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RAW F was WANTED Highest Prices Liberal Sort Quick Returns. Write Us for Price List and Tags. W. H. RESSEGUIE £1 SON. To" .A1p FARMERS {N Aeaps'rmo ., - ~ T115111 cursor. " ‘ MOTHER pig, cow and hen survey is to be made by the department of agriOulture next month, the ques- ‘ tlonnaires being distributed by rural mail carriers to 500,000 farmers; They will be asked to reportithe number of . cows and heifers kept for milk. this year compared with last, the number of hens and pullets of laying age, and the number of sows farrowed or bred to farrow. this fall and next spring. This information is sought to form the basis for forecasting production and market supplies so that farmers may adjust production to demand. A CHANGE IN ALASKA. HERE is room for 50,000 farmers in Alaska, with prospects for a ready market for crops raised: accord- ing to the Interior Department. The Alaska railroad runs through the heart of a region containing fine soils and a large variety of agricultural products may be raised with railroad transpor- tation facilities available for the ship- ment of surplus crops not needed for home consumption. A YEAR’S WORK IN WATER POW. ER DEVELOPMENT. N its annual report the Federal Wa- ter Power Commission reports that eightyseven applications, involving an estimated installation of 3,325,000 horsepower were filed during the fis- cal year 1924, and fifty-seven permits and licenses were issued with an esti- mated installation if built of 1,160,000 horsepower. SOUTH AND WEST TAKE THESE LOANS. Buy direct at ’ Grand Lodge, Mlchlgan STAYS CAUG ,, GIBBS TmmTRAPS/ ., kills-- -or holds every animal It catch. 8 'Wring- offs" oimpoeslhile .At dealoroorunt ‘ nt aid-- 5c 57 .00 a dozen in . for ATA1.0G Pdescrfigin also the now “GnBIBBS )PET rmimh W. A. 618 SS1 801486.00 t. 01331!, gGhester. Pp. Branch Factory, (pronto, Canada The Years Have Proven That There Is Nothing Reg. U. 8. Pot. of “he [Blown smachllckei for Wear. Warmth and Comfort The same good quality of material and care in Mac which first gave it its reputation make it hbest cold- weather garment of its kind it as an almost wind- proof exterior with knitjn K001 fleece lining and is made to fit the snugly, yet allowing perfect freedom of movement. It wears like iron. can be washed and keeps Its shape Three styles—coat with or without collar, and vest. Ask your dealer. Macao ehuutts - her 3, and will remain there until dis- .tnowil’vgm ueACHM JACKET COMPANY THE twelve federal and intermedi- ate banks, according to the‘ latest report, have loaned mostly to cooper- ative marketing associations $41,139,- 218 and rediscounted loans amounting to $19,669,670. The larger part 01 these loans were made in the cotton and to- bacco producing states and California. AGRICULTURAL COMMISSION AD- JOURNS TO DIG UP FACTS. HE agricultural fact-finding com— mission appointed by» President Coolidge to investigate farm condi- tions and make recommendations de- signed to aid in the preparation of a program for the permanent stabiliza- tion of agriculture, met on November 17 at the White House. After a brief address by the President the commis- sion transferred its meeting place to the department of agriculture. At this meeting it was decided to the pending farm legislation, the ad- ministration of present laws and plans for promoting among farmers a better understanding of the benefits to be derived from cooperation. NO EXTRA SESSION, IF PREVENT- ABLE: 0 extra session of the new con- i gless will be called in March, if ‘ ;the President can prevent it. If pres- ient plans go through them will be no definite program for tax reduction un- til the end of this fiscal year, June 30. The appropriations bills will have the right of way, and if the fact-finding commission is able to make recom- mendations before March 4, it is prob- able that an attempt may be made to pass some agricultural legislation. It is evident that the appropriation bills will not have clear sailing. Mus- cle Shoals legislation will be taken up on the floor of the senate on Decem~ posed, of. \. take up three lines of investigation, / Although Henry Ford has ihsfist upon its consideratlpup 'veto of the 91131111 111111111? bill WOULo MARKET svaue Diner. ‘7 PLAN for marketing maple. prod-a. . ucts direct to the consumer 0n the farms of the'middle Went has been devised by the Vermont Maple Pred- ucts Cooperative Exchange. The State Farm Bureau Federation and the Amen ' ican Farm Bureau Federation are aid. '1 ing the exchange to get in touch with farm bureau members who are likely to want pure maple syrup or maple sugar this winter The syrup is put up inone-quartcans, and the sugar is marketed in one-pound boxes. Prices are quoted for parcels post shipment. HEARINGS ON AGRICULTURAL AP- PROPRIATIONS SECRET. SUB-COMMITTEE of the general‘ appropriations committee of the house began hearings on the agricul- tural appropriations November 17 be— hind closed doors. Only the budget bureau officials, and the budget rep- resentatives of the department of ag- riCulture, headed by Dr. E. D. Ball, are admitted. The budget bureau pro- posals are to be kept secret, and noth- ing is to be given out to the public in regard to the agricultural appropri- ations until the bill is completed and ready to present to congress for ac- tion. This gives the farm organization representatives no opportunity 'to keep in touch with the appropriations for agriculture, placing them at a. disad- vantage when the bill is before the house. WOULD DISCOURAGE FURTHER DAIRY EXPANSION. RAPID increase in dairy produc- tion not only in the United States but in all dairy producing countries is giving the dairy organizations much concern. Washington representatives of the big dairy associations on their return from the annual conventions, report a strong sentiment against any further efforts to expand the dairy in- dustry. The Coulter plan providing government aid to the extension of dairying in the northwest, is especially condemned. The production of creamery butter, this year, as compared with the same months in 1923, showed an average in- crease ot’ 4.44 per cent in April, May and June, and 11.35 per cent in July, August and September. ALL TAXES ARE HIGH. HE Census Bureau has published financial statistics of states for 1922. The total revenue receipts for the states in that year showed an in- crease 01' 153 per cent over 1915, and that the cost of running the state gov- ernments showed an increase of 158.7’ per cent. during the same period. Many local governments are spending more money than they are receiving in rev- enues. ‘ CANADA'S WHEAT CROP IS SHORT.. REDUCTION of 20,000,000 bushels in the estimate of Canadian wheat is reported to the department of agri- culture from the Canadian Bureau of Statistics. The crop is now placed at 272,000,000 bushels, compared with the September estimate of 299, 000, 000 bushels, and 474,000,000 the 1923 crop. Canada may have 180,000,000 bushels of wheat for export. Last year she Another mum that must he ”idapoh t ed at by the senate is the President's ,‘j EMWGR BIGGER . . ' DON’T .HIP FURS mullet-limit! may" ..-...'... IWMW.‘ mforyourapprovsl. Ween-w no: . Wills-I1 and make to your WE TAN order from your Cattle, Horse and all kmds of Hides an Furs, Men’s Fur Coats, Ro es, Caps, Gloves. Mittens, Ladies' Fur Coats .and Fur Sets Repairing and Remodeling latest styles. Ship us your work and naive one-half. New Galloway Coats, Robes, Gloves and Mittens. for sale. We are the oldest Galloway tanners: 38 years continuous business Free Style Catalog. prices and samples. Don' t ship your hides and furs elsewhere eu til et our 30 DOEIUSD HlLLSDAIJiZi ROB uNlNG exported 343,000,000 bushels. The qual— . lty of the crop is below that of last ' year. . . TANNIN. ‘ET'N’ESNTS 11011:: NIB sow- 331111111: 8.59 3-1 bwmww- WHYPAY MORE? ' olush 1000 to 812. 50. We also make contfind fine arson tan hides into mm, sole, l-cg, glove leather. Savant oodto 810. 00 by writing for our pncea. All work up 11 ee ADGI R mat-3 AND TANNING CO., Stevens Point, Win TIIIS [06 AND TREE SAW $2 125 fitted with Atkins Spools! sue Guaranlud Saw I Cords In 10 Hour. one man. It's Kin l the woods. taMlouY 1151'... Established 1890. 3 0 Folding Sowiu Machine 6... 2633 S. State St..CI1i¢uo. III. Free Information On For Tanning Free information on your furs and hides. Send for prices and cir- culars. Tell us the kind of fur you have, we give correct information as to the tanning and make up, what they pull best work 1nto. We tan horse hides, beef hides for robes and coats, tan lure for ohok era. neck carts and make up ladies :03. £11.}: 9 9 o m... was: coat M'Iumnen. ‘ "-4. '-_’_. “IA .. _ N HIS is an old subject but one in '-: yrhlch the old and now grower are vitally concerned In Ohio 'we have 11111.8 theen interested in the. comparati’Ve merits of the mulch and "tillage in its various modifications. A, The fact that both of these different systems—are applicable to a wide range of conditions has been demonstrated repeatedly but there are some under- lying principles relative to the two ‘ that;a.re not yet answered. In one of our older block in which Grimes, Jon- a'than and Delicious were grown. in ~ sod, tillage and mulchythe cost of op- . oration of. the two latter was about I 1 equal and at the end of thirty years the yield -was much the same, but the 3 ‘trees were larger and more thrifty in appearance in the mulch, no fertilizer -. being used in any case:~ We have an- .” "other young block planted in‘ 1915. "-"There is a row of twelve trees of ‘Stayman and another of Delicious w grown in tillage and the same in mulch without fertilizer in either case. V?.,.The following cost of growing these , trees to their present size (nine years) t' includes cost of nursery trees, plant- ing, tillage, cover crop seed, mulch, pruning, spraying, etc., but no interest . on investment nor land rental: Cost of mulched tree, $2.72; cost of each tilled tree, $4.63. 7 E The bearing of these trees demon- strates again ”the. feasibility 'of the mulch system even on level arable . land where tillage is easily possible. However, there are indications that we may lose more trees in the mulch than . in "the tilled area. The‘StayInan be- gan bearing in 1921 and the Delicious ‘ in 1922. Following are the total yields per acre up to 1923: Variety. Tillage. Mulch. Stayman. . .. . . . . . .159 46 Delicious ......... . . . . 40. 4 ,212 ' Total ...... -. . . .199.4 258 Here it is seen that the mulched trees came into bearing earlier and are producing the most fruit, although the trees are scarcely as large as the tilled .ones but are in good condition. As the trees become larger it will be necessary to lug more mulching mate- '1 rial for that block and the cost of maintenance will be more nearly equal. Grass (Culture For Fruit Trees. It is pretty generally conceded that the growing of most fruit trees in sod or grass land is not-a good practice, but we might digress here for a mo- ment ‘to notesome of the reasons why trees are supposed to beadversely af- fected by the grass. These causes may be broadly divided into three groups, namely, the availability of i smoisture, the plant food 'materials which are available, and what is term- . 7 ed the toxic effects on the plants. Perhaps the most common-notion in regard to this matter is that there is a lack of sumcient moisture under the sod to provide both the needs of the trees and the grass, and hence the poor perfOrmanee of the trees. This view is well thunded‘, for. such a con- dition treaties ,y exists, but it cannot mission“ A Practical Journal for the Rural Family SECTION THE CAPPER FARM PRBBS db 15 ’ ssrABL ”‘0 1843. UAIJTY ‘ RELIABILITY SERVICE N U M BER TWENTY-TWO growth and yield. Such a situation is reported in the .English experiments at .Woburn, at the New Hampshire Experiment Station, and elsewhere. However, without going into details it .may be conceded that the lack of moisture is a 'frequent difficulty in grass orchards. ,The second, or the presence of availability of plant‘food materials, is another factor of prime importance in Gourley but rather that it is a fact that they are practically always interfered with. The following figures give in brief the situation as it developed‘therez. Four-yr.-av. ‘ Nitrates under sod ....... 3.18 p. p. m. Nitrates under clean til- laeg ................... 1.7 40 p. p. m. Nitrates under tillage and cover crops 33. 91 p. p. 111. Therefore, since the moisture is not always the limiting factor, and since ............ ALFALFA By F. H. Weaver Speakin’ of Alfalfa, neighbor, let a man who knows Tell you something of the dum’ dest, meanest crop that grows. You’ll be sorry if you plant it, jest the same as me, But if you’re somewhat skeptical, jest sow some once an’ see. Three years back I sowed Alfalfa, jest a. fair-sized patch, Since which time, thru summer months I’ve had to dig an’ scratch It grows so beastly fast, By Heck, it keeps me makin’ hay, No matter where I want to go, I cannot getaway. When corn an’ oats was in last spring, sez I, methinks I’ll go On a little fishin’ trip, fer a day or so. I took a walk out through the Grimm, and dropped all thot of play, I went an’ got the mower out, an’ out Alfalfa hay. Then a little later on, I started in to plan To take to see the circus, the kids an’ Mary Ann I guess that patch of Grimm caught on, would you believe it? Say! When elephants walked round the ring, we made Alfalfa hay. Along toward fall the family began to ripe an’ rare, To go some place so I agreed to take ’em to the fair That week the fair was goin’ on, the Dickens was to pay, For jest as sure as you’re alive, we made Alfalfa hay. My beans an’ wheat I stacked outside fer want of inside space, Alfalfa’s bulgin’ every gol-derned buildin’ on the place. I’ll have to build another barn, which means a lot of kale, Fer plantin’ that Alfalfa seed, I’d ought to be in jail. Before you sow Alfalfa, friend, think twice, then think some more, It keeps you hog-tied hand an’ foot, which sure will make you roar. All summer. long you’ll stay, to home, you’ll never get away, Because you’ll have to stick around to make Alfalfa hay. this problem. Of the ten or eleven elements which are essential elements of plant growth, only three are usu- ally necessary to supply to the soil artificially. These are nitrogen, phos- phorus and potassium. From the work of the field experiments it is evident that usually only one of the elements is likely to be deficient in most fruit soils. This is nitrogen. For many years it was thought that potash (po- tassium) was the most essential to add artificially to fruit trees, and eve rything from high production to high color was attributed to its use. Nitro— gen, in an available form, is produced in. the soil by bacteria, provided the conditions are right for their develop- ment. When nitrogen is obtained in this. way, it is free, but when it is bought in the “form of fertilizer, it is expensive. Therefore, it behooves us to know what conditions are most conducive. to their free‘development. In work carried on in orchards at the New Hampshire Experiment ’Sta— 'tion‘ and at the Indiana Station, as well as other; places, it is shown that nitrates «are greatly reduced in a. sod orchard What the aetual effect of the sod is on the action or development of rthaenitrifyins bacteria is not of para.- wt‘mt r'impmtance in this connection.» . proper neither potash or phosphorus give any marked results in a grass orchard (un— less it be on the grass itself) it would seem to point to the fact that nitrogen is the key to the situation and that the presence of sod in the orchard is responsible for the poor behavior of the trees. The next point to consider is that of the supposed effect of toxic sub stances on fruit trees growing in sod. Toxic or poisonous substances are sup- posed to be given off from the roots or to exist in the soil as a result of plant growth. The existence of these is attributed to lack of soil aeration, “sanitary” conditions, or lack of proper drainage. That the poor condition of grass-grown fruit trees is due to the toxins produced by the grass has been advanced by several writers and is gaining some credence in this country. We are inclined to believe that this theory will again be heard from to a considerable extent in the next few years and should be com- mented upon in this connection. These toxins seem to play an important role in the culture of certain'of the field crops, but whether they are. important in fruit treesin this country is a ques- tion. That they are one of the chief factors involved ,in sod orchards: in 70118 cf Orchard Cultlvatlon 07: Cult: ‘00th am! Sod Mulch, 14/50 072 Fertz/zzatzmz . By J. H. England need not be questioned for the evidence submitted from that " They show 4 source can be accepted. “that such toxic matter as may be formed in the soil as a. result of plant growth has only a temporary exist- ence, and does not accumulate in the soil at all. It is only while the sur- face crop is actually growing that the trees are affected by it, and, so long as the trees have not become hide- bound and stunted beyond recall, it is only necessary to remove the surface growth in order to restore it to vigor. ” But until more evidence is at hand we, will dismiss the toxic theory as being of less importance in causing the yel- lowing effects so common on grass- grown trees than the lack of sufficient moisture «and soil nitrates. Orchard Tillage. That a. reasonable growth extension is correlated with fruit bud formation and consequent fruitfulness has been pointed out by several writers in re- cent times, also the fact that both un- der and over vegetative Conditions are likely to result in a lack of fruitful- ness. Where trees are making only three or four inches of terminal growth a year the trees are likely to be alternate in their bearing habits or produce inferior crops. This condition can be overcome by either tillage or mulch and fertilizers. At the New Hampshire Experiment Station a Bald- win orchard was taken over that had been producing indifferent crops for a period of years and had a. distinctly biennial bearing habit. was laid off into several half-acre plots and various cultural and fertil- izer treatments applied. The outstand- ing results of this work were typical of those obtained elsewhere in the country. Trees which were left per- manently in sod made an average growth of about four inches and pro- duced light crops of fruit. In fact, the yield was so light that the land had better have been used for some other crop than fruit~ Where the land was plowed the growth averaged seven and a half inches and where a cover crop was annually plowed into the land the growth was nearly nine inch- es, With a regular production of good fruit. At first, that is for several years, there was no apparent benefit from the application of fertilizers to the cultivated portion of the orchard but after seven years the color was greener and the growth greater Where nitrogen was applied. At the end of fifteen years it was evident» that the yield was becoming greater also where the fertilizers were used. This situa— tion is in striking contrast to the sec- tion of the orchard which was in'grass or mulch, for there the fertilizers gave immediate returns in both growth and yield of fruit. The Mulch System. This system is a specific for lands that cannot be tilled for some reason or other. It has been roundly con- demned on the one hand, and heralded as the savior of the orchard situation on the other. A be tilled without washing it is obvi- ously worse than foolish to attempt it. ‘ It is then, not a question whether the mulch is as good as tillage, but whethfi or it is better than nothing. orchard which I have mentioned above (delineated on page 478) The orchard ' Where the land cannotf In the f .\ a l 5. J I: . .i Wolkly mm 13:3 WW Lawrence Publishing Co. Editors and Proprietors new You OFFICE 120 “1.42mi $1. cinema orrxcn 608 So. newborn 5t. CLEVELAND OFFICE 101111018 0 At... R. I PHILADELPHIA OFFICE 281-283 M St. ' Mm cop-ooao- coco, ------- M , (“that ’ ‘BCO BIGGEROW ......... ..........VIoovm.:iP1-e|itim LAW '01» ... ... ... .. .. .m Ml.» ‘ o NAN ......... 000 .W o uuuuuuu 1mm 3. WANRBURY ....... ~ ...... u u '. -a.n Hana-.... n.- no... M150 0... coo-0.0.0.0 WWI A. LEONARD ........ nu... ...-~- ‘ I." P. POPE ....'._,...._. ..... .. ......” w ‘1 ‘ I. I. WATBBUBY ...-. ......... 3;!3'. Hm he tar. inane ........................... $1.00 Mch.156 issues ...........; ........ 82.00 Ill! Yours. 960 iuueu ...................... .88. , All Bent Pontplid Momma accountant:- (arm urns or Anvnn'nsfizo , ‘mnu per lino agate tyne meuuremont or $1. 70 per (.14 mic lines per inchlpor insertion. No Mim- urtedior less dun $1. 65 or): insertion. No @flb advertisements inserted Lt any line. as Second Chas Matte:- nt the Poet Ollico a Michigan. Under the Act of 23m H1819 lumber Audit Bantu of Circuhtion A .voums cum DETROIT, NOV. 29, 1924 CURRENT COMMENT HE first concert- Urges — ed effort of tim- Lumber ber producing, manu- , facturing and consum- Thnft ring industries of the ’ country to eliminate waste in the utilization of our forest supplies, and also to promote the growing of timbe1 as a crop, took the form of a national conference at Wash- ington. Nearly four hundred delegates, representing every branch of this in- dustry, were assembled. President Coolidge, in addressing the delegates, stated that a tree saved equals a tree grown. He urged better methods of utilizing our timber sup- plies in o1dei to conserve the coun- try’ s remaining 1esources. Thrifty and economic measures will be necessary, he declared, to bridge the gap between timber consumption and timber growth. The president then continued: “Strange as it may seem, the Ameri- can people, bred for many generations to forest. life, drawing no small meas- ure of their wealth from the forest, have not yet acquired the sense of timber as a. crop. These immense stretches of cut-over lands, mostlytoo rough or too sterile for filling, have not awakened us to their vast poten- tial worth as growers of wood. Fully one-fourth of our land area ought to be kept in forest—not poor, dwindling thickets of scrub, but forests of trees fit for bridges and houses and ships.” Certainly here is a program in which farmers, particularly of the Great Lakes states, should, without delay, take a. keen interest. To reforest the vast areas of’our cut—over land will undoubtedly require the action of the state and probably the cooperation of large corporations. But, the farmer can render himself a’large amount of self-help, both in the way of supplying his own needs and in building up his income, by wisely planting trees on his premises. And this further fact will probably hold true, that those who act promptly are bound to be those who will benefit most. NTIL recently we ° I“? have had little re- MIC an liable data on the ac- co'w‘ tual production of Lead dairy animals. For a. long period census fig- . tires gave us a’general notion of the L productive ability of American cows. , ‘During the past decade, however, the i-cbw—testing association idea has spread 0vcr the country, and from these as- Association, in which he gives” ' ,. ' mary of. some bf this matefinl. Among. NUMBER TWENTY TWO other things is a table giving the num—‘ ber of herds from one!) state that be- long to. the 300-pound club, or what has been designated as the Honor Roll. Herds, to be eligible to this Roll, must produce an average of over 300 pounds of fat each year, and on yearly records in their respective as- sociations. Michigan leads this Honor Roll list with 386 such herds. Wisconsin with a. larger number of testing associa- tions and, therefore, a larger number of herds to select from, has only 365 herds in this preferred list. Penn’syl- vania comes third with 338 . herds; Minnesota, fourth, with 221, and Ohio, fifth, with 204. ‘ Inasmuch as Michigan is just now getting into full stride in the cow test- ing Work, we may feel quite certain that she will continue to keep at the top of this honor ladder. E are glad to The note that Presi- Farmer‘, dent Butterfield, of . the M. A. C., has Institute thought of reviving the old~time farmers’ institute. These institutes were worth- while, they did. good. ,They filled a. place in bringing together the rural thought on agricultural and soCial questions. They were valuable be- cause they were open; they were not bound by any restrictions of organiza- tion and were, therefore, often the means of earnest, and sometimes'hu— morous discussion on a variety of subjects. Their democracy made them valu- able as well as interesting. Amateur as well as professional orators had op- portunities to unload themselves. Lo- cal talent was afforded a chance to show their ability 'in the recitative arts. Scientists and progressive farm- ers expounded the principles of good farming. And the question box always brought a great variety of questions which with the answers were not only instructive but often entertaining, as well. Since these institutes were discon- tinued, nothing has fully taken their place. Local farmers’ “agricultural schools” and field meetings are serv- ing a purpose, but they seem tolack the “something” that the farmers’ in- stitute had in offering an. opportunity for community expression. Other states have continued insti- tute work with increasing success. This indicates that the institutes still have a. place among the “more modern methods” of spreading the agricultural gospel. We hope, therefore, that the State _ Board of Agriculture will support President Butterfield in his contention that the institutes should be revived. ROM] reports of o u r Washington es- A. Quof correspondent it is ev- "0". ident that the budget Policy p1oposals fox the de- partment of agricul- ture are to be kept secret until the bill is completed and leady to present «to congress. Neither the farmers nor farm leaders will have the slightest notion as to how much or how little money will be proposed for agricul~ tural work by our federal government until the matter is presented on the -floor of congress. ' This may be the right policy for the budget officials to follow.- They, if anyone, ought to know the difficulties that are apt to be encountered in car- rying out their task. We know from experience and observation that it is annoying to have this, that and the -mn1u.m ment operatic air. sine world. Too melt secrecy and close confinement they detect its great- est usefulness.’ : Here is another matter: 'i‘ivo years ingo- the agricultural apm‘oprim in the budget bureau Were in the hands of a. Chicago tax—hotel keeper, last year an army officer performed this task, while this year a clerk holdings. min- .or position in the department of agri- culture is on the job. So, besides the- need of getting the reflex of the busi- ness it is supposed to serve, it would seem that the fullest confidence of the people ought to be retained in our budget system by placing the interests of so great an industry as agriculture in the hands of one known to have a. broad vision and" understanding of that industry. HIS issue has the Reports reports of three Of meetings, the Nation- , . 3.] Milk Producers’ Meetmgs Federation,. the Na- , tional Grange and the American Pomological Society. That is quite a few for one issue. ’ Reports do'not help to make up an attractive looking paper. They tend to make what some people might call a. “bum loo'king sheet." Solid reading matter never looks good; it is short, pithy articles and lots of illustrations that attract the eye. While most of us are mature (we wouldn't say old), we are still attracted by the same fundamentals that baby is, which says, “-Um, mamma, see picture.” But sometimes the most drab-look- ing things contain the best nuggets of thought. So with meeting reports. These contain most often the consen- sus of opinion of large bodies of peo- ple who have gathered together to dis- Cuss certain problems. These also contain in condensed form thoughts of individuals who have by experience and study formed opinions or arrived at conclusions on many problems that are worthy of consideration. So while these reports look drab and unattractive to the casual observer, we hope you will “wade through them” for we are sure that they contain thOughts which will be worth while to you. We mention this because some of the coming issues will contain an- nual reports of various agricultural organizationsand we do not want you to miss any of the good things that these reports may contain. UT . in Kansas K n as where they have 2 if the habit of doing dis- . "_ tinctive things, there Mlclugan is a. state-wide Organ- ization of taxpayers which is vigorously opposing every step toward public extravagance. It is composed of men and women, re- gardless of political affiliations, who are working together for “promoting efficiency and economy in the man- agement of the public business of Kansas.” This organization is favoring the suspension of all public improvements until the economic condition of the taxpayer is greatly- improved. They me against further issues of tax-ex- empt securities which are handicaps Ito productive industry. They urge the repeal of all laws which permit noun -‘ ties and other municipal units to issue bonds unless first submitted to a. vote of the people. They are against dupli- 1- to it. But for this very mm it; is to be hoped that the plan will not die :91 1:111: of good; It ought to retain its ruggedness ‘ by keeping it in touch with the out- years. this doubtful honor. with a. 225.9 :per May it not be that Michigan could " (live such an organization with m. ' edcinl elect” Our municipalities 111-! dicate tfiit perhaps we can. Detroit stands highest in the nation with a? ‘ ° W 480 per cent increase in taxes in five Gland Md! «some: next in cent increase And Buy (311:! gained the mph-Mon at spending more mom cy per capita above its tum than any other city in the country. The oflicient use of public money is one of the greatest problems, of the , any. Extravagnnce in public expendi- tures will always exist as long as the public pays no attention to what the public officials are doing. We, as stock- holders in our political corporatiims, ought to use everyday business judg- ment by investigating .what is being done with money that comes from our. own pockets. Perhaps we Michigan- ders can do this effectively if we take the hint from Kansas. M z'ster Dear Mister Editor: I would like to say a. few words about that article of Hy’s you printed last week. Most of Hy's articles are bad, but that one on “Miss” was worse. It was really a mean reference to woman. But Hy is lazy, really lazy, like most men. So when he has to fill that Space in your paper and doesn’t happen to have a. subject handy, he picks on the handiest thing available, and that is woman. Hy really does not dislike women. In fact, he likes them sometimes too well. But I really think that Hy thinks a woman is a handy thing to have around. In that he is right. For woman ”com- forts m a n, hu« mors him, feeds him, washes his dirty clothes, sees that he puts on a. clean shirt once in a while,, finds things he has mislaid, and in general keeps things in order. This would be a world of confusion if women did not keep it aright. With- out women men would degenerate into brutes whose chief occupation would be drinking, smoking, gambling and fighting. Hy doesn’t do these things because of what his mother and I have taught him. Men don’t seem to realize that it is . a woman who, patiently trains them right from the start to ways of useful- ness. What would men be if it wouldn’t be for their mothers? What kind of men could men raise? It is an almost awful thing to think of. Hy reallyknows all this, but having the manly attributes of laziness and conceit, he thinks he is funny when he writes such stuff as he wrote last week. I am writing this to apologize for his lack of judgment, and to re- . deem him in the eyes of your readers. It almost seems to me that God knew that man needed someone to take care of him, so He created woman. I can agree with one thing in that article, and that is with reference to. the prefix miss. One of the greatest “misses" of life that makes one use caution is mister. It needs care and - judgment to know how to bundle a mister and it takes a minus to do it.- ~ - SOPHIE ABAGAIL SYCKIE. nown beverage , leed- to take its course. Old as Ltherart of vinegar making is,. it is ‘ - , estrange that down through all the ages noise. little progress has been made in its mamacture. Many farmers with 1‘ racisifiific knowledge far greater than shit ancestors makes a much inferior - Ivih'e'gar than the Babylonians, Greeks ’ orpRomans, not to say anything Of his . more immediate ancestors. An' this is due to the fact that either ‘- he does not understand the process,- ' or that he fails to apply a few funda- ‘ mental principles essential to the mak- ing of good vinegar Experience and experiments have shown that if you make good vinegar you absolutely must observe certain fundamental rules, a few of which will be discusSed 'briefly in, the following paragraphs. " The first essential in vinegar making " is a, clean barrel for your stock, wheth- er it is cider, grape juice, pear juice or whatnot. Rinse the barrel well and scald it out with steam or hot water, or treat it with three or four tablespoons full of chloride of lime. ‘Allow to stand half a day and then thoroughly rinse this out or it will kill :all subsequent fermentation. The next essential is good sound fruit. iNever use spoiled or “partly spoiled fruit. Itgimparts a bad taste to the juice and introduces undesirable organisms that often ruins \the juice later in the vinegar process. Winter apples are best for cider making. Fall 'apples are next best, and summer ap- ples least desirable. After the juice has been expressed keep it at the proper temeprature. The temperature at which the desir— able organisms grow best is between sixty-five and seventy-five degrees Fahrenheit. Many farmers put the cider in a. cold cellar and then wonder why it doesn’t “work.” The yeasts ’yreéufl ii in vinegar if nature- that convert sweet cider into “hard” cider do not, do well at so cold a tem- perature. It takes them a bug time to grow. Another common error dur- ing the early fermentation is that most people fill the barrel full. Never fill the older barrel more than two-thirds 151111.. Yeasts need air. and plenty of it, just as healthy people do. After this fermentation has ceased, that is, when no more gas buUbles are given off, rackoff the contents of the barrel into a clear barrel. This simple little procedure will produce a much clearer and better flavored vinegar. This barrel, like the first' barrel, should be only filled about two-thirds full‘for the same reason. The “hard”- cider is now ready to be converted in- to vinegar. At this stage it is well to introduce a pure culture of vinegar bacteria into the “hard” cider. It is also at this stage in the vinegar-mak- ing process where most farmers go wrong. The vinegar bacteria like the vinegar yeast, needs to be kept at six- ty-five to seventy-five degrees tempera- ture, and. given plenty of air by only filling the barrel two-thirds full, and also by boring a hole in each end of the barrel near the top. This will permit the free circulation of air. All openings into the barrel should be cov- ered with several thicknesses , of cheesecloth, or stuffed with cotton, to keep out the dust and vinegar files. A very great mistake that many peo- ‘ple make in. vinegar-making is by in- troducing old mother from another barrel into their fresh stock. This should never be done under any cir- cumstances. The old “mother” is often diseased and partly rotten, and this is carried into the new stock. If You do this, your vinegar is doomed from this time on. Speaking of “mother” of vin- egar, when once it is formed never disturb the barrel by rolling, or any other way that will break this film known as “mother.” If you break the film, it will take several days, or pas- sibly weeks, to grow a new film and the vinegar-making will be delayed just that much. Now, the final precaution to observe is after the vinegar is made. When all the alcohol has been converted into acetic acid, or when the “hard” cider hes turned to vinegar, you no longer need or want the “mother” present. Upper Peninsula Farmers Study Live Problems at an Agricultural Farm. Why. Stock Need Salt and Tflc Scicmz'yl Lea/rm “ H/éy” Long Aficr tflc Practical Man By Joe Alexander ODAY the numerous problems of animal nutrition are receiving , more attention than formerly, and the mineral needs of live stock are coming in for a great deal of study. Investigators have recently made im- portant discoveries which show that the importance of minerals to animal growth and maintenance has been greatly underestimated in the past. Common salt, for instance, is so nec- essary to normal growth and health that it is next to impossible to Over- estimate its importance. The mineral needs of live stock, so . far as the farmerhimself is concerned, are comparatively simple, being sup- plied mainly and sufficiently in the feed. Thoso that are for any reason deficient, moreover, may be safely. and cheaply supplied in pure form, thus eliminating part of the expense and all of the possible danger involved in the purchase and use, of mineral mix- tures of unknown value. Salt Essential to Correct Digestion. Mostfarmers provide salt for their live stock with but little thought as to why they do it. They know that farm animods in either ham or pasture, if not supplied with salt,- will in’a short . 5111199 become “salt hungry. ".. ,, i858 1R llil'lant’hilufl been handed, Salting "w is . feeders, without‘much thought being paid to amounts needed, what for, and Whyr Here are the reasons why salt is absolutely necessary if farm ani- mals are to thrive as they should, as explained by Prof. E. B. Hart, of the Wisconsin College of Agriculture: “It is necessary to supply salt to live stock for the reason that the farm .crops and mill feeds they eat are very low in the element chlorine, that par- ticular element that common salt sup— plies very cheaply and in easily avail- able form. The main use of salt is to make the hydrochloric acid found in, the digestive juice of the stomach of all animals. This substance is ab- solutely essential ,if that organ is to properly perform its digestive func- tion, but without salt in sufficient quan- tity the acid cannot be manufactured in the amounts necessary, and diges- tion is certain to be impaired. Experi— ments have plainly demonstrated that the dairy cow, for example, cannot get along without receiving salt in quan— tity. Diminished milk flow and gen- erally“ impaired physical condition soon follows if salt is not included in the ration she receives." There are a number of practical - stock. generally employed by farmers, is to: keep rock salt or block salt Where each animal can help itself at will. This method serves better in pasture than in the barn, however. In Winter salt may be sprinkled on cearse and unappetizing roughage to make stock “lick it up clean.” Some farmers make it a practice to salt their clover hay as it is put into the mow. Others find that the prepared stock feeds they buy contain all the salt their animals need. A point to be remembered is that young stock need salt every bit as much, and perhaps more, than older Do they always get it? “’9 know of many dairymen who diligent- ly salt their milk cows, but who sup- ply none whatever to their growing calves. Iodine Prevents Goiter. Throughout the region of the Great Lakes, westward through the Dakotas and even into the northern portion of the mountain states we find that live stock suffer extensively from goiter. This trouble may develop before birth and cause diificulty in breathing in the new born offspring, or it may develop later during the growingperiod. Goiter occursin colts, calves and lambs as a more, or less marked swelling of the _ thyroidvgland situated on the throat lncgar i .. . ’ of Wrong Met/50475110)” Mating Mi: Sour Product By F. W. Fabian * . of this element. So rack off the vinegar into a clean barrel as you did the cider after it. , had quit “working,” and fill thejbarr'elf full this time‘and bung it up tight-“to It is just as vim~ ’ portant to keep out the air now asit ' keep out all the air. was to have'it up to this point in the vinegar-making. Many people do not realize this, and as a result strong vin- egar, after standing for some time,- be- comes weak, and finally useless, and must be dumped out. The reaSOn for this is that the same vinegar bacteria, or “mother,” that makes the vinegar," will likewise destroy it. The reason being that they must have food and as soon as they use the alcohol they then start on the acetic acid or vin- egar and eat it up. To summarize then, if you would avoid the most common mistakes of the inexperienced vinegar maker, and produce good vinegar, you should ob- serve the following precautions: '1.- Use only good clean barrels. 2. Use good, Clean, sound fruit. 3. Keep the stock at the proper tem- perature) (sixty-five to seventy—five de- grees Fahrenheit). 4. Fill the barrel not over two—thirds full. 5. Give the vinegar yeast. and \‘in- egar bacteria plenty of air by boring holes in each end of the barrel near the top. Fill the holes with cotton or cheesecloth to keep out dirt and flies. 6. Don’t add old “mother” of vinegar to new stock. 7. By properly caring ter it is made. I might say in closing that the Bac— teriological Laboratory of the Michi- gan Agricultural College. furnishes pure cultures of vinegar yeast and vin- egar bacteria at (est (twenty-five cents) to anyone in Michigan. This is done to insure better vinegar and thus save the tremendous waste that occurs annually by oil—fermentation due to poor handling of the vinegar stock and impure cultures introduced when nature is allowed to take her course. , I odinc Lcamm’ “How” just back of the angle of the jaw. In new born pigs it is indicated not so much by swelling of the throat as by absence of hair—the ”hairless pigs” so common during the past few years. for vinegar af- Though the specific cause of hair-I lessness of pigs has not yet been fully determined by scientists, it has been conclusively proved that the trouble can be entirely prevented by supplying a small amount of extra iodine in the ration fed to sows during the gestation period. Farm crops, unless they are grown in regions bordering close to the sea shore, do not contain enough Perhaps this may ex- plain the prevalence of the trouble in the n01 th central states. To prevent hairlessness of pigs,- Pro- fessor Hart ounce of potassium iodide in each 100 pounds of grain mixture, both before. and during the gestation period. ,‘As a. goiter preventive for all farm animals, . he advises farmers to give one-tenth‘ of a pound of either potassium’or sod- ium iodide (use whichever one is the cheaper) for each 1,000 pounds of grain mixture. ' the simplicity of the treatment; \ recommends that the, brood sows be given one—third of an Due to the - small _ amount of extra iodine in ‘either~of.’ these forms that is required to prevent . the trouble, the cost for drugs is neg-" ligible,'and the fine results obtained.- therefrom are remarkable in view'cot' .1‘ ‘ 3' l! OMMEMORATION of the fiftieth . purposes. adopted” February .4, ' just closed at Atlantic City, N. J. 1: This agricultural “Declar5tion of In- ”dependence” has been the foundation istone of- grange growth and develop- "ment since its adoption fifty years ago. ,t‘h‘ but the change of two words in all that time the document stands to- day a living monument to its author, educator, horticulturist, farmer, and . former Master of the California State Grange. To make a change in the .. werding would, acCording to Dr. T. C. Atkeson, Washington representative of the grange, detract from the beauty and harmony'of the great declaration, ‘thich stands just as representative of American agriculture today as it did in 1874. in his address L. J.. Taber, Master of the National Grange, alluded to the declaration of purposes as the best single document ever writtenfoutlin- ing a program for rural organization. He further recommended that the dec- laration be studied by every initiate into the grange. After noting the increased member- ship and interest in the grange, both adult and juvenile, he stated that the grange should address itself with em- phasis to what he termed itsfisecond- . ary purpose, the solution of the finan- anniversary of its declaration ”of . . 874, was a feature of the fifty-eighth- ~ annual session of. the National Grange, “ to sound «business principles“ .»Major James William Albert Wright, National Body Review: a Successful "PYMrgand cial problems of the average farmer. Legislation An Ennabllng Act. The farmer‘s’ problems are econom- ic, not political, said Mr. Taber, and: the cure will comethrOugh adherence True, the farmer needs legislation the same as do labor, finance and industry, but , legislation at its best is but an enab- ling act. Self-help and not govern- ment aid will do most to secure real prosperity.- He further stated that the develop- ment of better marketing methods, the recognition that orderly production is the first step in orderly ”marketing, and'a reduction in the cost of govern- ment, might be mentioned as our card- inal problems. The proper enforce~ ment of law; internal improvements with agriculture in mind; freight rate readjustments and reduction; broad- ening of credit facilities and stabiliza- tion of interest rates; sound conserva- tion and forestry policy, and a host of other issues demand attention. Over- shadowing all others, however, is the problem of a better and more efficient agricultural organization, and correla- tion and team work of those now in the field.” In speaking of taxation the head of the grange decried the growing burden being placed upon real estate. It is a great task, he said, to secure in a just way, sufficient revenue to enforce cur multitudinous laws and yet not to lay a. confiscatory hand upon- the farms and homes throughout the nation. _ He outlined the following policy relr ,. ative to highways:. , (1) That all automobile and truck ment should be used exclusively for highway purpOses. (2) The federal aid funds should be matched largely by state appropriations, and not by local bond issues. (3) Where highways are .. .purely of a national character and’ serve largely interstate needs, they ~ should be constructed wholly with fed- eral funds. (4) Farm-to-market roads should be'given proper consideration in the development of a national high- way program. (5) Politics 'and road material interests should not be per- 'mitted to interfere With the efficiency of our highway program. (6) Commer- cial users of our highways should pay increased taxes or assessments. (7) The state should impose a gasoline or other graduated tax, to raise sufficient revenue to extend, reconstruct and maintain the efficiency of our highway system. (8) The pay-as-you-go policy should be advocated wherever possi- ble. Assessments on abutting property should be largely or wholly abolished. (9) Greater improved highway mile- age should not' be constructed than, can be properly maintained with funds. obtained from motor vehicles. (10) All bonds issued for highway con- struction should be serial in form and should never run longer than the es timated life of the highway. .- were ment: of the department of agriculture, that grade crossings be established as taxes collected by the federal govern- ' ,F 9‘19"” Water Power Act; that the Other matters on whichfihe touched A pretest against aismpnwber- rapidly as possible, that uscle Shoals be leased on the best terms ’. available under the provisions of the construction of the St. Lawrence Was _ 9'3 terway be pushed; that the Federal ‘ Farm Loan system be defended, and that the work on bovine tuberculosis ' be continued. Other officers made their reports which showed a healthy condition of the grange- During the past year 127 . new grange , five, Pomonas and ninety‘ ' 9‘ » juveniles were organized, and forty‘ " five granges were reorganized. ' Miss Harriet Dickson, of ' Piqua, Ohio, national juvenile superintendent, charmed her audience with her ac- count' of the way the boys and girls take to grange work. Lenawee coun~ . ‘ ty, Michigan, she said, was the banner _' juvenile county. Here the hundreds of V children who belong to the grange have their meetings just like the adults, and beat the adults in the at- tention they pay to ritual and other _ . Work. Ohio, with 6,000 juvenile mem— ’ hers, is the banner state. . An unusually large number of can- didates were initiated into the higher. degrees. The sixth degree was put on in full form by the New Jersey State Grange to a large class, While 2032 , took the seventh degree. - - EIUR RETURN OF ABSTRACT. On September 29, 1924, I made ap— plication for a loan through our local bank. stract, insurance policy and some oth- er papers, and they refuse to send them back. My banker has written them and gets no satisfaction. I don’t believe they ever inspected the farm. Can they hold my $12.50 and papers when I never received a penny? Ab- stract is worth $150 at least—V. A. H. It does not appear on what terms the $12.50 was paid and the abstract delivered. The rights of the parties would be determined by that contract. ~—Rood. ~ CLAIM ON INSURED PARCEL. I made out a claim fo1 an insured paicel that was spoiled ~1ast May, and have not heard a thing. Can I get any satisfaction at the post office? Who else can I write to, to hurry this up? -——P. P. Compensation for articles lost or de- stroyed in the mail can be adjusted only through the post office officials ‘ The United States cannot be sued.— Rood. BREACH OF PEACE. A man and wife own a farm jointly. Can wife keep fathe1-in—law off from farm when he swears at and calls he; and her children vile names? Is there any way she can prevent such condi- tions?——Mrs. The only remedy that occurs to the writer is complaint for the breach of . peace ——Rood. TUITION PAYMENT. '~ Would a woman having a farm (of above description) in a certain school :' district and making her home with 'her sister, and helping care for her , have to pay tuition for chil- en going to a high school in the dis- at in which she is now Leading? district. 3 1. at farm 1151?? offtuitlon). I gave them $12.50 and my ab- ' ays GIVE Name and address thnfitndlng Inqumas as Satusfacinry SEI’VICE Cannot be Gwyn in Unsigned Letters There is no high school in the district in which she owns farm.~—Mrs. E. P Public Acts 1921 No. .79 provides that upon written notice being given to the school board of children having completed studies of the eighth grade, residing in the district, and desiring to attend high school the board shall vote a tax on the district sufficient to pay the tuition to any high school ap- proved by the superintendent of pub- lic instruction—Rood. A SCHOOL BOARD’S RIGHTS. Our school board, of three men, claim they have the right to do all the repaiiing and remodeling of the school house without a vote of the district, and not even speaking of it at school meeting. They are putting in a new Too Young To lVoré ‘\\\;\‘ (Hill!!! HHHHIH!IWW’W'I’H mmuulmWHIHWHH ”It“ [mm l l d GEE, MA! / I‘D LIKE To‘ HELP You, BUT You KNow I A! N'T QUlTE El eHTEEN .' . I furnace, building a and whatever they think they want. What can we do to stop unnecessary ex- penses? Is there a law against it?— Subscriber. The members of the board can make no contracts with. themselves to pay the public money for either services or material. The treasurer is account. able on his bond at the end of his term for the moneys that have come to his hands, less only such as have been lawfully expended—Rood. new fence, DAMAGE TO STOCK ON R0AD.‘ If my son, who is old enough to run a. car, but has no driver’s license, should be driving a car and injures stock on the highway to the extent that they have to be killed, am I liable to pay for loss of stock more than I would be if he had a license? Do I have to carry a light to drive stock on‘ the road in early evening?———A. I. B. If the stock is allowed to run at ( large in the highway without anyper— ‘ ' ; son attending them, it is such con— tributory negligence by the owner as 3, would bar recovery‘ by him for any- thing other than intentional injury to them. If the stock was being driven by the owner and were injured in this way the person injuring them would be liable for the damage as well as the Owner of the car, the car being driven with the owner’s consent.— Rood. RIGHT TO BEE TREES. When a man finds a bee tree on an- other ma.n’s farm, has he a right to the tree, or honey orrbees?——Reader. Bees are, public game but the tree belongs to the owner of the land and no person can disturb it without be- ’- , ing liable to an action for damages as w well as for the violation of the crim. a , seem .. . . _ Erbygtlie thirty member, associations of ' ,this_.fed’erafion- .1 V ' ~ milk producers’ _‘ ~ .thahla‘wfm‘temisoff an”. a”. ‘ magmas; being attained given inl'welcoming the visiting delé ‘ egates to Michigan,lN. P. I_Hull, presi— “ 'dent'of’the "state assOciation, held out ”as the one good reason for this sturdy Organization celebrating its eighth birthday with the Michigan Milk Pro- ducers, the fact that ‘the Michigan boys as‘ hosts'could render that same quality Service." After reminding his hearers oi." the agricultural and com- mercial advantages of Michigan, Mr. Hull declared that the intelligence, in- dustry and loyalty of the members of the milk producers’ associations of the stradghtto . supply anddemand.” ' farmers «and farmers’ organizations to ,hundi'edweight of milk and two cents page L:- :3 My .. Marlin: should have , a (voice in “determining; what-price is dictated by the law of He concluded by appealing to all standas a unit against any and every; attempt to diSmember the federal de- partment of agriculture. Cleveland Association Makes Progress. Organized undergOhio’s cooperative marketing law passed in 1922,, the Cleveland Association is .meeting with an en’cbura'ging degree of success, ac- cording to R. W. Strong, secretary. Its locals are represented on an advisory council and directed by a board of seven directors. ‘Fiveyear Contracts are made with producers, giving the association the right to mingle the milk and cream, to sell in grades and to establish pools. The contract pro- vides that a penalty of fifty cents per per point on butter-fat for cream and Ralph Arbogast's Dairy Barns Are country form the rock upon whichwe are building better farms, better dair- ies and better America. President Reviews Year's Work. Despite the gripping depression in all agriculture, and the trying period through which dairymen are passing, the—genuine service rendered by the associations of the country has enabled them to make a safe and sane progress, said President John D. Miller, of Pennsylvania. Just now the organization is fighting to maintain‘the tariff rates on butter and Swiss cheese, and is anxiously await- ing the results of the hearing before the tariff commission on casein. If this be adverse to the great dairy in— terests of the country, declared Judge Miller, it will be carried to the courts and, if necessary, to congress. He further reminded the delegates of the change of tactics of the oppo~ sition which is attempting to prevent the producers from holding title to their products until the price can be determined on a. nation-wide or a world-wide supply and demand basis. At first a powerful opposition fought us in the open. It used the weapons of a warrior. Now that the cooperative method of marketing milk products has established itself, other ways of retarding and obstructing the work, and even destroying the producers’ or- ganizations, are being resorted to. Against the attempt to deliver the con- trol of cooperative enterprises of farm- ers into thé hands of this opposition, all collective marketing institutions should “stand, like a stone wall.” “But, speaking broadly,” said the Judge, “our'ills are not, statutory but economic. Being economic so must . be'the‘remedy. " .We arenOt, therefore, Booking to suspend ‘the'law .of supply audadeniand. but :merely to translate prices. , Someone eh _’ taro...to be. E_quipped For Efficient Production. court costs, occasioned by enforcing the penalty, shall be paid by guilty members. By organizing the assemb- ling districts, placing truckmen on a competitive basis and making them responsible to the association for cans lost and milk spilled, a real efficient trucking service that is saving the as- sociation members approximately $300 per day over the costs before this ar- rangement was made, has been devel- oped. To meet future contingencies, four per cent from each month’s check a of the 3,600 members is reserved to create a fund for the purchase of' plants for manufacturing surplus milk, for distribution. or for other purposes as conditions may dictate. Certificates of indebtedness running six years and bearing four per cent interest are is— sued covering these deductions. Plans are being completed for the advertis— ing of dairy products to the people of the district, the cost to be met by pro- ducers and dealers on a fifty—fifty bas— is. A text book setting forth the value of dairy products has been furnished children in the Cleveland public schools. Association auditors have ac- cess to dealers’ books. Its field men ’also aid producers in improving the quality of their milk and in testing cows when desired. Serves Producer, Distributor and Con- sumer. “Very early in the life of the Mary— land Dairymen’s Association the or- ganization convinced the distributors l I l l 1 that we could render them a real ser-' vice,” stated I. W. Heaps, secretary- treasurer. Now representatives of the producers and distributors meet to- gether to agree on prices. Payment is made on a butter basis, tests being made in an independent' laboratory. 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Ilnlon Steel Products colic? : a.’. . ‘._.._..V .....a-,.. . / American IDER use /of fruit was the key: note of the forty-first conven- tion of the American Pomologi- Jersey, November 11-14. in‘ conjunc- tion with the sessions of the National - , Grange. Growers of fruit from over twenty .states were represented at the seSsion, which adopted a forward- glook-ing program .looking toward the I ' development of areal horticultural or-'.. , . tion with’a national“ viewpoint, first! the~ carryihg' furwardt of, work he- ‘ “gun the " past year to present to. the censumers of the nation the food and health value of all sorts of fruits, par- ticularly apples and. peaches. To carry out'this latter program a special committee was named to repre- sent, the seciety-‘in its own work and in cooperation‘with allied horticultural, interests. Such as the'National League of Commission Merchants and the In- ternational Apple Shippers’ Associa- tion, both of which are already doing much to tell the story of “eat more fruit." Further, the way was paved for the cooperation of the fruit growers with the growers of vegetables and the pro- ducers of milk, three ideal health—giv- Ing foods whoseuse and merits are inseparable. The committee charged with the re- sponsibility of this campaign is: Paul Stark, of Missouri, chairman; W. S. Brown, of Oregon; C. E. Bassett, of Michigan; C. D. Mathews, of North Carolina, and F. C. Sears, of Massa- chusetts. The American Pomological Society at this meeting also urged that, be- cause of the effect on the market, and the consumptive demand, all growers as far as'possible grade their fruit be- fore shipment to market, using the United States grades and standards as the minimum, and that shipping point inspection be resorted to where avail- able. - . The United States Department of Agriculture was asked to call a con- ference of all interested organizations and growers for the purpose of unify~ ing as far as possible, the grading of the standards. It was" further urged that fruit grow-, ers restrict new plantings to those va- rieties of apples and other fruits that are commercially suitable and that will appeal to the public. In order to bring to the direct attention of fruit growers that the above would be a de- sirablecourse, it was recommended that horticultural societies and other organizations holding fruit shows limit . their prizes and awards to only those 'varieties which conform to the spirit of this recommendation. Another question of great. interest to all commercial growers of fruit is crop reporting, and a spirited discussion was held on fruit crop estimates. The "sentiment of- the meeting was that the ’crop reporting board of the United , LStates ”Department of Agriculture NHShOuld pay- more attention to the sep- , aratiou of the commercial from the fl-non-commercial crop, and that before nestimates are made public these esti- - “mates should be modified by contact “Twith horticultural authorities and or- ganizations in the different states. The separation of the crop estimate into summer, fall and winter varieties of apples was also recommended. . , . 1, :The sessions of, the American Pomo— f logical society were held in conjunc- -'tion with the New Jersey Horticul- tural Society and for this reason many , of the papers were of little interest to _growers‘ outside of the eastern shore "area. Among the discussions of gen- . .eral interest was the excellent sym- yposium on roadside markets. 'The ad— vantages and disadvantages of this we: marketing were painted outby cal Society. held at Atlantic City. New - j I __ ., .v V .l‘.’ l: . . x Pamelagzca/ 2-8001er growers who had. gene through the mill, and'by marketinggauthorities who ‘, had studied the question from a broads er viewpoint. ‘ . . *On the other hand, two trim: grow; "ers who ' were successful In, building roadside trade told of their cXperi- ences. William Hotaling, of Kinder- hook, New York, pictured his attrac- tive stands, his flowers, his spacious lawns. his, parking ‘place’i‘wvh‘ere ma? chines could pull, on the road when stopping, hisr-well-filled disipla'y shelves and his attractive general surround- ings. Through having a variety of fruits, vegetables and flowers, charg- ing a reasonable price and'endeavora ing to give Satisfactory quality and quantity, Mr. Hotaling has built up a large, dependable trade. Gilbert Watts; of Bellwood, Pennsyl- vania,'has done a similar job, many people coming to his farm for fresh fruits and vegetables after they had purchased containers in their local stores bearing his label, a fine tribute to a judicious use of a little printer’s ink. Of discussions relative to prevalent insect pests and diseases, that per- taining to the Japanese beetle was the most interesting to one from the mid- dle west, because of the recent dis- covery of this insect in southeastern Michigan. This beetle, which is a voracious feeder on all leaves and fruits, has done terrific damage in New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania. With strong powers of flight it has succeeded in eluding quarantine lines and is rapidly advancing to new ter- ritory. Eastern authorities are consid- NEWS MARQUETTE SHIPS RYE. W HAT is described as the first full carload of rye ever shipped from Marquette county, was recently sent out of Sands on the line of the North- western Railway. The rye was Rosen. It was not believed that grains would do well in the section from which this rye was shipped, the soil being ex- tremely sandy, but the results obtain- ed this year with Rosen‘ rye seem to recommend further efforts in this di- rection. It is the intention of the farmer who grew this rye crop to try out wheat next season. Potatoes did very well this year in the Sands area, it is reported. TEACHERS PUSH CLUB WORK. 'A RECENT report of Mr. A.'G. Ket- ' tunen, assistant state leader of boys’ and girls’ club work in Menom- inee county, shows that in 1924 there were 151 enrolled in handicraft clubs, 231 in sewing clubs, thirty-eight in hot~ lunch clubs, twenty-five in calf clubs, thirty—one in poultry clubs, twenty-one in garden clubs, sixteen in canning clubs. Menominee county took’first in handicraft, sewing and management. The high rank gained in handicraft, clothing and hot-lunch projects is at. tributed to the painstaking work of rural school teachers. , FARMERS TAKING FEDERAL ‘ LOANs ~ L OANS of the Federal Land'Bank of St. Paul, to farmers in Dickin- son county, approximate'825,000 for the past year, it is announced from Iron‘ Mountain. Recent 'authOrized loans are running at about. $1,500 each. Yates , jam” .4; ' . as: smug LEIVERLAN - their amuse es'be- cause Assamese.meme-strep; an . , ,. , , ' ' i‘ucts belabeledqclefarlyyhnd” for. Wt}??? vare,‘-' and that The onearedeemihg feature is 'the-suc- .‘ cess With which‘ithe. government has ~ established parasites whisk ”will ulna. mately, keep ,‘the‘heetle under? reasan I able central. Spraying with arseniCals will also check its ravages on fruit trees. ' ’ - ~ Cooperative marketing also came in for a lively discussion, and. C.-' E.“~Bas- 'sett, of Fennville‘, Michigan," gave a - talk outlining" some 0; the pitfalls and difficulties of cooperative marketing. M. B. Goff, of Sturgeon Bay, Wiscon- sin, told of the reorganization of the cherry cooperative association of his state, which ‘is the largest cherry handling organization in the United States. This cooperative has virtually been converted into a corporation, with aggressive one man management, supplemented by an advisory board representing the members, in place of the usual cooperative board of direct- ors. He hoped this type of organiza- tion would result in eliminating much 'of the overhead which is the pitfall of many cooperative organizations. A. R. Rule, of the Federated Fruit and Vegetable Growers, gave an ac- count of how that organization was handling fruits and vegetables on a nation-wide scale for cooperatives. He emphasized a wider distribution of crops and better grading and stand- ardization. ‘ , Imitation fruit drinks were scored as were other imitationfruit products, such as ."jellies and jams, many of which were made entirely of chemi— cals.. The association voted unani- mously to continue the fight being FRDM It is stated that about 100 federal loans have been placed in Dickinson since the Felch Farm Loan Associa- tion was organized, and so farno fore~ closure is reported. SCRUB SIRES LEAVING CLOVER- LAND. URING the past year, 128 pure- bred sires have replaced 200 scrubs on northern Michigan farms, according to J. G. \Vells, dairy spe- cialist for the Upper Peninsula. Plans are being formulated for the continu~ ance of the pure-bred sire campaign in 1925, and it is hoped to increase the number of cow-testing associations. Eleven cow testing associations have been organized during the past year, including 3,000 cows. STUDYING POSSIBILITIES OF DUN- BAR SCHOOL. HIPPEWA county’s Dunbar Agri- cultural School has been idle for some time, the county having decided that its present utility did not warrant the outlay required to keep it going. An efiort has been made, however, to interest the Michigan Agricultural College in the school and recently a visit by college officials was made to the Chippewa institution. The party included Dean R. S. Shaw and two members of the State Board of Agri- culture. These men, of course, could not commit the college to any policy regarding the school but they are said to have manifested keen interest in its possibilities. If the college takes f it over, it is planned—it is understood ——-to endeavor to make the school serve the special agricultural needs- of the region. j , . . :_~ V" that?“ ”Whitman" twit- rm “cm": @1176“ ““305“ carriers Associa- qurréa caterer 'irrrminenure ti‘on viaé‘f‘commended for its stand-in: ~ mares; .- , _, ‘lntern national Apple Dar. fostered- flrst by the International Apple «.Shippfers’.As- sociation, and now by unincorporated ‘ body representing all . horticmturalhiin- terests, was endorsed and the commit~ tee in charge of the “Eat More Fruit" campaign instructed togcooperate.‘ 5 The dues of the Ainericanfiomolog- ical Society were eat..=from $5.00. to $1.00, and a membership‘campaigh to enlist 10,000 fightingr'fruimrf‘growers, was endorsed. Publication of the American Pomologist‘, ‘the‘ official or- gan of the society, was, approvediand it was recommended that it'be made a real -magazine for professional'and amateur horticulturists. Massachusetts Agricultural College won the fruit judging contest, with Rutgers College, of New York, second, and North Carolina’thir'd. ' ' The officers of the society were re« elected. Paul Stark, of Missouri,_being president; J. C. Blair, '61? lllinolsfiand W. T. Macoun,,of_ .Canada,'vice,-presi- dents; and H. C. Miles, of Connecti‘ cut, secretary:treasurer. The, execu- tive committee includes: C. A. Bing- ham, of Cleveland, Ohio; W. S. Brown, of Oregon; V. R. Gardner, of East Lan- sing, Michigan; W. L. Howard, of Cal- ifornia; F. I. Odell, of Indiana; R. A. VanMeter, of Massachusetts; Frederic Cranefield, of Wisconsin; A. B. Lukey, of New York; W. S. Perrine, of Illi- nois, and J. A. Farley, of New Jersey. PROS AND CONS OF ORCHARD CULTIVATION. (Continued from page 473).. the yield in the tilled part of the or- chard averaged for a period of ten or twelve years, abouteighty barrels of apples annually, while in" the mulched portion of the orchard the yield was not; materially different. But in the orchards with which I have worked, the mulch alone has not been suffi- cient to get maximum returns from the trees, but the use of nitrogenous fertilizer has been of great benefit. This is not always the case on fertile, loose soils. In this orchard the plots which were mulched but received-no fertilizer treatments yielded on the average, fifty barrels of apples per acre, while the ones which were treat- ed with nitrate of soda, either alone or in combination with other mate- rials yielded about eighty-five barrels per acres. In southern Ohio Mr. Ballou reports similar experiments on the im‘ poverished land of that section and gives as the results obtained, thirty— seven barrels an acre where the trees were mulched but no fertilizers were applied, and seventy-five barrels when a nitrogenous material was used, . Other Uses For Fertilizer; It has not infrequently been report- ed that trees which were in-a high static of vigor, provided that theywere not over vigorous and immature, would withstand spring frosts after the blossoms appeared, better; than would adjacent trees which were low in vital~ 'ity. Such a condition “has! been. re- peatedly seen in southern Ohio and was in particular evidence this past spring in the big (fruit.- region. of.’.8§8t-s em West Virginia, , western Maryland, ~. .and. in adjacent-sections, 0.; arm , min-sung iprqservsuves; from j'tneir‘ i I Ional Apple Week and -Inter- . I War-«MY .wkfiw . ,_ .. «a-.. , . .«xwox . .. sin art student says,» ‘ ell upon the beholder- - a * ‘9“! quiets- It invokes I :‘reverence and prayer. Voices in this room are seldom raised above a whis— ' per; It is as thdugh one visited a ' - shrine. ” Yet this picture was painted ‘ for a little church in the little town of Iia’ce'nza, Italy V‘ ~--~~ ’ A yoting minister named Robertson ' preached iii a smallish- church: in ‘ Brighton, England: He made notes of ‘these and sent them to some who could not attend church. These ser- . 'mons, now known , among clergymen , a s' Robertson’s ‘Sermons, are among the most celebrated pulpit discourses e v e r uttered. They have long since left behind the c1rcumscribed area of influence for which they were intended. When the battle field of Gettysburg was dedicated in, 1863, a vast throng of people gathered. The address of the day was delivered by the.Honor-. able Edward Everett, of Massachus- etts, one time governor of that state, former piesident of Harvard Univer- "sity, United States Senator, and for- mer cabinet member. His address was nearly three hours long. When he had finished, President Lincoln read a brief tribute to the dead, which re- quired three or four minutes. This tiny speech is now among the greatest deliverances of the United States. If I'had my way, I would permit no stud- ent to graduate from high school who could not repeat, “Four score and sev- en years ago,” from bgeinning to end. » HE same thing is true, and true on a far more magnificent scale, of the parable of the, Good Samaritan. Intended as an answer to a question asked by a lawyer two thousand years ago, it has become a part of the Chris- tian Bible, and is the most beautiful statement on helpfulness, neighborli— ness, ever uttered. The lawyer wanted to ask a ques- tion,.the answer to which would trip the Master Teacher. Instead of that, it gave Him the opportunity of pub- lishing to the world an undying truth. We note that the lawyerknew the Old Testament well enough to quote it. We also note that the passage quoted is above anything commonly practiced in society. Love God with all the heart, soul, strength, mind, means to love Him with absolutely all one’s powers. No completer statement could be made, than this. The lawyer was keen, but the trouble was, that he had met some one keener than himself. ‘fAnd who is my neighbor?” he asks, glibly. ' HE road from Jerusalem to Jeri‘ chois down hill most of the way, as Jerusalem is four fifths of a. mile higher than Jericho, which is eighteen miles to the east. It is, we are told, a winding, rocky road with caves and recesses on either side, ideal resorts for highwaymen. And this road had been a most fashionable highway. Jer- icho was a Wintergresort. Rich folk ‘ecame thereto’spend a few months .' each year. Cleopatra had owned a vil- la‘ there. Imagine the social ‘ ‘when itiwas noised that Cleopatra had ”come with three hundred retainers to _ spend six weeks! It was also an im- "portant trade route. Apparently it was sible t6 Flt! the highway of ban- cieared away the robbers along with ‘ ” . the ritts and bumps But they didn’t 'fl‘smoothly as it appears in your Bible, or was it polished by Luke? But that not do anything for the wOunded man, ed Samaritan acted the good angel - The Jets loved the Samaritans about thrill - $ disproved roads, they cotfid have' ‘Did Christ utter this parable as it made a powerful impression there can be no doubt. It makes a deep im— ' pression now. ' There must have been scowls and anger when he said that the priest did and the Levite did nothing, but a hat- as much as the French loye the Ger- ‘ mans, or the Greeks the Turks. HE Samaritan did the best he could with what he had, and he did not have much. Think of pouring oil into a fresh wound! Think of the germs that oil would contain, warm from being carried on an animal’s back. But almost anything is better than being left by the roadside, to die. And the stuffy inn, too. He would not find any nurses in white, or any resi- dent surgeon, or any aseptic treat- ment, or alcohol rubs. It is all very primitive, very unscientific. But that is not the point. It is not what the Samaritan could not do, but what he did do. He did all that lay in his power. Think of what he said to the hotel keeper, when he was about to leave, and go his way. “Take care of him. Here is a five dollar bill. If it costs more than this, when I come 1 back this way, I will make it right.” Neighborliness means more now than it did then. The world was very small at that time. A recent writer says that the wilderness that Moses was forty years in crossing has of late been crossed by an. automobile in four days,_and by an airplane in four hours. When a man wants to be neighborly now, his act may go to the farthest limits of earth. If he is of the oppo- site mind, he may carry disease, pain, death, in the same lightning manner. Children are living and growing in the Near East because of good Samaritans in the United States. 8 SERIAL STORIES 200 SHORT STORIES Caleb Peaslee’s Cape Cod Philosophy- The BIGGER AND BETTER ‘THAN‘VEVER A FEAST OF GOOD THINGS FOR I925 OF THE WIDEST VARIETY AND HIGHEST EXCEILENCE School Life, Stories that will delight you for weeks upon weeks. 50 SPECIAL ARTICLES Page— The Boys’ Page- The Girls’ Page— The Doctor’s Comer. Stories of the Sea, Stories of the Sage Brush Country, Stories of by Men and Vv’omen who write with Authority. by the most popular writers of American fiction. Best Children’s Page— The Family , HHI\‘(.’\ \(H 1925 ’-\//. I'll/N Ll/l [’0‘- The ("'1' 1‘! I d’t/l ,1 H’ I‘lB-l /,\5l.'l.~ AN]; mg; THE YUUTH'S COMPANION, BOS'I‘ON, MASSACHUSETTS. Our Christmas Offer $2.50 :\11 the issues for the 52 weeks of 1925 All the rcnmining issues of 1924 Companion Home Calendar )Ui “L‘s/I Iii}; REHAIVI'NC (Vi/,1 NU-llm‘ W0 men have visited the Agricul‘ tural College Within the past few weeks, who represent this idea of neighborliness. One has supervision of a 400—acre farmin France, owned by an American church, where ninety French orphan boys live, attend school, and are being taught to lead useful, Christian lives. It is a great piece of work. Another is an agricultural mis— sionary in China. He acts as we imagine the Good Samaritan did; full of life, energy and good will. He has now returned to China. He is very likely taking that seven-day boat trip up the Min river, to his mission sta- tion, at this time. Neighborliness at long range, made possible by science and invention, applied in religious ways. Lord Lister was the father of anti-~ septic surgery, and one of the greatest benefactors of the race. One day he had finished dressing the arm of a lit- tle girl. It was very‘painful, but she made no outcry. Then she suddenly produced from under the clothes an ancient doll, from which the sawdust was pouring. Lister examined it, ask- ed fbr needle and thread, sat on the edge of the bed and sewed it up, and gave it back to its pleased owner. SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON FOR NOVEMBER 30. SUBJECT. -——The Good Samaritan. Luke 10. 25-37. ' GOLDEN TEXT: —Thou shalt love the ‘ Lord thy God with all thy heart, and ‘ all. thy soul, and with all thy stren ,and all thy mind; and thy neigh r as thyself. ‘ “““Every man must put the “U” in his I ‘ {own future. 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No Has no Factory-MALDEN, m Philadelphia SW m “tall: the ash-trees lighted up the g \ * m gigantic lanterns set in sin-- is: anus branches M the m tutu slowly when» not the drum: of shares rarely, brain the Most silence {in Sagamore ecunty,al— . W the highways screamed in the alders- and crows were already gather- Jngfor their anngul Caucue. . - , Because there had been as yet no - frost the pai‘t'ridges still lurked deep in the swamps, and the woochck . eokulked, shunning the white birches "until the ice-storms in the north should set their comrades moving «southward. . There was little doing in the feath- ere'd world. Of course, the swallows had long since departed, and with the advent of the blue-jays and golden- Winged wood-peckers a few heavy-pin- ioned hawks had appeared, wheeling all day over the pine-woods, calling 9uerulously. Then one still night the frost sil- vered the land, and, the raccoons Whistled- from the beach-woods on the ridges, and old man Jocelyn’ s daugh- ter crept from her chilly bed to the window which framed a staring, frosty moon. Through the silence she heard a whisper like the discreet rustle of silk- en hangings. It was the'sound of the leaves falling through the darkness. She peered into the night, where, un- ‘seen, the delicate fingers of the frost were touching a million leaves, and as each little leaf was summoned she heard it go, whispering obedience. ow the moonlight seemed to satur- ate her torn, thing nightgown and lie like frost on her body; and she crept to the door of her room, shivering, and called, “Father!” He answered heavily, and the bed in the next room creaked. “There is a frost," she said; I load the cartridges?” ' She could hear him stumble out of bed and grope for the window. Presently he yawned loudly and she heard him tumble back into bed. “There won’t be no flight tonight,” he said; “the birds won’t move for twenty-four hours. Go to bed, Jess.” “But there are sure to be a few droppers in tonight,” she protested. “Go to bed,” he said, shortly. After a moment she began again: “I don’t mind loading a dozen shells, dad.” “What for,” he said. “It’s my fault I ain’t ready. I didn’t want you foolin’ with candles around powder and _shot.” “But I want you to have a good time tomorrow,” she urged, with teeth chat- tering. “You know,” and she laughed a mirthless laugh, “it’s Thanksgiving Day, and two woodcocks one as good as a turkey’ What he said was, “Turkeyvbe darn- ed!” but, nevertheless, she knew he was pleased, so she said no more. There was a candle on her bureau; she lighted it with stiff fingers, then trotted over the carpetless floor, gath— ing up the loading-tools and flimsy pa- “shall per issue, the fatter caretuny boarded . 7 " arise bavim already served. .? ' ‘ Ieet wrapped in a ragged guilt, and a Sithag there at shawl around her. shoulders, she picks ed outfithehrstfihofl and placed it in the block. With one tap I she forced out the old primer, inserted a new one, and drove it in. Ne:t she plunged the rusty measuring-cup into the black powder and poured the glistening grains into the shell, three drains and _ childish face was not a sad one, yet in her rare smile there Was a certain ‘beauty which ‘sorrow alone brings to young lips and eyes. . Old man Jocelyn stirred his ___sugar- zygmpm 74W211T1NG By James ‘E. My neighbor Jones labored long To build a vast estate, . At dawn he rose, with merry song, And worked 'til nighttime late; He never went to movie shows, Or wasted precious time; He seldom bought a suit of clothes, And rarely spent a dime. My neighbor Smith let fortUne slide, And dwelt in humble shack; At work he seldom would abide, Until his purse was slack; He gossiped with the squires, And to his voice gave vent, And air that should have filled his tires, He “blew" in argument. village Hun gerford I went alang from year to year, And watched my neighbors, two, And pondered them o’er homo-made beer, . And stelns of older brew; Sometimes it seemed that Jones was right, Who toiled both hard and long; Sometimes I thought .Smith’s labors. light Was right—and_Jones was wrong. And so I pondered, on and on, Beneath my family-tree; I envied Jones his vim and brawn, And Smith his ways, carefree; I’d get my hoe, then lay it down, A frOWn upon my brow; l neither worked—nor joyed in town-— I'm in the poorhouse now! a half. On this she drove in two wads. Now the shell was ready for an ounce and an eighth of number nine shot, and she measured it and poured it in with practiced hand. Then Came the last wad, a quick twirl of the crimper, and the first shell lay loaded on the pillow. Before she finished her hands were numb and her little feet like frozen marble. But at last two dozen cart- ridges were ready, and she gathered them up in the skirt of her night-gown and carried them to her father’s door. “There they are,” she said, rolling them in a heap on the floor; and, hap- py at his sleepy protest, she crept back to bed again, chilled to the knees. 1 At dawn the cold was intense, but old man Jocelyn descending the dark stairway gun in hand, found his daugh- ter lifting the coffee-pot from the stove. “You’re a good girl, Jess,” he said. Then he began to unwind the flannel cover from his gun. In the frosty twi- light outside a raccoon whistled from the alders. When he had unrolled and wiped his gun he drew a shaky chair to the pine table and sat down. His daughter watched him, and when he bent his- gray head she covered her eyes with one delicate hand. n AL ACRES—S/z'm’: T min of T/zoug/zt 2': Running a Day Late less coffee and broke ofi a lump of bread. “One of young Gordon’s keepers was here yesterday,” he said, abruptly. His daughter slowly raised her head and twisted her dishevelled hair into a great, soft knot. “What did Mr. Gor- don’s keeper want?” she asked, indif- ferently.‘ “Why, some one,” said old man Joce- lyn, with an indescribable sneer— “some real mean man has been and shot out them swales along Brier Brook." “Did you do it?” asked the girl. “Why, come to think, I guess I did,” said her father, grinning. “It is your right,” said his daughter, quietly; “the Brier Brook swales were yours.” “Before young Gordon’s pa swindled me out 0' them,” observed Jocelyn, tearing off more bread. “And,” he ad- ded, “even old Gordon never dared post his land in them days. If he had he’d been tarred ’n’ feathered.” His daughter looked grave, then a smile touched her eyes, and she said: “I hear, daddy, that young Gordon gives you cattle and seeds and plows.” Jocelyn wheeled around like a flash. “Who told you that?” he demanded, sharply. The incredulous smile in her eyes died out. She stared at him blankly. Jess stood warming herself with her ’_ ' back to the store, watching her father . busy with his bread and coffee, Her 2: h " ' , “I have nover spoken to him in all my life)? ansWered the girl, with a dry }‘ sob. things to—to-s—us—I Jocelyn’ 3 eyes were averted. dare he!" she went on, trembling. , “We are not beggars! If ”we have" nothing, it is his father’s shame—and ~ » his shame! Oh, father, father! I ' never thought—I never for one indtant thoughts—,5;i “Don' t, Jess!" s'aid Jocelyn hoarsely. Then he rose and laid a heavy hand on the table. “I took his cows and his plows and his seed What of it? He owes me more! I took them for your sake—to try to find ‘a living in this bit of flint and sand—for you, Birds are scarce. "They’ve passed a law against market-shooting. Eyery, barrel of birds I send“ out may mean prison. I've lived my life as a market- hunter; I ain’t fitted for farming. But you were growing, and you need schooling, and between the. game-war- den and young Gordon I couldn’t keep you decent--—so I took his damned 'cat- tle and I dug in the ground. 'What of it!" he ended, violently. And, as she did not speak, he gave voice to the sullen rage within him-“I took his cattle and his plows as I tak’e‘his birds. They ain’t his to give; they’re mine to take—the birds are. I guess when God set the first hen partridge on her nest' in Sagamore woods he wasn't thinking particularly about breeding them for young Gordonl”. He picked 'up his gun and started heavily for the door. His eyes met the eyes of his daughter as she drew the frosty latch for him. There —was a pause, then he pulled his cap over his eyes with a long grunt. “Dear dad,” she said, under her breath. “I guess," he observed unsteadily, “you’re ashamed of me, Jess.” She put both arms around his neck and laid her head against his. ’ “I think as you do," she said; “God did not create the partridges for Mr. Gordon—but, darling dad, you will nev- er, never again take even one grain of buckwheat from him, will you?" “His father robbed mine,” said Joce- lyn, with a surly Shrug. But she was content with his answer and his rough kiss, and when he had gone out into the gray morning, calling‘his mongrel setter from its kennel, she went back up the stairs and threw herself on her icy bed. But her little face was hot with tearless shame, and misery numb« ed her limbs, and she cried out in her heart for God to punish old Gordon’s sin from generation to generation—\- meaning young Gordon should suffer should have ' ‘ ,“pr By Prank R. Leet GOODNIGHT AL! I'M GOlN' To TAKE THE PAPER UP To MY ROOM WHERE'S SLIM MA? “"5 SEVEN THIRTY AND HE HASN'T How Km 1 GlT UP WHEN| AIN'T BEENT'BED? GEE AL, mm cor 4‘. “If I had known that he gave. \ .n. \ I . m; wtthrvrnsiraanit‘ed vole: e‘song they sanfgrseemed to. ' aiid,v"'her " voice hurt her throat! ‘His voice, too, grew harsh and piercing and—she awoke withth‘e-‘sun "inher' eyes'and the strident‘cries of the, blue-jays in her ears. ‘ Under her window she heard some- body“ moving. Itwas, her father, al- ready returnedpand he stood by the door, drawing and plucking half a doz- en ,woodcock. ' ’. When she had bathed. and dressed, she found the birds on the kitchen-ta- ble ready for the oven, and she set about her household duties with... a glance through the window where Jocelyn, crouching on the bank of the dark stream, was examining his set- lines one by one._ The sun hupg above the forest, sending fierce streams of light over theflaming, frost-ripened foliage. A belt of cloud choked the mountain gorge in the north; the alders were smoking with chilly haze. / As she passed across theyard to- wards the spring, bucket in hand, her father called out: “I guess we’ll keep hate . as ,. _ ‘ hunter and manner of the woods; he badeliair. to die .a. rancher—which, " perhapsis‘flb sin lathe eyes of Him “ ' said, the girl. A nexus-5xuved a who designed the pattern of the part- ridge’s wings and gave two coats to the northern hare. .. ' His daughter watched him with? a; strained smile. In her bitterness against Gerdon, new again in the as- céndant, She found no peace of mind. {‘Dad,’.’ she said, "I set six deadfalls yesterday. I guess I’ll go and look at them.” . . , '_ ' . “If you line them too plainly, Gor- don's keepers will save you your trou- ble," said Jocelyn. “Well, then, I think. I’ll go now,” Her eyes began to sparkle and the 'wings of her delicate nostrils quivered as she looked at the forest on the hill. Jocelyn watched her. He noted the finely moulded head, the dainty nose, the clear, fearless eyes. It was the sensitive head of a free woman.—-a maid of windy hillsides and of silent forests. He saw the faint quiver of the nostril, and he thought of the tremor that twitches the dainty muz— zles of thoroughbred dogs afield. It Was in her, the mystery and passion of the forest, and he saw it and drop- ped his eyes to the fish swinging from his hand. (Continued next week). BUY CHRISTMAS SEALS. VERYONE in the United States E now knows the penny Christmas Seal that is so popular at every Christmas season, carrying on our let- ters and packages its message of health combined with wishes for a Merry Christmas. Therise of this lit- tle Christmas sticker from a sale of $3,000 the first year in which it was introduced, to over four million dollars in 1923, indicates that the people of this country have a great appreciation of its worth and are pleased with the manner in which the tuberculosis as- sociations have used the money brought in by the Christmas Seal. Agencies that fight tuberculosis at present include more than 1,200 state and local tuberculosis associations, over 700 tuberculosis hospitals and sanatoria with an aggregate bed ca- pacity of‘ 60,000; nearly 600 tubercu- losis clinics and dispensaries; several thousand open air schools and fresh air classes; and a. steadily increasing number of public health nurses and doctors ‘who give all of their attention to tuberculosis. Although this work is not all ofrit completely financed by the pennies that you give for Christ- mas Seals each year: it is nét going beyond the truth to say that none of it would have come into existence but for the impetus given by the annual Christmas campaign. TheChristmas Seal Sale was orig- inally introdt‘lced by the American Red Cress, but a few years ago the Red Cross turned the work and the Christ: mas Seal entirely over to the national and state tuberculosis associations. ‘ They" now carry on this work without any assistance. from the Red Cross. The death rate from tuberculosis has been cut in half. The slogan now is, ' “Help us to finish the job.” ' In Michigan this work is sponsored Ii £6 rrzgo a chance to do something that counts, something really worth while. Here it is. Help the sale of Christmas Seals in your community._ If you don't know who is your local chairman, write to Mr. Theo. J. Werle, 209 West ShiawaSSee Street, Lansing, Michigan. Carrying on this work is just as surely life—saving as pulling a drowning per- son from the water and winning the Carnegie medal. Buy Christmas Seals. SHOULD ONE oPERATE FOR CHRONIC APPENDICITIS? I have chronic appendicitis, have had three attacks. I hate the thought of operation. Doesn't it ever get well of itself?—F. S. T. » It does. Perhaps four out of five cases get well without assistance; un- fortunately yours may be the fifth. In . [‘4' my personal practice I consider appen- dicitis one of- the most treacherous things I have to deal with. I never feel that I have done my duty to my patient without insisting that the only . safe way in a. well—defined case is re- moving the little offender. The danger is that at the next attack pus may form, peritonitis follow and then the chance for operation be passed. My advice is, don’t wait for fourth attack. SCHOOL PRIVY OFFENSIVE. What can be done about making a school privy less offensive? We have a small school of less than thirty pu- pils, and no sewer. The privy is al- most always a revolting sight and worse _odor.——Trustee. The absence of sewer is no excuse for using a dirty outhouse for the If you care to plan for it you can install chemical toilets in the cloak rooms at a comparatively Or you can connect the closets with a septic tank. Out- houses far removed from the school buildings, and with no regular janitor school toilet. small expense.‘ to care for them are always oflenslr'e. They are destructive both to health ' A. For a business or money. fourth the day rate. ' Diflmw'v‘lml couriers ’ “ANY_ON E” Long Distance service is an in: _ expensrve way of usmg the telephone for out- of~towp conversations. , demand speaking with a “Certain Person,” tell the Long Distance operator you want to make an ‘iAnyone” call. From 8:30 until 12 o’clock in the evening “Anyone“ calls cost approximately one-half what they do during the day. night until 4:30 a. m. they cost about one- “CERTAIN PERSON” calls are used when you must talk with a particular person. If heir cost is the same, day or night. MICHIGAN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY News a social call that does not It will save you From mid- More Wear .,_ High Class Shoe at Medium Price Per Dollar STYLISH, soft and comfort— able. Combination last. Famous Herold-Bertsch kanga- roo leather, pliable and easy on foot, possessing the good features of kid but will not .. peel when bruised. Ask " Herold-Bertsch special fall shoe No. 985. Extra service, and extra value in H-B dependable shoes. ommend them. Herold-Bedsch Shoe Co. Grand Rapids,Micho your store to show you Your store will rec- GIVEN! Big. Handsome. Dressed. Sleep- ing? Doll sent repaid for selling 0 LY24 PA KETS new High- ly Perfumed Sachet Powder at 100. This is a Special Ofl'er to intro— 1 duce our sachet. . We also give Mama Dolls. Walk- . mg Dolls. and premiums for boys. Union Novelty Co. Dept. 92, Pawtucket, R. I. NEW LAMP BURNS 94% AIR Beats Electric or Gas A new oil lamp that gives an amaz- ingly brilliant, soft, white light, even better than gas or electricity, has been tested by the U. S. Government and 35 leading universities and found to be superior to 10 ordinary oil lamps. It burns without odor, smoke or noise-— no pumping up, is simple, clean, safe. Burns 94% air and 6% common kero- sene (coal oil). The inventor, J. 0. Johnson, 609 W. Lake St, Chicago, "L, is offering to send a lamp on 10 days’ FREE trial, or even to 'give one FREE to the first user in each locality who will help him introduce it. Write him today for full particulars. Also ask him to ex- plain how you can get the agency, and. without experience or money make and morals of the children. $250 to $500 per month. MAKE YOUR OWN SLED Get this steel crook make your own sled with plank. Price $2.00 each. In lots of ten $1.75. Satisfaction guar- anteed, or money refunded if tran- sportation is paid. . , a C. F. SUTTER, Carey, Ohio The little matter 0! 15 cents in stampsor coln 15 c all the news of the world and tell. ents means, I! you want a magazi|ne ‘ 's preciate a paper which puts everythingcleu'ly, like such a paper and we will send the Pathfinder PATHFINDER. 534 langdon Sta" W . . No trouble-”no time ‘ 0 22¢ a quart. That s will bring you on trial the Pathfinder, an the truth and only the truth. “you Will bring in your home which is entertainindand who a- v0" on probation 13 weeks—13 binlssues. The 15c doe. , A ‘ l S ' ' Rea awng. A By so rich and lost. Made instantly! economy I What illustrated weekly. published at the Nation's capital. for the Natlon: a magazine that print. want to keep posted this is your some. the Pathfinder is yours. it you up. briefly-here it is. Send 15c to show that you might not repayus.butwe'realad toinveat lunew Mend-s. Samplel'rec l M I: ‘ a 9 your own syrup rmth delicmus in flavor! Costs you only about At your grocers I ; dren and mothers. j were so eager and earnest, that after . the Congress of Mothers was organ- mer, a group of men and women, JUST twenty-nine years ago this sum- 1epresenting the philanthropic, re- -. ligious, social and political, interests of the nation, met with Mrs. Theodore Birhey and Mrs. Phoebe Hearst to con- sider the hopes and plans for at least» an annual conference of mothers and teachers for the betterment of living conditions and the protection of chil- These two women ized on February 17,1897, it existed for several years under their financial support. We cannot be too grateful to the loveis of children of those years nor of the ones .who are carrying on today. I The Congress received its newest , name—National Congress of Parents ~ and Teachers—during the twenty- eighth annual convention held at St. Paul, Minnesota, in May, 1924. In 1908 it enlarged its scope of activities from a Congress of Mothers to a Na— tional Congress of Mothers and Par— cut-Teacher Associations, in recogni- tion of the power which the combined O talent, no self-denial, no brains, no character, is re- quired to set up in the grumb- ling business; but those who are moved by a genuine desire to do good have. little time for mur- muring or complaint—Robert West. influence of home and school exerted upon the destiny of the always coming generation. With little Mary, baby brother, big boy. John, and sister Sue, Father and Mother wend their way schoolward to join the magic throng who are PTA~Pulling Together Al— ways—that supreme test of the high standard of civilization which, once we attain, will be the greatest gift we can leave our posterity. “Oh, build thee more stately mansions, Oh, my soul.” How? ' Of course, it is possible for every school to have an association. Never too small if there is a child in your midst about whom to center your in- terests. First—Get acquainted with some Parent-teacher worker who has just devoured the National Year Book and a score of National Leaflets, the Child Welfare Magazine, the Hand Book of Information, and the last year’s file of Michigan State PTA Bulletins. Second—Survey your district. Is the schoolhouse in the pink of condition? Have you interviewed the new teach- - er? What is her plan for making your school one of the best in the-county? Can you help her? Have you really been inside the building? Visited school? Did you note the light, desks, stove, curtains, air, the books being read by the children? Little Mary Brown breathes so loud and looks so pitiful. Yes, it is a pity. that she has never had those diseased adenoids removed. Won’t you tell her , mother that arrangements can be . -.4 made for :Hospital? , ifParent-teacher Association, the organ- Mar'y's care at the State ".Now, if you only hada 111g Parents 21 By means 0] P. T fl. -—-By Mrs. izatiOn-president could secure the co- operation needed and another little sufferer started upon the road to GOOd -Health. And those near—sighted chil- dren, there is much’to be done for them. A splendid health program has been outlined by the American Child Health Association for the, ex- press use of our National Congress and our state association. Our Nation— al Congress is affiliated with the most constructive organizations of the coun- try, which make their outstanding pur- pose that of education, protection and efficient future generations. There have been several district P. T. A. programs arranged, each with their individual high lights. If infor- mation regarding these programs, or the organization of new associations is desired, the writer will be pleased to furnish it. SHADOWETTES. FTER the business of the evening at the club meeting is over and awa'y with, stage a little play that will interest the youngsters as well as the grown-ups. This little play is called shadow- ettes and is extremely interesting and amusing. The girls and women present pass behind a sheet properly arranged, and ‘ their reflected shadow represents the title to a book, picture, poem or story. “Cameron Pride,” (a haughty dame passing behind the curtain); “Little Bo-Peep,” a young girl leading a wooly pup; “Little Minister,” small child dressed in clerical garb; “vanity Fair,” girl viewing her features in a hand mirror; “Old Fashioned Girl,” “Ruth," “Little Women," “The Glean- s,” and many! other Well-known titles = may. be shadowetted and the guessing will be lively and interesting. A good. «book may be given to the best “guess- . er” of the evening. Next serve a hearty supper—«such a supper as only country housewives knew how to prepare. , Menu. Chicken or Veal Salad Potato Chips Nut Sandwiches Pickles Sliced Tongue or _hIiItton with Chili Sauce Salted Crackers Ginger Cake Spiced Doughnuts . Cider or Coffee Pop Corn Apples Home-made Taffy The menu may be 'less elaborate if desired. Pop corn, nuts, apples and taffy alone will make a very heaity and satisfying repast. If money is needed to buy new rec-.- ords for the ~victrola, to install a radio set, or for any other purpose; a small admission fee may be charged and a charge may also be made for the supper. Keep alive the commu- nity spirit and the church, the club and the country home will thrive and grow.—G. S. TWO GOOD ONES. Soft Fruit Cookies. 1 cup sugar in hot water 1 egg 1 tsp. salt. 1 cup molasses 1 tsp. cinnamon 1 cup shortening , 1/4, tsp. cloves 1 cup chopped raisins 4 cups flour 1 tsp. soda dissolved Drop with teaspoon Onto a greased tin and bake. Bacon Dressing for Toast. Cut sliced bacon in three-quarter- inch pieces, dry. crisp and pour off a part of fat. Brown a heapened tea- spoonful of flour in the remainder, add fVi/l Santa Claw Came To Your Home? HE approach of Christmas time brings with it the problein of Santa; In some communities it is the primary teacher who considers it, Claus. wrong to deceive children by this age—old myth, and insists upon "telling the real truth” to her pupils‘ at this tender age. Like wildfire the sad news spreads to the playmates Of these children, who receive the impression that they have, in all faith, been disillusioned. ‘ In one community, we recall that'the chairman of the Yuletide program for the Community Church was not appreciative of the story of Santa Claus and did not conceive it in its joy-giving spirit. In consequence no merry songs of far-off jingling sleigh bells were sung, no babies’ stockings hung in 1ows on a mantel by the fireplace, Santa Claus was made conspicuous by his absence from the entire program. When weighed in the balance, personally we are in favor of Santa Claus. There need be no fear of the “terrible disillusionment" or “the losing faith in mother’s truthfulness” by means of this delightful Christmas myth if the Ievelation is only made in the right way. As little John and Mary grow old , enough to understand the full meaning, the revelation may be made. Claus becomes the spirit of Christmas just as Jack Frost is the spirit of winter. He is understood as the soul of good cheer, merriment, loving, and ‘ of cheerful giving. Santa When the story is told a great part of the Christmas Joy will come from their being Santa Claus to their little friends. But, we believe, the “dressing up” to imitate Old St. Nick is not to be favored. It is better to keep his personality annystery and for the kiddies to form their impressions of the jolly old fellow from the colorful pictures and word descriptions in their story books rather than from a masked man 'with a big stomach and a. fur overcoat. Then when the revelation does come , Mother can make the story more charming by comparing his little round . belly to a bowl full .of Jelly, his white beard to the little snowdrifts on the _ window sill, and his dancing eyes to the sun- -made diamonds in the snOw. As our thoughts turn toward the holiday season, what is the opinion of ; We would be pleased to have a. letter from you telling how you, as a Mother, have told this Christmas legend to yOur our readers on this subject? children. L C. Wézfi’aré ‘mf.: “."~‘ milk- to make a thin dressing and pour over hOt toast, scattering the bit: ., of crisp bacon over the ten. Household Service .— at COVERING THE WORN PLACES. ,— ,= I have a green plush Coat that is perfectly good but badly faded about the collar and tops of the sleeves, Could you tell me any way I could re—dye it at home?—Mrs. T. G. It is impossible to dye plush at .home successfully. The nap is sure to become crushed 'and cling together and not look Well. However, ifyour coat is faded about; the collar and tops of sleeves, haven’t . you some fur from an old fur Set that could be put on to cover up these fad- ed places? Fur is very popular this year on winter wraps. ,WINTER STORAGE 0F EVER- ‘BLOOMING ROSES. The writer would very much appro- ciate any suggestion you are in posi- tion to give in regard to the storage of Everblooming rose plants. I have twenty two-year plants, which through my moving this fall, will be necessary to take up. I have no place to plant them until next spring and yet would not wish to leave on the present farm through the winter.—-G. K. Everblooming rose plants can be lifted safely in the autumn of the year just as soon as they lose their leaves. The lifting should be performed with some care, being careful to loosen up all of the rOot system and studiously avoid pulling the plants, depending up- on the lifting 'all the time to remove the plants safely from the soil. After lifting they can be heeled in for the winter in some shady shelter, place carefully, tramping the root system in the ground, making it firm. In this position they will remain until very cold weather sets in, when a slight covering of leaves can be thrown over them. In this position they Will re- main safely and, in fact, it is the usual practice in caring for what is known as Everblooming or monthly tea roses. In the spring as soon as the frost is out of the ground they can be placed in a permanent position. Growers of roses adopt this 'plan annually to save their plants from destruction when oc- cupying exposed positions in the yard. Roses will not stand storage in dry sand or in dark cellars during the winter.-——Thomas Ganson, Assistant Professor of Horticulture. CHOCOLATE P‘I E. Please send me a recipe for choco- late pie. ——-MIS. B. I. To make chocolate pie use: 2 eg as 1 a: butter 4 tb. flour 3 tb. chocolate or cocoa 4 tb. sugar 5‘ tan 1 tsp. vanilla 2 cupfuls lmill Mix the dry ingredientsand stir in the milk, to which the beaten egg ,_' yolks have been added. Add butter and cook in a double boiler until smooth and thick. Add vanilla. Fill . ' ' baked crusts, "using stiffly beaten egg ~ tour. table- .. 1 , . spoonfuls of Sugar foi- the top of; the '72:: " pies. Brown in a. slow oven. “ This will Whites sweetened with maketwopios. 49' an“... s i-i we is Fifi. FW‘PT‘V o'TH’UB'F-Io ' OCKETS are always ‘ ' in: Order on the youngster’svclothes; ~ , they lose enough hand- i kerchiefs even s6! This , i one ' copy, and will be trim enough in itself, for a little smock, apron or romper.-- ' 'Frankie Fox in 'a fretful tone- 'Mh‘a'd waited supper for over an hour ' for him.- ”I .. I . ron. Cut in four sizes: Small, 34-36; ‘ . ’ ._‘ , medium, 3840; large,. 42-44; extra at the . '-" large, 46-48 inches bust measure. in War: '6'“. ‘ ' ,“ is. very easy to I The pocket proper is a sq'uareof cloth, 31/2 inchesplus seams. Cut a circle from plain white and the clock- face onto it. Roman numerals made with single Straight stitches; Whipped’onto the square, and t embroider are - the circle is then pattern directly upon the material and he pock- it is ready to work. et is ready to go. Now on the, apron, chain stitch a straight line, five inches long that shapes down to the clock sides as here shown. On this, trans- fer the mouse given here in the pattern, and embroider him in black outline stitch, or if the apron material be too decided a figure, make him an aplique patch of .plain color, embroid- ering just his tail. All you need is a car- bon sheet to trace this '- Doings in WOodland Frankie Fox Discover: a Secret WHEN Frankie Fox hippity hop- ped into his house, it had long since been dark. His foot was covered with pitch and everything, grass, leaves, bark, and branches had clung to it. ' ' “Whatever is the matter and why don’t you clean off your feet'before you'come into the house?” said Mrs. She Then Frankie Fox explained all about it, how he had tried to get. some gum at the old Tamarack tree and , had stepped in the pool of fresh pitch." Mrs. Frankie Fox helped him, but ‘ it was some time before they succeed- ed in freeing his foot of all the things that had stuck fast. The picth was in the fur about his foot. How it did pull as he tried to get it out! Frankie Fox- made many a wry face as a leaf ..-vor twig was pulled off. "~-=But- at last his foot was cleared of . it all and Mrs.‘ Frankie Fox. bandaged .it with. some Woodland Cure-all. '.“Wha.t?s this, Daddy?” asked little -~..:Benny"§'ox as he picked up a piece of ’ birch bark from the heap of various things thathadgstuck fast to Frankie r" rqot. ., p ~ was: mm 1: 1:011 bunch. and .on e in Wood— m , land use birch bark just as we use paper to write on. “Perhaps it is a secret,” said little Fanny Fox. Mrs. Frankie Fox and the two little “o / / 7/ \‘4 "s .1 / /(/’ A , r O m. 0, /;7f 1“ —— \' ‘ e s ‘ s Q _ , 54—- § § =- r v 22%: 1‘ -6 r ,5 g?" .c, C\ Q) -..~»‘ (5.. p. 1 The Secret Was Written on Bark. Foxes crowded around as Frankie Fox read the message by the light of the Candle. -“€ross Crooked Creek‘at the old Maple, ten hops to blueberry bush, turn east and make eight hops past Twin Oaks. East side of hollow oak.” “Ah, ha! It is a secret Fanny,” shouted Frankie Fox. “It. is Happy Squirrel’s memory book. He made it so he wouldn’t forget where he stored his winter supply of nuts. we’ll just fool. him for once. Then we won’t have to spend our time gathering stores for winter. There will be lots time to. play,” he said as he winked ‘ennie and I“ my. - 7 ' ' Wine» No. 4925—Isadles’ House Dress. Cut in.sev‘en sizes, 34, 36,38, 40, .42, 44~and 46 inches bust measure. size requires four. yards of 40—inch ma- terial if made with with short sleeves ‘required. the foot is 1% No. 4611—Ladies’ medium size requires 3% yardsof 36- inch material. "No. 47 88—An length. yard of 32—inch material. jacket will require 1’73 yard, and the trousers, 1%; yard. Price 120. Cut in four sizes, 2, 3, A four—year size requires 2% yards of 36—inch material. sizes, 8, 10, 12 year material it“ made with long sleeves. With short sleeves 2% quired. Price 12c. ”630764" for Moat/2229434 37’s "_ ' I ' S’mfle and Easy A 38-inch inch long sleeves. If 3% yards will be The width of the dress at yards. Price 12c. / 9!] “Cover All” Ap- Price 12c. “Up-to-Date” Doll. Cut three sizes, 16, 18 and 20 inches in A 16-inch doll will require 574; Cap and No. 4920—Child’s Out-door Garment. 4 and 6 years. Price 120. No. 4914—Gir1s’ Dress. Cut in four and 14 years. A 10- size requires 3% yards of 40—inch yards are re- No. 4921—Boys’ Suit. Cut in four sizes, 2, 3, 4 and 5 years. A two-year size requires 1% yards of 36-inch ma- terial if made with long sleeves. If made with short sleeves 11/2 yards will be required. Price 120. No. 4933—Ladies’ Coat. Cut in sev- en sizes, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46, 48 and 50 inches bust measure. A 40-inch size requires 3% yards of 54-inch material. Price 120. ‘l N6. 4928—Ladies’ Dress. Cut in seven sizes, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46 and 38-inch 48 inches. bust measure. size requires 4% yards of 40-inch ma- terial if made of one material, and with panel and revers collar. If panel is omitted % yard, less» is required. The width of the skirt at the foot is yards: Price 12C. we No. 49374—G‘i12r1s' DreSs. . Cut .in four sizes,'8, 10,. _ , year size requires- three. yards-40f 40‘ Price . No. 4537—Girls’ Coat. sizes, 8, 10, 12 and 14 year size requires 2% yards of 54.inch. material. No. 4486—Ladies’ Dress. inches bust measure. requires inches Wide. sizes, 34, 36, 38, bust measure. in the large View, will yards of plain material and 15 inches of embroidered material wide. of the plain material is required. The width at foot is 11/), Cut in one size. ’yard of 32—inch material for the Camel and 1/2 yard for 120. - : tfiat are]. Deltg/zgfulz’y taMade - ‘ ' v v: and 14 years: A 10- inaterial. 12c. Cut in four years. A 10- Price 120. Cut in sev— sizes, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46 and 48 A 38~inch size 5% yards of one material 36 The width of the skirt Price 120. foot is 214 yards. No. 4931—Ladies’ Dress. Cut in six 40, 42 and 44 inches A 38—inch size as shown require 4% 40 inches \Vith sleeve puffs 1,6, yard more yards. Price 120. No. 4728—Attractive Nursery Toys. It will require 1%; the Squirrel. Price No. 466~l—~Child’s Dress. Cut in four sizes, 4, 6. 8 and 10 years. A six-year size requires 1% yards of 27-inch ma- terial for the guimpe, and 17/8 yards for the smock. Price 12c. No. 4927-——Ladies’ House Dress. Cut in eight sizes, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46. 48 and 50 inches bust measure. A 38- inch size requires five yards of 36-inch material. The width at the foot is 21/; yards, with plaits extended. Price 120. No. 4929—11 Simple Cut in seven sizes, 34, and 46 inches bust measure. of one materia 41/; yards 40 inches wide. The fmad Price 120. "Day" Dress. .6 36, 38, 40, 42, 44.. 1 a 38-inch size required width-‘79, of the skirt at the foot is 1% yard: I “\“V \\\\\ A Narrative of My Club Work By Raymond B. Laser Michigan Boy Representative in the Moses Club ‘ Leadership Contest ' JOINED the Boys’ and Girls’ Club in the spring of 1922, being the , first member to join the Wright Stock Club,»which was the first club in our community. I_chose a Chester W'hite pig of good type and breeding and showed her at Detroit, winning fourth premium, having had her over- ‘fltted'due to lack of show ring expe- rience; During the summer I attended a .number of judging demonstrations, a. Holstein tour, and spent two days at the Michigan Agricultural College on a judging trip and was chosen by Mr. Pearson, assistant state 'club leader, as a member of the general live stock judging team to represent Hillsdale county at the Michigan State Fair Judging Contest at Detroit. Our team won seventh place in twenty—one | l i i l l. i i I This Picture of Emma Blank Was Not Taken Yesterday. teams, most members of other teams having had more than one year of club work. . Our local club that year was com— posed of eight members—four pig club members and four calf club members. One boy won a trip to the National Club Congress on judging at the Hills— dale County Fair, and two boys went with the county exhibit to the State Fair. For my pig club work for that year, I was chosen as county pig club champion, which gave me the priv— ilege to attend club week at the Mich- igan Agricultural College, to which only county and state club champions are eligible to attend. That fall each of the local clubs throughout the county sent a delegate to Hillsdale to fmm a county associa- tion of club members, the pu1pose of which was to promote club work and to give the club_ members of the coun- ty the privilege of helping to direct their own affairs. At the election of officers I was chosen as vice—president. The next year (1923) I again enter: ed club work, this time with a Duroc Jersey Gilt and a Holstein-Friesian senior heifer calf. This heifer is a. daughter of a twenty-one—pound senior two-year—old daughter of a twenty-sev- Venopound cow who has three twenty- _, one-pound daughters, all under full age. The heifer was not a real show type heifer and only placed eighth at, - the calf club show at the County Fair. . She had made a. wonderful growth, but ofgrumE, I did not-show my. gilt as there was no pig club class for senior pigs in club class at the State Fair. In the fallvmy gilt raised an excellent litter, some of which were retained in my\ herd, and one boar was sold to head a good herd. At the county fair I won the calf showman’s cup. For my season’s club work I won the all» around county championship, which includes a short course scholarship at the Michigan Agricultural College, and the privilege of attending club week at the Michigan Agricultural College. Both of the years I have been eligible I have attended club week, and each time I have been greatly benefited by the instructions given us, and by the association with members of the col- lege faculty, state and county club leaders and the boys and girls who made the greatest success of club work in Michigan. That year there were four pig club members, eight calf club members and two sheep club members in our club. This was not a very large increase in number of members, but a large in- crease in number of stock owned, due to freshening heifers, farrowing of sows, and lambing of ewes.’ Twoboys. . won trips to the National Club Con- gress, and three boys went with the county exhibit to the State Fair. During the past winter I planned to enter the herd project with my Dur- ocs, and added to my herd four sows of excellent type and breeding. The first sow was bred and farrowed a Winter litter by the first prize senior yearling boar at Michigan State Fair, but were too much off age to show. The next was a gilt by a former Mich— igan State Fair grand champion boar, and from the second prize age sow at the State Fair and is one which should develop into a high-class show sow. The other two were purchased at a bred sow sale and were excep~ tionally good type sows, one having been second p1ize age sow at Detroit in 1923. Having decided to give my last year’s club heifer a seven-day official test at freshening time, I thought it best not to show her, as I was fitting her for a production record. In look- ing about for a heifer, I selected one from a , breeder who has a 9;? done anyi official testing bu ' herd, including several heifers, aver." aged over 10,000 pounds of 3.4 per 1 cent _milk in one year in. a Cow testing, association. This heifer made an ex- cellent growth and at Detroit won third, at Grand Rapids second, and at Hillsdale second in the club class. ,‘I. did not show any pigs as my farrowl ing losses were very heavy. Due to vthe unusual season my corn'Was a failure, having been replantod late and very little mature corn ”being the result. Each year I have gone with the county exhibit to the State Fair. This year I was with the exhibit for five weeks, having shown at the ‘Michigan State Fair at‘Detroit, West Michigan State Fair at Grand Rapids, and the Hillsdale County Fair. At the West Michigan State Fair I was a member of our— county judging team which won second. I was, high individual in the contest and Wona trip to the Na- tional Club Congress and a gold watch fob- At the county fair I again won the calf showman’s cup. At the an- nual meeting of the county, club asso- ciation held,during fair week, I was chosen as president, and hope that by bringing about greater cooperation be- tween club members, we may be able to make next year a greater success than any previous year has been. Our local club, this year is composed of three pig clubs, four sheep clubs, eleven calf clubs, one corn club and one poultry club member, of which I am president. Our membership has not g1own very 1apidly as we have been after memb'eis who would take an interest in the work and finish the project. The majority of our members this year are high school students or graduates, and in these years we have had only two who failed to finish the project. In summer our club met every two weeks, with two or three meet- one girl—Vboth from ,our local club, were chosen as winners of the state club health contest, so this year we sides winning dermal. nominate png't'fiza. our stock, tWO members—one boy and ‘ have three championships won at the ., state fairs. During the summer I visited a club member, and he was very much dis- couraged and about ready to drop the calf club. individual and told himhow to fit her. At the fairs he won $47 and a trip to the dairy show and is .now’ a. booster for club work. During the year I have given a number of talks on type and fitting, and every animal which was shown was in good show condition. Every member made a. showing except one Whose calf had been sick just pre- vious to the fair. For my calf club ‘work this year I was chosen to go. to theNational Dairy Show, but did ,_ not. go, as I had already won a number of honors, including a trip to National j Club Congress on Judging. The boy chosen as alternate had never won any trips and received-a great. deal of ben- . efit from it. Since the fair my last year’s heifer has freshened and dropped me a nice heifer calf, so my herd new numbers three. As I look back over my club waik, I find that I have received the greatest benefit, not from the honors won, but from association with the men and ,_ women who are making personal sac- rifices ‘of time and money and health to better develop the head, hand, heart and health or. the rural boys and girls of America. ' Dear Uncle Frank: This is about the sixth time I have written and answered contests, but I’ve never seen my letters in print nor have I received my prizes. But, Gee XVhiz! Uncle Frank, it makes anybody mad when you’ve tried so many times. I know you can’t put everybody’s let- tei in print, and can’ t give prizes when they don’ t deserve them. * Tée Merry Circle Fund HE Merry Circle Fund is getting out of its swaddling clothes and is growing faster now. Just like all babies, it didn’t grow very fast at the start, but now it is getting to be quite a lusty youngster. Just to show you how it is growing: One mail this morning brought thirty-five cents from a Merry Circle girl and her two little sisters, she gave twenty—five cents and the little ones five cents each; it all. fifteen dollars came from a mother who said the money was from her two Merry Circle daughters, and five cents 'came from an M. C. girl. came from two girls and their mother. Now that looks as if the girls and mothers are doing They are doing most of it, but one boy has sent in» four ten-cent contributions. tributed several times. The other day one dollar Other boys have also con~ But no dads have showed up yet“ We do not print the names of those who send in Fund contributions be- cause there“ would be too many who would be -willingto pay ten cents or so to have their names printed. That is not the right kind of ' giving, in fact, it is not giving at all, but paying for publicity. We do however, ac; knowledge the receipt of the money and keep a record of the names of the contributors and the amount they send. _, The way the fund is growing now it will soon be of sufficient size to, enable us to announce the special cause to which the Fund Will be put. .-.;foll down in smoothness and levelness , @IJUR LETTER BOX 1 i have , and:w11ic1,1, I think, is the best a _ Ispendagreat whats: in I am in the seventh grade this year, and am twelve years old. I haVe brown eyes and brown hair. I go to the Okemos school and I like it [very much; it is consolidated I have a. brother that is in the twelfth grade, and a little sister two years 01d. sure think a lot of her. She is so cute. Well, I hope to see this letter in print, an I hope to get a prize. Moth- er wants 0 use the writing desk now, ‘so I will close.—_~Your niece, Alice Ed- gar, Lansing, Mich. It does make a person sore when things don’t go the way he wants it, doesn’t it? But, Gee Whiz! How can I help it? I do the best I can, that’s all. Dear Uncle Frank: I am very interested in books and as some of my cousins have started ,- talking about them, I, too, will say a.' little. I love to read and some day in the near future I intend to write some books myself. It seems as though everything about me suggests a story in itself. I’m always imagining stories, no matter what I’m doing, washing dish- es or anything else. But I certainly do hate to be disturbed in the middle of some thrilling and exciting episode, of which, of course, I am heroine. But there is one moment which! ed over and over agdin, ,piring young authors, my book with my “hoards-plume" ‘ deal attain p‘o ‘ I found his. heifer a fine ' 1 “MM... ._ oxnijti‘ ,‘whsfiuhwfi. K. D It c- d. v .1: .__\ A» M...’ . a way. , 7 ,_ :’ "‘Ims-‘lpw'aim. and not failure that is ~ ‘ 8' cm ’9 ‘ ”two.,Waste gaskets: r nk, L'ye enough ambitions thosegpyramids and the 3}:th , 1‘91! :whntrn Asia,- .-I , ale? 0 highest of t em before me, hopefthatl Shall be able to live“ an, I‘may not come'up all the. to 'tnoserideais, but Lowell says, ve written enough to feed here, I' . I should have WT st ped’10ng"'ago, so unfit istop-l—eFrom an ambitious ,M. . -C.;--niece,xMamie Balch, R. 1, 'Benton ~Harb‘or, Mich. : '.«,-,1Y.s.s. Weination is a great thing to have. But tomake it worth anything, , imagination has to be converted. into realization and that needs perspira- tion as well as inspiration. Don’t wait too long for inspiration. It might not- come. Better get busy right away. Lowell is right. I am always glad to hear from M. C.'s who haVe high aims. Come again. M. C. ACrou W 0rd Puzzle Directions—The numbered squares are starting points for words extend- ing horizontally, vertically or both ways. One letter should be allowed for each square. Words end at first black square or at border of puzzle. A word never goes beyond a black square. Example: The horizontal ' l 2 3 a ’5 6 7 a 9 I0 [I ‘ 1.2 1.9 III- 15 [6 I7 ’9 I? 20 21, Name ooIo...cocoooooooooo-olooooooon ‘ Address :word starting at number one is five letters long; no vertical word starts at number one; the vertical word starting at five is six letters long. The list below gives descriptions of words which start at the numbered spaces designated. One list gives the herizontal words and the other the vertical words. Cross word puzzles are fascinating _and educating. They are so popular _now that most everybody is doing them. And so many people have found them interesting, I am sure the Merry Circlers will also find them. The ten usual prizes will be given coogoon-ooJQOOIn-tooolooouno a... .2; use . _ . :. g3, , ‘ angramshown ah‘d’send it to Uncle guess it’s about "‘ its? ' it? "‘ , lid, members . ,ectanswers and arenot eady 'members. All "correct and neat ateswiii be mixed in abasket and prize Winners-picked out; 1 Clip the Frank; care Michigan Farmer, Detroit, Michigan, after you have filled it out. Be sure to put your name and address in the spaces provided. This ‘contest closes December 5. - Horizontal. 1. Glad. 6. Father. 8. Exist. 10‘. Mother. .11. Decay, 13. An Irish man. 14.- Part of corn. 15. Left after burning. 16. An armyoflicer (abbr.) 18. Masculine pronoun. . Immature man. . One‘ of theysaints. Vertical. 2. Boy’s name(abbr.) 3. A rodent. ' 4. A traveled lane (abbr.) 5. Round. 7. A daughter’s relative. 9. A by-product of burning soft coal. 0. To crush. . A lung disease (abbr.) . The family’s head. . Small spot. . To exist. . You. THE READ-AND-WINNERS. ' HE following are the ten with con- test papers who were picked by an uninterested person as the lucky ones to get prizes in the Read-and-Wln Contest which appeared in the Novem- ber 15 issue: Fountain Pens. Celia Weber, R. 1, Sand Creek, Mich. Kenneth R. Gillett, Moorepark, Mich. Flashlights. Ruth Yoder, R. 1, M10, Mich. . Pearl Young, R. 1, Big Rapids, Mich. Justin Langdon, Alanson, Mich. . an y. Jeanne E. Ratzloff, R. 3, Mason, Mich. Irene Rossman, Metamora, Mich. Welland Kinney, R. 1, Ludington, Mich. Empress Gay, R. 2, Williamsb'urg. Mich. Rosalie Squirtz, Gaylord, Mich. ' READ-AND-WIN ANSWERS. ‘ ERE are the correct answers to the Read-and-VVin questions which appeared in our issue of November 15: 1. Apoplexy or internal rupture due to strain from laying—43846. 2. Not more than 25-30 pounds to each 100 pounds live weight—3425. 3. An out-door pit—3425. 4. In a double boiler—43442. 5. Helps to draw out moisture, check development of mould and helps to prevent heating—~5-427. 6. Deputy O. H. Kelley—+5427. 7. Because it uses demonstration and actual doing, a most convincing means of education—5-427. 8. In a county in Illinois—9-431. 9. Eighty—five per cent—4242. . 10. Impure literature, dissolute danc- ing, indecent apparel, alcohol bever- ages—114133. MAKING THE HENS COMFORT. . - ABLE. S the hen house free from cracks and drafts of any. kind? The hens need plenty of fresh air at all times, but drafts are dangerous, especially in ' winter. The old house should be gone ‘ over carefully to make sure that there ‘ is no-crack or knot. hole through which _ 'V they’lifid can blow.- Winter must be from ”60 out '. generally that side as; should not be so heavy as to prevent air from passing through it easily. If brought into tight, stuffy quarters the chickens are very apt to succumb to diseases, such as cold and roup. Often people make the mistake in the fall of putting them in the poultry house and keeping the house too tightly closed. It is the time'wher. hens and pullets Everything, ‘available- in the line (if green stuff should be saved for the _ layers. We aim to raise large supplies of ”mangel wurzels and cabbage. and store them in the cellar. Pumpkins, squashes, small apples, beets, etc., are ' also stored. Alfalfa, clover hay, lawn clippings and .other products of this kind are good. Feed them daily to make up for the green feed. It is the basis of wealth, and of success with poultry. Oyster shell,'good grit, such as gravel, a gooddust bath and fresh drinking water must also be constant- ly kept before the layers. _ Do not omit feeding sour milk and meat scrap daily. Feed meat scrap mixed with the sour milk in conven- ient, troughs, if you do not feed a dry mash, and after it has been eaten stand the troughs up in such a way as to keep ,them clean. Give troughs an occasional scrubbing, POU LTRY 'PARTN ERSHIPS. I own forty~ acres of land, three cows, two horses, all tools, sufficient feed and seed, and all free and clear of debt, worth about $4,000. I take in a. partner in the chicken business. He furnishes $500 to equip for chickens, and 500 little chicks to start. I did all labor erecting coops. I am to do all the work on the farm and raise all the chick feed I can, and take care of the chicks. He is simply a silent partner. What per cent of the chicken profits should he get?——F. W. R. ' I There is no definite rule for hand- ling poultry projects on shares be- “. . ittakesaway the profits cf the im- . eFdlI-EWIIQJWWW * ‘ * = ' cause of the great variation of circum- stances which govern each case. Be- cause of the large amount of work and detail in managing young poultry it is only fair to state that such partner- ships are you have described are sel- dom satisfactory to both parties in the deal. If you speculate on your time and feed, and the partner on his money and 500 chicks, you might divide the cash profits equally each year and then divide the stock on hand at the dissolution of the partnership. As your farm and equipment are clear it would pay you best to borrow the $500, plus enough to buy the 500 chicks. It" you borrowed $600 the interest might be about $30 per year. Then you can keep all the poultry profits, if there are any, and you will have no misun- derstandings with a partner it" there are no profits to divide. 1 think the only kind of poultry partnerships that are at all desirable exist when both parties work on the plant and help each other by actual work and long hours to make the bus- iness succeed. Whittaker’s R. I. Red Cockerels Michigan's Greatest Color and Egg Strain, bred from fifteen generations of Winter Layers. will improve your color and production. Both Combs. Catalog free. lnterlakea Farm. Box 39. Lawrence. Mich. D 3 W . 'IIIh. "WNW, "mks“ lwill“ ..... M.-—.. This new balanced Cod Liver Oil ration matches with whites- those dozens of yolks grain-fed hens carry all winter. Brings amazing mid-winter egg pro- duction with the prime health andn fertility formerly known only in Spring. Makes more eggs and better birds than ever before. Insures big early hatches that bring fine profit. Saves time, money and work. To thousands of poultry raisers it is bringing a new day of abundant eggs and chicks when they mean most. See the big change - this new food will bring for you. If your dealer can’t supply you, buy direct. Send $5.50 with your dealer's name and address for 100 lb. sack. Freight Prepaid East of the Rockies. Note the red combs, clear eyes and fine health it makes. Mark the heavy laying and early fertility it insures. Double or treble the profits you now get from your hens. Send Today! CHAMBERLAIN’S PERFECT con LIVE]: on. EGG MASH F. B. cl-IAMBERLAIN COMPANY la. Vlno St... St. Louis. Mo. Maker of Feeds—Best for 40 years J ,/ lr/T‘ Aulo Poultry 4e” 'A Farmer‘s 1I ‘. ,_, coop Necessity y . iTI J l i IT'I I I JUST the thing for\ “1' I? ‘3‘ *v I carrying poultry to market. Safe. clean and convenient. Fits on running—board of any automobile. Built from heavy galvanized steel wire electrically welded. except bottom. which is wood. With ordinary care will last for years. No farmer ralsmg poultry should be without one. We Ship Direct Price only $2. 75 IIIIITEII STEEL & WIRE 00. Battle Creek, Atchison. Mich. DEF" 5 Kans. L'I. MASH HOPPERS Here's the feeder you've been wishing for. The “SldIJF—SERVl-J” is GUAR‘ ANTEI‘ZI) not to clog nor waste feed. Fowl: can’t roost on cover nor touch feed. with feet. Investigate the new Flexible Automativ Feed Throat used on all three sizes. Drop a card or ask your Dealer. Ira P. Hayes. Dept. 863, Eek- : sows process 9 R BUTTE I. For Mdre Winter Eggs egg production. espec , dealer does not handle write us for FREE TAKE YOUR CHOICE Of a six months’ subscrig- . tion at our ex th four poultry mun names of two other poultry ford. Mich. ECKARD Pedigree W. I.. Cockerels For sale. Related to the pen which won the Mich. International Laying Contest 1923-24. These catharsis are from hens with first year records of 240 eggs, to 272 eggs. and siru’s dam's record of 284 and 294. Price $5.00 each. Limited number loft. _Chas. Dela- marter. 2l4 Bailey St., East Lansing. Mich. Cockerels. Several fine large JERSEY BLABK GIAN birds. (3 mos. old. $3.50 each. CECIL RYNBRANDT. Dorr. Mich. wuuullllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII'W" “"IIi Authorities say that feed determines ' in winter months. Your hens cannot lay eggs unless they are given the right egg-making feeds. _Lactic acid, milk proteins. vita- mins and other indie ensable food elements are easy to supply in t e laying mash by add— ' ing 10% or more Oollls Process Pure Drlod Buttermilk. It is the best way of keeping your flock healthy and profitable. / “Unless you are sure the feeds you buy contain 10% or more Oollls Process Pure Dried Buttermilk. get it yourselflromyour dealer and add to the mash. The more dried butternulk your. mash contains up to 20 a the greater your Winter egg production. your nsetoanyone e esshown belo ilyouoendus ' lin covered ’ are brought in from free range and they should have the same conditions they had on the range, to carry them through the long winter, and get a. good supply of eggs when prices are high. We cannot afford to have the " ' iii re ‘6 through the'winter months. » taken on writing for our valua e book on ultry Feed a bi feedi , " from m3." 130 on. 00141318 ‘ . Twelve Days before date of nubile-lion ' . gm munchies of Super Col and of Michigan's . DUROC fall and spring bone of the ‘. matron suit {masseuse « . ,‘uan-W Minnie ofcohy «permissions mint} reach fig neutron lillfllliiEl M , seine young bulls. D. A. . Mieh- ~» fr. North Lake. P. 0., Gregory Eggs tore 1! Guam so a LONE RANGER (an new Herd 51 has a A“ 1&0. ”wig: ditto”? 31303:? ’ t f b m:- . u ammoalolla J. WWLI‘AMS. No. Adonis, Mich. Wallinwood gust-foggy: . . m e. . you” bun? gW.AWALHN. hell-on, mm. For Sale Guernsey Bull Calves DANIEL EBELS. Route l0. Holland. Michigan. Reg. Guernsey; For Sale fié’ufingnw’mm w. w. BUHDICK, WHIIIMMI, Mich. Matador" Sylvia Concordia Bis sire. Matador Segis Walker, 100 A. R. 0. daugh- ters, ten from 30 to 34 lbs, seven with yearly records of from 1.000 to 1.289 lbs.. he a brother to Begin Pieterje Prospect. the world‘s greatest cow. 37.381 lbs. of milk and 1.448 lbs. of butter in a year. His dam. a 32.33-lb. four-year-old daughter of Avon Pontiac Echo, (:3 A. R. 0. daughters, one with a record of 41 lbs. three over 34 lbs.. five over 33 lbs. and ten over 30 lbs. and he a son of that wonderful producer. May Echo Sylvia. with a record of 1,005.80 lbs. of milk and 41.01 lbs. of butter. Send for our list of young bulls. ' - HILLCREST FARM, Kalamazoo, Mich. Ready for Service Newberr Prometheus Koo. No. 404300. Bom:y.\iarch 15. 1923. A well—grown, dark colored bull, ready for heaw service. Sirez—A 37—1b. grandson of King of the Pon- tim-s and the famous 35‘lb. show cow. Woodcregt Dora DeKol. 7.. Damz—llouwtje Prometheus 88315: At 9 years: Butter. 7 days, 29.92; milk. 599.3. Butter. 305 days, 864.34; Milk. 20.5141. Second Dam:#A 2li.7-1b. 4-yr.-old daughter of Northern Fobcs Denver, sue of 50 A. R. O. damahters, 4 from 30 to 39.87. _ Remember—this bull and the two yearhngs advertised last week are the only bulls past a year old for sale from all our state herds and the winter breeding season is just starting. . Send for our list of bulls for sale by Mich— igan State Herds. Bureau of Animal Industry, Department C. ,iLansing, Michigan. Buys four Rog. Holstein Heifers and one Res. Bull old enough for service; three two years old: due to in calf by our 33-ib. Bull. Mich.. Tel. No. 48 R-S. $600 one Malling Heifer: freshen in early winter; E. A. ROHLFS, Akron, - ' cows and heifers. fresh and HegISlefed "0'3“." some to freshen soon. Good producers and richly bred. Priced away down. B. B. HEAVEY. Akron, Mich. MICHIGAN JERSEY CATTLE CLUB Pure-bred or grade cattle for sale. Can note prices on individuals or carioads. ii. of M. and Cow Test- ing Association records. _ ' H. E. DENNISON, Field Man. East Lansing. Mich Bulls ready for service, Jerseys For sale alsoafew females. Allfrom B. o! M. dams. Accredited herd. Smith 0; Parker, ll. D. No. 4, Mich. Howell, - B LLS BUTTER BRED JEilBEYsAu‘? CRYSTAL SPRING STOCK FAllM, Silver Creek, Allegan County, _ Michigan 15 Cows. 4 bulls from R. of M. Cows. Chance to select from herd of 10. Some fresh. others bred for {all ireshenins. Colon C. Lillie. Coopersville. Mich. For Sale: I Roan Bull Now ready for service. Fine individual. guaranteed in every way. Sire, Royal Peer, Sr. (Thampionlof Ind, 1921. Dam. Roselawn Hetty, Grand Champion of Michigan 1919. Price $125. RANCH COUNTY FARM, Geo. E. Burdick, Man. Goldwater. 12 mo. old. Douv Milking Shorthom Bull b1, Gmndm 0, Glenslde Dairy King. Dark Red. Also a light Roan bull 12 mo., of best Clay breeding. IRVIN DOAN a SONS. Croewell. Mich. Mich. H I ll FIE L §i§§§°£éfinllm°mm 1:. 5:! rice. Priced right. H. B. Peters 8:. Son, Elsie, Mich. Best of quality” and breeding. Bulls, cows and heifers for sale. Bl-DWELL STOCK FARM, Box D. Tecumseh, Mich. Two registered bulls 18, and 10 months old; would ex- Brown Swiss change one. T._ H. Love, Howell. Mich. HOGS E v E R yes Lam me Berkshires. Re- liable, stock. Priced reason- able. W. H. Every, Manchester. Mich. LAKEFIELD FARM .DUHBBS WW 3 ifh9°i51itMmf°Ei§¥meom Mich. beet m were: and quality. at prices to sell. W. C. Taylor. Milan. Mich. Nam-ices. w. e. um“. A‘Ina. jun». M mm long Aged. bun cheap. also , league. It has now been in general 0p-~ . , . 9‘85“, _ Novemberand December was made as . ki-(ilon‘t‘ihued‘k from .77); A - J- was fixed but this arrangement," was defeated by members stimulating pro- duction during those, months. Now the price is based'on the average; for these three months in 192?. The speaker stated that the association would, be able to maintain the present price of thirty-one cents per gallon for four per cent milk, f. o. b. Baltimore. One cent brokerage is collected on ,each’gall‘on, ing expenses, and the remainer .to meet loss on surplus or unplaced milk. plant, which it has not been necessary to use, has been most helpful in main- distributors. Cuts Cost of Handling Cheese. An' enviable ‘reputation has been built up by the Wisconsin Cheese Pro- ducers’ Federation. Uniformly high quality has increased selling efficiency. Frank G. Swobeda, manager, ,stated that this organization has under its control nine assembling branches and two hundred cheese factories, about ‘sixty per cent of which are coopera- tive. The annual output of these fac- tories is around 150,000,000 pounds of cheese, which is worth above $30,000,- 000. The average handling cost is 2.89 NICE] '1'. “WINK" cents on every dollar’s worth of prod- ucts. The producer gets 97.11 cents of every dollar coming to the organiza- tion. Sales. are made through a cen- tral sales office at Plymouth. A branch office and storage is maintained in Chi- cago and brokers in fifty cities push the sale of federation products. Michigan Association Progresses. The experiences of the Michigan Milk Producers’ Association were re— ported by Secretary John C. Near. This organization, Mr. Near states, is quite largely a product of local con- ditions. It makes sales of members’ milk without handling the product or making out checks. It guarantees pay- ment on milk delivered by all produc- ers who market their product through the association. The membership ex- tends to practically all the large milk producing areas of the state. It sits in on the determination of milk prices at Detroit, Grand Rapids, Flint and Ann Arbor. In these places, local sales committees confer with the distrib- utors or representatives thereof. Like other associations, Michigan has its troubles with surplus. The basic plan of payment is followed. The surplus is paid for at the price of ninety—two score butter plus twenty per cent. Each producer can indicate to whom he wishes to sell 'his milk. The pro- ducer may hold back all milk over his basic amount. This enables him to dispose of it without the usual trans- portation costs occasioned by sending it to city distributors. The distributor pays for all milk used as fluid milk onpthe basic price. The board of di- rectors has established the open-door policy in holding directors’ meetings. A manufacturing plant has been es- tablished at Adrian to aid in caring for the surplus. The association main- taiins three testers to check up on dealers. In case of disagreement, state testers are called in. Loyalty Keeps Lia‘gue on the Fighting ne. Illness prevented George W. locum, president of the Dairymen’s. e Cooperative Association of New York from attending the session. His re- port, however, was read. In this he declared that the loyalty of members was. responsible for the ; successes which have been attained by the “maturi‘ and. selling dairy The tonnage titre: milk L Nike .1 49- ‘ M 3%" firm... ll“ lg. , the amount upon which the; Memories, ire of which one-fifth is used for opera}. The ownership of\ a manufacturing. taining favorable relations with the‘ oration three ahd one—half’years. mane e' be. Bermuda. Jimmie sin: league handles the prod seventy thousand -"mémbers. The on- ganization is capitalized‘at twelve and it pays. Mr. Slocum believed that the members 'are fully convinced or the uncertainty of temporary high prices, especially-when controlled by, private realized "than under a '~lower guaran- teed market with sure pay the year around. - Twin Cities Nearély One Hundred Per e ’ . Few organizations have been more successful in signing up the producers in their area than the Twin City Milk Producers’ Association of Minnesota, according to President W. F. Schilling. He states that only two hundred and six men are outside the Organization._ The dealers have agreed not to accept milk of- these non-members. The or- ganization owns fifteen plants, all of which are being successfully operated. These plants are scattered over the producing territory. In one year, $140,- 000 was saved on freight alone by manufacturing in the" country. -A school has been established to train men in the various sciences and arts required for successful cooperative management. This organization was among the first to adopt the pooling system. Two condenses-lee have been established for evaporating skim-milk, which is sold to candy and bread man- ufacturers. Regular meetings are held in each district to keep the members informed of the association‘s various activities. Bolsters Prices at Richmond. Producers were receiving an aver- age price of around twenty cents per gallon for their milk before the Milk ,Producers’ Association of Richmond, Virginia, was organized, according to W. M Cease, secretary. Besides this low price, they really never knew from month to month what they were to re- ceive for dairy products. Dairymen are now receiving $3.93 per hundred- weight. They also have the advantage of barn inspection and other valuable educational features. The board of directors meets monthly. The food value of milk is advertised, the cost being covered by deducting one cent for each one hundred pounds of ymilk sold. The local consumption has been increased forty-one per cent. Cooperate with Distributors at Pitts- burgh. , The Cooperative Sales Company of Pittsburgh, is organized in loca! units with representatives from each on an advisory council. This council chooses five directors who cooperate with the distributors in determining milk pric- es. Owing to industrial stagnation, a. twenty per cent increase in receipts, running the surplus to as high as sixty-seven per cent of the volume, this price problem has been a difficult one to handle. The price now is $2.04 per hundredweight for 3.5 per cent milk, less one cent for covering oper- ating expenses. This association has the cooperation of eighty-five per cent of all the dealers throughout the ter- ritory in which they operate. Truck- ers and the railroads are making some trouble by bringing milk into the ter- ritory from distant sources. The milk is pooled. ’ Philadelphia Uses Surplus Plan. The Interstate Milk Producers’ As- sociation, with headquarters at Phila-» delphia, has 250 locals in forty coun- ties in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Del- aware and Maryland. Of the milk re- ceived, eighty-five per cent goes into fluid consumption. The surplus plan of paying has been adopted. There is, however, a, wide variation in the sup- ply of milk and this has caused trou- ble. In 1923 the surplus became-so large that it was necessary to reduce the ,price. basis. The price set last November has not been changed ‘to date. It was- necessary for this or- ganization to gain control over other cities within the area. Prices were filed in these cities on the basis of 9 Philadelphia price, less the frei ht charges. Checks on testing and so .on scales are: made. ble inthis district has been, with t weighing. Advertising is dfiei ' , schools, the cost nglngidlfld L betweentheassocisti rand; - e liar Me a half ’million dollars and its. Certifi- cates are held at par. .The league has . advertisedits products extensively. and , ,. capital, and that. less profits are then. Most of the .t‘rou- ' fine; work; __,*the. or ” "IS a‘ bargaining'aseociktlo j , and cream are sold; About .. five. per cent .otivthie :mfik‘: 18’»!th on yearly contracts. Eighteen per cent is. “ " ' sold as cream and four percent-as ice' cream. Pro ucers delivering more ’or less, than. eir quota, are penalized. .The farmer-who can keep his milk output uniform realizes the ’ highest . price therefore. The surplus price var- ies with the butter market. A state commission establishes regulations un- der which milk is . produced. This gives consumers a. quality product and promotes consumption. , Advertising is also carried on with very satisfac- tory results." Get.Higher Prices for Better Butter. The cooperative cre‘ameriee of Iowa have been able to improve the quality of the output of the. 230 cooperative creameries of the association for which they secure from five‘ to ten cents a premium, according to C. ‘Bech- teiheirner, secretary. Much stress is put on buttertquality. A compulsory pasteurization law has made this eas- ier. The member creameries ‘ma’lm means I» THE sneer Icons-m, , about sixty million pounds of butter 3. year. This is marketed'largely in Chi- cago, New York and Philadelphia. The association has arranged to ship from thirty to thirty-five cars in consolidat- ed lots each week. The organization has also attempted to increase the con- sumption of their product through ed- ucational work. Research Work is Necessary. At this point, Prof. J. '1'. Homer, of. the Michigan Agricultural College, was called upon. In his remarks, he point- ed out the necessity of cooperatiOn be- tween the producers and the college. 'He held that it was necessary to do continuous research work to the end that our vocational colleges may give up—to-the—second instruction in the pro- duction and marketing of products. These schools should have the full confidence of producers and distrib- utors, which could be gained through careful first—handresearch work. Sweet Cream Wins in Minnesota. The reputation of'the Minnesota Co- operative Cr‘eameries Association was gained when sweet whole milk was de‘ livered at these creameries, according to John Brandt, president. about 600 cooperative creamedes in the, state. Individual producers. live within a. maximum radius of ‘ eight , miles, with the majority from three. to five “miles of their respective plan-ts. After the introduction of the cream . separator, cream alone was brought to' ‘ the factory. Then gradually, one after another of the factories began. accept- . ing sour cream. This practice spread until it threatened the reputation of the creamerles. Four years ago, how—' ever, creamerymen- got together and' planned for a. standard grade of but— ter, according. to package, size, mois- ture, salt, etc. This idea spread ”rap; idly. Now the areacovered is divided into sixteemdistricts, each having'a ~ director. to carry out itsprogram. The business is run on a strictly cooper» ative basis and a pooling system is the butter . under contracts which nin for..three years. — The butteris sold‘in‘ the bestavailable—m _ eta Thelocal ._ttori the 909th. oreame‘ry receives - the“ pri " * '1 em“... . .. .33.".- 7‘ 3“,, W ' ’ " {nth-95””. seventy— ~ There are _ practiced; The “sedation has title to, ’ W ._T _‘..,..... An.-- . ll‘J i,__ e ; 338 elf They be? ' 1k and hold th rest. » eat dairy indus- t6 t e interpretations 1. ti , with 1011 be}, right an‘g'__ é3. these prongs. prick her udder- and she . hesitates. il-talf “Century of Cooperative Work _ it was fifty years ago that the dairy- . been around the cit y of Boston organ- mans advanced ideas which, in pur- ‘ pose and espression. icould easily be nursed as the slogan of an up-to— to Richard Pattee,mana81ng- director of the, New England Milk Pro- .ducers' Association. During that fifty years, four or five organizations have lived and passed on. These men are now planning and carrying out an or- ganization covering the whole New England territory. Mr. Pattee believes that there is a new day in which the products of the producer will reach the consumer through a system oper- ated for service and not for private gain. It is the human trait not to agree when we do not understand one another. He believes the one great task of cooperatives is to promote a. high de ~ree of understanding between all factors in a community. The prob- lem of ideal management versus cen— tralize management is a. most im- portant one, and cooperatives need to take advantage of every opportunity to study the merits and demerits of these two plans and any combination of them. - , ' ' Cincinnati Distributes Milk. Unlike many other associations, the A 331.. mil: producers? organization. ac-- ' cor-ding 'Pure Milk Association of Cincinnati learned early that it could not suc- ceszully deal with distributors. It has, therefore, been necessary, according to Harry Hartke, member of the ex- ecutive committee of that organiza- tion, to invest in distributing plants. This association has attempted to con- trol the marketing of dairy products, to equalize investments made by dis- tributois in their territory, to secuie capable managers, and to stimulate the use of daiiy products by the con- suming public. He stated that it was necessary to actually buy their way into the market. Dealers wanted eith- e1 to finance the whole proposition or to. sell out. As a 1esult, the associa- tidn now owns the largest plant in the city. The members have been loyal throughout the fight and now the as- vsociation is growing in strength He believes that the association ultimate- ly will serve the entire market. About forty per cent of the supply available is sold as fluid milk. Farmers have received forty cents above butter-fat prices. Senator Copeland Speaks. A most interesting address was giv- en by a former Michigan man, United States Senator Royal S. Copeland, of New York state, who, as head of the boardef health of New York City for a number of years, demonstrated to the world the value of milk proddcts in reducing infant mortality. 15y put- ting on'a campaign in which the value of milks-for children was presented to every mother in a. district where a half-million people lived within a 'v’square‘mile, he was able to reduce the ' infant death rate there to one-half the rate 'on‘Fifth Avenue. Senator Cope- land 'referred to the fact that capital had found its way around ruinous com- petition by cooperating, that labor had learned the same lesson, and that now fine farmer alone remains to restore i mself-to a respectfulposition among other industries by the same cooper- ative expedient. He holds that the purpose of government is not merely to protect property, but to serve hu- manity. He believes that every effort should be pute forward to educate our - ‘peo le to'Fs max1mum of dairy , .pro acts. not only will make for greater indivl al efficiency but is cer- tain to reboup to the great benefit of the country. . At the business session the old di- rectors were reelected and these (11- ‘r clots chose fit some officers to car- ark of the orgam- fills er. of Susque- ' ,vntinues as Hellman, ‘D. C. as The first thing to do is to prevent . the cow from sucking herself. Other-v ‘ wise there is apt to be little milk to be given down at timesof milking. , A calf-weaner will usually prevent a cow from sucking herself. There are two types of these. One is a nose ring sharp prongs projecting at When She goes t3 suck The other is a nose ring with a hinged lap that hangs down over the nose'an‘d prevents her frorn getting the teat in her mouth. Another way is to place a burlap sack over the udder and fasten it there with straps buckled over her hips. The cow can not get the teat in her month. When the cow is in winter quarters it is easy to tie her so she can not reach her udder with her head. The question of a cow giving down her milk freely when being milked is largely a condition of confidence es- tablished between the cow and her milker. A cow never holds up her milk from her calf. The milker takes the place of the calf and he must get the cow’s confidence. If he treats h‘er gently, knows how to milk without hurting her teats, he usually can get the cow’s confidence so that she gives down her milk as readily as she would to her calf. But if milking causes pain and the cow is afraid the secretion of milk is liable to become very slow or cease altogether. Sometimes you can make the cow forget all about the whole matter by feeding her a ration of appetizing grain at the time of milking. Her at— tention is all centered on the food and the manipulation of the udder causes the secretion of milk. Be sure the cow’s teats are not chap- ped or sore, be careful of hard cal- louses on your hands, and beware of long, sharp fingei nails. The cow will appieciate it very much if you Care- fully look after these, little things to .you, but big things to her. WANT TUBERCULOSIS WORK CONTINUED; HEARINGS on the agricultural ap- propriations began November 17. The farm organization representatives are vigorously opposing. any out in funds for tuberculosis eradication workL This tuberculosis eradication cam- paign is thought to be the most suc- cessful movement the government has ever conducted for stamping out dis- ease or insect pests. Remarkable pro- gress has been made in tuberculosis eradication during the past two or three years. An inquiry at the bureau of animal industry brings out the fact that «during the last fiscal year 5,312,- 364 head of cattle in 455,034 herds, were tested during the last fiscal year, from which were removed 171,559m'1‘e- actors, or 3.2 per cent. These animals were found on 51,289 infected prem- ises. Accredited herds at the end of the year totaled 48,273, containing 920,370 cattle, an increase of 19,747 herds containing 305,214 cattle over the previous year. The total number of cattle under supervision was 7,374,- 093 in 705,906 herds, an increase of 305,809 herds containing 2,924,371 cattle. _A total of 318 counties in thirty states were engaged in area work. In these counties the estimated cattle population is approximately 7,000,000 head, constituting 10.3 per cent of the total number of counties in the United States. One hundred and twenty-two counties included in the modified ac- credited argas, had completed one or .more tests of all the cattle within, Ten additional counties BETTER SIRE CAMPAIGN I-S NA- ' TION-WIDE. HE live stock improvement cams paign under the better sires—bet- ter stock plan was inaugurated by the bureau of animal industry five years ago. Since then the movement has become nation-wide. In all,x‘14,902 per- sons have enrolled as members. These persons reside in forty-six states,”and rangeall the way from the boy or girl Club member owning a single head of stock, to the owner of a big western ranch. Ohio leads with 2, 917 persons. enrolled, and 101,276 animals, and 291, - 494 poultry listed. All males must be pure-bred, while female stock is listed as pure-bred, grade, cross-bred or scrub. , Some significant facts are shown in the quality of the female stock. The figures show that about sixty-three per cent of the swine owned are pure-bred, while the majority of‘all other ani- mals are grades. Cross-breds are more numerous among sheep than any of the other classes of animals, doubtless due to the practice of crossing the wool and mutton breeds. Scrubs are fewest among swine, only one per cent being reported. As to poultry, the av- erage flock owned by the members is pure-bred. Basing its estimates upon informa- tion gathered in this “Better Sires—— Better Stock” campaign, the bureau concludes that from a utility stand- point alone pure-bred live stock has an earning power from a. third to one- half greater than scrub stock. The progeny of pure-bred sires has prac- tically a fifty per cent greater sale value than the progeny of sires not pure-bred. Improved live stock makes about forty per cent more profitable use of feed than common stock. The use of pure-bred sires leads to the ownership and use of six times as many pure-bred female animals. SUGAR BEETS ALL IN. . HE last loads of sugar beets have gone to the factory. The beet har— vest has moved off like clock work and without a hitch, thanks to favorable weather and good neighbors. We lack only one load of a ten—ton average per acre, net weight, which is quite satis- factory for this section, this season. The entire crew now moves into the neighbor’s field and will in turn make short work of it. We are now going over the field and “cooking upi’ the tops into neat little piles where they will dry out less and be more acces- sible to haul for feeding should bad weather and snow come. Some of our neighbors are putting them through the ensilage cutter into the silo along with dry corn from the shock. It is reasonable to suppose that the out- come would be entirely satisfactory. We would be glad to hear what people who have tried it have to say—P. P. OPPOSE NEW EXECUTIVE DE- PARTMENTS. HE people of the farms are gener- ally interested in the Reed-Ster— ling bill to create a department of ed- ucation with a secretary of education in the President’s cabinet. Several educational associations and teachers’ organizations are supporting this bill, which is a. move to federalize the public school system and bring it under one federal government control. It is opposed by many farmers and others who think the government has gone far enough in activities of this kind and are not in favor of creating any more departments, bureaus or boards. Feeder cattle prices are back to the season’s low point. Shipments to the .country are running below last year or two years ago by a sufficient diner- ence to be apparent in total fat cattle receipts three to six months hence / ”negated 101311-2111 rsale all of my cows and heir-.7“ od' mAm dgwumeggfo Except the 19 daughters (8 strand- daughters) of Senior Herd Sire. Tristan Echo Sylvia Ran 'Anple No. 336186. Those 136031; 01;“; Typey d In cows 11 Salem" ”gt 0! J n rum cove be 110‘ an pa 1; will be sold worth the money. My Herd is Healthy. no '1‘. B. or Abortion. Have had 3 y'earh Federal Tests. Never a Rmtor. mAm also 0132911115 in: Sr. Herd Biro (1}11.meh'i1:nhove)H {oxi- sale. "1’51 will Elna-o Iii!) further use or e 5 now y.rs you have use for a “First Class" Herd Sire that is right In every way. and has plenty Official Record bucking. write for hpedigree and priceof this ell.ow He will be old I. M. Shorman. Fowlmlllo. Mich. Webbervlllo Telephone. " Roan bull 12 1110.. good mama Shorthorn 11111 from accredited herd. Priced right. W. B. Modulllun. Howell. Mich. _ .f 5:93:03] 13111981. ghgepfalgorfighimucgl;fiigg 21- - . om . o . HOGS PRIZE-WINNING DUROCJERSEYS Again our Durocs have demonstrat- ed to you their ability to win in strong competition. We won 7 Champions; 20 'Firsts; _ Fifths; at the Michigan State Fair; Syracuse, New York; Springfield, Mas- sachusetts, and the National Swine Show. There were from 5 to 40 herds shown at each Fair. If you want the best, we have them. LOEB FARMS The Home of Grand Champions Charlevoix, Michigan VIRGIL DAVIS, Supt. of Swine - and Gilts. Best blood lines. QuaIIIy Dumc Boar: Reasonable price. Write Rolfe Wells, Pokagon, Mich.. Cass Co. Bears and Sows. all ages. P1232»: Iéardge Type DIII'IICS reasonable. Write or come. CdIy e A. Kershaw, Plainwell, Mich. 0. I. C. service hours and open Registered (111.5 B... of breeding, m... light. I. R. VAN ETTEN, Clifford. Mich. O I C98 Spring) o,pigs Sircd by‘ ("iant Boy” and Be ll Boy, ” also Brown Swiss bulls. MILO H. uPEOTERSON, Ii. 2, Ionia. MIoII. 0. LC &Chester White 3;.‘i'1y2fa3‘mao‘ifi; (‘HOII‘E Spring Pigs, either sex, that I am selling CHEAP. All of prize winning blood-lines. New- man's Stock Farm. Marlette, Mich. 0 I (:18 Now oflering the 5 best hours from 0 ' 3 litters of 81 plus raised last spring. C. .I. THOMPSON, Rockiord, Miol.1 a CHOICE O. I. (3.5111ng hour If You Need 01 gilt. \vlitu to Jacob Smith, Saline. Mich. “8 11319 a goodh numhm to home from 0 I 0' last spring pigs, either sex. not akin, from - - 3 big strong stock, recorded free. OTTO B. SCHULZE &. SONS, Nashville, Mich. BIG TYPE Chester Whites of show quality. Spring bears and. 31115. also fall pigs. Priced reasonable. Lucian Hill. Tekonsha. Mich. either sex, by the great Bear. The Fan Pigs Wolverine. Priced reasonable. Best of dams. W. E. Livingston. Parma, Mich. Francisco Farm Poland chlnas Now offering good herd Bears with the best of breeding. Also gilts not akin to them Prices are right. P. P. POPE, Mt. Pleasant, Mich. C Choice Bears and Gilts that will please you. 'Slred by Peter A. Pan & Model. Clansman. C. E. Garnant, Eaton Rapids, Mich. FOR SALE Poland China, hours and gills. Best of breeding and choice in- dividuals. Immune for cholera. Registered free. WESLEY HILE. Ionia, Mich. Large Type Poland (lmms either F 0 i' S ales... Also Brown Swiss Bulls. A. A. FELDKAMP, sManchester. Mich. ' E :11 t heed} . Spotted Poland Chmas Bf,‘,,‘i5°"525 {0 $2,; Luckhard'a Model Farm. Bach, Mich. ‘ boars and gills. Size Spotted Pohnd Chmal and quality. Prize—win- ning stuck. Prices right. Vern Addleman, Jasper. Mich. ' for sale, 100 Delaine Br ceding Ewes grades; 100 Shropshire grades. V. B. Furniu, Nashville. Mich. Poland China Hogs for sale. 5 P o t t e d Boar Ready for Senice, and a few sows. 8am Bueschler, Elkton. Mich. ' Spring Bears for sale. Place your HamPShues order for Gilts Bled to Older. 11th your. John w. Snyder. R. 4, SI. Johns, Mich. SHEEP Breeding Ewes For sale. In lots of 50 or ingots, telephon ne Newport , telegraph Rockweod. h.I'O. So. Rockwood. ALM 0N MD 3. CHAPMAN d1. 80 ~ " Registered Shropshire Rams yearlinzs and lam Also ewgood ewes. D. L. CHAPMAN &. 80M. So. Rookwood. Mich. Registered Oxford Rams and Ewes. F or sale Satisfaction guaran Sec. 1'. Abbott. Palml. Mich. Phone 78- 3, Doctorvlllo, fl. 2.. OXFORDS ism?” bgh'pped Ioh. to please. Wu. Van Sickle, fl. 2. Deckervlllo. o ' D1 in ad Merino Elias. ' 27 Registered 30?); its; heavy sheam. . E. E. Nye a Son, loneovllle. Mich. ' Admopilfitock Mn. on Fifi-(4&3: 10 Seconds, 11 Thirds; 9' '. 4. Hoflicial estimate. ;,m83 as ‘indicat d, a fair runof corn. " Tuesday, November 25. Wheat. Detroit—No. 1 red at $1.63; .No. 2 red $1.62; No. 3 red $1.59; No. 2 white $1.63; No. 2 mixed $1.62. hicago—December $1.52% @1.52% ; Ma§1$1.60%@1.60%; July at $1.41% Toledo—Cash $1.61@1.62. ‘ Corn . Detroit—No. 2 yellow $1.23; No. 3 . yellow $1.21. ' _ Chicago—December May $1.187/8@1.19; July $1.20%. Oats. 3 lggtroit.—New, No. 2 white 56c; No. , c. Chicago—December at 52%c; May 581/4,c; July 561/2c. . life. Detroit—Cash o. 2, $1. 1. - Chicago—December at $1.331,“ May $13735; ‘IJuly $12434. Toledo—$1.31. Barley. Detroit—Barley, malting, at $1.03; feeding 980. Beans. Detroit—Immediate and shipment $5.15@5.20 per cwt. Chicago.-—Navy, choice $6; kidneys ‘ at $10. ‘ New York—Choice pea $6.25; red kidneys $9. Buckwheat. Detroit—Milling grade $2.25@2.30. Seeds. Detroit—Prime red clover cash at $19.45; alsike $12.85; timothy $3.10. Hay. . Detroit—No. 1 timothy $18 0119; standard $17@18; No. 2 timothy 16@ 17; No. 1 clover mixed at $16@17; wheat and oat straw $11@11.50; rye straw $12@13. Feeds. Detroit—Bran at $33; standard mid— dlings $34; fine do $39; cracked corn $50; coarse cornmeal $46; chop $36 per ton in 100-lb. sacks. Apples. Chicago prices on apples: Northern Spies $6@7 bbl; Baldwins $6@6.50; Jonathans $8618.50 bbl; Kings $6.50 bbl; Delicious $4.25@4.50 bu; Green— ings $7 bbl; Grimes Golden $5@5.50 bbl; Snows and Winesaps $7@8 bbl. WHEAT From the long distance viewpoint, the rate at which wheat is moving out of the country is a first consideration. The total for the first five months of the crop year will be from 155,000,000 to 160,000,000 bushels out of a surplus estimated at 250,000,000 to 265,000,000 bushels. An average rate of exports of 15,000,000 bushels per month dur- ing the remainder of the crop year would dispose of our surplus complete- ly. Substantial quantities have already been sold for forward shipment from this country as far ahead as April. Pri- mary receipts of wheat dropped off nearly a third in the last two weeks. They still remain relatively heavy, however, and are large enough to make further additions to the visible supply. The domestic supply situa- tion, at present, therefore, would be about the same as last year with much more sold for forward shipment and a much better outlook for continued demand from abroad. RYE Rye prices have shown the same weakness noted in wheat. Much of the rye that would have been fed if this grain were cheaper is being attracted to market. The export movement has diminished sharply and the visible supply has increased. Exports aver- aged over 3,000,000 bushels a week for a while, whereas the average absorp- tion by Europe is only a little over one million nbushels a week. As a re- sult, a rather large stock on ocean pas- sage was built up. Foreigners are still buying, however, and a resump- tion of heavier clearances is to be ex- pected soon. CORN Disappointing husking returns, light receipts at primary markets, improv- ed demand and the aftermath of a pe- riod of speculative accumulation by strong operators, brought a sharp ad vance in corn prices last week. The upturn seems to have culminated, how- ever, with buyers inclined to back away, country offerings increasing, and unloading by the speculative fra- ternity. The outlook for corn prices nges largely on the accuracy of the If the crop was as prompt . 3; to primary mar ets canw he, expected». .51-IZ@1-12 $6; \ , durin the 'winter. on the other‘hand, ' «if yie ds are as low as those shewn‘ by some of the unomcial reports, the. amount of live stock to be fed will easily take care ,of the available sup- ply in most sections and. leave but lit- tle for sale from the farms where grown. _ OATS ., Oats prices fluctuated with corn dur- ing the last week. The visible supply . decreased 3. week ago for the first time in a long while and the accumu- lation is probably near its peak. SEEDS Markets for most field seeds are strong and are holding their recent gains with further advances scored in 'some cases. Receipts of red clover seed at Toledo for the season to No- vember 15 total 3,496 bags against ' 4,113 last year, and 22,007 "bags two years ago. Chicago receipts have been 2,437,000 pounds against 3,454,000 pounds in 1923. Receipts of timothy, however, have been heavy. Alfalfa seed is moving freely and more than half of the crop has left the growers' hands. Prices average about $15.65 per 100 pounds. The French crop of alfalfa seed is expected to exceed the good crop of last year. About 17 ,000,- 000 pounds is the estimate, much of which will be available for export. Feed markets are much stronger than two weeks ago. Flour mills have reduced their scale of operations and demand from both the northeast and the southeast is much more active. Feeders and mixers are active buyers of cottonseed cake and meal. HAY Hay prices in leading markets show but little change from a week ago. Demand is still restricted by fairly de- cent weather and receipts have been adequate. Prices have held the upturn of about ten days ago but that is all. Poor grades of hay are still finding an extremely low demand. POULTRY AND EGGS Egg prices reached a new high point for the season last week. The propor- tion of strictly fresh eggs is small and the approaching holiday tends to sus- tain the demand in spite of the higher for large;;fancy eggs does not come? until several weeks later. Turkeys are moving in volume‘ to the I-Thanksgivinga’: _ . ; market and the supply is liberal. ,P‘ric- , es onthe Nengork marketers lower than on'the same day preceding last year’s holiday. Buyers have been slew to take on supplies and it-wis. notxprob‘» able that prices will be stimulated 'to , higher levels than a year ago, ‘ - Chicago—Eggs, miscellaneous 50c; dirties 32@35c; checks31@33c' fresh- firsts 48@56c; ordinary firsts 42@450. Live—poultry, hens 20c; springers 22c; roosters 150; ducks 17c; geese 14c; turkeys 270. ~ ' - Detroit—Eggs, fresh candled and, graded. 48@52c; storage 36611380; Live poultry, heavy springers 23@24c; light springers 18@2 0; heavy hens 23@ 24c; light hens 15@16c; roosters 15@ 160; geese 19c; ducks 21c; turkeys 33@34c. BUTI'ER' Butter prices are charting new high ground for the season. Receipts have‘ diminished and production reports in- dicate that the make is falling behind corresponding weeks a year ago for the first time since June. Storage but- ter has gained in popularity as fresh butter advanced. Withdrawals are in: creasing, although hardly fast enough to reduce holdings to a safe level next May. By many members of the trade,~ the advance of four cents in an equal number of days on 92-score butter at Chicago is not expected to hold. Re- ceipts will begin to increase in Decem- ber when production expands in states where winter dairying is established, storage stocks are ~ still burdensome and current consumption may be af- fected by the high prices. Prices on 92-score creamery were: Chicago 46@46%c; New York 450. In Detroit fresh creamery in tubs sells for 36@4lc per pound. BEANS Bean prices declined slightly in the last week. CHP whites are quoted at LLive Stock ‘Markct Service J Tuesday, November 25. CHICAGO Hogs. Receipts 60,000. Market very un- even, mostly 10@15c lower. Under— weights steady to 25c off. Tops $9.30; bulk of good and choice 240 to 350—lb. butchers $9@9.25; 160 to 210—lb. weight $7.15@8.65; bulk 140 to 150-lb. average $6.25@7; packing sows at $8.35@8.65; bulk strong weight slaughter pigs at $5.50@6. Cattle. Receipts 17,000. Finished yearlings and matured steers are in demand at steady prices, but supply is scarce. Lower grades are weak to 15c lower. Top yearlings are quoted at $13.25, some held higher. The run includes a liberal quota of show offerings. Fat cows and heifers are weak to 25c off. Vealers are steady, mostly $8@9. Sheep and Lambs. Receipts 11,000. Market is active. Fat lambs are mostly 25c higher; the bulk of fat natives and fed westerns $13.75@14; tops $14.25; fat sheep are steady; handy weight fat ewes $8@ 8.25; feeding lambs strong; early sales at $13.75@14.50. DETROIT . Cattle. Receipts 240. Market steady and a Little more active; no good grades are ere. Good to choice yearlings dry fed . Best heavy steers, dry-fed Handyweight butchers . . Mixed steers and heifers Handy light butchers . . . . Light butchers . . . . .‘ ..... Best cows .....QIIIOIOIQ Butcher cows cutterfi. a” no: of. o e o} e e .‘.'- .0 . . cm“; an med 0 e e o a crane e" ... a $ «MNwewesess '. jg Choice bulls ............. Heavy bologna bulls . . . . Stock bulls ....... e ..... Feeders ................. 4.50@ 5.75 Stockers ................. 3.00@ 5.25 Milkers ...... .... ........ $45.00@85.00 ' Veal Calves. » Receipts 424. Market steady. Best .................... $11.00@12.00 Others .................. 3.00@10.50 Sheep and Lambs. Receipts 2,393. Market opening 25 @30c higher. Best lambs .............. $13.50@13.65 Fair lambs 11.00@12.25 Light to common ....... ' 7.00@ 9.00 Fair to'good sheep ...... 6.00'@ 7.00 Culls and common ...... ' 1.50@ 3.50 Buck lambs 6.00@12.75 3.75@ 4.00 4.25@ 4.50 3.00@ 4.00 Receipts 1,767. Market is_ 10@250 lower. ‘ Mixed hogs ............. $ 8.85 Pigs ................. 6.25 Light yorkers ........... 7.15 Heavy yorkers .......... 8.40 Roughs ......... ' ........ 8.00 Stags..................-.. 5.00@»5.75 BUFFALO - ‘ Hogs. . Receipts 4,370. Market is closing slow.. Heavies $9.25@9.50; medium at $9@9.25; light weights. at $8@9; light lights $650618; pigs $6.25@6.50; pack- ing sows and roughs $7.60. ‘ ' Cattle. ' Receipts 675. , Market is slow. can. Receipts 1 " t- - 3W3? ‘§'$9@? 59“ gait: eggs. up (for latehfiwestern, summon, diminish presently: 8114.,va ,3 cars available in .. 181313” .15 not ‘over 80 per consonant-in a r POTATOES Potato prices, finally. began . to climb, .- . out o: the rut last week; Shipments. have dropped to about 750 cars daily agaiifiiéhan average 011,350 cars. ..at e. October,~ otatoes are stillon the; bar- n counter, relatively speaking, and elarg‘egcrop‘: suggests that rather low . prices ‘w-iil prevail = all winter._ The demand isrelativelylinelastic as pota- toes are nearly always cheap enough to enable eyeryone to have all they care for. ”More will not be eaten When , they are especially low—priced. North- ern round whites are quoted at $1@‘ 1.05 per. 100 pounds in the Chicago car- lot market, with New York .whites - bringing $1.05@1.15 in eastern centers;- ~ Idaho Russets are quoted at $1.90@ 2.15 in midwest consuming centers. ’ " WOOL Wool prices are still firm with an upward urge and trading ..is active within the limits of the rather small supply not yet in the hands of mills. Foreign markets are buoyant, our pric- es are too low to permit free imports, manufacturing operations are making rapid inroads into the remaining stocks in this country, the prospects for the woolen goods trade look favor- able and the new clip is some distance away. Judging by the tendency of for- eign markets to go higher,our pri‘ces' - seem destined to advance further. Con- tracting the new clip in the west is a strengthening faCtor also. About 25,000,000 pounds are believed to have been taken thus far. Wools similar to Ohio and Pennsylvania delaines are selling in Boston at 660; fine clothing at 52c; half and three-eighth blood staple at 65c, and quarter-blood at 64c. DETROIT CITY MARKET Heavy oflerings of live ducks and geese featured the markets. The de- mand was light. Other poultry was fair in supply and buying. Offerings of apples and other produce were lib- era], and trading quite active. Celery was an active seller. Hothouse lettuce was in brisk "demand. Spinach and good cauliflower had easy sale. Pep- pers moved to higher prices, while sales of parsnips, turnips, squash, cab- bage andonions were moderate, with little change in prices. The move- ment of potatoes was light. There was a fair supply of dressed pork and veal, but it had few buyers. Dressed poultry was in moderate demand. Prices were: Apples, fancy $1@3.25 bu; beets 50@75c bu; cabbage 50@75c bu; carrots 65@750 bu; cauliflower $1.25@2.50 bu; local celery 50c@$1.25 dozen; horseradish $3@5 bu; leaf let- tuce, outdoor 50@60c bu; dry onions 900@$1 bu; green onions 600 dozen bunches; curly parsley 500 per dozen bunches; parsnips $1@1.25' bu; pears, No. 2, 50@75c bu; potatoes, No. 1,55 @65c bu; pumpkins 50@60c bu; spin- ». ach 900@$1 bu; Hubbard squash 75c, @1 bu; tomato-es 75c@$1.25 11-lb. has-i ket; turnips $1@1.50 bu; eggs, retail 75@85c; hens, wholesale 17@24c; re- tail 24@260; springers, wholesale‘19 @240; retail, 25@26c; ducks, retail 25@27c; turkeys, retail 38 40c; geese retail 25@26c; small pigs {@Seachzg dressed pigs.14@16c lb; small 2001b; veal 150 lb. ' GRAND RAPIDS The preThanksg‘iving demand early this week tended to strengthen the» market on farm product in Grand Rap? ids, but the market, became unsettled on poultry as a result of heavy re: ceipts ,last- week. Prices. were: =Cel— ery ”@600 dozen; spinach 312561.35 ' bu;.; beets _ 1"bu; leaf lettuce 5©7c 1b.; .. radiance“ ,6 0 dozen; “anagram: , ~ ‘ rumbagas 50:@750~bu;<0,n10n. \ , 3506 93' :- _bu»; _ cabbage ' emcee _ 59¢] bu; ‘wheat 5’ a“ . oint in thefinal week-o! 1300170116001 QIQG‘FP'VEDYDIGV'i’dh‘FQ '7 'Pfifitfifi H I u ‘1‘ at "9:0 363‘? Ft"? 0 new 9 91'1“."“719 s rf I irimmmrvthomot. errand moans: some 9 5911 . sway clothe fatty from m . b home be. If your mare has been gmfliy some 0r “wizard, Magma in q mousse. s free A91! 1! equal ofcflmela work 1115‘ powder into cleft of frog, by Wflfi“ , £91191)“ « , ' 'T (1991‘. 01151511111 {be treated daily. 1’ V 6015 Falls to Come in Heat. —1 have a two-year—old heifer that freshened ' some nine months ago; sinbe then she has not been in heat. Veterinarian took calf from her, she recovered in eight weeks, seems healthy ever since, but has not been in heat. J. R. E., Hillsdale, Mich. ——Try giving her one dram of fluid extract of nux vomica at a dose in feed or in drinking water $3@12 per ton' potatoes 20@35c per three times a day. Yohimbine hydro- bushel; chloride (Vetol) will give you the best results but it is t00 expensive for cattle practice. Its peculiar theraputic ac- tion consists in stimulation or" the sex- ual organs. Navicuiar Lamencss.—-I have a five— year-01d horSe that is foot sore, acts Some like a case of founder, but hard- 1y. believe it is founder; she shifts po- s1tion Very often. J. Y., Ravenna, Mich. w—Stand her in tub that has 10111 inches of water and some straw in it. or in wet clay two hours daily. Ap wobl-fat to wall and sole of foot 0 . a day. Horse Fond of Bark of Troo.—~Some time ago I bought a horse; he is in- clined to chew the bark 011 trees. I feed him salt and he is fond of it. A. 8., Wellston, Mich, -——Mix equal parts 01' powdered gentian. quassia, cincho- .na, bakin soda and cornmon salt to- gether, ive him two tablespoonfuls at a dose in groun feed two or three ,times alday; also eed some roots. Blocked Quarter—Heifer came fresh one week ago; very little milk comes from one front teat, but quarter is not caked. E. T., Sterling, Mich. —Give her a tablespoonful of fluid extract of phytolacca three times a. day, gently hand-rub this semi-functionless quai- ter three times a. day. and strip the quarter clean Bunch in Udder—lnflamed Eye B_all. 3—1 have a. cow that freshened. tour weeks ago; left hind quarter 01 bag hard, teat canalh clear, both eye- -balls swollen. Can she be cured? M. M. L, ’l‘aWas City, Mich -—Apply one part iodine, ten parts lard to caked portion of udder daily. Dissolve a teaspoonfulm of boric acid and same quantity of bor- ate of soda in six ounces of water and apply to eyes three times a day. Abnormal Appotite.—-l have two cow that chew on boards or wood. 0. D. Standish, Mich —-lif you will add roots to their ration, also mix three. of powdered or tour tablespoonfuls w‘ood chaicoal to each feed of gro ound grain ‘the cows will soon recover, ;Shy Breeder. I have a fiveyear—old cow that has had two calves; have» .had her served -tWice since, but she falls to get with calf. Our veterinary tells us to beef her. N. ’.1‘ S., Holland, -Mich. +~Have her served in later pe- rind of heat and she may get with calf. You have not given her fair trial. . Modular Disease. wA short time ago I lost one of my ewes now another is down, unable to stand, and shows the same symptoms as the one which died. They stand around for two 01 three days, refuse to eat, then lie down, re- main doWn. throwing the head over shoulder, keep jaw working. froth at 1110111111. . ey keep this up for three or tour 118. then dis. Am feedin wnfi mixed 111.1 and shredded stalks. {81111919980 tell me what the trouble :9 may Maw w. ve opens 9 one it“ “died then written a what you {dun . "You will find t e totes—v ti ., dusted with little hard bunches 1819 sites tesand. when nu- gas-tion and in 911011 61 iodoform to t'rog, and pack with oak}: poonful .01 turpen he in » e m ,rning three dive treatment for. ix equal parts of gen- tion. 8W limestone rock, common‘ solt Mother and place it within their reach, or mix some in their feed twice; a day \ Couu'rv cn’or REPORTS. part of November have been fine for eneral farm work except plowing; robably twenty-five per cent of the usual amount of fall plowing is done. Good butter and eggs are in demand, with butterat 400 and eggs 400. Cows have slackened up on milk production and hens are laying butlittle at the present time. Dressed hens are now selling at 20@25c; geese 220; wheat $1.50; corn $1; oats 50c; rye $1. 25; buckwheat 95c. Hay is plentiful at may... . 3 FM“ Choicefcarlmg rams e111111-1111 b 3McKc-rrpw‘s Senator apples $1. Much live stock has been sold. About five per cent: more wheat has been sown than usual. A normal acreage of rye went in. Both .crops are looking well—G. C. A. 1 St. Clair 00., Nov. 16.—In this sec-! tion there are not many beef cattle. The majority of the farmers give more ”or less attention to the dairy busi- ness- Prices are a little low for some products. The amount of feed is run- ning less than the average. Grain feeds are high. There was a large acreage of sugar beets raised in this section and farmers are being paid $7 per ton, and a percentage, depend- ing upon'the price of sugar. Our local farm organizations have not stepped into their winter stride as yet. 'Ilhe acreage of wheat and rye sown is a little below the usual amount. Dry vSveather has retarded fall plowing..— Clinton 00., Nov. 17.—-—The general feeling among farmers here is good. Live stock is possibly on the decrease. Milk is bringing $1.50 per hundred for 3.5 test. Wheat is $1.40; oats 45c; rye 980; beans $4.70 per cwt; live hogs $8; pigs $7; live cattle $5@6. There isa plenty of feed available heie Cream 370; eggs 500. Fall sown grains are looking fair. The soil is dry and hin- ders fall plowing—A. H Gladwin Co., Nov. 12.——In this local- ity farmers are trying to reduce their potato production, owing to low prices. In my immediate neighborhood I know of at least 6,000 bushels less produced than were grown last year. This prob- ably is true in other localities in this county. ——E. J N. 311111011 IONS Lowest priced all-steel swinging stanchion made. Thousands in use—many hundreds sold every week. Guaranteed not to break, bend or wear out. No hinges to wear, side bars Can- not bend. Each stanchion made from long piece of heavy U-bar steel—extra strong. Adjustable neck 3 ace. Money bar/z if not satisfied. end order direct, or write for more information. Iowa Gate Company 28 Union St. Cedar Falls, Iowa . “In In. 7- Slough» Houses ' Registered B E LGI A N H 0 R S E S A L E Tuesday. Dec. 2, 1924 Stmbem Boon Stallion. two years, Indigene of Iro- Weigbt 140 0. Nluhun insole. 110.0070. 111 1'00] Weight 1900. Moreeegolt,l'1vo Months Old. From Kit of Duchesse in: More Colt. Five Months. From Cora No 5139. Grade More. Four I 01111111011. 17 8110133111 Cattle Sale starts at 12 0' wk. ABE S. IONTRAGER, ,uu-ndmloh. E'SHEEP ,to $2.00 per lb. 1 Harmony. , bar not “’le 101-1110 : 1101111110 ‘92 11311011“ 111111119 sDouble Grandson 3539- 480- .E. F. Goodtellow. B. l. Ovid Mich" Phone 48-5. 51"” Sheep '9 F91“ Sails Cotswolds. ”Oxfords also, a. few Ewes. L. R. KUNEY. 1111100109.“: Ms. “Admin“ "Mo tising miscellaneous cl es for ml e. at cl d 5“; arti e or exchonz .4356” 0 «cuts “1 _;§ui 'fimm.“ 0.011 ,-on orders for less than four insertions; (or four or more no «101113 a word. doom as a. word ench abbreviation, initial or number. No ' “111111011.qu an null «vermin have «homo departments and or. not accepted a okiélflclr I . This classified advertising department in establi h d i' th 1 ' Small advertisements bring best results under alanine?! elieadlrllgs. e conven once of Michigan fume". Poultry advertlsl will be run in this 11 fitment orin display columns at commercial ['1th 3‘ GD Try it for want ads and for silver... must accompany order onto 60,, Nov. 18,—4.1: would umhmmocub. 7,1922 " Willa that'the humus her lotwe stock _ . . m, 1- 0110 Four .1 .. w as... mm w the wt 11w . S? w. .w as a. ".9901". flair and poultry interefits are 112'222222 .88 1.3: 1122322231211 1211 thriving '~ tier than any other 13-. . . .90 ‘ an a. 1:; 3-H branches of farming. In this section {,m'" H: 3%: 3: -§-,. 3-9,: mush groin foodie bought, there is, 1133122133 1210 .1110 3123.132: 2341 1311 however, plenty of hay. Potato prices {9 -------- 1-}: 3'3 :3... ----- g}: 1-3: are low. Butter-fat brings 37c; fresh 111'222'1' 1314 411: 12232233 2211 3115 eggs .45@500. The grange is doing ac- 19 ........ 1.51 1.51 as... ..... as. “a: ti've work in this community Our fall £33333; {:83 {'82 3:1;";"; 3"” {u rye looks good. —-F. J.J 2 ........ 1.11 1.13 sa..II.Ii. a. 1.1: l as ........ 1.11 5.5: 39 ........ 3.12 9.31 .9090 60., Nov. 18.—October and 24 ........ 1.91 5.16 lo ........ 3.20 no 25 ........ 1,001.00 41 ........ 3.19 9.14 All Mountain: a); dimmfinuanu ordtfl Special Notic .1... m («dad for flu Claulfiad Dynastic"! mull roach thi: tuft: ta , PET STOCK FOR SALE—Huh-class Foxhounds: Coonhounds . ounds ' Beagle bounds. and Setters; partly and wall- bro on: puppies of all breeds: no money in ad- . C. 0. D. Molnaton.~ Pa. vance. ship Kennels. Stamp for booklet. Lannie~ FERRETS—I specialize in raising tenets. Thirty years' experience. November prices, females $3.50 each: males $2.75 ea . dozen $30. special rat catchers $ .00 each. Will ship C. 0. D. glistmction book free. Levi Farnsworth, New London. 10. BREEDER AND TRAINER of Ferrets. Price. quality and safe Choice yearling females $4.00 Thos. Sellers. New London. Ohio. St LAKELAND FUR EXCHANGE. Salem. Mich. The world's most famous breeds of tree, den and trailing English and Fitch delivery guaranteed. each. Book free. day: in advance affiublim tion date. MISCELLANEOUS PERSONAL STATIONERY $1. 00~Name and Address printed free on 200 sheets and 100 enveloms to match size 5151815 white bond. packed in handsome box. Write name clearly. Send $1.00 or $1.85 for double order. Imperial Stationery Co.. 1305 West 0th St.. Clerk-land, Ohio. ALI. ‘WOOL YARN for sale from manufacturer. 75c Free Sample. H. A. Bartlett. Maine. CHOICE OREGON I’RUNEG DIRECT, $7.50 per 100. Special 1215—11). sample bag, express paid, 31.80. Kingwood Orchards. Salem, Oregon. TYl’l-IWRITERS—wo up. Easy payments. F1119 trial. l’aync (‘0mpany, Ilosedale. Kans. WANT TO BUY (‘l'camcry making 2.000 lbs butter or bcttcr a week. 11. S. Westcott, Chelsea, Mich REAL ESTATE FARMS FOR SALE~—(.‘ALIB‘ORNlA—Mnke more money on a small farm in San Joaquin Valley, Cul- ifornia, where you can work outdoors all the year. Splendid opportunities here for the man of moderate means. Twenty and forty-acre farms produce alfalfa abundantly. Dairying, hogs and poultry make good returns; and staple varieties of fruits yield dependable profits; a. combination of those means a well»balanced farm with good income roughout the year. Winter 1055 California oil‘crs mu 1 to the man looking for a country where he can get the most out of life. (‘11« mate is delightful with longgrowing seasons; wonder— ful roads; excellent schools. Nearby markets and cooperative marketing associations afford profitable outlcts for all produce. A small one—family farm. cutting out high labor costs. insures success. There are 110 winter handicaps. San Joaquin Valley illus- frounds. pups all ages. Write for dog and fur price 1st. FOR SALE—One thousand ferrets. C. Arthur Dim- ick. Rachestcr, Ohio. HUNDRED HUNTING HOUNDS Cheap. Trial 0. 0. Beckennels, Isl—25. Herrick, Ill. POULTRY WANTED—every week. 10.000 broilers sud fx'ycrs. weight 1% to 2 lbs. Will pay good price for these birds. Write for Co.. 700 Alfred SL. particulars to East Coast Poultry Detroit. Mu-h. hens. pul— includ— Owossu. RECORD LAYlNG White Racks, corkerels. lets, also Barred Rocks, hem, bullets. males. ing my winning contest pen. J. V. Shem), \licll. Mammoth Bronze Turkeys. Blue Featuring onc 0f Amer— AMERH‘A'S BEST Ribbons from leading shows. ica’s [arm-st toms. Write Johnson Turkcy Farm, Six Linkcs, Mich. GIANT BRONZE TURKEYS «Gold Bank Strain. (‘llnicu llcnvy binds, large bone, well marked. Satis— faction guaranteed. Mrs. Perry Stebbins. Saranac. Mich. 300 READY-TO—LAY White Leghorn pullers that will soon pay for themselves. $13 a dozen. Lone Pine Poultry Farm, Silver Lake. indium. (‘lm nlnion East PUllE~BRl£D \iammotll Strain. 1111110 and Vigmous. Jordan, \iil lliguu Bronze Turkeys, Mrs. B. Smalls. (‘O( 'K [CRICI.S—~—Hens. cipal breeds. State anls Association, Mich. Goose. Ducks. Turkeys; all prin- Kalamazoo. Cor-ks, (‘m-kerels. Wyndham. SUV 12 R1011 RINGI 1-: 'l‘ Buried llork. llxtru Fine. l’rlccs Reasonable. L. Tilfin, Ohio. ““4110 foldor milM “W on request (‘~ L. Sew “’ANTEDrvOne Thousand s. 1‘. White Leghorn Pul— gravcs, General (‘oloniznrinn Agent, Santa Fe 11y. lets, gmd utility stock. Give our and price. Be: 912 Railway Exchange. Chicago. III. 333. Milliigun Farmer. OREGON has many splcndid agricultural records. ITURE'BRI‘JD Mllnlllml‘l anm Tut‘kl‘ys. fine largo Billlt‘l‘i‘ul. records. gold—1111113.! buns, gold‘medal COWS, birdfi l‘I‘lllll lflloll‘t‘ Sl.0’.‘l\'. Mrs... lilllllll SlK‘Lk, Cale- wnrld—rccord cows. Oregon holds six of the eight (101113. Mll‘h- Jersey world records for buttm'fat production. Butter— fat produced cheaper than elsewhere because of green TURKl-IYS 7711. Bronzed}. lied. Narragansett, White food ncarly every month of the year and mild, short 1101. Ilcns. Toms. Pubs and tries, 110 km. Order winters. Average milk flow pcl' cow 01104111111 higher curly. Walter Bros, l’uwhatun Point. O. ‘ than in colder countries. Large yiclds clover. alfalfa, _ yen-11 and other lcgunu-s. Heavy egg Drodm'tion during NARAGANSETT 'l‘URKleYsmToms $12; Hens 58. Winter. Oregon 01123 brim: 21: t0 40 more per dozen \Vhitc Wyandottu Cooker-915. Mrs. Wm. B. Nowell. in Eastern markcts because of superior quality and Onslcd, Mich. ' pack Successful (-ouopcxallve poultry association. Banl; ing and busineSS inn-lusts united with laimcrs to pr'mide markets and make uglilultule a success. For free bulletins giving official information write Land Settlement Dcpt., Room 617, Portland (‘lmmbcl' of Commerce, Portland, Oregon. $400 SE‘IURI‘S MIC IIIGAN FAIle—io Amos and Equipment. Pal y0u1 glip new 1'01 you sulcly will want this dandy prodm in just off improved road. easy drive city, only mile lllt village. 34 acres fertile fields. wire fcmcs, \voodlot. 200 sugar maples, plenty fruit; good (3— —'100m house. plcasant surroundings. barn. etc. Woman owner's low mile $1700 for all. only $400 xequirai. Dltalls and plume of beautiful home pg. 141 big Bargain Catalog. lllus. lloncy~making farms and business chum-cs. Frcc. Slmut Farm Agency. 205BC Kresge Bldg. Detroit, Mich. FOR SALEWSB acres rich black loam, 9—room house. barn. fruit, high woven I'enccs, joins Lansing suburbs. sold for $500 an acre. For quick sale one—third value. Also fine home and garage ncar M. A. (‘. for sale on your own terms. at 251 Gunsou St... East Lansing. Mr. Arnold, Owner. BFST FARM IN Mll' HIGAN- —441 sues at smriflce mi 1011 stock and llmls;511mll pa1n'1cnt dowzn 3.50 acres under cultivation; 55 miles from Detroit in main road to Lunsirg. Apply Cluny R. F. D. 2. Fowlervillc, Mich. Stock Farm. LAND-«Crop Payment 01' easy te"1ns~)[inncsota. North Dakota. Mc'ltana. Idaho, Washington and 01'— egon. FITS litcramre. Say what state interests you. 11. W. Bycrly. 71 Northern Pacific Railway. St. Paul, M inncsm u. 40 ACRES. gravel loam soil, slightly rolling. 4-r00m frame house. Small barn, good drivc wcll. one mile to school. in good community. Price $600, onc~half down. and remainder in 5 years. Write W. . Umphrcy, Evert. Michigan. Acres on l’okamn Prairie Stocked Wood. FARM FOR RENT—#25 adjoining Sumpervllle on Dixie Paved Road. with Registered Guernsey ‘EatJe. Floyd J. Niles, Mil-h. , 'I'OBACCO HOMESPUN TOBACCO: Chewing ill to pounds $1. 50' ten 62. 60: smoking five pounds $1. 25; ten 52. 00 pipe free, my when received. satisfaction 91111111101911.00- ovuotive Farmers' Paducnh. Kentucky. HOMESPUN TOBACCO—«Chewing five 0011101131375, ten, $300: twenty. 66 25. .Bmoking,1s pounds. 31.25.1511, $2.00: twenty. $3.50. Pipe Free. Money atisflad. United Tobacco Growers. Paducah. Ky. SPDN T0 mlsiuoklnl 000.an1113 lrlbs. lbs. .(’81. 26:.‘1‘011 $2.90. and armors Pay when p - hens $7. toms $8. Ellsworth, l'Ullll—BRED (Hunt. Bronze turkeys. Unrclulcd. Until Dec. 15. lda Davey, Mll'll. GRAY All‘ltll‘AN GEESE- From females and gandcrs $5 apiece. Byron (‘cntcr, Mich. good stock. young Harry A. Snyder. MH‘IHGAN’S BEST Giant Bronze ’l‘urkcys. Strong, healthy birds. 1“ ycuh‘ bran-ding from Amcrica's best: strains. N. Evelyn llzunsdcll, lonia, Mich. FOR SALE lllzlr-k Minurcus. and Lukcnycldcrs Cock- el‘ols. Hillside Hatchery, Holland. Mich. PUREJBRI‘II). S. 1‘. ll. I. ll. (‘ockcrela W. L. ltundel. Saline, Miuh. \N‘Hl’l‘l- HOLLAND TURKEYS rllal'ge, choice stock. . ll. Shit-xi \Volwrinl'. Mich. SILVER LAl‘L‘I) and “hill- crcls. Browning's “’yundotle Farm. Wynndotte quality covk~ Portland. Mich. FOR SALE . l’m-c~ln-cd Bourbon Red Turkeys. H. 0. Rugglcs. Milford, Mich. LARGE Barred Hock (focltcrels. Barnum. Union l‘ih‘, \[ir-h LARL.I‘— TYPE Nanagunmtt tuxklys. $5.00. .1. liens $8, toms 81 50:1‘eu‘ Uniom'. $12. Mls. (Mm “111’, ll. 7, Adrian, Mich. 190]: SALE. :8. 1‘. Bird Leghcrn cockerels. Willard \Vlb\lt‘l'. Bath, Min-h. ‘ GlAN'l‘ BRONZE TURKEYS, 1123 stock. G. W.‘ ’l‘lluckur. Leroy. Michigan. AGENTS WANTED LADllCSwStnrt a business or your own selling dainty rubblr aprons, lmlics' sanitary necessities, and b.1by rubber goods. Get in on the Christmas tradel $25 to 540 per week casilyl Ask for our 1118.1)eusli8 line of samples. Write today! Sunbeam Mite Co.. 540 “’11 11111181.an Arcade. Detroit. Mil-2.. AGENTS -Bc lndepcndent. make big profit with our map. toilet until-lea and household necessities Get me sample case other H0 110- Co.. 1761 Dodler. St. Louis. Mo. , BIG MONEY selling new household clamor. Washes and dries windows. Sweeps, scrubs, moms omplcte outfit less than brooms. Over 100% profit. Harper Brush Works. 173 3rd 81.. Falrfield. lows HELP WANTED ; 1 W‘dVr'l‘ED—f—Middlo Agei married man as 1101113111011 1111 um are non Single help must be boardgd. Salary will-bu accord- $18 in ability to make farm ply. Address 3021900343. ‘cblm Farmer. ’ F Yearling females ' on farm th 90 miles from Pontiac. 1 The new home of he University The Shieks of the desert have found that the "made-in America” all- {this new diving armor rpemits ' of Pittsburgh 1 be patterned tomobile beats the racing dromedaries and the Arab horses of - the salvage of millions of do after this plan by C. Z Klauder. . purest pedigree for crossing the waste places of Asia. lars from sunken ships. The play that saved the day for the Army! Fullback Wilsons The Duke of York, second son of King George and Queen Mgr touchdown was e last period of the game in New Ha en when. welcomed American base ball players to England before t ‘31? the Bulldog an the Mule battled to a tie of 7 to 7. game at Stamford Bridge Hughie Jennings. introduced players ' invited to th, I_{nud Ras— Daniel F. Stick, S Senator- Many distinguished A ericans were Affidsgi’heepfiigiigxgigrfgéiilsngick in United eleCt, is the first democrat to 1 the eW‘ililitef 1%ouse by ig’retsidentt Eggligge to States with these two native Eskimos. represent Iowa since 1859. meet e u ure pres en -e cc 0 e co. Possibly in some of the football contests of the future, provision ' "1 ” p. in aawijork' kept secret the will be made for delays similar to this one. Here the hockey ts of the body dthe fact mthat he had players of Wes ey are restoring complexions between games. ' ‘