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GENERAL conference, on food

habits was held at the department





20f agriculture, which was attended by

, many nutrition specialists and home





extension workers. Among the ques-

tibns discussed were: What is the av-

erage American family eating, and how‘

far does it fall short of what it should

eat, from the standpoint of nutrition

and health?



In giving his endorsement to this

conference, President Coolidge said

that national economy is based upon

a combination of efficient production

and wise consumption. The home is





the greatest consumer of agricultural

products.





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be guided along lines that make for

health and physical emciency, more

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mailed directly from farm, orchard or

garden for delivery at the post office

from which such routes start, or on

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Harbor Beach,jMichi¢an

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Penick 8:. Ford Ltd., Inc.

Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Piel Bros. Starch Co.

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jNOTWlTHSTANDING the increase

in the tariff duty on butter from

eight to twelve cents a pound, by or-

der of President Coolidge, the price of

butter continues to decline. In fact,

the situation is described as “demor-

alized,” as the fall in prices below

thirty‘nine cents at New York on nine

ty-two score fails to stimulate buying.

Butter production is increasing, how-

ever, with a heavy surplus over last

year. If present conditions continue,

the carryover on May 1 will exceed

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Lucien Rosegafi, head of the Peug-

eot automobile, of France, is here with

plans for building a light French car

in this country. The car has a wheel

base of eighty-nine inches, goes fifty

miles on a gallon of gasoline, and will

#probably sell around $500.



s The citizens of Rome, Italy, celebrat.

led the city’s 2680th anniversary on

|A_pril 21. The celebration was espe-

crally pretentious, because Mussolini

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She will have as her flock

the women prisoners of' Hamburg.



Ireland will mint her own coins for

the first time in a hundred years, the

Free State Parliament having recently

decided to establish a silver, nickel and

copper coinage.



The Duke of York, the second son

of the King of England, has become

a father. All England is interested in

this event as the little daughter may

sometime be in line for the throne.





The sugar production of Cuba this

year will be 4,758,993 tons, under the

plan of the growers to limit produc-

.tion. .



Finland has decided to retain its

own culture and habits, and will make

definite efforts to resist Swedish and

;Russian influences. .





President Coolidge has suggested

that bargaining be resorted to in the

:leasing of Muscle Shoals.





The reduction of the automobile tar-

iff by Canada has seriously affected

the automobile manufacturing industry

.of that country. Canadian industrial

'leaders are making efforts to have the

reduction rescinded.





On April 2.2 the._ice was still ten

feet thick on the lakes in Maine.





I John Badger, a. stockman of Elk,

Kansas, has ridden pastures on horse-

back for thirty-one years.' It is be-

lieved that he has ridden 50,000 miles.





I A tall Chinaman is rare. Liu Ye-

‘Chmg, eight and one-half feet tall, re-

cently arrived in San Francisco. A

special bunk had to be made for him

on the boat. He is thirty-eight years

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; Captain Wilkins, head of the Detroit

!Artic Expedition, started .out with his





plane from Fairbanks, Alaska, and has

not been heard from for some time.





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fully developed by the light from a

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ornamental Planting on the Farm





Some Suggestions 072 Beautifi/mg 1&6 Farm Home Surroundmgs





ITH the advent of modern ap-

pliances on the farm, and the

building of attractive houses,





.‘ there has come a feeling that pleasant





While

layout

should be thoroughly practical, it is an

erroneous idea that there is no place

for the pleasing and the beautiful

about the farm home. For the younger





Surroundings become essential.





, generation the average farm house of.

- a few years ago, with its collection of





weather-beaten, unpainted outbuildings

scattered hither and yon, had not in-

spired much respect or pleasant asso-

ciation. The natural result has been

the drifting of the younger people to

cities, where 'more enjoyment and

pleas-aster surroundings are to be

found.





The possibilities of the farm home

and its surroundings are yet to be

thoroughly realized and when comparH

ed with the crowded cities, with their

smoke laden atmosphere, their noises

and hot, stifling pavements, it is difli~

cult to see why farms cannot be made

attractive and inspiring to their occu-

pants. It is not proposed that a great

deal be spent in beautification of the

grounds, fer it is possible at very little

cost, to. ’make the home a thing of

beauty.





The first aim should be toward an

orderly arrangement of the barns, poul-

try houses, and other features neces-

sary for useful purposes. Proper order

serves not only convenience, but beau-

ty as well. With walks and drives ar-

ranged carefully, and with proper re

gard fer beauty, the rest of the work

is simple and inexpensive.



The lawn is the foundation of all

planting. Made perfectly level and

hedged tightly with border plantings,

the whole property looks cramped.

Gentle slopes and easy depressions

create a feeling of size, especially





By Alex Laurie





Department of Horticultyre Dept.





when bounded with irregular natural

borders. Since the lawn is a perma-

nent plantation, its initial preparation

must be thorough. Proper manuring

at the rate of one load to 100 square

yards, will give the desired soil condi-

tion, provided the underdrainage is

sufficient. The time of sowing. seed is





kinds are adde to serve as a filler

during the first season and also as a

sort of a nurse crop. Among these are

Red Top, Rhode Island "Bent, English

Rye and White Clover. The last nam-

ed is sometimes deemed objectionable

on account of its white blossoms. The

seeding is done at the rate of one





 





 





either in the spring or fall, preferably

during the months of April and Sep-

tember. Lawns seeded late in the fall

should be given a mulch as a winter

protection. The grasses which are

suitable for good lawns must be adap-

ted to close clipping, be of uniform

color, and be able to stand drought.

The best all—around grass is Kentucky,

Blue Grass, but since it requires two

years to produce a good turf, other





E. J. Lincoln’s Montcalm County Home Has Harmonious Surroundings.





quart to 300 square feet. After seed-

ing and raking, a thorough rolling

should be given to compact the soil.

When the grass is making vigorous

growth it should be cut once a week

with the knives set so as to out no

shorter than two inches above the

ground. An occasional rolling will be

of benefit. Clippings may be left on,

serving as a mulch during hot weather.

A good soaking of water is preferable





to a mere sprinkling, because the lat.

ter will cause the roots to grow close ’

to the surface, with subsequent injury

during periods of drought.





All plantings should be composed of .

trees and shrubs that are very hardy

and easy of culture. Among the shrubs

such old-time favorites as the Bridal

Wreath, Golden Bell, Mock Orange,

Rose of Sharon, Snowball, Lilac,

Weigelias, Japanese Quince, Hydran-

gea, Japanese Barberry, and the Priv-

ets are still the best. As a meansot

ornamentation these kinds may ‘be

used to advantage in any location about

the building. Grouped about the base;

of the house in pleasing borders, they

furnish blooms ow: a long period and!

help in uniting {lib structure to the»

lawn. Planted at. intersection of the

walks, fence corners and in curves of

the roads, they ammar to give justiflv

cation to any apparent artificiality of

the layout. The barnyard may be suo

cessfully scret-nml off by this means

The vegetable garden may be divided

from the rest by a hedge er a flower;

ing border, and a flower garden should

find its way into the general scheme,

not only for the pleasure it affords;

but because of the possibility of direct

sale of cut flowers.



Trees are used as windbreaks, as a

frame for the house, and for their in-

dividual beauty as specimens. Fm

windbreaks, evergreens, like “’hite

Pine, Scotch Pine, Norway Spruce and!

Arborvitae, are quite commonly used.

The kind_of a tree used for framing

the house depends upon its style efi

architecture. Where horizOntal lines

predominate the Lombardy Poplar and

the Larch are particularly effective.

On the other hand, vertical lines calf:

for trees of more spreading characten

to which description the oaks,‘ this

maples and the e-lms answer fittingly.

Low branching kinds are the most die



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Power Makes For Farm Efficiency





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l ARMERS who use large amounts

_F of power per Worker are found to

have correspondingly high net in-

comes, according to an appraisal of

power on farms, just received by the

public utility bureau, Ann' Arbor, from

the United States Department of Ag-

riculture. Use of power on the Amer-

ican farm has increased the number of

acres which one agricultural worker

could care for from twelve acres in

1850 to at least thirty-four acres in

1925. Many individual farms now em-

ploy power so extensively that the

proportion isfiraised to about 300 acres

to one worker, the report states.

“Increased efi‘lciency in accomplisho





“ing farm work has greatly enhanced





retains fmmxfarmlng," the report de~

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ind tries. This has resulted in





 





, _ “and has released large num~ ,

' .3: here of workers from agriculture to





doubtedly these factors have played

an important part in making possible

the present standard of living of the

people of the United States.”



Total amount ofspower used annu—

ally on farms in the United States ap-

proximates sixteen billion horsepower

hours, costing under 1924 conditions,

about nineteen cents per horsepower





hour, or close to three billion dollars

for the year. Average power utilized

per year per agricultural worker is

about 1,500 horsepower hours.



While the machines already devel-

oped for farm use accomplish the work

for which they are designed, little

scientific study has been devoted to

the determination of the basic require-





 





ments of the operatioris, or to ascer-

taining whether the methods used ao

complish the results with a minimum

of power input, the report points out,

citing as an example the plow, prob

ably the oldest agricultural tool fm

which power other than human labor

is used. The fundamental require-

ments of plow design are Still under

termined. and no satisfactory means

of measuring the actual work done in

acoomplishing this operation has as

yet been developed.



That there exists great possibilities

in the more eflicient designing of farm

machinery through careful study of the

power requirements is suggested by

the results so far accomplished in the

silage-cutter tests now being conduct-

ed by the department ot‘ agricultural

engineering of the University of Wis

consin, which already have shown that.

the power necessary to cut and ele‘--

vate silage may be reduced at leases





fifty per cent by employing propa-





speeds and a. blower or better design.
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VOLUME CLXVI NUMBER EIGHTEEN





DETROIT, May 1, 1926

CURRENT COMMENT





HE situation as re





 





Three gards farm relief

.1: R legislation at Wash-

arm _ 9' ington is still compli-

Ilef Bills cated. There are now





three measures pend-

ing in congress which propose to give

federal aid to agriculture. The senate

agricultural committee has reported

out the cooperative marketing bill,

which passed the house, amended with

the corn belt committee’s surplus dis-

posal bill.





During the past week a bill carrying

the recommendations of Secretary of

Agriculture Jardine, has been intro-

duced in the house by Representative

Tinchcr, of Kansas, and in the senate

by Senator Capper of the same state.

This bill provides for a federal advi-

sory board and a farmcrs’ marketing

commission. 'The chief difference be

tween this measure and the one pro-

posed by the corn belt committee is

the lack of an equalization fee. The

advisory board is also limited to three

members from each of the twelve fed-

eral land bank districts, instead of five

as proposed in the corn belt commit-

tee bill.





't'nder the provisions of this bill, it

will be the duty of the commission to

keep advised upon all matters affect-

ing trade in farm products to deter-

mine Whether a surplus exists and up-

on "request of a cooperative, or a group

of cooperatives, to advise as to the

marketing of agricultural products.

The chief function of this commission,

however, will be to make loans to co-

operative organizations. These loans

are to be a. sort of a second mortgage

on farm products in warehouses and

‘will be made after the cooperatives

have exhausted their present credit

facilities. The loans may be paid with

.~ ' interest during a period not to exceed



. twenty. years. The bill appropriates





' 33100119ch and the commission is





The third measure is offered by





Chairman Haugen, of the house agri— '





cultural committee; The firstten pages

of this bill are practically identical with

the text of the corn belt committee’s

measure. It provides for a federal

farm board and advisory council, but

with greatly enlarged powers over

those proposed‘in the corn belt com-

mittee bill. It puts the government

directly into business. The board

would have power to buy and sell ag-

ricultural products in foreign or do-

mestic markets. It can lease and op-

erate storage warehouses, make con-

tracts for processing basic agricultural

commodities. The bill declare-s cotton.

wheat, corn, cattle, and hogs to be

such basic products. The measure is

to be financed by an appropriation of

$100,000,000 from the $250,000,000 re-





_ volving fund supplied by the govern-





ment. Provision is also made for an

equalization fee to be collected a’t the

point of processing.



A further difference between the

Haugen bill and the other measures is

a proposed embargo clause. Whenever

the President finds that the importa-

tion of any basic commodity or prod-

uct thereof, or any competitive sub-

stitute is likely to occasion heavy los-

see with respect to the handling of the

equalization fund, he shall, under the

proposed authority of this bill declare

such to be the fact and issue an order

making it unlawful to import such

commodity or substitute into the Unit-

ed States.





These three different propositions

are bringing considerable strain upon

on» federal legislative machinery.

Those who oppose farm relief legisla-

tion charge that these measures are

price-fixing schemes. Those against

the farm group plan object strenuously





to the equalization fee, stating that~





this is nothing more than a tax. The

critics of the administration bill ques-

tion the ability of cooperative market-

ing associations to successfully dispose

of farm surpluses and further doubt

the effect of such action upon the co-

operative movement in general. How-

ever, through the remainder of this

session the controversy over this issue

will be centered largely around these

three bills.





MON G the many





Twenty things in which

Years Michigan farmers can

justly feel proud for



Old having taken the ini.





tiative is the organi-

zation of the first cow testing associa-

tion in America. This took place in

Newaygo county in 1906. Today there

are 109 associations in the state; and

777 in thirty-seven states of the‘\ Un-

ion. On January first there were 330,-

000 dairy cows under the supervision

of cow testers. This is about one per

cent of the cow population of the

country. '





Cow testing work has resulted in a

marked increase in the average milk

production per cow in the herds under

test. With this improved production

there invariably comes an increase in

the dairyman’s income over the cost

of feed. The Bureau of Dairying at

Washington has calculated that the

rate of increase in returns over cost

of feed is $16 for every fifty pounds

in the annual increase 'of butter-fat

produced.





Specialists contend that the man

who does not know what his cows‘ are

eating, and what they are producing,

is the one who is most likely to fail

in the dairy business. If this be true,

Michigan should greatly increase the

number of cow testers, and instead of

being in second rank she should, by

reason of being the pioneer state in

this type of work, command first place

in the number of active associations.



The work has expanded through

merit. efficiency on the part of testers,

and the splendid supervision it has





'N‘ New York state





”this past I" e e k,



vffim n e ar 1 y all the big

.11.! ance , .f a r-m er ’ s organiza-

Weeh tions joined in ob-

serving “Farm Vigi-





lance wee ” The purpose of enlisting

the organization in this effort by the

Farm Bureau Federation was. to re-

duce farm losses resulting from the

stealing of farm property by motorists

and others.



The chart was not limited to the

farmers. The city press was used and

such organizations as the Kiwanis and

Rotary Clubs were appealed- to for the

.purpose of arousing the consciousness

of the urban dweller to the seriousness

of the losses sustained by farmers

through such pilfering. The chairman

of the agricultural committees of these

clubs cooperated enthusiastically.



One phase of this work consists in

the organization of county vigilance

committees. These committees met

during the week in regional confer-

ences to plan for extending the protec-

tion afforded by their organization. Re—

wards are now offered for information

leading to the arrest of offenders tak-

ing property from farms posted by the

organization. Much of the loss'ordi-

narily sustained will undoubtedly dis-

appear merely by the warning signs

placed on these farms.



Certainly there is need for much ef-

fort along this line. The chief aim

ought to be directed toward prevent-

ing these criminal acts instead of al-

lowing them to proceed and then seek

to arrest the culprits. As one county

agent pointed out, it is much better to

arrest the temptation than the thief.





NOTHER day has





National been added to our

E boosters’ calendar.

8'3 This time it is some-

Day thing in which the





farmers are interest-

ed, for it is National Egg Day. This

day is May first, which is set aside to

emphasize the value: of eggs as a food.

Eggs have always had a. high place

in the regard of the consuming public,

and especially of dietary experts. But

more recently, since the realization

that diet plays such an important part

in maintaining and regaining health,

eggs have even a. more important place

among our everyday edibles.





The egg is full of that newly discov-

ered factor in diet, the vitamins. It

is rich, but still easily digested. Eggs

and green vegetables are now recom-

mended in place of sulphur and mo-

lasses as a spring tonic. This combi-

nation feeds and cleanses the system

at the same time.





The farmer and poultryman should

be boosters for the National Egg Day.

for there is going to be a constantly

increasing production of eggs through

modern methods of poultry husbandry

which, in turn, is giving poultry great-

er prominence on the farm. Increased

consumption will be necessary to take

care of the increased production. But

greater egg consumption can be boost-

ed conscientiously because it will ben-

efit everybody.



The farmer should, therefore, join

the hen in cackling about her products.





HY there should





Our be an increase

Disre ard in lawlessness is hard

8' to tell. The liquor in-



For Law ‘terests give prohibi-





tion as the cause; the

dry forces say lack of law enforce-

ment; others attribute it to prosperity,

as there is usually more crime during

prosperous times. And psychologists

might say that our attitude tmyard

crime is to blame.



There is no doubt of a change in

our attitude toward crime, mostly due

to newspaper publicity and good laws

yers.





m tendency is to gain public





pers play up the criminal,

very little about the suffering caused

others because of the crime.





A recent investigation shows that





the chances are one to 110 that the

deliberate murderer will be exe-

cuted, and life sentences are usually

not life sentences. In England, a slay-

er has almost no chance to escape the

death sentence, and there were only

I00 slayings there in the past year as

compared to 10', 000 in our country.



What we need is for each one to

tighten up our regard f01 law and its

enforcement. Crime will eventually be

its own undoing, because it will be

come so bad that public sentiment will

insist on stringent measures for public

protection. But it is hoped that public

thought will not need extreme condi-

tions to bring a realization that proper

law enforcement is necessary for pub-

lic weal.





 





Law Enforcmem





A FTER I got through with the corn-



ed beef and cabbage the other

night, I was readin’ about law viola-

shuns. about the way them bootlegge-rs

is gettin’ lid} on sellin’ poison ta.

folkses



It made me hot ta think these peo

ple was so low that they’d make mon-

ey out of other folkses weaknesses. So

I just thought I’d see about it. I went

to the city and saw the chief 0’ police,

and I says ta him, “Why in Sam Hill

don’ t you see that

the law is en<

forced ‘2”



“Well,” he says

ta me, “You can’t

enforce a law

public opinion





 





don’t w a n t en—

forced.” \ .

I s a y s , “You





talk like a sau-

sage. It ain’t the. public what don’t

want the law enforced; it's the boot

loggers. You ain’t givin’ the public a.’

chance ta see if it wanted the law en—

forced; ’causc you ain’t never enforced

it. if you had honest men on your

force, the law’d be enforced. The

whole troubul is, you’re employin’ a.

bunch o’ grafters."



By that time there was a. lot 0’ folk«

see around listenin’ and laffin', think-

in’ I was a joke. So, I says, “This

ain’t no joke; it's a serious thing. *A’.

man what is a law breaker ain’t got

no’iespect fer his country. ”



Then the chief says, “I tell you, my

fiiénd, the men I hire is honest, but

the temptashun is so g1eat that they

get a littul lenient. Money talks, you

know.”



I says, "That’s the Whole troubul.

You fellows put money ahead 0’ life

and happinuss. You’re gettin’ rich but

you’re missin’ the best in life.”



“I see bv the paper one o’ yom po-

lice dressed up like a railioad man

and went inta a blind pig and bought

a. drink. Then he arrested the man.

He don’t have ta do that; ther’es a.

plenty 0’ pigs around that you kin find

without dressin’ up, and you know it.

The man what was airested piobably

didn’t pay up fer his protecshun. Talk

about protecshun, what’s the public

payin' the police department fer?

That's what you fellows is hi1ed fer

ta protect, and you’ re takin’ the public

money under false pretenshuns when

you’ re doin’ a better job protectin’ the

bootlegger than you are the public

It’s a rotten shame ”



Then somebody grabbed me by the

shoulder and shook me. I looked

around and there was Sofie sayin’,

“Come, nyit’s time ta go ta bed.” I

says, “Oh, pshaw, why didn‘t you let

me sleep, I wssn't through with that

police officer yet.” 1 .

' Sofie sags, 'Too much



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“larvae which they may contain.





further needs to be done.





. ‘ Refluelet “he “Burned Before May 15





HE farmers of eastern Michigan





They now begin their long siege





‘ of War against the European c01n bor-

Aer.”





The state law requires that the

stalks,_ears, cabs, and corn butts be so

handled as .to destroy the corn borer

Part-

ies “refusing to comply with the pro-

visions of the law are subject to a fine

or imprisonment.



The regulations of the. state depart-

ment of agriculture," in whose hands

the enforcement'of the law is placed,

states that “all cornstalks, corn Cubs

and other com remnants, not includ-





‘.ing silage, remaining on the premises





must be destroyed by burning on or

before .May 15 of each year.” Plowing

under the stalks will not cemply with





have a new deal 011 this year. ;





is not the purpose of this article to





with these burners, making it neces-

vide their own means for burning.





GREEN FEED-“FOR THE DAIRY‘ a

COW.





 





SUMMER seldom passes by with-

out bringing forth a few weeks of

dry weather and a swarm of flies. It

stands the dairy farmer in hand to be

prepared to combat both of these

pests, (if we may term them such. It





,deal with the fly proposition, as the

manufacturers of fly dope have cared

for it very thoroughly, all of it except

the work of spraying it on the cows at

the- proper time. It is rather the ob-

ject of the writer to give his methods





 





 





 





 





 





 





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This Chart Shows, in a General Way, the Life Cycle of the European Com

He Winters in Corn Stubble, Cobs, Butts of Stalks, and Other

These Must All be Destroyed by Burning Before May 15.





Borer.

Plant Refuse.





the requirements of the law, as this

does not destroy the borer.

The accompanying chart shows why





,it is so important to destroy corn rem-

.nants before May 15.





Early in June

the borerchanges to a pupa and in a

fewdays comes forth as a moth. This





-moth flies about and lays its eggs,





from 200 to 300 of them, on the under-

side 01‘ com leaves or on otherplants,

if corn is not available. In a short

time little borers hatch from these

eggs and start their work of de-

struction. From the last of July to the

end of the season, unless destroyed,

the borers are ceaselessly eating tun-

nels down the stalks and through the

ears of the corn plant. So destroying





the borer before he goes into the pupa .





stage, that is by May 15, saves all the

damage that the next and succeeding

generations would do.



‘ The areas which the state depart-

ment has ordered quarantined, and

within which it will enforce the rules





.and regulations governing the control





of the corn borer, consist of the coun-





‘. ties of Monroe, Wayne, Lenawee, Ma-





comb, Washtenaw, Oakland, Living-

ston, St. Clair, Lapeer, Genesee, Sani-

lac, T‘uscola and Huron, and the town-

ships of Taymouth, Birch Run, Frank-

enmuth, Bridgeport, Blumfield, Buena

Vista, Saginaw, Kochville' and Zilwau-

kee and the City of Saginaw in Sag-

inaw county; Merritt, Portsmouth,

Hampton, Frankenlust, Monitor, Ban-

gor and the City of Bay City in Bay

county; Napoleon, Columbia and Nor-

veil in Jackson county



Fortunately a large portion of. the





' corn raised in Michigan is put into





silos where fermentation destroyspthe

European corn borer, and nothing

But where

the corn is harvested in the usual way,

the remnants must be burng. This





’not only means the cobs left. from





feeding the stock, but corn left at that





' date in the» crib should be shelled and





the cobs burned. Since this date, May

16, is but two weeks away, it is highly





imperative that this work be under

taken immediately.





j Tir6 oil burners have been purchas-

, e tats for burning cornstalks

, fie ,





.a satisfactory profit.





oats and peas, mixing them half and





 





of preparing a supplementary feed to

bridge over the time when the grass

has lost is freshness, and the cows in

consequence have lost their ability to

yield a flow of milk that will make us





One year we fitted up a small patch

of ground and drilled in a mixture of





half. This made a rank growth and

was a very satisfactory feed for sev-

eral weeks, but it did not provide a

green feed for a long tiine, as we really

needed such feed to bridge us over the

dry spell that year.



The following year we fitted up a

strip of ground, fertilized it heavily,

and planted it to corn in twenty-eight-

inch rows and hills about eighteen

inches apart, with from three to four

kernels of corn to a hill. When the

dry» spell hit us that year we began to

use the green corn, cutting out every

other hill at first. This gave the rest

of the corn a chance to increase in

size more rapidly. This was a. very

satisfactory method, as we began to

use the green corn about the first of

August and had green feed for the

cows all through the dry weather and

on up in the fall until the frost cut

it for us.



Then we Tried'Alfalfa.



The last few years we have had'a

field of alfalfa near the cow barn and

as we saw the need of it, we mowed

what the cows would eat each night

and morning, givingit to them in the

green state, or in a slightly wilted con-

dition. This has really suited us bet-

ter than either of the other methods

tried, as the labor of having the gree

feed on hand was so much less than

in either of the other ways, and we

could have had it at any time during

the summei.



If the dairy farmer who has never

planned to have some source of green

feed for his cows during this almost

yearly dry spell, will try it one year,

he is quite apt to continuethe plan

as a. part of.his annual farm program,

for when a cow once-drops on her

how of milk, as she must do on poor

pasture, it is almOst impossible to get

her back to the same satisfactory flow

as before the dry weather checked it.





__ Plenty of_ green feed during this time

will bridge her over the had spell until

.‘tbe fall rains have freshened the pas-_





sary that farmers generally must pro "





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ARMERS who use Mobiloil “E” in their Fords, re-

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You notice this new freedom

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HE Cuthbert still reigns asqueen





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berries. Every so often a new

contender has appeared, but usually it

has fallen by the wayside. The Latham,

sometimes called Redpath, came high-

1y recommended from Minnesota. Its

apparent resistance to disease being

one of its strongest selling points. In

the college plantation, however, nearly

every plant has shown some disease,

while in quality the fruit is far short

of Cuthbert. The Victory raspberry,





'when grown side by side with Cuth-





bert, seems to be identical with the

latter variety. The New York Experi-

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The Cayuga, and Seneca, while differ-

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and still have many Cuthbert charac-

teristics. They also show greater sus-

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Cuthbert. Little is known of the Owas-

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state. The Newman from Quebec is

another red that is attractng some at-

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Black Raspberries.

No new varieties of black raspber-

ries have appeared which are the equal





of Cumberland and Plum Farmer. The “





Columbian, and Royal Purple are also

lStill secure on their thrones as the

best purple raspberries. Eldorado and

Blower are still the best adapted black-

(berries in Michigan.



An interesting new dewberry from

the south, known as the Young, is be-

ing introduced by the office of horti-

cultural investigations at Washington.

iIt is questionable whether it wlil be

adapted to Michigan conditions.





New Strawberry Varieties.



Many new strawberry varieties are

being offered each year by the nursery

men, but few of them seem to- last in

commercial production. Three new

varieties from New York, Beacon, Bo-

quet, and Bliss have received a limited

test in this state. The Bliss seems to

have some value, while Beacon and

Boquet seem to promise little. Pre-

liminary tests on Mastodon, a new ev-

erbearer, indicate that the variety is

worth limited trial. It is productive,

the fruit is unusually large and of fair

quality. It also-has the additional good

feature of producing large numbers of

runners. The Cooper is a. very large

berry of fair quality, and it is produc-

tive. It is somewhat inclined, how-

ever, to decrease rapidly in size on the

later pickings, and to become variable

in shape. Several other new varieties

\of strawberries are listed by small

fruit nurSerymen in this season’s cat-

alogues of which very little is known.

It would be well to plant these: varie-

ties only in a small way until they are

better known.



As with peaches, there is a special

problem with reference to canning

strawberries. The proper type of straw-

berry for canning is a firm-fleshed,

red-meated‘ berry. with the red color

extending entirely through. the berry.

This type of fruit will withstand the

canning process and not lose its firm-

ness, shape or color. In the Pacific

Northwest the Ettersberg 121 variety

\fulfills the canners’ requirements sat-

isfactorily. Unfortunately, this variety

is not adapted to Michigan, consequent.

1y other suitable varieties for canning

.must be developed.



The Downing and Houghton are still

the leading varieties among gooseber-

ries. The Poorman, which has been

recommended in Illinois and New

York, seems worthy of a thorough test

in Michigan. The fruit is very large,

smooth, and deep red in color.





ORNAMENTAL PLANTING ON THE

FARM.





 





(Continued from page 585).

sirable for specimen planting, but care

should be exercised in the selection of

the deep rooting types, which will not

deprive the lawn grasses of their prop-

er nutrients. -The oaks, the Norway

Maple, the American Elm, American

Ash, Norway Spruce, Blue Spruce,

White Pine and Silver Fir are among

the leaders in this group.



1 The planting of trees and shrubs is

a simple operatiou, yet certain precau-

tions must be observed if success be

attained. If the material is shipped

from the nursery, it should never be

allowed to lie around and dry out. If

impossible to plant at once, the plants

should be “heeled in," that is, a trenCh

dug deep enough for the roots to be

placed, and covered with loose/soil.

The time of planting depends some-

what upon the favorableness of? the

season. If proper care is taken good





C sort-ins planting.





 





   

 





“ 'to seryq‘as .,





11' " planting shrubs

the tops should be cut back to cor-





respond to the ambunt of meta which





are usually cut off ,in digging. g The

same holds true of trees, except that

only lateral branches should be cut





ural spreading of the roots, around

which the loose soil is filled and then

packed to form close contact and pre-

vent drying out The evergreens are

dug with a ball of soil and are so

planted. No pruning is given. Spring

planting for evergreens is preferable.



Flowering plants are a welcome ad

dition to the garden, their ease of cul-





tu1e and inexpensiveness making them '





very desirable.





The fellowing suggests the bestof

theherbaceous perennials which last

two years or more. The botanical and

common names are given. .





Alyssum saxatile—Alyssum.

' Anemone japonica.



Aquilegia canadensis—Columbine.



Asters.



Bellis perennis—English Daisy.



B (flampanula medium —— Canterbury



e .



Coreopsis grandiflora—Tickseed.



Delphinium hybridum——Larkspur.



Dianthus plumai‘iusWPink.



Dianthus barbatus—Sweet William.



Dictamnus alba—Gas plant.



Digitalis purpurea—Foxglove.



Gaillardia cristata—Blanket Flower.



Gypsophilla paniculata —— B a. b y ’ s

Breath.



Ibeiis saxatilis-——Candy tuft.



Iris germanica.



Lathyi us 1atifolius——Perennial Pea



Lupinus polyphyllus—Lupine.



Monarda Didyma.



Paeonia oflicinalis—Peony.



Papaver orientale—Oriental Poppy.



Phlox paniculata—Phlox.



Rudbeckia laciniata-Golden Glow. .



Solidago species—Goldemod.



Veronica. officinalis—Speedwell.



Annuals are plants which bloom the

same season from seed. They are usu-

ally started in coldframes in April,

transplanted once and the seedlings

set out of doors after all danger of

frost is past. The seed may be sown

directly out of doors, but so'mewhat

later flowering results. The more

common kinds are listed:



Alyssum maritimum—Alyssum.



Antirrhinum majes—Snapdragon.



Centaurea cya‘nus—Cornflower.



Delphinium ajacis—Larkspur.



Gaillardia picta.



Gypsophilla elegans—Baby’s Breath.



Lathyrus odoratus—Sweet pea.



Mirabilis jalapa—Four-o’ clock.



Matthiola incana—Stocks



Reseda oddrata—Mignonette.



Scabiosa.



Tagetes patula—French Marigold-



Tagetes electaé—African Marigold.



Tropaeolum majus—Nasturtium.



Verbena chamaedryfolia.



Zinnia elegans.



The botanical names are used in or-

der that no confusion arise, since the

common names for flowers vary great-

ly with each locality.





GIVE ASPARAGUS RICH SOIL.





 





SPARAGUS is one of the, most



valuable vegetables in the garden.

It is very healthful, and comes at a

season when fresh vegetables are

craved. It is so easy to grow every

garden can be supplied. Its one great

demand is plant food in large quanti-

ties. You can hardly get the aspar-

agus bed too rich, either before plant-

ing or when bearing. The bed should

be prepared by spading very deep and

mixing an abundance of rotted ma-

nure with the soil. If it is possible to

get hoof parings from a blacksmith

shop, or granulated bone from your

fertilizer merchant, it will make a.

lasting supply of phosphoric acid grad-

ually available, and with the annual

(mulch of manure will keep the bed

producing maximum crops of the larg-

est stalks.

has no fertilizing value, and serves

mainly to keep weeds down





back. Removal of the terminal shoot,

will be large enough to permit of nat— " '





Salt is used by many, but .





Seeds

lshOuld not be allotted to ripen ‘

occult: are obtained from either full _ ”

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HE old pasture field back of the

‘ barn or down beside the old



'sWimming‘ hole is one of the

most important fields the farmer owns.

It furnishes the first crop he uses in

~the spring and is usually in daily use

until the snow fites in the fall.



Good pasture is a great aid- to the

stock raiser. It is almost a balanced

~ration for stock, and contains the nec-

essary vitamins and mineral matter

for body growth. » .-



The care of permanent pasture is

important and is often neglected. Per-

haps-the first violationuis to turn the

stock in too early. The young grass

plants must be large and strong





. enough to stand the abuse of tramping





and“ grazing. If the grass is from

three to four inches tall before turning

in,’it will afford more pasture during

the season than if disturbed by stock

at ,an earlier period. Proper grazing

increases the production of pastures

and keeps them fairly free from

weeds, but if grazed too closely, the

stock should be taken out, and time

given for the grass to regain growth.

This practice will afford a greater

amount of pasture during the season.





Proper drainage is necessary to a

good pasture. Although grass will

make a good growth on a medium low

soil, if too low inferior grasses will

take possession. Tiling the low places

will greatly aid the pasture.



The cutting of all weeds and briars

twice a year will usually keep them

in check. All weeds should be out be-

fore the seed is formed. If weeds are

quite prevalent, they may be clipped

with a mower.



Sometimes pastures on low soils

have a tendencyito become rough and

full of hummocks. Rolling or disking

will help in leveling it, and also aid

in producing a better stand and more

uniform growth of grasses.





Occasionally old pastures become





sod-bound which results from years of '





continuous trampling of stock. The

grass then makes only a stunted

growth. This condition can be rem-

edied by disking and harrowing. It is

also advisable to sow some good grass

seed after the soil is loosened.





Difficult Problem.





Perhaps the greatest problem in the





care of pastures, and the one least un-

derstood is that of fertilization. Ni-

trate of soda or sulphate of ammonia

seems to secure the best results as a

fertilizer’for the money invested, al-

though manure, bone meal, and com-

plete fertilizers are sometimes used.

One hundred to 200 pounds per acre of

nitrate of soda or sulphate of am-

monia, depending on the condition of

the pasture and fertility of the soil,

is the usual amount used. The fertil-

izer is applied in the spring as soon

as new growth starts.



A good pasture should start into

growth early in the season and should

continue to'produce until late in the

fall. The growth of the pasture should

be fine and the product should be pal-

atable and nutritious. The permanent

pasture is usually started in the same

manner as the meadow, by sowing

good, seed with a nurse crop such as

oats or barley. The amount and kind

of seed to sow depends upon the .soil

conditions. For a permanent pasture

on a poorly drained soil, the following

is recommended: Kentucky blue grass,

five pounds; orchard grass, six pounds;





 





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rel Pie/J: Should 5e the Most Important Part of the Farm

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Occasionally a. cut over land with

scant vegetation exists on the farm,

and due to stumps or too many rocks

it is very unhandy to plow. A perma—

nent pasture can be made of such an

area by scattering a few pounds of

seed per acre and dragging them in

The following mixture is recom-





well.





mended for such condition:

three pounds; alsike, two pounds; red

four pounds;

pounds; brome grass, four pounds; or-

chard grass, four pounds;

blue grass, six pounds.



The above mixtures are

mended for Michigan conditions and

may be used wherever a permanent

pasture is desired. Other sections of

the country having the same climatic

conditions will produce good pastures





clover,





with these mixtures.





In planting the seed with a nurse

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tachments on the grain drill generally

give good satisfaction if sown with a

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county, is looking for something

to plOW down for beans that will

supply more humus than slayer that

was seeded with oats the previous sea-

son. One hesitates to offer advice or

suggestion to such a skilled and ex-

perienced. farmer as Mr. Cook. How-

ever, some experience with orchard

crops may be suggestive if not helpful.

-‘ The trouble with clover in supplying

the requirement is that it makes small

growth the first season, and must be

plowed down before making sufficient

progress in the spring to afford very

much humus'material. This, too, is a

difficulty with any crop that might be

suggested. I think, though, if this

problem were 'mine I would try rye

and vetch, especially when clover seed

is as high in price as it is now.





As Mr. Cook says he gets a large -





growth of oats, I would cut the crop

as high as possible so as to leave as

much stubble on the ground as could

be obtained. Then, as soon as the

ground is cleared, I would sow the rye

and vetch in the stubble and disk it

in ratherthoroughly with a. double disc

harrowhaving good sharp discs. If

this can be left until the latter part of

May or the fore part of June before

being turned under I think it will fur-

nish more humus than medium clover.

And the hazard in the way of getting

a good catch and a good growth is less

with the rye and vetch than with the

clover as well.



I think, too, that the vetch would be

a better nitrogen gatherer than clover,

though I am not sure about this. My

opinionis this nitrogen gathering prop-

osition by any legume that does not

stand long, is overworked. It seems

to be necessary for considerable

growth to take place before the nod-



. ules begin to form on the roots, and

most humus crops have to be plowed



' down before there is much growth of

.the nodules. But vetch is an early

and rank grower and should form

these nitrogen traps as early as any,

and it certainly grows them larger.



I have found that acid phosphate

has a very pronounced effect in. giving

clover a start and increasing the crop

on my ground, and I think the soil is

similar to that of Mr. Cook, quite heavy

and clayey. White sweet clover also

suggests itself as a substitute for me-





_ dium clover in supplying humus, but





the little experience I have‘ had with

this in getting it started has not been

favorable. But Mr. Cook doubtleSs un-

derstands the probable merits of this

crop for the purpose.





One thing in turning down rye as

humus crop needs to be borne in mind,

and that is its capacity for extracting

moisture from the soil. It has the

greatest faculty for pumping out the

water of any plant I ever had any

experience with, and if the weather

should be dry at the time it was turn-

ed down it might interfere with the

germination of the beans.- Under such

conditions I shouldn’t 'want to wait too

long before starting the plow, even if

a larger growth might be obtained by

letting it stand a few days longer. But

I am sure more humus can be obtained

in this way than With clover.—Edward

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and should be more generally used by

Michigan growers. -





tatoes that are firm and free from me-

chanical injuries and blemishes should

be chosen. They should average from

five to ten ounces in weight, be smooth

and typical of the variety. Avoid po-

tatoes. that are badly wilted, or that

show any signs of rot; likewise, pota-

toes with pointed seed or stem ends,





as they indicate disease.

Seed Treatment Essential.



The seed should be treated or disin-

fected in a corrosive sublimate solu-'

tion. This treatment controls scab and

black scurf. two diseases that are com~

monly found on the skins of most lots

of seed. Scab impairs the market

quality of the potato. while black scurf

.causes a rotting of the sprout and

growing stalk. This disease is largely

responsible for many of the poor weak

stands so often seen. A third disease

which the corrosive sublimate treat-

ment controls quite effectively, is

black leg, the germs of which may be

present on the skins of the potatoes.

Black leg is most serious in the north-

:ern countries of Michigan.





Use four ounces of the corrosive sub-

limate crystals to thirty gallons of wa-

ter. Dissolve the corrosive sublimate

in a quart or so of hot water and then

add to the thirty gallons of cold water.

Soak the potatoes in this solution for

thirty minutes and then place them in

crates or in shallow pits so that they

will dry quickly.





DON’T know whether this will be



a Brickbat or a Bouquet, but I just

read Farmer’s Wife’s letter, and her

request to hear from other subscrib-

ers, led me to write and give my opin-

ion. I think where a couple works to—

gether all their married life and get

a property, be it great or small, it be-

longs to both and should be left so

the survivor could have the use of all

property at the death of the other. Let

the husband make a will giving the

wife the use of all their property dur-

ing her life time. Then she could not

deed it to a second husband without

the consent of the children, and there

are not many children who would be

willing to deed their rights to a step:

father. .

Every man should make a will. I

have made several wills. At first I

had two children, but the boy got





‘ killed in the World War, so I made





some changes, but the wife gets the

use of all the property in every will I

make, and will, if I make a dozen

more. The wife should have the use

of all land wherever located, and all

insurance, stocks bonds, and money in

banks. I think all husbands should





__ carry life insurance enough to give





himself and wife a good burial, if such

a. thing is possible, and most men can

if they just think so. I used to be in

debt, but I always carried enough life

insurance to pay my debts and to bury

me if I should die. But when the’ chil-





 





dren grew up and had their education,





"I" By H. C. Moore





realize that, no matter how much care .





In selecting seed from the bin, po- .





Brickbats and Bouquets





An Open Forum for Our Readers

The Wife's.Share





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The corrosive sublimate solution

loses its strength during the treating

process. It can be kept at the proper

strength by adding one ounce of cor-

rosive sublimate to the thirty gallons

of treating solution after each second.

batch of potatoes is treated. The cor-

rosive sublimate should first be dis-

solved in a quart of hot water before

it is added to the solution. After six

or seven batches of potatoes have

been treated, the solution should be

discarded and a fresh one prepared.



Corrosive sublimate corrodes metals.

It should, therefore, be used only in

wooden or earthen vessels. A fifty-

gallon wooden barrel is a satisfactory

container in which to soak the pots.-

toes. By using two or more barrels a

large quantity of potatoes can be treat-

ed in a'day. A wooden tank holding

ten or twelve crates is also very satis-

factory. The potatoes can be placed

in the crates and immersed in the

solution.



Corrosive sublimate is a deadly in-

ternal poison. Do not pour the solu<

tion where live stock can get at it, and

do not use treated potatoes for eating

purposes.



Seed potatoes should be treated

while they are dormant and before

they are cut. If the seed potatoes, af-

ter being treated, are placed in crates,

and kept in a cool, light room, the seed

treating can be done several weeks

prior to planting. By exposing the





seed to light for two weeks or so it '





will develop stubby green sprouts, that

are generally an aid in securing good

stands. This green sprouting also

gives the grower a chance to recog-

nize and discard those tubers having

weak sprouts. It is not necessary to

place the potatoes in a warm place or

in direct sunlight in order for them to

green sprout. The vigor of much seed

is injured each year by exposing it to

high temperatures. A temperature of

:botut sixty degrees Fahrenheit is the

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I dropped $2,000 of it. They changed

the rates in that company and I talked

the matter over with the family, and

we all concluded it would not pay to’

keep it up.



Now, as I said before, every husband

should make a will, and if circum-

stances change, destroy it and make

another, but always give the wife the

use of all property, and if she has c'hil~

dren that need help, she could and

should help them, if she has the mon-

ey to help them. It seems to me that

if a man has a wife that is able to!

write as sensible a letter as Farmer’s

Wife has written, he wouldnot be

afraid to will her their property—An.

Old Farmer.





 





MY husband and I have been mar-

ried over thirty years and have

two children. I have worked and say-l

ed to the best of my judgment and

strength to help earn our home and

get it cleared, and to save in order

that we keep out of debt and have

money in the bank to help take care

of us aslwe should need at'ythis time

in life. And all I ever hear from my

husband is this: “You have not earn-

ed it at all; it is all mine.” He always

has everything in his own name, i

If such fellows were men, ‘they

would not treat their wives in this

way, do you think? One'thing is sure;

they can’t take it With them when

they leave'this world '





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The instant the head of ‘a bundle

comes from the feeder, the let

thresherman, the Big" Cylinder,

tears into it. The big teeth of the

cylinder and concaves are set by,

hand, close enough to thresh every

kernel out of the head, but not so

close as to crack the grain. '





At the speed of a mile 'a minute,

the Big Cylinder throws the flying

straw and grain to the 2nd thresh-

erman, the “Man .Behind ,the

Gun.” The grain goes through its

grate, is stopped by the check plate

and sent direct to the grain pan.

More than 90 per cent of the grain

is separated right there, and sepa-

rated iorever, in a Nichols 8

Shepard Thresher.





The 3rd thresherman, the Steel

Winged Beater, then‘takes a

whack at . the straw, batting it

down to the 4th thresherman, the

Beating Shakers that beat, beat,

beat the straw, till the laSt kernel

of grain is beaten out and saved.





Roller Bearings, Alemite-Zerk

Lubrication and the Tilting Feeder

are standard equipment onall sizes.





,The construction is practically all

steel --the machine will last a

lifetime.



Send to us for our book, “How

a Good Thresher is Built,” that

will tell you how the 4 Thresh-

ermen will work for any farmer

at a reasonable price.





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along the tables to watch the testing

of soils from their own and neighbors’

fields, and then sat before a lecturer

to get the latest information about

soil management.



The train, which was provided by





‘ the Michigan Central Railroad, was

_ operated over the company’s lines in





southeastern Michigan, stopping at

twenty-eight points. The Michigan

State College furnished the soil ex-

perts who tested the samples, advised

farmers on field management, and

gave the lectures. Three cars consti-





. tuted this fine school's—one for accom-





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other for the soil laboratory, and a .

third for lecture purposes.





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train at Lapeer. There farmers bronght

i135 Samples of soil from their fields,

and 375 persons visited the train. Up

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, testing 656 samples of soil. Last year





' a similar train cost the state less than





$150. . What an inexpensive way of

.demonstrating the need of better soil

methods to thousands of farmers.



We watched a. long line of farmers,

their wives and children, move along

the testing tables. First, a farmer reg-

istered on a blank, giving intermation

on the size of his farm, acres cultivat-

ed, and type of farming followed. Then

his sample of soil was tested for lime.

This test was placed on the sheet and





. both soil and sheet were passed along





to one of the college experts who talk-

ed personally with the farmer. The

expert inquired as to the recent treat-

ment of the soil in question, the yield

of crops, and what the farmer intend-

ed to plant. The expert would then

advise the farmer on the amount of

lime needed, if any, and what fertiliz:

ing ought to pay the best. A number

of samples of marl were also brought

in "for determining the lime content.





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HE American shipping public since the war period has come to



realize a certain responsibility devolving upon it beyond the

mere payment of the authorized charges for the transportation

service performed. '





There is, for instance, the requirement of the prompt loading and

unloading of the railroad equipment on the part of consignors and





consignees, respectively.





There is the obligation on the ship - . of early advice of car requirew

ments to enable the railroads to “mob equipment.





THESE two requirements enter largely and eventually into the cost

of steam railroad transportation and they are dependent upon the

good—will directly manifested by the shippers and altogether beyond

the control of the railroads.





'Recognition of these factors has brought about the organization 0!

the Shippers Regional Advisory Boards and enables the country to get

more service, from the equipment of the American railroads.





THIS is entirely voluntary service On the part of the shippers and is

a unique page in the history of business. It has also been a profit-

able expedient, a lesson in coop eration gained from the world war

a phase in the onward march of the times, which, Judge E. H. Gary,o’

the United States Steel Corporation, recently described as the

application of the Golden Rule in business, a condition that was

inconceivable twenty—five years ago. .





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business thought which is gradually progressing towards the finest





ideals, and incidentally tending to the greater well—being of our people



and making for greater material returns.



THE Michigan Railroad Association is kee 'ng step with the shipper-

and heartily seconding those ideals 0 an enlightened business





. opinion and appreciates that this policy is as important to the stabilizing





of business as are the operations of the Federal Reserve Bank System

in its particular branch of public economy. In fact, it is the identical

application of that principle. to transportation. Michigan industry





has much to gain through, the policy of the Shipper! Regional





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f ' field of melodrama, itbéggars

‘ , fiction. Some may laugh my in-



‘ credible tale out of court, may

set it aside as an Arabian Nights’ in-

venttion‘. Nor can I offer any proof.

For r asons of public policy, the pla0<

as a dates of my story are given





‘without circumstances of detail.





Yet I ask you to remember thatscien-

'tists concede the existence of forces

of nature not yet understood which

will some day be harnessed to the use

of man. Granted this, my story is

still bizarre. You must accept or re-

ject it as seems best to you.



One bit of corroborative evidence, I

suggest. The records show that, in the

summer of 1915 the Panama Canal

was closedto traffic on account of a

tremendous slide of dirt at the Culebra

Cut. On the same day that this took

place, Count Hermann Von Gebhardt,

known the world over as a diplomat

and scientist, died very suddenly in

his laboratory on the outskirts of

VVashingtOn. The cause of his death

was given in the newspapers as heart

failure.



From my bag of miracles, let me

unload two bits of startling news. The

first is that my friend Roger Francis,

secret service man and electrical ex-

pert, in all probability intervened just

in time to save this country from a

series of staggering disasters. The

second is that I was present as his

assistant when this gentle lover of hu-

manity did deliberate murder.



It was at a reception given by the

wife of my chief, Admiral Ramsey,

than first met Count Von Gebhardt. As





.I entered the reception room, my rov-





ing eye went in quest of Dorothy, the

daughter of the house and the most

charming debuntante of the season.

“'hen it fell upon a circle of men in

a distant corner, experience told me

that Dorothy must be the magnet

drawing so much attention.



After paying my respects to my host-

ess, I made for that corner. The cir-

cle broke, with gay laughter, before I

had worked my way through the room.

When I reached the side of Dorothy.

there remained only one of til.“ group

of men. He was a distinguished look-

ing personage, a man among men in

spite of his slight dapper figure.

There could be no question of his

force. The cold beady eyes of the man

looked me through and through with

an uncanny penetration.



Dorothy introduced me to him.





“I am glad to meetLieutenant Gray,"

he said suavely in excellent English

as he offered me his hand. “It is al-

ways an honor to meet a representa-

tive of the great navy of this great

country.”



“'e fell into casual talk, during

which it was impressed upon me that

it was impossible to meet this man





without recognizing that quality in him '





that. set Count Von Gebhardt in. the

seats of the mighty.



W'hen later in the afternoon I got

Dorothy alone she refreshed my mem-

ory about him. I recalled now that he

had been in this country for many

years. studying electrics and motive

power on behalf of his government.

He was in charge of a staff of assist-

ants, and it was understood that im-

portant experiments were being con-

ducted in his large laboratories that

might revolutionize transportation. His

reason for carrying on the work in

this country rather than abroad was

that here he could study the, great

manufacturing plants and highly de-

veloped railroad systems to better ad«

vantage. To this end he traveled con-

tinually all over the country and main-

tained branch establishments in many

cities.



“He is an amazing man. They say

he has a brain like Edison,” Dorothy

concluded. “And yet he can take the

trouble to be entertaining to an ignor—

ant little thing like me.”





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land I dare say I looked straight at

er.



Dorothy dimpled into smiles.

are not very polite today, sir.”



“Oh, he has good taste. I was just

thinking that—3'



“I am listening." .



I had been about to say, “———that he

is a bachelor," but I changed my end-

ing of the sentence. “—that foreign~

ers get odd ideas sometimes.”



Count Von Gebhardt did not keep

me long in doubt. He was the sort of

man that can devote himself to study

forty-eight hours at a stretch without

a bite of food or a wink of sleep. He

gave exactly that same singleness of

mind to the pursuit of Dorothy. All of

our circle knew that he had the flag

of matrimonial intentions nailed to his

masthead.



I nipped that in the bud. One day





“You





I had the good luck to get Dorothy

alone for a. long ride. Before I helped

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her from the saddle, she was engaged

to Lieutenant Lawrence Gray, U. S.

N. Least eligible among her suitors

and certainly not the most meritor-

10118, I had the great good fortune to

be the. luckiest.



The count took his conge with the

disarming smile that won’t come off.

He offered his congratulations in due

season Without a hint of malicein the

heady unfathomable eyes that ' met

mine. If someone had told me the





machine-like brain behind the heavy-





black hair had doomed me to death

the evening before the day set for the

wedding, I would have thought him a

fit candidate. for an insane asylum.



\Ve Were to be married on the flag-

ship of my chief. On the evening of

the day before, I was sitting in my

rooms when a telegram was handed

me. I tore open the yellow envelope

and read this amazing message:



“For God’s sake, Lorry, don’t use

your telephone until you see me. Am

on my way from Baltimore. Will reach

your rooms about ten. Don’t take re-

ceiver from hook, regardless of ur-

gency of hell. Life and death hang on

this. Obey instructions absolutely and

trust



Roger Francis.”



I was still staring at the typewritten

sheet when there came the sharp ring

of my telephone bell. Mechanically I

reached out my hand toward the re-

ceiver then drew it back. My eye

fell again on the extraordinary warn-

ing of the telegram.



Don’t take reCeiver from hook re-

gardless of urgency of bell.



Again the bell buzzed. I had a tre-

mendous curiosity to take up the in-

strument and find out what it was all

about. If someone were trying to lure

me into trouble I could surely look out





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for myself. My hand moved again,

and a second time I hesitated. Roger,

usually knew what he was talking

about. He had warned me to obey in-

structionS‘exactly.



Life and death hang on this.



Certainly that was urgent enough.



“ ‘Trust Roger Francis,’ confound

him,” I read. aloud. “What does he

mean by such a piece of idiocy? It’s

Dorothy at the other end of the line

probably, and I'm to sit here and let

her ring.” .



I hung in doubt while that bell con-

tinued to buzz at intervals for ten min-

utes. If anybody had been present to

call me a fool I would not have disput-

ed it, for I felt the chances were that

someone was taking a rise out of me.

But still—the name at the foot of the

telegram held me back.



It must have been about 9:45 when

the boy brought me the wire. My

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someone coming up the stairs to my

room on the jump. A moment later I

was shaking hands with Roger Francis,

and never in my life have I seen a

man more relieved than he was at

sight of me.



“Thank God, you did as I told you,

Lorry,” he cried in a voice that shook.

“I was afraid—”



”—Of what?” I demanded. “The

telephone is_not gener 1y supposed to

be a. deadly instrument of warfare.”





 





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“Not generally, but this time—” He

broke off to ask me in a strange usky

tone whether a man «had been ound





Within a. few hours to repair it.



“Yes. He said it was not registering

perfectly. What of that ”



“Only that it’s a God’s mercy I did

not find you lying dead at your desk.”



“Have you gone mad, Roger?” I ask-

ed of my friend.



“You might think so if I told my‘

story before I gaVe proofs."



“Very well—the proofs,” I returned,

smiling.



' He stepped to the door and came

back with a large box. In it was a

monkey.



“I wired from,Ba1timore to have this

waiting for me in case you might

skeptical,” he explained. “Now in or-

der to show you that I can use the

instrument in perfect safety I am go—

ing to call the operator and ask her

the time.”



Puzzled, I watched him as he did so.

He got the time, thanked the operator,

and hung up the receiver.



“I don’t see that you have proved

anything yet, except that the phone is

working 0. K.”



My comment drew one word from

him. “W'ait.”



He carried my phonograph to the

desk and set it in front of the speak-





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, ,. _ . , surprise that the record

, was: one of“ ‘my .;own.‘ voice set to a

tenor :sol‘o- sailed “The 'Sa-Ilor’s Love.”

'“Why this particular: song?” I asked.

“Because I want your voice." _

There was something ominous in the

way he said it. Doubting ’ Thomas

though I was, his gravity infected 'me





 

 





- with some sense of a. situation. tense





and eerie. I watched him breathlessly.



He handed the‘receiver to the mon-

key. The animal examined it curious-

ly, then stuck it to its eye as if it had

been a. telescope. Meanwhile my friend

started the machine. The first notes

of the piano could beheard. Presently

from the phonograph came the words

of the song in my voice.



Before three words had sounded the

monkey shivered, dropped the receiver,

and keeled over. The animal never

moved again. ’



Roger stopped the song and then,

with a sharp stroke of his knife, cut

the cord of ”the telephone.



“Are you satisfied now, Lorry?” he‘

asked me quietly. ‘



“Only that something devilish is go-

ing on. What is it?

monkey killed and why were not you?”



“Because the instrument has been

attuned so perfectly to the sound of

your voice that at the first Words there

was unloosed a shock of electricity

great enough to have killed you in‘

stantly, just as it did that monkey. It

didn’t injure me because the vibra<

tions of my voice did not make the

connection. No other voice in the

world would have done it.”



“Good heavens!” I cried. “Who could

have done this?” ‘



“The greatest villain and the great-

est scientist in the world, a man who

has harnessed unknown powers of

titanic force and by using radium,

electricity, and other powerful agents

as levers can.accomplish results that

would stagger the world unless he is

frustrated.”



“Count Von Gebhardt ?” I asked with

dry lips.



He nodded. “I’ve been on his track

for years. Today I got my final proofs

from his chief accomplice—just in

time to save your life.” ’



The occasion seemed to justify a

whiskey and soda. Roger declined.

and I tossed mine off alone.



“Well, what’s the program ?" I asked.



“VVe’ve got our work cut out for us,

Lorry. There’s not a minute to be

lost. Tonight it has been given us to

save thousands of lives or to die our—

selves. I can’t tell which. Don’t come

with me if you’d rather not.”



I looked at him keenly.’ There was

no light of madness in his cool eyes.

He had rather the look of a man who

has devoted himself to a great task

and means to see it through.



“Where are you going?” I asked.



"To the devil’s power plant, the lair

oratory of Von Gebhardt.”



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“To wreck. it.”



I slipped a revolver into my pocket

and told him to lead on.



We took a street car to one of the

suburbs, which one I do not mention

for good reasons. At its terminus we

walked swiftly forward for two blocks

and turned to the right. In the dark-

ness we came plump on a high wall

which surrounded a prisonlike bulld-





ng. .



“The Count’s experimental station,”

I murmured.



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our lives may depend upon absolute

silence,” he whispered in my ear. .



A tramp brushed past us. A Sign

made by Francis showed me that the

man was a secret service operative. It

comforted me to know that others

knew we had gone about this danger

-ous task. At least we would not die

unavenged. .



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sleeps. in a room adjoining the count’s

study,” murmured Francis. “The place

is constantly patrolled outside by four

men, but they are not admitted within.

The least accident might betray the

count’s plans, so he is infinitely care-

ful. The wall over which we climbed

has a live current running along the

top. The tramp we met gave me the

signal that tonight it was cut by my

assistants.”



Gingerly we trod up the stairway;

turned to the right, and found k011i“

selves in a corridor from which open-

ed many rooms. We passed dOWn this.

and stopped at a. door which faced the

end of the passage.



Roger motioned me back with his

hand. “The door is crossed by three

live currents of great power,” he whis-

pered.



There were three knots in the door

frame. Evidently these were switches.

He pressed them in turn, thenmoved

the doorknob to the left. The door

swung noiselessly inward. We entered





. and closed it behind us.





The room was filled with electrical

machinery, levers, switches, and pis-

tons. At the farther end was a. large

metallic plate covered with dozens of

electric buttons. In front of this was

a. sort of cashier’s cage, rising to the

ceiling. and shutting the switchboard

and plate from the reach of anyone

who might penetrate the room, I no‘

ticed that beneath each button was

printed a name. Culebra Cut, White

House, Wall Street, were among the

names I made out. At least a dozen

of the buttons represented large fac-

tories in the United States.



"What is that for?” I asked, 'pointing

to the big bronze plate.



“That is the most devilish device

ever invented by the genius of man.

As you see, each of these buttons is

labeled with the name of some point

that is a nerve center of this country.

\Vhen Von Gebhardt presses those but-

tons, the point indicated will be in-

stantly destroyed. We are. here to pre—

vent his plan if possible.”



Roger stripped his coat and began

shutting off currents. So far he had

relied entirely on his memory, but now

he consulted a chart which he drew

from. his pocket. For an hour he work-

ed in silence.



Then my curiosity overcame me.

You don’t mean to

tell me that this man could actually

destroy those places—say the Culebra

Cut, several thousand miles away.”



Francis looked up from his work.

"He delayed the completion of the

Panama Canal for nearly a year by

means of slides; Last month he blew

up the Du Val manufacturing plant.”



“But how? How could he start

slides at Panama? The thing isn’t

possible by any known force.”



"Haven’t I toldvyou that he is the

greatest living scientist? He has har-

nessed forces other electricians do not

suspect the existence of. They are

hidden deep beneath the crust of the-

earth. By communicating the dynamic

spark of understood forces to release

to activity these infinitely greater ones,

he can produce staggering results. One

flash of the telegraph wire is enough

to start a catastrophe.” ’



“Can he actually set all this damna.

ble destruction into operation? Why,

the whole structure of our national

life would be tremendously crippled.

Our manufacturing plants, our docks,

our .seat'of government, the canal—all

shattered. How did he accompliSh all

this without being detected?” I asked,

amazed.



"‘By using workmen and corpora—

tions, and even the government, to as

‘sist. him without their knowledge of

what he wasdriving at. A chance re~

mark of a carpenter first set me on his

trail. I began to investigate. Soon I





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tions with the telephone and telegraph

wires running from city to city. Also

I. learned that he had developed the

use of wireless to a surprising extent.





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the wires harmless was a longer one,

for each had to be traced back through

an intricate web to its source and





treated individually by throwing the f





switch belonging to it.





The hours. slipped away. The first "

gray gleams of daylight began to sift '

in through the barred windows. I kept .

guard with a revolver, for it was pos- ‘





sible HOW at any time that we might





be detected. Our object was to make -

all safe before arresting the count and 3

Otherwise these desperate ‘





his allies.

men might succeed in dragging down

others to ruin with them.



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It must have been close to e

o’clock when Roger spoke after a 1 ng

silence.



“One move hour, and.I’ll have every-

thing safe," he said in a low voice.



At that instant the door of the room

opened. Count Von Gebhardt stood

on the sill. In his hand was a ham-

mer which he had probably been using

on- some machinery.



For an instant he and I faced each

other silently.





I raised my revolver. “Hands up!”





Up went his arms at the word. One ;





of them swept forward in a curve and

hurled the hammer at my head. I

dodged as it hurtled past. The tool

crashed into the. bronze plate at which

Roger was working.



,. The count lunged forward. Quick as

he .was, Francis was quicker. He slam-

med shut the steel door of the cage

and threw a switch. Von Gebhardt’s

weight shook the bars as his body

struck the network. He gave a long

groaning sigh. His body collapsed and

sank limply to the floor.



Roger, white as a sheet, threw back

the switch. No need to tell me that

the German had perished by means of

a live current designed to protect his

infernal machine from intruders.

Scripturally speaking, the man had

fallen into the pit he had digged for

others.



“God!” I cried, shaken by the sud-

denness of the retribution that had

come to him.



Roger did not speak. With ashen

face he was gazing at that part of the

bronze plate where the hammer had

struck. His quivering finger pointed

to the button.



"‘The Culebra Cut—ruined!"



Fortunately the truth was not so bad ‘

as this. The canal was put out of

commission for months as the Whole

world knows, but the big man in

charge there soon made good the dam-

age. If Von Gebhardt’s hammer had

struck three inches to the right, or

as far to the left of the point where

it hit, the damage to the country would

have been far greater. As it was, the

button flashed the signal that moved

a lever which released mighty forces

of nature and threw them into revolt

to accomplish a great work of destruc-

tion. 3

Von Gebhardt’s wonderful brain was

beyond all mischief in this world now.

Before we left the room, ROger had

destroyed the connection of wires that

endangered a hundred different points,

from the Atlantic to the Gulf and from

the 'Gulf to the northern border.

Agents of the government completed

in the most secret manner possible the

work of my friend, so that at the time

not a hint of the terrible danger from

which the country had been freed were

permitted to get into the papers.



If I speak at last, it is because I

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whole truth; should realize by how

close a margin the skill, courage, and

wisdom of one man averted a series of

disasters. So, for the first time, I

make public the story of the duel to-

the death between Roger Francis, sec-

ret service agent of the United States,

and Count Hermann Von Gebhardt,

the Wiliest trouble-maker that ever

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AVING read the article by Mrs.

E. A. Martini in the issue of



w Apiil 3, telling how to “build in”

a wood box, I will tell how I solved

my problem of 1e-fueling the kitchen

stove.



When I was married and came to

the farm to live, our wood shed was a

large building about twelve feet from

the house. Part of this building was

used for a storeroom, and the space

for the wood was on the far side of

the building ‘



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The Finished Wood Box and cupboard

is Attractive and Convenient. .

for the day, the job fell to me. After

a few years of this, I decided to save

some of these unnecessary steps, as

well as the time wasted by this ar-

rangement, and planned how it could

be improved.

I persuaded my husband to move

[the large building farther away, and

to build a smaller wood shed attached





F rankness

By Mary





NEIGHBOR had volunteered to

1 stay with little Ruth and Ellwood

while their mother went shop-

ping. “Do they know that you are go-

ing?” this woman asked, when she ap-

peared in the kitchen doorway with a

rknitting bag over one arm.

' “No, I haven’t told them yet, but

there’ll be time enough before I start

for my car.”



“Don’t say a word to them! They're

playing all right now, and you can slip

out this back way without their sus-

pecting a thing. They may not miss

you for an hour.”





words with which to make a tactful're-

ply. She decided that candor was best.

“I couldn’t slip away from the 'children

so. It would be too great a strain on

their faith in me. They have a. right

to suppose that they will find me at

home or else know when and where I

went just as it is my right to expect

the same of them. If I should slip

away in secret, they might feel them-

selves justified in following the same

course.”



The accommodating neighbor is

childless; but her troubled eyes have

,watched big and little children, even

to those of six-foot size, slinking away

to places and companionship of which

their parents would not approve.





children are the result of deceitful par-





 





 





The mother hesitated, but only for‘





“I don’t know how often deceitful,





.ents, but I guess your way is best,

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Dlsgmsmg the Wood Box“





flow One Woman Designed a Dual Purpose Convememe





to the house. Then between this wood

shed and the kitchen. a. large built-in

wood box, like the one illustrated, was

constructed.’ 1, also..needed more cup-

board room in my kitchen for large

articles, such as milk pails and ket-

tles, so I planned a large .deep cup-

board above the wood box. The cup-

board and wood box were built into

the wall and wood shed, making no

extra corners to clean in the‘kitchen.



From the appearance in the kitchen,

one might think that the arrangement

was all one cupboard, but the two low-

or doors-open into the WOOd box. The

wood box is divided into two parts,

one being only half as large as the

other.

ling wood and waste paper. The larger

pait holds enough wood for several

days use



If one doesn’ t care for the cupboard

above, the same plan could be used

below, but I believe most housewives

would find this extra cupboard space

as great a convenience as I have.—

Mrs. C. Cowles.





LUXURIES COST MORE THAN

EDUCATION.





 





:HE great popularity of luxuries is



an index to the enormous yearly

expenditure made for them. It is es-

timated that while ‘we Americans are

spending one billion dollars on all

forms of e ucation, we are-spending

twenty-two billions on luxuries. The

annual bill for tobacco in the United

States is two billion dollars, or twice

as much as the bill for education.



But in spite of this comparatively

low expenditure, education in this

country is a. growing enterprise. In

the twenty-year period from 19001to

1920, the public, elementary, and sec-





and Truth

E. Stover





ing and fussing every time you leave

home,” she sighed.



“No, it doesn’t. From babyhood

both the children have been accustom—

ed to my bidding them good- bye for a

little while. They know that I will

never leave them uncared for nor stay

away an unreasonable time. Come let

me introduce you as their temporary

auntie; then listen to our farewells.”



The good-hearted neighbor followed

outdoors with some misgivings, but shb

found that these children took their

mother’s going sensibly. After watCh-





ing to wave their gay “hankies” as she .

corner, they contentedly .





turned the

went back to their play. ,



The neighbor recalled thoughtfully

the scenes in which her young neph-

ews and nieces always indulged when

they found their parents gone. “This

must lie another proof that honesty’s

the best policy with children—espe-

cially when you begin with it from the

first," was her comfortable decision as

she sat knitting in peace. 0



It is the best policy to be honest and

frank with children. Deceit may seem

more profitable for a while, but it‘

brings a penalty in suspicious children-

who naturally fall into deceitful ways

themselves Indeed”, whoever is trou-

bled by deceitful traits in a. child

should Scan her own jw“

with care. Deceittulness‘ and can,

both seem to be highly con





 





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ondary schools of the United States

increased from fifteen and one-half

millions to twenty-one and One-half

millions, or an increase of thirty-eight

percent. It's American to want lux-

uries, but the growth in the quantity

and quality of our schools proves that

we want education too.





WORLD’S GREATEST WALKER.





 





HOUSANDS of women in all parts

of the country walk the equivalent

of a cross- country hike from Boston to

Seattle every year, and many other al-

most complete the trip without leav-





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This Kitchen Space Saver it Simple

in Construction.





ing their homes. This Walking record!

is made by the home-maker as she-

weaves her way back and forth from

the sink to table, from table to stove,

and from stove to the dining room as





she prepares the family’s-meals, makes .

‘ the bed, and cleans ' the ‘ house, and ‘

,does all the other numerous tasks that:





make up the housewife‘sday.





In recording this great indoor ile-





.. age record of many of our housewi es,





the extension department of the Ohio

State University used instruments.

called pedometers, which measure‘ae—

Curately the number or steps one taken.

The corollary of this statement it

most interesting—that the world’s

greatest walker is the woman in the.

home.





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HELP CHILDREN “SAY t'r wi'ra

FLOWERS.” .- . /





 





WHAT child does not love to harm



a May basket, and what moths

does not like to find one hanging on

her front d001 on a bright May morn:

ing!



This is the way I help the children t.

make baskets that are strong enough

to hold flowers. We use small paste-

board boxes, salt boxes, or cereal box-

es. With an old razor blade, sharp

knife, or scissors, cutaway the sides

of the box, leavmg the bottom as high"

as the finished basket'is to be. Leave

arstrip-an inch which the centers)!

each side, as high as the original





box, to be used as the handle of tho‘ .‘ ‘3

Bend these Strips Mother I.





basket.

and sewer paste them securely.





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





   

   

 

 

 

 





   





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.Use this department to help solve

your household problems. Address

your letters to Martha Cole, Michigan

Farmer, Detroit, Michigan.





 





' REQUESTED RECIPES.





 





. _ Corn Chowder.

1 can or 3 cups com 2 tbs. cornstarch or flour

.4 cups potatoes cut in ii. 4 cups scolded milk

inch slices 3 tbs beef drippinss or

2 onions another fat





Salt and pepper,



Cook onions, cornstarch and fat, stir-

ring oli'ten so that the onions may not

burn. ' Add~potatoes and two cups of

boiling water; cock until potatoes are

soft; add corn and milk, and cook for

five minutes. Season with salt and

pepper and serve—Requested by Mrs.

T. H. ~ 'j



‘ "’O’Ekhill Potatoes.





2% cups-cold potatoes 1% cups white cream

sliced thin sauce

3 hard boiled eggs sliced





Put a: layer of potatoes in an oiled

dish. then a layer of eggs, then a

layer of white sauce. Repeat until the

dish is full. Cover with crumbs and

bake for fifteen minutes. Grated cheese

may be added to the crumbs—Re-

quested by Mrs. L. K.



Horseradish Sauce.

1,3 (up grated horseradish 1% cups milk





root 2 tsp. salt

L3 cup soft bread ’79 tsp. Dower

1, crumbs =56 tsp. cinnamon





Cook, first four ingredients in double

boiler for twenty minutes. Add butter:





   





salt and cinnamon. Serve hot—Re-





quested by Miss P. C.





CruIIers.

6- eggs nom- Ie mm a still

6 tbs. sugar dough .

6 tbs. melted 55th

Beat eggs very light and add sugar,

shortening and flour. Beat well and

roll thin. Cut in strips two inches

wide and three inches long. Make par-

allel inch gashes at equal intervals and

take up by running the handle of a

spoon in and out of the gushes. Fry

in deep fat and sprinkle. with powder-

ed sugar.——Requested by Miss I. M. A.





POOR MAN’S WAFFLES.





 





I would like a recipe for poor man’s

waffles. They are not baked With

waffle irons, but rolled thin and cook-

ed golden brown in hot fat. They are

eaten as a cookie or water. It would

be very much appreciated if someone

could give me this recipe—Mrs. R. M.



Has someone such a recipe that they

have tried with





Cole.





Some spider webs are so strong that

birds can be caught in them.



Nero is said to have used $200,000

worth of perfume at an’ entertainment.



The death rate from diphtheria in

1900 was 43.3 per 1,000; now it is 9.4

per 1,000.





 





 





 





. Adventures of Tilly and Billy





T/ze Tale ofa Tick ofa Watt/1





ILLY’S little Gold Watch kept call-

B ing, “tick, tick, tick, tick,” after



it had slipped from his pocket and

fallen to the ground. It wanted Billy

to hear it when he came that way. But

it happened that the first one to come

that way was not billy Bounce or any

of his little playmates. It was Bunny

Brown Ears. '



Now Bunny Brown Ears, with his

big, long cars, could hear very well.

All his life he had been listening for

the sly enemy that might be hiding or

creeping‘hp behind him to take his

“little rabbit’s skin to wrap the- Baby





 





Thei'l‘lck, Tick” Grew Louder as Bun-

ny Hopped Nearer the Oak Tree.





Bunting :in,” as the nursery rhyme

tells us. .- ,

.’- WhenBunny Brown Ears came near





' . the oak tree where'l‘illy had been “it” '





- for tree ball, he stopped.





’ behind'a bush and sat very still.





“Bush! what is that?” and he hid

He

heard‘ the steady “tick, tick, tick,





.1 tickwof‘vtho little Gold Watch, calling

' for Billy. Bunny Brown Earp listened

’ for a longtime.





Then his culiosity





. got the best of him.





y“tick, tick, tick, tick.”





, no hopped nearer

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“Whatever is making Bunny Brown

Ears act so queer?” said Frisker, the

Squirrel, from the bough of a. nearby

tree, where he sat nibbling a nut.

“Perhaps he is not feeling well this

morning. I’ll scampevr down and see.”



~Bunny Browu Ears was listening so

intently to the “tick, tick, tick, tick”

that he did not hear Frisker until he

was right in front of him.





“Good morning, Bunny Brown Ears.

Are you not feeling well this morn-

ing?” asked Frisker.



Bunny was so frightened that he

felt very much like running away as

fast as his little short legs would carry

him, and that is very fast, indeed. But

he knew Frisker was his friend, sohe

explained, “When I was hopping by

this way, I heard something saying

'tick, tick, tipk, tick.’ I hid behind

a bush for- a long time but no one

came. The ‘tick, tick, tick, tick’ seems





to be right here but I can’t see where. 1,





Listen, do you hear it?” asked Bunny.



“Yes, yes. It comes out of the

ground. But what is it?" questioned

Frisker. '





Then Bunny Brown Ears pushed

back some leaves-with his short paws





and there, all bright and shiny, was "





Billy’s little Gold Watch. The Watch

was very much frightened as Bunny

picked it up in his-soft paws. ‘



“Don’t drop me, don't drop me,”

ticked the Watch but neither Bunny

nor Frisker knew what it was saying.



“How pretty, but what is it ‘3” asked

Frisker.



“I don’t know, but somehow we’ll

have to find out,” answered Bunny

Brown Ears, and he hung the little

Gold Watch up On a twig of the tree

'where they' both could listen to the





' “Goody, goody," said the little Gold





Watch, '“now‘ Billy will be sure to'





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success ?——Martha '





 





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ARE you LOOKING AHEAD?





 





OOKING ahead is as essential in

poultry keeping asit is in any

other business.- What you do during

the next few months will go a long

way toward solving the egg question

next winter.

A handy man may buy an old car

and fix it up, but this rule doesn't work

out with poultry. ,

If you are setting your own eggs

this year, cull your flock till it hurts,

and to provide good roosters. for your

flock next year, buy a. setting of the

.best eggs you can afford, toe-punch

the chicks when they come out, and

you will know which ceckerels to save

{for next breeding season.



Cockerel .Half the Flock.

The longer you are in the poultry

business the more you will become

convinced that a good cooker-e1 is the

bigger half of the battle as far as egg

production is concerned. No amount

of culling will ever get you anywhere

in big egg yield from your young stock

if you continue to use scrub roosters.

If you are buying baby chicks don’t

let low prices fool you. Poultry men

are no more prone to giving bargains

than any other class of merchants, and

as all chicks look alike they have the

drop on you every time. Buy your

.chicks from a. reputable hatchery and

pay him his price. His chicks must

be worth what he is asking or he

wouldn’t be in the poultry business,

and most hatchery operators know the

value of a. satisfied customer.

When placing your order for chicks,

you should order twice as many chicks

as you intend to keep over the winter,

then by the time you are ready to

put your pullets in winter quarters

you will be able to cull .closely and

still have the number you figured on.

Do not figure this way of ordering

‘as extravagant, as you can sell your

cull pullets and cockerels at a profit

over the cost of their feed and you

assure yourself of the required num-

ber of winter layers without having to

put in a. lot of immature pullets that

would be nothing but a bill of expense

all winter. .

Culling Results.

To show you how culling works out

I will give you an example of my per-

sonal experience. In the month of

February, a couple of years ago, frOm

eight pullets I received eggs to' the

value of $14.50 over the cost of their

feed. My neighbor's flock of twenty-

six came within twentyeight cents of

paying for their feed. .

I had been at him for months to let

me cull his flock, but this difference in

profits woke him up and he consented

to having his flock culled. The result

[Was that I took twenty culls out of his

pen of twenty-six. ‘ ‘

; He kept the twenty culls for ten

days, just to see if there was anything

in culling, but he didn’t get an egg.

The six hens I picked out laid from

four to six eggs per day. 4

I asked him then to figure up how

much he had lost by not culling his

\flock, but I never got the answer. '

There is only one way to succeed in

the poultry business, and that is .to

start with good stock, feed them right,

house them right, and cull till it hurts.

Now is the time to start looking

ahead for next winter’s fpll egg basket.

—-R. A. Hill. .





 





THIN §H ELLED EGGS.





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vitamin D in order to turn out»; good

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must have a good supply ofthis vita.-

min to get sufficient calcium from the

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abundant sunshine and the weather.

has not been suitable for getting chick-

ens outside. This explains why many





flocks are laying thin shelled eggs, and ‘





emphasizes the importance of seizing

every opportunity for supplying direct

sunlight. ‘ .



Not only must vitamin D be sup

plied, but a good supply of calcium as

well, must be available for the layer.

Crushed oyster shell is a satisfactOry

source of calcium and should be kept

in boxes or hoppers available for the

hens at all times.





FEED COD LIVER OIL.





Can you tell me what is the trouble

with my hens? They look good, have

nice red combs, and have a good ap-

petite, but all at once their wings

droop and they shake just as if they

were having a. chill. Some shake much

harder than others. They will even

eat at that time when the wings are

drooping, if they don’t happen to be

shaking.—— .p _



The vigor of the flock can be im-

proved and the leg weakness probably

prevented by feeding one per cent of

cod liver, oil in the mash. Leg weak:

ness is often caused by ovarian trouv

bles or a' lack of sunshine. Isolate all

weak birds so they will not be tramp-

led. Turn the flock on range as soon

as possible so they will obtain more

of the direct-rays of the sun. _



Cod liver oil can be mixed with cot-





tage cheese at- the rate of one to six- .

Four pounds,





teen parts by weight.

per 100 hens per day of this oil and

cheese mixture helps to prevent leg

weakness and seems to improve the

general health of the flock, and the

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DEPLUMING MITES.





My chickens are getting all naked

behind, and I have examined them and

can find no lice, and they are not pick-

i—ng at themselves as they do when

lousy. Can you tell me what is the

Imatter, and“ what to do?—W. H. R.





Hens are sometimes troubled with

scabies, or depluming mites, which

bite the skin at the base of the teeth-

ers-and finally cause a loss of plum-

age. Mix four parts lard with one part

flowers of sulphur, and rub this oint—

ment on the parts where feathers are

lacking. A loss of feathers around the

back is sometimes caused by activities

of the male birds. This plumage Boon

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\ HEzpeople had gotten pretty bad.

They did evil continually, says

the—good Book. It was evident

{hat something, unprecedented and

sweeping should be done. And it Was

:lone. God washed the planet clean,

and gave the human race a fresh be-)

ginning. The story of the ark and its

animals,_ the sending out of the dove

to. learn if there were dry land as yet,

is one of the classic tales of the race.

Every child should know it.



But it did not work. After the w‘a—

ters had subsided, and conditions had

returned to normalcy, the human race

began. sliding dOWn toward Sodom.

Cleaning, up the world did not clean

people's hearts. Only one agency will

cleanse hearts. Only spiritual forces

can accomplish spiritual results.



One would imagine that after Noah

had sailed the flood and had seen the

end of so many

who had led evil

lives, that he

would have led an

exemplary life ev-

er after. But in

relating what he

did the Bible is

truthfully portray-

ing human nature.

‘ “ Noah did only

what people are doing all about us

every day, and what we ourselves have

done, doubtless; namely, he did not

profit by example. He thought that

he was an exception to the rule. He

could indulge himself. and get away

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UT. the covenant is made with



. Noah, as unworthy as he was. The

covenant said that from henceforth

seed time and harvest shall not cease.

No more wOrld floods will vex the

earth. The rainbow is a reminder of

the promise. the rainbow is the result

of natural law in operation. The light

shoots through the moisture, separat<

ing the colors as accurately as a

marksman pierces the bull’s eye. But

natural law is used for spiritual ends.

That can be done with all natural

processes, and that is what should be

done. Use ordinary things for religious

results. That is God’s teaching here.

Take the lower and lift it higher. Do

not «seize the higher and pull it lower.

The beauty Of the rainbow is a per—

petual reminder of 2the§lpromise that the

natural order of things will not cease.

Do we realize what this means? Do

we understand how much this is worth

to us? It means that the laws that

operate all about4us are dependable

and life-making. They are good laws.

We live in a friendly world. Suppose

that when the farmer drills in wheat

he did not know whether the wheat,

when it sprouted, would become wheat,

oats ,or pop corn. Suppose that nature

were freakish, whimsical, undepend-

able. Suppose we did not know wheth-

er March would be followed by spring

or winter. Suppose July took a sud-

den notion to have snOw banks, and

February thought it would be fun to

warm up and bring out all the buds

and then sheer them off with frost. Of

course, the weather is guilty of some

treacherous tricks at times, but I am

speaking of the general run of the sea-

sons, as the years come and go. We

live in a dependable world. Fire burns,

water drowns, and he that soweth to





the flesh shall of the flesh reap core





ruption, while he that soweth to the

spirit shall reap life everlasting. “I

do‘ set my b0w in the cloud, and it

shalllbe for a token of a covenant be-

tween me and the earth. * * While





_ the earth remaineth, seedtime and har-

vest, and cold and‘heat, and summer





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ial reminder that Deity cares for animal

life. Dumb creatures have suffered

from the beginning, from men’s cruelty

and carelessness. Wild life is exterm-

inated, as with the wild pigeon and

the great auk. Domestic animals are

subjected to unnecessary suffering.

Not long ago I read the history of the

American Humane Society. It is a

moving tale. Men of full size have

labored to make the condition of ani-

mals more tolerable. It is true, as

Paul puts it, that “The whole creation

groaneth and travaileth in pain until

now.” The vigor of Christianity is

shown to no small extent by the pub-

lic sentiment it creates toward the

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animals shipped to’ market can be kept

on board cars for only so many hours 3

until they are watered and rested, is'

some indication that there is vital so-

cial religion in America. Children

should be taught kindness to animals.

It you want to sit up a night or two,§

get O-llivant’s “Bob, Son of Battle." If;

you want to exercise your lachrymali

glands, read “A Dog of Flanders.”





When it was all over, and Noah and

his family climbed down out of the ark J

and ran around a little to limber up,l

after their long confinement, a veryf

important principle was at work. The

Bible calls it the doctrine of the rem-

nant. We call it the rule of the mi-l

nority. Do you appreciate the fact that E

the world is ruled by the minority? It ’

is. It does not look like it, when the

election returns roll up staggering fig—

ures for the party that you hoped

would lose. But it is not the party in1

power that does all the ruling, but the',

party and the parties that are not in,

power Many of the principles that

were once thought to be radical, un—,

patriotic, bizarre, socialistic, are now

accepted and practiced. The minority"

is ruling. A small group gets an idea.

They can no more put that idea into .-

practice than they can colonize on;

Mars. But they stick to it, the ideaf

grows, and by and by it is ruling a‘

large fraction of the nation. The mi-

nority is powerful. Do not be ashamed

to belong to it.



Noah and his sons and sons-in-law

were a minority. But from them,

things started ,‘over again





AS said above, the experiment of



washing the world clean was nev-

er repeated. It did not work well.

After the flood, came Sodom and Go-

morrah. Men had not learned much

from the flood, any more than some

people have learned from the Great

War. There is one way to have a

changed race and that is to have

changed peeple, which must be done

by appealing to the hearts and con-

sciences of men. No more world baths,

but something better. One day, as

men were going their heedless way

through life, an obstruction blocked

the path, so that they had’ to go round.

It was unusual in appearance—an up-

right pole with a cross-piece, and,

fastened to this crude and cruel de-

vice, the figure of a man. It was so

startling that men had to stop and

look at 'it. As they did so, their eyes

were opened to see themselves, and

a great desire stole into their breasts

to worship the One who hung there

and thereafter to live a different life.





 





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SUBJECT : ———God’s covenant with

Noahr Lesson text, Genesis, Genesis

9.8 to 17.



GOLDEN TEXT:-—I do set my bow in

the cloud, and it shall be a token

of a covenant between me and the



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Dear Uncle Frank:



About two weeks ago in the Michi~

gan Farmer, a girl wrote a. letter about

making scrap books. I think it would

be lots of fun making a book of. the

Merry Circle.



There are so many things to make

scrap books with, and I am going to

tell you what I am making. I have a.

very large note book, and am using

note book paper. It is a combined

flower and leaf book.

until fall to finish it, but I will have

lots of fun doing it. On one page I

am pasting a flower or leaf, and





about that certain flower or leaf. I

have several poems written already.

and one flower in it. There is lots of

work to it, but you have something

when it is completed.



Why doesn’t every Merry Circler

start different kinds of scrap books

and write to Uncle Frank about them.

My letter is‘ too long for even the

waste basket to read, so will close.—

Geneva Kohlenberger. -





I believe that it will be interesting





- to you to see your scrap book grow,





and you will undoubtedly find it inter-

esting after you have it finished.





 





Dear Uncle Frank:



Maybe you think I am a. dead bug,

but you better change your mind. Say,

Uncle Frank, why can’t we have a real

society? Have you for president, then

have a vice-president, a secretary, a.

treasurer, etc. Don’t you think that

would take quite a little work off your

hands?



I hope we will soon raise our sum

for the convalescent home at Farm-

ington. I know they’d appreciate it.

I know, for I was there for two years,

not at Farmington, but in the city.

Please let me know if you think my

plan about our society is all right or

not—Sincerely, Glen E. Schroeder.





I don’t believe that officers would

help me any, as I would have to look

after the officers, and sometimes it’s

harder to get folks to do things than

to do them oneself.





 





Dear Uncle Frank:

I cannot express

thankful I am that I am a member of

the Merry Circle Club. I am sure we

all realize the great work the Merry

Circle has undertaken—a great work,

in trying to bring cheer to these poor,

defective children; to whom our hearts

should go out in pity. Therefore, let

all of us send in our pennies, nickels,

dimes and quarters, because without

our help, Uncle Frank will never get





 





 





A Future M. C. in the Kallingi Family.





to finish this wonderful work which

has been undertaken. Remember—4

“United we stand; divided we fall.” So

let us all get together and boost this

cause!



I am enclosing my bit. Wishing you

the best of luck, I remain, Qrace Cram-

er, Comstock, Mich.



Thanks for your good words. I hope

that they will stimulate a. few more

M. C.’s to send in their share of th





fund. ‘





 





Dear Uncle Frank:



I have been reading about bobbed

hair and knickers for a long time, but-

I have never written.



As I am a boy I suppose I should

agree with the boys, but I don’t, at

least, not all of them; I think a girl

looks a whole lot better with her hair,

bobbed than she does with it long“,E

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out of doors, o‘r when she is enjoying

some outdoor sport. Something about

prohibition has also been talked about.

I think the prohibition laws could be

enforced a lot more than they are.

Someone brought up evolution as a.

subject for us to talk about, but I don’t

think the Merry Circlers know much

about that, at least I don’t. Well, I





A Success Talk





By Senator Smoot





Asked to give our farm boys 3. mes-

sage on how to succeed, Senator Reed

Smoot gave us just three sentences,

but these three are full of wisdom:



“Be honest, be punctual, and never

watch the, clock for any certain mo-

ment to cease work. Have an interest

in what you do. Early in. life decide

what you want to be, and then work,

work, to attain it.”





(Standard Form Paper Editorial Service. "

Copyright 1926 by Clarence Poe).





 





 





 





 





guess you have all heard enough from

me.——Floyd Begerow, Lake Odessa.





I think a. great many girls will agree

with you on the hair and knicker ques-

tion. I say “amen” to your prohibition

comment. You are wise in not dis-

cussing evolution if you know nothing

about it. The trouble is that so many

folks discuss things they know nothing

about.





 





Dear Uncle Frank:

That letter by Ivis Pickel stirred me

from my winter hibernation, and as





you expressed your desire to have





some more opinions, I’ll give mine.



I believe we should join the World

Court because unity is the only means

toward universal peace. I compare

our nation today with the Southern

Confederacy in 1861. The slave states

would not agree with the northern

states, and on account of this separa-

tion, war followed and the seceding

states were crushed. Of course, I don’t

predict a similar fate for our nation





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. today. ‘ but - imagine? the. sees; 35“”





crops and the menWhIChwould. have

been saved had the southerners not

been so stubborn. ‘





Since Woodmw Wilson was a. demo- "





crat and did much for the development

of the League of Nations, 1 think we

w0uld be members of the League'to-

day, had Wilson been a republican, be

cause republicans practically centrol

our country. ‘ . , "



As for the quotation from;Washing—

ton, I believe he was perfectlyjestifl’cd

in stating that in ,his' days, but today

times have changed. European ‘poun.

tries are no longer of a fighting na-

,ture. They are civilized and‘ realize

as well as any far-sighted manof to-

day, that unity means . peace. This

was W'ashington’s idea when the thir—

teen‘ colonies united. I,believe If. Wash-

ington were alive today,” he would ad-

vocate an International Union for‘rUni-

versal Peace. ’



Don’t think I am a foreign lunatic,

Uncle Frank, but you asked for pros

and cons, and here’s a con. Hoping

this is not too long—T. Norman Hurd,

Port Hope, Mich. ' . ‘





Even those who don’t agree with you





will have to admit that your discus— ‘





sion of the subject is good.





 





Dear Uncle Frank: ~

We would not know what to do if

we did not have the Merry Circle page

to, read each week. Sure think Harold

Coles. Herbert Estes, Guilford Roth-





 





Ethel Smith and Her Pet Lambs.





fuss, Uncle Frank, and a. few others— .

have won Golden Circle pins for keep-

ing our page so interesting;



We are very glad you are getting

the radio for the crippled children, and





want to do our part. Think all should

be willing to help if it will make it

better for the children who are not

as lucky as we.



Will now tell you all goodbye, as I,





the College :-





11 Day of Enjoyment For the Clinton County Boy:





There‘is no club leader in Clin-

ton county and our neighborhood

boys feel the lack of it. So the

last of January, my husband, (a.

’17 M. A. C. man),asked the boys

of two schools to come to our

home and they would discuss stock

and stock judging. So they have”

met here every Saturday after-

noon to talk‘over different agricul-

tural matters of interest to boys.



Tuesday of Farmers’ Week, Mr.

Pino’took this group in a truck

to the college. In order to find out

what they got out of the trip, Mr.

Pino asked the boys to write a.

short essay. Then we chose the

best, which we submit to your

page.——Mrs. 0. W. Pino. __



Our organization was started by

Mr. Pino, who decided to give us

lessons on farming. judging of stock,

and the betterments of life. We have

had four meetings, and for one of

them we went. to the college at. Lan-

sing. Our meetings started four weeks

ago and we shall continue them.





On the day We went to the college,

we started at eight o'clock sharp in

the morning. Mr. Pino said that he

would not wait for us. He said that

if he waited for us, we would always

be late. If he left us it would teach

us a lesson in being on time, and in

better citizenship. Wegot to- the col-7

lege about nine-thirty. First we, went





to a. big building J where judging «was. .

M" ihr





 





going on. They. were;.jlidglng. she

hogs, cows; andghorses. .Attél

was over} a.,.rep0rt*iwvfi :1





reasons for classifying the animals as

they were. .



After this, we left Mr. Pino and went

to all the barns, consisting of dairy,

beef, sheep, and horse barns. We were

in all of them. We saw all sizes of

cattle and horses. We saw mutton and

wool breeds of sheep. Next we went

to the armory and there we found a

potato and corn show. They also sold

some things to eat and we all bought.



We were supposed to meet Mr. Pino

at twelve o’clock and as we were there

before he arrived, we played in the

barn. Soon Mr. Pino arrived and we

ate dinner. Then we played again.

After we got thrOugh playing we took

bredthing exercises and then went to

the gymnasium. We first looked at

the swimming p001, then we looked at

all the exercisers and tried them all.

Then we listened to the band play, and

heard a lecture on horses. After it

was over, we left Mr. Pino a‘gain and

looked around. ‘



We found the place where the army

glms were kept. They had lots of

guns, and also one big cannon painted

green. Then we went back to the big?

building again and waited until Mr.

Pino came.





pavilions; .Wevboys held she

the ”resale





   





_ 300‘!) some, peoplemcame I :r‘

and looked at the sheep in the judging, , 2.





 





 





 





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why ' men e on

Ruby. 11.011 and Clara French



I am glad you like the page so well.

It is interesting because many help to .

make‘ it so. I wish more were willing

to. sendfiin their niCkels. .‘





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V"”s'CI-Ioo"1_ CONTRIBUTES.





ERE are three one dollar bills for



the ConvaleScent Home at Farm-

ington, sent by Case School of Isabella

county.- The children, boys and girls

bOth, made a compact and sold tickets

and have been up against odds of ev-

ery kind, but by real grit succeeded.

As I havencted as Captain, I could





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





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Solution of the Cross-word Puzzle.

write a lung letter of disappointments.

Dates were set and then one of those

big storms would come.



“'e send each week’s paper to school

as some of the families cannot take

the paper. Here are three cheers for

the radio fund.——Case School by Mrs.

Amelia Tanner, Farwell, Mich.





I congratulate the Case School f01

its persistency and success The for-

mer brought the latter. Double three

cheers for the Case School boys and

gills. Thanks for the money.





TH E CROSS-WORD WINNERS.





HE following were picked as win-



ners in the Cross-word Puzzle Con.



test which we announced two weeks

ago:



‘ Pencil Boxes.



Max Ego, Shelby, Mich.



Russel Skinner, R. 4,



Mich. '





Eennville,





Dictionaries.





Eva Graham, R. 3, Lowell, Mich.





Leslie Robinson, R. 1, Zeeland, Mich.

Norva Miller, R. 3, Conklin, Mich.

, Pencils.



Esther Crampton, Jackson, Mich.



Arthur Sturgis, Onaway, Mich.



Wyland Barber, Sear, Mich.



Edmund Bailiff, R. 1, Bravo, Mich.

MEilmer Jenks, Jr., R. 1, New Haven,

. 1c .





 





 





MAY CONTEST.





I-IIS being the first of May, I



believe it will be'well to start

the month with a May Contest.

This will be very simple, make

as many words as you can from

the letters contained in the word

“May.” You won’t be able to

make many, but it will set you to

thinking to make as many as you

possibly can.



The prizes will be given to those

who get the ten highest number of

words. The first two prizes will

be school pencil boxes; the next

three. dictionaries; the next five,

handsome pocket pencils.



Be sure to put your name and

address in the upper left hand cor~

per 01" your paper. and if you are

a Merry Circler. put M. C. after

your name. Please 'do not fOrget

the latter. Also, please write your

letters on separate sheets.



This contest closes May 7. Send

your contest papers to Uncle

Frank. Michigan Farmer, Detroit,

Michigan.





THE MERRY CIRCLE FUND.





E now have $56.87 in the fund

(April 23). We still need about

$44.00 to reach our goal. So,

you see we have yet a long ways to

go. I would like to see more nickels

and dimes coming in. It is fine for

clubs and schools like the Case School,

to work for the fund

The following have sent in money

from April 17 to 23, inclusive: Maude

Evans, Helen Wagren, Edith Coan,

Norma Gibson. Mae Shipley, Ford Beg-

low, Gertrude Bruen, Beatrice Her-

beck, Esther Richardson, Catherine

Schwab. “Just Me,” Margot Gee, Beu-

lah Wills. Louise Hurley, Frances

MoldOver, Charles Obert, Bernice

Sting, “Polly,” Anna Myman, Dorothy

Stieve. Jennie Becker, Case School,

“Farm Girl, " Gladys Barnum, Ali Jar-

man, Owen Jarman, Leona Lieffers,

Irene H. Kahl





 





WATCH THE CHILDREN’S TEETH.





\





ID you ever have the toothache?

D If so, shake hands with a fellow-

sufferer. My recollections of my

childhood days have a lot of tooth

misery mixed in with them, all of it

unnecessary. At least one child in

five. of' those attending our country

schools, has teeth that are sufficiently

bad to be a serious interference with

study and with physical development.

(This is just as true in Michigan as in

other states, but there are very mark-

ed exceptions in towns and districts

where school nurse and dental exam-

inations are the rule.

Please bear in mind these facts:





. The lepair of teeth may be done at a





minimum of pain and expense if it is

undertaken at the first sign of decay.

The longer you, put it off the more it





will cost you in money and the child





in suffering. Itpis not necessary that

children suffer with toothache. If- at-‘

tention .18 given at the first symptom

of decay, the tooth will never reach

the aching stage. ‘





Bad as is tile pained toothache, the





 





 





a decaying tooth may, and often does,

act as a focus of infection to cause

serious disturbances throughout the

whole body. The joints of the body

may be affected with pains that we

think rheumatic, the heart may be af-

fected; once a general infection has

arisen it may attack almost any organ.



There are three or four things of

vital importance in preserving the

teeth of children. First is having the

child’s diet include a plentiful supply

of whole milk, green leafy vegetables

and whole wheat bread. Next is the

daily use of the toothbrush. This

should be made a part of school in-

struction and the lessons learned at

school should be emphasized at home.

Particularly should parents watch for

the very first signs of decay so that

early repair may be made.

safe way is to have the child examined

by a dentist at least twice a year.





 





A serum to immunize individuals

against lockjaw which is considered

promising, has been developed at the

Pasteur Institute in Paris.





 





A committee of citizens in Chicago

is raising a. fund of $276. 000 for a five-

year progmm of scientific study ofF





 





 





The only ,T





 





LOW CHICK PRICES JUNI DELIVERY

Our White Leghoms won the 1925 Michigan Egg Contest. 1000 birds entered. 0011-

test average 176 eggs per bird Our pen averaged 241 per bird. Fifty sisters of meat

contest winners averaged 200 eggs per bird at heme. Brothers and sons of these birds head





the matings from which I will hatch this year. The Michigan Contest had the highest

average egg production of any contest in the country where 1000 birds or more are entered





OUR CHICKS ARE MICHIGAN STATE ACCREDITED ~





When you buy Mi1higan Accredited (1111 ks you get chicks from breeders that have been

passed by inspo- tors from the Michigan State College In spite of increased demands for

our chicks we haie neither increased our 1a11a1ity nor prices.





1116 ,, ,,.. HEN





WINNING PEN

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Her official record

is 286 eggs. If





eggs laid before “75% of our bulinen it from old customers. " Even though we are constantly improving

being lent to can. our stock we are glad. to pass this battered quality on to our old customers. who have

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cular that tells how you can get started with chicks from these winning blood lines

total of 315 eggs at moderate prices. You too can join the list of satisfied users of this Royal Strain.

In M months. 'Writo today.





ROYAL HATCHERY & FARM, S. P. Wiersma, Pro’p.





R. 2. BOX M. ZEELAND, MICHIGAN





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Our chicks come up to standards set by Ohio State University for pure— bred





 





   

   

   

 

 





stock. Send for catalog telling about our pedigreed and pen mating stock

Order today and feel safe. Live delivery guaranteed.



Prices postpaid 011:25 50 100 500 1000



S. C. Wh.. Br. & Bud Leghoms ............ $3.75 $7.25 $13 $62.00 3120



S. C. Mottled Anconas .................... 4.00 7.50 14 60.50 120



S.&C.R 31331.?!11‘111” W. & B1-.d Rocks. 8. C.



1- s .......................... 4.00 7.75 15 72.00 110 _



Bull' Orpmgtons. White Wyandottes.. ...... 4. 25 8.25 10 75.00 145 BeSt Pure

White ()rpingtons ................................. 4. 50 8.75 17 77.00

Jersey B1II.Gia.nts,Sil. Spangled Hamburgs ........ 7. 00 13.00 25 115.00 bred

Mixed (‘hicks (Heavies) not acIredited ........... 3.50 0.50 12 00.00 120

Mixed Chicks (light) not accredited .............. .00 .50 0 St k

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It will I)” You to investigate one o! Michigan's oldest and best hatchet-lea. Eighteen

Your experience. Every chick hatched from selected rugged. free- range b 0111-

clslly passed by inspectors from Michigan State College. Absolute satisfaction“ In. the

hands of old customers necessitated increasing our capacity.





S.C. White Leghorns S.C.R.I. Reds,





(Large Type English) (Special Muted Americanl





 

 

 





Anconas, Barred Rocks,

SEND FOR OUR FREE CATALOG

Buy your Michigan State Accredited (“1111115 of an old I'x~Ili1hlo conuem with an establish .111 1'101111! IIIUH for





nature dealing 100% prepaid. Get 0111 valuable Free Catalog betore plating \our order.





VAN APPLEDORN BROS. HOLLAND HATCHERY & POULTRY FARM, R. 7-C, HOLLAND, MlCll.





live delivery,





 





Improved English, Hollywood Tancred Leghoms





 

 

 

 





Producnon wmners In State and National Shows and

Laying Contest. Our catalog describes and illustrates

these superb Iaymg strains. Order chicks now for im-

mediate delivery from the same blood lines as our Official





Laying Champions“

Grandviewflpoulgryv faggfldc, 8011A. Zecland, MILE)





Winner of FInI Prize in

Production Clm Chicago

1925-5161715” of our official

dill-DIM: contest winners.





UNDERMAN CHICKS





Chicks that are hatched from free range breeder: cal-dull: selected. 011!

Rooks and hatchery inspected and passed by mmtntlvo 0! Michigan State

College. Refer you to State Commercial Savings Bank Order from this ad.





 





 





 

   





' Prepaid prices {or May 3-10. 125100 500 1000

S. C. VVIL and Brown chllorns ............. $3. 75 $1» 50 $1" 00 $57. 50 $110

Barred 111x113. S 1‘. Mods ................... 2.5 7.00 13.00 02. 50 120

Mixed (‘Illlk5, $8 per 100: all Hmu'im. 31:2. Fr r-m 1111111111; 100% live delivery. Dro-

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HUNDERMAN BROS.. R. R. No. 3. Box 50. ZEELAND. MICH.





LOOK'





White. B10wn, Buff Leghorns.





 





Our big husky chicks are money makers. Every breeder cordially selected.

tented, culled by experts. CAN SHIP AT ONCE.



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50 100 500



$0.50 $12.50 $00.01)

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Heavy, Mixed .......................................

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Barred Rocks. Black Minorcu. B. 1. Beds. Both Combs .....



White; Bun Rocks and Wyandottes. Bud Orpingtons..r. .......... 111.00 77.50



White Orplngtons Silver Wyandottes, White, Black Langshans ..................... 17.00 82.50

Light Weight Mixed. $550 per 50; $10 per 100. Light Br,ahmas $12 per 50' 822 per 100 Shoppe-rd!





nu. $1.50 per 50: 814 per 100. May chicks. $1. 00 per 100 less.Ju1w (hicks, $2, 00 per 1001mm

Add 350 extra It less than 100 chicks are wanted. 100".111n 111-11111 ry guaranteed.





Postage prepaid. Bank rérerence. Grand Rapids NationalvBunk. Hawkins Eggs. Free catalom





LAWRENCE HATCHERY, R. 7, PHONE 76761, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.





INC CHICKS





We offer you chicks that are bred from blood lines of proven laying ability. Our

personal attention is given to all orders. You ham your choice of three breeds——





all are profitable.

R96RNS GET OUR SPECIAL SALE PRICE LIST.

Write for complete information on this manor saving spw-ial sale of Michigan





I‘EGH/ S Accredited Chicks Our catalm. 1111111111-1.I\ h-lls all about our stock and our

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10 Loading Brtuk llls‘IIU'HIfd culhd n

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spected stock. After May 10111: S. (3. and shipped under ourC personal

English White and Brown Leghorns 111-: _ Priced right. 9th Year. “Sigrid”

Sheppard's Anconas 12c; Barred Rocks 'SUNBEAM HATCHERY. F'80)! 02558. BFindlay. Ohio,





and R. 1. Beds 13c: Assorted Chicks 91'.

No money down. with onlcl'. l'ay full

amount ten days before chicks are ship-

p.ed Also C. 0. D. Bank freferences.

100 a live delivery. Postpaid. Catalogue fare

HE BO. HATCHERY. R. z-M, Iceland. Mich.





 





BLOOD TESTED BABY CHICKS





that have been carefully culled and selected for quel-

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hulls. arm! el.100%li mm-

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BABY CHICKS"
basis?





that they get





Dr. LeGear’s





GpSIock Powders





or dealer today and ask for a sup-





plyc‘) o_f t"otiiis famous stock prescription.





cost is nothing compared with unprofitable

stock. Satisfaction guaranteed -—or money





back. Also ask about





Dr.LeGea1-’9Antisepti_cflenling Powder

-prevents infection and msures qu1ck healing

of cuts and open sores on livestock of all kinds.

A dry dressing, easily applied from sifter-

top can.



_Dr. LeGenr's Fly and Insect Powder—

is death to flies and mosquitoes; also to lice and

fleas on dogs. cats, livestock.





Is your livestock on a real paying

Are your cows high in milk

and butter production—your pigs,

sheep and livestock up to full market

weights— your horses in the pink of

condition for heavy work? Don’t

guess about it— be sure —- by seeing





 





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 





Dr. I... I). LeGear, V. S.

In Samson's Robe

Graduate Ontario Veterinary

College, 1892.



84 years' Veterinary practice.

Noted authority on ailments of



‘ Stock and Poultry.





Its





 





 





 





Dr. LeGenr’s Garden Insecticide —will

keep your garden free from many destructive

insects and pests.



Dr. LeGear’s Poultry Prescription _-

keeps chickens healthy. active—gets more eggs

and better fertility.





Send lac—coin or stamps—for Dr. LeGear’ a Stock Book‘ 'Care

and Treatment of Stock and Poul‘tru. " 1,28 pages, fully illustrated.

Address Dr. L. D. LeGoar Medicine Company. St. Louis. Missouri.





 





 





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59‘ MICHIGAN MILKMAKER DAIRY FEES’E'





The local co-op or farm bureau agent can





supply you.

the success othersdiagg with it, write





If you want to know about





Dept. C

F. B. SUPPLY SERVICE





 





 





 





 





The Best is the

Most

Economical





It costs the same

per pound to ship

average beef anio

mals to market as

it does prime beef

animals, yet the

latter dress 10%

more.





 





“to m in: run?“





WILDWOOD FARMS





ORION. MICHIGAN





 





W.E. SCRIPPS, Prop. SIDNEY SMITH, Sup.





 





 





 





REGISTERED GUERNSEYS





Herd Sires: Lone Pine Ranger; Dam' 9 Record 936 lbs.





Brookmoad'e \iaswr Warrior

{761% lbs fat Stock for sale at different times. .I.

M. WILLIAMS. No. Adams, Mich. GILMORE BROQ»





Camden. Mich.





lDalliriwood Guernseys





May Rosc—Glenwood bred bull for sale.

F. W. WALLIN, JENISON, MIC“.





RNSEYS for sale, males (maul. sired by

Gilli]; whose damn have 19460.60 milk.





recordlot

909. 06 m. and 15,109.10 milk, 779.80 fat. 1'. V.





HICKS. II. I. Battle Crook. Ml eh



Heifer Calves, Practically

Guernsey aligned a weeks old. :20 each.

We chip C. 0. D. Write L. Terwlllloer. Wauwaton. WII.





 





Am over- stocked with

cows and calves. F.





Registered Cuemseys





 





W. RUEHS. Caledonia, Mleh.



80m me res:v bargains In re:-

Guernseys m... .1... ...

young bull. W. W. Burdlok. WIIIIunston. Mich.





 





Fons practlically“ pure- -bred GUERNSEY or HOL-

TEI N cal ves. from heavy. rich milkoro.





write EDBESWOOD DAIRY FARMS, Whitewater. Wit.

SONS and DAUGHTERS of

COUNT VEEMAN SEGlS-PIEBE,

A champion out of a 1273 lb. cow,

and brother to America’s Champion

butter producer.

Fully Accredited.





'LAKEFIELD FARMs,





 





 





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LANSING. MICHIGAN

—*=': w





1IIIIIIMI11IEIFI1 WWW





For D‘fiflemc cacti?" the METAL Silo

has flood test of wind, enrilago

, acid and fire hazards and 5 pro,

, duced the but of 31 ge. Choose the

I Silo constructed of COPP PER- [ZED

I METALwithExclusiveFenurer-Ind

Write Your Own Guarantee!

Orders received now—for Immedi—

are or future delivery—assure lower

prices than later in season. We can

make an Interesting orency propo—

sltion Write for comp ete literature

THE 1310” & ARMSTRONG C0.





 





TESTING CREAM.





 





DOES sour cream test more than

sweet cream? According to the

dairy department of the Wisconsin

College of Agriculture, it does not.

Tests, conducted there, and reported

in a recently published circular, show

that the: fat in milk or cream is not

Increased or diminished by souring.

“If the test of either sour cream or

sour milk is different from the same

lots of cream and milk when sweet,

this difference is caused by themeth-

0d of taking the sample or by evapor-

ation of water and loss of weight, and

not by any change in the fat content

of the cream or milk,” declares E. H.

Farrington.

, According to Farrington, the idea

that sour cream tests higher than

sweet cream may have been gained

from the fact that it looks thicker. He

also realize‘s,that it is more difficult

to get a fair-sample“ of sour cream

.than sweet cream, because in taking

the sample, it is possible that small

lumps of butter-fat may be added to

the test bottle. This, of course, would

increase the test of that particular

sample. However, he reminds one that

a farmer has as much‘ to lose, as he

has to gain by this procedure, because

in taking the sample, he is apt to get

a low testing one, as one too high.





blSlNFECTION OF STABLES.





 





O the most of us, when this sub-



ject is mentioned, a strong offen-

sive smelling drug is brought to mind

instead of the destruction of the in-

)fectious material which is the real

work at hand. It makes little differ-

ence how this destruction is accom-

plished so long as the method is of-

fectual. It is quite plain to any prac-

tical mind that the removal or destruc-

tion of the cause of infection maybe

by mechanical means, that is, thor-

ough cleaning, or by chemical means





 





DenLD land“. Ohio. Est. 1904





 





HERE IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY





to select a. real herd sire for use next (all.

He was born August 31, 1925, and is an

excellent individual, 90% white.

His sire is a 34-lb. grandson of May Echo

Sylvia and his first six daughters to freshen

averaged 21.2 lbs. butter in 7 days as Jr.

,2-yr. ~olds.

His dam is a 26—ib. 4-yr.~old daughter of:

32-1b. cow with 033 lbs. butter in 305 days,

and the next dam has 34 lbs. with 1.123

lbs. butter in 1 year.

§el1d for pedigree of Ear Tag 620.



“THE MICHIGAN STATE HERBS.”





Bureau of

Animal Industry

Dept. c

Lansing, Michigan





 





 





 





 





 





Registered Holstein Springer-s. yearling

For Sale hr'ium' 6 months old herd

CHAS. METZ. R. No. 3. Evert. Michigan.





HEREFORD STEERS





60 Wt. around 925 lbs. 66 Wt. around 800 lbs.

80 Wt. around 730 lbs. 82 Wt. around 850 lbs.

88 Wt. around 650 lbs. 48 Wt. around 500 lbs

Good quality, dark reds dehorned well marked Hm-

rord Steers. Good stocker order. The beet type are

usually market toppers when finished. Will sell your

choice of any bunch.





v... D. 11.16.1111, Eldon ,w...u. C0,, low.

HEREFORD STEERS FOR SALE





13'!- 600 111540-173 600 lbs:6 lbs.

0. F; BALL, FoirIleld. Iowa.





JERSEYS





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895 ”“2130! 'eme Accredited Herd. Writs



WM. DUNIPACE, rBowllnu Green. 0M0.





FINANCIAL KING J§SEYS





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shows that 1’49 herds w‘





and, therefore, it appea1s logical that

In combination of the two methods will

\be most effective.





We believe that any effort is unwise

which stops short of a complete re-

moval of the infectious agent and will

see the necessity for a careful prepar-

ation of the infected building or prem-

ises before chemical agents are used.

This preparation includes a. careful

sweeping and scraping, followed by a

thorough scrubbing of floors, stanch~

ions, feed racks, partitions, water cups

and troughs with a saturated solution

of'sal soda in boiling water. In fact,

it is quite necessary that this clean-

ing reach every spot and place, if the

best results are to be expected. This

preparation is to be followed by a





solution of compound solution of cresol.





1 It is our desire to emphasize the

necessity for a thorough cleaning as

outlined which,,,to our way of thinking,

is of greater importance than the

spraying of chemical disinfectants,

therefore, if either step in the process

of cleaning and disinfecting is to be

slighted, be sure that it is not the

Icleaning that is neglected.





A YEAR’S TESTING IN KENT

. COUNTY. .





 





HE year _1925 saw 131:: cow testing





Kent county. For one of thenfi'it Was





- their first year,,four their second year,





and one their third year All "are con—

tinulng their werk. . 2. .. » ,

A study of tho‘s, six. "





 





second with 345 pounds,

Kent was third with 339. 6 pounds; the

South Kent Was fourth with 321.6 '





' actual food value.





careful spraying of a four per cent,





associations finish their work in.~





Rapids Association had the highest

butter-fat average with 347. 9 pounds

of fat. The Alto-Kent Association was

the West





pounds; the North Kent *_AssoCIation

averaged 291.3 pounds, and the East

Kent, the youngest association, 260.2





pounds of. fat. There were eighty-eight.





herds that made over 300 pounds of





fat in the va1ious associations as fel- - ,





lows: West Kent, 21; Grand Rapids

Kent, 18; Alto Kent, 18; North Kent,

14; South Kent, 11, and East Kent, 6.

The South Kent had 64 head that made

over 365 pounds of fat; the Alto‘Kent,

52 head; the North Kent, 28 head, and

the East Kent, 16 head The West





' Kent had 85 head qualifyhflor. the record





of performance, and eighty. head in

the Grand Rapids Association.



The high bed in milk. and. buttei-

fat production canie from the South

Kent Association. A herd or thirteen

pure— —bred Holsteins ownod by W. R.

Ha1per & Sons, had an {average pro»

duction of 13,3071 pounds cf milk and

459.8 pounds of fat. The high cow in

butter-fat was in this" same herd, a

pure-bred Holstein producing 18,6033

pounds of milk, with a test of 3.49 per

cent test, and 649.56 pounds; of- fat.

The high cow in milk production was

a pure-bred Holstein cwned by JOe

Wenger, of the South Kent Associa.

tion, producing 18,8683! pounds of milk

and 565.77 pounds of fat—K. K. Vin-

mg.





SUPPLEMENT PASTURE WITH

GRAIN.





 





S the ewes go to pasturevwith' their '





lambs they. naturally have an

abundant supply of highly nutritious

and paltable food as long as the pas-

ture holds out. Some seasons’wh'en

conditions are favorable the posturing





period continues Well into the summer.





months, but as a rule early spring pas-

tures are highly succulent and sum-

mer ‘pastmes dry and woody; there-

fore, it is advisable to plan ahead in

order to meet conditions and keep the





flock well supplied with plenty of good,





feed.





a year-old meadow leady to turn the





flock upon dming the Spring months. .





If the season is favorable, this meadow

pasture holds out well, into the sum-

mer season.

that the ewes milk up to their full

capacity on-pasture alone, no matter

how abundant the supply may be. The.

early spring pastures contain a. high

percentage of water in proportion to

So I think it is

profitable to feed a light grain ration

to the ewes during the spring and





early summer months. The grain helps -





tobalance up the pasture and induces

the ewes 'to milk well at just the right

time to give the lambs the, best p08-

,sible growth—Leo C. Reynolds.





WEATHER FAVORABLETO (mops.





 





ORLD weather conditions have ..





.beerr favorable to crops, accord-





ing to reports received by the depart- »





ment of agriculture. In EurOpe the

weather has been fine and the crops

outlook is satiSfactor'y. Geod rains

have relieved the drought in Australia,

making the soil favorable for the fall

seeding Plowing is also: under way





lathe Argentina for the next crop on .' ‘

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Does the biggest, most necessary job

in crop raising. Insures investment 1n

crops and increases yield from 50 to

200 per cent. Eliminates bugs, mold

and blight. Quickly sprays potatoes,

tematoes, garden truck. cabbage,

cucumbers, pickles, tobacco, beans,

sugar beets, celery, etc.



The Eureka has 1, 2 or 3 nozzles per

row and 4, 6 or more rows per boom.

Wheels adjustable to various width

rows. 601:0 100 gal. tanks with double or

triple action pumps.Maybeequipped

for spraying orchards and bushes.





In stock near you. Write to.

day for cetelo ue on Eureka

Sprayers and Potato Machines





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BEE HIVES





Sections. Comb Foundation Smok-



Ete. Everything for the bell.

Berinnerl’ outfits or equipment for

bees you now 11"..ch to; 1916

ocular.





BERRY BASKETS

. & 16 QT. CRATES

: 6% discount on orders till

May lst. Special rates on

ham orders. Bend {or price

M. H. HUNT & SON

308525, Lansing, Michigan.





 

 

 

 

 





 





 





CATTLE





JERSEY BULLS Ready for Service





from Register of Merit dams by a son of

Blondes Golden Oxford. Federal Accredited Herd.





Notteryfarm, Grass Lake, Mich.

BUTTER BRED ”gang“, Buns





. OIYSTAL SPRING STOCK FARMS-4E

Silver Creek, Allen“ County. Michigan

ready for service. and





ChOlCC Jersey Buns bull calves. for solo

from B. of M. dams accredited herd. SMITH lc

PARKER. Howell. Mich. /\





15m Gown. 1! Bulls from B. of M. Cows. Chums to

from herd of 70. Some fresh. others bred

for fall (Honing. Colon C. Lillie. Coopersvillo. Mich.





DISPERSION SALEM





OF SCOTCH SHORTHORNS





r'Wednooday, May 5th, 1926.

it 1 O'clock P.M.



at Curtiss Form, South Bay City. Mich. at 40th St.



and Bullock Bond. This oflerins includes cows with



calves st. foot. bred cows. open heifers. three young



bulls. two herd bulls. Write for Cotsloxuo.



Col. Fred Cotton, Auctioneer. w. F. Barr. Mgr.

Red Bull Calf. six





Milking Shorthorns months old aim, by ,

Grandson1 do! Glensidel Dairy King Dam from a. son

Roan the world' s heaviest bull.

ROBERT1 $0UGLAS. lCromwell. Michigan.





 





 





 





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of quality, cows and heifers.





 





For informotlon write

MART OOEZEIA. 8.010. 3. Grand Rapids. Mich.





 





 





' V of,“ have your veterinarian examine the

am“.





w

of absorbent cotton saturated with the U 0C B E S "a

same solution, on the swelling. These D R R D GILT L ems Ewdhilea Avila: 5:139:98 fi’isosaigh 31?:





April furrow. cholera immune ondbo weighing ovu- 436

lbs" in growing condition. Also bo.ars





Lakefield Farms, Clorkston, Mich.





wounds frequently give considerable

Eh. “PM! M! ’m “13',"3" ‘ '°' 10' trouble and is often necessary to make

_ . _ 'A' “Mum other openings in order to





run mum cow.





 





BY w. v. sm'rn.



I saw a. cow with my dairyman’s eye,

And I pitied that cow, alas;



With nothing but noisome weeds





round,

And never a. blade of grass.





And as I looked her over again,



Isaw by her oil—side sag,



That she had been hipped when she

was young,



And she had a. gargetty bag.





And her near- hind leg was a. lot too

long,



To match the other three,



And her right eye was an inch too





hi g,h

And she had a crooked knee.





And her stifle joints were luxated.

Epistaxis had sapped her blood,

Her tail was kinked and her ears hung





dow

As though she had lost her cud.





And I pitied that cow the more, be-

cause



A cripple she always must stay,



For the Chump who made the picture,



He painted he1 that way.





A REAL SHORTHORN.





 





HE Shorthorn cow, Fluffy Ruffles

1165172, owned by I. P. Zimmer-

man, Dimondale, Michigan, gave 8,352

pounds of milk and 316.8 pounds of

butter-fat in a. year as a two-year-old,

being the high cow in the two-year-old

Shorthorn class for Michigan last year.

She made $149.20 above cost of feed,

and gave Mr. Zimmerman a. heifer calf

by a son of grand champion Flintstone

Model.





 





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CONDUCTED BY DR. S. BURROWS.





Advice through this column is given free to our subscrib-

ers. Letters should state fully the history and symptoms of

each case and give. name and address of the writer. Initial.

only are published. When a reply by mail is requested the

service becomes private practice and 51 must be enclosed.





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Beta—Will the bots kill a, horse?

Our horse has a few bots, and one of

our nei hbors said to give him tansey

tea. 1d we do this, or are there

other Sbetter medicines? H. Del—4

These rarely ever cause death. They

pass out through the bowels them-

selves from May to August, without

any treatment at all. If the horse is

in good condition, it is hardly neceS<

sary to give medicine for their remov-

al. Tansey tea. may be given, or two

ounces of turpentine in one quart of

milk, after‘ withholding food for twelve

to eighteen hours.





Fails to Breed.——I have a. pure-bred

Guernsey heifer, seventeen months old,

which has been served five times since

December, .but fails to breed. She

seems in very good health and is a.

fine animal. What should i do? J. 0..

—If she is over—fat, reduce her feed

and let her have plenty of exercise.

Also, if you are feeding a high protein

feed, it would be advisable to change

this. Where a. virgin heifer fails to

conceive, it is advisable to have her

examined by a. veterinarian to deter-

mine the condition of the genital or-

gans. It may be due to cysts or “yel-

low bodies" in the ovaries; if so, these

could be removed by your doctor.



. Cough.———My horse has had a. hack-

1ng cough for the ‘last three‘ Weeks.

What can I give him. Horse is nine

years old. L. G.—Take one ounce each

of turpentine and ammonia, and six

ounces of cottonseed oil and rub the

throat twice daily. Also take guaiacol,

two ounces, and raw linseed oil to

make one pint. Give one ounce four

times daily.



Wire Cut—My horse got cut on

barbed wire last fall. It healed up

nicely, but I worked her and it broke





joint.





it. 'The swelling stays there and the

horse is lame. I have used wormwood

and vinegar on it. J. G.——If on the side

of the foot just above the hoof, it may

be a fistula of the lateral cartilage—

known as a quittor. Syringe out the

opening with a. one to 500 solution of

bichloride of mercury, and keep a. pad





provide

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TALK is cheap, and it is easy to make extravagant

claims, whether or not they are justified. This is

true of cream separator claims. If there' 1s the slightest

doubt in your mind which separator really does skim

cleanest, just try this simple test:

Put a De Laval elde-by-side with any other

separator 01 approximate capacity. Your

Do Laval Agent will gladly arrange this

test. Mix 20 gallons of milk thoroughly

and let it stay at normal room tempera-

ture. Run be]! through each machine. '

Wash the bowl and flavors 0! each ma-

chine in It: own skim-milk, without the

use of water, and mix the oklm- milk.

[Some separators retain more cream in the

bowl than others.) Then run the skim-

mllk from the other machine through the

De Laval, and vice verse. Welsh and test

for butter-tat the cream that each machine

pets iron: the other’c skim-milk.





When you do this you will know beyond question Do 4.

of doubt that the De Laval skims cleaner, IS the easier Agent 4%- (9°

to turn and the more profitable to own. V



The new De Laval is the best cream separator ever

made. It has the wonderful “floating bowl”— the

greatest separator improvement in 25 years. It is

guaranteed to skim cleaner. It also runs easier

when separating and lasts longer. It is the

crowning achievement of 48 years of sepa-

rator manufactureand leadership.





SEE and TRY the New





De Laval





TRADE in your old Separator





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SHORTHORN SALE

35 HEAD - 35





. Scotch, Scotch Topped, & Bates, cows with calf

by side, cows to freshen in early fall, bred

heifers and open heifers. Also a

good bunch of young bulls.

TO BE HELD BY





The Eaton County Shorthorn Breeders

Charlotte, Michigan.





Fair Grounds, Thursday, May 6th

1926





Commences at 1 o’clock, fast time.

For catalogues write





I. P. ZIMMERMAN CLYDE STALL

Dimondale, Mich. Charlotte, Mich.





AUCTIONEER, ANDY J. ADAMS





May 13th DISPERSAL SALE May 13th





Having sold the Winwood Farm, we will sell at Public Auction 35 head

pure blood Holstein Cattle, dairy equipment and farm tools. Cattle consist of 2

herd sires, both of Orms'by breeding and are two of the richest bred bulls in

Michigan. There will be 33 head of females, 2 daughters of a 1,128 pound

cow with 26,500 pounds of milk and an 18,000-p0und 3-year—old and other

nice record cows and their daughters. In fact, this was the foundation we





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open and swelled up above the hOOf selected to build a new herd, so you will find type and plenty of production

The swelling stayed hard for behind all this stuff; and this is a chance that rarely happens where you can

some time, but pus ran when I washed buy seed stock at your own price.





Farm tools will be sold commencing at 10:00 A. l\/I. Cattle sold in the





afternoon. Location 2 miles south and 4% mile west of Rochester, Michigan.





WINWOOD FARMS —

HOGS





J. H. WINN,

Chester White Boars





. FORRETT. Lonox Mich.





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GRAIN QUOTATIONS

Tuesdsgéefifril 27.





Detroit—No. 1 red $1.76; No. 2 red

Egg; No. 2 white $1.76; No. 2 mixed





Chicago—May $1.63%@1.637/3; July

$1.43%@1.431,§.



Toledo—Wheat $,1.74@1.75.



Corn.



Detroit—No. 2 yellow at 790; No. 3

yellow at 760; No. 4 yellow 710; No.

5 yellow 66c.



Chicago—May 72%@72%c; July at

771,4@773/gc. _



Oats.





Detroit—No. 2 white Michigan at

47c; No. 3, 460.



Chicago—May snfic; July 4299c.



ye.



Detroit—No. 2, 920.



Chicago—May 88%@88%c; July at

911/;@91%c.



Toledo—Rye 93c.





Beans





Detroit—Immediate

shipment $3.95@4.

Chicago—Spot Navy, Mich. fancy

handpicked at $4.40 per cwt; red kid-

neys $9.

New York—Pea, domestic $4.50@5;

red kidneys $8@8.50.

Barley.

Malting 73c; feeding 680.

Seeds





and prompt





D





Detroit—Cash red clover at $21;



alsike $17; timothy $3.40.

Buckwheat. '

Detroit—Buckwheat $1.70 per cwt.‘

Hay "





Detroit—No. 1 timothy $23.50@24;

standard $22.50@23; N0. 1 light clover,

mixed $22@23; No. 2 timothy $21@

22; NO. 1 clover $20@21; wheat and oat

straw $13.5O@14;Frye straw $14.50@15.





eeds

,Detroits—Bran at $35@36; standard

middlings at $34; fine middlings $37;

cracked corn $36; coarse cornmeal at

$33; chop $32 per ton in carlots.





WHEAT





Wheat sustained the rally during the

latter part of the week. The recovery

being aided by the likelyhood of a

decrease in the United States visible

‘sunply. And also a decrease in the

'amount of wheat in transit across the

ocean. Rains in the northwest which

were beneficial to the Spring wheat

crop test led to a temporary depres-

sion in prices. However, the maps

were not enough to supply the mais-

ture which is needed at this time'of

the year. Overseas reports are bullish

as it is reported that light export buy-

ing has brought stocks so low that

they are close to the immediate needs.





CORN





The corn market shows strong signs

of being in an upward trend. Prices

have risen about four cents from the

extreme low of the season. Producers



, are not selling freely in spite of the

large stocks on farms and the poss1-

bility of some crib spoilage from ex-

cessive moisture. Stocks at terminals

havegbeen decreasing for nearly a

month and are very likely to dimlnlsh

further in the next month, or until

the June run appears. Cold weather

has delayed the progress of the new

crop in the south, and much replant-

ing has been necessary. Preparation

for planting in the middle west is be-

hindhand, although weather has been

more favorable in the last few days.





OATS





Oats prices have been firm and have

risen about five cents over the sea-

son’s low point reached in March. The

light receipts, moderate decreases In

the visible supply, and some unfavor-

able crop conditions are the'.bulllsh

factors. Planting has been making rap-

id progress in the last few days, but

it is doubtful if the full intended acre-

age will be seeded, and some of the

area is included in the sections where

more rain is needed.





RYE





Rye is also inactive, with prices one





cent lower. . .

HAY





The hay market has tightened and

prices have been markedhigher on

all grades. Supplies are being cleaned

.up so that fancy and undergrade hay



' are finding outlets. Pastures are sev-

eral weeks late throughout the middle

west, and a brisk inquiry for hay con—





tinues from farmers who are feeding-





? lon er- than expected. Country load-

. i-ngsg of hay are light and probably will





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decrease. stillfurtheras farm work in- 1‘





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creases. The market is expected to





continue firm.





SEEDS





The demand for seeds improved on

the first signs of spring weather which

appeared last week. Prices averaged

slightly higher. The trade may not be

as large as anticipated earlier in the

season, however, as the time left for

planting is very short. The demand

for sweet clover has been helped by

the late sowing of oats, and prices

are advancing.





' FEEDS





The reduced output of. wheat feeds

is scarcely equal to current needs, and

prices advanced last week. Feeding

has been prolonged by the late spring

and there is a brisk inquiry for sup-

plies for immediate delivery. Orders

for future shipment are small.





Eggs have been in good demand and

a small advance in the Detroit mar-

ket. The amount'in storage to date

throughout the country as reported by

the bureau of markets, is about 500,000

cases less than last year. There has

been light receipts in the eastern mar-

kets, which kept the prices firm. Al-

though New York City has stored a

considerable part of its. week’s re-

ceipts, most of the stock put away

has been high priced. There are some

exports to Argentine but prices are

lower there and have little exporta-

tion. In general, trade conditions have

been pleasing to those in the market.

Indications are that prices will tend





Chicago—Fresh firsts 290; extra

firsts 30@301,/;c; ordinary firsts 20c;

miscellaneous 20150; dirties at 261/20;

checks 261,40.



Detroit —Fresh receipts, best quality





291,é@30c.

BUTTER





The butter market is firm, but not

especially active. There is some evi-

dence of an increased interest on the

part of consumers, and in a general

way some of the dealers think the

market pretty close to the bottom for

the time being, at. least. There is

about five. per cent shrinkage in re-

ceipts which, in a general way, has

helped to increase the confidence on

the part of the wholesale buyers. On





‘ toward firmness.





’ has declined.





the decliningmarket it has been the

tendency ofthe buyers to take care of

their immediate needs only, but now

many of them are not. as Cautious in

their buying. The expectations "are

that prices will slowly tend upward.

The price on 92-score creamery is as

follows: Chicago 371,130; New York

39%c. In Detroit fresh creamery in

tub lots brought 37@380 a'pound. '





- POULTRY '





Heavy hens have been firm, with

prices about a half cent higher. Re-

cent reduction in prices has cleaned

up the market in heavy stock.‘ Light

weighthe‘ns continue in demand, but

broilers were in- full supply and the

market was consequently weaker. Oth-

er kinds of poultry were steady, with

unchanged prices. General market

conditions are considered satisfactory,

all things considered. Receipts have

only been moderate and nothing in the

future indicates an increase in them.

Consequently dealers expect the prices

to hold.



Chicago—Broilers 426.54%; Leghorn

broilers 35@38€; ducks, heavy at 30@

320; light 22@25c; geese 160.



Detroit—Broilers, well feathered

out 50@550; Leghorn broilers at 45c;

heavy and staggy chickens 250; extra

large hens at 320; medium hens 33c;

Leghorns and small 31c; large white

ducks 380.





POTATOES





In the Detroit market potatoes have

been liberally supplied and the price

But country shippers

are not quoting as firm a market as

they did a short time ago. The new

potatoes, though, are steady. In Chi-

cago the market was fairly good and

prices were unchanged. Cooler weath-

er had a stimulating effect. There has

been considerable small, upgraded,

sprouted stock on hand which has to

be liberally discounted before it is





sold.

WOOL -





The volume of wool changing hands

is quite small. Mills report that the

goods market is slow, with buyers

seeking to pare cloth prices, so that

manufacturers refuse to buy anything

but low-priced wool. This inactivity

in mill buying has kept contracting in

the west in check and practically no





 





 





Live \Stock Market Service, I





 





Tuesday, April 27.





CHICAGO





Hogs



Receipts 25,000. Market is uneven,

10@25c lower than Monday’s average;

underweight show full decline; big

packers doing little; bulk 240-325-1b.

butchers $11.25@12.50; majority better

200-225—1b. kind $12.70@13.10; good and

choice 180 lbs. down, largely $13.20@

13.50; top $14; 160 lbs. $13.50; packing

(siows $10.50@1l; slaughter pigs $13.75



own. .





“Cattle.



Receipts 11,000. Market most kill-

ing classes steady; trade slow and un-

even; killing quality plain; largely at

$8.50@9.50; steer trade, best matured

early $9.75; yearlings $9.55; feeders

steady; mostly $7@8.25; lower grade

of she stock fairly active; steady to

strong; choice grade about in line with

Monday's decline; vealers uneven;

light kind steady; good to choice ship~

pers 25c or more higher at $11@12.



Sheep and Lambs.



Receipts 20,000. Market very slow;

few early sales of clipped lambs 15@

25c lower at $13.75@14.35; best who]

lambs unsold; odd lot of sheep steady;

clipped ewes $9; few gOOd wool ewes

$10; odd bunches of desirable spring

lambs $21; holding Californias at $18.





DETROIT





Cattle.

Receipts 404. Market steady.

Good to choice yearlings,

dry-fed ................ $ 9.50@10.00

Best heavy steers, dry-fed 8.23@ 9.50





Handy weight butchers . . 7 8.50

Mixed steers and heifers 7 .00@ 8.25.

Handy light butchers . .. 6.00@ 7.00

Light butchers .......... 5.25@ 6.00

Bestco’ws ..... 6.25@ 7.25

Butcher cows ............ 5.25@ 6.25

Cutters ........... . . . . 4.25@ 5.00

Canners . . . . ........ . . . 3.25@ 4.25

Choice light ~ bulls» . . . . . . . ‘ 5.50@ 6.50

Bologna bulls .4 . . , , 2." . . .1 526‘ 6.3g





 





Stock bulls . . . .4.





. «Receipts coo. :‘yqiwszm;

.-down‘._;_. > . ..





 





Feeders 6.50@ 7.75

Stockers ............ 6.00@ 7.00

Milkers and springers. . . .$45.00@85.00

, Veal Calves.

Receipts 765. Market steady.

Best ..................... $12.50@13.00

Others .................. 4.00@12.00





Sheep and Lambs.

Receipts 837. Lambs 100 higher;





.................





sheep steady.



Best .' ................... $14‘.00@14.65



Fair lambs ............... 12.50@13.25



Light'afid common ...... 7.00@10.75



Fair and good sheep ..... 7.506) 8.00

. 3.50@ 5.50





Culls and common . . .

' Hogs. -





Receipts 1,838. Market is 10@250

lower. .

Mixed grades ........... $ 13.30

Roughs ............. . . . . 10.50

Heavy hogs . . . . . . . . . . . . . '11.50@12.25

Pigs ......... 13.75

Stags 7.50

Yorkers ................. 13.50





BUFFALO

Hogs

Receipts 2,400. Hogs are closing

steady; heavy $12.50@13; medium $13;

@1360; light weight at $13.60@13.85;

light lights and pigs $14@14..25; pack-





. ing sows and roughs $10.75@11.





Cattle. . '

Receipts 250. Market, steady; steers

1100 lbs. up $8.50@10; steers 1100 lbs.

down $6.50@9.50; best yearlings $10;

heifers $6@9; cows $2.50@7.25; few

$7.50; bulls $5@7. ‘ . ' . ‘,

‘Sheep and Lambs»

Receipts .200. 'Best. wOol lambs‘at





$16@16.25; best clipped $14.75@14.90;

best sorted cull lambs at $18.50@.14; ~

_ clipped yearlings $12@1.2.50; deck of.

shorn aged Wethers $10.25; chest'.-?cllpi





ped ewes $8@9§; ’.





 





occurred as yet.

the west'include'Montana halt-bl

wools - at 38 cents and Nevada. .wools

at 341,5 cents. »—'Foreign markets ‘a

mostly steady.

independent strength displayed recent- "





 





 

 





Occasional. sales





buying in the bright woolsecti‘ons hi: :» .l





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MARKETS BY RADIO.





 





AILY market reports and

weather forecasts may be

obtained each‘ ’week day from...

the following Michigan stations:

WKAR—Michigan State : Col-

College,.12:00 noon. ,

.WCX—Detrolt Free Press, at

2:15 P. M. , . f

WWJ—D'etroit NeWs, 10:26 A.

, M., 12:00 noon, 4:00 Pi M. .~

WGHP—Geo. Harrison Phelps,

7:00 P. M. ‘ '





 





 





 





ly and medium to low cross-bred wools

are slightly caster. With light stocks

on hand, and prices already down sub-

stantially from the winterhigh point

as well as under a full import basis,

the underlying conditions . appear.





sound.

APPLES





The. demand has been steady and

the prices have been unchanged, as

the weather has been especially fav-

orable to peddlers. The quality and

condition of the stock is good. , In the

eastern markets fancy stock has been

scarce and in demand. Baldwins co'm-

prise most of the offerings.' The ordi-

nary quality stock remains quiet and

unchanged. .





BEANS ‘





The market has been stead and

prices are unchanged. The g qual-

ity stock is readily salable at market

values. Other beans than the pea bean

have been somewhat quiet and price

concessions have been necessary to’

stimulate trade. '





DETROIT CITY MARKET V





Offerings of produce Were ' liberal

and trading was fairly active. Good

green onions and chives, foundre'ady.

sale and the better gradesof leeks

went well. The supply of carrots—and

parsnips was larger and a limited de-

mand for them brought lower- prices.

Horseradish, turnips, beets and winter

radishes were practically at a. stand-

still. Wholesale buying of' putato‘es

was small and the retail trade took

onlysmall quantities. .Thedemand for

apples was draggy. * Dealers ~showed

little interest in live poultry’and most

of it went to the retail-trade.’ Eggs

were only fair sellersi Dressed veal

had very few buyers. I



Apples $1@3 bu; beets 60@75c bu;

carrots $1.25@2 bu; cabbage, green,

$1.25@1.50 bu; dry onions $1.25@1.50"

bu; green onions 50@75c, per dOzen

bunches; leaf lettuce $1.50@1.60 6-1b.

bu; parsley $4@4.50 bu; potatoes $2.75

@340 bu; winter radishes 75¢ a bu;

turnips 75c@$2 bu; parsnips ,§1@1_75

bu; leeks $1.25 dozen bunches; rhu-

barb 60c@$1 dozen bunches; horse-

radish ‘$1.50@3 bu; maple syrup $3.25

gallon; butter 55@65c; rhoney'$1 per

5-lb. pail; tomato-plants;v$1@1.50 per

100; cabbage plants $1 per .100; eggs,

wholesale 300; retail 35@400; duck

eggs 50c.dozen; hens, wholesale 34@

350; retail 37 @38c; roosters, wholesale

35c; Leghorn broilers,.reta.il..5lic; veal

17@18c; dressed poultry, .hens 40(a')

45c; springers 38@40c. ' ' .





COMING LIVE STOCK sALE’s-





 





Shorthorne. ,



May. 5.—-—Curtiss Farm, South Ba

City, Mich.‘ , ' y

May 6.—_—Eaton COunty Short-horn \

Breeders, Charlotte, Mich.‘ ' ‘



. Holsteins.~ ‘ " .

May 13.—Winwood Farms, Rochester,

Mich. .. x . ‘

Guernsoys.





May 27.—Michigan Guernsey Breeders'

- Assn, East _ Lansing, ch! ch. {v .





 





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smash. Cog-April: as

Much ”Intentions ‘

data ‘1‘ ‘ -0...v'
airs co A'p it 22.—-—Very little in the barn;





«in tannin has been mode to 16c: butter 400; eggs 30c;





 





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$l5®18

ressed beef $127 hogs





potatoes

Out flébds are still partly cov-.$2. 60 applies slow at $1; live stock is





OWNER. WANTING TO SELL. ressonuble price.

maxim Mite 338111181. '





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Maple. San Antonio, Texas.

FOR SALE on easy payments or for rent. ZOO-acre

Earm. three miles from Rose Ci.t.v If interested

write 11.8. Ksrcher. Rose City, Mich.





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HOME SPUN TOBACCO. Chewing. flve lb.. 31. 50; la:

$2.50: smoking. five 1b., 8125; ten.$2: cigars. $2 for

50. guaranteed. Pay when received, Dillon-ea . Roy

Carlton. Maxons Mills. Kentucky.





HOMESI’UN TOBACCO GUARANTEEMW.

ten $1. 50.





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





   





 





 





 

 

 

 

 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





_ five pounds. $1. 50: ten. $2.50. Smoking,

supply is getting short, as the winter WANTED FARMS Pipe ticeztpuy when rec.eived United runners. Bud-

has been long. The potato acreage; i WANTED—To he” fmm mar of Mm or W well um uiky

will be somewhat smaller than last « proved land ior sale. 0. Hewley. Baldwin. Wis.

» year owing to the scarcity of seed. WANTEl)--F‘or rent. a. chicken .l’arm and chicken POULTRY

. house for 2.000 chicks. Electric lighted. J. Dormer

5 r - More W3 Will be planted. *A W tis. 2252 24th St... Detroit. Mich. willTE LEGHORN HENS and cockbirds now half

I: ,, Gratin! 00.; April 22.--Il1 0111‘ vicinltg - lingo. h ’ll‘é’ioustlndls tgit)maight—weclllrl-olgd pl‘lllilelts. “Aalso

. “‘ farmers“ are working .on the groun la y i w an la eggs s no a r p-

MISE: L OHS nested. edi cod 1’ nil ti t k. b 21‘ are

3' all-fl- oats are aging 503")“ Slome Wheat EL ‘NE Winncigs: atmlil egg anfgts. ocCateaglg—g refnd Isgeciiij

lletin free. I ship . 0.. and guarantee

a is being disc up or 0 er grains. STORAGE BATTERIES or the Edison Alkaline type ”'1“?

a We have had: no rain and the weather, do not have rile faults of lead acid type.1l‘ortllnat.e fi’ififitififguhmm' ' “ms' 63“ sm‘ey' “ma

3. .- except for the past few days, has been EMT.” f”alum er’fimgflt’film Other 1”? us. >

: cold. Much barnyard manure is ap- "5 m e ””3 ° 3 re“ “‘ ”mg“ 3“. “:m‘ (3121281: noos‘mar hatch! Our Golden Egg Strain

I Dal-ages. For radio. motor boats and farm lighting of \lanlmoth Toulouse Geese produce fertile e gs We

plied to the fields in this locality. eyes of the judges. plants. Before buving batteries get my interesting lit- ““3th it. Grade A eggs 50C W11 GradegB eggs

There will i. feel enough to carry us it: tithesmsmt “.mmns‘srsmirm “sincerest oil: we ... m... 0.... am ..... m .. or

through and stock is in fine condition. buy from us can bury, 05m y ’ ' ‘ " $me '3} gem 61ml”- Hawthorn Hill Faun.

' _ Not much produceR is being sold at the figungggmcmcks hm’. _ “ ev *" ‘ ‘

present time—A. OLD MONEY} WANTED—D0 3'0“ know mm» Coin PULLE'rs .-~1000 Tani-red and H01 vwoods. s. c.

IOSCO co April 15x—Weather condi- From , "fillytmoodfirgnomd :’ Collectors my up to $100.00 for certain U. S. Cents? homs Twelm weeks 01d.1$ 00 9:11 February and

'1 And high premiums for all rare coins. We buy all March hatched H L French Pomeroy Ohio

“0113 are a. list the farmer. Cold kinds. Send 4 cents for Large Coin Folder. May mean ‘ ' '

260 290 Egg Foundation. 1 0m to N i ti 0 D t M F

Winds one persistent, and snow drifts cm k Ellie-Lied orient;- Mm ”Bi P fits. 33331951.“ Y‘m- ““1 sm- 0 0:» 91’- -- t- s. c BiliClVN Am WHITE LEGHORNS—332 egg.

, .. c s as sea to 8 r0 ' ' Traimestl I'vdigreed stack. cg 1.00 u . C t l .

are yet in evidence Farmers to date Every Bird in Our Flock in Michigan State _ Harlan Fulton. Gsllipolis. Ohio.88 3 D a. flog

art]; not ma lradiczid chali’gest 13d emf ML PLD gems fill: %r%n¥swnguil%Bmvmm§ list;

Wil- Bow and D 81111 a. ong a 011 e FREE Cata108~fully dwcrivtive and Norma" ”8 mm” a 0 0 3° 1‘ 12 out (*0 an IMPERIAL Ringlet' Barred Rock Eg from a. sum

’ same as a. year ago. Several cal-loads ghgghhgimm sgfa fggvgopgifiodigmm with iampghfcgggfgfls- 250- Kmlsr 409 “mm”: ”film“ warranted Rock :6. 00 per uundred. mRobert Martin.

. _ _ . d Mich

of fertilizers have arrived. Spraying l00°/. Live Delivery Guaranteed. 0" an

' ' ' THE RURAL POULTRY FARM PRACTICAL MUSKRAT BREEDING—~The latest

1:33“ t8. jgexjfggéagfgcncesggg ggédthi: Bouts l. Dan I. Iceland. Mich. treatise on the subject. written by the manger of a. ngfi? béfiyfgggflmggcxsz 59%: gr 3:39:13:

3' I111: ' , ‘g- succmslflkmll‘nh. FCOYGI‘SWDGSt pen “will? 111139. $1.50. 50, 39 00 per 100. F E F6813 ems Mich

Grass 9 ur arm. est. Branch. c . ‘ ‘ ' ’

i ' " ' ‘ ‘ . HATCHING EGGS—White Rocks. Bull" Orping’tons.

: - . CEDAR FENCE POS'DS in end- lots. direct from for- Won Egg Contest. Circular. -Waluut Hill Farm.

' . . ' . . est to user. Ask for delivered price. E. Doty. At- Milford. Mit'h.

1 ‘ . .

’ ‘ ff n :6th {I la, mm» Mm". g PARK 3 BRED- T0 LAY Barred Plymouth Rack

$1.: .3» FARM MACHINERY fighting!!! films. 31. 75 per 15. Clinton Famzml. Fran

- m 11 ll‘

3 ‘ ,\ Tattered Hollywood Barron White Leghorn non snnrr—Kewenee Lighting Plum 2 units 4 (‘51 Em" $132135? qgfpfingielflastéholé” 5355 3320?)"

\.\ motors, 110 volts. D. 5 K. W. each 240 Amp. “ford Acres. H‘d‘ Hill 9 5. -

3 Km B A B Y C H I C K S Battery. 56 cell;£1 eftra. goo; (I-tlmditioxtl One {1:512:10va ‘ l l (‘

‘ used. other us yr. 1) mo or in< ll (

L‘ MlCHlGAN STATE ACCREDITED. bail-Rain. Write Ridlland Rural Agricultural School. M Hi'rn WYANDO'I'TFS EXCLUSIVELY— Eggs :5. oo

' . A 7“ Your success with poultry depends largely upon the quality of mmlwd’ MlCh' ”xiiiéwfdred' prepaid Ra’mond Rag“ Shmsnewnna

‘ stock you select. Wyngiuden Chicksrare om purrbred. production . , . . -,

r {L . THREE type hens with many high egg records. , giggfiifglflfimcgfidfiagfig‘ermgggwmn sngflggt- 500 WHITE LEGHORN Laying Pilllets. $1.50. 0.

-. . ‘ FIVE ofour hens laid270 Eggs at the 1925 Michigan International slog showing pictures of harvester. Box 628. Saline. A. Bremen. Pale. Mich

1 BREEDS Egg Laying gangst. lTEN birds 1924 Contest averaged 232 Eggs Kans. B‘RO i‘Hl‘IF. Cm GEEBE EGGS 30 b t d.

l andfinlshed H 9 see. - WN . - i: W pospai

T Ch We also hatch Brown Leghoms and Anconas. FREE Catalog ' FOR QUICK 5&1;th Right, 20-40 Rumely Oil Arthur Dm- N0 3 Howell, M“)-

l -0 0086 gives full information and. tells. why leading egg farmers choose Pull Tractor. 30—48 Advance Separator. Geo. G. , lN'Gl [SH ,1 , .(‘ m

5 FROM Wyngard'en Strain Chicks. Send for copy. Croel. Lyons, Mich. [353'5‘..-1‘0 we“: [ET 13211 {TiirgrldsnfEIgeggiasMgefm

- Wyngarden Farm is Hatchery Box M , Zecland Mich. . ' ' '

1 . . ’ ' ’ SEEDS AND NURSERY STOCK I}. "” li‘stfilir‘im‘éfislms’r‘ig ”gha’fmli'n *2 °° ’6'

3 i‘ i a ’

1 k . . TOMATO PLAN, TS—Earfiafla- 3'0“ BMW" B" PURE ToULOUSE GEESE EGGS-—

- Greater Baltimore. Red RANK. Five Varieties (‘ab- ten l'Ol‘ $4.75.

- EGG-LINE WHITE LEGHORNS ...... CM .. m... 0...... mm... M... M...

- MICHIGAN STATE CERTIFIED AND ACCREDITED Bmssall 0Sprogts. sPout 931d. 100 d30i'5: mil?” $47-32;

' 500, $1.0 : 1. 00. 1.50. . 0t. propel . . . 5 BABY

I sizwmmmwmmflr “a “Newest.“ mo. We mi WC"

”‘1 '3’ “mm“ 1" 00 40 - 300 100- 1000 $2 “5 Mos par-lei . .

to 11‘“,th maid: development and quantity egg modulation. they are the aid. 1 . c. . $. . , . .-. s S] ECIAL SALF‘Tanvi-ed and Tom Banl-on White

Nome of GIMME mm 0d. Satisfaction Guaranteed. D. F. Jamison. Sum ‘lieghorus. Parks! Barred ROCkS. S R. .

; memll‘ e, . . Reds. We are now booking order-SC for our

LEARN use: mar THESE uuuwm‘. omens. spuiel sale Will u .

11: “t m in ' ‘ ~ . 1 starts May .4an. Send for our

l Noel?“ 3:181; 3:230: tells a, abo em a clear truthful ww- erte. for FROST PROOF CABBAGE AND ”$1.321 PILANTS. :33: ylllslg‘tlllt :1:th vh’hrl-algfiilgksmlli girl; Eigit‘leagricesgg

- ‘ —Va,rieties: Charleston and Jersey W e e 5. ‘open- A or

‘ & SON R 4 Box M HUDS [LLB hngen Market. Succession and Flat Dutch. Tomato. "crawled-100 n “‘8 GGUVBW and satisfartion guar-

E I J. PATER . , , GNV , MIC”. Bonnie Best, Earliana. Livingston Globe E515?) a??? lllllllfldnd, 13:31:an s. Frederitkson Ioultry Forms.

Baltimore.- Prices. Parcel Post Paid. .

) ENGLISH: WHITE LE( :HORNS «MICH. STATE 1000 $2.50' 5000 and over. express collect. $1251

, , ’ . . . - . .(llllt‘KS—vFolks. buy thev best. Book 0rd 'without

’ TYPE ’ ' ACCREDITED £121.; lllglglot Riggs wfiufigfii glléhipTllfilxgpllita/ltn good i Emigrant“ dPFIié‘t‘S. I Shf‘ d. VIV4 Lelihorns.1 el2c each:

Inc” Tirton. G8,. ’ - 0‘3’3 an . P s. (2 each 000 lot 10

. " . ‘ With. Luv Combo That Produce The White E. - less each. all delivered 1009'. We 1' near an d

Th 'IC. 0009 W H." 20 hm 9" will please you with strongo stock. a{look orxder. ago

You: successwithpoultry depends on your foundation stock. Start right. Our new 1926 FREE Cata- FROSTPROOF CABBAGE. ONIONS._ALSO TOMA- will ship on date wanted. Merrill Hatchery, Merl-m.

‘ TOES—Leadi‘ n8 varieties. Immediate shipment. Strong. Mich.

l . melllhow and what to do to raise chicks. profitably. Send So: your copy befone you buy my chicks nerdy: blunts. 100. 40c: 500‘ 3110: 1.000. $2.00. Past-

I I _ paid. Exvresl 01118“- 35.000. 3%25;1&000h$r2.TPm- ENG. W LEG CHICKS—direct rrom our M A. c.

, OTTAWA HATCH ERY .. .. m ..

1 ' Plant Cm. Fonts. Texas. «monstmtion Farm F1 lock. All chicks sold

’ ~ May 15. Prices after May 15th. 347. 50 for 500. $90

I ROUTE 10,. Box 42-M HOLLAND, Mien. rumour... B... and ,mmm Mfimm 1., £23.13?“ Livtir our? funnel... pm... i...

. 'mato. hand selected.l $150 Bermuda. 3310“ 200fib50c: try arm ' Zeeland. Mmh-

' . - ' 600, 1.00: 1.000, .7. Leading \' eties CD. can. ‘

' . - . 300. $00,; 500. 75cz$1.000. $1.25. Large lots cheaper. 'BABY (HICKS from stool: all newly blood- tested {or

' ' ‘ ‘ Live delivery mla-rantoed. Catalogue free. Progress M1113” Whit” Diarrhea Third year blood— —testing

I Whit L in Am: Ch- ks n r hedf f M 11.11” 0"” Amb‘m” Gm’gi" gimme“ '7"??? effing Sm" “mm“-

' e cg oms— onus. 1c a c mm m range. 1c ‘ R an “"08 8 r erce Hatchery. Jer—

‘ -. Sues Accredited flocks. Sand for our catalog and prices on chicks. and swnn'r POTATO PI ANTS—Pure Nt’incy Hall. some; ”‘9' mm

E . eggs. We guarantee 100% Live Delivery and insure chicihs- for one $n£“°?l‘mi‘§lf3- $231.1 3mm “gemm’31“di£%‘ BABRmkE if‘EIICKIi—gvnlts Iéeshornsl.) 1310 D5: 1:10;:va

week. Satisfictim guaranteed. Wm today Postpaid; 500. for 52- 1000 for $3.50. Expressed. $3.25 - an amid mu 0:: s. 12

I . . . .‘ . , , per 100. prepaid by parcel post. Snowflake Poultry

- ~ .1391? 11000. Jesse Russell. R. 2, Bowling Git-en. . K) F‘ a H tch

t . . . arm a. cry. B. 5. Mlddleville. Mich. L. Van-

; fig: D. wxyncéEEDfil? g E PLANTS shipped anywhere United Sallie. Proprietor

mu I ' no - LA “a ‘swe . Will ship prepaid mail. 50 Wakefield or Al~ , ‘

l u iheadsCabbaoe- Plants and 50 Bonnybest or Baltimore gfgmme): (Agémésmjflx’d $35203 for“ 34¢“th I¥Vhfite

Tomcat) Plants (garden lull) all for 50c. Cauliflower ‘ 00 16 (lslinms. 0c 3

. , ‘ . . Red , . . .

. . B A B Y c H l c x s T H A T i. I v E A N n- L A Y megs? Enigma... our... .2 $183me m...

' ' rnou MICHIGAN sun: ACCREDITED FLOOKS. ” ” ‘ " ’

' _ . , SUPER-QUALITY “'HI'I'E Ll'I GllOltN (‘E'HUI S f

Our. ml selection and breedim combined with the close culling of the Inspectors of the Michigan FOR SALE~90‘DW Yellow and Rclds Yellow Dent ~ r . . ‘ 0

l’ State Poultry Improvement Ashooiatlon uld the Michigan State College. places our birds in the trout rank Seed Corn. shelled. graded. ready for the planter, 3:32 121:: 11035 fig”3 grifhstfi‘dp shimmy. Pic war

I of the high on line. production bred Accredited flack 9. better than 90% germination. $3.50 per bushel. Also Ill) ColullibiagMissouri, 5 “l” 0' ”Y Farms BOX

; . we: "now wmn AND snows Lzenonus AND AucONAs. $38 Bfg-gS- “mm FO“1““: Lm'kb“ 18' ”mm“ ’

D ; Send at once for copy 0! our new 1026 Catalog fully describing our matings. and giving some interesting ' . BABY “7th AND EGGS~~§ilDeri0r Rinslet Barred

; i and valuable information on the care 0: Chicks and. how to raise poultry ror profl 1..an 2-311. BRIDAL “1mm“, $1.00. me mm, {:9 11:51 Rosel ((1 climbI Relds yum, Laghorns Cstalbu.

' ' land. Time up! Dozen good mapwines. 3 colors, 5 ”"15 ea )0” try “‘19- Tifl'ln. Ohio.

: CITY LIMITS HATCHERY, - ROUTE 5, - BOX M. - HOLLAND, MlCH $1.00. Both postpnid bought. now. Homegrown Trees ,

a - cheap. Write Gobles Nurseries. Gables. Mich. fini3&1?nggtoglinalggg{BABYulCHICKSVVINm State

. or , . .

i - /’ E (ilm'rlninn IMPROVEDh ROBUST BEATES—Bcholce. BM“ “1"“ m M J websm

. r 1 hand picked. 30.50 per undrcd F- 0- ; WW» CHICKS—State Accredited E

-. CLASSIFIED ADVER I ISING ..... rem mm .. mm o. m 1...... r-.. .. 3...... mass lessees

' This chasing! Went is “m“ for the W 01." Elohim f A. B. Cook. OWOSBO. Mich. side Hatchery. R. 3. Houand. Mich.

c o crmeirs.

E m nrtlclu for saletgr collage. Pegulltlre: adxzi'flsm m torhwglt’ .igatfifsddgu‘gut COPENHAgEg) 91A: BfiGE ppmmgé 0312‘” mpflg: TURKEY'S

on Tomatoes. 1. ; u y ’ing ember, .. : eweet -

l . at. claim: m. -‘orw”1:1'l d123, mcannons :2 immacal “ram tour I 1 ram, $2.00; 0nion.Q$1.00. Ililnl‘lle(01)enqfli‘l(l mdwn. THOROUGHBRLD Bourbon Red mm Eggs. MW

, I m rtion. Idem than insertions: or our or more Prompt shipment. ilitman ’ant ‘o.. uilmlm. a. mum mm“, 0rd 1 . . “

8 cont: 3 word. Count I: a word etch abbreviate". initial or number. No er 3“” F J (hw’um- 1‘0””

l i distill: mot clone sdm Benin-aces must accompany m . . Ville MicLi

M' ' r PLANTS—Leading varieties. Open field; it syn. (‘ab-

! ch ion-“Mm MIMI Inc a «pm mmont and ll not mounted as claimed. Minimum 4,”... $130, looolilTomam' $100 .3111». [33m pepper TURKEY EGGS: Thousands of them. all breais

' II‘IG vol-h. $31.00.“; Prompt. S pment. W. W. Williams, Frank- strictly pure-broil. Special price list free. Eastern.

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J“ 3-“ u 3-73 china-y tools thrown in- 45 acres Enables, som‘lilmugk Gamma" A‘ms Hyde. Mich

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LI ‘1'" II‘ I.“ us new to close. mire now. only $2. 300. with3 $1 000 ‘13"! AND WIFE—with t hld

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. ........ . ........ . Free. smut Agency, 205,30 Kresge Bldg. Detroit. lltEES. shrubs. loses; vines. perennials. etc. Ask for a a e c we 0rd Truck.

“nu” m. II........ 8.!!! 14a Mich. list. “and” Nurseries. Pennington. Mich. Hmlse furnished. all modern Wife to board 2 or 3

11......"13 t: ......,, :3: gig . . ' men. Apply Bazley Stock Farm. Ypsilanti, Mich.

' . .......... ’ 0...... ‘ Sli‘ED SPRING HARLEY. 31:15 bushel. Z. '1‘. N14).-

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W]. him, I.” Cm give lmmcd‘lste possession. $3.500. half and grown stock. Will sell several fine brood motions competent, wants position as housekeeper in small

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Frances F. Lucas has developed Following three days of heaviest Dolly John, just four years old, is Marjorie Williamson opened the

thls, the most powerful micro rains in twenty years, southern already an excellent trapeze per- ‘ sea serpent season with “Mike,”

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The “Chanticr,” With IAeutenant—Qommander Byrd and his party, A high Wind, at times reaching tornado proportions, struck the city

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An old-fashioned German celebration, the first 'in many years, ' Gust Iessis, Greek strong man, practices upior the light h ea 7.

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