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0F KNOWN ORIGIN

Look for the It marks the
“PINE TREE” store of a “Pine

. Tree” dealer. It
Sign . is “The Sign of
Good Crops” backed by over seventy
years of honest service to American
farmers.

Lookforthe“PINE All Genuine
TREE” Brand “P1116 TI‘EC”
Farm Seeds
on the bag are packed
in bags bearing the “Pine Tree” trade
mark printed in green, and the words
“Dickinson’s Pine Tree Farm Seeds”

in black.

Look for the After it is filled,
“PINETREE”every bag of

‘P 1 n e T r e e’
certificate Farm Seeds is

machine sewed with a Red String.
Sewed into the top by this same str1ng
is an orange and green “Pine Tree”
Certificate. The bag cannot be open-
ed without breaking the string and
detaching the certificate. If the Red
String and the certificate are intact,
you are assured of getting genuine
“Pine Tree” Farm Seeds.

The Albert Dickinson
Company

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A Practical Journal for the Rural Family

 

 

MICHIGAN SECTION THE CAPPER FARM PRESS

 

QUALITY
RELIABILITY
SERVICE

NUMBER IX

 

 

 

 

 

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* ‘ SOMETIMES think it would be an
excellent plan to tell of some of
the mistakes and failures that some

of us have made in growing a potato

' crop.

V ' As I look back over thirty-five years
of active farm management on Cherry

. Hill Stock Farm, I can easily recall

I our first attempt in growing potatoes

as a cash crop. It was in the spring

M.“

of 1893, and up to this time Cherry Hill'

has neyer tried to grow potatoes, only
for home use. So we selected the most
promising field we then had, and plant-
ed the best we knew how, and made a
dismal failure—not getting as many
potatoes as we planted.

i This experience lasted us for fifteen
years, and we were content to grow
only for home use, until we knew our
fields were in better shape for potato
growing. Eighteen years ago we got
up courage to try our hand at it again,

. ~w..

g and have grown about fifteen acres
each year ever since. We have had
} partial failures, but have always tried

to use them as stepping stones to

something better.

We use four of our fields that have

i loose, mellow soil, and follow a four-

\ year rotation of potatoes, small grain

. and alfalfa or clover. None of the

2 fields are perfect throughout for pota—

toes, but we make the best of it by

doing all we can to put them in shape.

They have been tiled, limed and treat-

ed with acid phosphate, until clover

and alfalfa. cannot help but grow. June

, grass or Kentucky blue grass has been

( driven out of every field, until scarcely

;" a. trace of it can be found. ~It costs

i too much to 1aise any cultivated crop

in a June grass sod.

( We plant in drills thirty three inches
apart, and space fourteen inches apart
in row, and do a large part of our cul-
tivating on the crop before they ever

' show above ground, and usually have
very little hand work to do to keep

.1 them perfectly clean.

' By 'Mason Parmalce

 

Michigan ’3

 

ASON PARMALEE, of Allegan county, the author of this arti-
cle, was adjudged by Michigan State College men,
—- of Michigan potato growers for 1925.
1924 in the 300-bushel potato club. Every farmer of the state will
be interested to learn how this man, a third of a century ago, could .
not get a crop of potatoes on g‘ound that now is making record yields.
In the light of Mr. Parmalee’s experience, have We not over-em-
phasized the kind of land on which to farm, and under—emphasized

the manner of man who is operatingthe farm?

Potato King

the king
He also led in production in

 

 

The sprayer, carrying 250 pounds
pressure, is started when the plants
are six to eight inches high, and ap-
plications are made about once a week.
We put on eight sprays last season.
Every spray is a Bordeaux mixture. In
the first three sprays poison was ad-
ded for any leaf chewing insects that
might come along, and the last spray
we added forty per cent nicotine to
control the aphids or plant lice. In

addition to spraying. the field was
rogued three times to remove as far
as possible, all diseased and weak
hills.

The crop was (1111: with a large dig-
ger, which had mounted on top of it a
four-horse power engine to drive the
machinery so that, two horses handled
the machine easily. We like this much
better than to depend on‘ four horses
to operate the machine.

 

 

Rossman Brothers Gathering their Seed Corn.

 

When This Practice is Com-
mon on Farms where Corn is a Major Crop, Less Trouble From Poor
Seed will Result.

. Grews 440 Bushcls of PotatO€S

H are Michigan ’5 flight"! Yielding Potato Crop Was Producer!

The potatoes are stored in a well-
ventilated, frost-proof storage house.
Elevators and carriers take the pota-
toes from the wagons to almost any
part of the building. Wht-n taken out
we use a power grader which brings
them from the baswmvnt to the second
story, grades in three sizes, and then"
they move slowly over a six-foot pick-
ing table before dropping into bags;
This slow—moving table gives us a
chance to pick out. the defective ones.

One of the most important things
we have not mentioned, and that is

‘seed” for, unless you. are sure your
potatoes are from a. high-yielding
strain, and reasonably free from any
plant diseases, do not. plant them if
you can secure some certified seed.
Thousands of potato growers in many
other states are now planting Michi-
gan certified seed with excellent re-
sults.

In conclusion, let me say that Mich-
igan’s highest yielding crop last year
was grown on the field that made the
dismal failure thirty-three years ago,
and the highest yield in the state in
1924 grew on an adjoining field that
to1 twenty- -five yta1s sthe only crop we
were sure of was sorrel

Have we as yet done all that is
possible in bringing these fields to a.
high state of cultivation? Decidedly
not, for we can see many chances for
improvement before we can ever ex—
pect the maximum yield from these
four fields when weather conditions
are right. »

Quite likely man}: are wondering
what the potato crop of 1926 has in
store for us. With the outlook ahead
for high-priced potatoes at planting
time, it certainly stands each one of
us to be very careful what kind of
ground we put potatoes on, and what
kind of seed we, plant. If we do not
take this precaution, the seed that is
put in the ground may be about as val—
uable as the whole crop next fall.

" The Father and SonPartncrship

5 A Relationrflip Téat is Profitaé/e to BUM

i UMANITY strives for something
i H in the future, or at least expects
something, striving or not. So,
when a boy is more interested in any

, branch of farm work, or in an indi-

, vidual animal because there is going

i y to be some ultimate gain, he is not so

' ‘ much different from the rest of us

members of the human race. David

Graysonr the writer of the charming

i Adventures, has lauded the pride of

I, ownership. You, Mr. Farmer, have
'1 felt it. How your very being has thrills

ed as Some farm friend has compli-

l . mented you upon your fine farm, your

.l excellent stock. How proud you have

' been as you have driven to market

Some exceptionally fine hogs or cattle

~your breeding, your feeding, yours.

They represent your efforts, your skill.

They brand yéu as successful.

} Just so.it, is with the boys. They
also derive a great ‘deal of satisfaction
from the pride of ownership. Do you
not remember how elated your‘ little
.lad was when he came into possession

., pf his first jack knife or watch? Per—

Chaps your memory may even go back
» :jd‘ay When you received these

   
   
  
   
 
  
  
 
  

 

By an Observer

tokens of manhood. They were yours,
not borrowed, not given to keep for a
while, but yours to OWn and to enjoy.-

The other day'I came into the barn
of a very successful cattleman. His
stock was in excellent condition, and
as we (the farmer, his thirteen-year-
old son, and I) went about, admiring
the fine qualities of the stock, the lad
remained in the background. But as
we moved on toward the end of the
row, he pushed forward, and soon we
came to where he was standing, his
arm about the neck of a sleek roan
heifer. For a moment, we contemplat-
ed in silence; then, with his face cov-
ered with smiles and blushes, he vol-
unteered, “she’s mine.”

There was more pride, more joy in
that short phrase than many Of us can
imagine. It was a glowing, example of
Grayson’s pride of ownership. For ten
months this lad had cared for and
“loved” this baby beef into its well-
cp'nditioned form. No wonder that to-

day he should be proud to say “she’s
mine.”

Soon he hoped to lead her into the
local, and perhaps larger, show rings,
there to reap the glory and honor of
ownership, especially ownership of a
prizewinning baby beef. Soon he
would cash in on his investment of
capital and time.- They say that ulti-
mate end of the beef animal is the
block. The lad, though, thought more
of the returns than of his pet’s end.
What boyish dreams were his, I leave
for the reader’s imagination.

Yes, the father said, “Laddie shall
have the money. When I was a lad,
I raised a late-hatched flock of chick-
ens. The money was mine, and I re-
member the enjoyment I had from
owning so much money ($3. 65), so
Laddie shall have the returns from the
loan heifer. And do you know,” he ad-
ded with a twinkle of the eye, “it’s
going to pay me." ‘

He then spoke of the pride of own-
ing a well-fed beast, and the desire on

the part of the owner to do his very
utmost in order to make the animal
respond. He referred to the lesson it
teaches the lad in the value of kind-
ness, of explicit» care in feeding, yes,
and of enthusiasm. Enthusiasm really
is only another word for "love,” and
without “love” no one can hope to pro-
duce a fine beast or flowers. The little
crippled girl who, when asked how she
managed to grow such excellent pan—
sies, replied, “I love them into grow-
ing.” The childish remark is true,
though, of every line of endeavor, par—
ticularly of growing things. Call it
,enthusiasm if you like, it really
amounts to love, and it is contagious.
Because the lad has it, he takes great-
er care of all the calves, as well as of
his own. Because the lad does this,
the father does the same. >

Baby beeves can be turned over in
from twelve to fifteen months; and. for
this reason are exceptionally appropri:
ate for a farm boy’s hobby. Boys are
fond of quick tm n-overs. What lad has

. not cherished, at one time or other,

some get- rich-quick scheme? But boys.
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VOLUME CLXVI

DETROIT, FEBRUARY 27, 1926

NUMBER NINE

 

 

CURRENT COM/WENT

HE solution of the

The farm surplus prob-
lem is an issue that

Surplus will not down. The
Problem farmers who are oblig-

ed to take the world
price. less transportation and handling
charges, for the product of their land
and labor, and in turn pay an American
price for the goods and labor \which
they must purchase, will not be con-
tent with this situation.

Many plans have been advanced for
the solution of this problem, on which
il’. has been our purpose to comment in
turn. But recent crystalization of sen-
timent in favor of the plan incorporat-
ed in the Dickinson bill has made it
apparent. that the issue in the present
congress will be on the adoption of
this plan or some modification of it.
For this reason, we published the full
text of the Dickinson bill in the last
issue of the Michigan Farmer, that our
readers might study it and express
their opinions regarding it. From the
expressions with which our readers
favor us, we hope to get a fair cross
section of farmer sentiment ill this
state regarding the plan, and be able
to discuss the various features of the
proposed bill.

BOTH houses of con-

Going gress, in acting on
TOO the revenue bill, have
shown a disposition to

Far? c u t appropriations.

The act passed by the
house reduced the demands made upon
taxpayers by $300,000,000, while the
senate made reductions variously esti-
mated from $400,000,000 to $600,000,000.

Probably the farmer is in the best
mental state of any class of our cit-
izenry to judge the effect upon our
government of such a drastic cut in
revenue as the senate proposes. He
as yet has not fully recovered from his
experiences in trying to pay, from a

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cutting income taxes.
largely being paid by those financially
able, why not, in the mind of the prac-
tical farmer,
able basis and pay off our government
debt as rapidly as would be consistent
with such a program. Cutting the in-
come beyond the mere financial neces-
sities of the government, may delay
payment of large debts till a time of
general economic depression.
tainly will add to the number of years
of intereSt paying.

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Instead of going the full distance in
which are now

keep this tax on a reason-

and cer—

' Tax reduction does not always mean

the most righteous sort of government
economy.
case the motto should be to keep doWn
taxes, but not to the point of forgetting
our debts.

It would seem that in this

of the

HE story
‘ Watch production of 110-.
the ‘tatoes at the rate of
_ J.40 bushels per acre
Yields on a field of ten acres,
by Mr. Parmalee, of
Allegan county, as told on another
page of this issue, reminds us that

yield is a factor of first importance to
the farxnen. Over—production and sur-
pluses furnish no reason for a farmer
neglecting to make the acres he culti-
vates, produce their maximum. If there
is need to cut total production. that
should be done by

reducing acreage,
rather than by cutting yields.
Recently, inquiry was made in sev-
eral states to learn the relation be—
tween yields and costs of production.
In Illinois, :1 large group of corn grow-
ers were classified according to the
production of their fields. It was found

bushel where the yields Were thirty
bushels per acre; fifty-four cents when
the yield was forty bushels per acre ;
and Only forty-five cents when yields
reached fifty bushels per acre.

A- study of these figures will show
that the farmers growing fifty bushels
of corn per acre were producing at
twenty-five cents pel bushel less than
were those glowing at the late of thir-
ty bushels per acre

Other records show similar conclu-
sions. For instance, in Wisconsin oats
yielding twenty bushels per acre cost
the grower $1.04 per bushel to grow,
while those yielding fit’ty—six bushels
only cost forty—five cents per bushel.
In New York state, tomato growers
who produced less than eight tons per
acre had a labor income of twenty
cents per hour; those producing be-
tween eight and eleven tons received
sixty-two cents per hour; while those
producing over eleven tons averaged
ninety-one cents per hour.

Examples could be multiplied almost
indefinitely, and all would support the
statement that high acre yields reduce
production costs. Every factor, there-
fore. that contributes toward a more
fertile soil, or toward better seed,
is of fundamental importance to the.
farmer. In planning the season’s work,
these factors should have first consid-
eration.

OME unusual fea-
The Michi- turts have been
pointed out in the

3"" P°tat° 1925 1926 Michigan p0-
Deal tato deal. Most atten-
tion has been accord-

ed the prevailing high prices. In this
everyone has been concerned. The
prices have made growers smile, and
sent dealers scurrying over the land,
picking up anything that looks like a
potato. As a consequence of the high
price and the low quality, the con-
sumption has been materially reduced.

 

state. Who are they?

degree of Master Farmer.
enable a person to qualify.
and father.

her, some member of

igan Farmer. VV‘atch for it.
The purpose of
nition to real farmers who have

number of attempts have been

almost invariably the result of
same.

ers.
farms, and have no other line of

should add another
farming.

United States.
State of Michigan.

the man who feeds the race!

 

Who are Our Best Farmers?

The Michigan Farmer will lAward the Degree of Master
Farmer to the Ten Who are Adjudged Best

THE Michigan Farmer is looking for the ten best farmers in the

When we find them we shall award

them the degree of Master Farmer.
watch fob and a certificate of merit suitable for framing.

Only those whose sole business is forming. can qualify for this

Merely being a good farmer will not

He must also be a good citizen, husband,

Nominations to this degree can be made by any friend, neigh-
the family, or
leading farmers will be determined by
Such a score card will be published in an early issue of The Mich-

oft‘ering these awards is to give proper recog-

made to provide this.
halls of fame have been established.
ers have been published. Monuments have been dedicated.
these
Those who get such recognition are generally not real farm-
ers, but others who have accomplished something just outside the
field of actual farming. For this reason the primary purpose of
these undertakings has been defeated.
But in this contest the awards will be limited to real dirt farm-
They will be presented to men who live on and operate their

the farm field. these awards should accomplish great good.
incentive toward better farm life and business
Also, they should prove an inspiration to the young men
who are looking forward to life careers on the farm. Further, this
plan should attract the attention of the industrial and professional
world to the business of farming and farm life, to the end that
the same degree of respectability may be accorded the men who
succeed in the oldest of occupations as is now given to successful
men in other businesses and professions.

This project is being undeltaken by the Standard Farm Papers,
a group of fifteen farm publications covering practically the whole
The Michigan Farmer represents this group in the
It is not unlikely that, in time, there may be
effected a national organization of Master Farmers from several
states, including Michigan. 'What an enviable goal this would be for

To each will be. given a gold

by the farmer himself. The
the score card method.

made an outstanding success. A
Farmers’
Sketches of successful farm-
But
undertakings has been the

By keeping entirely in
They

business.

 

 

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thanxnorma‘lly. ' .
The movement of the 1925 crop from
Michigan has been somewhat irregular.

. In October we shipped 5600 03.13, as

compared with 3 935 cars for the same
month in 1924. But in Novembel only
1,088 cars went out, which was about
half of the shipments for that month
in the two previous seasons. By Jan-
uary 12, the total cars shipped equaled
the number Sent out up to that date in
1925. By February 16 this year, the
shipments for the season were only
8,925 cars, as compared with 10,055
cars for the previous year.

Since the rush of the first delivery
was over, Michigan growers and deal-
ers have been bullish. They are still
holding tight. While doing this, how-
ever, the western states have been get-
ting rid of their supplies. As a result.
Minnesota and Wisconsin have ~sup~
plied much of Michigan’s normal mar-
ket. The question is, will these west-
ern states be cleaned up in time, so
that the 4,500 cars, thought to be left
in Michigan. can be marketed at prices
substantially higher than the Vulnes
now obtaining? There seems to be a
great deal of faith that such will be
the case. Much will depend upon the
extent of consumption curtailment, and
the acreage and yield of the new south-
ern crop.

 

Langw/zzc/z

THE other day I heard a fellow talk

about murderin’ the English lang-
which, but I don’t think langwhich is
goin’ ta be murdered dead, ’cause it
still seems much alive, and it don’t
seem ta want ta. do, what you call.
commit suicide, fer, the way its bein’
treated.

Langwhich is like clothes, there’s a
differunt one for every occashun. The
only trouble is taknow which"lang~
which ta use fer the occashun. It
takes a smart man fer that. Fer inst,
you don't want ta say ta 3. tramp
what picks up your hat when you hand
him a nickul, “Here is a slight mone<
tary consideration to reciprocate the
act of civility you
have just pelfmm—
ed.”
stand lots better,
“Much o b l ige .-
Here’s a nickul.
Blow it in on a
good time.”

And if a young
preacher’d be tell-
in’ a girl lots 0’
nice things, and she’d say, “All, appul«
sauce.” he‘d maybe say, “That is fre-
quently one of the component parts of
the evening repast.” She'd probably
say, “Ah, appul sauce,” again, ’cause
she wouldn’t know what he. was talkin'
about. The whole trouble‘d be, that
they was speakin’ entirely differunt
langwhiches ta each other. -

The educated man is the one what
kin understand most of the whiches
0’ the English langwhich. ’And he kin
talk in all 0’ them if he needs ta. And
there’s times when you need ta. Fer
inst, it’s hard ta express yourself in
scientific langwhich when you hit your
thumb with a hammer, ’cause there’s
nothin' in scientific langwhich ta fit
the occashun. /’

 

Maybe some fellows is batchelors
’cause they never learned the lang—
which 0’ love. For inst, if a M. D.

instead 0’ sayin’ “I love you," would
say, “I have acute symptoms which in~
dicate a disturbance affecting the
whole body, but more especially in
the thorax in the regions around the
organ known as the heart. Therefore,
let us osculate,” I bet he’d ossify as
a batchelor. .
Well, I guess I’ve gotta quit, ’cause
I’m wearin’ out my dictshunary huntin’
fer them big words. But, Sofie says I
gotta improve my langwhich and spell-
in’ so my family won’t be ashamed 0’
me. So, maybe some day I’ll be What

you call a. linguist, or somethin worse.

HY .smxm

Kg.

He’d under- _

per cent or the city man' 3 bill or fare

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- Some Simple Way; to Profit m Rezsz'flg Geese

INCE the appearance of my last
article on geese, in the Michigan
Farmer, I have received many

' requests to write another one, explain-

ing my method of raising them, so,
with the kind assistance of the editor
I will do so.

I presume some beginners may get
discouraged if things don’t go just
right in raising geese, but one must be
patient.

Many people have assured me that
my method was one of the best and
surest they have heard of. I select
good-looking geese, my choice being

:the big, full-blooded Toulouse because

they don’t eat any more than the" small
kind, and bring more money. I gen-
erally keep three geese and one gan-
der. Mating time usually occurs in
February. Then I always try to give
proper feed and care to obtain fertility
in the eggs.

During mating time, I feed oats in
the mo1n1ng, and if grass is not obtain-
able, I feed cabbage and lettuce leaves,
which I 1aise for winter use; bean or
ground feed during the day, and corn
in the evening. I give plenty of egg-
making material at laying time, such
as oyster shells and gravel. However,
geese, both goslings or old ones, must
have gravel at all times. This is very
important, as gravel aids digestion and
prevents leg weakness, which is mostly
caused by stomach trouble.

Early mating time generally, foretells
an early spring. For a. nest I have a
box about eight inches high, or lay a
barrel on its side. Fine straw or hay

will do for bedding.’

One should always try to gather the
eggs as soon as possible, as chilled or
frozen eggs will never hatch. Some
geese differ from others. I had geese
that would lay their first setting of
eggs and then wanted to set, and some
that would keep on laying until they
retired for the season. A young goose
lays from nine to eleven eggs for a
setting, and an old one lays about fif—
teen eggs. I always break them from
setting, and in ten days they will begin
Ganders are gener-

By Antonie Linderer

ally real cross at laying time, but it is
not necessary to abuse or hurt them.
Double eggs very seldom hatch, be-
cause, in most cases, the yolks are con—
nected to each other. I only saw one
out of fifty hatch and live. Ithappened
to get a freak one time; it had one
head, four wings, and four legs, but it
only lived a few hours.

To be sure whether all the geese lay
fertile eggs, I mark the eggs from each
goose, put them in a cloth-lined box
and keep them in the living room,
where they don’t get too cold nor too
warm, and keep them until I get a few
hens to set. Some people told me how

period is from twenty-eight to thirty
days. Five days before the eggs hatch,
I put them in warm water for about
five minutes to soften the shell, then I
can also see which eggs are fertile and
which are not. Eggs that are fertile
will shake and jerk, but bad eggs
won’t.

As soon as I notice the eggs being
picked, I put them in the incubator,
like I would hen eggs, for they will
hatch without fear of getting crushed
under the hen. I leave the goslings
there until they are nice and dry. Then
I put them in a box lined with warm
cloth, and set them near the stove. so

 

 

Mrs. Linderer and Her Yearly Crop of Geese.

many times they turn the eggs, and
What good care they take of them, yet
they don’t hatch.

In my twenty-four years of experi-
ence, I never turned an egg, but aim
to set them as soon as I can get a set-
ting hen. I give her six eggs; she will
take care of them and do the turning.
It is more convenient if .a person can
set more hens at one time. Then I
take the gosling from two hens and
put them with one, as one hen can
mother from ten to twelve nicely. Eggs
over three weeks old are beyond hatch-
ing expectations. Geese may be set if
one has no hens, but I found hens less
liable to break the eggs. The hatching

they keep warm. I keep account of the
hours after they come out, because
they have to be thirty-six hours old
before they should get any feed. Young
goslings are of a greenish color, have
a friendly disposition, and are good
company.

Their first feed consists of hard
boiled eggs, mixed with finely ground
corn meal. For four days after that,
I let them have all the corn meal they
want, by putting it in a self-feeder, or
flat dish, two inches high. Soaked
stale bread is also good during winter
days. I usually leave thehcn with the
goslings as long as she wants to moth-
er them, and let them run at large,

so they may pick what grass they like.
I have found them to be great destroy-

 

  

ers of quack grass and Canada thistles. '

By putting goslings with the hens,
they are subject to head lice, but these
are easy to get rid of. I melt three
tablespoons of lard, then put one tea!-
spoonful of kerosene with it. I choose
a nice warm evening, and grease the-m
lightly under the body and wings, and
the goslings will grease themselves
when they crawl under her, one greas-
ing will be sufficient in most cases.

Geese should be kept in shelter dur-

ing cold and wet weather, as such
weather causes diarrhoea, which. in
some cases, is hard to cure. In hot

weather they should be protected from
the rays of the hot sun and be sup—

plied with plenty of water to drink.

and to swim in. At the age‘of. ten
weeks they are generally motherless,
and big enough to be put with the old
geese, then three feedings a day of
small grain and cracked corn are suf-
ficient.

Geese may be picked three times if
they ale of caily hatchings. I pick
them twice alive, and the third time
for the market. It may seem cruel to
pick them, but I don't like to see feath—
ers fly around. I would rather have
them made into a warm feather bed.

As to sex, some geese are harder to
distinguish than others.
always have coarser voices and bigger
necks.

Besides raising a flock of geese, ev-
ery year, I raise from fifty to 180
ducks, about 300 chickens, do all my
own sewing, tend to my garden, and
do the usual household duties. Be-
sides, I have raiscd a family of five
children.

We have been lifelong residents of
Illinois. We lived on a tenant farm,
which we helped improve as if it were
our own, for twenty—one years. Then

the flu came and ruined some of the-

children’s health. So, upon doctor’s
orders, we had to change climate, and
for the last three years have made 0111'
home in Michigan. We have never re-
gretted the change.

Preachers Who Are Doing 1t

Wear a Few Im/zvm’zm/r Have Done to Help Téezr Commzmzly

I friend, Doctor W. W. Diehl’s

excellent article, of a few weeks

back, “What Rural Preachers
Could Do,” was very thought-provok-
ing, as I presume he hoped it would
be. ‘ It has occurred to me that it would
perhaps be encouraging to many who
are working for better rural communi-
ties to know of the work of some min-
isters who are active on the front line
of rural church progress.

Every five years or so, a who‘s who
in rural life is issued by Dr. L. H.
Bailey, former dean of the College of
Agriculture of Cornell University. The
volume of 1925. is before me, and con-
tains 6,005 biographical sketches of
folk in all walks of country life: pro—
fessors of agriculture, professors of
horticulture, forestry, pomology, land-
scape gardening, animal husbandry,
dairying, extension specialists, county
agents, farm‘ bureau officials, presi-
dents of agricultural colleges, teachers
of agriculture in high schools and con—
solidated schools, ranchmen, poultry
raisers, and whole pages of square-

toed, two-fisted, honest-togoodness dirt
farmers.

And scattered up and down
the pages of this interesting volume

  

By N.A.

their paces. Meanwhile, you may
stand, score card in hand, and mark
them up—or down.

From Oregon comes a Catholic
priest. He is the director of the bu-
reau of rural life of the Catholic VVel-
fare League. He is also secretary of
the Catholic Rural Conference. This
man has done, and is doing, a good
deal for his church and for the rural
problem at large. I have heard him
quoted a number of times during the
past year.

Next comes Dr. W}. H. Wilson, super-
intendent of the rural department of
the Board of Home Missions of the
Presbyterian Church, U. S. A. He be—
gan his ministry at Quaker Hill, New
York, on which he wrote a most inter-
esting little book. Since he took his
present position he has filled many
discouraged minds with a neW~zeal for
country life. His best known books
are, “The Church of the Open Coun-
try,” ,“The Church at the Center,”
“The Second Missionary Adventure,”
and, “The Farmers’ Church,” published
last year. Incidentally, it may be ad-
ded fiat Doctor Wilson likes the coun—

.tgr: Well enough to live there, and get
his mail via R. F. D.

‘in rural

-MCCune

From Illinois comes a. man who de-
scribes himself as, “country minister.”
That, in itself, is refreshing. He does
not appear ashamed of it. He has
written a book on me rural church,
and is secretary of the rural league of
his county. Still another man gradu-
ated from teaching agriculture in high
school into the rural pastorate. And
now we introduce a West Virginian
who is classed as, “minister, specialist
organization extension, in
West Virginia University.”

Illinois has one more, tagged as
“minister, lecturer, farmer and dairy-
man.” This sounds pretentious, but I
think we can live up to it. This man
was minister for twelve years, of a
church out in the open country, several
miles from a town. The only social
attraction when he went there was a
dance hall at the “corners.” It did
not have the most savory reputation.
But-so well did our preacher-man work
a singing school, built up a large con-
gregation, erected a brick church, and
the people forgot all about the dance
hall, chiefly because it had long since
closed its doors. If he is as good a
lecturerand dairyman as he- was Coun-
try preacher. he requires no.apology.

.........

But the west does not have all the
good men. Permit me to present Ver-
mont, for instance. This man has been
pastor of a church in a Vermont vil-
lage for seventeen years. He was a
member of the Vermont, house of rep-
resentatives for five years (but we do
not hold that against him. Maybe he
couldn’t help it). He is a member of
the state board of education, and of the
national conference on rural education.
He has traveled in Europe, and, I am
sorry to say, he has written a book.
But be merciful on that. score, too. A
country preacher gets woefully {tired
sometimes, and he may amuse himself
by writing a book. I am told that this
man will remain in this particular
church the rest of his life. He is a
humorist, and gets a lot of satisfaction
out of his country experience. He has
a store of humorous tales, from coun-
try funerals down. A real man, I judge,

and the kind that farmers like. I

hope to meet him some time.
Here is a man from Iowa who has

devoted much time to the recreational f '1'

side of countiy life, and has done so
well with his young folk that he has
been asked to lecture on the subject
at summer institutes. California is net
to be left out, and she has for our ex-
hibit the pastor of the community
church situated at the State Fa‘rin

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School. He has been there a long
time. ‘ ‘
Finally, Pennsylvania enriches our

exhibit with a big, straight, athletic
man, who was pastor for sixteen years
in a village in that state. His story
would make an article. He tried to
get a few new ideas into his farming
sectioi, but the farmers were as afraid
of a new idea as a colt is of an um—
He insisted and persisted, and
they asked him to resign. (If the
rural church does not travel at smash-
ing speed, donot lay all the blame on
He resigned, but contin-
ued to live there and work in the
church as a lay member. It would be
hard to beat that spirit. Then they
asked him to become pastor again.
There was virtue. in those Pennsyl-
vania Dutchmen after all. He accepted
the invitation, and had a most success-
ful pastorate. I knew this man, at
one time.

In looking over the list of men in
this rural directory, it is noticeable
that, almost all of them are college
graduates, or have had college train-
ing. That does not mean that a man
cannot succeed in the rural pastorate
without such training, but it means
that he will succeed much better with
it. It is now a specialized calling, re-
quiring as particular training as does
the (fly pastorate.

About two years ago one of the
large denominations made a study of
the educational training of its minis-
ters. Reports were received from 11,-
275 ministers. It was found that ex—
actly two-thirds of the ministers of
that church are the sons of farmers.
it was also found that the majority of
the churches are in towns of less than
2,500 population. further, it was learn—
ed that only thirty-two per cent of
country ministers are college trained
men, while large numbers have had
less than a high—school education. As
an example, ninety-tour unusually suc-
cessful country ministers were select-
ed as subjects for study. They were
chosen simply on the record of what
they had accomplished in their church-
es. Of the ninety—four, it was found
that seventy-six per cent had had all,
or a part, of a college course. It is,
of course, true that many men have
'had the highest success in the past
who never saw a college. But condi-
tions have changed so in the past
decade or two, that for a man to “do
his best work, thorough training is
ll'c‘Ct ssary.

It nooks as though better days were
coming for the little white church in
the vale. Departments of rural work
have Seen established in the best the-
ological seminaries and are under the
sulwrv'sion of men who have had ac-
tual tr‘xperience. In one of the largest
seminaries in the east, an average of
thirty men a year are entering rural
work. in a western seminary as high
as twenty-tot r per cent are preparing
for the rural field. And it. must be re-
membered that these men are all col-
lege graduates before they enter the
seminary. The regular course for a
physician is now seven years, and the
same is true for a minister. This is
as it. should be. The spiritual ought
to be as important. as the physical, at
least. Says the, dean of one of these
seminaries, “The most popular man in
this school today, or at least the. one
who was selected as president of the
student organization, has no other de-
sire than to go into the country. His
desire is to go to one of the western
states. He. covets a hard job, and so
far the best offer he has had is a place
paying $1.200.” Send him to Michigan,
Dean. ‘. will venture to say that a
Michigan Farmer reader will find him
that hard place that he covets.

The above facts ought to have a.
moderately cheering effect on those
who work for better days in rural
America, for I believe that it is held
by all students Of the subject that
without a healthy religious and social
.life. *igorous rural communities are
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GIVES SUPPORT T9 DICKINSON
BILL.

HE washington office of the Amer-

ican Farm Bureau Federation has
received orders from national head-
quarters to use its efforts to secure
legislation carrying out the intents and
purposes of the Dickinson bill, in ac-
cordance/with the recent aetion of the
board of directors of the organization.
The intent is the practical disposal of
the crop surpluses, as a means of se-
curing an American price for American
farm products.

Practically all other farm relief bills
were eliminated by the board, either
because they required a government
subsidy, or set up a government export
corporation.

WOULD BEGIN OFFICE TERMS ON
NEW YEAR'S DAY

 

HE senate has passed a resolution

to submit to the states a constitu-
tional amendment, under which the ot-
fice terms of president, vice—president.
and members of Congress would begin
in January following the election, in-
stead of March. This would do away
with the “lame duck" on short ses-
sions of congress.
WHY NOT SERVE BUTTER TO THE

DISABLED SOLDIERS?

’ HE menus submitted by the board

of managers of the military hospi‘
tals show that butterine is served at
all meals, while no mention is made of
butter being served. in discussing this
matter during the debate in the house
on the military appropriations bill,
Representative John C. Schal‘er, of
Vt’isconsin, asked: "Does the gentle
man think that our disabled veterans
should be served with butterine, espe‘
cially in a great dairy state like \Vis-
cousin?”

The congressman to whom this ques‘
tion was addressed. replied that he
thought a good grade of butterine was
far better than a poor grade of butter
To this .Mr. Schaet’er replied: “That
does not answer the question. Does

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the gentleman think that the Ameri-
can congress and the American people
want to appropriate sufficient money
to obtain the best grade of butter for
our tuberculous veterans?"

The information was brought out lat~
er in the discussion that some butter
is being served in army hospitals. But
it is thought probable that representa—
tives from dairy states will find out
the reason why butterine is given pref-
erence over butter in these govern-
ment hospitals, and make efforts to
provide the disabled veterans pure,
wholesome creamery butter.

 

ASK eon MORE FIGURES 0N
DAIRY COSTS.

A TARIFF commission investigation

of production costs in this country
and abroad of dairy products, would
be ordered under a resolution by Sen-
ator Lenroot, of “'iscbnsin. A resolu-
tion passed by the senate some time
ago caused the tariff commission to
conduct a similar investigation. but in
compliance with the resolution it; in‘
vestigation was limited 'tJ Denmark,
where production costs are highs ,' than
any other country, excepting the Unit-
ed States. The dairy people have held
that this investigation should be ex-
tended to Argentina, New Z’ealand and
other butter-producing countries where
production costs are low.

 

 

WILL STANDARDIZE COMB HONEY.

 

THE department Of agriculture is
making an investigation aiming to
standardize grades for comb honey.
“’hen these grades are ready they will
be» submitted for the approval of pro-
ducers and the trade, after which they
will be announced as government
standards. Grades have already been
established for strained honey.

 

WILL FIGHT FOR SURPLUS
‘MEASURE.

HE executive committee of the
committee of twenty-two appoint-
ed at the Des Moines surplus disposal
conference, will reach Washington on

 

 

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- surplus crop disposafbills will be start-

" . February..é_5,' {vh‘neme committee or

twenty-two will arrive March .1. When
.it is expected hearings on the various

ed by the house and senate agricul-
tural committees. This committee,
like the American‘Farm Bureau-Fed-
eratio-n, has indorsed.the principles of
the Dickinson bill. .

INSPECTION SERVICE GROWS.

slNCE the shipping point inspection
service was inaugurated on July 1.
1922, a total of 441,798 cars of fruits
\ a
and vegetables have been inspected at
point oforigin. There have been 698
appeal inspections, 329 original inspec-
tions sustained, and 369 inspections re.—
versed.

 

 

 

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The German government is consid-
ering the loan of thirty million marks
to German industry 0 encourage the
manufacture of goo s for export to
Russia. .

Severe storms have raged recently
along the French coast. and earth-
quakes have been felt along the Cali«
fornia coast.

Six thousand canaries aboard the
liner Thuringia lost their singing voic
es because they became seasick.

Marion Talley, a nineteen-year—old
Kansas City churchchoir girl, whose
fellow townspeople help-3d to get a
musical education, made a r‘emarkable
success in her appearance in grand
opera. in New York recently. She is
America's youngest opera star.

Corporal Pierre Sellier, the French
bugler who sounded the cease-firing
call to enable German officials to get
through the lines to consider armis~
tice, was recently decorated with the
title of Chevalier of the Legion of
Honor by the French government.

The output 'of the gold mines of
northern Ontario for one year amount-
ed to over $29,000,000.

.The American woman champion ten-
nis player, Miss Helen Wills, nineteen
years old, was defeated by Susanne
Lenglen, the French champion, in a
fiercely contested game.

Soviet Russia was formally recog-
nized by agricultural representatives
of the United States, Canada, and Aus‘
tralia, when its representatives were
admitted to the international wheat
pool conference held in St. Paul, Minn.

John Taxaira, the sixteen-year-old
son of a Hawaiian laborer, won the
first honors in the Firestone good
roads essay contest. The prize was
given for the best 700 word essay on
“Economics Resulting from Highway
Improvement.” The winner is a high
school student in Hawaii.

Efforts are being inade by people in
northern Florida'to have that state
divided into two states, North Florida.
and South Florida.

Lieuts. Wade and Ogden have quit
the United States Air Service to take
part in the All-American Universities
polar flying expedition. This is the
second. American expedition planned
for this year. It is also understood
that Soviet Russia is planning an ex-
pedition to beat the American fliers
to the pole. ,

The anthracite coal miners voted
unanimously to go back to work.

The Buffalo Evening Post, a news-
paper published continuously in Buf-
falo for 114 years, recently suspended
activities.

Dr. Josef Schumacher. a German
physician. claims that he has found a
germ which causes cancer.

Louis E. Holmdahl, a' former De-
trmter, was arrested recently in Mex-
100 on. suspicion of having dug up Gen.
Francrsco Villa’s grave and stolen his

ead. He was freed of the charge.
however.

The crew of the liner President
Roosevelt received a warm welcome
for the heroism they showed in rescu-
ing the crew. of the sinking freighter,
Antinoe, on January 27. _

The convenience Of the paper money
used in the Philippines, which is about
two-thirds the size of American money,

may lead to making American paper

money smaller.

John D. Rockefeller, Jr.. has offered ,

ten million dollars to the Egyptian
government to build and maintain it
Cairo, the finest museum in the world.

Grover Cleveland Bergdoll‘; the fa-
mous American army draft evade r who.

. escaped to Germany. has been arresitc‘ai ' ‘

     

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EThe highway commissioner says he
iwill do nothing if A. does not pay him.

 

LIABILITY OF MARRIED WOMAN.

 

If a man owes a. debt, could his wife
be compelled to pay such debts with
money she had deposited in the bank’
in her own name?~Mrs. McG

A married woman’s property is not

liable for her husband’s debts—Rood.

 

REPLACING BURNED FENCE.
A. set a fire which finally spread to

 

. a neighbor’s line fence, which was
, made of pine stumps, and about twen-

ty rods of it burned. This A. replaced
with a crooked rail fence which has
turned horses, sheep and cattle for
eleven years. A. would like to know if
this can still be called a temporary
fence by 13., and can 1A. be obliged to
put in a wire fence or to keep this one
up in repair? Will A. be liable for
property damage if his stock get
through this fence on to his neighbor’s
crops ?——A. R.

If the new ”fence was accepted as a
substitute at the time it was furnished,
theliability for the damage by fire is
discharged. If such settlement was not
accepted, the liability is outlawed. At
all events, there is no further liability.
There is no duty by A. to maintain
the fence—~Rood.

 

M EANS FOR COLLECTING.

 

How can I make a man pay money
borrowed on a. note, when I find the
hacker is not good for same? Man is
making steady wages. Could I garni-
shee? Could note be enewed when
due. and could another acker sign it?
If no days of grace were "given, when
should I notify maker or backer if
they do not pay?—K. A. M. _

Sue both, take joint judgment, and
levy on property of either for the full
amount, or garnishee debtors of either.
Notice to backer of default should be
mailed next day after default. Non-
payment should be protested before
notary public on day of default after
presentation at place named for pay-
menu—Rood.

 

PAY FOR FENCE VIEWERS.

 

If A. tells the highway commissioner

\to come and see B. and make B. fix
,his share of line fence, does A. have
éto pay the highway commissioner for
Hooking after B.’s share of the fence,

when B. will not do it, but props it up?

The statute provides that the person
calling the fence-viewers shall pay
them for their services at $2.00 per
day; and if not paid within thirty days
the fence-viewers may recover double
the amount—Rood.

ANIMALS RUNNING WILD.

 

Everybody, but a few who happenito
have private pasture, lets their cattle
and horses and bulls run the road at
large, and as far as I know, there is
no law to stop them. “’8 have so
much wild cut-over land it would be
a pity if farmers in here could not .use
this Wild land for pasture. ()ne neigh-
bor threatens to shut up another’s cat-
tle because they got in their meadow
where there was no fence. Please tell
me just what they could do.—D. \V.

The voters may vote at the town
meeting to allow animals to run in the
highway; but they cannot authorize
trespass on private lands; and if the
animals escape from the highway onto
the lands of any person, he may im-
pound them and hold them for the
damages—Rood.

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FARMER’S RIGHT TO BUTCHER
AND SELL. '

 

 

Has a city the right to make a law
prohibiting a. farmer from selling and

,butchering his cattle that have been

fattened during the winter? A farmer
had a bunch of cattle which he had
bought and fattened, and then sold to
a meat market. .He was stopped by
a health officer, Who said. that this
came under a strict butcher ordinance

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out a license and put up a slaughter
house. This happened after the farmer
had butchered anc. delivered all of
them, excepting one head. They claim-
ed a farmer could not sell and butcher
his cattle without a butchers’ license.
unless he could sign a paper that he
hag liaised the anima. from calf up.

The statute referred to is manifestly
public acts 1903 No. 120 Compiled
Laws (1915) section 6492:6508; and the
last section provides, "DI thing in this
act shall be construed to prevent any
farmer from legally killing and dress-
ing and selling in the open market, 11n—
less diseased, any animal or fowl in-
tended for food, that he has raised.
fed, or slaughtered.” No decisions are
found as to the proper interpretation
of this provision. It is our opinion
that unless the animals were fattened
by the farmer, mere slaughtering
would not be sufficient to allow him
to sell the meat without complying
with the inspection provided for in
the act.———Rood.

 

SECURING A PATENT.

 

When a patent is’ sent, is it neces—
sary to send through an attorney, or
is a patent sent direct to Patent Office.
Washington, D. C.?—S. H. B.

As a matter of law it is not neces-
sary to employ an attorney to obtain
a patent. As a matter of fact, it is
very difficult to obtain a patent with-
out the assistance of persons experi-
enced in such matters. and on the
ground to press the claim. “Hashing
ton is filled with patent lawyers. It
would not be possible for us to give an
opinion concerning any individual at-
torney.

 

LIABILITY FOR INSURANCE 0N
PROPERTY.

 

_ Can a fire insurance company collect
insurance on property that has been
foreclosed? The mortgagee held the
policy until after he had the property
all back in his name, and then sent
the policy to me. Am I responsible for
this insurance when it has been out of
my name for almost two years ?——~C. H.

Manifestly, there is a misunderstand—
ing of the situation by the questioner.
Probably the insurance was for the
benefit of the mortgagee only, with
proviso that the insurance company
should be subrogated to the rights of
the mortgagee; and, the present suit
is for the balance of the mortgage debt
not paid by the sale of the property
on foreclosure. Of course, the mort—
gagor is not liable for insurance taken
without his authority—diced.

 

ABOUT MAIL CARRIERS AND
VOTING.

 

If a person living a mile out from
the city limits, and having a rural mail
carrier, places letters in a mail box
and does not put stamps on them, but
places money with them, is the mail-
man obliged to take them? Does a
person have to register before voting
at Via? meeéing in their school district?

The matter of postage is entirely a.
postal regulation, and the carrier is not
required 'to accept money for postage.
He is required to carry stamps for sale.
The statute provides that the elector
at a school meeting shall be a citizen
of the United States, twenty-one years
of age, who has resided in the district
three months immediately preceding
the election, is a qualified voter, and
owns property assessed in the district,
or is guardian of a child of school age
within the district. There is no re-
quirement that he shall be registered,
and, in our opinion, registration isnot
one of the qualifications of a' voter.
though necessary beforehe is permlt- ’
ted to vote.at._a general elect-ion. He '
must be a qualifiedvoter‘betme been ‘
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ricultural day established by can-

 

OCtober of each year, which was first.

its Sacramento meeting, is attracting
considerable attention. It has receiv-
ed the endorsement‘ of all the farm
organizations. “ Congressman John C.
Ketcham, of Michigan, and Senator
Arthur Capper will introduce bills to
put this idea into operation. ..

Agricultural day is designed to cal
to public attention the importance of
the farming industry, and the neces-
sity for a better understandingby the
public of the problems of agriculture,
which affect all the people.

It is proposed to apply the Arbor
Day plan to agricultural day, when the
ocoasion will be degnified by a presi~
dential proclamation. The schools and
various community organizations will
have programs appropriate to the day.

PLAN AGGRESSIVE CAMPAIGN FOR
SUR/PLUS DISPOSAL LEGIS-
LATION.

 

HE mid-western promoters of the

Dickinson surplus disposal bill are
planning to open headquarters in
Washington. It is announced that a.
meeting will be held in Washington on
March 1, attended by agricultural lead-
ers from many states, at which plans
will be perfected for an aggressive
campaign for the enactment of surplus
disposal legislation. Farm organiza-
tion leaders from different parts of the
country are coming to \Vashing’ton in
increasing numbers for the purpose of
promoting or opposing the bills now
before congress for agricultural relief.

 

FOREIGN-GROWN SEEDS.

 

OME interesting information in re-
gard to foreign-growu seeds was
brought out in the hearings before the
senate agricultural committee on the
Gooding bill providing for the coloring
of imported red clover and alfalfa seed.
The bill was. favored by the farm or—
ganization representatives, and oppos-
ed by an attorney representing certain
seed trade interests.
Chester Gray, representing the Amer-
ican Farm Bureau Federation, stated
that the farm bureaus, county, state
and national, had declared in favor of
the Gooding bill. The legislative pro-
gram of the National Grange for sev-
eral years has contained a resolution
asking congress to provide for a pure
seed law, said A. M. Loomis, speaking
for the grange. '

 

FATHER AND SON PARTNERSHIP.

 

(Continued from page 271).
are not fond of raising a calf or pig as
their Own, and then handing the re-
ceipts to father.

Farmers must realize that in the ma—
jority of cases, farm boys are more
than earning their keep years before
do their city cousins. The boy who
cares for the calves or the chickens
before and after school, should receive
some compensation, or it will seem to
him that the parent who allows his
city friend his freedom out of' school
hours is more desirable than the one
who extracts work.

You, Mr. Farmer, must realize that'

your enthusiasm regarding any branch
of your farm work,‘is gauged by the
‘ remuneration you receive. You should
also realize that your'son is of his
father’s flesh, and desires to “have
something in the world.” It is quite
all right-to argue the point that you

are really working for your children.»

But you should remember that they
are looking at the question from the
standpoint of youth, prompted by the
desire to own. Taking it all in all, I
believe the happiest farm homes are
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" ’ARBLESS barley, earlier and high-

, er yielding than common black bar-
ley, and freepfrom troublesome beards
which often cling to the barley ‘g‘rains
after threshing, will be released for
Michigan farmers within the next three
years. It is one of the new plant va-
rieties which Prof. E. E. Down, of
Michigan State College Experiment
Station announced during Farmers’
Week.

A high-yielding, frost-resistant corn.

which weathered an inch freeze in
May, is another new grain variety
which may be ready for distribution
soon.

A dwarf, early sweet clover, a white
wheat that will retain the whiteness
of its grain as requiredlor cracker
flour, and an improved Hardigan a1-
falfa which will outstrip Grim in hay
production, as it now does in seed
production, are other projected crop
varieties which-Professor Down an-
nounced are being sought—C.

 

‘ SOME BEAN POlNTERS

HERE are bean planting facts an

nounced during Farmei's’ Week by
H. R. Pettigrove, Michigan’s official
bean investigator, which will prove
applicable to central and southern
Michigan. June 1-10 are the planting
dates which have proved best under
Mr. Pcttigi'ove‘s observation. For
planting, Mr. Pcttigi'ove advocates a
standard of forty pounds of Robust
beans, or eighty to ninety pounds of
red kidneys. Thirty-inch rows. with
plantings an inch deep, have averaged
best in the sandy loam test plots at
East Lansing. Two cultivations have
produced as good results as six in Mr.
Pettigrove’s experiments, but spike-
toothing crosswise of the rows, even
When the bean plants sprouted three
leaves, pcrceptibly increased the yield.
Cultivating after the beans blossom in
Mr. Pettigrove’s opinion, is not so dis-
astrous as popularly supposed, and of—
,ten keeps down weeds and facilitates
pulling.——Cook.

PEPPERMINT GROWERS FEAR THE

 

many.
Rural, planted in the first two weeks
in June, has brought the highest av-

 

FUTURE.

 

ROSPEROUS looking mint growers

are looking with apprehension on
the present prosperity of their indus-
try, fearing that an over-supply of
their product may result in 1926, as
reflected at the recent meeting of the
muck crop growers. Means of con-
trolling their most recent insect, the
mint flea. beetle, was another widely
discussed question. The mint growers
had no monopoly on the floor, however,
for their brother muck farmers, the
celery and truck growers, held forth
for about half of the sessions—Cook.

ADVISES COBBLERS FOR EARLY
POTATO CROP.

 

EARLY potatoes as a money-making

crop, were emphasized by Prof. C.
E. Cormany, in his talk on “Potato
Investigations,” before the Crop Im-
provement Association during Farm-
ers’ Week. Mr. Cormany recommend-
ed the Irish Cobbler for early planting.
Potatoes planted April 22 for sale on
an early August market, have proved
the most profitable, on the average, at
East Lansing, according to Mr. Cor—
For the plate crop, the ‘Russet

rage returns. Cultivation before the

plants were up brought a two-bushel
average increase in yield in Mr. Cor-
many’s test plots—J

BLANCH CELERY WI‘TH GAS

 

ELERY on the table three or four
days after removal frOm the field
was predicted within the next few

years, by Dr. R, ,P. Hibbard, of Mich-
igan State College.
make this possible by blanching the
celery artificially with ., ethylene gas,

Dr. Hibbard would

  

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off the time required by naturefs proc-
ess.‘ Dr; ,‘Hibbard has carried on his
chemical ‘- blanching ex berimnnts' for
the past two years, and fir. ds that the
processed celery hasflavor and physi-
cal properties identical tc the natur-
ally bleached product, an} :.eems to
possess equally good, or bt'LtJ‘I', keep-
ing qualities. The main adwntages
Dr. Hubbard sees in the short 1 .pening
method are, that it would mare pos-

. sible orderly and systematic maike.1ing

according to the demand. and-would
enable the gr0wer to reach an earlier
market. The celery could also be .aft
in the’ field up to frost time, thus in-
suring a. high quality product. (no
bleaching process, however, should be
carried on only by exnerts,‘ according
to Dr. Hibbard, since the ethylene gas
is extremely poisonous, and as explos-
ive as nitrOglycerine.7—C.

 

 

BEAN cnoP ESTIMATES.

 

THE bean crops of Michigan and

J New York suffered heavily from
weather damage at harvest time, says
the department of agriculture. report»

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WHO IS THE OLDEST
FAR-MER?

 

WE should like to know who
has farmed continuously
in the state of Michigan over the
longest period of time It does
not matter whether the party has
operated as a tenant, or owner,
or both. We shall be pleased to
hear from either the farmers
themselves. or from others who
may be interested in them. Send
in your information at once. A
prize of five dollars goes to the
person whom We find to have
farmed longest in Hie state.

 

 

 

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ing the result of a special survey by
agricultural statisticians.

The 1925 harvest in these states, the
department says, was estimated in De-
Cr‘mb(,’l‘ at 9,715,000 bushels, compared
with 8,462,000 bushels in 1924. Of this
quantity, the crop of recleaned or hand-
picked beans will be from 7,500,000 to
8.000.000 bushels, about the same as
in 1024. About 5,500,000 bushels of the
cleaned beans in both years were pea.
beans.

The quantity of beans actually saved
for food out of the present crop, will
depend to some extent upo l the price,
as this will determine whether the re-
maining farm stocks containing a large
proportion of damaged beans shall be
disposed of for feed, or sorted over
to have those suitable for human con-
sumption.

TAKE BETTER CARE OF SEED

CORN.

WORD is going out that good seed'

corn is very scarce this year.
owing, it is said, to the “wet fall;” but,
I would say, to the carelessness of the
corn grower. I saved my seed corn for
forty years and never had any trouble
about its germinating. If corn is se—
lected early, (I prefer in the field
before it is harvested), and dried as
oon as possible—artificially, if neces-
sary—and kept in a dry place above
freezing, there will be no trouble about
its germinating. When will corn grow~
ers learn this lesson?—I. H. Butter-
field. ..

 

FOREST FIRE TRAIN SCHEDULE.

 

NEXT week the forest fire preven-
tion train will keep the following
schedule over the D. & M. railroad:
Hillman, March 1, 1:15 p. ml
Ossineke, March 3, 8:45 a. In. :
Harrisville, March 3, 6:00 p.
AuSable,~ March 4, 6:45 p. m
Tawas City. March 5, 5:00 p.
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GET READY FOR HOT WEATHER.

 

HIS, I know, is rather cold weath-

er to- get ready for the hot days
of next summer, but my observation is
that good farmers are finding it more
and more to-their advantage to look
ahead in order to be prepared for the
,things they will face later.

We sell cream, and we cannot de-
liver it every day. So we have im—
provised a cooler which enables us to
quickly reduce the temperature, The

cream is run over an aerator. This
aerator is supplied with ice water. The WANT to say "to the readers of the
pipe leading from the cooler runs Michigan Farmer that they will get

.through an old ice cream tub which is
filled with chopped ice and salt. At
the bottom of the tub, a small rotary

 

 

pump is installed to force the cooled
water up to the aerator. This equip-
ment works like a charm. We have an
electric motor to run the pump. I
have tried to illustrate the idea—.8. T.
Dickinson.

BURN LESS FUEL.

 

OU will burn less fuel in your fur-

nace if you keep the fuel supply
up even with the fuel door. It is pol-
icy, too,‘ when fresh coal is added, to
leave live coals or flames exposed to
burn gases developing from the new
supply of fuel. The contents of the
furnace are being burned efficiently
when the draft is closed. The fire
should not be given too close attention
for efficient operation. Usually three,
times a day is
pften enough to replenish the fuel
supply.—H. F.

FEED THE CABBAGES LIME.

IN our garden we grow more than
the usual amount of cabbage. We
have always kept this garden ground
in excellent culture. It is rich, and
plows up fine. In spite of this, we
found that where lime was added, the
cabbages grew much better. Not only
did they yield more at the end of the
season, but the quality of the heads
seemed to be superior to that where
lime was not added.’ Have others had
a similar experiencef—J. Beck.

REDUCES COST OF CULTIVATION.

 

‘ I WONDER if any of the readers of

the Michigan Farmer have had an

experience like mine. We had always

,been in the habit of going over our,

corn crop about six times with the cul-
tivators. During the past two years,

‘ however, it has been necessaiy to cut
down the amount oi work on this crop
-—'-hired help was the high for us. So,

  

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worthy of the event is announced. A

before the corn is too high to barrow.
The field~ is cultipackeq once or twice
extra during the period of preparation;
then, after planting we use the spike-
toothed‘ harrow about twice and the
weeder once before the corn is too
high. Both years we went through the
fields only twice with the cultivators,
and, the corn was good, and quite as
clean as in former years with the many
cultivations. —T. D. Riddle.

PLAN YOUR TILE DRAINS.

 

more for their dollars, invested in tile
drains, if they provide for a Well-plan-
ned system before starting to put in
the drains. ,_

On our first farm we went about the
matter in a haphazard way, putting in
' a little each spring, as time permitted.
This plan was worth while, and we got
good results from our money. I am
satisfied, and perhaps would do the
job in the same way if I was obliged
again to work under those same con-
ditions. '

But, on our second farm we could
get a surveyor to lay out a system to
which we worked. Furthermore, by
the aid of the- trenching machine we
were able to greatly shorten the time
from the date of surveying until the
land was completely drained. This
system works perfectly. The tile is
adequate; the outlet is doing the ser-
vice that was expected of it; and the
ground is cleared of surplus water in
a reasonably short time. There is
little difference. between the crops
growing directly over the drains, and
those standing midwaybetween the
tile. My advice is to lay out a com-
plete plan before going ahead with the
tile drains—S. D. Willard.

USES HOME-MADE LIME
SPREADER.

 

 

HAVE used one of the home—made

 

lime spreaders patterned after the
plans put out by the Michigan State
College. This spreader saves much
time and is far more agreeable to work
than it is to put the lime on the soil
by means of hand tools. It also does
a better job. A few days work on the
part of the Handyman will give any
farmer, who has much lime to apply,
one of these serviceable machines. Just
write to the college for a pamphlet
giving the details of the lime spreader.
~—J. D. ‘Wood.

CLEAN THE COOLING SYSTEM.

 

THE following method of cleaning
the cooling system can be recom-
mended as positively safe, and will
give the cooling system a thorough
cleansing that will remove practically
all loose foreign matter. First, drain
the system by means of the pet-cock
at the bottom of the radiator. Then
turn a hose into the filler cap of the
radiator to admit a moderate stream
-of water. Next, start the motor and
let it idle at a fairly good rate of
speed, having the pet-cock at the bot-‘
tom of the radiator open all the time.
This will not only flush out the water
jackets and the radiator, but because
of the fact that the motor is running,
the water pump will be kept in action
and will send a good stream of water
all through the system, flushing it
thoroughly—W. L. Gordon.

 

RURAL PROGRESS DAY-
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Progress Day will be celebrated at
the Western State Normal School at
Kalamazoo, March 12. A program

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CAPITAL PUNISHMENT.

 

THIS is a. question which has receiv-

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ABOUT CROP SURPLUSES.

 

HE subject of crop surpluses at the

present time is engaging the atten-
tion of farmers more than any other.
There is a wide difference of opinion
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with such assistance as the govern-
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these all showed a fairly regular zig-
zag line year by year, ever since com-
plete statistics have been gathered by
{the government. A second line on
ithese diagrams showed the estimate
government statisticians made several
months in advance of planting, and
these corresponded with the actual fig-
ures gathered later by very narrow
lmargins.

It. is a psychological law, as unerring
las any law of nature, that when prices
Fare low for a crop, ’fewer people en-
igage in it, and a smaller crop is har-
‘vested. But, on the other hand, when
prices are high, a larger acreage is
planted and a larger crop harvested,
and in consequence, prices are raised
or lowered just in proportion to the
size of the crop produced. This lawc is
so unerring that statisticians are able
at the close of a season, to forecast
accurately the acreage to be planted,
the production expected, and the prices
to be realized.

Just at present everybody knows
that potatoes are almost in the luxury
class, and hogs are high. Farmers
know this as well as the government
officials who gather crop figures. It
needs not much of the prophet’s Vision
to expect that a large potato acreage
will be planted this spring, and more
sows Will be bred than last season. And
the forecast now being made by the
statisticians of a low price for these
two farm products will, without the
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New, if farmers would use a little
of the sense with which the Creator is
supposed to have endowed them, and
plant light when prices are high, and
do their heaviest planting when low
prices prevail, instead of following the
crowd, they would most certainly reap
the largest profits. If enough would
do this they would, in very large meas-
ure, solve the surplus problem.—Ed<
ward Hutchins.

 

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AGAINST LICENSING ROADSIDE
' STANDS. '

 

Y OUR article of February 6 regard4
ing the roadside market is read
with interest.

It would be well for you to remem-
ber that ,.lways throughout the past,
farmers have been seriously handicap
ped for markets. Has a man a right
to sell his produce? The very minute
you try to license, or interfere. in any
manner, with the right of a producer
on his own premises to sell his own
products. you have made a step to-
wards tyranny.

W'e fought England eight years once
over that same idea, exactly. For
freedom‘s sake, let every roadside
farmer hang out his sign.

This is supposed to be a free coun-
try, but it never has been yet. Look
at your ballots and see if you can find
the name of your choice for president
there—Everett Halstead, Cass County.

 

THE SCHOOL oussm , -

 

WILL someone please tell us who

originated the idea of making
our district school system all over?
Last fall we were in the vicinity of
what is said to have been the first con~
solidated school in Michigan, and there
was a great deal of dissatisfaction over
the way things were going. Also, we
have it on reliable authority, that in
the mid—western states, where consoli-
dation largely prevails, there are many
who would be glad to have their dis
trict schools back again.

In our locality, when the consolida-
tion of the districts with the village
was brought up, the Farmers' Club ap-
pointed a committee of two, one of
whom was superintendent of schools,
to investigate and report on consoli-
dated schools as they found them The
whole consolidation movement ended
with the report. As a member of the
club expressed it, “We might as well
hand our farms over to the govern-
ment; it Would be impossible to meet
the expenses of a consolidated school
and live.”

Last fall, a report of farm conditions
was brought in by the National Grange,
saying that net returns fro-m farms in
the United States was not enough to
cover taxes assessed against them. The
report was given over to one hundred
or more economists to work on. The
school tax was. found to be quite one
third of all our taxes.

Now the school men are trying to
account for the heavy taxes, and find
; remedy. I hope they find ‘it.——K. C.

 

The federal department of agricul-
ture will use a million farmers to help
them in getting accurate reports. One
million card questionaires will be sent
out asking for information.

 

John W. Sims and Keats K. Vining,
respectfully the county agents of Tus-
cola and Kent counties, were awarded
special trophies for doing “superior
agricultural extension work during
1925." ‘

 

Michigan poultrymen, especially the
Michigan State Poultry Improvement
Association, are working forfavorable
legislation in .1927 for a. $250,008.,poub
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Fennvz'l/e Fruit Grower: to Standardize Variety Lift-

HE fruit growers around Fenn-

ville blazed a new trail in horti-

cural progress when they had a.
survey made of apple varieties in their
vicinity.

These fruit growers, who are mem-
bers of the Fennville fruit exchange,
found that they were packing about
100 different varieties each year, and
that about fifty of these varieties were
either unprofitable kinds, or there were
too few of them growing to make a.
quantity pack. Accordingly, the grow-
ers agreed at a recent meeting to cut
off all trees which were found by the
survey. to be undesirable.

They voted to retain the following

varieties:
' Arkansas Black, Baldwin, Ben Davis,
Benoni, Chenango (strawberry), De-
licious, Duchess, Fallawater, Gillflower,
Gravenstein, Golden Russet, ~Golden
Sweet, Hubbardston, Jonathan; King,
Maiden Blush, McIntosh, Northwestern
Greening, Ontario, Opalescent, Round
Sweet, Roxburg Russet, Northern Spy,
Snow, Spitzenberg, Steele Red, Stark,
Sutton Beauty, Tolman Sweet, Twenty,
Ounce, Transparent, Wagner, Wealthy,
VVinesap, W'inter Banana, \Volf River,
Sweet Bough, Astrachan,‘A1exander,
Baltimore, Cabashaw, Haas, Honey
Sweet, Fall Pippin, Shiawass'ee Beauty,
Vanderveie Pippin, Wine and Golden
Delicious.

The capacity of the fruit exchange
warehouse was taxed last year by
a 125,000-bushel crop, and further i11-
creases in production, due to heavy
plantings, 'promise to crowd the pack-
ing-house facilities in caring for stan-
dard varieties. Last year the exchange
handled 5,000 bushels of miscellaneous

' sorts, and the management contended
, that this 5,000 bushels caused more

trouble, in a sales way, and more con-
gestion in the warehouse than all oth-
er varieties combined.

Under the new arrangement, if any
varieties not included in the above list
are brought in, the management of the
exchange authorized to sell them in
bulk, as peelers, or ciders, to the best
advantage.

In studying the vari’etal question,
through the apple census and the rec-
ord of sales, the committee in charge
of the investigation found a growing
demand for certain varieties, and con-
sequently recommend increased plant-
ings of Rhode Island Greening, McIn-
tosh, Jonathan, Snow, Baldwin, and
Stark. The Steele Red and Delicious
are also being seriously considered.

Prof. V. R. Gardner, in charge of the
horticultural department at Michigan

State College, recently told the Fenn-.

ville fruit growersthat there are too
He said that
one of the biggest commercial orchards
in Michigan has sixty-five varieties,

While many others have forty. The
average orchard, in the state has
around twenty-five. This situation

should gain 'the serious attention of
the growers, and moreover, warrants
a state-wide campaign to 1imit\pro~
duction to a dozen or so of the most
profitable varieties.

 

HORTICULTURAL CHANGES.

 

IN his talk to fruit‘growe-rs during

Farmers’ Week, Prof. V. R. Ga1 d-
ner, horticulturist at Michigan State
College, said that better transpmtation
fatalities due to the railroads and au‘1

tomobiles, increased storage equipment

' the tomatoes.

road, coupled with the refrigeration,
has remade the horticultural map of
this country. '

Southern berries and peaches have
already had considerable influence on
the sale of the early varieties of Mich-
igan. Dr. Gardner said that carlot
shipments, except for continental and
inter-section hauls, would be a thing
of the past. In a great many fruit
sections, the biggest part of the fruit
would be hauled by motor 'trucks. All
this means new demand on the grow—
ers, a. different variety list, different
packages, 3. smaller unit of sale, and a
general readiistment to new condi-
tions.

Chain stores are likely to have im-
portant influence on our horticulture
as they have their fingers on the
pulse of the consuming public. Dr.
Ga1dne1 wondeis what percentage of
the perishable p1 oduce finding its way
into Michigan homes thiough chain
st01es, is being 1aised in Michigan.

The increasing tourist trade of the
state is also having an effect. This
trade affords fruit growers a direct
contact with city people who will or-
der a box or more of Michigan fruit to
be delivered in the fall at the homes.

There is a real opportunity for the
fruit and vegetable growers if they
will but keep their ears close to the
ground, and keep abreast of the chang-
es that are constantly coming.

WE LIKE BERMUDA ONIONS.

 

I T has been a half dozen years since

I began to send for the Bermuda
onion seedlings each year. \‘l‘e would
not be without them, for they are not
~much more trouble to set than the on-
ion sets, and we like them so much
better for green onions than the set
onions. They are very sweet. This
sweetness lasts until the bulb is fully
grown. \Ve 'are now using onions
three inches in diameter that we can
eat likean apple, and shed no tears in
doing it. There are two varieties, but
we generally plant the crystal white,
though the yellow Bermuda is consid-
ered as good. The white variety is
the whitest onion we have ever grown,
flat, and is said to be a good keeper,
though we have never had them keep
for us—sdidn’t have enough to last that
long. We only plant five,hundred to
a thousand plants, planting them es-
pecially for summer use. We shall
plant five or ten thousand next spring.
—L. H. g.

GROWING OUR PEPPER SQPPLY.

 

THERE are three varieties of pep-

pers we like to have in the garden,
and to be sure of them, we plant the
seeds very early. We take small pots
and plant the seeds direct in them,
setting the .pots in a pan of water until
soaked up, and then filling the pan
with an inch or two of sand and keep-
ing it wet, and setting the pots on the
wet sand. They need a warm place
to start. Set them near the stove or
furnace. They do not need light until
they start growth. If weeds start in
the darkened room they grow so weak
they are easily removed before the
pepper plants come up. When the pep-
pers show up, bring to a warm, sunny
window and they will grow up steadily,
but are never such “rapid growers as
We plant just a few
pots of the little red cluster peppers
for pepper sauce, and a few cayenne
peppers for seasoning, and the main

. supply are the Chinese Giant or some
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HIGH MORTALITY IN BABY
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URING 1925 nearly thirty per cent

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poultry demonstration farms in the
Upper Peninsula died before ten weeks
of age. Those figures were found in a
survey of those farms by R. L. Gul-
liver, of lliarquettc, poultry specialist
for the Michigan State College. This
high mortality was caused, says this
expert. by lack of proper housing and
equipment to care for the chicks when
hatched or bought. by improper feed-
ing, and by disease.

“The greatest loss can be eliminated
by erecting brooder hOIIS' s before the
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working three days beforu the chicks.
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~structions of the Michigan State Col-
,lege on chick feeding. A grater loss
lis caused by overut‘eeding at irregular
intervals than by under—I'et-tling. Moul—
dy or spoiled. feed cause; trouble at
any time.

“The loss caused by disease,” con-
tinued Mr. Gulliver, “can be controlled
to a large extent by sanitary measures.
Inherited bacillary white diarrhoea
and weak-tied vitality must. however,
be guarded against through reliable
egg or chick sonrcr‘s. One of the best
safeguards is to buy Michigan accred-
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CLUB CHAMPIONS ANNOUNCED.

OUNTY champions in Boys' and

girls' club work for 1935 have been
announced by M. L, \Vright. ot' Mar—
quette, assistant state leader for the
Michigan State College. The winners
[in the different counties are as fol—
llows: Alger county, Oivo Mattson;
Chippewa, Lewie Mayer Delta, Albin
Olson; Dickinson, Gordon Johnson;
fGogebic, Sinto ’i‘alo; Iron, Arne Hak-
lala; Marquette, Neil Sihvola; School-
.craft, Alice King; Ontonagon, Arthur
lPitkanen; Houghton, Ruth Mannenen;
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receives a

Home Study

TWO articles in recent issues 01' the
Michigan Farmer lead me to call
attention to a new undertaking in ex-
tension work by Michigan State Col-
lege at East, Lansing.

One article was by Archer P. \Yhal—
lon, on “Good Books, Reservoir of PX-
perience." He makes a. plea——and a
good one it is~»~t'or practical books on
agriculture in every farmer’s library.
He points out advantages to a man on
a farm, of having these tools of his
profession, feeling them to be neces-
sary as tools for cultivating his soil
or harvesting his crops.

The second article is your editorial
in The Farmer of January 23, in which
you advocate an education which be-
gins with the child, and" never ends.
This kind of education, as you show.
comes by self-help. He who reads and
studies in his own home, after school
Age, becomes a student in the world-
wide movement toward adult educa—
tion. He sets his mind to learn along
definite lines, and makes use of scraps
of time toward the end. He not ‘only
becomes better informed, but his self-
respect increases and life is happier.

lVith these ends in view for a great
many people, Michigan State College
is now fostering short home reading
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.club age.

Schooling For" All

By Jennie Bucll

. books that are prone to be blind, dear

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scholarship to the Short Course at the
Michigan State College. This scholar-
ship is for one year, but in case cer—«
tain grades are made it is extended
for another year. In case one of these
wins a state championship, a scholar-
ship for a year in the regular course
will be. offered. ‘

 

CLUB ENROLLMENT HEAVY.

 

URING the year 4,446 boys and

girls were enrolled in club work
in Cloverland,” said Mr. Wright, as-
sistant state leader of boys’ and girls’
clubs. “This is approximately one out
of every seven rural boys and girls of
It is a much higher average
than that of the entire state. Sixty-
three members ,won trips to the State
Fair in different projects. Fourteen
were awarded trips to due Internation-
al Live Stock Show at Chicago, while;
three went to the National Dairy Show.

FORESTRY SPECIAL MAKING
RECORD.

 

HE “Forest Fire Fighting Flyer" is

breaking all attendance records
for special trains on the Michigan
Central lines. L. F. Livingston wires;
that in the first six towns visited, a;
total of 4,500 persons visited the train...‘
and listened to the speeches. This,
according to Mr. Livingston, doubles
all expectations for attendance.

The “Flyer” will make its first stop
in the Upper Peninsula on March 15.
During the following twenty-six days
it will make a total of fifty-two stops,
touching each county in the Peninsula.

A survey of folks interested in the
Country Life movement brought out
the fact that there were twenty-two re—
ligious denominations represented in
what has come to be known as the
Lansing area, comprising the five coun—
ties, Ingham, Livingston, Shiawassee,
Clinton, and Eaton.

 

During 1925 farm wages were the
highest since 1920. and three times”
what they were at the close of the
Civil “'ar.

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or indifferent. This is being done be:
cause the college belongs to all in the '
state who long to learn, and not mere-I
ly to those who can study on its cam-l
pus. Anyone may register in thesel
courses and loan the books from a. lo-
cal library, or buy them at a discount
price through the college.

In addition to selecting books and
giving attention to individual tastes in
reading, the college sends a certificate
for work done. This affords a real
connection with a standard institution
of education to those who, perhaps,
have carried an ache in the heart be-
cause they have not had as much
\“schooling” as they Wished, or as they
are trying to give their children.

Most of all, this definite start to do
home duty may mean the beginning of
constant mental growth on the part of
the reader. It means much to every
home of children, if father or mother
is doing his or her bit ‘of study each
day. Thereby “Dad" or Mother is
sometimes able to answer questions, or
quote from an ,author, that the young-l
sters cannot. ,It brings fresh, readable
books into that home. It opens family;
talk to sights and sounds which are
familiar
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The Japanese House of Peers gave a formal dinner in honor-of
the Nippon Government. The Iormality
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repairs until March. She, arrived in New York three days late, af-
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For the second year in succession, Emil Saint Goddard, nineteen-
year-old Canadian-French “musher” won the famous “Pas Dog

   
   

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. knew, cap, I don't-know that;i'd
;‘ tell you, but we’ll both have a
, «guess. Miss Cutler didn’t take
me into her confidence. Maybe it's a
bathing suit, or a diving dress.”

‘fIt’s .for Miss Cutler?” queried Brent
picking it up and reading the name
and address. “Well," slowly, after
weighing it with both hands, “she ain’t
here. Leave it, and I’ll give it to her.
I'll put it in her cabin.”

He started to walk away with the
package, but Dick rescued it. “Not so
fast, Cap,” he said good naturedly.
“She didn’t tell me to leave it—she
said not to leave it. ‘If she wasn’t here
when I called, I was to wait half an
hour. Then if she didn’t appear I was
to carry it around to her house.”

The skipper looked a little puzzled,
and gave the package another sharp
scrutiny.

“That’s queer," he muttered. “I
‘didn't know she expected to come
aboard this morning."

“I'll bet she didn’t know it herself,”
grinned Dick. “That’s why she said
not to wait for her longer than half
an hour. She gave me this card to
make sure I could find her home.”

He fingered the card carelessly, and
when Brent reached out. a hand to
take it, he let him have it. The man

DICK smiled and winked. “if t

‘- stared at it a moment, and then re-

turned it. Dick felt that the card
would remove any suspicion that might

.- find lodgement in the oth‘er’s brain.

“.All right,” he said finally. “Stay

' on this deck, and when the half hour’s

up go down that gang~plank you came

. up."

“Sure! You didn’t think I was go
ing to jump overboard and swim, did
you?"

The skipper frowned and eyed him
with disapproval. Dick flirted out a
cigarette, and added: “Any objections
to smoking, cap? I’m dead for a few
whiffs."

“No, not if you stay outside," was
the surly retort.

When he. walked away, Dick moved
a camp stool near the railing and con-
tentedly puffed away at his cigarette.
He was apparently interested only in
the scene on the dock. and never once
turned his head sideways or backward.
He felt that eyes were watching him,
but he wasn’t sure.

The minutes sped along slowly, and
after the. third cigarette, his head sag-
ged to one side as if he slept. He
s1 cred once or twice. ,

He was conscious of a cat-like foot-
step coming around the forward cabin,
and halting near him, but he continued
to snore peacefully. Twenty minutes,
and he was still in the same position.
Out of the corners of his half-closed
eyes, he saw Captain Brent go down
the gang-plank and walk aft, where
the men Were finishing their job 0'
coating the yacht.

Once out of his sight, a remarkable
change came over Dick. He sat slowly
upright, and gazed swiftly and keenly
around the deck. He was alone on it.
Not a. person was in sight.

\Vithout further delay, he picked up
hiu package, and darted for the main
sat; on cabin. Once in it, he closed the
(loo. softly and stared around. The
plaCe was vacant. He gave vent to a
chuckle of relief.

The cabin was not much changed
from the days when his father owned
it. The furnishings had been re—uphol-
stered, and the woodwurk done 'over,
and a few pictures distributed around;
but: in the main it was exactly as he
had always lnown it. It was home to
him, and a great desire to shout and
proclaim the "act. made him lighthead—
ed for a IllOlll<,"l .

But a babel o.‘ voices on the dock
warned him that : 1y moment Captain
lrent might return, and find him gone.
He crossed the richly carpeted floor in
a few strides, and came to a halt in
front of a paneled wall. He gave one
swift glance up and around it, and
then dropped down on his knees.

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His hands shook a little as he «fum-
bled at the base with nervous fingers.
His breath came andwent in little
sharp, tremulous waves. He knew that
the critical moment had arrived that
would decide the success or failure of
his scheme. Like a bank burglar op-
ening a safe, with. the fear of the
police beating on his brain, he played
his hands up and down skillfully and
with precision, hunting for something
that time had dimmed in his memory.

Suddenly a low, exnltant cry escap-
ed his lips. His fingers had touched
the thing he had been searchingl'for.
it was a tiny crack between the mold—
ing and baseboard. It was hardly Wide
enough to admit the blade of a pocket
knife. .

\Vith one finger pressed on it for
fear of losing it, Dick got his knife
out of his pocket and opened the small~
est blade. Inserting the point of this
in the crack, he pressed it hard against
something that gave forth a soft tink-
ling, metallic sound.

The effect of his manipulations would
have startled Captain Brent had he
appeared then, but to Dick it was no

teach him to snoop around. No, not
in here! He’s not in the cabin. Search
below decks!"

Nevertheless, he made a careful ex—
amination of every possible hiding
place in the cabin. Dick, holding his
breath, heard him tramping around,
opening and closing doors and lockers.
and even thumping the soft cushions.
,Once he stopped in front of the regis-
ter, and remained quiet for so long
that Dick feared he had discovered
some clue.

The spring had been a little rusty,
and possibly it had not closed com-
pletely. The 'presence of a little dirt
or :rust near the crack might excite
Brent’s suspicion; Dick drew a sigh
of relief when the man finally moved
away, and after another tour of the
cabin walked outside’on deck.

“It’s an even chance, cap, that I’ll
go with you on this little trip,” he
mused, grinning to hmiself. “Anyway,
you’ll have a hardtime finding me.”

A little light entered the compart-
ment through the register, and as the.
air from the cabin escaped through
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more than he expected. The narrow
panel before him slid slowly to one
side, revealing an opening in the wall
about the size of a small state—room.

The secret compartment in the wall
had been designed by the architects of
the yacht to satisfy a whimsical fancy
of Dick’s father. It had been used as
a storage place for special papers and
securities that the elder Van Ness of-
ten carried away with him on long
CI‘UISCS. It was never designed for hu-
man occupancy, and when Dick glanc-
ed in it he felt a chill of doubt.

The dust of years had accumulated
over the floor, showing that it had not
been used by the present owner of the
yacht. Dick had guessed right that
the secret of it had not been passed on
with the sale of the craft, and no one.
in refitting the interior. had stumbled
upon the spring that opened the panel.

It was just about wide enough and
long enough for a man to stretch him-
self and move about without bumping
his elbows or scarring his shins. It
was high enough for the tallest man,
with an open register above through
which the air of the cabin escaped.
The presenco of this register of iron
grillwork, instead of exciting suspicion,
allayed the curiosity of anyone inquis-
itive enough to want to thump the
walls to see if there was a hollow
space behind.

Approaching footsteps on the deck
brought Dick out of his reverie of in-
decision. VVith a shudder he wiped
away the worst of the dust and step-
ped inside. He hesitated again before
closing the panel. Then” Captain
Brent’s booming voice aroused him.

“\l'here's that young fellow with the
package?” he called angrily.

Dick touched the spring and watched
the panel slide noiselessly into posi-
tion. At the same moment the cabin
door opened with a bang, and Brent
stamped inside. .

“Search the yacht!” he commaded.
“if you find ’im bring him to me. I’ll

  

   
  
  

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row quarters fairly well ventilated.
“I won’t smother," he reasoned, look-

ing up. “Plenty of air.” He glanced
at his package and smiled again. “Grub
and drinks enough for a Week.”

Unconsciously, he drew forth a cig—
arette and started to light it. but check-
ed himself. “Smoking forbidden,” he
said in a rueful voice. “That’s hard
luck!" Then in a relieved voice, he
added, “At night when everybody’s
asleep, I can light up. The ventilator
will carry away the smoke and odor.”

After that. he tried to make himself
as comfortable as possible in his nar-
row quarters. It was some satisfac-
tion to know that he would be far
more comfortable than in the coal
bunkers, where he had first thought of
hiding.

“As a stowaway, I’m pretty well off,”
he decided. “Not-hing to do but eat,
drink and sleep, with a quiet smoke at
night.” He opened his. box and dis-
tributed its contents around in the cor-
ners, counting the number of sand—
wiches and bottles of drink. Making
a mental calculation, he concluded
that, with careful rationing, he would
not suffer for a Week. Then, making
a pillow of his coat and box, he lay
down and tried to kill time with sleep.

The outside noises did not alarm
him. Coal was still pouring into the
bunkers, and the tramping of‘ many
feet, accompanied by loud orders and
oaths, convinced him that the search
was still going on. Now that he felt
secure, this did not concern him, and

listening dreamily to the confusion of

sounds, he dropped off into restful
slumber.

He woke with a start finally. Un-
able at first to collect his senses, he
sat upright and stared around him.
(her his head a stream of electric
light entered through the register. Out-
side voices sounded so clear and dis-
tinct that it gave him a shock at first.
The jar and vibration of the yacht told

him they were under way. A quer-

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._ CHAPTER 1v.

Without any premeditation, Dick had
placed himself in the position of be‘
ing an eavesdropper to every bit of
gossip and conversation that took place
in the main cabin. In planning to get
aboard the Pelican, he had hardlyagivi-
en consideration to the thought that
the open register would admit any and
all sounds. He was a little startled
when he found how distinctly even a
whisper was carried to him. It was
as if the cabin was a great sounding
board, with its focal point of wave
vibration at the register over his head

The first night, he learned from de-
tached remarks, things that both on-
lightened and bewildered him. Steve
Cutler was going on a. cruise much
against his own will, through the ur—
gent advice of Dr. Alster, the family
physician, and of Mr. Blake. his pri—
vate secretary, with Alice, his niece,
as a loving but firm co-conspirator. The
theory of Dick’s that the cruise was to
hunt for some hidden treasure receiv‘
ed a serious jolt.

The yacht was bound for Valhalla.
an island off the southern coast, that
had been fitted up at great expense by
the millionaire for a quiet winter I‘B‘
sort. It was a small, isolated island,
without any communication with the
main land, and far enough from the
lanes of travel to protect the occupants
from visitors and curiosity seekers.

Cutler was a sick man, according to
the testimony of his physician, and un~
less he took a rest of a few weeks the
inevitable breakdown would follow.
Angered both at the doctor who con-
demned him to a period of isolation,
and at nature for playing him such a
shabby trick, the old man fumed and
fretted.

When he realized the actual situa-
tion, Dick regretted the course he had
taken. The romance of the voyage
suddenly lost its flavor. There was a
chance of adventure on a deserted is
land, with a party of searchers for
buried treasure; but a small privately
owned place, even if it were a mere
dot on the ocean far from land, offered
little of romance and less of advenv
ture.

There would be servants on it, a
small army of them, perhaps; formal
gardens and cultivated fields; conven‘
tional summer house, golf links, ten-
nis courts, and all the artificial inven—
tions of civilization to amuse visitors.
There would be hardly a wild nook ov
cranny where he could hide and make
himself comfortable.

Disgusted by the outlook, he felt in—
clined to abandon all secrecy and step
forth from his place of concealmenr
and confess. They could do nothing
more than hold him as a stowaway.
and make him work for his passage.
On the whole, that would not be 0!)?!“
ous. The presence of Alice Cutler
would add a little zest of romance to
the experience.

The second night out, his crampel
prison began to tell on his nerves. Too

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much inaction was worse than too
much exercise. Scrubbing the deck un-
der the angry eyes of Captain, Brent
seemed preferable to remaining in the
narrow compartment.

The main cabin was deserted, and
Dick struck a match to light a cigar—
ette. It was his one consolation, and
now that he was indifferent about his
future, he lost his usual caution. Only
one electric light was burning in the
cabin, and the stillness of the place
got on his nerves.

“I’ll get out tonight and take a good
rest on one of those cushions," he
mused. “Captain Brent will get a jolt
when he finds me there.” .He grinned
at the thought.

Suddenly he became conscious of the
presence of someone in the cab1n. The
soft fall of a foot on the thick carpet
near his hiding place was folloWed a
moment later by the opening and clos—
ing of a door. Another footstep. heav-
ier and clumsier than the first, reach-
ed his ears. The two met not far from
the open register, so that their whis-
pered words could be distinctly heard.

“We’ll be there by tomorrow night,
won’t we, Captain?” It was Mr. Blake
speaking.

“Yes, if nothing happens. The bar—
ometer’s falling a little, but I guess
we’ll get ahead of any storm. It seems
to be breaking behind us instead of
ahead.”

There was a second or two of
silence. Then Blake added:

“You understand just what to do?
When I give the signal you must sail
away. Don’t stop to ask questions, and
don’t mind what others say. Get off at
once, and hang around March Inlet
until you get a wireless from me.”

“Suppose your wireless ashore don’t'

work?"

“It will work I’ll, see to that. l’m
something of an expert. If anything’s
wrong with it, I’ll soon repair it. Don't
worry about that.”

“You think you can keep the old
man quiet?”

“He won’t bother me any," was the
quiet reply, accompanied, Dick imag-
ined, by a. Smile of confidence.

“All right! I’ll do my part.”

“Well, good night! We don't want
to be seen together alone. I shan’t
speak to you again unless the others
are around."

Dick heard them move across the
cabin in opposite directions. Captain
Brent went outside on the deck, and
Mr. Blake crept back to his stateroom.

Dick forgot his cigarette and permit-
ted the light to go out. He was pon-
dering the words of the two men. They
puzzled him, and awakened in his mind
the 01d suspicion that there was some-
thing in the cruise not put down in the
itinerary of Steve Cutler.

“I guess I’ll sleep over it,” he decid-
ed, smiling. “Maybe I won’t show my-
self quite yet. Blake’s a slick chap,
and Brent looks like an ex‘prize
fighter.”

He slept fitfully until morning, and
with the dawn of a new day came. a
new resolution. He would see the ad-
venture through as planned, and not
expose his hand until they landed. In
the hope that he would overhear more
conversation to enlighten him, he kept
his ears open every time anyone en-
tered the cabin; but as it was a beau-
tiful day most of the passengers re-
mained on the deck, and nothing of
consequence happened.

It was late in the afternoon, when
a commotion on deck aroused him.
From the tramp of many feet, he con-
cluded that something unusual had
happened; but he was a little disap—
pointed when Alice Cutler passed
through the cabin and said to her
maid:

“Get my things reaiy, Marie. We’ll
land before dark.”

Once again the d: fire to step out
of his hiding place surged up in Dick,
but he suppressed it. Now that relief
from his intolerable position was in
sight; he didn/’t want to make a bad
break. If the family landed before
dark, the yacht would be partly desert-
ed, and the opportunity of stealing
forth unobserved would come to him.

Half an hour later the screw of the
yacht slowed its revolutions. Dick
judged they were approaching land, or
passing through some crooked channel
that required caution. The engine
room bell clanged repeatedly, and the
yacht varied its speed accordingly.

Then came a slight jar and vibra-
tion. Sharp orders from Brent, anoth-
er jar, and then the propeller ceased
its activity. They were at Valhalla,
and the voyagers were landing. Dick
listened impatiently to the bustling
commotion outside until it subsided.
He waited a full half hour after that
to make sure they were ashore.

Then he quietly touched the spring .

that controlled the secret panel. and
as the latter flew open he'craned his

. head forward. The;,cahin was empty:
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carpeted floor, when a shriek that fill-

ed the cabin with echoes, startled him.

Across the way from him, with her

back to the opposite wall, crossing
herself with both hands, stood Marie,
her eyes bulging with fear. She had
seen him emerge from the dusty com-
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wall, as it were, and all the supersti-
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after shriek filled the cabin.

Dick’s first impulse was to step back
and hide again, but the girl’s discov-
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ticable. He closed the panel with a
touch of the spring, and sprang back
into the gloom of the cabin. The door
of a Stateroom stood open, and through
it he plunged without looking around.

' At almost the same instant Captain
Brent appeared in the cabin. and de—
manded of the maid, “What’s the mat-
ter? VVhat’re you yelling for?”

Marie was unable for a few seconds
to recover her wits. She kept on
shrieking and crossing herself until the
skip er shook her by the arm.

“Quit that!” he commanded. “Shut
up, and tell me what’s the matter.”

“A ghost, captain," she Istammered
between chattering teeth. “It come
right out of the wall—come—come—J’

Ghost your grandmother!” growled
Brent. Now—~"

"'(Continued next week).

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,crites, and asked them to show Him a.
coin. The head of the emperor was
stamped on it. Then He said, give to
the emperor what belongs to him, to
God what belongs to Him. They had
had enough for that day.

Render to the government, 1ender to
God. Where do we Americans classify
ourselves, in the matter of conscien-
tious citizenship? Many articles are
appearing from the pens of men
who know, that make uneasy reading
for serious-minded citizens. For in-
stance, we have seven murders per
hundred thousand population, which is
twice as many asnltaly has, the coun-
try with the next highest figures. And
you cannot lay it all at the door of the
foreigners in the cities, either. The
figures do not show that.

In the latter days of 1925, a number
of prominent business and professional
men in New York got together andor—
Sganized a board to study crime inthis
country. Somebody should be study-
ing it, that is certain. Year before
last, there were 10,000 murders, and
more than 300,000 robberies and hold-
ups. It is estimated that the number
of murders in 1926 will be 12,000. We
have the reputation of being a. country
where “human. life and property are
not safe; where banditry and brigand-
age, murder, arson, and .all forms of
crimes are not only far in excess of
any other country on earth, but are

 

year by year"

we are not willing, many of us, to
render unto Caesar that Which belongs
to him. We do not honor our own
laws. Said 3. report .of the American
Ear Association on "Law Enforcement,

 

To be a. tax 001- ”

continuing day by day and increasing .

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States have been on the increase and

out of proportion to our growth,- and - '
there has been a. steady and mowing-

disrespect for law ” said Justice Goff
of New York, “It can be Safely stated
that in the history of this country we

have never been confronted with any- ,

thing like the criminal comiitions we,
have ~today. Not a. day passes that

there is not recounted in the” newspa- ‘

pers some terrible outrage invcflving
robbery and murder.” It is stated as
a fact, that there are 135,000 murder-
ers at large at the present .time, and
there are more than 350,000 men and
women who make’ their living wholly
or partly by crime. The officers of‘the

law in many places seem helpless'to,

stop the advance of crime.

One reason given by those who are
supposed to know is, that the processes
of law in- America. are seriously‘at
fault. Chief Justice Taft. is quoted
thus: “The administration of criminal
law in the United States is a. disgrace
to civilization. The trial of a. Criminal

seems like a game of chance, with all ’

the chances in favor of the criminal,
and, if he escapes, he seems to have
the sympathy of a sporting public.”
Seven out of ten murderers in London
are hanged, while one out of 160 in
New York goes to the chair. And there
are other cities that have higher crime
records than New York.‘ Chicago is
given the unenviable publicity of hav-
ing a murder a day. To sum it up as
one writer does, is to state it thus:
“Crime, in this country, to a great ex-
tent, goes unpunished.” '. Twothirds of

the inmates of Sing Sing, we are told,’

are men who have adopted crime as a
profession and who have served at
least one term.

Nor is this confined to the cities.
Almost every week the papers record

a. bank robbery in some small town, '

from ten to fifty miles Out from
a. large city. It was a. relief that one
read the other day of the citizens in a.
country town in Michigan who, aroused
by the local telephone operator, grab-
bedthei'r'rifles and shot down three
bank robbers, and the fourth was cap-
tured in a. nearby town. If the law
cannot defend property and life, indi-
viduals will inevitably take steps to
defend themselves.

Said a judge: “The demand of the-
hour in America, above all other coun-
tries, is for jurors with a. conscience,
judges with courage, and prisons
which am neither country clubs nor

’health resorts.” People sympathize

with the poor murderer when he is on
trial, forgetting the grave in the cem-
etery, and the lonely place at sorpe
fireside. Juries are moved by pseudo-
psychology, the alienist is called in
and declares that the prisoner is par-
tially unbalanced, better lawyers often
appear for the defense than for the
state, and the old familiar;drama.is
re-enacted. One of the most promi-
nent of all American clergymen says,
“Sob sisters and sob brothers are the
brides and bridegrooms of crime. 'I
would ask the sentimental sympathiz-
ers with willful criminals, especially
muiderers, to go weep in the cemeter-
ies Where the victims lie, instead of in
jail. No one likes capital punishment
any more than he likes a surgiCal op-
eration, but when, as in Chicago, Six
policemen die for every murderer
hanged, the relativity needs some Ein-
stein to adjust it. In Great Britain,
where there is prompt punishment,
crime is deterred, and they do not bury

lawbreakers in silver coffins, either ”

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COMFORT AND HEALTH.

ERHAPS you have read Edna Fer-
ber’s book, “So Big."
“Oh, Miss Peake.’ You better
come down and dress Where it is warm
here by the stove." '

Selina Peake, the school teacher,
peers through th-,~, perforated collar
around the stove pipe into the room
below. ' g

“i won’t go down,” she declares to
herself. “I won’t come down to dress-
ing behind ill-SJ kitchen stove like a~
like a peasant in one of those dreadful
Russian novels."

it's still being done in many a farm-
house. A jump out of bed and a rush
to the warmth of the kitchen stove are
common preliminaries to the morning
toilet during thi; cold days of winter.
My memory carries me back to the
days when my brother and I always
left shoes, stockings, and perhaps more
important articles ol‘ apparel right by
the open door of the oven so they
would be handy in the morning, and
th- only thing that hurried us out of
bed was the desire to get the best
place.

What of it? What difference does
it make? Surely it is more healthful to
dress in the warmth of the kitchen,
than the icy chill of a cold bedroom.
Granted. There is no. virtue in putting
icy clothing on a shivering, shaky
body. There is no physical harm in
dressing in the. kitchen or the dining
room, or even the parlor. Yet, I think

I can put forth a good argument for
the desirability of a comfortably heat-

ed house, from the standpoint of
health.
Sleeping rooms should always be

filled with fresh air, and in winter that
usually means cool air. But in prop-
erly heated houses even the open-win-
dow room does not get absolutely cold;
nothing like the dead cold that satur-

- ated every inch of space in the unheat-
ed bedrooms of my boyhood. For the
sake of health, dressing should not be
a rush process. It is highly desirable
to have a warm bathroom in which the
young people, if not every member of
the household, may take daily baths.
There should be a place where tooth-
brushing may be conducted as an
agreeable function rather than a hasty
rite. It is well if there be a room at
comfortable temperature in which set-
ting-up exercises may be taken by
father and mother. All of these things
make for health.

Finally, We must remember that our
young people are no longer like Geertje
and Jozina Pool, who “slept snugly in
the woollen nether garments that in-
vested them by day.” Neither young
nor old do that today; and bad colds,
bronchitis, even pneumonia may be
contracted by wives and daughters who
follow the prevailing style of scanty
attire, unless the whole house is ade-
quately heated.

 

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Adventu res of
I 716 Bearers"

FTER Greedy Gray Squirrel had
A scampered away, Tilly and Billy

kept to the right, just as Bunny
Long Ears had told them. It wasn’t
‘ong before they came to a pond.

“Ready for a. slide," suggested Billy.

it was heaps of fun to slide over the
smooth ice, until, from nowhere at all,
a stick seemed to pop up in Tilly’s
way. But she was sliding so fast, she
just couldn't stop. Down she Went
"kerplunk."

"What was that?” asked a furry lit-
tle fellow, who was just coming out of
his house of sticks at the other end of
thi- pond.

.lust then Billy spied him.
you?"
(ll'ili‘

“Who are
asked Billy when they'were

“i am Benny Beaver," he answered
politely. “and who are you?”

“We are two little adventurers,”
learning about our animal friends in
the big woods,” answered Billy.

"Wont you tell us why you build
such a funny little stick .musc in the
water 1‘” asked Tilly.

‘A very, very long time ago,” said
Benny Beaver, “when the first Beavers
came to live in the woods, they built
their houses on the bank of a river.
But after a time, Wolves came to live
in the woods, too. The first winter,
when they were hungry, they came to
the Beaver’s house, reached their long
paws through the door and caught one
of the Beavers and ate him up.

. The next fall, before they built their
winter houses the Beavers called a
council. - ‘

«‘We must build our houses diifeéent-
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water, so the \l'olves cannot get us,’
said one. old Beaver.

“So that fall the Beavers built their
houses out in be water. But when
winter came, the water froze. 'l‘hephuir
gry wolves came out on the ice. This
time, with their long paws, they pulled
two Beavers through the doorway and
ate them up.

“The next year the Beavers called a
council of all the Beaver people.

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build our houses,’ said King Beaver.

“‘I have a plan,‘ said one young}
Beaver. ‘I can build a house and no;
\Volves can get into it.’

“Fine,' said all the Beavers.

“Then the young Beaver built a'
house just like. the Beavers built the
year before. But he made the doors
down under the water. Beavers like
water but “’olves don’t. That winter
when the “'olves came they growled
and growled, but they could not get in.

 
  

  

       
 

 

   

Famiers’ Wive s
are Happqin Canada

URAL lifejn Canada appeals to the women folk.
Schools and churches abound. The educational
needs of the children are fully met. The standards of
social life are high. American women find conditions
in Canada all that could be desired for the upbring-
ing of their families. The wives of American farmers
who cross the imaginary line for the greater
opportunities of newer, richer, cheaper land in this .
neighbor country become enthusiastic over Canada. I
“We have found farming very good in this part. '

The land is very fertile—the best I have seen.” So

writes Mrs. Alda Levasseur, of Arborfield, Sask.

Mrs. S. L. Harris, of Crossfield, Alberta, has this

to say: “This district is especially noted for oats,
barley and rye, but it seems that farmers are going -
in more and more every year for wheat growing. :*
Dairy cattle, hogs and poultry all do well here, and "
I don’t think a farm is complete without them. My
husband and I have always liked this country very
much. We first came to this district in 1903, and have
never known a failure. Anyone who is willing to
work can certainly do more than make a living here.
In 1915 we decided we would like a change, and went:
to Michigan, but we were glad to return in 1919.”

Be Independent in Canada

The certainty of agricultural prosperity awaits
you in Canada. Land is cheap—virgin soil on which
the world’s finest hard wheat can be raised—$15 to
$20 per acre! (Free homesteads still available further
back).

Canada wants more good farmers who will grow
wealthy and independent. The Government of Can-
ada stands ready to assist as well as weIcome you and
your family and neighbors. A simple explanation of
this practical help is included in the information that
will be forthcoming without charge or obligation if
you write to the nearest salaried official of the Govern-
ment of Canada. Write at once, thereby doing the
whole family a good turn.

    
 
       
 
      
 
   
     
       
      
        
    
       
        
    
 
         
    
     
      
 
   
 
    
     
      
     
 
      
 

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describing the kind of farm you would
like to get in Canada, to:

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ARK rooms need not be dark.
D Sunshine that will lighten them
up can be bought by the yard.
That cheerful colo1, yellow, will turn
the trick, and if ca1efully applied, it
works wonders by chasing shadows
out of daik c01neis.
“Sunshine by the yard” is what we

.exclaim, when entering a room decor-

ated in yellow, but—gay yellow, it

«must be, for yellow of a mustard hue

is heavy.. .

Yellow is the color to use in rooms
facing the north, and for dark rooms.
A light room facing the north may be
pale yellow and delicate, but as the
room becomes darker, so should the
yellow, become more orange and bril-
liant.

In just the same way, the amount
of color will vary according to the
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should be matte or, at most, eggshell
in gloss; but a strong buttercup color
will be happy with a glossy surface,
especially if the room is inclined to
be dark.

Yellow Has Many Shades.

The very pale yellows are to be
found in many shades. There is the
nicest yellow to go with green. It
also should be matte in finish. It may
be used on the floor as a paint, or on
ceiling. It is a most comfortable col-
or, a cool color, and should not be
used in dark places.

Lime yellow is another cool yellow.
It has a tone of green in it, but when
decorated with pictures having white
or cream frames it shows up excel-
lently. In the same way, paintwork of
white or cream (or both), and lime
yellow walls will look well, especially
in halls. But never use this color on
floors; it shows the dirt, and is there-
fore unsatisfactory.

Pale Yellow lnfusés Sunlight.

Pale orange yellow is the best to
infuse a sunlight effect into a north
room, provided there is enough light
to show it up. To go with it, soft col-
ors must be chosen, and pinks will
help most. These will give additional
gaiety to the room, as the mixture of
pink and yellow is always festive.

Pale apricot yellow _is a lovely color,
but it is better ‘used in textiles than
as a wall decoration. Still, in a room
with walls of a soft pale apricot, ivory
paint on the woodwork, and light-cov-
ered coverings, with a good deal of
soft green in them, will be very pleas-
ing. Care must be taken to use apri-
cot, not shrimp pink, as the dividing
line between them is very narrow.
This is a good color for the evening.

I There is a pale golden yellow that

‘ is very warm in tone. and is well used

in dining-rooms.

 

It gives.- ‘ a ; pleasant

 

 

glow, and lights up at night better than

most yellows, which are apt to disap-

pear at night and look white or cream.
As to Materials.

Pale yellow maten’als are always de-
lightful. Taffetas, linens, damasks~
all are beautiful. One may use a com-
mon cotton or linen, in pale yellow,
and it will be aseffective as the rich-
est,.material when properly made up.
With pink, it is-the best color for
lamp-shades and will give a most pleas-
ant light at night.

The deeper yellows are not so easy
to use. Orange may be had in many
tones, and will be good if well used.
It‘is best done in paint on the walls,
as it is then clearer in tone. A glossy
surface is usually desirable, with a
bright orange, as the reflections will
break the brilliance of the surface and
leave the pleasant effect of the color,
yet not too harshly. Orange is not
usually a pleasant color to use on
woodwork of a room; it is too hard,
and does not mingle well with the rest
of the room. Thus a patchy effect is
created, unless the. walls are orange,
too, and then there is too much color.
The best way to use orange is on the
walls and to have the woodwork some
othei colm—say lemon or. grey.

The mustard yellows are very dim-
cult to use. They are best avoided in
bulk, but now and then a touch of this
color with brown is useful, where, by
contrast, it will look more golden than
mustard.

Old gold, which ranges from yellow

Hundred Dollars For Beauty

HEN we first bought our home

it was dingy and dark. We de-

cided we could spare $100 to
beautify it, even if we had to go with-
out something else. VVe felt we could
not do without something pretty to
look at.

Our rooms, living-room, dining-room,
bed-room, and kitchen opened into each
other. There were nice large windows
and good floors, and woodwork. By
scraping off the old wallpaper, we gave
the living and dining-rooms two coats
of ivory paint, the kitchen white, and
the bed-room cream. The woodwork
we painted two coats of white man
the rooms. The floors a golden brown,
with varnish the sameshade. This
cost us $50.

I bought plain white marquisette cur-
tains for the dining and living rooms,
which cost $3.50. ,For the kitchen I
made unbleached ones, with bands and
appliques of blue checked ginghams.
In the bed-room I hung yellow and
write checked kingham ones, trimmed
in white. These home-made ones cost
$2.50 when all finished.

At an auction sale we bought an old
davenport, a big chair, and a small
rocker. We covered the chair and
davenport with cretonne of a golden
brown color, with a touch of blue, and
made a pad for the rocker of the same
materia1.-I used long, narrow pieces
which came off the sides of the cloth,
for window valances. The furnitune
cost $15, the.cretonne $10.

In the attic I found a huge box of

flight-colored carpet iags, all sewn to-

gether. We bought four packages of
brown dye, and two of yellow, and col-
ored .these. At the local- rug factory

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.curtains'———Mrs. A N.- M

Sunshine by the Yard

U56 Yellow to Brzgétm [/10 Dart Rooms

to brown, is a favorite color with many
people, but to be successful it must be,
used in good material, such as silk,
damask, etc.; if tried in cotton or wool
it becomes stuffy.

Scheme For a North Room.

Here is a good decorative scheme
for a north room. Walls, pale orange,
glossy, and very slightly mottled;
woodwork, lemon ‘yellow, and cornice
to match; ceiling, pale blue, matte sur-
face; floor, pale vermilion, glossy; or-
ange cord carpet with fringed ends;
curtains, orange and lemon striped,
silk lined, or white with yellow dots;

.glass curtains, pale orange silk; lamp-

shades of pink parchment with vermil-
ion lining—Julia Wolfe.

FOR YOUNG AND OLD.

NE trouble with the social life in

most communities, is age distinc-
tion. If the young people’s class give
a social, not many fathers and moth-
ers are there. When the Ladies’ Aid
do something, it doesn’t interest the
young folks much.

 

But our community solved this prob-.

lem when they advertised 3, “Reel
Country Soshul,” something like this:

“Samantha Allen and her pardner,
Josiah Allen, want all their friends and
nabers to come to , for a reel coun-
try soshul, about candle-lighting time.
Betsy Bobbett and all the home folks
will be there.”

This get-together was a summer af-

 

for the living and dining-rooms, and

two yellow ones for the bed-rooms.

The weaving cost. $15, the dye sixty

cents. The balance of the. $100 we

spent for curtain rods—Mrs. R. N.

Would Beautify Outside as Well as
Inside.

Had a hundred dollars to beautify

my home, I’d feel a mum—millionaire.
would divide the money exactly in half
and spend it equally inside and out-
side of ,my home. Having a fair lawn
and a few good shrubs surrounding the
house, I should put the first $10 into
a good lawn mower. A good sun dial
and bird bath, with a. bit of paint for
the lawn swing, would use up the rest
of that money.

Cleanliness is the first essential to
beauty, and if the house were unpaint-
ed, there is where one should begin,
in fact, where we did begin to beautify
our premises.

Indoors, my remaining $50 should
go to redecorate the walls, and curtain
the windows. Perfect cleanliness, even
though the furniture is old and inex-
pensive, with good floors, walls, and
windows, would make any home beau~
tiful, inside.

I think it is a poor idea to make it
all beauty within, and bleakness with-
out. It takes so little to make the out-
side of any home beautiful, that it’s
positively a crime to,me to see so
many ill-looking exteriors, especially
in the country, where vines, shrubs,
and flowers may be had for the gather-
ing in from the woods. If no woods

are handy, most country neighbors are - ’

willing to give of what they have

If I had a hundred dollars, oh, you

ugly wall paper, and you cheap-lookin

 

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fair and» was given in a new barn.
Samanthy Allen,
“Betsy Bobbett,'in costume, were the
reception committee. The raised floor
of the granary was used for a stage.
Curtains were hung across the middle

of the floor, making a dressing room ,

at the rear.
The program committee chose peo-
ple from the community, the oldest to

' the youngest, to represent the different

characters,_ usually found in the old
family album.

As the curtain was drawn back,
there stood father, very erect, with his
hand on the back of a chair, the oldest
gentleman we could get to pose. The
committee had searchedall the joke
books, and now told a funny story as
the different characters posed. Our
“shadow album” contained father,
mother, brother, sister, aunt, uncle, old
maid, old bachelor,'bride and groom,
city cousin, and etc. The stories were
funny and spicy and were enjoyed by

all. Games were played and ice cream .

and cake were served—Mrs. A. C. C.

NEW RECIPE FOR SPRING HAT.

 

AVE you tried the-“newest recipe"
for making your new spring hat?
It has been tested and found true.

One spool of even disposition.

One thimble of temper with a tight
fitting cover. 7

One sewing box of sunshine to use
at will.

One yard of patience folded double,
to increase strength.

One pair seven-inch smiles to stretch
when desired.

One needle of hard looks for mis-
placed stitches.

One cushion to ease the bruises of
disgust.

Mix in a comfortable rocker with a.
cool glass of lemonade. Tie with even
'disposition and add a ribbon from the
sewing-hex. More than a prick from
the needle spoils the composition. If
a mistake is made, hold fast to the
yard of patience and stretch . the
smiles.

 

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If your name begins with R,
Love will be your guiding star;
Natural that loving habit,

As the ears are, to a. rabbit.

These initials are designed to " '-
use as embroidery patterns on

things for children, on pockets, ‘
romper yoke’s, napkins, midweek ,
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coldest corner of the cellar, and

" the tomatoes, corn, and beans in
cans in the store closet, look less at—
tractive when the weather begins to
warm up a bit in the spring, than they
did when they were placed there last
fall. Perhaps it is the hint of spring
in the air, but the housewife is put to
her wits end occasionally to tempt the
appetites, of her family, particularly
the children.

The old vegegtbles have to be used
daily, but they can be dressed up in
new form, and the family will enjoy
them.

We are fond of boiled dinners,
though they do smell up the house. A
piece of lean pork cooked with turnips
and potatoes, or rutabagas and potatoes,
is a dish fit for the king. If you want
some of the cold pork for the lunch
basket for the children, and they dis-
like the taste of the vegetable, dip off
some of the broth and cook the vegeta'
bles separate.

The ham that is left on the bone (do
not trim too closely), with potato and
dumplings will be relished by all. Ham
and cabbage is “oderiferous,” to be
sure, as the old lady expressed it, but
it is delicious. Sauer kraut is getting
to be a most fashionable dish. Served
raw it is used as a salad and is relish-
ed for the health—giving properties it
is said to contain. But we like it bet-
ter cooked, and cooked a long time.

‘ yServed with mashed potato and puffy

dumplings, it is most highly prized.
Others contend that the only proper
treat to cook il‘Wilh is backbone of
young pork, while others serve wieners

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with it. In every way it is good and
wholesome.

’ If you still have a supply of canned
young beets, you are most fortunate,
as they can be used in salads, or plain
for pickles. Canned tomatoes that are
whole can also be used in salad, and
the juice saved for soup. There are
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sides soup, that they need not go to:

waste. W'ith baked beans, maccaroni,,
noodles and spaghetti, they are de-Il

Canned beans can be cooked with
meat exactly as you would in summer. i
Fry a number of slices of bacon tilll
done, but not crisp, and cut in bits.’
Put in with the beans and simmer;
on the back of the stove. Corn cani
be escalloped, or made into soup, be-l
sides serving in the ever popular 'corn '
fritters. Aheaping plate of corn fritters
with strained honey or maple syrup,
on a cold spring day, will delight the
whole family.

Did you ever try lima bean salad?
Simply cook the dry beans and drain. I
Use any of the prepared salad dress».
ings or home-made mayonnaise, These‘l
are fine for supper. A little choppedl
celery heart can be added. Even the}
pale spindling remains of the celery‘
crop should be used for salad and soup,
as the leaves, chopped, will flavor any
dish, even after the stalks are stringy.

When the new vegetables come in
the garden, we are then in good triml
for hot weather, and have probably|
enjoyed our daily food as much as,
those who have eaten the southernl
products ripened on their way north,‘
at least, we think so, and that is halfl
the battle.

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HONEY PUDDING SAUCE.

The other day while visiting a
friend, she served a pudding with a
sauce made with honey. Can you give
me a recipe to make such a sauce?~
Mrs. M. I

For honey sauce pudding use:

2 tb. butter 2 tsp. cornstarch
9% cup honey ‘
Mix butter and cornstarch, cook,

stirring constantly, until smooth (about
one. minute). Do not let this mixture
brown. Add the honey and cook to
the hard ball stage. Serve on pudding
while hot. For a thinner 'sauce add
hot water to the consistency, desired.

COFFEE AND APPLE PIE.

ROM the letters received in answer

to Mrs. J. F.’s request, there are
evidently many ways of making good
cofiee and good apple pie. Mrs. C. K.
gives these rules as the reason for her
good coffee: ~

1. Keep coffee in tight container.

2. Grind as used.

3. Always measure coffee and water,
using one tablespbon of coffee to one
cup of water.

4. Use grounds only once.

5. Never let the finished coffee boil.
Serve as soon as made.

6. Always serve with cream.

'7. Settle coffee by a dash of cold
water. .

Mrs. E. M. says she always adds a
pinch of salt to her coffee to improve
the flavor, and never percolates it
more than five minutes. .

- Hrs.;L_R. follows this method: She
allows one tablespoon of coifee to each

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fee with one egg and ofiE‘EF'Br cold
water. Pour over this the boiling wa-
ter and let steep for five minutes, but
do not boil.

Mrs. S. R. says a clean coffee pot is
essential, and that she plugs the spout
with a piece of clean cloth to hold the
aroma, if the coffee has to stand be-
fore serving.

The secret of good apple pie, says
Mrs. M. V. H., is the choice of good
flavored apples that cook quickly. She
recommends Maiden Blush or Fall Pip-
pin for fall apples, and Baldwin, Spy,
or Greenings for winter apples.

Make good pastry as follows:

3 cups flour 1 tsp. salt
1 cup lard 1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. sugar

Use cold water to form dough, and
handle as little as possible. Line tin
with pastry, fill with sliced apples, add
one cup of brown sugar, a sprinkling
of flour, and seasoning of cinnamon,
nutmeg, and dot with butter. Cover
with top crust and bake until apples
are cooked and the crust is a golden
brown.

Mrs. R. B. says she always adds two
or four teaspoons of water, according
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HINTS TO HOMEMAKERS.

EMOVE sewing machine oil from

garments by wetting with turpen-
tine, then washing with cold water and
a pure mild soap.

Yellow, dingy lace curtains may be
restored to snowy whiteness if boiled
thirty minutes in a strong soapsuds
which is equal parts of milk and wa-
ter, and rinsed in the usual way.

Some like onion juice much better
than the chopped onion for seasoning.
To make it, cut the onion in half- and

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incubator it is free from all dis-
eases, except hereditary ones,
like white diarrhoea.

So it behooves the poultry man, if
he wishes to keep his chicks‘in this
condition, to pay strict attention to
cleanliness.

Providing you have followed those
oft repeated instructions not to feed
them before they are at least forty-
eight hours old, you have gone a long
way toward giving them a good start.

It is useless, too, to pay a. big price
for eggs or chicks, and then to ignore
all the advice given on how to care
for them. The directions \on the care
of chicks have all been prepared at
great cost of time, money, and labor

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Layout for Brooder Pen: (a) Brood-
er; (b) Outer Fence of Roofing; (c)
Movable Fence; (d) Outside Yard;
(e) Passageway to Yard; (f) Feed-
ing Space.

on the part of gc'wernment officials and

poultrymen, but how many people real-

ly take the trouble to follow them.
People seem to think that a. chick is
only a chiCk, and therefore, some of
them travel a. rough road of existence,
the owner usually thinking that he can,
by extra. care when the fall comes,
make up for the carelessness he has

shown during their early days. As I

have said before, the‘care you give the

baby chicks governs their whole life.
Here are several things that the
baby chick is subjected to.

Over Feeding. . .

In addition to not feeding before they
are at least forty-eight hours old, they
should be fed six times a day, and for
the first five or six days this feed
should consist of chick mash only. The
same should be put in shallow hoppers
,or troughs, and the chicks given ac-
cess to it for about twenty minutes at
a time. Their drink should be milk of
some kind. If you have a. continuous
supply of freshly soured skim-milk,
give them that. If not, give them pow-

,dered buttermilk and water (one cup

to three cups of water). But do not

change from one kind of milk to the

,other. It is the change that plays

hob with the chicks. -
Chilling.

The baby chick is, at its best, a very
stupid little thing and, if allowed to.-
wander away from the brooder, will
huddle up in a. corner away from the
heat. Some will then be smothered in
their desire to crowd together and
keep warm. A fence made of roofin
material, and placed around the brood-
‘er will keep them close to the heat.
(See Fig. 1). One side of this may
be opened to let them get at the mash
hopper. Then when their feeding time
is over, drive them in near the brood-
er and shut them in. Their drinking
fountains and grit hoppers should be
,put in the small enclosure so that they
can get a drink, or eat grit, whenever
they want it.

The corners of the breeder room
should be rounded off with roofing ma-
terial, (as shown). After a. week the
inner circle of roofing may be taken
away, or as soon as they have learned
to go to the breeder to sleep.

Head Lice.

This is a disease in parasite form
that is responsible for the death of. a.
large number of chicks. The usual
remedy is to daub the back of their

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laziness is the mother of invention.'and
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shown- in the accompanying illustra-
tifll. (See Fig. 2). , * . '
,At each end of yourtrough drive "in

- a threelinch nail and tie a. piece ,oti

soft hemp twins to one nail,‘loop,it'
over the other, and let the endhang
in a ‘tin, in which you» place a cup ;of
coal oil that has two tablespoons of '
Vmelted lard in it. ,By capillary attrac-
tion the coal oil d lard will keep
the string saturated. he chicks, when
they cat, will rub the back of the
heads on the string. .
Leg Weakness. I

This is caused by the chicks not
getting out in the sun, and generally
shows up when the chicks are two or
three weeks old.

The remedy is to let the chicks out
in the open. Make the yard of roofing
material to keep the wind out, and put

' the yard on the south side oftthebhouse

so that they will get the direct rays
of the sun. Cod liver oil in the ration
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CHICKEN MUSIC.

HEN the calves bawl, the cows

moo, and the dog barks, it is
usually a sign that they redmre' atten-
tion of some kind. When the roosters
crow and the hens are singing, it
means they are fairly well contented.
We like lots of chicken music on our
farm. The male bird that crows loudly
and often is apt to be the sire of heal—
thy and vigorous chicks. The hens
that sing as they scratch in the litter
are apt to be alert, busy hens, of the
type that lay a profitable number. of
eggs.

On a. cold, windy day there will be
less chicken music than on a. still,
sunny day. Male birds with frozen
combs are apt to crow less than birds
in warmer houses that have suffered
less with the cold. Hens that are
humped up in the corners, sing less
the birds that are working for their
grain in plenty of clean straw litter.
Birds that are weak in vigor,,are apt
to be very quiet, especially in bad win- ‘
ter weather. The hen that greets you
with a song on a cold winter morning,
is apt to be a. good hen. The male

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ice.
bird that crows lustily when the weath—
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miles per hour,. is apt to be a desirable
bird for the flock. Chicken music is
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We are feeding our hens a-dry mash
composed of 100 lbs. com, 100 lbs.
oats, 100 lbs. wheat, 100 lbs. barley,
and 50 lbs. meat scraps, with plenty of
skim-milk. What more could we add
so Lmaéke a more complete ration?—

Most laying mashes contain twenty
per cent bran, as this bulky material
is considered useful in balancing up
the more concentrated feeds, and it
helps to prevent digestive disorders.

In the Cornell ration they semetimes
substitute 100 pounds of ground barley
for the 100 pounds of ground oats cem-
monly used in such mixtures. It con-
sists of 100 pounds each of bran, mid-
dlings, yellow corn meal, ground barley
and meat scrap, plus three pounds of

, fine table salt.

Another good ration consists of 100
pounds each of ground corn, ground
oats, middlings, bran, andmeat Scrap:
The amount of meat scrap can be ,cut
in two when the hens have plenty of
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You said you would like comments
on the letters and poem in the Febru-
ary 6 issue. Well, I think the letters
were very good, and had good lessons
in them. But, What good are lessons
if we scorn them? I agree with “Peter”
in stating that a flapper Soon grows
old and loses popularity. People who
act themselves are always in demand.

I agree with “Bonnie Blue Eyes”
that money, tobacco and intoxicating
liquors go to min a person’s life. If
I must use tobacco, liquor, or attend

 

 

Not Circus Riders, But Domthy Dea-
trick and Her Dad on their Pet Pony.
petting parties and other ridiculous
places in order to get a reputation, I
shall go without one.
The poem was good. It has many

bored—A busy bird, George Nichols.

 

 

I found the poem and the letters
ivory interesting. But, Uncle Frank,
;do you really think it was the cos—
}inetics that made the girl what she
ywas, or do you think it was the girl
herself?

I don’t believe, Uncle Frank, it was
cosmetics that brought this poor girl
to destruction, but it was the charac—
for she displayed. I am not saying
but what the girl intended to do all
right, but it seems to me that any girl
ought to know when a boy truly loves
her.

So, Uncle Frank, let’s not blame the
innocent little beautifier (cosmetics)
'nor fate, nor even the girl. But let’s
blame it on the devil, who is the root
10f all evil, and see that he does not
get hold of you, and me.——Only a lad
Eof sixteen.

f I think that the poem that “Bonnie
{Blue Eyes” sent in was good. As for
the T-S, I pity the girl who believes in
it, for if she thinks her life will come
out as one of those stories, she might
as well stop right now.

If you did not make good in‘the past,
the only way is to try and make good
in the future.-1)ot.

 

 

In the first place, I wish to say that

“Peter,” after having a “good time,”
(as it is sometimes called), came to
her right senses and discovered that
there was something bigger and better
in life than petting, smoking, using
cosmetics, and having a. good time in
general. »It is the best anyone can do
l—to resolve to “do better in the fu—
lture,” as “Peter” did.
I A thing I dOn’t understand is, “Why
isn’t a-pretty girl just as apt to have
a good reputation as others, and why
is beauty one of the curses of “a girl’s
life?” ”\

I know plainly, right from wrong, as
my mother has taught me practically
all my life, and particularly since I’ve
been in my “teens." How can beauty
interfere with my reputation

After I read the poem, I was rather
dazed, until I read it the second time
and came to the lines, “And yet, the
fault is not all his—I might have been

 

 

 

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Comments on The Outcast
W/mt t/ze Young Folk: '1 'fiozzg/zt of flu; Letter: midPoem

a thought in it, and should be remem— .

to blame,” then I was reminded of
something mother often tells me, “If
anything ever happened—3’

As a whole, the poem was pitiful,
and I sincerely believe God forgave
her. '

May the poem be a. lesson to others.
—“Simple Simon.” '

 

I am’ writing again, perhaps too late.
This time I am asking if I may enter
my sentiment on the two letters and
the poem, in.which I was very much
interested, being of the same age as
the erters.

First, I do not believe in condemning
a person entirely for his previous be-
havior, providing he tries to reform
himself. Nor do I believe in blaming
a person too much, for “falling in the
pit,” as they say even though he never
reforms materially, because there are
as many kinds of natures as there are
people. Some, for instance, crave ex-
citement and praise, etc, while anoth-
er has no taste for such things.

The former has a more difficult time
keeping his “balance in the scale” of
decency. The latter will keep above,

because he does‘not consider such life
at all. I am of the latter type myself,
and “Bonnie Blue Eyes,” too, if I am
not mistaken. We have a. great deal
to be thankful for, but not to be proud
of. Think of the remorse and despair
we may be spared, ‘unllke the poor
girl who wrote that poem, (The Out-
cast). We Shouldn’t blame her tho
much. Just think of what she had to
suffer and “go against,” and yet she
was only‘one of many. There is a
large number like her today, all over
the world. I

As for “Peter,” she probably was of
the type who has a “hankering” for
enjoyment of that particular kind. It
was easy for her to fall; but worse to
get’ up. We, who have not had to fight
against'such odds, do not know what
we would have done if put in the same

place. Therefore, we have no right to'

judge. We should also keep in min
that many do not turn back. ‘

I am inclosing a poem by an un- -

known authen—An M. C. Friend, Ina.
Johnson.

Judge not, in thy pride despising
Him that far from virtue strayed, .
Dids’t thou ponder o’er the burdens
By the Fates upon him laid?

Dost thou know themany battles
That he fought to save his name,
How he sorrows for his sinning,
How he suffers for his shame ?"

 

 

 

 

 

Dear Uncle Frank:

VVbll, I just finished
Michigan Farmer and N. H. W.’s nice
letter. He is one that does not criti—
cise the rest.

I sure agree with him in every way,
maybe some of the boys do smoke and
swear, but that isn’t any reason why
all boys do, and as for girls using pow-
der and rouge and such things, there
are reasons for all things, as he said.

I am very sure that it would be nice
to change about and say good things
about each other.

~ Please let’s try the new plan, and it
would seem awful good for once.—
Your would—like—to—be friend, Lucy.

Yes, let’s try the new plan. But
please help to put the new plan across.
You know, when folks find fault with
each other, there is a. chance to come
back. But when nice things are said,
no come-back is really needed. That’s
why fault-finding brings more letters.

reading the

 

Dear Uncle Frank:

I believe I am a little sorry for
“Michigan Mother’s” children. Maybe
she isn’t exactly like she writes. But
I have noticed when children are so
restricted when they are young, they
are likely to be Wild and reckless when
they get to “shift” for themselves.
Those two little ones want to write to
Uncle Frank’s page. It would be harm-
less fun. But, I guess “Michigan Moth-
er’s” children are human, arent’t they?

I have a. wonderful mother. I think
she has always told me good and evil
the best she could, and left me to sort
of choose for myself. And because I
care a lot for her, and know how. it
would hurt her if I turned out a crim—

inal, or some such thing, I try to do ‘

the best I can according to my ability.

If mother pleads, she can get farther
with me than if she actually orders.

I have just read this over, and I find
it a regular sermon. But don’t despair,
for I am going to stop!

Uncle Frank, here is to your success
and happiness.Sincerely, Iola E. Hardy.

There is truth in what you say.
Forbidden fruit is the sweetest. Par-
ents who are companions instead of
commanders are the best kind of par-
ents.

_.,_._

Dear Uncle Frank: .

. Now then, about prohibition. I think
it is. a. wonderful thing if, of course,
properly enforced. A lot of people
want the law revoked just because a
few disregard it. Perhaps a smaller
number ofpersons would break that

law if the judges would pronounce;

 

 

heavier sentences, such as revoking
their driver’s license for all time, in-
stead of, maybe a year. Give them
five years in jail for manufacturing
liquor, and a year for being drunk, in—
stead of maybe a. $10 fine and a prom-
ise o be good. What do you cousins
thin ? Come on and express your
ideas. Here I am taking up a. consid—
erable amount of room just to express
my ideas. Probably a lot of you have
some very worth while ones.

I, for one, think we’ve just about
worn out the bobbed hair, smoking,
paint, powder, and rudeness questions.
Why cousins, just think what would
become of the poor barbers if we girls
quit bobbing our hair.

The paint, powder, knicker and cig-
arette factories aren’t going to stop
manufacturing for those who want to
use them. Please remember, cousins,
we are the rising generation and the
future of our country rests on us; so
let us discuss state, national and in—
ternational problems.

I am thirteen years old, and am look-.
ing forward to a good many years in
school yet, but in the end hope to be-
come a. lawyer. I will close now.——
Barbara Hall, M. C.

Paint, powder and prohibition are
good subjects to discuss. No, manu-
facturers will ever stop making things

 

Archie Pearce Says That You Haveto
Look Out For This Old Tom.

for which there is a demand. In fact,

they do everything to stimulate de-
mand. I hate to‘see young folks made
slaves to cigarette factories, and blind
pigs.

Dear Uncle Frank. and Cousins;

I am so full of news now, that I just
have to burst. Cousins, I have'some
suggestions for you. Let’s make scrap
books. I am making one now of .AJ
Acres. When I get through. tth’ that,
I am. going ,tomako g ' -
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Why not-make some for the boys and

glrlsfat ‘Hdviell 'S’anato'rlum? 3 Another
suggesu'onfiis a, contest to see who
could ,‘wrltetthe best history of the
Merry Circle. '- ‘ ' -

Uncle Frank, who wrote the first let-
ter ‘to the Merry Circle? If you have
the letter please print it so we can see
the difference between our old-time
letters and now.

Uncle Frank, I am asking you many
questions, am I not? This is the last
one. What was your New Year’s reso—
lution? Mine was to be an active mem-
ber of the Merry Circle; answer all
contests, if I can and write often.

It is time for me to retire now, so
goodnight—A Merry Circler, Dickie.

You have some good suggestions. I
will use the contest idea. My resolu-
tion was to try to make the Merry
Circle more interesting than before

Dear Uncle:

Since you ask us the reason for not
answering that jumbled contest, I’ll
tell you mine. Wow! that sure was a
brain teaser. I worked on it every
night until my head swam. I had only
thirteen straightened out, not all to-
gether. » - .

I see that many do not aDIIFPCIatf
for one, like them very much. Not
many have such ‘a nice vocabulary. (I
haven’t, not by a. long shot). I liked
Parents’ Week. \Ve sure got some
queer ideas. I don’t agree in the least
with “A Michigan Mother.” Her chil-
dren are sure missing a great deal by
not writing.

That about “Can Prohibition be En—
forced?" is a very good topic. I can’t
write much about it, but I can say that
it can not be enforced. Some people
’think they just can‘t get along without
liquor. About. make-up, too much, of
course, is not good, but a little is O. K.
Isn’t this so?

Mary doesn’t powder,

Mary doesn’t paint,

Is she a hit among the men?
You know darn well she ain’t:

The boys say we try to dress like
they. Well, What’s the idea of “bell
pants '.’” They flare at the bottom just
like our dresses; so why do they wear
them. Are not they trying to imitate
the fair sex? ' .

I don’t believe they have anthing on
us. they dress just as silly as We. do,
why not ?—-Helen Kish.

Thanks for telling me about that
jumbled word contest. About prohibi-
tion——it can‘t be enforced any more
than the laws against murder or steal-
ing. There isn’t a law on the books
but what is broken. But, is that any
reason for not having any? I admire

your persistence.

JUMBLED CONTEST RESULTS.
ONE peculiar thing about this con-

test is, that so many of the boys

and girls should fail on the word
“laughter.” That was the stumbling
block for most of'those who did not
get the contest right.

We got all the correct'papers to-

"her and picked out, without look-
ing, ten which are to get the prizes.
I know some who will be disappointed.
For instance, I know of two girls who
are friends; each sent in the same an—
swers, both well written, but the paper
of one was drawn for a prize, while
that of the other was not. Such is
luck.

The correct answer to the contest is:

One thing is sure,

Though you think as you choose,

Laughter's the cure
For a case of the blues.

The prize winners are:

Pencil Boxes.
Marie Moorman, R. 2, Jenison, Mich.
Thelma Phay, R. 1, Jones, Mich.
Dictionaries.
Carson Nelson, R. 1, Filion, Mich.
Freeman 'Varney, Harrison, Mich.
Paul Miller, R. 1, Tawas City, Mich.
Pencils.
Rose Cota, Harris, Mich.
Lilly Trevo, Chassell, Mich.
Floyd Cartwright. R. 3, Tekonsha,
Mich.
Esther Esch, Mio, Mich.
Hazel A. Kok, R. 3, Zeeland, Mich.

MERRY CIRCLE FUND CONTRIB-
UTORS.

E have received some very nice

contributions to the Merry Circle .

, .Fund which is being raised for
the purpose of buying a radio for the

 
 

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Michigan Crippled Children’s Hospital , ‘
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aline Linderer, VerinaJahnke, Derothy
Siems, Elva McClintic, Ros’e- For-gates,
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Jokefgntest

T has been a long time since we
had a joke contest, so undoubt-
edly most M. C.’s have some

new jokes they want to spring on
me. In order to give an opportu-
nity to “crack” these jokes, this
will be a joke contest. Write the
three best jokes you can think of,
and send them in. But, be sure
that you put your name and ad-
dress on the upper left-hand corner
of your paper, and if you are a
Merry Circler, put M. C. after your
name. '

The ten who send in the jokes

‘ which seem the funniest, will get
prizes; the first two, handy pencil
boxes; the next three, dandy little
dictionaries, and the next five,
dandy metal pencils.

This contest closes March 5, so
be sure to get your jokes to Uncle
Frank, Michigan Farmer, Detroit,
Michigan, in plenty of time.

Please rt‘member that all send-
ing in good jokes, who are not
Merry Circlers, will get the M. C.
buttons and membership cards.

 

Dr. Angell Gives Advice
VERY farm boy in America has
E heard of Yale University. Among

its presidents have been some of
the greatest men in America, and one
of the greatest of these is its present
head, Dr. James R. Angell, who was a.
Michigan boy, his father having been
president of the Michigan University
for years. Hence all our readers, both
old and young, will be interested in
the following “Success Talk for Farm
Boys," just sent us. Says Dr. Angeli:

TflEEYCHIGAR FARMER .,

{Reynolds Geraldine Freeman. Agnes
J. Schultz,John Vioeh,=Allce 006C, R089

 

gWOLVERINE
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Chicks.

 

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Owner

 

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Wolverine Leghorns have large lopped combs; big, deep
bodies: are uniform In size and type: and produce quantities
of large, white eggs in winter when egg prices are high.
Satisfied customers everywhere endorse Wolverine Baby

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until you have our new 1926 catalog explaining our matings In .
detail and how you can have greatest success with poultry

Write for copy. it": FREE,
WOLVERINE HATCHERY & FARMS

Don‘t buy any chicks

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egg production.
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details about our high producing utility birds.
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Our chicks are from leg~banded stock selected by experts trained and ap—
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you know every chick is up to standard set by University for breeding and

It tells all about our pedigreed males and snocml pen matings. Also give-
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Michigan accredited chicks from flocks

 

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‘Three qualities, fully cultivated, areI

as nearly as is humanly possible, sure-
fire guarantee of success:

The first is persistent hard work,
and without it the others avail but
little.

The second is straight dealing, and
without it you can get, and retain,
neither worldly success nor that which
is far more valuable, the respect of
your neighbors.

The third is friendly consideration
for others. \Vithout it, success never
brings great happiness, while with it,
even partial success may give you en-
during satisfaction.”——James R. Angeli.

Every little while I get letters ask-
ing the requirements of becoming a
Merry Circler. I thought everybody
knew, but apparently not. It is easy
to become an M. C. Just take part in
the contests which appear weekly in
this department. If you get one of
the contests right, you will get a mem-
bership card and button. That is the
only way in which one can become a
member. Anyone from eight to eight-
een can become a member.

Slate Accredited Baby Chicks

State Inspected

 

 

.\Ir. l‘nrmcr:—Your days of risk are over, You can
now buy Sum: Accredited. Chit-ks right. in your own
State close to home, and know that you are going to

not ju<t the quality you want. The Michigan State
Amtl‘l‘dlit‘d Label on a box of chicks is just as good
as an insurance l'olir-y. We have Accredited Chicks
of the following breeds for sale: English White lieg~
horns; Ant-(mas; Bnrrcd Rocks: R. l. Rods, and
“hire Wyuudottes. Send for circular and price list.
Gibbs Winter-Lay Hatchery and Poultry Farms,

Bronson, Michigan
Hatchery makes special effort in

This breeding for

' heavy winter egg production.

 

Pure - BlCll Baby Chicks

MICH. STATE ACCREDITED

White Leghoms, Anconus, Barred Rorks. Descriptive
circular gives full information about our high egg bred

lines. Tolls why we can sell direct to you at job-
bers prices.
Box MICHIGAN Holland,
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0,000 chit. 15 varieties. 9.: up. Every hen tasted
c ed for production and standard qualities.
Em circular. LAWRENCE HATCHERY. R. 7.

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SEMEI3T3HEB§REOQS
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White Leghorn Cock Bird won 1st at
both production and exhibition classes.

BETTER CHICKS AT "0 EXTRA

Heavy Mixed. $12 per 100 straight. Light
County Sasings Bank Free Catalog. KNOX HATCHERY. Dept. 2.) Mt. VOI'IIOI'I. Ohio

 
       

 

  

which have stood careful inspection.
Eastern Michigan Poultry Show.
We won Is! in pullet class. I‘atalog free.

 

  

    

1926. in

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COST. .WI m m ‘

Liv. Delivery Guumt ed. Postman D110. 50 100 300 600 1000

English & Hollywood 8. C. White Lefnoml..............8 1.25 8H :41 881 S130

C. Brown chhorns. An-onw .................. ...... 7.25 13 38 82 120

arrcd White 8: Bill? Rocks. S. C. A: R. C. M ..... ... 8.50 10 41 77 160

Silver Lat-ed and White \I'yandottca ...... . ............. 9.00 11 50 83 100
Columbian Roam. Jcrsey Giants ........................ 1050 .20 51

per 160 straight. M.-~Knox

  

 

‘ Prices lpost paid) on .25 50 100 500 1000
S. I. V‘Xhitn Leghorn: ............................ $4.00 3150 314,00 357,50 3130
{his} hail: ll.Wl’fi.‘IiL-(E,<\n;on‘gs &dBl. Minorx-as 4.25 8.00 15.00 72 50 140
Le 0c 3,, 1e .‘. .. 'yan ones ........ I5: _ ; '
A<<ortod vim-ks. $12.00 pcr 100. H 850 “"00 "‘50 150
DEAN EGG FARM a. HATCHERY. 80X c. BIRMINGHAM. HIGH. '
ENGLISH W
MICH. STATE
ma HI IE LEGHORNS

ACCREDITED
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Exec.

Your successwith poultry depends on your foundation stock. Start right. Our new 1926 FREE Cams

log’tclls how and what to do to raise chicks profitably.

OTTAWA HATCHERY

ROUTE 10.

BOX 42-M HOLLAND, MICH.

Send for your copy before you buy any chick:

gBUY INSURED CHICKS

. BARRED ROCKS

LEM-ION
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ACTIVE MEMBER INTERNATIONAL BABY CHICfi aA'SgDnglg‘l‘zig

STATE ACCREDITED CHICKS

Best grade chicks from males from hem m.
. . _ ‘ ‘ 199. 195.
Birth-s .~‘l"fi is irom 307 egg dam with five generations
All males and. («Indian

leficn Slate
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known Lraunest rcvordq of 2:
220. 201. 202. 214. 221. 21

lion stock. Anconns, Sheppard's
Barred Rocks. All flocks milk fcd.
*" of Michigan Stati- College.
chit-ks you not the advantage of

J. H. OEERLINGS. Owner,

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“TRUTHFUL” CATALOG.

EXCLUSIVELY. STATE ACCREDIT
with records up to 295 chgs per year.

 

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mode on custonicm' own
you may become acquainted with this stock.
Chicks Delivered to Yo
Hatching Eggs—All B
Let us send you these thick: or Elma this year.
with report-I from IIIsIniner’a own farms.

WHITE LEGHORNS—Z grades.

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BARRON -- TANCRED W. LEGHORNS

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White chhoms from 260—190-013 {munda-
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how winnings. Write for It today.
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Buy 011D from ACCREDITED FARMS. 0dr £003! 3
specter! and (‘ulled by authorized Inspectors um If. m
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Postpaid prices

unmoved by

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From Michigan Accredited and State-in-
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MICH.‘ STATE CERTIFIED CHICKS

From Pedigreed. Blood-tested. Truncated 8. C.Vlhita
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Leghorns.

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"Smrv of Sunrise Farm."
our better Rocks and chicks. and how you.can make
a. big sun-e53 with poultry.

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How foolish to spend good money and efiort to get
a good flow of milk into the udder—only to have
it held back due to some nagging discomfort of the
all-important milk-giving organ! Milk thus held
back is absorbed by the system-com letelilost.

ven worse, the cow is likely to form t 4: ha it of
holding back the milk if the museis not quickly
removed.

The slightest hurt ol the udder or teats needs
your quic attention. You can keep these delicate
tissues soft. pliable. productive by using Bag Balm
always at the first sign of trouble. For sore teats.
chaps. cuts, teats cracked or stepped-on Bag Balm
is a quick. cleansing healer. Fine lor caked bag.
bunches. cow pox, etc. This wonderful ointment
quickly penetrates. heals. restores. It is pleasant to
uscand will not taintthe milk. Has scores of uses on
the farm for treating any animal sore or skin trouble.

Bag Balm in the big IO-ounce package for 60¢, is
carried by feed dealers, general stores, druggists.
Order direct from us if you have difficulty getting it.

DAIRY ASSOCIATION CO., Inc.
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cows.
cient producers,

Wipe out the profit.

importance in
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The modern dairy cow cannOt stand
She must have an abund~
ance of‘ fresh air and light, must be
given all the comfort within reason,
and sufficient exercise to stimulate her
body functions and sustain her health.
Such treatment is not only necessary;

Few manifestations of temperament

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Factors in Dairying Success

It Pay: to Get 072 Good T arm: W'zt/z t/ze Cow

By K.

' ANY factors contribute to the
net income from a’herd bf dairy

' The cows may be effi-
yet the system of
housing and management may change
for only a few days, and result in a
falling off in milk yields sufficient to
So the question
0f housing’and care becomes one of
sustaining profitable

Milton

men as much of the time as possible

falling off in flow.

state of mind of the cow.
that there must be,
things,

tained.

Outside of a few cows that are con-

firmed kickers when they are abused
as heifers, the practice of kicking will
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are more interesting than are express-
ed in relation of the herdsman to the
cows in his care. It requires a man
of placid temper and wise self-restraint
to coax maximum milk yields from
icows. One man can persuade a heifer
Ho Voluntarily enter an open barn door,
‘to take a certain stanchion, then stand
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‘ l -- Until
You Get My New Cut

Price Bargain Book—IT’S FREE

I have made a tremendous cut in my prices again
—n cut that Wlll_88V0 you real money. I’ve dropped
» my usual low prices way down. lhnt’s why I say
don’t buy until you get myNew 112;?ageCut
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see for yourself the money my new out p can
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THE BROWN FENCE & WIRE 00.
Dept. 2808 Cleveland.

 
   

while without hesitation she begins to
eat the roughage she finds ready for
her notice. Another man will chase
the same heifer back and forth until
she is so confused and excited that
she cannot see the open door, much
less show any docility whatever in the
matter of mangers and stanchions.
Certainly everyone who has ever
handled a herd of dairy cattle knows
that heifers and cows have as pro-
nounced an individuality as the men
who care for them. One will be quiet,
another will be lively, while another
is sullen and exasperating, but- all can
be managed by one who' recognizes
their peculiarities and who will fore-
stall an inclination to behave badly by
denying the opportunity to do so. Even-
tempered action that is habitual on
the part of the herdsman has a ten-
dency to beget comfortable manners
on the part of the 'cows. .
The hustler and changeable man who
puts a cow in this stanchion today, and
next Week in another part of the barn,
and then changes her because some
other cow took her old place first, con-
tributes unmistakably toward creating
a restless and bad temper in the cow.
Cattle are sensitive enough to be re-
sponsive to the voice and actions of
the man who cares for them; and un-
derstand as well as humans, the dis-
tinctibns between ill-natured anger and
good-natured persuasion; also, they are
phlegmatic enough to easily become
creatures of habit. If anyone is en-
deavoring to make the best conditions
possible for his cows, it should be ar-
ranged to‘have them in the same stalls

 

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in some removable cause. When a
cow starts kicking it may generally be
accepted that she is either hurt or
frightened. Injured or chapped teats
are usually the cause of this unpleas-
ant habit, and chapped teats frequently
result from the cow standing in water
during the summer. Or the chapping
may result from cold, windy weather,
or dragging the udder through the wet
grass and weeds. A small can of car-
bolated vaseline will prevent annoy-
ance from chapped teats.

Feeding, watering, milking and turn-
ing the cows out for exercise should
be done as regularly as possible every
day. The time between feeding and
milking mornings and nights should be
divided as evenly as possible. VMilking
should be done as rapidly as possible
without being rough, and it is import-
ant that the cows should be milked
dry, because milk remaining in the
udder after the cows have been milked
acts as a positive check upon future
secretion. ~

The question of turning cows out in
the yards for exercise during the cold
Winter days, should be given careful
consideration. It is accepted that the
efficient cow is a hard worker, but the
working of her milk-producing organs
does not exercise her muscles and
joints. Furthermore, it stands to rea-
son that shemcannot maintain high pro-
duction year after year, unless she pos—
sesses strength and vigor in all parts
of her body, rather than in her milk-
producing organs alone. If this theory
is correct the cow should be given'a
reasonable amount of' exercise to sus-
tain her body funCtionsa tThe t00 com-
mon practice of keeping coWs confined
in a tightly-closed stable, “crampedton
a platform with insufficient bedding,
and crowded together with their heads -

If a cow has been abused, if her calf
has been suddenly taken away, or if,
for some reason, she is in a bad state
of mind at milking time, there is‘a
It is claimed “the
cow holds up her milk”——but a cow
cannot hold' up her milk any more
than a person can control his reflex
actions. Milk is secreted from a gland
and this secretiorl is effected by the
This means
among other
a good feeling between the
milker and the cow if a full flow is ob-

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All that's necessary to enter this con-
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"The Advantages of a Well Fenced
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$1500will be divided among 75 {arm-
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most complete set of ideas on "The
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Concrete walks mean less
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Clean dairy barns mean
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a sheltered yard where the cows may‘
be turned out for a shalt time while
the. barn is being given a. thoroughi
airing each day will prove a profitable
part of/the housing equipment of a-
well-managed dairy farm. If the cows
are watered in the barn they will come
in without shivering. even though the

outside temperature may be around
the zero mark.
As freshening time approaches

the cows should be properly dried
off, and put in the best possible phy~
sical condition. To insure this condi-
tion her ration should consist largely
of such succulent and bulky feeds as
pasture grasses, silage and good clover
hay. To this may be added ground
oats, bran, and linseed oilmeal, and if
the cow is in poor flesh a liberal
amount of these grains will be needed
to cause her to take on flesh. The cow
that comes to calving time in an emaci-
ated, flesh-losing condition, is sure to
come along slowly and cause her own-
er to wish he had been more‘liberal
with the feed measure.

Another important factor in caring
for the dairy herd is training and car-
ing for the bull. Starting while still
a young calf, the bull should be taught
to handle quietly, and that the man
who handles him is his master. As
soon as he is strong enough to cause
trouble 3. ring should be put in his
nose, and he should not be handled be- ‘
fore the wound has entirely healed.)
Then he should be led by the ring and ,
handled with a staff. There must be;
no lack of firmness at any time, but it 5
must be kept in mind that abuse has 5
ruined more bulls than sensible, kind 5,
treatment. Never allow the bull to get i.
you in a tight place, for no matter how i
gentle and easily handled he may seem,
there is likely to come a showdown as g
to who is master of the barn. Hel
should be given as much exercise as"
possible, and kept in a clean and com-:
fortable box stall. As a rule, it isi
preferable to have him where he can}
see the cows and receive the same
general care and food, except that he
should not be fed too much silage, es-
pecially when he is used heavily foxy
breeding purposes. Ground oats, bran,5
and oilmeal are excellent grain foode
for breeding bulls. l

Comfortable stalls, plenty of pure!
air, and water from which the chill?
has been removed, are three factors
in milk production that the farmer
cannot afiox‘d to overlook in these days
of high-priced feeds, labor and close
competition. Pure air is essential to
the health of the cow and the produc-
tion of uncontaminated milk. Pure
water in plentiful quantity is as es-
sential as feed. Cows require large
quantities at regular intervals. The
man who is keeping cows and neglect—
ing these essentials of handling cannot
complain if his profits are meager. It
may be safely asserted that any man
who is so unfortunately constituted
that he has no natural sense of obliga-
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appearance of his barn and premises,
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WHO HAS A BIGGER LAMB?

 

E have :1 Hampshire lamb that

weighed fifty-one pounds when it
was thirty days old. It looks as if it
had gained a pound or better every
day since then. “’6 think it is a fine
animal, and I cannot find anyone
around here who ever saw its equal.
It is possible that some reader of the
Michigan Farmer has a bigger one.
We would like to have them write the
editors to that effect, if they have.—
Charles Post, Ogemaw County.

The amount of creamery butter,
poultry and meats on hand February
1 was less than on the corresponding
date in 1925.

 

The blue law of the year 1803 re-;
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ROOT rot . . and the heavy toll
it takes out ofthecorncrop. .can
be largely controlled.

Like every plant disease . . it has
a cause . . asymptom . . and a cure.

Lack of available potash is one
of the contributing causes. Some

growers call it “potash hunger.”

There are several symptoms! In
some cases 5 reach normal size
. . but the yield is low . . the ears
are chaffy, starchy, and underdevel-
oped . . many plants die prematurely.
These symptoms show lack of avail»
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In other cases the plants are
dwarfed. If the plants are normal
green a lack of phosphoric acid is

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mal sized plants . . by splitting the
stalks lengthwise you can detect the
purplish brown accumulations of iron
compounds which appear in the
joints. These iron accumulations also
show lack of available potash.

When plants are stunted or dwarfed and
the 'oints carry heavy accumulations of iron
. . 0th phosphoric acid and potash are
required.

To economics.” control root rot .
many owers an authorities agree that .1

roper y balanced supply of fertilizer must
be applied. So far as is known, root totis
of little importance when both phosphoric
acid and potash are available in the sorl.

This disease is widespread 'throughou:
the corn belt . . especially east of the
Mississippi River. You can control it by
using the right fertilizer . . preferably. a
high analysis fertilizer containing a good
percentage of potash . . and by g ~rtwmg a

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DOUBLE DISPERSION SALE

Of 50 Head of Registered Shorthorn Cattle,

On Wednesday,

March 3rd, 1926

IN THE

SALE PAVILLION,

In the city of

Howell, Mich.

We will Ofler both Herds of'Registered Shorthorn Cattle
belonging to W. W. Knapp and V1] . B. McQuiIlan.

These are two of the oldest established Herds in Michigan.

C. M. JONES

Auctioneer

W. W. KNAPP

Props.
W. B. McQUlLLAN

 

BREEDERS’ DIRECTORY

Chan 6 of Copy or Cancellations must reach us
'l‘gwelve Dave before date of nuhhcation

RNSEYS for sole. melee. females. sired by

$3.». whose dams have records of 19,460.60 milk.

909.05 fat. 'and 15,109.10 mlllf. 778.80 fut. T. V.
HICKS. R. I. Battle Creek. Mloh.

 

Dairv Heifer Calves. Practically
G uernsey l'uruJired, 8 weeks old. $20 each.
“"67 ship (‘. (l. D. Write L. Terwilliger, Wauwaiosa. Wis.

 

Some reel bargains in ref
Guernseys 1.1.1.2.: .0... and heifers. om
young bull. W. W. Burdick, Williamston, Mich.

 

- pure Guernsey or Holstein dnlry
Practlcally .1.. .211 each. cruted 1..
Edgewood Dairy Farms. Whitewater. Wis.

TYPE AND PRODUCTION

Bull calf born Apr. 3. 1925. dark colored.
excellent type and quality, combining the
blood of "Fohcs 6th," May Echo Sylvia. and
Traverse (Yolanvlia, Walker. three of thcbroed's
L'n-atest cows.
His sire: a son of Wisconsin Fobes (3th and.
an excellent individual. His seven nearest
dams average 1,143.09 lbs. butter and 24.7952
lbs. milk in 305 days.
His (him: a 27-lb. Jr. Elana-old daughter of
Echo Sylvia. King Model from a 27-11). 4-“.-
old sister of Traverse Colantha. Walker.
Bred at Traverse City State Hospital.
good for pedigree of Ear Tag 590.

shipment.

 

 

   

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m" "W Animal Industry
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WANTED

to buy big registered Holstein cows. good record. '1‘. B.
tested. ERNEST L. MASTERS, Memphu, Mlcl‘l.

 

R. of M.

JERSEYS

At Public Sale .
Creek Farm, Montpelier, Ohio

Friday, March 5, 1926

(‘reck Farm is the home. of numerous State Cham-
pion Product-rs. The offspring of these g‘rmt cows
make up this sale. 15 Heavy producing young cows.
a doze-n bulls ranging in age from calves in 2-yr.-
0163. A choice collwtion of heifer calves by a.
grandson of Fem’s “'cxford Noble, three times
champion at the National. Send, for catalog to

 

 

 

 

c. c. CREEK, Owner, MONTPELIER, o.
Jerseys For Sale 3‘33." 3%: {fish‘szil

from B. of M. dams. Accredited herd.
Parker. R. D. No. 4, Howall. Mich.

FINANCIAL KING JERSEYS

for sale. excellent bull chives from R. of M. dams.
COLDWATER JERSEY FARM, Goldwater, Mich.

Smltll It.

 

 

of M. Cows. Chance to
select from herd of 70. Some fresh. others bred
for {all freshening. ’Colon C. Lillie, Coopersvillo. Mich.

 

Sophie Tormenior---Si. Mawes Jerseys
Bulls from Register of Merit Dams making around
600 lbs. fat and up. Also a few cows and heifers.
J. K. HATFIELD, Remus. Mich.

Bellevue Stock Farm, Merrill, Michigan.

Private Dispersion Sale of Reg. Aberdeen-Angus Cat-
tle. We are offering our entire herd. consisting of
twenty females and one herd sire Write for prices
and description. RUSSELL BROS.. 453 Glenwood
Avon '8. E.. Grand Rapids. Mich. _

IIISOOLA Ill). HOLSIEIII ASSOCIATION

is offering about twenty choice Registered heifers.
suitable for cal! clubs. Can also furnish a. few good
bulls. ready for service. and a. car of Registered cows
that: show production. Write or seeBEN BEAVEY.
Sales Manager. Akron. Mich. "

HEREFORD STEERS

68‘Wt. around 800 lbs. 80 Wt. around 750 lbs.
82 wt. around 650 lbs. 44 Wt. around 600 lbs.
94 Wt. around 525 lbs. 50 Wt. around 450 lbs.
Good quality. dork reds. dehorned, well marked Hern-

. stocka' order. The beat type or?

 

 

 

usually market toppers when finish
choice from“ any bunch.

SHORTHORNS

Cows with calves. bred heifers and bulls. Will make
very attractive prices for the next 60 days. Over 100
head of well-bred cattle to select. from. Herd founded
at a. time when we can afl'ord to sell at farmers’

 

prices. Write to Supt. Gorsnsosou FARMS. Yn-
silantl. Mich.

Best of quality and breeding. Bulls.
Shorthorns cows and heifers for sale. BIDWELL.

STOCK FARM. Box 0. Tecumseh. Mleh.

sum. 'rAmrFl/Bf.
~ ' .GARIN-E. j .4

 

RESOLUTION has been introduced
in the senate by Senator Schell‘,
of Minnesota, directing the Federal"
Tariff Commission to submit its report
in the butter tariff case, and providing
for a congressional investigation of the]
methods used by the commission in
making its inquiry.

This is the outcome of a resolution
adopted by the board of directors'of
the National Board of Farm Organi-
zation, demanding the abolition- of the
United States Tariff Commission. It
seems that in the recent butter tariff
investigation, the commission called in
Dr. Soren Sorensen, the Danish agri-
cultural representative in this country,
to consult him in regard to production
costs in Denmark. This was done out-
side the regular hearings. And it was

 

FOR SALE Polled Shorthorn Bull Calf. Paul

Quack. Sault Ste. Marie. Mich.

 

 

 

HOGS

LAKEFIELD FARMS DURDGS

Bred sows and gilts. Falljboars and cuts.

Lakefield Farms, Clarkston, Mich.

Choice fall boars with type.
DUTOC Jerseys quality and breeding. Inspec—
tion solicited. F. .l. DRODflT. Monroe. Mich.

' W 't f
O-l-C- HOG-S on time 1.33.31:
Originators and most extensive breeders.
THE l. B. SILVER 00., Box 196, Salem, Ohlo
o. I . C 9 S. 10 Choicenocfsl b833, and

CLOVER LEAF STOCK FARM. Monroe. Mich.

Auction Sale

March 16, 1926

60 head Registered Spotted Poland China. Sows. Gilts
and Boers. at farm. 2 mi. south of Pigeon. Mich.
This herd is in the blood line of Leopard lmprower
and Arch Back King. families both known as prize-
winning stoek. OSCAR VOELKER, Prop. '

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ford steers
ed. Will sell your
VAN D. BALDWI’N‘ Eldon.
Waullo Co.. Iowa. . ,

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. Try‘a SMichigan FarmerLiiie—i’

L. T. Poland Chinas

TAYLO R, Balding. Michigan.

Just 12 Choice fall pigs. Also
Bo To P- CO one of our herd sows. GEO.
W. NEEDHAM. Saline. Mich.

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Poland China Gills 5mm“ “’d "mm“

‘ olera immune.
Registered free. WESLEY HILE. lonia. Mich.

bred sows Populnr
strains. IAMES a.

 

LARGE TYPE POLAND CHINAS for sale. Bred
' gtlts weighing 400 lbs. at $75. Also fall pigs.
either set. A. A. FELDKAMP. Manchester. Mich.

SHEEP
SHEEP FOR SALE

Having sold our ranch, we will sell our flock of 250
mg ewes. They are a. good strong bunch of ex-
coptionally good Shearers, bred to commence lamblng
lst. R. C. GREEN 8:. SONS, Lancer. Mich.

ay
’Phone 385 M.
of the Woolly type. bred to

SHROPSHIRES my best rams. Call on DAN

BOOHER. R. No. 4. Evart. Mich.

Resistor-ed Shropshire bred
HIGH CLASS ewes. also ewe and run
lambs. C. LEMEN I. SONS. Dexter. Mich.
VV To buy 25 pure-bred .. t.
anted County lnflrmary. Afwfis Minossllld'.‘
Secretary. 600 Park St. Port Huron. Mich.

‘ 'Am offering 8 bred ow and
ShroPShlres 6 choice ewe lambs nearest
enable prices. c. .l. THOMPSON. Rockford. Mich.

 

HORSES

HORSE SALE

Percherons end Belgians. more: and t 1 80m
good teams. Wednesday. March H):3 ‘llziglls' P M0
Sales_l’av11ion. M. S. (3. Mich. Hone Breeders; Al:
sociahon, East Lansing, Mich. R. 3. Hudson. Seo'y.

Rooms and S BGIELOIAN STALLIONS

on 3. young, sound and 00d w ’
Also Perches-ens, Greys and Blacks. I cgan savglgyiloii
much money on a Stallion, half what the dealers ask.
Will meet intending buyers here. .Fare paid from.
here. Write F. l. SULLIVAN. 550 King Avenue.

Detroit. Mich.
Percheron Stallion Diem (1
FOR SALE 116651. ten years old. oglliir
bmkidlwaelishs‘gmtonéu Sound, sure fool getter. a good
v . 5 chars
WELCH. Millbrook. Mich. p if taken- at mm "M

FOR SALE~Reglstemd Block Percheron Stallion.
coming four years old. Wt... 1.900 1
good one. WM. BIRD. st. Johns. Mich. b8. Extra

One “'hite Registered Milkstraln

by the commission’s request, that Doc—
tor Sorensen appeared. ,

It“ is also declared by the National
Board’s spokesman, that “delay in the
\butter tariff case has caused the loss
of millions of dollars to American
farmers.” ‘

This latter statembnt is regarded as
,somewhat overdrawn by friends of the
Ecommission, when it is known that the
total imports Of butter during the year
ending December 31, 1925, amounted to
.7,212,000 pounds. This was only 1,869,-
000 pounds more than the exports of
butter during the same period.

While we imported ,around 7,000,000
pounds of foreign butter, the oleomar-
garine manufacturers of the United
States in 1925 produced and sold 237,-
273,000 pounds of oleomargarine, as
compared with 229,873,000 pounds the“
year before.

It is held by the dairy organization
representatives that this vast increase
.in oleomargarine production is, to a.
lfar greater extent, responsible for the
:unsatisfactory butter prices, than is
the failure of the' tariff commission to
act upon the tariff rate.

It is the general sentiment among
farm organizations that the flexible
provisions of the tariff act Should be
eliminated. They feel that these tariff
investigations and prospective rate
changes unsettle the markets and hurt
business generally.

It is pointed out that the present
tariff rate of eight cents a pound on
butter was effective in keeping up’the
American butter price several cents
above the London quotations the year
through. , ‘

There was a. large surplus of butter
during the closing months of 1924, due
to industrial depression, which was re- -
sponsible for low prices early last,
year. In the fall, prices went up, when
the‘producers were getting the full
eight cents a pound tariff protection-on
their butter. But in October came a.
big increase in oleomargarine' produo-'
tion, from 16,000,000 in 1924, to 24.000,- ‘-
000 pounds timing-October, 1925. Then
butter slum‘ped'fi’s‘ix—‘to‘eight cents per '

 

 

 

 

 
  

 

 

 

 

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‘form of Stu ' 6.37 mil;

- amino” 't ‘ sq:
chimp than fluctuations inLo icon;

that... theta-lit had been raiseii‘to

twelve'oen'ts a? pound there would ”have

been a. still greater increase in 0100
production. and the 0190 manufacturb
ers would hive received most benefit
from the tariff increase. ;

 

ECHO SYLV BELLE mails.

 

CHO Sylv Belle ‘Pietje, owned by
Serradella. Farms, Io‘sco : county.
has made 41.48 pounds of butter, the
first seven days of her lactation. Three
men supervising the test. There were
four days of verification Thismakes

her the first cow witha record-of: over-

forty-one pounds in three consecutive
lactation periods. Her average for four
lactations for a. period Of three years,
nine months, four days, is 38.60 pounds
of butter, giving birth to four healthy

R. J. Cornell Doing a Little Job of Butchering Out where Sanitary Candl-
tions Are Ideal.

not by any initiative of his own, but . calves during this period. Bellefis'nor'w

ready for another year’s record. This
last record shows the highest test, the
average for the first seven days being
5.71.

 

NATIONAL DAIRY snow COMES
TO MICHIGAN.

NNOUNCEMENT has been made

that the National Dairy Exposition
will be held in Detroit, October 9-16.
1926. This will be the first time for
the; exposition in Michigan, and prob-
ably the last time it will be held in
any other than a. permanent home.
This Show brings together specimens
from the finest herds in the country.
An exhibit showing the. lateSt thing in
dairy machinery will be a. part of the
exposition. It is the greatest Show
during the year‘for the producer, the
distributor and the manufacturer, as
well as the consumer, of dairy prod-
ucts.

 

CANNOT VERIFY RECORD PRICE.

 

A NUMBER of papers have given
publicity to the efiect that Nor-
man’s Missaukee Red Rose, a. Guern-

sey cow, was recently ‘sold at the rec— .

ord price of $51,000. Efforts ‘of both
the Michigan Guernsey Breeders’ As-
sociation and the American Guernsey,
Cattle Club to substantiate this rumor
have been in vain. If these'figures are

   
   
  
    
 

   
 

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UR government appropriates vast
sums to protect the country
against plant pests and unimal pests.
but here is a matter which has to\do
.With the protection of tho babies, Sen-
ator Copcland, of New York. told the
senate appropriations (*omiiiittw, while

. Speakingr in favor of Senator Popper's

amendment to the agricultural appro-
printion bill incrvnsing the appropria-
tion for bovino lubvtculosis eradication
work to $6,000,000. It is gent-rally un-
derstood. he said, the pulmonary tuber—
culosis is not the result, of drinking
milk, but; bone diseases of children are
directly due to infected milk. If any
appropriation is justified it. is for tu-
berculosis eradication, he declared, and
he insisted that the appropriation be
made for speedy payment to the farm—
ers for indemnities.

It is for the protection of children
in the country that the dairy interests
areasking for larger appropriations to
stamp out bovine tuberculosis, said
Charles Vl'. Holman, representing the
National Cooperative Milk Producers’
Federation. Milk used in the cities is
pasteurized, but farm boys and girls
cannot have the benefit. of pasteuriza-
tion. Therefore, eradication of tuber-
culosis in cattle will eliminate tuber-
culosis of children on teams and in the
rural villages.

Doctor Mayo was quoted as saying
that a larger proportion of children in
the country are affected with tubercu-
losis of the bovine type than of chil-
dren in the cities.

The position 01. the American Dairy
Federation in favor of the proposed in—
crease in federal appropriations for tu—
berculosis eradication was outlined by
E. M. Bailey, of Pennsylvania, presi-
dent ol‘ the organization.

A. M. Loomis placed the National
Grange on record in favor of the in-
crease in appropriations for tubercu<
losis eradication work, and Chester
Gray spoke for the American Farm
Bureau Federation, saying that it
would be detrimental to the public if
the work for tuberculosis eradication
was hindered through lack of funds.
The states are now appropriating $12,-
000,000 and he thought it only fair that
the federal government put up $6,000,-
000 as its share toward the stamping
out of the disease.

Eradication work is being carried on
in twenty—nine counties in Ohio, and
twenty more counties are on llll‘ wait-

 

ing list, having signed up to have the
work begin, L. B. Balmer, president of
the Ohio Farm Bureau told the com-
mittee. The federal funds in that state
are already exhausted, and tho work
is being carried on with state funds”

With sufficient appropriations, it was
the opinion of H. D. Allcbuch, ol' the
Interstate Milk Produce-rs’ Association,
that Pennsylvania could be cleaned of
tuberculosis by 1933.

James A. Reynolds, of Ohio, repre-
senting the Holstein-Fricsian Associa-
tion, asking for the increased appropri—
ation provided in Shunt-or Pepper's
amendnu-nt. said that, farmers are sutl
fcring serious losses through delay in
paying indwninitics. Some farmers can-
not replace their herds until they get,
money from the government.

H. R. Smith, of the National Live
Stock Sanitary Association. had charge
of the hearings of the tunnels. ‘

A largo lllllllbt‘l' ot' 1'vprescntatives of
dairy organizations wore in attendance
at the hearings from all parts of the
country. The interest, shown in the
amendment of Smiator Popper by men
in congrvss, indicates that it will be
accepted by the senate, from whence
it will back track to the house for
further action, with some doubt. as to
the position of‘the house in regard
to it. ‘

The navy appropriation bill recently
passed carries $317,000,000, and the
army bill carries $261,000,000, a total
of $578,000,000 for national defense. It
would seem that congress might ap-
propriate $6,000,000 for the protection
of the children in the tuberculosis

 

eradication work, without feeling self-*

  

     

accused on account of extravagance.
GUERNSEY BREEDERS TURN OUT
IN NUMBERS.

T the Michigan Guernsey Breeders’

Association annual meeting, held at
East Lansing, in conjunction with the
annual Farmvrs’ \l'cek program, the
following officers were elected: John
Endicolt, president; George F. Hoff-
niau, vice—president; C. Faye Myers,
secretary; Hoyt Woodman, treasurer.
\‘l'. I). Burringtonwas retained as field
secretary for another year.

J. E. Burnett, associate professor of
dairy husbandry, gave a very compre-
hensive address on “The Art of Breed-
ing Gucrnscy Cattle,” at the. afternoon
session of the meeting. In the even-
ing, following the annual dinner held
at the Hunt Food Shoppe, Prof. O. E.
Reed addressed the breeders, using for
his subject, “What the National Dairy
Show will Bring to Michigan." The at-
tendance at the meeting was most grat-
ifying, there being over seventy pres-
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Advice through this column is given frcc to our subscrib-
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each case and give, mum and address of the writer. Initial.
only are published. Vthn :i rr-ply by mail is rcqucutrd the
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Intestinal Parasites—I have a pup -
three. grid one—half: months old, and

five that are eleven weeks old. They
have fits, which our veterinarian calls
“running fits.” Tho bit.r dog will run
and bark at. nothing whatever. Tho
mother of the youngcr pups would run
in circles and then lie down and stiffen
out and twitch. In three to five min—
utes she would get. up and stagger
around. The big pup is half polico and
half aircdnle, weighing sixty 01‘ sev-
enty pounds. and being fat for a. pup.
The I'E‘lf'll‘lllill'lllll says the fits are caus—
ed by their eating stale meat, but: the
younger pups are shut. up in a box
stall and are fed fresh milk, old broad
soaked in water, oatmeal and corn-
meal mush, and sometimes potatoes
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chain for one and mic—half months
when she bcgan having the fits. C. P.

BF) COMFORTABLE——

S.—Runnipg fits are often caused by?

eating spoiled meat. \Vorms are also
2i frequent cause. \Vithhold food for
twelve hours then give the younger
dogs two grains, and the older ones
four grains, of santonin in one and
two ounces of castor oil. Repeat the
treatment in three weeks. Shake the
santonin and oil thoroughly before
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Lumpy Jaw—I have a. four—year—old
cow on whose jaw (lower) a, bunch has
formed within the last month. The
bunch is about the size of a man’s fist.
She looks well and cats Wl'll. \Vhat
may be donc‘l—IC. F. A. This is pos-
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the bunch is hard, paint with tincture
of iodine OnCu daily. Also dissolve
two ounces of potassium iodide in one
pint of water and give, one 0uncc”thrce
timos daily. Continue the treatment
until the swelling has entirely disap-
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Chronic lndigcstion.——I would like to
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rotten wood and shingles. A. (Jr—The
desire to eat foreign substances is the
result of an intestinal catai'rh, Pos—
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Take dried sodium sulphate, 2 lbs;
sodium bicarbonate, 11/2 lbs; common
salt, 34 lb. Mix, and give one table-
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Goitre.——I bought a pure-bred bull
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in its throat. I am wondering if it is
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C. S.——Clip the hair from the swelling,
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GRAIN QUOTATIONS

Wheat.
Tuesday, February 23.

Detroit—No. 1 red $1.83; No. 2 red
$1433 No. 2 white $1.83; No. 2 mixed

Chicago—May $1.695/8 @1.69%; July

$

$1.47@1.471/2.
Toledo—Wheat $1.84@1.85.
Corn.
Detroit—New, No. 3 yellow at 750;
No. 4 yellow 700; No. 5 yellow 650.

Chicago—May 78%@787/30; July at

821/80182140.
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Detroit—No. 2 white Michigan at
430; No. 3, 420.
Chicago—May 41340; July 42%c.

Rye
Detroit—No. 2, 94c.
Chicago—May 95@96c.
Toledo—930.
Beans
Detroit—Immediate
shipment $4.20.
Chicago—Spot Navy, Mich. fancy
hand-picked $4.80(a;4.90 per cwt; red
kidneys $9.25@9.60.
New York.~Pea, domestic $5@5.50;
red kidneys $8.75@9.50.
Barley
Malting 73c; feeding 68c.
Seeds
Detroit—Prime red clover at $20;
alsike $16.60; timothy $3.50.
Buckwheat.
Detroit—Buckwheat $1.65@1.70.

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Hay
Detroit.——No. 1. timothy $23.50@24;
standard $23@23.50; No. 1 light clover,
mixed $23@23.50; No. 2 timothy $21@
22; No, 1 clover mixed $20@21; No. 1
clover $20@21; wheat and oat straw
$12.50@13; rye straw $13.50@14.
Feeds
Detroit—Bran at $33@35; standard
middlings at $33; fine middlings $35;
cracked corn $39; coarse cornmeal at
$37; chop $32 per ton in carlots.

WHEAT

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resistance to pressure. At the bottom
of the break, practically all of the ad-
vance stimulated by the dowuward re-
vision of the crop estimate in Decem-
ber had been cancelled. The market
stabilized temporarily once before on
the decline which has been in pro—
gress for seven weeks, so that it is not
yet clear that a final turning point has
been reached. Summaries of import
needs during the rest of the crop year
and of surpluses available in exporting
countries show a close adjustment of
supplies. Basic conditions still look
sound for the distant future. The de-
cline of about 20 cents from the high
point of the season has already dis-
counted part of the temporary weak-
ness in merchandising conditions
brought about by the competition from
southern hemisphere wheat in the face
of indifferent import demand.

RYE

Rye prices have been weaker than
wheat, as export demand remains neg-
ligible and supplies are considerably
above domestic needs. If wheat prices
strengthen, the rye market probably
will firm up, as speculative support
will be attracted by the huge discount

below wheat.
CORN

Corn prices have dropped practically
to the low point of the season. De-
mand has been narrow. Outlets for
low-grade corn, which makes up a high
percentage of the receipts, are restrict-
ed to a few buyers who are taking this
corn at their own prices. The visible
supply continues to increase, and the
burden of the hedging load produced
by this accumulation has been too
great for the limited speculative de~
mand. The market may be near a
turning point, but there is no sign to
that effect as yet, and prices are likely
to spend some time nearrthis level,
even if they do not go lower. a

OATS

Oats prices have shown more stabil-
ity than any other grain in the last
week, but they are only a short dis-
tance above the lowest point on the
crop. Demand improved at this level,
and the movement from producing sec-
tions is small, so that stocks are grad-
ually being reduced, but there is no
danger of exhaustion before the end
of the crop year.

”"RARKET nspnnr’

' SEEDS

Seed markets continue in a firm po-
sition. Offerings of domestic red clo-
ver seed are small, and prices are sub-
stantially higher than for the imported
seed of similar quality. Alfalfa seed
is plentiful, and the. relatively higher
prices for other seed may cause some
substitution of alfalfa for other seeds.
Values of alsike tend upward. Stocks
are short and prices are expected to
advance further. .

F EEDS.

Wheat feeds have steadied some-
what al‘ter the recent decline. De-
mand is still slow, but dealers are less
inclined to press sales, so that offer-
ings are not burdensome.

EGGS

Fresh eggs are still selling at rela-
tively bargain prices which have not
been duplicated at the corresponding
time in any of the past ten years. The
recent stormy weather has caused
prices to advanCe a little in anticipa-
tion of lighter receipts. Advices from
the country indicate a gradually in-
creasing egg production, however, so
that receipts are expected to hold up,
except for short periods following ad-
verse weather. There is scarcely any
demand for storage eggs, which are
being sold far below cost. Prices dur-
ing the next few months arellikely to
average substantially lower than a year
ago, particularly if production is main-
tained.

Chicago.-Eggs, fresh firsts 27%@
2713.40; ordinary firsts 260; miscellan-
eous 27c; dirties 21@220; checks 20c.
Live poultry, hens 27c; springers 300;
roosters 200; ducks 30@320; geese 20
@230; turkeys 30@35c. - -

Detroit—Eggs, fresh\ candled and
graded 28 $611290. Live poultry, heavy
springers 320; light 'springers 260;
heavy hens 300; light hens 26c; geese
22@23c; ducks 36@37c; turkeys 420.

BUTTER

The butter market held close to the
low, point for the season, last week,
except for a brief rally which did not
last. Receipts continue to show a
slow, gradual increase from week ‘to
week and over the corresponding time
last year in line with the increases re-
ported by manufacturers. European

 

 

 

Tuesday, February 23.

CHICAGO

Hogs

Receipts 30,000. Market is uneven;
medium and heavy weight butchers
mostly 10@15c lower than Monday‘s
average; lighter weight 25@500 off;
bulk of 250—300—1b. butchers at $11.50@
11.85; better 200-225-lb. weight largely
$1.2.10@12.90; bulk good 190—lbs. down
$l3@13.50; early top 130 lbs. up at
$13.80; 160 lbs. up at $13.55; packing

 

sows 6975021050.
Cattle.

Receipts 13,000. Market on fat steer
trade down; few early sales about
steady; undertone weak; quality plain;
bulk of quality and conditioned to sell
at $8.75@10; best early $10.75, paid for
weighty steers and heifers; some
weighty steers held higher; the better
grade of fat she stock sJeady; others
tending lower; bulls stea y; little done
on vealers; steady to weak.

Sheep and Lambs.
Receipts 11,000. Market on fat lambs

‘ active and 25@500 higher; early sales

to packers $13@13.50; 90 lbs. down to
$12.50; odd lot of heavy rejected from
lower lot at $11.50; good supply handy
weight butchers $13.75; two decks to
traders $13.85; few choice lambs held
late at $14; demand on shipping lambs
broad; market active and strong; sev-
eral decks of seconds; practically
fresh receipts on, sheep. "

DETROIT

Cattle.

Receipts 228. Market steady to 25¢
higher.

Good to choice yearlings,

dry fed ................ $9.50@10.50
Best heavy steers, dry-fed 9.00@10.50
Handy weight butchers .. 7.25@ 8.50
Mixed steers and heifers—7.00@ 8.00

 

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Handy light butchers . . .. 6.25@ 7.00
Light butchers .......... 5.00@ 6.15.
Best cows ............... 5.50@ 6.75.
Butcher cows

4.50@ 5.50_

 

Common cows ........... 4.006;) 4.25
Canners ................. 3.00@ 4.00
Stock bulls ............. 5.50@ 6.75
Choice bulls ............. .256), 6.25
Heavy bologna bulls 4.50@ 5.00
Feeders . . . . . . (5.50@ 7.50
Stockers . 0 650

....... _. . . . . . . . 6.0 .
Milkers and springers. . . .345.00g85.00
eal Calves.
Market steady.
.................... $15.00@15.50
Others . . . . . . ............. 7.00@14.50
Sheep and Lambs

Receipts 647. Sheep steady; lambs
250 higher.

V
Receipts 523.
est

Best .................... $13.00@13.75
'Fair lambs .............. 12.00@12.75
Light and common ...... 10.00@11.75
Fair and good sheep ..... 7.00@ 8.50
Culls and common ...... 3.00@ 4.50
Hogs.

Receipts 1,336. Market is 15@25c
lower.
Mixed grades ........... $13.30@13.35
Roughs .................. 10.00
Pigs and yorkers ........ 14.00
Stags ................... 7.50
Heavies 0. . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.50@11.75
Lights ................... 13.50@13.75

BUFFALO

Hogs

Receipts 2,720. Hogs slow; heavy
3.12.25@12.35; medium $13.25@13.75;
ligéit weightt $3113.2’l'g@14.2{5; light lights
an pigs a . ; pac in sows
roughs $10.50@10.75. g and

n i t 200 (ili‘ttig' H

ece p s . ar e't stead ; steers

1100 lbs. up $9@10.50; steers 31100 lbs.
down $6.50@10.25; heifers $5.50@8.75;
cows at $2.50@7; bulls $4@7.
Sheep and Lambs. , -

Receipts 800. Best lambs $13.75@
14.50; culls 313 down; yearlings $11@
1@2 8 staged wethers $9@9.50; ewes at $8

R i t 300 Cally... 15 5 V '
- ece p s , ,4 o ‘ . _>
12.50_.down._ .P 3 (hwculls’at

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iMarch 16—Oscar Voelker‘, ' Pigeon.
Mich. . ~ - _v

.March 10—Mic

hing... _ ,_ .
- :soeiguon, M, ,8, Bre . Aa-
Michi ~-

markets continue ,considerably above
a parity with this country, so that

there is no danger of imported butter;

being added to our supply. ~

Prices on 92~sc0re creamery were:
Chicago 430; New York 440. In De-
trort fresh creamery in tubs sells for
42@_43c a pound.

BEANS

The bean market failed to show any
improvement last week and prices
were fractionally lower at $4.40@4.45
per 100 pounds for C. H. P. Whites,
f. o. b. Michigan shipping pointsw De-
mand is very quiet in spite of'theun-
usually low prices. Canners seem to
be well supplied on their current re-
quirements, at least, and grocers are
not buying. *

POTATOES

Potatoes are’ arriving at, the. large
distributing markets in liberal Quanti-
ties and prices are irregularly lower.
Dealers are interested only in first-
class stock. Northern round whites,
U. S. No. 1, are quoted at $3.75@3.95
per 100 pounds, sacked, in the Chicago
carlot market.

DETROIT crrv MARKET,

Buyers took more better'grade ap-
ples, but total movement was rather
light. Potatoes were fair sellers. but
yesterday’s high prices were cut 10
to 150. First-class carrots and pars-
hips were taken well; turnips and wim
ter radishes were in little demand.
Root parsley was higher, and horse-
radish had fair sale. Most of the poul‘
try went to the retail trade. Egg buy<
ers Were not very active, and there
was little call for dressed hogs and
veal. -
Apples $1@2.50 bu; beets 75c@$1
bu; carrots $1.25@2 bu; cabbage $2@
2.25 bu; savoy $1.25@1.50 bu; dry on-
ions $1.40@1.75 bu; root parsley $2@
2.50 bu; potatoes $2.35@2.65 bu; win~
ter radishes 75c@31 bu; turnips 75c@
$1.25 bu;.. parsnips $1.25@1.75 bu; leeks
$1 dozen bunches; bagrfs 75@90c bu;
root celery $2 dozen bunches: butter
50@600; honey $1@1.15 per 5-lb. pail;
lzorseradish $3@4 bu; eggs, wholesale
35@37c; retail 40@55c; hens, whole—
sale 28@33c; retail 35c; colored
springers, Wholesale 31@32c; retail at
35c; Leghorn hens, wholesale 280; re
tail 320; veal\20c; dressed-hogs 19@
20c; dressed poultry, hens at 35@400;
springers 85@400.

GRAND RAPIDS

Potat prices averaged slightly high~‘
er in rand Rapids early this week,
largely as a result of the unfavorable
weather conditions restricting deliver-
ies from the country. Fat hens also
were higher. Greenhouse products
were.in lighter supply; and' stronger.
Other commodities mostly steady.
Potatoes $2.25@2.35 bu; onions $1@
1.25 bu; parsnips at $1.25 bu; carrots,
beets and turnips 750 bu; cabbage 2c
1b; leaf lettuce 120 lb; radishes 50c
dozen bunches; beans $3.65@3.75 per
cwt; wheat $1.60 bu; rye 75c bu; eggs
28@30c; butter—fat 460 lb‘ heavy hens
25@280; light hens 20@2 0; pork 16@
17c; beef 10@150; veal 15@17c.

WOOL

Wool markets are rather quiet, but

mills continue to buy on a'moderate '

scale on the same level of prices as in
the last two or three weeks. Competi-

' tion from American buyers also is re-

ported in Australian sales, and prices
abroad are said to be hardening. Half-
blood staple territory wools have been
sold in Boston recently at $1.18, and
fine wools at 51.22, scoured basis. No
activity of consequence is reported
from the west, as dealers are unwilling
to contract at prices which growers
are asking.

 

COMINGMLIVE STOCK SALES-

 

Holsteins.

March 3—-Walbridge & Leavitt, Elsie,
Mich.

March, 3—W. ,W. Knapp, and _W'. B.
~ McQuillan, Howell, Mich. . ,
March Z—Wm. I. Griffin, Howell, Mich.
March , l—Edward Flaishans & ‘SOn.
, New Boston, Mich.

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~Cilia-past few days has moderated, als

though a light snow still covers the
ground. A great many acres of corn
is still standing in the fields. Farmers
are busy hauling manure and cutting
wood. Help for the summer is being
engaged. Feed is plentiful” and all
stock doing well. Poultry raising and
hog feeding are the chief lines of live
stock activity here. Hay brings $14@
18; corn 850; potatoes $2; eggs 35@
400; butter-fat 45c; beansi$4; clover
seed $23; pork $12.50; chickens 160.

Marquette 00., Feb. 17.——W.e are

having considerable snow and cold
weather. Farmers are cutting wood
and timber and hauling it to the sta-
tion. Cordwood is not selling very
well at present. Many men and boys
have gone to the lumber camps With
teams. Hay is scarce and farmers are
buying it at $23 per ton. Cattle look-
ing good at present. Butter sells at
45c; eggs 40c; potatoes 62.50. About
75 per cent. of the crop 15 being sold.

Missaukee 00., Feb. 17.—The amount
of live stock being fed is about the
same as other years. Hay lS getting
scarce; we haven’t had much snow
this winter. At present comparatively
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crammed

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about guns, rifles." fishing tackle,
same law changes, best places to
get fish and gums. etc. Biggest
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especmlly' designed cob meet thgeg;
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accountflof roads. ~ There is no sleigh-
ing; on state roads. Potatoes.“ bring
$3.10 per cwt; wheat $1.60 per bushel;
oats 43c; rye 70c; vhay$20 per ton;
buckwheat $1.50 per cwt.——-B. M.
Osceola 00., Feb. 12.—There has
been some improvement in the general
outlook for'f-armers. We have had a
number of snow storms since the first
of the year, but each has been followed
by a thaw. so that at no time has the
snow been deep. Live stock is in good
condition. Feed supply is ample.

 

 

SHIP YOUR
LIVE POULTRY
DRESSED POULTRY
' DRESSED CALVES
DRESSED HOGS
ROASTING PIGS
‘ TAME RABBITS

TO
DETROIT BEE F 00.

DETROIT. MIC“.
36 years in the commission business in the same
location and under the same management.
$250,000.00 capital and surplus. Prompt returns.
Write for free shippers guide.

STRAWBERRY PLANTS

Raspberry. Blackberry. Grape. etc. Fruit Trees. Roses.
Ornamentals. Bulbs. Prices reasonable. Catalog free.
1. N. ROKELY &. SON. R. No. 6. Bridgman. Mich.

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FOR SALE—804mm ram. with or without stock and
tools. wni consider house and lot in desirable. loca-
tion. or $1,000 cash. balance on mortgage. Elmer 1’.
Johnston. It. No. 2. Tecumseh. Mich.

 

SO—AHH-I FARM FOR SALE—43,700. 3% miles from
Starkbridgc. Mich. Terms if interested. Also stock
and tools. Milo Whirled. Stockbridgc. Ingham 00..
leli.

 

118 ACRES. 20 timber. clay loam. brick house. barns.
on pavement. Old couple will sell. $80 per acre. no

   

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HOMESPUN TOBACCO—Chewing. five pounds. 81.50:
10. 82.50. Smoking. ten. $1.50. Satisfaction guaran-
teed. Pay when received. United Farmers' Bard-
well. Kentucky.

HOMESPUN CHEWING 0R SMOKING TOBACCO—
5 lbs.. $1.25: ten. 82; twentY. $3.50. Satisfaction
guaranteed. United Farmers' Paducah. Ky.

 

 

POULTRY

ROSE COMB IlHODE ISLAND REDS—Hogan tested.
seven years for high egg production. Tompkins’ strain

 

Detroit. Modern buildings. Low price. Write Mrs.
Shore, 5850 St. Antoine SL. Detroit. Mich.
Northwuy 237 —J.

' Phone

52 A('llICS——two timber, llfty grain and mint; fair
buildings. Stone road. $5,000. $2,000 down. Owner.
Mrs. Geo. Gallinger. Gallon. Mich.

 

{JO-ACRE FARM—Modern Buildings. black clay loam,
all tiled. all workable. Priced to sell. Send for par-
ticulars from owner. E. R. Vinccnt. St. Johns. Mich.

 

GOOD FARM, level, timber. lake. orchard. R. W.
Anderson. Clarkston.

 

lZO-ACRE FARM FOR SALE—Good buildings. Write
the owner. Bert Pine. Almont. Mich.

 

WANTED FARMS

 

WANTED—To hear from owner of farm for sale for
spring delivery. 0. Hawley. Baldwin. “‘ls.

HAY AND STRAW

ALFALFA and all kinds hay. Ask for delivered
prices. Harry D. Gates Company. Jackson. Michigan

MISCELLANEOUS

GET OUR CATALOGUE and prices and save money
on plows. disc. lever. and orchard barrows. cultivators.
spresdara. cream separators. and gas engines. Hum-
mer Plow Works. Seth 8. Bean. Jackson. Mich.

 

BERRY BASKETS made up ready for use. $7.50 per

thousand. Berry Boxes. in flat. not made up. $5.00
per thousand. Central Basket 00.. Berrieu gpr'ings.
Michigan.

 

MAItI.——l\[AIlL—Wc do contract digging and sell marl
digging machinery. featuring the Mussclmun Bucket.
l’ioncur Marl ('0.. East Lansing. Mich.

 

ALL WOOL KNITTING YARN for sale from manu-
lecturer at great bargain. Samples free. H. A
Bartlett. Harmony. Maine.

 

 

‘ SEEDS AND NURSERY STOCK

REGISTERED AND CERTIFIED seed corn and oats.
Clement’s Waite cap yellow dent. and Duncan's yel‘
low dent. Fire—dried. on racks. ear-tested and germ-
ination guaranteed. From high-yielding stock. Reg~
istered and t‘ert‘illcd Worthy oats, a stiff straw and
high-yielding variety. devolopcd by the Michigan State
College. All sccd‘s grown undcr inspection of the
Michigan Crop Improvement Association. Michigan's
largest producer of seed corn. Paul C. Clement.
Britten. Michigan.

FROST PROOF CABBAGE AND ONION PLANTS——
Varieties (‘harleston and Jcrscy \Vzikullelds. Succession).
Flat Dutch and Copenhagen Market. Prices. parcel
postpaid. 250. $1.00; 500, $1.50: 1.000, $2.50. EI-
press collect, 1,000. $1.50; 5,000, $1.25 per 1.000;
10.000 and over. $1.00 per 1,000. We miaranwe to
ship promptly a good«sized plant that will please you.
Tll‘ton Potato Company. Inc.. Tifton. Ga.

 

 

 

1000 W'ELL-ROOTED GRAPE PLANTS. $22. Straw-
berry plants. $2.50; Gibsons $3.50: Premiers $4.00;
100 Dunlaps 60c; 1000 Champion Evcrbcarins $7.50:
200. $2.00. 50 Mastodon Everbearing $5.00. 15 Concord
Grape plants $1.00. 100 Black or Raspberry plants

$2.00. 36 Flowering Gladioli Bulbs $1.00. Catalog
Free. Box 804. Westhauser’s Nurseries. Sawyer.
Michigan.

 

VIGOIEOUS. NEW-LAND S'l‘liAWIlEIlllY PLANTS——
famous varicllos. Luiaranlcml: 50 Dunlap (mu-1y). 50
Gibson (midscason). $1.50; Gibson. 50 illurrill (new).
25 Cooper (big) 25 Eaton (lutc), 2 Mastodon (ncw

 

'giant (Wei-bearing). $2. Postpaid. Keith Bros. Nurs-
ery. Box (1-3. Sawyc , Mich.

 

SEED (EOliNhllO-dzly Yellow. 93-day VVhltc; m‘ld’S
Yellow Dcnl. Dcvclopcd from Intorwttlonal Winning
Corn. tcstcd and ready to plant, $3.50 per bushel.
(‘hmtcr 1Fowler. Seed Corn §pcclalisn Crawfords-
villa. llll .

INSPECTED Cuthbert Raspberry plants, 100. $2.25:
500. $10 prepaid; 1,000. 310. F. O. B. St. Johns.
Order early if you want some of the finest red berries
grown. Write for special prices on larger amounts.
Tony Motz. R. No. 1. St. Johns. Mich.

 

 

CERTIFIED SEED GRAIN. from latest improved
strains of highest yielding varieties under Michigan
conditions. Wolverine oats. Robust beans. 1926 seed
circular yours on request. A. B. Cook. Owosso, Mic’h.

 

FOR SALFr—Grimm Alfalfa Seed, grown from corti—
ficd seed on my farm in Oscoda county. Price
$20 per bushel. Sample on request. F. A. Nefl',
(‘omins. Mich.

 

using. miscellaneous articles for sale or exchange.

consecutive insertions 0 cents a word. Count as

display type or illustrations admitted.

charge I0 words.

 

CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING

This classified advertising department is established for the convenience of Michigan farmers
Small advertisements bring best results under classified headings.

at classified rates. or in display columns at commercial rates. '
' Rates 8 cent: a word, each insertion. on orders for less than four insertions; for four or more

Remittances must accompany order. _
Live stock advertising has a separate department and u not accepted as claimed.

Try It for want ads and for adver-
I’oultry advertising will be run in this department

a word each abbreviations. initial or number. No
Minimum

 

 

Four One
26........82.08 $6.24
27........ 2.16 6.48
28........ 2.24 6.72

One
10........80.80
11........ .88 2.64

2........

3:
03
one
no
a

........ 1.04 .12 20........ 2.82 6.96
........ 1.12 8.86 80........ 2.40 7.20
1.20 8.60 31........ 2.48 7.44
16........ 1.28 8.84 32........ 2.56 7.68
........ 1.86 4.08 38........ 2.64 7.92
18........ 1.44 4.82 34......” 2.72 8.16
........ 1.52 4.56 85...”... 2.80 8.40
........ 1.60 4.80 86........ 2.88 8.64
21........ 1.68 5.04 37........ 2.96 8.88
1.76 5.28 88........ 8.04 9.12

1.84 5.52 39........ 8.12 9.36

1.02 5.76 40........ 8.20 9.60

2.00 6.00 41........ 8.28 9.84

 

 

 

REAL ESTATE

SNOW. ICE AND A LONG. cold winter saps the en-
ergy of the northern farmer. while down south cattle
are grazing. the (armors are planting strawberries. po—
taboos and truck crops. which will be sold on early
high-priced markets before the northern spring begins.
Why not move to the country where farming Deva?
No hard winters, expensive living. nor ruel bills.
Fine old form. 340 per acre. Rich virgin land. :20
an me. For full mini-motion and how to save £1,000
in buying a farm. write W. E. Price. Gencral Immi-
mtlon Agent. Room on. Southern Railway System.
Wuhlngton. I), C. .

 

   
    

m NEVER have been such farm bargains in
. . "Dainty. ' leis. as I have to odor-you this.
. W Wale mud your Free 1m.

 

 

STROUT'S NEW SPRING FARM ANI) BUSINESS
CATALOG Just Out~—World’s greatest illustrated rcal
estate guide. Hundreds equipped money-making farms
throughout 2? stall-s. Pictiu‘cs and details of boarding
houses. inns, illlagc and summer liomcs. stores. gas
statiom, etc. Lowcst prices. easy terms. For ex-
ample. pg. 38 shows 100—:xcre producer. only $1,200,
handy clty. spring water. nice orchard. splendid 0—
room house. 80—ft. bascmcnt barn. tenant house: low
price includes horse. cow. poultry. equipment: half
needed. Biggrwt bargains everywhere. Save time and
money‘svritc today for free copy. Strout Agency.
205.150. Kresge Bldg” Detroit. Mich.

 

 

FOR SALE—The biggest little farm in Allegm Coun-
ty. good soil. good buildings. good roads. good neigh-
bors. comfortable G—room house. good barn with two
cement silos. poultry house. 8-acre winter wheat, 11
acres alfalfa. 22%: acres. $3.200 takes everything.
Free illustrated catalog. C. C. Otis. “The Farm
Bargain Man.” Plainwell. Mich.

 

loo-ACRE FARM on gravel road. near good market.
First-class buildings. tile silo. Productive clay loam
soil. well drained. Splendid dairy or stock farm. A
real buy at $40 per acre. Small down payment and
easy terms. For complete description write C. L.
Rose. Evart. Mich.

FOR SALE—0n account of losing my eyesight I am
forced to sacrifice my highly improved rum. located in
one of the best agricultural districts of Michigan. A

wll bring youJull details. In care of C. 0

 

card i .
Iquiers. 602 North Ashanti Ave. La. Grange. Illinois.

SEED OATS li‘Oll SAI.I<I--\Voi'lliy “'olverliio. grown
from col-tilled smck on lllc Uppcr Peninsula farms of
Dr. If. H. \chstcr. \Vriro for pricm to Albert W.
llardcsty. Manager, Rudyard. Mich.

 

I«‘lt().\"l‘l’ll()OF CABBAGE l’I.AN’I‘S~-—Wakolicld.
Charleston. Copenhagen. Flat Dutch. 200. 00c; 500,
901-; 1000, $1.50. Postpaid. Brown Plant 00..
llawr-m lllc. liy.

 

BUY NORTH DAKOTA grown purc-Grlmm Alfalfa
sced direct from grower. Slum inspcctcd. rcgistmfll
fields. 08% pure. Umback & Son, llt‘lllnlOD, S. l)nkom.,

 

MILLIONS. Cabbage. Tomato and Onion Plants. $1.
1000. Catalogue free Clark Plant, (‘0.. Thomasvillo,
Georgia.

 

GOLDEN GLOW YELLOW DENT SEED CORN—

 

Worthy Oats and Barley. All axvellent quality. Sam-
plcs free. E. R. Vincent. St. Johns. Mich.
SWEET CLOVER SEED. $2.50 pcr bushel. White

blossom. (Unhullcd).
(ill-unic. Mich.

Bags extra. S. E. Bell.

 

FOR SALE--Seed Corn. Pride of the North. yellow:
90-day early maturity variety. tests nearly 100%.
Address Marion Day. Georgetown. Ohio.

 

CERTIFIED Wisconsin pedigree barley. improved ro-
bust beans. Fritz Mantey. Fairgrovo. Mich.

 

GLADIOLI—twenty choice assorted bulbs. prepaid. for
31. Frank Eby. Holland. Mich.

CERTIFIED WOLVERINE OATS—Michisan'l lamina
variety. C. D. Flnkbeiner. Clinton. Mich.

 

 

PET STOCK

REGISTERED SCOTCH COLLIES—dutnrnl healers.
Silver-crest Kennels. Glsdwin. Mich.

TOBACCO

HOMESI’UN TOBACCO: Chewing. five 11).. 81.50: ten.
82.50: smoking. five lb.. $1.25: ten. 82: cigars. 82 (or
teed

. susran
Carlton. Mucus Mills. Kentucky.

 

 

 

t'. dc. Te 3: b t DU' in Southern Mlchl an. E. . _

61 Layman?! Mug, Mfth g eggs, $9 per 100. Covkorels. $4 to $7. Satisfaction
guaranteed. Don Bevan. Kankalcee, lll.

Il‘Oll SALIG—lOO—acre farm on main paicd road. near PEDIGREED “Tancrcd” “'hitc Leghorns. State Fair

Winning Barred Rocks. Buff Orplnglons. Light. Brah-
mas. l’riccs right. “'rirc, Ii‘enncr Bailey. Mont-
gomery, Mich.

 

YOUNG ’I‘OUI.0U.\‘F.' GEI‘ISE. either cox. $5.00 each.
Yearling and 2—yunr-old ganders $13.00 cach- Ringlet
Barred Iloi‘k Cockercls. ('hasc Stack Farm. Mar—
lctle. Mich.

 

WE PAY MORE for poultry. eggs and veal. A trial
shipment will convince you. East Coast Poultry 00..
Eastern Market. Detroit. Mich.

 

BARRED PLYMOUTH ROCK EGGS for hatching.
from our heavy laying strain. $2.00 per 15. $5.00 per
50. $9.00 per 100. F. E. Fogle. Okemos. Mich.

 

S_ C. RHODE ISLAND RED COCKERELS—Good
supply. Exceptionally fine. dark red birds. Wesley
s. Hawley. R, No. 3. Ludington. Mich.

 

LARGE TOULOUSE GEESE—hens.
$7.00. Satisfaction guaranteed.
kakee. Ill.

$6.00; sanders.
Don Bevan. Kan-

 

RHODE ISLAND REDS. R. C. Cockarels. $3 to $5:
pullets. $3 each. Burt Sisson. Imlay City. Mich.

Lucian Hill.‘

 

CHOICE Barred Rock Cor-kercls $5.00.
Union City. Mich.

 

\VIIITE WYANDOT’I‘ES lvzxttI.Uslv19LY~—Esgs $5.00
per 100 prepaid. Raymond Eash. Shipshewana. Ind.

BABY CHICK S

 

 

BABY CHICKS from superior quality. heavy laying
stock. We have one of the largest and oldest hatch-
eries in the Middle West. 25 years' experience in
mating. breeding and hatching standard—bred poultry.
100% live arrival. Prepaid. Every chick guaranteed.
l‘aulm'i Ifree. Loup Valley Hatchery. Box 340. St.
'au . -‘cir.

 

WHITE LEGIIORN CHICKS from big white eggs.
Snipped anywhere C. O. D Guaranteed to live. Low
prepaid prices. Egg contest winners for years. Trap-
nested. pedigreed foundation stock. Hundreds of cock-
crels. pullets and hens. Get our prices. Catalog free.
Geo. B. Ferris, 634 Union. Grand Rapids. Michigan.

 

BABY (‘lIIl‘KS-«J‘rom flm'ks r-ullcd and matcd for
production, typo and color. Our chicks are strong.
healthy and vigorous. IIatr-licd from two rungo flocks.
\Vrlte for prices. 100% dcliycry puurantuxl. Homer
Hatchery. Ilomer. Mich.

 

BRED T0 LAY—Barred Rocks and Pure Hanson
White Leghorn chicks and eggs Stack blood tested
three years. Catalogue free. Michigan Accredited.
Aseltlne Poultry Farm. 1827 Beldcn Ave.. Grand

 

Rapids. Mich.

 

}WHI'I"I‘AI{ER'S ’I‘RAI‘NESTED REDS—Both Combs.
Michigan's Greatest ('olor and Egg Strain. Michigan
State Accredited. Bloodtcslcd. Chicks and Eggs. Cat-
alog Free. A fcw Single-comb Cockercls Left. In-
terlakcs Farm. Box 9. Lawrence. Mich.

 

ENG W. LEG. CHICKS‘Guamntcod. pure-bred Eng.
W. Leg. Chicks. direct from our M. A. (1. Demon-
stration Farm Flock at extremely low prices. only 11c
each in lots of 500. Send for circular. Model Poul-
try Farm R. 4. chlund. Mich.

 

aBABY CHICKS from stock all newly blood—tested for
Bacillary White Diarrhea. Third year bl -testing.
Eight popular breeds. Hatchery State *creditcd.
Catalog and price list ready. Pierce Hate ery. Jer-
ome, Mich.

 

BUY YOUR CHICKS from a poultry form. 1500
Brccdcrs brcd for r-gg production. Barred and Bull
Rocks. Rods, Oi‘pingtons. Wyandottcs and Leghorns.
$15 per 100. Fall-view Poultry Farm. Gallon. Ohio.

I’URE»BRED CHICKS from State AccreditedI Stock.
Fourteen varieties. Poultry Manual Free. fitoufl'sr
Egg Farms. Route 26. Mount Morris. Illinois.

 

 

 

WHITE ROCKS—Chicks and Eggs from State Ac;
credited and Blood-tested Stock. Mrs. Lois Holcomb.
North Adams. Michigan.

 

BABY CHICKS. hatching eggs from our Ideal Barred
Rocks from heavy laying strain. good healthy flocks.
Farmrange Chick Hatchery. Charlotte. Michigan.

 

BABY CHICKS AND EGGS—Superior Ringlet Berra!
Ilovks. Rose (‘omb Ilcds. White Loghorns. Catalog.
Wyndham‘s Ideal I’oultiy Yards. Tiff‘ln. Ohio.

 

S. C. BUFF LEGHORN BABY CHICKS from State
Ar'ol'udiivd Stock. Send for circular. J. W. Webster.
Bath. Mich.

 

LEGIlOliN CHICKS from State Accredited Stock.
(‘tlatzlllog free. Shadylawn Hatchery. R. 2. Zeeland.
. ici.

 

THOROUGHBRED BABY CHIX—W‘hite Wyandottu.
Barri-d Rocks. It. 1. Beds. White Leghor'ns. Mrs.
Gl'lll‘u Millikcn, Fenton. Mich.

lll(‘ll.\l{l)S().\"S Rocky Ridgc Burn-d Rock Chicks.
$17: per 100. Stock Mood n-slcd second time for
Bzwillary White l)i:xrrho<-n. Hanover. Mich.

 

 

 

 

TURKEYS

MAMMOTH GIANT Bronze Prize Tmn. 40 lbs. Ex~

collent big range~grown young toms and females. soon

flyifig. This quality scarce. Shiek Farm. Oxford.
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TURKEYS —all breeds. Strictly pure-bred. Get our
spficialogrices. Eastern Ohio Poultry Farm. Bealls-
vl e. 10.

CONTROL THE CORN BORER with White Holland
turkeys. I have the best. Also Toulouse Geese.
Alden Whitcomb. Byron Center. Mich.

 

MAMMOTH BRONZE TURKEYS—Goldbank Strain.
Mrs. Psriy Stcbblns. Saranac. Mich.

HELP WANTED

“'AN’I‘EDMgood first-class dirt farmer. married. for
205-ac-re sheep farm. 100 acres under cultivation. Must
be progressive and possess good judgment. Answer
lioxil317. Saginaw. Mi?” giving age. experience and
am y.

WANTED—Single man for general farming. Good
$21.3? to reliable man. C. B. Leland. Ann Arbor,
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AGENTS WANTED

WE PAY 8200 MONTHLY SALARY. furnish on and
expenses to introduce our guaranteed poultry and
stock powders. cleaner .etc. Bisler Company X 088.
Springfield. Illinois.

WANTED—Agents to handle milking machines.cmm
smog-stars. lighting plants. W. F. Wolr._ Milford.
Mic . ‘ .

AGENTS—Our New Household Cleaning Device Wilhe-

 

Psy when received. pipe free. Roy- 0
I‘Hsrper Brush Works. 173 3rd 81.. Fan-0' old. 1m

and dries windows. sweeps. cleans walls. scrubs. mono.
Costs less than bro ms. Over half prom. Writ.

  


  

 

 

   

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THE correct grades of Gargoyle Mobiloil i0!
'engmc lubricttion of pIominent passw
.cars arc specified below.

lThew grades of Gargoyle \lobiloil are indicatedl
{by the letters shown below. “Arc” means
‘(iargoyle Mobiloil Arctic.

IFollow winter recommendations Mhen temper:
aturcs from 32" P (freezing) to 0°F (zero) prevail.I
lBelow zero use G Irgoyle Mobiloil Arctic (except
lord Cars, use Gargoyle Mobiloil “13”).

If your car is not listed in re see the completj
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a TenneSSee farmer

A Marshall County, Tennessee, farmer has a ten year old peach
tree that never bore a salable crop until last year when he dee
cided to spray his trees four times. It took only six cents worth of
spray per tree. flnd t/ze fruit on this ten year old tree alone hang/it
lzz'm $12.00.

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How a few cents extra for Mobiloil

repays any farmer

A few Cents extra per gallon for Mobiloil has repeatedly paved
the way to equally important savings on the farm.

In passenger cars and motortrucks, Mobiloil/often cuts oil
Consumption from 10% to as much as 50%. Many farmers report
that Mobiloil has more body after four days’ work in a tractor
than ordinary oil has after two days’ work.

But Mobiloil doesn’t rest its case on this big saving alone.
Mobiloil has marked ability to, reduce carbon formation, over-
heating, and breakdowns. Mobiloil’s all-around economy gives
it by far the highest standing of any oil used on farms today.

W/y/ 1/26}? are several. grades of MOM/oil

Let us suggest that you get out the instruction books
that came with your tractor,.truck, car and stationary
.gas engine. Compare the diii’erences in the design of the
motors. You’ll see why'noone grade of oil can possibly '
. give the greatest economy in all \your farm engines.
Your Mobiloil dealer has the complete Chart of
Mobiloil Recommendations. Through the Chart he can
tell you exactly what grades of Mobiloil are scientifi-
cally correct for your engines. 465 manufacturers of
automobiles and other automotive equipment have ap-
proved this Chart. It represents the knowledge and
experience of the oldest and largest company specializ-
— ing in lubrication. You will find that following this
Chart is the safest and the cheapest way to buy oil.
Vacuum Oil Company, branches in principal cities.
Address: New York, Chicago, Kansas City or Minna.

 

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Cadillac. . . . A ' Are, A Arc. A
Chandler... A Arc. A, Arc. A Arc
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Dodge Brothers. A Arc. A Arc. A Arc
ssex .......... A Arc A Are. A Are A
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Hudson Supcr6 . A Arc. A Are. A Arc. Arc. Arc '
Hupmobile..'.'..'. A Arc. A Are. A Are. A Arc ‘
Maxwell, .M. A Arc. A Arc. A Are. A Arc
A Arc. Arc. Arc. Arc Arc. Arc. Arc
A Arc. A Are. A A A A
Oldsmobile 4.. '9. ..‘..“ . ”f“. A Arc. A Arc.
Oldsmobile 6. “7. A Are. A Arc. .. A A
()verl Ind. .w. A Are. A Arc. A Are. A Arc.
Packard 8.7.”. A Arc. A Arc. A Arc. . ‘.
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