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SUBSCRIPTION One Year, 53 ise ........................... 81.00 rum Years, 156 issues ...................... 82.00 The Years, 260 issues ....................... 83.00 All Sent Postpaid Canadian subscription 50c a year extra for postage BATES 0F ADVERTISING '5 cents per line agate type measurement or $7. 70 per inch (14 acute lines per inch) per insertion. No adver- Iument inserted for less than $1. 65 each insertion. No objectionable advertisements inserted at. any time. Incredas asSeoond Class Matter at the Post owns it betroit, Michigan. Under the Act of March 3,1879. ,_______.____ __ ._ 17’- .VA____V.#._. .“ Member Audit Bureau of Circulation VOLUME CLXII NUMBER TEN DETROIT, SEPTEMBER 6,1924 CURRENT COMMENT UST now the farm- Another er appears to be Endurance looming large in the political horizon as Test election day comes nearer. The republi- can national committee has establish- ed, as an ...'nportant part of its organ- ization, an agricultural bureau. The democratic leaders are planning for an equally efficient publicity depart- ment in their program. The news has also been given out that a former sec— retary of the national farm organiza- tion will handle the farmer propa- ganda of the LaFollette-Wheeler party. It becomes the duty of these several bureaus to convince the farmers that the candidates of the particular party each represents are in a position and of a mind to do more for agriculture, if elected, than the men nominated by the other parties. We shall be sur- prised if the propagandists do not promise more than can possibly come within the power of any man, or set of men, to fulfill. However, it seems patent that these men are about to roll up their sleeves, take their picks in hand and pretty generally turn over the sod in the ag- ricultural graveyard. It is to be hop: ed that they will find something of value. No doubt some old markers will be located. Some of these may be important, while others may prove valuable only as material for the spell- binders. Over these, however, the farmers should not become too excit- ed, but should review them with san- ity and credit them for what they may be worth. Through it all the tiller of the soil should not lose sight of the fact that political assistance can only be com- paratively small aid to him. at the least, and that the larger per cent of success will come from well—directed efforts of brain and brawn applied di- rectly to the business of farming. N the recent re— Sugar search made pre- . paratory to a discus- Tariff sion of the proposed Adjustment downward revision of the sugar tariff on Cuban sugar, facts are coming to light which show where the benefits of such a revision would go. Government men have found that a group of eastern re- fineries and sugar companies new con- trol ninety per cent of the sugar pro- duction, and seventy-six per cent of the sugar producing land of Cuba. Further, it has been discovered that the wages paid by these concerns hold ‘Out no special attraction to, the CW. workmen, and so, in order o recruit f sufficient help to Operate their hold-“ ings, negroes from the Antilles have been imported into the Island. The treatment of this help in recent years has been so bad that the British gov.- ernment is considering the matter of prohibiting further immigration to Cuba from British West Indies. The island of Barbadoes has already enact- ed a regulation stopping her people from migrating to Cuba, and Jamaica, from whence comes an army of 65,000 negroes each year to work in the cane fields, now contemplates a similar move. ' Should the tariff commission consid- er favorably this proposal, the above indicates the sort of competition which our American sugar beet grow- ers would then have to face. HE times sure are The changing, e v e 11 when it comes to rais- New ing children. Some Club may doubt that the changes are for the good when the actions of some young- sters are observed. But even in these enlightened days, children will be chil- dren, as they were when we were boys and girls. In the old days the birch rod, etc, were essential requirements of an ed- ucation. Often a certain amount of clubbing was given on general princi— ples with the thought that it was good for the individual who received the application, even though it hurt the applier. How often we heard this when we ‘were young. Years of experience along these old lines, coupled up with some tests of other methods, has convinced us that “you can lead a horse to water but you can not make him drink.” You might make a lively youngster’s hands take part in a task, but you can not drive his mind to it. The present methods are just the reverse. They are to create interest, to get the mind acting on a project, after which effective action follows. Compulsion is gradually taking a place among other things which belong to the dark ages. But clubs are still good, very good. Only they are clubs of a different kind. These, the boys’ and girls’ clubs, have created such interest that in many cases the young mind has work- ed out results which proved to be les- sons to maturer minds. The results they obtained were so convincing that the old folks had to acknowledge the coin and admit that they had learned a lesson. Yes, the club must still be an active part in shaping the lives of our young people, but if it is a boy and girl club it will not only shape their lives to- ward usel‘ul purposes, but it will also be effective in enlarging ours. EW farm neigh- Neigh- borhoods are on- tirely free from fric- borh°°d tion. It comes from Friction various causes. Some- times it is a line fence that causes the trouble. Again, it is district school affairs, or drain- age problems, or misunderstandings about who is to thresh first, or just plain incompatibility. Very close to one hundred per cent of these differences are petty. The grounds upon which they are based are childish. Reduced to their simp~ lest terms, any advantage gained is invariably outweighed by the bitter- ness that accompanies it. Selfishness is a trait of human nature. Generos- ity is a counter-trait to it. It is a very easy thing to find fault. It is just as easy, and much more enjoyable, to see and talk of the good things about oth- ers. The people we like best are’those we know best. Friendliness and under- standing will overcome friction; they often mark the dividing line between selfishness and generosity. 'These thoughts are brought about neighborhoods. "that city wgi ,in ‘ threshing ring in one at; " This particular neigh— borhood has not been without its rath- er serious‘ as well as petty diflerences, but at the close'of a successful thresh- ing sea/son they all got together and spent a very pleasant evening in friendly confab. and neighborly socia- bility. The effect on this particular neighborhood is at once noticeable and is like oil poured upon troubled waters. INCE the wet and Is dry issue has oc- cupied an important Eng (and place among public Changing q u e s ti o n s in this country, we have been led .to believe from reports that England was wet through and thrdugh. Speaking recently at Newcastle, England, the governor of the prison at that place, prophesied that local op- tion would become an accomplished fact in England, and it in turn would lead to prohibition. He further says, “You will find me on a temperance platform because of the sights I see and the things I hear. Have no mercy with the drink trade. Hit‘hard and kill it. You will so... your fellowmen and smash the worst trade that was ever started in this country.” S one is driving 13 Rural through the coun- R I. . try, he can not help 9 zgron but notice the condi- Decaying? tion of many rural churches. They have the appearance of a state of decay. The buildings look uncared for, the yards are unkempt, and the buggy sheds are just remnants of what they used to be. Are these material signs of decay indications that the rural religious spirit is becoming cankered and weak- ened? Or is it an indication of a change, one of the many changes of our present—day life? We are inclined to affirm the last quesuon, as are many men learned in religious ways. Dr. Morris, a promi- nent religious editor in this state, says that the rural church is being flivver— ed out of existence, but not rural re- ligion. Today the farmer and family jumps into the old bus and goes to town ten miles or so, away, in the same time it used to take him to hitch up old dobbin and drive to the local church. They go to town churches which have nicer buildings, better music, better preaching, and even softer benches. Besides, they have the same oppor- tunities of going to sleep, if that is their habit. They gain greater inspir- ation from the better surroundings and from worshiping with greater numbers of people. They mingle with their owu city cousins on a common ground and get to know and like them better. Besides all this, they often enjoy the exhilaration of a pleasant ride on smooth roads, well marked and safe- guarded, when they go and come to the place where they are told of the rocky and rutty loads of life and how to avoid the evils thereof. No, rural religion is not dying; it is just changing, like many other things. NCE in a while we meet a “suspi- The cious-looking” fellow State onamotorcycle Police wh o s e appearance makes us feel inclin- ed. to cut down our speed a bit. This is usually our visual evidence of the state police department, and our common thought is that the chief duties of the state cops are to enjoy themselves riding motorcycles With- out regard for speed limits. But the facts are that these fellows do something once in a While, at least. Last year they made 3, 218 arrests, of which over one-third were for prohibi- tion violations and about one-duaiter, violations of motor vehicle laws. In- such an unsavory reputation; inaphcb ed over 56 H000 000 gallons of olL‘hnn— dreds of theatres and other public places to see that they met state re- quirements. They also assist 1:1 finding missing persons, stolen autos, and help, state institutions in transferring inmates, over 2,165 being transferred last year. The department has its own finger print department and its own rogues’ gallery and detective department. In other words, this is a well organized and efficient department for the en& forcement of law. So, hereafter when you see a motor cop remember that he is on the job to see that the other fellow obeys the law. It is always the other fellow, of course, but incidentally, it pays to be careful ourselves Fair Please E and Sofie and the kids went ta. the fair and it was alright, ’cause it was somethin’ differunt. Fer inst, the first place we come ta. was one of them throw the ring busi- nesses. Well, as I was pitchin' hay fer a coupla weeks I thought I would try pitchin’ rings and just ta show you practice makes perfect, after spending fifty cents I won one of them doll babies what wears a band 0’ colored paper around the waist, what don’t slip down ’cause the stom< ach is so full. Well, Sofie says she had enuf of a. family ta take care of with the three kids, so 14 hada carry that doll baby all day. I was so ashamed fer the innocent child that I put my handkerchief around it like a. dress. Then we saw the outside per- formances of some of the side shows, which is often better than the inside. Then I got Sofie ta leave the kids in the grove and we went in one 0’ them shows. Well, the show was one 0’ them sighentific demonstrashuns of What you kin do with muscle. There was a woman what could keep her head and feet still, but my, how she could move her body. Sofie said it was disgustin’, but I thought it was interestin’. It showed some exercises fat women could do ta get thin. Then we met a lotta friends and talked. Lots of them asked me what I was goin’ ta say in the paper, but none asked me about my farmin’. It seems like they think I’m better at tellin’ how than at doin’. They asked me if I was goin’ ta make my kewpie baby a farmerette when she growed up. I says the first thing I was goin’ ta teach her was how to make some clothes fer herself. Seems like im- modesty ain’t attractive ta a man when his own family does it. Well, after a dinner 0’ hot dogs and ice cream cones, I got Sofie and the kids into the idea 0’ restin’ in the grove. - Sofie wouldn’t own Kewpie, so Kewpie and me went ta the horse races. I got so excited once, and I guess Kewpie did too, anyhow, she lost her head when I was swingin’ her around and hit on a post. There was too much excitemunt to have a funeral, so I just left Kewpie take care of her own burial. Sofie was glad. She says, “Horse racin’ did some good to get rid of that thing.” Guess she was jealous. Oh, yes, we went ta see the fat pigs, and etc., and etc., but it always m‘akes me jealous ta. go into such places. Anyhow, the fair is one o’ the nicest places ta get tired you ever saw. If there was fairs all the year around, I'd be tired all the time. HY SYCKLE. ' .a‘ .-——‘ .v:,~,«.....;\¢5,:._~ «g, i.__"~ /’.-c'— \ .»:7,~....;\$5,,__.. «g i.__",’:;..,. » *MICHIGA‘N' ,, VOLUME cum. _ b FUEL-73”” w MICHIGAN mwfiféfia . , , i; , J ‘ ‘ ‘ V , .~‘ ‘1 {4‘ ' _ j . , 1:; . AL; ' 2 M . . ”gap/5H5” '“3 ' i,» In ., . A Practical Journal for the Rural Family SECTION THE CAPPER FARM PRESS QUALITY , - RELIABILITY ,, SERVICE NU MBER TEN affle the ‘ Hessian F , 0726 Can ,Grow Good What and Still Avoid Me Deprea’alz'ons OfIflis Perl RMY recruiting ofiicers choose healthy men because they are better fighters than sick men; In the cold business of war, men rec- ognize that the well-nourished body has greater resistance than one weak- ened through lack of proper feeding. Plants are like men. They, too, can fight insects better, more effectively ward off disease, and to a greater de- gree withstand the rigors of winter, if they have had an abundance of all the elements of food required in their growth. . In no crop on Michigan farms can the above be said with greater truth than of the wheat crop. The fall-sown grain has to live over winter, thus subjecting it to many conditions not encountered by the annuals. Further, it must be planted late to avoid the Hessian fly, which fact often finds the crop lacking in growth and vitality when ice and snow return for their annual revelry. However, there is a way which gives a high degree of pro— tection against these two dangers. Fertilization as First Aid. Proper fertilizing of wheat is an in- valuable aid to control of the Hessian fly. This statement is not an opinion but a fact, substantiated in one of the oldest fertility experiments in the country—at the Ohio Experiment Sta- tion. In the period from 1895 to 1919, there were seven years that were bad Hessian fly years and eighteen years in which the fly did very little dam- age. In the eighteen years when the fly was not troublesome, unfertilized wheat yielded 13.7 bushels per acre, and fertilized wheat ran 28.1 bushels per acre. Fertilizer in these years doubled the yield, which is as much. as anyone could ask for. Now let us turn to theseven years in this period when the damage from Hessian fly was the greatest. In these years, unfertilized wheat yielded only 3.1 "bushels per acre—practically a to- tal loss, not'worth harvesting. Fer- u tillzed wheat in these same years yielded 14.6 bushels per acre—not a large yield, but enough to avoid ”ser- ious loss on the crop, and over four times the yield of unfertilized wheat. The explanation of these figures lies in the increased resistance which fer- tilized wheat offers to ravages of in- sect and disease pests. It is a matter of common knowledge that wheat that has been fertilized comes through the est corner of the cribs. of every Michigan corn grower. ing year. Com Growers Warm Your Step LD corn is going rapidly to market. a powerful magnet which is pulling the ears out. of the remot- But in this jubilation over high prices, it is likely that few have looked ahead to the corn season of 1925. What sort of seed will the farmers of the state and country have to put in the ground next May for that 1925 crop? \ That is a matter which should receive the immediate attention If he sells all the old corn, then it will be necessary to depend upon the new crop for seed. new crop fails to mature before killing frosts, the vitality for seed purposes will be weakened if not fully destroyed. Then he with other unfortunate or short-sighted growers will be scouring the country next spring for something that will grow, and perhaps tak- ing anything available whether adapted to their conditions or not. The editors wish, therefore, to advise Michigan farmers to save enough old seed corn for 1925 seed requirements. is no seed corn left, select the best ears from the crib. should this year’s crop fail to mature, as it is almost certain to do in very many localities, the old corn will furnish seed for the com- Those having more seed corn of the 1923 crop than is needed for their own planting, had better hold for the promis- ing seed-corn market forcasted for next spring. High prices are proving If the If there Then, winter with less winter-killing. In the same way, fertilized wheat is better able to overcome attacks of the Hes- sian fly. - No one should be led to expect that fertilizer alone can completely over- come this fly; a. little strategy, com- bined with the use of fertilizer, is nec- essary. To fool the Hessian fly, it is only necessary to understand the hab- its of the insect. In order to repro- duce and cause destruction, the adult fly must lay its eggs on young wheat in the early fall. Apparently the wheat plant is the only plan-t which suits the purpose of the fly. If the young wheat: plants are not available at the time when the fly is ready to lay eggs, the eggs are not laid and the fly dies.- If the fly finds wheat plants, the eggs which are laid at the base of the leaves soon develop into larvae and go down into the base of the young Wheat plants and destroy them. The larvae pass through the winter in the “flaxseed” stage, seriously damaging the growing wheat in the following season. Finally, after the wheat is harvested, the flies emerge from the stubble, looking for young wheat on. which to lay eggs. Fooling the Hessian fly consists of delaying seeding until the egg-laying season of the fly is over. Delayed seeding is hazardous from the stand- point of winterokilling. Good prepara- tion of the seed-bed and plenty of available plant food in the soil over- come the disadvantages of a late seed- ing, and the fly is avoided. What Club Work Accomplishes Tée Lari of a Series" of flrlz'c/er 072 Bay)" mm’ Cir/5’ C/zzé [Var/é By R. A. Turner Starr (Ila!) Lear/(r URING recent years a large in- D crease in the number of educa- tional trips awarded to club members has been noted. The grant- ing of awards in the form of trips has been based upon sound achievement by the club members themselves. The present tendency to recdgnize good work by awarding trips may be due to several reasons. Various busi- ness and railroad organizations are in— terested in club work from the stand- point of bringing about a sympathetic and tolerant attitude on the part of these young and potential farmers and farm women toward the city. These organizations realize, also, that agri- culture is the basic industry and that the key to agricultural progress lies in the farm boy and girl. Therefore, it is a wise plan to spend money in helping them get a broad understand- ing of their relationships. These educational trips constitute a great force in boys’ and girls’ club work, and, at the same time, place upon those charged with its adminis- tration a great responsibility. The extent to which club members in Michigan may participate in these educational trips can be learned from a statement of the number who profit- ed by them during 1923. . These are as follows: Three hundred and eighty-five Mich- igan club members won trips to the MlchiganState‘Eeir at Detroit. One hundred and thirty—eight club members won trips to the Internation- al Live Stock Show at Chicago. Five Michigan club members won trips to the National Dairy Show. Two hundred and seventy Upper Pe- ninsula club members won trips to the club camp at Chatham. Two hundred and twenty-five Lower Peninsula club members won trips to the club week at M. A. C. It appears, therefore, that club work brings to farm boys and girls opportu- nities of an educational nature which are made possible because of these trips. Supply and Demand. There has been an increased ten- _Club Members Enjoy} Their Regular Club Meetings. dency among extension agents to see to it that the supply was available for which they were'creating a demand. To organize a group of farm boys into a pig Club is but half of the job—- to see to it that they secure good breeding stock is the other half if the boys are to learn the better practices in the hog‘ industry. Thus it has be- come quite common for members of one year’s club to furnish a supply of good pigs for members of the clubs organized the following year. Canning club girls who create a. market for their products find it in— cumbent upon themselves to see to it that they continue their work in order that a supply may be available to meet the demand of their customers. This situation is often an incentive for the. formation of new clubs. So far as the home-making projects other than canning are concerned, it was not until very recently that any perceptible results have been noted. Both country stores and mail-order houses are now striving to handle those goods in both the food and the clothing work which are desirable for club girls to have. This has been brought about largely through the ef- forts of extension agents. It is believed that if wise judgment is exercised, this movement to provide a supply for which a demand is being, created will prove very advantageous (Continued on page 187). ‘ Rue” EL-Tfig .1“ My“ “.19..” f. _. 1' . fer-{oi " of soil. ‘ Compounmg Legrzmzm~ are Essential to Tfiese Random Acmmimg to Experience: on Ifiu Farm S one frock is not suited to all persons, so one system of fann- ing is illy adapted to all types Heavy soils call for one pro- m of cropping and handling, while ‘light soils demand quite a different schedule. [tried system of procedure for the own- , tier of light soils has not been proven, ’i”"-at'least,' to the full satisfaction of the As yet, however, a fully farmers living on that type 'of land. Just north of Howard City on M-13, is the demonstration farm of the Penn- sylvania Raihoad, where an attempt is being made to work out the require- “ments of a permanent agricultural pro- gram for the farmer on sandy land. It was the writer’s pleasure recently, to inspect this farm at the invitation of Mr. B. 0. Hagerman, agricultural agent of the Pennsylvania company. The place has been operated as a demonstration farm for eight years. Previous to this it had been farmed in the usual manner, with the soil fer- tility becoming so reduced that profit- aible farming could no longer be main- tained. The soil is distinctly sand which extends downward an indefinite ~ number of yards. A recent change in the general pro- gram of the farm has, no doubt, re- tarded definite results. At first the land was used merely to test out val- ious crops, hoping thereby to learn of some ”specially adapted to this kind of soil. But, since the success of crops depends upon the rotation used and on other factors, it was decided a few years ago that a system of farming must be worked out. Many of the present fields are possibly influenced to this day by the treatment received in these tests, but the fact remains that there are now on the farm good stands of corn and soy-beans and al- falfa. The recent history of the treatment of these fields will prove interesting. Back in 1921 one thirteen—acre field was in rye and vetch. An application of 250 pounds of a general-purpose fer- tilizer had been added at this planning let us state here that it has been the policy of the management to apply this amount of fertilizer on all fields when sowing a new crop. The follOwing year oats and peas were sown on nine acres of this field, while the remaind- er was re-sown to rye and vetch. The cats and peas were seeded to sweet clover, which was cut for hay in 1923 The remaining four acres continued in rye and vetch. Last spring the crops on the whole field were plowed under, disced, culti-packed once after plowing and again after planting, and, as had been done after the sowing of each and every crop, the usual 250 pounds of general purpose fertilizer was ad- ded. It was planted to corn, with the result that there is a good stand over the entire area However, where the sweet clover had been turned down the corn .is slightly larger, marked with a deeper green color, and appar- ently better eared. A second field now carrying aheavy stand of silage corn and soy-beans, has had a more varied career. In 1921 one acre of this field was growing rye and vetch; alfalfa and Hubam occupied an acre and a half; while red clover cov- ered the other three acres In 1922 the rye and vetch plot was seeded to 1ed clovei; the alfalfa was extended to include the Hubam plot, while the red clover sod was sown to rye and vetch and re-seeded to red clover. Last year the red clover and to include the Hubam plot, while the remainder of the field went into pea beans. Early this spring the whole field was turned down, fitted in the usual manner, treated with fertilizer, and planted to corn and soy-beans. . beans. The stand is as good as one could expect upon any type of soil, much better, hem. where the alfalfa was turned down than where the beans had grown the year before. The al- falfa seemed to push the corn harder,' give it a darker green color and was specially helpful to the soy-beans. In this area‘the corn at the time «ofvour visit was over eight feet high and the soy-beans growing vigorouisly three feet- above the ground. Another field, now showing an excel? lent stand of Grimm alfalfa, had in 1921 three acres on the south side to sweet clover, adjoining an acre of string beans, then four acres of .rye and vetch, and on the north side four acres of hubam clover. ,In 1922 the south eight and one-half acres were in corn, one-half acre carried soyebeans, while the four acres of Hubam were sown to rye and vetch. A year later the corn ground was put to rye and~ vetch and re—seeded to the same mix- ture. The four acre: of rye and vetch sown the previous year were plowed down and planted to potatoes and Last spring the whole field was seeded to Grimm alfalfa. The south eight and one-half acres of rye and vetch were plowed under, careful- ly fitted and sown with good seed, and the usual 250 pounds of fertilizer and twenty-nine yards of marl added per acre. The potato and bean ground were disced and treated with marl and fertilizer as the other had been, but, it is thought, because of the lack of a well prepared seed-bed on these four acres the alfalfa did not do well enough to be kept, so it is now being fitted for seeding again. It will be some years before final conclusions can be drawn from the work of the farm. A few matters, however, will bear special notice. 1. Legumes are bound to form a major part in the successful rotation for our light soils. floss will not only furnish hay and pasture for the slip- port‘of a. reasonable quantity of live stock but also furnish green manure for plowing" down, and an adequate covering of the soil for the off sea- sons. Among these legumes are red clover, alfalfa, sweet clover, soy-beans and vetch. . 2. Sandy soil requires different ma- nipulation than does heavy land. Here the purpose should constantly be to keep the soil. firm. For this reason the (min-packer is an indispensible implement in working this «land. Further, it has been found that the fewer times the land can be plowed during the rotation the better shape it is in for growing crops. This calls for a greater use of the disc. 3. Commercial fertilizers seem es- sential. it is impossible to carry suffi— cient stock upon this land to produce the manure necessary to keep up fer— tility, the same as on other types of soil. A reasonable amount of general purpose fertilizer applied to this land has been justified, in the opinion of the manager and director of the farm. 4. Dairy cattle and poultry seem to be the species of live stock specially adapted to the economy of the sand farmer. More and more are the lead- ing light soil farmers swinging to these branches of the live stock de- partment, with hogs the next best bet. Careful records are kept of the cost of operations on the farm. These fig- ures show that last year the farm paid all expenses and left around $200 in black ink. Considering the season and the amount of work being done to place more of the land under cultiva- tion, it is our opinion that there is hope for the man living on sandy land, providing he follows a system of farm« ing suited to lighter soils. LATE AGRICULTURAL NEWS BUDGET MAKERS C‘UTTJNG AP- PROPRIATIONS. LASHING estimates of the depart- mental appropriations. This is the mid-summer work of the director of the budget. Cuts of nearly sixteen and two-thirds per cent in the estimate of appropriations for the navy for the next fiscal year, as submitted by the secretary of the navy, are announced. These estimates, trimmed dOWn to the lowest possible limit, as viewed by naval officials, amount to approximate- ly $346,000,000, and the budget direct- or insists that they be further reduced by lopping off $56,000,000. WANT DATA ON FOREIGN DAIRY SITUATION. T a meeting of the executive com2 mittee of the American Dairy Fed- eration in Washington, the importance of more and better information as to foreign conditions in production and consumption of dairy products was taken up, and a resolution adopted endorsing the pending bill introduced by John Ketcham, of Michigan, for agricultural attaches, and a commit- tee was appointed to cooperate in se- curing this legislation. LOWER LOAN RATES FOR FARM ER. 1 A REDUCTION of rediscount rates ‘by the immediate credit banks ' ' {a five per cent for financial concerns wd (four and onehalf per cent for co- m: -.. .1. ali‘vafJ‘Q" iwtvvg'hw ‘fi' 6"»7 operative marketing associations, has been announced by the Federal Farm Loan Board. The board officials say these reduc- tions are due largely to the lower in- terest rates which the board has had to pay 011 debentures of the intermed- iate credit system. Coming at the be- ginning of the marketing season, the reductions will mean a great saving to the farmers, particularly through the direct loans to cooperative mar- keting associations. AGRiCULTU RAL AUTHORITY DIES. ROF. W. D. HURD, director of the Soil Improvement Committee of the National Fertilizer Association, and a nationally known agricultural and horticultural authofity, died at his home in Washington on August 22, aged forty-eight years. Professor Hard was a graduate of the Michigan Agri- cultural Coliege in 1899. SHOULD CHEESE DUTIES BE RETAINED? N investigation of the differences in costs of producing Swiss cheese in the United States and competing foreign countries has been ordered by the United States Tariff Commission. The manufacture of Swiss cheese his booms an important branch of the unease making industry in this coun- try, especially in Wisconsin, and it is probable that representatives of the dairy industry will be able to con- ! Waawewawtv» Anasmumu WI. "4 Vince the tariff commission that the present tariff duty of five cents a , pound on cheese should be retained; that this growing industry should re- ceive adequate protection from com- petition with the product of foreign countries. ARGENTINE SENDS US MORE CORN. ONSIDERABLE quantities of corn \ from Argentina is being brought into this country, reaching the sea- board markets at prices twenty to twenty-five cents a bushel under Amer- ican corn from central markets. The tariff of fifteen cents a bushel on corn is not sufficient to shut out/foreign corn at present prices in this country. THE SITUATION AS ECONOM‘ISTS SEE IT. THE relative purchasing power of farm products is steadily rising, according to the bureau of agricultural economics. The exdnange value of wheat and butter is near enough to par to encourage production, but the exchange value of hogs and beef cat~ tie is still so low as to discourage pro- duction. At July, 1924, farm prices in terms of all commodities, compared with 1913, corn stood at 112, wheat 92, hay 84 and potatoes 11%, beef cattle 65., swine ’60., eggs 82, butter 93 and wool 139. The rise in grain prices, aided by a fall in mogriculhurai commodities, brought the general index of purchas- ) wwrWumsr- :. ing power of farm products up from 79 in June to 83 in July, the highest point in forty-seven months. DANES SELL AS ONE BODY. GRICULTURAL cooperation in Denmark is the title of United. States Department of Agriculture Bulletin No. 1266, prepared by Chris L. Christensen, agricultural economist, bureau of agricultural economist, and just issued by the department. Mr. Christensen spent much time in Denmark investigating cooperative marketing, and has presented his find- ings in a very interesting and instruc- tive way. It seems almost incredible that Ben mark, one of the oldest European countries, and rather densely populate ed, occupying an area one-third the size of New York state, should be able to furnish nearly twentyeight per cent of the international butter trade, and also export vast quantities of bacon, eggs, cattle, horses and seeds; that her farmers are prosperous and have developed higher standards of living than other European countries. The key to this transformation of Danish agriculture from a depressed state of peasantry to its present high standard, within forty years, is the fact, as pointed out by Mr. Christen- sen, that while today production takes place on individual farm holdings, the Danish farmers face the modern world markets as one collective body at sell- ~er‘s, rather than as WHO “was. Ale-wax, Mo“.— :: .. 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A. _ which the same was created, is by a' »vote of two-thirds of the qualified, EService Departmchti N oovemmznr EM?LOYES ME 1 . EX£MFL ‘ Please state it law which exempts, employee of the state, county andc‘ityi from federal income tax is still in ct- tect. if not, when repealedz—X. Y. The United States cannot tax the states. And taxing the wages of the3 employee of the states is in veneer. tu- ing the states—Bonds ‘BEE LAWS. of bees? How far do they have to be from the line fence ?-—Rea,der. . There are numerous laws to protect . theft of bees, etc. I am not aware of any law regulating the distance of the content is Bmomo. contract, paying a sum down, and has ' paid interest and taxes up to date every year. leave the farm when interest is due again, has B. any claim on A?———H. B. If a contract means anything both parties are bound by its terms, and {neither can escape :‘by merely refusing-~ to perform.—Rood. l REVERTING To omcmAL D18- Tmcrs. ; Can a rural agricultural school dis-i trict be resolved into the original dis» B. ' In reply to the question raised, I; would say that the only provision? made in the statutes whereby a rural: agricultural school district «can be re», solved into the original districts from 5 school electors present and voting at: a special meeting called for that par-f pose, and this procedure is permissible, only when a period of at least five‘ years has elapsed since the date of organization. See school act, page. 237 of the 1923 school laws, and sec-: Plantion Michigan Farmer When Writing to Advertisers" It Disinfects and Paints—With Carbgla, the Modern Disinfecting Whitewash you can disinfect AND paint your live stock buildings in one easy, simple operation. 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ML, Ar /‘-——-—-',,, ,... ~ .. :, .,. 1¢/.A.~'».—-£r:fl;£d—~:v~ . -W...\M--..M-. “had.”— 4 .. 4.)“. up, ,,_ ,,-_,._. Va... 1“,, i¢fa.s.}c.n»;nfffis.¢u—~:y~ \M--._m__c .Awun— A . ,‘../‘...-zs«~ «- , fer herself in three years.” f ' ‘ ~ . 3:7, A " ANY dairymen and Holstein en- thus'iasts of Michigan have heard he Aitken, one-time president of the . ficlst'eianriesian AssOciation. cf Amer- iea, make the- statement “that any man iw1th average intelligence can buy a pure-bred cow and that she will pay New, Mr. Aitken has a specific example to point to. He has a manageaon his farm, farm crops; _ program, i H. E. Helms by name, who not only manages Mr. Aitken’s farm,'but who has a pure-bred herd of Holstein— Friesians of his own that he started with one cow, Queen Vale Mercedes Burke DeKol, who paid for herself in three years time. Mr. Helms purchased this cow as a three-year-old five years ago. Since that time, she 'has produced four daughters and one son. From these daughters, sums, two grandsons and five granddaughters... The ‘ son sold for. the purchase price onueen Vale Mercedes Burke DeKol. Two daugh- ters and the two grandsons have been '13:; E. s Mom/z 1." 3 0 Payj‘ sold. These five head brought $905. The original cow, two daughters and five grand-daughters are still retained in the herd. Even with all that remarkable rec-. ord, Queen Vale Mercedes Burke De- Kol has been busy filling the milk pail to pay for her board and keep. In one year under semi—official work, she pro- duced 23,225 ,Dounds of milk contain- ing 819 pounds of butter-fat. She has a twenty-three-pound seven—day record. In cow testing work under Tester Wenger, of Genesee No. 3, she was the leading cow in milk production for the first year the association was op- erating. One of her daughters, a three- y'ear-old, was the leading cow of all classes in butter-fat production in 1923 in Genesee No. 3 Cow Testing Association. Her record was 551.5 pounds of butter-fat. Another daugh- ter'was leading cow of the two-year- old class. Her 365—day record, just fin- ished, was 505.3 pounds of butter-fat from 15,225.!) pounds of milk—B. S. Round-Up at Chatham Prove: Real Selma/fir Nort/zem Farmer: VER 1,500 farmers gathered at the M. A. C. Sub-station, at Chatham, Michigan, to take part in the big an- nual picnic and round-up. The weath— er man gave one of the most favorable days for this event. The forenoon was spent in organized tours which took in the various de- partments of the experiment station. The general live stock tour included the various daily demonstrations at the dairy barn, given by J. G. Wells, Jr., dairy extension specialist for the Upper Peninsula, and Robert Mackie, herdsman at the station, and the sheep demonstrations given at the sheep barn by Prof. George A. Brown, cf the Michigan Agricultural College. On this tour were seen the prize ani- mals awarded during the Boys’ and Girls’ Club Camp. These were a year- ling Holstein heifer, awarded by the Loeb Farms, of Charlevoix, Michigan: a Holstein heifer calf, a pure-bred ewe lamb, a pure-bred Duroc Jersey sow pig, and a pen of Barred Rock poultry, awarded by the Upper Peninsula Ex- periment Station. A second tour was organized to visit the various poultry demonstrations given at the poultry plant by C. M. Ferguson, of the M. A. C. Poultry De partment. The various crops demon— strations, including forty acres of ex- perimental plots containing crops adapted to the Northern Peninsula, were also visited. A big picnic dinner was enjoyed in the station grove of maples at the lunch hour. 1!?" A short speaking program which was designated as'an Institutional, or Michigan Agricultural College pro- gram was given by members of the college staff. Those appearing on the program were Mrs. Dora Stockman, member of the State Board of Agricul- ture; E. B. Hill, assistant to the dean of agriculture; J. F. Cox, professor of George A. Brown, profes— sor of animal husbandry, and George A. Starr, associate professor of hort- iculture. Immediately following the speaking a scrub bull funeral was staged in which the chief mourners were various and sundry scrub dairy stock which were gathered in for the occasion. The greatest possible interest was shown in the special feature of the day, the dairy judging contest, in which farmers from the entire Upper Peninsula participated. There were fifty-three contestants who represent- - ed ten of the fifteen counties in the Upper Peninsula who put their names in the ring and proceeded to show the judges what they knew about dairy cows. A. B. Whybrew, of Osier,Mich~ igan, established himself beyond any question as the most capable dairy cow judge of the day, winning 187% points out of a possible 200. Mr. T. J. Voyce, of Gogebic county, was a close second with 180 points out of a pos- sible 200. l ($11131 Mr. Whybrew who won the judges’ decision was awarded Chatham’s Paul, . The Farm Boy’s Creed I BELIEVE that the country which God made is more beau- tiful than the city which man ! made; that the life out-of—doors and in touch with the earth, is the natural life of man. I be- i lieve that Work is Work wher- 1‘ ‘ ever we find it, but that work ‘ with nature is more inspiring | than work with the most intri- i cate machinery. I believe that the dignity of labor depends, not upon what you do but on how you do it; that opportunity comes as often to a boy on the farm as. to a boy in the city; that life is larger and freer and happier on the farm than in the town; that my success depends not upon my location, but upon myselfmnot upon my dreams, but upon what I actually do; not upon luck, but upon pluck. I believe in working when you work and in playing when you play, and in giving and demand- ing a. square deal in every act of life.——E. D. Grover. l a purebred yearling Holstein bull, given by the experiment station for this occasion. 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Mr. Geismar states that tracts of from 20,000 to 30,000 acres of blueberry land can be found in Chippewa county near Eckerman, in Baraga county near Covington, in Houghton county from Sidnaw and Kenton to the Sturgeon River, in Schoolcraft county near Cook’s, and in Delta county near Escanaba. The National Humus & Chemical Company is turning its swamp lands near ChaSseIl, Houghton county, into blue-berry farm. It has a 5,000-acre tract for this purpose. The Chicago market is the big market for this fruit, it has been determined. Mr. Geismar was formerly director of the Michigan Agricultural College Experiment Sta- tion at Chatham. CROPS GOOD IN MENOMINEE, REPORT on crops in Menominee county—one of the best developed agricultural counties of the peninsula estates grain is two weeks late; oats are doing well, the hay crop is heavy, corn is far behind; potatoes were planted to a smaller extent than is usual here. 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The company predicts its biggest year on the basis of the present show- ing of the crop. Farmers are reported to have planted 100 per cent of their contracted acreage. This year, says Mr. McCormick, beets could be planted on June 1, while other crops were de- layed because of the backward spring; FREE Ropp’sCalculator,ahandy farm book that answers 75,000 farm problems. Sent free with Square Deal catalogshowing styles and ill dimens1ons and a special “Proof” telling how “Gal- vannealed” Square Deal is A made so that it will last 2 to 3 times longer and cost Only in this new, perfected “Galvannealed ” Square Deal do you have a chance to get wire with so much zz’nc proteclz‘on. The zinc coating on “Galvannealed” Square Deal Fence is guaranteed much heavier than any other fence—from 2 to 3 times more than ordinary galvanized wire. 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Mail postal today. , -NOTICE Square Deal Fence, fa- mous for many years, is now made only by our new “Galvannealed” process. Always look for the Red Strand. No extra price. The old method requires asbestos wipes which leave only a thin zinc coating. The new “Galvan- nealed” way runs the wire thru long 28 feet zinc pans; a special heat treating operation welds into the Wire this extra heavy zinc protection. This process, which results in “triple- life-wirc” is owned and controlled by Keystone. ‘40 acreage of Upper Michigan and. of Wisconsin is (reported to be 27,000 acres, most of which contributes to the crop handled by the Menominee Company in its three factories in the two states. This year’s acreage represents a thirty—five per cent increase over last year. Some 3,000 beet-workers have been-imported to handle the Menomi- nee Company’s crop. The farmers will receive an average of $7.50 per ton and the per acre yield will be about ten tons. As by-products of the best sugar factory, come pulp, used as stock food, and molasses, which is sold to yeast manufacturers for the manufac- ture of yeast, vinegar and alcohol. T. B. CATTLE LESS THAN FOUR PER CENT. ' N Marquette county there have been tested so far in the tuberculosis campaign, 4,425 ”cattle, which produc- ed 175 reactors, which amounts to 3.9 per cent. Thirteen pure-bred bulls have been placed on Marquette county farms this year, and still other farm- ers will make such purchases when fiancial arrangements can be effect- e , according to L. R. Walker, county agricultural agent. Mr. Walker re— cently made several purchases of cows for the farmers of the county. EXPLAINS TU BERCULAR TEST. ECAUSE some question has been raised among Marquette county farmers as to a report from the slaugh ter-house in Milwaukee where com demned animals fro this county were slain, to the effect that no tuber< cular lesions appeared in the animals upon the examination by government inspectors. Dr. G. C. Colby, state veterinarian, went before the Marquette County Board of Supervisors at its July meet- ing, to explain the report. He stated that absence of lesions is no proof of freedom from disease, because the dis- ease in some instances will not have progressed sufficiently to produce les- ions. The tests at the slaughter-house, the doctor explained, are only to de- termine whether animals sent there may be used for food after killing. They can be. used for food if the dis- ease is confined to particular glands and is not general. The supervisors seem to have been satisfied with this statement of the case. Dr. Colby in- sisted that the tuberculin test used is perfectly sure. VV'hat is probably the last install- ment of explosives distributed by the federal government is 100,000,000 pounds of pyrotol. This goes to con- sumers for cost of preparation and shipment. These cartridges about the same size and shape as or- dinary dynamite cartridges, It is de- tonated by a regular No. 6 cap. Ship- ments for this territory will likely come from Barksdale, Wisconsin. Studies of the business of farming have just been completed by the de- partment of agriculture. In an at« tempt to measure the extent that the business has gone ahead these past four years, the report states that the low point of the depression was reach- ed during 1920-21; there was some im- provement during the following year, and in the last two years the improve ment has been quite noticeable, an indications are that it will continue. It is becoming more and more ap- parent to farmers who produce good eggs that they can, as a rule, secure better year ’round prices for this prod- uct where they cater to a demand that is reasonably near home. Canada’s wheat crop shows a. reduc- tion of nearly 200,000,000 bushels, or 40.5 per cent, compared with the final estimates. of. last year. O farmers planted: "their ' beet » , ground first and fully. The sugar beet are of, 'r ., , ~.-..n....r' 'r ' “Universa‘lLeg‘uine.” Its value as .a roughage has been demonstrated , in cow testing association work. As a pasture for dairy cows, hogs and sheep it cannot be excelled. Its value as a soil builder cannot be questioned. But what about the'value of its roots and stubble on other crops when plow- ed under? By mere accident a striking demon- stration was observed in Emmet coun- ty, over west of Levering in Bliss township. Orville Churchill bought a farm. The soil was of a sandy loam type and before Mr. Church‘ifi took it " over, it had been farmed to nearly the . limit. But one thing had not been ex- hausted and that was lime. There was enough of this to grow sweet clover. ‘ The owner preceding Mr. Churchill had seeded, aflstrip of this clover across a long fourteen-acre field. Needing roughage Mr. Churchill cut the first crop for hay. When the second crop, or the one ordinarily used for seed came on, he cut that for hay, leaving only the- roots and stubble. The whole field was plowed and seeded to rye that fall. In July the next year the rye grow- ing on sweet clover was outstanding ' over the rest of the field. Standing ten or twelve inches higher, with heav- ier stools and a dark green color made a striking contrast. A close examina- tion showed that the rye on the sweet clever had a large strong stalk and a real head of rye. When there was no sweet clover the stalks looked about like knitting needles and the heads were small and flat. About that time G. A. Grantham, of the soils apartment at the Michigan Agricultural College was in the county doing work connected with his depart- ment, and he, with the writer, went to the Churchill farm and cut one-quarter square rod samples of the rye which grew on both the sweet clover stubble where this crop had not been. These samples were takento the college and threshed out. The results were rather startling. The rye on the sweet clover had a yield of seventeen bushels of grain per acre and 2,200 pounds of straw. Where there Was no sweet clover the grain yield was 8.5 bushels per acre and 1,440 pounds of straw. The pres- ence of the sweet clover doubled the grain yield and increased the straw 760 pounds per acre. There was also a marked difference in the grain from the two plots. That from the sweet clover _was large, plump and well filled. The other was small and contained many shrunken kernels. This little story is only one that can be credited to sweet clover. What it did on the Churchill farm in Emmet county can be done on similar soils in other Michigan counties. CAUGHT ON THE WING. Unlike goldenrod, says Sam, sweet clover is not to be sneezed at. Ten years of picking apples from trees in cultivated land and from oth- er trees in sod, showed the Geneva station observers that the former trees yielded an average of 116.8 barrels per acre and the latter but 69.16 barrels. Did you know it was unlawful to use the picture of a breed of dairy cattle or dairy terms in advertising- substi- tutes for butter? One-third of the homeless children in the United States under the care of private and charitable institutions have found foster parents who have taken them into their homes. In May the railroads made a good record in efficiency. The freight trains hauled an average of 42.3 cars per train as compared with 40.4 cars in . the early part of-1924. Thirty-six cars was the average in 1920. parse“ Called iii-ire: f " (‘01 a WhiCh is more important -— your stock or your family? HERE is naturally only one answer, for i any self-respecting man. ' And yet there are plenty of farmers who buy all the equipment possible for their stock—while they neglect the health ahd comfort of their wives and children in their own house. Light is the most important single factor ‘ of home-life on the farm. Its effect is more far-reaching than any other influence, be- cause it means the difference between a bright, cheerful home and a dull, dark house. Light, more than any other thing, can keep children on the farm, because it makes the home more inviting than the city’s glitter. Bad light is the reason that four country children have defective eyesight, to every one city child. And light is one of the easiest, most economical things that a farmer can buy — thanks to the J. B. Colt Carbide-gas lighting system. - This system, besides giving a light that scientific analysis proves nearest to sunlight, also provides cooking and ironing facilities. It consists of a simple, automatic generator, buried at some convenient place in the yard. From this "gas-well” the Union Carbide- gas New York, N.Y. Kansas City, M 30 E. 42d St. Rochester, N.Y. 31 Exchange St. Chicago, Ill. 1001 Monadnock Block Chattanooga, Tenn. 6th & Market Sis. San Francisco, Cal. _ “m" ,.I . ’1 ‘Q’M:‘ M - 1, , 4 o. 716 N.Y. Life Bldg. 8th & Brennan Ste. is piped through iron pipes (which are con- cealed and do not deface walls and ceilings) throughout house, barn, porches, poultry buildings and grounds. No lamps to clean, no parts to replace, no matches—the only attention this system re- quires is recharging (average: two or three times a year) with Union Carbide and water, and removal, at the same time, of residue which then serves as a valuable whitewash, soil corrective and germicide. The J. B. Colt “gas-well” costs no more than inferior generators and is well within the means of any farm ownerl‘ Write today for full information about the J. B. Colt Sys- tem and the very attractive terms. N. B. Do not be deceived by inferior imi- tations. Representatives for the genuine Colt System carry credentials. Union Carbide for use in the J. B. Colt Sys- tem is distributed from more than 150 con- veniently located Union Carbide warehouses throughout the country—direct to the user at factory prices. There is one near you. J. B. 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In spite of this low price which sets a record, the engine has nearly 40 new improvements. includ~ ing a patented new device that makes starting easy at even 40 degrees be- low zero. nfi‘lfl‘T-Ptr'if iii; I'“ L ..s III 1.7“ Ifii g}— "" Ivu— —IIII"‘ '// .‘_ IIIII. IIIIITij/ IIIIII 3/2.. 3 fl “""ll 2 '—\’- 1,7; WV Long regarded as the cheapest and most dependable farm engine built, the W'ITTE develops 50% extra power on either kerosene, gasoline, distillate or gas. Operation on full load figures un~ der 20 an hour. Trouble-proof and so simple that a boy can operate it. Eas- ily moved from job to job. More than 150,000 WITTES are in daily use. To introduce this remarkable engine to a million new users, Mr. Witte will send it anywhere, direct from factory, for a guaranteed Way test. Every reader of this paper who is interested in doing all jobs by engine power should write to- day for a free copy of a remarkable new. illus- trated book just issued by Mr Witte. which ex- plains the "engine fully: You are under no obliga- tions 11 ting. Just send \our none. 9. post card w l do .to the Witt. £11.11]. Works, 2193 Kama City, M: or 2193 Entpiro Bldg..Pittaimr¢h. Pu. and receive this inter- esting and valuable book that gives you valuable information about the application of engine power on your (aim ‘ other variety. M ICHIGAN market gardeners, to the number of nearly 150, ce- mented more closely the bonds be- tween their professions and the re search and experimental facilities of the Michigan Agricultural College when they visited the M. A. C. cam- pus on August 20 to take partvin the program of the first “Market Garden- ers’ Field Day.” The day's program, consisting of in- spection of the work carried on along vegetable growing lines, and of talks concerning the problems met by Mich— igan gardeners, marked the first ap- preciation by many of the visitors of the aid which the state agricultural college might render them, and say were outspoken in their approval of the line of endeavor now being car- ried on. In the trip through the experimental plats adjoining the Horticultural Building, the visitors saw plants of the Earliana variety which held tomatoes differing from ordinary tomatoes of this variety by their smoothness'and roundness. The unfavorable spring prevented Prof. George E. Starr, the college vegetable specialist, who was in charge of the inspection trip, from exhibititing tomatoes possesssing this high quality and at the same time rip- ened a week early than the ordinary varieties. Seed will be available for distribu- tion for this strain of tomatoes by this fall, it was announced. Plats of pink Earliana, a favorite on the De- troit and other markets, were also shown. In the sweet corn section, a cross between Golden Bantam corn and an extra early, large-eared variety was shown, which it is hoped will develop a. strain combining the fine eating qualities of the Golden Bantam with the large size and the earliness of the Seed will not be im- ‘mediately available for distribution as the white kernels have not yet been entirely eliminated and further exper- imenting will be necessary. A “midget” variety of corn, of which samples were sent to the college for testing by eastern seed houses, was also exhibited, a. striking quality of which it its sweetness. The small ears of this variety are not popular with consumers, lowering its value for commercial production. Prof. V. R. Gardner, head of the col- lege horticultural department, address- ed the visitors in the lecture room of the Horticultural Building, following a picnic dinner at noon. Pointing out that M. A. C. will be able to render more extensive services in the future with the increased facilities which will be afforded by the new Horticultural Building and greenhouses, he assured the visitors that the college is deeply interested in their problems. He then answered questions regarding the pro- duction of small fruits. Dr. J. W. Crist, specialist in green- house work, discussed the experiments which he is carrying on, and Professor Starr assured the visitors that the success and popularity of the first Market Gardeners’ Day would make the occasion an annual one. In dis- cussing the very large number of veg- etable varieties listed in seed catalogs, he mentioned the list of recommend- ed varieties prepared by the college, and stated that this list is available on request. Strawberries and raspberries cannot cannot grow in a patch which is allow- ed to become a mass of plants. Thin Gardeners’: Day at M. A. C. Vegetable Grower; Dircurr Proé/emr ‘ ' out the young ones so they stand about six inches apart in the row and keep the rows from growing together. THE APPLE OUTLOOK. EPORTS to the department of ag- riculture indicate that the English apple crop will be very short. The Canadian apple crop is estimated at seventeen per cent below the crop of 1923. This presents a favorable out. look for American apples in the Brit- ish markets. FRUIT AND VEGETABLE INSPEC- TION. FFICIAL standards for the inspec- tion of fruits and vegetables can be promulgated by the secretary of agri— culture under the food products in— spection law, according to a ruling of the solicitor. Ofificial grades are not compulsory, but will have a higher ‘legal standing than the recommended grades. The attorney general of New York state Will permit the use of the United States official standard 011 apples in place of the state grades. Official grades for apples are only slightly different from recommended grades, the only exception being a few chang~ es in color requirements. POISON FOR CABBAGE WORMS. I have been using a solution of arsenate of lead to spray my cabbage in order to control the common 'cab- bage worm and have been told that the poison will remain in the cabbage heads and so make unfit for use on the table. Will you, therefore, please let me know if this information is cor- rect? I am under the impression that rains will wash out the sway solution. I find this sp1ay controls the cabbage wo1m ve1y effectively. —G. K. It is quite the usual method for the control of cabbage worms to use a so- lution or a dust containing arsenate of lead. The danger of becoming poison- ed from the use of cabbage so treated is very slight. The poison can reach but the outside leaves and these are stripped off when preparing for mar- ket. Also, a large part of the poison is washed off by rains before the cab- bage matures—G. E. Starr. HORTICULTURAL NEWS. According to our pop corn special< ists it is possible to put pop back into pop corn after the latter has become too dry to perform that explosive trick. The “doctors” supply just the right amount of moisture, a necessary requisite to popping poppy pop corn. In looking for a place to sell fruit, a. microscope is a good instrument to use,states one successful farmer. It may be there are people close by who would be willing to pay a good price for fruit if they knew about it. A Benton Harbor fruit grower put an ad. in a. Chicago daily announcing to consumers last year that on a cer— tain day he would sell a carload of peaches on a certain track. Consum- ers came in hundreds and he not only sold that car but ten others in the same way later in the season. The Michigan freight committee has announced that mixed cars of fruit. will be given much reduced freight rates, according to a new schedule effective September 1. Heretofore mixed cars took the rating of the high.- est commodity in the car, but now 3 special rates are made for mixed cars. “L J ’3’... I mg” J l‘. I ’ shelve , ' 'swe‘ra-‘bly, in some ,, Sections of the state, for more adequate? underdrains. Is this cow'tester right? He says that, forty-five cows out of every hun- dred do not pay their keep. The silo man furnishes the best available policy for a backward, drouth-stricken or otherwise damaged corn crop. Michigan dairy cattle breeders for some time have been planning exhibits for the National Dairy Show at Mil- waukee, September 27 to October 4. Professor Ross, sociologist, finds- that the average middle class Ameri‘ can family is over thirty-eight per cent smaller in size than during the pre ceding.generation. , A Gratiot farmer reminds us that we can now begin to add to the yield of next year’s crops through careful 'attention to the selection of seed with which to grow those crops. One farmer states that, “When the customer is pleased by both product and service, we will have taken a long stride in oiling up the wheels of co- operative effort.” The foot-and-mouth eradication cam- paign in California has been brought nearly to a successful conclusion, the disease now being confined to a small, well-guarded area. The United States Department of Agriculture has now made the recom- mended grades of fruits and vegeta; bles official. This does not make these grades mandatory but it does give them a higher legal standing. In studying eighty-acre farms in the east north central states, the federal government found these firmers fre- quently provided with comfortable homes, equipped with modern conven- iences, giving educational opportuni- ties to the children, and following higher standards of living. An increase of twenty per cent as compared with last year, and fifty— three per cent as compared with the average for the past five years, marks the change in the sugar beet area in the six countries of Belgium, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland and Czecoslovakia. In Russia the increase over last year is around forty per cent. One hundred and ninety-seven car— loads of Michigan peaches went to Chicago last year. Sixty-one cars were consumed in Cincinnati and forty-four in Detroit. New York took seven and St. Louis seventeen. Pittsburgh used eight, and two cars each were sent to Philadelphia and Washington. Minne- apolis used one car, according to gov- ernment figures. 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Any ;use to talk ’bout splittin' the money? . Ye can say ye never saw-me.” ,The sheriff grinned wolfishly, and Iqueried, “What’s to hinder my keep- , ing all of it?” ‘.‘Ye‘re welcome for all of me,” shiv- ered Plosser. _ “I know yer kind heart," mocked the sheriff. “Ye shot .the'poor devil of a. paymaster down from behind be- cause ye didn’t want to frighten him.” Plosser sucked in his lips with an explosive sound ’ and writhed and writhed in silence aslhe combatted a furious impulse. \Vhen he spoke it was to ask meekly, “Any ’jections to my feedin’ my face? I was just goin’ to eat a snack when ye dropped in." The request was reasonable. He must eat before he could make the cruise south. The sheriff raked the unopened tins to his side of the table and emptied a can of beef before his prisoner, curtly directing, “Both hands in sight and pitch in." ' Plosser fell to wolfishly. He was too near the animal to allow anything to interfere with his appetite. Snatch- ing at the beef with both hands he devoured it ravenously, pausing only to drink deeply from a basin of scald- ing tea. The sherifi, following his every move, remarked, “Ye’re fond of seasoning.” This as Plosser repeatedly helped himself to the salt. “It tastes awful fresh to me,” mum- bled Plosser. “Don’t seem to have much taste.” And he picked up a small can. Instinct tried to warn the sheriff, but even as the suspicion was germ- inating Plosser tore off the top of the can and hurled the contents across the table. The sheriff fired mechan- ically, but a second quicker Plosser dropped to the floor and was ramming the table against his captor. With a scream of pain and rage the sheriff clawed at his burning eyes and fired twice as he was forced backward toward the open fire. He felt the flames scorching his mackinaw when the table collapsed. Plosser emerged from the wreckage and plunged like a mad bull toward the blinded officer. Crazed by the pepper Emery struck at random with the heavy forty-four, pull— ing the trigger at the same time. The barrel landed on the side of Plosser’s head and the bullet tore a hole through the door. The assassin lurch- ed forward and dropped like a bag of meal. As his head struck the sher- iff’s moccasin the latter fired again, the bullet missing the inert form by an inch. Through the chaos of rage and phy- sical .agony came the words of his official oath. His eyes burned as though seared with hot irons and the tears streamed down his drawn face. He wanted to shoot, to riddle the thing at his feet, but he represented the law. Moaning softly he placed the muzzle of his gun against the sensel- less form and with the other hand CI ”' “Red Floss By Hug/i Pma’exkr ' . Author of"PayGu-vei. " pulled out his handcuffs; then kneel- ing he brought the limp hands togeth- er behind the assassin's back and snapped on the irons. Next, smelling burning hair he dragged the man back from the fireplace and began a frantic search for water. He found a pail near the door and doused his head repeatedly. After a minute of this remedy he desisted and found he could "Kings of the Miami.” “rm Smith.“ etc. sleep how could be last out the return trip with its innumerable difficulties? “I can’t bother with him," he mut- tered. “It’s him or me and I’m ’bout helpless. He’s to blame. I've gotta protect myself. If I don’t locate some- thing—" ‘ "- He was feeling his way near the fireplace and left his threat unfinished as his foot hit a small, hard object W567: the Crop: are Gathered 172/ By James E. Hungerford Country life is full 0’ pleasures, and sometimes it has its woes; Ev’ry farmer has his troubles—just as cv'ry farmer knows; There are days chock-full o’ sunshine, when the world is good to see, An’ dark days when Nature’s Storehouse seems chock-full o’ dcviltry! There are times a fellow feels like he could strut around an' smile, An' then times when life seems full 0’ things to aggravate an’ rile! Oh, a farmer has his worries, an’ som etimcs they wear him thin-— But he gets his compensation when Yes, his days are sometimes burdened with their cares an' wears the crops are gathered in! an' frets, An’ he surely is deserving all the good things that he gets! There are times when too much dryness withers up the growing grain, Or he’s filled with desperation on account of too much rain; 1 There are weeds an’ worms an’ insects that he always has to fight; There are frosts that come unlocked Yes, he has his tribulations. an’ he But he gets his compensation when for, an' play havoc over night; has to work like sin— y the crops are gathered in! Thcn’s the time he’s feeling happy, with a heart full 0’ content! Then’s the time that he’s forgetting all the weary days he’s spent! When he reaps the golden harvest, an' When his bins are full to bursting, a When his ccllar's full 0’ good things, an’ his grain-house full 0' Then he knows his days 0’ labor have Thcn’s the time he feels like strutting, For his woes are all forgotten—when it’s safely stored away; n’ his mows are full 0’ hay; grain, been far from spent in vain! with his face wr’cathcd in a grin, the crops are gathered in! make out his surroundings except as the welling tears blinded him at times. But the edge of the pain wasdulled, and gritting his teeth he began plan- ning for the night and morrow. His first move was to find Plosser’s rifle and stand it, together with his own, outside the door. The problem of sleep remained. He would not trust to handcuffs and ropes alone. He must arrange some kind of a signal which would arouse him if Plosser should make a move to escape. He began a search of the cabin, his blear- ed sight compelling him to depend largely on his sense of touch. He clawed various bits of junk from the walls, but found nothing that answer; ed his purpose. He repeatedly inter- rupted his quest to make sure Plosser was not shamming. A savage little voice kept urging him to kill the man, arguing he had done his duty as sher— iff and could not be expected to do the impossible. To pass the night with such a ferocious brute meant constant vigilance; and if he did not 4 L A C REb——N0t/2271g Se/fzk/z Aéout Slim. that clanged harshly. It was a COWI— bell. He picked it up and felt of it curiously; the voice of vengeance sub- siding. “I'll go as far as I can,” he told himself. “I won’t do it till I have to.” Then with a strip of rawhide he made the bell fast to Plosser’s knee and no longer concerned about his prisoner returned to the pail and re- sumed bathing his swollen eyes. Suddenly the bell clanged. Leaping back from the pail the sheriff wiped his face on his sleeve and shielding his gaze from the candle light dimly beheld Plosser struggling to his feet. The forty-four dropped into line and the sheriff grimly admired, “It works fine.” “Guess ye most killed me,” groaned Plosser, testing the irons on his wrists. “Prob’ly shall afore morning,” as- sured the sheriff. “Don’t hold it ag’in me for tryin’ to git away. That’s human natur’,” whined Plosser, cringing before the black muzzle boring into his chest. “And it’s human natur ’to kill a Emilie. appended :11? Git into it.“ bell advertising each step. Stifling a groan the sheriff hissed, “if i Wa’nt ‘a officer of the law and keen to show folks I can bag what I go after ye wouldn’t rest in no bunk tonight. Ye hark to this: I can’t see over well, but I’ve jacked too many moose not to shoot at sound. If I hear that bell in the night I shall begin to operate.” And he spun the gun by the trigger guard significantly. The sheriff could not get to sleep till near morning and the sun was an hour high when the ringing of the bell brought him to his feet, gun in hand. His eyes were badly swollen and con- tinually filled with water. By brush- ing away the tears he discerned Ploss- er seated on the edge of the bunk. Plosser watched him uneasily, ex- pecting an explosion ‘of rage and a" bullet. To divert any revengeful line of thought he humbly asked, “Can’t I eat something?" 1 With one hand over his eyes the sheriff played with his revolver and Plosser was touched by the chill of death as he waited. There was some- thing so ominous in the blind man's attitude. He stood with head cooked to one side. a trifle, as though listening to arguments pro and con. When he spoke his voice was scarcely audible; he announced: "We’ve wasted too much time, Plosser, and must be going. There’s food on the table; but ye’ll eat like the mad dog ye be. And hark to this; there’s big odds ag’in ye quitting the bush alive. I’m afraid ye premachurly killed yerself when ye heaved the red pepper in my eyes. Mebbe ye can pull through; as sheriff I hope so. But as Bill Emery, man, I’d a dam’ sight rather plug ye and have done with it." Plosser thoroughly appreciated his danger and meekly confessed, “i was a fool to use the pepper. I ain’t no hankerirfito spike my own game. I’ll lead ye out all right.” "Ye sure will if ye go out yerself,” muttered Emery. “And ye’ll take me to some sort of shelter afore night. I shan’t sleep in any leanto with ye.” The cold sweat oozed from Plosser’s tanned forehead as he mulled over this warning. A return to the settle- ment meant a possible chance to es— cape. At worst he would be sentenced to life imprisonment with all its at- tending possibilities. He mentally vis- ualized the trail to the east, then south to the settlement, a two days' cruise, and found nothing but woods. Then a sleeping memory awoke, and he eagerly informed: “But cuttin’ southeast we can hit an old shack the poplar peelers used to use. But I’ll have to have my hands in front as they ain’t any reg- ’lar trail.” “Yer hands’ll stay as they be,” growled the sheriff. “Bolt that grub.". (Continued next week). Bmené R. Lee! $55, SIR, M ISTERD AN' THIS MAHOGANY MILKIN’ STOOL I WON IS THE SAME ONE QUEEN MARIE ANTOINETTE SAT 0N!-- SLIM Is STILL ENJOYING A LOT or PUBLICITY 0N ACCOUNT OF WINNING ms‘nanosonssr'nneo MAN eezas (cg—é . u ‘ MIT. DAD! a‘LIM’s GETTING HIs‘ ooN-r WORRY HEAD TURNED BY AL, PURTY Soon! These MOVlE MEN! AL THEM SILK WORKIN HE DOES Is Dose! PANTS WILL er: WoRN our F‘R’OM SITTIN' FER HIS ’30 (\\.-_'§ PICTURE You MAY BE PRETTY, SLIM, BUT YOU’RE NOT WORKIN' FOR MACK SENNETT Yale. J EALOUS! JesT BECUZ I WON ' ALL THOSE PRIZES AL‘. 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He divides the miracles of our Lord‘into three classes: those on nature, on man, and on the spirit world. The healing of the nobleman’s son naturally falls into the division of mir- acles on man. Here Westéott shows his fine discerning analysis again. He says that all these miracles of healing disease fall into three classes. First, those of personal faith. That is, the afi‘licted person went to Christ and asked to be heal- ed. Blind Barti— maeus begged to be cured of blind- ness. The ten lepers called to him by the road- side and begged for healing. Next, miracles of inter- cession. Some- one went to Christ in behalf of some- body else and plead that his friend or the sick member of the family be heal- ed. In one case a master went to him in behalf of his sick servant. In an- other case four friends carried a par- alytic into his presence by letting him down through the roof. Again, a prom- inent man came and asked him to come and heal his twelve-year-old daughter, who was dying. And to- day’s lesson falls in this category, for the father comes in behalf of his son. Thind, there are the miracles of love. The Master is “moved with compas- sion,” as he sees sickness and suffer- ing, and exerts his healing, restoring power. ’ HIS, it seems to me, is a very sim- ple and satisfactory classification of our Lord’s miracle. Not that it en— ables us to understand them. No, it will be a long time before that hap- pens. But at least it places them be- fore us in a clearer light than before. Says Bishop VVestcott: “A father beseeches Jesus for his son, a master for his servant, and servants with un- tiring zeal bring their master before the Savior’s presence. Not one rela— tion of life, but all, give birth to a love which can work wonders. And is it nothing more than a trait of nature that we see a father’s solicitude wrest- ling with and almost conquering his faith, while the centurion by his deep humility wins for himself a name for faith beyond any in Israel? Is it noth- ing that the palsied man ‘borne of four,’ received a remission of sins when Jesus saw their faith,’ which distinguishes his cure from all other miracles? Or rather is it not a type of the working of Christianity itself, when by the ministry of the poor and simple new life was infused into a dying world?” T is thus plain that, even in the presence of him who could perform wonders of healing, that personal love, or deep friendship was necessary. Faith was necessary on the part of some one. Sometimes it was a rela- tive of the helpless, dazed person, who supplied the faith. Sometimes it was the sick individual himself. When there was no f th, but little, or per- haps nothing, uld be done. Once, he went to the community where he had previously lived, and the people were very critical. They did not like it because he was more influential APerfect cure Our Weekly Sermon—By N': A. McCu’ne ‘ than their sons and daughters who had grown up with him. “And he could there do mighty work, save that he‘ laid his hands upon a few sick folk and healed them. And he marvelled because of their unbelief.” '(Mk. 6:5). The feelings of the nobleman, as he came and besought the Great Physi- cian for his boy, can be well appreci- atedenly a short time‘ago the nation suffered with the 'President of the United States as he went through the same mental processes as those of this Galilean father. Day by day we hoped that this strong, manly lad of sixteen might escape from the grip of disease and be restored to his father and mother. The case throws much light on the intensity of hope, the anguished feelings, of the nobleman who came to Christ. What all the medical science of the best surgeons could do for Calvin Coolidge, Jr., the spoken word of the Master did for the sorrowing father of Galilee. There is an unexplained mystery about healing. Even in New Testament times not all were cured of their infirmities. Paul himself was never healed; and he could not always effect a cure in oth- ers. "Trophimum have I left at Mile- tum sick.” ONLY parents can appreciate the feelings of this father, as he near- ed home. Had the celebrated Teacher really understood how ill his son was? Why had he not come to his son, and healed him with the personal touch? Was it possible for anyone to heal another at a distance? Did those words, “G0 thy way, thy son liveth,” mean that his son would actually be healed? The father, riding on a fleet drome- dary, probably, passes the various fa- miliar landmarks as he nears home. Here is the huge palm tree where his boy and the other members of his family had once come for a picnic. Would he ever be well enough to run about and play with other children again? Now he can see in the distance the spire of the synagogue where he has taken the boy nearly every Sab bath, since he was born. But what does this mean? His household ser- vants are coming down the road, wav- ing their arms, and shouting. Is the boy dead? It cannot be, for they would not act that way, and they have on no mourning garments. “The boy has recovered! he’s all right! Here he comes now!” andrxunning down the dusty road comes the young man him— self, as full of life and energy as he ever was. "What time did he begin to get well?” inquires a father too overcome to speak above a whisper. He has gotten off the dromedary now. He hugs the boy close, he is too over- come to say anything for several min- utes. Yes, this is his son, as well and strongas he was a month ago. “Yes- terday at the seventh hour, the fever left him," says the 01d servant, who has cared for the lad since he was a few months old. “The seventh hour," repeats the father, “the seventh hour, the seventh hour, why, let’s see, why! that's the exact hour when the Teach- er told me has was healed. The pre. cise hour! 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If your grocer does not keep them send 10 cents for sample dozen. For 6 Cents 2'72 Stumpy 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. 5' Boston Woven Hose ‘ '7‘; and Rubber Co. 49 Hampshire Street Cambridge, Mass. A Michigan Farmer Liner Gets Resutls. Try One. Home-Made Candies! Improve Their Flavor with MAPLEINE Adds a rich, melJow and delicious flavor to home- made confections. A per- feCt flavoring for cake frostings, fillings, pas- tries, 'dainty desserts. Your grocer sells Mapleine HAT Michigan has. imbibed the spirit of better homes, and that the Michigan Agricultural Col- lege is cooperating to do its part by a tentative method that has high hopes of being effective, is confirmed in the Better Homes Demonstration tour that left East Lansing August 5. The itinerary of the tour takes it through twenty-five of the southern counties of the state, broadcasting the gospel of better homes by means of water systems, bathrooms and lighting systems. Were you to meet the outfit enroute, your first impression might be that it was the equipment of a one-ring cir- cus. But in truth, it is a covered truck, with a follow-up car containing 0. E. Robey, drainage specialist, who conducts the tour, together with his family. The surprising feature of the truck is the great amount of equipment it contains. On it are installed a comb plete bathroom, a gravity water sys- tem, a pressure water system and a farm lighting plant. The bathroom is equipped with fixtures that are suit- able for rural homes and the plumb— E laugh heartily to see a. whole flock of sheep jump because one did so. Might not one imagine that superior be- ings do the same, and for exact- ly the same reason ?—Greville. ing of such a nature as to be readily adaptable. The gravity water system illustrates the ,_ simplest means whereby the housewife can have running water in her home. With only a pressure tank located in the attic, which may be filled by motive or wind power, the kitchen supply of water is made con- venient at small cost. The pressure tank system gives greater permanent pressure and will more adequately take care of the bath- room facilities. The lighting system demonstrates in actuality to the farm— er how he might have the greatest amount of light for money invested. With this splendidly equipped truck arranged to be operated as in a per- manent installment, and a mounted cement mixer, O. E. Robey is spend- ing two days in each county dispens- ing information as to the water supply and disposal system of the farm home, the construction of septic tanks and the explanation of other conveniences for rural homes. At each of the four demonstrations made in each county a complete septic tank is constructed. The first one to be constructed in Wayne county was at the new home of Warren Van Vlear, near Inkster. The set of forms used for the concFe‘te construction remains in the community in charge of the ag- ricultural agent for further use. By careful study and observation M. A. C. has accomplished much rel- ative to making rural homes more con- venient, more healthy, more happy, by showing them how they may have the conveniences of the urban home. The method of water supply and the dis— posal system that Mr. Robey explains is inexpensive as to time and money. It tends to shorten mother’s hours in the kitchen and gives the family the convenience of the bathroom. _ Full deatils regarding the construc- tion of septic tanks and the problems arm - miss «a: :1: .. Better Homes For Mlchlgan M. A. C. Stages Unique Tour To S/zow How To Install Uréam Conveniences I77 Rum! Homes of sewage disposal are contained in Special Bulletin No. 119, which may be obtained from the college.—-—I. L< DRIED PEACHES HAVE MANY USES. S my family is fond of fruit of all kinds I dried a quantity of peach- es last year and was surprised at the number 'of palatable, though inexpen- sive dishes made with the peaches chopped and used instead of raisins in fruit cake, pork-cake and puddings, a1- so used them in place of dried apples in a recipe for dried-apple cake and found it delicious. Dried peaches covered with water and allowed to stand for twenty-four hours, when a little sugar is added, make a good sauce, tasting almost like the fresh fruit. Another favorite reci- pe for dessert: Soak dried peaches until large and soft, drain, and spread upon squares of sponge cake, top with, a spoonful of whipped cream—Mrs. R. L. TWENTIETH CENTURY METHOD. Washing dishes, what a bore'! ’Woman’s drudgery, nothing more, Shake thte soap (powder) have water .10 —— Turn the hose upon the lot. Rinse them well, polish the glasses, My! how fast dishwashing passes. NO WASTE IN WATERMELONS. T is said that in the packing com- panies the waste of animal products is reduced to a minimum, that every part is preserved or made into a by- product, except the squeal. Perhaps if a watermelon had a squeal that also would be the only waste. The rosy pink center of the melon is a tempting stimulant to the appetite and the seeds are dried for planting the following season. But don’t throw away the rind. Cut it from the melon before servingeand pare the green out}- side rind off, and trim out any of the pink portion. There should be left only the hard, greenish white, indiges- tible portions. Trim these strips into thin pieces about three inches long and less than a quarter of an inch thick. Drop into salted water and let stand over night. In the morning drain and rinse. Have ready a syrup made as fol- ‘- t 1K 1173‘ i:a~".i Future Michigan Farmers Are Karl and John Berlin, of Midland. "Seal, at once. ’in a muslin bag. lows: Take one pint of vinegar, one pint and a half of water, one cupful of brown sugar, and one cupful of white sugar. Have a. bag of clean muslin containing a couple of broken sticks of cinnamon and a couple of dozen cloves. Boil the syrup ten min; utes. Then drop in the pieces of wa- termelon rind. Cook until they are transparent and can be pierced easily with a fork. Can while hot, using pint or half-pint cans. Fill with the pieces and pour the liquid over hot. Do not put the spice bag in. If this does not use up all of the syrup, set it aside until there are more watermelon rinds to do, and add it to the next batch. Some prefer tieing the ground cinnamon and ground cloves If you do this, use two teaspoonfuls of cinnamon and a. quarter of a teaspoonful of cloves for the spice bag. It may be used several times. A very little of the powdered spice will escape, but not much, and the flavor is a bit more pronounced than when whole spice is used—W. A UNIQUE SHOWER. GINGHAM shower was given re- cently for a little bride-to—be. She was a business girl and, therefore, had little time to devote to needlework. Her stay-at-home friends planned and showered her with dainty gingham garments galore: Gingham bungalow aprons, tea aprons, sweeping caps, cur- tains for her bungalow windows, (kitchen, bath, etc.) Of course, her preference for this material was known, hence the "shower.”—W. S. MORE ABOUT COOKING OLD ROOSTERS. HE recent article in the Michigan . Farmer about cooking old roosters attracted my attention. I am not so fortunate as to possess a steam cook- er, but I do own a number one oil burner and I can cook both old roost- ers and old hens to a turn, and my family and friends pronounce them delicious. To be good, an old fowl must be fat and, like the modern woman, properly dressed, or undressed. After plucking the feathers and singeing, remove all the seared skin by scraping with a knife that is not too sharp. Wash well in cold water before cutting in pieces. Then wash again through two waters. Place the largest pieces in bottom of kettle and start the cooking process in cold wa- ter to which baking soda the size of a small navy bean has been added. Have thewater just/even with the meat, and add more as needed. Cover tightly by placing a. granite pie-pan over the meat and the regular cover over the kettle and bring to a boil. Boil slowly for at least two hours before seasoning with salt and pepper, ‘ as salt has a tendency to tou‘ghen any meat. Then continue the boiling until a fork will easily penetrate the meat. Remove same from broth and fry slow- ly in beef fat, or butter, or a mixture of both, until a golden brown. Flour may be browned in the fat, after frying is completed, and broth added to make gravy. Or simply thick- en the_ broth with flour stirred with“. milk or water. Pour over warm bis- cuits and serveH—B 0, R. ._ ‘ Tasty Things-‘froincapes ‘ E,have a fingharvest of grapes this year but I don't know how \ to use them,” is often the plaint of many housewives. But this delicious “tangie” fruit makes excellent filling for many empty jars. These recipes are especially recom- mended by home economic specialists. Spiced Grapes. 4 tsp. each clots. cin- namon. nutmeg and all- spice Wash and stem the grapes before weighing. Cook grapes and vinegar together until skins are tender, strain, add sugar and spices, and cook until thick. 8 lbs. Concord mpes Grape Conserve. 4 lbs. grapes 6 lbs. sugar 6 oranges 1 lb. raisins 3 lemons Select, wash and stem fresh ripe grapes and heat until seeds are loos- ened. Pulp grapes, press through cul- lender to remOVe seeds. Peel the or- anges and lemons and put the rinds through food chopper, also pulp. Combine the fruit, cover with sugar and let stand for several hours. Cook until the consistency of any conserve. Place in sterilized jars and seal, or in jelly glasses and cover with paraffin. Green Grapes for Pies. Many women are constantly looking for a variety of fruit to use for pies during the winter months. Select grapes, wash thoroughly and stem. Place in clean jar, fill with hot water, place rubber and partially seal. Process in hot water bath for thirty minutes. ' Grape Juice. Wash and stem ripe grapes. Fill can half full of grapes. Add quarter- cup of sugar and fill the can with hot water. Place rubber, spring wire but not P. bale of jar, place in water bath and process for thirty minutes. Remove and seal. This makes a concentrated grape juice which can be diluted and is most g refreshing. HOUSEHOLD SERVICE. Have you any recipes for preparing celery cabbage? Can it be successful- ly kept for winter use? Which is the correct way of preparing cucumbers for table use, to add the salt and let them drain out, or not to add salt until served?—Mrs. C. S. . Celery cabbage may be served as the basis of any vegetable salad, and when combined with peppers, a small amount of sweet onion and mayon- naise it makes a very appetizing salad It may also be used with celery and cucumbers. A sour cream dressing also makes it very tasty. This kind of cabbagemay be stored in the cellar for winter use the same as celery. It is best to slice the cucumbers and let them stand in salt water for a time before serving. They'are less apt to cause stomach disorders. WANTS CURLY HAIR. I have a little girl with curly hair, but since the curls were out they do not curl good. Could you tell me something that would make them curl?——Mrs. A. B. I would not advise putting anything on a child’s hair to make it curl. It is very apt to injure the scalp or cause the hair to be dry. Shampooing the child's hair regularly with a good shampoo, and training it as much as possible on your finger would be the best procedure. After the child's hair has grown longer it may curl more. Doings In I F‘ORsOUR LITTLEarFDLKS .Woodland Bruin Fz'rzdr t/ze Runaway: ITH a grunt, Jackie Rabbit W sighed and rubbed his stomach. He was chuck full, and so were Johnnie Muskrat and Willie Wood- chuck. Molly Meadow Mouse had fed them so sumptuously that they felt ever so much better. They told her all about how they had lost their way after they had come to shore on their log ship. “I’m sorry, friends, that I can’t tell you the way home. I have always liv- ed in the wheat field and only a few ' times have ventured out into the Big But I do know the way to If you go that way Woods. Frog Hollow path. \ IM/‘ll/ l."’ \I / ' /2,,Jl <2 “Hop On My Back,” Said Bruin. you may meet someone who can tell you the way to Woodland.” So off tramped Jackie Rabbit, Willie Woodchuck and Johnnie Muskrat with Molly Meadow Mouse in the lead. A queer procession it was, a mouse‘ lead— ing a rabbit. They were only a short way into the Big Woods when they heard a heavy tread. tread, tread in the bushes on their right. Molly Meadow Mouse ducked behind a big toadstool, her « heart pounding. Jackie Rabbit and Johnnie Muskrat wasted little time in finding an old hollow stump big enough to hide them both. Now Willie Wbod- chuck was so scared he didn’t know where to go, so he slipped in behind the stump where his two friends were hiding. . Was it the Man after them again, .or another hunter? They were all so terribly frightened they scarcely dared to breathe. Nearer and nearer it came, tread, tread, tread! “It must be the man,” thought Willie Woodchuck. “I wonder if he has a gun? I’ll just peek slyly around this stump and see. My coat is just the color of the tree and he won’t see him! So, very slowly and slyly Willie peeked around the stump. What a sur- prise he got! A pleasant one, too, so much so that he gave a glad cry. “Whatever is the matter with Willie W'oodchuck?” thought each of his friends who were hiding. When at last they got up courage to see, there stood a little brown bear, and it was Bruin. HOW pleased they all were to see him. “You runaway rascals, Where have you been? I have been hunting for you for two days, and so have your mothers and fathers," said Bruin. Each one began to tell a part of the story at the same time. “Never mind now, you can tell all about it when you get home,” said Bruin. “If we get back before dark, we must hurry. You little fellows must be tired. Hop on my back,” he said as he dropped on all fours. So that was the ’way the three little runaway boys from Woodland got back home, riding on the back of Bruin. ' Oil Range rightaon‘ the cOOki lower fuel bills, better rcsu ltsl less work i BEFORE you buy an oil range, be sure it answers your one most important question—“Does this stove cook quickly and efli’ ciently?" The best answer is found in the Florence— because it is built on the principle of focused heat. Florence burners are designed to send the heat straight up through the bottom of the pot, into what ever you‘re cooking. The heat of the strong blue flame is focused right where you want it —not thrown out into the room. This means better cooking— quicker cooking—lower fuel bills. You’ll be proud to have the Florence in your kitchen Women like to own the Florence because its sturdy lines promise years of good service, and its jet black frame and shining enamel make any kitchen a happier place to work in. After you’ve used the Florence for a while, you just can‘t help having a friendly feeling for it. It lights so easily——at a turn of the lever. It’s so reasonable in its de' mand for fuel—and it burns one of the cheapest fuels, kerosene. A patented leg leveler adjusts the stove to any unevenness in the floor. Just turn the screw to the or act height necessary as indicated by the spirit level on the feed pipe. Then there‘s the Florence Oven, which takes all the gamble out of FLORENCE STOVE COMPANY, DEPT. 880 ....-__. _ fl: ==1 :3. - «”4 -._v1 f0 cuse This cut-away picture shows how the blue flame of the Florence goes straight to thecooking. The heat is focused just Where you want it. WWI baking. Pics and cakes come out evenlybakedandbrowned. Meats roast to just the right turn. If you don’t know the name of the nearest dealer—hardware, fur’ niture or department store—where you can see the Florence Oil Range, write and ask us. Send for free booklet Write us for your copy of the F lor’ once booklet, “Get Rid Of the ‘Cook Look." This is the Florence Oven, built on the principle of the Dutch oven, with the “baker‘s arch" to prevent air pockets. The patented heat spreader at the bottom as' sures even distribution of heat and guarda against your roasts and baked things be» ing underdone on top and burnt on the bottom. . BOSTON, MAss. DIVISION OFFICES. New York, Chicago, Atlanta, New Orleans, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Cleveland We" ofFlorence Oil Ranges, Florence Ovens, Florence Water Heaters and Florence Oil Heaters MademdSoldinCemdabyMcGary’n,London,Cnnada 019.0..3.“ ng' FLORENCE a. .A‘éér‘ .1 44253137.. » 8—,. A: . 1‘», yswa.mo-~...,w,. 31:3“... , ‘ ; ‘-'\m>~.'v_—. 5m . s - . c .. *9 _. . . ~umma. NEXT to pictures of the children, pictures of farm pets are first in interest, first for the memories they bring back. _ You’ll make the pic- tures you want easily and well, the Kodak way. FROM A KODAK NEGATIVE “Kodak on the Farm ” A new booklet, just of? the press—~and written just for farm folks. 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Equally useful for hot water for shav- ing, making tea or coffee, ironing, PUT THIS NEW MILL ON YOUR 9". , motoring, etc. Hundreds of uses. This '7\\\\\‘;; . handy sheet steel folding stove weighs m\\\\o\s‘ A”). , only 8 ounces. Folds fiat. Gives heat rm“ m, gagfif’o‘fljgffdfifi-ggg'f instantly when needed. i- in: mm of any other mm. Send this ad and 250 to the Sterno ny main Pilmnn bearing subject to wear. This is oilleu, and ugly to. piatabic. Govern: by dependable weight when: spnnga Fits any 4-Dast steel lower Why not shorten your chore hauls now with a good Wiadniifl? This is your chance—F. O. B. Albion. £1ch it round. Adm er. at mile dire; to ,. Corporation, 9 East 37th Street, New York City, Dept. 185, and we will send you this stove prepaid. ‘ Union Sleel Products Co. Lid” Ste rno . i: ‘--—,up.44.Albion,Mlchlgan.U.s.A. I Canned Héal “ ' 3? Engine Will Do the Work ; )3; Write now for facts about this wonder engine. Same engine gives 1% to 6 1. ‘ i P. Gasoline or kerosene. 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Now, Harold, let those flappers, as you call ’em, alone for a while and _ tell us what kind of books you like. Come on, folks, tell the. bookworms some good books and let paint, hair and knickers alone for now. Say, this is getting long. Before I Roger and Georgia Sloat Happy with their Best Friend. close we must have three cheers for Uncle Frank. Hurrah! Hurrah! Hur- rah! Best wishes from an M. 0., Helen Dunbar, Beaverton, Mich. Yours is a good suggestion. Good books are often like good friends, they inspire and entertain. Let’s hear about the books M. C.’s like. Dear Uncle Frank: I wish Harold Coles and some of those other non~flapper lads would find a picture of John Milton, William Shakespeare, Samuel Johnson, or some other man of that age. Did they have short hair like the men wear now? No. If men were long hair years ago, why do they wear short hair now? I think for the same rea- son that women and girls are cutting their hair. I will close, as I know Mr. Waste‘ Your niece, Basket will choke on this. Bear Lake, Dorothy Fauble, M. 0., Michigan. W. B. couldn’t digest Shakespeare, Milton and Johnson, especially after being fed up on M. C. letters, so I had to keep this away from him. Dear Uncle Frank: Well, I must say, let’s ring off on this bobbed hair and knicker bus1ness and start something sens1ble. 'Ihis bobbed hair business is all bosh.’ Hoping the waste basket dont get this, I will say good-bye, Joy Brad- shaw, M. (3., Boyne Falls, Mich. Just what do you mean by “this bob- bed hair business is all bosh?” It’s time to cut out the discussion, but why didn’t you start something sen- sible ? Dear Uncle Frank: I received my flashlight some time a o, and thank you very much for-1t. I hadn’t thought of winning a prize, because I had answered a number of times before. Well, Uncle Frank, I always thought you’ were ashamed of your Wife be- cause you never talked about her. But what you said about her, I bet she s a flapper. Isn’t she? Does she scare boys off of the sidewalk? , Well, I want to tell you I m an old- fashioned girl, because I havent my . hair bobbed and I don’t wear knickers half-socks. And I’m proud of it, go. I can learn just as much at school and where I live I am thought more of than girls with their hair bobbed.l They are, made fun of by the boys.‘ They say girls with their hair bohbed‘ haven’t common sense. And I think' they are right, because the Bible says' it IS wrong for women to cut their hair and wear men’s clothes. I bet you} think I’m a crank, but it’s the truth,‘ and right is right. ' Say, Uncle Frank, why didn’t you let Sport wear knickers, too? HeI would have looked as good as the rest—Your M. C. niece, Ruth Yoder, R. 1, Mia, Mich. , I like your frank way of expressing myourself and, I am so glad you are liked better than many other girls in- your neighborhood. Yes, even the law is against women disguising them- selves as men. But, do you think the present styles do that? Don’t you think they are just for greater coni- fort? Years ago both men and women wore robes and long hair. They prob- ably looked as much alike as they do7 now. I like the purity of your thoughts but please don’t think that all girls who dress differently have impure thoughts. Yes, I believe if Sport wore knickers he would have been the whole show. Nobody would have seen us because of him. ' Dear Uncle Frank: I have just been reading about your" trip and noticed you stayed at Water Works Park, Ludington, on a Satur- day night. You did not know you camped by some Merry Circlers. Neither did we know it at the time. Your car was a Ford, was it not? We had an Olds Eight with a Battle, Creek sign on it. There was my aunt, uncle, sister and myself. We camped a short distance from your camp. I suppose you missed your wheel jack, it was found after you left~ . Why don’t you print those pictures you took at Ludington? I, as well as the rest of the M. C.’s would like to see them. I will close, or Mr. W. B. will get this—Another M. 0., Hester Hibner,, .Howell, Mich. Were you the khaki-knickered sis- ters who came out of the tent just before we left Sunday morning, all dressed up for Sunday? No, we didn’t lose the Jack; it was broken. Thosel pictures did show my moustache, which I spent a whole week in grow- ing, so I won’t print them. Dear Uncle Frank: For some time I have wanted to write but I didn’t know whether you‘ wanted new correspondents or not, but I thought at least this could make a little contribution to W. B. This is only my ninth week on a, farm, but although I have only lived A Merry Circler who Uses their Cow, fer a Bucking Broncho. here that short time I have become quite a farmer. I have to feed 500 chicks, besides sometimes I milk two or three cows. I can plow, drag and cultivate, besides doing housework and picking berries. I would not like to go back to the city to live again, it is ' so much more pleasant in the country. W. B. is beckoning, so I will close. ~Respectfully, Nora. Severance, Grand Blanc, Mich. I’ll say you are making good head- way as a farmerette. You’ll make a. success“ if you keep up your speed in acquiring farm knowledge. . . ..._ v‘w-nu“ w . .M»,,«w '_-.—.._... . ‘ .__k .M vac. w -».. «A. w“. "NI—nu.» ,3 “~— kmuw '—-.~ w” .. .. « v‘www ./ _./'» . («r—re maaowmwsns I, 1 ' _- HEad contest: turned out in-‘an. . 1 hers quite well, considering the time of the year. But in the matter _ of correct answers 'the showing was poor. Most of the answers were near« ly right, but they could not be count- ed correct. For instance, in answer- ing question eight regarding what has 530,000 pleased customers, some would say “Kalamazoo stoves.” As a matter of fact, I never knew of a stove hav- ing a customer, but the Kalamazoo Stove Company have that number of customers. . The prize winners are as follows: Fountain Pens. Ruth Stark, R. 4, Caro, Mich. Emily Cody, Mayville, Mich. Flashlights. . Lucille Pearce, R. 4. Osseo, Mich. Ethel Boda, R. 5, Carsonville, Mich. Edith Parks, Nashville, Mich. an ingold Burg, R. 2, c . Helen Frederick, R. 1, Neppanee, Ind. Mary Becker, Moran, Mich. _ Francest Ruesink, Adrian, Mich. ‘ Fern Chamberlin Topinabee, Mich. ._._._._..._>__._._ \ Suttons Bay, A TURNER TAKES ON NEW DUTIES R. R. A. TURNER, the well-known club leader, has a new job. He Will become supervisor of club work in the north central states for the United States Department of Agriculture. Therefore, he has tendered his resig- nation as leader of club activities in this state, to become effective at the end of this season’s work. Club members and all those who are interested in club work will be sorry to see Mr. Turner leave this field but the good work he did here is what brought the call to new and greater activities. We hope that his successor, whoever he may be, will “carry on” the good work he has done here. SOME CLUB ACCOMPLISHMENTS. (Continued from page 171). in bringing to fruition the efforts of extension agents. In addition to all of this there is the clearer conception of economic prob- lems which comes to the farm boy or girl in terms of his own age and think- ing and understanding. This educa- tional training is very much worth- while. Setting a Goal. No individual or organization can long proceed along progressive lines unless there be established a some- what definite aim or goal toward Which it will work. This philosophy has found a place in boys’ and girls’ club work in Mich- lgan. Some years ago the policy was es- tablished in the state office of setting a goal for each year’s activities. At the end of each year a summary was .L made to determine how closely that goal was approached. ' .1 A study of the “goals” set and of the “results” obtained during the past year is of interest. . Goal. Result. 1. To secure 18,500 club mem- 17.256 bers ........... 2. To have 70% of these mem— . bers complete their work..67.73% 3. To maintain 14 counties with Correspondence lScmmé/e M ANY young folks are asking for correspondents. The best way to get a correspondent is through a Scramble, so we’ll have one now to give all an opportunity to get some- one to correspond with. To take part in the scramble, write a letter to Dear Friend, Deary Merry Circler, or something like that. Then also address an envelope to yourself and put a stamp on it. Put your letter an dthe self-addressed envelope in an- other stamped envelope addressed to Uncle Frank, Michigan Farmer, De- troit, Michigan. Also be sure to put Correspondence Scramble in the lower left hand corner of the envelope. find your letter so that they get he on or before September 5, as the letters will be scrambled then. er words, your letter will be put in somebody’s else’s envelope, and some other letter put in yours and mailed back to you. If you have a choice in what kind of a correspondent you want, state it and we will try to fulfill your wishes. club agents .............. 12 4. To maintain 12 counties with temporary club agents . . . .11 5. To do organized club work in , g 70 Michigan counties . . . ..7O 6. To conduct leaders’ training conferences in each of 34 counties in Michigan . .35 7. To have 64 extension agents in the counties wanting and doing organized club work .................... 59 A similar procedure is being carried out during the present year. The ef- fect of “setting a goal” for the state as a whole has proved so beneficial as an inspiration to club leaders that its value is now recognized by most ex- tension agents. CORRECT AD ANSWERS. HE following are the right answers to the ad contest which appeared two weeks ago: 1. \Vith a Perfect Corn Harvester— 140-12. 2. Twenty-one per cent ~l34~6. 3. An Edwards Farm Engine—1346. 4. Herold Bertsch Shoes——140-2. 1.35.3 Kelly Commercial Cord Tires—5 6. Nabob Hatcheries~140—12. 7. Get it—9-137. 8. Kalamazoo Stove Company—9437. 9. Into the Net 11—139. 10. \Vorms, necrotic enteritis, and stomach troubles—13441. A REAL PROBLEM. HY this sudden agitation about goiter?” asks a subscriber who signs himself “Michigan Farm- er.” Is there such a tremendous in— crease? Why the alarm? I do not think there is any marked increase. The larger number of cases may be accounted for by the natural increase in population. The fact is that Michigan has had a serious goiter problem for many generations. But only in recent years have the people of the state, including the medical pro- fession, awakened to the fact that the - problem is subject to control by very simple measures. We have long known that goiter, of the simple variety, is a deficiency trouble, the deficiency being the lack of iodine. Tests made by the State Department. of Health showed very clearly that the less iodine in the drinking water of a locality, the more goiter was sure to exist. Since goiter is a glandular condition that causes more or less serious impairment of health and also produces physical dis- figurements that are always annoying and often repulsive, any concerted plan for its prevention that seems at ~ all practical should meet with ready cooperation. There is no question that the efforts already made to check goiter by the administration 01' small doses of sodium iodid to children in the schools have been quite effective. Beginning with May 1 the State De- partment of Health arranged for the sale of “iodized salt” with a View to giving the whole state the advantage ‘ In oth-. "sass had been given to the school children upon whom the demonstration was made. The amount of iodine in this salt is not sufiicient to affect it in looks or taste, yet it will supply enough of the element to make up for the deficiency of iodine in Michigan soil.’ To our subscribers who ask my opin- ion of the advisability of using the special salt I recommend it. It will not work wonders in reducing goiters that are already established, but I think it will prevent goiter. I believe the salt to be not only harmless, but helpful. GLASSES ARE NEEDED. I have “been troubled for some time with a sick headache, an aching feel- ing will begin between my shoulder blades and travel up over my eyes. I sometimes feel as if‘my head would 19am J burst, any jar of my bed makes it un- bearable, also the pain will travel frOm one part of my face and eye to the other. I will then have that eye inflamed and a collection of matter in my eyes upon arising in the morn- ing. Do I need glasses? I am thirty- five years old—Mrs. J. H. R. With such a definite connection with the eye as your letter indicates the first step is to secure a careful eye examination, and glasses if pre: scribed. In chronic headaches the first thought of the doctor is constipa— tion, the second eyestrain. Too many persons think that so long as they are not very old, and able to read, sew, etc., there can be no need of glasses. Remember that eye-strain may show itself by headaches, dizziness, styes, nervousness, nausea, inflamed lids, etc.. before any blur in vision is de- tected. Don’t neglect the early symp. toms. fire \ ‘ uaranteecz : Pat april 5. Ins—Jun: an. BIG—Sept. Ia, Ins—Nov. c. Ian-0th- tau-u rm Champion Spark Plugs are guaranteed to give absolute satisfaction to the user. at full repair or replacement Will be made. CHAMPION SPARK PLUG COMPANY GUARANTEE Toledo. Ohio. U. S. A. Champion X-60c standard equip- ment on Ford for the last l2 Champion Spark Plug Co. ‘ Champion Spark Plug Company A new set of Champions will give you more power and speed. Your engine will perv form better in every way. You will actually save the cost many times over in the gas and oil saved. Champion X is 60 cents. Blue Box 75 cents. More than 90.000 dealers sell Champions. know the genuine by the Double-Ribbed core. Such a strong guarantee is possible only because Cham- pion has proved, in countless miles of service, that it does . increase power and speed and engine economy. Champion is the better spark plug because of its Double- Ribbed sillimanite core. This is the finest insulator ever devised. immune to breakage. It never loses its fine insulating properties. It is practically The Champion prim ing plug makes winter starting easier. The price is 81 - You will Toledo, Ohio 01 Canada, Ltd., Windsor, Ont. CHAMPION Dependable for Every Engine of much the same iodine treatment as L "BETTER BE THERE" j _ATTRACTIONS GALORE! m. Ygggojj Never WEST MICHIGAN FAIR Will Be the Mecca of Thrilling—Stupendous and Educatioml Attractions—Many Novel Contests With Liberal Prizes Buy Tickets Edy and Get a Free Admission Button for Children BETTER BETH/REE], NIGHT WEST MIfHIGAN FAIR seam) QA'DIDSnSEDT. l5-191mz, Beware of salt that hardensl It causes .“salt crust”—-spoils meat cure. Colonial Special Farmer’ s Salt wont harden. Its soft, porous, irregular shaped flakes wont cement together in wasteful lumps. no salt crus Salt crust is simply undissolved salt. Colonial Special Farmer’ 8 Salt doesn’t form salt crust because it dissolves completely. In dryer brine curingnocrustcanformtostopthecure. . r ' ~\_,~ . I A HICKS likem‘maflake The action of salt depends on its dissolving completely. Each flake of Colonial Special Farmer’s Salt dissolves instantly and com~ pletely. The cure penetrates evenly to the very heart of the meat. ibr stock feeding with dry feeds and its soft, porous flakes wont sift out. Keep an ad- ditional supply before stock at all times. I t never causes sore tongues. Write for our book, "New Truth About Salt.” THE COLONIAL SALT CO., Dept. 15, Akron, Ohio CHICAGO DALLAS BOSTON BUFFALO ATLANTA PITTSBURGH Cfizgzgngggl alt “There's a Colonial Salt for every purpo'e” Iii!" Insulated , ,‘ ’ M W farm needs " V AMERICAN? norAt- ~ANTHONY fence Is the ._~..... :FENCES “22222:. moww posrs i ' rive Like 9;! Arrow whence Like 3 Rock For better protection, longer service and lowest yearly cost, ask your dealer for Zinc Insulated Fences and Arrow Tee-Steel Posts. Zinc Insulation means 40% to 100% more gal:1 vanizing—longer life fence. Arrow Tee-Steel Posts are built like a rail; road rail. Stronger and sturdier. Big split- wing arrow anchor roots solidly into the ground. Easy to drive. AMERICAN STEEL & WIRE COMPANY, New York Dallas Bust on Chicago {LEGHORNS Yearling Hens and Pullets Denver; 1 - TRAPPERS --~ Send for our new catalog of the Gibbs TWO TRIGGER TRAP" and the new G I B B S HUMANE TRAP. They are the only traps that absolutely prevent "WRING OFFS. ” . Several hundred choice production White Leghom yearlings now ready for delivery. All these birds have been carefully pulled; you can order now and Catalog also contain; unful lnfrrman‘m u TRAPPERS receive tine birds. Also still a. limited number or w A. (“333 8,, so“ Deni. 33-9 Chgslsr, pa 9‘5 Branch Factory Toronto. Ganad a CookerelHBarred and White Rocks; R. C. Reds: “.Wyandottes; Minorcas; Leghorns. Turkeys. Geese. Ducks—Excellent breed type. Sand for complete Circular. STATE FARMS ASSOCIATION. Kalamazoo. Mich. Member International Baby Chick Association Member Michigan State Farm Bureau 500 Parks Barred Rock and 500 Barren White Leghorn Pullels Thirteen weeks old. Price $1. 25 each, and $1.10 in hundred lots. Satisfaction guaranteed 10% dia- count on orders booked now for Baby Chicks for de- livery Feb” March and April,1925. BRUMMER- FREDRICKSON POULTRY FARM. Holland, Mlch. ICHIGAN FARMER Classified Ads. pay well. E have found that wheat contain- ing smut does no harm as poul- ‘ _ try feed, and Where smutty wheat can be bought at a discount it is undoubt- edly a good investment. Smutty wheat should not be confused with salvage wheat, which may have been soaked and become sour. I hava heard of in- stances where poor quality salvage wheat has caused poultry losses. Dry tough grass sometimes causes birds to become crop-bound in the fall. If they have fresh green feed and a balanced dry mash there is less desire to eat rubbish and indigestible litter which may clog the crop. Avoid Exposure on Cold Days. Try and house the pullets early in the fall and they will avoid exposure on cold rainy fall days. It is easy to manage the birds under one roof in bad weather. When they are scatter- ed around the farm buildings it is diffi- cult to feed them properly during a cold rainy day. Saving sunflower seed for Winter is a lot of work and I think it pays to let the hens thresh out the seed in the fall when the oily contents are of spe- cial value to moulting birds. Sunflow- er seed contain a lot of fibre that is not digested by the hens and is not in a. class with corn for winter poultry feeding. , Oil for Mites. I keep a galvanized iron pail to hold the oil drained from the automobile crank case. This stock solution for killing mites is stored in my largest laying-house with a large brush handy. At intervals the thick oil is painted on the roosts. I consider this all fully as valuable as commercial disinfectant for milling mites. It is one job with double benefits. Removing it from the car helps the engine. Placing it on the roosts protects the hens. Last week I found two of my broody coops had become infested with mites. I find they need spraying as often as the hen roosts. Broody hens are only layers taking a. short rest. They should be' protected from mites and given all the feed they will eat. Their vacation from egg laying is greatly lengthened if they are half starved in the broody crates, and mites are al- lowed to stay their energy. Building Poultry Houses. I recently visited wittho experi- enced poultrymen who are having good success with shed-roof poultry houses and like them better than more complicated houses. With this simple style of house they have obtained good egg yields and maintained healthy flocks. The cost of such houses is rea- sonable and that is an important fac- tor in poultry house construction. invested in cement and labor in build- ing a poultry house foundation. High walls and large fills take a lot of ce- ment and mean a lot of hauling of sand and gravel. I am hunting for experimental data to prove just how low and cheap a foundation can be made and still give good satisfaction. Such a foundation could be on a well- drained site with the concrete painted with asphalt to keep out soil moisture. . The Foundation Problem. This would be cheaper than laying roofing paper between the first and second layer of concrete. A poultry house floor must be dry and en a well- drainpd site. I have built one house with a foundation more expensive than is really needed. If poultry keeping Try one. September Pooltry Notes By R. G. Kirby Sometimes too much money may be ‘ is a business and not a hobby it is logical to expect the hens to pay in- terest on the poultry building invest- ments. They should not be burdened with too much overhead. 1' shOul‘d like to hear if any poultryman with open- I front shed-roof houses eighteen feet ‘ deep have not found them satisfac- tory. Such houses can be built by a.‘ farmer with knowledge of handling simple tools, and a supply .of patience. How to Cut Building Cost. ‘ A poultryman who understands a. little about carpenter work has a great advantage over the poultry owner who is unskilled with tools. Unless there are handy men in his neighborhood who‘work for reasonable wages he must depend on city carpenters who work short hours at high wages. It takes the profit on several baskets of eggs to hire a. man to work one day. I would like to see a. half-day of a. poultry institute spent ‘ in teaching poultrymen how to do carpenter work, spread asphalt paint and mix the stuff for a poultry house wall. No great amount of knowledge can be gained in one—half day of such work, but it can start a. heap of thinking. I believe that poultry keeping is a. safer business when the poultryman is as independent as possible from hiring outside labor and buying certain prod- ucts produced by others. This means a. cow or two and a fine garden. It means a feed grinder to help mix the, rations. It means a set of tools and the patience which turns scrap into feed hoppers and keeps all the other equipment in repair so that every in- vestment in buildings will be good for many years of service. SAND FLIES KILL DUCKLING‘S. Please advise what to do to prevent sangr flies from killing little ducks.— C. . I. Ducklings might die from‘digestive disorders due to eating large quanti- ties of certain insects. In such cases the only remedy is to isolate them on a limited range and feed enough of other rations until the pest of insects appears less. I can find no record of sand flies killing ducks in our section and believe you can save the duck- lings by fencing them away from the fly-infested areas as much as possible. PROBABLY BLACKHEAD. We had thirty-two nice white turk- eys and since they are half grown they linger around two or three days, come home drooping, refuse to eat, and soon are missing. The head seems a, little blue, and they have a. slight diarrhea. We lost two hens last win- ter, they had granulated livers. White spots were as large as pepper and salt and (mustard seeds—F. F. The symptoms indicate blackhead. You can write to Dr. Stafseth, M. A. C. Experiment Station, East Lansing, for his bulletin and suggestions for controlling blackhead. As far as I can learn from letters from turkey breeders, and experiment station re- ports from other states, there is no sure remedy for blackhead in turkeys. Breeders with early ”hatched cock~ erels' often hold them too long, espe- cially if they have plenty of feed and do not need the money. Then‘ they find that the price per pound drops until the four and five-pound birds bring no more money than they would have brought as broilers when weigh- ing two or three pounds. . « -.., ....» Maw. -«VM, v . WW LWN.».~., *7”. _. , ar- Ile. Iha all. - 11E- ludifig pen of the contest, that belonging to W C. Ecklmrd, Of Paw Paw, reached a total of 2,200 eggs for the week ending August 26. Its closest competitor belongs to L. F. Heasley, which has 2,023 eggs to its crefitt. Mr. Eckhard’s second pen comes third with a production of 1,961. The Jpens belonging to Charles Heifer- an and H. A. Keister come fourth and fifth respectively in the contest. These first five pens are all Leghorns. (If the other breeds, the Rhode :Is- land Reds belonging to the Milan Hamchery show the high point of pro- duction with 1,760 eggs to its credit. The Reds belonging be L. O. Dimming cone next with. 1,613. These are fol- lowed closely by the Evergreen Poul- try Farm‘ White Wyandottes, which have produced 1,609 eggs. The An- conas belonging to C. M. Beckwith founwin the heavy breed division with 1,564 eggs. Then come the Rocks belonging to J. V. Sheap with 1,549 eggs. . The high pen for weekly production 'was Mr. Eckhard’s which laid fiftya four eggs during the week. The Ar- nold Egg Ranch pen comes next. with fifty-three eggs. Then follow the" Joya] Hatchery and HollywoOd Poultry Farm with fifty-two eggs each. The highest producing hens in the contest thus far are: Hen No. 557, belonging to Mr. Eckhard, which has produced .235 eggs so far this year; No. "559, also Mr. Ec-kha'rd’s, comes second with 233 eggs; No. 880, be- longing to L; F. Heasley, also a Leg- horn, has 231 eggs to its credit. Thus far there are twenty-eight hens which have produced over 200 eggs, of which eight belong to Mr. Eckhard. The birds in this contest thus far are producing much better results than those of last year, and it is an- ticipated that by the time the contest ends in November some worth-while records will be made. ELEVATOR EXCHANGE W RECR- GANIZE. T the last annual meeting of the Michigan Elevator Exchmge it was decided to change from a cooper- ative membership to a cooperative stock company. This change, it is an- ticipated, will improve the financial condition of the company and will facilitate its business operations. It was also decided to acquire the Mich- elex Elevator and Warehouse Com- pany, a subsidiary company, which has a fully equipped plant at Port Huron to handle and store beans. The business of the exchange was very satisfactory last year. It handled 1,937 cars of grain, 1,557 cars of hay, and 1,250 cars of beans, making a to- tal of 4,744 cars. The operations for the year resulted in a surplus of $18,000. In the reorganization, the $200 in- vested by each memoer in the old or- ganization Will be returned in the form of stock in the new company. A $10,000 patronage dividend will also be distributed in the form of stock. During the past season the Exchange handled about one-half of the bean crop of the state. It was the third year for its bean department. Its bus- iness increased from 750 cars in 1922, to 1,250 for the 1923 crop. Michigan farmers will sow 80,000 more acres of whetat this fall than . last if they carry out their intentions as expressed on August 1 to govern- ment crop reporters. And, renewed interest in rye is shown by the fact that these farmers plan on putting in 14.1 per cent more this year than last season. DANISH DAIRY19§gATISTICS FOR CCOBDING to the statistics re- cently issued by the Danish Dairy Association, thigsgoassociation during braced dairies, as against 861 in e‘ml922. This number, however, represents Only about half of the total s number of Danish dairies, states Act- ing Commercial Attache H. Sorensen in a report to the department of com- merce. '- The number of farmers delivering milk to each factory averages 141, and the average number of cows support- ing each dairy with milk was 892. The average yield of milk per cow was 5,996 pounds, and the average quantity of milk used to produce one pound of butter was 24.4. There was also an increase in the average price obtained for butter by these 890 dairies. MICHIGAN BREEDERS ADOPT - PREFIX NAMES. T recently adopted herd prefix names which are reserved for their exclusive use in naming animals of their pure- bre herds in the herd book of the Holstein-Friesian Association of Amer- ica. The name reserved by each own- er, with his name and address follow: “Michsan,” State Santaorium, Howell; “Monrona,” George J. Schroeder, Mon- roe; and “Trifolium,” J. Ambrose ‘Rouech, Bay City. Over 5,000 breeders of Holstein- cattle in the United States have now adopted prefix names, of which 645 were reserved in 1923. Such a name becomes a trade-mark for the owner, and Whenever observed distinguishes the breeder. Another big advantage in a prefix is that it enables the breed- er to use all Holstein names in new combinations and makes the selection of names less difficult. MICHIGAN LEADS IN BEANS. T August 1 forecast of bean produc- tion in the United States from that of July 1, according to a statement is- sued by L. Whitney Watkins, commis- sioner of agriculture, and Verne H. Church, agricultural statistician. The latest figures place the crop at 13,688,- 000 bushels. Michigan leads with 6,- 242,000 bushels, followed by California with 2,059,000, Colorado with 2,010,000, New York with 1,746 H000 Idaho with 775,,000 New Mexico with 704, 000, Wisconsin with 117, 006, and Arizona with 35, 000. The total crop in 1923 was 15, 740, 000 bushels. THE 1924 POTATO CROP. T HE estimated potato crop of the United States is 398, 821, 000 bush- els, which is only thirteen and one- half millions less than the final pro- duction figures for last year. Minne- sota is in the lead with a report of 39,196,000; New York is second with 37,662,000, and Michigan is third with 31,611,000. Other important states re- port as follows: Maine, 28,275,000; Pennsylvania, 24,595,000; Viiginia,18,- 720,000; Ohio, 10, 055, 000; Wisconsin, 28, 125, 000' North Dakota, 13, 843, 000; Colorado, ’11, 314, 000; Idaho, 10, 613, 000; California, 6, 594, 000; and Washington, 6,248, 000 The Michigan crop is in excellent condition in all except a few counties, and eight per cent above the ten-year average and six per cent bet- ter than one year ago on August 1, according to the official report issued by L. Whitney Watkins, commissioner of agriculture, and Verne H. Church, agricultural statistician. AMONG THE SUPER—MILKERS. A TOTAL of 20,030 pure-bred Hol- stein-Friesian cows now have completed yearly production records in the advanced registry of The H01- stein-Friesian Association of America, with an average of 15,603.? pounds of milk and 528.49 pounds of butter—fat, equivalent to 660.6 pounds of buttcr, according to the report of the super— intendent of advanced registry for the last fiscal year recently closed. The avciage yearly production for 7,109 lull age cows is 17, 548.2 pounds of milk and 7429 pounds of butter; li'Oi 1, 445 senior four- -yea1—01ds, 16, 540. 7 pounds of milk and 697.3 pounds of butter; for 1, 775 senior thr-ee ycar- o—lds, 15, 444.3 pounds milk and 651. 7 pounds buttei; for 1, 993 junior three— -year- —olds, 14,531 pounds0 milk and 614.5 pounds butter; for 2,312 senior two——y'-ea1o-lds, 13,971. 7 pounds milk and 591. 7 pounds butter; and for 3,793 junior two-year- olds, 13,060 pounds milk and 555 pounds butter. Of these 20,030 cows eighty-four hold yearly records of over 1, 000 pounds of butter- fat, and fifty-six have in 365 consecutive days produced over 30, 000 pounds milk. COUNTY CROP REPORTS. Kent 60., Aug. 27. ———Corn is late, but shows a good stand. Silo corn is also good. Very little fruit in this immedi- ate locality. Labor is now plentiful. Wheat is yielding heavy, being from thirty bushels up to fifty bushels. Pas- tures are good Wheat brings $1 12; oats 600; rye 700; potatoes 75c; ap- ples $1 and up; eggs 32c; butter 376; ————r HREE Michigan Holstein breeders HERE is not much change in the. : I'ou's as: r .1 am a 311311;:H 3.60 cwt; hay 315; best wool C._H Kal’kaska 60., Aug. 22."——Beans in this locality are good, while corn is poor. Potatoes are promising, with the acreage smaller than usual Fruit is scarce. Grasshoppers and other in- sects a-re not as bad as usual. We are now having no difficulty in securing labor. Wheat is yielding fair. Pota- toes bring $1.50 per bushel; butter 400; eggs 25c; poultry 20c live weight; beef 9c.—C. W. Gladwin 60., Aug. 23.—-Beans look- ing fine, but are late. Corn is growing slowly, with the crop late. Much warm {weather will be needed to mature a normal crop. Potatoes are about nor- mal for the early sorts, and the late varieties are excellent. Rains did some damage to hay, which showed normal yields. Labor is plentiful, with wages ranging from $2@3 per day and board. Wheat brings $1. 17, oats 60c; rye 78c; beans $4. 50 cwt; barley $165 cwt. —-—E. M. Marquette 00., Aug. 23.—Potatoes here are good, with the new diggings bringing 45@50c per peck. There are no grasshoppers here this year. Labor continues to be scarce, with wages too high for the farmer to compete. But- ter 350; eggs 300; broilers 28c—J. F. Kent 00., Aug. 25.—Beans in some localities are damaged by some sort .- . ,. 25—193“ of rust. In other places they are very prOmising. There is a good prospect for potatoes. Early apples are good. while late varieties are poor. Wheat is yielding from 20 to 40 bushels per acre, and the price is $115 for new crop. Oats also promise well, bi. none have yet been threshed. Eggs 32c; butter 35@55c..—C B. CREDIT CORPORATION BENE- FICIAL. . THE Agricultural Credit Corpora- tion, formed by private capital at the suggestion of President Coolidge, made during the agricultural confer- ence in Washington last winter, has helped the farmers indirectly by ena- bling the local banks of the northwest to withstand the financial depression. The corporation reports that among other things it has checked bank fail- ures, assisted individual farmers to diversify their farming by the pur- chase of live stock, and safeguarded bank deposits, thereby benefiting de- positors, many of whom are engaged in agricultural pursuits. tising miscellaneous articles for sale or exchange. consecutive insertions 6 cents a word. display type or illustrations admiited. Minimum charge, I0 words. Men in Effect October 7. 1922 On CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING This classified advertising department is established for the convenience of Michigan flamers. Small advertisements bnng best results under classified headings. Poultry advertising will be run in this department 82 classified rates, or in display columns at commercial rates. Rates 8 cents a word, each insertion, on orders for less than (our insertions; for four or more (‘ount as a word each abbreviation, Rammnces must accompany order Real estate and live stock advertising have separate departments and are not accepted as classified. Try it for want ads and for adV’u initial or number. No ON'E DOLLAR PER ACRE D0“'N-3,000 acres cut» bundle tying attachment. Testimonials and catalog FREE showing picture of Harvester. vester Co., Saline, Kansas. Prooess Har- TltY BIGIl‘ORD'S Maple Syrup (Imitation) You’ll be delighted with its excellent quality. Price $1.90 per gallon, S. L. Bigford, 2022 Lena SL, Flint, Mich. IT WILL SOON BE silo filling time. We have one 01' two bargains In rebuilt Whirlwind Machines. One Four over lands well located In Gladwin (‘o., Mich. Words time times Tracts of 40 to 100 acres. $8.00 per acre, long time 10 $0 .0 ‘2 40 to pay. Interest 5% Fifty well Improved farms $35 11...”... '88 2.64 to $50 per acre. Send for circular at once. U. G. 12.33:. :96 2:" Reynolds, Gladwin, Mich. 13 ........ 1.04 8.12 15 ........ L12 336 FOR SALE—My farm, located RIchland Twin, Mis‘ 13 -------- L20 3-50 saukce (‘o., Michigan. one mile north of Ann Arbor 15,- ------- 138 3-54 R. R. at Lucas. Write John English, Lucas, Mich. :2: for particulars. 1:: MICHIGAN STOCK FARM for sale. Good buildings. 5'“ Sell or rent. 200 acres. Mt. Pleasant, Mich“ R. 1 628 Box 6-A. 5.52 5.76 WANTED—To hear from owner brain a Michigan 6.00 farm for sale. Warren McRac, Logansport. Ind. M ISCELLANEOU S TOBACCO CORN HARVESTER cuts and piles on harvester or , p 1 . . . , windrows. Man and. horse cuts and shocks 811991 71303195555113? $123120 '$1%%iw2n§n 532.130.. 312:5.w'111'33 torn Bmder. Sold 1n every state. Only 325 Wth received, pipe and recipe free. Farmers Union. Paducah. Kentucky. HOMIGSI'UN 'l‘OBACCO—thewlng, flvu pounds, $1.75: ten. $3.00; twrnty, $5.25. Smoking. the 1101111113, $1.25; ten, $2.00; twenty, $3.50. I‘irm Free. Money back if not satisfied. United Tobacco Growers. I’aducah. Ky. I'IOM ES I’UN TOBAt‘ CO: (ht-win: five pounds 31. 75: ten 33. Smoking five pounds 31. 25' 1411 S2; DIJH' free, WEST FLORIDA—~11” ('Imico high land for Farms or villas, hour and half from St. Andrcws Bay, garden spot of the world, WIH‘I‘G land values will Int'l'casc. rapidly; climate Woudm't'ul and healthful; so accos— siblc, 011 highways and good country hard roads. near 3 railway Sillflolls: Wltlt'l' good and plentilllI, abund- ant rainfall. tnxm' IInId until 1025; Illl'lllS one—third cash, balant'u at 0 Im' ('I'III III-1' uunum, or 5 pcr I'cnt discount for cash. It Inn 1111- not satisfied with the land We choose. II'VI‘ you, same may I)(' uxwhuugt'd when you Visit tbu IIl'nm-I'Iy. \\'I'Irc for buoklI-t. lluunrll & MacDonald, 1250 St. NII‘IIUIIIS Arc, New York. BAY Vill W 1" AI: M— \Iodci'n II()II>l',1II-\I"‘H Orchard, 0 (‘owx and IIIII'w .115 I-ngim', lull IIIIIIIIIIII'IIls, sca— son's cums lllllllIV— -lll‘lI\'Ill" (Ity IIIIlk I'IuIII;S0'u'1'In< on Improvcd road (due I)10"”l'l'.\'.\'l\'(! Michigan city: 00 acres tillage, 2”"(‘I‘\V bustlm', woodland. 1011mm bour- inu apple orchard, hurries. LI'IIIH‘S; buildings Inslll't‘d $4.500; attractive flvstm'y 81110111 house and bath. I‘It‘l'll‘lt’ lights. grand View buy; good 04—11. bust-111mm b.1111. silo, big garage... granary, poultry house, ctr. 033'1111' I‘I‘IIIId away. 5000 pix all '11 12111111 new I)II 'IIIS and how “00 Siwllllls l'; [Ir'nduttivt Inns and 7 mom houst, 11111:: .-.7 111115 B;'IIII.'II11 (‘ 'Italog mmnx IIIIIkIn': farms. ('Ully I'I'I'x'. Simut l"'.11'III Amen-3', 2051;1‘ I'lrt'sgc Bldg, Detroit, Mich. MII‘IIIG.\.\' FARM NI'III' lliwr. I~0 AI'I'I's and Young: slm-k, Illil‘n'l', Imus, poultry, t'uI'ni» IllI‘l‘. l'I't‘Hlll separator. IIIIII'IIincry, tmls, buy, llllIilIIng mm, ctr” Includcd: lu-uutitulli‘ silunrml, bwt mur- ko-ts. advantagt's: productive III-Ids, SI)l'lllL!'\VLlIl‘l'l‘(I pasture, valuable woodland; plrusunl Ualliislmdl'd dwrllIng, ham, hog and poultn‘ houses. Personal IIII’IIII's force low DI'II‘O $2,800, It tukl'n now. I’art ('IIsII. tails page 33 big lllus. Bartram monc v making farms. 4 (my I'm-c. Strum. Agun '3'. 205 BC Iii'tsge Bldg, Detroit, Mich. Farm A GOOD FARM at a price you’ll gladly pay. High Izmdc Dmpcrlics in Missouri. Arkansns, Oklahoma. Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas and viv Mcxico; all sizes from a. few acres up to several lhousand; long time tcrms. Turn to large advertiscmcnt on page 21. this magazine, and mail coupon for two illustratrd catalog. Miswcst Farms 00., 405 N. 15th Street, St. Louis. Mo. 80 ACRES—40 111-res cleared; clay loam soil: lays levcl: well drained: well fenced; two IllIIl‘fi from good market town on {traveled roads; 15 urn-s apple or- chard, good bearing trees; price $2,000 if tukcn wirh~ in 69 days. $1.000 down. Ten years on the re- malndar. Write W. F. Umphmy, Evart. Michigan. evenly divided throughout tho your; land . adaptable for agriculture and horticulture; will grow‘ melons, peaches, plums, blut'bm'rics, all kinds 0!" early vegetables, also choicu pecan tI'I-cs, hunting, fishing, bathing in rivers, lukcs and Gulf of Mexico. ’I‘Iu'ce ('l'mls pIr 3"1.'II «"111 In raised. No iII'I :Ition ncct'ss'arv. “'11 Will 34 ll 40 to 0.40— acre ll'IIr-ts. How many 211'1‘1'5 do you \\ 1711’ ('(rtain WHIIIII awaits those who l.u3 now. $25 1101' acre. warranty dct'd; : MININI , (‘Ullnl'l'lllin wIth Ial'm 1 «'3'. Must with 11 Catalog ‘ First ('Omeg flTSt St’Wfid- The McClure Company, satisfaction guarantccd, pa3 win-11 l‘t‘t'CIVCd Co-op« Saginaw. Mich. crativo Farmers, l’adiuah. [untuckv NOW DRYING l'ItUNES— Special Price this month: (‘IIOI(G Ongon I’r'unts. 1001bs., $7. Sample 51. PET STOCK Kingwood Onhruds, Salem, Oregon. ‘ fl ‘ . V V_ Flillllli’l‘S. I specialize In raisin" ferrets. Thirty PLDIGRIH‘AD‘_RLD RO'CIx \VHLAT. “l‘lte C. D. yours L‘XlH‘l'Il‘IlI‘l‘. S“]Jt. prIr't's l'I'IIIIIltss 82.75, males Flnkbcinor, Llinton, Mich. $2.25. One dozen $24.00. Yearling females special WANTI‘D S' 1 1 tt 1 f 1‘ d on C l {at t‘illlllllt’l‘s $5.00I1'm-h. Will ship (‘. O, D. Instruc- ' a —.1ugc 10 0111 pow or <01‘ 5 . at Ion 1001 free. .mI Furnnwortb, \" ' l.Id>1I, ' . DeVVitt, “"horlcr, Mich. A I“ ”1 ( ohm AII{I'21)AI.I'JS ~I'IUSIII‘; out sale. 31110:. ll)‘. Fo- FOR. SALE—400cm 123(3); Saginaw Silo. First—class males $1: Mule-s 33 (mo brood Inutrbn 2155511211311 condition, half Dru-1'. O. A. llullcy, Linden, MII'h. $10. I’edigl‘ut's l"urni>lu'd. .l. A. IIItwiller, Ithaca, )lu'll. REAL ESTATE RAIII‘OUNS ~ «'xII'Ii (lurk l'a'n'I-nns for sale. “Tim the ltIclIluud Fur lI‘aII'In. Lucas, )llch. HUNDRED Hunting Hounds cheap. Trial. Catalogue. Buck W 20, III‘I'I‘I(‘I(, Ill. SAl.l£-—Ti'aincd thoxoughbictl 1.11,.“ males, $10.00 each. .Iauu's Sc,l1mu Fast Jordan, Mich. POULTRY I'llGII'l‘ Ill'.\'l)lll'll) VVIIitu Leghorn l’ullcts, Five. latch! and 'I‘wclvu WUOIis old. Grace Also L'Ockcrcls. Millikvn, li‘t'lllhll, Mich. 800 LAlltlllC Il)1 HOI‘ K 1' I. lull: PS and Growing Canons. .1 w-u m U( 51.; '5 (-'azb until Sc Itmiber 30. F. IIOIIJI' n, \\ .llfIl'MIn )III' II. I FOR SALE ~h'. I‘ I’utl‘ Leghorn cocl‘crcls. “'cbster, Bath, ) \ . \Vfll .\I Ich. ard BABY CHICK S (‘lIlI‘b‘S AncnIIIIs. :Ismrtctl ‘7. l‘olIiIuliiu, MO. QUA III ’l‘Y Itrwks, llcds, mus $15; Farms, rl’ostpaid. 100 Lughorns $10: Orbs, VVI',ns. $12; Lt. Brah- (Jamlog. Missouri Poultry AGENTS WANTED TO ll\.\'l)l I} nvw ('Xrlllslu‘ lino \larkablo Washable mun. zitlnsts. glohcs. Unusual Opportunity I‘Ul'lmrutinn and make big mon- have auto. Writ: for partitulars. The (Forge I". (‘I'nm Company, Dtpt. G, 111 N. hflarket SL. l‘hicugo, Ill. lll(‘ \IONIJY scIIIn" mw household (leaner. Washes Ind diics windows. Swaps scrubs mops. Complete mum has than brooms. Ovcr 100% profit. Harper Brush Works, 173 5rd St., Fail'fleld, Iowa. RAIIWAY POSTAL ‘LERKS— Start 3133 month: railmad pass; prc-nsts paid. Questions free. Colum- bus Institute, It 5,1‘oluinbus. Ohio. LOOK! Baby Chicks, $9 a 100 and up. FREE FEED with order Postage gibidw. Lire arrIval guaranteed. Get chicks tor Menu \lakint' Broiltrs, Winter meat and .Ian. and Feb. eggs. Pullets and mature stock priced right. Catalogue “90- Nabob Hatcheries, Ave. 20, Gambler, G. HARVESTERV cuts and rpiles axiom _ twin WI. can In udhomouundgr Gun and] ”In extinct. Tulghmonlzfi‘gndfaygoc F about: a plasma or ‘33:.“ um. cons. In. Ku- . a; L a... mast of the U. S. S. hours. President Coolidge congratulated Stack, of New Jersey, for bravery in defending U. S. mail. The town folks of Grafton W. Va., got up bright and early to hear John W. Davis’ five m1nute talk when he passed through that town on his way to Clarksburg 101 notification. Rev. Jerome S Ricard, noted weather forecast- er and meteorologist of California, studies weather forecasts from the airplane. The huge dirigible, U S. Shenandoah, was recently moored to the Patoka in Narragansett Bay for nineteen This is the first time that this has been accomplished. Lieut. Locatalli, of 'Italy, is flying around the world in the wake ot the American planes.‘ W. H. Hamilton climbed this 109- foot tree, sawed off top and was u down in eighteen minutes. The members of the Republican NatiOnal Committee who went to Washington to attend the ceremony of notifying the President of his nomination, were received by President and Mrs Coolidge. Touring Deluxe in Japan is this young lady, who is content at the present with her one- Dapa- power car. The largest manuscript Bible in the world, writtenby 1,607 persons, has been finished by Maine Bible Society. With it are the oldest and youngest to help in the writing, age 92 and 6% years. The Philippine farmer is willing to adopt the most modern Amer— ican mowing machine, but reluctant to give up his “vaca,” with its bobbed tail and hump, as motive power. Copyright by 1311413er A Underwood, New York .,.m¥__._.__.__ ‘ / aww' ' . ‘ V»...