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‘tions as to open seasons for the protection of





HE law recognizes that every man’s

. home is his castle. His right to defend





it against all intruders is unchallenged.

A large measure of the same right is granted

to industry. The owners of factories are pro-

tected by the law. Breaking and entering

them is a serious crime for which the law im-

poses a heavy penalty.





The_far_mer has no such protection. His

home is his castle, the same “as every_other

man’s. But he has no. rotection for his fac-





fish and game are numerous. Provisions for

the ropagating and planting by the state are

ma e the excuse for special privileges for

hunters and fishermen, but there is appar-

ently no thought for the protection of the

landowner.





It is time the tables were turned and ade-

quate protection given to the owners of farm

land against the rabble who flock to the coun-





tor .v His farm is a p ayground for sports,

un er the guise of sportsmen, during the open

season forihunting and fishing. The law does _

i , _. not make it a crime to enter his premises. There is no better time than the present to

l 1 , _ , , start an active campaign to bring about this



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try in automobiles and run over the farms

and their owners at Will.





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poses on him an/ igation. He must con-

spicuously post his land with “No Trespass”

Signs. Then, if he can identify the trespasser,

he has the doubtful privilege of bringing civil

suit a ainst him for damages. The damages

awar ed under the law, when the charge is

proven, may be as little as six cents.





 





This is the farmer’s only remedy. It is an

excuse for the trespasser, rather than protec—

tion for the landowner. His farm—your

farm, to which you hold title and deed—is

- really “No Man’s Land” so far as your right

to protect it during the “Open Season” is con-

cerned. You can politely ask the trespasser

if he won’t please get off; but you mustn’t

pull any rough stuff, lest the trespasser have

the law on you. ’





help to abate this nuisance and get a square

deal for farm owners at the hands of the next

legislature. Here is how you can help:





Write the Michigan Farmer, giving your

experiences with trespassing hunters and fish—

ermen. Tell other farmers through our col-

umns, what you are up against, and get ev—

erybody interested. Tell how these self—styled

sportsmen have disregarded your property

rights and insulted you, or members of your

family, and how the pot hunters have killed

the quail you have carefully fed. Then, when

candidates for the legislature seek your sup-

port, pledge them to support you in this

matter. ..





In future issues, every phase of this prob-





lem will be discussed. Follow these discus-

sions carefully and. give us your opinions re-

ideal that has survived from the time when garding them. This is your problem and we

. our pioneer forefathers subsisted on wild must all work together earnestlyand tireless-

‘ . ‘ game, while they started a “clearing” and ll; to solve it. Future articles Will show that



' 1 :5; made a little farm in the wilderness. Free t is program means real game protection as

1 ' . hunting and free fishin for the public is that well as the protection of the pro erly inher-

[ 51 ‘ idea]. It is being care ully fostered by pow- ent, but prekusly disregarde rights, of

' erful organizations under the guise of the farm owners.





This situation is the result of a beautiful
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SUMMARIZE WHEAT SITUATION.





N summarizing the wheat situation,



the bureau of agricultural econom-

ics says that present conditions point

to a good domestic demand and a fair

export inquiry for the 1926 crop of

winter wheat, which promises to be

much 'larger than last year's produc-

tion. Reserves in the United States

are likely to be unusually low when

the new crop comes on the market,

since the prospect of low prices for





 





wheat and flour to reduce their hold—

ings. European supplies of wheat. are

becoming small and reports indicate

that considerable imported wheat will

be required before the new crop be-

comes available.





 





HAUGEN BILL DEFEATED.





 





HE defeat of the Haugen bill by



a vote of 167 to 212 in the house

on May 21, has led to the quite gen-

eral conclusion of agricultural organ-

ization leaders in Washington that

there will be no farm relief legisla-

tion enacted during this session of

congress.



The fight for farm relief legislation

has now shifted to the senate. Both

Senator Gooding, of Idaho, and Sen-

ator McNa-ry, of Oregon, have given

notice that no adjournment can be

had until some definite legislation is

enacted.





 





ASK FOR SURVEY.OF CANAL

ACROSS NEW YORK.





 





I N spite of much opposition by inter-

ests favoring the St. Lawrence ship

canal route, the house rules and har-

bors committee has reported out the

provision in the waterways bill au-

thorizing a survey of the all-American

canal across New York state from

Lake Erie and Ontario to the Hudson.





 





PLAN CONFERENCE FOR AGRICUL-

TURE AND INDUSTRY.





 





HE National Industrial Council, at



its session in Washington adopted

a resolution approving the holding of

a general conference between the rep-

resentatives of the manufacturing in-

dustries and agriculture. Among the

agricultural leaders participating in

this meeting were C. A. Dyer, of Ohio;

W. J. Thompson, of Maine; Sherman

J. Lowell, of New York; Dr. T. C. At

keson, of the National Grange, and

Chester Gray, legislative director of

the American Farm Bureau Federa-

tion. All of these men were favorable

to the calling of a get-together confer-

ence. It is proposed to set up an ex-

ecutive committee of‘Washington rep-

resentatives to arrange for the invita-

tions to the conference and decide as

to the time and place of meeting.





 





SWEET CLOVER HAY OFFERS

PROBLEM.





 





; HE recent sudden increase in the

growing of sweet clover in the

northern states has drought many in-

quiries to federal hay inspectors and

to hay dealers regarding the market-

ing of baled sweet clover hay, say

specialists of the department of agri-

culture. The acreage of sweet clover

available for harvesting this year is

the largest ever known, yet sweet clo-

ver hay is not held in high favor in





. the leading hay markets and dealers





report much difficulty in disposing of

the sweet clover hay consigned to

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poor quality is laid to the carelessness

in harvesting and in the nature of the

crop itself. Animals may bleed to

death from internal or external hem—

orrhage when fed spoiled second-year

sweet clover hay, according to the de-

partment’s investigators. The depart-

ment of agriculture reports that no

official standards or grades have been

established for sweet clover hay and





no such grades are contemplated for





the immediate future.





ORGANIZE'TO PREVENT FIRES ON

FARMS.





 





'l‘ the recent annual meeting of



, the National Fire Protection Asso-

ciation a special committee on farm

fire prevention was organized. The

farm organizations, insurance compa‘

nies and other interested groups will

be represented on'this committee. Its

primary object is to encourage fire

prevention on farms. It will study and

promote activities bearing on three

phases of the problem, reduction of

fire hazard, simple fire protection

equipment for the farm, and organ-

ized rural fire protection districts.





SOLDSERS FAVOR POULTRY RAIS-

ING.





 





OULTRY keeping is the favorite



course of instruction with disabled

veterans, according to the United

States Veterans' Bureau. Diplomas are

now being sent to a large group who

have completed training courses de-

signed to fit them for useful occupa-

tions.



It is remarkable, says the bureau

chief, how those specializing in poul-

try predominate, and how successful

those trained by the bureau are in

winning prizes for their flocks in poul-

try shows, and in handling commer-

cial poultry plants.





The military branches of our gov-

ernment are the largest consumers of

optical glass in the country.





OUR NEW HIRED MAN—ELEC

TRICITY.





Miss Aggie Culture fell behind,

And could not seem to gain;

Tho night and day she racked her





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And tried with might and main.





 





A hundred million mouths to feed,

Also, some millions more,



And, all the world demanding help;

It made poor Aggie sore.





And, Aggie’s help discouraged grew,

As things kept getting worse;



And she could naught else do.’

But cry, or growl, or curse.





But. just then, Elec Tricity

Came shooting down the road,

And lightning like, he got beneath

Poor Aggie’s heavy load.





He warmed her rooms in winter time,

And cooled them when ’twas hot;

He washed the clothes and ironed



them, too

And boiled the coffee pot.





He lighted up the house and ham,

And warmed the broader chicks;

He mitigeg the cows, and ground the



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And killed the mice and ticks.





The eggs increased, the herds grew

at,

And Aggie changed her tune,

For now, the work of every day

Was finished up at noon.





She wedded Elec Tricity,

And now, she lives in Clover,

With every day a honey-moon

And all her troubles over.





And Elec seems so glad to fit

Into the situation;



He’s everywhere, and all the time,

He fills each obligation.





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QUALITY

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the the Hay Crop Properly





Extension Me” Have 4/ Manage for Me T/Ioumm/y W50 Grow Ame/ya

By L. D. Kurtz





AY buyers in this state are find-

ing it diii‘icult to secure good

grades of bay for their markets.

The usual method of handling hay lets





'unost of the desired ingredients get





away before the crop is even stored in

,the barn- The leaf surface and the

greencolor of the hay, as well as ma-





- turity, all play an important part in





the "quality” of hay and, at the same

time, are the most easily destroyed.

The hay crops are the most neglect-





‘ .ed and carelessly handled, yet one of





',the most important of our crops. This

,is especially true of our legume crops

which are characterized by their high

content of crude protein, and therefore

serving especially for muscle building





, and other protein tissues of the body.





Alfalfa being the king of legumes,

needs a little more special attention

in methods employed in its handling,

so that the best quality of hay may

be secured. Its small leaf surface,





“,when compared to its stern, needs to





”be protected from‘ the direct rays of

otherwise. it becomes

very brittle and shatters easily. With-

,ln these leaves lies most of the feed-

ing value of the entire plant. The

(stems, on the other hand, are large

and coarse, with a large. percentage

’of moisture of the plant locked up

within them. This moisture must be

discarded if one is to have hay to

keep in storage.





Direct rays of sunlight, rain or oth— _





er seasonal conditions have a detri-





. mental effect on the green color—so





desired in legumes, and especially in

Color alone will put $5.00 to

$10 on the market value of a ton of

alfalfa.



This very important factor, which





is known as "quality” in hay, can be

conserved only by proper curing meth-

ods—methods that will cure the hay

and still save the leaf surface, con-

serve the green color and, at the same

time, dry the hay so that it will not

"mow burn."



Curing hay is an art that cannot be

entirely discussed in hooks. Many who

are growing large acreages of alfalfa

already know that the leaf surface and

green color of the hay are highly de-

sirable qualities to have, but their





problems have been to actually keep

these in the cured hay when it is

handled with labor—saving implements.



The Farm Crops Department of

Michigan State College has realized

what alfalfa growers are up against

in regard to handling such an import—

ant crop and conserving those valu-

able ingredients of the hay. Curing

of hay is an art that can be shown

only by actual field demonstrations

where the hay is handled by this so-

called “new” system of hay curing





 





 





In the Swath the Leaves Are Exposed to the Sun,





Buried; Whereas,





While the Stems Are

Good Haymaking Requires that These Conditions be

Reversed.





with the



vices.

Many have beer. discussing the ad-



vantages and disadvantages of the





improved labor-saving de-





methods employed under such a sysa





tem of hay making, and often wonder

wherein lies the real advantages of

these new left-hand rakes. The only

real way to determine for one’self is

to see such implements in actual oper-

ation, so that each step in the curing

process can be made clear. It is not

always safe to depend on the argu»

ments of a machinery salesman as to

advantages possessed by a certain

line of tools over competitive lines.

Value of Left—hand Rakes.



The new left-hand rakes have been

developed because they are able to do

a better job of handling green alfalfa.

They are so constructed that they

work more directly against the heads

and develop a Windrow that places a

major portion of the stems on the out—

side. This gives the leaves a chance

to go right on evaporating moisture

from the alfalfa plant. When this hay

is cured and ready to haul, one has

hay that he need have no fears as to

what it will look like when he feeds

it out next winter.

~“Hay Days” will be held in nineteen

counties this summer, where hay cur-

ing demonstrations of this “new"

method will be in operation. Anyone





desiring to see what: there is to such a '





system can do so by attending such a

“Hay Day” in any of the following





counties: Jackson. Washtenaw, Liv-

ingston, St. Clair, 'I‘uscola, Saginaw,

Clinton, Barry. Allegan, Van Buren,





Kent, Newaygo, Midland, Eaton, Otse~

go, Antrim, Charlevoix, Ionia and

Sanilac.





From Poverty to Song





Haw [66 “Most Enligétma/ flgrz’c‘u/tum/ Paley/aria” in Me Mr/z ” was Developed





A, LITTLE more than one-half of a





century ago, Denmark was in a



terrible condition, both, econom-

ically and socially. These conditions

were due to the wars that she had

passed through. The Napoleonic era

left this country in a bankrupt condi-

The prolonged resistance to

Prussia resulted in aloss of about two-

fifths of her entire area. The death

rate of the people was high, and it

was said that tuberculosis was quite

prevalent, and illiteracy was common.

Denmark was a grain growing country

and had to compete with the United

States and Canada in the world mar—

ket. Her live stock was of inferior

quality, as well as were the various

products produced.





Today Denmark is an agricultural

fairyland, with an area of 10.7 million

acres, 7.4 million acres of which are

She has a million

agricultural workers; 206,000 land

holdings; 1.5 million cows; 1.8 million

pigs, and 19.1 million chickens. She





- supplies about one-third of the butter





to the world market, nearly one-half





of her bacon and eggs to Great Brit~





ain. an be the most enlightened ag-





 





."holidays the people appear to enjoy

’ themselves immensely.





By M. M.





try in the world. Her social condi-

tions and her cooperative buying and

selling methods are the wonder and

study of hundreds of students from

many countries yearly.



When one enters Denmark from

Germany, he is at once favorably im-

pressed by the general conditions of

the country. The farmsteads are neat,

everything is in order, there is no rub—

bish, there are no implements exposed

to weather conditions. Very often the

surroundings are landscaped, the hous-

es are whitewashed at least once in

two years, and near the sea coast the

cows that are grazing in the fields are

blanketed. When one travels on the

railways, he observes that over much

of the right-of-way, pine trees have

been planted and are kept in good

condition. As I stated above, Den-

mark impresses‘one as being an agri-

cultural fairlyand.



One does not see, as he does in Ber-

lin and other German cities, statues

of great warriors. It is obvious that

Denmark is a peace-loving nation.‘ On





. I have seen

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sions. They were well dressed, the

picture of health, as a whole, and re-

fined. The children and the grown—up

people of Denmark appear to be court-

eous, not only to visitors, but to, each

other as well.



There are only two thousandths of

one per cent of the people in Denmark

who are illiterate—thanks to her edu-

cational system. In an educational

way Denmark owes much to the vis-

ion uf Mr. Kold, because he started

the people’s high school movement for

adults. According to Dr. R. Kampp,

in the “World Agriculture,” the high

school movement, which started in a

very modest way some seventy years

ago, when an old farm building was

altered to give room for a school

where a few grown—up sons of farmers

spent a winter studying under the

leadership of that remarkable man,

Mr. Kold. The aim of these schools

is to broaden the mind of the pupils,

to teach them individual thinking, and

to make them see the joy of life and

the ‘joy of work in a“ ”simple and mod-

est way, as well as to encourage their

patriotism. ,



The new national (movement, which





 





arose after the loss

was greatly supported by the high

schools. As one of the results, a large

number of national songs were added

to the old folk sings. T’he singing

of these songs became a special fea—

ture in the daily life at the schools.

And from the fields, where the farm-‘

hand is digging large mangels, and

where the lad is driving his team from

behind the plow, or from the milkmaid

in the stable, sound the tunes of the

old'national songs in praise of the

land with the broad, undulating plains,

the light green beech-forests, and the

sweet smelling clover fields. There

are sixty-five of these people’s high

schools. With the exception of three,

they are located in the country dis—

tricts.



There are twenty-two agricultural

schools in Denmark, the enrollment

ranging from twenty to three hundred

pupils. They have farms in connec-

tion with the schools, where the scien-

tific as well as the practical aspects of

agriculture are studied by the pupils.

The courses last from six to nine

months for a period of two years. In

addition, short courses are offered on

a great variety of subjects. It is in-

teresting to note that all of these



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More dren have been

qu L found to thrive and

l ' ‘8’ gain weight and do

Tobacco better class work





when they have a

mid-morning lunch of milk, many fac-

tories and business concerns have

tried the same plan for their adult em-

ployes. The results have been encour-

aging, says a report recently received.





The workers no longer get hungry

in the middle of the morning, slow

down their work and watch the clock.

They use less tobacco, and the work

is done more efficiently. Moreproduc-

tion and less sickness makes this plan

appeal to the executives as does the

altruistic motive of promoting greater

happiness through better health. In

other words, wlmt’s sauce for the gos-

ling is sauce for the gander.





The farm is an ever-ready source of

supply for this nature’s health food.

A mid—morning glass of cold milk from

the thermos jug, carried back to the

field, undoubtedly would have the

same refreshing, stimulating effect for

the man behind the plow. At least,

it would be well worth trying.





T the northern‘



most point of the

domains of the Unit-

ed States, far within

the Arctic Circle, lies

Point Barrow, a sta-

tion from which one of the several

polar expeditions is operating. During

the establishment of a base at this

point, one of the aviators learned of

a. nurse who was suffering from ty-

phoid fever. Her recovery was prob-

lematical, due largely to the fact that

she had to subsist upon the usual

mid-winter ration of dried and pre-

served food. On his next trip the

aviator brought all the way from Fair-

banks a box of fresh fruit. and be





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tions of the trip to see the nurse's

face light up as he delivered the box.



The benefits derived in this case

from the use of fresh fruits illustrates

how essential it is to the proper func-

tioning of the body, particularly when

it is fighting against the ravages of

disease, to have certain highly vita-

mized foods. In too many farm homes

there is, during the winter seasons, a.

general lack of this type of food.



More “dishes” from the garden and

orchard will go far in keeping the

family in better health throughout the

year. Parents should take their re-

sponsibility in this matter more keen-

ly. The farm garden and the farm or-

chard should not be neglected to the

degree that they now are. A little

work in these departments of the farm

may not only avoid doctor bills, but

may multiply a hundred fold the hap~

piness and contentment of those on

,the farm.





UCCEISS in farm-

A . ing often becomes

a habit. The success-



Matter of

. . ful man uses farming

Habit methods which have





proven successful. Of

course, soil and other natural condi-

tions favorable to success. may make

it easy, but; proven methods of farm-

ing are quite certain to produce good

results, even where conditions are not

the most favorable.



Undoubtedly a greater portion of

those not getting satisfactory results

from their farm operations have yet

to be convinced that certain methods

will produce better results than those

they are now using. At least, if they

are convinced, there is some factor,

undoubtedly preventable, which is

keeping them from following success-

ful ways.



There is no difficulty in finding the

way to more profitable farming. The

county agents and the college field

men are always ready to help one get

on the right track. And the farm pa-

pers, also, offer many valuable sugges-

tions. A prominent agricultural edu-

cator has said: “The great difficulty

is to get people to change wrong prac-

tices for right ones, because it neces-

sitates the giving up of old habits for

new ones."



Recent data from the United States

Department of Agriculture shows that

this is not as difficult as one would

think. It has been found that seventy-

five per cent of the farmers in states

where extension service is available

have adopted new and improved meth.

ods recommended by state agricultur-

al authorities. Suggestions found in

the agricultural press have brought

improvements on sixty-eight per cent

of the farms. This shows that the

farmer has established the habit of

being alert to suggestions for improv.

ing his farming methods.





HE demand for



Demand quality is most

generally greater



Fo’: than the supply. But

Quality with the recent in-





crease in the stand-

ard of living, the quality demand has

increased immeasurably.



We need but to look back in history

to learn that the choicest viands were

only for the aristocrat, but since the

spirit of democracy has prevailed, all

people, including the most humble

laborers, often avail themselves of the

best food products obtainable.



The demand for quality is so great

that one almost wishes that some gen-

ius would develop an all-porterhouse

steak cow, or a breed of pigs that

were all pork-tenderloins. The fact

that the greatest problem of the butch-

er nowadays is to get rid of the lower

quality of meats, indicates how much

such an impossible type of animal

would be in demand.



We all delight in choice foods of all

kinds, for it is but human to enjoy

the best. This results in a larger de-





mand for quality products than we





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The problem of producing/quality in '

foodstuffs is’distinctly an agricultural

one, for only on the term can quality

in milk, meat, eggs, fruit, and vege-

tables be produced. And he can only

hope to put quality in his products by

better production methods.



This thought, it seems, should sug-

gest the unlimited possibilities for im-





provement in farm production—in oth-





er words, that there is still a great

future for farming.





REPORT has just





Keep _ reached this oi!-

U the flee from the Lan-

p . sing-Ingham Cow

T881018 Testing Association.





This association has

been functioning for three years. The

average butter-fat production of its

cows for the first year was 245

pounds; the second year it advanced

to 275.7 pounds, and the past year it

was 313.9 pounds. Certainly increases

like this are worth while, and, no

doubt, a very large part of the gain

was due to the influence of the tester.



At the end of the first year's work

in nearly every cow testing associa-

tion, the question of continuing the

work is a. foremost one with many

members. While it would be natural

to think that the greatest advance-

ment would be made during the first

year. the worth-while progress of a.

permanent character is made only af-

ter years of testing work.





In the first place, the dairyman finds

that the seasons are not alike. He

has new conditions to meet; his cows

grow older; young heifers are coming

into milk; new cows are introduced

into the herd; a diflerent combination

of feeds result from variation-in the

seasons. In fact, the dairyman who

is making an effort to incorporate effi-

cient methods in his business finds

an ever changing situation to meet.





The tester produces facts for meet-

ing these new conditions. A knowl-

edge of the amount and quality of

feeds consumed, and of the perfor-

mance of the individual cows are es-

sential to the intelligent handling of

highly developed dairy animals.

Further, as the dairyman continues

for a long term of years to eliminate

the poorer animals from the herd, he

naturally will produce heifers of great-

er milking capacity, thus further im-

proving his herd. So the man who

continuously supplements his own

knowledge with the definite informa-

tion that a tester can furnish, is in a

position to keep his cows producing

at their best.





ROP reports indi-





Push cate that the pres-

the out season is from



one to three weeks

Crops late. This backward





condition exists

throughout the country. It suggests

the strong probability of a shortage of

agricultural products this fall.



The chief danger from a backward

season is that crops may not fully ma-

ture. Much of the corn, for instance,

is likely to be unsound when killing

frosts arrive. Can the farmer do any-

thing to increase the chances of se-

curing a fully matured crop? In this

respect the results of some recent‘ex-

periments are interesting.





Tests made in Indiana showed that

com on unfertilized land yielded 13.2

bushels, with 6.5 bushels unsound;

whereas, in thessame field, the plot

fertilized with a complete fertilizer

yielded 43.2 bushels, of which only 4.2

bushels were unsound. In Iowa a plat

without fertilizer grew 34.9 bushels

per acre, with 23.9 bushels soft. On

an adjacent lot where manure, lime,

and acid phosphate had been applied,

the yield was 63.3 bushels, with only

7.6 bushels soft. Similar results were

found in tests cOnducted in Delaware

and Ohio. The chief agronomist at

the Ohio station says that the/ma.-





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tier of states will not be planted be

fore the first of June. Only a long

favorable growing period after that

time will give a mature crop unless

the most favorable soil conditions

have been provided. This promises,

therefore, to be a year when the user

of properly compounded plant foods

will realize a larger profit than usual

from his fertilizer investment.





VERY little while





What a newspaper in--

forms us that another



0’: the, world's record has

Future. been broken. Recent





ly in one week the

north pole was passed twice. An au«

tomobile is being built to travel 272

miles an hour.



In agriculture, production records

are also being surpassed. A few

years ago, the record milk production

was 27,000 pounds. The present rec-

ord is over 35,000 pounds. And it

won't be long before we may hear of

a hen that laid an egg every day in

the year.





There is no limit to accomplishment.

No one can rest content with their

present laurels. The future holds big

possibilities in every line of activity.-





An Open [Wind





E and Sam Johnson was havin’

a discusshun about bobbed hair

the other day, and about the only

thing we convinced each other of Was

that we couldn’t convince each other.



I says. “Sam, let’s cut it short and

be friends.” Sam says, “No, I ain’t

even fer bobbed discusshuns." And

I says, “Well, you kin have it as long

as you like, I’m cuttin’ it off right now.

See you again sometime, Sam.”



I told Sam he ain’t got no open mind

or I’d convince him. And Sam says

that’s the trouble

with me. Seems

like it’s? always

the one you can't

convince What

ain’t got a open

mind. But of

course, everybody

is willing ta. ad-

mit his mind is a

open one.



Really, a open

mind is as scarce as hens’ teeth—-

there hardly ain’t no such thing. Fer

inst, me and Sam, in discussin" bob<

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make our point, which we don't make.-

Fer that reason, discusshuns don’t go

nowhere. "





’Cause minds ain’t open, it takes a.

long time for things ta get into 'em.

New facts is gotta pry their way inta.

minds/cause they're closed. But af-

ter they force their way in, they're

generally in ta stay.



Now, for inst, it ain’t necessary ta.

work so hard, but I simpully can't

get it inta Sofie’s head. She works her

head off and thinks I gotta do the

same. I’m fer conservashun 0' energy,

and I'd use all the energy I got ta





convince folkses energy’s got ta be'





conserved.

It's funny how set folks are. There’s

Adolf Swanson, who’s absolutely con-

vinced these modern conveniences is

makin’ people lazy, and is spendin' his

time settin' around the cracker barrel

tollin’ folkses about it, While his wife

is takin’ in washin' ta. make a livin’.

He don’t even wring the clothes fer

her, ’cause he don’t want her ta get

lazy. Meanwhile, she's wearin' her-

self out while Adolf is rustin’ out,

'cept his jaw and that works pretty

good, che‘win' terbacker and talkin'.

But I noticed his failing ’cause he ain't

so good at spittin' as he used ta be‘.

Now, if you folkses‘don’t agree with

me on this open-minded business, Til

know you ain’t open-minded” ’





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L‘ANT beans" is one of the im-

P portant jobs on the farmer’s cal-



endar for June. How many acres

will be devoted to this crop is still a

matter of conjecture. Comments on

what the acreage may be, as well as on

what it should be, are timely.



Having been more profitable than

many other crops in the three years

preceding 1925, the bean acreage has

steadily increased. Last year, the

area was the largest ever planted, with





' the ”exception of 1917 and 1918. Be—





cause at a favorable growing season,

the yield per acre was twelve per cent

above the average. As a result, a crop

of 19,590,000 bushels was grown, the

largest on record, and twelve per cent

greater than in 1918, the previous rec-

ord year.



The following table, giving the yield

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weather damage, the market started

on the downward trend, which lasted

until a month or six weeks ago, when

a moderate rally occurred. On May

22, these beans were quoted at $4.40

per hundred pounds, as compared with

$5.50 at the corresponding time last

spring. Current prices are said to be

the lowest at this time of year since

1914, with the exception of 1921. They

are not much lower than in May, 1924,

however.



The production of the Great North-

ern bean, which is grown chiefly in

Ohio, Montana and \Vyoming, has

made rapid strides during the past

few years, and the 1925 crop was the

largest on record. Previous to this

season, increased production of these

beans had been absorbed at prices

equal to, or higher than, those prevail—

ing for pea beans. But, the harvest





 





 





 





 





 





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Intended for Other Crops will be Planted to Beans Because of the Late-





ness of the Season.





and the average for the past five

years, shows where the principal in-

creases have occurred:





1925 1924 1920-1924



Bushels. Bushels. Bushels.



Mich. .. 8, 289, 000 6,447,000 4,896,000

Cal. 4,5,70 000 2,417,000 3,815,000

001. 2,240,000 952,000 689,000

- Idaho . . 1,584,000 1,268,000 625,000

' N. Y. 1, 426, 000 2,015,000 1,409,000

U S. 19 590, 000 14,865,000 12,482,000





While the heavy rains, early frost





I and snow caused severe damage to





the 1925 crop at harvest time, the sup-

ply suitable for fobd was estimated at

close to 18,000,000 bushels, or about

3,000,000 bushels more than in 1924,

and more than in any previous year.

The thirty per cent decrease in the

yield in New York, shown in the fore-

going table, was due to this unfavor-

able weather.



Besides the large domestic produc-

imports since last summer have

.exceeded exports, as is true practical-

ly every year. Considering the im-

ports and exports to date, and making

due allowance for the probable bal-

ance of trade in the remainder of the

season, total supplies of beans avail-

able for domestic consumption during

the current crop year, undoubtedly





_ were the largest on record.





More than fifty per cent of the Unit-

ed States bean crop consists of the

white varieties. Last year, two mil-

lion bushels more White beans were

raised than in 1924. Three—fourths of

this increase was produced in Mich-

Because of the heavy pickage

and the reduced crop in New York, the





_' supply of recleaned white beans in

the two states was about the same as





in 1925. Nevertheless, partly because

of greater competition from other va-

rieties, prices have averaged lower





' than for, the 1924 crop.





The market advanced fpllowing the

unfavorable weather last October,

until Michigan choice hand- picked

whites climbed as high as $5. 30 per

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of nearly two million bushels last fall,

which was a third more than in 1924,

could be consumed only at lower pric-

es. The farm price in the three prin~

cipal producing states on December 1,

the latest available date, averaged

$2.92 a bushel, compared with $3.65

on December 1, 1925.



Pinto beans, which represent about

one-eighth of the total United States

bean crop, are grown mostly in C01-

orado. The 1925 harvest in that state

of 2,128,000 bushels, exceeded the pre-

vious one by more than a million

bushels. The pinto bean is a-dry—land

crop, with production largely depend

ent upon weather conditions. In spite

of a reduced acreage in Colorado last

spring, the heavy yield was made pos-

sible by favorable weather. Prices

have ruled considerably lower than for

the 1924 crop.





Producers have sold reluctantly on

the declining market, and it is be

lieved that, in most sections, they hold

more beans than is usual at this sea-

son. Carlot shipments from Michigan

since September have been more than

a thousand cars larger than in the cor-

responding period last season, but this

represents only a third of the increase

in production. Shipments for the en-

tire country to date have totaled 14,-

413 cars, compared with 11,730 cars

last year.



Canner demand is practically at a

standstill, and may not show much

a‘ctivity before the new crop is avail-

able. Consumer demand for dry beans

usually slumps during hot weather,

and even the comparatively low prices

are not likely to keep it above normal

this summer. That a larger quantity

of beans than usual will be carried

over into the next crop year appears

quite certain.





This suggests that a reduced crop

would be desirable this year unless

growers are willing to accept lower

prices than they received for the 1925

crop The unsatisfactory returns on

the 1925 crop would logically be ex-





 





   





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age. However, the backwardness of

(the season, especially in Michigan,_ is





. likely to mean a smaller acreage of





early, spring-sown crops, and an in-

creased acreage of beans, because of

their later planting season. Thus does

the weather often frustrate the wise

adjustment of production to probable

demand. -



The United States Department of

Agriculture makes the following rec-

ommendations or suggestions, as to

bean acreage:



”With an average season and aver-

age yield and quality, a planted acre-

age in Michigan and New York in

1926, equal to eighty per cent of the

acreage planted in 1925, would pro-

duce a crop of cleaned beans about

equal to that of 1925, which appears

to be sufficient to meet- present de-

mands. The decline in the price of

Great Northern beans should be suffi-

cient warning against too rapid ex-

pansion in the acreage of this type.”





STUDY PRODUCTION INFLUENCES

ON MILK PRICES.





 





AN economic study of the relation

of price structure of the Philadel-

phia milk market to farm manage-

ment in the area is being made by the

Pennsylvania State College of Agricul-

ture in cooperation with the Federal

Bureau of Agricultural Economics.

The object is to study the influence of

the price of milk on the production of

milk under different farming condi-

tions, and the relation of the price

structure to the types of farming.





WANT NATIONAL MILK STAND-

ARDS.





 





T the annual conference of state



health officials with the United

States Public Health Service, a uni-

form milk standard for the nation,

which is now in use in eight states,

was endorsed. The object of this

movement is to improve the quality

of milk, and encourage greater milk

consumption. Pasteurization of milk

will also be encouraged.





GERMANS AIDgGRAIN TRADERS.





 





‘HE German Reichstag has passed

a bill granting a loan of $7,150,000





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‘ composed of farmers, fertilizer synda-

. cates and others, according to W. A.

j Schoenfeld,

‘ commissioner at Berlin. The company

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German agriculture profitable, and to

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SAVING THE LEAVES ON ALFALFA

HAY.





 





I N making alfalfa hay the problem

is to save the leaves. The leaves

are the most nutritious part of the

plant. The Crops Department of the

Michigan State College, has devised a

way of making alfalfa hay which re-

duces labor, and to a large degree pre-

vents the shattering of the leaves.

Their method requires a specially de-

vised left-hand side delivery rake and

a hay loader.





Arthur Shepard, of Charlevoix coun-l

’ ty, was not acquainted with the meth»





ods employed by the college, but he

had worked out one well suited to his





direction to “dawn “which the mower

was drawn, the stalks of the alfalfa

plants would largely be left on the

outside of the windrow where they

would dry more quickly, while the

leaves would berolled toward the cen-

ter and bottom. The result of this

practice is that the hay has a higher

feeding value. Although Mr. Shepard

bunches the hay and lets it stand for

a few days before hauling, he finds

that this simple change of driving the

team on the rake around the field in

the opposite direction to the mower,

saves much high quality feed. Farm<

ers witlwut the more expensive equip—

ment, or those who have too little al«

falfa to justify its purchase, can well

afford to try Mr. Shepard’s stunt—W.





 





 





News of the Week





Lieut. George H. Goddard, a McCook

awator, plans to ascend 30,000 feet at

Dayton, Ohio. and will attempt to pho-

tograph Detroit 218 miles away. Cit-

ies 150 miles away have already been

photographed from the air.





A Camden, N. J., real estate oper-

ator who did a $50,000,000 business

last year, went into bankruptcy re~

Gently, With even less than the eighty~

five cents with which he started his

fortune.



The coal lock-out in England, which

has lasted over twenty-four days is

bringing about 4,000,000 to face star-

vation.



“Siamese Twins” were born to Mr.

and Mrs. Medich, of South Bend. Indi-

ana recently. They are girl babies

and are joined together so that they

face each other. ,



Fifty thousand “reds” paraded in

Berlin, Germany, on May 23, without

any demonstration, or trouble.



Drought is so serious in the Philip-

pine Islands that the Catholic hier-

archy of the islands has instructed the

Catholic clergy to pray for rain. There

has been no rain for five months, and

heat has been excessive. Fresh water

is getting scarce.



The women Fascists of Italy are not

permitted to wear black skirts. as has

been the custom, because black is a

symbol of virility and the fighting

splrit. The Fascist officials want their

women to remain womanly, good, gen-

erous and full of piety.



The young men of the Goshen High

School, of Middleton, New York, have

decided to let their beards grow as a

protest against boyish bobs and smok«

mg by girls.



A twelve-year-old girl will graduate

from the Gardner High School in New

York. She is Ellen E. Benson, who

atlfive years of age started to write

3. es.





“Mellie” Dunham, the/ Maine fiddler

made famous by Henry Ford, has at

last quit his vaudeville tour to go

home and fish.



Paris, France, is so short of ser-

vants that a petition was recently sent

to the Poor Law Department asking

permission to take orphans into the

homes to train as servants. The pe‘

tition was refused.





President Coolidge has authorized

the use of state and municipal officials

in the federal prohibition service.



Miss Evangeline Booth, national

commander of the Salvation ArmY.

has been seriously ill but is recover-

mg.



Napoleon’s villa on the Island of

Elba will be restored by the Italian

government.



The population of New York was

estimated by the United States Cen-

sus Bureau at 5.924.000; Chicago, 3,~

048,000; Philadelphia, 2,008.00; De-

troit, 1,290,000.



The department of commerce an.

nounced that 1,41 742 autos and

trucks were produce by the auto fact

tories of this country during the first

three months of this year. This breaks

previous production records.



Arthur LaFluer, a vaudeville actor,

drove his automobile 1,170 miles with‘

out a license plate on it before being

stopped. He bought the car In Chi-

cago and was recently stopped in Ja-

maica, N. Y.



Abd-el-Krim, the Bit rebel leader,

has surrendered hims If and his fam«

ily to the French, th s ending five

years of war in Morocco.



An increase in the sale of American:

cars in France broke the strike of

20,000 auto Workers in the Renault

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. just bought a bushel of potatoes, for





' which I paid the small sum of $2.75.

Naturally, I have vowed to plant more





- potatoes this year, and naturally, too,





, many others have made the same vow.

We may expect potatoes next year to

- show an over-production, with conse-

quent low prices. This is a biennial

Occurrence, but the wonder is, that

our potato growers do not see it. It

has occurred time and again, as I

know to my cost. Last time this hap-

pened, a young man in our county

mortgaged his farm to buy seed pota-





‘ toes at a very high price, and planted





many acres. That was about the only

crop he did have,_ and that fall his





, spuds sold for next to nothing, so he





found himself head over heels in debt.





I wonder _why potatoes do best on

new ground? Is it because of the

ashes from the clearing, because of

the long accumulated humus in the

soil, or just 'why is it? I do know that

our county does not raise good pota-

toes, or enough of them, and I suspect

that it is because our soils are so old.

Our clay soils are infested with nema-

todes—wireworms, we call them—and

our sand soils are deficient in humus,

while there is not enough manure to

go around.



Despite the propaganda, no sweet

clover is grown around here as a soil

builder, although it grOws rank along

our roadways, which have been im-

proved with stone. The limestone dust

blown from the stone roads makes the

sweet clever line our highways. We

are beginning to raise more alfalfa,

but there is a little complaint that

cows will not eat the coarse stems

from the first cutting—Reber.





 





NEWS-IN BRIEF.





 





Tests at the college show that an

average of only seventy-four per cent

of last year’s seed corn germinates.





 





One-half of the bean crop in the



' United States is of the white varieties.



Seven per cent of it is red kidney, and

.ten per cent cf it is lime.





 





Only one county in the UnitedStates

is completely free from scrub and

grade bulls, and that is Union county,





' Kentucky. An official count showed

- .that there were 140 pure-bred bulls in y



the_ county. The last scrub was sold ’

I. Eto the butcher on April 22.





 





A freak chick was born on the farm

of Mrs. Bulah Schultz, near Sparta.

'It had four legs, three wings and two

bodies, but only one head. It died

shortly after emerging from the shell.





 





The Saugatuck Fruit Exchange will

[limit its apple pack for 1926 to fifty

(varieties. It is following the plan in-





‘ .stituted by the Fennville Fruit Ex—





change. The plan is gradually to get

the orchards down to a, moderate num-





(ber of standard kinds.





 





Business men and commercial clubs

' are cooperating with the state depart—





‘ ,ment to make the corn borer cam—





ypaign effective. In southeastern Mich-

.igan 150 banks have joined with the

.state and federal agents in an inten-

asive educational effort to make the

growers of corn feel the need of doing

' clean work promptly and thoroughly.





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The matters of draft equalization



‘_ and the handling of from three to six

,. horses are thoroughly discussed and

illustrated in a recent publication of

,the Horse] Association, 'called the

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A HORSE DEAL. /





I sold a team of horses at an auc-

tion sale without putting any guaran-

tee on them. They both kicked in the

harness, but were not dangerous. I

worked them, and that was all that

was said about them. Was it unlaw-





 





ful for me to sell them without mak-.





ing it known that they were kickers?

Can I bejorced to refund part of the

gages}: or take the horses back?—





There is no implied warranty that

a horse sold will not kick, nor any

law to prevent the sale of such a

horse without warranty for what may

be obtained. 0n the facts stated it is

‘not apparent how the seller is liable.

——Rood.





/, ———-—-————————-

FLAW IN CONTRACT.





 





My neighbor gave a real estate firm





an option on his farm, thinking it was





for ten days. After examining same

we find flaws. It is dated from Febru-

ary 17, 1926, to February 27. No year

showing after February 27. My neigh-

bor reserved all the buildings, which

he will remove in eight months from

date of land contract. Could he move

buildings before a contract is made?

We were told that option would be

outlawed in six years. Is that correct?

——Subscriber.





If the writer is correct in his suppo-

sition that the writing is an option,

it has long since expired and has no

further force or virtue. The failure

to specify the year would raise a pre-

sumption that the following twenty-

seventh was intended. If the writing

created an interest in real property it

would not outlaw in six years, but in

fifteen years—Rood.





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MORTGAGE OVER DUE.





 





A man held a mortgage on his

brother’s farm. When the mortgage

became. due and the mortgagor could

not pay it, his brother told him in a

letter that he would not foreclose, but

would wait until his brother was able

to pay it. The mortgagee died, no

new writing having been made. Is

the old mortgage good? The‘ mort-

gagee had been married only five

months. Could his wife collect the

mortgage? In full or partly? How

much of the property are the brothers

(three) entitled to? The property is

in Minnesota. One brother is in Min-





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Upon the death of the mortgagee an

administrator should be‘ appointed to

administer his estate and collect debts

due him, of which one is this mort-

gage debt. The liability on the debt

secured by the mortgage still contin-

ues, and the mortgage may be fore-

closed by the administrator at once.

-—Rood.





DEFAULT IN PAYMENTS.





 





Some time ago, I bought a house and

lot. As work is getting slack I can.-

not see how I can keep up my pay-

ments. The payments are to be made

on or before a certain date. How many

payments may I let pass before the

contract becomes void?—~S. B. H.





The contract does not become void

by defaulting in payments. The con-

tract relation continues until the seller

tires of the default, and serves notice

of forfeiture based upon it. Even af-

ter the contract is forfeited the pur-

chaser may redeem within reasonable

time.~—Rood.





TELEPHONE SERVICE.





 





Our telephone exchange gets the

same rentals as telephone exchanges

in the neighboring towns, but gives

only part time service. The hours on

week days are from'7200 a. m. to 9:00

p. m., and on Sundays just a few hours.

The other lines give full time service.-

Is there any way in which our ex-

change could be compelled to give full

time service ?—Subscriber.



If satisfactory service is not obtain-

ed, communicate with the Public Util-

ities Commission, at Lansing, Michi-

gan.—Rood.





PAYM ENT OF TUITION.





 





I bought a home in town in August,

1925. I expected to move September

1, but Conditions prevented this. We

didn't get moved for about seven

weeks. Can the school officers collect

tuition for that time? Can they col-

lect tuition from another district for

families moving in September 1? We

paid taxes for 1925.——S. S.



Tuition is collectible only from non-

residents and for the period that the

non-resident was in attendance.—

Rood.





 





 





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CLEANING Auro AND TRACTOR

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0 those subscribers wishing to

_ clean the radiators of their auto-

mobile and tractors of lime and other

. deposits, we would say that whenever

motor appears to run too hot and the

mixture and. spark are known to be

correct, and. a good cylinder oil is be-

ing used, it may be suspected that

deposits in the water jacket and cool-

. __ ing system are at fault, especially if

Pg a. waterhas been used which contains

' a good dealof hardness. Such a clog-

ged cooling system may be safely

cleaned as directed below.

Drain the radiator, unscrew the

‘7 drain cock and then place the nozzle

; of a hose in the radiator opening and

'1’ force water under pressure through

5, the system, while the engine is run a

3 few minutes. Then take about enough

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water/to fill the cooling system, dis-

solve in it all you can of common

washing soda or sal soda, fill the cool-

ing system~with the mixture, run with

_.a retarded spark until the water starts

to boil, then let it stand for several

hours. Draw off the soda solution,

flush out the cooling system thorough-

ly with a hose, and fill with clean wa-

ter. Exceptionally bad cases may re-

quire two or three such treatments.

Whenever possible use rain water in

your cooling system. Concentrated lye

'may be used in place of the washing

soda, if the directions given by the

manufacturers are followed carefully.

In exceptionally bad cases, it may

benecessary to use a mixture of one

part commercial hydrochloric acid to

nine parts water, getting the mixture

hot, and then letting it stand over-

night, then .fiushing out very thorough-

ly. There is some danger of damage

to radiator and pump parts with such

a solution, however, depending on the

materials and construction used, and

the advice of the manufacturers should

be secured before using such a solu-

tion. In some cases, a mixture of one

:‘part muriatic acid to five parts water

l is used, but this should not remain

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WANTS FIVE HORSES ABREAST

ON DISK HARROW.





 





Have you any diagram for an evener

for using five horses abreast on a disk

harrow, with a pole or tongue at the

center? Any suggestions will be ap-

preciated—J. A. J.





I know of no practical arrangement

by which five horses can be used on

a. disk harrow with the pole at the

center of the harrow, as this will

throw a decidedly heavy side draft on

the disk. One possibility is to remove

the pole and put a stub tongue on the

truck to hold the evener, and use the

disk without a pole. Another is to

a hitch at the center of the disk, but to

set the pole over to one side about fif-

teen inches so it will come between

two of the horses as they pull straight

,forward. This can be done, using

heavy braces made of heavy wagon

itires or of old cultivator axle, or sim-

,ilar material. The third possibility is

to replace the pole by two lighter

shafts and two neckyokes, so the cen-

ter horse will walk between the shafts.

, Ifyany reader has worked out a satis-

I factdry way of using five horses

i abreast on a disk harrow, we would

[1 like a description and sketch of it.-—D.



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ABOUT fourteen years ago, I put up »

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makes a cool, strong, and safe chim-





WHEN any part gets rusty put





wipe it off after it has stood awhile.

Kerosene is useful in removing rust,

.but it will also cause rust.

ing off all of the kerosene very care-

fully, put oil on the parts, or wipe

with an oily rag.

very good to remove rust.





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to select good straight, square flue lin-

rings, and they are as large as the flue

sizes called for by the furnace require-

ments. Most people use too small a

flue. This must be guarded against.

Next select round sewer pipe of good

quality. just large enough to slip the

square lining' into.



In constructing, I first built a square

gconcrcte foundation coming up about

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floor, putting in the middle a common

stove pipe elbow, coming out at the

side high enough to get a pan under

it, for ease in cleaning out the soot,

as shown in diagram. Then the first

joint of the square flue lining was

centered accurately over the stove

pipe opening at the bottom, and forc-

ed down an inch or so into the soft

mortar, being tested with a plumb to

see that it sets plumb in all directions.

The concrete was then smoothed down

inside and out, and the first joint of

the sewer pipe set over it carefully,

bell part down, and also forced down

into the soft concrete about two inch~

es, and the concrete again smoothed

,up. This should be tested again to see

that it is plumb in every direction.

After giving time for the concrete to

harden, the chimney was finished by

putting on additional joints until the

height desired was reached. I used

asbestos paste to fill the joints of the

lining, and cement mortar for the tile

joints.



Care should be taken to get the fur-

nace pipe or flue pipe holes at the

proper height, and those holes should

be made in square and round sections

before they "are put into place, making

measurements carefully. At the top

the square lining should stick up a.

few inches higher than the round part.

The pipe will keep cool, and this





ney.-—(). Blackmore.





 





TO REMOVE RUST.





 





kerosene on it, but be sure to





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ADJUST CARBURETOR FOR SUM-

MER.





 





justment of your carburetor? Af-

er the engine is thoroughly warmed,





 

 





furnace.





've-.:such €00d satis- try a slight change in the spray noz-

catamarans 8&0 1. zle adjustment. If the speed improves,

. “ ‘ ‘ ‘ continue until no further change is

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If the engine loses speed,





 





Outward sign of





Goodness Within!





3 .7 CU feel and understand human power better than other kinds.

A picture of an athlete lets you feel more power than a picture

of an elephant, ox or gorilla.





You know that only a well-conditioned human animal can pro-

duce real power. When power and buoyancy are yours you tingle





with clean, sure strength. You feel it and use it in everything

you do.





Clean, eager power in an automobile gives you a similar sense

of well being. Power is a natural measure of goodness in an animal,

truck, tractor or common everyday automobile. No one knows

this better than the farmer, who works with power almost every

waking hour.





When we tell you to expect more power from Havoline Oil we

are describing its merit in the most simple and practical way.

Our tests have proved it. Use in your engines will prove it. F rcsh

Havoline in your crankcase means a quick, lasting power response

that will answer your every quality question.





Here, at least, is one oil that” will more than pay for itself by its

power to increase work. Havoline—in S-gallon cans or 30 and 50

gallon drums—is sold by Havoline dealers and Indian stations all

over this part of the country. Telephone your order and you can

be sure of quick supply.





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Lawrenceville, Ill.





Oil is more than oil—it is power





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HOW TO KEEP THE WEEDS

CHECK.





WEED control is a subject that



deserves our best attention.

Land that is under cultivation year

aftei year often becomes badly infest-

ed, because the cultivation is not kept

up late enough in the summer. Un~

fortunately, the worst pests of the gar-

.den in the weed line are those that

grow after cultivation, is suspended.

The summer grasses and millets are

very persistent, also the mustard and

allied weeds. We start out bravely in

.the spring and keep the seedlings

from getting a. start, but the seeds in

the soil do not all germinate at once,

so just as soon as cultivation stops,

another crop comes on and this crop

furnishes seed for next year. If we

would keep down all weeds during the

entire season for a year or two, there

would be no further trouble, at least,

,until a new crop of seeds was intro-

duced. .



Rotation Helps.



Even though we keep the garden

proper practically free from weeds,

there may be a few plants left around

the borders, and even one or two

plants are capable of producing a lot

of seeds. Somehow, it seems that

weeds are more prolific than plants of

'value. Doubtless, that is why they

are weeds. Rotation of crops will help

to keep weeds in control. It is really

a difficult thing to keep a garden patch

free from weeds year after year. The

opportunity for rotation is not suffi-

cient. However, it will help some if

we plant the worst infested parts to

crops like cabbage and celery, which

must be cultivated during the latter

part of the season. This will kill

many of the late grasses that are par-

ticularly persistent in cultivated lands.



Sheep Eat Them.



Permanent pastures are difficult to

keep free from weeds. A flock of

sheep allowed to graze it every other

year will come nearer to doing the

trick than any other ,method. It is

not wise to ‘pasture sheep and other

stock together, but cattle and sheep

may be alternated with profit, one one

year and the other the next. Sheep

will eat most any kind of weed, while

cattle will eat very few of the gen-

uine weeds if they can get sufficient

forage of other kinds. A great many

of the weeds of permanent pastures

are perennials, but most of them

spread principally through the agency

of seeds. Most of the weeds of culti-

vated lands are annuals and the in-

crease is always from seeds. Some of

the seeds will remain in the ground

several years, so it is impossible to

free the weedy garden in one or two

years. Keeping down the weeds is a

sort of continuous performance, any-

way.



Constant Cultivation.



Weeds are spread in manure. Mixed

hay fed during the winter to stock,

contains certain weeds, and the seeds

get into the manure, with the result

There seems to

be but one way, then, that weeds in

the garden can be controlled, and that

is by constant cultivation. Land that

is to be planted to potatoes may be

harrowed two or three times.‘ In the

early spring, a crop of weeds will

start. Disklng or harrowing will take

care of them, but another crop will

sprout in a few days. .Where potatoes

are not planted until June, many of

the weeds may be destroyed by two

'or three harrowings of the ground.



Fall cleaning of the fence rows, gar-

den borders and roadsides,‘ will help

a good deal. ,Cut the weeds before

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over with a. scythe before the weeds

are mature. Cut them ad and they

cannot iipen seeds. More will sprout,





but the frosts will get the late ones.





If we are able to keep the weeds from

ripening seeds for a few years, we

will have them largely under control.

-—C. H. 0.





.TO KEEP GLADIOLI STEMS FROM

BREAKING.





LADIOLI are a beautiful addi«



tion to any flower bed, but few

people know how to start them so that

the buds will not bend or break off

before they come into full blossom.

I find by digging a trench about six or

eight inches deep, putting back only

enough of the soil to cover them nice-

ly that they get rooted deeper so that

when they are ready to bloom. the

stem comes so firmly out of the ground

that they almost never bend over or





break off. As they grow I keep put-_





ting the soil around them.



Any soil that will grow corn will

grow gladioli successfully. Early blos-

soms can be obtained by placing the

bulbs in a. warm place in the cellar

about the middle of February and

sprinkling them daily with warm wa-

ter. But beautiful blossoms will be

produced if they are placed directly

in the ground outside as soon as the

weather conditions permit.



The gladiolus is one of our most

beautiful mid-summer flowers and is

rapidly winning the favor of every

lover of flowers. The nurserymen have

dubbed the gladiolus the glads, a. name

they surely deserve.





BLOCKING TOMATOES,





'0 hasten maturity of tomatoes and



get the higher prices which pro

vail in the earlier part of the season,

South Jersey growers practice block~

ing tomato plants.



The plants are grown in frames

spaced four-by-four inches apart. The

growers let the soil dry out around

the plants by withholding water about

two weeks before the plants are to be

set in the field. When dry, they take

3. Ian, e knife, or a hoe which has the

blade straightened out to form a knife,

and cut half way between the plants

in both directions. This cuts the cross

roots between the plants.



After the ‘jblocking” has taken place

they soak the bed and keep it well

watered until the plants are set in





the field. In this interval of a week





to ten days, the plants will develop a

new supply of feeder roots which ena-

ble the plant to begin immediate

growth when placed in the permanent

location in the field.



This plan will also work with plants

grown in flats.





WESTERN POMOLOGICAL TOUR.





HE American Pomological Society



will tour the fruit districts of the

northwest, starting from Chicago. on

June 22. The trip will take about fif-

teen days and will include stops at

the following places:



Boise and the famous Idaho apple

districts; the Hood River district;

Portland and the Willamette Valley;

fruit growing section of Puget Sound;

Seattle; Tacoma, and the Pqulup

raspberry section; Yakima fruit dis-

trict, and Wenatchee, the most con-

centrated apple district in the world.

A stop at a national park will be made

on the way back. , ’



The cost will be about $200—$225

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BELIEVE the Forest Fire Preven-



tion train in upper Michigan, the

biggest thing 'ever put over in the

‘ United States from the standpoint of

educational work concentrated on fire

prevention, and reaching such people

as are best suited to take initial action

and make fire prevention a real suc-

cess,” wrote John McLaren, district

forest inspector for the Rocky Moun-

tain district, U. S. Forest Service, to

a district forester.





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the work,” continued the report, “but

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large numbers and have been very in-

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. listening attentively to the speeches.

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each day, one gets a better perspec-

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“From the interest ,in the display,

and the'casual remarks overheard,"

concluded Mr. McLaren, “I am sure

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put forth' does not react favorably dur-

ing the coming season.”





MORE CLEARED ACRES NEEDED

FOR SUCCESS.





N 0 less than 268,000 pounds of py-



rotol, the cheap war salvage ex-

plosive. has been bought by Upper

Peninsula farmers this spring, accord-

ing to George Amundsen, of Marquette,





.agricultural engineering specialist, in





charge of its distribution in this dis-

trict. This amount is said by Mr.

Amundsen to be more than double that





- used in any one year before the ex-

' tension work in land clearing started





in 1921. -.



“The distribution of the war salvage

explosive gees hand in hand with the

dairy program,” declared Mr. Amund-

son. "To make the most profit in live

stock farming, it is necessary to raise

all, or a large percentage of the feed,

on the farm. To do this, we must have

”more cleared acres, and the cheap ex-

plOsive will be of great benefit as long

as it lasts."





LAND SURVEY NEEDED IN DELTA

COUNTY.





D ELTA county should take steps

immediately to procure the ser-





vices, at the earliest possible date, of





the party of conservation department





experts who have been assigned to

land and economicsurvey work in the

Upper Peninsula, in the opinion of L.

M. Beggs, and W. A. Cotton, who heard

the report of the experts in Menom-

inee county. ’



“Menominee county got much bene-

ficial information from the survey,”

Mr. Beggs said. “The work was done

in a thorough manner, by and at the

expense of the state.- The funds and

the men for the work are limited, and

it would be a. fine thing, if Delta coun-

,ty could induce the state to place us

on the list at an early date.”



It is understood that Chippewa coun-

ty will be the next county to secure

the services of the survey party, and

it was regarded as unlikely whether

anything could be done in Delta be-

fore 1927.





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Michigan State College, writes as fol-

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guage for the benefit of Finnish farm-

ers in the Upper Peninsula. I under-

stand the development bureau was

largely responsible for the publication

and distribution of this booklet, and I

want to put myself on record by tell-

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this wonderful cooperation which your

organization gave to J. G. \Vells, our

dairy extension specialist, in this work.

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the coming week:



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June 7—12:00 noon, weather, mar—

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dening; 8:35 p. m., engineering.



June 8—12:00 noon, weather, mar-

kets, question box.



June 9——12:00 noon, weather, mar-

kets, question box; 7:45 p. m., land-

scape architecture; 8:00-9:00 p. m.,

musical program.



June 10—12:00 noon, weather, mar-

kets, question box.



June 11—12:00 noon, weather, mar-

kets, question box; 7:45 p. m., land-

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TH E ROAD TAX.





HE writer has a farm upon which



the road tax is approximately one-

third of the whole tax. The nearest

county road is a half mile

away, and while the farm operator

was busy with his summer work, this

road was practically ruined by city

truckers. The farmers are taxed for

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return for he is compelled to cultivate

his crops while the city people are

driving on the roads.



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different road taxes as follows: Road

repair, $10.40; highway improvement,

$3.01; county road tax. $5.05; road tax,

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$13.58; road 4, $2: road 5, $3.52; road

6, $3.52. All of this road tax on an

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, THROW THE HAMMERS AWAY.



l H ERR is a quotation from a banker

I 1'. ho makes a business of invest-

I‘ing money for his clients in gilt-edged

ifirst mortgage securities on Illinois

land Indiana lands. A borrower who

111ml one of these mortgages had writ-

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iloan on his farm.

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i Here is the answer: “There is so

imuch published in the papers about

Lthe fa1111e1 being in bad shape, it hurts

gthe sale of his paper among private

linvestors.” And so, unless someone,

lone oi these fine days strikes up a

fchord of optimism and makes it pop—

lular, we are going to have a case

lsimilar to that of the man who came

idown in the morning and all of his

associates tell him how bad he looks.

And presently, he is so overcome by

their words that he really becomes

,sick, and has to call a physician.



Around me I see a good many re—

sults of the present agitation. Farm-

ers trying to sell their farms, not sow-

ing seed because they expect to sell,

and their farms growing worse each

year. And \\ ho can expect folks to

buy teams when the piesent incum

bents are telling how find it is to

make a living off the. soil. and “there’s

nothing in farming?" Young farmers

who ordinarily go right ahead with

their spring work, are now standing

‘on first one foot and then the other,

wondering what the government is go-

ing to do for them.



The position of agriculture would be

doubled overnight if all the hammers

were dropped into the Gulf of Mexico

and the same effort used to toot a

horn. I live in territory that. is fairly

representative of the corn belt, but I

can’t see that the delinquent tax list

is any larger than usual, and no more

farms are going on mortgages than

usual. Some of the big noise is from

farm leaders who consider they must

do something colossal in order to statv

on the top rung—I. J. M





ON FARM LOANS.

T is not the custom of the Federal

Land Bank to engage itself in con-

ltroversy concerning either its fixed

policy 01 the judgment it exercises in

making loans. The history of the in-

stitution proves both to have been

reasonably good.



A letter in your-.“Brickbats and Bou«

quets" department, under date of May

8, signed “A Plain Farmer,” calls upon

us, however, to deviate from our prac-

tice in an attempt to correct a number

of misstatements which the communi-

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value of some of the Michigan farms

on which loans have been advanced.

His criticism becomes idle chatter in

the face of the evidence which shows

that out of 9,000 loans negotiated by

the Federal Land Bank in Michigan,

amounting to more than $21,000,000,

and on which $1,260,000 is due annual-

ly, we have delinquent payments of

ninety days or more, amounting to

only $6,373.50.



This does not heal out “A Plain

Farmer’s” assei tion that we have been

“loaded up with a lot of small loans

in sections where there is really no

suitable farm land.” Indisputable fig-

ures prove the contrary to be true.



”A Plain Farmer” bemoans the fact

that “the loan drags on for thirty

years.”



The fact is that our borrower, on

whose side will be found all the priv-

ileges, may pay any part, or all, of

his principal on any interest-paying

date after five years without commis-

slon charge or other expense.





“The present rate of interest charg-

ed makes it certain that the borrower

will pay an amount of interest that

will be one and one-half times greater

than the principal,” says your cor-

respondent.



Evidently he knows very little about

a Land Bank loan. Before making

such a statement, he should have forti-

fied himself with the facts, which are

that a borrower pays five per cent on

the amount of money he is using, and

that only for the actual time he uses

it—no more and no less. We ask “A

Plain Farmer” where else he can do

as well?



“Any farmer able to qualify for a

loan must have improved property

greater than the loan that he will

receive,” he writes.



'We gather from this that “A Plain

Farmer” was not able to qualify. In

any event, one could hardly expect a

loan that was in excess of his improv-

ed property value. If that were pos-

sible he would be justified in question

ing both our fixed policy and our judg-

ment, as well as our right to continue

in business—Elton J. Van Leuven,

Director for Michigan and Vl'lsconsin.





NORMAL TRAINING.





HE Central Normal School was es-



tablished, primarily, to train teach-

ers for work in the rural schools, and

it would seem that one of the four

normal schools should look after the

schools to which the farmer has to

send his children, and to furnish them

with the very best training for work

in the rural sections. The Central

Normal would like some $700,000 to

replace the building that burned some

months ago, and there is no question

but that the building should be re-

stored, but the farmer should ask that

the normal stay by its first given task

of training rural teachers, and leave

the training of city high school teach-

ers to the University, State College,

Normal College, etc. The Central Nor-

mal is well equipped to train the

rural teacher, and they have done, and

are doing, excellent work, but there

is a tendency to neglect the great priv-

ilege of training the rural teacher and

stress the training of the city teacher,

who is already well provided for in

other state institutions. If the Cen-

tral Normal is to do its greatest ser-

vice 10 the state, it must keep to its

original task of training teachers for

the rural schools—Francis E. West.





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N Sanilac county when a project to

widen 'an eight-foot ditch to fifteen

feet‘ with a ditching machine came



to a halt because the ground was too

soft foruthe machine to go farther, the

county drainage commission called on

N. A. Kessler, the Agricultural College

representative in the Lower Peninsula,

for advice. He recommended blasting

and made a successful demonstration

shot which Was witnessed by fifteen

hundred spectators.



The owner of‘ a water power plant

who wished to change the course of a

canal, saved some $3,000 by doing the

work with dynamite, and a. summer

resort owner saved about $5,000 by

using dynamite for ditching, the blast-

ing in both these cases being done by

men who had taken the Land Clearing

Short Course given by the Michigan

Agricultural College.



W. E. McCarthy, county agricultural

agent for Ogemaw county, reports that

he has assisted in the blasting of more

than fifty miles of ditch in the past

two years. In all, enough work has

been done to show that ditch blasting

is generally practical in low, wet

ground, and that in some cases this is

by far the quickest and most econom-

ical method. Pyrotol can not be used

for ditching, as the nature of this work

demands a strong, sensitive, highly

water—resisting explosive. Straight

nitroglycerin dynamite of fifty or sixty

per cent strength is necessary.



During May and June of last year a

series of two-day land-clearing schools

was held in Menominee, Dickinson, Al-

ger, Houghton and Chippewa counties.

The first day was devoted to clearing

the field, this work being done with

pyrotol, tractor, team, and home-made

devices, such as Paul Bunyan’s ham-

mer, the .Frost trip and the Michigan

root hook. The second day the ground

was broken with the type of tractor

.plow that has proved most successful

in the Agricultural College’s extension

tests, prepared for seeding with discs

and culti-packers and seeded with

treated seed. These schools were a

cooperative undertaking of the Agri-

cultural Engineering Department, the

Crops Department, the County Agent,

and a local. committee, and were man-

aged by Larry F. Livingston. The

motto was “Learn by Doing,” so all the

work was done by the farmers in at

tendance, under the guidance of the

five experts who traveled with the

school.





FROM POVERTY T0 SONG.





(Continued from page 721).

schools are only partially financed by

the government, being for the most

part private concerns. The directors

of the schools, and in many cases,

farmers in the surrounding districts,

own shares in them.



Finally, there is a Royal Danish Ag-

ricultural College at Copenhagen

which is a state concern, and which

offers degrees in general agriculture,

dairying, horticulture, veterinary, for-

estry, and land surveying. It gradu-

ates about eighty students each year.

ln addition, I was informed that there

are several young farmers who study

for shorter periods, as special students

do in some of our agricultural colleges

in the United States. The graduates

of.this institution are encouraged to

travel in foreign countries, and many

of them, as a result, study in foreign

countries also. It is said that the ma-

"jority of these return to Denmark in

order to assist in the further develop-

ment of its agriculture. '



_ I had the privilege of traveling a

. few days with Einar Ornstrup, a grad-

uate of the Danish Agricultural Col-

legc,_and a student of the Ontario

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and concerning which I shall give an

account later. He acted as my [in-

terpreter while on this tour and took

me to places of most interest to me

with respect to land reclamation and

other agricultural activities in this

country. When one leaves the well—

trodden route of the average tourist,

it is well to have an interpreter, un—

less he. can speak the Danish lan-

guage. I attempted to make the pur-

chase of a box of matches from a

young lady in a railway restaurant in

the absence of Mr. Ornstrup. First, I

asked for them in English and was

unsuccessful, and then attempted to

ask for them in very poor German—

again was unsuccessful, and finally I

resorted to the sign language. I made

a movement as if scratching a match

on my trouser leg, and again I was

evidently misunderstood. Upon the

arrival of my cenductor and interpre-

ter, he asked me what I desired to

obtain and I told him that I wished to

purchase a box of matches. It is evi-

dent that the Danish people do not

have the Custom of scratching match-

es on their trouser leg, inasmuch as

they had a good laugh at my expense.



Forty-five carloads of certified seed

potatoes have been sent from the Alba

territory thus far during the season.

Most of it has been sent to Ohio and

Pennsylvania. The average price grow-

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MR. BOK BELIEVES IN HEALTH.



E DWARD BOK wrote a piece for



one of our big weeklies a short



time ago from which it seems

that he agrees quite heartily with the

things I have repeatedly told Michigan

Farmer folk about the value of health

examinations. Mr. Bok calls his piece

“Too Busy,” using the well—known lit-

tle excuse in scorn.



First he tells how the president of

one of the nation’s largest corpora-

.tions acted when his doctor told him

that his blood pressure was 181 and

should be only 150 (I don’t know

where Bok got his idea that 150 is

right for a man of fifty-two). The doc-

tor’s sentence was six months absence

from all work.



“Six months!” echoed Mr.





Business





Man. “Why, Doctor—.”

“Yes, I know,” cut in the doctor,

“too busy, I presume. That’s what





.has brought you where you are.”

Then Mr. Bok tells of another busi-

ness wizard who was dying of hidden

abscesses in his teeth. Seems he has

not had his teeth looked at for twelve





years!



Yet another was always “tired in

the head and eyes." I



“‘VVlren were your eyes looked

over?" asked the doctor.



“About ten years ago or so,” was





the answer. “I have really been too

busy."



Mr. Bok doesn’t stop at health exam-

inations. He gets far enough off the





track to take a little flier at life insur-





ance examinations, too.





"I ought to carry some life insur-

said a business man, “only I

haven’t time to go through the doc-

tor’s examinations and all that stuff.

Too busy. Besides, if there is any-

thing the matter with me I’d rather





. not know it.”





Six months later his family knew it,

\When he left them practically nothing.



We believe in this propaganda very

thoroughly. We believe that health

and happiness go hand in hand. We

don’t. care so very much about the

people who die, though it jars us very

perceptibly when some very useful

man is carried off at an age that





,should have been ten or twenty years





away from the goal post. But just for





the sake of living usefully and happily





at peace with yourself and your neigh-

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you again that everyone from thirty-

iive years up should have a physical

examination once every year to catch





,the little ailments before they become





big diseases.





TAKE TOO MUCH COFFEE.





Is there anything harmful to my

two boys, aged fou1tcen and fifteen

years old, drinking two cups of coffee

th1ee times a day and sweetened with

two heaping teaspooniuls 0i sugar in

cnch cup and making a breaklast oi

wheat pancakes floating in svflup I

would like to know.»—I. C



Decide-(113'. Growing children should

not drink coffee at all. It has a decid‘

ed drug effect taken in such quanti-

ties, and although you may think the

boys healthy enough, I do not hesi-

tate to say they will be much better

without it. There is no harm in wheat

pancakes, but they should not consti-

tute the whole meal. There should be

some fruit, a coarse cereal and some

whole milk.





 





 





BROKEN ARM BOTHERS.





 





I am a farmer, twenty-eight years

old, always strong, and used to hard

work. About one year ago, I broke my

arm. It was set at once and seemed

to knit all right but I can’t lift and

carry like I used to do.





' fection.





Seems like





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





I can’t get my arm at the right angle.

Will it likely get all right or is there

something that should be done?~B. F.





Since the injury is a yearnld, I think

you should have better results this

time. The “carrying angle”'is‘a very

important matter for a man who does

farm work. Tell your doctor that you

want him to help you to better results.

This will mean a. very careful study "

of the bones of the arm by means of

X-Ray plates. It is work for an ex-

pert, for a very slight difference in

the “set” of the bones may disturb the

carrying angle. If the study of the

bones indicates that better results are

possible, you will then have to go

through with such work as the doctors

recommend to bring about the best re-

sult. It may mean a great deal in the

final outcome.





FUMIGATION FOR TUBERCULOSIS.





 





VII-hat about fumigating a house after

a death from tuberculosis?—T. B.





'Fumigation will accomplish nothing

of value. Open the house thoroughly

to the sun and fresh air. Scrub all

woodwork. Clean the walls and paper.

All bedding should be sterilized by

boiling, if possible. Such bedding and

clothing as cannot be boiled should be

hung out in the sun for a prolonged

perio 1. Everyone who was in contact

with the patient should be examined

and particularly warned to take note

of any symptoms in any degree sus~

picious.





BLOOD PR ESSU RE.





 





Please tell me what is meant by lowr

‘or high blood pressure. In what way

does either one affect the heart?—X.





Blood pressure is the measurement

of the volume and force of the flow of

blood through the arteries. In low

blood pressure the heart usually func-

tions in a weak and ineffective way——

sometimes the quality and volume of

blood is poor, as in anemia. In high

blood pressure the heart'may be doing

overwork because of some condition

of the arteries that does hot allow free

passage of blood, or it may be that

the. pressure is high because a special

effort is being made to conquer an in-

High blood pressure is more

common andmore dangerous than low.

It would take a book to tell you all

about it.





WEIGHT REDUCTION.





 





I am a young woman twenty—four

years old, and am about sixty-five

pounds overweight. Of course, it is

tiresome for me to do my work, and

what hurts most is the impudent re-

marks of people. What I want you to

tell me is what I could take that will

stop my ravenous appetite. Something

that would turn me sick at the very

thought of food, and surely medical

science has something like that. Don't

tell me to use will power alone, for

that is hard when one has to plan,

cook and be around food most of the

time. “M. D



Medical science does not work that

way. But we can give you aids to

your will power. You can eat certain

coarse foods containing a good deal

of “roughness” but very little that

builds tissue. You can keep to a min-

imum the most prominent fat produc—

ers, such as sugar, cream, fat meats,

butter and the various starches. You

can follow a rigid rule that nothing

shall enter your month between meals.

There are a number of very helpful

books, costing from one to three dol-

lars. I shall be glad to recommend





one if you wish.





The rotogravure process, used in

many Sunday newspaper picture -sec—

tions, was first employed, in the use

ed States in 1903‘ * “
Tourists are amused by regular-

ity of spouts of Old Faithful

Geyser in Yellowstone Park.





Chubby, express horse for 25

years, is vacationing at Horse

Aid Rest Farm, New York.





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





James Monroe, Jr., believed to

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daily dip in Florida.





B, C. Donnell, L. G. White and

A. E. Pine caught this294-

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Well-known army mules entered largely into activities of the An—

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with six mules to a side, was most exciting.





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





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Stocks, the ancient form of punishment, returned to the campus

of the University of Southern California as a method of correct—

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Buildings for Sesqui Centennial Exposition, to Colonel

commemorate 150 years of American inde-





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was Director Martinoff, German scientist. has per-

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Rin Tin Tin, talented dog of the

movies, takes the air in Cen-

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Mrs. A. Shurtloi’f, of Advent

Church, Boston, Mass, is only

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These chorus girls proved that

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These opera cloaks of Fifth Ave-

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& Underwood. New York.
the nineteenth anniversary of the

cataclysm. Superintendent Dave

- ,Bright, senior member of the firm

of Clingman & Bright, sat in his little

office at one end of the Mad Kate’s

River camp’s rough commissary build-

ing. and watched a returning, empty

logging-train come crawling in from

the lowland; outlined against June’s

riotous sea of waxen—white laurel

bloom, it made rather an nnbeauteous

picture. The geared locomotive ceas-

ed sputtering and squeaked to a halt.

Its driver and a strange youth stepped

, from the cab, and walked briskly to-

ward the ofiice. The driver, Bright

saw, was in no cherubic humor.



“This here little devil,” he growled

as he put foot across the threshold,

“set brakes on us a-comin' up the

steepest grade we got. Had us oer-

haulin’ the engine fo’ trouble. That’s

why we’re so late, Super.”



Having explained, he hastened back

to his locomotive. Bright turned his

level gaze upon the stripling, who

seemed more or less defiant. The

stripling was seventeen, but he looked

older. He had a straight, thin-lipped

mouth. His jaw was not strong. His

eyes were pale~blue and cunning.



“Well, say it and have it 01! 0’ your

chest, you big geezer!” he clipped.



Bright lifted his brows soberly.

“VVhat’re you doin’ up here in the

hills, buddy?”



The youth took a sealed letter from

one of the pockets of his rumpled blue

serge coat, and tossed it carelessly to

the Mad Kate’s River superintendent.



"My old man said I was to give you

this."



The address was typewritten. The

envelope was a Clingman & Bright en-

velope, and the letterhead was a Cling-

man & Bright letterhead. There was

no forgery about it. John J. Clingman

himself had written it. Dave Bright

bore the shock well.



“So,” he muttered, “you’re Jack’s

only boy. I guess I don’t quite remem-

ber you, buddy. It’s been at least ten

years since I saw you. And I guess

you don’t remember me, either; eh?"



“Ain’t sure it makes any difference,”

the newcomer said smartly.



He fished a cigarette from his pock-

et and lighted it, inhaling smoke again

and again, rapidly, like the true cigar-

ette fiend he was. Bright watched him

with queer feelings in his breast, then

spread out the letter and read every

word of the message:



Dear Old Dave:



This will introduce my son Foster.

- He's not a good boy, Dave, I’m sorry



, to say, and it’s mostly my fault. As

‘ you know, his mother died at his birth,

and-I couldn’t bear to even see him

for a long time after that. My sister

in Knoxville has been keeping him for

me, but he became so wild that she

couldn’t handle him, so for his own

sake she sent him back. ,



But what was I to do with him,

Dave? I couldn’t chide him to save

my life. It breaks me up all over

again when I even look at him. I want

you to keep him up there for the sum-

mer, and make a good boy of him if

you can. Use your own method. If

you have .to, put on the screws—but

I can’t bear to think of it, Dave. You

will have to depend upon your own

good judgment.



Sincerely,

Clingman.



Bright folded the letter and placed

it on his desk. He looked through an

open window, back to the youthful

newcomer.



“Nan’s boy,” he whispered to him—

self. 11' Jack had but known, he never

could have asked it. “Nan’s boy.”



Then, aloud: “Think you’ll like it

up here, buddy?”



"Buddy” flicked the ash from his

cigarette in a deft and highly-practic-

ed manner, took another draw and in-

haled it deeply.



"What is there up here for me?” he

demanded. “Any huntin’ or fishin’, or





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Any horses to





“Some fair huntin’ below here,” nod-

ded Bright. “Squirrels, both gray and

boomer. A few speckled trout in the

river. And l’ve got a horse you can

ride, though there’s not many roads.

But don’t you think it would really be

better fun, Foster, to learn to swing

an axe and pull a gash-fiddle—a cross-

cut saw, you know, son—up in the

woods with the timberjacks? It’d put

a muscle on you, all right. And we’d





pay you well for your work, too. What '





do you think of it, buddy?"

Dave Bright was philosopher enough





Bar-nu PM”: a i.





to know that work will cure more

kinds of evil than any other one thing

in the world. “Buddy” flipped his cig-

arette stub_through the doorway and

went down into his pocket for another

cigarette.



“0h, I'll try anything once,” he said

in a worried fashion. “But it I don’t

like it. I sure won’t work. Paste that

in your hat, will you?”



“And I wouldn’t smoke so much,

son,” Bright went on.



“You wouldn’t?” sneered the boy.

"Well, well. Ain’t that tough?”





When Dave Bright and John Cling-

man were small boys, they had a part-

nership cornstalk flutter-wheel in the

creek that still flows lazily behind

Johnsboro’s old brick courthouse.

When they grew into bigger boys, they

had a partnership car line that ran

from Aunt Sarah Lurr’s barn into

Judge Henderson’s meadow; fare, one

cent, or two cents if you didn’t help

push the car back up the low hill;

ladies free if unaccompanied by gen-

tlemen. At high-school age, a hot-tem-

pered professor, to ease his dyspepsia,

whipped John Clingman—~by a very

narrow margin; then 'Dave Bright, who

was Clingman’s senior by eighteen

months, whipped the professor. Dave

suffered the acute small-town disgrace

of permanent expulsion from the

school‘, and John loyally elected to go

with him.



Two years from that date, Clingman

& Bright owned a three-mule logging

outfit in the big blue hillsvthat lay to

the east of Johnsboro. Three more

years found them logging with steam

machinery and shipping their output

to the big railroad in Johnsboro by

means of a little railroad. Then came

along a woman. and John Clingman

liked her immensely. So did Dave

Bright. Perhaps Bright was led to

like her immensely because his part-

ner did. She married Clingman, and

Bright took into his big heart a secret

and kept it well. It was staggering.

It was the first thing they had found

in life that would not admit of part-

nership.



This was the cataclysm.





They prospered, and erected a great

sawmill in Johnsboro. Clingman kept

in town, and his partner took care of

the woods end of the business. Years

and years passed, and still the older

member of the firm kept religiously to

the woods end. Since Nan had become

Mrs. Clingman, he had looked at no

woman long. He was silent now, but

never morose; you never would have

guessed that he carried in his breast

anything like a secret.



And Dave Bright acquired in those

vast solitudes the wisdom of a truly

wise man.



Woods Foreman Rush Cavender took





 





the boy to the woods with him on the

following morning, and the crew at

once christened him the “Kid.” For a

wonder, the “Kid” appeared to be

pleased with the nickname. But when

Cavender went back to the camp that

evening, he sought Bright in his office

and closed the door carefully behind

him. The high light of the Mad Kate’s

River logging operations looked

around apprehensively. When Rush

closed doors behind him carefully,

there was something wrong.



“Dave," the foreman began, half hu-

morously and half in resentment, “for

why did you wish the Kid off on us

that a—way? What you got again us?

We), been good workers, Dave, ain’t

we . ’



“The ‘Kid’—” mumbled Bright. “You

say“):



“Natchelly, we called him that,”

broke in Rush Cavender. “It was the

natchel name fo’ him. Dave, he’s plum’

rotten. Loafed all day, what time he

wasn’t into some devilment. When

I’d give him orders, he’d tell me to

go chase myself, and then he’d lay

down on his back and stare big holes

in the blue sky and smoke like a

house a re. I yanked him to his feet

once, an put him to work, and danged

ef he didn’t cry. Then he hit a brand—

new axe ag’in a rock and ruint it, fo'

pure spite. And that ain’t all, Dave-—



“He carried a big pincher—bug on a

piece 0’ bark, and slipped it down that

fire-and~tow Ramsy Thompson’s neck,

and it took three good men to keep

Ramsy offe’n him. He hid Bill Tor-

rey’s hat, and Bill is yit a—huntin’ fo’

that Stetson. He set Taylor Brum—

mitt’s coat afire. He——well, Dave, all

0’ the rotten cussedness you can think

of, the Kid, he done it. The crew

axed me, Dave, to come to you and ax

you to put this here feather-legged

Milk-Bottle Willie some’eres else ef

you jest got to keep him. Mebbe you

took him on wi’ some good reason,

but I’m danged ef I can see what it

could ha’ been!”



Bright was silent for two minutes.

When he spoke, he asked:



“Did the kid tell you who he was,

Rush?”





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Rush, the Kid is Jack Clingman’s boy.

Jack sent him out here for the sum—

mer, thinkin’ maybe we could straight-

en him out, and it’s goin’ to be a big,

hard_job. All right, I’ll try to handle

him in some other way, Rush.”

- Darkness had fallen thickly, supper

was over at the camp’s boarding-

house, and Dave Bright still sat in his

oflice. He had not lighted a lamp. One

giggsn’t need light for the best think-

Then a slender figure ste ed

through the doorway, and the ifnpp’a-

tient voice of the Kid inquired: -

"You in here, Bright?”





“Yes.” Brig lighted the big oil

lamp on his des now. The Kid drew

c oser.





“Say, you’re crazy in your head, ain't

you?” he exploded. “Don’t we ever

get anything to eat out here but bacon

and beans? If I stay here, you got

to feed me ; get that?" . ,,



Bright went slowly to his feet. He

swallowed, something. \ ‘



"Son,” he said kindly, "you ain’t

been here but one day. As for bacon

and beans, they stick to your back—

bone—if you’ve got one. But we’ll have

a change to morrow. How'd you like

to take my.old two-eyed shotgun and

get us a pair of squirrels in the mom-



, Foster?”



“I’ll try anything once,” decided the

Kid, feeling for a cigarette. “Have

everything ready for me, will you?"



ItIe lighted the cigarette and wen

ou ’



The Kid went after squirrels the

next morning. He killed a mountain-

eer’s favorite dog, which had tried to

hunt with him. It was enough to be-

gin a feud, but Dave Bright paid the

irate hillman ten prices for the bound

and thereby smoothed the matter ov-

er. At noon the Kid came back with

the ends of both barrels of Bright's

gun blown off. His shoulder was bruis-

ed and blue. He had fired the gun

with its muzzle filled with mud.



“What kind of a cheap skate are

you, anyway?" he flared, when he

again stood before the Mad Kate's

River superintendent. “I’ll bet you got

this gun. with soap—wrappers or some-

thing. I shot away every shell I had,

and never hit a thing!"



“You hit a good ‘coon-dog,” Bright

replied, sharply in spite of himself. “As

for the gun, the governor of this state

gave it to me. But—see here, son;

suppose we go fishing; eh?"



That perverse little column of bone

and flesh shrugged its shoulders and

said as though wearily:



“Oh, well, I’ll try anything once."



When dinner was over, they set out

down the river for a series of pools.

Bright had a bait outfit for his com-

panion, but the Kid wanted to fly-fish.





The first cast, he caught Bright in the





ear with a gray hackle and drew color.

Ten minutes later, he hooked an over-

hanging branch and smashed a tip,

swore and threw the remains of the

handsome bamboo rod into the pool.



Bright smiled in a sickly sort of

way.



“One member of a firm,” he said,

more to himself than to the boy, “is

cesponsible for what another member

of the firm does.”



“Say, you! cried the Kid. "What

d’you think you’re tryin’ to put over

on me, anyhow?”



Bright stood very still for a long

minute. Something in his clear, calm

gaze caused the youthful degenerate

to look off down the stream and be-

come silent, too. Bright walked to

the boy and put a hand on his shoul-

der.



“Son,” said he, “I’ve got a. proposi-

tion to make to you, and you’ll take

me up quick if you’ve got the intellect

of a gust. Listen—-



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ing and swear g, go to work and

make a good White man of yourself,



’11! leave you every cent I’ve got.

That's my proposition. Howr dres it

strike you?”



‘l‘Why?!’



The answer was ready: “Because

you 1e Jack Clingman’s boy, that’s

why. I don’t simply like Jack Cling-

man. I love him. I’ve been with him

in rain and snow, hail, sleet ice, and

fair weather. We' ve worked side by

side, laughed and cried together, eat-

en and slept together, even fought to-

gether. There was never a better man,

or a stronger man, until he—”



Bright caught himself barely. Had

he finished, doubtless he would have

said—“Lost his wife.”



The Kid looked the other over as

though the other Were something he

contemplated buying.



“You got consumption, or heart trou-

ble, or anything?” he asked with bru-

tal candor.



Dave Bright folded his arms and

turned resignedly for the camp. _



“You haven’t gone horse-back riding

yet, Foster,” he said presently. “Think

you’d like to try that once?”



“Yep," complacently answered the

intractible Kid. "I'm always willin'

to try anything once. I told you that

before, I think.”



Bright’s eyes twinkled.

di (1.”



Now if Clingman’s pa1tner really

loved anything on earth except Cling-

man it was Peter the Bay, his pet

saddler. Peter the Bay, it was said,

would take hold of saplings with his

teeth to help in the climbing of steep

mountainsides. He was as sure-footed

as a goat. Bright talked to him as he

would have talked to a good pal; and,

so far as one was able to see, Peter

understood.



When he led the bay out, saddled

and ready, the Kid eyed the animal in

forced disapproval; it had to be forc-

ed, for Peter was quite beautiful.



“Pete,” said Bright fondly, “do you

want to take Foster Clingman out for

a ride?”



The bay nodded his head (for that

matter, Peter nodded his head at any

question; he had been trained only

that far).



“And will you take care of Foster,

Peter?"



Again the bay nodded. Bright seem

ed inordinately proud of it.



“Notice, that. son?”



“Bah!” cried the Kid. “I've seen

horses -that could tell your age, and

shake hands with you, and every-

thing.”



He was standing close to Peter the

Bay. He deliberately and maliciously

blew cigarette smoke into the horse’s

nostrils—and before Bright could in~

terfere,.. Peter had bitten the boy's

shoulder sharply!



"Ow!" shrieked the weakling. “0w!

I thought you said it was a horse—

and it’s a blamed tiger or something!

When will you ever stop playing fool

tricks on me, Bright? Ow! My shoul-

der! He got a big piece right out of

it. Ow! Ow!”



“Let me see, son,” Bright deprecat-

ed. “I guess it ain’t so bad as all

that——"



“No! You ain’t goin’ to butcher me

up, you ain’t! 0w!”



The bronzed man put the horse

back. A little later, he found the Kid

sitting on the commissary steps, sulk-

ing. It was then that Dave Bright

came nearest to forgetting things.



“You,” he said angrily—“You may

be a son of youl dad, but so far I

haven’t seen a sign of any Clingman

in you!"



“Aw!" sneered the boy.

that tough?”



He rose. “You can take your sting-

er in now. I’m goin’ to the boardin’

house." And he went.



As Bright turned away, he swore

bitterly under his breath—at himself,

because he had spoken angrily to

Nan’s boy.



Before worktime on the following

morning, Rush Cavender walked into

the camp’s office and closed the door

carefully behind him. The superintend-

ent looked around in growing appre-

hension.



“Dave,” Rush began in apologetic

tones, “I hate to tell you, but the crew





“Now ain’t





has riz on their hind legs and swore '





you’ll have to do somethin’ wi’ Foster

Clingman. This mornin’, Dave, my

watch was gone, and Tom Eliot’s mon-

ey had took wings and flew, and Hen

Faidley’s new knife, and a whole raft

0' stuff belongin’ to Ramsy Thompson.

The’ ain’t naiy man in this here outfit,

Dave, that’s lowdown enough to be a

thief. Foster he’s been a fire- and-

brimstone pest all along, Dave, but

we’ ve borne it because he was Jack

Clingman’ s boy and because we know-

ed how you and Jack allus stood wi’

one another. It sort 0' looks like you’d

haf to ship the Kid back home, don’t





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it, Dave.’

The look this brought to his super-





hand m Bright was

silent for what seemed to the woods

foreman a long



“I don’t like to be licked in anything

I’ve tackled, Rush,” he said finally.

"But when a man tries to mix all and

water by mistake the best thing he

can do, maybe, is to quit as near

gracefully as he can. I’ll ride down to

Johnsboro after the payroll tomorrow,

and I’ll have a talk with Jack about

the boy. Tell the loggers to say noth-

ing of their losses, and you bring me

a list of the articles; I’ll make it all

good, Rush.”



On the following day, Dave Bright

saddled Peter and rode down to Johns-

boro. All along the torturous road, he

made and revised over and over easy

methods of giving the truth to Jack;

but when he had reached the town’s

outskirts. all those little speeches had,

as it were, melted and run together in

a conglomerate mass of unintelligence.

Bright hated to tell his partner!





So he purposely avoided the mill

and its nearby "offices, and rode

straightway to the bank. Half an

hour later the pay-satchel was ready,

and he. mounted the bay and started

at a brisk canter for the camp on Mad

Kate’s River.



But as he turned a corner with a

freer bieath, he ran into John Cling—

man himself. Clingman hastened from

the sidewalk to the middle of the

street.



“Dog-gone you, Dave—was you leav-

n’ town without stoppin’ to see me?”

he broke out in a ludicrous imitation

of unreined wrath. “You old hermit,

didn't you know I couldn’t forgive

that? And you hadn’t been in for

whole months on end! What's wrong,

Dave, anyhow, that you hermit that

way?”



Bright blushed, actually blushed——

for the first time in a score of years,

perhaps. All his methods of telling

Clingman about the unmanageable Kid

came into his mind, but he couldn’t

bring himself to mention the matter.



“Rush 0' business, Jack," said he,

smiling. “Business first, you know,

was always our motto. I really did

guttend to go by the offices to see you,

u D!



“How’ s the boy?” Clingman asked

bluntly.



That which Blight saw in his old



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Sold by Fisk Franchise Dealers.





It’s good looking, good wear-

ing and attractively priced.





Why buy an unknown brand

When you can get a product

made by a Standard Company

with a Standard Warranty.
THE tendency of the American

woman to burden her housekeep-

ing in past years was deplorable,

but, thanks, be, we are getting some-

what away from that point of View. It

is within the last twenty years that

we have learned the delights of out-

of-door life, and have built our houses

with necessary conveniences to enjoy

these delights.



It isa joy to drive through the coun-

try, and now and then, see a house

built with a comfortable porch and

bay, while the swinging hammock

gives the assurance that, for the mem-

bers of the family, there are moments

of leisure and preparation for them.

But now that architect and owner

have supplied these out-of—door fea-

tures of the home, the housewife min-

imizes'the good designed, her and her

family by decorating (‘2) her porch.



\Vhat use can'there be for jute rugs

on a porch? They make it warmer,

they look warmer, and they must be

shaken, removed if rain threatens, and

driei il‘ forgotten and allowed to get

wet o1 damp. The floor of our porch

is painted with spar varnish and it

has given very good 1esults. It shows

the grain of the wood, lasts longer

than paint, and is easily kept clean.





.I bought a Japanese lounge for ten

dollars and it has proven very com-

fortable. It was varnished with spar

varnish as soon as purchased, as was

all the rest of the porch furniture.

The pillows and chair backs are all

covered with grass cloth. This does

not absorb moisture and can be easily

cleaned by wiping with a damp cloth.



Our hammock, made of barrel

staves, cost only the labor and a piece

of clothes line. The staves are paint-

ed, and with plenty of cushions, it

makes a good place for the children

to play and rest. It pays to have plen-

ty of hammocks and use them. Do

not have those too expensive to enjoy.



Our out-of-door room is so located

that it serves as a dining room when

the Vveather permits. We find that

plain food has a double flavor when

eaten out there.



We let our out-of—door room bear

the impress of family life, it is not a

place for show. Bamboo screens are

fastened to the roof to be raised or

lowered at pleasure. A folding screen

made of narrow bamboo screens is

hung on a four-winged clothes-horse

and is convenient during a nap. Awn-

ing cloth does not make good shades





 





 





FURNITURE, POTTERY, PEWTER

AND BRASS.





 





“Fuiniiure, potte1y, pewter, and brass

And a little gray home will come to





ass

A sink and a cook stove, windows and

t. (3119f...

A little 111 Las home is born of these.

Calico cm ers on painted chairs;

A s11ip of carpet and curving stairs;

Glass and silver and iron and tin

And a mat at the door that says “Come

in!!!

Furniture, pewter pottery and brass,

And a little gray home will come to

pass;

A laundry bench and a curtain cord;

A mantelpiece and an ironing board,

Candles and cushions, and that is all

Except for your hat and my own in

the hall.

Your hat and mine—and perhaps a

. small bonnet

With a perky bow of blue ribbon

~ on it.”





-—-Mary Carolyn Davies.





By M rs. W.





for a porch for, when lowered,~ they

shut out all the breeze.



An iron lantern with colored glass

sides, that came off an old buggy has

proven of use. Paper lanterns are

dangerous on windy nights.





Have nothing on your porch that is

heavy or needs much care. The sum-

mer should find the whole system of

housekeeping reduced to a point that

involves the least labor. Someone, re-

turning from England, has said that

they found the charm of English

homes embodied in the fact. that they

were not afraid to be shabby, that the

English bought muscle instead of

plush. Then let our out-of—door rooms

be shabby, if necessary, but let them

be comfortable.





ICELESS REFRIGERATOR INEX-





PENSIVE.





 





N iceless refrigerator at a cost of.





less than five dollars, is within

reach of any woman who has the

knackof using tools, or a man in her

family, willing to devote a spare hour

to carpenter work. Properly located,

it will save many trips to the base-

ment, and much food. -





The principle of an iceless refriger—

ator is that evaporating water cools.

The refrigerator itself is simply a

framework surrounded by wet cloth.

It should be kept in a shady place, but

where there is a free circulation of

air. A corner of your back porch that

is always shady would be an ideal

spot. Even on the hottest days in

summer, it will hold a temperature

that will insure butter, milk, and other

foods coming to the table in excellent





Out-of-Door Room Comfortable

T 00 Mucfl Decoration Mate: too fl/Iucfl fVoré





Julia Wolfe





condition instead of in a hopeless,

melted mass.





Four posts, four feet high, are re-

quired. Arrange them either .in a

square or a rectangle. Nail on a bot-

tom of wood, and put four shelves of

either wood or wire, about four feet

apart. The top should be of solid

wood and should hold an enamel pan.

Over the framework put a covering of

rust-proof wire screen, and under this

frame put four short legs, resting in a

second enamel pan. Around this frame-

work fasten cloth, stretched tightly.

It should be long enough to reach the

bottom of both enamel pans. The

closing down the side of this cloth

should be made with snap fasteners,

so that it can be easily opened.



Heavy flannel can be used, or a

white cotton blanket that has outlived

its usefulness will do. The water from

the first pan is carried to the tightly

drawn cloth of the sides, maintaining

a low temperature within, even on the

hottest days—Mrs. L. M. T.





MAKE USE OF STONE JARS.





LDER housekeepers have an

abundance of stone jars for which

they seem to have little use, but some

of the younger women are beginning

to realize their value for use as bread,

cake and cooky containers, since such





jars are now being manufactured for.





that purpose alone. If the jar is still

perfectly glazed inside so it will not

absorb odors, it makes the most per

feet container possible for keeping

baked foods from drying out. If a.

jar has contained brine, lard or pick-

les, first scald it well, then fill with





Handy Mats From .Old Tubes





 





The Mats Are Resilient and will Not Wrinkle or Kick Up.





HEN your have your next blow-out, don’t feel so badly about it.





That old inner tube has a multitude of uses about the heme.





Perhaps





one of the most practical uses is for a door mat like the one pictured





here.





It takes about three tubes to make one this size, two by three feet.





To make it, cut the tubes in one-inch strips, with an old pair of scis-





SOI‘S.





\Veave these strips together, in simple over and under basket weave.





If you do not have a helper to hold the strips in place as you weave, it





would be better to tack them to a frame or to the floor.





Where the strips





end at the edge, fasten them with split copper or brass rivets which can be





clinched over with a he...1mer.

can do it.





The process is very simple and any woman





Such a. rubber mat placed before the doorTeeps the dirt from being





tracked into the house and will not roll or kick up.





If placed before the





kitchen sink or work table, the double thickness of rubber will rest weary,





aching feet.

is dry in a few minutes.





It is easily washed by swishing through a tub of Water, and





moist earth from the garden for a few

days, for soil is a wonderful cleanser.

If a stone cover is available, so much

the better; if not, a board cover may

be used.———Mrs. B. B.‘





FEED AND WATER CANNAS.





 





ANNAS are gross feeders and



great drinkers. Give them water

during dry. weather, and if it contains

liberal plant food, so much the better.

I have sunk a bottomless bucket, or

old lard can, half way up in the bed,

where it was hidden by the foliage,

and filled it with manure. A pail or

two of water on wash days, or at oth-

er times, poured into this will give

wonderful results. If you are running

a drain pipe out from a kitchen sink,

the end will make a nice place to

plant cannas. There is never any dan-

ger of giving too much water or get-

ting the soil too rich, and to get the

finest tropical effect, they should grow

with g1 eat luxuriance.—A. H.





TOO MUCH SUNLIGHT FOR

PLANTS.





 





THINK if Mrs. G. H. 0. would take



her primrose plant out of the sun,



it would grow all right.



primrose in the west window yester—



day and it started to wilt, so I set it



back out of the sun and itis all right

now.



Too much sunlight might be the

cause of her azalea and cyclamen dy—

ing, too. Hope this will help her with

her plants—Mrs. J. D. M.





FASHION SHOW PAST AND PRES-

ENT, PUT ON FOR ACHIEVE-

MENT DAY.





 





HE second year of the Extension

Clothing Project closed with

“Achievement Day,” Thursday, May

19, held at the Hartford High School,

265 people sitting down to a pot-luck

luncheon, and with a total attendance





during the day of 354. The' year’s work





has been devoted to garment fitting

and construction, of which there was

a very fine display.



After luncheon a style show was

staged, with each of the thirty—nine

communities exhibiting one dress worn

by a representative of that commu-

nity, bringing out the points of instruc-

tion during the year as to color, de-

sign, material and style suitable to

the different types of figures.





The unique feature of the program'





was the “old-fashioned” style show in

which a wedding dress, worn by the

mother of Mrs. Owen Long, extension

leader of Lawrence, in 1837, was dis-

played. Mrs. Clara Woodman, of Paw

Paw, appearedin her wedding gown

of 1894 vintage, with a parasol that

was carried by her mother at the lay-





ing of the corner stone of the State'





Capitol.

Mrs. Thelma Wickett, of Porter

township, appeared as the bride of}





1915, with little Miss Margaret Glea-

son, age three, of Paw Paw, carrying

the bridal veil.





Miss Carrie C. Williams, Michigan





State College, who has been in charge

of. this work, gave a. very interesting

and critical review of the exhibit and

the results accomplished. ‘





The women present voted to can?





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OME of us feel that a vacation is



not complete without a change



of scenery, a visit to the old home-

stead or with some of our loved ones

whom we have not seen for a long

time, but even these are within reach

of almost any person who will have

the foresight to work toward it and

plan ahead. Somehow very few peo-

ple put the saving item first, yet that

is where it belongs, and right next

to it should be the vacation fund.





Why not plan for that vacation now?

We are the ones who will reap the

fruit cf'our saving and are the ones

who will receive the benefits of our

vacation. If anyone needs a rest and

a change, it’s farm folks.





There are fashions in hats and

homes, so why not fashions in vaca—

tions? Last year, we went motor

camping; When we started out, we

took the‘ essentials that we need at

home and our days were a great deal

the same as at home, but with some

very great differences. At home one

never gets the thrill of looking for a

place to stake the claims for a camp

spot. Out on the trail we are “nest-

ers“ of the old covered wagon days.

The man who does not respond to the

message and friendly greeting of

mother nature when he meets her

face to face in the open, will not care

for motor camping.



Perhaps the most important feature

of any kind of living quarters, and

certainly the most important about a

camp, is the arrangements of sleep-





ing. One may take a good deal of

punishment through the day because

one’s mind is occupied, but at night,

tired as we may be, there are limits.

On our trip, we made a camp bed by

placing the mattress upon the regular

trailer. I’m not writing an ad for

trailers, but for those of us who want

a better outfit for our motor vacations.



So often we hear people on the farm

say, “Well, next year we will go some-

where for our vacation, but this year

we will have to pass it up, we cannot

afford it.” The same old story, is it

not? All of us have either said it or

heard it said, and why? Simply be-

cause we merely make the remark

without any definite idea. I'd take a

day or two off and go to Lake Michi-

gan. (We go often, of course. because

we live so near). Take a bunch of

neighbor boys and girls and spend the

afternoon or evening playing games.

We farmers don’t provide for our chil-

dren’s play time as we should. Clean

recreation is upbuilding mentally,

morally. physically, and is a social

asset. Sometimes I think living inthe

out-of-doors under the blue sky teach-

es us a lesson, a lesson in reflection,

in contemplation. We feel as never

at home under a snug roof, the utter

dependence of mortal man upon the

all-wise that shapes our destinies.



Each year our vacation is just a

little better than the one before. If

you do not believe it pays to take a

little vacation from the every—day

work and hustle—try it.———Mrs. C. M.,

of Berrien Springs.





 





 





 





 





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RAMP, trip, tramp, trip. tramp,



trip.”



“Sh, sh! What is that?" whis»

pered Tilly'in Billy’s ear.



Tilly and Billy had become so tired

from playing tag and picking flowers

in the far corner of the back meadow

that they sat down by a big stump to

rest. _ In a wink they were in Sleepy

Town.



But all at once, Tilly was hurried

back from Sleepy Town where every

little boy and girl should spend plenty





 





“Take These Flowers, Nicky Gnome."





of time. She didn’t want to come at

all for she was still very sleepy. She

rubbed her eyes.



“Tramp, trip, tramp,

trip," came to her ears.



“What’s that?” whispered Tilly to

Billy, the second time.



Billy woke up and rubbed his sleepy

eyes. tho. '



“It's only Reddy Woodpecker seek-

ing his dinner," said Billy, bravely.



“Tramp, trip, tramp, trip, tramp

trip." It was nearer this time.



“It is someone walking," whispered

Tilly. Herheart pounded off sixty

loud thumping beats before anything

happened.- ‘Then aqueer little hollow

dressed ina‘dark green suit, first the

leaves, flowed himself





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“Hello, and who are you?" asked

Billy.



“I’m Nicky Gnome from Gnome-

ville," squeaked the little fellow. His

voice was weak and trembly and his

stubby white chin whiskers bobbed up

and down twice to every wink of his

bright little eyes. He came nearer to

them, stopped and leaned wearily on

his tiny little crutch.





“Pray tell me what names might be

given to such giants as you?" asked

Nicky Gnome.



This question made Tilly and Billy





laugh. To think that they, who were.

little folks at home were giants down





here in the back meadow!



“My name is Billy.” and he puffed

his chest up as big as he could and

pounded it with his fists.



“My name is Tilly," and she

straightened up to be as tall as she

could.



“Where are you

Gnome?” asked Billy.

be very tired."



“I came a long way to find some





going. Nicky

"You seem to





'flowers for the sick folks in the hos-





pital in Gnomeville,” sighed Nicky

Gnome.

“Take these flowers, Nicky Gnome,”





said Tilly, offering him a bouquet she





had just picked.



“Thank you very much. Miss Tilly.

Now I must be on my way back,” said

Nicky and he started away.



“Stop, Nicky Gnome. May we not

go with you to visit this hospital?”

chorused Tilly and Billy.



“Well, let me see," said Nicky, and

he scratched his snow white head.





“Yes, you may go,” he said finally»





“But first youmust lie down and take

a long nap.”



“Thank you,” said Tilly and Billy,

as they lay down to take their nap

and Nicky Gnome hobbled oi! through

the meadow. “tramp, trip, tramp. trip.





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(Continued from page" 735). ~

partner’s eyes—a vague, tender eager-

tress—put mOre than iron chains upon

the truth. . , ,,



"Don’t you worry any about Foster,

bravely said Dave Bright. ‘You just

leave Foster to me for the present.

When I need your—er, help, I’ll let

vou know.”



' Clingman put up a hand gratefully.

Bri t took it. _



“god old Dave!” said Jack.



“Good old Jack!” said Dave. “Well,

I——I must be on my way to the hills.

Got the payroll, you know, several

thousand dollars, and after dark is not

the best time to get out there With it.

So long!” _



Bright talked to his horse a good

deal on the way back. Now and then

he saw the narrow and stony road

dimly. It was all so insufferable. : . .

Only after he had ridden deep into

the heart of the piled-up blue ranges,

did he even think to put the revolver

that went always with the pay-satchel

where he could get to it quickly. Pay-

roll ‘messengers had been held up in

the wilds of the Mad Kate’s River

section.



At a point two miles from the camp,

where the road ran between two great

thickets of blooming laurel, Peter the

Bay pricked up his ears, jerked his

handsome head into the air, and stop-

ped short—there was a sharp cry from

the laurel at Bright’s left—



“Drop the money—quick!"



Two steeljackets whistled above

Bright’s head for emphasis; the horse-

man caught a. glimpse of a blue ban-

dana mask; almost in the same sec-

ond, he drew his six-gun and fired

from the hip-—it was an impulsive and

natural act of selfopreservation. His

heavy bullets, three of them. tore

through the laurel likebullets from a

machine-gun, and there came as

though in answer a moan and the

sound of a body falling to the dead

leaves. .



Bright checked his horse, which had

begun to plunge, spoke to it in avoice

that was bleak and white, and dis-

mounted, dropping the pay-satchel.

The fear that had come to his heart

was almost enough to still its beating.

He dove into the undergrowth and

carried out a slim figure with its fea-

tures hidden behind a cheap commis-

sary bandana and with its right. hand

yet clasped about the butt of a stub-

nosed and blue automatic pistol——

Ramsy Thompson’s.



“Foster,” he said agonizedly, “Fos-

ter—” and he tore the mask from the

whitened face. ”Foster, for the love

of God, forgive me. I——didn’t know it

was you."



The Kid opened his eyes, and clos-

ed them very slowly. To Dave Bright

they seemed fixed. He took .a hand-

kerchief from his pocket and mopped

a bleeding wound above the youthful

road agent's ear. He gathered the boy

into his arms again and went to his

horse, kicked the satchel into the lau-

rel without losing any time at all,

mounted with his burden and rode at

a wild gallop toward Johnsboro and

the lowland.





Night fell before he had covered

half the journey. The stars came out

like great diamonds on purple velvet.

Once Dave Bright lifted his pain—filled

BYes to the stars and whispered

thickly.



“For the love of God, forgive me,

Nan. I didn’t know”.



Peter the Bay galloped on tirelessly,

on into Johnsboro’s main street. The

form in Bright’s arms had not stirred.

Bright slowed his horse and shouted

to a druggist, ordering him to send

every available doctor in town to

Clingman’s big white house on the

western hill, then rode swiftly on.



At the bottom of the hill that was

Clingman’s, he passed a town 'bus that

met trains for passengers; he remem-

bered that afterward. The Clingman

front gate was open. Bright’s horse

dashed through, and its rider dis-

mounted with his limp burden on the

veranda steps. His knee opened wide

the plate-glass front door, and in an-

other moment he had placed the kid’s'

body on a‘ couch in the study. He

sprang back to the hallway, calling:



“Jack! ”



John Clingman hastened from the

dining room, a napkin in his hand. He

went deathly white and dropped the

napkin when he saw Bright’s face.



“He held me up, and I shot him,"

Bright told his partner in a hoarse

‘ voice that was only a little above a

whisper. “For the love of God, Jack,

forgive me. I didn’t know.” '



It had become a sort of litany of

remorse. He pointed to the study.

Clingman rushed in, then began to

grape, like a man gone suddenly blind,

toward the dark figure on the couch.

Standingjust inside the door, with his

bare head bent, Dave Bright heard

Jack Clingman call down on his own

head the condemnation of all Heaven.

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be such grief. That of the Bible David

could not have been mane poignant.

There had been soft footfalls at





Bright’s left, but he hadn’t looked up; '





Came a. youthful voice filled with .a

mingling of gladness and tears:

“Dad, why didn’t you tell me——a

long time ago—that you liked me that -

way? I wouldn’t have been bad! Why

didn’t you tell me. Dad, a long time

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Dave Bright realized dimly that the

voice had not come from the boy on

the couch. Clingman shot to his feet,

his face- marble. Bright half turned

and saw near him a fair-haired youth

of seventeen standing beside an elder-

ly woman. Clingman sprang to the

youth and put his arms around him

tight.



Instinctively they gravitated toward

the living room, away from that which

lay in the study, explaining as they

went.



“I gave a street boy twenty dollars

and my bicycle to go out to the woods

and take the letter, and be me," con-

fessed the real Foster Clingman, “until

I could get away off somewhere. But

I found I couldn’t run away, after all,

and I went back to Aunt Mary, and

she brought me to you; we’ve just got

here. Will you let me stay with you,

dad?”



“You bet your boots, you can stay

with me!” fairly shouted John Cling-

man. “With me and Dave Bright, that

is, for haven’t we always been part-





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Single Comb & R. C. Brown Leghorns ........ 2.50 4.75 .00 25.50 42 80

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It was a pair of doctors. Still an-;

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gate. Clingman’s partner hurried them;

into the study and pointed to the,

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Old customers getting this blood

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English White a Single .1. Brown Leghorn: ....... $2.75 $5.50 810 845 8 88

B111! and Black Leghorns ................................... 2.75 5.50 88

Barred &. White Rooks. R. I. Reds ......................... 3.75 7.00 13 62 120

Black Minorcas. Mottled Ancones ........................... 3.75 7.00 13 (i2 120

White Wyandottee. Buff ks ............................. 3.75 7.00 13 02 120





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Please remember Quality goes ahead of price. Consider this when you place your order. No C. 0. 1).

orders shipped. 10% will book _1our order. BANK REFE HO 8. You cannot go wr in ordering

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" Order your chicks at prices in this ad for delivery week or June Ist and 8th. Every

breeder passed by inspectors under BuWFVISIOD 0f MiChigan State College.



Varieties Postpaid prices on: 100 500 1000

S. C. White and Brown Leghorns,8. C. Anconss

Barred Rocks ..................... .. ...............

' Mix ed or Broilers .................................. ,

Swill Mbtinzl It slightly highoé' prices. After week of June 8.1r- perEchick less.



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Send for our new catalog and learn why Town Line (hicks must be good. All flocks milk fed. All

chicks Newton hatched. Egg contest records and show winnings fully described. Write for low prices

on 5-10 wed old pullets now ready for shipment.





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We cull. we trapnelt. we blood test all our breeding stock. Our experience is your guarantee 0! quality.

Ilse and egg production. Prices Postpaid on 25 50 100 500

Format! Strain. B. P. Rocks. B. I. Beds” ....... . ......... 5 4.75 89 9.50 318.00 885 5.00’

Extra. Select B. P. Rocks. dz R I. Reds ......................... 4.25 8.00 15.00 70. 00

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Special American S. C.‘\Vhite Leghorns (Tancred).. .................... 4.00 7.50 14.00 05.00

Utility 8: English Barron S. C. W. Leghorns ............................. . 3.50 6.00 11.00 55. 00

Mixed (hicks (Heavy or Light). ........................................... 8. 50 6.00 11. 00 55.00





Order direct from this ad with full remittance to save time. or write for circular telling why our

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Vu’letiu Postpaid Prio. on 100 500 1000

White Leghorns (Tanned) ..-.. . . . . ........ 52.5 50 $4. 075 S 9. 00 $42. 00 Writs {or

Barred Rockl. (Puk'l Strnin). ............. 25 6.00 11. 00 52 00 Special

5. C. t R. C. Rhoda island Reds .......... 3. 25 6.00 11. 00 52 00 Prices

100 300 500 1000

Heavy Broilers ..... . , ..... . .................. $9.00 $26.00 $42. 00 $ .....

Light Broilers ............ . . ................. 8.00 ...... 37. 50 70.00





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B. P. Rocks, (extra special). . . . . . $13.00 $62.00 $120

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WHY DOES A HEN CROSS THE

ROAD?





HIS question has been asked a



good many times, and the usual

answer is to get on the other side. , In

driving through the country these

days, we run across a good many hens

“crossing the road.” This leads us

to the question of “free range” for

chickens.



No one has any idea what "free

range” is costing the farmers in dol-

lars and cents; in the first place, the

hens allowed to roam, steal their nest

and usually choose a place where the

sun gets at it for several hours each

day—in the bottom of a hay mew on

the south side of the barn is one of

their favorite places and the nest is

not found until the hay is removed,

then someone discovers a “find” in

the shape of a nest full of eggs. These

eggs, when candled, ,show that the

heat of the-sun has started the germ

to hatch, and the result is that the

eggs show blood clots and are re-

jected.



If the hens had been confined to

their yard until noon, they would by

that time have done their laying and

the result would be a fresh egg. For

this one reason “eggs fresh from the

farm” doesn’t mean anything to the

average consumer.



The farmer who keeps his hens con-

fined in a small field will find himself

amply repaid for the little extra feed

it will take. His egg yield will be larg-

er, as a hen cannot lay heavily and

have to run all over the farm to get

enough to eat. There is the advan-

tage, too, to the farmer in not having

his garden stuff dug up by the indus-

trious biddy in search of food.



Some people have the mistaken idea

that free range is absolutely essential

for the proper growth of young stock.

The writer’s experience has been just

the opposite.



Young cockerels, for instance, if



given free range will run ofl more

flesh than they will put on, and con—

finement to a. small field does not in

any way injure the young pullets.

1 They are much more easily attended

to, and will make better use of the

feed given them than if allowed to

run at large.



Green feed is one of the most im-

portant items for the young stock and

there is no better way of getting a

continuous supply than by planting a

patch of Swiss Chard and pull off the

tops as required—R. A. Hill.





 





 





BROODING CHICKS.





 





HICK mortality seems to be high



this season, but in most cases,

where heavy mortality is being expe-

rienced, it can be traced directly or

indirectly to faulty brooding methods.

Usually the person experiencing difl‘i-

.culty in raising chicks first attributes

the trouble to the hatcheryman or to

the chicks themselves, either that they

have bacillary white diarrhoea inher-

ited from the parent stock, or that the

chicks were poorly incubated. If the

chicks were hatched on the home

place, the next complaint is that the

feed 1s not what it should be, and that

the chicks have died as a result of

,poor feed or poor feeding practices.

.Upon investigation, however, in all too

many cases, the trouble is in the op-

eration of the brooder and in faulty

brooding practices. It should be re-

membered that to successfully brood

chicks, they should be completely sep-‘

arated from the old hen flock, and sep-

arated so that there is no interming-

ling of hens and chicks until the

chicks are several months old. Port-





 





 





 





 





able colony houses are most desirable





 





since they can be easily moved from

one point on the farm to another, with-

out materially affecting the chicks.



A broader should be provided that

is easily regulated, 37nd it should be

remembered that one small heated

area that the chicks can get to when

cold, is all that is necessary. The

remainder of the brooding room should

be kept at a temperature of seventy





degrees or less and the feeding and





watering of chicks should be done as

far away from the heat as is possible

in the house.





If the baby chicks are provided one

small heated ..area. that they can get

to, to get warm after the third ,or

fourth day of their existence, that is

suflicient. It is the common tendency

of farmers and poultrymen to over-

heat chicks during their early life, to

confine them to brooder houses where

a temperature of eighty-five to ninety

degrees is maintained all the time

throughout the room, in all points of

the room, watered and fed in the same

room. Early in the season, fair suc-

cess may result from this practice, but

during warm weather. it is vital that

the chicks be fed and watered away

from the heat, and where certain

types are used, a cool room should be

provided, and water and feed dishes

should be placed in that room after

the third or fourth day.





Chicks should be turned out of

doors when three or four days old,

and required to get out doors part of

the day at least every day, and where

they will not do this of their own ac-

cord, they should be driven from the

house, and not permitted to re-enter

it on all sunshiny days when the tem-

perature is above sixty.





For chicks ten days or more of age,

ample shade should be provided, as

chicks do not do well in the absence

of good shade. An abundant supply

of good, fresh water should be main-

tained before the chicks at all times.



Indications seem to point to an ex»

cellent market for growing pullets

during the coming summer and fall

and it is our belief that members

equipped to do so will do well to

brood a batch of late May or June

chicks for the fall pullet tradei—"—J. A.

Hannah.





POSSIBLY LIMBERNECK.





Can you tell me what is the trouble

with my hens? They will be singing

around and all at once there heads

will turn to one side and finally draw

away back until they die. SOmeone

told me they were wormy, so I gave

them some worm medicine in their

drinking water, but it did not help

them any. They have all been good

layers.——Mrs. H. H.





The loss of the birds may be due

to limberneck caused by food poison-

ing usually due to the eating of spoil-

ed meat. The absorption of poisonous

substances from the intestines might

cause a similar condition. If worms

are suspected, try using two per cent

tobacco dust in the laying mash. It

does not occur often, but hens are sub-

ject to some types of nervous disor-

ders which cannot be treated, but are

usually prevented by the careful man-

agement of vigorous breeding stock.



Examine the range for the presence

of any dead animals that might cause

limberneck. Be sure that the hens do

not receive any mouldy feed. A lot of

green corn went into the winter in a

soft condition. Some of it may be-

come mouldy during the warm, damp



spring weather. Mouldy grain is dan-

gerous feed for hens.





There is a species of mushroom I

which causes an intoxication appan.





 

   

   

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

   

   

   





 





 





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. 'V'LAYING BEES INCREASE. \

AN increase of 4.7 per [cent in the

number of hens and pullets of lay-

ing age on farms January 1, over the

same date a year before, and a pro—

duction of chickens on farms last year

4.2 per cent greater than in 1924, are

estimated by the department of agri-

culture. The increased value of poul-

try produced on farms was twelve per

cent greater than the year previous.

These percentages indicate that the

industry is marching forward.





 





DON'T START TOO EARLY.





HpUSANDS of baby chicks are lost



each year because of the over anx-

iety of the buyer. They seem to get

the idea that a chick must be fed as

soon as they receive it, and nothing

is farther from the truth.



We have told hundreds of times

how the yolk of the egg is taken into

the body of the chick during the last

twenty-four hours it is in the shell.

W'hen hatched, if you care to kill and

post mortem one, you will find the

abdominal region literally filled with

this yolk. The gizzard and intestines

are pushed up front against the other

organs. Now it takes seventy-two

hours for this yolk to become digested

and assimilated. If the chick is fed

too soon or too much, impaction takes

place. This sours or spoils, causing

acid and gases to form. These irri-

tate the digestive tract, and is inani-

fest in a looseness of the bowels. Right

away the owner cries, “White Diarr-

hea." when it is probably nothing

more than a case of digestive trouble,

but i: will kill the chick just the

same.



One thing that has made the ship-

ping of baby chicks so successful is

because of this fact that they are real-

ly better off if they do not get food

for at least forty-eight and up to sixty

hours.



Never feed before they are forty-

eight hours old, and then but. very

sparinglyfiDwight Ev. Hale.





GOOSE FAILS TO LAY.





 





We have two geese that are five

years old. One of them has not laid

this spring. She is well. The gander

mates with her. We would like to

lEnos what could be the matters—H.



The production of goose eggs can

be encouraged by using a mash com-

posed of. two parts of bra'n, one part

ground oats, and one-quarter part corn

meal, mixed with buttermilk or sour

milk. It is advisable to use such a

mash about a month before egg pro-

duction should start.



in trapnesting, it may be found that

some hens never lay an egg. and this

condition might be present in a goose.

However, this is a backward season

and the goose may have been slightly

out of condition, due to the long win-

ter. She may begin to lay soon, and

if not she is probably a bird which

will have but little value as a breeder.





BARLEY IN POULTRY RATION.





 





I have over 400 White Leghorns,

eight weeks old. I have raised them

on commercial chick feed. .As we

have plenty of wheat, oats, barley and

corn of our own, I would like to know

how to use these best in grain and

mashr—VV. C. P



For poultry. owners wishing to use

homegrown barley in the poultry ra-

tion, the Cornell Station recommends

a scratch grain composed of 500 lbs.

of cracked corn, 200 lbs. of wheat, 200

lbs. of barley, and 100 lbs. of heavy

oats. The mash mixture can be made

of 100 lbs. of bran, 100 lbs. of mid-





.dlings, 100 lbs. of yellow corn meal,





100 lbs. of ground barley, and 100 lbs.

of meat scrap. Three lbs. of fine table

salt can be added to the 500 lbs. of

mash.



It is" best not to feed the cats and

[barley to. young stock untilthey are

three months old. From eight weeks,

a mixture





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of sixty pounds of cracked corn and

forty pounds of wheat gives very good

results.





EIGHTY PER CENT PRODUCTION.





 





I have a nice flock of 150 White

Leghorn hens. Am getting 125 to 128

eggs, but the hens seem weak. Some

have a sort of yellow diarrhea and die

soon. Can you tell me what i should

give them, or where I can send one

of the chickens to find out what the

trouble is?—Mrs. T. O.





A production of 125 to 128 eggs from

150 hens, which is about eighty per

cent, indicates that the flock must be

in good condition. It will be difficult

to maintain such a high production

without heavy forcing, and too much

protein'feed in the ration may cause

some of the hens to break down. Plen-

ty of grain should be given the flock

in the spring to help them to hold up

production without seriously reducing

their bodily weight. A loss in weight

is usually followed by a reduction in

laying, while the birds rest and build

up their reserve strength.



The digestive disorders may be due

to the feed, but a post mortem exam"!

inatioti is necessary to determine the

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We set our goose eggs under hens,

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hens—C. S.



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HAVE just read “Our Sweethearts”

in a recent Michigan Farmer,

and I hope every Merry Circler will

read it. It is certainly well worth re-

membering.



I say, boys, when "you pick a wife

remember that you are choosing a life

mate. Not just one who will roll her

eyes and pucker up her lips for you

to kiss, but one who will stand by you

,in times of trouble and discourage-

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ito be a steady helpmate? Will a pret-





 





 





 





An Early Manifestation of Affection

Between Man and Animal.



,ty face, (made pretty by rouge, pow-

der and lipstick; eyebrows that are

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Some T lzouglztr on Selecting a Companion





from work, tired? Or will she be

cross and irritable because she had to

prepare the dinner, as you cannot af-

ford a maid?



You can judge girls a lot by their

actions during school life. A girl that

will sacrifice her studies, sacrifice the

good opinion of her teachers just to

go to dances and wild parties, is not

the kind of a girl that will make a

good wife and helpmate.A11 girls like

good times—it is natural, but they

should not risk their good name and

reputation for some cheap fun. The

girl that succeeds in school is better

able to succeed in things in later life.



Some people say, "Oh, let them have

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ple that had “good times” when they

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“good times” vanished so soon. They

didn’t know the meaning of a good

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der 1t vanished. No person can stand

that sort of thing very long.



Young people certainly should have

good times. But you can have good

times and still keep up in your stud-

ies. Remember that in youth we build

the foundation for our later life. So,

if we build on a firm foundation, a

foundation of health, knowledge and

happiness, we can be sure of success

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'Well, Uncle Frank, that’s what I

think, and I’d like to know what some

of the other Merry Circlers think.—

Your Faithful Friend, “Vic.”





 





 





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Dear Uncle Frank:



It’s been a long time since I wrote

to the M. C. corner, so will try my

hand at it once more, “If thou wilt

but donate me a little room.”



I think, when speaking to small

children or uneducated people, you

should use simple words to express

your thoughts, but, if speaking to tal-

ented or highly educated people, you

may use what some people call “big

words.” it very often occurs that peo-

ple can express their thoughts in many

less words by using an “educated per-

son’s language,” than if using a child’s

language. Some people seem to think

that we should use simple language.

Then why improve over the seven-

year-old child’s language?



. One of the most outrageous things

ever brought into existence is the so-





in the Bible that people did not spring

from monkeys, and anyone who says

people came from monkeys, is calling

the Almighty a liar. Anyone who has

the nerve to call the Almighty a liar,

should know what to expect in years

to come—A Michigan Farmer Lad,

George W. Nichols.





In these days of rapid progress, we

need to change our language. For in-

stance. I can remember when there

was no such word as “automobile.”

I don’t see as we can evolve anything

from the discussion of evolution, so

:why discuss it?





 





Dear Uncle Frank:





I’ve just finished reading Lucy’s let-

ter, and I heartily agree with her about

saying nice things about each other,

but, oh. dear, Uncle Frank how can

we girls possibly say anything nice

about the boys when there’s nothing

nice to say? Now, I ask you, how can

we do it? 1

The boy’s part (saying nice things

about the girls) is downright easy, for





 





say about, girls. But surely the boys





 





called talk of evolution. It plainly tells ~





there‘s so many nice things one can





are so different, I fear it will be an

impossibility to compliment them.



Of course, Uncle Frank, I don’t

mean you, when I say it’s an iinpossi-

bility to compliment boys, but you are

an exception.



Dickie, a Merry Circler, has some

good ideas, I believe, about scrap

books. I tried making one of the Mer-

ry Circlers’ letters, but my daddy ob-

jected to my cutting the Michigan

Farmer, so what was I to do? Noth-

ing except comfort myself with what

I already had in my scrap book. Even

now, I enjoy reading them, and do so,

quite frequently.



Bonnie Blue Eyes, I was instantly

attracted by the poem you contributed.

I was so sad, and yet all through it

ran a little thread of hope. I felt sin-

cerely sorry for the p001 “Outcast,”

and am sure that God understood and

forgave her





The little poem sent by Ina Johnson '





was also good, and I surely enjoyed it.

Judging too hastily has been the cause

of many a heartache, not only to the

one judged, but also to the jude

Don’t think that just one action w 11

show a. person' s character, for it sel-

dom does. The pal I love best of all,

I really disliked, until we learned to

know each other. Now I count noth

ing to») nice for that one pal.





Perhaps someone will disagree with'

me when I give this answer to Si mpie .





Simon’s question about the girls’ fatal

beauty. Isn’t it because boys are at

tracted to a pretty girl much quicker

than to a homely one? TherefOre,

among all the attention a pretty. girl

receives, isn’t there sure to be some





company that isn’t just right for the j.





girl to be in? The girl herself per

haps doesn’ t realize it, but neverthe-

less, it’s so, and she may slowly but

surely obtain a bad reputation by as-

sociating with such people more than

she needs to. ~0nly-a—want—to—beM. C.,

Elsie Ellis.





You don’t mean what you say. You





know there are some nice boys, don’t

you? Hasty judgment does cause trou-

ble. I believe that you are right about

beauty.

on guard than a homely one.





 





Dear Everyone:



I’ve never written to you before fer

the simple reason that I never had

one thing to write about. But now

that Melvina Strong has. suggested





that we disucss the Charleston, maybe





I can compose a letter.



To begin with, what’s wrong with

the Charleston, if it is executed in a

respectable way? Of course, there are

a great many different “steps, ” but i

think if a person uses good cemmon





sense there can be no harm done:





Another thing, this dance is very ben.

eficial exercise just as much so as

your “daily dozen. ” I Wish more Mer

ry tCirclers would write on this sub

jec



“Hawkshaw the Detective” has my

most sincere thanks—'—maybe his spirit

will be contagious and more of the

boys will “turn about face" in their

criticism of the girls. I surely hope

so, anyway.



Enclosed is my mite, and a contest

answer. —Kathryn Kafer.





It probably makes some difference

how the Charleston is executed. Un-

doubti dly some folks wish it could be

executed.





 





Dear Uncle Frank:





How can a girl with long skirts take

part in out-door sports? Such as

horseback riding, hiking and‘all such

things; why, you just naturally have

to have knickers. Eh! Uncle Frank?



I think the poem of the “Outcast”

was a wonderful poem. A good many

girls could get some sound advice

frOm it.



How many daughters and sons have

you? How old are they? Hoping you

will answer all my questions, I remain

sincerely yours, Audrey Mathias,

Brooklyn, Mich.





I think long skirts would be rather

unhandy. Of course, I don’t know, as

I have never worn them. I have two

sons, but no daughters. However, I

have lots of nieces and nephews——so

many I can’t remember their names.





A Sea Captain’s Six Rules





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and industry are essentials to success.



You must have honesty and integrity.



Start in at the bottom and climb to the top, where there is lots of



room, not many being there, but at the bottom there ‘



is a great mob. No large corporation ’can find enough.



men capable of filling the places at the tep.

5. Any boy that is unfortunate enough to get a



'so-called “soft snap”—he will never attain to real suc-





6 Young men never had as good an opportunity to

succeed as today. -——Robert Dollar.





, One of the world' s greatest sea captains is Elbert

Dollar, of San Francisco, builder of the famous "Do

’ Line” of Pacific Ocean Steamers rand --

who has observed much and achieved much in a lo ‘ .





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m are much



life that we should know about

which we are likely to be ignorant of.

To find out if Merry Circlers know

some of them, I am asking a few sim-

ple questions.



Write your answers neatly, number-

ing them the same as the questions,

but do not write the questions. Please

put your name and address in the up-

per left-hand corner of your paper, and

it“ you are a Merry 'Circler, put M. C.

after, your name. Please write your

letters on separate sheets.



All the correct papers will be mixed

together and ten lucky ones pulled

out for prize winners. The prizes are

as follows: Two handsome pocket

pencils, three dictionaries, five pocket

knives.



This contest closes June 11. Send

your papers to Uncle Frank, Michigan

Farmer, Detroit, Michigan.



The questions follow:



1. At what temperature does water

boil?



2. What is the normal temperature

of the human body!



3 Why does a chicken need grit in

the digestion of its food?



4. What is water composed of?



5. What is whey?





FUND CORRESPON DENOE.





Dem L'ncle F1 ank



Enclosed please find check for $1. 00

for the Radio Fund, from The Rain

or Shine Club. May this small} amount

help a tiny bit towards the wonderful

work you are doing for unfortunate

chIIdI en



VV'ell Uncle Frank, I guess you re-

member me, but I write fewer letters

now since I passed “eighteen.” But

I don’ t feel very old, anyway.



I told you before that I attended

high school While in my senior year,

my girl friend and I organized a group

of girls into a club, which is now

known as The Rain or Shine Club





 





 





 





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about you, but all willing to

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purpose of our club is “to help the.





needy.”



Well, II. must close now. Still a

"Merry Circler, in spirit if not in action.

~—Charlotte Moeckel, Treasurer Rain-

or Shine Club. .





Inclosed find fifty-five cents for the

radio for crippled children at Farm-

ington.

home to get this money, and everyone

I asked gave me some.



I am so glad that I answered your

correspondence contest, for I have

found some new friends—Your want-

bo-be niece, Ella R. Ross.





Our club,

are sending the sum of $2. 00 for the

radio fund We all hope that the chil-

dren will soon be enjoying the radio.

May God’s richest blessing rest upon

them.——Mrs. Wm. Burkhardt, Owosso,

Michigan.





I am sending some money that the





Sunbeam Club, of Arenac, put in for ,

the radio for the crippled children at >





Farmington.——Myrtle Wyatt.

FARM CONTEST WINNERS.





HE contest which required a little



essay on the advantages of farm

life did not bring the number of re-

plies that I would like to see. Un-

doubtedly there are many boys and

girls who live so close to the beauties

and benefits of farm life that they do

not realize them.



The winners in this contest were

picked on the merits of their papers.

They are as follows:



Pencils.





June Nels011,Filion, Mich.

Guilford Rothfuss, Norve‘l‘l, Mich.

Dictionaries.

Martha Everest, Lake Odessa, Mich.

Geneva Kohlenberge1,309, Sheridan

Avenue, Big Rapids, Mich

Bernice Lun1gr',aven Le1oy, Mich.

Pocket Knives.





Christine Zech, R 1, Algonac, Mich.

Evelyn R. Curris Birmingham, Mich.

Lydia Doyle, Grindstone City, Mich.

Irene DeVries, Rockford Mich.



Louie De Korne R. 2, Jenison, Mich.





FUND CONTRIBUTORS.





HE M. C. Fund is gradually get-

ting near its goal—the hundred

dolla1s we need to get the 1adio

for the Crippled ChildIen’s Home at

Farmington Mich We 110w have

about $80, and if everybody will soon





have been thinking about sending in.

we will reach our mark in a little

while and the boys and girls at Farm—

ington will have a radio to enjoy this

summer.



Those who have contributed to the

fund flom May 22 to 28 are: Chris-

tine Zech, Ilah Pratt, Ruth Pratt, Lu-

cile Neal, Mary A. Hutek, Anna Mik-





 





 





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HE old-fashioned novel in which



the villain is caught, was always



popular. Children love to have

a story read to them in which the bad

man at last gets his dues, while the

honest and persecuted boy or girl

becomes the hero. This very natural

human instinct for justice comes out

in the story of Jacob. Jacob got what

was coming to him, at last, and he

had a lot coming. He had deceived

his old blind father, he had stolen the

lawful inheritance of his brother, and

it seems as though there was nothing

too contemptible for him to do.



But, “the mills of the gods grind

slowly, but they grind exceeding

small," and the mills of the gods kept

'on grinding all those years. Jacob had

to run away to save his scalp, and he

went to live with

his mother’s

brother, who was

as cunning as his

mother had been.

Jacob falls in love

with his cousin,

R a c h e. l , a n d

agrees with his

uncle to serve as

a hired man for

seven years, for which he was to re-

ceive Rachel as his wife. But when

the seven years was up, Laban palmed

off on him Rachel’s sister, Leah. And

so Jacob had to work seven years

more for the girl of his choice. I won—

der how many-present-day youth would

work fourteen years, to get a sweet-

heart. JaCob did, and it is one of the

:bright spots in his character that he

would show such constancy. Then he

worked six years more for his cattle.

Twenty years to get two wives and a

.herd of cows! That is a long time, but

there is a very refreshing side to it.

As we read these pages, we are a long,

long way from the hurry, feverishness,

anxiety of our day. It is a time of the

great out-of—doors, when men lived

near to trees and grass and the stars.

There is no hurry. Why hurry? You

cannot hasten the seasons, or the com-

ing of night, or the shining of the

stars. To get a good wife was worth

seven years of toil, thought Jacob, and

he was not far off in his calculations.





 





SENSE of strength, calm, peace,

poise comes to one as he reads

these chapters. He feels himself in

the presence of the great forces of the

universe which know no hurry, and

yet which are kindly. It is something.

'the way you feel when you step out on

the veranda and look up at the night

sky, studded with the jewels of heav-

en, or when you look at a mountain

looming in the distance. I wish there

were room here to quote all of “Wait-

ing,” by John Burroughs. It is good

to read, when you are in a great hurry

to get someWh‘ere, and you solemnly

believe that if you do not get there,

the vorld will stop revolving on its

axis.

Serene, I fold my hands and wait,

Nor care for wind, or tide, or sea;





I rave no more ’gainst time and fate,

For, lo! mine own shall come to me.





I stay my haste, I make delays,

For what avails this eager pace?

I stand amid the eternal ways,

Andf what is mine shall know my

ace.





The stars come nightly to the sky,

The tidal wave unto the sea;

Nor time, nor space, nor deep, nor

high,

Can keep my own away from me.

But we must get back to the villain-

hero. He had a ragged time with. his

uncle, it looks. And at last he got

away from him, by stealth. He seem-





fed to be an expert in leaving town at





night, this Jacob. Not the highest sort

of recommendation. But no sooner

had he gotten aWay, been chased by

irate Laban, had a verbal battle with

the same, and proceeded, than he





 





heard that Esau was coming to meet





' Jacob ‘ and Esau * .

Our Weekly Sermon ———By IV. A. Mchme





him, with four hundred armed men.

Such news was about as welcome as

a black frost in blossom time.



But he was canny, as he usually

was. He divided his train of people

and animals into several bands, in the

hope that if the first one was seized

by the warlike Esau, the rest would

escape. The one in charge of the first

band was to say to Esau that it was

a present from Jacob “to my lord

Esau,” and so on.





BUT that night something happened.



He had sent on his two wives, his

eleven children and his live stock, and

he remained alone. And that night

God met him. “There wrestled a man

with him till the breaking of the day.”

Who was this man? Was he a divine

messenger? It looks so. He was a

worthy antagonist, Jacob found. Why

was Jacob so 10th to let him go? Why,

when the heavenly messenger was

anxious to go, did Jacob cling to him?

Why did he say, “Never till you bless

me.” Was it because he felt his own

terrible need of a religious blessing?

Was it because his strange visitor had

made him look into his own crafty,

deceitful, evil heart, until it made him

sick, made him cry out for something

better? Was it because he saw that

he could not go on as he had been

going, and that in some way a radical

change must take place? Or did he

see that he himself was so weak and

helpless that he could not change his

life without divine. assistance? It was

probably something of all these. He

recognized himself as he was, a mis-

erable excuse for a man, with brains

but not character, and he cried out

desperately for help. He got it. He

was capable of great things, this Ja-

cob. Henceforth he was to be called

a prince. He was a different man. He

had met God.



Retribution for the past came still

upon him. He lost his son, but he

was able to meet his troubles with a.

new faith and outlook, which changed

the whole of life.





 





SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON FOR

JUNE SIXTH.





SUBJECT:—Jacob and Esau. Genesis

25:19 to 34,26t34 to 28:9 and 32:3

to 33:17.



GOLDEN TEXT:—Ephesians 4:32.





OWOSSO BOYS LEAD IN SINGING.





 





 





 





ONTESTS in grain judging and



singing featured the recent visit

of one thousand Michigan high school

agricultural students to Michigan

State College. The judges are Still

busily engaged working over the re-

sults of the grain judging contests, but

the singing contest was immediately

decided, with Owosso High School, led

by instructor V. 0. Braun, the winner.

In the next three places were Eaton

Rapids, Goldwater, and Dansville. Oth-

,er high schools entered were MasOn,

Dowagiac, Hastings, Honor, and Low-

ell. The Owosso High School song-

sters received a $50 ”melon” from the

R. E. Olds community music fund,

along with the first prize recognitibn.

——-Cook.





 





Jewish people are shown to be rela-

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Astronomers are preparing to ob-

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June 29, 1927, which will be visible

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The spring bulb crop in Holland, is





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H E“ health authorities of Chicago



are cleaning up the milk supply

of the city by‘requiring that the milk

shipped in be from herds that have

passed the tuberculin test. As a re-

sult the Chicago Stock Yards are be-

ing flooded with dairy cows. Many of

these are reactors, properly branded,

and are being slaughtered, subject to

federal meat inspection regulations as

required bylaw. We have nothing to

fear from this source. '



There are others, however, which

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Then, too, there are many herd own-

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stock yards to be sold rather than

have them tested. To be sure, all

such cattle must be tested to be mov-

ved- interstate, but no honest, sensible

person wants to buy cows of this sort

as they are all badly exposed and al-

most certain to react at a subsequent

test.





Just recently a carload of cows was

shipped from the Chicago Stock Yards

{to one of the counties in the south-

west part of Michigan. These cows

are all tuberculin tested at the yards

before loading, and fifteen per cent of

.‘the lot tested were found tubercular.

As soon as notice of the shipment was

received by the Bureau of Animal In-

dustry of the State Department of

Agriculture, prompt action was taken

to place them ‘in quarantine and hold

them in isolation from all other cattle.

They will" be kept in quarantine for a

period of sixty days and retested, and,

if reactors are found, they will be

slaughtered.





It would be the height of folly for

the state of Michigan to accept cattle

from these badly infected sections of

northern Illinois and southern Wiscon-

sin, except subject to quarantine.

Some of them may be healthy but, un-

less they can furnish proper creden-

tials to show that they come from

healthy herds, we cannot afford to

take the chance. There are plenty of

,good clean, healthy dairy cows avail-

able 'here in our own state. Don’t go

to the Chicago Stock Yards to buy

dairy cows. There is generally a very

good reason why they have been sent

there for sale.





MICHIGAN. STATE CHAMPION

GUERNSEY.





 





‘EORGE L. BARROWS’, of Saginaw



West Side, Michigan, is the owner

of Rosemary Lillian of Walter Phipps

Farm-144122, the new Michigan state

champion Guernsey for class GOG

Beginning her record at two years of

age. she produced 9,766.4 pounds of





"Dink, containing 388.3 pounds of but-

ter-fat in 305- days. She was milked



- twice daily and gave birth to a living

c’alt‘ directly after the» record.





ILEIWS FARMERS LOSE

HEAVILY.





 





ILLINOIS farmers are sufiering ser-

ious lessee from reactors to the





test, but muse whose herds have net

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D; Lynch, of the

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waiting for the test are losing $17,000

a day because they are not allowed

to sell their milk in the city of Chi-

cago. Figures given are based on pric-

es of milk from tested and untested

cows. Milk from tested herds sells

for $2.75 per cwt., while that from un-

tested cows is sold to creameries and

brings only $1.56 per out, according

to Mr. Lynch.





CONGR ESS APPROPRIATES

$4,653,000.





 





F’I‘ER once refusing to accept the



report of: the conferees, which

placed the amount of federal indem-

nities and operating expenses for the

fiscal year 1926 at $4,653,000, the sen-

ate finally accepted the report and

adopted it during the last week of

April. As passed by the senate, the

bill provides a total of $4,653,000, of

which $975,000 is for operating 0x-

penses and $3,678,000 for indemnities.

$750,000 is made immediately available

by the bill. and this will relieve the

situation in those states where work

has been held up because federal in-

demnity money was exhausted.





PROGRESS MADE lN ALPENA

COUNTY.





 





ARLY in November, 1923, a. young



man stopped off at the Dairy Build-

lTl. S. C., to inquire about cow testing

association work. This man. Carl Jen-

nings, after a month’s trial was start-

ed as tester in the Alpena Cow Test-

ing Association. Two year's work has





been completed by Jennings in this;





association. and considerable progress





is reported in his last annual report;





Nine of the herds in this association

have axeraged above 300 pounds of

butter-fat production for two years.

These nine herds made an improve-





ment of 942 pounds of milk and 42.1 '





pounds of butter-fat per cow over the

previous year’s results. Jennings at-

tributes much of this improvement to

the betterment of the crops grown and

feeds fed. Pure-bred sires have, been

used in this area for years, and the

excellent quality of grade Guernseys

resulted through the continued use of

purebred Guernsey sires. Alpena

county is recognized as a first-class

Guernsey center.





Often times the expression is heard

that one year Of testing work will

clean out the cull cows. This is not

entirely true, for continued testing

constantly finds the additional unprof-

itable cows to be culled out during the

second year’s testing work.



There are more than 230 acres of

alfalfa and 210 acres of sweet clover

seeded on the twenryeight association

member’s farms. Approximately 300

cows were tested during the year, so

that the combined alfalfa and sweet

clover acreage would total approxi-

mately one and one-half acres of de-

sirable legume crop per cow.



Olaf Alfs-en and Albert Schuell di-

vided honors between them on the.

matter of highest herds in production

of milk and butter-fat. Other herds

which averaged above 300 pounds of

butter-fat are as follows; Martin Bar-

sen, Wm. Christopher-sen. Ox Bow

Farm, Richard Randall, John McLar-

en; Andrew Bensen, Georgie Hines,

J'ens Wong, and Ralph Thompson.



The Manton State Bank is conduct-



‘ing a dairy survey of the northern part



of Wexford county. This is being

done in connection with the calf pro-

ject of the Manton Rural Agricultural

School. ft is expected that the calf

project and the survey will result in

two carloads of pure-bred caIVes being

shipped in next fall.





 





 





 





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After separating with , our old alan

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were in the skim-milk. Hold the . p merits l

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pen-acute and run It through a new

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The. De Laval Separator campany

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Millions of cows are now on pasture.

They like it and it is good for them,

but it does not supply enough feed to

make their capacity flow of milk.





Prof. E. 5. Savage, the famous dairy

expert of New York, says: “The feeding

of grain on pasture is so important that a

mixed grain feed containing 17.5% to

20% protein should be fed on pasture."





 

 





 

 

 

 

 





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. Prof. A. R. Merrill, of the Connecticut Ex.

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crude protein, but only 15.9 lbs. total digestible nutrients.

There is enough protein if the cow actually could eat 100 pounds of

grass, but this does not supply enough total digestible nutrients."



It takes fourlarge gunny sacks to hold 100 lbs. of grass. A cow's

stomach will hold only 60 quarts. The stomach of a cow would have

to be four times as large as it is to hold as much grass as she needs.



These are reasons enough for feeding Com Gluten Feed on pasture.

The most successful dairymen throughout the U. S. are doing it.

Their cows stay fresh longer and keep in better condition.



Corn Gluten Feed is the best feeding part of com. A sin le ton

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makes cows milkable





They relax. They let down. You get the last drop.





It is long lasting.

Dr. Hess Fly Chaser has the odor of the pines.

Because of this odor it serves a threefold purpose:





First—it is the most effective fly and mosquito repellent

known to science—quick in action, long lasting.



Second—it is an excellent disinfectant. Therefore, while it

is keeping the flies away, it is also destroying the disease gems

that attack your cow’s body—disinfecting your barns, and

injecting into the atmosphere is most healthful odor.



Third—No herd sprayed with Dr. Hess Fly Chaser ever sufiers

from warbles, which cause a great annual loss to dairymen and

farmers. .





It does not blister—does not stain the hair—does

not taint milk. Applied to the hands and face, it

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' low in. .

get into the system of the animals and .1





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swine, I have tried to give my

herd whatever I thought was,:best.for

rapid development, and have studied

,all the various rations that can be





grown on the farm, as well as those

that Could be made from the various

jby-products of the mills. These I have

fed in various ways, sometimes dry,

generally mixed with water into a

rather thickish mush. l have at times

been able to get separator milk from

the creamery (not having enough at

home of my own) but this is generglly

'so stale and so diluted with the wash-

ings of the factory and so unfit for

feeding a good pig, that l abandoned

it some years ago. I have many times

tried to convince myself that with a

wet feed my pigs did not need special

attention given to waterings—yet I





N my years of breedingpure-bred





made up on the grains and grasses





good. drinking Water for “their animals





'more thought, and I feel satisfied that





it wduld be found that hotter results

would follow. J . ‘ _ ,

Most Automatics Clog Up.

There are many self-watering de-

vices that at first sight‘look good, and-

I have had experience with several of





them, but without entire satisfactiOna

Those with valves get clogged by dirt ,





from the snouts of the‘pigs, Which, of





course, causes the fountain to empty‘





itself quickly. Others in which a. hog

can get its feet also give trouble.





It is impossible to have anything,





without some faults, but the fewer the

faults the better.

trough; open on top, is probably. the

worst watering device one could have.

Their feet will foul the water at once.

Build troughs so the pigs can get only





 





 





 





have also given up- this erroneous

gidea, and I presume that there are

”5"others.”



i Water in Addition to Wet Feed.



" Now, I want to assure my fellow

breeders that pigs, as well as older

hogs, will drink lots of pure water,

ieven when fed on feed mixed with

'either water or milk. During part of

the winter, I fed ivet feed in the morn-

ing, warmed by a steamer, and at one-

thirty o’clock in the afternoon I drive

.the feed wagon over the entire line of

.pens and find that the brood sows

with pigs and hogs of various ages,

have been drinking almost two barrels

of pure fresh water from the well, and

have seemed to enjoy it as much as

they did their warm feed in the morn-

ing. At night I give them a feed of

earn corn.



There is nothing that will quench

thirst but water. The hogs may have

just been fed with some wet mixture,

but yet they will turn away from the

feed and go to the water trough and

take a few swallows of water.

is not evidence enough that hogs need

water, then I am mistaken. The ques-

tion is—how to furnish fresh water at

all times. »



It is said that more than one-half of

a pig’s weight is composed of water.

A growing pig contains a. higher per-

centage, however, than does a mature

hog.



Before Them at All Times.



To grow young pigs and get best

results they must have sufficient wa-

ter at all times, or at frequent inter-

,vals during the day. If possible, it is

far better to have good, pure, fresh

,water where the pigs can go at will

and drink as often as they like. Pigs,

like sheep, do not drink much at a

time, but if water is where they can

go at will, they will be found drinking

often.



. One will often notice pigs drinking

from filthy poolsor puddles, where the

,water is not fit for a pig to even wal-

This is where germs often





 





 





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When the Manure Wastes in the Barnyard, Buildings Soon go to Wrack.‘





their snouts in. I have no objection

to how you get the waterto them, the

important point is to have it fresh

and clean. Think over these matters

about watering your hogs and I be-

lieve many will awaken to the fact

that we have been neglectful._in that





important part of caring‘for‘ their





herds—R. B. Rushing.





FEEDING THE DRY COW.





 





HE dry cow is a prospective heavy



milker, not a. mere boarder. Dur-

ing her long period of milk production,

she has consumed a large amount or

stimulating food, and she has labored

to her full capacity. Having rendered

profitable and faithful service, she

now needs rest and the best ofcare

to .prepare her for another year’s

work.



The dry cow is accomplishing im-

portant things. She is developing her

unborn calf. More than eighty per

cent of the birth weight of her calf is

developed during the last four months

of gestation. The cow is also recruit-

ing her nerve and physical resources

to withstand another long-period of.

milk production. Should she fail in

accomplishing these during the dry

period, she will fail to do her best

during her milking season. '



I believe that the care the dry cow

receives has a. great deal to, do with

her milk performance. Heavy milk

production drafts heavily upon the tis-

sues and nerve energy of the body. If

a cow is to produce milk up to'her full

capacity, she must be in the best of

health and working condition.



My experience in handling dairy

cows has been that the dry cow should

be as thoroughly cared for as when

in milk. Cows freshening in the fall,

milking well during the winter, and





stimulated to increase flow Whengturn- ‘





ed to pasture, generally go dry when

pasture begins to decline. 1;; she p is

run down in [flesh she should 7 Small;-

ed, during; the dry '





   





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PRODUCTION INSURED





in your future herd by using a son of Echo

Sylvia King Model as herd sire. His sons

are bred for production.

Here is a good one born August 4.1925.

well grown and 90% white.

His dam is a 28 1b. Jr 4- -y.r -old daughter of

Admiral Walker Colantha sire of nine from

30 to 38.5 lbs. in 7 days. and five from 1. 015

to 1, 267 lbs. in one year. The seven nearest

dams of this calf average: Butter. 7 days.

30. 61: milk. 603.2 lbs. Semi for pedigree

and price of Tag No. 615 at Traverse City

State Hospital.



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‘each of these years





' above 300 pounds of butter-fat produc-





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IGHEST production for the Winter

was recorded. in the Upper Penin-





sula during March, according to the

:report of eleven cow testing associa-

tions, compiled by J. G. Wells, J r., of

' Marquette,





dairy specialist for the

Michigan State College. Mr. Wells

points out that fresh cows and good

feeding methods, brought the average

production per cow above twenty





ypounds of fat in all but one of the





groups.

The highest producing herd was Vic-





- tor VVaisenen’s eightiegrade Guernseys

in Marquette county, with an average





of 1,130 pounds of milk and 46.9

pounds of fat. The high association

was Houghton county, where each cow

produced an average of 657 pounds of

milk and 28.4 pounds of fat.



The pure—bred Holstein herd of the

Upper Peninsula Experiment Station

at Chatham had the high two-year-old

cow, with 1,670 pounds of milk and

52.4 pounds of fat, as well as the high

mature cow with 2,210 pounds of milk

and 89.4 pounds cf fat. The same herd

ledlhe Alger County Association in

average production.



The high three-year-oid was a grade

Jersey in the Johnson Brothers’ herd

in the North Delta group. with 1,218

pounds of milk and 57.3 pounds of fat.

C. E. Johnson’s grade Holstein in Go-

gebic county led the four—year-old

class with 2,133 pounds of milk and

76.8 pounds of fat.



After Victor Waisenen’s, the high

herd in the different associations rank-

ed as follows: Dickinson, Charles Mil-

dren; South Delta, Emil Moser;

,I-Ioughton, William H. Lohnala; Alger,

U. P. Experiment Station; North Del-

.ta, P. Depuydt; North Menominee,

Wickman Bros.; South Menominee, E.

A. Sichrs; East Chippewa, R. A. Pick-

'en.s; Gogebic, T. J. Voyce; and Rud-

yard-Chippewa, F. A. Mahl.



In the average production the asso-

ciations ranked as follows, after

Houghton: Gogebic. Dickinson, Mar-

quette, South Menominee, South Del-





_{ta, North Delta, Alger, North Menom-





inee, East Chippewa, and Rudyard-

iChippewa.

“In March, twenty-six unprofitable





cows were sold or butchered on the





farm,” said Mr. Wells, commenting on





the report. “Farmers are discovering

these boarders from the testers’ rec—

ords. Many separators were found to

be losing money, leaks which would

not have been found outside the asso-

ciation. Nothing 3. dairy farmer can

do will assit in herd improvement

more than membership in a cow test-

ing association."





INCREASE BUTTER-FAT SEVENTY

POUNDS IN THREE YEARS.





HE most successful year complet-

ed and, the best prospects for the

future were found to exist, when Les-

lie Wilcox, tester in the Ingham-Lan-

sing Cow Testing Association, gave

his annual report. Three years of

1testing work have been completed.

The average production per cow for

is as follows:

1923-24, 7,757 pounds of milk. and 245

pounds of butter-fat; 1924—25, 7,593

pounds of milk, and 257.7 pounds of

{butter-fat; 1925-26, 8,111 pounds of

milk, and 313.9 pounds of butter-fat.

The herds of pure-bred Guernseys

owned by J. C. Ranney, and Evart &

Himelberger, have averaged above 300





Both





on their farms. Mr. Ranney has been

growing alfalfa since 1910'.

The following herds have averaged





um, above 300 pounds of butter-fat produc-





tion for two years: 0. J. Becker, J.

R. Worthington & Son, E. L. Riker, H.

(W. W1gman, and H. L. Wilson.



The following herds have averaged





tion for just one year: ' Lee Doty, C.





 





 





pounds .of butter-fat production for :

each of the three years that the asso~ :

‘ciatlon has been in operation.

‘have alfalfa. and sweet clover seeded





 





 





L. Hulett, O. J. Moore, S H. Jones,





of H. R. Bullen & Son, and W. H.





F‘t'eshour &. Son, have averaged above 6





300 pounds of butter-fat for the past

two years, one year being credited in

the Ingham-Mason Cow Testing Asso-

ciation.





There are 133 acres of alfalfa seed-V.





ed on the farms of the fourteen mem-

bers whose herds averaged above 300

pounds of butter-fat production this

past year. The average production

per cow in the ten high herds was

8,881.5 pounds of milk and 370.5

pounds of fat. The average for the

four poorest herds was 6,530 pounds

of milk and 246.1 pounds of fat.



Nearly all members grew some leg-

ume crop last year. Alfalfa, and sweet

clover were used for pasture, and

more acreage is planned for this year

by some who saw results of other

members. A few had soy beans for

hay, two members fed mangels with

silage the last Winter.





BROADER LIVE STOCK MARKET-

ING SERVICE.





HE live stock market news service



will be extended as soon after

July 1 as arrangements can be made

to include Pittsburgh, Buffalo, Cleve-

land, Cincinnati. St. Joseph, and In-

dianapolis. The extended service will

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markets for the local newspapers and

to radio stations.





 





 





   





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CONDUCTED BY DR. S. BURROWS.





Stringy Milk—Some of our cows

gave slimy or stringy milk last sum-

mer, and do again this spring. Can





 





you tell me what is the trouble? Dif- ,





ferent feeds has made no difference

in the milk. All have been tested for

tuberculosis and found to be 0. K.

Is the milk and cream all right to use?

C B. K.—-This is caused by bacteria

which are frequently introduced into

the milk by the water used to wash

utensils. Water from streams and

shallow wells receiving surface drain-

age is likely to contain this organism.

Also from springs receiving surface

or sub-surface drainage. Dust in dairy

barns, from damp musty straw is an-

other source. Boil the milk utensils,

and dry them on the stove and keep

them in a dry, clean place until used.

Cleaning the cows and washing the

udders before milking would be ben-

eficial.



Bitter Milk.-—[ have a Guernsey cow

whose milk is bitter. She used to give

nine to ten quarts of milk, and now

she only gives two quarts. She gets

clover and timothy hay and a little

oats and corn feed. Her milk is so

bitter that if it stands for two days it

cannot be used. She is not to freshen

until the last day of August. She gets

salt and all the water she wants twice

a day. E. N.——Several species of bac-

teria, yeasts and fungi have been iso—

lated from bitter milk: some of these

were found in the udder. Bitter milk

is also associated with the feeding of

mouldy, or, decomposed fodder, raw

potatoes, etc. Using mouldy 01' de-

composed straw for bedding has the

same effect. Milk may also have a

bitter taste near the end of the lacta-

tion period. Since she has dropped

off in production, it is likely due to

some digestive disturbance. Give one

pound of epsom s,a1ts also give one-

half ounce of formaldehyde in a quart

of watei twice daily fo1 five or six

days. It would also be advisable to

reduce the amount of grain until the

condition is improved.





and W. L. Cheney & Son. The herds ,





 





 





 





 





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write





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' May 1st. Special rates In

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CATTLE





The Northwestern Ohio Milking Short-

liorn Assn. Will Sell by Public Auction





to t head of Registered Milking Shorthorns. consist»

inlgyof cows heifers and bulls at the Fair Ground.





June 16,1926





This is a. good lot of cattle and offers a splendid

opportunity to secure herd improvement material. B.

B. Allen, Auctioneer. Write tor a catalog



W. B. SMITH. Secy.. Fremont. Ohio.





14 mos. out of

Roan Shorthorn Bull 11.1-01.1 05 M?!“

dam. W. E. Thompson. R. No. 4, Ludington. Mnoh.

Best of quality and breeding

Shorthoms cows and heifers rm- sale. BIDWBELL.

STOCK FARM. Box D. Tecumseh. Mich.





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Roan Shorlhorn Bull Waivmfti and) 11.11%:

W. E. MORRIS". 8 No.5. FIII’II, Mich,





 





 





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Brown Swiss Bulls them





 





 





 





Visitors welcome.

A. A. FELDKAMP. Manchester. Mich. ,

HOGS

DUROC BUY your fall hard boar

now out of Michigan‘s Grand





Champion 1. M. WILLIAMS, No. Adams. Mich.





A. few choice fall boars with the rig":

IIIIIOG JETSBIS type quality, and breeding F. I.

08001". Monroe. Mich.





- ready {or service. AlsoMa-mh

Chester While Boars pigs, em... 5... Priced 1...

sonable. F. W. ALEXANDER. Vassar. Mich.

BIG TYPE CHESTER WHITE SPRING PIGS,





with txtra quality. breeding alldgrthh. either

LUCIAN HILL. Unlon City. Mich.





 





50x not 1c.iatod



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Large Type Poland Chlnas Eféfimsfiwgma? :31,"

1A3. G. TAYLOR. Balding. Mich.





FOR SALE Hampshirt Fall Gills. bra!

for July and August fannw

l. P. SPITLER 81 SON. R. I, Henderson. Mich.

SHEEP





WANTED to purchase about one hundred first—elm

ewes. under four years old. with lambs or

Address, M. Jacobs, Marshall. Mich.





ICHIGAN FARMER

Classified Liners bring

results: Try one.





 





 





 





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Red Rose Farms Holstein Sale





65 Registered Holsteins

June 22, '1926 Plymouth, Mich.





This sale includes the entire herd of G. D. Fairgrieve (46 head).





from the Red Rose Farms Dairv Herd.





The remaining 19 hand. were SW





The Fairgrieve herd is 11111111 above the ave rage in conformation. production and breeding because it





assembled by a man Who had the disposition and means to buy the





The only reason his 1161mm





suddenly sold. and is now being dispersed, is that M1 Fairgrieve was instructed by his physician to get





rid of all busimss worri1s at ome.





The herd contains 14 daughters and 2 sons of AVON PONTIAC SKYLARK, whose 7 nearest dams aver-

age 30. 47 lbs, and whose own dam was an All- 111111111 an four— year—old daughter of Matador S: the Walker





Twonti- two cows in the herd are bred to AVON PONTIAC. SKYLARK.





Seven other female~ are bred





to K 1’ 0 P 591b, the junior sire whose the nearest dams average 1180. 97.





The herd was one of the leade1s in the local cow testing association.





It has yearly records up to 1000





lbs butter. and a 17 lb two- -year- o—ld record is the lowest seven— day record There is a. 934-1b. junk!

three- -y-ea1' old an 876— lb. junior four- y-ear old that made her record in 305 days. as well as many 0





of unusual mer1t





in fat, all but six cows have creditable seven-day or yea-'1'!) rec





The herd is absolutely clean. as shown by a recent test.





Address your inquiries for further information for c





This sale therefore. offers a source for desirable foundation stuck that is seldom found.

analogs and circularsto





JAMES R. GARVER‘. Madison. Wisconsin. in Charge of Publicityaad General Correspondence
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GRAIN QUOTATIONS





Tuesday, June 1.





Wheat.





Detroit.——No. 1 red, $1.56; No. 2 red

$1.25; No. 2 white $1.56; No. 2 mixed



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Chicago—July at $1.37%@1.37%;

Sept. $1.3214@1.32%.



Toledo.—-Wheat $1.521/§@1.53%.





Corn.



‘ Detroit—No. 2 yellow at 760; No. 3

yellow at 730; No. 4 yellow 68c; No.

5 yellow 63c.



Chicago—July 70940; Sept. 74'7/8@

75c.

Oats.

Detroit.———No. 2 white Michigan at

45%c; No. 3. 441750. .

Chicago—July 39940; Sept. 40%0.

Rye.

Detroit—No. 2, 88c.

Chicago—July 867/80; Sept. 887/8c.

Toledo—«Rye 880.

Beans.





I)etroit.~-I niinediate and prompt

shipment $4.25.

Chicago—Spot Navy, Mich. fancy





hand—picked at $4.40 per cwt; red kid-

neys $9. .

New York—«Pea domestic $4.75@

5.25; red kidneys $8.50@9.

Barley.

Malting 74c; feeding 69c.

_ Seeds.

l)etreit.—~Cash red clover at $21.50;

alsike $17; timothy $3.45.



Buckwheat.

Detroit—Buckwheat $1.80 per cwt.

Hay

Detroit.——No. 1 timothy .$23.50@24;

standard $22.50@23; No. 1 light clover,

mixed $22@23; No. 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 $31@32; standard

middlings at $30; fine middlings $33;

cracked corn $35; coarse cornmeal at

$34; chop $33 per ton in carlots.





WHEAT





A number of factors are operating

to fluctuate wheat prices. Speculators

had been selling freely in the hopes of

forcing further concessions in the

May price. However, these parties





are LO‘W finding it difficult to secure





wheat for May delivery. Crop reports

from Kansas and Nebraska are less

favorable. The mills have been. buy-

ing sparingly, and the domestic VlSlbIe

supply has dropped to below half of

what it was a year ago. Futures ap-

pear to be in a stronger pos1tion than

the cash grain. Besides the trouble

in southwestern states, the crop is

said to be uncertain in the American

northwest. Sales of more than a mil-

lion bushels from Canada are report—

ed. Russia has also exported nearly

a million bushels to western Europe.





CORN





While the country is offering corn

to arrive on a fair scale, eastern pomts

are taking the grain rather eaSily.

The greater portion of the grain of-

fered is being held at prices above

what the demand is willing to give.

There was little strength, however,

injected into the market through the

improved condition of wheat on Fri—

day. ’l‘his resulted in a slight upward

turn from the lowest point the 1925

crop has reached.





OATS





There has been but little life to oat

trading of late. Howeverhthe strength

developing in wheat during the clos-

ing trading periods of the month, gave

snap to the trade and a fractional ad-

vance in prices. In most sections of

the country, seeding has been from

one to three weeks late” The new

crop is showing fairly rapid develop-

ment, despite the abnormal season.





RYE





Rye values are running about thirty

cents below those of a year ago. The

grain enjoyed a little borrowed

strength from the wheat trade.





HAY





Light. offerings of hay steadied the

market last week in spite of the slug-

gish demand. Farm stocks of good

hay are small in many sections and

country" marketings generally are lim-

ited. Buyers continue to take only

enough hay to satisfy the immediate





, needs as pastures are rapidly improv-





kit'- The alfalfa. harvest in the Pacific





northwest is unusually early and is

reported to be considerably larger

than last year. Marketing of the crop

is expected to start early in June..





SEEDS





Demand for seeds has tapered off,

but prices are well maintained. Stocks

of clover and timothy seed are small,

so that dealers are not anxious to

make sales. Reports continue to con-

firm the early estimates of a reduced

acreage of clover, and of weather dam-

age to the new seedings.





FEEDS





There is little improvement in the

feed market and prices continue to

decline gradually. Demand has been





further curtailed by the advance of.





pastures and there is little interest

except in lots for prompt shipment.





BEANS





Farmers at the present time are de-

bating the question as to the amount

of beans to plant this year. As a mat-

ter of fact, there will be many acres

planted that was plowed for other

crops. Where sugar beets and beans

compete for ground, there seems, from

local reports, to be a rather-general

surrender to the sugar beet crop

where the price for the matured prod—

uct is more certain than with beans.

0n the other hand, farmers who have

gone to the expense of having ground

prepared for other crops, but‘find it

too late to sow them, believe that it

is economy to take a chance on beans

even at a low price. They reason that

they would have more to gain than to

lose. They also figure that beans

make good stock feed and it is possi-

ble. the way the season is now going,

that such feed will be in good demand

before the harvests of 1927. On the

Chicago market the bean trade re-

mains firm at recent levels, and the

same general conditions prevail at





Detroit.

ONIONS





Plantings in the main crop states

are estimated at considerably larger

than last year, or the average of the

past four years. Barring crop dam-

age, the yield will be the largest on

record. In Idaho, the onion acreage

may be nearly 400 per cent greater

than in 1924, and Utah shows an in-

crease of 140 per cent.





POTATOES





The advance an old crop potatoes

which was generally expected at the

end of the season failed to material-

ize. Shipments have been practically

as large as last spring and prices have

gradually declined. New potatoes

have remained strong in the face of

the weaker market for old stock. The

lateness of the season has kept the

weekly shipments smaller than at the

corresponding period last season. A

preliminary estimate of the commer-

cial acreage of potatoes in eight sec-

ond-early states indicates that it will

be 4,500 acres less than last year, and

7,000 to 9,000 less than in the three

preceding years. In the Kearney dis-

trict of Nebraska, only 800 acres have

been planted in potatoes, compared

8,000 acres five years ago. Northern

round whites. U. S. No. 1, are quoted

at $2.90@3,15 per 100 lbs., sacked, in

the Chicago carlot market. Southern

Bliss Triumphs, U. S. No. 1, are lower

at $4.50@4.55 per 100 pounds in the





same market.

EGGS





The trade is quiet, but with the mar-

ket steady. Holders are not pressing

sales because of the price at which

the eggs were bought, but present

prices bring sales. The quality of the

receipts is not. of the best, and many

receipts have to be discounted on

that account. High quality eggs bring

good prices and are in demand. There

is a moderate into-storage demand.

While no change in egg values is ex-

pected, some dealers believe that pric-

es will case a little. but not enough

to make the market weak.



In poultry broilers continue in fair

supply and the market eased off a lit-

tle. Old roosters were higher and oth-

er kinds were in fair supply and

steady. Culls and diseased poultry are

not saleable in any manner in the city

markets because of regulations of the

health departments.



Chicago—Eggs, fresh firsts 281/2@

2915c; ordinary firsts 27@28c; miscel-

laneous firsts 2894c; dirties at 261,60;

checks 260. Live poultry, hens 280;

broilers 30@39c; roosters 18c; ducks

23c; geese 16c



Detioit.——Eggs, fresh candied and

graded 29@30%c. Live poultry, broil-

ers, fancy 48@50c; medium 48@500;

extra large hens 310; medium hens

32@33c; small hens 3062310; ducks

35@36c.





 





 





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Tuesday,





DETROIT





Cattle.

Receipts .243. Market steady.

Good to choice yearlings,





dry—fed ................ $ 9.00@10.00

Best heavy steers, dry-fed 8.50@ 9.50

Handy weight butchers .. 7.50@ 8.50

Mixeii steers and heifers 7.00@ 8.50

Handy light butchers .. . . 6.50@ 7.00

Light butchers .......... 6.00@ 6.50

Best cows .............. 6.50@ 7.00

Butcher cows ........... 5.50@ 6.50

Cutters .................. 4.50@ 5.00

Canners ................ 4.00@ 4.50

Choice light bulls ......... 6.50@ 7.00

Bologna bulls ........... 6.00@ 700

Stock bulls ............. 5 50@ 5 75

Feeders ................ 650@ 7.50

Stockers ................ @ 700





6.00 .

Milkers and swingers... . .$50.00@ $100

Veal Calves.





Receipts 5.31. Market is strong and





50c higher.

Best ..... . .......... $14.00@14.50

Others . . . ............... 4.00@13.60





Sheep and Lambs.

Receipts 92. Sheep steady;



500 lower; quality common.

Best ..... . . . . . . . . .$16.00@16.50

Fair lambs .............. 14.00@14.50

Light and common ...... 8.25@11.00

Fair and good sheep 7.00@ 8.00

Culls and common ...... 2.00@ 4.50





lambs





Hogs.

Receipts 1,256. Mixed are 15@200





higher.



Mixed hogs .=. ........... $14.55@14.60

Heavies ................. 13.25@14.00

Pigs .................... 15.00

Yorkers ................. 14.75

Roughs ........ . . . 12.25

Stags . .............. 9.00





Ho 3.

Receipts 2,280. Hogs closing slow;

steady; heavy $14@14.50; medium at

$14.50@15; light weight at $14.85@





 





June 1.





15.25; light lights and pigs at $15.25;

packing sows and roughs at $12.25@

12.50.

Cattle.

Receipts 175. Market steady.





Sheep and Lambs.



Receipts 300. Best spring lambs at

$19.20; clipped at $16.50@16.75; best

ewes $7@8.50.



Calves.



Receipts 700. Top $15.





CHICAGO





Hogs.



Receipts 18,000. Market is active;

strong to mostly 10c higher than Mon-

day’s average; majority 240-345 weight

$13.60@14; bulk 210 lbs. down $14.05

@1430; top $14.30; packing sows are

largely at $12.30@12.55; sorted killing

pigs $l4@14.35.



Cattle.



Receipts 11,000. Market fat steers

and yearlings fairly active; steady to

strong; weighty kind in best demand;

stots 10@15c higher; $10.65 paid for

1,500 Nebraskas; others $10@10.35;

medium weight at $10.40; she stock is

steady to strong; bulls are very dull ;‘

vealers mostly 500 higher $12@13.50

mostly.



Sheep and Lambs.



Receipts 15,000. Market fat lambs

opening steady to 25c lower; desirable

yearlings held fully steady; price ten-

dency is lower on in—between grades,

lambs and yearlings; 3 double-decks

of choice 72-lb. Idahos at . $18.50?

18.65; latter price paid by small kil -

ers; top of eight cars of California





springers $16.80; odd lot of desirable





natives at $17.50'@18.25; asking up to

$18.50 for best offering; best yearling,

wethers held around $16.25; few early





up to $16.50; medium kind mostly-at ,

$14.50@15.50; heavy fat ewes in nan





row demand; ewes $7.50; heavy most;

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The market is unchanged, but. some-

what unsettled. Buyers are hesitant ‘

because they are not sure that further

declines may not follow. There seems

to be a plentiful supply and there is

quite a little movement into storage.

Thetrade, sentiment, however, is mix-

ed, as many believe that prices will

experience but little change. There

is plenty of high quality butter to

meet the demand. , .



Prices. on 92-score creamcry are:

Chicago 39343; New York 40540. In.

Detroit fresh creamery in tubs sells

for 38@40c per pound.





WOOL





The Commercial Bulletin says: De—

mand for wool continues slow and

prices are barely firm. Every' branch

of the wool textile industryis follow-

ing very closely the move. of the man

higher up and extreme caution pre-

vails. It is hoped that the repeat on

ders for goods may presently come





 





MARKETS BY RADlO.





 





AlLY market reports and

weather forecasts may be.

obtained each week day ,from,

the following Michigan stations:

WKAR—Michlgan State Col-

lege, 12:00 noon.

WCX—Detroit Free Press, at

2:15 P. M. ‘

WWJ—Detrolt News, 10:25 A.

M., 12:00 noon, 4:00 P. M.

WGHP—Geo. Harrison Phelps,

7:00 P. M.





 





 





 





along in better volume, however.

There is rather more export trade,

chiefly from cape wools, London ‘op-

ening Tuesday is expected to rule

firm on the finer wools, but probably

eaSier on medium to coarse cross-

Brisbane, Australia, was very

firm this week. Operations in the

west are moderate and prices‘hardly

changed for the week. Mohair is in

limited supply but wool from Boston

from January 1, 1926, to May 27,1926,

inclusive, were 82,848,000 pounds, as

against 63,885,000 pounds for the same

period last year. The receipts from

January 1, 1926, to May 27, 1926, in-

clus1ve, were 164,533,067 pounds, as

against 124,979,800 pounds for the

same period last year. Quotations are -

as follows: Michigan and New-York

fieeces—Delaine unwashed 430; $4,-

blood combing 42c; %-blood combing

42@43c; 1A-blood combing 41@420;

fine unwashed. 36@37c.





DETROIT CITY MARKET





_ Offerings were not heavy, but trad-

ing was lively, especially in the

greens. Spinach was not fast. Leaf

lettuce prices held firm. Asparagus

was higher, due to a shortage of ship—

ped-in stock” Green onions'and rad-

ishes were in steady demand, with

prices unchanged. Of the plants, pan-

s1es were by far the best sellers. Oth-

er plants were also in good demand.

Potatoes were only moderately active.

Live broilers moved fast, but hens

were slow.



Prevailing prices: Apples $1.75@_2.50

bu; asparagus, No. 1, $125632 dozen

bunches, No. 2, 75c@$1 dozen bunch—

es; beets 75c@$1.25 bu; cabbage

plants $1@1.25 flat; carrots $2.50@3

bu; eggs, wholesale 31@33c; retail 35

@400; dandelions 65@75c bu; dry on-

ions $1.25@1.50 bu; geraniums $3@

4.20 dozen; horseradish$1.25‘@1.50 bu;

leaf lettuce, 6-lb. basket $1.25; 10—lb.

basket $2; pansies, fancy $3 15-box

flat; No. 1, $2@2.50 flat; parsley root

$4@5 bu; curly parsley 50c pe’r dOZen

bunches; parsnips $1.25@1.75 bu; No.

2, 90c@$1 bu; potatoes $2@2.25 bu;

poultry, hens, wholesale»’32@350; leg-

horns 28@32c; retail 35@37c; roost-

ers 22@300; wholesale; broilers 38@

510 wholesale; rhubarb 60@75c doz-

en bunches; sorrel $1@1.25 bu; spin-

ach $1.50 bu; tomato plants $1@1.25

flat; turnips $1.25@1.50 bu; veal 17@

19c; asters $1.50 a 100: celery plants

$1.25 flat; pepper plants $1.25 flat:

eggplants $1.50@2 flat; onion sets at

$2.50 bu; young ‘ducks 40ceach. .,





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y- 26.——There ‘is an





M

average: acreage of oats sown in this





locality. They went in late, however.

Corn planting has begun. The acre-

age 'will be smaller than last year.

Good seed corn is scarce. The‘lamb

crop was 100 per cent, but the young

pigs did not fare so well. The hay

crop promises to be short, with the

very best of weather. There WlII be

at least ten per cent more potatoes

planted this year than last. The usual

acreage of beans will go in. The

weather is cold for this time of .the

year. ‘The soil is in fair condition.

life had a good rain on the sixteenth.

Help is scarce. Butter-fat is the most

important product being marketed and

brings 40c; eggs 24c.—-G. M. T.



Charlevoix Co., May 27.—-The acre-

age of crops .in this section will be

about normal. The weather has been

very backward. ‘Dairying and truck-

ing are the two special lines in this

locality. Lambs were a poor crop,

while pigs are good. The usual plant-

ing of beans and potatoes will take

plaCe. Help is very scarce—F. S.



Emmet 00.,- May 24.———Farmers are

well along with their work. The

weather has been favorable the past

two weeks. We have plenty of seed

corn of fair quality. It looks as

though the usual amount of beans and

potatdes would be planted. The lamb

crop is good, but the pig crop is be-

low normal. Live stock is in good

condition. The pastures are rather

poor on account of insufficient rain,

and the cool weather. There is very

little to market at this time. Help

seems to be plentiful at present.—

F M H.





Huron Co., May 22.—Farmers have

had about ten days work on the land

and are having a ra.ny season now.

It has rained for the past four days

and the land is wet. Most farmers

have their cats in, and a few have

sown barley. Much barley will be

sown in abandoned wheat fields.

About the usual amount of beans will

be planted. Pasture is just getting fit

to turn stock on. Some beans are be;

ing marketed.——D. A. N. I



Shiawassee Co., May 24.~Heavyi

rains came as a relief last Saturday.)

The ground has become so dry that it

was nearly impossible to plow. Oats

are up and looking well. Wheat is

not looking so good. Farmers are‘

very busy on their corn ground, and‘,

some corn has been planted. The

frost of the past week does not show

any damage in this section. Stock is

all out on pasture. Hay is scarce and

in good demand. Gaod seed corn is

hard to obtain, as are also good seed

potatoes. The retail price for old po-

tatoes is $3, and for new southern—

grown potatoes, $4; butter brings 35c; 1

eggs 27@290; beans are $3.50; wheat;

$1.57; oats 37c; clover seed $18@200;

hay $l4@16.—B. . ,



St. Clair Co., May 22.—Oats are alll

sown and a number of fields are up)

and looking good. Farmers are put-i

ting in their sugar beet crop, and fit-1

ting corn ground. .More sugar beets

are being planted here than usuali

Seed corn is not very good. A normal :

acreage of beans and potatoes will be

planted. The soil is in fine condition,

but everything needs rain. Lamb and

pig crops were small. Pigs five weeks

old are selling at $7.00 a h ad, and

scarce at that price. There is ‘ o farm

help to speak of.—W. K. \



Cass Co., May 2.2.———Spring work is

backward. Seed corn is poor and

scarce. The ground was very dry up

to the eighteenth, since which date

there has been plenty of rain. Pas—

tures are now in good condition. The

pig crop is below normal, while the

lamb crop is about as large as other

years. Help is scarce. There is prac-

tically nothing at hand to be marketed

at present—C. B.





CHANGES IN FARM PRICES.





 





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HE general average of farm prices



on May 15 was slightly lower than

‘ on April 15. The United States:

index of farm prices on May 15 wast

139 per cent of the pre-war level, as

compared with 140 per cent. in April

and March of this year, and 146 per

cent in May a year ago. The meat.

animal price index advanced two

points from April 15 to May 15, grain

prices remained at the same general

level, while the remaining groups of

farm products declined fmm one to

thirteen points, the greatest decrease

being in fruits and vegetables. .



The general price level of dairy and

poultry products was about the same

this May as a year ago; grain, cotton

and cottonseed prices were much low—

er than last year, while meat animals.

fruits and vegetables Were higher. The

high price of potatoes during the past

season was the most important single

item influencing the fruit and vege-

table price index. '



- T .9 form price of hogs . increased

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spies at: meltime or year when

lower prices are usually expected. The

farm price of hogs for the United

States- reflects the strong upward

movement in the market price of hogs

at the central markets which has been

under way, since the first part of Ap-

ril. The average price of “packer and

shipper. droves" at Chicago has in-

creased from $11.86 for the week of

April 3. to $13.85 for the week of May

22. With the exception of the week

of March 21, 1925, this is the highest

average price since the war period.

The farm price of hogs on May 15

was eleven per cent above the farm

price a year ago.



The farm price of beef cattle and

veal calves were lower on May 15

than a month ago, while sheep and

lamb prices were higher. W001 and

butter prices continued downward;

chicken and egg prices were higher.





UNITED STATES WOOL STAND-

ARDS ARE APPROVED.





Twelve United States grades for

wool and top based on the numerical

count system were unanimously ap-

proved by representatives from all

branches of the wool industry at a

public hearing held by the Bureau of

Agricultural Economics at Washing-

ton, April 29.



The standards are essentially a re-

finement of the seven grades for wool

formerly promulgated by the depart-

ment. to meet the needs of the spin-

ning and manufacturing industry as

well as of wool producers. They range

from 36s to 80$. Prior approval of

the grades by the Bradford Wool Fed-

eration, combined with this action,

makes possible the conduct of busi-

ness in American and British wool

trade on the basis of a uniform set of

standards.



Inasmuch as the British count sys-

tem was in some instances used by





MICH 'ITG'A N I EA 1% M E R '





 





“the btzying‘trade in ”this country, the

committee went abroad to confer with

the British wool trade, the outcome

of which was an agreement for the es-

tablishment of twelve grades instead

of .seven for use in the British and

American wool trade. A set of twelve

grades was prepared by the commit-

tee and formally approved by the

Bradford Wool Federation.





VETERINARY.





 





Mastitis. I have a cow that fresh-

ened two weeks ago. She has fresh-

ened four times before this time. She

milks all right on one side, but on the

other side the bag is hard and the

milk won’t come down. It seems to

me that the milk rises up and comes

down from the urinary passage, al-

though this seems impossible; but it

is just the way it seems. It does not

seem to bother her noticeably. T. H.

—Give one pound of epsom salts. Feed

very little grain until the condition is

improved. Give one tablespoonf‘ul of

saltpetre in drinking water twice

daily. In the evening, massage gently

with lard to which a little turpentine

has been added.



Bloody Milk—What causes a cow

to give bloody milk when she freshens

and how can it be prevented? O. H.

G.—-This is frequently caused by chill-

ing or bruising. while the udder is in

a. congested condition at the time of

freshening. Too heavy feeding imme-

diately after freshening is another

cause. The treatment is much the

same ar- for ordinary mastitis. Reduce

the amount of feed, particularly the

grains. Clean out the alimentary

tract by giving one pound of epsom

salts. Milk out the affected quarters

several times daily, and at the same

time bathe with hot water. Also give

one ounce of formaldehyde in one

quart of milk twice daily for four or

five days. When the condition is re-

lielyied, feed should be increased grad~

ua y.





 





CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING





This classified advertising department is establish

Small advertisements bring best results under classified

thins. miscellaneous articles for sale or exchange. Poultry adverti

at classified rates, or in display columns at commercial rates.



, on orders for less than {our insertions; for four or more

. as a word each abbreviations.

display type or illustrations admitted. Remittance





Rate: ll cent- a word. each insertion





consecutive insertions 6 cents a word. Count





ed for the convenience of Michigan farmers.

headings. Try it for want ads and for adver-

sing will be run in this department





Initial or number. No





8 must SCCWIDGIIY order.





 





 





All 4141mm“!!! ‘1!

dimnflnuanu order:

or damn of to); h-

at: roach dill Mn In!





Special Notice





day: in admin: ofpubh'm lion data.





 





 





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Live stool: advertising MI a Iona-ale department and in not accepted an classified. Minimu-

charpe I0 words.

011 Four Ono Four



10 ........ 80.80 11.10 Iii ........ $2.08 88.14 PET STOCK

11 ........ .81 1.64 11 ........ 1.16 6.43 PEDIGREED GERMAN roucr. PUPS_WhelM

11 ........ .95 1.13 11 ........ 1.14 6.7 .1 1 , ..

11.... 1.01 1.11 10.. ...... .31 a.» ‘3": 7m- “0” W”- Malvs' $20: females: 820-

1‘ ........ 1.12 3.36 30 ________ 1‘0 710 , I0dllfl'oed “:hlte ('olllos for July delivery. $12 each. ‘

15 ........ 1.10 3.00 31 ........ 1.48 1.14 ””"mmd hemm- Saranm» Mich-

“ ....... . 1.28 3.84 81 ........ .50 7.68

11 ________ 1.36 4.0. 33 ........ 3.34 19. ltI‘IGISTEllED (‘OLLIES from natural lieelcrs. 12

is ........ {a a: a ........ “I: III: IOrIIIIIwmnS in pedigree. Cloverleaf Farms. Tilfln.

19 ........ . .' ........ I l .

20 ........ 1.60 4.80 36 ........ 2.88 8.84 1

I”. ........ 1.88 5.0! u ........ 1.96 8.88 A, ('OLLIE PUPPIES—~11. K. (3. pedigreed, natural heel-

1;: ........ t" :15: 38 ........ £10; 3%: cars. C. M. Bedmgcr. Berrien Springs. Mil-ll.

142313233: 1.91 6:76 1 IIIIIIIC 1:10 9:60 roa SALEAIW,W.,..(, mm, WW,” Natural H l_

35 -------- 2~00 6-00 41 -------- 3'28 9'85 ers. SIII‘OI‘CI‘CSI I{(’llIli‘I~, Gladwili, -)III‘I1. H)





 

 





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TWO BOZEN GERANTUM m SENT mold

to your address for One Dollar and Tmni’kdlbm

Calls. Am color or mixed. Don't be without. flow-

ers on the farm. Buckley Geranium ”Company. Mar ,,

field. Illinois.





 





TOMATOES—{rost-proof cabbage. and

ions. Leading varieties. 100. 40c: 300. 851:; 1500.

$1.10: 1000. 82.00. Peppers. 100. 50c: 1000. $8.50.

Eventing postpald and guaranteed. East Tens

Plant Co., Ponts. Texas.





BWEET POTATO PLANTS—Pure Nancy Hall. Bonnie

urn Queen. Porto Rico. Grown from nice. haul.-

chemlcally-treatcd seed. free from disease.

Postpaid, 500 for $2: 1000 for $3.60. Expressed. $8.25

per 1000. Jesse Russell, R. 2, Bowling Green. Ky





CHOICE DARK RED KIDN’EY BEANS—free (“In





collards on-





 





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sports. First prize, 1924; crop show. $10.50 per Inlh

dred F. O. B. Mason. Bags free. Willis Colin.

Duisvillc. Mich.





 





COPENHAGEN CABBAGE PLANTS. $1.00. 1009; i)-

mato, $1.00; Ruby King Pepper, $2.00: Sweet Potato.

$2.00. Large open field grown. l'rompt shipment.

Quitman Plant (‘0.. Quitman. Ga.





 





(.‘ERTIFIED ROBUST BEANS~~I mproved Strum.

germination 95:271. $3.75 per bu. in 10 bu. lots.



a s is they are cheap. C. R. 0'”

Bay City. Mich. t.





 





CERTIFIED IMPROVED ROBUST BEANS—choice.

hand picked, $0.50 per hundred F. O. B. Owns».

bags free. Freight prepaid on five hundred or more.

A. B. Cook, Owosso. Mich.





 





PI.ANTS—~Lcading varieties. open field grown. Cal»

bags. 81.00, 1000; tomato. $1.00; Ruby King Pepper.

$2 Prompt shipment. W. W. Willaims. Frank—





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CABBAGE AND TOMATO PLANTS—Standard v1.-

rieties one dollar per thousand. Cauliflower plants

four dollars per thousand. Charges collect. Cosh

With order. Clifford A. (Jumhins. Franklin. Va.





 





FOR SALE~Red Kidney Beans, choice seed $10 per

1.00 ‘lbs. All hand picked. Bags free. Order early.

Henry Foley. R. No. 5. Mt. Pleasant, Mich.





CERTIFIED. SWEET POTATOES. White Rurals.

Wl'lm for prices. Vernon Pratt. Cohoctah. Mich.





 





TOBACCO





HOMESPUN TOBACCO GUARANTEED~Chemng' .

five pounds. 51.60: ten. $2.50. Smoking. ten. $1.60.

l'ipe free; pay when received. Unlu‘d Farmers. Bard-

well, Kentucky.





 





HOMESPUN CHEWING or smoking tobacco: 6 lb..

$1.25; ten. :2: twenty. $3.50. Satisfaction guaran-

teed. United Farmers of Kentucky. Paducah. K7.





POULTRY





WIIITE LEGHOIIN HENS AND MALES now half

price. Thousands of cight-weck—old l’ullete. Also

Baby Chicks and Eggs. Trapnestod. pedigreed foun-

(lotion siook. egg-bnzd 20 years. Winners at 1!; egg

contests. Catalog and special price bulletin free. [

shunt}. O. D. and guarantee satisfaction. . B.

Ferris. 931 Union, Grand Rapids, Michigan.

WIIIT’I‘AIx'EIl'S TllAI’NESTED REDS

Michigan At-I'rudited. bloodtcstcd

and PHIL-ts. Sixteenth

lakes Farm. Box 0.





~—Bof.h Combs.

Eggs, Chicks, Hens

Annual Catalog free. Intel‘-

I.(1\Vl‘('llt'£‘, Mil-ll.





BARRED PLYMOUTH ROCK EGGS for

from our heavy laying strain. $2.00 per 15,

I50. $9.00 per 100. F. E. Fogle. Okemos.





LARGE TOULODSE GEESE

.I. McLeod. Imlay City, Mich.





l'EAFOWI.S*I have three pair of fine birds for solo.

reasonable. C. W. Merritt. Clarkston, Mich.





hatching.

$5.00 per

Mich..





EGGS. 50 cents each.





 





 





 





 





 





BABY CHICKS





 





 





SPECIAL SALE—Tapered and Tom Barron Wt.

Leghorns. Parks' Barred Rocks. 8. C. B. I.

Reds. We are now booking orders for our





special sale which starts May 22nd. Send for «it

very mstrucflve.cataloguo and this special D110. “8'

today. and get your Chicks on time this year.

Accredited. 100% live delivery, and satisfaction M

anteed. Brummer a. Frederickson Poultry Fm

Holland. Mich.





 





IMPROVE YOUR RABBITS with a Flemish

buck. Price. $2 up.

Mich.





lianf.

Leonard Norton. Three Rivas.





COMMISSION FIRMS





WE PAY MORE for poulu'y. ages and veal. A trial

shipment will conunce you. East Coast Poultry Co.,





 





 





 





 





 





80—ACRE FARM FDR SALI‘)‘-I.!1 high state of culti-

vation. with stuck and tools. or without. In

location. For further information. write Harley Mor-

can, R. No. 8. Bad Axe. Mich.





 





FOR SALE OR EXCILANGI-F—brlck bungalow. equity,

$0.300 for val-ant, improved or unimproved farm. Wm.

limbs. 5303 Iroquois Ave. Detroit. Mich.





 





WANTED FARMS





 





I WANT FARMS ”for cash buyers. Deal with own—





 





ers direct. R. Bldawell. 54 Buttonwood. Lambert-

ville. N. J

WANTED—to hen-r from owner of farm or unim—





proved land for sale. 0. Hawley. Baldwin. Wis.





 





MISCELLANEOUS





 





QUALITY DARK BLUE FOXESM—That produce large

Litters and wonderful Felts. Buy direct from one of

the world’s largest Blue Fox Farms, Low Prices.

Breeder Agents wanted. Write for Free Booklet,

price list and credit plan giving the purchaser one

your to par after delivery. Member Chamber of Com-

merce. Bank references. Grover Clem-y Fox Farms.

Smith Bldg. Seattle. Wash.





 





CREAM SEI’ARAl‘O-‘R-S REPAIRED—«Can your omn-

separator be repaired? And made as good as new?

My Guarantee: First—class work and prompt service.

If the work we do does not pay you within two





months in extra cream. there is no (-harg . Write

me, describing your separator. A. Blatz. Factory

Dept. B. 45th and Bumham Sta. Milwaukee. Wis.





 





HAIL TOW KODAK “1"th to us: no N

mefismdpu‘ms and Water 25c coinin- stomps

Cowic Studio. 1'2 fountain Ave... Springfield. Ohio.





 





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REDUCED PRICES FOR JUNE AND JULY—M“





for-five after June 15. “h, Br.. Br. Leg. 80: Ana.

Bl. Min, 90: “'11.. Br. lloxs, Rt‘dS. 100. Wh. Wind»

110: Wh. Min. 121': Bran” 146: L. Mix. 6c; H

Mix. 8%(2 Add one (-cnt iii orders below . .

100% live, prepaid. Bank Reference. Order, with.





remittance. St. Stephen Hatchery, St. Stophon,0hlo.





CHlCIiSirFolks buy the best strong. large. duty

C. W





 





 





 





 





‘Eonnie Best. Earliana, Livingston Globe and Greater

gBaltlmore. Prices, Parcel Post Paid, 600. $1.50:

[1,000. $2.50; 5,000 and over. express collect. 81.25

.por 1.000. We guarantee to ship promptly a

size plant that will please you.

Inc.. Tifton. Ga.





Tiffon Potato Co..





 





TOMATO PLANTS rEarliana. Stone. Bonnie Best,

Greater Baltimore. Red Rock, Five Varieties. Cab-

tbage. three. Collard. Celery. IA‘IIUI‘U, Beets. Onions,

,Brussell Sprouts. Post paid, 100, 30c: 800, 760;

3500. $1.00: 1,000, $1.50. Not prepaid. 5.000, $4.50:

'10.000, $8.00. Ruby King l'cppcr. Egg Plants: l’ost

Paid, 100. 400: 300. $1.00; 1,000. $2.25. Moss Pack-

cd. Satisfaction Guaranteed. D. F. Jamison. Sum-

nlervillc. S. C.





 





Films. MOSQUITOES KILLED in .15 minutes. Death

«mm ‘ menacEcpamnical.





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. . ‘ chicks that will live. l'rive roduc . . . ‘

ramp AND GENERAL FARMS, terms and pi'ioel mm Mm“ ”mm" MM' horns. 10¢ each; It. I. Rods and 933. Rim. 12¢ each.

reasonable. Write for list. Chas. fichmialing. Sbel- delivered. We are near you and will please yam,

by. Mich. CORN HARVESTER Prompt delive‘y. Merrill Hatchery. Merrill, Mich.



‘ q ... .D PRING” FARM~80 Acres. 8 RICH MAN‘S Corn Hanester. poor man's price—- BABY CHICKS from stock all newly blood-tested (or

EggsfrrlIIE-kscs, (BOIUIHTS, sheep. furniture, crops, bar 10111.1! $25.00 With bundle tying attachment. Free cat- Bacillary White Diarrhea. Third year blood—testing.

nesses. machinery, cm: immediate income. beautiful ‘W’E Showml pictures of harvester. Box 528. Selina. 12‘1th popular .breeds. Hatchery State Accredited.

farming country, handv village. markets at. door; 60 ;Km3-' ‘ (.Italogand price list ready. Pierce Hatchery, Jer-

acres level cultivation. wire fem-es, spring water-8; tim- : ome. Mich.



-~ ‘4) t". i“; "r00 '



Elimanfomt‘?"”gof.3all.” vigil... “Still-“.11... «E? SEEDS AND NURSERY srocx STURDY (‘I'Msamooa w... m navium wm...

You’ll miss a bargain if you wait. $2.500 takes it, ‘ Diarrhea, also Michigan State 'AI'CI‘UIIItfld. Leghorns.

$800 rmuircd. Details nu. 28 pm new mm. Catalog. rllosr PROOF CABBAGE AND TOMATO PLANTS "Mm“ 1‘0”“! "Eds and Waite Wyandottes. Re—

Free. Strout Agency. 205-B('. Kresge Bldg. Detroit, {‘“Val'lfllea: Charleston and Jersey Wakefields, Copen- d‘uced prices, .Tune' ”I‘d JUIY- SUIHLYDI‘OOR POUIW



‘Mlch. ghagen Market, Sucomsion and Flat Dutch. Tomato, “I'm" H’”‘“““- Michigan.





 





BABY CHICKS AND EGGS—Superior Rinalet Bond

Rooks. Rose (‘omb Reds. White Leghorns. Catlin.

Wyndham's Ideal Poultry Yards, Tlflln. Ohio.





BRED-TO—LAY BARRED ROCKS and HansonWhlta

Leghorn Chicks, blood tested. three years. Get our

prices on June chicks. None better. Aseltine Poultry

Farm. Burlinaamc. Grand Rapids, Mich.





.II’NE AND JULY English White Leghorns. 8 :

Barred Becks. 11; Black Minorcas, 12. State 2:-

credtitcd. Circular. Hillside Hatchery. Holland.

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“'HITE ROCK CHICKS from my blood-mated, Oc-

credlted flock. $14 per 100. Mrs. Lois Holcomb.

North Adams. Mich.





 





MILLIONS VEGETABLE PLANTS ~»(‘abbage, Copen-

hagen, “'akefleld. Danish Bullhead, Flafdutch, Suc-

ccssnm, 300, $1.00; 500, $1.25; 1000. $2.00 Postpaid.

10.000. $15. express. Tomato plants. Greater Balti—

more. Stone Matchless. same price. Iluhy King l’cp—

per and Sweet Potato Plants. 500. $2.00: 1000. $3.50.

Postpaid. Satisfaction guaranteed. Ideal Plant Co.,

Franklin. V8,.





CABBAGE PLANTS. 5 ACRES. Ready June lst.

Copenhagen Market, Wakefields. Bullhead, Flat Dutch.

Prepaid, 100. 450: 300. $1.00: 500, $1.25: 1000, $2.25.

Express. 5000. $7.50. Snowball Cauliflower, 100, 70c:

500..$2.25: 1000, $4.00. Prepaid. Moss packed.

Critically assorted. Guaranteed. Buy near home grown

W. J. Myers. R. 2. Massillon. Ohio.





VEGETABLE PLANTS~~~MiIlions now

Wholesale Prices.

10.000. 3

$2. 50: Cauliflower.

Sweet Potato. $3.50: 10,000. $30.

shipmuits. delivered satay anywhere.

Dly Co., Franklin. Virginia.





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MILIJONS hardy cobhaae and tomato plants. field

grown, dozen varieties. 500. $1.25; 1000. $1.75. pre-

paid. Expressed. 10,000. 310. Cauliflower. 50c per

100; 34 per 1000. prepaid. Well packed. satisfaction



price list late plants (roe Coun-





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S. C. BUFF LEGHORN BABY CHICKS from auto

gccgediyfed'Stock. Bond (or circular. J. W. Wobl

I at . .Iici.





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TURKEYS





lrunxar noes: Thousands of them. all breeds.

[strictly pure-bred. Special price list free. East!!!

Ohio Poultry Farm. Beallsville. Ohio.





HELP WANTED





YOUNG MAN as milk salesman. Must be W‘

sable. have references and $200 cash bond. 886 a

Week guaranteed. Write for appointment. Belle {do

Creamery. 3000 Forest 15., Detroit. Mich.





YOUNG MAN»——experienced, for general farm work on

80 acres in Wushtcnalw county. Write Box 333. Mich-

igan Farmer. Detroit, Mich. .





 





 





AGENTS WANTED





AGENTS—Our New Household Cleaning Device m



and dries windows. sweeps. cleans walls. scrubs.



Costs less than brooms. Over half profit.

Fall-geld. 10%“





Harper Brush Works. 173 3rd St..



11.1th mNEYb liar 303$: selling stampedi‘lhne , ’

stitch em re er ' our cases. and M- .

booklet. Bose Art Co. Dundee; ,. m
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100,000 Insurance. Po;

A $7,500 Travels-Accident ‘I'nsura‘riics '

of The - Michigan Farmer ‘-





’ $1 .00 Per Year is the To

No Physicial Examination Necess'.





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As long as you are over 1.0 and under 70 years of age, and are net deaf, blind, as? ‘





you cannot travel safely in public places, you can secure this sensational protecti

Life Insurance Company of Chicago, Illinms, through the Michigan Farmer’s Famify





There Is Absolute Need for this Protection-Av





Do you know that one out of every 11 deaths is caused by accident—that 30,000 pa

ever day—that more than 7,000 passengers are killed every ear in railroad accide

acci ents occur every hour? These facts were announced by ecretary Hoover at the K

ference, held in Washington, D. 0., December 15, 1925. More recent figuresthow '

rpassed, 23,000 persons were killed, and more than 600,000 injured in'traflic or highwa





With These Facts Placed Before Us, You Can Understand Why‘ Mich _‘

Added this Insurance Service to Our Regular Service Depart'm‘”fn





Michigan Farmer has always considered its readers as one large family, and its desire to promote and“!



the welfare of each member is in keeping W1th family tradltlons. We are interested, not. Only-iii: , .

state and national rights of the family, but we are_ also concerned.W1th the prOSperity and hailiiiiliess each _

individual.t With this idea of service in mind, Michigan Farmer is making this insurance protection a-p girl»,

1 .s servme 0 you. - , , ' ’





Read What this Insurance Protection will Pay You or Your Beneficiary .





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CLAUSE No. l . CLAUSE No. 3 . i





For loss of life by wrecking of P 2 For loss of life" sustainedhby -:.

Pays $7 ,500 railroad passenger car, street ays , gilt; xfigfingr (2er m 0f;

' m FIVE YEARS $11,250 can elevated 01‘ SUbWa’y car’ IN FIVE YEARS $3,000 any private carrier ”pm

loss of hands, feet or sight, as specified in policy.





any public or private ye c1039





Stage, plying for public hire, by Cyclone or tornado; by the collapse of the outer walls of! 4 ~

IN FIVE YEARS $4500 while operated by a licensed building;¥‘._by drowning at a public beach where 1!."th guard igJ

driver, in which the insured is traveling as a fare paying pas- regularly stationed; by the burning 0f public buildings in: Which





. the insu ed . . . .

'senger, or loss of hands, feet or sight, as specified in policy. hands, fdet osrhaslilgiii‘:3 3; égicfifiinfingofigghe fire, 'or the 103’ of ‘





- CLAUSE No. 5 .

Pays $10 Weekly {32" hipii‘i’fiié’sf 335375353





, . the manner described

above and specxfied in policy. All specific losses shown in policy





increase 10 per cent each ea ‘

indemnity). y r for five years (except this weekly





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OUR FAMILY OFFER





This protection is available to each member of the Mich' ami '

Your Own Home Farm Weekly for the period of time the ggfigyli‘iasriinlegofl e. 1y. who 18 a paid-in-advance reader of





$1.00 PER YEAR IS THE TOTAL COST





If you are not a paid-in-advance reader, $3.00 will give you Michigan Farmer three ea I

'tilllfr ggsatnonfugousil‘lgéiuilgggg 31125303311 géglfigsgfil) Drfitection) for one year. Michigan Farmgr i?’r3§u11§§1;s§$8’yae§§ all?



s . . emem er, ‘ '

one year insurance protection. Note the saving_ this Family Offer gives you Michigan Farmer 3 years and





You can renew your policy each year that you are a aid-i . . '

you desire' to keep the insurance in force. D nadvance reader for $1.00 renewal premium, as long as ,





FILL OUT THE APPLICATION AND MAIL TODAY

(Send Along Your Address Label on This Paper) V





APPLICATION





for $7,500 Travel-Accident Pol' I - A

vice by the Michigan Farmer.lcy issued by the Federal Life Insurance Company as a ser-





.I certify that I am a paid-in-advance reader of the Michi

gan Farmer, more than 10 e

andhnot over 70 years of age, that I am neither deaf nor blind, and that I am not‘ crigpl‘gg

o t e extent that I cannot travel safely in public places, and hereby apply for the ' $7,600





gga‘zgfccident Policy in the Federal Life Insurance COmpany, issued through the Michigan





DO NOT CONFUSE THIS OF-

FER with Regular Life

or H e a 1th Insurance. It is

TRAVEL-ACCIDENT I n s u r -

ance, and Protects You Only as

Listed and as Shown in the

clauses described above.





It is by no means complete cov—

erage. A policy that will cover

.you against all accidents would

cost you many dollars, but at

the same time this is one of the

mom liberal insurance offers

ever made.





No one can afford to be with-

out this policy considering the

g r e a t and rapidly growing

number of accidents of

all kinds everywhere. ‘





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NOTICE—Not more than one policvaill be issued to one person, but" any or ali""1nembers of .-





the family between the ages of ‘10 and 70years can secure-one of these policies,





 





steamship or steamboat, or the person in which the insured is riding, or by bein , accid’ ting"! ,.

thrown therefrom. This includes riding in or drIving £1.10.” ' V



any motcr driven or horse drawn vehicle. Or for the loss of "



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CLAUSE No. 2 P > By being struck or run. down: . ' 7?:

For loss of life by wrecking of ays ’ 0 while on a public highwa by ,

Pays $3,000 public omnibus, taxicab, auto , ,.





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