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Scoring an immediate and spec—
tacular success, the new Pontiac
Six is already one of the most
discussed cars in America.

To introduce into the field of
low—cost sixes, inducements to
ownership other than price . . to
overcome the limitations of
ordinary performance, comfort,
appearance and quality . . . there
has been brought to bear on the
development of this new Six, all
of General Motors’ engineering
skill, manufacturing experience,
production facilities and purchas—
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Oakland Six, companion to Pontiac Six, $975 to $1295.

 

At its price, the new Pontiac
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achievement no less important
than the- first six-cylinder engine.
This is true, simply because it
introduces elements of beauty,
size, stamina, comfort and per'
formance, entirely without
precedent.

You are invited to inspect the
new Pontiac Six, now being dis-
played by Oak1and¢Pontiac
dealers everywhere. Go prepared
for a revelation . . . for only
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A group OE fifty Russians from Mos,

:cow are com 113 to the‘ll‘ord factory for
fa course of training in the building
and running of Fordson tractors. ' The

Russian government recently bought
10,000 of these tractors.

_Steve John, the king of all the gyp
Sies, died recently in Detroit, causing
considerable mourning among the gyp-

-.sies. A gypsy from Brazil is said to be

his. successor. '

It is reported that 25,000 aliens are
illegally in Detroit. Efforts will .
Vmade by the bureau of immigration
to deport them.

Thirteen persons, who were convict-
ed as Esthonian spies, were, executed

”tat Leningra for plotting against the
7 Soviet Rus an government.

The village of Kalamata, Greece, has
passed an ordinance prohibiting mixed
dancing. Henceforth men and women
will notbe allowed to dance together.

The Packard Motor Company recent-
‘ly received an order from the govern-
ment for 150 airplane motors.

A woman wheeling a baby. led 4,000
textile mill strikers through Pa‘ssaic,
NdGW Jersey, in a peaceful strike per-
a e.

Donald McMillan, arctic explorer,
says that the north pole flights plan-
ned this year will fail, except, possibly.
that of Roald Amundsen, who will use
a dirigible. . ‘

The Mexican government's expulsion
of Roman Catholic clergy from the
country is causing an effort to be made
in congress for the withdrawal of all
United States recognition of Mexico.

The recent anthracite coal strike
cost the Léhigh Valley Railroad over
fifteen million dollars in revenue.

Helen Wills, the eighteen-year—old
American woman tennis champion, is
continuing her winnings in the toura-
ments in France. Her- only defeat
was by the famous French champion,
Suzanne Lenglen, and that was closely
contested.

Adetachment of Canadian Royal
Mounted Police is taking a 250-mile

to a band of starving Eskimos, who
{are commonly known as Caribou Eat--
xers.

' A museum to house a collection 'of
Jewish historical documents, art ob-
ects and sacred relics, is being plan—
ed for the Hebrew Union College at
‘ Cincinnati.

The German minister of defense told

the German reichstag recently that the
American army was the best in the
lworld, in respect to technical and
éscientific equipment.
' Alfred Tests, of Paterson, N. J., has
‘a two-headed goat, recently born, which
‘is growing normally. Each head has
two cars, but there is also an extra
ear between the two heads. The goat
cannot walk because of the weight of
its two heads. Both mouths bleat, and
both swallow, but into a common
throat. ‘

The London, England, Star editorial
.. paragraph writer recently wrote the
following: “The proposal to put a
wrist watch on the Statute of Liberty
is a step in the right direction, but
what she seems to need is an alarm
”clock." ‘ '
Peter Manning, world’s champion
trotter, and Sanardo, champion pacing
gelding, sold for $50,000 recently. '
The billion dollar railroad merger
managed by the Van Sweringen Broth-
ers, has been disapproved by the state
commerce commission. The Pere Mar-
quette was one of the railroads in the
proposed merger.
l Congressman John C. Ketcham, of
.Michigan, is proposing the inaugura-
tion of a “National Farmers’ Day" for
some time in October.

=_ The Koch Cancer'Foundation recent-
~iy formed by interested physicians
throughout the country, “to further the
application and- development of the
Koch synthetic anti-toxin for non-sur-
gical treatment of cancer.” Dr. Koch
is of Detroit.

The bureau of labor statistics show
that living costs in Detroit were 88.2
per cent greater in 1925 than in 1913.

War department figures show that
the war department has disposed of
$1,500,000.000- worth of surplus. goods
since the war.

The Germans are planning to build
trans-ocean airplanes which will have
3,000 horsepower, and will be equipped
for passenger service.

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Essentials of POtato Growing
H022) to Get Allyn Yze/c/r MM T dz: Crop

N northern Indiana :and southwest-

' ern Michigan are many thousands
of acres of naturally drained, sandy
loams admirably adapted to potato
groWins
For
many years I grew laterp'otatoes, and
“who lived
with me until I lived with him,” suc-
_ceeded.to the management of the old

' homestead, .he continued the practice.

Many other farmers in ‘our part of
Michigan grow late potatoes as a lead-
ing cash crop and practice methods
These men con-
sidera yield of less than 200 bushels

' to the acre as a light crop. Two hun- .

dred and fifty bushels is regarded as

" a fair crop, and when they produce 300
. bushels or more to the acre, they are

apt to‘ mention the fact to neighbors.

I have been asked to tell our meth-
ods of production, and I shall do so
by giving a history of last year’s crop
on our own place. You will bear in
mind that in describing the manage-
ment of this particular field, I 'am de-

, scribing practices which, with mere or
- less variation, are being followed by

many farmers in our own adjoining

- counties.

During the last ten years, alfalfa has
taken the place in our farming that

. clover used to hold. We raise alfalfa

in rotation, and each year’s potato

,"crop is grown on an alfalfa sod.

During the spring and early summer
of 1923, fifteen tons of good manure
were spread on the field that was to
beplanted to potatoes the year follow-
About July first the alfalfa was
mowed down and left on the ground.

, Through this mulch of hay and manure
.came a vigorous second growth- The

field was not pastured. During the
mid-summer of 19.23, and the fall, win-
ter and spring that followed, the land
was blanketed with a thick mat of or-

Michigan Rural Agricultural

HERE is a growing appreciation

' and interest in the rural agricul-
tural schools that are in opera-

tion at the present time. A few speci-
fic typical examples will help to em-

. phasize this fact.

In the Thompsonville Rural Agricul~
. School District the building
Within two weeks
after this happened, the board had ten-
tative plans ready for a new building
and had been authorized at a mass
meeting to submit a bond issue for a
new building. This bond issue carried
by a vote of ninety-one to five- Last
fall they moved into a fine new, semi-
fireproof . building,_ the total cost of
which, including wiring and heating
and water systems, was about $26, 000.
They have a complete Smith- Hughes
program of work, offer domestic

'1 science and art for the girls, and man-

ual training for the boys. This School

I live in van Buren county

ganic matter. The growth of alfalfa
that shot up on that field last sp1ing
was a joy to see. About May 12, this
young growth and the mass of decay-
ing alfalfa stems and. leaves and ma-
nurewas plowed under eight to nine
inches deep. This ,‘was done with a

single-bottom, sixteen-inch plow, pulled

by a tractor. The‘ double disc and
spring-tooth harrow completed the
preparation. About two weeks before
planting, 400 pounds of sulphate of pot-
ash, and the same amount of acid phos-
phate to the acre were drilled in with
a grain drill, all the feeds sowing. The
potatoes were planted the latter part
of June. One week later the field was
floated with a light plank drag, which
smoothed down the ridges over the
rows and scraped out the little weeds

By Jason Woodman

just as they were ready to come up.-

When the plants were three or four
inches high, they were carefully cul-‘
tivated with a corn cultivator, and a
week later they were again worked
thoroughly. This completed cultivation.

Between the middle _of July and the
tenth of September, the potatoes were
thoroughly sprayed five times with Bor-
deaux mixture.

The rainfall during the growing sea-
son was not heavy, and twiCe the
plants wilted down during periods of
dry weather, but they renewed their
vigorous growth when rain came.

There was a heavy precipitation Sep—

tember 21 After that there was prac-
tically no rainfall until after the vines
were killed by frost October 21. We
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We Sprayed these Potatoes Five Times From the Middle of July Until the
Tenth of September-

What a Few of T Item Alre Damg
By J. B. Ford

the high school students Who live out-
side the local school district, and as,
much as fourteen miles from the school,
drive back and forth each day- This
school islaccredited and offers a four-
year Smith-Hughes course in agricul-
ture. Last year the net income from
agricultural project work completed by
twelve boys, was $2, 417, 76, or an aver—
age of $201.48 per boy.

Last fall twelve public spirited resi-
dents of the district, including the sup-
erintendent, advanced $100 each, or a
total of,$1,"200,‘with which they pur—
chased a barn and transformed it into
as fine a gymnasium as can be found
in any village community in the north-
ern part of the Lower Peninsula. The
cowstable has been Converted into a.
Combination manual training room and
balcony. ’ The manual artsclass had .a
big part in laying the floor for the
gymnasium, making cupboards for the
manual training equipment, andbuild-
ing-halcony seats. .They dedicated the
gymnasium in a double contest basket

  

boys’ and girls’ teams from a neigh-
boring village. Both local teams won.

Bath has had a steady growth and
development, with a substantial in-
crease in the high school enrollment
from year to year. Sixteen boys com-
pletéd home projects in connection
with their laboratory course in agri-
‘culture last year, with a total net in-
comeof $4,071.19. This gave an aver-
age net income of $254.45 per boy. One
of. the boys in this group had a net
income of $432 from his poultrypro-
ject. In addition to this, he was em-
ployed during the summer months to
cull farm flocks. He culled a. total of
4,500 birds for they-farmers of the, com—
munity. This illustiates the way in
which project work and Smith- -Hughes
work are being lecognized and appre-
ciated by the best farmers of the com-
munity.
influence agricultural practices. Simé
ilar results are being manifested
through the work of the home econom-
ics department, and are being reflected
in the home life.

  

It also shows how it tends to

crop yielded 405 crates to the acre, and
weighed sixty-three pounds, net, to
the crate.

The Year following the potato crop
we“ generally plant corn. We do this
to clean the land of volunteer pota-
toes, thus putting an effectual stop to
the further propagation of any potato
diseases which may be present. The
corn goes into the silo and the ground
is harrowed and sown to wheat or rye.
Alfalfa is sown the next spring. Fol—

    

lowing the grain crop, the alfalfa is .

mowed or pasture-d from two to four
years. A short rotation of crops that
does not include potatoes will follow,
and the land again seeded to alfalfa,
to be followed in from two to four
years by another potato crop. We aim
to grow potatoes on the land only once
in ten years. This long interval gives
potato diseases abilndant opportunity
to completely die out.

Each year’s potato crop is carefully
gone over several times, and all unde-
sirable hills removed. This is one of
the jobs that Lalways do myself, for
seed that is as nearly possible disease—
free, is one of the essentials to the
production of a heavy yield- Another
thing must not be forgotten. A fat
soil goes a long ways toward keeping
the crop healthy. A lean soil invites
all sorts of potato Iroubles. I do not
recommend our own, or any other, par-
ticular cropping system. A farm rota-
tion is determined by many conditions
caused by differences in soils, locali-
ties, nearness to markets, and the gen-
eral types of farming these factors
make desirable.

The mulching of the field with ma-
nure the year before the crop is grown
has proven especially benefiting.
Many years’ experience has taught us
that a ton of manure spread on a sod
ten or twelve months before it is plant-

(Continued on page 351).

Schools

There are forty-nine rural agricul-
tural schools in the state at the pres-
ent time in which similar constructive
programs are in operation. Space will

not permit a detailed discussion of all~

the ways in which these schools serve-
an‘d bring increased educational advan-
tages to boys and gills. Each of these
schools has its outstanding community
program in addition to the regular ac-
ademic and _voca.tional
schools mentioned above me typical of
the g1 owing intexest that is being
shown in all of the rural agricultural
schools. Schools of this kind receive
from the state $1,000 per‘ year towards
maintenance, and $400 per vehicle to
wards tranSportation. Those that have
met Smith—Hughes requirements re—
ceive an additional $1,000 from the fed-
eral and state governments. A major-
ity of the state subsidized rural 'agrlw
cultural schools have been accredited

work. The .

by the univeisity, and maintain com-

plete Smith- -Hughes departments.
3. result of the growing appreciation in.
the communties there have been de-
veloped higher educational standards,
increase1L efficiency,
plete country life prdgrams.

     

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MARCH 13, 1926

VOLUME CLXVl

DETROIT,

 

CURRENT COMMENT
UDGING' from the

The small number of
. . letters we have re-
DIChlnson ceived from subscrib-
Bill 01's giving their views

on the Dickinson Farm
Relief Bill, the text of which was pub
lished in our columns two weeks ago,
the lank and file of Michigan farmers
me not greatly interested in it, or do
not undeistand its provisions suffi-
ciently well to formulate an opinion as
to its 111e1itS.
Either attitude on their part is not
surprising. Michigan farmers are in a
different position from that [of farmers
”in the wheat and corn belt proper.
NVheat is a relatively small factor in
our total crop production, while corn
is not grown as a cash crop at all. In
fact, live stock feeders ship into the
state something like 10,000 cars of corn
annually to supplement the home—
grown product in their feeding opera-
tions, While Michigan dairymen are
large buyers of commercial feeds. Also
most of Our important cash crops are
n'ot included in the proposed operation
ofthe Dickinson bill in its present
form. K

Then, too, it is not easy to under-~
stand the details of the plan, or to
faresee hOw the plan would work out
in actual practice, particularly the re-
lation of the probable benefits to the
Cost of administration, or the tendency
toward lessening the beneficial results
through increased production.
plan is one among many which have
been advanced to provide a solution
"for the surplus problem, and place
farmers on the same basis as indus-
trial producers and workers in the mat-

ter ‘of a protected American price for

their product. It will, if enacted, be in
the nature of an experiment in the so-

? lution of this vexed problem, for which
in 'all fairness,

a. solution must be

fro/11nd But its passage would be a

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The '

.1 ,‘start toward its solution, as well as

tion‘al government: ‘ . .
I We havopurpoSely delayed comment
on the-bill, in view of the fact that‘its
humor was scheduledto come to Mich-
igan, presumably to explain his con-
ception of its practical application. Un-
fortunately, however, he was unable to
keep his engagement to speak at Ionia
last week. _

Some of the many other plans ad-
vanced for the solution of this prob-
lem are interesting, and seem practical
and workable. But mid-western farm
sentiment has crystallized in favor
of the Dickinson plan to such an ex-
tent that it seems probable that it will
be used as the basis of farm relief leg-

islation of this nature which will be

considered by congress during the pres~
ent session. Hence the discussion of
these other plans at this time would
tend to confuse the issue, rather than
advance the cause.

HIS old saying

We” Begun may be applied to
. the season’s farm cam-
" Half paign. The farmer
Done who “takes time by ‘

the forelock" in get-
ting his season’s work started will, if
his plans are well made, be able to
get at the various operations just when
they should be given atten ion.

Timeliness in the performance of
farm work is a very great factor in
success. Timely preparation of the
soil for planting will enable the mak-
ing of a better seed-bed, as well as
insure the timely planting of the crop.
Timeliness in early cultivation insures
the thorough and cheap elimination of
weeds.

The timely start of harvesting, will
save loss on the crop after it is, grown.
In fact, the proper timing of all the
operations in growing farm crops not
only makes for better crops, but elim-
inates labor and waste all along the
line.

Carefully made plans along this line,
which will spread the available labor
over the season to the best possible
advantage, are always profitable. While
“The best laid Schemes 0’ mice and
men gang aft a-gley,” yet with a’ rea-
sonable allowance for unfavorable
weather conditions, they will yield big
dividends when applied to the. season’s
work as it is laid out.

HE other, day a

Attitude public agricultural
f worker told us of the

0. discouragements one
Mind meets in getting farm

0 ers to act. He said

they seemed perfectly willing to listen,
and even agreed, to the necessity of do-
ing something that would be profitable
to them—and then, they wouldn’t do it.

The trouble is not with the farmer
alone. It is rather a common trait
among humans. We hate to change
our habits of doing things, even after
we are convinced that they should be
changed. It takes effort to make chang-
es, and it seems to be the inclination
of most- of us to want to use as little
new effort as possible. Often we would
rather Work harder doing things the
old way than to change.

But perhaps in the farmer, this atti-
tude is more noticeable than in oth-
ers, not because he is e. faimcr, but
because of the char'acte1 of his work.
One mason is that he is his own boss.
An industrial executive gives o1ders,
when he believes changes are good, and
others fulfill the orders because they
have to. But the faimer has to give
Orders to himself, and then do the
work

Another. reason maybe that the re-
sults of .methods in farming are often

ioo'far from the actual doing. A me— '
chanic can do a thing in a. new way,

and soon see the results. A woman
can make a cake a. new way, and in a.
short. time get her answer. A farmer,
however often has to wait six months
or longer before he gets results. Even

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la li-alf year for reenlts. b ' «.-
For that reason it takes time for:

public men to put across those things ‘ ,

which have been found beneficial to
the farmer. But the farmer Who real-
izes this general human inclination,
and acts contrary to that inclination
after he is convinced of the value of
making a. change, will profit well by
his action.

MAN wrote the

Home w o 1‘ d s of the
sweetest song in our

Need? ' language, women have
Attefltlon interpreted it. John
>Ho'ward Payne’s

“Home, Sweet Home” touches our

heartstrings and wakens within us an
ever“deepening love for that greatest
of all institutions, the home. ,

But it has taken the genius of about
15,118.000 farm women of our country
to lift “the evep'so humble” rural home
to a place of vital importance in our
nation’s progress'. In the past decade,
much has been; accomplished in the
way of improving the farm home. But
the farm buildings represent 17.3 per
cent. of the value of farm property.
There is grave doubt in our minds,
whether the farm homes have. received
17.3 pcr cent of the money spent for
improvements on the farm. ‘

The home is an institution which in-
fluences to an immeasurable degree
our character, standard of living, and
future ideals. And in the farm home,
perhaps more than in any other, the
members spend long- hours together in
companionship, recreation, and study.
If there is a home that needs more of
modern conveniences, running water,
electric lights, heating plant, a bath
room, and a power plant—in all, a. well
arranged and equipped home—it is the
rural home.

A great army of rural women has ’

been working at this great ask of im-
proving their homes for a. great num~
ber Of years. But only recently a
movement to help them was organized
in Chicago by the American SOciety of
Agricultural Engineers, and assisted
by the various national organizations
interested in the farm home. This
movement is to act merely as a help
mate, as it were, to rural people who
anticipate any improvement to their
home, or building a new home. With
the combined efforts of a great army
of about 397,000 women in our own
state, the agricultural engineers, and
organizations interested in rural condi-
tions, we can hope for greater strides
in rural home improvements in the fu-
ture decade. 1

N going about the

Keep state recently, we
Your have come in contact.
with a' few leaders.

Head not; always farmers,
who are out to “aid”

in the solution of farm problems. The

men of whom we speak, are confining
their efforts to the promotion of hob-
bies. They have “studied, and stud-
ied, and studied,” and through their
studious efforts have found a. “crooked
narrow way” which, if adopted, would
“eliminate farmers’ difficulties.”

This short comment is being written,
not in opposition to this “crooked nar-
row way,” but because these leaders
insist that ‘the farmer should forget
every other means of helping himself.
According to the program mapped out
by some of these men, the farmei
should adopt a policy that would do
aw'ay with eve1y fmm of efficiency in
practical farming. These men would

_ have them to forget the use of better

seed, to neglect soil enrichment, and
to reduce the method of soil prepara-
tion to the type used in the orient.
The only positive thing these leaders
recommend is their own Iittle “crooked

narrow way.”
We wish to quote from a successful , _
Michigan farmer who said, “The com: _.,

back and abdominal muscles.

Bible advantages to: our craf. ”' <. 'L

1».

Liftil/lg‘t'. 5' best to lift a.
‘ , heavy:.-‘ object? The .
Heavy medical fraternity}

» .Loads- have some ideas about .

the matter, and have 1‘.

told us through Hygeia, that liftingu
should be done in such a way as to -

use the muscles of the thighs, notthe

the knees, they'say,‘ until the object:
to be lifted is on a level ‘with
hands.
the knees, raising the body and the-
object at the. same time.
of using the leg muscles avoids put—
ting too much strain on the back and
the abdomen

There is another way to relieve the
back muscles and, at the same time,
accOmplish as much, or more, in do-
ing the heavy duties about the farm
andthat is through the efilcient use of
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AST week I wrote about sneezes,

' Bend 1

the 1
Then grasp it and straighten .

This method 3

so this week I’m goin’ ta. change it ;

to snoozes.

Now, here is What some perfessor
says about snoozes.
nap, is a. short sleep, or a. lapse of

consciousness, which is’ generally caus- ~

ed by auto-intoxication. The body is
relaxed, and there is no reaction to
noises unless they are unusual ones."

Ain’t that fine? He says a. fellow
is gotta be d1unk to snooze Now I
don’t like no boozes, but I like my
sno'ozes. I guess that fellow don’t
know what he’s talkin’ about. We

used ta snooze before there even was
oughtoes.

So, I guess this auto-intox‘
icashun stuff is
what you call the.
bunk. It’s just
like sayin'
um - Schoenoprg.‘

mean onion:

 

don’ t believe it.
IVhen a. fellow feels like snoozin' I
think it’s ’cause somethin’

him says, “Say, you, I got a job in

“A snooze, or a. '

sum When you just .

“he who chooses,
snoozes loses " I:

inside 0' I

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Somebody says, ;

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here ta take care 0’ that pork an’ bean ‘

dinner you of. Now, if you’ll just be,
quiet and stop your fussin’ around, I’ll
do the best I kin ta. take care 0’ it.”
Seems tame a short snooze makes
a fellow feel like doin’ better work.
They talk about engines, and etc. 1un~
nin’ fei seveial days at a time, and
think it's gieat. But ou1 body is nev—
er still until we die. So we gotta use

part 0’ our time by goin' in low, while ‘

we a1e sleepin’, so 1epaiis kin be made
Seems ta me, natchur is doin’ pretty
well in fixin’ up in eight hours 0’ sleep
what damage ’3 been done in sixteen
home 0’ rammin’ around.

Now, of course, some folkses don’t
do nothin’, so they don‘t need milch

sleep. But when 301116 a fan mer and 7‘

got a ambitshus wife like mine, a fol—
low needs eight hours and some snooz-
es besides.

I believe I’m goin’ ta. live 2

longer, an’ will get more fun outta liv- I
in’, if I lay up fei repairs when natr

chui gives me the inclinashun ta.
COlllse,

Of

if sleepin’ inclinashun is the;

only kind a fellow is gotjhe better go i
ta. a. plumber or somethin’, an’ havei

liimeelf looked over. '
like bein’ awake when you’ie awake,
an’ asleep when you’ re asleep

There’s nothin’ '

And

there ain ’t no use ta kick around and 1

talk when you’ re asleep-you kin do
enuf 0’ that during the day—or half
asleep when you’ re awake.

But anyhow, I believe that a. we .

in time saves nine.
snoozes.

I Wish you happy
Snoozily yours,

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ICHIGAN’ S apple variety prob
lem is a perennial and never-
ending nightmare in any plan
contemplating a balanced marketing

=pr'ogram. for that fruit in this state.

Worse than that, it 'makes hopeless the

*1 possibility of profitable production of

the premier. fruit. in any general way

= until it is satisfactorily settled. The
[problem has been discussed annually
7 on every horticultural society program

'- in Michigan for the past twenty-five
years, and it isn’t any nearer a solu-

tion now than it was in 1900, if we are

to accept the judgment of the old~tim:
a ers'who discussed this same situation
«at the beginning of the century.

'9

How much longer must we expect
‘Michigan apple growers to continue
sidestepping this vital problem to their
own welfare, just how vital I am afraid
the majority fail to realize? Possibly
it can be made a little clearer by re-
calling what happens in'big crop years,
i..,’e when all the important apple pro
ducing districts in the United States

”and Canada have produced a normal

‘ 'few standard varieties.

crop. That’s when Michigan’ s 140- odd
variety apple orchards suffer by com-
parison in competition with districts
which produce a high percentage of a
Take a year
like 1925, when this country produced
35,936,000 barrels of apples. The
big buyer didn’t come to Michigan to
buy apples that year, as most apple
growers will remember. If he wanted
Baldwins or Greenings he went to west-
ern New York; if Jonathans, he went
to southern Illinois, Colorado, or Ida-
ho; Delicious or W'inesap, to the north-
West; York or Ben Davis, to the Vir-
ginias. The truth of the matter is, no
wise buyers wants to, buy orchard
crops containing twenty. to thirty per
cent of desirable standard varieties,
and seventy to eighty per cent of un-
desirable varieties, which 'ineans in—
creased turnover without adequate
profit, in _many cases no profit at all.

There is little question that one of the

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By F. L.

real reasons behind the increasing de-
mand for boxed apples, and the conse-
‘quent decline in demand for barreled
fruit, is that the northwest has stand-
ardized on six high quality varieties,
viz., Winesap, Jonathan, Delicious,
Spizenburg, Rome Beauty, and Stay-
man, and through advertising educat-
ed the consuming public to the advan-
tage in purchasing this ensemble,
which meets practically every season-
al orculinary requirement. In Yakima
and Wenatchee Valleys forty to forty-
five per cent of their total ionnages
consisted of one variety, Winesap, and
the six varieties named constituted
ninety per cent of the total shipments.

Figures from five principal apple pro-
ducing districts in Michigan show that
the leading six varieties constituted
only fifty-eight per cent of the total
crop, and the second largest variety
produced, viz., Duchess, is a summer
apple whose marketing season extends
over a thirty—day period only. the-
lieve that if we had figures covering
the entire production in Michigan We
would find that the Duchess is the
leading producer instead of ranking
second as our apple figures indicate;
in other words, we are producing more

Granger

Duchess than any other variety. If
that isthe case, we Michigan produc-
ers have gotten the cart before the
horse in our production program with-
out any question, because Duchess is
a poor quality variety, which has a
very limited marketing period of thir-
ty days, whereas Baldwin, Spy, G1 een-
ing, and Jonathan are comparatively
high quality, with a marketing pexiod
of f1 om four to six months. If an au-
tomobile manufacturer gauged his pro-
duction to demand program along the
lines the fruit grower in Michigan has
apparently done, he would be bankrupt
in short order.

With our Michigan production scat-
tered over so many different varieties,
is it any wonder that we are having
difficulty in meeting competition With
the standard pack and standardized
varieties from the northwest? That
conglomdration of varieties eliminates
any possibility of developing a sound
advertising and merchandising pro—
gram i'or Michigan apples and forces
us into the position of “horse trading”
our product, i. e., selling the few de-
sirable standard varieties on a. definite
market basis and discounting the bal-
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Standard Varieties Are Popular at J. P. Munson’s Vinecroft.

the buyer is willing to take a. chance
with profit or loss on the undesirable
varieties, or consigning these latter to
take whatever they realize, generally
a loss. '

That situation needs correctioné—nOt
ten years hence, but now. The'reis
everything to be gained and nothing
to be lost by immediate action. The
Pacific Northwest had the same situ-
ation twelve yeais ago.

in tthlve years the Wenatchee Val-
ley has reduced their varieties frdm
117 to a point where ninety per cent
of their fruit is produced in six stand-
ard varieties. Michigan oughtto be
in the same position in 1935, and my
idea is that the seven standard varie-
ties should be Duchess, Wealthy, Bald-
Win, Greening, Northern Spy, Jona-
than, and McIntosh. Of course, mere
are some other varieties that are good,
but these seven ought to be the ob-
jective of our program.

When and how are We going to
start? Right nowwthe sooner the
quicker and better. No program of
such consequence to the industry

should be attempted without a thor-
ough searching investigation for all the
facts and figures upon which to base
our plans. The horticultural depart-
ment at the Michigan State College
should be authorized to make an ac-
curate orchard surve-y covering the
twelve commercial fruit producing
counties of the spate, visiting every
fruit grower and securing from him a.
record of the number of trees of each
variety of apple, peach, pear, plum,
acreage of grapes and small fruits, the
age of: such trees or fruits, and other
facts that are pertinent. That survey
would probably cost $10,000 and six
months time, but when it is completed
it will be worth ten times that amount
to the fruit growers of the state and
to the horticultural department. We
will 'know, for instance, how many
Duchess apples are being produced
(Continued on page 359).

FarmPracticcs in Germany

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HE German farmers pay much
more attention to details in their
farming operations than do the
American farmers. Many of them, es-
pecially those who manage large farms,
are also more scientific, they experi-
ment constantly with farm machinery,
methods of tillage, fertilization of the
land, and improved varieties of grain,

. and along other lines.

The outstanding things in German
farming operations are the Uniformi-

. ties in yields of crops in a given field,

and in different fields on a given farm.

' - The yields from one farm to another

do not vary as they do in America
'The land is thoroughly prepared for

the crops, usually it is plowed twicé.’

Commercial fertilizers are uSed freely
It appears that the chief limiting fac-
tor in crop production is climate, rath-
er than available plant food.

On entering Germany I was surpris-

' ed to find extremely great variations

in the size of farms, and consequently,-
the farm practices that are followed.

Although the majority of the land is

under small holdings, and is farmed
very intensively, in the main by hand
labor, there are many large farms that
are completely equipped with modern

H0‘w Large Sea/0 Farming is Carried On

By M. M MCCooi

the larger farms southeast of‘ Berlin.
One farm that I- visited, namely, the

Marker,farm, which lies about thirty“
-miles from the capital city, has an in-.

teresting story- ‘I was informed that
in. 1914 the present owner of this farm

had in his possession" forty acres of.
land and was "atruck crop producer,

selling the products on the maIkets in

the city of Berlin. At the close of the'

war he was the owner of seven thou-

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session of it by growing vegetables and
selling them to the city people at very
high prices.

The soils of this farm consist of
loam, loamy sand and muck, thus being
ideal from a textural standpoint for
the production of various crops. The
water
and oneahalf feet below the surface of
the sandy land and somewhat nearer
the surface of the muck soil. It is
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' A Lam Field of Hemp Near the Factory which Weave: Flax Into Twine.

9n this, the Marker Farm, Everything it Done with German Thoroughnou.

level lies from three to three

the latter soil by means of pumps run
by steam traction engines.

We wexe taken directly to the man'-
ager's office, which is situated in one
part of the farm houne, this is modern
and well furnished in every respect
After we had been served coffee and
cake, the manager took us around the
[aim in a cany-all drawn by a pair of
splendid coach horses. This manager,
as is the case with the majority Of '
those of the hanger farms, has an ad’
vanced degree f1 om one of the German'
Universities.

The fa1m buildings are arranged in
the form of a square with an open
court. The house occupies one side of
the square and the barns the oth'térs.
The cou1t is paved and when Wagons
or other implements are left in it for
the night, they are arranged in orderly
manner, drawn up in lines resembling .
a. military review. Farm implements
are kept under cover when not in use
I did not see any machinery that had
been exposed to the elements during
the winter, as is frequently done in.
this country. The buildings are con-
structed of stone and brick and the
roofs are slate covered. . v
The repairs on all machinery are
done in the well-equipped machine shop 3
on the farm. We were shown numeral
ous pieces of new machinery that has!
been sent to this farm to be tested cut} "
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" .bggicited, for example, that I“ saw "a,
neié‘ftype. of fertilizer distributor—one
with a revolving drum for the unlfOrm
'diétribution of the fertilizing material“.
On this farm, as I was told is the case
with many of the large farms in Ger-
many, ' many; experiments are conduct-
ed. I saw projects laid out where the
frequency and depth of tillage opera-.
tions: are being investigated as well as
tests with various fertilizing materials.
Iii-additiou, different varieties of seed
aretested, as are the time and methd
Ode of planting. , Thelmets. are, a min-
imum .amOunt of guess work is done
here.

The land is devoted to the produc-
tion“ of a variety of crops. This farm
is. conduCted, both on an extensive and
a very- intensive scale. There are fifty
cows and 250 work horses on it, and
there are grown each year several hun—
dred acres of cabbage, onions, potatoes,
:1 large fieldof peas for canningvpur—
poses, a thousand acres of sugar beets,
several hundred acres of wheat, barley
and oats, a large field of hemp, several
hundred acres of alfalfa and mixed
meadow. There are no cross fences
on this farm, and owing to the fact
that a great deal of modern machinery
is used, the fields are very large. There
is installed a system of railways which
make it possible for the products of
the soil to be transported conveniently
and quickly from the fields to the
markets.

I noted five large steam traction en-
gines, and found that they are utilized
for plowing the land. This is accom-
plished by stationing one of these at
each end of the field and attaching a
steel cable to each, by means of a re-
volving drum, gang plows are drawn
to and fro across the field. As the
plows are drawn across in one direc-
tion by-one of the engines, the other
one is moved up, and in turn does its
work.

The land, as is the general custom
in Germany,_is plowed about fourteen
inches deep in preparation for the sug-
ar beet crop, The first time the beets
are cultivated, the weeder is drawn
by oxen. These animals are used be-
cause they injure the young plants less
than do horses. The weeders employ-
ed are similar to the “surface” culti—
vators used in parts of the corn belt
in the United States, but it is interest-
ing to note that they are eight row
machines. Following this operation,
the plants are weeded by hand. The
most ‘ of this' work is performed ’by
Polish women who are brought into
Germany to work on these large farms.

\Vild mustard is very troublesome
in the barley and cats in this section
of Germany. On this farm, however,
it was taken care of by applying 1,000
pounds per acre of finely ground muri-
ate of potash ,mixed with some bone
meal or basic slag to keep the soil in
good physical condition-

In fitting the land for the potato crop
shallow furrows are first made, the
seed planted and then the earth is
ridged up over the seed. Thus, when
the potatoessprout or come through
the ground, they are perched up on
ridges about eight inches in height.
These ridges, of course, are drifted
down by subsequent tillage operations.

Unlike the American farmers, the
German farmers, for the most part,
take good care of the liquid manure
that is produced on the farms. This
farm is no exception. A large cistern
'is constructed and connected to the
stable by means of a conduit, where
'all of the liquid manure accumulates.
In addition, provisions are madeso
that the liquid material which drains
from the solid manure or the heap, is
conducted to the) cistern. The cistern
is tightly covered so that the air can—
not reach the contents; thus, the loss
of nitrogen by volatilization is re-

duced to the minimum. When ready .‘

to‘be‘distributed', the liquid is removed

2 5'933393113; 01’ large pumps and? hauled
7 ‘fto the field in tanks.

~ . Sdme of it is.
;_ inapplied to the vegetables produced on
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farmers" are j—jnot ”1&8 .‘scientiflc in their
methods of? caring iforlvthe" solid manure
as they are the liquid ,portionf Often
it is permitted to remain in rather
loose heaps where'it is likely consid-
erable losses by vol‘atilization takes
place. In some. instances the'material
is hauled to the field and placed in
small piles Where it may remain for
several weeks before it is scattered
and turned under. _

Commercial fertilizers’are used free-
ly and on all Crops; I was informed
that the sugar beet crop receives 200
pounds.of nitrate of soda per acre, and
400 pounds of potassium chloride. I
was surprised to learn that a relative-
ly small amount of phosphoric acid is
used on this farm. Some writers be-
lieve that phosphoric acid is not as
badly needed in Germany as in some
countries, and frequently there is more
potash applied tosthe land than there
is phosphoric acid. It occurred to me
that not only on this farm, but on many
others in Germany, not enough phosv
phoric. acid is‘vapplied to the land. The
German farmers do not utilize mixed
fertilizers as'is done in America. The
potash costs the German farmer about
$20 a ton.

On the Marker farm the potash, and
phosphoric acid, when it is used, is ap—
plied in the autumn or winter, the ob-
ject being to give these two materials
time to become distributed and avail-
able to the plants when/they begin to
grow in the spring. I was informed
that another method, prevalent partic-
ularly on the smaller farms in south—
ern Germany, is to apply the phos—
phoric acid and potash in the autumn
and winter and, in addition, to add a
mixture containing nitrogen, phosphor-
ic acid and potash in the spring-

There are no silos on this farm, at
least, none that are constructed as
they are in this country. The tops
from the sugar beets, and the pulp
that remains after the sugar is extract-
ed are placed in alternate layers in a
pit in the ground and covered with
earth where they form ensilage. This
mixture is utilized for, stock food as
we utilize corn ensilage.

 

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SOILS. TRAIN SCHEDULE.

 

NCE more sounding the call to
arms against the further depletion
of: our greatest natural resource—our
soil fertility, the Michigan State Col-

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loge, lei-"joining "forces with ‘thefhlq‘w '. V

York Central Linés kby-vamngmg. 9.:
Soil Fertility Train to travel through,

southeastern Michigan, similar to the.

one which was operated in southwest-
ern Michigan last year: This train, a.
veritable moving soils clinic, starts
on April 5 at Jonesville, moves through
southern Michigan to Monroe, back to
Jackson, then-'throuthDetroit to Bay
City, .and completes its itinerary at
Owosso on April 20. - ‘
The famous “White Car”,of the New
York Central Lines will be fitted .up
as a Laboratory Car, in «which: the
testing of soil samples,ahd the. diag-
nosing. of crapping ills will be the main
features, although» it . will contain
enough additional attractions to make
it very interesting for anybody. A lec-
ture car, equipped with motion picture
machines, Will also be included. Dr.
M. M. McCool,.eminent soil doctorvof
the Michigan State College, will be the

officiating surgeon, but he will be as-

sisted by such able doctors as Mr.
George Grantham, O. B. Price, etc.
Special attention will be given to the

. particular crops.

 
 

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adapted, to each locality win as given"

special discussion..by-experts on these

sugar beets will ”be

given a great deal of consideration.
The following is the schedule asran-

‘nounced .by.E. J. Leenhoyts, Agricul-

tural‘Agent, New York Central Lines:

. JoneSville, April 5,.7z30 p. m.; Hills-
dale, April 6, 9:00 a, m.; Montgomery.
April‘. 6, 2:00 p.‘m.; -Hudso‘n, April‘ 7,
97:00 a». 1m; Adrian, April 7, 12301). 111.;
B‘lislesfileld,w April 8, 8:30 a. m.; Deer-

,field, April : 8, ‘37-: 00 g. .m.; Momma. Ax» ~
.. .e

ril .9, 1:00.p._m.; cumseh, Apfilf's,
7:00 p. m.; Nanchester, April'IO, 9:30
a: m.; Napoleon, April 10-,'1:30 p.- m.;

Chelsea, April 12, 8:30 a. m.; Ann Ar—

bor,“ April 12, 1:30 .p. 1m..:, Ypsilanti,
April 13, 9:00 a. m.; Oxford, April 14,
9:00 a. m.; Utica, April 14, 1:30 p. m.;
Metamora, April 14, 7:00 p. m.; La—
peer, April.15, 1:00 p. m.;».Columbia
ville,_April 15, 7:00p. m.; Caro, April
16, 1:00 _p. m.; Vassar, April'16, 7:30
p. m.; Millington, April 17, 8‘: 30 a. m.;
Richville. April 17, 1:00 p. m.; Bay
City, April 19, 9:00 ,a. m.; Midland.
April 19, 3:00 p. m.; Saginaw, April
20, 9:00 a. m.; Chesaning, April 20,
1:00 p. m.; 'Owosso, April 20, 7:00
p. In.

State Capitol News

By Our Lansing Correspondent

ROBABLY Michigan farmers are

more directly interested in the

state of the two bills modifying
the distribution of the revenue. derived
from the gas and the weight tax than
in any other of the score or more
measures which came before the re-
cent special session of the Michigan
legislature. ,

The Atwood‘and Kirby bills were the
storm center of bitter controversy be-
tween staunch administration support-
ers, and those who resented what they
deemed the high-handed and autocratic
tendency of the state officials who have
supervised the expenditure of the high-
way fund. In the end the Kirby bill
was passed andlthe Atwood bill defeat-

state should continue to contribute to

the up-keep'of non-trunk line highwayss

However, the senate refused to ac-
cept the house amendments, and so
the proposition was referred to a con—
ference committee. -The house mem—
bers stood steadfast and refused to
recede from the amendment. So the
bill perished by the wayside. This was
probably the most severe defeat which
the administration suffered during the
special session.

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The Kirby bill reduces the amount
which the counties will receive on past
due awards during 1926 from $2,000,000
to $1,000,000. However, the bill defi~

ed, so that neither of the contending ’nitely recognizes the claims of the

factions could claim a distinct victory.

As originally intended, the Atwood
bill would have increased the appro
priation from the weight tax funds for
maintenance of state trunk lines, from
$2,000,000 to $4,000,000 a year, and
would have discontinued our state aid
for the maintenance of the non-trunk
line highways. The house felt that the

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.1925, amounted? to, $7.55
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townships and specifies that they shall
be paid .in full on April 1 of this year,
and of each year thereafter, until all
such accumulated state awards to the
townships have been settled. Another
good feature of this bill is that definite
dates are set for the payments to the
counties. The bill provides that $1,—
000,000 shall be paid to the counties on
June 1, 1926, and: $2,000,000 each year
thereafter, payable $1,000,000 on Febru‘
ary 1, and 31,00000 on April 1 until all
such awar’ds'have been paid in full.
The Kirby bill was passed by the
house, sixty-seven to thirty, and by the
senate, twenty-three to five, those vot—
ing against. it in the upper branch of
the legislature, being Senators Cum-
mings, Horton, Quinlan, Whiteley and
Young.

Throughout the discussion of this
entire subject of highway finance,
many representatives expressed their
reluctance to take any important ac-
tion. until they had been furnished with
satisfactory information as to how the
approximately $23,000,000 raised by the
gas tax and weight tax during 1925
was expended. Although -State High-
way Commissioner Frank F. Rogers
sent two communications to the legis-
lature, and Secretary of States Charles
J. Deland also furnished certain desir-
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felt that they were being kept too
much in the dark and that the admin—
istration was either wilfully withhold-
ing information from them, or else did'
not know much about its own business.

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HE season for spring marsh fires

lis near athand. With the pass-

‘- ’ ing‘ of the snow, and the coming
of the warm days of late March or

» early,Aprii to dry; the dead grass and

the ground under it, the practice of

j burning over waste land begins. A

farmer makes no greater! mistake than

the burning of these worthless acres,

and nothing he does is more detri-
mental to the wild life of his Section,
that; if left alone, will benefit him im-

. -' measurably during the summer months.

The swamps, marshes and swales

fire the final refuge of birds and ani-
.mals in settled or clea1 ed country If
. a late spring storm catches the song

birds after they have returned from
the south, they find shelter in the thick
clumps of marsh g1ass. Later, dozens

~2111f species build their nests and rear

their young in security, in the seclu-
sion of those same marshes. The red-
wing blackbird, really one of the most
valuable songbirds in, the destruction
of insects in this section, knows ’al-
most ,no other home. Other species,

. 'for whom the marshes are too wet,
‘ find the desired solitude in thedense,

brushyr swamps. Robins, chewings,
thrushes, catbirds and kingbirds nest

by the thousands in the swamps of this ’
' region.

All of these, too say nothing
of the waders and water birds, whose

habitat is the wetter portion of the

marshes and bogs near open water, re-
quire thercover of grass and reeds.
Beside these birds, the marshes and
swamps furnish the finest of winter
shelter for quail and grouse-shelter
against their natural enemies, against
hunters, and most important of all,
against snow and cold and hunger in
the bitterest weeks of winter. Autumn
burning destroys this cover; turning

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the marsh into a. bleak, snow-swept
barren stretch“ Even the muskrats do
not like to occupy houses already built,
after the marsh is burned.

Spring burning is even more destruc-
It not only destroys cover for
the birds and small animals, but in all
too many cases, destroys the birds and
animals themselves. The ground is
seldom dr’y enough for marsh burning
until after larks and other early spring
birds have begun nesting, and hun-
dreds of litters of young rabbits are
killed by those same fires. ,

Why burn the marshes at all? Does
it improve them any, and are they of
any value to begin with? If they pro—
duce grass fit for hay, then the annual
cutting should keep it short enough
on those areas that are valuable. Many
a good farm building has been burned
by fire that began as a small burning
in a half-acre pond, a half mile. from
the buildings, and many a farmer has
lost a valuable half day’s time while
he fought to re-gain control of such a
fire, spreading before a rising wind.
If you have been burning your waSte
land, just out of habit, think it over
this spring, and let the birds have their
cover. If you have land that really
must be burned, take care that the
burning is done before the birds are
back, which means just as soon as
possible after the snow is gone.

This question of marsh fires in clear-
ed sections is in no way related to the
more serious one of brush fires in the
northern part of the state, set by farm—
ers while clearing new ground. That
is a problem by itself, involving the
possible loss of thousands of dollars
worth of timber, human dwellings, and
even human life- It all means we
should use fire cautiously.

The Darr School Club

A Meméer T 611$ #16 Story

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E are just an average ruralvcom~

munity. For many years we did

not try to do anything in a com-
munity way, independently of the vil-
Freesoil is
Just three miles from M-11. The road
leading to the village is a‘main thor-
oughfare, and on this road is situated
the Darr School. A year ago, we form-
ed a parent-teacher association.

Many said they would give us one
year before disbanding. Others said
we were so near the village we would
It is just seventeen
months since we organized. Every
family and'four different churches in
the district are represented in this

' membership.

Talent before unknown, has been
brought to light. People of all ages

. arevbeing brought together in a social

way, hitherto unknown to the locality.
Young 'men in the neighborhood

have taken keen pleasure in assisting

in programs. Fathers of school chil-
dren have, been glad to assist in the
placing and planning of a slide bought
by the association.

Defects in the building, and plans
for its betterment, have been discussed
in a new light.

People without any children, and peo-
ple whose children have grown up and
are no longer in the school, are active-
ly interested in aiding the association,
both in a financial and a social way.
We-know the‘org’anization has been a
success in many ways. It is not due
to exceptionale good officers, but to

\ the fact that everyone in the associa-

tion does his bit in the best way he
knows, and at any time he has been

‘ called upon. ,

children are delighted when their par-
ents have a share in the evening's en
ertainment.

We have discovered one member
who has a keen sense of humor, and
who delights us with his witty little
speeches; another who plays the fiddle
in a way that would compare favorably
with the fiddlers made famous by Hen-
ry Ford; another whose comedy acts
in the little plays bring as much pleas-
ure as Charley Chaplin ever afforded
his audience; another who sings unus-
ually well,
community. Through our meetings
there has been discovered here and
there, worth while things, previously
unknown to us.

Many nights, even with unfavorable
weather, our school has been too
crowded to be comfortable, and every
meeting has brought a splendid attend-
ance. Many nationalities are repre-
sented, and we have found, with Kip-
ling, that “Katy O’Grady and the Col-
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David Harum says, “A reasonable
amount of fleas is good for the dog—-
keeps him from brooding over being
a dog”

\The Michigan. Canners’ Association.

will meet at the Michigan State Col-
lege on April 13 14, according to Mark
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UIRING recentyears a number of
instances of‘ cammunity service
given by merchants in the rural
trade centers have 'come to my atten-
tion A few of these instances are
cited in the following paragraphs. Per-
haps in some cases, the way these ac-
tiviti es were carried out, or are being
carried out, could unimproved upon.
Yet, they represent an attempt on the
part of merchants to help their. com-
munities and are a definite proof of
the merchant’s interest and conviction
regarding the" value of such work-
Several merchants'hold corn or poul-
, ry shows in' connection with their
stores, and’invite the people of the
community to make exhibits. The
poultry shows held by the Curtis John-
son Hardware Store, at Rush City,

of this type of activity.

A. rural merchant in Wisconsin has
done a. great deal to encourage good
health ‘in his community by sponsor-
ing contests among children attending
schools that are in the trade area of
the town where..his store is located.
Score cards were printed and one was
given to each pupil. This card allotted
a. certain number of points to such
items as cleaning teeth, sleeping with
windows open, perfect attendance at
school, etc. Teachers in the various

. schools supervised the contest for the

pupils. When any pupil attained a sat-
isfactory score at the'end of the month,
during the time that the contest con-
tinued, his card was worth twenty—five
cents in trade at the store. This plan
worked so satisfactorily that it was
taken over jointly by the commercial
club, the merchants of the town, the
high school, and the county superin-
tendent of schools.

A druggist in an Iowa town having
!a population of about 1,000 people. has
done a great deal to get the people in
his community interested in reading
books. (The town has no library). The
merchant bought about 5250 books, of
the sort that '11 ould interest the av-
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do so by returning the volume already
purchased, if it were in good condition,
and by paying an additional charge of
Thus, practically the entire
lot of the 250 volumes was made avail-
able at ten cents per copy to anyone
who had purchased one book at the
regular price.

It is, however, by cooperation with
fellow merchants that a merchant can
apparently. accomplish most in serving
The common method
is for merchants to form an organiza-
tion and then the organization spon-
sors community activities. At Long
Prairie, Minnesota, the merchants have
cooperated in getting a calendar which
has pictures of various scenes in the
community on it. Also, the merchants
in this town, in cooperation with other

’bers of the boys’ and girls.’ clubs of the
county for one week. The club mem-
bers stayed at the homes, of the mer—
chants, -or other persons in the town,
while they attended the various pro-
grams which were held during the
week. In this‘period 'oftime the young

, folks from the farm became acquaint-

ed with the business of the town in a
new way. They began to think of the-

' town people as friends.

Merchants in many towns encourage
community fairs. These events are
much like county fairs, except for the
fact that they are smaller- These fairs
are held one or tavo days during the

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people who come to the fair The ex‘

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1 are given for-the best exhibits. getten

no mon'eyprizes are awarded. What- _ .

ever expenses there are for the fair

» are. frequently. paid-by the merchants."
However, the important services of‘the 1 .
initiative,
.w'hich they take in. getting the idea

merchants consist in the
started. Very seldom is a community
(fair sulgcessful unless the merchants

upport it. .
There are other ways in which mEr-
hants help to promote community do
~velopment. but the few activities just
mentioned are suggestive of what is
being done in various places along this

line of endeavor.
MY MOST lNTERESTING EXPERI-

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0 have soils and crops specialists

from fifteen different states gather
at my farm to study sandy soil and
marl digging demonstrations, was the
writer‘s most interesting experience of
the past year.

The American Society of Agronomy,
corn belt section, and the American
Society of Plant Physiologists were
holding a joint meeting at the Michi-
gan State College, and on July 9 the
groups made a special trip to my_ farm
as part. of their convention program.
Dr. C. E. Millar, associate professor
of soils, and Prof. H- H. Musselman,
head of the college agricultural en-
gineming department, were in charge
of the sandy soil and marl digging
demonstrations

A biief statement of‘the special i'ea-
tines of my farming system, as udied
by the national societies last July, may
be of interest. Aft er discovering marl
on my iarm in 1916, I conducted co—
operative marl and fertilizer experi-
ments with the Soils department of the
Michigan State College. I had been
reading the books'writtcn by Dr- Cyril
G. Hopkins, and in the summer of 1919
I motored to Illinois University to go
over the experiment plots there with
Dr. L. H. Smith.

By the fall of 1919, I was sure that
I could build up my sandy'soil without
keeping live stock, and so I sold all
my stock except work horses By fol<
lowing out a. system Of applying marl,
where needed; plowing clover under
for cultivated crops, which are follow~
ed by grain crops, and seeded again
to clover; applying most of the straw
from grain crops to the soil by means
of a straw spreader; and using acid
phosphate on all crops, I haverbeen
able to bring about very beneficial
changes in my soil, with resultant good
crops. The crops were looking so good
last summer, in spite of an exceeding-
ly dry season, that the college soils
men were anxious to include an inspec-
tion of the farm in the program for
the national meetings-

The experience of having these na-
tionally known specialists at my place
was one which will stand put as one
of the most interesting of my life The
men showed great interest in the dem-
onstrations, and referred to them as
among the best features of the meet
ing in Michigan.

The following states were represenn

ed among the visitors. Arizona Illi-
nois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louis-
iana, Michigan, Ohio, Minnesota, Mis-
souri Nebraska North Dakota, South
Dakbta, and Wisconsin. Others at the

demonstrations were A. J- Pieters, ag-

ronomist On clover inveStigations; F.
D. Richey, Corn investigations; and W.
N. Vinai, cereal investigations, all from

  

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ed to potatoes will produce at least
two bushels more than would the same
ton applied just before the land is

~ploured I shall not discuss the reason

iWhY this is true. _I think, however, no
one will dispute the statement if he

, has ever tried the tWo methods Side

by side.»
' Use Abundance of Seed

We always use an abundance of
seed. The general rule we lay down
is, that a piece of seed should Weigh
at least one and a half ounces. If the
potato is large, the seed should weigh
two ounces. On our medium and light
sandy loams, we space our IOWS three
feet apart and the hills f1om fourteen

1 to twenty inches apart in the row, the
“distance depending on the texture of

the soil. on our heavier, more fertile
loams, the rows are often placed thirty-
two to thirty-four inches from each
other, and the hills thirteen to fifteen
inches apart- The amount of seed thus
used will generally Tun from sixteen
to twenty-five bushels per a01e. On
our own farm we use seed weigh-
ing from two to four ounces each. The
rows are three feet apart, and the hills
thirteen to fifteen inches apart in the
row. We plant from thirty to thirty-
five bushels of this seed to the acre.
This may seem extravagant. It has
paid us. The whole potato from a
healthy, vigorous hill, properly cared
for during the winter and spring, is
incomparably the best seed for late
planting. No matter how unfavorably
the weather is at planting time, such
seed always grows and the use of it
insures a perfect stand. .It is well to
mention the fact that Whole seed for
early planting is not desirable.

The amount and kind of commercial
fertilizers that can be profitably‘used
varies Widely with different. soil types,
and with apparently similar soils in
different localities. Frequently the use
of commercial fertilizers is unprofit-
able. On a well-manured sod we have
found that the further addition of nit-
rogen is unnecessary. Neither potash
nor phosphorus produces much effect
on sour sandy soils in our neighbor-
hood, even if well-manured. But when
our land has been well limed and well
filled with organic matter, potash pro
duces marked results, not only on the
potato crop, but “on those that follow.
The effect of phosphorus is less notice-
able.

When spraying ie Profitable?

When potatoes are grown on a soil
.made fertile, and a good .stand is se-
cured,_spraying with Bordeaux mix-

» ture is very profitable. If the spray

solution is properly made and applied
in the right way, late potato tops will
remain green till killed by frost and
the tubers will mature. The normal

ripening of p‘otat‘oes takes place while '

the tops are still green. If they are
killed by blight or hopper-burn when
the tubers are half or two-thirds grown,
the result is apt to he a crop of soggy
potatoes,,even on sandy land. Proper
methods of spraying, the mixing of
Bordeaux, the adeStment and Opera-
tion of spraying machinery are opera-
tiOns one has to learn by being shoWn,
not by being told. That is a job that
belongs to your extension department.

Does potato growing pay? I do not
believe the average acre: returns a.
profit._ Wide observation leads me to

- say the man, who. really does make

money out of the crop, plants only a
small pe1centage' of his tillable land
to potatoes each year. He fits the
crop into a well planned system of
farming, adapted to his locality and
himself He makes that field especially
fertile, remembering that the potato
is a dyspeptic and will starve on land
that will grow unfairly good corn crop

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Can my neighbor compel me to move
fences that have been standing as line
fenfies from fifteen to forty years?——-

If the fences were built, and have
since been maintained as a conven-
ience for control of live stock, without
notorious adverse claim of ownership
up to the fence, no length of posses-
sion will give title. But if the fence
has been so maintained adversely for
fifteen years, claiming ownership, title

Rood.

 

. RIGHT TO MANURE-

 

If I pay cash rent for a farm, and
run it as a dairy farm, purchasing
grain to feed to the stock, to whom
does the manure belong? Have I a

right to sell the manure ?—-C- G. J.

Though cash rent is paid, the renter
is bound to farm with good husbandry,
which prevents the removal of manure
made on the farm from feed grown
there. —Rood.

GUARDIAN’S RIGHTS.

 

Has a guardian authority to invest
life insurance money left to a minor
child, in real estate or other property?
Money is in bank in guardian’s name.
— . T. '

When a guardian. without order of
the probate court, invests the ward’s
funds in land, the ward may, on at-
taining majority, or otherwise getting
legal capacity,» elect whether to accept
the investment or reject it, and hold
the guardian liable for the funds and
interest—Rood.

 

WHO GETS INSURANCE?

 

A. sells farm to B. B. takes five-year
mortgage.- Two years later 13. takes
out policy in storm insurance. One
year afterwards, wind blows down the
building. \K'ho gets the insurance, A.
or B.?—R. V.

Who is entitled to the money de-
pends on the provisions of the insur-
ance policy. These policies usually
provide for the payment of the para-
mount title first, in this case probably
the mortgage—Rood.

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DEEDING PROPERTY AWAY.

 

A mother owning a small farm, has
only one son as heir. Would it be less
expense for her to make‘a deed of the
property to son, than to wait until af-
ter her death to have the property filed
or probated in the son’s name? Or,
how should this be managed to avoid
unnecessary expense? If I buy a tax
title on a piece. of cut-over wood land,
how soon could I take possession, or
commence to cut wood on that land for
my own use, or market?——G. H.

It would be cheaper to make a deed
of the property than to‘ probate an es-
tate; but it would be a very foolish
thing for the mother to deed her prop-
erty to anyone, even her own child.
She needs that for her own protection
while she lives.

The purchaser of a tax title is not
entitled to possession, or use of any of
the property until six months after ser-
vice of the final notice of expiration
of the right to redeem-—Rood.

BRANDING OF CATTLE.

 

Would like to know if there is a law
in Michigan prohibiting the branding
of cattle? Can a brand be registered?
If so, where? Where can branding
irons be obtained ?—C. F-

Publlc Acts of 1883, No. M122, being
Gomp- Laws 1915 See. 7850-7552, pro-
vides for. adoption of mandate be reg~
istered in the oflice of the county clerk
of the county where the animals shall

* be, in a book to be kept by the county-I
clerk for that purpose. and the filters:
tion or detacexnent of the brand» an any‘f

  

 

. animal is made a felony it. done with

intent to steal same. Brands may be
obtained from any blacksmith, made
to suit—Rood.

 

WARRANTY OF TITLE OF GOODS
SOLD.

 

A. bought a steel tank at sale of B.
A. takes it to get it filled with gaso-
line. Standard oil claims the tank as
property of Standard Oil Company, and
takes it
how?———J.N

The title of the seller failing, the

buyer may recover the price paid, he’-

cause the law implies awarranty that

the seller has title—Rood.

 

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PAYMENT OF’ DU 138.

 

Has the treasurer in afarmers’ in-
su1ance company the right to keep up
the dues of its members and expect
one to pay them? A. wished to drop
out and the treasurer writes, saying
she paid his dues and thinks he asked
IlierEto 1&0 so, if he was slow in paying.

It is merely a question of fact. Debt-
ors are not liable to those who volun-
tarily pay the debts without request,
mistake or accident; Perhaps there is
a provision in the policy or by-laws
of the society affecting the matter.—
Rood.

 

REMOVAL OF HOUSE.

 

I sold an old house, with a verbal
conti act that it be moved at a certain
time. The man has paid me in full I
have notified him verbally a number
of times to get it off my property, but
he has failed to do 50- Does he sur-
rendei his claim to it? What can be
done about it ?~W. A. R

The purchaser could not remove the
house ‘unless the same is removed
within a reasonable time. and failure
to remove would amount to an aban-
donment of his property. Seller may
remove the house, if he desires, after
notice to the purchaser to do so.—-—
Rood.

 

TAX EXEMPTION.

 

I am a Spanish war veteran, and re-
cently purchased a home piece of new
land. Am I exempt from taxes on the
same?——H. C. E.

Cut-over lands, no part of which
have ever been farmed, are exempt
from taxation for five years, to the
extent of eighty acres, if the purchaser
makes his home on the lands, improves
at least two acres each year, and
claims exemption at the time of as-
sessment from the supg‘visor- (Comp.
Laws 1915 See. 4192). Veterans of the
Spanish-American war who served not
less than three months, are entitled
to exemption to the extent of $1,000,
on property used as home—Rood.

COST OF CUTTING ROADSIDE
WEEDS. .

 

You say: “By Public Acts 1919, No
83, it is the duty of the highway com-
missioner and the overseers of high-
ways to cut all brush in the highway
every year” Is the cost of cutting
done in front of a farmer’s land col-
lected from the farmer, either directly
or added to his tax—C. B. '

The cost is part of the general ex-
pense of"malntaining the roads, and is

spread on the town at large—Rood.

INCREASING INTER/EST CHARGES.

 

If A. owes B. for a couple of years,

has A. a right to charge five per cent
a month interest on it?—B. Mu ’

The creditor cannot-alter the inter-
est rate after the contract is made. In

case of default the debt draws the ‘
be -:

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» - HERE seems to be much misun-
\ - ders‘tanding among egg produc-
' A N ’ ers concerning the opportunities
of selling strictly fresh eggs direct to
the consumer at a premium. ~Most of
the producers wait until spring be-
, cause they have no marketing troubles
’g at other seasons. When fresh eg‘gs
' are plentiful on the market and prices
araolow, they attempt to reach the
consumers Who will pay a premium for
eggs. ,3 They forget that these buyers
do not worry about fresh eggs ‘as much
from January first to August first, as
they do from August first to January
first. ' . .
Buyers Favor Steady Supply.
Other producers have heard that the
hotel and restaurant trade is a good
_ outlet for high quality eggs. Of course,
‘5 they expect a nice premium for a fine
5 product. Then they expect to develop
‘ that market in the spring when the
buyers are supplied by producers who
can furnish them with quality eggs
when eggs were scarce. Naturally, the
buyer who needs eggs will favor the
producers who can furnish fresh eggs
( during the fall and winter.
‘ The only remedy is to hatch early
and develop a line of customers during
{ the fall, when those buyers are anx-
ious to obtain strictly fresh eggs. Then
they find out the quality of your prod-
uct and you can hold their business,
often at a satisfactory premium, when
eggs are plentiful in the spring, and
low in price.
The Hotel Trade.
M; Selling fresh eggs to the hotel trade
’6 _ ' is not as easy as it looks. Such an

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institution requires a fairly uniform~-

supply of eggs throughout the year.

tensive requirements of one modern
? hotel. An egg. prOducer with sixty
dozen eggs per week during the spring,
thinks it would be fine to furnish a
hotel With all the eggs it needs. The
hotel manager may realize that such
a producer is only good for spring eggs
and would rather buy of a commission
z _ man who receives eggs from many
farms, and can always supply the hotel
heeds at a moment’s notice. Egg pro
~ duction on many farms is so variable
’ i 'that it is difficult for one producer to
supply the eggs “needed by a hotel
throughout the year. Certainly the
. poorest time to develop such'a trade
3 ‘ is in the spring, when "the hotel is
"having no trouble in ob’tainingxplenty
i ,' of‘vfr‘esh eggs.
L‘ " A few days ago I received a letter
which tells the discouraging experience
of an egg producer. It was written on
-'3 w . January 19 and says, “Can you suggest
any way to find a market for my eggs?
5?, I do not keep any males at all, never

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sale, gather them about three times
a day, take the best of. care of them,
and sell them at the grocery for thirty
cents per dozen."

' Common Experiences. .

The above experience has been dup-
licated hundreds of times by egg pro-
ducers during the past few weeks. The
marketing problems have been most
difficult near the small towns_where
it is hard to build up a market direct
to the consumer. When the city prices
are low throughout the big markét
centers, the grocers and buyers in dis-
tant communities cannot pay very prof-
itable prices for eggs. The high-class
grocery stores in the cities‘are not
going to buy eggs at a premium from
new producers when they already have
contracts with producers who have
been supplying them-with eggs during

mperiods of scarcity in the fall and early
winter? Often the producers with such
contracts have a problem to. profitably
1 tdi‘ pas of their surplus. spring produc-

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Many producers do not realize the exa

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Poultrymen near large cities have less
marketing worries than the producers
near the small towns- A large part of
the best customers are picked up in
the fall and winter when they cannot
obtain fresh eggs easily from the city
stores. Then they are willing to drive
out and buy fresh laid eggs and pay
store prices or more. If the eggs give
satisfaction, many of them become reg-
ular customers and continue to buy in
the spring. This gives the producer a
chance to obtain ten or fifteen cents
premium on spring eggs to pay for the
trouble of grading, boxing and making
the sales. It means that somebody
must be on hand to make sales at all
times. Buyers do not like to drive out
for fresh eggs and’find that the whole
family has gone to a movie. One ‘ques-
tionable egg might ruin the reputation
built up over many years of careful
service.
Troubles of Direct Selling.

Selling eggs direct to the consumer,
soon teaches the producer some of the
troubles of the city dealer. Your old
established customers buy regularly,
do not kick on prices, and are thank-
ful for fine quality eggs. New custom-
ers are the most apt to try and buy in
small quantities at the lowest whole-
sale price. Such sales cannot be made.
If there is no profit in the private
sales, it is better to sell all the eggs
at wholesale prices and save time in
doing business

A brand name printed on the cartons
is a help in selling eggs direct. Such
boxes can be purchased in large quan»
titles for a little more than one cent
each. They make neat packages and
can be boxed in advance to speed up
the sales. Egg buyers are often in a
hurry, and are most apt to stop where
the buyer can quickly hand out their
order, make change and speed them
on their way. '

It seems as if the bulk of the spring
production of eggs on man’y farms can-
not bring more than the wholesale
market prices. If it were not for the
purchases for storage, it would be still
more difficult to turn spring eggs into
money. Now is a good time to hatch
early in order to produce eggs when
they are scarce next fall. But now is

a very difficult time to start in building

up a private trade at a premium.

STOCK.

 

When feeding poultry powder are
the eggs good for hatching?——E. M. S.

The use of a poultry powder or
tonic will probably'have little relation
_to the hatchability of the eggs produc-
ed. If a flock has been heayily forced
for egg production during the fall and
winter, it is apt to reduce the vigor of
the chicks. If breeding stock have a
well ventilated house and plenty of
hard grain, mash and green feed, they
will be apt to lay a good per cent of
fertile eggs, whether poultry powder
is used or omitted' from the ration

TURKEY AND DUCK EGGS.

Would you advise a person to set
turkey eggs and duck eggs in an in-
cubator —Mrs. L. S.

Turkey eggs are seldom hatched art-
ificially, although it can be done. Be-
cause of the value of the eggs it is
considered safest to divide up the eggs
and set them, either under hens or
the mother turkeys. This divides up
the risk. .

Duck’eggs can be hatched very suc-
ceszully in incubators, and most in-.
cuabtor manufacturers furnish special
instructions for the batching of duck
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“From start to maturity on Ful-O-Pep Mashes,” says Mr. St. John of
his ten-hen pen which won the Oklahoma championship with a record
production of 2,644 eggs.

Isn’t that proof that Fnl—O-Pep Chick Starter and Ful-O-Pep Growing
Mash give birds a vigorous, profitable start in life?

Just look over

Western Washington, 5 pallets . . 1,358 eggs
Oklahoma, 10 pullets . . . , 2,644 “
Missouri, 5 pullets . . . , . 1,218 “
Arkansas, 5 pullets . . . . 1,253 “
Texas, 5 pullets . . . . o . 1,221 “
Michigan, 10 pallets . . o . ' 2,297 “

These‘records were made pos-

sible by the

laying capacity and vigor of
these Ful-O-Pep ‘

raised birds.

Remember
Ful-O-Pep

Starter and Ful—OJ
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always have been
wonderfully effi-
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better feeds than
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feeds. He can sup-
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little more than IMO on the inVestment in fertilizers. *** In the
older fertility work on much thinner land the most profitable fertilized
plot has yielded a larger return over the cost of fertilizer.”
From an article by C. G. William of Ohio Experi-
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Use the best fertilizer that money can buy and get the larger yields and
increased profits on every acre. Like the Ohio Experiment Station you
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From many sources so blended that the plant ma J feed
on it, as needed from seed time to harvest

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From high grade imported potash and ground tobacco stems

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Iket prices when he wishes to know
>them. Life would be quite lonesome

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STRONG FOR RADIO the inside of the rim at right angles-
to the lock. Then work the jack slowly
until the rim spreads sufficiently to
bring the lock into position. The jack
and block may be left in position until
the rim is locked.

 

I AM in receipt of a letter from one
of your subscribers asking me to
state my views as regards the practical
value of the radio in the farm home.
I believe that I can state my posi-
tion as briefly and forcibly as in any
way, by saying that we have had a
good home electric plant for ten years,
and our radio for‘flve years. If I had

FINDS CHECKING ACCOUNT VERY
CONVENIENT.

 

’ I ‘I—lE reason that I have a checking

lights, and no radio, and money enough
for but one, I should not hesitate an
instant, but would have the radio.—
A. B. Cook, Master of Michigan State
Grange.

lieve it to bathe safest way to handle
money. A check is just as good as the
money, and any business man would

the cash. I feel much safer with a
check book in my pocket when I have
bills to pay, or any business to do that
demands the cash. By using checks
instead of the cash, if you don't get a
receipt for the payment of any bill, or
of whatever pu1chase you have made,
that check answers the plaCe of a re-
ceipt. To my way of thinking, whether
a person has a large or small amount
of money, the most safe and sane way
to handle it is by having a bank ac—
count—Chas. Kilgore.

 

 

1 WHY A RADIO?

 

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I HAT would I do without a
‘ radio?” It is the life of our home-
It is in our library, with a big easy
chair on one side, and a davenport on
the other side.

When I am very tired and wish to
rest, I lie on the couch and the won-
derful music from' the radio soothes
my tired nerves. If I have mending
to do, I sit in the big easy chair. When
father Wishes to know what the weath-
ler will be, so he can go to market, I
I also find out the mar-

 

MOUNTING SWITCHES.

 

WHEN mounting a knife switch al-

waysplace it so‘ that the handle
moves upwards to close the switch,
and so that gravity tends to open it. If
reversed, gravity will tend to close
the switch when the hinges become
Worn. L

Without our radio—Mrs. E. H. Seeley.

 

WE DO LIMING NOW-

THE farmer who has more help than
he can employ in the winter, and
too little to carry on summer opera- _ .
tions, will find it advantageous to get AN old.batte1'y Jar may eas1ly be
lime on the fields during cold weather. , made 1nto a, useful small parts tray
This has worked out well with us. for holdmg nuts, cotter pms, washers,
By doing the Work at this time, we screws, etc Saw off the bottom of the
get the lime on the field so that we ja1 about two or th1ee inches from the
can get in the legume crops in good bottom, to form the main bottom of
season. We even put lime on the the tray. Use the “Pp” port1on 0f the
Wheat field where we plan to sow clo- Jar for makmg the compartments.
ver seed in April. Corn land that is

 

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300,000,000 HORSE POWER.
will be prepared without plowing, are ‘
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umes of some kind. This liming is vehicles in the United States have
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3 ’ I ‘HE choke is an important and nec-

Iabused- The use of the choke is sel-
dom necessary for more than a few
seconds, even in the coldest weather.
The necessity to use it’for more than
a few seconds indicates that the car-
buretor needs adjusting.
drives with the choke out, it means the
collection of carbon.
accumulate as quickly in an engine
if the choke is used properly

TO CLOSE AN OBSTINATE SPLIT

S OMETIMES a split rim will be

very difficult to spring the rim back
complete details of your Easy Payment ' into place for locking, after the tire
1" (4) repair has
easy method. Take the jack and a
'" block of wood, which, when placed end
a ’ ‘ , to end, will equal the diameter of the

' rim. Place them in this position on

harrowing gets the lime well mixed three hundred million horses. It might
with the soil. It also gives the mate- be added that there are less than thir-
rial time to dissolve a little to be ready ty million horses and mules in the
when the legume plants are in need of United States-
the lime. The practice works fine, too,
Where the ground has been fall-plowed.
While necessary, liming is a big job
on farms that are in need of large
quantifies, like ou1s We therefore
feel we are wise in getting the work
adapted to our annual program, so
that it will be done before the spring
work is upon us. ——D. D Peterson.

ONE CAUSE OF SKIDDING.

 

CAR will often skid, even with

chains, and the driver wonders
why. A brake out of adjustment, not
taking evenly on both wheels, is often
the cause.

 

 

Hood Squeaks.—~If the joint formed
by the hood and body cowl is lubri—
cated from time to time with grease,
it will prevent hood squeaks.

PROPER CHOKING.
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essary device, but one that is much

 

Silas Fuller says: It’s kinda tanta—
lizin’ not to be able to start a car
when yer in a hurry to go some place,
but it’s a domed sight better than to

be unable to stop it.
When one

 

A movement is on foot among poul-
try interests of the state looking to—
wa1d the erection of a. poultry building
at theMichigan State College for bet-
ter meeting the many important prob-
lems arising with the development of
this branch of farming.

Carbon Will not!

 

RIM.

 

 

Dexter Brigham, of Decatur, one of
the largest producers of onions and
onion seeds in the United States, was
elected president of the Muck Grow-
ers’ Association at the recent annual
meeting. J. E. Crosby, of St. Louis,
is vicepresident, and Prof. Paul. M.
Harmer, of East 1181181113313 the score-
tary—treasm'er',

sprung and the motorist finds it

.been made. Here is an

account at the bank is, ‘that I be~ ’

just as soon take a personal check as.

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t 1y agree

newmantings should not be undertak-

n in Michigan. or other eastern states
at the present time. _

  

 
 
 

, The ninety-six canners of Michigan

1 , ‘ , produced $20, 000, 000 worth of canned

'4 _ goods last year, which indicates that

,' . the canners are great factors in mar-
keting farmers’ products.

 

‘1 .
.1 ' The Coopersville Cooperative Elevat-

‘ . or Company shOWed a gain of $29,237
} in business this year over the previous
1 season.

 

~' 1', ‘ The TB. clean-up work in Ottawa
I1. _ , county is purging the'herds ,in the
., county of affected cattle.

 

. At therequest of L Whitney Wat-
kins, ,state agricultural commissioner,
the'state administrative board is set

. . ting aside a nominal sum for advertis-

' i; , ' ing Michigan cattle and dairy products.

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Justin C. Cash, Michigan State Col-
lege graduate, has been appointed
county agricultural agent for Manistee
county. He assumes the position left
vacant by the resignation of Harold
Vaughn

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The Oceana Canning Company, of
Shelby, sold its entire pack of straw-
berries two days after the future pric—
es were announced. This indicates a,
'good demand for Michigan packed
goods.

 

 

‘ "“ According to 1925 census, Michigan
has 1,416,535 cattle. Of these, 807,800
are dairy cows and heifers two years
.old and over, and 72,042 are beef cows
1 ‘ ’f and heifers of similar age.

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Farm Boys Delight to Play Volley Ball.

 

FOREST 'FLYER IN CLOVERLAND.

 

:' 1 I , THE following is the tentative pro-

1 gram of the “Forest Fire Fighting

i: Flyer” in the Upper Peninsula. The
train starts March 16 at Rudyard.

Soo Line:——March 16, Rudyard;

 

 

 

March 16, ,Engadine; _March 17, Man-
istique; March 17, Cooks; March 18,
Rapid River; March 18, Gladstone.

Chicago & Northwestern. —March 19,
Rock; March 19, McFarland; March
20, Escanaba: March 20, Schai‘fer;
' March 22, Foster City; March 23, Nad-
‘ eau; March 23, Stephenson; March 24,
i ' Hermansville; March 24, Iron Moun-
(5 , tain; March 29, Iron River; March 29,
1 1' Watersmeet; March 30, Marenisco;
March 30, Bessemer.

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul:—
March 25, Channing; March 25, Crys-
tal Falls; March 26, Amasa; March 26,

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1 Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic:—
‘ March 15, Trout Lake; March 15, Mor-
an; March 31, Ironwood; March 31,
K .Thomaston; April 1, Bergland; April
3 1, Bruce Crossing; April 2, Trout
'1 Greek; April 2, Covington; April 3,
L’Anse; April 3, .Houghton; April 5,
Chassell; April 5, Alston; April 6,
Michigamme; April 6, Republic; April
, 7, Ishpeming; April 7, Marquette; Ap-
ril 10, Shingleton; April 10, Seney;
April 12, McMillan; April 12, Newber-
. ry; April 13, Strange; April 13 Brim-
167; April 14, 800. . ; ‘
.Leke; Superior &: Ishpeming: ——-April
m1; Aprils ,Gwinn 11111-11 9-,
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This. Name on the Orange Label
Tells You the. Wear is There:

In building footwear, as in
building tires, Firestone
goes beyond ordinary prac-
tice. That’s why farmers
everywhere are demanding
Firestone Footwear.

Firestone Boots are of
special construction, the
parts cured and welded
together .under pressure
in, live steam. They stay

m6 at
water-proof throughout a . 9'

 

long life of hard farm service.

"They are comfortable, too
———as. well as sturdy, smooth
finished inside, with all parts
stoutly reinforced at the
points of strain. You get wear
as well as protection in
boots bearing this trust-
worthy name.

The Orange Label is
your protection.

Firestone 4311:1121;

Rubber Company

Chicago, Ill.

HUDSON, MASS.

Boston, Mass.

 

AMERICANS SHOULD PRODUCE THEIR OWN RUBBER . . .

 

Sidnaw; March 27, Mass; March 27,

 
  
  
 
   
  

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, High or low wheelsv
\ steel or woodj-wido

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colors
has & sen-boy

 

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.-~ selling good seeds to satisfied
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‘ others. Extra lot free in ,all
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on muck soils

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small grains
tend to lodge
. . remove the
cause.

If your corn
plants are
dwarfed or
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more profit!

CORN, oats, wheat, rye, barley, hay and

i remove the other field crops have res well . . and
" ““39- returned ood profit on muck soils . . when
w the right (gettilizers were applied.

By making a slight change in your fertilizer
you may be able to release more rofit from
your muck soil . . just as many or er growers
have done.

Corn planted in an old pas«
cure on a Michigan Demon-
stration Farm, May 20, wi
manure only, yielded 56.2
bushels only.

On an adjoining field, a top
dressing of potash costing
$7.50 was applied 7 weeks later.
The yield increased to 92.?
bushels per acre—36.7 5145/)“
more. Potash Pays!

Top dressing often pays but
it is generally better practice to
apply the fertilizer at time of
planting. The Nlichigan Ex-
periment Station recommends
the following for good yields
on muck soils:

o-iz-xz 0-8-24 0—8-32
2—8-16 3-8-24 o-i—so

For more specific crop recom-
mendations, ahd the rates of
application, we suggest that
you obtain a copy of Special
Bu'lletin x36 published by the
above Station.

ATLANTA

Pay special attention to the fertility of your soil now!
If your muck land is low lime peat— which some
growers call “acid” or “sour”-—it- will yield bigger re-
turns if phosphoric acid, potash, and lime are applied.
But if your soil is high lime peat—sometimes
called “non-acid” or “sweet”—-—it is robably lacking in
potash alone and the application 0 potash may be all

    
   
    
   

 

that is required for good yields. On this type of soil,
some growers use phosphoric acid as well as potash.
Lodging of small grains and chaffy, starchy com
seldom occur when potash is readily available.
up your fertilizer now . . a slight change may make a
big difference in your profit.
FREE. Our Soil and Crop Service has prepared a book-

let called "Muck Lamb”.
4 copy, just write to ti): addm:

POTASH lbllPORTlNG CORPORATION OF AMERICA
10 Bridge Street Dept. 1,-I1 Nchork, N. Y.

Check
If {on would like to mil/c
claw. "

SAN JOSE, CAL. BALTIMORE

Sales Agents, H. J. Baker G‘ Bro., 81 Fulton Sh. New York

West of Rockies, Meyer, Wilson O'Con San Francisco. Cal.

  

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LIVE POULTRY
DRESSED POULTRY
DRESSED CALVES
DRESSED HOGS
ROASTING PIGS
TAME RABBITS

TO
DETROIT BE E F 00.

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

 

 

 

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Ad v er t 1 smg
that Pays
RY a Michigan Farmer
Classified Ad. to sell
. your surplus poultry, or
to get that extra help.
They bring results with little
.cost, see rateson page 381 of
this issue. ,
Michigan Farmer,
Detroit, Mich.

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does not hamper the bodwmovement.

Constructed of sanitary. nomirritating materials and
assures absolute freedom from skin irritations. Semi
for Free Trial Ofl'er.‘ sent in plain. sealed envelope.
Brooks Appliance 00.. 323-8. State St.. Marshall, Mich.

 

 

 

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BEFORE MICHIGAN .WAS A STATE.

 

OTICING your article in the issue

of February 27, asking “ ho is
the oldest farmer," I send ymflhese‘
facts. -My father-in-law, Alonz Bor-
den, was born on Section'24, T. I. N.,
R—GE, Green Oak, Livingston county
territory of Michigan, November 13,-
1836. After learning and working at
the blacksmith trade and wagon mak-
ing, in the spring of 1863, he returned
to the farm and has owned and done.
much of the work himself until the
fall of 1924.

Last summer, 1925, he was able to
do but little, althOugh he still owns
and lives on the farms—Robert W'ar‘
den. .. , .

ElGHTY-FIVE AND STILIL ACTIVE.

 

NOTE that you are desirous to

learn the name of the man who
has been a. farmer in Michigan for the
longest term of years, and though I
do not expect to be entitled to that
honor, I deem it proper, and of some
little interest, to tell you that I was
born in Troy, Oakland county, twenty

   
  

Oldianfo, er’

since 1867, ‘the yearhe married. I am .

counting the years of farming, but he
also worked on the farm when he was.
a boy, as his father was crippled; Mr.

John W'oychow‘ski is around eighty-two

years old, and lives in Paris township,
Huron =county, Michigan.
years count from the time he is work

Should the :

ing on a. farm, it would be still more ,'

years of farming—A. M. S.

OVER ElGHTY—SPLIT‘WOOD ‘rHIs
WINTER.

 

\VAS born in Fabins township, Sep-

tember 21, 1844. ‘I have lived and
worked on a farm all my life 'in St.
Joseph county, Michigan, and still
work from five o’clock’a. m., until six
p. m. I milk three: cows; split my
ownwodl. In the summer time I help
out' by driving a. team, disking and
.pI-owing. In fact, I have split forty

cords of wood this winter.--'D. L. Arney. ,

SEVENTY YEARS 'OF FARMING.

 

N answer to your contest in the
Michigan Farmer, I would like to
inform you that I have farmed for sev-

 

 

- Oldest Farmer Contest

HIS contest, which Was announced February 27, has brought in

a. fine response.
columns. They will undoubtedly
of other long-time farmers.
as owner or tenant, or both; the

Several of the replies are being used in these

stimulate the sending in of records

It matters not whether one has farmed

object of this contest being to de-

termine who has farmed continuously in this state for the longest

time. A prize of five dollars will
that record. The farmer himself

be given the one who establishes
or others, may send in reports...

The contest will be held open until April 3. Address your letter to
Farm Contest Editor, Michigan Farmer, Detroit, Michigan.

 

lemiles north of Detroit, on Christmas

- gaming iti

Day, in‘ eighteen hundred and forty.
I lived there for twenty-seven years.
then came to my present home in Clin-
ton county, with excellent neighbors,
and all my life has been given to
farming the fruitful soil of Michigan.
Now, at the age of eighty-five years, I
enjoy doing light farm work and car-
ing for the domestic animals. On two
separate days of last summer, I drove
”my horses to the field, one-half mile

en acres, following the harrow, on
foot,‘and completed the job at one hour
before noon, proving thereby that farm
life and temperate living are eSsential
to vigorous old age—J. T. Daniells.

A PIONEER FARMER.

 

SEE in the Michigan Farmer a lit-

tle article, “\Vho is‘the oldest farm-
er?” and I would like to tell you about
my father, B. J; Powell,‘ of Forest
Hometownship, Antrim county, Mich.
When a. very young man he took up a
homestead‘ in the wilderness of north-
ern Michigan, built a. little log cabin,

bride to the lonely cabin, which did
not have so much as a path past it, and
fwhere, for some time, bears, deer, and
:wolves could be seen right from the
'door. Mr. Powell has always been a
real dirt farmer, and has always lived
on his homestead farm. Now, at the
age of eighty-one years, he is still very
active, and just as much interested in
farmingbs ever. He reads ’the Mich~
igan Farmer every week. One of the
main highways now goes right past his
door. ‘_

He has raised a family of five chil-
dren, and all are interested in farming
and live on farms—Mrs. F. L. C.

——.—————————.—.—.—.I—_.

A' LIFE TIME OF. FARMING.

 

 

AM sending you the; name of a.

longest .in the state. He is thn Woy-
chowski, who, has formed the same
plaee'for fifty-nine years, and is sun

 

 

distant, and harrowed the field of sev- .

and in due time brought his young'

farmer whom; I gthink farmed the.

enty years continuously on section 25,
Holland township, Ottawa. county,
Michigan, and always on the same
farms I was ten years old when I
came here, and pitched right in, and
at the age of twenty bought the farm
of my father. I" celebrated my eight-
ieth birthday last‘September, so have
done farm work for the last seventy
years. I am still healthy, and quite
strong.——Bouke Mulder. J

PLOWED WITH OXEN.

 

I SAW on page ten of the paper, the

inquiry of “‘Who is the oldest farm-
er?” Our nearest neighbor is William
A. Caray, age eighty-six years, and he
told us he began with a yoke of oxen
hitched to a plow when he was ten
years old, on the farm in Charleston
township, where his son lives at the
present time.

Mr. Caray has lived on a farm con-
tinuously, and farmed about seventy-
six years.

I wonder if there are any older farm-
ers in Michigan—Eleanor C. Book.

RADIO PROGRAM FROM WKAR.

 

HE following program will be

broadcast through Station WKAR,
of the Michigan State College, next
week:

March 15.—7:00—7:15 p. m., bedtime
stories; 7:15-8:00 p. m., farm radio
school. '

March 16.~—7:00-7:15 p. m-, nature
study series; 7:15-8:00 p. m., farm
radio school. V

March 17.-—7:00—7:15 p. m., nature
study series; 7:15-8:00 p. m., farm
radio school; 8:00-9:00 p. m., musical
program-

March-lS..—-—7:OO—7:15 p. m., nature
study series”; 7 :‘15-8:00 p. m., farm
radio school. ‘
‘Mar'ch 19.—7;00,—7;15 p. m., nature
study'series; 7:15-8:00 p. m.,, farm
radio school; ,8 : 0079 : 00. p. m, state he
pertinent program, - .. “"7 " ‘- ,
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cidentally, the first twelve days-of

Fighting Flyer carried its message di-

j rectly to over nine thousand people in
9. Northern Michigan. Traveling from
1 Bay City to Cheboygan, this 'demon-
" ' stration train was greeted enthusiasti—

1 cally by large crowds of people at ev-

P ery station. “Keep Michigan Green,”
‘ i ' is the slogan of the train. Coopera-

", tion with the railroads are the Michi-

»' gan State College, the United States
Forest Service, the State Conservation
Department, and the Northeastern
Michigan Development Bureau.

One car was completely equipped
from top to bottom with exhibits,
. 'charts, models, maps, etc., all of them
. relating to forest fire prevention, re-

forestation and land—clearing. Motion
pictures-and lectures were used to sup—
plement the exhibits, a special lecture-
car being provided for that purpose.
The whole project represented a “call
to arms” against the "red enemy"
' which is destroying its recreational as-
sets, and its future prosperity by pre-
venting the re-forestation process.
Eighty-five per cent of our re—foresta—
tion work is accomplished by keeping
out fires. All of it is undone if we
permit the fires to continue on their
rampage. Ninety-nine per cent of the
fires are caused by human careless-
. ness. Indifference to the effects of
i; “ brush fires is a very significant part in
“ this territory. \Vith a timber fam-

. ,7._{~‘A ,V

, . ; ‘ine only twenty-five years off, it be- 7

< hooves us to give serious thought to
< p ; our reforestation problems, and to take
. g drastic, action against our greatest
1: enemy. »' Thus ‘Mr. R. G. Schreck, For- .
' i est Supervisor, U. S. Forest Service,
A, sums up the message which has reach-
l ' ed thousands of people in the northern
part of the state.
I, Besides Mr. R. G. Schreck, the fol-
lowing men accompanied the train:
., Messrs. L. F. Livingston and N. A.
‘ ' Kessler, of the Michigan State College;
1"- _ Messrs. Edgar Cochrun, L'R. 'Shoen-
man, or M. Schaaf, of the conserva-
* , tion department, (one alternating with
' the other), and Mr. E. J. Leenhouts, of
‘, I} the Michigan central Railroad. Mr.
' . Herman Lunden, 0f the Conservation
‘ Commission, and Mr. T. F. Marston,
~33 . also accompanied the train from time
: _ , ' to time. 'The train is now operating
.' non the D. &. M. Railroad, and will
‘ , '- start‘ in the Upper Peninsula on the
' fifteenth of March.
An interesting phase of the results
ilt‘e'ly to come from this train is the
mange ”signed by" over one hundred
. . if boys and girls in the. Roscommon
‘1 7 . .f ' ‘c‘h‘ooi. whereby they“ give their active
' ’ .. ' " import to, the cause, Of conservation;
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f Forésthrain-Very Popular
0 l '1 , Big Crowds See Ex/zz'éz't: and Hear Lecturer:

f f“ I ‘ N completing its itinerary on the generation, living in the forest fire
} " Michigan Central Railroad, and in- area.
/ .

$h its sixty-day tour, the Forest Fire tendance at the first fourteen stops.
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A Portion of the Crowd that Met the Forest Train at Gaylord.

Gladwin, 1,506; Pinconning, 1,265; A1—
ger, 234; Standish 538; Roscommon,
400; Lewiston, 197; Grayling, 973;
Frederic. 503; Gaylord, 1,507; Vander-
bilt, 410; Wolverine, 168; Cheboygan,
1,260, making a total of 10,588.

THE M : CH : GAN , F AA mm:

The following is the record of at-

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‘i-each year?”. , ._"

H, yes, my alfalfa is doing fine
this. year,” said Ed Nyberg, of
Stephenson, as We drove in to
harvest the variety series. “The sea-
son has been rather dry, but my yields
will be double that on clover mead-
ows.” He then led us to one side
of the field, where the Farm Crops Ex-
tension Department of Michigan State
College had planted a variety demon-
stration. .
“Look atthat. Nothing but hardy
Grimm seed for me,” he exclaimed, as
he pointed to the strips of Grimm
across the field. “I could not see much
difference between the common strains
and the. Grimm the first two seasons.
but these severe winters'sure thin out
the plants of the weaker varieties.

“No, my soil tests about neutral and
I have not used lime, except on .this
check over here. we hauled a couple
of loads of refuse lime from the sugar
beet. factory at Menominee. My alfalfa
land will all be limed in the future, for
it certainly pays." The thick, vigor-
ous growth on the limed strip spoke
for itself.

It was rather surprising to~ find at
the Whitney Farms some seventy
acres of alfalfa producing in fine shape.
Some of these fields are eight years
old and show no signs of killing under
the hard winter freezing that is char-
acteristic of this section. “Don’t this
keep you pretty busy at hay—making
time?” we asked Mr. Harrington, the
manager.

“Oh, no; we find we can make a very
good quality of hay with the side de-
livery rake and hay leader. We rake
the hay shortly after it is cut, cure it
in the windrows to prevent shattering
of the leaves, and take it in as we
would ordinary hay, without any addi
tional labor costs ”

On the annual farm tour through
Ontonagon county last August, we met
conditions which were somewhat dif-
diflferent. In this section, the heavy
types of superior clay soils predomi-
nate. These lands are, in most cases,
deficient in lime, and it was first
thought that long hauls of so bulky a
product as agricultural lime would
make freight rates prohibitive. Here,
Noble Clark, county agricultural agent,
came to“ the rescue and procured ref-
use lime from the Ontonagon Pulp
Mills

The tour made a long stop, at the
County Farm, Where some of this prod-
uct was being used, and there alfalfa
reigned supreme. “What are those
piles of lime doing out there, Steve?”
asks an interested farmer of Mr. Lab-
yak, the manager. “Oh, we haul this
during the winter, or slack times of
the year, and pile it on the fields where
it can be applied the following spring.
That gives it a good chance to dry and
break up, making it easier to spread
and work into the soil. We spread this
material with an ordinary manure
spreader and it goes on in fine shape."
,“Does the June grass ever run your
alfalfa out?”

“No, it does not bother us when we
have couditions right to start With. We
plan a year ahead for our alfalfa seed-
bed. We ‘eitheruse a field that grew
at cultivated crop, such as sunflowers,
corn, or'potatoes, or we summer-fallow
it to” be sure the field is entirely clean
to start With- Then we use hardy
northern-grown Grimm seed, and the
alfalfa will take care of itself pretty
well. This field was badly infested
with Canadian thistles four years ago,
when we seeded it, and I defy you to
It is the
best remedy for these pests that I
know of ” ‘

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the fall. We like to let the plants have
four or five» inches top growth to .go
into winter with. .It pays us on our
next year’s yield, and two cuttings. is
all we take. ,0ften times, we find we
can pasture our; meadows- a little in
the fall, but we always take the cattle
off in time to give a good growth to
go into winter with."

“Yes, it drowned out there-in that ,

low place,"'he added as someone called
his attention to a. vacant hollow in one
of his "fields. “Alfalfa. has to be ex-
ceptionally hardy to lime under unfav-
orable drainage conditions, and we al-
Ways pick the well-drained fields When
we can. "

In the Chippewasection, where the
heavy clays are flat and low, little suc-
cess has been obtained. A few stands
are to be found on some of the higher
fields, but here sweet clover seems to
be more popular.

The carbide plant at the 800 offers
an unlimited supply of waste lime cf
high value, and nearby farmers are
taking advantage of this to get sweet
clover started on the timothy-sick
soils of that section.

The tireless efforts of these sturdy
pioneers of alfalfa production have put
the industry on the map of the Upper
Peninsula- They have battled such en-
emies as sour Soil, non-hardy seed and
poor seed-beds to a finish, and we
should all profit by their experiences.
we hate to forsake our good old friend,
clover, but we have visions of “Alfalfa.-
land. ”

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COUNTY champions in Boys’ and
Girls’ Club Work for 11925 have

been announced by M. L. Wright, of,

Marquette, assistant state leader for
the Michigan State College. The win—
ners in the different counties are as
follows: Alger county, Oivo Mattson;
Chippewa, Lewie Mayer; Delta, Albin
Olson; Dickinson, Gordon Johnson;
Gogebic, Sinto Talc; Iron, Arne
Hakala; Marquette, .Neil Sihvola;
Schoolcraft, Alice King; Ontonagon,
Arthur Pitkanen; .HOughton, Ruth
Manninen; Menominee, Mary Duflrin.

Each county champion receives a
scholarship to the Short Course at the
Michigan State College. This schbl-
arship is for one year, but, in case
certain grades are made, it is extend
ed for another year. In case one'of
these wins a state championship, a
scholarship for a year in the regular
course will be offered.

“During the year 4,446 boys and girls
were enrolled in club work,” said Mr.
Wright. “This is "approximately One
out of every seven rural boys and girls
of club age‘- It is a much higher aver-
age than that of the entire state. . Six-
ty-three members won trips to the
State Fair in diflerent projects. Four-
teen were awarded trips to the Inter-1
national Live Stock Show at Chicago,
while three went to the National Dairy
Show at Indianapolis.”

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HIE-records of the poultry demon- '

stration farms ,in the Upper 'vPe--
ninsula show that in order to’get pul-
lets in good shape for early winter

laying, the chicks should be hatched _, '
by the first part of May.- Thisxfs 1m '
Most people in the Upper.
Peninsula get their chicks too late for
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LAST 11ng we had‘ splendid suc-

hose with tomato plants that we
started in pots in early March. I have
often planted seeds in pans and trans-
planted to” little pots, but this time we
planted a half dozen tomato seeds in
each little taro-inch pot. I"have used

. paper pots for'. growing these plants,

but I much prefer the clay pots, and,
as they last for years if taken care of,
To
prevent drying out, or crust forming
on the Surface, orga green scum clos-
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I always take a tight box or pan, and
fill .itwith sand almost to the top and
setthepots on thetop of the sand, or
sink them "in lightly so they will set
I keep the sand
pretty ,wet,‘and have never had any
trolflple with the little plants, as it is
the surface watering that causes these
troubles. When the pots are filled with
roots, if they cannot be set outside yet,
they should betransplanted to larger
pots to prevent checking them. '

PLANNING THE GARDEN.

 

I BELIEVE it is a general practice

on farms to set aside a liberal gar-
den patch and then plant it to all
kinds of vegetables after the usual
routine, rather than plan what is really
The ground
planted to garden is not the most of

the garden cost——labor of taking care -

of it is far more important- To grow
things we never use is labor wasted.
To, grow more than We want of some

things, and less of others, is bad man-

agement. Why not take all these
things into consideration and then

plant what will give us the most real

value? I have actually seen long rows
of rhubarb grown in gardens, and per-
haps a stalk. or two from half the
clumps would be the limit of use. Just
last year I saw a row of peas ripen

,and drop down without a single mess

being gathered from them. I have of-
ten seen double as many beans grown
at the main cropping season as would
he used, but no succession provided
for. Plan-ting fewer and oftener would
be much better. I saw a row of chard
the whole length of a garden, and five

,or six bunches would have furnished

all that was used- The whole row was
hoed and taken care of by hand work
-—and then removed to the rubbish pile
the same way. A row of mustard was
a close second to the chard. I have
seen rows of hot peppers growing—
what for no one ever knew. One good
plant would furnish enough for any
family. Where we plan what we will
need of each vegetable, and when to
plant for succession, and stick to our
plans, we have a garden that keeps
vegetables for the table the whole sum-
mer, and furnishes a canning supply
with a minimum waste of effort -——L. 0.

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north of Grand Rapids, and how many

ought to be eliminated. we will know
. how ’many Jonathans are coming into
bearing in the next ten years, and

whether there is any danger of over-
XVe can
prepare a balanced prdgram taking in-
to account proposed new. plantings,
topworking or elimination of old"varie-
ties in sections of the state where cer-

   

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problem solved or one to solve. When
they want to reach the cherry produc-
ers of the state relative to leaf spot or
cherry work, or other disease, they
will have a list of cherry producers
right before them.
Orchard Survey Will Help.

Beyond this an orchard survey, as
suggested above, will make the horti-
cultural department’s work many times
more effective than is now possible. A
new horticultural building has just
been completed at East Lansing at a
cost of $400,000 for building and equip
ment. It is» estimated that there are
approximately 16,000 fruit growers in
the state. I believe it safe to say that
not more than ten per cent, or 1,600,
of these growers are in touch with the
college, or receiving any direct benefit
from the activities of the horticultural
department at East Lansing. At pres-
ent there are about 800 fruit growers
inthe Michigan State Horticultural So
ciety, and these, of course, are keeping
posted as to progress and scientific
development through various meetings
of the society, in which the college
horticultural department officials take
a large part, and where most of the
work of the department is outlined for
the benefit of the fruit growers, How-
ever, the 15,000 growers who stay at
home are not reached, nor are they
directly advised of what the college is
doing for them.

Creating Interest a Problem.

Thus, it is hardly to be expected
that we can lift this industry to a
higher plane, or more rapid progress
when less than ten per cent of the in-
dustry are being informed of improved
methods designed to influence their
progress. The orchard survey we have
suggested will put the horticultural de

partment in direct contact with every.

fruit grower in the state, put his name
on the department’s mailing list for
specific data affecting his particular
branch of the industry, whether it be
apples, peaches, pears, grapes, or small
fruits, and put him in position to take
immediate advantage of accurate and
scientific data designed to make him
a more competent producer in his
chosen line. It will increase and im-
prove the effectiveness of the horticul-
tural department’s work and add to
its prestige among fruit growers a
hundred-fold.

Need Facts and Figures.

,The most important result of this
orchard survey, however, will be that,
when all the facts and figures are com-
piled and tabulated, we will have a
complete and clear-cut picture of the
fruit industry in this state Visualizing
accurately what varieties of all fruits
are being produced, where they are
being produced, indicating what we
may expect in the way of production
from new plantings in the next ten
years, and also indicating clearly
where we must add to plantings, and
where we must eliminate unprofitable
or ill-timed production in order to
bring the whole program to a scientific
well-balanced schedule that will meet
the market requirements of the future.
That picture will be of unusual value,
not only to growers, marketing organ-
izations, and the college, but to can-
ners and nurserymen as well. Before
we can outline any well fou'nded plan
for advancement of horticultural inter-
ests in Michigan, we must undertake
that orchard survey. Its. necessity is
fundamental unless we are satisfied to
go along in the old haphazard, horse-
trading rut we have been following for
twenty-five years, while other progres-
sive districts are pushing us out of
our rightful market. The question is,
“How long are you going to be satis-
fied with horse trading practices and
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At the right Is this seed after it had been rte-cleaned.

The strip between shows what was taken out by the recleaning process.
The microscope reveals, besides inert matter and seeds of comparatively
harmless Red Clover, Alsike and Yellow Trefoil, the following dangerous
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and myself came here in July, 1920,
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Willi land well in the heart-Of theset—
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lVe went in debt for our first bill of
groceries, also a team which cost $300
with harness. “ , ‘
We put in seven acres of crops, in-
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October 1, our first frost here; put it
in shocks ten hills square, which husk-
ed two and one—half and three baskets
to the shock. '1‘hif‘ty«eight shocks to
the acre makes a very good yield.
‘Last year my Rosen rye throshed forty
.‘bushels per acre of as fine rye as I
:ever saw. This year my oats went
lfifty bushels per aEre, which was
Enlighty good, considering how dry it
gwas hero.

5 I now have thirty-five acres cleared;
ieight head of cows and heifers; 1hrec
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fpounds each; farm machinery, most 01‘
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ling for the farm in the first place. “'9
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enjoy a nice mess of fresh fish once or
twice a. week frOm
open seasons. ,
There is fine deer country less than
two miles away, which at the present

timelooks more like a sheep pasture ..
from the wayit is tracked up by deer.‘ "

I did my first deer hunting this fall. It

was really my first Opportunity. 'My '

wife was very much amused at my
nation of killing'a‘deer. The Baptist

preacher’and I fixed up with red strips, ,

of calico until we looked like a couple
of camouflaged zebras, and took to the

woods with high hopes. The deer must ,,
have had a. hunch -th‘at'we were cOfn- ,
ing, for every track we took Wént for ‘
About two o’clock '
we decided they were all in there, so ‘

the river swamp.

we took a dive for the swamp. Just as
we reached the edge, we saw a very

fresh bear track crossing the road. 'I_

started the preacher down the swamp
to another road, when I thought he

would cross and start to track Bruin. Y

He started for the thick cedars, and
could not track him for lack of snow.
We started on down the road, and
pretty soon the preacher whispered,

"There he is,” and pulch up and shot. '

Old Bruin went across the road as if
the devil was after him. I took a snap
shot in the direction he look. He start-
wl imo a cedar—41mm made up his
mind it: was 100 thick in that direction
{or speed, and came back on the road.
I pulled down on him. When old
Moat-in-thc-pot spoke, he swopped ends
a couple of times, somersaulted, and
went down. By the Time I carried him
about a, mile ‘0 the car, he weighed a‘
ton instead of ‘20,!) pounds. Right then

I made up my mind I had all I wanted, . l .
so my buck has another year to grow1

luggo 1‘ and l'ai‘tor.

1!. seems to me.

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three days to do it. northeastern Mich-
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1 am starting in on small fruits of
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' watched— (every~ opportunity. rte”
._ :1 meet her; but she neVemeemed
. -to leave the house alone. once

  

t .

_ Phesaw her in conversation with the
. Effort, and fromher manner he'judged

e knew him pretty well. But even

V‘Tdhat could be explained without‘much
ffii‘fliculty. All the way down Marie 'had‘

ibeen free and easywith the crew.» She

‘ Was a natural flirt.

Dick spent the night in a small cave
ihe had chosen for his headquarters. It
'would be difficult for anyone to find
*him'there, and more difficult to sur-
rprise him. He reasoned that the sailor
would tell Blake about meeting him,
and natural curiosity, if not suspicion,
would :urge the latter to seek him out.
(A complete stranger on the lonely is-
land, would be quite a curiosity.

Several times through the day, Dick
had a feeling that someone was spy—
ing on him, watching for him, and fol-

lloWing him. Whether it was Blake

or the sailor he could not decide, but
it made him more cautious.

“I’ll - have to be constantly on my
guard,” he said to himself. “If Blake
its up to some crime, he'd put me out
:of the we. if he caught me. That sail-
wor’s stan ing in with "him.”

He was wide awake long before
daWn. and anxious to take his dip in
«the ocean before anyone else on theis-
lland was stirring, he scrambled doWn
(the rocks to the beach. Choosing a
favorable spot for a swim, he threw off
lhis outer garments and stood ready
for the plunge.

Suddenly a distant, muffled hum like
the buzzing of a swarm of bees aroused
‘his interest. He stood listening, turn-
ving his head this way and that. He.
looked up and down the face of the
cliff, at a loss to explain the intermit-
tent buzzing. After a while his atten-

‘ tion was directed to a thick grove of

tall trees standing off by themselves on
the highest point of the island, some
distance away from the house.

“That’s a pretty big swarm of bees,”
he commented, “to make all that noise.
I’ll take a look in that grove.”

Instead of plunging into the surf, he
threw on his clothes and walked up
the hill. There was a peculiar metallic
quality in the intermittent buzzing
that had more than awakened Dick’s
curiosity; it had excited his suspicion.

Therefore, instead of making directly
for the grove, he made a circuitous de-
tour which enabled him to keep out of
sight of anyone on the summit of the
plateau. By scaling the rocks and
climbing along ledges he managed to
reach the grove from the opposite side.

Once within their shadows he crept
from tree to tree, always following the
humming as a guide. It seemed much
nearer and clearer, but it was still
muffled as if coming from a consider-
able distance.

Dawn was just beginning to streak
the east with faint bars of light, but
grove it was still dark and
shadowy. In the half light. Dick stum-
bled along until he came to a yawning
hole that stretched directly across his
pathway.

He ,stood on the very brink of it be-
fore he realized its presence. Catch-
ing himself with a. start, he stepped
back and peered down. The hole was
a natural fissure, or break in the rocks,
four or five feet across and twice that
distance in length. Its depth was prob-
lematical in the dim light.

It was not, however, so much the dis-
covery of the hole that startled Dick
——-for he had stumbled upon many sim-
ilar breaks in the plateau and along
the face of the cliff——as it was the sud-
den realization that the buzzing he had
been following came directly from be-
neath his feet. Somewhere below, in
the dark space yawning before him,
the mystifying, but no longer muffled,
noises were rising in sharp staccato
wave vibrations.

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instant he peered over the brink. They
came from a wireless plant concealed
below, and it had been only their muf-
fled character, due to‘the surrounding
wall of rocks, that had deceived him
before.

It was impossible to see more than
a foot or two below the brink, and
Dick was unwilling to risk exposure
by venturing too near. He sat down
on a rock and listened. Familiar as
he was with various wireless plants,
he was unable to read the messages
that .the unknown one below was send-
ing through the air.

“It’s in code,” he mused after a
while. “Not much chance of reading
it without the key.” ‘

Nevertheless, he waited and listened.
He had a pretty accurate intuition of
the identity of the one below. Blake
had spoken of sending instructions to
the yacht by wireless, and by rising
early. for a dip in the ocean. Dick had
stumbled upon the hidden plant.

From that distance it was more than

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bottom. Fifteen feet below the surface,
the darkness was greatly intensified.
Dick struck a match and glanced
around him. Nothing at first caught
his attention, and when the flame went
out he scratched another match. This
time he saw the wireless in one cor-
ner of the cave, partly hidden from

View by green boughs that formed a .

rustic screen in front of’it.

Crossing the intervening space, Dick
began an examination of it; but with-
out the aid. of artificial light, he could
get only a superficial idea of its power.

“I don’t believe it has a radius of,

more thanthirty or. forty miles,” he
mused. “Perhaps less.”

He paused to consider. “In that
event,” he added thoughtfully, “the
yacht is laid up not very far from
here—that is, unless that sailor’s story
is true about her being wrecked. I
doubt it.
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likely the sounds of the buzzing could
not be heard up at the house. The
plant was artfully concealed in the
cave-like hole, and no one would be
apt to stumble upon it accidentally.

He raised his eyes to find the mast
and aerials. They would at least have
to be outside and in clear view. It
was growing light rapidly, and the
tops of the trees were in sharp sil-
houette against the sky. But there was
no sign of a wireless mast.

A little puzzled. Dick continued to
search with his eyes until they sud-
denly came to a focus on a point mid-
way between two giant trees. A mo-
ment later a smile parted his lips. It
was all as plain as day. The aerials
were stretched from tree to tree. but
in such a way that they seemed to
blend with the foliage. One would
hardly suspect their presence without.
careful scrutiny, even if on the lookout
for them.

He nodded his head.
murmured.-
ness.”

Suddenly he was interrupted from
his reveries by the sharp clink of a
stone below. The wireless had ceased
humming. and someone was climbing
out of the hole. Dick had just time
to'dodge back and hide behind a big
tree. '

A few moments later, Mr. Blake
emerged from the cave, and after a
few hasty glances around in the dim
light, he made a hurried exit from the
cave. ’Dick watched him until he dis»
appeared around the back of the house.

“Clever,” he
“Blake knows his busi-

“I guess I‘ll take a look below,” he
murmured. “Don’t think Blake will
come back in the day time. Got a

clear coast for investigation.”

There were no steps leading down
into the crevice, that is. none of man’s
making: but nature had provided an
easy descent, and as the rocks were
well worn in places Dick had no dim-
culty in descending. It required a. lit—
tle skill in the dim light to find his
way around when he reached solid

 

calling Alice Cutler’s confession that
Mr. Blake had resumed all responsibil-
ity for the yacht’s sudden leaving, he
became more puzzled than before.

“I wonder what excuse Blake gave
her," he argued with himself. “He
must have given a good one, or she
would have been suspicious of him.
I‘ll have to find out what he told her.”

He hesitated between two courses.
He felt quite sure Miss Cutler could
help him to solve the puzzle, but she
distrusted him, and would perhaps re-
sent his inquiries. Marie, her maid.
knew more about the. mystery than her
mistress; but she was in love with
Blake, and quite naturally she vould
not betray him.

“I guess I’ll have to go it alone,’ he
added finally, aloud. “But I’ll watch
this wireless and try to intercept some
of Blake's messages. If I can get hold
of his code, it will be easy."

He began rummaging around in the
dark. There were several old boxes
and packing cases stowed in one cor-
her, and Dick began going through
their contents. He was using less cau-
tion than the circumstances warrant
ed. rattling the- papers as he hauled
them out for examination.

The noises he made deafened him to

..a light step creeping up behind him.

and he was totally unconscious of an-
other in the cave until a. quick spring
behind startled him. He whirled around

just in time to meet the blow of a
club directly on his forehead.
He had a glimpse of the ugly face

of the sailor he had picked up out of
the sea, and heard him snarl:

"Let that teach you. me son, to keep
your nose out of other people’s busi-
ness?” ‘

After that came a shower of bril-
liant stats and complete oblivion for a
time. He crumpled down in a heap at
«he foot of his assailant, and lay there
as still as death. .

Grinning down at Iris victim for a
few moments, the seaman then picked
him up in a pair of strong arms and

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<Dick regained consciousness under
the usual process adopted for reviving
the unconscious—water from a bucket
poured over his head and face—until
With a gasp he raised a hand and pro—
tested. * __ ‘

“D0n.’1t,' I'm wing to.” .

“Reckon I didn’t hurt you as lmuch
as .you deserved,” replied the seamen,
bending over him. “All right. Sit up
then, an' make yourself easy.” .

“I will if you’ll give me a chance.
This rope cuts.” ‘

“Sure! "That’s what I intended it
should do.” _

Sick and dazed by the blow, Dick
stared at him. There was little com—
fort to be gained from a study of the
brutal face. .'

11"Why’d you do that?" he asked fin-
a y.

The mangrinned. “VVhy’d you poke
your nose downhere ?”

“Was thereany law against it ?’,’ Dick
asked. “I didn’t see any sign prohib-
iting it.” . ,

“You're a cool one," retorted the
other. Then, showing genuine curios—
ity, he asked, “How’d you get on this
island? Where'd you come from? And
what d’you want here ?” . ,

Dick hesitated a second before an-
swering. Then he said frankly: "I
came down on the yacht, of course.
How else could I get here?”

“That, I think's a lie,” was the re-
tort. “But you can tell it to 'Mr. Blake.
He’ll be interested.” .

"Are you going to tell Mr. Blake?"

“Sure! He told me to spot you an'
get you. He don’t want anybody in—
terfering with his plans. Reckon I’ll

,tell him you’re here, anxious to see

him. S’long.”

CHAPTER VIII.

Dick did not have to wait long for
the return of the seaman, accompanied
by Blake. During the short interval,
he made a careful survey of his sur-
roundings, tested the rope that bound
him, and vainly speculated upon his
chance of escaping.

There seemed to be no outlet to the
smaller cave he was. in. except through
the one in which the wireless was'lo
cated. It was nothing more than a
sort. of recess or alcove, extending
back from the black hole into which
he had come. He groaned from the
pain in his head.

When the entrance to the cave
darkened by the appearance of
two men, he silenced his groans and
compressed his lips firmly. The sea-
man led the way, and thrust an elec~
tric torch .‘in his face.

“There he is, sir,” he said.
I did a good Job of it.”

Mr. Blake stepped forward and
thrust his face down at Dick. For a
moment he was quiet, inspecting him
filosely. Then a grunt escaped his

ps.

“Let me have that torch, McGee!"
he said abruptly.

Taking it from his companion’s hand
and thrusting it close into Dick’s face,
he scrutinized the features in silence.

"Vx’e've met before," he added. frown-
ing. “Your face is familiar.”

"Then perhaps you can tell me
where," replied Dick, determined not
to enlighten him.

The man was busy with his thoughts,
trying to summon from memory a
vague impression. Suddenly his face
lightened.

. “l have it!” he exclaimed. “You're
the. man who fished Miss Cutler’s bag
from the river the day before we sail-
ed. Aren’t you? Yes, I recognize you.
I don’t need your answer.”

“I don’t deny it, Mr. Blake. Glad to
meet you again." ' '

The other grunted. Then he asked
the inevitable question: “How'd you

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ber of the. 'crew," he asserted. ’

"fNofl smiled Dick, “I didn’t have to
work my passage.” ’

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“Well, not exactly—~call it an unm-

vited guest."

Sudden. suspicion entered the other’s./

face. “Did Miss Cutler know you were
aboard ?”

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shoulders. “Ask her,” he replied im-
pudently.

An uneasy expression came into
Blake’s eyes, and for a few moments
hewas quiet. Then, quite coolly, hav-
ing made up his mind, he said, “No, I

_~won’t ask her. I’ll leave you here for her

to 'find. If she knows you’ne on, the
island, she’ll hunt for,you.”, ~

He swung around, and faced the sea-
man. “Keep him here, McGee,.and
watch him. If Miss Cutler, should
stumble upon him, let me know."

He walked back into the main cave,
followed by McGee.

“Are you going to let me starve,”
Called Dick. "That’s hardly fair, Mr.
Blake. There’s a law against slow
murder."

\Vithout' answering him, Blake spoke
again to the seamen:

“Give him enough food and water to
keep him alive, McGee. _But don't ov-
erfeed him. You understand?"

“Sure!” grinned the other. “I don’t
let him starve—mot quite.”

‘When they disappeared up the rude
steps provided by nature, Dick’s heart
skipped a few beats. The prospect was
not promising. His imprisonment in
the dark hole would not be pleasant.
The pain in his head, and the strain
of the rope that bound him, were bad
enough; but Blake intended to _in-
crease his torture by half starvmg
him.

He knew better than Blake that Miss

.Cutler would make no rigid search for

him. He wasn't sure but she would
be glad of his disappearance.

“A nice pickle I've got myself into,”
he muttered. “They’ll leave me here
until they’re, through with their
scheme, and then likely as not sail
away without me. I’ll be worse off
than Robinson Crusoe.”

The agony he was suffering made
him restless. Unable to sit up quietly
and endure the pain, he began rolling
his body around, turning over and over
until he reached-the nearest wall. So
far as he could see, it offered no way
of escape, even if he could free him-
self.

He rolled slowly and painfully to the
opposite wall. It was the same as the
other, with no break in it. Then back
to the farthest corner of his prison he
made his agonizing way. Here, too,
the wall of the cave met the bottom
and shelved upward gradually to meet
the roof.

He groaned in despair, and lay quiet,
ready to faint from the excruciating
torture of his wound. . In this limp at-
titude, he remained for some time,
fighting back the weakness that swept
across him in waves.

It was cold and damp, down there,
and for some time Dick was uncon~
scious of any change in the atmos-
phere of the place; but gradually it
came to him that a very faint sea air
was blowing upomhis forehead when-
ever his head was placed in a certain
position. He sniffed at it, and moved
his head back. The salty odor of the
air lost its strength. -

Returning his head to its former po-
sition, he sniffed a sin. There was an
unmistakable dral of sea air fanning
his face, very faint and indefinite, but
enough to arouse his curiosity.

“Where does it come from?” he mut-
tered.

He followed his nose until he came
to,a point where the draft was the
strongest. By thrusting his face di-
rectly in it, and using his tongue in
plaCe of his hands, he made a dis'cov~
ery that thrilled him.

The salt air was coming through an
aperture hr the rocks no bigger than
his fist. By holding his face close to

, it, he could get the strong salty flavor.

“This opens into one of the sea
caves under the cliff,” he muttered.

But an aperture the size of a man’s
fist offered little consolation. He could
not crawl through it. But the very
fact that it was there, a narrow en-
trance .to one- of the sea caves, arous-
ed his spirits. '

“I might enlarge it,” he added, after
a long pause, “if I had the use of my
hands.”

It was a forlorn hope, but Dick real-
ized .thatvhis position Was desperate,
and he had‘to take advantage of any
chance. McGee, watching outside,
would not-«visit him often. Secure in
the thought thatehis prisoner could ' not

escape- except through" the main en-
} trance, .hls ., vigilanpe '-:Would naturally

   

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'his mind was working actively.

 
   

”easily leaseded., ~ A sailorisg knot is
about: «the most. difficult to unfasten,
and'th'e harder Dick strained the tight-
er the rope seemed to draw.

“I can't do ’it‘ that way,” he muttered
after along, futile struggle. “McGee’s
a seaman, and I know sailors’ knots.”
He lay back and breathed hardifblut

10
was to free himself it had to be
through some trick. He looked around
for a sharp rock which might serve to
saw the rope in half, but most of them

laughed and shrugged his ~‘seemed .to have their edges worn

smooth and round.

Again he despaired, and dropped

back exhausted with the pain of his
efforts. He thought of his box of
matches. If he could get at them he
might burn the rope.

» He began wriggling his hands around
to reach his pocket, but without avail.
Then another idea occurred to him.
The box of matches was in his trous-
er’s pocket. By elevating his feet in
the air, and shaking them at the same
time he wriggled his body, there was
a chance he might work the precious
box out.

He began this experiment as soon
as it occurred to him. He rolled his
body up to the side of the nearest wall,

 

 

7726 Farmery’ Spring Song
By L. MaCIx-od

Till the soil and feed the nation.
Hear the call of new creation.
Endless little occupation.

March is blowing, spring's behind.

In a little, you will find

'Countless jobs and with your tasks,
Help your neighbor when he asks.

Is there apotato heap?

Get to town and sell it cheap.
Always something else to do;
Nothing ever waits for you-

Fighting weeds and fighting weather.
All things come at you together.
Run for this and rush for that;
Mealtime over, there’s your hat.

End of week, 011 farmer man.

Rest 17. little, if you can.

 

 

and then began shifting his position
until he had his feet elevated for above
his head. Almost standing on his head,
with his shoulders on the bottom of
the cave, he began a process of Siliill'
mying that would. have been the envy
of the most successful exponent of
that art.

For a long time nothing happened.
Then he felt the box work up toward
the mouth of his pocket. He renewed
his efforts, performing the most ridicu—
lous antics; but it stuck, and for many
minutes he could not move it farther.

He was almost on the point of des-
pair when the box suddenly slipped out‘
and fell lightly to the floor. With an
exclamation of delight, Dick began
eagerly searching for the box with his
mouth.

He picked it up finally, and tried to
open it with his lips and teeth, but
this was a feat beyond him. Half in
anger at his failure, he crunched the
wooden box with his teeth and spilled
the matches out.

With another grunt of satisfaction
he fished around on the floor until he
had a match in his lips. Holding it
firmly with his teeth, he tried to
scratch it against the chemically treat—
ed strip. But here again he met with
difficulty.

The light box constantly eluded him.
It would not remain stationary long
enough for him to scratch the head of
the match against it. Again and again
he essayed to light one.

Dripping with cold perspiration, and
desperate at his failure, he tried every
trick he could‘think of, and Only gave
it up when exhausted. With a groan
he dropped down.

Now what all his skill had failed in
accomplishing, accident performed for
him. In dropping his body back, he
landed plump on the box and complete-
ly crushed in the sides that his teeth
had started.

Dick never knew how it occurred;
but one match in the heap must have
been so placed that his body forced the
impregnated head against the rough
surface of the box. ,

There was a flash and glare, and the
whole pile .of matches were ignited.
The box itself took fire, forming a
good-sized blaze. Startled at first, Dick
stared at’the‘.-'flre, and :then realizing
that his opportunity wasV-v‘quickly pass-
ing, he thrust his two hands over the
flame until the'rope began smoking. .

It was a frightful ordeal, for the
flames made no exception to his wrists,

, burning them as well as the rope. ,He" ‘
. 1 ...had to grit his teeth
initiate make '

 

 
  

cry. of pain; 'but Witfl'all "the stoicism

I‘he could command, he'awaited silently:-
cw»'pstientiy-.until , - , ‘

. box and matches
were consumed. ' -

to hold back" a- '

    

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By that timeflie rope was'bnrning.
He waited as longas he eon
ing "the flames eat their way through

  

strand after strand. Then, with a
mighty effort he jerked his hands.
apart. '

The rope parted near the middle, '

freeing him so he could tackle the rest
of his bonds with both hands. Ex-
tinguishing the fire, he began fever-
ishly to unfasten the rope that still
held his legs. '

Once free and on his feet, he began
exercising his limbs to restore the cir-
culation, Then he flung himself down:
near the small aperture in the wall,
and began tearing at the rocks.

At first he made. no perceptible pro»
gross, but a piece of rock the size of
his fist finally yielded to his efforts.
A little examination showed him that
the wall was cracked and broken in
many places, and that by taking ad-
vantage of these he could make better-
progress. ~

Half an hour of hard work made him ‘
jubilant. The aperture was big enough
to admit a man’s thigh. Renewing his
efforts, he enlarged it a little more.
Thrusting a hand into the hole, he
found that beyond the mouth it was
deeper and wider.

It was nearly an hour later before
he had the hole large enough to admit
his body. He crawled through eagerly
and tremblingly. The sea air reached
his nostrils now with a strong salty
flavor. .

Dick was sure that the other end
opened into a sea cave. The thought
of concealing his method of escape
came to him. So far as possible he
had to cover up his trail.

Returning to the cave he gathered‘
up the other end of the rope and
thrust them into the opening. Then
crawling in feet first, he gathered the.
loose rocks up and walled up the 0p—‘
ening as deftly as possible. }

He shuddered a little when the last,
ray of light was excluded. He felt like ,'
a man walled up in a living tomb. If:
there was no way of exit at the other
end. and if McGee should discover his
method of escape and seal up the en“
trance, he would indeed be imprisoned i
in a living tomb, without chance of;
escape. a

The horror of such a finish sickened a
him, and for a moment he hesitated,
He started to tear down the wall 11e5
had constructed, but his panic lastedl
only a minute. :

“l must’nt get cold feet,” he reasons
ed with himself. “There must be an}
outlet on the other end.” i

Buoyed up by this conclusion, he he"
gan wriggling backward. He wished.
now that he had entered head-first, but :
in that position he could not have GOV-i
ered his retreat. ,

“Besides,” he thought, “if I have to&
come back and give myself up, I’ll
need my hands to break through into
the cave again. It’s ten to one I'll
have to do it.”

This lack of confidence in his scheme
was in direct contradiction to his for-
mer conclusion, but his mind was so
harrowed by fear and uncertainty that

 

 

he was hardly responsible for his
thoughts.
CHAPTER IX.
\Vriggling backward through the
narrow hole had many disadvantages,_

 

as well as dangers. It was like feeling
one’s way through the dark with the;
feet, blindly stumbling along in fear:
and trepidation. If the passageway?
ended abruptly at the brink of a preci.‘
D108, it was an even chance that the
body would be carried over it before
the mind sensed the danger.

Nevertheless, Dick made slow but
sure progress, kicking his heels up-
ward and sideways to feel his way, and
when he finally came to a broader
place he made an attempt to turn
around so he could crawl headfirst.

It was a narrow squeeze, and for a
time it was doubtful if he could do it.
Like a squirrel curling up to sleep, be
doubled his body until his head was
between his knees, and then slowly
squirmed and twisted until his posi-.
tion was reversed. 5

After that the going was easier. He
could feel his way with his hands and
could use his eyes to some extent It
was as black as midnight in the hole,
but the eyes, grown accustomed to it,‘
seemed to penetrate the gloom.

The salt air that drifted through the
passageway urged him onward. It was
growmg stronger every moment, and
Dick‘s spirits rose accordingly. The

salt air could not get into the passage‘ .

way unless there was some opening to.
the sea side.

Fifteen minutes later, when he
caught a faint glimmer of light ahead,
he .knew that the worst of his‘troubles
wereever. Where there was light, ‘
there was freedom. He crawled more
that, keeping his eyes,
focused on the

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fourteenth chapter of John are,
' “Let not your heart be troubled."
That is another version of an oft-re-
curring note in the Bible—fear not—obe
not dismayed—toasting all your care
upon Him———behold, God is my salva-
tion, I will trust and not be afraid—
though He slay me, yet will I trust
Him. All this points to that fact that
we humans are much given to fear. We
get up in fear, go throughfithe day
fearing, eat our dinner at night fearing
something done that day may come
back to plague us, go to bed wondering
if some of the awful events we have "
been thinking of will ever come to
pass. Of course, it is not as pronounc-
ed as that, most of the time. But the
miserable line that fear makes is there,
like the trail of a, garter snake across
the road. Some new religions have
been born of late to conquer fear. As

.a' matter of fact, they do not conquer

it nearly as well
as the old-fashion-
ed gospel, but
many people think
, they do. But it
”needs no argu-
; ment to prove
! , that the conquest
of fear is a much
needed conquest.
9““ “Let not your
heart be troubled.” Everybody there
that night was troubled, except the
Master. For some unknown reason
He was calm and confident. When we
say that if a man has God he has ev-
erything, and if he has everything but
God he has nothing, it sounds well,
and We mean it. But someway it does
not come from the inner depths of
most of us. If it did, we would not
worry as we do. Things would not
trouble us. Having God, we would be
content, knowing that all other news
sities would be added to us. We can
hardly qualify under Paul’s simple
creed—“Having food and raiinent let
us therewith be content.” ‘

 

BUT how explain Ch1ist’s calm?
What did He have that the twelve
men did not have? Simply this, abso
lute confidence in God. How came He
by it? Much the same way that mor-
tals have come by it (for some have).
Do we not remember the times that
the gospel writers tell us, He was
up before day and off somewhere to
some lonely place, to pray? That was
not form, nor the force of habit. It
was purpose. He was cultivating the
presence of ‘His Father. This confi-
dence is a gift, but it is also an ac-
quisition.

“Let not your heart be troubled.”
John Wesley, the founder of Method-
ism, was so unhappy as to marry a
widow whose main function in life
seemed to be to make life miserable
for her husband. Show was perhaps un-
balanced at times. But she fai_1ed not
to grasp every oppo1tun1ty to besmirch
the reputation of her husband. She

published what she had prepared One
day she was fixing up some such as-
lightful mess when Wesley heard of it.
Next day he was to leave for an ex
tended preaching tour. His brother
urged him to .remain and counteract:
what his wife was doing. Said Wesley,

- “When I dedicated my life to (1011.1
‘ dedicated evei yihing, reputation in-

cluded. I shallogo as I have planned.”
Most people 3117611111 have difficulty iii
arriving at such a state of trust as

this. But in justice to 115 ordinary
» men it ought to be added that most
men would have more sense than to f

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opened his letters, garbled them, and

There is- no doubt that many .people‘ 4, ,.
make hard work of the trustipg attio ‘o'
tude. They cannOt seem to do' it. ‘At ,
' least they do not do it; Doubts as .,
a thick and as numerous“ ,

 

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' T HE first words of this matchless

crowd about them. It is intellectual
difficulties 3. part of the" time. But
when “I am the way" has been soundo
ed in our ears by the peerless Teach-

or, it ought not to seem so hard. The ;

case“ of George J._'—R0manes_is to'itho '
point. Romapes wasj‘a‘friend of Dar--
win and he made the mistake of 00114
eluding that evolution explained every- ,
thing. The universe was a vast ma.-
chine, slowly changing, and God was
unnecessary. But it left him lonely
and» desolate. Romanes said, “I am

'not ashamed to confess that, with the

vir alpnegation of God, the universe
tome lost its soul of loveliness.'When '
I thinkgas think I must, of the apo
palling contrast between the glory of

, the hallowed creed that once was mine,

and the lonely mystery of existence as
I now find it, at such times I shall

never feel it impossible to avoid the

sharpest pang of which my nature is .
susceptible.” He had lost the Way.

But it is pleasant to record that he

found it again.

HILIP was one of those present. He

was not satisfied with the words
of Jesus. Said he, “Show us the Father
and it sufficeth us.” He had forgotten
one thing. He had forgotten that if
you have a friend, you believe in that
friend. What he says, you are willing
to rely on. Jesus iS’the Friend. Can
you not trust Him, Philip? Has He
not been such a long time with you,
teaching, working, healing, that you do
not know Him yet? To be near Him
is to be near the Father. To know
Him is to know the Father.

People have often wondered whether
God is like Christ. So many things
take place that look the other..way. Is
God in an earthquake? Does God have
anything to do with tyhpoid or paraly-
sis? VVhat sort of God is He? To re-
duce it to its simplest terms, does God
care? Is He like the One who :called
Him His Father? Christ replies in the
affirmative. He says that God is. like
Him. If you know Christ you know
God- Do not worry, He says, do in-
quire anxiously. God is like Me. If
you see Me you have seen Him.

HRIST did.not believe in leaving

Christians behind Him, who were
weak or discouraged. 'He promised
them power! “He that believeth on
Me, the works that I do, shall he do
also, and greater.” Audit was to be
done in the spirit of love. His-com-
mandments, He said,'were summed up
in love.

It has been well said that the church
cs have Safeguarded everything but
love. They have taken pains 01 have
every point of docgrine correct. Arti-
cles of religion have been written on
the future life, on punishment for sin,
on hell, heaven, good works. Libraries
have been written on the interpreta-
tion of the atonement, that it means
to be fo1glven. But little appears in
these that teaches love. “If ye love
Me, keep My commandments ”

To many people lays seems highly
dangerous and explos1ve
easy on IOve, they say. If it is drgued -
that less national defense Would
preferable, that is dangerous, ."we are
told. You must be prepared to kill. it
we talk about getting the churches to.
'gether, some uneasy brother arises to
remark that we must be careful about
that, we may lose some vital doctrine;
it may be all right to talk church-
unity, so long as we do not practice it.

MewWhilé. He has not. revised His f

words, _“-A new. commandment I give

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ROADSIDE s'TAN psi

 

OADSIDE stands should be govern-
ed by the people, by the law of the
state. When a. man with a half— ton

truck can clean up more cash than a

man can with eight or eighteenacres
of garden truck. By picking it up
from some other‘place and dumping it
at every gas station, and every place
where one can get in the shade. And
then, when the season is over, he can

'beat it to'a city Job until next season,
and leave the farmer to eat snowballs
during the "winter, and compete with

that kind of game again next season.
We should have protection of some
kind. If Mr. Halstead, of Cass county,
Should happen to bump into that kind

of a game, .I am sure, he would look

at the game from another slant.

Suppose you think you need a new
car, and you wish to turn the old
busainfi The first thing the licensed
salesman will do is lift up the hood
and check the model. Then he takes
a small book out of his pocket to con-
sult, and tells you how much it is
Worth on the new car. You feel that
he is reliable, because he is licensed

to sell, and would lose his license if-

dishonest.

If we are all under a state license,
we have a way to stop dishonest com-
petition that now hurts our roadside
stand business—O A. Harris.

ROADSIDE MARKET LICENSING.

 

CERTAINLY was surprised when I

read, your article of February 6
regarding roadside markets- To think
that the editor of a farm paper would
even suggest that the men of his cult
were so dishonest and disreputable
that they eculd not be trusted to sell

.the products of their own farms on

their own farms, or even help-out a
neighbor by selling some for him with-
out getting a license and being state
inspected. What are we coming to?
Get, this license law and you will see
more‘emptyr-farm houses and less land
being worked.

Why should the roadside market be
licensed any more than the city gro—
cery, meat market, or any other busi-
ness place?

There are some men who do not do
business as. they should in all lines
of business, but is the farmer or gard—
ener so much worse than all the rest
that he has to be discriminated

against and be put under a license sys—

tem, along with the old-time rotten sa-
loon? If I find a man dishonest in his

, bllsiness, too high-priced, or handles

poor food, I pass him by, and that is
the way to treat a' roadside marketer
who does not treat his customers as

~ he should.

. As for the inspection idea, it is only
another scheme to \make anothel polit-
ical sap sucker who can have the very
disagreeable job of visiting a lot of
fruit orchards, melon patches, and

vyineyards, and filling‘hi'mself up, or

 

purchasing at a low price a nice lot
of stuff to take home for his family
use. And the farmer can go down into
his pocket for a little more taxes to
pay for the man’s valuable visit.

,It ,Would seem as though anyone
would know that the best inspectors of
a loadside market would be its custom-

.ers, and they eventually would settle .

his matter with him.
1 8.1113. roadside marketer and aim
tosell my goods at a price between

the city wholesale and retail price,

 

with the exception of eggs, which we
guarantee strictly fresh. Sometimes
my own melon patch does not supply

7 my needs, and I drive over to another

street where a man makes a specialty
modem -;s lsthem by his road-

. ‘.."?,‘;cl(bats and Bouquets

, .21” 0pm Fem”: fir Our Razz/err

market at the same pricehe retails
them at. Thus I help him, myself, and
the traveling public Must I be licens-
ed for doing this ?~J. B. Buck

In most cases the roadside stand has
no steady customers, but there are
new “suckers" coming along all the
time. Dishonest men who are not
farmers buy job lots of produce, set
up stands and sell to this ever~cha.ng-
ing tlade. It is to protect the farmers
and the public from these, that licens-
ing is suggested. Already the roadside
stand business in many places is feel—
ing the effect of this dishonest compe-
tition; for the public quits buying if it
cannot buy with assurance. Meat mar-
kets and other fpod stores are required
to take out licenses in practically ev-
ery town and city—Eds.

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WHAT IS A LlVlNG?

 

HE question arose last Sunday

during Sunday School class, and
one young man definitely maintained
that the modern disregard for religious
work is due to indifference; not at all
to the heavy burden of making a liv—
ing. Perhaps it may be wealth we are
chasing so assiduously~surely few of
us would be satisfied with just enough
necessities to maintain life,.but the
more thought I giVe the matter, the
more firlgm ’ convinced I become that
jthe question of what constitutes a liv—

gpiesents a wital problem. Obvi-
ously, wealth is, in a measme, a com-
parative commodity—a product, per—
haps, of the mind or the imagination.
By way of an illustration, I have a
little friend in the Dutch \Yest Indies
who is a destitute little lace maker,
with little to eat and less to wear, but
there is positively no use telling that
child that we are poor people. Of
course, we are rich; we have a house,
a few acres of land (i have five acres),
a team, and a cow-

’l‘he natives of India. must have a
living, else they would not be alive,
but every picture I ever saw of them
looks like an illustration of famine
conditions, and all descriptions of life
there tell us that the people have bare-
ly enough to maintain life. They nev-
er know in a life time what it is not
to be hungry, and they learn the opium
habit in childhood to eliminate the SUf‘
fering from hunger. Should we be sat-
isfied with such a standard? Did God
intend His followers to expect no
more. In that' case, we surely have
wandered afar, but somehow the sup-
position sounds unthinkable. The ques-
tion is, where in the world to draw
the line? Very probably, it is wrong
to try to live beyond one's means be-
cause. others do, but the farmer must
farm somewhat as his neighbors do, or
he cannot conumte successfully' with
them. No doubt less money would be
reduired if he Were to use a sickle and
a flail with which to harvest his grain,
and drive an ox team instead of horses
or a car, but would he be ahead in the
end by practicing these methods?
Some people seem to be very certain
that he would, but i am frankly skep-
tical.

I do See people buying in the stores
in small towns in a way that looks ex-
travagant to me—but again the term
becomes comparative, the same thing
Would be very economical for wealthy
people, and by what authority is it
right for one --to enjoy a luxury that is
forbidden to another? Neither my
farm neighbors norl buy like that, but
if we so chose, why. shouldn’t we?

One of the expensive things most of
us think we need today is an education
for our children; is it right for us to
include this in what we consider es-
sential living expenses? I don’t mean
a college course, I am aspiring only
to high school for my daughter, unless
"she foots her own bills, but a child of
eleven isn’t footing many bills inde}
pendently. What constitutes a living,
and what may we legitimately attain

 

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Youn People
Can Do Be fer iirp Canada

0 the settler who has a family, Canada is the
country of the future. It has been rightly termed
“The New Homeland”.

Young people 1n Canada will find good neighbors,
'good laws justly enforced, a healthful climate, and
ample facilities and opportunities for sport and
recreation.

   

The telephone, the rural mail delivery, the motor
car and the radio keep young people in constant
touch with activities in the larger centres of Canada
and the United States.

What Canada Offers
There are millions of acres of fertile land await-
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and convenient to schools, churches and markets.

      
   
   
   
     
 

Canada offers golden opportunities for all kinds
of farming. You can buy for $15 to $20 an acre the
most productive virgin soil in North America.

In 1925 Canada produced 416 ,.8,49 ’700 bushels of
wheat from 21 H957 530 acres, or an average of 19
bushels per acre. Excellent crops of corn and other
cereals were also harvested

Canadian Government Land Settlement Officials
will meet and assist settlers to locate on suitable
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type of farming you are interested in, Canada offers advan-
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to obtain full information about farm opportunities in
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- World market in selling fun-
damental natural resources,
in which she is so rich. I
expect to see the day when
the United States will not
export any wheat, and that
day will bring to Canada her
great opportunity. "— Roger
. W. Babscn. U.S. statistician
a and economist.

 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
 

Clip this advertisement from “Michigan
Farmer” and send it, along with a letter
describing the kind of farm you would
like to get in Canada, to:

J. M. MacLACHLAN,
Canadian Government Agent
(D-34) 10 Jclferson Ave. 13., Detroit, Mich.

 
     
     
   
 

 

 

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A Peek Into the Bride’s Hope :CheSt

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HAKESPEARE wrote: “In the
spring, a young man’s fancy turns
to thoughts of love.” He might
well have written, “young lady’s.” But,
perchance, the famous scholar born on
Stratford—on-Avon, was not versed in
the'peculiarities of the soprano sex.
Measured in heart beats, June Seems
a long way off to the prospective bride.
But she is a wise virgin, indeed, if she
has her hope‘chest well planned and
under way by now. The big interroga-
tions which will loom superlatively in
her mind will be: “What type of
things?” and “How many of each?”
She will, of course, have a supply
of dainty lingerie, handkerchiefs, hos-
iery, dresses and aprons of both ser—
viceable and pretty, but practical kinds.
Her wardrobe should coincide with her
social needs, hei community—and not
least—her pocketbook
If the young bride is to live in the

 

"Like Priscilla on Her Snow-white Steer-

But this One is Not,Snow—white. The

Rider is Edna Woodman. (A Prize

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city after the nuptial, she can plan her
hope chest accordingly. if she is to
remain a country lassie, she will need
simple, substantial pieces, rather than
elaborately decorated ones
have little need for flimsy knick—
knacks, tea sets, and the like.

The household linens, including table
linen, bed linen, dresser scarfs, towels,
etc, may be uniquew—show individual-
ism, and yet be serviceable.

.No bride can have too many bath
towels, dish towels and wash cloths.
The quality of each should be parar
mount, instead of quantity. Linen
wears better than cotton-washes and
irons beautifully. It does not take on
the washed—out appearance so charac-
teristic of cotton.
linen is more, but in the end, it is the
economical “buy.”

A dozen dish towels are a. safe num-
ber; two dozen are better. .Some of
these may even be made of sugar or
flour sacks, neatly hemmed. For the
farm, ndthing takes the place of the
unbleached linen ones. They will whité

on with use- No chest is really com-_.

plete without a. half dozen linen glass
towels for drying china and glassware.
Five yards of this toweling‘will make
six towels, thirty inches long. Some
of these may. be embroidered “with

* perky teapots or bluebirds. 5 ‘
Unbleached linen hand towels, are,
to

 

 

She will. ,

cate last minute worries.

The initial cost of .

 

lassie. Have plenty of these. A few
nice guest towels, too, must not be for-
gotten Four to six bath towels will
be necessary Select the big, double-
loop ones. .

The hope chest should contain at
least four. pairs eac of sheets and
pillow slips.
pairs, I would make “to pairs plain,
or nearly so. The pillow cases Could
have hemstitched heme—or
grams in white, or simple crocheted
edges.

The standard mattresses are sixteen
inches long—hence, the sheets should
be about ninety inches long- ‘This is
important as it assures ample amOunt
for the tucking-inprocess. A sheet
made too short is wrinkly and uncom-
fortable Select a firm quality of dou-
ble-width sheeting or bleached muslin
with little or no starch.

Two bedspreads is the minimum
number. One of these may be of un-
bleached muslin, with the popular
cross~stitch or applique work, intact.
Be sure to use color-fast floss. The
other spread could be of the crinkled
dimity type. These are easy to launder,
dainty-appearing, and very practical
for every day. The heavy type of
spreads, once so popular, are rapidly
becoming obsolete.

Dresser scarfs, buffet scarfs and doil-
ies—here the bride—to—be may lavish
needlework to her heart’s content. Un-

bleached scarfs with basket or cro’ss-'

stitch designs, or applique work are
lovely. Colored linen ones are also
very popular-

Two pairs of pillows (with feather-
proof ticking), will be needed. The
blanket and comforter problem is often
solved by gifts. Two pairs of double
blankets and four to six comforters
will not prove amiss. If a dear old
grandmother has given one of her
patchwork quilts——how fortunate!

At least one good linen tablecloth
with napkins to match, will be needed.
The bluebird cloths for every day are
both serviceable and pretty.

It is usually unwise to make cur-
tains. They will depend on the size
and number of windows in the bride's
future rendezvous. Unless familiar
with the data, it is better to postpone
their making.

Pan holders, dust caps, a clothespin
apron, rubber apron and laundry bag
have their corners in the hope chest.
The bride’s lifetime accumulation of
silver, china, glassware, pictures, etc-,
should be congregated. She will cher-
ish these more than ever in a home of
her “very own.”

The hope chest should be ready a
month before the wedding, to eradi-
’ Be ready,
indeed. ’Tis said men, simply can’t
stand waiting on their womenfolk. ,

GLADIOLUS DO WELL IN cHIP
MANURE.~ ,

 

HE best and most beautiful "glads”

I ever grew were planted on
ground well fertilized with fine chip
manure. We were cleaning our chip
yard, and, as the soil looked so rich,
we wheeled a few barrow loads of it
out and spread it on our gladiola bed.
We then worked it well and planted
the bulbs in the usual way, but spread
a thin layer of the chip manure ‘over
the completed bed. The foliage and
the flowers were extra vigorous, and
many Mp1s renting? ed about ‘3; .

If I were limited to three ,1? ~ ,

mono- _

The size-
of these to be determined by the table;

after year in [the same, place. Well

drained ground, and an occasional hoe—

ing is all the cultivation they need

Dahlias are also easily grown and
the Chip manure is very good for them
too. They require almost the same
care as potatoes. ——-M_rs_. F. B.

 

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Saturday-Letter macaroni that can ‘

be purchased in the box, dyed With
vegetable dyes, will attractively spell
out names for children’ s birthday
cakes.

Sunday—-A pair 0f old-fashioned lan-
terns taken from the discarded {family
surrey will make effective porch lamps
for either sidebf the door, They, may

be Wired for electricity, or‘if that com"

venience is not available, used with
the original oil burners. If the frames
are of copper or brass, they‘need only
to be polished. If they are not, give
them a good coat of paint the same
color as the house. ‘

Monday~then your raincoat be-
comes soiled, do not wash it with soap,
as this injures the rubber. A solution
of one pound of- alum to three gallons
of water will do the cleaning easily.

Tu sday—Jf by accident, boiled eggs
beco e mixed with raw ones, they may
be eparated by spinning with the fin-

r.~ A raw egg will not spin, While a
cooked one will whirl like a top.

Wednesday—For a hurry-up sand-
wich filler, mash together oiled sar-
dines and hard boiled eggs-

Thursday—When grapes are expen-
sive or out of season, a. delicious grape
jelly can be made by using three parts
apple juice and one part bottled grape
juice with the usual amount of sugar.

Friday—When shredded cocoanut
becomes dry, put in a small sieve and
steam. Cool before using.

TELL-TALE leTlALS.

 

If your letter’s tidy T,

Neat and orderly you’ll be;

Rid up rubbish, (beg y. :r pardon)
Like a hop toad, clears a garden!

These initials are designed to
use as embroidery patterns on
things for children, 011 peckets,
romper yoke-s, napkins, pillow cas-
es or any other place for which
the size would be correct. They
may be transferred ditéctly from
this design through” carbon and em-
broidered as the stitches indicate
in the patterns. -. .

 

SCALLOPED APFLES-

 

Line a belting dish with buttered
crumbs and a. sprinkle of brown sugar.
Put in a layer of sligggapplag then
one of crumbs;— '

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, Add'Sty/em Your Old Stray/12‘ Dray; by; Putting 2°71 a F/zzre

= FLARE there must be. The sil-
htme'tte this spring demands it, and
these new spring frocks that Madame
Fashion hasushered in to us, are
much in contrast‘to the ones she de-
signed last spring. ‘
’ But those straight-lined, left-over
frocks that were only partly worn out
last year have many possibilities this
season.. .- , . .
It is quite an established rule with

 

the remodeling dressmaker that one
can make full dresses straight, but you
can't make straight‘dresses full. But
this year Madam Fashion has over-
.come this age-old dressmaker‘s maxi-
mum with unusual designs and com-
binations, ‘ , _

The extraordinary thing about the
newflare is that it may be of contrast-
ing material. . So, even though you did
not have any material left over when
you made your dress last season, with
the abundance of lovely materials to
be found in the stores this spring, one
can always find some material in bar
monious contrast to it.

To add a flare to a straight dress,
make a pattern of paper like the dress.
Then Slash the pattern in two or three
places 'up to the knee Spread .these
slashes apart the desired Width and
cut a three-cornered pattern like the
inset gore. Always be careful in cut-
ting a circular section to have the grain
of the cloth run straight up and down.
If the up and down thread is straight
there Will be no danger of the dress
pulling out of shape. '

The dress designs 301 and 304 can
easily be fashioned from one of last
season’s straight dresses. If the ma—
terial is figured, make the flare, sleeves
and collar of a plain silk, in the pre-

dominating color of the figured mate-
rial. If the dress you wish to make
oVer is plain, match it up with some
figured material and do not be afraid
of the size of the design. Fashion says
the larger, the better.

No matter how well you have recon- V

structed the silhouette of your last
season’s frock, if the sleeves are not
of a. new cut, the whole dress is wrong.
Elbow sleeves are hopelessly out of
date, but they may be replaced by the
long sleeves of georgette, as shown in
Fig. 1. This style of sleeve can be
bought ready-made, but it is usually
more satisfactory to make them at
home. A band may be embroidered
near the bottom in silk that will har-
monize with the rwhole gown. This
adds an individual touch to the whole
eifect, and is easily done-

 

Illustration two is of a gown of grey
taffeta, having sleeves trimmed with
motifs of a darker shade of grey vel-
vet, appliqued to the material with sil-
ver thread in long and short stitch.
The same design is carried out on the
skirt.

Taffeta is in high favor this spring,
but is combined with grosgrain or vel-
vet so that it does not seem like a'
carry-over from past seasons. Fig. 3
is of a long, tight«fittingrsleeve of a
dark brown frock. It has an inset of
orange georgette. The tight cuffs and
the band at the top of the inset are
embroidered in orange and silver
threads. With a little careful study of

 

the material you have at hand, you will
be surprised with What fashionable
creations you can reconstruct from last
season‘s wardrobe.-~M. C.

Tc‘mpt Lagging Appetitcs}

HEN mother has been busy with
spring housecl'eaning all day,
and suppermust'begotten ready in a
hurry, try this tasty dish.
‘ Dried Beef Scramble.
1 cup dried beef. cut
small x ' >

3 eggs. beaten
Dash paprika. mustard
8 slices hot buttered

1 cup tomato “pulp
- ‘ ' toast

. 2 th. at
1 cup argued cheese
Melt .fat, add beef and other ingredi-
ents, cook slowly, Stirring until slightly
thickened. serve on the buttered toast.
Try this butterscotch filling for a
schangegfor Sunday’s cake.
-' - «unflattemotah.-Filling.
. 2 tb. butter
‘1 cup brown sugar

chand 90m; milk} to f

» to make and easy to serve.

 

_-ing, and cook two hours.

mix with the cornstarch mixture. and
cook five minutes. Pour over beaten
yolks and stir untilthick Spread at!
once.

«For cold spring days, chowder just
hits the spot. You will find it simple

Vegetable Chowde r.

1 tb. salt

1-8 tsp. pepper

1-8 tsp. celery salt

3 slices salt pork or
bacon. diced ‘

4 crackers. rolled

2 medium onions

1 stalk celery

1 sprig parsley~~

2 medium potatoes
2 medium carrots

2 medium tomatoes
2 (its. boiling water

Preparg and cut. vegetables small.
Pour on the boiling water, add season-
. Pan-fry ba-
con (or pork) three minutes, add to

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And with its better cooking results Nssco brings to
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1TH the coming of spring, every-

V» one thinks first of the garden.

' And in planning for that future

garden, we meditate upon the success

or failure of the garden of the previ-
ous ,year.

We often hear that “there is no rea-
son why a farmer cannot raise every-
thing he wants to eat. No reason for
his having to buy his winter supply of
vegetables." I set about-to prove this
to my own satisfaction 3. year ago.

Our garden in previous years has
never amounted to much. ' The time of
planting comes when the farmer is bus-
iest. It always took a considerable
amount of arguing to get my husband
to leave the regular farm work long
enough to get the garden started. Af-
ter being started, it was often sadly
neglected.

Two years ago, the idea. of a part-
nership garden was suggested to me,
and I decided to talk it over with my
nearest neighbor, Mrs. R, who lives
just across the driveway from me.
When approached, she heartily agreed
with the idea.

To begin with, we decided our gar-
dens, heretofore, had not been well
planned. Usually the seed was put
into the ground with no thought wheth-
er the tomato vines would run over the
carrot row, or the cucumber over the
onions and radishes. As to the weath-
er, we must trust to the ‘Great Giver
to make that right-

To have an efficient garden, we de-
cided we must do some replanting of
radishes, lettuce, and the like. Rad-
ishcs and lettuce, Well planted in only
half the space allotted to them. After
two weeks, the rest of the space was
filled with more seed, and by the time
the first had been used, the third sow!
ing was planted where the first had
been.

This part of the garden proved most
successful, and hem families enjoyed
all the radishes and lettuce they could
use. At the other end of the row of
lettuce, onion seeds were planted,
which we thought would be sufficient
for both families for both summer and
winter use. But here we made our
first faulty planting——not enough seeds

' were sown.

In the next row spinach and the
summer supply of beets were planted,
tWOrl‘OWS of peas came next, and one
of string beans. After the first plant-
ing of peas had matured, the winter
supply of beets was sown. But, 0W—
ing to faulty seed and the negligence

~ on the farmerettes’ part, the Winter

supply did not mature.

Parsnips failed to make much of a
showing, but a goodly supply of car-
rots was grown. Tomatoes were in
abundance, as were green and red pep~
pers. The cucumber crop was not a.
total failure, but there was not enough
left for pickling.

The sweet corn was planted in an-
other garden, and was all one ’could
ask for. A second planting was, also
enjoyed.
were a. few early heads left to be put
away for winter use. Squash, mellons,
and pumpkins did not fully mature.

.Owing to the extreme dry weather,
gardens did not get a very early start
last summer, and when they did get
a start, grew slowly This my partner
and I' overcame by putting into play,
our_hu'sbands’ poWer sprayer. With

the extreme dry weather.

this partnership garden ideaI ”First,
one must have a'well-planned'gard'en,"
use the right kind of seeds, and plot
the garden so as tohave 'su'fllclent

- amount of space” foraeach: vegetable

planted. The‘ latter was the’one great
fault“ in our garden planting. m '
he men_,Were;called=”in to culture
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As for the cabbage, there ‘

the use of little outside help, we sprpin‘k- “
‘ led the garden several times during

And- now, as for my conclusion ~of’

the rest of the work. - We are very
proud ofour labors and .this",y’ear we
are planning to overcome ,the defil-
cieticies of the last two, years? and
prove that it is possiblefto', raise the
farm family’s full supply ’of‘vegetable

right in the farm garden. ,

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FASHION REVUE"READY.

 

HAT woman is there that does
not enjoy the fashion show, and
perhaps a few of the men might be
included. To have a. revue of the
spring fashions before her when she
is planning’her spring wardrobe, is of
great help to the woman who does her
own sewing. ‘ \
Our new catalog, illustrating all the
attractive spring and summer styles,
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things in dresses for madam and miss,
there isa good variety for the kiddies.
And then, too, six full pages of needle-
work designs. Of course, a pattern‘is
obtainable for each style and embroid-
ery design shown at the low-price of
thirteen cents. The price of the book
will, be saved many times over on the
patterns you will need. That you may
get the full benefit of the new ideas it
contains, we suggest that right now

 

you send thirteen cents for your copy. .
Address your requests to the Pattern ' -

Department, Michigan Farmer, 3632
Lafayette Blvd., Detroit, Michigan.

N EAT SH ELVES.

 

ANY housewives use newspapers
. for covering their pantry shelves,

as these cost nothing extra and may,

be replaced at will. In addition to this,
printers’» ink has thereputatlon 1of be-
ing disliked by insect. pests. ’

There is a. right way and a wrong
way of putting the. papers on the
shelves to save labor and to make their

appearance neat and satisfactpry. To'
scallop or cut the overlapping .edge'

in points, is not desirable. It isidiffi?
cult to do it evenly, and the sealleps
and points tear off. ' .

~I take several thicknesses of clean,
fresh paper, and fold these so that
there is a firm, even doubleedge’right
along the outer edge of the shelf. Do
not. lay one‘ paper on another where
they must be lapped, but’ rather, slip

one folded paper Inside'lhé'fimfir, .35.»,

as to give a; continuous s'urtaéé’.‘ ,

By uSIng this simple, commonsense
method, I only. needed to change ,the
pape’rs‘on my pantry shelves once in
six, weeks, ‘ in. place , of oncejin :three

weeks. It takes three hours each time _
Thus, in a yearyl'save sf?

todo it-
least twenty-four hours of unnecessary

work, . orthree entire working days,

which 3.1‘3 used ‘to better advantage:—

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4 ‘ . your household problems. Address
your letters to Martha Cole, Michigan

Farmer, Detroit, Michigan.

 

HOW TO MAKE VINEGAR PIE.

 

I would like very much to know how
to make vinegar pie. —Mrs. H.
To make vinegar pie use the follow-

ing recipé

. One cup of water, one cup of sugar,
piece of butter the size of an egg, half
.cup of flour, three tablespoonfuls of
vinegar, pinch of salt, a little nutmeg.
1 Stir all together and boil. When it
becomes thick, pour into a crust which
should be previously baked, and cover
with meringue. Bake in moderate ov-
en .to set the meringue.

 

TO MAKE JAVELLE WATER.

Please tell me how to make that
solution that will remove ink and oth-
er stains from white clothes—Mrs. W'.

Javelle water is very effective in re-
moving ink stains, as well as others.
To, make‘this, use:

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F 1 11). washing—soda 1/. lb. chloride of lime
E 1 (1t. boiling water 2 qts. cold water

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Dissolve chloride of lime in cold wa-
ter; let settle and pour the clear liquid
into the soda; let settle. Pour off the
clear liquid, bottle, and put away in
dark place.

Use, mixed with equal parts or more
of water, and do not let the garments
stay in over a half hour. Rinse thor-
oughly in several waters, and lastly
in diluted ammonia water.

 

FLANK STEAK EN CASSEROLE.

I would like a recipe for serving
flank steak so that'it is fit for company.
I ate it once, cooked with—tomatoes,
and it was very fine—Mrs. G

Flank steak en casserole is fit for a
king if served this way.

1 flank steak 1 tb. lemon juice

1 cup buttered crumbs 1% tsp. salt.
1 cup strained tomatoes 1—8 tsp. pepper
1 tsp. onion juice 1—8 tsp. nutmeg

2 cups hot water 1-8 tsp. cloves
Score the steak on both sides and
rub in the seasonings.

one side of the steak- Roll and skewer.
Sear in the frying pan. Porur on the
water, cover closely and bake for one
hour. Lift steak to platter and thick-
en drippings to make gravy, and pour
it over the steak just before serving.

 

 

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Adventures of Tilly and Billy

W/zc’re t/ze Marc/z Mfld Blew

ILLY BOUNCE had grown tired
B of playing with his tin soldiers.

Outside the March \Vind was say-
ing, “W'oo~oo-o ~oooo—oo—oo-o."

“What is the March W' ’d trying to
tell us?” asked Billy of apiain Blue
Coat. Captain Blue Coat was really a
tin soldier, and Billy called him Cap-
tain because he was the biggest of the
three tin soldiers that Uncle Jim had
given him for Christmas.

“I think it is saying, “Come with me,
come with me,’ ”
Coat. Probably the Captain just imag-
ined that was what the March Wind
was saying, because he wanted to get

out and march.
“Perhaps we can find out where the

March-Wind is blowing,” said Billy.

 

“Right About Face, Forward March,’
Said the Captain. \

“Perhaps,” answered Captain Blue

Coat. . ' .
.-“R.ight about face, forward march,”
commanded the Captain.

Lieutenant Long Legs and Private
,PeterPrin‘gle marked time, and away
they all marched.

~Over hill and dale they marched,
right, left, right, left, with the March
Wind ysaying, “Woo—oo—ooooo-oo-o,”
and blowing them along. ,

7 ' They marched and marched and
' , marched until at last the March Wind
" blew mom-down into La 3 little sheltered
dell between. “*two bills. 'Here every-
(filing was still and the March Wind’s,

said Captain Blue.

 

air ..bove their heads. But perched on
a. stump right in the center of the dell
was something that surprised Billy
very much, and even the tin soldiers,
too. Sir Robin Redbreast sat there on
a stump, carolling his Spring Song.

“Welcome, Sir Robin Redbreast, but
I thought you were in the Southland,”
said Billy.

“I came .back yesterday," carolled
Sir Robin.

“What are you singing about?" ask-
ed Brivate Peter Pringle.

“My secret,” answered Robin Red-
breast-

“Tell us your secret,” chorused Billy

and all his tin soldiers.

“I will show ”you if you will come
with me,” sang Sir Robin.

“There is my secret,” he said, as he
cocked his little eye toward something

Mix bread '
crumbs and tomatoes and spread over .

 

  

 

on the ground in the far corner of?

the dell.
Then Billy and his tin soldiers saw

what made the Robin Redbreast sing.

so happily. For there, peeping its
snow-white head up through the cold
ground, was the first crocus of spring.

“Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh!” they all cried,
for they were very much surprised to
learn this wonderful secret from, Sir
Robin Redbreast.
Robin Redbreast very much for his
song and his secret.

“Now we must be hurrying home,"
said Billy. .

“Right about face, forward march ”
commanded Captain Blue Coat.

“We have found the two alarm
clocks of spring,” said Billy, as they
all marched toward h'ome. “Spring will
be here soon.”

H ER ERROR.

Aunty: “Did you take the note to
Mrs. Smith?”
Tommy: “Yes, but I don’t think
she can read. She can't see.”

Aunty: “Why?”

Tommy: “Because, she asked me

    

   

"twicewhere my hat was and it was
tighten my head-all the time.”

Then they thanked

   

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Every Eaglo Neat Chick' 10 produced from Pure Brod Accredited Flocks. Order
Now for Early and Future Delivery.

     
 
      
 

VARIETIES PRICEO III 750 "III 300 500 "00
White, Bwvvn and Bug %e%or£c.-x ....... $7 .25 13.00 38.00 62.00 120.!”
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.- Whito and Silver Laced Wyandottefl ...... 181. 75 16. 00 47.00 75.00 ‘45.“)
Jumbo Brahman and Bali Minorcas ________ 1.00 20. 00 58.00 95.00

Mixed Chicks (not accreditedl—Light 100: Heavy 120. TERMS CASH. Future

 
 

Balance 10 days before shipment. Postage Paid.100$ Live
Order Irom this Advertisement. Bonk References.

*1 Dent. l7. UPPER SAIIOIISKY. OIIIII. II. S. I.

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testify this year to the Quality of our Inspected "GOOD LUCK" Chicks. Don’t fail to
get our ART BOOK, showing our birds in thcir natural colors. All leading varieties.
I007. Livc Delivery Guaranteed. Portnaid prices on 25 0 100 500 I000
Wh.. Bufl’ and S. C. and R. C.B1. chhoms. 11110111195100 $7 00 $13 $00 3118
Bar. and “'11. Rocks. S. 1‘. and It. (‘. Reds. Blk. Minorc as 4. 50 8.00 15 72 138
VVh. Wyandottcs, Buff and “'11. Orningtons, Buff Rocks. 4.75 8.50 113 144

Mixed Chicks. $10 per 100 straight. Heavy Mixed, $13 per 100 straight. Also QUALITY
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Order yourART BOOK today. It will be a treat for you. NEUHAUSER HATCHERIES. Dept. 62. Napoleon. OIIIo.

 
  

This is our 20th Season in hatching and calling Chicks from high egg record and
purc- -bred flecks. Muted and culled for heavy egg production. Our Chicks are
strong, healthy and vigorous, hatched from freo- range hens. Get our Free Cats

    

aiog for 1920 with additional information. Ref, City National Bank of Tifln.
100% Live Delivery of (hitks Guaranteed. Member A. B. C. I’. Ass’n.
Varieties Postpaid prices 25 50 100 500 1000
Silver Luod Wyandottos ............ a .......... $4 25 $8.25 $11: $77.§9 $150
J1 rs1y Blink Giants ........................ 5. 75 11.25 22 ..... .. .
\Vhite, Brown. Bull 5: Black Leghorns, Anconu ................ . 3. 50 6.75 13 62.50 120
Barred & Whit: Rocks. Rods. Black Minnrca: .. . 4.00 7.75 15 72. 50 140
White Wynndottes, Bufl Orpingtons. Bcsx JHamburg. . ....... ...... . 25 8.2! II! .
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from. OFFICIALLY ENDORSED HIGH PRODUCING STOCK...’

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. 100$ alive, postpaid. Afiknbout our SpecialMatings. 60 l
BLOOD TESTED ghc . wfi'ié'i LegIAorno ................................................. 33% 83% 3:11.83
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Bella Bred Chka‘ 8 Q" .Reds. Barred Rocks" ...... 4.00 7.75 15.00
‘ M p... r ‘ 3‘". 3-3 333 33-33
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EARLY MATURING BABY CHICKS

PURE BRED
STOCK ALL BLOOD TESTED

Our careful selection and breeding has made our stock especially early in maturing. Egg production bred
right into our birds. Official records. Egg produ1tion at an earl1 agr means more money for you. Every
bird that produces hatching eggs for us is BLOOD Tl‘ STI‘ 1) FOR “HITI DIARRHI 'A. This is our sec-
ond year of blood testing. Our (hicks are safe (hicks and you can feel sure when you buy that you are
getting your money' 3 worth. Let us send our circular with photos of official high record birds Fair
prices—~White Leghorns, Barred Rocks. R. I. Reds, White Wyandottm.

MILAN HATCHERY, BOX 4, MILAN, MICH.

BUY INSURED CHICKS

BARRED ROCK. INSURED FOR 30 DAYS -- THESE LIVE -- GROW -- PRODUCE

#3005»: T331330 REDS Each breed on separate farm under special breeder. Egg records actually

WHITE WYANDOTTE. made on customers' own grounds. Advantage to new customers so that

ORPINOTDNS you may become acquainted with this stovk.

MINO-RCAS Chick: Delivered to You Guaranteed I00 per cent Perfect.
Hatching Eggs—All Broads: also Turkeys, Geese. Ducks.

 

 

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WHITE. BROWN. BUFF Let us send you these C icks or Eggs this year. Full descriptiw Circulu
LEGHORNS owith reportso from customer's ow‘n farms.

Mb?

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BETTER CHICKS AT NO EXTRA COST. We know you want 011.111; First. 100%

Live clivery Guaranteed. Postpaid prices 50100 300 500 1000

English & HoilywoodS . C. White Leghorn: .............. 5 7. 25 $14 :41 867 8130

B. C. Brown Leghorns, Anconns ........................ 7.25 13 38 62 1:0

Barred White 6': Buff Rocks, 8. C. d: R. C. Reds ........ 8.50 16 47 77 150

Silver Laced and White Wyandottoa .................... 9.00 17 50 83 100
" ’ Uoiumbian Rocks, Jersey Giants ......................... IO. 50 20 57

812 per 100 straight. Light Mixed,$101)or 100 straiflit. Ref. ——K.nox
KNOX HATCHERY. Dept. 21Mt. Vernon, Ohio

'Buy Our State Aocred
itod CHICKS. Big Dis-
. count on Early Orders

' Heavy Mixed.
mmnmufi County saunas Bank Free Catalog”

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Inspector left only big profitable brecdcis in our {1011.315 best varieties ever
produced, 9c and up. We hate some pedigreed cockereis in our flocks. .Somo win—
ning lst and 2nd prize in production class. Also trapncsting the Tancred bullets.
So our chicks should be as good as money can buy. Got I'm
circular with big discount before buying elsewhere.

BE’GKMAIIII HATGIIEIIY, 26 E. "Lyon, Grand Hapidsflich.

Downs Strain White Leghorns have been bred for egg production for nineteen
years. They are great winter layers Many of Michigan's largest egg farms
purchase their chicks from us eaih year. One reports 64% productionin inNo-
vcmber from 775 pullets. Our flo1ks. hatchery and chicks are all accredited
by Mich. State Poultry improvement Assn.. and Mich. State College. Write for
our free catalog today. Prices reasonable.

W. A. Downs Poultry Farm, R. F. D. 1, Washington. Mich

Hatching eggs.

 

    
    
 
   

  

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Buy Michlonn'stato Accredited chicks from Lakcview. Breeders for years. of high-

quality strains. At. Egg Laying Contests they have made good. Every breeder has

been inspected and passed by representatives of the Michigan State College. We

WV? {[00% live delivery prepaid. Order from this ad. 1
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Prices on: 50100 500 1000

White Leghorns (Tone red) .................. $3. 2755 $7. 00 $113 302 Write
Rocks (Parks strain) .............. 75 8.00 72 for

8. C. &R C Rhode Island ............. 8.00 15 72 Special

. Reads 4. 35
Special Matings Higher. Mixed Chicks :10 per 101i .111 heavies $12. Free
LAKEVIEW POULTRY FARM. R. n. 8. Box 6. HOLLAND, molt.

BARRON --- TANCRED W. LEGHORNS

EXCLUSIVELY. STATE accnsmteo FLOORS All) HATcuERY. Some Males tron hang
with upw295euaperyear. Con «marathon Pedlgmod Wilden. Onnr
nice. vicarious Chicks of this breeding. give us your order this reason. ammo.
tod.s$rong,rimusi;nndh hemmmatcdtoproducoourfidcks. Hum
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the advertising of Michigan, Accred-
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‘ the truthfulness and reliability d

the advertisen‘ statements.

. Such advertising has been approved
by the Michigan State Poultry Im-
provemuit Association. and by
Michigan State College. .

For a list of 'MICHIGAN STATE
ACCREDITED HATCHERIES and

  

Every Michigan State Accredited
Hatchery has had all its flocks in-
dividually inspected by the Michi-
gan State College. All male birds
have ‘been individually leg-banded
with a State sealed and numbered
leg band. Parent stock of all As-
credited Chicks is pure—bred and
free from all major standard dis-
qualifications. All breeders ap-
proved are fine to type and color

  
    
   
  
 
 
   
   
     
 
   
  
 

 
  
  
  

  
 
 

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oi parent stock. All with low vi- 1, A, "Auufiq, sgcntary"
two or disease have been runovod. Mich. state aqua: 0. cm Lamina,
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work is for our protection and gives you the most up-to-date in baby chicks. Write for literature and
price list. OIlr chicks cost no more and you can feel sale. 100% live delivery. Write today.

Get 0ur Illustrated Literature

We have prepared a bin illustrated cirmlar which tells all about our chicks.
get it if you expect to buy chicks this year.

PRICES: Our prices are reasonable. Our chicks are good. Write ted”.
\VASilTENAw HATCHERY. 250! ladder Reed.

UNDNIERAN cnchs

'irs that are hatched from free range breeders carefully selected. Our
floclgmznd hatchery inspected and passed by mresentative of. Michigan State
College. Refer you to State Commercial Savings Bank. Order from this ad.

 

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' L ....... ...............84.00 $7.00 :13 $62.50 8120
git-go vgholgigs 6; groan Refilfofis 4 75 8. 00 15 72.50 “0

Chi 'kens— 10 per hundred. Freecdtdloi..100% hive Delivery prepaid.
gliiitzfddownL bookssyour order. Our Chicks are Michigan State Accredited.

HUNDEIMAN 8808.. R. R. No. 3. Box 50. ZEELAND. MICHIGAN

A redited. Blood tested for White Diarrhea for the
[Sagittetwgc years. Three Leading Breeds, B.P. Rocks, R.I.
~ Reds and English White Leghorns. Write for catalogue and
A}: ‘ "35 price list. 100% live delivery guaranteed.

DUNDEE HATCHERY
BOX A., - DUNDEE, MICHIGAN.

    
 
 
   

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It Wt." ”“9523? irgfgggaggiglue hitched I‘mm selected, rugged free—range breeders.
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HIS spring, in an effort to get a. nice
lot of early hatched ‘pullets on the
jOb by fall, I bought baby chicks be-
fore I was ready to take care of them.
There was no brooder set up, so I

her adopted chicks in a comfortable
shed which had a. wooden floor.
My experience. was not as satisfac-

brooder, or even with naturally hatch-
ed chicks reared by' the‘ old hen. In
the past I was always prepared to do
the work right, no . matter what the
system. In this case the chicks got
.chilled, intestinal disturbances result-
ed, and I had heavy losses. -
It made me resolve not to inves
good money in another hatching or
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stalled in good working order in a
comfortable shed or brooder house.
That extremely ornate conditions are
not necessary was proved by a neigh-
bor who raises hundreds of chicks ev-
ery year in the basement of his house,
lacking other quarters, but he has ev-
erything in good running order, the
proper kinds of feeds available, and
the skill to take care of the chicks.
If you don’t want to raise chicks on
a. large scale, clucks will do all right,
provided proper conditions are observ-
ed. I have a. neighbor who buys the
baby chicks to give -to a few old faith—
ful hens to raise, and has the best of
luck. All she does is to put them into
the old-fashioned outdoor coop, right
on the ground,“ in a. protected place.
01’ course, the ground must notbei too
cold, and early in spring some nesting
is necessary. However, hovers for
brooder houses are so inexpensive now,
and easy to operate, that nearly every
farmer will find it profitable to ar-
range to raise his chicks according to
the most modern methods—W. .A. F.

 

SUNSHINE FOR HENS IN WINTER.

LENTY of sunshine in the poultry

measure, fooled the hen into working
twelve to fourteen hours per day, but
there has not yet been discovered a.
light that will give Miss Bullet a sun-
bath like the old-fashioned sunshine.
Laying hens, winter or summer,>enjoy
bathing in the sunshine, and keep heal-
thier and lay better when aflorded‘su‘ch
privileges. . ’ ~,

winter to supply sunshine in the 'poulé
of the short days, and the few hours

daily the-sun shines at an angle that
the rays may be brought into; them

 

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tried the old cluck, keeping biddy and __

tory as’it wasflin the past with a good

house during the winter is an es-*
sential factor for the best egg produc-._
tion. Artificial lights have, in no small

It is much more difficult during the

try house than in summer, on account

  

that the majority or poultry houses on '
the farm could be much improved by
putting in more windows having ex-
posure to the east, south and west.
'When l-built my poultry house two ,
years ago, I put plenty of windows on
the south and .ends, so that I womd
have abundance of light in my hon
house. These windows are two sash
high, and about four feet apart. .I like
the/two—sash windows because 'they
throw the light, well back into the
house and make every foot ‘sufliciently

'light for the hen to scratch for their

feed. Then, too, the sunlight comes -
into the house for a. longer period of
time during the day.

'There is no light that will take the

- place of sunlight for laying hens dur-

ing the winter. My dusting boxes are
located where the sunshine will come
in contact with them for several hours
during the day so that the hens may
take a sunbath Whenever there is sun-
shine- Hens, to keep in good health
and lay well during the winter, must
be. provided with summer conditions
as far as possible. Dark gloomy hen
houses are productive of disease that
not only causes loss, but decidedly
curtails egg production. Laying hens
enjoy sunshine and in order to With-
stand heavy feeding for egg. flow, must
be provided with conditions that will
promote health and contentment— L-
C. R.

It has been found lately that the
violet rays in sunlight are essential,
and that glass excludes these rays- So
plenty of windows in a house will not
accomplish the purpose of giving full
benefit from sunshine and may get the
houses over warm during the day,,
which will be in contrast to the cold
of the night. The use of cod liver oil
in the ration will furnish deficiencies
due to the lack of the violet ray, or
the glass cloth can be used, as it lets
the violet ray through—Eds.

THIN-SHELLED EGGS.

We would like advice as to a flock
of Bufl.‘ Rink chickens, mostly all pul—
lets. They don’t seem to hold up in
their laying. They will lay two dozen
eggs 8. day for a while, and. then drop
back to only a. dozen a. day. The feed
we are giving them is a. ration of
ground cornmeal, middlings,’ oats, and
meat. scraps, equal parts. This feed
is kept before them all the time, and
we feed them Wheat every morning,
and sometimes wheat and oats and
corn in the evening- The shellson the
eggs have been so thin that lots of
the» eggs have been broken, and we
keep oyster shells before them all the
time. Until February 17 there were
seventeen roosters with the flock.
Would that make any difference with
the laying?—~Mrs. E. H.

When hens have a balanced ration
and oyster shells, and sun produce

.lsoft-shelled .eggs, it pays to include

two per cent ground limestone in the
laying mash. This is a. low cost prod-
not which will usually encourage the
production of firm shells on the eggs.
Sometimes a, hen will lay soft-shelled
eggs in spite of the best of feed-rand
ouch abird is a cull which should be
marketed. Hens that are heavy with
fat are more apt to lay. soft-shelled

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eggs than the birds of normal weight. ‘ -

The number of Buff Rock hens ‘in
the flock is not stated, but the pres-
!ence of 5 seventeen male birds in a.
small flock might help toscurtail egg
production because of fighting and gen~
eral disturbanceln the flock. About

, one rooster toten or twelve‘hens is a.

satisfactory ration in »}na.ting Buff
Rocks. In a. free rangé oc th‘é‘rar
tion can be larger, and Moduce a
large proportion of fertile eggs. Much

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Rerriarkable Experience of Mrs.
.. C. M. Bradshaw in Prevent-
ing White Diarrhea

The following letter will no doubt be of
utmost interest to poultry raisers who have
had serious losses from White Diarrhea.
We will let Mrs. Bradshaw tell of her ex-
perience in her own words: ~

“Dear Sir: I see reports of so many los-

~ ing their little chicks with White Diarrhea,
so thought Il‘would tell my experience.
I used to lose 'a great many from this cause,
tried many remedies and was about dis-

 

' couraged. As a last resortI sent to the

Walker Remedy Co., Dept. 500, Waterloo,
iowa, ~.for.their Walko White ‘Diarrhea
Remedy. I used two 50c packages, raised
300 White Wyand‘ottes and never lost one
or had one sick after giving the medicine
and my chickens are larger and healthier

. than ever before. I have found this company
thoroughly. reliable and always get the
remedy'by return mad—Mrs. C. M. Brad-
shaw, Beaconsfield, Iowa”

 

Cause of White Diarrhea

White Diarrhea (Coccidiosis; is caused
by a protozoa] organism of microscopic size
which multiplies with great rapidity in the
intestines of diseased birds and enormous
numbers are discharged with the droppings.
Readers are warned to beware of White
Diarrhea. Don’t wait until it kills half your
chicks. Take the. “stitch in time, that saves
nine." Remember, there is scarcely a hatch
without some infected chicks. Don’tlet these
few infect your entire flock. Prevent it. Give
Waiko in all drinking water for the first
two weeks and you won’t lose one chick
where you lost hundreds before. These
letters prove it:

 

Never Lost a Single Chick

Mrs. L. L. Tam, Burnetts Creek, Ind.,
writes: “I have lost my share of chicks from
White Diarrhea. Finally I sent for two
packages of Walko. I raised over 500 chicks
and I never lost a single chick from White
Diarrhea. Walko not only prevents White

Diarrhea. but it gives the chicks strength and
vigor; they develop quicker and feather earlier."

 

Never Lost One After First Dose

Mrs. Ethel Rhoades, Shenandoah, Iowa,
writes: “My first incubator chicks, when
but a few days old, began to die by the

the chicken business. Finally, I sent to the
Walker Remedy Co.. Waterloo, Iowa, for a box
of their Walko White Diarrhea “Remedy. It’s
just the only thing for this terrible disease. We
raised 700 thrifty, healthy chicks and never lost
a single chick after the first dose."

- You Run. No Risk

We will send Walko» White ‘Diarrhea
Remedy entirely at our risk —— postage
prepaid—so you can see for yourself what
awonder—working remedy it is for White
Diarrhea in baby chicks. So you can prove
“as thousands have proven—-—that it will
stop your lesses and double, treble even
quadruplejyour profits. Send 50c for package
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find you won't lose one chick where you lost
dozens before. It’s a positive fact. You run no
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What causes young goslings to have
leg weakness'and die? Geese and gan-
der were not any relation, and geese
had plenty of gravel. Is leg weakness
in goslings catching?—Mrs. W. S

Goslings y have leg weakness and
die becausemoef the presence of worms.
Lack of proper range, exposure to hot
sun, or a lack of mineral matter in the
ratio‘n’may cause weakness.

One remedy for worms consists of a.
mixture of one-four pounds of sulphur,
one-fourth pound of epsom salts, and
two ounces of powdered copperas in
twenty—five pounds of mash. The gos-
lings Can be given one feed each day
of the mash containing the medicine-

A little meat scrap in the ration
helps to provide the.bone and mineral
matter which the goslings need for a
sturdy growth. A shady grassy range
is necessary to promote growth and
keep down digestive disorders. On
such a range they find plenty of fresh
green feed and insect life, and usually
they are easy to raise.

HEN CHOKES.
y

I have a pullet about ready to lay.
She seems to have sbmething in her
throat that chokes her. She coughs
every few minutes and seems to be
getting worse. She eats'all right. Can
you tell me what this is, and if it is
contagious to other chickens? Can
you tell me, also, what makes a hen
crow like a rooster. I have never been
able to see, but I think it is this same
pullet.»—-E. P.

Examine the throat as deeply as pos-
sible and see if a mass of canker is
forming about the entrance to the
windpipe. This can be loosened and
picked out, and may save the bird.
Also look for bits of foreign material,
like a piece of straw or an oat hull,
which may be lodged in the throat or
in the roof of the mouth. Clogging of
the nostrils from colds, causes sneez-
ing in an effort to throw off the mu-
cous. In such cases squeeze the nos-
trils with tissue paper to open them
as much as possible, and then inject
commercial disinfectant or potassium
permanganate with a medicine dropper
or small syringe: Colds and all kinds
of bronchial infections and spread
among the flock and all sick birds
should be isolated.

 

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Chicks a»;

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balanced in regard to animal and cereal Proteins,
V1tam1nes and Minerals~exceedingiy palatable
and easily digested—~the result of 23 years’ expe-
rience in scientific development of a perfect feed
for baby chicks. Your dealer can supply you.

FREE Baby Chick Folder

. This valuable folder, “If they're Worth Hatch-
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avoxd the customary chick losses—How to care
properly for the chicks from shell to maturity. Just
fill out and mail Coupon to us and we will send you
this valuable folder free and postpaid.

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your chicks are hatched. You can make money and lots of it right
from the start if you will feed your young chicks“The GiobeWay"
-—the way that thousands of the most successful poultrymen
have adopted and the way that brood after brood has been raised

Why take chances of losing money when you can follow I"
“The Globe Way” and be assured of success? a

Try the “Globe Way” this season and you will never attempt theyre
to raise chicks any other way or with any other feed.

Globe Chick Starter is a perfect chick feed——it is made
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When a, pullet appears to crow and
looks like a male bird, she should be

rather rare. They are beef type culls
which may never lay an egg-

TESTING FOR WHITE DIARRHOEA'

Will you please tell us how we can
have hens tested for white diarrhoea?
Last year we lost over half of our
chickens with it. The chickens hatched
from hens were much weaker than
those from the incubator, except a few
early fine:I that were perfectly healthy.

Address the Veterinary Division,
Michigan State College, East Lansing,
for information concerning the testing
of flocks for White diarrhoea.

 

FLOCK INSPECTION.

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BABY CHICKS

MICHIGAN STATE ACCREDIT ED

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Satisfied customers everywhere endorse Wolverine Baby

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BRED FOR SIZE, TYPE AND EGG
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All breeders accredited by Michigan State College and Mich‘
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Write for copy, it’s FREE.

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Kindly advise me if my chickens,
have to be inspected by the state col-
lege before I can sell eggs for hatch-

H. ‘

It is not necessary to have your?
birds inspected by the state college
before you can sell eggs for hatching
purposes. There are no state laws at.
present governing the sale of hatching
eggs or baby chicks. Many of the
hatcheries have had, and will have,
their flocks inspected so they can sell
Michigan Accredited Chicks. By ad-
dressing Mr. J. A. Hannah, Secretary
Michigan State Poultry Improvement
Association, you can obtain informa-
tion concerning the inspecting of
flocks.

The inspection of flocks, and the,
testing for White diarrheoa, is for the
protection of the buyer of chicks. At
present it would be impossible to test

there are no laws which compel in-
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Five of Our hens laid 2
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Leghorns, and Anconas.
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High in quality. low in price. Never before did I get so many eggs in winter
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pay fancy prices for ('lllcks that are not better.
I’ullcts after May first.

8. C. White Leghorns ...........................
Barred Plymouth Rooks ..........................
S. C. Rhode Island Reds .............. .
S. C. Mottled Auconas .....................
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You will make greater profits this year
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Prepaid 100% live delivery. 100 500

White and Brown Leghorns. 37.00 $13.00 $62.50
Barred Plymouth Rocks 8.00 15.00 72.50
R. I. Reds ................ 8.50 10.00 77.50
White Wyandottes .......... 9.00 17.00 82.50
is. C. Anconas 800 15.00 7260

'High class stock from carefully culled flocks. Prompt
deliveries when you want. them. Bend for (older and
prices of other breeds. Our 17th year shipping
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Chicks from blood tested pure standard bred. Choice
selected flecks. Second year of blood test for Bacil-
lary White Diarrhea. All flecks culled and mated for
088 production. Write for prices.

Krueper Poultry Farm & Hatchery
MILAN, MICHIGAN.

 

 

 

 

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From Mich. state Accredited Stock. Ens Line Burl-
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flecks are Michigan State CERTIFIED. Our Super
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Dear Uncle Frank:
The idea, if the boys and girls can’t

tomfoolery, why write at all? No, I
do not agree with Guilford Rothfuss.
He’s too strong—girls will not be boys.

to make people believe she was a boy
Guilford’s last name ends in fuss, and
he sure believes in making a. fuss-

N. H. W., whoever he is, used some
Sense. Everything has a. reason—cer-
tainly. I’d like to see Guilford going
around with a girl with long hair in
braids, shiny nose, and skirts to her
ankles. Wouldn’t everyone give him
the ha, ha?

Well, I must close as I’ve said my
shale—Bobby.

Now we have “pipers” for girls, and

"fussers” for boys. Guilford is all

 

Some Merry Circle Letters

M't/i Opz'rzz'om .072 Various Subject: ;
think of anything else to write, but.

Did you ever see a girl yet who tried.

   

stir and kindle our minds a. wee bit—-
to set us to thinking; in other words,
an educational subject. What say?
Come quick! let’s d spose of that old
bobbed hair and knicker question. Our
opinions of dress, etc, is a private
matter, and not a. public one by any
means—Ella. Somers. .

You are good in your criticisms, but
you offer no constructive suggestions.
Why didn't you start an educational
discussion? I would be more than
pleased to have one started that would
go across.

 

Dear Uncle Frank:

The other day I was talking about
my cousins, then I remembered, I have
hundreds of cousins and a. lot of sis-
ters, because I am a Girl Scout, too.

 

severance, reading good books."

population.

ican citizens.
dams—Theodore E. Burton.

 

Speaks From Farm Experience

0N. THEODORE E. BURTON, of Ohio, long prominent in both

houses of congress, is a man who has won the respect of men

in all parties by his courageous warfare against the socalled
pork-barrel” extravagance in national appropriations.
a high place among the distinguished men of America by the exer-
cise of. the qualities he here recommends—namely, “Industry, per—
He is a great student.

From my own boyhood, I knew much of the‘hardship and ardu-
ous labor of the farmer, but after all, his happiness and prosperity
are more thoroughly assured than that of any other element of our
His life is cast in the most wholesome of all theaters.
In all the great branches of industry, in the fields of. finance, and
in the activities of the profession, the sons of farmers have en-
joyed the greatest pro—eminence.
are free from the distractions and the unwholesome
which often make life but a travesty.

,From my own experience as a. farmer boy, I urge them to be
faithful in their work, and to spend their spare time in studying
scientific methods of farming and in reading good books which dis-
cuss the problems of the day so that, in their manhood they may
be qualified to discharge their highest obligations as patriotic Amer-
For to them the country looks for its' highest stan-

He has won

Nor is this surprising, for they
surroundings

 

 

right though, at least he knows how to
do things well enough' to Win prizes.

 

Dear Uncle Frank: '

I received your M. C..button and
membership card. I wish to thank you
for-them both. As for the rules that
go with it, I haven’t broken any. I
won’t mention any particulars-things I
have done, because I haven’t had it
long enough to do much, only pay at-
tention to my School husiness and
home work- ,

I think that most of the mothers’
letters were nice. I like to hear them
say they read our letters and enjoy
them. I won’t criticise anything they
have said, for I don’t think it is right
to criticise your elders.

As for discussions of what the boys
and. girls have been, I don’t like very
well, although I did send a letter in
myself. I would much rather discuss
about what we Wish to be when we
grow up, and Why.

I am planning on being a school
teacher or a nurse. Why, I can’t ex-
actly tell, but they seem to appeal to
me most of all. r

I will close now, and not take up
any more of your time.~Marie Looker.
M. C

That’s just the way to be—so busy
that you haven’t time to break rules.
When one’s mind is filled with Whole-
some things the other kind cannot en-
ter. I believe that it is good to tell
about ambitions. . -

 

, Dear Friends:

The parents’ letters interested me

Egreatly, especially the one written by

“Only a Michigan Mother,” (which in-
Her suggestions,

It certainly ls-tiresome- to continually
read of bobbed hair and knicker prob-

' lems. ,It’s 'so simple. What do we

care what others thinks-pf this prob-
lem? Personally, I believe this argu-
ment renders . no . benefit; whatever,,to
any of us-
while subject? A'subject that would

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Why not cheese at 'worth

  

I am not going to write about bobbed
hair and knickers, because I think
they are beth all right. Let’s talk
about books, ,or something that will
teach us. This club is not alone for
play, but for work. . ‘

Myvchief ambition is being a nurse;
I hate to see pe‘Ople’ sick, I guess most—
ly because I have always been sick,
but I like to take care of sick people,
and make them well. .

Today for English, we had to write
to some unknown person in the fresh-
man class of another state, and Iwrote
to Sweetwater, Texas. Some of the

 

 

           

M. 0.3 here suggested that we write
to the Michigan Farmer, and maybe
we will. So don’t be surprised if you'
get a lot of letters from Decatur. I
think it would be fun to have another
correspondence scramble, and then
maybe all the children of the freshman
English class here would write, and in
that way get some correspondence
with other Michigan girls and boys. .

I must; close and leave room for
somebody else. I hope this will slip
by Mr. Waste Basket—Your niece and
cousin, "A Little Nurse.”

One does increase the number of his
relations when he becomes a. M. C-,
deesn’t be? Yes, this club is for work
as well as for play. Perhaps we can
work out a school scramble. Thanks
for your suggestiou.

wmvi

 

My Dear Uncle Frank: .

Here I come again. I wonder if ev-
eryone has forgotten me. I guess I
have been. sleeping, but the last two
issues of»~ the Michigan Farmer has
awakened me. '

I like “Peter’s” set of rules, and
hope she lives up to them.

There is a grand lesson in the poem,
“Bonnie Blue Eyes” sent in. But as
for her letter, she’s got the wrong idea
of “beauty.” A girl with a pretty face
might be called beautiful, but I think
handsome is a better word. A moth-
er’s face bearing lines of care for her
loved ones, bears more beauty. in my
opinion, than a young lady’s handsome
face.

Then another form of beauty is in
God’s great out-of—doors. Every bird
that sings teaches us of beauty. Each
flower that blooms, and each leaf that
flutters, calls for us to notice their
beauty. Every star that twinkles is to
me a. speck of golden beauty. Of course,
there are many ways to define beauty,
but I think handsome suits best a.
“pretty” face.

Mrs. E. B. 0019, I am certain I don’t
know if you are discouraging us or
not. I was just about ready to get
angry, then I read the letter from a
"Busy Farm Mother,” and felt good
again. If more. people would be kind
and helpful, evenwith words, it would
set a better example for this new gen-
eration. Thanks, dear f‘Busy Mother.”

Mrs. Cole, I am a Golden Circler and
am“ not ashamed, either. Moreover, I,
don’t think we need leave the M. ,C.
department. , ,

The Michigan Farmer is getting bet—
ter: every day—With best wishes,,,l
am, “Wildflower.” ‘ '

From the. Crippled Children-

HE other day I received a nice
bunch of letters from boys and
girls who are at the Michigan
Crippled Children’s Convalescent
Home, the place for which we are rais-
ing our new Radio Fund. A few of the
letters are given below; others will be
published later. If you wish to write
to any of‘the children, address them
in care of the home, as above, at Farm-
ington, Michigan: I am sure "they
would be glad to get letters from Mer-
ry Circlers and others.—~Uncle Frank.

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Dear Friends of the Merry Circle:

1 have enjoyed the Michigan Farmer
for a long time.‘ My home is on a
farm near Lansing. But I have been
at the Children’s Convalescent Home
for one month—Violet Lenon. .
Dear Friends of the Merry Circle:

Hearing about you in the Michigan
Farmer Magazine, I decided I would
write you something of my life., ‘I
think your work is wonderful" to make
so many children. happy,‘a.nd I think
the “Merry;.Circlers” isjust thean
for you. ' ‘ ‘

Most of . ,
hospital. At six monthsof’agé.

 

 

sewing quilt blocks:
fforathe Hospital School Journal. "Wlo
shall begiad to receive letters, f’ ‘V
:the girl! andiab ' ‘ " "

my life has. been, spent "in, a":

stricken with infantile paralysis; and
I have never walked, only with braces
and crutches, andihen not very fast,
because my back is affected also. I
am a. wheel—chair patient, and am fif—
teen years old now.

My.home is in Pontiac, but I was
born 1n Tacoma, Washington. I. have
a mother, father, four sisters, and one
brotheru- [have been in hospitals in
Seattle, Washington; Sunny Side
School, Goldwater, Michigan; Okawan-
na Camp, Port Huron, Michigan; also
Ann Arbor; Michigan; and the Chil-
dren’s Hospital, Detroit, Michigan. .At
present I am at the Convalescent
Home, Farmington, Michigan, and I’
think it is a. lovely place. . \

In the mornings, we have school
from nine to half past eleven, and the
afternoons from ‘half‘past twelve to
three. I- have the regular seventh
grade subjects, 'with plenty of hand-

': work, consisting of dressing ornament

dolls, weaving rugs, makingbead mats,
scrap books," flowers from paper, and '

'In English we have writte

     
  

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sentence which you will find in this

PURE :' “.1 ’ issue. Please straighten it out and

then find the correct sentence, telling:

I .. _ is a hint. You will find it in the for-
- ' BUTTE RMILK .. ~
. . The mixed up sentence follows:

F ' Eh how hesocos nozesos soles.
' Please put your name and address
- — - in the upper left-hand corner of your
paper, with M. C. after your name if

you are a Merry Circler. Write noth-
ing else on the paper, but put your let—

FfBSh fromthechurn ters on separate sheets-
ISPBEdS up egg pfO- be mixed together and ten lucky ones“
' - , _ pulled out. The first two will receive
duetlon .and' pro handy school pencil boxes; the next
motes rapid, healthy three, popular Webster dictionaries,

, ‘ and the next five, handsome pock'et
gr 0 W t h _0 f b a b y pencils. All who have correct answers

ChiCkS, birds, young and are not Merry Circlers, will re-
. . ~ ceive M. C. cards and buttons.
CfllVCSPIld pigs' We Send your contest papers to Uncle
can Ship one SflCk 01' Frank, the Michigan Farmer, Detroit,

Michigan. before March 19, as the con-
a carioad' test closes then.

 

HOW UNCLE FRANK SHOULD ACT.

I BELIEVE that he should try to,
make the “Merry Circle Corner” as
interesting as possible—Which he
_ .. does. I believe he should have more'
For sample “(11311005 Wfll‘e' writing contests, for instance, dis-
courses on fleas, angleworans, bedbugs, :
' . etc—they’re t e only kin I can ever"
SWIft & company win. I Wish he would make the con-
tests a little harder, so that the judg-
Feed Department ing would depend on the merit of the
papers, inshtead of on change, Ital? sci).
- ’ many of t e contests do. y is
Chlcago mean we should have more drawing
contests, and poetry contests, instead
of Read—and—winners, ad contests, and
each
And now I’m going to get personal.
Uncle Frank, I don’t know anything
‘ about your table manners. but 1111 give
you a few hints: The best way to eat
peas is to mix them up with your po—
_,-.. . , tatoes—then you can be assured that
- ' they won’t roll off your knife; goggles
BLUE HE COLONY are always proper for eating grape-
\_“2-/ BROODERS fruit; and ear-muffs are essential to
the consumption of watermelons. I
erlt. for mean the real juicy ones. Spaghetti
,- ”3:230:23 is meant to be consumed by inches
-‘\ pin: it" you know what I mean. If you don’t,
just watch a chicken eating an angle-
worm sometimes. Ulp! Personally,
I never eat spaghetti. It gives me the
jun-jams. But I love to watch others

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

will do for you what they ._
are doing for thousandsof '
._ :her poultrymen—raise
healthier, sturdier,
chicks with a mini-
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and attention. 91"" i . .
" struggle With it.

Another thing: 1i)f your souprliis1 hot,
0.- . you should never low on it. at is
mogec'mréfidw exceedingly bad form. Just .take off

your hat, or your napkin, and fan it
gently—never vigorously—and when it
shows signs of recovery, then, and not
until then, you may start to guzzle it.

But the best way for Uncle Frank
. a . -, ‘ . ‘ to act in this .case, would be to take
Why' . ‘83, £105.: 5,. one hasty glance at this crazy epistle,
LancaS‘ef M g. no. “man", pa, and gently, but firmly chew it up.

And now, that‘s that, Sister Shoe-
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sauce ?——Guilford Rothfuss

JOKE CONTEST WINNERS.

    
  
  

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HE results of this contest showed
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And Why shouldn’t they be, a joke
makes a person laugh, and laughter is

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June E. Bolzman, Vassar, Mich.
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020‘ £451 Wont!”

HE rich virgin soil on the up-

lands of West Florida is our
last frontier of fertile acres. Here,
land which will yield a wide diver-
sity of Eroducts is obtainable at
reasons le prices.

Natural drainage—56 inches of
rainfall—a 500-day growing sea-
son— lenty of sunshine-nights
coole b Gulf breezes-mild win-
ters —— a l-the-year-around green
forage. These conditions are espe-
cially favorable to dairying and
poultry-raising. Satsuma oranges,
grapes, blue berries, pecans and
truck crops yield abundantly and
find a ready market.

You need take nothing on faith.

e roductiveness of the soil
and t e comfortable profits which
it yields has been demonstrated
And, too, there are good schools—-
low taxes— ure water—a climate
of perpetuafspringtime.

For reliable information and booklets

write .L- orrow, Secretary, Pensacola
Chamber of Commerce. Pensacola, Fla.

 

 

 

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CRIP’PLED, CHILDREN.

 

CRIPPLED child, bent almost

double with his deformity, sell-

ing new‘spapers on one of our
street corners, is a picture that long
haunted the memory of my boyhood.

We see such sights no more. Yet
there are such children, no longer ex-
posed on street corners, but shut up
to waste, away in some remote farm-
house. Do you know of such? If so,
please let it be known, that such cases
may be cared for, and in many in-
stances skillful surgery will give
enough restoration of function to turn
the cripple into a useful citizen.

I think it was members of Scottish
Rite bodies who began this work at
Atlanta, Georgia. I visited their hos-
pital a short time ago and saw some

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in which it compares un‘favorably with
whole wheat flour is, that it lOses
some elements in the milling prec:
esses.‘ These may be made up by eat-
ing other feeds. A diet of exclusive
White flour would be unhealthful, but
it is a healthful food when eaten as a
part of a well-balanced ration.

“ TROUBLE WITH PILES.

 

 

I am seldom able to do a full day's
work lately. About all that I know to
beswlgonsg is piles. Would that do it?

It is possible that the piles may be

the cause of the trouble that you are _

having. You do not tell me how bad
the piles are, but since you are having
so much trouble it is quite likely that
you will hava *to have them removed
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fitted to your needs. it is ll _ t
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as clean as any large machine.

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for Large Farms

If you use a team or s Fordson.
then you need one of these I er
Mowers. They are strongly built or

d service by an organization that
has been melting Mowers practically
ever since scythes went out of fashion.

These Mowers are splendidly halo
cured and are free from side draft.
5 in] construction permits the
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readily. The cutting begins the in-‘
stnnt the wheels start. Special

son Hitch for tractor work.

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of the marvels they have wrought in
salvaging little human wrecks and
turning them into hardy youngsters
able to play and work. They have a
long waiting list, and one of their few
rules of exclusion is that no child
whose parents are reasonably able to
pay for treatment can be admitted
while destitute children are waiting.
So this is one case where the poverty
stricken are given the advantage.

The Nobles of the Mystic Shrine
took up this work in 1920, voting to
assess each member $2.00 a year dur-
ing their entire lives to erect and main-
tain the “Shriners’ Hospitals for Crip-
pled Children.” ‘

The first unit was dedicated in Min—
neapolis-St. Paul in March, 1923. It
has a capacity of sixty beds. At
Shreveport, La., in the same year a
unit Was opened with fifty beds. The
San Francisco unit was opened also in
1923. Other units have been opened
at Portland, Oregon, with fifty beds;
atSt. Louis, Missouri, with 100 beds;

.at Springfield, Mass, with fiftysbeds,
' and at Philadelphia, Pa., with fifty -. .
bedsw Chicago, Illinois, is to’ dedicate ,_ _‘ ‘
‘ a’unit-in'1926.

,Six hundred beds are now provided.
and this means about 2,400 crippled
children a year, since the average time
per child is three months. No differ-
ence is made because of religious be-
lief. . Protestants, Catholics and Jews
are admitted side by side. It is a.
splendid work, and one flin which you
may have a small share simply by
spreading the news to those in need.

 

OTHERHFOODS\NEEDE9 WITH
WHITE FLOUR. '

 

Do you consider that graham flour is
as unhealthy .iér food. as ‘white flour?
Graham is not. exactly the same as
whole wheat flour, as, I understandit.
Is it unhealthy?——B.~G.

‘No. , The fact isgthati'whitegour 11.8:

 

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After All, One of Our Greatest Concerns is that He will Grow in Wisdom
and Stature.

about this, told A. it was _ ‘ , .
argued with A. that tiip"',oct0r .lied-
aboutthe other halfbffthe‘ bullet he-

could not liveover one" month, in the

is over a. month ‘now,'s_ince the acci-
denthappened‘. Please settle this ar-
gument-eE. S. C; . _ ' 7,.7 ’
s The possibilities of the tissues bff'the 3
body for encapsulating a foreigiigbbdy, .7 ,
and getting 9.19 with it, “unverified, , - "
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manage this operation in his office
without sending you to a hospital. He
would inject each pile tumor with a
local anesthetic so that there would
not be much pain. Such an operation
would not keep you long- from your
work.- I recommend that you have it
done.

 

NERVOUS BREAKDOWN- _-

 

What are the symptoms of a nervous
breakdOWn? I have feelings I can’t
describe. The bowels do not'act just
right, sometimes loose, sometimes con—
stipated. Could it be tuberculosis of
the bowels ?—B. B. L. '

I cannot describe nervous breakdown
in the brief space allowed, but my ex-.
perience is that persons who most fear
it are seldom attacked. It comes more
to the busy men and women’who drive
at top speed and never stop to think of
the outcOme’. I see no’ reason to think
of tuberculosis of the bowels. If you
can manage, take a grim! Vacation with"

change of scene and people, anda good

deal'ot absolute rest.

 

. B'ULLgtun LUNG. ’

 

A., while showing B. how rifle Works
(B. asking him‘to), shot 3. through
the lung.‘ Some ,wayvor other the bul-
let tore in two. .The doctor told A.
thatnoneihalf of the bullet was taken.
out and the other half stayed in the
lung. .A third party,, :11th talking
true. .He

ing left in the lung: He said 'thewinan
condition the doctor said (B) was. It

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C FARM RELIEF LEGISLATION.

 

HE middle west drive upon con-
. gress for agricultural-relief legis-
lation is on. It began when the com-
mittee of twenty-two, selected at the

{DesMOines conference .to represent

' eleven middle westernstates, headed
by George N. Peek, of Illinois, estab-
lishei headquarters in Washington.

A conference of the committee of
twenty- -two with a delegation of con-
gressmen and senators representing

' . 13.1th (if the eleven states, held March
I 31, was attended by Governors John
Hahn l, of 'Iowa, and Carl Gunderson,

" of South Dakota.

' At this meeting congre as was warn-
ed by Mr. Peek, that if no relief legis-
lation is enacted at this session, a new

’ . ‘ political alliance of the south and west
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. - HE clover and alfalfa seed dyeing
' 1 . . Ublll is 'said by its friends to be in

a. favorable" position, and in a fair
, way to pass congre‘ss this session.
A-new pure seed bill introduced by
Representative Hare, of South Caro
11m, covers all sorts of seeds and
bulbs entering into interstate com—
merce. It provides that all interstate
shipments of seeds or bulbs shall bear
a uniform label showing name, vari-
ety, and percentage of puiity, o1 fiee-
dom from inert mattel Any seed or
3 .bulbs purporting to be of one variety.
'containing.mdre than three percent
5 'of any other variety shall be deemed
‘as adulterated, unless labeled ‘so as
' to give the true content. Any 'seed or
bulbs. offered for sale under the name
I ‘ _ of anather variety, is held to be mis
branded.‘

 

PRODUCER-CONSUMER EXPERI-
‘MENT OF FUTURE.

. L' AST year congress authorized the

‘postmasteifl—geneial to conduct ex-

ptriments with fifty rural loutts to

encourage the d11ect shipment of foods

from, producer to consumer by parcel

post. This experiment has just ended

in.» failure. Notwi hstanding a sys-

tomatic attempt “Was made to interest

postmasters; rural ”carriers, producers

and-consumers in the direct from farm

, to consumer project, with low rates of

postage, and. commissions to carriers,

little interest was amused and the

volume of business was negligible In

iep'o: ting the experiment, the postmas-

ter- general says that the result leads

to the conclusion that them is no pub—

. he need or demand for this cha1acte1
of service. "

‘ ANTLDISCRI‘MINATION BILL.
ENATOR Capper’s bill to prevent

operative marketing associations by
boards of trade and similar organiza-
tions, is being vigorously supported by
. the legislative committee of the Amer-
“ I" ican Farm Bureau Federation. Under
‘ the Capper bill the cooperative would
7 have the same right as any other trad—
.1 er as fegards membership in exchang-
‘ es and boards of trade.

 

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RECOMMENDATIONS 0N TARIFF.

 

   

.HE National Board of Farm Gigan-
lzations, through its secretary, con-
tinues to demand abolition of the Unit-
ed States Tariff Commission in senate
committee hearings. The tariff comp
missiOn. however. is apparently little
worried over-the attacks that are be-
1' It has just made

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discrimination against farmers’ 00-.

report recommends a full fifty per cent
increase in butter tariff duties. This
would make the rate twelve cents a
pound, which, if President Coolidge de-
cides to make the increase, should be

effective in eliminating importations of l

buttel and adequately pretect the

Itis worthy of note that under the
flexible tariff law, every important in-
crease in tariff rates announced by the
President, has been on farm products
and favorable to the farming industry.

AMENDMENT TO GRAIN FUTURES __-

ACT‘.

N amendment to the grain futures

trading act,.introduced by Senator
Capper, of Kansas, seeks to prevent
manipulation of the grain markets, and
consequent excessive price fluctuations.
Trading in futures would be limited to
one million bushels daily for a single
trader. This limitation does not apply,
however, to bona fide transactions.
Each board of trade designated as a
contract market would be required to

 

enforce this provision.

Senator Capper has been making a;
careful study of the operations of grain I

exchanges under the futures trading
act, and this amendment is his effort
to strengthen the act so that it will be
.more effective in preventing market
manipulation to the disadvantage of
the grain growers.

STATE CAPITAL NEVIS.

(Continued from page 3481.
the counties, and the balance was plac-
ed in the state highway fund. The
cost of collecting the weight tax was
$521,534. Receipts from Chauffeurs’
and opeartors’ licenses, duplicate
licenses and transfers totaled $502,677.-
25. Receipts from used car dealers’
licenses, titles, duplicate titles, and
title transfers and assignments amount—
ed to $616,858. Thus the total state
receipts from above sources amounted
to $2,084,219.51. ‘While the law mak-
ers were glad to know how much mon—
ey the state received from these sourc-
es, many of them felt that they should
have similar information as to where
the money went.
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The Grand Trunk Railroad deal, as
discussed in the Michigan Farmer last
week, finally passed both houses with
but very little. opposition. In its final
form this bill provides that the state
will obtain a new right-cf-way for the
Detroit, Grand Haven 1f: Milwaukee
branch of the Grand Trunk between
Royal Oak and Birmingham, about
eight and one-half miles in length. The
state will advance the necessary mon-
ey to finance the project from the state
highway sinking fund, and will pay
that fund 4.3 per cent interest during
such use. The railroad company agrees
to pay the state for its new right—of-
way $200,000 a year until the account
is settled, and give the state the pres—
ent right—of—way to be used for widen—
ing Woodward avenue. 'When the state
is fully paid, the old charter of the D.,
G. H. & M. will be abrogated by the
Grand, Trunk, which ‘ means that the
company will then pay annually to the
state in primary school fund taxes
about $350,000 instead of the $25,000 a
year Which it has been paying'under
its present. charter.

The old family physician guessed
your ailment by looking at you, the!

same as the average farmer guesses as ,
to the merit of the corn he intendsto ..

p1ant.- Today’s requirements demand
more carefulworlt from the doctor, and
certainly will. not excuse the farmer
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Having (lt‘r'irlcd to quit farming. I will sell at l'uhliv Auction. at the li:-rgtol<l Farm. IONA/{ml 4 ml;
east of Midland. or 1%; mi. north of the Midland «(15.1.1 mine. on
MARCH 17th, COMMENCING AT 90’CLOCK
Lumh served on place all do}.
24 HEAD OF REGISTERED HOLSTElN-FRIESIAN CATTLE
siro born April 9th. 1023. (Pass lllVOr Butter Boy). Tim sire of Lllls bull is a grandson of
Ilengcrvulrl. the first bull in. the world to have a 1200—“). (lam. 11 1200—”). grand

Herd
Amado—Crust Korudyln'

dam. with time (lll‘t'it generations of 3041l1. cow». and. is the. first bull in the stem to have 100 A. It. 0
daughters. Ills (111111 made the remarkable I‘ll‘Ol‘lI. of 25!.82 lbs. of 11 lttu with 485.2 lbs. of mill: at 2%
yrs. of use. and i< 11-; :1 brother to two rows with records u-1‘51Ie"l lbs 11 milch Hows llmlur 8 31‘s.. 2.!
heifers to l‘rodII-n swan. 7 heifer cnlws. 1 bull calf from 1:1 wilt lull F -.

1 bull 15 mo. old. 1 hull 10 mo. old.

4 young Illlll‘t‘fi. 1 young horse Weighing 11:00, well broke.

All tools, food and grain. some household guilds, 2 brood sows. 1 tlmronghbmd Dumc .lor<c_\'i1l1a.r,2yr.
All sums under $10.00 rash. over that amount :1 1111!. time will he gim-n on good hunlmhlu 11mins draw
in: 7% Interest, I111 111]: at tln l’onplo State Savings IIZIIIIC of.\li1llm(l. No goods to ho removed until
settlement is mud:- with the ('lll'li.
. WM. J. BAKER, CLERK.
ABE. THORSBURG /_ P COL. FRED COTTON / .
rops. Auctloneers

GEO. BERGTOLD ) COL. JOHN BAILEY 5

DISPERSION 'SALE
tor REGISTER OF MERIT JERSEY CATTLE

AT BROOKWATER FARM
4 miles north, 2 1-2 miles west of ANN ARBOR. MICHIGAN

March 23, 1926

This offering includes: MAJESTY’S INTENSE 127191 (Register of Meriteirei with ill of
his daughters and (1 granddaughters and 8 daughters and 5 granddaughters of BENEDICTINE
KING 86100 Register of Merit sire)

FEDERAL ACCREDITED HERD
Write for a catalog _ '

COL. JOE FLESHER, Auctioneer
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Next time you go to town, take this
memo with you. Your can of Bag
Balm will insure you against milk
losses and annoyance due to sore
teats, chaps, cuts, inflammation or
injuries of any sort to the udder and
teats of your cows. For caked hag,
bunches, cow pox or any stoppage in
thedelicate tissues of the milk-giving
organ the penetrating,healing power
of Bag Balm is the ready answer.

Used by hundreds of thousands
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Dept.D Lyndonville, Vt.

   

 

  
 
 

  
 
   
 

  

 

 

encouaAcmc MILK coWS TO DO

 

THEIR BEST.

 

P ROF'IT from dairying depends more

made by a few individuals
tically every dairy herd, there are milk
cows of high production

age producers.

ment, make up for the low production
of the poor. ones.

mance of the herd.

study closely the dispositioh 0f the

likes, their capacity to consume food,
and the kinds of food they crave most.
Milk cows differ quite a considerable
in their appetites. While, in feeding
the average dairy herd on the farm,

upon the average production of the
herd, than upon the. advance records-
In prop-7

and also, 7-
Cows of good breeding that are even.
Good milk cows can ”T
not, under the most skillful manage-~‘

The mosf profit is. ‘~
derived from a high average perfor‘

In feeding the milk cows at Foi‘eFSt [
Grove Farm, I have endeavored to

cows, their individual likes and dis?

   

Among the 1,448 P. B. .sires'bgwned
by C. T. A. members there are 789, or
54. 4%, P. B. H. sires; 298, or 20.5%

P. B- G. sires; 283, or 19.5%,P. B. J.
sires, and minor percentageb tor other '1”? *
breeds. li—

There are 1, 538 members, or 75. 4%. _ a
of the 2, 039 dairymen listed in eighty- ‘* - ‘
seven 0. T. A.’ s have alfalfa seeded on »-

[their farms ' Since 1920.966 of the

   
 

"1,538 dairymen have made their first

altalfa seedings. Only thirtyr’tiwo C. T.

_A. members had alfalfa. seeded prior _ -

@1910. x, . 1
In 1924 the acreage; of alfalfa was .

16, 884 acres on C. T A. members' . '

farms. In 1925 there were 22,215 acres
of alfalfa, a. gain of 24% There are
‘14.4 acres of alfalfa per farm, based
on 1, 538 dairyme’h reported growing
alfalfa. Based on all cows owned in.
eighty-seven associations reported in
.a. census completed during 1925, there
are .96 acres of alfalfa per cow.

This census shows that there were

 

 

Here is an Opportunity to Learn what Sort of a Cow Marc's Milk will Make.
We Received the Picture From G. P Rippie, of Gratiot County.

étoo much time cannot be wasted in
making up rations for individuals in
the herd, yet I believe the avel age pro-
duction can be materially" increased by
catering to the likes of each animal.
Much can be accomplished in im-
proving the average production of the
herd by feeding a wide roughage and
grain ration. Milk cows tire of the
same kind of feed, and especially cows
of delicate appetiter When'a. cry rai-
tion is being fed milk cows, some kind
of succulent feed should be suppliec‘
In my locality a great many dairymcn
are feeding pea. vine: and sweet corn
silage obtained at a. large. cannery.
This succulent food-:‘s ,I‘oving very
valuable, and some dairymen are feed-
ing it as a. large portion of the rough-
age ration- I find that clover or alfalfa
hay, bean pods and dry corn stover,
along with silage, make a very nutri-
tious and appetizing roughage ration
that meets the general requirements
of each individual in the herd. The
grain ration should be palatable and
easy to digest—Leo C. Reynolds.

 

FACTS ABOUT C. T- A. WORK IN
MICHIGAN-

CENSUS of eighty-seven of the 108

cow testing associations at the

end of 1925 shows the following facts:

There are 7,711, or 33% pure-bred

cows among the 23,169 cows reported.
in eighty-seven associations.

There are 11.36 cows per herd owned
by 2,039 O. T. A. members.

Among the 7,711 P. B. cows there
are 5,283, or 71%, P. B. H. cows: 1.464,
or 189% P. B. J. cows; 687, or 8.9%.
P. B. G. cows, and a smaller per cent

. of other breeds.

There are 1,990, or 97.5%, dairymen
using P. B. Sires; while '2 .039 members
own 1,448 P. B. sires. There are 158

 

ly among the 1.990 P. E sire were. ,

 

“ consist of all a... hay tbgy will

dairymen using P. B. sires cooperative- —

 

3,498 acres of swpet clover seeded on
C. T. A. members’ farms during 1924, »
while 6,395 acres of sweet clover Seed- l
ings are listed for 1925, an increase '
of 82. 8%. ,

Out of 2,039 dairymen listed, 83%
or 1,693, are using silos. They own
2,187 silos on 1,693 farms ~

 

MIXED HAY COMPARED WITH
CORNSTALKS.

Will you kindly inform me as to the
difference in feeding values of mixed
.lover and timothy hay, compared with
cornstalks? What would constitute a

lanced ration for dairy cows when
. have mixed clover and timothy, and
the following feed: Ground oats, '
ground corn, bran, and oil meal. Would
I do better to purchase more kinds of
feed in combination with the feed men-
tioIneg?BIf so, how should it be mixed?

Timothy contains 2.8 per cent pro-
tein, and clover 7.1 per cent, hence, in
they were mixed equal parts, this hay
would contain 4.95" per cent protein.
Cornstalks contain only 1.4 per cent
protein, therefore, so far as protein is
concerned, one ton of this mixed hay .
, would be worth as much as 8-5 tons oil
cornstalks. ..

Mixed hay, cornstalks, oats, corn,
Iran and -_l meal make a good variety.
It would be better it you had some
succulent foou, as silage. roots, etc. It
will- 1- .I. so necessary to purchase any
other :‘ood. The following ration is
Luggested.

Twenty pounds of mixed hay con-
taining .99 pounds of protein; six
pounds of corn,» oats and ”bran, .57
pounds of protein, three p0unds of oil,
meal containing 9.4 of protein, making
a. total of 2. 50 pounds of match. .

A full ration for 100-111. cows would

 
    
 
   
  
     
    
  

 
  
   
 
  
    
   
 

     
 
 
 

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But Effort ”/21/ be M 44% to

EPORTS made on the thirteen

state institution herds named in

, the table below, show an unusual
[3/ high average. There are 847 cows
in these institutions. For the fiscal
year ending in June, 1925, they gave a
total of 8,539,301 pounds of milk, or an
average. of- 10,081.8 pounds per cow.
The methods;employed in determining
the.p1'oduction;of these herds is the
same as that' used in the cow testing
associationsof- the state, in fact, the
majority. of the herds are in cow test-
ing associations, and the' figures given

’ out by the testers in such cases are

those ,used here. The following table
gives the number of cows and the av-
erage annual production of the thirteen

herds:
m'
. .a

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20 «1:2
Traverse State Hospital.. 98 12939.6
Michigan Reformatory 77 12606.4
Newberry, State Hospital” 58 12195.4
Branch Prison, Marquette 21 11636.6
Ionia State Hospital ...... 47107216
Pontiac State Hospital .. 74 10643.1
Michigan Training Sch001128 9803.0
Kalamazoo State Hospita1130 9253.9
Michigan State Sanatmium 41 8843.1
Michigan School for Deaf 16 8270.2
Michigan Farm Colony... 50 7364.2
Michigan State Prison. . 45 7238.1
Boys’ Industrial School. 62 6624.0

847 10081.8

Ghese herd averages are very inter~
esting, and in most cases very good.
Three of the herds averaged above

2,000 pounds per cow, a very remark-
able showing in large herds. These
were the Traverse City State Hospital,
Michigan Reformatory, and Newberry
State ‘Hospital herds. The Branch

rison‘herd at Marquette showed an,

verage above 11,600, and Ionia and
Pontiac State Hospitals .were above
10,600. The Michigan Home and Train-
ing School, and Kalamazoo State Hos—
pital herds, the two largest herds, were
above 9,000 pounds—«the former crowd-
ing, the 10,0.00-pound mark. Below
these they dropped rapidly. The avei-
age 101' all. the herds is 10 081 8 pounds
per cow, 8. 47 cows producing 8, 539, 301
pounds during the year. Compared to
the average production of the dairy
cows _‘ of Michigan, which is 3,918
pounds per cow, according to the last
federal census, this is a very satis-
factory showing, as it would have re-
quired 2,180 such cows to produce the
amount of milk given by 847 cows in
Michiganwstate herds during the year.

On the other hand, the high produc—
tion. in the leading herds shows the
wonderful opportunity for improvement
in the; balance and we must make ev-
ery possible effort to get every one of
the state herds above the 10,000-pound

'1

GOOD PRODUCTION IN U. P.
’HERDS. I
.

 

H JGH production records in.the Up-
per Peninsula Cow Testing Asso-
ciations are shown for January, ac«
cording to the report of J. G. Wells,
J11. dairy specialist for the district.
The high herd. honor goes to Albert
VVhybrew in the Alger Association,
whose four pure-bred and grade Hol-
rsteins averaged 1,821 pounds of milk
and 49.4 pounds of fat. The high asso-
ciation was South Menominee, where
each cow in. the group averaged 571
,pounds of milk, and 24.5 pounds of fat.
The high four-year—old cow was also
in this group, C. P. Hansen’s grade
Holstein, with 1,705 pounds of milk
and 66. 5 pounds of fat.
Marquette county showed up well
with the second high association, also
with the high individual cow, a mature

.ppre— -bred Holstein in the Branch pris-
.. on herd withgz 108 pounds of milk and
its t In ' ‘

PISShow ngh Production

. contain?

 

per cent protein.

H1 e1: 11: 5 meme-12".

F ut/zer Increase 1111/4 Y Ie/cz’

of butter. C. E. Johnson’s grade Hol-
stein in Gogebic. county led the two-
year~old class with 1,538 pounds of
milk and 53-8 pounds of fat. 111 the
same herd a three~year—old pure-bred
Holstein produced 2,069 pounds of milk
and 70.3 pounds of fat in twenty-eight
days. 4

“The higher production for Janus
ary,” said Mr. Wells, in commenting
on the report, "shows that the associ-
ation members are realizing that feed‘
ing pays, because higher production is
cheaper production. Poor cows going
to the market. are also helping. The
eleven testers in the district report
seventy unprofitable cows sold during
the month. The Dickinson association
sold more than half of these at the end
of their year.”

SOON HAVE CLOVERLAND CLEAN.

 

CCORDING to State Veterinarian,

Dr. F. K- Hanson, all the counties
in the Upper Peninsula that have voted
the money for the TB. test will have
their cattle tested this coming season.
This will leave only two, Chippewa and
Mackinac, that will be untested in the
Upper Peninsula, and no doubt these
will b uready as soon as the other
count es are finished testing. It is hop-
ed to have the whole Upper Peninsula
federal accredited area in the next
three years.

 

IBARLEY AND OATS FOR GRAIN.

 

I have barley and oats for grain, sil-
age and mixed clover hay for rough~
age. What feed must I buy yet to
make a balanced ration for my dairy
cows? How much should I feed? I
did not price the different feed here
yet.~H. C.

As barley and oats are not rich
enough in protein, to get the proper
amount in a ration with mixed hay and
corn silage, it will be advisable to pill-r
chase some concentrate 1ich in protein, 1
like oil meal or cottonseed meal to mix i
with them. The following ration is5
suggested : . 1

Twelve pounds mixed hay; thirty,i
pounds silage; four pounds bailey; l
four pounds oats; two pounds cotton-t
seed meal. ,

This will give 2.5 pounds of. protein
in the ration, and is sufficient; for a
one-thousand-pound cow giving a full
flow of milk. For larger or smaller
cows the ration can be varied to suit
their requirements.

A good rule Would be to feed all the
roughage they will eat up clean, and
thendas many pounds of: grain per day
as they produce pounds of butte1'~l'at
in a week. Or, give them a pound of
grain for every three or four pounds,
of milk they produce in a day, depend—
ing on the quality of the milk, but feed
the grain in the proportion of four
pounds of barley, four pounds of oats,
and two pounds of cottonseed meal.

 

SORGHUM FOR LIVE STOCK.

 

\Vhat is. your opinion of sorghum
seed tor feed to cattle, sheep and
horses? How much can one saiely

teed. " How much protein does a pound
Will it take the place 01' oil
meal? \Ve have fed it in small lots
to poultiy as well as stock, but expect
to wit: e quite a lot next year, and wish
to know just what part of ration it
might make. How much is it safe to.
ieed?——H. 0. II.

Sorghum seed contains only 4.6
pounds ’of protein in 100 pounds, or
four and one—half per cent. Therefore
it is not a substitute for oil meal which,
contains $31.5 per cent, more than sev-
en times as much. Sorghum seed would
be a substitute for corn-and—cob meal,
which contains 4.4 'per cent protein,
or dried beet pulp, which contains 4.1

'If sorghum'seed is finely ground it,

__ '_ can be fed as) liberally as any grain .
. mead . - , ' "

MOVE TO SAVE WASTE IN SHIP. 1 .’

.\ PING STOCK.

 

A MEETING of farm representatives ' ,
and state department of agricul-g "

ture, Michigan State College, rail-
mad and claim men at State Farm Bu-
1eau offices in Lansing a week ago, re-
sulted in taking the first step in this
state to make a systematic analysis of

the loss sustained in the handling of .

live stock from the farm to the con-

sumer, and to organize to prevent as '

much of this waste as possible.

In Ohio such an organization is now
functioning. Mr. Reed, representative
of the New York Central lines, explain-
ed the results of investigations already
made, and the plan of organization in
that state. Statistics gathered from
areas in the west where educational
work has been conducted, show that
where at the beginning at the program,
one hog died out of every 300 shipped,
now the number was one in as many
thousands. The, loss in Ohio was over
one in every 400 pigs shipped. They
hope through the use of placards, lec-
tures, pictures, and general publicity,
to reduce the million dollar annual
loss there, to a low figure.

Inasmuch as improper feeding and
handling before reaching the local
stock yards has been discovered to be
major causes of death in
much of the effort will be directed to-
ward improving methods of feeding
and handling.

The Grand Trunk, Ann Arb01,Mich~
igan Central and Pere Marquette Rail-
roads, the State Department of Agri-
culture, the State Farm Bureau, the
Michigan State College, and the Mich-
igan Live Stock Exchange representa-

tives participated in the session. J. ;
H. Meally, secretary of the Michigan

Live Stock Exchange, was made tem—
porary chairman of the new organiza-

tion. A committee was also appointed ,

to submit a plan of organization to
another meeting for adoption.

 

A survey of the apple orchards of
the country, and our increased popu-
lation, would appear to provide ample
consumptive demand for any yield in—
creases that is likely from our present
commercial plantings.

 

Secretary of Agriculture Jardine has
been called upon to decide the case
as to whether the Chicago Cooperative
Producers Commission Association has
violated the provisions of the packer
and stockyards act.

      
    
   

  
 

 
   

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A Michigan Farmer Liner
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ATHER likes the De

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Laval Milker
because it saves so much time, produces
more and cleaner milk, and makes milking

Mother likes it because there isn’t so
much help to care for, and because milking
doesn’t require the help of the whole family.

Brother likes it because it is so much fun
to milk with it, and because it enables
him to take the place of a man in milking.

The hired man likes it, too, because
milking is so much easier, and he and
the.boss “trade off” milking every other
Sunday, so that one has a full day ofi.

And best of all, the cows like it because .
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No Splints or

THERE’ S no excuse for either. They disappearquickly
with the application of Gombault’ s Caustic Balsam.

Th. 5 42 year old standard remedy
is unexcelled for practically all
lameness to which a horse is
liable. You can apply it yourself
simply by following directions
that come with bottle. It posi-
tively leaves no scar or blemish.

Don’t let your horses suffer from
strains, sore, swollen tendons or

GOOD FOR

HUMANS,

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are too valuable. Their work
means too much to you to let them
get out of condition. Get them fit
~keep them fit with Gombault’ s
Caustic Balsam. $2. 00from your
druggist or direct from us on
receipt of price.

The Lawrence-Williams Co.

Cleveland, Ohio

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the stanchion. Every user says it's th

closed
Ste 50 Wet Bend Automatic Swinging Stanchions. The entire row of cows can be locked up or released
huts Cow stops are operated at. same time. and when set snide cow into
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' ' equipped with our wonderful locking-re-
fess easing lever save you time and lab or—end
insure safety in locking up or releasing the cows.
yet you pay no more i or West Bend equipment
than for ordinary stanchions that must. be opened and
singly by hand. The West Bend lever controls from

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nurrnms' lililEC'iollY FINANCIAL KING JERSEYS
Change of Copy or Cancellations must reach us gaLbuvs’AficfiilalEng‘lEllY grail?“ gnaw“: Midi:

Twelve sts before date of publication

FARM AUCTION

MARCH 1901,1926
18 head of Guernsey. C. T. A” amtcred cows. one
proven sire 6 registered Percherons, 2— year— old stud
30 sheep. Tools f0I 120 arms. JAMES LEWIS.
Eaton Rapids. Mich.

 

 

Four registered Guernsey Heif-
FOR SALE org—ages one year and six
months. one year and seven months. and seven months.
Also mgisuered Guernsey cows. one will freshen In a.

few weeks. Apply Chas. F. Clippert or cupped Brick
Company. Wyoming and southern Avenues. Fordson,
Michigan.

 

moles. ternsles. sired by
19.460.50Tmllvk.

UERNSEYB for sale.

sires whose dams have records or
909.05 m. and 16.109.10 milk. 778.80 fst.
NICKS. R. i. Battle Creek. Mish.

 

For sale. two heifer calves.

9 mos. old three bull calves.

Forosl Hill: Guernsey:

 

to 8 mos. oi . breeding. M. HOMPE,
Forest Hills Farm. R. No. 5. Grand Rapids. Mich.
Dairy Heifer Calves, Practically

Guernsey Pure-bred. 8 weeks old. $20 each.
We ship (r. O. D. Write L. Terwiiliaer. Wnuwatosa. Wis.

 

Some real barssinsu in re:-

Guernseys

 

lstered cows and if.ers one

young bull. W. W. Burdiek. Williamstsu, eMich.
pure Guernsey or Holstein dsir!

Practically cslves, 820 each crsted

shipment. Ednewoed Dairy Farms, Whitewater. Wis.

G Bill f
FOR SALE “.0233, 3,8 mg: 2g“,

WOOD GUERNSEY, Niles. Mich.

 

 

 

“The Michigan Slate llerds"

An i1 ustrsted booklet. of 66 M$.1u8t oil‘ the
press, records s. row of the achievements of
the pure bred Holstein herds owned by the
suite 0! Michigan. and sirens history
of their development. The Mirhissh Stone
Illerds include some of the best. known herds
of the breed. herds which have long been
‘tsmous end which will continue to do their
. lag.“ in making Holstein history in the years
' come.

.Qend (or your copy at this booklet.

Bureau of
Animal Industry
Dept.C
Lansing, Michigan

 

 

 

 

 

Sophie Tormentor---St. Mawes Jerseys
Bulls from Register of Merit Dams making around
600 lbs. {at and up. Also a. few “cows and heifers.
J. K. HATFlELD. Remus, Mich.

 

rea rly for smvim. and
bull ca it (3:: tier sale
head. SM TH ls

Choice Jersey Bulls
from R of dams accredited
PA R K E R. Mich.

Cows.

M.
Howell.
15 4 Bulls from we M. Cows. Chsnce to
select from had" of 10. Some fresh. others bred
for fall freshonlns. Colon C. Lillie. Coopersrilie. Mich.

HEREFORD STEERS

(:8 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 Here-
ford steers storker order. The beat type are
usually market. toppers when finished. Will sell your
choice from any bunch. VAN D. BALDWIN. Eldon,
Wapello 60.. lows.

SHORTHORNS

Cows with calves. bred heifers and bulls. Will make
very attractive prices for the next 60 dens. Over]
head o! well bred cattle to cola-d L from. seul’irrd founded
at a. time when we (an at! III-mem'
prices. Write to Supt. GOTFREDSON FARMS. Yp-
silanti, Mich.

 

 

 

 

The Stanley J. amulet-Inn

MIKLING SHHORTHORNS

 

0.1. 6. "065 on time

" TIIE us. sum 00., sum. Salem. 0qu

A herd or low down. dpep bodied. well fleshed cows
with good uddors. Records from 6.000 lbs. to 11.000
lbs. milk each. Choice stock or. all times for sale.

 

Bulls. cows. heifers. and calves. Write today.
Best of quality sud breeding. Bulls.
Shorthoms cows snd norm for ssle. BIDWELL.

STOCK FARM. Box 0. Tssumseh. Mlsh.

3 ,cows due in June. 00 1b.: a
lllg.Sllliflli0fliSw heifers 3 bred and 3 open. 81.50
1b.: 8 bill 15. 7M) 10 Mo. old.. $75 oak-11.80NLEY
BROS" St. Louis. Mich.

"1008

T good Berkshire Boers for spring service. Bred
W0 G.i.lts Sows. Weonlings ready Much 15L.
CHASE STOCK FARM. Mariette. Mich.

LAKEFIELD FARMS DURBBS‘

manomsndruts. Fullbomflidfllfi.
Lakefield Farms, Clarkston, Mich.
‘ (‘hoico fall boars with

Duroc Jerseys mm, m; med,“ .
tion solicited. F. I. DRODT. Monroe. Mich.

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The Day of

HE reign of the big steer is pass—

ing. For twenty—five years his
- bid for favor has been gradually
weakening. During the early years of
this present century, the great‘ fat cat-
.tle show at the International Live
Stock Exposition contained many car-
loads or mammoth bollocks, three and
four-year—old ca’ttle of great size“ and
weight. Today the some great and
popular show is made up almost en-
tirely of yearlings, with a. View loads
of twoyear-olds.
Out on the range it is the same
story. increasing overhead expense is
calling for a. quicker turn-over, and
sending the steer to market early. The
old—time movement of SOlllli"l‘.Tl cattle
to northern pastures has almost be-

“Baby Beef”

T lze Big Steer Has Had Hzr Day
By Pearl Pope ’

market place direct the work of the
breed builders.

Coupled with this trend toward “Baby
Beef,” and dictated bythe same rules
of economy, is also the tendency to-
werd the production and finishing of
the entire product at home. Not all
farms are well suited or equipped to
maintain a breeding herd, but there
are thousands of farms in Michigan
that are, and no doubt the coming
years will see more and more of them
keeping high quality beef cows and
raising their own baby bé‘eves. Sev-
eral herds that I I)? ve personally been
in close touch with are giving‘very sat—
isfactoxy Ietulns to their owners.
There. is much to learn about methods
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come a thing of the past. Each year
sees increasing numbers of range-bred
calves and yearlings going directly to
corn belt feed lots for a quick finish.
The inevitable trend has been to-
ward fenced pastures, smaller herds,
and better cattle. The great world
war, and the financial crises that fol-
lowed it has had a powerful influence
toward the rapid development of this
changing program. So rapid. has been
.the change these late few years, that
it is not easy to keep pace with.
Twenty years ago we could buy all
theyearling steers we wanted, carry-
ing quality and breeding, for three"
cents a. pound. I have bought hundreds
of them here in Michigan. Today a.
veal calf brings as much money, and
the same class of cattle, what few
there are to be found, costs twice. as
much. Given a little extra. finish, they
bring three to four times as much.

Then, farmers did not think of fin-
ishing cattle until they got all the
cheap growth possible on grass. The
market "did not call for them, and
many of them would have been lacking
in the necessary early maturing quali-
ties. They would have taken on more
size and growth, lather thah the nec-
essary market finish”

All the beef breeds of cattle have
been working more and more toward
a. smooth, tidy, pony type, that matures
into a. flniShéd form early in life. The
big-framed, heavy-boned, rangy animal
that grew to a. ion or' more before
reaching market 'form, has no doubt.
passed forever into history The’daly
of his little brother is here. Hereford, .-
Angus, Shorthorn—it is the same story,
with all of them. . Select the champi-
one of each breed. dress them up in
the same cost and color, and they will

 

 

 

 

A Family of Twenty-four‘Pigs that Weighed 2,400 Pounds at Six
They Are the Proper-y of Charles Geek, of isabeila County.

Months. '

gives opportunity but briefly, the beefi
breeding herd may be likened very
much to a flock of sheep as regards
the care and management required by
them. The essentials of success, are
good blood, cheap maintenance of the
breeding herd, and plentyof good feed
for the bobies.

 

FIRST CROSS GOOD.

I WAS much interested in the letter

on stock yard prices in the last
issue.
ket many times with stock of my oWn
raising. I do not agree with the price
on some of the things he mentions-
First his Quotations me too high for
grasé cattle, and not low enough for
the undesirable kind I do not find
that the first cross with a purebred
dairy cow and a. beef sire, to be so
objectionable as the second or third,
for the reason that the male offspring
from the first cross invariably inherit
the vigorous foraging temperament

found in all pure-bred dairy animals 3

which bring a nice covering of meat
along the back that helps to cover," the
rough frame. The second and third
cross seems to lack this. ’I can reed
between his lines, an argument for the
dual~purpose cow.

When I sold in Buffalo last fall, I
went to Toronto and spent two days
at the yards there. Their Durham cat-
tle are a size larger than ours and a
little rougher built—suggestive oi: some
value as dairy animals, but business
was bad then ahd breeders much dis-
couraged. ——E. Richardson.

 

 

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r; . FIND there is. no trouble inkeeping A

a sow or full-grown hog in 'good

fies‘h and health, as long as they have

plenty, to eat. But, what I wish'to

say- 'is, to keep the. young pigs' tails '
'c‘urled and their ears cocked. If you

succeed in doing so, the rest of the
pig will take care of itself.

Young pigs, from birth until about
four: weeks of age, need little or no
attention; after that age, if there is
a good litter, I start to feed them, as
they are a heavy drag on the sow.
They naturally get in the trough and
learn to eat with the mother.

Then I plan to have what I call a
creepethat is, a hole provided for the
young .pigsy‘to creep through, away
from the ‘mbther. There I feed them

separately. This feed consists of/finely

ground oatsand middlings, with the
oats soaked ahead from one meal to
another. By doing this it softens the
hulls and the. pigs eat them- The oat
meal makes a milky slop by soaking,
and it prevents the troughs from filling
with the bulls. I feed the pigs this
mixture until they are weaned.

My next most important step is to
feed my young pigs a warm slop. I
think! am well paid for my extra trou-
ble. But I don’t forget to give them'
plenty of fresh, cool water during the
Warm weather.

At five weeks old I plan to castrate
the boars. I find if done at this age,
while still getting nourishment from
the mother, they heal quicker, and
there is less danger than when left
until an older age.

My method of weaning seems to be
successful. I plan to wean at eight
weeks old so at the beginning of the
eighth week I start on my plan. The
first step is to cutoff the sloppy feed
from the sow, and feed corn on the
ear, and water. Just enough corn is
given her to reduce her milk flow. The
pigs begin to eat more warm slop and.
by the end of the eighth week the pigs
are getting most of their nourishment
from the feed. By weaning the pigs

“gradually in this way,'they hardly no-

tice the effect, and their tails don’t
come uncurled-

The pigs are now weaned, so I start
to feed some heavier feed with the
cats and middlings; this is barley or
corn. The barley is ground and mixed
with the oats and middlings in the
slop, that is, providing I grow the bar-
ley. If I have none of this grain, I
make no change in the slop feed, but
feed all the corn on the ear that they
will nicely clean up twice a day.‘ In
cold weather, the corn is the best, as
it gives the pigs exercise in getting it
off the cob and by rooting for what
shells and drops to the floor. Exer-
cise is very important during the cold
weather. ‘

During the last two months I cut
on the slo‘p and feed all the corn on
the ear, and plenty of fresh water to
drink. By this time there will soon
be another bunch of pigs coming on,
which requires the same attention that
has been given this bunch—A. Hoeft,‘
“’ayne County.

A FEW SHEEP 0N EVERY FARM-

 

, HEEP will come the nearest of any-

thing living upon what the farmer
usually permits to go to waste. It has
been definitely proved that sheep are
profitable; improve the appearance of
the farm; and not not require any ex-
pensive equipment. ‘

Over 1,000 farmers in the United
States have estimated that it requires
something like $4.69 to feed a ewe and
her lamb a year. The same group re-
ported that the income from selling
the lambs, and the ewes’fieeces, $11.15.
This leaves a rather high profit. This
might be increased by a little addi-‘
tional care and feed. There is noth-

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Ts into mutton" and-
Wopl. -. r‘ ‘ _

They impr ve the appearance of the
farm in several ways. One of the
many is the destroying of weeds. Not
Only weeds, but shrubbery and small
bushes are readily eaten by the sheep-

Sheep are protected by a heavy coat
of—wool. As' a result they do not need
much protected area. A windbreak and
a shelter is suitable. The sheep needs
the cover worse than anything else.
lf the fleece is kept, dry, the sheep will
keep warm. ‘

If all of the farmers kept a few
sheep of one breed, one or two good
sires might be purchased and steps
taken to build up the herd. It is best
for. a beginner to start with a few
choice ewes that are bred, and build
up the herd for the future—Holt.

 

HOW ABOUT YOUR BIG PIGS?

 

WONDER if 'any of the Michigan

Farmer readers can beat my record
of having good fat pigs. I had three
Duroc Jersey pigs, weighing 330 pounds
each at eight and one-half months of
age. If anyone can do better, I would
like to see same in our paper, The
Michigan Farmer.———‘Adam Sturm,Glad-
win County.

TELLING AGE OF COW.

About how old would acow be, the
teeth being worn down so there were
only white spots in place of the teeth?
I bought two cows from a man who
said they were seven and nine years.
Supposing him to be an honest man, I
did not look in their mouths. Both
cows died, although they were being
fed all the silage they could eat, and
ground feed. I had a cow that was
twelve, and it had good teeth—Sub-
scriber. .

Very little can be told about the age
of a cow from her teeth- The teeth
of a horse are a more reliable indica-
tion of age. Experts can determine
very closely the age 'of a horse by its
teeth, but they can not do this with
cows. Possibly your cows did not die
from the effects of age.

 

 

Paralysis—I have a sow pig about
eight months old, that is lame or weak
in hind quarters. If she has been
moving about, it is not so noticeable,
but if lying down, and she gets up
quickly to get her swill, she will fall
over and lay on her belly and grunt,
and then try to get up again, until
she finally makes it. We have no out-
side pen for her, so when cold weather
came on we put her in a hog house
which has a board floor. This house
is from one foot to eighteen inches off
the ground, and is open underneath.
She has cornstalks and buckwheat
straw for bedding. Her swill ‘is usu-
ally from the house-—-coffee grounds,
potato peelings, and as I have some
that were frozen, have been cooking
them for her. She has plenty of corn
and is fat. Seems to have a good ap-
petite. We‘ moved here in January.

Before that time we had this sow in n”

the barn, as there was lots of room.
Manure from stock was thrown in a
large pen built in one-half of the base-
ment part of the barn. Pig worked in
this manure and slept in it. Is it pos—

sible that she has rheumatism caused (

by the change —«A. Allegan,
Mich—The conditions you have men—
tioned are chiefly due to a diet, defl-
cient in certain elements that nourish
the bones and tissues of the body. Be-
sides feeding corn—of which the yel~
low variety is the best, it would be
advisable to add wheat middlings, oil
meal, and about one—half pound of
tankage to the slop. Alfalfa hay-should
also be fed. Keep a box of ground
limestone where the sow can help her-
self. Give one ounce of cod liver oil
in feed twice daily.

Cattle Losing Hahn—My cattle have
no lice, but’seem to have the itch.

They rub themselves terribly-when-

they are let out of doors. They are
losing their hair. What can be put on
them that is not a wash? It is too
cold to wash them now. W. S.—W‘ould;
be inclined to think yOur- cattle did.
have lice. Try using powdered stoves-
acre or cevadilla seeds. A good brush.

 

 

 

 

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Registered Shropshire bred
HIGH CLASS ewes. also ewe and ram

lambs. C. LEMEN 6t SONS. Dexter. Mich.

SHROPSHIRES it; it"i‘..‘:..“‘{;i;m2f’ Sleds:
April lambs. Prices right. CARL TOPLIFF. Eaton
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So-Boos Cow {dribble 65 Tall Holdefi'.

prevents cow. lc ing orowflchhg a . '

75c--hardwnre lore: or sent prepaid. S h r 0}) 8 h i r e S finlholi'ermg 8 bred owes and
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C HESTER WHITES——.\Iust sell entire herd of

foundation stock. Some fine show prosper-ts for FOR SALE Pnl§T5~yrngld gtegl§$rfis¥erohe§
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next year. Bears. bred sows and gilts. JOHN C. . _
a fine pair. Price $350. F. E. Rice, Millington. Mich.
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WILK. St. Louis. Mich. .

REDUCTION SALE

OF ALL OF THE MILCH COWS AT GENRIDA STOCK FARMS
Owned By Walter T. Hill, Dnvison Mich, with a draft of a few good cows from
other hard: in this locality. THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 1926.

40 HEAD OF REGISTERED HOLSTEIN FRIESIAN CATTLE 40

At the farm 1 mile north 8: 3 miles west of Dnvison, Mich.
Including the Senior Herd Sire Traverse Hengerwld Admiral. who is 9. son of the. grand old now Traverse
Hansel-void Walker that made in seven days as a four—year—old. 34.88 lbs. of butter, and in one year 1123.32
. His sire is Traverse Prince Inka Lad who is very near a Century sire. and a maternal brother to
Traverse Columlm “‘allwr. In fact, he carries 75% of her blood. There are ten Hand-daughters of Mania
Frest Korndyke Ilmgerveld. who is the only living Century sire of today.
A daughter of a 1000-lb. cow with 32 lbs .in seven days. and she is a daughter of a 28-lb. cow that is
a daughter of a I‘D-lb. cow. .
A 21-11). 2~yr.-old daughter of a 30-lb. cow that. recently made in P. T. A. work in 43 days, 1213’le
butter, with 2894 lbs. of milk, milking an average of 67.3 lbs. on two milkings a day.
A 20—11). 3-yr.—old daughter of a. 900—11). cow that is a daughter of a 30—lb. row.
A daughter of Flint Ilengen'eld Lad. one of Michigan's greatest show bulls. with an exceptionally good
‘.. T. A. rerord.
A 23—11). daughter of Johan Ilengerveld Lad. who is the greatest proven son of the first Century sire.
Hengerveld De Kol. ‘
There will be several fresh cows and heavy springers with as good blood lines as those mentioned above.
Those wishing catalogs address

GUY E. DODGE Mgr., Clio, Mich.

PUBLIC SALE OF SHROPSHIRES
,MARCH 18th, 1926. '

Having sold my farm, willsell 50 bred ewes, well-wooled and good quality.
26 ewe lambs, l6 ram lambs, one extra good stock ram. This flock'is sired
by imported rams and are good Shrapshire type, all registered. A good
opportunity for .boys' and girls' sheep clubs. Also. 5 good heavy horses. 0.
I. C. bogs and full line of farm implements.

SHEEP SALE AT 2:00 P.M.

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GRAIN QUOTATIONS

Tuesday, March 9.

Wheat.

Detroit—No. 1 red $1.74; No. 2 red
$1.33; No. 2 white $1.74; No. 2 mixed

Chicago—May $1.58 1,4,; @ 1.58 %; July
$1.38%@L38%. ‘
Toledo.——-Wheat $1.72 54 @1.73 34,.
, Corn.
Detroit—New, No. 3 yellow at 75c;

- No. 4 yellow 700; No. 5 yellow 65¢.

Chicago—May 7 7 %@78c; July 81c.

Oats.
Detroit—No. 2 white Michigan at
44c; No. 3, 430.
' Chicago—May F3‘94)“; July 40940.
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Detroit—No. 2, 86c.
Chicago—May 88 fie; July 89350.
Toledo—870.
Beans
Detroit—Immediate
shipment $4.10.
Chicago—Spot Navy, Mich. fancy
hand-picked $4.60@4.65 per cwt; red
kidneys $9.25@9.50.
New York.-—-Pea, domestic $5@5.50;
red kidneys $8.75@9.50.
Barley
Malting 72c; feeding 67c.
Seeds
Detroit.—~Cash red clover at $21;
alsike $17; timothy $3.60.
Buckwheat.
Detroit—Buckwheat $1.60@1.65.

and prompt

Hay .
Detroit—No. 1 timothy $22.50@23;
standard $22@22.50; No. 1 light clover,
mixed $21.50@22; No. 2 timothy $20@
21; No. 1 light clover mixed $20@21;
No. 1 clover $20@21; wheat and oat
straw $12.50@13; rye straw $13.50@14.
Feeds

Detrot.—~Bran‘ at $31; standard
middlings at $32; fine middlings $35;
cracked corn $37.; coarse cornmeal at
$35; chop $31 per ton in carlots.

WHEAT

Unofficial estimates of farm reserves
of wheat on March 1 averaged 91,000,-
000 bushels, the smallest in over thirty
lyears. These reserves, together with
nthe visible supply and an unofficial es-
timate of stocks in country mills and
elevators, make a total supply of 207,-
000,000 bushels, compared with 250,-
000,000 bushels last year, and a five-
year average of 286,000,000 bushels.
Domestic consumption for food, seed
and feed from March 1 to July 1 has
averaged 140,000,000 bushels during
the past five years. If this figure is
equaled this year, there would be ,only

' 67,000,000 bushels left for export in the

next four months, and to provide a
carryover on July 1, 1926. This show-
ing is decidedly bullish. Of course,
these estimates of supplies may be too
low. Wheat prices continued to de—
cline until the total loss was about 300
from the high point of the season
reached at the end of December. Dis-
appointing cash demand during the
last month or more, gradually under—
mined confidence that hlgher prices
would be seen before the end of the
crop year. As a result, specualtlve
holdings were gradually thrown over‘
board, winding up in the market crash
of the last ten days. With this liqui-
dation out of the way, the market has
had a fair rally.

RYE

Rye has been weak along with
wheat. Norway bought in a small way
on the decline. The visible supply con~
tinues to increase in spite of the fact
that the crop year is twothirds over
and~primary receipts are not heavy.
Exports since July 1 have been only
about one-fifth as large as in the same

- period a year previous.

CORN

After gradually sliding lower for sev-
eral weeks, corn prices finally passed
under the previous low point of the
season, reached last fall, but rallied
slightly in the last few days. Private
estimates show March 1 farm reserves
of around 1,300,090,000 bushels, or
about ten per cent more than the aver-
age of the last five years. The amount
of corn required to take care of the
live stock on hand is five to ten per
cent, below the average of the same

oars

Oats rices also dropped to a new:
low on ghe crop' during the last few
days. Farm reserves are estimated un-
cfilcially at 550,000,000 bushels... or

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about the same as last year. The
amount, is liberal compared with the

.average‘ consumption from March. .to

July, inclusive, in previous years, so
so that there promises to be a substan-
tial carryover. The large visible sup-
ply is not shriveling up rapidly. Prices
are already'so low, however, that they
discount most of the unfavorable con~
ditlons. Also, a noticeable improve-
ment in demand was noted as a result
of the recent decline.

SEEDS

The usual spring demand for seeds
is keeping the market strong, with a
tendency toward higher prices. Of-
ferings of choice red. clover are very
light, and prices have been marked
up to the highest level on the crop.
The general demand for sweet clover
has cleaned up supplies of good qual-
ities. Prices are advancing, although
the large crop has prevented any tight
supply situation in spite of the active
demand. Shippers’ reports indicate
that shipments from the 1925 crop of
sweet clover seed will exceed those of
the previous year by 30 per cent.

FEEDS

The feed market continues weak.
Offerings are not large, but demand is
lacking. Declining prices for feed
grains, mild weather, and the approach
of the grass season tend to curtail pur-
chases by dealers from mills. Natur—
ally, distributors are anxious to clean
up their stocks before the season is

OVBI‘.
HAY

Lack of demand is depressing the
hay market and prices declined last
week. Farmers are marketing the sup-
plies still on farms more rapidly. Low
grades, which make up the bulk of the
current offerings, are practically un-
salable in spite of substantial dis-
counts in prices, and stocks are ac-
cumulating. Demand ‘in the Pacific
Northwest has been slack, due to ex-
cellent pasturage, and it is estimated
that about 30 per cent of the alfalfa
hay crop in that section remains to

be sold.
EGGS

The egg market has steadied in the
past week, and prices are believed to
be close to the bottom. Recelpts at
leading markets are running well be-
hind last year, although production
probably is as large as at this time in
1925. Prices have been low, stimulat-

 

ing consumption in the country, so that
a larger proportion of the lay is not
leaving the farm. Consumption inthe
larger distributing markets, likewise,
is larger than a’year ago, with ten per
cent more eggs disappearing into dis-
tributing channels at the four leading
Cities in February than in the same
month a year ago. Storage holdings
of eggs are gradually diminishing, al-
though stocks at the beginning of the
new egg war were far above the av-
erage. The unsatisfactory close of the
storage deal undoubtedly will act as a
check on speculative activities this
spring. - ' '
Chicago—Eggs,- fresh firsts 25%@
2534c; extras 261/,@2_6%c; ordinary
firsts 24350; miscellaneous 25c; dirties
21%@22$§c; checks 20@20%c. Live
poultry, hens 29c; springers 32c; roost-
ers 210; ducks 32c; geese 200; tur-

keys 35c.

Detroit—Eggs, fresh candied and
graded 27@271;éc. Live poultry, heavy
springers at 32c; light springers 260;
heavy hens 310; light hens 26c; geese
22@23c; ducks 36@37c; turkeys 420.

BUTTER ‘

A firm tone dominated the butter
market early last week, and prices ad-
-vanced, only to weaken at the‘ close.
Production is not so large as a fort-
night ago. although it continues to
show an increase over the correspond-
ing period last year. The make is ex-
pected to be maintained, however, with
the season of flush production so close
at hand. Retail prices have reflected
the stronger wholesale markets, and
consumptive demand has suffered.

Butter prices are likely to hold
around the present level, or a little
lower. Stocks of storage butter are
large and are priced at a substantial
discount under fresh. The pressure
of this butter will tend to check any
advancing tendencies in the market on
fresh. Consumptive demand. falls off
whenever prices are marked up, and
since this offers the only outlet for
butter at the present time, prices must
be kept down to a level at which sup-
plies are. absorbed.

Prices on 92—score creamery were:
Chicago 4115c; New York 42%0. In
Detroit fresh creamery in tubs sells
ofr 41%@421/2c‘per pound.

POTATOES

Potato prices were lower last week.
Shipments are smaller than in the
same period a year ago, but are fully

Live Stock Market Service J

 

Tuesday,

CHICAGO

Hogs

Receipts 24,000. Market is mostly
15@25c higher than Monday’s average;
lighter show full advance; big packers
inactive; 240-350-lb. butchers $11.80@
12.50; good to choice 200-225-lb. aver-
age $12.90@13.25; good 180 lbs down,
largely $13.50@13.90; top 130 lbs-up
$14; 160 lbs. up $13.90; packing sows
$10.50@11.50; bulk of assorted killing
pigs $13.75@14.

Cattle.

Receipts 13,000. Market fed steers,
trade dull; steady to weak; about one-
third run re-active; cows selling most-
ly at $5.75, according to weight and
condition; few loads of weighty steers
held around $11; bulk at .$9@10.25;
feeding, scarce; vealers full, steady at
$13@13.60; few $14 to packers; out-
siders $10@14.50.

Sheep and Lambs.

Receipts 10,000. Lambs are opening
strong to 250 higher; common and me
dium grades offering at $12.75@13.60;
few double deck fat and shearing
lambs $14@14.50; best fat lambs held
around $14.75; sheep steady; early
sales fat ewes $8@8.50; mostly odd
lots; choice upward to $9.

DETROIT

Cattle.

Receipts 258. Market steady.
Good to choice yearlings,
dry-fed ................ $ 9.50 10.50

Best heavy steers, dry-fed 9.00 9.75
Handy weight butchers . . 7.25@ 8.50
Mixed steers and heifers. . 7.006.) 8.00
Handy light butchers , . . . 6.25@ 7.00
Light butchers . . . . . ..... 5.00@ 6.25
Best cows ......... . . . 6.25@ 7.00
Butcher cows . . . . . 2 . . . 4.50@ 6.00.
Common cows . . . . . . . . . .. 4.00@; 4.50

' :3-0903. 4.00

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March 9.
Stock bulls 5.50@ 6.75
Choice bulls ............. 5.25@ 6.25
HeavyJiologna bulls . . . . 4.50@ 5.00
Feeders 6.50@ 7.50
Stockers ............ . . . . 6.00@ 7.00
Milkers and springers . . . . $45.00@7 5.00
. Veal Calves.
Receipts 550. Market steady.
Best ..................... $14.50@ 15.00
Others .................. 7.00@14.00

Sheep and Lambs.
Receipts -440. Market steady to 25c
higher.

Best .................... $14.00@14.25

Fair lambs ............ , . . 12.50@13.25

Light and common ....... 10.00@ 12.00

Fair and good sheep. ..... 7.00@ 8.50

Culls and common . . 3.005;) 4.50
Hogs.

Receipts 1,265. . Market steady.
Mixed grades ....... '. .......... $13.50
Roughs ............. 10.25
Pigs and lights ..'. . . . . . . . . . . ..14.00
Stags .......... ‘ -. . . . . . . ........ 7.50
Yorkers ..... 13.75
Heavies OIQOIOOOCOOOCOIII" lllll 12.50

BUFFALO
Hogs

Receipts 4,800., Hogs are closing
steady; heavy $12@13; medium $13.25
@14; light weight at $14@14.25; light
lights and pigs $14.50@14.75; packing
sows and roughs $10.75. ’

Cattle.

Receipts 60. Market steady; steers

1100 lbs. up $8@10; steers 1100,1bs.

down $6@9.75;' heifers $5@9.10; cows!

$3@7; bulls‘$5@7.
. . sheep and Lambs.

.Receipts 12,000. Best lambs $14.50@ ~

14.75:, culls, 313 down; heafies tn
off $11.50; ‘yearling's .at,.$11.5,0
wethers $9.50@10g ewes $8619.

. — , , vee. ’ '
' Receipts, 400. Top at $15; culls at q

' ‘13'§9‘.§9Y¥1,,:

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a he v.4

~,, : PONY
@1250;

    

equal to the demand. Indications all .

point to a continuance of high potato
prices throughout -‘ the spring. Mer-
chantable stocksbf potatoes on Jan-
uary 1 in the group of surplus produc-
ing states which furnishes practically
all of the carlot shipments of old pota-
toes between January 1 and the end
of the season, were 60,707,000 bushels,
compared with a. six-year average of
92,757,000 bushels. The early potato

crop in the south is not large and is‘

late, so that the demand for, old stock -

will be active. Northern round whites; .- I

U. S. No. 1, are quoted at $3.65@3.85

«per 100 lbs, sacked, in-the"Chicago

carlot market.

APPLES

Apple markets remain, practically un-'

changed. Shipments are larger than
a. year ago, so that supplies are liberal,
and demand is generally dull. Michi-
gan A—2 1)5-inch Baldwins are quoted at
$4@4.50 per barrel. Washington De-

licious, extra fancy, large ot very large.

size, are quoted at $3.75@4fa box.

WOOL

A firm tone is again reported in sea-
board wool markets. ' Sales are not

large, but offerings in ,dealers’ hands -

are too light to cause pressure, espe-
cially as foreign markets are firm,
with American interests buying in Aus-
tralia. No trading basis has been es-
tablished in the west, although a few
sales of Texas and Arizona wools have
been consummated recently. Signs of
improvement in the geods market have
been noted, which, if true, should re-
sult in broader demand for raw mate-
rial. Coii'sumption of wool by report-
ing mills in January was 41,000,000
pounds, grease equivalent weight,
against 45,000,000 pounds 'in December,
51,000,000 pounds in January, 1925, 54,-

, 000,000 pounds two years ago, and 63,-

000,000 pounds three years ago.

DETROIT CITY MARKET

First-class carrots, parsnips and cab-
bage were practically cleaned up ear-
ly, but turnips, beets and winter rad-
ishes were slow to sell. Horseradish
and leeks were in fair demand. The
better grades of apples found a ready
sale, and there was a fair call for pc-
tatoes. _ Live poultry was a ready sell-
er at higher prices. Most of‘the eggs
were disposed of at retail.

Apples $16133 bu; beets 75c@$1 bu;
carrots $1.25@2.25 bu; collards 75c
bu; cabbage, green $1.75@~2.25 bu; red,
$1.25@1.50 bu; dry onious $1.50@1.75
bu; root parsley $3@3.50 bu'; curly
parsley 50c dozen bunches; potatoes
$2.35@2.60 bu; winter radishes 75c'@1
bu; topped turnips 75c@$1.25 bu; pars-
nips $1.75@2 bu; leeks -$1@1.25 dozen

’ bunches; winter squash $2 bu; bagas

750 bu; kale 75c bu; butter 55@65c;
honey $1 per 5-lb. pail; horseradish
$3.50@4.50 bu; eggs, retail 40@45c;
hens, wholesale 32@34c; retail 35c;
colored springers, wholesale 3360350;
retail 35c; ducks, retail 46c; geese,
retail 35c; dressed hogs 17c; dressed
153118 38@400; dressed springers 38

0c
GRAND RAPIDS

Farmers were receiving a. lower price
for butter-fat in Grand Rapids this
week, creameries slashing. their quota-
tions from 47 to 45c a pound. Eggs
were easier, but other commodities
were mostly unchanged. Eggs 26@27c;
poultry, hens 22@27c; veal 15@17c;
pork 15@16c; beef 10@15c; potaotes
$2@2.25 bu; onions $1 bu; parsnips
'$1@1.25 bu; carrots 75c bu; radishes
50@55c dozen bunches; leaf .lettuce
13c lb; apples $1@2.50 bu; beans at
£3.65b@3.75 cwt; wheat $1.53 bu; rye

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M h 17 —aAbeH'Io*lli'8tei%:ir
arc . ors g, Geo. Be -
told, Midland, Mich. ’ rg
. > , Jerseys. '
March 23.—-Brookwater Farm, Ann Ar-
bor, Mich.
(See advertisements for the 'above'
sales on page 375). ‘
Poland Chinas.
March . Iii—Oscar Voelker,
' ,‘Mich.

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March 19.—:James Le’ivis, Eaton Raps

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,. Their. as
"everybody will give“ more

Live stock is ‘wintering in

not much ~hay
left. in this territory, but we have
plenty of other‘rough feed and silage.
Cream brings 43c; eggs 26c; hay $20;
milk $3, less freight. Snow-Is about a
foot deep on the level.——-A. D.

'ingham 00.,‘March 4,—In this local-
ity beans and beets will be the princi-
pay money crops this season. ‘Live
stock is in .fair condition. The feed
supply is short. About an of farm
products have been marketed. The
farmer is deeply interested in the low-
ering of public expenses and the re-
duction arteries—A. H. C.

Cheboygan 760., March 4.—The big
storm on February 25 made travelmg
difficult- in this secton. As a result,
very little is being marketed. About
onefoilrth of the hay crop intended for
marketing is still in farmers’ hands.
Comparatively little feeding is being
done here. With high winds prevailing
it is impossible to open the roads.
Farmers are receiving $15 per ton for
’ hay; 45c for oats; 350 for eggs. Cattle
in good condition—J. C.

and clover.

.past few days.

'~ L Harpoon. 7Macbh..p‘4.a—Iiivc' ‘

711111815118 well! There istle-ntyof feed
excepting hay: Many auction ,sales are

mum-03m inptogress. —' Price‘ {howevensare good.-

Roads haive' been lockaded- badly the
' Considerable potatoes
and beans have been marketed the
past Week. [Potatoes bring $2.00, and
beans $3.65.——A. W. C.

AipenaLCoq March (Sr-Snowsr is about
two feet deep; and the weather is cold.
Feed is scarce. Corn is worth $1.25
per bushel. There are no cattle on
feed, and only a few lambs. Hay is
worth $20 per ton; potatoes $2 per
bushel; oats 400; butter-fat 42c eggs
300; barley $1.50 per cwt.—-—J. B. L;

Jackson 00., March 6.—Winter still
holds its grip with ice and snow, and
ponds of water under the ice. There
seems to be enough feed for current
local needs. Hay is bringing from $20
to $30 per ton. There is a feWer num-
ber of cattle on feed than usual. The
sowing of alfalfa and some sweet clo~
ver will continue this spring. As spring
approaches, prices of farm horses are
becoming stronger.

30 DAYS FREE .I' RIAL
More direct from our factory ex-
.aola repaid. Save 810 00315. Many
mocha. lasy payments-"only $5 a
moth. Write today for bicycle catalog
0nd marvelous offers.

MEAD Cycle 00.. Dept. 3-208 CHICAGO

     

 

 

 

CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING

med advertising department is established for the convenience of Michigan farmers.
Smaflhavmanu bring best rmults under classified headings.

dainmvmiacellaneous articles for sale or exchange.

rates. la olumns at commercial rates.

or m a!” y c n orders for lmhm‘nh four imam-tang“ for tour be: moire
’eetiona nta word. Count as a word eac ab reviat ons. or num r. o

an inn 6 co . Remittances must accompany order.

classified

Rim 0 cent! a word. each insertion.
congacu' .
display' type or illustrations admitted.

LIVOJCOGI advertisinl has a unarato department and

charm i0 words.

Try it for want ads and for adver-
Poultry advertising will be run in this department

la not accepted at classified. Minimum

 

 

Four One Four
\ 88.40 86........88.08 86.84
8.64 81...... 8.16 6.45
8.88 85........ 8.84 6.18
5.18 80......” 8.88 0.00
8.86 80...”... 8.46 1.80
8.60 81........ 845 1.44
8.04 58........ 8.56 1.68
4.08 88......” 864 1.98
4.88 84......" 812 8.16
4.56 8.00 6.40
4.00 86......” 8.58 5.64
5.04 57........ 8.06 8.58
5.88 55........ 8.04 0.18
5.58 50........ 8.12 0.86
5.16 40........ 8.80 0.60
6.00 5.88 0.54

 

 

o 0 All durum-l an
5 coal Notice ............ ......

p or chasm of a): in-
stilled for I’ll Clzmifiad Manual mud and: did: of“ up
day: in advance efpubllm “an Inn.

REAL asrays

- . ICE A A LONG. cold winter sans the en-
(6311:? ‘2! the £43m farmer. while down south cattle
. are. grazing. the farmers are planting strawberries. po-
tatoes 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 pays?
No hard winters. expensive living. nor fuel bills.
Fine old farm. $40 per acre. Rich virgin land, 820
an note. For full information and how to save $1,000
in buying a farm, write W. E. Price. General Immi-
gration Agent. Room 614. Southern Railway System.
Washington. D. -C.

LOVELY PLANTATION HOME—433 Acres, 40 Reg.
.Cattlo. Horses. an farm tools: artistic residence valued
$10,000; 11 ramps. 2 baths. elmtrlcity. fireplaces. good
barn. tenant houses. garage» etc.‘: on graveled road
'90“ Nd small city: smooth rich fields, private
lake. springs and spring branches. well-fenced. 200
m‘ woadfmi timber. 8200 acre land in North.
Sam-mood. 8 5.000 for everything. Terms arranged.
Picture and details pg. 10 big new lllus. Catalog
‘mdney-tnaking‘f bar on. Free. ' Street Agency.
205% 5MflB 15., Detroit. Mlch.~ ,

FOB SALE—Our pleasant "farm home of 11% acres.
about five minutes "drive to Hastings. Overlooking
pretty resort date with about 80 muses. Good hmiae
and barn. nearly new. other outbuildings.
chard. one-half- in second timber. the rest
seeded, loam soil. large gruel pit. Main gravel road.
Terms. Mrs. Chas Will. Hastings. Mich.

THERE NEVER have been such form bargains in
Gladiwin County. Mich. as I have to offer you. this
spring. Write me explicitly your . Free list~
U. G. Reynolds. Gladwin. Mch.

1'10 ACRES—70 cleared. good soil. small house and
ham. good, orchard. well. wood—lot.
church. tom. lake. $2.500. with $1.000 down. Taken
within thirty days. Phone W. F. Umphrey. Evert,
Mich; ' I)

filo-ACRE FARM—Because of old I. a. am
obliged to aell‘ one of the best equipped Imus for
dairying or attack raising in central Michigan. A card
will bring you full pbrtlculars. James Edgar. Iii-ka-
Iiew. Michigan.

 

ider house and lot in desirable loos.-

FOR SALE—~80-aoro farm. with or'without stock and
cons
Elmer P.

tools. “All
tion, or $4.000 cash. balance on mot-tense.
Johnston. R. No. 2. Tecumseh. Mich.

FOR SALE-41910 biggest little farm in Alloga-n Coun-
ty. good soil. good buildings. good roads, good neigh-
bors. comfortable 0-‘lfiom house. good barn with two
.cement silos. poultry house. B-acra‘ winter wheat. 11
acres alfa. 22% acres. 83,200 takes ova-ything.
Free illustrated catalrg. C. C. is. "The Farm
Bargain Man.” Plainwell, Mich.

Fro-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
reolvbuy at $40 per acre. Smau down payment and
easyflerms. For complete description write C. L.
Rose. Evert. Mich.

 

f m sun—mom farm. 2 miles northeast of'Oll-
., m m mi. 30:60

basement barn.

Buildings fair ndltl‘ Will sell very cheap. $60
, , , °° w“ scum mm.

in" W it“

{gonna Chas. B. .

  

naps tab. orchard. R. w.

GRAPE CULTURE—105 acres. grape growing soil in

famed Worcester County. near Boston market. Excel-
lmt water BUDDb'. roads. Quick transporta-
tion. Plenty labor. Ralph W. l’crkins, College

House Offices, Cambridge. Mass.

 

FOR SALE—SO—acre farm. with or without stock and
tools. Will consider house and lot in desirable loca-
tion. or $1.000 cash. balance on mortgage. Elmer P.
Johnston, R. No. 2. Tecumseh. Mich.

118 AC ES, 20 timber. clay loam. brick house. barns.
on pavemcnt. Old couple will sell. $80 per acre. no
trade. Terms: bcst buy in Southern Michigan. E.
0. LOl‘clzlml. hillan. Mich.

 

FOR SALVr-iOO-acrc farm on main baled road. near
Detroit. Modem buildings. Low price. Write Mrs.
Shore. 5850 St. Antoine SL, Detroit. Mich. 'Phono
Northway 2371-1.

 

ELEVATOR. house and lot. for solo, or w’ll exchange
for farm of 80 to 100 acres. Boll ’l’lionc. A. R.
Fisher. Coral. Mich. ’

 

1000 WELL-nogrrmGnAPE r, TB. 322.. smu-
berry plants; '5 .50; Gibs’ons‘83. :‘Premlen 84.00:
100 Dunlaps title: 1000 Champion Evorboarihs $7.503
200. $2.00. 50 Mastodon Everbearing‘55.00. 15 Concord
Grape plants $1.00. 100 Black or Raspberry plants
$2.00. 36 Flowering Gladioli Bulbs $1.00. '.

F Box 304. Westhauscr's Nurseries. Sawyer.
Mich can. ,

 

mam BIIACK‘.‘§GIANT. EGGS-am . Bennett's.
Black Beauty’s. Eva Bennett. Rookford. Mich.
CHOICE WHITE ROCK HATCHIN'G EGGS. Tom
Icnnomgn. 2. Three Riva-s. Mich. '

 

 

 

BABY CHICKS

 

SEED COItNk-—Neher's White Dent. Has been grown
by us for 40 years. Seed. high germination test.»
Early maturing and a good yielder. Fine for silage.
Write for pamphlet, “Valuable Hints to Corn Grow-
crs." Also testimonials from Northern Michigan and
elsewhere. and prices John S. Neher. No. Man-
chester. Indians.

 

SEED CORN—M-dsv Yellow. 03-day White: Reid’s
Yellow Dent, Developed from International Winning
Corn. tested and ready to plant. 83.50 per bushel.
Chester Fowler. Seed Com Specialist. Crawfords-
ville. Ind.

 

NEW ALBOTREA sweet clover. just, out from Wis-
consin Experiment Station. Wonderful for pasture
and hay. New pedigree barley. Four new leaders in
cats. Red clover, timothy. alsike. alfalfa seeds. Write
for circular. Ii. E. lirucger. Beaver Dam, Wis.

 

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. Mich.

 

SEED OATS FOR SALE—Worthv Wolverine. grown
from certified stack on the Upper Peninsula farms of
Dr. E. H. Webster. Write for prices to Albert 'V.
Hardesty. Manager. Rudyard. Mich.

 

FROSTPROOF‘ CABBAGE PLANTS—Wakefield.
Charleston, Copenhagen, Flat Dutch. 200. 60c: 500.
90."; 1000, $1.50. Postpaid. Brown Plant 00..

llawesvillc. Ky.

5 BIG 2-YR. BRIDAL WREATH, $1. POSTPAID.
50c size from' agents. Over 20 other hall-price bar-
gains. trees. vine-s. plants. erto Gobles Nurseries.
Goblea. Mich:

 

ASPARAGUS ROOTS—Plant some for home garden
or commercial field. Washington and other varieties.
Write for deseriptivo price list. J. C. Dunham. Law-
ton. Mich. ,

 

FOR SALE—Gn'mm Alfalfa Seed. grown from corti-
fled secd on my farm in Oscoda county. Price $26
per bushel. Sample on request. F. A. Leif. Com-
ins. hilt-h.

 

MILLIONS. Cabbage. Tomato and Onion Plants. $1.

BABY CHICKS from. superior quality. heavy laying
stock. We have one of the largest and oldest hatch—
eri‘cs in the Middle West. 25 years' experience in
mating. breeding and hatching standard-bred poultry.
100% live arrival. Prepaid. Eyes-y chick guaranteed.
Catalogv free. Loup Valley Hatchm. Box 340, Bf.
I’aul. . cIr.

 

QUEEN ACCREDITED CHICKS—Officially appmved
by the Slalt of Michigan, every breeder passed by
State Inspectors. and every male banded by Inspectors.
Our accredited chhoms represent 12 years of careful
breeding. Tancrcd. Hollywood. S. C. White Lodmnis.
Browns, R. I. Rods. Ask for price and circular hm.
Queen Hatchery, Zeeland. Mich.

 

“THITE LEGHORN CHICKS from big white ecu.
Shipped anywhere C. 0. D. Guaranteed to live. 10w
prepaid prices. Egg contest winners for years. Trap-
nested. pedigreed foundation stock. Hundreds of cock-
erels. pullets and hens. Get our prices. Catalog free
Goo. B. Ferris. 634 Union. Grand Rapids. Michigan.

 

BABY CHICKS-From flocks culled and mated for
production, type and color. Our chicks are strong.
healthy and vigorous. Hatched from free range flocks.
Write for prices. 100% delivery guaranteed. Homer
Hatchery. Homer, Mich.

 

ACCREDITED CHICKS—Low Prices. Leading vario-
ties. From flocks officially endorsed for high average
egg production. Foremost egg strains. Live delivery.
Catalog Free. Smith Brothers Hatcheries. Box 119.
Mexico. Missouri.

 

BRED To LAY—Barred Rocks and Pure Hanson
White Leghom chicks and our
three years. Catalogue (roe. Michigan Accredited.
Asoltine Poultry Farm. 1821 Belden Ave. Grand
Rapids. Mich.

 

 

 

ENG~ W. LEG. CHICKS—Guaranteed. pure-bred Eng.
\V. ch. Chicks, direct from our M. A. C. Demon—
stration Farm Flock at extremely low prices. only 110
each in lots of 500. Send for circular. Model Poul-
try Farm R. 4, chland, Mich.

 

BABY CHICKS from stock all newly blood-tested (or
Bm-illary White Diarrhea. Third year blood~tostlng.
Eight popular breeds. Hatchery State Accredited.
Catalog and price list ready. Pierce Hatchery, Jer-
ome. Mich.

 

1000. Catalogue free. Clark Plant Co.. Thomasvillo.
Georgia. '

SWEET CLOVER SEED. $2.50 per bushel. White
blossom. (Unhullcd). Bags extra. S. E. Bell.

Glennie, Mich.

ASPARAGUS. raspberry, strawberry plants of quality.
Sand. for catalog of profitable garden luxuries. C. D.
Thayer (30., Three Rivers. Mich.

 

 

GLADIOIX‘S BI’LRS—JOO for $1.00. Price list free.
Colvin's Glad Gardens. Berricn Springs, Michigan.

 

CERTIFTED WOI.VI".RINE OATS—Michigan's’ leading
Variety. C. D. Flnkbciner, Clinton. Mich.

 

ASSORTED COLORS GLADIOT.A BULBS—~00 large.

 

or 125 flowering Sim. $1.00 postpaid. Martha Os-
mond. Foamiia, Mich.
ASPAltAGUS—W’ashingtou Rust~proof. Good sturdy

 

roots, $1.25 hundred: $0.00 thousand. Prepaid. Ken-
nol’s. Sidsburylillc, Pa.
GOLDEN YELLOW SEED (.‘OltN~—Tcsts 04-97%.

Hand huskcd and air dried in crib. Write. Goo. W.

Needham. Saline. Mich.

FANCY DA‘HLIA BULBSaSovcn diflcrent colors for
$1.00. Prepaid. Jacob Dekkea', Bridgman. Mich.

 

 

WANTED FARMS

 

spring delivery. 0. Howl”. Baldwin. W'ia.

HAY AND ST RAW

mama and .u at... bay. Ask for delivered
prices. Harry I). GatoaVCompany. Jackson. Michigan.

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS

WE ARE IN A POSITION to supply you with good
second-hand egg‘cratcs, including fillers and cover.
complete for shipping. at the following rates: Car—
.lood lots. 15?. earn, less than cal-load lots 180 each.
This is the 30-dmm size case. Also have fillers and
flats for. sale. William Spitz & Sons. 2045 Chane
8t... Detroit. Mich. ' .

 

mm machinery. featuring the Musselman Bucket.
Pioneer Marl (30.. East Lansing. Mich.

 

CEDAR POSTS. direct from forest to laser. Ask for
“WM price. E. .Doty, Atlanta, hiich.

 

Iron, SALE—slum oar cull beans for feeding pur—
poses. 815 ton. sacks included. F. 0. B. Pierson.
Pierson Elevator Co.. Pia-son, Mich.

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WANTED—Will Mrs. A. Linderer. formerly of Illinois.
please write to Mrs. L. Sassaman. R. 3. Three Rivers,
Mich. -

 

SEEDS AND NURSERY STOCK

CABBAGE PLANTS—My frost-proof cabbage plants
will mature hard heads three weeks earlier than your
home-grown plants. Varieties:
Wakefields. Succession and Flat Dutch.
parcel post. 500 for $1.25: 1000 for $2.25. postpald.
By express. 1000 to 4000 at $1.50 per 1000; 5000 to
9000 at $1.25 per 1000: 10,000 and over at $1.00 per
1000.’ Order now. Prompt shipments. first class
plants. P. D. Fulwood. Tifton. Ga.

 

FOR SALE—Certified Wolverine Oats. Golden Dent
Seed Corn (Germination 95%). Manchu Soy Beans
and leading varieties of early and late potatoes. John
C. Wilk. St. Louis. Mich. .

 

REGISTERED AND CERTIFIED seed corn and oats.
Clement's white 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 Certified Worthy oats. a still straw and
high-yielding variety. developed by the Michigan State
Collage. All seeds grown under inspection of the
Michigan Crop Improvement Association. Michigan's
largest producer of corn. mu! 0. Clement.
Britten. Michigan.

FROST PROOF CABBAGE AND ONION PLANTS—-
Varieties Charleston and Jersey Wakefields. Succession
Flat Dutch and Copenhagen Market. Prices. parcel
postpaid. 250. 31.00;.500. 81.50: 1.000. 38.50. Ex-
press. 'colleci. 1.000. 81.50: 5.000. 51.25 per 1.000:
16.000 and over. 81.00 per 1.000. We guarantee to

Tmon Potato Company. Inc. Ti! . .

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quest. Frank Ferry. Rose City. M .

 

CERTIFIED Wisconsin pedigree barley. improved ro-
bust beans Fritz Mentor. Fairgrove. melt-

VVANTED—To hear from owner of .farm for sale for L

KARL—NV!!! do contract digging and sell marl.

shi romptl a good-sized plant that will please 701'
p p y ton. Ga.

CEDAR POSTS. direct noun producer. ’Prlces on- us:

BABY CHICKSuWhite Leghorns, $10 per 100: White
Rocks. R. I. Beds and Barred Plymouth Rocks. $12
per 100, prepaid by parcel post. Snowflake Poultry
Farm & Hatchery. R. 6. Middlcvillc. Mich. L. Van-
Schie, Proprietor.

 

SELECTED ("HICKS from flocks subjcx-tcd to most
rigid tests for standard production and health. Twelve
leading breeds at living prices. 80% of old customers
ro—ordcr. Free catalog. Litchfleld Hatchery, Litch-
iield. Mich.

 

BABY CHICKS Elmer) varieties, from free range
culled and inspected flocks. Liberal discounts in large
numbers. Send for circular and price list. Estab~
lisllcd 1010. Shepard Poultry Farm, Litr‘hflcld. Midi.

 

 

STIIIlilY (‘liiCIx’Si‘Blond tested for Bnr‘illaly White

Diarrhea. also State A mrcditcd. Imghorm, Rocks.
Reds, and “'hite Wyandottcs. Sunnyside Poultry
Farm. Hillsda-le. Mich.

 

 

 

 

IVHITTAKICR’S TIlAl‘NESTED RHODEU ISLAND
itidl)S~—lloili (’nmlis. Michigan State Accredlt
lllmdtcstcd. Miwhigan's Greatest color and egg strain.
i’hicks and Eggs. Sixteenth Annual Catalog Free.
I lIIIcI-lukcs Farm, Box 9. Lawrence. Mich.

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PET STOCK

SELECT YOUR SILVER AND BLACK FOXES from
Fur Bred Strains. Raccoon. Mink and Muskrats. We
can start and stock your fur farm. Booking orders
nowI for {all delivery. Levering Fur Farm. Levering.
ll ic I.

 

 

RABBITS Real Flemish Giants.
old. Weight 6 lbs.. $2.00 ea; ll.
13 to 17 lbs.

 

Bucks. 3 months
From stock weiglun' 3
Leonard Norton, Three Rivers. Mich.

 

FOR SALE—Pcdlgreed German Police Puppies. sired
by our Imported Stud dog. $20 each. Also young
I‘t-girsltcred brood matron. E. A. Black. Howard City.
Min .

SNO\V \VHlT’li‘. FSKIMO PUPPIES. $15, on npDrOfl-L
lirookwood Kennels. lndianapolis. Ind.

 

REGISTERED SCOTCH COLLIES»natural hadn't.
Silvercfcst Kennels. Gladwin, Mich.

$5.00 each. Mrs.

 

(”ANARIES that Sing.

Harvey
Haynes, Goldwater. Alicia.

TOBACCO

CHICKS—HARRIET) ROi‘ICS—EGGS-Offlcial records
back of tlwm 207-203. Winners. laying contests and
shows. State A-r-r-dm-d. Good color. Lots of eggs.
G. Caball. liudsonl‘ille. Mich. u.

 

PURE-1311121) CHICKS from State Accredited Stock.
Fourteen \arictics. l’oultry Manual Free. Slender
Egg Farms, Route 20. Mount Morris. Illinois.

 

BABY CHICKS, batching eggs from our Ideal Barred
Rocks from lit-nvy laying strain, good healthy flocks.
Farmrange Chick Hatchery. Charlotte. Michigan.

 

BABY CHICKS AND EGGS~Superior Ringlet Earned
llncks. Rose (‘omb Reds, White Leghorns. Catalog.
\Vyndham's Ideal Poultry Yards, Tiflln. Ohio.

s. C. BUFF LEGHORN BABY CHICKS from State
gccreditethtock. ~Scnd for circular. J. W. Webster.
ath. Mic .

 

CHICKS—State Accredited English White Ikghorns.
Barred Rocks and Black Minor-cos. Circular. Hills
side Hatchery, ii. 3. Holland, Mich.

RICHARDSON'S Rocky Ridge Barred Rock Chicks.
$10 per 100. Stock blood tested second time for
Bacillary White Diarrhoea. Hanover, Mich.

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HOMESPU'N TOBACCO: Chewing. live lb., $1.50: ten,
$2.50; smoking. five lb., $1.25; tcn. $2: cigars, $2 for
50, gimantecd Pay when received. pipe i'rco. Roy
\‘arlton. Maxons Mills. Kentucky.

 

KENTUCK’Y NATIHKAT. LEAF S OKING TOBAC-
i.‘0—5 pounds 52.00; 10 pounds $3. 0; cash with or-
der. Postage prepaid. Tobacco Club, Mayfleld, Ky.

 

HOMESPUN CHEWING or smoking tobacco: 5 lb..
$1.25; ten, $2: twenty. $3.50. Satisfaction guaran—
teed. United Farmers of Kentucky. Paducah. K).

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POULTRY

12-WEEK-OLD PULLETs—heavy egg-laying strain.
S. C. White Leghorns $1.80. Barred Plymouth Rocks
$1.90. Rhode Island Reds $2.00. Hatching
eggs $10 per 100. Pine Hatchery. 803 Pine St..
Alma. Mich. Mrs. O. G. L‘rway. \lgr.

 

I’EDIGREED "Tam-red" White Leghorns. State Fair
Winning Barred Rocks. Bufi‘ Orpingtons. Light Brah-

 

mas. Prices right. Write. Former Bailey. Mont-
gomery. Mich.
WE PAY MORE for poultry. eggs and veal. A trial

shipment will convince you. East Coast Poultry 00..
Eastern Market. Detroit. Mich.

 

S. (L'. RHODE ISLAND RED COCKERELS—Good
supply. Exceptionally fine. dark red birds. Wesley

B, Hawley, R. No. 3. Ludington. Mich.

 

IMPERIAL Ringlet Barred 'Rock Eggs from a State
Accredited flock. $6.00 per hundred. Robert Martin.
Woodland. Mich. ‘

from our heavy laying strain, $2.00 per 15. $5.00 per
50. 89.00 per 100. F. E. Fogle. Okemos. Mich.
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WHITE WYANDO'l'I‘ES .EXC’LUSIVELY——Esga $5.00
pet-7100 prepaid. Raymond Eash. Shipshewam. Ind.

so. ENGLISH wm'rr: LEGHORN LAYING PUL-
0318.41.50. o. .A. Brown. Palo. Mich.

 

 

son. a. ,10'. Box 92. Detroit.

  

HOLTERMAN" BARRED ROCK’ COCKEREL. $5.00.
Mrs. James Cpmichael. Wayne. Mich.

 

 

BARRED PLYMOUTH ROCK EGGS for hatching..

WHITE ORPINBTONS—Em sfi13“md’ M. Thomp-_'

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TURKEYS

MAMMOTH GIANT Bronze Prize Tom, 40 lbs. Ex-
cellent big range—grown young toms and females. soon
laying. This quality Scarce.
M ch.

CONTROL THE CORN BORER with White Holland
turkeys. I have the best. Also Toulouse Geese.
Alden W'hitcomb. Byron Center. Mich.

 

 

 

TURKEY l-IGGS—nll breeds. Strictly pure-bred. Book-
ing orders for early spring delivery. Eastern Ohio
Poultry Farm. Beallsvillc. Ohio. -

 

FOR BRONZE TURKEYS—Toulouse Geese. write M.
B. Noble. Saline. Mich.

 

 

Slum-nous WANTED

SINGLE MAN “'ANTS WORK on poultry farm. Ad-
dress John Dermcrtcs. 2252 21st St. Detroit. Mich.

SINGLE Man wishes position as milker.
3175 Livcrnois Ave, Detroit, Mich.

 

T. Denzler.

H—LP “’ANTFD

WANTED—Young man to work on small dairy farm.
by the year. Must be willing to milk. pay and
good home to right party. H. F. Groeb. R. No. 6.
Box 228. Ann Arbor. Mich. -
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AGENTS WANTED

AGENTS—Our New Household Cleaning Device washes
and dries windows. sweeps. cleans walls. snubs. mops.
Costs loss than brooms. Over half prom. Write
Harper Brush Works. 173 3rd St. Fairfield. Iowa.

WE PAY $200 MONTHLY SALARY. furnish car and
ms to introduce our guaranteed poultry and
stock powders. cleaner .otc. Bigler Company X 083.
Springfield. Illinois.

 

 

MAKE MONEY by selling baby chicks.

We pay lib—
eral commission. Shadylawn Hatchery. Inch.

Classified Liners bring
Jrcsults. Try One. .

 

Shiek Farm. Oxfoul.’

MICHIGAN FARMER.

  
   

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