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Names you should know

0U like to know names that

everybody knows—-name of
the man who tied lightning to
a kite; name of the man who
watched a tea kettle and went
out and made an engine. Just
knowing such names gives you
pleasure.

Yet there are names that
thousands of people know that
can give you much more pleasure
in a much more personal way.
Names that stand for the best
things to eat, to wear, to sleep

on, you can buy. Names that,
if connected with " the salad
dressing, hat, mattress you se-
lect-or any other desirable
thing yo select—~mean it is
most desiable. Names written
large in dvertisements. Adver-
tisements tell why those are
wise names for you to know.

Why such names greet you in.

the best groceries, department
and hardware stores. Why
those names are in the buying
vocabulary of'jhousands . . are

believed in by thousands . . jus-
tify belief!

Read the advertisements.
Don’t ask vaguely in a store for
“cold cream,” “a skillet,” “a vac«
uum cleaner.” Ask for So—and-
So’s Cold Cream, So-and-So’s
Skillet, So-and‘So’s Vacuum
Cleaner. Use the names, you
have learned through advertise—
ments, that stand for the prod
net that means most to you and
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- In the recent parliamentary elec-
tions, Greece voted six to one in favor
of the present regime as against the
monarchist party.

District engineers of the United
States Army, from Chicago, Milwau-
kee, Detroit and Buffalo, revealed the
damage being done to the great lakes
by the water being used by the Chi-
cago drainage canal, in testimony be-
fore Charles Hughes, sitting as spe
cial master in the suit of the Great
Lakes states against Chicago.

George Lawrence, twelve years old,
was left as a legacy, a secret method
of finding drowned bodies, which has
been in the family for two genera-
tions. His uncle found 500 bodies
during his life, and his great uncle
found 1,000.

A report by P. H. Hoffmaster, state
superintendent of parks, reveals that
3,509,425 people visited the state parks
and camps during the past season.

Forty million autos in fifteen years
is the contention of H. F. Kingsley, of
Chicago. He says that the registra—
tion of autos has doubled in the last
five years, and that the saturation
point is still far distant.

Bernard Scheinberg, of Germany,
seventy—six years old, has been mar-
ried twice. By his first wife he had
sixty-nine children and by his second
eighteen children, a total of eighty—
seven, of which eighty-four are now
living. Most of the children were born
as twins, and triplets.

A tidal wave, a typhoon, and a flood
in widely separated areas in the Phil-
ippines on November 6, caused the
death of 600 people.

Twelve great American industrial
companies lead in profit-making during
the year ending July 1. They are in
order: General Motors Corporation;
Standard Oil Company of New Jersey:
United States Steel Corporation:
American Telephone & Telegraph
Company; Ford Motor Car Company;
Pennsylvania Railroad System; Stan-
dard Oil Company of Indiana; Atchi‘
son, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad:
New York Central Railroad System;
Standard ‘Oil Company of New York;
Standard Oil Company of California,
and General Electric Company.

A huge celebration was held in Mos-
cow on November 7, in honor of the
ninth anniversary of the reign of the
Russian Bolshevist party.

Congressman Martin Madden sug-
gests that we put a ten cent stamp
on our letters and send them by air
mail in order to assure the success of
the air mail service and national air
defense.

A big merger of the steel interests
in Germany, France and Belgium has
recently been announced, known as the
Thyssen Steel Merger. It is thought
that this will mean real competition
for American-made steel.

The Concord, Georgia, high school
will plant a tree which will be imbed-
ded in soil from every one of the forty-
eight states. The soil from California
will come from around the roots of
the Jack London Memorial oak at Oak-
land, Galifornia.

Adolfo Diaz, who was president of
Nicaragua from 1911 to 1917 was elect-
ed to serve again as president.

Joseph Beland, Canada’s oldest citi-
zen, died at Ottawa on November 11,
at the age of 107. He leaves 150 de-
scendants.

A three-year contract signed by the
cloak makers and manufacturers end-
ed a strike started July 1, which is
supposed to have cost the strikers
$30,000,000 in wages, and their union
$2,500,000 in disbursements.

Hearing that Mussolini will endeav-
or to divert attention from the Facis-
ism’s perilous domestic status by en—
deavoring to acquire new territory,
France and Turkey are mobilizing
armies.

Gust Comstock, a barber shop port-
er in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, won
the world’s championship in coffee
drinking by consuming sixty-two cups.
His nearest competitor drank but
twenty-seven cups.

Queen Marie, of Rumania, who is
touring this country, drew fully as
large a crowd in Kansas City as did
President Coolidge, who was there ear-
lier the same ay, November 11, to
dedicate the Li erty Memorial. -

Canada has appointed Vincent Mas-
sey as her first minister to Washing-
ton, D. C. This is the first time in
history that Canada has had repre-
sentation at our capitol.

France plans to tax the incomes of
Americansivho live in Paris, making

it necessari~£0r~rthen1~to partwo in— ,,
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HAD a very interesting day at the
I cooperative packing plant at Fred-

erikssund, which was established
\in 1894, during my visit to Denmark
last summer., It is a modern plant in'
every way. The funds for its erection
and the working capital; were borrow—
ed— from a savings bank, payment of
which was spread over twenty years.
In order'to properly secure the bank
the members of the cooperative agreed
to deliver their hogs at the factory for
a period of twenty years. The plant
had been rebuilt in 1910, and when we
visited it all loans had been paid in
. full and the members owned the plant.
The manager for the society is Fred-
erik L. Sieck, who has been at the
head of the plant since it was estalr
lished more than thirty years ago.
This particular plant was selling its
entire pork product to dealers in
Great *Britain and other foreign
countries. The factory has stand—
Iing orders from buyers who, in
most cases, buy at the factory’s
own price. The farmers are real-
izing upon their hogs a substan-
tially higher price than the Ameri-
can farmers are receiving.

One of the significant things we
learned there was that seventy per
cent of the total price which is
paid by the final consumer for pork
products went to the grower
of the pigs. In this country
from thirty-five to forty per
cent of the price to the con-
sumer actually goes into the
pockets of the producers. Here
we have a forceful illustration
of how the spread between the
producer and the consumer
may be diminished where pro-
ducers cooperatively dispose of
their product. This does not
mean at all that our packers
are receiving this vast differ-
ence, —but'on1y that under the
present method of distribution
of food products in the United
States the spread is much
greater than it need be.

Again, we. have an illustra-
tion in this plant of the effect
of cooperative production.
Some of the members from
time to time send inferior
hogs. Through Cooperation with the
breeding \societies, the cooperative
distributes from 150 to 200 of the very

 

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T flay Have Eva/wed a Mm Comprefle‘mwe am! Eflctwe System of Cooperation
,- By Frank O.’ Lowdcn

best boars and sows among these pro—
ducers, who seem to be lagging behind.
A short time before our visit the hogs
being delivered were below the weight

' required by the market for best prices.

The management sent out a notice to
the members, stating that for the fu-
ture there would be a slight differen-
tial in the price in favor of hogs of
the larger weight. Within a month,
as the manager stated, this was cor-
rected, and hogs only of desirable
weight were shipped to the factory.
The cooperative also employs a sim-

outrun demand, they secure the ship-
ment of lighter hogs, paying for them
more per pound than for the heavier
hogs. If, on the other hand, the sup-
ply is unequal to the demand, they
offer the larger price for the larger
hog per pound. In this we find a hint
of one of the ways, at least, by which
cooperatives can bring about a better
adjustment between supply and de-
mand.

The management of the factory is
under inspection of the government’s
veterinary surgeons, and all sound

 

 

 

Top, Danish Farmers Delivering Hogs to a Cooperative Plant, of which the
Lower Picture is a Typical Plant.

ilar method in bringing about a better
adjustment between production and
demand. If the supply promises to

pigs, properly butchered and prepared
for the market, receive the govern-
ment “'Lur” brand.

There is also a cOOperative whole-'
sale selling agency in England for the‘
sale of Danish pork products. Though
it handles a little less than a third of
these products, it has had a powerful“
influence in that market, which is the
chief export market for Denmark. It
has stabilized prices. It has prevent-
ed the speculators from combining to
depress prices. It has materially re—
duced the charges which commission
merchants formerly imposed.

I am going to consider briefly, some
of the reasons for the success of
the Danish farmers. Many people
say: “Oh, this is all well enough for
Denmark. Denmark is a small coun-
try, densely populated, and can not be-
compared to the l'nited States.” There
is doubtless something in this. Not
as much, however, I think, as might
be supposed. For in Denmark the
cooperatives haw achieved their
success largely through the princi-
ple of federation. They first estah
lished their local cooperatives-
They then federated them into a
larger union. and in turn, these
larger organizations are again fed-
erated into what, translated into
our language, would be called the
Central Council of Agriculture.

If the principle or" federation be
once conceded, rxtent of territory

is no valid objection. If so, the
extent of our territory as a na.
tion should be considered a
handicap. and not a blessing.
l'pon the other hand, there
are many admnrages to be de-
rived from lhe cooperative sys-
tem which the large countries
possess over the small coun-
tries. Through federation the
cooperative may handle a larg-
er volume than in the small
country. Its bargaining power
therefore, would be proportion-
ately increased. Especially in
those products of which we
produce an important part of
the production of the world
would we have an immense ad-
vantage. Take cotton, for in-
stance. If the growers of we
ton were as completely organ-
ized as the producers of butter
and bacon in Denmark, they
would be the determining factor in
the world price for cotton. The same
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Growmg Quality Crops
How lVe‘ P11! [fie Soil in $54196 to Grow Gram/l Céampiorz Car);
By L. M. 'Voglcr

UTTING the soil in shape for
quality crops is not a thing that
can be done in one year, or in
five years. Soils which will produce
crops of superior quality every year
are usually soils that always have
been well cared for, and have never
been managed by the soil robbers.
There are many men who call them-
selves farmers, and are known as farm-
ers by their friends and neighbors,
who are, in fact, really soil robbers.
' By soil robbers, I mean the men who
are continually cropping their soil, and
are putting back into the soil very
little, or no plant food, to replace that
which the crops are removing.

The young farmer of today is indeed
very fortunate who is on a farm which
has never been at the mercy of one
of the soil robbers.

Our home farm consists of 260

” acres,,and only eighty acres of it ‘has

‘ . ever been in the hands of tenants. The

rest of it has always been farmed by
hers since ant red from the gov-

: been ..using it; 191:. about.

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Winner of the Grand Champion Prize for Ten Fara of Com at 1925 International
(.‘rain and Hay Show.

and while there has been a steady and
consistent improvement in both the
yield and quality of the crops grown
on this eighty, we have not yet been
able to bring it up to the standard of
production, in both quality and yield”,
that we get from the rest of the farm.
My father, who is eighty-seven years
old, was born on this farm, and has
been actively engaged in its manage—
ment all his life.

We practice a three-year rotation of
corn, wheat or cats, and clover. In
fields which we use for pasture, a
mixture of red clover, alsike and tim-
othy is used, instead of straight clo-
ver. I might say that our acreage of
oats is small. About eighty per cent
of our corn is sown in wheat, and the
rest to cats.

Commercial fertilizer is applied to
the corn and wheat crops. We have

'twgnty'twq 3.

years, and have tried at some time or
other, practically all of the different
analyses. I have found that a com-
plete fertilizer gives better results on
our soil than anything else. I use
quite a great deal of 2-12-6, and have
also used a home—mixed fertilizer, 4-
24-12, which is a double 2—12-6. Last
year, 1925, I used the‘4-24-12 in grow-
ing the grand champion sample of corn
at the International Grain and Hay
Show.

This year I went a little heavier on
the potash, and used a 4-20—20. We
have applied fertilizer on corn, both
by broadcasting and drilling in the
row, but the method which we usually
follow is drilling 150 pounds to the
acre of this high—grade fertilizer in
the row.

Our soil is what is commonly known
as a “sugar tree” soil—a light, friable
clay and. black loam, underlaid with

. fields.

a red clay subsoil. and it certainly re:
sponds to the use of fertilizer.

All the grain and crops grown on
the farm are fed to live stock, except
the wz,heit and 00111 \\ Inch is sold for
seed c01n pinposes. and a great deal
more corn is bought and fed on the
farm than is sold for seed corn.

Our feeding operations consist of
raising and feeding about 300 head of
hogs, and a car load of cattle a year.
a few sheep are kept—about twenty-
five breeding ewes. They are very
valuable in keeping weeds down, as
well as being one of the most profit--
able animals on the farm.

Every one of our farm operations is
done with the thought in mind to im-

. prove the quality and yield—since seed

corn and show corn are our special-
ties.

In preparing the soil for the corn
crop, we usually get all the clay

ground covered with barnyard manure .5

and, as I said before, it is nearly al-
ways clover so‘d, also practically all'
of our hogs are fed on the clover

 

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VOLUME CLXVI] NUMBER TVVENTY-ONE

DETROIT, NOV. 20, 1926

CURRENT COMMENT

HERE has just
been published the

 

 

On

results of a survey
Hours of made by agents of the
Labor department of agricul-

ture, to learn the
number of hours employment *put in
by the average farmer. Unfortunately,
this survey. to date, does not cover a
large number of farms: but on the
farms inspected, the total average time
devoted to farming by these men is
2,961 hours, or 8.1 hours a day for
seven (lays per week throughout the
year. This is far out of line with the
popular conception that, farmers work
from twelve to eighteen hours per day.
Nevertheless, it is true, that during
certain periods of the year, farmers do

put in long hours to dispose of 8821-.

sonal work.

How does this compare with the
time put. in by shop men? The federal
department of labor states, from ex-
tensive statistics that the average man
in the shops works 2520 hours per
year, which is 341 hours, or about one
hour per day less than the farmer uses
at productive labor. But the shop man
must spend time going to and return
ing from his work, which, in most cas-
es, would about even up the amount
of time spent away from home by each
group. So perhaps in the great econ-
omy of things, matters are not so far
out of line as often we are led to
think.

T is often a wise

What one ‘ thing to measure
. up ourselves with our

Cent W!” neighbors and see
Bay where we stand. In

this respect, let us
consider the death rate of mothers at
childbirth in our country. Taking a
ladder for measuring, at the bottom
rung we will place Norway, who has
2.2 deaths of mothers per one thou-
sand live births. Next up the ladder
comes Holland with 2.3; Denmark has

   

  

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2.6; Italy and Uruguay on the same

rung with 2.7; Japan 3.3; Finland 3.6;
South Africa. 4.5; New

the same rung with 5.1; Germany 5.2;
Belgium 5.4; Ireland 5.7; then comes
the United States with 6.6, at the top
of the list but one—the most danger-
ous for mothers of all the great na-
tions, except Chile, who has 7.4. Sum-
med up, eighteen thousand mothers
die in the ['nited Statesevery year.

In considering the babies, we might
take a calendar of any month of the
year and draw 500 little gravestones
on each day of the month. Each of
these little gravestones would repre-
sent a baby who dies under one year
old, or a total of approximately 180,000
deaths yearly.

It was because of these startling
statistics that four years ago Congress,
under the Matemity and Infancy Act,
appropriated $1,250,000 a year for five
years to save the lives of mothers and
babies. This work has been going on
for four years. The five years will be
ended June 30, 1927. This winter Con-
gress will be called upon to decide
whether national financial support to
this movement will stop, or continue
two years longer.

The total cost of this movement has
been one cent a year per person. The
mothers and babies of this great coun-
try are its greatest asset. Should they
continue to receive a helping hand
from Uncle Sam? If you think so, it
might be well to inform your con-
gressman of your opinion.

F there is any job

The which has many
Count bosses, ,many trials,
y many tribulations, and
Agent plenty of hard work,

it is that of county
agricultural agent. It, is primarily a
work of service,‘ and like many jobs
in which one must devote his time to
public service, open appreciation of
the work is often lacking.

County agent work is even harder
than that of a social service worker,
for the social service worker gives
free help to those who cannot afford
to pay for it, but all whom the county
agent serves feel that they are paying
for his support, and are therefore due
special attention from him. Or, if they
do not have use for the “new tangled”
ideas he presents, they think him a
parasite on the tax money of the
county.

Furthermore, the county agent has
not only to please the local people, but
he is also under direction of, and obliga-
tion to, the state and national activi-
ties in agriculture, for part of his rec-
ompense comes from them. So, sum-
ming it all up, it seems that it would
be a hard matter to find an occupation
more complicated and more full of
grief than that of the county agent,
and it takes a man of real personality
and ability to put this job across.

The decision with reference to a
county agent, lies with the county
board of supervisors.‘ They hire and
fire in accordanch with their ideas as

‘to whether the County agent is worth

  

 

the money. or not. In several counties
the' supervisors believed the county
agent not WOrth while, and dispensed

'with him. But in Livingston county

the supervisors wanted an expression
of the voice rofthe people, so put the
matter on the ballots in the last elec-
tion, and while many thought the coun«
,ty agent proposition would lose out, it
won by a vote of two to one. This/is
one of the finest expressions of appre-
ciation of the efficient work of the
county agent that has come to our
notice.

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HANKS for the

The Buggy Ride” is an
expression common to

World Do the young folks of to-
Move 'day, made popular by
one of the popular

songs. It_ belongs to that part of our

language to which “Apple Sauce,” “She
Knows Her Onions,” and similar ex-
pressions belong. They are of the lan-
guage of youth, full of care-free mean-
ings which could not be conceived by
us sensible and sedate older folks.

But, “Thanks for the Buggy Ride,”
at least has its value, in that some of
our young folks' still know that bug-
gies, at least, have existed. This is
no idle jest, for an investigation at a
farm school in the east revealed that
none of the 170 students, learning to
be practical farmers, had ever experi-
enced a “real buggy .ride.”

Then, to think that only fifteen
years ago, when these young folks
were in their swaddling clothes, one
of the chief subjects of discussion at
farmcrs’ meetings was the building of
good roads for those city fellows to
tear up with their autoes.

Is that not enough evidence that the
“world do move?” The fact is, that it
is moving so fast these days that most
of: us are at least several laps behind.
One certainly has to keep moving to
keep up with the parade.

E_ should not

Let City urge boys and
d C girls to remain on the
an 0‘1"" farm merely because
try Mix they were born there,

nor should
city boys and girls to remain in the
city merely because they were born
there, declared Secretary of Agricul-
ture Jardine, in his address before the
recent four—day session of the Ameri.
can Country Life Association. '

We want a people who can work' to-
gether; who have a. common point of
View, and who are sympathetic, one
with another. To have such, it is im-
portant to avoid the stratification of
classes so common in other countries.
To make our civilization healthy, vir.
ile, active, and unified, it is highly
important that there be the freest pos—
sible movement between country and
city groups.

In preparing groups for rural life,
continued the secretary, emphasis
needs to be given to the fact that ag-
riculture and country life do not de-
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THANKSGIVING A CA 1N

By James Edward Hungerford

Thanksgiving! Yep, it’s here again,
To fill us full 0’ joy!

An’ thrill the hearts 0’ mortal men—
An’ make each man a boy!

Again good folks will congregate—
Old links 0’ love restored—

To give thanks o’er each heapin’ plate,
Around the old home board!

Thanksgiving spirit’s ev’rywhere;'
The air is full 0’ zip!

An’ folks are feelin’ free 0’ care—
A smile on ev’ry lip!

It’s stolen into ev’ry heart;
It shines from ev’ry eye;

0’ ev’ry mortal it’s a part—
The spirit that won’t die!

We feel it in our days 0’ youth,
An’ when we’re in the se’ne;

It lingers in our hearts, in truth,
Through ev’ry passing year;

It thrills us with its magic feel,
An’ makes our pulses purr,

An’ fills life’s cup with pleasure real,
An’ sets the blood astir!

Thanksgiving! Ah, the joy 0’ it!
What memories it brings;

The dreams 0' other days, that flit
Through fancy, on swift wings!
It brings the clear past back again,

With ev’ry precious year,
An' now, to bless the sons 0’ men,
It’s come again—it’shere! . ,

"gm‘mrfl educational. apps .g.
be made only to those individuals who

we urge

    

air,

all sh uld

are fitted,by. temperament and ability
for a rural, career; to them such’a.
career offers genuine opportunities to
be useful to society. . -

But this matter of vocational guid-
ance is more easily said than executed.
For instance in one rural county 3. vote
showed that less than’fifteen per cent
of the high school boys and girls had
any desire for farm life. Then, after
five years under a school commissioner
who laid special emphasis on agricul-
tural work, another vote was taken in
the same county, and nearly ninety
per cent of the high school students
desired to stay on the farm. So, it
will be observed that the problem of
separating at an early age, those who
should be farmers and those who are
naturally qualified for the business of
selling, or directing the affairs of state
or the factors of industry, is no easy
matter. Nevertheless, here is an indi-
vidual and national issue that demands
the very serious consideration .of edu-
cators and community leaders.

M arcs

ARKS is great things. They help

the merchunt ta remember how
much he paid for his goods, and how
much he kin sell ’em fer ta get enuff
profit fer payin’ income tax. Marks
on the road tell us when there’s
curves, schools, hills and danger
ahead, and that’s good when we’re
steppin’ on the gas and makin’ that
old mile clock work overtime.

And, if you’ll think 0’ it, there’s lots
0 marks what is a big help in lots
0’ ways.

But there’s some marks what we
don’t pay much attenshun ta, and that
is the marks we
make ourselves.-
We think Father
Time puts the
marks on us, but
we do most 0’ it
by the way we
live, think and do.

Seems like if
most 0’ us would
look in the” mir-
ror, we’d find we ain’t been treatin’
ourselves very good. Them marks 0’
age is mostly put on by ourselves. If
we live right and take Jhe right care
0’ ourselves, we keep the look and
spirut 0’ youth for a long time. The
troubul is when we look in the mirror
and see ourselves not looking 0. K.,
we blame the weather, the cares we
got, and everythin’ but the way we’re
livin’. _

If the alcohol souser’d look at him-
self, he’d see the red nose he was
paintin’ on his face, and if he’d be
fair with himself he’d say he was a.
pretty bum lookin’ piece 0’ humanity.

But he ain’t the only one. There’s
folks what know more about feedin’
animules than themselves, so they got
animules what is better lookin’ than
they are. ' .

A lot 0’ them new-fangled womin
think they’re putting somethin’ over
when they put on their faces the
bloom 0’ youth they buy at the drug
store. But they ain’t. It’s not what’s
on the outside what makes youth; it’s
how the machinery is workin’ on the
inside what counts.

Now, me and Sofie is tryin’ ta find
out what our inside machinery needs
ta make it run smooth, just like givin’
the oughto gas and oil and water ta.
make it run right. We also try ta find
if our machinery is in adjustmunt, like
the spark plugs, timer, and gas mix-
ture in a oughto. And ’cause we do
this, I bet me and Sofie kin cut lots
0’ capers younger folks can’t. Sofie is
got two hard jobs—ta. get me ta work
and ta. stop me from cuttin’ capers.

We kinda figure it helps us ta watch

 

the marks along the road 0’ life.

HY SYCKLE.

 

The annué’lreport of the State Bu-
reau of Dairying-shows that Michigan

people drink at, thereto phone and,

twothirdsminits of . milk‘ a. (19,3, , » _- .

       

   

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N‘the last year and a half, the hog
has been living up to his reputa-

 

arket Outlook

A Review of Conditions Aflcfl'flg Me S wine Emir; 65r-

By Gilbert Gusler

tion as a rent-payer and mortgage— _

lifter. He has transmuted cheap grain
into high-priced pork, and produced
more dollar income than in any period
since; 1919 and 1920.

How long will good prices last?
Should an extra brood sow, or. an ex-
. tra dozen in the case of the large pro-
ducer, be bred for spring farrow? Or,
should the breeding herd be reduced
and corn-allowed to accumulate in the
crib? Should the pigs raised this fall

‘ be pushed for market as rapidly as
possible, or held back a little? ‘ Will
farmers over-produce again to the ex-
tent that they did in 1923 and 1924?

Naturally, it is easier to raise such
questions than to settle them. It can
be said at the start, however, that the

I records of the last few years offer no
suggestion that breeding herds should
be increased, if growers wish to re-
ceive,'in the aggregate, the largest pos-
sible income‘from h-og production. Of
what use to farmers is an increase in
the total number of hogs raised, fat-
tened and marketed, if there is not
an increase in the total number of dol-
lars shown by the “account sales ?” It
is unnecessary to increase the supply:
of hams, bacon, chops, sausage or lard
for humanitarian reasons.

The United States Department of
Agriculture tabulates for each month
the number of hogs slaughtered under
federal inspection, their average live
weight, and the average price paid by
packers. The inspected slaughter in-
cludes about ninety per cent of all the
hogs dressed in packing houses and
abbatoirs, so that the department’s
records afford a reliable barometer of
the money paid to farmers for hogs.
At this writing, the record is complete

‘ only for the first nine months of the
hog year, which started in November,
1925. The following table shows the
federal inspected slaughter in those
nine months and the total cost to pack-
ers, together with comparisons cover-
ing the corresponding period in the

three preceding years of 1922-1925:

1922-3 ..... . . 40,509,000 $720,000,000
1923-4. . . . . ..43,446,000 691,000,000
1924—5 ....... 37,735,000 901,000,000
1925-6 ....... 32,382,000 947,000,000

While total income has gone up as
the number of hogs slaughtered has
gone down, suggesting that there is
no justification for expanding produc-
tion on the part of farmers in the
mass, such considerations are not the
controlling motive with the individual
producer. The high price that has
prevailed for hogs in the last year,
and, particularly, the favorable feed-
ing ratio between hogs and corn will
lead again into some degree of over-
production. At least, such conditions
in the past have always brought such
a result, and human nature has not
changed much in the last year or two.

In discussing hog market probabili-
ties a year ago, we suggested that it
was logical to expect some increase in
the pig crop raised in the spring of
1926, and further increases in the 1926
fall pig crop and the 1927 spring pig
crop; that 1926 spring pigs, which
would be sold in the fall and winter

of 1926-1927 probably would sell at
lower prices than in the past winter,
but high enough to be attractive to
growers; and that before 1927 was
over, unfavorable prices could be ex-
pected again. ' ‘
Changes Were Delayed.

The changes are developing about
six month later than that forecast in-
dicated. Instead of an increase of fif-
teen to twenty per cent in the number
of sows bred for farrow in the spring
of 1926, which was expected because
of the way farmers had responded to
a similar corn-hog ration in the past,
the pig crop actually raised was esti-
mated at 1.2 per cent smaller than in
1925. Apparently, the long period of
low prices for hogs in 1923 and 1924
made farmers wary about starting in
when the market became favorable
again. But, the tendency to increase
production was decidedly evident in
the report made last July on the num-
ber of sows bred, or to be bred, for
fall litters. For the country as a whole,
an increase of thirty—nine per cent over
the number that farrowed in the fall
of 1925 was reported. In the corn belt

 

 

 

To Provide the Best Condition for the Production of Pork, the Modern Hog
Houses Are Provided with Plenty of Light and Good Ventilation.

 
  

 

states, the increase was 36.4 per cent.
Hog Cholera Cuts Down Supplies.
Besides the failure to increase the

pig crop of last spring, hog cholera

has depleted the hog population

enough to affect prospective fall and

winter market receipts appreciably, so
that prices will be much better than
expected a year ago. However, the
report on breedings for fall litters
shows that the machinery has re«'
versed, that expansion rather than cur-
tailment of hog production is now the
order of the day, and that market re
ceipts, when the 1926 fall pig crop is
sold next spring and summer, will be
larger than they were in the corres-
ponding period this year. Here, too,
of course, the loss of fall pigs from
cholera will cut down the increase
considerably.

Last winter, in the four months,
November to February, inclusive, hog
prices at Chicago averaged $11.65. As
previously pointed out, receipts this
winter probably will be smaller than
last year because of the slight reduc-
tion in the pig crop raised last spring
and the recent losses from cholera. In
addition, holding back sows to raise
spring litters will reduce winter re-
ceipts still further. Owing to the smal—
ler corn crop, the chances are that
hogs will not be fed to such heavy
weights as last year, another sign post
pointing to some decline in the com~
mercial supply of pork.

On the basis of supply alone, it
would be logical to expect. higher pric-
es this winter than last winter, but
demand also is likely to decline. Do—
mestic consumption should be fully
maintained, but the volume of exports
has been small throughout 1926, and
foreign pork production and trade con-
ditions suggest that the export move»
ment in the four winter packing
months will be less than a year ago,
when 173000000 pounds of hog meats
and 251,000,000 pounds of lard were
sent abroad. In addition, storing de-
mand probably will be smaller than

(Continued on page 541).

Valuable and Interesting Information

Can he Oétaz'flm' from (f. S. mm’ State Pué/z’mz‘z'om
By Mrs. Floyd Ewald

, HAVE found that not many know
I that bulletins containing the most
comprehensive facts on given sub-
jects can be obtained free of charge
from the United States Department of
Agriculture at Washington, D. C.

They helped me and they will help
you. I remember when I received my
first bulletin. It was “Duck Raising”
Farmers’ Bulletin No. 697. The mail
man brought it at noon, and I left my
dinner to scan its'pages, and I found
some mighty interesting things about
the various breeds and housing them,
that I did not know before

“The Feeding of Farm Animals,” No.
22, gives the composition of feeds and
helps to select. a ration utilizing as
much as possible the materials on
hand. -

“The Farm Garden in the North,”
.No. .937, is a booklet which no Michi-
gan farmer or back-yard gardener
should be without. It' contains para-
graphs of facts pertaining to sowing,

. cultivating and harvestingall the main
crops and some of the less common
. sorts; It includes planting tables, gar-
. den plans, and tells how to make hot-
beds and cold-frames.
If more complete
. Wanted; on. any; 1' one 'vegetable, there
,Qmatoes ’? BulletinNo.» 220; “Cu-
-‘ '54,.iahd..so on

information is

   

down the long list of garden crops.

Perhaps you have some roses on
your farm that do not bloom well and
look straggly. “Roses for the Home,”
No. 750, tells all about the pruning
and propagating of this lovely flower.
It’ tells how you can break off the wilt-
ed blooms from your bouquet and root
the stems for future bushels

I have seen whole clumps of dahlias
planted in the spring just as they were
dug in the fall. Bulletin No. 1,370
says that these clumps should be di-
vided so there will be only one main
stem to a hill.

For the grain farmer there are bul-
letins of oats, corn, rye, barley, and
so on, each one giving the most com-
prehensive data available.

For some time there has been a
campaign to get rid of the common
barberry which carries and spreads
the dreaded stem rust of wheat, oats,
barley, rye and wild grasses. Even
school children were asked to help
eradicate this annoying plant. “De—
stroy tthe Common Barberry,” No.
1,058, tells how to eradicate it and
how to distinguish it from the beautié
ful Japanese barberry, which is harm-
less.

.The Canada thistle is. a native of

 

 

Europe, and who among us that has
not wished that it had stayed at home?
It was probably imported with impure
farm seeds years ago. Bulletin No.
1,002 describes it in detail so as to
distinguish it from the bull thistle and
others of its varieties, and gives direc—
tions for getting rid of small patches
or larger areas.

If you are a lover of flowers, “Grow-
ing Annual Flowering Plants,” No.
1,171, will make you want a few seeds
of every kind of flower mentioned in
it. I had never heard of the basket-
flower, Americana centaurea, but after
reading the description and manner of
growth, I decided to procure the seeds.
It is a lovely annual, with lavendar or
white thistle-like bloom about three
inches across.

There are lists of bulletins pertain-
ing to various, subjects, gardening,
farm management, poultry, dairying
and the uses of its products, and so on.
It would be well to send for a list and
then choose the ones that are most
suited to your wants.

“Diseases of the Horse,” and “Dis-
eases of "Cattle,” are two books that

your representative can get for you.

They have over 500 pages each, and
contain many illustrations incolor and

many others in black and White.

The corn borer is another of the Eu-
ropean pest importations, and you are
fortunate indeed if this new enemy
has not intruded on your corn field.
Do not, like many have, confuse it
with the corn ear-work, which is a.
mild thing beside the injurious borer.
If you want to know more about the
borer, write to the Michigan State Col-
lege, Entomological Section, East Lane
sing, Michigan,.and ask for Circular
No. 70, “The Present. Status of the Eu-
ropean Corn Borer in Michigan." Ev»
erything possible is being done to con-
trol this foe to agriculture, and you
can do your bit by reading this inter-
esting and instructive pamphlet, and
living up to the acts that are being
enforced in order to save our crop.

The government printing office at
Washington, D. C., has hundreds of
titles on sale, for which there is a.
small charge.

The numerous bulletins issued by
the Agricultural Experiment Station of
the Michigan State College, may be
obtained by writing to the Director of
the Experiment Station, East Lansing, ‘
Michigan, or to the Bulletin Depart»
ment of the Experiment Station, and
stating on what subjects you wish (bul— ‘
letins. It is handy to have for refer-i ‘A
ence bulletins on subjects in which/f
you are interested. '

  

 

    


  

 

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POLITICAL COMPLEXION OF THE
SEVENTIETH CONGRESS.

A LIST of the representatives-elect
and senators—elect to the seventi-
eth congress, compiled by William Ty-
ler Page. clerk of the House, shows
the political strength of two branches
of Congress. as follows:
Senate: Republicans. 47; democrats,
47; farmer-labor. 1: vacancy (Maine),
1. Total membership of the Senate

is 96. .
House: Republicans, 237; demo-
crats, 195: farmer-labor, 2; socialist,

1. Total membership of the. House
is 435.

FARMERS WANT DEBTS PAID.

HE farm organization representa-

tives in \Vashington have long
held the position that, instead of any
further income tax reduction, any sur-
plus in the federal treasury should be
applied to payment of the government;
debt. In consequence of this stand
for debt reduction instead of income
tax reduction, they are not warming
up very enthusiastically over the Pres-
ident‘s proposed hand-out in the form

WASHINGTON i
.g. NEWS %

 

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The return of the native

HE city grows larger every day—brighter its
Tlighrs—fasrcr and harder its feverish activity.
Bur underneath, there is beginning a movement
back to our native soil.

The hardship, the barren living which. drove
impatient yourh away from the home farm, is

T/ae Committee on Relation
o/Ii/w‘lrz'rity to Agriru/tnre
13‘toInflorodoforonomirtiand
engineers repreienting the
U. S. Depts. of A grim/tn re,
Commerce and the Interior,
Amer. Farm Bureau Foal
eralz'on, Ndliona/ Grange,
Ania: Society of Agrii‘nl-
tnm/ Engineers, Individ-
ual P/zznt Almzztfczcturers,
General For/o rdf/on of
Women ’5 C/nbr, American
Home Economics A55’71.,
Nazfi'onal Ass'n. ofFarIIz
Eqm'pnzen Ml mzzzfacturerr,
and [be National Electric
Light Association.

the City is
and girls.

giving way before the engineering genius of an
electrical age.

Since fresh water for live stock, kitchen and bath-
room can be automatically pumped at a cost of
a few dollars a year; since electric refrigeration
and electric cooking are replacing the older,
cruder methods at an actual saving of expense;
since electric light is making the farm home a
place where life can be cnjoyed:—rhe glitter of

losing its attraction for farm boys

Consult your light and power company if you
think you can use electricity on your farm. They
will tell you whether electrification can be made

a success in your case.

NATIONAL ELECTRIC
LIGHT ASSOCIATION

29 West 39th Street, New York, N. Y.

 

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of a tax rebate to the possessors of
big salaries and big dividends.~

It is reported that this year, so far
twelve companies in the United States
have made clear profits aggregating a
billion dollars. It is not believed that
the people who are making these large
profits are in any immediate need of
a tax refund.

CARRIAGE BUSINESS DECLINES.

 

LARGE decrease in the produc-

tion of carriages, wagons and
sleighs is shown in the census of man-
ufactures covering that industry re-
cently taken by the department of com-
merce. The output of carriages and
buggies dropped from 39,809 in 1923.
to 14.789 in 1925. Many establishments
manufacturing these vehicles have
gone out of business in recent years.

EGG PRODUCERS WANT MORE
PROTECTION.

N connection with its investigation
I of production costs of egg and egg
prodflcts in this and other countries,
the lfnited States Tariff Commission
has authorized R. V. Gunning and V.
C. W'oolley to visit various points in
Ohio, Illinois, New York and other
states to obtain data in connection
with the commission’s inquiry into egg
and egg products. It is contended by
representatives of the poultry indus-
try that the, present tariff is not ade—
quate to protect American poultry rais-
ers from the competition of eggs and
egg products from the Orient.

 

IS HORSERADISH A SEAWEED OR
MOSS?

N investigation made by the Farm

Bureau \KTashington representative
disclosed the information that horse-
radish is now classified along with
moss and seaweed, which are on' the
free list. An attempt is being made
to get it classified under paragraph
772 of the tariff act, which provides
for a duty of twenty-five per cent ad
valorem on vegetables in their natural
state, not specifically provided for. It
will also 'be urged that prepared horse-
radish be classified under paragraph
773 which provides for a duty of thir-
ty<five per cent ad valorem on prepar-
ed vegetables, pickled or preserved,
and on sauce of all kinds. The case
seems to hinge on the question as to
whether or not horseradish is a vege-
,table, and not moss 0r seaweed.
I

CENSUS SHOWS AGRICULTURAL,
TREND.

HE taking of the census of agri-

culture every five years forms the
basis for increasingly accurate agricul-
tural forecasts of great benefit to the
farmers, according to statistical ex-
perts who addressed a recent meeting
lol’ the Washington Statistical Society.
i The recent farm census was the
,most extensive statistical investiga—
ti'bn ever made, outside the‘ regular
ten-year census. It cost $4,000,000, em«
ployed 26,000 workers, and 6,500,000
farms were surveyed. It was shown
by the recent census that major crops
are decreasing near the large cities of
the east, while truck crops are in-
creasing. An increasing demand for
fruits, vegetables and dairy products
throughout the United States, and an
increased consumption of meats and
poultry is indicated. The consumption
of poultry has ,rincreased thirteen per
cent since the 1920 census.

 

POTATO BOOSTER ' BANQU ET.

OWELL business men and their
boy partners finished a 'seaSOn’s
relationship at a banquet in; the How

 

 

  

'ell high School, non. November 11.

At this banquet, Which Was served
by the domestic science department of
the high school, each‘boy had on ex-
hibit a peck sample of the potatoes
he grew from the bushel of 'potatoes
furnished him by the Rotarians and
members of the Howell Chamber of
commerce. This exhibit was mute ev-
idence that these boys knew some-
thing about potato growing.

Through the efforts of Clarence Bol-
ander, county agricultural agent, and
F. E. McKee, of the Howell Y. M. C.
A., sixty business men each bought
one bushel of seed potatoes. This
bushel was loaned to a farm boy who
was to plant it, and to grow his crop
in accordance with the best methods
of potato growing. , ~ \

These boys did well; one boy, Lyle
Wilcox, having produced sixty-two
bushels of potatoes from his bushel of
seed. At the night of the banquet the
boys paid back their loans, a peek of
each bushel being on exhibit.

The program of this potato booster
banQUet was replete with interest. Rev.
Wm. C. Donald was master of cere-
monies, and Charles Sutton, the popu-
lar hardware dealer of Howell, shown
ed real ability in leading the banquet-
ers in several peppy songs. The high
school orchestra played several num-
bers which showed that the musical

 

FIVE DOLLARS FOR A

JINGLE.
HE five dollars for this

week’s jingle goes to How-
ard \Vilson, of Lenawee county.
He completed the jingle thusly:
It always pays to watch your
step, ‘
When you are young and full of

IH‘D;
But better still when you are
old,
And. feet are sore and even cold.
So if you must your fancy please,
Remember, too, you must have
(JELSP
To “keep in step” at work or
_ ll 21y.
Clothe well, your feet without
delay.

The quoted phrase, “keep in
step” was taken from the J. C.
Penny Company advertisement.

Watch for another jingle in an
early issue.

 

 

 

instruction of the school was in effi-
cient hands.

After a very pleasing cornet duet
by A. L. \Villiams, leader of the or-
chestra. and Harry Mutter, Dr. W. B.
Huntley, ol' the State Tuberculosis
Sanitorium, welcomed the boys. He
referred to the contrast between the

boy activities of today and those in

the days of his youth. A very ap-
propriate response was made by Dan-
iel Van Slambrook, one, of the boy
potato growers, who was awarded
first place by the judges for his po«
tatoes.

Mac Spencer, president of the R0-
tarians, and J. C. Farrell, president of
the Chamber of Commerce, made short
and appropriate comments on this p0-
tato partnership. Then Fred Huskhe
and Thomas Fear, two of the boys,
gave in concise and interesting form.
the essentials of potato growing, and
E. J. Wheeler announced the judging
results.

The banquet ended with the' auo
tioning of the. potatoes on exhibit. The
first peck Went to Mac Spencer, of the
Rotarians, for $1.50, the second sold
for $1.25, several others went for
$1.00, and the balance, consisting of
twenty-six peeks, sold in a lump for

' $8.50.

The success Of 'this potato partner~
ship assures eVen a more pretentious
undertaking next ,year. ‘The people in
the community surrounding Howell

‘find this an'reflective'mé'anis of ‘bringy
ente-

  

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ALFALFA‘ SEED IN OGEMAW
' COUNTY.

' EPORTS from Ogemaw county re-
. late that alfalfa growers of that
county were quite successful in grow-
ing a crop. of alfalfa seed this year.
Fields where the first cutting was used
for seed purposes showed especial
promise. The success of the Ogemaw
growers is contrary ,to the experience
of other alfalfa raisers in this state
this year. Many sections of the state
had little success in producing alfalfa
seed. Wet weather was blamed for
the failure of seed development.

 

EIGHT MORE COUNTIES JOIN IN
TUBERCULOSIS FIGHT.

MR. H. W. NORTON, JR, director
of the bureau of animal industry,
state department of agriculture, re-
ports the Octobers sessions of the
boards of supervisors have resulted in
appropriations in eight new counties
for the bovine tuberculosis eradication
campaign. These counties were Ke-
weenaw, Oscoda, Lake, Clare, Mecos-
ta, Saginaw, Lapeer, and Oakland.
There is considerable movement in fa-
vor 01’. an early appropriation for this
eradication work in Lenawee, Mont-
calm, Gratiot, and Ionia counties.

BUILD COUNTY CLUB BUILDING.

LL county club activities in Hills-

dale county are centered about the
county club building, erected on the
Hillsdale county fair ground. The
money to pay for the erection of this
building was obtained from contribu-
tions from every township in the coun-
ty. The club headquarters is a three-
story frame building which houses a
kitchen, dining room, exhibit hall,
auditorium, and dormitories for club
members.

IMPORTING SUGAR BEETS.

HE fact that the Columbia Sugar

Company, of Bay City, is import-
ing large quantities of
from Canada, has occasioned consider—
able discussion and conjecture. E.
\Vilson Cressey, vicepresident and
general manager of the company,
gives several reasons for the condi-
tion.

The fact that there is not sufficient
sugar beet acreage in the surround-
ing country to provide for the local
plant is one of the reasons assigned
by Mr. Cressey. This paucity of local
acreage, according to him, is caused
by the great number of competing
companies and the increased produc-
tion of the plants of the companies.

The fact that sugar beets are avail-
able in Canada is due to the activities
of the corn borer, which has been cre-
ating havoc in the corn crop, Mr. Cres~
sey says, and was responsible for
many farmers turning their fields over

 

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There are less numerous sugar plants
in Canada to handle the crop of sugar
beets, Mr. Cressey ayerred, and little
resistance is offered by Canadian au-
thorities to shipments to Michigan on
this account. For the. past few years
the Columbia Sugar Company has im-
ported beets from Canada, Mr. Cres-
sey said, but this year’s importations
will greatly exceed those of any pre-
vious year.—J. Dermody.

RATS TELL VALUE OF FOODS. '

REPORT from Oceana county

says, “An exhibit of two rats was
arranged at the county fair. One rat
was raised on a diet of oleomargarine,
while the other had a diet of butter.
Over a six-months period, the butter-
fat- fed rat made twice the gain in
weight that the other rodent made. A
large number of people stopped to look
at the exhibit. Very few of them ad-
mitted using oleo, although two or
three individuals did say that they
liked oleo better than butter.”

FERTILIZER HELPS TO CONTROL
DISEASE.

HILE the total weights of beets

grown on fertilizer test plots in
Tuscola county have not been checked
yet, preliminary reports show that dis-
ease control was much better on fer-
tilized areas than on ground where no
fertilizer had been used. Field appear-
ances make it probable that the re-
sults will show the greatest yield from
plots treated with a complete fertilizer,
but definite reports of dollars obtained
from the use of the various fertilizers
will be reported later.

STUSCOLA CLUB MEMBERS ACTIVE.

IVE stock club members from Tus-

cola county took thirteen head of
Jerseys, four head of Ayrshires, seven
head of Shorthorns, eight Chester
White pigs, four Poland China pigs,
four Duroc Jerseys, and five headwof
Berkshires to the State Fair. The ex-
hibitors returned to their homes with
$1,250 in prize money, which had been
awarded to their animals. Mr. John
W. Simms, county agricultural agent,
reports that the teachers of agricul-
ture in Smith-Hughes High Schools
render invaluable assistance in their
fostering of club work.

There are five poultry demonstra-
tion farms in Huron county.

Nine and one-half carloads of war-
time explosives have been used in Oge—
may county.

Crawford county farmers are mak-
ing considerable use of rye and vetch
sowed in the-fall and plowed down
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I purchased, of auditor general,
state interest on account of reverted
taxes on a piece of land. I am notify-
lng person who has record title, as to
the six months privilege of reconvey-
ance. I find there is also recorded
against the land, date, 1909, payment
of taxes by parties not the owners for
that year. Must I notify those parties

as to reconveyance privileges, also in

order to clear my title?—A. F. N

The only safe procedure is to serve
notice on all persons appearing of rec-
ord to have any interest in the prem-
ises, either by original or a tax title,
and have proof of service returned
and filed as required by law—Rood.

ROAD COMMISSIONER’S LIABILITY.

 

I own 120 acres of land in Forest
township, Bay county, and about twen-
ty acres of cultivated land was drown-
ed out by the spring rains. This was
the fault of the road commissioner,
because he had a road ditch dug from
the higher part of land slope. The wa-
ter flowed for two miles straight, and
then turned to another road. This
continued until last summer, when the
commissioner had orders to grade a
half mile of road and let the water
flow straight ahead instead of turning
to another road. The commissioner
did not secure anyone else to finish
the job. Now the water flows straight
for a while, and then spreads over my
farm because there isn’t enough ditch
to take it away. Did the commission-
er have a right to dig from the top?
Should I be compensated for my loss
of crops resulting from it?—J. K.

The commissioner and his bond are
liable for the damage suffered. He has
no more right than any other person
to divert surface water onto the land

of another.-—Rood.

WHAT CONSTITUTES TWO-
THIRDS?

 

I rented some land, and on this
rented land I sowed grain. The own-
er of the land did not furnish any seed
or twine. I also paid for the thresh-
ing. Would you kindly acquaint me
with the rules concerning this matter?
Am I entitled to my two-third inches
of straw? The owner will keep all the
straw. Shall I thresh the grain and
take my two-thirds in bushels, or put
it up in shocks; take two and leave
one?——E. H.

Nothing is said as to the terms of
the contract of lease and the rights
of the parties are entirely determined
thereby. _From the wording of the
question, it is assumed that it was a
leasing on shares of two-thirds, and
in the absence of qualification, that
would include two-thirds of the crop,
straw as well as grain. If the lessee
was to pay for the threshing, it is man-
ifest that he is to deliver the grain in
sacks, or some other safe place of
keeping as directed by the lessor. and
the straw at the place of threshing on
the land—Rood.

MORTGAGE WAIVER OF EXEMP-
TION.

 

A man has 120 acres of land on
which there is a $1,000 mortgage. He
has some personal debts. Can the
parties to whom he owes the personal
debts take everything, or is he entitled
to forty acres, two cows, pigs, and
poultry? The exact amount of his per—
sonal debts is not known.——Subscriber.

The signing of the mortgage is a
waiver of the exemption on the mort-
gaged property so far as the debt se—
cured by the moxtgage is concerned.
Of course, the mortgage would have
to be signed by the mortgagor’s wife,
if any. The giving of the mortgage is
no waiver of the exemption so far as
concerns other creditors. As to other
creditors, there is a homestead exemp-
tion not exceeding forty acres in ex-
tent, and not exceeding $1,500 in value
above incumbrance. If it exceeds that
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two cows, five hogs, ten sheep, etc. No
poultry is exempt—Rood.

MISSING LAND.

 

A. sold 500 feet of land on contract
to B. C. bought contract. C. discov-
ered there were only 450 feet of land.
Who must make the refund to C. for
the land missing? How can C. get a
good deed ?—~'R. M.

The assignee of land certainly can-
not require more land than the vendor
had, and by the assignment of the
contract he only acquired the rights
under the contract. Whether the pur-
chaser could rescind the contract be-
cause of the shortage in the amount,
would depend upon the terms of the
contract, and delay after learning it,
and many other facts—Rood.

GROWING QUALITY CROPS.

 

(Continued from page 517).

we begin plowing this clover sod
just as early in the spring or late
winter, as we possibly can, often-
times we have plowed whole fields in
February, and in March we make ev-
ery effort to plow as much as possi-
ble. I am just a little bit old-fashion-
ed, and do my plowing with horses.
So far, I have never owned a tractor,
I have nothing against them, and be
lieve that the time is not far off when
I will have to get one. Getting this
ground plowed early, you often can
plow with horses when a tractor will
not work. I don’t worry if: the ground
is a little heavy, and will plow just as
long as my horses will walk on top of
the ground. I find that this early
plowed ground is easier to get in fine
condition for a. good seed-bed, and
during the summer, especially the dry
season, it holds moisture much better
than late-plowed ground. In prepar-
ing this soil for planting, we first use
a drag, then the double disc and culti-
packer until it is fine and loose.

When planting the corn we use the
furrow opener attachment, and plant
in just a medium depth furrow. After
planting, and before the corn is large

enough to plow, we run over it with.

the culti—packer and the double disc,
with the discs set straight. we use one
row corn plows and plow the corn four
or five times, according to the season.

My father began his corn improve-
ment work about forty-five years ago,
and developed a strain of white corn
which is now known‘as Vogler’s \Vhite
Dent.

Last year I was fortunate enough
to win the grand champion prize at
the International Grain and Hay Show,
held in Chicago, after trying for eight-
een years, having had my sample plac-
ed in second place for the four preced-
ing years. So you will now under-
stand that the life of a corn show
man is no bed of roses. It is hard
Work—you must stick with it—you
have to use your brawnv and brain in
producing it, and then, even after you
have produced the corn, one of the
biggest tasks is the work of selecting
and matching up these ears into a.
sample which will go into the Show
room, having the appearance and the
quality to soattract the judge’s eye
that he can do nothing else but place
it first.

Note.—~This material was given over
WLS, at noon on November 8.

The St. Nicholas Canning Club of
won $20 in prize
money on exhibits of canned goods at
their local fair.

 

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during the past year , , ,

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‘ing a method of seeding alfalfa
during August, which differs consid-
erably from the usual practice. The
new method is used on light soils that
are quite low in available plant food.
Five tons of lime and 300 pounds of
12-6 fertilizer are applied per acre and
the seeding is made with cats as a
nurse crop.. The seed-bed preparation
and the seeding itself, is done in the
ordinary manner. The oats furnish
protection for the seedling alfalfa and
' tend to hold snow on the ground in
winter. Winter killing removes the
oats, and in the. spring the plant food
is available for the alfalfa seeding.
This method will seem very expensive
to most farmers who can grow alfalfa
without going to much extra expense
in preparation for‘seeding. On the
Ottawa soils where the system is used,
it is a matter of choice between this
method or no seeding. An alfalfa hay
crop which yields two tons to the acre
rapidly repays the investment and ex-
tra dividends. In addition to the value
of the hay, a rapid increase in soil fer-
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At the present time there are forty-
seven acres listed for planting with
white pine in Barry county. This
work will be done next spring. Many
counties in the state are awakening

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‘ C. P. Milham, county agricultural
agent in Ottawa county, has begun
work on a five-year soils improvement
program. One of the features of this
work is a policy of recommendation
that the farmers of the county spend
as much money for lime as they do

. for fertilizer. Mr. Milham feels that

the use of the lime will result in an
increased acreage of legumes grown,
and that the fertility added to the soil
by these plants will, in a large meas-
ure, furnish the nitrate requirements
of the soils on which they are grown.
Soil samples have been tested by Mr.
Milham at farmers’ meetings, at pic—
nics, and at fairs held in the county.
As a result of this work, more lime
has been shipped into the county this
year than in any two previous years.
Several marl beds have been opened
and this acidity cure is being used ex-
tensively in the county.

 

The Exchange Club, of Rockford,
presented halters to the members of
the Rockford Calf Club, and C. H. Run-
ciman, of Lowell, gave the boys of
The Vergennes Club similar gifts.

 

Flocks culled by local leaders in
Kent county showed the results in feed
saving which can be obtained by tak—
ing out the boarders. Sixteen. leaders
were trained in the county to aid their
communities in solving problems in
poultry production. The first flocks
culled by the leaders had a total of
1,084 hens, Which were producing 584
eggs daily. This is a fifty-six per cent
production. Two hundred and, seventy—
seven hens were culled out, and the
807 birds left laid 482 eggs daily, or a
production of fifty-nine per cent. The
277 hens culled out produced fifty-nine
eggs a day, or a twenty-one per cent
production; The second group of flocks
which were culled, contained 1,351
birds. These hens were producing‘at
a thirty-nine per cent rate. After the
hens were culled, the 957 hens left
produced at the rate of fifty-two per
cent. The cullsihad a twelve per cent
production. In this group, the number
of hens taken «out cut the feed bill
over twenty-five per cent. The num-
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h'ens kept, was only twenty~nine less
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HE Top 0’ Michigan has again
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mighty spud. As in previous years,
the Top 0’ Michigan Potato and Apple
Show was held at Gaylord in Otsego
county. That this is the logical place

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won the county exhibits for the fourth
successive year, and that the Sweep-
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Three days were devoted to the
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show in the history of the association.
Mr. A. G. Tolaas, Potato Specialist
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remarked that it was one of the finest
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There were over ninety entries in
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The show room of the association
was arranged in the Municipal Build-
ing. The interior was arranged as a

arranged piles of potatoes in the cen-
ter and the apple exhibits and special
exhibits of the State Department of
Agriculture and the Michigan State
College arranged around the outer
circle.

Professor V. R. Gardner, of the
Michigan State College, and Mr. R. W.
Rees, Horticulturist for the New York
Central Lines, judged the apples. On
Thursday night the fourth annual ban-
quet was held, at which Mr. John D.
Willard, Director of Continuing Educa-
tion at the Michigan State College,
was the main speaker. His talk on
the “Farmer of the Future,” in which
he remarked that farming in the Unit-
ed States would never resolve itself
into peasantry, was very much enjoy-
ed by the 175 guests who attended.
Other speakers at the banquet were,
I. R. Waterbury, Business Manager of
the Michigan Farmer; Howard Rather,
of the Michigan State College; Ed-
ward Bilitzke, Secretary of the Gay—
lord Chamber of Commerce; Mr. Tol-
aas, of the University of Minnesota,
and Dr. R. J. H. DeLoach, of the Ar-
mour Fertilizer Works.

The Boys’ and Girls’ Club Day, while
held on the last day, was by no means
the least important affair of the show.

 

   
 

to participate in the Individual Judg-
ing Contest, and to compete with each
other in exhibits of potatoes and ap-
ples. Prizes for these contests were
awarded at a luncheon given to them
by the Top 0’ Michigan Potato Asso-
ciation. The high rank which is being
maintained by the boys and girls in
northern Michigan at this show, was
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Ninety-five boys and girls were there.

from the HarborSprings High School ‘
' carried away the first prize in the
, Michigan State Department of Agricul-
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A new feature of the show this year ‘
was the Church Choir Singing Contest,
which was conducted under the aus-
pices of the R. E. Olds Community
Music Fund and the Michigan State
College of Agriculture, in connection
with the Top 0’ Michigan Potato and
Apple Show. Each team entering this
was required to sing, “Lead Kindly"
Light,” and any other selection that
they might-choose. The Gaylord Meth-
odist Episcopal Church won first place'
in this contest, thereby carrying away
$100 in premium money. ‘

Other lesser important features of
the show, but those‘ which attracted
considerable attention, were the Apple
Naming Contest, the contest on identi-
fication of potato diseases, and the 1
individual judging contest for all farm-
ers in the counties included in the Top
0’ Michigan Potato Association.

Following are the awards on both
apples and potatoes as made by the
judges: '

First on Plates of Apples.

Wolf River—James Evans, Herron;
Wagner;C. W. Oatley, Kewadin; Jon—
athan-~W. J. Hoopfer, .Rapid City;
Snow—W. J. Hoopfer; Northern Spy,
H. G. Waring, Kewadin; Golden Rus-
set—H. G. Waring; Stark’s Delicious——
C. W. Oatley; Wealthy—George Cook;
R. I. Greening—IN. J. Hoopfer; Grimes
Golden—F. H. Hemstreet & Co., Bel-
laire; any other variety—H. G. VVar-
ing _on Kings; Sweepstakes—H. G.
\Varing on Northern Spy.

First on Trays of Apples.

McIntosh—Theo. Schmalzried, Lev— {
ering; Wolf River, Theo. Schmalzried; §§
Wagner—F. H. Hemstreet, Bellaire; l
Jonathan—C. W. Oatley, Snow—H. G. 1
Waring; Northern Spy—F. H. Hem~ 4
street & (30.; Stark’s Delicious—~C. W. I ‘
Oatley; Wealthy—Theo. Schmalzried;
R. I. Greening—W. J. Hoopfer; Grimes
Goldean. H. Hemstreet & 00.; any
other variety—H. G. Waring; Sweep-
stakes—H. G. Waring on Alexander.

Other Classes.

Bushels (all varieties competin —
C. _W. Oatley, Kewadin, on Stailr’s
Delicious.

Fancy pack, (any package less than
a half bushel suitable container for
shipping, displaying, and sale to fancy
trade), F. H. Hemstreet & Co.

Bay City Times Tribune Special, one
bushel, H. G. Waring, Kewadin, on
Kings.

Potato Awards (First Awards Only).

Thirty-two potatoeszRusset Rurals~
John Allis, Gaylord; White Rurals——
Michael Smilowski, Gaylord; Green
Mountain—~—R. J. Gehrke, Ossineke;
IrlSh‘ Cobblers——Ray Warner, Gaylord;
Early Ohio—~John Karslake, Vander-
bilt; any other variety of merit—~11.
gégehrfke; Sweepstakes—(for the best

. _ 0' any variety in ind' ' -
hllélt, John Allis). 1v1dual ex

ounty exhibit—Otse o co
Lytle, ‘county agent. g unty, A. C.

Certified Seed: Russet Rurals—Irwin
Cole, Alanson; all other late varieties
-—P_eter McVannle, Gaylord; all early
var1et1_es——J. D. Robinson, Pellston.

Beginners’ _ Special—Ira Cole.

Bay City Times Tribune Special, one '
Allis; best - 1.
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Clare Warner, Gaylord . Set Rurals

State Department of Agriculture r
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Exhibit on Standard Grades—Har— l
bor. Springs High School, Harbor ‘
Splgings. d 1 “ l

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of potatoes—Ray Warner. y . y

.Potato Weight-guessing Contest—-

Winner, first day, Ira Cole; second day, 3 ~ -
Harold Goff, Boyne Falls. .

Adult Judging Contest~A. N. Mc-
Donald, Millersburg, Ohio, and Irwin
Cole, Alanson, tied for first; - '

Potato Disease Contest—Irwin Cole.

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tical Sfogositign. Dr. w. J Spillman, radiator inar not be pleasing to the
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ply size and speed of driving pulley
together and divide by speed of driven
pulley.

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tiply size and speed of driving pulley
together and divide by size of driven
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Atlantic City meeting of the National
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considered as a legal serving of proc-
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REAL opportunity is offered this
A year to all in Michigan who are

interested in fruit growing. The
Michigan State Horticultural Society
will be host to the American Pomolog—
ical Society at Grand Rapids, from
November 30 to December 3. As in-
dicated in the program below, picked
men from all parts of the country are
going to give of their knowledge and
experience. Besides,‘ the banquet is
going to be a real festive occasion, and
the Apple Show will be the best ever
put on. So, if you want to spend about
four days as profitably and as enjoy-
ably, as you ever have spent them,
come to the Hort meeting at Grand
Rapids, November 30 to December 3.

Tuesday, November 30, (Ball Room,
Pantlind .Hotel).

. Morning.

Facts and Follies- of 1926, told by
fruit growers. _

Our Opportunity, by H. M. Peck. An
easterner’s conception of western or-
(harding.

The Story of the Northwest, by J.
H. Gourley, chief of horticulture, Ohio
i Agricultural Experiment Station,
WVooster, Ohio.
‘ Afternoon.

Better Pack of Apples, by R. G. Phil-
lips, secretary International Apple
Shippers’ Association. ,

Growing the VVenatchee Apple, by
William Meikle, Wenatchee, Wash-
ington.

Orchard Management, Round-table
Discussion, by Arlie L. Hopkins, chair-
man.

(a) Reducing production costs, by
George Friday.

(bl Advantages of Diversified Fruit
Crops, by J. P. Munson.

(c) Distributing Farm Labor by
Means of the Air-cooled Storage, by
John Keeney.

(d) Efficiency in Harvesting and
Packing-house Management, by R. L.
Evarts.

- (e) Organizing the Spray Work, by
H. A. Cardinell.
Wednesday, December 1.
Morning.

Making Dollars or Making Dimes in
the Orchard, by V. R. Gardner, Profes—
sor of Horticulture, Michigan State
College. \

Business meeting of Michigan State
Horticultural Society. Election of of-
ficers.

The Present Trend of Apple Grow-
ing in America, by Ralph Rees, Roch-
aster, N. Y., Horticulturist N. Y. C.

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Afternoon—Cherry Session.

Cherry Maggot Control Service, by
Prof. R. H. Pettit, Professor of Ento-
mology, Michigan State College.

Dusting to Delay the Cherry Har-
vest, by H. B. Tukey, Hudson, N. Y.,
Horticulturist, Hudson Valley Fruit
Investigators.

Some Profitable and Unprofitable
Practices in the Cherry Orchard, by
A. J. Rogers.

How Much Cultivation do‘ Fruit
Trees Really Need? by D. E. Bingham,
of Sturgeon Bay, Wis.

Tuesday Evening—Banquet.

American Pomological Society and
Michigan State Horticultural Society
at 6:30 in Bali Room, Pantlind Hotel.

Paul Stark, President of American
Pomological Society, will preside as
toastmaster.

Thursday, December 2.
Morning.

Apple Judging. Contest, by Vocation-
al Agricultural High School Students.

Putting Human Interest into the
Fruit Business, by M. H. Willis, Ben-
ton Harbor, Mich.

The Progress of the National Pub-
licity and Advertising Campaign, by
John W. Gorby, Chicago, 111., Execu-
tive Secretary, Apples for Health So—
ciety.

Business meeting of American Pom-
ological Society.

. Afternoon—Peach Session.

Arsenical Injury to Peach Trees, by
C. W. Bennett. .
Oriental Peach Moth, by L. Gentner.
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. Marketing 60,000 Bushels of Fruit at
the Roadside, by R. D. Willoughby, of
Mountain View Orchards, Romeo,
Mich. '
Peach Pruning, by F. P. Culliman,
Horticulturist; Purdue, Indiana. .
Gasing the Peach Borer (a movmg
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Friday, December 3.
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00., Lansing, Mich.

Fruit as Merchandise, G. E. Prater,
Manager of the Wolverine Fruit and
Produce Exchange.

Consumer Demand—A Guide to Hort-
icultural Production, by W. F. Rofkar,
Port Clinton, Ohio.

Afternoon. ‘

How to Make the Most of the Road-
side Market, by H. P. Gaston.

Observations of a Horticulturist in
Europe, by U. P. Hedrick, Horticultur-
ist, Geneva, N. Y.

Student Speaking Contest. Horticul-
tural students of Michigan State Col-
lege competing.

WATCH RESULTS ON HURON
FARMS.

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DEMONSTRATION of the control

of blight by the use of liquid spray.

on the Huron Farms in \Vashtenaw
county, has been watChed with inter-
est by horticulturists throughout the
state. A demonstration was also given
of spraying and dusting at night. The
methods used on this farm are adopt-
ed by many horticulturists for the
management of their home orchards.
Authorities in horticultural work from
all over the United States visit Huron
Farms to see the latest developments
in theoreitcal horticulture worked out
in field practice. "

PRUNING AFFECTS COLOR IN“
GRAPES

 

DEMONSTRATION held at the
' Barrett Vineyard, in Van Buren
county, to show the effect of pruning
upon the early coloring of grapes. has
been carried on for the past four
years. This work, which has been un-
der the direction of Dr. Newton L.
Partridge, Michigan State College,
shows that the early development of
color in grapes is materially aided by
close pruning. The early coloration is
an important factor when grapes have
to be picked for market before fully
matured.

VALUE OF WALNUT WOOD.

 

We have some full-grOWn walnut
trees that are attracting attention
from buyers. Could you tell me how
to know their value in money?—E. S.

The value of the walnut tree-s de-
pends a good deal on the size of the
trees, and to the general formation of
the logs which might be taken from'
the trees. The quality of walnut logs
depends upon the amount of heart-
wood present, and also the figure. This
figure may be caused by butressed
tree roots, forks, or other formations
on the trunk. Some walnut logs sell
for $100 per thousand up to $300 per
thousand. It would pay anyone to get
in touch with manufacturers rather
than buyers. There are several firms
in Indiana which buy walnut logs by
the carload. If the inquirer does not
have enough trees to make a carload,
perhaps a carload or more could be
gotten together in his neighborhood.
Quite often these firms wish to have
stumps and all, as very often the stump
is the most valuable part.

 

NEW INSECT COMING.

 

NSECT specialists in the eastern
part of this country are being warn-

ed by the department of agriculture ,

to be on the outlook for a new insect
pest from Japan. Specimens of the
beetle which entomologists believe to
,be an entirely new pest in the United
States, have been found in two or
three localities in New York state, and
two in New :Tersey. It has been identi-
fied as autoserica japonica motsch, but

.has 'not yet been given a pronounce

able American name. This is said to
be the third insect pest that has come
from Japan to worry the bug doctors,

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thing would apply largely to coin and
to tobacco,‘ and in some measure, to '
‘ /wheat.
area is in favor of the wheat coopera-~

Even the size of our Wheat

tive. For, on an average, we contrib-
ute about twenty-five per cent of all
the world’s export of wheat. If the
wheat growers were completely organ-
ized they would undoubtedly be alarg—
er factor in determining the world
price for wheat than they are now.
Canada also exports about twenty-five
per cent of all the wheat exports. If
American wheat growers were organ-
ized as thoroughly as the Canadian
wheat growers are now organized, it is
safe to assume that there 'would be
some degree of cooperation between
the two, and America would acquire a
new and a potent voice in determining
the world price of wheat.

The government of Denmark from
the beginning, consistently has encour-
aged 'and fostered the cooperative
movement in every way possible. What
is equally important, is that the busi-
ness interests of Denmark are in com-
plete accord with the work the cooper-
atives are doing. The business men
there see that a prosperous agricul-
ture means prosperous towns and cit-
ies. In traveling through Denmark
one is impressed with the air of well-
being and prosperity to be found in
the towns and cities, large and small.

Cooperation is regarded by all clas-
ses in Denmark as the basis of a suc-
cessful agriculture, and therefore as
indispensable to the success and pros-
perity of other classes. If in America
we had the same sympathetic and
helpful attitude towards cooperation
from the business men in the same
degree, our progress would be much
more rapid. I am glad to say that I
think this spirit among the business
men in America is growing. I think I

.see new evidences every day of an ap-

preciation on the part of our business
'men that, after all, a successful agri-
culture is the basis of any enduring
prosperity for the other classes of
society. '

One thing is certain. The coopera-
tive method of agriculture requires
that the farmers generally be educat-
ed. The Danish farmers probably are
the best educated farmers in the
world. The degree of illiteracy in Den-
mark is the lowest in the world. The
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I visited J. P. Mortensen, at Olstak.
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eleven acres. There were on the place
four cows, two heifers, and two calves.
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milk to the cooperative creamery. His
average production of milk last year
per cow was over 9,000 pounds, test-
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daughter, however, very cOrdially ex-
|plained to us the operation of the
I‘farm. -

Upon the middle-sized farm some la-
ibor is employed in addition to that of
Ithe family. Usually it is a young man
Ior young men from the neighborhood
Iwho are preparing themselves for
Ifarming on their own account later on.
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the family, I asked if they were satis-
fied to remain upon the farm and suc-
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not understand what better in life the
Tyoung man could look forward to than
Ito carry on the work of the farm.

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.sized farmer who was planning to buy

, 1additional land to add to his farm. He

jseemed satisfied with what he held.
IHe employed his surplus funds, if any,
in improving his farm, making his
Ihome more comfortable, or investing
Ihis surplus funds in bonds of the cred-
:it associations, which are also cooper-
ative. In this I thought I saw a great
lesson to the American farmer. He
has been too ambitious to increase
his acres rather than to improve and
make more productive the acres he
already owns. This, perhaps, is nat-
ural in a new country where farm land
values until recently, have pretty
steadily risen. The figures now dis-
close the fact that even in the most
prosperous days of American agricul-
ture the farmer’s profits came. not so
much from the operation of his farm
as from the increase in its value per
acre. It therefore seemed to him an
easier way to get ahead to take every
dollar he could spare from his farm.
make a partial payment. upon other
lands, even though he did not need
them, confidently expecting a rise in
their value. That. time, however, has
passed in American agriculture. From
now on the American farmer must de-
pend upon the profits of operation of
'his farm, if he is to have any profits
at all. It is to be hoped that the
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I left Denmark with the profound
just as the middle-

sized farmer had become the back-
bone of Danish agriculture, so the
family size farm in America is the

ideal towards which we should strive.
I could not but think of what an agri-
cultural paradise America would be if
these family size farms, with improve—
ments equal to the improvements in
Denmark, were to cover the agricul-
itural area of the United States.

I I visited the Royal Agricultural Col—
lege, and had a delightful day there.
jProfessor O. H. Larsen. Director of
ZQ’Xgricultural Economics, a little over
Ia year ago, visited the l'nited States.
'He came to give a course of lectures
at the summer session of the Agricul-
tural College of Cornell University.
Professor Larsen gave us much inter-
esting information upon the economic
Istatus of the Danish farmer. ~\Vhile

Iwe were there, he was just receiving

reports from farmers as to their last
year’s earnings. Enough reports had
Icome in to indicate that the earnings
last year were below the earnings of
Ithe preceding year, due, as Professor
ILarsen explained, to the deflation of
'the Danish currency which was then
Igoing on.

It is interesting to note, though, a
comparison of the earnings upon cap-
ital employed by the farmers in Den-
mark and America during the depres-
sion following 1920. The latest figures
I have been able to obtain are for the
four crop years ending 1922-1923. Dur-
ing this time the agricultural depres-
sion was common to both countries.
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ish farmers upon capital employed
were four and threefourths per cent,

 

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farmers approached the' vanishing
point. . ' ,

There we also had a very interest—
ing visit with Professor L. Frederik-
sen, head of the Department of Ani-
mal Husbandry. Professor Frederik-
sen was most kind and helpful. He
told us, among other things, that he
regarded the work of the Holstein
Friesian Association of America in per-
fecting the true type models of the
bull and the cow as a most important
contribution to animalhusbandry. He
said that while he had not seen the
models themselves, he had seen photo-
graphs of them in the Breeders’ Ga-
zette and was using these photographs
in his classes. Of course, all the pro-
fessors paid a high tribute to the Col-
leges of Agriculture in America.

In Denmark, however, they are not
content to have merely an agricultural
college. In addition, they have agri-
cultural schools scattered over the
country. There are twenty-four of
these. I visited the one at Dalum.
These schools are intended for short
courses for the sons of farmers and
for the training of managers for co-
operatives and of cow testers. The
sessions are held chiefly in, the winter
time when there is little work upon
the farm. The students are sons of
farmers of small farms, as well as of
large farms. Except those who become
managers of cooperatives, 0r cow test-
ers, most of them return to the farm
at the close of the course. In visiting
a small farm one day—a farm of about
ten acres-l asked the owner if he
had ever attended one of the agricul-
tural schools. He said no, but that
his brother-in—law had given him the
benefit of the instruction he had
there received. I observed, while vis-
iting this school, flowers in the win-
dows, and a general air of neatness
and cleanliness everywhere. Icom-
mented upon this to the director. He
replied, “We teach beauty, because a

farmer without a sense of beauty is a .

slovenly farmer, and therefore not a
successful farmer.” I know of noth-
ing like these agricultural schools in
America, except in Minnesota.

We visited, too, some of their fa-
mous “Folk High Schools.” These had
their inspiration in Bishop Grundtvig
during the first half of the last cen-
tury. Bishop Grundtvig visioned the
possibilities of a rural life. He saw no
reason why culture should be limited
to the cities. He had faith that a more
satisfying life could be had by those
who lived in the open countryside than
anywhere else. He believed in human
happiness, and he wanted to see the
country so transformed as to insure
happiness to those who lived there,
and so he championed the cause of a
broader rural education. As a result
of this agitation, the first “Folk High
School” was established in 1844. Since
then others rapidly followed, until now
scattered over the Kingdom are sixty
“Folk High Schools.”

These schools are not for the
young alone. Men and women of all
ages attend. There is an especially
large attendance of men and women
from twenty—five to forty years of age.
There Danish history and Danish lit-
erature are taught. Music is an im-
portant part of the curriculum. Lec-
tures uponrall subjects of interest to
the human mind are given by men em-
inent in their several fields. What-
ever embellishes life, or adds to the
joy of living, finds‘a place in the “Folk
High School.” Agriculture is not spe-
cially taught. And yet, out of the
“Folk High Schools” of Denmark have
come a large part of the agricultural
leadership of today. For it soon de-
veloped in Denmark that culture and
agriculture are so closely related that
each reacts upon the other.

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seen, the most wonderful deliverances
by the Lord \of Hosts. But here they
were, a lot of them, carting idols along
on the march. And Joshua, wise old
leader he was, knew it. They swear
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puffed contentedly at a cob pipe
and gazed with kindly eyes" on
. the red-hot sides of. the heater.
A life of hardship with many disap-
pointments had been his lot, yet he
had come through it all mellowed by

time, grateful for his meager portion ,

of worldly goods. His friendly smile
held a touch of sweetness one occas-
ionally finds in old men who have not
become embittered by what life held
for them. Old Man Mason’s shoulders
were straight, though he could no
longer carry the heavy loads of his
youth, and each spring his blood ran
with the warmth of youth as he head-
ed for some new creek. Old he was.
‘yet not too old to carry ‘on an out-
rageous flirtation with Dame Fortune
—a fickle jade.

His gaze wandered to Allison. The
youth was seated at the table, his
broad back bent, as he rested his
strong chin in his hands, occasionally
running his fingers nervously through
the mop of curly brown hair that cov-
ered his head. Fleeing to lower lev-
els from winter’s icy blast, he had
stumbled on Old Man Mason’s cabin
by chance and the old man had invited
him in with, “I ’most usually lays
enough bacon and beans in for the
winter for two. Just make yourself at
home, and if you can pay for your
share 0’ the grub all right, and if you
can’t—all right.”

Allison accepted, and paid for his
share with nuggets of gold, washed
that summer. He was a likeable chap,
who made the old man’s ways his
ways, yet in his quiet moments an iii-
visible load bowed him down with its
weight. Old Man Mason speculated
as to the cause, but never asked ques-
tions. “\V‘hatever it is,” he decided,
“it’s nothin’ that ain’t fair. The boy’s
right, and I’m for him.” Anyone under
thirty was a boy in Mason’s eyes. Al—
lison was twenty-five.

On this night, as the old man con‘

tentedly wandered in the land of his

memories and found the mushing
pleasant, the first storm of winter
howled about the snug cabin like some
monster in the agony of death. It mov-
ed the Malemutes to wail, as certain
of their wolfish forbears had doubtless
done before the white man came with
his short-haired dogs in quest of gold,
and left a new breed, a breed wild and
domestic. Their howls and the moan-
ing wind blended into a chord weird
and desolate.

“W'olf,” Allison’s lead dog, who alone
shared the cabin, suddenly quit his
slumbers and sniffed suspiciously at
the door. “\Vhat’s the matter, old fel-
low?” queried Allison, looking up, the
hunted expression Mason frequently
noticed, slowly vanishing. The dog
pawed at the door. Allison opened it
a scant six inches, but the dog thrust
. his nose through, forced it open with
his massive shoulders and vanished in
the swirling snow. “Mason, there’s
someone out there!” cried Allison as
he reached for his parka. A moment
later he was following the dog’s trail.

Ten long minutes ticked by while
Old Man Mason peered through the
.door and “itllt‘il. Then Allison came
staggering beneath the weight of a
funclad figure. “\l'ho is he, Mason?”
he queried as he placed the man on
the bunk; “he’s done for, I’m afraid!”

“It’s \l'illiams!” said Mason solemn-
ly. “Poor old Bill. Now, what made
him— Son, we’ve got to harness a
team and get to “'illiams’s cabin as
soon as God Almighty and this storm
will let us.”

“You think we can make it?"

“We’ll try!” said Old Man Mason
grimly. “I ain’t as young as I used
to be, but I’m a long ways from being
all in! Mrs. \Villianis is there you
know, and we’ve just got to
make it!”

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it was the stronger. Old Man Mason, “Change him?” queried Old Man Ma-
jaws set determinedly, guided the sled. son. “What~oooh, yesss!”
Allison broke trail. “The first thing is to give him a
From early evening until midnight bath,” said Allison. With the best of
they fought their way, while the blast intentions, Old Man Mason filled a ket-
from the Arctic shrieked in mockery. tle. Allison laughed. “That’s all right,
Old Man Mason cursed his aged limbs but babies are bathed in oil the first
and urged the team onward until at few days. See what you can find while
last his dim eyes blinked uncertainly I rummage around for clothes.”
at snow-covered landmarks and he “Oil, eh? Well, I’ve known those as
halted the team. should be boiled in oil, but a bath is
“The cabin's about here, son!” he something new.” He vanished in a
shouted, “look for it! I got to rest— storeroom and presently emerged.
darn my tuckered-out bones!” The “Found it the first'thing.” He dis-
young man nodded, and presently Ma— played an ex-beer-bottle filled with lin-
son heard him shouting ahead. seed oil. '
«The door was completely blocked, “Sufferin’ cats!” ejaculated Allison,
and no friendly light gleamed through “imagine using that On a baby—it’s for
the window. They cleared away the harness! Take a peek in the cupboard
snow and pushed open the door. The and dig up some olive oil.”
dim light in the cabin seemed charged The first bath was an event that
with tragedy. Several charred logs ever lived in Old Man Mason’s mem-
still glowed in the open fireplace, giv- ory. To him fell the -task of holding

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ing forth grateful warmth. Williams the baby, which they now called Mike
had eVidently heaped the logs on be- for lack of a better name, and he per-
fore he left, knowing it would be hours spired freely, releasing all holds the
before he returned, little dreaming he instant the infant jerked an arm or
never would make it. The tempera- leg.
ture was normal. A lamp on the table “Can’t you hold him?” grumbled A1-
had long Since burned out; but on a lison impatiently.
nearby shelf Allison found another. Its “I’m afraid I’ll break him,” retorted
flickering yellow light revealed a dis- Mason, “rassle him yourself.”
ordered room. On a bunk, covered “And you pick him up this way, ex-
“'ltll. blankets lay a woman—dead. The plained Allison, carefully supporting
tragic end that frequently comes to the head with his fingers.
those who pit their strength and life “You do,” replied Old Man Mason;
against the northern elements had ov- “but I don’t, so long as I have the
ei'takeii_\\'illiains and his mate on the strength to lick somebody that tells
same night. Together they had fol- me to pick him up.” At this moment
10\\'ed_tlie trail of life, and together Mike, in the time-honored manner, an-
theylifted the veil and faced what lay nounced the inner infant needed atten-
beyond. Fate is sometimes merciful, tion. “And I don’t know of' ‘a cow
even in tragedy. within a hundred miles,” he groaned.
“More light!” whispered Old Man Canned cow there was, however.
Mason nervously. His hand touched Mrs. Williams had been far-sighted,
a pile of blankets on the table near and though she expected to be in town
the fire and something moved. He when the baby arrived, she had provid-
l‘eaped _back, a cry of alarm bursting ed against every possible contingency.
from his lips, then laughed sheepishly Allison found a well-filled box con-
as he lifted the blankets. taining various supplies, including the
It_ was pink, almost red, and it blink- all-important bottle and appurtenances.
ed in bewilderment, then it kicked The first meal required considerable
downward angrily, and from its tiny maneuvering on Allison’s part, but
mouth came an astounding volume of eventually Mike got the hang of the
sound. “Thank God!” cried Old Man thing and gave a wonderful exhibition
Mason. “It’s alive, and its eyes are of enthusiasm. After emptying the
open already, but what will we do bottle he fell asleep. The men, dead
with it?” His expression indicated ab- tired, did likewise.
solute helplessness. In the crisp morning air Old Man
In that tragic moment Allison was Mason stood on a knoll near the cabin
inclined to believe. a watchful Provi— and looked upon a 'white-niantled
dence had this hour in mind when He world. The'storm was over. “It can’t
saw to it that Allison was the oldest be an ordinary place,” he muttered
of several children. As a small boy, softly, “because, when he grows up he
numerous duties in the care of chil- might want to see where his ma and

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,dren had fallen upon his sturdy young pa are buried. This is about the right

shoulders. place, kinda up in the air and sorta
“We‘ll have to take it to town, Alli- sheltered; in the summer the crick
son,” said Mason at length, “because will make soft music; in the fall the
a coupla-he-bears like us can’t take leaves will cover the mounds, and in
care of him.” winter snow will keep things white
A shade of alarm flashed across Alli» and clean till the green grass comes
son’s face. “No,” he said hurriedly. in the spring.”
“we can’t take him to town in this Old Man Mason put in a tough day
weather—five days iiiushing, and we caring for Mike while Allison brought
couldn’t change him in this freezing in the body of V’Villiams, and together
air." they made coffins from the lumber the

' couple" had eitp’ected'to usel/‘h'for finish?

ing their homes; , , .

They blasted out the frozen ground,
and over' the open graves Allison read
the burial service, while Old Man Ma-
son stood. with bowed head. When
Allison finished the old man stepped
forward. “And maybe, old friends of
mine,” hewhispered, “you’ll rest. a
mite easier if you. know Old Man Ma-
son will always look after the little
teller.” A tear rolled down his cheek.

E fed him strictly on the dot, test
ing the temperature of the milk
with a gnarled finger. “Ye gods!”
roared Allison, when he observed this,
“don’t you know this is the age of
germs?” . . ‘
“Germs,” queried the old man, re-
garding his finger with suspicion.
“liillions of ’em, so our best doctors
“Huh!” retorted Mason, “my old
mother raised a Whale of a family and
she never' heard tell of a germ. What

sa

are they, kind of a flea? Prob’ly ain’t'

none in Alaska, anyway, there’s no
snakes .in the country.” In Mike’s
case, however, Old Man Mason took
no chances, and sanitation plus became
the rule.

‘ When he was“‘two weeks old, Alli-
son, who brooded less now, made the
discovery that they did not know his
weight. “And not a scales in the
place!” he added; “can’t tell whether
he’s gaining or not."

Long years in the north had sharp«
ened Old Man Mason’s wits in the mat-
ter of improving'appliances. He fum-
bled about for a time, and when Alli-
son returned from feeding the dogs,
Mike was hanging from the end of a
short stick, his weight balancing nine
cans of beans, one can of condensed
milk, and a can of pepper. “He weighs
nine pounds and ten ounces,” announc-
ed the old man triumphantly, “and get-
ting heavier every day. Guess I’ll give
him some more grub.” .

Like a true sourdough' the baby
thrived on the food of the land, and
as the short winter days grew longer
so did Mike’s weight increase, until at
five and a half months he could bal‘
ance eighteen cans of beans with ease.
Perfect health had been his lot, and
then with the suddenness of a bolt from
the blue, he became fretful and threw
his two fathers into a panic. Taking
turns they walked the floor until they
were exhausted, but the moment they
laid him dOWn, he became worse than
ever. “He oooh-waah-hoos all the
time,” growled Old Man Mason, “and
we can't stop it. What’ll we do. I
never felt so worthless in my life. He’s
expecting us to do something. He’s
too little to have troubles—darn it!”

When they again weighed him, he
had lost a pound. “We got to do
something, quick!” said Allison decis-
ively. “I’ve been thinking——”

Old Man Mason knew that Allison
had been thinking. Since they had
Mike to care for, he had been buoyant
and happy, the invisible load had van-
ished. Now, with the baby’s illness,
the old depression had returned. Old
Man Mason saw all this through his
faded blue eyes and sympathized, but
did not speak. Allison did not say of
what he had been thinking, but that
night Old Man Mason saw his pacing
figure sharply outlined against the
snow. It was bitterly cold. At length
he climbed the ridge and for a long
time looked down upon the snow-cov-
ered graves, then he returned to the
cabin and by the yellow glow of the
kerosene lamp, he looked upon the
baby. Mike was asleep, but it was a
fretful sleep; he jerked spasmodically,
pitiful little cries coming from his lips.

Old Man Mason saw Allison’s strong
hands clasp until the bones cracked.
then unclasp, then clasp again from
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of -:the struggle"? Within. Presently he
touched the“~b“aby’s‘ hot face With 31-
most' maternal. tenderness, and. with
the touch came tears unbidden. Old
Man Mason blinked a tear or two in.
sympathy, but remained silent. “Poor
little fellow; you’re making younflrst
fight now,” said Allison! “Therell be
others in your life, too, but you’ve the
right to your chance at what life
holds for you. Old Man Mason, from
the wisdom of his years knows, as a
whole, life is sweet; he’ll tell you that
when you can understand. Just now
and you’re gomg to
have it. I’ve bailed up my life a bit,
so it don’t matter much. I’d kinda
like to see you grow up though; you ve
craw1ed into my heart Without me
knowing just W en or how.”

Allison tucke in a loose end of the
blanket and faced Old Man Mason.
“I’m going to town, old-timer,” he said,
“and I’ll send a doctor out. Two weeks
ago I told you where my claim is.
Your hunt for the end of the rainbow
is done, the pot of gold is on my claim;
It’s yours and Mike’s. I’ll not need it.’

For some reason“ Old Man Mason
was deeply moved. “But—but,” he fal-
tered, “you’re coming back with the
doctor!”

“No, old friend, I won’t be back.
You’ll believe me, I know; perhaps
you’ve sensed there was something
wrong, but were too decent to mention
it. Two years ago I blocked a little
game a fellow named Starke was try-
ing to put over. He never forgave me
for blocking his dirty work; and he’s
got good connections and they’ve made
it hot for me. Last summer we met,
alone. I was afraid, not of him but
of myself, of what I would do if I felt
his flesh in my hands. I tried to av01d
him, but he mistook my motions for
fear. It wasn’t a pretty fight, and
when it was over, I crawled into the
brush to die—too! Fate willed other-
wise and I was conscious when two
of his friends found him and took him
away, and I heard what they said. Mc-
Neil’s Island for life, and with the
sort of testimony, they’d swear to I’d
never prove self-defense in a million
years. I’m.young, life is sweet; but
being with you has changed me. Love
of freedom alone has kept me from
going in lately, and now Mike——he’s
got to have his chance. We don’t
count. We’ve tasted life, but he’s just
starting, if you get what I mean.”

Old Man Mason knew exactly. “You
stay here,” he said; “I’ll make it to
town.” -

“Your loyal old heart is stronger
than your legs,” Allison replied;
"you’d try to make it, all right, but
you couldn’t—in time. Besides, I want
to get this Starke affair oven with.
Don’t argue, I might weaken.”

Weaken? Old Man Mason knew the
word did not exist for Allison. Per-
haps after all it was best, but he knew
he was going to lose the best partner
he ever had. A partnership of chance
fiad developed into a partnership of

oive. .

“You’ll be startingin the morning?”

“No, tonight! Every hour counts
with Mike. The dogs are fresh and
so am I! I want to make five days’
journey in four.”

“All right, son, but—but—hang it,
this has got to come out right,” ex-
ploded Old Man Mason. “Let me know
when the trial comes off, and we’ll be
down to see you ‘through, Mike and
me.

Long after the dogs and driver had
vanished around the bend in the river,
Old Man Mason stood in silent con-
templation. “Always the sort of boy
I’d like to’ve had,” he sighed. “Just
about the nearest to a son I’ll ever
have, I guess.” He re-entered the cab-
in. “Well, Mike, he’s gone, our big
pardner, and we’ve lost him—~forever.”

It was a picture that drove Allison
onward_ Without sparing himself or
dogs“ his last. picture of little Mike,
feverish, tossmg, tormented by little
devils that danced in his dreams when
he should have been cooing ‘at fairies.
And there were foot~sore dogs drag-
ging the sled, and exhausted dogs rid-
ing when he reached the village. It
was night; except for a pool-hall and
the offices above, the buildings were
dark. Allison staggered as he climbed
the stairs and stopped tifore a.door
on which was lettered: “Doctor Wile
son, Physmian and Surgeon. Walk
In!” The door was locked,- but voices
came from across the hall. He turned
and read another sign: “Office of the
United States Marshal. Entrance.” It
sent a strange feeling of dread through
his tired body, yet .he paused but an
instant before entering. Seated before
a desk_ was a determined yet kindly-
appearing man. “Hello, there!” came
the pleasant greeting, “What can I do
for you?” ‘ '

“I want Doctor Wilson, if he’s the
best doctor in t0wn; a fast, fresh dog
team athat’ll take him to Old Man Ma-
son’s cabin; and somebody to look af-
ter; my own; they’re exhausted.”

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“He’s right as usual, but it’s our
baby!”

“Your what?” exclaimed the astound-
ed oflicial, who knew there was but
one woman in that country, Mrs. Wil-
liams. Briefly Allison explained the
situation.

The marshal was a man of action.
He broke up a game of pool and sent
the men on various errands, then re-
turned. Allison was stretched out on
the floor, sound asleep. For several
minutes he smoked and contemplated
the sleeping man, then a- curious ex:
pression came over his face and he
opened a drawer and took a photo-
graph therefrom. “Now, that’s hell!”
he growled. “Old Man Mason’s pard-
ner is Allison, and he’s wanted in the
Starke case. It sure balls things up.”

‘ HEN Allison was aroused two
hours later, he found the doctor
and a fresh team waiting. The

marshal motioned him into the private

office.

“You’re Allison!” he said directly.

“Yes, I’m your man. It’s asking too
much, I suppose, but I’d like to take
the doctor in. It’s a matter of life and
death, and I’ll promise on my honor
to return, or you can send a deputy
and I’ll pay the expense.”

For several minutes the arshal
was silent. “I guess,” he sai , “that
the word of any man who’ll walk into
a marshal’s office when he’s wanted,
just for another kid, is good. You’ll
need a good lawyer when you return.
There’s powerful influence lined up
against you, and they’d make it hot
for me, if they knew I’d paroled you;
but I’m United States marshal so long
as I hold office. Er—er—darn it, Alli-
son, I’may as well tell you now—Old
Man Mason’s son is known as Starke
hereabouts.”

“Good God, man, and I fought his
son that day?”

The marshal nodded, and handed
Allison an envelope. “Give it to the
old man as soon as you arrive.” Alli-
son nodded dully. Over and over in
iis mind turned the damning thought:
‘Starke was Old Man Mason’s son.”
For the first time in his life he flinch-
ed. The thought of facing the kindly
)ld soul was torture. It would be like
a son telling a father he had killed a
brother.

The doctor did not know, of course.
‘You’re exhausted,” he said; “you ride
on the sled.”

Allison’s conscience prodded his ex-
hausted body into wakefulness as the
hours slipped by. As in‘a trance, he
felt the movement of the sled, heard
the driver’s orders, then after an eter-
nity, they camped until morning.

Day or night there was no rest for
the harried man. Tired physically and
mentally, each mile brought him near-
er to Old Man Mason. The face of his
old friend, seamed and lined with the
hardship of years, but sweet and kind-
ly, was always before him. And be-
cause of him, the lines would deepen,
perhaps the kindliness give way to
bitterness. What mattered if it was
in self—defense—he had killed his best
friend’s son.

Old an Mason was standing in
front of the cabin when they came in
sight. “I’ve been through hell,” he
shouted, “he’s getting worse, lost two
more cans of beans’ weight.

Old Man ,Mason looked grayer and
careworn from his ceaseless vigil; his
hands trembled. “I can’t do it today,”
thought Allison, “he’s got to have a
night’s rest; then I’ll break the news.”
The doctor was bending over his small
patient. At length his serious face
brightened, and he suddenly thrust his
fingers into Mike’s mouth. “Huh!” he
grunted, favoring the partners with a
withering glance, huh! Say, men, this
kid’s getting teeth, that’s all. And I
mushed over a hundred miles.” Then
the humor of the situation dawned and
he threw back his head and roared
with laughter. “Come take a peek!”
They peered into the pink mouth with

interest. “One’s through, but it’ll be
necessary to lance this other one—
that’s the whole trouble. Quite pain-

less, I assure you.”

“Now, son, you’d better turn in;
you’re about tuckered out.” Old Man
Mason told his partner; “you must
ha‘er been at it night and day.”

was.”

The old man motioned him aside.
‘JDid the marshal recognize you, boy?
I hope not, ’cause I’d like us three to
stick here forever.” ‘

.“I’m, paroled and will return for
trial!” Old Man Mason nodded sympa-
thetically. “We’ll see you through.”
He patted Allison on the back and the
touch seemed to sear his very soul.

That night an exhausted body won
out over a tortured conscience and Al-
gidlloSIeplt; 91d Egan Mason slept; the

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and other varieties. We guarantee delivery to you in
first class condition. Heavy catch now on. prices
lowest. Write for complete price list of fresh. salted.
smoked. spiced and canned fish.

 

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' HY search for the unusual in
Thanksgiving fare? The lure
of the old-fashioned holiday din-

ners is glorious bait for our own fam-
ily circle, and for the fortunate guest
as well.

If we can just afford to be old-fash~
ioned—if we 'can afford to serve roast
turkey as did our early fathers, then
we ’are in luck, and can gleefully pass
by the fancy frills, for who wants en—
trees and hors d’ oeuvres when he can
have the very dish of dishes, roast
turkey?

Our hearts warm to our Pilgrim fore-
fathers in affectionate memory of their
merited feast. And
when we consider
the problems of
those early pio-
neer mothers in
preparing that
first Thanksgiving
feast, we are re-
minded that ave have no particular
problem in our dinner, after all!

There are no hostile Indians in our
back yards! And no work-houses
these—our cooperative communities!
Literally, we need only select from the
lavish harvest. There’s a fowl or two
we can spare (if not a turkey, surely
chickens); there are potatoes and tur-
nips in the pit; pumpkins in the corn
fodder; there is grain from our fields;
and even cranberries from our marsh-
es. No mention yet of pickled peaches
and translucent jellies; nor of sound,
rosy apples for the festal centerpiece.

As to the actual menu, we cater to
well-known tastes, since the dinner of-
ten serves as a family reunion.

Following is a simple menu which
may be elaborated upon by the addi-
tion of clear soup as a starter, and
also a salad after the meat course.
HOWever, the home maker who nicely
prepares each dish in this list, does
well! All glory be to her if the pota-
toes are creamy, not lumpy, if the tur-
key be done to a turn, if the dressing
and gravy be seasoned just right, if
the pumpkin pie be smooth as velvet
and gently brown on top.

Thanksgiving Dinner.
Roast Turkey‘ Oyster Dressing
Giblet Gravy
Mashed Potatoes Mashed Turnips
Creamed Onions

Cranberry Jelly Pickled Peaches

‘Celery Cucumber Pickles
Pumpkin Pie American Cheese

Coffee
Oyster Dressing.

I qt. stale bread crumbs 1 tsp. sage

1/5 cupful melted butter Salt and pepper

1 pint oysters One small onion, diced

Ingredients may be mixed in order
given, or the onion may be browned
in the butter before adding it to the
crumbs. Oysters should be drained
and cleaned. If dressing is not moist
enough, water or stock may be added.

The dressing should be prepared
the day before, when the turkey
should be dressed, cleaned, stuffed,
and trussed, and kept cold until early
morning of the appointed day. Three
to four hours should be allowed for
roasting the turkey to insure the cook-
ing.of the dressing, as well as the
meat next the breast bone. Then, too,
we must plan to have the fowl out of
the roaster at least half an hour ahead
of dinner time to allow for the mak-
ing of the gravy.

7 Giblet Gravy.

It is a time-saver to simmer the gib-

lets the- day before, after which they

 

 

 

By Floris Culver Thompson

may be chopped. The flour and sea-
soning for-the gravy may be added to
the giblet stock when it is cool. Stock,
thickening, giblets, may all be added
to the liquid and put into the
roaster when the turkey has been re-
moved and placed in a slow oven to
keep hot. The gravy must be stirred
and it must boil to be smoothly thick-
ened and brown.
Cranberry Jelly (Unstrained).

Wash and look over cranberries. Put
on fire and stir until boiling. No wa-
ter need be added, but care must be
taken to stir to prevent scorching.
When nearly cooked, add two—thirds as
much sugar/as cranberries, and boil
until berries are done. Pour into a

 

 

 

Thankful is Little

for the Sunshine
Clara Luella Dahlstrom, Just One
Year Old (a Prize Winner).

wet mould or glasses. This jelly holds
its shape when turned out, and is a
bright red color.

Pumpkin Custard Filling.

Wash pumpkin, cut in small pieces
and remove seeds. Steam until tender.
Outer skin may then be easily peeled.
Mash the pulp through a sieve. Use
following proportions:

11,5 rupful pumpkin pulp 2-3 cupful sugar

1 rupfnl milk, 1;; cupful Salt

(Tea-m. scalded Dash of nutmeg
1 egg

Bake (slowly. Requires about forty-
five minutes baking.

 

TO BE HAD FOR THE ASKING.

MOST people delight in the experi-

ence of making things grow, and
especially is this true in regard to the
flowers and shrubs with which we
beautify our home grounds. Unfortu-
nately, the difficulties opposed to the
successful growth of these beautifiers
are many. From the time of planting
in the spring, until the approach of
winter, this vegetation is constantly
threatened with attack by insects and

other enemies, and many times its
beauty destroyed by them.

The winter gives ample time to
wise-up on these beauty destroyers,
and be more able to combat them next
season. A bulletin, “Insect Enemies
of the Flower Garden,” No: 1495, con-
tains much valuable information on
this subject. Requests for this bulletin
should be sent to the U. S. Department
of Agriculture, Washington, D. C.

 

VINEGAR SOLVES MANY PROB-
LEMS.

 

INEGAR is a hou‘éehoid necessity

with me. I find that two table-
spoons added to the rinse water .when
washing silks of any kind, stockings,
gloves, underwear, and other silk fab-
rics, will give them a brand new silky
gloss. We make a liniment that is
excellent from equal parts of vinegar
and turpentine and the whites of eggs.
Vinegar has a soothing effect when
rinsing the hair after a shampoo. Vin-
egar softens plaster of Paris so that it
can be pasted into broken cracks and
places about the home. It helps to
spread it more smoothly.

MICHIGAN LEAGUE OF WOMEN
VOTERS TO HOLD CON-
VENTION.

 

HE executive council of the Mich-
igan League. of Women Voters
urges the local leagues and associate
members to send delegates to the Sev-
enth Annual Convention, to be held at
Saginaw, November 18-19—20, 1926.
From all parts of the state women
who believe in the purpose of the
League of Women Voters are urged
to attend and participate .in the pro
gram, discussions and future plans
which will help to achieve the goal of.
an informed citizenship willing to as-
sume the full obligations of democracy.
The convention program is based on
current questions of government and
politics, the convention decisions will
determine the legislative activity in
the important legislative sessions
ahead, and the convention spirit will
give inspiration for the execution of
the program adopted.

HOME KlNKS FROM READERS.

A __

FLOWER pot seeded with parsley
will supply a green garnish for

the table throughout the winter
months. It should be kept in a sunny
-window. -

 

 

THANKSGIVING PRA YER

We thank Thee Lord for all the gener— At morning,

noon, and night, let

ous hoard thanks ascend,
From harvestlands, our graneriex» And hymns of Thanksgiving fill the,
confine; wintry air,
We thank Thee Lord for this the That, though chill skies this festal
bounteous board day. attend,
Before us spread, with fruits of tree The landscape like a rose will blos-
and vine. som fair!
We thank Thee for the faith of early Be with us through the year and guide
morn, our feet

Sure that Thy grace bestowed will
light the way
Till evening shades, with

reborn, ,
Reveaal Thy handiwork, at close of
ar- J

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starry worlds Until -we gather in

‘That orttimes stumble on life's ,dev- '

ious ways, .

Thy fold complete,
(1 unto Thee shall we‘give all the

praise! ' g"
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F’chrills for Thanksgiving F cast "

M//- C 00,6651 and Well-Served, Me Old Fdréimzm’ Dishes rife Fawrz'te:

I use a rubber sink cleaner for scrap-
ing dishes, cream from cans, batter
from cake pans, etc.—-Mrs. G. H.

My soap shaker is invaluable when
dyeing fabrics with soap dye. I put
the dye soap in it and shake it vigor-
ously, insuring an even distribution of
the color and saving my hands from
being stained.

When the kiddies tire of the regu-

lation stuffed eggs fortheir lunch, I,
mix chopped nuts with the yolks and/

add mayonnaise. This makes a delight-

ful and nourishing change with which.

to stuff the eggs—Mrs. M. S.

An especially good flavor can be im-
parted to roast beef, mutton or game
if the meat is rubbed the night before
it is cooked, with one part mustard
and three parts salt—Mrs. F. R.

 

GET A CATALOG—SAVE MONEY.

 

0U no doubt have noticed that cer-
tain people always look stylish,
though they spend no more for clothes
than their neighbors, while others,
known to be extravagant, never seem
to look just right. ’Which proves that
the amount you spend plays but a.
minor part in style.
Itvis more a matter of taste. But
before you can make good selections,
you must have a. variety of good styles

 

 

 

 

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to choose from. And that is why you
should have a copy of our large new
fashion magazine, called Fashions and
Embroidery. It contains attractive
styles for you, the children, and a.
page or so for dad. Also_a good va-
riety of embroidery designs. And, of
course, you may obtain a pattern of
any style or design shown in the book
at the same low price as patterns
shown in the Michigan Farmer.

The price of the book—only 13 cents
—~will be saved over and over again
on patterns you will need during the
fall and winter.

Address your orders for catalog and
patterns to our Pattern Department,
Michigan Farmer, Detroit, Michigan.

 

Little Betty was attending henlfirst‘

day at school. After her name was
registered, her_ teacher asked, “And
have yOu any brothers and sisters?”
f‘Yes, Ma'am,” answered the little
beginner. , ' . g . , I
“Are you the oldest one in the fam-

“Oh’ » 90?, M

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“moths an e ‘ ' ‘

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By Hazel B. Gz'mrd

’{EN banks of dark clouds ap-
pear in the north and roll across
November’s sullen sky—~when
the sun is less generous than hereto-

' fore—~when the old, brown, toil-scarred

earth is semi-covered with skiffs of
snow, the world is ready for Thanks-
giving. ‘ .

What a host of pleasant memories
that word recalls!———memories obscur-
ed and softened by the mists of time
and .the gustatory thrills produced by
innumerable savory dishes.

Oh! the Thanksgiving dinners we
have eaten, the happiness that Was
ours! We smile when we think of
them; our eyes grow misty and our
hearts tender—for alas! many who, in
years that are gone, sat dOWn with us
at the table will never do so again.
But this tinge of sorrow serves only
to make the memories more sweet and
precious.

The memories of another Thanks-
giving will soon be embossed upon the
golden screen of memory. The calm,
vainglorious turkey, that erstwhile
perambulated the barnyard, will soon
discovery that fine feathers and a grace—
ful poise never prey upon the hearts
ofa hungry jury.

After all, however, it is not the am-
ple platter, alternating slivers of dark
meat and flaky bits of white, nor the
pies, cranberry sauce, plus the other
fixin’s and fussin’s, that really make
Thanksgiving. It is the manifestation
of a spirit born within.

If your heart is tuned to the key of
thanks, you can have the same inde-
scribable esculence from a drumstick
of chicken, or a portion of veal, as
from the “bosomiest, stuffiest” turkey
in all the world. It all depends upon
you.

Most of us take the day too much
for granted. We forget that the Giver

of all goodgifts—He who owns the
cattle on a thousand hills, and the
sheep in countless folds. could take
away every cause for thanks, if He so
desired.

We turn back the' yellow pages of
history to the first eVentt‘ul dinner of
years ago—~Squanto—Indians—-Miles
Standish—wild turkey, venison. We
can have none of these at our dinner
of God‘s bounty but the spirit of those
Pilgrim forefathers, the authentic
spirit of Thanksgiving may be there
for all. Indeed. it is only to the thank-
ful votarists that the rarest charms
of the day are revealed.

COMPLEMENTS FOR THE THANKS-
GIVING DINNER.
F you want to serve a salad films
unusual and most appropriate for
the day, choose a cornfield salad.
Cornfield Salad.

Shred lettuce and arrange evenly 011
individual salad plates. Quarter a
banana lengthwise, then out these in
two crosswise. Arrange these banana
sticks on the bed of lettuce, rail-fence
fashion, to form a square. Mix grated
Cheese with mayonnaise and shape in-
to a pumpkin, using strips ol’pimento
for the lines on the pumpkin. Place
this in the center of the square and
dot with mayonnaise.

Here is an unusual pear salad that
tempts the eye as well as the appe-
tite.

Stuffed Pear Salad:

Fill a canned half-pear with well-
seasoned cottage or cream cheese.
Place pears; out side down. on lettuce
leaves. Stick whole cloves in the
stem, sprinkle with paprika to give
the appearance of a ripening pear.
Serve with whipped cream or other
dressing.

Christmas Toys for Tots

OLLS are unique in the circle of
playthings for the kiddies. They
constitute the denizens of the

dream world of childrepfithey are
they

companions with whom .hold

imaginary intercourses.

 

These cuddle dollies will have a very
special appeal to the kiddies at Christ-
mas time. All are sixteen inches in
length and when finished, they make
an indestructible dolly that will out-
last and give greater joy to the chil«
dren, than a much more expensive toy.

They come beautifully tinted in nat-
ural colors on white suiting, and also
stamped on 'colored suiting in blue,
gold, tangerine, and rose. The ear
broidery designs are most effective,
and' yet, so simple that even children
have made them successfully. 'The
price. is only thirty cents each, post-
.pfaid‘ 'Ito"yonr home; men ordering,
be sure to state ‘the' number and color

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ot' the doll desired. Address yourVOr‘:
ders to the Needlecraft Department,
Michigan Farmer, Detroit, Michigan.

Househflld Service

CLEAN SILVER WITH ALUMINUM.

 

 

 

 

 

Please tell me how to clean silver,
us1ng an aluminum pan. Mrs. L. E.

First place the tarnished silver in
an old aluminum basin that is half full
of boiling water. Add one teaspoont‘ul
each of baking soda and salt to each
quart of water used. There should be
enough water to completely cover the
silver. Boil until all the tarnish is dis-
solved.

 

TO RE-SIZE Russ.

I have a rug that is only partly worn

but it needs re-sizing. Can I do this
at home?——Mrs. l). L.
It is quite a simple matter to re-

size rugs at home. Dissolve one quart
of powdered dry glue in one gallon of
boiling water. Leave this on the stove
until all the glue is dissolved. Tack
the rug \vrongside down on the floor,
using papers around the edge to pro-
tect the floor. With a wide brush ap-
ply the glue solution to the back of
the rug, being careful to touch every
inch of space, and well down over the
edges of the rug. Do not move the
rug for twenty-four hours.

WHICH DO YOU USE?

 

ILL some of the readers of the
‘W‘oman’s interests page, who
who have been real successftil in mak-
ing roll jelly cake, please send their
recipe, and state if they use granulat-
ed s’uga’r, and pastry flour.—-—Mrs. H.

 

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the ease and profit and satisfaction
in dairying have been increased by 9,
investment in the McCormick/Deming .
Primrose cream separator—the effi’ / .,_
cient, modem, ball/bearing machine. \
Ask the women; they know!

govern the choice of cream separators
on the farm. That helps explain the sweeping popularity
of the McCormick/Deming Primrose.

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A special, light—bodied, high-
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is simple and durable. It is wonderfully
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Primrose skims wonderfully close and
it saves for you all the cream profit. It is
a quality product made by the Harvester
Company, sold and serviced everywhere
by the McCormick/Deming dealers. Over
a thousand more dealers have added it to
their line in the past: six months. They
want to handle the Primrose because
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McCormick/Bearing dealer in your
vicinity.

Insist on

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Luxuries or
Necessities

EFORE you spend your money for luxuries
or gifts of passing pleasure, remember that
your family or friends should first have the neces-
sities of life. They should be enjoying physical,
mental and moral health and happiness.
Although they may not realize it now, perhaps
no other single factor will contribute as much to
their contentment and Well-being as frequent
bathing in a comfortable bathtub.

An Ideal Gift

for a lifetime is the new Sani-Tabl-Tub. It is a
‘ ‘ man-sized" bathtub that requires no piping or
extra fixtures and it drains through the bottom.
When not in use as a bath or laundry tub,
turned on its side, it becomes a beautiful table
for many uses.

It is strongly built of steel, though very light,
and is finished in genuine, practical-
ly indestructible DUCO - Enamel
with a white porcelain enamel top
and can be setup in thirty minutes .

It sells at a price any one can afford to
pay. A wonderful gift for the home—
from children to parents, from father to
family. or to the old folks 5n the farm.

Write for full information

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Guards 4 Points of Wear

  

 

 

YOU know from experience how fast hosiery

wears at the four places shown in the picture.

That is where darning ordinarily begins.

But

WigWam silk-and-wool are especially protected at
those spots with extra thicknesses of long wearing
yarn. You will always know Wigwam Hosiery by
the extra service it gives without sacrificing ap-

‘ pearance.

Find the Wigwam dealer near you

and try a couple pair next time you are in town.

Complete line for all the family, 111-
cluding out-sizes for stout 'women.

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WITHOUT any cost
or obligation, now or
ever, we want to tell you
how other Northern
farmers, dairymen, poultry raisers and nurso
crymen have prospered in the territory
shown on the map below. This Department
is operated for the express purpose of fura
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about Southern soil conditions, crop con-
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etc.; and its function is to help you to make
more. Write today giv-
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farming, and we will
send you full and
completeinformation
about the Southland.
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& Nashville RR,
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Louisville, Ky.

   

INTER is “flannel time,” there-
fore washing 'them correctly is
often "quite a. problem to the
housewife. Of course, the flannels of
today are quite less cumbersome than
those of days gone by, but these neat-
ly-fitted garments are often spoiled by
not knowing just how to wash them.
In washing all undyed woolen arti-
cles, a little ammonia, can be used to
advantage, rendering them soft and
comfortable to the skin. Prepare a.
lather, always using soap-jelly for the
purpose. The alkali in the soap-jelly
is very much modified, and less likely
to harm the wool than if cakes of soap
are directly rubbed on them.

See that the water is only a little
more than tepid; work up the lather
with the hand, add a. little ammonia—
one tablespoonful to one gallon of wa-

ter is the allowance—and plunge in

the garment.

Don’ts with Flannels.
Never rub on soap nor rub between
the hands. Rather, shake about in
the water, and use a sort of squeezing
motion. Squeeze out this first water.
If very dirty, put into a second water
with rather less soap-jelly, and no am-
monia. Pass this through the water
in the same way, then clean warm wa-
ter for rinsing. Pass through the
wringer, then shake well. The import-
ance of this process must be empha-
sized.
To prevent shrinking, woolen goods
must be d1ied veiy quickly, and much
of the moisture can be shaken out;
the shaking also raises the pile of the
wool, and keeps it soft.
See that all knitted garments are
pulled into their natural shape before
they are thoroughly dry, and hang in
the air, but not in the sun. If drying
indoors must be resorted to, do not
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Proper/y Latina/fled, T hey W21! Keep T lzezr Ongzria/ Dzmemzom

 

  
  

 

If the slightest steam rises from
woolens when they are drying, they
are “walking in” as hard as they can
walk.

Why Flannel Shrinks.

You may wonder why flannels
shrink. Well, there are six reasons:

.1. Because soap has been rubbed
instead of soap-jelly being used.

2. They have either been washed
or rinsed in water too hot or too cold.

3. They have been allowed. to lie
about wet, instead of being hung‘up
to dry immediately.

4. They have been dried too slowly.

5. _ They have been dried so close to
an open fire that they steamed.

6. They have been ironed while
wet, with a. heavy hot iron.

Take \as much soap as will be re-
quired, and cut it down in shreds if
you wish to make soap-jelly. Put it
into a. saucepan, and just cover it with
hot or cold water. Allow the soap to
melt slowly over the fire until it is
quite clear and without lumps. It is
better to make soap-jelly fresh each
week, as it loses its strength if kept
many days. 6'

Fine white flannels may be pressed
with a warm iron on the wrong side,
or on the right side if a piece of mus-
lin is laid over it first. But they must
be‘ quite dry or the iron will turn the
moisture into steam, and so cause
them to shrink.

Ironing, without a doubt, gives flan-
nels a fine appearance, but as the
warmth of flannel depends to a great
extent on its soft, wooly surface, it is
a pity to deprive it of this by ironing,
especially in the case of garments that
are worn as underwear. Ironing pres-
ses the soft fibers into the material,
making it less comfortable. 'T'hey
should, instead, be well shaken and
pulled into shape, folded evenly, aired
carefully, and put away—Julia Wolfe.

Prevent Diphtheria

By Doctor C/zar/es H. Lemlgo

O we dread diphtheria. as in/the
D olden days? There was a. time

when child“ would go half a
mile around to escape passing a. house
placarded for the dread disease. Now
they think little of it. That is because
the discovery of diphtheria. antitoxin
has reduced the diphtheria death rate
nine-tenths in the last twenty years.

But diphtheria is still the most ter-
rible disease of American childhood.
Anything that can be done to wipe it
out entirely is worth all of the money,
time and effort that can be spent on
it. The health authorities of the state
of New York are so firm in their belief
that it can be absolutely eradicated
that they have started “an intensive
five-year effort” in which they propose
to do that very thing. The agencies
that are enlisted in this big job include
state and local departments of health,
departments of education, medical so~
cieties, life insurance companies, and

    

even the committees on tuberculosis
and public health of the State Charis
ties Aid Association.

I suppose the two most important
facts" about diphtheria today are:

First, it still is dangerous; especially
to children under five

Second, any child can be rendered
immune by the use of Toxin-Antitox—
in, which safely and effectively pre-
sents diphtheria.

One point that I must emphasize is
the distinction between Diphtheria
Antitoxin and the Toxin-Antitoxin. You
have been hearing of Antitoxin for.
perhaps thirty years. It is a. serum, a
remedy to be given to persons already
ill with diphtheria, and to those who
have been in actual contact with such
persons. It is given in large doses
for its immediate action. Its effect is
immediate but not long lasting.‘

Toxin-Antitoxin is comparatively

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(Continued from page 531).
ed “him the envelope, then waited
silently. " .

“Dear Friend Masonz— _I’m. parohng
Allison because his word is good. He
will give you this. You don’t know it,
but your son frequently used the name
Starke. .Now you’ll understand. I’d
like to see you at once. It’s hell all
around, old friend, but life somet1mes

“ ueer messes.
dlbhes up q Sam Bradford.”

Old Man Mason read it through
twice before he seemed to sense it all,
and as he read a‘heavy load seemed to
bow his bld shoulders. Yet, 1n his own
dark hour, he sensed the anguish. Al-
lison was undergoing. “And so this is
the end. Go ’way, .son, go way. Leave
me think!” He pressed his hand to
his forehead. “It’s kinda‘foggy now,
kinda foggy; but it’ll clear and mebbe
the sun’ll come out again. I——want to
be alone, son.” '

Allison cursed himself as he walked
away, cursed himself as no living man
would have dared cursed him, then
a sob shook his frame. “And after all
this,” he sobbed, “he found it in. his
heart to call me, son!” Allison walk—
ed far up' the creek, Seeing, yet not
seeing. It was well on in the after—
noon when he returned, and Old Man
Mason was gone. _ .

“I wanted him to wait,” sald the
doctor, “but he wouldn’t—told me to
follow when you came back.”

Wilson was beginning to doubt the
sanity of the whole crowd. “The baby’s
sane,” he growled to himself; “but
Allison packed a mental load in and
Old Man Mason’s packing it out.”

Late one afternoon they pulled in to
the settlement. The marshal observed
their arrival and chased everyone out
of the office.

“Well, Sam, I’m here! Dunno what
I came for.” Old Man Mason was tir-
ed. Sam noticed he showed his years
for the first time. .

“I know what you came for,’ replied
the marshal, “you came to see if you
couldn’t pound some decency into that
fool son of yours, and save Allison
from a long ternf at McNeil’s Island.”

Old Man Mason stared incredulously,
then tottered into a chair. “0, God,”
he sobbed, “you’re good to an old

1

man! He ain’t dead, son! You didn’t.
kill him.” Strength returned with a
rush. “Hang it, Sam Bradford,” he

shouted, “why didn’t you tell that boy
he’s not wanted for murder; he‘s suf-
fering the tortures of the damned!”
“Great Scott, Mason! I thought he
knew it. Everybody else} knows it.
Allison didn't kill him, but gave him
the darndest beating one man ever
gave another. People here don’t know

Starke’s real character. He’s got po-
sition, influence, and his crowd are
moving heaven and earth to railroad
Allison to the pen.
brought Starke in are_ ready to swear

-Allison struck the first blow.”

“Do the people hereabouts know
Starke is Old Man Mason’s son?”

“None but a few old-timers, and we
are keeping still for your sake.”

“Thanks for that, Sam.” Old Man
Mason stood up. “I was about tuck-
ered out when I came in, but I’m feel-
ing right, strong now. Allison is the
sort of man I wanted my own boy to
be. All my life I’ve wanted such a
son—strong, clean, who’d not make
fun of an old man and his ways be-
hind his back. \Vell, he came to me
from the upper country last fall, and
just when I found him I thought I was
going to lose him. If Starke with-
draws his charges, there’s nothing you
want Allison for, is there?” Old Man
Mason was wistful now.

“Not a thing, old-timer,” replied the
marshal.

“Then I guess I’ll go see Starke."

He went. Starke looked up in amaze-
ment as he entered. “Look .who’s
here?” he exclaimed, anything but cor-
dially. Two other men were with him.

“I’d like a word alone with you,”
said Old Man Mason quietly.

“Anything that can be said to me,”
answered Starke roughly, “can be said
before my friends. VVhat’s the matter,
hard up?”

“If I was, I’d have better sense than
to come to you,” retorted the old man.

The men whoi

  
  
  
   
  
 
 
 
  
  
    
  

 

 
  
 

 

The suffering the young man’s actions
and words caused the father had been g
endured until the sting was gone. “I‘ve ;
a few words to say,” he continued ev- t
enly, “and if you want I should say}
’em with your friends listening, why,‘
all right.”

Starke. puzzled at a new tone in his
father’s voice, hesitated but a moment.
“Come back later, boys!” he said.

“I'll get to the point,” said Old Man!
Mason” A while back a fellow named
Allison whipped hell out of you. Shut
up, don’t interrupt, I know all about
it. You aim to send him. to McNeil’s
Island on a criminal assault, charge.
You're going to put on your hat right
now, and go down to the marshal’s
office and tell him and the commis-
sioner you won’t prosecute. because
Allison fought in self-defense.”

“Yes, I am,” drawled the younger
man sneeringly. “I’m going to get
even with Allison if it takes a life-
time, and nobody's going to rob me of
my revenge.”

“Yes; there is!” cut in Old Man Ma-
son sharply; “I‘m going to!”

Starke laughed mockingly, “You!
Oh, Lord, this is rich! Quit your bluf-
fing, you’re getting old and childish.”

(Continued on page 545).

 

Ll TTLEaFoLKs ,_ ‘
Adventures of Tilly and Billy

 

 

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The hustle, bustle, and anticipa—,

IT was the day before Thanksgiving.

tion of the coming holiday had ex-

tended even to the barnyard in-
habitants. If we could have interpret-
ed the happenings that were taking
place there, we might have heard big.
fat, Peter Pig grunt to the Little
Brown Hen as he waddled past the big
barn door, “I’m glad Thanksgiving has

     
 

 
 

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come at last. In the morning the chore
boy Will give me two measures of mid-
dlings instead of one."

“You selfish pig,” cackled the Little
Brown Hen. “Don’t you know that on
Thanksglvmg Day you should be thank-
tul for. what you have, not what you
are gomg to get?”

-“I s’pose so,” grunted Peter Pig,
“and, of course, I am. There’s not a
family in the whole barnyard «that is
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thankful for. I‘m thankful that every
one of my nine young chicks escaped
the hawks and automobiles. They'll
soon be paying Farmer Brown for his
trouble. too. We’re all thankful for
the nice warm coop he has made for
us.”

“Moo-oooo-o,” said Molly, the brin-
dle cow, who stood just inside the
barn door eating hay, and so had over-
heard all. “This fine, green hay sure
strikes the spot. I’m thankful for it.
It makes the children healthy and
happy.”

“Ho, Ho, Ha, Ha,” laughed Peter
the Pig and the Little Brown Hen.
“Vt'ho ever heard of hay making chil-
dren healthy and happy?”

“\Vell, it’s this way,” said Molly, the
brindle cow, “I eat the hay and that
makes me give milk. My milk makes
children healthy and happy.” And
Peter the Pig and the Little Brown
Hen agreed that for once the joke
was on them.

_Then Turkey Gobbler came strut—
ting by, displaying his fine feathers.

“Tomorrow is my day,” gobbled Tur-
key, making his fine feather t’an grow
still larger. But Molly, the brindle
cow, and Peter the Pig, and the Little
Brown Hen said not a word.

And who knows but what Mr. Pota-
to rolled over in his cool, comfortable
bin, that Goldy Squash turned up his
long hooked nose still farther, and
Rosy Apple blushed a little deeper and
asked, “What would Thanksgiving be
without us?”

But if they did put this question,
Turkey Gobbler seemed not to hear,
for he went strutting around the cor-
ner of the barn. and that was the last
any of the, barnyard folks ever saw of

A good many husbands were doubtful be-
fore they actually used Old Hickory Smoked
Salt. But all doubts disappear when they
take their home butchered meat out of the
Old Hickory dry cure and find it thoroughly
smoked, beautifully colored and ready to
be eaten or to be hung away for use months
or years later. No smoke-house, no hard
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“Believe me, Old Hickory Smoked Salt sure is
fine! My husband was somewhat doubtful wheth-
er it was the thing to use, but I got it anyway and
he thinks the meat is fine. A year or two before I
knew about Old Hickory Smoked Salt I said it
would be great if some-one would combine hickory
wood smoke with pure meat salt so that we could
get rid of the smoke-house. Imagine my delight
when I saw your ad. I knew I would have good
meat and now I am telling my neighbors how good
it is. Just think! Good old smoked meat without
‘ any trouble or danger of setting the smoke—house
I on fire.” ——Mrs. T. H. Carter, R. F. D. No. 2,
Russiaville, Indiana.

cure — the smoke of genuine hickory wood
put on pure salt by the Edwards process.
You therefore smoke the meat when you
salt it. And how good it is! What you save
in smoke-house shrinkage amounts to more
than the cost of the Old Hickory Smoked
Salt used in your cure. '

At your dealers in airtight, trade-marked
ten pound drums. Write for free sample
and book,

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Gentlemen: Please send me free sample of Old Hickory Smoked salt and
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meets all State and Na-E
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No. 573—Bolero Frock. Cut in sizes
16 years, 36, 38, 40 and 42 inches bust
measure. The 36-inch size requires
314 yards of 40-inch material, with 3/4
yard of 40-inch contrasting and 31/4.
yards of binding.

_No. 498*One-piece Dress. Cut in
Sizes 36, 38, 40, 42 and 44 inches bust
measure. The 36—inch size requires
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No. 657~aSports Model. Cut in siz-
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of my hens, No. 435.
he: pullet year laid
806 eggs, nveragin 28

ounces to the ozen.
My net profit last season
was more than ever be«

fore. Biatchford’s has
my unqtiizalified recom-

menda on and I’m now
feeding it to over 1,000

layers."

(Signed) BEN A. MEEK

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Feed Cost -

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blood, bone, milk I: (tho only mash with this wide.
variety of valuable sources of nutrimentl—(s) K
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high and steady egg production all winter.
. nomical mash to uy. One pound a day feeds ten
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Helen Nolan Got

4times the Eggs
after Using

EGG a DAT

"Before using EGG a DA Y
we got15 to 25 eggs 0 day. We
now get 75 to 80 eggs 0 day
from our 100 hens.’

Helen Nolan .

AMAZING PROFITS

The EGG 8 DAY {or 100
hens cost Mrs. Nolan less than
one cent a day. She made
extra profits of $1.80 to $2.50
every day—or $54 to $75 a
month. These are the EXTRA

hens laying well all winter and make big profits.
inexpensive EGG 8 DAY ol'ten boosts egg yield
4 times.

WE GUARANTEE MORE EGGS

Your money refunded if it does not pay you
well. 65c package supplies 250 hens a month.
Buy of your dealer or order from us.

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Her Hens Lay
AILYVinter

Mrs. Smith tells how it’s done

“My neighbors couldn’t understand
why I got eggs all Winter_and they
didn’t”, writes Mrs. Nannie . Smith,
Perryville, Mo. Her_explanation wrll
interest all poultry raisers. She says:
» . “I was only getting 2 or 3 eggs 3 day from
136 hens. After using Don Sung, I_ got as high
as 26 a day. Several of my neighbors have
Istarted using Don Sung since I showed them
Imy eggs. In addition to laying well, my hens
'have been in good health ever since. My
Ipullets‘had Don Sung and laid good all fall-3

better at their age than any pullets I ever had.
I Don Sung, the Chinese egg‘laying tablets
Iwhich Mrs. Smith used, are opening the eyes
of chicken raisers all over AmeriCfi. The tablets
can be obtained from the Burrel -Dugger Co.,
132 Allen St., Indianapolis, Ind. Poultry rais-
ers whose .hens are not laying well should send
50 cents for a trial package (or $1 for the extra
large; size, Holding three times as much). Don
Sting is positively guaranteed to do the work
or money promptly refunded, so it costs you
Inothing to try. Right now is the time to start
giving Don Sung to your hens, so you will
have a good supply of fresh eggs

I PEI} ‘ ‘. all winter.

gm; :DoN SUM;

» ‘4 ‘Chlnese'for Egg-Laying

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PRACTICAL POU LTRY NOTES.

This year I dumped a heap of‘oys-
ter shells on the ground in front of
each colony house, and found that it
encouraged the pullets to eat much
more shell-making material than they
will take from hoppers. All of the
pullet eggs have had firm shells and
the shell-making material should also
be of value in developing their frames.
Possibly it will pay to continue to
scatter some oyster shell in the laying
house litter throughout the winter.
Some pullets are apt to be slow about
eating shell—making material from the
small hoppers. But if they dig it out
of the straw it looks more appetizing

Turkey Time is Profit Time for

to them. Of course, the hopper supply
can be continued at the same time.

Oyster shells are about the cheapest
item in a hen’s ration, and on many
farms the supply runs out before
spring. In some sections it will pay
to lay in at least 500 pounds of shells
before the roads become bad. It may
avoid the production of soft-shelled
eggs some time next winter when the
supply runs out, nad trips to town are
not as convenient as now.

Band the Pullets.

Now is a good time to band all pul-
lets not previously marked. This is
especially true if you have bought
stock from various hatcheries. It gives
a chance to compare the laying ability
of stock from various sources. A poul-
tryman may win laying contests and
have Wonderful stock in a. small flock
of his own, but the buyers of stock
from his hatchery do not» buy his rec-
ords but his chicks. In the final an-
alysis, it is the quality of the chicks
that count. No amount of inspection
or trap-nesting will ever make weak
chicks into profitable pullets. And
when a poultryman buys good chicks
from a hatchery he will judge that
hatchery by the goods they deliver,
and continue to buy where he has re-
ceived quality stock. It is quite an
art to produce quantities of high-qual-
ity chicks at the prices they now bring,
and repeat orders are a profitable
source of business. The hatchery that
can hold its old customers because of
quality chicks, is the one that can
build a permanently profitable busi-
ness.

If you use commercial egg mash,
hang the empty bags on a wire away
from rats and mice. Neighbors are of-
ten glad to buy them to aid in market—
ing potatoes or apples. The small sav-
ings here and there help to make up
the moderate profit that is possible in
the poultry business.

 

FINAL REPORT OF MICHIGAN EGG
LAYING CONTEST.

HE contest was ofi‘icially complet-

ed at the end of fifty-one weeks,
the awards going to the pens and
birds having the highest production
at that time. A few of the pens Were
held over for the fifty-seCond week to
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tunity to complete the 365-day record,
with the following results:
High Hens at the End of 365 Days.

Hen '

Breeders’ Name. No. Eggs.
Hanson’s Wh. Leg Farm 494 314
George S. Sutton ........ 1,153 314
Hillcroft Farm .......... 1,057 307
Marshall Farms . . . . 574 303
J. Pater & Son .......... 733“ 303
H. A. Keister ........... 652 300
Hillcroft Farms ..... .. . . 561 300
St. John’s Poul. Farm... .1,084 299
F. E. Fogle ............. 120 298
Harry Burns ........... 701 298

All are Leghorns except the Barred
Rock belonging to F. E. Fogle.

The following tabulation gives the
summary for the month of October.
This record started October 1, and

the One who Raises Turkeys.

was completed October 23.

The silver cup for the month went
to Peter Poultry Farm, of Monticello,
Indiana, making the second trophy
which they have won this year. '

Foglo’s Barred Rocks were high for
that breed, while Red Mount Farm
were the best producers in the Red
section. ‘

In average production for the last
three weeks, the Red Rocks led with
40.4 per cent. The Barnevelders fol-
low with 36.5 per cent, and the White
Leghorns follow with 32.6 per cent.

The new contest is operating very
nicely and we have good reason to
expect some good records this year.
It must be remembered that this year
eggs must weigh eighteen ounces to
the dozen from November 1 to Janu-
ary 30, and after January 30, twenty
ounces to the dozen. This, of neces-
sity, will reduce the average produc-
tion of the contest, but more import-
ance must be placed on the size and
quality of eggs produced. Thisvyear

we are sending out duplicate copies of .

the trap-nest sheets, that the contest-
ant may know the cycles of the birds
and the egg weights each week.

ARTIFICIAL LIGHTS AID PRODUC-
TION.

 

HE practice of using artificial il-
lumination at this time of the year
has become practically universal, and
is a matter that worries those engaged
in the production of eggs for hatching.
Artificial illumination, if properly used,
need not affect in any way the value
of the flock as a breeding problem.
Artificial lights, if used not to exceed
twelve hours per day, give the fowls
a longer working day, keep them in
better health, make them lay a slightly
larger number of eggs, and need not
impair their value as a. breeding‘flock
at all; however, lights used to excess,
running-Auto fourteen hours or more
per day, may greatly reduce the vital-
ity of the flock and hence injure them
for the production of hatching eggs.
Where the flock is maintained pri-

marily for breeding purposes, lights j

should not be used before January
first‘at the earliest, and lengthening-
the day not to exceed twelve hours
from there on. However, ;if the puI-_

      
  
 

  
   
 
     

 
  

   
 
    
  
     
    

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run by iving of a poison gas they
cannot godge.
Also kills groundhogs, wood-
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Ask your. dealer for Cyanogas
A-Dust; or send us $2.00 for trial outfit
of l lb.tin and special duster with hose
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from a moult as soon (as possible, or
if a good average Winter production is
desired‘along with hatchability, the
lights may be used, starting about Oc-
tober 15, lengthening the day to twelve
hours by the use of lights morning
and evening, and keeping the day at
that length, by changing the hours of
artificial illumination to meet the
shortening and lengthening days of
Winter, so that the birds have always
about a twelve-hour working day.

Those desiring further information
on judicious use of artificial illumi-
nation, should Write the Bulletin De-
partment, Michigan State College, ask-
ing themfor the Quarterly Bulletin
of November, 1924.——H. A. S.

 

SEX 0F GEESE AND GUINEAS.

 

I have two. geese and I don’t know
if they are ganders or not. They both
squawk, one doesn’t as much as the
other. Can you tell me how I can tell
the sex? I also have one guinea and
I can’t tell what it is. It was hatched,
I think, in June. It ,hollers, but not
like pot rack, or buckwheat, as some
call it.-—Mrs. G M A.

Ganders are usually ‘a. little larger
and coarser than geese, and have long-
er, thicker necks and larger heads.
The cry of the goose is rather harsh,
while the gander makes a call which
is more shrill. Observation of the
flock at mating time, or an examina~
tion of the organs of reproduction is
the only sure way 'of dividing up the
flock.

Guinea cocks have a larger spike on

  

 

 

 

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their heads than hens, and also haVe

‘a tendency to hold their heads higher. ‘ '

“JPAN-A-CE-A

Starts pallets and . .
-moulted hens to laying

The ear lobes of the cocks are larger
and curl towards the beak. The ‘male
is more apt to screech thanythe fe-
male. Only the hens make the sound
Often described as potrack, buckwheat
or too quick. Both cocks and hens
make the sound like che or tck.

DOES MILK INJURE HENS?

 

My hens have been dying off lately
with seemingly nothing the matter.
Could not find a thing wrong, but some
one was saying that feeding milk
would do it. I have fed lots of milk
this summer. Would like your opinion
on What you think would cause it.—
Mrs. A. H.

Milk is considered fine for poultry,
whether given as a drink 'or mixed in
the mash. It could not cause the
death of the hens if given to them
while in good condition. Milk in un-
clean receptacles, or spoiled milk,
might cause digestive disorders. Sour
milk is not the same as spoiled milk.
Both sour milk and buttermilk rank
high as poultry feed, and help to keep
hens in vigorous laying condition.
Feeding milk or milk products also
helps to improve the hatchability of
eggs.

Perform a postmortem on the hens
that die, and examine the crop, liver
and intestines. Note the contents of
the gizzard. The hens may have had
access to some poisonous material on
the range, or they might have a. dis-
ease like tuberculosis.

 

WILL KEROSENE CURE PYOR-
RHOEA?

 

ILL anything cure pyorrhoea?

What do you think of the kero-

sene cure?” Pyorrhoea means
a discharge of pus. It is not properly
a disease of the teeth, for pus comes
from soft tissues around the teeth, and
from the bony processes that form
their sockets, more than from the
teeth.

We believe that pyorrhoea is a very
dangerous, disease and does incalcu-
lable damage by the way in which it
poisons the body. The pyorrhoea pock-
ets constantly discharge poisonous
products that are swallowed and thus
taken into the digestive tract. But
worse than that, these poisonous mat-
ters are absorbed by the blood stream
and carried by its current to work
havoc in the many sensitive portions
of the‘body, perhaps even the delicate
membranes that line the heart.

Much can be done to prevent pyor—
rheoa by faithful, regular brushing of
the teeth. Without bruising the gums
the brushing should be yet quite vig-
orous, and should be done with an up
and down'motion, rather than by rub-
bing the brush across the teeth. The
morning brushing needs as much as
five minutes’ time. Children who are
not old enough to have an interest in
the appearance of their teeth must
have the work supervised by an older
person.

There is not so much likelihood of
pyorrhoea attacking a person who uses
his toothbrush in the intimate, person-
al, vigorous way that, fortunately, is
now becoming the rule with all well-
bred members of society. ~

But what about those who are al-
ready victims? What can they do?

They must make up their minds to
a stiff fight, but they can win. They
must have the help of both doctor and
.dentist. The dentist will have much
to do in draining pus pockets and pol-
ishing and scaling the teeth. As to
home treatment for pyoprhoea, 1 know
that much is. gained by vigorous brush-

{.195 aorsotsteethsfid gums. ._It will

make the gums bleed at first, but soon
they become more sound and vigor-
ous. Gums that bleed persistently are
benefited by the occasional use of a
toothpaste medicated with a prepara-
tion of ipecac. I have a letter from
one correspondent claiming to have
used a daily application of kerosene
to teeth and gums with excellent re-
sults. I do not know enough about it
to give it a recommendation, but since
it is not necessary to swallow the ker-
osene I think the experiment perfectly
harmless.

PlLES AND CANCER.

 

_Do you think that bleeding piles in-
glcateBcancer? What is a cure?—

 

There are many cases of bleeding'
piles about which there is no suspicion
of cancer, and I would not even ven-
ture to say that it leads to cancer, for?
piles is among the commonest of com—
plaints. But it does often happen that
people suffering from early cancer of
the rectum let .the trouble run on until
too late to do anything, thinking that
it is no more than piles. For that rea-
son alone, I think no case of piles
should be neglected. It is also true
that piles, once the condition is chron-
ic, can never be cured by any form of
home treatment, and this is also a
good reason for examination by a doc-
tor. There are few cases of piles that
will not yield to treatment by a good
surgeon, and perhaps this can be giv-
en under a local anesthetic.

'VARICOCELE OPERATION.

 

[am a young farmer .and have a
vancocele. Would you advise an op-
eration now, or would it be just as
well to_ wait until it bothers me?
Would it be wrong for me to marry
because of that?——F. L. D.

Varicocele is a very common trou-
ble, and unless quite aggravated does
not need operative treatment. It can
“-be greatly relieved by bathing the
parts daily in cold water, and by wear-
ing a suspensory bandage. It is no
bar to marriage. '

 

 

  

the egg way.

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dig in.

—Then eggs!

. need for six months.

reimburse the dealer.

size package for every flock.

I00 hens, the IZ-lb. pkg.
60 hens. the 5-“). pkg.

 

 

MOULTING is the off season “for eggs.
best of care, laying stops, egg organs are inactive. All
nourishment goes to feather growing. That's natural.-

But after the moult, it's different.
to tone up those dormant egg organs—start the feed

That's just what Dr. Hess Poultry Pan—a-ce-a does.

Add it to the ration, one pound of Pan-a-ce-a to
every 50 pounds of mash. Then look for these signs:

See the combs and wattles begin to turn red.

See them begin to hop around-—-t.he claws begin to,

Listen for the song, scratch and cackle.

It's the nerve tonics that cause the good feeling. It's
the iron that makes the red combs.

Pan-a-ce-a contains other elements.
it supplies important minerals, calcium carbonate and.
calcium phosphate, so essential to a laying hen.

Pan-a—ce-a develops pullets and puts them in the
pink of condition for regular fall and winter laying.

The cost is only a trifle

The price of just one egg pays for all the Pan-a-ce-a a hen will.
But under our make—good selling plan.
it costs you absolutely nothing if you do not find it profitable.
You have only to take the empty container back to the dealer
and he will refund your money or cancel the charge.

Tell your dealer how many hens you have. There's a rights:

For fewer hens, there is a smaller package.

Dr. Hess & Clark, lnc., Ashland, Ohio

Even with the

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Killing Poultry

Birds sneeze, wheeze and choke. Throat:
rattles. Nose runs. Spreads rapidly.
‘ Act at once!

Readers who find colds or roup start-
ing in their flocks will be interested in
a‘ letter written by C. S. Byers, Hazel-
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“Some weeks ago, one of my valuable ex-
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eyes were swollen almost shut, and a profuse
mucous discharge was apparent in both nostrils.
I administered Roup-Over, and this bird was
completely well the next morning. Every case
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within 48 hours.”-

It is amazing how quickly and easxly colds
and roup can be ended by this method. If the
trouble is already started, a few drops of Roup-
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every symptom _in one day. And better still, a
few dro 3 used m the drinking water guards the
whole ock against roup, colds, an other epi-
demics. A hberal supply of Roup- ver can be
obtained by sendin fifty cents to The Bun-ell-
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As Roup-Over is positively guaranteed to do the
work or money. refunded, it costs nothing to
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" Country vs. City

Some View: of Real Country Enthusiast:

HAVE been wondering ever since

I read that letter about the city

ws. farm, if you “fellow farmers” are

going to let “Kiddo” shame us like
that without saying a thing.

I have lived in the city and country

both, but don’t find that we are tied

 

 

This Merry Circler Didn’t Send Her
Name, But She Looks Pretty Good
Just the Same.

down like “Kiddo” pictures it. Of
course, the work must be done, but
you need not keep strict working
hours, and you can make a farm pay
if you go at it right. Something is
wrong if a man can’t, with all our
modern convenm-nces.

But, say, “Kiddo,” do you honestly
think so much of big wages as your
letter sounds? I don’t believe you do.
\Vhat do you say, Uncle Frank?

As for having fun on the farm, we
find no end. of it. In the winter, ski-
ing, skating and sliding parties; in the
summer, riding horses, not old farm
plugs either, outdoor parties by the
lake, etc. Not just we young folks
either, but the older ones, who know
how to have a good time, enter these
pastimes. ’

Had better stop while I have‘the

\chance. Good-bye, Merry Circlers,
with love from another, “Billie.”

 

“Kiddo” says, “A farmer is bossed
by his work and chores.” Not my
opinion, “Kiddo.” The first thing a
farmer does after a nice long winter
of rest, is to fit the ground. Next, he
puts in the seed. He may have hard
work for a day or two, but he soon
gets over that. Then he has to keep
the “crops” clean. He knows when he
is right with his work, by the way it
grows. If it grows, it is enjoyable.
Did you ever have a garden of your
own to take care of, “Kiddo?”

Did you ever hear of a farmer leav-
ing the farm at 5:00 a. m., and not
returning until 6:00 p. m. on a Sun-
day? I have. \Vhen there is a com-
munity picnic, don’t most of the farm-
ers go? I’ll say they do. I don’t sup-
pose you ever heard of a farmer tak-
ing a two weeks vacation after hay

'harvest, either? A few of ’em. do,
quite a few at that.

Who looks after the chores while he
is away? That’s easy. There is al-
ways a neighbor, or one of their kids.
Don’t think for a minute that if a kid
can have full “boss” of the ranch for

' a while that it won’t be in tip-top

I shape when dad gets home. Then the

, kid usually gets to the city once in a

While for a good time. You should

look arodnd and see ’em.

_ Now, as for education. There is al-
ways a good “grammar” school, and

in the first little city, there is most
always a modern high school.

You say the city chap has no boss.
Well, to my opinion he hasn’t if he
has a business of his own. But,,if he
is working for someone else, and is
not swift enough, Mr. Boss says “Hur-
ry-up,” and if he doesn’t he receives
a discharge slip. If he takes a few
days oh without a good reason, what
happens? I’ll leave that to you. May-
be I am looking at this with my farm
eye, but everyone has a right to' ex-
press his or her opinion—“The Kid.”

Say, “Kiddo,” you’re all wrong. It’s
just because he’s a city guy that he
says a farmer is a slave, isn’t that
right, Uncle? I like the farm, and
it’s not being a slave if you like that
kind of work.

Herbert Houck sure is a wet, and I
disagree with him. Well, I will close,
hoping W. B. has lock—jaw, indiges-
tion, etc—Your niece, “Mayflower.”

 

This is an answer to “Kiddo’s”rlet;
ter. A city fellow does not have to

work as hard as a farmer. At night
when the city fellov'vs come back from
work, their wives are all ready to go
out fora ride, to a show, or something,
and spend a lot of money. A farmer
never has time to go out for a ride.
A farmer works late at night, and a
city fellow does not. A city fellow
gets his pay every week and a farmer
does not. In the city all the boys and
girls have to go to the high school.
They often get into mischief. Some
steal autos. This is because they do
not work. If they worked, they would
not think of stealing. The farmer
boys have to work, and don’t think of
such things. I think if the Child La-
bor Amendment would be passed,
there would be much mom stealing
done.

When it comes to money, the farmer
has most, because the city people do
not save. Some do, but most don’t.
They eat ice cream and take a soda or
something, and give each other a
treat. When the city people think
they would like to have another set of
furniture, they sell the old and buy a
new one, and give a note. When a
farmer gets furniture once, he thinks
he’s got a lot, and does not get new
until the old is worn out—Au revoir,
“Pink Eyes.”

 

@DUR LETTER Box

 

 

 

 

Dear Uncle and Cousins:

Something was said a short period
ago concerning the League of Nations.
My opinion is, that it is an established
fact, and I can’t see any danger of it
failing. They have great problems to
solve, (as we have), and I think they
are attacking these tasks in a correct
spirit, and progressing, but it will take
years to solve their problems.

I do not think there is any govern-
ment 100 per cent perfect. It could
be improved in many respects.

I must close and not use too much
of Uncle’s time.———A nephew and cous-
in, Chester Lattin, Holton, Michigan.

The League of Nations have prob-
lems because the nations themselves
have problems, especially after the

Great War. You make a sensible dis-
cussion of your subject.

 

Dear Uncle Frank:

I received my membership card to-
day, and thank you very much, and I
will try to spread happiness to others
as much. I try to be happy at all
times, and also do things to make oth-

ers happy, but sometimes, you know
how it is—my temper gets the best of
me and I make not only everyone else
miserable, but also myself. But I will
try and do better after this. Thanking
you again very much, I remain always
a friend, Alice Orvis, Charlevoix, Mich.

Temper is a common human failing,
and as you say, it usually makes ev-
erybody involved unhappy. You are
to be commended, though, for trying
to be happy and to make others hap-
py. The more one cultivates happi-
ness, the more likely is one to become
happy, and to gain control of temper.
I like your letter.

 

Dear Uncle Frank and Cousins:

It has been almost three years since
I became a Merry Circler, and I have
certainly enjoyed all the doings of our
Circle. You know, this summer I was
attending the farmers’ picnic, and who
should I become acquainted with but
one of my Merry Circle cousins from
Engadine. You can imagine my sur-
prise and delight. Erna (for that is
her name), and I correspond regularly
now. '

 

 

W ork, F 1gh t,
President of W ar/zzfigz‘on and Lee Giver Rule: For Succem

' I ‘0 win success in the splendid business of farming:

Love, Grow

First, learn to work wisely, happily, persistently, successfully. Make

a habit of falling in 'love with your job, whatever that job may be.
Second, learn to fight wisely, courageously, energetically, successfully,
passions and lusts and other traitors within, tempters and self-indulgence

and enemies and seducers without.

Identify your real enemies and the foes

of our Christian civilization, and fight them without fear or favor.

Third, learn to love other people wisely, unselfishly, loyally, upliftingly.
Shun jealousy, envy, hostility, and backbiting as you would a plague. A
cool head, a warm heart, a steel backbone, and unconquerable energy will

makeflan irresistible combination.

Fourth, learn to grow in body, mind, power, skill, and personality; in
habits, and motives; in breadth and height, and in Christian usefulness.

HENRY LOUIS SMITH.

After Appomattox. General Robert E. Lee became head of Washington

College, Lexington. Virginia.

After Lee’s death, the name of the college

was changed to Washington and Lee; Its present distinguished president
IS Dr. Henry Louis Smith, who talks to our boys this week. , ~

(Standard Farm Paper Editorial Service. Copyrixht 1926, by Clarence P09.)

I would like to meet some more of
my cousins, but as that is almost im-
possible, the next best thing to do is
to write to them—With best wishes,
Gladys Walker, Newberry, Mich.

I amglad youmet Erna. You had
something in common when you learn-
ed that you were both Merry‘Circlers.
I hope you get other nice correspond-
en 5.

 

Dear UnclerFrank:

I’ve-already used about a whole tab
let writing to you, and Mr. W. B. must
have gobbled ’em all down. ' I cer-
tainly cannot agree with Pat, for I
think rural life is the cats’ meow. I
can get as much kick out of the coun-
try as I want, which isn’t much, and
so could anyone else if they were out
just for plain, clean fun.

Say, Uncle, I’m coming to Detroit
soon (to seek my fortune). Can I
drop in and see you? Pleasell Don’t
say no. Well, I guess I’d better be
hiking for dreamland. Goodnight and
sweet dreams ev‘eryone.—-—A niece and
cousin, “Boots.” .

You said it—afor plain, clean fun the
country’s as good as any place. And
clean fun is the only kind worth hav-
ing. Sure, come and see me. I am
sorry you used so much paper on the
Merry Circle.

 

Dear Uncle Frank:

The M. C.’s have their quarrels, as
some people call them, yet half of us
do not mean what we say. This ought
to be our motto, “We never quarrel,
but we’re just having fun.”

I, for one, am glad the children en-
joy their radio. M. C. cousins, we owe
all the thanks they give us to Uncle
Frank. We surely could not think of
anything like that. So, M. C.’s, why
want officers in the club? I think it
we had M. C.’s for officers we would
quarrelfand fight forever, for the M.
C.’s that were left out would “raise
caine.”

As for the value of club work, I’ll
take this M. C. Club,.though we don’t
get together. Friendship alone means
a lot to us. No matter how many
friends we have, there is always room
for more. We watch the letters in
“Our Page” and take a notion to write
to some M. C.—some we may not like,
but some. we keep corresponding with
for a long time, and when we meet we
will feel we have known each other
for about two years. Signing off.—
Your niece and cousin, Helen Piper,

The credit for the radios the M.
01’s have given, belongs to the Merry
Circlers, for they unselfishly gave mon-
ey they could have used for them-
selves. , I am glad you like the Merry
Circle as it is. Thanks.

 

JUST THIS.-

It was a year or so ago
That Herbert about the girls did blow.
Helen‘Pipe’r wrote a letter to “Our

 

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t away .
And took pen and paper and wrote to
Unky that day. '

He was then very quick tempered, you
see.
Oh! Herbert was mad—oh, yes, by

gee.
So I tried to draw his picture, you see.
Probably it don’t look like him, but
like 'me, . .
At least I tried hard and so I’dld it.
Please, please, Herbert, dont have a
fit.

I am meaning this for last year ,

And not the one that’s here. _

Well, he hurried to the P. O_. as quick
as he could.

He would mail that letter, yes, he
would. ,

He had a frown .
stopped on his way, .

And a girl, or so, stuck their tongues
at him that day.

on his face, but he

Herbert said,‘ you don’t see no boys
doing that, by gee!

Not by a darn sight, at least, not me!

But all of this has passed away,

So I’m goin’ to tell about the future
day.

As he sits in a rocker reading,

He’s hoping the days that are so fast
speeding.

He says, well, Helen’s a pretty good

gal. , .
'I’ll be good to her, so shell be my pal.

But'this is what he likes to say,
It’s on his mind from day to day:
“It’s Helen now, Helen ever,
Piper now, but not for ever.

 

READ AND WINNERS.

 

THIS contest had the old-time pop-
ularity of the Read-and-Win con-
tests. I believe that this double
prize stimulated the boys to answer.
Anyhow, the boy’s were right.there
with good papers. The prize Winning
papers which were picked had to be
correct, of course, but were p1cked 1n
accordance to their neatness. The
prize winners this time were: .
Boys—Cuff Links and Penell. .
Kenneth Grandy, Carsonville, Mich.
Cuff Links. _
Raymond Ludlow, R. 5, Albion, M1c11.
Ariel Denton, Saranac, Mich. .
Mervin Wick, R. 1, Reed City, MICh.
Fred Hintz, Hermansville, Mich.
Girls—Beads and Pencils. .
Grace L. Randall, R. No. 1, Adrian.
Beads.
Ruth Blasen, R. 4, Ionia, Mich: .
Margaret Hickey, Fairgrove, Mich.
Ceceilia Heimler, R. 2, Walkerv111e,
Edna Baur, R. 1, Gagetown, Mich.

CHRISTMAS CONTEST.

 

T is nearing Christmas, and most
of us are beginning to think of it.

I believe it would be fine if we could
have for our Christmas issue some
good expressions from boys and girls
on what “Christmas Means to Me.”

Offering separate prizes for boys
and girls worked out quite well the
last time, so we will try it again on
this contest. For the best paper sub-
mitted by‘a boy, we will give one dol-
lar; for the next two papers, dandy
large barrelled clutch pencilsf and the
next two, unique little pocket knives.
For the best paper submitted by a
girl, a dollar bill will be given; pretty
bracelets or beads, for the next two
best papers; and for the next two,
cute little pocket—book « knives.

Please put your name and address
in the upper left-hand corner of your
paper, and if you are a Merry Circler,
put M. C. after your name. Send your
paper in to Uncle Frank, Michigan
Farmer, Detroit, Michigan, before No-
vember 26, as the contest closes then.

LETTER BOX ANNEX.

 

Dear Uncle Frank:

I have belonged to this wonderful
Circle for quite a while, but have nev-
er written before, so I am going to try
my luck for once. I think we girls
and boys ought to discuss something
useful. Now, let’s see how many can
think of something to destroy the corn
borer. Wouldn’t.it be just wonderful
if some boy or girl of the Merry Circle
would do such a thing? Let’s try.

“Our Page” sure is interesting.

, Grandma wouldn’t miss it for the
world. She thinks it is so nice to have

. a‘page for the boys and girls alone.

Mother and I approve of knickers,
especially when we work out of doors.
91’ source, ”I would

   

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never go to town

with them on for anything.

Farm life, I think, is one of the
greatest of all trades. The farmer is
in partnership with the sky and the
earth. Partners with sun and rain.
Who says there is no kick in farm
life?- I certainly enjoyed the seven-
teen years I lived on this farm. Have
house parties twice a week, dance, not
the Charleston, but quadrilles. Can you
imagine anything nicer than getting
up before sunrise in the summer?—,—the
fresh air, sweet scented flowers, and
newly mown hay. I think it is just
glorious. ._ ‘

I’d rather read than go to a movie.
I like Zane Grey’s books, Rex Beach,
Harold Bell Wright, and James Oliver
Curwood. They are my favorite au-
thors. Books, I think, are the best
educator there is. Beside nature, one
learns things they never heard about
in them. I do, for one. With love to
each and every one, I am, “Missing
Lynk.”

I believe you get much out of life
because you can see the beauties in it.
Your enjoyments are the kind that
would be hard to duplicate in the city.
We have many teachers, including
books and nature, from which we can
learn of life and living.

CONTEST ANSWERS.

Here are the correct, concise an-
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test:

1. In the silo—3459.

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3. One-third—482—26.
4. $30—11-467.
5. $2.00 a week~—13-469.
6. $3.16—476-20.

 

PREVENT DIPHTHERIA.

 

(Continued from page 534).

new to the public, though doctors have
been working at it for many years. It
is not given to those who are already
ill, or have been known to be exposed.
Its action is slow, since it depends
upon building up in the subject’s own
body, substances that will make the
blood proof against diphtheria. It
takes at least six weeks to become ef-
fective and to give it to a child who
has been exposed and may already be
coming down with diphtheria is harm-
ful. _'It is givenvin very small doses.

The administration of toxin—antitox-
in is a simple procedure, and can be
safely performed by any physician.
Three hypodermic injections of the
substance are given in the arm of the
subject at intervals of one week be-
tween each injection. It. is but re-
motely related to antitoxin. Toxin-

Modern improvements pass you the honey
or sting you, depending on Where you
are located.

The farmer a thousand miles from your
nearby big city may be a month closer to
it with his climate and early crops than
you are—his costs are lower—he gets the
honey.‘

Better do your farming where you can
have the unusual combination of big early
crops, low expenses, and closeness to
America’s big Eastern cities.

Farm in the great “Eastern Shore"
Peninsula between Chesapeake Bay and
the Atlantic Ocean. 6,000 sq. miles with

 

 

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conditions unequalled for growers. Crops
earlier even than in many places much
farther South. Market associations sell
for highest prices in the great cities
nearby. Land available through the split—
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We can’t give more than a glimpse in
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when you get the full facts.

Send for the big, interesting Booklet
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antitoxin will not cure diphtheria. It
will prevent it, but the immunity may
be some few weeks in developing.
Once established, the‘ immunity will
last for years. and prdbably for life.

Every infant between its sixth and?

ninth month of age is in the most fav-
orable period to receive immunity
against diphtheria through toxin-anti—
toxin. In the first place, the child at
this age responds most readily to the
treatment. and in the second place, it
is entering upon that period when it
is most susceptible to diphtheria.

I do not anticipate that any cam-

paign for the eradication of diphtheria i
will move along smoothly. There will,

be opposition. Some of it will come
from honest people who are fearful
about the effect of things which their
own intellect cannot grasp and do not
have the time or opportunity to inves-
tigate and be convinced. Some of it
will be selfish and dishonest and will
come from those who see in the move-
ment something ‘to jeopardize their
own financial interests. So long as

any diphtheria remains there will al-‘

ways be “diphtheria carriers,” persons
who have had diphtheria and have ov-
ercome its effects in their own bodies,
yet retain nests of infectibus germs in
nose and throat that are quite capable
of starting a new disease in others.
But the hopeful thing for parents is

the fact that none of these considera- .

tions need affect the safety of your
own child. Regardless of any cam-

paign, regardless of any opposition,
you can secure immunityfor your own
child; and you can do it now.

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Put

in her milk-making organs

‘ ‘ 7 HY are so many cows logy, lazy milkers during the winter
months? Why do so much of your milk profits fade away
through the expensive disorders that so seldom occur when

your cows are in pasture?

The answer is simple—you expect too much of their digestive
and assimilating organs. You suddenly shift them from tender
green pasturage to heavy, dry feeds. They are deprived of ex-
ercise. Their physical Vigor is'at lowest ebb just when the feed-
ing demands made upon them are at the peak.

But you can make the milk pail fill in spite of dry feeds and
winter weather. Kow-Kare builds up the digestion andassimi-
lation so it can carry this extra load. Heavy feeds can be safely
fed and fully converted into milk if the cow is given this active
aid to her milk-making process. '

Kow—Kare results are not guess work. You don’t have to use
it on faith. Just keep close records of milk yield without Kow-
Kare, then compare with the yield two or three weeks after
Kow-Kare has gotten in its work. The cost is slight—a single
can of Kow-Kare will ration one cow for one to two months. ,

For Cow Diseases — and at Calving

When your cows freshen, Kow-Kare should be used two or
three weeks before and after—to assure freedom from disorders,
and robust health to cow and calf. Troubles at calving are al-
most unknown where Kow-Kare is used.

For the treatment of such disorders as Barrenness, Retained Afterbirth,
Abortion, Bunches, Scours, Lost Appetite, etc., Kow—Kare has a 30-year
reputation as the one reliable aid to quick recovery and full production. It:
costs little to use—but brings big returns in cow health.

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Full directions on can. Mail orders
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FAMOUS. CONDITIONER

 

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BREEDERS’ DIRECTORY
One Registered Angus Bull For Sale

2 years old. Frank Ragcr. R. I, Box 9. Montague. Mich.

 

 

side. Also

Guernsey
1926,
Dani’s
Advanced Registry record 11,710.20 milk. 574.48 but-
ter-fat as 2-yr.—old. FRANK LOCKHART, R. No

. calf by
Registered Guernsey Cow regained
bull. Grand (‘hampion Oakland County Fair,
son of Grand (‘hampion State Fair, 1920-21.

 

I, Birmingham. Mich. Telephone 7000 R-2 Redford:
GUERNSEYS. TUESDAY.
PUBLIC SALE NOV. 23rd, 10 registered

cows and heifers. 3 bulls. 5 grade rows. Information
on request. JONES& ALLDREDGE, Cassopolis. Mich.
Registered yearling Guernsey

FOR SALE Bull. FRANK E. ROBSON.
Room 303. M. C. R. R. Terminal, Detroit, Mich.

FOR practically pure-bred GUERNSEY or HOL-

STEIN calves. from heavy. rich milken,

write EDGEWOOD DAIRY FARMS. Whitewater. VIII.

Dairy Heller Calves. lineups“,

Guernsey pure bred $25.00 each. . We lhlp
C. O. D. Write L. Terwilllzer, Wnuwetose, W18.

 

 

 

 

10 Resist red G B 1 lm
F or sale ready for esenicefwrlllfsfg R090“ 18breed!!!” 0'?
Cheap. 2, Holland. Mich.

Write JOHN EBELS. B.

 

MONEY MAKERS—Two Guernsey females to
freshen soon. 'One bull calf. six months old.
G. A. WIGENT. Watervliot. Mich.

 

 

Echo Sylvia King Model,
266177

Sire of real production along with good type.
He has 75 A. R. 0. daughters. 4 above 30
lbs. and 20 others from 25 to 29.9 lbs.
butter in 7 days. and only 5 were tested in
mature form.

Seven of his sons are now in service in Mich—
igan State nerds and one ofthem has been
Grand Champion at the West Michigan State
Fair for three successive years. .
We are offering his sons from high record
dams at reasonable prices.

"MICHIGAN STATE HERBS."
Bureau of

Animal Industry
Dept. C

Lansing, Michigan

 

 

 

 

 

Best tered H01 teln cm.
F O r S a 1e and a your. mills. fully accred-
ited. N. I. PARENT. Hutton. Mich. . g

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TO MAKE KRAFT CHEESE AT
. SCOTTVILLE.

 

HE Kratf Cheese Gempany has

purchased a site and is erecting
a factory at Scottville. The plant will
cost approximately $15,000, and will
have a capacity of 60,000 pounds of
milk a day. County Agricultural Agent
0. G. Barrett, was instrumental in se-
curing this boost for the dairy inter-
ests in Mason county.

PROMOTE PURCHASE OF GOOD
BULLS.

 

HREE of the local banks in Clin-
ton county contributed a fund of
$300 to be presented as a prize to the
holder of a lucky ticket at the county
fair. The money could be drawn only
by a farmer and must be used for the

‘ing of pigs until spring‘pasturés are ‘

 

 

 

 

available. I also feed them to sows
suckling fall pigs. 'Mangels are succu-
lent, contain certain minerals and vita-
mines so necessary to the health of
the dam and offspring. ' '
Cut and fed raw, they are greatly
relished during the cold winter months
and, when coupled with warm sleep-
ing quarters and plenty of exercise,
they promote geod‘ health and vigor to
both the dam and her litter.—P. W.
Miller. ‘ '

HOG CHOLERA sPREADs.

 

EPORTS on additional outbreaks
of hog cholera come from several
of the southern counties of the state.
Lack of material for vaccination of
hogs is making the control of the dis-
ease additionally hard. Farmers should

 

 

Of Course, this is Fun, But the Good Shepherd Takes Pains to Eliminate
From His Flock the Ewes that do Not Own their Lambs.

purchase of a pure-bred sire. In ad—
dition, the farmer must interest his
neighbor in joining a bull association
in which the animal purchased with
the $300 shduld be used as a herd sire
by the members. A thirty-three—pound
grandson of King Pontiac was pur-
chased by the members of the asso-
ciation.

 

BROOD SOWS DO WELL ON MAN-
GELS.

 

N the feeding and management of

brood sows during the past several
years, I have found nothing better
than the liberal feeding of mangels.
The judicious feeding of mangels to
pregnant sows during the winter
months, gives the sows that sleek,
thrifty appearance, and yet does (not
make them over-fat.

Sow's fed on mangels and a little
alfalfa, or bright clover hay, need but
very little grain feed, and they always
produce strong, healthy litters of well—
developed pigs. Even without alfalfa
or clover hay, sows do well on man-

- gels, supplemented with only a little

grain, an economical ration. As man-
gels are slightly laxative, the sows are
never so feverish and irritable at far-
rowing time, and besides, I have never
had any pig-eating sows which'w’ere
fed a liberal allowance of mangels.
Mangels can be easily grown. In
fact, they take but a very little more
tillage than corn or potatoes; besides,
they yield a tremendous crop on a
small space of ground, are easily har-

' veste‘d, and keep well in’ storage.

Sows fed on mangels while'suckling
pigs, produce an abundant flow of milk,
so necessary» for the‘egcces'sful. grow~

    

use great caution in visiting farms
where there are any sick ho’gs, or in
permitting visits from either animals
or humans that have been on infected
premises. Cold weather does not stop
the spread of hog cholera.

AMOUNT OF OATS NECESSARY
FOR WORK HORSE.

 

How much ground oats should be

,fed to a horse doing hard work?~——A. R.

The kind and amount of hay to be
fed is not given, hence‘the inquiry
cannot be answered with any degree
of satisfaction. ' .

Carefully conducted experiments
show that a horse doing heavy work
reqiures 2.5 pounds 0f~protein per day
per 1,000 pounds of live weight. If the
entire ration was oats, as oats contain
10.7 per cent protein, it would take

”twenty—three pdunds of cats per day

for a horse weighing 1,000 pounds, and ,
thirty-six pounds for a horse weighing
1,500 pounds. .

If fifteen pounds of timothy hay is

’fed, then it will take nineteen pounds

of oats for every 1,000 pounds of live
weight, but if fifteen pounds of clever
hay is fed, then it will take only
twelve pounds of oats for a. 1,000- _
pound horse.

The man who-has had experience,
and carefully noted things, has found
that when a horse works hard he must
have about, all the' good hay and oats
that he will eat up clean if he keeps
his weight and strength.

 

. Three ' thoroughbre
thoroughbred female?

we

   

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

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The Hog Market Outhok

(Continued from page 519).

last year, when 117,000,000 pounds of
hog meats. and 39,000,000 pounds of
lard accumhlated in storage in the four
winter months. '

Packers Are Cautious.

The comparative extent of these
changes in supply‘ and demand cannot
be fathomed with enough certainty to
justify confident assertions as to the
probable shift in the winter price lev-
el. The distributién of supplies will
have something to do with it, but, as
this writer balances the factors, the
scale beam tips in favor of slightly
lower prices than laSt year.

Reduced storing demand is the prin-
cipal basis for this conclusion. Pack-
ers are fully aware of the symptoms
of increasing production through the
next year or two, and of the probabil-
ity that market receipts next summer
will be larger than they were this
year. ‘Obviously, they will not care
to accumulate the product of high-pric-
ed hogs in the winter, carry it until
late in the summer of 1927, and then
find that receipts at that time are

TREND or THE coon HOG RATIO

 

about: all that consumers require, giv-
ing the holders of storage products no
market except at sacrifice prices. Be-
sides such considerations, :1 rather
heavy stock of lard was carried over
on November 1. The huge cotton crop
means a burdensome supply of lard
substitutes available at low prices,
which will tend to undermine the mar-
ket for lard.
A Possible Price Change.

\Vith prospects of somewhat smaller
winter receipts, but larger summer re-
ceipts than a year previous, prices
may show quite a difference in trend
through' the year. In the past twelve
months. prices at Chicago reached the
winter low point in December, with a
monthly average of $10.95, advanced

_ to $14.05 in June, dropped to $11.55 in
August. and finished the hog year on
a rally which placed the October av-
erage at approximately $12.50. In the
coming year, instead of the usual
spring and summer rise, we might find
that summer prices would be no high-
er, and possibly lower than the aver-
age for the winter preceding. Such
behavior has occurred in the past at
times when the hog price cycle had
passed the peak, and values were 011
the way down under the pressure of
increasing production and larger mar-
ket receipts. How supplies will be dis-
tributed always is highly uncertain,
but the situation suggests the advis-
ability of pushing fall pigs along rap<

. idly, as well as getting the 1927 spring
crop to market as soon as possible
next fall.

So much for the next twelve months.
Market supplies in the 1927-1928 win-
ter packing season, are likely to show
a very substantial increase over the
coniing'winter. Prices are likely to
be 011 a rather unprofitable level
through 1928, demonstrating that the
over-production stage has been reach-
ed. Then, finally will come curtail-
ment of production, which will bring
favorable prices once more as the
smaller number of hogs raised is re
fiected in a reduction of the number
marketed. -

The Industrial Situation.

A possible complication ’may devel-
op through reduced industrial activity
; ‘TWhich‘ would cause a shrinkage in em-
'. ployment and payrolls, and smaller

   

 

purchasing power in the hands of do-
mestic consumers. Nothing severe is
on the horizon at the present time, but
it is doubtful if 192" will be as big a
year industrially as 1925 or 1926.» It
isto be hoped that 1928, when hog
supplies are likely to be excessive, will
be a good year in business, in order
to provide large consumptive capacity.

The ratio between prices of hogs
and of corn is the principal yardstick
by which profits in hog production are
measured. and the chief factor in caus-
ing shifts in production. The accom-
panying chart shows the corn-hog ra-
tio, based 011 farm pricws. through the
last major cycle and through the pres-
ent cycle as far as August. 1926. No
one need doubt that. as hog produc—
tion expands. the changed balance be-
tween hogs and corn will lift prices
of the latter and force down prices of
the former. until 100 pounds of live
hogs will pay for only seven or eight
bushels of corn, instead of fifteen to

THE MICHIGAN FARMER

 

eighteen bushels, as thus far in 1926.j
The only question is how soon this;
shift will come about. Once it gets
down there. the next: question will be,
110w long it will drag bottom before
starting up again.

It is obvious that :he farmer who
wishes to play his cards shrewdly will
not begin to expand production after
hogs have been on a high level, and
the cornahog ratio has been above the ‘
average line for over a year, as in the
present instanee. instead, he will ,
start expanding after prices have been ‘
low, brood sows have been cheap, and
the cornhog ratio has been under the
average for a year or more, as was
the case two years ago.

HElFERS VS STEERS FOR BEEF.

S there sufficient reason for the fact‘

that “heifer beef" should bring a
lower price than steers. when the
farmer cohsigns a shipment to mar-
..ket‘? Prof. G. A. Branaman, of Mich/
igan State College. expects to knowfi
why or why not. when he concludes
some feeding experiments which he
has just started in the college barns.

The almost universal custom of
docking heifers on the beef market?
has recently come under fire, and Pro-3
fessor Branaman has been delegated
to prove the right or wrong of the,1
practice. Complete scientific data will i,
be kept. throughout the experiment.
with a careful chemical analysis of the
meat after the animals are slaughter-
ed. Thirty head of calves, grade Short-I
horn and Angus, are separated into
lots according to sex, and split into3
sections for various rations used in
the test. Just how each different feeds
affects the meat; will be known when:
the meat is dressed out. Cattlemen1
are said to be especially anxious tof
determine whether or not ensilage af—‘
fects the quality of the meat

Every calf club member in Gogebic
county exhibited thei1 live stock at
the county fair. according to the re-
port of G. T. “'l1itburn. club agent.

1

 

Three hundred and fifty cows are 011
test in the Charlemix County Cow
Testing Assbciation.

Oideis for another carload of ex-
plosive in Ogemaw county brings the
total of explosives used in the county
to nine and one- half ca1loads. A great
deal of the mateiial is being used in
blasting ditches.

Sixty pens of ten hens each from
Michigan a1e ente1ed in the Fifth An-
nual International. Egg Laying Contest,
which stated at Michigan State Col-
lege, November 1. Forty pens are
from fifteen other states and two Can-
adian provinces.

 

In Michigan, Amco 24";
hay and average silage, unless you have home- -grown grains.

In that case, use Amco 32‘” Supplement. Both are available
through Amco Agents.

  

N at
HOW Much
._ Feed?

But
How Much
Digestlble Feed7

 

A cow of average weight giving 30 lbs. of milk a day needs a
little more than seventeen pounds of digestible feed daily, two
and a half pounds of which should be digestible protein. She
must have this much feed if she is to keep up her own body and
at the same time produce the 30 lbs of milk. Ten pounds of
Amco 24",, Dairy with 10 lbs of mixed hay and 30 lbs. of
silage furnishes just the right amount of digestibIe feed for
your 30-pound-a-day cows. More feed is necessary when a
cow gives more milk.

11111

Every ingredient in Amco 24", Dairy has been picked for its
feeding value; there is nothing in it just to make weight. As a
result Amco 24", Dairy is rich in digestible feed and di-
gestible protein. In other words Amco 24,0 Dairy goes further
becau se it is more highly digestible.

11111

The formula of Amco 24C eDairy is public. Every bag carries a
tag which gives the exactc amount of each ingredient and the
rota] digestibility. As the various good feed ingredients shift
up and down in price the formula is changed to give dairymen
the benefit of the price changes. No change is made, however,
which will hurt the quality of the feed or lower its digestibility,

11111

For November, the formula of Amco 24%, Dairy is: 320 lbs.
Gluten Feed, 320 lbs. Gluten Meal, 300 lbs. Cottonseed Meal,
120 lbs. Linseed Meal, 100 lbs. St. Wheat Middlings, 240 lbs.
St. Wheat Bran, 280 lbs. Hominy, 100 lbs. Ground Oats, 160
lbs. Molasses, 20 lbs. Steam Bone Meal, 20 lbs. Ground Lime-
stone, 20 lbs. Salt; 1473 lbs. to the ton are digestible.

11111

A little study of this formula shows that every quality of a
good feed is present in its make-up. You will notice it has five
sources of protein, all of them excellent. This gives protein

quality and variety. It has enough bran to give bulk; molasses
to make it taste good to the cows; the right minerals are there
in the right quantity.

11111

Dairy is your best buy with average

 

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clusion. The results to date of the
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While the first few years of testing
herds indicated a high percentage of
infection in many parts of the coun-
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ifOI‘ the preparation of tuberculin.

The accuracy of the tuberculin test
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AT THE TOP

A Colanthn cow from our herd was high butter-fat
cow in Cow Testing Assodation work in Michigan in
1925. This herd of cows averaged 11,988 lbs. milk
and 588 lbs. butter in 1925.

'1pr Colantha Bulls from cows standing high
in Official and Cow Testing work insure unusual
production. Ask us about them.

McPHERSON FARM 00.,
Howell, Michigan

 

~ Holstein Heifers from 15 months
Rengtered to two years old. Good individ-
uals and richly bred. Some to freshen soon. Priced
sway down for quick sale. Bulls ready for service.
priced to sell. 8. B. REAVEY. Akron. Mich.

HEREFORD STEERS

22 Wt. around 1100 lbs. 69 Wt. around 1000 lbs.
74 Wt. around 726 lbs. 81 Wt. around 625 lbs.
45 Wt. around 650 lbs. 50 Wt. around 500 lbs.
Good quality. dark reds. dehorned, well marked
Hereford Steers. Good grass flesh. The beef type
are usually market toppers when finished. Will sell
your choice of one car load from any bunch. Can
also show you Shorthorn Steer-s. yrls or a yr old.

Van D. Baldwin, Eldon,Wapello Co., Iowa.
HEREFORDS 5 bulls around a. year old,

also bred cows and heif—
a's. Repeaters and Woodford breeding in farmer’s
prices. ALLEN BROTHERS. Il8 Burdlck Arcade,
Kalamazoo. Mich-

 

ready for service. and
gull calves, for sale

Choice Jersey Bulls
herd. smru a

from R. of M. dams accredits
PARKER. Howell. Mloh.

‘5 Corn. 4 Bull- from B. of M. Cows. Chance to
select from herd of 70. Some fresh. others bred
fu- full freshening. Colon C. Lillie. Coopersville. Mich.

ERSEY FEMALES—Haring bought the entire herd
J ll. B. Wattles. ROchester. Jerseys. have some
surplus cows and heifers to sell. Also closing out, 6
Bhorthorn cows and heifers. IRA W. JAYNE. Fen-
fon. Mich.

DAVISON ESTATE FARMS

DAVISON. MIGH.
Breeders of Shorthorn Cattle and Duroc Jersey Swims.
We have several bred heifers. also four extra. nice
young bulls priced to sell, as we are short of stable
room. Also, a few spring gilts and boars. extra good
and priced right. ALEX BRUCE. Herdsman.
For sale, several

SHORTHORNS good cows with

calves at foot. and bred again. Also bulls and hell'-
ers sired by Mastlton Moch or Edglink Victor. two
oft “1:1 hood.l bulls of! the breed. make vary
3 me vs p ces on 9. of these cattle. G T ED-
BON FARMS. Ypsilanti. Mich. 0 FR

ILKINO SHORTHORNS. 8 mos.
M s. Butter-fat ow. Mo. March. $233,031? fg—
males. IRVIN COM! 61. SONS. mesll. Mlch.
Best of quality Bull],

Shorthoms m and breeding.
s and hslfe f u] 3
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THE L. I. SILVER 60.. I0):

Two choice Bed Poll Bull Calves. 6
For Sale months old. Phone l58 F-3. nus-
SELL M. COTTLE. wm Branch. Mich.. n .l.

HOGS .1
Every ’3 Berkshires

priced reasonable. W. H. Every,

DUROCS

Boars and Gilts

Lakefield Farms, Clarkston, Mich.

Duroc Spring Boats
Col. breeding, April furrow. Write for description
and prices. .
Nonss Stock Farms,-
Duroc Jersey Gilts and Boar: of

For Sale March and April furrow. Colonel and
Orion King breeding. Good type and size. Will
send C. 0. D. on approval. W. E. Bartlcy" Alma, Mich.

 

 

Always reliable.
Spring .
Manchester, Mich.

 

 

 

Casnovia, Mich.

 

 

D UROC JERSEYS, Fall and Spring Bears from
large prolific strains. Write or come and see

them. JESSE PLISS a. SON, Henderson. Mich.

 

DUROCS—Super Col. boars and gilts. Also other
well-bred boars. SHAFLEY STOCK FARM,
HAROLD SHAFLEY. St. Johns. Mich.

FOR SALE

C. hogs.

 

Spring boars and gills from Mich-
igan pioneer herd of big type P.
Some of the best prospects among them I
over bred, sired by “The Wolverine" and "The
Grand Model," the best two-year—old hour I ever
owned. A boar or sow from this herd adds prestige
to your own. W. E. LIVINGSTON, Parma. Mich;

f f 11 b din with
Duroc Jerseys 5%“ .33 “an“??? ‘r. J.

DRODT, R. No. I. Monroe, Mich.

Buy your Herd Boar out of Michi-
gan's Grand Champion—a. real boar
M. WILLIAMS. No. Adams, Mich.

' d b edln .
chatter While Roars Wm ship c. dun. "in. ii.
BENTLEY. R. I. Lsnox, Mich.

We Sold 10 Head of B.‘ T. Poland China. Boar

Pigs to Michigan Farmer
readers in last part of October. We have several

Durocs
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of good type

 

others that are dandies. Come and see them. and
our State Fair Champion Boers. GEO. W. NEED-
HAM. Saline. Mich.

 

FOR SALE—LARGE TYPE Poland China. spring
gilts and one spring boar. Also ’fsll ply.
CLAIR 1. BROWN, R. No. l0. Kalamazoo. Mich.

Big Type Poland Chinas ““1"“ “"8 m“ “m

the kind of breeding and
individuals you will like. GEORGE F. ALDRICH.
R. No. 6. loula. Mich. .
fOEl‘ '20 yam I know um:

Brosdin Poland Ohinas I 1
for sale.g ROBT. MARTIN. $363? Myrolll‘. BM

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O-I-c. HOGS on line acts;
Originators and most exte lye breeders.
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used for that purpose. However, if he
lwere alive today, he would be im-
g‘mensely gratified to know that a large
number of human lives are being sav-
ed through the use of tuberculin as a
means of detecting this disease among
cows, so they can be slaughtered, re—
moving them as a source of infection
in children.

The tuberculin prepared by the Unit-
ed States Department of Agriculture,
and so widely used in testing cattle,
is made from cultures, orginally made
from the living germs of human tu-
berculosis. These germs in beef tea
as a food, multiply rapidly, giving off
a secretion which is the tuberculin.
Of course, the entire solution is steril-
ized to kill the germs, which are later
taken out by filters.

Tuberculin therefore, does not con-
tain any living germs of tuberculosis
and does no harm when injected in
the skin of an animal, If the animal
injected has tuberculosis, congestion
at the point of the injection follows, a

  

This Flierd of Sure-bretiklerseys, Glyn
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swelling results, and like animal is
branded as a reactor, which means
destined for slaughter.

Since the campaign was started in
1918: nearly half of the breeding cattle
in the country have been tuberculin
tested, and over 1,000,000, reactors
have been slaughtered. On October 1,
1926, there was a total of 220 tubercu-

lin tested accredited counties, and, 500 ,

more in progress of being accredited.
A very large number of individual
herds outside of these counties have
been freed from the disease. '

Obviously, with this large number
of cattle tested, as a result of which
over a million tuberculous cattle have
been removed and are no longer in-
fecting others, we would expect a
marked reduction in the percentage of
cattle showing lesions at the market
centers. .

The United States meat inspection
records show that during; the year

1916, of all cattle slaughtered under .

federal inspection. including steers,
2.5 per cent, exclusive of reactors,
were retained for tuberculosis. Dur-
ing the year ending June 30, 1926, only
1.3 per cent of all cattle slaughtered,
exclusive of reactors, were retained
for tuberculosis, showing a reduction
of nearly one-half.

The work of testing the renlaining
half of the breeding cattle in the Unit-
ed States will require much less time
than the first half required, because
the appropriations for this year, ex!
ceeding $17,000,000, federal, state and
county money, is more than double the
average for the ten-year period.

Now that public sentiment is nearly
100 per cent strong for the continua—
tion of aggressive work insuring ade-
quate funds and active cooperation,
and with a well-organized, experienced
force of veterinarians, intelligently di—
rected, it may be safely predicted that
by the end of five more years there
will be but very few tuberculous cattle
left in the country to further spread
the infection and endanger the lives
of the people of the United States.

 

Newaygo county, which is the home
of the oldest cow testing association
in the world, has twelve cows in the
Record of Performance List. ' '

 

Sixteen beef calves belonging to Len-
awee County Calf Club members, re-
cently topped the day’s market at East
Buffalo. 'These animals averaged only
a two-pound shrink in shipment. A
member of one of the Buffalo commis-
sion firms presented the live stock
clubs of Lenawee with $100. This was
an expression of encouragement to the
youngsters, who are finding enjoyment
and profit in agricultural activities.

 
  
  
 
   
   
  
    

 

  
  
   
 
 
 
   
       
 

 
  

     
 
  

 

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I POPULARITY OF won
BLE :Foa sscoNo ASSOCIATION.

 

THE Leelanau—Traverse Cow Test—
ing Association has concluded
three years of testing work. The dairy-
nien in this great fruit country appre-
Ciate what it means to have their dairy
Cows under continued test in order to
maintain the highest rate of profit per
Cow.

James Harris, owner of twelve pure-
bred Jerseys. succeeded in having the
high herd in butter-fat production for
the associationl This herd averaged
385 pounds of fat and 6,823 pounds of
milk. Robert Lautner, with twenty-
eight pure-bred Holstein cows, had the
high herd in milk production, with
9,596 pounds of milk and 315 pounds
of fat. Homer Cowles, the tester,
shows that twelve herds averaged
above 300 pounds of butter-fat during
the association year just closed.

The results obtained by this organi-
zation during 1926 were considered so
outstanding by many other dairymen,
that the association has spread so that
now there are two organizations oper-
ating where one association formerly
operated. Most of the members of the
new association live in Grand Trav-
erse county. A high degree of satis-
faction and service was rendered by

Homer Colwes, the tester.—A. C. B.

TESTER CONTINUES FOR THREE
YEARS IN ONE ASSOCIATION

 

“71TH the start of the second cow
I testing association in Macomb
county in May, 1923, Casper Blumer
has been testing for this organization.
He reports. in his third annual report,
a large degree. of progress when his
findings are compared with the results
of the firs“ year’s testing work in that
associatica‘. A big improvement has
occurred in many of the members’
herds in both milk and butter—fat pro-
duction, and in dairy type. Pure-bred
sires alone are used by all the mem-
bers The. yearly report of Casper
Blunter for 1926 shows that twenty of
the twenty-five herds completing the
cow testing association year, averaged

November Crop Report

Ertz'mzzter 5}! Federal Reporter;

HE harvesting of fall crops was

greatly hindered by wet weather

throughout October. With an av-
erage of sixteen rainy days, and the
occurrence of precipitation in some
part of the state on every day of the;
month, it was impossible to make sat-
isfactory progress with the harvestv
ing of corn, beans, buckwheat and
clover, seed. All of these crops con—
tain an excess of moisture and have
suffered more or less damage in the
fields, according to the monthly report
issued by L. ’Whitney \Vatkins, Com-
missioner of Agriculture, and Verne
H. Church. 1‘. S. Agricultural Statis~
tician for Michigan. The losses to the
- bean growers in the east-central coun-
ties have been exceedingly heavy. Fair
progress “as made in securing the
fruit, sugar beet and potato crops in
most sections.

Corn—Michigan’s corn yield is esti-
mated at 34.0 bushels per acre, 1.8
bushels above the ten-year average,
but 6.0 bushels less than in 1925. The
theoretical total production, based on
this yield, is 54,162,000 bushels, as com-
pared with 65,680,000 last year. As
only 57 per cent of the crop is husked
for the grain. the actual grain produc-
tion this year is 30,872,000 bushels.
The grain contains much excess mois-
ture and only about 45 per cent reach-
ed maturity before the severe freeze
on September 26. As a result, the
merchantable quality is placed at 55
per cent, as compared with 83 per
cent last year and 72 per cent, the ten-
year average. The remaining 45 per
cent is of low feeding value, soft, and
very poor in keeping quality.

The country’s total crop amounts
to 2,693,963,000 bushels, as against a
production last year of 2,900,581,000
bushels. It is estimated that 72.6 per
cent is of merchantable quality. The
quantity of old corn remaining on the
farmson November 1, is found to be
181,454,000 bushels. ‘

Buckwheat—Much of the crop filled
“' well and the-reported-average yield is
‘153-ptipahelssper acre. which is. ,two

 

 

 

 

K’RESPONSI-

,usual

,hindered harvesting and enormously

     

 

tion. Five herds averaged between
250 and 295 pounds of butter—fat.
The'average cost of roughage for all
cows under ,test for the year was
$51.08, while the grain Cost was $49.40,

making a total feed cost of $100.48..

The 288 cows under test for the year
averaged 8,253 pounds of milk and
318.5 pounds of butter-fat. The aver—
age value of product of cows under
test for the year was $203.17. It can
be seen from these figures that the
average value of product above cost of
feed for all cows under test was
$102.69.

HOLSTEINS—SELL HIGH.

 

“7ITH an average selling price of
$237 per head for forty-five head
——nine of them bulls—the Fifth
State Sale conducted by the Michigan
Holstein-Friesian Association, proved
to be a success. . ,
The offerings were taken by Michi-
gan farmers who are either starting
in pure-breds, or who found good stuff
in the sale to improve their present
herds. The heaviest buyer was E. D.
Levy, of St. Louis, Missouri, whose
partner, Jack C. Nixon, purchased
twelve head for $2,800 for the Levy

farm near Brooklyn, Michigan. The
next largest buyer was the Wayne
County Training School. Northville,
Michigan. "

The top bull, consigned by Musolff
Bros, of South Lyon. was taken by
Charles 1V. Stephenson, of Smiths
Creek at $500. Martin D. Buth, of
Comstock Park, consigned the cow
that brought the high figure of $410.

Bidders showed an appreciation of
good dairy type. Bidding was brisk
)n proven producers. cows with good
cow testing association records selling
well along with those with official rec-
ords.

The sale was held November 10 at
the Michigan State College, East Lan-
sing. On account of the success of
this event, it is planned to make the
sale an annual affair.

HOGS SELL HIGH.

 

HE public auction sale of Poland

China hogs by Wesley Hile, of

Ionia county, was most successful.
I‘hese cholera-immune spring pigs
made an average of $58 per head.
Four boars in one litter made an aver-
age of $105, and the whole litter of
eight sold for $675. Michigan buyers
took all of the offerings excepting five,
three going to Illinois and two to Ohio.

bushels above the ten-year average.
Continuous wet weather has made har-
vesting and threshing difficult, and a
considerable amount is still in the
fields. The estimated production is
841,000 bushels as compared with 754,-
000 last year. The quality is rated at
85 per Cent, three per cent below the
average, but three per cent above last
year. -
The United States’ crop is estimat-
ed at 15,249,000 bushels, as against 14,-
647,000 in 1925. The quality is rated
at 82.2 per cent. '
Potatoes—Yields vary considerably
between different sections and be-
tween individual farms but, on the
whole, the late crop has yielded well
and better than expected before dig-
ging commenced. Only a small per-
centage remained unharvested on No—
vember 1. The average yield is 122
bushels per acre, giving a. total crop
of 30,378,000 bushels. Last year’s crop
amounted to 24,411,000 bushels, both
the acreage and yield being less than
in 1926. The quality is estimated at
87 per cent, which is the same as the
ten-year average. There was practi-
cally no late blight, although there is
some rot on heavy soils, due to exces-
sive moisture. In a few localities,
there was some over-sized stock and
hollow-heart. This condition was most
prevalent in the countries bordering
on Lake Michigan, where no frost oc-
curred to stop growth. On the whole,
the‘crop is of excellent quality, an
average of 92 per cent grading U. S.
No. 1 in the chief commercial sections.
The total,crop of the United States
is estimated at 360,727,000 bushels,_an
increase of about ten millions over the
previous month’Srreport, as yields in
several states were better than expect-
ed. This crop is about 36,000,000 great-
er than last year’s, but is still short of
requirements by 20,000,000 or
25,000,000 bushels.
Beans—Continuous wet, cold and
cloudy weather during October greatly

(Continued on page 545)._

    

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Polled Shorthorn, \Vednesday, Dec. 1,

10:00 A. M.
For catalogs address American Short-
horn Association, Union Stock
Yards, Chicago.

HEREFORD.
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For information write R. J. Kinzer,
300 W. 11th St., Kansas City, Mo.

 

 

And Other Pure-bred Live Stock Sales.

 

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HOGS
O. I. C’s. Registered Pigs For Sale

Edwin STILSON. Williamsburg. Mich.

3 Registered 0. I. C. Boars

EPH VAN ETTEN, Clifford, Mich.

ready for service.
$35 each. JOS-

. _ l... T. P. C. SWINE FOR SALE
Spring pigs. either sex. good ones. Cholera immune.

Also Brown Swis. bull. .
cheater, Mich. s s A A. FELDKAMP. Man-

. - . Champion Poland China Herd.
MICIIIgaIl PIeIIIIer offering boars and gilts of

spring farrow, also fall pigs at reason b '
DORUS HOVER. Akron, Mich. a 18 pm”
registered. Rea}

B. T. P. C. Spring Boars smiable price.

MARY’S EIGHTY, Walled Lake, Mich.
Poland China. Boars of March and

For Sale -
' April furrow. lxnmuncd for Ill
and registered free. WESLEY HILE, lonia, Might,“

Big lype Poland Chinas "m‘ “”1”“
CLARK. Breckenridge,
AM PSHIRE boar pigs of spring and summer for-

Hrow for sale. 13th year in business. JOHN .
SNYDER. R. 4, St. Johns. Mich. W

. We have than.
Write us your wants. E. A.
Mich.

SHEEP

1000 CHOICE EWES

For sale in lots of 50 or more. We do sell better
owes for less money. Write for description and prices.
or telegraph when you can come to inspect them.
Telegraph: Itorkwood, Post Office, So. Itockwood.
Mich. ALMOND B. CHAPMAN 8. SON. 80. Rock-
wood. Mich.

DELAINE RAMS

good as grew. Photos free.
40. Wakcman. Ohio.

 

The wool and
mutton kind. A!
F. H. RUSSELL, Box

SHEEP all recorded, sent on approval: Cotswolds.
Leicesters. Tunis, Lincolns. Karakules and Hamp-
ehires. L. R. Kuney. 648 Madison St., Adrian. Mich.

Shrops hires —Oxfords

Yearling and ram lambs. Also a few Mc-
Kerrow bred Oxford ewes for sale.

Lakefield Farms, Clarkston, Mich.

FAIR VIEW SHROPSHIRES FOR SALE—10 Field
Rams. Good Type and Breeding. 2 stock rams.
One 2~yr.-old \Vardwell Ram. Also 15 bred ewes.
E. F. GOODFELLOW. Ovid. Mich.

 

 

 

both Polled and Horned.
Come and make your own
Mich.

ELAINE-Merino Rams.
for sale. Good ones.
HOUSEMAN BROS.. Albion.

 

oelection.
Oxford Downs a special-

weSI Marion SIUCk Farm ty, rams and owe lamb!
for sale. WM. V‘AN SIOKLE. Deckerville. Mich.

 

F OR SALE ~~~~~ Oxford Rams and Ewes, bred from
the best rams we could buy. GEO. T. ABBOTT.
Palmc, Mich. TeI. Deckerville. 78-3.

 

' Wardwell two—year mm. yearling
Shropshues rams. ram lambs. and 10 year-
ling owes. c. J. THOMPSON. Rovkiord, Mich.

10 Registered Shropshire Yearling Ewes
also ram lambs. c. LEMEN &. SONS, Dexter. Midl.

 

 

 

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GRAIN QUOTATIONS

Tuesday, November 16.

Wheat.
Detroit—No. 2 red at $1.39; No. 2
white $1.40; No. 2 mixed $1.38.
Chicago—December at $1.347/8; May
$1.395/8; July 951.32%.
Toledo.——VVheat. No. 2 red at $1.38
@139. . C

Detroit—No. 2
yellow 50%c
Chicago. December 695/80; May at
78%c; July 813430.
Oats.
Detroit—No. 2 Michigan 490; No.
3, 470.
Chicago—December at 41%c; May
457/30; July 451,40.
Rye.
Detroit—No. 2, 940.
Chicago—December 91%c; May at
930; July 98%c.
Toledo—Rye- 93c.
Beans.

Detroit—Immediate
shipment $5.10@5.15.

New York—Pea domestic at $5.50@
6.25; red kidney $8.25@9.
Barley.
feeding 610.
Seeds.

Detroit—Cash red clover $22.50;

Cash alsike $19; timothy, old at $2.65;
new $2.80.

orn.
yellow at 700; No. 3

 

and prompt

Malting 72c;

Hay
Detroit—No. 1 timothy at $19.50@
20.50; standard $18.50@19.50; No.1
light clover mixed $18.50@19.50; No.
2 timothy $16.50@l7.50; N0. 1 clover
$16.50@17.50; wheat and oat straw at
$l2@13; rye straw $14@15.
Feeds.

Detroit.———VVinter wheat bran at $32;
spring wheat bran at $31; standard
middlings at $33: fancy middlings at
$38; cracked corn $35; coarse corn-
meal $33; chop $34 per ton in carlots.

WHEAT

Wheat prices declined sharply at the
close of the past week. Prospects of
settlement of the British coal strike,
and absence of decidedly bullish crop
news from the southern hemisphere
finally induced speculative liquidation.
The situation points to a considerable
period of weak prices before sustained
strength can be expected.

\Vhile stocks abroad are small, the
prospects for early settlement of the
coal strike, and the fact that the pre-
mium of Liverpool over North Ameri-
can markets will diminish when
freight rates are reduced, keep foreign
buyers from purchasing ahead. In the
long run, the strike settlement Will
help export business, but it will .un—
settle demand temporarily and is like-
ly to be an adverse factor while trade
conditions are disturbed.

CORN

The preliminary estimate of this
crop was 2,694,000,000

year’s corn
. bushels, or 14,000,000 bushels more
than the October 1 forecast. The re-

serves of old corn on farms totaled
181,000,000 bushels, compared with 58,-
000,000 bushels last year, and 102,000,-
000 bushels two years ago. Last
year’s crop, was 2,905,000,000 bushels,
so that the total farm supply this year
is about 100,000,000 bushels more. than
in 1925. The merchantable quality of
this crop was estimated at 72.6 per
cent, compared with 83.6 per cent last
year, and a ten-year average of 81.8
per cent. Low quality means low feed-
ing value and heavy farm disappear-
ance, so that the change in_ supply is
greater than the relative Size of the
crop and carry-over in the two years

. would indicate.
OATS

Oats prices have been followmg
corn. Primary receipts are light and
stocks at terminals are nearly 30 per
cent smaller than last year,.although
they are above normal in Size. Any
substantial change in cats prices Will
probably depend upon the action of

other grains.
SEEDS

Alfalfa seed has advanced recently
as early estimates on the Size of.the
crop in the main producing sections
have not been fulfilled. Prices have
averaged low, compared with prevail-
ing't‘motations for other seed, and 'de-

mand has been active.

6.50;

Demand for
timothy seed has improved during the
past week, and values have been in-

creased.
_ FEEDS

Wheat feeds have steadied again,
particularly in the middle west where

demand has increased, and a stronger

market is generally expected, particu-
larly for bran. Cottonseed meal- is
stronger, although a further increase
in the estimate of the cotton crop
means a larger supply of meal.

HAY

The moderate receipts of hay at the
leading distributing markets are read-
ily absorbed by the demand, and the
market remains firm. Snow and cold
weather throughout the middle west
have put an end to the pasture season,
and hay feeding should increase. De-
mand for hay suitable for dairy pur-
poses is active, and due to the short
supply of this kind of hay, prices are

strengthening.
EGGS

.The advent of winter weather, with
heavy snows in many wid-western
states last week, sent prices of fresh
eggs to a new high level for the sea-
son. Receipts are moderate, and re-
ports from the country do not indi-
cate any possibility of a gain in sup-
plies for several weeks. Some further
decline in the lay is expected before
the supply begins to increase. Last

year, receipts reached the low point _

for the season at the end of Novem—
ber. Shipments of Pacific coast eggs
continue to show a marked gain over
corresponding times in previous years.
Storage holdings of eggs still show a
considerable shortage under. a year
ago. On November 1, holdings totaled
5,885,000cases compared with 6,322,-
000 cases on the same date a year ago.

Chicago.—-Eggs, fresh firsts 44@49c;
extras 491/3@5OC; ordinary firsts 39@
43c; miscellaneous 460; dirties 28@
310; checks at 27@300. Live poultry,
hens 23@231/20; springers 22c; roost-
ers 18c; ducks 22c; geese 19c; tur-
keys 35c.

Detroit.———Eggs, fresh candled and
graded 43@48c; storage 30@34c. Live
poultry, heavy springers at 240; light

springers 21c; heavy hens 250; light
hens 17c; geese 21@23c; ducks 24@
25c; turkeys_38@390.

BUTTER .

The butter market advanced from
the narrow range it has covered for
several weeks. Supplies of fresh but—
ter fell off sharply and dealers who
had been buying on a hand-to-mouth
scale were buying ahead. The short-
age of fresh butter permits an exten-
sive use of storage stock and the sur-
plus over a year ago was reduced to
only 5,600,000 pounds on November 1.
The discount in prices as compared
with fresh butter gives the storage
product the preference among many
consumers. Consumption of butter has
not shown the curtailment usually ex-
pected at this season when prices are
climbing higher. ‘

Prices on 92-score creamery butter
were: Chicago 481/20; New York 50c;
Detroit 41@44%c per pound in tubs.

. WOOL

While the recent "slowing down in
demand for wool continued through
the past week, prices have been main-
tained in practically all lines. Ohio
delaines and half-blood wools have
sold on the Boston market at 45((r46c.
grease basis, with three-eighths and
quarter-blood combing at 450. Choice
staple territory sold up to $1.15, clean,
with fine and fine medium French
combing in a. range of $1@1.10.

POTATOES ‘

Ten million bushels were added to
the estimate of the potato crop on No-
vember 1, as compared with a month
earlier. Market supplies during the
past month have been of generous size
and prices have eased off. Cold weath—
er will prevent growers from market-
ing so freely for a while, and prices
should advance -again before the end
of the month. Northern round whites,
U. S. No. 1, are quoted at $2.35@2.50
per 100 pounds, sacked, at Chicago.

GRAND RAPIDS

Turkeys were in demand in Grand
Rapids this week. Produce dealers
were bidding 35@360 a pound for the
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CHICAGO

Hogs.

Receipts 33,000. Market slow, and
mostly 1009150 lower at best prices;
big packers inactive and bidding 15c
lower than low time on Monday; tops
$11.75, paid for 230-260-lb. weight; bulk
of desirable hogs average 180-220 lbs.
$11.50@\11.65; best heavy butchers are
scarce; pigs and light lights strong to
higher; selected pigs $12; bulk of 110—
160-lb. average at $11.50@11.85; good
heavy packing sows steady, others are
mostly 250 lower; bulk at $10@10.85.

attle
Receipts 18,000.

Market on feeding
steers and yearling trade weak to 25c
lower; mostly 15@25c off on weighty
feeding steers; few choice yearlings
steady, demand narrow approximate;
holiday stock feeders easy, yearlings
$12.25; heavy steers $10.50; she stock
and bulls 10@150 lower; vealers 250
lower at $11@11.50 to packers.
Sheep and Lambs.

Receipts 25,000. Market is active;
lambs steady to strong; bulk of good
natives and fat westerners at $12.25@
13.50; tops about $13.25; culls steady;
sheep unchanged; bulk fat ewes $5@
feeding lambs strong at $11.60
@1250, and held about $13; choice
good lambs mostly at $11.50; fat year-
lings $9.50@10.50.

DETROIT

Cattle.
Receipts 369. Market is steady on
good, very slow on common.
Good to choice yearlings
dry-fed . . . ' . . . .$10.50@11.75

Best heavy steers, dry-fed 9.50@10.00
Handy weight butchers . . 8.00@ 8.50
Mixed steers and heifers 6.00 7.00
Handy light butchers . .. . 6.00 6.50
Light butchers . . . . . . . . . . 4.5063 5.45
Best COWS oc'nv-o-oooeoeeo

5.005.)“ 5.75.

Butcher cows ........... 4.25@ 4.75
Cutters ................. 3.75@ 4.25
Canners ................. 3.00@ 3.50
Choice light bulls 6.00@ 6.50
Bologna bulls ....... 5.00@ 6.50
Stock bulls .............. 4.00@ 5.00
Feeders ............. 6.00@ 7.00
Stockers ................ 5.50@ 6.50
Milkers and springers...$55.00@ 90.00

Calves.
Receipts 493. Market steady.

Best .\. ................... 15.00
Others .................. 8.00@14.50
Sheep and Lambs.

Receipts 4,166. Market steady.

Best grades ............. $13.00@13.25

Fair lambs ............. 10.00@11.50

Light to common lambs. . 5.00@ 9.00

Best lambs . .............. 12.00@12.50

Fair to good sheep ....... 5.00@ 6.00

Culls and common ...... 2.00@ 3.00
Hogs.

Receipts 2,561. Market on. roughs
10'@200 lower; others steasdy. ’

Mixed .................... 11.65
Lights .................. 12.25
Roughs .................. 10.00
Stags .................. . 8.50
Heavies ................. 10.50@11.85
BUFFALO
Hogs.

_Receipts 643. Market steady to 10c
higher; .bulk 170-220 lbs. at $12.25@
12.35; pigs and light lights mostly at

$12.50@12.7 3 packing sows $10@10.50

mostly.
Cattle.

Receipts 600. Most reactor cows;
few sales; 250 lower at $2.50@3.60.
_ Calves. . '
Receipts 200. Market steady; top
vealers $15; culls $9@11. .
~.Sheep and Lambs.
Receipts 200. Hold-over receipts
3,500, market steady; bulk “fat lambs

$13.25@13.50; few held, lower; ewes
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about steady, with prices as follows:‘
Hens 15(@20c; chickens 14@220; ducks
18@220; geese 17@20c; rabbits 16c;'
pork 17@171,éc; beef 8@120; lamb 20
@22c; eggs 50@550; butterofat 50c lb;=
potatoes $1.20@.1.40 bu; onions 70@!
900 bu; radishes 50c dozen bunches;l
leaf lettuce 7c lb; beans $4.60 per cwt;'
red kidney $6@7 cyyt; wheat $1.25 bu;
rye 78c bu.

DETROIT CITY MARKET

The markets were well supplied with
most lines of produce. Cauliflower
and good hard cabbage went well.
Most green stuff sold readily, while
apples and potatoes were slower to
move.

Apples 750@$3' bu; beets 75c@$1_

bu; cauliflower $1.75@2.25 bu; cab—
bage 75c@$1.25 bu; re $1.25@1.50
bu; savoy cabbage 75c $1 bu; local

celery 20@60c dozen; carrots 75c@
$1.25 bu; mustard 50c@$1 bu; kohl-
rabi 50@600 dozen bunches; endive‘
500@$2 bu; dry onions $1.25@1.50 bu;
root parsley 40@600 dozen bunches;
curly parsley 50@60c dozen bunches;
potatoes $1@1.70 bu; sweet peppers,
green $2@3~'bu; red $1.50@2.‘50 bu;
spinach 75c@$1.50 bu; turnips $1.25@
2 bu; turnip tops 40@600 bu; Hubbard
squash 75@900 bu; green tomatoes 75c
@125 bu; pears at 75c@$2 bu; lima
beans 60@70c qt; leeks 50@75c dozen
bunches; parsnips $1.50@2 bu; ro-
maine 75c@$1 bu; butter 60@75c lb;
pumpkins 50@750 bu; vegetable oys-
ters 75c@$1 dozen bunches; celery
cabbage $l@2 bu; geese, wholesale at
21@23c; retailv250; hens, wholesale
24m=26cz retail 28@3OC; springers,
wholesale 24@260; retail at 28@300:
Leghorn springers, wholesale 20@22c;
ducks, wholesale 26@280; retail 30c;
veal 20@210; dressed hens 35@40c;
dressed springers 35@4OC; ducks 45c.

APPLES

Although carlot shipments of apples
are not as large as might be expected
from the size of the crop, the market
continues on a low level. Practically
every state has a surplus and little
improvement in demand is expected.
The commercial crop on November 1
was estimated to total practically 40,-
000,000 barrels compared with last
year’s harvest of 33,000,000 barrels.
Illinois and Michigan A-21/é-inch Jona-
thans are unchanged at $4@4.50 per

barrel.
CHEESE

Replacement buying of cheese by
dealers who had let their stocks be-
come nearly depleted held the cheese
market steady last week. Supplies are
light and are firmly held. Canadian
cheese markets have declined again,
and it is possible that the year’s im-
ports of this cheese will largely offset
the decline in domestic production.

Prices for No. 1 American cheese
on November 13 were:

Chicago, twins 23%0; single daisies
23%@24c; double daisies 23%0; long- .
hOrns 24@24140.

New York, single daisies 24%@250;i
Young Americas 24%@24%c.

Philadelphia, flats 25@251;§c; single
daisies 25c; longhorns 25%@2517§c.

 

Estimates of wheat production to
date indicates that the world’s supply
outside of India and China, for the
year may be about the same as last '
year, according to reports received by
the department of agriculture.

The Detroit Civil Air Corps report
that Michigan airplanes carried eleven
times as much freight as those of any
other state, but that Michigan is ninth‘
in commercial airplane standing.

COMING LIVE STOCK SALES.

Jerseys.
Nov. 23—P. C. Harper, Mason, Mich,
J. R. Worthington, Okemos, Mich.
Guernseys.
Nov. 23—Dispersal Sale, Jones & All-
dredge, Cassopolis, Mich.

Cattle prices are moving irregularly,

'but the main tendency on steers grad-

ing from medium to prime appears to
be, downward. Common killing steers,
most grades of she stock and bulls are
showing stability,‘probably in preparw.
tion for a winter rise. Steers d' clined
25rto 40 cents in .thfizpastigwe' ’ 2a.

  

   
     

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increased the damage to the crop. On
November .1 a considerable quantity
was still in the fields. In Sanilac, Hur-
on, and portions of several counties in
the east-central district, the unharvest—
ed portion probably amounted ‘to 50
per cent of the total acreage. In other
sections, the harvest was completed
during October, with the exception of
occasional fields. But little threshing
has been done and the beans being
marketed carry an excess of moisture
and are picking heavily. Many lots
are too poor in quality to warrant the
expense of picking. Considerable acre-
age has been abandoned and fields
that have not been pulled to date will
be abandoned unless more favorable
weather develops soon. As a result of
the present chaotic and uncertain con-
dition, it was impracticable to make
any inquiry on November 1. As soon
as harvesting is discontinued for the
season, a survey of the acreage aban-
doned, percentage merchantable pick,
and yield will be made. Present indi-
cations point to a considerably smaller
merchantable crop than that of last
-year

Sugar Beets—Harvesting began ear-
ly in October but, owing to the prev—
alence of rainy weather, it has pro-
gressed rather slowly and with consid- .
erable difficulty in removing the beets
from low, flat lands. The average
yield is 9.0 tons per acre, making the
total crop 1,044,000 tons, as compared
with 969,000 tons in 1925.

The estimated amount for the Unit-
ed States is 7,213,000 tons of beets
from which a production of 938,000
tons of sugar is expected.

Clover Seed—The average yield is
estimated at 1.5 bushels per acre, or
a total production of 114,000 bushels,
as compared with 101,000 in 1925. In
some sections, the heads did not fill
well. Harvesting has been delayed by
the adverse weather conditions, and
some acreage will probably be aban-
doned. The quality is 82 per cent, or
three per cent below the average.

The acreage of clover seed harvest—
ed in the United States this year is
estimated at 590,000, from which a
crop of 864,000 bushels is expected.
The 1925 production was placed at 1,—
029,000 bushels. The quality is 85.3
per cent.

Miscellaneous Crops—The average
yield of timothy seed is 2.8 bushels;
alfalfa seed, 2.5 bushels; soy beans,
14.4 bushels; and cowpeas, 13.0 bush—
els per acre. There has been a mark-
ed increase in the acreage of alfalfa
seed during the last three or four
years.

Apples—Harvesting of the crop was
nearing completion on November 1.
Owing to low prices, a considerable
quantity of low grade fruit and unde—
sirable varieties was left in the or—
chards. The total crop is estimated
at 67 per cent of normal, equivalent
to 9,045,000 bushels, as compared with
9,000,000 last: year. The commercial
portion amounts to 1,489,000 barrels,
against 1,700,000 last year. The yield
was somewhat heavier in the south-
west counties and lighter in the west-
central and northwest districts than
last year. Of the total commercial
crop, approximately 51 per cent, or
759,000 barrels, is made up of winter
varieties, the other 49 per cent being
summer and fall apples. The quality
is reported at 78 per‘ cent, .two per
cent above the average and two per
cent below last year. A deficiency in
sunshine, and a relatively cool sum-
mer, resulted in much fruit being be-
low normal in color and sugar con-
tent.

The production of apples for the en-
tire country is estimated at 246,262,000
bushels, as compared with 164,616,000
in 1925. The commercial portion

   
  
 
 
 
 
  
  

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shot these years, not because what I

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gaveyou theb'est of it, and it isn’t in
I’ve kept my mouth

might say would. hurt me—people up
'here know me! It was you I was spar-
in’, not me!” He leveled a finger
scornfully at Starke. "Bluffin’, eh?” he
cried, “blufi‘ln’! Are you callin’ my
bluff, you with your fine place among
nice people who don’t know you here?
Do you want to bring things to a
showdown?”

“Go the limit,” dared Starke; “your
pride of family will keep your mouth
shut—it always has!”

“Then so be it!” said Old Man Ma-
son grimly. “The marshal knows
where Allison is. We’ll have him in
town within two weeks. Bring on your
charges and your lying witnesses; but
I’ll be there, too. I'll be there to climb
into the witness chair and impeach
your reputation. I’ll tell of the time
we came out of the mountains and got
caught in the storm and the grub was
low; of how you stole my share and
took your own and sneaked away, to
be sure you had enough food to carry
you to safety. Stealing a pardner’s
share of grub—the worst crime in the
north, and your pardner was your own
father. Of how Sam Bradford found
me, gnawing at my boots to livefla
little off in the head. You’re going
with a nice, pure girl in this town, I
hear. You’re going to stop it—squaw
man!” Old Man Mason snapped the
epithet like the crack of a whip. “And
if all that ain’t enough, your friends
will hear that you were dishonorably
discharged from your country’s ser-
vice. If that’s bluffin’, call it!” Old
Man Mason, breathing heavily from
his emotion, dropped weakly into his
chair. For a 10mg time there was si-
lence. At length Starke spoke.

“You know,” he said, his voice that
of the beaten cur, “you’d be just dirty
enough to turn against your own son,
I believe.”

“I’d do that for a real son—Now,
we’ll drop over to the commissioner’s
and tell ’em the charges are with-
drawn. You won’t have to tell him
why——he’ll guess—he’s an old-timer,
too.”

It was the Old Man Mason who
found life as a whole, sweet, who took
the trail next day. He bummed hap-
pily as he sat on, his sled and let the
dogs-pull him; like his.1ife, the trail
here was good, and at the trail’s end
was the partner he liked to think of
as son; and a baby named Mike quite
enough for even an old man to live for.

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about a year ago. She comes in heat

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anything I can give to make her hold?
A. McG.—-This condition is due to a
iseased condition of the ovaries, or
u erus. It would be advisable to have
your cow examined by a veterinarian,
and give such treatment that he finds
necessary.

Bloody Milk.—My cow gives a little
blood in her milk. I noticed it first by
a little pinkish color in the bowl of
the separator. She is just a young
cow, and a good one. Will appreciate
any help you can give me. . H
Reduce the grain ration. Give one
pound of epsom salts, and bathe the
affected quarter with cold water sev-
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ed or mouldy feed.

Articular Rheumatism.—I have a
cow that is stiff in her hind legs, and
when she stands still over night she
can hardly bend her legs, and when
they bend they crack and jump. She
is giving a good mess of milk.‘ She
has been this way about a year, but is
getting worse. E. McC.——It is doubtful
if any kind of treatment would be of
much benefit. Try giving one-quarter
ounce of salicylate of soda three times
daily. Also one tablespoonful of salt-
petre once daily.

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amounts to 39,949,000 barrels, against
31,909,000 last year. The quality is
reported to be 84 per cent. This is
the largest crop on record, except that
of 1914.

Grapes..—While practically all of the
crop was harvested without frost dam—
age, it ripened slowly and yields in
some localities fell below expectations.
The sugar content was below normal,
as in other fall fruits. The quality
was 83 per cent, against 84 per cent
last year, and 86, the ten-year average.
The estimated total production of 77
per cent of normal is equivalent to
66,990 tons, as compared with 22,100
tons harvested in 1925.

The combined production of all
states amounts to 2,366,035 tons, as
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-It was the tone rather than the
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from hisusual calm. He leaped to his
feet, fists clenched, arms upraised.
“Ask anyof the old-timers if Old Man
Hansonever attempted a bluff he didn't
carry throughl”.-he shouted. “All my
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London. Ohio.

Thos. Sellers. New

 

SEEDS AND NURSERY STOCK

FREE—New Catalog hardy fruit trees. shrubs. roses.
bulbs. _sceds. America's largest departmental nursery.
Established 72 years. Stoors & Harrison 00..

103. I’ainesvillc. Ohio.

 

 

ALFRED BLACKBERRIES are 1% inches long. 18
Mastodon lilverbearing strawberries flIl quart. Cata-
log. Geo. Simmer, Box H, Ncw Buflalo. Mich.

 

FOR SATISFACTION
beans. of A.

INSURANCE
B. Cook. Owosso. Mich.

TOBACCO

TOBACCO: Chewing. 5 pounds. $1.50:
Smoking, 5 pounds. $1.25'

‘ . . ten. $2 Psy
pipe and recipe free. Farmers' Union.

buy seed oats.

 

IIOMESI’ IN
ten, $2.50.

Ky.

 

IN

2.

TOBACCO: Smoking or
$2.25. Send no money.
l’ipe i'rco.
Ky.

chewing. 4
. Pay postmaster
United Farmers of Kentucky,

IIOMESI’I
$1: 1
on arrival.

 

GUARANTEE!) IIUMESI’UN TOBACCO-421mm]: 0!
r 5 lbs, $1.25; ten. $2; cigars $2 per 50.
lipc fn-c, pay when received. Farmers' Association.
liaxon Mills. Kentucky.

 

HOMl-.Sl'l'.’\' TOBACCO GUARANTEED Allowing.
. $1.50; ten, $2.50. Smoking, ten. $1.50.
l'ipc frce, pay when received. United Farmers Bard-
well, Kentucky. '

 

_ KENTUCKY SWEET LEAF.
vor. Smoking, 15 lbs... $1.50. Chewing,
when received. Ernest Cheats» Wingo,

Fine than
$2.25. Pay
Kentucky.

POULTRY

,WHl’l‘E LEGHORN EGGS AND CHICngbig dis—
count if ordered now for spring shipment. Sircd by
200 to 293-egg males. Egg-bred 26 years. Winners
10 egg contests. Shipped C. 0. D. Catalog, special
prul-c bulletin. free. Thousands of pullets, hens cock—
0 of: a ow price. :eorge B. Ferris. 9 '

Grand Rapids. Michigan. 34 Union.

\‘I'II I'I'TA K I'? R ' S R ED POCKERELS.
IlIEYIl producing hcns. Both Combs.
liihi'lzilow Farm. Box 9, Lawrence.

 

pedigreed from
Write for prices.
Mich.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

consecutive insertions 6 cents s word. Count as s. word each abbreviations. initial or number. No .7 , ~ ‘ ‘ ' '
display type or illustrations admitted. Remittances must accompany order. . . $5 I” I‘ 1‘ 110! R ('()(II\EI{ELS large. vigorous. hen~
/ Livs stock advertising has a «panic department and u not assented as olauli'led. Mlnlmum hurclu-(L April hatch. Clover Lear Stock Farm.
IIIIII‘IO I0 "0"“. Monroe, .\Il(‘Il.
,GOIJH'IN \VYANIKI'I‘TES Specialty. (‘ockerels Sekx‘b
Four Ono Four UNUSUALLY FERTILE, low—priced Stunter (minty. iii-11:3} "f,”“';* 021%; £13,231 5" and 5 63“"- Ea“
82.40 18. ”.8108 86.14 Georgia. lands. 12 months’ growing season, county ‘ ' ' ‘ ’ ‘ ' "
3.84 I1........ 2.18 8.43 operated trucks to every consolidated St'IlOOI. paved‘
2.88 18...“... 1.24 C. 3 roads. friendly neighbors: railroad facilities put coun- TURKEYS
8.1! ........ .31 l" ty within few hours exprchage of six million people. ,
8.88 80...”... 140 7-” Fine for general farming, especially trucking. dam“ l’UlililAllRlIl) MAMMOTH BRONZE TURKEYS ~-
:1: 81”“...- :3: #3: ing. poultry raising. open grazing all ycai',’ Awrngo i'hmiipion Strain. large and vigorous. Mrs. B. Smatis.
J ........ - ~91 temperature 05.5 degrees. annual rainfall 48.57 lllt'lltiS. ‘lt East Jordan. Mich.
t3: “........ 1:: :16 Americus and Sumter (‘ounty (‘hamlwr or l‘ommerce. yNil’RA‘W A\Sl 'l‘T '1! RI lYS 1 $7 3!
- ........ ' 202 Chamber of (‘ommercc Building. Americus, 1“ ~ . 4‘ i 3A“: ‘ 7 { ’I A - 19118 . toms 0.
I.“ 85.. 180 8.40 GOOl'l‘d until ’l‘hanksgiiing. $8 and $12 later. Mrs. Wm.
4.80 :6...“ .. :3: :68: g ' :Nowcll, Ousted. Mich.
:2: xiii: :04 9:1: THOUSANDS 01“ FARMERS m‘“ Wm! “"1“! ”iii INAHIL-iGAVSE'l’T‘ 'rnnxrvs vnice stock Hens $7
' ' " Winter. \Vhy not learn about the country before you ‘ . ‘ . , ‘ 4- - . ‘ ' '
5H 80.. . . 2 9.36 toms 810 until Thanksgiving $8 and $12 later
‘ 330 960 start, and save time and mom-v? ’l‘hcrc are excellent . ‘. ~ ‘ . ’ ' '
5'16 :3 """ ' 3'33 9'34 locations where good soil mild climate high-priced IMF” am” “(19‘ Adrian, Mmh'
6'00 " " ' 44 markets. and pleasant living conditions assure suc- IlllltiNZlu‘ TURKEYS AND PEKIN DUCKS—“Blith—
9 R 1‘ bl ‘ f t‘ f \V 'i \V I l ' B 1 I 1
., ('93.. via a in 0mm ion ree. 1‘] c . C. 'rice. ,gan est." inc )reedcrs. for sale. Mary’s Eighty,
REAL ESTATE General Immigration Agent, Room 003. Southern lVVnIlcd Luke, Mich,
Railway System, Washington. D. C '
‘ I
ATTRACTIVE FARM PROPERTY non SALEA—EOO ‘ ‘EDGEWOOD GIANT BRONZI‘PTlarge. hardy northern
acres in heart, of I'li'Il and beautiful farm area". near FOR S:\I.I‘I~—-80 8.01.951, extra 300d land, WPII fenced. Etlll‘kt‘l‘r. Best Stl'llll‘lS. IIII‘S. Edgar Case. Benzonia.
Hartford. Wisconsin. Washirilgton (‘raullllfi fmilrédm fair buildings. good well. Priced for quick sale. iMl‘h-
,substantial buildings in cxct' cnt con ition. 1m \1 ml! $2,500. $1,000 down, balancc easy payments. Loom v, c ,. .
Lgruin elevator, cow barns equipped with eighty James nrd prim-hum, Evart. Mich. IgIAvIET gugg‘m‘l RHIKI‘R-f? -He!ns 37'00' Toms 310'
}stanchions, calf and bull pciis, large hay I)flrll,11i'8‘ ‘ . . iat or, A o}, _ 1(1.
ihouse. sheep and hog burns. li‘our concrete sios.‘ . . \[AMW . . ,. .1.
. . . , ,_ , _ , ., . . ,, .. .. OliANClu canvas, 7 years old, $1,000. 250 cash, . MOTH BROME TURKLYS Very 8004 01185-
{Buildings wood fox elottru lights. ((ll’llllltli. vista Ibfllant'flf ens: terms, Fine buildinr gt- 'sl‘hr Mrs. Eugene Ramsdell, Hanover. Michigan.
system For particulars and price, address la. L. . L sic _ ee new
II’hilipp Estates, Station ...(,. Milwaukee. \Visconsin. fhousé's.‘ (‘Aome and see them. Bruce Martin, Sebas- it
‘ 3 mm. P lorida. HELP WANTED

 

I2000 MIDDLE WEST FARMERS moied to Oregon
in last two years. after thorough investigation. They
like our mild winters, cool summers. with no severe
istorms to ruin a season's work and destroy property.
ili‘ine roads and Schools, productive soil. good mar-
*kets for your products. Write for official bulletins
1and illustrated booklet. of facts, Free. Land Settle—
Imemt Department. Portland (“hamber of Commerce,
227 Oregon Building. Portland, Oregon.

 

Fl CST PRODUCTIVE FARMS AT LOW' PRICES.
In great Pruiinsula between Chesapeake Bay‘ and
Ocean. Fine land. climate! marketing facilities.
Long growing season. Big early crops command top
prices. Concrete roads make farming pay big on
farms abandoned when roads were poor. Other bar-
gains. Address Room 144. Del-Mar-Va Building.
Salisbury. Md.

FOB. QUICK SALE—80 acres. gravel loam. Well
drained. productive land. close to town and school.
good fences. buildings not in good repair. Laud
without buildings at all is worth more than I am
asking for farm. 7-mom house. small barn. price
$2.000. half down. 10 years on remainder. 'Write or
’phone W. F. Umphrey. Evart, Mich.

 

FOR sun—40 acres unimproved land in Pleasanton
Township. Maoistee County. Mrs. Ida McGowan.
Novi. Mich ..

 

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WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITIES. Southern Georgia.
1farm lands. Write for complete information. Cham-
jber Commerce. Quitman. Georgia.

 

 

WANTED FARMS

 

WAN‘l‘EDA—FARMSmwithin 100 miles of Detroit that
,you will exchange for single houses and two flats.
l“. D. Stear. 25 Glenwood Ave. Ecorse. Detroit. Mich.

 

IWANTED7~T0 hear from owner of land for sale. for
fall delivery. 0. Hawley. Baldwin. Wis.

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS

FRESH SWEEP FLORIDA ORANGES. $3 per box.

containing 300 good side. An ideal Christmas gift.

$716.13“ express charges. Acme Farms, Gainesville.
on a.

 

 

DRIVER SAI.ESMAN——23 to 85 years an.
nent employment; good future. Write us if inter-
ested. Belle Isle Creamery. 3600 Forest E.. Detroit.
Mich.

CAPABLE
acre Oakland County farm.
Oakland. Michigan Farmer.

FARMER 0N SHARES—on good 177—
For interview address
Detroit. Mich.

AGENTS WANTED

MAN WANTED to distribute our goods in country.
Be independent. have a. business of your own, with
steady income from the start. We extend credit to
you. We train you. no uperience needed. McCon-

non & 00.. Dept. D, Winona. _Minn.
AGENTS—«Our New Household Cleaning Device wash—

es and dries windows, swam. cleans walls. scrubs.
mops. Costs less than brooms. Over half profit.
:Vrite Harper Brush Works. 173 3rd 8L. Fairfiold.
owa.

 

 

 

 

 

 

LARGE OREGON PRU,NES $8 per hundred. 26 lbs. 3500 MONTHLY selling Guaranteed Trees. Roses. nus.
express paid $3.75. szw00d Orchards Salem. 0!” Low prices: experience minecessary: free outfit. KI!-
egon. stone Nurseries. New Galilee. Ps.
WANTED—CARLOAD HAY STRAW. Stain kind.
price at. Madison. Boriing. Madison. Ohio. SITUATIONS WANTED
WANTED—Position on poultry (arm. Short course
WANTED—Dairy hay. clover. clover mixed and al- in Agricul College. band on ism. Chili
fall’s. Write Barry D. Gates Company. Jackson. Mich. flmlt‘h. R. 4. Cam.» Mich.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Judging from this Warning Sign. Girl Reserves of the Y. W. C. A. Lieut. Conant broke world’s sea— Thousands of Moslem “true be-
Llnfi, P9111, also has 1191‘ traffic presented Princess Ileana with plane record when he attained lievers” bow in prayer before
pro ems. '

their membership ring. speed of 251.5 miles per hour.

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The rear end of this truck apparently represented a load of lum- One of the members of the United States Navy has a soft berth.
her, but federal prohibitlon agents of Los Angeles found it to It is the canine mascot of the U. S. S. Black Hawk, which is sta—
be a fake trap door, used to transport liquor. tioned in Asiatic waters.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Japan, during recent floods that caused much King Ferdinand to be seriously weighing 800 pounds, was washed upon the
_damage to the city. ill

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1111111011“ from the turret Of a battleship by means of an eXDIO- hi- jackers now that they are outfitted with distinctive uniforms
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