ . guns from We. 80c, 60c and $1.20; at. drum grocers. Quick! Gombault's Caustic Balsam is both dc— * pendableond uickin - its results. ‘uper- s firing and cau- -‘ tery. Unequalled for most horse ailments. ., Doesn‘t: Scar or dis- , color thehair. Direc~ . tions with every " bottle. $1.50 per bottle at - druggists or direct upon receipt of price. or human use. awrenoe— GOMBA Caus w i ll '31." And Blows ‘ Saves One Value in Ensilage Cutters THOUSANDS of farmers agree that the Papec is the biggest value in ensflage cutters—simple, rugged, long-lived. [fills thehighestsilo without pluggmgthe pipe. Light of draft; costtflessto operate. Every rt is easy to ge . _ 1pa'l‘he Papec is made in four sizes: Rflo; N-13; Llfi and KB. A gasoline engine. developin 3 hp. or more, wrll operate the R-lO size. ny tractorcan be used With the medium sizes. For heavy tractors usea K- 19 Papa—capacity practically unlimited. Write for free catalog . and 11.3. Gov‘t Bulletin “ Making and Feed“; of Silage." Everyone ownershould read them. nation lino! fondle. Pope: Machine Company ‘50 “St. L'r‘s ,. BALSAM - — —__._ 'WiFE NOT LIABLE FOR‘ HUS- BAND’S DEBTS. Just how far is a woman liable for And how can They just own personal.property?-—-S. P. ‘ ’ ‘ A married woman is not liable for any of her husband’s debts, and her RECORDiNG LEASE. B. rents a farm from A. B. and 1:3 8 , legal and binding without a. notary’s seal?———C. ,L. Leases do not need to be recorded, since the lessee’s possession is notice to the world of his rights. Acknowl- Tedgement is necessary only for the purpose of recording—Rood. RIGHT TO SELL SECURITY. A. owes B. a sum of money. B. takes a. property note of two years. B. has never owned the property. A. -is unable to pay the note when due. Can B. sell property to cover note?— E. W. ‘ No person can bind property beyond Whenever any person gets better title than his seller had, it is by virtue of the fault of the property in some way—Rood. GUARDING PROPERTY OF IN- COMPETENT. Should an inmate of an insane hos- pital fall, heir to property, what is the disposition of the state of Michigan toward the handling of such property? What procedure is necessary for the appointment of a. guardian for a per- ion confined in an insane hospital?— Guardian is appointed on petition to the probate court of insane person’s domicile. When administration of the estate of the deceased is complete the 2 share of the insane person is given to the guardian under bond for the in— . sane person.~—Rood. HARVESTING SOY-BEAN S. I have three acres of San soy- beans which are at the present time a. wonderful sight. I wish to harvest this crop for the seed. Would it be advisable to cut them with the grain binder? Do you think they would cure out under the band ?-—-Reader. Soy-beans should be harvested for seed when a. majority of the pods have ‘ reached maturity, which is usually af- ter the plant‘ has dropped most of its leaves. The grain binder is very sat- isfactory for harvesting and the plants should be bound in small bundles and cured in' open shocks. Should the seed become a. little too mature and shatter badly it will be best to cut when the pods are toughened by dew. —C. R. M. WANTS PERMANENT PASTURE. I have a ten-acre field of about half 'sand and half black loam, medium heavy, low. Some is wet while the other half is higher. Now, would like to manure sand land heavily and seed ‘to a. permanent pasture. What seeds would you advise mixing and how many pounds of each? You can buy mixtures but didn’t want red clover nor alfalfa, as it would be throwing seed away. Alsike, orchard grass, tim- othy, and what else would you sug- ‘ gest? Would you advise seeding alone or in a thin seeding of buckwheat, and how much buckwheat to the acre?— VV. D. _‘ In case you desire to use buckwheat as a nurse crop, would recommend seeding not more than two or three peeks per acre. Frequently excellent seedings are secured in buckwheat,“ as a rule, however, the'crop is sown too late for the grasses and clovers to do well, also it is too late in the season before buckwheat is removed for the clovers and'grasses to make ”we” ‘C-ui II... 3nd Mun ”one Sol-(us! IT SIPVIGU.CQMO‘.‘O Creole to “our-cl o contracts to pay them are void—Rodd; I In” on ”M or: , sufficient growth to carry them through the winter. Would suggest the following mix- ture: ' Kentucky blue grass, four pounds; orchard grass, five pounds; timofiv, three pounds; red-top,~ two pounds; alsike clover, three pounds. if the soil is not very acid, would—1 advise the use of three or four pounds of sweet eleven—C. R. Megee, 'Asso- ' ciate Professor of Farm, Crops. FAILS T0 COMPLETE ROAD ON TIME. I am highway commissioner of my towuship. I was authorized by the township board to spend $500 on a. piece of road. A'certain party was much interested in that certain piece of road. They offered to do so much more if I gave them the job to make a good road. I entered into a contract with them to have the road completed by April 1, 1924. They haven't finished the road yet—about twowthirds finish- ed. I was re-elected this year. Can they collect that money when they fin- ish the road or not? ’Would the law force me to pay it now?-—F. F. Failure of the contractor to com- pletethe work within the’appointed time would only be cause for recovery of such damages as could be proved to result frdm the delay in the ab— sence of a. prevision in the contract liquidating the damages, or provision for forfeiture of the contract if the work was not finished within the ap pointed time.-—Rood. IS STILL LiABLE. I bought in 1919, for $100 cash, a. share of a. farmers’ cooperative asso- ciation. This association declared bankrupt with a considerable debt. I was single at the time I bought the share, but got married in 1920. and made a joint deed to my farm prop- erty. Now I would like to know if our joint property is liable to execution on judgment against the shareholders? —Reader. Conveyances other than for value to innocent purchasers are no protec- tion against obligations incurred be- fore the conveyance was made—Rood. ADVERTISING FOUND GOODS. A young pup came to us yesterday. How long should we advertise it in the paper before we can keep the pup if no one calls for it?—Mrs. M. Compiled Laws 1915 See. 7450 re- quires all finders of stray animals of value of $10 or more to advertise, and the accompanying provisions eventu- ally require sale and turning in the money to the town clerk for the ben~ efit of the owner.—Rood. WORKING LAWS FOR GIRLS. Montague is a summer resort town with many summer hotels, and a large number of. girls are, employed. Have they a right to work the girls from fourteen to sixteen hours a day? They c‘lfaim they have permits to do so.— V . B. Compiled Laws 1915 Sec. 5587 pro- Vides: “That in all factories, workshops, salt-blocks, saw-mills, logging or lum- ber camps, booms or drives, mines Or other places used for mechanical man- ufacturing, or other purposes within the state of Michigan, where men or women are employed, ten hours per day shall constitute a legal day’s work. and any proprietor, stockholder, manager. clerk, foreman, or other em« ployers of labor who shall require any person or persons in their employ to perform more than ten hours per day. shall be compelled to pay Such em- ployee for all overtime or extra. hours at the, regular per-diam rate. unless there be an agreement to the cone trary.”—f-Rood. ’ ‘ E l I v . ,/ ‘ca- ~, ~ \ WA‘flW . -<»~ ,. LN" «( i l 1 1 I ,/ ‘ca-’~\ w“fl~.. ,M ., . ,_.,.. ,. LN" » ior fruit, eating fully as much as do _ New York’s six millions. , the potato acreage of New York state. 7 'amOng‘ growers for state inspection of . farm produce. The results from po- _'recllperatipn Prizes are offered to «w 14‘ ~ ,9.” : 111111111. News niece-ran. , W The people of Chicago are strong Benton Harbor district reports that the cherry pick belt will be short this year in that sectiim of the fruit belt. , The backwardness of the season has resulted in a four per cent increase in- Much favorable sentiment is shown tato inspection causes growers to hope that the wOrk' will be extended to fruit. Onekama fruit growers have signed up, according to present indications, over 50, 000 cases of fruit to—be mar- keted this year through their cooper- ative association. Producers’ associations, as well as private shippers, are making a con- stantly larger use of boa? facilities for carrying fruit across Lake Michigan to Chicago and Milwaukee. The dated? the second annual po- tato show for northern Michigan is set for November 7-9. Financial resources will be considerably above that of a year ago, according to latest advices. The show is again to be held at Gay- 10rd. Wayside stands have once more come into prominence with increased farm supplies and the development of tourist traffic. It is observed that much general improvement is being made in the type and tidiness of these direct selling marts. Failure of government extensiOn men to provide farmers with needed advice on the successful production of turkeys, is held to be partly responsi- ble for the falling off in the raising of this Thanksgiving luxury. The turkey population of Michigan has decreased with that of other states. Poisoned mash is being used by the farmers on the west side of the state to break down attacks of army worms. The worms are abundant in some lo— calities, but the generous spreading of the mash is getting results. In some sections town boards are furnishing free poison to the farmers. The state-wide potato tour conduct- ed the past two years for the benefit of growers of certified seed, will not be held this season, but in its place county tours are being planned. Al- ready plans are in the making for these schools in Emmet, Wexford, La- peer and Oakland counties. Some bean fields in the west central part of the state and a few farther east have suffered to some degree from the work of the bean maggot. Professor Pettit, of the M. A. 0., ad- vises that farmers fit ground early, plant seed shallow and plow alfalfa ground, that is to be planted to beans, in the fall. Cherry picking in the Traverse dis- ~ i" trict has become an annual event of ,_ note in the lives of girls from Grand Rapids, Muskegon, Cadillac and other western Michigan cities. Each year scores of girls go north under the guidance of chaperons, pick cherries to pay their way, enjoy social events and lectures, and have an outing that affords every possible opportunity for Power Take-05E. 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Extension-men during; the [summer to shew whatlits been work: ed out by the college mechanics to facilitate this work. ' EASILY LOADED FROM THIS , BANK. , AM situated on a farm adjoining the village of Ortonville, and have a wonderful marl bed that is on'a' side hill. It‘is about ten. feet thick, six or eight rods wide and twenty rods long. This bed is covered with less than a foot of muck and tests ninety- ERE we are again at that -. _‘ season of the year when we, wish to fence off a. lot for the stock to feed in till another field is available for pasture; How do you do it? Tell us in a brief letter just how you put up a satisfactory portable fence. Mail your letter to me, the Handy Man, Michigan Farmer, Detroit, on or before July 23. To each of the writers of the five best letterswe will send one dollar. 4 h ”W W. _,_.*- ithree per cent. There is no difficulty .in loading, as you can drive in on one side, load up with a shovel, as it. cuts like cheese, drive out on the other side. I have just put thirty yards on .; a five-acre sandy soil and am plowing preparatory to sowing to alfalfa in 'August.—~—Robert Wilders. HOW WE GET MARL IN CALHOUN COUNTY. } N 1914 we wanted to sow alfalfa on our farm but did not want to haul lthe necessary limestone four miles 1from the nearest railroad siding. We decided finally to mine enough marl from a small lake on the farm to fill our needs. . After trying several methods and various combinations, we learned that dredge men contend that a. centrifugal pump will move solids that can be suspended in water, much cheaper ‘and better than any other"way. So we finally centered our efforts on a centrifugal pump. During the season we mined about 100 yards of marl, but the pump was a. failure because the marl would not go into suspension fast enough to make production profitable. During the next five years we did more or less experimenting and at the end of that time hit upon the idea of l a mixing chamber containing cutting “blades to loosen the marl and feed it into the suction pipe leading to the ‘pump. This thickened up the suspen- sion and proved to be so positive in its action that the pump was given a. profitable load. . In the fall of 1920 we put out our first pile of marl-—about 1,000 yards— and invited the neighbors to use it at $1.00 per yard. In the late fall this marl was covered over with clover chaff and the farmers hauled from. it practically all winter. Only a. _few inches of marl on top of the pile froze and it was easily busted loose. The outfit consists of a, flat bottom boat 10x16 feet,-in which is located the working head, a one-ton hoist and a threehorse engine. "the Working Get‘the . county. ~ ‘0. . ‘3. w. head controls and drives straight down with. anagitator. that bores and mixes the marl with water. 'This working ' head will cut-a cylinderof-marl eight- een inches in'diameter‘to a depth of fifteen feet. A round ,trip' operation can be made in. about one and one-half minutes." - V ~ . On‘ the .shore a tractor is located and hitched to a four-inch centrifugal pump which raises and discharges the marl suspension through a spiral pipe line to the stock. pile any . distance- away, Whether 1.00 feet or forty rods. _ The capacity of this pump is rated at twenty-seven yards of solids per hour, carrying a ten per cent solution. . Though the best we have done was to make a pile forty-five and one-half rods from the marl bed, of 1,356 yards in fourteen working days. After the marl reaches the stock pile, it quickly settles out and the wa- ter runs off the top. Then large cracks appear and within two weeks, if the weather remains fair it is fit to haul. ' One of. the reasons why we like the hydraulic method of mining ’marl is that this method transports the marl to any given point within a radius of sixty rods or more if "necessary .to reach hard" ground on which to make the pile—J. E. Carnes' USES THE SCOOP.’ URING the fall and winter of 1922 and 1923, my son and I- erected a machine. for digging marl; it is situated "on the shore of a lake nearby, and extends out into the lake; this machine is fashioned tooperate with a secop, and cost us to build, in- cluding the scoop. $420.08 in time and money—that does not include the p'ow- er plant, which is a tractor. We dig this marl at odd spells dur- ing the summer, whenever "we have the time, and haul it in the winter, when weather conditions will permit. This marl was dumped in small piles, about a rod apart each way, which we think is a. decided improve— ment over dumping a load in a place, and spreading with the manure spread- er, for the reason that it thaws out quicker in the spring and we can get it 'spread sooner. It does not take much more energy to spread a fork full of marl, than it takes to throw it into a. manure spreader; we use six- tined forks to spread with, and two men spread the field in four days. ‘ This field was spread and dragged both ways with spike-tooth harrow, by the twentieth .of April, and was work- ed with disk or springtooth barrow once a week till sown, and was sown to alfalfa the sixteenth of June—F. O. Chenery. MARL DEMONSTRATIONS. T HE following is the scheduleof the remaining dates of the marl demonstrations being put on by exten- sion men of the Farm Mechanics De- partment of the Michigan Agricultmral College: ‘ July 21—Near Eaton Rapids, Eaton county. ~ ‘ July 23—Coldwater, Branch county. July 25—Near Mendon, St. oneph county. , July 28—Cass county. July 30—Millburg, Berrien county. August l—Near Almeria, Van Bun- en county. _ August i—Kalamazoo county, south. .Atugust 6—Kalamazoo county. north- eas. - ' , Angust 8—Kalamazoo county, north- wes . ' , August 11—Mines Lake ' Allegan August 13—Near Wayland; Allegan county. ‘ ' August 15—~Kent county. south end. August 1.8—0ttawa county ‘ ‘ August zo-‘xenf County, an. August 22—19;: county, ~_wect.“ Marl? into the solid marl,lahous'ing equipped ' s W. J. Bryan, of whom you have heard, is “among those present” at the democratic convention. Twenty—five thousand New York City employes paraded for the delegates of the democratic convention, and incidentally to cre— ate an 1mpress1on for Governor Al Smith. Lieut. R. L. Maughan flew from New York to San Francisco in eighteen and one-half hours. Madison Square Garden all dressed up for the democratic conven- tion, and at night all lit up, so that the delegates can find their way to the place. An airplane View of the funeral services of the victims of the U. S. S. Mississippi turret explosion. Forty-eight coffins are in the center of the square. The Smith Brothers, of Spokane, Washington, eat at least a half dc zen apples 3‘ day, some cooked, some raw. ocratic delegate. Thelma Parkinson, of New Jersey, . the youngest and prettiest dem- platform. They look as if they had worked These men are responsible for the democratic hard. i The United StatesOlympic Polo Four are practicing on French s‘oil in preparation for the contests With the teams from other countries. Wm. G. McAdoo, leading candidate, making his final Dre-conven- tion plea at. the Vanderbilt Hotel, to delegates from all parts of the country. Copyright by Underwood a Underwood. New York ' app’ened I was down the: i artsr county where the subterran- . can wonder known as Seven Ech- oil Cave is located, boarding with old 911 Measure at Seven Echoes Farm, “when the Bishop’s Pulpit in that part sailed the Gothic Cathedral, caved (Wet on top of Jed and ended his mor- fi 9 career in one-tenth of a second. i; That happened some time in the after- hi ,noom and, when supper had been ; ready and waiting for half an hour, ,1 IAbundant, his daughter, came tome 'thore I. was sitting in the-rocking chair on the front porch, and asked me if I would go over to the, cave and calf-Jed. I took an‘electric torch and went over to the cave and found Jed , as dead as a\door nail. ’- For about a month Jed had been 1 - talking about the crack that had ap- peared behind the Bishop’s Pulpit and threatening to get cementand timber ' and shore up the pulpit and cement it up solid, so I guessed that when he began work at it the whole thing had skidded down, including about twenty tons of the ceiling and wall. A piece of pink stalactite had hit him and he was no more. ‘ That was bad. It left his daughter ‘ Abundant a fatherless orphan and de- stroyed the Bishop’s Pulpit, one of the showiest features of Seven Ech~ oes Cave, but it did something else that was, perhaps, worse Seven Echoes Cave entirely. I discovered this even before I knew Jed was quite dead. When I saw him on the floor of the cave motionless I tried to get him to show signs of life, and shouted “Jed! Jed!" at him, and no echo came back. Always, when a person stood there and even so much as whiSpered a word the echo would come back. If you said “Hello!” it would answer “Hello!” and “Hello!” until the last echo came back from far down the cave, a soft, gentle, “’10!” And now there was no echo; not a sign of one. Those tons of rock falling had changed the accoustics en- tirely; they had not only killed Jed, but they had killed the whole seven echoes. Abundant was not only an orphan but a pauper orphan, too. Even while I was kneeling by poor old Jed there I made up my mind what I would do. I would stand by Abundant. I don’t say it wasn’t a pity, but I will say it was a good part love and liking. I was so sorry for the poor giil, singing away happily, may- be, in the kitchen up at the house while I was there on my knees by her dead father! My heart ached for her, and I guess nothing else would ever have given me nerve enough to think of ofiering to help her. ‘ I’ll say, straight out and frank, that if you took every man in every sort of show business and stood them in ‘a row according to merit, I would be at the tail end. I’m about the worst drawing card of the lot, and I know it. My line is sleight-of-hand but I’m no good at it and never was. I admit that. When I took it up I thought I was going to be a second Houdini, but in a couple of years, after I had been just about hissed off the stage of the cheapest two-a—day houses, I saw how I stacked up and I listed my name for It ruined. By Elli! Parker But/er Author 0/ Pin 1: Flu.“ m. engagements with 'clubs and for chil- dren' 3 birthday parties. I got a mighty poor living out of it, and that was about all. No cl‘ b ever had me back a second time, a I blamed them "much. I was pretty well discouraged and down when I had the little accident over on Long Island and drew in my breath by mistake when I was doing my Ilreeating act at a kids’ party. and scorched my lungs bad. I was six weeks in the hospital and then the doctor said I needed some menths in high air, with no worry and good‘food, or I might turn out to be a real lunger and be done for. That was when I thought of good old Jed Measure who had been a friend of my father and knew me. when} was a kid. I got up nerve enough to write to him. ' Old Jed was a line old scout. He had been in the show business in one _ I don't know that ‘- ‘to spend the rest of his life in it, as he did, poor fellow. » When Jed got my letter saying I was hard-up and sick and all, he did just what you might expect any old showman to” do—he telegraphed me money to take me to Carter county and he said he wanted his to stay-as long as I liked. He said there was work enough round the» farm—easy' work—to pay my board ‘and lodging, and when I got off the train, all skin ’and bones and bent over like an old man, and holding my chest back against the cough with my hand, he made mefeel like a long lost child. For a week or two I couldn’t. do anything but sit in the rocker on the front. porch and let Abundant bring me broth or a beaten-up egg and fix the rug round my knees, but in a week or two more I was able to move reund and feed the chickens and pretend I shape or another all his life, and many a time I had heard him tell father what he meant to do when he got along in years and saved up enough money to retire. “Barras,” he used to say to father, “there's just one.business for a re- tired showman to retire to and spend his old age in ease and comfort, and that is the cave business." It sounded reasonable, too. The cave business is good, steady business without any worry attached. If a man owns a nice, showy cave—not too big, but well located on some main auto- mobile route—he only needs a few signs along the road and he is sure of a steady income. You don’t have to carry fire insurance on a cave, or pay out a big pay roll. A man may have to wash down the stalagmites and stalactites once in a while to keep them shining, but that is about all his trouble and expense. The rest is clear profit. ‘ Long before he retired Jed had pretty well selected the cave he meant to buy. He had looked at a couple of hundred caves in one part of the coun- try and another and he thought the Carter county cave field was the best. There were eighteen or tWenty caves in Carter county, and that advertised the county and 'made folks want to go there, and one of the neatest pieces of cave property in the lot was this Seven Echoes Cave. It was the only cave Jedanew that would ‘echo back at you seven times, each echo distinct and clear. So, when he had saved up enough money Jed bought the cave and took Abundant down there and went into the cave business, meaning A L A C REb—yfl’r Late Comer: Seem Rat/zer Pz'our v ‘\ ./ r ‘ ' a ‘j \ \ \1/—— 1‘— _ . , ‘ rs . _. - 1“.“ \‘ M // — f 9‘- 45 :45! :,—' . ;\:‘: p ’ Iz/ - -TT’) - ».,.:'< « ‘43: ’ m 251%» ' ‘2‘... 3 — .' 1'; i. Ir, -» " l t H 75. 'Eg-_“‘ 31 / by? ”'3” 2 (a _ . 1““- ‘ ‘ \ ‘ n 4‘ "\~ -%~.\\ was doing work. By the time a month was up I was able to work in the gar- den a little and attend to the cows and fences when Jed was busy taking parties through the cave. I guess I . loved Abundant from the first minute I saw her, but what right had I to think of a girl like that when nobody knew how my lungs would turn out and I hadn’t a cent and she was the, daughter of Jed Measure, cave owner and all? I almost wept when I thought how sweet and gentle and lovely she was and I such a busted wreck with nothing to look forward to. Jed was mighty proud of his cave. He had put in new steps where you go down from the Fairy Drawing-Room to the Giant’s Cathedral, and again where you go us from the Giant’s Cathedral to the Palace of the Gods, and he kept the cave as neat as a pin. Abundant used to dust off the stalag— mites and stalactites every day or two and once..a week she washed them down with soap and‘water. “It isn’t as big as Hermit Cave or Submarine Lake Cave,” Jed used to say, “but I will say I’ve got the trans- parentest and prettiest stalactites in Carter county. The Hermit Cave stal- actites are muddy- like. -,And when all is said and done, where is there a cave with seven echoes?" The seven echoes—and this is the truth—were the making of Jed's cave. He had a Bishop's Pulpit and a Pipe Organ and all the other trimmings a good cave has to have, but every oth- er cave in Carter county had the same, and it couldn’t be disputed that Jed’s cave was back off the main road quite a distance. » Abundant. People came to Jed’s cave I ' bothering about in a trim: full of caves. When I had worked poorold Jed’ Gut“ from under the stalactites and had shouldcrod his lifeless form I carried him to‘tlie house, but I did not have the heart to tell Abundant» about the dead echoes. 1 just “ couldn’t" dov'it while she was in her first burst of sorrow I padlocked the cave ,door and put a sign at the gate of the farm. ’ “Closed because of death in family,” and did what I could about the funeral. After it was all over I talked with I asked :her~ what she thought she would "do now. It was pitifuI to see her trying to be brave and cheerful. She said she thought she would just let things go along as usual: Probably, she said, she would have to get an extra hand to wild: on the farm and a woman to be a sort of a chaperone, but she said she couldn’t do anything but stayon the place'and run the cave and the farm and live on the income. How could I tell her how bad things were? The farm had never earned a cent and never would: Jed hadtold me that. The farm was nothing but local color. One of the first rules of the Carter County Cave-owners' As— sociation was that every cave-owner must be a farmer, or appear to he a farmer. The trade liked it. i e cave- seeing trade was, highclass and liked to think~ of Carter county as plain farm country owned by plain farmers, 'sweet and unspoiled and unsophisti- cated, with nothing of the Coney Is- land thing about it. The minute Carter County began to be Coney Islandish the big car people would pass it by. That was plain common sense; many a cave has been ruined by the owner putting in a soft-drink stand or ice cream tables. The best-cave-seeing trade likes the rustic line, with maybe the woman of the place coming out in a gingham apron and sunbonnet to offer a glass of buttermilk. Then the cave—seeing trade feels it has sort of discovered the cave. When it gets to look like a regular side—show place a cave gets passed up. For that reason the Carter county cave owners all kept up, the simple rustic stuff and had a few cows and chickens round, and wore blue jeans, but there was no money in the farms. Abundant Measure’s farm was one of the worst of the lot, too. There was another thing. Jed hadn’t been able to pay cash down for the full value of his farm. He had given a mortgage in part payment and had let the interest payments get behind, and the man that owned the mortgage was a fellow named Rance Tither- weight. He had a bad eye. I did not like him at all, and I did not like the way he looked at Abundant when he came round. He was 8. big, fat man, almost fifty, if not full that, and I was afraid of what he might propose now that Jed was gone and he had Abund- ant more Or less in his fat paws, so to speak. (Continued next week). By Prank R. Lee! "WE'RE TAKING A COUPLE OF FRESH Am mos sum! IMGOING To \ THE 5TATION To E m E ' GEE! EY GOTYA lIlIIHIHH! LONG ? Haress‘ “ : L\' WELL.BO'1’S'~ 30 shave COME ALL THE. WAV mom THE CITY To GET soME FRESH AIR? 1 s I “1.1an ‘ FRESH A112 NOTHIN! . J ,)4 EFOBE tduching on' the maintop— ‘ ie' oaths lesson, let us advert for a moment to the four little books I which contain the life of Christ. They are called “gospels,” from .God-spell, because they spell, or tell, the story of God on earth. Gospel is a good Eng- ' lish word. The Greek word is evangel, and'the'writers are called evangelists because .evangel means, good news. The whole story of Christ’s life, there- fore, and what He taught, is good 'news. We do not appreciate that as much as we would if we had lived all our lives in a land which knew noth- ing of. the good news until someone came and unfolded it to us. We have the good news so mixed up with the world and its more or less pagan prac- tices that we can hardly distinguish the gospel from the things it is mixed with. _ _ If we could always keep the idea of religion as good news, Christianity ' - would be the rich‘ er for it. We would stop think- ing of it as duty, stern and binding, though that is much to be pre- ferred to laxity and indifference. And we would cease thinking of it as perfunCtorily attending church. The idea of religion would take on a new significance. It would regain its beauty, spontaneity, gladness, and youth. It would smile again. Will you teach the good news to a class of squirming boys next Sunday, and will ‘ you also listen as the minister unfolds the good news ? THE objection to this term is, that the good news is likely to become stale. We hear, for instance, that our favorite candidate has been nominated for the presidency. That is good news. But in a week’s time it is no longer good news, it is stale. Can we keep on styling the gospel the good news without its drying out and staling in like manner? That is where the prac- tices of Bible reading, prayer and the daily doing of some Christian act come in. We eat very frequently, most of us at least three times a day, while millions throw a dish of ice cream or soda between acts. We'do not get tired of this. No matter how frequent- ly done, we like to eat. The contem- plation of the good news of God ought to affect us in the same way. There is no reason why it should become flat or unprofitable. The three gospels are called the Synoptics because they-give synopsis, or outlines of the life of Christ. John does not do this, but gives other facts which he himself had observed, and which, in late life, he tells. MARK’S gospel is believed to be the first one written, as both Mat- thew and Luke give much of the same material which Mark does. One of the early church fathers stated that Mark wrote dowu the material which he got from Peter, and for that reason this gospel is sometimes called the gospel of Peter. Matthew wrote his gospel with Mark in front of him, ap- parently, and added much other mate- rial besides. He writes largely from the standpoint of Jewish thought, and quotes much from the Old Testament to prove that Jesus is the Christ. Mark and Matthew were written as far ,as we can tell about 58-69 A. D., while "John‘s gospel came much later, be- - tween 80 and 90, when the writer was a very old man. Luke’s book is full of medical terms, and is the most full and complete his- tory of.~ Chri’stfs life of the four: It emphdsizes’ thefact that the gospel is for all; classes of people, hence he I ' at; an], smack-By N; :4. Mc gives particular attention to the poor, to women and children. He preserves for us some of the earliest Christian hymns. Luke was a Greek physician, and his gospel iS‘written for Gentile readers in particular. ably the best educated man 'of all the New Testament writers except Paul. Mark’s book is the shortest and the most vivid, the events moving rapidly from one point to another. The word “immediately” occurs forty-one times. Luke’s is the most beautiful gospel, and,’in fact,-has been called the most beautiful book ever written. Each of the gospels supplements the others. n» _ Cum? 0U. will observe that Matthew be- gins his book by quoting from the Old Testament, which would tend to make it more authoritative for Jewish readers. But the quotation is most apt and is as appropriate for Gentile read- ers, as for Jewish. He quotes these words in order to describe John the Baptist. John was the last of the old prophets. He looked like them, acted like them and talked like them. He lived in the ‘desert regions south of Judea, which covered 'a large area. It was a desolate region called “the abomination of desolation." There is but little animal life there, the land being swept by wild hot winds. There John the Baptist lived, and ate locusts and honey, a diet that would either kill or cure! There he had time to think and pre- pare his message. There he grew strong with God. He was called the Baptist because he insisted on baptism as a. condition of cleansing the life from sin. When he began to preach, he at once exerted great power. “And there went out unto him all the coun- try of Judea, and all they of Jerusa- lem.” Thousands trudged out to the Jordan river, to hear this strange, wild—looking evangelist, whose voice pierced them like a. sword. Says Dr. W. J: Dawson, “Once more a voice of thundering rang through the land, a presence harshly majestic confronted the nation, a soul of fire began to prophesy. * * * In a few months his fame filled the land. Men of this order, arising suddenly among the eas- ily excited populations of the east, have often driven whole peoples wild with a. sort of frantic hysteria. They appear as heralds of fate, voices pre— luding the breaking up of the times, and the birth of eras.” OW it was to this man that our Lord went for baptism. John seemed embarrassed that the Coming One, of whom he had spoken, should present Himself for baptism and said that the positions of the two ought to be reversed—Christ ought to Baptize John. But the Messiah said He desired to fulfill all righteousness. He would not be a stumbling block to any man, by refusing to conform to all good practices. You hear people saying with much emphasis that if Christ were here now He Would never enter a church, because the churches are so worldly, etc. has little to support it. both temple and synagogue, and both were as formal and cold as any relig— ious meetings could be. He brought But such an assumption new meaning and life to both. He, would do the same now. There is no institution which can take the place of the church, and none is doingthe - work of the church Christ, were He in bodily form, would giv’e a new meaning to Americans, of church at- tendance and public worship. SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON FOR, JULY 20. SUBJECTz—The Baptism of. Jesus; Mark 1:1 to 11. GOLDEN TEXT:——Thou art my be—- loved Son, in Thee I am well pleas- ed. Mark 1.11. He was prob», He attended ‘ ntrodu sing the NEW Kelly cord. . For Commercial Use ——an \ extra rugged tire that will s‘tand up under the rough all-around service tires are called upon to give an the farm ., It doesn’t need much examination of the new Kelly Cord to convince a car-owner that here is a real tire. The new Kelly Cord has all the good qualities {of the famous Kelly Kant-Slip, plus extra strong sidewalls and a much more massive tread, with reinforced shoulders that add to the life of the tire. Developed originally to meet the need for a dependable pneumatic truck, tire, the new Kelly Cord has been giving such phenomenal serivce that our dealers and the public alike demanded it in sizes suitable for passenger cars and the smaller trucks. . .. Now you can get it in all sizes from 30x3y2 up to 40x8. Whether your driving is done over “hard” roads or rutted dirt roads, the new Kelly Cord will give you unequalled service. Try one on your car or truck. Kelly-Springfield Tire Co. 250.,west 57th St. ' New York "1: WW' 1r :4; . 't" ‘ «mesa-v - 4' i How a Country Woman Made ‘ .oney' By Proper/y In oentorymg Her Resources, Sfle Added Materid/ly to tfle Family Purse WIDOW with a baby son and two young daughters, living on a scrap of a farm, six miles from a large city, desirous of adding to her meager income evolved the following plan and successfully carried it out. Her farm is situated on a bus line, there is a telephone and mail delivery, also a nice lake near-by where excel- lent fishing is to be'had. A small stream running through the place has sandy banks and sunny sand bars ,where bathing is a delight and sun baths are popular. A bit of woodland where wild flowers and berries grow affords a pleasant place for picnics, hikes, and the study of birds, barks and botany. This mother could not burden her- self with summer boarders, so she completely renovated an old roomy barn which stood on the place back from the highway, near a pleasant grove of tall trees. The barn was whitewashed inside HEN soured by disappoint- _ ment, we must endeavor to pursue some fixed and pleas- ing course of study, that there be no blank leaf in our book of life. Painful and disagreeable ideas vanish from the mind that can fix its attention upon any subject.—Zimmermann. and out, and the roof was re-covered with roofing paper. A trellis built 1 across the front was also whitewashed and morning glories were trained over it. The ground underneath this trellis was covered with clean pebbles. The barn windows were cleaned and our- tained with stenciled cheesecloth. With wallboard the loft (there are stairs leading to it) was partitioned off into four sleeping rooms, and four double cots set up. The rough floors were covered with fiber matting. A large oil stove, dishes, kitchenware, a . table and chairs were brought from the house, as she had more of these than were needed for her own use. A kitchen table, a couch, several wicker rockers and two hammocks were pur- chased second-hand at a reasonable price. Cupboards, cabinets, magazine racks and dressers were made of, rough lumber and packing boxes found on the place. Draped with Chintz they looked stunning. Four mirrors 18x22 were purchased at a second-hand store and cost $1.25 each. , The stalls of the barn floor were converted into kitchenette, dining- . room, living—room and a “shower.” Inexpensive cotton blankets, mat— tresses and unbleached muslin sheets . and pillow cases were provided. Pil- lows were made of coarse muslin stuffed with bright, clean straw fresh from the mow. Silverware and linens were left for the prospective tenants to provide. A one dollar ad. in the home town paper brought seven girls who rented the place for the months of June and > July and later decided to stay through August and September. They were ‘ young working girls and rode the bus to and from work in the city each day. They paid fifteen dollars per week rent for their comfortable summer “ bottle, or $270 for the eighteen weeks they spent in the country. The total cost of renovating the barnldid not cost to exceed $100. During the sum— mer the enterprising landlady sold the girl tenants the following products from her farm garden, dairy and home bake shop. Cake, bread and pastry ..... . . .$ 59.70 Jellies, fruit and berries . . . 29.40 Cheese, cream, milk, buttermilk and butter ................. 44.20 Dressed pigeons and fish ..... . 9.80 Dressed poultry and eggs. . . . . . 18.00 Smoked meats and lard ....... 9.15 , Potatoes and fresh vegetables. . 32.20 For doing fine laundry. . . . . . . . 64,00 Total ........... . ........ . . 4266.45 Rent of cottage . . . . . . . . . .. 270.00 Grand total 7................$536.45 Expenditures . . . . . . . . . ........ 100.00 Net gain ..... ........'..$436.45 Cut garden flowers, vegetables, fruits, cottage cheese and melons, some fine woven rag rugs, patchwork quilts and home-made jams and jellies were sold at the door to friends of the girl tenants and brought in an addi- tional $187.25.——G. S. WHERE WE FALL DOWN. OWHERE can such a bountiful table be spread as on the farm, if only thought and planning ahead are employed. Yet how many times we drop in to a neighbor’s or have this experience ourselves, no meat for 'dinner, because there was no time to go to town and pay the butcher four times the price we received for it on the farm. We are lax, plainly. Last winter our pigs and a beef should have been ready to slaughter. Some part of both canned fresh, the balance made into hams, bacon and corned beef. And let’s not forget the good old stand-by—salt’ pork. What better for a change with cream gravy? Now vegetables. It takes such a load from the housewife to be able to go into the garden for lettuce, rad- ishes, and onions early in the spring. Later all kinds of vegetables can be ready for the table. It doe-s not take a. large plot of ground to furnish all these. Most of them can be cold pack- ed for winter. I have had corn, string beans, peas, beets, carrots, Swiss chard and tomatoes on my fruit cellar shelves from one season’s end to the next. And berries. worked, furnishes fresh and canned strawberries, raspberries and black- berries. Listen how good this sounds. For breakfast, poached fresh eggs and berries. gravy, green peas, string beans, new potatoes and Shortcake. For supper, a vegetable salad, cold boiled ham, creamed potatoes, with melons or ber- ries for dessert. This is in the reach of practically every farmer’s family. In conclusion, plant a few flowers. If time is limited plant a couple of per- ennials each year and you 'will be amply repaid in many ways. Let’s make our homes real livingplaces, places our children will point to with pride. As mothers, this is our task.— A Farmer’s Wife. SPECI'ALISTS WILL EXHIBIT sap- TIC TANK. » SEPTIC tank and water disposal system for the farm home and out- lying dwelling is to be demonstrated this summer during August, Septem- Kid Versus Calf ng/zt Peer Help to Make W 07% Lighter 0 you know that kid is a much more desirable leather for com- fort than all of theother leath- ers that are employed in the making of shoes? It is because there is a greater amount of ventilation in this particular leather which is at the same time practically waterproof. That doesn’t mean that water will not soak through, but it is more impervious to Kid Shoes Make‘ Light Feet. moisture than most other leathers. This is true because there is a great- er looseness of leather fiber which per- mits of greater‘ ventilation. The strength which is an essential, the durability which exists despite this make for pliability and comfort. In cowhide it is necessary to split the leather which cuts the fibers and reduces its strength. In the tanning process the oils and oily liquids with which the leather is dressed become a lubricant, for the fibers . through and through which make them impervious to water. If feet become damp from wearing kid shoes it usually is due to the moisture soaking through the places where the shoes are attached together. It isn’t generally recognized that even though delicate in color and soft in texture, there is an imperviousness of moisture which is almost unbelievable in kid. Ventilation in leather has come to be an important point, for who' of us does not know the strain of drawn feet, not only on warm days but on all days after strenuous exercise. ‘ The ventilating qhalities of kid skin isdue to the fact that the tanning process makes possible an open fiber which is not prevalent in most light or heavy weight leathers. This out- standing value of kid makes for great-. or foot comert. ——E. Clark. A small, place, well' For dinner, ham! with cream. her and october through the southern four tiers of counties in the state,- un- der the direction of O. E. Robey, Mich- igan Agricultural College extension specialist connected with the agricul-' tural engineering department. The new system, which is said to make possible efici'ent, cheap and san- itary sewage disposal, besides safe- guarding the 'water supply from con- tamination, has been perfected by Mr. Robey and Prof. H. H. Musselman, head of the M. A. C. Agricultural En- gineering 'Department, and is. the out? growth of the experience gained through the construction of nearly one hundred systems and from observa- tions on the operation of, many of these systems under”_'vaI-ious condi- tions, extending over a period of eight years. ' _ g ' ' The demonstration train will travel by truck, giving two demonstrations each day and devoting two days to each county." A complete septic tank Will be constructed and demonstrated at each stop. 'WH'EN YOU’RE 'THIRSTY. NOTHING adds more to the enjoy- ment of a hot summer day than a cool, refreshing drink. These recipes will be found very enticing to suit the individual tastes. If the syrup is pre- pared a few hours ahead, it will be . more convenient and not a waste of ice. Elderberry Flip. 1 cup older-berry juice I‘iemon 15 cup medium white 1 quart water mu!) Mix thoroughly, chill and serve with shaved ice. Grape Juice, Extra Fine. 1 pint grape juice 1 orange $5 cup white syrup 1 lemon Mix well all ingredients and serve with cracked ice. Currant Cool. ~Mash‘three quarts of ripe, red, cur- rants and cook in .the double boiler without water. When thoroughly cook- ed, strain through cheesecloth and to each pint' of juice add one-half cup of syrup. Boil ten. minutes, skim and bottle. Keep in a sunny place. This can be diluted to suit the taste. Cherryade. To two cups of grapefruit pulpand juice, add one cup of stewed cherries, two cups of water, thre fourths cup of medium syrup. Serve with cracked ice and whole cherries. A GAME BOX. WHERE there are young people in the family, a Game Box will be much appreciated. Any pasteboard box will do. In it are placed clippings of descriptions of games, entertainments, connundrums, tricks of magic, or stunts which will help enliven acompany when some- thing different is desirable. ,At a surprise party recently attend- » ed, such a Game Box was brought out and in a few minutes the ‘ball was merrily rolling, for a. couple given the charge of keeping things moving, were able to find delightful and simple plans to follow each other as quickly as needed. There is a reason why some people are able to entertain so much more acceptably than other-s. The reason is forethought and preparation. 12'- ‘91 is to 1k ad y. L11 BS 36. to '6 I9 it S. 11 re [8 LS it 2:4: “Home Canned - Tomatoes The most useful canned foods on the pantry shelf are the cans of to- matoes. Tomatoes are always cheap at the height of the season, and specially easy to can as their acid content pre- vents Spoilage. Blanch . for one or two minutes, according to ripeness. Plunge into cold water, remove skins and pack in glass jars. Add a tea- spoonful of salt to each quart jar and put in place a new GOOD LUCK jar rubber. Ster- iliZe 30 minutes in a water bath canner and seal at once. GOOD @5 LUCK JAR RUBBERS' protect your jars against the entry of germ-laden air. Food sealed with them can be kept indefinitely as they will riot harden or crack in storage. GOOD LUCK Jar Rubbers are sold by good grocery and hard- ware stores everywhere. They come packed in the case with the following well-known brands of fruit jars: Atlas E—Z Seal, Atlas Good Luck Schram Lx e1 Seal and Schram Acme If your grocer does not keep them send 10 cents for sample dozen. For 6 Cents in Stamps we will mail you our book on Cold Pack Canning. It contains full instructions with steriliza— tion tables and many novel and excellent recipes which your family will be sure to enjoy. I Boston I Woven Hose 6‘: a u ) 1 a :e . 0-3 ”—3 49 Hampshire Street Cambridge, Mass. (.3. :55. '2 a". a»: Mar-vaguxiaufl ll Amol ml «1 oodml: Ind powerful 61n- ‘lvhl'rd (Item part. oi any other mill. "iiam‘il Mm '° went. I 0; cu. place-Ne oven: 5 “it ”- Elia-149m chore 5. =‘sll-a" ._ Union Sin! Predict: (to. Lid. ' .Bui. 44. Albion. IleMnn. 0.8.A. your household problems. your letters to Martha Cole, Michigan ' Farmer, Detroit, Mich. .. long, even strokes. ' lution. Household sew... * Use this department to help solve Address TO KEEP THE HAIR IN CURL. My hair does not stay in curl well. ‘ Can you tell me what todo ?—Mrs. M. Your hair may be rather lifeless becauSe of the condition of your scalp and will not stay in curl. Massage the scalp well with‘the finger tips at night, moving the scalp as.much as possible. Brush the hair well with Before doing the hair up on curlers, moisten with a mixture made of one-quarter cup of water and one teaspoonful 0f sugar to the beaten‘white of an egg. TO REMOVE GRASS STAIN. Will you please tell me how to re- move grass stain from white silk hose? Miss A. R. Rub the stain gently in alcohol or kerosene and wash in a mild soap so- White silk hose should not be exposed to ‘the light while drying. Hang on a line between towels. CLEAN FEATH ER PILLOWS. Conditions have brought me in pos- session of a pair of fine goosefeather pillows, but they are very badly soiled. Can you tell me how to clean them at home?—Mrs. G D To a tubful of soft water,\add one cup of borax and One tablespoonful of ammonia. Place the pillows in this and boil for fifteen minutes. Scrub the ticks with a brush to make sure they are clean. Rinse in three or four waters and hang out of doors in a shady place.’ Shake often while drying. PEAS FOR WINTER USE. All my vegetables kept perfectly but peas. Only a part of them kept. Any suggestions would be g1 catly appreci- iated —~Mrs. R. . S. It is necessary in canning peas to use only the young, fresh product. They should not be allowed to stand after picking or after being shelled. Blanching is a very important thing. If well done, it will prevent the cloudy appearance in the liquor, and makes the peas more tender. The blanching is done by immersing the peas in bbil- ing water for from three to eight min- utes, according to the maturity of the peas. Drain and pack in sterilized jars to within one-half inch of the top, filling with boiling water, to which one teaspoon of salt and two teaspoons of sugar to the quart has been added, using a paddle to remove air bubbles. Process in a steam pressure cooker for 50 minutes under ten pounds of steam, or in a hot water bath for three hours. Finish sealing and store in a dry, cool place. PICTURE CONTEST SMILES BIG. \ HE postman brought me the pic- tures of some very fine looking folks for the contest this week. Time would not permit them to be repro- duced in this issue, but some of them will smile on this page next week. The five prizes go to Mrs. J. H., of Warren, Mich.; Mrs. E. R, of Stam- baugh, Mich.; Mrs. G. A. R., of Meta— mora, Mich.; Mrs. F. 13., of Midland, Mich., and Mrs. J. M., of Bath, Mich. CANNING QUESTIONS ANSWERED. I F you are in doubt how long to process fruits and vegetables, or why your fruits and vegetables spoiled last year, write for our bulletin, “Can- ning Fruits and Vegetables in the , Home.” For it send five cents in eith- er coin or stamps, to Martha Cole, Michigan Farmer, Desk M. Detroit, Michigan. Let scientists seek vitamines With Nature intervening Just eat a. lot of eggs and greens You'll get the viti—meaning! IWdte for this booklet—it takes the guesswork out of buying. a Water System vate water system. Any Immer- anywnere—can nowadays enjoy the camfirt and convenience of running. water under pressure “just like (if)? water service. , But there is a diflErence in water sys: terns. And to make it easy for you to select the best water system—the one. that will give you the most service for . the least money—we have prepared this '3 helpful booklet “How to Choose a V. Water System”. Send for it today. ‘ DU R Q Sigigeriis are built in many sizes—both electric motor and. gasoline engine driven. They are compact, service with little or no attention. system is small compared to time and drudgery that it will save. , There is no other one thing that will bring you as much comfort ‘for the same amount of money. Ask the Duro owner. thousands of Duro systems are being installed this year. W11] not investigate? Write the nearest Office. DURO PUMP C0., F. F. Hewitt, Mgr. 308 Davidson Bldg., Bay City, Mich. DURO WATER SYSTEM C0,, Geo. .I. Shafier,Mgr., 4478 Cass Ave., Detroit, Mich. in a booklet that gives many valuable pointers. . questions that you should ask in selecting I Water System. Write the nearest address for it. Nauxc ....................................................................... Address ....... . ............................................................ powerful-"they give a lifetime of The cost of a complete Du1o Many There is a Duro system near you. “How to Choose a Water System" It states 40 FORE 50 RYEABRSE Mil“ nvEEsTERS HHAAVE LED ALL lMlTATORS. Write Le Roy Plow Co. Le Roy, N. Y S to tgdéiyl forfnfii‘y lillonay-t . aving a a ogo ence a e ‘ «:3, Steel Posts. Roofing and Paints. My '“qtnp Direct- from-Factory Plan will save “but! ‘ ~' you 1- 3 or more. Don' tbuy until you hwgflfil ‘- get my Bargain Book and see for flush“, -‘ yourself the money you save. . Quality and satisfaction guaranteed. (3)0 'ROWN FENCE AWIRE 00.. DOM. ZBOBOIBWIIndp Send for our Head Barber’s booklet After you have used Brown & Sharpe clippers you’ll wonder how you ever tried to raise a family Without them. BROWN 88MRPE Mfg. Co. Providence. KL. US A. Brown 81. Sharpe Mfg. Co., Providence, RI. Please send me a free copy of your new booklet. “How to Us: Clippers.” Name ......... NMichigan Farmer Patterns No. 4743—Ladies’ Under Garment. Cut in four sizes: Small 34-36; medi- um 38-40; large 42-44; extra large 46- 48 inches bust measure. A medium size requires 2% yards of. 36—inch ma- terial. Price 120. N0. 4593—11adies’ House Dress. Cut in seven sizes, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46 and 48 inches bust nwasuie. A 38-inch size 1equircs 4 34 yards oi 36—inch ma- teiial. The width at the loot is two yards. Price 120. No. 4786r---Chi1d’s Dress. Cut in four sizes, 4, 6, 8 and 10 years. A six-year size requiies 254; yaids of 27—inch ma.- te1ial. Price 120. No. 4781—Girls’ Dress. Cut in tour sizes, 8, 10, 12 and 14 years. 'A 12-; . year size requires 3% yards of 32-inc material of one kind. Without panels the dress will require 2% yards of ma-c terial. Price 120. x the nests. ~ land Reds. ‘which I put in the _ mixed in. Money Making Stunts By T lzree Junior Reader: By Marjorie Y'unker, M. C., Howe, Ind. ., Taking care of my mother’s chick- ens I have found to be a profitable business. My sisters were knitting sweaters to earn money, and, as they were earn- ing money, I was eager to earn some also. I had no way to earn it._ One day mamma told me if I would take care of the chickens she would give me an egg out of every dozen. I thought this a good way to earn mon- ey, so I started out. My duties are as, follows: In the morning I give them feed, water, and open the nests. At night I give them feed, water, gather the eggs, and shut About every two days I make them a mash which I put in the Self-feeders. We have about 100 hens. Some White Leghorns and some Rhode Is- On an average we get about five or six dozen eggs a day. We now have about fifteen hens set- ting, so we do not get as many eggs as at first. On an average I get about eighty David Brubacher’s Pets, Fido and Fluff. David Says Fluff, the Cat, Permits Fido to Fondle Her Without Protest. cents each week. From this I put ten cents in the bank each week for the Christmas Savings Club. I also put away that much at home. I keep enough on hand to buy my pencils and tablets for school, and to give at Sunday School. I enjoy doing this work very much. By David Showell, M. 0., Linden, Michigan. Last year my mother gave me four ducks and a drake and told me I could do whatever I pleased with them, so I saved all the eggs and set them as fast as I got enough to set. I hatched 104 of them and raised ninety—five. I sold enough ducks to bring $60, all of bank and it is there yet. I mean to leave it there and to put more with it. We had some ducks to eat. I think ducks are better than chicken to eat. The last fourteen ducks I gave to "t 5 .my mother to pay for the feed I used feeding my ducks. I fed the little . ducks bread or johnnycake in milk Luntil I got them started, then I gave them a wet feed of corn meal, bran and middlings, with a little meat scrap .‘ I keep 'them closed in small . (pens on hot days and let them out in the evenings when'the sun wasn’t so hot for them. By Martin Lerg, M. 0., Lake City, Michigan. The best money—making istunt that I ever had was a share in an acre of cucumber pickles.’ I know that there is money in them for I.have tried them. There are many'more things to make money, but I take pickles for mine. Here is my reason for liking them. ‘ Last year my father planted an acre of pickles, and if we would hoe them and take care of them, we would get part of the money they brought. -' .,‘\‘ - - —. At the end of the summer we had ’ made‘$79. 98: We each got $1198 {oi add to our bank accounts. We made the very best use of our money. Just now, when we don't need it, we put it in the bank because it is drawing interest. Then when we need it, it will be a' much larger sum than when we put it in there. r I think it is well for children who have the chance to grow something of their own and get the money from it for their own, because it teaches them how to raise a special thing and how to care for it. We are going-to put in’an'Other crop of pickles this year and the money will be ours if we take care of them. You can’t lose on pickles, because if they do not grow,'you don’t have to bother with them. From The Wastebasket . Some Interertz'ng M usage: in Prone and Poetry Dear Uncle Frank and All: ‘ I have’written the words I found from the letters in Waste Basket on the other page. I found 100 words exactly. I am going to wear knickers this summer if my mother will let me. I have my hair bobbed, also. I don’t think most boys mean to be rude to girls, except some “cowards.” I smash- ed four dinner pails over their heads and backs this winter, so I guess I -paid them back for their snow balls—- Your friend, Vera Dexter, R. 4, Albion, Michigan. I feel sorry for the dinner pails and the heads. Does your‘method really work? Dear Uncle Frank: Do you really think it is nice for boys to write such ungentleman-like letters about bobbed hair? My hair never was long, but if the girls and ladies wish to have their hair bobbed, I do not think it should make much difference to the boys. That is just my opinion of the 'question, perhaps it isn’t right. If Harold C. and Peter K. would state reasons “why bobbed hair is wrong” other than it gives in the Old Testament of the Bible, perhaps some of the girls would consider them. x As a rule, I do not think boys are rude to girls without a reason. Per- haps it is the girl’s fault. Let me ex- plain what I mean. For instance, eve- ry time a boy tries to tease you, you scream and make an awful fuss. Al- though I .am a girl, I do not blame them sometimes. Girls, try quietness and kindness, and I think some of you would change your mind about “boys being rude to girls.” Oh, yes, I have five brothers and there are lots of boys in our neighborhood, and I am treated kindly. Honest, I am never teased. I think girls, the trouble is with ourselves instead of the boys.— Dorothy Scohenhal, M. C., R. 3, Evart, Michigan. I hope some girls will try your plan. I am sure it will work. It takes two to make a fight and it takes two to _ tease—the teaser and the teased. Dear Uncle Frank: I surely think boys are rude to girls. Anyway, they are at our school. When 318 girls start to play ball, of course ey are right there; and when we bat the ball, they get it and sling it away. If that’s not rude, what is?— Rena. Gemmen, M. C., R. 1, Jenison, Michigan. Very ungentlemanly of those boys. I can heartily agree with you that such actions are rude. Dear Uncle Frank? . I received my membership card and button, and I certianly feel proud of the honor to become a member of the Merry Circle. The advice given on the little card is true and good, and is worth trying to live up to. If all of us Merry Circle members would live up to the good teachings, we would all .be true and faithful members and of good service in this world. ‘Thanking you for the card and button, I will ever r'emain your niece, Vila R. Petee, M. C., R. 1, Palmyra, Michigan. Thanks for your good words. I hope that the suggestions on the card will do some little good to Merry Circlers. Dear Uncle Frank: Well, here comes my fourth letter and this is to say I am feeling tip-top tonight, just like the weather—sun— shiney after rain. It was awfully good of you to send that flashlight to Harold Coles, be— cause if he should bump his nose against one of those flippy flappers in the pitch dark of night, it would be just too awful. I wanted to say something about this Peter Kulbakas who didn’t send his address, and who' has the same opinion as Harold Coles about girls. He is a very close neighbor of ours and I want to tell the girls that he is very bashful. I call him “bashful Pete."—Your niece, Ann Mulder, M. 0., Grand Rapids, Mich, R. 6. I am glad you feel so sunshiney. I do hope that flashlight will held Har- old to protect himself. I am glad to know about Peter, but look out for those bashful ones. ' ' Dear Uncle Frank: This summer I expect to catch but- terflies and sell them and give my money to my father and mother. Well, I must “ring 0’,” but. I would be glad to hear from some other Mer- ry Circlers—Your nephew, Charles W. Shipman, Jr., M. C., R 3, Corunna, Michigan. I would like to know more about your butterfly business. It is a unique one. Toot! Toot! Waste Basket, Get right out of my way, I just want to see My Uncle Frank today. Hello, Uncle Frank, How are you and the rest? I bet Harold Coles Doesn’t feel the very best. Are boys rude to girls? Nearly all boys are. But from being polite, Some boys are not far. Goodsbye, Uncle Frank, That’s all I’ve to'say So I’ll crank my lizzy, And I’ll ride away. I —-Helen Lemansky, Menominee, Mich. Your tootin’ had its effect on the waste basket, apparently. Dear Uncle Frank: I am not a Merry Circler yet, but I will be some day. I see that Harold and Peter .boil if they see girls wearing knickers, curl- ing their hair, or with bobbed hair. suppose they think it’s all right when they see young men and boys not over thirteen and fourteen years old smok- ing cigarettes and arming: into at- ing liquor. Then with. smelling worse than a glue factory, they have the nerv.e to come in public where everybody' can g'et a whiff. Well, girls with powder on don’ t smell like a glue factory, anyhow. They smell like a perfume factory. And I’d .rather smell like the latter. I think we- girls could boil it we wanted 60. but I’m sure most of us won’t, cause it’ 8 none of our business what the boys do and it’s none of theirs what the girls do. Do you think so, girls ?-—-—From a going-to-be-niece, Iva Groesbeck, Lapeer, Mich. . Yes, a glue factory is bad for the olfactory nerves, but tobacco and liq~ uor breaths are bad, too. They are also hard on nerves in general. Neith- er do anybody good. V ' Hello, there! Dear Uncle Frank. I’ve just had a little vacation in town. And I surely missed reading the Michigan Farmer. It was the first thing I picked up and read. . Oh, gee, it’s so rainy today. on the sidewalk and. hurt my right arm, so I can hardly write, although I am sending in a contest paper. Well, hello, Mr. Waste Basket. I bet you’ re nearly starved for some of my “cast-off” letters, aer you not? ‘ Well, I’d better ring 0: and give my Pro/zz'ézfi'ofl Context HE other day a boy suggest- ed that we were spending too much time on such “foolish subjects” as bobbed hair, knick- ers, etc. He thought we should discuss some of the broader present-day problems which are common public questions. So, for this contest I am asking you to write on the question, “Is Our National Prohibition Law a Benefit?” . Please write about 250 words or less on this subject. Write on one side of the paper only, and put your name and address in the upper left hand corner of .the first sheet If you are a Merry Circler, put M. C. after your name. The two best papers will win fountain pens; the next three, flashlights, and the next five, lit- tle boxes of candy. Send your opinions on this subject to Uncle Frank, Michi- gan Farmer, Detroit, Michigan, before July 24, as the contest closes then. I fell . arm a rest.——Mary Ellen Shoemaker, M. C. Grass Lake, Michigan I am glad that picking up the Mich- igan F rmer again was like getting back hon; ,_ o, I can’t exactly say I’m starfh , rletters, but I’ m always glad tb get more. THE MERRY CIRCLERS. Said a crow unto a robin, One fine spring day, Can you please tell me Who those merry children are Over ’neath that maple tree?” Then Robin looked surprised and said, “Oh, you crows are awful stupid. Now look closely. Don’t you see? The Merry Circlers ’neath the tree?" The crow flew away, and Robin said, They must be having a fine jubilee. How I wish that I could be One of Uncle Frank’s family. ——Nellie Barber, Vicksburg, Mich. With all the good members we have, the Merry Circle is something to crow about, even it the .crew. :did not know it. . ‘ 1““ r ‘Mr~—\P‘ . ._. .l ,x' 11 ,g_ _ _ -..A.-‘ Domgs In HAT a splash it was when the Queer log ship on which Jackie Rabbit, Willie Woodchuck and - Johnnie Muskrat were sailing along in the moonlight, hit the old stump. Into the water they went, those three sleepy little fellows. But in a wink they were wide awake and splashing around in the water to find the old log. . Of course, right then the Old Man in the Moon hid himself behind a big fleecy cloud (I think it was to hide the smile on his face) and in the dark they couldn’t find the log. “I can’t swim any longer,” puffed chubby Willie Woodchuck. “But~’you must Willie,” said Johnnie Muskrat. “Wait, I’ll help you.” “I'm getting tired, too, and one ear .Soon They Were Fast Asleep. is full of water already,” said Jackie. “We can never reach shore.” “Keep swimming,” cheered Johnnie Muskrat. “:I’ll help you too in a min- ‘ ute.” You know Johnnie Muskrat was the champion swimmer of Woodland. Willie Woodchuck couldn’t swim much because he was too fat, and Jackie Rabbit’s big ears always got full of water and then he couldn’t swim eith- er. But in the dark Johnnie Muskrat could find his friends. Then something happened. "Johnhfig ‘Woodland . T firee Bade: In the W 00d: stubbed his toe. Heaps of times he had done this when playing pom-pom- pull-away and hop-skip. But .to stub his toe ’when swimming meant only one thing, that he was near shore. “Oh! Ho!” shouted Johnnie so loud that it frightened Jackie and Willie so badly that they forgot to swim, and sank. But hardly was the tips of their ears wet, when up they jumped. “We’re right on shore,” they shout- ed, both surprised and tickled. So it was that three soaked little Woodland boys climbed upon the bank of the river, just where they did not know, but a long way from home. “I want to go home ” whimpered Willie Woodchuck “So do I,” answeied Jackie Rabbit with a homesick choke in his throat “And so do I," said Johnnie Musk- rat. “But we’ll just have to wait until daylight for we don’t know where we are. If we start out in the big woods we will be lost. ” “I suppose we will have to wait until morning, but I wish I was home Let’ s build a fire and diy out clothes,” said Willie Woodchuck. “But we haven’ t any matches, Johnnie. “I can build a fire without matches,” said Jackie Rabbit. So he gathered some dry leaves and twigs and with a couple of sticks which he rubbed together, as Father Rabbit had taught him, they soon had a blazing fire. Dancing flames and pretty sparks made them feel more cheerful and as they dried their clothes they plan- ned what they would do on the mor- row. “Don’t you remember the story that Teacher Fox told us at school. We’re just like the Babes in the Woods,” said Jackie Rabbit. ‘ So the three curled upon a bed of leaves and were soon fast asleep. I) said A CONFIDENTIAL TALK. to be able to answer all those letters,” writes a subscriber. Between my natural modesty and a desire to make the editor thing he is getting his money’s worth, I prefer not to make a direct reply; I will admit, however, that I have picked up a few items of knowledge in my twenty years’ practice, and I will add that I am in constant touch with experts who are always willing to give counsel. Y 'OU must know a tremendous lot Furthermore, I have the immense ad-' vantage of the medical section of the state library right at my hand. So I think you are quite warranted in ask- ing me‘some hard questions. The bulk of my letters come from those who haVe exhausted the meas- ures of relief that are at hand. They have consulted local doctors in vain, or live too far from a doctor to be able to consult one. This thing of being a. court of last resort creates an intense interest.- Some of the letters are .piteous‘ in their, pleading, many tragic in their,hopelessness, and some would be embarrassing in their deli- cacy were they read by anyone but the doctor. Some of you write to,me. be}: things that are good for a laugh, just a quiet chuckle all to my- selfwno harm done, it might have been a serious matter to you. The object of these remarks is not to head off your letters—unless it be those about trifling ailments that can be settled by paying a dollar to your home doctor. No, let the letters come. But bear in, mind that my answer must sometimes be that I know noth- ing better than you have tried, or that I see no hope for improvement, or thatwaiting for the end is all. There is a note of great tragedy in some of the letters I have recently received. The writers have my deep sympathy but I can give them nothing more. Only the one who healeth all diseases can help them. HAS HAMMER TOE. I am a young man of thirty-one and I have a hammer toe. Please say if I can have this fixed up Without hav- ing the toe cut off—Joe. I think so. This is generally asso- ciated with a deformity of the great toe, the two seeming to go together. At your age it calls for a surgical op— eration but the result will be to give you much better use of your foot and save you great annoyance for the rest of your days. NEW Your: CENTRAL LINES UPKEEI3 The great volume of traffic moving. over the’NewYork Central Lines demands con- stant, vigilant care of tracks and equip. ment, in order that New York Central standards of service may be maintained. Eighty thousand New York Central em- ployees are engaged in repairing and re- placing things that wear out, and the cost of this worklastyear was $245, 000,000, an average of $670, 000 a day. It took 36 per cent of our receipts. Since the termination of Government war operation of the railroads, four years ago, our expenditures for maintenance (exclu- sive of very large expenditures for better- mentsand improvements) have aggregated $752,000,000—-an amount equal to more than forty per cent of the total invest- ment in the New York Central Lines. 1 BOSTON GALBANY-v MICHIGAN CENTRAL-BIG FOUR ~ PITTSBURGH {FLAME ERIE AND THE NEW YORK CENTRAL AND SUBSIDIARY LINES General Offices—466 Lexington Ave, New York . -st......a.w‘. _. 2:»: “1,3,1. _ .- '_ ‘3“! ‘ RY a Michigan b'armcr Classified Liner—They cost little and bring big results. See rates on"i page 55. THRESHIN G OUTFITS FOR SALE Because of the late season, we find ourselves with a larger stock of used steam engines and grain threshers than we should have at this season and in order to move them quickly are offering them at specially low prices at a time when you can make them earn their cost for you, Pick out the size you want and write us for description and price. You’ll be surprised when you learn how good they are and how little money will buy a complete threshin g outfit USED ENGINES PortHuron Port Huron Port Huron Double Rumely Double Reeves Huber HHHHHHl—HP- NH cc: FFSFFFFF TUTUTUTUT'UTC‘TUTU Double Port Huron ‘ USED SEPA RATORS 3 33x54-inch Port Huron 1 30x46-inch Port Huron 1 30x44-inch Advance 1 28x42—inch Batavia 1 28x46—inch Buffalo Pitts 1 33x56-inch Reeves 1 30x46—inch Russell .Nichols & Shepard _ 1 28x40—inch Nichols & Shepard Send for our latest Rebuilt and Used Machinery Bulletin and Supply Catalog. PORT HURON ENGINE & THRESHER CO., , Logansport, Indiana . Port ”Huron, Mich. h «w. an?» art-firm) . .. x ; Selected White Leghorn Puliets. $1.30 each: Barred Rock Pullets. Also. selected cocks of same breeds. ”.25 each. stock. Our space ls limited. sent C. O. D. guaranteed. . fired ram Sires of 250-10 _ _ We are still “ON THE 108" hatching blob-grade chicks hatch every week up to the 29th. before too late. ' Varieties. 25 50 100 500 1000 Extra Selected Barron or Holly~ w 8. C. W. Leghorns, by - ; 250 to 280-9551; males ......... $2.75 $5.25 $10.00 . $45.00 5 90.00 _ Selected Barron W.’ Leghorns.... 2.50 4.75 9.00 42.50 80.00 -\ Extra Selected Sheppard Anconas 3.00 5.75 11.00 52.50 100.00 ' Selected Mottled Anconas ...... 2.50 4.75 9.00 ' 42.50 80.00 : Parks Bred-to-Lay Barred Rocks 3.75 7.00 13.00 62.5.0 120.00 ; Broiler. Mixed Chicks, Seven Cents Straight. , ~ PULLETS AND BREEDING STOCK FOR'SALE. 8 to 10 weeks old. $1.10 each: Sheppard Ancone. Pullets. $1.60. Prices rrduccd for 100 or more. After July l5th we « have 700 choice Tom Barron and 400 Sheppard Aneona breeding hens for disposal at $1.25 each. , ORDER AT ONCE from this ad. we can make immediate shipment. Cash with order or if desired. All chicks sent to your door by parcel post prepaid. 100% live delivery Pullets and stock shipped by express, charges collect. Catalog Free. . SILVER WARD HATCHERY, Box 29, Zeeland, Mich. ~ 80 5665?. 1, I s“ We _ Get order In at once Prices moot reasonable—«took, unexoelled. These must be sold to make room for growing S. c. R. I. Reds Broilers. $9.00 Per Hundred. able. from these breeders. at official contests. bator, the only incubator. automatically, thus assuring Order at once. Imediatc delivery. REDUCED PRICES for BEST CHICKS For July and August—Pure-bred chicks, hatched right, large and strong, poatpnid live delivery to your door. Breeds. 25 Chicks 50 Chick; I00 Chicks 500 Chicks I000 Chiolu White Leghorm“ . $2.50 . 9. $42.50 85. Barred Rocks . . . . 3.00 “.00 - 52.50 I05.00 3.00 5200 no breed guaranteed, $7.00 Per H ndred. Rock or Red Brollerl Our strains are the best laying strains obtain- ' ‘ Tancred and Barrond White Leghorns, Parks’ ichi an Agrl. Co ege an Barred Beam and M OuIg birds have iillways proved their laying ability Our chicks are hatched in the world’s best incu- that never over—heats, and supplies moisture the strongest chicks possible. BRUMMER-FREDRICKSON POULT Y FARM, I LOO 52.50 I05.” Low prices on Pullete of all the above breeds. Penn. R. l. Reds, direct unlity and rice talk. Act now. Son 20, Holland, lvich. Cockerels and Pullets Rocks, Reds. Wysndottee. Omingwns, An- conas. Minorcas. Also Geese. Turkeys, Ducks. All Pure Breed. . . Sand for complete Circular with full description of stock and price list. . STATE FARMS ASSOCIATION. Kalamazoo, Mlch. Member International Baby Chick Association Member Michigan State Farm Bureau BRED T0 LAY Barred Rock Chic 3 f unlity. t‘ulled by experts. $10.00 per hundred. (postqpaid. 100% live delivery. Order from this ad. KBUEPER POULTRY FARM a HATCHERY. Milan. \ Mich. T_. BREEDERS’ DIRECTORY Chan e of Copy or Cancellations must .reach us .Tgwelve Days before date of publication Leghoms. Forest Hulls Guernseys FOR SALEd—lwmo—old bull, dam's record, 450 lbs: fat at 2 yrs, Three-mesltgdb bll‘illfcai! 155?); ' l‘ bull. Three—year—o u . or see Iggcfngsfl per year. M. HOMPE, R. 5, Grand Rapids. Mich. TWO GuPrnscy ('(l\V< 1! “II a. bull. 8. FOR SALE Dryden. Mich. old, cow. Choice Bull Cal! 10 mo. out of a good A R. O. Guernsey: , North Adams. Mich. Beg. J. M. WILLIAMS. bull prices Mich. 0 sale, Reg. yearling heifers, May Rose breeding. Burdlck. Willianuton, For Guernseys calves. very mabll'. W. W. Registered Guernsey Bull Call. seven For Sale months old. FRANK E. ROBSON, Room 303 M. C. R. R. Depot Bldg" Detroit, Mich. A Great Opportunity We are offering a young Holstein bull ready for ser— vice by a. 32.03—lb. son of Matador Segis Walker, a. .brother to chis Pieterje Prospect, the world's greatest 'rcow. Dam of calf by a 35.73-lb. bull King Segis breeding. HiIIcrest Farm, Kalamazoo, Mich. Address replies to F. B. Lay, 2525 Clybourn Ava, ('hicago. Ill. SOMMER- ' ' Barred Rocks. White lune-July and Au usl Prices Rocks, WM", Wm. dottes or R. I. It s. 13c; White Leghorn: or Broiler (:hix. 10c in lots of 25 or more. We produce only one Grade—the Best. March, April. May. biggest in our 14 years 0! hatx‘h‘mg. If convenient send full amount, if not sand 10%, balance few days before chix are to be shipped. Sept. Chix 14c straight. 100% Delivery by parcel post prepaid. GREEN IMA‘vh’N POULTRY FARM, Gul Hecht, Prop" Fenian, lo . Send No Money 0. D. 100% live chicks, heavy laying stock. White a; Brown Leghorns. 8c; Barred Rocks & Reds. 10c: White & Buff Rocks, Buil’ 0ms., White Wyendottes, 12c : mixed chicks, 7c. Silver Lake Eco Farms. Box M. Silver Lake, Ind. for Silver Lake Chicks. We ship C. poetpeld, from pure-bred. Ready for Fall Service 33 nice, light-colored cal! born October 4. His sire is a. son 0! Echo Sylvia King Model, Senior Sire at the Traverse (‘ity State Hospital Herd. and a 24.9-ib. three-year-old daughter of a 3l * .T;;.‘::;1i;hm-x.;e. :1 Sol—PW_WM - O . 53’. ..................... a a Ell—Pm macaw Standard on company N. Bt—For recogtmtendatimls of graderitaghfrotlarine to , . ‘ , finzr‘éhWMJmW) 3m” " W 910 s. Michigan Ave. (Indiana) Chicago, Ill. .-.... «hum—.1 M...-—.v...<- m--w.. , A