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Figure 1.——-This Diagram Shows the

General Plan of the Dynamometer.

same, each team pulled under different

conditions. Furthermore,“ there was

no way of determining the equivalent

of such a mill with practical working



conditions. . ' .

Under persistent pressure of, the

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agricultural engineers, a machine was

invented that will actually measure

the pulling power of horses and mules.

This machine is known as the Collins’

Dynamometer, and is comparatively

simple. The principle of testing is sim4

ilar to lifting known weights out of a

well twenty-seven and one-half feet

deep, only in this instance the weights

are mounted on a truck. The truck

cannot move forward until the weights

are lifted. “Chile the weights are

down, a valve is closed and the wheels

are locked by hydraulic pressure, As

soon as the horses exert enough en-

ergy to raise the weights, the valve

opens Qnd the wheels are released.

The apparatus requires exactly the

same draft, whether being drawn up

hill, down hill, on the level, over plow—

ed ground or a smooth surface. The

footing of the team, however, is a de-

termining factor of the tractive resist-

ance they can overcome.





Figure 1 further explains the oper-

ation of the apparatus. This model.

consists of a piece of board with a

Cleat nailed under one end, and casters

on the other. A strap iron brace, some

ten inches high, supports the pulley

(P). Another pulley (D) is fastened

on the end of the board. A cord is at-

tached to the weight (W), passed over

pulley (P), and under pulley (D). The

weight rests on the board. A pull on

the-cord at (F) slides the board, but

does not" lift the weight. To lift the





‘weight it is necessary to hold back on





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the board. 'After the weight is lifted

and the brake on the board released,

the board will move forward, and as

long as the weight is kept suspended,

the board keeps moving in the direc-

tion the force is being applied to hold

the weight up, yet the only energy be-

ing‘expended is that necessary to keep

the weight up. In other words, it is

the resultant of two forces acting at

P, that moves the board without in-





ance on any surface. A seventeen-





pound pull keeps a ton in motion on’





steel; on concrete a. thirty-threepound

tractive pull is required; 57.8 pound

on brick; 77.7 pound on asphalt, and

134 pound on a dirt road, although the

surface of a dirt road varies much

more than the other surfaces mention-

ed. This machine shows scientifically

the wonderful reserve strength and

and great utility value of horses and

mules for city and farm work.



At Michigan fairs last fall, teams de

veloped all the way from 8.6 horsepow-





 





 





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creasing the pull at F. The dyna-

mometer works Iin exactly the same

way.



This machine registers only a trac—

tive pull. A tractive pull is the pull

required to keep a load in motion.

Road surfaces govern tractive pull.

Steel offers the least tractive resist-





Note How This Team is Getting

Set to Pull Together, and the Terrific Strain that Will Come on Hocks.





er to twenty-one horsepower, and ex—

erted a tractive pull of 2,400 pounds

to 2,875 pounds, the state record in the

heavy class of teams weighing over

3,000 pounds. This record was made

by a team weighing 3,315 pounds, own-

ed by Mr. G. Vanderbeck, of Alma,

(Continued on page 5.0).





The Story of Joe





Afier Failing He Has More T firm Made Good at Farmmg m Meézgcm

By Burt Wermu‘th





N very few occasions haveexhib-



its of potatoes of higher quality



V been brought together than at

the 1925 potato show held at Gaylord.





,_ Among the prize-winning potat‘oes at





this show, were those grown, selected,

and exhibited by Joe Koscielniak, a

Polish ‘youth, who has just rounded

into his twenties. The story of how

Joe came to be a good farmer, should

provevan inspiration to thousands of

young men on the farms of Michigan".



He is not a native of this state.





“ Nine years ago, When Joe was fifteen,





he came to Michigan from a Pennsyl-





» v'ania mining town with his parents





and three brothers. They remained in

Detroit) 3. short time before‘journeying

to Otsego county, where they bought

and moved onto a 360-acre ‘farmz





Here they faced some real disadvan;





tages. The price paid for the farm

was ten thousand dollars. There were





no habitable buildings, and the down-





payment they were able to make was

.small. A still more iniportant handi-





cap to them wasthelr. total —lack of





farming. experience. Also, five of the

the years since this farm was pur-





ions periods of agricultural depression.

through which the American 4armers





ased constitute one of the most serr





first two years on this farm were very

discouraging. Their working capital

became exhausted, and hope was at a.

low ebb. As a. last resort, one of the





 





Joe Looking'at the Photographer.





brothers, who had gone away to a sem-

inary to prepare himself for religious

work, was appealed to in the hope of

protecting a. portion, at least, of the





rIn‘oney already invested in the land

and buildings. '





This brother was; acquainted with a





Polish banker in Grand Rapids, who

was called in to analyze the case. He

visited the farm and carefully went

over the whole affair with Joe and his

family. It was agreed that the lack of

experience was largely at the bottom

of their failure. Therefore, a plan was

’devised whereby the principles of good

farm management could be put into

practice. Since the father was unable

to speak English, Joe, who was then

only in his teens, was called upon to

take over the management of the farm.





Here was the original plan: One of

the older brothers was to hire out to

some good farmer, that he might earn

some ready cash, and also gain helpful

experience and information to be used

later at home. His wages were to be

used to defray a portion of the ex-

pense necessary in hiring an experi-

enced farm manager for the home

fa1m. These plans, however, never ma-

terialized. '





As the banker was conferring with

the family in completing the arrange-

ments, he observed on the table in the

farm home, the farm page of a local

.paper, and from it learned that an ag-

ricultural agent was on duty in the





county. With this information, it was 1





decided that Joe was to call upon this

farming expert, to have him go over

the situation, and to follow Whatever

plans he might suggest.



This was done, and from that time,

seven years ago, conditions on this

farm have improved. The proceeds

from the 1925 crops will pay off all in-

debtedness. A good herd of cattle has

been developed. The farm is becom-

ing more. fertile each succeeding year,

and the buildings are in good shape.

Besides, Joe has found time. outside of

the duties on the farm, to aid others

of his own nationality in putting their

farming business on a more substan-

tial basis.





He has gone much farther than this.

Last spring, help was needed to pro-

mote boys’ and girls’ club work in Ot-

sego county. There were no funds

available for this extension effort; but

the need for the work was most ur-

gent. Joe was asked whether he would

accept the job of promoting this club

work, in case the funds could be se<

cured. His answer shows the manner

of young man he is. “If you-feet that

I am" capable of doing this good work,”

he said, “I will do it without pay, as

an appreciation of what already has

been done for me and my people'by

the county agent.” So, since last May,



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DETROIT, JANUARY 9, 1926

CURRENT COMMENT





HE selfish man’s





 





 





' The Self- prayer runs some-

. , thing like this: “0,

"A Man 3 Lord, bless me and



Prayer my wife, and my son,





John, and his wife;

us four and no more, Amen.” At times

it appears that we are endeavoring to

build up a big business in the sale of

farm products on just such a narrow

basis as this selfish man shows.



In fact, at the present time, there

are two institutions in the state, own—

ed and operated by two groups. of

farmers, and selling the same product,

where the above selfish prayer is being

prayed. One is trying, in every pos—

sible way, “to get the other.”



These men are heralders of coopera-

tion as the hope of the farmer. But

they are not practicers of cooperation.

Fighting as they are, they cannot ex-

pect to even prove to themselves, or

to others, that cooperation will bring

permanent benefits to' the agricultural

class.



To get anywhere with a cooperative

program, we must have the spirit of

Artemus Ward, who said, "You scratch

my back, and I’ll scratch yours.” We

must do more than utter the principle

of cooperation to prove its value; it

must be actually tried. Instead of

strife, would-be cooperators must actu-

ally work together. More and more

will the golden rule have to creep into

the business life of farmers, as well as

into the activities of other groups.





HE holiday season





The Most is past. It is now

time to look forward.



Important This is the “layout”

Time period of another sea-



_ son. It is the “getting



ready” time. These are important

days—more important, perhaps, than





any other days of the year. We do

not generally look at the matter that

way,‘but it is true. ~



~ In this planning business, some can

act more intelligently than others can.

They can do this because, some time

in the past years, they made plans,

not for a year, but for several years.

"For instance, they started a set of

‘ books—planned for definite records of

the many branches of their farm bus-

iness. These men will have a real ad-

vantage over the man without such





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time, but they wbuld give a general

goal toWards which one could work.



.Here is’ a phase Of this matter of

planning that should {receive careful

attention. It is to make farm life, so

far as possible, self-supporting. Take,

for instance, the farm garden. On

most farms, it is not living up to its

possibilities. The garden should con-

tribute more to the living of. the fam—

ily. It, also, can be made to cut tre-

mendously into the budget allowed for

doctor bills'.



Then there is the living for the live

stock. Occasionally feed can be pur-

chased more\cheaply than grown. But

that is not so on the‘ average-farm.

The reason why such a large per cent

of the live stock of the country is

grown on general farnTs, is that the

bulk of the feed required can be pro-

vided cheaper, direct from the fields,

than from any other source. The good

farmer can get the m’aximum of feed-

ing nutrients at the minimum of costs.

Legume hay and pasture, and silage

cut feeding costs to the bone. Proper

planning will provide the live stock

department with these and other econ-

omies. '



In fact, there are few' departments

of the farm that will not respond to

better planning. January is the month

for carefully working out the main

features, as well as the details, of the

farm program If this is done well,

in all probability, it will be the most

profitable time spent on many farms

during 1926. Discovering the right

kind of a farm program is what led

Joe, whose story appears on another

page of this issue, from failure-to suc-

cess. It will assist scores of others

to gain a better competence and great-





er satisfaction from their present

acreage. -



PPLE sauce is



Michigan ”great; our fam-



A I fly are great consum-



pp e ers of it, from Ma and



Sauce Pa, all the way down





the line. And Michi-

gan ‘Greenings make the finest apple

sauce you ever put in your mouth.



In a way, as consumers who buy

apples, it is to our profit that Mich-

igan isn’t way up in “G” when it

comes to growing apples.‘ We can buy

seconds and make as good apple sauce

as we can with the firsts. But, when

it comes to buying apples to put' in

the fruit dish, we find. our fellow cus-

tomers of the fruit store buying west—

ern‘apples. In fact, we confess that

sometimes we do it, too, because often

we can 'not find good enough Michigan

apples to make the fruit dish look

fancy.



Western apples are not grown for

the apple sauce trade, but, uninten~

tionally, Michigan apples often are.

The Michigan apple‘ industry is not

standardized, and organized, as it

should be. It is foolish to spend mon-

ey advertising now, as standardization

and organization come first. ~Also, the

polyglot lot of varieties—we have in

Michigan’s orchards are doing enough

to advertise Michigan fruit—unfavor-

ably.



In‘ the ‘variety testing orchards of

the experiment station, there are some

three or four hundred varieties. every

one of which can be found in some

Michigan orchard. Now, instead of

three hundred varieties, a baker's doz—

en would be a plenty. With that num-

ber well-grown, we could put Michigan

apples on the map in competition with

any other.



Here’s another apple proposition, the

Duchess apple.





ago.





sauce but have to make apple saute

from them at home.





the WhOIe matt‘er on a; set Of financial‘

records? Naturally, these plans could,

and would, be Changed from time to ~





Fruit growers went,

crazy over that variety a few years.

Now production is so large that '

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problem.





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.3" BILL providing





Marking ‘ for ”the dyeing of

' ,. .. ' foreign seeds import-

Faretgn led‘ into this country,

589113 ‘.has been introduced





in the house of repre-

sentatives, by Congressman ,John C.

Ketcham, of Michigan, and in the sen-

ate by Senator Gooding, Of Iowa. Mich-





igan is very much interested in this.





measure, not only because much’ of

our imported seed is of no value to

our farmers, but also because itwill





aid in protecting and promoting the.





seed business of the state.



An old bill gave the. secretary of

agriculture authority to dye imported

alfalfa and clover seeds. The newlbill

goes further. 'It provides that no seed

shall be imported unless it is dye-d.

Another provision is, that a. certain

colored dye will be\used on all seed

from a particular country.



Clover tests in this state, and other

states, have demonstrated beyond a

doubt the futility of using seed from

Italy, France, and several'other ex-

porting ~countries. These tests were

started in 19.21. The results each year

have furnished ample evidence for urg~

ing the fullest support of the above

bill.



It is to be hoped, therefore, that

many Michigan farmers will fake this

matter up by correspondence with

their representatives and senators at

Washington, to the end that the effi-

ciency of our farms may be greatly

increased through the use of a more

uniformly high grade of seeds.



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HE predominating





Farm thought of both



t producers and con-



0 sumers, is that the

Consumer road which foodstuffs





. _ travel should be as



short as possible. In many ways, the

producer and the consumer are being

brought closer together,

‘ Chief among them is the roadside

stand, which good roads and the auto-

mobile have developed. Years ago

there was little thought thatthe con-

sumer would come to the producer for

his wants—the problems then being the

means of getting the food to the con-

sumer. ‘



Mail and express shipments have 3.1-

so brought the farmer’s market closer

to him in quite a few instances. Farm-

ers peddling in the city from house (0

house, is another method used:



But these methods only\ take care of

a very small amount of the food prod-

ucts which must go to market. The

great bulk must travel through the

regular avenues of trade, through the

much criticized, but very necessary

middleman.





These regular Channels are far from

antiquated. Competition, makes them

efficient. Chain stores which buy and

sell direct, are great factors in eco—

nominally handling'the food require-

ments of our urban people. *



Our system of- business is the result

of years of experience. ’ It can not be

supplanted, or radically changed; but

as time shows us the way, it will grad-

ually be improved upon



An interesting fact in this, regard is

the recent report of Postmhster Gen-

eral New, which states that the pro-

ducer—to-consumer mailing‘ plan for





farm products, which the post office.





tried, during the paist year, is a failure.





OUR thought is that





hT'lIe farmers have



. innumerable "problems,

Thirteen and we believe that

Problems , most farmers agree/





‘ " with us. one might

well say that there‘ are problems to

the right of them; problems to the left

of them; and problems in front .o'f





them, but still the farmers charge on,





I j'J’nion. ;

These thirteen subjects wOuld have;

given good. cause for tauperstition 'tO ‘ “





 





nothin’ with her.





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work some years ago, but noWada‘ys





farmers have ceased planting potatoes 7:

by the moon, or watching the ground '





hog for . the duration Of winter. ,fSo,

thirteen shouldhot have "any signifi-





cance, even though'it relates'to such'





unpleasant things as ’pr-oblems. .

' The. thirteen problems are: Fire in-

surance, life insurance, grain market-





'ing, freight rates, legislation, banking, ' ‘





marketing, education, live stock, in-





land waterwa’ys, correlation of cogper- _





ative associations, cost of production,

and credit associations. .

Casual thought would lead one to

think that these do not involve the

real next—to-the-ground farmers; but in4

surance, legislation, freight rates, etc.,

are of interest to each one of us. Such

things have been found necessities in





modern business, and should also be .





necessities in .modern farming;





Natflz'fl"





THE other day Jim Hudson says ta

“Say, Hy, ain’t it cold? It’s





 





zero.” I says, “That’s nothin'.”

Then Jim says, “But zero is some-

thin’. It’s cold.”





That kinda get me ta‘thinkin’. zero

is nothin’, alright, but there’s lots 0'

times when nothin’ is somethin’. Fer

inst, zero feels like som‘ethin’ lots





more’n seventy—five in the shade.

Zero means red noses and puttin’

on more, clothes.





Even some 0’ the

flappers :put on

more at zero than

at ninety in the





"like ninety in the

shade is more like

nothin’ than zero,

speakin’ o’ wom-

in’s clothes. Zero

m e a n s breakin’

the ice ta. let the

stock drink. It gives me goose pimples

every time I see stock drinkin’ ice wa-

ter in zero weather. Zero makes the

bed feel awful .good in the mornin’,‘





 





Zero makes hard work fer the old oak .





burner. You kin toast your shins by

it, but you freeze your back. - Zero

puts pep inta you, though, ‘cause you

gotta. go fast to keep Jack Frost from

gettin’ you. "



There’s lots 0 other times when

nothin’ means somethin’. It ,means

sufferin’ ta some foikses, and etc. No

food, no clothin’, and etc; it must be

awful ta have nothin’. Nothin’ is one

o’ the hardest things ta get along with

there is. Nothin' ta do, nothin’ ta see,

nothin’ ta. hear, nothin’ fei fun;

wouldn’t that be awful? Might as well

be dead; fer ta live there’s gotta be

somethin’ and the more 0’ somethin’

the better it is. Life itself is some-

thin’, and death seems like nothin.’

But, no, that ain’t right; death is one

o’ the: somethingest things there is.

Fer inst, that’s when they give you

flowers.” But that’s nothin’ ’cause you

can’t apprecheate ’em.





The two greatest things in life is

nothin' and somethin’. SOme folkses

is got so much 0’ somethin}théy do

nothin’. But there’s lots 0' folkses‘

what would like ta. .do somethin’ but

ain’t got nothin' ta do it with. Most

0’ us 1s got a mixture 0’ nothin’ and

x'somethin’ which keeps uS\busy, and

that’s the right way ta, have it You





kin make somethin’ outa. nothin" if,





you know how. That’s what, I’ye been

tryin’ ta do with this articul.‘ ’





Sofie says she got nothin’ when she :





got me, and she’s tryin’ to. make some.

thin’ out 0’ it. Anyhow, know she’s

tryin’ awful hard ta do semethin’ with

me. But 1 kin say 1119.1; I got sous:





She s so much 6’ sometlun’ I ea

.H¥ SY—





shade. So it looks





THIN’ in big letters when; I got Site 1





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. . ,A‘/.~.<~
.. HAVE been asked to tell you what

i," 1 quality I think will help you most

7 .l to success, either as business men

‘ T or farmers. This iiwhllt may be call-

“ eda ‘ “tall” order;.because success does





andt depend upon any one quality; it ,





depends upon a combination of duali-

ties. If, however, I should 1111111; my'

remarks to what I thfnk ‘18 the most

important factor in the success “iii an

individual, whether in farming or in

any otherhc lling,,I wquld say this.



The surefi road to success for any-

body is‘to do the work or the task



' allotted to him, better than” anybody

. ever did it before.



No matter how humble the work, or

insignificant the task, do it better than

anybody else ever did it, if that be

possible. If you go at your work in

this spirit, you will get results. The

boy who has this kind of determina-



' tion will do his work better than the

boy who' hasn’t it, and who doesn’t

work in that spirit. _ The willing boy,

the eager boy, the hustling boy, whose

mind and heart are in his work, will

out-distance all the other klnds of





G. M cAdoo





 





week’s





 





W E are glad to have as the author of our “Success Talk for



Farm Boys,” this week, Hon. Wm’. G. McAdoo, secretary of

the treasury in President Wlilson’s cabinet

“Georgia, in 1863, Mr. McAdoo had won fame as a lawyer

the builder of the gigantic Hudson River tunnel, before he won his

distinguished place in American history as a cabinet officer.

“Success Talk” will be by Chief Justice .Wm. H. Taft, of

the United-States Supreme Court. ‘





Born near Marietta,

and as





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boys, and sooner or later his employer

‘will fix his eye on him and give him

promotion when opportunity offers.



_, I have Very little confidence in the

thing that people call “luck.” Most

“luck” comes from what one does for

hlmslelf Every boy and every man

crea es largely his own opportunity.

If you work hard enough, and intelli-

gently enough, and show that you have

abilityand character, it won’t be long

before‘dt is recognized, and the min-

ute it comes to be recognized, then





opportunity will always be seeking you.



Take the case of a lawyer: As soon

as he begins to show that he tries his

cases as well, or better, than the other

lawyers in the community, people who

need the services of a lawyer will be

attracted to him, and the first thing

he knows, he has all the practice he

can take care of. It is’so in all walks

of life. The boy or the man who

proves his ability, is sought after for

the best positions, and is given the

best opportunities, because he creates





7741‘ 1.: Mel Secret of Success, Say: tZe flutZor 172 Hz: “Saree: T a/Z to Farm Boy:

By William





them by his own ability and his own





force. ,

‘ Learn to rely on yourself, anddos





your taskhas I said before, better than

anybody else ever did it before you,

and you will certainly get there on the

farm, in business, or in profesSional

life.





I was brought up partly on a farm

myself. Many times have I chopped

wood, picked cotton, milked cows, and

washed dishes, and have done almost

every kind of chore about a house and

on a farm. But it is an experience of

which I am proud, because it fitted me

in a larger degree for the bigger tasks

of life, than I would have been had I

not been compelled to shift for myself.



This is a land of rare opportunity,

and the American boy has a great her-

itage of freedom and liberty and in-

dependence. What a glorious thing it

is to have such a birthright, and what

a splendid chance every American boy

has to make a career for himself that

will shed lustre on his country, and

prove himself worthy of the distinc-

tion of being an American citizen.





thrc Therc’ s a Will Therc’ s a Way





How Ozze Farmer Solved tZe Lzmmg ProZ/em





HE use of marl in- the correc-

tion of soil acidity is a well-es-

tablished practice wherever the

hand of nature has made the material

available. Frequently, however, a

farmer living in close proximity to a

marl deposit, finds the cost of getting

it, out to be prohibitive,

' falls back upon the use of limestone,

which must be shipped in from distant

quarries, or tries to get along as best

he can with an acid soil.

It is this “getting along" with acid

' soil that has been, and still is, rapidly

depleting the productive powers of

large numbers of Michigan farms. Or-

iginally producing bountiful yields,

hundreds of farms, through repeated

cropping, have become so depleted of





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and either .m





humus and plant-food that their culti- .





vation is no longer profitable. To make

the situation worse, along with deple-

'~ tion of .fertility, has come this acid

,oondition ' that practically ~ eliminates

' the growing of' cldver and similar

legumes. _



Any plan or system, therefore, that

has for its object the bringing back

of these lands” to where they can again

be profitably tilled, must, of necessity,



begin with the neutralization of the

soil acidity so that legumes can have

their proper place in the rotation.



Qt this point is often; found a fine

example of what is called'a “vicious

circle,” The farm produces so poorly



.. that no funds are availablewlth which

to buy lime or marl; without'lime or

marl no clover can be grown; without

the beneficent effects of clover the

condition of the farm steadily grows

worse, and the income becomes less

and less, making'still more remote the

possibility of purchasing the neutraliz-



‘ ing materials. This condition is the





This Eq'ulp‘ment Consists of a Chute From the Marl Pile to the Spreader,





so acid that legumes could not be

grown. Without legumes Mr. Cook saw

no' chance of acquiring the herd of





pure-bred cattle that formed part of‘





his vision when he bought the place.

Instead of giving \up, and, after the

manner of many of‘his neighbors, go-

ring to work in the factories of Elkhart

nearby, he determined to begin at the

bottom and get the soil in such condi-

tion that it would grow clover and al~

falfa Even though short of funds, he





cause of some empty farm houSes' and ~





‘untilled acres in southwestern Mich;





igan.~

Frequently, however, are found those

possessing the- poWer of initiative,

even though handicapped by limited

capital, Who break from the “vicious

circle” and go off on the tangent of



, lime, legumes, and better farming.

[:2 .4 Such a man is one: John L. R. Cook.

-~ who, a short time ago, bought a farm



' the Indiana line in Cass county.

Cook f9und himself; on a farm



much as described above.- It had been

~ * "early a century;





Its fer- ,.





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Making the Loading of Marl Easy.





accomplished this in a wholesale way

that is unusual, to say the least.



The usual procedure in liming a

farm is to lime only a field or so each

year, hence several years must elapse

before all the fields are treated. Cook

did not want to prolong the job in this

fashion, and,‘seeing a chance to get

enough marl to do the job, snapped

it up.





In the edge of a lake about two'





deposit, and nearby Was part of the

outfit for getting the marl out. He

fixed up the outfit and arranged with

the owner of the marl to dig it out on

shares. With the help of only one hired

man he dug and drew to his farm 1,150

yards of marl, besides selling 500

yards. The marl was put in piles along

the edge of the fields.



During the spring and summer, after

it had dried out, the marl was spread

on the land with a manure spreader.





The loading of the material into the’





spreader is something of a job, but

Mr. Cook devised a system of loading

that cut down expense and increased

the amount of work done. He made

a chute to run from the pile to the

edge of the spreader, and up this chute

the marl was pulled by horse-power,

using a scraper about five feet ‘wide.

In this way it was only the work'of a

very few minutes to put on a. load.

Below is given some

data on the enterprise.

Size of fa1m, acres

Total marl applied, yards ........ 1,1850

Amount per acre, yards .......... 87

Cost Per Yard.

Digging .............. ._ ......... $ .47

Hauling ........................ .56

Spreading ....................... .4

Total ......................... $1. 47





These figures do not represent the

cash outlay, but include both what

was paid out in cash, and what the





miles distant fmm his home, is a marl work of the men and teams was worth





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A common Scraper ls Used t6 l-lolst the Marl up the Chute from the Dr)!-





4 1;. '~ 7 lug Piles into the Spreader. ‘ ‘





at reasonable wages.

that the application of mar] was rather.

heavy, 8.7 yards per acre. While a.

lighter application would doubtless

have answered, the larger amount

guarantees that the job will not have

to be repeated for many years.



In addition to the mining, hauling,

and spreading of the marl, the usual

farm work was done, as is shown by

the fact that the year’s program in-

cluded putting out tW’enty-two acres

of rye, twenty-five acres of corn, twen-





ty—seven acres of sweet clover .and al-





falfa, and the preparation of another

twenty- two acres for fall crops All

work was done with horses.





Thus one man has solved the pre—





liminary part of his problem of restor-_





ing and maintaining soil fertility. And





that, too, withotit‘gnuch cash outlay».

With the aid of the three, L’s, lime, ._

legumes, and live stock, he has re‘asonfi





to feel that he is well started on the

road to successful farming.





interesting L





It will be noted '





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“"111. the government is sincere in seek-





 





» '.

TARIFF TALK.





 





ing to protect the farmers,” says

Seeietary Doran, of the United States

SugabAssociation, "why does it not





'amend the tariff law applying to sug-





ar, so as to provide for a minimum

guaranty to the farmer, say,

dollars per ton, so he would not have

to be in continuous controversy with

the beet, factories about the price?” He

said that England has just provided a

subsidy of twenty-one shillings, six

pence per one hundred weight, to pro-

mote, domestic beet sugar production,

but with a proviso that the beet farm-1

er must be paid a minimum price of

forty-four shillings, or"$10.55 per ton.

While most beet factory promoters

have offered English farmers a. mini~

mum- of $12.96 per ton, and some as

much-as $17.76 per ton.



’ Advocating equal tariff protection

for the farmer, Senator Arthur Cap—

per, of Kansas, said he was a believer

in the protective tariff system. It has

been helpful to farmers, especially

the tariff on wheat, cattle, wool, 'dairy'

products, and sugar. But-he believed

that, all in all, the farmer has"‘had the

short end of the present tariff system.

The farmer is undoubtedly at a great

disadvantage, for, as a seller, he is

'obliged to take the world price, and as

a buyer he must pay prices advanced

by protection. '





 





INVESTIGATION OF SUGAR

BEET INDUSTRY.





A-‘SK





 





AT a meeting of the Michigan Agri-

cultural Economic Committee at

Lansing, December 9, the following

resolution was unanimouslyadopted:



Due to unprecedented conditions

which have made both the production

of sugar beets, and ‘the manufacture

of beet sugar unprofitable, the Michi-

gan Agricultural Economics Commit-





_tee deems governmental action neces-





sary to stabilize and: perpetuate our

domestic beet sugar industry. Under

present contract terms for sugar beets

and prevailing sugar prices, beet sugar

manufacturers cannot operate without

a heavy loss; and with present labor

costs, beet growers cannot produce





' ’ beets at a lower contract price. There-





fore, in behalf of our sugar beet indus-

try, we. appeal to the tariff commis-

sion and the President of the United

States for a careful investigation of

the conditions surrounding this indus-

try, and such upward revision of the

ta11ff on sugar as may be necessary to

stabilize and perpetuate this important

industry.



With respect to national agricultural

conditions and legislation, the commit-

tee adopted the following resolution:



“Whereas, we believe. that under

present economic conditions it is vim-

possible for the farmer to realize a

profit, and believing that the farm sit-

uation in the United States is at a

crisis of the first magnitude, we see a

ray of hope in the fight of the farmers

of the great agricultural west for bet-

‘ter prices for farm products. \Ve be-

lieve the farmer’s dollar should be put

on a footing with the industrial dollar.

Therefore, we heartily endorse the ef-

fort of the western farmers to work

out a possible plan for the handling





\of a surplus of farm products in the“





United States”, _ _, \





 





-_FAR-MERS INSlST on A READ-

JUSTMENT.



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ENATOR ARTHUR CAPPER of

Kainsas, said there is a feeling



throughout the west, that there has





 





got to be a readjustment of the tariff

*prog1 am to give the farmers equal tam-7





of nine \





,iff system will be in danger.





in'entire'sympathy with the movement





for equality for‘ag'ri'culture along .the .





lilies contemplated in the McNary-

Haugen plan.

ington will get down to brass tacks,

some solution of the farmer’ s problem-





will be worked out. Unless this ques-





tion is settled satisfactorily to the "





farmers, the protected manufacturers

will find that the entire protective 'tar—

Unless

the tariff is equalized,-we are going to,

see a great tariff upheaval.”





FARM SURPLUS QUESTION GETS

ENCOURAGEMENT.





P OWERFUL pressure from the mid-

dle west, it appears, has convinced

the administration that the disposal of‘

the [aim surplus is really a serious

problem. Following a conference with.

President Coolidge, Secretary of Agri-

culture Jardine has issued a state-

ment in which he gives much encour-

agement to ‘the export commission

idea. It is now definitely announced

that- the administration is prepared to

indorse conservative legislation ade-

signed to aid the disposal of surplus

farm products in the export tradeby

means of a government agency. But

the administration“ still insists that it





will not go to the extent of putting the .





government into the business of buy-

ing and selling and fixing farm prices.





FOOD EXPORTS ARE LOW.





 





HE department of agriculture re—‘



ports indicate that our net food

exports forthe crop year 1925-26 may

fall below the annual average for the

five years immediately preceding the

war, and may even approach the low_

mark of 1913- 14, when this country im-





ported almost as much in the way of.





foodstuffs as it exported.





ANOTH’ERV FARM SURPLUS BILL.





ENATOR CURTIS, of Kansas, a

prominent administration leader,

has introduced a bill proposing an ag-

ricultural corporation to be knowu as

the Inter State Farm Marketing Asso-

ciation, with a revolving fund of $10,-





 





plus, that does not actually put the.





' ".‘Tf the experts in WaSh- '





economics.





; ~c a ..

bill, out- of the large numb -

troduced, dealing with the farm, sur-





   





government into the busmess of buy—

ing and selling farm products. ‘



.A bill by Congressman Boles, of

Iowa, provides for the payment ofvan

export bdunty of forty'cents‘per bush-

el on all wheat exported.





l'HE TARIFF ON CATTLE.



HAT the tariff fails tomprotect the



cattle industry, was asserted by.

Doctor EdminSter,i of the institute of

Nevertheless, he admitted

that sincejimports now slightly exceed

exports, the tariff duties are beginning

to have some effect on domestic pric-

es. If “the present tariff duties are

continued, they will tend to "raise do-

mestic prices, and hence to increase

the profits of many producers, but this

will lead to the substitution of other

foods. ,,





 





STANDARD OF LIVING HIGH.





 





HE United States produced and‘



consumed more goods in 1925 in

proportion to population, than ever be-

fore in its history. Our standard of

living has, therefore, been the highest

in our history, and is, of course, the

highest in the world. This improve-

ment, however, has been greater in

the urban centers than in agricultural

communities.



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WILL ARTICHOKES BEAT THE

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HE movement to boost the popu-



larity of corn sugar as a means of

utilizing some of the surplus corn-

crop, is stirring up considerable inter-

est in the Jerusalem artichoke, from

which levulose sugar is produced. The

federal government is urged by Sen-

ator Howell, of Nebraska, to foster the

development of the artichoke sugar in-

dustry. He says that sugar made from

artichokes is more concentrated, and

sweeter, than the sugar secured from

beets The experiments conducted by

the bureau of standards have indicated

that the cost of production is less than

that of beet sugar, while the artichokes

can be grown in n’eaily every section,

of the United States. It is proposed





 





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WITH. much prowess being made , .-.

In Europe towardxhe settlement»? .

of international standards for wool, as





a result of the recent conference be-

tween the'United States wool stand-

ardmation committee and organiza-

tions. representing the wool trade ‘of

Great Britain and. other European

countries, it is proposed by the de-

partment of agriculture to hold a ser-

ies of public hearings in the United

States, at which the wool trade here

will be asked to endorse the grades as

international standards after sets of

the completed grades have been sub-

mitted to the Bradford Chamber of

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News of the Week





 





 





. Serious illness has made it neces-

sary for General Pershing to return

home from South America, where he

was\on diplomatic work. His illness,

it is said, will cause permanent injury

to his health. -





That American films are popular in

Ge1many is indicated by the fact that

Germany’s strongest moving picture

company signed up for the films of a

half— dozen American producing com-





panies. “f





Statistics show that there were 67,-

232 more cars of freight loaded in De-

cember,- than in the same month last

yea1.





The shooting of a sky rocket to the

moon will b ~probable within the next

ten years, according to Watson Davis,

editor of Science Service.





The anthracite coal miners and the

owners have decided to remain in con-

ference until some sort of peace terms

are reached.





The Henry Ford interests expect to

establish an aeroplane line, with daily

serviCe, from Detroit- to Grand Rapids;

in the near- futuie.





The ex- -Shah Ahmed of Persia, re-

cently committed suicide because life

was too hard for him. .





Pat Crowe, once famous as a rich

bandit, was recently arrested in New

York for begging. He said he would

rather beg than steal.





Ezra Meeker, who blazed the Oregon

trail in an ox-cart séventy-five years

ago, toured it in an automobile in 1906,

and flew over‘ it in 1924, xpects to

have marble milestones all along the

trail within twenty years. He is nine-

1tjlr-fivebyears old and expects to finish



e JO





The Michigan Bell Telephone Com-

pany reports that there are 500, 000

telephones in the state. '





Over fifty people lost their lives as

the iesult of the cold spell which re-

(tzently prevailed throughout the coun-

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An American composer, W. Frank

azz

opera in three acts, based on‘ A eri?‘

can life. . "





Three hundred were arrested In De-

troit as gamblers, in a recent drive

on gambling joints.





Spain is endeavoring to lift the em-

bargo America has against Spanish

rui





As a 1eminder of his suppression of

revolt, Marshall Chang Tso-lin, the

Manchurian dictator, had the head and

limbs- of General Kuo, the defeated

general, and his wife, shown about the

city of Mukden, China.



The American Federation of Labor

refuses to send a committee to. Russia

to investigate labor conditions there,

because it is thought to

munist move. ”



The newspapers of London, England, .

suspend publication for two days at

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lFAVORS EXPORT DUTY METHOD.

IF the gotternment must take a: hand

.‘ in the disposal of surplus farm'

products, Dr. T. C. 'Atkeson, of the

National Grange, favors the ’old David

Lubin export bounty plan. This would

not require complex machinery in gov:

ernment boards of commissions. It

would'not affect fluctuations of prices,

and farmers would get the full benefit

of the bounty. The domestic price

‘Would be the world price, plus the

bounty. Jf you are going to help the

farmer, this is the better way, accord-

ing to Doctor Atkeson; in fact, the

only way to equalize the farmer’s

dollar. ‘





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SIGNIFICANT point in Senator

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is that in labeling mixed goods there

must be given the. minimum percent,-

age of virgin wool, animaximum con-

tent oi“ any other ingredient.



Doctor Atkeson, of the grange, is

hopeful that the committee will report

favorably on the new Capper bill, and

he cannot see. any reason why anyone

could possibly object to it as now

drafted._





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HERE is a growing belief that ef-

forts should be renewed to find

ways and means of developing the dif-

ferent potash deposits in this coilntry

for the purpose of rendering them

available and freeing our fertilizer us-

ers from the foreign potash monopoly.

Under the terms of ‘a bill by Senator

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agriculture would be’authorized to de-

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Agriculture at Moscow, who has been

in this country for shveml months in-

,vestigatingour agricultural conditions,

and is now visiting the department of

agriculture at Washington.



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made withbut regard '~ to market out-

lets, the Russian\ farmers had more

com than they knew what to do with.

.To dispose of the surplus, «they 'are' .

now going extensively into the hog.

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Signed lease for three years to a.

farm, with understanding (not writ-

ten). that, at anytime-I have down

payment asked, I can buy place. Does

uying of, this farm.» cancel lease to

same. In lease there was nothing

mentioneddn regard to repairs. Who

wupDOSedwto do this? . Owner wrote

me, asking me tohave building insur-

ed, and that he would pay me. > I did

so, but no mention has ever been made

of payment. Insurance is inowner’s

name. Does he have to pay me? One

year is up August 4, antll am trying

to get m_on,ey enough to buy—W. O. L.

Purchase of farm by tenant causes

lease to merge/xiii the ownership of

the fee, and puts end to lease. Tenant

is entitled to no repairs not promised

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any not promised, except“ to repair

damages done by himself. Owner is

,liable on promise to pay for insurance

obtained—Rood,





 





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RIGHT-TO CHILDREN’S WAGES.





 





Have a daughter, sixteen years of

age, working. She refuses to give me

any of her pay, and refuses to come

home and help when I am sick. Can

I draw her money? We are poor peo-

ple and have to work hard to make a

living. “She draws her money and is

running around spending it.—H. F.



Unless she has" been emancipated,

the father, and if he is dead, the moth-

er, is entitled to her earnings till of

age. The right to services of the child

is because of the duty of the parent

to support and to defray expense Of

same—Rood.





 





i 'WAGES OF ROAD WORKERS.





 





Has the town board any authority

over the highway commissioner in re—

gard to*paying wages ?——‘A. E. K.



Compiled Laws 1915, Section 4327,

and following, provide that ‘the high-

way improvement funds shall be ex-

pended by the highway commissioner

under direction of the‘ town board; and

that the highway commissioner shall

employ and direct the employment of

such ’help as he shall determine nec-

essary and advisable. It would seem

that the town board has supervisory

control through their right to control

expenditure of money—Rood.





' MORTGAGE STILL HOLDS.





 





let the taxes go by until the state bid

'them in; then A. came to B. and got

money to redeem, and got the state’s

deed in A.’s name. Does this affect

the mortgage?—J. H



The property is still liable on th"e

mortgage.—~Rood. ‘ ‘





PUNISHMENT IN SCHOOL.





 





I would like to know what to do

about my boy. The teacher. of our

school took him down to the furnace

room and crushed him up with his

knees, making the boy lame until this

time. This occurred the last part of

February. The boy has been treated

by two doctors. One used the X-Ray

and said the boy’s hip was hurt. His

leg is about one inch short. The

doctor said 'the boy must be kept out

of school, and not do much work. I

have kept him indoors most of the

time. He is fifteen years old. ‘We

wish to know if we have any redress,

and how to proceed to secure it. ,We

are poor laboring people, with four

children. ,We called on the school

board in town Without results. The

bon‘s father went to see the ‘county

so 001 commissioner with him, and he

told him to see the secretary. The

secretary said to go to the, school

commissioner. The boy’s father is of

foreign birth 'and gave up trying to

get justice. We have written the de-

partment t'Lansing, but have receiv-

ed no repy as yet—Mrs. J. Z





This involves three questions. the





liability of, the school teacher, tlie





school board, and the schoolfdistr’ict. ,

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only in case the teacher is liable, and

they have directed, and in 'a general

,way, participated in the act.



A‘s to the liability 'of the' school dis-

trict, it is a, general proposition that

in the absence of statute creating lla-

bility, public corporations are not lia~

ble for torts resulting from their, ex-

ercise of a public capacity which is a

function of government delegated -to

them by the state, and from which

they, ,deriyedpo profits; but that they

are liable for acts done asproprietors.

or when engaged in a. business for

profit, the same as private individuals.

The maintenance of jails from which

the corporation derived no profit, is a

clear case of governmental function,

the maintenance of public lighting

places from which current is sold to

the public, is a clear illustration of the

opposite kind. The maintenance of

schools would seem to be of the for-

mer class, for’which the district would

be liable only by statute, and we find

no decision On the question in Mich-

igan—Rood. .





» MORTGAGE ON COW.





 





Mr. A. bad a. cow. He bought more

from Mr. B., giving a mortgage on

them all. If Mr.,B. should come on to

Mr. A. for any reason, could he take

the cow which Mr. A. had? Could

Mrs. A. hold any? Or could Mr. B.

take all?—G. G. C.



A. having only one cow, could not

give a mortgage upon it without his

wife’s signature, and the mortgage so

given is void—Rood. ' ~





DAMAGE FOR BURNED FENCE

POSTS.





 





The line fence is kept tip my myself

and adjoining owner together, but the

posts were burned off by the railroad

fire; Must the railroad company stand

the loss?——-H. E. H. ,



The railroad company is liable for

the damage resulting from fire caused

by its negligence—Rood.





,DlFFlCULTYA- IN" GETTING BOOK.





I senta Woman $5 for a certain

book. After having the wrong book

sent, and returning it, and after being

told that the right one was sent, I

asked for either the book, which was

one I wanted badly, or the money. She

said she would send a tracer after it.

I have written to her twice, and re-

ceived no answer. How can I get

results?—M. A. J.

~ The method being pursued is prob-

ably as effectual as any. The cost Of

any suit would far exceed the amount

involved—Rood.





 





some HEIRSH’IP QUESTIONS.» .





 





If a married man, owning a $10,000

estate, dies leaving no

heirs, what part‘ of his‘prloperty can

his wife hold? If he leaves both wife

and children, then how is it divided,





providing, in both cases, there is, nO'





will? Under the same cir'cums} nces,

if the wife owns the property an dies

with no will, how is it divided?

man (husband) a woman’s heir in this

state?—M. F. L. ‘



If a man dies leaving no will, or

children, his widow is entitled, after

payment of debts and expenses Of ad-

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convenient place ’back of the barn,

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- barn. When using the wagon-method,

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SELECTS GOOD SLOGAN.





 





N the contest conducted in connec-

tion with the recent potato show at

Gaylordr for a slogan to be used in

the sale of King Spud potatoes, the

judges were unanimous in giving first

place to “Highest Quality—Least

’ Waste.” This slogan was selected from

over three hundred submitted. A prize

for the best was offered by the Bloom

Company, of Detroit, the distributors

of King Spuds. By reason of the high

quality of these potatoes, they are now

bringing from seventy-five cents to a

dollar premium above regular market

quotations.





THE STORY OF JOE.





 





(Continued from page 27).

Joe, besides managing/the home farm,

has organized and conducted the activ—

ities'of four live potato clubs.



- In explaining the system, or rather,

the lack of system, of farming followed

the first two years on this farm, Joe

said, “We were growing too many po-

tatoes to take care of them properly.

The result was a short yield and a

product of poor quality. We also grew

oats and rye, marketing both the grain

and the straw. Hay-was also sold

from the farm. Our rotation was oats,

seeded to timothy and clover, frOm

which hay was cut and the field after-

ward sown to rye. Manure was spread

on the rye stubble, and the field was

then put to potatoes. ‘



County Agent Lytle did not advise

expensive changes on this farm. He

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alfalfa be substituted for the mixed

hay. The corn was put in a. silo. They

were urged to increase their herd of

cattle to consume the silage and the

alfalfa hay. The manure from the an-

imals was applied to the alfalfa sod,

which was turned over for potatoes

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additional calves 'to consume it.

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that, with the success already achiev-

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More About the Bean Game.



I read the article signed, “A Sub-

scriber, Beaverton, Michigan,” in the

issue of December 26. I would like to

try to clear up some of the things he

seems in the dark about.



‘ I was born and raised on' a farm,

and I have been in the elevator game

fer over six years, so I know both

I am now man-

ager of the “cal Farmers’ Co-op. As-

sociation.



“A Subscriber” seems to think ele-

vators are skinning farmers out of

four and one-half to five cents for

each pound pick. For example, let. “A

Subscriber” buy 1,000 pounds of beans,

ten per cent pick, at $5.00 per hun-

dred-Weight. They would amount to

$50, less seven cents per picking. Ten-

pound pick on 1,000 pounds would be

100 pounds of culls, and at seven cents

a. pound would make $7.00. He’d have

only 900 pounds of HP beans to sell,

because 100 pounds of~culls have been

picked out.



The margin on beans usually is

forty to fifty cents. Suppose he pays

girls eight cents a pound to pick them.

That would cost him $8.00, or $1.00

more than he allowed the farmer. The





come out in the deal:

First cost (to farmer) ...... o. . . .$43.00





 





‘Ten bags at 17c ................ 1.70

Girls pick 100.pounds at 80 ..... 8.00

Total cost ........ ........_$52.70

100 pounds of culls to sell at one

cent per pound ............... 1.00

Total ........................ $51.70





Now, if he sells these beans at $5.50,

900 pounds at $5.50 per cwt., would be

$49.50. .He will be in the hole $2.20.



Where the five cents come: in it:

We pay the farmer the full price for





‘ HP beans, and one cent per pound for





his culls, and charge seven cents per

pound to pick out the culls. In other.

words, if the price is $5.00 per 'hun-

dredweight, and the beans pick one

pound, the farmer is paid for ninety-

nine pounds HP beans, or $4.95, less





seven cents for picking, or $4.88, be-





cause there are only ninety-nine

pounds of beans left. The culls belong

to the elevator, because the farmer is

only charged seven cents, and the girls

,are paid eight cents, the difference of

one cent’buying the culls. '



Please publish in Brickbat depart—

ment—J. H. Tinsey.





 





About County Agents.



Sometimes a county agent can’t help

a. person, because the person won't

take any advice. You can’t go to a

lecture, or a demonstration, and get

any benefit if you’ve closed your mind

beforehand and determined not to be-

lieve anything you hear or see. It’s

like going to a well for water, and not

taking a pail along.

My first glimpse of the county agent





, who was here five years ,ago, and who,





according to Mr. Mahlan Dickerson,

of my county, f‘don’t amount to noth-

ing,” was when he stopped at Manton

on a. demonstration train from the

state college. a My husband and I had

just come to Wexford county to start

farming, and we went to see the dem-

onstration. While my husband listened

to the talk about live stock, etc., I list,-

ened to Mrs. Louise Campbell in the

women’s car. She told about milk and

other dairy products, and how to make

farm life pleasanter, and our homes

more attractive, and our famili more

healthy. I liked her talk immensely,





and my husband considered the time





he “wasted” by going to the demon-

stration instead of working, well spent.

The next time I saw the county

agent, he spoke at a meeting in‘ our





 





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castration on poultry culling. There

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'who admitted that right along the?'

grad been making the mistake of cul —

ing out and selling to thebutcher, the

best layers in their flocks. One man

who 'had listened to‘hnother demon-

stration had 'gone home, culled out





Honest discussion and coma—0119‘third .013 his flock, and afterward





got the same egg production from the

remaining two-thirds. A woman said

she had read lots of articles on poultry





culling, but had never understood-how «





to do it, until she saw the county

agent demonstrate it. ‘



Again the agent spoke at a. meeting

i attended; and told the benefits of

keeping pure—bred stock and herd sires

with production records. One of the

farmers who heard the lecture remark-

ed later that this one lecture was

worth all the taxes he had paid in

support of a county agent, and that he

felt like kicking himself because he

had signed a' petition against having

a. county agent. ,Another mamadmit-

ted that he had never thought-about

all registered pure-bred stock not be-

ing good—that is, that production rec-

ords and the rising scale count, and

not the fact that the stock is pure-

bred. - _



The county agent started the college

extension work for women in Wexford

county last year. Our goal for this

year in “the clothing project work, is

to reach 400 women, and I think we

will. When the agent couldn’t get us

started, because it was vacation time

at the college, he brought his own

wife and had her demonstrate the

fireless cooker she had made. Then he

had two women who had dress-form

making experience come and teach us

that. Then he got Miss Agnes Sor-

enson, clothing extension specialist

from state college, who gave us. two

series of four lessons each. We also

had an achievement' day last June,

with more than eighty in attendance.

Without the county agent we couldn’t

have had any state extension work, for

the Specialists cooperate with the

agents because it is too difficult to

organize the county for work other-

wise.



Farmers learn things from reading

about them in the farm papers, but

some farmers throw down the paper

and say, “Well, that’s no good to me.

I can’t afford to farm that way.” That

is sometimes true, but if a demon-

strator can come and show a poultry

raiser how to cull out the non-layers

and get as many eggs by keeping fifty

hens as he has been getting out ofi

seventy-five or 100, it is a short-sight-

ed poultryman who would say, “Non-

sense, I’d rather keep a big flock.”

And the farmer who can afford to buy

good, high-priced alfalfa seed, enough

to seed five acres, certainly can’t af-

ford to sow that seed on sour, infertile

soil. That is another thing the county





agent tells the farmer, and some farm- ~





ers say they can’t afford to buy lime

to sweeten the soil. In other words,

they lay their lack of a. “catch" to ev-

erything else. They really don’t want

to believe that the sour soil, or the

poor/seed, or the hasty, careless way

they put the seed in, caused their fail-

ure. Their farms grow poorer and

poorer, and then, maybe in the end,

they may do as one Wexford farmer

did; call in the county agent, ask h1s

advice, and follow it. .



A child could learn from books With-

out a teacher, but he learns much eas-

ier with one—Eva. H. Davey, Wexford

County.





 





Some Brickbats and Some Bouquets.

Friend Hy, are you blessed with a

highly developed sense of loyalty.

Well, then, you know how I felt when

the man said our paper was not’as

good as it used to be. If there is any

change, it has been for the better since

I have been on the subscription list.

I do have a little brickbat to heave,

though. Seems to me that our writers

are just a wee mite stiff and pedantic.

Their articles are meaty, newsy, full

of good things, but couched in such

cold and formal language that they

,fail to intrigue our warm interest.

Naturally, this does not apply to you,~

as your work brings a. chuckle, while

you thinly hide your real philosophy

under a mask of humor. Most of the

scholarly gentlemen’s work'leaves us

sold as an icicle, and we farmersare

hungry for real, honest to gosh, human

interest stories. We don’t. give a. durn

for precise language or scientific ac-

curacy. if the story itself'is warm.—

L B. R. , . -' ‘





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HAS GOOD HERD OF JERSEYS.





 





 





’. N Menominee 95111111213 0 P- Hansen





53 5 » V -, cares for a herd of pure-bred and

grade Jerséysuwhich produced an av-

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~ pounds of butter-fat during November.



3 This produCtion won for Mr. Hansen

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_.' WILL USE FACTS GATHERED IN

SURVEY.





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AST summer, a land economic sur-

f' I - I . - vey was made of Menominee coun-

. ' ty. A meeting was recently held at

Menominee, where plans were consid-



" ered for the use of the material gath-,

ered in this survey. It is the opinion



of many that the data secured will

'furnish the basis for developing a





t‘ , sound program for the future develop-





ment of the county. Similar :surveys

have been made in five Lower Penin-

sula counties.





 





f ' POULTRY SHow IS. SUCCESSFUL.





 





PRACTICAL poultry show was

. held in Hermansville,'early in De-

; ' cember. A total of 156 birds, consist-

: ing largely of White Leghorns, Barred

1‘ Books, and Anconas, were entered.

Demonstrations on culling, housing,

feeding, and egg grading were con-

ducted by Mr. Gulliver, poultry expert.

It is believed that this and other shows

to be conducted, will aid in introduc-

ing better poultry stock in our north-

ern counties.





 





MICHIGAN RANKS FOURTH IN

FIRE PROTECTION.





 





RECENT Compilation of the ex-‘



\ penditures under the Week’s Law



. for forest protection in the various

states of the United States in 1924,



1 shows that federal expendituresr

‘ amounted to $397,358; state expendi-

' tures amounted to $1,662,531; expendi-

tures by toWns and counties amounted



to $231,980; while private expenditures

were $1,850,862. The grand total» of

these expenditures was $4,142,733.



, ‘ Among the states, Michigan ranks

fi . fourth in'the amount of these expendi-





tures, ”being exceeded only by the

states of Washington, Oregon, and

} Minnesota.





The expenditures in Michigan for

forest protection amounted to $312,-

196; for Minnesota, $390,025; for Or-



. egon, $637,958; and for Washington,



, $639,565. This indicates that after all



‘1 V 5 is said and done, Michigan is not such



; ' ‘- a' poor state to live in as people might



. suppose from what we occasionally

hear in regard to our backwardness in

conservation. _





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CLOVERLAND GROWS, AGRICUL-

TURALLYH





 





HE United States census of agri-

culture, whose results as applied

to the Upper Peninsula, have been





7- 14, 272 farms in the peninsula m 1925,



‘ “ins compared witi: 12, 317 111.4920; that

1925

that





'~ the number of farm owners in





 





,‘i-and in 1920,- $53. 265, 244.

" that there were 25,-

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‘ Swine,

. :3 22, 512 in 1920.





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numbered 15, 094 in 1925,_ and

Breeding zeows tnum-

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FLAX IN; CHIEPEWA‘ COUNTY.»





 





A AST winter a number of-iarmers

. in Chippewa county conceived the

idea, 'of growing flax. They wanted a

cish’ drop that would take the place

01 timothy hay. The county agent, D.

L. McMillan, and the crops speCialist

for the Upper Peninsula, C. E. Skiver,

assisted in every way possible by get-

ting data from other states, and get-

ting this to the farmers.



It was first estimated that about 300

bushels of seed would _bé planted. The

seed dealer, being an old head in the





,_seed business, ordered only 100 bush-





els. Finally, fifty bushels were plant-

ed, there being a great deal of doubt

as to the new crop being a. success in

the county.



But, those who were determined to

find out something, cashed in on the

deal. Among those reporting a profit

is J. J. Campbell, of Gardenville. He

received a gross return of $72.50 per

acre on six acres. .



To carry the experiment farther,

through the efforts of C. A. VVheelock,

formerly of North Dakota, a carload





to be utilized as tow





ini- upholstéring. Mr. Wheelock, who





has had conglderable experience with

flax in Nofth Dakota, states that the

experiment in Chippewa county was a

real success, and predicts that a large

acreage will be Sown next year. —E. G.

Amos





HAS SUCCESS WITH BEES.





 





WE have frequently '_ referred in



these columns to the production

of» honey in this territory. One of the

most successful apiaries in the penin-

sula is the Eskill Apiary near Iron

Mountain. A recent Iron Mountain re-

port states that the output of this

apiary, this season, has béen eleven

tons. There are 140 hives _ in this

apiary, and the production this year

exceeds that of any preceding year.

Extracted honey is produced here.

Some fifty pounds of honey are left in

each hive for winter food. The honey

produced at the Eskill Apiary is all

consumed locally. The bees this win-

ter are in fine condition.





 





in the electrical age just before us,

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the homes and hearts of its people;

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year was due to an extra large

crop, and a poor growing sear

son last year, which caused poor vine

growth and left little stored food to

start the growth this past season, ac-

cording to Dr. N. L.'Partridge, of. the

college. This, not " the frost, "was the

real cause of the light crop this year.

Owing to the light crop this year, and

the better growing season, there has

been better cane growth, and much

more food stored up for next year.

Prune Thoroughly. ‘

The grape growers, in pruning, will





.be inclined to leave more buds per





vine in an endeavor to get back, part

of the crop they lost in 1925. If grow-

ers pursue this kind of pruning, they

will not recover any of the crop of





1925, but, also, will take part of the





crop of 1927. Therefore, he 'recom-

mends prouning to fewer- buds this

year than usual, because the buds will





a ' be more fruitful, with more stored food





than usual. The normal poundage of

fruit may be obtained from fewer buds

through the production of fewer, but

larger bunches. A larger percentage

of the crop will go into the four-quart

and two-quart baskets. Easier tieing,

more thorough spraying, and quicker.

picking are also obtained. The grower

who prunes this way now and next

year, will have as large a crop" of

grapes to sell in 1927 as in 1926. The

chances are that the general crop will

be lighter and the price higher in 1927.



In the matter of fertilization, the re-

sults of the doctor’s experimental

work for the past several years, show





 





 





that nitrogen was the only fertilizer

‘that Showed direct results, and that

1am application of 150 pounds of am-

monium sulphate per acre, each year

;for three years, had resulted in an in-

}creased yield of two and a quarter tons

iof grapes per acre, at a cost of $13.50.

You do not grow grapes with nitrogen,

you grow leaves. The leaves are fac:

'tories that make starch and sugar,

which, in turn, makes‘the growth.

Make Leaves Work.



We do not want a leaf working for

us one~half or two-thirds of the sum-

mer, any more than we want a hired

man coming to work at ten o’clock in

the forenoon. If we are going to get

a full summer’s work out of the leaves,

we must get them started early in the

Spring. Therefore, we must start our

cultivation early, and must not yield

to the temptation of letting- our cover

crops grow too late in the spring. We

must plant our cover crop early, from

the first to the tenth of August, and

have the growth made in the fall. As

far as frost is concerned, it will not

freeze the buds when they have grown

two or three inches, any quicker than

while they are just bursting.



There is an absolute necessity of

having organic matter in the soil to

successfully grow grapes, as well as

any other crop. Barnyard manure

forms an ideal source of organic mat-

ter; but, as everyone does not have

enough barnyard manure, many should

grow cover crops. Mr. Partridge says

that .the reason he has advocated oats

or millet for the past three years was,

that these crops would not live over

until spring and, therefore, would not

offer the same temptation for contin-

uing cultivation late, as with rycand

vetch. However, if a man,w0uld be

sure to turn his yo and vetch wunder

early, and not wait for more growth,

the latter crop would probably furnish

the most organic matter. While-p lime

and phosphorus have not Shownrin his

experiments, any direct results in the/

growing of the grapes, they revealed

results in the growth of cover‘ crops.





 





or either, in order to’grow go‘od icover

crops, they should be used.

Control Leaf Hoppers. .

The doctor, holds that itwasof little

use to fertilize and to cultivate early,





 





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grow -__the .best owns, it is‘necessary

tchav'e? plenty of. leaves that come. on

_- early and work all summer.. Bordeaux fl





earlier this is done, the better; and if





wi111 report results next fall.





If a person needs lime and phosphorus, .





thatthe practice has become quite gen- '





 

 

 





 





, - ~ . that in some partspfithe state winter},

Anjury is so severe ti} [a «09,18..th ,



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the leaf-hoppers to . work a. fifty per

cent injury to the leaf surface. To





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mixture protects the leaves. Wheh‘ it

is first put out, four pounds of copper .

sulphate, four pounds of stone lime,

to fifty gallons of water are required.

If hydrated lime is used, the amount

should he six pounds. ‘Most people

who use hydrated lime use too little,

with the result that often too much

unneutralized copper is going on to

the leaves, causing more spray injury

than people are aware of. It is recom-

mended that growers should be careful

to get fresh hydrated lime, and to use.

at least six pounds. . \ '



’ Dead Arm Disease. -



The doctor stated that he feared we

were going to have a. serious outbreak





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Movies and RadioPrornote Reading.

M OTION pictures and radio are in H .

centives to more and better read- . , .

ing in the rural districts of New Jer- ‘ ’l

sey, according to a. statement of the f ‘3

state library commission. ‘

It‘is explained that the Screen pro-

ductions suggest new lines of thought, '

stimulate interest in new ‘nations, and

bring into prominence many of the

classics in literature. Radio has led

to increased interest in political sub-

Jects. Many inquiries come-to the

-. commission for books relating to top-

of Dead Arm, within the next few years, ics fiat have been heard in. lectures

and possibly next summer. The cas- given over the radio. ‘ ' '

iest"time to tell Dead Arm is from two a . ~' — . ‘.

weeks before, to two weeks after blos— .thlen $322331: 32:: $533}; gig] 0:33:





som time. Dead Arm is a fungous dis- libra. books - ’



ease which causes a canker, killing. roweldy for. sthdycgfnhgfis 13:? 913,231;

the bark and WQOd, thus interfering .before, the number so loaned showing

With the clrculation 0f the 339- The run increase of 34 000 over that of the

leaves turn a. mOttled green and yel- previous year. There was a demand





10W. and are ‘uDStffnding and crinkled.' for books of higher standard than for-

They are very noticeable at the shove merly. The greatest demand was for

me0d .011, affected vines. Anything historical novels. The commission re.

that W111 interfere W1th Circulation of ports that radio and motion pictures

the sap, may produce the same appear- are influencing this demand and in-

ance as Dead Arm; for instance, deep creasing it steadily ’ '



plowing, which prunes the roots, in- ' ‘ ' ‘ _.





jury from cultivat' g tools, etc. COLLEGE HAS BALANCED RADIO

Control of ead Arm. PROGRAM. ‘

The remedy is to cut the vine off as " '





close to the ground as possible, as TATION WK - -



_ . . AR, Mlchlgan State

soon as Dead Arm IS discovered. The S College, at East Lansing, will broad}

cast weather forecasts at 12:00 o’clock

noon, every day during January, ex

cept Sunday, on which day it is silent

all day. . .



The program for the remainder of

the month is as follows: ‘ '



January 11.—7:00-7:15 p. m., Farm-

erkins bedtime stories: 7:15-8:00 p.\

m., farm school, home 'economics

course; _8:00-9:00 p. m., Dance pro,

gram, Michigan State Union Orchestra.



January 12.—7:00-7:15 p. m., nature

study course; 7:15-9:00 p. m., farm -

school, animal husbandry, poultry and

veterinary medicine course.



January 13.~—7:00-7:15 p. m., nature

study course; 7:15-8:00 p. m., farm

school, _ horticulture course; 8 : 00-9 : 00

p. _m., liberal arts couge, speaker,.Lor~

ado Taft, sculptor.



January 14.—7:00-7 :15 p. m., nature

study course; 7:15-8:00 p. m., farm

school, dairy husbandry course.



January 15.-—'7 :00-7:15 p. m., nature

study course; 7:15-8:00 p. m., farm

school, farm crops course; 8:00-9:00

p: m., state hlghway department edu-

cational program. '



January 18.—7 :00-7 :15 p. m., Farm-

erkins’ bedtime stories; 7:15-8:00 p.

m., farm school, home economics

course; '8:.00-9:00 . m., dance pro-~

gram, Michigan State Union Orchestra.



January 19.——7:00-7:15 p. m., nature

study course; 7:15-8:00 p. m., farm

school, animal “husbandry, poultry,

veterinary medicine course. , .



January 20.~——7 zoo-7:15 p. m., nature

study course; 7:15-8:00 p. m., farm

school, horticulture course; 8+00-9:00

p. m., musical program. '



January '21.——7:00-7:15 p. m., nature

study course: 7:15-8:00 p. m., farm:

school, dairy husbandry course.



January 22.—~7:00-7:15 p. m., nature

study course; 7:15,@8:00 p.‘ m., farm. )

school, farmtcrops course; 8:00-9:00 ’

p. m., "health department educational

program. ' ‘ ‘





January 25,—7500-71‘5 p. m., Farm— _. s,

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do e at the proper time, about eight

ou of ten roots will send up new,

healthy shoots. The Dead Arm does

not work underground, and renewals

may be had in this way very rapidly.

If this is not done early, the chances-

are that seven out of ten 0 fthe vines

will die, roots and all. So, while this

comes at a busy time, it will pay to

cut out and burn afiected vines.





SOME FRUIT NOTES.





 





HAVE been wondering‘whether we



have been trimming our grape

vines to get bestresults. The practice

has always .been to select a runner

with short joints, even though it was

small, in preference to one which was

very large, but the joints farther apart.

The belief is that the large runners

are foliage vines, but I have noticed

that the best grapes are always on the

vine with the best foliage. This year

I am leaving a number of those large

runners in preference xto the shorter

and smaller ones. [It is reasonable to

suppose that the runner of greatest

cross section area is able to carry

more sap, and nourish more and larger

bunches, than the runner of,“ small

cross-sectional area. Anyway, I am

giving my theory a. thorough trial, and





There is no doubt by that we shall

have to come to using orchard heaters

in this section if we wish to insure a

fruit crop. We are inclined to believe

that the Chicago drainage canal is

drawing so much water from the lower

end of the lake, that the colder water

is drawn'_down_from_p the north and

this results in the disastrous spring

freezes which are becoming so com-

mon in this fruit'section. It doesseem

that late spring and early fall freezes

are becoming more, common, but that

may be just imagination.——Reber§





erkins’ bedtime stories; 7:15-8:00 p.

m., farm. school, home economics '

course; 8:00-9:00 p. m., dance pro- . 7“:

gram, Michigan State Union Orchestra. ; l

January 26—7 :00-7 :15 'p. fml',’ nature } J. '

study course; 7 :15“-8:00‘ pi rm, farm

school, animal husbandry, poultry, vet-

erinary medicine course. ,_ :- 1:; 7. " , , l

January 27—7 :00.7 :15. p. In, nature - ' . iv" '3

study course: 7.:15-8:00-p;i~m2, ram " ’7 —. £1 .





 





 





school, hortiCultureu course; 18‘100v9:00”3 '

p. Jm.,umusig§.l pé‘ 037mb ?. , -

anuaty ,;'+-: - .;mi,. ‘ 7t?

' study ~~ course; 7 :15@§}0'021‘if-m.,nm f "

schgkaxlg hgslagnzdzisé course f

study (course; 2 7 E 15- ' 3007 .1613. m. .13?!)

school, farm, raps,.-.conrse;.;28‘: ' '7



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‘ FE'Rx‘IflleERS HELP , PEACH-ES. I:



THE application of“ fertilizers high:

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Such

to the

barn. The coniparatively Small base

oLthese lanterns is responsible for the

accident in most cases; The accum-

Tpanyifig illustration shows how I

broadened the base of mine with an





very easily kndoked over.





_ ordinary Wash pan.





The pan was of the smaller, tin kind.

It was set on a hot stove with no wa-

ter in it, and heated until the solder

uniting the bottom with the rim melt-





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.ed', and the bottom removed and dis-

carded. The rim Was then turned up-





" s1de dOWn and the lantern set on it

‘centrally. The diameter of the base





of the lantern was halt" an inch great;

er than that of the hole left by the

removal of the bottom of. the pan. I





'then soldered the edges of the lan-





tern’ s base doWn to the bottom of the





V : rim as shOwn, and, the base of“ the

.lantern was,thus deubled in diameter,





which renders the‘lantern considerably

more difficult to knock overt—L. -M.





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HIS is the time of year: that can

be turned into profitthrough sav-

ing on the depreciation of the farm'

equipment. The bleak and chilly days

that one prefers to spend beside the

stove, can be went in a comfortable





shop or machinery sh'ed, going over





the equipment and getting it in shape

for winter Storage.

Right now you-’11 remember where





" the loose nuts and bolts are on that





cultivator 'or grain binder, but in an-

other six months you’ll have forgotten

all about them, and then there will be

a delay the. first . time you take the

machine into the‘fieldmext ‘season.





‘the oil good and hot first.





A good greasing of the mower sick-

les with some of the thick oil drained

from the automobile engine, will keep

them in good shape. A little of it

spread around on the plow moldboards

and shares, and the cultivator shovels,





5will’ keep ‘them from rusting during





the winter months.



If. the hay rake won ’t-fit away in

the shed as you’d like to have it, you

can take the tongue off in just a min-

ute and store that overhead. Then

yhu can roll the rake into a.corner,

out of the way.



The wagon might need a little over-

hauling. If there s one thing that will

do it more good than another, it is to

soak the felloes in oil. If you have a

little more time, you might even get

It will "soak

in better. The doubletrees and neck—

yokes can be kept smooth and in ex-

cellenf condition if they are given a

good oil soaking occasionally.



These spare minutes can be turned

into dollarslwithout much wo1k and,

if it is pretty cold out in the shed, an

_old stove will solve the question. \An

old iron wash tub turned upside doWn,

with a hole in the top for a stove pipe,

and a hole in the rim for a door, Will



make a pretty fair heater fo1 an open

shed, and there’s not much danger





from fire, either, if you keep your eye





on it.—F. A. Meckle.





 





KEEPING DOWN HARNESS EX-

PENSES. '





 





LITTLE care adds much to the



service of a harness. The dirt

that collects on the leather shortens

its life. I have formed the habit of

keeping mine clean. A damp cloth, or

sponge, Will readily remove the ordi-

nary dirt‘that collects. A light appli-

cation of oil once a. month for new

harnesses, and about three times a

year for old ones, goes far in keeping

them in good condition and pliable.

The oil keeps out moisture'and pro—

tects the leather from rotting. A cool,

dry place is best for storing harnesses.

Drying the leather out slowly when

wet, is also good practice—R. D.





FEEDING GRAIN IN DEFINITE

a PORTIONS.





 





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0 those who have not had experi-



,ence, I might say that it takes

more time to feed each cow definite

amounts of grain, than it does to throw

it in any old way. We have found that

a quart of corn meal weighs just one

and one-half pounds; that a quart of

coarse bran weighs a half pound‘and

the same measure of cats, one and one-

fifth pounds. So the quart measure,

and not the scales, is the thing we use

on our grain cart, as it is wheeled

down the feed aisle—D. Fargo.





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 

 

 

 

 

 





 





 





 





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‘the farm, spraying r times the oét careful attend

out 211633131. To spray as one 35de m

ing combatted, should abe had and, also, a spray

nter hours can profitably be employ





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bank accounts. .

It spreads smoothly and





much hard labor.





606 So. Michigu; Ave.

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Let 5 put back





what we take from the soil-'1}:





. are very careful to keep their soil fer-

. tile and rich. They realize that there

are poor years and good years in farming but

that the man who puts manure on his fields

in the right way will reap big profits.



The McCormick-Deering Manure Spreader is one of





the most valuable machines on the farm.

yields, pays for itself in a hurry and goes on building





light or just as heavy a coat as you want-

fork method of spreading cannot equal the yields that

follow the McCormick- Deering. That has been proved

many times. Besides, hand spreading is hard work;

the McCormiCk-Dcering saves many hours of time and

Its good strong heaters tear the

‘ manure rapidly and spread it well beyond the wheels.





See the real wide-spread spreader at the Ideal dealer’s store.





INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER COMPANY





of America

(lower-parquet )





the following in Michigan Farmer

territory—Detroit, Grand Rapids, Green Bay, Jackson, Saginaw





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Special sale for limited qtime. mGet our catalog and.

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6 Main St" Perry. 0.





 





prlcoo,--moro garden profit;

, E4; make more money— —have healthier

crops. bigger yield, finer produce. if you

USE ISBELL’S SEEDS

’Whyexperiment—usetriedproven

seeds that have made good for 47

dWritetodafi'for ImAnnual. IT’S RISE.

a about v arietieo. soil, when

to eplant. etc. Post card will bring it.

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A complete Growing

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It 1: It may

you

hundreds





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Written by an

expert Fruit Farmer





Every Farm Owner

Should Have This Book





It centains the best list of farm fruits and

shade trees. roses, shrubs and hardy plants.

ed so you can tell at once what. you





need. So complete with cultural and spray-





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:2? use it. as your guide and be absolutely



e.

Send for your copy today.

reduced this year.





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STRAWBERRY PLANTS





Raspberry, Blackberry, Grape, etc. Fruit Trees. Roses. .

Ornamentals Bulbs Prices reasonable. Catalog free.

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Reliable Fruit Trees





Guaranteed to Grow Seeds, 3- 4 it. Apple Trees 250.

3- it. Peach Trees 20c emu-h Postpaid. Growers of

Fruit Trees Berry Plants. Shrubbery and Grape

Vines. Send for 1926 Catalog 1 oday



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the materials for a complete

home direct from the manu-





facturer and save four profits, on

the lumber mliwor hardware and labor.





-, 3 other plans in

Catalog. Very

high grade lum-



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Living room,





dining room,

kitchen. 3 bed-

rooms, and bath—

room. All ma-

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Star and a half

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r'plan arrangements.

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John, you note certain very rad-

"ical differences between what is

said, and What is said in the other

three gospels. Nothing is said about

the birth of Jesus. Nothing on the

virgin birth nor the genealogy. Noth-

ing about the temptations inIthe wil-

derness. Nothing on the place or'the

circumstances of His birth. This is

not because John thinks theSe matters

unimportant, doubtless, but in all like-

lihood he had read the other g0spels

and felt that enough had been said on

these toples. Pe1haps he had other

reasons for not referring to_' them. In

shmt, the opening of the gospel of

John is altogethe1 different flom the

opening chapters of the other three.

Matthew and Luke tell us of Christ 5

ancest1y. Matthew tlaces it back to

Abraham, Luke to. Adam. But John

goes fa1the1 than

that. “In the be-

ginning was the

“VVordf’ W h e n

was th e begin-

ning? Instantly

fact and imagina-

tion fail. We are

dealing in the un-

imaginable eterni-

' ' 1198. Luke says

that Caesar cOmpelled all the folks of

Palestine to goto then t1ibal towns for

the purposes of taxation. The emperor

was supreme. But John says that “all

things were made by Him.” He is Mas...

ter, not Caesar. . Matthew, Mark, Luke,





 





Itell us 'how Christ selected his per-. centuries.





sonal pupils. John says that they

came to him one at a time,.and one

brought another, and naturally an ac-

quaintance sprang up, which was to be

unbreakable, save in the case of one.





['1‘ is said that more books havheen

written about the gospel of John

than‘concerning any other book. Only

this autumn I have noticed, at least

two new books dealing with it. Under

the tree that bears the best apples,

there the most sticks. In mountains

Where the scenery is most grand, the

tourists go. To the book which

breathes the your breath of God, soul-

hungry humanity goes. John‘is the

simplest book. in the Bible, but also

the most profound. Its simplicity is

deceiving, f01 at fust it sounds simpler

than it is.



- In the lesson of this week, the mag-

nanimity of a great man is revealed.

John was a popular preacher.’

since the old prophets of several hun-

dred years before had any such voice

been heard. People thronged to hear

him. '



His pulpit was out in the country,

but the city folks did not stop for

dust to go out there. ' It was noiséd

about that this was the expected Mes-

siah. His name was 011 every lip. He

was the rage of the day.



Then something happened. Christ

came by. He, too, was an amazing

preacher. He, too, drew the crowds.

The disciples of John become w0r1ied,

perhaps a‘little jealous f01 their teach-

er. They do not like it. They say

that then preacher is‘the best. No

other man has a iight to dim his influ-

his g101y. “Rabbi, he that

was with thee beyond J01 dan to whom

thou bearest witness, behold, the same

baptizeth, and all men come to Him.”



Then speaks up this gr-eat hearted

man. You love him for it.





recognizes it, though sometimes not

until too late. In that gracious spirit

there is no room for jealousy. The

gospel he had been preaching to the

people who came out to hear Him, He

had first preached to Himself, as every

true sermon is preached. Without a





’ particle of hesitation he replies to His





disciples: “Y‘e yourselves bear wit-

ness, that I said, I am not the Christ,

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S you read the ‘flrst chapters of / He must increase, but I must de-i'j

crease. ” No wonder that our Lord said ’





.it. That is to pray for the,same spirit





”natural and ingenuous. Probably many .

. of them ate‘with their knives, picked." I C2—

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When a .

‘ big soul speaks out, humanity usually





thatmo man born of woman was great-

er than John the Baptist. It is won-

derful to be magnanimous like that.

And it is a gift, the gift of the Spirit

of Christ. By nature We are all jeal-

ous.” We begrudge other’s success, if

it affects us. Not so if we have really

been touched with the spirit of love.





EALLY, this is One of‘the hardest



tests to which any one can be put

*to see a rival come'in', and to cherish

no ill Will toward him. The bickerings

and hatreds that have darkened the

lives of men because of professional

jealousy fill volumes on the shelves of

the biographies of the great and the

near-great. It affects doctors, often,

when a new dector comes to town and

picks up a large practice rdpidly. It

causes lawyers to say hard things of

one another. It enters like the black

incarnation of mischief into the hearts

of ministers of neighboring churches,

at times. There is only one cure for





that John the Baptist had.



The picture we have of the first

disciples bringing their friends or rela-

tives to Jesus, is one of beauty. What

if this had always been the practice of

Chxistians! Philip finds Nathan, and

tells him the momentous and almost

unbelievable news, that he thought he

had found the Messiah. To a devout

Jew this 'meant everything. For the

Messiah they had been looking for

It was a hope so intense

that we can hardly conceive it. It has

so gripped the souls of all Jews that,

when the Messiah did come, their pre-

conceptions of Him were so deeply set

that they refused to recognize him.





ET Philip says in eagerness, “We



have found Him, of whom Moses

in the law and the prophets wrote,

Jesus, the son of Joseph.” But his

friend, for some reason, 'did not share

his enthusiasm. He replies, “Can any.

good thing come. out of Nazareth?”

Such a snug little dose of prejudice

sounds very modern. Nazareth was up

north in Galilee, where the people were

not educated, and where they had

come under the sleep- inducing influ-

ences of the Romans as fully as had

the people further south in Judea.

They we1e more freedom—loving, more





their teeth at'the table, and used bad

grammar. Few of them belonged -to

the four hundred. Jerusalem was the

big city where the smart people lived,

while Nazareth was only a country

town. “Can any good come out of

Nazareth?”



Ever see that spirit? V‘Vhen a man

hasn’t a reason, he can always trot

out a prejudice. It is one of the

stumbling blocks in the path of the

gospel. It has neither rhyme nor rea-

son, but it holds sway in the feelings

of many. It exists between churches. '

A woman does not want to attend one

church, because there are so many

working people there. ,But working

people are not poisonous. " Pre‘judice

cuts off the person who nurses it, from

the best influences of life. It blinds

the eyes to many things that otherwise

would make life more beautiful and

worthful. V





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buggy though, thanks. The s are

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- “Maybe you’d better,” Tim Davis

agreed. “Don’t know as you ’could get

out with the Ford.” ' >



So, that evening, just before dark,

Chad drove up in rent of Noel Neu-

mann’s store, as he ad driven so often

before he had gone away, got out and

tied his horse to the hitching rail.



Time had wrought no change in the

old, unpainted store. The plan steps;

the sagging steps that let- t e porch

roof settle in the middle; the dingy

windows, dimly lighted from the dusty

oil lamps inside, showing-their array-

of galvanized pails, gingham dresses,

and {stock food—even the dead flies

and unbrushed webs in the window

corners— all were the same, unchang-

ed! W‘ould the door still squeak, he

wondered. What change would the

group around the stove make when he

entered? lVould Jed be there, telling

them of their ride the night before?,-



It was as always. If they changed

their talk the newcomer could not tell

it. ,Noel was first to recognize him,

and announce him to the group.



“Vell, by golly, if it don’t be young

Chad Davis! Now I be tellin’ you, boy,

you’re gettin’ growed out!”



The rest of them name'forward then,

to shake hands and to welcome him.

For one thing he was glad. Jed was

not there. The sheriff dropped in be-

fore the evening was over, but before

that happened something else had

caused Chad to forget his worry about

Furtaw.



One of the farmers who lived down

the river a short distance made the re—

mark. .



“Say, boys, I seen somethin’ funny

today. I had to take the road south

from my eighty down to Cone Run, to

see about some Jersey calves Sam

Mitchell had for sale down below the

Run corners. Well, you know where

the old brush road branches off up to

Cotoh’s place?”



Chad was aware of a new interest

among the hearers. They hitched for-





' ward on their chairs and boxes, sud—





denly stirred out of their mood of calm

listening to each other, by the men-

tion of “Coton’s place,” and a chorus

went up, of questioning “Yeahs?”



“Well,” the narrator went on, ""I‘he

snow is pretty well gone along the

read now, but about twenty feet up

that old ‘road above the fork, a-little

cedar had kept the sun off a drift that

had blowed in behind a big stump.

There was bare ground on each side,

so I couldn’t help noticin’ that patch

of snow. An’ right in the center of it

I seen a track! I didn’t believe it,

myself, at first, but I got down out of

my wagon and walked up to see, an’-..

sure enough, there in the center of

that drift was a track—Lone single foot;

mark! An’ say, boys,” his voice drop-

ped to an awe-laden whisper, “I’d

swear that track was a woman’s!”



“Good Gawd!” one of the hearers

broke out in a tense, «hushed tone——

“you don’t suppose—~17”



‘ “Well, I don’t know,” the first speak-s.

er said slowly. “I thought of it—but

I don’t believe she’d make tracks.”



From where he was sitting, his face

hidden in kindly shadows, Chad saw

the man’s neighbor gouge an elbow

into his side. The others must have

seen, too, for suddenly they remem-

bered! For once they did not break

the conversation smoothly. An awk-

ward silence fell upon them, and it was

old Noel who finally 'saved them

from it.



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Sam’s don’t be much!” he declared.

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Chad Davis’ father went to Northern Michigan in the days of “solid,

pine,” and later “carved a farm from the-wilderness.” In this environ-

ment, Chad grew up- At'twenty-four, lie 18% minister in a small sub-





urb of Detroit, planni





:‘te‘return home~ taxman extended. vacation.





Waiting for his night tra- n,;‘her meets Alice’Clair, whom he vividly remem-





"bers as having once attended his church.





Listening to her appeal





that she must immediately leave the city, unknown: to herufriends, and » ’

that she had done nothing criminal, Chad offers his assistance and has-





tily marries Alice Clair.





At breakfast in a Saginaw hotel, they read





that Henry Coton,.aged lumber merchant, who had just married his





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d, Alice Clair, was ‘slain on the eve of their





wedding. A gun which Chad observed. in Alice’s pocket, revealed one





em t chamber bearing the stain of burned powder.

p y Chad struggles with himself, but de-





Alice' insists she is ‘innocent.





In spite of this,





cides to “cherish and‘protectmhis wife. He hides her in a deserted





lumber cabin,





five miles from his father’s home, with the protection





of Old Bob, his faithful dog, and goes home to avoid suspicion. Alice





discovers the remnant of an old/letter signed by Henry Coton.





Chad





admits the cabin and tract of land belong to Coton, but an anger,





sullen and flaming, shows "in his face.





Alice tells him of her faint





childhood memories; how, according to Ode Grant, her father and moth-

er lost their lives in a forest fire; and how she came to find Coton

dead. Going home on the train, Chad meets Wlth the country sheriff.





Silverwood than they ever be havin’ by

Cone Run!” ‘



'Slowly the conversation picked lip

and went on. Davis, sitting silent in

the shadows, took no part in 1t. One

thing seemed fairly sure. There was

not a 13D in the group who would

trace th lone footprint up to Coton s

shack—not for the price of his own.

farm! Perhaps Ellen was even safer

for that one tell-tale mark. _



A little later, when among the few

simple groceries Chad ordered; he men-

tioned a slab of bacon, Noel looked up

in quick surprise. .



“Now, by golly, Chad, I be th1nkin’

maybe your father have whole half pig

smoked and hung up in the smoke-'

house. Nah?”



Chad was'bn guard. . ,



“Maybe he has, Noel,” he replied,

carelessly. “I haven’t been at home

yet long enough to know.

mother said bacon.” .



“Maybe she be sayin’ somethln’ for

bakin’, Chad? Flour, little,-maybe?”



“So she might,” Chad agreed. “I’ll

take the flour and bacon, too, to make

sure. They’ll both keep, or she can

bring the bacon back if she doesn’t

want it.”



A quarter mile from home he stop-

ped the horse. In the darkness he

could barely see the great unpulled

stump, standing just over the stump

fence, in the cleared field. There was

a cave-like hollow under the roots of

that stump, with its mouth well hidden

by blackberry brush along the fence.

He had hidden fish-hooks and wooden

daggers and war-clubs—many a boy’s

treasuregin it in his school days.

Kneeling, he forced a gloved hand

through the briars.

there, large and dry. Quickly he cach-

ed the things he had gotten at the

store—all save the sugar his mother

had really sent for—got back into the

buggy, and drove on toward home. In

the morning ‘he would pass the stump,

and the fence would hide him .from

the road and from the house.





His father remonstrated mildly when

he left the next morning.



“Ain’t you goin’ to stay home at all,

son.”



“You bet I am, dad, but not till I

get_ my fill of being out of doors,

again!”



“Comin’ home early again?”



“No telling. I likely will, thong .”



Ellen did not cross the clearing to

meet him that morning. He stopped

just outside the door and called to her;





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A moment’s‘pause, then a voice, strain-

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“Is it you, Chad ?’.’



“Yes”—she pulled the door open for

him: her hand still clenched on the

pearl grips of the revolver. -



“Why, Ellen, what’s wrong? What

has happened ?” ‘



He sprang through the door and

caught the girlrin his arms, and in the

shelter of them, she relaxed suddenly,

and broke into nervous, shuddering

crying. He held her close and secure,

and waited. She would tell,him as

soon as she could. The hysteria pass-

ed after a few minutes, and she look-

ed up at him. Her body still quivered

in his arms, and under the tear stains

on her White face were the marks of

a night of sleepless horror. The gray





“eyes were under-circled with great





dark rings, the lips trembling, and a

nameless, uncontrollable fear was in

her very voice when she spoke.



“0h! hold me tight that way!” she

implored him. “Don’t, please don’t let

me go!”



He caught the quick, involuntary

shift of her eyes about the room. Still

looking for figures in the darkened cor-





ners, he knew. Gently he pushed the ‘





hair bapk on the white forehead, and

ran his hand down through the soft

mass of it.



“I’ll hold you,” he promised. “You

are all right now. You need not be

afraid. Bob and I are here with you,

and you are safe and all right.” After

a moment, “Let’s go over by the table

and sit down. Can you tell me about

it now, do you suppose?”



Ellen nodded ilently, and let him

lead her to the ta le. He dropped into

a seat across from her, and she

stretched her slim hands out for him





to e. .



“Oh, it was awful!” She began in a

voice that still tremblhd. “I wasn’t

even lonely last night after you left.

I sang a little. low song to myself while

I got supper for us. Then we sat

here, with the shutter open, and watch-

ed the sunset fade, and the twilight

come on. I have always loved to sit

in' a quiet room in the twilight, so I

didn’t light the candle. Bob came over

and put his head in my lap, and it was

so still and peaceful that I thought I

could stay this way forever.’ Just be-

fore it. got really dark I got up to go

out and look once at the evening star,

above that lone pine away off there to

the west. I had discovered it night

before last. Then I was going to fasten

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god and dragged, and it seemed as

though even ~_Bob was nervous from

the darkness. Even daylight didn’t

help 'much, and, oh, I’m so‘ glad you‘

came.” .





She was trembling again, and Chad ‘

, we‘nt quickly around the table to her. g





I‘know,"‘he said, “butryou are all

right now. And I will stay till you





get over it—etill you even forget all -





about it.” .



Her. courage was coming back. “I.

feel better now,” she told ‘ him. “I

know it was half imagination, but I

couldn’t seem to control it. Who do





do you suppose he was ?".





{‘1 don’t know," Davis told her. “And

it doesn't matter. You need have no

fear that he will come back!” ‘



»Chad pushed his chair back after

dinner with sudden decision. "Ellen,

I’m going home and tell dad that I’ve

got to be away tonight!”



“But you can’t,” the girl cried. “You

don’t dare! I can stay alone. He won’t

come ,back. You said yourself he

wouldn’t.” . '



“No,” Chad agreed gravely. “He





.won’t come back, whoever he was. But





I-- wouldn’t leave you out here alone

agai tonight, not even to keep you

hid 11 another day! If I stayed with—

out going home, the —folks would be

worried to death, and worse than that,

the whole neighborhood would know of

it. I’m going home and tell dad. He

will trust me without asking ques-

tions!” _



“But suppose they do ask why?”

The girl was still doubtful.



“My father never asked me why,"

Chad Davis told her, with a proud

smile. “We knew each other too well

for that.”



Tim Dafiis was at work in the cow

stable, with the early afternoon chores.

whe Chad camein. \



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“Yes, dad; but going back.” Chad

went straight to his question.



“Goin’ back? Back where? When?"



“Dad,”-the boy said gravely, “I want

to ask a favor of you. ‘I’ve got to go

away to 'be gone all night. Tonight,

and maybe tomorrow night—I don’t

know for how long. I’ll be home in

the morning, and I don’t want you

folks to ask me a single question.

Above all, I don’t want anyone in the

neighborhood, or anyone at all, to

know I’ve been away a single hour af—

ter dark. Can you do it?”



Tim Davis nodded soberly. “I guess

we can, boy.” Then he added anxious—

ly, “It ain’t anything you could manage

to bring home here, and let us help

you—with, is it; son?"



“No, dad,” Chad told him. “It’s just

myself that can 'do it, and all you can

do to help, is what I asked:”



His father nodded. “Well, Chad,"

he said slowly, “A man don’t live in

the kind of a country this has been,

for all his lifetime, and not learn to

trust people. Anyway, _he must trust

his own soul, I’ve seen funny things

happen before—but the stars always

come out at dusk the next night, just

the same, and when the right time of

the month comes the yellow quarter;

moon settles down in the slashings

yonder, just before daybreak, and

comes up the next night an hour later

and a little bigger, as regular as

though there wasn’t any trouble on





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' The dog hounded across. the thresh-

hold, Less’bhan a. dozen; feet from the

door‘he st bed, unified .for a moment,

and broke ’ to the weird, rolling trail

bay. Across the clearing, into. the

new-ground, on west across the willow

swale,’ the sound went, as-he ran his

fleeing quarry through the; night. Ellen





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"He turned away, but not before Chad flung herself into the man’s arms, shiv-

had seen that his“. eyes - were still ering with terror at the sound of the

; ~' ,' troubled. = primal hunting -cry, echoing through

? . . . Chad WEB-t out and across the road the brush. Chad waited, everymuscle

;: - " ' ' tethe south again. Ellen was putting flexed with suspense. Either a shot

i . ‘a—supper fortnm on the T011811 table, would crash out there in a»moment———

3' , ‘ when he came back to the shack. or the trail bay would. change, and



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gether,” he told her, after they h

watched the sunset lose--its flame

above twat, new ground, “if you, are

t _ , not afraid.’ . ‘ ' —

' “No,.I am_ not afraid with you here.





Besides“ you said he wouldn’t come

ba k ” ‘





Then, as suddenly as it had begun,

the bellowing stopped! ' No warning—-

a sudden falling of the silence -of‘the

night upon them again—that was all!

Chad Davis whipped the pearl handled

revolver from his pocket, and stood,

holding Ellen with one arm, waiting.





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 





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“NO,” Chad Davisagreed abstracted- A- sound reached them presently.



ly,w“he won’t come back. " Something was coming through the



Ellen was studying him curiously. brush—~coming toward the cabin!. A



There had been a. yague uneasiness in soft pattering—slow, ‘1rnegular——nearer



’his manner ever since sundown. A nearer! Davis raised the revolver——



’ ‘ ‘ sort of a dread—as if he were under and‘ then across the cabin doorsill

some premonition. 'She knew he had crawled Bob! Bob, unhurt, but crest-



, suggested the twilight, because‘he did -fallen and cringing 1n the starlight.

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darkness came on. His thoughtsvwere his belly dragging on the ,floor, with

not centered on the things about him. the shame of his failure——-or fear of his

He was strangely silent. She had seen prey—they could not tell which—step

him, as he left the supper table, cross by step he crawled to them! For a

to the door and pull it open a narrow minute Chad stared at him, speechless

crack. Now, he was sitting Where he —>—t'hen he stepped swiftly over and

' could look out through this into the shut the door with a bang! Ellen

.' brush. The silence held. Bob, lymg heard. the wooden bar drop into place.

at the girl’s feet, was breathing deep There was the sputter and yellow flare



. and audibly—the only sound in the of a. match, and then, in the guttering



l 2 room. Ellen sat motionless, watching light, as the flame fed down the wick

the man’s faCe in’ the line of light that to the candle, the man bent down and





. fell through the opening of the door.



I ~-‘ It was grave; set in a chiselled expres-



l . , sion of thoughtfulness—a thoughtful-~-



l ness that weighed probabilities, and

‘ waited for some event.



He had told her that the man would

not come back to the clearing—but he

had not believed it! In his own heart

he expected the intruder—expected

him, and waited for him! The girl’s

body grew tense, quivered at the mem-



- cry of that scream she had heard. It

had come from human lips, she knew“

for she had seen him standing there

in the shadows—but it was the cry of

a madman—a thing crazed by awful

hate or awful fear! Who had it been?

Did Chad Davis, waiting by the open

door, know?



\ It grew dark in the cabin. The bunk,

the rough table, the logs in the walls,

faded, blurred, melted into the gloom.

The shutter was closed. A single



. streak of gray light touched the floor,



f , and the silent, thoughtful man in its”



l path. Ellen‘grew oppressed by‘the



silence. She wished he would speak~

would move! She did not dare, her-

self._ The spell of the stillness was

upon her, and she dared not break it.

‘ Outside, it was nearly dark. The shad-

ows of the big stumps were all but

lost against the solid black of the un-

derbrush. A moving thing might cross

the clearing and not be seem if it



, move owly, low down in the dark-

ness along the ground. A quarter of

an hour, and darkness would fall com-

plete. She could not be sure, but it

seemed that Chad wa‘s‘dozing in the

rude chain His breathing was too

slow—71:00 heavy, for wakefulness.

long walk in the warm wind had been



, too much. Even his vigil could not



3; hold his tired body tense and alive,



, for long.





The girl startled at a sudden sound

i —a movement! Bob, lifting his head,

raising himself to his feet. There was

_a tenseness, a guar ed caution about

the act. Ellen put her hand down on

f - him in the darkness, and under it she

~ felt his hackles stiffen, raise! His body

was tense, rigid; and .up in his throat,

suddeny, there rattled the faintest

trace of a snarl. A sound very low,

but pregnant with savage warning!

Bared fangs, gleaming eyes, writhing

lips; were in the snarl, and it hung in

the" dog’s throaJ—hummed together,

more distinct! '





Chad twitched suddenly—stiffened

into startled wakefulness at the sound. '

His senses cleared, and he put a quick

hand on the dog’s head to silence him.

. .The menacing snarl died away, though

there was still a trace of it in Bob’s

“every exhalation of breath, and ’under.

_ Ellen’s hand, the heavy hackles stayed



' “ erect! f ,

They waited—dog and man, rigid,

_ * ready—Ellen shaking with a nervous

v __ gifright beyond her ’control. She slipped

», her hand into Chad’s, resting on the

, dog’s head. He felt‘ it, coldhshakin'g,

wet with clammy sweat, and closed

W his own over it. The’minutes

dragged by. .Bob‘dldnot relax. What-

~ ver it was outside the cabin, that had

aroused him, the traCe of it was still





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Tim’s gone down there to the shack





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examined the dog. When he straight-

ened his face was very white.





“Ellen, I don’t think I’m a coward~9

but that is beyond me! We’ll keep





you’re not here alone!”

“And you didn’t think he’d come

back!” Ellen said in» a. scared, hushed





voice.‘ - .

‘ CHAPTER VIII.

Hushed Voices of “Lucy.”



There was the usual group around

the stove in Neumann’s store that next

evening.— The talk had swung a wide

circle, and someone finally mentioned

Henry Coton. . /

,“See they ain’t caught the girl yet,”

a. neighbor responded. .



“No, an’ they won’t, neither,” Jed

Furtaw averred. “Them big city p’lice

ain’t, so much smarter~than anybody

e se.”





“Well/T came thoughtfully from the

setter on Jed’s right, “I don’ know as

it matters much. I guess we all figger

old Goton got. just what he’s had com-

in’ to him this good many years. Ain’t

no usv lyin’ about your feelin’s, nor

beatin’ about the bush any, l guess.” ~



Furtaw started to contradict him, '

then thought better of it, and for a

long minute there was silence, filled .

with the slow pulling of pipes.



Then the (lown~river-man spoke.



“Say, boys. speakin’ of Coton, I Can’t

get over them tracks I seen. that I ‘

was tellin’ you about the other night

when young Davis come in. My 'hair

stands up every time I think of ’em!”



“Now, by golly,” Noel cut in, “1 ‘be

thinkin’ maybe you think ’bout ’em,

too much, little. That’s vat be the

matter! Now, ven folks be goin’ by

the graveyard they don’t vant to be

thinkin’-any!” .



“You’re right, Noel,” ° someone

agreed! “Thinkin’ is runnin’ that way,





“That’s all right,” the chief figure

of the foot-print incident declared.

“Them tracks ain’t all! “’0 heard a

dog runnin’ last night over in Coton’s

woods, just about bedtime. Didn’t run

long, but he bellered all right for a.

few minutes. I’m tellin’ you he was.

chasin’ somethin’. An’ he shut up right

off, sudden!” The speaker leaned over

in his chair. He had an audience now!

“An’, boys, ‘I'll bet my farm that the

dog was Tim Davis’ Bob!”



“Say, I noticed that, too,” another

corroborated. “Heard the dog, straight

in south of my place abouta mile; I

figgered. I told Nan that sounded a.

lot like Tim’s dog, down at Coton’s

'shack._ But she wouldn’t let me talk

about it, justat bedtime, that way!”



“Their dog’s go , too. Went away

the night be ore C ad got back. Stoley.

they thought." '





Gpod God,~boys.” the down-river

mans voxce was little more than a

whisper, ‘You don’t suppose Lucy.

could a’ come back-an’,that dog of '





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ow w en t ero’s dead in the h 3.

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This is the land of opportunity for





the farmer. Farms of every size

await the skilled hands of Northern

farmers and will produce more

profit than in any other section of

the Nation. Crops will grow practi-

cally every month in the year and

find a ready and profitable market.





Because the South needs farmers,

these lands are now selling at much

less than their actual worth, and

make the attraction much stronger

to the progressive farmer who is

seeking something more than a

bare living for his family.





While this railroad does not own,

or offer for sale a single acre of

ground, this department will, With-

out cost to you---now or ever—-help

you to locate in the South; g'we you

advice as to What crops to plant and

how to market your products, also

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you with all of the problems which ‘





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'H'AT does a 'baby cost? In a

recent issue Of a popular mag-

azine, a woman, who describes



herself as one of the “middle class,”

and who admits that she lives in New

York City, entertains’ the readers with

her horrible financial adventures in

motherhood. Totaling it all up, the lit-





'0'_ tle stranger sxadvent set her back





$741.45.~ She therefore concludes that,

"instead of getting the charming little

creatures in grbss lots, as was her or-

iginal purpose, she has practically

reached her limit in producing number

one



The chief moral that I draw from

the piece is, that it’s a fine thing to





' live in Michigan- In'itemizing her bill,





she puts $150 flat as the doctor’s fee.





-‘ . I never knew a Michigan doctor to get





that much for an uncomplicated baby

case. . I have done no obStetrical work





5 for seven .years. When I quit in 1917,

~ my regular fee fOr ordinary confine-





ment was $25. I believe few doctors

charge more than that in Michigan, in

spite of the high cost of living. Hos-

pital bills need be no more than $25 a

week. I think a Michigan woman

could get all the service purchased by

this harassed young mother of New





'York City for one-tenth the price. I

"will go farther, and say that of the





many thousand babies born to Michi-

gan mother's eachyear, not more than

ten per cent entailed delivery charges

of more. than twenty-five dollars, and





thousands Came through for much less.





' '. H. Zerr/gq





But even in Michigan, it costs a_lot

more to bring a baby into the world

than it did twenty-five years ago, you

say. .Granted.. To offset this, ‘however,

please note that fewer babies die in

'the process,

left in ,such a crippled state that their

remaining years are one long drag of

misery. I think we must say for-the

doctors of Michigan, that their charges





are moderate, as compared to those‘





elsewhere, and I think we shall not dis-

pute the fact that a reasonable sum

expended to give safety to mother and

babe th1ough this critical period is

money well spent.





CANNOT SLEEP.





 





What are the symptoms of a nervous

breakdown?

a period of severe strain and cannot

sleep znight or day, except by

snatches. Have a pretty good appetite,

and otherwise feel well, exc t for a.

rapid pulse and shortness qubreath.

Our doctor gives me tonics nd seda-

tives, and tells me not to worry and I

will soon beall right. Should I see a.

specialist-‘?~—G. W.



Yes, I think you should, if you can

be quite sure of his ability and hon-

esty. It is likely that the strain you

have been through precipitated your

present trouble, but if it were going

to pass away simply by rest and quiet,

you would not have the rapid pulse

and shortness of breath. These are

symptoms that indicate real trouble,

anda careful investigation by a’c0m-

petent doctor should disclose the or-





gan at fault, and give the doctor a ‘





chance to remedy it.





 





 





 





 





Adventures of Tilly and Billy





Tz/l/y’ J‘ Dog Hm T we Name:





ILLY’S dog,- Jip, was a cheerful



dog. He had a. smile for every-



one, and always two or three for

his master, Billy.





a But Tilly’s little dog, Spot, wasn’t at





all like Jip. SpOt always went around

with the corners of his mouth drawn

way down, and his ears flopping and

dangling at his side, just like he was

almost ready to cry



But one morning Spot got up all

smiles. The comers of\his mouth were

turned up instead ‘of down, and his

ears were perky. No one knew just

why he felt so frisky this particulax

moming, except Spot himself, and, of

course he wouldn’t tell anyone if he

could.



NOW, the reason f01 all Spot’s cheer-

fulness was what he saw that morn-





 





 





 





 





 





Spot Just Whin'ed and Whined.





.- ing when he first opened his eyes and





In the

1: Mr. Weather Man had covered





peeked out of the window.





the r'goiind with pretty, sparkling snow.





"Bow, Bowl." he said to himself.





'5 "Miss Tilly and I 'will have a good

.; remp in the white .snow!”





That same merning when Tilly





Yawpke, she, too, Was very glad to see

"til” now. But after breakfast, when

Till Tumble and Spot Were ready to





 





‘ best,





mothersaid, “Tilly, you have a cold

today. Little girls who have colds

must not play in the snow.”



Tilly was very disappointed.



“But up in your play room,” said

Tilly’s mother, “you will find a. little

surprise for you.”



“Thank you, mother,” said Tilly.

“Come Spot,” and she started to skip

Off to her play room to find her sur-

prise. But Spot would not follow. He

just sat by the door and whined and

whined and whined, because he want-

ed to go out and play in the snow.

All the coaxing Tilly could do would

not bring him, so Tilly just picked him

up in her arms and carried him up to

her play room.



Now, Tilly’s surprise was a little

table for vher and her dollies. Her





,daddy had made it for her.





“Oh, goodie, goodie! Now we can

have a snow party,” said Tilly. “That

will be just as much fun as playing

in the snow, won’t it, Spot? Besides,

we can have Lolly Lou and Annabelle

asour guests.” I l

. But Spot did net think so; he just

sat and whined and whined.



Tilly decorated her play room with

pieces of white cotton to make it look

like snow, and cut out pictures of lots

of pretty'things' to eat, from a'mag-

azine. Then she and her dollies set

the table and had a real party. ‘But

Spot only sat back in a corner and

whined and whined and whined, and

wouldn’t even come to the party when

Tilly brought a piece of real bread and

butter’ for him from the kitchen.



“I think I must call you Whiney,

instead of Spot ” said Tilly, “even if



ou do have a white spot on the end

of your tail.”



And

Hys‘or Tilly’s“ . .2. -





and‘ fewer mothers are‘





I have just gone through /





hich. little dog do you like ,._





   

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





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VERY community needs some-

thing to set the ball a rolling,

and then it needs, most of all,

' Something to keep it moving, Perhaps

I should say “somethings,” for it re-

"quires a variety of endeavors to hold

the community interest and keep the

social enthusiasm growing.

Our community has developed a so-

. cial enthusiasm by which it has been

‘ , able to accomplish much that is worth

while. Beside adding materially in

filling the community pocket—book, in

order that many projects of mutual

benefit might be put across success-

fully, it has imbued the workers with

a spirit of fellowship, brotherly love,

and'service, that has been of mutual

advantage to those interested.

Maple Sugar Get-together a Success.





I believe that the success of a great

part of our community doings has been

due to the genius of leaders who have

always planned something just a little

bit different each time.



I recall the Maple Sugar get-togeth-

er early last spring. Besides being a

“sweet affair,” it was thoroughly en-

joyed by everyone. The hall was dec-

orated in red and green maple leaves.





 





What Has Your bom-

munity Done?





T HE above is the story of how I

the women of one commu-

nity in VV’ashtenaw county have

kept the social ball rolling. We

would be glad to hear what the

women in other communities are

'doing. You will note no men-

tion was made of what worthy

causes were sponsored. We

would like these included in your

letter, telling about your com-

munity get-togethers.



For the three best letters, we

will give three-piece kitchen

knife sets. To the writer of ev-

ery other letter we are able to

use, we will send a handy

needle-book, containing a full as-

sortment of needles.



Send your letters, before "Jan-

uary 14, to Martha Cole, Michi-

gan "Farmer, Detroit, Michigan.





 





 





 





These lealzes had been cut from paper

and pasted to small branches of trees.

‘In one corner an old-fashioned farm~

er and his wife presided over a sugar

kettle, or caldron, below which was an

imitation fire. Into this the guests

tossed a coin and, after much stirring

[and chanting, their fortune, sealed in

a small envelope, was spooned out with

a big wooden spoon. Each fortune

contained something about maple sug-

ar. As favors, the menus were print-

‘ ed on red and green paper leaves and

placed at each plate. We served:

Maple Sugar,Wmm Biscuit

Cucumber Pickles (dill and sweet)‘

Maple Pie and Coffee

Several booths trimmed with red: and

f "green maple leaves were arranged, in

which maple syrup, that had been do

nated'.to the cause, and other canned





ifchase at wholesale, were sold. Some

' of the maple syrup was even sold for

“,;,_farmers in the .community on a com-

'i‘mission. A Considerable profit was





"also realized from the sale of maple:





. sugar cakes, cookies, and candies.





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‘mfisyrup which we had been able to pur— .





Nearly a year ago, we also had a.

Washington Birthday dinner that cre-

ated much comment. This time we

used the long tables in banquet style.

At each plate was a patriotic napkin

folded so as to represent a tent with

a. small flag flying from the “ peak.

Red, white, and blue streamers were

improfilsion about the room. Even

the waiters wore red, white, and

blue caps and sashes. A typical south-

ern dinner was served:



Glazed Sweet Potatoes Green Beans

Baked Virginia Ham

Corn and Brown Bread _ Jelly

Combination Salad Sweet Pickles

Apple Pie _ Coffee



A couple dressed in colonial style to

represent George and Martha Wash-

ington, led the march to the dinner

table. A Washington program by the





children and a few of the grown-ups,





followed.



I believe that these programs and

many other unique ones have effect-

ed a neighborly spirit of service to-

gether in a worth while cause that has

given pleasure, as well as profit, to all

concerned. After all, one of our big

problems is teaching ourselves how we

can best live together in peace and

harmony of action and spirit. -—Mrs.

J. W. T. _.





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LAUNDRY wusoo‘M FOR ZERO

‘ DAYS.-





 





THESE wise paragraphs for laundry

day have been clipped from letters

sent in by readers.





On cold days I put a hot soapstone





in the clothes basket to keep Clothes quickly to the boiling. point, shim, and. .,

cook unuktender. Add one-half cup of , - . .‘

carrot cubes, one-fourth cup of diced.

turnip, one-quarter cup of celery, and. "





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and fingers from freezing. -—Mrs. C. N.

I add a handful of salt to the bluing

water so that the clothes won’t freeze



so quickly or so tightly to the line. I



also sort everything and haVe them



ready before going outside. I don’t

allow colored clothes to freeze, as that

fades them and removes the starch.



I usually hang them in the basement



or on the porch. -——-Mrs. J. C. D.



The dryer clothes are wrung, the

less water there will be in them to

freeze. .-



I put a little kerosene in the starch

to make the clothes iron easier. By

leaving them out only long enough to

freeze, they always look as white as

they do in summer. -—~Mrs. D. S.





 





A STEW WILL CHASE THE CHILLS

AWAY.





.‘_.__._





WHEW, isn’t that wind cold!” you



say, as you reach home and close

the door against the first snapping cold

day. But in another instaht you

breathe in the savory fragrance of a

steaming kettle of stew, and your next

impression is, “great.” Besides being

a popular dish for cold weather, stew

is easily prepared by the housewife

because it is always made in‘ “one

piece.”



English Stew.



Any Englishman would be pleased

to eat a plate of this English stew.

Cut two pounds of chucklbeei‘ into

small pieces and put into a kettle with





'thn China Falls





By Julia W o/fi;





OWN goes one of your _china

cups! Every housewife knows

’ how expensive china is, and not

always is it sentiment to Wish to put

broken articles together again. But

to repair china requires patience and

dexterity, combined with the use of

simple and inexpensive stickers.





Prepared glues seldom mend broken ,





dishes so that they withstand constant

washing in hot water. But there is a.

way of using'glue and then baking the

mended article in a moderate oven ”for

about two hours, which sets the glue

firmly ,enough to withstand very hot

water.‘



Observe These Points When Mending



China.



Broken articles should be mended

as soon as possible after the smash.

If they are kept lying around, the

edges are almost sure to get chipped,

and then will be far more difficult to

stick together. If impossible to repair

at once, wrap each fragment separate:

ly in paper, so that it will not grind

against any other. This precaution is

well worth taking in the case of any

articles of value.



All articles must be absolutely clean

and dry before the sticker is applied,

or it will not adhere properly. 1. _



In many cases it is necessary for

mended objects to be supported while

they are drying. '/



These two recipes for home—made ce-





, font may save many a; treasured piece





of- china.

Beat the white of an egg, and add to





it enough plastertofvParls to 11111,: to 'a





creamy °°n91StBMY-. Prepare only Just hosfveness-wili hold

enough for immediate use. ' ~ » , ~'





 





Another good china cement is made

from white lead. Grind it fine, and

mix it to a paste with linseed oil.



Use either mixture on edges that are

absolutely dry and clean. Smear each

edge carefully with the cement, apply-

ing it with a match stick. Do not use-

too much; a thin coat is better than a

thick dab. Now press the smeared

parts carefully but firmly tc’gether,

squeezing out any surplus cement. Set

aside to dry in a position where the

weight of the two pieces will tend to

keep them together, or use a support,

such as propping up between two piles

of books.





This device should be sufficient for.

repairs effected with the plaster-of-

Paris mixture, but the white lead one

often takes several weeks to dry, and

cannot be left at the mercy of the

chance shifting of the books. When

the white lead cement is used, tie the

china together .with several bands of!

,tape, inserting match-sticks between

tape and china tokeep the binder from

sticking, and making it difiicult to re-





move when the cement is firm. Rubber '





bands of suitable'size grip'eyen better.



A method almost unknown to house-

wives, whereby certain Crepairs to

china can be done with a. minimum of

trouble, is the use of adhesive "tape





used, by motorists, etc. which also has '

. many nses‘in the home.





a; halfdnch wide Can be purchased at...

any garage: When “sins stfiis tape,

bring the broken Bikes together, and





lay a; piece of tape infer the joint on-- . J-

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3A roll-about " '





one quart of cold salted water. Bring





one small onion chopped fine. Season





with six allspice berries, six pepper. .’

one-half of a bay leaf. j

before” serving, the .‘ ,

stew, add one cup of'potato. Thicken?





cams, and

Twenty minutes





with four tablespoons of flour to which





enough cold water has been added to





make a thin paste.

Scotch Add Barley.





A Scotch stew is made with lamb .





small onions, potatoes, and sometimes





barley. A veal stew with dumplings -'





appeals to most appetites on cold days.





It is made similarly to English stew, '

only chuck veal cut into "two-inch





and whole, vegetables; are

a _ little longer





squares,

used. Consequently, _





, ' cooking is required. Vegetables which





are generally used are medium-sized

or small carrots, potatoes, and onions.

Fifteen minutes

stew, cover the surface with the bak~

ing powder dumplings.





To make the dumplings,

and sift together two cups of flour, one

teaspoon of salt, and two teaspoons of

baking powder. Add' enough sweet

milk to make a “drop” batter (about

three- fourths of a cup of milk), and

drop by spoonful in the stew. Cover





,the kettle and cook for twenty to twen:





ty-five minutes.





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DID YOU EVER— '





 





Drop a piece of butter into the" .'





meat grinder before grinding {ais-

ins or sticky substances? They don’t

stick.

Grease your cake tins Cold, and flour

them! They seldom, if ever, stick.





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Weigh each layer of your 011.1:le~ "





before serving the .





measure. ” '





 





 





 





Then one is not larger than the 0ther. ;





Weigh all borrowed articles? Then

you are sure to return the full amOunt ,3 .





(and add a little for good measure).





Turn the sharp point. of your dough





in and put the cutter over it in cutting

biscuits?

re—shape.

Mrs. H. S.





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your household problems. Address

your letters to Martha Cole, Michigan

Farmer, Detroit Michigan.





OVER-NIGHT commas.





 





I Wm like to know how to make





' cookies that you stir up the night he-





-:fBor£i3 and bake the nex,t days—eaMrs.





"‘Over-night,” 0r “ice box” cookies,

are well-named. "The mixture is made

as follows: ‘Sift four cups of flour

with one saltspoon of salt, one tea-

spoon'soda, and one teaspoon cream

of tartar. Measure one cup of butter,

twO cups of brown sugar, and one cup

of nut meats. M1x,,all the ingredients

'tOgether, including one teaspoon of

vanilla and two unbeaten eggs. ‘Mold

into rolls. Allow the rolls to stand

over-night in“ ice box, or other cool

place. If the rolls are exposed to the

ai1,Wrap them in waxed paper. Before

baking, slice cookies in thin sheets.





"MAKE H EALTH BRlEAD.





 





Will someone give me a recipe for

makingM whole wheat bread?——~Mrs.

D L .





WhOIe wheat bread can be madeas





-you make your white bread, by using

- equal parts of whole wheat flour and

‘wheat flour.





If you use home-ground

wheat, you will need to increase the

liquid one-quarter to one-half.



A beaten whole wheat bread may be

made as follows -

1,» to 1 yeast cake

I 21-1/6 cups Waite flour





2% to 3 runs whole

wheat flour





Put salt, molasses, and shortening

in mixing bowl, add hot water, and

cool until lukewarm. Add yeast, soft—

ened, and, mix with a spoon. Gradually





1% cups boiling water

2 tb.n1oia.sSts



2 tb. shortening



2 tsp. salt





add flour and beat five minutes. Set

in a warm place until light. Beat

again for five minutes, divide into





loaves, let; raise again, and bake.





BAKED FISH.





 





-Please tell me how to cook a large

fish—Mrs. B





Large fish may be cut in small

steaks and fried in deep fat, the same

as small fish, but stuffed baked fish

is also excellent._ Split the fish and

bone, leaving on the head and tail if

preferred. When in the pan, the tail

should be covered‘with waxed paper

so that it will not burn. If a strip of

clean cloth‘is laid in the baking pan,

the baked fish may be removed more

easily. Stuff with a forcemeat made

of the following:



2 cups stale bread crumbs V.» tsp. pepper



1/6 cup minced salt pork 1 tsp. grated lemon rind



1/2 tsp. salt' 1 tb. minced parsley



Lay strips of bacon or salt pork over

the fish and bake, uncovered, in a'mod-

erate oven, allowing thirty minutes to

three pouhds.’ Baste two or three

times with one~fourth cup of hot wa-

ter. Serve with a sauce made from

liquor in the baking pan.





SELECT BECOMING, COLORS.





 





I find myself in need of a new dress,

but do not know what is the latest

color I am dark, with a rather sallow

complexion. ——Miss B





To be Well- -dressed one cannot select





/.the lateSt colors, as ‘they are not al-





ways becoming 'to one’s complexion.

With your complexion one should wear

dark and dull shades of eithex blue,





tauches cf bright coloring of rose,

flame, and' Orange.





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‘Afl-‘HI‘GJH-Bov". WASH TU B.





 





HERE islno need to have a wash

bench around in the way, or even

h (3.9 permanently lopated, if

” “handy.man around the





 





or brown, but always with;





house” fix your wash tub as the one



illustrated. It will a1so save much



space when the wash room is small.

The three legs are sawed from one-





‘inch lumber, and shaped as in the





drawing, the upper bevel being neces-

sary to cause the legs to stand out-

ward at the bottom and brace the tub.

Then cut six small strips of tin or

sheet metal about an inch wide, three

of them about eight inches long,.and

three about six inches long. Bend

these into loops, as shown, and solder

the ends of the longer ones to the out-





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





A Tub on Legs Saves Room.





side of the tub at equal distances

around its circumference, and about

three inches from the bottom. Then

solder the other three shorter ones in

like manner, placing one of each di-

rectly over one of the lower ones,

forming slots into which the upper

ends of the legs are insn'ted. These

legs will wedge into these loops, or

ears. tight enough to sustain their

weight when the tub is lifted, but with

a light blow on their upper ends are

readily detached when desired. The

legs should be about three feet long,

or nearly as long as the desired

height of the tub—L. M. Jordan.





TEMPTING RECIPES.





 





Chicken-giblet Timbales.





ltb. fat 2 ti). green pepper,





cup chicken, or chicken minced



giblcts. out fine 1 mun cooked carrot.

2 stalks celery, minced (lli'i'll

2 SIli'US onion. minced 1% tsp. salt

1 (‘11!) stoek 1<8 tsp. pepper





2 eggs .



Melt the fat. Add the. chicken, cel-

ery, onion, and green pepper to the

fat and cook for five minutes, stirring

occasionally. Beat. eggs just enough

to mix the yolk and white, and add

with the stock. Mix well. Pour the

mixture into well-greased custard-cups

or timbale molds, and cook. Serve

with bechamel sauce.



Tomato Rice.



Spread a layer of cooked rice in a

buttered pie plate. Dot with butter.

Peel and halve tomatoes, sprinkle with

salt and pepper and lay, rounded side

up, on the rice. Bake quickly until

tomatoes are soft. Lay over each a

slice of thin bacon. Crisp in hot oven.



Pepper Salad.



.Cut the topsoff sWeet green peppers.

Into each slip a hard-boiled egg.

Around. the egg pour jello or gelati‘ne

(after it has cooled and before it has

begun to set). Set aside to cool. Be-

fore serving, slice and place on lettuce

leaves. Put over this your favorite

dressing. '



Apple Fritters.

Make a batter, using one egg, half





cup milk, one pinch of salt, one tea-





spoon sugar, one teaspoon baking pow-

der, and one cup flour. Stir into this

batter, finely sliced apples and fry, in

deep fat. Serve with maple or brown

sugar syrup—Mrs. H, L.





 





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as the Finest City Homes





Healthful warmth and comfort in every room. No “chi y, drafty"

spots! Clean, dustless, hot water radiator heat! The Ideal RCOLA

has made this possible to all farm homes—can be installed anywhere

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Salmon. 14.: llnlibut 161:1’ike, 18c: (‘odflSh- 12" 2 1 $160. New winter- taught \lullets (Su l'.ers) 100 1b

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and other kinds of tis..1 send for complete prite list.

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16 years, 36, 38 40 4,2 44, and 46 yardg of 41/2-inch ribbonteria

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Chicago Daily Drovera' Journal.... 5.00 6.00 5.00 Hunter, Trader. and Trapper ...... 200 125

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American Bee Journal ........... $1.50 $2.00 $1.25 BICClUI‘e'S ”18,831,110 . 3.10

American Canary Journal ........ 1.50 2.00 1.25 ' Methodist Advocate . 2.50

American Poultry Journal . ...... .75 1.00 .65 Modern prison“ . _ . 100

American Fruit Grower ........... .50 1.25 .25 Mother’s Home Life .. . 115

American Swineherd .............. .50 1.25 .35 Munsey’s Magazine ' 3.75

American Sheep Breeder and Wool National Sportsman . 1.50

Grower ........................ 1. 00 1. 75 .85 Needlecraft __________ _ 1.35

American Poultry Advocate ...... .50 1-25 -25 Outdoor Life ........... . ......... . 2.50

American Thresherman ........... 1.00 1.50 .50 Ohio Teacher ' 1.80

American Hereford Journal ....... 1.00 1.50 g .60 Open Road (Boys) _________ _ 1.50 1.35

Breeders' Gazette ------ - 1-50 -60 Outlook ......... . ........... 5.00 5.10

eepers’ Review ...... 1.50 .60 Outer’s Recreation ....... 2.50 2.75

Chester White Journal .. 1-50 -60 0n~the-Air (Radio) ...... 1.00 1.50

Connor's Farmer ....... 1.15 -15 Pathfinder ............. 1.00 1.50

Corn Belt Farmer ............... . 1.25 .30 People's Home Journal _ 1.00 1.50

Duroc Swine Breeders’ Journal ...... 50 1.25 .30 people's populn Monthly. ,,,,,, .25 1'15

Everybody's Poultry Magazine ----- ~75 1-40 -50 Picture Play Magazine \. ........ 2.50 3.10

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Fruit Belt ............ . ...... .... .50 1.25 .25 Popular Science Monthly .......... 2.50 3.00

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Gleanings in Bee Culture ......... 1.00 1.85 .90 Pictorial Review ________ . ________ . 1'90

Guernsey Breeders' Journal 2.00 2.60 1.75 Popular Radio _ 3‘10

Holstein-Friesian Register . 1.00 1.50 .60 Physical Culture . 2.50

Board’s Dairyman ................ 1.00 1.75 .85 Review of Reviews _ 4.10

, Illustrated Mechanics ............ .25 1.15 .15 Radio Digest ....... . 4.00

International Plymouth Rock . .. .50 1.25 .00 Radio Broadcast . ’4_50



Inland Poultry Journal ........... 1.00 1.50 .00. St. Nicholas ...... ..... . 4_



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Leghorn World ................. .60 1.25 J science and Invention ........... 2.50 2.70

Market Growers' Journal ........ 1.50 2.00 1.25 Scribner's Magazine ....... 4‘00 4.15

Modern Poultry Breeder ......... .75 1.50 .50 Scientific American .. ______ 4.00 4.25

National l’oland‘China Journal... .50 1.25 .35 Sunday School Times 2.00 2.50

National Farm &. Stock Grower.. .20 1‘10 .10 Success Magazine , 2,50 2,75

Pet Stock Journal—Hares and Today's Housewife ... .50 1.25

Rabbits .......... .............. 1.00 1.65 .75 True Story ,,,,, .. .. 3.50 150

Poultry Success -- - 1-00 1-50 -5 Travel ................ 4.00 4.00

Poultry Tribune ...... ......... . 1.00 1.50 .60 Top Notch .............. ........'3.00 3_7o

Poultry Item ..................... 1.00 1.50 .00 United Presbyterian . , . 3,25

Poultry Keeper ..... -50 1-25 -30 Violinist ............. . . 2.25

Poultry Success 1.00 1.50 .50 Western Story Magazine ......... . 6.40

Poultry Tribune ....... .50 1,25 -30 Woman's Home Companion .. .50 2.00

Reliable Poultry Journal .. 1.00 1.60 .65 Women’s World ......... , 1,30

Rhode Island Red Journal ...... .50 1.25 .25 Word & Work ,,,,,,,,,,,, , 1.60

Swine Grower ................... .50 1.25 .30 World’s Work ,,,,,,,,,,,, 4_oo 4_oo

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’ ‘ ‘brooding the chicks should be of the

best, and in proper working condition.

There must be tight houses that are

Some method sho‘uld

be devised to keep the chicks upon the

ground; that is, they should be allowed _

to run outside every day when the sun a ”non of that type. The 1113311 0011-

is shining, after they are a week or ‘

ten days old. You cannot grow chicks-r corn meal, ground barley, middlings,

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winterand-spring‘ trade hasibc? .“get arm;

' ' come a definite partaof the'polil- 01110158701110

tr'rbhsniesswith many of our eastern provided itis‘fio 1 _ g ‘

grOWers. ‘ A few years ago it was after they havejlea'rned will ‘

, often pessible to get as high as a dol- to warm théirtoed‘iThis gieywiu

lar a pound for the birds that were understand by martini—913.1191 mam. "

ready for; market in March. Two dol- ‘tle more than a? week. old. v‘ :73"?

’lars fora two-pound bird was not bad,

especially as the cost of growing the' , _

chick to that weight probably did not one should keep the lfiirds growing

exceed 7 thirty cents. It may be said from the minute th'e'flrst feed is-‘giveiii.

that “them days is gone forever,” but I am of the opinion that the average , ‘

there is still a good profit in growing commercial growing feed is not rich. ' J.

broilers for the New-.York‘and Phila- .

delphia markets. It used to be consid- put on the desired gain. At first it

vered that the demand for this class of is well to keep a dish of bone meal ,

poultry started about the first of Feb- Whfire the chicks can get it at will. . _; ’

ruary, and lasted until late summer. T01 They will consume quite a lot__.o£ it; ' _ '

day, the demand seems to last about and- it helps them. to build up the . 1‘ 1 .





Autumn-hatched Chicks. . _ . ,

CommerCial hatcheries of chicks sel- intenswe feeding, and the birds should . ‘5 '

darn had their first hatch of chicks 11“ be allowed ‘50 much exerdss f ’ ..

.come off before the 'first of March a. have known 0f several flocks that were ; g 1’

few years ago, while today there are fed upon .laying mash, andthey 11194.9,

some that are keeping the machines

going practically the entire year. .

have seen several husky batches of seems to counteract—any "detrimental

chicks as early asNove-mber this year, effects that the excessive use of ani- \

which indicates that more ‘and more

are taking up this branch of. the bush.





0 forty cents, as he had no losses.

both of these cases the birds were . .

marketed at anage of from nine to first the temperature in the brooder . f

twelve weeks, when they averaged to‘

weigh around two pounds each.

the winter broiler game it is custom-

ary to sell both males and females;

that is, if the birds are hatched in No-

Pullets hatched

at this season are of little practical

use in the economy of the commercial , . . .

poultry farm. Th ey‘woul d start laying the anatomy that is most susceptible _ ’. {

at a season when eggs are at their 5

and my own_ experience

seems to indicate that pullets grown

in the fall and early winter are apt to

be undersized and to lay small eggs.

Chicks hatched in late February and ;

early March, make good birds for fall

and winter layers. Such birds respond

readily to forcing under lights the fol-

The males from such

hatches also bring fair prices as broil—

‘ers if sold by the first of May; or ear-

spch flocks

should sell for enough money at the“

age.of ten weeks, to keep the pullets

of the flock in feed until they are old _ ' l





Chicks Need Care.

One should not go into the winter

broiler game with the idea that it is

easy money. On the contrary, the care





of chicks during ‘the shortest days and ,

the coldest weather, means a good cracked corn, 200 pounds of wheat, 200 .





deal of work. The equipment for pounds of barley, and 100 pounds of ' )





mother earth, and sunshine. It is true tQA,_fifW’five per cent protein. Three.

that the use of cod—liver oil has made pounds of'ifine table salt should 'be

the problem simpler than it used to be. .,

Leg-weakness was the ’bugaboo that Of the laying -mash.—R.. ‘. , p .~

iri'ghiened many growers of 'winter r .; V. . ; “2;. -f

chicks in our cold climates. The use . SOME HEN f'lOUSE GLEANINGG:

got the oil in the ration has helped to ‘ ' ' ' “

solve this problem;”but ,I would still

get the ,chicksfout "on the ground, it ‘

possible.» "—I . haver’shoveled, away “the . and‘anockofechicks;

'snow to make. a. scatching place for 'a blue an, ' here

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chicks become older, and the feathers ’2 '

start to grow. Place something to .

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the canopy of the brooder at first. The ’

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much towards morning. It will start _ ._ i

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suits may occur. Uniform heat -and- - 3 :-. l {-

regular feeding will grow as good :‘

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best advantage by adopting the Cor-



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oats out of the scratch grain mixture. . ~ ,

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HE letters from parentsrwhich

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December 12, created much in-

terest and comment. We hope to have

other Parents’ Wleeks this winter. The

letters below are from some of the

.prize winners in the recent critics’

contest, in which young folks were

invited: to comment on" the parents’





letters—Uncle Frank.





 





World Thrives on Criticism.

Criticism! The world thrives on

it! If it were not for the critics

Win the world, life wouldn’t be

worth living. I don’t mean ad-

verse criticism, necessarily, but

criticism as a whole. Praise is

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when we made a mistake, or some-

one to pat us on the back when

we deserved it, we wouldn’t have

any ambition at all.



On the whole, I think the Par-

ents’ Week letters were pretty

strong. But most of them were

intelligent, to say the least. By

the way, how does Mrs. E. B. Cole

get that way? Knocking one of

our Golden Circlers like that! Be-

lieve me, it isn’t everybody who





has a “gift of gab” like White

Amaranth. And those Who lack

it are always jealous of those who

have it. Uncle Frank certainly

would not have given her an honor

like that unless she deserved it.

Another thing: I never heard of





but one man ever trying to imitate,





a woman, and he’s dead! (Yes,

Teresa, you guessed correctly—it

was Adam. And see what he got).

But my, how the women do try to

imitate the men. But then, what

can the poor woiking goil do?

Well, well, girls will be boys.



There was one letter with which



I agreed entirely—that of “A



' Michigan Mother.” She hit the

nail right on the thumb when she

said that the Merry Circle letters

should be educational, as well as

interesting. It really makes me

tired to read some of the letters.

(And the girls write most of them,

too). *



And now, Uncle Frank, don’t tell

me I wouldn’t make a good critic

—.—I know I wouldn’t.~——Guilford

Rothfuss.





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As this is a contest to tell what'we





think of the grown-ups’ letters, I will

» begin at the top and go down the line.





I. agree with Mrs. A. W. Buerge, who





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thinks that there are more men who

imitate women, than there are women

who imitate men. I would ask her to‘

prove that men were created to wear

a beard. Women also were created-to

wear longhair; so why do women try

to improve God’s creation?





It In t

be that women think that men are $e -





nicest, since «they imitate in the hair

cut. She seems to think that the man





is the weaker vessel. 'TheBible does.





not say that. No doubt a person would

like the senator from the old home

state best. ‘ ‘

,1 think Vernice S. Hoadley’s letter

was very good. The letters that are

written back and forth are merely

friendly arguments. They help the

boys and girls on the debating teams

to pick outstanding and minor points

to discuss. '





The letter written by Mrs. E. B.

Cole is very good, down torwhere she

discusses Uncle Frank's business. No

doubt you have the freedom of. speech,

but there is a limit. People who use

their freedom of speech on certain sub-

jects have become acquainted with

the laws of our state. ’Igiere are dif-

ferences of opinion on ifferent sub-

jects, so perhaps everyone doesn’t

agree with you about “White. Amar-

anth.” ’



The person who signed herself “Only

a Michigan Mother,” perhaps was a bit

ashamed of what she wrote. It’s too

bad about her boy and girl not being

M. C.’s; but I think that Uncle Frank

is doing all right by printing the let-

ters written by the young people, for

they are of an educational value, to a

certain extent. Other people seem to

enjoy it, so perhaps those who don’t

might find another column for reading.



I think the letter written by Mrs.

Wm. Barshaw was very good, with the

exception that she said, “You very sel-

dom see a girl full of 'hot air’ like

most boys.” Perhaps she was judging

them by the boys in her neighborhood.

They are not all full of hot 'air, nor

are girls all without hot air. Girls

who are full of hot air and cannot be

seen, can easily be heard.



I fully agree with E. O. G., and think

her advice is very good.



The “Hints on Behavior,” by the

“Dame who had a crane that was



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using of tobacco. It takes the most of

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Most Interesting Page. 7

The most interesting page for

the boys and girls I have ever read





they had different opinions or the

girls and boys I am Sure their let-

ters were enfoyed by all of the



7 Merry Circlers. ,



‘ I was very glad to see how

many of the parents took interest

in our work. There were many

mothers who wrote, biltJvhere did

the fatherscome in? I suppose it

is as the boys say, thatthey are

too busy .to write after a hard

day’s work, and would‘ rather sit

by the fire and read the latest

news, Am I right? ‘



I agree with Mrs. F. Cole, that a

story would improve the boys’ and

girls’ page. I am sure we all love

to read. A good story is also {ed-

ucational, as each story teaches a

lesson. But, if I am not mistaken,

I think Uncle Frank Said some-

thing about little room before.

However, there are several stories

in the Michigan Farmer for us to

read, so we can get along without

one on the Boys’ and Girls’ Page.



Boys, please read Mrs. Buerge’s

letter. She says something that I

wish you boys would read. I am

sure it will do you good.



The lady who signed herself as

“A Michigan Mother,” thinks our

letters could, be improved. The

boys and girls have written so

much about each other, I’m sure

we’d \all like a change; so let's

write about something more sen-

sible so her boy and girl can be

Merry Circlers also. But let’s not

get too seroius, or we might not

like it as well, and I think Uncle

Frank wants us to be jolly, too.

Don’t you, Uncle Frank? ~ ,



"The .dame who had a crane that



_was lame,” gave us some good

hints on behavior, and I’m sure

we’ll all try to follow them.



I hope we have a good many more

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Dear Uncle Frank:





I have read many of the letters in

your “corner,” and, believe me, I’d like

to meet some of those young Puritans.

They would get a “talking to” of their

life. I assure you.





I’d like to know why girls shouldn’t

powder and wear knickers if they

please. Well, the only reason the

boys give against knickers is, that the

girls look too much like boys. That

just shows that the boys are jealous.

They are afraid we are going to “step

in” and fill their places; they want to

reign supreme! COme down from the

heights, boys; we’ll show you!



Now, I don’telike to see a vulgar

.girl, or one painted up like a chorus

girl. But, if she uses powder and

rouge with discretion, and takes care

of her skin, it will much improve her

look-s.



All the young men that I ever met

didn’t like .me because I was a "stay-

at—home,” because I positively am not.

I use powder and rouge, dress as good

as my parents’ means allow me,'and

enjoy myself with all the carefreeness

of youth. I. talk all the time, laugh

out loud when I feel like it, and make

myself at home everywhere -I go. If

some of these “young grown-ups”

would do the same, they would be hap-

pier. -



Well, Uncle Frank, I’m going to stop

raving and give somebody else a

chance—Your friend, Ginger. .~



P. S.-—No, I haven'tgot red hair.



You are living up to your nom-de-

plume, Ginger. I should say pen name.

as somebody may-acc’use me of .using

White Amara’nth’s book or synonyms.





 





The ideal life is to live freely, but

right. I believe one must use judg-

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Dear Uncle Frank and Cousins:



' As a friend that I live with takes

your paper, I want to write you a let-

ter for once.



I happen to know George Nichols,

and he is all right. He doesn’t know

me, though. I have lots of laughs,

reading his letters.



I want to ask one question, Uncle

Frank. Is it at all likely that schools

will be compelled to consolidate in the

course of five or ten yearsuwithoutre-

gard to the wishes of the people con-

cerned?





I like real boys and real girls, and\





really don’t know which I like best.

Somebody said, “To your ownself be.-

true.” Some boy or girl finish that for

me, and tell who said it.—Little Susie.





I am glad you know George, .‘but he

is at a disadvantage in not knowing

you. You ask me a question I can

not answer, because I am no prophet.





 





Dear Uncle Frank:





I hope that you won’t discontinue.

your i‘Boys vs. Girls". contests alto-

gether, just because of a little harsh

criticism. I believe that one cause of

divorce is the misunderstanding be-

tween boys and girls.

young stalwarts get misfits because

they take thesfirst chance that. comes





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.Letters Showed They Were-Writ-





. ten by Older People. ‘

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All the letters were good, but I

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mothers, and I would be interested

to know a man’s opinion of our

page. As Mrs. Fred Cole says,

letter writing‘is good practice; .but

very few men make a practice of

it, especially farmers.



Iain here’to praise, and not to





Richard Hamill says dam" Eats

Mother’s Geraniums. \ -





find fault with the mothers’ let-

ters; but Mrs. E.'B. Cole speaks





of keeping'in practice for-a lazy '

man and, fifteen or~ twenty off-f

spring. Ouch! Was that supposed





to be a joke? -I like the rest of

her letter, though, and I like her

nerve in giving her opinion of

White Amaranth’s Writing. . The

many comments and suggestions

of the mothers go to show that

they take a lively interest in our





page; for which we ought all to be,





thankful and strive to make it still

better, so as, for instance, to draw

a comment from the men—Ann

Mulder.





 





About the “Flat Pain.”





 





Many of our .





Aren’t yOu afraid you are doing

wrong to encourage f‘kids” to criticize





‘ their elders? Well, herem‘goes.

The "flat pain” complained of by _





Mrs. Cole may have been caused by

a. garment worn to give a “flat, boyish

figure.” White Amaranth’s words

sound like old-fashioned letters in

“Hill’s Manual.” “Michigan Mother”

thinks her children'WOuldn’t be bene-

fited by belonging to our circle. Sup-

pose she never “lows” them to hear

anything in the home except remarks

about the weather, etc. The grown—

ups’ letters all sound sensible and

good-natured, but we Merry Circlers

Wouldn’t want. our page to always, be

serious, educational, and wise.

like nonsense and fun. Old heads

can’t be placed on young shoulders.

We will follow the styms and customs





of our day enough so we .won’t be con,- ’ ‘





spicuous, “no matter what some folks.

say‘.” .... ” ' "





A contest former-little ones would

'be‘nice. Have those over eight or nine.

years barred out. Let them guess“





what Uncle Frank, received for Chris

mas. and reward ., those —-.who figue ' ed.





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, . . CORGCtJY.».s

along. They are sometimes: denibdag 1‘ '

much social life and, consequently, are ‘ j

overly Hungry tor companionship. - I





 





   





 





 





 

 

 





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My sister

the-raditis,

she .didit, I asked her why she didn’t



tell me she was going to send the mon-



ey. ' She told me togive her. some of ,

my money,r and she would send it to



. then]; but she, never did, for the next



day she had to go to Bad Axe. to have



' an operation for appendicitis. ' .



' . 'S\ay, Uncle Frank, why don’t you



,haVe the M. C.’s send‘their‘money



' right along, and then, when you have



a’ certain amount of money, send it -to



_the Near East Relief for the boys and



girls in theNear East. ‘If you do it,



you may count on me to send in pen-



nies. I/hope' the other M. C.’s will



think it a good plan-



I hope W. B. has a sort throat, like

my daddy had the other week.



I am wishing the children in the

Near East will soon have a few things?

to make them happy.



I wish you'all a. Happy New Year,

including the M. C.’s, the children at

Howell, and the children of the N. E.

R.—Mary Elinor Miklovich, Gagetown,

Mich.



The Merry Circle Fund is still in ex-

istence, although rather quiet now be-

cause, I suppose, everybody spent all

their money for Christmas. I think it

fine for M. C.’s to send in money any

time. In a short time we wil . an-

nounce another purpose to whic the

fund will be put. Youcan ~b’écome a

Merry Circler by taking part in the

contests. Your letter is a good one

for an eleven-year-old.





 





FARM WORD CONTEST





 





BELOW you will find a list of jum-

bled words which, when straight-

ened out, will be words most farm

folks know. Some of the words are

rather large but, by a little study, I

am sure you will get them right.

In working out the contest just

write out the correct words, using the

, same numbers for them as are used in

the list below for the jumbled words.

Please Write your paper neatly, on one





 

 

 

 

 

   





c. . . .

3' , Adi the correct papers ’erei miled to-



sent 'in".a‘ dollar toward ‘ and ten-lucky 0 es pulled out.

and when I found out that .\ ‘





35ij

r papers} and .

buttons, or "a: madcap-at the prizes.





gether,

The ten are the following:





Pencil Boxes.

Grace Smith, R. 4, Howell, Mich.

Esther Dumaw, R. 11, of Pentwater,

Mich.

Dictionaries.

Bernice Clark, Tekonsha, Mich.

Thelma Harter, R. 2, Paris, Mich.

Glen H. Schroeder, Owosso, Mich.

, Clutch Pencils.

Edna M. Bauer, K. 1, Hillman, Mich.

Hazel A. Kok, R. 3, Zeeland, Mich.

Betty Jane Kirk, R. 5, Vassar, Mich.

Rena Plaggemeyer, R. 2, Jenison,

Mich. .

Agnes L. Nyland, R. 1, Ironwood,

Mich .





 





TH E LETTER BOX.





(Continued from page 48).



feel sure that your contests, which

may seem foolish to grown-ups, are

helpful and interesting to those for

Whom they are intended. The youth-

fulness of the authors excuses any er-

roneous ideas, and furnishes a fine

source for correction. Of course, this

is only my opinion, so take it at par

value. It’s the kids’ column; run it

to suit them, to the best of your dis-

cretion. '

' I am nineteen, and not a parent, but

I just had to write, even though “il-

legally.”~—Earl A. Klbster, Niles, Mich.



I am always open to Suggestions for

improving the department. But I must





feel that the carrying out of the sug-





 

 





 

 

 

 





 





 

 

 





 





 





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Egg Production





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from 200 to 2





Our birds won first prize in egg pr

and W'est Michi an State Fairs. H

astic reports of success;

85 June” hatched pullets".

horn chicks ordered last April.



k”. “The Anconas arrived Afril lst_ Raised

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hundreds enthus

days of Dec.

lets from Leg

8. day from this floc

52 pullets and 40 coc

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Unusual Prices

Silver W'ard State A

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pare your profits with those produc

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free booklet telling all about our c

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Try them this year and com«

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during January. Get our

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gestions will interest the young folks.





Thanks for your confidence’in me to‘





run the department in a manner inter-

esting to young folks. -





 





Dear Uncle Frank:



Now, for my part, I am not going

to criticize the girls any more than I

do the boys. My parents never ob-

'ected to my smoking, even when I

was small, but I don’t smoke. Of all

things I hate to see, it is a cigarette

going around with a boy hanging on

its end.



. What I most admire is a large, hus-

ky boy, with a clear complexion, lots

of wind, and plenty of strength. A cig—



arette doesn’t bring these qualities.



Now, about the girls. I am just



crazy about them myself, and I don’t





Side Of the sheet ODIY- Put your name ,. mind seeing knickers or shingled hair;





and address: in the upper left-hand

corner of the paper and, if you are a

Merry Circler, put M. C. after your

name.



All the correct papers will be mixed

together, and ten pulled out of the

pile. These ten will receive the prizes.

The first two prizes will be handy

school pencil boxes; the next three,

dictionaries; the next five, handsome

clutch pencils.



This contest closes January 15, so

be sure to send your papers to Uncle





Frank, Michigan ”Farmer, Detroit,

Michigan, in plenty of time. ..

1. tilarcugarul 12. ritanigoir

2. sernury 13. tflpixen-

3. hesrefat terminol

4. timbelkrut» 14. piterle

5. tarlircouthul 15. civitadifen-

6. 'sectoburilus soir

7. natervianier 16. levintainto

8. bugastara 17. retonigunos

9. vedine 18. mogulesuni -

10. ractinocadite 19. tisoanicaso

11. niabelin 20. cinefycief





 





REA D-AN D-WIN ANSWERS.





ELOW are the correct replies to



the Read-and-Win contest which

was announced two weeks ago. In

No. 10 it was avlittle hard to find the

answer, as the eighth rulein the list

was printed with a number 9 instead

-of a number eight.





» 1. 415,00075-635.



2. 25 per cent—5635. .



3. Every Friday night—648-18.



4. Forty years—64444.



5." Mr. McCune——644—14.

' . 6. A gun-with one empty chamber

. -'-16-643.



7. 120~3-333.



8. 1,800—650-20.





“9*. vvmiam-Windovers—7-537.

. 1.0.5 Refrain from smoking—64646.





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- '7nellg-anglpwin contest. brought

" time‘rresults‘, showing that





   





in fact, I rather like to see the latter.

to powder, rouge, lipstick, ctc.,

only think there is reason for all





things. There are girls who do not

use reason, the same as boys who

smoke. Now, let me make a sugges-





tion, which is the real reason for my

writing this letter. Why do the boys

so like to say mean things about the

girls, and the girls about the boys?

Why can’t they just change around

and give good things about the oppo-

site sex for the next few weeks? I

feel certain we would all be better off,





and.I’ll bet some of those previous'

writers will own that they were justl

I hope that won’t hurt I





a little jealous.

anyone’s feelings, for we are all re

vengeful at best. Can’t we try that

plan?—Your nephew, N. H. W.



I like your ideal of a boy. I have

never seen smoking recommended for

health. I think, too, that saying nice

things would be a‘welcome change.





 





. Dear Uncle Frank:





It seems to me‘ that the Merry Circ-

lers, in their letters, are getting buried

in discussions. A discussion once in

a while is interesting, but when we

have that, and nothing else but, it

gets “kinda dry.” Isn’t that what you

think, Uncle Frank? If I remember

rightly, the “Letter Box” was supposed

to be a place where the M. C.’s were

to tell something interesting about

themselves. But now the boys are

telling about the girls, and the girls

about the boys. Are these discussions?



The boys are the eqllllals of the girls,

and I don’t blame t em for getting

sore, because the girls were getting

the “whole say” about things. But per-

haps some of the “tellers” didn’t think

about writing letters in order to check

the “feminine invasion.”



I think that the “Homecoming

Week” was the most interesting that

we have had, because I was. wonder-

ing what had happened to all the “old-

timers.” I was very much surprised

when I found out that one was'mar-





ried and that another was a. school-

fiaé-lllnr—Raymond‘ Aslakson, Holton,

1 .





Raymond has some good thoughts.

Discussions usually are interesting, but

anything grows monotonous. I also

liked Home, Coming Week. . ’





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Is A Better Chick





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with a State sealed and numbered

lcg band. Parent stor-k of all Ac—

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free from all major standard dis-

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the advertising of Michigan Accred—

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For a list of MICHIGAN STATE

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Mich. State College, East Lansing.





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Michigan. This pull Was equivalent to

starting a load of 38, 000 pounds, or of

keepifig 190,000 pounds in motion on





granite block pavement. It takes ap-





proximately five times the energy to

start a. load on pavement that it does

to keep it in motion. But the starting

pull requires only a small fraction





‘ of time, while the tractive pull is con-





tinuous.



Under the supervision of the farm

and horse department, and the agri-

cultural engineering department of the





The Near Horse ls Being Choked b

the Full Distance on this Pull.

in Regularly.



Michigan State College, the dynamomi

eter was used in eight pulling contests

held in’ Michigan, during the past sum-

mer; Michigan State College Farmers’

Day, Ionia Free Fair, Isabella County

Fair at Mt. Pleasant, Caro Fair at

Caro, West Michigan“ State Fair at

Grand Rapids, Saginaw County Fair at

Saginaw, Eaton County Fair at Char-

lotte, and the Sanilac ‘County Horse

Fair at Sandusky.



New pulling records‘were establish-

ed at many of these/ contests, and the

rivalry of the counties was keen. The

rules governing these contests are uni-

versal throughout the United States





Measuring Horses Strength





(Continued from page 27)





mometeii' in this state, and only one , _ .

other mule team has pulled since then. 5





As yet, neither in this nor other states.

have mules lived up to their reputa-

tion of being able to out=pull horses.

In a southern city -where a pulling





demonstration was being given, there "





was one mule team entered against

six horse temps. The spectators were

all cheering for the males, but they

failed to win.

driver of the mules told the judge that

he did not consider he had a fair





 





Too Short a Collar, and Failed to go"





T is is the Co1lar that the Horse Worked





show. When asked why, his reply was

that he couldn’t carry a. whip, and due

to the large number of ladies present,

he could not- talk to the mules in lan-

guage which they could understand.

A somewhat amusing incident occur-

red at~ Mt. Pleasant, when’two farmers,

in discussing the dynamometer, were

of the opinion that any good team.

could drag it anywhere.

somewhat surprised, however, on the

day of the contest, when the best

teams in their county failed to do so.

One of the outstanding features of

the contests held in Michigan, was that

in all instances the winning teams in





 





The Same Team with Properly Fitted Collars, Pulling the Same Load. Note





the Ease with which They Handle. It in in this Instance.





and Canada, and are established by

the Horse Association of America.

Teams weighing 3,000 pounds, and un-





der, pull in the light draft class, teams,





,over 3,000 pounds are..in the heavy

draft class. The ‘oflicial distance of

pull is twenty-seven and one-half feet.

This distance is computed on data de

rived from athletics, in which it has

been determined that a. maximum ex-

ertion of strength over a period of ap-

proximately ten seconds, is not harm-

ful. No teamster is allowed to carry

a whip, to use profane language or





 





.loud shouting. To stimulate good home-

imanship is one of the purposes of the

.contest. a."





At the Ionia Free Fair a spectacular

example of gameness Was given by a

small mule team weighing only 2, 260

apounds. By extreme nerve and sheer





muscular ettort they successfully 'ov-y





eroame a tractive resistance 1551 2 .100

pounds, within 160 pounds of their





 





 





war have Eben sum

weight. This was the first team of;

{mu to- here pulled on“





each class were closely related, being





either brother and sister, full brothers

or full sisters, which shows the value





of temperament in a team. Soundness.

temperament, size, and color are the

four important factors in a. well-match-

ed team.' or these, soundness and

temperament are the most important,

as the poor horse of the team deter-

mines the team’s 'efiiciency. The fac-

tors required for good pulling are

weight, well-trained horses. 11. good

driver, and properly fitted. oollars.‘ I

have seen good teams- tbis summer





lack the horsemanshlp that would have .





given them a first or second place,





land, on the other hand. I have seen ' I},

good teamsters making good rounds .‘





with teams apparently not so good.





Weight cannot be. meromphasmd'; ,





While no final conclusion’ban he

until thous s of pairs of'll‘

mules have seen tested, 1





 

   

 

 





 





After the contest me





They were ‘
_team, and it was not until August 31





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. tooéefiflfii'isted to start such a load.





of slow and sluggish disposition.





- of more than passing comment.





, iness men '=of Sandusky determined to





\ program was arranged, which included





drills-0&0 w,hm?fhey were obliged to Cainpbeli of McG'regor, 'Michigan, with

eXer‘t;; snowed that they would soon be a team I of Belgians, full brothers,

Weighing 3,420 pounds, came within

A'liéther feature .was that the best six feet eight inches of winning the





Cpulls were made by teams pereSsing “fle-

’snap and vigor, as compared to teams farthest distance of any team in the

state, but the record is not official, as





the ,required distance at one pull must |

' be tWentyéseven and one-half feet. "‘

F011 wing the horse—pulling contest,

'a num e1 of men pulled on the ma-

chine to determine the.man power

equivalent to'a team of horses The

tractive resistance Was set at 2,700

pounds, and it took twenty-seven men

to ovelcome this resistance the full

twenty seven and one-half feet, aver-

aging 100 pounds tractive )resistance;

per man. This pull however. 'Was de-

clared unofficial, as the participants

refused tobe stripped and weighed,

and too‘ much profanity was used in

urging them forward. ‘

in all, it was 'a great day, a‘ fitting

climax to a‘ successful season.

The‘leception of the dynamometer

at the county fairs was most gratify—

ing to the fail secretaries. The enthu- p“

siasm at each contest. was great

plications for next year have alrefdy]

exceeded the number of fairs it 13 pos» l

sib’le to attend, and we are looking for- l

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W11til' this yam the world’ 5 heavy-

weight record was. held by a Canadian





 





that an American team at DesMQines,

Iowa, ovelcame .a tlactive resistance.

of 3, 425 pounds, which was more than

the team weighed. Until this time it

was thought that no horse or team

could lift morethan their own weight.



The contest at Sandusky is worthy

Due

to lack of building facilities, the San-

ilac County Fair was unable, this year,

to have a _hm se exhibit. The fair was

held September ~-14. Sanilac" county

is lightly proud of its 1101ses.lt boasts

of the largest horse population of any

county in the State, so John Martin,

county agricultural agent, and the ”bus"-





 

 

 





 





have a special one-day horse fair, on

Thursday, OCto-ber 22. An elaborate





the dynamometer car for a pulling con-

test, and much publicity was given the

occasion. I "a‘rrivé‘d in Sandusky with

the-machine on Wednesday al‘te'x‘noOn,

and everywhere» that men -were- gath4

ered, horses were the subject of con- . .





ward to even greater enthusiasm and

more successful season than this

year.





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As it is'his team has gone thel .





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Prove for yourself how

Kow-Kare increases milk yields





Putting Kow-Kare on the job in your dairy is just

like adding an extra cow to the herd—without





increased feeding cost. For an outlay of a few cents '3





you can take in with the daily milking many added

quarts of milk. The difference you will quickly

notice in the milk pails will simply mean that now

you are getting full returns from those hard-earned

feed dollars you’ve invested. Feed fully digested and

fully assimilated means dairying on‘a profit basis.





Feed assimilation—vigorous functioning of tho

milk-making-organs—that is the mission of Kow-

{are. It is not a stock food; instead of throwing

an added burden on the cow’s digestive process,

Kow-Kare helps to get all the milk values from

Nature’s foods.





Its moderate use in your feeding program costs

surprisingly little—the results are a visible money,

crop in increased milk, out of all proportion to your

small investment.





Builds Vigor to” Fight Disease, Too'





Cows that are in the pink of condition do not fall

an easy prey to disease. The use of this famous

all-medicine invigorator, while it is paying you

regular dividends via the milk pail, is also acting

as a barrier to cow ailments.





Simple, Easy to Use—And Inexpensive





 





Put Kow-Karo

To This Test





Just to quickly convince

yourself that Kow-Karc

will put more milk money

in yourpockct make acarc-

{111 test for two weeks. Sc-

lect several cows for the

test, carefully weigh their

milk for two weeks. Then

feed cach cow a tablespoon-

.ful of Kow-Kare a day for

two weeks—and compare

the‘ yields of the two

periods.





No other change in feeding

needed; the whole differ-

ence will be due to a greater

ability to turn feed into

milk.





Don’t fail to make this test:

at once, and after you’ve

been copvi ced you can

apply the flow—Kare aid.

to the entire herd.





From W. C. Spiller

Greensb urg, Ohio —



“During the past five years



I have used Kow.Karc with





great success. Not onlydoea

its use increase the flow of





feled by\ the Home Association of

' Amelica for the best 1925 pull made

. .. in Michigan, as well as the$200 local

’yplerm‘pms, were in the offering. The

'3. .’equ1ne honor of Sanilac county was

,at stake. i:

The teams pulled on the race track

‘ in front or the grand stand at the

fail grounds. The ligbL class pulled

‘* 11 st, beginning With a tractive resist-

anc‘e of 1, 800 pounds, and ending vifith

a tractive resistance of 2,725 pennds,





 

 

 

   





state recOrd, held by P. Horn, of Char-

lotte’. he state charhpibns for this





 





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 





" .' :.and weigh 2. 905 pounds. They are the

' property of John HazZard, Marlette,





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.(l ' 0 pounds in motion}

beset! "





,twenty-five pounds greater than. the

'traolass are roan Belgians, full brothers,-





" Michigan The equivalent of this pull

' nits block pavement would start

on wheels or 36,000 pounds, or





 





. " versation. . gThaf evening, around the NEW PRODUCTLON RECORD MADE

" box stoves in the corner stores, many BY MICHIGAN COW

equine deeds 0f valor were. relivxéd. , "‘—"‘

01d logging teamsters paraded “Paul . HAMPION'S Hillbl‘00k Carola, a

Bunyon” horses from the north woods. high-producing Jerseycow, Which

' As the narrators warmed to theirtask, is owned and was bred and tested by

the_ tales grew “in size” until I feared Mr. Bert Shilart, of Ypsilanti, Michi- .

" .f01 our little dynamometer car, a mere gan recently completed her second

thing of steel and iron But these official test with another excellent

tales were all of teams of the past, rec01d .

(teams that the other fellow owned), Starting this test at three years, tWO

-- great powerful beasts-“that could about months of age. Carola produced 479

pull an eighteen inch log apart, that pounds of butter-fat; and 10.368 pounds

requiled douhle-tlees that an' ordinary 01’ milk in 305 days She carried calf

man .could hardly lift and tags that for 182 days of this time, and qualified

would hold an ore barge‘ at anchor in for the American Jersey Cattle Club

., a Lake Superior stmm Indeed, I wa’s Silver Medal

thankful that the only horses to pull In addition to the silver medal, she

the following day were well- mannered 11150 qualified as the ‘JurliOI‘ threoyear-

Peicherons and Belgians, clean—cut, 01d Michigan Jersey champion in the

typey fellows, with the blood of my 305-daer division superseding Majesty’s

alty in their value and not the swash- Iht’d Duchess, which .held this state

,. buckling pirates of old. ' championship with her record of 450

’ Thuisday-:morning the teams were pounds ofjat

all weighed without harness... Twenty- ~ " 4———————— , '

four teams, twelve in each class, had HOl-DS SUCCESSFUL HOG SALE.

entered, this being the, largest entry

01' any contest in Michigan As the T.HE Big Type Poland 'China hog

weighing. progressed! and the teams sale, held a. few Weeks ago .by W.

'. CODUDUEd to come; some from diS‘ ,E. Livingston, of Parma, was a real

tances of twenty- -one miles, the crowd success 11me start to finish A large

0f spectators grew and the interest in- crowd of buyers was present from

c1eased Many were the comments 0.11 .over, the state. After participating in

”the horses and _wagers 01.1 their a bounteOus roa§t~pig dinner, served

weights as theypassed over the scales to visitors-and neighbors, and listen-

; A. 'l'eeling' 01' excitement was in’ the ing to short, interesting talks from

' air hke the atmosphere Of a 0011689 Professors Brown and Edwards, (lithe

"i . town on the day 013a his football game Michigan State College, the sale was

_ . :7 Two champiODShiDS. a $50 prize Off; on. ‘The'biddi'ng was snappy from the





first. Colonel Adams vas at his best,





selling the entire oii‘eling of forty-





three head in a little own \two hours.

The average price leceived was $54.64,

with ,a top 011100. This top was for

a splendid spring giltg bought by

Mary’s Eighty, of',,Wa.lled Lake. The

manager of this\farm, Glen.

is building up a strong herd. '





Walter Rowe,

Lake; 0. W. Soper, Fowlerville; Geo





Hewson, Birmingham; Fred Baker,“

'North Adams; Michigan State College,





East Lansing; E. Jackson, Parma;





,George Smith, Manchester; A. 1). AI:





drich,’ Cassopolis; Charles Cochran,

Paws; M. B. Rice, Sturgis; Robert

Mattin. WOOdland; U. S. Cliff, Onon-

daga; M. E ~(linella, A1bion;A C. Cur-

113, Manchester; W. D. Lambert,





;;-;‘..Eag1e; Clyde Weaver, Ceresco; Joe .

ha tram; (10wlrtz, Cheapnlug; H. C Muilitt, Parr ‘





 





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’ tive test's with Kow—Karc the more sure you are to keep it





 





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Just a tablespoonful of Kow-Kare with the feedings one week

to two weeks each month works wonders with your cows.

Results speak quickly. The more closely you make compara—





milk, but. it improves the .

general health of the cow.

I have also used it success-

fully for calves affected

always working for you. W'th ”out“





If you find the least trouble in getting Kow-Kare from your

feed dealer, druggist or general store, order direct from us.

Two sizes, $1.25 and 65c—in the st‘ores or by mail, postpaid.





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For the home treatment of Barrenness, Retained Afterbirth,

Scours, Bunches, Milk Fever, and similar cow ailments Kow-

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of thousands of dairymen would not be without it.



Our free boék,‘ ‘The Home Cow Doctor” has saved many a

sick cow and restored her productiveness. A copy is yours,

upon request. Itis a book you will save and use the year ’.round





'DAIRY ASSOCIATION COMPANY, Incorporated

Dept. D Lyndonville, Vt.





From A. G. Katzur

DeLamore, N, Dakota





"I've used Kow-Karc for

some time. I find that it in

a wonderful aid to increas-

ing milk yield. Had a cow

two years ago, she quit:

milking after coming fresh

and would not get with calf.

After feeding ch- Kare

for awhile, she came back

to milk again and has

raised a calf since and is

now the best cow in the

barn. ”





 





T'he Care ofiTeats and Udder





For all hurts and ailments of these tender tissues Bag

Balm IS a wonderful soothing, healing ointment. Panes

trates quickly, softens, restores. Clean and pleasant

to use. Big 10-ouncc package 600.





 





 





 





 





 





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Ens 'Memion the Michigan Farmer When Writing to Advertisers





The other buyers were John Butch-l

.er, Jonesvllle;





 





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The Record Of A Great Grade Holstein. ‘





This wonderful cow was bred and fed by Paul Moritz

of West Bend, Wis. In our big herd at the recent National

Dair Show she won the championship for grade Holsteins

and rst prize for cow over four years.



Molly 5 record for 322 days was 12,904. pounds of milk

and 5 71 .9 pounds butterfat. The cost of her feed was only

$93. 57 and after paying for the feed Mr. Moritz had a

profit of $172. 01.



After the show this cow was sold for $325. 00, a record

price for a grade cow. Her milk and butter record and also

the price she brought show that she was well bred and

wisely fed.



This cow and the 96 others in our herd were all fed on a

ration balanced with Com Gluten Feed. Their records

prove that the largest profits 1n the milk business are due

to good breeding and Corn Gluten Feed.



Feed Corn Gluten Feed with your home grown rations—‘

for dairy cows—~for beef cattle—for hogs. Tell us what

materials you are feeding and we will suggest a good ration

for y0u.



If you prefer to feed a ready mixed feed be sure to buy

from a manufacturer who uses Com Gluten Feed as an

ingredient



Write for Bulletin No.3 It tells all the facts about The

Cham ion Herd of Grade Cows and gives the record of each





one 0 them.





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Associated Corn Products Manufacturers

Feed Research Department

Hugh G. Van Pelt, Director

208 South La Salle St, Chicago, "I.





No. 23

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more than a less durable Silo of the same size. And

you can pay for it on easy terms.





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vising methods of consent: . ..





milk. A’p‘1%96ss or 1111111111111 point





has been establilsh'ed a. number pot





.commei'cial states, and already ' a





very- large quantity of skim-milk that

formerly Was wasted, 111121 been con-

yet-ted into a marketable product, .





VERY dairyman has his method of

teaching the heifer to milk. Some





deal of trouble, while others are quite





' the opposite I haVe neVer. found one





rule that would fit all cases. However,

some general principles may he genery





,allyt applied. one of these principles





.is to study. the disposition of the ani-





‘ mal, becoming as well acquainted with





herpes possible before it is time for

her to freshen. ‘





During my years of handling a dairy

herd at Forest Grove Farm, I have





When I say; “I want the heifer to (put

both feet in the pail when I sit down

to her the first'time,” it is a lesson

from.the school of experience. I can

get up then and rinse; out my pail, and





that acts like an old cow the first time

she is milked, has got 'to be taught

how to be milked sooner or later. I

would rather start the job right frotn'

.the first. Some of ~the best cows I

have ever milked Were hard proposi-

tions to start. On the other hand,.'I

have two or three cows in my herd

that were never heifers, nor good cows

to milk, either.



I thoroughly believe in treating the

young heifers kindly. Patience is in—

valuable in accomplishing a. good job.





.However, sometimes it is very essen-





tial to impress upon the animal’s mind





cipline should always be administered

with good judgment, not to destroy,

but to teach the animal good behavior.

Never be in any hurry when starting

to teach the animal to milk. She» is

new at the job. Some heifers Will stand

better while eating, while others will.

not. A great many times a'heifer may

be prevented from kicking, by putting





. the arm a'gainst‘the thigh. "In answer

. two cases, I have used the kicking





chain or the figure eight, with good_

results—Leo C. Reynolds.





THINKS HORSE POPULATION

WILL BE MORE CONSTANT.



'11



HE introduction of motor trans-

portation is sometimes supposed





essity. This is not true. Motor trac—_





too'expensive for most farmers. The

United States has five of every six of

the world’s moRr vehicles, and a still





The 1,700 million people, more or less,

in other countries, still depend almost

entirely upon horses, donkeys, mules,

cattle, and even camels, for plowing

and other farm work. In the United





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feed from _-t_li'is concentrated product





heifers break into milk without a great.





taught a great many heifers to milkfl





know what to eXpect next. The heifer ..





that something is expected of her. Dis- -





10 have eliminated the horse as avnec- .





,tion, except on large, level farms, is





larger percentage of the farm tractors f





24150C 0410 111 1910, to 25 £711,000 1111920,

.there Was a. decrease from 1917 to ‘





1925; Nevertheless, the congestiou of. . . ..





traffic in cities,- the consequent‘sluy





-' _ Iness 01? trucks, ind the high cost or





11161111111 maintenance, 11191111119113 the ’7 _

horse back In some places, and the def



cline in the birth rate of colts seems,

to be near its end. Thus the effect of

motor 3 transport . in diminishing the





number of horses ‘in the United States





appears almoSt to have reached its





‘limit. 011 January91,T925, there still





remained, approximately 24,500,000 ,

horses and mules in the United States.

——‘Ellsworth Huntington in Economic

Geography.





KEEP THE EwE LAMBS GPO’WING.





NO flock Owner can afford to neglect



the ewe lamb crop. When“ in re.

striated Winter quarters, and on dry'

feed, cure should be taken to keep

them healthy. They should be provid-

ed with feeds that produce bone and

muscle. Ewe'lambs are susceptible to "

delicate fondness for certain kinds of

food, and especially ‘for the first few

weeks after coming .off pasture. To

obviate a set-back in flesh and bone

growth, a little attention to providing

savory food to Encourage the appetite,

is prudent.



I have always adhered to the prac-

tice ‘bf separating the ewe lambs from

the flock early "in‘the fall. I think

the ewe, lambs do much better, .‘and '

make faster growth, when kept sep-

arate. As a rule, the winter quarters

for the average farm flock is limited.

Over-crowding is sure to cause the

ewe lambs to suffer first and, if al-

lowed to continue, will in a short time

materially retard their development.



We see that. the ewe lambs have .

plenty of room at the feed rack and

grain troughs. Otherwise, they are

likely to go'under-nourished. My ex





”periengce has been that it is, better to

"provide at least‘a third more spaCe

‘at the feed rack than is actually nec-“»

essary





‘The ewe lambs should be fed for

bone and flesh grothh, but not to be-

come over-fleshed. A. ration. that fur- ,

nishes plenty of bone and flesh 'mate?

rial without causing the‘ taking an of

too much surplus flesh is 11611111111611

for growing ewe lambs. I feed plenty





’, of clover or alfalfa hay and bean- pods





forroughage, and a light grain ration, .

of . two parts oats, one of‘corn, and _

equal. bulk of wheat bran—C. R.



‘ WOOL cuP;fs'AME AS 1924.





THE 1,111.1 11501 clipifor 1925 is 6111y

slightly larger than that of 1924,





according to estimates of the depart-





ment of agriculture, based on reports





'frOm seven countries which lastyear





produced 1111116 than .half the total

yield. Reductions 111' the Australian

estimate are responsible for the very

moderate increase. But, notwithstand- '





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Our feeds for poultry,-

”jcattle, pigs, and sheep, in-

* ,, our following brands,will

5’ 'make more dollars for

' you. ,, Greenleaf ,butter—

milk egg mash,AGreén1eaf

scratch feed, I Greenleaf

fine chick seratch feed,

Green‘le‘af‘ buttermilk

chick starter, Greenleaf

fattening mash. for poul-.

try, Greenleaf dairy

ration, Greenleaf steer

feed for fattening steers,

Greenleaf sheep feed for

, fattening lambs, Green-

. ’ leaf economy hog feed,

and many others. All at

» low prices. Ask for feeds

'- . wanted in ton lot or

. more. We will send sam-

f ple and delivery price.





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CATTLE ‘

Guernsey Bulls





. We are offering at reasonable prices, some. choice,

" well-grown young bulls, nearly ready for serum. from

' cows on advanced Register test and sired by son of

Upland's Monarch of the May 42340. whose dam has

record of 10,139.50 lbs. milk. and 810.24 lbs. B_ F.

,(31. A. MEADOW-GOLD GUERNSEY FARM, Wm.

S. Ormston &. Son. R. No. 8, St. Johns. Mich.





Guernsey Bull Gall



. breeding. Extra fine Eight months old.



. ‘ and prize winner at fairs this fall. Price. $150

' l Maple Shade Guernsey Farm. Nor'thport. Mich.





' LAKEFIELD FARMS





Lang‘water . May

Ne—I’lus Ultra.





sale.

and





for

Rose

individual.





count Vermin Segis Piebe





A champion son of the great “PIEBE”.

His dam produced 1273 lbs. butter in a

‘ - .- ear. His sister is America’s champion

‘ utter producer. We offer his sons at

bargain prices. .All of them are out of

high record dams. Alsowill sell a few

cows with records up to,29 lbs. that are

safe in calf to this great bull. '





Herd 13 Fully Accredited.





Lakeiield Farms

Glarkston; Michigan





 





“'ell-bred,





For Sale HEIFERS Holsteins. seven 2-





yr. junior, pasture—bred. $00 each. Thirteen year—

! liugs. $35 each. Address J. W. KNIGHT, 205 3.

Bowen St, Jackson. Mich.





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or sale. excellent bull calves from R. of M. dams.





 





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[COLDWATER JERSEY FARM. Goldwater, Mich.

9‘ " ' ‘ ‘ Bulls ready for co.

, Jerseys For Sale , .1... .. m. m... . in

from B. of M. dams. Accredited herd. Smith (i





Parker. R. D. No. 4. Howell. Mich.





 





301,1,“ BR-ED ”assesses,





 





sTAL SPRING srocx FARM.



_ Allow County, Michigan



‘ if 15 Cows. 4 Bulls from B. of M. Cows. Chonce to

select from hard or 70. Some fresh. others bred



for {all freshenina. Colon C. Lillie. Coopersville, Mich.





. 'SHO.R_IHORNS‘





Cows with calves. bred heifers. and bulls. Will make

very attractive prices fer the next 00 days. Over 100

,Jload'oi' well-bred cattle to select from. Herd founded

at a. time when we can .aii'ord to sell at {mum-3'

V _ ces. Write to Supt. GOTFREDSON FARMS. Yn-

slanil. Mich. , > , '





.' iRegistered'Shorthorns For Salei'





Silver Creek,





 





 

 

 

 

 

 





.‘C - , ' cow. ,3 yrs;~;_roon cow. 10 yrs. dam of above. which

3 ‘ s ahinh record test and production. but th cows

1. F, MA ER. 387





 

 





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' ' WiTH THE cow TESTERS.

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é , Grand Rapids-Kent Cow "Testing As‘.





sociatio‘n :—This associatifin‘r- reorgan-

ized for it's third‘ year’s "work. ‘ The

205 cows averaged 959.5 pounds of

milk, 3.6 per cent of fat, and 347.9

pounds. of butter-fat. The high herd

in butter-fat" was the pure-bred Jerseys

of M. H. Edison &'S(')n, ten cows aver-

aging 7,861 pounds of milk,’and 422.9

pounds of fat. High herd‘in milk pro-

duction were eight grade and pure—bred

Holsteins owned by John Buiten'dyke,

producing 11,833 pounds of milk of

3.39 per cent test, and 401.5 pounds of

butter-fat. High cow in butter-fat was

a. grade Holstein owned by C. ‘Krupp.

She produced 10,205 pounds of milk,

and 547.4 pounds of fat. .Hi‘gh two-

year-olds were owned by Richard

Holmes and Fred Telder, each one,

and L. P. Ohler one, J. Karseboom

two,'and A. Edison three. High four-

year—oids were, owned by Dan Buth,

Koert Brothers, and A. Edison, each

one, and Blissveldt Farms two. Ma.-

ture cows were owned by C. Krupp, F.

Telder, and R. De Pew, each one, and

A. Edison two. High milk cows were

owned by F. Telder, Blissveldt Farms,

J. Buitendyke, D. Buth, and J. Karse—

boom. ,



Every herd in this association made

over 300 pounds of butter-fat. The

four poorest herds averaged 306.5

pounds of fat. Eighty head qualified

for the record of performance. Every

Lmember feeds alfalfa hay, and each

member’s milk goes to Grand Rapids.

Owney Hansen, who has been tester

for the past two years, will continue

another yearn—V. ‘



Clinton-lonia Cow Testing Associa-

tion:—The following herds averaged

above 300 pounds of butter-fat produc-

tion for the past two years: Allen

Eaton, Gr. H.; John Henning, PB H.;

uGeorge Bateman, PB H.; A. C. Dayton,

IPB H.; James Lowell, PB H.; H. S.

Bliss, PB H. The others which have

averaged 300 pounds of butter—fat for

one year. are as follows: Rowl Heck,

PB H.; Allen Hughes,.Gr. J. & D.; D.

'Dangell,,i PB H., and Howard Barton,

PB H. .



There are a total of fifty-seven acres

of alfalfa seeded on the farms of the

twenty-two members in this associa-

tion. In addition, there are 107 acres

of sweet clover, and forty—seven acres

of soy beans. There are thirty-three

silos on these farms, and all of the

members, ,except one, use a pure-bred

sire. .



Rudyard-Chippewa.——Seven herds av—

eraged above 300 pounds of butter-fat

production for the year. These are as

follows; H. Ploegstra, Sr., PB & Gr.

H.; C. 0.. Walker, PB & Gr. H., Ploeg-

stra Brothers, PB & Gr. H.; R. A.

Pickens, PB & Gr. H.; A. E. Talsma,

PB & (ii-[H.; Mrs. T. Berkompas, Gr.

H.; Joe Desrocher, Gr. H.



There are sixty purebred Holsteins,

and 137 grade Holsteins owned by the

members of this association. In addi-

tion there are-fifty-seven grade Guern-

seys, and nine grade Red Polls in the

members’ .herds.

use pure-bred Holstein sires, and five

purezbred Guernsey sires, while three

members are not using pure-bred sires.

Five members‘ have seeded alfalfa

since 1920, and none are known to

have had this crop previous to that

time: There are fifty-one acres seeded

to this crop, and fifty-two acres of

sweet clover. Only three members

’have silos on‘their farms. This asso-

ciation is continuing with Mr. Love-

grove succeeding Howard Adams as

tester.





 





The outlook for dafl'ying in 1926, ac-





ics, is good, the feed outlook being





 





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. . 1985-26,

. __ _ out with larger ,



~ supplies maria—the “preceding seamen,

‘because pf the large carryover of the _-

. '1924.,ciiis' m, ‘thc'.,pr‘ihcipal producing

‘ I - centers'and inLOndon. f





Nineteen members '





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HE De Laval Milker is rapidly eliminating hand

milking, and has already done so on thousands

of farms in all parts of the world.



No one would think of harvesting grain in this

day and age with a cradle, and there is little plow-

ing done by oxen or seed sown by hand. Yet a

De Laval Milker will save more time in the course

of a year than a grain binder or any other labor-

saving machine on the farm. A De Laval Milker

not only saves time twice a day—730 times a year

———but because of its stimulating and soothing action

almost invariably causes cows to produce more milk

than by any other method, either hand or machine;

and in addition produces cleaner milk.



If you are milking five or more

cows by hand a De Laval Milker

will soon pay for itself.





 





 





world’s best cream separator.

the wonderful “floating bowl."

rantecd to skim cleaner. Fur-

ed in seven sizes, with hand,

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BU" born in August. Pure For Sale Three Iiegistrred Shorthorn yearling



White. out of a daughter bulls, two roans and one red. 0d

of General Clay and a son of Glenside Roan may. ones. Federal Ai't‘l‘t‘dil.0d licrd. \anlrln‘cd and

Also some roan heifers. IRVIN DOAN &. SONS. priced right. H. F. MOUSER. Ithaca, Mich.

Groswell, Mieh.



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Shorthoms Best of dallialllfty ugld breedigfwaEullis, ‘ HO S

cows an e ers or sale. L, ‘ b . ‘lt; f ll ‘



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W. ALEXANDER. Vassar.





 





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sired by Laddie Boy

DICK .L. DeKLEINE.





Mich.





 





SIIORTHORN BULLS for sale.

by (Roan Archer).





R. No, 3, Zeeland, Mich.





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MURPHY PIODUG‘I’C 0°.
" GRAIN QUOTATIONS





Tuesday, hJanuary 5.

Wheat.

Detroit. ——No. 1 red $1.94; No.2 red

$.33; No.2 white $1.94; No.2 mired





hicago. ——May $1. 787/3@1. 79; July at-





‘ $1. 541/4@

T01 ed@o. -——Wheat $1. 92@1. 93.

0.0m

Detroit. -—New, No. 3 yellow at 81c;

No.4 yellow 76c; No.5 yellow 720.

' Chicago. —Mayg6%c; July 88940.





t

Detroit. --—No. 2 white Michigan

, 48c N0. 3, 47

Chicago. ——-Ma.y 457/30; July 46%c.

Rye0





at





Detroit. —-——N0. 2, $1.

Chicago. —May $1.102@1.1214;





$1.09

Toledo—$1.04. ‘

Beans



Detroit. —Immediate and prompt

shipment $4.70.



Chicago. —-Spot Navy, Mich. fancy

hand-picked $5. 35@5. 50 per cwt;

kidneys $9. 75@10.



New York —-Pea, domestic $5. 25@6;

Bred kidneys $9@9. 7.



Barley

Malting 820; feeding 770

Seeds

Detroitr—Piime red clover at $19;





July





alsike $16; timothy $3.85

Buckwheat.

Detroit.——$1.80@1.85.

Ha





Y



DetroitH—No 1 timothy $24.50@25;

standard $23. 50@24; No.1light clover

mixzed $23@23. 50; No. 2 timothy $21



2

@1151 clover mixed $20@21; No.1

clover $20@21; wheat and cat straw

$12. 50@13; rye straw $13. 50@14.





Feeds

Detroit. —B1an at $36@38; standard

middlings at $34; fine middlings $38;

cracked co1n $40; coarse cornmeal at

$36; chop $36 per ton in carlots.





WHEAT





Wheat prices entered new high

ground for the season during the last

week. The bullish construction placed

on the 1evised estimate of the 1925

crop was the main influence. The

market has not held all of its gains,

and may hesitate a while at this level,

but still higher prices appear probable

ultimately.



Fo1eign markets failed to rise as

much as our own, which were domi-

nated by the domestic basis theory.

The world wheat situation

quite st10ng, but buyers abroad are

inclined to take wheat only for their

immediate requirements, and show lit-

tle fear that they Will be unable to

buy later on as cheaply as at present.





RYE





Rye prices have been strong, but

have not reduced their discount below

wheat Export business remains neg-

ligible, and the visible supply increas-

es rather legularly each week. Hun—

gary and Poland are reported as sup-

plying most of the needs of importing

countries. Cunent demand is mostly

speculative, and the ultimate trend de-

pends on whether export buying de-





velops

CORN





Corn prices advanced in the past

week, influenced by the strength in

other g1ains, by the failure of the

movement to piimary markets to

reach the size expected, and by the

agitation in fav01 of legislative help.

Receipts in the past month have been

heavier than last yea1 but lighter than

in the three p1evious years. At the

same time, distributin demand has

not been very large. ince November

1,12,000,000 bushels have been added

to the visible supply, compaied with

8,000,000 bushels in the same period a

year ago



The nine chief corn surplus states

are credited with a crop of 2,029 000,-

000 bushels, compared with 1, 509, 000,-

000 last year. The behavior of the

market depends to a considerable de-

gree on whether producers sell freely

in the next two months, or store until

the crop can be put through live stock,

in which form it can be sold to better





advantage.

OATS



Oats prices have shown less strength

than other grains. Primary receipts

‘ have been rather light, but actual dis-

tributing demand is slow, and the

visible supply has gained slightly.

While the vibible is about 12 per cent

smaller than a year ago, it is far above

the average. As the‘season advances,





-—





red .





looks





but their progress will be slow. 2 —

Flaxseed prices , have advahced

‘slightly.

estimate, it appears that there is little

domestic seed still to come to market.

Argentine prices have been rather





weak, however, as the crop seems to~3





have suffered very little from the

weather which injured wheat. y . '





SEEDS





Slow trading dulled the Seed market:

during the past week. Foreign clover

seed declined to the lowest point of

the season, but the. domestic product

held steady. Demand from consumers





for actual seed has not. developed to .





any extent, and prices are expected to





improve when the heavy spring buy-'





ing appears. Imports have been large

and may not continue at the present

rate throughout the next four months,

and stocks of domestic seed are not

large. Alfalfa seed prices have declin-

ed slightly during the past month.





" FEEDS

The feed market is improving, and

piices have been marked higher. Of.





ferings of wheat feeds are liberal, but

there is no pressure from mills to sell,





so that prices are steady. Cottonseed“





meal is in liberal Supply, and prices





are easy. _

HAY





Holiday dullness prevails in the hay

market. Markets held generally steady

last week, however, in spite of the

small volume of business. Much hay

is believed to be still on farms, and

liberal receipts may come on the mar-

ket du1ing January, when prices of

medium and low grades are likely to

ease off gradually.





EGGS





The fresh egg ma1ket follows an ir-

regular trend. Weather conditions re-

cently have been less favorable to egg

production, and prices have strength—

ened somewhat. Receipts are fully 25

per cent large1 than at this time a

ytar ago, however, and a resumption

of the declining tendency— is probable

now that the zero weather is moderat-

ing. The surplus in storage reserves,

as compared with last year, is being

increased, and With fresh eggs coming

in such liberal supplies, stocks appear

burdensome. Censumption of eggs has

doubtless been aided by lower prices,





v ' ‘ U“ ‘. x .

higher prices for date are probable ._. as dealers "are





In view of. the deduced crop '





sumers the palliation

costs. “

Chic Cir—Eggs, fresh sis

tras 43 44c; ordinary firstsd 8835c;

miscellaneous 37c; dirtig’s at 25 28C‘,

checks 25@270. Live htlry. hens at

ddckstggngers 31 .2 30

ac s c' geese c; turkeys 9.

Detroit. ——.-Eggs,- -fre'sh c'an ed and

graded 41@43c;‘ storage 33@3 c. :Live

poultry; heavy springers at 32c; light

springers 24c; heavy 111253.325; l t

hens 23@24c; geese 25c; ducks 3 c;

turkeys 47c. , ,r





BUl'TER‘





 





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Butter productiOn has been aflect‘ed.

by the coldest weather of the seasoh;





which settled over. the country duri

the holidays. Lower retail prices h

improVed consumptive demand,

stimulated trading, so that prices w re

pushed up when receipts fell off. The

slack in production is expected to be

only temporary, however, and prices

have already settled back from the ad-

vance. Conditions generally are fav-

'orable for production, and some in-

crease in the make from week to week

is likely. The lighter supplies of fresh

butter,

have increased the interest in storage

butter, but withdrawals are still far

behin last year. Foreign butter mar-

kets re weak and unsettled. Imports

are still small enough to be readily

absorbed, but are expected to arrive

in larger quantities before the end of

January.



Prices on .92~score eieamery were:

Chicago 43c; New York 4834c. In

Detroit fresh creamery in tubs sells

at 43@4517§c.





APPLES





Demand for apples is slow, but the

prices on good quality stock hold gen-

erally unchanged. Shipments were

smaller last week than in previous

weeks, but are still nearly twice as

heavy as at the corresponding time

last season, Washington Delicious,

extra fancy, large to very large size,

were quoted at $3.75@3.85 per box





POTATOES





Potato prices started upward again

last week, and gains were made In

practically all consuming markets.

Shipments were 20 per cent less than

in the week preceding, and it is be-

lieved that more than half of the sea.-





 





 





Live Stock Market; Servicel





 





Tuesday,





cmcaco





Hogs





Receipts 46,000. Market mostly 10c ‘





higher; packers inactive; bulk of good

200- 300-1b. butchers $11. 50@11. 80; de-

sirable 160- 180- lb. $11. 90@12. 10; prac—

tical top $12. 20; 200-lb average up to

$11. 90; bulk good 100—150 lb average

$12. .25@91725.50; packing sows largely at





9. 40

$ @9 Cattle.





Receipts 14,000. No active trade,

generally fat steers and she stock

steady; she stock in liberal supply

tending lower; early top weighty

steers $11; most fat steers $8.75@10;

thin, suitable for feeders, s’carce; bulls

weak to 250 lower; vealers steady at

$12@12.50; mostly outsiders.



Sheep and Lambs.





Receipts 13,000. Fat lambs active;

early sales 25@30c higher; bulk good

medium and handy weight $15. 75@

16. 25; one load to shippers, early at

$16. 25; feeding lambs fairly active to

steady; few choice up to $16; fat

sheep slow; 5weak; few early good fat





ewes $8@87

DETROIT.~~

Cattle.





Receipts 386. Cattle steady.

Good to choice yearlings





 





January 5. ,_



Feeders . . . . . . . ........... 6.00@/ 7.25

Stockers .............. 5.25@ 6.75

Mllkers and springersu $45.00@ 5.00





Veal Calves.

eRteceipts 867





Others .......

Sheep and Lambs

Bes Receipts 2,078. Market steady.





Market‘ 50c lower.

$15.50@16.00

8.00@15.50





.‘oln





.......... . . . $..15. 50@16. 00



Fair lambs .............. 11. 50@ 13 50



Fair and good sheep . . . . . 7. 50@ 8. 25



Culls and common ........ 2.00@ 4.00



Light and common . . . . 8.00@11.00



Buck lambs . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.00@15.00.

' Hogs.



Receipts 2, 094. Market 250 higer.

Mixed .................. 12.25

Yorkers ....... 12.50@13. 00



~Iélteagvies ~ 11..25@1150



a . . . . . . .





...'. . 7.05

Pigs and lights 12. 00@13. 00-

Rough s 9.5 0@_ 9.60





BUFFALO

‘ Hogs

Receipts 520. Hogs are closing

steady; heavy $11.5 @12; medium at

$12@12. 75; light we ght $12. 75@13. 25;

light lights and pigs $13@13. 25; pack-

ing sows and roughs $9. 2.5@950





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Cattle. .-

Receipts 200. Market Slow, steady;





 





 





dry-fed .............. 0.o@11‘00 steers 1,100 lbs. up $8.05 @11; steers

Best heavy steers, dry-£éd100@10.00 1,100 lbs. down $6@10' Sheet Yearlings,

Handy weight butchers“ 7. 00 8.25 11. 25; heifers $5 50 cows at

Mixed steers and heifers 650 7.50 2.50@7; bulls $4@6.,5 _ , . 4

Handy light butchers . .. .50 . , Sheep and Lamb; .. .. ._ g ,

152,881? c2339“ ' """""" 5 50 Receipts 4500.13est handy weight



I I 0 D 0 tttttt [I ._ o o ‘ lamba— ”$16 -25"‘ L“! I $1 5 mdQ-‘n yeun , ',

,Butcher cows ........ .. _> 00; $12@ 3 , 'vlretherszil1055ti

80mmon cows . . .. ........ “13.0% ewes g r: “‘31:.



an .n...‘ ....... ' . . ‘

ghoifiebltfitllls, "Edry-fed R 1943' 20% G'Plvet- £15 :j~ m $15,



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7. '. BEANS





The bean market is quiet because 01,

the holidays, with ‘C. H. - tes





 

 





“:nuoted at :5 per 100 pounds, 1' 41,. h: _

Dealers re ,

’ Mocking far a slight advance after the-





Michigan shipping points.





first of the year, as jobbers will prob-

11ny buy our ensively as soon as in-





,ventory taki ing is over. The official

' estimate of the total cro at 19,100,000

bushels, . compared th 14 .856 .000





last year, is considered high, because

of the high picka'ge in MiChig'an and

the acreage not harvested due to bad

weather.‘ Trade estimates intimate an

available supply. in Michigan about 10

per cent greater than last year, com-

pared with the reported inc e of

nearly, 30 per cent. The Colo ocrop





 

   

 

 





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is reported at more than twice as large '





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WOOL , ~

The tone of the wool market every-

where is distinctly better. The holi-

days restricted sales but sellers are

not m mg concessions as in regent

weeks, and some of the mills are nib-

bling at the holdings in weak hands.

The final sale at Kerrville, Texas, of

fall—shorn .wools, was at 36350, or about

10 per cent under the préviOus Sale.

Foreign markets, _ particularly South

America and South Africa, report a.

more Optimistic tone. Mills are begin-

ning to figure on prospects for the

heavyweight season, lines for which



will probably be opened in January.





CHEESE





. The cheese market is steady, with

dealers holding firmly to asking prices.

Trading is confined to small lots, wihch

is not unusual~at this season. The re-

ceipts at the large markets are small-

er than a~ year ago, but withdrawals

of held cheeSe are larger, so "that .con-

sumption is being maintained.



Prices for No.1 American cheese:

”Chicago. ——Twins 23 (d);23%c sing?

daisies 24@241,4c; d0u lé daisies 23

@24c; longhorns 241A, $§@25 c. ~



New Yo.rk —Single daisies at 25%c;

young Americas 26@26%c.



Philadelphia—Flats at 26@26%c;

longhorns 26 34c _.





DETROIT CITY MARKET





Cabbage and carrots moved well, and

there- was a- fair :demand 10;- beets,

,parsnips, and other root crops.- The

small supply of celery was cleaned up

quickly The call for squadh, horse-

radish, vegetable oysters, and radishes

was slow. Potato prices held steady.

but the movement was rather slow.

Offerings of poultry were taken read-

ily, and there was a limited calkfor

eggs. Dressed hogs sold well. .





Apples $1@2. 50 bu; pears 750@$1

bu; beets 75c@$1. 25 bu, carrots $1. 75_

@2. 25 bu; cabbage, green $1. 50@2. 50

bu; dry onions $1. 50651. 75 bu; root

parsley $1. 50@2 bu; potaotes $2. 50@

$3 bu; winter radisihes 750@$1 a bu;

topped turnips $1@1.25 bu; local cel-

ery 60@75c dozen; winter squash $1@





' 1.75 bu, bagas ‘75c@$1 bu; horserad-





ish $2. 50@5 bu; popcorn $2 bu; «butter

60@65c; eggs, 'wholesale 50c; retail 60

@750; hens, retail 35@380; colored

springers, retail at 35@380; leghOrn

springers, retail 33@35c; geese retail

26@30c; dressed springers 35@38e.





GRAND RAPiDS





Fresh egg values fell to new low lev-

els for the season ingrand Rapids

this Week. Mild weather a factor,

tending to increase prod

-.consurii‘ption remained unchanged, as

retailers have not started to use eggs

as trade leaders. Potatoes whre slight-

ly easier in top Poultry ,dis layed a





 





 





 

 





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_ bad that they are u’nmarketable, and .

will be used for feed; a good acreage

'_jot, wheat was sown, but it went into





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" and” eli'yering hay‘and grain to mar-





 

 





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in, to , most

been ~ marketed ;., a View.

nfarmers' hands, most

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are left

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Winter with» a very small growth.

'—A..H.C.." . _ - _ _



Huron Co., Become-General outlook

of farmers is ~good. There is not a

great amount of snow, and most roads

are open. _.Live stock is in good con-

dition, but there are few cattle on feed.





' Only a small amount of farm products





are being marketed at this time. Only





”those who are forced to sell are mar-.





keting.~—A. W. C- ' ‘ .

"Cheboygan. 00., Dec. 30.——Ground is





«layered with “about six inches of snow.





went under cover in g





Fall ,grai' ns'. \

' Farmers are cutting wood





on. ”_





.ket.‘ flay brings $14; oats, 45c; eggs,

500; butter, 50c. The- weather is very





. Wcold. There are Some auction sales.

" Not many cattle are being fed for mar-





ket. Dressed beef is bringing 70 per

pound.-'—J. C. ,

Lapeer 0)., Dec. 30.——Illve stock is

wintering ltlhgood shape, with plenty

of rough tfee . There is little shortage

on hay on some farms. Snow is about

six inches deep on ‘the- level. Farmers





‘ are marketing beans and wheat. Beans





wheat,

eggs,





are bringing $4.25 per cwt.;

$1.80 per bu; butter—fat, 500;

40c.—A. D.



Clinton 00., Dec. 30.—M~uch wheat

was sown late in this section, and did

not get much top before cold weather





' , set in. It was difficult, also, to harvest





‘





the bean crop. Corn is an excellent

crop, but only about half of it is now

husked. There i-splenty of feed on

hand for livestock. Beans are selling

at $4.30 per cwt.; wheat, $1.74 per

bu; oats, 38c; hay, $16; hogs, $11.35;

“iamfiis, $14.75; beef cattle, $5@7.—A.





Gladwin 00., Dec. 30.—-—Farmers have

completed the bean threming. They

are bringing’.$4.25 per cwt... June clo-

verseed is worth $16.50 per bushel,

yields being about one bushel per acre.

The general outlook is fair. Not much

fall cm 3 put in; Live stock looks

good. ‘ ogs are scarce. Loose hay

brings $20; corn, $1.15 per cwt. Com-

paratively little marketing being done.





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GOVERNMENT CROP REPORT.





Winter Wheat—The preliminary in— ’





quiry relative to the acre e sown to

wheat in Michigan this f 1, shows an

increase of nine per cent over last

year. Good prices have‘ prevailed

which, with a further reduction in the

acreage devoted to rye, has stimulated

renewed interest in wheat growing, ac-

cording to a statement issued by L.

Whitney»\Watkins, commissioner of ag-

riculture, and Verne H. Church, U. S.

Agricultural Statistician. According

to the official estimate, the acreage

seeded was 905,000, as compared with

830,000\ planted, and 818,000 harvested,

the revised estimates for one year ago.

Not as much was sown as "intended,

as wet weather interfered with the re-

moval of some beans and other crops,

from‘ground that farmers expected to





, sow to wheat, and in some 10 alities





it is probable that the acreage is no

greater, if as great, as it was ”last

year. The condition is placed at 81

per cent, two per cent below last year,

and nine per cent below the average.

Early sown fields made satisfactory

growth, and went into winter with

about the usual amount of top, but





' much of the crop was sown late, which





 





   

   





has made slow progress owing to the

early advent of cold weather, and oc-

casional fields showed no ' growth

above ground when winter set in.



For theanited-States, the acreage

sown, is estimated at 39,540,000. The

revised figures for last-year—arc 39,956,-

000 acres planted, and 31,269,000 acres

harvested. The reported condition is

82.7 per cent, 1.7 per cent above last





’ ‘year, but nearly four percent below





the ten-year average.

Rye—The acreage of rye has stead-

ily decreased for several years in





. Michigan, even more rapidly than esti-





mated, ‘as shown by a check against

the federal census taken of last year’s

crep. The revised estimate for 1924 is

216,000 acres planted, and the prelim-





. -- infig'ngure forthisayear is 184,000, a

111‘ 81'





decline of '15 per cent.l About





1 threenoid‘ one‘éhalf times this amount





Sm grown in 1921 and in 1922. The





condition “(in December 1 Was 84 per





 

 





and eight per cent below the

Me ; As in the case or:

if m lean . cod toggl—



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e :: revised {acreage

.‘sown 'in- .=





e per cent below that of one-





, n 5 C I ._ ,

J' CLOVER LEAF ‘Q’I'WK FARM. m. Hloh.





"stimate‘of‘thea _

, efiall of 1924. :The condi-

tion is '88. .. opergcent,~ which is 3. per

cent 'be10w that-,on December 1 .of last

.year, andwfil per cent below the ten-

year average.



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TWO POTATO CROPS COMPARED.





   





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CCORDING to the figures given out



' recently by the U. S.‘ Department



of Agriculture-and the Michigan

Department of Agriculture, the 1924

potato crop was 34,000,000 bushels.

The 1924 crop is now estimated at 24,-

500,000 bushels. This is a decrease

of approximately 30 per cent.



In 1924 the carlot shipments were

17,283. The estimated total car ship-

ments for the 1925 crOp is 12,000 car-

lots. The number of carlots shipped

to date, December 23, is 7,166. On

hand same date, 5,000, The number

of shipping days‘ remaining to June 1

is 130. ‘Average daily shipment nec-

essary to move balance of the crop is

.38 carlots.





WILLTENFORCE STATE POTATO

GRADING LAw.





HE State Department of Agricul-



ture, Bureau of Foods and Stand-



ards, has perfected plans to con-

duct an intensive campaign through-

out the state and in the Detroit term-

inal markets, by which they will in-

spect every carlot of potatoes and ap-

ples received in Detroit from state

shippers. This campaign will be pros-

ecuted for an indefinite period of time.

All storage and warehouse stock will

also be inspected. A complete detail

record will be obtained at points of

origin, and of the conditions upon ar-

rival.



This intensive’ program will deter-

mine why and where occasional under-

grade shipments are received in the

state’s largest home market. Informa-

tion thus gained will furnish definite

information as to who is at fault. The

Michigan compulsory grading laws pro-

vide that any person or persons hav-

ing in" his or their possession for sale,

any undergrade products, are guilty of

a violation thereof, and prosecution

will follow. This bureau will prose-

cute all cases ‘where evidence is ob-

tained which shows no effort to com-





DIV.



- Mr. John I. Breck, director of the

bureau of foods and standards, will

personally conduct this work.





 





 





VETERINARY.





 





Cattle Lice.—W0l}ld you please tell

me of a good remedy for lice on cat-

tle? Subscriber.—Rub in a mixture of

one-half pint of kerosene and one

pound of lard. Raw linseed oil is also

very good.



Fails to Breed—I have a. heifer

three years old that was bred ten

months ago, but failed to be with calf,

and since that time she has not come

in heat. She is in fine shape, and of

good grade. What should I do to get

her bred?———C. A.—¢This is due to some

abnormal condition of the uterus or

ovaries. It would be best to have

your cow examined by a veterinarian,

and let,him treat whatever he finds

to be causing the trouble.



Calves Gnaw on Boards of Pen.—

VVhat makes our calves gnaw at the

boards in the sides of their pen?\ C.

J. M.~_—This is usually the. result of

calves not receiving the right kind of

food, or not enough food. It is a. crav-

ing for something which their system

needs. Frequently it is the desire for

salt. Give them each a small tea-

spoonful of equal parts of salt and

Snely ground steamed bone meal every



ay.





 





 





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. D R

r American Watch, Item wind. atom sot,

’gccurato time keeper, fine polish case.

Handsome Ring. in iv v 4.7-;

gifl: awnly2288 23o ué‘pic- . E :

it go. one ’ ..

which wu IBK at 10 can“. WM

pckg, rlto for them. BLUINE MPG,

00., B-78. Mill BL, Concord‘Junctlon, Muss.





. HOGS

Michigan’s Premier Duran Hem





omits Service boars. bud and open slits. {all piss.

Lakefield Farms, Clarkston, Mich.





P k > i

Duroc Jerseys ‘h’iuc’fl‘mfwlmmd‘oo:

spring boon for full service. at roasonabl prices.

Write (or particulars. or some and see. I.

DMDT- PHI!» loam. Mich. '

B is ,Tvrshgnssrsn wan: bud guts. loll boo





. a . hours. to size. type

quality. LUCIA Ml L. Tolls ’





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as I" 3‘ “EVER." 90w “hml‘ a”. " “on l'i‘eiad for lot of can or magi: Emnlfmoonsi



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Tried sov‘vs. boats and guts. JAMES LEAVENS. BRED EWES Llnggiglsf' Karalguleswofiisd -".

Linwood, Mich. , < rams. LoROY K.UNEY.~Adrian. Mich. ‘ ’~ ‘ ~- .5





 





 





 





F , F P I (1 Ch, F bogdslALEkmucliolo?) miiztfired Shropshire owes,

._ r or pr m 5, ' - . ’ “1



l'llllClSCO arm 0 an mas good size. and well :ooled. A123? legegeagfirmwggo



Boers all sold—just a few good gilts bred for March lambs. Priced to sell. H. F. 'Mouter. Ithaca. Mich.





 





 





and April furrow. First $50 checks get them. P.

P. POPE. Mt. Pleasant. Mich. Bred owes





lambs.





and owe

Call . on DAN





Regislorod SHBOPSHIBE





Locum. n. 4. Evert. Mich.





 





 





 





 





 





' ' ' Granddaughtcrs of the

Blg I’M Pfllafld ("FMS World's Grand Champion.

bred for April furrow. Cholera immune. FallfiiTgs, HIGH CLASS 3351“”:‘1156 Sh‘lgpshirei bred ,2,

either set. bonus HOVER. Akron, Mich.’ IPWSOE'S, Dexter? Mich? ram 1:?

T. P. C. (or sale. on pigs. olthor‘sax. Cholm High grade Black Top owes and owe lamt; ,

B. m. Also Brownnnfil I“ ‘ ll. Write or m 32"??? type. Heavy shooters. W. E. LIVING- 1-

them. A. A. FELDKAMP. Manchester. Mich. - arma- Mich.

. - ' good ones. bred for spring HORSES -.

Pdand China Gdts furrow. Cholera immune. FOR SALE





Three Registered Percheron mares 4 to 7 '

2 Registered Shorthom cows. 6 yrs'. old. years 01d.





Registered free. WESLEY HILE. lonia, Mich.





 





1 Registered





 





ampshire Spring Boar: now ready to ship. Bred Shorthom bull 2 yrs old 1 Re tel-ed rth

Cuts for spring fan-ow in season: 12th year. bull. 7 ' ' ' “15 Sh° 0‘"

loan w. SNYDER. a. No. 4,-st. John. Mich. Lancer, all?“ Old‘ w. A' GREENE 3- ”°- 7' ~.





 





 





CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING '7





This classified advertising department is established for the some

Small advertisomaits bring best malts under classified headings. Try ltnrigll-‘csvsgg .hilgchailgdanfmiar‘zgm

using. miscellaneous articles for sale or exchange. Poultry advertising will be run in this (I trade]:

at classified ram. or in display columns at commercial rates. op "1

Rates 8 cents a word. each insertion. on orders {or less than four insertions: for four or more





 





 





 





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 





 





 





consecutive insertions 0 cents a word Count as a word each abbrevi t

display typo kor amigo-ruling admitted. ‘Rflittfinccs‘ must accompany ‘om' mm“ °’ ““1”" N°

vs too a va Inn on a «pans on man and in n '

charge In words. at accepted as claulflod. Mlnlmum

7 Four 0 Four HOMESPUN TOBACCO—Ch , ’

as 3:40: :3 ........ 33.0: 32.2: {2.50. Smoking, 5, $1.25; gig? 5J3? $35051 (153.

I' . .06 in “3.3.23.3 2324 621: I" When ”“3”” F' Gum'on' Baffle.” K" .

I: 1 j -_ 21.11% :1}: 31-1.: 3-. fig :33 EIENE‘IUCIEY HOMESI’UN SMOKING—5 pounds. 31:

is ...... .. 1.20 3.00 31.. ...... 2.48 1.44 3,8,“; ehmmedsk.“ MW“- Clements & Wett-

16 . 1.18 a.“ a: ........ 1.00 7.68 - 5- 5-

fg ........ fl: 3: 3.. . :3: H:

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123...”... ”a 2'3 36.. ...... :3 3.32 P ULrRY

........ o o ooooou. . . WHITTAKEIVS TRAPNESTED R S

a; ...... .. {”33 :2: g;.. ...... :04 3.18; Comb Rhode Island Reds. MichiganzeGrgfgst 863%:

33:21:23 1234 sin 30333323: 3112 03in 30‘}, E‘ifi 5m“;- makers". Exits. and Chicks. ott-

14 ...... . 1.92 6.16 40 ........ 3.30 9.60 . Mich ee- nterlakes Farm, 9. Lathmce.

as ........ 2.00 0.00 41 ........ 3.28 9.84 '





 





 





 





COCKERELS—R C Reds and White Rock



. . . s.

are exceptionally tine birds: excellent breed 13p?

production stock. Write for descriptions. State

Farms Assoemtion, Kalamazoo. Mich.





REAL ESTATE





 





290«ACRE BLACK LOAM FARM—24 Cattle. Horses.

Poultry. Etc. 0n good road edge busy village, trans-

portation to grade and high school: 200 acres tillable,

nice-laying black loam: springs and stream in pasture.

valuable woodland, loads fruit. nuts. berries: cozy 7-

room bungalow with fireplace. good barn, tenant





 





I’URE—Blll-ID CHICKS from State Accrsdi



. ted S .

Fourteen \arietles. Poultry Manual Free. Bto‘lfggr

ng Farms. Route 26, Mount Morris. Illinois.





TOP PRICES PAID for fryers or broilers weigh-





houscs, etc. Quick action bargain. at $3,500 for all, in“ 1 to 2 . ' . ‘

only: $1,000 needed. Details pg. 46 Illus. Catalog Co, 1%,”) Difisig’ls'StShgetigggl-“ihgfit Coast Poultry

farm bargains in many states. Free. Strout Farm " - ‘ C -





 





Agency. 205.130, Kresge Bldg” Detroit. Mik‘h- RHODE ISLAND REDS. R. ~C.—(,‘ockercls and Pullets

fiik‘gmm :3 to $5 each. Burt Sisson. Imlay City.





 





EXCEPTIONAI. OFFER in the Sunny South. 40-

acre farms in new community, 20 acres cleared. new

4-room house—$1.200. Low cash payment. easy terms.

Fertile soil, mild clil'nate. General farm crops, live

stock and dairying pay well. Small fruits and trunk

crops pay big returns from early markets. Living con-

ditions good. Information free. Write W. E. Price.

General Immigration Agent, Room 674. Southern Rail-

way System. Washington, D. C.





DOUBLE YOUR INCOME by farming on James

Ranch. California. No winter there, no drouth.

Crops growing 365 days in every year. and the best

markets ofleted anywhere. Land is state inspected

and state approved. A going proposition for a suc—

cessful farmer. Write me for details. Hal-man Jonas.

Dept. 1195. San Joaquin. Fresno County. Calif.





RINGLET BARRED ROCK COCKFBFLS

Homewood Farm. where they lay. weigh ' agdedwigln

$3.00 to $5.00 each. Itobt. Martin. Woodland, Mich:





CHOICE "RINGLET"

els. large type.

Britton. Mich.





‘ Barred Rock weeding Cooker-

nlcely barred. Write Earl Murphy,





 





SILVER Lawn-631;; and White w' '

. . )andott -

erels. Circular. C. W. Browning. Portland. 131123?“ .





BABY CHICKS from State Accredited stock.





“90- Shady Lawn Hatchery, Catalog





Zeeland. Mich. Dept. M.





CHOICE BARRED ROCK COCKE .

Lucian Hill. Tekonsha, Mich. RELS' ‘4 and 55'





 





‘TRUCK AND DAIRY FARM—280 Acres. All under





cultivation. Located on main Cleveland—Toledo high- 8. C BUFF LEGHORN BABY CHICI'S t 1920

' \ . Ol‘ ).





City electric power and .

Can be divided mm l J. w. Webster. Bani. Mich.





 





Fins large buildings.

lights. Traction line handy.





way.





 





 





 





 





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locioiootonfl . a:

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two smaller farms. Bargain for quick sale. Terms.





Address: Estate. Box 297. Norwalk. Ohio. WHITE LEGHORN CHICKS from his white eggs,





_______ . 31-13:“? anywhere C. 0. D. Guaranteed to live. Low



. . I at prices. Cgll contest winners for .



FOR SALE—901cm farm. also 105»a.<l-e farm. good nested . years. Trap-



. _ . ‘ . , , pedigreed foundation .t ‘k. -



£533; 333.33....m ...m... l... any; “as

' ' ' 1030- 3- Ferris» 034 Union. Grand Rapids. Michigan:



FOR RENT—400 Acres on paved road near Detroit. l





Good water. land and buildings. $500 yearly. William

Bell, 201 West Grand Blvd, Detroit, Mich.





 





 





 





TURKEYS





’I‘URKEYS—all breeds.

special prices.





 





 





Strictly pure-bred. Getvour

Eastern Ohio Poultry Farm. Boalls~





 





WANTED FARMS





 





 





 





ville. Ohio.

\V’ANTEDwTo hear from owner of farm for sale for GIANT B

. , . - v' . RONZE TUR ' 7‘

sprlng delivery. 0. IIawley. Baldwm. W15. 3 Choice young toms and hlgrfiYit Gildbnnkc‘ Stash;





 





fl‘er" Stbb‘ , .

HAY AND STRAW t l) e ms Saranac. Mich.





 





‘WHITE HOLLAND TOM TURKEYS i' -

kinds l1”. Ask for deliveredgwmi young toms weigh 15 to 20 lbs. rorliriZe.3081lg:





ALFALFA and all ‘

prices. Harry D. Gates Company. Jackson. Michigan. ,D- L. Dean. Milford. Mich.

l





Irons-Bum) B .~ M. ..

MISCELLANEOUS ! if sold at, once. OURBON RLD TOBIS prlled





OLD MONEY WANTEnfiDo you know that Coin (‘ol-‘;1 PUMP-BR?





 





.. right

BIOSsom lung. Constantine, Mich.





 





 





 





. t , D BOURBON RFD U



leltors pay up to $100.00 for certain U. s. (ents?. , _ , . T RKEYS- Mrs.

find1 high premiums for all rareOr-oins? We buy 0113mmL “”9"" Belmont, MIC“



in 5. Send 4c for Large Coin Folder. May mean; ‘



much profit to you. Numismatic 00., Dept. M. Ft. :EItMMOR H BRONZE TURKEYS‘TOHIS- $10 to $12

Worth, Tex. E m (e. Irs. M. G. Mosller, Osseo, Mil-h. . _,





 





 





- Elven SALE—Purebred 13

ALL WOOL KNITTING YARN for sale from manu- , Ourbon Red Turkeys. Mrs.

facturer at great bargain. Samples free. H. A. ,yHarry ““91““: Milford. Mich.

Bartlett. Harmony, Maine. I





 





INCUBATORS





SIX HUNDRED-EGG BUCKEYE

nearly new, A-l condition. A. '1‘.

Mlcht





LOVELY QUILT PIECES, ginghams. pcrcales, for two 1

quilts. one dollar, postpaid. Mrs. George Morgan.

Vicksburg, Mich.





SEEDS AND NU RSERY- STOCK





CERTIFIED SEED GRAIN. from latest

strains of highest yielding varieties under

conditions. Wolverine oats, Robust beans.

Cook. Owosso. Mich.





INCUBATOR~

Bil-k. Ann Arbor.





 





SITUATIONS WANTED





WANTEDfiby experienced farmer positi f

foreman. beginning March lst. ’ - ‘on as am

igan Farm”. Box 79 (.. oars Mich-





luNGIJSHMAN—experienced dalrvlng pou ry de

. .. . . . lt , —

sires position as manager. Um I "

i . “I . ttendcanox I5. Glad- _.;





 





lmpfoved ,

Mich l gun

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GLADIOLI—twenty choice assorted bulbs.

for $1. Frank Eby, Holland. Mich.





PET STOCK





prepaid.





iron. HOLSTELN SALES MANAGER. or pedigree J E

pert, get .1. E. Post. Durand. Mich. Prices reasoning. 1‘





 





 





 





 





 





fiAfiBITeSJFlefllsh Git?“ tliat 111,3” realiGiaglts,0!rom



soc w as mm to 7 s. Pr cc 2.0 up.



Also Wilma Holland Toms. 38.00 each. Leonard HELP WANTED



Norton. Three Rivers. Mich. \VANTED~—Marrled man for dairy barn: also slugIE,

PEDIGREED AIREDALE PUPPIES~F0ur months mgmggflm ““Mlm mm“- Bum“ mm" ,.





old, sound, healthychk. Priced right. Shipped on

approval.- Superior Kennels. Pinconning. Mich.





3311: BALE—500 Ferrets. C. A. Dlmlck. Roebeater.





 

 

 





 





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AGENTS WANTED





WE PAY $200 MONTHLY SALARY. furnish-roar and



35;?“ so introdl uco our gliiiarnnteed poultry and

now are. come:- .otc. lgler Comp X 6. .



Springfield. Illinois. W‘ 83





 





 





21A! TERRIERS. to: touts". police pups. Illustrat-





lists 10c. Pets 810} BLP. Pam. Ill

' fiancee





Kmfirpcxri LEAF TOBACCO—v ' '5 DO o

81.0.0: also 02.50: Smoking 5 no "sills: would





 





 





 

 

 

 





AGENTS——Our new Household Cleaning Device m

and..drles windows. sweeps. cleans walls. scrubs. mop-L ’.

Coats less than brooms. Over half prom. Writ;

Harper Brush Works. 113 3rd at. Faltlleld, low G‘





 





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’00. PI! when Wived- vam' ‘SALESMEN WAN-TED mam





~ liberal commission. The Clyde





 





mo Gwen Elva. Ky .NuneI-y 01ml}. Palm}:
00 Afler30 Bays V

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a Walsh harness for a 30 days’ free trial on your own arm, on

your own team. See for yourselfthat Walsh N o-Buckle Harness

is stronger, handsomer, better fitting, handler in every way than





any_other harness. Lasts so much longer that it is far more eco-

nomical to buy. Write today for my big Free Book and select the style

harness you would like to try. ' ‘ ‘





Examine your old harness—see where

buckle tongues have torn straps, where





value.- This remarkable harness revo—

lutionized‘ the, harness industry. In ten





 





ring friction has worn straps. Then let

me send you without cost or obligation a

Walsh No-Buckle Harness—see with your

own eyes, by using it on your own team,

why Walsh is the world’s greatest harness





Three Times Stronger





Buckles Weaken and tear straps. By actual test in





years it has won. recognized world leader—

ship. Thousand of farmers in every state,





in Canada, and even inwforeign countries





praise the Walsh No-Buckle





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Harness has no buckles—easy to see why Walsh





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lam well pleased with my har- I am sending my order for

ness and am ordering two pair another set of your harness.





steel testing machine, a Walsh l%-inch breeching

strap holds over 1100 lbs. The same strap With

buckle will break at the buckle at about 360 lbs.

pull. Ordinary harness has 68



buckles. Walsh





more exacle like the one I have. bought a set from you a year ago

Please Shlp these harnesses as and am well pleased with them.

quickly as possxble-, Enclosed I intend using nothing but

you Will find check in payment W'alsh from now on. .





of my harness. Yours trulY. :-

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is three times stronger. Rings wear straps in two



causing early repairs. Ordinary harness has 275



places where there’is ring friction. Walsh Har-



ness has no rings. Walsh leather is given the most ‘

rigid inspection test known in the harness industry.



‘ 'exfi“ Only the back, the choicest part of theh‘ide is used.





\ It is selected Northern Steer Hide, tanned by a special six manths‘ .

\ process, explained in my free bOOk- ' g ' A collar ‘

Costs Less-Lasts Twice as Long as ggod “a;





The Walsh saves costly repairs and breakdowns. -No stubborn - ;

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are stiff. Walsh patented adjustable strap holders do away with as, T0

buckles and rings, and the harder the pull, the tighter they hold. {$3035

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Easily Adjusted to Fit Any Horse “”“5'





In ten minutes you can adjust a Walsh to fit any horse or mule like

aglove. It’s a comfortable harness, a handy harness, a handsome

harness and it stays that way. Made in ten styles—Breechingless,



Express, Side Backer, etc. All pictured and described in my free book.





Not a penny down is required until

send No Money' you try a Walsh No—Buckle Harness





thirty days on your own team. Use it as ifit were your own—give it every

fair test you can think of. If it doesn’t sell itself to you after 30 days’ good,

hard workout, don’t keep it—just slip it iirthe box and return it at _my expense.





$5 After 30 Days’ FREE TRIAL



Balance in easy monthly installments. Otherwise return it at my ex-

pense. Pay cash after trial if you wish. My guarantee protects you. Write to-

day.’ Fill out and mail the coupon. The free book explains ever thin including

my user- ent plan whereby you can earn money showing alsh fiarness to

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James M. Walsh, Pres., WALSH HARNESS CO.

~- 435 GRAND AVENUE, MILWAUKEE, wrs.





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President





WALSH HARNESS CO.

435 Grand Ave., Milwaukee,

Wisconsin





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