81.00 .00 ONE YEA R FIVE YEARS . x 474, SATURDAY, JANUARY 23, 1926 DETROIT, MICH., $111.1; 1‘13... 5'13.- .\\..V‘4.H 1.! NH ”UhNJAIIII4 1/ y.‘ .gaui. . CLXVI. No. 4 Whole Number 4698 VOL §I|I.§§. I.‘ t, ,\ _. r 0‘? .. lrvl‘lflVl!lb.lIIuL\I|vilvullh_ ‘ film at mil '- profits 76 % a} State ' college .- .-_ 'f. r‘ . Va A; v- ... ~¢..—...».<.~.._4"...4,-"‘ -« A state agricultural college. bought four coWs, each of which . , . l had been making a net profit ‘of $ 37. 50. Changes were made in 5 . feed—slightly raising the feeding cost per cow. But prayitsfi'om l i e ‘ ‘ ' _ . l» l . t/ze mcrearedflaw qf fizz-[k jumped to $62.90 a net gam 0]“ 66%. \ l; i i T‘ ow thls same economy p. p . . . - . . l . . l l O - ‘ , Why are thousands of farmers glad to pay a few cents more per gallon 'to get Mobiloil? i ’ 2 Because in turning to Mobiloil their oil consumption is frc- g; quently reduced from 10% to 50%. That is real economy. 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Q‘. i - i MICHIGAN ' VOLUME CLXVI ”blw - PUB ELI-5” ED wEEKLY. fifimzr’ A Ir dgl/fifiwa EST/‘5 A Practical‘Journal for the Rural Family MICHIGAN SECTION THE CAPPER FARM PRESS o QUALITY RELIABILITY SERVICE NUMBER IV AGlimpseof German Farm Life 14 Deycriptimz of Me diode of szmg and Metéods 0f Farming S a general rule, the farmers ~ throughout Germany live in vilj lages, and not upon the land, as they do in this country. The excep- tions to this condition, however, are to be found in southern Germany and on the larger farms. Of course, the size of the villages, the people, and type of buildings vary markedly in dif- ferent parts of the country. In many of the villages there are from fifty to two hundred houses. The houses are built very close to each other, and are of simple construction, being made, as a rule, (If brick, with tile or slate . reofs. In some cases the houses are ' divided into three parts, the first one is occupied by the family; the second, or middle portion, by the live stock, and the third by the tools and farm products. Some of the houses are two stories in height, and the upper por- tions are occupied by the family, and the first story by the animals, agricul- tural products, etc. mon arrangement consists of a dwell- ing house in which only the family lives. The barn in which are kept the live stock and implements, is built further back. The village life, it seems, should have its advantages so far‘as unity of action is concerned. Under such con- ditions it should be comparatively “ easy for strong leaders to mould the sentiment of' the rural people. On the other hand, it appears that such an ar- rangement would have a tendency to stifle individual thought and action, and, in the long run, result in stupid- ity of the individuals. Small farms abound in Germany. In Still another com— . By M. fact, much of the agricultural land is divided into comparatively small hold- ings, nearly one-half of it being in holdings of less than fifty acres each. According to statistics, there are more than two million holdings of one and one-fourth acres or less, or about one- quarter per cent of the total, and somewhat more than one and one- fourth million holdings that range in M. McCool dred-twenty-five acres. These larger farms make up about twenty—three per cent of the land in'farms. In the districts where the holdings are small, the fields are usually long and narrow and, of course, when these are producing crops they present a very unusual sight. Each farmer or land-owner may be growing several crops.on his small plot entirely differ- A Rare Scene in Germany, as Large Scale Farming is Unusual There. area from one and one-fourth to five acres, or more than 4.4 per cent of the total land. One million holdings range from five to twelve and one-half acres, comprising about ten per cent; one million holdings whose areas lie between twelve and one-half and'fifty acres, or thirty-two per cent; one— fourth million holdings ranging in size from fifty to two-hundred-twenty-five acres, or. thirty per cent; and several thousand much larger than two—hun- ent from those that are adjacent to them. It is not uncommon to see sev- en or more long, narrow strips of land under as many, or more, different crops. Owing to the village life and the large number of small holdings, the most of the tillers of the soil are obliged to go long distances to reach their fields; and inasmuch as there are practically no fences in Germany, the boundaries of the patches are indicat- ed simply by sto-nes sunken in the ground. A g1eat deal of inconvenience ahd trouble result, owing to the neces; sity of trespassing in order to reach the various fields. Another hardship that these people have to contend with, is the distribution of land. One owner may have a small portio-n' of land in several places in a district, as a result of inheritance of the parental estate, marriage, purchases, or gifts. Natur- ally, these arrangements result in a great loss of time, and necessitate the use of much hand labor. It is impracticable to utilize machin- ery on these small holdings, and the natural result is a great deal of hand work. The hand labor is, for the great er part, performed by the family and by hired women. During busy seasons of the year, it is not uncommon for the entire family to turn out and work in the field. The women are permit- ted to do all sorts of work, such as hay-making, digging potatoes, weeding and harvesting sugar beets, etc. Thou— sands ol‘ Polish women come into Ger- many to assist on the various farms. There are very few horses used on. the smaller farms in Germany, and it is obvious that there is a great short- age of these animals on the larger farms, also. The greater part of the animal labor is done by cows. Such operations as the drawing of the wag- ons and tillage operations are perform— ed in this manner. I have seen the. plow drawn by one cow, by two cows, and by four cows. In some instances, a cow may be hitched with a horse or a donkey. It is not uncommon to see (Continued on page 94). Broadcasting Alfalfa in. Mid-winter New Experience of an Old Grower OW to prepare the soil for alfalfa and how and when to sow the seed for best results, were prob lems to be worked out after I became interested in the possibilities of this/ forage crop a generation ago. During that time I tried almost every _, con- ceivable variation of these factors un- til I finally “standardized” what seem- ed to have proven most successful af- ter many trials. This standard method,,which proved uniformly successful on my farm for- -many years, was definite/and simple. The soil'was kept, in an alkaline, or at least “neutral” condition, by suitable applications of lime. Good, clean, northern-grown seed of a hardy strain was sown at the rate of ten pounds per acre, with a thin sowing of cats—— one. bushel per acre—Lon last year’s po- tato ground, thoroughly disked and fit- ted to make a good seed—bed as early in the spring as possible. For years this method had' proven satisfactory, without a. single failure of seeding or hay crop. I thought I had the problem successfully solved for all time, when I suddenly and unexpectedly found my- self using a diner-exit method to make this crop measure up to its too little kiiown and appreciated value on the I don’ t know how successful the at- tempt was, so far as results are con— cerned, but I found the experience in— teresting from a personal standpoint, and,hope the results mayvhave been . worth while. If so, I planted more good seed from the top of a high building on the college campus, in ten minutes, by this new method, than I had in twenty years by using the other plan on my own farm. But even if this seeding did not “catch,” the fail- ure may help others to succeed with the same method, as was often the case during the period when the prac— ticability of this crop for Michigan farmers was being demonstrated. This was a “personally conducted” demonstration in which I had only a minor part. The “conductor” took me into a small room, the ceiling and walls of which were covered with heavy burlap hangings. It somehow reminded me of the padded cells in which the more violent cases in our state hospitals are said to be kept. The “conductor” then grasped me by one hand, advanced to a corner of the room, and said, “The next speaker will give the result of forty years of expe— rience in growing alfalfa." He quickly drew me to where he had stood, and made a hasty exit from the room. \Vhat had before been but a passing impression now seemed a reality—the room seemed more like a padded cell in a lunatic asylum. The sanity of What followed, if sanity there was, was, I believe, due entirely to the fact that I had reduced the high points in the experience which I was supposed to talk about to writing, and my eye sightstill seemed to function properly. Rightjn front of us was a little round instrument, carefully hung by elastic supports to a tall tripod that resem- bled a music rack. Invisibly connect- ed with it were, I couldn’t tell how many, farmers, who were at that mo- ment visualizing a fine crop of “spin ach,” or peihaps a heavy growth of “moss ” instead of alfalfa, after that “crack” about “forty years. ” [looked at the “Mike,” which seemed ‘wholly unresponsive, then at my man- uscript, and decided to confine myself strictly to the latter, leaving the “i1i-' sult” for later and private settlement with the announcei. (Conitnued on page 98). l . I started right ‘ I EQMNJL’Lfi-s , ' ed Weak): Established 1843 Copyfiin 1525 Tiie Lawrence PublishingCo. Editors and Proprietors “\Q » 7 :1 :- V’Wwfiur . "-1.15 , lGBZ‘th’aye-tta Boulevard Detroit. Michigan Telephone Randolph 1530 NEW Y K OFFICE. 120 \V. 42nd St. {SHIPAGO FNCE. (:08 South Denrbom St. WLEVET.AN'D '(lfiFJCE, 1011-1013 Oregon Ave” N. E. PHILADELPHIA OFFICE, 201-203 South Third. St. ARTHUR FA I‘I’EH ........................ President MARI '0 MORROW .................... 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RATES Oli‘ ADVERTISING 55 cents per line agate type measurement. or $7.70 per inch 414 agate lines per inch) per insertion. No 'ad- vertihument inserted for less than 31,05 each insertion. No objectionable advertisements inserted at any time. Entered as Second Class Matter at the Post Office at Detroit. Michigan. Under the Act of March 3. 1879. Member Audit Bureau of Circulation. VOLUME CLXVI NUMBER POUR DETROIT, JANUARY 23 , 1926 cURRENT COMMENT AN the farmers of Farmers the country agree 0 on a federal legisla- Fall to tive program that will Agree aid in bringing about readjustmcnts neces- sary to place agriculture on an equal basis with other industries? Appar- ently they cannot do so at this time. Last week we spent three days in Washington, with other editors of the, Standard Farm Paper Unit. Confer- ences, hearings, and discussions were had with a large number of the leading agricultural-minded men of the coun- try. From these contacts it is easy to understand that the farm groups from different sections are not likely to get together at this time on a very ambitious program of legislation. There seemed to be little. harmony, for instance, between those who represent- ed sections having corn to sell, and those from sections where corn was largely purchased for feeding. There was, however, a general feel- ing that the cooperative marketing bill designed to do research work, dissem- inate information, and render service along lines of agricultural cooperative work, would become a law. This meas- ure, of course, should prove a step in the direction of progress. Perhaps it may be the avenue through which the farmers of the future can get together on a more helpful national program. ' F OR several years ' 7. ‘? lized raft we have lta ‘6 that the fundamental °" trouble- with Michigan [Dig Out apple growing is too many varieties. This is undoubtedly due to the fact that most of the Michigan orchards were set before the days of commercial or- charding. The value of a variety for home use then dominated the fruit growers’ minds. But in modern commercial orchard- ing many' of the old favorites have failed because they lack in certain qualities when judged from the modern standpoint. It seems, therefore, that most of the Michigan orchards need remodeling; theyneed to be modernized in order that Michigan fruit can compete with “ii-oat in the newer apple sections of the _wcst', and other places. ’j The. Michigan State College and the "Qth-chigan State «Horticultural Society ' have? re‘cogniied 'ery year. . this. a smmimot. . Which memes ”those, provénghy' :oxpcflé ence‘ to be adaptable to ‘Mihhiga‘h, and also for. market purposes. ' .' - Another factor involved in the’ pine- ing of .Michtgan appi-e growing on a sound bafsis, is the over-production, of the Duchess apple. Several years, ago Michigan growers, perhaps with" the assistance of nursery men, became ‘ov- ear-enthusiastic regarding that variety. As a result the abundance of Duchess trees mdkes that variety a liability to most growers. ' But, knowing the .need for the re— modeling of our apple growing, and having a. plan to follow, the next step is action. This can be' accomplished in two ways: Graft undesirable varie- ties to some of the standard list, or dig them out. The Michigan State College, or the State Horticultural So- cicty, will be glad to give advice and suggestions in this work. In other words, they will be pleased to give “architects’ service” in this remodel- ing work. Those who have old-time varieties, or Duchess, should remem- ber that the pass-words to successful orcharding are “Graft or Digout.” Both of these words denote action. ERY often we be- The come confused as to the relative import- Importance ance of things in life. ofHeaIth But, when we'get a clear vision, it is cer- tain that we realize that there is noth- ing more important than health. Health is so fundamental because it actually involves our living—our thoughts as well as our physical ac- tivities. As we get to know man bet- ter, we come to the realization that the derogatory things of life, such as crime and immorality, are very frequently the results of poor health. Our own fears, worries, lack of initiative, and displeasure at the way things are go- ing ,are more than likely due to some deficiency in our health. Crime, fear, failure, etc., are abnor- malities. Health is normality. It is harmonious living. A healthy person “actually healthy, not apparently so—~ is never a. failure in the broadest sense of the, term, because being healthy is itself a success. Health is a priceless thing. Few of us. realize that our own habits of liv- ing are the most important factors in our well-being. ,. O nation can dis- An. play a longer . list of expensive lux- Expenswe uries than can the Luxury. American people. This is made possible by their high per capita wealth. Accord- ing to the best information, the most expensive in this long list costs us, in round numbers, three billion dollars. This enormous amount is what we pay for the non-essential activity known as crime. These figures stagger us; they are unbelievable until we come to know that one person’in every 200 of our population is put in jail or prison ev- And this percentage does not include those who were assessed fines or placed on probation instead of being jailed or fined. And, further, the amount of capital invested in property required for dealing with the matter of crime, is enormous. The hundreds of thousands of courts and penal insti- tutions all over the land demand a vast amount of wealth to build and keep in operation. For instance, the land re- quired by the prisons of the country total 135,000 acres, and is valued at $30,000,000. But, in spite of the fact that we have made our jails and prisons more com— fortable for the man who goes wrong, the statistical situation is encouraging. The federal census :bureau .has just made a report of the prison population of the_United States as of January 1, 1923, and given comparisons with sim- (' havegissued We varieties . _ ,, - i7" thenfl We consider t .- wave,” these Comparisoxhs»? e' .000 persons, the number ‘ pffifhose _ committed was 37.7.. per cent fewer in 1923 than in 1910. During that‘thir- men-year period, drunkenness decreas~ ed 55.3 per cent; vagrancy, 52.8 per bent; afsault, 52.1 per cent; disorderly conduct, 51.5 per cent; fraud, 55.7 per cent; burglary, 11.4 per cent; fornica- tion and prostitution, 28.8 per cent. 0n the other hand, the important offences . of robbery, forgery, homicide, and rape —crimes requiring usually a high de- gree of mentality—show an increase. IVY-bile we hang our heads in shame at the present record of crime, and blush to see the large percentage of space in our daily papers devoted to the details of crime, we are thankful, indeed, and take hope for this evidence of advancement made toward decency since 1910. T HE other day we What came across a . very concise and ap '5 . propriate definition of Education? education. It is: “Ed- ucation is the disci— pline of one’s powers by himself. This thought may be contrary to many popular conceptions of education. Many think that one needs a teacher to get an education, tha.t\in some way the teacher pours education into the student. The teacher is valuable, of course, in showing one how to get his powers under control; but this definition in- dicates that a teacher, instead of being necessary, is only an accessory in gain- ing an education." The main thing is the way one applies himself to training his powers to worthy purposes. Many of Our successful men have been self—educated. They probably have become successful because they relied entirely upon their own powers in training themselves, and thus the extra efforts put forth added to the development of their'abilities. One need not bemoan the lack of opportunity for education, for, as long as one has himself, he has material with which to work. He may not be able to pursue his favorite subject at the time he wishes to, hit training along OlliEl‘ lines will help him when the opportunity comes, for he will have learned how to discipline himself. Neither is education something that should close at certain periods of life, but, forthe individual’s greatest good, it should continue to the end. With those thoughts in mind, we wonder if there are not quite a few engaged in farming. who could make greater use of their powers and their opportunities it they had trained them- \,selves to do so. We believe that for \cach one. of us there is a great field for education, and the less successful a man is, the greater the opportunity. Winter is an ideal time for study. N carrying out the Where general program of Reason” the administration to . reduce public expens- Falls es, and to aidagricul- ture, some ehtertain- ing, though tragic, proposals are not- ed. Thisis particularly so with the proposed budget items for agriculture. To aid invreducing government costs, the allowance for market news service on which the farmer is now so de- pendent, is reduced $65,000. Effort is being made to promote the bonded warehouse project among farmers, still $6,000 is lopped from this item. Down east where’farmers have been fighting the brown—tail moth, $140,000 has been cut from the funds to continue this work. While the Japanese beetle is spreading,"$4,000 is clipped from the sum given to its \control. Large slices have also been taken from the :sums ' needed for tuberculin testing of cattle and for agricultural ‘ dembnstration 3 'work. ’ ’ _ , .j ens-inn toresting. Figured on the swim 100;». ail. , y are not. ur'ely' iRoads, for instance, and i‘reclamation ‘workH—a‘ line of effort on >whiclr the Envernment in the, first has slost millions Offdollars, according to the reports of the interior department, “and. through which,1:f {successfulpthe increase in production resulting would further embarrass agriculture. u The old; ' A ‘ of our. state who . everybody knows for T'me his various activities, Dances but chiefly for his rec. 0rd of building fliv— vers, is now holding public attention by his revival of old-time customs. Having broken the bandages of custom in the industrial )world, this man is making a hobby of the study of the customs of the past. It is characteristic of this man to have hobbies that are worth while; They are very much worth while, for’ they are preserving to posterity the records of the peace-time activities of our ancestors. Properly among these activities are classed the dances. Effi— cient record is being made of the old- time tunes which would otherwise be lost, and the dance steps are again be ing introduced to the public. : I ’ Summ D 0 you know the ’sume family of words? I bet you do. For inst. I bet you know the children, pre and as. Did you ever ’sume? I bet you did. I bet you pre-sumed and assumed a whole lot. This ’sumin’ stuff is about the commonest thing agoin’. Most ev— erybody is doin’ it now, and most ev— erybody"s been doin’ it for ages. . ’Sumin’ ain’t based on facts. You believe, or assume, a thing ta be so, but; you can’t prove it. ’Sumin’ is one o’ the weappns o’ weakness. It's a poor substitute fer the real thing. If you know a thing and kin protre it, you don’t have ta. presume about it atalln- .’Sumin’ is one o’ the arts 0’ preten- ' shun. It’s adver. tisin’ yourself in such a way, you can’t deliver the kind 0’ goods you advertise. But it’s poor advertisin’; it’s ' hard adver- tisln’. In all the right kind 0’ advertis. in’, the advertisin’ itself does only half 0’ the advertisin’; the articul itself does the rest. But when somethin’ is advertised for what it ain’t, the adver- tisin’ is gotta try ta overcome what. the articul lacks, and it can’t he did. ’Cause, after folkses is got facts they won’t believe what is assumed in the advertisin’. ' The man what’s got abiluty is mod- est about it; the man what is a suc- cess k‘in be modest about it, ’cause folkses know about it anyhow. But if that man presumes he is a success, he spoils himself in other folkses estima- shun. " r / g/‘I/ 'r way/WW Now, I’m presumin’ or assumin', I don’t care which, that you folkses know what I’m talkin’ about. I’m pre— sumin’, too, that after you folkses read this, none 0’ you’ll presume any more. I presume you’ll want ta know what I think about Sofie and her presumin‘. Well, she don’t presume; she works, and I presume she thinks I do cnuf presumin’ fer the family. And I pre- sume that’s so. Now, I presume I’ve written cnuf, and I assume you presume so, "too. So, I presume that you assume I’d better stop, and that’d I be presumptious not ta. ‘Assumin’ that’s so, I’m a s'ayin’ amen. HY SYCKLE. ‘ In the year-1800 a man could lsickie' one~half acre of whéatiin‘ titer-Same" two- binders, ‘hccan out forty ac " time «that today, with a‘ tractor fund , ., j—A bustier whim“; . K730099013” ' UNIQITE citizen i, i . i l i 5'; . _ ,___.~—_ MMM\. A. '- ,;,< -=:' ..~—.,)...- - ,« «WWW . < . .- «ND. ~-, . -‘J..,.‘~—‘m-a.,- ~<—~'y— g _ "uam . . MMMM~< .ar-z‘ “we I Historic Tavern and Premises lat Clarenoeville, as' Restored by Mr. Ford. The Walled Garden Can be Seen in the Foreground, at the Right of the Inn. enry Ford Restores Old Tavern Bots/0rd [7272 at Clarencew/le, Michigan, W 1/1 Soon ée Opened to Me Pete/26 By Burt Wermuth HE Botsford Inn, erected in 1835, and located sixteen miles from Detroit, on Grand River Road, in the village of Clarenceville, was re- cently purchased by Henry Ford. Since then, Mr. Ford has moved it back 275 feet to allow for the widening of Grand River, and has had it thor- oughly renovated and repaired. It is now being 1edecorated and refurnished with equipment such as was used by Michigan’s pioneers of about 1840. When completed, the inn will be opened to the public the year ’round, and meals will be served in the din- ing-room of this now ninety-year-old tavern. Those were exciting dayswninety years ago. A period of prosperity was then (sweeping the country; citizens were trying to pursuade congress to admit Michigan to the Union; the peo- ple were much stirred over the “To ledo war;” the population of the ter- ritory, which was about equal to that of Flint today, doubled from 1834 to 1837; during the month of May, in 1836,.ninety steamboats, all loaded with passengers, mostly home-seekers, docked at Detroit. The majority of these people were from New York, New England and Pennsylvania. They were attracted by the opportunities of- fered by Michigan’s wild lands, and family after family courageously mov- ed out over the muddy roads radiating from Detroit. From, Silas’ Farmer’s History, we learn that for the month of July, 1836, pioneers left Detroit dur- ing daylight hours, at the rate of one ‘family every five minutes. To aid these people in their migra- tions, and to serve the many small vil- lages that were rapidly springing up in every direction, a system of stage lines were established over the main roads from Detroit, similar to the auto The Im W éo Found a , IRST there was the rush and hur- F ry, getting ready a supply of “eats” for the folks at home, with a feel- ing of elation, almost of guilt, to think- that I, .who was always too busy» to leave, was actually going. to be away from my own four walls for four days. During the half hour I spent at the depot waiting for the train, I reveled in the dirty windows and fly-specked woodwo1k of the little home station—~ reveling because here was dirt that ’ was none of my business, and I didn’t have to worry about it. As the train sped by the snowy fields, the farms with silos and straw stacks, and farm houses, I experienced a. kindred feeling, for in each one was ' a farmer’s wife who, like myself, was probably striving for happiness and better things, and not knowing always Just how to go about to obtain them Visiting in the cozy little home of a former school teacher, who for two me ear bah es ofaher: wn, was an? strunge sensation; For me to bus lines of today. These stage lines had their headquarters. in VVoodworth’s Steamboat Hotel,go-n the northwest cor— ner of Randolph and Woodbridge streets, Detroit. The Botsford Inn, or as earlier known, the “Jennings Stand,” was built to meet the needs of the traveling pub- lic along the Grand River highway. Here also, farmers hauling grain and produce to Detroit would put up for the night. In addition, it became'an important post for live stock drovers who scoured the country to the west, even as far as Grand Rapids, for live stock to supply the Detroit markets. This Inn was one of the last stopping places used by these drovers. Stock ryards were provided for confining the herds. Frequently as many as fifteen hundred head of cattle; and two thou— sand head of sheep would be kept in these yards at one time. An appreciation of the historical sig- nificance of the Inn led Mr. Ford to purchase it with fifty acres of land. He, personally, is directing the work- men in restoring the Inn, and is taking the keenest delight in this effort. When in order, the building and its contents promise to have an influence upon the historical thought of the pres- ent and future generations of Michigan people. The writer was invited by Mr. Ford to go with him and inspect the build- ing and premises. “'9 arrived at the Inn early in the forenoon, and spent the hours until one . o'clock going through the 'several' rooms, and about the grounds. At the right end of the long porch, stretching across the entire front of the Inn, we'entered a. door that led into the old barroom. Mr. Ford, with genuine enthusiasm, pointed out the How the Inn Appears to the Traveler when Approaching From Upstate. pressions of a Farm Real “Kicé” 1'71 Every Detail of Farmers’ By Grace‘Gibbard Lentz hostess, cooking for hired men and company the year round, was as un- usual as it Was enjoyable. No soouer had we put foot on the campus than our tour of exhibits be- gan. At the nutrition clinic we were weighed, measured, and scored, then given a. chance to talk over ourdefects and to consult a physician concerning them. The effects of certain foods on the rats that had been experimented upon, were explained. ' In another room was an exhibit of foods. Groups of ‘articles cantained 100 calories, there being beefsteak, pork steak, ham, all the vegetables, and fruits. As an example, three prunes equal two manges as a health food. Exhibits also showed what foods to eat to reduce, and what foods to eat to gain weight.‘ , In the exhibit of clothing, we saw the equipment necessary to do good sewing. Some of it was easily provid- » ed, if wehad only thought of it before: Here we were giVen personal instruc- tion in making bound pockets and but- tonholes, also tailored arrow heads, and the kind of seams suitable to dif- ferent materials. A demonstration of the use of at- tachments of the sewing machine made us resolve to go home and try ours at once. The room that‘ attracted the largest crowd was the one where an instructor showed'us how to dress to cover our defeCts. ing person herself, with her .subject on the tip of her tongue, and the knack of-showing us how we could better our- selves, without offending. No. one could come away fiom that room with- out learning a great deal. , In one room, plaste1boa1d was mark- ed off to represent windows, and many kinds of draping effects Were arranged upon them. One could not see this display without carrying away an idea for her windows at home. In the fur- niture clinic, a lady was happily and She was a fascinat— featuics and common nt of this old room To the left was the fireplace, with an ancient crane holding steam- ing kettles ove1 a snapping wood fire. 011 the mantel rested a shot flask, a. powder horn, an hour—glass, a “flint pistol” that would strike a fire by sim- ply pulling a trigger. a candle lighter of intricate construction. and‘ tongs for lighting a pipe with toals picked from the fireplace. On the chimney above hung two old—time riilr-s and a blunder- buss. A bellows, boot—jacks, foot-warms ers, were in their proper places at the side of the fire. In a reed pocket upon the wall lested a long coach horn, a who of tally-110 days ()11 the side of the ioon1,to the right of the fiieplace, was the old bar. This was built of walnut grown upon the premises. It is much marred, but as substantial as ever. One of the first wall lamps manufactured hangs diL rectly above. A lift-gate at the center permits one to pass behind the bar. To the left of the barroom was the main living~room, containing old-time furniture. Here patrons of the Inn sat and talked, but did not indulge in smoking or drinking. On the walls of the hall are several interesting pic- tures. One is a'steel engraving of Longfellow, Mi. Ford’s favorite poet, and anothm an old Thulstoup pictuie of Edison in his labmaiory. Beyond the fixing—100m, at the ex- treme west end of the house, is the old parlor, a place where iew entered. It was furnished with hair-covered chaiis and a setter in one corner, ticking away that 01 rect time, was an old grandfathei clock, of ancient date, which Mr. Ford restored to working order. . Directly back of this parlor is a pri- vate dining—room, with a fireplace and (Continued on page 101). Woman lVee/é Progm m busily slashing in the paint—that job that every farmer’s Wife loves. She was refinishing an old bureau, the likes of which is in many an old attic; I can just imagine the beautifying that, will go on in farm houses throughout the state because of these two exhibits. My visit at Michigan State College during Farmers’ W'eek impressed me with the idea that my job of running a farm house is the best job in the world; that if I hang on to my old ideals and keep them brightened up with new ideas—I will continue to hold the best job in the world. ‘ Another favorable impression was the sweetness and freshness of the college girls, with their tasty clothes and their bobbed hair, and lack of paint. Willing to give information to those waiting in the long line for dinner. I have in my heart happy little thoughts and inspirations, gained dur- ing this visit, to last me through the. long, busy seas ahead of me—sand I am just one of the thousand farm women who tank in the Week. 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CIIIIWAV. mull. ‘ w‘ WOULD LEGAL-IZE CORN "SUGAR As A PRESERVATIVE. ’ ‘ BILL'amending the pure food law so that com sugar will not be held to be an adultei‘ant when used as a preservative in canned goods, has been approved by the senate manufac- turers’ committee. The sccretary of agriculture has held that the term “sugar” applies only to sucrose, 3 prod- uct of beets and cane. Corn sugar is a. product known as dextrose, but es- sentially the same as sucrose for all practical uses. This ruling, however, requires that canners who use corn sugar as a preservative must. label their cans in a manner that would lead the consumer to believe that an adult- ,erant had been used as a preservative and sweetener. WANT UNlFORM RAILROAD RATES. T a hearing on the Gooding bill, which would prevent the railroads charging higher rates for short, than for long hauls, General Thomas H. Ashbui'n, head of the government Mis— ,sissippi barge line, said it was not fair for the roads to make low rates on long hauls in order to meet; water com— petition and then penalize certain sec- tions with high rates on short hauls to make up the deficit. Much of the loss- es claimed by the railroads can be traced to rates made to stifle water competition. It was plainly indicated that unless the railroads can be pre- vented fi‘om cutting rates to destroy water competition, there will be little use of the government appropriating money to develop our inland water- ways. JARDINE HAS RESERVATIONS. HE newspaper statements that Secretary of Agriculture Jardine “backs the Dickinson agricultural sur- plus disposal lan,” is not wholly war— ranted by the facts. Secretary Jai'dine says he believes the Dickinson .bill may pave the way for more tangible consideration of, the agricultural sur- plus problem. He says the bill ‘provides for the establishment of a government board, with broad powers to attack the surplus question .in a. scientific way; but he has some reservations as to certain portions of the bill. A GLIMPSE OF GERMAN FARM LIFE. (Continued homepage 91). one man lead the outfit and one man guide the plow. It may be of interest to the reader to know that more than eighty-five per cent of the land is farmed by owners and only about twelve per cent by ten- ants. Some of the rented land he- longs- to the government. Usually. when it is rented, an eighteen-year lease is granted on a cash basis. Usu- ally, in addition to the stimulated rent, the tenant pays interest on the build- ings, and also church and road taxes; and he also guarantees to 'kecp the land, buildings, etc., in good condition. It is said, also, that in the case of the government domains, and also in the case 01' some of the private ones, the estate is inspected every year by a committee of three. In some cases when a. tenant leaves the land, he is compensated in some manner if he has improved the fertility 01' productivity of it. _ Thc,Germau farmers are sold on the use of fertilizers. In addition to heavy dressings of farm yard manure at reg- ular intervals, commercial fertilizers are employed. Prior to the war, there were consumed in this country about one and one-fourth million tons of acid phosphate and a somewhat larger quantity of basic slag, a. phOSphate carrier; one—fourth million tons of pot- ash salts, and about one million tons of nitrogen-carrying fertilizer, such as nitrate of soda and sulphate of am- monia. It is apparent that the fertil- izer has not adjusted itself completely since the war. At any rate, a great deal of the nitrogen—carrying fertilizer is manufactured in the country. This has largely taken the place of nitrate of soda. 'Manure that is dropped on the roads and streets, and also the mud and dirt that accumulates, is col- lected and applied to the land. It is probable that in the majority of places It Take; More 7/2472 One Arrest to Break a Crime: Wave ZI/fl/“W ,/ fi/Z/ ¢77/%// l l farmyard manure. ' . > The German farmers'_'are systematic" " in their; practice of crop rotation. The . , ; insight: gum also lines its way‘to the upstairs is usually applied with”_the‘ average yield etywheat ‘per acre is . about thirty-one Sand -.one-half bushels : oats, fifty—four and one-half bushels: barley, forty-one bushels; rye, twenty- seven bushels; potatoes, 201 bushels; and hay, one and eightete'nths tons per acre. The cereal crops are cultivated throughout the country, although Wheat predominates in the southwest: rye, oats and barley are more common in the north and east; while the sugar beet is grown in central Germany] For a number of 'years Germany has been strong for agricultural education. It has a large number and variety of schools which offer instruction in ag— riculture. have been able to obtain, there are more than two dozen secondary agri- cultui‘al'schools, about,three and one— half dozen farm schools, with about the same number of lower schools for special subjects, and somewhat less than three hundred agricultural win- ter schools——--several schools for pas- ture, and several for dairy instruction. There are also several universities that offer degrees along agricultural lines. News of the Week” a n The anthracite mine strike is still far from settlement. Recently the sen- ate of Pennsylvania indorsed a bill to allow open shop in the mine region. Turkey has placed a tariff on Ameri- can goods, in favor of the countries With which it has commercial treaties. King Umberto, the Italian king, was left $45,000.000 worth of pearls by his mother, who died recently. . Premier Mussolini was recently main wed in Switzerland. The New York automobile show is being attended by over 50,000 people daily. ‘ The school children of Détr’bit are helping finance the airplane polar ex— According to iijeports that I V pedition which is being fostered by the ‘- Detroit Flying Club. Seven of the largest coal and iron concerns in Germany will consolidate. Prince Paul, of Greece, was nearly mobbed in Chicago during his enthusi- astic reception by the Chicago Greeks. The Prince of Wales has shown pref- erence to American chewing gum in— stead of cigarettes while out hunting. Lieut. Edward Kunath, head of the Detroit police narcotic squad, says that the profit from dope exceeds that of the Ford Motor Company. The dancing of the Charleston has been forbidden in the auditorium of the Indiana University, because the Vibrations caused by the dance are in— jurious to the building. _The Chicago Board of Trade is plan- ning a new building for itself, which Will be the highest in Chicago. It will be forty-two stories high. Tampa, Florida, has many serious cases of smallpox. In accordance with an order from the state public utilities commission, the telephone rates in Detroit have been slightly decreased. Heavy floods in Mexico caused the death of two thousand people. The Albert R. Baker Post, of the American Legion, gave Paderewski, famous pianist, a medal in honor of his war work. The plans for the tour of the Prince of Wales during 1926 have been aban‘ doned.‘ Rumors have it that his inter- est in Princess Astride, of Sweden, is the reason. ‘ ‘ The scrub women of a Broadway, New York, building went on a strike when they were offered fifty-six dol- lars a month, instead’bf‘t‘en dollars a. week. They believed they were’get- ting less by this change. L" . ‘ Detroit enjoyed its. greatest tourist and convention year, duringx 1925. More than two million visitors .Were . yegistered.’ A"1arge number of .frei hters‘are lined up at Fort William . (1 Port Arthur, loaded with wheat, awaiting the opening of lake transportation in spring. These freighters are storing over 5,000,000\ buéhels‘ of Canadian. wheat. . ' to facilitate trade . between _Enr;o. countries. rfl‘his7p13n is ei 0 m t . favor in France; ‘ . A German newspaper is 'axivocsting ‘ . anniversal. European. money. insider ..."‘~. I‘- w“- ”Mk...“ W4“ L. s _. . . Mm :;..‘ I. . 1 ‘7? ‘ ‘ . o” onPOWCl.‘ Farming -- Say: A. E. GRIFFIN of Texas “I have been a Fordson owner and Fordson farmer fOr the past four years,” says A. E. Griffin of Lubbock, Texas.» l inn-dean , j $495 “It would be diflicult for me to continue farming | j Ems’sufq ‘without the use of the Fordson. Likewise, it (Truck would be difficu1t for me to farm without the i ““3535“ w, use of the Ford Truck and the Ford Car. These ' ( Touring Ca r] three Ford products are beyond a doubt the most 5‘, $290 valuable assets a farmer could have and I would ' i . not do without them. Coupe . ' .5 _ - ~ $510 _ “I do not hesitate to say that I am thoroughly """“‘"°'."‘"°"°"‘ sold on power farming. The tractor does not get :3 tired and hungry. It. is possible for me to work a a \ . it 24 hours a day, if desired.” F l 1 - Spring work is just ahead. Fordson tractors, ' like Ford Trucks and Ford Cars may be pur- . chased on terms that allow every responsible _ farmer to take advantage of this better way i . . to farm. See the nearest Ford Dealer today. FORD MOTOR COMPANY. DETROIT, MICHIGAN_ 3 c _ 3: _ . 1' j ‘ ‘ ~ = CARS .. TRUCKS . TRACTORS g This picture was drawn from a photograph of ,1 _ A. E. 'Grifl‘in of Lubbock, Texas, and the Ford x \ equipment he says he would not farm without. ‘-_ ‘ 7, ,aafln‘fl.’ J kéf L-a.§— .. n.w,‘jfii,’;%§f .N‘ I vyw l‘ = fa . Mia/v m 4r # - ‘\ won“; ‘34 5&3 ‘ Li“ m- I’m buyingfi some more of that new R__ed _S____trand Fence! _More and more fence buyers are tum- ing to this new RED STRAND. They - have learned that this patented Cop- per Bearing, “ Galvannealed” fence far outlasts the ordinary kind—and It costs much less In the long run. Made of copper- -bearing steel—it resists rust clear to the core. Then the patented “Galvannealed” process applies from 2 to 3 times more zinc coating than the ordinary galvanizing method. ’l“hat 3 why this new RED STRAND gives many years of extra service. GaldefiWa' re Deal Fence _Then there are these big features: Knot that is guaranteed not to slip; full gauge wires; stiff picket- like stay wires require fewer posts; well crimpcd line wires retain their tension, etc. Look for the Red Strand— then buy it, you ll never have regrets FREE to Land Owners (1) Red Strand fence catalog (2) "Official Proof of Tests’ ’-—shows reports on fence tests conducted by noted authorities. (3) Ropp s Calculator. All sent FREE. KEYSTONE STEEL & WIRE CO. n. all lard" ”(Cd Count ‘0 than" CM 5”; THE“ W’IFE'S SHARE. "'1'"- What share; also of farm, can a wife hold when husband dies, if he has a child by a dren by this wife. Who has furniture? If wife works outdoors doing farm 1a- bOr in order to save hire of man so as to pay mortgage on farm, can she hold any mo1e of property? Could wife put in a bill against property for taking care of husband’s mother dur— ing numerous illnesses, mother making home with this son? Wife works in the field every summer, and works out winters, money going into family funds to help pay mortgage. Child is man ried and has home of her own. Wife thinks she is entitled to a surety of a home in old age, and would like to know if she can hold it by law-— Reader Widow can maintain no bill for ser- vices, and has no title to property by reason of her services helping to pay off the incumbrance. She is entitled to reasonable allowance to be deter- mined by the probate judge, for her maintenance during administration of the estate, and household furniture and other personal property of the de- ceased, to be selected by her, to the value of $200, and after the payment 'of the debts she is entitled to one-third of the I'esiduewaood; ' 4957 Industrial St. Peoria. IllinolsJ BIiasefPainflwuy witli musterole When wmds blow raw and chill and rheumatism tingles In your joints and muscles,get out y our good friend Musterole. Rub this soothing white ointment gently over the sore spot. As Muster- ole penetrates the skin and goes down to the seat of trouble, you feel a gen- tle, healing warmth; then comes cool- ing, welcome relief. Better than the old-fashioned I‘nus- tard plaster, Musterole works without the blister Grandma knew. For croupy colds, sore throat, rheu- matism and congestion of all kinds, rub on Musterole. Don’t wait for trouble; keep a jar or tube on the bathroom Shel. To Mothers: Musterole is also made in milder form for babies and small chil- dren. Ask for Children’s Musterole. The Musterole Co., Cleveland, Ohio Jars & Tubes Send for my his new free harness book. Tells how I send Walsh N o-Bucklc euou 30 dlyo free trial. Use it—provei or yoursell ,1 . that it in ltronger. easier t handle. 0111mm buckle _j .' \ tunes- because it. has no buckle. to test strips. uorlnu r. , to wear them, no buckle hole to weaken them. Amazing warmth in use in every state. ‘ Coats Less—Wears Longer Susan-Ira. Walsh special9003teelt cl ch hich “ ed es ea 8?. W , in his free book. Easily adjusted to fit . any the hme. Made in allstylec: back Mildew ”mm 35 that Dhyl "in balance in odd monthly. Return to3 me if not nti-iuc- ,. .. not".t Write today for my big free book. prices, msdd direct to you by mail only. POST CARD TAX DUNN. 1 ‘ ls it lawful for township treasurer Ito dunI for personal tax through mail 011 a postal card?—~A. K. E No. —Rood. BELONGS, T0 HOUSE. . O B. 011 contract. fails to keep up payments and B. forecloses. A. removes from farm new window shades ninth he had just put up, but did not take fixtuIes attached to wall. A. had just put in a lighting plant. He lemoved the electric light globes and the lam-y glass shades, but did not touch fixtures attached to walls and ceilings. B. says he had no right to take these things. Which is right? Can A. remove the porch and window screens, which were taken down early in the lal 1? Can A remove a pile of wood which was cut and piled months ago. ?—S. It is 1111 opinion that the shades, globes, and screens are as much a part of the house as the key to the f10nt ldoor. It is true that they might fit, or ,be made to fit. some other house, but {the same is true of the key—Rood. I 1 I l'arm from years A. A. buys After four DISCHARGED WITHOUT CAUSE. I hired out on a farm for one year at $100 a month. 10 take living for family off the farm. Now he is trying to put us off the farm, and he has no fault to find whatever. “'13 have work- ed 1'1'0111 Ten to fifteen hours every day since on the farm. W‘e made out no papers, but I have three witnesses to the agreement. Has he a right to put us off the place? Can I collect my wages for the whole year? What can we do 01 what should we do. ".—B R If one hired 1"01 [definite time is dis- charged without cause. he is entitled to recover the difference between the contract price for the period of the service and what he is able to earn at his usual vocation during that period. —Rood. RIGHT TO CUT HIGHWAY TREES. Have I a right to cut shade trees along a state tmnk line? The tree is just outside the road fence, and blocks the View so that I cannot see cars and trucks plainly, and makes it very dan- gerous to cross the road. Can I cut the tree, 01' do I have to get' permis- sion, and from whom?-R. Vi. Only the owner of the land has the right to cut the tree. It belongs to him. There, is a statute forbidding the cutting of shade trees in highways, except as they interfere with mainte. “nance of.highway. 'Manifestly, this applies particularly to highway com- missioners and not to the owner, for the same section makes the‘person a I: * of personal. property, - former marriage? There were no chil: cutting 11an the tree liable in treble damages to the owner of the land for such cutting. Ii intended to apply to owner, the statute is void. The statute referred to is Session Laws 1919 No. 36.—Rood. SUI'I' IN CHANCERY. How would I proceed to compel a neighbor to cut a tree that leans to- ward my house, and is dangerous. He refuses to cut it. —W .H. Bring suit in Chancery fol ment of the nuisa.nce.——Rood. RIGHTS UNDER CONTRACT. - I am wo1king a fa1m 011 shares, ev- erthing supposed to be furnished to work the farm with. I did not know when I took the place that others had an interest in this man’s tools. . They come and get the tools and do not return them. Am I supposed to run after tools? Aren’t they supposed to be on farm? Can I charge party for my running after tecls? Can I sue for damages for having to wait for tools while the crops need the use of them?—A. S Rights in this case depend entirely on the terms of the contract. If there is a breach of the contract by the les- sor, the lessee has two remedies. He. ‘may sue for damages for the breach and recover what the jury says he has suffered, the rule being that he is en- titled to compensation for his loss. 01' if the breach is serious. he is justified in surrendering his lease—Rood. SCHOOL GROUND LEASE. My father gave the school district a lease in 1873 for ninety- nine years, 01 ' as long as they used it for school pur« poses Two years ago several districts consolidated. Last fall the new school was opened, and the school in question was not used. Has the lease become void? Does the land hold the build- ings? School house is brick on a stone foundation, other buildings are frame, set on block. School board wants to sell schoolhouse or buy land. If.I will not buy or sell, they claim they can hold land by using schoolhouse for a store room. They will store furniture from old schoolhouses they have sold. ——VV. A The construction of the lease could only be determined after careful in- terpretation of all its terms, and cer- tain determination could be had only by judgment of ’the court. Doubtful ' language would likely be interpreted in favor of the district. The house is part of the land when erected by the owner of the fee simple; and when erected by tenant under ninety—nine- year lease, similar would probably be made. Very likely the district could not remove the house if it was such as might endure longer than the lease. W'hether using the house to store school furniture is a school purpose might be matter for debate—Rood. LICENSE FOR PEDDLING. Is a license needed for peddling med-' icine? If so, where would I go to get such a license'H—R. H. Write food and drug commissioner, Lansing, Michigan—Rood. PARTS OF PROPERTY. B. sold his farm to D. on contract. .Has he a right to sell at auction the hay carrier, rope, fork and pulleys, (which, I judge, is a part of the barn equipment, the same as stanchionsi. Has B. the privilege to take cupboard out of kitchen, which had been cut, fitted and nailed in? And can B. take with him all screen windows and doors which were fitted in? Can these goods be recovei ed or value deducted from thesprincipal when it becomes due?— G Undoubtedly the cupboaid and win: dow and door screens, cut to fit, are part of, and pass 'with the house. The hay carrier is a little digerent, and it is not possible to cite an exactly par- “not entitled, he. is lia‘ble for its value. gtflROOd - interpretation . ,. DEFENDS COUNTY AGENT. I WISH to say a hearty “Amen’-’ to Eva A. Davey’ 5 letter regarding the “ ve- -year county; agent. " I have heard men say, “He Was never on my farm in the whole time he was county agent." Probably not. But the ques- tion is—did you ever call on him for help on any problem? iVe who real— ized his value kEpt him far too busy for him to spend any time calling from farm to farm, trying to help people who are too conceited to acknowledge abate Ithey ever needed any help. It must be a narrow-minded person, indeed, who cah see no good in the agents’ grasshopper poisoning cam- paign, or in the many acres of alfalfa that were started in the county through his efforts. I" could name a. dozen things, such asdairy meetings, poultry culling, soil testing, farm accounting. certified seed, etc., in which he stood ever ready and willing to lend a hand to everyone interested enough to make their wants known. we have now a fine new county agent Who is right on the job, ready to boost along the good work, and in- troduce a store 'of. his own ideas. His “green gold and White gold” demon- strations, and the North Vi’exford Cow Testing Association already speak for themselves. ' If I were Mr. Mahlon Dickerson, or any of the others to whom the County agent “don’t amount to nothin,” I’d get into the game and not let the other fellowget all the benefits. The county agent costs on an aver- age,pabout a dollar a year difference in taxes to each farmer. Ve‘y few pay more than that; that is, in his county. The “five-year” county agent got me started in certified seed. One year my seed brought me $162 more than I could have gotten for them for table stock. Do you think I am fretting over what he cost me in taxes? Not much; I say, “may his tribe increase in Mich— igan."——R. Dorr Horton, Wexford Co. For t/ze flute Owner AVOID CLUTCH TROUBLE. LUTCH trouble may be avoided if oil is administered to the throw- out when on the clutch at least once a week Sixty-seven per cent of automobile passenger cars are in communities of less than 25,000 population. DON'T FLIRT! Traffic Officer, to pretty girl motor- ist: “Hey! What’s the idear? Didn't you see me wave to you?” P. G. M.: Certainly I did, and if 1011 try it again I’ll report you.” WHAT Is GRAVITY? TeacheI—Bobby, can you explain to me the law of gravity? Bobby’—Yesm. Gravity is twenty- five miles an hour. Above that then: ain’t none. Corrosion on battery terminals can be removed with a solution of soda and water. Plain washing soda is the cheapest, but baking soda will do the trick just as well After all corrosion has been removed, it is well to grease the terminals with vaseline. KEEP THE BRAKES ADJUSTED. ‘ RAKES should be adjusted every ‘ thirty days. If they are not equal- ized the result will be rattle, chatter and squeak, the wheels will lose their alignment, the tread of one tires will Soon wean; ‘ the car will be dis, ~— .... " ‘ T - . I. -w.-.1 A“ A ,.. . g, _, . ‘ v r . ._.. . . .v ~.- ‘ux .« «As—.c..~»‘ ._...;, ~_ / (J . quuav“ ' “ ..,. I —-, mafia—Eamamz—Eegaaamal-Ihaa rearrange LIT—1" 5%agnaa—mmE%ec—=ae A Enamels —» For Feeders of ' Dairy Cows and Beef Cattle Big Rewards for Skill in Feeding ‘ This is a new kind of prize contest. There was never anything like it before. It is not a contest of feeding materials. We want to know who the best feeders are. The prizes we offer are for skill in feeding. Many feeders are making big money right along~month after month—~because they know their animals and how to feed them right. They should be encouraged and rewarded for their skill. Thousands of others should have the benefit of their experience. So we have planned this unusual contest for feeders who get the best results from rations balanced with Corn Gluten Feed. You can feed your home-grown feeds, a ready- mixed ration, or anything you like, just so one-fourth or more of the grain mixture is Corn Gluten Feed. . 120 Cash Prizes, Totaling $15,000.00 , There are prizes for Cow Testing Associations-Independent Herds—Champion Cows—Beef Cattle Herds. Individual prizes for Cow Testers—County Agents and Representatives of Agricultural Colleges and High Schools and Purebred Associations. Special Prizes for Co-operating Feed Dealers. . These Awards Are—— 1 Grand Prize of $1,500.00 2 Prizes—each $ 150.00 3 300.00 2 Pfizer—each $1,000.00 2,000.00 9 Prizes—each 100.00 900.00 4 Prizes—each 500.00 2,000.00 1 Prize of 75.00 75.00 ’4Prizes—each 400.00' . 1,600.00 48 Prizes—each 50.00 2,400.00 -4 Prizes—each 300.00 1,200.00 35 Prizes—each 25.00 875.00 3 Prizes—each 250.00 750.00 —— 7 Prizes—each 200.00 1,400.00 120 Prizes, making a total of $15,000.00 .Contest Starts April I and Closes September 30, 1926 . No Charge to Enter Conditions of Contest It does not cost you anything to enter this con- The conditions—or rules—~are few and simple: - , o _ i ‘ —:_—El3——_E333 test. If you are milking six or more cows, or feed- ing 40 or more beef cattle, you are invited to compete for these prizes. You will make more money on" your feeding by coming in than you will by staying out. It will be a rich experience for you—any way you figure it. You will gain a better knowledge of feeding materials and how to feed for larger profits. If you show unusual skill in feeding, you will win a prize and be that much ahead. You have 10 weeks to get ready. It will pay you to_start now. Don’t- put it off. Please fill out and mail the Coupon. .Im ~22: u - JI—I— C—m—3 l—You must feed 6 or more dairy cows or 40 or more beef cattle. . 2—One—fourth or more of your grain ration must be Com Gluten Feed. 3~The amount of feed and production of animals must be properly certified. 4—Application to enter contest must be made on our blanks so we can give you the proper classification and know the kind and number of animals you are feeding. The rules, classifications and all particulars are fully ex- plained in our “Bulletin No. 4.” Mail the coupon at once for this bulletin and application blanks. Noun—I the event of a tie for any prize the full amount of the prize will be pad to each of such contestants. —.--‘-——._ ————-w. “I. 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The Upper,PeninSula. has ’approxi- mately five per bent of the cows of milking age on test in, cow testing as- sociations. BOOSTING FLAX CU LTURE.‘ R. G. W. NEUMANN, superintend- ent of Pickford schools, rented fifteen acres of land last year and put it into flax. He did this with the idea of boosting the flax industry in Chip- pewa county. \To further help it along he entered a. sample in the Interna- tional Hay and Grain Show at Chicago, and received tenth place in the face of the keenest kind of competition with exhibits from Canada and the north- western states. ' Since shipping the first car of flax to Fargo, North Dakota, from Chippewa county, orders have been received for ten more cars of the same. This de— . mand was unexpected; and most of the straw was not saved. The crop this year demonstrated that Chippewa county has the climate and soil for growing flax, and a. steady growth of the industry is expected from year to year. ' PURE-BRED BULLS IN IRON COUNTY. \ VER in Iron county, where a great deal of work has been done by the farmers themselves, and assisted by the college dairy department, in plac- ing pure-bred bulls, in an effort to make dairying'profitable, a “bull cen- sus” was taken recently to find out, if possible, just how much the pure-bred sires were being used, not only by the owners, but by the neighbors. It was known that there were seven- ty-one pure—bred sires in the county, and the owners of these were asked to report on the number of cows bred by each bull. Fifty-three owners reported that 1,340 cOws were bred, or an~av- erage of 25.28, per bull. Assuming this as an average, forithe seventy-one it Would bring the total to 1,795. In ad- dition, there are 475 cows on the Tri- angle Ranch, where pure-bred sires are used, and this makes a. grand total of 2,270. ‘ The 1925 census gives the number of cows in the county as 3,486. If this is true, approximately ,sixty—five per cent are being bred by pure—bred bulls. TOWN AND COUNTRY COOPERATE. N example of real cooperation is manifesting itself in Ontonagon county, so reports state from there. Ewen is a small town in the south- ern part of the county, and surround— ing it are the fertile plains and valleys of the Ontonagon river. This deep clay soil stretches for miles in each direction, and new settlers are steadily clearing their farms of'the pine stumps and poplar second growth. The busi- ness men of Ewen realize that their future depends on the growth and de- velopment of these farms, and are awake to assist them in any way pos- sible. When it was pointed out to ., -.,them that a great many farmers 'still ' ' drove teams to. town to’do their busi- ness, and when they arrived there they had no place to put their teams, they immediately started a movement to remedy this situation. worked out that a barn will he bill-1t ITVERLAN I or. This means that feed ordinarily .~ going to poor cows will be fed to prof- » It has finally , large enough to hold twenty teams. fl and the expense will beddivided be- 'tween the business men of Ewen'the township, and the Ontonagon Valley‘ Farmers’ Association. _, NEW cow BARN COMPLETED. XCEPT for a few finishing touches, the new dairy barn at the Experi- ment Station at Chatham is completed and the herd is moved into their new quarters. The full concrete basement makes this portion fire proof. It was design- ed by the Agricultural Engineering De- partment of the Michigan State Col- lege, and is modern in every respect. Light, .ventilation and sanitation are embodied in every inch of the new structure. The barn is 110 feet long and thirty-six feet wide, and is equip- ped for thirty cows, two bulls, and six box stalls. It is planned to start a. small Guernsey herd in the near fu- ture, in connection with the present Holstein herd. , " As soon as everything is in shape it is planned to demonstrate what can be done with home- grown feeds in maintaining a dairy herd in the Upper Peninsula. The new horse barn is practically complete also, although this will not be finished until next spring. The water tank which will supply the various buildings with water, and also supply fire protection, Will be in working order early next spring. BROADCASTING ALFALFA IN MID-WINTER. (Continued from page 91). in on the job of broadcasting that al- falfa. When I reached the bottom of the first page of the “talk,” I had begun to accumulate a. little enthusi- asm and looked up to see how my farmer listeners were taking it. The microphone was still as unresponsive as ever. So far as I could tell, they were not. taking it. Then I settled right down to the business of getting the job done, so I could get out of that padded room and go back to the good old way of sowing alfalfa in the futule. When I» finally made my “escape” I‘ found a bunch of fellows had been sit- ting in an adjoining room listening to the whole thing on a. loud speaker. They said, “That was good; .it was fine; that was all right,» etc.” But I wasn’t fooled by their chatter. I thought, and still think, they were talking about what the announcer said. Later I got hold of him and asked him where he got that “forty years’ ” stuff. He passed the buck, of course, to the fellow Who made up the radio program ——a.nd who wasn’t there. He said it sounded good so he let it go. But I got a real “kick” when one of the boys 'over at the broadcasting sta- tion called into the studio and said, with apparent enthusiasm, that; I had made the best radio speech they had had during the week’s radio schoOl. I asked him What he meant by best, and he said the clearest. I was quite puff— ed up for a moment, until he explained that he meant that‘my voice and enun- ciation were clear and even and broad- casted well. 'That seemed, ratherra. left-handed compliment, but I felt bet- ,ter about it when I learned that he was an engineer and didn’t know any— thing about alfalfa. anyway. . While I would rather sow alfalfa the good old way, which I know is suc- cessful, than to broadcast it in mid« winter with doubtful results, I do like . to sit at the receiving. end of, this won~ derful “transmitter” and hear other farmers tell of their experiences along .this and other lines, and Insurance . ‘that " turn about” is. only- can play: fT;,":.‘"j‘., 1 KW . M0” “by.“ .~—,.».«. M‘ ”Pb...- . “mg-rag.“ ‘1“. _ .. r~ a”... . .urvir‘ s 1 ~\r «- w W .c. __,._ . w .. an»... a; W" .r mm «Mn» " A HANDY TETHER STAKE.- HANDY tether stake can be made 4 from a piece of iron pipe and a rod that will fit loosely inside. The pipe should be fifteen inches or more in‘length. Run the rod through and have the. blacksmith upset the end so it will bathe size of the outside of the pipe. This is to prevent it slipping backf then bring the upset end to a point, in order that it may be driven into the ground. 1 The upper end of the rod should be-cut off a foot or more from the top of the pipe, and bent so it cannot be removed. Drill a hole for the ring, to which the rope or tether ' chain is attached. The whole contriv- ance may be driven into the ground and there is no danger of twisting the ' tether, as the rod turns whichever way the animal goes—C. H. Chesley. SWINGING DOOR. E find the following described door a very convenient article in the hog pen, and one not easily broken. Connected to the hog pen we have an orchard, fenced in, making it suit- able for a hog run. To make the pen more snug we have a swinging door leading to the run. This consists of a few boards of equal length, cleated to- gether, 'with a twoby—four nailed across the top. This should be three or four inches wider than the door, rounded at both ends, and each end fitting into a slot, allowing the hogs to go' in or out, simply by pushing against it. The door automatically swings into place again. This keeps snow and rain out, at the same time allowing the hogs free range. 7 , To keep the door closed, a cleat may be nailed across it, on the outside of the pen, to prevent the door being pushed outward.——Gerrit Posthumus. AN EFFICIENT HOG HOUSE: M Y hog house is twenty-two by thirty-two feet, with four and a. half foot posts. This hog house has a cement wall and a cement floor. The wall is six inches higher than "the floor. A hallway three feet wide goes the length of the building. At each end ‘ of this hall are two-piece dOOI‘S, so that the tops can be left open in warm weather. There are four pens, eight-by-nine and one-half feet, on each side of the hall. The partitions between. the pens are on hinges so that they can be iaised, making one feeding floor out of each side. There is a small door on hinges between the pen so that the “hogs can be divided very easily. For feeding purposes there is a door on hinges that opens from each pen into _ the hallway, so that hogs ready for market can be run into the hall and 'then through the chute into the hog rack. We use a wheelbarrow when clean- ing the pens, as the hall is wide enough. When changing hogs from one side to the other, we open a door on each side, (the doors are opposite each othe1),an-d drive the hogs th1ough. There is but one outside en- trance to two pens, as that is all that is needed when feeding the hogs for market. When my sows have furrowed and the pigs are large enough to go togeth- er, I open the small door between the pens and use one pen -for the sows and pigs to sleep in, and the other for . feeding them. My sows farrow in Feb- ruary and March. _I use one of the end . , stalls to put a heatipg stove in during this ti.me.~.~ The roof being low, it sel- ' om gets beigw fifty degrees, even in .~» ",nweather. When the pigs? ' ,dlx‘, .j .. . . "Mal . 5‘.“ ..—\ are old enough to eat, I take the stove out and put in a temporary self-feeder, then open the run-way across the hall- way, and the pigs do the rest. -41 use this hallway ’for breeding pur- poses instead of a breeding crate, and I find it works fine. This hog house will soon have electric lights, as a line is passing my farm. My corn crib is but a few steps away, so it takes but a few minutes to do the feeding. I am feeding twen- ty-six hogs in this house, and could feed twicethat many by raising all the partitions. For ventilation I leave the top doors to the hallway open. But in the cold weather I close these doors and open the windows near the roof at each end of the building. I use a temporary board floor six feet square for the sows to make their A Handy Hog Trough. nests on at farrowing time, as a ce. nent floor, I find. is too damp and cold for the little pigs.—~VV-. A. Hayes, West Unity, Ohio. HANDY HOG-FEEDING TROUGH. W ITH as many junked Ford cars ~ and trucks as there are by this time, if you haven’t an old motor of your own, from which you can obtain the crank case, you can -readily find one at almost any auto repair shop. They make very handy pig feeding troughs, as shown in the illustration. Dig a small hole in the earth just outside of the pig pen fence for the flywheel housing to rest in, so that the case will be level. Now pass the fore end of the case under the fence from the outside and let the flywheel drop in the hole Nail a small scantling to the adjoining posts horizontally, allow- ing it to rest on top of the engine hang- er posts, and attach them to it with wood screws from the under side through the bolt holes where hangers were bolted to the frame of the car or truck. This will prevent the hogs rooting the trough about or over. Now attach a short piece of small lumber to the rear end of the case where the drive shaft run, with wood screws, to prevent liquids running back out through the gap where the universal joint coupled. You can now walk up to the outside of the pen and pour the kitchen slop into the flare of the flywheel housing, which will permit a wide stream from the bucket to pour in without waste, and the slop (runs on under the fence' into the crank case from which the pigs eat, without going into the pen or standing in the cracks and allowing the ill-mannered, unsanitary porkers rubbing their nose on one’s clothing or shoes. Pretty handy trick, don’t, you think?—L. M. Jordan, Vredenburg, Alabama. Vegetables will keep best in a cellar that has good ventilation, and where ' the temperature is maintained at be: tween thirty-five and forty degrees :- Fahrenheit. I mi 011 IIIIOSG jbr Vary Good Reasons] The McCormick- Deering Primrose Ball- Bearing Cream Separator is the biggest news” in the separator field today. 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Send Today for Our Free Spring Catalog ’It contains valuable information on nursery stock and tells the things you should know about our business. receive our careful. painstaking attention. ~ Trees Association and thename of This seal W111 remain on the comes into fruiting. erries For Years, and our stock the future profits of the men who Catalog. Every order. large or small. Maloney Bros. Nursery 00., Inc, 51 Main Street. DanSvilie. N. Y. - . Dustin , ' Showing tire Value CCORDING to the old saying, you can prove anything with figures. If you take the figures published by various agricultural experiment sta- tions on experiments comparing spray- ing with dusting for the control of or- chard insects and diseases, the adage holds good. Taking thelfigures on the results of those experiments, you could make out a. very strong case for or against either method. Facts Should Not Be Ignored. We should not close our eyes to the facts recorded by the college men. Neither should we ignore other facts bearing on this subject, if we are try- ing to arrive at the real truth .of the matter. The men who believe in dust- ing as a means of controlling orchard pests have ’thus far had to present their ideas to a skeptical, and some- ltimes antagonistic audience. Being new in the field, the men who used dust had to have the results of their first growing experiments compared with the results of spraying methods which had been evolved after many years of trial and investigation. Nat- urally, the dusting method suffered in these early comparisons. Such a result was to be expected, but the unfortunate thing about it is the fact that many orchardists turned their backs on dusting, folloWing those early experiments, and haven’t looked around since to see what is happening now that the dusters are profitng by more years of experience, better ma- terials and improved machinery. Some Experimental Data. As an example of the progress that has been made ‘in securing control of apple scab with dusts, a series of ex- periments conducted over a period of six years by the Pennsylvania State College, may be cited. The data on these tests Show that, until 1924, dust gave rather unsatisfactory results in the college orchard. Up to that time the material was applied With an early model machine that, to all appear- ances, did the work fairly well. But in 1924 the dust was applied with a new model machine of a standard make, with the result that in a very bad scab year, the dust gave slightly bet ter scab control on Stayman Winesaps at State College than the standard spraying methods. Ninety-five per cent of the fruit on the untreated plots was affected 'with scab, while less than one per cent of the fruit on one of the dusted plots showed any scab whatever. In the same orchard the trees treated with lime-sulphur spray had fourteen per cent of scabby fruit. Trees receiving dry lime-sulphur spray had 6.9 per cent of scabby fruit. . L‘ime-Sulphur a Standard Fungicide. Bulletin No. 190, which contains complete data. about these scab-control experiments, may be obtained by writ- ing to the mailing room of the Agri- cultural Experiment Station, at State College, Pa. Although the authors of this bulletin state that they feel lime- sulphur, used at the proper dilutions, and properly applied, still holds its place as the standard fungicide for scab control, they are very optimistic about the use of dusts. The summary of this bulletin contains this significant paragraph: “The six years’ work involves many experiments with various dusts. As pointed out in connection with the ta- bles, sulphur dust, especially 90~10, (90 per cent sulphur, 10 per cent arsenate of lead); 80-10, (80- per cent sulphur, 10 per cent arsenate of lead. 10 per 15 per cent arsenate of lead); and dust a m... ' "“ ., . , x. -. .. “luvs-1* »..ww—qw m (info-11M: j ..~ . . . * containing nicotine, has given some :16»; ', ‘ ""05 ‘ .’ 'M‘flmWKul‘alT‘MXWKmh. mm‘fl‘ g vs. Spraying "2 cent lime); 85-15. (85 per cent sulphur,- 0f t/ze Use ofsz‘ very promising results. It is felt that these results have been, increasingly promising the past year or two, and that the use of new and more powerful dusters, together with more finely di~ Vided dusts, has been largely respon- sible. The'experience of the man who applies the dust, and the necessity of making applications at a time when wind interference is at a. minimum, are also important factors." The results of the 1924 experiment led the above quoted authors to dust this year the entire seventy-five-acre college orchard. The results for this year have not been published, but they don’t appear to conflict with the 1924 results. The question as to whether better control of scab might have been secured this year with lime-sulphur is, of course, open to debate. But-the fact is, that the dust gave satisfactory control last season in a bad scab year. with a minimum expenditure of time and effort. . ' Saves Time. It formerly required 679 man hours, seventy-four team hours, and 195 trac- tor hours to cover the college orchard with the spray machines." thoroughly dusted in 232 man hours, and 116 team hours. The Michigan Agricultural Experi~ ment Station at East Lansing, has been experimenting with dusts for sev- eral years. In its Special Bulletin No. 140, published in January, 1925, it points out that, “The principal advan- tages of dusting over spraying are: (1) greater rapidity of application; (2) less foliage injury, and (3) better finish on the fruit." This bulletin goes on to state that, “Some growers use a combination of spraying and dusting on apples and .pears, using standard spraying mate- rials for the Dre-blossom applications which are usually the most critical for the control of scab, and dust for the after-blossom applications when scab is less‘difl‘icult to control, and when foliage injury and russeting of the fruit are more likely to develop. Dust- ing might be used to advantage under some conditions as an auxiliary to» spraying to supplement limited spray- ing equipment in large orchards, and to enable the grower to cover the or- chard quickly under emergency con- ditions.” . ~ Large Orchardists Dust. One of the best known apple grow- ers in Pennsylvania has just harvested an 18,000-bushel crop, on which noth~ ing but dust was used. We asked,_him if he was satisfiedwith the dusting _ method. His answer Was an unquali- fiéd “Yes.” This orchardist investigated thor- oughly and concluded that, for him, dusting was the. thing. Not all who study the matter will arrive at the same conclusion, but if fruit growers base their judgment on proven facts and up-to-date experiments bearing on their own peculiar conditions—and net on prejudice toward one method .or the other—they willnot go far wrong—XV. OSAIC has proved to be one of the most-”troublesome pests of the red raspberry, and many growers have virtually abandoned the crop, due to the ravages of the disease. Dr. W. H. Rankin, plant disease specialist at. the Geneva, New York, Experiment Sta- tion, who has made a special study of mosaic has advocated the use of dis- ease-free planting stock, and the. care- ful inspection of plantings the first and second years, withfthe removal or all 'affected‘plants as soon as they‘ar9, discovered. . '. . j- . ' «N It is now. I . ( .‘W W-.. _‘. 'j'mxsnzr-V ~ , - u ihm'myx'. E" “N I ‘3. A, V :~‘-N"’Wm ,wm.~«- V»... M d...» Arab-u .‘ panelled walls, where, to get the prop- er stains on the walls and ceilings, corn cobs were burned for several days. and othei’equipment of early designs. In this. room the public is to be served meals. Connected with the dining— robm, on the east, is an old kitchen with log ceiling. The east wall of this kitchen is occupied by a large fire- ‘ place and Dutch oven, where baking will be done. Here, too, is provided an ancient‘spit, towhich a roast was fastened‘by means of skewer pins, and hung before the fire, where a falling weight slowly turns it for proper roast- ing. . _ An Up-to-date Kitchen. At the extreme rear, Mr. Ford has constructed a modern kitchen, with steam, gas, and electrical equipment of the most up-to~date sort, with which to prepare food for visitors at the Inn. lord . estores Old Tavern ~ (Continued from page 93). Beyond this is the regular din: .ing-room, fitted with a score of tables taken in restoring thepremises to give the observer the atmosphere of the pioneers of those early days. A barn, built many years ago, has been moved} to the grounds and fitted out with an- tiquated equipment. A garden, walled in with stone, is being planted by Mrs. Ford, to. old-fashioned flowers, like pinks, ‘ sweet Williams,. mignonette, lilacs, and all the other fragrant fav- orites of the gardens of‘long ago. On the far side of the premises is an an- cient house where the home life of the pioneers is getting its full share of attention—the stoves and beds, the parlor, kitchen, and dining-room fur- nishings are all to be found there in their proper places. To Teach Real History. The restoration of this old tavern is but a part of Mr. Ford’s plans for teaching real history. He has gather- ed, from every Conceivable source, lit- erally acres of relics, used in the Looking at the East Elevation of the 'A complete basement has been ex- cavated in the new location; it ex- tends from front to rear, and can be entered by an old-fashioned side cellar door. Here is found another fireplace. In this basement, .one can observe the substantial methods of building con- struction employed by our forefathers. One goes upstairs to the second story by the original stairWay., It is protected by balustrades hewn from small trees. The stairs divide at the top, leading each way to narrow hails. Along these are .the guest rooms, fur- nished'as in days of yore. On the walls of this hall are a number of in- teresting pictures and relics—a $500 Confederate bill, a. picture of the Ar- kansas Traveler, the autographed pic- ture of four of America’s fireside poets, “Fallstafi Mustering His Re- cruits,” “The Sailor’s Adieu,” etc. - \An Old Ballroom. The ballroom, one of the features in which Mr. Ford takes especial delight, is 30x75 feet, and is located directly above the dining-rooms. This room has served dancers for threegenera- tions, and now seems destined to fur- nish other generations with the same pleasure. It is lighted'from iron chan- deliers, and‘imitation candles in wall sconces. Around the room are built-in benches. The fiddlers’ stand is at the center of the west side, and is equip- ped with ancient music stands. Not only is Mr. Ford restoring this pioneer ballroom, but he is taking especial pains to restore the old-time dances— the flower dance, the schottische, the minuet, the polka, and . others. To make the; place more real, aged musi- cians have been located and employed by Mr. Ford to furnish music for the dancers; interesting stories are told . of how these men were found, and persuaded to accept the role of chief musicians again. One, Mr. Vaughnley . Gunning, who is now in his seventy" ’ g _ . 'fourth ._ 7 when a young man- His old bass viol. ' was recently located by Mr. Ferd, and year, played at the ' old Inn Old Tavern From Far End of Garden. homes, on the farms, and in the shops of America‘s pioneers, for the very definite purpose of teaching us Ameri- cans the true history of our fore- fathers. Progress Through Peace. Mr. Ford believes that the unique emphasis given military exploitations in our books of history, has produced upon the minds of this and other gen- erations, a distorted View Of the past. He believes that our progress would be faster, and toward a higher plane, if the attention of our children was turned from the field of war to the field of peace, by teaching the every- day life of those who lived before us, instead of their belligerent accomplish- 7 ‘h: - ments. To this end, the Botsford Inn, at Clarenceville, and the Wayside Infi, near Boston, Massachusetts, are being restored. In addition, the collection and exhibition of “everything from needles to locomotives” will go far in establishing a. definite knowledge of our pioneers, and giving a wholesome respect for their native abilities. USE NATIVE SEED. OO much emphasis can not be plac- ed upon the results of tests at the Chatham Experiment Station, with re- spect to clover seed. These tests prov- ed that nativegrown seed was far su- perior to imported seed, particularly seed from southern European coun- tries and from Argentine. It is the hope of northern Michigan farmers that the bill now before congress, to dye all imported seed, will be made a law and put into immediate effect. INTERESTED IN LOCAL ISSUES. ESEARCH in agricultural econom—' "105 was the keynote in the discus- sions at'the annual meeting of the American Farm Economics Associa- tion. A resolution was passed, asking for more regional and community con- sider specific projects. Along with this there was a strong sentiment for re- gional cooperation. 'ferenCes of research workers to con-W ' ~11 \' Y“ (Food deadline" Another Chance for Profit ROP production costs are of two kinds —-those that can and those that cannot be greatly reduced. Rent, taxes, insur- ance, etc., which cannot be much reduced, are largely beyond your control. Power and labor, which can be greatly reduced, are in your own hands. According to U. S. D. A. Bulletin No. 1348, power and labor costs, on the average, rep- resent approximately 60 per cent of the cost of producing farm products. Sixty per cent is the general average. Your costs will be higher or lower according to the efficiency of your equipment and methods. Whether higher or lower, you can make a material saving by using a Case tractor and power farming machinery — because they . make possible the most efficient methods of Established . 1 1842 producmg farm crops. Your profits can be increased by reducing production costs. Write us for information on how to make this saving. Foreigh ty-[ouryears this Company has specialized on machines that made more money for fatniers. Eifiifiiiiifiiéfil J. I. Case Threshing Machine Co: examples of the high Incorporated earning capacity stand- . . . atds of Case products. Dept. N13 Racme Wisconsm um! :01- _. . FARM WAGONS High or low wheels- steel or wood—wide V?" mu'rovzstiges‘.l agon at o a kinds.u vaheels toa fit Send for BIG FREE VBOOK of Guaran- teed Plumbing and Heating. Everything - cut—to-fit. 50yrs. in business. Thousands M of customers. “You saved me $400. 00, " d any ya Mr. Frlw. Borkoshv of N J Write today. Hardin-Levin Co.. Dent. 0.. VI. Pershing 811.. Chicago. MAPLE SYRUP MAKERS Mail coupon to: Boaklct and Special Price. and Terms on Giimm and I. X. L. Evapora_tors. — I — - — _ - - -- — GRIMM MFG. Co. ,3703 E. 93rd St" Cleveland. 0. Name ................................................ P. o .............................. . .................. 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Down on the low WIT‘I'E direct-tom prices. Cogmleicelyn8 equipped with WICO shesMagneto, speed 1 macaw, ask for our Logan mc-ED. EW my Pru. 21196 Wine Bandung; 2196 Empire mung; ‘- crop of bold on cleaned Wells. further C11 cl Look reveals John weeds This testing book, ' The Albert CHICAGO. ILL. Minneapolis lNew York Buffalo Pittsburgh Binghamton Boston nxcunljson‘s “ ° ' High Calcium. Either AgrlCUIt-ural Lime 11111111 or hydrated. Also spraying lime in wooden or steel barrels or paper seeks. Price mailed on request. NORTHERN LIME & STONE 60.. Petoekey. Mich. WANTED—to sell dependable held weekly. Write: wnlems. Sons' Nurser- lee. 09111.4, Rochester, N. Y. MEN fruit trees and shrubbery. Big demand. Complete cooperation. Commission Reliable Fruit Trees Guaranteed to Grow Seeds. 3— 4 ft. Apple Trees 250. 3— ft. Peach Trees 20c each Postpaid. Growers of Fruit Trees. Berry Plants, Shrubbery and Grape Vines. Send for 1926 Catalog today ALLEN’S NURSERIES l1. SEED HOUSE. Geneva. 0. O at s ' S E N S A T I O N" (31115117? 0%: 11111103113111: tion 75 3115210115 and upward per acre are frequent with lone white meaty grains weighing 44 413 lbs per ‘m’easured bushel of the highest quality. Seed furnished as low as 6511 per bushel in quantities You should by % means try these oats. Sand for sample and circular .Burt 8: Sons, Box 175 Melrose, 0 Circle No. 1 shows a magnified sample of a get a priceto suit him for this seed in its raw state so he cleaned it over his own mill. Circle No. 2 shows a sample of the seed after be It looked good’to one ‘of his neighbors, John good clover seed and that Archbold’s fields were as free from weeds as any in the county. Why go it to sow this spring. Archboid sold the rest of his crop to the Albert Dickinson Company, whose buying agent knew its merits. Circle No. 3 shows a magnified sample of the stuff taken out by Dickinson in the re-cleaning process. other inert matter, as well as seeds of buckhorn, mustard, dodder, quack grass and other seeds. his good seed. When he finds a nice crop of these where they came from. If he reads this he’ 11 know. few as to pass unnoticed in the growing field will produce an amazing crop of weed seeds. ‘ ‘Pine Tree’ ’ Clovers comply with all state laws, FREE ““5 and many other plain facts “Pine Tree” dealer for a free copy of it, or write ‘FARM SEEDS r ' Copyright 1926, The A D. Go. Red CloVer seed grown by W. E. Arch- his farm in a CentPaLState. He couldn’t it. Looks good, doesn’t it? Wells knew that Archbold always grew and pay more? He bought five bushels of Dickinson re-cleaned it. e No. 4 sno vs the re—cleaned seed. at Circle No. 3 again. The microscope immature clover seeds, bits of stem and Wells is going to sow this stuff along with in his field next summer he’ll wonder might have happened to you. Weeds so about seeds, seed buying and seed , are discussed and illustrated in a new “The Harvest in the Bag.” Ask your Dickinson Co. . ,1: i ‘3, O O tural review, “Farmers’ Week.” .at Michigan State College, Feb- ruary 1-5, promises pleasure and profit galore to the five thousand or more farm folk who annually make the pil- MICHIGAN’S great annual agricul- Shaw, Ralph H. Tenney, and their committee on arrangements, have pro— vided a dozen new features; consider- able new equipment and buildingsare to be uncorked for farmers’ first in- . spectioh; and conditions are right for records in attendance and general sat- isfac'tion. Structurally, the events of the four days constituting the "‘W‘eek” fall into ,three classes—exhibits, programs, and association meetings. . ‘A, Grand' Array of Exhibits. Theexhibits are one feature which appeals alike to everyone. Farm crops, horticulture, poultry and egg shows, boys’ and girls’ club exhibits,la potato show, crop improvement association show, home economics exhibits, and the agricultural engineering depart— ment’s exhibit of the latest in farm and home conveniences, all represent phases of farm life. Of timely interest mology department, which created much interest at the late International Hay and Grain Show, Undoubtedly the “biggest” exhibit of all, however, comes Thursday noon, when the col- lege is turned inside out and every- thing mbvabie, agricultural and other- wise, joins in “Michigan State College on pa1ade.” A “Pageant of Progress in T1ans- portation” is a new surprise feature of the parade this year. Everything in the cycle, from the earliest primitive method of transportation, represented by a woman- carrying on her head an earthenware dish, to the latest aero- plane, is promised by the promoters of the pageant. The horticultural show annually’put on by college students will have new quarters in the recently completed Horticultural Building, claimed to be the best equipped and most up«to—date in the country. The; Michigan Horti- cultural .Soeiety will be on hand'to ded- icate the new structure, and with hort- iculture stressed more than gver on the program, it should be a great oc- casion for Michigan pomologists. ' A thousand birds will be entered by Michigan poultrymen in the poultry show. Eggs will also be on exhibition. Thc'Programs. ' The], programs for the week are re- markably well balanced With “educa- Attention School Boys We went names of silo prospects 35 cents cash for each name sent in. Write for particulars. MICHIG‘AN SILO COMPANY, l7! Portage St.. Kalamazoo. Mlch. NEW INVENTION SAVES MILLIONS A Lamp that Burns 94% Air. A new oil lamp that gives an amaz- ingly brilliant, soft, White light, even etter than gas or electricity, has been ested by the U. S. Government and 35 leading universities and found to be su- perior to 10 ordinary oil lamps. It burns without odor, smoke or noise—- no pumping up, is simple, cleantsafe. Burns 94% air and 6% common ker- osene (coal oil). The inventor, J. 0. Johnson, 609. W. Lake St, Chica’go, ”L, is offering to send a lamp on 10 days FREE trial, or even to give one FREE to the first user in each locality who will help him introduce it. 'Write‘ him to-day for full particulars. Also ask him to explain how you can get the agency, and with- out experience or money make $250 to $500 pe( month. tion and edification” judiciously mixed. Farmers who attend the meetings of the week Will listen to an array of Michigan men, including Governor Alex J. Groesbeck; L. Whitney Wat- kins; K. L. Butterfield, James Schen merhorn, and a number of prominent farm leaders. The department of ag riculture will supply extension experts, both men and Women, who will lecture on a. variety of topics relating to home management, continuing education, and others. Included in the list of speak- ers provided by colleges in other states, are, F. A. Waugh and J. D. Wil- liard, both of Massachusetts Agricul- tural College; ,W. 'C. Coffey, University of Minnesota; L. H. Bailey, Cornell University, and Dean F.‘ B.‘ Mumford, University of Missouri. Borers and Fairs. Two of the most interesting and timely subjects to be discussedare the corn borer situation, and the farm- ,er’slviewpoint on the state fair as an agricultural exposition. The fair - ques- portant enough to warrant designating as “Fair Day,” at, which time'all angles will be disclosed by Governor Alex J. Groesbeck and L Whitney Watkins, representing the state administration; . Dean R. S. Shaw and K. L. Butterfield,’ for the college; .and ten different state , \ Michigan 'Staz‘eCa/lege' Entertain} farmer: on Feb. [-5 grimage to East Lansing. . Dean R. S.‘ is the corn borer exhibit of the ento- ' tion, especially, was considered im-' farm organization leaders, including N. P. Hull, A. B. Cook, Garfield Farley, M. N. Noon, and othehrs A celorful feature added this year is the “Farmels( Week quuet, ” to be held Wednesday evening, with- accoma modations for 500 persons. Michigan State College’s high ranking steer at the late Intelnational will be specially barbecued for the occasion. A major improvement in the ar- rangement of the programs is the ad- dition of moving pictures furnished by the state conservation department for the usual “dead hou1” preceding the start of the evening program A sec- ond innovation is the presenting of a daily agricultuial to be held during the week by the department of economics, at the re- quest of the Michigan Potato Ex- change. Ambitious early risers may attend a series of dairy conferences held from reight to ten o’clock each morning. Dairymen With an eye foo good cattle should take part in the amateur stock judging contests in which all student and professional judges are bar1ed. Associations Will Associate If ev el ything else were omitted from the Farmers’ Week schedule, it is like- ly that the various association and 01“- ganization meetings would draw a goodly number of personsto the col. logo. The Michigan State Farm Bu- reau ._probably is the largest of the thirty organizations which hold annual meetings during Farmers’ \Veek, with the Live Stock Breeders’ and Feeders’ Association, with its twenty sub—breed associations, and the Michigan Crop Improvement Association, next in or- der. Two other organizations this year swell the list, the Michigan Press As- sociation of weekly papers, the Mich— igan Horticultural Society. The grange singing contest is ex- pected to create additional interest this year, with the prizes offered by the R. E. Olds fund raised materially. Each singing team from a single sub- ordinate- grange, must Consist of at least ten members, and sing two num~ bers. one specified and one optional. The winning team will broadcast over Station WKAR some time during the week. It took a half-day to"judge last year’s contest, Grange won over ten competitors—- Cook.‘ V. oops AND Enos. While chickens can’t live on sun- light, they can neither live without it. Quarantine regulations, against the Japanese beetle have been extended in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. The pest has also been found in Delaware. The second summerf’session of the American Institute of Cooperation is to beheld at the University of Min- nesota in the Twin Cities, June 21 to July 17, inclusive. The mid-'Winter meeting of ,leaders and representatives of farm organize:- tions, and cooperative associations, rep1esenting over 700, 000 farm famil- ies, will gather at Washington on Feb— ruary 1. It is observed'that fir is replacing' spruce in the forests of the northeast— ern states. Fir, according to govern ment observers, takes greate1 advan- tage, of cleared areas, and comes in more\strongly' where advantages are even. ‘ Michigan’s apportionment of funds from the federal government for the construction of federal aid roads, will amount to. $2,217,418 for the fiscal year ending in 1927. ' Seven other states have larger appropriations than have been awarded to Michigan marketing sel1ool,. when Eaton Rapids . .. ., ‘ I ’- vW—W‘ w .. -/~,./\ M...— " .\._ ._ r... é Capturing alligator gars, fish eaters, is a problem for conservationists. ‘ Though deaf, ‘ dumb, and blind, the famous Helen Keller does 'active work. “Then “the Rodney,” Englan d’s newest battleship, is commissioned 1n 1921, she Will be the largest in the world, and by Washington Treaty, the last to be made there for eight years. 0 a “W“ 'v w...“ This is one of the two giant Fokker airplanes which will be com- manded by Captain G. H. Wilkins, of Australia, in the North Pole flight, leaving Alaska some time in March. The First Lady of the Land acted as “Mrs. Santa Claus" at. the Salvation Army, and assxsted in distributing holiday gifts to large numbers of the poor of \Vashington. U. S. Secret Service men have just rounded up a band of counterfeite rs, whose Operations in- volve the distribution of about $50,000. Crown Prince Michael is four—year— old son of Ex-Crown PrinCe Carol, of Roumania. Despite his 76 years. D1‘.M. G. Plummer traveled from Maine to (ffalit‘ornia, a distance of 4,000 miles, on a bicycle, in forty—seven days. On New Year’s Eve, Mrs. W. F. Kendrick tapped “1926” on the old ,Liberty Bell. A full committee of anthracite operators and tlement plan advanced by Alvm Markle, to settle the long-contin- ued coal controversy. miners debated a. set- J a1 Dastur C. Pavry, Ph'.D., of Columbia College, will be . head of Parsees in (India. ‘ “I N Copyright by Underwood a Und'exwoté. In in: l she went with CotOn. -get one of you fellows, , , . , x 3.! ' : 1/2" "’ . [MW » twa, especially, wanted ‘her.’ , myod remember, was Coton’s camp ,i . ‘ .i t- foreman, and a little "Worse than ftherest of the gang.‘ They say loving ethis girl was about the only decent thing he did, in all his lumbering days. But she wasn’t the 1kind that wanted ‘a drunken lumberjack, so,’ of course. Jed was turned down. ‘She 'was kind :to him about it, and I guess he never entirely gave her up, not even after Noel Neumann says he loves her yet. Noel has heard him talking about her, to himself, when he drove along the road at night. Crooning her name, and talking as if ‘ he thought she was along with him. “Coton wasn’t any better than Jed, of course, but he never got too drunk to remember to be a gentleman, if he thought it would pay him. “The girl was at the age when ro~ mance is bound to flower, and Coton was about her only choice, chose him. Summer went by, and when the snow came and the camps openedhhe held his gang in the strip across the river, so as to be at the shack. After Christmas, he took her down to Saginaw, and when they came back they came here to the cabin to live. Married, everyone 8 posed. Spring came, and time to bi‘ea Cot- on’s rollway. He had finished the pine on the north shore, and the drive would be a big one. The last out of pine below Silverwoo to go into‘ the Tobacco. It was a custom of Coton’s to r'de his own drive down to the boo . He even picked the key log from the.face of the giant rollway. sometimes, for the savage exultant ._ thrill of the thing. "A group of rivermen stood waiting that morning, at the edge of the flood- ed river flat, their peavies in their hands, ready. Coton was with them, in Mackinaw and calked boots, ready for the drive. Two picked men had clambered down over the face of the rollway, to pick the key log out of the giant, self—locked wall. Then, while they waited for the first tell-tale trem- ble of logs throughout the mighty mass, someone turned to Coton with a reference about his long down-river rip. ,. “ ‘Well, Mr. Coton, I suppose you kiss- ed your wife goodbye this mornin’, for a month or so, eh?’ “Coton smiled a sneering smile. ‘Hell, men, I’ve got no wife,’ he told them. ‘l'm through with the pine along this stretch of the river. I’m leaving the worthless stumps for good, on this drive. I’m leaving behind for good, too, some other worthless things, that I'm through with. That shack over yonder—«and what’s in it—for in- stance.’ ' “ ‘Does she know it?’ someone dared to ask him. ‘She ought to,’ he said coldly. ‘I told her this morning. She’ll before the camps open next fall—or else drown herself.’ r “There were rivermen in the circle who laughed at his joke—and there were others who would have made him answer for his words, had there been time. But when a rollway ' breaks, there is time for nothing! “Someone went by the shack that afternoon, and the girl waved to them from the doorway. ' "No one ever ‘saw her again. A search was begun the next day, when they found she was missing, but it was no use, and so, after a couple of weeks, they gave it up. It wasn't hard to gUess where she had gone.‘ The T0- bacco is swift, and thick with the mud of her torn clay banks, when the spring floods are up, and they knew they would never find her. She had gone down in the night to the river bank, and had followed Henry Coton, racing downstream on the spring drive! "Two years after that, two settlers, on a hunting trip, stopped here in the shack one night for shelter. It was a dismal, rainy fall night, and the dark had caught them with more than a five-mile walk to shelter. They were S HE had‘pl‘enty or chancengengné-i - so she - ' 2A Michigan _ Mystery ° '~ , .. Our New First—Run, Serial, Stofy , By 21- Popular Michigan Author What Happened in Previous Chapters 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, he isa minister in a small sub- urb of Detroit, planning to return home for an extended vacation. Waiting for his night train, he meetsAlice 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 her friends, 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 A twenty-one—year—old ward, Alice Clair, was slain on the eve of. their wedding. A gun which Chad observed in Alice’s pocket, revealed one empty chamber bearing the stain of burned powder. Chad struggles with himself, but de- ‘Alice insists she is innocent. cides to “cherish and protect” his lumber cabin, five miles from his In spite of this, wife. He hides her in a deserted father’s home, with the protection of Old Bob, his faithful dog, and goes home to avoid suspicion. Alice discovers the remnantof an old letter signed by Henry- Coton. , admits the cabin and tract of land belong to Coton, sullen and flaming, shows in his face. Chad but an anger, 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; dead. . While hunting, Chad visits Alice night Alice sees a man, and hears a madman’s scream. and how she came to find Coton Going home on the train, Chad meets the country sheriff. at the cabin every day. The second The next night Chad investigates, telling his father he must be away. The man comes back, Bob pursues, but returns to the cabin, crestfallen. on Coton’s land anyway, so they swung in here.” Davis stopped for a mo- ment. “The floor here,” he went on, pointing to the small dry poles, laid close together, that ,made the rough floor, “rests on the ground underneath. They came in, in the dark, and, just i" side the door the floor broke under e of them, and he dropped down into a hole of some sort. ‘Badger hole, I guess,’ he grunted to the other, as he scrambled out of the dirt and broken floor sticks. ‘They dig under places like this. Got some dry wood for a fire, anyway.’ He felt his way over to the fireplace, with a handful of splinters. and short pieces. He struck the. match, and when the splinters flar— ed, there in the center of the heap, was a bleached human bone! They looked at each other a minute, in speechless fear, and then they both took a burning stick and crept back to the hole. There, among the broken poles and crumbled dirt, was a skel- eton, and a few shreds of cloth.” Ellen was white, and tense, with hor- ror. “Here?” Her voice was a brok- en whisper. “Here, where we are-- sitting?” “Here, at our very feet,” he told her gravely. “They tore out into the rain, and when they got to Silverwood, half dead from running, they swore that a white figure had followed them every foot of the way, through the stumps. The crowd went back in, the morning. They identified her by a little ring she had worn. Shreds of cloth about her thrpat, and knot at the back, told how they had killed her. There wasn’t much to be done. Henry Coton had gone down the river the morning be- fore she was killed, and a man does, not travel back; by land, in a night, the distance. the river carried the drive in a day. Coton couldn’t have done it. That someone did it for him no one .ever doubted. \l'ho it was, they never _ . ' . But that is why we, along the Wltll his dark, stern, young lace bent I’m taking Jed over after her.” knew. T0 cco Valley, have hated the name of enry Coton, to this very day!” Ellen's fear and horror had melted away in pity. “And she was the girl to whom the letters were sent,” she whispered to herself. Then suddenly she remembered. “And she must have been the dark-haired girl, whose pic- Chad Davis nodded gravely. “They have told me that her hair and eyes were both dark,” he said. “And she—where did they—” . “Here,” he. answered, simply, point- ing to the floor where the dog was sit- ting, just before them. “Here where she had been the happiest. If you look, you will see a little difference in the floor .poles, where they put the new ones 1n.” " . Ellen was staring at the spot with Wide eyes. The horror was coming in her face again. Then suddenly her ex— pression changed. Peace came instead,’ and sadness. Tears overflowed in the gray eyes. , “But that is nothing to be afraid of," Davis heard her whisper. ,Then, aloud to him, “I shall not be afraid because of her. I shall love Coton’s shack more, because she is here! It istthe only kindly thing about it!” ' Then, after a moment, “That is all you know?” “That is all, save that the story of the white figure grew in the neighbor— hood, became an uncertain legend— and then faded. But the fear still hung. Tonight I do not believe there is a man in Silverwood who would come linfto the clearing here, to save his i e!” ' “Then you do not know who he is, nor why Bob is afraid of him?” “No more than you do—unless he is the murderer. We have always be- lieved up here that the hireling who did it for Coton must have been in- sane. No such is known, but he might still be here, living in hiding, some- where. Why Bob fears him, I cannot even guess.” They sat for a time, then, quiet, thinking of many things. Davis arose once to throw more pine on the dying fire. When he came back, Ellen pil— lowed her head in his arms, and so, down close to the tired marble white- ‘ness of hers, they sat, till her eyes closed, and she slept. - Chad went to Silverwood early the next forenoon. There was the usual circle around the stove in the store, talking of the usual commonplace things,‘ when he entered. Jed Furtaw a means» .ms Made. Jedfi‘rhe said grave- - swarm =silence “fell .upon the group as the sheriff aroSe and followed him out of the store.,_ Men usually called other men outside in secretéa wink or a- nod. What had Chad Davis wanted. that he should be- so abrupt? On the porchthe alderman stopped. “Now what’ll it be, Chad?” he queried. Caution held _»,,him from going'farther on an unknown mission. - x ‘ Chad putt-a hand on‘his arm, sothat the grip of his fingers could be felt. “Jed,” he” told him,. “I haven. pris’oner\ for you.” Jedfs eyes dilated with sur- prise or fear, Chad could not tell which. —“I will~rturn them over to you, giving my word that they will make -no attempt to escape—and only on condition that you take them on that bond. No bracelets—no threats. . You to treat them as if they were my pris— oner, and hold me responsible." He stopped, waiting. , “Your Word's good, boy. I can dep- utize you, and you can do the'arrest- in’, if you want." Chad shook his head shortly. “Thanks, I don't want. Don’t forget the terms, though.” Jed could wait no longer. “Who you got, Chad?” he demanded. Davis’ voice had a sudden quality of weariness—as though his task were finished—and had proven‘hard. “Jed. the woman whom the law says killed Henry Coton, is hidden in Coton’s shack. I hid her there—and I've kept her. If Queen's ready, we’ll drive over, and get her, now.” Furtaw’s jaw fell slack with sur- prise. “Good Gawd, Chad—you don’t mean—mot in the shack—‘2” “Alice Clair,” Chad said quietly, “in Coton’s shack, now. We'll drive on down to Cone Run, and take the after noon train for Saginaw. W‘e’ll make Detroit tonight.” The door creaked behind them; he took Jed by the arm and piloted him to the buggy, Where Queen was hitched. ' , They drove slowly. Jed sat slumped forward, his ’elbows resting on his knees, the lines hanging loose from his hands. His head drooped till his face was hidden under the broad-brim- med black hat. Chad felt glad he did not talk. He glanced at him once or twice, but Jed rode on, not moving. not looking up, and Davis turned his face away to look out across the flat fields to the south, toward Coton’s shack. He spoke to the sheriff, finally, a single sentence. “I want to stop a few minutes at home.” Jed roused himself. “Yeah,” he said, “guess you’ll think I’ve been pretty quiet, but I’m too blamed sprized to talk. Think of; her killin’ him, and then hidin' up here. in the shack." “The law says she killed him,” Chad said shortly. “It is not proven yet.” Furtaw scarcely heard him. “N0— bu-t—Lord, I don’t see how she dared to .stay there alone. You know, Chad, what they, say about Coton’s shack, up here. An’ to think of me. takin' her in,” pride grew in his voice, “after they’ve looked for her all these weeks.” They stopped in the‘ driveway in front of the Davis home, and Chad got out and went in. His father and moth~ er were together in the kitchen, alone. “What’s Jed after?” his father's tone was anxious. - “Dad,” Chad said soberly, “Alice Clair, the girl who is wanted for kill- ing Henry Coton, is over at the shack. They stood speechless, too stunned even for coherent thought. 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It was also 'very stern. “Do you love her?” “As you love her—” he nodded sim- ’ ’ply toward his mother. “Did she do it?” “As I know there is a. God, I know 'she did not!" A space of silence then. “Why did 13;ou9not bring her here to our home, t en." y “It was no use dad. They would The law will not be- lieve as I do.” . “Then why do you give her up now?” “There is no other way. We cannot go on as we have. It had as, well be now, as a day later. That shack—Dad, that shack is haunted with a curse of hell itself, if a place ever could be.” “But, Chad—the. first two nights—— you were here.” The words trembled, almost soundless on his mother’s lips. — T‘ichigan}. mystery = . (Continued from page 104). . will need.” w Jed cleared his throat awkwardly. “Now, no need to speak of that, Ma'am,” he assured her. “I have given my word for you,” Chad explained. “You are not a pris- oner, till we reach Detroit.” “When do we start?” she asked. “Right away. I’ll turn Bob loose, and send him home. We will leave everything here. There is nothing we Tears came in Ellen's eyes. “No,” she said slowly. “there is nothing we will need. You will come back some time, and look at it, just as we had it, here together, won’t you. Chad?” “We will come back together, Ellen,” he promised her. She smiled brightly through her tears. “We can leave together, any- way.” Jed waited outside while they went in after the dog. Ellen came to Chad, uncertainly. “I was looking for this,” she told him. “I felt last night that you had decided to make some move. Something ‘like this. But, oh, Chad, I’m sorry it. has to be you, that-gives me up.” “It’s the only way, Ellen,” he told her, with his arms about her. “You couldn’t stay here, with him coming, opens. Coton will be before the jury. Story Contest Next Week HE Michigan Mystery will soon be solved. publish the last installment of the story before the contest At that time, all the evidence for determining who killed It will be for you to decide. plete rules for the contest will be printed next week. Don’t fail to qualify in this contest and for your share of the $100. After the contest closes we will print the concluding instal- ment of this thrilling, gripping mystery. Next week we will C om- “VVhat did she do, then. Surely you did not leave her there alone ?” He shook his head. Not alone, mother. I came here the night of the storm, and stole Bob for her. Besides, she has gone through too much, to be She is not afraid, just of the dark—or of loneliness.” He smiled a tired smile. “When I come back I’ll tell you all of her story. W’e must be going on now. We want the afternoon train from Cone Run, down.” “Shall I go along with you, son?” His father’s hand, broad and toil-rough- ened, rested in a quiet way on his shoulder. Chad shOok his head. “Easier not, Dad; I’ll turn Bob loose and tell him to come home. I’ll wire yougfrom De- troit in the morning.” His father nodded slowly. “All right, Chad,” his voice was very low. “I guess the stars’ll come out tonight again,, just as they always have—and the quarter moon will set in the morning, just the same, too. It seems as though the tree is notched on the wrong side this time,'and notch? ed too deep—400 deep! But we’ll wait till it’s down and see. It’s all right Chad—and God spare you what He can.” Chad kissed them both, unashamed of the tears that fell. He was their first-born, and he had told them he loved her. CHAPTER X. A Midnight Confess-ion. Queen mare plodded her way up the brush—grown road through Coton’s land. The two men had fallen silent again. Across the road, just before em, a solitary crow winged, cawing as he lvivent, the spring sun glinting down on 1m. They stopped at the edge of the clearing and got out. Jed stepped back to let Chad go ahead. The latter looked up at the cabin, as he started toward it. Ellen was standing in the door—way, her face very white—dressed for the drive, in the little silk hat and muffling fur coat. She had seen them coming up the last stretch of the road. At the'door, Chad stopped. “Ellen,” ‘he said, “this, is Sheriff Furtaw.” He. ‘ turned to look at Jed, stopped a dozen feet away, staring, still unbelieving. it seemed, at the girl in the doorway.“ “Jed, this is the girl you want~—my wife.” -. Furtaw’s jaw sagged at the words. Then he recovered himself. "Well, boy, I al- ways did say you had good taste,” he declared. He stepped forward and took the ready. hand Ellen held out to him. “Mrs. Davis, I’mpleased tomeet mu,”he declared, with the courtliness . that was. his gift from the days of the 3.11811 magma f‘r can’t‘say that.‘ . n _ p: imw-‘t “t I do mt the girl has. She'll identify him all and we will clear you down there! I know we will." He released her. and bent to unfas~ ten the dog from his place in the cor- ner. Ellen knelt With her arms about the shaggy head. and her tears fell unchecked. When she took her arms away, she pushed the dog from her and pointed out the door. “Go home, Bob.” she said in a choking voice. He stood ~waiting. “Go home," she repeated, pointing again. He trotted slowly out of the door, watching her across his shoulder. and across the clearing into the underbrush. At the door. Ellen paused. drew from a skirt pocket the pearl handled revol— ver, and handed it to Jed. “I had bet- ter give it to you,” she said. “It is still uncleaned. from the shot that kill- ed him," She looked back once, before the brush hid Coton‘s shack. In the clear- ing just before the cabin door. sat Bob, watching them drive away. Even while she looked, he rose and trotted away into the brush again—toward home. The girl turned her head quick- ly, that Chad might not see her tears. They went slowly down the long road up which they had fought their way against the‘ ruthless storm, to Cot- on’s haunted shack. The train came and they went on, riding through the Wide, flat fields, along the stump fenc- es, and past the pine ridges, and the sentinel pines in the farm house yards. All as it had been, under the Febmary sunset, when she saw it first~yet all different! She had been fleeing then, to liberty and love. She was going back now, away from the shelter of that love, to the stark gray walls of a prison! At Saginaw, Chad left her with the sheriff, and went into a. ’phone booth. “This is a deputy of an up—state coun- ty,” he told the Detroit police captain, when his call had been placed. “We are coming down with a prisoner you have wanted for a long time, Alice Clair, the girl in the Coton case.” An exclamation of surprise and in- credulence interrupted him .from the other end of the line. ‘ “Yes, we’re sure,” he went on, impa- tiently. “No—slfegave herself up. Yes, we’ll be in on the evening train from J Saginaw. No. No. You need not send a" car for us. She had a friend alOng to Whom a promise has been given that she Will be spared all needless humil- ation; we’ll drive over to headquarters in a taxi. \ “In .the meantime, I want you to have a couple of witnesses ready when we get in. We may be able to clear Miss Clair tonight, if they are in. Yes. Yes. HIS secretary. You’re "holding him. Good. No. 'A man. Fellow nam- ed Grant. That’s it. G-r-a-n-t. Ode. Gd—e. No. I’ve never seen him, but I ////// / l //////\l SS“- /’///////ll 1 w / l r , ' / "!."l.i'l'." v. ,' wnrffl'l l 7.1M 14’. 391'." 'W'! :1» '.<‘.li""|"'»l-‘€’ ‘ 'h ‘ it": “it/i latent/”‘1" = "l' " , l . , . i. no .1 , U. \‘M-A 4 1"0."3'11""g.',4'v! . fl / If. / 5W My?“ M~ to" ‘sw’ w- M4 ”\‘Ab ’ moi/f HERE are warm, soft winds blowing in California today. There are blue skies and ripening crops and highways where farmers are hauling their produce to market. It is a general picture of prosperity which is continuous from Jan- uary 1 to December 31 every year in California. Consider for a minute what January means to you. Getting up in a cold house to kindle the fires, putting on heavy coats and overshoes to go out to tend the stock. Your children are going to school thru the snow, your wife is out in the cold to get in water and coal. \Vinter is taking its toll. It is hard on your family, your stock and your bank rQll while the farm land lies frozen up for six months of the year and expenses get heavier and heavier. The California Farmer Is Twice As Prosperous These things represent the “reason why” the California farmer is twice as prosperouS, as is brought out by the United States census. He isn’t spending half the year fighting a hope- less battle with winter, but is getting ahead every day. Coming to California isn’t making a plunge into deep water where you may not be able to right yourself, it's merely coming out to the land of sunshine where nature works for you instead of ‘against you. O O O 0 Gardening, Dairying, Crop Farming James Ranch, California, has been called the “Valley Of One-Hundred Crops” and the title isn't much too large Every- thing grows in California and it is merely a matter of what the farmer wants to grow. Mainly it is a diversified farming country where there isn't a continual round of “the some thing over again.” There is a variety of work all the time and no fighting the “blues-” away and wondering how things will come out this year. There is always some crop ready for market. State Inspected and State Approved \ A Solid Proposition The state of California stands behind the men who are selling James Ranch lands. They have made thorough investigation of the proposition including marketing facilities. irrigation system and purchase terms-— AND THEY APPROVE. This virtually puts a rock bottom under the sales plan and there is no chance for anybody to low: his money or meet with failure providing he. does his part. No Place for the Shirker James Ranch isn‘t a place for the man who has been a failure at farming elsewhere. It is not a rendevous for the ne'er-«lo-wells and the shirkers. It is a task for men of brains and brawn who have $400) to invest. It will make more money for them on James Ranch than it can possibly make anywhere else on a farm. (in a forty acre tract, $1000 is required for a first payment and ten years is allowed on the balance. In addition to this the initial expenditure includes enough ready cash to put up buildings and stock the farm, (usually about a $4000 cash expenditure.) Write Herman Janss, Director, today and tell him just what you have and he will be frank with you. He knows the kind of a man it takes to be successful and what he must have, for he is placing them every day from among the many who write him. If he know: you haven’t the means, or if for any other reason you could not succeed. he will tell you and it will not cost you a cent. ' HERMAN JANSS San Joaquin, \ \4 1 (Continued on page >108), F ratio-County, -- I‘V’Calif, AST week it; Was a man, this” week it is a woman. Nicodemus was a good man, this is not a ; ‘ good woman. Yet Christ used the , ‘ same courtesy and ,tact with them i If you have ever walked much, you 3 know something of how Christ felt. He was tired. He was thirsty and hot. A drink! Why not ask it of a woman, 3 even though she was of another race ‘ and a different religion? Even so, there are more resemblances than dif- ferences. Different peoples are not as different as we imagine. As Shakes— peare says of the Jews, “Hath not a "“7 I‘L‘LW-f: l. * Jew eyes? Hath not a Jew hands, ore... l. gans, dimensions, senses, affections, t passions? If you tickle us, do we not i?” laugh? If you : prick us, do we :1 not bleed? ,v Jesus was will. §. V‘ ing to drink water i L ' that had been drawn by a Samar- , itan woman. She g} . would not hurt ‘ ., , the water. Sec- tarian hate was not in him, and racial suspicion found no echo in his heart. That could hardly be said of the a woman. She wanted to stir up an ar- f I gument. An argument about religion seldom gets far, except in the wrong direction. HE water of life! How to get it, where to get it, what it will do, once it enters the soul—these were the mat- ters that engrossed the two in that never - to - be - forgotten conversation. How could He talk about water, when water comes from a well, and he could not draw. The comparison of Jesus to a well is close and beautiful. A well has its origin in the heart of na- ‘ ture. It gets not its water where it stands, but from distant springs, per- haps from the hills far away, from hidden underground streams. It sends its contents to bless the world. And thus Christ has His roots in the Di- vine, and they extend afar. The sources of His strength come from the distant: Hills of God. And yet He is prepared to bless all who come to Him, as the well supplies its water to thirsty way- i'arers. The woman was in deep need of spiritual help. That was evident, from the beginning. How could Christ tell? Supernaturally? Yes, perhaps. But perhaps He did not need to call on His supernatural powers. It was evi- dent in her appearance, her manner of speech, but more particularly that in- definable atmosphere. of personality. Some people draw you, some repel you, some seem to be neutral. The woman of bad character cannot disguise her- self very long. Her master has mark- ed her face with lines that cannot be erased by the masseuse, or obliterated by the beauty specialist. She had had a past, and she could not hide it. “Go, call thy husband.” The sore spot, and He put his finger on it un- erringly.' It is very embarassing. She replies that she has no husband, and He reminds her that she has had five, and that she is now living with a man who is not her husband. She tries to turn the conversation into pleasanter channels. She would discuss matters of religious controversy. He brings her back to reality. In all this W3 can think of Christ as a great Conscience talking to her. He smites where smit- ing hurts, She knows He is right. WHY does genuine religion have . that effect? Because it is genu- ine. It brings the evil past before us.‘ it says to us in language we can_un- derstand, “There -are things in the past that you must makerright. iYou never will be easy in your mind until - " you have. YOUDGWI." will be right in ~ , “the sight of God until you are forgiv- . .v',§.— ‘ Our :Week/J’JS‘M’W-C'BJ N A- M00“?! en." This is’contrary to much teach- ing of our time. That says, “Forget weep over, your sins. Brace upxand smile. Everything is all right if you only think so.” ‘ . But that shallow and deceitful atti- tude is the'opposite of spiritual health. You would not treat cancer that way, and sin is moral cancer. The masters of literature show us plainly that they do not think sin can be spirited away by thinking pleasant thoughts. Read Macbeth. Why does Macbeth undergo such hellish experiences as the past comes before him? Read the Scarlet Letter again. Conscience walks through it, {up and down it, the length and breadth of it. Why does the young minister find no peace, no ease of mind, though he seeks it day and night, until the last tragic hour, when he makes confession? Read the blot in the Scutcheon, and many more, which deal with the subject of sin in the human heart. They portray sin because sin is real, and because it is the tragedy of human life. But mark. These masterpieces point no way out. They show the entrance, but not the exit. They describe the disease but they prescribe no remedy. They have no cure. There is a. way out, and it is the way Christ showed us. He con forgive, restore, give one a fresh start, with new power to kee going. ' NOW, the woman wanted to discuss sectarian affairs. The Jews had their temple in Jerusalem. Twenty miles aWay, on Mount Gerizim, the Samaritans had erected their rival temple, and the two altars flamed de- fiance at each other. She wanted to the past. Don’t worry over, much less , ship But her-TeaCh thing she had never heat-diet. is to 'be feared" that"mfiny Deoillé yet; , , «Go'd , . pat are as ignorantof asshe was. must worship Him in'spirltrta'nd in truth.” It does not matter anemone mountain you worship, or whether you worship in a cedar swamp or a buckle- berry marsh, so long as the.~.spirit oi; worship is yours. for some people to learn. Perhaps it is hard for all of us to learn. A man was saying in meeting one night that the only proper attitude in which to pray is the kneeling position. Another arose and said that he Could pray effectively when sitting or stand: ing. A third got up and said that the most earnest prayer he ever-uttered was when he fell head foremost down a well. " , , “I that speak unto thee am He." He took the pains to tell this wayward woman that He was the Messiah who, was to "come. And He has been 're ,vealing himself to ordinary folk, hum- ble, undistinguished folk; ever since. He speaks to us today. Were He to come to Jerusalem for a year, millions would go there to see Him: Million- aires would charter ships. Others would have their money to make the journey. Poor folk would devise means of conducting large companies of peo- ple, to see and hear the Savior of the world. But because He waits to enter every heart. Because he knocks at every door, not much is made of Him. Or is there some other reason? SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON FOR JANUARY 24. SUBJECTz—Jesus and the Samaritan Woman. John 4.1 to 42. GOLDEN TEXT: —“Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation.” Isa. 12.33. ii" ‘ (1“ as Adventures of Track: in ET’S go on an adventure,” said Billy to Tilly one snowy morning --when he came over to her house to play. “What’s that?” asked Tilly. “Why, don’t you know? Well, it’s like this. We’ll just start out on a. trip to see what, we can find,"'explain. ed Billy. “That will be fun,” agreed Tilly, “but what do you suppose'we/Will find ?” “I don’t knew,” said Billy, “but it will be fun to have a-surprise." So they started off. When they reached the little creek where they often went to play in the summer time, Billy stopped. . “Look there, what’s that?” asked Billy. “Oh, tracks in the snow! has been here before us,” said Tilly. “Who do you suppose it was?” asked Billy. “I don't know, but he had very tiny little toes. See their prints in. the snow," answered Tilly. “Let’s follow and find where he went,” said Billy. ~ “That will be a real adventure!” So off they started through the field, following the tiny tracks in the ”snow. They had gone but a little wa‘ywhen they came to a place where the tracks ended. , It looked as if the little animal making those tracks had just fdisap- ’ peared right on «that Very spot. “Oh, look here,” said Tilly, who had gone on a little way ahead. “Here are I the very same tracks again. He jump- ed clear over to here, all in one junips” “I wonder . which of our animal friends can jumpthat far,” said Billy. ‘ "“We’llp‘waitfand'seé,” said Tilly.‘ .f ., FD Rafa“ R L‘E‘ Someone ‘ _ and looked ' all around. ' Tilly and Billy the Snow , / Soon they came to a place where two lines of tracks crossed. “Thismust be the cross-roads,” said Tilly. “Yes," said Billy. we go now?” “Let’s take the path toward the woods,” said Tilly. “Which way will They Came to where the Tracks Crossed in the Snow. From here the tracks led straight toward the woods, with no more jumps in between, but when they reached the first big tree at (tine edge of the woods, Billy said, “Sh, sh! Hide behind this tree.” ~ .‘ ,, “What do you see ‘2” whispered Tilly, all excitedéfromvher hiding place. . “I see ahouse,” said-Billy.“ ' Tilly peeked from "behind the*tree,‘ “I don’t See" any house," she said. * ' ~ “I'do,” said Billy, “and there is some. in , . f ~ ‘» "thebuz Next weeklwe shallfind out who} was in the house that'ifihysfldngt " ‘ one in it.” ' , 369'- . is Spirit, and they, that werShip Hlmr;.,th"@ That is very hard. ' .ter,“ she'said simply. L d W ’ f t) isle 'ra‘ph key:- ' 't's ‘ all”? yo‘ii'“ of him. , 'r All ‘ L- r , ‘flsejaevery ; man? you: can . We've‘ got L to . have . high, when set there. . Some-Lime misevening. Hehung, up'and went out to .4. her“: ,__ ,. ..A,, ,- . “lessen right} Ellenfi" he told "her, almost too buoyantly: alums, just talk— ed with headquartersin Detroit; We will go dinectlg there‘frmmthe‘tmmf'd The‘girl flinch d a littieat swords. He could feel the hand she" in on - his arm, trembling. , have the 2WitlleSSGS‘vands31811081313th ready. We’ll-=~be . through" by midnight. nothing happening.“ Ellen, you mustn’t’ look so white and scared; Everything will be all right; I know‘it will.” ' “I_ know, Chad,“ she said hoarsely. “I’ll try not, to be ”afraid—but, 0h. . Chad, life is a glad-thing just‘now— suppose" they don’t believe—suppose we can't prove ?»” - ' 'He Covered. the hand on his arm. “Ellen, "I can’t tell you just why. or ' how——but in some way, I know that you will came out of, headquarters to- night by midnight, cleared, andfree before .the ‘ law!” ’ ‘ She “smiled back at him. “You. vs me strength to dare to hope, an al- most believe it, too.” » - “You will not need’a‘lawyer. It will‘ be only a preliminary hearing. In fact, I don’t know, but I do not believe one would be allowed. I will be with you though, and I have a little knowledge oflaw. Remember, you cannot be made to say a word that may condemn your- self. Do not answer a question? you do not want to. wrong. Truth will out, you know.” Ellen nodded. “I’ll be glad when it is over with—when midnight comes,” she said wearily. ' ~ On the train she put her head upo his shoulder and slept, as she had slept {beanight he took her away to the Crow an . Jed sat alone in the opposite seat. facing them, his hat pulled dOWn over his eyes, silent, his wrinkled old face contemplative. The men talked scarce- ly at all on the long ride. Jed was do- ing his best to be kind to Ellen. Chad. watching him, thought he seemed al- most sorry, to be taking her back. The taxi drove up in front of the sombre gray building, and idled to a stop. They had driven slowly, at Chad’s quiet request. No sign of haste. In the darkness of the unlightedcar— he had snapped out the top light when they stepped in—he had kept'his am about Ellen’s slim little shoulders. Once or twice she had "shuddered— crowded against him,.as if for comfort and support. Save for that, she made no sign. He glanced into her face, as he lifted her down. It was very white, the eyes wide and dark—#but unafraid. Jed stepped up to a sergeant’s desk and conferred for a moment. Then. his arm moved as he displayed the badge under the flapping lapel of the rusty old coat. “Captain Ralston is waiting for you,” the officer said who rose, and led down a short corridor. through a closed door, into an office with a single desk, and a. half "down chairs scattered along the wall. ' - . There were .two men in the room. One, hair iron-gray, moustache to! match, and close cropped—skin mark- ed with 'ruddy veins, eyes the keen blue of the blue line on unground tem- pered steel—in the uniform of an ofii— cer behind the desk. The~ lightpf his desk lamp fell on thesleeve bars of a. captain. The other, in a'dark suit, nonde- script, slumped down in a. chair in the corner farthest from the desk, his» pose listless and sullen, looked up when they entered, arose quickly and- held out his hand to Ellen. She ignored the' outstretched hand, and her voice had. a cold edge. “Good evening, Merton,” she said and looked away, again. So this was Coton’s secretary. Chad didn’t wonder that-she had disliked him. The- man watched her for a mo- ment, then brokeout into a. littlefcare- less laugh, and dropped back into the chair again. '. '. . , ‘ Furtaw was talking'in an,undertone- with the man at the desk-finish stood. leaning on Chad’s arm, waiting." She was looking away from them,acros,s . the room, .and Chad caught an instant of relaxation on the stern face of the iron-gray haired captain, as he studied ”the girl, his scrutiny—unknown to her. His face softened till it_ was almgvst ‘ fatherly. Then. he spoke‘to her,» is- . voice'crisp and~sharp. ~'; .“W'ell, Miss can; you’vesiy'en us '9. " merry chase‘and a." goodilong wait. Are ‘ Eyou ready. to talk “nevi?” ' r . - -~ ~ -- ., “per the ,bet- She nodded. "The He pressed a-xbntt‘o ,’-’. he told theoflic' ' ~ Zérn'rh‘ ' 7‘ insist. , ”seq; «Frosted . ' "They ’ will , You have done no ~ ‘- . spurns. 93‘ F F'F-‘F: .I!’ 'I' 0' '1 I-—A " "7“. \PI' ' an. vLs—O‘w ‘N'OISES IN'THE CHEST. HE, reason the examining doctor ’ chose to begin searching for my hidden faults by sounding my chest, is because the chest contains the heart and lungs, which must be sound ifone'is to have good health. The first thing demanded was the re- moval of all clothing down to the waist. AE doctor who examines you without this preliminary, has about as much chance of finding anything, as if he had made his diagnosis by reading the signs of the Zodiac. My doctor has an office nurse who looks after: women patients, and provides them with a kimona affair that saves their 'modesty and does not hinder ex- amination. ‘ Most of you know why a doctor raps and taps above a patient’s lungs. He calls . the process “percussion.” There are places where he should get a dull or flat note, others where the sound should be clear and resonant. If you give out a flat tone where it should be resonant, the chances are that something has happened to partly fill up the lung. It makes the doctor suspicious. ' , He. takes his stethoscope next. It intensifies sound somewhat and helps to shut out other noises. It helps as he listens to the quality of your breath— ing. If there is a moist secretion that should not be there, he talks of hear- ing "rales," which is just a name given to the sound of your air intake bub- bling its way through mucous. The doctor found my breathing very good for a man of fifty. Of course, he made allowance for natural changes which occur in all of us as we get older. ‘While he was percussing he tapped out the "area of dullness” that indi— cates the region in which my heart, .lay. -He. declared that my heart was in the right place, and of normal di- mensions.‘ Then he applied his steth- oscope to various points, both in chest and back, and listened to the noises. The valves of the heart, when in good condition, render two distinct sounds, quite familiar. to the trained ear. If they do notclose perfectly, certain’ab— normal sounds are heard, which the doctor usually speaks of as “murmurs.” It is just as well to bear in mind that murmurs do not always indicate a ser- ious or incurable heart defect. When the doctor examined me, he had me jump up and down fifty times, just because he thought I was too good to be true. After that he found a mur- mur. But as soon as my heart had set~ tied down after the exercise the mur- mur disappeared. The best authori- ties concede that a heart murmur which requires exercise to produce it, and which disappears completely when the heart rate quiets down, rarely sig- nifies structural valve damage. '80 all the doctor ‘could say was that my heart p appeared to be all right, but I would better refrain from pitching hay, eni gaging in Marathon races, or other ex- tra indulgences. ' The chest examination was satisfac- tory.‘ Had it been doubtful, the next step would have been a stereoscopic X~Ray picture of the chest, which would have told a lot about heart and lungs both. But in my case this w‘as not needed. Next week I willrtell you about my blood’ pressure. FEELS TIRED. What is the proper weight for a girl fourteen years old, and five feet two mches tall? And how can I reduce «my weight? _What makes me feel al- ' gays tired? I weigh 149 pounds.~— At'yfounaée and’height," it: is .pr'gpe'r ' MYWXO"W31811 .110 WWSISO you fifiifids, .r' \ semen reruns, minerals. you are eating too much and taking the’ wrong kind of food. You should exclude fats and sweets from your diet. Eat some meat, but not pork. Eat cereals and skim—milk, and take as much in the way of green vegeta- bles and fruit as possible. Potatoes shouldgbe eaten sparingly. HAS THROAT TROUBLE. I have been bothered With throat trouble. There is a tendency to clear my throat very often, oftener than I think necessary. Sometimes it is hard. for me to speak above a whisper. I am teaching school and it makes it very disagreeable when one has to do quite a bit of talking. I am perfectly healthy, and have always been, with this exception. I have been told it is due to nervousness. Could you advise . me what to do for it?—Polly. There are several things suggested by these symptoms. One is the pos- sibility of goiter, which, under certain conditions, may disturb the voice. al- though it does not often cause clearing of the throat. Catarrh of the naso- pharnyx is another possibility. lt- may be purely a nervous condition, but I think that you should secure a thor- ough physical examination. CANCER WEEK PLANNED. PHYSICIANS have estimated that seventy-five per cent of the deaths from cancer might be prevented by putting into use, knowledge that we alreadyhave, thus saving 75,000 lives annually in the United States. They have proven that. if cancer is diagnosed in its early stages it can be cured by radium, heat. X-Rays, or sur- gery, according to the location and stage of development of the malignant growth. , In view of these facts, the wayne County Medical Society is sponsoring Cancer \Veek from January 25 to 29. 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Save Time Year: of Experience Have T augfit Me Many flick: of Me Wade 7 J HERE are tricks to all trades, and more or less time-must be devoted to them before they are mastered. Some of the original “kinks” I have in- vented in my years as dressmaker may bring a suggestion to the amateur dressmaker, who not only finds it nec- . essary to do the sewing for herself and children, but must do it in the least possible time. Saving time has ' always been a hobby of miner and I have tried to reduce sewing to amin- , imum of effort, and at the same time do it neatly and attractively. I have especially noticed extrava- gance in children’s sewing. There are so many small things neglected that mean so much economy on garments fi‘l s least one inch- higher at the shOulder seam, both front and back. Finish the slip as usual, and then make a smooth tuck on each shoulder, ”one inch deep, stitching it down well. Only a few moments time is required to lengthen the pettico-at by ripping out the tucks. When making dresses or skirts that are wider at the bottom than at the waist, stitch a strip of straight goods~ ' one- -third inch wide in with the side seam. This will keep the garment from sagging at the sides. By practic- ing these sewing “kinks” I have made my children’s clothes wear longer, and Charles William Putnam Has Two Grandfathers, He is the Fourth Generation to Rock and One Great Great Grandfather. Two Great Grandfathers, in this Cradle, Made Seventy-six Years Ago. for a child. It is always sensible to plan a child’s wardrobe so that two or three seasons’ wear may be Secured from them. Do not select extreme styles; and this holds true quite as much for mother’s as for daughter’s clothes. Extreme things soon go out of style, and moreover, the simple dresses are more practical. In the first place shrink wash goods before making up, or daughter’s dress will be too short the firSt time it is washed. Then try plans of concealing the extra length so that it can be lengthened as the little girl grows. If the dress is tucked, try concealing short tucks under the deep ones. If the dress is beltless, a tuck may be concealed under thehem, or if made with a belt this may conceal the tuck. In this day of short sleeves, most moth- ers will not care to allow sleeve length, but if this is desired, a tuck may be concealed beneath the cuff, or the cuff may be turned up while the dress is new, and later set on the bottom of the sleeve. To lengthen a dress with a hemstitched hem, cut the hem loose on the wrong side about an inch below the hemstitching. Use a strip of ma—. terial of the same weight of material as the dress, and as wide as you wish the hem to be, allowing for seams. Sew this strip onto the bottom ofthe dress as for facing. Turn the facing up, and whip to the one-inch piece of material you left when cutting the hem loose. It is usually only a short time until children’s garments need mending. It is a good idea to be prepared for this by making the sash a few inches long— ‘er than necessary, so that a patch or two, faded to match the dress, can be taken from the end of it.» * When- making under-slips for girls, it .is a good plan to make the arm holes extra large by cutting them at . saved much time in doing extra sewing. PERSONAL EXPERIENCE HINTS. O save\ much dust and dirt that flies about the room when filling the coal stove, I fill all the paper sacks I get with coal, then bring them in from the coal shed as needed, and place them in the stove. Beside sav- ing much dirt, I do not waken the baby when filling the stove this way.——Mrs. I. G. ‘ Our youngster is a lively little fellow I h By Nelle Portrey and I was '- afraid that'he might tip over in his high chair, or pull it over on him- I put an ordinary screen door' hook on the back of the chair, ands. screw-eye in every room where I us- ually put the baby. By this little de- vice I just hook the highchair to the wall and my worries are ended—Mrs. B. F. N. I make the steel wool I use in clean- ing pots and pans last much longer by' thoroughly washing it after using, and hanging it near my sink by means of a spring clothespin. In this way it dries quickly and never rusts, leaving abad rust spot where I carelessly put it.—'——Mrs. F. P. N. WHAT ONE FARM WOMAN THINKS. RE we farmers’ ble for the attitude’of the aver- age farm boy and girl toward the farm? Unhesitatingly, I answer “yes.” Have we taught our boys and girls the dignity ‘of our profession? Have we impressed upon them that the av- erage life of business is seven and four-ninth 'years, while ours is from» the beginning until the end? Have we helped our young folks with their club work, and pointed out to them the beauties and wonders of nature all about us? ' . An‘ old Hindoo philosopher said, “Give me a child until it is seven, and it will ever belong to Buddah.” W-‘e farm wives have the great opportu- nity given us to teach our little ones the dignity of the basic industry. I will admit this would be hard to do, indeed, if we see nothing but the drab side of life on the farm; if we only interest ourselves in washing, ironing, scrubbing, and baking; if we miss the big life of adventure await- ing us just outside the door; the fun of looking for new calves, colts, lambs, and little pigs, and the best fun of all is helping to tend, them, and watching them respond to our efforts. A Where Is the Farm Home? W E hear much, in sermon and in song, these days about keeping boys , and girls on the farm. Many a measure is discussed pro and con in an attempt to find a panacea that will tip the balance of the scales toward . farm life instead of urban life for rural young folks. Were it possible for all, or any group, of these measures to be successful, there would be estab- lished a permanent rural civilization, with the result that this one problem would be wiped from the slate. But such a measure or measures has, as yet, not been found, ’and we continue searching, .in distant pastures. Inxcareful consideration of this all— -important rural question, we overlook a method of solution, most simple and apparent, and guaranteed to work—that is to keep the girls on the farm, and- don’t worry—~the boys will stick around. In this way the whole problem resolves upon the condition of the rural home, and as mistress of this home, the rural smother holds the key to this situation in her own hands. If the country home is made comfortable, convenient, and attractive, the I farm girl will aspire to be a mistress 1 a ~ ~ of it. She Will see advantages in country life that will bring the balance.fa.r on the side of the country heme in preference to the crowded, though convenient, urban home. ' As a direct result, rural boys Will find a permanent, new interest in farm life. for the farm girl. But there remains much to be done to make these home conditions ideal Speaking generally, a remodeled kitchen, runp'in'g water, electric lights, power washing and cleaning equipment, and a’ general home beautifying campaign. would do much to tip the- scales and make ”the, farm girl forget the urge of city life. If mral mothers can accpmplisll this, the ~ whole rural family will be mere contented-smother, in the thought of a? work well Jone; father, that his son‘wfll follow hisflprofession; and: the‘ ' boy and girl, in the security of having a job in God’ 5 Open caustry ' wives responsi- -, xromper yokes napkins,» ' ' th . place What a sense of business method it is for the boy and girl, to figure out the cost: of producing these farm animals, the cost of the grain, the milk, etc- for I maintain no farmer is a 100 per cent farmer whose wife is not an equally good farmer. It’s a fascinating game. We are not machines doing one thing day after day, but human beings using and de- veloping the brain given us by our Father. If we have missed all these worth— while things to keep the floor white and the stove black, try letting the floor get black and the stove white. and be a. pal to the boys and girls and dad, on the farm. .Don’t let a few specks on the window pane blot out the life of adventure at your very door. ——Mrse I. K. HOUSEHOLD HELPERS. ’. Basting threads or” scraps of cloth made by cutting, cloth, patterns or sewing, may be easily gathered up by an old hair brush. \ ‘The white of an egg spread on the skin where a mustard draft is to be applied, will prevent severe burning. To prevent the juice of berry pie: from soaking into the crust, rub the bottom\crust well with the white of an egg. To remove grease from a stone hearth or stone steps, pour'on a strong solution of washing soda in boiling wa- ter. Then cover the stain thickly with ~ a pasteof Fuller’s earth and hot water. and let remain over night: Repeat if necessary. Weather stains on stone- steps and window sills usually can be removed by scouring with coarse steel wool, dipped in warm suds, with a tea- spoonful of suds added. To remove fruit stains on the hands. moisten corn meal With vinegar and rub on the stains, or gi‘ease the hands ‘ l 2 with lard and then wash'with'soap and. water. ' When making light cakes that call for baking powder, substitute for the usual cup of milk, a cupful of some fruit juice from canned fruit, and yon have a. cake with a- delicious flavor. / TELL-TALE ’NITIALS. ’—~ If your coat of arms says L, You’ll become a reigning belle, ~ 01' a. very lordly scion, , f (Monarch. of your friends, a lion. These initials are designed to use as embroidery patterns but ,. things for children. on peck eta, 1 No. 246—Slip—on Dress. Cut in sizes 16 years, 36, 38, 40, 42 and 44 inches bust measure. Size 36 requires 27/3 yards of 40~inch material, with.% yard of 27-inch contrasting. No. 265—vDress with Circular Skirt. 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Undoubtedly others will be forthcoming. I am glad to see the let- ters from the men.-—Uncle Frank. Dear Uncle Frank: I am very much pleased with the letters on the Merry Circlers’ page. I would like to compliment Ruth Yoder on her’s of January 2. The first par- agraph shows that she is interested in ideas that are helpful. When she dis- agrees with “Only a Farm Moth'er," she gives her reason. She is watching “White Amaranth” for a larger vocab- ulary and correct English. She praises each one before she dis- agrees with them, and that is the point which appeals to me, for I have always noticed that such criticisms do much more good than when the praise is omitted. Some years ago, I went to see a man. He had to correct one of his foremen who had been looking after some of his work in another city. He asked the stenographer to get him certain letters, and underline points in the i'oreman’s work that he could praise before he came to the point at issue. I was young, and his method gripped me. When he came to the real issue, he did it by questions and suggestions, and the foreman gave himself the punishment needed‘, and was a greater friend to his employer than before. Ruth is on the right track, whether she realizes it or not; and if she and others can see the point, and realize the value to be gained in her method, some real gOOd will be the’result. I should like to see a debate on which is of the greater value on the farm, the boy or the girl. This topic was suggested with the hope that they would thus be led to size themselves up as a part of the farm unit. I can- not tell which side I would favor, for both are needed, and we love them all. I hope that the children will remem- ber-that “their letters are being read and studied by the older folks, as well as by‘the youth of the Merry Circle,” /‘ and therefore will do their best with every letter. ‘ I am pleased with your page, and I believe it is doing good. I thank you for your efforts to’help the young folks—A Lad of Forty-five Summers. Dear Merry Circlers: I ‘ am going to “tell tales out of school.” White Amaranth, though you might think otherwise from her letter, I can assure you that Mrs. E. B. Cole. is one of your most ardent admirers. She has a theory that sometimes friends are established more firmly, and popularity gained more swiftly, if there is a little opposition for them to rally against. She was quite grati- fied by your reply, especially that, in spite of your heavy and dignified con- struction, you showed a regular human - - — anth’s. and my book of synonyms, and tried to study it out. It was too muchfor ‘me. *Uncle Frank, what does “dejune” mean? Ishit French or a swear word? The idea of the sacred assembly for, worship (conventicle) held at her feet, was very amusing, too. She must hav some feet! .. Mrs. Cole really couldn’t help gig- gling. Some of the. rest of us giggled likewise. Maybe White Amaranth has mumps in her vocabulary—anyway, it’s- all swelled up, 'and she can’t bear any- thing tart! ~Maybe she’s abnormally idiosyncratic, or else has a magnified egoism. H ' But, leaving‘aside levity, and speak- ing seriously, to “my mind it was a very sorry little.“come—back.” In the first place, it was untruthful. There was nothing “chaotic" about Mrs. Cole’s sentences; and as for advice, side to your nature in the retalliation,’ White Amaranth could have gotten the you made when speaking of the “gig; gles.” She thinks that some who were somewhat in awe of you, and so some- what discouraged by your apparent superiority, will be relieved when they see that, and will be encouraged again.‘- You will see that neither your popu- larity nor your friends are decreased. The efforts you are making for. self- education and refinement are highly commendable, and might well be imi- tated by others. , Perhaps Bernard Alfredson is be- yond the need of advice, but I think he is casting aspersions on Uncle Frank by intimating that these. par- ents who wrote are fools. He evidently forgets that the advice was asked for. Up to this time, no parent has tried to “drive from the back seat,” so his remark is both uncalled for‘and im- pudent. “Michigan Mother” should permit her children to write, and so set ex— amples of what would be proper sub- jects for the other young folk to write about. ' Friends, do you suppose, if we should ask the powers that. be, real prettily, that they would let us have two full pages?——Love to all, A. M. I. Dear Young People: I am not a member of the Merry Circle; in fact, I suspect I am too old to join, but I am interested in young people, and often read'the letters on your page in the Michigan Farmer., I have become thoroughly posted on all the arguments pro "and con, advanced on the knicker question, also bobbed hair, and have formed a conglomerate idea of Uncle Frank’s physiognomy. But it was none of these things that induced me to write this letter. It was that “come—back”.of White Amar- . “A Rube of One of the Series of, m. ‘ " By Billy Boys, here’s a straight-from-the- shoulder message from the Rev. William Sunday, whom many of you know as Billy Sunday,~the rap- id-fire,evange1ist, and former fa— mous base ball player. I’ve heard Billy talk, so I can tell you that he writes in about the same man- ner he preaches. I know you’ll like to read this, and undoubtedly the girls will, too. Senator Hiram Johnson, of California, prominent as a Presidential candidate a few years ago, will give us a talk next week.-—-Uncle Frank. pendent life on earth. The folks in the city may laugh at Old Rube, With his tall whiskers, from the sticks, but when he stops plowing and sow- ing, then they stop eating. He is the? one. that furnishes __ them. with, their breakfast, dinner, and supper. 7. The. telephone, the broadcastingfiautomoé bile, macadamized' highway, rural" de- S TICK to the farm—the most inde- best of help from it, had she not been so angry. It’s from our critics, who show us our faults, and not from our friends who flatter us, that we get the most help. What Mrs. Cole said was true, absolutely. We write to express our thoughts, and if there are no worth-while thoughts in what We write P—what’s the use of writing? I am thinking, too, of the harm that White Amaranth is doing herself (and others) by not controlling her temper. We all have a very differentopinion of-her since she wrote that last letter. She really did not” hurt Mrs. Cole at all—Just herself. I got out my big dictionary" .Does it roalbr pay to form-the habit?“ .. . . I of saying, mean things about people? Is it a habit we alWays want tolive ’ with? Thenr-why form-it?- When .we get to be old, do you imagine it will’, give us real satisfaction and pleasure to remember all these’unkind things ~we have said? .. ~ - It is surelywery commendable for ' White Amaranth to have the ambition It would be bet- , ‘ to become a writer. ter if more boys and girls had some definite ideals in life—sdmething to work toward. But let White Amaranth go about realizing her ambition in a sensible way. Read Lincoln’s Gettys‘ burg Speech, and notice thesimplicity with which he expresses his match— less thoughts. . - ' “With malice toward none.”——4Let’s remember that—AI Parent. - ' Dear Uncle Frank: The parents' week page sure Was an interestingpne. I think this page has improved very much lately. Some of the letters from parents were encour- aging. I do not agree with Mrs. A. W. Buerge, when she says that there are more men who imitate women, than there, are women who imitate, men. I do not think it very handsome for girls to wear knickers, unless it is a farm girl, who wprks in the field, helps milk, etc. I do not see. any harm in girls usinga little powder if they don’t put on over an inch thick. But when they put it on thick enough to see it a mile off, and look as if they came out of the flour. barrel, that’s going beyond the limit. I think the bays and girls are doing fine, and hope they will Continue their good work—Albert Meekhof, Lucas, Michigan. .- Dear Uncle Frank: That allsgirls’ page in the Michigan Farmer a while ago, sure took the cake. Talk about criticisms from those mouthy boys, it’s all right for them to have patent leather shines on their hair, and pants a couple of feet wide. They try to look like movie shieks, but they make an awful mess of it. (Excuse me while I laugh). . That picture sure made you look like an old fool, Uncle Frank. I think if you tried, you could find some of your grandchildren’s clothes, ,so we could see what you really looked like.-—-Your chief admirer, Florence Rothfuss, Nor- vell, Mich. Some boys do make just as much a mess of it in their appearance as the "Rubcs” [i to Bay: éyHPramz'nent Men Sunday . ,. ‘ livery, and electric light have robbed the farm of its loneliness and isolation. Most of the famous men of our land came from the farm; ninetysfive per cent of our criminals come from the cities. where destiny hurls you on, to make of you a hero or a devil.- ‘ I am proud to say that I am a Rube of the Rubes, a Hayseed of the Hay- seeds. farm, and amnever happier now than when roaming acrossthefields and watching something grow. .Above ev- erything else, if you can get a farm,’ 3 buy it and keepit. _There are going ‘ to be millions more people in this‘land. but not more millions of acres. We have got to- increase the productive-s genus LETTER sax Our cities are great Whirlpools, I was _born and reared on a. some girls do. * If that picture ‘made me look like an old fool, it undoubted- ly made me look natural. I am- sorry that. I can not accommodate you, but my grandchildren have no clothes, as I have no grandchildren. ' Dear Uncle Frank: . . Those letters the boys wrote i‘knock- ‘ ing”. the girls sure were good. 01' course, they didn’t mean half they said. Ifhink the girls should pass their opinion about “How boys should act.” This would make the matter a fifty- fifty proposition. ,_ Why can’t we have officers for our Merry Circle club? .I think it‘ would be a. good idea, and an election would be lots of fun. What do you think about it, Uncle Frank? . , , . If all the boys could write such snap- py letters as Harold Coles, ‘Herbert Estes, and Milo Dehart, and some oth- ers, we would have a livewire club, all right! Perhaps. the rest have the abil- ity but are just too bashful to speak up, or else they "haven’t time” to ness of what weh‘ave, f0¥;_W6'.CB€_nndt . make more acres. fee-my advice: first. iamsnc'authe time raga" ~ - 2::s'r1'cx T0," THEFARM \ -. A «a. <4..-qu --..,- w . _ . . . 2”“: . ..,.....— -‘M .. «7... W“ ‘.»’¢.-’ . :7 Dear Uncle Frank: 'get into another. ’ chievous thing I eve1 saw. '5. -—-Your pal, ' Bronson, Mich. "to liven things up a bit here.‘ " guess the boys’j‘and girls’letters will marble "believe it would be "nice ' to diocese "again the subject of electing 91111191111111.1111... a mail election would be interesting. Some few of the boys do write snappy letters; don’t they? For some time I have read the let- ters of the Merry Circlers. "I really enjoyed them. I especially like those of Herbert Estes and Helen Piper. I don' t know which one pipes the best. I think tobacco smoking is a bad habit. I also think that the boys who are nixy on knickers should try dress- For .my part, I say, knickers for me! Well, I will ring off and give the rest of the pipers.a chance to pipe. I know they can do it. -—-Your want-to—be niece, Dorothy Avery, East Leroy, Mich. I am glad you like the letters. I am also glad that you feel confident that the pipers can pipe. I wonder how many boys .would like to try dresses? ' r Dear Uncle Frank: Do you know that I feel that you are like none of these descriptions of you that have been given. I have my own private idea of you. but it is quite dif- ferent from those I have read. I just bet that we have passed each other sevei a1 times, for I almost always meet people I am wanting and hoping to meet. So, heed this warning and be- ware, for I'll find you some day and calmly say, "Good morning, Uncle Frank.” But that is not now, so I think I’d better say, “Good-bye, Uncle Frank," instead—Your niece, Elva Dittman,‘ Detroit, Mich. I don't know if I could stand it or not, but I would be willing to take a chance on your coming up and saying “good morning.” But be sure you say it to the right fellow. Dear Uncle Frank: ( It is difficult to act natural for some girls. It is for me. I neve1 knew that the boys noticed rouge and ‘powder on the girls, or ever paid any attention to the way girls act. I hope I can overcome those habits that boys d0“ not like to see. I am going to try to act natural, because it will make me more comfortable, and I know it will the person who is with me.—Your lov- lng niece, Mlldred E. Merritt, Ypsi- lanti, Mich. I think that there are few things more attractive than natural actions. But often it seems that the hardest thing to do is to be one’ s self Dear Uncle Frank: We are the E. H. R. Club, our ob— ject being to help others, and have a good time socially. As only students with a “B” average in their studies are eligible to join, we have only elev- en members. We meet twice a month and have‘ very good times, singing, dancing, sewing, etc. At present We are planning on making a set of baby clothes for the county nurse to use in her work. We hope that you will approve of our club, and that we may write again. —You‘rs sincerely, Grace Chilson, sec- letary, Gland Marais, Mich. I think your club is a dandy. .Your membership qualifications and the purposes of your club are fine. /. , Dear Uncle Frank. Say, do any of my fellow M. C.’ s have wild animals fo1 pets? We have a ’coon and a ’.possum My brother just got the ’possum the other night, so that he isn’t tame yet; but we got the’ coon early in the summer, and he’s just as tame as a eat. If your office is dry and uninteresting, just get a pet ’coon and, believe me, things will be lively enough. The little rascal just gets out of one thing in time to He’s the most mis- I Say, girls, be lively out-door girls and you won’t need any rouge. But I don’t see any harm in using powder, '3 if yen use it sensibly Please, Old Gmg, may I come again? Ada Carpentei, M. C., "I think I’ll have to get a pet 'coon But I do as well. " You young folks also get into all kinds of things. HoW’s that? “Dear Uncle and Cousins: did}: ttakeapartinthod'rgument ‘about. bobbed hair, but mysoul is full» . asymmthg'fi tor those who think it' been to smoke. I it'lsmybct'ter foraboy » fused it. 11111161; I have seen .a man go into a store with his child and buy some tobacco for himself. His child asked for some candy and he re- What do you call that? I say it wasn’t a mannerly trick. So much for smoking. Say, girls, why is it that it seems so difilCult for you to take time to buckle your overshoes? I think girls look "sluggish” going down a street with those horrid things flopping. What me the buckles for—“rattle- bones. 9” They sound to me like snare drums in a kindergarten band. As for me, I think the most of a girl who knows beauty is only skin deep, and who doesn’t use powder so thick as to nauseate your “sme11er.’ ’—As ever, your sincere friend, A Boy, of Course. Amen to your smoking ideas, also what you say about girls’ overshoes, or galoshes, as they are now. called. This excessive paint and powder mat- ter bothers my eyes more than my “smeller.” Hello, Uncle Frank: How are you? I'm just line. I be- gin to think I ought to write to you about the State Fair. All of us boys took our calves to the fair. We had a good time I teas- ed the man who was selling the Mich- igan Farmer, and told him he must be Uncle Frank. He said that you were better looking than he was. And every time I went away from the building and came back, he would say, "Uncle Frank was here.” I got second prize with my calf. In 1923 I won a silver trophy for having the best calf in the state. I am tWelve years old, and am in the eighth g1ade.-—Your nephew, Melvin Hartman, Ann Arbor, Mich. I am glad that you were so success- ful at the fair. I, also, am glad that you had some fun with the M. F. man. I didn’t get to the State Fair at all this year, as I was away part of the time. MISSING WORD CONTEST. ERE are four lines which express a very nice thought, a thought that should be helpful to all of us. But these four lines have some words miss- ing. Can you supply them? Try it; I think you’ll find it easy. Here are the lines: It’s the — of the —— that gives us the grass, And the — and the — the dew. Oh, there isn’t a —— ever coming to -— But it brings — 21 ~— or — The papers of all those who get cor- rect answers will be placed in a. pile and ten lucky ones pulled out The first two will win school pencil boxes; the next three, dictionaries, and the next five, handy clutch pencils. This contest closes January 29. Send your papers to Uncle Frank, Michigan Farmer, Detroit, Michigan. THE JUMBLED WORDS. OMETHING happened to this con- test. I got three replies to it, actu- ally three. That’s a record, as it is less than I have ever received from any contest. - Just what has caused‘this is a prob- lem to me. I wonder if the contest was too hard? Will somebody please write me and tell me why the contest was not answered more freely? Other similar contests have done well, so for that reason I am looking for informa- tion. Those three who sent replies did not get all the words right, but I am going to give them prizes anyhow. These three will get clutch pencils. They are: Kenneth Dean, Ada, Mich. Preston A. Kok, R. 3, Zeeland, Mich. Lilly Tervo, Chassell, Mich. Please notice that two of those who tried are boys. Congratulations, boys. The correct words are as follows: 1. agricultural 12. irrigation 2. nursery 13. experiments.- 3. feathers tion — 4. butteimiik ' 14. reptile 5. horticultural 15. diversifica- 6. tuberculosis tion 7. veterinarian 18. ventilation 8. rutabagas 18. legu‘minous 9.;ejndlve . .17.. nitrogenous _ ' 1.0. accredita- , . 19. association 1:. ~ tions ‘ ‘ " 20 ell‘l'cienc’y 1 11.111enn1’a1 Has not 11 ~ ethan fora girl. ltaboy can J ‘ . smOke, why not a girl? " . woman just as big a right in the Unit- ‘ ed States as a‘ man? to none. weeks of age out of 1,100‘hatched. 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(18" Ilods,A11l conas.14c; Buu‘ Roms, B111! 01113.. Wh. Wy an. 161:: Black Minor.. 150: Mixed. No. Less than 100 chicks. 1c each more. SILVER LAKE HATCHERY. Box M. Silver Lake. lnd_ Leading Varieties Michigan State! Accredited Chicks and Puletc pum- hred. circular l’.roe leeral dispene.d‘ Que ;:~me;tday;_-1aa-rn1 that a: stranger in- ‘te'r'estedvin the same breed, passed the E'farm and noted the fact that we bred ' 'FGuern-séy cattle, and also ,our name. / / I —R. Rutherford. Later, we had the pleasure of selling this gentleman a good many dollars’ worth. of stock. The stock happened to be to "his liking, of course; but the fact that' our name impressed his mind was the actual connecting link between this man and the sales later made to him. This is one reason why I claim. that it pays to name the farm. . ~WINTERING PREGNANT ewes. CONSIDER it of great importance at this time in the successful man- agement of my flock, to give particular attention to feeding the pregnant ewes liberally, and give the unborn lamb crop a good start in life. I am inclin— ed ‘to think that success in handling sheep depends more upon how judic- iously they are cared for during the pregnant period, than any other one thing. - Pregnant ewes, well-feduare gener~ ally healthy; free from disease, and in vigorous physical condition to perform the function of reproduction. I find it a good practiCe to make a careful study of my flock every day: Preg- nant ewes should be well nourished, yet not over-fed nor stinted. I have valway's- found in my flock individuals ' that could well be termed “boss ewes.” They are the ewes that are always first at the‘hay rack and grain trough, , and the last ones to leave. These ewes are always fat, while the more retiring members of the flock are in need of more feed. I' have found it a good plan during the winter to divide my flock. Ewes that are rather wanting in courage to get to the feed trough and get their share of the feed, should be separated and placed in a pen andgiven good care. Poorly nourishedewes are not only subject to winter ailments, but undernourish their unborn young, and ultimately produce weak, puny lambs. ' Pregnant ewes should be fed a va‘ riety. ration during the winter months. Do not expect pregnant ewes to do well on timothy hay and over-ripe corn stover., It is better to feed a roughage ration containing a liberal amount of protein, such as clover hay, alfalfa, and bean-pods. A light grain ration is necessary and important—C. R. FEEDING VALUE OF BREAD FOR ., - HOGS. ’ What is the feeding value of bread for hogs, cattle, and poultry? The bread is “returned” bread a.few days old, and can be purchased from the gakéeries for about $20 per ton—E. The food value of bread would be little, if any, more than the flour from which it is made. Various experiments have been made which show that it will not pay to cook the food for ani- mals. They can digest their food in a raw state. Stale bread has been fed tolive stock of all kinds with good results, and is well worth the price you state. It is relished more by hogs and poultry than by other stock. PORK PRODUCTION DECLINES. HE United States production of ‘ pork products for the ten months , from January» to October, inclu- sive, declined abdut fourteen per cent, and was accompanied by a correspond- ing [rise in domestic prices.‘ This, ,coupied with a considerable increase in foreign pork production of meats, “’“has-fcaused a marked decline in ex- ports of, American pork products for the present year. EXPOR‘rs‘OF FRUITS ARE . SM’ALLER \ GENERAL decline in exports of gifts and vegetables...is reported. 16:33}! t'crop ofpotatoes is in dongleefo‘ ’ failing: °§om _ and massage once daily. "’s’ um fixated and boxed apples maimed?" the previous year, due apparently to” higher prices this season.‘ HIGH PRICES nuance ‘~ ‘ ,S‘UMPTION ESS meat was~ consumed in the United States in 1925 than in 1924, according to the Institute of ‘Meat Packers. Nevertheless, farmers were paid approximately $200,000,000 moreE for live stock than they were in 1924.i BREED ASSOCIATIONS MEET AT COLLEGE. __L HE various breed associations of Michigan have prepared excellent programs, and will, meet at the Michigan State College, East Lansing, Farmers’ Week, Feb. 1—5, as follows: Horse Breeders—Judging contest, 8:00 a.» 111., Tuesday and W'ednesday; program 10:30 a. m., Tuesday and Wednesday, in Room 111, Agricultural Building. - Sheep Breeders and Feeders—10:30 a. m. Wednesday, Room 110, Agricul- tural Building. Fine Wool Sheep Breeders—10 :00 a. m. Tuesday; banquet at noon. - Guernsey Breeders—1:30 p. m. Mon- day, and continues until Tuesday morn- ing, in Dairy Building. Shorthorn Breeders-10:00 a. m. Tuesday, Room 100, Agricultural Building; banquet at noon in Union Building. Hereford Breeders—10:00 a. m. Tuesday, Room 109, Agricultural Build- ing; banquet at noon. Red Polled Cattle Club—«10:30 a. m. Tuesday, Room 112, Agricultural Build- ing. Aberdeen Angus Breeders—40:30 a. 111. Tuesday, Room 213, Agricultural Building; banquet 6:30 at Kerns Ho~ tel - Brown Swiss Breeders—10:30 a. m. Tuesday, Dairy Building. Holstein-Friesian Breeders—Banquet 6:30 p. m. Tuesday, at Plymouth Con- gregational Church, Lansing; annual meeting 10:00 a. m. Tuesday, Room 402, Aguicultural Building. Jersey Cattle Club—10:00 a. m. Tuesday, with banquet at 6:30 p. m. Tuesday, at Kerns Hotel. Swine Breeders—1:00 p. m. VVednes- day, Room 109, Agricultural Building. Poland-China Breeders——10:30 a. 111. Wednesday, Room 100, Agricultural Building. Duroc Jersey Breeders—10:30 a. m. Wednesday, Room 213, Agricultural Building. Spotted Poland—China Breeders— 10:30 a. m. Wednesday, Room 111, Ag- ricultural Building. Chester White Breeders—10:30 a. m. Wednesday, Room 207 “Agricultural Building. VETERINARY. Congestion of Kidneys.—I would like to know what to do for hogs that are stiff in the rear legs, and grind their teeth.—~P. 8., Ruth, Mich—Try change of feed. Keep the hogs in clean, dry quarters. Add one teaspoont‘ul of po- tassium acetate, and one dessertspoon- ful of epsom salts to the slop once daily for each two hogs. Enlarged Tendon Sheaths.—How can puffs be removed from the joints of colts without removing the hair or blis- tering? l have some good colts which are puffed at the joints as a result of running and playing. J. A. R., Con- stantine, Mich—Pressure by the use of bandages, or withdrawing the water with a hypodermic needle, will remove it for a short ti e. More permanent results can be 0 ained by the use of blisters, Neuritis.———My puppy has been hurt by an automobile. Ever since the accident his front foot shakes. He eats well ,and grows. When he is asleep he can hold his paw still, but when he awakens it moves again—— E. C., Grand Rapids, Mich—The nerves in the leg are no doubt some- what irritated, as a result of the in- jury, though this should gradually dis- appear. Keep the bowels in. good condition with an 00- casional dose of castor oil. Chronic‘lndigestion.~—I have a 1,600- pound, eleven-year-old gray Percheron mare. She ate a. bushel of potatoes about two months ago and has had colic pains off and on ever since. Our local veterinarian gave her physio, but we cannot find anything that will help. She will get better and then have the colicpains again. I have given her one-half gallon of raw linseed oil. I feed her oats and hay. D. P., Cadillac, Mich.—-—Reduce the amount of feed, and about three times each week, give a hot bran mash made with four quarts of bran, one handful of oil meal, and a little salt. Also mix dried sbdium vsul; phate, one pound; sodium bicarbonate, three-fourths . pound, and common salt, one-”fourth pound Give one-tablespoon- th £111 in a little feed three times daily. meA-r cou- ' Bathe the leg with hot water, . .‘ ‘ , ///.. I //.%/A l ' i” I So wn Your cows -With Water Bowls John Grosser of Meridan, Minn., found a quick, easy way to double the income from his cows. He simply equipped his stalls with Louden Water Bowls—it paid big. ' Keeping pure, tempered water always before the cows, so they can drink as frequently and as much as they need, 3235:: 5‘22"” . . . . out , 18 a sure way to get more milk. This has been proved by 5.53;; loads- lasts a . many experiments at various Agricultural Stations and gtfifigflfhég‘ggg by hundreds of practical dairymen who keep careful ~old or new. records and report gains of from 10% to 50% in milk pro- duction following theinstallation of Louden Water Bowls. They will pay for themselves and pay a nice profit be- sides, long before the first winter is Over. Save Work—Save Expense Besides the extra money coming in, with no additional feed expense, Louden Water Bowls save the time and trouble of turning the cows out to water every day, in s storms and in zero weather; do away with tank heater gfffigfioflegi'vesggg: 3:8“! nuisance; save tank heater fuel and guard against the spread ture comfort in the barn. of disease from cow to cow through the drinking water. Healthier K099 COWS healthy-1110mm” cows, less work in caring for them, more milk and more money the" pdeuctlon—Bgve work. for the bank are all gained with the Bowls. 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For a list of Mli‘lllGAN STATE;~ Every Michigan State Accredited Hatchery has had all its flocks in- dividually inspected by tho Michi- gan State College. All male birds have been individually leg-banded with a State sealed and numbered leg hand. Parent stock of all Ac- ,' credited Chit-ks is purebred and free from all major standard dis- qualifications. All breeders a1)- . proved are true to type and color of parent stock. All with low vi- tality or disease have been removed. ACCREDITED HAW ‘lll-lll-llGS and if further information, write: ' J. A, HANNAH, Secrehry.. Mich. State College, East Lansing, 2‘- Michigan. ’ We are breeders of high quality .. n . Mom of our hens are trapneated, all have - most careful supervision. Semi for free catalog showing pictures of our farm and stOck. For quick service order direct from this ad. Prices (Postpaid) on: . 25 50 100 600 1000 White Leghorns (Wyckofl' strain) .................. $4.00 $7.50 $14 $07.50 $130 Barred Rocks, R. l. Reds. .......................... 4.25 8.00 15 72.50 140 White & Burr Rocks. White Wyandottes .......... 4_50 8.50 16 77.50 150 DEAN EGG FARM 8:. HATCHERY. - BOX 6. BIRMINGHAM. MICH. Superior Chicks save $5.00 worth of eggs w hen per year to Prof. Holden, of Whitehall, Mich. They are ready to do the same for you. became are bred for high cps production." One of the most modern breeding lants and hatcheries n Mich.» Every breeder passed by m- spectors from Mich ‘ We are um..sme Accredited. One of the strictest plans of accredb itation in the If 3. Our big free catalog describes our breeding methods. World famous blood lines blended, Tolls how we give service equal to any. and better than-many. Get our free catalog. It willhelp you make money. '.80PERIOB FARMS. INC" BOX 359. Z'EELAND. MICH. State College. - n . O 'I “E .. .. lea-44.1w savvy-urns fies-h wwwz ,.. ,__ .. 9,“, a. :‘ud'fi-‘e-f‘ m...»u._...m.4fig~ ., . Chance 0! Copy or cancellation BREED“? BREW Twelve Days before (lite of publication FOR SALE 8”“ WW8. three harm, Rom- tered Angus. Wore the first of FRANK RAGER. Montaoue. Mich. " DiSPERSAL SALE of Registered and Grade 50 - HEAD GUERNSEYS . 50 January 28,1926 The herd consists of twenty head pure bred heifers of the best May Rose Breeding some fresh, some bred and some open Also about tWenty- -five grade young cows There are both fresh cows and close springers in this lot. 0111' herd sire and sev- caIVes also will be sold. - Tuberculin Tested Herd GLENDALE FARMS C.D. BRIDGMAN, Division Road, Flint,'Mieh. FOR SALE- Reg. Guernsey Bull Calf Pine Ranger whose dam hum A. B. myoflflgefi 44. 2 lbs. Milk. 988. 6 lbs. \Fat. “No Fe- males for Sale. Write l. M. Williams. North Adams: Gilmore Brothers. Camden. Mich. IDallinwood Guernseys ounI . R. cows for sale. ! bulls {'r‘imw. WALLIN. lenison. Mich. ERNSEYS for sale. males. females. sired by Ggres whose damso havoc records of 194605011913. 909.05 fat. and 15.1mllk. 778. 80 fat. 1’. V. HICKS. R. 1, Battle OCrOOGK. Mich. Reg. Guernsey Cows. Bulls and For Sale Bull Calves. A. R. Record 111w Rose Breeding. JOHN EBELS. R. 2. Holland. Mich. Some reel bargains in reg- Guernseys lstered cows and heifers. one young bull. W. W. Burdiek. William-ton, Mich. FOR SALE 3.1:;2:911:13.assessing old. GEO. N. CRAWFORD. Holton, Mich. ' u Guernsey or Holstein dairy Practically 2312868 82 0 e.ach crated for ,shiDment. Edsewood Dairy Farms. Whitewater. VIII. Marathon Bess Burke 32111! Junior Sire in the Traverse City State Hos- pital IIcrd. A most promising son of the very remarkable cow. Wisconsin Fobes 6th. a cow of faultless type. great size and wonderful quality. 1113 seven nearest dams average: 7 days. 33.76: milk. 601.2 1143.69: Milk, 24795.2 Butter. Butter. 1 year. Insure production in your future held by using a. son.of this richly bred sire. m Bureau of nut Mann: Animal Industry Dept. C (”I I‘I’III' MOI. [Till raw-u Lansing, Michigan tthree—fourths LAKEFIELD FARMS Home of} Bou'nt Veeman Segis Piebe A champion son of the great “PIEBE”. His dam produced 1273 lbs. butter' 1n a car. His sister is America’s champion utter producer. We offer his sons at bargain prices. All of them are out of high record dams. Also will sell a few cows with records up to 29 lbs. that are safe in calf to this great bull Herd is Fully Accredited. Lakefield Farms Clarksion, Michigan “Maciarmc’o” Holsteins LET YOUR NEXT HERD SIRE be a “MACFARMCQ” Colantha bred Bull from high producing A. R. 0.. & C. A. Dams. Visitors always welcome to our 20th century new Barn. McPiiERSON FARM 00., Howell, Michigan FOR SALEbred My small herd of pure- Holsteins. including my yearling line- bred prize herd sire. All young and priced right. Will sell y or as a. bunch. J. W. PETERS, Manchester, Michigan. Jersey Bull's We have on hand several eXception- ally well bred young bulls, old enough for service, which we. purchased in dam. These being not of our own-breed- ing, we are offering them at from 850. to $75. Useone of them on your grade cows andlncreasethe value of yourherd. THE OAKLANDS ‘ , .Box 396 - Ann ArbOr, Mich. THAT, every inch of extra length in . the bodies of market hogs may mean more than its proportionate share of profit for the feeder, is lndi-y cated by results of an experiment by Armour’s Live Stock Bureau. ’ With the idea. in mind that more should be known concerning the de- tails of conformation which combine to form the most profitable type of hog, a. series of tests was made in which the value of carcasses of aver- age length couldbe compared to the values of longer-bodied hogs. Three- prelimlnary tests were made with three pairs of carcasses, the two mem- .bers of each pair being of approximate-. ly the same dressed weight, but dif- ferent in length. All carcasses were cut up in the customary way in pack- lng house routine. The cuts were grad- ed and priced, and the differences in commercial value were ascertained on the basis of 100 pounds dressed weight. These differences in value ranged from thirteen cents to fifty-nine cents per dressed hundred-weight in favor of the longer carcasses, where the length dif- fered by some three .inches to four and inches—the greater length producing the greater increase in value“ The Comparison. To check up on the consistent show- ing made 011 pairs of carcasses, a further test with carloads of hogs was made, using seventy long-bodied hogs secured from D. D. Casement, Juniata. Farms, Manhattan, Kansas, and anoth- er load of eighty—one bought from Clarence Lee, Shullsburg, Wisconsin. . Neither of these loads rep- resented extreme types. The Case- ment hogs were cross-bred Yorkshire Poland-Chinas and Yorkshire-Duroc “Jerseys. The Lee hogs were high-grade Poland-Chinas and the load was se- lected as typifying the best grade of market hogs of butcher type. The con- sensus of hog buyers on the market was that they were better finished and more desirable than the longer-bodied cross-breds. The average weightwas approximately the same for both loads. Killing tests carried out in the usual manner showed rather startling differ- ences, almost all in favor of the long- er-bodied hogs. The latter dressed out 70.44 per cent, compared to the short hogs 68.82 per cent. The average val- ue of the products on a live weight basis was 15.71 cents per pound, as against 14.54 cents for the short-bodied load. Per hund1edweight of carcass, the longer- bodied hogs were worth $17. 04, as against $16. 77. The Financial Advantage. In short, the test showed that the T. packer buyer, though of the opinion that the Lee load was moge valuable, could have paid forty-six cents for live hundredweight more for the Casement hogs than for the other load, and still have come out even. If, for the sake of argument, the advantage of higher dressing percentage for the long—bodied load were eliminated, these hogs would still be worth twenty cents more per live hundredeeight The difference amounts to $65.64 on a. load of seventy hogs, or, if the hogs had not dressed out higher than those of the other type. about $29. Not only did the Casement hogs show a. greater return to the feeder of the fact that their weight was ap- proximately the same, but a review of their history shows that they were raised and finished on a typical corn belt ration of shelled corn and tankage 1n self-feeders, and alfalfa pasture. It "9 Long Hogs Pay Best Recent I nvertzgatzom Slzow " .‘ . shorter hogs . for their extra. length of side, in spite ~ - vetch in 112,: vlf this ing it ground and plated with 39119 has been claimed that the system of agricultural production in the corn belt does not make for the profitable rais- ing of long-bodied, meatier hogs, and that the American market does not ap- preciate the merits of leaner pork suggests interesting possibilities along the line of revision of market type cuts. This test,. however, while not final, tends to refute these claims. and ideals, should further studies bear out ‘ the findings of this experiment. THEY ARE KIILLED AT HOME. WE are located midway between two railrbad markets, one being eight miles east, and the other eleven miles northwest of us. We have had several head of cattle ready for the butcher each year for a dozen years or so. We had plenty of chances to sell them to the local dealers, who make a business of ship- ping from both these points. But within th1ee miles of here is a Archie McGuggan eighteen-year—old farmer bOy of Rodney, Ontario, Can- a,da was crowned champion live stock judge of North America at the recent Chicago International Live Stock Ex- position. Rep1esenting the Ontario Agricultural College of Guelph, Ont., Canada,- A1ch1e made the highest num- ber of points ever scored in the inter- collegiate stock judging contest, tak- ing 924 out of a possible 1,000 points. The highest previous score was 920 points. Experts said McGuggan’s feat was one of the most remarkable achievements at the International this year. Archie works on his father’s farm when he isn’t going to school. little village, where a. butcher shop has been maintained for a considerable period of time. being conducted the entire year round. The proprietor makes a specialty of buying up the butcher cattle in the territory about the. little village, often going as far as‘ seven or eight miles to pick up cattle. During the greater part of the year he is'kept,moving pretty lively. He makes bologna to supply his home trade, and also sells to nearby stores. _ winter he kills hogs and sells pork and sausage. We have been selling to this meat market for a dozen years, and have been getting as, much as local dealers would have given us, and often more. We have felt amplyrepald for keeping our business at home, since the butch- er came to the farm to kill the ani- mals. -—W. F. ‘ RYE AND vs'rcH r91. H'oR‘éI-zee I have some 1%: which has some - s twenty .per cent. Would like to know 1d do for horse feed by hav- “ will have a good grain: ratio 1 horses doing spring work. It willjief‘ - This meat market is. 1nd 51rd go about " a‘ tribe richer in protein than: oat-.34?“ Work. ‘ / The twenty pounds of vetch would fl contain four pounds of pretein ’and the eighty pOunds of rye would have 7.6 pounds of protein, making a. total", 1‘ for the two of 11. 6 pounds of the pro- . teln. This is aboutia pound more‘p'ro- tein than would be contained in 100 " From this analysis it . pounds of oats. would seem that one would have an as above mentioned. REMEDY FOR STOMACH WORMS IN SHEEP. What is a good remedy for stomach worms in sheep? What is it, and how and when should it be used? VVlll it be safe to use on ewes that are with . lamb ?——-D. U. Many have had good results with the following: Eight parts pine tar; eight parts raw linseed oil: one part turpen- tine. The dose is one to three ounces. . Others prefer to give gasoline, one tablespoonful of gasoline mixed with four ounces of sweet milk being given . at a dose. The sheep should be fasted for twelve hours before being given this medicine, and not allowed to have any water for two hours after the med- icine is given. _ There will be no injurious effec‘ from the fact that the ewes are preg- nant. FEED FOR A BETTER CROP OF WOOL. THE wool crop should be well-fed. Just the same as skill and fore- thought is applied to the profitable production of farm crops, equally as much attention should be paid, to ev- ery necessity in the growth of the wool crop. Every flock owner knows ' amine and Just the thing for horses that are being hustled up to do heavy - . excellent ration for horses by mixing’ ' that wrong feeding tends to produce disease in the flock,‘ and is. no less productive of‘ ailments of the fleece. Wool is an outgrowth of the skin. Its original purpose was 'to' furnish protection to the sheep, but through- out the ages man has converted it into raiment for human purposes. For centuries to improve the manufactur-.. ing of wool, attention has been paid to breeding and feeding sheep that the quality of fiber produced might possess greater strength, length, and uniformity. It is a. well-known fact that the production of a superior qual- ity of wool depends as much on proper feeding as upon prOper breeding; in fact, both go hand in hand. At Forest Grove Farm we have found that generous feeding from birth is a vital essential in the produc- tion of a. good staple wool. Our expe- rience has ‘ thoroughly convinced us that we need to give just as much at— , tention to feeding the wool crop, as ~- to mutton production. I am. inclined to think that :if the sheep are well-7 supplied with the necessary food to sustain them in a. healthy, vigorous flesh condition, the wool crop. will take care of itself. But, I think it is advis- able to examine the fleece frequently During the fall and; to insure its being well nourished, as some times over—feeding is practically as injurious as malnutrition. .-. I think it is a splendid practice in feeding the wool“ crop, to supply the flock as nearly as possible, a well-bale ' Over-feeding of. a. tpo ’ anced ration. protelnaceous ration is very likely ‘to produce a. broken or weak fiber ’of ~ Sheep kept in good flesh. not " ‘ too fat nor too lean, and liberally sup: ' plied with a. variety or; roughage and wool. 81'59111. Will generally grow to b3. .-.. rNary bills undertook to t , has happened in cooperative marketing during the past year, is the‘unreserved recognitiOn of co- operative marketing by President Cool- idge and Secretary of Agriculture Jar- dine. said Judge R. W. Bingham; chair- man of the National Council of Farm- ezs Cooperative Marketing Associa- tions. addressing the fourth national cooperative marketing conference, which opened in Washington on Janu- ary 12. “The leader of the cooperative movement in this country now sits in the White House; and we, who have dreamed and hoped for this day—we must follow the leader.” ‘ President’s Address. We are just at the threshhold of the real accomplishments of cooperative marketing, declared Judge Bingham. There have been failures, and mis- takes have been made. “But,” he con- tinued, “I shall never favor the inter- ference of government in the market- ing of farm crops until cooperative marketing has had a fair trial on a large scale, and has proved a failure. Before I urge men to become peasant; minded, to ask someone else to work, out for them what they can do for themselves, I must first exhaust every opportunity to keep them independent American farmers." He took a positive stand against the movement of middle west corn and wheat growers to secure legislation creating a corporation to handle the so-called exportable surplus. He did not think the solution of the farmers’ problems would be found in tariff jug- gling.‘ Concrete examples were given, show- ing that it is not the tariff which counts, but organization which alone can enable the farmers of this country to get satisfactory returns from their products. The unorganized farmer in Kansas, with the forty-two cents per bushel protection, with a present price of $1.75 at Chicago, will receive about thirty cents a bushel less for his wheat than the cooperating Canadian farm- ers with a $1.60 price at VVJinnipeg. Corn was described as a domestic problem, most of the crop being con- sumed in the form of hogs and other stock. Yet farm leaders in the corn belt are clamoring for an export cor- poration. . They have been caught by words and phrases, and not by facts. “I refuse to believe,” concluded Judge Bingham, “that it is the export- able surplus which breaks the wheat farmer, when I see that the same type of problem prevails with the crops that have only a domestic surplus, and frequently with crops that have no surplus at all. All I ask is a fair chance for the farmers’ own initiative to be exhausted, before we ask the govern- ment to carry our burden.” Opposes Surplus Legislation. The numerous proposals for legisla- tion dealing with the farm surplus problem, now before congress, were declared by Aaron Sapiro, to be eco- nomically and constitutionally un- sound. All of them, ihcluding the Ship- stead, McNary, Yoakum, and Dickinson bills, were directly or indirectly price fixing measures. The Sinclair bill, which sets 'up a government corporation to fix prices on' farm products, and by which the government" would hazard $1,000,000,- 000 in“its Operation, and the Shipstead bill had the merit of saying what they mean, while the Dickinson and Mc- camouflage priceefixing in high-sounding phrases. The ._Dickinson bill was referred to as the old McNary-Haugen bill in short skirts. Its method of electing admin- istrative officers was said to be un- ‘ sound, "and any such tax as is provided for in the Dickinson bill, whether col- lected in the form of an equalization fee. or not, was declared by Mr. Sapiro to be unconstitutional. ’ooperators Discuss issues National Comm! Hold Annual Semzom HE most important thing that ‘. The cooperatives were asked to get "keting bill, so that the federal govern- a back of the Jardine codperative mar- ment may have an opportunity to do as much for marketing and distribu- tion as it has done in the past for pro- duction. Favors Action on Surplus. Former Governor Frank O. Lowden, of Illinois, in voicing the sentiment of many middle west farmers, took issue with both Mr. Sapiro and Judge Bing- ham. If the producers of any farm commodity were completely organized, he thought it possible that they might handle the surplus problem without government aid. Their collective credit would enable them to store and hold for less ‘bountiful years, such surplus- sesas prudence dictated. They would then consider collectively, the most profitable disposition in the world’s markets of that portion remaining. But it will be many years before the co- operatives of the staple farm products are sufficiently organized to take care of this ever-present problem of surplus. In themeantime, it was Mr. Low- den’s opinion that the nation should see that a surplus should not operate to the disadvantage of him who pro- duces it. It should hold sufficient for its own needs, as against a less fruit— ful time, and it should aim to dispose of the surplus beyond that in the mar- kets ol‘ the world upon the most ad- vantageous terms possible. The surplus itself is the disease and must be abolished before there can be a permanent cure. declared Carl \Vil- liams, of Oklahoma. the farmer to effect a cure”, pass some sort of export corporation law. But the final result is likely to be still more burdensome surplusses, and an increasing political strife be- tween city and country, which. cannot fail-t0 harm both. He thought that the methods which the bureau of agri- cultural economics of the department of agriculture has applied to the mar- keting problems of the hog raisers if extended to other staple crops, might tend to aid in the prevention of sur- plusses and in the stabilization of farm prices in fair levels. The delegates to the conference were somewhat divided on the surplus dis- posal problem. It was indicated that the east, south, and southwest were strongly opposed to the surplus dis- posal schemes, with the far w'est di- vided in sentiment, and the middle west aggressively in favor of legisla- tion to handle the surplus. Secretary “’alton Peteet reported marked progress in the cooperative marketing movement, during the past year, especially along commodity lines. CORRODED FUSE. LECTRICAL connections Will some- times corrode. Don’t blame it al- ways on a burnt-out fuse if the lights go on and off. See if the fuse is cor- ,roded. FROSTING FOR HEADLIGHT LENS. TEMPORARY frosting on a head- light lens may be acquired by ap- plying a thicker lather of sapolio and water to the inside. It will serve effi— ciently for several months. For a per- manent frosting, coat the inner side of the lens with orange shallac. LESS FARM LABOR REQUIRED. I T is claimed that machinery is help ing materially the farm labor prob- lem. A special committee to out- line a.comprehensive program for in— vestigation in the field of farm operat- ing equipment has been appointed by Secretary of Agriculture Jardine'. And it is up to: \Ve might i V Reasonable in Price Cost. little, if any, more than a less durable Silo of the same s1ze. Easy to Erect Any contractor can set up :1 Nate co Silo by following our simple instructions. Easy to Pay for Convenient terms of payment can be arranged. Write for the Book “Natco on the Farm —the book on permanent, fire—safe farm con— struction. \Vrite for a copy. It’ s free. '0' NATIONAL FIRE PROOFING COMPANY 847 Fulton Building, Pittsburgh, Penna. paper. about your live stock ailments. ARE YOUR COWS Losing Their Calves If they are, you are losingmoney! Youcan stop this loss yourself - AT SMALL COST Wiite for FREE copy of “The Cattle Specialist, ” our cattle Answers all questions asked during v. the past thirtyyears about this trouble 1n cows. 3 aLet us tell you how to get the “Practical Home Veterinarian" , a Live l StockDoctorBook, withoutcost. Veterinary advice FREE. Writeus tonight A postal will do. ' > Dr. David Robert Veterinary Co.,lnc., 124 Grand Ave.,Waukesha,Wis. PRIVATE SALE , 5 Cows. 4 Bulls from R. Registered HOLSTEIN HEIFER CALVES 908 pounds butter, Also fine stiong bull calf by 22, 000 milk in ten months Come and see this stock and we will make it Will also sell a few fresh cows. FAIRGRIEVE FARMS, Five Miles West of South Lyons staited in thoioughbreds. Will sell our Choice Heifer Calves from two to eight months old, sired by AVON PONTIAC SKYLARK who is one of the best show sons of Avon Pontiac I 13.00 Heavies ....... . . '. . . . .' . . . 11.25@12.00 BUFFALO \ Hogs Receipts 2,850. Hogs closing slow; heavy $1.2@12.-75; medium $12.75@13; light weights $13.25; light lights and pigs $13-25@13.50; packing sows and roughs $10@10.25. ‘1 Cattle. Receipts 200. Market is steady; steers 1,100 lbs. up 38506131025; no choice here; steers 1,100 lbs down at $6.50@10; yearlings up to $11.10; heif—' g:s@é$5.50_@8.75; cows $2,50@7; bulls R i tsSléeg dangaLatmbs. see p , '1 es ‘ilambs 15.50 $15.15; culls.$15 domi; .. bestsym‘ lings $12@13.50‘, beat aged wethers. at $ .3 _.-_. .- with as to .thegaeimmemoa; v.2 yneoei ts. 150;. 1.1a) 16:19ciills1’ 12.50.. 91711., ._ =1 pf: $1: -: 325064.60 bu; 'baga'es 75¢ buniop corn » 2 bu; curly parsley 50c'doz isbiiuoh‘est utter 60@65e11b; rhubarb 6, 5-1b. box; eggs, wholesale. 45c; re , 50@65c; hens, Wholesale 31©32c; re- tain 35c; color springers,‘wholcsalo;_ 31@34c; retail 3, c; Leghornspringers.’ wholesale 280; retail 3Z@35c; ducks, retail 45c; dressed hogs 18@2,0c lb; dressed hens 38@40c; springers 38@ 40c pound. . ' ‘ ' GRAND RAPIDS '3 c@£1'_" __ With chain stores and other retail- ' ers using fresh eggs as Vieaders, the .- marketi'onlthe poultry product bccame’ ' more steady in Grand Rapids this week. At times there was a. stronger undertone evident. Farmers were mak- ing sales around “@3563. dozen. Po- tatoes were Justa shade easier at $2.50 per bushel, and celery was slightly stronger, although much of .the'crop is too green to harvest. Onions were steady at $1.35 per buSheL Beans de- clined to $4 per cwt., and butter-fat fell to 45@46c a pound, lowest prices since last summer. Poultry was high- er at 280 for heavy fowls and spring— .ers, and 220 for horns. Pork was firm at 15@16c; vea was higher at 17c. HAS FAITH IN DOLLAR cw. HE following letter by, Alex. Legge, president of the International Har- vester Company, will go far in restfik ing confidence in the corn ,situafiOmg The letter is addressed to the; branch managers of the company, and'is self: explanatory. He writes: - You are authorized to notify your dealers that we will accept any mer- chantable corn in payment for pur-_ chases of IHC farm implements, an the basis of No. 2 corn at $1.00 per bushel, Chicago. The corn is to be“ delivered either at the local elevator or f. o. b. cars at dealer's station. De- livery is to be made in May, June or July, 1926. We are to give the pur- chaser. thirty days’ notice of delivery date so that he may deliver the corn without unnecessary interference with other work. This offer is to hold good until further notice and is to apply only to bona fide purchases made on or after this date by farmers to cover their reasonable requirements and is not open to speculators. . ~ We are‘making this offer in the be- lief that ,the price of No. 2 .corn should reach $1.00 per bushel, Chicago, within the ninety-day period fixed for deliv- ery, and in the hope that this action- on our part will help to restore confi- dence in the situation. 'Should it go higher before delivery is called, for, the farmer who has agreed to deliver corn inpaym'ent for IHC farm implements ‘ shall have the option of. disposing of the corn elsewhe and settling for his purchases on regu ar terms. . 1 There is ‘considerable variation in the relative cost of different articles of farm equipment today, as cOmpared . prewar cests, but if the farmer in the corn belt purchases the same class of implements now that heractu- ally bought in 1925, his corn will buy more farm equipment on the basis of this offer than the same number of bushels would have bought in the five ' year period preceding the war.- - 11 We call to the attention of corn ' growers the fact that the question of seed for the 1926 crop may prove eveh more seriou‘s‘than the present price question. Exhaustive tests indicate that com of the 1925 crop does. not germinate well. Unless the grower does a thorough job in selecting and testing his seed he may be confronted - a year from- now with a-hi price for corn and have little to he}?h ' FINE WOOL SHEEP passer-ins. A special effort is being. made by the Fine Wool Sheep Breeders of the state to put on an" nteresting "and instructive prOgrain at their annual meeting on February 2, at Farmers’ ‘ ' Week. Outside. speakers Will share the platform, while, fellowship of the right sort will be promoted through a.‘ high- class mutton banquet. ‘ MAcI-iiussv sues Ann; was. cit...» Thelfactfiihat -Sfiies.of farm, ‘ mm- "'1 ”25 exseededthofeng: ”2”? “early 'fhirtraermggt. ‘ 'héldfb, m ,I? ,, Wdi‘tiyohgg'iéi‘: mm” 19'9“" , . . ”urn-...._ fl- i IUFFIWVVVI I i FFVT'Q‘FHQHP'I'TH ll .>r Ll‘ it '.‘-va . _, ’.‘,T....,_ s... . . , .- c. muons ru' April and my tarot- his. . . . ' _ ' . a . Muses Farm Pdasivilhnas h '-" '-«— t“ t meanness“ mm mnfim $137350 checks get them. P. '2...1E0PE. Mt: Pleasant. men. . f ' ‘ B. m. P. (1. Gina. bred for March m -m _ and April fan-ow. They are nice MW. ‘91. semen-es. m. Mich. -' f .- hlflm'fil‘. Grinddaughters of the ‘ “I: m m3 World’s Grand Champion. bred.i’or April ‘fsrrow. Cholera immune. Fall pigs. either sex. DORUS HOVER. Akron. Mich. T..‘P. 6.. for sale. spring pigs, either sex. Cholera . immune. Also Brown Swiss lmlls. Write or see them. A. A. FELDKAMP,’ Manchester. Mich. > 0 ' good ones. bred for spring PM china Gills ' (arrow. Cholera immune. Registered tree. WESLEY HILE. ionia. _Mich. . Hampshire Spring Boers now ready to ship. Bred ‘ Gfits for spring {arrow in season; 12th year. 10H! W.'8NYDER. R. No. 4. St. Johns. Mich.- SHF-EP - A: .VFOR SALE- —- ' ' lo REGISTERED SHROPSHIRE EWES new: exam—“sass in a. .J'wliycw ' Will lamb in March and ‘ i rams. bred to our Cha p on C. R. LELAND. April. 830 per sad for the bunch. R. No. ii, Ann Arbor. Mich. HIGH CLASS- m“... ammo t... ewes. also ewe and ram -'Wheat:brings $1.84; corn, 75c;. pota- - and auto traffic coutinues. , \ are *busy .with chores. m the 'ground. “A small amount of stock is on feed. Corn _ husking is labout’done. Our hay crop Was a. fail- ure, and a shortage'of feed is likely. toes, $2.00; eggs, 40c; butter, 45c” About twenty-five per cent of the farm- ers here are interested in radios.— J. E. H. Newaygo 00., Jan. 14.—-'Tlte condi- tion of farmers, as a. whole, is much brighter. Beans helped. out in thls section. Taxes are out of proportion to the farmer’s income. There are fourteen inches of snow. Live stock is in fine condition, and the usual amount is on feed. Red kidney beans bring $8, and pea. beans $4.50; pota- toes, $2@2.25; eggs, 35c; butter-fat, 480; dressed hogs, 15c. Roads have been opened for cars thus far; the weather is unusually cold. Feed IS rather scarce—S. R. . Osceola ’00., Jan. 13.—-Winter is on in full blast, having at least two. fleet .of snow. Roads are in good condition, Live stock is in good condition. On account of moisture, corn is not keeping well. Po— tatoes bring $2 a. bushel, with most farmers holding far better prices. ream, milk, and eggs are being sold. Many farmers have radios, and are ,la'mbs. dilutes a. me. Dexter. Mich. able to get stations as far as Florida. , This Small ' tuning. _ at W sum. or in display columns . Bass, 3 cents ,a word. each insertion. con-mun insertions 8 cents a word. .Count in display type or ' classified advertising department is Ints bring WI articles for sale or exchange. charge iD' words. > qtablished for the convenience of Michigan tar-men. best results under classified headings. at commercial rates. on orders for less than four insertions: llhistrations W. nuisances must accompany order 'zLive‘ stock advertising has a upstate department and is not accepted Tu it for want ads and for adva- Poultry advertising will. be run in this department for four or more a word each abbreviations. initial or number. No I as classified. Minimum Four One Four HAY AND STRAW ' 81.40 38. . . . . . . «$3.08 {6.34 3.8! 87. . . . .2. . 3.16 3.08 ALFALFA and all kinds hay. Ask for (lanyard 1.88 . . . . . . . . 8-3; 3:3 prices. Harry D. Gates Company. Jackson. Michigan. 8.13 II......v.. . . —-——-——-———-—-—-———'"——‘—— . . w gig g-g MISCELLANEOUS m ' ' ' 1,1: it"... 22123222 in 126s PEDIGREED Sum. BLACK FOXES. Let .5. sun- 1"”. ...:. 1.16 4.00 ... . I.“ 1.91 ply your foundation stock, filteen years in me fox ll" ' . . I 7 1.“ I." u. . . . . . . . ’.‘" 3.18 business. Reasonable prices. time payments Stamp “- . ~.- ' . : '1. 4.36 85. . . . . . . . 3.80 3-40 for particulars. Valley Silver Fox Farm, St. Stephen. 1112222. 1.60 4.» .ss........ ass 8.64 N, 13., Canada, . 21...”... 1.68 8.04 W...” 8.“- fl. . . . . . 1.16 5.88 38. . . . . . . . 8.04 9.12 ALL WOOL KNITTING YARN for sale from manu- fl. . . . . . 1.84 5-51 . - - - . - - - ‘13 9-36 lecturer at great bargain. flsmplos free. ' H. A. 14. . . . . . . . 1.93 5-76 :0- - - - - - - - 3:: 8% Bartlett. Harmony, Maine. I ' '.' ' ' ' ' ° ‘ 8'00 . .. . . . .. ' . LOVELY QUILT PIECES. ginghams, percsles, for two 111 Myanmar cm dilmml“ orders 00 SPBCi In “ice or than: 0/ a!) in- uv:dsd fur thy Classified Department mun not}! this afiuun div: '1'" advance quubllta rim due. ' ‘ asst, ESTATE 24’! Acres. '2 sets Buildings, 12 Cattle. Horses, Hay, Grain: potatoes to carry till spring. full line farm implements; handy beautiful college city. splendid taming country: 140 acres machme-worked, spring water. estimated 2,500 cds. wood. 100.000 It. timber. pleasant 8 & 6-room houses: large barns and other bldgs. Come quickly. $5,000 t es all. part Details pg. 15 lllus. Catalog f bargains throughout mm states Free. Strout Farm Agency, 205-BC. Kresge Bldg" Detroit. Mich. EXCEPTIONAL OFFER. in the Sunny South. 40- acre tarms in new community. 20 acres cleared. new broom house—$1,200. Low cash payment. easy terms. Fertile soil. mild climate. General farm crops. live stock 'and dairylng pay well. Small fruits and trunk crops my big returns 1mm early markets. Living con- ditions good. Intormation free. Wine W. E. Price. General Immigration Agent. Room 37‘. Southern Rail- ‘wey‘Sys‘tem. Washington. D. 'C. .REAL,FARM—_-165 acres all cleared. good. soil, levol. ‘lepars'ted fr'om'town by Muskegon River. With ’76 mile Trenton on river. Fine 10-room house with base- ment. furnace. lights. fireplace. bathroom oak finish. distance to High School and Normal School. Assessed ’2 big barns. one silo and one silo-basement. Short . valuation $0.000. price $9.000. $5.000 down. Must be sold to close estate. Write W. F. Umphrey. Evart. Michigan. ' . ' DOUBLE YOUR INCOME by taming on James Ranch. California. No winter there, no drouth. Crops growing 305 days in every year. and the best markets offered anywhere. .. Land is state inspected and state approved. A going proposition for s. suc- cessful farmer. Write me for details. Herman Janss. Dept. 1195. Sen Mquin, Fresno County. Calif. non SALE—240489 farm. located eastern Barry County.- Excellent buildings. .flnc stock and crop farm. Secured through mortgage hirer-105mm will sell for $14,000, liberal terms. Big bargain. write or cell at.0nce. Farmors' & Merchant-8' Bank. Nashville, Mich. ' ' _ TRUCK AND DAIRY FARM—280 Acres. All under ’cultivation. Located on main Cleveland—Toledo chigh~ way. ,I'Flne large buildings. City electric power and lights. Traction line handy. Can be divided into two' smaller Isl-ms. Bargain for quick sale. Terms, Address! Estate,‘ Box 297. Norwalk. Ohio. EXCELLENT BARGAINS in 'Glsdwin County, Mich- igan, farm lands. well ioeated, good buildings. roads and schools. Large list to select from. Write me your needs. U. G. Reynolds. Gladwin. Mich_ ..160«ACBEIFARM near Litclrfleld. Hinsdale County—— . Helleutyconditionrgood buildings. near good market. 0 ercd very reasonably. owner can’t look after. Write 1". B. McKibbin Co_. 119 W. Allegan, Lansing. Mich. . RENgl‘l—ig‘m‘m. :33 mos. 23 mile; 303th of De- ,Hon -.cem read.neoduings.good son. ‘.CliiudeMW. Grow. 9'89 Waterman Ave. Detroit. i . I no .SETTI'E'ESTATE. will sell lilo-sore farm in Cass, ty. Good buildi .30-9. woomp. , _ Vannees. Niles. Michasgsm‘ m ‘ t M" W min slim-Michigan Farm. Tusoola c' , 00.“. 'Box 3, Millingt‘on, Mich. minty. 80. w'w .._........ -- . worms—Era m. .., .._..-....... , - , __ stove heated. W' . per. month. W nt tax-in. ”$310!“. .3082, M ndgCnioago. Ill.n . .. ._ ”a.” filo ,3 heir“: er cum}: 9. f' . .mcrm, we“! .. w .. mm quilts. one dollar, postpuid. Mrs. George Morgan. Vicksburg, Mich. PAINT AT 40% DISCOUNT—standard QUality_ Write for details. Douglas. 214 Philadelphia. Alma. Mich. BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES ROOMING HOUSE—East Lansing. g00d income, 10 rooms central location nearmampus. lot 061144. of- tered’ at bargain, owner leaving. F. B. McKibbin Co., 119 W. Allegan. Lansing. snaps also NURSERY srocx , . services» anions. z, E“ "dslhoun (23.; Jan. Ere-The. m ‘ .ihthis locality ‘We have about four inches of show. I Just think—less than a dollar a year is the average repair upkeep cost for an E-B‘ Spreader! That is the figure shown by recent analysis of over 20.000 E-B Spreaders in service. You couldn’t want more convincing proof than this of the-quality of EB machines. But this remarkable rec- . 0rd also tells another story, equally as important, about the problem of securing repairs. All E-B machines are built to give long, satisfactory - “Good Equipment Makes Low Repair Oasis—Real Service service at a minimum cost in up- keep. And all the repairs needed for these durable tools are quickly supplied by our many dealers,trans- fer agents and branch houses. Any of your needs in this respect are as much our interest as yours. Any good local dealer can get re- pairs quickly on any E-B machine from our nearest branch house. transfer point or direct from the factory at: Rockford. a Good Farmer cBetter” EMERSON-BRANTINGHAM FARM MACHINERY Rockford, lll..Peoria,l|l.,Hsrrisburg,N.Y..Aulmrn,N.Y..Salisbury,N.C.,Minneapolis.Minn.. Fargo,N.D.,Si0lx Falls,$.‘D.. 0-aba.Neb., Des Moises, la.. Kansas City, Mo.. Oklahoma City, Okla.. Dalian Ten, Amarillo, Tex.. Regina. Sack. ments ass-checked: D Planters Am- w"... MAIL D Plows D Hay Tools [3 Harvesting Machinery D Wagons EMERSON-BRANTINGHAM, Rockford, 111., Dept. I3 Send me free circulars describinEjthe following E-B Imple- Harrows D Cultivators THIS REGISTERED AND CERTIFIED seed corn and oats. Clomem's waits cap'yellow dent. and Duncan’s yel— low dent. Fire-dried. on racks. oar—tested and germ- ination guaranteed. From high-yielding stock. Reg— istered and Certified Worthy cats. :1 still straw and high~yielding variety, developed by the Michigan State College. All seeds grown under inspection of the Michigan Crop Improvement Association. Michigan's largest producer of seed corn. Paul C. Clement. Britten. Michigan. GUARANTEED Progressive Everbearing Plants. $1 Hundred. $8 Thousand. Blackcaps. $1 Hundred. $8 Thousand. F. lcgsn. Satisfied customers last 7 years. .Berry Nursery, Box 123. Allegan. Mich. CERTIFIED SEED GRAIN, from latest improved strains of highest yielding varieties under Michigan conditions. Wolverine oats. Robust buns. A. B. Strawberry Cumberland O. B. A1— Fuch's Cook. Owosso. Mich. FOR SALE—"CERTIFIED" Cuthbert Raspberry Plants, $30 per 1000. Get your orders in early_ Andrew J. Barrett. R. 1. Edmore. Mich. GLADIOLI—twenty choice assorted bulbs. m. ‘ Ilmncwood Farm. TOP PRICES PAID for fryers or broilers weigh- ing 11/; to 2% lbs. Ship today. East Coast Poultry (‘o.. 1300 Division St.. Detroit. Mich. RINGIJIT BARRED 'ROCK COCKERELS. bred on where they lay. weigh and win. $3.00 to $5.00 each. Robt. Martin. Woodland. Mich. Good layers. Fayette. Iowa. TUllKlCN——Hs.lf Turkey. Half Chicken Eggs, lilalcs For Sale._ Turkcn Home. and Dodgcvilla, Vi'isconsin. CHOICE “RINGIJET” Barred Rock Breeding Cocker- 915. large type. nicely barred. Write Earl Murphy. Britten, Mich. CHOICE BUFF ORI’INGTON COCKERELS. $5.00 each. Hatching eggs. $10 per 100. J. E_ Seckinger. THOROUGHBRED BABY CHlX—White Wyandottes. Barred Rocks. R. I. Reds. White Leghorns. .Mrs. Grace Millikan. Fenwn. Mich. ‘ S. C. BUFF LEGHORN BABY CHICKS. (or “II. J. W. Webster. Bath. Mich. TURKEYS TURKEYS——all breeds. Strictly pure-bred. Get- our special prices. Eastern Ohio Poultry Farm. Bealls- ville, Ohio. WHITE HOLLAND TOM TURKEYS from a, 30-“). tom: young toms weigh 15 to 20 lbs. Price. 310. D. E. Dean. Milford. Mich. TURKE‘YS-Pure-bred Bronze, vigorous birds. choice stock. Order early. Mrs. Charles Boone. R. No. 5. Traverse City. Mich. for 81. Frank Eby. Holl_z_md. Mich. . PET STOCK FOR SALE—English Shepard pups 8 weeks old from my own heel-driving cow dogs. All females $4 apiece Earl W'hite, Livo Stack Dealer. Arcade, N. Y. RAT TERIIIERS. fox terriers. police pups. Illustrat- ed lists 10c. Pete Slater. BLP. Pans, Ill \VHITE (‘OLLIES—Nutursl Heelerrs. at prices. J. L Hcgner. Reed City. Mich. TOBACCO HOMESI’UN TOBACCO: Chewing. live lb_. $1.50: ten, $2.50: smoking. fire lb., $1.25: ten. $2: cigars, $2 for 50. guaranteed. Pay when received. pipe free. Iloy Carlton. Masons Mills, Kentucky. HOMESI’ILV TOBAm—Chowing. 5 lbs.. $1.50: 10. $2.50. Smoking, 5. $1.25: 10. $8. Mild. 10. $1.50. Pay when recehed. F. Gupton. Bardwell, Ky. KENTUCKY LEAF TOBACCO—Fair pounds chewlnl. or five smoking. $1.00 Dostpaid. Clements & Wett- smin. Chum ‘s. Ky. . - POULTRY SUNRISE FARM White Leghorn are making names for themselves in leading Egg Contests. Watch our pens, at Oklahoma. Texas. Washington New York. Maryland. Connecticut, and Michigan On our term we are hrs-nesting 1.000 layers. and last season raised 4,200 wing-banded. individually pedigreed chicks. Now adoring cocherels indivi pedigreed. with dam's records from 200 to 304 eggs. Baby ducts of known breeding after Feb. 22 at reasonable prices. Write for our Monet; 0f mum. we are Michigan State Accredited. -W. 9. Hannah & Son. R. 10. ' Grand Rapids, Michigan. COCKERELS—R. 0‘. Beds and White Rocks. are exceptionally . fine birds; melisnt breed production stock. Write {or descriptions. Fame I-Asseeiaeien‘; Kalamazoo. Mich. BARRED ROCK cpcxnans—rmm beds with cislrllecords.207'to'293“bsck otthem. $5.00 and 3%?) ' .. A‘ls‘o chicks 1nd eggs. G..'Cahs.ll.- farmer’s These type: Hudsohviile. ”Mich.“ We . Manchester, Mich. l’UitE-BRED Ringlct Barred Rock Cockerels. choice birds. $5 to $15. H. C. Christiansen, Clinton, Mich. LARGE Gunders $5. D. L. ‘ THOROUGHBRED TOULOUSE‘ GEESE $4. McAvoy. Laingsburg. Mich. BABY CHICKS WHITE LEGHORN CHICKS from big white eggs. Shipped anywhere C. O. D. Guaranteed to live. Low prepaid prices. Egg contest winners for years. Trap- nested. pedigreed foundation stook. Hundreds of cock- erels. pullets and hens. Get. our prices. Catalog free. Geo. B. Ferris. 634 Union. Grand Rapids. Michigan. BRED T0 LAY-Barred Rocks and Pure Hanson White Leghorn chicks and eggs Stock blood tested three years. Catalogue tree. Michigan Accredited. Aseltinc Poultry Farm, 1827 Belden Ave... Grand Rapids, Mich. ENG. W. LEG. CHICKS—Guaranteed. pure—bred ‘Eug. W. Leg. cks. direct from. our M. A. C. Demon- stration Flock at extremely low prices. only 110 each in lots of 500. Send for circular. Model Poul- try Farm R. 4. Zeeland. Mich. SELECTED CHICKS from flecks carefully culled {or production. standard and health Twelve leading breeds at living prices. First hatch March 8. Write tor catalogue. Litchfield Hatchery. Litchtleld, Mich. PURE-BRED 01119st from State Accredited Stock. Fourteen varieties. Poultry Manual Free. ptoufler Egg Farms. Route 26. Mount Morris. Illinois. warm ROCKS—Chicks and Bus from sum. a - credited and Blood-tested Stuck. Mrs. Lois Holcomg. North Adams. Michigan. 3m omens m St to A credit 1:. tree m a c ed stoc Catalog . . Shady , Hatchery. .Zselend, Mich. . . Britten, Mich. Mt. M BABY CHICKS from ideal flocks. culled for 200 and some“ hens. Write us before buying. Famnm' Chick Hatchery. Charlotte. Michigan. BRONZE TURKEY'S. Toulouse Geese. Guineas. Beagle dog eight months old. Write. M. B. Noble. Saline. Mich. CONTROL THE (.‘ORN BORER with White Holland. turkeys. I have the best. Also Toulouse Geese. Alden Vi'hitcomb. Byron Center. Mich. LARGE—BONED BOURBON BED TOMS. Archie Ives. Ror-kl‘ord. Mich. PURE-BRED BOURBON RED TURKEYS. Mrs. Rena. Meek. Belmont. Mich. MAMMOTH BRONZE TURKEY'S—Toms. $10 to $12 apiece. Mrs. M. G. Masher. Osseo. Mich. HOLLAND TOMS. from 28 to so Leonard Norton. Three Rivers, Mich. FEW CHOICE lbs. $8.00 each. HELP WANTED MAN . WIFE—to opera!» dairy farm 6 miles from Pontiac. No objection to small family: good living quarters. Must have best references. Address. Box 231. Michigan Farmer. SINGLE MAN—wood hand milker (or general dairy Evan’s. Fail-grieve Farm, 5 miles west of South Lyon. (-1. WANTED—Man for farm. Must understand dairy work and be dependable. State wages. Farm locum in Oakland County. Apply Box 241. Michigan Farina. AGENTS WANTED WE PAY $200 MONTHLY SALARY. furnish car and expenses to introduce our guaranteed poultry and stock powders. cleaner .etc. Bigler Company I 083. Springfield. Illinois. add‘drles «windows. sweeps. cleans walls. scrubs. more. Costs less than brooms. Over half profit. Write Harper Brush Works. 113 3rd St.. Fairiield. Iowa. SALESMEN WANTED everywhere to represent" 0. liberal commission. The Clyde Nursery. Clyde. an, 0 AGENTS—Our new Household Cleaning Device wash.~ 1. .a.__./fi...t A :q.—w.-W-n~a 13".: m: - ., a” ‘.« ~ \ofir.w ~n¥<fi~r$~§u-m‘.. ‘ . “‘ "‘"" i Finished in Black Only Mad in .10 Styles ‘ METAL To METAL METAL TO. .\- f V METAL Just One Ex- ample of How Metal-to- Metal Pro- tects Olde Tan at Every Point of Great- est Wear and Strain! wear until metal wears through first. ness such as logm gin? and strip pit work. lnm y3 56y and my harness stil -IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII BABSON'BROS.‘, Dept.3l-01 2843 W. 19th St., Chicago, Ill. Please send me free your Olde Tan Harness Book telling all about your “Don’ t Pay for 4 Months” offer on Olde Tan Harness. Print your name and address plainly My Name , ‘Mv Address IHIIIIIIIIIII‘IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII ‘I Don’t Pay for 4 Mon We will ship you an Olde Tan Metal- to- Metal harness and you need not pay us a cent for 4 months. 30 days’ free trial—returnable at our expense. See above how metal- to- metal makes a harness wear longer. No leather can, This construction is carried out in every part of the Olde Tan Metal-to-Metal “IE I Were to Buy 100 More Sets, They Would All Be Olde Tan” That’s what Lewis Hunter, of Prescott, Kansas, writes. And he adds: “My work is most trying on ha_r- ears of use, I have not been out a cent for "pain looks like new. I bought another make at the same time of a local harness shop and ‘daysn'ialyoukeepgildeTanoi-sen'd itheckaayon « ' ‘ .‘AME‘I'AA‘CTO , I, METAL. c--- -.----- I l o-I. 'n 6"- > \ COPPER R IVET ~ HAND RIVETED~ Harness where there is strain, wear or pull. It adds many more years’ wear to a harness that was already famous for its Strength and dufihllity. Note how much strength has been added by using at vital point! the Olde Tan “Buckleless Buckle” which stands the utmost strain and positively cannot slip. Reid the facu' In our free catalog! “4 Years and No Repairs” ‘ My Olde Tan has been' 1n use 4 years and Ihave never spent a cent for repairs. —R. B. Grady. RBI. Wall. 8- D “W “9 MW 91‘9“? we“ 3110‘ 0° Piece! llan- Aw ayl “nu-mu Not Eve-m m Wm “N Not One Penny for Be v My Dad ht a set of harness {Damion andwe em on a team at Wag mm, Olde Tan has been in use 6 days a week on the same team ever a nee I bou be it. 1 have used it near) two sons throng three rnnuva s. One 0 them with a corn binder and there wan nothing left “”10",“, if,” and have not paid out a penny for repairs. I bought another in e of harness the year-be out oi! three fence-posts an {our telephone poles] We have proof that nothingri ortoreon nght one from you, and it went to pieces, so 1 had to do something. —Clyde Mellinger, LaGranse. ”tron ' .W. hubbe, If you believe that you even may buy another harness within the ‘- -’ the Olde Tan catalog and learn all about the real leathg; ~‘ our unusual otter—free trial for 3D days—so you won - ' way metalngainst metal wears, and the fine ‘ Damn anon” Dent. 31-01 Mail this Cou on Eor FR 7E , vac-mg. « \- ’gLW‘ - ;_...M,._..