. V’ '2 f . 4mum’t3-‘mmmw 4 f! «6" in Wand—mag WA W Von; ‘cmv. No. 23 Whoiemmbe: 4665 ”W“ M M , d,:...~ g...;._-:z—-.A- x - / ’ w.” 13.: A1 ‘_'. -‘ “'2. . . .4. A i i .1 i - . .1. . .1 . i. .1 i .. _-_... .i 4 . A u _ . \x; “n .l. ’3 0” ~/\ 0 .“ ., ‘ . "‘ I . '5 . AT ‘T 1 i ‘1 .. A 1 .A: I i“ M V‘" " 111‘” 44 J ‘ . ..._'-L 4. . 1 w :1 . ‘1 . 1 1 1 1 _ , A ”"1 . W. m 4 .,,_J 2 Jr mg—‘~ “.— ._ JI- MICHIGAN produced in 1919, 2.7 per cent of the Nation’s crops, 5.6 per cent of its manufactured goods, and 3.3 per cent of ' its mined products, although it occupies only 1.93per cent of the Country’s total land area. Among the States, Michigan ranked seventh in manufacturing, sixteenth 1n lumbering, ninth in mining, and eighteenth in agriculture. The raw materials used in its manufacturing plants had a value of $1, 919,243,000. The process of manufacturing added to these a value of $1,546, 945,000, making a total value of manufactured products of $3, 466, 188, 000. The value of crops produced 1n the same year was $404,015,000, the value of the lumber output was $34, 483, 000, and products worth $103, 870,089 were taken from the mines of the State In addition to these, the fish- eries of the State return a gross income of approximately $30, 000, 000 annually. " 1]] The capital invested in manufacturing enterprises in 1920 amounted to $2,340,954,000; and in agriculture, $1, 673,335,000. The chief manu— facturing industry is automobiles. Michigan factories produced, in this industry alone in 1920, one and one-third billions of dollars’ worth of goods. This IS more thai1 produced by all other states combined. While the State had dropped to sixteenth place 1n lumber production in 1919, it has had a more enviable record in the past In 1909 it held tentli place; 1n 1899, second place; and for more than thirty years, from some time in the sixties to the late nineties, it was first in rank. Notwith— standing its present depleted lumber resources, 36.4 per cent of the Nation’s supply of maple lumber cut in 1920 grew on Michigan soil. FIVE YEARS 33. American m... w 3 . . . 1.... .wwmmwflWg-a’; Anthony U. S. and National Fences -s M”.- Royai i The Test of ‘ T i me in service on the farm under all kinds of weather conditions is the only true test by which good fence can be measured. Knowing the extra long lasting qualities of Zinc-Insulated Amer- ican, Anthony, Royal, U. S. and National Fences we give this UARANTEE Our dealer will hand you with every purchase of fence our written guarantee that it will equal or outlast in actual length of service any other fence now made, of equal size wires and used under the same conditions. Any buyer who can show that it fails to do so will be supplied with an equal amount of new fence free. Our fences have always given every user the highest degree of satisfactory service. Their qual- ity is the result of more than 25 years of experi- ence, with the most advanced skill of workers and progressive methods of manufacture. Improve- ments constantly have been added, to make them last longer and give even better service. When you buy any of our fences from your dealer, your investment is protected with guar- anteed fence service. In their making we control every process from selection of ore to the finished product. We know what our fences are and stand back of them with this unqualified guarantee, based on our past record for producing QUALITY PRODUCTS. Confer W’ith Your Local Dealer American Steel 8 Wire Company Chicago New York Boston Birmingham Dallas Denver Salt Lake city — When Writing to Advertisers Please Mention The Michigan Farmer 4- r IMPLIFY GOVERNMENT MACHINERY. WOULD s HE address of Secretary. of Com- merce Herbert Hoover before the United States Chamber of Commerce, in which he pointed out the glaring waste and inconsistency of maintain- ing forty independent boards, bureaus and commissions outside the depart- ments under cabinet offices, is taken as indicating a move 0n the 'part of the3administration to eliminate some of these independent omces. M. a TURNS DOWN OLEO RESOLUTION. HE efforts of the oleomargarine in- terests to get the chamber of com- merce on record in opposition to state and national laws providing for con- trol of their industry failed, owing to the strong protest from the dairy in- dustry. The chamber adopted every resolu- tion recommended by the resolutions committee except the one referring to oleo legislation which was referred to the board of directors with the sug- gestion that there should be careful study by the appropriate department of the chamber before there is any at- tempt to define a policy for the cham- ber on this subject. DEFENDS WAR TIME PRICES OF . WHEAT. IN an attempt to allay this “persist- ent misrepresentation” the United States Grain Corporation, evidently at the request of Herbert Hoover, who was then federal food commissioner, an elaborate report has been printed in which it is shown, at least to the satisfaction of Mr. Hoover and the members of the price fixing commis- sion, that without the' action of these gentlemen the farmer would have re- ceived only about $1.50 per bushel for his 1917 crop of wheat instead of the $2.20 determined by the committee as a fair price. It is claimed that as a result of government price fixing, the American wheat growers gained many millions of dollars. WILL ATTEMPT To CUT FEDERAL TAX. VAST organization representing the business, financial and profes- sional interests is forming to demand a heavy reduction in federal taxes. It is planned to submit a completed bill embodying the demands of these inter- ests at the next session of congress. It is significant that the agricultural interests are not included in this or- ganization. FILES APPEAL IN PACKERS’ CASE. HE government has filed an appeal in the packer case, against the de- cision rendered by Justice Bailey sus- pending the decree under which the packers agreed to confine themselves strictly to the meat packing industry until further order from the court. SEEKING FIRST-HAND DATA ON LEGISLATION NEEDS. THE farm organizations are making an effort to find out what the farm- ers want in the line of national legis- lation from congress next winter. The American Farm Bureau Federation is sending out a questionnaire in which the farmers are asked as to whether there should be further cooperative marketing legislation, and if so Wheth- er the law should be administered by a separate board, or be handled by the department of agriculture or depart- ment of commerce, or a" of those agencies. They are asked as to whether they ‘- want a government export corporation , , as proposed in the McNary-Haugen bill ; whether the effort should be con- tinued to obtain a more equitable dis- tribution of the cost of handling the mails, so that an undue share, espe cially parcels post rates, shall not fall » upon the farmers; whether woolen fabrics. should be marked so that the public may know whether they are made of virgin wool or contain shod-, dy, cotton or otherflber, and whether national banks should be permitted to establish branches. FAMOUS PLANT EXPLORER DIES. MARK A. CARLTON, a plant ex- plorer connected with the United States Department of Agriculture for more than twenty-five years, died re- cently in Peru. Mr. Carlton made sev- eral trips to Russia with the object of securing wheats which would thrive well in the northwestern states. He introduced into this country a num- ber of types of Durum wheat which were suited to the soil and climatic conditions, and also the now Well- known Kanred Wheat which he brought from the Russian Caucasus. News of Week ' Foreign War Minister Gessler, of German denied in an address to the reichstaSg' that Germany has a secret army. Germany’s police force is one of peace, be said, because Germany is too poor to support any other. in .a conference at Geneva, Great Britain, Italy and Japan defeated the United States move to ban poison gas in future warfare. Germany and this country had the half—hearted support ofAFratrIilce in asking the ban. no er eart quake in Ja an n Osaka, killed 500 people ailid mid; about 20,000 homeless. Damages to railways is estimated at about one- half million dollars. London rejects the Paris plan to coerce Berlin in the settlement of war debts. England wants United States aid in getting France to be reasonable Actors in England are not allowed to use the word “bloody” on the stage, all)? word being considered objection- a e. Twenty thousand residents of Haiti have Signed a petition. to President Coolidge asking the withdrawal of the United States military forces there, which are now interfering with the full sway of local government. N (Ilia/ml ' The American unknown soldier bur- ied in Arlington Cemetery, Washing- ton, was honored by late enemies. Ten important representatives from Ger« many and Hungary joined in the cere- mony performed at the tomb by the international police convention. .Secretary of Commerce Hoover be- lieves that there will be a rubber famine because of the British restric- tions of the rubber trade in the East Indies which produce ninety-five per cent of the world’s supply. A Chicago doctor diagnosed a case by a picture sent over telephone. A radiogram of the patient’s heart action was transmitted. Dr. E. Dewitt Burton, age sixty-nine. president of the Chicago University, died after an operation for cancer of the intestines. about settlement. Molasses will be the base for a new motor fuel, according to E. G. Free- land, chemical engineer. It will be an alcohol-ether product. The temperature of 33. broke all records as low mark for May 24. In 1877 thetemperature got as low as thirty-seven degrees on that day of the month. Sixteen. bodies have been taken from a coal mine near Coal Glen, N. 0., in which fifty were entombed by an ex- degrees plosion. combination " " wva-e. _ ‘wfl-a As , ‘ - uM‘fi» .4- w. a” " {I "volume Cuuv j w ' ' - - _[CHIGAN has within its b‘Orders ’ ., " M a land of enchantment—one of the beauty spots of America It ‘ is located along the border line of Jackson and Lenawee counties, a. short distance from the pretty little town . of Brooklyn, and is called the Irish . . Hills. Every Michigan tourist should visit these hills and he will never A , again envy the scenic beauty of any i other state—not even the much ad- " vertised California. Here may be found ideal camp sites and excellent water. The lure of the golden sun, shining through October haze called us, once more to the “open road” and we drove through the glorious flame of the Sn: mach, the crimson and gold of the maples and terra. cotta and purple 'of the oaks, to the splendid Irish Hills. It was as if we had been transported on the magic carpet, from the excel— ,lent farming country of Jackson coun- ty to a foreign region of rugged hills and wonderful lakes so beautiful that wecould find no words fitting to voice . our admiration. We could only gaze in silent rapture. For exquisite charm, this region can. not be excelled in this or any other country. Billowing hills enfolding placid little lakes, bordered with fine trees, interspersed with small valleys of velvety green, smooth as though out with a lawn mower. It is like closing § ’ one’s eyes on corn, wheat and clover ‘ ‘ fields and opening them on a veritable dream-land of beauty. The most sati- ' ated and blase globe—trotter gasps ’, with delight as he looks upon this reg- ion of exquisite little lakes. Thirty lakes may be seen from one : hill. Two of the hills have observa- ’- W, " wva-et ,,‘~’ s. ”M” UCCESS in any line of endeavor means hard work. Very often the ; success which looks easy to the the other fellow has been achieved by years of preparation, often accompa— nied by downright drudgery. i In farming as in everything else, .3 ' success is realized only by hard work i and everlasting vigilance. Particularly 3 ,is this true with special lines. The i man who specializes, who grows ap— ples, or cabbages, or melons, extensive- ly, must devote to the enterprise the best that is in him, or he will fail. No less is this true with the man who i specializes in hens, or hogs, or sheep. A Six-year-old Ewe Which Mr.y-Nye V Says is the Best He Ever Raised. Seeep W 27/ D0 . “ ‘1 , . pus/set!” "(:5be s I a u . 4 ' ' A Practical Journal-for the Rural Family ' EsrAélv’sfl' MICHIGAN szcrxon T'Hs CAPPER FARM pnzss ave YouVisited the Irish Hills? ' I If Not, a _Red/ Surprise; dwells» You . By Mary tories and one of the hills has two, and thereby hangs a tale. Two men own a piece of land in the heart of the Irish Hills, and one of them erect- ed and maintained an observatory fifty feet high, quite near the line of his neighbor’s land. ‘Neighbor proceeded to build another tower, very close to tower number one, and ten feet high- er. Each tower obstructs the View of L. Danni of sixty feet. Tower number one will now be raised to seventy feet, we are informed, thus overtopping towernum- her two. It is probable that these towers will continue to alternately spring upward, ten feet at a jump, un- til they are stopped by government in- terference because of their obstructing the free passage of airships. One car- penter is doing the work of both men, Michigan is fortunate in that it has many places of beauty. scenic standpoint it has attractions which are not paralleled by any other state in the mid-west. summer tourist and resorter. Michigan, while we home-staters neglect its beauties. From a For this reason it has become the mecca of the Others often come thousands of miles to see Why not take a few days off occasionally and get acquainted with our own state? the other and each has tried to buy the other off. Tower number two, just being finished, is ten feet higher than tower number one, reaching a height and seems in good standing with two masters, the Bible to the contrary not- withstanding. We are interested to know some— By J. A. Kaiser Experience, study, and hard work are the essenials of success. With the foregoing facts in mind, a few paragraphs concerning a suc- cessful venture in sheep raising will no doubt prove of interest. Sheep, since the days of the World War, have been a valuable item in general farm- ing. Just now they are even more important than two or three years ago. Most farmers keep a few sheep, and count their profits from these flocks easy money. But those who specialize in sheep and suCCeed are not so nu merous. Emery Nye, of Scipio township, Hillsdale county, has achieved an en— viable record in this field. In 1917 Mr. Nye purchased five Delaine ewes, the best he could find. From that time until the present, he has been in the business. He never neglects his sheep for any consideration, and after eight years of experience, he says it takes a good shepherd to make regis— tered sheep pay. The sheep shown in the picture is a six-year—old ewe. Mr. Nye says this is the best ewe he ever raised. She has been in the show ring since she was a lamb. She won the championship at the Michigan and Ohio state fairs, in 1923 and 1924. This ewe produces a crop of twenty—five pounds of fine wool, each year. Something like eighty registered Delaines‘comprise the flock now to be seen on the Nye farm. Mr. Nyc ad— vises every farmer to keep a few sheep. He says registered sheep are not necessary, but considers a flock proportionate to the amount of pas- ture available, a desirable farm asset. Sheep from the Nye flock have been on exhibition in recent years, at most of the fairs in the Southern Peninsula of Michigan, and at many fairs in Ohio and Indiana] So absorbing has the business become, that during part of the year both Mr. Nye and his son are busy with the sheep. In inclement weather and, in fact, at all times, the animals are given the very best of care. Nothing is neglected which counts for success, and an interest and enthusiasm, are exhibited which, broadly speaking, are essential to the best results in any field of endeavor. From the small beginning mention- ed above, Mr. Nye has, in a few years, .«v _ *iirtnmm ’ SERVICE NUMBER TWENTY TWO thing of the origin of the name Irish Hills. We were told by the very court- eous and obliging persons in charge of observatory number one, that some Irish people, with hearts full of long- ing for the hills and lakes of their native land, were astonished to find 9. bit of Ireland dropped down in the midst of fertile farm lands in southern Michigan. They believed, in their homesick hearts, that Ireland was the fairest spot under Heaven, and when they came upon this replica of the Lakes of Killarney, they were wild with joy. They found satisfaction of the longing in their souls which they voiced when they sang: “Killarney, Killarney, your skies are so blue, I am dying, sweetheart, for Killarney and you.” When they sensed the fact that Ire- land had come to them, they named it the Irish Hills and sent for their colleens and told all their Irish rela— tives, and they came on and the reg— ion has been the exquisite setting of many a romance of these impulsive, affectionate Irish people. The vicinity of the two observator- ies was settled by the Brightons and Kelleys, and these sturdy pioneers helped to build the church and school house that is standing there today. They loved the emerald green, the col- ors of old Ireland, but, they also loved the red, white and blue. They revered the golden harp with its silver strings which is Ireland’s coat of arms, and they also revered the American eagle. They have blazed the trail for us to the Irish Hills and let no Michigander feel that he has seen his own state until he has paid a visit to this region. It Depends Upon the Man T fieir Part, If Given the Chennai realized success in a high degree. He is known far and near, among sheep raisers, and his sheep are recognized as among the best to be found any- where. Mr. Nye truly says? “It de- pends on the man what he makes of his flock; the sheep will do their part.” One of Michigan’s Attractions, the Locks at the Soo. 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Experience Last with simple things fit persons to take up more complicated work, this process going on till at last a few become qualified to perform civilization’s most difficult problems. The American Association of Engin- eers are following this much travelled course. They have gone far in placing industries upon their feet—having lin- ed the country with steel, put it in the air and under the sea. Now, prepared by these experiences, they are turning their attention to the oldest of businesses—farming. Recent- ly the president of this association waited upon Secretary of Agriculture Jardine to see what could be done by engineers toward the solution of some of the problems of the farm. And something may come of this. Engineers have the happy faculty of beginning with facts and laying out work accordingly. So, we are just hoping for their success in this newly adopted field. ARM products fur- Sellin nish speculators ' (lg: with one of the great- an . est means of making Speculation money. Naturally the f a r m e r s decry the practice because, through investment instead of labor, these speculators of- ten make more money than do the farmers. ‘ But, why the great Opportunity in speculation? There must be natural conditions which permit these men to make money.- The law of supply and demand fundamentally regulates all prices. May it be, therefore, that these men are taking advantage of the workings of this law; while the farm- ers, through untimely selling, increase the opportunity for speculation. Speculators buy when most every- body wants to sell and hold their prod- ucts until the buying demand is good. With farm products there is a period right after harvest during which there is much selling. These speculators are then around to buy because through selling competition they can “bear” the L price. Speculators also have a knowledge of market conditions. They know fair- ly well what the size of the crop is and what the probable conditions may be possfbi The farmer is primarily a producer, but unlike most other producers, he is not working on a wage basis. He must have, in addition to a knowledge of production, a well‘rounded knpwledge of market conditions and‘ financial matters, to be able to get the most from the products of his labor. Laws may regulate gambling, but they can not prevent legitimate spec- ulation in which a man invests his money in accordance with his judg- ‘ment and knowledge..But farmers can sell their products to advantage and thus depr‘ive, to a great extent, the speculator of his opportunities for making money. ‘ HAT much re- Truth peated saying that I: Ititer- truth is Stranger than . fiction appeals to us. estmg We venture that it :may account for the fact that so many persons insist upon fiction rather than truth, because of its common-placeness. However, we see in this old saying an explanation of the advancement made in rodent years in boys’ and girls’ club work. Here it has become possible to warm young hearts with the fire of truth. It matters little what line of work they engage themselves in, the unfolding of truth about ani- mals, crops, manufacturing, process- ing, playing, hiking, is all wonderfully interesting. Perhaps what makes the quest for truth so alluring to these boys and girls is that they find tied up with in- ter-related facts the most fascinating romances—romances of realism. What a fine work it is to instill young lives with a. desire for truth—truth includ- ing all its romances. There could be but one finer thing, and that is, to ex- tend the joy and inspiration coming from this truth seeking to people of all ages. TATISTICS just is. Better sued by the depart- ment of commerce Farm show that Michigan Markets stands eighth among the states of the Un- ion in the value of products sent to foreign countries. These facts should be looked upon by Michigan farmers with a degree of satisfaction. By increasing the sale of manufactured products, as is the case with this state, we are likewise increasing the home demand for farm products. When the industries find sales for their wares in foreign lands, the agriculturist may expect, as a con- sequence, to have more folks here at home to feed, clothe and house. Times were when farmers living un- der the influence of industrial centers suffered during business expansion for lack of labor, as compared with the situation in the big surplus pro- ducing agricultural states. But today, these strictly agricultural states are handicapped quite as much from lack of good farm help as are farmers here. The more uniform income realized in agricultural districts relatively near industrial centers during the recent financial disturbances, suggest the sta- bility of the farm market in this state and indicates their future possibilities, particularly should the farmers set about devoutly to produce, as near as possible, the grade and quality of prod- uct which our city people want. ANY of us often 0 timism wonder if one p should be optimistic (fr . or pessimistic regard- Pesssmzsm the future. It is true that some are confirmed pessimists without reason and some may be confirmed optimists without reason. But we cannot help but feel that there is every reason for, optimism in the trend of~events. ”past few gonera one 7 great changes in our lives. They have eliminated drudgery and lightened is; have wrong t7 her but they have done more than that. They have helped us to come into closer communication with each other andnthus have helped us to un- derstand each other better. Our grandfathers saw the steam boat and the railroad come, our fath-. ers the telephone and_;telegraph, and we the automobile, the radio, the mov- ie and the airship. and space and thus have made the world larger for us. They have broad— ened our minds and therefore our viewpoints, and have helped to elim—' inate blind prejudices. They, have brought greater freedom and though with these new freedoms evils have come, the evils will go and the good will stay when we adjust ourselves to the new liberties. We have a great hope for the future because we feel sure that these cold mechanical helps are enabling us to understand each other better and in such an understanding we will gain a broader conception of what our rela- tions to each other should be. WEEK ago on the college campus at East Lansing, we list- ened to a contest be- tween a dozen high school school and oth— er intermediate school bands. Just one week previous to this a number of grange quartettes and choruses competed for honors at Okemos in connection with the country life con- ferences. Last winter at the sugges- tion of President Butterfield, of the Michigan State College, a. contest be- tween granges from various sections of the state were conducted during Farmers' Week. Popular interest was taken in each of these affairs. There is something about good music that speaks to men’s hearts. Its harmony seems to bring people to a point where they can bet- ter understand each other and pull together in concert. Singing is the most wide—spread, far-reaching and successful type of cooperation in which man has ever taken part. Still, there is much room for extend- ing its benefits. Everywhere that men meet music has a place. The instances where congregated people have not taken full advantage of its power and influence in getting people in a recip- rocal mood, howeVer, are many. So, it is encouraging to know that farm-‘ ers and leaders in farm organizations are stressing this feature. Properly| encouraged, good music will greatly increase the number of good times in the old home community. Let Music Swell the Breeze l HE great mass of people in the cit~ ies do not have a com- munity life to enjoy. There, while work is highly specialized, the dependence of one person upon others for the benefits of life is more or less impersonal. One usually knows three or four immediate neighbors, and the remainder of his acquaintances are scattered over the entire city. Communities have their best chance for growth in the country places—in territory surrounding villages and towns. Here it is that one becomes closely acquainted with the people who live about him. This accounts, no doubt, for the too generous amount of gossip that may be discovered in many country places. But the possibilities of the country community should not be measured by gossip. That is the negative yard- stick. The positive one, we feel, will be applied to communities in a variety of ways during these years just ahead. A situation that makes gossip possi- While - Comm u- nities Live Luigi’s F” “5.32:; V ‘ .z... Law-s , These all have - helped us to make greater use of time t c contribute infinitely to the educational . . ~ - religious, social and material welfare of each person, regardless of ago. And all these things are possible without disturbing our government, or our code of ethics. It will require Only the intelligent use of available social - machinery. During the coming five years we venture the prediction that rapid strides will be made in this di- rection by Michigan communities. . HE department of More agriculture is con- sidering a plan where- Stnndord- by the trade language matron and marketing prac« tice in the fruit and vegetable industry will become stand- ardized. "This is bringing standardt nation down to a fine point, not only standardizing the product, but even the words and means by which they are carried through the channels of» trade. We hope this effort on the part of the department will be successful be‘ cause it will simplify trading and will make adjustments more easy without resort to court proceedings. One of the greatest overheads in the market ing of fruits and vegetables is due to misunderstanding and misrepresenta tiOn. But when practices and prod ucts are both standardized, misunder- stood words and misrepresented prod— ucts will almost be things of the past. . Love . HIS is kinda hard for me ta write about, ’cause I ain’t had much ex« periunce in it. You see, I’ve just been marred once and was bashful when I was young. So, you see I kinda gotta look up the dictshunary ta see what love is. The book says love is fondness, warm affectshun, the pashun between the sexes. I kin agree its the first two, but if it is that about pashun, dogs, cows, ginnie pigs, rabbits, bugs and birds love. Seems ta me love and pashun is two differunt things, but they are together /"”//W/////////////, Zrelé’fesgt llgifesthi: / those what ain’t // had no pashun with them. Love ain’t selfish; paslb , ‘ un is. /‘\ ‘65 You kin read in ' your history 7/ ,a books 0’ folkses "///////I/// what suffered and endured’ cause 0' their love for people or what you call certain principals. They has become famous ’cause they loved them things more’n they did themselves. . Now, I don’t think folkses love each other but they love the good things in each other. For inst, there’s some things about Sofie I don’t love. Her keepin’ after me ta work all the time is one 0’ them. But Sofie is gotta lotta good qualities I like, so when you average ’em up Sofie is got a. lot . I kin love. I ’spose maybe I don’t av- erage so high with Sofie, but she don’t like ta hurt my feelin’s, so she don’t say nothin’ about it. Somebody says that old age relieves us of our greatest taskmaster, pashun, but it don’t relieve us 0’ love. And we’re glad o’ it, for one kin not grow old gracefully without love. Well, this is the last 0’ my serious 0’ sermuns. In this one I’m tryin’ ta tell you love ain’t what most people think it is. I'm goin’ to. close by remindin’ you that Someone said that we should love one another and that we should love our enemies, even as ourselves. To this I say Amen,~“’cause this will be a. better world when more 0’ us learn ta. love more. HY SYCKLE. if ~W._.....‘ ,-~,.,. . 1-,4—“h h}‘_,,,‘s-< ‘ “n, H... _.._ .. ~.- »~ ,0 r ", .—~ aye—www.— 'rs. . ,~ , "*v . beans, green corn, ‘ life into, hard days. " QT ions ago~ .iwhils" 11.1., cerea- ,, son with a member of, as, “11130" ‘ . mobile touring: nerWWfimh “V" cred aJconSiderable part “of; this state, the 5‘point 'of' selling to the enormous L: numbers of automobile tourists was forcibly brought out when be related -. some .of the experiences which were ~ encountered on that week’s‘ trip. ' f’Dne of the most striking features of ' (the. trip wastheglarge number 'of lawn. signs erected along. the roadside to attract the eyes ofpassing motorists. And while there were all sorts of signs, there were also; all sorts of. . products to be purchased. In a few hours’ drive anyof the following, and many more not named, ‘could have been purchased; Watermelons, apples, cottage cheese, tomatoes, plums, pears, honey.- potatoes, radishes, cabbage, muskmelons, and a dozen others. At one place the party stopped and they were told that each morning the supply of green corn and vegetables ‘ .was gathered and very seldom was there any left when the day was over. ’ . , tm “Door" Slice-”of prefit going to the middleman: .While it is true in a sense, yet people Who are- living along highways that are improved really have an opportu- nity to put one over the middlemen, for they have the chance right in the palms of their hands to sell direct to the consumer if they are willing to take the least pains to let the passing motorists know that “things do grow on farms.” _ ~ And it is not only on the improved roads that this can be done. Since there is no by-road but is a main thor- oughfare for the gas wagons nowa- days, the farm folks who live back in the more'isolated sections, have eon- siderable opportunity to dispose of articles which are produced on the farms. Their chance is not so good, of course, as those on the more prom- inent highways, but many a dollar’s worth can be sold during the growing season. ». With everything, in the buying and selling world being spoken of in terms of automobile and gasoline, there is a possibility of more and more being Michigan Roads "Are Becoming Market Assets to Farmers. The prices were reasonable, and if at times it was thought that the price was a little steep, the motorists con- sidered that they were getting the articles fresh and direct from the pro- ducer. "Help is scarce and we can’t be driv- ing to town every day or two,” one lady remarked, “and besides, since the improved roads have moved the city into thecountry, we don’t have to bring these products to the city. The city comes after them. We used to take them to town, but it’s a lot more fun to wait on the roadside customers, we don't expect to go back to the old way again.” _ While not all can follow this method without some advertising, yet it is something like a local. newspaper edi- tor remarked recently, “since the grav- eled and improved roads are being built, and the majority of hauling is being done with the trucks, there is very little that cannot be sold direct to the farm. The object is to produce the products, and then get in touch with the dealer that pays the most.” There is a grain of truth in that edi- tor’s statement. Along the route this party traveled there was a lady who did a thriving business selling milk to drink. “I sell it by the ‘3-C’ rule—'Clean, Cold and Covered’,” she remarked as the party purchased some. She had a clean, cold and up-to-date springhouse, and found no difficulty in disposing of all the milk and buttermilk in this way. However, this was the only place that milk was sold in this way. Most farms sold either the milk of cream. But it’s a sample of what can be done. All who were engaged in roadside selling were seemingly well-pleased with the work. “It makes some extra wor ,” one young lady replied, “but it sort of breaks the monotony of what sometimes is called farm drudgery. Weenjoy it, for it puts pep and new I would gladly stop any time to wait on a customer, for I can work better when I get back , to my job." - -Within. the past years there has been considerable talk of too large a sold in this way, and while it‘may sound like a bit of foolishness to con- duct a “front—gate” store, still the ex- periences of this motor-party proved that the persons who engage in this form of selling were well satisfied with the business as well as the social end of the transactions. HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TEST - CORN, IGH schools at Cass City, White- hall, Montague; Ravenna and Grand Ledge, as well as many other Michigan schools, having agricultural departments, have been testing seed corn for farmers during the spring months as part of their agricultural course. Cass City pupils assisted County Agent John W. Sims, of Tuscola coun- ty in testing nearly 4,000 bushels of seed, While 5,000 pounds of seed was tested during the spring by agricul- tural departments of Grand Ledge, Charlotte and Eaton Rapids—J. C. C. BUSINESS MEN AID COUNTRY BOYS. COMMENDABLE spirit of good __ will and cooperation between the country and city, is being fostered by some Genesee county business men Who have imported a car of certified seed potatoes into the county to be distributed in bushel lots to farm boys interested in club work. The boys will pay back the bushel out of their yield at harvest time, but meantime, each business man will pick out a boy to visit once each month at the boys’ farm home. ‘ The men behind the scheme believe that the business man will derive as much benefit from his monthly visit to the boy in the country as will the farm’boy, and a better understanding between the two must result—J. C. C. To be successful, a cooperative or- ganization requires the same business ability that any Successful business must have, plus some special qualifies of fortitude and patience needed in the question of grower relations.- a Why is it so many dairy cows will not eat enough salt? Every farmer knows what happens if dairy cows get no salt at all: their eyes grow dull; their ap etite be- comes poor;theirmilk yielp finally they break down completely. As a matter of fact alldairy cows are given salt. But careful stud- ies by experts Show that they frequently donot get enough of it. And the reason is simple. .. Most ordinary salt contains bit- ter impurities. Taste it yourself. See how it burns your lips and s t i n g s y o u r tongue. It is be- cause of this un- pleasant taste that so manydairy cows will not eat enough salt. Thereis one salt that successful farmers have found ideal for conditioning live stock— a salt exceptionally free from the impurities that make ordinary salt strong and bitter. Thousands of farmers use it regularly to insure their cows the greatest vitality and the biggest yields. This is Diamond Crystal Common Salt. It is so mild and pure that stock, given free ac. cess to it, will eat and relish it—get as much salt as their bodies require. And Diamond Crystal costs no d falls off; The Diamond Crystal Salt Guide For Table, Diamond Crystal Shaker Kitchen and Salt (free flowing, in Household handy pouring cartons) Use or Diamond Crystal Table Salt (in boxes or sanitary muslin bags). For Curing Diamond Crystal Coarse Meats Salt (in 3S‘lb. and 70. b. bags). F07 Buyter- Diamond Crystal Flake Makmz Salt or Fine Flake (in 2804b. paper-lined bar- rels and in bags). For Chgcse- Diamond Crystal Cheese Making Salt (in 280-lb. paper- For Canning Vegetables and Fruit: For Livestock, Saltinz Hay, Killing Weeds, etc. lined barrels). _ Diamond Crystal Flake Salt, Diamond Crystal Fine Flake (Table Salt). or Diamond Crystal Fine Salt (in 2804b. barrels or bags). Diamond Crystal No. 1 Common Salt (in 280- lb. barrels, in bags and in 50vlb. blocks). more than ordinary salt. A vital difference in salt There are vast differences in the natural deposits from Wthl’l salt is taken. Some contain a tremendous amount of impurities. Diamond Crystal, however, is made from a brine that is pumped from 2,000 feet down in the earth; it is ex- ceptionally clean and pure. Diamond Crys- tal Salt for table and cooking use, forcanning fruits andvegetablesor for curing meats, is further refined by an exclusive, patented process. And it comes to you in delicate flakes instead of in tiny cubes, hard and gritty, like ordinary salt. DiamondCrystal thereforedz'ssolves far more quickly —develops finer flavors in foods and cures meat thoroughly and evenly, prevents ing spoilage. Use the salt guide The salt guide printed above Shows you just what type of salt is best for each farm use. Take it with you when you go to purchase your salt needs. For healthier, more profit- able livestock -— for full, delicate flavor in all the foods you eat, use Diamond Crystal Salt. Ifyou don’t know where to get it in your com- munity just write us. Diamond Crystal Salt Company, ,since 1887 makers ofDiamond Crys- tal, “The Salt that’s all Salt,” St. Clair, Mich. FREE—Many women have been . ate ""“I" r i 91W? 6.. 6355“]. interested in our looklez‘ “[0! Uses for Salt”. We will do glad to mail it free upon request. Diadmon Crystal Salt There is a Diamond Crystal Salt for each for») need. No. I Common, for stock feeding came: in 280- ”. bagels, in 54 : and in 50-16. 510: v ‘-——~ --rw ‘-.- ' WHO is GUILTY? I would like to know who would be liable in case intoxicating liquor is brought on the township hall grbund during a dance?‘ The township at large, or the party that has the hall ‘ “rented for,the evening?—J. M. _ It- is merely a question of proof as to who is guilty. The“ party having possession of the liquor is guilty.— Rood. ~ . anuvoun micron T0 THE ‘ .. FABQUHAB, ;. “JUNIflH THRESHEHI” And Thrash 50 Bushels per hour Individual or group threshing is profitable because it permits earlier threshing, requires less labor, and you use your own tractor for power. The Farquhar "Junior” has a capacity of about 50 bushels per hour of average wheat. It does a How SHOULD SWEET CLOVER HAY BE HANDLED? - What is the proper method of hand- ling and making sweet clover hay with the side delivery and loader? 'What are the rules to be observed in cutting, curing and hauling; what is the amount of salt to use for best re- nice clean job of threshing any sults? Can sweet clover hay be fed kind or condition of grain. It to horses? Will stock bloat on pas- saves the grain and cleans it ture of sweet clover and alsike?—-C. ready for market. The Ij‘ordson M. B. has ample power to drive the Farquhar “Junior.” If you have not yet received our 1925 announcement, write us Sweet clover should be cut for hay just as the buds are forming in the top whorl of the leaves and before the at once. plants come into bloom. When sweet clover begins to bloom the stems be- - - come woody so that an inferior quality A. B. FAHQUHAH 00., Limit!!! of hay is secured. Box 512. YORK, PA. Sweet clover should be cut from six to eight inches high, or in other words, Dam “Ax N ~_,: You can now own one-— s ‘- ‘- \ . . 7! an: no. sou. I tuna-u ”090 chotvxd‘Cohnot 2.0.25"- to [Instr-“.1 . ever, when sweet clover. is being pas- com; sible in order ‘that retained. . , . Would suggest: thatyou send a sam- ple "of soil. from the corn field to the Soils Department, Michigan State Col« lege, East Lansing, Michigan, with the request that they make a - testrfor acidity. x Drainage might cause the corn to be uneven.'—C. R. Megee. " M» ANN i | 1423* 5! I'll“ ’8‘. fa it should be out high enough that quite a few leaves/will be left attached to] the stubble. If out below the leaves and branches, a second growth will not be secured. Well-cured sweet clover bay has somewhat the same feeding value as alfalfa and clover hay and makes a very good hay for» horses. Cattle and sheep pastured on sweet ‘clover are, more free from bloat than when pas- tured on alfalfa or clover. Occasion- ally a case of bloat will occur, hows - CUTTING HARDIGAN. - Is it right to falfa for hay before you let it go to seed for the seed crop? Or, when should you cut it for the hay?—-E. W. ally taken for hay. During a wet sea- son, when we haVe had‘ ample rain growth, it should be cut for hay. The second crop usually develops during a season more favorable for seed cut- ting. The, crop should be cut for hay when shoots appear at the base at a length of one-half to oneinch, or when ab‘outone—tenth in b'lo'om.-J. F. Cox, Professor of Farm Crops. 4 tured. To prevent this, it is advisable to turn the stock on the pasture for an hour or two only, the first two or three days, until they become some- what accustomed to sweet clover. Bet- ter results will also be secured if the sweet clover pasture is dry when the stock is first turned upon it. M’hen sweet clover hay is to be made‘ with a side delivery and loader, the hay should be raked into 'a loose windrow within two or three hours after it is cut. Best results will be secured if a left hand, curved tooth, side delivery rake is used. The wind- row may be turned two or three times .in the process of curing. Sweet clover hay is more difiicult to cure even than alfalfa and weather conditions will in— fluence, quite materially, the length of time required. , Salt is sometimes used when hay is quite damp or poorly cured, and is to be stored. It is thought that the salt has some value in absorbing ex- cessive moisture, also that it helps prevent bacterial growth, thereby checking decomposition of the hay and possibly helping to prevent spontan- eous combustion. The usual amount of salt used is two or three gallons to a load of hay—C. R. Megee, Associate bother. If the sweet clover-crop is Professor of Farm Crops. allowed to live over the winter and is __ _ plowed under in the spring after the SHEEP BELLS PROTECTION growth starts, it will not cause any ‘ AGAINST DOGS. trouble—C. R. Megee; swEET CLOVER RE-SE'EDING. I had a field of sweet clover last year that I left to seed itself, with the result that under the first cutting of hay a mass of little young clover came up. Would fall. plowing this land pre- vent this second generation of clover growing up again next spring? 80 many bushels of clover seed fell on the ground two years ago that it looks as} ifil had got a job on my hands.~— When biennial sweet clayer is plow- ed under in the fall of the first year, a few of the plants frequently live over, and if the land is put to beans or sugar beets, the young clover plants become quite a pest in cultivating the beans and beets. If a good job of plowing is done and the land is put to corn, sweet clover is not likely to Would a couple of sheep bells on a small flock of thirty sheep help to prevent them from being chased or . . killed by dogs? Sheep are away from Please tell me What the dog law IS. hearing or help—G. B. V. “H- H- A bell attached to.a good strong The dog law relates to property in TH E DOG LAW. sheep is quite a protection against (1085, right tosue for damages done to dogs. It seems to be a noise that the the dog, the right to recover it by suit dog doesn’t expect and has been in repleVln, the liability for larceny known to save sheep from attack. But it can not always be depended on. A bell is also an alarm. Someone is almost sure to hear this bell if the sheep are being chased. They would know that something unusual was go- of a dog; the liability for damage done by the dog, the liability for taxes on the dog, duty to provide license, where to get it, what is done with the license money, etc. The statute known as the 1919 dog law, Session Laws 1919 12 Hyatt Roller Bearings Make It Light Running 12 Hyatt Roller Bearings running on smooth, case-hardened steel shafts, reduce the power needed to thresh with all sizes. A new manufacturing method that cuts the cost, places the always good Nichols 63 Shepard Separator within the reach of thousands of farmers. A Fordson successfully pulls the; No more babbitt to pour. hot boxes, little 22x36. or pulleys and shalts out of line, just a smooth, steady motion all day long, Send for the book that tells you rolling on bearings that last for years. more about it. NICHOLS QSHEPARD COMPANY THE RED RIVER SPECIAL LINE cTractors How A Good Thresher ' ‘IhreJhers garding my corn and clover crop. Last year my June clover was covered with a sort of white mildew. Looks as if it had been sprayed with N0. 339, contains thirty-two sections and covers eight printed pages. There are several other statutes relating to dogs, and later amendments to this one. The subject is rather large to cover in these columns.~R00d. ing on and investigate. INSURING BUILDINGS. Can a building or buildings be in- sured with more than one company at a time? Can a mortgage holder compel the one who owes the mort- gage to keep the property insured? q A LEGAL FENCE. ‘ L“ ' I have a piece of land fenced with barbed wire. The property owners whose laud adjoins mine use their land for pasture and for orchard. I want to use my land to pasture sheep. This would require woven wire fencing. Would the property owners mentioned have to fence against my sheep?— J. M. The statute does not specify the ma- terials of which the fence shall be made. The statute declares all fences four nad a half feet high legal fences; but the court in interpreting the sta« The terms and amount of insurance are matters purely of contract. What- ever the parties may agree determines. ——R00d. MILDEW ON CLOVER. I would like a little information re- nearly all . . MP NY arsenate. It did not head out good . _ NIC%Q}§4£:$E§?%3£OC”€£ Mich. and some of it turned brown and dried tute has said it should be such as to Th 8 I: “H G l Send the the book, “How a Good Thresher 11D NOW, W35 something wrong With turn the stock usually kept on farms. 2 00 .' CID a Thresher is Built” is he: to is Bum." farmers. It shows the New Nichols & Shepard Separa- Name --------------------------------- for being built up, part by art. y progressive assem- C‘ __________________________________ u, and that this means in it, threshing. nteresting as a , story. but full of threshing R. F. D ................ State ............ facts. Sent {me upon receipt Of the coupon. —'“‘ 3 My tractor in a ....... size ....... l L- - "make. Mh_._..__.. Efiflgs the. ;fi?@§sln”fi5H BIL—f.— ., ..‘ a.-. v” 7"“. ,. tinny-.w- 1...": .. egrquwfififit‘, e ' z ““5“";— - the ground, or clover?—M. P. S ver is a mildew which is caused by a fungus. alent some seasons than others. Large quantities of hay covered with this mildew have been fed with no ill ef- fects. ens the plants and quite likely reduces is it a disease 0f the This would seem to include sheep; but no decision to that effect can be cit- ' x.“ on tl e June clo- The white covumg 1 ed.«Rood. This mildew is more prev- Where the horses have no exercise on Sunday or rainy days, it is a wise plan to cut the feed rations. Full feed and no work is bad fer the work an- imals. . ' The mildew undoubtedly weak— soén‘asipoe therleaves may be cut the Hardigan al4 The first ,crop of" Hardigan is usur ; l; 5 E. l l b\‘ .. mM-NM m , .. *._ A _J”.‘~h~ ~0- O properly select show potatoes, one has to be therou'ghl'y ac- uafntedjri’th the partiCular va- ’ riety or m1 ies he wishes to exhibit. And in order to know your potatoes, you should first learn to grow them so that they would reach that stage of perfection that is required in prize winning stock. The first thing to be considered is the ground you intend to grow them on. This should be in good shape—as near perfect as you can get it—well filled with humus; a soil that will pro. duce a good crep. It must be fertile if you get a crop of potatoes worth while. Soil of the right texture—a good alfalfa or- clover sod plowed in the fall is best—well ,manured and some 500 pounds of fertilizer per acre ‘ sown upon it. this would be ideal. One Mr. Pettifor Poses with One of His Prize Winning Exhibits. cannot grow a potato crop now as we .. did thirty or forty years ago and ex- pect to succeed with show stock «Today with our soils depleted of its humus and infested with pests and dis- ease, we have a fight on our hands ' .from start to finish. The depletion of our forests also is a great menace to our crops. Our soil dries out easily as the wind gets a sweep over our fields, so we must be on our guard to con- , serve the moisture of the land. Our best way is to cultivate and we can do this best before the crop is planted. At this time we can cultivate deep and eradicate weeds and con— serve moisture at the same time. After the plants have made a good start, shallow cultivation only should be practiced, as those little feeder root- lets‘ soon cover the ground and, if these are cut off, you have damaged your crop to a considerable extent. Again in growing a crop of quality potatoes—“care should be given to the spacing of rows. To have uniform tu- bers they should be planted close, the rows not farther apart than thirty—two inches and the plants should be from twelve to eighteen inches apart in the row. Spraying for pests and disease must come in" for our consideration. If you would grow tubers that will be fit to place on the show table—they must be perfect specimens raised in ideal conditions. Having grown the crop and watched them grow, we come to the real selec- tion of the prize potatoes The best way we have found is «to follow the digger and look for the perfect tubers. They are much easier to find when fresh turned out of the ground. One must carry in his mind’s eye just‘the type of tuber he wants to show. There are many points to consider in select- ing them. Rural Russet has been my especial crop and I have planted noth~. ing else for a number of years until last season when I tried .a few Cob— blers. Show specimens of the Russet va- riety should be very uniform in shape, smooth, eyes shallow and concentrated on the end. This seems to meet with the approval of~~all the judges of our 1: < 1 ‘ _ By Ernest Pcttifor . >ity» of the exhibit, neatness of arrange- ,room. On the other hand, an exhibit .4 state shows, who have been from the best potato-producing centers. In the matter of exhibiting, there are a few d‘eTEils that count. One of these is the Smoothiess and uniform- ment, hoth of‘the individual, club or county exhibit. The placing of an exhibit on the ta- ble in a haphazard way is detrimental. They may be good typy tubers with- out flaw, yet they will not look well if put up in a careless manner. Neat- ness Will count big in laying out ex- hibits on the tables. First impressions of the person judging the show is one thing that cannot be - overlooked. Should he come into the exhibition hall and see a particularly attractive exhibit, that impression will never leave him, his eye will rest on that spot each time he looks around the that is just piled up roughly will also command his attention only to its det- rlment. Spacing of exhibits should be done carefully, each peck or one hundred pounds should be allotted an equal space and they should be all lined up in a uniform manner. Cleanliness also adds much to the beauty of an exhibit—both with the tubers and ta— bles. A soft brush is the best tool to pol- ish a tuber with. A soft cloth will do, but I much prefer the brush as it gets into the corners and seems to make the face shine and the eyes fair- ly pop out clear and bright. There is a great deal of solid satisfaction in knowing you have done your best and then stand back and see others ap- preciate your efforts, especially when you see a blue or purple ribbon laid on the exhibit. POISON THE CUTWORMS. HAVE you observed any cutworms lurking about the corn field? If so, you can foil their attacks upon the tender corn shoots by tempting them with a little poisoned bran. One formula for making this bran mash is to use twenty-five pounds of wheat bran, one pound of Paris green, one quart of cheap molasses, and three and one-half gallons of water. These constituents are mixed together, and the mash is then broadcasted over the field in the late afternoon or early evening at the rate of about fifteen pounds per acre. The worms will lit- tle suspect the naughty trick that is being played on them—J. Ridder. POTATO BLOSSOMS WEAKENED. RS. A. B. Stout and C. F. Clark, of the U. S. Department of Agri- culture, find that the potato is low in masculinity. Potatoes have long been known to have flowers, similar toits relative, the tomato, but rarely does the potato blossom produce a true fruit enclosing seed like the tomato and other plants. These investigators have found that the blossoms are weak in the masculine part, or anthers, and therefore do not produce fruit. It is thought that the development of tu- bers under ground has so diverted the plant food that the blossoms have be- come weakened. . The Farm Account Book, now used all over Michigan as the farmers’ standard record ledger, which former- ly sold for twenty-five cents may be obtained free frOm the extension de- partment of Michigan State College, according to an announcement this week. This account book contains plenty of room for a whole year’s rec— ord and is well worth writing for.— '13, M ill :I}. ”I" IIIVIII The .‘tooafull milk pail comes to grief ROBABLY every farmer who ever owned a cow, has yielded to the temptation to fill the pail too full—- only to have it bump against his knees, spill milk all over his feet, lose part of the contents and his temper in the bargain. A few steps saved—but much more lost! That’s like trying to save a few cents a gallon on cheap oil for your Ford. The saving isn’t worth the chance you take.’ Judging your expected savings purely on a price per quart basis, the most you can save in a year is very little, perhaps $5.00. But price per quart is no accurate basis for figuring oil costs. Price per mile is. With inferior or incorrectoil your price per mile includes the prematurely- -worn rings and pistons, the burned—out bearings, the quickly- -formed carbon, the loss of power, and the increased gas and oil consumption that always follows low quality lubrication. On a price per mile basis, Gargoyle Mobiloil “E” is the cheapest oil you can buy, and it will give you that full measure of economy without spilling trouble at your feet. In the differential of your Ford you secure the same econ- omy by using Mobiloil “ CC ” or Mobilubricant, as speci- fied in the Chart of Recommendations. For your Fordson Tractor use Gargoyle Mobiloil “BB ” in summer and Gargoyle Mobiloil “A” in winter. Vacuum Oil Company, branches in principal cities. Ad- dress: New York, Chicago, or Kansas City. can; 1131111011 Make the chart your -uid9 ’Let this Sign guide you to safe economy Q Cook. VACUUM OIL COMPANY# 5 i ..¢:;' ;. \ ’3 ;. Fire 0 Prevention Insurance 1 1’ The use of REYNOLDS SHI‘NGLES for your farm. buildings gives you an insurance policy against roof fires. You carry regular fire-insurance. Carry insurance to prevent fires. PROTECT YOUR INVESTMENT WITH REYNOLDS FIRE-SAFE SHINGLES. Ask your lumber dealer or write to H. M. Reynolds Shingle Company “Originator of the Asphalt Shingle” Grand Rapids, - - - Michigan. fig???" . ‘ .;."'.‘ - — seesaw-we . ,. m. 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' ‘ IT is extremely difficult to control aphids on apple trees by spraying unless a systematic method is follow- ed in spraying each tree. It has been found that when spraying was done from the top of the spray "tank the " results were quite uncertain, : due 'to the fact that the insects congregated “on the lower branches of the .trees where the spray mixture failed to reach them. At the same time in or- chards where the spraying was done from the ground and under the trees, practically complete. control of’the pests was accomplished. ' In the latter method, the spray outfit is equipped with a sufficient length of hose to enable the nozzleman to work from the ground and under the tree. He then takes up certain designated positions in spraying each tree which insure the spray mixture reaching the underside of every branch and twig. By moving from place to place and by maintaining a_ pressure of at least 200 pounds at the spray tank, it is claimed that each tree can be completely cov- ered in a relatively short time. ARE YOU HELPING? ,HE fruit‘and vegetable laws are your laws. The inspector is your agent, he represents your business, his success is your bbnefit and gain, his failure is your loss. 'Yet with this knowledge have you ever befriended him while his activities were being discussed? Have you ever attended court when a. fruit case, your fruit case, was being tried, or did you think it was none of your business? Go to your prosecuting attorney, tell him you were somewhat responsible for their existence. When a case is being tried, go to the courtroom and let the jury see somebody else other than the defendants, friends, and neighbors. The inspector making the complaint represents you, Mr. Good Grower, and you should back him up. COAL ASH ES PROFITABLE. COMING past the home of O. B. ’ Shuman, I found him busy in his garden. I noticed that his garden stuff was just above the average—— enough above to be quite noticeable. He was busy with his onions, and they were some onions, too. I was interested, and soon found myself in- vited in. I wanted to know why his garden looked so much better than the many others I had noticed that day. “You’ve used a good brand of truck fertilizer,” I remarked to him, as I entered the garden in response to his invitation. 1 “Fertilizer, nothing,” he replied. “Coal ashes was all this garden got, aside from a light covering of stable manure last fall.” . I had always thought coal ashes were of more value to make walks, or to bank up the chicken coops, or to use when the ice is troublesome. But to use them on the gardenathis was rather new. . “Last year I was led to try them on this garden by a friend who has used them for years,” Shuman explained. “I always had been somewhat skep- tical. I had read that coal ashes should be used 011 the garden, but I was slow. Last spring I decided to give‘the plan atrial, partly as a trial, and partly to help get rid of a big pile of ashes that had accumulated. I tried it on a part of the garden. The entire garden had been given a light application of sta- ble manure, and a part was covered with» a halfeinch‘ layer of coal ashes ground well. soil, of‘ the same vegetables Early in the season I planted onions, spinach, peas- and let- tuce. A part of the garden where no ashes were used, and of equally fertile were planted. There was so much differ- ence between those on the two plots, in favor"l of the coal ashes, that I was greatly surprised. There was little difference between the spinach, but it was neither better or poorer .where the ashes were used. " o Shuman said the onions were excep< tionally large and firm, and the lettuce was beyond anything he had ever rais- ed. “We never had peas that were anything like it, nor vines that bore so well. They continued to bear long‘ after the vines in the other part of . the garden had ceased to bear and were pulled up,” he said. While there is no question as to the coal ashes having been responsible for the difference between the two plots, yet Shuman says he would not recom- mend it as a cure-all for all garden- troubles. The fact that his garden ms a success above others on the second trial is evidence that a. reasonable amount of coal ashes will be a benefit. Weathei conditions were just right, and it is true that no form of care, soil t1 eatment or fertilization will avail much if weathei conditions are wrong. “These onions, and the other vege- tables as well, are a. sample of what coal ashes have done for me,” Shumari remarked, “and I am so well pleased with the results of my obeying the advice of my old friend, that I shall continue it next year. If it fails, I shall have the satisfaction of knowing that it gave fine 1esults f01 two sea- sons, and that the old ash pile is out of the way.” I am inclined to believe there will be some more coal ashes used on gar- dens in this locality, 1'01 people notiCe such things, and quite often follow an example without saying much about it.—W. E. Farver. HEAVY LOSSES BY INSECTS. IT has been found by department 'of agriculture investigators that in New York the loss from plant dis- eases, insect pests, mechancial injur< ies and temperatuze extremes, runs as high as fifty pei cent of a carload on fruits and vegetables. The New York health board condemns annually eight million pounds of fruits and vegetables as unfit for food, mostly at railroad terminals and decks. Freight losses and damage cases paid by American railroads on fruits and vegetables run as high as $14,000,000 a year. A na~ tionwide campaign is being carried on by the carriers and federal state mar- keting officials to reduce these losses by encouraging better practices in standardization, packing and shipping. Employee of the carriers are also be- ing drilled in better methods of hand- ling farm products in transit. Possibilities of accomplishing re suits me shown by the fact that fif- teen yeais ago the losses on citrus fruits arriving at New Y01k was not less than ten per cent, caused by de— cay in r-transit. The losses since that time have been reduced to less than one per cent. NEW CROP ESTIMATING. THE bureau of crop estimates, de< partment of agriculture, is plan- ning to make more extensive use of airplanes in making observations of crop conditions and crop forecasting. L. L. James, crop statistician of Louis- iana, has made several flights, and re- ports much success in crop observa; tions. Arrangements are being made with the arm air service to make sim‘ ilar trips in North Carolina. 5 which were then worked ‘into the IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlIlIIlllllIIIlIlIllIllllIlIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlIIIIIIIIllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII fill cr' ‘ m. . . ,_ .I'M Mflwwww on...- _. van”- A.‘ - .This veterinarian advisesihe use of a short piece" of rubber,‘“hose on the find of bottle for drenching the sick orse. BUY AN ENGINE. BIGLENOUGH FOR THE WORK” SPENT part of 1924 with a farmer who thought he was saving money ' by making his three horsepower gas- oline engine do the woi‘k of a five horsepower. His theory was based on the activities of‘his neighbor, who was ‘using a five horsepower on similar work; and it seemed practical until I checked up results in both cases. The small engine cost $75. The large one $110,0r a saving of $35 in first cost. Special equipment required with the first rig reduced this figure to' $21.50. - , , As it was necessary to run the three horsepower at high speed,vthere-was only a slight saving in-fuel, and this was evened by the fact that the small engine required the best grade of gas to give maximum results, while the large one hammered away on a cheap- er product. , Repairs for the first engine was less than thirty-five per cent in price, but in the course of'a year, $10 was spent on the small rig, while $4.00 was re- quired for the other. ’ But the big item was the time wast- ed in trying to get work done with too small an outfit. It required con- stant watching to keep bearings from overheating, and from one to three hours were spent each day in waiting for the little machine to gather speed. On many jobs the three horsepower rig would choke down, and time was wasted in starting. By‘actual count, the larger engine did more work in six days than the small one did in ten.’ Basing the four days of wasted energy at current wag- es, it would exceed the first saving by several dollars. This case is not exceptional, as many farmers are— allured by the saving in first cost, and get an engine too. small for their needs.’ So, it is good practice to first estimate the jobs which the engine is expected to do, before buy- ing. Taking the estimation to the dealer, he‘ can help select the right size for the farm.—F. R. Cobbens. SEED POTATO GROWERS MEET AT CADILLAC. THE first annual meeting of the members of the Michigan Certified Seed Producers’ Association will be held at Cadillac, Michigan, Friday, June 12, at 11:00 o’clock, a. m., stand- ard time, in court house court room. The first season’s operations of the association was successful in handling about 125 cars of certified seed pota- toes for the eighty members in the new cooperative seed association. The goal for 1925-26 will be 150 members and 175 to 200 cars of seed sold. The purposes of this association are to encourage the production and sale of certified seed potatoes through a cooperative arrangement and to im- prove the market quality of Michigan table stock potatoes by the use’ of certified seed and to improve cultural practices. . » , An educational program will supple- ment the business session of the‘ an- nual meeting. Minor changes in the by—laws of the organization, details of the five-year .seed sales contract, and a report cf the pool for the past sea- son will be among the outstanding fea- ‘ tuses at: the meeting. ' / Betty Compson who appears in The Woman with ,- Four Faces ’ The Little Minister The Enemy Sex Adolphe Meniou who appears in The Spanish Dancer Shadows of Paris The Fast Set who appears in Ice Bound The Covered Wagon Monsieur Beaucaire If it‘s a The BRAND NAME that Leads in the Movies S there enough change in your life, enough play to balance the chores? Think this over—city folks may have all the entertainment they want. Farm folks certainly have too little. Every day has an evening, and if you stay home or drudge every evening the engine of life is certainly not hitting on all six for you. Swing into step with the lead ing brand of motion pictures, Paramount. See a Paramount Picture this week and start your happier life right away! Some theatre near you is, scheduling Paramount Pictures now. Paramount Pictures are lead- ers because they are made of the Mb)“ \' \\‘ \gkiT‘ 5 same stuff as your longings for adventure, romance and whole— some entertainment. You will be delighted with the tonic that Paramount Pictures provide, and so will your neigh' bors. Social intercourse is bright- ened and the theatre showing Paramount Pictures becomes the meeting place of the community. Such Paramount Pictures as The Covered Wagon, Manhandled, North of 36, Merton of the Movies and Tri— umph, provide happy entertainment for all. People drive many a mile to see them. The young folks don‘t leave home for the cities! Life is more animated these days what with autos and better roads an: radio and Paramount! Paramount will give you a great 1925 —if you will—showing you all the world in action at your own theatre. Make it tonight! Go by this name and trademark and you can’t go wrong! @ammount @icuu'es Raymond Griflith who appears in The Dawn of 8 Tomorrow Changing Husbands Miss Bluebeard Betty Bronson who plays Peter Pan Ricardo Cortez who appears in The Call of the Canyon Argentine Love The Next Comet Famous Players Lasky Corporation; New York City Paramount Picture it's the best show in town ./ 0U often hear people refer ROMANCE to the “dear old days of ro- sea! through the air or under the millions to develop a product that makes your baby comfor- mance”—— to the time when knight-errants roamed the earth to do honor to a lady’s blue eyes. These folks Say we are living in an age of realism! An age of “realism” where the human voice is hurled across the world without wires; where the temperature of Mars is taken more than thirty millions of miles away; where tons of steel and people ride easily and safely An age of realism! Why, this is the most romantic of all ages! The advertising columns are full of romance—of the romance of men who have devoted their lives to bringing new comforts, conveniences and pleasures for mankind. Advertisements tell these stor~ its, not with the romantic exag- geration of a jongleur, but with the calm, simple words of sin- cerity. Here is a firm that spent able. Here is a company that has labored fifty years to cut a single hour of toll from your day’s work. Here is a man who has searched the Seven Seas to produce a new flavor for your dinner. Romance—this age is full of it. Not just empty romance, but the true romance of achieve- ment, of progress, of the better ment of mankind. ._ Advertisements tell you what the romance of business is doing for you. Read them ,5 .E-nr.‘_ _' ~1- Wurw.‘ ""7”?"3 . .“ ‘nu‘r-E‘l [um i, l// lllllmlll ll will fi- ll W ’ 7 '\\_ 7 * -With , the John sea-e1 Inside Cup Elevator Equipped with rol- la‘ bearings—it’s the lightest-running de- em. Always ready lior work, and never has so be put away when work is done. Requires very lit- tle room—driveway clear for implement stor~ age when elevator is not in use. Easy to install with ordinary farm. tools ——no built-up sec- tions to hoist into place —no expert help needed. Furnished in prac- tically any heightdesired. AVES somuch time that hauling can be done with fewer teams. Does away with the back-breaking job of swoping by hand—makes un- loading so simple and easy that a boy can do it. Thousands of farmers are using this John Deere equipment. Give it the job of storing your small grain and car com this year. It will save money for you every year—and, with prOper care, will last as long as the life of the build- ing in which it is installed. JOHN D BE “‘an If FREE PLAN BOOK tells got: in complete detail how to bull mod- ern combined corn crib and granary that is much more satisfacbo than old-style crib and at a saving 11 cost sufiicient to psytor a. 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Read the advertisements to know the names that are worth knowing ., .‘4‘ ./_"/.‘ (WC-OS?”fiW/XWK/xflwwflflflflflflxfflflfl ‘ , A, . a d INQWI wwmx/ermx/xxyy names—names of Time and again you see them. Their economy, full value and integrity. Soon the name is stranger about whom you know little. 153394: in the market place 0 I » Feeder Day'a, feeders attended "the ‘,-‘Annual . Eve Steclr‘ Feeders? Day held at the Michigan State College tit-East Lansing, Saturday.’May 23. ‘ - ‘- f , At 10:30 the visitors started on a tour of the college farm, stopping'ffirst at the college piggery wherethe ex~ periments under way at present were discussed.‘ Five lots of pigs are being used to determine the value of cooked cull beans as a protein supplement‘to corn as compared with. tanhage, and also the extent to which cull beans may be used when low in price as they have been this year. Results to date show that as much as one—half- ooolred beans may be fed in connec- tion with shelled corn with good re- sults. Another live lots are being' fed on various combinations of rye and cats. The gains of pigs fed on rye have been rather slow; especially when fed to pigs weighing under 100 pounds. Pigs above. this weight seem to eat more heartily on the rye rations and make very good gains. From the piggery a. trip was made to the pas- tures, much interest being taken in the ten yearling Belgian and Percher- on colts on pasture and also the twelve brood mares with spring colts at their side. After lunch on .the college picnic grounds the crowd assembled at the work horse barn where Mr. Hudson discussed the horse feeding trials just closed and those now being started. One year’s work in feeding farm work horses has been completed, one horse ‘ in each of nine teams being fed corn, oats, and timothy, and the other corn and alfalfa. The alfalfa-fed horses made an average gain of twenty-one pounds each during the year, while the timothy-fed horses lost an average of seventeen pounds per head. The al- falfa-fed horses consumed an average of 12.23 pounds of corn and 17.91 pounds of alfalfa hay, while the tim- othy horses consumed more grain and hay, eating 8.02 pounds of corn and 6.23 pounds of oats, with 19.59 pounds of timothy on the aVerage per day. It cost thirty-one cents per day for feed, or six cents for one hour of work with the alfalfa horses, and thirty- seven cents for feed, or seven cents for an hour of work with the timothy- fed horses. The results clearly indicate that horses may be fed corn and alfalfa during the hot summer months when they are cultivating corn, harvesting grain and hay crops, and that they will do their work as efficiently and main- tain their health and vigor as well as when fed a more costly ration of corn, oats and timothy. During the entire year only two horses were sick, one in each lot, and in neither case did the type of ration seem to be the cause of the attack of colic in one case, or impaction in the other. An experiment is just started with seven work horses in one lot being fed oats and alfalfa, another similar lot on barley and alfalfa, a third lot on oats, barley and alfalfa, and a fourth lot on corn and alfalfa. The three lots of finished beef calves were next visited, and the complete figures on each lot presented. Ten heifer calves in each lot were fed the same rations as a similar lot of steer calves was fed each year. Last year a. greater profit was shown in the self- fed grain lot and the home—grown ra- tion lot than in lot two, which receiv- ed a limited ration of grain, as com- pared with the self-fed lot, and which received oilmeal in addition to the home-grown rations of corn, silage and alfalfa in let three. The calves in lots two and three were valued fifty cents lower than the self~fed lot last year, while this year the first two lots were valued the same, and the third lot . fifty cents lower. Last year; the cheap- er corn and the higher roughage was to the advantage of the self-fed lot. ‘ sour one hundred timers and ' 3% Every L¢.'¢,_, vantage. An average-of theitwo years ”results shows ,1 the rations in“: [at two, of a medium heavy feed of corn; tin—r seed clinical. corn, silage and alfalfa to have given'the best results by pro- ducing considerably cheaper gains than the self-ted lot and only“ slightly moreexpenslve'thsn those inthe third lot, and selling for only twenty-live cents per cwt. below let one, and twen- ty-flve cents higher than lot three. , At 2:30 the visitors-mowed at the Agricultural Building, where Dean R. S. Shaw, director of the experiment station. gave an interesting summary of the 180 experiment station projects which are under way at the present time. These experiments cover all phases of agriculture. In the near fu- ture several problems having for their object the betterment of rural social conditions will be undertaken. Dean Shaw stated that the problem of abor- tion in farm live stock would be solv‘ ed by experiment station workers who are making rapid progress on this problem. Professor J. T. Homer discussed the ways in which the farmer can study market statistics and their relation to price fluctuations. In making an an alysis of any business of production for any market there are two prob- lems found, one of production and one of marketing. Very often one of the important questions pertaining to mar- keting, namely,'that of obtaining the top price reterts back to the question of production or, in other words,, pro- ducing an article that is in demand on the market. The discussion among the feeders present was very lively and indicated an increasing interest in live stock feeding in the state. The majority of those present seemed especially inter- ested in the feeding of young cattle and baby beef production. A very optimistic attitude was shown by those , present, a. great majority of them hav- ing faith in the future of live stock feeding and were hopeful of better prices. EMBRYONIC FARMERS. FARM near us changes hands fre- quently for some reason, and the new neighbors are always Chicago pe6— ple who expect to get rich fruit farm— ing. The newest family came last spring. The woman was telling her experience the other day when she re- marked, “Mercy, I nearly broke my back weeding the dill pickles.” That was a. new one on me‘, as we weed the dill pickles along with the sauer kraut and speck while sitting at the table.———H. B. R. ’ .— REMOVAL OF WARTS. Will castor oil remove warts? If not, what will?—R. D. K. Castor oil is no remedy for warts; something more caustic is needed. Piercing them with a red hot needle is one way. A better way is to apply vaseline to the tissue around the warts and then touch them up with silver nitrate stick. This will have to be repeated on several occasions, one application seldom being enough. Be careful not to overdo the treatment. Glacial acetic acid may also be ap- plied. This, likewise, demands several applications at different periods. Harold Whizzle is never allowed to eat all the ice cream that he wants at the community social. When he gets bulgy his mother closes the fam- ily purse and lets Harold. yell the rest of, the evening. The last time Harold went to a picnic he got to crying on account of s bunch of bananas. Hrs. Whiule said, “Folks. would you give that boy another banana if you were me, he’s had eleven already.”—-3un- shine Hollow. I T cheapo“ troughs " ‘ am to m." disad “v’a‘.” ¢n... . .ywflv.“ ”N.“ _,—.——-7--——~. . fimfia‘m __. ‘v‘l‘\n I :3 meeting a a as... we I. in full bloom while. jot-hers watchiedthe ‘ cutting should be determined by them ' .91'11 farms. . J ring “the. resents elf oeatjéd. cutting when the ~ alfalfa was second growth“ 11?. .. determining the proper time to cut the alfalfa for the best quality hay. Mr. Bailey gave his ' own experience with the, time of cut— ting alfalfa as he secured two cuttings a yearand the alfalfa was always out .when‘f'the, new shoots were one to two inches high. Eighteen years ago he bought 700 acres of land located about four miles northeast of Bellaire upon\-.which he started logging operations. Corn was planted among the stumps and-the fol- lbwing year 'the same piece was pre- pared for alfalfa. At this time, Mr. Potts, who was connected with the Michigan Agricultural College, attend- ed a meeting in this neighborhood and later visited Mr. Reiley. He advised sowing northern—growth seed that could be procured from a seed company in Grand Rapids. Mr. Reiley purchased this seed and seeded the former corn ,field into alfalfa and went on about his logging operations. ‘ “The alfalfa thrived on this sweet soil and soon the time came to, cut it for‘ hay and with it came the problem, when was the best time to cut in or- der to obtain the best quality hay. By observation, Mr. Reiley saw that the second crop came from the young shoots and decided that the time of and not by the blossom. Mr: Reiley and his son have‘been cutting this field for hay for seventeen years and have secured two cuttings per year ever since the field came. into production. The thirty-third and thir- ty—fourth cuttings last year yielded a total of three tons of hay. The Reiley’s have cut the timber ofl most of the 700 acres and cleared about 300 acres of this tract of land as well as putting it under cultivation. “Alfalfa and sweet clover make a great combination of legumes for our farm,” the Reileys said with emphasis—L. D. Kurtz. LIKES THE OUTLOOK FOR FARM- ING. M EN who travel widely among the farmers throughout the nation are quite generally agreed that the turning point in the agricultural situa- ' tion has been reached, and that slight- ly better conditions are in evidence. W. B. Barney, legislative and dairy specialist of the Holstein-Friesian As- sociation, says we'have reached the bottom in the cattle breeding industry and the pendulum is swinging upward to a higher range of prices for good pure~bred stock. He sees evidences that agriculture is going to be more prosperous, and the breeding industry responds quickly to changing general agricultural conditions: THINKS FORESTRY WILL HELP OUT FARMING. 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Goodyear Means Good Wear — WAN TED--Ten men with cars who can devotefull time to house to house sales work. Sales experience not necess- ary. Full time employment with liberal salary insured to those who can qualify. A Fill Out Coupon Below giving your age, state if married or single. whether you can arrange to cover territory outside your home county. If you have had previous sales experience, give length of time in sales work, advising with whom employed In addition to this, give such other information as would be considered by you as having bearing On our judgment of your application. Tear Out and Mail TODA Y E. A. SHEARER, Circulation Manager, Michigan Farmer, Detroit, Michigan Dear Sir:---Please consider my application for a position on yOur sales force. 0 Name ........................................................................................ Pest Office ............. R. F.. D. or Street ....................................................................... w». County ............................................. State .................................... I. v. . , .., “ . l pawn-.- . _\ i *‘ . I DRY WEATHER IN CLOVERLAND. HIS has been a. very dry spring in the Upper Peninsula as‘els‘ewhere, and the danger of brush, grass and for— est fires has been very great. As yet, 'however, no very serious losses ap- pear to have occurred. For this, to some extent, thanks is due to the fire conservation towers established by the State Department of Conservation. Mr. H. J. Koepp, of Marquette, con- servation officer in charge cf forest fire forces in Marquette, Baraga and south .Houghton counties, states that watchmen'on these towers have dis- covered practically every small fire and exported it Without delay. The cost of putting out fires has run from $100 to $250. If many of these fires had not been dealt with prompt- ly, they would have developed into ser- ious porportions, threatening standing timber and farm camp property, and doing much damage to the soil over which they pass, and to the'game in their path. ' Mr. Koepp reports that orders from Lansing direct him not to spare men or expense in extinguishing fires at their inception. Old slashings are a, standing menace and Mr. A. C. Rich- ards, president of the Marquette Sportsmen’s Association, is reported as favoring a requirement that lumber companies be compelled to clear up these fire hazards which menace prop- erty, game and the very soil itself. FAIR ASSOCIATION BUSY. HE Dickinson county fair officials have decided to omit, this year, the usual horse racing, which is not up to par because this is not a horse- raising territory, and will feature in. stead a live stock parade. There will also be a speed-milking contest for men and women, a stock-judging con- test and a milk and butter—fat contest for the cows exhibited. The Marquette county fair associa- tion has brought out a 110-page book announcing the features of this years’ fair, and the premium list is arranged for“the stimulation of local agricul- ture. For example, an effort is to be made to promote the breeding of bet— ter draft horses locally, while new cat- tle barns have been provided for ex- hibits in this department. “If we ever expect to make a real farming section out of the Upper Pe- ninsula,” asserts the Marquette coun- ty announcement, “our farmers will have to pay more attention to pure- bred swine.” The premium list has been arranged with this better swine movement in View. The poultry build- ing is to be doubled in ‘size and equip- ped with all~steel coops. There will be a poultry institute and demonstra- tion in connection with the poultry exhibition. Grains, fruits, school hand- icraft and club work will all be repre- sented. GOOD ATTENDANCE AT-ROUND-UP.) VER four hundred boys and girls, members of Menominee county clubs, attended the round-up at the Menominee County Agricultural School held recently. The occasion was mark- ed by a. live stock judging contest, a garment judging contest, and a pro- gram of stunts by the club members, together with talks by assistant state club leaders, Mr. Merton L. Wright and Mrs. Ruth Kettunen. . Championships in garment and hot lunch club work were determined, the prizes being contributed by the mer- chants of Menominee and-Marinette. In handicraft work, first year, the prize went to 'Robert Gulbranson, while Walter Gerue, of Stephenson, took first in second-year work. Irwin Bil- lingham will first in; thirdlyé‘ér was 5 while William Wesolowski "was in the lead in the fourth-year work: In the hot lunch work, Gladys Neuville took first. Menominee, took first place in the. first-year calss; Alice Menza was first in the second-year class; ,Stella. A. Nault was, first in the third—year class; ., Rose Lesneski wasfirstin the fourth- year work. In the county garment judging time, place was taken by Rose Cota and Margaret La Casse. In the stock judging contest, the winner was Frank Krezki. DAIRYING FOR THE COPPER ' ‘ COUNTRY. D AIRY specialist of the Michigan ‘ State College, Mr. J. G.’Wells, and Mr. L. M. Geismar, county agricul- tural agent of Houghton‘ county, have been laying the foundations of a cow testing association in the copper coun- try, where there are excellent possi- bilities for dairy development. A num- ber of farmers have already pledged themselves to the association. COOPERATE IN TREE PLANTING. N Chippewa county recently, 3,700 ’ pine and spruce seedlings were set out as this county’s share in the cam- paign to establish forest demonstra- tion plots in the peninsula. The Ki- wanis Club, Boy Scouts and rural school pupils did the work. The trees were planted on the Armstrong Farm. Mr. Armstrong having agreed to give them care for twenty years. The Michigan State College Extension De« partment is behind this work. FROST IMPROVES SOIL CONDL TIONS. HIPPEWA county farmers are haw ing the best season for seeding of farm crops in many years, reports County Agent D. L. McMillan. The clay soils were well pulverized by last winter’s frost—something unusual with us, since the customary deep snows keep the frost away from the ground. The soil this year is working up ex- ceptionally well because of this frost pulverization. Chippewa. farmers, hav- ing had a. very unsatisfactory experi- ence .with their last season’s hay crop, are said to be turning much hay land into new plow lands. For one thing, a large acreage of flax is going in. Some farmers are sowing twenty pounds of flax with a. bushel of oats , or spring wheat to the acre, while oth- . ers are sowing one half bushel of flax alone. Where feed is wanted, ten pounds of flax is being mixed with two bushels of oats. For oil meal flax can be gotten cheaper by raising than by buying it. WILL SURVEY MENOMINEE FIRST. IT is reported that Menominee coun- ty will be the county selected in the Upper Peninsula as the first to receive the economic soil survey which has been in progress in the Lower Peninsula. under the direction of the State Department of Conservation. MANY INTERESTED IN PLANTING SEEDLINGS. N Dickinson county recently 3,600 Norway and white pine and spruce seedlings were planted on the Sand Plains, more than 100 persons having taken part in the work, including num-, bers of boy and girl scouts. Mr. R. F. Kroodsman, of the M. S. C., was in charge of the planting. High schools dismissed their pupils so that they could. be present at the planting of theSe seedlings, In clothing, Helen Rudginsky, of- v v . n ,- - , «ooh-.2. mnwmwum... WW-wwnw» ‘ thing is inside the cabinet. ' Hows 1H3 aromas germ-saw" TF“’uest indication of the state of charge within a storage battery is the specific gravity reading shown by the hydrometer A fully charged stor- age battery will show a reading of about 1. 275 while a discharged battery " will show a reading or 1 150. To aid you in quickly determining :' the percentage of charge in your radio A battery you can consult this table. It indicates the percentage of charge at various hydrometer readings. 1.275.-. . ............ 100 per cent .251. ....... 80 per cent 1.225. ..... . , .......... 670 per cent, L200 ............... . . . . . . 40 per cent 1.175 ........ . ............. 20 per cent 1 150... . . . ........... 0 per cent A storage battery never should be ’ permitted to show a reading below 1.200 without an immediate recharge, for when a battery is discharged be- low that point, lead sulphate begins to form on the plates, greatly impairing the action of the battery and shorten- ing its life. ‘A storage battery gives its best service when charged at least ' sixty to seventy per cent or more.— F. M. » - ,WOMAN’S INFLUENCE 0N RADIO. HE influence of the feminine touch can be noticed on the very latest radio receiving sets. The early mod- els were merely’ little unsightly boxes that distracted rather than attracted to the room in which they were placed, but the later models are really nice pieces‘ of furniture and woman has lent her aid in making the sets more compact as well. A man cares little what a set looks like so long as it gets the stations. Little does he care if he has a half dozen different batteries strung all ' over the table and the floor, but it’s 'all different with a woman. Her tastes along that line have brought about the manufacture of a radio set wherein all the batteries are enclosed and out of sight. None of these unsightly dust-catchers for her, so manufactur- ' ers set about designing receiving sets which operate on dry cells and these are all enclosed. They have worked out other sets which require no aerial or ground connection. The whole The sets can now be moved about the room without squawks from father to “look out for those wires.”¢ There are no outside wires. The new console type radio set is a beautiful thing and makes a very de- sirable addition to the furniture com— plement of any home. Women have brought-about this new departure. It is not at all unlikely that women had alot to do with the general sim- plification of radio sets. They don’t care to fool around with a half dozen knobs and dials. They want a set that can be tuned with one or, at the most, two dials. Women use radio sets more than we imagine. Broadcasting sta- tions are beginning to cater to the feminine element of their audiences and women’s programs are becoming an important feature of all broadcast- ing from the better stations—F. M. POPLAR MAY BE-MORE POPULAR. OPLAR trees are being experiment- ed with by C. P. Milham, of Otta- wa county, as a means of holding the drifting blowsands found in upper Michigan and along the lake, in place .and preventing their encroachment on farm lands. Mr. Milham has this year made 5,000 cuttings of willow -and poplar and ' planted them on a sandbiow project. Poplar cuttings planted seven years height—INC O. It takes fewer bushels of wheat to buy a binder teday than it did m. 1913—’14—before the war! McCormick and Deering - ”I!!!“ ‘p/AII __ "'1 ‘7“ H: ‘21)]; \ 10/ ,! ‘, I "/01" V"! HE BINDER and GRAIN belong together; you must figure them together. When you consider the present prices of Wheat (lower now , than they were) and of all other grains, too, you will realize that the binder now costs you less in terms ”of grain that it would have cost twelve years ago. It was poor economy to use an over-repaired binder in 1913 but it will be worse economy to run a worn-out machine in 1925. You cannot afford the risk. Grain prices are too high for that, and binders—which have always sold at extremely low figures, considering general price levels, quality and pound—for-pound values-have been lowered further When you make use of the larger binder capac- ities and the crop- -saving improvements, a new binder in your grain may pay back its full pur- chase price in one harvest or two, in the savings in grain and time. ' Don’ t take the chance of a breakdown or steady loss of high-priced grain this season. Harvest the year’s crops with a brand-new improved McCor- mick or Deering grain binder. INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER COMPANY 606 So. Michigan Ave. (33,3533; Chicago, Ill. 93 Branch Houses in the U 19., thefollowing in Jun hiqan Farmer tern", wry—Detroit, Grand Rapids, Green Bay Jackson, Saginaw You owe it to yourself to go in at the McCormick— Deering dealer’s and look over the new McCormick or Deering Grain Binder If you are the owner of an old, out- dated binder, here are a few of the strong points in the 1925 McCormick and Deering binders which your ma- chine 1s lacking today: Better ConsIruc- (ion; Improved Bearings; Improved Bevel Gears and Chains; Lighter DrafI; Outside Reel SupporI; PerfectedBinder and Knol- Ier; Grain- -saving Floating Elevalor, Im- proved Bundle Carrier,- Tongue Truck for Sicadying and Carrying Loads. Is your binder of C- ft. cut? Remem- ber that in these days of high labor costs a new 8- ft. McCormick or Deer— ing binder will cuI one-third more grain. saving time, labor, money. You will be interested in the remark- able McCormick-Deering Tractor Binder, made to be run by power take-off from the McCormick-Deering Tractor—the fast harvesting outfit cutting lO-ft. swaths and doing as much work with one man as two men can do with two regular 7-ft. binders. C ' ') Binder Twine: Arrange early for your harvest twine requirements. In- sure saving all the grain and prevent- ing delay and trouble by ordering a supply of McCormick, Deering, or International, wound in the convenienI "Big Ball. ” "‘Goon EQUIPMENT MAKES A GOOD FARMER BETTER” ago have grown over thirty feet in gamma? ‘7 a j . nut as as :11: xx :11: )1: An honest man’s ORE than three hundred years ago, Miguel de Cer- vantes said: “An honest man’s word is as good as his bond.” Advertisers must be honest men, if they' would remain advertis- ers.‘ Their announcements are signed. They must tell the truth in their advertising. For their own protection, as well as yours. the cotton. And you would never deal with that man again. And, further, you would tell 2‘1 your acquaintances of this skinflint. As a matter of business, if not of personal principle, an adver- tiser must tell the truth in his signed announcements. That’s What makes the advertising col- umns such reliable guides to honest merchandise. The print- ed announcements are bonds be- tween you and the advertiser. Read the advertisements. Read them regularly. To be in- What would it profit a man to advertise “Pure, virgin-wool suits," only to have you discover they were shod y? You would soon separate e sheep from xzc :11: xx 211‘ word formed on the newest and best in everything. To save hours of shopping. To make the family purse do a bigger, better job. To get goods of known quality at the most attractive price. You would not plan a motor trip without first consulting road-maps and guide-books. Is it logical to plan a shopping trip without first consulting the ad- vertisements? Read the adver- tisements. Then go to the stores with your mind more than half made up. Aeigned advertisement is, in effect, a sealed bond between you and the advertiser . I :- .I. .- ‘ .r—xmr—‘Vm 5C l‘ 4,433 ‘ .4...n.'_t-.s..g..«.>.: . Jim» . . ; F. .T..'.-. L.. 41.23“; 1.15 84¢..‘.41... :Twisted arOund _ three times but it didn’t. break! .. , '* When you invest in an engine you have a right to expect many years of satisfactory service. But it all depends on how the en f e "is built. __ he “. Z ” Engine is World famous. It has a reputation for dependability, not by mere chance, but because it is built withthe same care and precision as the parts in your auto- mobile. ManyFairbanks-Morse Engines have now been in use for over twenty-five years. The “Z ” Engine has fewer parts subject to wear, and those parts are carefullymade, are drop forged and specially heat treated. The connecting rod, for instance. is a drop forging instead of an ordina malleable. Very finest Quality, even in the srmillest parts. is the outstand- ing reason for "Z" long life and d bility. as over 400,000 users will tell you. Yet the prices are unusually low because our large production has reduced manufacturing costs to a minimum. Write for free literature "2” Engines are built in sizes up to 20 h. p. Get our latest literature and see which size will best fit your requirements. Prices 2 ls. 1:. battery equip! . . . . . . o . $48.50 2 [Is I). magneto equip! o s s s a o o 58- 3 h. p. magneto equipt . . . . . . e 98.50 6 h. p. magneto equip! . . . . . . . 153.50 Priceaquoted are cash I. o. b. factory; add freight to your town ' FAIRBANKS, MORSE 6:. C0. Manufacturers Chicago, U. S. A. Branches a‘nd service stations covering every state in the Union The Fairbanks-Morse line also includes Home Water Plants, Home Li ht and Power P‘ants. Steel Eclipse Windmills. Feed rinders, Fairbanks Scales, washing machines. electric motors.’ general service pumping equipment. pump jacks. power heads. etc. , i W FAIRBANK§MORSE Fairbanks-Mons "Ever: Lino a Product: Lander" r — — _ - “Z" ENGINES Home Water Plants 009688 99 E .617 w T Connecting ngne Rodi: ‘ i; \ I ‘ will stand, this test A \4‘ A few examples of f‘Z” quality construction Even this small exhaust roller is made from cold rolled case hardened to resist wear. It receives two heat treatments and II machined toalilnitof one one-thousandth of an web. of the di- ameter of a human hair.) A B The. exhaust valve rocker arm is a drop forging. Points "A." “B" and “C" must resist wear and should be very hard. These inu are heat to file hardneu. he balance of the metal is toughened soit wrll resist strains without breaking. A This governor lever is also a drop forging. Point "A." is constantly subject to wear is therefore made extremely hard bya series of three heat treatments._ The balance of the piece is so tough that it .C be twisted into a knot without breaking. l ‘6 99 I V Home Light and Power Plants Send free literature and Information on the items I have checked. Steel Eclipse Windmills “B" Feed Grinders I Fairbanks Scales Washing Machines Name Tom: 11.9.0. ............. 5m ...... Engine FAIRBANKS. MORSE & CO. 0 S. Wabash Av... Chicago. I]. S..A. L——_—_——__————_——;uud EXAMINING~SCHOOL CHILDREN. - CORRESPONDENT from a Mich- igan town is rather indignant be? cause of a. recent examination of , ' school children made by the health department in the interest of goiter prevention. 7 ‘fIt’s all nonsense,” she declares. “Those doctors found six in ten of the girls from our school had something with the thyroid gland. ‘Some cases" they said, werej‘isthmus thickening,’ and others they called slight enlarge- - ment, and‘ndt even the girls’ mothers ' had ever noticed a, thing wrong with them. Why, it’s always been that way. It was that way when I was a girl. I believe this is just a scheme to make money for the doctors.” Being a. doctor myself I shall have to protest that such a. scheme would be very short-sighted. .I happen to know that the doctors do not make a penny on any of these “suspicious cas- es” upon which they advise. If they give any medicine it is Ssimple tablet containing a little iodine, which is giv- en at very infrequent intervals (once a week, perhaps), and year’s supply can be bought for a dollar. In most cases, however, they recommend only the use of “iodized salt.” I fail to see where the doctor will get rich. 0n the Other hand, this matter of supplying iodine in girlhood will pre— vent goiter from developing and cut off many a good fee that might have come to the surgeon in later years. Let us not pretest against a. good thing simply because it' was not done in our day. There are all too many women afflicted with thyroid enlarge- ment that might have been prevented by very simple treatment in school days. We must not permit prejudice ‘ . [filer-rigs. ,to blind us while our children grow up :totsthe same'disfigurement and disease. HAS sum-:Ri-‘L'uous HAIR. I, am a. girl of._twenty—three andJiave, a nice clear skin all ..,except for hair 1 that has grown like a mustache. How can I~get~r1d of {his superfluous hair? I have tried ,depillatdries just once ,but it. gre,w..right back longagain. Does having it“removed'.:by_pélec rlc needle seen it from growing "on "again ?——A Reader: . ~ " A heavy uniform growth of hair that suggests a mustache is not to be helped, by the electric needle. There is 'too much of it. Providing that it is not very conspicuous the best thing is to let one’s friends become accustom- ed to it and ignore the growth, as many girls do. Otherwise you must use deplllatories or a safety razor. CHILD WITH POOR APPETITE. My. little girl is three Has very little appetite and has a. sallow complexion. Her skin is very rough and dry and blotches come on face and hands. She bits her finger nails continually. What is the cauSe of such a combination?—L. D. Such a child needs careful attention. She should sleep outdoors and play out in the sunshine whenever possi- ble. Her food must include a quart of milk daily and some fresh fruit or green vegetables each day. She must be encouraged to drink freely of wa- ter. The bowels should act each day but laxatives or cathartic medicines must not be used. Sunlight, milk, green vegetables are her chief needs. years old. HAS WOMB TROUBLE. Is it possible to cure falling of the womb without operation? Have had this four years. Treatments don't help A Riverside Tire put on my Buick oneyear ngo,with a‘rd’s Heavy Duty Tube, still has in it the same air— that's going some! D. S.Robbins, . l’“ Las Crucss. N. Mex. \\ /// / >\.: ' -. \_, _. Chicago Kansas City Forget that the price is low. Just consider quality alone. Compare service and mileage, and you will find that Riverside Tires give you all you get in any tire—give you just as long mileage, just as satis- factory service. Riverside Tires are not made to sell at a low price. They are made to be as good as any tire. They cost just as much to make, just as much for fabric and rubber, the difference in price is a difference in profit. They cost less to sell. Ward’s is the Largest Retailer of Tires in the World . Quality equal to the best at a price much lower than even a fairly good tire costs has made Ward’s the largest retailers of tires in all the world. We sell 5,000 to 6,000 tires per day. Hundreds ESTABIJISHED 1872 Portland, Ore. Rive rside “mafia TI RES ”TUBES Quality Equal to the Best of thousands of people use nothing - but Riversides. Why not you too? When a Riverside gives you all you can get in any tire, Why pay more? Greater Protection Against Skidding Big heavy blocks of live rubber and extra thick side studs and the husky ribs of Riverside Cords grab the slippery roads and are your greatest protection against skidding. Riverside Cords are thus the saf- est tire, the most satisfactory tire and the most economical tire you 'can possibly buy. Why pay more? For fifty-three years Ward’s have sold “Quality” goods only—with a |definite “Money Back” guarantee. The reliability of Montgomery 'Ward 85 Co. is beyond ques- tion. You cannot buy a tire with a better guarantee. MontgomeryWard 3C0. The Oldest Mail OrderHouse is Today the Most Progressive St. Paul I be ht a Rivas-n side orcl tire ,0 yon-pond must any I never took It on the rim at. Used it every 7. All my tires from now * on will Riverside Over- size Cords. Arthur Mueller. Jaeksonport. Wis. l have had two Riverside Cords on my car for fifteen months and they are still good. I use this car every day in ' the year ovor all kinds of roads. I r a c o m m o n d Riversides to o v e r y o n o w h o wants the most for their money. F. B. Pinnell. Cuba. Mo. much. I am twenty-six years old and have three children. Have headache. backache, pain in left side, and bear- ing down. in lower abdomen most all the time—S. B. , ' It depends upon the degree of pro- lapse. Treatments are seldom anything but a. waste of time and money. If the prolapse is not serious you will get help from exercises to strengthen the abdominal muscles. But at twenty- six, with three children, the chances are that your condition is a sequel to injuries received in bearing children, and a repair operation is necessary. RlNGWORM IN THE SCALP. Will you tell me something that will cure ringworms of the scalp? ‘ I have it awful bad. Just about to lose all of my hair, and have been doing every- thing to try and cure it, but all with- out any results. I bobbed my hair a. year ago so I could wash and care for it better. Is it catching to the rest of :my family?—D. G. F. Yes. Ringworm is catching so you must be careful to use separate towels and linen and allow no one else .to wear your clothing. Ringworm is not difficult to cure if only you get at the bottom of the trouble. It often be- comes necessary to cut the hair away clear to the scalp so that the applica- tion may reach. Almost any good antiseptic will then do the work. I have always had gOOd results with a mild solution of corrosive sublimatc. Bear in mind its poisonous properties if you attempt to use it. Always get the home doctor to treat such things when possible. Fertilizing the Mature Orchard.— This bulletin covers the work incident to supplying the necessary plant food to fully grown fruit-bearing trees. The Oakland, Calif. Fort Worth use of manure, commercial fertilizers — and straw about the trees and between ~ /~ ‘ the rows iscovered fully.—Cook. a MMW M“. “was.“ (A motorcycle jail suggested for William N. Fitzpatrick, nationally famous detective, was instantly Dr. Martha Barry, wearing dreSS use by motorcyclecops .for the killed when his auto was struck by a locomotive at the Wood- made from wool grown, spun, handling 'of unruly speeders. » bridge, (New Jersey), crossing. , woven and sewn by students. 'l‘his‘sh‘o‘wsthe first big landing of American Marines during the “invasion” of Hawaii in the recent “battle” put on by the Amer- ican fleet. The natives welcomed the invaders. President Paul Von Hindenburg’s home in Hanover, Germany, is‘ being carefully guarded by a military police because of the fear from demonstrations of anti-monarchist groups. ' a Paul Ash, jazz orchestra leader, was left $66Q,— \ Glenn Frank, editor of the Century David M. Milton, younglawyer in moderate cir- 500 by Mrs. Lina Lipton, 90, because his radio ' Magazine, accepts presidency of cumstances, marries Miss Abbie Rockefeller, performances gave her pleasure. the University of Wisconsin. daughter of John D. Rockefeller, Jr. U. S. Ambassador, A. B. Houghton, warned Europe to watch its World’s largest electric locomotive proves a success. It is built in step when he spoke at the Pilgrim Society dinner in London. Mr. three sections to take curves easily. It is capable of exerting Houghton is wearing glasses. , the pulling force of 277,500 horsepower. —— x A ‘7; Copyrightby Underwood 1 Underwood. New York , , antin's; her .brushv ,. ‘ ’st, at stock of plain white under- ;vaear.‘ 0n the bathroom shelf her ‘tOothbrush, some vaseline, a box of talcum powder. {deludes herself into thinking that she ‘ 31s hoodwinking the world. She wore well-made oxfords now, with sensible heels—the kind known as Feld-‘s spe- cial; plain shirtwaists and neat dark suits, or a blue cloth dress. A middle« aged woman approaching elderliness; a woman who walked and carried her- self well; who looked at you with a glance that was direct but never hard. That was all. Yet there was about her something arresting, something compelling. You felt it. “I dOn’t see how you do it!” Julie Arnold complained one day as Selina was paying her one of her rare visits in town. “Your eyes are as bright as a baby’s and mine look like dead oys- ters.” They were up in Julie’s dress- ing room in the new house on the north side—the new house that was now the old house. Julie’s dressing tabler was a bewildering thing. Selina DeJong, in her neat black suit and her plain black hat, sat regarding it and Julie seated before it, with a grim and lively interest. “It looks,” Selina said, “like Man- del’s toilette'section, or a hospital op- erating room just before a major op- eration.” There were great glass jars that contained meal, White and gold. There were rows and rows of cream pots holding massage cream, vanish— ing cream, cleansing cream. There Were little china bowls of scarlet and white and yellowish pastes. A perfor— ated container spouted a wisp of cot- ton. You saw toilet waters, perfumes, atomizers, French soaps, unguents, tubes. It wasn’t a dressing table mere- ly’, but a laboratory. “This!” exclaimed Julie. “You ought to see Paula’s. Compared to her toil- ette ceremony mine is just a splash at the kitchen sink.” She rubbed cold cream now around her eyes with her two forefingers, using a practiced up- ward stroke. . “It loons fascinating,” Selina ex— claimed. “Some day I’m going to try it. There are so many things I'm go- ing to try some day. So many things I’ve never done that I’m going to do for the fun of it. Think of it, Julie! I’ve never had a manicure! Some day I’m going to have one. I’ll tell the girl to paint my nails 3. beautiful bright vermilion. And I’ll tip her twenty- five cents. They’re so pretty with their bobbed hair and their queer bright eyes. I s’pose you’ll think I’m crazy if I tell you they make me. feel young.” Julie was massaging. Her eyes had an absent look. Suddenly: “Listen, Selina. Dirk and Paula are together too much. People are talking." “Talking?” The smile faded from Selina’s face. “Goodness knows I’m not strait—lac- ed. You can’t be in this day and age. If I had ever thought I’d live to see the time when~~ Well, since the war of course anything’s all right, seems. But Paula has no sense. Everybody and comb. _ . None of those aids to . "artifice with which the elderly woman .0 - . knqws she’s insane about Dirk.. That's all right “fer Dirk, but how about Paula! ' he’s invited. Of course Dirk is awfully popular. Goodness knows there are few enough young men like' him in Chicago—handsome and successful and polished and all- 'Most of- them dash off east just as soon as they can get their fathers to establish an east- ernbranch or something. J They are together all the time, everywhere. I asked her if she was going to di- vorce Storm and she saidlno,’ ‘ she COPYRIGHT. 19M.‘DOUBLEDAY PAGE She won’t go anywhere unless“ hadn’t enough money ofj‘her own and, Dirk wasn’t earning enough.» His sal- ary’s thousands, but she’s used to mil- lions. Well!” ' 4 I' “They Were boy‘aand girl together,” . Selina interrupted, feebly. “They’re not any more. Don’t be silly, Selina. You’re not as young as that.” No, she was not as young as that. When Dirk next paid one of his rare visits to the farm she called him into her bedroom—the cool, dim shabby bedroom with the old black walnut bed in which she had lain as Pervus DeJong’s bride more than thirty years ago. She had on a little knitted jacket over her severe white nightgown. Her abundant hair was neatly braided in two long plaits. She looked somehow girlish there in the dim light, her great soft eyes gazing up at him. “Dirk sit down here at the side of my bed the way you used to.” “I’m dead tired, Mother. Twenty- seven holes of golf before I came out.“ “I know. You ache all over—a nice kind of ache. I used to feel like that when I’d worked in the fields all day, pulling vegetables, or planting.” He was silent. She caught his hand. “You didn’t like that. My saying that. I’m sorry. I didn’t say it to make you 'feel bad, dear.” “I know you didn‘t, Mother.” “Dirk, do you know what that wom— an who writes the society news in the Sunday Tribune called you today?” “No. What? I never read it.” “She said you were one of jeunesse doree.” Dirk grinned. “Gosh!” "I remember enough of my French at Miss Fister’s school to know that that means gilded youth.” “Me! That’s good! I'm not even Spangled.” ‘3 “Dirk!” her voice was low, vibrant. “Dirkfl don’t want you to be a gilded youth, I don’t care how thick the gild- ing. Dirk, that isn‘t what I worked in the sun and cold for. I’m not reproach- ing you; I didn’t mind the work. For- give me for even mentioning it. But, Dirk, I don‘t want my son to be known as one of. the jeunesse doree. No! Not my son!” "Now, listen, Mother. That’s fool- ish. If you’re going to talk like that. Like a mother in a melodrama Whose son‘s gone wrong. I work like a dog. You know that. You get the the \ sc'omrn'ur ” '7 V ‘ wrong angle on mings,’,stucki out here on this, little farm. Why. don’tflyou come into town and take ‘a little place and? sell the arm?” - . “ ' “Live’ with you, you mean?” Pure mischievousness. . . “Oh, no. You wouldn’t‘like that," hastily. “Besides, I’d never be there. At the office all day,,and out some- where in the evening.” . "When do you do your reading, Dirk?” - ~ ~ “Why—uh-—” “ - She sat up in bed, looking down at the" thin end of her braidas she twined it round and round her fln er.~ “Dirk, what is this on sell in tha mahogany office of you 3? I never did get the hang of it." , ‘ - “Bonds, Mother. Youknow that per- fectlywell.” ‘ ' “Bdnds.” She considered this mo- ment. “Are they hard to sell.~ aWho buys them?" . “That depends. Everybody buys them—~that is . . .” “I don’t. I suppose because when- ever I had any money it went back into the farm for implements, or re- pairs, or seed, or stock, or improve— ments. .That’s always the way with a farmer—even on a little truck farm like this.” ment. He fidgeted, yawned. “Dirk DeJong—Bond Salesman.” “The way you say it, Mother, it sounds like a low criminal pursuit.” "Dirk, do you know sometimes I ac- tually think that if you had stayed on the farm—” ' . “Good God, Mother! .What for!” “Oh, I don’t know. Time to- dream. “Oh, what nonsense, Mother; YOu used to xtell me, when I was. a kid I remember,- that li‘fe~'wasn’t just an adventure, to“ be' taken, as it came. With the hape that something glorious was always hidden just around the corner. way and it hadn’t worked. You said—u." “She interrupted him with a little, ,, “I“ know I did. I know I did." _ Snddenlyshe raised a warning finger. cry; Her eyes Were luminous, prophetic. “Dirk, you can’t desert, her like that!” “Desert who?” 'He' was startled. :Beauty! Self-expression. What- ever you want to call it. You wait! She’ll turn on you some day. Some day you’ll want her,- and 'she won't be there.” , Inwardly he had been resentful of‘ this bedside conversation With his mother. .She made little of him,"he.’ thought, while outsiders appreciated his success. He had said, “So big,” measuring a tiny ‘space . between thumb and forefinger in answer to her. half-playful question, but he had not honestly. mean 'it.‘ He thought her ridiculously old-fashioned now in her , viewpoint, and certainly unreasonable. She pondered again 4a mo—' Time to—-no, I suppose that isn’t true, any more. I suppose the day is past when the genius came from the farm. Machinery has cut into his dreams. He used to sit for hours on the wagon seat, the reins slack in‘his hands, while the horses plodded into town. Now he whizzes by in a jitney. Patent binders, plows, reapers—h'e’s a me chanic. He hasn’t time to dream. I guess if Lincoln had lived today he’d have split his rails to the tune ,of a humming, snarling patent wood cutter, and in the evening he’d have whirled into town to get his books at the pub- lic library, and he’d have read them under the glare of the electric light bulb instead of lying flat in front of the flickering wood fire. Well. She lay back, looked up at him. “Dirk, why don’t you marry?” “Why—there’s no one I want to marry." “No one who’s free, you mean?” . He stood up. “I mean no one.” He stooped and kissed her lightly. Her arms went round him close. Her hand with, the thick gold wedding band on it pressed his head to her hard. “So- big!” He was a baby again. ' ‘ “You haven’t years.” He wa laughing. , She reverted to the old game they had played when he was a child. “How big is my son! How big?” She was smiling, but her eyes were sombre. “So big!” answered Dirk, and meas- ured a very tiny space between thumb and forefinger. “So big.” She faced him, sitting up' very straight in bed, the little wool shawl hunched about her shoulders. “Dirk, are you ever going back to architec— ture? The war is history. It’s now or never with you. Pretty soon it will be too late. Are you ever going back to architecture? To your‘profession?” A clean amputation. “No, Mother.” She gave an actual gasp, as though icy water had been thrown full in her face. She looked suddenly old, tired. flitz'pz'tz'er of A! Acrer—S/zm Spend; a P/eamrzf flfi‘emom in 1726 flora BETTER TAKE SJM PAW, r0 LIKE To use | ! NEED AL. ONE OF THE BOYS TO P E wrrH MY ”5&5? CLEANING O ‘llW' "Jul , ‘ WANT YOU TO TIE ALL THOSE OLD MAGAZ!NE5 'UP IN BUNDLES AND l’LL. $ELL ‘EM TO THE RAGMAN! WHEN You GET 0 THRU I'LL HAVE SOMETHING ELSE FOR To DO ' GOSH! THERE'S A SERIAL I mssso! called me that in‘ MY LAND, an Yoda; Show SUM. Am‘r . You mosr men? MRS. o o ACRESJ But he would not quarrel with her. "You wait, too, Mother,” he said now, smiling. “Some day your way- ward son will be a real success. Wait till the millions roll in. Then we’ll see.” She lay down, turned her back de- liberately upon him, pulled the covers up about her. , “Shall I turn out your light, Mother, and open the windows?” “Meena’ll do it. She always does. Just call her. Geod-night.” He knew that he had come to be a rather big man in his world. Influence had helped. He knew that, too. But he shut his mind to much of Paula’s manoeuvring and wire pulling—refus- ed to acknowledge that her lean, dark, eager fingers had manipulated the mechanism that ordered his career. Paula herself was wise enough to know that to hold him she must not let him feel indebted to her. She knew that the debtor hates his creditor. She lay awake at night, planning for him, scheming for his advancement, then suggested these schemes to him so deftly as to make him think he him- self had devised them. She had even realized of late that her growing in- timacy might handicap him if openly commented on. But now she must see him daily, or speak to him. In the huge house on Lake Shore Drive her own rooms—sitting room, bedroom, dressing room, bath—were as detached as though she occupied a separate apartment. Her telephone was a pri- vate wire leading only to her own bed- room. She called him the first thing in the morning; the last thing at night. Her voice, when she spoke to him, was an organ transformed; low, vibrant, with a timbre in its 1201 e that would have made it unrecognizable to an outsider. Her words were com- monplace enough,.but pregnant and meaningful for her. " ~ "What did you do today? Did you have a good day? . . Why didn’t you call me? Did you follow up that suggestion you made about Ken- nedy? I think it’s a wonderful idea, don’t you? You’re a wonderful man, Dirk; did you know that? . . . Imissyou . . . Doyou? . . . . When? . Why not lunch? . . . Oh, not if you have a business ap~ pointment . . How about five o’clock? . . No, not there . . . Oh, I don’t know It’s so public . . . Yes Good-bye. . . . . Good-night. Good-night. . . They began to meet rather furtively, in out-of-theway places. They would lunch in department store restaurants where none of their friends ever came. Frank R. Lee; 00 GOT ONE CHAPTER! \\\\\‘\\“ , ‘fiap’py. ‘You can’t live “somebody else’s ' e. You said you had lived that}. . magi-Sm ”New“. ' ' “vs-v4“ seem», “crbh‘rb‘ A M“ . This new “Low—Pressure” Tread Paves a Country Road ERE is the latest thing in Balloon Tires—the new, flat “Low—Pressure” Tread. It gives 15% to 25% more road contact than a round tread. This eliminates early and uneven tread wear. It permits you to run your tires at the low inflations necessary to real balloon cushioning. 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Sometimes he thought he hated her—her hot eag- er hands, .her glowing asking eyes, her thin red mouth, her sallow heart-shap- ed exquisite face, her perfumed cloth- ing, her air of ownership. That was it! Her possessiveness. She clutched him so with her every look and ges- ture, even when she did not touch him; There was about her something avid, sultry. It was like the hot wind that sometimes blew over~ the prairie ~biowing, blowing, but never refresh- ing. It made you feel dry, arid, irri- tated, parched. Sometimes Dirk won- dered what Theodore Storm thought and knew behind that impassive flab- by white mask of his. . ‘ Dirk met plenty of other girls. Paula was clever enough to see to that. She asked them to share her box at the opera. She had them at her dinners. She affected great indifference to their effect on him. She suffered when he talked, to one of them. “Dirk, why don’t you take out that nice Farnham girl?” “Is she nice?” “Well, isn’t she! You were talking to her long 'enough at the Kirks’ dance. What were you talking about?” “Books.” “Oh. Books. She’s awfully nice and intelligent, isn’t she? A lovely girl.” She was suddenly happy. Books. The Farnham girl was a nice girl. She was the kind of girl one should fall in love with and doesn’t. The Farnham girl was one of many Well- bred Chicago girls of her day and class. Fine, honest, clear-headed, frank, capable, good-looking in an in- definite and unarresting sort of way. Hair-colored hair, good teeth, good enough eyes, clear skin, sensible me- dium hands and feet; skated well, danced well, talked well. Read the books you had read. A companionable girl. Loads of money but never spoke of it. Traveled. Her hand met yours firmly—and it, was just a hand. At the contact no current darted through you, sending its shaft with a little zing to your heart. But when Paula showed you a book her arm. as she stood next to you, would somehow fit into the curve of yours and you were conscious of the feel of her soft slim side against you. He knew many girls. There was a distinct type known as the North Shore Girl. Slim, tall, exquisite; a little fine nose, 3. high, sweet, slightly nasal voice, earrings, a cigarette, luncheon at Huyler’s. All these girls looked amazingly alike, Dirk thought; talked very much alike. They all spoke French with a pretty good ac- cent; danced intricate symbolic danc- es; read the new books; had the same patter. They prefaced, interlarded, concluded their remarks to each other with, “My deah!” It expressed. for them. surprise, sympathy, amusement, ridicule, horror, resignation. “My deah! You should have seen her! My deeah!”—horror. Their slang was al- most identical with that used by the girls working in his office. “She’s a good kid,” they said, speaking in ad- miration of another girl. They made a fetish of frankness. In a day when everyone talked in screaming head- lines they knew it was necessary to red-ink their remarks in order to get them noticed at all. The word rot was replaced by garbage and garbage gave way to the ultimate swill. One no longer said “How shocking!" but, obscene!” The words, spoken in their sweet clear voices, fell nonchalantly fromtheir pretty lips. All very fear- less and uninhibited and free. That, they told._you, was the main thing. Sometimes Dirk wished they wouldn’t workso hard at their play. They were forever getting up pageants and plays and large festivals for charity; Vene- tian fetes, Oriental bazaars, charity balls. In the programme performance of these many of them sang better, acted better, danced better than most professional performers, but the whole thing always lacked the flavor, some- how, of professional performance. On these affairs they lavished thousands in costumes and decorations, receiving in return other thousands which they soberly turned over to the Cause. They I moon hours in the ., a” » 1 did thi too , us 0 . _ ' suing ~ blouse shone; artlng“ Gifte ion and. orange and black; announcing their. affiliation with ‘an advertising agency. These adventures blossomed, witheredpdied. They were the result of post-war restlessness. Many of these girls had worked indefatigably during the 1917-1918 period; had driv- en service cars, managed ambulances, nursed, scrubbed, conducted canteens. «They missed the excitement, the satis- faction of achievement. , They found Dirk fair game, resented Paula’s proprietorship. Susans and Janes and Katee and Bettye and Sal- lys—plain old-fashioned- names for modern, erotic misses-they talked to Dirk, danced with him, flirted with him. His very unattainableness gave him piquancy. That Paula Storm had him fast. He didn't care a hoot about girls. ' ‘ ' "0h, Mr. DeJong,” they said, "your name’s Dirk, isn’t it? What 'a slick name! What does it mean?" “Nothing, I suppose. It’s a Dutch name. My people—~my father’s people were Dutch, you know.” "A dirk’s a sort of sword, isn’t it, or po ‘ rd? Anyway, it sounds very keen nd cruel and fatale—Dirk.” He would flush a little (one of his assets) and smile, and look at them, and say nothing. He found’that to be all that was necessary. He got on enormously. BETWEEN these girls and the girls that worked in his office there ex- isted a similarity that struck and amused Dirk. He said, “Take a letter, Miss Roach,” to a slim young creature as exquisite as the girl with whom he had danced the day before; or ridden or played tennis or bridge. Their very clothes were faultless imitations. They even used the same perfume. He won~ dered, idly. how they did it. 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Samuel~ Butler, in "The Way, of All Fresh,” speaks, of certain people who would be equally horrified at hearing the Christian religion doubted; or at see- ing it practiced. _ It is easy for the Methodist child to grow up really believing that those of other churches are not quite as’good as Methodists, or the Presbyterian to believe that, while other people may ossibly get by, they are not quite I they are at spir- itual descendants of John Knox. And so on, all the Way ’round.‘ At the same time,‘it is better to be so reared than to. have no church Consciousness, no loy- alty of any kind to organized religion. There is another side'to breadth, however. That is, that one may be too broad. Perhaps one cannot be too broad, but one can be so broad that there is no depth or conviction to what he believes. If you have ever ridden in a canoe day after day, you know that a canoe can float in a few inches of water. But when it does, it is not carrying much of a load. 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It was found that if one were willing that a certain nationality were allowed to marry into my family, for instance, he was admitted to all the other relationships. Or if he were permitted to become a. chum, he could then come into all the other relation- ships, outside of marriage. It is an interesting study in race prejudice and class prejudice. We have yet a long way to go, before we can get a paSsing mark of the New Testament standard, “where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision,l Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free, but Christ is all and in all.” Peter was getting his first grand lesson in this. When he saw the beasts of all sorts let down from the sky, and heard the voice, “Rise, Peter, kill and eat,” he was horrified. 'Never could he do that! When he finally saw his way to do it, he had to give an account of himself to the leaders of the church at Jer- usalem. He had done something that twas well~nigh criminal. He had gone up to. standard, it . had eaten his miserable, unholy food“ (no matter how goddaiit' mayhem- been), and had received ‘themfallintog the church Without the regular care- monies of Judaism! Ithasaw‘M‘! BUTPeter had an explanationready. He »told...them how. he Was praying.- - . saw the vision 0f the beasts, how ,tWo - men presently came to take him. to Caesarea, to‘ see a Centurion who had" had a’ dream about a: certain Simon Peter. And inasmuch, as, this took place while 'Peter was praying, it sure- ly looked as thoug‘hwthe ‘iingenof the Divine was ordering it, And the se- quel proved it, for the centurion was.“ a noblesoul, who had lived an “ex'em- plary life, and was looking for further slight. As has been well said, “Peter "fell asleep a sectarian. Heyawokeha cesmopalitan. _ He was ' transfermed from a bigot to a man almost in the . twinkling otaneye.” _ ' _~ 'This centurion seems to have been a noble kind of man. He was an oili- cer in the Italian band, or cohort, so called probably because it. was re- cruited in Italy, the seat of the Roman government. A cohort was-a tenth of ' a legion, and contained six hundred men. The cohortwas made up of three ‘ maniples, or two hundred men each, and each maniple was made up'of two centuries. A centurion, therefore, was ,an officer commanding a hundred men. This centurion ’was one of those heathen who go far beyond the prac- tices of many Christians. He'was "a devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, which gave much aims to the people, and prayed to God alway.” While Peter was seeing a vision in Joppa this centurion was see- ing another vision in Caesarea, some miles away. God was preparing each man for the other, and was about to teach a great and beautiful lesson to each. YOUR centurions are mentioned in the New Testament, and all are strong, attractive characters. Look at . the pm in -Matthew VIII. He asked the Lord to heal his servant, but said he was not worthy that so great a. man as the Christ should so much as come into his house. “Just say the word,” said he, “and it will be enough. Because I know how it goes. I am a man in authority myself. I order one soldier here, another there, and they obey . me instantly.” His attitude pleased our Lord immensely. Then, there was the centurion in the cruci- fixion picture. He recognized a great and noble soul when he saw one. As the life was ebbing from the Savior on the cross, this centurion cried, “Cer- tainly, this was a righteous man.” Acts XXVII shows us the next officer of this type. Paul is on his way to Rome. to be tried before the emperor. In the shipwreck, the soldiers plan to kill all the prisoners, so that none es- cape. But the centurion sees the sort of man he has as a prisoner, and will not consent to it, and Paul gets ashore wet but happy, and has the time of his life, on the island. Number four is the centurion of this lesson, perhaps the best of them all. - If the ofl‘icers of higher rank were as good in propor- tion as these centurions, the Roman army must have been splendidly oflfi- cered. No wonder it conquered every- where it went. tion to close, “Repentance is a priv- ilege because it restores our fallen natures, secures forgiveness,'is a joy in itself, and terminates in glOry.” Here is a good quota- .9 SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON FOR JUNE 7. , SUBJECTz—Peter’s Broadening vis- ion. Acts 10:1 to 11:18 GOLDEN TEXT:——-Of a truth I. per- ceive that God persons. ' is nogrespecter of ' ‘ “\" (Continued from page.7,41). . Theirs were mechanical jobs. They answered telephones, pressed levers, clicked buttons, tapped typewriters, jetted down names. They were lovely creatures with, the minds of fourteen- year-old'children. Their hair was shin- ing, perfectly undulated, as fine and glossy and tenderly curling as a young child’s. Their breasts were flat, their figures singularly sexless like that.of a. very young boy. They were Wise with the wisdom of the serpent. They were wonderful little sweaters and flat babyish collars and ridiculously sens1- ble stockings and oxfords. Their legs were slim and sturdy. Their mouths were pouting, soft, pink, the lower lip a little curled back, petal-Wise, like the moist mouth of a baby that has just finished nursing. Their eyes were wide - apart, empty, knowledgeous. They “managed their private affairs like generals. They were cool, remote, dis- dainful. They reduced their boys to desperation. They were brigands, des- peradoes, pirates, taking all, giving lit- tle. They came, for the most part, from sordid homes, yet- they knew, in some miraculous way, all the fine arts that Paula knew and practiced. They were corsetless, pliant, bew1ldering, lovely, dangerous. They ate lunches that were horrible mixtures of cloying sweets and biting acids yet their skin Was like velvet and cream. Their voices were thin, nasal, vulgar; their faces like those in a Greuze or a Frag- onard. They said, with a twang that racked the listener, “I wouldn’t of went if I. got an invite but he could of give me a ring, anyways. I called him right. I was sore.” “Yeh? Wha’d he say?” “Oh, he lai‘fed.” “‘Didja go?” “Me! No! anyway?” . “Oh, he’s a good kid.” Among theSe Dirk worked immune, aloof, untouched. He would have been surprised to learn that he was known among them as Frosty. They approv— ed his socks, his scarfs, his nails, his features, his legs 1 .their well-fitting pants, his flat strong back in the Peel coat. They admired and resented him. Not one that did not secretly dream of the day when he would call her into his office, shut the door, and say, “Loretta” (their names were burbank- ian monstrosities, born of grafting the original appelation onto their own idea of beauty in nomenclature—hence Lor- etta, Imogene, Nadine, Natalie, Ardel- 1a), “Loretta, I have watched you for Whatclia think I yarn, street! side I is. our; - - :.’9}*~'~' . - Wasn’t» impossibiep Those things . .1 , happen. The movies had taught them t.. ‘ Dirk, all unconScious of their piti- less, all-absorbing Scrutiny, .,would have been still further appalled to learn how fullyaware they were of his personal and private affairs. They knew about Paula, for example. ”l‘hey admired and resented her, too. They were fair in granting her the perfec- tion of her clothes, drew immense sat- isfaction from the knowledge of their own superiority in the matters of youth and coloring; despised her for the way in which she openly displayed her feeling for him (how they knew his was a miracle ‘and a mystery, for she almost never came into the office and disguised all her telephone talks with him). They thought 'he was grand to his mother. Selina had been in his office twice, perhaps. On one of these occasions she had spent five minutes chatting sociably with Ethel- inda Quinn who had the face of a Da Vinci cherub and the soul of a man- eating shar . Selina always talked to everyone. She enjoyed listening to street car conductors, janitors, landladies, clerks, doormen, chauffeurs, policemen. Something about her made them talk. They op- ened to her as flowers ‘to the sun. They sensed her interest, her liking. As they talked Selina would exclaim, “You don’t say! Well, that’s terri- ble!” Her eyes would be bright with sympathy. _ Selinahad said, nnentering Dirk’s office, “My land! I don’t see how you can work among those pretty crea- tures and not be a sultan. I'm going to ask some of them down to the'farm over Sunday.” “Don’t, Mother! They wouldn’t un‘- derstand. I scarcely see them. They are just part of the oflice equipment.” Afterward, Ethelinda Quinn had passed expert opinion. “Say, she’s got ten times the guts that Frosty's got. I like her fine. Did you see her ter- rible hat! But say, it didn’t look fun- ny on her, did it? Anybody else in that getup would look comical, but she’s the kind that could walk off with any- thing. I don’t know. She’s got what I call an air. It beats style. Nice, too. She said I was a pretty little thing. Can you beat it! At that she’s right. I cer’nly yam.” . All unconscious, “Take a letter, Miss Quinn,” said Dirk half an hour later. ‘ (Continued next week). Esau squandered his birthright and bankrupted himself in the Bank of Life. Fo'Rsoumr Doings in *9, LI TTLEsFDL Woodland W {2:72 Black Barrier were Red IT was heaps of fun for the Little Brown Bear to play a joke on the Big Bear, Bruin, and this day the Little Brown Bear had a good one. He and Bruin were returning from a day’s search for herbs out in the Big Woods, to be used as medicine when the animal folk had stomach acre or tooth ache or any of the other pains \ s .- i ' :f. . 3 , ,5 Jr ‘ @403 .1 'L . I It I“ . 32 i. i A) / ///////////, k 4:; Out Rolled 'All the Red Berries. they had when Dr. Fox wasn’t called. With Brownie’s help he had gather- ed his basket full and had many more tied in his bandana which he carried ' on a stick over his shoulder. It was late in the afternoon and they were still a long way from home. ' The big bear and the little bear were both very hungry. “I wish we might find a berry patch,” said Bruin to the Little Bear. “So do I,” said Brownie, “for I’m very hungry. To even think of finding some nice ripe berries makes my mouth water?" said Brownie. They walked on and it wasn’t IOng before Bruin spied a berry patch at the foot of a small knoll. “Oh! yum! yum! look there, Brown- ie,’ ’said Bruin as he spied the patch and started on a lumbering trot to ward it. Brownie hurried along be- hind as fast as he could go. By the time the Little Brown Bear reached the berry patch Bruin had picked his big paw full of the red ber- ries and was just filling his big mouth with them. Just one look told‘Brownie to wait. He had seen that kind of red berries before. Bruin hadn’t even stopped to look. To him berries were berries. Bruin filled his mouth chu'ckful, and then just one taste! Out rolled all the red berries and what a face Bruin made. He howled and he puffed and he blowed. “\Vhat sour berries those are!” thought Bruin. How Little Brownie laughed to see Bruin's funny face. He laughed so hard he had to hide be- hind the juniper bush so Bruin would not see him. “Ha! Ha! Hee! Hee! That’s one on Bruin," said Brownie. “Perhaps next time he will 'know that blackberries aren’t red when they’re ripe.” washwomen. . 'i WHITE LEGHORN BABY CHICKS A SPECIAL PRICES FOR JUNE ' Sclocicd Maling Extra Selected Mating Special Slar Mating English Type White English Type Wh. English Type Wh. eghorne. Br. Leghorn-s. Leghorns - Leghnrns. Ancoms Br. LeghornsAm-onus. Muted to Pedigree Sires $ 9 per 100 $11 and Hollywood Males. per 100 $13 er 100 $40 per 500 $50 per 500 p fir $60 per 500 8ng $75 per 1000 $95 per 1000 $115 per 1000 d E d . ' - - . .. .. assassioasseg 10.9: $62 1°00 Poultry profits come from flocks in which practically every hen lays stead- ily. Such flocks can be raised only with chicks which have known high rec- ord 'ancestory. . This can be expected when you buy chicks from Wyngarden’s, With 19 years of breeding for high flock averages. Read Our catalog for full information. G Wyn arden HATC ERY & FARMS ZEELAND, MICH.. BOX M WQAI‘wEGICKS 7576 or OUR SALES EACH mu ARE TO ow cusroms TANBREll-mENGIlSll S. 0. WHITE LEGHORNS Early June Delivery 50 100 500 Eng. Type Maiing (Extra Selected) $4.50 $ 9 $2.50 Tancred—Engllsh mating (Special) 5.50 11 52.50 (225 In 299-egg males). Broilers In each. Do not miss this opportunity to get these chicks at the low ‘ quoted. OUR PEN IS LEADING THE ENTIRE LEGHORIglgls- VISION AT THE INTERNATIONAL EGG LAYING CONTEST AT M. A. C. HIGH BREEDING COUNTS. Order direct from this ad, or send for catalog. A 25% deposit books your order. If we cannot ship on date wanted, we will return your money at once. 100% live, and good condition guaranteed. Order today. Reference: Zeeland State Commercial and Savings Bank. ROYAL llIlGllElll All] FARMS, 8. P. Wiersma, Zeeland, Michigan, ll. 2. 1000 3 8000 102.50 V yWardeg H _ I 'Pnlcrs sunsnnr Our saving through unusually good hatches has enabled us. to cut prices again or. our exceptionally high Brads elm-ks. Order now—save money. I-inra Selected Barron or 'l‘aiii'red S. ('. \V. [IL-ghoms sired by malesl of 250 to 280 25 . 100 500 1000 egg li'llri ........... $2.75 .. 0. '. English mum Low 51 00 $45.00 3 90 g I. Standard llezivy Laying . imc' ........................... 2.50 . 2 Extra Selected Shupptll’tl Mottled 9'00 4 ‘50 Ant-ones sired by 200 to 250 egg “-4 males ........................... 3.00 M B. (‘. Mottled Ant-onus. ’Standiird Heavy Laying Sim-k . 9.00 Selected Parks Bird—today Barred liovlrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 3.75 . grgiler, t mixed ('IllI‘kh 2.00 3 50 7 00 or a once from this ad. I‘asli with order or send I‘. 0. 1). if desired. 1000’ l‘ e d-l‘ guaranteed. prepaid to your door. We also have pullvts ready for immediate £ip¥ient£ “Sgt our prices. SILVER WARD HATCHERY, BOX 29. ZEELAND. MICHIGAN 11.00 52.50 42.50 02.50 35.00 DILIGENT CHICKS DID IT l’ostpald prices on I ‘ ‘- ‘ Single Uomb White Leghonls 5) (51min 1005(sl1llild' liurrod Plymouth Rocks '. 1100 S. I'. Mottled AIll'IMIIiS 1000 s. v. Rhoda Island Reds . 11'00 inn-ii ('lllvks 7‘00 3°50 l’ullets ready for shipment. Safe :irrival guaranteed Write fo .. oiilur direct from this ad. {Home rc - ' . - I r our ’I’ilNllOK or GM. ”5 a ”.181 and be (:UIlVlllI'i'Ll. y turned at onic II we can not. fill your order. DILIGENT HATCHERY &. PULLET FARM. Holland, Mich. 500 ('liirks. $42.50 52.50 47.50 52.50 Harm l. Knoll, Owner. HUNDEpMA N’J’ CHICK 6‘ , REDUCED RPICES liemy luring IIIM'lIS. l’rlt'os lilfl’miive June First. 100% Live Delivery Guaranteed. Pesmnid pricm 25 0 English ‘Vlilte Loghorns, Brown lii‘gliorns $45.50 $19ng $4520g0 £02: Barred Itocks. S. a It. 0. Reds 150 0.25 12.00 57.50 110 Mixed Chicks. 50. $4; 100. $7 straight. Iluiivy .\!'\'ul, 50, $5.50; 100, $9 straight. Order right from this ad. With full remittance and save time. IIulA'llI‘il in lilue Hen incubators. Nona Better. Free Catalog. HUNDERMAN BROS... BOX 30, ZEELAND. MICHIGAN (“hicks $700 per 100 and up. From good, purebred. UY"GENEV " 53%?) ‘EECRE.’ HICKS Order “Geneva” Chicks NOW. You Take No Chance ,1‘ New Low Prices. 25% deposit books your order. ., 100% Live Delivery Guaranteed. Postpaid prices 50 100 300 500 100. 5:; lie. Brown & Buff Len-horns, Anconas .............. $ 5.00 $ 9.00 $26 $42 {80 . ‘ ‘ Barred & Wh. Rocks, Reds. English. Wh. l.cghorns.... 0.00 11.50 33 53 10‘ \ '19 “‘_ Buff Orpinglons, Wh. Wyandotti-s. Bl. Minerva: ........ 0.00 11.50 33 53 105 ‘ ’ ‘_. w Bill! 8: Wh. Minon-as. Silver Laced “'yamloi-ios ...... 10.00 18.00 52 85 Mixed Chicks. $8 per 100 straight. Heavy Mixed Chicks. $0.50 per 100 straight. Our “Geneva" Chicks are Hatched from Personally Inspected Flocks, Free from European Post and Other Diseases. Thousands of pleased customers. Cataloz Free. Bank Reference. Member I. B. C. A. GENEVA HATCHERY. Box 29. GENEVA. INDIANA. we W . .. ‘ “7‘ ya...‘ “Trix.vr-‘irn‘ww-«s-m-wx...‘shawl)“, . - . .03.”. . “Wham...“ M..- .e. - .Farm Women Wanted m...- . : l c .. I g 1 - . . _ . . , . / . ’ ~ : r ‘ i a , For JUNE ’ 2~ - ‘ _ + 3% . . -....._..1 .._.._.... ' 5 8. O Whit?" Matinn. $1120 $50’03” ’. . . ~ ,, «_ - , ._ .:~Tancred . Leghoms ...... . ..... .. li‘ , ,~ . l p. _l \ .. ' Barred Bock ......... . ......... ......... 13 60.00 ' e 6 ~. it e . ‘ "' B. C. and R. 0. Rhode Island Beds. 13 60.00 . f dln ‘ a ll ; Utility Mating, . _ .‘ . , 7 ~ . _ Ill ; . Egg-ah S. 1% White Leghorns. ........... 31:1) sg'gg , ' ' p _ '1 *. , » . , ._ f ‘ .« , _- . , ‘ _‘ . . ’ $1.22. ”Shel". lao’é‘fiiéiiflomwhm .33.. 22.3? . A! Told front/2e Eweflefice,Md , Ram Wilma” _ ' 0n orders of less than 100. and.25c to ' ' - ~ . - ~ «- . up to 500. 1.000 and over. total price. Send for catalog and special prices on a GREAT part of . the :‘avemge Utility Matingl. Road This Barred Rock Record: xLakevlew Poultry Farm. 8 and lo weeks’ old nulleta at attractive prices. as they weigh 6 to 8 pounds. to lay at 5% months old and going 70% daily. John. A. Heuhaus. East Amherst, N. Y.. Jan. 3, 1925. We guarantee live delivery and good condition. housewife’s time is spent in role,- ing, and preparing food, and: a D9,, 8..., The Barred large portion of the average person’s Rock chicks I bought or you last spring are the best I ever had for egg production and for market, My ”pallets started then, if we buy or prepare siékness in- " by. January were income is spent. for food. What a pity, stead of health! The modern house- wife must understand balanced rations L AKEVIEW . POULTRY FARM, to a certain extent, and the busy farm R. n. 8, Box a. Holland. Mich. wife needs to devote a great deal ‘of . - her precious time to the study of the Barred Rocks & Beds important vitamins and calories to chicks from blood tested pure stand- ard bred Choice selected flocks. Prices 50 100 500 1000 keep the health of her family. Menus are compiled inrplenty but they seldom meet her requirements. Foreman Strain B. P. Rocks.... Igg $13 Sgflv 8120 Either the deSignated fOOdS are 1101; 6 12 7 110 Choice Select B. P. Rocks“. . . . Choice Select it. I. Reds ...... 6250 12 57 no on the market, or the prices are pro- Mixed Heavy 10 50 mo hibitive, or there are left—over‘dishes s m 10—week-old sails; 's‘iiéé' ea'cili' 100% live delivery guaranteed. Parcel post prepaid. Order from this ad. Krueper Poultry Farm &. Haichar‘ Milan, Mich. CHICKS can. CUT PRICES FOR May and June Delivery ENG. WHITE LEGHORNS—50. $5.00: IOO. $9.00: 3500. $40.00: Barred Rocks, R. l. Reds. Anconas-—50, 36.00; NO, SILOO: 500, $50.00. Husky, purebred stock. Post- paid 100% delivery guaranteed. Send 10% with order, pay balance on arrival. Order now for immediate or future shipment direct from ad. WINTER EGG FARM. Box I0. Zeeland. Michigan. CHICKS w.B LEGHORN-BARRED ROCK LACK MlNORCA-ANCONA ,Ofllcial International Ego Contact Recordo‘up to 254 East. 6c and Up for June Before ordering your 1925 chicks send for our CATALOG: Our LOW PRICES will astonish you. Over 20 .Vears experience assures your . * satisfaction. t b PARCEL POST PREPAID. 5.5%”:med [833% yLive Delivery Guaranteed. PINE BAY POULTRY FARM. Holland, Michloan. CHICKS WITH PEP Oh‘ic Accredited. Every bird passed by inspector trained and authorized by tho Poultry Department Ohio State University. Prize winners at many shows from National down. Developed for high on production for many years. Free range flecks in best of health. $10070 live delivery. Thirteen breeds. Catalog free. Prices low. quality considered. Holoate Chick Hatchery. Box BM, Holoaie. Ohio Barred Rock Baby Chicks Wé hatch only Barred Rock Chicks from choice selected stock shipped by_ pre- aid parcel post to your door, satisfac- 'on and a live delivery guaranteed. CIRCULAR ON REQUEST THE KAZOO HATCHERY CO. I! 3 Kalnmn loo, Mloh 6. While leghoms the World's Great Egg Machine, 25.000 chicks for May and June delivery at greatly reduced prices. 100% live delivery guaranteed, by parcel post. 50 at $4.75: 100 at $9.00; 200 or more at $8.50 per 100. These are all from Stork that have free farm range, and years of heavy egg production back of them. Order from this ad and get chicks when you want them. Drenihc Hatchery, ll. 3, Box 95, Iceland, Mich. SEND N0 MONEYui'iiE'LCHICIIS Just mail your order. We this 0. O. D. and guar- antee prepaid i00% live delivery or “only. pure—bred chicks from healthy, bred-to-lay flocku. Wh. Br. Bull Leghorns. 9c; Bd. Rooks. Wh. Books, 8. 0. Beds. 109: But! Rocks. Bur! Orps.. Wh. Wy'and.. Blk. Min- orcas. lac; Mixed chicks, 8c. Lots of less than 100 chicks. lc more. Silver Lake Hatchery, Box M. Sil- ver Lake. Ind. Whiliaker’s Trapnesied R. l. Reds both combs. Michigan's Greatest Color and Egg Strain. Eggs and Chicks. Prices reduced for the balance or the season. Catalog free. INTERLAKES FARM. Box 39, Lawrence, Mich. We want to establish district clients. Our special one to farm women enables them to earn a steady income. The work is easy and takes but little time. Write today for our introductory offer. one representative will be established in each locality. I Wallace Flavor House, to be disposed of, so the problem of “What shall we have for dinner” re— mains unsolved. Life without food is impossible; with too little, energy fails, and with too much, the fires of life are dulled by an over-abundance of fuel. And so it is necessary to pre- pare a balanced ration for the family and at the same time afford changes so that the diet does not become monotonous. The food requirements of the human body may be classified into five groups, namely, fruit and vegetables, meat and milk, as well as other foods valuable Plenty of Fruit and Green Vegetables Makes this Country Lassie Healthy. for protein, cereals, sugar and sugary foods, and fats and fatty foods. The carefully arranged diet for a day, a month or a. year, is made up from rep- resentatives of all these groups. The fruits and vegetables are valu- able for their vitamin contents, as well as for bulk and mineral substances needed for the body. The various kinds of vitamins are found in practi- cally all fruits and vegetables. These are to some extent destroyed by either drying or cooking, especially where soda is used, so the careful housewife will play safe by serving regularly some uncooked fruit or green—leaf veg- etable. And you will also do well to remember when cooking green-leaf vegetables, to only cook enough to give them a good taste, as prolonged cooking destroys valuable juices. The cooked vegetables are valuable for fur- nishing the needed bulk in the diet, but should not be served to the ex- clusion of fresh fruits and green-leaf vegetables. Because health depends so much on the eating of vegetables, it is a wise mother who teaches her child to like the taste of all the vege- tables that are good for him while he is still very small. The modern wom~ an scorns the boneset. and “spring medicine” of grandmother’s day as a cure for a sluggish system. Instead, 1404 Walnut Street, Cincinnati, Ohio she usesa preventive as well as a least two meals. 'By Nelle PortrCy remedy by serving the fruits and veg- etables available to a certain extent the year round, but especially plentiful in the spring. ‘ Protein foods, are fleshfoods (except real fat), sea foods, eggs, milk, cheese, soy-beans and peanuts. Fat pork, cream and similar foods contains the same kind of proteins, but are too fat to be used for furnishing any consid- erable portion of the needed protein. Eggs are an economical form of pro- tein, as the shell is almost the only waste. Ninety-seven per cent of the portion eaten is digested. On the farm where fresh, clean eggs is the rule rather than the exception, they are a Wholesome food,'and an ideal form of, protein. The cereal grains and their products supply portein, starch and some vita: mins and minerals. All health author- ities agree on the beneficial qualities of whole wheat bread. Delicious muf- fins and griddle cakes may be made with bran or whole wheat flour. Na- ture demands that we eat a certain amount of rough or bulky foods to as- sist in stimulating the excretion of digestive juices. However, if your family refuses to eat any but white bread, you should introduce whole- grain cereals into the diet as break- fast foods. ' The sugar foods are depended on mostly for flavor andfuel. There is small chance of your ration contain- ing too little ’sugar, though it is very easy for it to contain too much. 01' course, the sugars play an important part in the diet, but should not be served to such an extreme that they destroy the appetite for other foods. Butter and cream furnish a. vitamin that is often lacking in the diet'where insufficient amounts of raw fruits and green-leaf vegetables are served. Any food becomes monotonous when served over and over in the same way, so in order that the family will relish and enjoy the fruits and vegetables that are such a necessary part of the diet, we must learn to prepare them in various ways. Breakfast really needs more atten- tion than either of the other meals, because it is the starting point for the day. Selection should be made ac- l cording to the season and work as well as personal choice. Fried foods should be avoided during hot weather. On too many farms where pork is plentiful it is served three times a day, or nearly so. While fats and pro- teins are suited to the winter diet, you should remember to use variety. If care is used through the winter, instead of “that tired feeling” our spirits will rise with the sap in the trees when the first birds sing. It certainly is well to know and un- derstand these things about the daily diet, but it really does no good unless we practice themr Make it a. habit to serve raw vegetables and fruits, not once in a while, but every day, at Learn to make sal- ads with raw vegetables, and then make them a part of the daily diet. Use plenty of milk. This is usually plentiful on the farm, and it is a val- uable form of. nourishment. think it is necessary to serve at least one dish from each of the five groups of foodstuffs for each meal. can be no objection to a breakfast of butter, toast and cocoa if the vegeta- bles and fruits are supplied at later meals. Remember that if your dinner Do not There fr‘HcaIt } includes meat,.,the dessertishould‘ not be custard oriice cream, hr the meal will contain an everabundance of pro- teins. Instead set-ye fruit. . But if your meal has no meat course, but has in its place bread. and butter with vege- tables, a pudding that has milk as its chief ingredient, will be an ideal finish for the dinner. It is not enough to serve some food from, each of the five groups, three times daily. They, must; be balanced, and to do thisglt is nec- essary' to use a liberal amount of com- mon sense. Government bulletins on diets, are a. great help to the average farm woman, and they are provided _by*our United States Department of Agriculture free of charge. ASSOCIATION HELPS YOUN WOMEN. " FARMING topics, practical, esthetie and economic, were discussed at the annual convention of the Woman’f National Farm and ' Garden Associa- tion at Washington. The association is composed of 4,000 women through- out the country. The 'président is Miss E. Gertrude Copeland, of Massachu- setts; secretary, Miss Lena M. Phill- lips, of New York, and treasurer, rMrs. L. D. Drewery, of Milford, Ohio. The association helps young women by providing scholarships in agricuk ture and horticulture at variouscok leges, and has established in some cila— ies shops and salesrooms where the products of the farm are sold direct. to the consumer. KENT COUNTY WOMEN VISIT THE COLLEGE. FIFTY-FOUR farm women of Kent county visited the Michigan State College on Thursday, May 7. The trip was a part of the sewing program that 200 Kent county women have been taking from the home economics en- tension service of the college. Twu busses were chartered for the trip and carried forty-seven of the party. The other seven drove. The visit on the campus included inspection of the new Home Econom- ics Building and the Women’s Build- ing. The college greenhouses, the dairy building, the poultry plant and the botanical garden were also visited. The day was too short to see all than was of interest to the visitors. Lundh was served in the Women’s Building. During lunch Dr. K. L. Butterfield, and R. J. Baldwin, director of Extension: work, and Mrs. Louise H. Campbell, state leader of home economics exten- sion, gave short talks. The busy time of the year kept many of thexladies who have been participating in the sewing work from going, and it is planned to make an» other trip later in the summer. The sewing phase of the home economics extension work has proven very popu- lar and valuable in Kent county. The women have their last class the last of May and are planning for an Achievement Day June 4. Miss Agnes Sorenson has been the instructor and has proven herself very capable—4i; K. Vining. . There's a little of everything in the styles this year; > long sleeves, short sleeves or no sleeves; high collars or decollette; or a neck lower in the back than in the front. Capital “V" back. bateau front. , . * . . . qumnaskw.c:wmzwcs . .. wn- v. .. -Z' ';.- — A fin..- . '3' / 1v _— - fi‘ni‘ I IDyo'ulever get so filled upon food for thought that it became difficult to assimilate the vari- -'ous_ elements to the best advantage? When I returned recently from the Country Life Conferences held at M. 'S. C., I felt as one might say, “ment- ally chuck-full.” So many interesting phases of rural life were discussed and the light focused into every corner of a farm woman’silife relative to the community in which she lives. Briefly, ' I will express a part of them. Dr. Butterfield,. president of M. S. C., and an enthusiastic leader in commu- nity organization, in opening the con- ference said he believed that a greater unity in the education of home-making was needed to bring the profession to a more efficient standard. Farm wom- ~en are coming to the time when they are demanding study and research rel- ative to their home profession in order that it may be placed on a basis of efficiency equal'to that of Friend Hus- band. What is the. American Home For? When this question was asked by one of the leaders, a quickening of at— tention was registered throughout the entire group of conferees. That its great aim was toward placing rural life no a higher plane and teaching its members how to live together in true companionship and to see its duty to- ward the world, as one of the pillars of civilization. Just as the correct pro- portion of sand, gravel, and cement is needed to ’make a. permanent and lasting concrete structure, so the cor- rect amount of social activities, home work and home development, are re- quired to make a. permanent rural life. What Are We Getting Out of Our Farm Homes? Standards for our every-day living are formed in the home. The stand- ards of personal character of the farm family make up the moral standards of the community. In the farm home, the physical well-being standards are taught, those of food, shelter, cloth— ing. To maintain these physical stand- ards, the homemaker looks to the or- derliness of her home, its artistic fur- nishing, architectural plans, and the planning of a budget. She must plan time for training her children, look to their personal well—being, altruism and teach the child to see its duty to com- munity and world. Expects of Community. Every mother of children in return for-her individual community service expects of that community to give her children high standards of health, of social entertainment, moral discipline, and above all, to give something that will hold the child on the farm or make it want to return to the farm in later years. Political View. As the farm woman looks out of her windows at close range toward mat-‘ teis political, she sees a mess of man- made politics. But it is neccssary to ask ourselt‘ if woman would have made them any better. It is wise to look upon the political situation as a whole and take note of the advancement that has been made. The women of this country have a political opportunity and responsibility greater than women of any other country, because as a country we have never permitted our minds to run in a rut, politically. In this conference attention was giv- en to the change that had taken place in the home. In the life span of our forefathers, the family lived very much Within themselves and were practically independent of the outside world. They grew most of their own food, and wool passed directly from the tracks of the sheep to the backs of the family. But as industry and commerce grew, this independence was taken from them, until at this age we are wholly dependent upon each other. This change has taken from gthehome its centripetal ferce and de- veloped it .into an association. The 'great problem of the homemaker to- day is to combat the_outside pulling forces in order to keep the home the center of the home life and activities. That the community church was a most important factor in developing a community life the conference decid- ed, but that it was best not to force this united church idea in communi- ties where the time was not ripe. A church council composed of represent- atives of the various organizations in the community,- the Sunday School, young people’s societies, missionary societies, or any of the other church organizations of the church member- ship, might take care of community activities and in time bring about a community church. The Parent— Teachers’ Association is also another great community builder. It was thought a Parent Church Association would also be a splendid thing. The result of some research recently made showed that where one parent was a church member, only a part of the children had joined the church; but Where neither parents belong, 'with but one exception, none of the chil- dren had united with any church. The afternoon of the conference was given over to the expression of farm women themselves on this great com- munity movement. I wish space might permit me to tell you of their inter— esting practical experiences, but they proved conclusively that they were keenly awake to the necessity of a community awakening and the bene- fits that would come from this move- ment that is going to mean so much to the future agriculture. They de- cided that they’were ready to carry their housekeeping and homemaking farther than their back door.——M. C. Household Service Use this department to help solve your household problems. Address your letter to Martha Cole, Michigan Farmer, Detroit, Mich. BURNED SUGAR CAKE. At our church social, a lady said one of the best cakes was made from burned sugar. Can you tell me how to is made?—Mrs. G. M. For burned sugar cake use: 1 cup sugar 2 tsp. baking powder 1—3 (-up butter 1% cups flour 2 eggs (save white for 2 th. humt sugar, or frosting) enough to flavor nicely 1 cup water Burnt Sugar: Put one cup of gran— ulated sugar in spider and stir con- stantly over moderately hot fire. When syrup of light brown color is formed, add three-quarters of a cup of hot wa- ter. Let cool and it is ready for use. Will keep a long time. COFFEE CAKE. Please send me a good recipe for coifee cake.~——S. M. For coffee cake uSe: 1 cup sugar cinnamon. ginger. soda 1 cup cold cofl’ce and baking powder 3% cups flour 1 «up molasses 1 (-un melted lard Bake in hot oven 1 tsp. each of cloves. Sil't all dry ingredients except the sugar, and mix well. Water may be used in place of coffee. When mending lace curtains, if a piece of net of the required size mesh ”is unobtainable, a piece of White mos- quito netting will fill the bill exactly. Baste to the curtain and work the motif in coarse linen or crochet thread as required. The mended portion will hardly be noticeable and the curtain will be given a new lease of life, quite an item in these days of high prices. ——G. S. \Vhen preparing the custard filling for pies, add the sugar the last thing, and the custard is not so apt to look Watery. a). .53: - VFW/515‘?!» ‘ " Skew: or [No When 'ordering patterns be sure to state size and te your name and address plainly. Address your orders to Michigan Farmer Pattern Depart- ment, Detroit, Michigan. No. 4984—«-Ladies’ Dress. Cut in sev- en sizes, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44 and 46 inches bust measure. A 38-inch size requires 4%. yards of 40-inch material. The width. of the dress at the foot is 1% yards. Price 130. 35-" Bras, Cut in Dress. three sizes, 16, 18 and 20 years. An 18-year size requires 1% yards of fig- ured material and 2% yards of plain 32 inches wide if made as illustrated No. 5147—~Misses' in the large view. If made with full sleeves it will require 31/8 yards of plain material. The width of the dress at the foot with plaits extended is 15/3 yards. Price 13c. . n"l..iii|ii;i «i :Na‘llllll \ No. 5136~—Child’s Dress. Cut in four siZes, 4, 6, 8 and 10 years. A six-year size requires 11/2 yards of 36-inch ma- terial, with quarter-yard of contrasting material cut crosswise, for vestee and pocket facings. Price 12c. ' No. 5138—Girls’ Dress. Cut in four sizes, 8, 10, 12 and 14 years. A 12- year size requires 2% yards of 40-inch material, with three-eighths yard of contrasting material for collar, tab and cuff facings. Price 130. No. 5140——Girls’ Dress. Cut in four sizes, 6, 8, 10 and 12 years. An eight- year size requires 114 yards of 36-inch material for the waist portions and 1% yards of contrasting material for the skirt, it made as illustarted in the large view. With Peasant sleeves 1% yards will be required for the waist. PriCe 130. No. 5135—Girls’ Under Garment. Cut in six sizes, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 and 14 years. A 10-year size requires 17/8 yards of 36—inch material. Price 13c. No. _5128-—Child's Romper. Cut in four Sizes, 2, 3, and 5 years. If made as illustrated a four—year size requires 2% yards of 27-inch material with three-eighths yard of 27—inch ma- terial forthe collar and leg bands. lPrice 13c. \ ,1!;7.—~§.t‘.4Lfv.',~'-A 5g “fig-2.3.». at“; ... w“. ., ... Vs»... . .. .. . ., . ... Sayre-(1%”; "" Silas/Hit Lmrt and . , V " Lois Sleeper at 24/! ‘ ' No. 4765—Boys’ Suit. Cut in four ' sizes, 2, 3, 4 and 5 years. A four-year size requires 2% yards of 32—inch ma: terial. Price 130. ‘ . ‘ No. 5129—Child’s Dress. Cut in four sizes, 1, 2, 3 and 4 years. A three-year size requires 1% yards of 27-inch ma- terial. Price 130. ‘ No. 5126—Ladies’ Blouse. Cut in seven sizes, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44 and 46 inches bust measure. To make as shown in the large view, 2% yards of 32-inch material will be required for a 38-inch size. If made with Peasant sleeves 2% yards will be required. Price 130. ~ No. 4992—A Pretty Apron. Cut in four sizes: Small, medium, large and extra large. A medium size requires 23/8 yards of 36-inch material. Price 13c. No. 5150—Ladies’ House Dress for Stout Women with Slender Hips. Cut in eight sizes, 40, 42, 44, 46, 48, 50, 52 and 54 inches bust measure. To make a 42-inch size as portrayed, will re‘ quire 5%; yards of 27—inch material with 1% yards of contrasting material. The width at the foot is two yards. Price 130. No. 4910—Girls’ Dress. Cut in four sizes, 6, 8, 10 and 12 years. A 10—year size requires three yards of one mate— rial 32 inches Wide. Price 130. No. 5060—Girls' Dress. Cut in four sizes, 8, 10, 12 and 14 years. If made of one material a 10—year size requires four yards 32 inches Wide. Price 130. ’5‘ . 4910 No. 5063~Ladies’ Blouse. Cut in seven sizes, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44 and 46 inches bust measure. A 38-inch s1ze if made as illustrated will require 214 yards of figured material and 1% yards of plain material 32 inches wide. Price 130. _No. 5089—Girls' Dress. sizes, 6, 8. 10 and 12 years. A 10-year Size requires 2% yards of figured ma- Cut in four terial, and 14 yard of plain material 36 inches wide, if made as illustrated. Price 13c. . —. rm-~sma ,- «a. .. . vM.n..-u . M me its ‘ “n": My feet! a... “PM ”57'”- ””1193.“ 8 wrecks?! . ' 1 --so writes a‘ikiser‘of Vitality Growing Mash, ,\'.i . . , -. By. F1013 C. Barber . . Mr. H. R. Popp, of Hutchinson, Marlene“; ' ' ' , , .4"? f _ , ' The ingredients of Vitality Feeds are selected S there seemsto be a great deal rial. . Keep a 95:19 of sand and oyster _ - :7; for their demonstrated value in:rapidly pro- of trouble in raising ducks and ~- shell Where .theyglcan help themselves - . ~ ! duping diefiemre‘.‘ deVeglplélfnt 3n 31:0ng , geese, I will endeavor to give my (no. matter howiyaung) and you will “ \ f “helm R‘g‘d'qud‘ty9ta“ at an “me?“ e ‘ experience along that line. which cov— find it is the best way. ' .42 a 'm balancingof in edients insure our growing the highest .’ . . , . . , _ Q typeof sturdy, ‘rge-frarned bir- son an economicalule'of ers a period of over twenty years. * ‘ Middlings and incur are too sticky. 1‘ £$§3§8§11°“““d°’°“”WWW” inmwu' At first I had the same trouble ex— and‘Oatmeal is too stroug- a food‘and . "Scientific Poultry Feeding and Management”mg perienced by a great many, of goslings also too laxative. The simplest and _ ynreéueu- Ofumost’value toererypoultrymim dying in the shell, and of ducklings , 'cheapest method of feeding (and'it has ‘ cm" MARKETING comm dying after they are several days old. neVer failed me) is to take one-third \ ”0|”. MF— 3.. 8. la Calla It” CHICAGO Geese are a very slow fowl to hatch, fine corn meal and two-thirds bran, » -espec1ally after they become piped, free from all hulls, and mix with eith- * \ Successor-to ROSENBAUM BROS. _ . ~ . , , _ \ _ . . because it takes them a long tune to or sour milk or buttermilk. , Give this, . ' , - . absorb the yolk and other contents of to them until they are two or three "\ (Jet VITALITY GROW ING hlASH cit yOIEI‘ (lea'el'5 , the .egg_ . ‘ weeks old: Then use the fine com. , .. At first {I used to pip the eggs: meal and bran"in equal parts by meas- = (which was entirely wrong) and help “1'9 until you 3911 them. Butrkeep out . B M - h . l't eh' k the goslings out. But the more I did yo‘lr grit This is Where the "0‘1“" ‘ . ., and you won't be bothered with White Diarrhea. begauseLegr hatchingBeqmpmentTis the bass and figured give 11D the hatChing Of these bealniful gay to m,” It In sghme form 0}: (Ether: 5 our _Flocks are Healthy matured Birds on range. or orns are arron & ancred str 11, lies. y fOWIS When I decided to let nature ever run: more an enoug or a bestKremlilood“11:312.mmm from Dckart. Pioneer breeders of Anconaa Also Barred Books 8: S. C. Reds of take its course_ This I did and to my feeding atone time 35 it Will ferment SPECIAL gigrgxksuaassgggr 133w 3g: fie“??? (limingugggi eith‘ééiemifi‘lbdt‘fii great joy; I have been successful ever in a very .short time. Always feed “,0ng mum. - since. freshly mixed ered and thus avoxd Michigan Hatchery 8. Poultry Farm, Box I, Holland, Mich. Sprinkle Eggs. trouble . - . » , , , . Of course, goslings and. ducklings , During the last week of incubation, cannot stand too hot a sun I alwa BABY GHIGKS From World 5 Greatest Layers the eggs must be sprinkled at least manage to have my pen located so Z; $6_50 per 100 & up-ucalalog FI'OO three times. The last sprinkling should to have shade there at all times. Then , S be on the very day they are to pip. At . . . . J Eckhardand Tom BarronW.Lezhornc—HscvyTypeBrownLez- . If 1t- 13 tOO hOt, they W111 go to the harm—R. c. ands. c. Rhoda IslandReds—Rhode Island the end 0f the ”11rd week’ they may shad lac Hot s ’ d th t th ‘Whitee—Sheppard’c Almonds—Park’s Barred Rocks be put into lukewarm water, and you . 37.1) 8‘ un IS ea 0 eI_n' If you want pure bred chicks that are bred right. hatched right, and can very easily tell just What eggs Will espeCIally If they cann0t get out Of It shipped right, that grow and will make you a profit, get our new low . . Old Geese Good. . prices and free catalog before you buy. hatch by their movement in the W8.- Flocks are carefull culled and developed on free range. All chicks ter After the last S rinklin leave Of course, geese lay but a few eggs are hand icked and, inspected, no cripples or weaklings. Every one ' p g during the first laying period and if mongan healthy. them alone, other than to keep the . ’. . L. _ , , ed 'de 11 t all ti the 05- broken up at once W111 lay again in a 100% we Delivery—Postage Paid pip ‘31 .p a. mes as g few days. Their first laying will be Satisfaction Guaranteed. WriteNow.WhiteLeghom andBarred lmgs are quite liable to smother. between twenty and thirty eggs and Rock pulleu afterMay Lat low Prices. After they pip, do not try to hurry the second layin from ten to lift en Knoll’s HatChery, R. R.l2, 30:741., Holland, Mich. them out, simply leave them alone. It eggs Young geise do not lay qsite ‘ :figulrsfe frenédtweoto Jggefbdig: 3’3? as well as old ones, but Will do much y pp . 0 y ' better the second year. The eggs-Will - Then they come out nicely. After they . . . . _ hatch Just as good, espec1a11y if mated are out leave them in the nest at least x ra "a I y gg- re one da to ain their stren th to an old gander. It makes noldiffer- . 0f 1’; th gbr eds I h v in; d d' ence if he is five or six years old, as While leghorns R d d P ' 8.0.lncona: I h a bed 9 l a e 1 e ’ f“: the geese can be kept for several Brown Leghorns e "08 "688 Barred flocks no??? I piefefiig wailgrhhizznaeng years. At present I have a drake that Strong. sturdy. Newtown-hatched chicks. produced on our own the Gray African geese The tWO 'ust IS five years Old’ and a gander the mfim 66510” WWWM‘3m'm’gmn “0g“ 5:““meflfg Hm!“ . d l .- J same age}. and never see 8836 hatch un er our or on su 0 . - . imam .s- .0“- tvnesem .eW wen-ea: 36312:: iii?“ “amiss: a... gganregmorderaggn at ih’lowinlg’osphtes': % '0 very vgig'y easy to decihe theysex in them Please remember, place no grit in M 3 White and Brown Leghorm, Anconal 5° '00 50° '00” as they have a knob over their bills feed, keep out all flour, middlings, etc., Selected Mating .............................................. $2.33 slsll.% 340,33 3;: nd th ales h v m ch 1 I and let nature take its course in the 52.22.8333?it'll;:::::::::2::::::::::::::::::::':: ::: 1:223:33 .3233 $233 $3 :omb tfiafthe fejlafesa ‘1 ”g“ hatching of these fowls. and you win , W3 :33'2'3'. it? ”Ea???" tuna;‘aaa';a'.i.'.;.;'aeéaist """" ' ' _ _ - make a success in the raising of these ~ \ TOWN LINE POULTRY FARM, "The Perionll 3mm Hatchery." Iceland. um" II. I. m It Ralsmg DUCKS Easy. fowls. ; The raising of ducklings is very ‘ easy, I think. In the last three years, CERTIFIED FLOCKS. ’W I have averaged over 200 ducks each l “/3. $9M- They 1131:1011 11111011 quicker Ella]; Please give initial proceedings nec- E _ _ ,4 1e gos ings an ma ure very as. essary to certifyin m flock of ure- " Heavy .WIPter’ Laylng $t0¢k PrOduced by (w believe they are as easy to raise as bred ChiCkenS.—W.g My p ll f Michigan S Old Reliable Hatchery ‘-‘ any fowl I know of. I raise the Mam— I know of no plan in Michigan at , i i Pioneer Breeders and Hatchcrs, operating the best Hatchery in the state. moth White Peking which weigh from present for certifying flocks of poultry. .2-' . BARR N d A E XCA WHITE LE HORNS, A . ’ . ' - i g‘éifiefi'fiogfii‘nhode humanized;VI SIS-ongNwell hatched ghicks from Elfin; five to seven pounds at elgnt weeks of You can have your flOCk cuned by tak‘ , ; izedi'ree range stock. By insured Parcel Post_Prcpaid to.your door._ .100% ivc - ~ age, and the fawn and White Indian ing it up with the county agent. Poul- . ; Betliis‘l'zgiog‘tl;gr:l?d§::nds.l7 years experience In the business and givmg absolute Runner. try breeders in New York state can 3 c o o The principal thing in the raising of advertise certified. stock from birds g Specnal Mid-Season Bargain Offer ducklings or goslings is plenty of w..- whugh have been mspected by the ex— Baby Chicks in assorted lots at $75. in 1000 lots. or $8.00 per 100. Quality of stock and live delivery ter. NO need of their being in it at tensron poultrymen and then banded g guaranteed. Write or order at once to get the benefit of this low price. all, but enough at all times to drink as 300d breeders- I presume that the i ‘ Valuable Illustrated Catalofi Free I use small fountains for about three work 0f certifying flOCRS Will be taken ,3 o o . ' h' . ‘ Holland Hatchery & Poultry Farm, R-7-C, Holland, Michigan Weeks. then small troughs With slats “P 1“ Mic 1g“ at some future date nailed across them, so they can drink . . If all they wish but cannot waste it. I POULTRY 'NDUSTRY 'N HEALTHY _Test°d Chit. cm 3 II) have no running water at all for them. COND‘T'ON- ur ure on —at once. Rushyour order. I have the trough deep enough so as P —At reduced-pnces. they can dip the Whole head. This 'I‘HE National Poultry Council has _. ' gf‘ffggmfigf‘ Egg-imvkvgcifg' $183313;$53332“?ch?Bflggflfsffl'ghlgmgm; keeps their eyes from getting sore. during the past six months been .. , ' . - . . ' u . 8c. M - - - - _ - . - gill: {3?}???er fitlzfm’ifi clllifx, fiS’épié‘i.“ flint; gin hlfigsndlomwfoo mm“: In regard tofeeding, it IS very Sim maklng a rather exhaustlvé study of . Hatching eggs. Bank reference. Free catalog of 20 varieties. ple. No fussmg at all. The cause of the poultry industry and all factors i ' , Ra so many ducklings dying is the way relating to it, with the Specific idea " l BECKMAN HATCHERY’ 26 LYON ST" GRAND PIDS’ MICH' they are fed. When you feed your of determining' the present and future ' ' r. ducklings low-grade flour, middlings condition within the industry. All of 5 and grit in the feed, you simply pave these studies have pointed to the fact g YEAR: OF EXPERIENCE the way for loss. Oatmeal and all that that the poultry industry was never in j. . Our 15 mm 0, experience m breeding 3nd sort of food is no good for ducks or a more wholesome, healthy condition. . REDUCED May Prices hatching qualifies us as DEAN in the Poultry geese Keep all this sticky stuff away The industry has successfully met, . if Industry. We own and operate a Real Poultry Farm, not merely a Hatchery. Our Free , . Catalog will give you full information. We have specialized in White Lezhoms for from them. during the past year, a rather serious {‘33.}: ”$5., Delivery Quu___posmm Mm 25 50 100 500 1000 Ducks 'or geese Will eat all the grit outbreak of foreign disease known as _ l” . £25,33111;!!me?!Rfig‘s’f‘finfiglgfi‘ff?}l;;:;;;3;$§;§g {2:33 53:33 3333 8;;333 they require without putting it in their fowl pest and after an intensive cam- 5 . ‘ ‘ git/hilt: 83:13:? 1333‘s, Xhittlenyangtgmd..:..!.ui11.250nfld £3: 15.00 ”Berlin" 1&0: feed, This is not a proper way for .paign it~has been successfully eradi- . YO . In . . . - ’ firfi’EnWeo‘ii 2318 B‘lnuiucuahiifefviicursnu. aMembor l. cs. c. A. and Mich. B. c. A._ them to consume their grinding mate. sated. Theperiod of high feedprices l , -~ \y- w.” “Lam“... ~4- ._. -.. ..-~.~.—-.. *ef the ind ry. ' ,p The. continua crease infthe' use of poultry-:_and 68831 “I. ,,;8 alprdiluction of _1,426:’eggs. Eollowing as afhumanfi food ‘is‘ boundto create. closely ,. are the Royal. Hatchery Leg- an eyer-expanding market for the pro- horns with 1,400eggs. ducts of the hen. Greater and‘greater attention is .being. (given to quality poultry and to improve production. These two'- factors must go hand in" Rocks with 1.259 eggs. hand with permanent progress. uTHE EGG LAYING CONTEST. HE production for the last week showed slight improvement [when the thousand birds laid 4,264 eggs, or at the rate of 60.9 per cent. The Leg- horn section continues to lead with Mitelegiom CHICKS H OLLYWOOD STRAIN 200-200 Egg Pedl ree Special Prices ier Sun. Delivery. Prompt shipment. Here is your opportunity to let chicks from direct d6- scendants of hens with rec- ords of 260—269. mated to males from dams with rec- ords of 283-290 at low pri es. 6 cause FROM 'rme LIST Pure Hollywood W. Leghorns (Lim- ited amount) .......... . ......... 316 per 100 Hollywood Mated ................. 10 per 100 Utility ............................ 9 per 100 Anconas (Shannan: Muted) ........ 10 per 100 Anconas (Utility) ................. 9 per 100 Brown Icgllorns (Grade AA) ...... 10 per 100 Brown chhorns (Grade A) ...... 9 per 100 Barred Rocks (Grade AA) ........ 12 per 100 Barred Rocks (Grade A) .......... 11 per 100 Mixed chicks (broilers). 7c straight. On 500 lots $50 less per chick. 100% Live Delivery. Wire orders a specialty. THE RURAL POULTRY FARM ZEELAND, MICH. ’R. R. I. BOXIO9 p.32”. INSPECTION ,. Not Cheap Chicks but Good Chicks Cheap Barron W. Leghorn: (270-300 ancestry)..$l0 per I00 Sheppard Anconu (soo-eug ' to per I00 a: 1113's strum) ...... White Wyandottee (Evergreen strain).. “.00 per I00 Odds and ends, broilers .............. 7.00 per I00 Sale arrival guaranteed. RELIABLE POULTRY FARM AND HATCHERY. Zeeland, Mich., R. I, Box 47. --B-A-B-Y C-H-l-X-- LAYING LEGHORNS BLA CK—BRO WN—BUF F -- WHITE ANCONAS AND MINORCAS Plymouth Rocks. Barred, Buff, Mute, Rhode Island Reds. R. C. and S. (I. Silver-laced Wyandottes and White LIGHT BRAHMAS and JERSEY GIANTS. Write for Prices GRESGENT EGG COMPANY, ALLEGAN, MICHIGAN Pure—bred, highest quality. best pay- ing. Low prices on leading varieties. Every Fairview bird is thoroughly in- spected by a poultry expert. Custom- ers report pullcts laying at three months . 21 days. Orders filled on one week's notice. 100% live,deliv- ery guaranteed. Catalog free. FAIRVIEW HATCHERY AND POULTRY FARM. Iceland, Mich" R. 2, Box 203. White Leghorn Chicks and 8—weeks Pullets at. the following special reduced prices. BABY CHICKS. May delivery 90 each. June delivery So each. Odd lots at $7.50 per 100. 8‘week Pullcts at $1.00 each. 100% alive delivery guaranteed. Prepaid. 0r~ der at once. Shady Lawn Poultry , 5am & Hatchery, Box 5-H. Iceland. I . ' OHIBK 80. AND UP.-— PULLEIS 60c. AND UP. ’% \ ~ \ Pure-Bred CLASS A BRIO“: PUllETS. - Big, hut!)v chm from heavy layers. 8. C. English White and Brown Les- horm. 0c. Roch and , money down. Pay ten den , chick are shipped. 100% live delirery. nee. THE B Then-come the St. Johns Poultry Farm Leghorns with 1,340, the J. P. Gasson Leghorns with 1,279, and the F. 'E. Fogle Barred I POULTRYM EN ORGANIZE. T a recent meeting in Holland, the , Michigan Poultry Improvement Association was formed... The purposes of this ‘organization are to protect and improve the poultry industry of the _ state. Dr. L. F. Heasley, of Grand Rapids, was elected temporary chairman until a. permanent organization can be per- fected under a constitution already approved. J. Alfred Hannah, exten- sion specialist of M. S. C. was made temporary secretary. The constitution provides repre- sentation on a group basis. A general activity committee to represent the poultry industry at large is to be elect- ed by the entire membership. The hatchery and flock owners' groups and the poultry show or fanciers' inter- ests are to elect their own commit- tees. The two members of each group receiving the largest number of votes automatically become members of the board of directors of the association. The directors will elect their own officers. The temporary officers have been authorized to confer with the State Department of Agriculture to get its endorsement of some plan of flock certification and inspection. ' EXCELSIOR NESTS. Would eggs from fat hens prove in- fertile? My hens and rooster are Barred Rocks, all one year old. I set two of the hens on eleven eggs each, I using excelsior for nest material, but when twenty-two days had gone by I broke eggs and there was not any Sign of chicks in them. I have just ten hens and one rooster.—‘Mrs. A. C. S. Hens that'are heavy with fat are more apt to produce infertile eggs than hens which exercise and keep close to normal weight for their size and breed. Excelsior is rather hard lumpy material for making setting hens’ nests. It does not pack down readily and make asmooth surface for the eggs. Straw or hay packed tight ly in the corners of the nest box and ismoothed across the Center will make better nests than excelsior. It saves time to test eggs being hatched under hens the same as in incubators. Then the infertile eggs can be removed and it does not take the full twenty—one days to tell Wheth- er the hatches will probably be satis- factory or not. A FARM WOMAN’S FLOCK. EADING the report of the produc- tion of a week’s laying in the con- test pens at the Michigan State Col- lege which gave the highest per cent as 63.1, made me figure what my flock of 108 Barred Rock pullets, hatched in March and May of 1924, have been doing. During January they laid 1,527 eggs. I was forced to move them in Febru- ary so didn’t get so many, but they laid 1,260 in February, and 1,316 in March, and 2,464 in April. For the week beginning May 17, the per cent was 62.8, while many are broody. This, flock hasn’t been culled at all—«Mrs. I. A. Wilkins. Proper feeding of the growing chicks will bring them into production early. It is the greatest extravagance to try to save on the feed of growing chicks. Don’t let lice and mites be part of your overhead in the poultry business, kl. 0th! - enough.- I. a. . zodiac. men. when it is so easy to‘ get rid of them. , _ , y . It»: statuses... It; I. Reds still leadthecontest, having now HUNDREDS of thousands of dollars are lost yearly by poultry raisers in eggs their hens could have laid—but did not. This loss was due to the mistaken idea that half-grown pullets can be neglected until they begin laying. Half~grown pullets cannot be fed haphazardly if they are to lay all the eggs Nature intended. If they. are to start laying at an early age and be consxstent producers in the fall and winter months when eggs are at their highest price, they must be- properly fed now. ‘ Early Fall Layers Make the Big Profits If your half-grown pullcts are to pay you maxi- mum profits, you must give them the food material they need to become egg-laying “machines"pf the - highest efficiency. Neither the baby chick start. ing feed nor the ration for mature birds is suitable ' for this critical period in a pullet’s growth. \ A special growing mash is absolutely necessary. It is an indispensable unit in poultry feeding. No poultry raiser should attempt to do without a recognized growing mash. GLOBE Growing Mash This scientific growing mash is based on experi- ments and an expert knowledge of poultry nutri- tion needs. It is backed by our experience of 22 years. Rich in vitamines. Contains those food ele- ments, properly balanced, that make for healthy growth, sturdy frames, big bones, firm flesh, sin- ewy muscles, glossy plumage—and VIGOR. Once used, it will always be part of your poultry feeding program. See Your Globe Merchant! Order a bag at once. Your half-grown pullets need Globe Growing Mash. Not to feed it will be costly. Its use pays a profit in more eggs. Feed your half- grown pullets well now—they’ll lay more eggs next fall and winter. Order a bag today sure. The ALBERT DICKINSON CO. Chicago Minneapolis Don't fail to take advantage of these prices for thcy will include our number one chicks and specials. Ohio Accredited Chick: means every bird in our breed- ing flocks culled and handed for egg production and quality by experts trained and authorized by the Poultry Department of Ohio State University. Don’t forget that eggs and poultry will bring high prices from now on and that these chicks will. be money makers. Will ship any number of chicks from 25 on up. On orders for 25 to 50 chicks add 25c extra to your order. S. C. Anconas, S. C. White and Brown Leghorns 10c S. C. Reds, Barred and White Rocks . . 12c R. C. Reds, White and Silver Laced Wyandottes 13c Columbian Wyandottes, S. C. White Minorcas . . . 15c S. C. Buff Orpingtons . 140 All Heavy Odds and Ends 10c S. C. Black Minorcas . 13c All Light Odds and Ends 8c Heavy and Light Odds and Ends as they come . . . . 9C On rder for 25 to 50 Chicks, Add 25c Extra to Your Order. With evcry ordcr {or 100 or more chicks we furnish Order direct from this ad. Attractive catalogue free. you a valuable book on how to raise chicks and poultry. Huber’s Reliable Hatchery, E. High St., Fostoria, Ohio . Profit \3 Producing Baby Chicks Profit Producing BABY CHICKS Order NOW at These Low Prices Prices on Best Chicks After May 20. 100% Live Delivery Guaranteed—Postpaid. h Breed. 25 Chicks. 50 Chicks. I00 Chickl. 500 Chicks. I000 Tam-red and Tom Barmn White Leghorns ........ $2.50 $5.00 $ 9.00 $42.60 3 85 l’arks’ Barred Rocks ........................... 3.00 0.0-3 11.00 52.50 105 B. C. It. 1. Beds ........................... 3.00 6.00 11.00 52.50 10 Broiler Chicks ......................................................... per 100 $8.00; per 500 $37.50 Heavy Bred Broiler Chicks ............................................ per 100 9.00; per 500 42.50 8 to“? weeks-old Pallets at attractive prices. Big line catalog free. Write today. Satisfaction guarant . BRUMMER-FREDERICKSON POULTRY FARM. Box 20. HOLLAND. MIC". - ‘ Ste; all Puree-bred and Blood Test- Dundee CthkS ed for Bacillary White.Diarrhea NEW LOW PRICES. 100 500 1000 Extra Selected B. P. Rock] ............................................. $11.00 $50.00 8 95.00 Selected P. B. Bock! 10.00 47.00 90.00 R. I. Reds ......... ‘ . 47.00 90.00 White Leghorns ......................................................... 42.00 80.00 Anconm .................................................................. 42.00 80.00 Order direct from this ed. or write fox‘ autos. We guarantee "100% live delivery. Puma mud. Bet. Dundee {State Saunas Bonk. .Bui Blood tested chicks this year ‘and be pleased. Dundee Hatchery 8: Poultry Farms, Box A, Dundee, Mich. S ..... . = or“ uArcnenv. gr ,_ ‘ t Hens and pullets will lay if fed properly. The egg machinery in the hen n s ‘fraw material" (feed) to pr oduce 9383' . LAYERS NEED 2 _ cu‘us PROCEQB " "also EMMAN‘ Not a substitute, but genuine pure but- termilk, merely dried With all water re- moved, and guaranteed . to contain all necessaryyitamines, lactic acrd and food value as liquid buttermilk. Ffut at least 10% of Collis Process Pure Dried Butter- milk in your laying and fattening mash. Baby Chicks raised on feed containing Collie Process e Dried Buttermilk mature earlier, have vigor and stamina that other chicks lack. The Free Book Tons What to Food Not a “sales getter”,but a plainly written book . on feeding. Contains data and facts that will help poultrymen. Give us the name of your feed dealerand the book is yoursfree. Collin Products Co. General 0.05m: Clinton, Iowa . Dept. 295 \ Shipment. made from either 1:. Paul, Minn. or Omaha, Nebr.) HIGH SHADE STOCK ,_ ll PRICES mu ' Can Afford to Pay. Bred for eggs. not for show feathers. Every chick from our farm is of a proven egg-laying I ORDER FROM THESE PRICES. Prices for May Delivery 100 500 1000 Win Le lorns ...... ' ........ $11.00 $50.00 $ 05.00 Brolwgi Leghorn .............. 11.00 50.00 95.00 Barred Rooks ................ 14.00 05.00 125.00 Special Matings, 20 higher per chick. Price: for June Delivery 100 500 1000 't L horns .............. $10.00 $45.00 $ 85.00 finely: Lighorns .............. 10.00 45.00 85.00 Barr‘s-d Rocks ................ 13.00 60.00 115.00 Special Matings 2c higher per chick. Broilers, heavy, 10c each: light. 8c. 100% Live Delivery. Catalog on request. GREAT NORTHERN HATOHEBY. R. 3. Box 56, Iceland. Mich. DAY 0m cmcii Tom Barron English White Leghorn Chicks. Get our reduced prices. Chicks from our special 2-year-old hens $8 per 100 lot. $38.50 per 500 lots. $75 per 1000. Order direct from this advertisement, and save time. Cir- cular free. Reference, Holland City State Bank. We guarantee 100% alive on arrival. Hillcresi Poultry Farms &. Hatchery, R. 2, Box D, Holland, Mich. L W/zz'c/t S/zowr W/zat M. I never expected to get them. As I did. few new cousins. Now, as I am a M. (3., as I wanted a) lac for a. long time, I want to be a 'Well, I will close because I will take. up all the room—Your ,real _ Alice Frankowski, R. 4, Elsie, Mich. The G. C. button is given for extra good, original work. I just give the Golden Circle whenever '1 think some- time you will win it. Dear Uncle Frank: . As regarding Alta. Thomas’ letter Helen Rose Toth and Her Brother, Mickey, Enjoying Good Weather. I think it is not very good for boys to use. tobacco in any form. There is no excuse for it, and it also makes the system become weak and run—down. I think, as for a choice, I should prefer to see them smoke cigarettes. I read the Michigan Farmer every week and I feel as if I had learned a. new lesson, and I wouldn’t wonder but what I did.~—Your Merry Circle Niece, Helen Rugg. I am glad that you enjoy the Mich- igan Farmer so much. I agree with you on tobacco. Hello, Uncle and M. C.’s: How are you all feeling? Me? I feel with my hands. I couldn’t resist BABY CHICKS WHITE and BHOWH LEGHUHNS $8.0 $53 $380050 $7I0 Broilers Order direct. Hatch every week. We P H PER 100 $345005“ guarantee live delivery by Prepaid Mail. Reference State Com.Bank. MAIN HATCHEHY, - ZEELAND MICH. Chicks---Pullets High quality stook. 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. Black Minorcas. Anconas. White, Brown and Bull Leghorns. Send for Chick or Pullet Circular with price list. STATE FARMS ASSOCIATION . Kalamazoo, Michigan. Active [Member International Chit! Amdatian Member Michigan 81a“ Farm Bureau CHICKS at Reduced Prices .omer at once. Satisfied Hollywood Tancred Strain. ,White J: Brown Leg- 00 500 10093 25 50 1 $2.50 $4.75 3 9.00 $45.00 8 5. 75 10. 50 52. 50 00 1 Iceland, Ml . Iwriting you a few lines. You know I’m an awful pest once I get started. That’s what you get, Unk, for letting the door stand open and your face smiling “Welcome.” (I’m not so sure about that, though). Well, well, so Harold is going to be a cartoonist. “Shake, Hal!” I’m go- ing to be one, too. Will start taking lessons in a couple of months. Then, Unkie, I’ll draw a bee-u-tee-ful picture of you. I really hope you’ll like it. Say, Unky, I think it’s downright mean of you not to tell us your name, age, or send us a photo of yourself. You know you told one M. C. that age is the most interesting part, so you better tell us your age and not try to be so mysterious. If anybody happened to ask us who our popular Uncle Frank is, why, we’d have to say, “I don’t know.” We would be in a fine fix, we would. Writing to an uncle (probably some affectionate ones, too), and really don’t know to whom we are writing. They’d call us a bunch of idiots. In the first place, your name might not even be “frank.” It wouldn’t cost you a cent to tell us your age, name and your picture. My opinion is, you either must be too old or too young; too homely or too pretty; and probably have too funny a name. But a. name, I’m positive you’ve got. You can’t deny that. I presume you don’t like to tell us your secrets you’ve kept from Us for so long. Now, my age is _(?). Find out. How do ya like that line?' or course, my name you know already. I regret my telling you it; (I’d like to “x 03.; are Terri/ting may} I received my button and card to-.. day, for which I thank you very much. -. win a button and card, I have Quite a: j ~ I’ve said too much already. . Now, Uncle Frank, what do you have to do to be in the Golden Circle? . niece,. ., ty-one years old, and married, with a body is worthy of it. I hope that some. subject, “Would you rather see a boy". chew tobacco than smoke cigarettes ?”_ be just asmmysterious as you. ,, . Say; Harold, do you know Uncle, Frank personally? If you doyouhadf better give up. that secret. I suppose I write to Margaret White and sim- ply adore her. She’s a. dear and no mistake. S’long.—-Bob. - I' wonder just how 'much ymore fun you would have if I Would. say that my name is Heinie Kaboobler, am six- herd of children; that I have a lot of ' hair on my “chin, but none on my head, and that I can take my teeth out to ' Wouldn’t all the girls. brush them? Write me then, though? I want to say at least some of the above is true. My picture has been in the paper, and may be again. But why worry, mys- tery is more interesting than fact, any- how. Come again, Bob. Dear Uncle Frank and M. C.’s:‘ Just a few lines to tell you some of ‘my opinions on some of the subjects. If I was to say that to one of my junior brothers they’d say, “Go hang your opinions on the fence, and then come in." But I hope' you won’t be so rude as they are. I think the boys and girls are just about equal in their work, but some girls can do just as much out-of—door work, and as well, the same as some boys can do house- work. My brother thought he could. His chance came when mother was ill dur- ing potato digging time, as I am the only girl, surrounded by six brothers, all the housework fell to my care and I happened to do something that didn’t please the boys, so my elder brother said, “Let Mary go out and pick po- tatoes, and I will cook supper and wash dishes as well as any girl.” Well, I went out after noon and my brother went fishing Without doing anything (fine way to treata lad an L .. 61811-93 were packed-behindrmgg ' ,. mntwdoor, the stove celd‘as Masada no" brother ' ' in sight. W’asn’t: that a. I must close now so I’ll say good- ;.bye.~‘-'I rams-your. would-be niece, Mary Krause, R‘." Lil-101135 Mich. ‘I’ll say marinara put one, over“ on you. And. it: wasn't nice, either. Of course, if ‘he broughta nice lot or fish home, one might think (a little better of it. . . ' ' Dear Uncle Frank: L I thought I would write and express .my sentiments in regards to the mid- dleman. I have read so many Istters in regard _ to matters of every-day events I thought I would try, too. ‘ The middleman is the farmer’s evil genius. The farmer sells his produce for asmall price and buys it back for a. high price. How can a farmer save money unless he is a good manager? How can he? A middleman is a piker and robber! ' He does not hesitate to refuse a farm- er’s produce if the farmer is not sat- isfied with the price. Oh, no! But a farmer has to pay a monstrous price for anything he gets. The middleman gets hardened and thinks the world owes him a living, and he takes it out of the farmer. Most all of the farmers are in debt,’as they cannot get money. For instance, a farmer sells his meat at about ten or twelve cents a pound.« He buys it back again at the meat market for twenty and thirty cents a pound. I don’t think there is a. farmer that does- n’t curse a middleman. If a middleman gets a peek at this he will know. what one farmer boy thinks of him. Just a word about “Just Peggy.” I know who she is, and I also know she is the best singer in her school. I have seen her personally, although we are not acquainted—Respectfully yours, “Scaramouchee.” You certainly have gone right after the middleman. He is a necessary evil, but I don’t think thatall middle men are as bad as you picture them. About Various Things Including Old Maid: fandfMo'uze Actor! Dear Uncle Frank: I think Evelyn Brooks would make a. cute old maid; don’t you, Uncle Frank? If all the old maids appeared like that, I wouldn’t‘ mind being one, (rather be one than to be one of these “cranky” men!) My grandmother tells me I’m going to be an old maid because I’m “too particular” (she says “cranky”) to be anything else, but I think she has another guess coming. There’ll always be movie actors; and anyhow, being a “grass widow” and living on alimony doesn’t sound so bad! i have been noticing what certain ones have written concerning the dif- ferent magazines such as T—, S—, etc. For my part I would like to be a cen- sor of the press (and I think we need a board of such censors in our coun- try), and I’d “run such papers out of existence.” zines are necessary, and further, I be- lieve they have as much or more in- fluence upon the morale of the coun- try as indecent movies have. I think it is Wrong to lament of the younger citizens of America. being as a great many are, while there is no attempt made to put a “ban” on such magazines and movies! I believe con- gress should let a. child labor bill alone until it gets a. board of censors, or semething like that; not that I think the prohibition of child “slavery” is wrong, but that I think they should look out for the minds and morals of the majority .before the‘limitation of the working fed." Were I in such a. position I would "ban” all magazines of that class, and; I would either make the dailiescleanv up or get‘ out, and request the, printing . 8.»? ‘ I don’t think such maga— ‘ I ;" ee, though, ought to ugcensored. of certain types of stories to stop, for I don’t believe it is right to have such “stuff” pri":d-—it’s bad enough that some of gait “trash” really exists. Perhaps I am a. little too outspoken, but it makes me, shudder when I see young men and young women, or boys and girls, who are preferring for Life’s Reuben Johnson Thinks l’m An ink Slinger. Broad Field of Battle, hunched over such a- magazine or story, laughing and apparently enjoying the “stuff,” when they might be reading or study- ing something worth while, and I won- der just what our future America. will be like, if this continues. Here’s hoping my letter passes the “Scents Us” bureau, the Waste Paper Basket—Wilma Fry. When you speak 'of movie actors, grass widows and alimony, it makes ‘me "believe you have become contam- _ mated by themeglazine you reterm _&t (101:0! “\_ “\ EARS agothe family used to gath- «er arbund a cheerful fireplaceiand Spend the evening. ~We can picture 'a dear; old, white-haired mother, and rugged but kind . old father sitting around the fire telling stories and. sing- ing songs. In such a home confidences were imparted, troubles were shared and happiness spread. Now, all is different. In the evening .of the modern homes of today, Ma is downtown at the bar- ber shop getting the latest shingle, and Pa has his nose in a newspaper. Bud is at' the theater with his girl, and Sis is out with a beau. The younger chil- dren are ‘either in bed or they are out in the street in companionship of play- mates whose company is often not (18“ sirable. ’ , A child in such a home does not re- ceive religious training except on Sun- day. Then it is not used again on week days, but is reserved for the next Sunday. _ When 'a child is found guilty of mi‘s— behavior he is not acquainted with the wrong on his part and Consequently he is either not punished at‘ all or he is punished to excess without knowing the depth of the wrong committed. When a child comes to the parents with troubles met in daily life, Ma is thinking about a new Easter bonnet and Pa is wondering what is the mat- ter with his new radio. Therefore, a child does not receive much sympa- thy. If a child is not given sympathy at home, he will seek it elsewhere. In some homes a child is not given money to spend. Therefore, a child will not know the value of money and will not know how to spend it wisely. If a child is not allowed money at home, he will earn it away from home. Many parents expect to find an old head on young shoulders. Consequent- ly, a child will be nagged at if he does not express thoughts suitable for a. person of forty or fifty years of age. Another thing that disgusts most of the boys is this: When Willie is talk- ing to another boy, Ma will yell at the top of her voice, “Will-lee, come and amuse the baby,” or something sinr ilar. Partiality is another thing that some- times exists in the home. It is not fair to scold Bud for pulling Sis' hair when Sis, in the meantime, has press- ed Bud’s pants with the seams on the sides instead of up and down. Bud will not stand for such treatment when he can get away from it. It is unfair for Ma to make Bud learn to be a preacher when he wants to be a policeman. Children should have the privilege of choosing their own vocation. When company comes some parents have the habit of telling how Bud was caught courting a little miss, and how Sis’ cake fell through itself when her beau was» to dine with them. If parents expect children to be con- tented with the home provided for them, they shUuld keep down excite— ment, promote a square deal to their children, practice the Golden Rule and, all in all, make a better Home, Sweet Home—Florence Rairigh. WHAT SPRING MEANS TO ME. PRING means a great deal to me. It means freedom from the tire- some indoors, for l have rheumatism and cannot be out of doors as much as I would like to in winter. Now I can enjoy the wood, with its soft carpet of dried leaves and beauti- ful green m05s. ‘Also the evergreens which look so cheery. The birds fill the air with music, and the little frogs make the meadow ring. In the morning the sunshine peeps in through my bedroom window and wakes me. One morning a robin sat near my window and sang so loudly that it called me from my sleep. When the trees are in blossom, then I love to stroll through the orchard or 1th ~ Home ride along the road. The very atmos- phere is filled with their sweet frag- mace. ”I love the little chickens, too, they are so soft and fluffy. I like to feed ‘them and listen to them talk. And in the evening I love to watch the little lambs play. To me, spring is the nicest time of all the year.—Florence Ryder. THE JOKE WINNERS. UDGING from the way the joke con- test papers came in we have a. lot of M. C.’s who like a good joke. It was interesting to go through the contest papers because we got a lot of1good laughs out of them. But it was a little hard to pick out the win- ners because what may seem funny to one might not appeal to another at all. But I did the best I could by selecting the ones which seemed funniest to me. Therefore, the winners are as follows: Fountain Pens. Birdeue Coles, R. 1, Montgomery, Mich. Roscoe Bloss, Dunningville, Mich. Dictionaries. Alan Glynn, R. 2, Milford, Mich. Edith Kingdon, Traverse City, Mich. Auldia Schultz, R. 1, Charlotte, Mich. Lau1ence D. McNama1a, Star Route, Ha1b01 Splings, Mich. Knives. Muchler, \Laurabelle R. 1, Swartz Cleek, Mich Mark Ross, R. 5, Sandusky, Mich. Maiie E. Plaine, Silverwood, Mich. Viola Biunais, Chief, Mich. Some of the prize winning jokes will appear in next week's issue. READ-AND-WIN. T’S about time for one of these old timers which have proven so pop— ular in the past. Please look in the reading columns of this paper for the answers to the ten questions below. After you find the answers write them down and number them the same as the ques- tions. Do not write out the questions. Also, please make your answers as short and neat as possible. Put all your answers on one sheet (one side only) it you can. Write your name and address in the upper left .hand corner of the paper, and if you are a Merry Circler, put M. C. after your name. Also, by the way, put the num- ber of the page on which you found the answer right after your answer. All correct and neat papers will be mixed and ten lucky ones pulled out. The first two picked will get fountain pens for prizes; the next three, dic- tionaries; the next five, knives. Send your answers to Uncle Frank, Michigan Farmer, Detroit, Michigan, before June 12 as the contest closes then. 1—How much capital was them in- 1ested in agliculture in Michigan in 1920? 2— Who is sure that Uncle Frank has a name? 3—Who seems to be in good stand- ing with two masters? 4—-To get uniform tubers how close should potatoes be planted? 5—-VVl1en drinking cups were in- stalled how much in milk production per cow was there? 6———Why are geese slow in hatch- ing? ‘ Teeror how many years has Mr. Reiley cut a certain field of alfalfa? . 8——W’hat is the 3—0 rule for selling milk? 9—Is a heavy uniform growth of hair helped by an electric needle? 10~—What are the freight losses and damage cases paid annually by rail- roads on fruits and vegetables? For Uncle Frank’s Radio Fund: My daughter Crystle is sending a little toward the fund. Her daddy died with tuberculosis at Morgan Heights, Michigan, and we are going to try and help more in future toward the fund. Crysle is five and has a sister three, so we‘find it hard, but would like to help—M. E. E. J. ‘ ~Special Reduced Pr1ces For June2, 9, l6, 23and 30 Delivery Our English Type White Leghorns The Big, 'D‘eep-Bodied Hens with the Large Combs—They Produce the Large White Eggs GRADE A MATING. This mating origin'tted from a pen of 000 yearling hens selected from 7. 000 breeders. This pen or 600 yearling! averaged. 200 or more eggs each during their pullet year. The offspring of this selection were again carefully saluted for type and egg production qual- ities and are now mated to 160 males from hens with 270—1113 record parents sunk and sired by . a. male from a 300- -egg record hen in 31:5 days Chicks from this mating will pro1e to be a. way good investment and they will develop into very profitable hem to their owners. PRICES GRADE A MATING. Par 50 Per I00 37. 00 SI 4. 00 GRADE B MATING. The stock that produces our Grade B Chicks are carefully selected females mated to corkerels . from ancestry of 175 to 200 egg record in their pullet year. and were sired by males from hens with egg records of 245 in their pullet vear. These were formerly listed as our known egg records. These chicks will develop into profitable layers and we have thousands of satisfied customers who have purchased this grade for many years. PRICES GRADE 8 MATING. For 50 Per I00 $5.50 Sll.00 Par 25 $3. 75 For 500 $67. 50 Per I000 $I3000 “Extra Selected” and are now mated to males of For 25 $3.00 _ For 500 $52.50 GRADE C MATING. The chicks offered from Grade (‘ Mating are from breed- ers with careful selection and have generations of good breed- ing back of them. The malcs used arc from a speclal pen of 200 good hens and are some of the finest specimens pro- duced. but have no official egg records from either the 81m 01' dam side. Thesc chicks will make a good commercial flock for good production. PRICES GRADE C MATING. Per I000 “00.00 Per 25 Per 50 Per |00 For 500 Per I000 $2.50 $4.50 $9.00 $45.00 $85.00 100% Safe Arrival Guarantccdm Shipped by parcel post paid to your door.~You will be hcnetlttul by our 15 years' breeding this type of Ll-g‘hornsx 'Alsn the many years of ex- perience hatching and shipping chicks. Our smck grows up uniform in size. has great vitality and brings big returns in our ('llstnnit‘rs' ll.’lll(l.\. Order direct from this ad. to save time. or write for our 24-nage catalogue. TERMS: l0% with order, balance just before chick: are shipped, or 25% with order, balance c. 0. D. if desired. The Wolverine Hatchery, H. P. Wiersma, Prop., Zeeland, Mich. rr-m-l cr-i COOL-w , BRED FOR SIZE, TYPE and EGGS SYNC E11910. YOUR CHANCE ToEBuy Highest Quality Pure-bred Tom Barron English 5. C. WHITE LEGHORN BABY CHICKS $9.00 $65 $42.50 555 - $80.00 5on For Immediate Delivery Order Direct from this Ad. These chicks are from pure- -bred stock and are guar- anteed to give you satisfaction. Shipped prepaid and guaranteed live arrival. Write or wire your order TODAY. 8 to 10 weeks old White Leghorn Pullets at 90c and $1.10 each Place Your Order Now CONSOLIDATED CHICKERIES ZEELAN D, MICHIGAN THEY 0081' NO MORE- AND YOU CAN FEEL SAFE Chicks from our hatchery come up to the standard set by Ohio State Uni- versity for pure- -bred chicks. They have been inspected and have stood the test. Order today for immediate delivery, or send for catalog. Order our chicks and feel safe Prices (Postpaid) on: 50 100 500 1000 S. C. White. Br. & Buff Leghorns ......... $22.50 $ 9. 31 $ S. ll tiled A n . t. C. 10 nco as Immediate 050 Elk. Minor. Bd. 11011.9. s. c. a 11. e. 111113325 0. 0 1100 52 100 . VVhlte Rocks wmm “Milidotlls .......... 3.7 75 7 1150 02 120 shipment 100% s. C. Buff & White Orpingtons ............ 3.75 7 ' 1- - Jersey Black Giants ............... . 00 10 2000 97 195 we delivery 4 lLliegavy Assorted (Not Accredited) guaranteed Broilers. Mixed ................................. 35 Eggs for hatching. Half Price 0! chicks. Pullets $1. 25 sch. er nowa direct from Ad. We give you service.n We post- 100% alive nice to satisfy you. mun. 80x 8. ZEELAND, INCH tlvzuedy CO- DPERATIVE FARMS. Assorted (Not Accredited) 325 100 30 00 WOLF HATCHING 8:. BREEDING 00.. DEPT 4. GIBSONBURG. OHIO. N 0 Large. vigorous. peppy chicks that will completely satisfy you. B s 100 I500 mon train. 5 c. White L horns .......... ' . Barred Rocks ................ e g ................. ”g ‘0: S. R. I. Reds ................................ 12 56 R. L. R. l Reds ............................... 13 60 ' Anconas & Brown Leghorns ..................... ll 50 ' or‘d // of that salesman." . , mpire Electric Milker " Puts Bigger Profits in Reach of Small Dairies - W? 3335,? $1133.? .‘S’;§'§ip"5.’§l°§’f;".§‘%i§ fee???" in mm °" “I’ve only got a few cows and it’s cheaper for me to milk by hand.” Perhaps the farmer had figured up costs. Maybe he was just “getting rid In either case, the farmer was absolutely right—he could n’t afford a milking . Empire Advantages 1. Test cup lining is hand made and has linen inserts. Basic Empire patents cover these teat cups—they give the only complete thrcze-sided massage. duplicating the cell's an 2. Standard Empire Milker Units used with Empire Electric or Engine type Pump- ing Outfits provide a practical size for com dairy or G or more cows. 3. Single or double units to meet your ulrements. . Durable rubber parts thatstand boiling. 5. Single pipeline with no complicated or moving parts to wear and get out of order. Clean. Costs less. 5. The Simple Pulsator guaranteed 4 years against wear. Only one Pulsator needed for single or double unit. 7. Low power cosh—54 B.P. outfit milks 2 cows at once—larger sizes proportionately eoouomical. 8. Sanitary claw with automatic shut on and without moving parts to wear and cat out oi adjust ment. ~ H. B. McWhinney, President MIKE MILK‘ING MACHINE COMPANY . Bloomfield. N. lo Sales and Service Branches : Elfin, 111.: San Francisco, Cal.; Peterboroush, Ont“ Canada machine—so long as milking machines were all designed for big dairies. Now comes the Empire ElectricMilker designed to meet the requirementsofthe dairy with. six cows or more. It helps the small herd owner make as much per gallon on milk as the big dairyman. The new Empire Ty e R Vacuum Pump, operated with a 34 h. p. electric motor,madethis greatadvancepossible. The Empire Electric uses standard Empire Milker Units—the Units that have made the Empire the biggest seller in the milker field. They are lizht,easy to carry, simple in construction and. aboveell,theirefficiencyhasbeenproven by more than 12 years of successful operation. ‘ ' And behindthe Empire Electric Milker stands Empire's long experience and reputation for leadership in the milker field. You owe it to yourself to sendfor the free Empire catalo No. 31 it points the way to bigger mi k profits for you. I} . ,1 IEPAIA‘I'OB .-.‘» gagntegd, glew' A we Days Fun :3; s.- :": Trial ! Unmatched for ekimr’hlnyp, easy turning and cleaning. Old separators taken in exchange. Shipped promptly from Chicago. I 'Wrire for-free catalog and low prices. “Illa“ III’AIA‘I‘OI co. .0124eA \» 3.1.3114... N. '0 THIGK, SWOLLEII BLIIDS that make a horse Wheeze, Roar, have Thick Wind or Choke-down. can be reduced with saunas also other Bunches or Swellings. No blister. no hair gone. and horse kept at work. Eco- nomical-only aiew drops required at an appli- cation. SZ. 50 per bottle delivered. look 3 ii if”. ”SWINE. lit. the antiseptic liniment for man- kind, reduces Cysts, Wens, Painful, Swollen Veins and Ulcers. $1. 25 a bottle at dealers or delivered. Book“Evidence" free. w.r.rounc. IIIc.. 468 Lyman 8L, Surlnsfield. Hutu. VIKING CreamSeparalor Sold at a price you can d afford.b Floss skimmher. sturdy ui t, cat was in up discs. Sizes 1 to 1 pounds. Hand, belt or electric power. terms. United Power Milker Over million used. Liberal Put its simple, sanitary, cili- cicnt. safe milkin features to work for you. quipt with .“See-thru” teat cups. Engine. ' or electric power operated; Sensational price. Reliable Agents Wanted JACK With the Famous Wl'l'l'E 2 ii“. 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V/ v' . ., gm; Hi 4, _ —.o~’: ~.._A EXTRA! 0rder now from this ad and I'll also send you ram—n feet at guar- GET MY FREE BOOK Intecdbclflnlloomillfle EASY TERMS on all ran. at“ "" We“ as“ as! engines— te me one oil cum rormyfreepump. book or my New in "9° equipment 3°“ Illustrated Engine have a complete post- Catalog. ivee low or llnfl 10! ”mill. rises and valuablein- on“ Now I ormationon small large pumping outfits. wrrru moms worms , {2195 Witte Bull Ins-s City. Ma; 2195 Empire Bull .' Pittsburgh. Pa.) ' Drinking w been milking about; ten Holstein ‘ cows and selling the milk. Con- sequently production was the big prob- lem, or rather economical production. 'Every dairyman knows that there are many factors which influence produc- tion. The cows are good cows.‘They were mented with a. balanced ration of con- centrates, and fed in sufficient quan- tity. The housing conditions were good, the barn being warm, well lighté ed-and modernly equipped exceptfor drinking cups. The feeding and milk- ing, also, was done regularly. The ”first method used for watering was to turn the cows in the barnyard, once a. day, to drink from a stock tank. In cold weather this water was heated. The milk sheet showed unsatisfactory results;‘ there was no uniformity in the milk flow. The conclusion was that watering but once a day was not enough, so the cows were turned out twice a day at regular hours, the milk \‘ /. C /, 35711: 1.“? ,r OR the past seven yearsll have fed alfalfa hay and ensllage, sup'ple- ‘ cups .Pay'k. ; * ' Gel/4gb” ' doing so. As, soon as they Were m- stalled each cow‘i‘ncreased from three to" five pounds .of milk per day, 'and the milk record for the past year has been the most uniform since I began dairying. , . 1 I During the early winter’l was espe- cially appreciative of thls‘new equip- ment because there were weeks when the barnyard was so my that turning the cattle out to water was dangerous. '- Fdr capital invested, I am satisfied that drinking cups have paid me the .best returns of any of my barn equip- ment, not only in time saved butin good tangible cash. » DAIRY cosrs INVESTIGATIONS RAISE MANY QUESTIONS. '. N comparing dairy costs in United States and Denmark, some interest- ing questions arise. “Should the cost 'data. for Denmark be compared with the costs of‘ domestic cooperative creameries alone or with the costs of the cooperative and independent areas JUPflLfi 7 ,. / <3 cure/=4 ow 'III} 7mm l] 5 4' j M \ l ‘ _/“B\ /I'/ — / ’47 i flow was more uniform and production increased a little, yet cold windy and stormy days inevitably resulted in a drop in milk. The mangers used were of the open concrete type. The water on the farm was pumped by a. gas engine. Advan- tage was taken of these two factors to try out a modified method of water- ing the cows. During severe weather water was pumped into the mangers twice a. day and the cows kept in the barn. At other times they were turn- ed in the barnyard twice daily. This method was practiced for four winters with satisfactory results as far as uni- formity of milk flaw was concerned, but unsatisfactory in the amount of time it consumed. , At various times I had considered installing drinking cups but was not really satisfied whether the. additional expense was justified. Last summer I decided I would install them and while the hay mow was empty I in- stalled a 2x2x6-foot galvanized stock over the cows. A hole 3x3x7 feet was . first cut in the floor and the tank set on the bare floor joists. It was then connected to feed and overflow pipes and boxed in, to Within six feet of the tank, on all sides and top. This per- mitted the warmer air from below to circulate around and over the tank and provide additional insurance against freezing. _‘ The lever valve type of cup was se- lected and attached to the outside of the stall, upright, one cup for two cows. A one—inch supply pipe from the storage tank was fastened to the stanchion rail with three-quarter-inch leads supplying the cups. . My one regret in installing drinking cups is that I waited so long before \ tank in the center of the mow directly Jo/JIJ for which farm costs were obtained, or with the costs of butter in all areas, including large western centralizers? “Should comparison between the Danish cost data. and those of the in- dependents for which both farm and creamery costs were obtained, if such ~ comparison is to be made, be based on the price paid for butter or on the farm cost of producingit? “Is it proper to consider the cen- tralizer cost, based on market price- paid for butter-fat plus cost of conver- sion as a. true cost of production, for purposes of cost comparison, or rather should only such costs be included for the domestic producers as are based on the farm costs of producing but- ter-fat?” It is probable thtt spokesmen for the dairymen, that is, the farmers, will undertake to convince the tariff commission that it was the intent of congress that the basis for recom- mendations should be the farm costs of producing butter-fat, rather than on prices paid the dairymen for butter—fat in the two countries. It is now known that Chairman Thomas 0. Marvin, of the commission, favors farm costs as a basis for making recommendations. This is really an important question, according to those who have given the matter consideration. The tariff is due for another revision when congress meets next fall. If farm production costs are to be used as the basis of agricultural tariff schedules it will mean adequate protection for the farmers on all products that are af-' fected by the tariil. If the rate of duties on farm products is based on difference in prices paid the farmers in this country and abroad, it will give the farmers tariff rates which will be little better than‘non‘e at all. ’ ‘ 1" ' high herd in.thelassociation. ' Gasman, Write out \‘that the“ 353 Edens under " test for the association year‘averaged 6,193 pounds of milk and 241,7 pounds of butter-fat. The herds which aver- aged above 300 pounds of butter—fat are owned as follows: Ferguson Brothers, of Escanaba, Michigan, with eighteen Registered and Grade Holsteins, averaged 360.67 pounds of butter-fat. This was the Wesley ' Knaus, with 6.6 Grade Holsteins led the association in milk production with ,.9,931 pounds of milk per cow.. John of Bark River, Michigan, With a herd, of eighteen Grade Ayr~ shires and mixed cows, averaged 317 pounds of butter-fat production. The four poorest herds in the asso- miation, totaling sixty-nine cows, made I an average production of 4,696 pounds of' milk and 176.8 pounds of butter-fat. This association is continuing for a second year’s testing work and pros-_ pects are bright that much improve- ment and greater profits will be real- ized by all of the members. The mem- bers are planning on increasing the alfalfa acreage for 1925. Fergusbn Brothers owued the high butter—fat producing cow in the mature and two-year-old classes. Their ma- ture grade Holstein produced 15,277 pounds of milk and 526.9 pounds of butter-fat and the two-year~old grade cow, Lily, produced 9,464 pounds of milk and 325.3 pounds of butter-fat. Alfred Groos’ grade Holstein cow nam- ed Irene, produced 12,1215 pounds of milk and 402.1 pounds of butter-fat. John Gasman had the highest produc— ing four-year-old. His grade Ayrshire made 10,6999 pounds of milk and 426.1 pounds of butter-fat. COOL WEATHER HURTS ICE CREAM BUSINESS. 00L weather last summer is held responsible for a decline in the per capita consumption of ice cream from 2.68 gallons in 1923 to 2.56 gal- lons for each person in 1924, accord- ing to the department of agriculture. The consumption last year totaled 285,550,000 gallons, which was 9,000,- 000 less than the 1923 figures. Anoth- er cool summer is predicted by Herb- ert J. Browne, the long distance weather forecaster. SCALES AND RECORDS PAY. HEN I sell $30 worth of butter- fat from a cow that I know should produce not less than $80 worth, I know there is something wrong somewhere. Dairy authorities tell us that a cow must produce upwards of $60 worth of butter—fat before there is much profit worth speaking of. Then if cows produce only $30 to $40 worth we know there is something that needs looking into. But how detect the cul— prits in a herd unless we use the scales and record sheet. Having the amount of milk produced, and know- ing the test of the milk, it is an easy matter to locate the “boarders.” Records, scales and tester help sell the “boarders,” for after they are de- tected they soon travel across the block.———VV. E. Farver. \' _ OGEMAW COUNTY HOLSTEIN As- SOCIATION FORMED. OLSTEIN breeders of Ogemaw county formed on May 20 What they claim to be the farthest north active county Holstein association in the state. Sixteen out of the thirty listed Hol- stein breeders came in at this .busy farm season to organize. The four corners of the county were repre- sented. County. Agricultural Agent W.‘ E. McCarthy called the. meeting and pre- sided as chairman. J. G. Hays, secre— N 5Wrmng {1,5735% work in tin of the parent body, ‘the Holstein- , is new countygmchigan. "Cow. Testing Associtrtionng. Gag. Olson; more. 4mm _ at amino examined .brieilygthe' organize; FijeSian Association of America, he :touched the workings of the State Hol- istein Association, and indicated how a real live county association could be formed and could function. ‘ ' The boys accordingly adopted a. con- stitution and by-laws as suggested by Hays, setting the annual meeting for the first Tuesday after the first Mon- day in December at West Branch. The following were chosen as‘ directors: Charles Withey, Jr., of Prescott; Roy McCracken, Lupton; Frank Hayes, West Branch; Ernest Bailey, Prescott; James Sheppard, Rose City. Later this board chose Withey for president; McCracken for vice—presi- dent, and Hayes secretary-treasurer. The projects endorsed by the meet- ing, together with the man chosen as deputy to promote each project were: Showing at county fair, Roy Gillis, of West Branch; cow testing associa- tion, east, Ernest Bailey, of Prescott, west, George Parish, West Branch; publicity, Frank Hayes, West Branch. It was decided to hold a picnic or tour in late summer, Ray Parliment, of West Branch, being elected to fos- ter the plan. Robert Pointer, of Dearborn, who happened to be in town, having just brought a herd of twenty-one pure- bred Holsteins up to his 1,500—acre ranch out of West Branch, sat in on the meeting. Mr. Pointer, veteran Holstein breeder, helped with his coun- sel and made a definite offer totaling $30, for special prizes at the fair for members of the new association ex- hibiting Holsteins. Annual dues were set at $1.00. The forming of this association marks the progress of the Holstein breed in northern Michigan. MILKING SHORTHORNS IN MICH- IGAN. HERE is opportunity for Michigan breeders of Milking Shorthorns to assume greater prominence among the breeders of Milking Shorthorns in the country. Of the 2,276 records of Milk- ing Shorthorns that have been accept- ed for the Record of Merit and pub- lished in the Milking Shorthorn Year- books compiled annually and distrib- uted by the American Shorthorn Breeders’ Association, forty-three have been made in the Wolverine state, and Michigan ranks thirteenth among the states in number of records made for the breed. Dr. A. L. Robinson, of Allegan, holds the distinction of having made the leading Milking Shorthorn butter-fat record in the state of Michigan. His cow, Roan Mary 2d, leads the mature cows with 13,7231 pounds of milk and 523.94 pounds of fat. The high milk record for the state was made by Charlotte B with 15,4151 pounds of milk under the ownership of W. W. Knapp, of VVatervliet. This cow leads the mature class in milk yield. F. W. Johnson, of Custer, owns the leading senior four-year—old and the leading junior-four-year—old in fat pro duction, Duchess 19th topping the for- mer calss with 9,025.7 pounds of milk and 349.43 pounds of fat; and Fancy Duchess heading the latter group with 9,130 pounds of milk and 386.01 pounds of fat. Bonniemead Blossom owned by O. M. York, of Millington, Michi- gan, leads the junior fours in milk flow with 12,0725 pounds of milk. The senior-threes are led by Duchj ess 19th, owned by F. W. Johnson with 6,390.8 pounds of milk and 258.6 pounds of fat; and Alice, owned by George T. Fuller, of Battle Creek, tops the junior threes with 7,911.4 pounds 0f milk and 322.75 pounds of fat. Fancy Duchess, owned by F. W. Johnson, leads the senior twos with 8,336.4 pounds of milk and 369.93 pounds of fat. The junior twos are led' in fat production by Dairymaid, owned by George T. Fuller, with a rec— ord of 5,994.9 pounds of milk and 230.- 54 pounds of fat; and in milk yield, (Continued on page 753). ’ ' ' ”531719? ”5111 Don’t let the green pasture fool , . you. Your cows may be giving a ' lot of milk, but they are not mak- ing it on grass alone. They are also making it from the protein, and lime stored in their bodies. Every animal needs protein for both health and production. Fresh pas- ture contains some protein, but not enough to support the cow and enable her to make milk. Unless you feed her some grain with the grass there is a sad day coming. When the cow is on pasture alone she in?! soon drop off in her milk yield. It is then di cult to bring her production up until she freshens again. She may go into the Winter in poor condition and lose money for you. Your animals want a feed that they can convert into meat—milk—butter fat. The most easily convertible of all protein feeds is Corn Gluten Feed. Feed it in your grain mix— ture during the Summer and you'll make more money. Standard for 30 Years Com Gluten Feed has been the stand- ard protein feed for thirty years. It is the best / feedin part of corn. t gives you the most digesti le protein per dollar. You can get Corn Gluten Feed from your feed dealer or any manufacturer. If you mix your own ration your main protein ingredient ‘ should be Corn G uten Feed. If you feed a ready-mixed feed it will y éou to buy from a manufacturer who uses m luten Feed as one of his main ingredients. It makes any ration better and more profitable to the man who-feeds it. { : Our Bulletin No. 1 contains several good rations for summer feeding. If you have not seen a copy please write us and we will mail it to you. Associated Corn Products Mfrs. \ Feed Research Dept. Hugh G. Van Pelt, Director 208 So. La Salle St.,~Chl'cago, Ill. . ,, / 1&9ng or”!!- t’h" “ Jill At. this time of year we plan to take care of our Northern cus- , tomers. Weather conditions are now right for you to receive baby chicks, and we have just cut our prices. due to the advancing season. Let us supply you with GOOD. STRONG. DISEASE- FREE. PURE—BRED CHICKS. hatched in electrically controlled incubators, from eggs laid by CAREFULLY CULLED. WELL FED, WELL‘ HOUSED FLOCKS. Profit from our nine years of experience. We will help you to ESTABLISH A GOOD FLOCK FROM GOOD STOCK. Prices: Barred Rocks and Rods. 12c: English White Leuhorns and Brown Leghorns, 10c: White Wyandottrs and White Books. 130: assorted bleeds $9.00 per 100. For less than 100 lots add, 25c to your order. For 500 or more. write for prices. “7e prepay postage and guarantee 100% live arrivaL Ref; Farmers" & Mechanics' Bank. this city. WASHTENAW HATCHERY. Geddel Road. ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN. 31., KEYS TONE HATCHERY r' I' an“ 100% live deliv _’_, . cry grauantcod. I’Ost ai ‘ [49' , Foreman Strain Barred Rooks ....... pndup‘riccs. ..... 985%0 1$0105 53%?) 1000 _ , Sol. Barred Rocks, 8 (‘. & n. v. n. I. Reds ......... 6'50 12 55 $130 S. C Reds. (Int. Laying (‘nntust SIOCK) ............ 8-00 15 70 100 White limits and Wynndottcs ....................... 750 14 l‘ 130 Tailored American S. (‘. W. Li'ghorns ................ 700 13 )3 125 English Barron S. (' W. Leghoms ........ (I 115 All Heavy Chicks. odd lots All Variety Chit-ks . KEYSTONE HATCHé'Ry; """"""""""" 685%.st 5'00 Banuirlg may Earl _ _ Manning » gram .Pure.3red ;: m rngesp (Iligstptaid‘é on - y lgod Lest?! Stggk l 86 . ' I a; “ma 8°19“ B'OCP? 1105‘: ‘19; glad: 'R'édg' ............................ $6.50 $12.00 $60.00 $115.00 ~ W‘ -' Mk5 ““1 W- Wyandottes .............. ggg 14,00 70.00 135.00 gtfllty and Eng. Barron S. C. W. Leshorns ................ 6'50 333 (75.500 1.100- Lfingfih‘lr’neflcan s. ow. Leghorns ........... '...........'.f."..°.'.'.'.' 7'50 . 1400 70.00 13503 11 1c 5 (all heavxes;. $10 straight. Mixed Chicks (all varieties}. 59- Straight. Order right; from this 100% live delivery. Our e MILAN HATCHERY. xporlence 41313; reputation is your guaranee adé for, meant. attention. t Pull ts weeks 4. MILAN. Ml'culaAlI. maturity. ‘ Majesty blood lims I ' Jerseys For Sale .._._.__.w~_..__. L— -7“ the Breakdowns 1111 Draft Perfect Balance :nproved HockingVailey Means Freedom From Breakage Everywhere known for smooth ,dependable operation. Exclusive construction removes all strain from crankshaft. Stops trouble at source. Means continuous work 111 field. Hocking Valley Hay Loader A real one-man, two-horse loader. Unusu- ally large main drive sprocket—lightens draft. Extra heavy straight drive chain— eliminates chain trouble. Cushion spring on draft frame. Rakes revolve 1n true circle. No vibration. No broken hay. Rakes . overlap. Practic- Made six ally cover Fully twice. “2'; "an. adjustable. " Write tor cor'npleto .I. B. Sedberry 00., 817-F Exchange Ave.. Chicago, Ill. BREEDERS’ DIRECTORY Change of Copy or Cancellations must reach us Twelve Dave before date of publication A Grandson of Klng of the Ponllacs From a dam with 978 lbs. butter-and 24, 705 lbs. milk in a year. Born August 6,1924. well grown and soon ready for light service. Nicely marked and three— fourths bloc Sire: King Pontiac Burke Alcartra, 203224. sire of 17 A. R. 0. daughters, including a. 31.8-1b. 4-yr.-old. His sire was the famous King of the l‘ontiacs and his dm 3. 30.9-1b. daughter of a 3l-lb. cow. Dam: Hopkins Easter Komdyke 447003. Butter. 7 days, 25.84: Milk. 743.7. Butter. 365 days. 978.41; Milk. 24795.2 )ler sire was a. 28-1b. grandson of ng of the I’ontiacs. _ A great combination of this famous line of breeding. fiend for Pedigree of Ear Tag No. 210. m Bureau of mg” Animal Industry DOPE. C “In!“ ”LCM Lansing, Michigan CATT LE Build Up Your Herd of Holsteins 6 red bull. We offer several, $13.31.; 1lrEady for service. at very conservative prices. These are sired by one of the good bulls of the breed. and are out of A. It. 0. heif rs, with rec- ords up to 22 lbs. Alsoale a few br young cows with good rerords. for Write for particulars. Lakefield Farm aJCIarkston, Mich. Young Bulls up to 8 months of ago. Good Individuals and $75M o‘ccordm’ g to age. ic . some of Quality Holsteins IWell Bred. at fro $50 to M. SH H.0RMAN mFowlerville, Hereford Steers 56 Wt. Around 950 lbs. 60 Wt. Aroun 850 lbs. 66 Wt. Around 740 lbs. 80 Wt. Aroun 650 lbs. 142 Wt. Around 600 lbs. 47 Wt. Around 550 lbs. 52 Wt. Around 500 lbs. 58 Wt. Around 450 lbs. Also many other bunches. Deep :eds, dehorned, good stocker order. Real quality Herefords are usually market toppers when finished Will sell your choice from any humh. VAN B. BALDWIN, Eldon. Wa- nello 00.. Iowa. ' ‘ ' Our bulls of service- Fmanc1aI ng Jerseys ,m, m m m ,0... but we have a few tbull cialvesFof excellent“ bringing. sired by our great erd src. insncal - tion. Our prices are reasonable. COLDWATER JER- SEY FARM. Goldwater. Mich. The Wildwood Farm Offers a few exceptionally well bred AJersey bulls for sale out of ll. of M. and C. T. dams. A