\‘~\~ 3, ’Nw \\\\\\{ INK -——.“.‘,~r.:.\ "cl ~Q.’\, . ' VOL. CLXVI. 14:09 ONE YEAR 4 13 _ FIVE YEARS Whole Number "use: smear" éNFORcsM 1*; Of _- RROHJEITJON." HE farmers’. views on the prohibi- ' tion enforcement question as voic- ed by the grange, were presented in a _ statement prepared by Dr. T. C. Atke— son, Washington representative of the National Grange, and filed with the senate investigating committee by S. L. Strivings, master of the New York State Grange. committee that the New York state farm folks stood firmly for law en- forcement and’for strengthening the prohibition enforcement act. if g , Your neighbors know from “Paella . ' - the economy and lasting service of - (3 RA N ‘ VALVES°FITIINGS PLUMBING FIXTURES, WATER SYSTEMS. AND SOFTENBRS RADIO PROGRAM FOR STATION, WKAR. , OR the spring months, Station WKAR. of Michigan State College, will broadcast on Monday, Wednesday and Friday evenings. The noon pro- gram has been enlarged to inelu‘de the weather forecasts, markets, and ques— tion box. , The program for the coming week is as follows: ' I May 8—12:00 noon, kets, question b'ox. May 10—12100 nOOn, weather, mar- kets, question box; 8:00 p. m., Farmer- kins Bedtime Stories; 8:15 p. m., gar- dening; 8:35-9:00 p. m., engineering Sold and installed by responsible dealers “WW” weather, mar- When Writing tO Advertisers Please Mention The Michigan Farmer Nearly a Hundred Years of Experience Back of this Hay-Making Team! Side Rake and Tedder Adjustable—Section Loader 3 i I I The McCormick-Deering forms a quick-curing windrow The adjustable carrier section, shown ‘below, allows I in which the leaves are turned inward to prevent their the delivery end ofthe loader to ."be dropped so that the being torn off the stems, while the stems are turned hay is delivered about three feet lower when starting ~ outward to get the quickest action from sun and air. The the load. This isa-great convenience as it prevents the hay straight teeth Of the McCormick—Deering side rake and blowing about as much as it doeswben droppedfrom the tedder do this as well as any rake can possibly do it, and top of an ordinary loader. As the load is built up, give perfect results in tedding as well. the section is raised by turning the crank at the top. This crank is within easy reach of the man on the load. When the section is raised to the desired height, it is held at that position by a ratchet and pawl. 3 i In following the mower, the hay is placed upon the clean stubble, not upon the unraked swath. The teeth "work against the heads of the hay, catching in the crotches between the leaves and stems and raking clean. With the carrier section raised, the hay is elevated vertically ten feet and three inches, and seven feet six Roller bearings make the rake exceptionally light inches with the carrier lowered. draft. Note the angle steel frame, the rigid bracing, including large truss beam running over the reel, the extra heavy gears, heavy piping for reel shaft and tooth bars. The main axle is solid steel. There are three roller bearings on the upper carrier shaft and two on the main axle. The loader is con— structed almost entirely of steel with a two-inch, cold- drawn solid steel axle. The pan-icy slats are extra heavy and securely bolted to steel drive chains. The side boards are wide and long. .vv " Alf-unifies. n ,1; ,1 1'“ 4r -‘ f"- la“- 5 written“ Don’t Worry Along" With Old Machines or Old Methods. Pick Out Your New McCormick’ Deering Tools at the Store Of the McCormick—Deering Dealer. : .l/ .“ I .I . I . ‘.;\ \‘ui‘m" ,4 ' ,. ./ ‘P'n‘ . 7., _ ‘- ;-- 1,; ‘ /l.\>2’<’h‘. 3l: "5: Tiff/’7': ' [.1 . INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER COMPANY 606 S. Michigan Ave. 3&233533 Chicago. Illinois .- in Michi- ap'ids, V . o 1'4. .' 63 Branch Houses in the U. 8.: the following gan Farmer territory—Detroit. Grand Green Bay, Jackson, Saginaw McCormick-Deering ,HAY roots ‘ ‘ , . .. _ kets, question’ b’Oxi ‘ Mr. Strivings told the, —cently in Corsica. 06 neon”- * May 12—12:,00‘ nooh, weather, anar- .kets, question box; 7:45 p. m., land- scape architecture; '8:00-9:00 p. m., musical program. , May 13—12200 noon, weather, mar- kets, question box. May 14—12100 noon, weather, mar~ kets, question box; 7:45 p..m., land- scape architecture; 8:00-9:00 p. m., state department program. News Of the We'd; Traverse City will have its second annual “Blessing of- the Blossom” fes— tival this spring. The festivities will last three days, the last .day being on Sunday. A parade with pretentious floats in it will be a feature. Definite dates will be announced later. _A white mob burned the First Bap- tist Church, a negro church in Carter- et, N. J., and forced the pastor and his wife to flee. It also drove more than 100 negro families from town be— cause of the stabbing and shooting of two whites by negroes. ’ An old Irish sun dial, recently dis- covered in County Down, Ireland, shows that daylight saving time was practiced in the sixth century. Romanetti, the most picturesque bandit Of modern times, was killed re— Romanetti robbed the rich to' help the poor, thus making himself a modern Robin Hood. Swiss newspapers state that the Ex-Crown Prince Of Germany is in ,Switzerland planning to re-establish the monarchy in Germany. prince denies it. Sereakova, the “Grandmother Of Russian spies” was recently sentenced to seven years in prison at Moscow. She is said to be the betrayer of both the Czarists and the Reds. J. Pennell, the noted American etch- er, died recently and was buried in Germantown, Pa., near the grave of his mother. The total number Of unemployed in Great Britain for the Week ending Ap- ril 19, was 996,600. This is the first time in five years that the number Of unemployed in Great Britain was less than a million. A street in Versailles, France, will be called “Rockefeller Street” in hon- or of John D. Rockefeller, who paid for the restoration of the famous chat- eau of Versailles. J. G. Parry-Thomas, of London, Eng- land, drove his 400-horsepowercar at the rate Of 172 miles per hour, thereby setting a new world’s record. He drove with one hand as he had to work the oil pump with the other. “The Yarn of a Yankee Privateer," supposed to be by Nathaniel Haw- thorne, has never been published com- pletely because Hawthorne lost one in- stallment when moving from Concord to Salem in 1846. This installment has recently been found by his daugh- ter, and" the 00mplete story will soon be published. ~ Dr. A. F. Blakeslee, of the. Carnegie Station for Experimental Evolution, said that he has found sex distinctions in molds and fungi, similar to those in the higher forms of life. The ex- l the Ford financial statement, that the Ford Motor Company made a profit of $29 on each car in 1925, as compared with $40 in 1924. The decline is at- tributed to production difficulties dur- . ing the change in models. . Michigan now ranks third highest among the states on the amount of taxes paid to the federal government. It went ahead of Illinois, which for merly occupied third place. Warsaw had its saloons closed from April 30 to May 4 to lessen riots be- tween the Communists and Nationals 'during the May Day national holiday, May 3. Minnesota interests have been grant- ed oil lease privileges on the state lands in Alpena, Montmorency, Presque Isle, and Cheboygan counties. Th'ese interests believe that there are great possibilities for Oil in those counties. Frank Kaslov, the king of gypsies in America, recently married Paras Kevi, of Marsailles, France, who will be crowned queen Of‘the American gypsies in the near future. It is estimated that 300,000 Ameri- can autos will be sold abroad during 1926. The total estimated production for this' country is 4,300,000 'cras. An eleven-Wort note written by Ali- “ W; 9‘ I“ . w Wall Street statisticians figure, from i ; u. ’ ‘-— apps». . -, t 1....-. .p ._~‘ m., $1 I In“- , ._~‘ «pp‘ky . -, ’, ..~ M l 97‘;- MICHIGAN voLUME CLXVI PUBLl-5 ESTABL A Practical Journal for the Rural Family MICHIGAN SECTION THE CAPPEII FARM P'ltESS QUALITY RELIABILITY SERVICE ' N UM BER XIX The Usefulness 0f Milch Goat o 24 Fastidiom Producer of Healthful Mz/é By Mrs. Claudia Betts S the sourCe of the family milk supply, the Swiss milk goats are ~ rapidly coming into popularity, - and very deservedly so, for they are practically immune from tuberculosis, the scourge of the dairy cow. They are easily and economically kept on a city backyard or vacant lot, and fur— nish' a supply of pure, rich milk at ' little cost. ‘ They will utilize weeds and some of the waste from vegetables ,used in the kitchen, but contrary to public opin- ion, a milk goat is very fastidious about what she eats. She will not touch her grain if it is placed on the ground; it must be placed in a clean dish. She will not eat an apple, al- though very fond of them, if another goat or a person has bitten from it. And will not drink if a dirty hand has touched the water offered her. Compare this with a cow who drinks from a filthy pool, perhaps typhoid in- fected, licks her dirty sides with her - tongue in her effort to remove some of the accumulated filth. The milk from Nannie, ‘_‘the little friend of all the world,” has wonderful medicinal properties. It is very bene— ficial in cases of~anemia, even per- nicious anemia; has been known to cure tuberculosis in its last stages, eczema, nearly all forms of stomach trouble, and is especially recommend- ; ed for infants and invalids in cases of malnutrition. A baby, thirteen weeks old, was so emaciated that it looked like the pictures of the famine suffer- ers of India. It had gained only a. few ounces since it was born and the day ‘ they began giving it goats’ milk the ., mother thought it was dying. It was midsummer, but the mother could not get the baby warm, although she had used warm applications, etc. It soon began to gain on the milk, and is now a healthy, hearty little girl. Another similar case of a pair of twin babies was sent to us. They were nine weeks old and weighed less than when they were born. In five weeks they had doubled their weight when given the goat milk. in both these instances the no, but America has been slow to rec- ognize it. HoweveI, the United States government has taken up the matter and has an experimental faIm at Belts- bille, Maryland, Where they are carry- ing on experiments to determine the benefits derived from crossing native stock with pure-bred sires, also the value of the milk for various troubles. The bulletins from this experiment sta- tion are very interesting reading. The Members of Nanny is a Useful Family Pet. parents had tried all the leading brands of infant food on the market, as well as cow’s milk, but none agreed with the little patients, and it was a case of life or death. Goat’s milk has saved the lives of thousands of babies, and would save many thousand more if the parents knew of its wonderful value. Euro- pean nations have long known its val- Kids Are Also Very Interesting to All the Family. We were very much interested in the case of a young man, one of our customers, who had tuberculosis. He had applied for entIance to a sanitar- ium, but had to wait until them was a vacancy. In the meantime, a neigh- bor told him he was getting extra good milk and urged him to drink a bottle of it. He did not tell him it was goat's milk The young man liked it and the neighbor came every day with it. The patient finally learned that he had been drinking goat. milk, but he continued its use until there was a place for him in the sanitarium They told him that he was in the best con— dition of any patient they had ever received, and would have recovered if he had continued his diet of goat milk. He said he noticed that he felt much better almost as soon as he be» gan drinking it. Sometimes people are prejudiced against it, but after tasting it they almost invariably like it, and after drinking it for a time prefer it to cow’s milk. It is usually a little sweeter and richer in flavor, more like cream, and digests in. one-third the time required for cow’s milk. It coag- ulates in tiny flakes after entering the stomach, instead of large curds as does cow’s milk, and therefore is more easily digested by delicate stomachs It is also alkaline» in its nature, in- stead of acid A little kid just naturally loves folks from the day it is born. We do not allow ours to remain with the doe ever £01 a few hours, but try to give them then first feeding from the basin We milk the doe then give the kid the fingeI to such in the basin of milk. It very soon learns to eat from the basin, and this saves the trouble of keeping bottles clean. The milk from the doe is too valuable to use for rais- ing the kids. We feed them the doe’s milk for about a week, then gradually add diluted cow’s milk and a thin gruel of rolled oats. They grow very rapidly on this. The little kids make ideal pets, but. should never be allowed to be teased, as they very soon learn to resent it. Solving the Country Doctor Problem Al Practical [Va/y to Get MKIZIZCCZ/ Service for Rural ATIONWIDE attention has been directed to the exodus of med- ical practitioners from] village and country. Hundreds of rural com- munities bemoan their lack of doctors. Altura, Minnesota, has faced and solv- ed the same problem. A good and greatly beloved doctor died. His suc- cessor soon moved to the city in order to secure educational advantages for his children. The story is typical. Higher stand- ards in, and greater cost of, medical education compel doctors to seek loca- Itions where an adequate income is as- sured. Newer knowledge is responsi- ble for their desire to have hospital and laboratory facilities near at hand. ,The better informed country people today expect more from the doctor than was the case even twenty-five years ago. No longer Will they submit to’operations on the kitchen table of the home or in the doctor’s office. They seek out the city specialist and hospital. Thus, much of the country doctor’s lucrative business is carried - Liza the city. On the other hand, the , , life of the rural physician is filled with ' - Verona even" dangers, and his. from the inadequate ed.- By Ernest Drebert average rural community. Altura faced all these things when it tried to secure someone to take the place of its last doctor, for Altura is typical rural, a. little village of 250 population within whose rural commu— nity live 200 farm families. With the departure of its last physician, Altura found that the nearest doctor was more than ten miles from any home in the community. These ten miles might as well be a bundled when blocked by the blizzards of a Minnesota Winter. 'Efforts to interest physicians fro-m city or town in Altura failed. But AltuIa has community spirit and does not surrender easily. A number of cit- izens put their heads together and pro— posed to form a health association for the [urpcse of employing a capable doctor by contract , Objections were soon heard. “Peo— ple in farming communities will not cooperate sufficiently to get the neces- sary number of members, ” said one. “I’ve given a good many dollars to co- operative associations and never re- ceived a cent of dividends. Count me out.” said another. “I want to wait 45%.;sz " ‘- 5‘4 V. . and see if you get a good man,” re- marked one cautious farmer. “You can’t ever get a good man to locate in a small towu,” declared the 100 per cent pessimist. But the leaders were not discourag— ed. They sought advice from the dean of the state university’s medical school, from the Mayos at Rochester, and from many oIhers, including the American Medical Association. All showed great interest in the plan and gave valuable advice. So encouraged, the Altura Health Association was formed and a “blind ad” inserted in a medical journal. Three thousand dol- lars was guaranteed the “right man,” but it was stipulated he must take over the drug store. Fifteen applica- ions were received, seven from cities, eight from doctors in tovVns and vil- lages, from men ranging in ages from twenty-four to sixty-four years. , All had established practices. Poor col- lections on account of crop failures and the agricultural depression was the reason given for the non-urban men for wishing to change. , After correspondence with the ap- C ommumnm plicants and smoking up on refer-3 ences three of the physicians were in-v vited to look over the field in person. To each of them the same four propo- sitions were made, to Wit: 1. That the association guarantee 125 families as members at $24 a year ($3,000). 2. That the association guarantee 125 families and a minimum income of $3,000, but the doctor to practice on. the fee basis. In the. event of his fail» ing to collect the minimum figure the deficit to be met by~an assessment on the membeiship . 3. That the association secure as many members as possible at $24 per annum and the doctor to have entire freedom for outside practice, though members to have first claim on his serVIces. 4. The physician to establish a practice of his OWn, the board of the association to act simply as his all visers. Two of the three applicants were willing to come only on the first prop: osition. One was willing to accept the ' third. Agriculture in the Altura com-1' ‘ munity is diversified and tendstoward dairying. There are two crea’niéri (Continued on page 617). swim-tors m . ' M ‘.\ 'I‘nbllshsd Weekly Established 1848 copyrlsht "II The Lawren cc Publishing Co. Editors and Proprietors 168! Lafayette Boulevard .. Detroit. ‘ . Telephone Randolph 1630 NEW’ YORK OFFICE. 120 W. 42nd at. CHICAGO OFFICE. 603 South Desi-born 8t. CLEVELAND OFFICE. 1011-1013 Oregon Ave. N. E. 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No ad- vertisement inserted for less than $1.65 each insertion. No objectionable advertisements inserted at any time. Entered as Second Class Matter at the Past Moe at Detroit. Michigan. Under the Act of March 3. 1879. Member Audit Bureau of Circulation. Free Service to Subscriber GENERAL:—»—Aid in the adjustment of unsat~ isfal-tory business transactions. VETERINARYz—Prompt advice from expert veterinarian LEGALz—Opinions on all points. prominent lawyer. HEALTH:—-~l’ra(-tical personal advice from an experienced doctor. FARM2—Answers to all inlaid:1 of farm ques- tions. by competent speca s s. HOME:—'Aid in the solution of all kind! of home problems. from a VOLUME CLXVI NUMBER NINETEEN DETROIT, MAY 8, 1926 CURRENT COMMENT ASON \VOODMAN, We Lose than whom no Michigan farmer was Anather better or more favor- Leader ably known through— out the state, died at his home in Van Buren county last week. Mr. Woodman was born in 1860 and lived all his life in the same com- munity, but his influence for the bet- terment of agriculture and farm life radiated far beyond the Woodman homestead to the farthest limits of his native state. His early interest in ag- riculture, supplemented by a course at. the Agricultural College, never flagged during his long and useful life. His iglatural Qualities of leadership were utilized in many capacities f0r the hon- 'cfit of his fellow farmers. For eight years he was lecturer of the State Grange. lie rendered long and useful service in the old farnlors’ institutes. He served his district two terms in the State Senate. He was a member of the State Board of Agriculture for more than a decade, and during the early history of the establishment of that service, served his neighboring county of Kalamazoo as county agricultural agent for several years. As a farmer Mr. Woodman exempli- fied what he taught his fellows by ex- ample, as well as through the spoken and written word. As a potato grower . he held the state record for yield for a number of years. He was an early advocate of alfalfa for Michigan farms :and has for many years .been a suc- cessful producer of this great forage crop“ In his later years he was also interested in pure-bred live stock and was active caretaker of. a large vine- yard. ' Jason Woodman’s influence for the betterment of Michigan agriculture g and farm life will continue to live through succeeding generations, both ~ _.y'directly and through his Sons, who are an dimers, o‘r'falrm lei three sons, Mr. Woodman leaves a Wld’ 9 our and one daughter, as well as 9'; heel: of friends who Will miss him and cher- ish his memory. I f The last service he engaged to per- form for the industry in which he was always so actively interested, was r» act as one of the judges in the Mi .~ While it is regrettable that he could not have been spared for: further use- ful service, his life was so largely de- voted to service to his fellow farmers as to be worthy of the most general emulation, than which he would have asked no greater reward. MONG the long on list of special days , with which our calen- Mothers dar is crowded, per- Day haps no other day has a more profound and significant impression upon us, if we but give it just consideration, than does the second Sunday in May, Moth- ers” Day. . It is generally admitted, and fre- quently proved, that virtue and genius, and other natural qualities which men possess, are acquired from their moth- ers. Someone has said that God could not be everywhere so He made moth- ers, and Henry \Vard Beecher express- ed the thought more completely when he said, "When God thought of moth- er, He must have laughed with satis- faction, and framed it quickly——so rich, so deep, so divine, so full of soul, pow- er, and beauty was the conception.” Sines Mothers’ Day has come- to be a red letter day throughout the coun- try, custom has declared that we wear the carnation, a symbol of love, beau- ty, and purity, on May 9, and that we remember the mothers whom God has spared to us with a. token of our ap— preciation of the inexpressible love and gentleness she lavishes upon us. All this has the fullest endorsement of all people, but is it not also fitting that we should give more reflection to the things we might do to make moth- er’s daily tasks easier? Mothers are not looking for mate- rial rewards for the loving care they tender. But some new labor—saving device or home convenience that would shorten the time required to look. after the material needs of her family would liberate that time for companionship with her family and be of mutual benefit to a. richer and fuller family life, each moment of which we will treasure as long as we live. N effort is being made by various Promoting leaders to encourage Better in America a greater MUSIC use of music. Sunday will be the last day of a. week devoted to that end. This effort is being extended to all people, especially those living on farms. While we have, on certain occasions, been depressed more or less by what was called music, we are for music. Good music gives quality to life. It interprets situations and thoughts that might otherwise be hidden from us. Sydney Smith has observed that “all musical people seem to be happier. It is the engrossing pursuit—almost the only innocent and unpunishable pas- sion.” Then Bovee gives us another angle by saying, “Music is the fourth great material want of our natures— first food, then raiment, then shelter, then music.” And Carlyle showed how inevitable music is to the person who lives well, when he said, “See deep enough and you see musically; the heart of nature being everywhere mu- sic, if you can only reach it." . Now, as time goes on’mbbe come more crowded here in America. Then there will be more trouble, more issues, more tension. But music will prove an antidote. It will relieve the tension, smooth the trouble, and en- lighten us on the issues. Music will help-save America. Let us have music. '95 in the future. fruit by hiding it between two crusts. 4;... «it as ~ byway-tap. “ _ 'G' i ”hail-od- and ruler were“ ’ ~ , the principal instru- SCOII‘ ments of education. They were used to impress fundamentals, and they did, . -y showed us some of the injus- 4y sl of mankind. _ igan Farmer’s Master Farmer Contest. » "'"'ducation, then, was a torture; no it is different. In modern days a , young life is developed to a state of usefulness through a pleasant process. Acquiring an education is still work, but it is pleasant work, and the real fundamentals of life are imparted by doing instead of by being done. The boy scout movement is not con‘ sidered a. part of our educational equipment, but it makes use of one of the most important principles in educa- tion. It teaches real fundamentals in a pleasant and impressive way without isms or pedagogical theories, and thus ‘ it is becoming a real maker of men. Modern educators admit that our methods of instruction are in a. state of flux and they predict radical chang- Perhaps the boy scout movement is showing the way. Dr. Charles Eliot, one of our greatest educators who, for forty years was president of Harvard University, said that every ambitious boy should take scout work as part of his education. Scout work is essentially a city movement, for the boys can be formed into troups. In the country one can be a lone scout, but he lacks all that one gains from association with oth- ers. The boys’ and girls' club work more nearly parallels the benefits of scout work and has the additional value of preparing and actually start- ing one in a useful life work. Also, each successful club member acts as a missionary for better farming. Many a club boy has converted his father into a successful farmer. To be a good scout means much, and the boys’ and girls’ movements which are popular today, assure us that good scouts will be in control of the world’s activities in the future. BOUT a year ago Pied we commented on the remark of a prom- 0? .inent hotel man be‘ Pie fore the national con- . vention of hotel men in California, that pies were to be taken from his bill of fare because they were ruinous to the digestion. He believed, from a business standpoint, it would be wise to taboo pies, as peo- ple would eat more of other foods with healthy than with crippled digestions. This year, at the state convention of canners, a pie expert said that the consumption of pics would be doubled in five years, and that this increase would benefit the Michigan fruit grow« or. This leaves us considerably mix‘ ed up on the pie situation. We are for anything that will benefit the. Michigan fruit grower, but at the same time we would like to see the national diges‘ tion protected, as digestion is one of the most important factors in the wel- fare of a people. Of course, there are pics and-pies. The kind mother used to make always tasted good, and never seemed to hurt us. Then there was the pie foundryI stuif; a. big slab for a' nickel. That neither tasted' good nor was good. Now we have pie deluxe, made in sanitary bakeries, which looks and tastes good. But thus far even that kind never has been recommended for weak diges- tions, so we still have the question mark before us. ~ . We are strong for the Michigan fruit grower. So, we hope one of two things will happen. We wish that some dietetic expert'Will prove that pie helps the digestion; that Would greatly re- lieve our minds. Or better yet, we hope that the Michigan fruit grower will become so proficient that one would not want tode’g’rade'Michigan The” Vea’t4outj-ofcha'nd‘ fruit is what; -‘ ' ‘1 “'. :1: :"WJV‘Z." , . . . . . . . , .\' _ l. \ it only. tooweli, . 5., . _, , NE week from ~. ~Rémemb¢f Saturday is the last day allowed for the com cleaning up all corn Borer refuse in the .area. where the corn borer has been found in this state. Unless this is done the law provides that-the local inspector has‘authority to em- ploy men ‘to clean up the premises and submit a bill of the costs to the owner of the premises. If the bill is not paid, then provision is made to spread the cost upon the tax roll as a special as- sessment against the property. No slipshod methods will do. The work cannot be neglected by any per- son who grows corn in infested dis~ .tricts. While benefits will come from partial clean-up campaigns, the fact re- mains that corn growing cannot be maintained on'a. successful'basis un- less this clean-up is universally prac— ticed within any area where the corn borer is present. ' Here is the job: All cornstalks, cobs, and other corn remnants, unless finely shredded or in a'silo, must be raked or piled and destroyed by burning be- fore May 15. This applies to practical- ly all of the area west of a line run- ning from Bay City to the western ex:- tremity of Lenawee county. Ina/23303127072 ECAUSE Hyrum is affected with indisposition this week, I again have to write his weekly epistle. He has an acute indisposition to do, any writing since spring work has opened up, so I, like many farmer wives, have to take the pen in hand and act as correspondent. ~ Indisposition affects Hy quite a lit- tle. He simply does not like to get started. For instance, it is hard for him to go to bed at night and to get up in the morning. After he is up, he is all right, but he hates to get started in the field. After he gets a working he is all right but at noon he dislikes to bring‘the team all the .way to the house to get din- ner. If it wasn’t for his voracious appetite he, probably would not come in at all. ' As it'is, he says, he does it only for the sake. of the horses. His activities at the table are proof otherwise. His noon hour is a. pretty long one just because he dislikes to get started in the field again. But, I don’t know whether Hy is any worse than a lot of other men. It is sort of human for men to be that way. We women are not exceptions to the general law, but we learn early in life that the best way to get started in anything is to start, and we don’t sit around and think about it. Thinking about unpleasant things is unpleasant and adds to the burden of doing them. If men think that we women like all the work we do any better than the men like all the work they do, they are sadly mistaken. We don’t like standing over a wash tub any better than they would, and I believe that if some of them would try it for a while, a lot of washing machines would be, added to farm house equipment. There is pleasure in getting a disa- greeable task done, and the quickest way to enjoy that pleasure is to get the task done \as quickly as possible. We have not reachedfihemillenium yet, so I think that Hy and other men expect too much when they want ev- erything pleasant... Life is a. strange mixture of pleasures and displeasiires, and. women ' ’ f—hand kind; . , who have husband know 4. l l l . . ’0‘. “n. my some #1319- x} > ("9“; .. 4&4»; I . -~‘ , _~ 4‘.— .(V... 5... . «3-....w‘ ;" EALIZING that our readers would be interested in seeing pictures of Michigan’s oldest farmers, the announcement of the “Old- est Farmer Contest” was delayed un- .til we could secure pictures from those who were ninety years old or over. This we have done, and on this page appears the interesting letters that accompanied the naminations of these pioneer farmers. We want to cOngrat- , ulate them all. It is not difficult to select the person to receive the prize. A careful read- ing will show that this honor belongs to Edward Averill, of Ottawa‘ county. He is ninety-five years old and is still going strong, as the letter accompany- ing- his picture shows. We arethere- fore sending to him the five dollars offered in this contest. Here are the letters: OPERATED A HORSEPOWER THRESHING OUTFIT. THINK my father should be eli- titled to consideration in your long- time farmer contest. His name is Wil- liam Riddle. He was born in. Scotland on New Year’s Day in 1836. While yet . a child.his parents moved to the Unit- ed States, locating on- a farm in Liv- ingston county, Michigan. Here he has lived all his life. As side lines, he did carpenter work and operated a. threshing outfit. For many years he did custom work for his neighbors gwhen the power for the threshing rig He Toured Michigan at Eighty-five. was provided by horses. Now, at age of ninety, he is still quite acti and lives on a. farm that he purchase sixty years ago. He and I now 1"e here alone. At the age of eight -five he toured the state in an automobile with the Michigan Automobile Tour- istsLL-J‘Iary Riddle. WHEN HOME MANUFACTURING WAS POPULAR. DESIRE to enter the name of I. P. Moseley in the Oldest Farmer Contest. county, New York, and now- lives Rear Parma, Jackson countya _ . I. He spent his early years with his . grandfather who kept . .a ‘fdrovers’ home," a farm having plenty of' pas- ture for the droves of cattle, sheep, and hogs on their way to market,‘over a. hundred miles away. The farm build- ings included large sheds for shelter- ing the droves of stock in winter, and ' there were quantities of long feeding racks‘for hay and other fodder. At the age of ten, Isaac plowed and cul- tivated corn. He smiles as he relates , how he broke the plow beyond repair thepmmunderatreeroot a fish tic-"heck out. ~ r. . gournByman ~He was born in Tompkins 0 at a marketed a, portion of his produce in petrol ..... mety Year Old Farmers It SéouIzl Make Octagman’am Ere! Late [(2475 to Read tie Accounts of T flew Long- 7}”26 Mlé‘élgdfl Farmer: the members of the family. He tells, also, how the tailoress brought her patterns and thimble and made up the homespun cloth into needed clothing. The first farm he settled on in Mich- igan was near Parma. He then moved to another farm near Onondaga Later he took his. bride to a ten-acre “clear- ing” on a hundred-acre farm near Has- tings, but at the end of three years returned to Onondaga to the farm where he still resides, and. where you He Detcsts Canada Thistles. can see him any summer day with his scythe clearing the year’s growth from the fence rows and roadside. He detests Canada thistles and Wild carrot, and attempts to keep the 355- acre farm free from these and other noxious . weeds. While Mr. Moseley does not now 'manage the farm, he is activelyinterested in" all the work that goes on. He uses the hoe in the potato field, or drives the horses on the hay fork, or loads bean fodder. Uncle Ike, as he is locally known, is a. man of many acquaintances and friends in this part of the state, and they are looking forward to join with him to celebrate his ninety-second birthday next Aug- ust.—-G. Kennedy. LIVED IN MICHIGAN WHEN IT WAS A TERRITORY. Y father-in-law, Alonza. Borden, ' was born in Livingston county in 1836 when Michigan was still a terri- tory. He apprenticed as a blacksmith and wagon maker, but in 1863 he pur- chasedra farm on which he lived until the fall of 1924, when poor health caus- ed him to give up active work. This Bred Good stock and Crops. farm finally consisted of 300 acres. Besides growing the - usual- crops raised on general farms in this county, he developed some excellent herds and flocks of live stock. In early years he. thirty five miles away. The, balance was taken to Ann Arbor. He Was very thorough in his work and sought always to improve his stock and crops. 'He developed a herd of Shorthorn cattle, purchasing sires from such well known Shorthorn breeders as Woods, Ball, and Degarmo. He early introduced Italian queens in his apiary. In crops he was always looking for something better. He se- cured seed of the Rural New Yorker No. 2, and Carmon potatoes. from the Originators of these varieties. He also introduced into his community valu- able new varieties of wheat. He also became an ardent alfalfa grower in more recent years. Through these means he not only contributed to his own advantage, but also benefited his community. For many years he was an active member of the local grange and a staunch be- liever in the church. He has also de- voted much time to the local schools, being a moderator in his district for a long term of years. Through his ef~ forts a row of hard maples was plant- }ed around the school yard, which are now the pride of the. district—Robert Warden, Livingston County. SPLITS wooo AT NINETY-FIV'E. OTICING your article in the Mich- igan Farmer asking for the oldest active farmer in the state, I believe Leads the Boys at Ninety-five. one of our neighbors can compete in this contest. He is Mr. Edward Averill, of Ottawa county. He was born near‘ Syracuse, New York, ninety-five years ago last September, and came to Michigan when a mere lad. He has always lived on a farm and owns the one on which he now resides. In the fall of 1925, Mr. Averill and his grand- son, twelve years old, dug by hand and picked up two acres of potatoes alone, husked six acres of corn, be- sides doing all the chores about the barn, and splitting all the wood for the house this winter. Just recently he cut up and split two twelve—foot logs into slab wood. He is waiting for warm weather when he can again start. planting. He is very Spry—Mrs. B. ~G. Gilbert, Ottawa County. AS SPRY AS A MAN OF SEVENTY. SEE by the Michigan Farmer that you are seeking the oldest farmer in the state. My neighbor, Joel Mon- ger, was ninety-two years old in March. He was born in New York State in 1934 and came to Michigan when a boy. locating in Ionia county. He was married to Miss Sara Winslow in 1854 and moved to Montcalm coun- ty three years later. There he built a log house and cleared twenty-five acres of land with his own hands. This sue of February 2-7, I wish to submit he sold and bought a larger farm, on" which he also built a. home. and cleared , - the land. During the wintermonths he would shave shingles and haul‘them . by ox team to Muir, some twenty : miles distant, and sold them at $1.251, per thousand. He would bring back flou1 101 family use. Other real’c‘state exchanges followed until 1883, when he u1 chased a small farm near Fen-fl wick, on which he still lives. On his ninety-second birthday, a. party was Dances a Jig at Ninety-two. given in his honor. There was music and dancing, and at the earnest re quest of his friends, Mr. Monger took the flow and danced a jig with an: usual ease and grace. Today he is well, and as spry as an ordinary man of seventy—E. J. Kendall. HAS READ MICHIGAN FARMER SINCE ESTABLISHED IN 1843. FEEL as though I have so‘mc‘right to be considered in the oldest. farnr er’s contest which the Michigan Farm- er is conducting l have lived on a farm practically all of my life. I am still able to make my own garden in the summer, and split wood in the win- ter. On the twenty—sixth of March, this year, I enjoyed my ninety-first birthday. I am now experiencing pret- ty good health for one of my age. I would also say that I have been a read- er of The Michigan Farmer ever since it was established in 1,843, as my peo- ple then subscribu‘i for it in their Wood and Makes Garden. home, and I have taken it ever Since. ——-Albert Day, Washtenaw County. , ' Splits ALERT AND ACTIVE AT. NINETY— ONE. 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LEGAL :—-Opinions on all points. prominent lawyer HEALTH: I‘raltilai personal advlco from an envenomed docto 0.1 FARM. ~Answm to all kinds of farm quel- tions by competent specialists. HOME :--Aid in the solution of all kinds of homo problems. from: VDLUMI CLXVI NUMBER NINETEEN DETROIT, MAY 8, 1926 CURRENT COMMENT ASON \VOODMAN, We Lose than whom no Michigan farmer was Anather better or more favor- Leader ably known through- out tho state, died at his homo in Van Burcn county last work. Mr. \Voodman was born in 1860 and lived all his life in the same com- munity, but his infincnce for the bet- tormcnt of agriculture and farm life radiated far beyond the Woodman homestead to the farthest limits of his native slain. His early interest in ag- rirulturc, supplementqd by a course at li‘it' Agricultural College, never flagged du1ing his long and useful life. His .Qatmal qualities of leadership weIe utilizcd in many capacities f01 the hon- cfit 01 his fellow falincis. Foi eight yoars ho was lecturer of the State Grange. Ilo rendered long and useful service in the old farmcrs’ institutes. Ho Svl‘vml his district two terms in the Statc Srnate. He was a member of the State Board of Agriculture for more than a dccadc, and during the early histozy ol' the establishment of that smwicmscrvcd his neighboring county 01' Kalamazoo “as county agricultural agt-nt for several years. As a farmer Mr. Woodman exempli- fivd what he taught his fellows by ex- ample, as well as through the spoken and written word. As a potato grower _ he held the state record for yield for a number of years. He was an early advocate of alfalfa for Michigan farms and has for many years ,been a suc- cessful producer of this great forage crop. In his later years he was also interested in pure-bred live stock and was active caretaker of a. large vine- yard. ~ Jason Woodman’s influence for the betterment of Michigan agriculture 'and farm life will continue to live through succeeding generations, both . directly and through his Sons, who are three sons, Mr. woodman leaves a wid~ our and one daughter, as well as a". host of friends who will miss him and cher- ish his memory. The last scrviCe he engaged to per- form for the industry in which he was always so actively interested, was to act as one of the judges in the Mich- igan Farmer’s Master Farmer Contest. While it is regrettable that he could not have been spared for: further use- ful service, his life was so largely de- voted to service to his fellow farmers as to be worthy of the most general emulation, than which he would have asked no greater reward. MONG the long on list of special days , with which our calen- Mothers dar is crowded, per- Day haps no other day has a more profound and significant impression upon us, if we but give it just consideration, than does the second Sunday in May, Moth- e1s’ Day. . It is generally admitted, and fre— quently proved, that virtue and genius, and other natural qualities which men possess, are acquired from their moth- ors. Someone has said that God could not be everywhere so He made moth- ers, and Henry \Vard Beecher express- ed the thought more completely when he said, "Vt'hcn God thought of moth— e1, He must have laughed with satis- faction, and framed it quickly—so rich, so deep, so divine, so full of soul, pow- er, and beauty was the conception.” Sines Mothers’ Day has come- to be a red letter day throughout the coun— try, custom has declared that we wear the carnation, a. symbol of love, beau- ty, and purity, on May 9, and that we remember the mothers whom God has spared to us with a token of our ap- preciation of the inexpressible love and gentleness she lavishes upon us. All this has the fullest endorsement of all people, but is it not also fitting that we should give more reflection to the things we might do to make moth- er’s daily tasks easier? Mothers are not looking for mate- rial rewards for the loving care they tender. But some new labor-saving device or ’home convenience that would shorten the time required to look after the material needs [of her family would liberate that time for companionship with her family and be of mutual benefit to a. richer and fuller family life, each moment of which we will treasure as long as we‘live. N effort is being Promoting made by various leaders to encourage Better in America a greater MUSIC use of music. Sunday Will be the last day of a week devoted to that end. This effort is being extended to all people, especially those living on farms. While we have, on certain occasions, been depressed more or less by what was called music, we are for music. Good music gives quality to life. It interprets situations and thoughts that might otherwise be hidden from us. Sydney Smith has observed that “all musical people seem to be happier. It is the engrossing pursuit—almost the only innocent and unpunishable pas— sion.” Then Bovee gives us another angle by saying, “Music is the fourth great material want of our natures—— first food, then raiment, then shelter, then music.” And Carlyle showed how inevitable music is to the person who lives well, when he said, “See deep enough and you see musically; the heait of nature being everywhere mu- sic, if you can only reach it." Now, as time goes on we shall be- come more crowded here in America. Then there will be more trouble, more issues, more tension. But music will prove an antidote. It will relieve the tension, Smooth the trouble, and en- lighten us on the issues. Music will ‘es in the future. help. save America. Let us have music. rod and rate”: were the principal instru- ments of education. They were used to impress fundamentals, and they did, for they showed us some of the injus- tices of mankind. Education, then, was a torture; now it is different. In modern days :1. Scout . young life is developed to a state of usefulness through a pleasant process. Acquiring an education is still work, but it is pleasant work, and the real fundamentals of life are imparted by doing instead of by being done. The boy scout‘movement is not con sidered a. part of our educational equipment, but it makes use of one of the most important principles in educa- tion. It teaches real fundamentals in a pleasant and impressive way without isms or pedagogical theories, and thus . it is becoming a real maker of men. Modern educators admit that our methods of instruction are in a state of flux and they predict radical chang- Perhaps the boy scout movement is showing the way. Dr. Charles Eliot, one of our greatest educators who, for forty ypa'rs was president of Harvard University, said that every ambitious boy should take scout work as part of his education. Scout work is essentially a city movement, for the boys can be formed into troups. In the country one can he a lone‘ scout, but he lacks all that one gains from association with oth- ers. The boys’ and girls’ club work more nearly parallels the benefits of scout work and has the additional value of preparing and actually start- ing one in a useful life Work. Also, each successful club member acts as a missionary for better farming. Many a club~boy has converted his father into a successful farmer. To be a good scout means much, and the boys’ and girls’ movements which are popular today, assure us that good scouts will be in control of the world’s activities in the future. BOUT a year ago Pied we commented on :the remark of a prom- °f‘ .inent hotel man be‘ Pie fore the national con- 1 vention of hotel men in California, that pies were to be taken from his bill of fare because they were ruinous to the digestion. He believed, from a business standpoint, it would be wise to taboo pies, as peo« ple would eat more of other foods with healthy than with crippled digestions. This year, at the state convention of canners, a pie expert said that the consumption of pics would be doubled in five years, and that this increase would benefit the Michigan fruit grow or. This leaves us considerably mix- ed up on the pie situation. We are for anything that will benefit the Michigan fruit grower, but at the same time we would like to see the national diges- tion protected, as digestion is one of the most important factors in the wel- fare of a people. Of course, there are pies and pies. The kind mother used to make always tasted good, and never seemed to hurt us. Then there was the pie foundry1 stuff; a big slab for a. nickel. That neither tasted' good nor was good. Now We have pie deluxe, made in-sanitary bakeries, which looks and tastes good. But thus far even that kind never has beén recommended fOr weak diges- tions, so we still have the question mark before us. - We ate strong for the Michigan fruit grower. So, we hope one of two things will happen. We wish that some dietetic expert/will prove that pie helps the digestion; that would greatly re- lieve our minds. Or better yet, we hope that the' Michigan fruit grower will become so proficient that one would not want to degrade Michigan fruit by hiding it between two crusts. The eatvout- off-hand fruit is what ‘ >“' m; '1 ‘j~._;;~' -1-j‘::..1r.,¢“ boyhood: tho birch- xii? It. the Michigan We: will strive to pro- duce the oat-cutof-hand kind. y NE week from Remember Saturday is the last day allowed for the com cleaning up all corn Borer refuse in the .area. where the corn borer has been found in this state. Unless this is done the law provides that'the local inspector has'authority to em-_ ploy men to clean up the premises and submit a bill ofthe costs to the owner of the premises. If the bill is not paid, then provision is made to spread the cost upon ,the tax roll as a special as- sessment against the property. No slipshod methods will do. The work cannot be neglected by any per- son who grows corn in infested dis-r .tricts. While benefits will come from partial clean-up campaigns, tho fact re- mains that corn growing cannot be maintained on‘a. successful‘basis un- less this clean-up is universally prac- ticed within any area where the corn borer is present. Here is the job: All cornstalks, cubs, and other corn remnants, unless finely shredded or in a silo, must be raked or piled and destroyed by burning be fore May 15. This applies to practical- ly all of the area west of a. line run- ning from Bay City to the western ex~ tremity of Lenawee county. 17209136032220}: ECAUSE Hyrum is affected with indisposition this week, I again have to write his weekly epistle. He has an acute indisposition to do any writing since spring work has opened up, so I, like many farmer wives, have to take the pen in hand and act as com espondent Indisposition affects Hy quite a lit— tle. He simply does not like to get started. For instance, it is hard for him to go to bed at night and to get up in the morning. After he is up, he is all right, but he hates to get started in the field. After he gets a working he is all right but at noon he dislikes to bring the team all the .way to the house to get din- ner. If it wasn’t for his voracious appetite he, probably would not come in at all. ' As his he says, he does it only for the sake, of the horses. His activities at the table are proof otherwise. His noon hour is a pretty long one just because he dislikes to get started in the field again. But, I don’t know whether Hy is any worse than a lot of other men. It is sort of human for men to be that way. We women are not exceptions to the general law, but we learn early in life that the best way to get started in anything is to start, and we don’t sit around and think about it. Thinking about unpleasant things is unpleasant and adds to the burden of doing them. If men think that we women like all the' work we do any better than the men like all the work they do, they are sadly mistaken. We don’t like standing over a wash tub any better than they would, and I believe that 'if some of them would try it for a while, a lot of washing machines would be, added to farm house equipment. There’ is pleasure in getting a disa- greeable task done, and the quickest way to enjoy that pleasure is to get the task done as quickly as possible We have not reached the millenium yet, so I think that Hy and other men expect too much when théy want ev- 9rything pleasant... Life is a. strange mixture of pleasures and displeasurcs, ‘ and women who have husbands know it only, too well. .. , ‘7 .‘f a“. .mA ‘. 7‘7 .. .""”' _ 5..ka .44... ._... .« Y.‘_‘~. V“ - / . hwy—v up." , 7-.....- ) -d arr _.., ~,.-—1~»-“"‘ ‘ r. ." . flew. a , .uofll‘ -_ ~ 1.». a“; , a \W,... , ;;. -.-ma¢4 . - ._.w . I ists.w EALIZING that our readers would be interested in seeing pictures of Michigan’s oldest farmers, the announcement of the “Old- e'st Farmer Contest”. was delayed un- .til we could secure pictures from those who were ninety years old or over. This we have done, and on this page appears the interesting letters that accompanied‘the naminations of these pioneer farmers. We want to cangrat- ulate them all. It is not difficult to select the person to receive the prize. A caieful read- ing will show that this honor belongs . to Edward Averill, of Ottawa county. He is ninety-five years old and is still going strong, as the letter accompany- ing- his picture shows. We are.there~ fore sending to him the five dollars offered in this contest. Here are the letters: OPERATED A HORSEPOWER THRESHING OUTFIT. THINK my father should be en- titled to consideration in your long- time farmer contest. His name is VVil- liam Riddle. He was born in Scotland on New Year’s Day in 1836. While yet , a child.his parents moved to the Unit~ ed States, locating on a farm in Liv- ingsro-n county, Michigan. Here he has lived all his life. As side lines, he did' carpenter work and operated a threshing outfit. For many years he did custom work for his neighbors when the power for the threshing rig He Toured Michigan at Eighty-five. was provided by horses. Now, at the age of ninety, he Is still quite active and lives on a. farm that he purchased sixty years ago. He and I now live here alone. At the age of eighty-five he toured the state in an automobile with the Michigan Automobile Tour» .. diary Riddle. WHEN HOME MANUFACTURING WAS POPULAR. DESIRE to enter the name of I. P. Moseley in the Oldest Farmer Contest. ~He was born in Tompkins county, New York, and now lives dear Parma, Jackson county. . I. He spent his early years with his . g1andfather who kept a “drovers’ home," a farm having plenty of pas- ture for the droves of cattle, sheep, and hogs on their way to market, ‘over a. hundred miles away. The farm build- ings'included large sheds for shelter- ing the droves of stock in Winter, and there were quantities of long feeding racks’for hay and other fodder. At the age of ten, Isaac plowed and cul- tivated corn. He smiles as he relates how he broke the plow beyond repair _ by getting the point under a tree root knowing enough to back out. ,1 ~ flocks of live stock- “marketed a portion of his preduce in Dotson, thirtydlve miles away. ' GmN FARME R m..y Year 01‘ It Séou/a’ Malta Oetogmanam Feel Lite Km’: to Read Me Jammy of T flew Long- flme Mzcézgmz Farmérs the members of the. family. He tells, also, how the tailoress brought her patterns and thimble and made up the homespun cloth into needed clothing. The first farm he settled on in Mich- ‘ igan was near Parma. He then moved to another farm near Onondaga Later he took his, bride to a ten-acre “clear- ing” on a hundred-acre farm near Has- tings, but at the end of three years returned to Onondaga to the farm where he still resides, and. where you He Detests Canada Thistles. can see him any summer day with his scythe clearing the year’s growth from the fence rows and roadside. He detests Canada thistles and wild carrot, and attempts to keep the 355- acre farm free. from these and other noxious weeds. While Mr. Moseley does not now 'manage the farm, he is activelyinterested _in‘ all the work that goes on. He uses the hoe in the potato field, or drives the horses on the hay ferk, or loads bean fodder. Uncle Ike, as he is locally known, is a man of many acquaintances and. friends in this part of the state, and they are looking forward to join with him to celebrate his ninety-second birthday next Aug- list—G. Kennedy. . LIVED IN MICHIGAN WHEN IT WAS A TERRITORY. Y father-in-law, Alonza Borden, ' wasborn in Livingston county in 1836 when Michigan was still a terri- tory. He apprenticed as a blacksmith and wagon maker, but in 1863 he pur- chased a farm on which he lived until the fall of 1924, when poor health caus- ed him to give 'up active work. This Bred Good Stock and Crops. farm finally consisted of 300 acres. Besides mowing the usual- crops raised on general farms in this county, he developed some excellent herds and In early years he. {I‘he balance was taken to Ann Arbor. He was very thorough in his work and sought always to improve his stock and crops. He developed a herd of Shorthorn cattle, purchasing sires from such well known Shorthorn breeders as Woods, Ball, and Degarmo. He early introduced Italian queens in his apiary. In, crops he was always looking for something better.‘ He se— cured seed of the Rural New Yorker No. 2, and Carmen potatoes. from the originators of these varieties. He also introduced into his community valu- able new varieties of wheat. He also became an ardent alfalfa grower in more recent years. Through. these means he not only conti'buted to his own advantage, but also benefited his community. For we 's he was an active member of the local grange and a staunch be~ liever in the church. ”He has also de- voted much time to the local schools, being a moderator in his district for a long term of years. Through his ef- forts a row of hard maples was plant- yed around the school yard, which are now the pride of the district—Robert Warden, Livingston County. SPLITS wooo AT NiNETY-FIV‘E. OTICING your article in the Mich- igan Farmer asking for the oldest active farmer in the state, I believe Leads the Boys at Ninety-five. one of our neighbors can compete in this contest. He is Mr. Edward Averill, of Ottawa county. He was born near Syracuse, New York, ninety-five years ago last September, and came to Michigan when a mere lad. He has always lived on a farm and owns the one on which he now resides. In the fall of 1925, Mr. Averill and his grand~ son, twelve years old, dug by hand and picked up two acres of potatoes alone, husked six acres of corn, be,- Sides doing all the Chores about the barn, and splitting all the wood for the house this winter. Just recently he cut up and split two twelve—foot logs into slab wood. He is waiting for warm weather when he can again start planting. He is very spry.——Mrs. B. .G. Gilbert, Ottawa County. AS SPRY AS A MAN OF SEVENTY. SEE by the Michigan Farmer that you are seeking the oldest farmer in the state. My neighbor, Joel Mon- ger, was ninety-two years old in March. He was born in New York State in 1934 and came to Michigan when a boy, locating in Ionia c6unty. He was married to Miss Sara Winslow in 1854 and moved to Montcalm coun- ty three years later. There he built a. log houSe and cleared twenty-five acres of land with his own hands. This Farmers he sold and bought a larger farm-Von. which he also built a. homo. and cleared ~ - the land. During the winter months he Would shave shingles and haul them . by on team to Muir, some twenty miles distant, and sold them at $1.25 I ‘per thousand. He wou1d bring back flow 101 family use. Other realestate exchanges followed until 1883, when he pu1 chased a small farm near Fen-I wick, on which he still lives. . On his ninety-second birthday, a. party was Dances a Jig at Ninety-two. given in his honor. There was music and dancing, and at the earnest re- quest ol‘ his fn’ends, Mr. Monger took the floor and danced a jig with un-, usual ease and grace. Today he is well, and as Spry as an ordinary man of seventy—E. J. Kendall. HAS READ MICHIGAN FARMER SINCE ESTABLISHED IN 1843. FEEL as though I have somc'right to be considered in the oldest farm- er’s contest which the Michigan Farm.— er is conducting. I have lived on a farm practically all oi: my life. I am. still able to make my own garden in the summer, and split wood in the win- ter. 011 the twentysixth of March, this year, I enjoyed my ninety-first birthday. I am now experiencing pret- ty good health for one of my age. I would also say that I have been a read- er of The Michigan Farmer ever since . it was established in 1843, as my peo- ple then subscribed for it in their Splits Wood and Makes Garden. home, and I have taken it ever since. ——Albert Day, Washtenaw County. ' ALERT AND ACTIVE A'r NINETVRW ONE. REPLYING to your inquiry, “Who" .13 the oldest farmer?’ in your is: sue of February 2-7, I wish to. submit the name of my father. 801011 Daggett. ‘ m" Conklin, Michigan, who passed his ninety-first birthday on September 30, 1925. When four years of age he came with his parents from Orange county, Vermont, to a farm four miles south of Mason, Michigan, anti When a mere boy began to take part in the farm activities. . . .VYhen about fourteen, his father came to this locality, about .midway between Grand Rapids and Muskegon, and pur- chaSed two hundred acres or government. land at $1.25 per acre, and mov- ed his family here. My father and a younger broth er assumed the tasks of picneer life. At the death of his parents several years later, my father purchased 120 acres of the original property and has lived on it. continuously up to the present time. l‘ntil recent years he took ac- tive part in “re real labor of the farm, and is still manager. He cares for a flock of sheep. and poultry and assists with the gardening. etc. He is mentally alert. He reads a great deal and keeps posted on affairs 03' the day. lie has been a subscriber to The Michigan Farmer for many ' years and always enjoys reading it.~ Dlae Brevitz. J ..._'__————. STILL ACTIVE DOING FARM WORK. S my father, Elishu S. Walker, has always lived in this state, being born in 1835 when Michigan was still a territory, i thought, he might be about; as old as any. From the time he was old enough to work ‘he has always been employed on a farm, with the exception of a few months in a mill, and a short time in the city of Flinr Now. at the age of ninety he attends to the garden and does other light work about the t‘arni.—Mrs. A. 'i‘. Shearer Gludwin County. MANAGES FARM AND MILKS COWS AT NINETY-TWO. SAW in a. recent number of the Michigan Farmer the announce- ment: of your wish to find the oldest. farmer in the state. I wonder if my grandfather might not qualify for such a. contest. llis name is \Villiam A. Schoolcrai't. He has been farming in Michigan since he was of age. On the. twentieth of March he was ninety- two. He is still able to manage his 259-acre farm and to milk four cows night and morning—John J. Willsea, Van Buren County. LIVED EIGHTY—TWO YEARS ON ONE SECTION. I SEE tl “ you are trying to get the record of the man that has farmed the longest in the state of Michigan. I think my record will compare favor- ably with any resident of the state. I‘was born in 1836. My father mov- l ‘ ed from Tompkins county, in the state. of New York, in October, 1844, to Sec- tion 14, Township of Parma, Jackson county, 'which has been my home for eighty-two years without a. remOval. . I commenced farm work in the fall of 1845, picking up potatoes for a. num- benof days. I received» one bushel of potatoes for each day. I was my fath- er’s only helper, and stood ready to help him on all jobs that I had the strength to do. I dragged on the new rough land with the oxen and a drag, and drove the oxen at all kinds of work. In'1851 I went to crests-plowing for wheat. I was not fifteen years old and from that time on, was father’s helper. In 1859 I bought a piece of. land, and in 1865 'I bought a. piece of timber land on which there were no improvements. I haVe made this into a very good farm, with good buildings, and row, at ninety, I am still ableto do a great deal of light work, and like to do it. Last summer I raised a fine garden with no help from anyone, and hope to do the same this spring—De- los J. Miner, Jackson County, Mich. VOTE ON SURPLUS BILL EARLY IN MAY. UT of the maze of conflicting forces in congress working for farm reliet' legislation will come the enactment of the Tincher-Jardine-Ad- ministration bill to establish a federal l'arm advisory counsil and a federal farm marketing commission provided with authority to loan money to CO‘ operatives for the purpose of hand- ling agricultural surpluses. This is re- gardel as a foregone conclusion on Capitol Hill. STUDENTS BUSY. HE students in the agricultural ('lazses of the Eaton Rapids High School are busy these days. Some are engaged testing seed corn for farmers, while others are pruning grape vines and trees for friends and neighbors. This speaks well for the instruction the students are getting. LARGE EARLY STRAWBERRY CROP. ’ I ‘l-{ti go‘v'ernment bureau of econom- it's reports that the southern strawberry crop is two-thirds larger this year than last year. Thirty mil- lion quarts is the predicted increase. Of this, eleven million increase is'in Louisiana. Texas, Alabama and Mis- sissippi make up the remainder. REPORT ON MUSCLE SHOALS. HE majority report on the joint senate and house Muscle Shoals disposal Committee recommends a fifty-year lease of the property to the Alabama Power Company and twelve affiliated power companies. In reach- ing its finding four members of the committee favored the power com- panies’ oft‘er, while Senator Heflin, of Alabama, voted for the American Cy- anide Company’s bid, and Representa- tive James, of Michigan, opposed both proposals. FRENCH AND GERMAN POTASH PRODUCERS AGREE TO POOL. ONFIRMATION of a sevemyear agreement whereby French and German potash producers agree to pool their sales and maintain the present prices on potash for the. American market has been received by the de- partment of commerce. Senator Smoot, of Utah, proposes an import duty on potash to enable the industry to de- velop in the United States. WHY, THEN, DO BUSINESS MEN DISCUSS FARMING? GENERAL discussion of agriCul- tural problems will be a feature of the annual meeting of the United States Chamber of * Commerce to be held in Washington May 11. to 13. The principle of self-regulation in agricul- tural problems will. be stressed. It will be contended, accord- ing to spokesmen for the commercial especially g interests, that improvement in agricul- ture must come from the industry’s own efforts, just as in all other busi- ness. If this be true, say those who "profess to speak for agriculture, why do the chamber of commerce people spend their precious time discussing farm problems? HOW MANY POTATOES SHALL WE PLANT? ' HE underlying potato position in the United States continues strong, according to reports to the bureau of agricultural economics. New potatoes are in light supply. Old potato stocks are. fast decreasing. In recent seasons of potato shortage, say the bureau market specialists, some markets have averaged highest in April, others in May. and prices have stayed high in June. Potato prices in such seasons did not go very low again until Aug- ust, sometimes not until September. This spring the early crop was short. If potato market history repeats itself the early crop will be eagerly sought after and its distribution more wide- spread than in previous years. Market 'prospects-will be good for the early crops and fair for the midseason out- put. but more doubtful for the main crop unless the late acreage is held down or the yield is light. AIRPLANE FOR DUSTING CROPS. N airplane has been. purchased by the department of agriculture that is especially constructed for experi- n 3*: mental work in datingi farm. c‘rops"'_tofl, Heretoforc 500 j t. control insect pests. ‘ pounds of calcium arsenate in dust form was harried, but this new ma- chine is designed to carry one thou- sand pounds. Three pounds of poison are used to the acre of cotton. It is planned to study ways of widening the cloud of dust and flying closer to the plants. ' POULTRYMEN now WANT A BUREAU. HE need of a bureau in the depart. ment devoted to the interests of poultry raisers is being felt by repre- sentatives of the poultry They say that the production of poul- try and eggs ranks with other agricul- tural~ industries that are represented in the department by a bureau or di- vision, and it is developing rapidly. Furthermore, the problems of the poul- . try industry are different from those affecting other branches of agriculture. THINK AMERICAN APPLES HAVE NO PLACE IN BRITAIN. PPLE growers of the far-flung provinces of the British Empire believe they should have preference over American fruit growers in British markets. Orchardists in Nova Scotia, the region producing the bulk of the apples export ‘d from Canada in com- petition with American apples in Brit- ish markets, have. organized commit.- tees to secure the cooperation of the British government in working out some form of preferential.treatment for Canadian apples. WOULD INCREASE AGRICULTUR- AL PRODUCTION. HE Russian government is push- ing vigorously its campaign to pro mote larger agricultural production in that country. The most serious prob- lem confronting this movement is said t3 be a shortage of work animals. From 10,000 to 12,000 tractors are now in use, and the number of work stock has increased between three and four per cent over‘a year ago. This in‘ crease in work animals, coupled with the number of tractors purchased, makes an increase possible in the grain area of about four percent. A considerable increase in wheat area. is reported. ”’6 Hope 7724! He Gets E'flea’ Before Closing Time any—.- DRVE wE HAVE A FINE STOCK mssmlne, 3| D\FFERENT mes, I'M SURE wE CAN FIT You ! industry. , i ; it , nuanmlm .d. ‘AAW‘ _,. - 5. Int; (.1, '-~ Dunstan, .. 5.. A l l u“ .\‘_. . 11m. . :- full food value, . .l . (Cantinued from page 613). patronized by almost-200 farmers. This moans a cream check every month and hence ready money. Credit is above average. The third proposition did not represent much of a risk from the point of view of the doctdr. The health association felt that its success would depend largely own the character, per- sonality and' capability of the physi— clan and hence that a man who would not insist on an absolute cash guaran- tee might be best, especially when he was well qualified professionally. The arrangement}- was therefore consum- mated on the basis of the third plan. The doctor, with the aid of his wife and paid assistance when necessary, ' operates the drug store, in which his office is also located. His living quar- ters are abOve the store. This arrange- ment means extra income and also liv- ing quarters at a minimum cost. The details'of the plan, which is now in satisfactory operation, are of interest. ‘ Membership is on the basis of a fam- ily.~ All members of the family are 'entitled to a thorough examination twice a year if desired. This includes both chemical and microscopical urin- alysis, blood test, blood pressure, test of eyes for strain, and X-ray if neces- sary. On the public health side there is a sanitary inspection of the home, including water supply, drainage, gar— bage and sewage disposal. All this in addition to sick calls costs the family $24. Hired help are received as mem- bers at a flat rate of $6. This is cheap medical protection for the year-round employe, and not excessive for season- able help who are more exposed to risks‘and dangers. ‘ Extra charge is made for night calls between 10:00 p. m. and 5:00 a. m. A $10 additional fee is charged for ob; stetrical lcaSes. Money obtained from this sourée goes into the treasury of the health association and is used to defray current expenses for printing stationery, case history sheets, etc. An extracharge of one dollar a mile is levied upon members more than six miles distant. The doctor is allowed two weeks’ vacation. The association does not allow him to prescribe liquor. On'e of'the most significant features of the plan is The. emphasis upon pre- ventive work. Bulletins are issued to the membership giving seasonal hints for taking care of the health, informa- tion as to epidemics and how to guard against them, and hints on personal, home and social hygiene. Health pro- grams are to be put on as a further educational measure. The community club and the health association are working hand in hand on this program. It'will takesome years to make cer- tain that the plan will succeed but Altura has great confidence that it will and that it has solved the problem of getting a resident doctor permanently " and happily located in a rural com- munity.———From Rural America. , VALUE or: LIMING TAUGHT. OUNTY AGENT JOHNSON, of Van Buren county, has held open- air schools throughout the county to teach. the farmers the’value of liming, especially with reference to the grow- ing of alfalfa and'sweet clover. The farmers have learned that these two plants may become soil robbers in: stead of soil builders in soil which is lacking in' lime. . HAY DAY PROPOSED. COUNTY AGENT HELM, of Ionia county, is proposing August 1 as hay day in his county, at which time ‘ he will demonstrate the value of mak— ing hay immediately after it is cut, in order to save its leaves and retain its 8 hot cloth“ letters .c sisnfi mad ' at with adhesive ,x , , ”w - 58 Miles an Hour-— 5 to 25 Miles in 8 Seconds- ' 25 Miles to the Gallon-— at Electrifying New Low Prices Touring car, f.o. 11. Detroit. Subject to current Federal excise tax tam inmate Extraordinary speed and power, combined with economical care-free service, continue to win to' Chrysler “58” new owners at the rate of 10,000 per month. Meanu‘zhile, both new and old owners are enthusiastically satisfied with their choice. This nation—wide endorsement of Chrysler “58” is no mere matter of chance. On the contrary its sustained speed ability of 58 miles per hour, acceleration of 5 to 25 miles in 8 seconds and economy OWNERS FIND SURE CONTENTMENT IN CHRYSLER “58", PERFORMANCE ECONOMY AND RUGGEDNESS of 25 miles to the gallon, which have won this approval, are the predetermined result of the most carefully calculated bal- ance, scientific carburetion and gas distribution, plus painstak— ing Chrysler craftsmanship. We are eager to give you. a thorough demonstration not only of these Chrysler “58” qualities, but also of its riding and handling ease, sturdiness and ruggedness. These, com- bined with its new electrifying low prices, will convince you thatChrysler“58” is todaymore than evertheoutstandingmotor car value under $1000. ’ CHRYSLER SALES CORPORATION, DETROIT, MICHIGAN CHRYSLER CORPORATION OF CANADA, LILiITED. WINDSOR. ONTARIO Chrysler Model Numbers Mean Miles Per Hour CHRYSLER “58"—Touring Car. $845; Road- ster Special. $890: Club Coupe, $895; Coach, $935; Sedan, $995. Disc wheels optional. Hy— draulic four-wheel brakes at slight extra cost. All prices I. a. 1:. Detroit. subject to current Federal excise '03. Chrysler H58” Sedan, $995, f o. b. Detroit All models equipped with full balloon tires. Ask about Chrysler‘s attractive time-payment plan. hiore than 4.300 Chrysler dealers assure superior Chry~ slcr service everywhere. All Chrysler models are protected against theft by the Fedco patented car numbering system. pioneered by and exclusive with Chrysler. which cannot be coun. terfeited and cannot be altered or removed without conclusive evidence of tampering. t“ ”arable . I . . .i . xvfiou las Fll'Hc-flmerZCcz’s permanent lumber supplyw HE DENSEST and heaviest forests the world has ever known stand today between the west slope of the Cascade Mountains and the waters of the Pacific. This forest region contains 26 million acres of towering trees - more than 700 billion feet of merchantable timber -—-' three-quarters of which is Douglas Fit; the rest Sitka Spruce, Western Hemlock and Western Red Cedar. The average yield of these forests is in excess of 30,000 feet per acre and in some cases 150,000 feet and more. One Douglas Fir tree here some- times produces more lumber than five acres in other forest regions. What is of more vital interest to the people of the United States is that under modern methods of lumber- ing, foresting and fire protection, these forests will be a permanent source of lumber supply for the entire country for all time. Where timber has been cut and fires guarded against countless millions of young Douglas F ir trees from Nature’s own seeding appear and in their vigorous growth offer a new merchantable supply of the finest quality with- in a comparatively few years. Emphasizing the importance of Douglas Fir, we quote. from U. S. Forest Service Bulletin 88: "Douglas Fir my, perhaps, he considered the most important of 5 American 'woo . . . its rapid frowth in the Pacific Northwest forests, its comparatively wide istrihution and the great variety of uses to which it can hefut place it first. . . As a structural timber it is not surpasse .'” Well manufactured Douglas Fir has wide diStribution among lumber dealers and is available to the builder. An illustrated treatise on Douglas Fir, written by a forester, telling why this is the wood of tomorrow as well as today, and how to use it, sent on request c/Iddress WEST COAST LUMBER TRADE EXTENSION BUREAU 5560-1. STUART BUILDING, SEATTLE, u. s. A. Advertising That Pays - RY a Michigan Farmer Classified Ad. to sell your surplus poultry, or to get that extra help. They bring results with little cost, see rates on page 641 of this 'issue. Michigan Farmer, Detroit o BEAN THRESHER FOR 40 years the world's standard! 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Ohio «‘4. .1111; Established in 1850 ‘55" HEN HOUSES .. -- Hen Houses, Brooder VSIL-OS — \' To unsigned HEIRS’ RIGHT‘TO- PROBATE. My sister died last January and left a house valued at $7,000, and also fur- niture. She earned this property be- fore marriage. Two years ago she married. Now her, husband lives in the house and does not make any start toward settlement. The mother of the deceased is living. She wrote the bus- band asking to have the property pro- batcd. He will not reply. How should we proceed? What share of this prop- erty will the mother hold?_—M. P. W. If petition for administration is not filed by the surviving husband, peti- tion may be filed by any heir or cred- itor, and administration attained.— Rood. DAMAGES FROM GRAVEL PIT. There is a deep railroad gravel pit next to my farm. How close can the, company: men dig to our line fence“? H. . The owner of the land adjoining the gravel pit has the right to lateral sup port to hold his ground in the natural condition .at the height at which it stood before the gravel pit was open- ed, and is entitled to damages if re- moval is made causing his ground to fall into his neighbor’s pit. He may also obtain injunction to restrain re- moval of ground which will imperil such damage—«Rood. CATCHING FROGS. What is the law in this state regard— ing the catching of frogs to sell?— S. R. B. By Compiled Laws (1915) Section 7563-7567, it is unlawful to take edible frogs in this state from November till June, and it is unlawful at any time to spear frogs by aid of artificial light. Any person having in his possession any frog, or carcass of a frog, between March 15 and June 1, is guilty of mis- demeanor, punishable by fine not ex~ ceed‘ing $100, or imprisonment not ex- ceeding thirty days, or both—Rood. NOT AS REPRESENTED. We traded our equity for property in the north which was represented to us as O. K. Upon possession, we found the property to be not as represented. The dealers practically admitted the wrong, but will not settle. What can we do?—M. C. W. If settlement will not be made vol-' untarily, the only remedy is by suit; and if suit is not begun at once the delay will Operate prejudicially, either as waiver or estoppel.——Rood. THE HUSBAND’S SHARE. If a woman who owns a large sum of money is not willing to give her husband a joint deed, can the husband claim any money at her death—Sub. If the woman dies leaving no chil- dren, and not disposing of her prop- erty by will, one-half of the property would descend to the husband and the ' remainder to the father and mother of the deceased if living, and if not to her brothers and sisters and their is- sue by right of representation. 'Under any other circumstances the husband would have no interest in the proper— ty, unless provided for in the will of the wife—Rood. COLLECTfO—N ON OVERDUE MORT- GAGE. Can a real estate mortgage be col- lected after it has become due and has run tbr eight years? The interest was .paid every year but last. No new mortgage .nor extension was given. Themortgage 'and note was lost and destroyed. This [fact has beenparecord- ed. Can the mortgagee foreclose, and 'rways'ma vane arid. liaata's' ”Mai." S As Satisfactory §ervice Cannot be Given Letters. 8 if so, can he take and sell the. crops raised on the land this year? The mortgage called for five per cent, $35, and the last three years the mortgagee‘ ‘ charged me six per cent, $42. ,The land is in Menominee county. Must the lawyer that forecloses write me a notice? How‘ long WBuld I‘ have to redeem it? Can my personal property be taken?——P. F. A real estate mortgage may be fore- closed at any time within ten years from the date of its maturity or the last payment upon it of principal or interest. There is no legal require- ment that notice of foreclosure be giv- en to the mortgagor. By Public ‘Acts (1925) No. 383, it is provided that if the land is in the physical possession of any person, notice of foreclosure shall be served upon him, provided that in foreclosure by advertisement, a copy of the published notice shall be served on the person or persons in possession, either persoually or by reg- istered mail thirty days before the date set for the sale. It takes about fifteen months to foreclosure; and in the meantime the mortgagor remains in possession—Rood. A WOMAN’S CITIZENSHIP. I am an American born woman. On November 18, 1923, I married a Rus- sian born man who had taken out only his first United States citizenship pa- pers. I was then twenty years old. If my husband became a citizen is it nec- essary for me to take out papers.?3— . M. T. D. The woman born in the United States is a citizen of‘the United States and does not lose her citizenship by the marriage—Rood. PROPERTY ARRANGEMENT. _I own some land in Michigan and Wish to receive the income from same during my lifetime. I wish to dispose of it to my children the way‘I think best. -Would it be- lawful for me to quit-claim said land and put the deeds away for safe keeping until I pass on? Then the deeds could be recorded. I would like this better than a' wi11,'f0r sometimes some are dissatisfied and the will, at much expense, is broken. To make deeds and not deliver them is to invite litigation. It would be bet— ter to make a will or to make and de- liver deed, including in the deed a res— ervation of power to revoke the uses declared by the deed and appoint new ones. For this purpose a good lawyer should be retained—Rood. CITIZENSHIP BY MARRIAGE. My mother was born in Canada and {came to the United States and married my father thirty~three years ago- My father was born in the United States. Is my mother a citizen of the United States or must she take out citizen- ship papers?—M. M. The mother is a citizen without tak. ing out naturalization papers.——Rood. MINORS' SMOKING. KWhat is the law regarding minors smoking cigarettes? Is there any law forbidding the sale of cigarettes to a boy under eighteen? If so, what is the fine May a. fifteen or sixteen- year-old boy buy cigarettes with his parents’ consent?—O. W. By Public Acts (1909) No. 226, be ing Compiled Laws (1915) Section 5182, any person who sells or gives a cigarette in any form to any' person under the age of twenty-one years, is punishable by fine not exceeding $50, or imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding thirty days. By‘the next section, the smoking of cigarettes in public places 'by ‘minors is ‘madera. criminal offense. See also, ’ Laws (1915) 6861:1011 ~\L/-—‘ ' 'r ' . ” ,,.;.-~—..» «ave-mqufl‘m "Va 3 “43.1 ‘uq/ fi’ (it"s. « 4—? ‘\ i a E. II, A \-,;..M_ . w/~) “ Brick THEVHIGH COST OF LIVING. CCORDIN’ to apiece in'the Mich- igan Farmer by a'feller what lives in th‘ northern part of Michigan, a guy "what lived near his home town fifty years ago had th’ nerve t’ charge $1. 50 ‘ a day fer himself ’nd yoke of oxen Well, maybe he figured it was worth "anyway, $1. 40 t’ hev‘ to live up there. .I duno. But he must hev’ belonged t’ some labor union in 01 der to hev’ " got away with it. Accordin’ to ’n old account book what belongs t’ one of th’ old timers in my home town, he - must hev’ been workin’ fer a billion- aire. These accounts was entered about 1850, ’nd some of ’em are as fol- lows: For two days work, including myself, helper and yoke of oxen, $2.50. One day making fence, fifty cents. Paid ten cents fo1 having my boots tapped. Paid sixty-seven cents for having a pair of shoes made for my wife. Received for myself and yoke of ox- en for half day’s work, fifty cents. ReCeived for six days’ use of ox team, sixty cents. Received for one day planting, thirty-four cents . Bought one bushel of corn, twelve piling and .CRDES. Bought 181/2 pounds of veal, seventy- two cents. Bought one bushel of wheat, sixty- five cents. Bought one pound of soap, eighteen cents. According to the range of prices but— .ter seems t’ hev’ cost th’ consumer from ten to twelve cents a pound —G. Everitt. CRITIC‘IZES FARM LOAN POLICY. 0 NE of the questions that is getting to be propounded with increasing emphasis is, “What is the matter with ‘ the business life of America?” Farmers have been told that the banks would finance them thiough the long winter season, that in nine years has not been equaled for length. Cou— pled with the drouth that has afflicted the Upper Peninsula the past two years, it has been doubly burdensome to have so long a winter. Anyone knowing the nature of farm operations knows that it is a long time between turnovers, and that it requires time to work out its destiny in each individual case. This is one of the causes of the pres- ent business dep1ession which has laid its paralyzing hand upon the business life of America. Probably this lack of credit facilities in the shape of low interest and long time to pay is the strongest point i. favor of. some kind of a farm loan bank that will operate through branch- :‘ es. in different farming sections with a local man in charge. The present sys- tem fails to function properly and the present farm “loan bureau has been loaded up with a lot of small loans in sections where there is really no suitable farm land. We know of in- stances where farms have been locat- ed on mountainsides and narrow ra- vines, stony soll, and where it is prac- ticaily certain that the farm will have no resale value.' This has occurred with local boards of farmers allotlng the loans, and the bank examiner put his OK on them. Local bankers would never loan on such farm locations without demand- ing extra security. it is from such classes of loans that the abandon- ments come. - Others have placed loans on farms . hich to buy an expensive car, go‘to pieces while ts and? Bouquets An Open Famm for file Use of Our Reader: makes it certain that the borrower will pay an amount of interest that will be one and one—half times greater than the principal. And yet they say that the farm loan act helps the farmer. Any'farmer able to qualify for a loan must have improved property greater than the loan that he will re- ceive. The loaning value seems large- ly to be determined by the insurable value of the buildings, rather than on the number of cleared and improved acres. Thishas been disastrous to farm mutual insurance companies, as they will acknowledge—A. Plain Farmer. A PLEA FOR THE RURAL CHURCH. N looking into the subject, it is surprising, also alarming, to find how many rural churches are being abandoned, and how many COngrega- tions and Sunday schools in school- houses which have long been a great local influence for community good, have closed up or are about to give up the struggle for existence. Since the automobile has become universal, the rural church and Sunday school has waned. We all know that, instead of being agents to get people to church, they have been means to keep them going in another direction. Sunday is about the only day the farmer can leave his work so, too fre- quently, the day is spent to go to dis- tant fields, or in entertaining friends who take that day to visit them. Then our church fathers, instead of putting forth extra efforts to stem the tide, say to the faithful few who still cling fast to their church, “\Vhy, you all have cars, you can come to town to church, where you can have better preaching, better music, and the stim— ulus of numbers.” Well, we can, but we don’t, for sev- eral reasons. Probably Jimmy wants the car to take his girl to the lake, or some of Mary’s friends are coming, but the great reason, I think, is because we don't feel at home there. In our own little community, it did not matter so much if Bm- clothes were up-to—date, or if John needed a hair cut. \Ve all knew each other, and stood for what we were with our neighbors, and were not embarrassed because we were our coats several winters, or did not get our hats until after Easter. We lingered after Sunday school to shake hands with everyone, and chat a little While to inquire after the sick, and to offer sympathy for loss, or ask and give advice about our problems. We felt a personal responsibility which made us go, whether we felt like it or not, because each one was missed if not there. Each had some duty to perform, as in a family, which compelled them to be present. This is not so in the large church congre- gations, where we are lost in numbers, and we feel that no one but ourselves would know if we were there or not. I think the small neighborhood sen vice is as much more beneficient as family life is better than community living, and the Sunday school is as much needed as the day school for which we are willing to pay so dearly for our children’s sake. Of what avail is it to train them mentally and phy— sically, if they have no spiritual de- velopment? ' If there are still young people in bible schools and colleges who are burning with missionary zeal, I believe there is no field in the world more promising to work, or richer in its. rewards, than in rural America. If something is not done soon to stem the tide, our rural population will soon be pagan, and when that has become a fact; may God help America—Mrs. J. . E Mllks, Saginaw County_ .7; I. «. You cannot get it with a low—quality oil- ‘Every dollar you spend in the ‘purchase of an automobile, truck or tractor engine you spend for POWER. Unless you get your whole dollar’s worth of power, you’re not receiving full value for your money. Many gasoline engines—your own, perhaps—are delivering only 60 to 70 per cent of the power that’s in them. But you shouldn’t tolerate even 85 or 90 per cent! The full hundred’s due you. And you ought to have it—‘not just because this increase in power means increased work, but be- cause it means a correctly running motor—less friction—less repairs—longer life. To get full power, first of all look to your oil. Only' high-quality oil will give your motor the smoothness and pep to do its most efficient work. 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I AM sure if I should tell the readers of the Michigan Farmer of a scheme by which they could lessen the num- ber of hours work required to grow a bushel of grain or a ton of hay, they would quickly want to know what the scheme is. I have such a short cut, if ‘you wish to call it by such a name. This scheme gives me an increased number of bushels of grain, or tons of hay from my fields, and crops of better quality at a lower cost per unit. My scheme is to plow down sweet clover in addition to the manure made on the farm, and the fertilizer added. This results in many things. It makes plowing and cultivating easier, better retains moisture, keeps the soil in a good mechanical condition, provides available feed for the plants, and does much to keep up a rapid growth throughout the season. Notwithstanding all of these advan- tages, I do not find one man in ten who is taking advantage of it. I am convinced that lazy men in particular l/ought to practice this method of keep- iing their soils in condition. It takes Eless work. There would be more time Zto loaf, but for the fact that luxuriant lcrops stimulate industry. The man lwho systematically plows down sweet fclovei‘, is likely to do other things that {contribute to a good crop. Many influences result from the in- itroducing of this wonderful‘leguminous l //’ ,. . v {Ann BETTER . today a proven \ mg g, putmm’fifiu‘u‘” gives more service with less No hvg’tghgoh ,IA. me attention than any other 0 c . 0 ' flalzia.jli)fi{fi';iéree’t?bcili€eg‘ own farm machine. on 0 880 6 . 0m ' apart, just pushout hinge pin. Whether you are in the , crop. No farmer is likely to over-esti- mate the good he- may enjoy from the proper use of this plant—G. D. Barber. WATCH TH E AIR' PRESSURE. HEN balloon tires are new, the air pressure should be watched most carefully, because, like a. new shoe, they expand with use, and as they grow older they require more air in order to give the same uniform pressure. AN OVERLOOKED SQUEAK. ['ITE often a disagreeable squeak is difficult to find, when it may be traced to the headlamp bracket. If the bracket is not solidly attached to the frame, it invariably produces a squeak. A loose rivet or bolt is usu- ally found to be the cause. TESTING BRAKES. GOOD way to test a brake to see if it will hold properly, is to speed up the car on the road and then apply the brakes suddenly. Have an observ— er at the same time note if both wheels slow down evenly, or if one wheel locks and slides as the other wheel revolves. A large pipe organ in Milan, Italy, has pipes made of paper. . m5) \{LI TV??? .._¢.. "ft-“”32:- 3.. *‘ _ f?“ \\~ %‘§-- a J ‘ ’ {£3326 ‘ ”7' WA 23>: 3;» : AGAIN, THE STRAWBERRY. HERE are different opinions as to the best method to be followed in ‘z‘raising strawberries, but as the meth- ; od we used was very successful, I give §it as follows: In the first place, thorough prepar- Tation of the soil is necessary to insure Ea. good stand of fruit. My husband ‘plowed, disked, dragged both ways, ’and then rolled the ground, which Lmade it fine and mellow, and easy for lthc tender feeders to penetrate the soil. - We believe that if you plant scrub stock you reap scrub stock in plants, as well as animals. We started in with pedigree plants, ithat is, plants that uniformly reach a |high grade of perfection in color, size, and flavor. As we were raising them for home consumption we used only v'600 plants, 400 of which were of a pis- tillate variety and 200 of a. staminate ’variety.~ The Distillate varieties, while iof excellent flavor, are lacking in pol— len and many of the blossoms do not 'mature into-fruit unless planted with a staminate variety. A good way is to plant every third row to some stam— inate variety. I We found that to plant in hills, keep— ing the runners out, produced the larg- est and finest berries, but this is rath- er more work than the matted row, which, if cultivated and cared for, will produce fair sized berries of good fla- vor. Every time a runner is cut a new crown is produced on the parent stalk and the strength of the plant goes to produce a strong root growth, which is necessary for best results. We had plants in the hill rows which a bushel basket would scarcely cover, and the fruit stood up well from theground. If plants are wanted-for setting new beds, the bestflway, is tohave a. row or two of plants to produce runners, W I In helium. .ua'L-flm"...."" la‘llowing only two or three runners from each plant to take root. Keep all blossoms picked off, as in this way the vitality of the plant is kept up and you will have strong, healthy plants with which to start your new bed. From the 600 plants with which we started, we had all the berries we wanted during the season, put up quan— titles in different ways for winter use, gave many quarts to relatives, neigh- bors and friends, besides selling more than thirty dollars worth, and that at a time when berries sold for much less than they do now—Alma Ash. LIME-SULPHUR BEST FOR APPLE SCAB. PPLE scab, a very destructive fun- gous disease affecting most varie- ties of apples, is best controlled by spraying with lime-sulphur solution di- luted at the rate of one and one-half gallons of: the solution to fifty gallons of water. The disease not only seriously dam- ages the; fruit itself, but also frequent- ly causes premature loss of leaves, with consequent stunting of the trees. Furthermore, says the United States Department ‘of- Agriculture, it often kills the blossom buds or blossoms, especially in the northern orchards, in that way reducing or entirely destroy- ing the prospective crop. The spray is first applied as a fine mist, thus avoiding too heavy applica— tions and lessening the risk of injury to fruit and foliage. Removal of fallen leaves from the ground, or plowing them under in the fall or early spring, is a valuable aid to control by spray- ing. . . Grimes Golden, Ingham, and York Imperial varieties are the most resist- ant to thescab. Baldwin, Jonathan, Lowland-Has pbe rry, -, . Maiden . :Blush. .Mann,- Oldenburg, .Ortley,‘ ~‘Red Astraw chan, Wagoner and Yellow Ire. ent. are modern is» resisting, “We!" ’\V\_‘~a ~ Iw " 4- In [vidml‘ Conn TIRE. TYPES firdu rmerand , . 1'in RIGHT O dri Ch raw ‘ .2: M-..» i 21'- Undergrades at TOP PRICES- small fruit and sound‘ windfalls you formerly sold at a big loss can be turned into profits. You can now make them into pure, sweet cider, and apple butter, jelly, vinegar, and the other apple products made from cider. 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If you want bigger profits from our orchard write us today for the book ‘ A Golden arvest from Under— grade Apples.” lt fully describes Mount Gilead Hydraulic Cider Presses and the Mount Gilead Pro— cesr-and why they are moneyamakers for you. 1'": HYDRAULIC PREIf mecca. 804 Mm‘itif‘“ Mah‘couc‘ffcii‘ésfm. for fruit products The most complete line of machine plants, including cider presses or every need. "eaves, coughs, condllloos er, Worms. _. Moal for cost. ..‘~— . z . Two cans satisfactory to! / , , 'N ”‘5‘. Heaves or money‘back. 51.2! . . \ .a per can. Dealers or by mail. The Newton Remedy 00. Toledo. Olslo. new-rows ‘ Sometimes when a disastrous kail 1 storm ruins several fields of your neigh- bor’s growing crops—you wonder. Your crop: maybe damaged next time. Hail storm losses to Michigan farmers have averaged about $652,670 per year for the past four years. Records show that hail damage runs as high as $25,000 to $30,000 per county. No section of Michigan is entirely exempt from this damaging element. Isn’ t it time to consult hail insurance? Here’s an insurance firm of proven soundness, ready to assume your hail risks. Last yearit assumed $11, 728,670 in risks from it’s 15,722 members. Are you now a member? If not, you should immediately see the local agent, or write direct to the company. AGENTS WANTED 'MicliiganllluiualllailInsurance Co. Lansing, Michigan. Fred Milboum. President Goo. E. Coleman, Secy-Treu. I present state, what diseases she has WIPE OUT' DIPHTH ERIA. HEN I was a very young doctor I was more afraid of diphtheria than any other disease. We had a great deal of it in those days and it seemed more virulent than the pres- ent-day type. I needed patients, for I left college carrying quite a lot of debt that I had assumed in order to get through. But much as I needed the work, I always felt dismay when call— ed to a case of diphtheria. I'had two babies at home. Perhaps my fears .were exaggerated, but I dreaded the possibility of carrying the disease, and you may well believe that I omitted no precaution. Then, too, anti-toxin was in its infancy. We didn’t manufacture it so well, nor understand its proper use, and the undertaker followed the doctor in diphtheria cases with alarm- ing frequency, It is very different now, but the fact remains that diphtheria still carries off too many victims for a disease that is preventable. Can it be wiped out? The state of New York thinks erad- ication of diphtheria is a possibility. Its health authorities are belginnng an intensive five-year effort to wipe out the disease. They propose to do it through the immunization of children by means of toxin-antitoxin. Lined up for the fight are state and local de- partments of health, departments of education, medical societies, tubercu- losis and public health committees of the State Aid Charities Association, the Metropolitan Life Insurance Com- pany. and other agencies. Toxinantitoxin. the preventive meas- ure against diphtheria. was first dis- covered accidentally in the course of experimentation about thirty years ago. In 1913 Doctors Park and Zing- her, of New York. began the immuni- zation of children in a large organized way through the injection of toxin- antitoxin. The administration of toxin-antitoxin is a simple procedure and can be safe- ly performed by any physician. Three hypodermic injecrions of the sub- stance are given in the arm of the sub- ject at intervals of one week between each injection. It is but remotely re- lated to anti-toxin. Toxin-antitoxin will not cure diphtheria. It will pre- vent it, but the immunity may be some ,weeks in developing. Once establish- ed, the immunity will last for years, .and probably for life. Such a definite campaign against a special disease is expensive work. We shall watch the efforts of New York State With tremendous interest and I am very positive that when she has shown the possibility of this measure, Michigan will find the means to follow suit. Meantime, let us hope that we may be spared from any serious scourge of diphtheria. MORE INFORMATION NEEDED. Do you think there is any chance for a woman twenty-two years of age to get back to health from nervous trou- ble? I am tired and worn out all the time. And then at other times I feel all right. Please say if you think there is any hope for me.—-Reader.~ First, I shall be glad to call the at- tention of readers of this column to the fact that a letter of this kind gives the doctor very little chance to give a helpful opinion. The, writer does state that she is a woman, and her age is stated, but everything else is left to the imagination of the doctor. She should say whether she is married or single, if she has borne children, what work she does, under what conditions she lives, what troubles led up to her had, etc. In other words, she should i , ., try to tell the things that she would probably be asked if she went to con- fisult her home doctor. .All that I can “any in reply to such random question- ing is, that it is very rare indeed that twenty-two has no recuperative pow- ers left, and that rest and freedom from care will no doubt work wonders for her. Such cases always make me think of the possibility of incipient tuberculosis. " SLEEP ALONE. There are two persons sleeping in a. bed together. No. 1 has so had an odor that No. 2 can hardly stand it. Th1s has been going on for about thir- teen years. No. 2’s health is very poor. Would this condition of sleeping cause the poor health of No. 2, and does it. gouginue to make it worse?—Mrs. X. For good health it is much better that individuals sleep alone, especially if one of the parties is not as hearty and robust as the other. Odors do not disturb health, but they may create nervousness and restlessness. Sleep in separate beds. ' AGE OF PUBERTY. I am in the teen years and my voice fails me. When I want to say some- thing I can’t do it and people laugh at me. I have had this for nearly a year and I don’t seem to have any cold. My voice is very thin and in it some- times comes a gruff tone and the voice changes. Will you please tell me what it is and What I should do?——F. C. You are at the age of puberty—the time when boyhood deepens into man« . " ' lo. ,1 , ‘ :Fifi? there are many other. changes taking place, even more important that those of the voice. Ask at. your library for Doctor Hall’s book, “From Youth Into Manhood.” CARE OF OLD MAN. My grandfather, lives all by himself in a, little house on his farm ever since grandmother died a couple of months ago. He says that he is well able to take care of himself and will not let anyone stay with him. Our house is about a quarter of a mile away. Please say if it is not very dangerous for an old man to live alone, and what can we do? One of us goes over after supper but he won’t let us stay—B. L. B. I think I would continue to make that evening visit, but beyond that, leave him to his own will. You can make a point of seeing that he has plenty of water and fuel and that his lamp is well trimmed. On very cold nights put a hot water bottle in his bed. Old people must be humored. And perhaps the very most' desirable thing that could come to the old gen- tleman would be to slip some peaceful night into a. quiet, lasting sleep. LEAKY HEART. V I am told by one doctor that I have a leak in the heart, and another that I have not. I have sometimes a burn— ing sensation in the side, some-times it bothers me to raise my left arm, and nearly always a queer sensation in the left side—Y. The symptoms that you name do not surely indicate a leaky heart, though they sometimes accompany that condi— tion. There are many other symptoms that come with a pronounced heart leak. Quite generally the organ be« comes enlarged. X—Ray pictures may help in the diagnosis. WANT ESSAYS ON FORESTRY. AN you write on forestry or fire prevention? If so, you will be in- terested in an announcement made by Secretary Bishop, of the Upper Penin- sula Development Bureau. Cash prizes amounting to $100 have been offered through Mr. Bishop for essays by school children between the. seventh and twelfth grades, on the above sub- ject. The contest will close June 10. All school children living in the Upper Peninsula are urged to participate in this contest. START THE CHICKS EARLY. HERE is a. better chance for prof- its with the early chicks. At least, this seems to be the conclusion of a survey made by R. L. Gulliver, poultry specialist in the Upper Peninsula. Checking up on forty-one demonstra- tion farms, Mr. Gulliver was able to Show that the early hatched chicks came into production in the fall when egg prices were high. THE FARMER’S INTEREST IN THE TOURIST. OO often the farmer fails to real- ize that the tourist business is an advantage to him. It is conservatively estimated that there were 400,000 tour- ists in the Upper~Peninsula during 1925. These people’stay for various lengths of time. They must be fed. Farmers living near trunk lines have a. great opportunity to dispose of such produce as these travelers may be in need of. According to Mr. Wells, dairy specialist of the Upper Peninsula, the prevailing road-side stands offer pop and hamburger, when they should be selling vegetables, fruits, chickens; milk and eggs. The tourists staying at hotels also increases the demand for local produce. Still another benefit is the fact that resort property is tax— able, yet it does not demand additional schools nor roads to care for tourists. FIRE SPECIAL A GREAT SUCCESS. HOSE having in charge the forest fire prevention train are now be- ginning to understand the wide favor with which the general public approv- ed of the exhibit. Reports from var- ious sections show that it made a uni- versal appeal. Farmers, lumbermen, railroad men, lumberjacks, and people generally, turned out in large numbers to review the exhibits and listen to the speeches. This interest seems to forecast a new era in the protection of our forests. STRONG TEAMS TO THE'FRONT. HE people of Cloverland will prob— ably take more interest in the horse-pulling contests to be conducted at a. number of county fairs in the Upper Peninsula this fall than has been the case in any other section of the state. This will be due, no doubt. to the fact that there is in the Upper Peninsula a high percentage of good teams. At a. meeting last fall nearly every county fair secretary asked for this contest. The tentative schedule now prepared includes the following fairs: Gogebic, Iron, Alger, Marquette, Luce, Delta, and Schoolcraft counties. The annual meeting of the Upper! Peninsula Development Bureau’ will'be held in May o'r'early June, at Iron- wood. The program" will feature hag- rieuiture, forestry ' A ' business 11 aged eighty-nine, . End the tourist ”r’r'r— ”16’; ‘ ,- ”— v,. ,m-v—‘vary it \11 “ its in the hoppers. ,/ OME poultrymen are successfully using bran as br'ooder house litter for chicks. They claim it reduces the losses from digestive disorders which occur When the chicks eat too much chaff from fine straw and alfalfa litter. The bran is bulky material and a. 100- pound sack makes a lot of scratching material around the metal hover. If 300 chicks are brooded in the house the litter cost per chick is not very high. If it saves only ten chicks it is worth the cost. The chicks eat some of'the bran so it is not all wasted. When it is nec- essary to clean the, house the first time the chicks will be older and more able to eat larger litter without dan- ger of impaction Then the poultry- man can return to the Use of straw, clovei or alfalfa litter on the brooder house floor. Feed Vitamins. The more vitamins that can be fed into the chicks the greater their chanc- es of developing vigorous bodies. Some of the commercial starters eon- tain dried buttermilk, linseed meal, a1- fifalfa fiour, bone meal and such prod- ucts that are far better to develop chicks than the old method of corn meal mashesh One brood of chicks with an old hen often survive feeding .methods that will stunt or kill a large flock of brooder chicks ranging largely pver the breeder house floor for the 'first two or three weeks of their life. Reducing Feed Bills. As soon as the last eggs are saved for hatching, it is possible to reduce the feed expense by marketing the lcockerels. A strong, vigorous cockerel will consume considerable laying mash and when there are many male birds in the flock it is a factor in the cost of egg production. . Watch the weights of the young broilers and follow the market care- fully. It may help you to sell the young males to good advantage and nothing is more beneficial to the pul- lets than the increased roosting room they receive as soon as the young cockerels are removed. One reason so ‘few farmers caponize cockerels is the fact that the feed and the range are uneeded to develop the pullets for fall egg production. It does not pay to reduce feed bills through the process of cutting down on grain or laying mash. Feed the layers their normal ration or the strain of heavy spring production will reduce their bodily weight and they will not be profitable producers during the sum- mer and fall. The Winter drop in egg prices means that summer eggs are apt to be about as high as winter eggs, and probably higher. Allow Chicks Outside. Every worm and insect and bit of 'green feed that comes from a good poultry range cuts down the amount :of feed‘that the hens need from the hoppers and bins, but be sure the feed A small farm flock gathers a lot of feed on a. range, but ' a flock of several hundred'hens soon reduce the insect and Worm life and the number of .worms per hen per day is apt to be very limited except after ‘ warm spring rains. Years ago poultrymen knew nothing about violet rays, but were quick to sense the effect of pure unfiltered sun- shine on the growth and vigor of the ibrooder chicks. So they turned the chicks. out on the ground as soon as possible and found that it‘ reduded the mortality‘rate and prevented leg weak- ness. Now we have learned that cod liver ohm-:1 sunshine which does not come glass will prevent leg weak- e hicks have to be Some Seasonal Suggertzom ' By R. G. Kirby with nature just'the same, and teach the chicks to go back and forth\ as soon as the weather permits. Young chicks can absorb more pure sunshine outside scratching in the soil, than they can obtain in a breeder house of the most modern construction. There is a temptation to leave the chicks in the breeder house too long, rather than take the time to teach them to, go back and forth. If the col- ony house is a foot or more from the ground it is difficult to make chicks walk down a long track. \Vhen they wish to return they will not go out to the end cf the track and walk up. They will huddle close to the door and try to jump into the house. An‘ A-shaped track like a little brood ’coop sitting in front of the door per- mits the chicks to run up and down close to the wall of the house. When they start to huddle near the colony house it is natural for them to walk right up the track and hop in the door. A track of that type makes the work easier if the poultryman has to hurry the chicks into the houses at the sud- den approach of a spring rain. Fence Chicks In. A roll of inch mesh wire such as' pigeon owners use, is a great help in training brooder chicks. Tack the Wire to one corner of the front of the col- ony hense and run it out in a circle and back to the opposite corner. Use two or three little stakes to keep the wire close to the ground so that no chicks can squeeze under. This will control the chick flock and keep it on a limited area until the young birds learn to go back and forth from the outside ground to the brood- er hover. It prevents the chicks from huddling under the colony houses or ranging too far before their strength is great enough to- take them far from the breeder heat. As soon as the grass in the circle is worn, and the chicks lea1n the source of heat, the wire can be lolled up and the flock given f1ee r.ange Quart ja1 fountains are not large enough for flocks of three hundred brooder chicks. They can be used fer a few days to make the water or milk supply easily accessible, but a larger fountain should immediately be placed in each house, with a reserve supply which the‘chicks will soon learn to use. ~ Brooder chicks become very thirsty and if the supply runs out it means a mob of chicks fighting for a drink when the supply is replenished. This crowding and trampling is bound to injure the chicks. TURKEY RAISING. I SAW 3. request for experience with turkeys and what breed was thought best. We have the Mammoth Bronze but I don’t think that makes any difference. I Would advise anyone to take the breed they like the looks of best. All breeds are good. We make pens about one foot high and confine the poults until they can fly over; then raise one corner and let them go in and out as they please. The little ones never forget that they will have drink and some food at that pen. I have“ very little trouble with them staying away from home. I feed hard boiled egg and cat meal and plenty of water for a week. we have a coop for them to lay in. If they lay out, you can look for a wandering tribe and a big loss.-——M1-s. Henry Hair. Finger prints ca‘n be forged, accord- ing to a finger print expert who dis- plays evidence of such a case. The earliest mention of the “brain" of man is found in a medical docu- f' 5 great written in Bgypt about 1790 ‘1'.3 I I l L fled craze 1.1;.PP (it contains Cod Liver Mcal)-to make young chickens grow faster and to develop OUNG chickens simply must thrive when you feed Ful-O-Pep Growing Mash. In addition to the oatmeal and other ingredients this ex- ceptional mash contains Cod Liver Meal. Growth is swift, but nat- ural, and the young birds come to early maturity in bet- ter shape fer market or for laying. You get immediate profit and satisfaction from early birds, and you get last- ing andpermanent profit from Contest records of W. H. B. 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NOTIC'Ez—J—Not more than one policy will be issued to. one 10 and 70 years can secure one of these policies. ccidents Will person, but any or all members of the family between the ages of ' " May I 1: Ring: of Saturn Real/y _ FTER a winter and early spring A in which none of the planets were easily visible in the even- ing sky, May arrives to herald a great planetary display during the summer, more brilliantly than any star in that of the month, it is in opposition to the sun, which means that it rises at sun- set and sets at sunrise, being on the lmeridian, or directly south, at mid- ‘night. After the fourteenth, it will rise earlier every evening, and so for the coming months will be a conspic- uous object in the sky. To the unaided eye Saturn is not of I *‘ii'fipleiades‘l m ‘\ U) -l particular interest. but seen through {even a small telescope it is one of the most remarkable objects in the sky, because of the syStem of rings which encircle it. Pictures of these are com- mon, but few people are prepared for their first actual sight through a tele— scope. They appear as thin, flat, con- centric rings, apparently solid, but in reality are a vast swarm of tiny moons or satellites, revolving around the planet together, and so close that they appear continuous, even with the most powerful telescope. However, that wonderful instrument, the spectro- scope, has shown that the outer part, of the ring system revolves more slow- ly than the inner part, while the oppo- site would be the case if they were solid. In addition to the rings, Saturn also has ten satellites or moons, more than any other planet. All the moons, ’however, are only visible in large tel- Iescopes. ’ To see the other planets now, it is necessary to rise as early in the morn- ;ing as they do. In the eastern sky ijust before sunrise can be. seen in a ‘row, reading from left to right, Venus, 'Mars and Jupiter. Mars is still ap- proaching nearer to the earth, and on the fifteenth it will be 118,250,000 miles from the sun, and about. 135,000,- 000 miles from the earth. In October of this year, it will be closer than it has been since the summer of 1924, when it will be only 42,600,000 miles , from us. Saturn is in Libra, the Scales, one _ q._ -1- * *‘tiEg‘Ds MAN v: ‘\ *Arctu r: 5 Eating for now, if you look to the southeast: ‘ern sky you will see Saturn, shining part of the heavens; On the fourteenth' o‘ii LITTLE semi) 91 it. , 'Pol - -q‘N s ,ponux __ 6 Sta” “ _-k°~‘ - / fcastor Vt“- I; 74* * Trims cc ‘g‘fit . mt. ve *‘vy; I . at ' P ‘ E . a \ g 1; 1: gcapella q- x- {’5’ * 'L-YREt' 09c)? t" x6056 CHfRIOEa ,CASSIOPEIA‘, ‘8; t 0%, \q , ‘ ‘ . t Deneb ' s e *PERSEU ca A" . 695’ figULL *Al ols V PH in“: ‘5' ‘t \ Aldebaran ’fi SWAN IORION It ' - . F‘KCROWV ’*-_*-_*' LITTLE Do: SERpE ‘ . '_.. Swarm of T 2‘72}! M00725 By‘! James Stokley . of the twelve constellations of ,the zodiac, the path through which the sun and all the p'lanets‘travel. This constellation is the only one of the twelve that does not represent“a living thing. The others are Such things as a ram, a lion, and even human figures. as the twins and the virgin, but Libra, the Scales, depicts an inanimate ob- ject. HoweVer, if we go back to early times we find that this Constellation was also representative of life, for it showed a man holding the scalesLibi-a.’ does not contain any very brilliant stars, but the star beta Librae, the one” nearest to, Saturn as represented on the map, though only of the third mag- nitude is of interest'because it has a ‘i’ o — (53 EAST / greenish color. Ptolemy, who in an- cient times made a great star cata- logue, referred to beta as the brightest star in the then combined constella~ tion of Scorpio and Chelae Scorpionis, so it is suspected that it has dimin< ished in brilliancy since then, espe« cially as it is known to vary in bright- ness. North of Libra, near the brilliant Arcturus in the constellation of Bootes. is a group of fairly bright stars form- ing a semi-circle. This is Corona Bor- ealis, the northern crown, a group of considerable mythological interest, for it represents the crown cf Ariadne, who guided Theseus, the legendary king of Athens, from the labyrinth at Crete after he slew the Minotaur. Who be- stowed the crown upon her is not cer- tain, for though she married Theseus, he later deserted her, according to one account, whereupon she assuaged her grief bymarrying Bacchus, so either one may have crowned her. Unlike many of the constellation fig— ures, Corona does bear some resem— blance to the object which it is named after. With most of the figures, as Leo, the Lion, which appears high in the western sky, it is hard to conceive how the ancients who named them saw any resemblance. However, Corona resembles acrown as well as other objects, and so various primitivepeo- pies have given it other names. Some of our own North American Indians, for example, referred to it as a council of chiefs, seated around a fire. *\ *" *\ ‘ \‘fi LION‘ SlzKL‘E \ ‘* Regulus It‘k ‘* ,I’QEW‘. Proc‘tonl*"/‘, ’ . ’ “’M”~Nw.flv'-~.'~” Mrs. Clara Senecal, first woman sheriff in New York, was pre- sented with four bloodhounds. Fully 20,000 people attended the wedding in Savannah of Matjus Ma.- tuna and Marguerite Nickloy, two of the world’s tiniest people. l‘he best man was “Mike," twin brother of the groom. 7 Penn. G. Snyder recently arrived: 1-, from San Juan, Porto Rico, with \ 3,000,000 bees for U. 9. apiaries, % V I ’ l ‘ L ;' ' The newest link in air mail service began 'April 17, when the branch “The Alaskan,” of the Wilkens-Detroit Artie Expedition, just r9511? .5 ' . from Los Angeles connected with the trans-continental line at to take off from Fairbanks on the last day 01' March to carry g ‘1 Salt Lake City, Utah. supplies to Point Barrow, Alaska’s most northerly pomt. Tr -. E 5, l 1 t 'l {I 1 l " I - Mrs. J..Nash, 9f Maine. is known to scientific Louis Humphries, scout master in America’s only fighting airship, the dirigible ‘ g, assomations 1n the- United States on account Tampa, Florida, has saved. a. Los Angeles, had her first test flight this 5' Of her excellent work 111 taxidermy. dozen persons from drowning. spring, since the Shenandoah disaster. 1 i i $5 W --.. ._..__..._._.. ~_. Veteran working circus elephants assisted Park Commissioner Gal- latin in setting out a. grove of American'oak trees in the central part of New York, some of which are forty feet high. For the third time since the great earthouake and fired-1923. flames swept over a large portion of Tokio, Japan, leavmg four: thousand persons homeless. ' \ _ Copyright by Underwood k'Underwood. New York. 1— .‘ .w. .«V‘H-Amn ..:«l am, ,,, .. 'aur:.a,<‘.v-fl ma "7"") s. ,‘l i ’5 ' me -'T was well for field Bill Hill that he clung to life until he had to die quite dead; else ’he might have turned in his grave. The business r which he had labored forty years had mounted the toboggan and started sliding to the dogs in forty days. The door of what had been old Bill’s . private office opened. Ernest Hill ap- ‘peared therein, his wavy brown hair almost touching the lintel. He wore spotless white trousers, and his thick hairy forearms and round neck were . displayed by his short-sleeved and col- larless blue silk sport shirt Most statues of Hermes show the god clean- shaven, but Ernest had a tiny blond mustache. He addressed flieonly oc- cupant of the' outer ofi‘ice: “Miss Jones—ah, you’re reading! Pardon me.” Mary Jones put a marker in her book and laid it on her desk. Coming closer, Ernest saw it was no novel as he had first supposed, but a heavy treatise on law. Evidence of very commendable industry; only in old Bill Hill’s lifetime Mary had done her studying at home. Shesaid a bit defensively: "There’s nothing else to do, until Mr. Mallory comes.” ‘ That was true. But in old Bill Hill’s thus there had always been something to o. pause of old Bill’s only extravagance. ’ Those who worked for him had fully earned the adequate salaries he paid. ‘ .“Good!” Ernest gave her a pleased smile. “Then you have time to give your opinion on something I’m paint- ing. What comes after Mr. Mallory's call?” Mary looked at her memorandum pad. “After that some of the mill men want to see you.” She regarded her employer with a' certain curiosity which she tried to hide. They had been intermittently acquainted for sev- en years, during most of which he had been away. She did not know him well enough to anticipate his reac- tions. “Do you know what they want?” The young man motioned her towards his inner office, and stood aside for her to pass through the door first as courteously as though she had been some grand dame instead of a mere employe. Part of his manners had been learned in Europe, where he had , lingered after the war and studied art. “I think I can guess.” Mary’s lips tightened an instant, and the blue eyes behind her glasses flashed. “They want to make some sort of complaints and demands—I don’t know just what.” “Complaints?” Ernest followed her into the smaller room, his tone expres- sive of mild surprise. “I thought'our folks were as well paid and prov1ded for as any similar works in the south.” “They are.” Mary smiled dryly. “But maybe they think they’ve found a good thing, and want to work it for what it’s worth!” “Good thing?” Ernest looked vague; but dismissed the matter cheerfully: ."VVell, we’ll talk to them when they come. Meanwhile, what do you think 0!" this ?” He waved towards an easel standing in the full light from the big north windows. On it was a nearly finished picture of a tall mountain with smoke pluming from its top—smoke that had a. ruddy light which seemed to actually glow from within. Old Bill Hill’s office had been turned into a studio! Mary opened her lips, but there was an odd tightness in her throat which for the moment kept her silent. She had always longed to see such scenes ~actualities; not mere pictures. But while Ernest had been away learning art. and war, and more art, she had been in old Hill Hill’s office, learning. all about making and selling cotton dress goods. This was different from other pictures she had seen. There se‘emed a swaying of the smoke col- Actz'w'z‘z'ex of 14/ flora—Better Let Slim Stay 2"”, .41; ' f Old Bill’s son had been the . By Richard G. Swaringeni A Slxort Story Complete in ‘T 111': Issue umn; a bending of the trees.‘ “I don’t know much about paint- ings,” Mary said at last regretfully. “It looks so—so natural.” “1 wish it deserved that compli- ment!” Ernest Hill shook his head, even as he colored with -- pleasure. “This summer I’d like to paint some of our own Blue Ridge Mountains.” Mary was wondering about the dreamy look in his bluegray eyes— and why the ache in her throat hurt worse. It was like again watching old Bill Hill throw his Whole soul into the making of cloth. But this in turn shift- ed her thoughts to the retrogression of the business she had helped to build. , She sighed. But Ernest did not hear, for at that moment there was a sharp knock upon the door of the outer of- \ nail on the head,’ is my motto; and never beat about the bush.” “Of course," Ernest concurred vague- ly. “Quite right. Good policy." “I wish,” stated Mr. Mallory frank- ly, “to buy your factory.” “Do you?” Ernest apparently turned that over in his mind, his first look of surprise changing to one of interest. “Why, I hadn’t thought about selling, but I’m willing to hear your offer.” Mr. Mallory’s shrewd little eyes nar— rowed slightly. “I’ll give two hundred thousand dollars, cash, for the whole wor 3.” “Two hundred thousdnd!” Mary ‘Jones’ voice low voice was sharp. Ernest . "Two hundred thousand?” repeated the’ words inqui-ringly, look- ing at Mr. Mallory, and then at Mary. “It’s worth over twice that much!” My Ships at ' Sea By Ida M Budd ' My ships Went bravely out to sea, Their white sails slanting to the sun; Ah, fair, in truth, were they to me! I watched them riding gallantly The crested waves till, one by one, They touched the far horizon’s rim And vanished in the distance dim. All smooth and clear their straight course seemed To lie, across Hope's placid sea; Soft breezes blew and sunlight gleamed, But while of them afar I dreamed, Storm-driven back they came to me, With shattered masts and tattered sails, ' Sore-spent by'Fate’s unpitying gales. Tho’ myriad barks, sky, To their far ports untroubled sail, Tlhe while my own all stranded lie Upon the rocks, I ask not why, But trust His love who ne’er can fail. He works no lasting ill to me, Tho’ wrecked be all my ships at sea. ’neath favoring fice. Mary followed as he went to open the door, admitting Mr. Wilbert- Mallory. The rival manufacturer of dress goods was a broad, muscular man, his face square and aggressive, his head very bald. Mary Jones fell to thinking of the time when he had been old Bill Hill’s dearest enemy, and of the business battles they had fought. “Hello, Ernest!” Mr. Mallory shook hands with an open heartiness that seemed genuine. “Hello, Mary! Look- ing fine, both of you. How’s every- thing?" “Corning 0n.” Ernest was vague, thinking about his art. “Just so—so,” murmured Mary, think— ing of the business and answering both truthfully and cautiously. “So I've heard——” Mr. Mallory sat down abruptly, as though fearing to reveal too much of what he had heard. “H’m! Well, can’t do everything, can we, my boy?” he said sympathetically, “No. I guess not.” Ernest was puz- zled but polite. “Hardly." “Sit down.” Mr. Mallory waved a thick hand invitingly, almost as though the office belonged to him. “I came to talk business.” Both Ernest and Mary sat down, and for an instant Mr. Mallory stared at Mary with lifted brows. “Yes?” queried Ernest courteously. “Business?” Again Mr. Mallory looked at Mary oddly before he spoke. “I’m a plain, direct man,” he said finally. “ ‘Hit the a Mary declared indignantly. “Much more than twice as—” . “Now listen, Ernest!” Mr. Mallory hid whatever emotion he may have felt behind an air of engaging frank- ness. “You don't like this business I understand. The humdrum grind of making and selling cloth is a burden to you. On the other hand, you have a talent for painting pictures, and nat- urally want to use and develop that talent. No trouble to see that you’re not a successful manufacturer. Since my old friend Bill died this business has gone downhill ,like—” “Has it?” Ernest looked startled and anxious. “Sure it has. Mary Jones can tell you it has. I’ll bet she ’tends to more of the manager’s work than you do; and, sensible as she is, she just natur- ally can’t do it all. Besides, she won’t be with you always.” “Eh?” Ernest turned eyes on Mary. “Why not?” “Because she’s studying law—that’s why not,” Mr. Mallory declared. “She’ll soon be taking her examination for the bar.” “Is that so, Miss—Mary?” Ernest ap- pealed to his secretary. “You see!” Mr. Mallory permitted himself to look mildly triumphant. “Maybe my first offer was for a little less than the business is worth; but you won’t think hard of me for trying to drive a bargain, eh? Still, I don’t care to haggle, any more than I want You May Need Him For Bat/[art ' price! She nodded. ' '.‘§"1‘Od‘ “:flftfi; ‘ La! 'qs'fiatial'i" ’ estqueried mildly, almost dimdently. But there Was a new, strange , learn. in his blue- ' eyes. “Cauldnt you—” gm “No! Not a cent more!” said Mr. Mallory positively. “In other words, you came expecting to pick up a bargain at your own Maybe you even have some idea of making me. ell!" Ernest spoke mildly enough, bu his eyes gleamed harder and brighter than ever, “If I sell, it'll be at my own :pric ' d my first price is five hundred thousand dollars!” ‘ , Mr. Mallory stared a. second before he snapped: “You’ll go broke before you get it! Why not be reasonable a minute? The goods you’re making are out of style—” "Certainly they are.” Ernest smiled equably. “As you seem to know so much about this business, haven’t you learned that we’re going to start on some new patterns as soon as we get our present orders filled?” . Mr. Mallory stared sharply a mo- ment before answering; but there was on the younger man’s bland counte- nance no sign that he was not telling the truth. . “Your employes are threatening to make trouble!” said Mr. Mallory grim- ly. In fact, his heat appeared to grow in direct proportion to the other’s cool- ness. and rather overshadowed his nor- mal caution. “They’re likely to strike.” “I know there’s a professional labor organized in town, trying to stir up dis-satisfaction. I think we can adjust the matter all right.” Mary Jones stared at her employer with widening eyes. She had believed, rather contemptuously, that he knew nothing of what was going on. A slight feeling of guilt wholesomely tempered her rising satisfaction. She glanced discreetly at Mr. Mallory. Mr. Mallory at the moment merited attention, having, so to speak, had- the wind taken out of his sails. He tried to remain calm, to diaplay no evidence of discomfiture; but his best efforts were insufficient to keep his face and bald head from slowly acquiring a rich purplish tinge faintly resembling ripe grapes. Abrutly he rose. ~ “All right!” he growled. .“I offer to buy you out at a fair price, because you’re young and inexperienced, and you try to make a monkey of me! Go ahead and laugh, if you feel that way! I’m the only person around here who can buy or use your mills, and it’ll be a late day before I’ll make you an- other offer!” “Don’t hurry!” Ernest rose also, his hearing politely suggestive. “Do you have to go?” , “Eh ?” For the moment surprise was even stronger than Mr. Mallory’s an- ger, and he stared curiously. “Yes!” he snorted at length. “Yes, I’m go» ing! When you go broke and get: ready to sell—well, you know w re to find me!” He stalked out, ignoring e fact that Ernest accompanied h to the door politely. Mary Jones, meanwhile sternly repressed a strong desire to giggle. This was almost like old times. Even as Mr. Mallory majestically got into his car and drove away, Ernest saw five men walking towards him along the paved driveway which connected the detached office building with the mills. Four of them were workmen from the mills, middle—aged. respectable, overall-clad, staid citizens and heads of families. The fifth was younger and plumper, smooth of face and soft of hands; neatly, even stylishly dressed. He was the labor organizer, Hennessy. Ernest stepped from the door and moved forward to meet them. Mary Jones, watching from the inside, thought how like his father it was that Frank R. Lee! I'VE MADE OVER MV OLD SHE Win. 00. SUM! ‘ UTTLE CUTEY 'mAcron mm A Game Pin—AR TYPE! GETlN AND l'LL SHOW You WHAT HOLD YOUR fEAT 985 How PRETTY rr TURNED WAY v‘mi >,. ,a ,. ”Ho-a.” .. “mp—v, .f. ,—_~,“_—\_V» Mww~ .. ’ . ., __,<~.\n n, J“. ,., A, . in 'half sulky indecision on the men’s Vfrom ill pleased at the cold, hostile ' out. caught him by the front of his ; face smashed?” There was no answer, ' before last this friend of the working ' calling a strike, if I would pay him a ‘ had grown dour and grim. But there -. other’s eyes. 3‘ the ; they ventured to look at each other, . relaxation. First one and then another ; workmen inquiringly. j ther away. Ernest added: “After he’s 1 plaint, and will do what I can for you. ' Meanwhile, we’ve gota job on hand!” ‘ met slow, contemplative glance. . ually wrinkled in a reminiscent grin. vBill Hill yelling for production and W . t. ; " ~ _ f‘I was {just going to phone you, Griggs.” He addressed the oldest of the men. “How much longer will it take Number Three to finish that last order of gingham?” Joe Griggs, the veteran foreman of weave room Number Three, paused, a blank look in his mild blue eyes. The question was totally unexpected. He had to shuffle his, large feet and scratch his grizzled head in order to get his thoughts readjusted. “'Bout six days, I guess,” he ven- tured finally. “But, Mr. —” “All right for your present force, but not good enough.” Ernest spoke w1th pleasant crispness. “Call in the hands you’ve laid off, work all the ouertime you can, and do it in three. VVe’ve got to get ready to start on some new patterns.” “Yes, sir.” Griggs agreed automat- ically, impelled by force of lifelong habit; then glanced a little sheepishly at his companions, shuffled his feet and blurted: “But, Mr. Ernest, look here——” He paused vacantly, shuffled his feet again. looked around helplessly. The silence continued until Hennessy push- ed forward aggressively. “Mr. Hill,” he said, “these men have come to speak to_yQu' about a resolu: tion passed last night by the union— “Yes, and I. want to speak to them about you!” Ernest interrupted curtly, and turned to the workmen. “This fellow, Hennessy,” he told them, "claims to be a friend of the working- man, but his hands show that he nev- er works himself! He—” “You’re trying to dodge the issue!” cried Hennessy. “We want—” “You keep quiet!” Ernest took a. step towards the man, and he was so big and grim that Hennessy subsided. Ernest turned to the other four men, all old acquaintances who had worked for his father and himself nearly all his life. “This fellow," he continued, “goes around making speeches about how he has the working man’s interest at heart. Well, in one town he sold so- called industrial insurance to working ‘ people until he’d collected a large sum of money, and left one day before the ‘ police took the matter up. That’s one ' of his tricks. Night before last—” “Lies!” Hennessy shouted shrilly. “All lies! He’s trying to—-” Ernest stepped forward. The look ”on his usually genial face sent the labor agent cowering behind the four workmen. But Ernest’s big hand shot coat and jerked him forward. “Am I telling the truth?” queried Ernest mildly, “or do you want your and he told the other men: “Night man offered to leave town, instead of thousand dollars ! ” Silence fell. Hennessy squirmed, looking his appeal at four faces that was no move made to help him. Griggs and his fellows looked at the ground, shuffled uneasily, looked past each oth- er, each very careful not to meet an- Old Bill Hill had been squarest man they had ever known. They had never known his son to tell a lie. After an interval and there was a faint general sigh of indulged a contemplative glance at Hennessy. A sickly peagreen tint be— gan to overspread Hennessy’s face. Ernest gave a short, grim laugh, and his right arm straightened in a shove. It looked gentle, but Hennessy reeled“ backward across the width of the driveway. Ernest looked at the four “If you want to investigate his rec- ord for yourselves, I’ll gladly introduce you to my sources of information.” Four pairs of eyes again turned slowly on Hennessy, who sidled a little fur- gone, I’m willing to hear your com- slow, contemplative glance Joe Griggs’ long, homely countenance grad- Again, ‘This was more like old times, with old more produotion, and workers singing while they worked. Maybe things would liven up a bit, with the boss taking some interest in What was hap- pening. As for higher wages—well, most of them were on piece work. If. they got more to do, they’d get more pay. No 'uncommon rush about all. these union demands, anyway. Ernest waited. He could see the faces changing to purpose; Was far looksxtheyibent on Hennessy, The four .i‘presently,.and . , is seemed .Izleip‘nessy «a ‘ too fast. The other men started in the same direction, and Hennessy’s pace hastened; at length broke into a run. Eglnest went inside, smiling content- e y. But then he halted abruptly, staring at Mary Jones. “Why, you’ve got your glasses off !” he said accusingly, as though it were a crime. “And you’ve been crying!” “It’s so much like old times," Mary explained, her smile breaking out bril- liantly. It even grew into a chuckle. “You’re younger than I!" Ernest ex— claimed, amazed. His voice lowered an awed note: “I thought you much older. I wondered why I felt so about an older person——” He checked him- self. “Too soon to tell you that!” Quite as though he were not holding her hands while his eyes told what his tongue did not. “Aren’t you going to paint the Blue Ridge Mountains?" Mary spoke hur- riedly; she had to do something to gain time. ' “That?” Ernest shook his ‘head. Then he sighed just a little. “Possibly not. Seems I’ve got a job here. You heard Mallory‘s threat, and I can’t quit under fire. And making dress goods ought to be fun—with you to help.” “What about those new patterns?” said Mary. her confusion refusing to essen. “You know we haven’t any—” “I’ll design some.” Ernest. was sud- denly impatient of this continual in- trusion of business when he had some- thing more important to think about. “What’s the use being an artist unless ——S-say!” His grip on her hands tight- ened, and there was flight in his eyes. “Say, I can’t ask you to give up your law, but .I don’t see how I can manage without you to help me—help me live. I——I need you so much more than the law!” “Oh, the law!” Mary- said vaguely. and ceased trying to free her hands. “The law’s all right in its place, of course. But I guess—J’ with sudden, shyness~—“but I guess maybe you'lll need a lawyer in your business!" ’ THE END. Farmers Within a radius of ten miles from Hastings are assuring themselves fire protection by organiz- ing the Hastings Rural Fire Associa- tion. 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I see no reason why we can not have an inviting, vine—covered porch, pro viding we have the porch to cover. But it" you are a busy farm woman, you will be wise to‘choose a. vine that grows rapidly and makes a good show. the bungalow type of house. This also holds true of honeysuckles.—M.rs. N. P. MAKE THE KITCHEN SAVE TIME, STEPS AND BACKACHE. ' ’ NE of the first things the home- maker thinks about when the fam- ily purse is in a condition to permit her home to be remodeled, is a well- arranged, well-equipped kitchen. That does not mean that she is kitchen- minded either. It means rather, that she knows where convenience counts most in a house. In most family kitch- ens, at least 1,000 meals are cooked during the course of every year. Sure- 1y for any job that comes as regularly A Vine-covered Porch is Enjoyed by the Homemaker and Adds Much to the Beauty of ing without a great amount of training and pruning. If you want. something that will pro— vide a thick, (lense shade, and do it quickly, I would suggest the Japanese kudzu vine, or the Dutchman’s pipe. The kudzu has large leaves, long drooping sprays of purple, pea—shaped blossoms, and is the fastest growing vine I know. The runners often grow to a length of fifty feet in a single season. It is a. perennial, and in the northern states freezes down each win- ter, but needs no protection. In the southern districts it does not die down even during severe winters. It re- quires but little training, though it should have something to climb on until it becomes established. If allow- ed to run 011 the ground it roots at every joint. The leaves of the Dutch- man's pipe overlap almost like shin- gles and forms a very dense shade. If you want something airy and light for your porch vine, you could not do better than to choose a honeysuckle. The fragrant flowers are very attrao tive, both to the inmates of the home, and to the birds. Humming birds are especially attracted to them. There are several satisfactory an- nlal vines, but I don’t think any of these surpass the old-fashioned morn- ing-glory. The wild cucumber is also very good, but don’t make the mistake of thinking it will grow and, prove en- tirely satisfactory in a very dry loca- tion. The loWer leaves will turn yel- low, and the vine will not be really at- tractive without sufficient moisture. The scarlet runner grows rapidly and makes a. nice showing. Of course, the Dorothy Perkins and other climbing roses have their place, and, for certain locations and types of buildings, can not be surpassed. They the Home. and often as getting three meals a day, every stensaving, time-saving arrange- ment possible should be included in the plan and the equipment. First, last, and all the time, in plan— ning and equipping a kitchen, says the Bureau of Home Economics, think about the work to be done in it. If building or remodeling a. kitchen, make it oblong and with no more floor Let Vines Shade" Your» Pore T flay PVI'I/ Mace Séaafe and fla’a’ Privacy and flitmoiz’omm space than actually needed. Spacious- ness is paid for in miles of useless steps. - Study the relation of the kitchen to the rest of the house. Make a direct connection from kitchen to dining room them. See to it also that there is easy access to front and back doors, to the telephone, to the cellar, and the sec- ond floor. Arrange for adequate ventilation in all weathers, and for good lighting at all work centers at night as well as during the day. Screen windows and doors against household pests. Flies particularly are a menace to health. Choose finishes for floor, walls, and woodwork that are durable, suitable in color, and can be kept clean easily. Select furnishings that fit the wall and floor space and will pay for them- selves in usefulness. \Veigh the pros and cons of built-in or movable pieces, and compare prices carefully. Make sure that there is an abundant supply of hot and cold running water and a sanitary drainage system. Decide on the most comfortable height of working surfaces. Group all equipment, large and small. into compact work centers for preparation of raw food, cooking, serv- ing, clearing away and dishwashing, and any other activities done regularly and often in the kitchen. Arrange these groups from left to right, following the order in which'the various jobs are done. , The kitchen is above'all else a place to prepare and serve food. Limit the kitchen to» this use, if possible, and arrange for laundering and such work to be done in another place. GIVE HOLLYHOCKS A CHANCE. HE hollyhock is not a dainty flow- er, but one reason it is so popular is that it Will grow so readily from Rhubarb For Vitamines Tempting Reaper For 7 721': Ear/y Vegetaé/e N nearly all farms where there 0 is an established garden plot, you can find plenty of rhubarb. And during the early spring when ev- eryone feels in need of a spring “ton— ic” or “appetizer," this versatile gar- den product may be used in dozens of delicious and unusual ways. Most fam- ilies soon tire of it in just plain sauce, or pies. Here are some of my favorite recipes of which my family never tires. Boiled Rhubarb Dumplings. Stew the desired amount of rhubarb in a little water, with half the weight of the rhubarb in sugar. While this is cooking, mix a batter of a cupful of sweet milk, a well-beaten egg, a pinch of salt, two rounding teaspoons of bak- ing powder, and enough flour to make a stiff batter. Add a pinch of ground ginger to the rhubarb, and enough boiling water to make the mixture of a medium thick consistency. Drop the batter into the boiling liquid by small spoonfuls. Cook about eight minutes, or until done. Serve hot.~ Cream or rich milk maybe served with‘the dumplings if desired. Rhubarb Whip. . Stew the rhubarb until very soft. Then to each pint of the rhubarb add as much gelatine as the directions on the package give for a. pint of water or other liquid. Stir in a cup of sugar, till well dissolved, and set aside to cool. When it begins to get thick and set, stir in the stiffly beaten whites of two eggs. Then chill, and it is ready to serve. Whipped cream may be serv- er with it if desired. Rhubarb Suet Pudding. Mix together one cup of cooking mo- lasses, one cup of sour cream, one rounding teaspoon soda, one-half cup finely‘ chopped suet, one teaspoon of cinnamon, onevteaspoon cloves, one teaspoon allspice, one egg, and enough flour to make a stiff batter. Then stir in a cup of rhubarb cut into small pieces. , Put in‘ greased pudding pan and steam until done—about two and one-half hours. Serve hot with theifol- lowing sauce: Add a cup'of sugar to a. pint of rhubarb juice. Put over the fire, and when boiling add a. piece of butter as‘large as :1. Walnut. Then stir in slowly, two well beaten eggsmixed’ with a rounding teaspoon of— corn“ starch and enough cold Water to make , :a. thin paste. ‘ ‘ Allow to boil for a in , in the common Wall between- self—sown seeds, will make a showy clump along any intrusive fence, or before any object you want to screen, and after once established will be on the job every summer with no further i attention f1om you save to keep the surplus from being weeds. Then such colors as you will have after they get a chance to cross and blend perfectly. By all means give them a. chance— _ A..H TAKE CARE oF THE BACHELORS. OST women’s clubs, organized, to "promote sociability in’ the neigh—‘ borhood, frequently have community .dinncrs, to which the members and their families are invited. What do you do in regard to the bachelors, in which most neighbors abound? We hate to leave them out, yet many men are apt to feel they am intruding, as ET every dawn of morning he to you as the beginning" of life, and every setting sun be to you as its close; then let ev- ery one of these short lives leave its record of some kindly thing done for others, -some 'goodlY’ strength and knowledge gained; for you1self.”—John Ruskin. the meal is usually .a basket dinner, and provided by the women. We ar- range for this by allowing each man, who does not have "women folks” be- longing to the club, to pay thirty—five cents fo1 his dinner. This money goes . into the club treasury. The bachelors now feel free to come, and are not un- der the impression that they are “sponging,” and the added money in our treasury counts up in a. year’s time—Mrs. N. P. “AN see. A my." HIS slogan, according to Flora Miller, nutrition extension special- _¥ ist at Purdue University, if put into piactice, would gleatly increase the consumption of one of the greatest of health foods. .- Eggs contain not only valuable pro- . teins, but the vitamins “A,” "B," 7D,? and a large "percentage of mineral salts, such as phosphorus, calcium, iron, magnesium and Sulphur, making them an almost perfectfood for the adult when eaten in combinations with y bread, meat, milk, rice, or any food rich in starch and fats. Eggs'contain practically all the ‘elerdents"nece$sary for the growth and the development of the young child, and should be giv- en them frequently at their meals. ' Children lindei three should have eggs three or four times a week, and ”an egg a day” is a safe slogan, served slightly or softly cooked. ' Soft cooked or raw eggs are more quickly digested than h8.1"d clicked or hard boiled ones, although the whites of “hard boiled” eggs can be easily digested if thoroughly masticated or finely chopped. Eggs are a wholeSome as well as nutritious food, .and are as free from outside contamination as it is possible for a food to be in nature’ 8 Self~sealed package. due’s advice to adulte is,~.:. , coming _ I‘d-’1 '1‘ 5‘0 , i“ FD W U "i' IWV—Wwwv‘u wwwuwww . .a... n‘ e:Veeaa ‘ :9 start 0 that "vegetables produce, vim, vigor, and vitality. Judging from the score of tasty recipes that the veg- etable contest brought forth this week, it isn't difficult fer the families of. many of our readers to imbibe these" most,desirable health qualities from this source. It made my mouth water just to read over this group of recipes. There were many who could not qualify as prize winners, but their food suggestions will be printed later. I want to thank every reader of this de- partment who took time at this busy hous‘ecleaning'season, to send in their recipes.—~‘Martha Cole. . The recipes that won the five recipe files'given away this week are as fol- lows: Do your children like carrots? Does your- husband? If they do not, try this recipe on them. Anyone dislik- ing corrots is almost sure to call them good. NI'TRITION specialists tell us Carrot Straws. 1.3; run sugar » 4 medium carrots 2 tb. minced mint leaves 1 tb. butter (may be omitted) Ea cup cream 1,2 tsp. salt 1 lemon 1 egg ' Wash and scrape carrots and cut in narrow strips. Steam for fifteen min- utes; put into a double boiler and add butter, sugar, cream, grated rind and juice 'of lemon, and the mint leaves. Cover and cook over hot water untll tender. Beat eggs slightly and stir into mixture. Let stand over hot wa- ter and serve at once—Mrs. J, C., of Ypsilanti. My family is always anxious for the time to'come when parsnips are ready to use. They never tire of this vege— table when I serve it this way: Tasty Parsnips. Clean four good-sized parsnips and cut in strips one-third inch thick. Boil until tender, but not so they will break. Drain, and while they are cool— ing, broil six or eight slices of bacon and place 'on a platter where they can ‘be kept warm. Dip the parsnips into an egg mixture made by beating two eggs with a half-cup of milk. Roll in cracker crumbs and fry in bacon fat. “'h‘en brbwn, arrange on platter with bacon and serve hot. Pork or chops niay"be"used in place of bacon.——Mrs. G. 17., of Perry. blcs for Vitamincs c There is never any left-overs when I serve this salad. It is nourishing as well as health-giving, and adds real zest to the meal. Lima Bean Salad a la California. 2 cups cooked lima beans 2 tsp. chives 1 cup diced celery Tomatoes, lettuce, sweet 1 finely chopped. onion peppers Mix the beans, celery, onion and chives gently in a salad bowl.’ Mar- inate either with French or mayon- naise dressing, according to taste. Ar- range slices of tomato on a bed of let- tuéei Place a ring of pepper on each tomato slice andfill the ring with the mixture. Carrots and peas substituted for beans and celery also makes a' “healthy” salad—Mrs. P. E. D., of Bay Port. At our house the folks are particu- larly fond of stuffed onions. They are always doubly pleased when I serve this recipe. Stuffed Onions. (3 large onions 1 tsp. salt 1 cup finely chrmpctl raw 1 egg beef 1 tb. melted butter 1 cup Soft broad -.v".iznh~: 1 tb. boiling water 1,4 cup cream {£3 tsp. pepper % cup crackers Peel and par-boil onions in salted wa- ter ten minutes; remove and drain. When cool, remove centers of each on- ion. Add cream and well-beaten egg to boiling water. To this add bread crumbs and chopped beef, together with si-asoning, and fill centers of on- ions with the mixtures. Brush tops of onions with melted butter, sprinkle with cracker crumbs, place in shallow, buttered baking dish; cover. Bake un- til onions are tender; uncover and continue baking until brown. As home cook I haVo found most everyone likes cabbage served in this unusual way. it adds a bit of variety to this health-giving vegetable. It is a hearty dish and can be served when the meat dish is not plentiful. Dainty Cabbage. Select a firm white head of cabbage and cook in salt water twenty or twen- ty-five minutes. Drain chop and sea‘ son with salt and pepper. In a sauce- pan mix two level tablespoons of but- ter, halt cup of milk. two well-beaten eggs, and one tablespoon of Vinegar. Place the chopped cabbage in a greas- ed baking dish; pour the sauce over it and bake until the top is a golden brown.—-—;\Irs. I. T. C., of Orion. fr— _®.a _// \J 59g [‘3 .' ti neat, Use this department to help solve your household problems; Address your letters to Martha Cole, Michigan Farmer, Detroit, Michigan. TO MAKE SAVORY FAT. Several recipes, that I have, call for savoryfat. Can ybu tell me how to make this?+Mi's. F. P. Mutton fat is best to use in making savory fat. Render it well and add an onion, alsour apple, and a teaspoon of thyme on mixed herbs, tied in a cloth, to each'pound offat. Cook at a low temperature until the onion and apple are‘thoroughly browned. When the fat is strained off, it can be used for sea- soning potatoes, vegetables or other dishes. ‘ RO‘PY BREAD. Last summer I had trouble with my bread'bcing' “ropy.” ‘It looked all right ' «when-:baked, "but the inside of the loaveswould. be sticky. Since then I V'have, ,bo _ t my bread but would :lik-e 1 ,-. . make it again. Can you Wfitcicaused this condition 1’— l ‘ MW _ me caused by, the V ac- HOUSEHOLD .sggvgi: on :oil'ed sheets. pnedza‘lt cup chopped nuts may be. ‘ bacteria is said to come from the soil, and the best flours may be infected. \Vhen this difficulty is found, sterilize all baking utensils by boiling. In mak- ing bread from the remainder of the flour. add vinegar to the flour in the proportion of two per cent of the amount of the flour, or one tablespoon to each pound of ilour. This will help to correct this condition. TO SET THE COLOR. -. mi {251w rc n I '52.; n I have a new pink wash dress. What can I do to set the color in it before I wash it?——Mrs. T. M. ' To set pink in any wash material, add one pint of salt and one table- spoon of powdered alum to one gallon of water. Soak the fabric in this be- fore washing. This solution will also set brown, red, yellow, gray, black and black and white mixtures. 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At a recent party I attended, a. slip of paper was , handed to each of the guests, with the name he or she was supposed to bear as follows: Mr. Buffalo Bill, Mrs. Buf- falo Bill, Johnnie Buffalo Bill and Mary Buffalo Bill. The four holding the same family names are supposed to find each other and plan some or- iginal entertainment. We Were amused by listening to a selection from Sousa’s band, Sousa di- recting, a few wax figures from Mrs. Jarley’s wonderful show, four Swiss yodelers, a minstrel show, a mock Wedding, anti other original stunts. The following are a few root words, that can be used for the “Bill fam- Ilies.” As each family represents four people, you don't need a great many unless a large company is present: Mr. Telephone Bill, Mr. Board Pill, Mr. Laundry Bill. Mr. Grocery Bill, Mr. Gas Bill, Mr. DOCtm Bill, Mr. Bill.——Mrs. A. A C., of Ypsilanti, Mich. HINTS FROM READERS. M ARE the inner covering of porch pillows of the good part of dis- card<-d oilcloth, and the outer cover of some attractive wash material. Such pillows, if left on the lawn or porch in a rain, will not be harmed. ——'\I'L‘S. F. K. On wash day i use the chiulren’s wagon to carry the. basket of wet clothes to the line. It helps to pre- vent the large pieces from dragging on the ground when pinning them on the li11e.—-Mrs. P. L. Instead of using the darning stitch on silk stockings that have become thin at, the heel, try making a very fine chain stitch with silk thread, 1n lines parallel to the weave of the stocking. This matches the weave of .the stocking 'so well that it scarcely shows—~Mrs H. S. I find a small child’s magnet, tied to my machine, a great convenience in sewing. If I drop a. needle, I merely swing the magnet around and it picks up the needle, with no back-bending or eye—strain necessa1y—M1s T R. I reemov ta1nish f1 cm the gold lace that is so populaI, by first washing the lace in a jar with a mild soap solution. Shake the. lace about in the solution for several minutes. Then to remove the tarnish, I shake it for several min- utes in another jar to which has been added some aluminum paste for clean- ing silver, and a email amount of wa- ter. Stretch the lace into shape on a soft towel and leave to dry after cleaning.——Miss B. C. - Da1ning daik stockings at night was a task f01 me until I hit upon the idea of using a low candle power electric light. I insert the electric bulb, that is on an extension, into the stocking and darn over the illuminated glass, which also forms a good darner. By this means I can darn better and eas— ier—Mrs. D. In M 0TH ER’S DAY. Carnations, yes, carnations, Are being worn today/' Upon this Holy Sabbath, The second one in May. We see the white carnation; We see the flaming red, And well we read the meaning The living and the dead 011, if you have a mother, V'Vho lives and loves today, Remember she has taught you . To work and dream and pray. Then wear a red carnation, A tribute to the years - Her loving hand has guided Through all your hopes and fears. Or, if the one called mother Sleeps peacefully serene, Where wistful sunlit shadows Play on the grasses green, Oh, then recall the old days, And keep her memory bright, And wear upon this May da, Carnations sweet—ohm whie Freight ‘ EVery one is Easyto Make Madame Far/12'0” Give: us Many Way: For Makmg 3162-71: Full. T be Bolero 2': Particular Y outfifu/ ' " Emb 11 060 No. 316~Slip~on Dress. Cut in sizes 36, 38, 40, 42, 44 and 46 inches bust measure.’ Size 36 requires 3% yards f 40-inch material. No. 327—-Boys’ Blouse. Cut in sizes 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 and 14 years. Size 8 requires 21/2 yards of 36-inch material. No. 363—Junior Dress. Cut in sizes 6, 8, 10, 12 and 14 years. Size 8 re- quires 1743' yards of 40-inch material. No. 344-Frock with Slenderizing Lines. Cut in sizes 16 years, 36, 38, 40, 42 and 44 inches bust measure. Size 36 requires 61/2 yards of 40-inch material, with 114 yards of 18-inch contrasting. No. 277—Bolero Frock. Cut in sizes 16 years, 36, 38, 40 and 42 inches bust measure. Size 36 requires 3 yards of 40—inch material with 7/3 yard of 27- inch contrasting and 3% yards of 'bind- ing. ' ' N0. 382—Frock with Shirrings. Cut in sizes 16 years, 36, 38, 40, 42 and 44 inches bust measure. Size 36 requires 43’ /3 yards of 36-inch material with 11/; yaids of binding. .Send 13c to Pattern Department, Michigan Farmer, Detroit, Michigan. or any of these patterns. BROWN MERINGUE WITHOUT HEATING THE OVEN. WHEN I bake pie crust, I usually bake an extra one or two so that it requires but a few moments’ time to prepare fres pie for dinner. The worst drawback to this plan, however, has always been the necessity of heat} ing the oven to brown the meringue“ '3 1CD Emb 11119 cream. But, sometimes 7 am out of cream and sometimes it refuses to whip. After the oven is heated, it re- quires but little longer to bake a crust, so but little time is saved. . Now, I have found a way to side- step this difliculty. A heavy iron skil— let is heated over the fire. When the pan is smoking hot, the pie with the meringue heaped on it. is placed on the kitchen table. is turned upside down over the pie, and left for a few minutes. The re- sult is a beautifully browned pie with only a fraction of the fuel used that would be necessary to heat the oven. —Mrs. N. D. GRANDMA’S COOKIE JAR CHARMS HUNGRY “KIDS.” HENEVER cookies are mention- ed, one always recalls grand- mother’s cookie jar. Its supply was almost inexhaustible back in those days when we were youngsters. Here are some new, cookie recipes that are different. ‘ Corn’ Flake Kisses. 1 cup sugar 1 cup coconut 1 cup nuts 3 cups corn flakes 4 egg whites Beat whites of eggs until very stiff, and gradually fold into them the sug- ar, nuts, cocoanut, and corn flakes. Drop in teaspoonfuls on oiled tins and bake about fifteen minutes. Bran Cookies. . 35 tu't'm butter or pubsti- 1 tsp. baking powder - , 2 cups bran 1 cup granulated sum 1% cups flour tb. cream or milk ch-ol' 31111.7 29 em .1151).an r' Cream butter and ‘ sugar; (388% with boat ' Then the hot skillet " - . Gold Watch w .. biscuit cutter. oven. _ .~ Fer Our Little Folks~ " Adventure: of Tilly ”4.81161 THE TALE OF A TICK OE A WATCH. ' - HEN Bun'ny BrOwn Ears'hung Billy’s little Gold Watch up on a twig, the Watch was very, happy, for Billy would he sure “’to sea ' it theie, when he came that way. But the Gold Watch was not happy very long. Gentle South Wind came blowing along in a few minutes and twisted the Watch a little to the ugh): and a little to the left on the twig. It was not far, but it was far enough for the Watch to see a. black furry head. with sharp black eyes, peeking around from behind a tree not far away. ' f‘Look, look, look,” ticked the Gold" Watch, but Bunny 'Brown'Ears and Frisker the Squirrel did not under stand. To them the Watch sang the same song, “tick, tick, tick.” ‘ . “Where Will we hide our treasure until we find out what it is?” asked Bunny of Frisker when they had lis~ tened to the Watch for some time.- “I don’t know,” said Frisker, “but we must put it Where‘no one can find it.” . p , “Let’s hide it in the hollow of'the gnarly oak tree oven on Rocky Ridge, ” suggested Bunny Brown Ears." “ “Fine,” said Frisker, “surely no one can find it the1e.” So Bunny slipped the Gold Watch into his pocket and Off skipped the two friends to Rocky Ridge; They thought no one had seen them, but skipping along behind, hiding behind “Where will we Hide 0m; Treasure?" Asked Bunny. 3. tree or a bush now and then for fear of being seen, was the same someone with a black furry head and sharp black eyes that the Watch had 811in when the gentle South Wind had twisted it on the twig." This black furry head with the sharp black eyes was none other than Slinky Sly F0! from Hickory Hollow. When Bunny Brown Bars and Frisk- er came up to the gnarly oak tree, they both looked all around them. But no one did they see, for Slinky Sly Fox was safely hidden behind a. juni- per bush near by. Then Bunny slipped the little Gold Watch into the hollow of the gnarly oak tree. “Ah, ah, a. treasure,” said Slinky Sly Fox, as he saw the Gold WatCh glitter in the sunshine. "I’ll just hide here until Bunny and Frisker are out of sight and then—” to himself, for right then Bunny Browh Slinky Sly m .- _ didn’t dare finish that sentence even , .2361} about a a quarter inch thick and. cut.- With: a Bake in a rather {vhor Ears and Frisker the Squirrel were so . 52' near to him that they could have touched him at one hop. “Now our treasure will be safe until we find out what it is, ” Bunny was saying to Brisker as the pegged " Slinky’ s hiding place. But fl: i 1 1 l I l . , 5'», ' -," '_-’ . I . " ~64 ‘ ~ bram and thfi pKiflgs V H l H 7 "‘l lilniusnmllll ’ . . - _Our Weekly Sermon—By M A, McCune ' W" ”Hill I]! I! up 2mm ' ' BRAM is the grand-old man of useful and pleasant folk. They at; I 9.31“ It ' the Old Testament. He is an least fill up space and are harmless.~ ”fink . example of vigor in old age. He Maybe I would have saddled my drom—z 11*7'.‘ _--.. _ did not sit around the corner store edaries and gone to rescue Lot the COLT , “M .. -, and talk about the good old times. The same as his uncle did. At any rate, ' '. a.» ' SAFEST 3 timesin which he lived were the im— Abram went. Abram did not owe Lot LIGHT { I ' AND BEST portantiones for him. To the last, he anything. But he was enough of a IS , BY TEST was a manof action. Moreover, when New Testament Christian to believe SUNLIGHT . .1 " he was long past the three score‘ and that the strong ought to bear the bur— ‘ . . _ ten he received a new vision of truth, dens of the weak, and he went out to‘ M”; V/ on which he. was to act and which bring back his small-scaled nephew. ; 5' ‘ » would change the whole tenor of his "Hm I! T , ‘\ l~ xi-.. “.8 + 0N way . 1.., ""-””"l!!llmli .|llIlllllllllllllllllllllllfllfll“ W M ~ ‘ l I do not mean to hold Abram up to was as full of brag as ever. No, ‘ -------- [WWWIW'HHHM 7 ry, . . J others to shame them, for age plays doubt he told his uncle that he himself; " so ) strange tricks on people. It hardens was about to rescue the entire party, some, softens others, and renders oth- just as Abram arrived. In fact, he . J! ers mentally incompetent. But it is was, as you might say, a little sorry- \X/ hen the Sun goes down :3 always heartening to see an old man that Abram butted in just then, and . . 3 . . who defies his years and holds his prevented him, Lot, from getting the h l h 911 pace with men one-third of his age. It credit of saving the expedition. Some . . , come ome to lg t :3 seems to be, in part at least, a matter people can put up a lovely story, after a. of keeping the mind alert and open. someone else has done the work, and and Cheer id . To be on friendly gotten the cuts and bruises. I’ term. with new “'1‘?“ is 1" right t" g0.“ .Wa” Th?“ WHEN rain threatens and and filling of oil lamps. id" 2 ideas is one of the question has a heap of Vitality. .It Will you’ve been doing your It has no complicated passports to hon not down. No one would question the . ‘ [d ors in old age. duty oi a man to don his fighting be“ EO catCh “P,W1th Your parts to regulate or to get I: As said last clothes and get into action, when the 11:1”th (1hr lfiqwfing—h-Cogni out of order. All you have week, there were community has been attacked as it 'ome ’50 t e “g t, C eerfu to do is to refill the generator . to be no more was by these kings. Not long ago the light Of your Colt Plant. an average of two or three ‘9 world baths. citizens of a village took down their A Colt Plant soon pays times a year with Union ,d Flood 5 did not rifles and shot down bank robbers, for itself. It lets you stay Carbide, at a cost of only a S“ cleanse man of his Who had bound the cashier and were with'your crops—you don’t few dollars. It badness. Floods could drown him, but about to get away. with large booty. I have to stop work to milk Colt Plants are priced .n they did not cure him. God undertook have heard nothing but praise tor and feed up. You can do very moderately. Thev may , to bring salvation to men by another these Citizens. VI e need police and that after dark far more be aid for on convenient .e method. He chose a man. He chose county sheriffs and justiCes of the quickly and safely with ternfs if you are a property :9 a good man. From that man came the peace and a standing army. What com- Colt Light than you could M h 2 000 - ,V line of prophets, Seers, legislators, plicates the question of war in. our day hope to do With an Oil 8361611 Iore I an _, . . e' . poets, reformers, that was at last to is the commercial aspectot‘ it. It is lantern Sim 1 turn on _ peop e. 1ire erlljgymg é find its climax in a World Savior. not the simple question it was in Ab- (jolt barg Slii ht-—-—and carbide gas 11g t torilg t. h f Have you observed that the key to ram's flay. It is almost impossible for your b shines gas bri ht For your family S com- o I, the world’s problems is always a man? the private Citizen, who is expected to Yogr lam g fort, for your own benefit y I (Perhaps I should say, a man or a pI‘OVide a son or two in'case of war, as av. . . —-—investigate Colt Light! 1; woman, but I use the word in its gen- to findput the facts. I‘he press is Colt Light is even more Let us send you our free d eral sense). “First find the great filled With propaganda, men are hired necessary in the home. Your booklet, ”Safest and Best man,” says Carlyle, “and problems will to fan feeling to tornado violence, and children can get their lessons by Test n take care of themselves.” One day some of these are candid enough to with nodanger of eyestrain. ‘ Daniel Webster fell to praising the admit, when it. is all over, that some Reading becomes a real 1. B. COLT COMPANY men New England produces. Said he, of the publicity was dressed up in or- pleasure, and your Wife will New York . , 30 E. 42nd St- l “Men hang out signs indicative of their der to get results. Vast trade inter— enjoy sewing after supper. Philadelphia‘ pa. _ 170,, Web“, St respective trades. Shoemakers hang ests get into foreign countries, have Colt L. ht 'd figigégogilb Mc:.001'71xg1%1.a3?i(illfc [13311213 . out a gigantic shoe, jewelers an im- trouble, ask for the protection of their , lg Pt?“ ?3 gas Chattanoogd: Tam" 6th & Market 8” mense watch, even the dentist hangs government, and that means foreign for cooking and ironing— San Francisco.Cal..8th'& Brannon Sts out a gold tooth. But up in the Fran- interference, and possible war. It is does away Wlth cleaning co'nia Mountains, God Almighty has a most delicate Question. And it is a hung out a sign to show that in New most promising Sign that in our gen-‘ The sale of Colt Plants England He makes men.” He was re- eration the war question is one that ‘ 0'79” a great__ 9PP0rmmfy ' . -. . . - ' .- - for the ambitious farm- , } fen-111g, of course, to the Great Stone is billnlng IIS way into our consmences. trained man. Write out ‘ Face, in northern New Hampshire. Many students today are asking, “Is nearest office for full pap , ‘ war ever right?” When the younger “calms. " ° BRAM was the solution in that generation asks such questions, day, and he remains a grand, her- oic figure, to this day. One day some petty kings who thought very highly of themselves fell upon a number of the villages of the plain and took all the people captive. Among these was Lot, Abram’s nephew. The old hero immediately got into action. He or- , ganized his three hundred eighteen servants and went after the kings, fell . upon them in the night, routed them - and recovered his property and his v, relatives. t ‘ Abram was a better man than I am, V because he did something I would »' ‘ 3 have been tempted not to do. He res- l cued Lot, his nephew. I would have V been strongly tempted not to do it. Lot was a. small soul, selfish and vacil— lating. He reminds one of a mole hill or a Shetland pony. No one ever heard of his doing anything large or brave. - He was a' little man who wanted to have a good time, even if he had to :live in Gomorrah to have it. He was willing to live on the corner of Brim- ‘~ stone Avenue and Sulphur Street, if he could only have plenty of jazz. Had I been Abram ‘I would have counted the kings’ raid as good rid- dance and let them have Lot, and all his. I would have thoughtProvidence / , was smiling on me. Perhaps if I had , . known .Lotpersonally I would not have . ehoughtnoj‘hardly of whim Mmyweak '- -» will , -Vw-I-HPIW?!‘ Yr.,..— 1 . loud patriots, heaven is not nearer perfection than the United States. because we cannot see ourselves as others see us. But this we may regard with much satisfaction, that the Unit- ed States has never waged a war of appears here. Hebrew as a type of Christ. He seems | to have no human origin, “withoutl father, without mother, without gen-l ealogy, having neither beginning of! days nor end of life, but made like; unto the Son of God.” Abram paid tithes. dek was not of Abram’s race. He was a “wild-growing saint/f ine did he appear, and ‘with so evident a stamp of the Divine upon him, that Abram recognized him as a true man of God. ' $UBJECT :—-—Abra GOLDEN TEXTz—“In all thesethings sou-knew themm very _ the . nation has promise of long life. .' , E do not claim to be perfect as‘ a nation, though to hear some one would infer that Of course, that is aggression. Little Cuba we gave to herself, and we hold the Philippines in trust. The strange figure of Melchizedek He is recognized in And to him‘ And yet Melchize-l But so genu- ' SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON FOR MAY 9. ~——.—__ and the Kings. Genesis 14:1 to 24. - conquerors us. ’ we are more than through Him that loved tell your dmggist whether the material you wish to color in wool or silk, or whom-O . or it is linenicotton or mixed goods. Standard Garden Tractor A Powerful Motor Cultivator and Lawnmower for Gardeners. Florists. Truck en, Nurseries, Berrymen. Suburb-nine, Estates. [WOOL BED BLANKETS & BATTING We are now equipped to manufacture your virgin wool into bed blankets and batting at moderate cost to ' mu. Custom work a specialty. Give us a trial. Went :you. 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Reds ........ 8.50 10 47 77 150 Silver Laced and White Wyandottea .................... 9 00 17 .50 83 100 _ ‘ (fillumblzsailzml‘iOCfiz.2 Jerstiy Giants ........................ 10.60 20 57 - 60W per 00 straight. Light Mixed. straidlt. let—Knox -mflmfla County Savings Bank Free Catalog" KNOX HATOHEORVDR Door. 025 Mt. Vernon. Ohio BUY OUR BIG HUSKY. MICHIGAN ACCREDITED HA! HA! LOOK! crucxs. CAN SHIP unison IATELY. -1 Every breeder approved of by state experts. Buy the best at the lowest price. .14 pure- bred varieties Hatching eggs. Free circular and big discount before buying eloewhere. BECKMAN HATCHERY they will be all right. The sunflowers CHICKS NEED CARE. WHEN the chicks are ready to re- move from the incubator, or are received from the hatchery, have the brooder at the right temperature. roll of chicken wire placed about the brooder, one foot outside the canopy, will keep the chicks from straying too far from the source of heat during the first few days and nights. After they. have learned whére to go for warmth, there is little danger. A Chilling is disastrous, if not fatal, as it will bring on all kinds of bowel and other ailments. This will not be likely to occur during the daytime when the chicks are active, but a. slight falling of the temperature at night may cause trouble. As long as the backs of the chicks are kept warm The respiratory organs lie close to the back, hence the heat should strike directly down, upon' the sleeping youngsters. A litter of clover, alfalfa or chaff is useful upon the floor of the brooder house. All hard grains should be fed in this litter. As a first feed I have fed boiled eggs and rolled oats for years, and know of nothing better. By the third day commercial mixtures of hard and ground grains may be sub. stituted. The eggs are boiled hard and then chopped and crumbled, shells and all, and mixed with about the same bulk of rolled oats. The whole mass is mixed and worked over with the hands until it assumes a crumbly stage. If moisture is needed, sour milk is used. The chicks are fed what they will eat of this mixture five or six times the first three days. Hard grain is thrown on the floor the second day, and the chicks begin to pick up a little of it. The third day, dry mash is placed in the hoppers and bone meal is also placed in a separate hopper, [where the chicks can get as much or as little as they wish. Sour milk is one of the things which I consider nec- essary in the proper feeding of chicks. It is the first thing they get after be- ;ing removed from the incubator. By the second week I plan to get the chicks outside on the ground, even if it is necessary to shovel away the snow. I find that it does not harm a. chick to travel about on the cold ground, or even on the snow, if there is a. warm place at hand. Chicks 3. week old can be trusted to know where the warm spot is located. They will skip out for a. few minutes and skip back as often as it becomes too cold for them. As a means of com- bating leg-weakness, this has proved effective for many years, even before we knew anything about the use of cod-liver oil in the ration. I still pre- fer to get the chicks on the ground by the time they are a. week or ten days old.—-—Charles H. Chesley- CORN on SUNFLOWERS. FTER raising corn and sunflowers each year for shade for ten years, I have decided that all corn and no sunflowers is the best arrangement. look fine when in bloom, and form a. dense shade but ,the seed contains so much indigestible {fibre that they are not-in a. class with corn as poultry feed; If you have no silo you can still use the c0rnstalkstor oow feed, while the sunflower woody ”and have to be piled up and burned. Sunflower seed cure so we usually feed them all up in the fall during moulting time. .hens scratch the seed from'the heads. The seed contains an oil which is of special value in imparting gloosip‘ess stalks become dry and is hard to The 26 LYON ST» DEPT. I. _ ‘GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN to the new feathers at -moulting,titue. However, it seems that some begin-- ners with poultry look to sunflower. " seed as a cheap and easy way to grovr a lot of feed for hens and cut down. production costs. good substitute for corn in‘the hen’a winter ration, and that the land devoo ed to sunflowers may do the hens more good if it is planted tocorn. I find a corn field makes fine shade for the hens and is a help in protecting the young stock from hawks, the same as the dense rows of sunflowers—K. LIME ON FEATHERS. Can you tell me what to do £01 a. few of my White Orpington hens who are good layers but have white diar rhea? They look horrid, but still keep laying, and I hate to kill them as they are some of my best layers—R. F. M. If the hens are healthy and laying, the so-called “white diarrhea” may not be due to digestive disorders. It may be an over~secretion of lime from the oviduct which has gathered on the feathers. The condition may improve after the hens are on range and have more exercise in the sunshine. When hens are laying heavily it is usually a. ‘ sign of fairly good health. When‘hens become crop-bound and have liver trouble or digestive disorders, they promptly ceaSe laying. If a. hen was a carrier of white diarrhea, it would be necessary to find out from the blood test. The condition of the feathers about the vent Would give no clue to that disease. House FOR 300 HENS. Could you give me some advice on a. house for 300 chickens?—R. A. Write to the Poultry Department of the Michigan State College, East Lan- sing, Michigan, for plans of the Mich- igan poultry house which they are recommending. As a general rule, hens are allowed about four square feet per bird in planning the house. A house for 300 birds ahOuId contain about 1,200 square feet of floor space. The house might be sixty feet long and twenty feet wide. It can be divided into three sections separated by tight . partitions and each section can hold 100 hens. _ Poultrymen differ in their ideas con- cerning the various types of poultry houses. The field men at the Michigan Experiment Station have an opportu- nity of traveling over the state and observing many types of poultry hous- es. -Their advice, which has been in- corporated into the plans sent out by the college should be safe to follow. MATING DUCKS. As we have some Mallard ducks, would like to know whether you can have more ducks than drakes. If they peg, gvolgld you please let me know? In mating ducks it. is a. general rule early in the season to mate five ducks to a. drake. Later in the season as many as seven or eight ducks to a drake may produce. good results. ' LAYS BIG EGG. LEGHORN hen owned by William Brogger, near Middleville, recent- ly laid an egg weighing nearly one- third of a. pound. It was eight and one-half inches around the long way, and six and one—quarter Inches the shortest way. No key to the Muslim like 1. the famous Rosetta 7 . I think: they should ‘ know that sunflower media not a. j .h-A'y“ “new 1 bite Diarrhea ' Splendid Success of Mrs. Ethel Rhoades in Preventing White Diarrhea Mrs.,Rhoa‘des’ letter will no doubt be of utmost interest to poultry raisers who have had serious losses from White Diarrhea. We will let Mrs. Rhoades tell it in her own words: “Dear'Sir: I see reports of so many los- ing their little chicks with White Diarrhea, so thought I would tell my experience. My first incubator chicks when but a few . days old,.began to die by the dozens with White Diarrhea. ‘I tried different remedies and was about discouraged with the chicken business. Finally, I sent to the Walker Remedy Co., Dept. 508, Waterloo, 1a., for a $1.00 box of their Walko White Diarrhea Remedy. It’s just the only thing for this terrible disease. We raised 700 thrifty, healthy chicks and never lost a single chick after the first dose."—-Mrs. Ethel Rhoades, Shenandoah, Iowa. e...»- " Cause of White Diarrhea White. Diarrhea (Coccidiosis) is caused by a protozoal organism of microscopic size which multiplies with great rapidity in the intestines of diseased birds and enormous numbers are discharged with the droppings. Readers are warned to beware of White Diarrhea. Don't wait until it kills half your chicks. Take the “stitch in time, that saves nine." Remember, there is scarcely a hatch, without some infected chicks. Don’t let these Walko in all drinking water for the first two weeks and you won’t lose one chick where you lost hundreds before. These letters prove in; _ Never Lost a Single Chick Mrs; L. L. Tarn, Burnetts Creek, Ind., writes: “I have lost my share of chicks from White Diarrhea. Finally I sent for two and I never lost a single chick from White Diarrhea. Walko not only prevents White Diarrhea, but it gives the chicks strength and vigor; theyndevelop quicker and feather earlier. " fl Never Lost One After First Dose Mrs. C. M. Bradshaw writes: “I used to lose a great many chicks from White Diar- rhea, tried many remedies and was about discouraged. A0 a last resort I sent to the Walker Remedy 00., Dept. 508, Waterloo, Iowa, for their Walko White Diarrhea Remedy.' I used two 50c packages, raised 300 White wyandottes and never lost one or had one sick after giving the medicine and my chickens are larger and healthier than ever before. I have found this com- pany thoroughly reliable and always get the remedy by return mail.”—-Mrs. C. M. Bradshaw, Beaconsfield, Iowa. i l gangrenous???” .— l , l as: You Run No Risk We will send WalkorWhite Diarrhea Remedy entirely at our risk ~— postage prepaid—so you can‘ see for yourself what awonder-working remedy it is for White Diarrhea in baby chicks. So you can prove ——as thousands have proven—that it will stop your losses and double, treble, even quadruple your profits. Send 50c for package of Walko (or $1.00 for extra large box)—— give it in all drinking water and watch re- sults. You’ll find you won’t lose one chick where you lost dozens before. It’s' a posi- tive fact. You run no risk. We guarantee to refund your money promptly if you don’t find it' the greatest little chick saver you ever used. The Leavitt & Johnson National Bank, the oldest and strongest bank in Waterloo, Iowa, stands back of our guar- antee. t «as H t t f FWUJW t WALKER REMEDY (30., Dept. .508, Waterloo, Iowa. Send me the ( ) 50c regular size (or ( ) $1 economical large size) package of Walko White Diarrhea Remedy to try at your risk. Send it on Your positive guarantee to promptly refund my money if not satisfied in every way. lam en~ clo‘sing'SOc (Or $1.00). (P. 0. money order, check .0 or currency acceptable.) e .................................................................. ............. State " “ Mai-k (X) ,in odours-indicating else package what erase e contains about'two and fi'fimfiodfi‘Wh o ' ‘, _, few infect yourentire flock. Prevent it. Give young stock Will be impaired. are instances where the inbreeding of turkeys for a short time has not pro- duced any serious loss in vigor, but as a general rule it is safest to mate the turkey hens with an unrelated tom. A late hatched tom might not be suf- ficiently developed to use as a breeder the first year. Jmate the cockerels with turkey hens packages of'Walko. I raised over 500 chicks land use a one-year or two-year-old tom with the turkey pullets. veloped early hatched turkey tom is usually a. satisfactory breeder. will get the size of a two-quart bowl and enlarge until bursts open to let the crop out. food never leaves the crop for diges- ion. but a few days. me the reason for this, and the cure? —Mrs. S. B ing litter, such as dry grass, corn becomes lodged in a hard lump in the crop and finally clogs the digestive system. Then the feed will not pass out of the crop and bad poisons de- velop in the system from the decaying material. first stages before the oughly poisoned, and very Wt'ak. Give a. dose of castor oil and knead the crop. If this will not loosen the mahs, make a slit and remove the material. Then sew up the skin of the crop and crop, pendulous crop and catarrh of be avoided by feeding a balanced ra- tion and the dry mash containing bran and easily digested ground grains which help to prevent digestive dis- orders. mash seldom fill up on the poultry house litter or bulky trash which may its own egg markets, as well as those in the east, which are now being held by California producers. that if California can buy Nebraska. grain for poultry feed ‘and profit on eggs shipped east, Nebraska ought‘to make eve‘n'a. better profit. THE ECG-LAYING , CONTEST. PRODUCTION showed a slight de- .-crease for the twenty-fifth week of the contest, due to broodiness among the heavier breeds. Forty-five pens laid over fifty eggs during the week, and Asseltin’s Leghorns, and Garber’s Leghorns were tied for fifth place, with a production of fifty-eight eggs apiece. Hanson’s pen of Leghorns, from Or- egon, still hold the lead in the con- test. Its production now is 1,358 eggs. Northland Poultry Farm Leghorns, from Grand Rapids, come next with 1,247 eggs. Harry Burn’s, Millington, Michigan, Le-ghorns follow closely with a record of 1,240. Then come St. John’s Leghorns, from Missouri, with 1,209; Marshall Farm’s Leghorns, from Alabama, with 1,193; and George B. Ferris, Grand Rapids, Leghorns with 1,192. The high pen of Barred Rocks, those belonging to W. F. Alexander, has laid 1,181 eggs. The best of the Rhode Island Reds produced 1,085. This pen belongs to West Neck Farm, of New York. INBREEDING TU‘RKEYS. \Vould it be all right to use 3. tom on turkey hens of the same litter for one year, i. e., mate mother and son and brother and sister? Is a one-year tom old enough?—J. B. O. Inbreeding is not recommended as there is danger that the vigor of the There Some turkey breeders A well de- CROP BOUND. My hens are diseased. Their crops the breast bone The Upon opening one I found the ntestines covered with a yellow green iquid similar to gall. The hens live Can you please tell Birds beCOme crop-bound from eat- eaves, or other tough material which HE M 5 H16 AN .. FA 12 it E R I \_. ./ .4! t 1‘5"; \ '4- ‘I \ h\y .\ Over 400,000 ”o1 Raisers Have Proved It If you want the chickens you are raising this summer to be profit makers for you next Fall and Winter, follow the same method that over 400,000 successful poultrymen have adopted—The Globe Method. Thousands of dollars are lost yearly by poultry raisers in eggs their pullets could have laid—but did not. This loss isdue to the mistaken idea that any feed is all right for growing birds. Don’t make that mistake this season—there is a big difference in feeds— your birds will prove it to you if you’ll feed Globe Growing Mash this summer and see the difference. You’ll get faster, healthier growth—you’ll have pullcts on, the nests shelling out the eggs weeks earlier than ever before. Start feeding Globe Growing Mash when chicks are six to eight weeks old— continue until they are sixteen weeks old. $25.00 to $30.00 worth of Globe Growing Mash fed to 100 birds will bring you $80.00 to $90.00 worth of Fall and Winter Eggs that you will not otherwise get. Write for Our Free Book “Poultry Profits” “Poultry Profits" is a 76 page booklet. giving complete information on practical poultry rais- ing. Contains color plates of Chick’s digestive (12) III-I-I-I-II-I-I-I-I-I-I THE ALBERT DICKINSON 00., Dept. 18 Chicago or Minnea lis Please mail me FREE and POSTPAID your - I I system—special chapters on Chick Production l .. ,, ———How To Get: Early Laying Pullets—Selcction I b°°k Poultry Profits. of Hatching Eggs and other valuable informa- l tion. Fill out and mail coupon NOW. I N I ame . O The Albert Dickinson : T 0WD. ......... Company : cmcaoo—umunnrous . St or R. F. D ............................... State ............... . LOW CHICK PRICES JUNE DELIVERY Our White Leghorns won the 1925 Michigan Egg (‘ontcst 1000 birds entered. Con- test average 176 eggs per bird. Our pen arerugcd 241 per bird. Fifty sisters of these contest winners averaged 200 eggs per bird at home. Brothcrs and sons of these birds head the matings from which I will hatch this year. The Michigan (‘ontcst 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 Michigan Accredited (‘hicks you get chicks from brmders that have been passed .by inspectors from the Michigan State College. In spite of increased demands for our chicks we hme neither increased our capacity nor prices. “75% of our business II from old customers." liven though We our stock we are glad to pass this buttered quality on to our I come to depend on us for [her official record It 286 eggs. If 009- laid before being sent to con- test were added. it would make a total of MS cog: In I4 months. are constantly improving . )ld customcrs, who have their yearly supply of profitable chicks. Write for Free Cir— cular that tells how you can get smrtcd with chicks from these winning blood lines at rrtiodtegralta prices. You too can join the list of satisfied users of this Royal Strain. ‘Vl‘l a fly. ROYAL HATCHERY & FARM, S. P. Wiersma, Prop. R. 2. BOX M. ZEELAND, MICHIGAN They Cost No More and You Can Feel Safe Our chicks come up to standards set by Ohio State University for pure-bred The bird soon becomes very hin, due to a slow starvation. Such cases must beitreated in the bird is thor- he outer skin separately with silk hread. Isolate the bird on soft feed or about a week. Hens also have a gangrene of the Winner of First Prize in Production Clan Chicago 1925.01 chunvion contest winners. stock. 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Gone is the winter And snow banks deep. The ice has all melted From the creek by the way, And out in the orchard Sang a robin today. Springtime is here But I blossom alone, Soon I will fade And return to my home. I’m the trailing Arbutus Oh, now do you see, Why so faintly I’m calling Dear brothers to thee? —Dorothy Cottle. ODE TO SPRING. Spring is here; the sky is clear, I’m a itchin’ and a frettin’; It’s picnic time in every clime, With bugsand worms and sweatin’. Birds are singin', plants are springin’, Everything is blessed " Folks are sweatin’, and a frettin’ To be thinner dressed. Folks are rakin’, garden makin', Plantin' of lettuce and onions; Pickin’ greens, sowin’ beans, Pains on corns and bunions. Beatin’ rugs, watchin’ bugs, A sweepin’ and a moppin’; Cleanin’ stairs, oh, such cares; Clothes on the line a floppin’. Settin’ a hen, watchin' a. wren A flittin’ and buildin’ a nest; Things are boomin’, flowers are bloom- 11 . Ain’t no time for rest. ——Moneka Cline. SPRING. Spring, with that nameless pathos in the air Which dwells with all things fair, Spring, with her golden suns and sil- ver rain, Is with us once again. Out in the lonely woods the jasmine burns Its fragrant lamps, and turns - Prices 50 100 500 Foreman Strain B. P. Roch - - $9.00 $17.00 $80.00 Selected B. P. Roch - - - - - 8.00 15.00 70.00 Selected R. I. Reds - ~ - - - - 8.00 15.00 70.00 Mixed He"! - - ~ " - - - - - 12.00 60.00 100% live delivery guaranteed. Parcel Post prepaid. h‘olterman's B. P. Rocks Trapnested Hatch- ing Eggs, per 15 eggs $5.00. Order from this ad. Se :ond year of blood testfor White Diarrhea KBUEPER POULTRY FARM &. HAIBHEBI MILAN, MICHIGAN. 808 Quality Glass A BHIBKS Iran manna Acct-dim and Cute-in» mooted stock. Ama- May mm: s. C. English White and Brown Leghoms 11c: Sheppard's Anconas 12c; Barred Rocks and R. I. Rods 13c: Assortod ('hicks 9c. No monvy down with order. Pay full ainount ten days before chicks are ship~ bed. Also C. 0. D. Bank references. 10 live delivery. "Poshpaid. Catalogue free. THE 30' HATCHERY.’ H. 2-H. Iceland, Mich. SPECIAL PRICES on Michim Accredited Chicks. mum. Cooker-claw Yurling Ems. Circular free. Member of I. B. C. A. FAIRVIEW HATCHERY I. FARMS. Dent. IL. I. 2. Iceland. Mich. BLOOD TESTED BABY CHICKS Prices per , 50 100 500 1000 Extra Selected B. P. Rocks...” :11 $82.50 8160 Selec B. P. Rocks and Beds 8 15 72.00 140 a. C. ito Leghorns ......... 'l 13 62.50 120 100% live delivery guaranteed. Parcel Post prepaid. CARLETON HATOHEBY. Carleton. Ildl. RRIS WWI-1% HICKS “WWW“W‘ ‘Ms,9°" “W com "‘stnrsu°'...’"3*...::zt‘ 8-3.... mums V»... (or swan so. Bullctin ma Fm Grahams Into a royal court with green festoons The banks of dark lagoons. ‘ assays-ma It “Ir-MD wringman‘GOS; 1 . In the deep heart of every forest tree Some Spring Poems- :Sent 7'72 by M. 0’. The blood is all aglee, And there’s a look about the leafless bowers As if they dreamed of flowers, Yet, siill am every side we trace the an Of winter in the land, Save where the maple reddens on the lawn, ‘ Flushed by the season’s dawn. ——Ivan Thaler. SPRING. Up from the sunny southlands‘ Came a caller yesterday, A maiden clothed in robes of green, ‘ And decked with flowers The summer breezes follow She bec ons with her hand. She trans orms the earth to beauty When she waves her magic wand. 83.?- hen She-litts the warm white obver From the barren fields once more. Lifts it in the selfsame manner As she oft had done before; Thus disclosing fresh green carpets Of the grasses, to our view. From the wintry scene of yesterday She makes the world anew. At her bidding, sweet arbutus Lifts its head above the snow, From the earth the purple, violets And fair lilies start to grow. . Voices ask, “Who is this maiden, That such happiness can bring?” From the woodland. summer breezes Echo softly, “It is spring.” arson Nelson. genus LETTER BDX Dear Uncle Frank: I have just been reading the M. C. page and thought I would write and give my opinion of the Charleston, see- ing it is decidedly different from Tom— . boy’s. Maybe the Charleston is wonderful exercise, but I do not see it that way. If people need exercise why not play base ball, basket ball, tennis, or some other such sport? I am sure it will give just as good, if not better, exer- cise without having to stay up half the night in order to get it. Such sports as I have named are necessary to health. I am sure no one could say that about the Charleston. I intend to be an evangelist mission- ary. I suppose some of the M. C.’s think I have a good start as a preacher. . I am sending my contribution for the radio for the crippled children. It isn’t much but will help some.— Jennie Becker, Okemos, Mich. _ We are sure the sports you mention are wholesome exercises, but with Charleston knee and such things de- veloping, there is some doubts about the Charleston. If you feel that evan- gelistic work is your forte, you should certainly do it. Dear Friends: I have written once before and Uncle Frank said that I criticized the subject of knickers, etc, but he said I should have suggested a. topic also. Uncle Frank, now I am going to dis- cuss another subject, “Prohibition.” I believe that a bootlegger commits the highest crime possible, and should be punished accordingly. He notonly sets a. temptation to everyone about him, but he ruins his own life, also that of the consumer, and sows a de- sire to drink for following generations through heredity. I also believe a. bootlegger cannot be punished too se- verely. F armcr Works With God Dr. Kenyon Butterfzk’ld Say! Farming Dew/ope: Character GRICULTURE is a man’s job. In these days no man can be a success- ful farmer without understanding the laws‘of nature, how to do business with the modern world, and how to be a good manager of his farm. Farm: ing is not a work for a. weak man physically, or the in- competent man mentally. of any man. day. No matter how you look at it, it is a work worthy It drawn out the best elements of charac- ter—honesty, 'the willingness to perseverepstrength in the face of difficulties and disappointments, and to my mind, most of all, it brings a. man into very clase touch. with God, because the farmer works with God every If he does not, he cannot succeed. He succeeds almost exactly in proportion as he. works with God. So that, taken all in all, farming is a'big man’s job, and calls out the best there is in a. man. life work, and the devotion of every ounce of~ a.“ man’s ’ It is worthy a ‘ energy—Kenyon L. Butterfleld. . This week’s “Success Talk for Boys”. iSby Dr, Kenyon L. Butterflel'd. President of Michigan Agricultural College. Dr; Butterfield is one of the country’s foremost authorities on country \life problems, was a. member, of President Roosevelt’s famous “Country Life Commission,”.and_18 coauthor- . of “Chapters in Rural Progress,” [and f‘The Country» Church, and» . ‘efiflur‘alsj Problem.” ‘ ' (mini «Farm PW Editorial lei-vino. Commit use by CW you)? . .. . letters piled I believe drunkenness is the mOn- arch. of all crimes and human vices. Other evils are its satellites. It is the sum of all villainies. I am aware that there is a. prejudice against any man Who manufactures alcohol. and from the time it issues from the coiled and poisonous worms in the distillery, un- til it empties into the jaws of death, dishonor, and crime, it demoralizes ev- erybody that touches it. Think of the wrecks it has caused, the suicides, in- sanity, ignorance, destitution, wives asking for bread, men of genius wreck- ed, men struggling with imaginary ser- pents, the jails, almshouses, asylums and prisons filled with them. Intemperance cuts down youth in its vigor, manhood in its strength; old age in its weakness. It breaks a fath- er’s heart and bereaves the doting mother. It feeds rheumatism, invites cholera; imports pestilence and em- braces consumption. Covers the land with idleness, misery and crime. It is the life blood of the gambler, ele- ment of the burglar, prop of the high- wayman, and supportof the midnight loafer. It incites the father to butcher his helpless oi‘l’spr g, and to massacre his wife. It 31 nders innocence. It brings shame, despair, misery, and un- happiness. Kills peace, ruins morals, blights confidences, and slaps repu- tations. It murders the soul. And—drunkenness “will” stop if the young men and boys stop drinking, be- cause old men drinking now, 'will soon die. The drinker repays a hundred fold for the pleasure he gets in drink~ ing, by. what is dearer to him than all —hlS life. Drunkenness is the father of all crimes, mother of all abomina- tions, the devil's best friend, and God’s worst enemy.—Somer'ose. ‘ Somerose has apparently written some oration. It reads like the plat. form delivery of’ some able “dry” or- ator, and the worst. of all, what Some~ rose says is true. Liquor and whole- some living are strangers ,to each other, . Delar Ulticlel Frank: am we ve years old, in the ei hth grade, and will go to a high school that has everything modern but a gym, neix‘}:1 yebar. d gi e oys an rls have been la - ing basket ball all season and iiaNye earned the reputation of being the best losers around this part of the country, by being good sports and congratulat- igsgeghe winning team when their team Uncl Frank, does a. person’s birt - stone elp their luck? If it does,hl had better get one or else not try to get my letter in print.’ Sal. Uncle Frank, I would like to see you with up on all sides of you, with only your eyes and the top of your head visible over them. Wouldn’t that look nice? You said to say no'th‘ mg of your bald head? Well, I guess .- I won't mention it. Ha, ha. -I dodged that blow you aimed at me. .I’m not sending much but 1t.will help. .I mean both the pussyrwillows and the nickel. Especially the ' laws ‘ your Chatterboxh 111931383 EBer tmynMJic a...“ ~ as this one. er tobe one. It birthstones help, I’m ‘ out of luck I don’t like to carry stones ' around, even birthstone's. Also I be- lilave'it is wise to forget luck, and find ‘ out what actually causes things to go right or wrong. Luck is mostly a myth. Dear Uncle Frank: Thanks for the dictionary I never thought of a dictionary being as pretty I have always thought of a dictionary being about twelve inches thick. The one that I got is very, Very interesting Maybe I will try another contest sometime. -—Bernice Michel, M. C. I am glad you like the dictionary. It is a handy little book. But, of course, it does not have in it every- thing a twelve-inch dictionary does. READ-AND-WIN. I ’l‘ is a. long time since we have had a. Read-and-Win contest, one of the first kinds of- contests we had for this department. As this type of contest has always .proven popular, we will have one this week. To werk this contest, you should hunt the answers to the ten questions below, in the reading columns of this pape1. \Vhen you find' the answers, neatly write them, giving the number of the questions but not re-writing the questions themselves. Also give num- ber of page upon which you found the answer. Please put your name and address in the upper left-hand corner of the paper, and put M. C. after your name, if you are a Merry Circler. Make your answers as short as possi- ble and 'rite your letters on separate sheets of paper. This contest closes May 14, so be sure to send your answers to Uncle Frank, Mich’gan Farmer, Detroit, Michigan, in plenty of time. Here are the questions: 1. What star is in opposition to the sun on May 14? Whose hens laid a. total of 1,240 egg in a contest‘l ,. .3. Who split two twelve —foot logs into? slab wood at ninety—five years of age. 4. Where does Uncle The live? 5 ‘What is likely to calfise fistulas and galls on horses? What bunch of steers were fed at a loss of,$9.17 per head? 7. Who found a. small ‘magnet use- ful when sewing? Who wrote "Chapters in Ru1al Piogress?” 9. How many bushels of carrots were harvested from seven one- -hun- die-d toot rows? '10. How many square feet should theie be in a house for 300 hens? TH E GOLDEN CIRCLE. 0 Golden Circle buttons have been given for some time because there have been only a few outstand- ing contributions to our page recently. We have had some good replies to the contests, but the Golden Circle honor is not given to participants in the con- tests. letters, discussions, poems, drawings, or anything good that is sent in by those of Merry Circle age. At this time the following are due the Golden Circle honor and will re- ceive it: I Bernice Harrington, of South Haven, Mich, R. 1, for her “Au Revoir.” Nellie G. Priest, Mancelona, Mich, R. 3, for her poem, “Queen of Flow- ers.” Guilford Rothfuss of Norvell, Mich, It is an honor given for good; for his peppy discussions of various subjects. . _. “Rater” {or her letter and rules of conduct. If “Peter” will let us know her name and address, a Golden Circle button will be sent her. THE DRAWING CONTEST RESULTS. N this drawing con-test we asked for new designs of the boys’ and girls’ department head. A great many mis- unde1stood the contest and sent in drawings on miscellaneous subjects. Others sent in drawings of boys’ and girls’ heads, but not the complete de- sign. We selected ten complete designs for prizes, all of‘ which showed merit, but nOne were outstanding, so we are not now announcing .a winner of the special prize of one dollar for the head drawn by an M. C. which we would use. W’e’ll have to consult our artist to determine ’if we can use any of them to advantage. ' Following are the prize winners: Pencil Boxes. “Peter" please send address. Ariel Danton, Saranac, Mich. Dictionaries. MReuben Johnson, R. 1, Hermansville, 1ch Emma Carty, R. 1, Albion, Mich. Victoria Litkowski, R. 3, Saginaw, Mich. Pencils. Beatrice Litkowski R. 3, Saginaw, Mich Vii-die M. Baer, R. 3, Remus, Mich. Mary Kanka, 527 Beach 72nd Street, Arverne, New York. Lura H. Lincoln, Harbor Beach, Mich. Laura Cheney, Ithaca, Mich. THE MERRY CIRCLE FUND. HOSE nickels and dimes are not coming in as fast as they should. The boys and girls at the Crippled Children’s Home are looking forward to the enjoyment of the radio and we should not keep them waiting too long. Several M. C.’s have,sent in more than one contribution, but there are literally thousands who have not sent in their share. If everybody put their shoulders to the wheel we would soon have the radio installed. Send in your nickel and have your name appear in this list next week. The following sent in money from April 24 to 30 inclusive: Donald McKillip, Billy McKillip, Al- thea E. Dunn, Evelyn J. Dunn, Lucille Burnside, Birdene Coles, Harold Coles, “Jeanie,” Marion Pickup, Victoria Lit- kowski, Alice LaRowe, Bell Williams, Mrs. Clyde Kuhn, Rueben Johnson, Leon Gratz, Virdie. M. Baer, Bobby Filion and his brother and sister, Mary Cowan, Marian Holt, Ellen Ross, Mabel Fry, Charles Ross, Josephine Tucker, Carl Strolberg, Harry Hilda, Philip Paulson and Myrtle Paulson. New Low Prices on Michigan Accredited Chicks It will pay you to investigate one of Michigan's oldest and MI: hatcheries. Eighteen years’ experience_ Our increased capacity. made necessary through absolute satisfaction of our chicks in the hands of old customers. enables us to make you a big saving. Every chick hatched from selected mum-d. {me-range breeders officially passed by inspectors from Michigan State College. 5. C. White Leghorns S. C. R. I. Reds, . , (Lune TYPe English) (Special Muted American) ' Anconas, Barred Rocks, SEND FOR SPECIAL PRICE LIST Let us send you our special price list on Michiga A-wreditcd Chicks. which shows how you can save mone ey. Get your chicks from an old. .-reliablo concern with an established reputation for square dealing. 100% live delivery prepaid. Satisfaction guamnteld. Write Today for Free Catalog Which Gives Complete Information VAN APPLEDfiIRN BROS, Holland Hatchery & Poultry Farm R.7 7-C, Holland, Mich. ’ l A 'I I:<“"' 1 25% reduction certified chicks and hatching eggs May 18.? Every chick and egg sold is produced on my own plant. No stock is fanned out. All male. used in breeding pens are from hens with records of 240 to 3‘11 eggs in one yum Yearling breeders' eggs must weigh 24 025. to the dozen to be used for hat< hing CERTIFIED CHICKS AND HATCHING EGGS Every male and female in our fleck has been handled and passed by an inspector from Michigan State College. Only three other flocks in the state have met these requirements. I bred and raised the birds winning first and third places in the 1924 Michigan Egg Contest. Some of the dams and sites that. pro- duced these winners are now in my matings. Write for prices and mating list. W. C. ECKARD, 13 MADISON STREET, PAW PAW, MICHIGAN. fl CHI we HAVE BEEN PRODUCING and shipping high I laying flocks to thousands of pleased customers, and rendering the best. 'of .satis We can do the same for you in 1926. 100% L110 Delivery Guaranteed. , FOR 26 YEARS. class. well hatched Chicks from our pure—bred. Ileavv faction. Prices Effective M ay IOt‘h, l926. 50 I00 500 I000 W11. anndots, Bull! Orpingums. VVh. Minorcas .......... $7. 00 $13.50 $05.00 $125 00 Extra quality Barinn \Vhite lkghoms .............. .. 0.50 11.00 52.50 110. 00 S. C. White. Brown Bull and BI. Leghoms. Anconas 6.00 10.09 47.00 03.00 Barred and Wb. Rocks, S. C. and R C. Reds. Bl. Minorcas ........... 151.75 13.00 03. 00 120.00 Assorted Heavy Mixed ............................................ 55.0 00 47. 00 93.00 10. ., Assortedlight: 50. $4.50:100, 88:500. 538:1000. $75. We . If you have never raised 20th Century Chicks. gi1e them a. trlal this year and be happy. Get. our Free Catalog for 1021: or order direct from this ad and saw itime. llef.——(‘ommc;clal Bank. 20TH CENTURY HATCHERY. BOX K. NEW WASHINGTON. OHIO. Decg‘ourzoo DOWN’S LEGHORNS FOR EGGS Down's White Leghorns have been brcd for egg production for him-mun years. They are great winter layers. Many of Michigan’s largest egg i‘anm purchase their chicks from us each year. One reports (34% production in No- vember from 775 l’ullets. ()ur chicks are all Michigan Accredited. Write for our free catalog today. Prices reasonable. R. F. D. I. ROMEO, MICH. AL WHITE ' E em Parks Pcdioveed Barred Rocks, 1&- 9.1111. . Can Shm C. 0. D. by Express or Parcel Post. Special Sale of May Chicks Due to the fact. that we hatch sevaral of the more profitable breeds, mgmm. with the fact that 1111001le are coming better than ever, we some weeks find we have a few hundred more chicks than we had planned 0n. “'8 will sell these assorted chicks at the following low prices: 100 for $8.00 500 for $37.50 1000 for $70.00 Remember we guarantee these chicks pure-bred from high In lira; stevks. They are absolutely sound in every way. and will make money for you. Our lives prepaid elivery guarantee holds good on these chicks. Send your order now to amid disappointment. VAN APPLEDORN BROS. HOLLAND HATCHERY 8: POULTRY FARM, R. 7-C, Holland, Mich. BUY INSURED CHICKS aAflflTEDR ”Hogans INSURED FOR 30 DAYS -- THESE LIVE —- GROW -- PRODUCE Each breed on sepmte farm under special breeder. Egg records actuallv :I’IITTEE 'VT‘YAAI‘IIDOEIEI'E: made on customers' own grounds. .Advantage to new customers so that ORPINOTONS you mu become acquainted with this stock. IINOICAS Chicks Delivered to You Guaranteed 100 per cent Perfect. ANCON A8 Hatching Eons—All Breeds; also Turkeys. Geese, Ducks. WHITE snow" DUFF Let us send you these Chicks or Eggs this year. ' Full descriptive Circqu LEIHORN 8 with reports from customer's own farms, PULLETS---Barrod and White Rocks, Buff Orplnglons. STATE FARMS ASSOCI IATI ON, Kn In 00, ACTIVE MEMBER INTERNATIONAL BABY CHICK ASSOCIATION. Michigan UIC GET OUR NEW LOW PRICES ON MICH. , ACCREDITED BABY CHICKS In all our long years of breeding and hatching Baby l‘hii'lis we have never before been in position to offer you the unusually high quality chicks that we are producing this .Wiu'. Many customers have again writ- ten us enthusiastic letters commending our chicks this Ivar-equally ordering more. 0111' modem hatching facilities and,the high grade of breeding stock used. combined with our long hatching experience. insures the high quality you Want. We hatch White Leghorns, Barred Rocks and Anconu, ll Mi Miran State Aicredited GET OUR NEW SPECIAL PRICES BEFORE YOU BYU MICHIGAN POULTRY FARM & HATCHERY - BOX M, HOLLAND, MICH. Hatched Exclusively from MICHIGAN AC- CREDITED FLOCKS. Inspected and Culled by State InsnederD TANCRED STRAIN I H. BARRON ENGLS SHEPPARD STRAIN AN- ROCKS. RHODE ISLAND Assorted Mixed Chicks. $I0 PER l00 AND UP. Postpaid. Full].i1e Delivery Guaranteed. EAR- LY PULLETS AND YEARLING HENS. Bank Ref- ereme.G1t Cirmlar and full price particulars. WINSTROM HATCHERY. Box (:45. ZEELAND. MICHIGAN. Still) no memoirs We ship C. O. D. and guarantee 100% live delivery at sturdy. Dumbrod chicks. White. Brown and Buff 101.: Antonas, 11c: Barred Rocks White S. C. and B. C. Reds. Black Minorcas. 121: Bull' Roe ks. Buff 01111111300”. White Wyandottee. 14c; mixed, 8c. Less than 100 chicks To each more. SILVER LAKE HATOHERY, BoxM. Silver Lake, Ind. norm: 4, . Chick- I'loch and In Caucus. nausea. idiom, $.00 per 100. m BOX M, - UNDERMAN quick: on m hushed Mn mm mm and named Mar 7011 to Sue. Comm-mill avian M5.“ ac. WhitenndBI-own'mshoms. .......... $3.26 nan-ed '. _ your. Our chicks AMER." II- In”. 3. Box '0- ACCREDITED CHICKS AND EGGS "“ White Leghoms-—Anconas. . .< State Accredited flocks. Send for our catalog and prices on chicks and eggs. We guarantee 100% Live Delivery and insure chicks for one. week. Satisfaction guaranteed. Write today. M. D. Chicks hatched from frée range. Mich. WYNGARDEN’ ZEELAND,MICH. hum-broaden carefully-damn!!! by rev tin a! Elohim Into «mlromthlssd. 500 1000. ‘ 30.00 $11.00 $52.50 $100 “ .. .......... 25 57.50 110 ’ Free catalog4100’x; live dellgery, prepaid. 10% are Michigan State Accredited. , IRELAND. MICH. WHITE LEGHORNS~Bcst grade chicks from males from hens with known trap- nest records or 245. 208. 200. 195. 230, 19-1, 199. 195. 205. 220. 201. 202. 214. 221. 211. 75% Tapered and 26% Hollywood strains. Best Display in Utility class at )luskegon in 1920. Order Now. Information cheerfully filruished. First hatch March 22nd. Write for Circular with Prices. PROGRESSIVE POULTRY FARMS P. VER HAGE, MANAGER Box A ZEELAND. MICHIGAN ya. BUY MICH. ACCREDITED CHICKS 200. We won lat. 3rd and 4th hens and PLAY SAFE Buy only from ACCREDITED FARMS. 0n! flecks m Ind sported and Culled by authorized Inspectors and approved by . S. 1’. I. A. Chicks from heavy-laying strains only. HILLCROFT FARM is not simply . Hatchery, but a Breeding Farm, and when Better Chicks are to be hatched. we will hatch-them. 25 ,opdcr right from this ad. in full confidence. 100% 1.113 Delivery Guaranteed. Pestpaid prius 50 100 500 a, Tamrcd Stiain S. C. White Leghorns ........................ _ ......... $4. 00 $750 $14 $67 Laying Strains Barred R01 ks S. C. Red ............................................ 4. 50 8.50 16 1'! Laying Strains White Rocks 81: Wyandosttes ......................................... 5.00 9.00t 11 82 Bank Ilcferenxe or Dun Mertantila Agemy Sends once for HILLCROFT FARM. Dent. 3|. COOPERSVILLE. Mal-CHIGANo EGG-LIN E WHITE LEGHORNS , MICHIGAN STATE CERTIFIED AND ACCREDITED \Egg Line Baby Chicks are the State Certified and Accredited product of aha fln~ Tancred- Barron 110ck matings in Amerlia. Possessing those qualities essential “TRUTHFUL” CATALOG. I" to liiability, rapid development and quantity egg production. they no the choice of exacting poultry/men. LEARN MORE ABOUT THESE UNUSUAL CHICKS Our new catalog tells allabout them in a. clear. truthful way. Write for your copy at once. J. PATER & SON R. 4, - BOX M, HUDSONVILLE, MICH. ORDER YOUR BABY CHICKS NOW We are able to promptly fill your orders for chicks from high egg record and pure~bred flocks. Our c1111 are strong, healthy and vigorm1s,hat4hed from free range hens. Place your order direct from this and Invasions. or get our free Catalog. 100% Live Delivery Guaranteed. DUCED PREPAID PARCEL POST PRICES 25 50 100 500 1000 White. Brown and Bull‘ Leahoms .......................... $3.00 $5.50 $10 $45 3 88 Black Minorcas. Anconas, Black Leghorns .................. 3.25 6.00 11 50 100 Barred and White Rocks. .............................. 3.50 0.50 12 55 110 ‘1 'Whlte and Silver Wyandottee, SButl’ Orpingtons. .~ .............. 3.75 7.00 13 60 120 _ yBlack lam ......................................... 7 00 53.0 25 TIFFIN. OHIO. EIIADIIIIIOII I903. WT! HATCH ERY. Any Time ~. MAny Place I CLETRAC Crawler Tractors give you an abundance of easily controlled power that can be profitably applied to scores of farm jobs! Cletrac power cuts labor costs —- changos hard tasks to easy ones—and renders long years of dependable, economical service. 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It acts mildly but quickly and good re- sults are lastin. DoeI not bliIter , alt-remove t e hair and horse can be worked. Page 17 in pamphlet with each bottle «1111 how. R.” 50 a bottle _ delivered Horse Book 9R free. , ABSORBINE. JR.. the antiseptic linimeni "’ , for mankind reduces Painful Swellings; En- edGland's,Wen1, Bruisee,VaricoceVeinI; liealI Saree. Allyn Pain. Will tell' you more if you write. 81. 25 I bottle It dealer. 01m Motel home lot 10: mag-- a}. ms. 11%. 1131111111. 11 mun“ It, [fyvurdealer canisuppflyou write Arady Farms Milling Go. iatgo S Iowa. black loam “corn land” soil good for feeding cattle? Such was the que’stiim in the minds of some 1,500 enthusiastic‘cattle feeders when they gathered at Iowa State College experiments conducted there by John M. Evvard, chief of theanimal hus- bandry section of the Iowa. Experi- ment Station. It is the custom of that station to feed out several pens of steers each season in an eff0rt to solve some of From the Check Lot. the problems that assail the feeders of ,the corn belt section. \This year ten groups of experimentally fed steers tell the story in actual “dollar and cents” values. Eight of these groups were twoyear—olds, one group year- lings, and one gmUp calves. The two-year—olds were ifsed to dem- oustrate the place and value of such feeds as linseed oilmeal, corn fodder, corn silage, alfalfa hay, mineral mix- tures, and “good old Iowa dirt” in -the ration. In an attempt tovestablish the relative value of age in the feed lot, the yearlings and calves were fed be- ,side the twoyear-olds. These tests were started on Decem- ber 15, 1925, when the cattle wenton feed, and ended on April 14, 1926, or'a. total of 120 days on feed. The first eight lots each consisted of seven two- year-mu cattle, «elgmng 304 pounds, and followed by three hogs. Again, these lots were divided into two ser- ies, Lots I to V inclusive were includ- ed in Series A and 1eceived silage and alfalfa hay, using Lot I as the check. Lots VI to VIII inclusive we1e called Series B and received d1y roughage, with Lot VII as the check. Lot I, of Series A, leceived shelled corn, mixed, hand- full- fed twice daily, plus linseed oilmeal, two and one-half pounds“ per head per day on corn sil- age in two equal feeds, plus corn sil- age hand-full-fed twice daily plus al- yfalfa. hay. At the beginning of the experiment, this 10: of steers weighed on an aver- age of 907.24 pounds per head. Dur- ing the test, they made an average gain of 2.60 pounds per head daily, reaching a. total ‘weight of 1,230.04 1' Received Black Loam Dirt. pounds each. They consumed 14.127 pounds of shelled corn, 2.5 pounds of linseed oilmeal, 25.744 pounds of corn silage, and .021 pounds of block salt each. At these rates of consumption, and with feed charged against them at the local prices, it cost $11.69 to 'make ’100 pounds of gain. Further, they were appraised by Chicago stock buyers on the mornipL of shipping charges they would not $817 Feeding T est: Show W127 to Prafz'z‘: , ' By G. Turner on April 21 to reap the benefits of the _ Series B receiyed a dry roughage in- , .' the twentynfirst at » $9 75- per cwt., and after deducting“ _o " f. o. b. Ames, resulting in a. 1038 of ' $9. 50 per steer. Again, deducting frpm‘f; this the amount of feed salvaged by the hogs that were following them,‘ the loss was reduced to $3.28 per head" , Lot II were fed the same grain and '- roughage as was Lot 1, plus one and ' one-half ounces of mineral mixture A. which consists of ground limestone, 49.97 pounds; .ground bone black, 49.97 pounds, and potassium iodide, .06 pounds. This lot of steers did not gain as rapidly as did Lot 1. Furthermore, they did not make quite as economical gains as those in Lot I. At the Ebegln- ning of the test, the seven head aver— _ aged 903.04 pounds per head,'at the ~‘ end they weighed 1, 213. 00 pounds, making an average gain of 2583 pounds per head daily. An itemized cost account of the feed consumed by. this lot of steers show that it cost “ $12.10 to make 100 pounds of gain. These steers, however, were dppraisem ’ at $9. 85 per th., resulting in a loss " of $9.17 per head. After crediting this lot with the gains made by the hogs 7. there was a, deficit of $3.57-per head. ‘ The next lot received the same ra- ' tion as did Lot 1, plus three-fourths of an ounce of mineral mixture B, which was made up of ground limestone, 99: ' ' 88 pounds, and potassium iodide, .12 pounds. The individuals in this bunch made a daily gain of 2. 824 pounds per day at a cost of $11.83 per cwt of gain, 1e— s'ulting in a loss of $7.73 when figured at their appraised value of $10 per 1 cwt. In this instance the ainount sav- .. Had 3 Mineral Mixture. ' ed by the hogs was not so large as that in Lots I and II. However, the original loss was not so large, conse- quently the final loss was $2.03 per head. , , Lot VI received the same feed as did lot I, plus three- fourths of an ounce of mineral mixtuie C, which was made up of ground bone black, 99. 88 pounds, and potassium iodide, .12 pounds. , When fed on this kind of a. ration, ' the animals which went into the lot weighing 904. 53 pounds each made a. daily gain of 2.737 pounds per head at a. cost of $11.86 per cwt. of g' n. Af— ter deducting the amount save by the hogs there still remains a. loss of $082 per head, or in" this case, the animals iust about paid for their feed. The last lot of this series was fed the same as Lot I, plus all of the blaCk loam soil that they would consume self-fed.__ , Of all the lots in this series, this lot made the most economical gains of any, costing only $11.22 per 100 pounds of gain, and this put On at the rate Of 2. 813 pounds per head daily. ' Does it pay to feed fattening cattle soil? After deducting the amount sal- vaged by the hogs, this lot returned a. profit of $3. 34 per steer. ' As a means of arriving at. a conclu- sion as to which kind of roughage is the more profitable in fattening cattle, stead of the corn silage roughage? re- ~ pgod‘ oing caWs sikty—first ddy' mineral mixture A was added at the rate of one ounce ‘pe head per day. ' - When thus fed the animals only gained at the rate of 2.283 pounds per U‘x head dailyand that at a..cost of $13.21 per cwt. of gain. -Again, crediting them with the gains made by the hogs that were following them the resulting losslper head was $5.29. Check Lot VII was fed shelled corn, mixed, hand-full-fed twice daily, plus linseed oilmeal hand-fed twice daily, as followsj". One pound first .thirty days; one and one-half pounds second thirty days; two pounds .third thirty days, and two and, one-half pounds the last thirty days, plus alfalfa hay hand- ‘full-fed twice per day, plus block salt Self—fed As aaresult of this ration, the ani- mals gained at the rate of 2.759 pounds each per day at a cost of $11.53 per cwt. of gain, with a final profit of $0.80 per head. I The last lot of two-year-old cattle were fed the same ration as Lot VII, plus one and one-half ounces of min- eral mixture A per head daily, mixed with linseed oilmeal and fed on shelled .corn, hand-fed twice daily. This lot of steers made the most ,rapid daily gains of all lots, it being 2.905 pounds per hfz'ad, and were ap- praised at the highest selling price of all lots, the Chicago price being $10.30 per cwt. As a result of this rapid gain. and high selling price, they returned a profit, after having credited them with the gain made by the hogs, of $3.70 per head. As stated before, the second part of this experiment consisted in checking the relative merits of animals of var- ious ages as to their efficiency in the feed lot. The lots numbered A, B, and C represent the twoyear-olds, year- lings, and calves respectively. Lot A gained 2.759 pounds per head per day at a cost of $11.53 per 100 pounds of gain; Lot B gained 2.695 pounds per head per day at a cost of $9.94, and Lot C gained 2.49 pounds per day at'a cost of $7.47 per 100 pounds of gain. If we can conclude from the data listed, and the figures seem to be con- clusive, the younger animals are the more efficient in making their gains, that is, the 100 pounds cf gain on the calf cost less than it did on the year- lings, which in turn, was less than that of the .two—yeanolds. This fact is further demonstrated by the fact that the hogs in the lot with the calves wern scarcely able to get enough nutri- e'ns to make any gains at all; ,After giving these lots credit for the gains 311m 0 by the hogs, Lot A returned a profit of $0.80 per head; Lot B return- ed a profit of $8.85 per head, and Lot 0 returned a profit of $3.68 per head. BELlLlSB' of the fact that Lots B and C here still making good gains, they are to be kept on feed for some time lower to determine their actual value as .~eders. “it would seem-from these data,” sai. Professor Evvard, “that there is no profit to be made from feeding cat- tle. This assumption is probably true if ,mm are to consider only those who feed cattle one year and,L are then through for some time. The real profit in the cattle feeding game comcsr-not in one year. but rather the profit comes as a result of long—time efforts and the big benefit is the increased fertility of the soil where the land owner continually feeds cattle on his farm.” ' . PASTURE- FOR MILCH COWS. ‘ ., HAVE observed each spring when . my cows go to pasture that the will: flow practically double-s 'if the grain ration is continued while the cows are on grass. Pasture, while possessing milk-making ingredients, is not a well-balanced ration fdr high- ,‘ms' ' 1y tori fall off in flesh rapidly when turned to pasture if the grain ration is stopped. Cows milking well during the win- ter, if supplied with a grain ration when turned 0 pasture, practically be— come new milch cows and continue to produce well into the summer months. My experience has been that it pays a good profit to keep up the grain ra- tion with cows that freshened during the winter season, as the milking .pe- riod is materially prolonged. Milch Cows on pasture, as a rule, do not take greedily to dry roughages so long as the pasture is abundant and palatable. However, grain is always highly relished, and being concentrat- ed, is readily consumed, even though the cows are well filled up on grass. I do not believe it is a good practice to crowd a heavy grain ration onto milk cows when pasture is abundant in the spring. Milk cows will profit- ably cOnsume a limited amount of grain, but there is such a thing as over-feeding, especially during the ear- ly spring months—Leo C. Reynolds. . WINS JERSEY BULL. lCHARD DOBBEN, Garfield town- ship, won the pure-bred Jersey bull offered as a. prize in the dairy—alfalfa campaign by the bankers and cooper- ative associations of Newaygo county to the farmer who should have the largest attendance at his farm. Mr. DobbEn mustered 110 at his meeting. As Mr. Dobben is a Holstein breeder, he generously donated the bull to the Garfield Farmers’ Club. They are ar- ranging a meeting for the near future at which the bull will be displayed and then sold at auction. The funds thus secured will be used to further the ac— tivities of the club—H. Spooner. TARIFF HEARINGS ON FATS. THERE will be a public hearing in the vegetable and animal oils and fats investigation before‘the United States Tariff Commission in lVash— ington, beginning May 25, at which time interested parties will be given opportunity to produce evidence with regard to the differences in costs of production. Dairy organizations are especially interested in the tariff on soya-bean oils, oleo oil and oleo stear— in which are used in the production of oleomargarine. FAIL TO AGREE ON TUBERCU- LOSIS PROGRAM. .HE tuberculosis eradication ap- propriation bill is believed to be in danger of failure to pass. The house reported the sum of $4,650,000, while the senate bill calls for $6,000,000. In conference the senate conferees stood for $6,000,000, but the house conferees would not come to it. The senate re- fused to accept the report. of the con— ferees for any amount less than $6,— 000,000, so it goes back to conference the. second time. JUNGLE ANIMALS ON FARM. EORGE GETZ has a collection of jungle animals on Lakewood Farm, near Holland, Michigan. These include a jaguar, leopard, two orang—outangs, two lion monkeys, two tyracs, two kan- garoos two baboons, and a Japanese sun-bear. These were purchased by Mr. Getz on a trip around the world. BIG ALFALFA MEETINGS. N the Ivan Rull farm, near Grant, .in Newaygo ' county, sixty-nine farmers attended a dairy—alfalfa meet- ing. This is the largest number to attend such a meeting in the state. A valuable pure-bred sire given by the cooperative. ass'Ociations, is the grand prize which will be given to the one who has the largest crowd at his me‘etr ARMER V' WATER CHEAP BUT IMPORTANT. WAsetaught the value of water to the dairy herd on a visit to an uncle. A few years ago he had over— hauled his dairy barn and one of the improvements was individual water bowls 'for the cows. He could not tell the additional amount of water used by the various animals by reason of‘ havingr a never-ending supply; but he: did know from the scales that thei quantity of milk produced beganxin-g creasing immediatrly after the bowls» had been put in. This increase finally amounted to nearly twenty per cent. It was his contention that much wa- ‘ ter is needed for heavy milk produc-i tion. From other sources I learned that milch cows require about four times as .much water as dry cows do. \Vell, this uncle argued this way: He says, that a cow will drink her fill of pure, fresh water; but she will only take (nough of filthy water to quench her thirst. In other words, the water needed to stimulate a heavy milk flow; will be taken by a cow, it“ there is an: ample supply of good water. Equipment, therefore, that will keep pure wholesome water in the barns, yards and fields, should prove most advantageous to the man who keeps‘ dairy cows, and probably other stock. At least, this evidence convinced me and when I was rearranging my dairy barns I followed the advice of this 0b- serving relative—Ernest Brodeau. .__1_____ i THE ROPE COST A Lot. 1 t EAR Big Rapids, a farmer bought; a cow at auction. Later the one? he bought the cow from asked the re-l turn of the rope This led to an alter- ‘ cation which cost the purchaser of the I cow $28.80 in the justice court. I l l The ancient Hebrew did not know? the elephant; but Solomon imported, ivory. ! Some snakes in captivity have been? knowu to go over a year without eat-a ing anything. 1 The average Britisher eats five times I as much mutton as the average Amer- ican. 2a A DAY Saved Harding $135 CRACK! Shoulder broken-— knocked out for weeks—just when he could least aflord it. How thank- ful G. W. Harding. Depcw, Okla, was that he was protected With a Woodman Accident policy. We paid him $135. . What if it had been XOU? _E'vcry day you run risks of costly injury. Any time you may step on a {13“,le ‘ kicked by a horse. have a bad fall—- or worse. 1 FARMER IN 8 IS SERI- OUSLY INJURED EVERY YEAR! Why run the risk of heavy expense when only 2¥1€c a day buys the greatest farm accident policy ever written? Every claim paid promptly. Send the Coupon Learn all about ,the policy that pays liberally every day you are off the Job *douhle if it‘s a hospital case. Read what hundreds of policy holders say. Act NOVV—mail the coupon. woodman disarm out European of Eintoln.Nebr. ii VVOODMEN ACCIDENT CO... Lincoln, Nebraska. <94 I Please send me details of ‘your accxdcnt insurance polxcxcs. Name .. .noé-o-noooooooo Try a Michigan Farmer Liner N a recent questionnaire received from 1160 De Laval Milker users in 47 states, this “What saving in time and labor have you accomplished with the question was asked : De Laval Milker ? ” 34.6 % acid It save. 2.! hour: per day. 15.7 % said It saves entire than 0! one man. 14.3 % sold it saves 50% lo the time, and labor 0! milking. ‘ 9.1 % sold It saves entire time of two men. 1.2 % acid it saves entire time 0! three men. .94% [or only 11 out o! a total of said It saves no time, and four of these eleven said It takes longer than by hand mllklnc. DelavalMilker army-WW»: The world's best e mwse auto : u the wonderful ‘ floating’bowl.“ Guaranteed to skim cleaner. Fur» Naked in seven sizes with hand. ' .ammo was... ‘ 1160) , of investors. when wanted. investment. the company. Resources over $10,000,000 SAFETY PLUS 5% and, 6% For nearly 37 years this company has safeguarded the savings of many thousands Millions of dollars have passed over its Counters, and in all: those years not one single investor has ever suffered the loss of a dollar nor had to Wait a day for his money For many years our semi-annual dividend certificates have proven a very satisfactory Any one can- invest money with A certificate is issued for any sum from $20.00 and upwards. (Any multiple of $20.00.) Each six months a check for the earnings is mailed to the investor. The earnings .for the past 4% years have been at the rate of 6'72» per annum. ‘70 is paid on withdrawals between divi- dend dates if left 90 days. Ask for Booklet. @113 National 111111111 & jjnuratmeni @nmpang Established 1889 IIIIIIIIIII|IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlllllIlIllIlIIllIIllllllllllllllllllllllllll|l||||llII|IIIIIII|III|IlIIIIIII||IIIIII|lIIIIllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII.I I ='_JI| 1248 Griswold St., Detroit, Mich. -. IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIllIIIII|lIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII|II||IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIE 60-- Registered Guernseys -- 60; AT PUBLIC AUCTION Second Annual Consignment Sale Michigan Guernsey Breeders’ Assn. East Lansing, May 27, 1926 Watch for Further Announcements For Catalogs, Address W. D. Burrington, Box 1018, East Lansing May 13th DISPERSAL SALE May 13th Having sold the VVinwood 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 Ormsby breeding and are two of the richest bred bulls in Michigan I here will be 33 head of females, 2 daughters of a 1,128 pound cow with 26, 500 pounds of milk and an 18 ,000-pound 3-year-old and other niCe record cows and their daughters. In fact, this was the foundation we selected to build a new herd, so you will find type and plenty of production behind all this stuff, and this is a chance that rarely happens where you can buy seed stock at your can price. Farm tools will be sold commencing at 10: 00 A. M. Cattle sold in the fternoon. Location 2 miles south and “i mile West of Rochester, Michigan. meoon FARMS J. H. WINN, Manager BREEDERS’ DIREC'NRY Ch 11 e of Copy or Cancellations must reach 111 a T'welve Davs before date of publication BEYB for sale. males. females. sired by 6331:1110” dams hav 1e recordsdof.10400.50 milk. 909. 05 {It and 15.1.0910 milk,178.80 fat. T. V,. NICK S. R. I. Battle Creole! Lick Heifer Calves, Practmlb Guernsey gui-gbred. 8 weeks old. 320 We ship C. 0. D. Writs L. Tomlillcer. Wauwatou. ls. 80 l bl “11:11:16“ in - Guemseys 1.342.123." ' “'33. young bull. W. W. Burllelt. Wllllameton. lid. ' FOR practically pure—bred CUERNSEYM‘HOL- 8TEIN calves. from heavy rich write EDGEVIUOD DAIRY FABU31 “Whitewater. IC- ‘ annex-noes. all uses. , CHOW)“ ‘ Mariam Grades. send . {or circular. WOODLAND FARMS. Monroe. "‘0”. FOR SALE means, are; .» 114111111. Filth ”climb“. P111111. Mich. I 187- 590 Malls-600 IE. 11111113le A STRONG COMBINATION 01' line and pioduction. B1111 calf born Oc- tobei 15.1925, three-fourths blark. and straight as an snow. His sire Is a. 33 1h grandson of Cans .1 ry Paul {bgbesmLo 711%??? silt; if ‘11 from 30 to 367 11 .lbs. in one year. mm 1.033 to 1232 His dam is 'a 24-1b. 3—y1x-old d u t of a. 31~lb. cow with a 365- -day record filial-.018 lbs. butter and 21. 920 lbs. mlk pedigree EsrTagNo. 442.1. Sendfor ”he Michizin State Betas." Bureau of Animal Industry _Dopt. c . Lansing. Michigan ‘ 1151133051) srssks FOR $113 IIIIIIIIIII||IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII”_ ' Thele’ s nothing new about that. But .do you know just what part or the shoulder should take the‘strain of the lead? The upper part of a. horse’ 3 shoulder is soft bone and cartilage. The lower part is the joint. The pull of the. col- lar should come between these two points, otherwise there will be. trouble. too much’strain on the shoulder joint. {If your horse develops lameness in the lower point of the shoulder, it is 1110 doubt due to the fact that the collar {throws the pulling strain too far down .on the shoulders. ‘If your horse is troubled with fistulas, galls, etc., it is Ino doubt due to a collar that throws £15m pulls from_tl1e shudder. A collar that hangs too low throws lose because the condition Lbeef cat- , tie is reduced and fiesh is not put on, as a result of the Stubs. Hides [with five or more grub holes are diacount- ed; according: to trade custom, one cent per pound. , The most promising control ms.-. ures at the present time,"- says Dr Bishop, consists of the desu'uctmn of the grubs in the backs of- the“ cattle. The best of the chemical treatments consist in applying destructive Oint— ments, washes 01 powders to the backs i; ’- of the infested animals. . The bu1 eau of entomology feels that the next step to be taken in fighting the cattle grub is to conduct cam- too much strain against the upper shoulder muscles. , Examine the collars on your horses now, and note where the draft comes. Is the pressure too low or too high? It will pay you to have your collars fit properly, if you want your teams to pull their full load throughout the sea- with sore shoulders. Horse’s Neck Changes with the Season. ’ Bear in mind also, that when the horse is plump and soft in the spring, the collar that fit last fall may be so tight that it will choke the horse, caus- ing overheating. On the other hand, a. collar that is fitted in the spring will 3be too loose when the horse has been worked down by the spring jobs. A loose collar will naturally hang too mentioned above If you use a. sweat pad in hot weath— e1, see that your collar allows room for it without choking the horse. Oth- erwise, your remedy may be Worse {than the disease. Horses’ Necks Are; Changing. The development of the heavy type draft horse in modern years has cre- ated a neck that is thicker at the top than the neck of the- old-fashioned horse. Hence, a collar should be de- signed accordingly. Then, too, a poor- ly made collar may fit when 'it is new, but lose its shape quickly when put to use, and become a poor fitting collar. Leather of the best quality, hand- stretched before cutting, tough, long rye-straw for packing, are marks of a ,good collar. A collar stuffed with .chai’i’, 01 short broken st1aw, cannot hold its shape under the stress of hard weik. It pays well to buy good harness and good collars if you want to have your teams do their best work and save yourself the delays caused by frequent repairs. .WOULD SWAT THE GRUB. . ARBLES, or grubs in the backs of cattle, boring holes in the hides, cause a loss estimated at from . $50. 000, 000 to $100, 000, 000 annually, ‘ according to F. C. Bishop, Bureau of ,‘ Entomology, Department of Agriclliv‘ '1 . time. ‘ ' ~ “ Dairyinen lose .0“ reduction For ‘mn son without suffering or being laid up low, and hence cause the troubles To Provide Necessary Sanitation, Shelby Ruggles Took Pains to Let in an Abundance of Sunlight Into His Hog Houses. paigns against the insect over an area. _ of considerable size, to determine the practicability of methods of centiol thus far developed, as well as to gain information on the cost of operatiOn and to demonstrate the advantage in reducing or eliminating the numbeis of grubs. It is thought that it Will p1 ob- ably be necessary to attempt work on an area appioximately the size (if a. 1 county and to use cattle numbering 110111 50, 000 to 75, 000 head. PLAN TO MAKE sun‘s FROM VIRGIN woos, COOPERATIVE to make suits and _ oyucoats of virgin wool cloth for hammers and others has been organized by New Ymk state sheep raisers. It is the Cooperative Truth-in-Fabrics Service, Inc., of Ithaca, Nevaork, and starts out with an authorized capitali- zation of $10,000 divided into $5 shares. Members will be limited to two shares each. Dividends on capital stock may be paid out of the earnings at a. rate not exceeding six per cent. Other net earnings are to be distributed on ‘a patronage basis with twice as large dividends to shareholders as to non- shareholders. Shareholders will have one xote each. A boaid of directors, composed largely of farmers, has been elected. _,.It is proposed that representatives of the new organization attend meetings ‘of farmers during the coming season to interest them in the undertaking, show them samples of truth-in-fabrie . goods and take their measures. ' QRSES are mighty . , important right now. _ Don’t let a minor ailment lay upone ofthemforasmgleday. Keep Gombault’s Caustic Balsam ready to apply. It’s awonder- ful remedyfor Spavin, Ca dHock, Curb, Splint, Laryngitis, borough- ' pin, Quittor, Wind Galls, Poll Evil, Sprains, Fistula, Barb Wire Cuts, Call: Wounds. _ Used everywhere for 41 years. Con- sidered a positive necessity on thousands of farms. Won’t sear or discolor hair. Easy to use. Full directions with every bottle. $2.00 per bottle at druggists or direct upon receipt of price. The Lawrence- Williams (30., Cleveland, Ohio. GOOD FOR HUMANS, TOO ‘ GOMCBAULT'S BAKE‘KM WOOL GROWERS— Read this FINE OFFER! E WILL take your surplus wool and return it to you in the torm of fine, serviceable blankets for a nominal charge. We do this to help the wool grower and to keep our mills running full force during the off season. - Hundreds have taken advantage of ' this offer and many have written to ex- press their delighf with the results. “’rite for, booklet explaining plan to Dept. ”-5. CHATHAM MFG. CO. WiNSTON-SALEM,~ N. C. CATTLE Forest Hill GUERNSEYS iiz'ree. $125. Registered Guernsey Bull Calf 7 mos. old. S. TEED. Mesiok, Mloh. so-boss SAves MI in .' So-Boss Cow Hobble 66 Tail Holder. prevents cove kicking or switching tail. 75c--hardwore stores or sent prepoid. SIMONSEN IRON “3., Sioux Rapids, Ia 11 months old. Fine Ded- M.‘ Hompe, R. 5, Grand Rapids. Mich. I. I Special Sale of Pure-bred Holstein Cows and Heifers ALL are sired by. or bred to. one of the great. bulls oi the breed—Count Veeman Segis Piebe. ALL have good advanced registry records and are out of record . ‘ cows. A'LL are from fully accredited herd and free from disease. SEVERAL have show records. Write for information. We have some real herd bull prospects at $100. LAKEFIELD FARMS. Clarkston, Mich. V. F O R S A L E Eleven Rogisterml Holstein . (tom and Heifers. Write COREY FARMS. New Haven, Mich. } HEREFORD STEERS 60 Wt. arbund 925 lbs. . 06 Wt. 80 Wt. around 730 lbs. :32 Wt. £3333 ggg iii: .88 Wt. amund 550 lbs. 48 Wt. around 500 lbs. Good quality. dark reds. dehorned. well marked Here- ford Steg‘siketGo‘gd stocker order. The bed type are mm. is" opera h ‘ QMCB‘ o? W bunch. w an finished. Win sell your ; Vin D. Baldwin, Eldon,WapeIIo Co., Iowa. : 'JE R‘S'E Y S Wu ‘lléiistei'ed Bulls from .R. of ‘M Dams ‘ grandsons of Dixie Vigw's Majesty, whose (1830;8ng : 859‘p0unds or m, a red, “C" “was? some rich. EMT “’3‘” retinitis ' 1 0! It. hm. om. lush. Prize winning bull calf.’ l - Indiana; >K . -_:.t§ohrr fireflies roe EARLY. , V HERE is a real danger this year that dairymen and other live stock men will turn their animals into the pasture lot earlier than they should. This danger comes from the fact that we are just finishing one of the longest winters on record and the amount of feed required has been much larger .than usual. Nevertheless, good pas- ture may be ruined for the rest of the season should the animals be allowed to graze before the plants have a good start. The first growth in the spring comes from the stored-up food in the roots. Thereafter, the leaves manu- facture. plant food for further growth. If the animals graze off the first blades, the plants are set back to a point where many will be unable to gain a. reasonable growth during the season. The wise plan is to continue feeding roughage and grain for a season longer. .MORE PURE-BRED SIRES IN USE. REPORT just issued would indi- cate'that more live stock owners are using pure-bred sires in the United States than evi-r before. This is due largely to demonstration work show- ing the advantages coming from the use of such sires. ' COST OF KEEPING SOWS IN INDIANA. HE records from thirty Indiana farms show that the cost of main- taining a brood sow for a production year was $22.45 in 1922; $31.02 in 1923; and $27.78 in 1924. The differ- shoe in these costs was largely the re- sult of changes in the prices of corn. These prices included the cost of both the spring and fall litters until they were weaned. It takes about tvventy-six bushels of corn, or its equivalent in other grain, and fifty—six pounds of tankage, or its equivalent in other protein feeds, to carry an average brood sow through her production year. The cost of feed 'Was found to be seventy-five per cent pf the total cost, the remaining forty- three per cent consisting of housing and equipment cost, labor, interest on capital invested in the sow, and a few minor items. HIGH PRooucriodieaos IN CLOVERLAND. .HE highest producing herd in the eleven cow testing associations of the Upper Peninsula was Victor VVais- anen’s eight grade Guernseys from Marquette county. This herd produc- ed an average of 1,130 pounds of milk and 46.9 pounds of fat. The high as— sociation was l-Ioughton county, where the average for all the cows was 657 pounds of milk and 28.4 pounds of fat. During the month of March twenty—six unprofitable cows were sold or butch- ered on the farm, according to J. G. Wells, dairy specialist. The testers also found many inferior cream separ- ators which are losing much cream for their owners. The National Duroc Record Associa— tion announces an offer of substantial prizes at pig club shows where five or more club members are using Duroc- Jersey pigs in their projects. Those wishing to get in touch with this asso- ciation should address it at Peoria, Ill. Of the sixteen record aged cows list- ed in the April 26 number of the H01- stein Reported Tests, four are from Michigan. . During the first year of work by the Dairy Council in Indianapolis, 76,000 pieces of literature urging the wider use of dairy products were distributed. Colt clubs are becoming popular in The basis of these clubs is to develop colts that will gain 600 pounds in a year. _ . \ > '5‘ During the week ending April 24, the Ghicago Producers’ Association band- led 315 carloads of live stock, or sev- en and one-half per cent of the entire Chicago run. In Minnesota a “Better Beef Spe- cial”. train is attempting to acquaint producers of beef cattle with the best methods (if producing and marketing high quality beef. mimimnmummummmmummnnmmmmnmg Veterinary. Em. _ lllllllllllllllllllllllIllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllfi CONDUCTED BY DR. S. BURROWS. llllllllllllllil 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 ”nice becomes private practice and $1 must be enclosed. A Tender Udder.—My cow has a sore, tender bag. There seems to be noth- ing wrong with the outside, but it takes longer to milk one-half, espe- cially one quarter, and she steps around continually while being milked, and after being milked kicks or strikes at her bag as though in pain. She has been a new milker about three months. Her bag has been affected for two months at least. I am feeding on- silage, unhusked corn, and alfalfa hay. W. I.———Bathe the udder several times daily with hot water, and at night mas- sage with camphorated oil. Give one- half ounce of formaldehyde in a quart , of water twice daily for four or five days. Paralysis—In February our sow far- rowed and in three weeks she lost the use of her hind legs. She could not stand up. Now the pigs will be eight weeks old. The. sow has the piles. VV'e think there is a. bunch out in that. condition. This is the first time she has fin-rowed. ting better, as she. stood up on her hind legs the other night, but she had i We are feeding , Should we‘ J. B.—As a rule, this form' that bunch out of her. her skim-milk and corn. kill her? of paralysis is caused by a lack of minerals in the diet. for the development of her future lit- ter, it becomes necessary for her to. rob her own systcm to make up for: the deficiency. This frequently results in the breaking down, or paralysis. as showu in your sow. Piles are usually the result oi? chronic constipation. Give SIX to eight ounces of raw linseed oil. The protrusion can be cleaned with water, greased with vaseline, and then replaced. It would be advisable to add .middlings and a. little oil meal to the milk once daily. Give this a trial be- fore deciding to kill her. Intestinal Parasites—My dog gets spells of running around and barking for quite a time. Then she will quiet down and be all right. She also has fits. She will be lying in the house where it is warm, and will spread out on her side and kick and froth at the mouth. She will get over it and run around as if she were blind. She had pups last spring and the two that we kept died with the same disease. G. M.—This condition is mostly due to worms, occasionally to insufficient meat in their diet. VVithhold food for twelve hours, then give 6 grains of santonin in two ounces of warm castor I oil. Shake thoroughly before giving. Repeat the treatment in two or three weeks. Weak Litter.—-Sometime ago I hadl a sow which fai'roWed. Shc killed her first pig but owned the others, they died the next day. Would over— fatness have anything to do with this? \Vhat kind of food should be given a sow when she is carrying pigs? Is a! Titman pig good for a brood sow? “'ould it be advisable to try this sow again? I had her on a cement floor and fed her corn and oats. She was a. year old. This was her first litter. \Vhat is good for warts on a cow’s teats? M. R.—~Being too fat, and not receiving sufficient exercise, would most likely be the principal trouble. In addition to the corn and oats, a slop of middlings with a little oil meal would have been much better. They should have access to wood ashes, charcoal, or a mixture of equal parts of ground limestone, steamed bone meal and common salt. Any gilt should make a good brood sow, if she has the necessary qualities—of good type and size, 'and out of a large litter. The sow should do better if forced to take plenty of exercise and not be a1~ lowed to become too fat. Warts with a narrow neck, cut off with scissors and paint the wound with tincture of iodine. Others can be rubbed with I thought she was get, if sufficient lime § salts are, not fed to the pregnant sow: You pay once only for any Concrete F arm Improvement If Your Farm Could Talk- It Would Say: Take concrete into part- nership. Use it to mod- ernize old buildings. Use it to construct new build- ings. Use it to increase the value of your farm, increase production, cut repair bills, save labor and to make the business of farming yield greater satisfaction. Crib or granary walls, floors, and foundations of concrete. el- Iectively keep out rats. You can‘t sell rats. Why feed them 'I More milk and more beef per acre result from concrete silos. Concrete walks mean less work for your wile. They keep mud and dirt out of the house. Clean dairy barns mean healthy, contented cows, a great- er quantity and a better quality of milk—hence increased dairy profits. Concrete in the barn is easy to clean and keep clean. Concrete gives fire protection. It protects people in houses, cat- tle in barns, and feed in silos. It is firesale. Send today for our free booklets. ' 'Permanent Repairs on the Farm“ and "Plans for Concrete Farm Buildings" PORTLAND CEMENT ASSOC IATION Dime Bank Building DETROIT. MICH. A National Organization to Improve and Extend the Uses of Concrete orrices m 31 CITIES l l OFFER FOR SALE in_\' entire lmrd of Registered .IL‘l'fit‘X and Grade Jersey Vows, 30 in all, 3 lpnst 2 years without 3| reactor. Average butterflit test it'or lili' Illil'Il Built? lbs. per row. _ .I. E. HUMPHREYS. Casnovna, ’JERSEY BULLS " Ready for Service f ' ' ' "" d b ' ' ( i’ rm Register of Merit dams. 31A 5 . .1. son ) l lilimdes Golden Oxford. Federal Accredited Herd. Notten Farm, Grass Lake,Mich. Michigan. ready for service. and bull calves. for sale Choice Jersey Bulls ifrom ll. of M. dams accredited herd. SMITH & PARKER. Howell. Mich. I 4 Bulls from R. of M. Cows. Chance to (‘ ws. .1 Stfltx'l. from herd of 70. Some fresh. others bred lfor fall freshening. Colon C. Lillie. Coopersville. Mich. l .. .1. 1d. . It . An lshorthorn Bull film-10ml. will.“ iiiii w. lE. MORRISH. R. No. 5, Flint. Mich. ! 'i ll 1 .Polled Shorlhorn Bulls nil-Si. o. l. . ‘ ’Sows to forum won. Frank Bartlett, Dryden. Much. I ‘ Three Shorlhorn Bulls iUnion City, Mich. I‘zllh-n. wows. milk ‘ (3. W. also a few to- A. BARNUM. for sale. males. 1. licst of quality and breeding. Bulls. .‘ Shorthorns cows and heifers for sale. BIDWELL. ‘STOCK FARM, Box D. Tecumseh. Mich. HOGS ' ' Registered sow with seven but l BEIIISIIIIG Bargalfls pigs for $100, Sows to far row in May. eligible to registry. for $50 each. 8. B. REAVEY. Akron, Mich. MICHIGAN’S PREMIER DUROC HERD A few I‘t‘al fall boars. Several very typy gilts for Juno and July furrow. Lakefield Farms, Clarkston, Mich. D U R O C S ’BUY your fall herd boar now out of Michigan's Grand (‘liumhloiL .l. M. WILLIAMS. N0. Adams, Mich. ready for sowing. cheSIer While Boars Pigs, either sex. FA’lhlgadMigiI} sonablo. F. W. ALEXANDER, Mich. Chester White Boars W. FORRETT. Lenox Mich. hrnd Vassar. Ready for service. also March pigs. G. 0 I. O.'I. Choice fall boars and gilts. ' Giant Boy and Jumbo's Bell Boy. Brown Swiss. MILO H. PETERSON, R. 2. Ionla. Mich. L ARGE TYPE POLAND CHINAS for sale. Bred gilts weighing 400 lbs. at $75. Also fall pigs. FELDKAMP. Manchester, Mich. either sex. A. A. ' Gilts and young boars. Cor- Pulanll China sows respondence solicited. Inspec— tion invited. Barber stock Farm. 8. 5. Bolievue. Mich. HORSES Matched pair of Belgian Draft Geldings, 36 hundred and 6 yrs. old. WM. VAN S’lCKLE. Sired by FOR SALE' lbs. Sound. stick caustic every four or five days. 5 Dockorvilio. Mic . Phone 56 34. Illllt'n' 'l‘ulwrz-nlin It‘stHl in tho . But no basis ‘ . a us is: m- ‘ GRAIN QUOTATIONS Tuesday, May 4. Wheat. Detroit—No. 1 red $1.70; No. 2 red $11.;g‘1i No. 2 white $1.70; No. 2 mixed Chicago—July $1.38%@1.38%; Sept. $1.33%@1.34. Tame—Wheat: $1.67@1.681,é. or n. Detroit———No. 2 yellow at 770; No. 3 yellow at 74c; No. 4 yellow 690; No. 5 yellow 64c. 79Chicago.—J_uly 75%@75%c; Sept. at c. ' Oats. Detroit—No. 2 white Michigan at 46c; No. 3, 45c. Chicago—July 411,“; Sept. 4214@ 42%0. Rye. Detroit—No. 2. 890. Chicago—July 8714c; Sept. 88%o. Toledo.—Rye 89c. Beans Detroit—immediate shipment $4.10@4.15. Chicago—Spot Navy, Mich. fancy hand-picked 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 68c. Seeds Detroit—Cash red clover at $21; alsike $17; timothy $3.35. Buckwheat. Detroit—Buckwheat $1.75 per cwt. and prompt Hay Detroit-No. 1 timothy $23.50@24; standard $22.50@23; No. 1 light clover, mixed $22@23; N0. 2 timothy $21@ 22; No. 1 clover $20@21; wheat and oat straw $13.50@14; rye straw $14.50@15. Feeds Detroit—Bran at $35@36; .standard middlings at $34; fine middlmgs $37; cracked corn $36; coarse cornmeal at $33; chop $32 per ton in carlots. WHEAT After showing strong indicatons that a spring rise in wheat prices was getting under way, the market has slewed dowu and an unsettled tone prevails. Domestic demand for cash wheat has been narrow, and importing countries are purchasing less briskly. Some adverse crop news is appearing, but it has not been sufficient to give the market a sustained upward trend. While the domestic carryover prom- ises to be small, the symptoms of.a shortage which were expected by this time are not in evidence. Foreign statisticians concede that importing countries will require about all the wheat available in Canada, Argentina and Australia up to midsummer and will be dependent on United States markets by the time our new wheat begins to move freely. The market outlook hinges greatly on new crop prospects RYE Rye has been weaker than wheat in spite of the big discount at which it is already selling. Export sales have been light, the last visible supply re- port showed increase, and the small new crop prospect is neglected as a market factor. From July 1, 1925, to March 31, 1926, rye exports were less that 7,000,000 bushels, or not more than one-third 0r one-fourth of the theOretical surplus. CORN \Vhile some improvement in demand for corn is noted at times, particularly ate decreases in the visible supply in the last few weeks have given prices from the far western states, total tak- ings from the principal markets in the middle west are limited. The moder— a firmer undertone, but the remaming visible is quite large and the heavy reserves on farms dispel any fear of commercial scarcity before the next crop. Prices may work higher through May when light receipts are antic1pat— ed, especially since fair speculative support has been encountered recently. for a big upswing? a ared as yet. Crop news 18 , aspienability to seed oats may lead to a larger acreage of corn, but weather conditions are unfavorable for prepar- ing ground and planting the new crop, and growth has been retarded in the southern states where planting has already been done. . _ OATS Ten days of fairly favorable weather ' ted the seeding of oats to make fipifimprogress. All the intended acre- ‘ Bologna bulls ....... I I .. : age has not been planted, however, and the seeding has been quite poorly done in some cases. Export business in oats has dwindled. Stocks at terminals remain large, although they have de- creased persistently 'for a number of weeks. Primary receipts are light. The prolongation of indoor feeding has helped to use up the old crop supply. Demand for seeds is better than at this time a year ago, due chiefly to the lateness of the season. Prices are holding generally steady since carry- overs in the principal seeds are not expected to be very heavy and dealers are not inclined to reduce prices to promote sales. The season for clover seeds is approaching an end. Sales of sweet clover this spring have been of record size. Demand for alfalfa will continue longer than for the clovers. and prices are very firm. FEEDS . The feed market is steady at the higher level which has prevailed re- cently, although demand is somewhat less active. Bran is stronger than middlings. Mill output continues light. Demand for feeds for future delivery is small and prices may be easier dur- ing the next month when pastures are in general use. EGGS Relatively light receipts of fresh eggs resulted in prices being marked higher last week. The high point in production has not been reached as yet, but prices are believed to have started on the permanent summer up- ward swing which usually sets in at this season. Warmer weather will 10W- er the average quality of receipts so that even if the lay increases, the sup- ply of fine quality stock will remain moderate. The shortage in holdings of storage eggs at the four large mar- kets is close to half a million cases. Unless production shows a sustained spurt, or consumption is curtailed more than expected by the higher pric- es, the shortage may not be wiped out. Chicago-Eggs, fresh firsts 281/2@ 29c; extras 36@37c; ordinary firsts at 27%0; miscellaneous 28c; dirties 26@ 26%c; checks 26@263éc. Live poultry, hens 32c; broilers 38@420; springers 31c; roosters 19c; ducks 320; geese 190; turkeys 35c. Detroit.—-Eggg, fresh candled and I Live poultry, broil- . graded 29@29%c. ers 50@55c; heavy hens 32@33c; light hens 34c; masters 21@22c; ducks 38c. Butter prices regained part of their losses in the recent decline but the market is somewhat unsteady at the advance. Receipts have shown no de- cline, although for a time there was less surplus butter on the market. De- mand improved at the lower prices which have prevailed recently, and dealers stored some of their current shipments for a short hold in the hope of a better price. Prices may not hold permanently at the present level, al- - though they average five to seven cents a pound cheaper than at this time last year. Fresh butter is just entering the season of flush produc- tion. Storage stocks of butter, which are the largest on record, must be in- cluded in the available supply. / Prices on 92-score creamery. ere: Chicago 38c; New York 39c. De- troit fresh creamery in tubs sells for 37%@38%c. BEANS The bean market is steady follow- ing the recent decline. Fine quality stock sells readily although the de- mand generally is slow. Warm weath- er may further reduce the consumer demand for beans, but the crop is be- ing cleaned up so that supplies from now on will not be large, and prices should hold at or above the pfiesernt level. The quotation on . . . white, f. o. b. Michigan shipping points is unchanged at $4.15 per 100 pounds. ~ POTATOES Potato supplies are liberal, but the prices were stronger last week. New potatoes are arrivmg in larger quanti- ties and are selling at practically half as much as was paid for the first ship- ments several weeks ago. Orders for seed potatoes are still coming from southern states, indicating that grow- ers are making additional plantings. Northern round whites, U. S. No. 1, are held at $4.20@4.50 per 100 pounds, sacked, in the Chicago carlot market. Florida, Spaulding Rose, U. . o. , are quoted at $11.25@11.75 per double head barrel. Lived Stock Market Service I Tuesday, May 4. . CHICAGO Hogs Receipts 3000. Market moderately active; strong to 100 higher than Mon- day’s best prices, or 10@20c higher than average; big packers doing little; 240-350 butchers $12.35@13; bulk of desirable 200-225 weight $13.10@13.30; better 180 lbs. down largely at $13.40; @1360; top 160-170 at $13.60; packing sows largely $11-20@11.50; sorted kill- ing pigs $13.50@13.75. Cattle. Receipts 14,000. Market on fat steer" trade slow and uneven; light weight steers and heifers steady; matured steers mostly 15@25c lower; heavy off; she stock strong; bulls steady; Kosher cows $8; heavy Holsteins up to $7; largely 25c higher; market on vealers to packers $9@9.75. Sheep and Lambs. ' Receipts 12,000. Market fat lambs slow; generally asking ,around 25c higher; one load of desirable wool lambs early to shippers at $16; 10@ 25c higher; practically nothing done on clipped lambs; few early sales fat sheep steady; $8.50; wool ewes up to $10. DETROIT ' Cattle. Receipts 514. Slow on heavy; strong on cows and bulls. Good to choice yearlings, dry-fed ................ $ 9.50@10.00 Best heavy steers, dry-fed 8.5(0)@ 9.25 Choice light bulls . Handy weight butchers .. 7.5 @ 8.50 Mixed steers and heifers 7.00@ 8.25 Handy light butchers . 6.00@ 7. Light butchers .......... 5.25@ 6.00 Best cows .. .............. 6.50@ 7.50 Butcher cows ........... 5.25@ 6%5 Cutters .......... ,' ....... 4.25@ 5. 0 Canners ............... '. 3.5061) 3.25 6. 6. 8818 Stock bulls .. ............ good clipped ewes at‘ , wethers $9.50@10.25; ,cli ewes at ss@9. “ we . Feeders 6.50@ 7.75 Stockers ................ 6.00@ 7.00 Milkers and springers. . . .$50.00@ $100 Veal Calves. - Receipts 701. Market steady. Best ..................... $12.50@13.00 Others 4.00@12.00 Sheep and Lambs. Receipts 1,144. Market is steady to ................. .................. 250 higher. Best .................... $14.00@14.50 Fair lambs .............. 12.50@13.25 Light and common ...... 7.00@10.75 Fair and good sheep... 7.50@ 8.50 Culls and common ...... 3.0063 4.00 Hogs. Receipts 1,604. Market is 10@15c higher. Mixed grades ........... $ 13.75 Roughs ................. 10.75 Heavy hogs ............. 12.00@12.75 Stags ......... '3 ......... 7.50 Yorkers .................. 13.85 Pigs and lights ...... 14.10 BUFFALO Hogs Receipts 600., Hogs closing steady; heavy $12.50@13.25; medium $13.25@ 14; light weight at $14@14.25; light lights and pigs $14.25@14.50; packing sows and roughs $11. Cattle. Receipts 200. Market is steady; cows, bulls, vealers 1100 lbs. up at $8@9.60; lot of long yearlings at $10; steers 1100 lbs. down $6.50@9.25; two loads of yearlin s at $10.25; heifers at $@5;’535@9; cows 2.50@7.25; bulls $4.50 Sheep and Lanibs. Receipts 100. Best clipped lambs- clipped ' $14.50; culls $13.50 down; yearlings $10@12.-50; hostel pod aged (Calveai Receipts 500. Top $13.- - at $1.55 a bushel. ‘ ' M‘ay~ki3.;Win ; ,chzf Wool trade continues dull with mills only buying in a scattered way End. . dealers doing _. little toward acquiring the new clip. No change of import- - ance is perceptible in the “ ' 3 mar- - ket, although it is hoped th‘ warm weather will give the needed, tonic. MARKETS BY RADIO. ,_ AILY market reports and weather forecasts my (be obtained each week day vfrom the following Michigan stations: WKAR—Michigan State Col- lege, 12:00 noon. , WCX—Detroit Free Preamp 2:15 P. M. , . ' . WWJ—Detrolt News, 10:25 A. M., 12:00 noon, 4:00 P. M. WGH‘P—Geo. Harrison Phelps, 7:00 P. M. ' Wool prices are a shade easier in some cases, but the feeling that they are. close to a bed rock basis is spreading. Western growers are holding rather stiffly for higher prices than those paid recently, which were about 10 cents lower than last year, dealers in seaboard markets are developing con- fidence, and the foreign situation is en- couraging. Prices at the opening of the London sale ranged from as much as five per cent higher than the previ- ous sale for Merinos to five per cent lower for medium; and coarse cross- breds, or fully as good as expected. Some sales of South African wools for re-export have been reported again. The indications are that foreign mar- kets will be well cleaned up, as Aus- tralia has less on band now than at the end of June last year. DETROIT CITY MARKET Apples $1@3 bu; beets 75@90c bu; ‘ carrots $1@1.75 bu; cabbage, green, $1.25@1.50 bu; dry onions $1.40@1.50 bu; leaf lettuce $1@1.25 per 6-lb. bu; root parsley $450635 bu; curly parsley 50c per dozen bunches; potatoes $3@ 3.25 bu; winter radishes 75@90c bu; round radishes $1.12@1.20 per dozen bunches; topped turnips 7Ec@$1.25 a bu; dandelions $1@2 bu;’parsnips $1 631.75 bu; vegetable oysters $1 dozen bunches; horseradish $1@2 bu; cab- bage plants $1 per 100; tomato plants $1@1.50 per 100; butter 55@60c; hon- ey $1 per 5-lb. pail; maple syrup $3@ 3.25 gallons eggs, wholesale 30@32c; retail 35@40c; hens, wholesale 34@ 35c; retail at 35@380; broilers, whole- sale 45@50c; retail 50@55c; geese, re- tail 25c; veal at 18c; dressed poultry, ' hens 40(di45c; springers 38@40c; broil- ers 55@60c. GRAND RAPIDS Potatoes were unsettled in Grand Rapids early this week under pressure of liberal supplies. Sales were slow ' around $2.75 a bushel. Onions were weak at $1 bushel. Other old vegeta- bles were steady but greenstui’f, owing to the late spring, was firm, leaf let- tuce selling at 17@180 lb; radishes at 75c@$1 dozen bunches, and green on- ions at 20c dozen bunches. Outdoor rhubarb is moving in a small way at 10@12c 1b., and first cuttings of win- ter spinach ranged at $1.50@1.75 bu. Apples were moving slightly better under lighter supplies, most winter va- rieties selling at $1.25’@1.50 bu. Rox- bury Russets were among the best sel- . lersat $1.25 bu. Fancy Spies soared at $4 bu., a new high for the season. Eggs were fractionally easier around 260 a dozen, with some produce house trying to acquire supplies at 250. Re- tailers were bidding around 27c a doz- en to farmers. Butter-fat was easy at 39@40c pound. Broilers were in larger supply and slightly lower, Leghorns selling at 40@50c and heavier breeds at 50@60c. Fowls were steady, at 25 @300. Beans improved slightly at $3.60 @375 per cwt., and wheat was steady. . ~. ' “comma LIVE crack: and“ . H. » . I, L I Irvv'. V§V lK‘i’l—l—wt v- . '-'|v‘||-I—Q—l-“"“ I v Irr'slrrlkuwww— .w—s ‘VV‘WW'DK—rt ‘ -'well.- 'yet.‘ Hey is in fair demand. I‘Many "Easydlilking 14........ 1.18 8.86 80........ 8.40 7.80 18......" 1.80 8.00 81........ 8.48 7.44 16........ 1.28 8.84 88........ 8.50 7.68 11........ 1.80 4.08 88.... 8.04 1.98 ' .44 4.88 84..."... 8.78 8.16 l8........ 1.58 4.86 8 ........ 8.80 8.40 2 . 0 4.80 ........ 8.88 8.84 81........ 1.68 8.04 ........ 8.96 8.88 88........ 1.16 5.88 88........ 8.04 9.18 88....... .84 5.58 8 8.18 9.36 84..'.'.."... 1.98 5.76 8.80 9.60 88.'....... 8.00 6.00 41........ 8.28 9.84 Michigan. sous-Irv and “Room A shiatsu,” cc. g'ADPl-l' 2.8.67Weather ghasi-been‘ 'unusufa ly ‘p'old in this sec- ; tion.‘ Comparatively little farming has Wheat is looking been done to 'date. _ Pastures have not started as How much easier—and pleasant"— :3! milk cow: :illltt hfiefieerifit udder. a tests.» .p a . onervous twitching. no luckiiig or holding back of the a Thomds o! dalrymen use Balm mu- lsrly as their rdisn oi the ad er and mu. For nulckly eslin sores. chaps. cuts. inflam- mation. aired bag. undies. cow 2. etc. .itbss no eq the most stubborn the first up button starts quick relief. a; Balm is sanitary pleasant to use and does not thin! the milk. i; Ill-ounce can of wonderful pouch-sting ointment only . at f d d :1 . non] res. druuists. on lilive godfiegginmg Balm we will aged .5! you. some paid- DAIRYASSOCIATION co Inc. Dept. D Lyndonvllle. t. K MADE BY Tm; KOW ~ KARE. PEOPLE" .Raise Poultry ' fer _Market This is the time to get your flocks “ star-ted, Raise Good Stock Learn to Dress It and » ~ > Get all the Profit Ship Next Fall and Winter to O Detrod Beef Co. 1903Adelaide St., Detroit, Mich. write for new shippers’ guide. All details for shipping and dressing mailed: free on application. Dry Feed Cull Beans :Bu‘lk $11, Bagged $13 per ton. .F. O. B. Shipping point. WE" BUY DRY 5mm: BEANS . V Carloads or less. Chamberlain Bean Co., Port Huron,MiclI. Holmesfiluwe Co.,2429 Riopelle St. Commission Merchants. Dressed Beet. 110 s, calves, poultry. Live & Dressed. Provisions. etc. orres on- deuce Solicited. Ref. Wayne County 41 Home Sav nus Bank. .Brndstreet. Detroit. Mich. Cherry 7% . V3,?” « . fieldfiof £01311; are stillfstandfng in the shoe ‘11s it has .beeny‘impossible to get on 'thosground to secure them. Not many cattle are being fed in this sec- tion. 'Beans are quoted at $3.50; oats 370; potatoes $2.50; eggs 27c; butter .400; corn 700; wool 35c; clover seed $22; alfalfa $26; alsike $18.—-—B. Traverse Co., April 29.——At the pres- ent time very little has been done with spring work. Some are starting to plow or haul manure. of some crops Will be cut on account of the lateness of the season. Most farmers are planning to cut their acre- age of potatoes and raise radish seed instead. The condition of live stock is good. Hay is very scarce and high. The only products being marketed are potatoes, cream, and eggs. Hay brings $22; oats 40c; corn 50c; potatoes $2; cream 400; eggs 22o—F. H. Hillsdale Co., April 29.—-The weath- er is cold and wet. Only a small acre— age of oats has been sown to date. Fifty per cent of the plowing is yet to be done. Wheat is small but is look- ing good. A number of farmers are spraying their fruit trees. There is a larger sale of fertilizer in this sec- tion than usual. Stock is 'n good con- dition. Hay is scarce, wh e oats and corn are plentiful. A small amount of marketin is being done. Farmers are the performance of the state adminis- tration board—«E. R. G.‘ Marquette Co., April 26.—Roads are in very bad condition. There are some spots of bare ground in the fields. There are two feet of snow in the woods yet. About the usual acreage of crops will be planted. Feed is very scarce. Hay is selling around $25 per ton. Potatoes $2.25; eggs 35c; butter 450. We cannot tell yet the condition of wheat and rye—J. F. Chippewa Co., April 25,—The farm- ers have not yet started with their field work as the frost is not all out of the ground and considerable snow is in evidence. The acreage planted will be increased this year if weather con- ditions permit. Stock is looking good and lots of feed. Some farmers are shzrtGof clover seed and seed potatoes. Kent Co., April 22.-——Farming is gen- erally late, owing to weather condi- tions. Wheat is not looking well, hav- ing had a bad start last fall, and a. poor spring. Farmers are beginning to plow for spring crops. Heavy land is still wet. Live stock is looking good. Feed supply is getting a little short, especially hay. I do not think there will be much change in the amount of crops sown this spring.— St. Joseph Co., April 19.——More lime will be used here this spring than us- ual. About the same acreage of a1- falfa will be sown as last year. Very few products are going to market at this time. Rye brings 67c wheat $1.57; corn 72c; clover and alfalfa hay $16. Very little progress has been made by farmers on spring work. The average acreage of crops will be about normal. The weather has been cold and some spraying has been done. Live stock is in fair condition, with feed getting scarce—O. B. Lapeer Co., April 19.—-This has been a very backward spring and scarcely any field work has been done by farm- ers. The acreage of crops, with the exception of potatoes, will be about the same as usual. CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING This classified advertising department is established for the convenience of Michigan tarmac. Small advertisements brim best remit: under classified headings. Try it for want ads and for adver- tising, miscellaneous articles for sale or exehange. at classified rates. or in display columns at commercial rates. ~ Rates 8 cents a word, each insertion. on orders for less than four insertions; for four or more consecutive insertions 6 cents a word. Count as a word each abbreviations, Initial or number. No display type or Illustrations admitted. Remittances must accompany order. Live stock advertising has a separate-department and it not accepted at clauined. Minimum sharps 10 words. Poultry advertising will be run in this deoanment The acreage , busy Wih farm work and watching BREEDS Egg Laying Contest. FROM S. C. W. Leghorns, B Mating............. Mottled Anconas and Brown Leghorns -» . 'l , _garclenfiraig‘ , \\\~-\ Tancrecl Hollywood Barron White Leghorn \\ B AB Y c H I c K s MICHIGAN STATE ACCREDITED. Your success with poultry depends largely upon the quality of stock you select. Wyngarden Chicks are from pure-bred, production type hens with many high egg records. FIVE of our hens laid 270 Eggs at the 1925 Michigan International .. U. W. L,l ms, (3 Mating... ..... 6. a; 95:10 700 13.50 03.00 122 0.00 1150 53 100 Broiler Chicks (Not Accredited) . . . . . . . . . . 4. Wyngarden Farms & Hatchery, Box M, Zeeland, Mich " 31—4641 TEN birds 1924 Contest averaged 232 Eggs and finished THIRD place. TO Choose We alsS hatch Brown Leghoms and Anconas. FREE Catalog gives full information and tells why leading egg farmers choose Wyngnrden Strain Chicks. Send for copy. ORDER DIRECT AT THESE LOW PRICES. Special Prices for May 18th and 25th only. For Per Per Per I‘er Per Per Per Prices for June. 100 500 1.000 50 100 500 1000 50 S. C. W. chhorns. A Mating............. $8.30 $16.20 $70.50 $149 $7.25 $14.00 km; 3125 7 00 13.50 03.00 122 0.00 11.50 53 100 00 11.70 54.00 105 5.00 0.70 44 85 75 9.00 42. 00 4 00 7.00 35 70 RICH MAN'S (‘orn Harvester, poor man‘s price— only $25.00 with bundle tying attachment. Free cat- alog showing pictures of harvester. Box 528. Salim. Kans. FOR QUICK SALE—Price Right. 20—40 Rumely Oil Pull Tractor. 30-48 Advance Separator. Geo. G. Creel, Lyons. Mich. WANTED—“kill‘drilling machine. Joseph Walkely. Jackson. Mich. Rural Route. SEEDS AND NURSERY STOCK TOMATO PLANTS Earliana. Stone. Ronnie Best. Greater Baltimore, Red Rock. Fivc Varieties {‘ab- bage, three Pollard. Celery, Lettuce, Boots. Onions, Brussell Sprouts. Post paid, 100. 301': 300, 75c: 500, $1.00; 1000. $1.50. Not prepaid. 5,000, $4.50; 10,000, 8.00. Ruby Kim.r Pcmwr. l-Icn Plants: Post Paid, 100, 40:; 300, $1.00; 1,000, $2.25. 31055 Pack- ed. Satisfaction Guaranteed. I). l“. Jamison. Sum— mervillo, S. (J. FROST PROOF (‘ABBAGE AND TOMATO PLANTS hagen Market. Socozssion and Flat Dutch. Tomato. Bonnie Best, Earliana. Livingston Globe and Greater Baltimore. Prices. Pan-cl. Post Paid, 500, $1.50: 1,000, $2.50: 5,000 and over. express collect. $1.25 per 1,000. We guarantee to ship promptly a. good size plant that will please you. 'l‘il'ton Potato Co., 1110.. Tifton, Ga. (‘ABRAGE PLANTS, 5 Al‘RlflS. Ready June 1st. (‘opcnlmgcn Mark-4,\VukI-l‘h-lds. llulllu-ud, Flat Duh-ll. Prepaid. I00, 154-; 1200, $1.00; 500, $1.25: 1000, $220. Express. 5000. $7.50. Snowball (‘nuliflowcn 100, 70v; 500, $2.25: 1000, $1.00. Prepaid. Mo» packed. ('ritiI-ally asmrtcd. Guaranteed. lluy near lmmc grown W. J. Mi‘crs, R. 2, Massillon, Ohio. PLANTS Bonny 11081: and impron-d Baltimore to— mato, earl-r and [Mail 'r, lu-arcr known. (“hon-e plants damp moss [Micki-(I: aso Bermuda onion, 200. 50v; 500, $100: 1000, $1.75; 2000, $3.00. Leading varieties cahbagc, son, 50c: 500, 75c; 1mm. $1.25; 2000. $2.00. Prompt shipment Good condition delivery guaran- teed. Progrcss Plant (‘0., Ashburn. Georgia. FROSTPROOF CABBAGE. ONIONS. ALSO TOMA- TOES—Leading varieties. Immediate shipment. Strong, hardy plants, 100. 400: 500, $1.10: 1.000, $2.00. Post- paid. Express collect. 5,000, $6.25: 10,000, $12. Pep- per. 100, 50c: 1,000. $2.50. Pestpaid. East Texas Plant (‘o.. Ponta, Texas. VEGETABLE PLANTS -10 million ready. Cabbage, $1.00 thousand; Tomato. $1.50: Cauliflower, $4.00; Popper. $13.00. Cash. Prompt shipments, satisfaction guaranteed. Farmers’ Supply Company, Franklin. Virginia. fiWlu‘lu‘T POTATO l’LANTSA-uPuro Nancy Hall. South— rrn Queen, Porto Rico. Grown from nice hand- p’u-kcd, chemically~trczm-d sued, free from disease. Postpaid, 500 for $2; 1000 for $3.50. Expressed. $3.25 l‘i'l' 1000. Jesse Russell. R. 2, Bowling Green. Ky. VEGETABLE PLANTS shipped anywhere United States. Will ship prepaid mail, 50 Wakefield or All— head Cabbage Plants and 50 Bonnvbcst or Baltimore Tomato Plants (garden full) all for 50c. Cauliflower and Pepper Plants 050 hundred, prepaid. (‘arlisle Produce (‘o., Inn. Valdmm. Georgia. FROSTI’ILOOF CABBAGE PLANTS, leading varie- $12.50: popper, tomato, cauliflower, sweet potato. May, 'Juno dclivcn'. Satisfaction our motto, Maple Grove ' Plant Palms, Franklin. Va. 100 PEAl‘H, $10 UP Allwrta and few others; 100 Winter Apple, $15 up: 100 Montmorcncy Cherry. $18 up. yoarlings. 14 Grape, 10 (onward, 2 Red. 2 Vi'llllo. all 2731‘. 391,00 postnaid, :14 same. yearlings, $1.00 postpaid. Address (loblcs Nurseries. ‘Goblcs, )Iicll. B. Cook, 0wo»so, Mich, -——Varielies: Charleston and Jersey Wukr-flelds, Copcm- _ CERTIFIED IMPROVED ROBUST IiEANS--~~cholr‘e, hand picked, $0,510 pcr hundred I". O. B. Owosso.; bags free. Freight prepaid on flu. hundred 01- more. ‘écents apiece. Order curly. F. J. (‘llapmam North- A. Ville. Mich. POULTRY 'WHITE LEGHORN HENS and cockbirds now half price. 'Thousands of eight—week-old pullets. Also baby (‘IllPh’S and hatching eggs shipped quick. Trap— ndsted, pedigreed foundation stock, egg-bred 20 years. Winners at 10 egg contests. Catalog and special ,prlce bulletin free. I ship 1‘. 0. I). and guarantee ‘satisfaction. Geo. B.. Ferris, 034 Shirley, Grand JRapids, Michigan. ' DARK, White Cornish: Buff. Partridge l'owhlns; Langxllans, Brahmas; SII.~\I‘X. Polish; (‘amnim-x Hou- .dan.~.; Ilumlmrgs; Andullhiam, Spanish. Minon'as; {Javam Giants; Bantams; Turkeys; l)m-k~; Geese: iGuIm-aa State wants. Arthur .larv‘h, Wavclzmd, Ind. iBARRED PLYMOUTH ROCK EGGS for hatrhing. ‘from our heavy laying strain, $2.00 per 15, $5.00 per 350. $9.00 per 100. F. E. Foglo. OIIPIIIOS, Mich. ‘IIAT(‘HlNG_EGGS—417106 Rocks. Bufl' ()rpingtons. :Won Egg l'ontest. Circular. Walnut Ilill Farm. lMilford. Mich. 5500 VVHI'I‘E LEGIIORN Laying P1111019. $1.50. 0. ,A' Braman. Palo, Mich. [ENGLISH “'HITE LEGIIORN I’ITI.I.I‘ITS~—8 weeks. ism: 10 weeks. 95c. Ed. Kroodsma, chland. Mich. irons TOULOITSE GEESF. EGGS-«ten for $4.75. lLoyd Southworth. Allen, Mich. BABY CHICKS l lSl’EClAI. SALE»«Tancred and Tom Barron \V‘Iiim .l.cghorns. Parks’ Barred Rocks. S. C. R. I. ;Reds. We are now booking orders for our :specxal sale which starts May 22nd. Send for our ,VeI'y Instructive catalogue and this special Dl'll‘fl list today, and get your (‘hicks on time this your State Accredited. 100% l'ne delivery, and satisfaction guan lantocd. Bmmmcr 8: Frederickson Poultry Farms, Holland. Mich. l ,(‘IIll'KS *Folks. buy the best. Book order without 1rmnmanm: Prices, S. 1'. W. Leghoms. 120 each: B. Recks and II. .I. Reds. 140 each. 1000 lot In less each. all delivered 100%. “'6 are near you and Will please you with strong stook. Book order, we iin'lL ship on date wanted. Merrill Hatchery. Merrill, Ion. BABY CHICKS from stock all newly blood-rested for Bacillary White Diarrhea. Third year bloodtesting. Eight popular breeds. Hatchery State Accredited. (‘atalog and price list ready. Pierce Hatchery. .1ch ome. Mich. STURDY CHICKSr-r—Bfood tested for Bacillury \Vhite Diarrhea. also ‘State Accredited. Leghorn»; IIOI'IIS. Rods. and \Vhlte Wyandottes. Sunnybrook Poultrv llfarm. Hillsdale, Mich. l ;SUI’IClt~(lUAl.I’I'Y WHITE LEGHORN l‘HI(‘KS 0! lllcavy laymg. 35 years trapncstcd ancestry. ~pr1cos. ‘ ‘ . Pro-War (, atalog free. Missouri Poultry Farms. Box 110. Columbia. Missouri. 'IIll‘HARl)SON’S ROl‘KY RIDGE Barred Rock and “him Leghorn ('hlx. Rocks blood tom-d second time for Bacillary White Diarrhea. Ilzlnovcr. Mich. ,BABY (“HICKS AND EGGS—Superior Ringlet Barred Rocks. Rose (‘omb Reds, White Leghorns. Catalog. Wyndlmm’s Ideal Poultry Yards, 'l‘ifiln, Ohio. l BRED-TO—LAY BARRI‘II) llnl‘KS and Hanson White {Leghorn Chicks, blood tour-d. le-c 5mm. m,“ 500 $105. 1000 .11.. on pmtpaid' 10 000 express, ‘ price. on June (flll('ks_ None Inn”. Ascltlnc “NH”. let. our ll‘arm. Iiurlingamc, lrand Rapids, Mich. 5S. (‘. RUFF LEGHORN BABY CHICKS from State EAccredited Stock. Send for circular. J. W. Webster. Bath. Mich. l , . ,‘(YHH'hSe—State Accredited English White chhoms, ‘Rarrcd Recks and Black Minorcas. ,SIde Hatchery, R. 3, Holland, Mich. Circular. Hill- TURKEYS THOROUGHBRED Bourbon Rod Turkey Eggs. fifty I i . Ono Four one [four 10........80.80 88.40 86........82.08 86.84 1 ......... .88 8.64 87...”... 2.16 6.48 12...” .96 ass 88........ 8.84 6.78 18........ 1.04 8.18 .88 ole-cec- AII “Wu H. Special otic :‘¢;::::‘:.“.;;‘:: traded for' the Classified imam: mud rush this fits In dqnlin advonn affublizn flan dais. REAL ESTATE l20-ACRE FARM in rmrt region of Northeast Michigan, Clsymd Loam. Adjoins 300d town. Fair buildmss. Efiuse cast 82.500. -Woven Equipped for sheep. Spring creek with old beaver dam furnishes ideal site for beaver raising as advo- ’ cated by Govemmsnt.. 20 Acres valuable timber and wood. Can slve immediate possession 88. 5‘; half cosh. Address A. 'B. 00.. Michigan Farmer, Detroit. run. same—sq acre-”soil“ no m “a“; may. . - Denim 00. Write - . ‘Bose Cit! ’M lch.‘ antenna. Mich. 40 ACRES—Buick Six, Horses, 0 Cattle, Etr‘.‘ $500 2 Needed. Independence from start; on good road, con— venient RR. town and markets; 25 acres loam and rich muck. creek-watered, wire—fenced, valuable wood. timber. variety fruit: shaded li—room house, barn. garage. Settling affairs, if taken at once, only $1,700, $500 needed. Details pg. 58 big lllus. Spring (lat- alog. . Free. fitrout Agency. 205—B(‘ Kresge Bldg. DetrOIt, Mich. 80—ACRE FARM~buildings, Ivell, orchard. price $1.200. S. Tet-d. Administrator, Mesick, Mich. DAIRY AND TRUCK FARM with equipment. A glonefi-maker. Address F. M. Ferguson. New Smyrna. or a. (YOPI'INIIAGEN ('ABRAGI'? PLANTS. $1.00, 1000:.E Tomato, $1.00; Ruby King Pepper. $2.00; chct Po-T tam, $2.00; Onion, $1.00, Large open field grown! Prompt shipment. Quifman l'lam l‘o., Quitman, Ga. ‘ PLANTS. lcadim,r vain-Jim. open flcld grown. (‘ab—l hallo. $1.00, 1000; Tomato, $1.00; Ruby King Popper, $2.00. Prompt slIimm-nf. W. \V. “'illlamu. Fraulv. lin, Va. MILLIONS, Cabbage. Tomato and Onion Plants. $1. 1000. Catalogue free. Clark Plant 00.. 'l‘homasville. , Georgia. Sl'l‘X'IAL OFFER—For 20 days I will sell (‘umbcr— laud {aspborry for $10 per 1000; Dunlap Strawberry for $3.25 per 1000. Fred Stanley, Bangor. Mich. 4—— MISCELLANEOUS PRACTICAL MUSKRAT BREEDING—The latest treatise on, the subject. written by the manager of a successful ranch. Covers best pen plan in use. $1.50. Grass Lake Fur Farm. West Bram-h. Mich. CEDAR FENCE Poems in car lots, direct from for- est to user. Ask for delivered price. E. Doty. At— 11ml. Mich. - FARM ’MACHINERY ‘ FOB SALE—Kawahce Lighting Plant. 2 units. 4 Cyl. motors. 110 volts, D. C. 5 K. W. each 240 Amp. Battery. 80 cells. extra good condition. One unit never used. other um 1' yr; 2 Hp. motor included. A bargain. Write Richland Rural Agricultural School, PET STOCK BELGIAN Immcs pedigreed. 2 months old. $3.00 a. pair. George .Dufl'rin. Stephenson, Mich. TOBACCO IIOMESPUN TOBACCO: (‘lIcwimL flve 1b.. $1.50:tm. $2.50; smoking, live lb., $1.25; ten, 32: cigars; $2 for 50. guaranteed. Pay when nmeivcd. pipe free. How Carlton. Maxons Mills. Kentucky. HOMESPUN TOBACCO GUARANTEED—Chewlnz. five, pounds, 31.50; ten, $2.50. Smoking, ten, $1.50. Pipe free; pay when received. United Farmers. Bard- well. Kentucky. GUARANTEED TOBACCO—chewing or smoking, 5 lbs, $1.25: ten. $2; pipe free, pay when receivui. Farmers' Association. Maxon Mills. Kentucky. A. TURKEY EGGQ Thousands of them, all breeds. strictly pure—bred. Special price list free. Eastern Ohm Poultry Farm. Bcallsville, Ohio. {MAMMOTH BRONZE TURKEY EGGS. $10 per 10. Ralph 'Wlsc Nurseries, Plainu’cll, Mich. HELP WANTED .-.... om: AND worn—without children, about 40 years i will. man good milker and able to drive Ford Truck. lqu