VOL. CLXV. Whale Number No. 4690 22' DETROIT, ‘MIC‘H C ‘ lhzcé A5925 L53 fiflboflfi SIYITJIKEMAXZ DJCYVIENGEHER.Z8 ’ 1925 ...r<:|u|u Innllvuv .1 dnlmmvlu .gmlmu‘ m .mm mm" uh ONE YEAR FIVE YEARS 81 81 .00 .00 / :—'~, . g s _ erOr "’~. MEN who know motor cars, and who examine the Better Buick, find many features of superiority and 0f extra value. The Better Buick is More Powerful. The new 60 and 75 horsepower Buick Valve- in-Head engines are superior in power. They take tough hills in high, push right through deep mud or gravel, and provide a clean, instantaneous get-away, when- ever needed. More Economical. Better Buick operating parts, all of them, are now protected from the dirt and wear that bring repair bills. Buick is the only car with the “Sealed Chassis” and the “Triple Sealed Engine” (air cleaner, gasoline filter, and oil filter). And Easier and Safer to Drive. Controlla- ble Beam Headlights make night driving safe. Automatic Heat Control makes cold engines start easily and run smoothly. Buick mechanical 4-wheel brakes give __.. . . . ~. , ‘ _.. . ...... the same. added security in winter as in summer. Two years’ use on 400,000 Buicks has more than proved the efli— ciency of the Buick type ofbrake. And the Better Buick steering gear is the easiest, safest, and most expensive type ever built. Buick has added power to Buick power, safety to Buick safety; and reliability to the sturdy Buick chassis. Buick has built the motor car that offers the most today in performance and in value. BUICK MOTOR COMP.ANY Flint - ‘ Division of General Moron Corporation Michigan Canadian Factories: MeLAUGHLIN-BUICK, OshawaflOntario Breneflee in all Principal Citiea—Denlere Everywhere v Pioneer Builders 0! 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(~W . _.»_ v 3, i I i l l m Mal-..~.,.‘ -_ .- Mr “Muws W~W._/,..~., -’ a“ .. ”mm-h .. 1*” ‘ wth ‘at-v‘ones ""never forget 0U don't use much machinery,” I observed. -‘ My cousin was-show .. ,. ing me about the farmstead on ‘ his three-hundred-wre farm: ‘ ‘ “Well, you haven’tseen the machin- ery,” he’ replied.‘ “I've got,‘ quite a. little fortune tied up in machinery, and so I’m keeping the machinery un- der cover.” l ‘ . He took me out through the orchard to a new building—mostly doors on one side—in which there was more machinery than we used on our 160- acre farm in the corn belt—and I must say the machinery was in much better shape, too. ., In all my 110-mile trip up through Vermont and New Hampshire, I saw ‘ very little farm machinery out—of—doors, except such machinery as was in use. ‘ Hard-headed Yankees, if you want to call ’em that, they certainly know how to take care of machinery. Every lit- tle while one of those fellows asks me where to get repairs on an old—timer ‘machine whose manufaCture was dis- continued long ago. My cousin show- ed me on his Vermont farm, a mower that had been used by his father for twenty years, and then was turned over to the son, who told me he had :{n ;, pg; . used it'for ten years. A farm machin- ery salesman told me, jokingly, not long ago, that they could sell one ma- chine in a kind not oftener than every third generation in New- England. acttcaljaurndlfor the Rural. rams} N‘gs'EQ-TJQN The CAPPER FARM Passe” + ‘. » . __ _ lit MachmcryCost . T 77)) Snow: Hey ”Are." Afat n: ' Prodigal “ lVitn Marninery as By E.A. Kirkpatrick ’ Well, it pays the Yankees to take care of their farm machinery. Farm machinery depreciates ,in value more from exposure to snow, rain, sun and wind, than from actual use. The fol- —:— m... a» “fig; m We Little Realize the Rapidity'of Depreciation of Farm Machinery When - Left Out Over Winter. We, Miterners Are QUALITY RELIABILITY SERVICE NUMBER XXII lowing table’gives the average amount of depreciation for farm machinery of various types: Per Cent. Threshing outfit ................ 12 Hay loaders .................... 12 Manure spreader ................ 12 ' Corn binder .................... 10 Sulky plow . ................... . 8% Walking plow .................. 6 Harrow 8% Reaper ........................ 8 Binder ......................... 8 Mower .......................... 7% Hay rake ....................... 7% Hay rack ...................... 7% Gang plow ..................... 7 1,5 Gas engine ...................... 7%, Cultivator ....... ' .............. 7%, Corn planter .................. 7 Drill and seeder ................. 6% Work harness .................. 6 Horse weeder ................... 5% Disks ........................... 5174 Hay tedder .................... 5 Fanning mill .................... 4%, Grain tank ..................... 3% Vthon ......................... 5 Sled ............................ 5% Suppose a mowing machine costs $100, and, under average conditions, lasts about fourteen years, as the table indicates. If, by keeping it sheltered and taking good care of it, you can make it last thirty years, as my cousin _ (Continued on page 539). A Michigan Mystery .4 Gripping Story Written Especially for tniy Journal of the Sauks——-the “People-Who- Went—Out-of—the-Land! ” Saginaw; —a river town—a lumber town, at the head-valve of the four-branched artery that drains the heart of a state whose history began in the shadow of towering pines, grew in giant, high- plled roll-ways, and moved along swirl- ing, flooded rivers; a state whose ly- rics had birth in the rafter-rocking classics of the snow~piled shanties——— whose legends‘were conceived in the lofty silence of the sun—flocked pine forests! Saginaw—a town of saloons and lumber mills, beside a log-choked river, where the pent-up life of lumber reached out hands to feed itself into the gaping belly of a lumber-starved commerce! It has not yet lost the yel- low piles of sawed pine, along the river~front—but it has grown, and, to- day, among many such trails, there runs out from it, northwest, along the Tittabawassee, as the trail of the Banks ran, a trail of steel, that taps a ventricle of that great heart! A railroad runs, from the very start, through an endless expanse of fields and uncleared land—all flat. Here and there a ridge rises up for a little way upon the face of it-.—a jack-pine cov- ered ridge, that is the mark of the pinelands. The river, rolling on be—. tween its high banks, makes a wander- ing depression, that swings sometimes close enough to the track that the break may be seen across the level" land. Time has been when the flat land, with its rivers, was covered with a for- est of solid pine. It is no longer for- ested, but as one watches from the windows of the passing trains, the re- minders of the pine are always there, crowding in upon one’s sight in every Jagged pine-stump fence—in every fire- charred stump, unpulled in the unclear: ed land. There are miles of willow swamp on the undrained flats—:miles of young poplar and birch among the great stumpsz—and' always _here and there, a lone da‘rk pinerises majes— ticallyinto titre sky. above the lesSer S AGINnW—Sauk-i-nauk—the home By a Popular Michigan Author across its desolate flatness, on an evening train in late February, and watched the lone sentinel pines pass against the red and orange of the fad— ing sunset, and had seen tiny lights wink out—miles away, they seemed, across the level new-ground fields—as if you had come the next morning to the door of a log shack, with black— ened stumps and willow swamp for a yard, as far‘as you could see, and had been greeted by a crow, perched on the topmost branch of a blasted pine, the pale, cold February sun glinting a boundary along which a few straggly pines still stood, was the site of a roll— way, down which he, himself, had seen thousands upon thousands of feet of pine roll and slide into the ice-mad river, at the beginning of the spring drive. It was not strange that Tim Davis loved this stump land farm—on which he built his simple home—-to which he brought his young bride—on which, he raised his sons and daugh- ters—and from which, year by year, he tore the, last foothold of the mighty pines—the long-rooted, jagged stumps Your Interest in This Stars; Will be_ L Increased by Referring to Page 542 on him, as, he voiced all the loneliness and desolation of the far, flat land—— in hollow, echoing cawing; if you had done these things, as the bride of Chad Davis did, then you, too, would have. named it, as she did, “The Crow Landf’ Chad Davis hadbeen born in th1s Crow Land. His father had gone up from the south in the days of the “solid pine,” and when the lumbering was done along the Tobacco, he had bought from the government, a tract of the barren cut—over land, with the last winter’s slashings still lying upon it,_ and there he had “built a home from the wilderness.” It was not a log house—~for the last good logs were gone, and sawed lumber was cheap at the mills in Saginaw. But it was none thecless a home in the wilderness—a wilderness of fresh cut stumps, barren, flat and desolate. It was the very aloneness cf it that Tim Davis loved— that audits memories. ‘There was many a stump upon his own tract, be- ..side .which he had-stood as the giant ‘ine. rashedd ‘n.’ Then at the back 3! agar-m, w ere the Tobacco made that made fuel for his winter fire, and fences for his new-cleared fields. The memories of the land held—the romance of the timber—lands grew, in his heart, with the years. Chad, who was the eldest son, could not remem- ber a spring that his father did not go, when the ice was racing down the wild, mud—brown current 'of the To- bacco, and sit for long pensive hours at the. top of the old rollway. And when the leaves came out on the birch and young poplar that had grown up among the charred stumps of the un- cleared lands, and the arbutus filled the young woods with its fragrance, the boy had often seen his father stop the plow in the long black-loam fur- row, and sit quiet for a long time on the handles, gazing off across the flat expanse of fields, seeing the land as itvwas—and as it had been—smelling the fresh-turned earth and the smoke of new clearings~—-and even before this remembering ,the smell of countless fresh cut stumps, with the resin ooz— ing out upon their yellow tops in the spring sunshine. So Chad Davis, ceming of such a father, had grown up in the flat land, lovmg the land as it was, as much as his father loved the land as it had been. ‘ When he was twenty, he went away to college—a church college—to fulfill a lifelong ambition of his father and mother. Their eldest—their first-born should become a preacher of the \Vord of God! Ordained at twenty-four, six months as substitute in a small suburban church, outside Detroit, and then in mid-winter, notice of a delay in his permanent charge that left him time for a brief vacation in the north. That was how he came to be on the Detroit streets that wintry Febru- ary night. There had been a terrific wind swirling between the tall build- ings all afternoon, with blinding gusts of snow upon it. People hurried along the streets, stepping frequently into the stores for warmth. As Chad walk- ed, late in the evening, down a street that leads across from the well-kept residential district along a certain part of the Boulevard—it is really the Grand Boulevard, but to Detroiters there is only one—to a district of thick clustered tenements and flats, dingy pool-halls, and gaudy—fronted movie houses, his hat was pulled low over. his face, and his head drawn well down into the fur-lined collar of his coat, to give what protection they might from the stinging pellets of snow. The street was deserted of pedestrians by now. A single car hummed past him, driving into the storm. Since turning off the Boulevard, there had been but one corner street lamp. He was on a long, dark stretch, and the passing of the car lights left it doubly dark. He had no particular reason for being there. Only that he had still two hours to wait for his northbound train that was not due to leave Detroit till past midnight, and all the evening, in spite of the cold and storm, he had been out on the streets. He. liked this delving into the brilliantly lighted highways,‘ and the darkened by—ways of the win- . -, tor—shrouded city. There was mystery (Continued on page 540). ' YORK OFFICE 120 W. “Id It. ICAGO OFFICE 608 lfillaifm at M I. LPH'IA OFFICE 281-”! ill and I‘- U...I:I:.IOOICIIUIOCIQ‘COIIW P‘PEB mans-s IIIOIIOIO econ-colonmm ,A WRENCH) "n. E\NANCE ooooooo :coocooooooinbooocoonoM I. n. warmmunr...................... .URT WEBMUTH ...... OIOCIIOIOOOOOOOCI m ‘1 mm” CW... mm m ‘c mum IIIIII CIOIOOOIIOIOOIII. m cin- mo IIIIII ICOODIIOOIOIIDOOO' - www.ma Bastian: ....... . ...... our l‘rAsnk Alcohol ........... u...” ...... Gilbert Gusla' ............ ............... I. a. WATEBBUB!‘ ........ ........W m TERMS 0!‘ .0380th M rm. 5! 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The first among the tributes paid to Mr. Collier was by Mr. John Endicott, who, after telling of his long and close acquaintance with his friend and neighbor, described him as “That rare combination of gentleman, busi- ness man, farmer, and sportsman.” The many Michigan Farmer readers who know Mr. Collier through his work as a breeder of fine horses and cattle, will appreciate the fitness of this trib- ute to the man. What more worth-while goal can any of us strive for, than being a gen- tleman in all the name implies, a. cap- able and honorable" business man, a leader in our favorite field of work, and a. sportsman in the full sense of that term. NDUSTRY has gone Need of ahead in leaps and . . bounds, mainly be Effluent cause it has been put Production on the basis of efii- cicnt production. When, for instance, a good factory manager can take over a factory, cut off five million dollars in pay roll, and keep production above its former level, as has been the case, he must be put- ting that factory in a much stronger position to make a profit, or to meet competition. Efficient production is doing similar things for the farmer. The man who produces forty bushels of wheat to the acre is in a much better position to make. a prom, than the one who gets only fifteen. The eighty-bushel corn crop looks like a lot more money in 'the pocket than a thirty-bushel one. The same comparison may be made of cows and chickens of high and low production. Some men are hard workers, but .thelr hard work does not bring the results it should. That is because they do not know how to make other things work for them. The big seeret ofxsuc- case in most any productive line is to «get as big a production per man as pose!ble. When a man uses fertilizers and other good cultural methods, good machinery, good feeds, and high-pro- case than an energetic one, because he knows better now to make these factors assist him. , These agricultural success essentials are generally known; they are avail» able to everyone. To do better on one's form, one has but to make use. of them. Prdminent economists and bankers agree that this is the one es sential thing for the farmer to do. E have gotten The into the habit of Ed :1 thinking of schools acute and education as quite Man the same thing. We persistently measure a person’s education by the number of years he has been under the teacher’s "care. Schools help a person in training his mind. So do libraries and laborator- ies, and the associationmf others who are educated. But these things are not essential to an education, since it is purely a personal matter—the result, of long-continued effort in training one’s self to' think, and see, and re- fiect. We use the term “long-continued" advisedly. To become educated, a per- son must hold himself to a course of study for a long period of time. . The truth is, he grows into an education. In fact, it requires a life-long effort, and should, therefore, be as closely associated in our minds with every phase of life as it now is with the schools. If we can come to think of this mat- ter in the light mentioned, it may not be as hard for us, this coming winter, to settle down to some interesting and THE INTERNATIONAL. THE Great International Live Stock, Grain and Hay Show is now on in Chicago, and will continue until Saturday, Decem her 5. It is a great agricultural school, and Michigan has many interests there. We are infom- ed by preliminary reports that the entries in the present show will, in practically all depart- ments, exceed those 10f former years. Michigan owes much to the International for the gener- ous way in which that institution has made known to the World the high-class ' grains, seeds, roughage, and live stock produc- ed in the state. To the progres- sive farmer, the cost of attending this great show should not be considered an expense, but an investment. 0 valuable line of study. If there is a. fault with our American system of ed- ucation, it is that we have too much teaching. What we need in our edu- cational circles is more self-direction. In this respect, Michigan farm folks, who have left the schoolroom, have a. real opportunity to become interested in a line of effort that should improve them as farmers, and add happiness to their lives in the years to come. THE history of glass dates back ”fialth to a time before the m . Christian era. The an- Glass cients of that early time gave credit to the Phoenicians for its invention, but some historians believe that these Phoeniciane may have derived a part of their knowledge of the met mak— ing glass from Egypt. Be that as it may, all down through the ages, glass has been made in various forms to creed plant life, needs the sun’,‘ -‘ ‘ violet rays. Our ordincry window panes shut out this valuable past of we sun’ 8} ,ngn‘t. . To accomplish the health-giving re-* times a lazy man mck’es' a bigger- sue-m suits that sunlight is capable of, it must not be filtered through a, window pane. Therefore, even though sunlight be all about us, equipment is not eas. ily available to enable us to utilize this health-giving property .of Go6'is free sunshine. Recent experiments at the Boyce In- stitute, along this line, may have a vital effect upon our lives. Scientists of that institution have two types of glass in preparation, produced com- paratively cheap, that permit the all- . important ultra-violet rays of the sun to pass through, instead of absorbing them, as does the glass in our ordinary windows. These two new types of glass. may open new health avenues. If it is possible to have the windov'vs of our homes glossed so as not to shut out the health-giving qualities of sunshine, it cannot but help make us a healthier people. Then the very windows of our homes will open a. way to better health. ~ 0 you belong to The Value that class of poo- f P ple who have great o a 00' difficulty in recalling Memory the things that have happened? With them, events and plans seem to occu- py no permanent place in their minds. Such things fade away in the mist of the past. Now, what is the value of~ such a memory? If there were a market place where such things were bought and. sold, how much would one bid for a. memory that did not work? Nevertheless, such a memory has a. value. For instance, in driving a. car you get in a tight place, this non-func- tioning memory does not flash before your eyes all the horrible automobile accidents that you have seen or read about. It keeps the coast clear, and enables you to act collectedly. Then. too, the embarrassing and unfortunate memories of the past are pretty much eliminated from your daily experiences. But, notwithstanding these advan- tages, if there is anyone who has trou- ble with an over-working memory, and could exchange it, you undoubtedly would be glad to make a. deal with him. ALES resistance is Quality reduced when the Score: quality of the‘product . . offered, is improved. Agazn This rule is as true in the marketing of farm products as it is in the sale of real estate, clothing, machinery, music or books. It is less expensive to sell products of quality. Also, a substan- tial advance in price often can be real- ized through the appeal of high- class goods. There appeared in this journal last August, a story telling of the success attained by the Gaylord Cooperative Association in selling a grade of pota- toes, under the name of King Spud, which was much superior to United States No. 1 grade. A report has just been received to the effect that through rigid compliance to the high requirements at first set down for the grade, the benefits are now even more gratifying than then. . For example, during the past several days, the market has been draggy on United States No. 1 grade, with prices ranging from $4.75 to $5.00 per sack. At the same time is. car of King Spuds was snapped up at the regular price of $6.00 per sack. The good potatoes did not suffer from the depression in the common grades. This suggests the soundness of a .making these changes. words, it is senior to standardize pricos with high duality [stock within the gec- . f ‘ oral range of supply and demand, than, '. it is with ordinary seeds . It should 91st be underswod that the «move is wen-founded It's economical. ,There is less waste in serving King spuds; and less work is required so make them ready for use. Therefore, they satisfy more. Furthermore, sales are not confined to the wealthy of our . cities; but, because cf the economy, such potatoes are sought by the great middle classes. This is why we con- tend that quality wins,- and will con- tinue to do so. Si/é Stocéz'n ’3‘ [IE other day, when it was cold, I was-ta town and saw one 0' them high school girls with a fur coat and silk stockin's on. ‘I don’t know what else she had on, ’ccuse that’s all I could see. Anyhow, it kinda made me think she wasn’t followin' the doctor’s advice 0‘ keepin’ the head cool and the feet warm. But, anyhow, she just inade me,think o’ silk stockin's, and what they meant in our lives. Silk stockin’s is a sign 0’ a change, some say it’s fer the good, and othets say it’s for the bad. Now, I ain't tellin’ what I thirfk, only they look what you call darn nice ta me. Years ago I didn't have ta reach so far fer my mother's skins as the chil~ drun do now. Fact is, I’d have ta reach ta the floor ' to get ta. the bot tom 0' them. In them days woman covered her whole self with her dress, and she didn’t care what kinda Stockin’s she wore, but nowadays, the price 0’ goods is so high, and there- fore, dresses is shorter. Consequently, it shows the stockin’s, so they gotta wear nice lookin' stqckin’s, and also nice lookin’ garters, :cause they some- times show, too, because 0" economy. You see, the high cost 0’ livin' is Thelhouses, the autoes, the railroad trains, and ev- erythin’ ain’t built fer hoop skirts and such like, ’cause it costs too much to build those things on the hoop skirt plan. Besides, in the old days, it used ta. be proper fer a young lady tavfaint in the young man’s arms, 'cause that would be a handy way ta. get into. them. They used ta practice faintin' jest fer that purpose. But nowadays they make the men faint. The doc- tors say heart troubul among men is lots worse than it used ta be, and it seems it’s woman's clothes what’s doin’ it. Silk stockin’s is O. K., only I don’t like ta. see womin sufferin’ fer the sake o' apperunce.\ But that‘s what they’ve been doin’ for ages, and probably will continue ta, just ta make a. impresshun on some dumb man’s mind. Sofie used ta be against these new styles and etc., like old fury, but look- in’ over fashun magazines and etc., is changin’ her some. She’s like lots 0’ others; when new styles get old, they are alright: A coupla years ago a friend gave her some pink silk stock- in’s. She put ’em away, sayin’ she’d never wear ’em. Now she’s lookin' at 'em, and I bet she'll wear 'em ”ta. church some time. This is the land 0’ the free and the brave, alright, and I guess that in- cludes women. They’re sure brave in exposin' themselves the way they do. But these mornin' exercises they’re takin' over the radio is flttin’ them so they kin protect themselves, alright. HY mm ~.._.‘.._ , - .m/c‘vm , 4‘» -———.— A5, Mme 4...... ~. mm. I l .9 l { ~W' “a”. ,. . .l .. a... i“... a“ -.h ,1— w. -- lace, . R but many are engaged in agricultural It was a revelation to me. to learn that Switzerland is a pastoral._ "country. Cheese making, butter mak- not all engaged in the man ture of watches, ribbons and and: taking care of tourists; pursuits ing and the manufacture of condensed milk and milk chocolate are very im- , portanf in the life of the people of this country. There are about ten and one~fourth milIIOn acres of land surface in Swit- zerland, or somewhat more than one- fourth as much~as there is in Michi- gan. About seventy per cent of the area is classified as productive. About thirty-six per cent of the productive area is devoted to grass and meadows, twenty-nine per cent forests, nineteen per cent fruit, and sixteen per cent crops and gardens. It is said that there are about three hundred thou- sand peasant land owner‘s. The climate of Switzerland is ex- , tremely variable over relatively short distances, and likewise, the natural vegetation is variable, as well as the crop adaptation of the country. There are seven regions, depending mainly” ‘ upon altitude. Where the altitude goes up to about 1, 800 feet, it is classified as the Vine Region. Where the alti- tude ranges from 1,800 to 2,800 feet, or the hilly or lower mountainous reg- ion, walnut trees, spelt and excellent meadows are characteristics. "The land that occupies the altitude between 2,800 and about 4,000 feet, produces forests, especially beech trees, and in addition, barley, oatsand pastures. The pine belt lies up ,to an altitude of about 5,500 feet. Here, also, are found many maple trees. This region is not con- stantly cropped. Up to 6,500 feet the land is classified as the Alpine pasture land. The next region is the upper Alpine, where the vegetation is great— ly stunted, owing to the low tempera- ture, and finally one comes to the By M M. MCCool last, the region of perpetual snow. In 1919 there were grown 130, 233 acres of wheat, which produced at the rate of twenty-seven bushels per acre; and 57,014 acres of oats, which yielded forty-six bushels per acre. "In addition, there were produced 27.3 million.bush- els of potatoes. Furthermore, there is a limited amount of tobacco grown in Switzerland, and it is well to mention that near the borders of Italy mul- b‘erry trees. are grOWn, the leaves of which are fed to the silk worms. Con- land was in an extremely difficult po- sition, owing to the fact that the sym- pathies of the people were divided. Many of the German speaking people “sympathized with Germany, whereas the French and Italian speaking people were in sympathy withthe Allies. Her army was kept mobilized, and many of the German speaking soldiers were sent to the French borders and the French speaking people to the German borders, and it is said that the whole border was protected by mines and The Family and the Live Stock Are Housed Under the Same Roof, Which is Kept in Place with Numerous Stones. siderable grain is imported into this country, since there is not enough pro- duced to supply the demand for bread and beer. There are about one hun- dred breweries, which put out approx— imately twenty million gallons yearly. It appears that the tourists consume much of the beer. I was told about the great hardships that this country experienced during the recent war. Since it was entirely surrounded by belligerents, Switzer- wire entanglements. This country was a haven for refugees from the various countries. Many escaped prisoners thronged across her borders. She did her utmost to care for those that were in need. Many of the hotels which, under ordinary conditions were utiliz- ed for tourists, were not made use of except for rest homes for the wounded during the late years of the war. Furthermore, some of the Swiss cities were used by the belligerents for in- trigue and propaganda of various sorts. While in Switzerland, as in other; countries visited, I spent considerable time in the rural districts, endeavoring to obtain information with-respect to the life of the rural people, especially their methods of farming. The Chief J. agricultural industry in Switzerland is ,-; that of dairying. The majority of the cows are "of the Brown Swiss, breed, large, and many of them are very good , ‘: animals. On the whole, they are well? taken care of by the owners. There are some exceptions to these state- ments, however. Many of them are used as beasts of burden, taking the place of horses in plowing, tilling the land, and in drawing wagons. The cows graze upon the mountain side from spring, as the snow melts, until the snow returns later in the season. In mid-summer it is not an uncommon sight to see cattle graze as high up as the permanent snow line. The cattle are taken from the villages, or from the farms, in herds, and are looked after by herdsmen during the summer. Isaw a herdsman cabin that was practically covered with snow in the latter part of May. Near the villages the cows are frequently taken out to communal pastures and brought in at night in a body. They are so trained that they go to their respective barns and stalls without any attention by the owner. In other instances, the cows are not taken out to graze, but are fed green oats, rye and meadow grass. During the winter months the cows receive large amounts of roots, such as rutabagas, which take the place of ensilage. I did not see any silos in Switzerland. It is obvious that there is a great shortage of bedding for the cattle in Switzerland, judging from the appearance of the cows when they are taken from the stables in the morning. It is probable that, ow- ing to this shortage of bedding, in part, at least, all the stables or cow.“ (Continued on page 537). Renovating Old Apple Trccs How I Brougét an Old EN years ago, I purchased a farm on which the orchard consisted of only one Old apple tree, which I supposed was dead. But when I cut the tree, I saw signs of life; so I pro- ceeded to see what could be done. ‘I cut off all the old stubs and painted the ends. As the tree was hollow, I ' What Was Left of the Old Tree After Pruning Ten Years Ago. cleaned out all the rotten wood, which went well up into the main limbs. This left a shell not more than one and one- half inches thick. I gave the insides). coat of tar, and then filled the cavity with Cement. I started spraying, and succeeded in he Jose scale. The tree But on a new By 0. S. ples from it. Last year I picked sev— enteen bushels from that tree. In all, this tree has yielded me about seventy- five bushels of good cooking apples. . I was not sure as to what the variety was, so took some specimens to the Washtenaw County Fair and gw first premium on what they called the Greasy Pippin. (This variety is also known as the Lowell—Eds). The photos show what can be done with old trees. Some people seem to have the idea that one must have young trees to get good fruit. This is not so, as I have an orchard which I set out the same spring I pruned the old tree, which, with good care, ena- bled me to pick apples from it twenty- eight months after it was set. I have had good crops every year since; but the old tree has done as well, so age really makes no difference. The new orchard I speak of is ten years old, and this fall I_ got twelve hundred bushels of apples from it I cultivated the orchard for eight years, and then seeded it, two years ago. The trees were bothered with fire blight. I believe that an orchard of that age will be less subject to blight if in sod. Cultivating seems to stimulate the growth, and apparently makes the ten. der growths susceptible to blight. Since the orchard has been in and there has been little blight in it; while, exam, I was in the orchard most of wilted This may be contrary to the the time clipping out the shoots. The Old Tree in Blossom in 1924. \advice of the experiment station, but nevertheless it is my experience. MAKES CHANGES IN GRADING. HE Western New York Fruit Growers’ Cooperative Packing As- sociation, withpheadquarters at Roch- ester, has decided to discontinue the quarter-inch sizing of apples, with the same size throughout the pack-age, and henceforth to recognize only a mini- mum size, with the package faced for merchandising purposes. Hereafter the identity of the grower of the contents of each package is to be preserved by a number, or other marks, on each container. The ten per cent deduction from net sales, which has prevailed in the paSt, T rec Back to Productzon Sturtevant is to be superseded by a flat charge per package. It is stated that such a. uniform charge will relieve the good . fruit from the excessive charges of the past, and will cause the poor fruit to carry a heavier charge than formerly, thus encouraging the production of good fruit. A deduction of one cent a barrel, or its equivalent, has been de- cided upon as a means of obtaining working .capital. The usual advance on December 1 will be continued. ‘Hereafter, pools are to be closed as soon as the returns have been received for ninty per cent of the fruit in any pool, the value of the remaining ten per cent being es- timated. Scraped Out and the Hollow Filled ' with Cement- fHE Mayville potato show was ._ popular with the- farmers. They ten to the program, and to carefully . aspect the exhibits. There were many lfiferiort potatoes entered, but these miners will not consider such pota- goes good from now '.on They now have a-better idea of what constitutes ”a. real potato. Having ideas and ideals, they will set about it to grow potatoes of 'better' quality. From the interest shown, we venture that much good seed will be sold in the thumb district of the state this coming season, for the displays of cer- tified seed were the-center of an in- terested crowd throughout the show. The exhibit of the state department, which had also been shown at Green- vllle. and Gaylord, was unusually in— 'tc'resting. It touched upon various ,. phases of the department’s activities. . Potato grading work was illustrated by dealers giving their interpretation of the grades. Only two out of ten culled their potatoes sufficiently to pass the requirements of the grades. Value of potatoes as a food was dem- onstrated. Exhibits showed how Mich- igan apples should be packed. Bovine tuberculosis eradication, bee inspec- tion, barberry eradication, the corn borer, farm drainage, and other phases of the department activities, were here set forth in attractive ways. The management of the show saw to it that the boys and girls had a real part in this new enterprise, and the juniors were not hesitant in accepting . the invitation. A number of splendid essays were written by them, and some of the good potatoes brought to the show were exhibited by boys and girls. The program covered, to quite an extent, the same subjects treated by the programs at Greenville and Gay- lord, and reported in recent issues. The auditorium was crowded to over- flowing with men and women, thirsting for more knowledge on how to grow better potatoes. Following are the awards made by the judges: Russet Rurals. 1, Harold W. Luce, Flushing; 2, Frank H. Koch, Millington; 3, Herman Woren, Mayville; 4, Lowell Garnsey, Mayville; 5, Sampy Wells, Caro; 6, H. L. Chaffee, Silverwood, 7, Lewis Shroepel, St Clair; 8, W. H. Mawdes- ley, Mayville; 9, C. Weissenborn, May ville; 10, George A. Rossman, Meta- more. White Rurals. 1, F. A. Mertz, Caro; 2, W. 0. Bar- owsky, Mayville; 3, Sampy Wells, Caro; 4, George A. Rossman, Meta— more; 5, George Beard, Mayville; B. B. C. Monroe, Mayville; 7, S. W. Mor- . rfSon, Mayville. Green Mountains. 1, Charles Schliolter, Mayville; 2, J -.C Chantiny, Silverwood; 3, M. D. Lynch, Silverwood. Irish Cobblers. 1, Carl Engal, Mayville; 2, Clarence ,Blassins, Caro; 3, W. B. Clark, May- ville. _ Early Ohio. 1, Bert Green, Mayville. Other Varieties. 4, Henry Voght, Mayville; 5, H. Gil- more, Mayville. Certified Seed. 1, F. E. Wyrick, Alanson; 2, Peter McVanel, Gaylord, 3, John Allis, Gay- lord; 4, Mita Smilouski, Gaylord; 5, Sumner Allis, Gaylord; 6, Harold Bail- ey, Gaylord; 7 and 8, J. D. Robinson, Pelliston; 9, Ernest Pettifor, Gaylord. Best Potato. 1, T. E. Meathen, Charlevoix; 2, Pet- «er chanel, Gaylord; 3, J. C. Wilk, St. s Growers' Grading Interpretation. 1, M. C. Lynch, Silverwood; 2, John Lynch, Mayville; 3, M. C. Mount, May- ville; 4, Stan Stokes, Mayville; 5, Charles Weissenborn, Mayville; 6, Caro . High School, Caro; 7, Sampy Wiells, Caro. Bounty Club, Boys’ and Girls’ Clubs, or Agricultural High School. 1, Carl Bredow, Bad Axe; Elsie f,;Bredow, Bad Axe; 3, Clem Vliet, St. Innis; 4, Norman Hurd, Port Hope, '» 5. Emer Wilcox, Imlay City; 6, Ralph nsey, Grindstone City. 1!! Bureau Special Russet Burbanks. ' ,C. Willi. St Louis; 2. L. J. Wil- Hundred: of Farmer: Inspect Potato Exhzézt: . some Gg'eenvim,‘ 3, Emer Wilcox, 1111- turned out by the hundreds to, ".¢;i.0a.w ilpatrick, Grindstone City; 7, Willard . laye 1Boye' and Girls' Eeeaiy Contest. 1PaulfiVright tcass City; ‘2, George Colleen, ayville; 3,“ Walter Kivel, Caro; 4, Beulah A. Mllner, Care; 5, Margaret Dehmel Unionville; 6 Zena. Newberry, Mayville; ‘ ,Ray Spr e, Fos toria; 8, Elizabeth Knight. ss City; 9, William Henry, Watrousville. ____.__.___.,____.. MORE AGiRlCUl—TURAL STUDENTS Elsi-ROLL. ‘ NROLLMENT in the agricultural division at Michigan State College set a new mark this year, with an in- crease fyom 340 last year to 423 this fall—a material gain, considering the fact that the college name was chang- ed during the year from “agricultural” to “state." Of this number, twenty- three left colleges in eight different states to enroll in the Michigan State College agricultural forty came from other state institu- tions which did not offer agricultural instruction. Michigan State College is no longer Michigan Agricultural Col- lege, but it can‘still be Michigan’s ag- riculturalmllege, as its new graduate- farmer-president has stated several times since his arrival—C. WORK FOR BIRD REFUGE LAW. N attempt will be made to secure the enactment of the migratory bird refuge bill early in the coming session of congress. The bill, which has the backing of the American Farm Bureau Federation and other organi- zations, provides that sixty per cent of fees received as federal hunting licenses, shall go to purchase swamp lands for migratory bird refuges, and that forty per cent of the fees shall be used to enforce protection. It is claimed that swamps are being drain- ed for agricultural purposes to such an extent that wild waterfowl have diflicuity in finding nesting places and food. News of the Week The United States army laundry in Washington, made more than a half million dollars profit last year. It charges soldiers $1.75 a month for laundry work. _ ‘ the -two ‘ m ~Detroi1".wllluflug the menth oglNovem’ber. courses, while . chcan falmginthealr at «thirty miles an hour ile carrying ten passengers. . The United States and Italy have sign ed an agreement which funds Italy’ I! debt of over two billion dollars to the United States. ltaly paid five million dollars as first payment. After a religious revival, the stud- ents at the Southern Junior College, Cooltena, Tennessee, burned up all their books on evolution. The accident to the British submao ine, M-1, has caused several nations to , start propaganda favoring the elimi- nation of submarines from warfare. Nine coast-guard men were drowned when a small boat from the U. S. coast guard steamer, “Merrill, ” cap- sized near Halifax, Nova Scotia. Justice Edward F. Boyle, of the New York court, says home environment is the cause of over fifty thousand girls roaming the streets. Twenty have been indicted in a. nine‘ million-dollar a. your beer conspiracy in Chicago. These include policemen, several dry agents and prominent civ- ilians. One of the most drastic steps taken by the reorganized federal prohibition forces was the revoking of'all permits in the United States for alcohol, to be effective December 31. State Hort Society Program. ~ Inter national ~ s'for edu, . Anthony Fokker, n. 1111110113 Dutch in- . ; .. » ‘ ~ - vemwmu; .n‘ti nen-_ TheFewM-rshimrsmr ,S’trated at Dot 113?? creaa- mm to Time “gluon. in s min, which are-i of fallln in the 1.... a. a ‘1 “”23. ‘- t” The paney between the anthracite nine owners and miners, which was recently called by Governor Pinch'ot, railed to reach an agreement. It has cost the post office depart. . ment $6,571,950vdu1'1ng the ast year to carry the freaked s . of con gressmen, and free pox-ea? for government departmen’ ' . STATE FARM ERS’ CLUB MEETING; THE annual meeting of the Michigan State Association of Farmers Clubs will be held in the Senate Chamber of the Capitol Building at East Lansing, on December 1-2. This will be a rally meeting for all clubs now affiliated with the state or: ganization, and all others interested, and of all who are interested in agrl cufiure. th th mong e speakers on 9 program are, Dr. Clarence Cook little, presi- dent of the University of Michigan; .Dr. Kenyon L. Butterfleld, president of Michigan State College; Prof. Ki Holden, Agricultural Department 0 Harvester Company; Mrs. Edith Wager, of the" Michigan State Farm Bureau, and Samuel Guard. Plans are for a big meeting and fine program. Annual Meeting at Grand Rapid: Deceméer I——3 T HE Michigan State Horticultural Society meeting will be held at the Coliseum Annex Building in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on December 1-2-3, 1925. A horticultural exposition of spray machinery, nursery products, fertilizers, packages, etc., Will be held in the same building in connection with this meeting. Mr. Frame C. Brown, of Columbus, Ohio, is one of the principal speakers. Mr. Brown has made a very remark- able success in orcharding. One of the secrets of his success has been his “ability to analyze successful selling at roadside markets. Mr. Brown also will talk upon “Orchard Heating.” For ten years he fought frost in his or- chards with orchard heaters, and has compiled, through diaries, the best in- formation that we have regarding this subject. ’ Professor, M. J. Dorsey, chief of 771372 and Now anon/Am! IN 111: EARLY 01m, assume WAS SUCH A DANGEROUS ORUPATION- SETTLEMENTS WERE 'BUILT eon PROTEGnoN- ARE NGTAS SAFE" AS THE FARM Pomology at the University of Illinois, will also appear upon the program, tak- ing the subject, "‘Some Factors Inflw encing the Set of Fruit.” Professor Dorsey will cover this topic in a popu— lar way, dealing particularly with the problem from the standpoint of or- chard opé‘rations. He will also touch upon some factors which have been puzzling many regarding the influence of weather upon the set. Tuesday Morning, December 1. 9: 30—President’s address, George Friday, President M ch Horticultural Society 1 1gan State 10: DO——“The Follies of 1925,” as told by1 frigat—grgvgers. u 1' e Worm. M or u D. L. G. Gentner. Sting, by Afternoon. rm Russia I. 5.. F ' .. ' Fragigog‘fins Columlfiits ,Adlffib H P Gaston y is a Cull a Cull?” by Wednesday Morning, December 2. t31:0(1‘Studems’ apple judging con- 9: OO—Questions for 011363390 01337 00D u't ton discussion, in —“ ow ur Neighbors Are a- vertising,” by Grace H. Hitchcock. A 10: 00—“Some Experiences with Or- chard Heating,” by Frame C. Brown, Columbus, Ohio. 10: 30—Student speaking contest. 11: 30—Business meeting, election of officers. Afternoon. 1: 30—“The Variet Problems of Fruit Grower Produging for a Lotclgl Market,” by David H. Carter. 2:15—“Michi an’s Marketing Prob- lems, ” by F. L. ranger. R EEOC—“The Destiny of Dollars,” by Thursday Morning, December 3. 9: (JO—Questions for discussion, in charge of H. A. Cardinell. 9: tie—“Black Raspberry Growing—— Location and Care in Relation to Prof< its,” by A. H. Teske. 10: OO—“Red Raspberries—Market- ing the Onekama Crop,” by Currie J. Chrestensen. 10: 45«—“Strawberries-——1 ,600 or 6, 000 Quarts Per Acre, ” by R. E. Loree 11: 30—"What Happens in the Dark, ” by One Who Knows. Atfernoon. 1: 80—"Scab Control--W'hen and- rHow," by H. W. Fltc h. 2:15—“Some Factors Influencing the Set of Fruit ” by M. J. Dorsey, chief of pomology, University of 111- - inois , , ’ ,1, l :41: -~ g“ - Aw '—-- 4 .~;.:.’a~:-\.,.a—__,.A Rig-E WV“: _ , “A...“ V, —..,.:._ h,- _,., a...» ‘ , . , 111 at ,- terns in order that the 11311133 mamas ' , "from the com, and also the night soil ‘jfrom thj'ehouses, can be taken care of her conserved ' ' I had eaten Shiss cheese before vis- “ _ itin‘g Switzerland, but I never had eat- . ’ on anI that had the quality that the cheese possessed Which was given to 9113 while in this country: FurthermOre, the Swiss butter was wonderful es- pecially in comparison with that we had had in some other countries that We had visited. It is said that more than one-half million gallons of milk goes into the manufactureof cheese, andf-that7there, are 2,000 Cheese, fac- tories in this country. The “Swiss milk chocolate stands in a class by: itself, and it is a very important industry. Nearthe Italian border one sees many mulberry trees, the leaves of which are used- as feed for the silk worms; In other sections the fruitin- dustry is a. very important one. In several sections there are, excellent orchards, and in addition there are about'sipoo acres of land devoted to. vineyards, the juice of-the grapes be ing manufactured into wine. I heard of some interesting customs in Switzerland. It is said that in one section when the parents give their consent to the marriage of a daughter, they do“ so quietly, offering the sweet- heart a taste of the old family cheese. This is somewhat'of a contrast to the conditions in our country with respect to the flapper and her man-to-be. It is also said that when the Alpine herds- men prepare to take the cattle up to the pastures that dancing and picnics, etc.‘, take place. I visited the agricultural college at Munsingen. This is a rather small college, but is said to be quite effi- cient. I saw many experiments upon the development of varieties of grass- es, mtatoeund root crops. I also ob- served some of the college students plowing a small field, using a large Brown Swiss bull as a tractor. Liquid manure was being distributed by means of a. sprinkling can. Many ex- periments were being conducted on the use of commercial fertilizers and methods ”of soil improvement. Inas- much as there was no one at this in' stitution at that time who could speak English but a lady secretary, I did not obtain a great deal of detailed infor- mation with respect to the college ac- tivities. There were too many other matters to be discussed. On many of the large farms liquid manure is pumped from the cisterns by means of electrically-driven pumps, it being pumped into large tanks, haul- ed to the fields and applied as top- dressing. Usually the meadow receives a considerable portion. of this mate- rial. As a result, it is not uncommon to see hay crops that produce four tons of air-dry hay per acre. The land is well taken care of in‘this country. and wherever there is a patch of ground on the mountain side large enough, it is grazed, and is fertilized at frequent intervals. SCHOOL COSTS GIVEN. BASING its estimates on the reports received from more than 500 coun- « ty superintendents of schools, cover- ing one-sixth of the rural territory of the United States, the bureau of edu- cation figures that for the entire coun- try the average cost per pupil last year was $68 in one-teacher schools, the schools of two or more teachers in the open country, the censolidated schools and those in villages ‘where'at least fifty" per cent of the enrollment came from the farm homes. In the same counties in the large villages and small cities where less than fifty per cent of the enrollment came from farm homes, the average cost- per pu- ' pfl as $101 . L afterthought. UDDEE- BROTHERS SPECIAL TYPE- ~13 SEDAN A Ruggedly built fer hard work, yet smartly equipped, too, for social and "family "use. ' The. steel body is finished in a lustrous black enamel that lasts for years. The seats are deep, Wide and durably uphol- Stered in genuine blue Spanish leather, ' ‘ Every item of special equipment is an integral part of the design—not an A practical car, through and through. Ask your dealer about Dodge Brothers New Credit-Purchase Plan I 1/701 1/ / ,',,«/II 'i’I/("4 i0, . . (77......\_‘.,,‘, .— ‘N v, ._._ .., r..- ,_a.~‘ .__. ’ -... ,_.....\_‘._,vw_,.__(;.v .. W. ,d...._< . m ,. «We—m- "3“)” ,./....._«_-... ”w“ --.— ,rparts w : paired lack season, 7 and note taken of all ch should be replaced or re- epairs are apt to be incom- plate and hurried if they are not made until spring. .Worn gears and bear- " lugs are replaced. and adjustments Here is a Good Type of Shed That Will Conveniently House Farm Machinery. head expenses. . ing, with shed.roof, built either as a lean-to or a separate building, is the most economical type. You can stow more tools away in the barns or other buildings by remov- ing parts of the machine. For instance,” you can remove shafts and wheels of a hay rake and stow in a much more compact space. The time spent in dis- . mantling and setting up again may be well spent. When put away after a season’ s use, these Yankees usually see to it that a machine is thorbughly cleaned. Dirt A single story build-\nade to take up the wear. Loose bolts are tightened, and if any are worn, they are removed and new ones put in. After repairing, many also give the machine a coat of paint, as this helps to prevent decay of wood, and stops rusting of iron parts. The cleaning is done before painting. Rust is removed with coarse sandpaper 'or emery cloth. These are inexpensive things which any person can do, yet they add tre- mendously to the life of the machin- ery, and go far in reducing the farm- . er’s overhead. NEWS WILL START A BLUEBERRY FARM. MAINE blueberry farmer recently settled in the peninsula, with a view to starting a blueberry farm near Sands, Marquette county. Conditions here are regarded as very‘ favorable to blueberry farming. DAIRYMEN GET RECOGNITION. WENTY-FOUR dairy herds in the Upper Peninsula have received diplomas from the National Dairy As— sociation in recognition of their be- longing to the BOO-pound butter-fat class. Only five cow-testing associa- tions of the peninsula have completed their year so as to qualify for this . test in time. Twenty per cent of the Upper Peninsula herds - enrolled in associations received this diploma. GOOD YIELDS AND GOOD PRICES. NE Iron county farmer reports a yield of 478 bushels of certified seed potatoes on one and three-fourths acres, this season. Another farmer ’had a yield of 825 bushels from two and one-half acres. The local price for ordinary marketpotatoes this sea- ~son is reported at $1.20 to $1.50 per bushel. ‘ z A SURVEY OF MICHIGAN’S LUM- BER SUPPLY. R. E. A. HAMER, of Chassell. a well-known Upper Peninsula lumberman, estimates the annual cut of timber in the peninsula at one bil- ”lion feet, and that the remaining stand of timber here amounts to thir- ty—five to. thirty-eight. billion feet. A eithe- annual cut is furnish- LEIVERLAN I " g to $50. ' FRDM estry Almanac, published by the Amer- ican Tree Association, estimates the total forest area of Michigan, including immature stands, at eighteen million acres. The total timber stand of the state is estimated at forty-five billion' board feet. National forests within the state mount to 180,000 acres, while the state owns over 700,000 acres of organized and unorganized forest lands. The average annual forest pro- duction is estimated at 800,000,000 board feet This is a little over half the average annual consumption with- in the state. MUCH EXPLOSIVES USED. N Iron county, last year, about 60,000 pounds of explosives were sold to farmers, as compared with 40,000 pounds this year. Most of the ex- plosive is used by farmers already on the land, who want to improve their present land, or add to the number of cleared acres. SCRUB BUL’L CAMPAIGN GOES ON. ,A T the annual meeting of the Upper Peninsula Development Bureau, held at Escanaba, last winter, it was voted to continue the campaign for the elimination of scrub bulls from the dairy herds of the Upper Peninsula. ' The results so far are regarded as gratifying. The eliminations now num- ber eighty-nine. Chippewa county leads with nineteen eliminations. Dickinson has got rid of fifteen; On- tonagon, fourteen; Iron, twelve; Delta, six; Gogebic,’ four; Luce, three; Me- nominee, gne. It should be understood that some- of these counties had pre- viously pretty well cleared their herds of scrubs. The prize money is to be distributed in two months, and amounts [The machines are Overhauled in the Each drop of rain— each ray of sunshine works slow but ceaseless destruction on farm buildings unprotected with lead paint . AIR, sun, rain, snow—each takes its turn in destroying unpainted buildings. The sun dries the surface. Rain and snow soak it. Sun and air dry it again. All the time the wood is rotting—the wooden fibres are crumbling. There is a way to prevent this. Cover your farm houses and out- buildings with lead paint; that is, with white-lead, obtained from the metal, lead. Damp air, dry air, sun, and moisture cannot harm any wooden surface that is painted with white-lead, the standard protec— tive covering used for generations. Properly painted buildings are estimated by bankers to be worth sixteen per cent more than those needing paint. This means that if you wanted to sell your farm to- day and the buildings were well painted and protected with white— 'lead, you could get a higher price than if your buildings were paint— starved. It means that the loan value of your farm is higher. 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Lake St, Chicago, "L, is offering to send a lamp on 10 days’ FREE trial, or even to give one FREE to the first user in each locality who will help him'introduce it. Write him to—day for full particulars. Also ask-him to explain how you can get the agency, and without experience or money make $250 to $600 per month. Rural [Children's "Education. The educaslmn of children is one of kinda men andfwom’in th‘ey'regoing 'to I make. Edueeslnm ought to be the 1 some for all n, so each kin have the some 1 But in some parts or the state it’s better-'11 others. Clara R. F. coma in a part where It wasn’t so good. vs Why she writes the way she does. , , I have lived twelve and a half years in a Michigan rural district, as 1 know that, although farmers are pay- ing high taxes, the farm children do ‘ not get a good education. The'county in which I lived has very poor school laws. If the business man had the in- rurai children would not leave for the city. The city does more for a work- ing man than the business men in small towns do for farmers. Business men seem to want to gain wealth on the labor of little children. In many places in the northern part of Michi- gan, children miss school, at the age of eight, ten or twelve years, to watch cows, because of the lack of fences; to weed sugar beets; or to husk corn. Is this America? The .city is bad enough, but it is nothing like the farms. Who protects farm children’s health? Their parents can’t, as they are kept busy earning a. iliving. How many farmers’ sons have graduated from high schools in Arenac county in the past twenty years? Very few, I should say. How many\city people have lost hard-earned money on Michigan land because business dealings were handled in .3. crooked way? How many farms that were bought cheap were mortgaged for twice as much as they were worth, because son or daughter didn’t get an education, or didn’t go to school at the age of eight or ten? Children will never like farming at that rate. What have children got on a farm. to en- courage them? If the rural children had/been edu- cared for health and knowledge, and nail some means of recreation, the farms today would present as much chance for success as the city.——Cla1a. R. F., Detroit, Mich. A Great Undertaking. Here’s a pome what Mr. Kent, from Illinois, sent me. It just shows what a live man kin do in a dead business. The idea. I get is, that if the farmer could do somethin’ likewise, like, fer inst, doin’ everythin’ from spreadin’ the fertilizer on the ground, ta. spread- in’ the bull in sellin’ farm produce ta. the consumer, he’d make more outta his business. There’s plenty 0’ money in the food business, ’cause those who out put it in. The problum fer the farmer is ta get more 0’ it. But it’s a. great undertakin’; greater than what Mr. Kent’s undertaker is got. Here’s the pome: An old-time undertaker With a. horse-drawn hearse, Wished to be a money—maker, So married a trained nurse, Turned funeral director, Bought an auto hearse, Then funeral home erector, And, getting worse and worse, Became a mortician, From his mortuary hall 13 in a position To get it all. Benefits From Grange and Farmers’ Clubs. Organizashun is O. K. It’s organi- zashun what makes big business, and I guess because of too little organiza- shun, farmin’ ain’t big business yet. When societies is fer business and pleasure both, they ought to be good. The grunge and farmers’ clubs is fer these good things in farmin’, so they’re good. I like ta go ta. meetin’s myself. I tfimk what J. T. Daniels says is O. . The editorial in the Michigan Farm- er of November 7, treating of the good work done by the State Grange during its fifty years of helpfulness to Mich- igan farm life, was most timely, and will be much appreciated by the mem- bers of that organization. The excel- lent and timely resolutions adopted by the ’ grange at its recent meeting at "l FWJ‘” Doberman! 100 the most necessary things, ’cause it . . 'thfi‘l Mi ,-‘ h‘ " _‘ depend _ ' 3 upon their educashun wrist ' e poop e 0': dug“ and t one res- tercst of rural people at heart, the" re; 5y _:__ , Adrian, an... its main interest; in . matters: pertaining to the welfare of olutions should be carefully considered by every taxpayer in Michigan. . ' ‘ ' There is another organization of Michigan agriculturists, and, thOugh not as old, it is doing good work along similar lines with the grunge. .This organization is known as The -t‘ate Association of Farmers" Clubs, and ed. wit most r_valus;ble, asset? .“The Farmer; .4; " ‘He gains“ from' the --sdil,g:the_gprimal wealth of._na.vtions.’f ~ ’\2 . . Communities notenjoylng the ben: elite of grunge or farmers" club will surely be benefited by organizing, one or both of these helpful and 1119an- sive aids to the agriculturlst and his 7 family._———J. T. Daniels. . . A Michigan .My’stcry; _- ., W fitter: For m by a Popular Michigan Act/rat: (Continued {rampage 533). 3 and romance to him in every move- ment of its life—In every stranger passing along the streets, in every building, pretentious or sinisthr.‘ It was odd, this foolishly romantic side of his nature. A dreamer’s part of him, that made him imagine vivid dramas when none existed. He did not often indulge it as he was doing tonight, still he was always aware of it, for at times it came suddenly to the top—something that was not really a. part of himself—and made him do strange things—things that did not be— long to the grave, conventional acts of a. young minister. He smiled to him- self, half in denial, half in excuse, of tonight's odd pastime. He was stay- ing out on the streets more because he loved the storm—loved to fight against the fierceness of it—than for any other reason, he told himself. He would go on to the nearest corner and wait for a. passing taxi. He had walk- ed enough in the face of this blizzard. He quickened his pace at the thought. Crash! Someone rounded the cor« ner of a. tall brick building into the darkened street at a half run, and ran full into/the hurrying man. He flung out his arms to save the two of them from falling, flung them about the bun- dle of furs that had struck him, and held the bundle‘close to him for a. long minute as he steadied himself and it. Then he released it and step- ped back. Even in the dim light he couldsee that the face that looked up at him from the high fur collar was piquant and lovely. “I beg your par- don for bumping you,” the voice trem- led a little, but at the sound of it, e vision of their first meeting, months before, flashed before his eyes, a flying, brief pageant, passing as swiftly as the gusts of swirling snow that swept between them. In that swift flash of memory the tall buildings flow- ed back from the canyon-like streets, the wintry wind died away, and Chad Davis stood again before the altar of his little suburban church that beau- tiful Sunday morning. The golden air outside had been very still. Leaves, yellow and orange and red, sank down softly, soundless- ly, to the brown breast of the earth. The blue hazed sunshine fell, richly warm, though the high stained win— dows. Even the organ seemed hushed, attuned to the listening stillness of the world. Then, while he waited the cessation of the first low notes, the girl came in. He saw her through the open church door before she entered. She was leading, on leash, a wolfhound—slen- der and reserved and patrician as the girl herself. That was his first thought of her—~—that she couldn’t bring the dog in. She came through the door, pass the astounded ushers and sat down in a. corner of a back pew so quietly that no one took notice of her at all. Then Chad saw her eyes. Gray eyes, som- ber and questioning, with a. strange, unfathomable something in them that he knew in that first instant he would never forget. Time after time, during the brief hour of service, he brought .his eyes back to meet hers, and each time he found them steady and intent and challenging. The secret they masked he could not divine. Sorrow, or doubt, or regret, there was no telling, but burning at least with some deathless fire, that branded indelibly the tablets of his memory. The last low requiem of the organ finally, and the girl went away, down the walk through the golden rustly leaves, before he could speak to her. Once as she walked she laid a hand on the wolfhound’s head and her voice, caressing and wistful, drifted back. to him, across the still pool of sunlit air, as undying in his memory as her eyes. The picture was gone, dying as a. lamp dies in a windy doorway, ungut- tering and quick. Again the wind took up its wail, driving. pellets of snow into her upturned face. It seemed the most natural thing in the world that it should be she who bumped him, on the wind-blown corner of the dark street, here in Detroit—that it should be she who stood there before him, while the storm tugged and raged at her slender fur-clad body. Chad realised suddenly _ t this was the culmination of a. long quest. That. without knowing it, he had searched all these weeks for her face. Along nearly deserted street —~in close-packed shops—wherever he went, unconsciously he had sought and hoped to see .the questioning gray eyes again—had listened constantly among the babel of voices for the wistful vome that he would always know. "I have waited a. long time to see you again,” he told her simply. She put a hand suddenly on his arm. “Oh, I know you,” she exclaimed. “I remember your sermon, that day last October, at the little Church of the Nazarene. And you remember me?” Chad nodded. “I have never forgot- ten. “You are the girl with the wolf« hound,” he said. Then after an in- stant, very quietly, “The girl with the Wistful eyes, and the eager voice. You challenged me that day—I do not know how——a.nd I never shall forget.” She dropped her hand from his arm, and when she spoke again, it was with a strong effort at control, though the soft voice still trembled. "I wonder if you will help me get a. taxi?” she asked. Then after a mo- ment, "I am glad I found someone I know, even a. little.” They went on to the nearest corner and Chad hailed a. passing taxi. I‘l: whirled by without slacking, and dis- appeared 1nto the white smother of the storm. A second came down the pave- ment, carrying passengers, and the girl_made a little nervous gesture af- ter it as it passed. A third slowed at Chad’s signal, swerving sharply in to the curb. The girl turned to thank him, and for an instant the light of the street lamp overhead fell squarely on the up- turned face. There was a. strange tenseness about the mouth, a. death- like pallor over all her features. As she stepped onto the running-board of‘ the car, Chad ‘detained her, his hand resting gently on her arm. :‘Please pardon my curiosity? he said slowly, "But aren’t you~isn’t there something else I can do for on.” She hesitated a. moment, her face turned away, and Chad felt her shoul- der trembling against his arm. “Yes,” it was little more than a. whisper. “If you really want to help me, there is something else. I must leave the city before morning—at once. I have done nothing criminal—but I have friends from whom I must escape, for at least .a. little while.” She was imploring now, her white face upturned, her hands clutching at his sleeve. "Oh, you understand, don’t you? If I try to leave the city alone they will find me. Could you, please could you take me away with you, and hide me for just a. few days?” What Chad thought in the brief min- ute of silence that fall between them, he did not revedl. He‘ had 5. strange feeling that this, too, was the culmina- tion of a quest. The white mask of her face, the gray eyes, pleading Silently to be understood—all the pic‘ ture a. bit blurred, yet real beyond for- getfulness—and between them the white flakes of snow spiraling and fall- ing. When he spoke his voiCe was very grave. “I am going away in an hour or so,” he said. "to a place where your friends would not be likely to find you for a long time. However, there Will be my friends to face up there. You do not doubt my honesty, or ou’ would not trust me.” He was smil (Continued on page 542); g other now, _ . .. -‘s‘ -_* - 4, I .I a. ~ 249 ' £8 is come. anathe- , _ what. thfgiye'5’is‘aie- 0? a... l 9113:“. 7'15 give more ‘ ‘ , sander ofg‘books in many homes is shameful gLibrarieshare ins. 1‘ , fdfsfiéhsableybut ‘weought to own some m it" lbw-.3 Hereséreia‘ f?" that , will be useful!“ presents to the chil- " ‘ ' dren. Themy be bought from your ‘ ‘ _ local book stare, or ordered through , " 7 ‘ a ’ the“ ofiices of the Michigan Farmer. ~ ‘ ' . “The Child’sBook Of American Bis ,3; f sography,” bystimson, and published S ' by :Little, Brov‘vn, Boston," is‘ good. it w ‘ will appeal especially to boys. The ~ sketches are brief, and are of good' ’ {3. ' 'and great Americans. Price, $1.75. ' “The .Chfld’s’Hia‘tory of the .World,” ,- ‘ by-‘Hillyer, is more expensive—33:60. l f . Publisher, Century‘ Company. of New f' . ' _ ,_ 2 York. It .is a good 2", ‘1 ; , book for older 3 * ones, as well as boys and girls. An excellent book of Bible stories is “Tell Me a True Story,” by. Stew- , art, and “Tell Me a Story of Jesus,” . by the same au- thor. Both are published by Revell, ll Chicago. These are standard books, , 1? though the first is better known than -, f the second, $1.75 each. They will pass '- , away many a winter evening, and are good for :reading aloud, to all members ‘ of'the family. Two bOOks, “I Wonder 2 ; Why,” and “I Wonder How,” by Gold- ? smith, and published by Sully, are ' books that attempt to answer the ques- tions that children ask, and I guess they do it pretty well. _ »-—*—~ "—1: . pas... .N‘ . " V CB adults, there are two books on . health that I can recommend high- . _ ly, and they will do any reader a lot -) g of good. “Outwitting Our Nerves,” by ” Jackson, is most excellent. ltwill give the reader a dose of fun and happi- ‘; ness, and show him (or her) that he 'is not as sick as, he thinks he is. Some of the facts related are astonishing, ‘ some are astonishingly amusing. And, 5 f as they are told by a doctor, of course 3 ' they are all true! Another on health is, “Religion and Health,” by Brown. . I am not sure of the publisher. This l ‘ is a most wholesome book, by Doctor 3 ‘2 Brown, “of the Yale Divinity School. > It treats of how to increase health by f «L ' spiritual means—sprayer, meditation on i. .' the Bible, and the like. It has a very J 7 helpful and instructive chapter on i , ‘ Christian Science. Those who are con- ; a , vinced that the world is headed for l wreck, ruin and final perdition, should save up their tobacco money and buy x'wwu It is the story of the great social and . ‘ reform movements that'have blest the world from one century to another, for the past sixteen hundred years. Much 1 of it runs like a child’s book ofstories, , and seems too good to be true, yet the reader knows that it-is the record of actual happenings in the Christian world. It is a most heartening and in- ? ,. forming work. Two volumes, $2.00 *' each. To make the Bible more readable, many people find the modern transla- . tions valuable. They put the old pas- , sages in new words, and give them new shades 'of meaning, while obscure and difficult verses are often cleared up in their new dress. Some folk pro- - ' fess to be shocked at the thought of 7‘ . putting the Bible in new language. But they, need not worry on that score. 'I‘he‘schblar of today has just as much right to? translate the Bible as the scholars mKInsJames the First’s day. One “fa hmvever, may well be borne i i neverxwant to lay '" ' of Authorized," ' Wit . -< ~A. I ;T;~‘Mw,~ ‘M \ y NA'M‘CMe " ‘ ‘l.r' AmericanRevised version is in many ways better than the‘Authorized, but" .1 will neveril think, fully take its place. ‘The entire Bible has been recently translated by Professor Motfatt, of the University of Edinburgh. Many pas- sages take on, new meanings. When the preacher reads the Bible lesson from this version, the 'brethren and sisters‘listen, I find; probably because they are hearing something unfamiliar. The Old Testament is in two volumes, $2.50 each, and the New Testament is in one volume, atvthe same price. HESE prices will seem high to 'many people, but it must be re- membered that the cost of paper and printing have almost doubled since the war. At the same time, think of' the ,millions and billions spent for movies, chewing-gum and terbacker, on joy rides and rouge, and the small amounts spent by the American public on’ good books. We have been a long time getting to Paul as he stands before Agrippa, but Paul is patient and will wait. Besides, Paul is such a lover of good reading that he will gladly wait while we talk on that subject. To get the best out of his speech I would suggest that the reader read it aloud to himself or to someone else. Read thus, if read with expression, it is a great address. Com- ‘ pare it with Daniel Webster’s Reply to Hayne, in the United States Senate, in 1830. The feeling was very intense thatday. The slave question was get- ting more and more pressing, and the south had made an attack on New England. When Webster rose to speak, people were almbst breathless, and one story is to the effect that one senator sat there reading a newspaper, to show his contempt for Webster. But some- one noticed that the paper was upside down! Compare, also, the effect of personal ‘ speech on a mob. I take an instance from John Wesley, in 1749. He had been preaching on the street in Bolton, when a mob, led by a big roaring fel- ‘ low, lit into him.’ Says Wesley, “Such rage and bitterness I scarce ever saw before, in any creatures that bore the form of men. They followed us in full cry to the house where we went, and as soon as we had gone in, took pos- session of all the avenues to it, filling the street from one end to the other.” Wesley went upstairs, but soon the mob broke in the door and filled the rooms below. Says Wesley, “The time was now come, and- I walked into the thickest of them. .I called for a chair. My heart was filled with love, my eyes with tears, and my mouth with argu- ments. They were amazed, they were “The Story of Social Christianity,” by :ashamed. they were melted down. they Stead, published by Doran, New York. devoured every word- What a turn was this ! ” IT is easier to visualize a scene like that of Wesley, than the one where Paul stands. But at any rate, we can try to 'see the persons sitting on the platform, clothed in silks. and, decorat— ed with gold, while below stands the small man with eagle eye, telling the story of his life. Note that we remem- ber Agrippa and the others today be— cause of Paul. We do not remember Paul because of Agrippa. Perhaps the most impressive and moving part of the entire address is where Paul declares that he was not disobedient to the heavenly vision. If a man can say that, he will travel a long way into the hearts and con- sciences of men. “I heard the call, I was not disobedient.” Can I say that? Can you? SUNDAY scHOOL Lesson FOR _ ‘ NOVEMBER 29. _ SUBJECTt—Paul' 'Before rl ' Acts _25_;1~'to 26:32. ' Ag pm“ , GOLDEN . TEXTe—I was, not disobedi- ent to the heavenly vision. .Acts STANDAR KEEPIN G IN S TEP‘, IT is no great strain on the memory to recall the living con. ditions on farms before the advent of the automobile, tractor, radio and other modern equipment designed to lighten the burden of farming. “ - ' ‘ ' A trip to town was an ordeal, taken at the eXpense of a day’s time and attended by the hardships of a spring wagon and rough roads. Evenings were periods of isolation, broken at rare intervals when neighbors stopped in for a chat. Farming » operations were slower and more laborious. wa modern scientific equipment enables farmers to accom- plish more and with less labor. The automobile Whisks them away, over good roads, to town and back, with hardly any . interruption to the day’s work. Modern kitchen conveniences, and packaged foods lighten the home burden. Evenings .are spent listening to radio entertainment or at readily accessible movies. It has taken three forces to bring about this program of progress. The manufacturer senses the farmer’s needs and develops labor- saving devices such as tractors, milking machines, modern fur- niture and equipment of all sorts. The farmer ingeniously applies the manufacturer’s products to his particular needs and in doing so, points the way to still greater improvements. And _ the farm paper tells the agricultural world of the results of the labors of both manufacturer and farmer, that all might benefit. The'membcrs of the Standard Farm Paper Unit constantly have observed the trend of farming progress and adjusted their editorial counsel to fit the new conditions. As the different phases of farming have become modernized, they have encour- aged their 2,000,000 readers to adopt the methods that would produce the most money and comfort. Fortunately, they have been in a position to do this readily, having scores of trained editors in the field, reporting the results of experiments. Each member watches the interests of its readers, giving counsel where needed and passing on to the other members conclusions based on its observations. And so the three of us—farmer, manufacturer and publishers of the Standard Farm Paper Unit—have kept step in the march to better farm living. MEMBER OF THE The Members of the Standard Farm Paper Unit Are: American Agriculturist Nebraska Farmer Breeder’s Gazette Ohio Farmer The Farmer Pacific Rural Press Hoard’s Dairyman Pennsylvania Farmer Kansas Farmer and Prairie Farmer Mail and Breeze Progressive Farmer Michigan F armor Wallaccs’ Farmer Missouri Ruralist Wisconsin Agriculturist PAPER _ 4.3%. a... as”... .- l fame: ~22»- ”~NA ”Wrens m 4.». u ., - v . em“. 'iumwn-‘aw, q,5se.vu¢w4