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In addition to lower oil bills, the almost universal experience includes such benefits as— More repair—free miles Decrease of carbon and fouled spark plugs Smoother running and more powerful motor Minimized frictional heat You can quickly prove this by calling on a responsible Mobiloil dealer near your farm. Mobiloil "E” is not peddled around from door to door by “job lots oil men” who get their oils from no one knows where. The lVIobiloil dealer is more interested in keeping you for a steady customer than he is in loading you up with long—profit, short—performance lubricating oil. On his wall he has the Mobiloil Chart of Recommendao tions which specifies the grade ofMobiloil for every motor. Gargoyle Mobiloil “E" is correct for Fords. In the diflbrential ofyour Ford car use Gargoyle Mobiloil “CC” or Mobilubricant as specified by the Chart of Recommendations. In your Fordson Tractor use Gar- in summer and “A” goyle Mobiloils, “BB” in winter. Address NEW YORK. CHICAGO or KANSAS CITY 1 VACUUM OIL‘COMPANY “j but the proponents of the amendment. Washington N ews-~ DOUBT COOPERATIVE PLAN. HERE is a wide difference of opin- i0n among farm organization lead- ers as to the future of the cooperative marketing program recommended by the President’s agricultural conference. Those Who claim to be inrclosest touch with the real farmers say there is lit- tle interest among the farmers in any sort of cooperative marketing legisla- tion; that the farmers are not greatly concerned about what congress does. They say that it is a dead issue even with congress. Others are sure that an attempt will be made to pass a co- operative marketing bill next winter. SHAKE-UP IN AGRICULTURAL DE- PARTMENT. ANY rumors of a general “shake- up” in the department of agricul- ture are circulating around. Dr. E. D. Ball, director of scientific work, and Chester Morrill, in charge of the Pack- er and Grain administrations, have re- signed, and Mr. Morrill’s resignation was accepted to take effect March 12. Dr. Henry E. Taylor, chief of the Bureau of Agricultural Economics, will resign at an early date, it is said, to accept a better position elsewhere. It is predicted that there will be other changes in the department, but as towhat they will be Secretary Jar- dine has not indicated. OUTLOOK GOOD. N its latest survey of economic con- ditions the bureau of agricultural economics sees the best opportunity since the spring of 1920 for agriculture to go ahead and do some business. The country has worked out from un- der its paralyzing surpluses. “Those vast crop yields of four and five years ago, dammed back by the stagnant de- mand of the deflation period, later worked over and carried along in ani- mal form, are disappearing. The decks are fairly well cleaned for a new deal.” Stocks of corn on hand are small. Wheat surpluses have disappeared. The surpluses of live stock have especially depressed agriculture for a couple of years and these are passing. Sheep are already high in price. Liqui- dation of hogs has been going 011 at a rapid rate. Beef cattle have turned the corner toward diminished numbers and higher prices. Dairy cattle have passed the crest in numbers in the east, though they are still increasing in western butter territory. “In the case of such localized prod- ucts as potatoes, tobacco and sugar beets the outlook is not the rosiest in every case, but it is as good or better than any spring in five years. The one great crop which appears to face an absolute readjustment in acreage and for good and permanent reasons, is timothy hay. “General agreement seems to exist as to the probability of continued city prosperity well into the year, at least. The farmer’s position is now relatively stronger and whatever the trend of ur- ban business, he has less to fear than was true two or three years ago.” CHILD LABOR AMENDMENT. HE child labor amendment has been defeated by many state legis- latures, only two voting for ratifica- tion, nevertheless advocates of the pro- posed amendment say they are not going to give up the fight. In the res- olution submitting the proposed amend- lment to the states, congress did not designate any time limit within which they must act. This question of time and rescinding previous action may lhave to be settled in supreme court, are going to agitate more persistently than ever to persuade the state legis- latui es to ratify the amendment. ' BURGESS RADIO BATT than?” n In rhoWln com of tho Leviathan ‘ . ' ' Standard «is» new UMSnm m Remarkable are the adven- tures of Burgess Radio Bat. (cries. 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Harrow Send for our complete catalog of horse and tractor drawn disk implements for orchard. form and garden; ilso name of nearest distributor and valuable free book, “The Soil and Its Tillage.” The Cutaway Harrow Co. mama-.51. ' IHiggnnum,'Conn. mm .. , .- auvd «a». .5. ‘-_~“",.—_ ,v-,.——~'v vi ,., my». . . ...,.>~‘,., W- . am» . v to; MICHIGAN VOLUME CLXIV. . ‘ ‘ ’ PUBLISH D W££KLK [fl . 5 ’TQLCK "~ "x . z A Practical Journal for the Rural Family MICHIGAN _L SECTION THE CAPPER FARM PRESS QUALITY RELIABILITY SERVICE ' NUMBER TWELVE Let the Bilycr BcWarc A Little Story of Wflal Happened Near 1% [51'0” By H. C. Rather HILE we are ever ready tocatch the, unwary seedsman if he at- tempts to sell us seed that isn’t up to our ideas of what it ought to be, .- too 'often we farmers—through lack of information, lack of caution, or both— plant seed of'our own or seed from our neighbor which does a great deal more damage than anything coming through the trade.” It was Garfield Farley, of Albion, speaking at a recent meeting of the board of directors of the Michigan Crop Improvement Asso— ciation, an organization of which he is president. “We even close our eyes to this sit- » nation in our Michigan'seed law,” Mr. Farley continued. “By law, we ima pose wise restrictions forcing seeds- men. to handle seed of high purity and requiring them to label this seed as to purity, noxious weeds, germination and, in the case of clover, alfalfa, soy- ,beans, and corn with the place of or- igin of this seed, yet this same law unwisely permits farm-to-farm move- ment or local elevator distribution of locally grown seed, even though it may be the worst junk that ever infected a field. ’ “The situation which that descrip- tion brings to mind is not merely a possibility. It represents an actual happening in my own neighborhood. Several of us had been buying some .. locally grown timothy seed. Our clo— ver was bought through the trade, and oh! the cussing that trade did get for our annual crop of buckhorn. The funny thing about it was that we never seemed able to find any serious amount of buckhorn in that clover seed, yet there it was in our supposedly clean fields——just a mess of it.” Mr. Farley told us the continuation of his story and furnished us further information later. It was this: “Last fall a local elevator sent sam- ples of the locally grown timothy seed to 3. Jackson seed company and the Michigan Farm Bureau Seed Service. The reply of the former is interesting. They wrote, “The timothy seed you sent contains a large percentage of buckhorn. We cannot use this quality of seed at any price as it is impossible to remove the buckhorn from the tim— othy seed." Here was an entire locality infesting its clover fields with buckhorn not from clover seed furnished by the reg- ular trade, but from unsuspected tim- othy seed, locally grown and therefore free from all restrictions so far as 10- cal trade is concerned. The Michigan Farm Bureau Seed Service couldn’t handle the seed either. It reported this analysis: 95.93% fair grade timothy seed. 1.93% other seed crop. .5 ‘7 inert matter. 1.6400 weed seed. In each pound of this timothy there were 5,250 buckhorn seeds, 250 pepper grass, 3,750 cinquefoil, and 8,000 sorrel. Figure it out for yourself. On ever acre where three pounds of that tim- othy seed were sown in the usual clo« ver—timothy mixture, there was the pos- sibility of 15,000 nice healthy buckhorn plants. Many of these farmers planned to use the second crop of clover for seed. Clover seed has been worth real money this past year. But. dealers, subject to trade regulations, aren’t jumping at clover seed grown on fields containing 15,000 healthy buckhorn plants per acre. So far as seed pro— duction is concerned, those clover fields seeded with this timothy were a loss, how great can hardly be esti- mated, for the damage did not Mid Vwith the harvesting of the crops. This is no argument against locally grown seed. Take it by and large, the home—grown seed is the most desir- able. Michigan-grown clover seed, for use in Michigan, is far superior to that from any other place. Michigan-grown alfalfa seed is desirable whenever there is any of good quality available. Locally. grown corn, soy-beans and some other seeds are almost a neces— sity. But locally grown seed may con- tain the same elements of danger as any other seed. Since it is unfortu- nately exempt from the provisions of our state seed law, the buyer must beware. Careful examinations will re- veal weeds and mixtures. The state seed laboratory will test it for purity for a very nominal fee. Germination tests can also be quickly and easily conducted. Mr. Farley brought up this story of the buckhorn infested timothy seed simply as a warning that will help oth- er growers avoid similar losses by making sure that any locally grown seed they may buy meets the stand- ards of purity, quality, vitality and productivity that any seed must meet it‘ it is to be a safe foundation for the farm business. ’ Machinery Sets the Pace Mecéarzica/ Farm Equipment Measure; Program of a Country ’5 flgrz'ca/mre By Frank A. Mcckcl HECK over the agriculture of the various countries of the world for a moment and put them into just two divisions: those havi‘ng a highly developed agriculture and those having a poorly developed agricul- ture. . You will find that such countries as the United States, England, Germany and some other central European countries have a rather high develop- ment while India, Turkey and most of the Asiatic countries show a very poor development. Then compare these two divisions with the machinery and farm equip- ment which they employ in their farm- ing operations and you will probably find that the agriculture of any coun— try varies in direct proportion to the amount and kind of farm machinery which it uses. Let us consider our own country as the most striking example. It is the youngest country in practically every way. Certainly it is the youngest country agriculturally, but it .has a type of agriculture as highly develop- ed, perhaps, as any other country boasts, even though it is the youngest. The agriculture of the Old Word is ages old. We read of it as it was thousands of years ago, but American agriculture is measured in the span of about 200 years. ‘ One hundred years may seem a long time to an individual, but in a coun- try’s history, it is only a brief period. Nations move more slowly in some re- spects but much more rapidly in oth- ers than do individuals. , In 1920 most of the population of theUnited States was rural. In fact, ' it. was. approximately. ninety. ,per cent rural. That meant that nine persons were required on the, farm to raise enough to clothe and feed themselves and one extra individual who lived in the city. In 1850 only fifty per cent of our population was“ on the farms of the country. At that time the ratio was about even. It required one man to raise enough to feed and clothe him- self and one other. In 1900 the figures had switched again. At this time thirty—five per cent of our people were living on farms and sixty—five per cent of them were in the cities, and in 1920 only twenty-five per cent of our population was rural while seventy-five per cent was urban. So in 100 years something had hap- pened to our agriculture which made it possible for one man to feed himself and three, others besides, as against the old scheme of things which re- quired the services of nine men on the farm to support ten people all told. What could have brought about. such a change? Certainly not. the fact that everyone was eating less food or wear- ing fewer clothes, although that may have had some bearing on the matter so far as the clothes go. And it cer— tainly was not due to the fact that, an acre of ground was so much more pro— ductive in 1920 than it was in 1820. No, it was entirely due to the fact that something had made it possible for one man in 1920 to operate just about forty times as much land in less time, than he was able to operate in 1820. That something was machinery and nothing else. It was not until 1819 about that Harvesting Machinery Has Played 3 Big Part in Agricultural Advancement. \ much progress was made with iron plows. Popular fancy and superstition retarded the use of the metal plow even then. The idea that a metal plow would poison the soil is not so old. Perhaps some of the old-timers can even recall that superstition now. The most marked development, however, has been since 1850. \Vo have led the world in plow design and no doubt shall continue to do so. It was pretty much of a task for any farmer, prior to 1850, to have much more than five. or ten acres of wheat to harvest. The cradle and the, hand- tieing ol' the bundles, along with the crude horse-power threshers made it impossible to grow much wheat at a. profit. Indeed, the lack ol‘ adequate machinery for harvesting made wheat harvest, a terrible job. llut in 1031. Cyrus McCormick hitch- ed tour horses to a Weird and remark- able contraption on his father’s farm near Steel’s Tavern, Virginia, and after that day wheat, harvest was altogether different. The early harvesters were nothing more than crude, mowing ma- chines which cut the standing grain, dropped it back on a. platform from which it had to be raked by a man with a long rake. grain on the ground in bunches and the binders then came along as before and bound the sheaves -by hand. This placed the out In 1841 McCormick had sold only 2-10 of his original reapers but there. came a rift in the clouds shortly after that and he entered business in Chi— cago. reapers in use in the United States doing the work of 350,000 men and sav- ing the American farmer over four By 1859 there were over 50,000 (Continued on page 397). .il\«'1*ifi:‘?>"‘ 3 ~ MICHIGAN .fiEC'I‘ION mm curse FARM PRESS players! 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Some of the stories were authentic; a few persons, how- ever, have denied the statements which they were reported as having given out. At present, pea beans grown in Mich- igan are graded and inspected under the grades and regulations established by the Michigan Bean Jobbers’ Associ- ation. The jobbers and others contend that their system is working satisfac- torily, and for this reason should not be disturbed. On the other hand, the Bureau of Economics of the L'nited States De— partment, of Agriculture has moved to establish federal grades, and federal inspection, and has already held sev- eral hearings with this object. in mind. We have just. received word from the bureau that. another series of hearings are to be held in the various important bean growing sections. beginning in California on March 23. These meet- ings will be at Los Angelos and San Francisco, (falii'mnia: Twin Falls, Ida- ho; Billings, Montana; Denver, Colo- rado; Lansing, l\li(,~,higan, and Roches- ter, New York. The Lansing hearing . will occur some time during the latter part of April. As to the grades of the Michigan Bean Jobbers’ Association, the follow- ing are those defined on September 1, 1924. Choice Hand Picked Michigan Pea Beans must be bright, sound, dry, well screened, and must, not contain more than one. and one—half por Ct‘lli of dis- colored or split beans and not more than seven per cent of large or medi- um beans. Prime Hand Picked Michigan Pea Beans must be fairly good average, col— or of crop year, sound, dry, well screened, and must not contain more than three per cent. of discolored and split beans and not. more than ten per cent of large or medium beans. Fancy Screened Michigan Pea Beans must be bright, sound, dry. well screen- ed, and must' not. contain more than three per cent of discolored beans, splits or foreign substances, and not. more than ten per cent of large or medium beans. Choice Screened Michigan Pea Beans must be of fairly good average color of crop year, dry, Well screened, and must not contain more than five per cent of discolored beans, splits or for- eign substances and not more than ten per cent of medium beans. The Bureau of,Economics have, sug‘ gested tentative grades which may be“ changed after further consideration. The following are those suggested by ' American butters in the, world. mar- - kets. ’ ' Why such a contrast? Both are Eng- Mr. Wheeler, of the Bureau, at a meet-\lish people, so nationality is not to ing of the American Canners’ Associa- tion at Cincinnati, in January of this year: A Top Grade, which may contain not more than one and one-half per cent total splits and damaged beans with no foreign material. A Second Grade, with not more than three per cent total splits and dam- aged beans with no foreign material. Third and‘ Fourth Grades which may contain, respectively, not more than five and eight per cent total splits, damage, and foreign material, with for- eign material limited to one-half and one per cent. . Beans which do not meet the re- quirements of any of these four grades are graded “sample” grade. It is the purpose of the Bureau’s representatives at these hearings to suit these grades as nearly as possible to conditions of production and trade» It is desirable, therefore, that growers of every producing area be represented at one of these hearings. Besides the matter of defining the grades, another question of first im- portance to the industry is, under Whose authority should the inspection of beans be carried on for the best in- terests of the growers, dealers and consumers—the Michigan Bean Job- bers’ Association, the state of Michi— gan, or the federal government. Naturally, the manner of settling these questions is going to have some effect upon the growers. It is, there- fore, important that their position be laid before the government representa- tives during these hearings. Partially for the purpose of getting out a grower representation, a movement to organ- ize the growvrswlocally and as a state association, has been set on foot. This movement appears to be. largely re- sponsible for the controversy in ques— tion. To got before the growers the viewpoint of the Bureau of Economics, that Bureau has indicated a desire to have the names of all farmers who are interested in the matter. The editor of the Michigan Farmer will gladly for- ward any names and addresses sent to this oilice, to \l‘ashington with the request that data be t’orw..rded to each address. _ Here is a situation requiring all pos- sible light, for the right solution of the matter in hand. It is no time for bean growers to follow soap box orators with their usual fund of misinforma— tion, nor to be blindly led. by those whose business interests might be jeopardized by a decision in either di- rection. Careful thinking and discus- sion of the whole matter ought to pref“ ace the. Lansing hearing, to the end that: the present controversy may be a milestone of progress in tho bean industry of Michigan and of the nation. IIIC American agri- cultural commis sioner at London, Eng< Two Agri- cultural . land, makes s o m c PlCtureS interesting observa- tions. He says a mil- lion two hundred thousand wage earn- ers are, out of work in England. Five. million have been helped by the gov- ernment “dole” system. The govern— ment has to feed these people to keep dowu serious riots and to keep itself from danger. it has endeavored to locate these people on land, but they will not stay. it, offers indncmnents to get. them to migrate to some of the colonies where land is to spare, and they refuse unless assured that they will be. provided with modern living conveniences, mov- ing pictures and other city entertain- ments. Many who have gone are re- turning to be fed by the government. In contrast. are the conditions in New Zeeland. Here English people are dairying and prosperous. Immigration is limited, wages are good, and every- body is happy. Farmers and wage earners live in modern houses. There are no slums in the cities nor distress in the country. And they are putting 'out a. grade of butter which'is compet- ing successfully with the Danish and l blame. Is it environment, or is it an aftermath of the war? May it not be this: England is primarily an jndus- trial country; its people are industri- ally minded, and have been fgr genera- tions. It needs agricultural minded people to make agriculture a,success. And as agriculture is ,the balance wheel of industry, is it not possible that agricultural minded people are the balance wheels of. human thought? Their conservatism, their sanenss and their' training in basic, fundamental thought help to keep things from going astray. May it not be that, in this country where the industrially minded people are rapidly increasing their majority, we should seek to keep a proper por- tion of the people agriculturally mind- ed in order to insure a sane and well- balanced progrgss which wou1d bring the maximum of benefits to all the people. ABITS are the great highway on which men live their eyery day life. Only now and then do they step from the way and do something out of the ordinary. Habits are necessary. They are great; economizers of time and energy. Men would do little if they were. oblig- ed to think out all the little acts that they do. But men also have developed ineffi- cient habits. These prevent the dis- _covering of shorter and perhaps better ways to the purposes of life. They keep folks following precedents, re- -gardless. The problem of a person who is not satisfied to continue a life of routine is to keep alive the ability to think out and do new things. He must blow oxygen on the little spark of initiative that is within him. Our Little Habits Action fixes new habits. They can- not be established by mere thinking. Neither will thinking break down old habits. Thinking is necessary to de- termine what new purpose one may choose to follow; but the only way our nervous systems can be trained to new habits is through action. One might say that the big purpose of the agricultural experiment. stations is to justify good farming habits, and to find better habits to substitute for inefficient ones. The great problem of the extension worker is to urge farm- ers to discard habits that. have gone to seed and develop more desirable ones to fill their places. ~ This spring a host, of farmers are going to plant corn without. testing, sow spring grains without fertilizing, plant. potatoes and not. spray, continue with timothy instead of legumes sim- ply becausc they have gotten in the habit of farming after that. fashion. In a broad way, the question is, can one in the present. era of agricultural competition expect to succeed by con- tinuing to follow habits formed when the only criterion was to produce with out regard to costs? E have a gum He Knows chewing stenog- His rapher in our institu- . tion whose agricultur- onlOflS al knowledge is limit- ed to the use of two expressions: “He knows his onions,” and, “Oh, raspberries!” She is a mar" vel at dictation and is proficient at transcribing, providing she does not forget that the rooster does not lay eggs and that a bull is not she—stock. But, there is food for thought in her expression, “He knows his onions.” Perhaps to her it means that a certain he is going strong, but to us, serious- minded, and married, the expression takes on a different; meaning. Should a man know his onions? Should they be so distinctive that he can tell them from others after they _ tradiction. havelefl; home. and mixed ‘ with the ‘ ficrowd? We: have our dOUthw , ‘ Distinctiveness makes for variation, . and variation in marketing means in- efficiency. To make marketing, espe- cially' of agricultural products, most effective variation should be eliminat- ed, even tb the extent that it is in Ford cars or in these city contractors’ hous— es which are so much alike that you cannot tell which one is yours after you buy it. State grading laws, federal grading laws, 'both effectively enforced, will make marketing easier and more prof- itable. They will make all onions look alike in their respective classes. As it is now, we know from experience that we never can tell how strong. an“ onion is until we start an actual com- bat with it. And judging from said stenographer’s breath, she has the same trouble. ' Here is what may seem to be a cou- We say, he should know his onions. Yes, the consumer, not the producer. The consumer should know his onions, apples, eggs, etc., by the grade mark on the package. That grade mark should be so infallible that the consumer will know that the on- ions within are first cousins to the ones he bought the other day. When good grading becomes a fact, instead of a theory, the marketing of agricul- tural products will be on a. business- like and efficient basis. Re/z'jzm ELIJUN is somethin’ we all think we are what you call authorities on. Nobody is right ’cept ourselves, and God, of course, is always on our side and never the other fellow’s. Relijun’s done a heap 0’ good. But sometimes relijun’s caused lots 0’ suf- ferin’, wars, etc. Relijun’s got lots ta do with our thinkin’, fer as we think in our hearts so are we. Now there ain’t nothin’ better’n thinkin’ if the thinkin’ is right, but there. ain’t nothing more harmful if its wrong. The trouble is, we always think we’re right, even if we think wrong. Really, there ain’t nothin’ wrong about relijun; it’s .what makes life worth livin’. It’s not relijun but what, we often make 0’ it that’s wrong. * I like ta study differunt relijuns but some how I really can’t figure how they all kin be right. I some- times wonder what, the Lord thinks about. what; We occashunally do in the name 0’ rolijun. I kinda calculate that He don’t care much it' we jump and shout, cross ourselves, pray silent- ly, or just have good thoughts all the time. I figure it’s the havin’ 0’ good thoughts and the. doin’ 0’ good deeds what counts and what puts us in har- mony with God. The other day I heard a fellow ask the Lord ta keep us from sickness, and ta heal the sick, and ta make us all happy and prosperous, and etc., and etc. I just; kinda felt that that fellow was askin’ the. Lord to do too much by askin’ Him ta attend ta such details as we kin do ourselves. The Lord is kept plenty busy tryin‘ ta keep the devil out 0’ so many 0’ us, that it ain't: right ta impose on Him. Seems like it would be better if we would show that we. are Godly creatures by usin' our God-given abiluty ta think and work out a littul somethin’ ourselves. It’s lots better ta learn how ta l'ive healthy and how ta work and save, than ta ask the Lord ta do it fier us. And I think He likes ta see His crea- tures think and do fer themselves. For inst, when Sofie comes after me, I ain’t found prayin’ helps much, but I gotta defend myself ta the best 0' my abiluty. 'Of course, the Lord’s al- ways on my sidein such cases. But, of course, too, I ain’t never heard Sofie shout 9Amen” ta that. HY SYCKLE. w Awu‘ r ”a, -. an. , roof. Farmers Favorite Colors Majority Favor With? and Red By the Painter HITE seems to be the farmers’ favorite color for houses. In a recent survey of many farmrdis- tricts 78.7 per cent of farmers express- ed a preference for that color.‘ Red is nearly as strong a favorite for barns and is well in the lead for outbuildings and machinery. Gray, cream, brown, green, yellow, slate and blue come next in preference in the order in 'which they are given. There seems to the no special reason for these choices of color, merely a question of prefer- ence. Some farmers believe that red, relief to large surfaces of one color, as trim and shutters in'a contrasting color or tone will relieve the monotony of evenly toned walls. Ornamental work should not be brought out by painting; a porch column, for in- stance, should not be one color throughout and not different colors for shaft, base ‘and cap. No material should be painted in imitation of some other material, as brickwork, for in- stance, ‘or the graining of wood._ It should be remembered that a mass of . color seen from a distance gives a very Nearly Eighty—Per Cent of the Farmers Interviewed in a Recent Survey Ex- pressed a Preference for White as a Color for the Farm Home. gray and brown “do not show dirt.’ .Tradition seems to have a strong influ- ence in their choice of color schemes. More country people are beginning to recognize the value of colors in con— nection with trees and shrubbery, and to paint their buildings to harmonize with the landscape. There is consid- erable sameness in farm life and un- doubtedly the cheeriness of bright col— OlS strongly influences farmers to paint their buildings with b1ight, in— spiring colors In going about our countryside and our suburban districts, it is apparent that as a whole houses do not possess any particular distinction and charm; that for the greater part they are uninteresting, and give us the feeling that something about them is wrong. When we look at them critically, we see that this is due in part to archiec— tural faults and lapses; but the com- prehending eye realizes that in the main it is a matter of color. \Ve give scant thought to the colors that We paint our; houses, to the tint of the body color, to the contrast of the col- ors of body, trim and roof, and to the relation of the colors to the surround- ings, natural and artificial. The strong contrasts of deep brown, light buff and brick red, eminently suitable to an English half—timbered design, Would be impossible for a colonial farmhouse, and the colors ap- propriate to a Dutch Colonial house might be most unsuitable for a Geor- gian design. It is almost always the case. that a house looks best when it blends into its background and surroundings; the. roof, therefore, when against the sky, should be of subdued tone and color, but can be brighter when against foliage or other buildings. While a large house can be dark, a small one cannot afford to be, for dark walls, or light walls with dark trim will make it seem still smaller. In selecting color combinations, the best results are usually found in vary- ing shades of the same color, as for example, the walls buff, the trim ivory and the roof brown. There is then more harmony than in a house with white walls, green shutters and a red \ W-hile patchiness should be avoided, . . there should always be a contrasting ture generations. I different impression from a patch of the same color seen near by, which undoubtedly explains why so many houses look quite different from what their owners expected. TRAPPING HAWKS. NCE a person asked what to feed their chickens so that if the hawks got them, it would kill the hawks. This was a “stunner,” if the slang expres- sion be allowed. I couldn’t tell the answer. But I could tell 110w to trap the hawk quite easily. I shall tell it again here. This method was used in a certain locality where hawks were plentiful and in six years time over four dozen hawks were captured, prov- ing the efficiency of the plan. Hawks almost always alight on a dead stick or tree. If possible, find such a tree Where the hawks like to light and watch for their prey. If no dead tree is at hand, fix the trap where they sit waiting if it be a live tree. A pole may be erected in the locality where they lie in wait, leaving it a While before the trap is arranged so they get used to it. Put four nails about four inches from the top of the pole or limb, which should be slightly flattened to hold the trap. The nails are for the strings to be fastened. Get a muskrat trap or a, so-called, jump trap. Set it and fasten to the top of pole or limb, and the next time the hawk alights there to watch for his meal you will have him by the leg. This rarely fails. No bait is needed. Just a trap. Where hawks are very bad it is a good plan to scatter four or five of these traps around the build— ings where hawks are known to lie in wait. MAKING VALUABLE SURVEY. THE survey which the state depart- ment of conservation is carrying on is said to be without parallel in the country, in its completeness. It in- cludes data on timber, fish and game resources, water sites, deposits of ore, available resort and recreational sites and farm land possibilities. Five coun- ties have been surveyed, and it is pro— posed to catalog the complete re- sources of the whole state. The results should be of inestimable value to fu- \' Continuous r o w s o f notches close together, on both sides of t h e p 0 st , make it easy to attach the fence wires. Zinc Insulat- ed "Hump” F a s t e n e r a hold wires securely. finJ/nsulaled I’MDK um ROYAL E NC Zinc Insulated Royal Fence and Banner (formerly Arrow) Steel Posts have behind them the test of time—many years of successful service under all kinds of weather conditions. Zinc Insulated Royal Fence -~- today for free catalog illustrated in colors. —) , is thoroughly insulated by a heavy giilé‘éiiign coating of zinc, uniformly applied flanges; to every wire, protecting it com- £€Jefinp§s§ pletely from the effects of rust. Egg??? 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All seams are heavily stitch- ed. and at the sleeve openings, pocket-corners, suspender-crou- ing: and watch-pocket they are double ‘stitched and stayed. Note These Added Features All Van Wert Excelsior Work (‘lothes have a. special safety watch pocket, and a safety pocket for rule or pliers. More— over, every garment carries our guarantee label which gives you absolute assurance of quality and long wear. . All features of superiority in Van Wert Excelsior Work Clothes are‘ fully described in our free booklet. Select the style and material you want. then buy from your dealer. Write for this booklet today. Van Wert Overall Mfg. Co. 203 E.Main St. VanWert, Ohio Fruit Fog Sprayers Send for Catalog Before You Buy Nearly 50 models, ranging in capacity from 3%.? to 16 gallons per minute, With 300 lbs. pressure guaranteed. Built like an automobile in one of the largest sprayer plants in the world. Every part mechanically perfected. efficient, and easy to gel; at for cleaning or re,- pairs. Onr small sprayors .deliver the, same steady. dependable high pressure as our big Triplex. Quoted with or without trucks, engines. pumps. tanks. or specml equipment. Also a full line of traction and hand Sprayers, Distributors and Stocks in all Fruit Sections HAYES PUMP & PLANTER CO. Dept. 63 . Galva, Ill. HE song of the spring birds is sounding. the. death knell of much.proposed legislation, and the balmy sunshine is blasting the :hopes of many sponsors of pet legis- lative schemes. There is talk of early adjournment in the air, and April 10 has been proposed as the date for com- pleting the labors of the present ses- sion. If the legislature adjourns at that time it is evident that a. large proportion of the bills will fall by the wayside. About 500 measures are now pending, while only about a dozen have achieved final passage and been sent to the governor for,his signature. Sea- soned legislative observers take this talk of April 10 adjournment with a grain‘of salt. We would predict for Michigan Farmer readers that May 1 would come nearer hitting the date when the .law makers close their desks at Lansing and return to private life. =l: It '5 Y far the .most important develop- ment during the past week was the all-afternoon battle which raged when the McEachron capital punishment bill came up for final pas-sage as a special order of business in the house of rep- resentatives on Thursday afternoon, March 12. This marks the third con— secutive session at which the house has had this bill before it, and has found itself about evenly divided. Pros ceeding under a special ruling, limiting debate to fifteen minutes per member, the spell-binding biennial battle was re-enacted. The stage was well set for making the situation as dramatic as possible. The gallery and side lines of the house of representatives hall were packed to capacity, with even standing room at a decided premium. The senate re- cessed for the occasion to allow the senators to occupy seats of honor in the center aisle of the house chamber during the big debate. The score of members who spoke. on the bill were evenly divided for and against it. Advocates of capital pun- ishment called attention to increasing crime and lawlessness and urged the death penalty as a crime deterrent. Opponents of the bill emphasized the sacredness of human life and protest;- ed against capital punishment, brand- ing it as legalized murder. They do— clared that the certainty of punish- ment, rather than its severity, was the chief factor in preventing crime. Both supporters and opponents of the bill quoted and misquoted the Bible pro- fusely. Finally the oratorical features were. brought to a halt by the passage of a motion demanding the previous question, and on the final roll call the capital punishment bill was put to sleep for another two-year period by a vote of forty-Six years and forty-five nays, with every member of the house answering to roll call. Fifty-one votes are required to pass a bill in the house. a: as #1 EFEAT of the capital punishment bill in the house will save the sen- ate the ordeal of facing that issue. They are also dodging going on record on the federal child labor amendment by keeping all resolutions providing for the ratification or rejection of this prOposal safely hidden away in the senate labor committee pigeon holes. However, there is one controversial issue which the senate, will find diffi- culty in dodging, and that is relative to rearranging the state senatorial dis- tricts. It will be remembered that the, first bill to be introduced was a meas- ure by Senator Arthur E. Wood, of Detroit, which would give Wayne coun- ty ten senators instead of the five which they now have. After weeks of consideration in the senate committee on apportionment, a compromise bill to give Wayne county seven senators has been agreed upon and reported favorably to the senate. The Upper Peninsula would be left undisturbed, ‘ StateCaptitol N ews' Our Lansing Correrpona’mt having three seats as at present. How- ever, many of the rural districtsin the Lower Peninsula would be rearranged to provide the two extra seats for Wayne county. , One reason why rural senators are loath to pass any bill of this character is because representation in future constitutional conventions,~such as the one which will probably be held in 1927, is determined on the basis of three members from eabh senatorial district. This means that for each additional senate seat given to Wayne* there will be three more Wayne dele- gates in thenext constitutional con- vention. ~ .Some senators are said to be plan- ning on supporting this compromise bill with a secret hope that it would be killed in the house. Other m'em- bers fear that the house would take vengeance on the senate and pass such bill. If the senate passes the bill and sends it to the house, we may be sure that the latter body will hold it as a club over the senate to make them take satisfatcory action on many of the house bills which are not being cordially received by the senate. The bill providing for rearranging the rep- resentative districts is still reposing in the house committee on apportion- ment. ii: II: II! 0TH the house and senate are de. voting a large portion of their at. tention to the passage of many rou- tine appropriation bills. The more im- portant budget bills and those provid- ing for new buildings at various state institutions have not yet' come up for final consideration. There seems to be a. tendency to speed through the top propriation bills and get them out of the way as rapidly as possible. Some observers declare that the scheme seems to be to get the appropriation bills and a few other necessary mat- ters taken care of within the next month and then adjourn before any definite action is taken regarding res apportionment. This may or may not be true. * 3k =14 IVING up to traditions established by the senates of previous years, the upper branch of the 1925 legisla- ture is showing signs of becoming the graveyard of most of the tax reform legislation pending therein. A case in' point is the attitude of that body to bills abolishing tax-exempt securities in Michigan and placing an annual three mill specific tax upon domestic bonds and a five mill tax on so-called foreign bonds. These bills have the backing of the senate and house com- mittees on taxation and also of the administration, but like any other tax reform which seeks to relieve real es- tate of some of the oppressive tax bur- den which it, is now bearing and com- pel personal property to shoulder a, small portion of the load, they have the bitter opposition of powerful groups and organizations in the state. \thr it appeared that the opponents had mustered enough opposition to tie feat the bills they were sent back to the, senate committee on taxation to be amended and to await a time when they might. receive more favorable consideration. ’l: * >i¢ NE of the most important meas- ures now pending in the house of representatives is the bill sponsored by Representative Harold Smedley, of Grand Rapids, of our streams through the dumping of sewage and industrial wastes is so ser- ious that it was called to the attention of the legislature very forcefully by G0vernor Groesbeck in his message. 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Pittsburgh Steel Co. 708 Union Trust Building ' ”ii 6'3 i. m 7} .1 - " n' 6 1 t I KEEPING CHILD AFTER SCHOOL. How long is a child compelled to stay after school hours by law? And what to do if they keep the child long- er.——’S. D. We are not aware of any statute lim- iting the authority of the teacher in this respect.——Rood. MUST PAY NOTE. In February, 1924, at an auction sale I bought a cow guaranteed to be with calf, and due November 10, 1924. Later I found that she was not, and at once notified the sellers This was about five months after sale. I gave a title note for the cow. Can they collect for this cow, or can I collect for the dam- ages, as it has been a loss for me? I have refused to pay until a proper ad- justment has been made.~C. H. F. The maker of a note is liable for the amount to a purchaser in due course for value, regardless of any de— fenses between the original parties. There being no offer to return the cow the buyer is liable for the pur- chase price less the difference in value between the cow as she was and what she would have been worth if as rep- resented—Rood. DIVISION OF ESTATE. My wife and I have joint deed to our farm. My wife has stock in a certain corporation. We have one daughter. In case of wife’s death, would our daughter be .heir to two—thirds of it? In case of my death and I had money in the bank, would our dauhter get two- thirds ?—J. B. The land would go to the survivor, the personalty to the executor or ad ‘Tfirw/zermm are T old T flat ITH the advent of the small W grain separator, the kind that the average farmer can afford to own and has power to operate, the thresherman has met an obstacle that has set him either on edge or on his toes. To meet this obstacle with any Why Split your Profits? A Fairbanks assures you full value Easy-Reading Pois‘ .l. casts no shadow retains accur 100011»; f. o. b. factory $ 18.90 500 lbs. capacity 1 l. o. b. factory FAIRBANKS, MORSE 81. CO FAIRBAN Other products in the Fairbanks»Morse line are: “Z” Engines Home Water Plants Home Light and Power Plants / “B” Feed Grinders Steel Eclipse Windmills Washing Machines Arrow-Tip Beam You can avoid losses when you buy -—when you sell. There is one sure way toobtainfullvalueandfairmeas- ure—determine the exact weight. You can be sure, if it’s weighed on a Fairbanks. And the cost is so small. The 500-lb. capacity Fairbanks Portable Platform Scale is priced at $16.15. Hundreds of thousands of farm owners know this world-famous scale saves itscost many times each year—in weighing produce and grain, in feeding stock, in checking purchases. If it’s weighed on a Fairbanks there’s no argument. The Fairbanks Portable Scale shown here is just one of the hun- dreds of models of Fairbanks Scales. There is one for practically every Weighing need, including wagon and motor truck scales. See your dealer. If he cannot supply you, write for complete information. ., Inc., 900 S. Wabash Ave., Chicago KS SCALES LICY g _'_———__""_i—I FAIRBANKS, MORSE & CO.. Inc., Dept. 202 ~ 900 South Wabash Ave.. Chicago aPIease send information about Fairbanks Scales for I Name. I Address ................................ R.F. D ........................... | City ....................................... State .............................. degree of success, it is up to Mr. jThresherman to stretch a point and render service of a kind that he, too, often has overlooked heretofore. Such was the frank advice delivered to some five hundred delegates to the nine- teenth annual convention of the Mich- igan Threshermen’s Association at Lansing, by Lee Harding, of Indianap- olis, Indiana. “If you are going to win out you will have to sell service every time you solicit a. job of threshing in your community, especially if one of the farmers in that community owns or contemplates owning, a grain separ- ator of his own,” Mr. Harding declared. “Farmers have grown so weary of vague promises, or of promises never kept, where threshers agree to arrive at a given time and then fail by a week of keeping the engagement, that they have become independent to the point of doing their own threshing and no one is to blame for the loss of sev- eral of his customers but the thresher himself,” he said. “Custom threshing isn’t a thing of the past in Michigan unless the oper- ators or owners of outfits simply lie down on their jobs“, The tide has turn- ed for them; they must render real service just like anyone else in busi- ness, or they won’t have any business. They have cared too little in the past and have just reached the point Where they must act and be real salesmen or there won’t be business enough to pay them to run,” Mr. Harding stated. That dustless threshing undoubtedly will be brought to the farmers of Mich- lluqv 8m Mun. Ml Illa-u ”an Sunni to...“ ‘0 Con: to “stag-cl lulu-Inn .0 W othu , 5000‘! at ministrator; and after paying the costs of administration, the debts, and the allowance for the support of the widow during administration, the rest of the personalty would be divided, one-third. to the widow and the rest to the child.- ——Rood. A BITTER TASTE IN CREAM. What is the cause of a bitter taste in cream and butter? We have a fresh' cow just now. Feed her almost a candy pail of bran and molasses feed, per day. We take two-thirds bran and one-third of the molasses feed, in addi< tion to all the good hay she can eat. She drinks plenty of water. We have this trouble more or less every winter. Please tell us how we can remedy this trouble and the ‘cause of it.~—Mrs. H. Bitter taste in cream comes some times from the feed, but more often from allowing cream to stand too long in Winter or cold temperatures. Cream that is churned twice a week rarely has a bitter taste. Making butter from one cow in the Winter time, where the cream must be held’a long time for enough to accumulate to make a churn< ing, is usually where the bitter cream is found. The only remedy is to churn often. REMOVAL OF MANURE. In case of forfeiture of contract on a farm would the loser have a right to sell and remove the manure the same as the rest of the personal, like the tools, stock and crops? Nothing was mentioned in contract except the cer- tain parcel of land—«H. B. Even a tenant would not be permit< ted to remove the manure—Rood. Urges Threshing Service T heir Business zlr Threatened igan, probably within the next year, was prophesied by Joseph Cushman, president of the Ontario Thresher- men’s Insurance Company, of Ontario, Canada, who addressed the convention as a delegate from the Ontario asso- ciation. “Dustless blower attachments for grain separators have been introduced in our section of the country very suc- cessfully,” he said, “and the probabili- ties are that the manufacturers will come into Michigan within a year with their product,” he added. The convention opened with the heaviest registration on record and with nearly one hundred per cent more display of threshing machinery than ever shown heretofore. About a half acre of land was utilized in exhibiting the machines in operation during the three days. Although the legislative committee of the organization introduced no measures for recommendation to the state ”legislature, the organization went on record as “strong for” compulsory liability or compensation insurance to be carried by every thresherman in Michigan. In this connection, it was brought out, practically every member of the association has provided him~ self with such protection for his em- ployes and the aim of the organization is to make every operator of threshing outfits comply with such requirement. Officers for the ensuing year were elected Vt'ednesday afternoon, March 11. These were installed March 12, and were chosen as follows: A. F. VVieringa, of Middleville, president; C. W. Miller, of St. Johns, vice-president, and George W. Brenner, of St. Johns, secretary-treasurer. William Mairs, of Novi, was elected to the board of directors for three years, and C. W. Miller to fill the uni: expired term of Mr. Wieringa. .; HE value of manure depends upon many things—the percentage of straw and moisture, the treatment it has received, the length of time held, the kind of crops it is to be used upon and how it is applied. But in a gen- eral way, the Maryland station has ar- rived at the conclusion that a, ton of manure‘for field crops is Worth around $5.28 and for truck crops $8.65. The conclusions Were arrived at after twen- ty-one years of tests ‘They discovered other interesting information about manure. Light ap- plications usually give larger returns from a ton of manure than do heavy applications. Where the supply of ma- nure is limited it is better practice to make several light applications than a few heavy ones. Manure hauled di- rectly to the field and spread gave bet- ter results than where hauled out and allowed to rot in piles. Manure ap- plied to soil that has been limed, gave larger returns than on unlimed land. The addition of phosphorus also in- creased the efl‘iciency of manure. STORING APPLES IN OILED PAPER. sTORING apples in oiled paper is being tried out by fruit growers, cooperatives with general satisfaction. The New Jersey Fruit Growers’ Co— operative Association this season has several thousand bushels of apples in its own storage, according to reports to the bureau of agricultural econom- ics. These apples were put away wrap- ped in oiled. paper and are coming out in extra fine condition. EXTENDS LIBRARY SERVICE TO FARMERS. HE Spies nominee, by a cooperative agree- ment with the county board of super- visors, reaches out into the small towns and rural sections of the county, and last year its circulating depart- ment distributed 30,566 books. There are fifty-seven branch librariesreached by this rural service. County Agent Karl Knaus is assist- ing the librarian of the Spies Public Library in the preparation of a list of books on agriculture intended especial— ly for the farmers of the county.-L. C. PRODUCE EXCHANGE SUCCESS- FUL. FTER functioning one and one-half years as a fruit and vegetable terminal market sales agency, the Farm Bureau Produce Exchange, De- troit, Michigan, changed on January 1, 1024, to a sales agency for live poul- try, eggs and dressed veal and hogs. While its business record as a fruit ' and vegetable enterprise was not what was expected by its promoters, it has been fully meeting expectations as a poultry sales agency, according to a report covering the year 1924. It has been handling “chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys, guinea fowl, capons, dressed veal, dressed hogs, live and dressed suckling pigs,“ eggs, domestic rabbits and pigeons.” During the year, 6,966 shipments of poultry were received and 2,960 of other products. These products, which had a value in excess of $360,000, Were sold on commission. On January 1, 1925, the enterprise began functioning as a separate incor- porated enterprise under the name of The Farm Bureau Poultry Exchange. The capital stock of the exchange is held in trust by the directors of the Michigan State Farm Bureau, who di- rect the policy of the exchange. GOING AFTER CORN LAURELS. T least one peninsula farmer has gone after the $1,000 prize offered for the best ear of seed corn by the National Seed Corn Show at Chicago in 'MarCh. lie hails ‘ from, ‘Menominee. Public Library of Me- . .. ;! ‘ " " i‘i‘itiiiiiilzl ,, a . : l ' a... ’. 3“ .~: “for Best Possable Results as: @ewrnssszxfwrw ORN and Grain—potatoes'and peanuts—beets and beans—eall cro s grow best and yield most when planted properly. ood soil isn’t enough. Favorable weather conditions cannot make up for careless planting. For full crop profits seed must be deposited with mechani— cal precision—swith unfailing uniformity—evenly spaced ——and at a measured depth. Super lor Seeding Machines for Every Planting Need are implements of outstanding precision. They plant accurately and uniformly —— always. And they bury the evenly sown seeds with an even covering of soil. You seed for best possible results when you plant _ your crops with Superior. Superior Potato Planter Like all Superior Planting machines, this Potato Planter is sturdily built for long hard service-and does a clean, efficiem iob. It is a one-man picker-planter and because both ground wheels dnve the feed, steady planting is assured under all conditions. The Superior will plant from five to eight acres pcrday— droppingseed from 10 to 36 inches apart. Sieel hopper. Steel bottom With agitator to insure even seed~flow. . /,7 Write For Catalog and Booklet Superior Seeding has meant better seeding —— for more than fifty years. If you want prices, full de- scription, and complete information regarding plant- ers for any purpose, write or check the coupon—- today. Valuable booklet, “Drilling for Gold” yours on request. THE AMERICAN SEEDING MACHINE CO” 1110., 414 MONROESTREET SPRINGFIELD. omo _------- MAIL run coupon -----_-— Check item: you are interested in THE AMERICAN SEEDING MACHINE CO- ”‘G'd" M" “‘3‘" a 3““ D'm' Please send {3142;222:123 2:33;: 2:23: Sahib. Also {re Mini. min. —» Corn & Cotton mm. booklet "Drilling 107 Gold." ‘ ———Corn Planters ——-Potato Planters Superior Corn Planter True to its name, the Superior Com Planter is thoroughly well-built, extremely simple and exceptionally accurate. No food rod clutches to get 0‘." of order. .Either flat drop or edge drop plates can be used Without changing hoppers. ' Row adiusimem 28 to_48 inches--two—inch spacings. Double market. Instantly adjusted for drilling. Special plates can be furnished for'planting Beans. Peas, Peanuts, flit Com. Beet Seed. etc. Mail coupon for full details. Name Lime Spreaders Buckeye Cultivators Black Hawk Manure Spreaders Address NOTE: Complete Buckeye line includes one and two . tow bone and tractor. walking and riding cultivatora. ‘-’------»---------------- SAW YOUR OWN LUMB I ER : Vetch Separator high price building lumber at the mere cost of sawing. l W '11 . g lumber, lath and shingles. , \ ‘ . , Big Money In Custom Sawing assassins i separate vetch from ' ade in severa lslzee sultabletor tractors or any size. Also Edgers, Planers, ,‘ wheat, rye ; m Lath and Shingle machines. Write for free Catalog, 8-8. or oats , R. R. HOWELL & 00., Mfrs. The Sinclair - Scott Co., Baltimore, Md. _ Big demand for Keep your engine busy the year round making Minneapolis, Minn. Trees From Kalamazoo : Direct to You-«at Reduced Prices Also shrubs, berries and roses. Beautiiul 1925 catalog sent free upon request. Full of big bargains and tells about stock to be given away. Everybody should plant this spring. It is a patriotic us well as a profitable duty. Therefore you cannot ufiord to be without this catalog. It will cut your tree bill In two. Ask for it todnyn-NOW-uright away. CELERY CITY NURSERlES, Growers. of Good Trees for Many Years Box 208, Kalamazoo, Mich 'My father ' sowed A “Pine Tree” seeds because they were the best seeds he knew. They’ re even better today than they were when he ran the farm. When I fill my seed drill from the bag with the “Pine Tree” brand, I know I’ve made a good start. Free—Send for your copy of “7 Lessons in Judging Seeds,” a practical treatise on seeds and seed testing, worth dollars and cents to every farmer. Write to THE ALBERT DICKINSON co. CHICAGO MINNEAPOLIS IUU’AIO PITTIBUBG' IIHCEAHTOI IOBIOI .I' YOII HOLD FREE MARKET AT EWEN. HE Ontonagon Valley Earmers' As- ~ soclation decided recently to hold in the near future two market days at Ewen in order to determine whether there is a real demand for such a con- venience on the part of the local in- habitants. April 18 and June 20 are the dates agreed on. The market will be free to all farmers. TREBLES NUMBER OF PURE-BRED BULLS. S evidence of the dairy advance in Dickinson county, there are now seventy-five pure-bred bulls there, where there were but twenty-nine two years ago. Of this number thirty-six Were added last year. This year at the Dickinson County Fair all prize money will be concentrated on dairy cattle, horses being left out, in order to pro- mote better dairying in that county, it is announced. STUDIES SILOS. R. GEORGE AMUNDSON, of the Michigan Agricultural College Ex- tension Department, has been making a study of various types of silos used in this territory with special reference to the frost-resisting qualities of each type. He is also giving advice to farm- The sure way to putpep into yourjob on a rainy day IS to (get into a , Most of my packet seeds are now 5 cents instead of 10 cents. Same high quality seeds--same full size packets- «only the prices are reduced. OTHER PRICES REDUCED ALSO Flower seeds, bulbs and shrubs are reduced just like my garden seeds. Send for my new catalog today if you. haven’ t one already. Order from it and save money all around. Every order sent post Reid and guaranteed tosatisfy you or your money g - 5 IRADIO FANS My Station KFNF always has a good pro am on the F15” BRA““ '1 l _ ‘ l'll' talitgetiiilggg A h %w& . :75 personally AJTOWERCOBOSTON * HENRY I’lElum SEED co Mention Michigan Farmer When Writing to Advertisers {ers relative to the best type of home- 'made, temporary silo that they may wish to erect ahead of more costly, permanent construction. FARM POPU LATIO‘N GROWS. HE agricultural census of Delta county shows that there are 1,384 farms in that county, which is an in- crease of ninety-nine farms over the 1920 report. Marquette showed 1,120 farms against 835 in 1920. Schoolcraft had 378 in 1920 and now has 465. Luce county stepped up from 195 to 210. Figures from other counties are de- layed by delayed reports from the local enumerators. Dickinson has increased from 429 to about 600. KOTA WHEAT GIVES GOOD RESULTS. OTA wheat is well established in O PREJUDICE or guess N work should be permitted to influence your judgment in the proper fertilizing of your orchards. Apple growers all over the IT PAYS TO USE NITRATE OF SODA EARLY IN THE SPRING 2 to 5 pounds per tree State Experiment Station Bulletins of New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Massa- chusetts, Ohio, Missouri and Arkansas specifically recommend its use. Many demonstrations prove that Nitrate of Soda may be profitably used also for Peaches, Pears and other fruits. If you want specific information or bulletins, write our office. In writing please identify this advertisement by the number 1518. 1 Chilean Nitrate of Soda—souumomu. BUREAU Dr. William S. Myers, Director 25 Madison Avenue, New York Houghton county, reports Mr. L. M. Geismar, county agricultural agent~ It has had its second year there, being raised last year on fourteen farms as ,against five farms in 1923. Mr. Geis- ‘imar reports this grain to be better in Equality and weight than other varieties tried out in that section. It has run ias high as sixty-four pounds to the bushel, for it is not damaged by black rust. Last season the lowest. per acre yield was twenty bushels, but most of the yields ran from thirty~one to thir- ty-eight bushels per acre. It has done well on both light and heavy soils and outclasses Marquis and other varieties, reports the agent. A few Houghton county farmers are disposing of seed wheat 01‘ this variety through the coun- ty agent. GET FREE LIME. HE Ontonagon Fiber Company, which operates a pulp mill at On- tonagon, has offered farmers free lime from the lime sludge, which is a by- product of the pulp mill. This lime sludge runs about ninety-nine per cent pure calcium carbonate, which is said to be as good as ground limestone as a soil corrective. It is readily spread by means of a manure spreader. Farm- ers are invited to haul away as much of this material as they desire at any time. The company, however, plans the installation of loading machinery to assist farmers in loading on cars, for which a, small service charge will be made to cover the bare cost. MISS MITCHELL HAS BLUE RIB- BON LAYERS. M ISS MABEL MITCHELL, of Chas- sell, Houghton county, was award- ed first prize for her exhibit of eggs from American breeds of poultry, at the M. A. C. farmers’ week exhibi- tion. These Barred Rock eggs scored 95.5 out of a possible 100. The Mitchell farm is one of eight farms of Houghton county to operate in cooperation with the poultry depart- ment ”of the Michigan Agricultural College. This requires poultry to be pure-bred, maintained under sanitary conditions, and the keeping of a month- ly production record. These poultry farms are visited sev- eral times during the season by a poul- try specialist of the agricultural col- lege who gives advice and culls the flocks. This service is free but requires compliance with conditions laid down by the college. On the Mitchell Farm, last fall, re- ports County Agent L. M. Geismar, there were no culls to be found, the farm being conducted by Miss Mitchell on the most approved lines for suc- cessful poultry culture. She is, in fact, her own poultry expert. ADVISES FARMERS TO RAISE HORSES. HORSES and colts are scarce and getting scarcer, which leads Coun- ty Agent D. L. McMillan, of Chippewa county, where there is plenty of hay, to advise his farmers to think on the situation and get ready for a good mar- ket for horse-flesh in the next five years. TAX BURDEN GROWS HEAVIER. UNDOUBTEDLY excessive taxation is one of the most serious handi- caps which northern agriculture, in . some sections of the peninsula, has to confront. In counties where the min— ing companies get under the load, this is not serious, but in purely agricul- tural and lumbering counties it is oth- erwise. Reforestation is having the effect of throwing the tax burden more and more onto the farmer, and since farms are few and far between, these few farmers must carry a load that is CI‘UShing. The situation is being made worse by the return to the state of; quantities of cut—over landspthat have gone delin- quent for taxes. To what extent this has gone on would surprise most lower state people. In other words, the land having been skinned of its timber, is now regarded as less than worthless to the lumberman. In the hands of the state it yields only a nominal income to the local governments and is being accumulated much more rapidly than it can be organized for state forest or park purposes. On the other hand, the existing system ol’taxing standing tim- ber is only hastening the present proc- ess of deforestation, and stump-lands gone delinquent for taxes. We are in a vicious circle. Anyone who looks ahead can easily see that the present practice leads nowhere and will eventually bankrupt much of the northern half of the state. It is to be hoped that the present legislature will attack the problem earnestly and that it will have the hearty cooperation of all departments of the state govern- ment that are, or ought to be, con- cerned—L. A. Chase. ~nmwt.i «at-no: ‘ K... .- QM...“ .«M ‘ K... was be A ‘0 RT. , . . ,, ' Vtoszs IN pores o.u 8. . p; LL doubt as to thevalue of spray. . ing‘ potatoes, in the minds of the group of farmers east of Gaylord, was effectively dispelled last year by adem— onstration put on unwittingly by two of them. Two fields lying side by side with the same soil and similar acreage were both planted to potatoes. The .big difference lay in‘ the owner of these two fields. One man used a sweet clover sod into which he disced some manure. He also used a high-pressure . sprayer with which to combat the pests and diseases. The other man never raises sweet clover and had very little manure to apply to the field. He refused to use the high-phessure spray- er, although it was offered to him by his neighbor. In the fall the first farmer harvest- ed an average of 274 bushels of pota- toes per acre from the seven acres, while his neighbor averaged 122 bush- els per acre from his six acres. In spite of the 'low prices, the former made a. little money off his potatoes while the latter lost money. No doubt, spraying made most of the difference. Spraying practices. have become very popular in Otsego county. When Mr. Lytle, the county agent, first came to this county, he found records of only seven acres being sprayed‘for blight. Last year over 700 acres were being sprayed regularly and, no doubt, many more will do so this year when they know what a difference it will make in the yield—E. L. wssos ANb lNTERTlLLAGE. ‘ E can’t grow food plants and weeds at the same time. That’s been demonstrated many, many times. The weeds must be destroyed and in- tertillage is the only practical way of destroying them. _Si_nce most all land is weedy this theory helps us but little. But the question is, is this theory cor— rect for all kinds of soil? The problem of tillage fbr sandy or alluvial soils is quite different than for clay or heavy soils. Crops growing on sandy or alluvial soils may get along quite well without. tillage if there are no weeds, but how about the clay soils? Individual farmers have tried this and, as a result, they got no corn or beets, even where there were no weeds. Sandy or alluvial soil and any soil containing abundance of hu- mus will remain mellow without tillage but clay soil settles down hard and is almost imperVious to air and moisture. Where it-is kept cultivated this does not happen and better crops are se- cured. A man considered an authority on soil problems once said: Weeds are a good thing, they’re a. blessing to most farmers for if there were no weeds people would not cultivate as much as they should. Cultivating not only kills the weeds but it improves the physical condition of the soil.— L. C. A FEW PARAGRAPH S. ONALD P. BARRETT, of Wood- land Farms, near Ann Arbor, won the Silver Laced Wyandotte world’s championship at the poultry show re- cently held at Madison Square Gar- dens, New York. The farmers of Saranac county are not oleo eaters as farmers are often thought to be. The Saranac Farmers’ Cooperative Creamery sold 28,007 pounds of butter to its patrons last year, or an average of eighty pounds per family. It also sold 57,685 pounds to other farmers Who were not patrons of the creamery. Will the dramatization of national events lead our youth to believe that all important matters must be brought about in some spectacular manner? Discussion is the ventilation of thought. NTYE' ; l Empln Electric Pumping 0mm The remarkably economical EMPIRE Electric Milker Pumping outfit. Type 11-2 with 1.. h.p. electric motor operates 1 double unit milkcr. Type 11-?) with M h.p. electric motor operates 2 double unit. nnlkers. Empire Advantages 1. 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Kansas City, M0. or 2193 Em- pire Bldg, Pittsburg, Pa. and receive this inter- esting and valuable book that gives you valuable information about the application of engine power on your farm. TRY a Michigan Farmer Classified Liner. They bring results. Hoe the Grapes Put the Syracuse Grape and Berry Hoe to work in your vineyard and see what a re- markable labor-saver it is. John Deere-Syracuse Grape and Berry Hoe Use this hoe often to stir the soil, kill weeds and grass and keep out mildew-im- provethe quality and increase the quantity of your fruit. Blade works soil under vines and foliage without injury to them from horse or whiffle— tree. Can be set for in-throw or out-throw. Easily guided in and out around posts and vines by disk caster wheel. Can be narrowed for work Where the rows of berry bushes are close together. Sold by John Deere dealers. lor literature— address John Write Dante. Molino,lll.,and ask for booklet 1-! 0-622 MANURE BOOSTS CROPS. HAVE been hauling out manure to- day, a job which is more odorous than aesthetic. I make that work in- teresting and easy by thinking of the loads in terms of crops. For instance, every time I haul out a load I think of another load of corn, another ton of grapes or another dozen crates of ber- ries. Mineral fertilizers are all right and I buy them whenever I. am able,‘ but nothing can take the place of old- fashioned barnyard manure. Last'year we had the poorest crop of grapes I ever saw harvested. There were plenty of them but the berries were small and red. Red grapes were so plentiful that we spoke (5f them as Delawares instead of Concords. Every vine which had been well manured the winter before produced the real, large, blue Concords. The farm adviser laid the red grapes to lack of spraying, the farmers blam- ed it on the weather, and no doubt both were right to some extent, but the fact remains that the manured vines did not produce red grapes re- gardless of spraying or weather.——L. B. Reber. HILLSDALE’S APPLE PRODUCTION INCREASES. ILLSDALE county is coming back in the matter of apple, production. Soil and Climate have, always been fav- orable for production of apples of ex- cellent flavor, and scientific spraying and pruning are doing the rest. Of course, there are not nearly so many apple orchards in this section, as there were before scale made its appear- ance and swept them away by the hun- dreds. But those which do exist are better cared for than ever before, and are regarded as valuable farm assets, and in some instances, as the main source of income. Apples from these Hillsdale county orchards have won prizes at fairs and apple shows, and rank second to none. In considering the present apple sit- uation here, two factors which enter into easy marketing are of import— anco. In the first place, hundreds of farmers lost their orchards when the scale made its ravages, and have never reset. They depend on their apple— growing neighbors to supply them with apples for winter. This fact has in- creased many times, the home demand for thisfruit. Many apple-growers can count, on their neighbors as their sur- est customers. They come to the or- chai'ds and got the apples and pay cash for them. In the second place, the automobile has so shortened dislancas that Ohio and Indiana people by the hundreds visit this section each autumn, to buy their apple for winter. One apple- grower states that forty autos visited his orchard in a single day for the pur- pose of purchasing apples. Only in a year of exceptional plenty, is market- ing of the entire crop difficult. Among the fine. orchards scattered throughout this section, are many old ones which, by reason of prompt ac— tion on the part of owners, survived the, inroads of scale. In some of these orchards may be found old-time varie- ties not now often seen or heard of. Among these, the Bellflower is a gen- eral favorite and a quick seller for home consumption. These old orchards are more valuable today, than ever be- fore, and the man who neglects their proper care, is missing a golden op- portunity. But there are also young orchards, set in almost every instance, with an eye to profit. In the old days, every farmer thought he must have at least \ . \ a few trees for family use. The tits-cs were planted and nature did the rest. But today, all is changed. He who would grow apples successfully, must be ever on the alert; he must spend time aand money and fight the enemies of the trees and their fruit. The apple orchards ’of the area un- der consideration, are not only farm assets, but community assets as well. The motorist finds no more pleasing spectacle along the countryside, than these orchards at blossoming and fruit- ing time. Growers take a pride in their apples unknown in other days. The community interest in them is of a kind not known at any other period. Oregon and Washington and Idaho may grow apples that are beautiful to look at, but when it comes to flavor, 01d Michigan is hard to beat. Hills- dale county can and does produce ap- ples with both beauty and flavor.——J. A. Kaiser. EARLY PREPARATION FOR SUGAR BEETS. HE field man for the sugar com- ‘ pany dropped into my sanctum the other day to get my signature on the dotted line. In our terriory we have a contract identical with that of last year, which was practically all we ask- ed for, and entirely satisfactory. In growing sugar beets, however, we want to make sure of a good crop. Regardless of whether we grow a sev- en ton crop or a fourteen ton crop, the costs per acre are practically the same, and they are high. It will ab- sorb all the possible profits on a seven or eight ton crop to pay those costs; hence, only in a crop that is better than the average is there any profit to the grower. The beet workers and the factory get all the profits in the crop of low tonnage. We began the preparation of this year’s beet field two years ago when we covered a clover sod with a liberal dressing of barnyard manure and plow- ed it under for corn. The following spring the field was sown to cats with- out plowing and treated with 200 lbs. of a twenty per cent acid phosphate per acre. As soon as possible after the oats crop was removed, the ma- nure spreader was again “thrown into high” and the field evenly covered. This manure lying on the surface through the late summer and fall stim- ulated a prodigious growth of volun- teer oats, and weeds, and grass, and clover, all of which, when turned un- der, will add their hit toward produc- ing that friable, easily crumbled, physi- cal condition which makes the soil a congenial home for root crops. We failed in our plans of plowing this field late in the fall because of dry weather, but the next best thing, and in some seasons the best thing, is early spring plowing, and this the field will get at the earliest date that the soil is fit. We like to plant the beet seed reasonably early after very thor- ough preparation of the seed-bed, and we are convinced from past experi- ence, that, with other conditions right, a liberal application of a high grade complete commercial fertilizer pays—— P. P. Pope. BULL ASSOCIATION TO CONTINUE. H'I'Elerickinson County Breeders’ Association has decided to contin- ue its organization after it appeared probable that that association would dissolve. A portion of the territory covered by this old association has been eliminated through the advent of the Ford interests in this section, it is reported, but the Pine Creek area Will be continued and two bulls Will be , Cut satiny "and '1 Last 'foi Years Fine materials, expert workman- ship, and" convenience distinguish Wis: Pruning Shears. They cut easier and last longer than the ordinary kind selling at the same price. Be sure to ask for VVISS. No.3”. A new pattern. hammer forged. Ind tempered to hold its edge 1 Ion: time. Un- breakable lmne. non-pinching handles. Blade i'emoublc. "of sharpening or replacement. No. 209. A one-piece tool. with die-9mm handle: and hammer-forged blade. Em wide bevel. insuring my cutting. Locking “Vice to hold shear» in closed position. 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A‘Q/rmwwm‘” ‘ ' ‘ and three others million dollars in‘wag'es every year, besides putting more than fifty million bushels of wheat into American grain bins annually. The next improvement on the reap- er was a binding attachment which bound a bundle with wire, but too many cattle choked to death on the loose wires in the straw stack, so the next improvement was a twine binder. This was simple enough, but the next problem was to develop a: twine which "could stand- the strain that the binder put on it. This was soon forthcoming, and in 1881 McCormick built his first twine binder. -' Thus it ‘can be seen that the dates of the big steps in 'the development of the essential farm machines coincide rather closely with the dates of the changes in rural and urban population. One can follow the movement to the city right along with the introduction of new labor-saving machinery for the farms, but there were some obstacles in the way of the development of farm machinery. ‘ It was feared by many that the reap- er and mower would rob a great many men of a means of making a living. Many a farmer suffered the loss of his machinery in the early days through a fire. Groups of professional mowers and cradlers would burn the mowers and reapers just because they looked upon these machines as a menace to their own existence. The most rapid development in American agricultural machinery came about after 1840 and in following the movement from the farm to the city, it will be seen that it was after 1840 that the greatest changes in that di- rection came. It took some time, how ever, for with the development of one machine the importance of another he- came more evident, and while one op— eration in making a wheat crop was largely accomplished by some new ma- chine, another process was still being accomplished by hand. Reaping was only one operation. Threshing was an- other operation, and while one man with a reaper and a team could do the work formerly requiring a dozen or more men, when it came to threshing, the ratio was altogether different. The old horse—power machines which required a man or two to keep the horses stepping along, several more men for pitching the bundles to the machine, another man for cutting the bands, another for feeding the grain into the machine, two more men for carrying the threshed grain away, and several others keeping the straw clear- ed away from the far end of'the thresh- er, incidentally the dirtiest and mean- est job of all, these old machines were still in use after the reaper had been developed to a rather marked degree. It took time before this problem was solved, but as soon as steam power was developed to a point where the power plant could transport itself from place to place and pull the threshing machinery along with it, then there came another era in agricultural de- velopment. The next development was a ma— chine which would do all of the work of the steam power plant and more besides; a machine which.could be Used for other work at times when there was. no threshing. Thus there came into existence the farm tractor. Following quickly was the machine which would cut the grain in the field, elevate it into a small thresher which was built right into the machine and thresh the grain and deliver it into a wagon or into bags. Thus with one operation and with one machine, and with three men, the work of dozens of men and several machines was ac- complished. .. It is this development of machinery for the farms. which has made it pos- sible for one mani.,vto‘.support himself '4Vvhei'eas it formerly ‘ \ required nine men to take care of ten. The latest development in farm ma- chinery are those which are making American farms power farms. Mechan- ical power is supplanting horse power in every quarter. It is not eliminating it entirely and it is to be hoped that horses Will never be eliminated from our farms. There are plenty of places for our horses, but mechanical power is making horse power even more effi- cient if the two forms of power are properly and scientifically applied. We find today that power farmers are very seldom behind in their farm- ing operations. They are able to ac- complish much more work in far less time than ever before, and they are eliminating a great deal 'of human 1a- or in doing it. ~ P It was recently discovered that a combination of a corn binder and a bundle wagon pulled by a tractor elim- ' inated the labor of seven men in cut- ‘E Mil CH for. N fi‘i’A'Ri M a R? " 'MaChincry Sets the Pace (Continued from page 387). . Clean up your land cheaper. easier and better with UPON E. I. you PONT DE NEMOURS & co., Inc. Makers of Explosives since 1802 McCormick Bldg. Hartle 'Bld Chicago, Ill. DuluthrMinrgn. Write for free copy of “Farmers’ Handbook of Explosives. ’ ’ skidding. P’ is comfortable car pnonucr Four-Wheel Brakes You can’t afford to take chances with safety. Double your security and that of your family by choosing a car with four-Wheel brakes. i=1 :3 Today tens of thousands of Oakland owners in the city and in the country know the added security of quick, easy stops and greater freedom from features that make the Oakland Six such a safe, easy and dealer’s. Drive it yOurself—make any tests you like. Then and then only will you fully appreciate Why the Oakland Six is different. 5:! 5: Learn also about the General Motors Time Payment Plan that actually saves you money. OAKLAND MOTOR CAR COMPANY, PONTIAC, MICHIGAN mm$109sm Car factory Glass enclosures at small extra cost Poof course This is but one of the many advanced to drive. a a See the car at your local freer—sew V ”is”; " ' 1;, UNZEWE/z Th”; Mm HOLDING GOOD WILL LAND GENERAL MOTORS AND OF . Marat/ion ' _ 4g Q,Q 0,0,0 ; 0 pounds oficull apples last year Most of these culls were caused by aphis. These insects are very destructive. They not only stunt and..deform the fruit, but also retard tree growth and help spread scab and blight. . DaTnage'by aIpIhis can be prevented by ‘ spraying wit all’s Nicotine Sulphate. It contains 40% pure N icotine—the dead- “ ‘ liest aphis poison known. ‘ Being a vegetable extract, it does not harm blossom, fruit or foliage; but it does kill aphis every_tir_ne. A ten-pound tin makes 800 to 1100 gallons of Spray. The cost is less than 2c a gallon. Buy from your dealer. If he cannot supply you, send us your order along with his name. NOTE—Hall’s Nicotine Sulphate is also deadly eficc- tivc against red bugs, leaf hoppers. thrips, psylla and many similar insects. It mixes easily with Arsenate of Lead, Lime Sulphur and any other standard insecticides. //;’:L ”NICOTINE SULPHATEE 2? 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I Loam $1,000 and up Eldon 1101111 fitorkiflandinank ofiBrIroit (under Government Supervision) DETROIT, MICHIGAN UNION TRUST BUILDING /’ THE Mickie A‘NRFAR ER Everything for the y Baskets and ”'5 We carry a, high grade wood ting ensilage corn. This is one exam- ple of the savings that can be effected through power farming. I recently witnessed a most interest- ing power farming operation in an al- falfa field. An eight—foot mower was pulled by a small tractor. The hay was mowed down in rapid fashion. Af- ter it had dried properly the tractor went through it with a. large side-de- livery rake and rolled it up into win- drows. Then the tractor was hitched to a. weird combination of implements. This consisted of a. reconstructed hay loader which picked up the hay from the windrow and emptied it into the mouth of a. hay baler which was pulled beside the loader. A right-angled chute brought the hay from the loader into the baler. Thus at one operation ONSOLIDATION of the largest sour cherry canneries in Michi- ‘ , gan and Wisconsin into one large corporation marketing its products un— der one widely advertised brand was proposed by Moulton B. Goff, a stock- holder in the Sturgeon Bay, VViscon- sin, Canning Company, the largest co- operative cannery in the country. “Consider for a moment the possi- bilities in our field. We at Sturgeon Bay produce possibly twenty per cent of the sour cherries entering into the nation’s commerce. Your largest Mich- igan factory possibly produces ten per cent and a. number of others produce perhaps five per cent each. What an opportunity there would be for united action. What a dominating force the marketing of half the nation’s cherries would be if sold under one label. The alluring advertisements in color that could be used on a nation—wide scale would be quick to bring returns if the advertising displays and the unified sales talk taught the public to think of a single brand. There is no insur- mountable obstacle in the way of such a consolidation.” Mr. Goff said he did not care to pre- dict any such merger would develop but he said it. was his opinion the in— dustry was missing a golden opportu‘ nity if such a consolidation was not perfected in the next few years. While sour cherry production has in- creased rapidly in the last decade, Goff declared there is no overproduction. The per capita consumption in the United States is only a. pound per per- son, indicating in his opinion the need for advertising. He has indorsed the proposed national advertising cam- paign and cited, the benefits derived from one week’s advertising in Milwau- kee where $40,000 worth of cherries was sold at a publicity cost of three per cent. Almost unlimited opportunities re- main for the development of the sweet cherry industry in this state, A. L. Finch, of Beulah, manager of the Ben- zie County Cooperative Association, told the convention, but he argued the business must be built on a quality basis. The demand for good sweet cherries exceeds the supply, as only a limited area along the east coast of Lake Michigan can produce this table fruit. Considerable winter injury is show- ing up in Michigan orchards, accord- ing to Prof. F. C. Bradford, of. M. A. C. This injury is believed to have result— ed from the cold winter of 1918. Black heart is a symptom of this trouble. Winter injury may indicate faulty sea— sonal growth or improper cultural prac- tices. He advocated checking the or- chard’s growth late in the season by the use of cover crops as the best means of preventing the trouble. He also prescribed thorough spraying to prevent defoliation of cherry orchards by leaf spot, another cause for winter injury. . Signal honor was paid to Herbert S. Newton, of Hart, when the executive the hay was picked up from the ground loose and returned to the ground in bales to be gathered up by two men who followed the outfit with a team and a wagon. ' ' - . Now, such an operation may not fit in with the agriculture of all communi- ties, but it only remains for human in- genuity to devise various jobs for the power farming machinery to. perform and if power is the requirement, the jobs will be done in short order. So we can see What has made'ius a great agricultural nation. It has been the tools with which we have done our work and as these tools of production were developed, so our agriculture de— veloped in like proportion. Machinery has set the pace and it has been a. spanking trot most of the time. Notes from Hort Meeting Fruit Grower: Have Gat/zepm'ng at T raven: ’Cz'ty committee of the Michigan State Hort" icultural Society elected him vicepres- ident of the organization. This places him in line to become president at the annual meeting in 1927, when George Friday, of Coloma, is scheduled to retire. The executive committee voted to stage another apple show in con-junc— tion with the annual meeting in Grand Rapids in December, providing a suit« ,able hall can be obtained at a reason- able price. A committee consisting of J. P. Munson, of Grand Rapids; H. S. Newton, of Hart, and H. D. Hootman, of East Lansing, was appointed to arc range for the show. Asparagus is a coming crop in Mich- igan and Professor George Starr, of M. A. C., advised farmers in the north- ern part of the state to test it out un< der their conditions. Growers in the vicinity of Paw Paw last year took as high as $600 worth of the “grass” off a single acre, selling it to the local cannery. Michigan now is growing and canning the best asparagus producing in this country, Starr declared, but the canners are unable to supply the de- mand. The crop grows well on well fertilized, light loam soils, Starr re- ported, and makes an ideal crop for poultrymen and fruit growers to pro- duce as a side line. O._K. White, representing the State Department of Agriculture, proposed that the word “transport” be inserted into the apple grading bill which is about to be introduced in the state legislature. Insertion of this word would give state inspectors authority over the fruits and ‘vegetables trans- ported by truck. Mr. White also proposed that the names of the grades for apples, peach- es, pears, grapes and potatoes should be unified. He charged that it is con- fusing to the trade in the markets to have such wide variance in grade names. He pointed out that the fancy grade is described three different ways, the No. 2 grade four ways and the No. 3 grade similarly. The society has authorized its executive to take such action as it deems advisable on the simplification of the grade names. There is an urgent need for-54.1.1.5- tional advertising campaign to extend the demand for sour cherries, accord- ing to \V. A. McCool, of Traverse City, who is chairman of a committee of growers and canners from the three sour cherry producing states, gan, “'isconsin and New York, which is preparing plans for a national cher—‘ ry advertising campaign. The committee contemplates inter- esting all the cherry growers and can- ners in New York, Michigan and Wls« cousin to unite on some plan to adver< tise their products in the centers of population where cherries now are not being consumed in hardly any form except during the fresh season. It is proposed thatlone-eighth of, a cent a. pound be raised jointlyby the .canners and growers for this purpose. ' Michi~‘ /\ ...am...-w..mm,_.__w .. . feeding three cows and four young cat- "2 ‘9” . r . _4 “‘1. Is: c- FERTILIZE: SHADE. TREES... ~ \ / N the woods‘ in our neighborhood the leaves fall under the trees and remain to decay and add fertility to the soil. On the lawn under our shade trees the wind has a clean sWeep. The first windy day all the leaves are -blown away from the soil under the shade trees and only the bare ground with its scanty covering of grass re- mains. Every year the tree is feed- ing heavily on the soil but does-not even have the benefit of its own leaves to add fertility to that soil. Can that be a reason for the death of some fine shade trees on some lawns? Are the trees starved for plant food? In several cases I have had trees looking a little sick and have ad- ded a large ring of poultry manure around the tree several feet from the trunk. This rich manure has soon worked into the soil so it does not show. In every case the grass under the tree has become rich and green and the leaves of the tree have taken on a deeper green color. It has seemed to stimulate the growth of new wood. THAT TU RNIP PATCH; N the spring of 1923, a few seeds of the \Vhite Flat Dutch Turnip were planted in our garden. Due to worms, they failed utterly for table use. At thinning time, a heavy rain fell and just to see what could be done, about eighteen young plants were. transplanted to a corner of a small plot already in pop corn and melons. These plants took root and grew well, but were let't undisturbed through the winter. The following spring this par- ticular space was neglected and tur- nips were forgotten. Meanwhile, the turnips took advan- tage of the opportunity and were soon about three feet in height and in full bloom. It was then that they became noticed again, as their profuse yellow bloom was rather conspicuous among the weeds. On our farm once free, except for two small patches, of Canada thistles, now sported ten times that number. One field had more than its quota of undesirables. It was finally decided to summer fallow this piece to eliminate, if possible, some, or all, of the thistles, as it was getting a little late for beans. Late beans are banned on this farm. One morning about the first of July, when my brother was starting out to barrow this patch, he suggested a plan whereby considerable work could be saved and at the same time help to conquer Mr. Canada Thistle. It was to plant turnips on at least part of the ground. The turnip plants were now loaded with nice ripe seed, and we had nearly two‘ pounds of seed ready to use. Now, as you know, turnip seed is very fine, and instead of mixing with fine sand or dirt to insure not sowing to thick, we sowed it by hand as far as it went. we certainly had some turnips, as a. nice shOWer came right after the plant- ing was done. We covered a strip of. ground about two rods wide by twenty rods long. The fore part of September we be— gan using the turnips on the table and tie. Of course, most of the turnips were too thick to attain any great size but there was a lot of valuable cow feed raised on what would otherwise have been idle ground. Not only' was there a lot of valuable feed raised, but Mr. Canada Thistle has succumbed in the bargain. So I think this not only a good way to get rid of a patch of thistles, but a great supplement to the rations of our cattle. They have re- ceived their daily ration of turnips for nearly two months. ‘ Last, but not‘least, never were turnips used on the table, so crisp, milk flavor— ed and free from worms and knots they were. Several bushels of niCe large onesJare buried to use through N FA R M E R A h is ~ Fo Q “more days wear” materials needed to put that rule into effect. amazing amount of hard use. Over a quarter of a century of knowing as it is. Short Boot Extra strength where strength is needed to withstand the strain of work and wear. strand of fabric. Wear. ” Any dealer will show you “ Ball-Band ” Footwear, rubber and woolen, for any kind of work, wear or weather. It is made in many styles and varieties for men, women and children. 328 Water Street Look for the R E D BALL Look for the Red Ball. It is on every pair of “Ball-Band”-Rubber and Woolen Footwear. If your dealerdocsnothandle“Ball—Band” write for dealer’s name and the free booklet, “More Days Wear.” It shows many kinds of Boots, Arctics, Light Rubbers, Work Shoes, Sport Shoes, Wool Boots and Socks—something for every member of the family. Those peopIe who have had a chance to compare will tell you without any hesitation that the wearing qualities of ”Ball-Band” Footwear are amazing. Take this as an example. To make one “Ball-Band” boot it takes thirty people. Each workman does his job by hand and he does his level best. His work has to pass the most rigid in- spection we can’devise. The result of this painstaking care shows even in the outside looks of “Ball-Band” boots. After you’ve worn them a long time you will fully realize what extra good ‘ qualities have been built into them because they will stand an There is over a quarter of a century of practical experience behind every piece of footwear that bears the “ Ball-Band ” trade mark. That’s why “ Ball-Band ” Footwear is as good Mishawaka workers know what hard use this kind of footwear must stand. That’s why, when you are ditching, you find that your “Ball—Band ” boot or shoe is reinforced just where the sole strikes the spade. “Ball-Band ” Foot— wear bends in action. It’s reinforced with canvas—tough canvas made tougher by forcing rubber between every Ten million people know “More Days Wear” The Red Ball has been the stamp of quality on woolen foot- wear and on rubber footwear for over a quarter of a cen- tury. In that time over ten million people have discovered that the story of “Ball—Band” Footwear is “More Days We make nothing but footwear and we know how MISHAWAKA RUBBER & WOOLEN MFG. Co. Mishawaka, Ind. “The House That Pays Millions for Quality” Rubber 8: Woolen ’ F 0 O T W E A otwear is made eVen better than you’d expect That is why it gives you Women’s Lura Croquet “Ball-Band” is worth more because, step by step, we make it a matter of achievement to. put more into each process. There are more than fifty better-than-usual things that we do to make “Ball-Band ” Footwear give “more days wear. ” “Good enough will not do—it must be the best. ” That is rule number one in our factories; and, make no mistake about it, we supply the Men’s Argo Slipper how Heel and Tap Heavy Dull Slipper Mishko Sole Letho Shoe September 30. 1924 We have found the Mishko Sole Letho Shoe to be the most satis- factory around the price that we have had in our 30 years of store business. I have worn a pair for two years, including big game hunting in the mountains, and can highly recommend them as being right absolutely in every way. J. M. Fyock, Penn Run. Pa. October 20, 1924 I have worn one pair of your Mishko Sole Letho Shoes and I got one year’s service out of them. I must say it is the most service— able shoe ! have ever owned. I am a stone quarryman, and that kind of work is very hard on shoes. A Edwin Zepp, Fordwick, V20 ’ KINKADE GARDEN TRACTOR ( and Power Lawnmower A Meal. vaen Power Cultivator for Gardeners Suburbanitea, Truckers. "9'” ”WWW" florists, Nunerymen Fruit Growers. Cut-log M I F In It ' no 11:3: Eelziit‘l'en‘aéegr American Farm Machine Co. F ‘» n Eggnéugga 7;an info 2503 UMV.8.E..Mhneopoll-.Mlnn. —-.—-—h._. m... _ ._,.,_____ ELI HAY PRESSES COLLlNB PLOW 60.. QUINCY. ILL. ‘ri w“ 10 DaysTrinl. OWENSBORO DITCHER & GRADER 60., "40., Box 4015 ” Owenshoro. My. Time Tested Windmill The Auto-Oiled. Aermotor has behind it arecord of 10 years of successful operation: In all climatesand under the severestcon- ditions it has proven itself to be a real selfmhng Windmill and a most reliable pumpmg machine. 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It is made 'by the company whiCh established the steel windmill business 38 years ago. Chicago D De. Home. out the Winter. .- “‘ .a. "AERMOTOR CO. nun , heavens (Datum! h. Agricultural Lime {3,3,2 ”grumgydfittgf Also spraying limo in wooden or steel barrels or paper sacks. Price mailed on request. NORTHERN LIME a STONE 00., Pctoskey, Mich. PULVERIZED LIMESTONE Finely I’ulverized High Calcium Limestone, either in bulk or bags. Highest grade sold in Michigan. Campbell Stone Co., Indian River, Mich 'r ' ~ is sim le in con- he Eclipse Spray Pump smug“. am ~ . ‘ ble and efficient. Made in several Sizes to meet the various needs. SPRAY THE MORRILL & MORLEY WAY ASK FOR CATALOG MORRILL 8. MORLEY MFG. CO. Box] Benton Harbor. Mich. _,_-’\ Garden . Tractor Does Seeding, Cultivating and Lawn Mowing with great. saving ‘- ot tlme and effort. Attachments for different jobs are instantly 1n- terchnngeable. It has many indis— pensable. exclusive features such as the patented arched axle, tool control.etc. A boy or girl will run ‘ It with delight. Write for catalog. 406 PARK 3L, 611,80“ MFG. CO. PORI mum '3. FOR SALE CORN. ’ 1000 bu. loo-day Improved Chance Seed com Yellow Dent; 300 bu. I43- caster County Sure Crop; 200 bu. Early White C”. nearly all 1923 Crop. above 90% germination. _ for price. Sample and Circular. Order early to to 6110119.]; SHULL FARM. Box l2.‘ Tillyiwn. 0.. a. /V [£47 , ;~ V V/%/ , , I //; - ' ‘ car, or the rough road. The new Good— year HEAVY DUTY Cord Tire. Super—stout all through. Thick sidewalls reinforced against rutvwear. The powerful body made of SUPERTWIST. ‘ A tough tire, this HEAVY DUTY Good— year, a saving tire, for the man who wants extra stamina. Are you that man? Goodyear Means Good Wear Goodyear HEAVY DUTY Cord Tires are available from Good- year Dealers in the following sizes: 30 x 3% (CL) 34 x 4% (5.5. 32 x 4 (5.5.) 30 x 5 " 63 x 4 " 33 x 5 " 32 x 4% " 34 x S " 35 x 5 (35.) For those who desire balloon tires Goodyear makes a com- plete line. including the HEAVY DUTY type in certain sizes. ERE’S the tire for the hard driver, the heavy Reliable Fruit Trees Guaranteed to Grow Seeds, 3-4 ft. Apple Trees 25c. 3-ft. Peach Trees 20c each Postpaid. Growers of Fruit Trees. Berry Plants. Shrubbery and Grape Vines. Send for 1925 Catalog today. ALLEN’S NURSERIES & SEED HOUSE. Geneva, 0. .i '\<“ — ' -,1,:;§§TRAWBERRYPLA"7533938” x, “13,.“ ».. WoesAtLowost ' cu _ C. 7‘ - Buy direct from the grower and ‘_ , ,W‘,‘ save money. Heavy yielding, big ' ,_i It - O43; rooted, healthy, Northern grown ‘ J \v , - Strawberry. Raspberry. and ', r, ’ ’. 5’ Blackberry plants, Fruit Trees ’ and Ornamental Shrubbory, at re- duced prices. All stock graded to high‘ from diseases. Write for our ' " est standard. ree Guaranteed. Will thrive anywhere. catalog before you buy. pass NURSERY co. Box 8 r'J man M' 1h. “‘aL Plant Sales Book and read our extraordinary 3" 1" ofler of $150.00 for a Name With the Berry Plant Sales Book we will send you a ackage of . o the home. Thebook itaelfiavaluablemontainlmzcultur .I g cations and llvlng full information ' rezar inn our line of Small Frulla. Seeds. Bulbs and Fruit Trees. Write tonight. Baldwin-.Whitten-Ackerman Nurseries 5°! 325 rid‘man. Mlchlun ,. lsbell's Bell Brand Garden Seeds are :5 Michigan-grown - hardiness \:§ié:KLAnr I PLEASE SEND FREE LITERATURE . ,_ — . " ON YOUR TAX-FREE INVESTMENT mmum Thur “m I“! \ I LVflI/lt? ..... n.....u.....n................ .............. ii Ask Our Em lo ees” ,. P y I flddress . ................... TIE WORLD'S GREATEST ‘ BAKING POWDER —the next time you bake give it just one honest and fair trial. One test in your own kitchen will prove to you that there is a big difference between Calumet and any other brand, that for uniform and whole- ‘ some bakings it has no equal. , If there were a more dependable leavener obtainable, millions of house- wives, leading domestic sciehce teach- ers, cooking experts, great railroads, big hotels and good bakers would not use‘Calumet in preference to the hundreds of other makes that are on the market. Avoid the disappointments—the un- necessary expenses that come from using unknown brands of baking powder. Use Calumet and your pics, cakes, biscuits, muffins, everything you bake will be perv fectly raised, easily digested and appetizing. E vc'r y ingredient used official/y approved by US. food authorities saws 21/.1'iMEs moss OFANY 01mm BRAND i Mention the Michigan Farmer When Writing in Advertisers .— ...._ ‘ ,-.. _ Hand-Electric -Water and Engine PoWer , ness. ‘ Kitchen ColOr Schemes '_ Sucfiia Sc/zeme Partmyr Indiwdua/z'tjr 2'72 Harrie W 0.11% .57qu OLOR schemes! We behold them on every hand. Milady who is acclaimed well-groomed is so be- cause she has chosen a. wise color scheme for her wearing apparel, not because the expenditure thereof has been exorbitant. * There is something about a‘well- chosen color scheme that spells indi- vidualism‘. It makes one’s personality loom up before us in vivid grotesque- There is a mysterious power about it that transforms a house into a home. ‘ ‘- Color schemes for the bedroom, din- ing 'room, living room, Why not one for the kitchen? If a woman does her own housework, as most farm women do, her kitchen should be the essence of cheerfulness, if possible. She is a wise housewife, indeed, who pays less for her living room draperies in order to have perky little curtains for the kitchen Windows. The kitchen is the one room in the house that should beam with sanita- tion. However, it need not be pure white to look clean. The color scheme selected must be one that will stand the test of soap and water. Old Blue and ivory. Old blue and ivory is a kitchen com- bination hard to surpass. Blue and ivory block pattern linoleum is always obtainable for the floor. The wood- work ivory enameled, the walls a pale nondescript gray, the ceiling ivory— “Baa! (A Prize l Want My Milk.” Winner. and you have a kitchen fit for a queen. Flat paint or enamel is “the thing” for the kitchen. A damp cloth eradi- cates, with slight efforts, everything before it! If your walls are papcred, You can now buy a famous BOSS Washer for as little as $7.75—not just a first payment, but the complete price! Other hand, water, electric and engine power washers at prices to meet every purse. Thousands in use. The BOSS Washer line is the most complete. Many different models and sizes of these quality washers can be bought from your dealer at: mail order prices. We show only a. few in this ad. BOSS Washers are simple and easy to operate. Strongly made and wash beautifully. Guaranteed by the Pioneer washer manufacturers -—mal(cro since I889 of the well-known and time—tried H.055 Washers. If your dealer does not have them we Will ship to you direct. FREE—Send for booklet. If you have electricity._ you will be interested in the BOSS THERMO Electric. Built on the Thermos bottle principle with the BOSS AbRoWlNG wash- ing action. Only B ashera have .these important . advantages. The biggest value in electric washers. Use coupon below. THE BOSS WASHING ,_ MACHINE CO. 2339_ Harris Avenue, 505$ Pmrccrro»: HAND POWER a tile paper of blue marble effect would be very artistic and sanitary.) The curtains may be made of sleezy unbleached muslin with blue appliqued hollyhocks smiling out at you, or blue- checked gingham ones, trimmed with ric-rac. lf you need light, marquisette ones, with blue dots, would be suit- able. A blue-checked glass towel with a bit of blue embroidery would “say a piece” on the towel bar. Roller torwel- ing with blur} border is always ob~ tainable. Enamelware is coming into its oWn again. Cooking utensils in blue and white are numberless, from the small Cincinnati, Ohio *7 A girth ' an s----'-u--'- -----'-—------n---I-—---m Bose Washing Mch. Co.. 2339 Harris Ave., Cincinnati. 0. Please send me booklet on E] Hand. C] Water. I] Electric or D Engine Power Washers. Name ..................................... ......... St.orR.F.D.No................. Town and State}. . . . cocooooouunenooooo ~.-----— noaIoonu.-u-ooooloooooooonooooooO, measuring cups to large dishpans. Aluminum ware, also, looks particu- larly well in this color scheme. It requires no more trouble or thought to clean three kettles of the same color than it does a gray, a blue and a brown one. And, oh! how those many colors do shriek their utter in- congruity in your kitchen. As your culinary articles wear out and need replacing, select new ones with a defi- nite color scheme in view. If you are clever with your fingers, you could enamel cans with gay blue figures for your tea, coffee and spices. ‘ rooms. A copper and white color scheme is more unusual but equally attractive. The outstanding color in the linole- um could be buffwalmost copper color. The walls a. very light buff, the drop- ped ceiling White—the woodwork var— nished in the waterproof Varnish es- pecially suited for kitchen and bath: The plain white enamelware would look wonderful here. If your stove is partly white enamel—how fortunate you are! Dotted Swiss curtains would strike an emphatic keynote. You have the privilege here of using the tran- lucent window shades—green on the outside and rich buff on the inside. A couple of broWn earthenware pots for plants in the Window will help carry out your color scheme—and like- wise bespeak your personality. Once you have established a color scheme for your kitchen, you will new or part with it. It becomes a vital part of you—and you will never again begrudge the time you are ~obliged to spend in the kitchen. EGG FAVORITE AS LENTEN DISH. ALLOW one cold hard boiled egg for each person. Shell and dust with pepper. Make a. good pastry, roll out very thinly, cut into pieces and on each lay an egg and-wrap it carefully ' Wet the edges in cold Lay Brush in the pastry. water, to stick them together. these on a greased baking tin. .the tops with the yolk of egg, and bake in a quick oven until delicately brown, and serve with tomato sauce. WHAT EXPERIENCE HAS TAUGHT ME. E butchered a few weeks ago and as I cleaned the inwards I could not but think of the first years of my housekeeping when I did that job. I began in fear and trembling and usu- ally ended in a state of nerves. Then my hands and my house smell- ed for hours after all evidence had been removed. I shall never be able to say, “I joy in this,” but I have evolved a plan. which makes it easier to do the dis- agreeable task. Before the inwards are brought in I put a small dish of vinegar on the stove, add some spices and let it boil. By the time they arrive my kitchen smells pleasantly spicy. I begin with the stomach, picking it. clean with a small straight edged, not-i too-sharp knife. Then I work the com tents of the intestine away from the- stomach for six or eight inches so nothing is left in it. I strip the fat off as far as I have emptied the tube. Then I empty another six or eight inches, this time back into the space by the stomach just emptied, strip the fat again and empty another Space. doing this the danger of breaking is very much less. I cover the fat with cold water and, stand over night. \Vhen I try it I boil more spiced vinegar. (It will aiso overcome the odor of strong vegetabla when cooking). When I am through and have thor- oughly washed my hands with hot soapy water I treat them to a. Vinegar bath also! It removes the odor, be- sides helping to keep them smooth—1 Mrs. M. M. N. A teaspoonful ‘of vinegar added to the water in which 01d potatoesare to be boiled, just before boiling’beginl. will keep them from turninngddrk- , 7' W-“ By- “c..- "9's.” the le I “.‘W .. ‘ 3 M By Ze/ta HE Lady of the White Hands, as her friends call her, leaned for— ,, ward in her chair, absorbed in the embroidery nearing completion un- der her capable hands—hands so soft and White and exquisite looking as to be the envy of everyone. “How I wish I had hands like yours,” exclaimed the friend beside her, im— pulsively. “Yet you do as much house— 'work as I do. I can’t understand it." “I do my own cooking, laundry, and scrubbing, and many a time I’ve clean- ed the car, besides,” boasted the Lady. The friend surveyed her own hands, which had been scrubbed until they looked~ fairly “skinned,” and which caught on her embroidery threads so often that she frequently declared she would do no more fancy work as long as she lived. “You’ve just got to tell me‘how you keep your hands like that,” she walled, at last. “Why, it’s nothing much,” said the Lady of the White Hands. “For one thing, I' wear_gloves to work in just as much as possible, especially when sweeping and dusting. Even when washing dishes or scrubbing I wear loose cloth gloves, the kind you get 'at the “ten-cent" stores. Of course, water goes through them, but the dirt and grease doesn’t seem to, and my The Lady for the white Hand M art/2mm hands never look red or the skin puck- ered. Thislis my own discovery! “Every night,” she went on, “before going to bed I wash my hands with warm water and mild soap. Then I rub them thoroughly, but very, very gently, with a little corn meal satur- ated with vinegar and water. This penetrates the pores of the skin and bleaches, and, as you can see, it makes the skin wonderfully soft. I leave it on all night. No, I don’t wear gloves at night. “Each day,” she continued, “after the morning work is done, I dip the ends of my fingers in water and rub a little powdered .borax or cooking soda around my nails. Then I rinse and dry my hands, push back the cuticle around the nails, and apply a bit of nail polish. “That’s all, and it takes no more time to do it than to tell about it. But,” she smiled quietly, “I do all that I've told you every day-not promise myself that maybti4sometinie—» if I ever have time—I’ll do it!” “Why! Where are you going!” she exclaimed, as the friend hastily rose to her feet and jabbed on her hat. “I’m going home and start in at once to have lovely white hands myself!” The friend spoke seriously, despite the humorous twinkle in her eye. Use this department to help solve your household problems. Address your letters to Martha Cole, Michigan Farmer, Detroit, Mich. STICKING LABELS ON GLASS. We have not been able to find a “stickum” that will make a paper ma.— ple syrup label stick on a glass jar.— Mrs. E. C. L. I believe if you will use waterglass for this purpose you will have no further trouble. Apply the waterglass to the jar, and not to the label, then place the label immediately over the moistened spot, and press down firmly. A GOOD FURNITURE POLISH. Will you kindly send me recipe for furniture polish which will remove fin- ger marks, etc., from oak piano? Is this a good polish for all furniture and how applied?—Mrs. E. D A furniture polish that will remove finger marks from furniture is made as follows: To one cupful of turneptine, add a piece of wax the size of a walnut; stir into this one and one-half pints of par— affin oil. Mix and shake well, and ap— ply to furniture with a soft cloth. Be careful not to use too much. to CLEAN KID GLOVES AND SHOES. Please tell me some way to clean . baby’s light kid shoes and kid gloves. emMrs. T. G. Too clean kid gloves or babies’ light kid shoes, rub them with a piece 01' oiled silk wound around the finger. If. of a light color, they may be cleaned with bread crumbs. These methods will clean kid when it is not too badly soiled. If badly soiled it is better to use a commercial cleaner. ABOUT TU LIP BULBS. .l neglected to plant my tulip bulbs until recently. , I potted them and set in the cellar. Was that right? Will ,_they bloom for Easter? When shall I :bring them out of the cellar?—Mrs. E. I Keep them in the dark forsix weeks, water them every day, and keep them rather cool. They will then develop healthy roots to feed healthy leaves and blossoms. When you bring them to the light give them all the sun, heat and water possible. BOLOGNA SAUSAGE. Please send me. a recipe for making 21 --401 POWER without Interruption C," "//1 f» 3 / , ' \ ..;‘. Rt 66'??? if N!"- v—l—VWK'Y—w , as." “wag-sup... “u.“ guano minimum H r K E ‘M'I .33 [3/24 70/50 p .f O . " . Quality Counts, F. G. DeWitt. Grand Blanc. Mich., writes: "Last spring I purchased of you 100 each of your An- cona and White Leghorn chicks. They were the finest I ever had. l’ullots are laying better than 00% now and still increasing. Your service also was better than I ever hoped for. Want White Leghorn chicks from your Special Star mating ‘in April." C Show Winners At the Zeeland showot 1925 we had best display in production class of Leghorns and Anconas. At International Egg Laying contest of 1924 our Leghorn pen laid more than 84 of the 100 pens and outlayed several pens from world renowned trapnost forms. DE NOW. PRICES. 08 R 100 500 Special Star Mating. pedigreed ........ $18 $85 Extra selected ...... ....... 14 65 Selected ...... .. .12 55 Barred Rocks ..... . ..... .............1l. 75 Broiler chicks (odds and ends) ........ 10 50 All‘ sturdy Newton hatched chicks from Der- sonally supervised flocks. 100% lhe delivery guar- anteed. Large illustrated catalog free. , TOWN LINE POULTRY FARM, R. I. Box l5. ' CROSS WORD PUZZLE. another this week. Directions.——The numbered squares vertically or both should be allowed ing horizontally, Ways. One letter for each square. black square or at border of: puzzle. Zeeland. Mich. CH IGA N F E are a little short on'space this week, so I can not give some of the Opinions on cross word puzzles. But I can tell you that most of them were favorable to the cross word puz- zle. So I guess we had better have are starting points for words extend- lVords end at first 5 0 Net Profit in 3 Months from 250 3-17 White Leghorn Pul lets Where can you beat this record? No where. we believe! But that’s what Mr. I. Wade of Fenvillc, Michigan made in November and December 1924 and January '25 from pullets raised from chicks he bought of us last spring. And Mr. M. H. Van Eyk, W. Olive, Mich- igan averaged 185 eggs from 200 Barred Rocks. .' how to make money with poultry. Better still. order direct from this ad and save time. We guara tee to please you, ship postpaid. guarantee 00‘}?J livc delivery. Leghorns- - Rochs- -Reds Our stock is strong. healthy, free range, Tancrcd and Tom Barrow, White Leghorns-- S. C. Rhodc Island Reds -- Park's Barred Rocks-"the best blood lines in the country. Low prices that will please you. Strong quick—growing, money-making chicks. BRUMMER-FREDERICKSON POULTRY FARM, Holland, Mich. If you want real money-making chickens-— by all means get our big, free, handsomely il— lUStrated catalogue before you buy chicks this year, gives many valuable pointers on Box 20 8-10 Weeks Old Pallets 810FFICIAL PROFII Nam, Per "en in one Year lTown ............................... Write for my free book today. Tells how I / z 3 6/ 6 . V ? /0 // ’2 /3 Ml 0/5 /b /7 A? W 20 2/ 22 .23 24 State ................ R. F. l) ........ made $7.81 official prolit. per hen. Tells how you. too. can make big money with Dr. Heasley’s Egg-Bred White Leghorn CHICKS From Greatest Brod-to-Lay Strains Tancred—Hollywood—English—Ferris (Dr. Bred.) strains. ket" Strain Buff Leghorns. When you buy chicks this year—buy the host. Dr. Heasley's chicks come from the blood of National Show and Egg Contest winners. Real business birds. Heavy layers of large white eggs. Make big profits every day on the farm. That's what you want.«we supply them. At Int'l Egg (‘ontcst 192324 the Heap ley 10 bird pen was among highest. Winners with aver- age of 235 eggs each. One customer reports average of 208 eggs from 125 farm flock bullets. Blood Will Toll p Chicks and eggs from ; this kind of stock is found to make you money. I0% discount on orders booked now. Free service to cus- tomers. Write today. on. L. E. HEASLEY l‘llllMS. Dept. 10 Grand Rapids, Mlch. Missed One Day in . Two Years "Coleman, Mich.. Jan. 10. r; P.1923. Lakoview Poultry Farm. “ Holland, Mich. I have a '. flock of nice Rhode Island. - - R015 which came from your '. RACE B‘RREDROCKS poultry farm and in two SIUQ'PCOmb5R°5¢C°mb years they have missed but Hensley's Pride Official Record i 298 eggs In 365 days RHODE ISLAND REDS one day in laying. Please r, ‘fi:'.‘.'!°".?.";2"‘ 4.’ . send me catalog for this, '3 ‘ w] year.~—Mrs. Mabel Nelson n L . That's only a sample of wggltg Lakevlew flocks are doing. White Leghorns---B'd Rocks-"R. l. Reds W'hito Leghorns, Barred Rocks and Rhode Island Reds \‘ie with each other in high mwiuction. ()ur Leghorn stock is Pure Tancrod. Barred Rocks pure l’arks strain. Our catalog not only tells What. chicks to buy but how to grow them into strong pullcts. LAKEVIEW POULTRY FARM, R. R. 8. Box 6. Holland. Mich. OUT IN FRONT AT CONTEST The Royal White Leghorn pen at the International E g g Laying contest of 1925 led the entire contest for the ATCHERY‘EFARM first two weeks and after . ZEELAND‘M'CN‘ being second in the Leg« horn class for ten Weeks, again took the Leghorn leadership on Jan. 30, and still held it March lst. High breeding counts. Write for our catalog. S. P. Wiersma, R. 2, Zee.’and,Mich. *~-\\ Barron White 1"?“le //‘ Leghorns - \ ‘ 7’ ‘= Anconas n?‘i—~.~ 4i ' White 421‘," :I‘i‘| 990%?” I’llllmlmu Wyandottes Fancy Stock at Right Prices White Leghorn: (270-300 ancestry) ...... $l3.50 per I00 Sheppard Anconea (300-990 strain).... l3.50 per I00 While Wyandottes (Evergreen strain).. I8.00 ner l00 Odd: and ends. rollers ................. l0.0 per I00 80:03:00 by par I post. Sate arrival guaran aed. RELIABLE POULTRY FARM AND HATCHERY. Zeeland. Mich.. R. I, Box 47. ar- mail your order. we chip 0. 0. D. and guaran- teo prepaid “10% live delivery of sturdy. nurobred chicks from healthy.‘bred-to-lay flocks. Wh. Br. But! Leghorns. 130: Ed. Rocks. 8., C. Reds. 14c: Wh. In. ‘140; But Rocks. Bun Orps.. Wh. Wyand., -160: 100: Bit. Mlnorcu. 15c. Silver Lake, Ind. Heasley Also Dr. Heatley‘: Famous “Egg Ba:- Tho list below gives (loscriplious of words which start at the. numbered spaces designated. Th}? lcn usual prizes will bc givcu and Merry Circle buttons and member- ship Cards will be givcu to all who send in correct auswvrs and are not already members. This contest closes March 27. .‘ Horizontal. l l. A container A barrier A color Hog meat. Proposition A rodent Myself Signal of distress A member of the foot 13. T0 entangle 14. A drawing: 01‘ earth’s surface 15. Allow 16. An adult '18. A pronoun l9. A thick brown substance 20. Exists 21. To espouse 22. A native metal 23. A domestic bird 24. A unit EL": .‘ an”. 4. VA.— .—l waa‘ i—il-J NH Vertical. Wagcr , A prefix A bird A form at tho vcrb “to be” 'l‘atter Possessed Au insect I)ccay A household implement Perched A color Joined Scratch Top Insane Employ A numeral Auger Us A preposition wecpfl¢w+ww—owqmmswm~ NNNH~HHHHHHH CONTEST WINNERS. HE qucstiou, “Arc Cross \ ”0rd. Puzzles llcncficial?” brought many 3 intcrcstiug discussions on the subject. They showed that many pcoplc Wt'l‘t" thinking about cross word puzzles, even though some might not be work- ing them. After reading all the discussions over I picked out the papers belonging to the following as the best: Fountain Pens. Ruth Bishop, Henderson, Mich. Frank Van Tassel, R. 4, Hart, Mich. Dictionaries. Lucy Traver, R. 5, Ithaca, Mich. Leon W. Jewett, Pulaski, Mich. Lucile Nagelkirk, R. 3 Caledonia, Knives. Linda Gaeth, Unionville, Mich. Genevieve String, New Lathrop, Donna Ball, Oak Grove, Mich. Bernard Alfredson. \Vhitehall, Mich. Myrtle HaughtOn, R. 1, Washington, Mich. ed. Bllvcr Lake Eu, Farm. Box M. We specialize in 8—10 wks. old pullets. Extra choice ones at prices that please. OH IO ACCREDITED BABY CHICK!" Every Eagle Nest Chick is produced from flocks culled and handed by m1 Q" .‘ ......:.':.;.:;.....l » , ea gle Nest w... . experts appointed by Ohio State University. i Variaticx. l‘riccs on .,. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50 100 200 500 limo \Vhito, lrowu and Rutl’ lu‘ulmrn‘. . . . . . . .$ 7.00 MILHI) $113.00 35 4.3.00 K120 Burrod. “him and llull’ Run-lug .‘\lll'llllil\, @ Black Minorcax. .N‘. l'. and It. 4‘. limb {\‘pu If? 00 43:.50 72.00 ll0 \_ Whito “(minimum ...................... 8.50 LL00 47.00 75.00 HS .- ‘ Jumbo Brahmas ...................... 11.00 21.00 01.00 10000 100 llutl’ Minorcus .......................... 113.25 :I.00 IiK.00 llL’Jlll Mixed I'llil'ks (not. ill'l'l‘l‘llllr‘dl l.lL.’lll lllv; ”can 111" ’l‘l'lll.\lS I'ASH. Plum-w Orders 10% down, liulunm- 10 (law hct‘um shlpmcuf, l'mtagc Paid. 100‘« Livo llcllvm')‘. “ll‘l'lllul' ll‘rcu, ()l'lll'l' from lhi~ (uhcrtl-c'ucnt. Hunks liol’nruuww. THE EAGLE NEST HATCHERY, Dept. 20, Upper Snntlusky. Ohio. U. S. A 1,000,000 Babion’s Quality Chicks "‘ FOR I925. liroodnrs of lllfillllhl 0:: producing strains in all ll-udlm; varictim. greatly pleascd with result“ oluuim-(l from our lit-alH‘ l:l\'1‘l\. 100% Live l)clivcry (luaruntccd. You will In l'uxlpuul prim-s 30 100 500 1000 English \Vhite Lcuhorus ...................................... . $7.00 ($15: $03 Slflll Single & Rose (‘. Brown Loghorns ............................ F. 7,00 2: «1:3 12'! S. (‘. Buff & Blur-k Lcuhorns ................................. ..75 7.00 l.': H: IL") Barred lint-ks, Ant-onus ...................................... 4.25 5200 IS 72 lltl .‘ (‘. & It. ('. ll. 1. Ilcdx’ ................................... 1.13:7 520‘: 1.”. T: 140 White and Bull Rocks ...................................... ISM N 7:7 17 N2 100 White \Vyandottcs, Black Minor-v.14 .......................... i 50 A273 17 H3 100 Burt and \Vliilu ()rpinmom 5,00 H.170 In 0: .180 SI. Wyandottcs, Lt. Brahmas, l.llIl_L',\llllIl.\‘ ..................... . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . .. 5.00 10.50 114 0:3 180 15 other ram varieties. Mixcd. all llcuvicx‘. $12 per 100. All Light. NU :cr 100 l.i='hr and lll'flVV' \li $11 1101‘ 100.. DUCKLINGS, l’clxins, 2:7. $7.50; 50. $15: 100, 953:0. Whilc Illlll lv'zlwil Ilunumm 25 $01.20!.- 50, $13; 100. $25. I I I ’ Ilcmcmhcr quality gum ahcud ol' prix-c. I‘Ulhldl‘l' this Win-u wu plar-n- \nul' «mlor and. plcuw notcdwu guarantor 100‘} Livc Dollwry and (‘hir'kx that will [)ll‘ll‘l.‘ you. No ('l1i<~l<~ \llllljll‘ll (‘. O. D. “.t least. 100 of purchase price must ('Unlt‘ “'llll order. Bunk llcl'orcul-c. You cannot :10 WWII! ill OI‘III‘I‘II'IK (hurt. from this ad. (‘hicks from l-IX’I‘llA Sl-IlJ-IWI‘ FLOVKS. $3: pcr 100 highcr than :llmvv pl'ir‘m. and ('hicks from our Blue Ribbon l‘cns, $5 per 100 higher. \‘ijitl- at oucc todav. BABIOII’S FIIIIIT & POULTRY FARM, FLINT, MIMI- _....4| Pure-Bred Big Value B A BY C H I C K S OHIO ACCREDITED, DELIVERY GUARANTEED. today and gut [‘llll'l\‘ which ham Ilw authority of Ohio State I'lll‘r'l'l\il\ buhmrl thcm. (lur bra-dim: stock 1; i11~;m«-t-¢l and ll:lll(ll'll hv cnwrh linillwl and au lllllllm‘il by tho-In. (brill-r throw? from Illix all. l'ricl-s ll'oslpuidl On: 50 Jun 500 1000 S. l‘. \\'h,, llr. & liull’ 1.: uhnrm ..... .3050 $1.“: $00 $118 S. l‘. Mollll-d Anvonm ................ 7.00 ll HS 1228 ”no” u N. I‘. Rik. .\liuor., Ild. lim'lx‘x, S. 1‘. ll. T...0 1:”, 7: 1:: mopoyum‘mppovffltmmuj “'h. Mocks, Wh. \\'_\'0ndonc.~, ll. (2 It. H.041 11: 77 1“ W S I‘. liutl’ & Winn» ()rpinutons ................ .1) H50 17 .‘i: 100 Jersey Black Giants ...................... .... 7.50 ISM) 1:0 ,, . .. Odds & la‘mls (not >hippwl under accrcllilcd lulu-ll 2.50 5.00 10 50 100 Fri-n from I‘Iuropcun fowl post. ()l'dl'l' today with ('hwk or .‘llllll‘)‘ ()chr. I‘ululou ln-c, Sl'l‘ll'lAI. QI'AIJ'I‘Y l‘llll'lib‘. We can furnish nlm (hicks oi‘ Mpcrially high br'culinul \\'rlle- l'or particulars and prim-s. WOLF HATCHING & BREEDING COMPANY, BOX 4, GIBSONBURG, OHIO. I‘hicks that am limly :md hculthy from pure hrcd carol‘ullv s0— loctod stock. Onwlll‘th down books ordcr. (loud poultry julllzos say our “OI‘kS are unusually good, ()rdur lmlul'. Idhl \I'm‘ W0 worc. not able to supply tho domaud. Orrin-r cul'll‘ Illi~ War. Pure-bred, carefully selected, l00% live delivery. "‘ Prices on (prepaid) 25 50 I00 500 '000 It‘ll: l“iil'.’ll(‘l"\ & Mechanic’s Bank, this gal R305: ......... 34.25 $8.00 $45.00 72.00 3:40 " . . o s ........ . 8.00 l5.00 72.00 I40 Wh. Rocks ........ 4.50 8.50 06.00 77.00 l50 WASHTENAW HATCHERY’ wn. Wyantlottea .. 4.5 8.50 l6.00 77.00 :50 Geddes Road . 0. Br. Leghorn: 3.75 7.00 l3.00 62.00 120 Ann Arbor, Michigan KEYSTONE ’HATCHERY CHICKS Leading best strains in varieties mentioned below. the line is our Motto. BLOOD TESTED STOCK. Quality all along 100% Live Arrival Guarantccd. l'os‘tpaid rim-s ) ’ Foreman Strain Barred locks ............. p ...... (‘n‘ . . . $100150 ”ill? 00 E0]? 00 1008” Selected Barrcd Rocks ........................... -. . . . . ' R'l‘S kl."‘00 “1900!) $1.5: Int. Laying (john-.0 s. (2. u. l. llrds ................... 1050 "0' 00 0500 18'; Extra Sclwtcd s. a u. <2, n. r llcds .................. 050 i800 0:100 163 “'hitc Rocks and \\',‘.'hu(lottcs ........... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 050 18.00 8500 'l‘uncrcd “'hite Lot'horns. SUM-I S. & II. (‘. Rt‘ds. . . . . . . . . .' R 50 10.00 75- 00 I45 Utility and Barron Whitc Leghorns ...................... 050 18.00 1000 115 Mixed. all heavios. $13 per 100 straight. Mixed. all \arioiica. 100. $12 straight. ' ‘ ' ' . If it is real EGG LAYING bill for you. They are Winners In Get our Literature giving these winnings LANSING. MUCH. a..- QUALITY that you want in your ('llll'lih', Keystone (‘hicks Will till the Laying (‘ontests in Michigan. Missouri. (‘onnwticut, (‘anadm my. bd‘oro buying (‘hir-ks elsewhere. or order direct from this ad. KEYSTONE HATCHERY. DEPT. 50, Additional Poultry Ads on Page 413 . «wx,.-...-....¢.s. . . .‘ , \‘I‘ \\ w _—-...‘ Q‘I-II-I \‘I-I- y the Red Top ' is. Fast Replacing Wood Fence Posts THE story is told in a few words. A Red Top Steel Fence Post costs less installed than a wood post. Red Tops last longer than wood posts. They reduce the work and expense of fence upkeep and repair. A week’s fence building job with wood posts is done in a day with Red Tops. One man drives 200 to 300 Red Tops in a day. Wire is attached to Red Tops easily and quickly, too. One Red Top will outlast at least two wood posts. Figure the cost of two wood posts and the cost of their installation against the cost of but one Red Top. The Handy Fasteners that come free with Red Top posts hold the fencing securely. Constant restretch- ing, restapling and repair are not required, as with wood posts. By keeping the fence lines tight Red Tops keep stock, yours and your neighbors’, where it belongs, thus preventing injury, loss and damage. Start saving on your fences now. Drive Red Tops into the old fence line and prolong its life and service. And for new fences build only the permanent kind with Red Top Steel Posts. You can get Red Tops from your local dealer. Red Top Steel Post Company 38-L‘S. Dehrborn St., Chicago _ Regmfgop Double Strength Studded Tee Steel Fence Posts A if it ;é\‘-__-_,_ __.. ‘4. JR 3? u. \‘.———_— )3}: u; -1.» \. an- n.1,: Q”. Q. m- ”; ,-‘ lake Land Fur Exchange, Salem Mich. We have special outlets for Mllilskrats. Write for price list. Will on F URS .. \ ‘ t 40 nan-Stirs 47.; AND TIM Color Your Butter “Dandelion Butter Color" Gives That Golden June Shade which Brings Top Prices Before churn- sun in r Boot and cannot Sud Known. of your churn Cont-ii: It to Is rung: Alcibko Our Nagu baa cg:- mg add one-half ' ' . . I won . tuna over 40/. Alsile. $4 per a t to :vgnnd teaspoonful t O A t he and asture combination. my gro fimual’cheeg. Seed ulhthorou hly recleaned and . Wntetoday. B. Seed uide F each gallon of xmorlcan Field Co. 3 cream and out comes butter of l G o l d e n J u n e REE. M 09‘. 43.. chlum. '“ol shade. “Dande- MIC ICIAN lion Butter Concrete SIlOS Color” is purely STAVE vegetable, harm- ! less, and meets fall State and National food laws. Used . ifor 50 years by all large creameries. ‘ 'Doesn’t color buttermilk. Absolutely tasteless. Large bottles cost only 35 cents at drug or grocery stores. Write for free sample bottle. Wells & Richardson 00., Burlington Vt. Best Locking The last word in I permanent silo. Write for in- teresting free illustrated fact-proving catalog. Tells how we manufacture t em un er the best known prooesses—andnut stop ing at that—how We erect them for you in I few eye from ground to peak. Special Terms if you order Now! Agents wanted in open territory. MICHIGAN suo company. Kalamazoo, Michigan Factories at Kalamazoo. Mich. Peoria, lll., Bloomfield. Ind. Device Ever Made It, An improvement found only on West Bend Barn Equip- ment. One lever locks in or releases from 2-to 50 cows instantly. and also operates cow~stops. Saves thousands of steps. Simple, practical and indestructible. Used on the best dairy farms every- where. Our ste el stalls. mangers. pens. litter carriers. ventilators. water bowls and other dairy barn necessities _ are your best investment. Get our Big, FREE Barn Equipment Book Explains entire line. lino our special FREE service to farmers building new or equipping old barns with the ha hbor-gavingudmceo. at]: $11“: furnished. Drop “.4: postal or u ormt . e are helping thousand! tama- inakc more profit out of their ham. Why not you? 2:“ TODAlco ui merit :- ation‘ _pwmaond.§fi:¢u.1 West Bend boot.- 3. . , "' ‘ ' F ARNINB' ¥ ,1 r \h ‘1‘. J. lNGHAM-LANSING ANNUAL RE- PORT. The association has reorganized for the third years’ work, the following " officers being elected: Harry BOX, president; Harold Wilson, vice-presi- dent; James Ranney, secretary—treas- urer; Henry Wigman, and Earl Biker, directors. ‘ . _ ' Leslie Wilcox, the new tester, comes to the association well recommended, with four years’ experience as aco’w tester in Emmet and Allegan counties. THE Ingham-Lansing Cow Testing Association has completed an ex- cellent showing in the second year of its work, according to the report of Raymond Kuhn, tester. Kuhn’s figures show that the average production of the 287 cows finishing the year was 7,593 pounds of milk and 275.7 pounds of fat. This compares favorably with the average production of last year, which was 7,757 pounds offinilk and 245 pounds of fat. The ten high herds in butter-fat pro. duction were as follows: KEEP THE BULL FULL OF coon FEED. P ROPER feeding of the herd bull is just as important as like proper M‘lk F . B. Wigrsnan. . .PB &PGrI(l 3,2924 $433.6 the spoiled or musty hay is put to one BOX & Oilsu B , 2 -4 side to be fed to the bull. Again, we %%%nofiggé6fi' 113311331? 13’??? 333% find dairymen giving the waste feed, E Riker ..... ' PB J 6:503 359:2 left by other animals, to the herd sire. M’Iglivm & Son PBH 10,703 335.8 All of which is a poor practice. H. ilson. ...PB &GrH 9,31 8.0 T1 if d b 11 1d h f o. J. Becker..PB & Gr H 9,565 316.4 shoulfd 1:: 1.8: 9:011 efioggkegr :32“: H. Wigman.. .PB & GrG 7,297 328.6 . 1 1th: cond,t,g 1 free Ever’t & Him- a Vigorous, ma 1 l n, , melberger . PBG 6,804 311.4 from excess fat. Most breeders feed their regular grain mixture to —the bull at the rate of four to ten pounds daily, The average production per cowhin these herds was 914.4 pounds of milk nr‘lnmfii—Ir‘] TQE???§‘§EE§F$‘?§PTT§P‘ET .. " 1r u 1rjr1r Dairy E ficz'mcy HE best farmers agree with the economist, when he calls atten- tion to the fact, that in reality the process of producing things from the soil is not finished until they are on the table of the ulti- mate consumer. In our zeal to solve the vital problems of more efficient market- ing, we have been inclined to assume that we could neglect efficient growing. As a matter of fact, efficient marketing calls for still more efficient production—production in the old sense of getting the goods ready for market. Quality of goods, standardization of _. products, scientific and absolutely honest packing are prize essen- ;' tials in getting ready for the fair price. R I think that the Cow Testers’ Association is doing more to im- prove the dairy industry in Michigan than perhaps any other one element. At any rate, they are quite as important as the sales or— ganization and if they can help the dairymen of the state eliminate the boarder cows they will help put the dairy on a solid and per— manent foundation.—-—President Kenyon L. Butterflold, M. A. C. F‘Inr‘li‘innnr‘il—Inl—IE‘JUhmmnnf‘iflf‘inmnf‘lfi 1r1r i I i r i i r u 1 i ‘i iillnirirn unit in n II n in ii lLJL ll irJi )i ir‘l ‘ ir Il' ll H TI 11' If 1r 1r 1r1r JL ii in n u u 11 IL ii 1! ii IIIII In n in dfiflquiMHHHVHHHHHNHHHHVHHWHHHEHWHHWHW I ll 11 JLJL 1! II n n ll unit" It. 1r asaaesesaseHasasaaaaasasasasasewsasasasesaaasasatlasesasasasasasallege-"IsHaaasesasaHasasesasaasawfi and 362 pounds of fat, While the aver- age of the four poorest herds was 5,994 pounds of milk and 208 pounds of fat, or a difference of 4,150 pounds of milk and 154 pounds of fat per cow. During the association year a total of eighty-seven cows were sold out of the association, fifty being pure-breds and thirtyseven grades. 01' these fifty—one were profitable and were sold as breeding animals. The remaining thirty—six were unprofitable and were sold to the butcher. A total of forty-five cows produced above 365 pounds of fat. The owners with the number of cows making such a. record follows: Byron W'igman, three cows; Harold depending upon the size and condition of the animal and the variety of rough- age. A good grain mixture to use con- sists of three parts ground corn, three parts ground oats, three parts wheat bran, and one part linseed oil meal. Ground oats are especially good for bulls. Cottonseed meal is generally looked upon with disfavor, since it may cause impotency. Legume hay, whenever available, should be fed at the rate of ten to twenty pounds a day. Legumes are high in protein and mineral matter and will keep the heavily used bull in good condition. When non-legume rough- ages, such as timothy hay, fodder or straw, are fed, it is necessary to feed Wilson, two; James Ranney, five; H. D. Box & Sons, five; Everett & Him- melberger, three; 0. J. Becker, three; F. E. Shubel, three; Frank Thompson, l'our; George McKim & Son, three; Henry Wigman, three; F. E. Fogle, two; F. L. Riker, four; Lee Doty, one; Jacob Keck, one; H. Kahres & Son, three. During the year 140 samples of soil were tested for lime requirement by the tester. Skim-milk was tested from eight separators, one of which was condemned and another found skim- ming poorly because of not being level. One member has sixty—five acres of alfalfa and others are increasing their acreage. Three members seeded sweet clover for summer pasture. Some mem- bers fed cull beans with good results, as well as stock beets. ception, all members have silos. All . members own or use pure-bred bulls. ‘ Those owned include twelve Holsteins, ‘ seven Guernseys and one Jersey. With one ex-..- more linseed oil meal than with the legume roughages. Breeders differ as to the breeding powers of the bull when silage is fed. Silage fed in large amounts will have a tendency to distend the paunch, which is very undesirable. However, ten to fifteen pounds of silage daily may be safely fed along with other roughages. It is essential that the herd bull re- ceive plenty of water, and where it has been found necessary to keep the bull in a. stall or pen, he should be Watered at least twice a day. The value and importance of luring good bulls is essential to the econom- ical development of the dairy industry. The present use of good bulls is en- tirely too limited and when a good bull is once in service, his usefulness ’ may be prolonged for an indefinite pe- riod through. proper feedingvandlplehiyz“ of exercise—4R. D. Canon. , it? ‘ Lasting farm fence ever made The patented “Galvan- nealed” process puts 2 to 3 times more Zinc coating on the Wire than is pOSSlble ‘ by the ordinary galva- nizing method. Therefore, we are able to guarantee this new uare Deal to far outlast any at er farm fence made—sold at " no extra price. . Juan—n“ r; . ., {Arm-i '1 «’ LTII‘ ‘1 ‘17.} I‘lfl”. A ) V‘: a". i . _ ':‘-§‘+.’-1‘~ .. . - “mnt 5., -A. ) w,’ x1' / 'ffl‘x' 5:1 \~ L Hi": ~f \. ‘ Galvi‘rfiii’é‘i’iled 15 to 30 ints co 1' in the steel from which SqEOare De Iifi'rnade causes it to resist rust more than twice as long as steel without copper. There is about $5.00 per ton. more actual material cost in copper- bearing‘Calvannealed' ' fence, yet the price to you is not one cent more than the ordi- nary galvanized kind. I._.ct us send ou ab. solute proof of all claims made or this extra long life fence. Nationallyrecognized authorities back up FREE to our claims. Send for Land Owners cowofuomcialpmf of Tests." We’ll also send Ropp’s Calcu- lator—and— uare Deal catalog. All 3 mailed free. Ad recs: . ‘ Keystone Steel & Wire Co. 4950 Industrial sn, Peoria. Ill. AMMRUQI%MB Use My WEAR-MORE Harness 3o nus run; -’—then decide ~iimp17 return har- ueii a! my expense." john C. Nichols, Pm. Down if You De- cide to Keep It; Balance on Easy Monthly Payments Just do me the favor of sendin your name at once. ' I want you to get my big free it which tells the interesting story of this strongest harness made. See how l've entirely eliminated rubbing and see-sawr'ig between leather and metal. Doubled lI/t‘ right here! Learn how shon-snuhbing of leather under buckle edges or around narrow metal units (058 you money In breakdowns and repairs. See how I overcome this .— how I learned (Iii; priceless harm-5i sear! from a pail handle. I believe you owe II to your pocketbook to post yourself. All l ask is that you (.31 “’ear-More supcnonry severely and thorough- ly, at my wk and expense. Thar't (air, isn‘t Ill T write me today for book and new reduced pnca JOHN C. NlCHOLS, PRESIDENT , John C. Nichols Co. (Est 1909) [945 Erie See how it‘s cut-- oil has been squeezed out. letting lht.’ strap (lack Like tuning; p.111 With our handle “‘50!!!“- Wilt-ruin Sci- howpnremed WEARMORL burklc lt‘l: strap pull against lug, broad surface. ut-ll protected like your hind on the large. comforrahld .round wooden handle on pall bail OVER 1,000,000 lN USE Empire- Baltic Cream arator , . 3 DOWN 30 Day. FREE Trial FREE Service and arts iorlyear. Money ack guarantee. Get booklet, price lint, monthly \ terms. etc. Just say, \— ‘Send Catalog." ‘mun”nicarciu FARMER EUROPEAN DEMANLD FOR BUTTER INCREASES. HE continued strength of the Euro- pean butter markets is affording sdme encouragement to the dairy in- dustry. Agricultural Commissioner E. A. Foley, stationed at London, cables the department of agriculture that the demand for butter in Great Britain and Germany continues heavy. This means that there will be less incentive for foreign exporters to unload their sur- plus on our markets. DAIRYIVlEN AND COTTON GROW- ERS HAVE COMMON INTERESTS. HE oleo interests, it would appear, have attempted to stir up antag- onism between the dairy farmers of the north and the cotton growers of the south, by citing that a number of dairy states are legislating out oleo, which, the 0190 interests contend, would work to the detriment of the cotton growers because of the use of cottonseed oil in the manufacture of oleomargarine. The fact is, that the cotton growers sell from fifteen to sixteen times the amount of oil meal to the dairy farm- ers for the production of dairy prod— ucts that they do of cottonseed oil to the 0190 manufacturers. The cotton growers of the south will gain more by keeping friendly with the dairy in- terests than by opposing them. Now that the issue has been raised, these two classes of farmers—the dairymen and the cotton growers-find that they have a common interest. Both see unfair competition through the importation of cocoanut oil. This oil is the real competitor of cottonseed oil in this country, and, by reason of the fact that it is the large element going into the manufacture of oleo, is also the oil that dairymen are anxious to keep out. FEEDING MORE OATS. YSELF and neighbors are feeding more oats to our dairy cows this winter than we have been in the habit of doing. “'0 are doing this because we have a greater supply of this grain than of corn and barley; and also be- cause, at present prices, it makes the cheapest grain ration. A local food mill grinds the oats. To them we add a small amount of corn. \N'e feel that ground oats make a better feed than whole oats. The bulkiness of this grain and its percvntage of protein enables us to produce butter-fat cheaper this year by mixing more than the usual amount of the oats. Another year we may find it advisable 10 change the proportions—D. Rasmussen. SO BIG. (Continued from page 401). but to the three o’clock blackness. The street was already astir. Selina brush— ed her skirt to rid it of the clinging hay, tidied herself as best she could. Leaving Dirk still asleep, she called Pom from beneath the wagon to act as sentinel at the dashboard, and crossed the street to Chris Spanknoebel’s. She knew Chris, and he her. the eating house. and revivil‘y them. the sandwiches left before. from the Chris himself, a pot-paunched Ans-l trian, blond, benevolent, was standing‘ behind his bar, wiping the slab with a large moist cloth. With the other hand ‘ he SWth the surface with a rubber-l tipped board about the size of a shingle. This contrivance gathered up such meads of moisture as might be left by the cloth. Two sweeps of it rendered the counter dry and shining. Later Chris allowed Dirk to wield this rubber—tipped contrivance——a most sat— isfactory thing to do, leaving one with a. feeling of perfect achievement. (Continued next week). He would let . her wash at the faucet at the rear 01" She would buy hot 1 coffee for herself and Dirk to warm? They would eat night: l Not one buyerin a hundred who sees and tries a De Laval in comparison with any other, ever fails to choose the De Laval. 7"“ $606. to $14030 Down Balance in 15 Easy Monthly Payments allowance on old cream separators See and try an improved De Laval side-by-side with any other cream separator you may be thinking of buying. Your De Laval Agent. will gladly arrange a demonstration and trial for you. If you then choose the other machine you will know what you are doing; but the chances are a. hundred to one that you will not, and you will know Why you do not. We can make no claims of De Laval superiority which seeing and trying the machine itself Will not more than substantiate. A cream separator is the most im You can't afford to make 3. mistake, or atleast cow owner ever .makes. to do it unknowmgly. portant farm equipment investment any The De Laval Separator Co. New York 165 Broadway 29 E0 Madison st. San Francisco 61 Beale St. Chicago De Laval CREAMSBPARAIORS SWEET ctovsp .' w 1 AT HA LF PRICE of Red Clover—Cheap Meow-Superior for fertilizing and , putnro. Excellent hay. En- to grow. Investigate this ‘ crop_ and our low rices be. ore buyin . any seed. Our 1 Icarified Hulled see is the_highent qunity. Guaranteed j satisfactory. Our prices Will save you big money. Write ; for free catalog and samples. Hove low prices on Clo- ; vor. Alfalfa. Timothy and all Gross 8004 . I o Amorloan FIOM 800d 00.. Down 1031 Ohio.”- III. A profit-paying investment You get 100 cents value for every dollar you invest in Ney quipment. You get staunch, sturdy ability to survive hard service—you get more years of actual. profitable use. Ney has been delivering 100% value to thousands of satisfied users for more than 40 years—on the basis 01 an iron - clad guarantee ofnbsolute service. Write for catalol No. The Ney Manufacturing Co. ESTABLISHED 1879 Canton, Ohio Minneapolis, Minn. - Council Blufli, Iowa Complete Dairy Barn Equip- ment including stalls, stan- chione, water bowls , pens, litter carriers, etc. Complete line of Haylng Tools including hay carriers. hay forks. hay knives. etc. It pays to put down concrete dean‘sidewalks,foundations,etc., with a Kivik-Mix. Turns out a wheelbarrowful a minute. Try a Kwik-Mix Mixer on to days' . trial. Price reduced. C ~ ‘ Writefor FREE CATALOG. .« .BADGER KWiK—MIX (30.. 1023 Cleveland Ave.. Milwaukee,Wio. THIS NEW ON YOUR OLD TOWER —~>'-l2 , .9 :«~ ’ life/‘7 “Ill ‘1 ‘ L Albion steel and wood mill: are qu’et g and powerlul. One-third the work- ‘ my part. of any other mill. nly mam Pitmm bemng subiect to wear. This is oilleu, and only re. placeahle. Caverns by dependable weigh! Without spnngs. Fin any 4-pmt IIECl lower \Vhy not ihorten your chore houn now With a good Wmdmll) :51: it ”an chance—F. O. 8. ion. eel it ”call. M dealer. or write dare; to m’ Union Steel Products Co. Ltd. mi. 44. AIhIon. MchiIgan. u.s.i. Get this Catalog before you buy Shows how to buy hundreds of household and dairy barn neediuh at a Na saving over even the regular null order houses. Freight pre- paid. Satislnctlon guaranteed or money refunded. All standard water or steam pipe and fittings, plumbing, and water system:‘ engines, pulleys, saw outnu. furnaces, electrical supplies. at I laying oi l4 to more than 1-2 usual prices. You buy direct and save ordinary selling expenses. hookkeepen, etc. Write today (or free catalog and prices. Smytli-prard 00. 817823 Broad Utica. N.Y. Plumbinfvpipo-Hilingl ‘ E :3 WHOLESALE PRICES. " . 1 {0%. nggdg/ This Tag and Brand Means _ ' Reliability 045k your dealer for Blackfoot Brand Certi- fied Genuine Grimm and look for the red certification fag, that means reliability. The Guarantee of Genuine Grimm Alfalfa The State Ptuhre Seed Departingnt .2: *__‘__, Idaho uts is tag on eve Blackfoldt Brand Grimm Alyalfaageed for-your protection. Look for the Brand and Tag and be sure you get enume, hardy, productive Grimm Alf a Seed grown in grown under the most careful super-vi: sion. Inspected twice in the field. Care- fully prepared. Shipped in sealed bags. Absolutely reliable. Blackfoot Brand eliminates guess work as to seed. Adapt- able to your soil and climatic conditions. RIM FALFA SEED GROWERS ASSOCIATION IDAHO G M AL Blackfoot, Idaho GRIMM Idaho. These seed crops are ALFAlJ-‘A S E E D ‘ BBS ’ EinilflR— ' //2//' 11) OR quick,thoroughspraying Myers Spray Pumps are un- equalled. Hand Pumps, with easy operating cog‘gear . handle—Power Pumps with au- tomatic pressure control—give powerful, penetrating spray that: reaches every leaf and blossom. The Myers line includes Pumps for Every Purpose, Hay Tools and Door Hangers. Ask your dealer or write us. i m: This I ' 2 euros Pox [van warns! 16015“:va mg” The its aim ', “g, &BMM Co. I W" ‘ ? Oh i. s . ‘ , , 2253i“? om: st, / ~ »\./ , ‘.__.__. .1 Complete warn you sent- Send for eon-n. APB” ‘5 no. " ' “ tlond‘cafl‘erl Milk at "73303418 ~ . c on o ._ \ lizthlucz ‘1'. iniitall. Easy to do... , ~ i he a union wly - I ,>._.. I. Write for FREI _/ i .llin Mig- 60- 59:8:g0§WDnnl°usd;.B°itdg.?tPltuuwaoI§llhni-I:i on N ’5 Best for 30 Years fiI'Distempei',Pink-Eye, , Influenza, Laryngitis, , Cataai'hal Fever. Epizootic, Coughs oi- Colds. (-2" Horses, Mules 8: Dogs, Spous MEDICALCO. DISTEMPER. GOSHEN. IND. COMPOUND Don’t Pay for 4 Months 80 that you may see and use the only cream separator With a suspended self-bal- ancing bowl, we will send an imported Belgium Melotte Cream Separa- , tor, any model, direct to your farm and you don't , pay us for it for 4‘mouths. - .d'T‘sast“ Write today for new Melotte cote! containing full de- script on of this wonderful separator muonsmttasgda’dh AS A CLOSE SKIMMER . ' The cream separator you should use if on want close skimming. smooth running. ur- , ability, and ease olcleonin . No other sep- arator can save the cream ike the Gallows Sanitary does for no other has the low spee bowl with all discs entirely separate and sum art. on special self-centering neck beerlnc that elim- notes all vibrations. hé no .g/ save the extra cream with n silo way that you now lose with mold. worn out, unsanitary me e, _ , .' or in eigperimentinz‘l Save . DOWN " n25“ flgfigmi‘f' - Balance In ' Sanitary Cream Bonn-- tor ‘ _ ‘ ‘ :nyour own e I - v" ‘ "ll‘i'E are it with . e/ r \, I " FY. D other- , Writeto- * . r 31:, °{°'° I ~ day for Gal- . iii. " \ usym n" ‘ lowsy's new 1925 = -\ i g.etc. bar n catalog. Save mom ‘ . ‘ ‘- Ill-Eon 0- exin l by built] at bed- a . "' I, (“d“"m prices. Get all t e acts . .. kWh.» on Galloway's cream ‘ (1.; ’ r2: separators, gas engines, manure ‘ ,, :prl-gederstrmfi equi megt, housc- \ o necessi es, u net 0 stock. Address on u y ‘ Til! GALLOWAY COMPANY Dept 187 Waterloo, low. ( wo‘Vs'L" with?" . therLeodere 9‘ SAME OILS PLUS l0% GAS ON Gasoline cut s 159 Body ofan Oii p The diagram shows you that the en- trance oli 10% gasoline cuts up the body of any oil. But it also proves that 119311931 Oil is pmuch~less affect- ed than most oils. Note how quickly most oils lOSe their lubricating proper- ties and note how mm Oil re- mains almost the same. Every test shows may su- preme. Monarch Manufacturing 00. Council Bluffs, Iowa. Toledo, Ohio M“ onaMOtor ’ Oils & Greases ' 1 Live Stock OUR WOOL CROP GETS BIGGER. HAT the sheep industry is on the upgrade is indicated by the in- creasing production of wool in this country. While the number of sheep in Argentina and Australia is decreas- - - .. , ing annually because of the breaking up of the larger ranches for crop pro- duction, the flocks in the United States ' are on the increase. The American wool clip pounds of fleece wool and 43,800,000 pounds of pulled wool, according to estimates of the department of agricul- ture. The clip in 1923 was 224,330,000 pounds of fleece and 42,500,000 pounds of pulled wool. Wool production from fleeces decreased from 287,111,000 pounds in 1907 to 222,560,000 pounds in 1922, but the trend has been upward since then. T‘ COOPERATIVE MARKETlNG or- ' LIVE STOCK GROWS. HE cooperaitve marketing" of live stock is attaining enormous pro- portions in this country. cording to statistics gathered by the department of agriculture, twenty— seven farmers controlled cooperative sales agencies operating in twenty terminal live stock markets handled business amounting to $235,000,000. Over 12,000,000 animals were received and sold for slaughter or were bought by farmers desiring feeder stock. Sav- ings to growers in connection With the commission charges amounted to one million dollars. The Producers’ Cooperative. Com- mission Association of Cleveland, handled last year 4,752 cars of. live stock, including 464,200 animals, with the total sales amounting to $7,693,662 and patronage dividends $25,000. The Michigan Live Stock Exchange, Detroit, handled 418,800 animals. The total sales amounted to $8,000,000 and patronage dividends $10,000. The Producers’ Cooperative Com— mission Association of Buffalo, hand— led 600,598 animals, with total sales of $10,019,529. The Producers’ Cooperative Com— mission Association of Pittsburgh, handled 306,942 animals, With total sales of $4,766,098 and patronage divi- dends of $16,168. The Equity Live Stock Sales Associ- ation, Milwaukee, handled 166,867 ani— ,mals, with total sales amounting to $2,416,837 and $10,500 patronage divi- dends. CLOVERLAND LAMBS TOP THE CHICAGO MARKET. INETY lambs recently marketed from Delta county on the Chicago market brought, it is announced, the highest price of any lambs marketed there for that day and were reported by local buyers to be the best ship- ment of lambs seen there in weeks. The price brought by this lot is said to have been $17.90 per hundred pounds, while a. few dry ewes fetched $9.00 per hundred, being the top price for this class forthe day. There re- main 800 sheep at the Whitney Farms operated by the National Pole Com— pany, from which came the shipment aforesaid and these will be mostly marketed this spring. WESTERN WOOL COOPERATORS SUCCESSFUL. HE Pacific Coop’erative Wool Grow- ers’ organization has demonstrated very effectively the value of coopera- tion in marketing wool. In the past ’four years it has handled wool as cheaply as any other agency rendering a. like service. It has returned to the growers $600,000 more than similar. quantities of the same wool sold for in the same territory. Twelve million pounds were handled in four years. in 1924 was" 238,530,000, 4:: In 1924, ac: T ’ sliii‘uifint ® ' PUT your horses in sh ' ~ for spring. Don’t let them; start the season with minor- ailments that might ut them out of commission. .et them- - banlt’s Caustic Balsam. Known everywhere for 41 years crtho reliable remedy for Spavin, Capped Hock, Curb, Splint, Ls ngitis, Thoroughpin, Quittor, Wing/Gulls, Poll Evil, Spreins, Fistula, Barb Wire Cuts, Call: Wounds; , Won’t scar or discolor the heir. For more efi'eotivc than firing. Keep it handy—always. Get your bottle today—$1.50 at all druggists, or direct from us upon receipt of price. The Lawrence-Williams Company, Cleveland, Ohio. .GOOD FOR HUMANS, T00 GOMBAULT'S Biff‘s‘hu LET YOUR AUTO [)9 YOUR FARM WORK ‘ ‘ Thepowcrtrcmyw ‘- car cane dollars n expensive ' “‘ lent-«engines. operate your Iced grinder, cow 3.. ohm. stroller. e redder. In fact on machineoggonr arm by list-nus- ing your car to it w tli PORTA WIR, the economical power device. Lasts a life-time, fits your ear. sold on money book guarantee. Let this economical device can ‘00 hundreds of dollars. Write for information today. on Deleon-Porter Min. 60.. Dept. 15“§iieibyvillo. led. "Ree" Cluster Meta hinglel,V-Crlinp. Corru- gated, Standin Seam, Painted or Galvanized Roof- ngs Sidings, allboard, Paints, etc., direct to you at [lock-Bottom Factory Prices. Save money—wet better quality and lasting satisfaction. Edwards “lleo” Metal Shinglos' have great durability—many customers report 16 end 20 years' service.Gusranteed fire and lightning proof. 7‘ _ _ Free Rooting Book Lowest prices on Ready-Made Fire-Proof Steel Garages. Set up any place. Send postal for G B k, i . i . tiltingénv‘ivonndgoibrirgoit’ged. . i Samples 8‘ 317.367 Pike St. Cincinnati. 0- :iROOllng Book Star Curb Clamps, and assembled Stalls make installation easy. Send coupon for particulars of features that‘ mean much i to yourbows and to you. n u... ji- I I. I. I-II-I-I-II-I-I “not, trel'mnrerrio & Co. Dant- D -56, Harvard, Illinois ' Gentlemen: I hav we ______ycnng stock box-eel. Please send me floor plans and other ” lei-n (building. ) 39",,“ wngmm (Kg) Nome “ 1 ‘1‘} tree tors , power . Address , " lit—and keep them lit—with Gouta ', "- i i 1 '. i 4. ’ a ‘ Aberdeen-Angus. 1‘ 'R‘fi’te ~. eight to sixteen month . l . try-6:- Osncallotions must reach us yo on before date of publication six bulls from arse and ~ W. Price reasonable, F. .l. WILBER. Clio. Mich. ' Remastered Guenrnség ? f . RAN ER our new era as ‘Wufi. In A. 390. record 936 in. When In the “trinket for better Gusrnsoys. writs GILMORE BROS" Olndul. Mloh.: J. W. WILLIAMS. No. Adams. Mich. A ' " ‘ Two choice ~ young mfed Guemseys bulls of servicefible sired a grandson of Imp. King of the ay‘. >3. / by producing dams. Write WM. 8. BIIM on a. son. R. s, St. Johns. Mich. Wailinwood Guerfnseys ‘ l f A. R. ows or see. Your): bu ls Flow. WALLCIN. Jenlson, Mich. Rog. Guernsey; For Sale Swinging cows. bred heifers. Bull calves. W. WcBURDICK. Willismston, Mich. - » bull and heifer calves. May Bredgrslered Guernsey no... breeding. A. . rec- o Walnut IIIII Farm, Milford. Michigan. T. B. Tested. five years old. Four W: HMS” BIIll daughters with records. Price $1 H‘ILORE’TH s. LEE, Bailey. Mich. Reg. Guernsey Cows. Bulls and For Sale \Bull Calves. A. R. Record May Bose Breeding. JOHN EBELS, R. 2. Holland. Mich. BANG Sold Under the Hammer at Auction. March 31, 1925 9---Registered Holsteins.---9 4---Cows to freshen at time of sale-«4 2---Cows to freshen soon after sale.---2 2---Yearling heifers—-~2 l---Excellent herd sire.---l All Segis-Lyons breeding.:T.B. Tested. Also tools, hay and horses. H. C. Ruggles ,1 mile north and 4% mile east of Moorepark, Mich. PONTIAC BAHIIIE 666499 39.06 lbs. butter in 7 days 158.79 lbs.butter in 30 days at 4 yrs. 7 months of age. Pontiac Blood Will Tell30 a ti Barine has completed her ay foggrgcwiUI 158.79 lbs. butter and 2,652.3 lbs. of milk. She increased steadily on milk flow averaging better than 100 lbs. a day dur- ing the last week and made more than 4 lbs. of fat every day but. one during the thirty day test- Her sire is a. son of n 33—lb. cow with s. 305 day more of 1,007 lbs; and sired by a grandson of Hengerveld Delxol. Do you want a. Pontiac in your hard? ’ can .supply you. Bend for pedigrees of Pontiac bulls. Bureau of Animal Industry Dept. C Lansing, Michigan A Yearling Holstein‘BiiIl’ from 29.3 lb. dam, 30 lb, sire, extra fine breeding, great individual, best bargain we ever offered at $125, guaranteed. Tom Kimmel, - - - Farm Manager, CARO, MICH. FOR SALE REGISTERED HOLSTEIN FRIE- SIAN COWS from 2 to 7 years old. Some fresh, others to freshen soon. \Vill sell one or more to suit purchaser, Best of breedmg. Prices are right. HENRY S. ROHLFS. Akron, Mich. Qualtiy Holsteins Woll Bred, at from $50 . I. M. SHORMAN, Fowlervrllc, ' . * ‘1 1d. IIOLSIEIII or GUERNSEY gglilryeaflfilrets'l'a'lt'edugoi‘sslim- Edgewood Dairy Farms. Whitewater, Wis. ,. HATE HERD! IIGII’TEIED OLITIN earns Young Bulls up to 8 months of age. Good Individuals and to $75, according to age Mich. . u: out. real John old. from bred Stock. Hegislered Holstein Bull dual??? T. Breen. R. 2. Coopersville, Mich. Registered Herefords CALHOON. Branch 00.. ' ' ' Our bulls of service- Fmanual King Jerseys able age are all sold, but We have a few bull calves of cxr-ellent breeding, sired by our great herd sire. Financial King Sensa- tion. Our prices are reasonable. COLDWATER JER- SEY FARM, Goldwater. Mich. ' Bulls ready for service. Jerseys For sale also a few females. All from R. of M. dams. Accredited herd. Smith 8:. Parker. R. D. No. 4. Howell. Mich. JERSEY BULLS it SA ‘ BUTTER BRED Fo LL CRYSTAL SPRING STOCK FARM. Silver Creek. Allegan County, Michigan I Cows. 4 bulls from R. of M. Cows. Chance to . select from herd of 70. Some fresh. others bred for fall freshenmg. Colon C. Lillie. Coopersville. Mich. r s 1 . 0 14 l. Shorthom Bulls r6211: Crib tenmranonthsmglndt 1:10:33 good ones. and priced to sell. C. V. Tracy. Union Phone. Ithaca, Mich. ShOI'tl‘lOI‘ns Best of quality and breeding. Bulls, cows and heifers for sale. BIDWELL STOCK FARM. Box D. Tecumseh. Mich. Milking Shorthorn Bulls M5 and Row W 't I WASTA HUBER, Gladwin, Michigrrlu: me your wants Polled Shorthorn Bulls GEORGE GILL Cr. SON. Ypsilanti. Mich. snonrnonns or mean Eggnog Mo... .. ...- a. .uonmsu. n. 5. Flint, Mich. ““8 for ma w. Additional Stock Ads. on Page 4I5 Bulls, cows and hell‘— ers for sale. RALPH Bronson. Mich- srcx TURKEY. I have a two-year-old thoroughbredl white turkey that has been ailing for about a week. She apparently has liv- er trouble or indigestion. Seems to be quite weak, very loose bowels, and doesn’t eat much food, only as I force it down. She seems to be thirsty. Her wings touch the floor. I have giv- en rice cooked in milk, also ground oats and corn with a good poultry pow— der wet with milk or water. Someone said to give a. few drops of carbolic acid in water. Would this do? Have given castor oil also—R. G. I doubt if either turpentine or car- bolic acid will be of value in treating the turkey. When a. turkey will not eat without forced feeding and be— comes very weak, it is very difficult to treat with medicines. If the trouble is blackhead it will probably kill the turkey and a postmortem examination of the internal organs will give the best clue as to the cause of the trou- ble. Isolate the bird from the turkeys and if nature does not make a. cure I do not believe you can save the bird. v 250 to 280 Egg Strain pedigreed males bead our menu flocks of Tenor-ed Amer-Icon and Tom lore-on Enn- Ilsh WhIIo Leghorno, ' Sheppard'e Famou- Molslodlnoonos P It's Brod- so-Lny Rocks. Our irds won lIrsI prIzee In can reduction class at Holland and est Mich- igan State Fairs. All flocks bred through generations for high on. produetlon. Prom t. I005 I'lvo delivery, prep-Id anywhere east: 9 the Rockies. Prices low. Order earl to' flat chicks when you want them. Our beantifhlly lustrated. Instr-active lino chick booklet will you much valuable information. copy now. Sliver Ward Hatcheryposl 29 .Zooland.MIoh. give Write for your ‘ HIGH BRIDE STOCK ll PRICES YOU Can Alford to Pay. Brod for eggs, not for show feathers. Every chick from our farm is a proven egg-laying strain. ORDER FROM THESE PRICES. GRADE AA. 100 $16 18 16 1000 $145 105 145 500 $75 85 75 Barron Leghorns Males) S .50 Barred Rocks (Aristocrat Strain) 9.50 Br. Leghorns 0 ( I’edigreed 8 CHICK BUSINESS IS LARGE. HERE is a large market for chicks in Gogebic county. Spring ship— ments into Ironwood set in early in March. It is said that as many as 40,000 chicks have been received at $13 $02 $120 72 White Leghoms 140 Barred Rocks 15 Br. Leghorns 7.00 13 02 12 Broilers. Heavy $10 per 100. Mixed $9.00 per 100. 100% Live Delivery. Catalog Free. Order Pullets Now. for May l5 Delivery. GREAT NORTHERN'HATCHERY, R. 3, Box 56. Zeeland, Mich. ......... ......... the Ironwood post office in a single season. ‘ William!nmmnsnmrmmmnnlmnnnnnnmnmullmmg Veterinary. union-m y 4 IlllllIlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIlllllilllllllllllllllllllllllllll CONDUCTED BY DR. W. C. FAIR. Advice through this column is given free to our subscflb- ers. Letters should state fully the history and symptoms o! each case and give, name and address of the writer. Initial. only are published. When a reply by mail is requested the service becomes private practice and 51 must be cncrosed. Swollen Sheath—I have a. horse that has kidney trouble, his sheath swells when allowed to stand in the stable. E. C., St. Ignace, Mich—Your horse should have daily exercise, also give him a teaspoon of acetate of pot- ash in drinking water two or three times a day. . W. A., Harrisville, Mich.~Your calf CHICKS THAT LIVE om star-y, healthy roe-range Doe I. Fluffy, lively youngsters that should grow lust, and get on an Ill-yenr-round egg laying basis. From. carefully mated high- egg-producmg strains, tested and culled to insure exceptional Vigor and laying ability. » ' This stock and our scientific hatchery ro- duces chicks that live, grow fast, lay early Selecterffor uniform size and color so they will grow into beautiful flocks of which you’ll beproud. Place your order before our output [I taken by others. Order now for present or future delivery. Lending varieties. Live delivery guaranteed. Postpaid. Write for new chick booklet. H. L. Carl. Box 100' Montgomery, Mich. There Must 75% of last year's customers have reordored this year. Our Whitc Leghorn baby chicks are proven profit produccrs. Quality stock with the film! Prices. (‘atalog frocwsend for it today. Karslen’s Farm, Box 25, Zeeland, Mich. be a rcason why is incurable. James C. G.~A few days ago I had a calf that would walk in small circles until it fell down and could not get up. This morning an 18-month-old heifer is seemingly in same condition, but she is fleshy, and can’t get up or walk.——Give them enough mineral oil to keep their bowels active. Scout‘s—For the past three years our calves have been troubled more or less with scours. The calves suck the cow, then we veal the calf, if it lives.»~Repeated cleaning and disinfec- tion of your premises is necessary, as well as the treating of each call"s navel at birth, also cleaning the cow's udder and giving the calf vaccine. You will find it no easy task to get rid of calf scour infection. Worms.~—Have few pigs five months old which are troubled with worms. C. W. 0., Shepherd, Mich—Mix equal parts of air-slaked lime, powdered gen- tian, common salt together and place the mixture in a dry place within the reach of your pigs. Shy Bremen—My cow comes in heat often, has been bred many times. She failed to clean after calving, veterinary treated her. F. B, Gladwin, Mich—— Have your veterinarian crush ovarian cysts and she will perhaps get with calf. This can be done through the rectum and vagina. Poisoned Horses.——I wish you might tell the readers that feeding ensilage to horses caused the death of several fine animals in this locality. The same. kind of food failed to harm the cows. R. P., Hemlock, Mich. Lambs Cough.~Could you prescribe. a remedy for my lambs? They cough, have no discharge from the nose, will stand around and pant for a few days, then die. Have opened dead ones, found no worms, either in stomach or intestines, but gall bladder was large. Subscriber, Brighton, Mich—Conges- tion of the lungs is perhaps the cause of their death. It may be the result of exposure. Pin Worms—Breeding Question—I have a. horse six years old which is troubled with pin worms. My three- year-old cow served on March 15, but didn’t calf until February 4, 1925. J. R. H., Spratt, Mich—For pin worms wash out the rectum with a gallon or two of soap suds, then use a solution of salt and water—made by dissolving .three. ounces of salt in a gallon of tepid water. Cows carry their calves SUPREME CHICK LAYERS!_ That's what you want. Standard Chicks are from just that kind offlocks. Our strain of Supreme Loy- Ing White Leghorn: is the result of our many years experience, hroedlng and selection. They are large slzod.long deep wedge shaped bodies, keen alert eyes, large lopped combs. _The kind you wIII bra-proud oi and eventually buy. Shipped postpnld. 100% Live de- livery guaranteed. Illustrated catalog sent Free. STANDARD HATCHERV. Box A. loot-rid. Mich. BABY CHICKS 10 FRE If ordered in advance 9c and Up 20 Varieties l‘clligreed (‘oekercls from l‘i‘lul laying puns of Mich» igan. Guarantccd blood eggs up. Write for free tested. Trnpnost 200 elsewhere. BECKMAN HATCHERY, 26 Lyon circular before buying St.. Grand Rapids, Mich. I Highland Leghorns Tancrcd~Hollywood-Barron Sircti S. (‘. W. Leghorn chicks. llrcrl to lay stock, All t'rco range. [Curly maturing. Best winter layers, Scicctcd 100. $13; 500, $02.50; 1.000, $120. Scloctctl Star A 100. $15; 500, $72.50; 1,000, $140. Postpaid. It‘ull live arrhai guar» illlll‘l‘tl. Illustrated catalog i'rec. Highland Poultry Farm R. 9, Box 0, HOLLAND, MICH. '29—413 Barred Rock Baby Chicks We hatch only Barred Rock Chicks from choice selected stock shipped by pre- paid parcel post to your door, satisfac- tion and a live delivery guaranteed. CIRCULAR ON REQUEST ‘ THE KAZOO HATCHERY CO. R. R. 3 Kalamazoo. Mich W. LEGHORN.-BLACI( MINORCA- ANCONA Official International Egg Contest Records up to 254 Eggs. Few can equal our PRICES. No one can beat our QUALITY. Before ordering your 1025 chicks send for our i‘A'l‘ALOG. Our LOW PRICES will astonish you. Over 20 years experience assures your ; satisfaction. Established Sent by PARCEL POST PREPAID. in [904 100% Live Delivery Guaranteed. PINE BAY POULTRY FARM. Holland, Michigan. L-O-O-K! Can ship chit-ks of high grade quality at once. Barred Rocks. Reds, \Vhite Rocks. 15c each. Wyandottes, Buff Orpingtons. Buff Rocks. llillgc. White. Brown Leg— horns. 12c. Anconas. 13%c. Mixed heavies. 120. Mixed light breeds, 0550. May chicks $1.00 per 100 less. Order direct from this adv. If less than 100 is wanted add 35c extra. Hatching eggs. Iv‘rce circular tells about 15 first. class varieties. Lawrence Hatchery, Grand Rapids, BABY CHICKS and DUCKLINGS Illiodo Island Reds and Barred Rocks. Utility bred. Also axtra selected quality lleds and M. A. t). strain Barred llocks. From stack carefully selected for health and egg production. White Pekin Dueklings. \Vrile for circular and price list. Gorei's Poultry Farm &. Hatchery. Corunna, Mich. Barred Rock & Red Chicks from sturdy, healthy, free range flocks. (‘are— fully matcti for high egg production. Blood tested for While diarrhea. \i'l‘ito for prices. Reference, Farm— ers' & .‘li‘l‘l‘lltlnlh" Bank. KRUEPER POULTRY FARM & HATCHERY. Milan. Mich. FIRST AVE. HATCHERY (‘hlcks from heavy laying strain, S. C. White Leg< horn. mated willi I‘Ickard (‘t‘lckorels from M. A. C. Also chicks from old hens. (inc birds, culled stock. if chicks wantctl .don't. (lclay. Scott for price list. First Ave. Hatchery, ()wncr. .Jolrn lit-l’rcc, Holland, Mich, iireen Lawn Ohio Prices. VVlliie Uruliorus. 13c; Barred Rocks, R. l. Reds, 15c: Black )lilltil‘t'um. White lltwks. White Wyautlottcs. llic: Heavy mlxcrl Ior broilers. 13c: Light. 11c. I’osta-zo paid, 100"; ll\l' delivery. Our 15th year. Vi'o pro- duce only ouc grntlc, lllc Ill-201‘. itct'ercucc, Fcnton State Bank. GREEN LAWN POULTRY FARM. Gus Hecht. Prop., Fcnton, Mich. ’mrrcti CHICKS Strain. and Brown Lechorns. Guaramcc full 100% alive. Free Delivcry. HILLVIEW POUL- TRY &. HATCHERY. C. BOVEN. Prop” R. IZ-B. HOLLAND MICHIGAN. Michigan. llock, Eckllard White Leghorns English Producer White Leghorn Larger size 5~lh. hens. The kind for farmers and ogg producers. Strong husky chicks our specialty, $16 per 100. Eggs $8.00. Free Catalog. Mapleslde Leghorn Farm, Box 0. Tremont, Ill. BABY CHICKS $12.50 Per 100 and Up listing 12 varietics of Pure Blood Farm t‘hickcus, Ducks and Guineas. Write CLINTON, HATCHERY 6. POULTRY 0 io. We are range stock. {or price list. FARMS. Wilmington, QUALITY C H IC KS Pure Bred Tom Barron English 8. C. White Leghorns. From healthy, winteriuying, free range, Hoganized flocks. Postpaid. Live De- , livery guaranteed. Get our low prices before you buy. Write for prices and tree catalog. Lake BIuII Hatchery. Route No. I. Holland, Mich. Baby Chicks and Ducklings Many thousands weekly. Popular & Rare Breeds, Duckllngs.(loslings,llaby Toms, . ' Bantams & Gamcs. I’riccs reasonable. Wellington J. Smith Compan)’. 612 Davis- Farley Bldg. Electric Incubators and Brooders Cleveland, Ohio. 5W" are afi? 6.5 I I I Chicks and Hatching Eggs from Leghorn Flock which produced first. and third [ions in 1024 Michigan Contest. livery male son of 210 or more. egg hcn. (‘hlcks $20, eggs $9 per hun— «lrcd. W. C. ECKARD, Paw Paw. Mich. and receive special discount. per 100, $11; per 500, $52.50; per 1,000, $100. . _ _ shlp by prepaid parcel post and guarantee satisfaction and 100% live delivery. Order Your MAY CHICKS NOW Tancred White Leghorns and Shepherd Anconas, For June 2c per chick less. We Order at once as this offer may not appear again. Send 25% with order, balance one week before chicks are to be shipped. ‘VRIESLAND HATCHERY, Box 2, Vriesland, Mich. Blood-Tested Barron Strain S. C. W. Leghorns. We our circular before you place your ordcr. City Limits Hatchery, furnish chicks from onc. mated with high record coekerols, chicks that will positircly pay you a. profit in. cggs this {“11 and winter. Why speculate with just. chicks when you can buy tho licst. “Quality" at “Live and. Lct Livo" prices. Get Satisfaction Rt. 5, Box 11, Baby Chicks two, and. thrN—ycar~oltl tcstui breaths/rs, delivery positively guaranteed. Holland, Michigan. and 100% live 100% Live Delivery Gunr. Barred Rocks. It. i. Reds Ancona s. from 240 to 320 days, the average is 280 days. - _ »- * Pure-bred. high quality. heavy laying. tasted flocks. S. ('7, White & Brown l.cghorns .................... $3.75 ' 4. (Extra. Good Sheppard) . Mixed (“hicksI ............. Extra Selected Stock. $2.00 per 100 higher. Reference. There is no risk. WINSTROM POULTRY FARM. ............... .-. Great Winter Layers. 25 50 100 500 $7.25 $14 $67.50 , 16 77.50 15 72.50 10 50.00 personally. Pestpaid prices on 1000 2375 5250 Each order packed ' ZEELANO. urcmeau. and Free Circular. 8 OX 0-6. : ,6... 571-13 h ARKET sibility of scarcit of corn in commer- cial channels stil looms up and helps ,to support prices. . OATS Oats prices have had a severe break in the last two weeks. Some export sales were made, although the volume was not important.- Stocks of cats in Canada are reducing and the dis- count on our cats makes'them attrac- tive. Large export sales could be made out of our stock right along during the next three months. however, without leading to scarcity. This year’s farm stocks of 550,000,000 bushels of oats on March 1 have been exceeded sev- eral times in the past, but with the record visible suggly, total holdings have been exceed only once before. SEEDS The seed market is awaiting spring weather to spur on the demand. So far, the usual heavy spring buying has been curtailed by the prevailing cold weather. Prices have remained firm, on the whole, chiefly because seed sup— plies generally are not burdensome, stocks of red clover being particularly small, and a good spring demand is anticipated as soon as seeding can be done with no fear of damage from frost. FEEDS GRAIN QUOTATIONS Tuesds March 17. to. . est. Detroit.~—No, 1 red 1.66; No. 2 red figg; No. 2 white $1. 5; No.‘2 mixed Chicago.——May $1.53@1.53%; July at1$811.39@1.391,4; September at $1.30“. Toledo.~——Wheat $1.63@1.64. Corn. Detroit—No. 3 yellow 31.18;; No. 4 yellow $1.18; No. 5 yellow $1.08. Chicago.-—May $1.16@1.161,4; July $1.19@1.191/4: September $1.18%@1.19. Oats. Detroit—No. 2 white at 500; No. 8 white 49c Chicago—May at 42%@42%c; July 44(0441/90; September 44%@447/gc. Rye. Detroit.——No. 2, $1.16. Chicago.~~-May $11414; $1.06; September 99%0. Toledo-$l.17. Beans. Detroit.»~~lmmediate and prompt shipment. $5@>5.70 per cwt. Chicago.~-~Navy, choice $6.25; kidneys $10. New Yorlr.~—(‘hoice pea at $7@7.15; red kidneys $10.25@10.60. Barley. Detroit.“ Malling 980; feeding 910. July at red Buckwheat. Feed markets are dull and slow with Detroit. ----- $2.05m,2.10. Jobbers buying only for their immedi- Seeds. ate needs. Considering the drastic break since January, the market shows little rallying power. POULTRY AND EGGS Fresh egg prices are. highly irregular and determined largely by current sup- plies t’rom day to day. Receipts are larger than a year ago but consump- tion has kept up with the increased supply. Eggs are already being stored and prices may not. go much lower un- less storage accumulations during the next month should reach proportions that might cause a halt. Indications are that egg production this year will equal that. of a year ago. It is prob- able that more of the total lay will be marketed this spring than last in View of the higher level which will appar- ently prevail. With more eggs avail- able than a year ago, the prices at which storage dealers seem ready to buy for storage, fully five cents higher than in 1924, may be too high. Detroilsml’rime red clover cash at $18; alsike $13.25; timothy $2.90. Hay. Detroit.-—No. 1 timothy at 3165017; standard and light mixed at 15@16; No. 2 timothy at 111411115; No. 1 clo- ver and No. l clover mixed $146015; wheat and oat. straw $10.50@11; rye straw $12.50@13. Feeds. Detroit: llran $336034; standard middlings at $34; fine middlings $39; cracked 001'!) $51; coarse cornmeal at $49; chop $37. Apples. Chicago prices on apples: Northern Spies at $9.00 per bbl; Baldwins at $7.50; Jonathans $9.50 bbl; Kings at $7.50@8; (lreenings $750008; Wagon- ers $5.25@5.50 bbl; Grimes at. $5.50@ 5.75; Starks $6.50@7; lien Davis at $5.50@6. WHEAT Chicago—~10 gs. dirties 260: 290; ordinary firsts ”$27150. miscellaneous 280; c ecks 250' fresh firsts ,Live poultry, hens at 281,130; springers 30c; roosters 19c; ducks 28c; geese 18c; turkeys 23c. Detroit—4383s, graded 29 sgrin era 2 c- eavy hens 28@29c; light hens @zéc; roosters 18c; fresh candied and 300. Live poultry, heav 0@31c: light springers 24%4 geese 15@16c; ducks 82@33c; turkeys 85c. Butter advance reached at Chicago. Buying has eased at this level and pr off ‘BU'I'I'ER prices continued their steady until the 50-cent line was ces have sag- ged. Any severe break is not probable, ~however, unless supply conditions are changed materially; scarce. week a year ago. Fresh butter is Receipts at the four leading markets during the first week in March were 15,000 tubs short of the same have been week under the one preceding. A sharp decrease in milk production in the east has necessitated shipments of cream from the middle west to supply the eastern milk requirements. Production reports showing decreases each No imme- diate increase in butter production is expected. out rapidly. The reduction at the four market last week Storage butter is moving totaled 3,342,117 pounds compared with 31,730 pounds in the same week in 1924. At this rate, the storage situation is rapidly losing its bearish force. Consumption has shown no apparent curtailment as yet by the higher prices. Prices on 92-score creamery were: Chicago 48%@49c; New York 480. In Detroit creamery in tubs sells for 43 (7048c per pound. POTATOES Potatoes were lower again last. week but eastern markets advanced slightly. New south- ern stock is arriving in increasing vol- 111118. Northern in midwestern markets round whites, U. S. No. 1, are quoted at $1@1.10 per 100 pounds in the Chicago carlot market. New York sacked round whites range from $1.10@1.40 per 100 pounds in eastern markets. HAY Hay markets continue to sag under the burden of heavy stocks of low grade stuff and little demand for any Wheat prices have had a further se- vere break during the last Week. The market is now at, about the same level as it was three months ago. Large lines of wheat, held speculatively in expectation of much higher prices, I Live Stock Market Service J were being liquidated. Some rally from the decline appears due. The market failed utterly to respond to a decidedly bullish government. estimate on crop reserves. This suggests that the. prevailing level of prices has dis- counted the statistical strength. The Tuesday, CHICAGO Hogs. Receipts 16,000. Market. very active, 25((tl35c higher. Tops $14.50; hulk 190 report. show-d a total 01‘ 254,000,000 to 300.11). average $14.25@14.40; 140 bushels of wheat. in all positions com- to 150—lb. average $13.5(Ngll4; bulk 01' pared with 300,000,000 btlshels last year packing sows 3313.2561114-50; strong and 296,000,000 bushels two years ago. Domestic consumption in the next. four months will require from 110,000,000 to 175,000,000 bushels. The average figure is about. 155,000,000 bushels. Ii’ consumption is not. larger than the average, there would be, 99,000,000 bushels left for carryover and for ex- port. A normal carryover is around 70,000,000 bushels. This suggests that there are 25,000,000 to 50,000,000 bush- els left for export. RYE The rye market, continues to lose ground more rapidly than wheat. it is 57 Cents below the high point. at the end of January compared with a de- cline of 39 cents for wheat. Rye has declined 45 cents in less than two weeks without. a rally of any conse- quence, so that a good-sized up-turn is due. Clearances average, only about 500,000 bushels a week, whereas we could ship twice that. amount out of our commercial stock each week until the. new crop is ready for the reaper. CORN Reserves of 820,000,000 bushels of weight slaughter pigs $1:i@13.25; hold- over 7,000; mostly held 00‘ market. Cattle. . Receipts 10,000. iietter grades oi weighty steers practically at a stami- stiii; medium 25c lower; yearlings are about steady with Monday’s down turn; best. yearlings early $11.80; best i’ed steers $8.75@10.50; she stock is weak to 25c under early bids; bulls weak; vealers lower mostly at $11.50 down to killers, shippers 3112((111250 mostly. Sheep and Lambs. Receipts 18,000. Market extremely dull; i’ew bids on fat. lambs 25@50c lower; choice handy weights upward to $16.75; good 90-lb. weights bid $16 ((1)1625; best 7515 clipped ewes at; $13.50; no sales of fat sheep; topping 25@50c lower: tat lambs are weak; early bulk $16.50@16.90. DETROIT Cattle. Receipts 572. Market steady. Good to choice yearlings dry-fed $ 9.50@10.50 7.75@ 9.00 Best heavy steers, dry—ted ................ corn on March 1 were. one-third less Handyweight butchers 7.506) 7.75 than the average. of the last five years. Mixed Met‘l‘fl and heifers 6.506.!1 8.75 About 250,000,000 bushels less corn Handy light butchers . 6.0060 6.75 were Used since last November than in Light butchers ....... 5.00@ 5.75 the same period last. year. During the Best cows ........ . ...... 5.2560 6.25 balance of the season, there. must be a Butcher cows ..... . ..... 4.2569 5.25 saving of 300,000,000 bushels. It would Cutters ..... . . . . . . . . 3.00@ 3.50 appear more diffcuit to make this sav- Canners ..... 2.25@ 3.00 ing than it was to save 250,000,000 Choice‘bulls 5.00m) 6.50 bushels durin the'winter while 1,712,- Heavy bologna bulls . . . . 4.50@ 5.25 000.000 bushe s were being consumed. Stock bulls .. 4.00% 6.00 in spite of present abundance, the pos- Feeders . .. . .. . .. . . . . . . . . 6.00 7.25 . “Hun“. w... ., ..._..,. .. ukuvqtsm‘m‘awmwm .aszW 7.. '41,.” t . 3653‘; March 17. Stockers ............ . 5@ 7.0 Milkers ................. $45.00@80.00 Veal Calves. Receipts 567. Market steady. Best .................... $14.00@15.00 Others .................. 5.00@13.00 Receipts 237. Sheep and Lambs Market 1 5@ 250 lower and slow. Best lambs ............ 17.00 Fair to good sheep ...... 16.00@16.25 Light to common . 9.00@13.00 Yearlings ....... . ........ 12.25@13.25 Fair to good sheep ...... 800001000 Guile and common ...... 4.00@ 6.50 Buck lambs ............. 7.00@16.00 Hogs. Rt-Ceipts 1,514. Market. 250 higher. Mixed hogs, heavy y’rkrs.$14.00@14.55 Pigs .................... 1 Little yorkers ........... Yorkers Receipts 3,230. strong. Heavy medium $12.10@12.25; 14.85; light lights $13.75@ $12.75@£133.50; packing sows and roughs at $12.7 en- Receipts steady. 10; Recei ts 100. $12.50 HM‘ E be as. -. .223. 'nWWv-M/ Steers up $90011; steers 1,100 lbs. down $6@ load of ers at. $5.50 8.50; cows $4@5.75. Sheep and Lambs. Receipts 1.400. culls $15 down: wethers $11.50@12; ewes $9.50@10.50. own. uuuuuuuuuuuu Hogs. Market is closing sold at 1511856015; light $14.75@ 14.50; pigs Cattle. 175. The market is from 1,100 pounds earlings at 32%560; lhelilf- ; u s Tops at $17@17.25; yearlings at $14.50; Calves. Tops at $16; culls at -- 27 “ ‘ , 'V 7‘ 1 __> ~«-. I “my. "'7 " .ml‘ “at“ v. ' are being made in order to keep, ’ ' moving. Farm reserves of March 1 were 37,386,000 tons/cow 32er with 88,455,000 tons oaths ' ' ' ,, to last year. The 1924.cro was s million tons more than in 1933. lo‘ a third at Iiht th h 1 din consume . u e eavy as 1.1... son is already past and probably new hay will be carried over this ' than in the preceding year. HORSES Prices for horses have declined-s 5 a head. Part of the spring (19 g has been filled so that bu ers are lesl numerous and the rev we demand has attracted more orses from)“. country. Farm chunks wei hit: 1800 ot 1,450 pounds are selling‘st 8‘1“ 160 which is noticeably above the 10 when the chunk season 0 ened. drafters are selling at $2 5@250. BEANS The bean market is weak with O. H. P. whites quoted at. $6@6.15 or 100 pounds 1’. o. b. the Michigan an input: points. Demand has been quite slow as beans have not been moving into consumpiton as rapidly as expected and some of the holders are more willing to'sell at this level. The cold weather coming at the close of the week may im rove the tone temporar- ily at least. uyers are offering only $5.75 for beans for April shipment but elevators are asking $6.25, showing how far opinions are apart as to the future of the market. WOOL A little more confidence is beln shown in the wool market and belle is spreading that prices are close to a trading level. The goods market is disappointingly slow but small sales of raw wool are being made, to mills at. )rices five to six cents lower. grease asis. than two months ago. Growers in Michigan. Indiana and Illinois. e holding for about 53 cents. Fore efforts to support the market are e II evident but the second series of auc- tions of colonial wools at London op» ened this week at five to 20 per cent lower than the close of the January sale. Fine wools show a greater de- cline than the medium and low wools. A slightly firmer tone is becoming ap- parent, however, both in London and at Australian auctions. DETROIT CITY MARKET The supply of spuds was light. The bad condition 01’ the roads cut down the number of apples offered. while the demand was good. Vegetables were in moderate supply and buying was fairly heavy. Prices for beets. cabbage, carrots and turnips tended to be a little lower, while parsnlps held steady. The demand for horseradish showed a little more strength. Live poultry sold readily and prices for eggs were firm, with buying in heavier volume. COMING LIVE STOCK SALES. Guernseys- March 25—«Consignment sale, Saginaw Fair Grounds, Geo. J. Hicks. Man- ager, Saginaw W. S. Holsteins. Marchh 25—Bernard A. Tee Haar, Dorr. Mic . March 31—H. C. Ruggles, Moorepark. Mich. Peerless '5 Press The ll‘aruuhsr "Peerless" Steel Frame Hey Ballng Presses have strong. rigid but!“ chum- bor. Adjustable tension plains. ‘ in. weight of bale. Make neat. sauna. block! bales. One Dione saddle holds main mum in perfect alignment. v Write tor oomulste Information on Presses—Also Traction sad Portable sud Enqlner.‘ Thrashers. Sewmms Hydrsulle Older Presses. . A. B. . lo: I“ ‘7 FA§NW¢° ‘ kind. Substantial price ounces ' i ' “7°“ 9 amp surplus has been? " Good. beln belle 1 a to a Q net. is \ lee of Us at rreaso )werI l s H ' one. u op- cent >r de- V0018. 8 8-D- l and lnaw Men- EQCTQ w '\ i / going down and gasoline 80 us up. Not " x" V. ,' ls Cc. Msrch IQ—Everybody urgente icensesnnd selling pote- esstfiiic per cwt. Hey brings $10 'er‘ton. Cattle are low in rice; eggs . little in feed lots as grain. is $.33." oCourier cows are cheaper than dirt.— .l kson Cc. Msrch 3.-—There is lit- tle gliding done in this section. Dairy- ing. being the most promising live stock enter rise. About the only crops now being” held are apples and tetoes. and these are being markets as fast as the farmers can sell them. Apples are bringing $2.00 per bushel and pots.- toes 50c. Our local grenge is doing a lot of good work for the community. '— s s Huron 00., March 13.———Normal acre- ‘ age of sugar beets. potatoes and beans are likely to be lanted. Condition of seed corn fair. ot much building or repairing. Trees here are not sprayed as a. rule. Little marketing at this time. General farming outlook good for Huron county. Auction sales are well attended and prices are good.— A. O O Glsdwirl 00., March. 10.—-—-Wheat and rye looking fair, though short. Acre- age light on account or long dry spell last fall. No feeding being done here. Crops remain in farmers hands. Dressed Veal and Hogs We are an exclusive meat house and are equipped to handle to your advantage veal and hog shipments. Guaranteeing best results and prompt returns. Ship direct to M. A. Nicholson 8: C0. WHOLESALE MEATS 2460 Riopelle. Detroit, Michigan ”Ilsa Shorihorns md““s..if“i&t°£ AOK. l.’ . Inuit lb. "I'll. Iloh. 4 Brown Swiss Bulls P057 a. sell. R. a. elm. Mich. W . HOGS DUROC SOWS Good ssrllns sows bred to Michigan‘s Grand Chun- pion car. It 805. Growthy slits of approved type. sired by above boar and brcd to a, Super Colonel boar. st 850 to 370. These are registered and gnu-- anteed to please. Lsksflold Farm. Clsrkston. Mich. Registered 0.1. C. Sows Guts. yearlinss and 2-year-old. Also bcsrs 0! all was. All stock on approval. lie later (we; FRED W. KENNEDY. R. 2, Plymouth. lab. 1 Te ilne ii to (arrow in April, sud 0-10 C 3- sun clinic: din boar pm. cloverlul Itook Farm. R. I. Monroe. Mich. Francisco Farm Poland illllnas There are still a few of those good. his. bred Kills left. The first 50 checks get them. P. P. POPE. Mt. Plssssnt. M oil. Big Tyre Poland China: Choice is hr for Mar. & April Isrrow. for ssls. WESLEY HILE. Mloil. Poland China Full Gilt: Write for prices. E. A. (link. St. Louis. Mloll. either sex. th I! . 1110 Fall P 1" Wolverine. Igrilled Mrs-some: lost or dslns. W. Ill. Livingston. Psi-ms. Mien. Let a Type Poland Chinss either For Sale sols.a Also Brown Swiss Bulls. A. A. FELDKAMP. Manchester. Misll. for sale. I). Wall bred. Tested. FRANK some due to (arrow soon. others lstor, SHEEP Ewes sshvills. Mich. for sale, extra good young Delsinul. V. Broodin B. FURNISB. CALVES Cfii‘yfls CALVES S Otto F. Bernstein 2478 Riopeilo Street. Detroit. Mich. Largest and mum Exclusive Vul Iisrcllsllls In City. We give your shipments our personal attention. set. you BETTER PRICES snd QUICKER RETURNS u we always have an outlet for uni. Est. 1895. Ask your Bsnil lor Rsisrencss. ‘ Shropshire Ewes For Sale. Twen- Registered ty—ono Head or yearling and two- yoar-olds duo to Lamb Ill April. (3. V. 'l‘l‘llry. Ith— lwa. Mich. Union Phone. HORSES L E One Rsoistered Per- F0 R S A choron Stallion. four years old. Weight 1.800 lbs.. well broke and nice to handle. R0 Price right. E. A. HLFS. Akron, Mlcll. Box 6. R. F. D. No. 3. 1 Percheron Stallion. 3 years old. For sale 0! The ’l‘ou Type. E. R. Van Isiienbul'o. MIIsn. Mich. - {or sale. 4 yrnrs Sirswborrtiiosn Belgian Stallion old. worm. 1.300 lbs. ME! AN KON ER. R. 2, Clinton. Mich. DISPERSAL SALE WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25TH, 1925 AT 1 O'CLOCK Entire herd of 35 TB. tested, pure-bred and Grade Holsteins. il west 2 miles north of Moline. or F/ mile west ot_' At mm. 1 m e '1923 herd .vmge 421.4 lb. “3.812005 lb. milk. C.T.A. 2 years. 5:01;. Write {or individual records. tisins miscellaneous articles {or sale or ext‘hlllflr. Istss I cents I word. each consecutive insertions 6 cents s word. display type or Illustrstions admitted. (‘ount ss Remittsmss Minimum oilsrss. to words. CLASSIFIED , ADVERTISINOfl This cisssified sdvertisillg department Is established (tor the convenience or Michigsn “more. i ulder classified ms nu. lmsll advertisements bring best resul s l Poultry advertising Wm m - commercial rst- . st clsssiilod rates. or in dimlsy ‘gfiignfton orders for leg than four insertions; for tour or more I word esnh Rssl estate and "vs stock sdvsrtlsins Ilsvs sessrsts departments and are not accepted as nIsssliIsli. stop 46. Kalamazoo Intcrurban. 1924 . 467.5 lb. (at. 13,644 lb. EHNARD A. TER HARM. DORR, MICH.. Ii. I. I l l I l l l ’h'y it for want ads snd for sdvrr— I run in this department. i l sbbrcvlslloo. inlttsl or number. No scrompsny order. i must - $800 Gl‘l'i‘ VILLAGE it‘llill‘) Ii‘AliM , Rii AI'H‘H, Horses. 10 33%?) 3130;}; 20 . l‘nttlc. lions. i’arnl Inlpll-locnis IIil'llldtiil: ’1 room house 11”. '''' ‘33 20-1 21;... rocontly rt‘iit‘i‘OI‘lilt'ii. burn, other bldgs.: It. It. mur~ nu...“- '90 2.88 23.. hots. advantagm, ill-llrlly; llnll‘ productive fields. est. .0 3.12 20.. 1.500 l-ds. wood. Neighboring fiil'lllrl_ViIlIil'(1 $50 A 8.30 80. $00 acrc. Ago fol-cos sacrifice this one at 32.100. 3.00 81.. only $800 nocdcd. (‘. (‘. Oils. l’lainwrll. Mich. 3.84 32 ........ 4.08 83 ........ A 120-A1‘RE FARM located in Allcgsn l'ounty. land 4.82 80 ....... . nnd buildings in fair condition. Any reasonable offer 6.50 35 ........ will not be returlod. ".i‘llh'illl tor soiling. house burned 0.80 36. down. No money to ro-Illllld. For further informa- 5.04 37 ........ lion write Joseph Alden, Molina. i‘lii‘h. 5.28 38 . 5.82 39 WANT TO BUY A mum Send for Michigan Ile— 14........ 1.92 5.70 40 sort. and Farm Srrvlro (lullir. it'll tree. Mnm' call-el— al........ 2.00 0.00 41 lonl. resort. and form illll'iliiillh lislrd ln each number. ll. 0. Itcynolds, Oladwin. Mich. REAL ESTATE FOR SALE» 220700119 farm in Jackson (‘0.I on “ml“ . . . , l'oud. 100 acres llmlvy loam soil. in lil'l'i‘h‘ ll-ul'y out chugging}; 33L§3{kl{gmfitka(:Efilfgrfignflzlegom;gi lilullor. rclmrindol- llltiWintl‘ marsh and Ivilh'illrv. Ad— oiinlwork outdoors all the your Spluudid Olilliii'lélilli— (in-as llox fill. Michigan lull-mm. tr men of moderate moans. Twenty sud orty ‘ ‘ ‘ . . .. , 3:1 fgrms produce alfalfa abundantly. Dairying. hogs 80‘1“ lil'. FARM ’01 Sflltlhiii '“WW'. illils'ii’flth'mtv“: d loullrv "ml“. good ”mm... “mph. ““1”“... 01 and black sand. Young olllolld. 1000 um, .‘slllil. t‘t aglltsl leld (lepvndablo proflls‘ combination ot' them 30 mllm north of Detroit. on Slain iiililii. Hlock and means yo erl~belllnccd farm with good income ‘0015 if dosirrd.‘ Thomas .‘Nlllllmlm'. New Haven. throughout the your. Winl.dl'it“SH i‘alifol-nill otYl-l's Mich, MN'MM’ (0- much to the man looking for a country whom no can get the most out of life. Climate dollghlllll. long growing seasons; wonderful reeds: exrellnnl schools. 20-A(‘Ill-l only $500 noeded. II‘IIIIIT and poultry farm, adjoining town. Dotloudres. Bloomingdale. Mil-ll. Cooperative marketing associations aflord profitable outlets for all produce. A small one-family i‘llrm, cutting out high labor costs. insures success, No win, ter handicaps. San Joaquin Valley Illustrated folder trialled tree on request. i". L. Seagravcs. Grin-rill Colonization Agent. Santa. Fe Ry.. 912 Railway Exs change. Chicago. Ill. 80-A. MICH. FARM Only $2.200; o‘ (‘ows & Calves. REFORM YOU BUY a gas enginr. he sure to got the tarts about The Edwards Farm Engine. own terms. “on. lleld. Ohio. MISCELLANEOUS Sold on your Write for free circulars and toll lm'orllla— I'ldwsl-ds Motor 00.. 10 Main St. Spring- Horses. Corn. wheat. rye. beans. potatoes. poultry. machinery. everything for comfort and prom: on im- proved roed. good community. near lskr; 00 um productive fields. variety fruit; pleasant 7-loom house. porch. barn. hog and poultry houses. Ase forces low price 82.200. half leash. Details pg. 151. Big New OLD MONEY WANTEI)~~WIII pay Filly Dillilll‘n for nickel or 1013 with Liberty Ill-ad (not Buli‘liiol. pay cash premiums for all rare coins. large Coin (‘Irl-uiur. Numismatic Iillnk., \Vn Scllll iv for May menu Illlli‘il prom to you. Dept. M. Fort. Worth. 'I‘cxns‘. Spring Catalog. Free. Strout Farm ~Arenry. 205130 . _ UP-TO-DATE Illi‘ili. markct for sale. doing good busi- Kresge BM!” Detroit. MM] puss. reason for rolling is on account. of health. An- LISTEN! ‘ 3.000 farm for ”300‘ (0 “1.9,, good tonic Gflllco. Box 352. Mason. Mich. soil. fenced. one to town. gravel road. near school. 00d six room house with basement. basement. hsrn 50140. seed orchard. well. and wlndmlll. water piped to house sud born. buildings worth $2.500, owner old and crippled. Price $1.800. 31,900 down. .vosl-s time on the remainder. Write now to w. F. Umph- rev. Evsrt. Mich. LAND—diallsblo WHEAT intermstion hlrnlshed on fisnsr w est land. “muons. Whost Lsnd 00.. letdown. ismss. . FOR YOUR SAVINGS-«0% to 0%% on safe tax err- empl. (‘lty Bonds. dz (.‘o., Des Molnwl. lows. BEAUTIFUL FAMILY RECORD-Birds Itemomhor dear ours at home and in heaven. 50 cents. cums fibers In Write for prices. Write for information. Ringileim in flight. Postpaid H. N. Burrows. Box 270. East. Tswss. Mich. outlets. direct from producer. ll. Duty. Atlanta. Mich. an; “ E’s Goal-s0 Hunter. Dowssisc, Mich. .G. OLADTOLUS BUL138~WrM {M dosal’ibtivfl price list. FARM BITCH DIGGEII-v-HMQ you ditchlnl to do! Write C Aldon. 925 E. Tenth Street. Erin. Pl. free. BEES Fabio—Trap Stray Swarmsl. ature tree Ed. Swanson. TOBACCO TRACTOR STARTER! FOR lPOIiDSONS~litersturs (llimu Tractor Starter (‘o., Climax. Mich. Interesting liter- Surins Valley. Minn. WANTEDVStsndLng timber of all kinds. Charles L. Bertch. Pleasant Ridsc. Do Good prices. troit. Mil-h. HOMESI'UN TOBACCO. $2.50. Smoking. 5 lbs. $1.25: Tcn. resolved. pills and recipe free. 0 . . (‘llewlng 5 lbs. Mom-Tm $2.00. Farmers Union, Padu- Pay when HOMESI'UN TOBA(.‘(‘.O~—-Chewing. $2.50. Smoking. 5. 81.25: 10. 82. Pay when received. 5 lbs,, Mild. 10, F‘. Guptcn. Bax-dwell, Ky. 31.50: 10 $1.50. , _ .. _ i. ill—415‘ ' EGGS from Rio let Bsrrsd Racks 86.00 per 100. 88.00 per settles. 110 art Martin. Woodland. Mich. BABY CHICKS V.“ CHICKS —B0rrod and Willie "00k; It. I. Hedi. ”6 per 100: White chilornn. $12 pcr 100, delivered. 100% live dolivcry ol‘ good strong chicks guaranteed. i‘iliilk‘i nl-o ITIIIJ‘iINl ill \l’lsllhono Mammoth Incubators of “.4000“ capacity. 'l'l‘l‘lllll.‘ $5.00 on earl] 100 chicks with ordl-r, Ilninllcc ono wcclc lml’ol'o dolivu'y Is to ho nuldc, or at lllllcllcl'y wllm'o l'sllcd (or. “liil‘ili'l’i' i'olll‘ llllil‘n‘ cast of Mt. Morris on Mt. Morris road ollo lllllo north and (mo lnllo Pitt”. 10 years Illltcillllg l-Ilil-lm, Ill~i‘l-rclll-o. lionk 01’ Mt. Morris, ill'dcl- from this: mi and 00m iillll'. Moadow Brook llull-Ilcl'y. It. i, Mt. Morris, Mil-ll. I'honu. "ILLINOIS Atll‘ltllllli'l‘lcl)" lnnpocted breeding stock. lieds. $15400. \Vililo Rocks. pure-bred chicks. Barred Ilorks. Whitll Wyundottcs, 310-100. State— Single Comb Iloi'l' Orpingwns, Postpaid. 100". live delivery. Hatch every Monday. order from all. “Member Inter» national and Illinois Chick Association. Eerlvlllo Hatchery. 30 Ottawa 8L. It‘urlvlllo, Illinois. ten. 82.50. Smoking. Pipe tree. Psy when received. r ROMESPUN TOBACCO—Chewing til/0 pounds, $1.50: five pounds, $1.25: ten. 82.00. ‘ Satisfaction sntocd. Kentucky Fsrmer‘s Association. l'aducah. Ky. u—w ' SEEDS AND NURSERY STOCK guar- Slll‘lllltli)" QUALITY Barrcd Rock and I'llro Help son Willio Leghorn. (‘llii‘kii. Stock Blood ’I‘ostod sec- ond season. Highest Iilsrrl-d Rock at Michigan and Missouri (fontsutll, 1023~24. Contest winners 1921. Discount for early orders. Satisfaction guaranteed. i‘irculsr ll‘ree. Alloliinc Poultry Farm. 1827 Iicldnn. Tifton Potato Compsny. Inc” Tlrtcn. G FROST PROOF C'sbbsss Plants and Tomato Plants. bssring strawberry plants. Premier for 81.60. Plants sent (3. Order Direct. Cs. slog (res. New Bllii’slo, Mic igan. rm. No. SEND US 82.90 and we will send 300 Champion ever. 100 (‘oopcr (or $2.00; 200 0. I). for postsw. South lMichigan Nursery. 4. filled with Clement's Improved White and Duncan‘s yellow dent seed corn. racks. esr tallied. yielding stock. Registered SEED CORN AND SEED OATS—My drying house Is Cap yellow dent Fire dried on gual'lintcod germination from high snd certified Worthy Oats. Developed by the Michigan Agricultursl (‘ollrgln Ilmvy yielders with a stiff straw. Write for llrIl-lm. I'sul ll. “it“llll‘lfli, Britten. Michigan. Grand Rapids, Mich. Vsrietios: Esrly Jersey and (.‘llsrlellton Wakefield. liAIIY (YIIH'KS’SHVM' L. and White Wyandottes. Copenhagen Msrkot, li‘lst Dutch and Succession. To- Iiarrod Rocks. It. i. Rods. Ancouas. White and Brown main: Greater Baltimore. Earliuns and Livingston Inghorns from culled and lllrong laylng strains. Bold Globe. Prices. rum Post Paid. 500. 31.50; 1,000. "'0'.“ din/'0“! '0 0’1!" WM“ 01¢ "in01 YW- $2.50. Express collect. 81.25. 1.000 w" ship the WW“ “MW“ 1’0““‘3’ "W"- ‘iili’hm’ld' “'1‘“. size 0! plant you wish. Satisfaction guaranteed. INl‘llllJASE YOUR PROFITS with chicks from those rim-ks. $108.78 was market value 0! eggs laid in De- rcmber by one or our flecks of 125 outlets. Quality filings at low prices. Boocber‘s Hatchery. Burr Oak. 1‘. IiAlilllu‘I) ROCKS, CHICKS and Eggs. No better In America. OI‘IlciaI Laying Contest Records 207 to 293 Proven In Lsying (.‘onteits and Show Rooms. Write {Elflllril't‘fl take no Chilni't‘il. u. Csbail, Iludsonviuq. A i‘ I. BABY (‘lilCKSWPedigroo aired Eng. W. Leg. delivered 100% alive at your door at our of 312.50 per 100: culsr free. Model (this. low prices 300 per- 500: 3110 per 1000. Clr~ Poultry Ii‘srm. R. 4, ZN-land, Mich. Ion plants will produce the ili‘h‘i and Bermuda Onions. 31.25: 1.000, 52. l'rrpuid. Dodge I’lllut Farms. ltuymondvlllo, CERTIFIED Wolverine Osts. DODGES FAMOUS ltio (ll-undo Vllili'i' lii'l’llllliia 0n- “ill'iii'hi. Largo il|li‘ll “l“iil grown plums. 500, Satisfaction giliil’flliii‘l‘li. TI‘XIIH. .‘ilntlll'o Certified Robust Beans. Mary Washington. Best varieties. free. .i. (‘. Dunham. Lawton. Mich. most profitable. "’l‘lill “Wellington"? 1000 $8.00. Prepaid. Gill-ll flrcd r‘urm, AHI‘AIIAGllS--Wllv not, plant. the largest. Mini“ card brings particulars. A. B. (‘ooIL OWosso. cl. ASI'AIIAGUSwGlant. Washington, liust Proof and (‘irrulsr price list team-rest. 100 roots $1. 26: Lancaster. Ps. H\\'i'21'2’l‘ ( ‘ LO V E R H 1.; l-.' D, llolll who.~ und lcllow. In- 125 clloicfi plums I'romnillo (Illrdl-n ”ii’i‘l‘h', Michigan. 31.25 posilolill. Luxuries, l‘. I). orllllllu'lg Bacteria for llllrliii‘i, IIIH' ll-guloo, 00c, post- paid. I). lu‘. Basil. Laily. (llllo, S'FltA\\’IirlIilill'IS. RAHl‘ill-IIiItII‘ZS. ASI'AIiAilUH- ll‘rro catalogue of Tim yrr, ’I‘llrro GLAl)IOLUS~~(‘lloico l-cnls lli‘l' dozcn pom ll. 5. Ypsilanti. Mich. bulbs, lurid. IlllXt‘tl Miss colors. Elizabeth li‘oriy K archer. (l. I). li‘inltbelner. Hinton, Mich. REGISTERED WOLVERINIC OATS-«Michigan’s Best. Ernest Rllehs. Caledonia. Mil-h. CERTIFIED WOR’I‘HY OATS-«Big Yield. slifl straw. VVOLVNRINE GATE—Robust Bcsns. Son, Wheeler. Mich. 11‘. lloWiit O i‘ldii'l‘lli’llill) Petoskro' Mood potatoes. 1. West Branch. Mil-ll. PET STOCK. J. B. Gray. B. ItleAIlY 'l‘i) .\I()Vlv.‘ llIll'lilli‘l‘ lllil'r oI‘ Ill-lilltii'lll ('ol— Ill-w, Hiiiliii illld willie, from working ‘liili'ii. ll‘l-llllllcs. woo, mallow, $800. Suilul'llvilon Hliiil‘llllii‘i‘ii. \\’lly pay nlol'c. .“i‘lliiilwill'llili. I“:ll'lo, Hiiil‘iiilliihli', \iil‘il. IiillilIS’I‘I-Jltlilll .\lrl\\'l<‘i)li.\‘lll.ANIl and Silopilold l’o- Ilm- i‘illls ”t'il. Iol' illl'lll or Ilolm- I., i” iilill', I‘llilllmli, .\lll'il. [“0“ SALE iit‘HIsll'l'lll i'liiill'x. 4 liiilill ll] llc¢~ll-l‘,-.. fill- U. llll-llcl‘l. Middlrion. Mil-ll. \t‘l‘l'rt‘xs‘i. lie-nnl-l-l, tilzllllvln. Mulligan [“0" HALH' i'i'lilg’l‘l'l‘li i‘llHlll i‘llllllll"._ Sillflv‘h i'llilie Kt-IlIii‘ih, ’i‘rnvl-lm i'li\', .‘11I‘ii (‘OLLHC l’Ul‘S. "Nuillrni ill-vIl-rw" i"i’lllllii". 33.00; Melt-ll $5.00. Loyal Almon, It. 4, Nli‘diiliit‘, \ill'il. POULTRY POULTRY AND h‘lllvifili liftltlfl WAN’I‘III) Will pay highest prices (or broilcrs. fryer-l. 1‘0. 2, 21,1. lbs. «st-ll. fat hens. Strictly frcsll wililr In-nnrrr eggs. Write for quotation, East Coast Poultry to. 700 Alfrl-d SL. “91“)”. Mich. l MANNY II‘AHM ANI) lilll~‘l~‘\lA.\"S Ilt‘il-t-n pollmlf hil‘dlll .it'l'hl‘i' liiill‘k (llonls. l'nl'rlutrd tl-Ios $10; 53.00 l‘rU'ii Ill iul'grr (liliillliilt'h. I‘Zggu $2.00 lmi‘ littoral, AIM) liilll‘lllltjiiilrrd lil'onm llll'ln-y egg in mason. J. llA'l‘l‘lilNG mos, wnlle flocks, wmn... law Luring ““1" ""“"" 33.00, B, l‘. liufl' (lrplngions, wmnrr~ ul. .\Ill~lllgnn’.q Vault-5L. Allclllgan Steto Fair. 1924. fifteen. $5.00 [li‘l‘ ‘ I-Iurl A. Silllll'l‘ilsti. Albion, .\ill'll. lsrgcsr. shows, 53, 35.00 pcr filll‘l‘ll, Sum for ('11‘ culsr. Walnut Hill Farm. Mlllol-d, Mil-ll. IiAIiltlu‘D ROI‘K i‘Ol‘IlI-Jlllvil.i~l lirl-li lo lIil'l'l'Ilht' pm .\'rlll"s egg rm-m'd. i‘llllcd lim-r llllli‘x‘ for rlll'ly loo lllrlly. body conformation, and it‘llllll‘l’IIIIIt'Ili. i'l‘il't‘ $5.00. Tim-c outnsndluc lllilli'ltllllii‘w, moo and Sin. \i'lll’i‘E LEGHORN EGGS (or Hatching. From li‘nrln Hthfl‘i lcvv Flinn. Flock, Also Pen mated direct il‘t‘rl'lS 205 lo .‘loo-efl Strain. Eggs 312 and 521! nor 100. Vassar. Mich. ICGGS~Rinulo (‘olnb Purebred rllrnl prepaid. Minor. “.00 for sill; lint? ill'y'lllll'll‘i and ”MIT $0.00 lor Mrs. H. H. Wollcr. .l'tlwillliiill I‘olnl. (llllo. illil‘ils‘. “Hi: .lllll prepaid. WIII'I‘L‘ \\’YANI)()'I"I‘I»2Hulcxrlllslvrl», cm.“ $5.00 1101' Raymond Essh, Sllllmln-wonn, llllllann. l BABY Strain). aloglle. l lilo, CHICKS-~11, C. W. Lagllornll Hal-rod [locks (Parks Sll'nlni. Snowflake Poultry li‘arln. Mich. (Hollywood Built! for cli- ltolltc 5. Middle- WlIY NO'I‘ 'I‘IIY Il’AliSTllIN'S and gut ogg llrcd White Lrgllorns'! 75% of last Nlllli'i‘n‘ l-vlu'durcd this your. l'l'ii'i‘fv‘ low Harmon‘s Il‘arnl. Iiox Y. Zcrlund. Mil-ll. the blast. In year‘s cum ('uinlog from. BABY (.‘IiICKS———'l‘uncred. Barron While Leglloms sud Shepherd Anconss. High grsde stuck. Chicks in— sored for one week. Cstslog (res. M. I). Wyngsrden. Zeeland. Mich. BABY CHICKS from flecks blooddrstcd for Bsciilsry White Diarrhea. All flocks touted» second test on Hooks and Reds. All popular varieties. Ask for (.‘stsiogue. Pierce Hatchery. .Ieromo. Michigan. K BABY illlll‘ix'S. From selected heavy layers. White Leghorn.» $15; Barred Rocks and lied. $16 Hundred. Circular li'l‘os‘. Martin‘s Poultry Ii‘arm. Westphalia. Mob. liox l“. BARRON S. (J. W. LEOliOIiN ifliICKflm-huvy egg producing strain. first batch March 10th. 100% Live delivery guaranteed. Waterway Hatchery, R. 4, Hui» lsnd. Mil-h. BABY l‘lilllKS at living prices. Fourtccn popular varieilcs. liigll egg production and standard qualities combined. Michigan State Filil‘ Wiluicrs. Write {or prices. l.il.l'iilivld Hall'llol‘)’. l.ll<'iliit\ill, Mich. QUALITY (‘lili‘lx'i'l Ironl Quality Him-k. Barred Rocks. While \l'nlodollm and 9. i‘. Whllo Lrglloms from prlzr willlllnp Hiill‘ii Iii Ii‘llhillllliliti pro-cs. A Vsndorvnll, 02:1 l-‘ullon Aw, (ll-.lllli IIuvl-n, Mil-h. lilll, Ill'h‘lx‘i’ (‘llli‘lix lli “I'lilil‘i‘il l’rirm. Loghonm. liorllx, “('ll‘l. Anconllu, \\i'lil‘ lli ollwo. ('II‘l'lIJllI‘ froo. ailllll’ illlwn ii‘ul‘lll .fi lillll-Iml'l’. flux 5 M, Zc’lxiiind. Michigan. BABY ('lIll‘lx’H Iiiil‘li‘il iiill'iul, Willlo Ll-ghorns culled for lsylng, irfllllli‘fiii‘tl, blood lolltrd l‘ol- Willto Diarrhea. li‘nrlnrsngo l‘llll-k Ilull-Io-ry. Foal-loll», Michigan. “AMY i'liii‘KH Hi‘ii'l‘il‘ll Nllll'l. Llnl. i‘ \\' I.rrlllll'll~;_ loom Moln- “iii‘iifi, Ni‘iiri, Wynndottes. iqu gllllrlllllrcd. Write for Prim iiiiil‘ili‘i'l. Il‘rnion, Mich. i'iili'KH i‘Illpll ll Hill‘l'i‘d Itowlo, olol .‘liiitl lllllcio-H. It, 22, Nlluin \\'illio lmgimrns. M. lilnwit .\Ilnorco:.. ('ll‘l'iliill‘. ilollullli. Mich. BABY i‘llll‘h’S AND l-IGGHv Superior Itlngicl Ilnrrcd liorils. Ito-lo (.‘onlll Illlodo Island itlxis. White Loghorns. \i'ynliilunl’s Illrlil illltcllcry, ’I‘Illln, ()lllo. Circuit”. A. 0. Hill- (‘lilt‘lx’H from 'i'l'llllnt‘nit'd 'Ilosvy wintcr laying Piili'k. culnr rm. I-Ingilsll \i’llill~ chhoms. llig llmlltuoukors. (.‘lr— i‘llrl'lszood I'olllll'r Il‘lll'lll. Holland. Mich. (‘llii'liS. lil‘llwll imgllol'llrl $12 [N'I‘ \Vllito Leghorn». Rocks and “Hill. lJUI‘T. Hull'llt'l'). Box 12, li‘l'lu‘lllll‘l. 100; also have li‘l'cl- lmolllol, Free— .\iil'il. lili‘HAiiDSON'S Rilt‘KY IIIIIUI-l pllro l'sl'ks strain liarrcd ltork Hilll\' t‘lllrks. 51¢; “('1‘ Hill. lilulovox‘. Mich. S. (‘. BUM“ LEGIlOliN l‘lilt‘lit-l—— First hatch March ii. ('ll‘clllur. Willard Webster. Iisth, Mich. TURKEYS 'I‘Iiiilliu'Y HUGS .“lllllllllliil lironzo, Bourbon Red, .Nllrrugulm-tr and Willie Holland, You should Discs i‘ill‘ii‘, Writ! Wilhel- lime. l'owhltln l'nllli. illlln NHW Iiiliilx'lNil (lliiilulihl lol- ltoortmn lied turkey nut} lnl' llzilwilllly, Al‘iilill‘ (lulu, Ii. ' Montague. erh. AGENTS WANTED lAIlill'i‘IONAL HALESMICN WANTED for llnml-upiml ll-l-l'llol~ll-,~l. llllr proposition Is an unusual opportunity lol lllpli Ill‘lliitl Illi'li, offrring groan-r carping powcr and woody work. Most illn‘ti car. l«‘llll llll'ormnl‘lon on mmm. Allllllrnllolis Woolen Mills l'o, Inn, iii! lv‘lm Ave. Nollll, Minneapolis, limo. lilil )lUNi-IY Hl'lllng Nrw Household \Vzlslloe.‘ llllli (ll'lcll windolw. Swm-lm, scrubs, mops. All compll'to only $2.05, ()lor hull“ prom, \Vrito ”III'IN‘I‘ Iil'ush Works, 173 3rd SL. h‘llil'fihlil. lowu. WE PAY $200 monthly salary, furnish car and cr- pcnsrs to Introduce cllr Killil'llnil't‘d poultry and Stock powdcrs. Biglsr i‘ompuny X083, Springfield. Ill. l‘lrutnlng Sol. S. l‘. REDS—«hoary lsying strain. ('hicks 15c. Myron Msson. l‘loycrdlllo, .\ill'il. l‘Iggx 0c, post pllili. erels. IiUll‘li‘ ORPINGTON hatching cells from high class birds. Bert Baily-y. R. 11. Holland. Mich. FOR 310 TYPE Toulouse Geese try M. ii. Noble. lsllns. O. A. Brunnln. l'alo. Also Bull Duck eggs. Mich. Mich. -— S. (‘. WHITE LEGHOHNS—Imving plum... extra. ”_ WANTLD—rnsn with small family. lectcd $1.50. SILVER LACEI) WYANDOTTES—Twrnty choice (‘Oi‘k' Circular free. C. W. Browning. Portland, Mich. HELP WANTED Must understand machinery and all stock. Good yearly terms. Chance for advancomcnt. Form close to University. and one hour from Detroit. l‘. E. Vroclund, 17H Illlvld Whit noy Bldg. Ill-troll, Michigan. WANTED-«MARRIED MAN with farm Inllllemeniu. horses sud crown, to rent nun l'nl‘ln ucar Toledo; con— venicnt. to l'illil‘i't‘itl mud and (‘lly markets. Jerome I'robst. Ann Arbor. Michigan. WAN't‘lvll)-~Slolllc man on farm by month. wsgcs. U. W. Ettlng . R. 1. Dmborn. Mich. s» u w owners: George Campbell Carson has re- When the first balmy breezes of spring blew over New York, the First Lady of the Land, who grac- ceived millions from a copper Boardwalk and beach at Coney Island was crowded with people ed the inaugural ceremonies of 1 smelting and refining invention. who had cast of their flannels to huntior violets and robins. President Coolidge. r;- . “Manx-172%....“ ~n "V" "y ‘ if?! 32? fig “‘. .. . ~ ° ‘wswgmwgmz N. ”no“... . J The first of the aged taxi-cabs that helped rush troops from Paris This arch, covered with the skins to the Marne, in 1914, arrives at New York with “military hon- 010118 leopards bagged by the ors” to be placed in a museum. welcome the governor 0f Madr r. c ., ' 9'». K {”x of Royal Bengal tigers and fero- Rajah of Mandasa, was erected to as and his lady, to Mandasa. .. Bob Purdy at Wheel Of one Of the ten identical Gutzon Borglum is “dischargedwas Mrs. James Donnet, a shooting, tennis and hik- boats built at Trenton, Mich., which will en- sculptor in charge of Confeder- ter a unique race in Florida. ing enthusiast,although a grandmother, may ate Stone Mountain memorial. obtain Carnegie hero medal. The last of the Yankee Players embarked for the southern training _ . _ Two railroad inspectors and an electric locomotive oiler were kill- camp at St Petersburg, Florida, With a smile when the mercury ed, and about 50 passengers injured when a Pennsylvania train dropped Sixteen degrees Just before they left. crashed into the Atlantic Coast Line Express near New York. W .;NewlYork