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HE tax reduction bill asnow ten-

tatively agreed upon by the house





- ways and means committee, contem—





plates a total reduction of” more than

$300,000,000. \The clause in the pres-

ent law providing for publication of

income tax returns is repealed, The

maximum surtax rate is reduced from

forty to twenty per cent. Normal

rates are reduced from two to one

and one-half per cent on the first





. $4,000 ofotaxable income, from four to

' three per cent on the next $4,000, and





from six to five per cent on the

mainder.



The age limit for the $400 exemption

allowance for dependents is increased

from eighteen to twenty-five years

where children are in school. The in-

come tax exemptions are raised from

$1,000 to $1,500 for single persons, and

from $2,500 to $3,500 for heads of

families.





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WIDESPREAD prosperity through-



out the country has made possi-

ble the highest standards of living in

all history. This is the opinion of

Secretary of Commerce Hoover, who,





in a review of economic conditions,‘





lists among the outstanding features

of the fiscal year, the high rate of pro-

duction, consumption and exports,

high wages and the absence of any

consequential employment.





GRANGE LEADER SUGGESTS FARM

~ ORGANIZATION COUNCILS.





 





REFERRING to the agitation in fav-



or of combining all the farm or-

ganizations under one new national

association, in his annual address, Na-

tional Grange Master Taber said: “We

do not need new machinery, but we do

need to strengthen the organizations

that we now have." He suggests that

all that is needed is for the executive





committees and administrative heads





of our dues-paying farm organizations

with state and local branches, to meet

in friendly council; to unite on those

measures upon which all agree, and

which ,may have been endorsed by

their various national conventions.





FREIGHT RATE SiTUATION PER-

PLEXIiNG.





 





HE freight rate situation is far



from favorable to agriculture.

Western farmers expected that an in-

vestigation provided by the Hoch-

Smith law would result in lower rates

on farm products. Instead, they are

compelled to make a strenuous fight

to keep the railroads from increasing

rates. Meanwhile, acting upon the in-

formation that the railroads have

made more money this year than ever

before, the Class 1 roads for the first

eight months earning a net operating

income of $100,000,000 more than in

the same period last year, the rail-

road brotherhoods are asking for an

increase in wages, which will restore

the war time wage scale.





POSTAL RATES INCREASE A

FAILURE.





 





HE'attempt to meet the postal sal-

ary increases by raising the post-

age rates on parcel post and other

classes of mail, is a failure, according

to a statement made by Postmaster-

General New, presented to a congres-





sional subcommittee on postal rates. ,





Estimates based ,on the " first three

months of the present fiscal year, sub-

mitted by Mr. New. show that the





probable increase in postal revenues





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Models of future. American cities, ex-

hibited: at the American institute of

steel construction, showed building

100 stories high, with landing places

for-air craft, and streets V! th two or

three levels to relieve tr 7 c‘ conges-

tion. Predictions are that"thi‘s type of

city will prevail in 2,000 A. D.





Pupils of the Richmond High School,

near Port Huron, went on strike when

.no American fla was flown from the

building on stice Day.





On November 9, the temperature

dropped to eighteen below zero in Ed-

monton, Alberta, Canada.



Delegates to the Anti-saloon League

convention state that European brew-

ers and distillers are behind a huge

anti-prohibition demonstration planned

for Washington, on the sixteenth of

next January.





The Labor Party candidates for may-

or were elected in twenty-three cities

and towns of Great Britain.





Miss Frances Sutton, of Detroit, is

the first woman to pass the examina-

tion of the Michigan State Board of

Architects. She led all other com-

petitors.



The Freidrichstein brewery, in Ber-

lin, Germany, rented its hall to prohi-

bitionists for their meetings.



The University of Michigan archeol-

ogy expedition in the Philippine Is-

lands, has resulted in the digging up

of many ancient pieces of pottery.



A twenty-acre field of hasheesh,

from which one of the most deadly

habit-forming drugs is made, was

'found within the New York city limits.

It was thought to be a field of weeds.





A new oil-electric power locomotive

would save the railroads $375,000,000

a year. in coal, if it replaces the old

type of coal-burning engine.



Colonel William Mitchell, who is be-

ing tried by court martial because of

his criticism against the United States

air forces, has eighty—eight witnesses

to support his attack.



, Dr. Samuel Dickey, noted educator



and dry reformer, died at his home in



Albion, Michigan. Dr. Dickey was pres-



iggnt/of the Albion College for a long

e. ‘





A Ute Indian, in Colorado, buried his

seventeen—day—old baby; alive in the

grave of its mother, believing that it

would bring her back to life.





Governor Pinchot, of Pennsylvania,

believes that there is a well-defined

plot tohave the Volstead Act revised

at the coming meeting of congress.



Excavations near Berea, Kentucky,

revealed an ancient fort on a mountain

top. The state geologist claims this

proves existence of a race hundreds

of years ago.



Twenty extra police have been added

to the New York City force to gather

up stray dogs.





Colonel John Coolidge recently vis-'





ited his son, the President, at the

White House; but he did not like ser-

vants opening the door for him and

doing other things which ordinary peo—

ple could do themselves.



New Yolk labor leaders protested to

Secretary of Navy Wilbur against per-

mitting Chinese firms to build new en~

gines for six gunboats in river patrol

serVice in China.



The deletion of the ’Word

tian” from the written program of the

World Alliance for International

Friendship Through the Churches, was

brought about through the interven-

tion of a Detroit rabbi.



Two were killed and thirty-five hurt

when a school truck overturned into

a creek, near Westwood, Ohio.



Hugo Antoine D’Arcy, author of a

famous ballad, “The Face on the Bar~

room Floor,” died recently, at’the age

of eighty-two.



The gun works‘ of Krupps, in Col-

ogne, Germany, where the “Big Ber-

thas” were made to- shoot up Paris,

has been destroyed under, supervision

of the allied military control commis-

sion. ' .



Traffic in Detroit killed twenty-four

persons in twelve days. , 1





British snbm . with than”

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HE first white men to explore

Southern Michigan were French

Missionaries and fur traders.





to the Sauit Ste Marie, they establish-

Ten years-





later, 1679, saw them at the’mouth 9f





the St. Joseph River. The next year





- in March, a party under the leadership

‘of LaSalle, starting from that river,





crossed the peninsula to the mouth of

the Detroit. These men described the

interior of Michigan as “a- land of

prairies.” ‘





The- French word prairie means a

large meadow. What LaSalle and his





. followers saw were numerous exten-

- sive tracts of' land free of timber and

' covered with tall grass, which it is re-





corded they burned behind them to

conceal their trail from the Indians. ’





During the century and a half that

followed, the “prairies" that LaSalle





_ crossed were, for the most part, grad-





ually Covered with a growth of “scat-

tering low oaks" and became the “Oak

Openings” described by DeToqueville,

BlOis, Fennimore Cooper, and other

writers. Adopted into the American lan-

guage, the word “prairie” has come to

mean not only upland that in its virgin

state was treeless and covered with

grass, but it also means a soil, dark

colored and unusually fertile.





The openings of Michigan were nev-

er as we have come to understand





Potato and Apple Show Big





A Practical Journal for the Rural Family

.MicHIGAN SECTION THE CAPPER FARM rnass





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the 'term, although. they were devoid

of timber and covered with prairie





grasses when LaSalle and his party .





traversed over them. The soils of the

openings, as a rule, are light colored.

While moremfertile than much of the

lands in the eastern states, the open-

ings .lacked that exuberant richness

that made possible many years of con-

tinuous grain growing.



, There is, however, prairie land in

Michigan. Scattered over the south-

western portion of the state, mainly

in Kalamazoo, Cass and St. Joseph

counties, are areas of true prairie,

varying in size from a few hundred to

thousands of acres, the largest, “Big”

Prairie Ronde in southern Kalamazoo

county, embracing within its limits up-

wards of forty-five square miles of ter-

ritory.



According to all accounts, these

prairies, in a state of nature, were

most beautiful. Wide, treeless ex-

panses of land, bordered by “park-like





openings,” or tail beech and maple





timber, their margins generally irreg-

ular, with long points of wooded land

often extending far into the grassy

areas. While the prairies in their turn

made similar indentations in the sur—

rounding timber. AltOgether, this mix-

ture of prairie, oak openings, and "tim-

bered lands” formed a. landscape, the

beauty of which can only be imagined.





Words give. but a faint impression of

it, so the pioneers have told us.



All Michigan prairies are distinctly

upland soils with natural underdrain-

age. The top soil usually is from ten

to twenty inches in thickness. It is a

fine silt, containing, in its natural state,

from twelve to fourteen per cent of

organic matter. Under the top soil,

as a usual thing, is a layer of reddish

silt, generally from two to four feet

in depth, and sufficiently porous to ad-

mit the passage of water. Below this

sub-surface soil is a sub-soil of sand,

or sand and gravel, extending to the

water table, which may be ten or a

hundred feet below the surface.





There is considerable variation in

the texture of the top soils of the dif-

ferent prairies. Most of them are so

fine grained that they can be plowed

only with steel plows, although there

are a few containing enough sand or

grit so that chilled plows will work

satisfactorily. As a rule, our prairies

are level, or only slightly rolling, and

the surface soils of all of them are

free from stone and gravel. In a state

of nature they contained more phos-

phorus than the average of Michigan’s

best lands. The supply of potash was

ample, though less than the amount

carried by our clay loams. The sup-

ply of lime was up to the ave-rage of

the lands in this part of Michigan.





Patrons Vate Top '0’ Michigan Exfliéitz'on at Gay/0rd tfle





HEN Professor Hardenburg, of

Cornell University, stated that,

in all his experience as a judge

and observer, he had never seen a bet-

ter potato show than the 1925 exhibit





. at Gaylord, he expressed the senti-





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ment of every person who attended.

The show was a huge success. It ex-

celled its predecessors in the number

and the quality of the exhibits. More

people were out to see the'potatoes

and apples, and to listen to the good

talks, than attended any of the previ-

ous exhibitions. The number in at»-

tendance was estimated at around

2,000. The entries totaled 425, of

which some 300 were. potatoes and 125

were apples. All available space was

filled.





The writer, having attended the oth-

er potato shows put on. at Gaylord,

feels confident that the average farmer





' of that section is now a better judge





of what constitutes a, good potato

than he was before the showsbegan,

three years ago. Despite the fact that

nature has been prodigal in giving

quality and elegance to potatoes grown





_' in the northern counties, these tillers





of "the soil are beComing more partic-

ular about the potatoes they raise.

The. Top-d— Michigan Potato Show is





I largely responsible for pointing out the





way.





New farmers are being reached

each year, and throughout the section





.. the quality of potatoes is being im-





 





 





 

 





 





 

 





 





Spuds and Apples Constituted a





paid for table stock from that district

First. Apple Show.



An apple show was me. new feature

this year. The variety of exhibits in

this department was large for this

northern district.and the quality su-

perb. The wonderful coloring, and the

pleasing aroma delighted apple fanci-

ers. “There can be no mistaking the

fact"’that apple production will grow

to be a major agricultural industry in

our northern counties. The fruit at

this show could hopefully compete in

caloring with apples from any section

of the country, and, for eating quality,

it is in a class by itself. ,



The apple day program ramgave further





hope to the fruit interests of that sec-

.399 0‘ the state; Ralph w. Reese,





Show Worth Seeing at Gaylord.





'horticulturist of the New York Central

Lines, who has made a careful survey

of apple production and marketing

throughout the continent. declared it

to be his conviction that for low pro-

duction costs, for apples with good

color, fine texture, and deliCious flavor,

and for the presence of the best world

markets in nearby industrial centers,

northern Michigan has no peer.



That producers have it within their

power to control ninety per cent of

the diseases and insects peculiar to

orchards, is the opinion of Professor

Cardinell, of the Michigan State Col-

lege. The most important thing is to

apply sprays on time. Good results

can be had by spraying from the

ground, from the tank, or from a tow-





 





RELIABILITY

SERVICE





NUMBER XXI





 





 





The dark color of the soil, and its “sur-

passing fertility,” to quote the words

of Cooper, were due to its wealth of

organic matter. '



The line of demarkation between

openings and prairies, as a rule, is

clearly defined. In a short distance,

often in a few rods, the color changes

from the distinctly prairie typelto the

light brown of the openings. Where

the timber was largely burr oak, or

beech and maple, the change from

brownish black of the prairie, to the

lighter color of the burr oak, or tim-

ber land, is apt to be more gradual,

and sometimes the characteristic prai-

rie color extends back for a consider-

able distance from the timber line.



The soils of these Michigan prairies,

like.those of the corn belt, were black

and wonderfully productive; but, unlike

those of the mid-western states, the

Michigan prairie lands all had perfect

natural underdrainage. They were

ready for the plow, and were the first

lands in this part of the state to be

completely settled.



Probably there is not an acre of

these prairies that had not been brok- .

en up eighty-five years ago. Most of

them were raising crops ninety years

ago, while land on some of those along

the Indiana border has seen a century

of cultivation.



For many years after they were

broken up, the prairies were cropped

to grain aLmost continuously. When



(Continued on page 508).





Success

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er. Early morning and late evening

are generally better hours of the day

for this work. Blight is kept in check

by the thorough cutting out of blight-

ed limbs, twigs and cankers which are

responsible for carrying the blight

over winter. Blight control will be-

come an annual part of disease re-

straint work in the commercial or-

chards of the future.





Potato Day Program.



To reduce the amount of hollow

heart in potatoes, prepare the seed-bed

early and thoroughly on alfalfa or

sweet clover sod, plant large seed

pieces, spacing about thirty-six by fif-

teen inches, apply manure several

months ahead of planting, and use a

high-grade fertilizer—these were the

specific recommendations of H. C.

Moore, chief of the certified seed in-

spection service of the Michigan State

College. This trouble seems to be due,

he said, to alterating periods of

drought and rains during the growing

season. ,



Pay on Quality Basis.



That the difficulty in carrying on a'

program for the improvement of the .

quality of any crop is to reach the

marginal producer, who most needs

the facts about proper production, was

the position of Prof. E. V. Harden-

berg, of Cornell University. These in-

different growers can be impressed in;

but one way; that is, by adjusting‘





prices to the merit of the products ot-r"





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' ., V I ” -honesty mam had '11 brooch home to _‘

This Was not the outstanding easiest; that head was still the stat of the era

because dishonesty has prevailed in millions 01- people. ._ _'

.. the poultry business, but because it The quality of this am of fife his

,E can truly call is so easy to be dishonest that some progressed wiEh civilization, becoming

Our this our Thanks" unscrupulous ones have gotten into the lighter and whiter math each- succeed?

, giving Day, for it is a business. in: generation. The lighter quality

Thanks-:- significant day only' The hatcbins egg and baby chick makes it 111er diggstible, but dietiti.

giving Day on the American cal— business is much like the nursery bus- claps tell \“us there is seine doubt as to.

endar Although we iness. It is so easyto make claims the gastronomic virtues of white bread

have become quite sophistiCated, and In accord With the nation-wide health '

this age commercialized we can entage when all one can see is the movement, they urge people to eat

realize the spirit of the early New Eng— shell around the egg, or to claim the darker breads, or breads containing the

land colonists in setting aside a day same for chicks which are nothing bran of cereals, which element is con-

after the season’s harvest for the giv- but fluffy peepers. But murder will sidered essential to 300d ”health-

ing of thanks for the past seasons out, and within a. year a customer may; The farmer has in his own granary, ’- ‘

blessings. We can also feel glad that come to the realization that he has a. SUPP]? 0f cereals, if ground in the

this day has become a lasting Ameri— been stung Proper form, to make many varieties

can institution. It really is a. rural The baby chick business is compar- 01’ health breads.

day, for industry and business does not ’ ’ it is going

have the end of a. year’s harvest to

look back upon and be thankful for.

But farmers who have struggled

through the season to bring bounty to

their crops, have finished a work and

can look upon its results.





 

 

 





   





 

 





 

 

   

   

   

 

 





   

   

   

 





   

 





 





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





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ment that the nursery business did.

The honest ones in the latter have sur-

vived, and have made a success. Slick

ones who went 'into the “nursery

game,” have left to play the “game”

elsewhere.



.80 it will be in the poultry business.

The honest ones are building a good

business. Also, certification and ac-

creditation, which is now being started

in cooperation with the agricultural

college, will make certain that things

are as represented. AIN’T the weather been funny this



This new development in the poul— year? No rain last spring, and it

try business is going to give honesty. seems like nothin’ but rain since.

a real chance. Dishonest ones will be

put to a. great disadvantage because





wheat flour, corn meal, or buckwheat

flour, with all their health-giving prop-

erties. And relegated to the end (if

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Business and industry is man-made;

the growing of crops is a co—operation

between Mother Nature and man. And,

in this, regardless of what the results

of this cooperation may be, there is

a. sentiment or a. feeling of a commun-

ion with the great forces of life.



There have been Thanksgivings

which, from a materialistic standpoint,

have apparently not had much to be

thankful for, but we should always be





 





 





 





VOLUME CLXV





DETROIT, NOVEMBER 21, 1925





NUMBER TWENTY-ONE





 





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CURRENT COMMENT

EGARDLESS of





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But i

still they say we ain’t had a. average ‘.

amount 0’ rain this year. Rain didn’t it





Means the merits 0f the thankful for the opoprtunity of living they can not comply with the require- come when we wanted it, and did come , t

Should Be controversy relating life in all its fUIlneSS- Perhaps there ments. The almost immediate effect when we didn’t want it The weather

. . t0 the management 0f are times when we are ungrateful for of this certification work is that peo- dried up our hay spoilt our bean

Justified the State Fair, the ' S





the great forces of life because we, ple will buy with greater assurance





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





methods adopted by

the state administration in the assump—

tion of control by the state adminis-

trative board and the sending of state





ourselves, do not use them rightly. But

as one opens his mind fully to the

greatness of God and Nature, he suc-





upon the administration an obligation

to show the people of the state that

the end justified the means. If this

is not done, the reaction will undoubt-

edly be detrimental to the future of

the fair, as well as unjust to the men

who have given their time and talent





been appreciative of those things life

has given them to work with.





It is our hope that all of our read-

ers, from a. material, as well as from

a. sentimental and spiritual side, have

real reasons to be thankful this year.





ago,





and will, therefore, buy more freely.





vertizing





five hundred feet ahead,” “Sweet cider

for sale,” and others similar, greet one

frequently along well traveled roads.



We can recall that; only a few years

farmers voiced themselves in





made it hard ta get our corn in, and

then froze our appuls. Ain’t that enuf

for weather ta do in one year? .





NE has but to go On oughtoes they got dingebobs call~





ceeds the better and, in succeeding, on the roads ed ti ers Well I

. T . m . , uess nature t

troopers to seize the records and take realizes the existence of these great he ’17 arm here people often'go, sane t00' butsoil)

POSSGSSiOD 0f the grounds, have placed forces. All truly successful men have 81's Ad- ’ ' y





to find that farmers be-

lieve in advertising.

Signs of “Fresh eggs





this year her tim~

er must 3. been

outa order. ,We

got everything we

should’ve got, but

didn’t get it at

the right time.





That’s all what

was the matter





to the upbuilding of this institution.

The reputation of these men is too well





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 





farmers’ meetings against good roads





GOOD farmer, 11v- because they would be mostly for the





' ' ' ' ' - .. n with the weather.

Estabilihe? lihghzlsrs:;mg;:n3fleas 1:13;: Nature’s h 111: Up Stat: alilid use of city folks who had autos, which We had just as much sunshine as ever, i,

8.8 a e. or . . p . Own W '0’ ecause ,0 S would scare the farm horses. But time only We didn’t have it at the time ta. 3

of 1ntegr1ty or ability on their part, bank balance, 1s class- has brought quick changes Now suit us. ‘ l1

. 1mpl1etdh by 2h: 111,333,515 t3? 8318mm???- Way ed these modern ddilys rural America is not against good Ain’t the weather a lot like folkses? %

.pose em r m - . . . ' , as a success, em 9 roads, their only complaint being on There’s times when feelin’s begin ta. .



to be accepted by pub11c op1n1on With“ other day, l I believe the l1beral use Of the method of taxation for building accumulate until there’ s a real argu

Ollt definite PFOOf in SUDDOI't 0f the sweet clover is the most practical way . . ‘ ,

charges made or implied. and maintaining these roads. ment, and then the air is clear fer a. ,





of keeping up the fertility of our soils,

that we haver yet discovered.” Wb

could not help but agree with him, be

cause sweet clover does its good work

in nature’s own way.





Good roads are, in fact, the rural



communities’ greatest blessing. They

help communication, transportation,

and social intercourse. They not only

make it easier .to get to the market,

but are bringing the markets to the

farmer’s door. They have been the

fundamental factors in the develop-

ment of roadside advertising.

' Roadside advertising is new in rural

life, but it is gaining such attention

that it has become a subject on the

programs of farmers’ meetings, and is

discussed in the rural press.





while. But there’s some folkses what '1

is diflerunt than the weather. They

never get over their storm feelin’ s re

gardin’ certain other folkses. The sky

ain’t never clear fer them, ’cause they

don’t let it clear. They just keep

clouds around, ’cause they don’t try

ta get together with the other folkses

to try ta understand them. The trou-

ble is, we hold our anger; the weather

don’t.





We folkses is like the weather in

another way We ain’t never the same

two days. Sometimes we feel fine,





It should not be forgotten that the

future of the institution is more im-

portant than the feelings 01 ambitions

of any person or group concerned in

the present controversy, but it is a

matter for regret, that its future con-

duct could not have been worked out

in a peaceful and orderly manner, rath-

er than by means which will tend to

handicap the new board of managers

in inspiring public confidence in their

efforts to make the state fair a greater

factor in the betterment of Michigan





We can plow and till and cultivate,

spend good money for acid phosphate,

work our heads-off early and late, and

still the soil will deteriorate. It costs

great effort, plenty of cash, and no

mean management to maintain soil

fertility with the aid of rotations, ma.-

nure and fertilizer. Left to itself, the

earth will quickly become clothed with





 





agriculture. all manner of coarse vegetation, and Industry, business and most BVGI'Y and other times we feel punk. Some~ ' 3 i

the falling back and decaying of such other type 0f aCthfiY have been, and times the sun is shinin’ within’ and

natural growth as the seasons pass are using advertising for the promo- again it’s cloudy, and sometimes when

EXT week the Will, in time, restore the soil to its tion 0f their,own welfare, as well as it is cloudy it rains, and after we have

Aboard 1 great ISntterllzatlolz apparent virgin richness. that Of the public in general. NOW. it a good cry we feel better, and the sun 5

a “'9 00 an - ~ - - that rural America is 'ust com- - - - ’ ‘

For . _ . .. . The first indication of depletion seems . . J beglns ta. shine again. \

Ch. , GIEMIhEXpOSltlon W1“ comes when the humus in the soil be- IFS: to the realizatmn Of what adver—" We can’t do much ta make the ' ,3 t,

rcago op (:11. “Sf (1001311.? tthe gins to wane. Organic matter in a t1s1ng W111 do for it' weather, but we kin do something ta.

th best fat t kpu dlcth 012.? 1tlxnlg decaying state is what gives life to help our feelin's GOOd feelin’s is the k

to S :0 han th et if] es quan- the soil. It is the first consideration. ODELS- illustrat— kind ta. have, and if one ain’t feelin’

2 y dgrainsdafil lay t b8 d. e 3.21131] Without it neither lime, nor phosphate, The ing the Egyptian good there’ s somethin’ wrong. I flg- ’.

afraid 63113? :tp' an ree ers 0 this nor rain, can give good service. Sweet St ff of practices of grinding ure the best thing ta do is ta find out ' 2

e r e cou r1es can give us 8 clover grows quickly, it grows rank, a. grain and baking what is wrong, and get it right. That’s - 3

y a ' it attracts nitrogen from the air, and Life bread over five thou- one thing we kin do; we kin be our ‘1 “





This exposition teaches the gospel

of quality. It has to do with the su-

perlative in live stock and crops. It

is a school in which ideals are made.

The championships of yesterday be-

come the commonplace of today. It





its roots go deep and bring up potash

from the subsoil. It also furnishes

the best of forage, green or cured, or

if it is preferred, is ready to pay its

passage with a liberalyield of yellow

seed. Let it alone and plow it under





sand years ago, are to

be found in the Metropolitan museum.

In the ruins of Pompeii, and in many

ancient Egyptian tombs, loaves of

bread have been discovered, The un-

leavened bread of the Jewish, Passover





own weather man. We kin control the

storms and sunshines 0’ life, if we

only study ourselves a bit and learn

how to do it. But nobody ain’t been

abul to control moonshine. ~



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_ mush when she made the mountains.

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Seen From the Observation Qar in the Canadian Rockies.





Seeing Canada Via a Pullman





Hitting the Hig/i Spot: Acrou #26 Border

' “B By Frank A. Wilken





(Continued from last week).





'EDICINE- HAT is the place

where most of. us think the

weather is made. This is due





to the fact that, in the early days, a





weather station was established there





and its reports naturally gained for

Medicine Hat the reputation for low

temperatures. The forty-five-degree

mark is reached often, but the air is

dry and, therefore, one never shivers;

and as soon as one gets in where it is

warm he warms up; The Chinnook

winds, which come through the moun-

tain valleys from the warm west, play

pranks there. One day it will be

forty below, and the next day the melt-

ing snow will be slush on the streets.

These sudden changes also occur at

Calgary. It is said, that people play

golf every month in the year at Cal~

gary, and on some days one can see

golf and tennis being played,‘while

multitudes are skating on the river.

Medicine Hat also has natural gas.





_The making of pottery is one of its





industries, because of the cheapness of

the gas. The eight-acre greenhouse,

growing roses and other flowers, is

unique in this prairie country. It is

owned by Mr.‘Uberheim, a German,

who has made a great success of it.

Natural gas for heat makes possible

this greenhouse Where real cold .win-

ters prevail. Its flowers are shipped

from coast to coast along the Canadi-

an Pacific. Mr. Uberheim was also in-

terested in an irrigated farm, which

grew alfalfa and other crops in abun-

dance.





All through the prairie region, rain-

fall is scarce, so summer fallowing is

a common practice. The fields are in

crops two years, while the third year

the land is left for summer fallow. In

other words, one-third of a man’s farm

In this prairie





ies, he gets into even a dryer country.

Irrigation is necessary, and the Can-

adian Pacific has an extensive irriga-

tion project at Brooks. A huge cement

aqueduct, five miles in length, carries

the water over the low lands. The ex-

periment station at Brooks, and sev-

eral farms, were vivid evidence that

water was all that soil needed. The

experiment station was a place of

verdant growth of all kinds, vegetables

and small fruits, as well as fine forage

crops. Mosquitoes were in abundance

in these irrigated places, but nary a

one could be found in the ’Vast barren

areas where water had not been used.

Calgary is a real hustling, modern

city. It is supported by two types of

agriculture, as well as by the tourists

on their way to . the mountains. Cal-

gary is no exception in being modern.

All of the cities surprised us by their

modernness, cleanliness, and aggres-

siveness. There is nothing “run down

at the heel” about the prairie towns.





Nature was especially smooth in

making the prairies, but she got real





 





 





 





.part to the Pacific.





1 ads. while in office. ,





to one. The snow~capped tops, the

mountain streams, and magnificent

mountain falls, the valleys, the tunnels,

everything makes themountains in-

teresting. We loitered around Banff,

saw the hot sulphur springs where the

water registers ninety-two degrees,

even when the temperature is fifty-five

degrees below; we climbed above the

permanent ice at Lake Louise, where

there is one of the most modern ho-

tels ’I was ever in, half way up the

mountain; in an observation car, we

went through tunnels where darkness

was so dark that the opening or clos-





 





 





 





A Buffalo-Hereford Cross, About One-

quarter Buffalo.





ing of the eyes made no difference,

only the end of a man’s cigar showing

occasionally. Dripping water from the

rocks in the tunnels wet the blankets

we had around us. We went through

a tunnel which made a figure eight in

the mountain, and came out below

where we went in. We saw where a.

snow slide, in August, had wrecked

the rear of one of the mountain rail-

road stations. We passed the Great

Divide, at which point the waters di-

vided, part going to the Atlantic and

We came unex-

pectedly upon fertile valleys, where

prosperous people lived. We saw the

great ski-jumping place at Revel-

stoke, where world records are made.

Two Detroiters are famous in these





mountains for their ski jumping. We





alsogsaw-a village of Swiss guides,

with its quaint houses. These guides

left their native haunts to go to sim-

ilar ones in the Canadian Rockies.

One is awed by' the grandeur ”d

bigness of nature’s work. He is deeply

impressed by the magnitude of man's

work in tunneling mountains, bridging

gorges and building magnificent hotels

on the mountain sides so that com-

_merce can be facilitated, and'people

can be in greatest comfort in this rug-





P’.-ged country. One can step from the





wildest of the wild, to the latest in

civilization in ten minutes.

Vancouver, on the west coast,-

nestles on one of the finest land—lock-

ed harbors in the world. It is a city

of homes and flowers, the latter gorge—

ous in color and large in size. Stanley

Park, an island park, more than rivals

Detroit’s Belle Isle for beauty and nat-

uralness. Here a Harding Memorial

was recently unveiled in honor of the

last speech President Harding made,

also because Harding was the first

United States President to visit Can-





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and probably the fear was well

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Sometimes in recent years I have

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of our Michigan prairies has been

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Many hundreds of bushels have been

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And no land





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the soil changed from prairie to open-

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to fourteen

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FALL PLOWING HELPS THE

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AT Forest Grove Farm we plan to

do some fall plowing. Now, early

in- November, on account of work be

ing held up because of the wet weath-

er, we have not started fall plowing,

but shall as soon as conditions will

permit. Fall plowing has a number of

advantages. I have found it a won~

derful help in getting work done in

the spring, especially if a large acre—

age of spring crops is sown, and the

season somewhat backward and wet.

With the tractor, nowadays it is not

difficult to do a large amount of plow

ing in the fall, if conditions are at all

favorable. It has been my experience

that plowing can be done much easier-

and cheaper in the fall than in the

spring. There is generally more mois-

ture in the soil in the fall and, along

with the cool atmosphere, the tractor

handles its work better. '





Some soils are not as well adapted

to fall plowing as others, consequently

good judgment should be exercised not

to abuse the practice. My farm is

quite level and of an easy working

clay loam, so I am not troubled with

soil washing or packing dOWn, which

makes it difficult to work up in the

spring. Rolling land that has a ten~

dency to wash should be handled with

care, as fall plowing is likely to cause

incalculable injury to the prOductive—

ness of the soil.





I have found. it .a great advantage.

Where a large acreage of beans are

grown, to fall-plow as much of the

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Fall-ploWed land may be worked over

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sowing "later in the season, if so de—

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A LARGE number of men from the

agricultural colleges, and repre-

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Goodyear quality. The world over it is making

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Eggajifiitgz ing today, and any method of measuring,

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losing method. .



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tion ——buying as well as selling —-this

Fairbanks Scale is indispensable.



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reading poise, the arrow-tip beam, and

rustLproof vital parts. The low price is

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tion in an immense, modern factory.



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Scenery and Advertising.



You know, I like sceneryg There

ain’t-nothln' I like better than tadrive

around and see scenery. % But I don’t

like ta see 'advertisin’ mixed with

scenery, 'cause it r-always makes me

think about somethin” I got ta spend

money fer. For that reason, I think

maybe Mrs. McDougal said somethin’

what is worth sayin’. Don’t you?



The writer’has been on Mackinaw

Trail from the city of Grand Rapids to

Big Rapids, recently. I think that it





y is a downright shame to see the farm





buildings along these state highways

just peppere‘d with “Pinch. Hits,"

“Chesterfield Tobacco,” “Oh, Henry,”

and advertisements of all kinds. Any

farmer who is proud of his home and

surroundings, would never let such

dope be pasted on his home place. My

partner and myself would not insult

our home with such trash, and we are

located on a concrete highway leading

out of Grand Rapids. How much nicer

things would look along these main

highways of the state, if the tourist

could read "John Smith, Prop.” “Two

Miles to Howard City.”—Mrs. S. M.

McDougal, Kent County.





 





Outside Supplies.





There’s lots 0’ folkses what

think this “patronizin’ home in-

dustries” propagander stuff is O.

K. for what they got ta. sell, but

when it comes ta buyln’, they fig-

ure ta buy where it’s cheapest.

But speakin’ about propagander

stuff, there's somethin’ what

makes the stores sell more west-

ern fruit than our own. Maybe

it’s propagander; maybe it’s some-

thin’ else. Anihow, you kin see

Mr. A. B. thinks it’s propagander.





A friend from Chicago declared

positively that a cunning propa-

ganda was being pushed in every

possible way to prejudice the con-

suming public against Michigan

fruit, in favor of the western fruit.

You see, big business owns the

railroads, have a very consider-

able financial stake in the west-

ern groves, orchards, etc, and

can, to a large extent, control the

regular-channels of trade. Business

men loudly complain because the

farmers send to mail-order houses,

and then, with far less excuse,

send far away for supplies which

would have been better if‘purchas-

ed at home. Anyway, the more one

thinks of it, the more plausible it

looks—A. B., Allegan, Mich.





 





Carryin’ in Water.



Mrs. Harv Johnson, of Macomb

county, wants ta know who should

carry in the water for Monday’s wash-

in’. She thinks her husband should;

and I do, too. It’s kinda hard Work fer

womin ta. do, and if she kin get Harv

ta. do it, maybe she’ll get water piped

inta the house sooner. It’s easier on

pipes ta carry water than on human

beiu’s. Of course, Sofie didn’t ask

nobody who should carry in the water,

she just told me ta do it. And I’m

doin' it, ’cept sometimes when I’m

busy in the summer.



I These County Agents.



There ain’t nothin’ new what ain’t

got no objectors. Now, fer inst, there

wasn’t no county agunts when I was





—] ' a. pup. County agunts ain’t alike. some





is good and others is wot , but I ain't

seen none 0’ them setting around on

sofie pillows. If you want a thrill for

your life, ride around with a county





. agunt in one 0’ them flivverin‘ ought-





Then you'll. think they‘re goin'

, Dickerson is got some-

thln‘ else .ta say about them-1 «Maybe





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is one this: .7 , . .

g ‘ -. and thefts that it has got

.toomuch‘ln it by those county agents,





—‘ and“! Wouldn’t‘gl‘ve a cent to read what .





"they-“have to any. .We‘had a county





‘-‘agent up here m» fire yem; and‘they





don’t amountirto nearing." it your pa.

Der. was like it .rwesv'twentyéfiye years





ago, when it didn’t have that stuff, it ,





would, be a. lot better for farmers to

read.-—Mahlan Dickerson, Wexford

County. ' ‘ ’“





 





 





ClOVerlan-d News





WILL ESTABLISH BEAVER FARMS.





 





 





 





VERNON BAILEY, beaver expert of



_ the United States Biological Sur-

vey, was in Munising recently, with a.

vieys,r to making arrangements for es—

tablishing beaver farms in Alger coun-

ty, where conditions are said to be

ideal. Beaver skins from this locality

are said to be valued because they are

darkest, and possess the ' best fur.

They are specially desiired for breed-

ing stock by eastern beaver farm-

ers. Two colonies have been estab-

lished south of the straits, and are

doing well.





 





PRESTO, WINTER:





 





INTER came with a rush in the



north country, this fall. The first

killing frost occurred at Houghton, as

late as September 25, and at Marquette

on Lake Superior, October 10, but

there was much snow the last week of

October, back from the lake shore.

Gogebic dairymen report feed short-

age, and the early snows will compli-

cate their feeding problem. The snow

also is blamed for increased activity

of wolves in southern Houghton coun-

ty, whence an appeal for additional

wolf-hunters from the state depart-

ment of conservation is reported to

have gained quick response. Some po-

tatoes were caught in the field before

they Were dug, but with a good snow

blanket over them, they are not in im-

mediate danger, and could remain out

all winter with safety. Farmers, how-





ever, want to take advantage of the‘

present good' prices for the spuds.





 





CENSUS FIGURES ON MACKINA

COUNTY. ,





 





REPORTS of the 1924 farm census



of Michigan are beginning to ap

pear. The report for Mackinac coun-

ty shows that there were, when the

census was taken, 593 farms in that

county, of which 571 were operated

by owners. The farm acreage was

given as 60,388. Crop land was 21,555

acres. Pastures amounted to 17,239

acres. Woodland was 8,469 acres.

Farm lands and buildings were valued

at $1,882,350. Of this amount, the

buildings were valued at $673,680. The

principal crops were wheat, oats, bar-

ley, potatoes and hay.





“A

SUPERVISORS FAIL To PROVIDE

ROAD FUNDS.

SCHOOLCRAFT supervisors failed to



include an appropriation in the.

county budget for road maintenance,

and it was presumed that the high—

ways of the county would have to be

turned back to the townships for main-

tenance. The attorney-generalof the

state, however, has ruled and informed

local road officials that it is the duty

of the board of supervisors to approp-

riate suflcient fundsto maintain all

county roads lna condition reasonably

safe and fit for‘ public travel, and also

to'pay all intereet'and installments of.

principal coming due during the" ensu-

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, .man naturally urns his attention to .;

‘ ' the question of what ration will be

' , é most economical to feed his milk cows.

7. Milk making this Winter is going to

[be a... real business problem for the



_ With roughage‘

‘ scarce and 111311,.11111 all kinds of .





dairy'man. to solnve





dairy feed and grains above normal





Jprice, and milk quotations manifesting

. . little evidence of keeping space, dairy-

- mefi are up against a big problem to .





get away with anything like a reason-

able profit from the dairy business.\

However, efficient dairymen know

that profitable milk production de-

pends upon’z\ a few essentials. Every





_ dairyman kifiiws that it is much easier





to produce .ilk during the summer,

when pastureis luxuriant, than at any

other timeof the year. This is largely

due to proper working conditions for

the milk cows, the abundance ’of a

succulent, well-balanced food supply,

and comfortable surroundings. If sum-

mer cOnditions are the most produc-

tive of milk flow, then the dairyman’s

profits depend, in a large measure, upon

his ability to provide similar condi-





.. tions during the winter months.





1.





With plenty of good corn silage and

clover or alfalfa hay to feed, I believe

the dairyman has a splendid founda-

tion for a, well-balanced roughage ra-

tion. I like to compound my grain ra-

tion as far as possible from farm-

grown grains, such as corn, oats, and

wheat bran. Each cow should be fed

liberally and in accordance with her

ability to produce—Leo C. Reynolds.





ENSILOING SHOCKED CORN.»





 





I have about ten acres of field corn

in the shock, which I would like to put

in the silo. It is real dry; and if we

had a stream of water running into

the cutting box, would the silage keep

good, or would it spoil ?——T. W.





By using a sufficient amount of mois-

ture while filling, this shocked corn

will settle down and go through a cer-

tain stage of fermentation and make

good silage.



However, with this ripe, hard corn

it is a question if it would not be bet-

ter to husk the corn and ensilo the

stover or stalks. Some of the hard

dry corn will not be thoroughly mas-

ticated and digested by the cattle, and





, will pass through as waste, and cattle





fed on this shocked corn silage ought

to be followed by hogs to prevent loss.



There is a husking machine now on

the market which would husk this

corn, cut the stalks up fine, and blow

them into the silo, and many would

prefer to handle the .crop in this way.





HARDIGAN ALFALFA GROWERS ‘

ORGANIZE.





 





EVERAL alfalfa growers met at the



court house in Gaylord last week

and organized the Northern Michigan

Hardigan Alfalfa Seed Producers’ As-

sociation. After adopting a constitu-

tion and by—laws, suggested by Mr.

Cribbs, of the department of economics

of the Michigan State College, and au.

thorizing-a committee to confer with

the board of directors of the Michigan

Crop Improvement Association, the

members elected’ directors as follows:

H. B. Losey and T. Buell, of Elmira;

J. Brown, of Central Lake; Irvin Cole,

of Alansorn; Claude Schmalstried, of

Levering; Ernest Pettifor, of Gaylord.





SUPERVISORS’ SALARIES.





 





Our board of supervisors are now en-

gaged in the hopeless task of ”trying





to meet current expenses without rais-





ing the taxes, while our county officers

are loudly complaining that they can-





not live on salaries of five thousand a.





year. Great jumping grasshoppers!





Five thousand dollars is more money





than I have seen in. five years, yet our

family of six is lilting in comfort, it

not afliuence LB Reher.





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Scenery and Advertising.



You know, I like scenery._ There

ain’tnothinf I like better than ta drive

around'and see scenery. ‘ But I don’t

like ta see 'advertisin' mixed with

scenery, ’cause it always makes me

think about somethin’ I got ta spend

money fer. Fer that reason, I think

maybe Mrs. McDougal said somethin’

what is worth sayin'. Don’t you?





The writer’has been on Mackinaw

Trail from the city of Grand Rapids to

Big Rapids, recently. I think that it

, is a downright shame to see the farm

buildings along these. state highways

just peppere‘d with “Pinch. Hits,”

“Chesterfield Tobacco,” “Oh, Henry,”

and advertisements of all kinds. Any

farmer who is proud of his home and

surroundings, would never let such

dope be pasted on his home place. My

partner and myself would not insult

our home with such trash, and we are

located on a concrete highway leading

out of Grand Rapids. How much nicer

things would look along these main

highways of the state, if the tourist

could read “John Smith, Prop.” “Two

Miles to Howard City.”——Mrs. S. M.

McDougal, Kent County.





 





Outside Supplies.





There’s lots 0’ folkses what

think this “patronizin’ home in-

dustries” propagander stuff is 0.

K. fer what they got ta. sell, but

when it comes ta buyin’, they fig-

ure ta buy where it’s cheapest.

But speakin’ about propagander

stufi', there's somethin’ what





 





 





 





 





 





 





makes the stores sell more west-

ern fruit than our own. Maybe





 





—- — _ 1.‘ _ --

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with a Howell Portable Saw Mill. Turn your standing timber Into

high price bulld lumbq- at the mere cost of sewing. lg demand (or

lumber. lath and s ngles. Keep your engine busy the year round making





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it's propagander; maybe it’s some-

thin’ else. AnYhow, you kin see

Mr. A. B. thinks it’s propagander.





A friend from Chicago declared

positively that a cunning propa-

ganda was being pushed in every

possible way to prejudice the con-

suming public against Michigan

fruit, in favor of the western fruit.

You see, big business owns the





 





 





 





' Weigh—to insure profit





Rule 0’ thumb methods don’t go in farm-

ing today, and any method of measuring,

except by accurate weighing, is a profit

losing method.



A Fairbanks Portable Scale will protect

your profits. In a hundred ways, it will help

you keep your farm on an up-to—date busi-

ness basis. For measuring rations, for ad-

justing fertilizers to crops, for insuring cor-

rect measure in every marketing transac-

tion —~buying as well as selling —this

Fairbanks Scale is indispensable.



Note the special refinements—the easy-

reading poise, the arrow—tip beam, and

rustLproof vital parts. The low price is

possible only because of large produc-

tion in an immense, modern factory.



Other Fairbanks Scales, selling at pro-

portionately low prices, include wagon

scales, auto truck scales and union scales.

See your dealer. The coupon brings the

interesting booklet, “Weighing for Profit."





FAIRBANKS SCALES .





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And 40 caller principal cities in the United States





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railroads, have a very consider-

able financial stake in the west-

ern groves, orchards, etc., and

can, to a large extent, control the

regular-channels of trade. Business

men loudly complain because the

farmers send to mail~order houses,

and then, with far less excuse,

send far away for supplies which

would have been better if‘purchas-

ed at home. Anyway, the more one

thinks of it, the more plausible it

looks—A. B., Allegan, Mich.





‘ \





 





Carryin’ in Water.



Mrs. Harv Johnson, of Macomb

county, wants ta know who should

carry in the water T‘er Monday’s wash-

in’. She thinks her husband should;

and I do, too. It’s kinda hard Work fer

womin ta do, and if she kin get Harv

ta do it, maybe she’ll get water piped

inta the house sooner. It’s easier on

pipes ta carry water than on human

bein’s. Of course, Sofie didn’t ask

nobody who should carry in the water,

she just told me ta do it. And I’m

doin' it, ’cept sometimes when I’m





pear.

ty shows that there were, when the

census was taken. 593 farms in that

county, of which 571 were operated

by owners.

given as 60,388. Crop land was 21,555

acres.

acres. Woodland was 8,469 acres.

Farm lands and buildings were valued

at $1,882,350.

buildings were

principal crops were wheat, oats, bar-

ley, potatoes and hay.





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‘Imrrs . 'th. _, ”3‘9 about

maneuver. and. that’is that it has. '13th

toomuch in it by those county agents.



~ and! wouldn’t give a. cent“ to read what



_ they have to; any. [Wabash bounty



-- agent up «business years,» and they

donft amount Ito nothing." If your pa—

per was like itj was.¥'tWenty-'-h3re years

ago, when it didn’t have that stuff, it ,

would be a. lot’ better for farmers to

read—Mahlan Dickerson, Wexford

County. ' ‘





 





 

 

 

 





 

 

 

 

   





 

   

   

 

 

 





 





 

 





 





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WILL ESTABLISH BEAVER FARMS.





 





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ERNON BAILEY, beaver expert of

, the United States Biological Sur-

vey, was in Munising recently, with a

View to making arrangements for es-

tablishing beaver farms in Alger coun-

ty, where conditions are said to be

ideal. Beaver skins from this looality

are said to be valued because they are

darkest, and possess the‘best fur.

They are specially deSired for breed-

ing stock by eastern beaver farm-

ers. Two colonies have been estab-

lished south of the straits, and are

doing well.





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PRESTO, WINTER!





 





WINTER came with a rush in the 1'

north country, this fall. The first

killing frost occurred at Houghton, as

late as September 25, and at Marquette

on Lake Superior, October 10, but

there was much snow the last week of

October, back from the lake shore.

Gogebic dairymen report feed short-

age, and the early snows will compli-

cate their feeding problem. The snow

also is blamed for increased activity

of wolves in southern Houghton coun-

ty, whence an appeal for additional

wolf-hunters from the state depart-

ment of conservation is reported to

have gained quick response. Some po-

tatoes were caught in the field before

they were dug, but with a good snow

blanket over them, they are not in im-

mediate danger, and could remain out

all winter with safety. Farmers, how—

ever, want to take advantage of the

present good prices for the spuds.

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The farm acreage was





Pastures amounted to 17,239





Of this amount, the

valued at $673,680. The





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include an appropriation in the.





. some. But

he's right: what’do





busy in the summer.





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Those County Agents.



There ain’t nothin' new what ain’t

got no objectors. Now, fer inst, there

wasn’t no county agunts when I was





- a pup. County agunts ain’t alike, some





is good and others is worse, but I ain’t

seen none 0’ them setting around on

soils pillows. It you want a thrill fer

your life, ride around with a county

agunt in one 0’ them flivverin‘ ought-

oes. Then 1.qu , , they’re goin'



r. Die person isgot some-

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county budget for road maintenance,

and it was presumed that the high-

ways of the county would have to be

turned back to the townships for main-

tenance. The attorney-generalof the

state, however, has ruled and informed

local road oflicials that it is the duty

of the board of supervisors to approp-

riate sunicient funds to maintain all

county reads in-a" condition reasonably

safe“ and fit for public travel, and also

to’pay all interestand installinents" of

principal coming due-d ' ' min

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" . man naturally film-11s his attention to _

”31.1113 question 91 what ration will be r_»_

" . ,. most economical to feed his milk cows.



" Hint making this Winter is going to ~

1 be 21.; real business problem for the .





dairyman ., to Solve. With roughage

and all kinds of

dairy Ifeedand grains above normal





price, and milk quotations manifesting





lilittle evidence of keeping apace, dairy-





’- men- are up against a big problem to ,





get away with anything like a reason-

able profit from the dairy business;

However, efficient dairymen know

that prefitable milk production de-

pends upon a few essentials. ' Every





. dairyman knows that it is much easier





to produce milk during the summer,

when pastureis luxuriant, than at any

other time of the year. This is largely

due to proper working conditions for

the milk cows, the abundance bf a

succulent, well-balanced food supply,

and comfortable surroundings. If sum-

mer conditions are the most produc-

tive of milk flow, then the dairymanfs

profits depend, in a large measure, upon

his ability to provide similar condi—





’ tions during the winter months.





1.





_ ,With plenty of good corn silage and

clover or alfalfa hay to feed, I believe





the dairyman has a splendid foundar.





tion for a well-balanced roughage ra-

tion. I like to compound my grain ra~

tion as far as possible from farm-

grown grains, such as corn, oats, and

wheat bran. Each cow should be fed

liberally and in accordance with her

ability to produce—Leo C. Reynolds.





ENSILOING SHOCKED CORN.-





 





I have about ten acres of field corn

in the shock, which I would like to put

in the silo. It is real dry; and if we

had a stream of water running into

the cutting box, would the silage keep

good, or would it spoil ?—'l‘. W.





By using a suflicient amount of mois-

ture while filling, this shocked corn

will settle down and go through a cer-

tain stage of fermentation and make

good silage.



However, with this ripe, hard corn

it is a question if it would not be bet-

ter to husk the corn and ensilo the

stover or stalks. Some of the hard

dry Corn will not be thoroughly mas-

ticated and digested by the cattle, and

will pass through as waste, and cattle

fed on this shocked corn silage ought

to be followed by hogs to prevent loss.



There is a husking machine now on

the market which would husk this

corn, cut the stalks up fine, and blow

them into the silo, and many would

prefer to handle the .crop in this way.





HARDIGAN ALFALFA GROWERS.

ORGANIZE.





 





EVERAL alfalfa growers met at the

court house in Gaylord last week





and organized the Northern Michigan J





Hardigan Alfalfa Seed Producers' As-

sociation. After adopting a constitu—

tion and _ by-laws, suggested by Mr.

Cribbs, of the department of economics

of the Michigan State College, and au-

thorizinga committee to confer with

the board of directors of the Michigan

Crop Improvement Association, the

members elected' directors as follows:

H. B. Losey and T. Buell, of Elmira;

J. Brown, of Central Lake; Irvin Cole,

of Alanson; Claude Schmalstried, of

Levering; Ernest Pettifor, of Gaylord.





SUPERVISORS’ SALARIES.





 





' Our board of supervisors are now en-





gaged in the hopeless task of "trying





to meet current expenses without rais-

ing the taxes, while our county officers

are loudly complaining that they can-





‘ not live on salaries of five thousand a





year. Great jumping grasshoppers!

Five thousand dollars is more money





- than I have Seen in five years, yet our

family of six is Hiring in comfort, if .





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that the Roman officials and the new

Christian teaching were generally on

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‘ (Felix’s)

wife’s request. She was a Jewess. No

doubt, she was prejudiced against

Paul.‘ Paul hit out from the shoulder

and said some things that went home,

Felix hastened to state that he had an





But he showed his interest in Paul

by sending for him and talking with

However, to please

the Jews he did

not free his dis-

tinguished prison-

He was a

pretty keen poli-

These

verses read as fol-

lows, in Moffatt’s

New Testament:

“Some days later

_ Felix arrived with

his wife, Drusilla, who was a Jewess.

He sent for Paul and heard What he

had to say about faith in Christ Jesus;

' but when he argued about morality,

self-mastery, and the future judgement,

‘You may go for

the present,’ he said; ‘when I can find

a. moment, I will send for you’ (though

at the same time he hoped Paul would

So he did send for

him pretty frequently and conversed





S I think of Paul before his two

distinguished judges, Felix and

Agrippa, I think of other men who have

stood in court for their religious be—

We shall touch on Paul and





But before going into these other

matters, let us clear up an important

It is

generally held that this is the most

important part of the book of Acts, in

Every~

thing else seems to have been prelim-

The trial of Paul, his

appearance before governor and king,

and his later trial in Rome, are the

It is not impos-

sible that Acts was written to bring





his wife, the Princess Drusilla, accord«

ed him an interviewyand private cons

versation. King Asrlppanand his queen]

also desired to see him. A poor man

never receives such. attention, or

arouses such interest, Moreover, Felix

hoped for a bribe from him, and a

rich Roman official did not look for a

small gift. Paul, there‘foref had the

outward appearance of a. man - of

means, like one in a position'to bribe

a Roman’procurator. At Caesarea he

was confined in the palace of Herod;

but he had to live, to maintain two

attendants, and to keep up a respect-

able appearance. Many comforts,

which ,are also almost necessities,

would be given by the guards so long

as they were kept in good humor, and

it is expensive to keep guards in good

humor. In Rome *he was able to hire

a lodging for himself and live there,

maintaining, of course, the soldier who

guarded him. An appeaLto the su.

preme court could not be made by

everybody that chose. Such an appeal

had to be permitted and forwarded by

the provincial governor, and only a

serious case would be entertained. But

the case of a very poor man is never

esteemed as serious.” And so on,

much more, on this.





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IT is not impossible that Paul had,



all these years, been a man of

wealth and had abstained from using

it, believing that he should live in a.

humble and self-sacrificing way; but

that now he felt that he was justified

in drawing on'his resources. Or, he

may have become reconciled to his

family, and money from that source

was forthcoming. I



To sum it up, Ramsay says, "‘What~

ever the precise facts, we must regard

Paul as a man of some wealth during

these years. He appeared to Felix

and Festus, then, as a. Roman of Jew«

ish origin of high rank and great learn-

ing, engaged in a rather foolish con.

troversy against the whole united pow-

er of his nation (which showed his

high standing, as well as his want of

good judgment). That is the spirit

of Festus’s words, 'Paul! Paul! you

are a great philosopher, but you have

no common sense,’ (XXVI:24).”



Some one may say to this, that if

Paul was a man of wealth it knocks

some of the props out from under our

hero. But I think the opposite is the

fact. If he was a man of considerable

means, and gave himself to the cause,

as he did give himself, it makes him

bigger, taller, more challenging than

ever. It gives to all his letters a.

meaning they do not otherwise have.

Are rich people ordinarily humble and

forgiving? That is the teaching of 1

Corinthians 13, and we know that Paul

practiced it. Do rich folk undergo the

most prolonged and repeated severe

suffering for the good of a cause? Paul

did. Read II Corinthians 11. If, dur-

ing all these years of travel, exposure,

weariness, cold, hunger, heat, pain,

persecution, Paul was a wealthy man,

he rises higher than ever. His head

reached to the clouds.





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SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON FOR

NOVEMBER 22.





 





SUBJECT:~Paul before Fe 1:.



23:1 to 24:27. 11 Acts

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busy day, father said,

your college application, Frank?

great many appli-

don’t want you to be

Then it was that Frank threw.





ar there are a

cants and we





 





“Have you sent





b into the family circle.





 

 

 





to disappoint you and mot

am sick and tired of ham





 

 

 





ey were not old f

sight, father





there would be a Randall on

as long as he lived, and he didn’t

spose it would ma e much difference





going to college, father, and

nt the old farm.





 

 





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that‘home.

, A large old c

the midst of





father Ran,

“ were barns ‘ and

of barns,-





l house,rset intfi

turalgrove of‘forest

the first grand-

‘the background





 





 





 





 





three youngsters. Frank,

his , mother’s,

naughty boy, dad-

’t bring me seme-





d mean, and

ny others in‘ the,

dare hope to find





av. gifts for those





would ask, ‘stsl a

fly Santa didn‘





and Iris were in ,

bbath afternoon,"

a- couple of friends as witn‘

there were no surplus fund

taxi to the Previously ren

room apartme

ding journey.



“We’ll have

there is a bit of

they promised ea

that. home/materi





chicken houses and





were tied into a living room

mean their whole apart

re was blazing in an

Thgre weir:

air-gel avenpo ,

pillows, with 3





almost as Is





old-fashioned ii

rockers and .'





nt constituted the Wed-.__ He knew what it woul

’ there were too ma

same situation, to

much to do.

miles home, trying to th

way out of his trouble.

As he entere

Iris handed hi

“It came ‘3

hardlywait for you to

hurry and open it,” for,

was turning‘

special delive





.6 w, - .





/

‘a home soon where

a yard for flowers,”

ch other, but before

alized, the arrival of

, caused the little savings

9 melt like ice cream in-





,‘1





lamp nearby.





lace for s ,"4 ‘

d the tiny apartment, 9 5‘ tOI‘Y thought





m a letter from home.





rper was a radio, and elec-’

were. everywhere.

a restful rdom Iris had never see .

bedroom. was largeand airy

water radiator in one corve-

k’s old cradle for wee

‘A door opened

00m, where two

ready for Frank, Jr.,





Mother had. insisted on coming to

help care for Iris, and she was thrice

They were glad to have

her,,_ just because she was mother.





man-like, he

it- over, looking at the





ry stamp, and suddenly ner, and. Fran





Donald in the

into the adjoining r

snowy beds were

and sister Louise.

pushed back from the table

Frank remarked, “Well,





 





 





Tfldnérgz’uing Days of Long





I’m sorry





By LeRoy W. Snell





father, moths





aid you were planning

the meals, and





you are some





her, but I





 





ging onto a





It was a sore disappointment, but

olks, not by a durn

decided, and guessed he

could run the farm himself for another

thirty years, if he had to.





it must have been a" Wondrous thing To glide along the forest trail

ln early days, long years ago,

To be a Pilgrim lad and hunt

The wild game in November’s snow;

To seek Thanksgiving dinner where





steward, with mother to





cook them.”

There had been





a big platter of

en and dumplings, snowy mashed

oes, squash rich» with butter, and

y good things a. farmer has on





VWith cautions step and lightning





Matching the eye of bird or doc,

Thanksgiving days of long ago.





Anyhow,





to him who had it, after that.





When the r





a factory worker

cured a position





ush of work was over,

packed his trunk and went to

Work was plentiful at that

particular time, and Frank soon found

a job in a drug store

much, of course,

on his wages.





Later he made the acquaintance of

, and through him, se-





, which didn’t pay

but he could get by





as book—keeper.





a quiet, dependable fellow, good at

gures, his future seemed very secure.

y a night, as he sat dowu at

e boarding house table, he had a

vision of the supper at home.

great slices





home-made





spread with the b

thick, juicy slices

toes, white and meal

dozen vegetables, brown

swimming in cream, topped off with

an apple pie, rich and luscious, or a

pumpkin pie, brown





at he had trul

birthright for a

“mighty poor



would acknowle

loneliness of his

met Iris Barker.

ographer at the ofli

ed, and, before





that he would





“I don’t .want to be me

know that; but I

the country.

visit an old sc

I was a little girl.

death at something n





night, I coul



Frank laughed

'quite offended, bu

the required pro

Wish you knew

are just the best ever.”





Actzbz'z‘zk’r





 





est of dairy butter,

am, baked pota-

any one of a

ed in butter or





and spicy, or a

creamy and full of raisins.



There were many times when he felt

y thrown away his

mess of pottage, and

pottagc at that,” he

dge to himself, in the





. “The best meal I ever ate,”

.Wlld turkeys call Iris to her husb





their owu room.





“Gee, whiz, girl, if you think that

was good, wait until Christmas, when

mother really spreads herself.

night was just an ordinary farm meal.”



“How did you ever come to leave?”-

Her husband did not an-

ying to himself, “I

ggest kind of a fool, but it

Iris said she wouldn’t





the farm and pheasants





It must have been a glorious thing and in the privacy 0t

To carry back to Plymouth toWn

A big Thanksgiving turkey cock,





From shouldered flintlock hanging





In spite of dangers menacing;

Where trackless forests lured one on

And redskins lurked with murd’rous





Thanksgiving days of long ago. With widespread wings and bobbing





it must have been a wondrous thing

To shoulder up an ancient gun

And leave the settlement behind,

As from the ocean climbed the sun,

Setting the snowy world agleam,

Stretching your shadow on the hill;





To wear a smile of proud content





With widened live in the coun





The days went b

The whole Rand

city were havin

lives, and father

were enjoying it quite as much.



It had been a real old—time Christ-

mas, with all the children and grand-

children home, but everyone had gone

pt Frank and his family.

estions had

mother knew somethin

Her Christmas gift had

check, for, as she ex

not get the thing th





Frank ’had borrowed his father’s old

clothes and had helped with the chores

ever since he came.

ered his father wa

oughbreds, from th

father who used to l





y as if on wings.

all family from the

g the time of their

.and mother Randall





The main street of the settlement,

A treat for Pilgrim maids, you know,

Thanksgiving days of long ago.





He saw





feeling a lifting of this

he was carrying.





Then, too, she save



and managed to brin



ies tucked away

Mothers see





(1 a nurse’s wages,

g many farm good—

in her baggage.



so many things they

never talk about, and when she re-

turned home she told everyone, even

father, that Frank had a good job, a

charming wife, and a dear baby, but

ges found their way to the

The baby should

bought, and there





heavy burden





on asked, but

3 was wrong.

been a liberal

plained, she might





the letter read,

on were not gain~

ris, as you should

You and the chi]-

me for the holidays

we can’t send you





“Frank wrote that y

mg your strength, I





dren must come he

and we’ll see if

home, fat and stro g



“Frank can com

time, if he canno





many packa





e'on at Christmas

t leave now. You

you cannot come,





He had discov-

s dealing in thor-

chickens up, that

augh at him when





have fresh eggs, she t

was so much fruit going to waste when

they had to pay so much for it in the





_ for we won’t lis e

City, she had to send some. t 11





some children in this old





Then he





Iris was a new stew

ce where he work-

many days, Frank was

0 walk home with her, if her

arding place could be called

Her only relative, an aunt, had

aving Iris to look after herself.

She was city born and reared, and

n the fateful question was asked,

promise from Frank,

never return to the





an, dear, you

would simply die in

‘Auntie and I went to

hool friend of hers, when

I was scared to

ew, every hour I

There were such noises at





he had tried to talk thoroughbre

him, in his high school days.





In a moment of confidence his father

told him‘he had In

from his farm in th

There were evidenc

Modern barns,

water and many contriv

imizing labor, had rep

The chicken houses were the

rd in up—to—datenes

now, in the middle of the

fatlkelt had gathered eggs 1





a shame to





pay so much for butter,

when she got





so little for hers, so this

was added to the regular





Christmas, and we want you

is already planning the me

see that his plans are car

“Thinking that you mi

the ready cash at hand,I

check which will care

We are looking

n the twentieth, and

you can get ready before that

“Wedcan hard





ade good money





ght not have e last few years.





mincludinga

for your ex-

for you not





It was the eleventh day of Decem-

r, ten years after Frank had left the

There was a sister in his

year-old Louise, nam—

her, and a wee baby





with running

ances for min-





ed for grandmot laced the 01d





1y wait, we are like s, and right





The blow Frank

had fallen that day

have to close for a

anyway, perhaps longer.

opened again, Frank migl

old place back, for they we

satisfied with his work.



But what about those Weeks be

There was no savings ac—

count, for there had been so many

Iris was a wonderful man—





had been expecting

The factory would

couple of months,





\_4v~. "





On the aftern





oon of the sixteenth,

mother was at





the station to meet

Father wanted to come, she

explained, but it was chore time and

all through and ready

hen they arrived.



vs a car, do you,

(:1, as she led them





- ._...,~\~ .





Father said

help, but he re

take the res

as far as he would go.

really recovered f

ceived that July e

told him he. didn’t want t

and that he was tired of





that he had very good

ally needed someone to

and that was

He had never

mm the hurt he re-

when Frank

he old farm,





he wanted to be

for the babies w



“But you don’t dri

mother ?” Frank aske

to a luxurious sedan.





she was





t he hastened to give

mise, adding, “but I

d dad. They





 





 





 





 





 





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ALL RIGHT now LET'3

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_ hanging onto



ager, and by savm



of being stingy,



meet, but there was no lap.

How could he tell her!





mas so near and no money to buy





of Al dawn—“Good Morning, Judge;





g almost to the point





“Why, certainly; why not? I’m the

had made both ends





a cow’s tail.

y around the farm,





The Christmas holi

and Frank thought he

back to the city.





general delivery b0

I have plent

two of us to cook for,



I’m getting younger ever





W ay 2'! Happened





days were over,

must be getting

Iris and the chil.

(Continued on page 519).





Frank R. Leet





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dren were ,1ng so much. better,

they might stay a while longer. ._ '

Iris‘f-had even said“ to him When they





were alone, “I Wish 'I neVer- hart toga





back: {feel as it'll-were just begin-

ning to live. Worst ,of all, Lhate- to

take our babies away from this glor-

ious place.” But even so, it was the

children who settled the question.





It was the last evening of'Frank’s





I 'visit, and they were all enjoying the





open fire and the restfulness “of that

delightful living room, Frank, Jr., on





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y. , the? ~ grandmothers, hand.

y'nounced, “‘I will ’tay, too; dram-

ma's bread and butter is awful dood."



There was a laugh from the grown-





 





ups,.~then grandfather, forgetting the -.





old hurt, ‘fOrgetting everything but

"that he wanted this boy of his more

than he had eyer wanted him, said,

“Frank, you need not accept this Offer,

just for 'our sakes, but mother and I

would like to let go of some of our

. hard work. If you and Irispcare to

stay withus, we can guarantee you a

good living, and a chance for the chil-

dren to grow up in God’s out-of—doors.

‘fYou may have the big house and

we’ll build us a bungalow on that ris'n





 





It’s Coming





marriage in the first chapter, it

imagination from the first.



And now to let “the cat out

title.

test Announcement next week!





 





It..will be for you to name it.





Next Week! ' "





HE first installment of the Michigan mystery story that we

' promised you, will appear next week.





With a murder and a

grips the interest and holds the

of the bag!" This story has no

Watch for the big Story Con-





 





 





grandfather’s lap, and Louise on grand-

mother’s.



“I’m not going back to that horrid

old city. I’m going to stay here and

go to school with Ernie Bass. Can .I,

father?" suddenly asked Frank, Jr;



“It would be rather nice, sonny, to

go to school where daddy did when

he Was a little boy; wouldn’t it? But,

you see, we have to live where we get

our bread and butter,” answered his

daddy. .



The little boy, naturally shy, did'not

really understand just what his father

meant, and was puzzling his little

brain about it, before he answered.

But not so, Louise. If she didn’t un-





derstand, she thought she did, at least,





of ground to the east that mother has

always had picked out as the prettiest

building place in the whole country-

side, and take life a bit easier. There

are a. lot of things to be done here to

increase the income, that I am too old

to undertake.



“You can talk it over by yourselves,

and tell us what you decide later. I’m

dealing in thoroughbreds, and I'd like

a thoroughbred fora boss.”



"” A long look passed between Frank

and Iris, then leaning forward, Frank

clasped the hand of his father, over

a future heir to the Randall acres, and

said, “We’ll stay, folks, I’ve found out

that a cow’s tail is a pretty sure thing

to hang onto.” THE END.





 





 





 





CRIPPLED BABIES IN MICHIGAN.





 





feet?” When a Michigan doctor



fills out a birth certificate today he

must reply to that question. The Mich—

igan Department of Health has added

it to its birth certificate. Perhaps you

wonder why. Are crippled babies more

common in Michigan than elsewhere?



The percentage of babies born crip-

pled or deformed, yet able to take up

life’s burden definitely, is not very

great. Seldom will a Michigan doctor

be obliged to spend much extra time

in filling out a description of serious

deformity or defect at birth. Yet the

matter is quite important enough to

warrant special efforts. Even though

a thousand babies are normal at birth,

to one who is crippled, it is no less

important that the single crippled child

receive care. If born to wealthy par-

ents every possible attention will be

given, whether the case is reported or

not. But, quite often, these crippled

and deformed babies are born into

poor homes. The parents are hard put

to it to make a. living. Special surgical

care is out of the question. The ten-

dency is to let the little sufferer drag

along, bearing his handicap as best

he may. '



The danger in neglect lies chiefly in

the fact that many of the deformities

manifest at birth demand very early

correction in order to be remedied.

Many of them can be corrected if the

proper care is given. If neglected, the

child will either die, or grow up to be

a permanent charge upon county or

state.

good citizen, and parents and kinsfolk





IS there any serious deformity or de-





~are spared untold distress.





So it is a good thing that the new

question is added to the certificate of

birth, and let us hope that in the case

of your babies the doctor will have

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‘1 .VALYULAR HEART TROUBLE.





 





 





 





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should





with valvular heart trouble

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INDIVIDUAL TOWELS IN SCHOOL.





 





Our school teacher wants each child

to bring a towel to school for individ-





ual use. She says it will prevent

liraglolma. Please say what this is.—





Trachoma is the disease commonly

known as granulated lids. It spreads

from person to person by actual con-

tact, or by the use of infected linen.

The patient feels an irritation in the

lids as if from sharp particles of sand.

It is a very chronic disease, hard to

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This is not a disease that can be hand-

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USING ARTICLES IN COMMON.





 





Is it a. safe thing to say that a per-

son does not have tuberoulosis when

a sputum test does not show any

germs? Is it safe for such a person

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finely chopped pecan nuts to suit the

taste, and a bit of salt. Form in balls

and serve on lettuce with mayonnaise.

—~Mrs. C. E. D.





Pumpkin Pie Milk Coffee



For my center decoration I take a.

large perfect pumpkin and cut off the

stem end, making a large opening.

Then I clean the inside and line with

oil paper. This I use as a fruit bas-

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THERE are moments in Novem-

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uncertain skies, and the cold,

penetrating Winds that chill us to the

marrow. '





We know, however, that toward the

omega of the month comes the gas-

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ing, the synonym of true gratitude for

the home itself, for the daily bread,

and for peace and plenty. '



Many a Sir Bronze Coat with his

syncopation of "Kyouck! kyouck!” has.

been led to the fattening cloop to be at

his meatlest for the festive day.



This is the month when: pumpkin

pies will figure largely on the‘menu.

How we’d like to say “punkin,” if we

dared! A pumpkin pie may be just as.

savory and toothsome, but somehow it

lacks the sentiment of “punkin.” That





ized the importance of keeping herself

looking well.



“ ‘Pure selfishness is the cause of

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that come ‘to court, and this, mixed

with a lack‘of interest in home work,

makes a serious problem. Books, mu-

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TO make pin money during the long

winter months, I crochet small

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The November woods complain they

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In answer to Mrs. C. .B L’s inquiry

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and water)

1% lbs. pork steak 1 cup laid or other

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into the flour a small portion of the

lard. Add the remainder of the lard

to the milk and boil gently five min-

utes. Pour boiling water on the flour

and beat until perfectly smooth. Roll;

out quickly sufficient to cover the bot-*

tom and sides of an oval or round;





‘baking dishnabout- two inches deep.





Have ready the pork, cut in small

pieces, seasoned with pepper, salt and

the sage. Press into the crust in lay-

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fourths 'cup of water” and put on the

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together; Bake one and one-half hours

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Do not allow the crust to become

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This recipe is sufficient for four. It

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Pork pies were baked in England in

brick ovens years ago—Miss G. H. B.



Mrs. J. W. H. suggested making it

as any other covered pie, using a deep—

er tin. Diced poik, mostly lean, to

which a tablespoon of water had been

added, was used as filling. Bake in a

slow oven for two hours. F. H. C.





POTATO DRESSING.





 





Could you please give me a recipe

for a dressing to stuff a young pig for

Thanksgiving?——-Mrs. F. S.



Potato dressing, or force meat, is

very good for stuffing young pigs. To

make, mix



4 cups mashed potatoes 3th. sage



3'75 cup grated onion 2 beaten egg yolks



55 cup cream 2 tsp. salt



2 tb. butter V2 tsp paprika



Thoroughly mix the hot mashed p0-

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OUCK, kouck!” gobbled Sir Tur-



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Turkey Gobble, chimed in with

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Now, these two turkeys were just

thanking Farmer Brendle for the gen-

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them. Of late, he had made it a dou-

ble portion, and they were growing fat

and sleek.





But tonight as Farmer Brendle fed

them, he rubbed his big round stom-

ach, smacked his lips, and went to

sharpen the axe. Sir Turkey Gobble

and his mate seemed to understand.



.“We must find a way to save our

heads from the block. We must run

away,” they said.





They thought and thought, but neith-

er of them could think of a way to

get out of their coop. It grew dark,

very dark, and very late, but these

two turkeys did not go to roost as

usual. They were trying to think how'

they might save their heads.





Then Mrs. Turkey Gobble cuddled

close to Sir Turkey Gobble and whis-

pered, “Sh, I hear someone coming.”



Sir Turkey Gobble brusseled himself

up to be brave, but in a wink a firm

hand gripped both his legs. A little

cry from Mrs. Turkey Gobble told him

that she was coming, too. A robber

was taking them away. Sir Turkey

Gobble and his mate were very fright-

ened, for they did not know where the

robber might take them, or what he

would do with them.



As soon as they were out of the

coop, the robber grasped them by their

legs, and with a turkey. in each hand,





heads hanging downward, he ran.



Sir Turkey Gobble was very indig-

nant at being treated like this. At

every step he peeked at the robber’s

feet. They were not yet out of the

farmer’s yard when the robber went

tumbling head over heels, and, of

course, let go of his prey. In pecking

at the robber’s feet Sir Turkey Gobble

had untied his shoe and, in stepping

on his shoe string, the robber had

stumbled. _



Away ran Sir Turkey Gobble and

Mrs. Turkey Gobble as fast as they

could go. The robber tried to catch

them, but it was very dark and he

could not even see them.



That night the two turkeys hid in

the woods, Where they lived for several

days. But the snow came and covered

all the ground. They could find no

food and grew very hungry.



“If we do not find something for

supper we must go back to Farmer

Brendle’s,” said Sir Turkey Gobble to

his mate.



The next morning a “kouck, kouck,”

awoke Farmer Brendle. He .was very

much surprised, but glad again to hear

this turkey language on his farm. As

soon as he reached the barnyard, he

gave the runaway turkeys a liberal

breakfast which they readily devoured.



The two turkeys did not know it, but

they had stayed away until after

Thanksgiving Day was past. Some

member of the chicken family had suf-

fered for that feast.



“Well,” said Farmer Brendle, “I

guess, now, I will have to keep you

until next year.” So the turkeys had

saved their heads 'til next Thanks-

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By Pnze Winner: . . '

_ By Gullford Rothfuss. a sigh, delicate as the first breath of

“Suddenly I was aware that the still-

ness was broken by a sound, faint as

a sigh, delicate as the first breath of

a. storm—ooooooOOOOOOoooooo," it

went. Brar-r! Sixteen chills ran down





ed by the window.

creepy feeling came over me. I was

dazed for a. moment. When I came

to my senses, there were many ques-





my spine! Then I regained my com- tions in my mind. Did I really see

.posure. ‘ ‘ . somebody or something, or were my

“Huh! Prob’ly somebody trying to eyes deceiving me? If not, did it mean





scare me this Hallowe’en night,” a. joke, or something to be takenser-

thought I. “Well, let ’em try.” , iously? Thenl realized that it was

So I continued on my way to the Hallowe’en evening, and perhaps some

party, every so often, however, glan‘c- one was trying to frighten me, and I

ing apprehensively over my shoulder felt more comfortable with this

thought in mind. '





My folks had gone to one of our

neighbor’s, a few miles away, while I

stayed at home to do some school

work. I had been very disappointed

about staying at home, because I had

received an invitation to a Hallowe’en

party; but, as things had turned out,

I was unable to go.



I had gone back to my work, still

with a queer feeling within me, and

after a time of studying, mingled with

thoughts of Hallowe’en, I closed my

book and was finished for the even-

ing. When I looked at the clock, I

was surprised to find that it was

only 7:30. .



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The many requests for a picture of

myself made me think I ought to print

one. Several Merry Circlers guessed

that I was a woman, so I have tried to

be obliging by printing a. picture of

my womanly self. Please note, I am

so beautiful that I need a soldier boy

to guard me. This picture was taken

when I was .young and foolish. Of

course, I wouldn’t do anything like that

now, since I have become old (and

foolish), although folks say I haven’t

changed abit. The clothes I wore were

my grandmother’s, (now a great grand-

mother), and the other outfit is my

college cadet suit. I hope you will

like this picture—Uncle Frank.





Dear Uncle Frank:



H1! Boy! The boys have the pop

now. They have made some dandy,

true answers. I agree very much with

every boy, except Albert Kushman,

(about girls to have bobbed hair, use

lipstick, powder, rouge, and wear

knickers). Well, I guess he’s got an

uncultivated mind.



Say, Uncle Frank, I’m glad you

printed Gabriel’s letter, even if he is

over age, for it was true and interest-

ing. Gee, I wish every girl would read

the boys’ answers and would change

her mind.



Now, boys, don’t think I’m trying to

gain your favor, just because I say

this, for your answers are right—From

your true niece, Victoria Kulbakas, M.

0., Grand Rapids, Mich.





Dear Uncle Frank:



Just think of Milo DeHart saying a

girl pays more for paint and powder

in a. month, than a boy does for candy

in a year. Believe me, a girl would

have to go some. At our school there

is a cafeteria, at which they sell

candy. One boy I know just about al-

ways has his pockets filled with candy.

(Maybe not quite that bad).—~—Elizar

both Van Doren, M. C., R. 4, Adrian,

Michigan. ~





 





 





 





 





to see if I was being followed. I had

nearly reached the gate, when anoth—

er long wailing moan sounded in my

ears. As I whirled about, startled, I

detected a. huge, ghostlike form rising

slowly out of the shadowy darkness.

Speechless and fascinated, I shrank

against the gatepost as the thing fl-oat-

ed closer and closer. More shivers!

Br—r-r! Feet, do your stuffll



Then, horrors! Another gray shape

rose out of the gloom and joined its

predecessor. Then another, and still

another! The night seemed filled with

these grotesque things, horribly gigan-

tic in size. More moans came from

the night, and as the specters advanc-

ed closer and closer, I screamed, hav-

Hollow,

mocking laughter resounded through-

out the night. Then I sank down on

my knees to await my fate.





It was not long in coming. With a.

fiendish yell, four dark shapes bore

down upon me, and the White ones

suddenly vanished. I was borne up

the walk with a. gale of laughter, of

which I was the innocent cause.



Then I discovered that I had been

the victim of a~~horrible plot hatched

out by four of my friends, one of whom

was an amateur ventriloquist, and who

had been responsible for the strange

noises that I had heard. The “ghosts"

were pajamas, which‘had been held in

the air on poles. But, boy! what a

scare they did give me!!!





 





 





 





 





Dear Uncle Frank:



Gibie, or rather, my “big brother,”

sure knows how to slam the girls;

doesn’t he, Uncle Frank? Of course,

I don’t agree with everything he said.

Who would have “thunk" it, for him

to write like that about girls. Why, I

thought he was quite crazy about the

girls.



I use rouge, powder and lipstick

once in a while, and have bobbed hair,

roll my stockings (when it isn’t too

cold), and wear my dresses shorter

than I did last year, (if you know how

long I wore them last year). Just be

cause a girl uses rouge and powder

(maybe too much at times), is no Sign

that she is not decent.



Talk about girls and their difierent

styles of bobbed hair, boys have 'Just

as many styles- If not, what’s the

idea of bell-bottom pants, shiek belts,

etc., to make them look like Rudolph

Valentino? I don’t see any more .harm

in using rouge and powder than in us-

ing hair groom and the like, on hair.

And, besides, I know a lot of boys

right here in the city who use rouge

and powder. As far as rouge, and

such things, as well as decency of girls, .

are concerned, I don’t think boys have

em ought to





 





By Hilda Baumeister.





Suddenly I was aware. that the still- much to say. ‘ Some. of th





practice what'th'ey preaCh'.” , p





a stOrm, as a snowy white figure pass-s.

Instantly a. queer, .





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, Then} made up my mind to have a;

party . by myself, and. a surprise for

the folks, when they (returned. ‘ So I

made some taffy' and popped some pop-

corn“, and then I put small jack-o'-

lanternsr over the bulbs and a larger

onein the center. With these arrang-

ed, I left the. room. ' » _,

Just as _I was returning to the kitch-

en, I heard someone come upon the

porch, but did not rap. After hesi-

tating a bit, ‘the person said, “I’m

back.” Thinking it was my mother, I

opened the door and there before me





stood that snow white figure. After _





a. moment of, staring and ' seeing

nothing, there rang through the still-

ness of the night, “Surprise.”



When I realized what was happen-

ing, I asked them in. I had no idea.

how many there were. The ghost en-

tered, followed by nineteen other

masked comrades. After a time I

asked that the masks should be taken

off. They did so and I found them to

be some of my very best friends.



For the remainder of the evening we

played games and then told jokes and

stories, while we ate apples, pop corn,

and taffy.



That night mother said, “It seems

to me whenever we have a disappoint-

ment and bear it, there is sure happi-

ness in the end.”





From . Girls Only





What T hey Say Ahout What the Boys Say





If you go out with boys and keep

your distance from them, they call

you "touchy,” and everything else, and

then they turn around and talk about!

what the girls are—"Betty" Szalay,

1349 Parsons Avenue, Columbus, Ohio.





 





Dear Uncle Frank and Cousins:



We are merely a couple of farm

girls, but we’ll guarantee we can “chat-

ter” as fast as any of the “superior.

sex."



You boys should be flattered if we

girls try to imitate you. We never

tried to be “Heap big Injun on the

warpath,” but we do have bobbed hair

and wear knickers. You boys should

try wearing dresses for a. while, then

you would realize how comfortable

knickers are. , ~



In some ways, you are worldly wise,

even beyond your sex, and you sure

hate 3. snob as much as we do. W'p

think girls are more apt to be snob-





 





 





lt Looks'as if “Pups is Pups" at the

Home of These Merry Circlers.





bish than boys, but it is not always

the case. Altogether, we think that

you boys have a very good opinion of





how girls should act.





You’d better go to, bed now, and

catch all the sleep you lost while writ-





ing those letters—Margaret Smith and

Rowene Dennison, Union City, Mich.





 





OH, BOY! HOW COULD YOU?





By Nellle Barber, M. C. .

magi? Frank, those boys were





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Someone: with freckles and curls.





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Tell us about . .

Yes, boys, you certainly. were grand,

Proceed up the wi path.

Awake them again, Dear Uncle Frank', 7

And giye us one more good mush.





M , .

VACATION PICTU RE CON-

TEST.





 





HE other day I was looking

\ over some of my vacation

pictures, and the thought occur-

red to me that it would be' nice

for all of us to look over vaca-

tion pictures this winter, when

nature" is covered with a mantel

of white. In order to get some

‘good pictures, I am going to

, make this a Vacation Picture

Contest. The ten best pictures

submitted will win prizes for

their senders. By “best pic—

tures," I mean those which are

the clearest 'and most interest-

ing. The first two prizes will

be school pencil boxes; the next

three, dictionaries; the next five,

handy pocket knives. All who

send in pictures, but are not

Merry Circlers, will get M. C.

membership cards, and buttons.

Be sure to put yOur name and

address on the back of the pic-

ture. If you are an M. 0. put

M. C. after your name. Send

your pictures to Uncle Frank.

Michigan Farmer, Detroit, Mich,

before November 27, as the con-

test closes then.





THE GOLDEN CIRCLE.





 





M OST of you know that the Golden

Circle is a special honor which

is conferred upon those who do espe-

cially good work in some way in our

Merry Circle activities. The honor is

only given at irregular intervals when

I think the work merits the honor,

and is neVer given to those papers

submitted in the contests. It is quite

a time, August 1, since we have given

Golden Circle honors, so we have a

few to announce now.



Daisy Brown, of South Clermont,

Florida, gets the honor for her good

description of life in the south, which

appeared in the September 12 issue.



Frances Cosand, of White Cloud,

Michigan, will receive a Golden Circle

’pin for her imaginary T. B. Sanator—

ium radio story in the October 10

issue.



Geneva Kohlenberger, 309 Sheridan

Avenue,’ Big Rapids, Michigan, is also

entitled to the honor for her discus-

sion of assumed names in the October

17'issue.



Nellie Barber, of Vicksburg, Michi-

gan, is entitled to it for her poem in

this issue, entitled, “Oh, Boy! HOW

Could You?”



“Just Jo,” Who wrote the poem,

“Mr. Cole, Please,” will get a Golden

Circle button if she will send us her

correct name and address





SEEING CANADA.





 





(Continued from page 507).



Vancouver Island, while surrounded

by water, is very dry. They have very

little rain during the summer, and con-

sequently things looked dry. Several

miles from Victoria we came upon a

surprise. It was the Butchert gardens,

among the most famous gardens in the

world. Mr. Butchert has made a for-

tune in manufacturing cement. And,

in digging the rock for his cement, he

left big excavations. Mrs. Butchert is

at a very practical turn of mind,\ and

also has is sense of beauty. She had

these excavations turned into-spots of

is Mrs.

Butchert‘s conception; all Mr. Butch-

.ert does is pay the bills. There are





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' ‘wild‘bears, and deer, were our rewards





Jasper 2m. in the Rockies. «our ‘

next stop. has a mug: hotel, the larg—

est log building in t e world. Three





in vie'ws'of wild animal life in the one-

day stay there. -



Other stops included Edmonton and

Fort Saskatchewan. At the latter place

we had a real farmers’ banquet—shied

chicken and everything. One of the

unique experiences was to be introduc-

ed by a blue-blooded lord to one of

the prominent self-made farmers of the

community. How’s that for democracy?



A stop at Wainwright gave oppor-

tunity to visit the national buffalo

park, in which are seven thousand buf-

faloes. These reproduce so fast that

one thousand were killed last fall, and

a thousand taken up into the northern

Peace River district. Crosses between

cattle and buffalo are being made. A

Hereford cross has been quite suc-

cessful. We had buffalo steak on the

diner that day. It tasted like poor

beefsteak.



A stop at Saskatchewan, more en-

tertainment,'and another banquet by

the citizens was our final. Then to

Winnipeg and home. By that time it





 





PARENTS’ WEEK.





 





LEASE don’t forget that the



week ending December 12 is

Parents’ Week, and that during

that week I would like to fill

this department with letters

from parents on how children

should act, how this department

should be conducted, or any-

thing regarding children or this

department. Merry Circlers,

please get your parents to send

in a letter. These letters should





 





be in this office by November

30 to get here in time for that

special week. Send the letters

to Uncle Frank, please. We all

want this week to go across

strong.





 





 





 





was hard to look a good meal in the

face.



The liquor laws of Canada are in-

teresting. Each province makes its

own laws. None of the western prov-

inces have saloons as we used to know

them. In each case, to buy strong

liquors, one has to buy a license from

the government, costing two dollars,

and the liquor is bought from govern-

ment stores only. There are beer par-

lors in British Columbia which have

no bars, but are open to full public

view. None of them seemed to be

doing business enough to make them

successful.



The milk delivery wagons are

much different from what we have

in this country. They are without

tops, and have cases, or ice boxes, on

each side, opening from the top, in

which the milk is kept cool. It seems

as if delivering milk at forty-five de-

grees below, in an open wagon, would

not be any great inducement.



Aside from milk wagons, liquor laws,

the typical English bobble police, and

the standing at attention when “God

Save the King” is played, there is

really nothing shocking about the Can-

adians. Even the grain is not shocked

in that country; it is “stooked‘.” One

fellow who saw a picture of a Canadi—

an wheat field, said that he thought

the shocks were placed close together

to make an effect in the picture. But,

as “yours truly” took the picture, he

knows it was just a real good crop of

wheat. So the stocking, and other

things they do to the grain, must be

all right.



On the whole, the Canadians are all

right. They must be all right, for they

have lived neighbors to us for one

hundred years along a border of 3.500

miles, which has never needed the pro-l

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ALE birds at the Purdue Univen



sity Poultry Farm, Indians, have

their combs and 'wattles “dubbed",

every winter, to prevent freezing of

the combs. .





fact, it is an old one. Owners of light-

ing cocks have practiced it for years.



The operation consists in cutting of!

a large part of the comb and wattles,

close to the bird's head. A razor is





 





flow of blood, a feather from the £11is

body is laid on the wound, and this

soon causes the blood to coagulate.



Males that have their combs "dub-

bed" are kept separate until wounds

heal, because, after being dubbed, the

birds fail to recognize each other, and

a. fight is likely. A fight means more

bleeding. The birds are kept in a

warm room till the wounds heal.



The “dubbed” birds do not look any-

thing wonderful, but the prevention of

winter suffering from frozen combs off-

sets the looks—E. A. Kirkpatrick.





POULTRY CERTIFICATION PRO-

GRESSING.





 





HE poultry flock and hatchery cer-



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the rest of the poultrymen are getting

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tion the most important agricultural

movement taking place in Michigan

for the past several years.





CULLING OR GRADING.





 





THINK if the word “grading" were



substituted for “culling," it might

help some poultrymen in lining up

their flocks for next year. There are

at least three types of birds in most

farm flocks. There are the pullets

which are thin,_undersized, crow-head-

ed, and generally lacking in vitality.

They should be used as fryers and re-

moved from the flock.



Then there are the second-grade pul-

lets. They are often good enough to

keep for layers, or to sell to poultry-

men who need a few more birds just

for egg production. Sometimes they

can be separated from the larger, more

vigorous pullets, and given special

care for a. couple of months. With such

treatment, a. lot of the second—grade

birds may develop rapidly and gradu-

ate into a higher class.



Then we have the first-grade pullets

which are the cream of the flock. They





 





~ are the birds which can be handed and





Dubbing'is not a new operdtlone—in,





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year, it any pullet's are to be used form 1





breeders. They are the type of birds

which never have to be sold» cheap,

as there are never enough of them

raised to supply the demand. It pays





to grade the pullets and try each year 'i





to grow poultry that will largely .classi-

fy as number one. Culling is neces-

sary to throw out the culls, but if the

remaining birds are carefully graded

in the fall, it is a. help in improving

egg production and producing better

birds the next year. —-—R.





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for high prices of the entire package.

Better put your thin, poor poultry in

a separate. package. Always grade

your poultry, when possible; that'is,

put hens, springers, etc., in separate

packages—not mixed in the same

package. .



Be sure the water is scalding hot,

and, after the feathers are off, dip the

poultry into the hot'water again for a.

minute, to tighten the skin. Then

throw in cold water. Let it stand five

or six hours and then let it dry off

thoroughly.



Line your packages well with paper,

and put a layer of paper between each

layer of poultry. If the weather is

warm, the paper will help to take up

the moisture in the poultry, keeping it

from getting sticky so quickly. It is

also well to wrap each head with pa-

per, as it will help to make your pack-

age of poultry look clean, and make it

sell better.



Do not remove the entrails, head, or

feet -from poultry, but be sure all poul-

try is thoroughly cooled and dried be-

fore packing. Do not ship if weather:

is warm, and never ship by parcel

post.



Dressed poultry, shipped for holiday

trade, should arrive not earlier than

one week, and not later than the sec-

ond day before the holiday.



Be sure your package is plainly

marked with your name and address.

Also mark on the outside of the pack-

age the number of head, and kind of

poultry. Always notify your commis-

sion man of your shipment at the time

of shipping.





OFFICERS OF POULTRY ASSOCIA-

TION.





 





T the recent annual convention of



the Michigan State Poultry Asso-

ciation, the following officers were

elected:



President, L. E. Hensley, of Grand

Rapids; secretary-treasurer, J. A. Han-

nah; vice-president, W. A. Downs, of

Washington.





Board of directors: Margaret Strick,

R 4, Hudsonville; C. P. Milham, Grand

Haven; George Cabal, R. 4, Hudson-

ville; John Martin, of Sandusky; C.

G. Card, East Lansing; L. VanApple-

dorn, Holland; L. E. Heasley, J. A.

Hannah, W. A. Downs.





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My chickens seem to act dumpish

and sickly. All at once they droop

away and die. I don’t know what it

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I cannot tell the cause of the losses

from your description. Perform a. post-

mortem on some of the birds that die,

and note the condition of the internal

organs, especially the liver. Use a. bal-

anced ration and provide" plenty of

roosting space. Isolate any birds that

are sick, to prevent the. troublefrom

spreading. Be sure that the hens are

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A letter from Miss Dama Wright,

Vernonia, Ore., has a real idea for

chicken raisers who are not getting





plenty of eggs. She says:

‘ "Late inOctober, our fifteen hens were .not

layian at all. I started giving them Don Sung,

and or ten days they still didn’t lay. But on

the eleventh da they laid thirteen eggs, and it

is wonderful w at Don Sung has done for our

egg basket."



on Sung, the Chinese egg laying tablets

which Miss Wright used. are openm the eyes

of chicken raisers all over America. he tablets

can be obtained from the Bumll- -Dufge:



738 Allen St. Indianapolis, d.



Poultry raiser! whose hens are not layinforwell

should send 50 cents for a trial package

for the extra large size, be

much). Don Sung is positiv y guarpnteed to

do the work or money romptly p it

costs nothing to ky. .

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about crop .mrgvemsm’, he (feel/and.

These growers-will listen when their

inferior crop brings less than a neigh-

bor’s improved offerings. But dealers,

fearing to lose some business, dare not

start 'such a system ‘ ‘



In selling, appearance makes a dif-

ference. Appearance can be improved

through more careful handling of the

crop. It should also be remembered

that grading potatoes is as much a

matter of removing defective tubers,

as it is in sizing them. Better pota-

toes will bring to the producer a high-

er percentage of the consumer’s dollar.



A Seed Producing District.



Emphasis was given, by Prof. J. F.

Cox, of the Michigan State College, to

the fact that northern Michigan is a

seed producing territory He related

how that the fine exhibits on the ta-

bles had behind them the best of seed,

together with skill in soil and crop

management. The soil and climate of

the northern counties are peculiarly

adapted to the maturing of seed of

high quality. Potatoes, rye, sweet clo-

ver, vetch, radish, alfalfa, beans, and

other varieties come under the pres-

ent experience of. the farmers of the

.district. Besides the advantages of

soil and climate, said Professor Cox,

growers of intelligence are necessary

to produce quality seed stock. Such

men usually are developed through or-

ganization and community effort.



One of the finest educational ex-

hibits we have yet seen in connection

with district shows was put on by the

state department of agriculture under

the direction of L. Whitney Watkins.

In a later issue we will have more to

say about it.





Good eats, wit, and wisdom charac-

‘ terized a. banquet held on- Thursday

evening. The room was filled with

merchants, farmers, and visitors. Bar-

riers between town and country are

fast falling, and rural and town folks

are finding much in common. These get-

together banquets are the heavy artil-

lery in this struggle to develop larger

community units.





Another feature of importance was

the attention given by the manage—

ment of this show, to. the boys and

girls. School children from six coun-

ties entered into an essay contest on

~the topic, “How I would Grow and

Market Quality Potatoes.” The win-

ners were: First, Ethel Wixon, Fred-

erick; second, Ralph Nerron, Alpena;

third, Margaret J. Irvin, Gaylord;

fourth, Louise Bennett, Alba; fifth,

Doris Meyer, Hillman; sixth, Martha

Battin, Markey.





A banquet was tendered the junior

potato growers by the association.

Judging and identifying potato varie-

ties also made a most interesting hour,

and uncovered some real judging tal-

ent. A few of the lads were also high

up winners in the open classes.





Potato Awards.





_ E. V. Hardenburg, professor of hort-

iculture, Cornell University, announc-

ed the prize winners in the potato de~

partment as follows: Individual ex-

hibits of thirty-two potatoes, late va-

rieties, Russett Rurals: First, F. W.

Wyrick, Alanson, who also took sweep-

stakes in this class; sec0nd, Elmer

Brudy, Wolverine; third, Milo Ring,

Wolverine; fourth, Ray Warner, Gay-

lord; fit'th, John Appel, Alba; sixth,

John Allis, Gaylord; seventh, Joe Kos-

cielniak, Gaylord.



White Rurals: First, P. McVanel;

second, Joe Czoinski; third, Peter Mc-

V'anel, Jr., all of Gaylord.



Green Mountain, all prizes to Theo.

Haber-mam, Alipena.



Individual thirty-two» potatoes, early

varieties, Irish Cobblers: First; Ray

Warner, Gaylord; second, J. D. Robin-

son. Levering; third, Ernest Pettifor,

Gaylord.

. Beginners? Class prizes:

‘ McVa'nel, Gaylord; " second, Elmer

‘Br . .‘ ,- Wolverine; third, Joe Kosciel~



- Wei ufourth, Ray Warner,





   

 





 





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F. W. wy'rick, Alanson; second, Ed-

Lake; third, J.

C. Redmund, Levering; fourth, Chas.

Herrin, Alpena. .

White Rurals: First, Peter Mc-

Vanel, Gaylord; second, Mike Smilan-





ski, Gaylord;' third, Joe C’zolnski, Gay-





lord. ,



.Irish Cobblers: First, J. D. Robin-

son. Levering.



County exhibits. consisting of twelve

samples, thirty-two samples each:

First, Otsego county; second, Antrim

county; third, Alpena county; fourth,

Cheboygan county.



Boys’ and Girls? Potato Club class:

First, Cheboygan county; second,

Hayes township, Otsego county; third,

Alpena county.



Michigan Department of Agriculture

growers’ grading’class: First. Clare

Scott, Vanderbilt; second, Thos. Bell,

Elmira; third, Dougherty Seed Com-





pany, Elmira



Bay City Times best bushels baking

potatoes: First, Frank Sheppherd,

Alba; second, Ernest Pettifor, Gaylord.



Best potato exhibited, Joe Kosciel-

naik, Gaylord.



Boys’ and Girls’ Club champion, El-

mer Brudy, Wolverine.



Apple Awards. ‘



Prof. H. A. Cardinell, of Michigan

State College, placed these awards as.

follows:



Plates: McIntosh, first, L. W. Hoop-

fer, Boyne City; second. Mrs. W. P.

Mosher, Elk Rapids; third, W. P. Mosh-

er, Elk Rapids. Snows, first, W. J.

Hoopfer, Boyne City; second, Theo.

Schmalzreid & Sons, Levering; third,

H. L. Shubert, Alpena. Wolf Rivers,

first, Mike Smiloski, Gaylord; second,

J. Evans, Alpena; third, Jacob Wint;

ers, «Alpena. Northern Spy, first,

Homer Waring, Kewadin; second, F.

H. Hemstreet, Central Lake; third,

Jacob Winters, Alpena. Greenings,

first,

ond, F. H. Hemstreet, Central Lake;

third, H. L. Shubert, Alpena. W. J.

Hoopfer won sweepstakes. of the apple

show, plate entries. Russets, first,

John Rasmussen, Gaylord; second, C.

J. Franks, Gaylord; third,

ley, Kewadin. All other varieties, first,

Homer Waring; second, F. Hem—

street; third, C. W. Oatley.



Trays: McIntosh, first,

ton, Petoskey. Snows, first, W. J.

Hoopfer; second, F. H. Hemstreet;

third, Will Severance, East Jordan.

Wolf Rivers,





Mike Smiloski, Gaylord; second, Geo.





Coultes, Gaylord; third, Chas. Krussel, ,

first, F. H. '





Petoskey. North-em Spy,

Hemstreet; second, D. H. Newbower;

third, Will Severance. Bushels, com-

mercial pack.

and, Homer Waring; third, F. H.

street. Fancy pack, .



F. W. Hoop‘fer. Bay

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secOnd, F. H.

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METHOD of “canning” radio

broadcasts has been developed in

Germany. The invention makes it pos-

sible to receive radio signals and re-

tain them. in the form received, so





that they are actually reproduced‘





when released.



Radio broadcasters in European

countries are planning the formation

of a union to promote cooperation and

good will among the stations of the

various countries involved. Radio may

be the means of'bringing about eter-

nal peace between the countries of

Europe. They need to get together

over there. Radio deserves credit if

it can bring this about.



To square the edge of a. panel, or

any other piece¢0f bakelite, use a com-

mon wood plane with the blade set

finely.



Ammonia or common baking soda

applied to acid spilled on a rug from

a storage battery, will check the ac-





tion of the acid and prevent its eating »





a hole in the fabric.

A variable- “B” battery will help ma-





terially in gettingthe correct “B” bat- ,





tery potential for the detector. Try

plugging in on different taps of the





“B” battery if reception is distorted or





faint.

In 1921 the total radio sales in this.

country amounted to $5,000,000. In





1923 they were $123,000,000, and it is ,

estimated that radio sales will jump |





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herdingwe are offering a very fine two-year-old bull

whose dam has a. record of 584.59 lbs. fat in Clam

D Also a. couple of yearling bulls and a few heif-

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Registered Guernsey Yearling Bull

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Twin Bulls at Pontiac





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Sire: College Butter Boy. 1115 dam has

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365 days (strictly official).





Dam: Pontiac Lulu at 4 yrs. 11 mo. made

29.31 lbs. butter and 445 lbs. milk in 7.

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127 days.



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Superior HOLSTEINS





Am now offering for sale a few of the daughters of

my former herd sire. Traverse Echo Sylvia Rag Apple

No. 336126. They are all very large. strong young

cows (3 and 4 years old) with fine udder-s. and are

great milkers. Some are fresh and others will soon

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Mating time is an important 'period

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of the ewes during the early winter

months. preeding ewes should not be

over-fed or crowded to take on flesh

, rapidly during pregnancy, but should

‘ ‘ be supplied with a reasonable portion

1 of a. well-balanced ration.



Don’t scrimp the ewes this winter

on account of the shortage of rough-

age. I have had to buy a stack of

bean-pods myself, but I consider it a.

splendid investment. Clover or alfalfa

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ofl'ers Shorthom bulls, all ages.

Benmyhome Farm from heavy milking, easy fleshing

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four quarts of oats three times a day,

this will give her a light gain if she

does not have to work too hard. Then

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four quarts a day of other feed, if you

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sired by Super Colonel and Colonel Designer. that are

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spring boars for tall service. at reasonable prion.

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from D We; the WoridJ’s CglndIChsmpion and



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Akron. Mich.

T. P. C. for‘ssle. sprins piss. either sex. 0110!

B. immune. Also a bum. Write or 3

them. A. A. FELDKAMP. "summer. Mich.





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should the training of sound be:

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. tion to this, you Could givefaipound a.—

day» of oil neurons, with gOOd hay - for

~‘4'9‘18‘1ifllse. gradually , immerse . no “r

tion of ' grainy; ‘I do'iiot think there

will heady question cheat getting the

horse in‘the. condition you desire. ‘ ’





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I have a! bunch of, pigs weighing

about seventy-five pounds. Can get

corn, of which about one—third is soft,

for twenty cents per crate. Have



' ground rye to put into swill. Would

you advise me to buy cull beans at

$1.00 per hundred, or what would you

advise to balance ration?—M. H.





It will be entirely proper. to feed .

this soft corn to pigs, giving them all

they Will eat up clean three times a

day. Ground rye is not a real good

pig food, because the-pigs do not like

it very well. It would“ improve the rye

very much if you would purchase mid-

dlings to mix with the rye. Then

they will eat more of it. Cull beans.

are a good pig food if they are well-

cooked, but you will get no results un-

less you cook them.



If only you had skim-milk to make

a slop, or rye and wheat middlings,

and then add a. portion of cooked

beans to this, with all the corn the

pigs wanted to eat, you ought to get

satisfactory results.





 





 





A GOOD BROOD SOW.



In October, a. sow owned by our son

farrowed eleven nice pigs. Before thetg

came, the sow ran in the orchard wi

another sow and pigs, and the pigs

sucked her before her own pigs came.

Her own pigs lived about. a. week and

died. Her milk flow seemed to dry

up. After her pigs died, she ran with

the other hogs again, and the milk

seemed to come back. I believe the

last pigs starved. Do you think if she

is bred again, and is kept from other

pigs so they would not get the first

milk her own pigs ought to have, 1t

would be all right to keep her?——H. F.



I should judge that it would be en-

tirely safe to keep this sow for a.

brood sow. In fact, the very idea that

she would allow the pigs from another

sow to suckle her, shows that she has

a. deep motherly instinct, and will un-

doubtedly prove a success as a. mother.



I think you are correct when you

say that her pigs starved to' death.

The older pigs robbed them before

they were born; and, if you breed this

sow again, and keep small pigs away

from her until she farrows, this for-

mer misfortune will in no way have

any influence. In all probability, it

will be entirely safe to keep her.



————~____._____

MICHIGAN’S CHAMPION PULLING

TEAM.



N ICHIGAN has a state champion-



ship pulling team of horses. It

is a. span owned by an Ionia county

farmer, which last year registered a.

pull of 2,900 pounds on science’s new-





 





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.stands at 3,000 pounds.





 





 





chine, recently purchased by the col?

lane was. given a trial. During the

{all this machine was taken around to

accent county fairs, and it was on

this outfit that the 101113; county team

registered the highest official pull.





f Michigan’s ehampions’ pull of 2,900 is

'just 100 pounds less than the record





for the whole. United States, which

"Such a pull

on. the dynamometer is equivalent to

moving a load of 100 tons on. a granite

pavement, or, better still, starting and

moving six and one-half tons of beets

over an ordinary Michigan dirt road.





DAIRY FEDERATION HOLDS DE-

CEMBER MEETING.





 





HE annual convention of the Amer-



ican Dairy. Federation will be held

at the Auditorium Hotel, Chicago, on

December 2. The two outstanding fea-

tures of the meeting will be a paper

by Ernest Kelly, bureau of dairying,

department of agriculture, on stand-

ards for milk and other dairy prod-

ucts, and the report of the program

committee outlining the work which

the federation should undertake next

year, as to the matter of harmonizing

the standards for dairy products in

the different states, so that dairy prod-

ucts standards in one state will be

legal in another.





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_ CONDUCTED BY DR. S. BURROWS.





 





Advice through this column is given free to our mhcflb-

tn. Letters abould state fully the history and symptoml of

each cue and give. name and addreu of the writer. Initial.

only are published. When a reply by mail II requested tho

service become: private practice and S]. mutt be on





4





Chronic Garget. —I have a cow trou-

bled with swollen udder. She has had

more or less trouble for the past 12

months. Our veterinary prescribed a

linimezt, but it fails to help her. J.

S., Zeeland, Mich.——Are you sure she

is free from tuberculosis? Apply equal

parts of tincture of iodine and cam-

phorated oil to udder once a day.



Milk Has Strong Odor. Our cows

are healthy, We feed corn silage, one

bushel per cow; a mixture of ground

oats and corn, bran and cottonseed

meal; also. some oil meal and corn-

stalks twice a day. Milk is promptly

oodled. Is the above ration causing

the milk to have a strong odor? J. D.

H. Maine, Mich. ——Clean and disinfect

stable, groom your cows, ventilate the

stable. If the food is of good quality,

you had better hunt for some other

cause.



Barreniness.—Have a cow that comes

in heat; has been bred several times

but fails to get. with calf. E. L., School—

craft, Mich—There are many causes

for cows failing to breed, and you had

better continue having her served.



Shy Broaden—My three-year-old

heifer calved last September; has been

bred several times since, but fails to

get with calf. What shall I do? 0. H.

S.,, Shelby, Mich—If she is healthy,

keep on breeding her and she will per-

haps. get. with calf.



Liver Dieeaee.—For the past month

our bull and one of the cows, seem to

be dull and. half asleep. What shall I

give them? F: M., New-berry, Mich.—

Give half a dram of calornel and one

ounce of bicarbonate of soda daily to

each of" them for ten days. Feed

them some roots.



Inferior Quality of Milk—Have a

cow which will be fresh soon. She

gives three pints of milk daily, and it

has a bad? odor. She had an attack of

milk fever last year, and this may

have caused it. S. S., Muskegon, Mich.

—Dry her at once, it doesn't pay to

milk her.



Sow Fails to Come in Heat—Bought

a sow last fall; since then she has.

not been. in heat. S. F'. Iii, Oshtemo,

Mich—Give her vetol tablets. three

times a. day until- she comes in heat.



. than. of Pawn—I have a pig,,,about

five months old, which has been un-

able to use its hind legs successfully

since about six. weeks of age. We fee



milk. Mrs. R. T





 





 

 





 

 





 





reach equal parts of crushed limestone

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to'a neighbor, was a piec‘e of barbed





.juries of this sort, the plaintiff must





a ments, and offer some for sale? I live

blunt! Fenton,



Mich“! ——Your pig is perhaps incurable.

Feed. some roots and place within its





renal and

shark” be





.not made by canvassing—Rood.





GUT‘I'ING BRUSH A'LO-Ne: HIGH-

. \ WAY.

- , ‘. , t .

‘How can I‘ force b‘rus\1 to be cut

along public highway, where it be‘

comes dangerous to public travel? I

went to prosecuting attorney, who told

me that he had: nothing to do with

this—G. A.





By Session Laws (1919) No. 83, it

is the duty of the overseer and com—

missioner of highways to cut all brush

and weeds within the limits of' any

highway of the township prior to July

1, in towns south of Range 16, and

prior to July 15, in towns north of

Range 16.



By Section 1 of the act of which

this is an amendment, failure to do

so is declared a misdemeanor, and up—

on conviction by competent court, the

commissioner is liable to a fine of not .

less. than $10, or more than $25, or by .

imprisonment in the county jail for

not more than thirty days, or both fine

and imprisonment—Rood. '





 





CAUSE FOR DAMAGE.





 





On a forty-rod line fence belonging





wire, tacked at each end, which was

loose in the middle on our side. Wle

had a horse get his hind leg badly cut.

Two veterinarians took care of the

horse three times a. day for eight

weeks. Finally, we had to kill him.

Can we collect any damages? Is a

verbal contract, with witness, as bind— ,

ing as a written contract ?—E. N.





In order to recover damages for in-





show that he is free from negligence,

and that the negligence of the defend-

ant is the cause of the damage. The

maintenance of barbed Wire fences is

a common practice, and is not prima

facie dangerous. It would be neces-

sary to prove that the person whose

duty it was to maintain the fence

knew of its dangerous condition.

Certain statutes make certain con-

tracts void unless in writing and sign-

ed by the party to be charged. Un-

less the contract falls within theclass

enumerated in the statute, writing, is

important merely as a matter of proof.

——Rood.

HUSBAND AND WIFE IN FURNI-

TURE DEAL.





 





Can you tell me if a husband can

hold furniture if his wife pays part for =

this. furniture, and the husband pays

part? The wife helped pay for it, and

the husband buys on a contract in his

own name. Wife makes first payment

of $40, and helps every month till paid

in full. Then husband claims it be-

longs to him. What do. I have to show

for my money? Does wife hold furni—

ture, or husband hold it?——Mrs. E. N.





Who owns the furniture is determ-

ined by knowing to whom it is sold,

not by the person who pays the price.

Apparently, the furniture belongs to

the husband. But, being exempt from

execution, he could make no mortgage

upon it without the wife’s signature.

He could sell it out and out, without

her consent.—~Rood.





CHATTEL MORTGAGE ON EXEMPT

GOODS.





 





Is a chattel mortgage legal and col-

lectable if signed only by the man?

Is it necessary that a wife's signature

should also appear?—O. F. B.



The statute provides that chattel

mortgage on exempt team, tools, and

household furniture, shall be void un-

less signed by the wife.-—Rood.





OFFERING GARMENTS FOR SALE.





 





I have materials which I bought

from a mail order house. Have I a

right to make dresses and other gar-





in- the country. Could a friend in cor-

porated village handle same for me?

—-Mrs. R



We are not aware of any regulation

restricting suchbusiness if sales are





 





 





 





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labor.





For barns, poultry houses, silos, ctc.,

Natco Hollow Tile is the ideal ma.

terial. It can't bum. It is proof

against heat, cold and dampness. It

is easy to erect. It is inexpensive to

begin with. And it costs exactly

nothing for repairs.





You will be interested in “Natco on

the Farm"—our free book on per-

manent, fire-safe farm building con.

struction. Write for it.





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PROOFING CO.





843 Fulton Building, Pittsburgh, Pa.





 





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Hooves. Cougho. Condition-

-.A or, Worms. Moat for cost.

._ ‘ .. , ,1». Two cans satisfactory for



a. :2- ”5;” Heaven or money back. 51. 25



pet can. Dealers or by, mail.



The Newton Remedy 00.

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TY PE ( hr ster White Spring boars. Bred

B alts and fall boar pigs with size, type and qual

ity. LUCIAN HILL,Tekor1aha. Mich.





Gen Pershing K. Open. bred

Fall pigs (stock im

DR. CRI IBBS. Three Rivers, Mich.





 





SHEEP





Tunis. Oxfords.

Karakules. Also

rams. LeROY KUNEY, Adrian. Mich.





Good large Dolaines

81: Shropshires. V. B





Breeding Ewes For Sale





.FURMISS. Nashville. Mich.





R ‘ to ,d ImprovedBlack-

F 0 R S A L E tozngel-Eine Merino Buns.





JOHN MEACI'IAM, Millinuton, Mich.





Oxford yearlings and ram. lambs.

F O r S a l e registered. The kind that please.

Geo. T. Abbott. Palms. Mich. Tel. Deckervillc, 2853.





 





combining size.

fleeces. quallt

Ashtabula, Ohio.





' . and Delaine Rams.

Merino long staple. heavy





.Writo S. H. Sanders. R. No. 2.





200 Yearling Ewes





200 two and three-year-olds, and 200 solid mouths

for sale in car lots. All are strictly choice black—

faced stock. If interested, telegraph us at once as

these ewes will soon be sold. ALMOND B. CHAP-

VMAN. d. SON. South Rockwood, Mich. Telegraph

Address Rockwood, Mich.





 





 





Fair View Shropshires For Sale





Registered bred ewts. brrd to Senator 3 Double Grand<

son 3539— 4801433 and Wardwdl' s Grant 4032 60060.

a son of McKerrow's Wardwell Silection 4762~——560.

011;. Grand Champion at the International in 1921.

Also ewe and ram lambs by these sires. F.





GOODFELLOW. Ovid, Mich.





 





‘ Shropshire Rams

am 0 1nd typey. at $30.

LAKEFIELD FARMS. Clarkston, Mich.





 





I ' 10 yearling rams and a.- few ram

ShrOFShIres lambs. priced at $20 to 330 each.





'c. 1. THOMPSON. Rockford, Mioh.





 





‘ ' ' yearling rams and ram lamhl.

HegIsIered SIWUPSIIII'B also ewes and owe lambs.

C. LEMEN la. SONS, Dexter, Mich.

For Shropshire Rams and Ewes

write or call on Dan Booher. R. No. 4. Evart. Mich.

High grade Black T01) ewes and ewe lambs

20 Good type. Heavy shearms. W. E. LIVING-

.STOME. Parma. Mich.





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Engage in dalrylng in a county that combines orange

growing, vegetables. general farming. poultry and live

stock raising. Marion County has central creamer-lea

an is central to best local markets. Dairying in

Flo do has his future. ‘

For free booklet and particular information. address:





MARION COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. 894

N. Broadway. Ooeia. Florida.





Marion County

F L O R I D’

Coon Chokers





Furnish one large Coon.

We make you a choker.

mounting head. tail.

paws, claws. putting on

chain fastener to match.

Get our coat circular.





W. W. Weaver

Custom Tanner,

Balding. Mich.





Thousands of White Leghorn pullete

hens and oookerels at low prices

Shipped 0.0.D. and guaranteed. Order

spring ducks new. Egg bred 25 years. Win-

ners evervwhere. Write for special sale bulle-

tin and free catalog. Geo. B. err-is,

Shirley. Grand Rapids. Mich.





- s

Whittaker s R. 1. Red Dockerels

wUl improve your color and production. Both Combs.

from Tremested Michigan’s Greatest Color

and Egg Strain. Write for prices. INTERLAKES

FARM. Box 39. Lawrence. Mich.





For Golds, Boup, flanker. Chickenpox, Cholera





 





 





 





' Stops Losses. 25c. 81. 34 pm.

. Saves S S New Resulsa

New Chemicals New Frien 51





ASE BRAlicii-DEAII, Box A, Birmingham, Mich.





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2 as yet. Apples were. a poor crop on

richegaverage farm. '* '





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~~theexde . v

of beans; verylittle corn husked

7 Most of “the cattle

fund sheep are on: pasture yet, Not

inapplowing; being ”done; - land

has been. too-watch the heavier soils.

Wilde is being sold at

time.’ Afew beans are being mar-

keted, but the elevators refuse to buy,

because of the heavy pick. Prices at

nton November 112: Potatoes, $2

63.50 bu; wheat, $1.58; corn, 90c;

beans. 54.70 cwt.;‘ kidneys, $8 cwt;

barley, $1.50; rye, .750; apples, $1.55

l(92;?50 bu; eggs. 700; hens, 25c.——-H.





to wheat and rye is not up to last year,

as so” much rain has hindered the har-

vesting of beans and corn in time to

seed the-aground. Quite-a lot of pota-

toes were caught by the freeze. Only

a. small part of the corn is husked, but

that turns out well. No fall plowing

of any account has been done so far.

as the ground has been frozen part of

the time. Mostof the clover seed is

still in the field in bunches, waiting

for the rain to stop—is.



Saniiae‘ 00., Nov. 11.—Acreage of

fall wheat and rye above normal; lots

of moisture, and a fine stand. .

to'es not all dug, many fields being

badly frosted; below a normal. yield.

Sugar beets above normal, and an ex-

cellent crop, with thirty per cent yet

in the fields. Apples are of fine qual-

ity, but many orchards will remain un-





‘picked, apples having frozen on the





trees. Live stock not in good condi-

tion. About fifty per cent of fall plow-

ing is done. Buckwheat still in the





field; many fields can not be harvest-

ed. Large quantity of beans not yet

pulled. Corn is an extra fine crop,

and well matured.—-—C. F. B.





Missaukee Co-, Nov. 10.——A little

more wheat than usual sown this fall,

and less rye. Wheat is looking good.

About forty per cent of the potatoes

were in the ground at the time of the

freeze, and fifty per cent of ghem are

frozen, with about ten per cent to dig

yet; the price is $3.00 per hundred

pounds. All apples that wore not gath-

ered are spoiled. Condition of live

stock is fair, as pastures have been

better lately. Some are plowing When

they can not husk corn. Fowls 18c;

butter-fat, 47c; eggs, 36c.——H. E. N.



Mason 00., Nov. 9.—-Acreage of

wheat sown, about eighty per cent of

normal; rye about ninety per cent of

normal; potatoes about half a crop,

all dug at this date, price $3.50 per

hundred. About half the apple crop

froze, and are still on the trees. Ap-

ples bring about 850 a bushel for A-l.

Corn 100 per cent crop, and most all

in the field yet. Live stock in good

condition for the winter; all surplus

has been sold at fair prices. Not

much fall plowing been done as yet.

Butter-fat, 520; eggs 450.-—G. M. T.



Charlevoix 00., Nov. 9.—-—Wheat is

seventy—five per cent of a. normal acre-

age, and rye ninety per cent. Only

fifty per cent of potato crop dug, with

only ninety per cent of a normal acre-

age. Sugar beets are eighty per centi

of normal, but of high sugar test.

pics are a good crop, and of fine av-

erage quality. Many barrels of unpick-

ed apples injured by the freeze. Live

stock in good condition for the fall,

and seeming quite plentiful. Cows are

bringing good prices. So far about

fifty per cent of normal plowing has

been done—F. M. H.



Mason 00., Nov. 7.—-About the usual

acreage of fall grains have been seed-

ed this fall. The potato crop was very

short, with prices ranging around $2

a. bushel. Apples bringing about 750

a bushel; many were injured by the





 





high Winds and freezing weather.





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ur HUNDRED HUNTING HOUNDS CHEAP—Fur Find.-





ers. Money Makers. Free Trial. Illustra C .

Kaskaskia Kennels. 13-119. Herrick, m, ‘5' “'3"





FOR SALE—Collie pups. natural healers. F

$4: Males 81. Arthur Gale. R. 3. Montague,





 





 





 





TOBACCO





0L1) LEAF T0BACCO~ChewinL 6 pounds, 1.60: 0

pounds. 82.50. Smoking. 5 pounds. 81.25: 108 poundls.

82. Send no money. Pay when received. Pipe free.

Co-operative Growers, Elva. Ky.





 





HOMESPUN TOBACCO: Chewing. five lb.. 81.50: m

32.50: smoking. five lb.. $1.25; ten. 32; cigars. $2 for

50. guaranteed. pay when received. pine tree. Boy

Carlton. Maxons Mills. Kentucky.





 





LEAF TOBACCO—Chewing. 6 lb.. $1.50: ten. $3.80.

Smoking. 5 lb., $1.25; ten. $2. Guaranteed. Pay

when received. Pipe free. United Tobacco Growers.

Paducah. Ky.





HOMESPUN TOBACCO. Chewing. 5 lbs.. $1.50: 10.

$2.50. Smoking. 5. $1.25: 10. 0 3 .





 





 





EXCELLENT oxiPOR'roNrrr to buy on very favor-

able terms, improved irrigated farms owned by Amer-

ican Beet Sugar Company. at Lunar, Colorado. Only

per cent cash and. balance spread over 34%

years at 5% per cent interest. Lands very produc-

tive. averaging per acre. 3 tons alfalfa. 10 tons beets.

50 bushels barley. 77 bushels oats. and 47 bushels

winter wheat. Ideal conditions. for dairying and con-

stant markets. Beet sugar factories contract with

growers for beets at good prices. Feeding live stock

profitable Fine schools and churches. Good roads

and wonderful climate. For detailed information

write C. L. Seagraves. General Colonization Agent,

Santa Fe Ry.. 993 Railway Exchange. Chicago.





BEAUTIFUL MID~WEST FARM—$1.000 Needed; 80

Acres. Horses. 4 cows. farm machinery, vehicles. in-

cubator. engine and saw rig. also furniture. grain and

crops: sure to please you. 36 mile school, 2 miles BR.

and high. school market town; 65 acres excellent crop

land, stream watered pasture. woodlot. this lot fruit;

attractive G-room painted house, cellar. good water.

beautiful lawn. substantial farm bldgs. Special bar-

gain for quick action. only $3,600 with $1,000 nccded.

Details pg. 42 Illus. Catalog farm bargains throughout

states Free. Strout Farm Agency. 205—130





many .

nge Bldg, Detroit. Mich.





 





DOUBLE YOUR INCOME by farming on James

Ranch, California. No winter there, no drouth.

and the best





Crops growing 365 days in every year, .

markets oflered anywhere. Land is state 1nspecoed

and state approved. A going proposition for a suc-

cessful farmer. Write me for details. Herman Janss.

San Joaquin. Fresno County. Calif.





TRACY. CALIFORNIA—Ideal for poultry ranch

Cheaply irrigated subdivisions.‘large or small: poultry

supplies at lowest cost. hen health safeguarded by

climate and weather conditions, make Tracy ideal for

poultry rancher. A conservative estimate of the net

profit per hen is $1. Write Tracy Chamber of Com-

merce. Tracy. California.





A REAL 80 ACRES. rich sugar beet and corn soil.

level. no waste. on good natural road. 1% miles to

town. and BIL; buildings need some repairing. but

a bargain to close out at $75 per acre, part cash.

E. 0. Loveland. Milan. Mich





WANTED FARMS





WANTED~T0 hear from owner of farm or. unim-

proved land for sale. 0. Hawley. Baldwin. Wis.





HAY AND S TRAW





and oat straw. car





No. 1 BAILED BEAN PODS

M. Mayer. Merrill.





lots. Write for delivery price.

Mich. Box 301.





ALFALFA and all kinds hay. Ask for delivered

prices. Barry D. Gates Company. Jackson. Michigan.





Mild 1 . .

Pay when received. F. Gupton.3§ardwell. Kentuok‘g.





KENTUCKY HOMESPUN SMOKING. 10 pounds. 81:

chewing 10 pounds. $2. Clematis I Wettstetn.

Chambers. Ky.





 





 





 





 





POULTRY





MAMMOTH TOULOUSE GEESE. Pek‘ln. Muscovy

and mid ducks; latter are nice for pets and bring

big profit. Order before Thanksgiving. Mrs. Antonie

Linderer. Newaygo. Mich.





 





COCKERELS—Rooks. Reds. Leghorns. Turkws.

Geese and Ducks. Send for prices. State

Farms Association, Kalamazoo. Mich.





 





TOP PRICES PAID for live fryer: or broilers weigh-

ing 1% to 2% lbs. Ship today. East Coast Poultry

00.. 1360 Division St... Detroit. Mich.





WHITE WYANDOT'I'ES—Choice. husky cockerels at

reasonable prices. bred from heavy layers. Fred

Berlin. Allen. Mich.





 





S. C. BLACK MINORCAS and S. C. Bufl Leghorns.

Cockerels. $1.25 each. Light Brahmas 82. We pay

express. Pine Hill Farm. Howard City, Mich.





 





HIGH GRADE COCKERELS. Rocks. Reds. $2.75.

B. 0.33:7. Leghoms. $1.75. M. Mayer. Merrill. Mich.

ox .





RHODE ISLAND REDS. R. C. Large fancy cooker-

els at $3 each. Burt Sisson. Imlay City. Mich.





I’UBE—BBED V'hite Embden Geese: sanders. $5:

geese. $5. M. W. Marshall, Beulah, Mich.





S. C. BUFF LEGHORN COCKEREIfl—Pl’lcu reason-

able. Willard Webster. Bath. Mich.





 





TURKEYS





PURE-BRED Bourbon Red Turkeys from registered

tom. Hens. $7: toms. $9. Mrs. Eva Myers. Star

Route No. 15. Ionia. Mich.





GIANT BRONZE TURKEYS—Goldbank

Choice young toms and hens at fall prices.

Perry Stebblns. Saramw'. Mich.





 





Strain.

MKS.





EDGEWOOD GIANT BRONZE TURKEYS—Thorough-

bred. best strains. Vigorous and large. Toms $12.

hens $8. Mrs. Edgar Case, R. D. 2, Benzonia. Mich.

MAMMOTH BRONZE, pure-bred turkeys. blue ribbon

stock. 2—yr.-old hens, 38: young toms. $8: young

hens. 30. M. Love. Bangor, Mich.





 





AMERICA'S BEST Giant Bronze Turkeys. Range

bred. Winners at the large shows. Reasonable. Write

Johnson Turkey Farm, Six Lakes. Mich.





 





 





MISCELLANEOUS





 





ALL WOOL KNITTING YARN for sale from menu—

facturer at great bargain. Samples free. H. A.

Bartlett, Harmony. Maine.





NEW KENTUCKY SORGHUM MOLASSEs—none

better. 10—pound bucket. $1.25. Send no money. Day





 





 





 





when received. J. C. Carter. Elva. Ky.



SEEDS AND NURSERY STOCK

WANTED—Certified seed and eating potatoes. Can

use two cars baled clover hay and oats. Reference.





First National Bank. The Letherman Supply Co..

Feed 5. Seed Dealers. Canton. Ohio.





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CERTIFIED SEED GRAIN. from latest improved

strains of highest yielding varieties under Michigan

conditions. Wolverine oats. Robust beans. A. B.

Cook, Owosso. Mich.





 





PET STOCK

FERRETS—Thirty years’ experience. Yearling fe-

males. the mother ferret special rat catchers.

each. Young Stock females. $4.00. Males.

Will ship C. . Instruction book free. evi

Famsworth. New London. Ohio.





SKUNK. Coon, Rabbit and Fox Hounds. Send ten

cents for photo group and description of fifty hounds

and fur prices. Lakeland Fur Exchange. Salem.

Michigan.



FERRETS—specializing in small trained ratters or





hunters. Information free. Thus. Sellers, New

London. Ohio.





STAHL'S GOLD CERTIFICATE pedigreed Flemish

Giants for sale. 2 to 8 months old. Satisfaction guar-

anteed. Sadie North. Butternut. Mich.



REGISTERED AIREDALE PUPPIE8——Sound. heal-





thy stock Priced. right. Superior Kennels. Pincon-

ping. Michigan.





 





REG. HOUNDS. farm raised. broke dogs. puppies.

E. Davison. Freesotl. Mich.





1.000 runners non SALE.

Rochester. Ohio.





“‘1‘ MERE fox terriers. rabbit hm In"

LraM liltl 100. Pm gum. PM Illinois.





C. Arthur Dimlck.





, Harry Buggies.





 





 





PURE—BRED Giant Bronze turkeys. hens. $7: toms.

Ells-





 





 





89. Unrelated Champion strain. Ida Dam

worth, Mich.



BIG TYPE Mammoth Bronze turkeys. Mrs. Eugald

Ramsdcu, Hanover. Michigan.



MAMMOTH BRONZE TURKEYS. fine stock. 0. W.

Thacker. Lcltoy. Michigan.





 





FOR SALE—Pum-bred Bourbon Red Turkeys. Mrs.





Milford. Ill ich.





 





THOROUGHBRED BRONZE turkey toms $8. hens 86.

Fine birds. Wm. J. McConnell. Deckerville. Mich.





 





NARRAGANSIGTT TURKEYSWBIK fellows. Order





early. Mrs. W. B. Nowell. Ousted. Mich.





 





 





HELP WANTED





DAIRY FARMER. married man for dairy farm

Geo. E. Fisher. Plymouth. Mich.





 





AGENTS WANTED





 





BOYS AND GIR].S—-During spare hours. earn beau-

tiful Xmas presents, including Dolls. Buggies. Watch-

es. Skates. Foot Balls, Boxing Gloves. Coaster Wac—

ons. Bob Sleighs. Sweaters, etc.

and beautiful catalog by writing today to Pioneer

Tea Company. 1906 Gratiot Ave” Detroit. Mich.





 





AGENTS WANTEDHESI'H $50 to $75 a week on our

Greeting Card proposition. Now is the time to sell

them. You can work during spare hours. Write to~

day for details. Pioneer Tea Company. 1996 Gratiot

Ave, Detroit. Mich.





 





AGENTS—,Our new Household Cleaning Device washes





 





and dries windows. sweeps. cleans walls. scrubs.

mops. Costs less than 5. Over half profit.

Write Harper Brush Works. 173 3rd St... Fairfleld.

Iowa.



SALESMEN looking for a real op '





porinmty should

write for our proposition. Hustlers make 860 to $16

a week. We furnish outfit and pay cash weekly.

Monroe Nursery. I. E. Ilgenfritz‘ Sons 00.. Monroe.

Michigan.





EASY TO SELL GROCEBIES. Paints. Lubricatinl

Oils. to consumers. Capital or W um;

nary. 53 years in business. Level: 5 Browne.

1118 50. State. Chlcllo- “





 





 





 





 





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T he Facts About T his Record-Breaking Herd _ ' _





Last June we set out to find the 100 best grade cows in America. With the

help of Cow Testing Associations we selected them from 200 herds in 11 States. a.

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——You can buy it from your feed

dealer or any manufacturer.





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The result was a sweeping victory for Cow Testing Associations, Pure Bred





Sires, Grade Cows and Corn Gluten Feed.





These wonderful cows were~~seen and





admired by nearly a half million farmers and feeders from 36 States.





118 Ribbons—$2985.00 in Cash





Out of a possible no ribbons and $3120.00 cash,

the cows and heifers in this herd‘ won I I8 ribbons and

$2985.00 of the prize money——all but $135.00. They

won all firsts and championships as follows: ,



First prize and champion—Ayrshire. Brown Swiss,

Guernsey, Holstein and Jersey cows. ,



First prize—Guemsey and Holstein heifers from

Cow Testing Association Record dams. .





First prize—Every grou , including fgets-of-sire for

each breed, dairy herds an groups 0 ve cows from

single Cow Testing Associations.





First prize State herds—Grade jerseys by Vermont,

Grade Guemseys by Wisconsin, Grade Holsteins by

Minnesota. .





This herd also Won 20 second prizes—419 third—i

fourth-7 fifth—6 sixth—5 seventh—3 eighth—5 nint

——and 5 tenth prizes—a total of 118.



Mat Domaszek of Wisconsin wonznd, 5th, 6th and

8th prizes on grade Guemseys over four years. They

were fed Corn Gluten Feed; therefore the Corn Gluten

Feed cows won a total of x 2.7. ribbons out of a possible

izo—all the prize money but $70.00.





‘continued pleading over long distance telephone,“ - .1





.The Big Auction Sale





The 25 Vermont Jerse s were exhibited at the East-

ern States'Exposition at gprin field, Mass. The other

75 were shown at the Nationa Dairy Cattle Congress,

Waterloo, Iowa. The herd was combined at the Na-

tional Dairy Show at Indianapolis—October 10-: 7.



These cows were all taken from their homes and re -

‘ular farm care after September lSt. None was specialfy

fitted for show or sale. On October 15th‘the owners

of 52 of these cows consented to their sale at auction.





The opinion of men who milk cows for profit matched

that of the judges who awarded the rizes. These cows

were sold within four hours. They Erought $7417.50,-

an average of $1 42.50 each.



Clara—first prize grade Guernsey at Wisconsin State

Fair and winner of fourth at Indianapolis—topped the

sale at‘$zso.00——probably the record auction price for

grade coWs. ‘Her companion, Sukey, winner oj ”fl

prize at Indianapolis, brought $240.00. ‘1. .



Molly—ChampiOn Holstein Cow—was not in "





inthe auction, because her owner refused to se





Hayes purchased her privately for $32.5.oo—a sensa-

tionally high price for a grade cow.





The Needs that Inspired Us to Show These lCows A





About 96% of our dai cows are grade animals.

For this reason commercia dairymen needed to know

more about rade cows of the better class and how to

raise them. 5This herd has supplied their need. '



This exhibit has proved that the Cow Testing Asso-

ciation is an organization which helps dairy farmers to

manage and feed their herds, test their cows and make

more money in their business.~ EVer‘y' County sh0uld

have one or more of these associations.



Grade cow owners need more pure bred'sires. This





herd stimulated that need by. showing the influence [of

good blood. A





are now in the market fOr good bulls.





Corn Gluten Feed Wins





Dairymen everywhere have been seeking a better'

ration. This herd shows what can be done with Com—

Gluten Feed as the protein supply. The total annual

income of these cows—after deducting cost of feed—is

$13,498.00—an average of $134.08 per cow.



This famous protein product of corn is very largely

responsible for the high production and wonderful con.





edition is limited.





 





s a happy result hundreds of cow owners .





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dition of these cows. Every one was fed on a ration

balanced with Com Gluten Feed during the year in

which~ their official records were made.





Some of them were fed the previous year on a ration

without Com Gluten Feed. When Corn Gluten Feed

was added to the rations, they almost doubled their

production.





Your Best Wm ter Ration



This year we have a marvelous cro

cannot afford to be deceiVed—fiither y its high qual-

ity'or'the low farm price. Corn is the basis of good

feeding, but it does not supply as much digestible pro-

tein as your beef cattle and dairy cows need.



The more com you feed the more protein you must

have to balance the ration. When you have fed all the

corn your animals need, any additional amount of this

grain is wasted.





To make your best Winter rations you should sell

some of your corn and invest the roceeds in Com

Gluten Feed to balance your grain. hen you will use

less feed, make more money, and have better animals.





' __ ‘ We are printing the complete story of this famous herd.

Get Th ls Bock FREE The picture of each cow and her record will be given. The





If you want a copy mail the Coupon.





Associated Corn Products Manufacturers

\ Feed Research Department





Hugh '0. Van Pelt, Managing Director





 





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