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It has been my farm experience, how- ever, that the big yield‘of beans came from land that was high in fertility. Six years ago, myfarm would not grow beans. At least, neither beans nor any other crop could be depended upon. My farm is an eighty, lying in the low, black land section immedi- ately north of Bay City. It had always possessed all of the natural fertility needed to make a good crop, but the reason it would not grow beans was that the late spring rains came along and drowned them out. A little over five years ago, my wife and I noticed a remarkable field of corn grown by one of our neighbors. This field apparently had at least a two—weeks’ start on our corn and, in fact, on most of the corn in that 10- cality. We watched the crop in the fall and saw it mature a splendid yield with safety, while the rest of us were gambling with fall frosts, and the frosts won. We visited that neighbor and learned that the secret of his corn was tile drainage. 'That fall my wife and I decided to underdrain our whole farm. ' Tile drainage looks like a big in- vestment. We have tile four and a half rods apart and eighty rods long, over our entire place. In addition to these, we have 140 rods of main tile up to eight inches in diameter. So far we have but one outlet and we should . have two in order to take care of any unusual amount of rainfall. Even so, By Wm.G. Schweitzer A: Told to H. C. Rather our under-drainage pays big returns. The big expenditure of money, time, and labor which we started to make five years ago. and which now covers our whole farm has already paid for itself. It is the best investment we have ever made. My bean crop, which you state is a. Michigan record for 1924, was grown provement Association. I believe this has had much to do with the yield which I secured, for my beans were clean and free of disease all season, While—according to all reports—the common beans were quite badly infest- ed with anthracnose and other diseas- es. The average yield of beans on the same type of land in this locality was the state. as usual. of 1923. ant Robust variety—H. C. R. Grows 42 Burfle/s of Beam Per Acre A S near as we can learn, the crop of Robust beans grown by Wm. G. Schweitzer, on his farm near Bay City, is a record for According to ample testimony given by his neighbors, who have been closely interested in his unusual crop, Mr. Schweit- zer grew forty—two bushels of hand-picked beans per acre on twen- ty and one—quarter measured acres. It is interesting that this great crop should come in a season when bean yields were not as good Due largely to the ravages of disease, gan bean crop yielded nearly ten per cent less per acre than that Mr. Schweitzer made his record with the disease-resist- the 1924 Michi- on this tiled land. It was grown in three different fields which had pre- viously been into clover, sugar beets, and beans. The beet and bean land was disked and worked up into a. good seed 'bed, while the clover field was fall plowed. I used 125 pounds per acre of a 2-16~2 fertilizer and, with a View to trying out bean seed production, I pur- chased some Registered Robust beans seed through the Michigan Crop Im- from fifteen to nineteen bushels per acre. Our drainage system, enabling us to go on the land and work it more thoroughly, and our disease-free seed made possible the largest bean crop Which I have ever grown. The bean crop is not the only one which has been helping to pay for the tiling of my place and for investment in better seed. 1 have been making a start with alfalfa on this land, which crop would have quickly killed out in former years, and while the start is only a small one of three acres, I se- cured nine tons of good alfalfa from it in 1924. I expect to go into alfalfa growing more extensively in the fu— ture. One and one-half acres of Russet Rural potatoes gave me 478 bushels. My principal feed crops, other than hay, are oats and corn. The first year that I had my land tiled, my cat crop yielded twenty bushels more per acre than the general run of oat-s in this neighborhood. Last year, by using registered seed of the Worthy variety on this land, I got ninety-seven bush— els per acre on over eight acres. The Worthy variety seems. well suited to the heavy type of soil such as that on my farm. It is much stiffer strawed than other varieties which I had been using and gives a lot less trouble from lodging just before harvest time. My first word to farmers on low lands such as mine, would be to tile. No other investment can pay such big returns. Next, use 1hr: most produc— tive seed obtainable. I am convinced that pure seed of the right variety will take much better advantage of the fertility made available to it in the soil than will just; common seed. It. costs no more to plant seed of a good variety than seed of a poor one and the latter is, of course. by far the most expensive when the returns are considered. Add to these, the cal-Hui cultural practices followed on any good farm, feed the crops with manure and com» mercial fertilizer, and I know that. much can be accomplished in the way of adding to the farm income. Guard the Manure Pile Zealously [2‘ Pull" [Vew Lifie Im‘o Barren Soils By 0. B. Price HE loss of soil fertility through the removal of crops can be very definitely determined by chemical analysis. This is one of the important methods of. plant food re- moval and is one that is more or less under the control of the farmer. For every pound of grain, hay,straw or produce removed from the soil there is a certain loss of plant food ele« ments. When the crops are sold from the farm the loss is equal to the total amount of plant food taken up by the mom. When the crops are fed to the live stock on the farm the loss is somewhat smaller, for much of the plant food is returned to the soil in the manure. Farm manures are an important and valuable by-product of the farm. Extreme care should be practiced in the production, handling, storing and utilization of manure. Whenever feed is consumed by stock there is a certain loss of plant food elements that go to build up the body tissues of the animal. The amount of these elements used by the animal depends on the kind of animal, the age of the animal, and the use of the animal. For this reason farm manures have a wide variation. The average composition is about ten pounds of nitrogen, five pounds of phosphoric acid, and about ten pounds of potash per ton of manure. Sheep manure and chicken manure are the more con- “ “ABM ‘ 43.51" _ .L i ,. .t,,,sa.~=.«;,.-.,a,. a». _ , ,. :1 centrated manures. Horse manure is more valuable than cow manure. Where large amounts of highly con- centrated feeds are used, as in the case of the dairy cow, the manure is more valuable. It contains more plant food. When the moisture content of the manure is low, as in the case of sheep manure, the plant food per ton is usually higher. In the metabolic processes of animal nutrition, a certain percentage of the plant food elements are retained by the animal. The loss of nitrogen and phosphorus is greater than potassium, the nitrogen and phosphorous being about equal. Since the composition of manure shOWs a low phosphoric acid content and since the loss in digestion of the feed given the animals is about the same for nitrogen and phosphoric The Corn at the Right Was Better Fed Than That at the Left acid, it can be seen that some phos» phates must be added to the manure to balance the plant food for the soil. Manure is a valuable plant food but it. is unbalanced; for that reason it must be reinforced with phosphoric acid. An application of eight 10113 of ma— nure per acre will only add about eighty pounds of nitrogen. about forty pounds of phosphoric acid, and about eighty pounds of potash. A fifty—bush— el crop of corn, with the stover, re.- moves about (ighty pounds of nitro- gen, neatly thiity pounds of phosphor— ic acid, and about filty— five pounds of potash. Other crops remove, other amounts~some more, some less. Un« less the manure is applied at the above rate each year, the plant food removed in crops will be greater than that returned in manure. Enough ma." nure is not produced to meet the plant food requirements because large amounts are sold from the farm through the crops. Much of the ma- nure'that is produced is lost by im- proper handling around the barn. Un— der the best system of handling ma- nure about forty to fifty per cent of the nitrogen originally contained in the feed is returned to the soil in manure. The loss of phosphoric acid and potash are some less, but they, too, are high. (Continued on page 504).. Publidied Weekly Established 1843 Copyright 1915 The Lawrence Publishing Co. Editors and Proprietors [632 Lafayette Boulevard Detroit. Michigan Telephone Cherry 8384 NEW YORK OFFICE. 120 W. 42nd St. CHICAGO OFFICE 608 So. Dearborn St. CLEVELAND OFFIt‘ E 1011 1013 Oregon Ave” N. , PHILADELPHIA OFFICE 261- 263 South Third flEt. ABTH UR CAPPER ........................ 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No adv.- tlsement inserted for less than $1.65 each insertion. No objectionable advertisements inserted at any time. Entered as Second Class Matter at the Post Office at Detroit, Michigan. Under the Act of March 3. 1879. Member Audit Bureau of Circulation. VOLUME CLXIV NUMBER FIFTEEN DETROIT, APRIL 11, 1925 CURRENT COMMENT HERE is a saying A rocordod in the . Book of Books which thtle has contributed much Pride to the advancement of the race. Vile refer to that short sentence, “Pride goeth before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.” There is a possibility, however, that, in a few instanCeS, this advice, not proporly understood, may have worked a detriment. So far as we have been able to study life, littlo harm has fol- lowed a pride in worthy things. The harm appoars to come when we have overestimated the value or virtue of the subject of our prido In fact, occasionally, it would ap— pear, “A littlo prido gooth boforo a. rise,” advancement following the de- velopmont of a wholosonic spirit and enthusiasm in our tasks and surround- ings. The joy and happiness, and perhaps the net profits of the season's farming venture may be increased much as an indirect result of tidying up a bit about the premises. Putting out of sight the rubbish that has gathcrod during the Winter, pruning tho shrubbory, making new plantings, painting and slicking up generally, these arc jobs that arc apt to stimulate in us a wholesome pride~~~a prido that may l'odound to our advantage in many ways. Pride in our homo may koop us in- lcl‘cstcd in our work and stimulate us to new efforts, when otherwise we might be moping and worrying over imaginary troubles. N tin-so days a roa- Who sonablo question is, “Who knows beans?” KHOWS In the bean producing Beans? sections of the state, this quostion is now being asked in various forms as a re- sult of the proposed substitution of federal grades and inspection for the established grades and inspection of the Michigan Bean Jobbors’ Associa— tion. “'hile we, hero in Michigan, for nearly a half century, have been pl‘O‘ ducing beans 011 a commercial scale and, by reason of the quality of our product, havo attained something of a national reputation for good beans, it still appears that we hardly know beans, since there are few generally accepted opinions about the crop. A hearing on the tentative feedral grades which were given in last their! at the K3?no Hotel, Musing? prll'. 24,8t10:00a. m. Thepurposeolthat meeting is to gather information as to the advisability of establishing these tentative grades and the desire?» bility of having the grading and in- specting done by federal authorities rather than by the Michigan Bean Jobbers’ Association. Before the date of this hearing, these questions ought to be discussed locally. If there is reason and strength in the present system, it certainly will stand the fire of discussion. If there are grievances on the part of any class, these ought to be given consid- eration. The few days that remain before this hearing is the proper time to discuss these matters. County agents or other local leaders should see that opportunity is offered at regular farmers’ gatherings, or spe- cially called meetings for the consid~ eration of these questions, and for the selection of delegates to appear at the hearing in Lansing. At these local gatherings, every side of the question should be presented. The views of the grower ought to have consideration. The experiences and opinions of the local elevator man should be called for. A representative of the extension department of the Michigan Agricultural College ought also to have a placo on the program. In fact, the best informed men avail- able should be secured to speak, and then opportunity offered for a free discussion of every phase of the com- mercial side of the business to the end that Michigan's great bean industry may enjoy every advantage that it merits, and that we may know more about beans. is pleasing H iii; Standing , if)" 3119 farmer; it Will give Room him confidence in the Only future. Last week we referred to the Mal- thusian law which indicated that the population will increase faster than its means of sustenance. Well, hero's Professor S. Adolphus Knopf, who must be a friend of Mal— thus, for he says that by the year 3000 there will only be standing room in this country. My! what a state of affairs that will bc. It makes one wonder if those folks to be born a thousand years from now will have to sloop standing. it makes us glad that we Wore born now, in the time when one can still run automobiles and kill somebody only occasionally. But Maltlius and'Adelphus are right to a degree at least. The reproduc- tive ability of the human race is won- derful in spite of Teddy Roosevelt’s l'oar to the contrary. As long as we have plenty of poor poople it will not diminish. This fact should make every farmer optimistic. lt will make more mouths to food and loss for each to eat. In other words, the trend of tho futuro is that the demand will be greater than the supply in farm products and, par- cnthotically speaking, tho supply greater than the demand in children. So, all ye discouraged farmers take lit-art; tln- future looks good for you. All you need is patiGnCe; another thou- sand ycars will adjust things in your favor. In tho meantime the thousands of farmers who are not disheartened will work with a will and will reap profits and enjoyment in lifo, while the other follows are waiting for things to come to a favorable adjustment. HE roads are clear High- and spring is in the air. The blood is ulay tingling, especially af~ ACCldentS ter it goes through the sulphur and mo- lasses treatment, and joy is in the heart. We just want to get out and go. W'o want to step 011 the gas, and do so. Speed limits are not recogniz- ed, neither are the limits of judgment. ding blossoms [and the g p in spring. ' And what’s mom? It’s not the man, -or the woman at the wheel, within him which often impel him to do things which cause accidents. Booze, self-esteem, selfishness, lack of judgmenthare some of the factors be- hind auto catastrophies. If we could eliminate those factors in the drivers of our automobiles, the toll through accidents would be insignificant. A recent investigation shows that two-thirds of the accidents are due to the drivers. Faulty equipment, faults of others, and bad highway conditions are the other causes. Farmers are conservative and are’ therefore drivers of good judgment, but even so, we believe that at this time we should call general attention to the fact that courtesy and considera- tion for others will do more than any- thing else to make the roads safe for the enjoyment of the automobile. Courtesy and unselfishness will save lives, will cut insurance costs and will make automobiling a pleasure instead of a danger. We urge our readers to spread these thoughts of courtesy in driving, espe- cially to those who are reckless and arrogant, and thus help in the general Safety First campaign. N some respects At man is like a tree. Our The tree sends its roots deep into the Best soil in proportion as its trunk and branch es reach up and out in the air and sun— shine above. Both develop so long as there is cooperation between root and branch. But sever, and both decay. Men have a similar relation between the body and the finer attributes of the heart and soul. So long as these two 'work together a joyous, happy, useful life results. But starve the impulses that stand for nobler living, and de- cay soon sets in, developing a. sort of poison that. impairs and oven destroys the finest muscles. A bit of cultivating, fertilizing, and spraying keeps the tree growing; also a bit of good 1eading, careful thinking and noble acting keeps the highest gift of prohidence, the soul, trained for service. ' HE use of forage Reducing crops in the pro Pork duction of pork has been given too little C08ll attention by the farm- ers of America. Some how we have gotten the thought es- tablished in our minds that pigs do best. when fed exclusively 011 concen- trated foods. But this is not tho case. True, the capacity of the pig is limited and he requires that a portion of his diet c011— sist of concentrated foods; yet, the maximum of results come from a ju- dicious Use of forage crops in connec— tion with grains. It is expected that next fall there will be a reasonable margin between costs of, and rocoipts for, finished hogs. Howcver, it is advisable for every man to make that margin as wide as possible, especially when in doing so he can~at the same time make a superior quality of pork. In next week’s issue will appear an article by Professor Edwards of the Agricultural College, touching upon this important matter. We are anx- oius that every farmer who raises pigs will read it. HIS is a funny To world. It seems . full of paradoxes. One Get Up is that to gain the Go Down top ‘of a profession or vocation, one must go to the bottom. It holds true in farming. Good farmers invariably dig their reputations from the soil. In this issue appears one of a score but rather certain qualities, _ lodgment in his head. Professors Cox and Rather, 0 he Ag- rlculturjal College. While these farm- ers differ in many respects, one thing is common to them all, they gained their success through persistent dig- - ging and hard thinking. All of them | are keen to learn, but modest about ' telling the story of their succesSes. In a sense they have the qualities of all other successful men—~an open mind 3 and a closed mouth. This “leads us to 'say that an open mouth and an open mind are not found in the same person. He with the op~ en mouth spends his time in telling the things which by chance found He talks, and that alone. On the other hand, the fellow with the open mind is so amazed at the things he does not know, that he is always at the source of information seeking additional knowledge. This encourages digging, and as he digs his fund of knowledge grows. In time this is recognized and his neighbors come to him for advice. Humbly and quietly he relates his experiences, lit- tle realizing that his years of digging have given him a vision far above that of his loss zealous neighbors. He unconsciously has arrived at the top. So, to progress in our farming, we must take the same route traveled by these successful mew—the open mind route. This route invariably takes us to the bottom to gain the top. ‘ Marrea’ M an AM a marred man; you kin tell it by the way my wife talks about me. And bein’ a marred man, I ought ta be abul ta talk about the compen- sashuns of a marred life. One 0’ the greatest compensashuns o’ marred life for men is, you won’t have ta worry about yourself. All you gotta do is ta work all day and do as your wife tells you the rest 0’ the time. Seein’ as work and play is nec- essary for what the perfessors call a ‘ well-balanced life, you get more work" than you want and as much enjoymunts as go- in’ ta a funeral by doin’ the above. One thing about doin’ the above is that there’s peace in th 9 family; otherwise there’s pieces. Marred life is all compensashun, but someone else gets the compensashun. It’s nothin’ but payin’ bills and givin’ your wife money. Marred life means kids, cryin’ kids what make you walk the floor at night, and noisy kids what is always doin' things you don’t want them ta do. Kids is expense and worry; so is marred life. Marred life means you can’t look at them white and yellow shanked chick— ens what walk around in the village no more, if your wife is with you. But 5 when she ain’t, that’s difforunt, I know you marred men will agree withwhat l said..~-I kin hear you shout V “Amen.” There ain’t nothin’ easy ’ about marred lifo, and no man should , go inta it for the saki- of happinams. But, nothin' what is worth havin’ is ' easy in this world. In some way, We’ve . got ta pay for everything we get here. ' And the man what is lookin’ for. happiness in marriage is goin’ ta get , disappointed. ’Cause it is just like this, those what is seekin’ happinuss . seldom find it, but those what try ta give it ta others, get it. So, it seems like if. a marred man tries ta make others happy, he’ll be happy, so long’s he don’t try ta make the neighbor’s wife happier than his’n. / Anyhow, I know there’s lot 0’ wives I wouldn’t like ta be, and I’m glad I ain’t. Likewise husbunds. Amen. HY SYCKLE. ' r l l u“, .‘(«A-.M< a; , ' f. _ kw _.—‘i ”as w- ‘~—_ 1w- ... , .m.4 — ‘1‘. “she-.. 1’ ‘. '. \\ \ \ ‘ ‘ .réflw ..,...r.. I .m,‘ g -M >~.— .....- . - whim- _. ea“, ... '32 - ~M_.‘ .v.A F1re-B11ght Control Practical Suggestion: on Checking T fit: Dangemm Dim”: By H. A. Cardinell Extension Dept. M. A. C. HE term pear blight would indi- cate that this bacterial disease has a preference for pear trees; but Michigan fruit growers realize that it is equally destructive to the- apple. It is undoubtedly true that more pear trees are directly killed by the blight organism than apple trees; the annual loss of bearing area as well as total loss in capacity of tree is often greater in the case of certain varieties of apples than susceptible pears. This seems especially true of bearing trees. - Fire-blight control usually necessi- tates two distinct operations: 1. Location and removal of blighted tissue, especially the over-wintering cankers, whether they are located on limb, trunk or root. 2. Repair work, to hasten replace- ment of tissue to wounds that are ‘so large that they will not heal in less than two years without the aid of grafting. Experience under supervision of a. trained “blight-cutter" is the only quick and positive way to become pro- ficient in the location and management of cankers, and the M. A. C. demon- "stration is planned to give orchard 'operators at least three days training and practice. The cankers which are responsible for carrying the disease through the winter usually show a red or brown color when the outer bark is shaved away. Discolored inner bark should be cut to healthy tissue and dis- infected. Winter vs. summer removal is a. question not settled in the minds of. Michigan growers because many have cenfined all of their blight work to the summer season. Because of this, blight distribution for the year was nearly complete before any removal of blight- ed twigs took place. Little has been accomplished by summer removal of terminal twig blight Without eradica- tion of dormant cankers beforehand. During the dormant season blight germs are very inactive and the pos- sibility of spreading the disease is in favor of the operator; so that an ade- quate disinfectant is sufficient precau- tion. The tree being free of leaves, aids thoroughness as the operator can 10— cate nearly all of the active cankers. The season affords time for careful examination of roots, trunk and top which is not always the case in the rush of summer work. Varieties differ in susEeptibilityto fire—blight and the same susceptible variety varies with the season in the degree with which it may contract the disease. In the northern part of the Lower Peninsula, during 1924, Wealthy was far more injured by blight than was Jonathan, but the condition was reversed in the majority of orchards in the southern counties. This appar- ent baffling condition has its answer in such factors as, rate of growth, time of most rapid growth, time of first infection, number of active over- wintering cankers, etc. Freedom from blight, or fruit, is usually a point raised by growers. Shall the orchard be starved to lessen blight even at the expense of profit- able production? The writer has always maintained that it is better to have some blight with good production than to have no blight, but at the expense of quality and production. There is no need of excess growth beyond the needs of fruitfulness since that is to invite the blight. Examination of each tree and the removal of any live cankers will min- imize the source. If this is done every winter there should be very little chance for an outbreak next summer. ‘ The writer has always maintained that it is better to have some blight with good production than to have no blight, but at the expense of quality and production. There is no need of excess growth beyond the needs of fruitfulness since that is to invite blight. Examination of each tree and the removal of: any live cankers will min- imize the source. If this is dOne every winter there should be very little chance for an outbreak the following summer. Following one of two consecutive dry summers, blight almost disappears Bridge Grafting for Crown Blight. in many orchards. It is at such pe- riods that real detective blight work is needed. If the few survivors (cank- ers) could be located, the source of infection could be exterminated for the time being from the orchard. In- stead, most growers choose mild blight years to let up with the blight con- trol practice and the few surviving blight cankers are the cause of the next outbreak. A thorough blight centrol program should include the following order of procedure: 1. By means of a sharp fa‘rrier’s' knife and box scraper, every apple, pear and quince tree should be exam- ined for cankers. November and De- cember are the ideal months when the cankers are easy to detect; but the work should be finished before blossom time. 2. Cut out all blighted wood and cankers, and if a tree is suspiciously sick examine crown and roots as win- ter injury or blight may be the answer. 3. It is preferable to go over the orchard with.nothing but blight re- moval in mind, then go over it a sec- ond time, applying disinfectant made by dissolving four half gram tablets of cyanide of mercury a half pint of warm water, and adding one and one-half pints of cheap glycerine. Next add one package of cardinal red dye so that no wound can be accidentally missed. Keep this mixtule in a pint fruit jar and apply to eve1y vital 1eg~ ion where cutting has been done. 4. Wounds that will not heal in two years should next be painted with a high grade coal tar thinned with a little creosote oil (not crude carbolic acid). If this can not be had, pow- dered Bordeaux mixture thinned to a thin paint with raw linseed oil is a splendid wound covering. 5. These large wounds on trunk, roots, or even large limbs should re- ceive bridge grafts to save the limb and root system on that side of the tree (see Michigan Special Bulletin No. 142, “Grafting in the Apple 0r- chard”). OVer 200,000 Delco-Light Plants are equipped with Deleo- Light Exide Batteries HE'storage battery is the heart of a farm electric plant. In the battery is stored the energ/ generated by the engine and dynamo. If it were not for the battery, the plant would have to run every time you wanted to use even a single light. Delco-Light, leader in the field of farm light- ing, selects the best storage batteries so that Delco-Light plant owners may store power most efficiently, saving fuel and obtaining electric light and power at lowest possible cost. 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K'V j:r\ 5.91%?le .- E'\ LIMESTONE )3; :f) i " pk / rr‘fi LOCAL DEALERS '§ LTHOUGH the legislature seems to have permanently sidetracked most of. the more important tax reform. proposals, some of the meas- ures so earnestly desired by the up- state counties are making satisfactory progress. to revise the system of distributing the primary school fund passed the house eighty-three to six and has been sent to the governor for his signature. It is estimated that the five per cent of the primary school fund which will be set aside for distribution to the more needy school districts will amount to approximately $750,000. Part of the Wayne delegation opposed ' this bill because it will reduce the amount going to that county by about $300,000. However, some of the De- troit members supported the bill, be- lieving that it was a. just measure which would result in better educa- tional opportunities for Michigan boys and girls growing up in the poorer dis- tricts of the state, many of whom might later come to Detroit to live. * I: * NOTHER victory for the sparsely settled counties of Michigan was achieved when the house passed by a vote of seventy-seven to six, Repre- sentative Bryant’s bill providing for the establishment of an additional state normal school to be located up- on a site to be selected by the State Board of Education somewhere in the northern portion of Lower Peninsula. Two years ago several rival cities were sponsoring special bills seeking the establishment of such a normal in their locality. This year the num~ ber of towns clamoring for the normal has been increased to a dozen, so fin- ally a conference was held and it was decided that all forces should be unit— ed behind a measure to authorize a normal school in that part of the state and to make an appropriation for the erection ot‘ the necessary buildings and for the first year’s operating ex- penses. Reed City, Cadillac, Luding- ton, Manistee, Traverse City, Charle- voix, East Jordan, Petoskey, Cheboy- gan, Gaylord, Rogers City and Alpena all hope to be the choice of the State Board of Education, providing the Bry- ant bill becomes a law. It is evident that about eleven 01' these towns are doomed to be disappointed. In opposing this bill some of the rep— resentatives insisted that the four nor- mals which we now have were suffi- cient and that we might better main tain a few good schools and give them proper support rather than to distrib- ute our resources among a larger num— ber of second rate institutions. It was charged that more students from the upper part of the northern peninsula went to Ypsilanti or Kalamazoo than went to Mt. Pleasant, and that many boys and girls from the Upper Penin- sula came to these southern normals instead of attending the one at Mar- quette. . =l= * * ERMAN INT repeal of the portion of our state highway law which provides for state awards on county roads has finally been approved by the house of representatives. Some time ago the Kirby bill, which proposes to discontinue all such state aid to local roads, was defeated in the house, but during the past week the members experienced some change of heart and after extended debate, revived and passed the Kirby repealing bill by a vote of fifty-eight to thirty. Passage of this bill will not affect the more than $6,000,000 which the state now owes the counties and townships in such back highway awards. 1: a: a: NCE more the proposal to change the name of the Michigan Agricu1< tural College is in the limelight. Early State Captitol News Our Laming Coflerpqndmt For instance, the Bohn bill ‘ in the session a bill to can this insti— tution the Michigan State College pro— voked wide-spread oprSition in- the house and was sent back to the com« mittee without ever being allowed to come to a. vote. Finding the sentiment in the senate more friendly to such a proposal, Sen- -ator Norman B. Horton, of Fruit Ridge, introduced a bill in that body to call the Agricultural College the Michigan State College of Agriculture- and Applied Science. This bill was speeded through the senate and was passed twenty-five to nothing. Al- though many of the leaders of the house .are regarded as being lukewarm toward the proposal, it is thought that there are enough votes to pass the bill. X's :1- at ENATOR LELAND’S bill to change the Michigan standards for apples by reducing the number of grades from seven to four, apparently has the support of the leading apple growers and their organizations. The proposal has already passed the senate without a dissenting vote and is being given careful consideration by the house. it It It THAT the work of the Michigan. state legislature is more import- ant than it is ordinarily considered to be was the substance of a short ad- dress delivered to the members of the house of representatives by Congress- man Bird J. Vincent, of Saginaw, who was a recent legislative visitor. Con~ gressman Vincent pointed out that with our rapidly increasing population it was impracticable to attempt to con trol too many things from Washing ton. He declared that our government was already becoming top heavy' and that the time had come when the states must take up for themselves the responsibility for solving many of the perplexing problems confronting the nation. * * * HE state of Michigan may find itself going into the railroad busi- ness if the house of representatives agrees to a resolution which has al- ready passed the senate and which proses the purchase by the state 01’ the Detroit, Grand Haven & Milwaukee Railroad. This railroad is operating under a very old charter which it ob- tained from the territory of Michigan many years ago and which limits the annual taxes to about $25,000. A provision of this ancient charter allows the state to purchase the road at a price equal to the construction cost. plus fourteen per cent. If the state secures this railroad it will prob— ably either sell it to some other rail- road company 01‘ dispose of it to the present owners under a new charter which would allow for a collection of the full amount of taxes in the future. HOW MUCH CORN SHALL WE PLANT? HE federal report on intentions to plant corn indicate that the farm- ers of the country will increase the acreage of this crop 2.3 per cent over last year. Where farmers are produc- ing corn to care for their own feeding 1equi1ements, they the p01 fectly safe; but il they intend glowing the gxain to sell they Should p1oceed with cau- iton. The light yield of 1924 was due largely to poor weather conditions. We are not to expect two extremely bad corn years in succession. A thing like that might happen, but it is not likely. Furthermore, about forty per cent of the corn crop is fed to hogs, and with the hog population consider- ably decreased, the reduced demand from that source may keep prices low, even with only a normal crop. I NM er¢.«"-v~v’~‘ v“ ’L...c~ a "‘9‘ any «a. A, . , . “- unfiw’ r‘. ' ‘WM‘WWwW “a“, V... 2 «A ‘ W' 'K- Wm‘ww~r~.wv. PENCER township in Kent coun- ty, has for a long time been in need of a. community hall. The town hall was not well located and was not suitable for community meet- ing. A grange was organized there about fifteen months ago. Meetings were held at the members’ homes. Parties, suppers, a fall festival were given to raise money. Gradually a building fund was accumulated. On November 8, last, ground was broken for a hall, 'and on New Year's, night, the first so— cial affair was held. The building is known as the Spencer Community Hall, with the grange the active organ- ization. The hall is located two miles north of Harvard and eight miles northeast of Cedar Springs. Dimensions are thirty by sixty feet, with a half basement and assembly hall. Entering, one, going downstairs, finds a dining room that will seat eighty to one hundred people. One corner has a commodious women’s cloak room. Next to it is a check ' room, and running along the north side is a combination furnace and men’s room. Here those who‘ care to smoke and play cards may do so to their heart’s desire. A kitchen is Short Course Men Play Basketball Squad Report: a Succerrfu/ Year F one was to visit the Michigan Agricultural College Campus dur- ing the earlyhOurs of the morning just before daylight this past winter, he would have seen a group of young farmers double-timing it across the Campus to get in an hour of basket ball practice before breakfast. A squad of some twenty young men made up the candidates for the basket- ball squad and developed a team that turned in a successful report at the close of the season, having lost only a. margins. Basketball, however, is not the only The Basketball Squad Gave an Excellent Account of Themselves. . two games and those by very low ‘4 A NwCommuntyHll _ / . A By K. K. Vining across the rear of the hall. It is so arranged that the meals can be hand- led by waiter or cafeteria sfyle. Practically all of the labor was do- nated. As one man said, “we might start to the barn to do the chores and end up at the hall at work.” The spirit surrounding the construction of the building has been fine. The hall isn’t quite paid for, but at the rate this grange is going at it, the final payments will soon be made. . Is the hall used? Well, yes. Hardly a week passes, but whatsome affair is held there. Then there is grange eve- ry two weeks. On February 24 a com- munity day was .held. One hundred and fifty people attended. Speakers were, Mrs. Louise H. Campbell, state leader of home economics extension work, and J. G. Hays, secretary of the Michigan Holstein-Friesian Associa- tion. ‘ On March 3-4 a poultry school was held there with 304 people attend- ing the four sessions. Grange is well attended and membership is growing. The community spirit has taken on a new lease of life. We commend to the communities who want a. center for activities to try out the Spencer idea of a building, and the Spencer spirit for putting it across. Rich, Hillsdale, and R. M. Miller, Elsie, Michigan. - Boxing—K. Q. Kern, Marcellus; B. F. Lange, Saginaw, and L. R. Hill, Alpine. These men were members of the Two Year Sixteen Weeks’ Agricultural Class which begins the latter part of October and ends the forepart of March; the Dairy Production; the Dairy Manufacturing, and the Eight Weeks’ Agricultural Courses, which begins the forepart of January. Men from the Horticultural, Poultry, and Truck and Tractor Courses also par- ticipated in the Short Course Athletic ‘i , Durability Strength and Zinc Insulated American Fence with its heavy uniform zinc insulation against , rust is as different from ordinary fence as _ _ . Banner Posts with their railroad rail con- ‘ -; struction and slit wing anchor plate are 1 3 different from ordinary T-Steel Posts. ~ Banner Steel Posts with their railroad rail design have the strength to hold the fence securely in line, plus the solidity to withstand the strain of installation and many years of hard service. A \. Easy to Attach ,- - Line Wires f Continuous rows of notches close to- gether, running up and down both sides . / of the post, provide easy attaching of ‘ f. x . line wires. '_ ' ' Wires easily fastened with Zinc Insu- ., dated “Hump” Fastener, which snaps on ’ , both sides of the post and holds wires ' securely. Also note how the notches .extend out and away from the body of the fence so that snow, moisture, etc., cannot lodge, and start rust. . “fl“. Large Anchor , r . Roots the Post : Into the Ground ' ' ; / Note the split fine. As the first fin cuts a slot in the soil the second fin crowds dirt over it and the ‘x . \ third fin close. the opening cut by the second. Banner Posts hold their anchorage while the fence is being stretched. Design Patented. ) American Zinc Insulated Fence (insulated against rust) and Banner Posts are sold at no ! extra charge, yet give you so many more years of service, that they provide the most economical . fence you could own. See them at your dealer’s. Practically all of the leading railroads in the United States use our fence and posts. Our fence i is selected and used each year to enclose pens at the International Live Stock Exposition held in Chicago. t, u” Vii ll” if form of recreation enjoyed by the Short Course men at M. A. C. A box- ing and wrestling tournament is also a special feature. Three classes are recognized in each of these sports, namely heavy weight, middle weight, and light weight. At the close of the term the finals of the tournament are run off. These winners, as well as those successful in winning a place on the basketball squad, are awarded Short Course monograms. The mono- gram winners were: Basketball—Captain, F. L. Oswalt, Vicksburg; A. J. Bittikofer, New Wash- ington, Ohio; D. M. Kennedy, Clinton; J. W. Wood, Rives Junction; S. E. Weed, Portland; M. G. Murray, Mos- cow; L R. Hill, Alpine, and W. E. Gault, Detroit. Wrestling—W. R. Lutz, Saline; L. activities.——R. W. T. SEEKS LAND FOR FORESTRY. EXPERIMENT. of Menominee, is now looking for a three—acre plot to be used as a re- forestation demonstration plot, along lines recently determined on at the joint meeting of the Upper Peninsula Development Bureau and M. A. C. ex- tension workers at Marquette. American Steel & Wire Company ’ Chicago NowYork Boston Birmingham Della Denm Farm records show that dairy herds in which a portion of the cows freshen in the fall give larger net returns than do the herds kept under similar con— ditions except that the cows freshen in the spring. IF you have a Farm or Farm Land for sale, let the Mich- igan Farmer find you a buyer through an advertisement in its columns. MAKES more beets, larger beets and more sugar. been regarded as a necessary food for the crop. Nitrate of Soda alone and in connection with Acid Phosphate, showed very large and profitable increases from their use. Increases as high as 11,000 pounds per acre were obtained. mail the attached coupon. r‘————-—_—————————_——— ————— ---- SUGAR? 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Mn... Founded 1852 (meoaeonareo) ROCKFORD. [LI—[NOB ii. — 2-. .a: xx. ..‘z-r; 1 .. xvm‘ -.. v - W'r'mw as. «A 91 : mason-mammal lnrmlrm' co. .aoarorunl-ol- 5 0 Without obligating me. send tree booklet describing 3-8: l5 Osborne Harvesting Machines 3 :( )GrainBinder ( )CornBinder ( )Mower ( )Rakei :Name ..... .............. ...... ..... ....... ....... a :r.............. ..... .....State ........ runny“... lam also interested in ............................... g Mae’s Gm Nan-e eel We. COVERT ROAD ACT. Could you give me information con- cerning the Covert Road Act? If not, could you tell me where to get the intent of the law? Will the gasoline glxDatiect that act in any way?——Mrs. The Covert Road Act was suspend- ed by the legislature of two years ago. The gasoline tax law in no way affects lt.——Rood. REMOVING TIMBER FROM Mom: GAGED ‘PROPERTY. I recently purchased a piece of tim- The timber was sold in lots and we were given one year’s time to remove it. I under- stand the party that holds the mort- gage is foreclosing and would like to know if we could remove the timber after the foreclosure‘2—F. W If the sale was made before the mortgage was given, the purchaser of the timber has the contract time to remove. If the sale was made after the mortgage was given the purchaser takes it subject to the mortgage, and the mortgagee can have removal en— joined till his mortgage is paid, though there has been no foreclosure—Rood. GROWING ARTVICHOKES AND PEPPERS. I wish to raise a special early money crop. What are the possibilities of artichokes? Are they practicable for farmers? I understood they command a. high price on the city markets. I have been told also that peppers, cans ned, were readily sold in the fo1eign sections. How should they be pre- pared?—E. L. W. I do not think that it will pay to attempt to grow artichokes for the Detroit market, for the reason that the demand is very limited, and I rath- er think you would have difficulty in selling a crop of any size. There is a good market for canning peppers, but this industry has been developed in some of the more south ern states for the reason that the best canning types require a long season in which to mature. The variety most generally used is one known as Pimento. It has a smooth unwrinkled surface which is a necessary character in any variety used for canning. The fruits are prepared by first roasting for a short time to loosen the skin. They are then peeled and pack- ed solid in the cans, and put through a regular process in order to sterilize. I do not believe that it would pay to attempt canning on any large scale in this state—Geo. E. Starr. CARE OF ASPARAGUS BED. Kindly advise me how to care for asparagus. I have a bed two years old. Should I have cut off the stems that grew up last year? Some say I should, others say not. Please advise fully how to care for the bed—G. W. It is very seldom that a. two-year—old bed of asparagus will be vigorous enough to stand any cutting for mar. ket. Under the best conditions very little cutting should be made until the bed is three years old. The entire crop of the spring grows from food stored up in the roots through the action of the top growth. of the previous year. For this reason it pays to fertilize in order to secure a strong, vigorous growth of top. These tops may be removed at the end of the season, but they should not be out until they are fully ripened down. I hope that when this bed was set the roots were planted at least ten inches deep for the reason that it makes cultivation very much less dif- ficult when a bed is properly planted with the roots down at a good depth. Routine cultivation for the year '1” 30‘4” Jenni Cause! ‘0 Ctr.- to Unequal Intiurtoo MM 9" an starts with a good disclng early in the spring, which will clear the patch of all Weeds, and incidentally if the tops of the previous year have not been all cleared away, disclng will work them into the soil. During the cutting season it may be well worth while to loosen up the soil that is tramped down between the rows with a horse cultivator. At the end of the cutting season it will pay to broadcast 1,000 to 1,206 pounds per acre of a high-grade com- mercial fertilizer. Disc thoroughly to get rid of weeds and sod then culti- vate throughout the balance of the season, using a one-horse cultivator, in order to encourage a strong, vigorous growth—Geo. E. Starr. FENCE BUILDING. If a man buys a ham and the party that owned it before you had an un- derstanding with his neighbor to keep the left hand end of the fence in re— man can the neighbor compel me to do the same if I had no agreement to do so with the party I bought the farm from? Can I compel my neighbor to build his half of the fence in wire if I wish to keep pigs in it, as young as six weeks old?—A R. Thele is no law exaEctly defining a. legal fence, other than that it shall be fifty-two inches high and constructed in such a way and of such material as to turn the stock usually kept on farms. There is no decision as to the duty to provide fence to turn small pigs. It is believed that the division made and carried out by the adjoining owners would operate for or against one succeeding to the title of one side. of the line—Rood. ALFALFA ON JACK-PINE LAND. How would alfalfa g1ow on Jack- pine land? The1e is a little corner on my place I would like to seed to alfalfa if it would grow. It is sandy on to f01 about a foot, then it is a gxave for about a foot and one-half, then sand again. —-R. True Jack-pine land is usually so infertile that it is very difficult to se- cure a successful stand of alfalfa on such land. I have, however, seen good fields growing on very light blow sand where proper methods of planting were followed. On such land as you describe, would suggest the addition of two tons per acre of finely ground limestone and 300 pounds of acid phosphate or com- plete fertilizer. A top-dressing of ma- nure, even though only lightly made, will be effective in holding moisture and giving alfalfa a start.‘ Prepare land by thoroughly discing or plow to shallow depth. Roll firmly with roller or cultipacker. Plant Grimm alfalfa in May or early June, using ten pounds per acre with one peck of buckwheat as a companion crop. Once a piece of alfalfa is establish- ed on light land great improvement in the soil can be expected, so that bet- ter yields of potatoes and rye will fol- low when the sod is broken—J. F. Cox. DAMAGES FOR AUTO ACCIDENT. Can I collect damages from a per son who ran into my car about three months ago, in snowy weather? He was coming twice as fast as I was, there being a slight curve on the road which obstructed my View of him in time to get my entile car off the road. He hadO plenty of lOOIIl to stop his car. If the party was in any way neg— ligent and his negligenCe in any way contributed to the injury, he cannot recover. It is a question of fact as to whether he had control of his car. was driving carefully, etc. Head-on cases usually involve the question of contributory negligence by plaintifl. to Compare with Ward's “We have been dealing with you for more than ten years and our deal- inzs have amays been satisfactofland pleasant. 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Simply dip this creamy-smooth paste out of the jar or can; add water; stir—and you have a perfect mixture that Kills hugs—controls diseasi2—improves foliage Hasdt,¢ream— ‘ lihcform‘uar- naked I!” 27 years a man- ufacturing ox- ”runes. Still easier to use I —Still more effective .’ sprays, mistlike, , through finest nozzles. And Pyrex is economical: use; goes far; sticks like paint, and does three things at once. It is both an insecticide and a fungi- cide. Thirdly, Pyrox im- proves foliage. for the home gardener and truck farmer. drums and barrels. ers everywhere. Bowker Chemical Co.‘ 40 West Street, New York City Manufacturers also of BOWKER'S Arsenate of Lead; Calcide (high— m'ade calc Bordeaux Arsenate; Copper-Lime Duct. Handy to Ideal also Jars, cans, Deal- mm arsenate); Bordeaux; Lime Sulphur; For potatoes, vegetables, small fruits and flowers “Friend” Crop Sprayers Write at once for Catalog T 25 showing the latest and best equipment in beth traction and power outfits for all potato field and . ‘ vegetable spraying; for all Nozzle booms . Name chases of work. this paper. P “Friend” Mtg. 00., Gasport, N. Y. BEE. HIVES Si‘t'llUll boxes, 111ml) foundation,‘ smokers, (‘11-. l'lvcrvthing for the! ["65 invludinr lx~g11111115'(1utflts.1 '10:; 1112-1111111 11111-0 paid for beeswax. ‘ Send 101 51111111} iatalog. 1 Berry Baskets and? Crates We carry a high grade wood basket. and the wax lined paper basket. Send for price list. 1 in quote spot 1111 prices on luii, 11 11111115. M. H. HUNT & SON, Box 525 Lansing, Mich. IVS“! NEBRWBNS WITH your engine or motor, a Myers Self-Lubricating Pump Jack gives you plenty of water all the time. Easily attached to any ‘ windmill pump without disturbing umporpipes. Several styles All have heavy machine cut ears steel shutting and pins an steel side arms imp la and rugged. they stand years pof hard use. Each one hears the Myers stsmpo! quality. Itisamark of better service in Pumps Pump Jacks Hay Tools and Door Han ers. Your dealer wil show you, orwritodirect. ml. I. Inn to. o. 29% Chlarclb site I 111‘ 1.1.... L; ..... Weeds Lower Productivity 25 Per Cent- That’s the estimated loss in crops due to weed growth on the average farm. This leak can be stopped by the consistent use of the JOHN DEERE Syracuse Quack Grass Destroyer You not only turn that 25 % loss into profits, but you make the finest kind of a seed bed with this weed destroyer. “It’s the diggin’- est machine I ever saw,” said a farmer after watching it work. The sharp teeth of high-carbon steel penetrate deeply, bringing the underground weed stems to the surface, and pulverizing the soil so that it retains moisture and promotes rapid germination and growth. Use this tool for a clean, productive field. Write for literature. Address John Deere, Molina, 111., and ask for [older 01-! 622. "i ‘ {IT-'1‘”? 1:114] FERF (This is a. continuation of the article on spraying by Mr. Dutton, which ap- eared in our issue of March 28.— ' ditors). It might be well to consider just of the lime-sulphur used in the work just discussed were weaker than stand- ard on one hand, and stronger than standard on the other. We have here (Table 2) lime—sulphur of moderate strength as compared with the others and it also happens to be our old standard 01'114-50, or as sometimes calledgl to 40. The dosage or appli- cation was also moderate when com- pared with the applications listed in table one. It should be made clear here, however, that this moderate ap- plication was a very complete and thorough covering. This would mean Material Dry-mix L S in pink and perpink. .,. . Dry- -mix all season ........ Check Hm Srmng saw u" be Um! to 15v Mm; Eflmt! [By W C. Button where dry-mix was used all seasonf now another treatment. The strengths Lime-sulphur, 114 gal. in 50. . . . . . . . . . Lime-sulphui plus Kayso . . . . . . . . . . . . Lime-s ulphur plus lime ...... . . . . . . . Dry-mix is rather difficult to mix and strain unless proper equipment is available and it requires very thor- ough agitation from the moment it goes into he tank until it is all spray- ed out. his combination schedule of lime-sulphur and dry-mix is known to have 'given satisfactory results in some orchards in Michigan this year but it is very evident that it cannot be counted on under all conditions. I have given you a. lot of figures and facts that probably have done nothing much but to get you all mixed up, and I haven’t even hinted at an an- swer to the question, “What is the best material for spraying apples ?” I confessed in the beginning that I could not give you the answer to the ques- tion and I still feel that way, but I do Tad/e 2—— Comparative Text of Materials Ratio of Scab Active Cent Russet, Per Cent. Mgt/erial Light Medium Heavy s 0 3% 2 25 7 0 31/3 5 5 0 0 . . . 16 12 O 0 . . . 28 7 O O . . . 100 1 0 0 then, that the “heavy” application in table one was an over-application. The ratio of active material was 31-3}. Com- pare this with similar ratios in table one. Item four, with a ratio of two, had eight per cent scab and twelve per cent russet. Number three, with ratio of three, had five per cent scab and thi1teen pe1 cent 1usset. Numbe1 fixe, with a latio of tour, had three pei cent scab and twenty-seven p91 cent lusset. The modeiate application of a medium strength lime-sulphur with a ratio of BM; gave results very consistent; with these when we con— sider both scab and russet. This means then, that a good thorough application of lime-sulphur of moderate strength is better than an excessive application of weak, 01‘ a light application of strong lime—sulphur. We may go 011 110w to consider the other work shown in Table 2. Several materials or mixtures were used with the standard application of standard strength lime—sulphur as a basis for comparison. The value and desirabil— ity of these materials may be stated in general as follows: The addition of casein spreader did not increase the fungicidal value of lime-sulphur since a thorough application at that strength was effective without, the spreader. it did, however, increase foliage injury and russeting 10 a serious degree. Just. what. would happen if used with weak— er lime-sulphur. 1 cannot say. The use of the spreader makes mixing a little more tedious but does not cause any mechanical complications if prop- erly mixed. The addition of excess lime to lime— sulphur had little effect on the control of scab and 011 foliage injury, but it, did not decrease the amount of russet. In other words, the finish was better. The combination presents certain dif- ficulties in mixing and it is also very hard to keep in suspension and wears badly on valve seats and nozzle discs. The dry—mix, which is a mixture of sulphur, hydrated lime, calcium case- inate, (or casein spreader), when used for all applications gave, very poor scab control, but the finish of the fruit was excellent and there was very lit- tle foliage injury. A combination schedule, where lime-sulphur was used for the prepink and pink, and dry-mix for the later sprays gave slightly bet- ter, but still unsatisfactory scab con- trol. The foliage was excellent, but the finish was not quite so good as think we have before us some facts which bring out some of the good and bad points of the different materials. I have selected six items from the lists in tables one and two, and want to bring out just what may be expect- ed from their use. I want you to keep in mind the “set of specifications,” and particularly the last three items on that list: Foliage injury, finish and scab control. Earlier in this report I set forth some questions that needed answers. Some of them have been answered, but I am going to repeat the answers to some of them now so as to sum- mariZe what we have been talking about 1. Will weaker lime-sulphur or weak— er Bordeaux control scab? With equal applications, the strong material al- ways gave better control. The grow— cr who sprays heavily may safely con~ sider a slight reduction in strength but it would be suicidal for the man who does not, spray thoroughly to do this. 2. Will these weaker strengths cause less foliage injury and produce better finish? Yes, but only with the danger of poor scab control. 3. Can we sp1ay too heavily? Yes, if the mate1ial is 811011;; enough we gain nothing in scab (:011t1ol and lose heavily in finish and foliage injury. 4. Should we use a small amount of strong material, a reasonable amount of medium strength material, 01' a. large amount, of weak material? we should expect best results from a thor- ough application of medium strength material. Recommendations. After answering these questions, there remains only one thing for me to do, and that is to make some defi- nite recommendation. It is this: For average conditions and the average grower use lime—sulphur solution at the rate of one and a quarter gallons to fifty. For the grower who doesn’t like lime-sulphur, I would sugegst 4—8~ 100 Bordeaux. SENATE PASSES LELAND BILL. Y a unanimous vote of twenty-nine to nothing, the senate passed the Leland bill which makes the federal potato grades compulsory in Michigan. Committee amendments made provis- ion for the direct sale of ungraded po- tatoes from the producer to consum- . ers and grocers. \ "r LANS are. completed for a high? powdered dairy and alfalfa cam- paign in Oceans. county during the week of April 13-17. A total of thirty barn meetings will be held by two teams consisting of a dairy specialist and an alfalfa specialist from the ex- tension department of the Agricultural 'College. County Agent Hemstreet is, the chief strategist and executor of the plans. MOWING MACHINE WEARS THE FASTEST. I DECLARE that no other farm im- plement seems to wear out so fast as does the mowing machine. This is due, no doubt, to the comparatively high speed of the mower. Because of this we give it special attention, tak- ing care that all bearings are kept rea- sonably tight, worn bolts and parts are replaced and nuts tightened. The guards often become bent or the cut- ting edges badly jammed, while sec- tions in the knives occasionally get loose and frequently bad niches occur in them, which increases the danger of further breakage, makes clogging eas- ier and requires more horse flesh to keep it going—Sam Dickinson. KEEPING POTATOES GOOD. ETTING acquainted with better potato seed is teaching us farmers a good lesson. We were always con- vinced that it was natural for potatoes to run out. After growing one kind for several years we then discarded it for some other kind. But with this new certified seed we have had to change our minds about this question of “running out.” Now, we know they decline in value, not by some inherent tendency, but because of certain per- sistent potato diseases. If these dis- eases are controlled the crop can be improved. The men who grow certi- fied seed are' giving attention to the sanitation of their fieldsand are get- ting healthy crops. Through them we can expect to grow better potatoes.— Guy Brown. MAKES FDR BETTER FARMING. VER in Clinton county a young farmer, named Sidney Brown, has arrived at the conclusion that book keeping is essential to good farming. He says it takes comparatively little time to keep the necessary records. In fact, the time spent on this work “pays me better than the time spent at any of the operations on the farm," says this progressive tiller of the soil. “The figures enable me to know where I am at, and, what is more important, they tell me how best to plan for the fu- ture. It is the long look ahead that is most valuable to us farmers. We can- not get that unless we have definite information on which to base our con- clusions. I would advise the young men who are starting the farming game to acquaint themselves with some simple method of keeping finan— cial records of the business.” WATC H ES TOOLS CLOSELY. HEN using my tools I take pains to know any parts wanted and any repairing that may be needed. This enables me to go about the mat- ter of repairing them at this season of the year intelligently. When I am through with each implement I know it is ready to hitch the team or horse ' on and go to work without trouble. Farmers who are in the habit of keep- ing their tools in any old shape, little realize the saving of time and patience in having this trouble all taken care of before the fields call us.—L. Wit- ting. Blow up the stumps and stones, or you are likely to blow up when the plow hits one. ' AMcCormic'k—D CHECK ROW When you plant your corn you plan for the greatest possible yield. To get this you must use every available foot of land. You must grow a full 121']! everywhere at hi1] is supposed to grow. If your corn planter has passed its most useful days, you cannot do this. Missed DRILL o hills can easily cost you several hundred bushels each year. Right now the McCormick-Deering dealer in your community is ready to show you new, dependable McCormick-Deering Planters that will help you avoid losses from missed hills; Features: variable drop; edge, flat, or full hill drop plates; automatic markers, power hill drop; all standard widths; fertilizer attachments; and pea and bean attachments. One of these planters can easily pay for itself this year out of the money it saves. I —-—<” has». r. v... VII/"" A—A McCormick — Deering Cultivators STYLES AND‘ EQUIPMENT FOR EVERY KIND OF ROW CROP Never before has the value of the two-row cultivator been so evident. used, yet the farming job must be done better than ever. You can do this with a two-row cultivator. If you wish, you can go over the corn an extra time or two, yet your labor cost will be considerably less than your usual cultivation with a one—row cultivator. In fact, the points in favor of two-row cultivation are so numer- ous that you will surely wish to talk to your local McCormick-Deering dealer about the light-running, easy-to-handle McCormick-Deering two-row Cultivators. Ask him also about McCormick-Deering one-row .-,-\ corn cultivator. Let the tools in the McCormick-Deering line help you. INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER COMPANY 606 So. Michigan Ave. 93 Branch IIouses in the U. 8.; the following in Jilichigan Farmer territory— Detroit, Grand Rapids, of America (Incorporated) Green Bay, Jackson, Saginaw. HILL DROP DRILL This year every short cut must be Chicago, Ill. Write for my free Guide Books. "How to Obtain a Patent” and "Invention and Industry" and "Record of Invention" blank before disclosing inven- tions. Send model or sketch of your invention for in— struction. Promptness assured. No charge for above information. Clarence A. O'Brien. Registered Patent Lawyer. 659-A Security Bank Building, directly arross street from Patent Office. Walhinoton, D. C PULVERIZED LIMESTONE Finely Pulverized High Calcium Limestone, either in bulk or bags. Highest grade sold in Michigan. Campbell Stone Co., Indian River, Mich Mention The Michigan Farmer When Writing Advertisers BuyIt—TryIt—Note the Difference YEAR after year in the springtime, thousands of housewives have made their year’s supply of homemade soap with Lewis’ Lye, the famous soapmaker. Lewis’ Lye is packed in the safety friction top can, with the same merits which have won to it millions of soapmakers for half a For cleaning: Dairy utensils Poultry houses Garages Hog houses Outside toilets and t 50 other uses cen ury Insist on Lewis’ Lye. It will give you the utmost in value and satisfaction. If you haven’t a copy of “The Truth About A Lye” mail this ad for it to-day. Your neighborhood grocer who aims to give service will be pleased to order Lewis’ Lye for you. Pennsylvania Salt Mfg. Co. Dept. 0 Philadelphia, Pa. WHERE FARMING PAYS Five fine old plantations in one of the moat fertile sections of Georgia have been cut up into small farms and attractive buildings erected. Competent County Agent Will advise settlers as to farming and market- ing. Improved roads, good Schools and many advan- tages of a progressive community. Level or rolling land. Good sandy loam soil. All general crops do well. truck and fruit crops make big returns. Dairying pays well on ninemonths pasture and winter feed crops. Delightful climate, mild winters, pleasant summers, healthful lo- cation. plenty of rainfall. prices and easy terms. it in few years. Write to W. E. Price, General Immigration Agent. SOUTHERN RAILWAY. Washington, D. 0.. Room 650. for full information about How to Make Money on Southern Farms. Farms for sale at low l’roflts from farm will pay for rv F s. (flu in? , '7 ‘ (1.1“.s :" - wit; ( , Bar}, “If: .I‘ ""1"“ ‘, I“. BARGAIN BOOK Write for my new cut rice eats! ,_ ire, Plint- or , - _ SAVE A LOT OF MONEY My Factory-To—Fann Freight Paid Plan saves you fully 1-3. Bend for catalog t and see for yo money “‘33: $3va FENCE 8: WIRE C0. .‘ Dept. 2801 Cleveland. 0M0 ; .. Frank S. Edwards, R 1, Camden, Mich., says: - "Saved 15c to 20¢ a Rod.” Cut your own fence costs. Buy direct from us at Lowest Fac- tory Prices. We Pay the Fret Write for Free Cataio of Farm, Poul ry, Lawn Fence, Barbed ire. Gates, Posts. KITSELMAN 8803., Dept. 913 MUNCIE, mo. America’s Oldest Fence manufactures: .L . extra flexing strain. The way these thin-wall Gum-Dipped Balloons resist rut wear and punctures is truly remarkable. Take advantage of the comfort, safety and economy See the nearest Firestone Dealer who will apply Gum- Dipped Balloons at low cost, with an allowance for your old tires. MOST MILES PER DOLLAR Firestone AMERICANS SHOULD PRODUCE THEIR own RUBBER mm of Full-Size Balloons. Save You Money Gum- Dipping means real tire economy. This special Firestone process-the very foundation of Balloon tire success-«insulates every fibre of every cord with rubber-giving extra strength to withstand the STRAWBERRY PLANTS 2P0 300 150 Senator Dunlap, 150 Warflelds PAID HAMPTON &SON. R. 6. Bangor. Mich. FOR INFORMATION 819 PRICES WRITE 'l'O NILES IRON 8. STEEL ROOFING C0.NIL55~0. Klutch holds 1False Teethltight Klunh founs an adlusivo cushion between the plate and gums: holds the plate so snug that it can’t rock. can't drop. can’t chafe. can’t be "played with" and not a seed can get under it. You can eat, talk, laugh or sing just as well as you ever did with your natural teeth. A box of Kiutch is three months of joy. Post— paid 60 (its: 2 boxes $1.00. (Send $1.00 bill at our risk). Use a. whole box. If not more than satisfied all your money back. HART & CO., Box 5026 - Elmira, N.Y. 2' flimmwmvmmmmmlfi l" A Seed This picture—made from an ac- tual photograph—shows a per- fect seed made in one trip across the field with the disc barrow and Famous OHIO Pulverizer. Both tools were pulled at once Write for free book “Foundation of Farming”: The Ohio Cultivator Co., Bellevue, Ohio OhioniohIOhlohiohIOhlohaOhgon, d in One Operation Irv/W“. l .‘ with the tractor, but each can be pulled separately by a team. This pulverizer crushes all lumps, firms out the air spaces, and leaves the surface fine and mellow. No other tool can do all of these things. n»so«Jo-so-ao-ao—-:ro-o:o-:ro-.:o-:o-so- .P“ \J named, are the subjects farms are thrashed out every of the Michigan Agricultural College, or Professors Eck es, of Minnesota, Erf, of Ohio, Kildee, of Iowa, or Hugh G. Van Pelt, of Iowa, in the daily pro- gram of the Blue Valley Creamery In- . stitute’s National- Radio Farm School, broadcasted over WMAQ, Chicago, and WHK, Cleveland, at one” o’clock every , noon, every day except Saturday and Sunday. Hog production, poultry rais~ ing, dairying, alfalfa and soy-beans. questions and answers, in the order discussed from Monday to Friday. Professor Evvard, of Iowa, covers hog subjects on Monday. Professor Phillips, of Purdue, has charge of the Tuesday “Poultry Day” program. COLLEGE RADIO GETS A LARGE AUDIENCE. ETWEEN 500 and 600 Michigan farmers are attending school each night over their radio sets since the Michigan Agricultural College radio station, WKAR inaugurated a series of two weeks courses in farm subjects. Professor Megee, department, who has the programs in charge, states that these 500 represent only those who are officially enrolled to receive the printed lectures and to qualify for examination for diplomas at the completion of each course, and he estimates from the amount of cor- respOndence received from rural list- eners, that upward of 100,000 farmers in Michigan and adjoining states are taking advantage of this novel means of instruction. The courses are broadcast each week day night from 7:15 to 8.00 east- ern standard time on a wave length of 285 meters and any farmer may reg— ister for one or all of the schools. Two week short courses have just been completed in agricultural en- gineering, soils and farm crops, and a. course in home gardening will fol- low shortly. The extension schools will end about May 1 with a home- maker’s school. GUARD THE MANURE PILE. (Continued from page 495). The kind of bedding used is also an important factor in the composition of the manure as it is taken from the stalls. Straw is most generally used. Oat straw is better because it contains more plant food than the other straws. When straw is not available other materials may be used, such as corn stover, muck, shavings or sawdust. The two latter materials are not as good as straw because they are slower in decomposing and liberating the plant food. Some form of bedding should be used, however, to conserve the liquid manure which is a valuable part of the manure. About thirty-five per cent of the nitrogen and fifty-five per cent of the potash is in the liquid manure. Liquid manure only contains a. tract of phosphoric acid. The value of manure is dependent 011 the crop increase it will produce. This will vary according ot the type of soil, and the system of soil man- agement as well as the actual com- position ot' the. manure. Based on the prices of nitrogen, phosphoric acid, and potash in commercial fertilizers, manure is worth about $2.10 per ton. The value of the increase in crop pro- duction may be more or it may be less, but it should all be saved and used. ‘ Just because the, supply of manure is low is no reason to worry over the future crop production. By conserv- ing what manure there is on the farm, by using leguminous green manuring crops, and by the proper use of com- ‘ mercial fertilizers, crop production can ‘ 'be maintained or profit. increased with DAIRY problems on the diversified“ Wednesday by Professor 0. 0. Reed,._ of the farm crops , -—-Kills ’em all. Strong enough in arsenic oxide and high enough in copper content to act quickly, yet is safe—Jeeves foliage bright and green. Sticks tight. For speedy, sure and lasting results,use PBK "We“ m5” DOUBLE PROTECTION 50 rth ceded! 01" fibacc: 01-111) 11kg. 6161:. uid'e e11 teatime on- Onl one I5— ysvlio e acre 0 true dorsemgtsngrite Dept. Mum a We; Pam and Varnish Makers Since 1849 P’HILADELPHIi kl 1! New York Pi ttslmrzh oston 0a on ta. 11A h 'lle Deuce resnBo Los Angeles Atlan s legdust ouston Jhcgonville Savmnah‘ flucas "Purposely Made farm Every Purpose” Pans Green Dry Lime Sulfur Calcium Amnate Arsenate of Lead Box-do Mixture Bordo-Arsenate Traction Sprayer Does the biggest, most necessary job in crop raising. Insures investment in crops and increases yield from 50 to 200 per cent. Eliminates bugs, mold and blight. Quickly sprays potatoes, tomatoes, garden truck, cabbage, . cucumbers, pickles, tobacco, beans, sugar beets, celery, etc. ' The Eureka has I , 2 or 3 nozzles per row and 4, 6' or more rows per boom. Wheels adjustable to various width . rows. 60 to 100 gal. tanks with double or triple action pumps. May be equipped for spraying orchards and bushes. In stock near you. Write to day for catalogue on Eureka Sprayers and Potato Machmes Eureka Mower Co. Box 1408 Utica.N.Y. Hooves. Coughs. condition. or. onus. Most to! cost. .»‘ _ . Two cons satisfactory to: 5.. "59 Heaven or money back $1. 29 pet can. Dealers or by mail. The Newton Romeo") Co. Toledo. 0M.- Ciaer Presses MAKE M ORE MONEY out of Seconds and Culls by converting them into good rich cider. Farquhar Hydraulic Cider Presses are built heavier and stronger and exert great- er pressure,thercforc get more and rich- cr cider. Built for rapid work and clean pressing —sizcs from 4-0 to 400 barrels per day. They are easily installed, occupy little space and maybe operated with average labor and farm power. Small investment and good profits. Full Una of elder Mlll Accessorles AMB. Farquhar Co., Limited Boguz York, P... .Mw.v ~ .. ‘ Irv 11/. . er’s Surprise.” NOTICED in your issue of March 7, a. quotation from a writer in an article entitled, “‘A Crop Improv- - This referred to the hill selection of potatoes, vs. the use of what would be considered “show potatoes,” and that the perfect type potatoes harvested in 1923 when plant- ed in comparison with the hill select stock in 1924 that these choice tubers selected . at random, gave a much greater yield and better quality of .potatoes than wassecured from the hill selected seed. This occurrence would, I believe, he considered the exception rather than the general rule and would depend on the source of seed from which the show potatoes were selected. If the crop from which these potatoes were selected were free from the degener- ate diseases and came from a high- yielding strain, the chances are that the above results could be secured, but if the original seed grower of po- tatoes generally followed this plan it is doubtful if the present improve- ment within varieties which is refer- red to as strains of Rurals, Cobblers, etc., could have been accomplished. ‘The occurrence of bud mutations in potatoes is now generally believed. The occurrence and frequency of this change from parent to offspring is a matter of opinion. Numerous investi- gations have been made on the im- provement of potatoes by means of tuber and hill selection. It is now agreed that tuber or hill selection of potatoes is a process of isolation or «separation of various strains which go to make up a variety. Although the potato plant is very susceptible‘ to en— vironmental conditions yet, the prod— not of two closely similar tubers when grown under the same conditions will produce yields which will differ widely. At the Upper Peninsula Experiment Station, Chatham, in 1924 first-year selections of hill units of the Russet Rural variety varied as much as 164 bushels per acre. Strains that have been selected for three years, the poor- er yielding ones being eliminated each year, still showed a difference in yield of the Irish Cobbler variety of eighty- vsix bushels per acre. In 1916 in Marquette county, a dem- onstration was conducted in coopera— tion with L. R. Walker, county agri- cultural agent and the accompanying picture of the product of individual tubers selected from show stock shows what sometimes happens when seed is selected from type alone. These three piles of potatoes are the product each of an eight-ounce potato cut into four pieces, as you would quarter an apple, and planted each by itself in four consecutive hills and harvested accordingly. The history of these po- tatoes was not known and like results might be expected from any selection where the health, vigor and produc- tivity of the parent plant was not known—J. W. Weston. FARM BOYS TAKE INTEREST IN CLUB WORK. HE club members of the Iron coun- ty rural schools will hold an “achievement day” this spring. Prizes will be forthcoming to the winners. There are over 600 boys and girls en— rolled in the rural clubs of Iron coun- ty, it is reported by the county club leader. This is an increase of about 525 in the year. There has been a large increase in the number of clubs formed and the interest felt in their ‘ work. for Car Value You Are Behind 1 121/2-inch Wheelbase Five Passengers theTimes Without 4-Wheel Brakes THE SPECIAL SIX SEDAN«-’$1225 F.O. B. 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Ask your lumber dealer or write us direct be- fore you buy your spring roofing requirements. H. M. Reynolds Shingle Company “Originator of the Asphalt Shingle ” Grand Rapids, - - - - - Michigan. ASHES FOR CLOVERLAND FARM- sas. ' 8 recently reported .in these col- ' umns that an Ontonagon pulp mill was furnishing free waste lime to local farmers as an aid to local agri- culture. Now we hear that a lumber company at Hermansville is prepared” to furnish its hardwood ashes to local farmers at a nominal charge of fifty cents per load for the cost of hand- ling. These ashes are delivered from a chute without shoveling being re- quired. Wood ashes are very valuable to correct the acidity of our soils—a common condition here. Analyses show that wood ashes con- tain 2.5 per cent of phosphoric acid, four per cent of potash, and fifty per cent of calcium carbonate. The con- cern has installed an ash hopper and is saving and storing all hardwood ashes for fertilizer purposes. WHAT CAN BEAT THIS? M ENOMINEE county hens are am- bitious. The county agent reports that one of these birds recently pro» duced an egg whose two circumfer- ences were 6.5 and 8.33 inches respec- tively. a FARM VALUES INCREASE RAPIDLY. HE census returns for Gogebic county indicate that in 1900 the farms of that county had a valuation ,of about $800,000; of $2,950,286 in 11920, and $3,500,000 approximately on iJanuary 1, 1925. ‘5 In 1900 there were eighty farms in :Gogebic county, in 1920, 528, and in E1925, 841 farms. In 1920 the valuation of all property per farm was $5,588 on ithe average. At present there is an investment in farms, cattle, farm build- spected as any tire regardless of price. back if you are not satisfied. Riverside 0%ng Tlre S lUBES You Can’t Buy Better Quality SO Why Pay More? that have gone We want to sell you a Riverside Tire on the basis of high quality. We say to you that at Riverside Tire will do all any other tire can do. They are guaranteed to run 10,000 miles on your car. They often go 18,000 miles. What more can any other tire do ? So why pay more? Built to Our Order To Equal the Best Satisfactory service and long mileage are built into River- side Tires at the factory under our supervision. They cost as . much to make, contain as much or more good live rubber, just as strong fabric, and are as carefully made and in- Compare Riverside Tires Only with the Best Standard Tires Riverside Tires are not to be compared for a moment with tires made lighter and smaller on purpose to sell for a little less or a little more than our tires. They are to be compared only with the best standard makes of superior quality. Riversides are the safe tires for you to use. Big heavy blocks of live rubber and extra thick side studs and husky ribs grab the slippery roads and are your greatest protection against skidding. Order at Our Risk Our 53-year old guarantee protects you. Your money If you have not received your copy of our Auto Sup- ply Cataloguc, just drop us a postcard requesting one. Please send me two more Riverside Cords. I have two 6,000 miles and they look like they had been run only 1,000 miles. Here— after nothing but Riverside: for me. William Sale, Cloquct, Minn. Have used a pair of Riverside Cords for a year, over 10,000 miles, and they are still good. Other cords put on at the same time_are gone. Mr. M.A. Smith, Sioux Falls,S.D. I have a Riverside Tire that has been on my car three years and seven months. Two of my neighbors are now using River- sides after seeing thesplendidservice they gave me. J. R. Johnson. Ping/rec. N. D. zsususnin 1872 tgomery ¥ ard 8C0.— The Oldest Mail Order House is Today the Most Progressive Portland. Ore. St. Paul Chicago Kansas City Onklnnd. Calif. Fort Worth L tugs. etc., of $4,697,588, while the an- nual farm income is approximately 3672.800. ‘Of the total area of the coun'ty-725,120 acres, only 40,000 to 50,000 acres are us for agricultural purposes and less than half of this is developed. _ Three acres per cow are required to produce feed for the whole year, while Gogebic county farmers are by no means producing as~ much hay and feed as is required within the county, ~~and the same statement applies to poultry and eggs. There is plenty of room for agricultural expansion, the figures disclose. ' PRISON HERD HAS HIGHEST PRODUCTION. HE dairy herd at the Branch State Prison, Marquette, topped the herds of the Upper Peninsula in Feb- ruary.“ This herd of eighteen pure—bred and grade Holsteins averaged 1,556 pounds of milk and 50.9 pounds of fat. The high record in the two-year-old class was made by a Menominee coun— ty cow, whose output was 1,215 pounds of milk and 53.4 pounds of butter-fat. Menominee county made high placo in the mature class with a cow which produced 1,553 pounds of milk and 85.4 pounds of fat. Menominee led also in the four-year—old class. LAN D-CLEARING SCHOOLS. HE M. A. C. extension service will conduct land-clearing demonstra tion schools in Menominee county, May 6 to 19. The first day of each school will be devoted to blasting and clearing of debris and the secoud day to fitting the land for seeding. The M. A. C. Experiment Station at Chat- ham will provide the seed. War sal- vaged explosives and home—made clear~ ing machines will be employed in part. PYROTOL POPULAR. ONTONAGON county farmers have .1 received two cars of 40,000 pounds gof pyrotol, war salvaged explosive. Or- ders for a third car are being as i‘sembled. Pyrotol is costing these yt‘armers $9.00 per 100 pounds, 200 caps lgoing free with each order for 200 {pounds of explosive. Pyrotol runs iabout 300 sticks to 100 pounds and is fsaid to be worth, stick for stick, as Emuch as forty per cent dynamite. The it‘reight is pro-paid to station of deliv~ ery. In Dickinson county a local bank financed the purchase of a. car of py- rotol for resale to local farmers, who pay $8.60 for it. ! POULTRY PROVES REAL ASSET ON THIS FARM. j l l A DICKINSON county poultry farm recently yielded its owners a monthly profit of 4,36 to $180, the past winter, reports the county agent. This result was achieved from 326 hens fed and handled scientifically as one of the poultry demonstration farms maintained in this section. In Janu- ary the clear profit is reported to have been $189. The average feed cost of producing one dozen eggs per month is put at 16.7 cents. The total 326 hens laid 3,691 eggs in December, which cost $51.50 for feed. Exclusive of labor, total expenses for the month were $52.65, and the total earnings were $149.06. The hens are kept in a well ventilated house. This experi- ence corresponds somewhat to the re— port of County Agent McMillan. of Chippewa county, who found that prof- its have come this winter where at~ tention has been paid to proper feed- ing and ventilation, with the selection of good egg-laying strains. The light system gets the results. wu I \ ‘. Eliza Maria Mosher, M. D., of New York, celebrated Golden Jubilee of entry into medical practlce. 'Vada Watson, Kansas wheat girl, and bearer to President Cool- idge of a small sack of Kansas wheat, is seated on a‘model built 1n 1855, Of the first reaper which McCormick produced in 1831. Two adults 14 children, lost their home when this shanty was de- stroyed to prevent small pox. General View of Murphysboro, Illinois, after it had been swept by the most disastrous tornado in the country’s history. Two hun— dred deaths are recorded for this city alone. Charles B. Sornberger, left, swore in John Garibaldi Sargent, right, as new Attorney-General of the United States, at offices of the Department of Justice, Washington, I). C. This gigantic peacock float won first prize as the most beautifully decorated auto float in the carnival parade in Manila. Scout leaders. .m w— w w~rd~~ . Miss Edith Conant is conducting The battleship “RGDUISG” is being made ready college courses for National Girl for last lap of Prince of \Vales’ tour of the British Commonwealth of Nations. Thousands gathered on the sands of Palm Beach to stare at the flames which destroyed the huge Breakers Hotel. Scores of wealthy society people were rendered temporarily “homeless.” This new Italian monoplane, driven by two 400 horsepower mot- ors, and capable of carrying 4,500 lbs... will be tried out as a reg- ular commercml passenger plane between Rome and Brindisi. Copyrinht by Underwood 5 Underwood. Revlon N. the twelve years’ transition from . , taken on a certain authority and distinction. Now, at fifty-five, his hair was gray, relieving the too-ruddy color of his face. He talked almost without an accent; used the idiomatic Ameri- can speech he heard about the yards, where the Hempel packing plant was situated. Only his d’s were _likely to sound like t’s. The letter i had, a slightly ch sound. In the last few yeais he had grown very deaf in one e81, so that when you spoke- to him he looked at you intently. This had given him a reputation for keenness and great character insight, when it was ~merely the protective trick of a man‘ who does not want to confess that he is hard of hearing. He wore square-teed shoes with soft tips and square-cut gray clothes and a large gray hat with a chronically inadequate sweat-band. The square-cut boots were expensive, and the square-cut gray clothes and the large gray hat, but in them he always gave the effect of being dressed in the discarded gar- ments of a much larger man. Selina’s domain he surveyed with a keen and comprehensive eye. “You want to sell ‘2” “No.” “That’s’good.” (It was nearly goot as he said it). “Few years from now this land will be worth much money.” He had spent a. bare fifteen minutes taking shrewd valuation of the prop- erty from fields to barn, from barn to house. “Well, what do you want to do, eh, Selina?” They were seated in the cool and unexpectedly pleasing little parlor, with its old Dutch lustre set gleaming softly in the cabinet, its three rows of books, its air of comfort and usage. Dirk was in the yard with one of the Van Ruys boys, surveying the grays proprietorily. Jan was rooting in the fields. Selina clasped her hands tightly in her lap—those hands that, from much grubbing in the soil, had taken on something of the look of the gnarled things they tended. The nails were short, discolored, broken. The palms rough, calloused. The whole story of the last twelve years of Se- lina’s life was written in her two hands. “I want to stay here, and work the farm, and make it pay. I can. By next spring my asparagus is going to begin to bring in money. I’m not go~ ing to grow just the common garden stuff any more—not much anyway. I’m going to specialize in the fine things——the kind the South Water Street commission men want. I want to drain the low land. Tile it. That land hasn’t been used for years. It ought to be rich growing land by now, it once it’s properly drained. And I want Dirk to go to school. Good schools. I never want my son to go to the Haymarket. Never. Never.” Julie stirred with a little rustle and click of silk and beads. Her gentle amiability was vaguely alarmed by the iron quality of determination in the others’ tone. “Yes, but what about you, Selina?” “Me?” “Yes, of course. You talk as though you didn’t count. Your life. Things to make you happy.” "My life doesn’t count, except as something for Dirk to use. I’m done with anything else. Oh, I don’t mean that I’m discouraged, or disappointed in life, or anything like that. I mean I started out with the wrong idea. I know better now. I’m here to keep Dirk from making the mistakes I made.” Here Aug. Hempel, lounging largely in his chair and eyeing Selina intent— ly, turned his gaze, absently through the window to where the grays, a liv- ing equine statue, stood before the house. His tone was one of medita— tion, not of argument. “It don’t work out that way, seems. About mistakes it’s funny. You got to make your own; and not only that, if you try to keep butcher to packer Aug Hempel had . s 0 BIG... F... ‘ COPYRIGHT. 1924, DQHBLIDAY PAGE5 COMPANY people from making theirs they get mad.” He whistled softly through his teeth following this utterance and tap— ped the chair seat with his finger nails. “It’s beauty!” Selina said then, al- most passiOnately. Aug Hempel and Julie plainly could make nothing of this remark so she went on, eager, ex- planatory. “I used to think that if you wanted beauty—if you wanted it hard enough and hopefully enough—it came to you. You just waited, and lived your life as best you could, knowing that beauty might be just'around the corner. You just waited, and then it came.’ “Beauty!” exclaimed Julie, weakly. She stared at Selina in the evident be- lief that this work-worn haggard wom- an was bemoaning her lack of per- sonal pulchritude. “Yes. All the worth-while things in life. All mixed up. Rooms in candle- light. Leisure. Color. Travel. Books. MusiC. Pictures. People—all kinds of people. Work that you love. And growth—~growth and watching poeple grow. Feeling very strongly about things and then developing that feel- ing to—~to make something fine come of it.” The word self-expression was not in cant use then, and Selina hadn’t it to offer them. They would not have known what she meant if she had. She threw out her hands now in a futile gesture. “That’s what I mean by beauty. I want Dirk to have it.” Julie blinked and nodded with the Death spake to Life. Beneath my sceptre! Lo! Nor are these all. To that within the vail. Can wreck or whelf. Immortal. RESURGAM i By Ida M. Budd “i am thy master,” so with scornful boast “Behold thy subjects bow. whose are these now Who erst were thine—this prone, A few swift years, at most, And every breathing wight thou’st claimed the while Shall lay him dOWn to swell the funeral pile And in my triumph thou thyself be lost. Yea, thou and Love—mine enemies supreme— Shall even be as these thou seest here Chained in the silent halls of endless night; Your dull, dread slumber broken by no dream Of coming dawn; no morning shining clear; Naught but the worm and my corrodilng blight. Life heard, nor answer made, but went his way To a lone tomb deep in a garden’s shade, Where One, his Lord, the spoiler’s arm had laid. Love met him there and there together they Rolled from the door the heavy stone away And entering, sat them dOWn with reverence meet, One at the head, the other .at the feet; And when the mourners came at break of day, Seeking their dead, two angels there they found Who bade them haste to spread the word abroad That He was risen whom Death could bind no more. Thenceforward by the Christ, their Master, crowned, Hand clasped in hand, upon the hills of God Walk Life and Love together evermore. Hence my strong hope, sure, steadfast, undismayed, The anchor of my soul which entereth in No waves of sin Nor winds of doubt the frailest bark thus stayed Secure and unafraid I brave the moods of time’s e’er-changing sea. Tho’ Death o’erpower with seeming victory E’en Death must yield to Him who, dying, made My life imperishable and my love On, then, to the port I sail Which somewhere. waits to greet my eager ken. He is the God of life who reigns above, And, by His word whose word can never fail, I know the glad truth—l shall rise again. Courtesy Youth's Companion. wise amiable look of comprehension assumed by one who has understood no single word .of what has been said. August Hempel cleared his throat. “I guess I know what you’re driving at Selina, maybe. About Julie I felt just like that. She should have every- thing fine. I wanted her to have every- thing. And she did, too. Cried for the moon she had it.” “I never did have it Pa, any Such thingl” “Never cried for it, ‘I know of.” “For pity’s sake! ” pleaded Julie, the literal, “let’s stop talking and do some- thing. My goodness, anybody with a little money can have books and can- dies and travel around" and look at pictures, if that’s all. So let’s do something. Pa, you’ve probably got it all fixed in your mind long ago. It’s time we heard it. Here Selina was one of the most popular girls in Miss Fisher’s school, and lots of people thought her the prettiest. And now just look at her!” A flicker of the old flame leaped up in Selina. “Flatterer!” she murmured. Aug Hempel stood up. “If you think giving your whole life to making the boy happy is going to make him happy you ain’t so smart as I took you for. You go trying to live somebody else’s life for them.” “I’m not going to live his life for him. I want to show him how to live it so that he’ll get full value out of it." “Keeping him out of the Haymarket if the Haymarket’s the natural place mute, sightless host? ,—and pay it back. be. I’m out at the yards every do“): and out of the cattle pens, talking to the drovers and herders, mixing in with the buyers. I can tell the w ight of a hog and what he’s worth jus by a- look at him, and a steer, too. My son-in law, Michael Arnold sits up in the office all day in our plant dictat— ing letters. His clothes they never stink of the pens like mine do. . . Now I ain’t saying anything against him, Julie. But I bet my grandson Eugene”—-he repeated it, stressing the name so that you sensed his dislike of it—-—“Eugene, if he comesinto the bus- ines's at all when he grows up, won’t go within smelling distance of the yards. His office I bet will be in a. new oflice building on, say Madison Street, with a view of the lake. Life! You'll be hoggin’ it all yourself and not know it. ” “Don’t pay- any attention to him," Julie interposed. "He goes on like that. Did yards!” , August Hempel bit off: the end of a. cigar, was about to"'spit out the speck explosively, thought better of it and tucked it in his vest pocket. “I would not change places with Mike, not—” “Please don’t call him Mike, Pa.” “Michael, then. Not for ten million. And I need ten million right now.” “And I suppose,” retorted Selina spiritedly,,“that when your son-in-law, Michael Arnold is 'you age he’ll be telling Eugene how he roughed it in an office over at the yards in the old days. These will be the old days.” August Hempel laughed good hu- moredly. “That can be, Selina. That can be.” He chewed his cigar and settled to the business at hand. “You want to drain and tile. Plant high—grade stuff. You got to have a man on the place that knows what’s what, not this Rip Van W'inkle we saw in the cabbage field. New horses. A wagon.” His eyes narrowed specu— latively. Shrewd wrinkles radiated from their corners. “I betch we’ll see the day when you truck farmers will run into town with your stuff in big automobile wagons‘that will get you there in under an hour. It’s bound to come. The horse is doomed, that’s chust what.” Then, abruptly, “I will get you the horses, a bargain, at the yards.” He took out a long flat check book. He began writing in it with a pen that he took from his pocket—— some sort of marvelous pen that seem— ed already filled with ink and that you unscrewed at the top and then screwed at the bottom. He squinted through his cigar smoke, the check book propped on his knee. He tore off the check with a clean rip. “For a. starter," he said. He held it out to Selina. “There now!” exclaimed Julie, in triumphant satisfaction. That was more like it. Doing something. But Selina did not take the check. She sat very still in her chair, her hands folded. "That isn’t the regular way,.” she said. August Hempel was screwing the top on his fountain pen again. “Regular way? for what?” “I’m borrowing this money, not tak- ing it. Oh, yes, I am! I couldn’t get along without it. I realize that now, after yesterday. Yesterday! But in five years—seven—I’ll pay it back.” Then, at a half-uttered protest from Julie, “That’s the only way I’ll take it. It’s for Dirk. But I’m going to earn it I want a—-” she was being enormously businesslike, and unconsciously enjoying it——“a—an I. O. U. A promise to pay you back. just as—~so soon as I can. That’s bus. iness, isn’t it? And I’ll sign it?” “Sure,” said Aug Hempel, and un« screwed his fountain pen again. “Sure that’s business.” Very serious, he scribbled again, busily, on a piece of paper. A year later, when Selina had learned many things, among them that simple and compound interest on mon- ey loaned are not mere problems de- (Continued on page 511). c 1. vii-arm min About 1'; J'110'5C'IL Congo/cum By-t/w-Yanl No. X13. 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Older men .- schoolsteaching days, she went ‘ to this we to, prove in a later day when August Hempel between~ laughter and to be allowed to finish a, sentence was “You didn’t say one word about in- especially said he was a smart young terest, that day. Not a word. Whatra teller and would make his mark. This, little fool you must have thought me.” surprisingly enough, after a conversa- “Between friends,” protested August tion to which he had contributed not a. Hempel. word other than “Yes” or “No,” or But——“No,” Selina insisted. “Inter- “Perhaps you’re right, sir,” in the est.” ‘ proper places. “I guess I better start me a bank Selina thought constantly of Dirk’s pretty soon if you keep on so busi- future. A thousand other thoughts nesslike.” . might be racing through her mind dur- Ten years later he was actually the ing the day—plans for the farm, for controlling power in the Yards & the house—but always, over and above Rangers’ Bank. And Selina had that and through all these, like the steady original I. O. U. With its “Paid in Full. beat of a drum penetrating sharper Aug Hempel,” carefully tucked away and more urgent sounds—«was the in .the carved oak chest together with“thought of Dirk. He did well enough other keepsakes that she foolishly at high school. Not a brilliant stu- treasuredflridiculous scraps that no dent, nor even a very good one. But one but she would have understood or good enough, Average. And well valued—a small school slate such as liked. little children use-(the one on which It was during those careless years she had taught PEI‘VUS to figure and of Dirk’s boyhood between nine and parse); a dried‘bunch 0f trilliums; a fifteen that Selina changed the DeJong hustled and panniered wine-red cash- acres from a worn-out and down-at- mere dress, absurdly old-fashioned; a heel truck farm whose scant products letter telling about the Infanta Eulalie brought a Second-I-ate price in a sec- of Spain. and signed Julie Hempel ond-rate market to a prosperous and Arnold; a pair 0f men’s 01d side—boots blooming vegetable garden whose out- with mud caked 011 them; a crude put was sought a year in advance by sketch, almost obliterated now, done the South \Vater Street commission on a torn scrap 0f bl'OWD paper and merchants. DeJong asparagus with showing the Haymarket With the wag- firm white thick stalk bases tapering ODS vegetable—laden and the men gath- to a rich green streaked with lavender ered beneath the street-flares, and the at the tips. Dejong hothouse toma- patient farm horses—Roelf’s childish toes in February. plump, scarlet, juicy. sketch. You paid for a pound a sum Pervus Among this rubbish she rummaged had been glad to get for a bushel. periodically in the years that followed. (Continued next week). 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It isn’t worth two cents, the lot of it.” “Perhaps not,” Selina said, slowly. “Still, there'd be some money value, 1 suppose, in an early original signed sketch by Rodin.” “Rodin! You haven’t got a——” “No, but here’s one by Pool—~Roell’ Pool—signed. At a sale in New York last week one of his sketches—~not a finished thing at all—-just a rough Buy Tires Experienced in Farm Work drawing that he’d made of some fig- ‘ THE tire you can best rely on is the tire that has been ures in a group that went into the Doughboy statue—brought one thous—” “Oh, well, that—yes. But the rest‘ of the stuff you’ve got the~re~funny how people will treasure old stuff like that. Useless stuff. It isn't even beautiful.” “Beautiful!” said Selina, and shut the lid of the old chest. “Why, Dirk erirk! You don‘t even know what beauty is. You never will know.” Fisk Cord. 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He is not with them this time. We have seen these men‘ on the Mount of Trans- figuration, participating in a strange and unforgetable glory. Then, they were present, and the only disciples present, at the cure of the twelve-year- old daughter of Jairus, another scene never to be forgotten. agony, when the Savior of the world prayed unutterable words of distress, these three men were invited guests On the morning of the resurrection, thetWo, Peter and John, ran to the sepulchre. And now in this lesson we ‘find them again. Whenever . ble, it seems that these two are to- gether. They are more closely knit in friendship than is John with his own brother. ’ At the hour of prayer they are entering the temple. The word temple ought. to convey to our‘ minds ‘some- thing colossal in architecture, some- thing imposing, gorgeous, amazing.~ A man said to me the other day that the cathedral of St. John, the Divine, in New York is the most magnificent piece of architecture his eyes ever fell on. One can use almost any adjec- tives in describing these immense houses of worship. St. Paul’s in Lon- don, which English readers of this page have very likely seen, is another of these basilicas that exalt the imag- ination the moment one sees it. St. Peter’s in Rome is so vast that at first the visitor thinks he is still out of doors after he has entered. It is said that fifty thousand people can get into it. Its dome rises above the spectator like the sky. THE temple at Jerusalem at this time was, of course, not Solomon’s. That had been a glorious structure, a. product of religious zeal and a vast expenditure of wealth. But it had been swept away at the time of the Baby- lonian exile. Nor was it Zerubbabel’s temple. That had been a humble house of worship, erected when the walls and city were rebuilt, some four hun- dred years before. Just when it was razed we do not know, but perhaps when Herods’ temple was to be built. The temple which Peter and John were entering was the temple of Herod the Great, King of Judea. He was not a Jew but had built it partly to please his Jewish constituents and partly as a monument to himself. It was not completed at this time, although it had already been nearly half a cen- tury under construction (John 2:20). A few sentences from Stanley’s “His— tory of the Jewish Church” will be helpful. Quotation marks are omitted. Ten thousand skilled artisans worked on the building, among whom were a. thousand priests, dressed in workmen’s clothes. The undertaking was regard- ed as wholly sacred and it was said that God was ‘so pleased with the tem— ple dedicated to His worship that rain fell only during the night. The sacred part of the sanctuary was completed in eighteen months, the vast surroundings took eight years, and additions continued to be made for eighty lears longer. At the dedica— tion King Herod sacrificed three hun- dred oxen himself, and many more were offered by others. The saying was, “He who has not seen the build- ing of Herod has never seen a. beau- tiful thing.” There were several parts to the great building, which gave it its beauty and significance. ppici Our Weekly Sermon—By N. A. Mr Cum 'sides. longer than that of any English ca~ In the hour of possi— . . priests. The outer . at court had over its entrance an inscrip- tion in Greek and Latin, forbidding the approach of Gentiles The walls of this court were of white marble, and Corinthian pillars stood on two Its length 'was a hundred feet thedral. ,Within this outer court was the high wall which inclosed the tem- ple, with nine gateways and towers fifty feet high. The chief entrance to this was the Beautiful Gate, where the crippled man of this week’s lesson was placed. The gate beautiful was of bronze, but the other eight were of silver or gold. Eyery evening the beautiful gate was closed, as were the others. Twenty men were required to roll the heavy doors.‘ ,Within, was the .women’s ocurt, with ,thirteen treasur- ies on one side. Here Christ had seen the poor widow casting in her mite. Steps led up to the court of the There the worshipers might stand and Watch the slaughter of the animals for sacrifice, while on one side was the great council chamber. Beyond the court was the temple itself, the holy place and the holy of holies where none save the high priest was permitted to enter. It was said that when: the sun rose, the effect 'of thenlight as it struck the east side of the temple made one of the most daz- zling sights that the eye ever beheld. It was in surroundings like these that our cripple found himself. He had friends, for they laid him daily at the principal gate of the temple, where he would be, passed by hundreds, on some days thousands, of people. As beggars go, he had a good thing. Prob- ably he made more money as a cripple than he ever did afterward. But that would not change his feelings of glad- ness at his recovery. Health and strength are not to be balanced over against a little money. They are al- most everything. The ability to walk is something that some people would give millions for. No wonder the healed man walked, leaped and prais- ed God. THE description of the cure is pe- culiar to Luke. As said many times before, Luke was a doctor. He uses medical terms here not found elsewhere in the Bible. It was his “feet and ankle bones” that were heal- ed. And it is not an accident that the Christianity has brought with it the healing of the body. How many hos- pitals were there, prior to the Chris- tian era? As far as I have learned, none. How much skilled medical work was done for the poor and helpless? It is true that we no longer have cures by miracles. But many of the cures of surgery would, I think, have been accounted miraculous, had they occur- red at that time. What is a. miracle at one time is not at another. I heard, as many of the readers of the Michigan Farmer did, the President’s inaugural address on March 4, but I did not leave Michigan in order to do it. A miracle, if there is one in the modern world. Look at the healings by prevention. Read the life of Louis Pastuer, if you want something to stir sluggish brain cells and warm the heart. He did not invent germs, And with that went the possibility of stopping the fearful plagues and pesti- lences that had ravaged communities for thousands of years. The healing of the cripple was a. good chance for a. sermon, and Peter took advantage of it. Read it, Acts 111:12-26. It is short, and you won’t go to sleep. SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON FOR APRIL 12.- SUBJECT: ——The Cripple at the Beau- tiful Gate. Act ts 3. GOLDEN TEXT: -—I am Jehovah that healeth thee. ~—Exodus 15 26. but discovered themx .l. I WORTH FIVE DQLLARSEACH. being comforted by an old aunt who was sure that my boils were worth five dollars apiece. I would have sold them for less than five cents a dozen, however. Superstitions die hard. Here comes T. S., of Petoskey, Y EARS and years ago I remember ' asking me if it is true that boils take the impurities out of the blood, and therefore are.worth a small fortune. No! It is decidedly untrue. Boils are an infection of the skin due to the activity of a pus germ. They are so contagious that if you wear the hat of a man who has boils on his head, you may develop cranial bumps of your own. They attack us with great- er vigor and work more damage when our resisting force is low. When we have a. "crop of boils” it means that a. large skin surface is infected and the boils spread from one place to... another. I do not recommend cream of tartar, sulphur, or any of the ”blood purifiers” as a cure for boils, though it is true that there are certain select cases in which sulphur is much help. Look to your diet. Be sure that you eat a goor supply of green vegetables, drink plenty of water, and refrain from rich foods, such as sweetls, fats, creams, and so forth. Have all of your cloth— ing sterilized to make sure that you 7‘3"? ea. 'I- ! -.Dr: I. Hit-rug» _ - ...., ‘ (so—- are not reinfecting‘ yourself. ‘Get long hours of sleep in the fresh air. Build up in every conceivable way. Some-~ times a doctor can prepare an “auto- genous vaccine” that will conquer a stubborn case. SURGICAL OPERATION IS SOME- TIMES NECESSARY. Is there any cure for a bunion short of a surgical operation?——J. K. It depend-s upon the condition of the tissues. If the bunion has persisted so long that there are serious changes in the structure of the joint a surgical operation is the best procedure. But early cases can generally be relieved or cured by the use of a rubber pad known as a “bunion reducer” which most good shoe stores have for sale. Of course, this must be combined with a resort to well—fitting, easy shoes. FREQUENT VOM ITINGS. My son is twenty—three years old. Is sick at stomach as often as every two or three months. Vomits green gall for three days, which leaves him very weak. What can be the cause? ~*Anxious. No doubt a liver complication. It may be catarrh of bile ducts or some other serious disturbance. Let him try dieting, cutting fats and sweets to the minimum. ', ‘ V! a 29 FDRs’fiiDUR :\ . Doings in Brownie and Jackie Fmd t/ze Earter C/zicé: LD Biddy Brown Hen was search- 0 ing in every nook and cranny for a place in Farmer Brown’s barnyard to hide her nest. “if I could only find a safe nook to lay my Easter eggs and hatch my Easter Chicks,” she sighed. “Cluck, clack, cluck! there is not any good enough}; Search as she might behind boards, under the corncrib, or even in the pile of leaves behind the old wagon box, she could find no place to suit her. “I’ll just run away and hide my nest,” she chuckled to herself. “I’ll go to the Big Woods and no one can find it there.” So Old Biddy Brown Hen quietly stole out of Farmer Brown’s barnyard when all the rest of the Hen family were busy scratching for wiggley Oh! " Said Brownie. “Oh! Oh! worms. family. When Biddy Brown Hen came to Woodland she hunted here and hunted there for a place to lay her Easter She could find many places, but she wanted the very best one. At last eggs. LITTLEsFoLKs No one saw her at all, not even Charlie Brown Cock who kept such a close eye on all the Brown Hen Woodland she decided on a cozy little nook un— der the Juniper bush. Old Biddy Brown Hen set to work to make her nest. She gathered to- gether some leaves and lined them .with great pieces of sot tmoss. Then came the day when ten brown eggs were in the nest. ' “There,” said Biddy Brown Hen, “my nest is full. Now [’11 keep these eggs warm until they hatch.” When Easter morning came Brown- ie and Jackie Rabbit were sent to car- ry an Easter message to Connie Coon. who lived near to the edge of \Vood— land. “What is when they Were Coon’s house. “Yeep, yeep, yeep!” he heard again, and this time Jackie heard it too. Searching among the bushes they soon found the cause of the “yeeps.” “Oh! Oh! Oh!” said Brownie and Jackie Rabbit said “Oh! Oh! Oh!” too, when he say the nestt'ull of little, fluffy Easter chicks. “I’ll tell you what We’ll do,” he ex— claimed. “V’Ve’ll get Mother Coon to give us a basket and We can carry the Whole nesti‘ul 01‘ Easter Chicks home.” “Vt'on’t that be fun?” said Brownie. So they hurried off to Connie Coon’s house, delivered their Easter message and were soon back with a little has— ket to carry home the nestt'ul of East- er Chicks. But when they got there no Easter Chickies did they find. And right at that very minute Proud Old Biddy Brown Hen was parading her family of fluffy Easter Chicks back to Farmer Brown’s barnyard. Old Biddy, coming back from hunting bugs and worms for her babies, had seen the prowlers just as they were leaving her nest, and she knew the safest place for her little chicks was back in Brownie to Connie. that?” asked nearly Bringing The day in 1881, when day of electric light and Stanley. 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BABIOII’ 8 Hill" 81 POULTRY FAIIH, Michigan Pedigreed Heavy Laying Strains \ Are from champion Tancred and Tom Barron White Leghorn foundation stock. Record. 285 00 802 0.3.. Headed by males from International Egg Laying Contest winners Bred and hatched by experts. Most modern equipment in Michigan. Bond picked and inspected—no weaklings. Will grow and make you a profit. Also Sheppard Anconns, Park Strain Barred Rocks; B-weeh-old pullets. 100‘70 vigorous dolivory and satisfaction guaranteed. We pay postage and our prices are right. Our catalog tells the story—it’s free—write for it now. Michigan Poultry Farm, Box 4, Holland, Mich. USA. ........... LowestPrices Catalog Free WUNDEPMA N’J' CHICK FIRST CLASS CHICKS $8 per 100 and up. From pure— bred flocks on free range culled by an cxpert.100% Li1c Delivery Guaranteed. Postpaid prircs 25 50 100 500 1000 English S. C. White Leghorns . . ........ $3.25 $0. 00 $11. 00 $52. 50 $105 8. (‘. Brown chhoms ....................... 3.25 0 00 11.00 52. 50 105 .. 3.75 7. 00 13. 00 (52. 50 120 Barred Rocks. 8. and 11. (‘ Inn . . Mixed Assorted, 25 $2. 50: 50 5150:1011, $8. Itef.,State Commercial Saiings Bank. You take no chances. Hatched in Blue lien Incubators 10% down books your order. Free Catalog. HUNDERMAN BR08., Box 36, Zeeland, Michigan. Are hatched from select pure- Jared heavy laying flocks that have been in. sported and \ culled by upcrts holding Ohio State University Certificates. OLD CUSTOMERS TAKE l 05% OF OUR OUTPUT EACH YEAR. 100% Live Arrival5 Guaranteed. Bank Reference. Varieties. Post paid pi"<‘vs on 100 500 1000 ' S. C. White. Brown & Buff Leghorns ................. “$7.00 $13. 00 $02. 50 $120 , Barred & “hits 1101 ks S. (‘ . .Reds. Anconas.. 8.00 15.00 72.50 140 White Wyandottes, Buff Orpingtons( ............. . ...... 8.50 10.00 77.50 Silver Wyandottes ..................................... 9. 50 18. 00 87 50 170 Mixed, $12 per 100 straight. Member I. B. C. A. and Ohio Association. Order right from this ad Free Circular. MODERN HATCHERY, Box 44, Mt. BLANCHARD, OHIO. U 6' '7 PURE HEAVY 1 BUY GENEVA BRED mum CHICKS Postage prepaid to your home. Prices on 50 100 300 500 1000 S. 85 R. C. Wh. , Br. & Bufl' Leghoms, Anconas ...... 8 7. 00 $13.00 $38.00 $02.00 $120 ' Barred & Wh. Rocks, Reds, English Wh 1081101118.. . 8.00 15.00 44.00 72.00 140 ' Bl. Minorras. Wh Wyandottes. Buff Orpingtons ...... 15.00 44.00 12.00 140 Blue Andalusians, S. L. Wyandottes. R. I. Whites.. .10. 00 18.00 52. 00 86.00 Mixed, all varieties ................................. 5.00 10. 00 29. 00 8. 95 We have Personally Inspected All of Our Flock: since Jan. 2701,11nd Found Them to be Healthy and Free from the New European Pest" Veterinarian's signature furnished to Verify Health of Our Flockl. Pure—bred. free range. carefully inspected flocks. Hundreds of pleased customers. 100% Live Delivery Guaranteed. Free Catalog. Reference: Bank of Geneva. Member 1.28.0. A. GENEVA HATCHERY. BOX 29, GENEVA. INDIANA. HIGH- GRADE CHICKS Produced from splendid flooks of the best strains. Bred- --to -lay and carefully inspected and selected. 100% Live Delivery Guaranteed. Postpaid prices on 50 100 500 1000 White and Brown Leghorns. Anoonas ................. 87.00 $13.00 $62 00 $120 Barred Rocks, R. I. Reds ............................ . 8.00 15.00 72.00 140 White Rocks & Wyandottes. Black Minorcss . ..... . ...... 8.50 16. 00 77.00 150 White & Buff 0minrtcns, Bun Wyandottes ........... 9.00 17. 00 82. 00 160 Mixed Chicks. 100. $12. 25% deposit books your order for future delivery. Reference: First State and Savings Bank. THE HOWELL HATGHEHY. DEPT. 57. HOWELL. MICHIGAN. Julia D. HE Better Homes in America movement laid stress last year on the great values which could be realized from the reconditioning of old houses to make them into com- fortable, livable homes.’ Also, greater emphasis than ever before was laid upon the extension of the educational benefits of this movement to rural dis- tricts. It is a notable fact that the first prize for a rural demonstration, that of Albermarle county, Virginia, was awarded to a committee which took a. seventy-five-year-old house, re- conditioned and furnished it, accom- plishing a. notable rejuvenation. Reconditioning an old house often has many advantages over the build- ing of new ones. It is sometimes diffi- cult for people to visualize a new house merely from the architect’s plans and drawings. Details maybe FOR I925. Breeders of highest egg producing strains in all leading varieties. You will be greatly pleased with results obtained rom our oa1y ayers. 100% Live Delivery Guaranteed. Postpaid prices 25 50 100 500 1000 English White Leghorns ....................... ......... ...... $3. 75 $7.00 $13 $62 $120 . Single & Rose C. Brown Leghorns... ............... 3.7 7.00 13 G2 120 overlooked which will later prove a. 'constant source of annoyance. In re- conditioning an old house, the general ‘appearance inside and out, the ade- This Seventy-five- year-old House in Albermarle County, Virginia, Was Made Modern and Comfortable. quate space of closets and cupboards, and many other factors can be actu- ally seen instead of imagined from the plans. Then, too, in many of the old houses built in previous periods there seems to be an original charm that is lacking in the architecture of today. Houses may be reconditioned, conven— iences and modern equipment may be added while the house still retains the original lines and individuality. The prize winning demonstration in Albermarle county, Virginia, was, in fact, an abandoned house. It was in a. bad state of repair when the com- mittee took charge of it. Before re< modeling, the house was purchased for $4,000. It had originally been well built of brick, and was still in funda- mentally good condition. The house although actually located in Charlottesville, was, originally de- signed for a farm house. The com- mittee was not a. Charlottesvilie com~ mittee, but a county committee under the joint chairmanship of a leading woman citizen and of the county home demonstration agent. A striking ex- ample of what could be done was shown by the committee at Wilkes- Barre, Pennsylvania. There a cottage was remodelled inside and oat, while the exact duplicate of the cottage, next door to it, was left as a graphic illustration to the many Visitors of what had been accomplished. The report of the Albermarle County Better Homes Committee shows just what the committee undertook and What it achieved, in the following words: . “The work of the committee and its associates ,was to refinish walls, floors, woodwork, fireplaces and mantles, and to provide hostesses for the week, and practically all of this was done by volunteer help of agricultural girls’ and women’s clubs, not by profession- als. The living-room and dining-room Making Over Old Hos W/zat Ha: Been Acctmplu/zed T broug/z Better Home: Campaign Connor Adminiuratirue Arrirtant, Better Home: In America walls had been newly papered by the owners, and since we had both limited 'time and money, the committee let them remain as they were. All the other six walls * * ~* were either papered or alabastined. The women and girls also finished the floors, paint- ed the woodwork, repaired and paint- ed the fireplaces and mantles, and made draperies for the whole house * * * The actual money spent for paper, alabastine, paint and draperies was $75.60." Throughout, in planning and execut- ing this demonstration of a “better home,” the needs of the farm familr were kept in mind. The kitchen, a. large one, was intended primarily for a farm kitchen. The entire house was furnished in good taste, and in keep- ing with the type of the house as we! as the needs of the family, and also in line with the best American tradi- tions of the home. Community support in this Alber- marle county demonstration was very strong. The city of Charlottesville, through its merchants and other or ganizations, cooperated excellently. The state and district home demon- stration agents were of invaluable aid. as were the extension workers, the state editor of the “Extension News," the farm agent, and such organiza: tions as the home demonstration clubs and the boys’ and girls’ agricut— turai clubs. There were no specific better homes lectures, but several of the clergymen took “better homes” as the theme for their sermons, relating their discoura es directly to the Albermarle county demonstrations as an educational work worthy of the support of everyone. Special articles on the subject were The Farmer’s Office Opened FrOm the Sitting-room. published in thelocal newspapers. E!- hibits of labor—saving devices for the home formed an important and inter- esting part of this prize winning dem- onstratiou. Another feature of this excellent rural demonstration was a living—r0011 improving contest, conducted under the guidance of the home demonstra- tion agent. Mrs. M. M. Davis, State Agent of Extension Service, writing of this liv- ing-room improvement contest, said: “These living—rooms were scattered all over the county in every district, an]- belong to women in every walk of life. “There was not a room in the con- test which did not show in some way the effects of the demonstration house, either in the color of the walls, the arrangement of the furniture, pictures. type and color of draperies, rugs, and other furnishings.” Coxton, Kentucky, one of the second prize winners’for a demonstration in a community of less than ten thousand people, also used a reconditioned cot- tage for its demonstration.“ Coxton is a. mining town of about a thousand ‘0‘ ‘ ins-”company." it.“ with” the four-room dwellings which make up much or the town. ‘ ' . The house which was loaned by the mining company for the demonstra- tion, was valued at about $1,200, and was in poor condition. At a cost of $104.80 the local better homes commit- tee reconditioned it, and this amount was paid by the mining company. At this slight cost a remarkable im- provement was .made in the house. The county home demonstration agent was also active in this demonstration. The women’s clubs, schools and churches also entered whole heartedly into the spirit of the movement. The county newspapers and the moving picture theaters aided considerably in making the demonstration a success. In a later article, 1 will take up the matter of sensible and appropriate furnishings for the rural home. NEW RECIPES FOR SPRING. Butchess Sweet Potatoes. Pare and halve six large sweet po— tatoes. Make a mixture of one cup of dark brown sugar, one and One-half tablespoonfuls of flour, one large ta- blesoponful of butter and one quart of water. Turn over the potatoes and cook over a slow fire, turning often. There should be sufficient water to cover the potatoes when they are put in, but the dressing should be thick and creamy when done. Filled Cookies. 1 egg. well beaten 1 cup white sugar Va cup butter 1/4. cup water ‘1. cup milk 4 cups flour 1 tsp. soda 1/2 cup lard Small tsp. salt. 1 tsp. baking powder Filling: 1 cup brown sugar 1!; cup flour 1 0st; Mix to a paste and spread on cook- its and roll, like jelly cake. Cut in thin slices and bake half the dough, and make two rolls of it. ' Salad Rolls. 4 tb. vegetable oil. or 2 cups flour melted butter 3%; tsp. baking powder is cup milk 1/3 tsp. 1 e82 Sift some flour, then measure two cups of it. Add baking powder and salt. Beat the egg, add milk and oil or melted butter. Through a sitter add the dry ingredients to the milk mixture. Mix ingredients thoroughly by cutting with a knife. Roll out on a floured board, cut into oblong pieces, and with a floured knife, make a deep crease through the center of each roll. Brush the top with diluted egg, using two tablespoons of water to one egg, and sprinkle granulated sugar over it. Bake in a moderate oven—E. L. H. OLD AGE DECEIVED BY SPRING COLORS. PRING is a great tempter, but an elderly woman who dresses herself to make a youthful appearance or to follow the spring styles, fools no one but herself. “Each age has its own beauty,” is the way Edna Callahan, clothing spe- cialist at Ohio State University, looks at it, “and the woman who recognizes this will not attempt to make middle or old age a poor imitation of the past. “Colors for the young can be vivid because youth itself is naturally so. The joy of the child is extreme, and she dances by with her bright colored cheeks and shining hair, a. perfect pic— ture of vivacity and action. “The color problems of the girl are a little more individual. Her choice will depend upon the coloring of her skin,‘hair, and eyes, and her person— ality in general. As a rule, her skin is smooth and firm, her eyes lustrous, and her color clear and bright. The type of color, then, which she chooses should repeat these qualities, giving the average girl a wide range in her selection. . “The mature woman, as a rule, finds her skin softening, her hair losing some of its luster, and even graying a sad-3*. ., ., . W for... the ‘ dem— ; castration to show. what could be done a ma "z tones. ' This by contrast. “This is not a life sentence to the but privilege to E wear the beautiful grayed values of g = .2 grays and blacks, the colors in which she has always looked best.” MAKE YOUR WOODWORK SMILE AT YOU. HERE is no satisfaction like that which one feels in looking back into a room just thoroughly cleaned. Woodwork shows up the results of cleaning, even more than other things especially if the following mixture has been used for washing instead of wa- To one quart of boiling --—- water add three tablespoons of boiled linseed oil and one tablespoon of tur- W’ipe the woodwork thor- oughly with a soft cloth dampened in The turpentine with the water will aid’ in removing dirt and grease, while the linseed oil will re- Rub dry with a soft Renew the mixture as soon as ter and soap. pentine. the mixture. new the polish. cloth. it becomes dirty. For white or light colored enamel woodwork use lukewarm water and a A few drops of ammonia in the water will help wash off the soft cloth. grease without turning the paint yel low, as strong soaps are apt to do Where the woodwork is very dirty use a little whiting or window cleaner for removing spots.-Marian cialist, M. A. C. {the neutralized and quietl does "not mean that she can never wear bright colors, but they should be" used, in small areas only, lest it make her own color look faded Rogers Smith, Household Management Spe- ~=..:H‘:% W 2‘; l on w». v , w. operative basis. . 7 the profits. :I bank. Michigan. Ask for booklet. Resources $8,200,000 ‘ Household Service WHO MAKES “LIGHTNING YEAST?” I/would like to ask if any of the readers can tell me how to start “light- ning yeast?”~Mrs. F. O. R. TO CAN SAUERKRAUT. I would like a recipe for canning sauerkraut so it will taste like the fresh article (not cooked) like the boughten kraut. Can it he canned by the cold pack melhod‘?—~Mrs. H. S. S. After the kraut has thoroughly cur- ed, pack in pint jars, fill Willi water and sterilize in the hot water bath for forty minutes, or for ten minutes in a steam pressure cooker at fifteen pounds. ARE ZINC AND ALUMINUM SAFE? Can any harm come from rolling out cooky dough, pie-crust, or from knead- ing bread on a clean zinc-top counter? Can aluminum dishes be used safely for all. kinds of cooking and baking? Is there any danger of fruits or acids acting on the metal?~Subscril¥!r. if the zinc top is perfectly clean there is no harm in using it kneading board and it, makes a very satisfactory one. Aluminumwaro may be safely used for all cooking poses. Acids discolor it, hOWever, and in such cases it is better to use the granite. REMEDY FOR HOUSEHOLD PEST. OMETIME ago someone asked, what to do for bedbugs. For me this remedy has proved successful. Take a pint bottle, into which put ten cents worth each of carbolic acid and turpentine, fill with kerosene. A'p- ply with feather. As this is poison keep high, out of the reach of small children—Mrs. F. L. P. Heating equipment is more nearly standardized than other improvements and local dealers can be depended up: on to give reliable information and to mal a satisfactory installation. as a, That is a comparative test. Dill” poultry. llllllll|IllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllI|||Illllllllll||IlllllllIlllllllllllllll|lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll a IPERHAPS_ DIDN’T KNOW The word “Loan” in this Company’s name stands for First Mortgage Loans on Homes. ' The word “Investment” means Savings Accounts. Savings accounts that earn enough to be classed as an investment. This Company is a Savings and Loan Association and is conducted on a mutual or co- Everyone who has a savings (account here shares in That is why for 35years this Company has paid an average of 5 per cent per annum on savings. Savings can be drawn as readily as if placed in any You Will find our certificate form of investment one of the fairest and squarest savings investments in These certificates are issued for $20 and upwards and net five per cent and six per cent. Under State Supervision 3% National {Quart & jjnuratment (flnmgang 1248 Griswold St., Detroit, Mich. Detroit’s Oldest and Largest Savings and Loan Association llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIlll ‘j,1"”lilll'lllillw” You 4... Established 1889 llllllllllllllllllllllllIllllll|IllIlIIlIIlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll|llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll v ~ ~ s‘lll ROYAL PEN STILL LEADS L EC H 0 RN S On Jan. 30 the Roy- al White Leghorn pen at the Interna- tional Egg Laying _ Contest took the lead m the Leghorn class and on April 1 St!” led all the 69 Leghorn pens and was gaming. Such birds speak for themselves. Ilixzh breeding ('Olllllx. cusltuucrs who buy their chit-ks from us your after year. I'lzu-o your order with us and bot-onto a. satis— fied customer. Our prices are reasonable. 100% Write now for catalog and . ZELLAND, MIC" Live arrival guaranteed. prices. ROYAL HATCHERY & FARMS S. P. Wiersma,Prop. Zeeland, Mich. R,F.D. 2 . Lakeview Chicks _ “7 Best Ever Bought Mrs. Robert Snodden. of Fil- ion, Mich.. writes: “The ‘ l50 Rhode Island Reds and Barred Rock chick: I re- ceived lune l. l924, were the finest looking chick: I ever saw. I raised I48 to maturity. l have ordered chick: from many poultry {arms but never have had the satisfaction I have had with Lakcvicw Poultry Farm." Itcasous for the result are highest: grade foundation stock, most caroful breeding methods. experience in ham-hing, which on- aluos us to amid mistakcs and he sure of vigorous chicks. ()ur catalog lt‘Il\‘ many useful things about, It's l'rt‘o. . l- ’ WHITE LEGHORNS 3‘ Par—“'5 BARRED ROCKS ‘: Single Comb 5 RoseComb RHODE ISLAND REDS , w.” 0.. cum-'4 1‘3 ., .mm (11‘ LAKEVIEW POULTRY FARM, R. R. 8. Box 6, Holland, Mich. --B-A-B-Y C-H-l-X-- LAYING LEGHORNS BLA CK——BRO WN—BUF F — WHITE ANCONAS AND MINORCAS Plymouth Itoclts, Barred, Buff, \Vhito, lthodu Island Rods. It. l'. and S. (‘. Silver—laced Wyandottes and White LIGHT BRAHMAS and JERSEY GIANTS. rite for Prices / CRESCENT EGG COMPANY, ALLECAN, MICHIGAN Egg Cases. Fillers. Cartons -- It‘r’rrytlting reguiretl for packing eggs properly; and Iamesway Equipment for Poultry Houses and llalry Barns SEND ll0 MONEYFi'il’t‘a': Just mail your order. we ship 0. 0. D. and guaran- tee prevaid l00% live delivery of sturdy. nurebred chicks from healthy. Irred-to-lay flocks. Br. Bufl Leghorns. 13c; Bd. Books. 8. C. Reds. 14c: Wh. Rocks. 14c: Bufl' Rooks. Buff 0rps.. Wh. Wyand.. 160: Mixed. 10c: Bllt. Minorcas. 150. Lots of less than 100 chicks, 1c more. Silver Lake E99 Farm, Box M. Silver Lake. Ind. 75% of the orders we receive are from old, ,» o - - o I I . . ' I - O ' , Pure bred Tom Barron Engllsh 8.0. White Leghorn Chicks. From healthy winter lay- in , free range Hogan touted docks. Live ’ de ivery guaranteed. Prom t. pleasing ser- vice. Shipped prepaid. Re'erence: Peoples State Bank, Holland, Mich. Write for out prleos, Iron catalog. LAKE BLUFF HATGHERY HOLLAND. "ION- ~llc . ROUTE No.1 L-O-O-K! Can ship chicks of high crude quality at once. Barred Rocks. Reds, White Rocks, 150 each. Wyandotten, But! Omittgtons. Buff Rel-ks, llic. White. Brown Leg- horns. 12c. Anconas, 1336c. Mixed heavies, 1243. Mixed light breeds. (use. May chicks $1.00 per 100 loos. Order direct from this adv. If less than 100 is wanted add 35c extra. Hatching sass. Free circular tells about 15 first clase varieties. Bank Reference. Lawrence Hatchery. R. 7. Grand Ranldu. Mlohloan. RROWCHI (§\ 9 Profit Makers—Early Layer Leghoms. Anconas, Rocks, Reds, Wyandottes, Orpmgtons. Minorcas. Lowest prices. Cata- alog Free. Address nearest office. I). T. FARROW CHICKERIES . Peoria,III., Des Noland... Mllwnkee,Wls., Indianapollled. C H I C K S That Satisfy Big. husky chicks, from heavy layers. S. C. Eng. White and Brown Leghorns. 12c; Am-onas, 13<'; Barred Rocks and R. I. “(‘(IS. 15c; Assorted chicks. 100; Class A L'llii'ks only. No money down. Pay p _ full amount ten days before chicks are -,. ‘. .' shipped. 100% live delivery. Postage - .a- paid. t‘alalog free. THE BUS HATCHERY, R. 2-M. Iceland, Mich. BABY CHICKS Ten FREE with evcry 100 order. Plymouth Rocks, White Rocks, White Wyandottes. Reds and White English Leghorns. Order now and get the best at DURAN!) POULTRY FARM 8:. HATCHERY. Fenton. Mloh.. Box 404. WHITTAKER’S TRAPNESTED REDS Both Combs. Michigan’s Greatest Color and Egg Strain. (.‘hicks and Hugs from Vigorous, Hardy Stmvk. Our 16th Annual (‘atalog is yours for the asking. Write for it. INTERLAKES FARM. Box 39, Lawrence, Mich. ." S. F. “'hitc Leghorns $18; TWO Popular Breeds Barred Rocks 315. Well mated stock. Healthy chicks. "My chicks will sat- isfy." JACOB Do RYKE. l007 Penneyer Ave.. Grand Haven, Mich. CHICKS 1.9.0.... ‘ . Leghorns, $11 per lgg. 'fmvd Idégivary guaranteed. Ten extra with each 1 or e . ve weets in advance. WATERWAY NATCHERY. R. 4, Holland, Mich. I laid 285 eggs in the Mich- Igan International Egg Laying Contest and hold the highest official record over all breeds in Michi. , gan. My profit in one year was $7.00 above feed cost. Several thousand baby nieces of mine want a home with you and prom- ise to follow my good ex- ample for industry and. profit. L , .31.: J Good Seed Is a Safe Investment Grandview Poultry Farm Baby Chicks represent the HIGHEST SEED of EGG PRODUCTION. Let our stock demonstrate and convince you that breeding determines your profits. Let our SERVICE DEPARTMENT, under the direction of PROF. E. C. FOREMAN, shorten your road to success'and help you avoid the many Unpleasant little detours. . . Get our FREE lLLUSTRATED CATALOG. A SERVICE GUIDE, brimful of information, free to all customers—a poultry course without any expense attached. DEVRIES GRANDVIEW POULTRY FARM, Zeeland, Mich. _ ygyardenfi'aig " \W LEGHORN BABY cmcxs Males from 298-304 egg ancestry; hens from 260-289 ancestry. Every chick strong and healthy, broods making uniform flecks that WOOd average high in egg production. 100% safe arrival EGG BRED Barron stirs“....1“Isa-oratitrtrnmu.his ~ Brown Le ho or g "'5 Anconas ynlg arden h’ATc ERY a; FARMS ZEELAND. MICH., BOX M 19YEARS Barred Rocks From World's Greatest Layers BABY GHIEK LOW PRICES --- CatalogI_Free Eckhard and Tom Barron W. Leghorns—Heavy Type Brown Lez- horne—R. C. and S. C. Rhode Island Reds—Rhode Island Whites-Sheppard’s Anconas—Park'e Barred Rocks It you want pure bred chicks that are bred right, hatched right, and shipped right, that grow and will make you a profit, get our new low prices and free catalog before you buy. Flocks are carefully culled and developed on free range. All chicks are hand picked and inspected, no cripples or weddings. Every one strong and healthy. 100% Live Delivery—Postage Paid Satisfaction Guaranteed. Write Now. White Leghorn and Barred Rock pullets alter May 1, at low prices. Knoll’s Hatchery, R. R. I2, Box IL, Holland, Mich. TYRON E POULTRY FARM Let us sell you your 1925 Chicks from pure-bred. select White and Brown Leghorns, ‘ Barred. White and Butt Rocks, R I. Reds, Anconss. Black and White Minovrcas, White. Buff. Golden and Silver Wyandottes. White and Bull Orpingtons. Black Spanish, Light Brahmas, etc. Of leading strains such as Barron, Perks. em. 3000 CHICKS GIVEN AWAY TO OUR CUSTOMERS DURING I925. We guarantee 100% Live Delivery, Postpaid. Reference: Commercial State Savings Bank. Before ordering Chicks elsewhere, get our special circular containing our low prices and particulars about the 3000 PRIZE CHICKS. TYRONE POULTRY FARM. DEPT. 20. FENTON. MICHIGAN. YPSIFIELD HIGH GRADE CHICKS Healthy and Husky—True to breed~0rder right from this ad. Postage prepaid—25% books order, 100% live delivery guaranteed per 50, 100. 1000. English Type White Leghorns, Grade A ................................ $9.50 $18 $85 3165 English Type White Leghorns. Grade B .................................. . 16 75 145 White Wyandottes ............................................. . ....... .. 8.50 16 75 145 Barred Rocks ................................................................ 8.00 15 72 140 Rhode Island Reds .......................................................... 8.00 15 72 140 Ref” First National Bank. Ypsilanti. This is not primarily a Commercial Hatchery, but the Hatchery Depgmnent of our modern Egg Farm. established from 20 YWS' experience in breeding and prolific egg production. YPSIFIELD EGG FARM HATCHERY. Yplilanti. Mich. Early Maturing BABY CHICKS From Pure Bred, Blood Tested Stock All of our breeding stack has been tested for Bacillary White Diarrhea. and Culled for E58 Type and Standard Requirements. This should greatly aid in the control of White Diarrhea Troubles. Write for prices on our B. P. Rocks. R. I. Reds. White Wyandottes, W. P. Rocks, and S. C. W. Leghorns. MILAN HATCHERY, Box 4 Milan, Mich. Dundee Chicks Stock all Pure Bred and Blood Tested for Baccillary White Diarrhea. This assures you of more healthy, sturdy chicks. The kind that live and grow into money making flocks. Flocks have all been thoroughly culled for years by experienced men. Four Leading Varieties: Barred Plymouth Rocks, Rhode Island Reds, S. C. Mottled ‘Anconas, S. C. English White Leghorns. Write for price list and catalogue describing in detail about our test for Baccillary White Diarrhea DUNDEE HATCHERY, Box A, Dundee, Michigan "A UNIQUE POULTRY ’Busm'Ese" - AGAIN. S an introduction to these remarks I would like to say, it has been my privilege to have been a reader of the Michigan Farmer, more or less, for a. number of years. I have noted various discussions during this time and recently one by a venerable and evidently successful fruit and poultry grower, to whom (in my mind) the editor wisely gave prom- inence. Soon in bursts another experienced (?) grower who brands as dangerous and untruthful the article of our first informant, who states that he can show figures to corroborate his state- ments. Now, it is not my purpose to become abusive, but our informant, in the is- sue of March 7, is so far from the facts as they apply to the amateur, or average farm poultry keeper, that it causes me to believe that he has much to learn in bargaining, and perhaps marketing, as well. To begin with, our reader, Brooks, states that H. R. buys in the fall when excepting culls or certain hatches which never amount to much. Now, without questioning the truth- fulness of these assertions, we are led to believe if he had read the regular quotations in the Michigan Farmer, as carefully as he would have us believe he did, the figures would not bear up his statement. By buying his flock, H. R. saves cost of feed, together with losses incident to rearing, also the labor which, to one of his years, is an item, all of which Mr. B. says nothing. If H. R., by his method of forcing, brings his flock to produce profitably, the writer believes that he must be aware of it, since he offers to show books for proof. Likewise, H. R. is in a better posi- tion than are others, to know if his method tells on his flock through the cold weather. Possibly Mr. B. has developed‘a flock that is thriving on range through the storms of the recent months. Per— sonally, the writer is having an awful time bringing a couple of hundred through until spring with such care as he can give. But we must not tire the possible reader with a discussion of the actual number of hours, minutes or seconds, required to produce a “biler,” a “fry- er,” a “springer” or a rooster. But we suggest that if Friend Brooks were to sink his “fangs” into a portion of rooster as prepared by my wife for Sunday dinner, he would not be in so doubtful a frame of mind as to the ,possibilities of eking out a miserable [existence from a small poultry busi- ‘ness.—.Frank G. Houghton. THE EGG LAYING CONTEST. OMPETITION at the Michigan Egg Laying Contest is gradually becoming keener. The Rhode Island Reds from West Neck Poultry Farm, Huntington, Long Island, produced fifty—three eggs for the week, bringing their total up to 994 eggs. This week will put them well over the 1,000 egg mark. Their nearest competitor con- tinues to be a. pen of White Leghorns from the Royal Hatchery at Zeeland, Michigan, with 952 eggs to date and a weekly record of fifty-six. > Mr. Fogle’s Barred Rocks, of East Lansing, Michigan, continue to hold first place with a. total to date of 920 eggs. It is interesting to note that the first two places in the contest at the present time are held by pens of three different breeds, namely, Rhode Island Beds, Single Comb White Leg- horns and Barred Plymouth Rocks. J. P. Gasson’s pen of Single Comb White Leghorns from Versailles, Ohio, birds cost more than at any other time A letter from Ella Orr, of Van Al- styne, exas, contains good news for poultry raisers who are losing baby CthkS. She says: "I think Avicol is the finest thin for baby chicks I. have ever tried. I don't t uh“ I can raise chickens without it. I used It last year and never lost a chick. Every ear, except last‘ year, all my chicks woul die when about two weeks old. I highly recommend Avxcol for White Diarrhea." There's no doubt that~ Avicol is wonderful both for reventing and stopging disease in baby clue . _It has ‘a spec: c action as a bowel antiseptic and regulator. Usual within 40 hours, the sick, droo y chicks are ively as crickets“ A liberal supp y of these tablets can be obtained by sendinxl fiftgc cents to The Burrell- gerCqu'I Ion ., Indianapolis. Ind. As Avxcol is positively guaranteed to do the work or money refunded it costs nothing to try. Readers Will he supriscd at the way chick: grow and develop, in Vigorous health, when these tablets are used in the drinking water. E99. Incubator $ 30 Dane l‘ricl 140 In Incubator and Breeder . $17.73 180 In Incubator Alene - - one." 180 Egg Incubator Ind Breeder . 22.00 250 Egg Incubator Alone - - - 22.75 260 Egg Incubator and Breeder - 31.00 340 Egg Incubator Alone - - - 30.15 Made of California Redwood. Order direct from this ad. 30 days trial—money back it not pleased. It not ready to order now, don't buy until you our 1926 catalog. which shows larger rises up to 1 eggs. MSGOISII IIGIII'I’OR GO. "4 It. g lIGE All! MITES Don't let them check our eggpro- ductipn and I read disagse, when can rid your och so sure! and with the old, reliable '8 . KILLER. New. {metapnge book by Geo. H. manna. unease ublee of poultryend ho painful-matron worth to dollars. Million copies l requested. Get Iee's Lice iller nadir-no book at that In: druzor seed-tore in your-town. or writetothe “all! couDept. lOti much. CHICKS FROM REAL BARRON Single Comb White Leghorns START RIGHT Your future success depends on your foundation start. Start with O'l'l‘AWA stock, chicks. or eggs. Then you will have layers that will give you the largest pro- duction. Write for your copy of our valuable catalog and price list. Ottawa Hatchery & Poultry Farm, R. IO, HOLLAND, MICH. Husky livable Chaps -il ‘ If you want healthy. vigorous, pure- bred chicks from flocks carefully se- lected and tested for heavy laying and standard qualifications typical of the variety they represent. chicks that will mature quickly and improve your nook. then you want “SUNNYBROOK” chicks. We specialize in S. C. W. Leghorns, 813 per 100; Barred. Racks, $15 per 100; Rhode Island Beds. 816 per 100: and White Wysndottes, 818 per 100. In lots'of 500 or more 600 per 100 less. 100% live delivery guaranteed. Postage paid. free. SUNNY BROOK POULTRY FARM. HILLSDALE. MICHIGAN. 1"tbvtwpisrrcnon / " 123021;“ - 7.; p , Ancoms 9770000] “We WW% 1 . Wyandottes Fancy Stock at Right Prices White Leghorns (270-300 ancestry)......$l3.50 per I00 Sheppard Anconae (300-890 ltrain).... I3.50 per I00 White Wyandottes (Evergreen strain).. "3.00 per IOII Odds and ends. broilers ................. 10.00 per loo Shipped by parcel port. Safe arrival guaranteed. RELIABLE POULTRY FARM AND HATCHERY, Zeeland, Mich.. R. I. Box 47. CHICKS WITH PEP Ohio Accredited. Every bird passed by inspector trained and authorised by the Poultry Department Ohio State University. Prize winners at many shows from National down. Developed for high egg production for many years. Free range flocks in best of health. $10095 live delivery. Thirteen breeds. Catalog free. Prices low. quality considered. Helsate Chick Hatchery, Box BM, Holsate. Ohlo PURE BRED CHICKS AND PULLETS From Strong—Healthy—Flocks. Book your order NOW, for PURE—REED CHICKS OR 8 Weeks PULLETS. 100% live delivery Guarantee. Prepaid. Il— gstrsted Circular free. . 1.68.. 25- 50 100 500 1000 Anac. $3.75 $7.00 813 $62.50 $120 Reds 4.50 8.50 m 71.00 We allow a liberal discount on salt-alt; Shady Lawn Poultry Form a. Hatchery. orders. Zeeland. Mich" Box 5-P. H.» to. stop it in ’48 1...... ‘ . 1” Remarkable. Experience of ' Mics. A ‘ e L‘S C. M. Bradshaw in Prevent» ing White Diarrhea The following letter will no doubt be of utmost interest to pantry raisers who have had serious losses from White Diarrhea.s We will let Mrs. Bradshaw tell of her experience in her own 'words: f “Gentlemen: I’ see reports 0 _so many losing their little chicks With White Diarrhea, so thought I would tell my experience. I- usedto lose a great many from this cause, tried many remedies and was about dis- couraged. As a last resort I sent to the Walker Remedy 00., Dept. 507, Waterloo, Iowa, for their Walko White Diarrhea Remedy. I used two 50c packages, raised» 300 White Wyandnt— tes and never lost one or had one sick after giving the medicine and my chickens are larger and healthier than ever before. I have found this company thoroughly reliable and always get the remedy by return mail—Mrs. C..M. Bradshaw, Beaconsfleld, Iowa. Cause of White Diarrhea. White Diarrhea. is caused by the Bac- illus Bacterium Pullorum. This germ is transmitted to the baby chick through the yolk of the newly hatched egg. Readers are warned to beware of White Diarrhea. Don’t wait until it kills half your chicks. Take the “stitch in time that saves nine." Re- member, there is scarcely a hatch With- out some infected chicks. Don’t let these few infect your entire flock. Bre- vent it. Give Walko in all drinking water for the first two weeks and you Won’t lose one'chick where you lost hundreds before. These letters prove it: Never Lost a Single Chick L. L. Tam, Burnetts Creek, Ind., writes: “I have lost my share of chicks from White Diarrhea. Finally I sent for two packages of Walko. I raised over 500 chicks and I never lost a single chick from White Diarrhea. Walko not only prevents White Diar- Mrs. , who 8. m {masts-WM PM?” go,fMEoe, With. 8.82 eggs. This pen has made a wonderful spurt during. the last few weeks. Their consistently 'high production has brought them in .a few weeks from. comparative obscur- ity to fourth place. They are begin- ning to look like dangerous competi- tors for some of the pens which hold high honors. Dr. Heasl’ey’s White Leghorns, from Grand Rapids, Michigan, are next in place, with H. A. Keister’s pen of the same breed from Bangor, Michigan, just two eggs behind. A pen of Barred Rocks from Winter Egg Farm, Lethbridge, Alberta, follow with 852 eggs. This pen has the hon- or of having as one of its competitors, who ’try'to, obtain ‘ hatching " eggs at", eating eggs-ices. This is Earthy fair, as the breeder who pays high pric'eS‘ for good stock should- recei’ve a prede The ”bode“ that ”h um for the eggs when that stock is ience'd Mum“ favor to another breeder for because theyraisea maxi- hatching purposes. As soon as the mum-amber of health- hatching season is over the male birds in Chic“ at a mini- can be removed from the flock. But mum 0f cost ‘ during the hatching season I do not and attention. think the loss from buyers using mar- 20% extra vale ket eggs for hatching is great enough “3 and “traumatic size, yet large (deliwredl r volume of sale ' makes possible .. the low prices ' shown. passed on to pay for giving the eggs any treat- ment to. dev1talize them. POSSIBLY COCCIDIOSIS. e Can you tell me What ails my six- "- ' weeks-old chickens? They droop about Lane“? mg: 30. 8?.5E::&°rt, '2': three or four days. . Their crops be- come black and hard, then they die. They the high individual for the entire con- They eat good until the last test. She was one of sixteen hens to weigh about one pound. I am'feeding make a perfect score during the last them equal parts of wheat, oats and week. This brings her total to date up corn, ground, With, ten per cent meat scraps. I would like to know what to 130 eggs in the 147 days. Of the to do. The chicks were hatched in an contest. During the month of March incubator—W. B. - she has missed only one day. Chicks With coccidiosis often have a ginning the first W861i 0f April the flamed and the liver enlarged. The lights will be gradually reduced at the ceca is clogged with a yellowish rate 0f fifteen minutes per week. By cheesy material. This disease is caus— the fiI‘St 0f May the lights Will be turn- ed by parasites in the intestinal tract 9d Off entirely. and is spread by the droppings. Coccidiosis can usually be prevented by raising the chicks on as clean soil as possible, feeding sour milk and us- ing the best possible sanitation in ‘the HAT poultry raising in Gogebic brooder houses. One-fourth pound of county is profitable is indicated by epsom salts per 100 chicks may be the reports of the results attained on beneficial and the dose can be repeat- the poultry demonstration farms 1" 9d five days 131““ Careful incuba‘ that county recently made public. T/lie tion, brooding and feeding help to profits reported range from $24.58 to make the chicks vigorous and resist-1 $191.62 during February, The lowest ant to all diseases, and so cut; downi, average feed cost for producing a doz— the losses from a disease like cocci" 3 en eggs was 17.61 cents, and the high- (“0515“ est cost, 64.4 cents. The latter figure If you have only lost a few chicks POULTRY PROFITS DEMON- STRATED. rhea, but it gives the chicks strength and vigor; they develop qmcker and feather earlier.” Never Lost One After First Dose Mrs. Ethel Rhoades, Shenandoah, Iowa, writes: “My first incubator chicks, when but a few days old, began to die by the dozens with White Diar- rhea. I tried different remedies and was about discouraged with the chick- en business. Finally, I sent to the Walker Remedy 00., Waterloo, Iowa, for a box of their Walko White Diar— rhea Remedy. It’s just the only thing for this terrible disease. We raised 700 thrifty, healthy chicks and never lost a single chick after the first dose.” You Run No Risk. We will send VVALKO White Diar— rhea Remedy entirely at our riske— postage prepaid—s0 you can see for yourself what a wonder-working rem- de it is for White Diarrhea in baby chicks. So you can prove—as thou- sands have proven—that it will stop your losses and double, treble, even quadruple your profits. Send 500 for package of WALKO (or $1.00 for extra large box)—-give it in all drinking water and watch results. You’ll find you won’t lose one chick where you lost dozens before. It’s a positive fact. You run no risk. We guarantee to refund your money promptly if you don’t find it the greatest, little chick saver you ever used. The Leavitt & Johnson National Bank, the oldest and strongest bank in Waterloo, Iowa, stands back of our guarantee. —_—.—______ WALKER REMEDY 60., Dept. 507. Waterloo, Iowa. Send me the () 50c regular size (or () 81 economical large size) package of Walko White Diar- rhea Remedy to try at your risk. Send It on your msitivo guarantee to promptly refund my money if not satisfied in every way. I am enclosing 60c (or $1.00). (P. 0. money order. check or currency acceptable). Name .................... . . . . . . . ................... Town .................. . . .. . . ................... .. . State ............................ R. F D .......... Mark (X) in square indicating size packets wanted. Large package contains about two and one-third times as much as small. came from the flock of the county from the crop,trouble you describe infirmary. they may have died from a combina- tion of digestive troubles and lack of vigor. In a. large flock it is not unus— ual for a few to die at different stages I Would like to know how to stop of theindevelopment evenuthougli' the} hens from eating eggs. The hens have care is 1deal and the remainder ol the: been closed in a coop, with a scratch- flock are in the finest condition. ‘ ing pen 16x30. There are about 180 hens in the flock—R. C. Egg eating can usually be prevented by feeding a balanced ration and pro- viding nests which are slightly dark- ened. When the hens lay in open boxes the eggs are readily seen. Cor— tain hens scratch in the nesting litter and kick the eggs against the sides of the boxes and break them. Any hen will eagerly eat a broken egg, though only a few hens in a. flock are apt to learn to break them. Provide nests which the hens enter on a track at the rear. The eggs are removed by lowering a door in the front. Feed a balanced dry mash and furnish a hopper 01' oyster shells. The Sometimes the mortality rate is less addition 01' two per cent ground lime- “- only 250 ‘0 3”“ chicks are brooded stone to he dry mash will furnish in one “00k. Th‘m you could use two additional shell-making material. Gath— COlOIlY 11011593 “ml“ by ““1' and P130“ er the eggs Often Occasionally watch a stove broodcr in each. Somecolony the flock and isolate any hen seen to houses have, the door in the side. but break and eat eggs. Keep plenty of 1 like to have the door in l'l'onl. as this litter in the nests so the eggs will not makes loss draught. across the brooder Often be broken from dropping on house floor when the door and window bare boards. are open at the same time. I When colony houses have small op—i enings in the back near 11w, roof, it isl| a help in providing summer ventila-i W 11 1 d tion. The openings can be closed with l 0u_( you pease sen me a recipe . . i“ which 'I' ,- g1 . ‘2 to dev1talize eggs without destroying small (100 5 51m m L Oth- l them for house use or cold storage? — . , _ —E. S. There is no argument; against the I do not know of a real useful meth— value of good breeding and good l'eed— 0d of destroying the hatching power ing as the way to success in poultry. of eggs without somewhat injuring them. It could be done by chilling, overheating, or a needle price through the end of the egg. I think the best method is to sell the eggs to private customers who do not use them for hatching, or ship them into the regu— lar channels of trade where their iden- tity disappears. WHY HENS EAT EGGS.’ COLONY BROODER HOUSES. Could you give me a plan as to how, to build a bi'ooder house, large enough for .100 or 500 chickens? C. \V. (‘. A colony brooder house ten feet Wide and ten feet deep, built on skids; like a sled, will be all right for 5005i chicks if you wish to brood that. many , in one flock. The house can be six; feet high in front and four feet. liighl in the rear. 1n the from: have a large > glass window \Vllll an opening above the Window which can be covered with muslin for ventilation. DESTROYING HATCHABILITY. ordinary hatchery stock. We positively guarantee to SIZE and Egg Production. CHICKS-HATCHING EGGS- PULLETS BARRON STRAIN S. C. WHITE LEGHORNS We furnish CHICKS and PULLETS from BLOOD TESTED 2-year-old Hens at prices you would pay for $5.00 and we book your order. Place your order now. PEERLESS POULTRY FARMS, BOX 10 ZEELAND’ MICK. no Loni 380005“ Write foo v". IIIEII GIIIIIIE STOCK ll PRICES WU Can Afford to Pay, Bred for eggs, not for show feathers. Every chic. from our farm is of a provcn egg-laying strain. ORDER FROM THESE PRICES. GRADE AA. ‘ *gjfidww 35 _ The eneral trend of reduction - . ~ - 100 500 1000 g . D . at full 01 op because the action of the dis Bum ”moms madman the contest 13 upward. The thousand case on the digestive tract prevents BMnlesIR ........ i ....... .S......$8.gg Sig 835': 8&3: “MS Pmd‘mmg 3’795 eggs for the the food from passing along. A post— 3.. Maggi (fifffif‘...t.rf’filf 3350 m 75 m eek ' 2, . . ’ ‘ . RAGE A. . w These birds have been under moxtem 0t such a case may show the White Leghorn: ....f‘ .......... $7.00 $13 :62 sue artifimal lights Since November 1. Be- walls of the intestines thick and in- garrideugocks .................. ago 15 72 no r. urns .................. . 0 13 62 110 Broilers. Heavy $12 per 100. Mixed $9.00 per 100. 100% Live Dclivu‘y. Catalog Free. Order Pullat: Now. for May I5 Delivery. RREAT NORTHERN HATCHERY. R. 3, Box 56. Zeeland, Mich. BABY CHICKS WHITE LEGHUHIS and BROWN LEGHIIIINS' $11.0 iii $52.0 iii ODDS . PER n Elisa-0 100 $403093; Order direct. Hatch every week. We guarantee live delivery by Prepaid Mail. Reference State Com.Bank. MAIN'HATCIIEBY, - ZEELANII MINI. White Leghorn. Tancred-Eolly- wood-Barron strains gun: An conas 1%1, Shoppaiizdagtraln. Ba r'd Rocks / all v1“-'“’” 5“ fig / Parks dark colored P 5/71/1727?!” Br. Leghorn. At International lu‘gg Laying contest of 1924 our ‘lmglmrn pen laid more eggs than 84 of the 100 pens rand outlnid .snvvrul puns from world renowned trap- nest t‘zn'nh‘. ORDER NOW. PRICES. IIJU 600 Special Slur Mating, podigrcvd ............ $18 $85 Extra solwtcd ......................... 14 65 St-luctod ....................... . . . 12 55 liurrcd Hacks ............................ Ill 75 llroilvr chicks (odds and “Nari .......... 10 50 TOWN LINE POULTRY FARM, R. I, Box I5. Zeeland, Mich. ‘ om lturdy. healthy free-range floc _ Fluffy, lively youngsters that should gro- Incl, and get on an lll-yoar-round e g laying basns. From carefully mated big - egg-producing strains, tested and culled Co insure exceptional Vigor and laying ability. ' . This stock and our scientific hatchery ro- duces chicks that live, grow fast, lay early Selects for uniform size and color so they will grow into bc-ulllul flocks of which you’ll be proud. Place your order before our output is taken by others. Order now for present or future delivery. Lo-dlng var-loll... Live delivery guaranteed. Postpaid. wm. for new chick booklet. H. L. Carl, “ Box 100, Montgomery, Mlch. INSPECTED ” GOOD LUCK” 'QUALITY CHICKS. A“ hole. most beautiful breeds. 101: July. BIO BEAUTIFUL ART 500‘ owi t cm in their naturll core . ‘ Chockrfilall of valulhlcgnftggfislign oil: 1 1 . . . , i . ‘ "mi.“ma MONEY with Penilt'rvym . _ . 7. prices rate, not re» NOW. ‘ Neuhauser Hatcheries. ... “...,“ Box 69 Napoleon, Ohio, Bank Bat. B'ABv CHICKS F33: S. 0. WHITE LEGHORNS livery bird in our duck is trapnestcd every day In tho year. If you want to secure Baby (‘hlvks at a m- sonablc price from high record stock, do not. {all to s d for our catalogue. STRICK POULTRY FARM. R. 4. Box M. Hudsonville, Mich. please you. Our Hens have large lopped combs, plus Booking orders for 10-week Pullers now. $1.00 each in lots of 100. Catalog Free. a m The Big,Deeg Bodied Hens with the Large ‘ ‘ Combs, That reduce the Large White Eggs. ‘ The chicks we offer you this year are from extra selected hens. sired by males out of hens that laid 270 eggs in 305 days these males helm sired by a male from a 300—egg ban. The price asked for than is very reasonable. They will bring you bigger profits and absolute satisfaction. . You will be benefitted by our 15 years experience hatching and ship- ping chicks. Our stock grows up uniform in size,‘ has great vitality and brings big remrns in our customers’ hands. Let. us mail you our catalog with prices. 100% live arrival guaranteed. {NINE WEEKS OLD PULLETS lN MAY. WOLVERINE HATCHERY H. P. WIEREMA, Prop. ILR. 2. Box 97 Iceland. Mich. rr-n-l r-r-i 000W BRED FOR SIZE, TYPE and EGGS SINCE 1910. ‘ S. C. WHITE LEGHORNS CHICKS—EGGS— STOCK From world-famous layers. Pens headed by males from hens with records of 250 to 280 eggs. Also Barron strain matings males with j ancestry of 230—270. Birds culled by experts from the state univer- sity. All our pens are mated with males from dams of high records. 100% live delivery guar- anteed. Write for our illustrated catalog showing our poultryshow winners. “Regular Egg Machines,” said W. W. Zike, judge of Holland show, after looking over our pen. Reliable Hateery and Poultry Farm, Boxs Holland, Mich. Pure-Bred Big Value B A BY c H 1 c K s OHIO ACCREDITED DELIVERY GUARANTEED. Order direct from this ad today and get. chicks. which have the authority of Ohio State University behind them. Our breeding stock is inspected and banded by exports trained and au- thorized by them. e t aid On: 25 50 100 500 1000 Emits W113)” lllr. )8; But! Leghorn: ..... ...........$3.25 $6.50 $13 800 8118 s. c. Mottled Anconas.. ............... . ......... 3.50 7.00 14 0 128 s. C. Blk. Minor., no. Rocks. s. c. n. I. Reds.. 3.75 7.50 15 72 138 mnm‘ivmvi'nmm Wh. Rocks, we. Wyandotws. R. C. R. I. Reds... 32% 8.00 10 77 144 S': C. Bill! a White Owingums Jersey Black Giants ' 7.50 Odds &. Ends (not shipped under accredited label) 2.50 F f E can fowl pest. Order today with Check or Money Order. ngLlSl‘Ill' Cl‘iriclgxs. We can furnish also chicks of especially him breeding. Ind Prices. WOLF MATCHING Cl. BREEDING COMPANY. BOX 4. 8.50 17 83 100 15.00 30 . . . . . 5.00 10 50 100 Catalog free. SPECIAL Write for particulars GIBSONBURO. OHIO. W______.____.___.__ (‘ ‘k that are livel and healthy from pure-bred carefully so— lercltgds stock. One-mlh down books order. Good poultry judges say our flecks are unusually good. Order today. Las» year we were not able to supply the demand. Qrder early this year. Pure-bred, carefully selected. l00°/o live delivery. Prlcel on (prepald) 25 50 'm 500 "no (fig-J Farmer's & Mmhmlc' Hm: m. 8d. Rocks ......... $4.25 $8.00 “5.00 72.00 $I40 R. I. Reds ........ 4.25 8.00 l5.00 72.00 I40 WASHTENAW HATCHERY Wh. Rocks ........ 4.50 8.50 ”5.00 77.00 I50 d d 9 Win. Wyandotm 4.50 3.50 ”5.00 77.00 I50 Ged on Ron ' . Why ‘. Br. Loohorne 3.75 7.00 l3.00 62.00 '20 Ann Arbor, Michigan Wm Dear Uncle Frank: I worked for my father last year, and made $5.00. My sister and I rais- ed a lamb, whose mother was a mean thing and wouldn’t have it. We got about $18 for it, and we divided it between us. That was the way I made money last year. This year I hope to earn some. ' . We had a spelling contest in our county (Ionia), and Doris Richardson, Would You Guess That This is Melissa Pommerene Turning a Somersault? from our school (Beard), got the cup for rural schools. We are roud of her. 'She was the township champion last year. I hope Mr. W. B. gets the mumps if he eats this letter, for I’ve got them.— Your niece, Carol Champlin, Lake Odessa, Mich. I think it is fine for, young folks to earn money in doing useful things. Both the doing of the things and the money are beneficial. ‘ Dear Uncle Frank: Talking about national and state governments, I do not agree with Viva Bizard. I think each one of us should know what the government of the United States and our own states are doing, so that we can fight for the right things when we get big. It also helps us in school when we have de- bates on government, and it gives us a better start if we are trying to be a. teacher or lawyer. Ambitions, I’m full of them, but the CHICKS from heavy winter laying stock produced by MICHIGAN’S OLD RELIABLE I HATCHERY. Pioneer Breeders and Hatchers. operating the best Hatchery in the State. \ Pure-bred TOM BARRON and AMERICAN WHITE LEGHORNS, Anconas, Barred '7 Rhode Island Reds. Strong, well hatched Chicks from Hoganized, free range By insured Parcel Post Prepaid to your door. 100% Live Delivery Guaranteed. 17 years experience in the business and giving absolute satisfaction to thousands. Get. valuable Illustrated Catalog free. and lowest prices before placing your order elsewhere. VAN APPLEDORN BR08.. HOLLAND HATCHERY AND POULTRY FARM.R.70, HOLLAND. MICHIGAN. DILIGENT CHICKS DID IT Postpaid prices on 50 100 500 Single Comb \Vhite Leghorns 46.25 $12.00 $57.50 Barrel Plymouth Rocks .......................... 7.75 15.00 72.50 S. C. Mottled Anconas ................ .. 6.75 13.00 62.50 Mixed Chicks .............................................. 4.75 9.00 42.50 Low in price, high in quality. Order right from this ad, or send for our catalog If close in call on us, we are located on the M—ll cement road, 2 Miles north of Holland. We have pullets for sale after May first. Knoll. DILIGENT HATCHERY. Holland, Mich. Harm 1'. Owner. Pure Bred Baby Chicks fl $8.00 Per 100 and up We are now booking orders for May and June chicks, from our high grade Anconas and White Leghorns. These chicks are from extra selected hens mated to Tapered ; and. Sheppard males. We insure our chicks for one week. Write for our catalog and prices before you buy. we can save you money. M. D. Wyngarden R. 4 Box 6, Zeeland, Michigan Riverview Chicks big fluffy, by prepaid parcels post, 100% live. and good condition guaranteed. From our Strong, Healthy, English type White Leghorns. (lulled by expert from State Universtty. We hatch all our own eggs and can save you money on that chick order. Bcrome one of the many satisfied customers. Gentlemen: Benton Harbor, Mich, Feb. 2, 1925, I am an old customer, having bought chicks from you every year for a number of years back and have always had good results from your stock. and am confident that you give everybody a mum deal. The chicks that. I melted last year are shelling out the eggs. and have all winter since use (“L Kindly send your free mating list with primes. Yours truly, W. F. Agard, R. 1. RIVERVIEW POULTRY FARM, Route 2, Box 94, Zeeland, Mich. l Blood-Tested Baby Chicks Barron Strain S. C. W. Leghorns. We furnish chicks from one, two, and three-year-old tested broaden, mated with high record cooker-e15, chicks that will positively pay you a. profit in eggs this fall and winter. ,‘Why speculate with just chicks when you can buy the best “Quality" at “Live and; Let Live" prices. Get our circular before you place your order. Satisfaction and 100% live dellva-y positively guaranteed. City limits Hatchery, lit. 5, Box 11, Holland, Michigan. i thing I think most of is to be an elec- trical engineer. The reason why I select it is because it gives a man world-wide opportunity to make mon- ey as it is not yet fully discovered.— Your Ambitious Nephew, Carl Peter- ‘ son, Kiva, Mich. The thinking of government affairs helps, as you suggest. Electricity has a great future and so has one who has a good knowledge ‘of it. Dear Uncle Frank: I’ve been so busy lately that I could not write before, but I must stick to my guns, so here goes. Viva Bizard doesn’t agree on having national and state problems for de- bate, claiming that we of the Merry Circle are too young to discuss such questions. In schools all over the S I lay with my head buried in the pillows on the sofa, I felt a light tap upon my shoulder. Looking around I could see a hand which was pointing toward a large black chart. I strained my eyes to read the written words. With great effort I at last succeeded and read, “Are You Forgetting the Merry Circle Fund?” Oh, yes! I had really forgotten about it. I sat with my hands upon my face, which was reddened for shame. To think of thejoy I had received from the club and the good it had done me, and forgetting—— With a spring I had my bank in my hand and without a word poured it into the good uncle’s lap, saying, “Take what I have, to be put into the fund with the others, for the great purpose we now know.” With a light heart I now felt I had the Mailman THEAWAKENING By Goldie Kleinhardt ' country these questions are discussed by students. Debating and oratory work is becoming more and more pop- ular in the schools and, of course, the questions are public questions. Cur- rent history in the schools is consid- , ered an important subject. Debating and oratory work are two of the many ways in which these na- tional and state problems are put to the student in an appealing way. We wish to be modern also, do we not? Merry Circlers are children of school age and so I do not think they are too young to take part in these de- bates on the questions. Greetings, W. B.“ How are you to- day?——A niece, Betty Cramer, Com- stock Park, Mich. Yours is'a good argument for the study of political questions. I’ll speak for W. B. He is very well and has an undiminished appetite. Dear Uncle Frank: I agree with , Gladys Knecht that boys who smoke are not manly. I do not like to see a boy with a cigarette in his mouth. I think that a boy who smokes never looks as good as one who does not. I do not think that a girl works harder than a bey, or a boy harder than a girl, in accordance with their strength. Although I have tried boys’ work and rather liked it, I prefer to work in the house. My favorite pastime is to read books,’ but my school work keeps me so busy I do not get much time for it. My favorite authors are Harold Bell Wright and the Porter girls. I know I ought to have closed before but did not do it, so will now—Your niece, Wilma M. Frith, Nashville, Mich. Good for you for not liking smoking boys. I think if girls showed their disapproval more, fewer boys would smoke. Your pastime is a good one. ., ' ”him/'0’ Albert AlfredsOn’s Conception of Uncle Frank. done my duty toward my club, “The Great Merry Circle.” When I was about to replace the bank I awoke with these words upon my lips: It’s the girl with a smile That shows life’s worth-while And days are really worth living, She sings a glad song—~ _ As she marches along And makes a good habit of giving. The first returns as the result of the announcement of the radio fund are just beginning to come in. Several half dollars, quarters and dimes have come, as well as quite a few nickels, but it will take a heap more to make‘ up the $200 we need for those radios' at the Howell Tuberculosis Sanator- ium. This is going across in a big way if we all do our bit. Have you awakened yet?—-Uncle Frank. ' Brought “I? "f? in?” PURE H OLLYWOOD STRAIN ZOO-aborlnfil’adlom Direct hens with 209. mated to males from dams with records 0! 83- 290. Foundation stock di- rect from Hollywood. We offer also our own Holly- ‘wood Muted Rural Strain. . Ancom from Shepp . ‘ Farm and Brown Leghorns. Fanny mange at prices enabling every buyer of chicks to own the highest grade stock. ORDER FROM THIS LIST 100 5 Pure Hollywood W. 50 00 1000 Leghorns (Limited amount) . . . . . . . $11.00 $20.00 $95.00 Hollywood Muted ..... 8.00 16.00 70.00 8180 Utility 1.00 13.00 62.50 115 Anconas (Shaman! mated) ........... . 9.00 10.00 75.00 135 Ant-ones (nunm 3.00 14.00 05.00 120 (Grids AA) ...... 7.50 14.00 07.50 125 ........ . 18.00 62.50 115 Large, illustrated cate- Gra 100% Live delivery. log free. THE RURAL POULTRY FARM ZEELAND. Mich. B. R. I. BOX I09 Profi . .- Prat/Hang Baby Chicks O ”‘09 $502 Net Profit In 3 Months From 250 BJ’. White Leghorn Pallets That‘s what Mr.I. Wade of Fennville, Mich. made in three months time from puiiets raised from chicks he bought of us last spring. You can make big money with our profit making chicks. CHICKS - - - - CHICKS Our stock is strong, healthy, free range, Tancred and Tom Barron White Leg- horns—S.C. Rhode Island Reds—~Parke' Barred Rocks—the best blood lines in the country. 100% live delivery guaran- teed, poetpaid. Big, fine catalog free. 8 to 10 Weeks-Old Pullete We specialize in 8 to 10 weeks-old pullets. Extra choice ones at prices that please. Write today. Brummer-Fraderickson Poultry Farm Box 20 Holland, Mich. . enroxs-rees—ru “1‘:in Gnannteed to bolts)“: hi h grodnoing nook. G "85 per 15. I'm:- Arietoeret etrain exhibi— tion Barred noon and airflow R d e n. I 0 K 9 Special Star g Hating. Barron Whi Lekhorna C Mottled An- eonas 16 or 100. Select- ed Uti t coke and 8.0. Rode. 81 {or loo-Jule“- Od Grade Barron Whit. Leghorne and ted Anooau. FAIRV COLT!!! FARM. Box 08. Zooland, Mich. Chicks---Pullets High quality stock. Delivery 100% live and strong guaranteed. Chicks every week. Eight weeks and 3 mo. Pullets. Barred and White Rooks. Reds, White and Silver Laced Wyandottes. White and Buff Orpingtons, Blm Minorcas. Anconas. White. Brown and Bull Leghom. Bend tor Chick or Pullet Circular with price list. STATE FARMS ASSOCIATION Kalamazoo. Michigan. Active iMnnber International Chiri Amrian'an Mrmber Michigan Stan Farm Burmu 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.-BLACK MINORCA- ANCONA Official International Egg Contest Recorde up to 254 Enos. Few can equal our PRICES. No one can beat our QUALITY. Before ordering your 1925 chicks send for our CATALOG. Our LOW PRICES will astonieh you. ‘ Over 20 years experience assures your * satisfaction. Established Sent by PARCEL POST PREPAID. in l9“ l00% Live Delivery Guaranteed. PINE BAY POULTRY FARM. Holland, Michigan. EIILISII MOWCEI WHITE lEGIIOIII meadow. head The‘ kind for m D uca's. Strong husky chicks our specialty. $15 per 100. Eggs $8.00. Free Catalog. Marianne L om F , , .1; .‘v "hm arm Box 0 vi. , " "9451.; Contest» : JT seems like a long time since we had an ad contest, so, here’s one for a change. These contests are like the Read- and—Win contests, only you will find the answers to the ten questions below in the advertising columns of the paper. In writing out the answers please do not repeat the questions and make the answers as short as possible. Put “’0 9 . 0 I wish the letters Were piled this high on my desk with nickles, dimes, quarters, half dollars and dollars in them for the Merry Circle Fund. Wouldn’t such a thing demonstrate a real Merry Circle spirit, though? Mlary Kanka, of Traverse, City, drew t is. the same number to the answer as there is to the question. Also, give the number of the page on which you found the answer. All the papers which have the ques- tions properly answered and are neat- ly written, will be put in a basket and the lucky ten pulled out. The first two prizes will be fountain pens; the next three, dictionaries; the next five pocket knives. Please put your name and address in the upper left hand corner and put M. C. after your name it you are a Merry Circler. All who are not; Merry Circlers and have correct papers, will get M. C. buttons and cards. Send your papers to Uncle Frank, Michigan Farmer, Detroit, Mich., be- fore April 17, as the contest 010ses then. Here are the questions: 1. What is the speediest device ever made for fastening the wire to the post? 2. Where, will one find out about the Beating Shakers? 3. What makes a remix impossible? 4. What is stored in a battery? 5. What does Harm T. Knoll know? 6. What must you “grow a full hill everywhere a hill is supposed to grow" for. 7. To whom must you send to get “The Truth About a Lye?” 8. What are swamps 1'01"? 9. What is “The Rainy Day Pal?” 10. What kind of oil is recommend ed for a Monarch tractor? TH E PRIZE POETS. T looks to me that the girls are better poets than the boys. At least, they tried more to write poetry than AM knocking at your door. May I I come in and join the M. C.? Since reading about “Burning Ambition,” and others who are ambitious, I have decided to write and tell my ambition, for I, too, have :1. “Burning Ambition.” I want to become a great artist on the piano. I am talented, and great players have told me if I only work hard there is no reason Why I should not succeed. A handicap is that I am very ad- vanced and have no teacher to take from here. But I am not waiting for success to come to me; I am going after it. Before the snow comes I go to Marquette once in two weeks, a hundred miles from here to take les- sons. I now am a Sherwood student and have completed two years in one, and am a junior, which is the same as the junior year in a college course in mu- sic. All this long winter I have to the, boys did. ,Eour times as many girls entered the contest as boys. The poems received were good and it was a. little hard to pick the win- ners. I hope that those selected sent in the work of their own hands and minds. The winners are as follows: ‘ Fountain Pens. Sarah Williams, Milford, Mich. Wilma Fry, Ithaca, Mich. Dictionaries. Dorothy Coltle, West Branch, Mich. Ruth McPhail, R. 2, Adrian, Mich. Moneka Cline, R. 2,.Richland, Mich. Knives. John Russ, Clifford, Mich. Ivan Thaler, Caledonia, Mich. Carson Nelson, Filion, Mich. Marian Tompkins, Cement City, Mich. SPRING. Last year I felt a balmy breeze And anxious watched the budding trees; Last year i heard the robin’s note And looked to see his russet throat; Last year, and years before, I felt The touch of Spring, and happy knelt Upon the carpets fresh and green That in the meadows then were seen. I've seen all these a dozen times, I’ve seen them here and in the east; I’ve seen them in our southern climes, On them my soul has IOVed to feast. And yet I watch this year again, And just like all the rest. of men Rejoice to see it come—though old, Yet new; to it my heart, is sold. A slave to it, and glad to be, 1 would that, more. could join with me. ——Sarah Williams. VALUE OF BOBBED HAIR DISCUS- SION. I think a little good comes from dis- cussing bobbed hair, because many boys learn that. girls aren’t flappers because they have their hair bobbed. It tells oi' the change made by men from wearing long hair, to wearing short. hair for comfort. It, shows that girls bob their hair for comfort, not to look like boys. it teaches boys and girls to think about some of the ques- tions that, are being discussed through out the nation. It helps to teach one to write, to take an interest, in the pa- pers and the national questions, to know each other, and their opinions on this question. Alfred Green. A Class of Bright Boys?? And Some, Drawn By Mattie E. Fishel. Teacher. . A Musical Ambition work alone. But next spring when I can again go to take lessons I shall give a concert alkalone there. Some may ask, what do I do now? I practice three hours a day, go to school, give lessons after school'and on Saturdays. Also have a harmony class on Saturday. I prepare my school lessons for the next day, after suppen This may sound easy going, but let me tell you, my friends, it isn‘t. You have to be in the best of health and humor all the time. Many times I am very discouraged, but I always keep on, and afterwards I am glad I did. i hope this isn’t too long and the some, Uncle Frank. I have told my ambition in more detail in hopes that it may help and encourage other young people who are ambitious, who are trying to get to the goal they have. chosen. I will sign by my nickname, “Peg.” 5" Superior pure-bred baby chicks pur- chased for a few cents a piece grow quickly into steady dollar produc- ing birds. Before you know it the cockemls are ready for market and the puileta have started to lay. They are bred to pay from such famous prize winning and egg~lay- ing straine as Tom Barron and HoliywoodWhiteLeghoms.Hatched in largest hatchery in Michigan. Write for Catalog and special low .w' A prices. Satisfaction guaran- - teed. Book your order: now for early deliveriee. . wace'ronmr. SUPERIOR POULTRY FARMS ZEELAND. men. .5 Mar-Me Br“ up Baby Chick: L End for Catalogue garment PROF]! Per Hen in One Year Write for my free book wday. Tells how I made $7.81 official profit per hen. Tell- how You. too, can make big money with Dr. Hoasloy's E3 -Brod White Leghorn ICKS From Greatest Bred-to-Lay Strain. 'anerod—Hollywood—Enoiieh—Ferrie (Dr. Henley Bred) strains. Also Dr. Heaeley'e Famoue “Ego Bee- ket" Strain Buff Leuhorne. When you buy chicks this year—buy the beat. Dr. Heasley's chicks come from the blood of National Show and Egg Contest winners. Heal business birds. Heavy layers of large white eggs. Make big profits every day on the lam. That's what you wank—we supply them. At Int'l Egg (‘ontest 1923-24 the Heu- ey 0 bird pen was among . highest winners with aier- $7.7L7R”ef'm‘3° age of 236 eggs each. One ’ 093 egg-in 3R5 d”. cuswmet‘ reports average of 208 eggs from 125 term flock pullers. SPECIAL REDUCED PRICES NOW Free Service to Customers. Write Today. . 00. I.. E. HEASLEY FARMS. ’ ‘ Dept. IO ; orand Rapids. BARRED ROCKS 8:. BEDS Chicks from sturdy, healthy free range flocks. Carefully mated for high egg pro~ duction. Blood tested for baciiiary white diarrhea. Write for prices. Reference, F armers' 85 Merchants' Bank. Krueper Poultry Farm 8. Hatchery Milan, Mich. Mich. - White Leghorns l Tani‘rfid — Hollywood - Barron Hired 8. C. White whom Purebred. All range. Best winter laying strains. Selected 100, 313: i500. $2.50; 1,000, 3120. Selected Star-A. 100, $15: 500. $72.60: 1,000. $140. Postpaid. Full live arrival guaranteed. Illus- . trated catalog (m. J Highland Poultry Farm. R. 0. Box 0. Holland, Mich. Green Lawn chic Prices. White Leghorns, 13:“: Barred Rooks, R. I. Beds, 16v: Black Mlnorcas, White Rocks, White Wyendottes, 160: Heavy mixed (or broilers. 136: Light, 110. Postage paid. 100% live delivery. Our 15th year. We pro» dure only one grade, the BEST. Reference. Fenian State Bank. GREEN LAWN POULTRY FARM, Gus Hooht, Prom, Fenton. Mich. Barred Rock, Eckhard CHICK Strain. “'hlie Leghorns " and Brown Leghorns. Guarantee full 100% alive. Free Delivery. HILLVIEW POUL- TRY e. HATCHERY, c. eoveu. Prom. k H’. l2-B. HOLLAND MICHIGAN. :" ‘ BABY CHICKS $12.50 Per 100 and Up We are listing 12 varieties of Pure Blood Farm range smelt. Chickens, Ducks and Guineas. Write for price list. CLINTON HATCHERY & POULTRY FARMS, Wilmington, Ohio. 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Second Year’s Testing Work Allegan Herd: Show Furl/tar Improvement HE Central Allegan Cow Testing Association, having finished its second year’s work, makes, the With 276 cows on test, the'average production Was found to be 7,426 pounds of'milk and 341.5 pounds of butter-fat. There‘ were eight- fat production. fat. She was a. grade Jersey and last year her production was 10,088 pounds of milk and 537.0 pounds of‘fat as an eight-yeanold. R. E. Hopkins, :with‘ his herd of where else. T/ze Fairer Mot/2er of t/ze War/d HE cow is a most wonderful laboratory. She takes the grasses of the pasture and roughage ‘ofvthe field and converts them into the most perfect food for man. terious something which, scientists have found essential to the highest health of the human race, and which can be found no- Men have sought for centuries the fabled Fountain of Youth. The nearest approach to that fountain which has yet been discovered is the udder of the cow. Without her milk, chil- dren languish, the vigor of the adult declines, and the vitality of the human race runs low. -—Frank O. Lowden. In that food thereis a mys- een herds, which made over 300 pounds of butter-fat; the first ten being as follows: . vi vi .1: .01.: A ' A :8 Owner. Breed >5 § >- Pf! <12 can Knoblock & Son .. .pb—gj 9,022 488.5 Leon Godfrey . .pb—gj 9,097 47617 John Veenkant . . . pb—j 7,952 423.7 Wm. Godfrey ..... pb—gj 7,858 411.8 McCombers-Reuhle gh 9,680 386.7 Roscoe Ellis ..... pb-j 7,287 374.0 Chas. Wilson . . pb—gj 6,688 369.7 H. Russell . . . . . pb h 9,950 357:8 R E. Hopkins“ . pbh 10,495 356.2 C. F. Maskey ..... pb—gh 6,716 346.0 The average for the ten high herds per cow was 8,475 pounds of milk and 399.1 pounds of fat, while the average production of the four poorest herds was 6,556 pounds of milk and 270.4 pounds of fat, there being a difference of 1,919 pounds of milk and 128.7 pounds of fat. The poorest herd, though, made 4,705 pounds of milk and 253.3 pounds of fat, which is above the average for the state. Wm. Knoblock & Son, who have the high herd, increased his herd average from 479 pounds to 488.5 pounds of He has the high cow in grade and pure-bred Holsteins, was high in milk production and made 10,- 495 pounds of milk and 356.2 pounds of fat. He also had the high cow in milk production which made 13,485 pounds of milk and 455.5 potin'ds of fat. During the association year there were thirty-nine cows sent to the block and fifteen sold at private sale for breeding purposes. There are quite a. lot of good cows and heifers for sale now in this association. There were thirteen cows producing over 500 pounds of fat. sikty over 400 pounds, and eighty-six over 365 pounds of fat. The reasons for the high pro- duction were many; a few being as follows: 1. All cows were fed balanced ra- tions and Only what they required. 2. Many herds have been in the cow testing association work for several years. 3. All herds but one have been Using pure-bred sires. 4. All herds but six have been fed alfalfa hay all or part of the time. 5. Every member has a silo save one, and there are thirty~three silos Anot/zer Guernsey Leader for Michigan T Big Bay, Mich, Jay B. Deutsch has been developing some very good Guernsey Advanced Register Rec- ords on his Bay Cliffs Farm, that have served to draw considerable attention to Michigan Guernseys. The latest achievement in this herd is the record of Bay Cliffs Glenwood Girl 125878, who has recently complet- ed a record of 14,7725 pounds of milk, or 659.47 pounds of butter-fat, in Class GG (junior two-year-old). This record, during which she carried a calf for 274 days, entitles the cow to ninth place in the breed for this age class. Her second calf was born just four days before she was three years old. Bay Cliffs Glenwood Girl 125878 rep- resents a combination of May Rose and Glenwood breeding. She made 12,056 ‘pounds of milk and 627.6 potmds of ”was tantalum-11>“! ea, farmer V1. (BEAM SEPARMOR 0 Finer-we. own as ' 1 1- 1Ths famous tented Lacto Bowl shims ° better than $6 Butter Fat—Locus has never been beaten in open 1m This self balancing and vibrationloso Bowl impose “to. unless mix —it is always on tholqb. The sturdy and si pls construction of 4' Locts makes it essynio clean and keep in sanitary conditions. It! so to t (sndkeo ru 5' "$1111 n{list‘oytahlfd 21in o’perate‘it «“23; sued s are much lower than of 6'0" for less efficient machines. LACTA in six sixes. oGENUlNELY 7° 1:0le:10 oars—no MONEI 9 polwn— FREIGH GH‘I' PREPAID. Ils‘otislledyonpoy 86.00amonth;ilnot.return stout-expense. “All ounce 0! Proof Is Worth a Ton 0! Talk” Write as today for FREE 3001‘ 0.13.7941!) 105 8. “Cello "um Solo (1.5.Renmoniatim Sunless—Lone“! 3.". 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Years Export.“ Filled 40 Silos— #3731 1 WWWWMa members. ,. it}? half on: members. m gain on“ pasture. ' " " , ' .V I» . outside of the regular privatelflfcs we had. one cotnplete dispersal of thin .tyjseven head- bglonging- to Loon God- frey. The sale was of our second best herd, with an average production of 9;097 pounds of milk and 476.7 pounds of fat. -It was a cemplete success, the bidding Was fast, and everyone was eager for the records which were giv- en 03' in detail. Buyers came from a radius of 125: miles. KENT'ASSOCIATION FINISH' - SECOND YEAR. HE end'of the secOnd year’s work in the South Kent Cow Testing Association found a marked improve- ment over the first year’s work. The average milk. production was 8,248.4 podnds;average test of 3.9 per cent, and 321.7 pounds of fat. The feed cost 'of butter—fat was twenty— three cents a pound, 100 pounds of milk cost ninety-seven cents feed cost, and the return for $1.00 invested in feed was $1.92; 193 cows were on test. This was an improvement of 947.4 pounds more milk and 40.97 pounds of butter-fat. The high herd in butter-fat produc- tion was the herd of thirteen pure- bred Holsteins owned by W. R. Harp- er & Sons, of Middleville. They had a milk production of 13,307.1 pounds. Average test of 3.45 and 4598 pounds of butter—fat. This same herd was high in milk production. The high cows in butter-fat came from the Harp- er herd, Thornapple Flossy, Veeman, with 18,6033 pounds of milk and 649.- 56 pounds of fat. The high cow in milk production was a pure-bred Hol- stein, Elsie Korndyke Beets, produc- ing 18,868 pounds of milk and 565.77 pounds of fat. This cow had similar honors last year, but improved her record this year 2,916 pounds of milk and 84.61 pounds of fat. The high two—year-old was a pure- bred Holstein owned by the Harpers, producing 12,8915 pounds of milk and 451.03 pounds of fat. High honors in the three and four-year-old class went to the Harpers. The three-year—old giving 13,5251 pounds of milk and 455.23 pounds of fat. The four-year- old was the high cow in butter-fat production for the association. The five-year-old honors as well as milk honors went to Joe Wenger’s pure-bred Holsteins. Elsie who was high in milk production for the asso- ciation last year and this year. There were eleven herds averaging over 300 pounds of fat. These herds averaged 9,234.8 pounds of milk and 368.4 pounds of fat. They were owned by the following men: W. R. Harper & Sons, Otto Fischer, Fred Kaech‘ele, Joe Wenger, Ralph Sherk, Mrs. Cridler & Sons, E. W. Ruehs, Orlo Good, Lew- is Kaeckele, Lee Croft and John Luneke. The four poorest herds averaged 225 pounds of fat and the four poorest cows, 152 pounds of fat. There were fifty—one cows on sixteen farms that produced over 365 pounds of fat. The association has started on its third year. Six of the members this year are starting their third year of testing. \Vesley Hazel, who handled the work last year, is again in charge. E. W. Ruehs is president and Otto Fishcher secretary—treasurer of the as- sociation—K. K. Vining. THE DIFFERENCE IS A COW TESTER. W0 Marquette county farmers in the same township with the same number of cows had very different re- sults from their dairying during a nine—months’ period, according to L R. Walker, countyagricultural agent. One farmer got 29,629 pounds of milk, or 1,192 pounds of butter-fat; the other farmer got 49,930 pounds of milk, or ‘ 1,994 pounds of fat. One farmer has a omit inherencst .013 . feed 82. Both .faim'iers getthe same price- me their milk. The cow-testingr'asso- elation records reveal the reason for this discrepancy. . - ’One cow in the association produc- ed 2,150 pounds of milk, while one farmer with nine cows got 1,967 pounds of milk and seventy-one pounds of fat. Four of the cows were dry. One farmer with five cows received 1,276 pounds of milk and forty-seven pounds of fat, one cow being dry. The cow which produced 2,150 pounds of milk, produced fifty~four pounds of fat. This cow made $26 more profit than the two herds combined. The Branch State Prison at Mar- quette has a fine dairy herd of 'seven- teen cows, all of which are in milk. The average output of this herd was 1,746 pounds of milk and forty-four pounds of fat, all the feed being bought except the ensilage. CALF CLUB IN KENT HE latest agricultural organization to get started. in Kent'county is a boys’ calf club. The name of the club is the Alpine-Sparta Junior Calf Club, and will have its membership quite largely in Sparta and Alpine town- ships. The breeds of cattle represent- ed will be mostly Holsteins and Jer- seys, with a few Guernseys, all ani- mals to be pure-breds and mostly bred heifers. The membership to date is twenty-two, and never did a bunch of boys start out on a proposition with any more eagerness and interest than these lads. The president is Carl Haradine; vice-president, Lyle Heft; secretary, George Felt; treasurer, Kenneth Mc— Cready. G. S. Felt is the local leader. The advisory board is composed of Arthur Haradine, John Kober and G. E. Jacobs. The boys are planning an active summer’s program. Meetings are held each month. The calves will be shown at the “'est Michigan Fair. One of the nice things in the organi- zation of this club has been the keen interest of the parents. Both Sparta banks have cooperated in making loans for the calves, but a number of the fathers have given the boys calves. Nevels Pearson, assistant state leader in club work, and K. K. Vining, county agent, assisted in the organi- zation work—K. K. V. CITY HERDS EXCEED RURAL HERDS. OUNTY Agent C. E. Gunderson, of Gogebic county, has compiled sta- tistics relating to the dairy industry of his county, which show that there are 1,886 dairy herds in Gogebic, com- prising 8,120 cattle in them. It is a curious fact perhaps, that of this total number 1,102 herds consist- ing of 1,614 cattle are owued within the corporate limits of the three cities of Ironwood, Bessemer and Wakefield. Fewer herds, but composed of more cattle, are thus found in the rural dis- tricts, there being 784 such herds'con- taining 5,506 cattle. In Ironwood City alone—the largest city of the penin- sulamthere are 748 milch cows fur- nishing milk for local consumption. The thirty licensed dairymen who fur- nish milk to Ironwood have 375 cows. This is not a desirable situation, for it is recognized that the dairy business can be handled better from farms out- side the city. FERTILIZERS WILL BE TESTED. N Menominee county, this season, there will be a series of fertilizer demonstrations on several farms of that county. Commercial fertilizers will be tried out in the growing of sugar beets, red beets and cucumbers, also with the tests already undertak- en on general crops at the County In- firmary farm. Records will be kept in order terascertain what and how much fertilizer affords the most profit. ,0f.,$4.2§-69.:. ' ”other mrm am of ms ' EXHAUST PIPE PULSATION PIPE ‘ , VACUUM PIPE N9 37 PULSO PUMB Announcing the DE LAVAL Junior Milker Outfit For Milking WING to the remarkable success which De Laval Milkers have at- tained during the past nine years in saving time and labor, increasing the production of milk and Small nerds and difiers only in that it has a Pulso- Pump and Trap of smaller capacity. 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LaSalle Street ‘Ri‘ ' ' arm in all ll..l.’l|ll mutual! \\_ " ”’3‘ Posts, through four exv you can’t buy in any . l Yet they cost you not if... ———.(lc.. ._-—1. w.._ “wt-:31 to weaken the post. Chicago, Illinois HOLSTEIN and JERSEY SALE Entire herd of Registered Holsteins and Jerseys:of the late Harry den Bleyker; will Abe‘sold at AUCTION APRIL 17, 1925 - l P.M. at farm one mile south of Paw Paw—"25 head—2 fine Holstein Bulls— yearlings—heifers and cows—good types—some choice animals. For terms and information address C. H. Kleinstuck, Admr., Kalamazoo National Bank Bldg., Byron Rix, fluctioneer - Kalamazoo, Mich. BREEDBRS’ lllREC'l‘llRY Change of Copy or Cancellations must reach us Twelve Davs before date of publication Reg. Guernsey Cows. Bulls and For sale Bull Calves. A. R. Record May Rose Breeding. JOHN EBELS, R. 2, Holland, Mich. Registered Guernsey F o R s A L E vows and heifers. F. W. RUEHS, R. 2, Caledonia. Mich. A PONTIAC BULL Born September 1"», 1924. About one quarter white and well gmwn. His Sire:Sir ('lotliildc (‘onrordizn 113343. whose (lam has a record of 1044 lbs. butter and 25,000 lbs. milk and is out of an 1,100- lb. cow. He has four daughters averaging 956.4 lbs. butter and 21923.0 lbs. milk. Hil Dam Pontiac Mnrl, 4135992. At 3 yr. 2 mo.: Butter. 21.23: Milk 522.3. 7 days. Butter. 818.18; Milk 20.1892, 365 days. His dam and siro's dam average 931.31 lbs. bum-r and 22.81:),0 lbs. milk. A bull cal! of real quality. Send for pedigrees of Ear Tag No. 108. Pontiacs for Production Bureau of Animal Industry ' Dept. C Lansing, Michigan FOR SALE REGISTERED HOLSTEIN FRIE- SIAN COWS from 2 to 7 years old. Some fresh, others to freshen soon.‘ Will loll one or more to suit purchaser. Best of hreedlnc. Prices are right. HENRY s. ROHLFS, Akron, Mloh. . - Young Bulls up to 8 month- Qlfllhy HOIStelfls of ago. Good Individuals and Well Broil, at from $50 to 875. according to one; GET MORE MILK and milk less cows. [Use a son of Sir Charlevoix Ormsby Finderne whose dam is Mich. State champion butter cow and third highest cow in the world for yearly milk production. Bulls ready for service out of good record cows, from $100 upfl .l. B. JONES FARMS Romeo,mMIch._hank Bock, Herdsman HOLSTEIN or aurnusrv gmsgeggmsg: merit. Edyewood Dairy Farms, Whitewater. Wis. (Hereford Steers) 60 Wt. Around 850 lbs: 66 Wt. Around 740 lbs. 80 Wt. Around 650 lbs; 46 Wt. Around 525 lbs. 50 Wt. Around 950 lbs. ; 58 Wt. Around 450 lbs. Also many other bunches. Deep reds, dehorned. good stooker condition. Real quality Herafords are usually market toppers when finished Will sell your choice from any bunch. VAN B. BALDWIN, Eldon, Wapello 00.. Iowa. HEREFORD STEERS 95 wt. around 480 lbs. 65. wt. around 640 lbs. 58, wt. around 840 lbs. 80, wt. around 600 lbs. 72, wt. around 700 lbs. 38. vflhorthorns. 1,150 lbs. I! wanting some choice quality Dehorned steers. write me. Ottumwa. is located on the Burlington. Rock Island. Milwaukee & Wabash R. R. A. C. WISE- l. M. SHORMAN, Fowlerville. Mich. CORNER, Ottumwa. Iowa. HOW ONE MAN SAVES PIGS. NO more important time comes in , the routine of the swine man than the hours given to the care of the mother a. few days before the lit- ter is born, and when she is farrow- ing. Experience has taught us a. few things which we consider valuable. We have a. good place for the sow to bring her young into this world. The house or pen is quiet. It is about square and contains about fifty square feet of floor. Good‘ventilation is pro- vided and the floor is dry. Around the outside of the pen a. guard rail, raised nearly a foot from the floor and about a half foot from thewalls, is securelyfastened to prevent the moth- er from lying on the pigs. The pen is thoroughly cleaned be- fore the sow goes in. All litter is re- moved and the floor and walls are carefully swept. We then scald the whole inside with boiling water to which has been added some lye, after Another precaution, that saves us' many pigs is in having a feeding pen outside of the nesting pen. When fed in the nesting pen, the sow is almost certain to trample on some of the pigs in her efforts to get her meals. Feed- ing outside alsokeeps the nest clean- -er, for the mother will leave her drop- pings in the feeding pen; ' To some farmers, who give scarcely no attention to the sows, all these cares may seem like a lot of bother. But they pay, and especially should this prove true this year, when hogs are certain to be a good price and the number of. pigs to be marketed this fall will be comparatively small—J. G. Britton. PORK COSTS ARE CUT BY ALFALFA. . NY hog man who is not satisfied with the kind of pasturage he is furnishing his pigs, should cast his in- quiring eye toward alfalfa. It has so this the pen is allowed to dry. Some clean wheat straw is then put in for bedding. The quantity of bedding to use is a matter of importance. If too much is put in, the little pigs may work their way into the straw and be laid on by the mother. On the other hand, if too little is used, especially in cold weather, the family will be uncom- fortable and the mother will collect the straw in bunches in an effort to i keep her offspring warm. It has also been our custom, and we think it is a. good practice, to have the sow clean when she goes into the clean pen. We give her a washing, cleaning "all dirt and filth from her body and particularly from her udder, with some warm water and a little soap. You can 'tell when the time ap— proaches for farrowing. The sow will be nervous. She will fix up her nest and milk will come down into the teats. ’We then watch her carefully, and plan to have someone present dur- ing the farrowing period to give as— sistance. Should the Weather be cool we have at hand a bushel basket in which is set a jug filled with hot water and covered over with a cloth. The pigs are dried off as they arrive, a. cotton thread is tied around the navel of each about an inch from the body, after which the cord is cut off just beyond the thread. An antiseptic like iodine should be applied to the cut end to prevent infection. The pigs are then placed in the basket, if the tem- perature demands, until all are far- rowed. The pigs should nurse in two or three hours. If the farrow is longer than this in coming, it will be well‘ to feed those already born, and then re- place them in the basket. We make it a practice to clip off the tiny sharp teeth of the little fellows before allow- ing them to suck. There are four of these teeth on each jaw. With a pair of pliers one can easily clip ofi only the sharp end of these, thereby avoid- ing injury to the sow’s teats and to one another. When a sow happens to have no milk, we feed undiluted cow’s milk at about two-hour" intervals, avoiding over-feeding. Save the Pigs Now; This Fall They Will Return You Many Fold. many favorable things about it that one wonders if they can be really true. First, it gives a long season for pas- turing the swine. It is ready early, stays good through all the summer droughts and then keeps up a regular supply of forage till late in the fall. Alfalfa is 'a suitable pasture crop for all classes of hogs, but is espe- cially valuable for brood sows and young pigs. Its high protein and lime content makes it valuable for growth and milk production. A good stand of alfalfa will graze eighteen to twenty full-fed hogs per acre, or about six or seven 3. half feed of grain. Under average conditions four or five brood sows and their lit- ters can be pastured on an acre of alfalfa. Although alfalfa ranks at the top of the pasture crops, as a, supplement to corn for hogs it is usually advisable to add tankage or some other high protein concentrate to the ration, es— pecially for young growing pigs, says C. M. Vestal, of the Purdue Agricul- tural Experiment Station. Recent tests at the Purdue Experi- ment Station shows that spring pigs fed for market on alfalfa pasture made more rapid gains and saved more corn and tankage than did those on clover. In two trials the pigs on alfalfa gained an average of 1.76 pounds daily and required 331 pounds of corn and twen- ty—six pounds of tankage over 100 pound-s gain, while on clover the av- erage daily gain was 1.68 pounds, with a feed requirement of 336 pounds of corn and thirty pounds of tankage per 100 pounds of gain. A good pasture crop is essential for the most economical pork production. In fact, it is so important that it often makes the difference between profit and loss in the business. Woodlands infested with that popu- lar flowering plant known as Dutch- man’s Britches, should not be used for pasture until the grass has gotten a. good start, for‘this flowering plant is poisonous. ‘Both the leaves and the bulbs will affect the cattle. If grass is plentiful the animals will not bother the plant. ‘ ~ O50f meetii: More 1 the m4 breede tertaii the E Ameri operai Grand these ley V power associ: Stat ent an the st tertaii H. l State Natior plans officia signer sponsi Steins pic‘:in Flint, select all 0v week pound plans of the Mr. brecdl fourte last herd. good the l\ Assoc JOll in 1'91 the b tionec grade: sold t state. ploasi streng by a in lis Buth as cow Con aroun Michi, to ma get 0L Morri to hol CUllUl ed" t't ance. ’l‘llv for th the o dent, Sprin E. W: mang Nels i [C p mixtu In 13.1 sible dwaui more contn N. W a! 01: “In that and l Borde Cline; were the 1 best ' ance maria “E2 contri much with tipnbu "5» gangland ME TIN“? 0N March. 24 the Holstein breeders .' of Kent county held the annual meeting of the county association. More than usual interest was taken in the meeting, due to ,the fact that Kent breeders have a local obligation in en- tertaining the annual convention of the Holstein-Friesian Association of America, June 2—3, and the Sixth Co- operative National Sale, June 4, in Grand Rapids. To effectively discharge these obligations was put up to Dud- ley Waters, of Grand Rapids, with power by him to draft help from his associate members. State Secretary J. G. Hays was pres- ent and outlined briefly the job before the state and Kent county in this en- tertaining next June. H. W. Norton, Jr., a director of the State. Association, and in charge of the National Sale, told of the developing plans for that event. State Holstein officials and breeders in each state as- signed a quota have accepted the re— sponsibility of bringing top-notch Hol- steins to the sale. Michigan’s breeder pie‘:lng our entries, D. D. Aitken, of Flint, has already made a tentative selection of eight cows with records all over thirty pounds of butter in a week and up to over thirty—nine pounds. According to Mr. Norton, plans of selling sixty head of the tops of the breed are certain. Mr. Norton complimented the Kent breeders for the showing made by fourteen of their cows bought by him last year for the Marquette Prison herd. These cows have all proven good producers, in fact, are leading in the Marquette County Cow Testing Association. John C. Buth, county sales manager, in reporting on the business done for the breeders through his office, men— tioned the sale of fifteen carloads of grades to eastern buyers, pure—breds sold to outside buyers and inside the state. The business done was very pleasing, and could be immeasurably strengthened, in Mr. Buth’s opinion, by a little team-work by the breeders in listing surplus stock for sale, etc. Buth was re-engaged for another year as county sales manager. Considerable discussion centered around showing Holsteins at Western Michigan State Fair. It was decided to make a special effort this year to get out a good showing. Fair-Manager Morrissey was present and promised to help in this project County Agri- cultural Agent K. K. Vining also “pull- ed" for a showing, offering his assist- ance. The following were elected directors for the ensuing year, and later elected the otlicers as indicated: President, ll. A. li‘ick, of Kent City; vice-presi- dent, Thomas Blanchard, of Cedar Springs; secretary-treasurer, Dudley E. Waters, Grand Rapids; county sales manger, John C. Buth, Grand Rapids, Nels Hendrickson, ol' Alto. ADVISE "LIQUIVD SPRAY. th’lD Bordeaux, a standard spray preparation, is better than dust mixtures for combating potato blight. In large fields where the greatest pos- sible protection is desired liquid Bor- deaux has been found to be much more efficient than dust, especially in controlling hopper-burn, according to N. W. Glines, horticultural specialist at Ohio State University. “In demonstrations conducted in that state for controlling both insect and l'ungous pests of potatoes, liquid“ Bordeaux proved superior,” says Mr. C-lines. “Both the dust and the spray were applied thoroughly. In each test the liquid Bordeaux gave much the best results, as shown by the apepar- ance of the foliageand the yield of marketable tubers. “Early blight and late blight were controlled fairly well by dusting, but much better results were .obtained with the spray. For the control of tip-burn or hopper—burn caused by the as ("1 '- ' amass m, white the spay. snows. fa. - “In spite of the low! efficiency of the dust, it may be advisable, however, to use it under certain conditions. Where water is diflicult to get, dust may be preferable, or in small fields where it. is necessary to use hand machines, for hand dusters are more efficient than hand sprayers, as a rule.” A four-year test just completed at the New York Agricultural Experi- ment Station at Geneva confirms. the work done in Ohio. - AGRICU LTURAL OUTLOOK IM- PROVES. HOPEFUL season is the way the agricultural economists in the de— partment of agriculture refer to the present outlook for farmers. The big central fact, they say, is that a new chapter has been opened in the general after-war situation. Only a brief time ago the country was seemingly loaded down with sur‘ pluses of fiber crops, grain and live stock. For four successive seasons farmers have made their plans against a background of distressing surpluses in the open country, with labor able to maintain high wages and industry maintaining high prices for its prod- ucts which farmers have had to buy. This spring there are no big agricul- tural surpluses except the partly fic- titious one of cattle. Judging from the lessening movement 01' population to the cities, an increased number of farmers feel it to be financially safe to stay on the farms this spring and put in the usual crops. Over the country as a whole, the de- partment observers report indications that farmers have not gone into ac- tion so hopefully in five years. In the east the winter grains have come through in good shape. The poule try industry is hurt to some extent by high grain prices. The dairy situation has developed a more hopeful under— tone. The department specialists have doubts, however, if the general expan- sion of production contemplated by farmers would be to their best inter— ests. Any marked increase in most lines of production will tend to lower prices. All leading farm products are mate- rially higher in price than last year, excepting cotton, potatoes and butter. The dairy situation has been better in times past, but the market special- ists in the department point out sev- eral indications tending to improve- ment. Production of dairy products is lighter than in 1924. The market re- ceipts for the first three months of this year will run seven per cent less than during the corresponding period of 1924. Increased demands in foreign markets has practically eliminated im- ports of butter, which accounts for a healthier tone in the domestic mar— kets. On March 1 the total storage holdings of butter was 28,862,000 pounds. There has been a reduction of 15,000,000 pounds since. Milk pro- duction is lighter, and the coopera- tive associations are having less trou- ble with the surplus than usual. The fact that the farm products of 1924 had an estimated value of $56; 000,000 above the estimate of 1923, is evidence of a general upward trend in farm prices. It is found that every cereal crop increased in value. For 1924, the value of the cereal crops was $5,220,000.000 compared with $4,138,— 000,000 in 1923. VETERINARY. Mouth Troubles-ml have a cow that chews hay then drops it out of mouth. B. B., Buth, hilch.vwll. you examine her mouth closely you will ascertain the cause, then when once removed, she should get well. Abortion—J have three cows that lost their calves a few Weeks before time. These cows are young and seem- ingly healthy. What shall I do with them? P. B. S.. Durand, Mich.—~Breed them eight weeks from the time they calved. Keep your stable clean and give. the cows good care. Sluggish Kidney Action. Have a mare that has kidney ailment; she does not pass enough urine. C. A., South Haven, Miclt~Give her a tea— spoonful of acetate of potash in drink- ing water or in soft feed two or three times a day. Teats with Two Openings.~~l have a young cow that gives milk from op- enings (or small teats) about half way up on her back teats. Can you sug- gest a way to close these openings as it is a nuisance when milking. R. S., Port Huron, Mich—A case of this kind should be treated when the cow is dry, then the operation is always successful. high ‘ More than - 40 0.0 0,0,0 0 pounds of cull 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 and blight. growth and help spread scab Damage’by aphis can be prevented by - spraying with Hall’s Nicotine Sulphate. It contains 40% pure Nicotine—the dead- liest aphis poison known. - Being a vegetable extract, it does not harm blossom, fruit or foliage; but it does kill aphis every time. lO-lb. tins. $13. 50 2-“). tins. 3.50 56-“). tins. 1.25 l-oz. bottles. .35 4/41 I _NICOTINE SULPHATE A. ten-pound tin makes 800 to 1100 gallons of spray. The cost is less than 12¢ 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 effec- tive against red bugs, leaf hoppers, thrips, psylla and many similar insects. It mixes easily with Arsenatc of Lead, Lime Sulphur and any other standard insecticides. 2? Hall Tobacco Chemical Co. 3955 Park Ave. St. Louis, lVo. 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CATTLE Bulls, cows and heir- Registered Herefords crs my sale. RALPH CALHOON, Branch 00.. Bronson, Mich' Bull valves from good A. F O R S A L E It. vows with 75 percent. breeding of Norman's Missaukee lied Rose. 000 lbs. fat. sired by a son of King of (fliilmark, sire of class lenders and whose dam was a i-lass leader. 'l‘hnsi soon ready tor sown-e. l'rii'os reasonable. A. M. SMITH, Lake City. Mich. ' ‘ ' Our bulls of service- FinanCIal King Jerseys able age are all sold. but we have a few bull valves of excellent breeding, sired by our great herd sire, Financial King Sensor tion. Our prices are reasonable. COLDWATER JER- SEY FARM, Goldwater. Mich. Bulls ready for service, Jerseys For sale also a few females. All from It. 0! M. dams. Accredited herd. Smith 8:. Parker, R. D. No. 4. Nowell, Mich. l (‘ows, 4 bulls from R. of M. Vows. Chance to select from herd of 70. Some fresh. others bred for fall fresbening. Colon C. Lillie, Coopersville, Mich. For Sale. One 14 months old Shorthorn Buns red. Ono ten months old Roan. good ones. and priced to sell. C. V. Tracy. Union Phone, Ithaca. Mich. Shorthorn Bulls. Two extra good DaVIson Farm ones, 1 year old. Fine individu- als. ALEX. BRUCE, Mgr., R. l, Davison, Mich. Best of quality and breeding. Bulls. Shorthoms cows and heifers for sale. BIDWELL STOCK FARM, Box D, Tecumseh, Mich. ' RED POLLICD CATTLE FOR Rengtered SALE. Some young bulls. Cheap if taken soon. From heavy mllking cows. JOHN DEYARMOND. Mio, Olcoda 00., Mich., R. I. Box l2. snoninonns or menu assassin ”it: E. MORRISH. R. 5. Flint. Mich. WILDWOOD FARM Milking Shot-thorn Bull Calves from good producing ancestry. $100 each. BEELAND 0.. BEELAND, Tecumseh. Mich. . Polled Shorthorn Bulls . GEORGE GILL 8‘. SON. Ypsilanti, Mich. 4 Brown Swiss Bulls 1.“; $.l2m_w"élngm POET 8. SUN. R. 0. Clara. Mich. HOGS DUROC SOWS WGROWTHY GlLTS Bred to [arrow in April. Registered and guaranteed to be as represented. for $00 to $80. Also a few fall gilts and hours. Lakefleld Farms, - Clarkstown, Mich. ' some due to borrow Registered 0.l.C. Sows ,mm‘ Omar, m", Gilts. yearlings and 2—yeareold. Also hours of all ages, All stm-k on approval. Register free. FRED W. KENNEDY. R. 2. Plymouth. Mich. O I C > H llnu t‘nll boars and l - a 0 yearling boar. CLOVER STOCK FARM. Monroe. Mich. choir-e LEA F ' ‘ Y“ ‘1' h ‘1 b . d Blg Type ClieSlef While-i (-I‘iiiii-iangl'all “ghafiv’fii .339 t‘. O. D. LUCIAN HILL, Tckonlha. Mich. Francisco Farm Poland Chinas There are still a few of those good, big. bred gilt: left. The first 350 checks get them. P. P. POPE. Mt. Pleasant, Mich. Fall Pigs either sex. by the great Boar. The Wolverine. Priced reasonable. Best ‘ of dams. W, E. Livingston. I’arma. Mil-h. ‘ - POLAND CHINA FALL Gil/rs ‘ BIQ .Type Rainbow . (‘lansnmn hrmlliu . Bred or Opt'll. Geo. W. Needham. Saline, Mich. Fall pigs of either sex for sale. A. A. . Large Type Poland Chinas ,FELDKAMP, Manchu-tor. Mich. E - , nit-e spring and fall B . «Hampshires For Sale one... bred gills. 12m 3523. JOHN W. SNYDER. IR. 4. St. Johns. Mich. I SHEEP ' Shropshire Ewes For Sale. Twen- Rengtered tyeone Head of yearling and two- yenr-oltls due to Lamb in April. C. V. Tmr-y, It)» ai-a. .\llt‘lI. Union l'hone. ’rib‘ks‘ii’s ‘ O! R ' < Eng“? S A L E chiii'on ogihtl‘iigtti. 2:! l handle. [The right. E. A. lBox 0, R. F. D. No. 3. $300 ‘ ion type. ROH LFS, Akron, Mich. buns tht~ best mining two-3eur»old Porch- oron stallion in Michigan. t‘olor brown, H. B. PfTERS. Elsie. Mich. RY a Mich gan Farmer Classified Ad. to sell your surplus poultry, or to get that extra help. They bring results with little cost, see rates on page 525 of this issue. \Veight 1,800 lbs, well broke and nice to GRAIN QUOTATIONS Tuesday, April 7. Wheat. Detroit—No. 1 red $1.74; No. 2 red 31377113; No. 2 white $1.71; No. 2 mixed Chicago—May $1.50@1.50%; $13956; September $13154. Toledo—Wheat $1.71@1. 2. July Corn. Detroit—No. 3 yellow $1.10; No. 4 yellow $1.05. Chicago—May $1.04%@1.04%; July $ldgg/%@1.081,4; September $1.091/§@ 1. 4. Oats. Detroit—No. 2 white at 50c; No. 3 white 490. ‘ Chicago—May “£6,419“; July at 4255c; September 4 %c. R e. Detroit—N0. 2, {1.20. Chicago—May $1.16; July $10914; September $1.00%. Toledo.-—-$1.12. Beans. Detroit—Immediate and prompt shipment $5.30@5.35 per cwt. Chicago—Navy, choice $6.25; red kidneys $10@10.50. New York—Choice pea $6.25; red kidneys $10@10.25. Barley. Detroit.—Malting 92c; feeding 85c. Buckwheat. Detroit.-——$2@2.05. Seeds. Detroit—Prime red clover cash at $16.80; alsike $14.75; timothy $3.15. Hay. Detroit—No. 1 timothy $16@16.50; standard and light mixed $15.50@16; No. 2 timothy at $14@15; No. 1 clo- ver and No. 1 clover mixed $13@14; wheat and oat straw $10.50@11; rye straw $11.5061j12. Feeds. Detroit—Bran at $32@33; standard middlings- at $33; fine middlings $38; cracked corn $56; coarse cornmeal at $44; chop $33. Apples. Chicago prices on apples: Northern Spies $7@8 bbl; Baldwins at.$6@7; Jonathans at $9.50 bbl; Kings at $7.50@8; Greenings $7.50@8; Wagen- ers $5.25@5.50 bbl; Grimes at $5.50@ 5.75; Starks $6.50@7; Ben Dav1s at $5.50. WHEAT Another perpendicular drop featured the wheat market in the last week. At the bottom of the break, the market was the lowest since September and more than 70 per cent of the rise which started last June had been Wip- ed out. Stocks of wheat in commer- cial channels the world over are large and the hedges against such stocks are a constant burden upon specula- tive ownership. Crop news is phe- nomenally bullish. Some of the com- prehensive private reports show prac- tically the lowest condition and the greatest'winter abandonment on rec- ord with the exception of 1917. The crop is estimated at about 515,000,000 bushels against 590,000,000 bushels harvested last year and a ten-year av- erage of 626,000,000 bushels. OATS While the oats market declined along with other grains last week, the situation is gaining strength. Oats are being substituted for corn as a feed on farms, shipping demand for the oats now at terminals has increased on the decline, and primary receipts in the last six weeks have. been the smallest at the corresponding season since 1911. As a result, the visible supply has decreased 11,000,000 bush— els, or nearly 15 per cent. Moreover, oats prices at the present level are well down toward the low points in 1922 when the visible supply was slightly larger than at present and corn was much cheaper. SEEDS Seed markets are irregular, with prices generally lower. So far, the spring demand for red clover has not been very good and values show no stability. Several weeks of the seed- ing season remain, but dealers are anxious to clean up their stocks and much stronger prices are not profit- able. Demand for timothy, likewise IS dull and much less than in former years. Alsike demand, on the other hand, is brisk, offerings are suffiment but not burdensome, and prices are at the highest on the crop. FEEDS Feed markets continued dull under a very slow demand. The output of‘ wheat feeds is small. Stocks of in- terior dealers are gradually diminish- ing, but they show little inclination to replenish their supplies. With low grade hay practically un- salable, interest is centered on the light offerings of top grades. Receipts are sufficient to satisfy the light de- mand which is only for immediate needs, although country offerings are falling off as farm work opens up. Reports from shippers indicate that there is much hay still to be market- ed. About 55 per cent of the market- able surplus of timothy had moved up to March 15, compared with 70 per cent in 1924 and 65 per cent in 1923, while about five per cent more prairie remained to be marketed than on March 15 last year. The movement of alfalfa has been more normal so that remaining stocks are about average Size. POULTRY AND EGGS The egg market is generally steady although prices have eased off slightly. Receipts are increasing, but the de- mand for storage has easily taken care of the larger supply. During March, receipts at the four leading markets showed a gain of 168,000 cas- es over March, 1924, but storage ac- cumulations during the same period were 191,000 cases larger than a year ago. Storing operations at primary points, also, have been heavy so that stocks for the entire country on April 1 will probably show a substantial in— crease over a year ago. Egg consump- tion is on a broad scale. Easter and the spring Hebrew holidays, which al- ways mean a larger demand for eggs, are just ahead to give support to the market. Chicago—Eggs, miscellaneous at at 271/2c; dirties 261,“; checks 26%0; fresh firsts 27%@28c; ordinary firsts 270. Live poultry, hens 32c; spring- ers 310; roosters at 18c; ducks 300; geese 160; turkeys 28c. Detroit—Eggs, fresh candled and graded 29@30c. Live poultry, heavy springers 32((233c; light springers 25@ 260; heavy liens 32@33c;' light hens 29c; ro ters 18c; geese at 16@180; ducks _3Q3§@34c; turkeys 35c. BUTTER Butter prices are sharply lower af- ter a brief rally. Receipts are slightly larger and there has been a general slowing down in the immediate con- sumptive demand. The Chicago mar- ket has been above a normal relation with large eastern markets for several weeks and some adjustment was nec- essary. Conditions generally do not seem to warrant any further decline of consequence. Demand is another strengthening factor. Distribution from the four leading markets last month was fully 8,000,000 pounds more than in March, 1924, although prices were higher. Storage butter is being rapidly used up so that the carry~over into the new year will not be burden- some. Prices on 92-score creamery: Chicago 40c; New York 430. In Detroit fresh creamery in tubs sells for 38@ 411;“ a pound. WOOL A more settled tone is apparent in the wool market, although dealers are still shading values slightly in order to make sales. The tone abroad is also stronger. Some improvement in the goods trade is reported, but orders for fall lines are said to be only enough to keep the mills operating at half capacity and manufacturers have fair stocks of raw wool so that there is" no urgent buying. It is possible, of course, that such reports are exag- gerated in order to bag the portion of the new clip not yet under contract as cheaply as possible. POTATOES Both old and new potatoes sold low- er last week. Prices are now 25@75c below last spring’s level. Shipments of old potatoes decreased last week, while those of new potatoes were dou- ble the previous week’s output. A lighter movement of old potatoes is to be expected as the end of the sea- son approaches. Northern round whites ~79? are quoted at 80@90c per 100 pounds .in the Chicago carlot market. New York sacked round whites bring $1@ $1.15 per 100 pounds. DETROIT cmr MARKET The markets were well supplied with produce and trading was much brisk- er. The pro-Easter demand for poul- try was strong. Apples cleaned early. Root crops were only fair sell- ers. Potatoes dragged. Apples $1.25 @4 per bu; beets 50@60c bu; cab- bage 50@60c bu; carrots 60@75c bu; horseradish $2@5 bu; leeks 60@75c a doz. bunches; hothouse lettuce $1 bu; dry onions $1.50@2 bu; green do. 60c dozen bunches; potatoes, No. 1. 60@ 65c bu; rutabagas 50@750 bu; root celery 75c@$1 bu; mint 500 per dozen bunches; honey 5$1.15@1.25 per 5-lb. pail; butter 50@ 32@33C' retail 33@40c; hens, whole- sale 32@35c; retail 35@38c; springers, retail 35c; veal 17@19c; dressed poul- try, hens and springers 400. GRAND RAPIDS Easter week tended to strengthen the demand for poultry and eggs, and improved the movement of greenhouse products, but aside from these fea- tures, the Grand Rapids market was mostly unchanged from‘last week. Old vegetables were slow and lower. Pars- nips 40@50c bu; carrots 50@65c bu; potaotes 40@500 bu; cabbage 25@50c bu; green onions 15@200 dozen; dry onions $1@1.25 bu; leaf lettuce 8@90_ lb; radishes 75c dozen bunches; wheat $1.38 bu; rye 97c bu; beans $5.15 per cwt; eggs 25@27c dozen; heavy hens 26@27c; light hens 20@210; veal 15c; pork 17c; prime beef 13@14c; lamb 25@300; butter~fat 45c lb. COMING LIVE STOCK SALES. Holsteine. April 23—Dispersal Sale, William L. Bleakly, R. 5, Royal Oak, Mich. .. April 21—-—Dispersal Sale, George C. Spangenberg, Twelve Mile Road and Division Road, Royal Oak, Mich. Holsteins and Jerseys. April 17——Estate of Harry den Bley. ker, Paw Paw, Mich. April 17~Kleinstuck, Adm, Kalama- zoo, Mich. ieLive Stock Market Servicej Tuesday April 7. CHICAGO Hogs. Receipts 24,000. Market moderately active and 15(6925c lower; tops $13.45; bulk good 160 to 225-lb. average $13.20 @1340; bulk 240 to “3004b. butchers $13.15’@13.30; majority 140 to ISO—lb. kind $12.85@13; packing sows largely $11.80@12.10; bulk of strong weight slaughter pigs $12.25@12.45. Cattle. Receipts 10,000. Yearlings and handyweight steers fairly active and steady; heavy slow to weak; early top yearlings $11.75; heavy $11.40; bulk fed steers and yearlings at $9@10.75; better grades fed she stock fairly ac- tive, steady; lower grades slow with demand narrow; bulls and vealers are steady; bulk of vealers to packers around $9. Sheep and Lambs. Receipts 13,000. Fat lambs mostly steady; good to choice 82 to 88-lb. weight $15.50@16; few at $16.10; best held at $16.50; extremely weighty kind $14.25; aged springers $16; California springers, none sold; fat sheep and killing lambs steady; wool ewes $9.25 @950; shorn ewes $8; good sheared lambs $15. DETROIT Receipts 281. Market is strong and 250 higher. Cattle. Good to choice yearlings dry-fed ................ $ 9.75@10.50 Best heavy steers,dry-fed 9.00@ 9.75 Handyweight butchers .. 8.25@ 9.35 Mixed steers and heifers 6.75@ 8.00 Handy light butchers . . . 6.50@ 7.25 Light butchers .......... 5.25@ 6.75 Best cows .............. 5.50@ 6.75 Butcher cows ............ 4.50@ 5.25 Cutters ................. 3.25@ 3.75 Canners ................ 2.50@ 3.00 Choice bulls . . . . . . . . . . 5.00@ 550’ Heavy bologna bulls .. 4.25@ 5.00 Stock bulls ........ 4.00@ 4.75 Feeders ................. 6.25@ 7.75 Stockers ................ 525 7.25 Milkers . . . . . Veal Calves. Receipts 522. Market opened $1.00 lower, closed $2.00 off. Best ..................... $13.00@14.00 “Others ....... . ..... . . . . . 5.00@12.00 Sheep and Lambs. . ~ Receipts 472. Market slow an 25@ 50c lower; sheep steady. Best lambs ............. $12.25@12.40 Fair lambs ............. 11.00@12.00 Light to common ........ 9.00@ 10.25 Clipped ................. 13.00 Yearlings ............... 13.00@13.50 Fair to good sheep ...... 7.00@ 8.00 Culls and common . . . . 3.00@ 4.50 Buck lambs ...... . ...... 13.00@1325 Hogs. Receipts 917. Market very slow and 200 lower. Mixed hogs, heavy y’rkrs.$ 13.65 Pigs .................... 12.75 Little yorkers ........... 13.25 Yorkers ............ . 13.55 Roughs ................. 11.50 Stags .................... 7.00@ 8.00 BUFFALO Hogs. Receipts 2,250. Market is slwo. Grade 160 lbs. up $14.25; bulk $14.25; heavy sold at $14.10@14.25; medium $14.35; light $13.50@14.25; light lights $13fll350; pigs at $13@13.50; pack- ing sows and roughs $12@12.25. Cattle. Receipts 2,250. Market is slow. Steers from 1,100 lbs. up $8.50@10.75; steers 1,100 lbs. down $6@10; load of bulk yearlings up to $11; heifers at $5.50@8.50; cows $2@6; bulls $4@6; butchers are steady. Sheep and Lambs. Receipts 3,600. Tops selling at $16; culls $15 down; best clipped lambs at $13; yearlings at $13.50@14; clipped aged wethers $8@8.50; clipped ewes $6@7.50; clipped lambs $13.50@13.75; ewes $9@10. Calves. Receipts 2,800. Tops at $13; culls $10 down. sn‘rsuaur or m: owuznsmr amass- MENT, CIRCULATION, £70., Radclnzo BY THE ACT or concusss or nueusr 24. m2. 0! THE LUCHIGAN FARMER. published weekly at Detroit, Michigan, for April I. 1925. State of Michigan, County of Wayne. 53' Before me. a Notary Public, in and for the State and County aforesaid, personally appeared I. R. Waterbury. who. having been duly mom according to law. deposes and says that he is the Manager of THE MICHIGAN FARMER, and that the following is, to the best of his knowledge and belief. a true statement of the ownership, management (and if a daily paper, the circulation). 8th., of the aforesaid publication for the date shown in the above caption. required by the Act of August 24. 1912, embodied in section 443. Postal Laws and Regulations, printed on the reverse of this form, to wit: 1. That the names and addresses of the publisher. editor, managing editor, and business managers are: Publisher, the Lawrence Publishing Company, De- troit, Michigan. Editor, Burt Wermuth. Detroit. Michigan. Managing Editor, I. R. Waterbury, Detroit. Mich. Business Manager. I. R. Waterbury, Detroit, Mich. 2. That the owners are: (Give names and ad- dresses uf individual owners, or, if a corporation. give its name and the names and addresses of ,the stack- holders owning or holding one per cent or more of the total amount of stock). The Lawrence Publishing Company. Cleveland. Ohio Arthur flapper ........................ Topeka. Kansas Citizens' Savings & Trust 00.. Trustee. for Mary and Mortimer Lawrence ................ Cleveland. Ohio Mrs. (7. B. Rogers ................... Cleveland. Ohio Lillian Cotton ....................... Cleveland, Ohio Kate E. Munsell ....................... Detroit. Mich. F. H. Nance ........................ Lakewood. Ohio Nefi' Laing ..... _ ................... Philadelphia. Pa. I. R. Waterbury ...‘ ................... Detroit, Mich. 3. That the known bondholders. mortgagees, and other security holders owning or holding one per cent or more of total amount of bonds. mortgages. or other securities are: (If there are none. so state). American Life Insurance 00., Detroit. Mich. 4. That the two paragraphs next above. giving the names of the owners. stockholders. and security hold- ers. if any, contain not only the list of stoekholders and security holders as they appear upon the. books of the company but also. in cases where the stookholder or security holder appears upon the books of the com- pany as trustee or in any other fiduciary relation. the name of the person or corporation for whom such trustee is acting, is given: also that the said two par- agraphs contain statements embracing afliant's full knowledge and belief as to the circumstances and conditions under which stockholders and security holders who do not appear upon the books of the company as trustees. hold and securities in a capacity other than that of a bona fide owner: and this ai'l‘lant has. no reason to believe that any other person. association, or corporation has any interest direct or indirect in the said stock, bonds. or other securities than as so stated by him. _ 5. That the average number of copies of each issue of this publication sold or distributed, through the mails or otherwise, to paid subscribers during the six ,months preceding .the date shown above is (331’s information is required from daily publications 0 I. R. Waterbury, Business Manager.- Swom to and subscribed before me th Day of April, 1925. is Second Louis Koch. Notary Publi . (My commission expires Novermebt 20. 1937). 5c; eggs, wholesale- ‘tralia ticall count es ti yean' atth VVool .Lans count the g as u dicta ‘wen tion gree Th large bled bugs Th fann ions and the conu must own gene cond This eral open Bu exce hokh can as U cany grow to b tliis pare | antit woo: fare Th of U hicrl E. ( presi secrt Itizitl: Bu} T] mail to S( Fc been of 0‘ W . r as. g. , the.“ " of 0161001 of Aus- tralia and New“ name. and with prac- tically all the big wool buyers of the country suffering severe financial loss- es through the dealings of the past yearn-it was brought out very palinly at the annual meeting of the Michigan Wool Dealers’ Association, held at Lansing, April 2, that fleeces in this country ~WI11 undoubtedly move frOm the grower to the manufacturer about as the demand for made-up products dictates, while prices will waver until well into the season before Specula- tion can be undertaken with any de- gree of 'safety. The meeting was represented by the largest number of buyers ever assem- bled in the state. many representing big eastern wool concerns. The best thing that the Michigan farmer can do. according to the opin- ions expressed, and what he is more and more inclined to do, is to follow the trend of the market in all basic commodities so that when he feels he must sell his wool he can apply his own judgment fairly to conditions in general and more especially to the conditions in his immediate locality. This point was stressed keenly by sev- eral speakers during the course of the open discussions. Buyers this spring are said to be exceedingly fortunate in that their holdings of fleeces are light. They can pitch into the market or hold off, as they see fit, for they have practi- cally nothing on hand to lose. The grower must study conditions in order to be able to “play with” the buyer this year and, from the farmers’ ap- parent willingness to play fair, it is anticipated that both the grower of wool and‘the Michigan buyers will fare tolerably well in 1925. The association re-elected officers of the past year. These are: 0. J. McNaughton, of Mulliken, president; E. C. Hungerford of Concord, vice- president; R. A. Kerr. of Coldwater, secretary, and S. I. Strump, of Ar- mada, treasurer.—L. C. B:.ACK WALNUT SEEDLINGS AT COST. HE Agricultural Department of Central Michigan Normal School of Mt. Pleasant will send out by mail, at cost, black walnut seedlings to schools and citizens of the state. For fifteen years the Normal has been distributing walnut trees, a total of over 50,000 trees having been sent out. The trees have been mailed to all parts of Michigan. Some have been sent to the Upper Peninsula and do well under ordinary soil conditions in all parts of the state. The trees are distributed about Ar- t Bunk. Bradstreet. has 1- , , .. tiltin- .0 .e' . ‘ been/such 'a (19111 f, “d ,fargtke' that they have been sent to all . of .Organizations and to private indi~ viduals. The supply hasnever been equal to the demand and orders should be placed early. Inquiries should made to Professor Myron A. Cobb, Central State Normal, Mt. Pleasant. BELIEVE HOG PRICES CAN BE . FORECASTED. THE Bureau of Agricultural Eco- nomics is predicting the feasi- bility of long distance hog price forecasting. It has shown by statis- tical studies of the relation of various factors to the price of hogs that”up- ward and downward price trends in the hog market can be forecasted six months ahead. Besides the supply ofhogs reaching the market during a given period, the strength of demand and the general level of prices both affect hog prices, say the market specialists. During the years before the war, supply was the most important single factor causing changes in hog prices. The tendency of hog supplies and prices to vary in a more or less regu— lar cycle is due to the way that farm- ers react when hog prices get out of line with corn priccs. WThen hogs are high relative to corn, farmers breed more sows, and, continue to increase their breeding as long as the current price relation is. favorable. It takes about one year to eighteen months be- fore the increased breeding begins to show up as market receipts, so gener- ally there is a considerable over-ex- pansion in breeding before prices be~ gin to change. When this accumulat— ed increase in breeding finally appears as marked receipts the market is soon over-supplied, and prices become un- favorable to bog production. Hog pro- ducers start to contract their breed— ing, but it takes so long before this reduced breeding begins to reduce the market receipts and so strengthen hog prices that too great a reduction has usually been made before prices be— come favorable again and put a stop to the contraction in breeding animals. So the cycle tends to be self-perpetuat— ing, each period of relatively favorable hog prices causing too great an ex- pansion in production before prices become unprofitable, and each period of unfavorable prices causing too great a reduction in breeding before favor» able prices are restored. This response of farmers to corn and hog prices was found to give an excellent basis for forecasting hog supplies for more than a year in ad— vance. Using these factors as a basis, a price—forecasting method was work- ed out which would have given a very accurate six months forecast of hog prices during the pre-war period. It is found. however, that: under condi- tions now existing some other factors must be considered, one being the in- troduction of the pig survey. and an- other the variability in European de— man, in order to make an absolutely accuratc price movemcnt forecasting method. . Holmes,Sluwe Co.,2429 Riopelle St. Commission Merchants. Dressed Beef. Hogs. calves. poultry, Live l Dressed. Provillonl, etc. Correspon- dence Solicited. Ref. Wayne Detroit, Mich. Cherry 7654 This clauiflcd advertising department tiling miscellaneous articles for sale or exchangc. consecutive insertions 6 cents a word. (‘ount as display type or illustrations admitted. CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING—1 is established Small advertisements bring best results under classified headings. at clauifled rates. or in display columns at commercial rates. Rates 8 cent! a word. each insertion. on orders for Remittances must accompany order. Real estate and live stock advarfislna have separate departments and are not accepted as classified. convenience of Michigan farmers. ’l‘ry it for want ads and for adver- Poultry advertising will be run in this department for the less than four insertions; for four or more a. word each abbreviation, initial or number. ho Mlnlmum charge. It] words. 0110 Four Four ’1 \\'] . V . . . ‘ ‘ . u . ) 01 I’OR'].IJL\I'I‘1 1000 acres nicddow land in 1" -------- Wag 33‘32 :3 -------- ”-08 $f1~§§hilgcr (‘o.. Mich, «~1an to station: 1280 m'l'cm School- ’9“ 5.08 28 ' (3‘72 craft (‘0.. Mich, 800 i-cndy for small grain: down 1'04 9'12 29 """" 2‘ 5"“ puymcnt waived to party having haying or farm ' """" ' ‘ cquipmcnt. Jesse Grccnmun. I‘ionccr Bldg. St. Paul. 1.12 3.30 30.. . 7.20 Minn 1.32 3.60 31. . 7.44 ‘ ‘ 1. 3. 4 32. . . 17 ....... . 1.3.; 4.38 33 {3% i WILL l'AY (‘ASII FOR MicinGAN LAND. any 1.44 4.32 34 ' 810 sized tract. improved or unimprmcd; prcifcr lake or 1.52 4.50 35 ‘ 8'40 river frontage or on good. sin-um. Scnd full dctuils. 1.60 4.80 36 : 8:01 plat. legal description and lowrst price in first. lcitcr. 1.08 5.04 37 _ ~ 8.58 H. J. Dewey, 417 Valentine Building. Toledo. Ohio. 1.70 5.28 38 ........ . 9.12 . ' 1.84 5'52 39 -~ 9-3” mums NEAR Dlil’l‘ROl'I‘erilan and Ypsilanti. 34 -------- 192 (5-7" 4” ------- q 9450 Write for list. stating kind wanted. 15. W. Bordinc. 15 ........ 2.00 (1.00 41 ........ 3....8 9.84 R. 5' Milan. Michigan. D 0 All adwfihfng a” ec‘a otlc diltvntinudmt "‘1'" RARE BARGAINS two forms. one 100, onc 80 acrcs. N that!!! 0f to!) In- both good oncs. Deal with the owncr. For particu 1, New-cu ('liy. _\llcli. do}: in advantz afpublita lion date. REAL ESTATE 80 ACRES $1,500 with 110rsc.5 Cattle. Furni- ture and Poultry. dog, equipment. crops; overlooks pretty lake. convenient town advantages: fertile fields. valuable woodland. variety choice fruit: roomy house. porches. shade. barn. Quick action so- cures it for only $1,500. half cash. new 196 pg. statm. Bldg” Details DE. 181 throughout 24 Catalog farm bargains Kresge Strout Farm Agency 205-130 Mich. Free. Detroit. pleasant lars Write Waltcr Schworm. R. 1V1DO\V HAS '1‘\\'() FARMS FOR SALE. \\'i'itc Mrs. John Lucicr, Stephenson, Mich. \VANTE'Diio hear from owner of farm or unimproved land for sale. 0. K. lliiwlcy. Baldwin. Wis. FOR SALE—~80 Acres, black loam soil. with build— ings. stock and tools. Owner. Emory Borosh. Boon. Werxford Co.. Mich. MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALhfiGrocery Store and Stock. good Business. Reason for selling. have farm and cannot take care of both. Chester Long. R. 3. Sault Ste. Marie. Mich. GLADIOLUS BULBS-Write for descriptive price list. George Hunter. Dowuicc. Mich. i... County a Home Savings , roucco 5mm TOBACCO. Chewing 5 lb|.. 81.50: Ten .50. Bmdkiu. 5 lbs. $1.25: Ten, $2.00. Pay when received, pipe and recipe free. Farmers Union. Pudu- c‘h. Ky. HOMESI’UN TOBACCO—Chewing. 5 lbs.. $1.50: 10 32.50. Smoking, 5. 51.25; 10. $2. Mild. 10. 81.50. l’ny when received. F. Gupton. Bardwcll. Ky. 5:1 SEEDS AND NURSERY STOCK FROST PROOF Cabbage Plants and Tomato Plants. Varieties: Early Jersey and Charleston Wakefield. Copenhuen Market. Flat Dutch and Succession. To- mato: Greater Baltimore. Earllana and Livingston Globe Prices. Parcel Post Paid. 500. $1.50; 1,000. $2.50. Express collect. 81.25, 1.000. We ship the Satisfaction guaranteed. Tlrmn. Ga. size of plant. you wish. Tifton Potato Company. Inc... FROSTPROOF CABBAGE. Bermuda Onions and To- matoes. Strong. hardy plants. Leading varieties. Prompt shipment. Satisfaction miarantecd. 100. 40c: 00. 81.25; 1.000. 52.00: 5.000 $8.50. Pepper. 100, 500.: 1,000. $2.50. All postpald. East Texas Plant 00.. Penn. Texas. FROSTPROOF‘ CABBAGE PLANTS --l'.cuilng vario- tles. Earllana and Baltimore tomato plants. Open 500, 75c; 1000. $1.25: 5000. $5.00. 1". Safe arrival miarantced. geld grown. Relnh ardt. . Prompt shipment. Our plants mature mrlicr Con Ashburn. Georgia. crops. Plant CANADIAN VARIEGATED ALFAI.1<‘A~~75% Grimm. Taken from fields that have produced alfalfa continu- ously for 20 years. Very hardy as it thrives in ex- treme cold wmther. $24 per bushel. sack included. Department. of Agriculture Tf‘sf. 99.78 puro Kl'i'd. R. 1'}. Barron, Howell, Mich. r DODGES FAMOUS Rio Grande Valley Bermuda. 0n~ ion plants will produce the best and Earlicst Mature Bermuda Onions. Large open iield grown plants. 500. 31.25: 1.000, 82. Prepaid. Satisfaction guaranteed. Dodge Plant Farms. liaymondvillc. Texas. FREEVWNEW RED RASPBERRY ~Tip Grower. Very w.», .‘ A. 1 1mm we... new“ ' Q} 9* 15 ans. Ida Frame. R. fig» an. . coy. no. mass from W settinl. ma Barred Rockl .‘ . m Martin. WM. ”111,101? ”.00 BABY! CHICKS CHICK8--—Barred and White Rook: R. 1. Beds. 316 per 100: White Leghornfl. 812 not 100. delivered. 100% live delivery of good strong chicks midi-mud. chicks are Hatched in Wishbone Mammoth Incubators of 14.40041“; wapaclty. Terms: $5.00 on each 100 chicks with order. balance one chk before delivery is to be made. or at Hatchery where called for. Hatchery four miles east of Mt. Morris on Mt. Morris road one mile north and one mlle east. 10 year. hatching chicks. Rcfcrcru-e. Bank of Mt. Morris. Order from this ad and save time. Meadow Brook Hatchery, R. 1. Mt. Morris. Mich. Phone. BABY (“HICKS Silver L. and White Wandot Barred Rocks. R. I. Rcds. Anconas. White 31,111 311:1; IAIKIIOI‘nfl from cullcd and strong laylna strains. Bold from day-old to eight weeks old. Fifteenth year. Write Shepard I’oultry Farm. thchfleld. Mich. oorflin‘AtND 131131.51 §UAIgflTY (‘Iilt‘KRrevfltronm 11(- s, rue 0 )rec . pr table. English 11‘ orns. 31162:. tle'ks. (Vthitle Wyandottes. ctc. Hare (silvery ancct . 7 rcu er free. Oakland Hlll. ’ Farm. Familnzmn, Mich. q Ioultry BABY (‘HICKI‘I~ Pedigree SIred Eng. \V. 1.0 C delivered 100% alive at your door at our 105'. bigot; of 812.50 per 100; $00 per 500; 3110 per 1000. Cir- cular free. Modcl Poultry Farm. R. 4. chland. Mich. WHY NOT TRY ogz bred White tnmors rcordorcd Karsmn's Farm. KARB’I‘EN'H and get the best in chhoms'r 75% of last. year's cun- this year. l’rlccs low. ('atalog free. Box Y. Zoeland. Mich. BABY (IHII'KH White Diarrhea. Rooks and Reds. Catalogue. from flocks blood-tested for Bacllian All flecks teeted~second tent on > All popular varieties. A51! for Pierce Hatchery. Jerome. Michigan. .3 SUPERIOR CHICKS-41c. up. 12 varieties. Heavy layctrs. Delivery guaranteed. Postpaid. Bank refer- ences. (tatalomio Free. Superior Hatchery, Box 856. Windsor. Mo. BABY (“1110szme selected heavy layers. Whiu $8 per 100. Frank lluyncs'. Middleton. Mich. FOR. S.\I.IC~- l’iirc.~lu-c(l Toulouse Gccso cogs, $4.75 per 10. Loyd Southwomli. R. 1. Allen, Mich. NOW eggs for hatching. MAMMOTH Imperial White Pekin duck 6:83. $1.50 per 11. Chas. Stutz. 8mm. Mich. ' J. J. Chapman. Northvillc. Mich. PURE—BRED Embden geese. eggs. high producers. bring results. I Glen Bykert. Williamston. Mich. BOOKING ORDERS for Bourbon Red turkey' Hardy. Send for Literature. .‘Ilrawhl'rries $3.00 per , 1.000. an Small Fruit Plants. Dcpt. n. iicllenga's Leghorn” 3”, and 316: BIN-ed Rocks and Beds :18 Nursery. Three Oaks. Mich. goxundéedWethhmlli" $1”:- Martin's Poultry Farm. . a a. . c . (init'rls‘inn WOLVI'IRINE on'rs I’urity 99.9% mm 131,001) n - v . . - -. {ZOHIIIRRIIOH' 09.5%. forclgn sccd 0.0. Weight pct! blL: $12.00 Per liundrflil.‘er’hlmirhlls-tl‘antlil 0231? £12100“ P3:- f’?t‘a]:::11 ((121138 R. Wheelci‘. Maplchill Farm. Mt- fiumlrcdvl ILive Dcllvcrv Guaranteed. ’11. Koons. .4 . A . - ()IIII‘I', . 14'1. (TERTlFlED Wolverine Oats. Certified Robust Beans. BAI’Y t‘lllt’h‘s ”M, {nr 1 . . - ‘ ‘ -. V . . li'dV} cm: production. goat)“ (aid. brings particulars. A. 8. took. Owosso. [mm]... “In,“ ”.11., ”MT,“ Plymouth ”mm and 1(.. \\'him Logborn»: for $13.00 m'l‘ hundred and up. (Yarn-ton Hutclu'ry. Box 117, t‘arlm‘on \Iich ASI’ARAGUS—~Why not plant the largest. temde‘rcst. ' ‘ ' most profitable. “The Washington”? 100 roots $1.25; , . _ , ., , 1000 $8.00. Prepaid. Glicli Bccd Farm. Lancaster. Pa. "Al" ”I“ "3‘ 'éII'I'Mi Rocks. Rhodc [51-11111 Rcds. 3111 nm’ 100; $05 pci' 500. Four cxrru v-h‘nk. pcr 100. STRAWBERRIES msrnnnmns Ascumcivs “W7” “V" Mimi‘- "M "will“ W ""1"!" dim-t. 125 choice plants' $1.25 postpaid. ”Free catalogue of GMW‘ ““1”" Farm. "or”“m' “1"” Profitable Garden Luxuries. t‘. 1). 'l'haycr, Three . ‘ , Rivers. Michigan. 1HA’I‘I'HFII4J) (‘lilf’hS Hollv‘wmni. ’I‘ancrsd Jruill. H. gtl‘. Vlenué lam/horns. irown l.cghorns. Ancona. {erred .. . . .. . . . .. ‘ .. ' tot-2s. ccnls and up. Shiy mo m c; ' wok (.I'.R’I‘Il . “ '- 1“” Leary. Coloma. Mich. .lor prim-s. Intcliilcld 11JiI.l'ill'l'\, 1.1U‘11111’1l1. Mich. ASSORTED I‘OliORS GI.ADIOI.A bulbs; 55 large. O!" ”:\”Y i‘IIIf'hS liar'rril {oi-l». Iilmdc Island lit-(1s. 120 flowering size. $1.00. nostpaid. Martha Osmond. . $12 iwr hundrcd. Lum- mixwl for Iviollrrm $10.50. FOSIOI'la, 311011. .l 1.1V“ lll'llw‘fl L'Ilor‘dmo-MI. ()3’41‘!‘ ‘.II'\. [1171 I'i‘qug, It. 3;. Hulda VIN. .\1]t'1l. FROS’I‘I’ROOF CABBAGE I'IAN’I‘S Thousand $1.75. , ‘ postpaid. Daliliadalc Farm. Occun View. Virginia. . “ARV ‘11“ 1‘5 Lri'filkl‘fllw “W134. 1190». Wyanriotteu. Selected, Stock .100", lma minrnntcfii. Write for Price GENUINE improvcd. ”0'qu MM] brains. I“. I)o\\'iit : List. 1. \\. Stone Hatchery, Fcnmn, Mich. & Son. \\‘Iicclcr. Mich, * i . _ .(filllt'lfsrrl'lknglish Strain White Leghorns. M. A. C. (.‘E F .1) . 3,, . ,., N ' .. .1 arrct tors and Iilai-k Minnrcas. t‘lrcular. Hiii~ o. $72.24. litfiiilkwiliclijd 11...... ' $1 "" ”" :sluu nwnm. R. 3. Holland, mm. FOR SALE» Registcrcd and I‘nri.lficd Worthy seed ‘ BABY (‘HU‘KS AND EGGS Superior Ringlet Barred . , . . 1 . , ,Rm:ks. Rose Comb Rhode Island Reds. White Leshoml. oats. Write lnul (. (lcrmm. Brnton. Michigan. “.ynm“”n.3 Iricul ”(mtm‘rv’ ’l‘mn, Ohio. Circular. 3C ' .‘I -.\" '. . , _ ., _, , gE‘gangé‘lzb‘gm‘sroflgi'n‘t‘g:’ \{i’fif‘s “mm" ‘ 3"“ ; nu 14 .\fl.\()ltt i «no I\.\ :18 w. loo. mint» mm ' ' ’ ' ‘ ' .Ul'l’i;\. $10. Lars-o- rum. \\' How liar lhrrp. Holland. "'“‘"“" ’ ' ;.\1icl. HAY , . , . ‘ Itlt IIARIMON S IiOi‘IxY RIDGI. pure Parks “n.1- Oli'l.‘ FULL markct valuc for your hay. Ship to ‘ Hal‘l'vd Rock Baby “hicks. $1‘; 11"1' 100. Hanover. Mich. Albort )illlci' & t‘o.. 102 No. (‘Inrli 87., t‘hicngo. Ill. ‘ Market rcports furnished frcc. S. 1‘. RUFF LICGHORN t‘Hlt'iiH First hatch March ‘5. t‘lrcular. Willard Wchstcr, Bath. Mich. PET STOCK 3 IUJAI) Shudv 1.3“11 I'oultii lv‘nrm Ad on Page. 515. t'lttmflfillilil‘ll) I’IYI’H lcrman. Shephcrd and t‘ollio, $10. Homcsiead licnncls. Stunner. )Ilch. TURKEYS POULTRY TURKEY EGGS Mammrgh Bronze, Bourbon Red, {farragansett and White olland. You should place IliAliRlCI) Roms l’nrks emin’fnumfz'a'lm «at. ‘f"‘.“' "“1“.“ 9“” “'ri'“ “"“"‘-“ ”Mr ”Wham“ Hatching cuss $2.00 pcr 15; $5.00 pcr 50'. $1“ iwr l“””' ”M" 115221; 1.2112??? :31“;er I""- "- G ""“‘- L 1' .\t)\\ l:()Ohl.\G ohm-.ns rm- iourbon Red turkey ' ' ‘ ' cuss for hatching. Arthur Gale. R. 2, Montague. \ ' . Wlern I'LYMUI‘TII INH 1. Imp-Inn; ,_ pm. \\'11 “1'“ biii‘tlia Fill'lli's lu--t prmlnxtlun 4min. I‘lniclu in . ‘ small lots. Iii-alsonahlc yr: 1.. Iinll l'clion. Midland. AGENTS WAN1ED MU'h- ADDITIONAL SALIISill-IN “syrup for unoccupied _ ‘ , , It‘li'lilli'lt‘.~. Our proposrzon ;. an unu]i()11\’1h1§‘ farmers to go Willi \Iill to insln'v‘i t'nlllornla . “mic approrrd lands ()pportunE'v for one good mail TURKICX Half Iuikcy, half I'Illl‘klll.V1;ll‘L’l‘ lilii'dv ‘ in curl] connnuniyy In jun Jul-,5: 14ml «1]ng Organ. layers. lmicliiilfl Filth. 'l'lll'ktvn 110m“. 1'1I\"‘ll". Iowa. ilailnn in 17. S. \\‘rive for dr ' Harmon .1311\\‘» Box 853. HUS ’I‘raniworimlon lildu, t‘l. Ill. .‘ 'l.-L ‘t.\ iltlllm‘ Hitlwlllll was from lrup«nmf— C“.AN'H';“ t‘ounli agent. ”1"” “" “Mild“. to scll :déar‘inlic: I):I\‘l!‘l'\. 1.3 <_“~, >l|.SIo;‘lIle. $7.1m; l-i'cpaid, Alluruniw-d ;md(:\:i“mn=.ll\ :irlu~;-:;~ud iar'iclc ‘usedvhv \\'lllocroit Farm. “NHLHI. \[iv‘1t3;illl. "WI" ”I‘TW‘T- -""' Jl'tviur. ur'x Muinping 0.. {alth- ti'cclt. Mix-ll. SN()\\'Y \\'111'1‘1': Ii’l“1\?\'. lllg'li illldIlH'. I'lfié‘ Ivl'o paid. $1.40, 1:7: $3.75. 7m; 3700. loo. .\ly< I‘Inrl .\(H'..\"I'S'UIII‘11~'\‘.' 11IVII\‘1H".|11'1"}111111‘.‘ lit-vim washes llcllnholi’. \‘.lnhurcn. Ohio. and drum WlilliH\\-. shirt)» -'|~';lll-- ““‘U‘ "’1'11').\. 11100;. Hm- lc~~ than Ivriw.~. (rm hilt proilt_ \\'rite \VHI'I'IJ \\'YANI)OT’1‘I§.\‘ rI‘Ixcluslvcli'. cgils $5.00 per ”all‘lrl'l' Iil’lhll \\‘le. 173 Hill Sr. Vtilrl'lt-ld. Iowa. 100 prepaid. Raymond flash. Sliip~licw-.ina. Indiana. ' \‘,\t‘.t'I‘lO,\‘ l.\' t'lll‘N'l‘lil' 'l‘v-uclml or college stu- S. ('. REDSwhcaw laying strain. Eggs 6c, pncrpaid ulcm. \‘olumc .1.x‘1lliil‘\' “mt. 5:200) Mr 00 days. (‘hickc 15". Myron Mason, (‘lovcrdaltu Mich. \\'riic lbw. “.\’ .HW l’zll‘k .\\~nuc hide” Dctrmr. . RIG 'l‘Yl’l'I ’i‘nnlonse- ucesc curs: 50c each. Ruff Rock HELP WANTED (lags. $2 pcr 15. Baldwin & Nowlin. R. 4, 1.811185- burn. ““1." Itl'II.I.\IlI.I~I YOI'NG HAN, the year round. for gcn~ ' "I ' £25, Sim) >~ loo: $1.70 .1. wt. crul lurmlnu on an allrauic farm in \\‘;ishti-prw l'ouih 3:111:12: 113“” 11TH liilc.‘ lonrlifluich ' ) W . H: Nonw-iuznctic ‘mokci pi‘ci‘cn'cd. llcr 707. .\lich- " " ' ‘ ' H ‘ ' 'wnn Fermi-1'. “ " i" ‘S < '1 -' (“Hits -.\:clu\ivcl,\', .. , . ”NHHD‘G Hm I” Q B ml‘ 1” ‘ \\'iN'l‘IAIl} vman and mic. Without t‘lilltilvll. for farm. :Wn'c to work at owncr’s iwitin-ncc. (:ood house- ‘lim‘pti‘. Man to work in gardcn. ctr. B.- :-.ble to milk. State age. Bazlcv Stock Farm. Ypsilanti. Mich. RY a Michigan Farmer Classified Liner. They b bones- swift gro ’ Chicks fed on FuLO-Pep Chick Starter liVe and grow —for the nutritious oatmeal base plus the cod liver oil content means sunshine every day, rain or shine Every poultry raiser knows the uncertainty he faces each season with every brood of early chicks —— the possible, even probable loss of ten, twenty, up to fifty per cent. Last winter and spring, on every side, you heard the constant complaint of farmers and poultrymen everywhere—“a bad season for chicks.” Yet on thousands of farms where Ful-O— Pep Chick Starter was fed to baby chicks, the losses were less than 3% and as low as 1%-—- a total saving of millions of chick lives. ' Season , weather, climate could not wipe out these chicks—for Ful-O-Pep Chick Starter, made of an oatmeal base with the cod liver oil compounded right into it, provided six Solid weeks of sunshine fed right into bones and tissues. Throw out uncertainty—don’ t depend on luck Read what these users say of Ful-O-Pep Chick Starter, in a notably bad season: March 29, 1924 During the past sixty days we have hatched and brooded for ourselves about thirteen hundred chicks, all of which have been fed exclusively on Ful-O-Pep Chick Starter and at ~this time we have not lost to exceed two per cent. We can heartily recommend the Ful-O-Pep line of feeds to anyone wishing to make the most out of poultry. Fox Poultry Form, by J. C. Fax, Prop., Houston, T eras To Whom It May Concern: July 9, 1924 It is a genuine pleasure to testify to the splendid results we have had through the use of Ful-O-Pep Feeds. During the past five years we experimented with various feeds and checked the results we achieved from them as compared with those from Ful-O-Pep. Now that we are through experimenting, we have become fully convinced that the only way is the Ful-O-Pep Way. Experience again has proven the best teacher. You will be interested to know that we have had excep- tional success with your new Chick Starter, containing cod liver oil, to which we attribute the very small mortality among the young chicks, less than two per cent in a flock of 2800 chicks. Your claim that it would reduce leg weakness to a very great extent was fully substantiated by the success we had. Iwish also to state that we had pullets laying when they were three months and twenty days old and the yearly egg production has been all that anyone can desire. .1 cannot help but feel enthusiastic about your feeds and I am sending you this testimonial to instill the same interest in others who have not yet become Ful-O-Pep boosters. Mrs. James Brophy, Douglasville, Pa. There’s a reliable dealer somewhere in your neighborhood who sells the complete Ful-O-Pep line. If you haven’t his name, ask us for it, or mention your regular dealer’s .name when you mail the coupon below. The Quaker Oats @mpany CHICAGO, U. S. A. FREE -—FulvO—Pep Poultry and Record Book Containing 52 pages authoritative instruc- tion on poultry raising and all the essential points contained in our famous correspond- ence course. Send the coupon. Flak; 0:5“? A Product of The Quaker Oats Company , ’ 4],)" j; ‘t ' ‘,.‘§:.‘ 5‘ W“ _ 'i ‘n‘ Feed Ful-OaPep Chick Starter first six weeks, for strong bones and swift growth ‘ Feed FulaO-Pep Fine Chick Feed from second to sixth week Feed Ful-O-Pep Growing Mash from sixth week through five months Feed Ful—O—Pep Coarse Chick Feed from the sixth week to the fifth month Begin feeding Ful-O-Pep Egg Mash at fifth month and feed all year round Feed Ful—O—Pep Scratch Grains from sixth month on —one quart per day to each twelve birds —-—————_—I—-——_ . '1‘ I The Quaker Oats @mpary i l 45 RAILWAY EXCHANGE BLDG. I CHICAGO ‘ | Please send me, without obligation, your I complete new Ful-O-Pep Poultry Book. "“' Name Addres- My Dealer's N ame.. . F“ ,. w-—v~ «. ~ .‘ingmmr . . ‘W L. 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