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I A discovery that will help YOU!





Have you heard. about the new motor oil, Iso-Vis? It’s an important

dlscovery that W111 save you money and worry and all kinds of trouble!





Iso-Vis is altogether different from other motor oils. It behaves

differently. It gives znstant and complete lubrication! It puts an end

to dilution troubles! It cuts down repair bills! '





“How can Iso-Vis do all this? How is it differ—

ent?”——you ask! It’s a story that will interest you

——a story you ought to know.



While you are plowing corn or cutting hay, a

group of men you have never seen are working for

you every day in the research" laboratories of the

Standard Oil Company (Indiana). They are prac-





tical scientists of long experience and intensive ‘





training. Their work is carried on in the field as

well as in the laboratory.



For many years these men have been working on

the problem of dilution. It’s your problem—but

you have so many others you undoubtedly never

have given it much thought. ‘



The farmer, of necessity, usually keeps his car

in an unheated garage. On a cold morning it is hard

to start. Do you know the reason? Motor oils

generally have been so thick in cold weather that

the engine could not turn over readily— they. would

not flow onto the bearings and the engine was

not lubricated until after about ten minutes of

“warming up” or operating.



Oil of the past was too. heavy to start easily. But

it soon becomes thin. The fact was established that

motor oils lost two-thirds of their viscosity (lubri-

cating efficiency) before the car "

had gone 200 miles. That was

your problem of dilution! You

realized it in terms of trouble

and repair bills!





Some people said that noth- ‘

ing could be done about it. But

the scientists of the Standard

Oil Company (Indiana) followed

the farmer’s method. They just p

kept on working. Working to

improve the lubrication of your

car and your tractor.





Standard Oil Company, 910'





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Two years ago these men succeeded in solving

the problem of dilution. The Standard Oil Com-

pany (Indiana) recently announced Iso—Vis, the

result of their work, after thoroughly demonstrat-

ing its efficiency in hundreds of Standard Oil Com-

pany (Indiana) cars and trucks. Iso-Vis is‘ not an

experiment. It is .an established achievement.

Enthusiasm is high. The world’s leading auto-

motive engineers say that Iso-Vis is the biggest

forward step that has been made in the lubrication

of the automotive engine. ‘ i '





Iso-Vis is different from all other motor oils. It

is the only motor oil whose viscosity stays within

the zone of correct lubrication. ISO—Vis has the

right body to start With and it maintains that body

until it is drained off. ‘





N 0 need to worry because the garage isn’t heated.

No longer is it necessary to keep the “choke” out

for miles. Iso -Vis gives instant lubrication under'

extreme cold weather conditions. The oil circu-





, lates through the lubricating system immediately.





The engine is quick and eager! After a thousand

miles of motoring Iso -Vis has not thinned out.

Dilution troubles are Over when you use Iso -Vis!

, It costs more per quart, but

less per mile!

There are grades of ISO-Vis

\made especially for trucks and

tractors which will save your ex-

pensive machinery and reduce

your worries and your repair bills.

Iso-Vis is a discovery that will

help you.» The Standard Oil

Company (Indiana) ofierslso—





Vis asanother prodfbfits friend- . '





ship for and co~operation with ' I

the farmers of the Middle West.





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A ~' ' . , A Practical Journal for the Rural Family

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T 415 Matter Farmer Has Great/y Simplified fz’is Farm Program





R. A. B. COOK, of Owosso, not

By V. 0., Braun





only had the honor of being,

farm no live stock is kept. “I have





, chosen as one of the. first class

.-. of Master Farmers of Michigan, but three horses and six chickens,” ex-

plained Mr. Cook, “and if you will





, he was further distinguished by being

919““ first president or the Master come out to dinner Sunday, I will get

., Farmers’ Club. The farmers 0f MiCh‘ rid of part of those chickens. Three

; Jgan have, largely become acquainted horses are all of the live stock I keep

. With him by the various offices “7111011 on this farm. I haven’t had any cattle,

, he,has held in thisstate, which include sheep, or hogs for quite a number of

, State Grange Master, President of the ‘ years n

g; State Association of Farmers’ Clubs, Mr Cook at present is utilizing a

‘1' State Senator and several others I two-year rotation of oats and .beans

became acquamted With Mr 000k and About 100 acres are cultivated each

_ have known him best as a master year, which means, on an average, of

, farmer, and it- is from this point of

, ,1, view that I wish to discuss this friend

\ ,' of the farmers of Michigan.

3 Mr. Cook lives on a 160-acre farm

,* near Owosso. The land is somewhat

rolling, and of a rather heavy. loam

- type of soil, which is quite character- '

istic of the farms in the fertile Shia:

» wassee Valley. As I drove up the

a pleasant drive and entered the beauti-

ful home, I was greeted with a hearty

hand shake of welcome from Mr. and

Mrs. Cook.





“You people have a beautiful home

here,” I remarked. “Yes, we like it

very much,” replied Mr. Cook. “We

have all the conveniences here that we

could have in the city, and more than

that, we have the'added advantage of

living in the open country. I built this

home eighteen years ago,” continued





   





 

 

 





fifty acres of cats and fifty acres of

beans to harvest each season. Mr.

Cook is a member of the Crop Im-

provement Association and sells all of

his oats, and the most of his beans, as

certified seed. In this manner he ob-

tains a very good price for his crop.

He handed me a circular upon which

was advertised his last year’ s crop, and

I noted that the oats sold for $1 00 per

bushel and the beans at $8. 00 per hun-

dred. Of course, this seed is of high

quality. Mr. Cook has had thirty





 

 

 

 

 

 

 





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ure,”' explained Mr. Cook.





 

 

 





This, however,

we must contend with





 

 

 

 

 





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of a tractor on a farm.

get along without my tractor.





 

 

 





large. I am able





cept for work horses.





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years’ experience as a producer of cats

and beans, and strongly recommends

Wolverine oats and Robust beans.

informed me that his 1926 oat crop

amounted to well over 3,000 bushels,

and that his yields were rarely less

than sixty bushels per acre for cats

and twenty bushels per acre for beans,

and in most instances they were high»





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“Of course, we sometimes get a fail-

“One-half

of my bean acreage was not harvested

this year on account of water damage.

is one of the things '

in farming-

They will make good fertilizer though,

and will help to cut down the surplus,

so I am not going to shed any tears





I asked him next about his opinion

“Oh, I couldn’t

In fact,

I have two of them. A tractor is a.

profitable piece of machinery, and an

economical factor in production on a

large farm, especially if the fields are

to use them to a

better advantage than some farmers

because I haven’t a fence on the farm.

I have no use for fences as long as I

do not keep any kind of live stock, ex—

We use the

horses for some kinds of farm work





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‘ Mr. Cook. , “All the lumber came from

‘; my own woods, except the lath and





saw that cut the most of it.”

_ Our conversation led to agriculture,

5‘ and Mr. Cook explained his scientific

-‘ and unique method of farming. On,.his





 





EALERS are getting the best of

D the bean deal this year at the

present level of prices. There

are fewer marketable beans available

than a year ago, yet prices are lower.

Dealers say it is due to the crowding

. of the elevators with beans that can,

at best, be handled slowly. One well-

» informed bean man contends that big

handlers and consumers have control

4 of the situation and can dictate the

.. '4‘ price. Whatever the cause, the facts

_ » , are that farmers are suffering from

1 . , the present level, and that the situa-

tion warrants higher values.



The bean crop has been greatly re-

duced through losses from unseason-

able weather .at harvest, according to

preliminary. results At a' special survey

by the crop reporting service of the

,United States Department of Agricul-





 





 

 

 





   

 

 

 





.000, 000 bushels of beans

, rvested this year, compared

09, 000 bushels harvested last



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shingles, and I pulled one end of the





 





Mr. Cook Has Worked Out in His Own Home Many of His Fine Ideals.





eludes both marketable and unmarket—

able supplies, for the principal bean

growing states, are as follows:





., 1926. 1925.

New York. . . 1,145,000 1,144,000

Michigan ....... 6,624,000 8,626,000



daho .. . . . 999,000 1,584,000

Colorado .. . . 1,086,000 2,240,000

California. ...... 5,452,000 4,570,000

United States. ..17,000, 000 20,000,000





The total harvest in New York and

Michigan, where the damage was the

greatest, is expected to be 7,,769 000

bushels, as compared with 10,084,000

bushels in 1925. Of this year’s crop in

these two states, the out- turn of clean-

ed beans is expected to be about 5,-

250, 000 bushels, compared with about

7, 580, 000 bushels in 1925. Similar, but

less extensive damage occurred in

parts of Idaho and adjacent states.





The crop of Great Northern white

beans is estimated at 1,334,000 bushels»

which is about 200,000 bushels less

than last year. Red Kidney bean pro-





dwell is about 1,174,000 bushels, or,





 





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W} bushels less than in 1925.





Bean“ Prices Are Too





Government Estimates 850712) Price: Out of Line MM





beans is estimated at 300,000 bushels,

compared with 375,000 in 1925. The





crop of California Pinks is nearly 1,-‘





000,000 bushels, about the same as last

year, and California Limas, including

BabygLimas, are estimated at about

2,900,000 bushels, or about 1,000,000

bushels greater than last year.





The estimated United States produc-

tion ‘by varieties is as follows:





1926.1925.

White .. .' ....... 9,712,000 12,631,000

Red Kidneys .. .1, 1,74 000 1,452,000

Great Northerns” 1,334,000 1,530,000

Pintos .......... 1, 861,000 2,517,000

Limas . . .. ..2,919,000 1,870,000





The state of New York reports 900,-

000 bushels of clean beans which, ad-

ded to Michigan’s 4,350,000, makes a

total for the two states of 5,250,000,

as compared with 7,580,000 bushels in

1925, or slightly more than two-thirds

as many' graded beans as last year.

It may also be noted that the total

crop of white beans in the United

States is only about three-fourths as

large as last year, with a much larger

pickage to be deducted.





The harvested acreage in Michigan





this year was 552, 000, and the average.





‘1- acre, twelve bushels Last





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the case this winter, that beans as-





threshing machine.



“I should think you would raise cer—

tified corn for seed, too,” I remarked,

“as long as you are in the seed busi-

ness.” “Well, I’ll tell you; my philos-

ophy is this,” he answered, and a smile

came over his face. “God and nature



(Continued on page 10).





Low

Older Yam





year, 639,000 acres were harvested,

with an average yield of .135 bushels

per acre. The unharvested acreage in

1925 was 87,000 acres, and this year,

due to wet weather, it was twenty—

four per cent of the total acreage

planted, or 174,000 acres.





Then, looking at the price, we have

this incongruity. On December 1, of

1924, when the total yieldof beans

was estimated by the government at

15,159,000 bushels, the farm price av-

eraged $3.74 per bushel. On the same

date it 1925, when the government

figures showed a total yield of beans

for the country of 19,928,000 bushels,

the price was $3.28 per bushel. This

year, with an estimated yield of 17,-

139,000 bushels the price is but $2.93.





No doubt your elevator man can ex-

plain why the prices should be lower.

But, it is well to remind him that po-





tatoes, the chief bean competing crop, ~

are high, and further, that when there —- ~~ ,





is a letting-down in employment, as is





sume a more popular role

laboring classes. Something

and the farmer seems to be

the ‘bag.
‘ is no exception ' '





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VOLUME CLXVHI NUMBER ONE





DETROIT, JAN. 1, 1927

CURRENT COMMENT





T was unfortunate





 





 





Breakin for the nation that

I! g Dr. Charles W. Eliot,

t e who for nearly fifty

Shackles years occupied the





president’s chair of

Harvard University, died during the

illness of a popular movie actor. As

a result of this coincidence, the death

of the great university president was

giv‘en but a few lines of space in the

daily press, that there might be col-

umns and pages depicting each groan

and whim of the suffering film man.





Despite this uncharitable considera-

tion of the daily press, Dr. Eliot has

had a vital share in the national de-

velopment'of this country. His life

was devoted to the task of fitting high-

er institutions of learning to better

meet the issues of life. He liberalized

education and freed it from a multi-

plicity of age-old shackles.





Those familiar with the history of

education. in America know that the

one great change taking place in col-

leges and universities during the past

half century is the general introduc-

tion of the elective system. This sys-

tem had been tried, but itremained

for the venerable Harvard President

to successfully introduce it. Now it

has been generally adopted, and by

reason of this change all over the

country and world, men trained in the

arts or sciences best suited to their

needs and desires are rendering a

larger service to the nation and to

mankind.





As this great educator has contrib-

uted to the liberalization of higher ed-

ucation in America, so ought men ev-

erywhere in all legitimate fields of en-

deavor to seek the breaking of shack-

, les that hinder their own progress and



that of their neighbors Dr. Eliot once

‘ . the thought that only those

1 aid in bringing about some

human emancipation are likely'

remembered by the world His





 

 





TNOTHER' 'year is .





upon‘us. ”With it

comes new duties, new

trials, new problems,

new conflicts, new op-

portunities. We start

again at the top of a new page in the

book of iife'to write there the record

of another year.



A little of the sorrow that grips our

hearts at the passing of a friend is

present when the bells ring out the

old year. There is within an irresisti-

ble "concentration of our thoughts upon

the things that have taken place dur-

ing the past twelve months. Particu-

larly is this true of our neglects and

failures. They loom large in our imag-

ination. But they are indelibly record-

ed on the page we are turning over.

We cannot erase that record.



The best we can do is to take re-

course in the new year. The experi-

ences of the past ought to strengthen

our resolution to serve better in the,

days ahead. We should look upon

1927 with a broader vision. 7 Not only





Father ,

Time Steps

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should we see in it opportunity to do'





for' ourselves, but also ways of serving

better our'families and our communi-

ties. '



Our accomplishments in the year be-

fore us will depend not a little upon

ourselves. The spirit -in,which we go

about our new tasks will determine, to

a high degree, the results. Keeping

our_bodies, our minds, and our spirits

healthy and hopeful will reduce the

failures and multiply the successes. '



This, too, is the age of the coopera—

tive spirit; not only in business, but

in every phase of life’s activities.

There is so. much that is good and

wholesome and uplifting to come from

our acting together, that we should

give the fullest freedom to the spirit

that makes this possible. Simple obed~

ience .to the “Golden Rule” will go a.

long way in giving that freedom, and

in making 1927 the best of all our

years.





REPORT of the





An debates just com-



. . pleted in fifteen coun-

Effective ties of South Dakota.

Forum under the extension





department of the ag-

ricultural college of that state, is in-

teresting. The contest not only fur—

nished entertainment and provided in-

formation, but it also built up a pro-

found morale for improving a certain

line of rural business.



The practical question discussed in

this particular series of debates was,

“Resolved, That the present system of

cream buying stations should be abol—

ished.” While this particular question

would in no way appeal to Michigan

farmers, it shows that highly eco-

nomic subjects can be taken up suc-

cessfully in these forensic sessions.



Forty debates were held in the pre-

liminaries and elimination contests in

fifteen counties, and a total audience

of three thousand persons listened to

the arguments. Besides, the local and

state press gave freely of space for re-

porting the arguments presented.



How could farmers better get their

positions on economic and political

matters before their communities, and,

in what better way can the conscious-

ness of a community be developed

than through such gatherings. A re-

vival of the old lyceums or similar in-

stitutions would prove a real boon,to

rural life and, as in the above case,

to rural thinking.





UST .What is time





Start the worth? The mason

Ne Y . . who lays the bricks

., w car that form our home,

Right. the mechanic who re"-





about the farm, show no £11186 oi!

eety When they estimate the

time spent in rendering their





 





M, be .

":Chonie. She has been





getting along with things “they we





with few conveniences, simple equip- '"





merit, and a vast amdunt of hard work.

Only recently have mothers dared to)

place a value on their own time and

labor, and to estimate the possible

economy of a change of methods in

their management, ‘to weigh the ad«

vantages of more conveniences, and

labor-saving equipment. 3.



After careful consideration some

changes have been wrought, certain

conveniences added, and long-desired

equipment found practical. But much

more is needed. It is the inaugura-

tion of a new year—the time for mak-

ing new resolutions, and adopting new

methods. What better resolution could

homemakers effect than to~ resolve to

add a few more approved pieces of

time and labor-saving conveniences to,

the home plant? 'Sucha resolution,

carried out, would be of mutual ben-

efit to every 'member of the family,

for in releasing more of mother’s time

from her job of housekeeping, she will

have more time for her job of homes

making.





ACH year at the





H alth time of the Inter—

oe ll national Show, the



n t e healthiest rural girl

Farm and the healthiest





rural boy in the coun-

try are selected. This year two girls

were so close in the scoring that the

judges called it a tie. Both Jeanette

Rushing, of Mississippi, and Alberta

Hoppe, of Iowa, scored 98.6 per cent

in health. The boy, Walter Griffin, of

Kentucky, scored 96.6.





These young folks admitted the prac-

tice of all those things which health

authorities agree are essential to good

health. The girls said that plenty of

work and sleep, and the right kind, of

food, have kept them healthy. They

get about nine and a half hours sleep

and are careful of their diet, which

consists of plenty of'fruit, vegetables,

milk, cereals, and very little sweets.



All of these things are readily ob-





tainable on the average farm. Of,





course, there is no lack of work, and

plenty of chance to sleep, unless the

radio is keeping rural folks up later

than usual. But most all farm folks

get plenty of these two essentials.

There should be plenty of fruit, vege-

tables, milk, and cereals obtainable on





the farm, but in many ”cases they are





not on the table, at least, in the right

proportion.





' Farming requires much human en-





ergy, which is mostly obtained from'





food. To use the wrong kind of food,

doubly handicaps us by not getting

the needed energy, and in using an

excessive amount in digestion and

elimination. Abounding health should

be easy in the open spaces.





N announcement



No Excuse that the corre-

For spondence courses



' from Michigan State

Ignorance ' College are available





January first, brings

to our mind that there is no excuse for

agricultural ignorance, especially in

these modern days.



These are days of convenience, and

education is not lacking in this re—

spect. You do not have to go out for

it— it is brought to you. The rural

carrier braves the storms of the sea-

sons to bring ? you your farm paper





and the latest bulletinsand now the,





free college correspondence courses.-

This may "be' supplemented with tun-

ing in on your favorite radio statiOn

for the government farm radio les-

80112.8- '





“There never Was any excuse for ig-





edge and apply it, and nothing; boil -

assures success in farming than to do?

the same thing.





 





Radium _

ELL, it’s about time to salute out!

resolutes again.





should turn' over a new leaf, but I

think it’s a good thing ta. take a good:





look at the old one before turning it





over to see what we’ ve done to it

durin’. the year.





The whole troubul' is, most 0’ us‘

turn over a new leaf withO‘uLmakin’

any correct-ions .to the old one. It:





 





 





They say we '





don’t do a fellow.no good toga right





ahead . doin’ things without fimfln-‘g. Gilli

what mistakes he’s made. - I kin see:

a lot 0’ mistakes





some blots, and

I’m goin’ ta see if





makin’ the same

mistakes again.

Now, Sofie says





resolutions this

year again.

says I’ve got ta resolve that I’m goin’

to work better than last year, and that

I’m goin’ ta'pay less attention to high‘

school girls. Now, she's givin’ me a

hard job, as it’s against my natural

inclinations to do those things. Any—

how, I had them on my list last year.



I can’t do much better, ’cause I don’t

want ta overwork myself, and there

ain’t nothin’ more attractive to a man.

than a nice looking young girl. A fel«

low can’t help lookin’ at them, ’specials,

1y now days when theré’s so much

more’ to see, but,

at them it don’t _mean he’s goin’ ta

spoil them, or nothin’ like that.





Now, I ain’t goin’ to make no new

resolutions, ’cause my intentions laSt

year was good, and if I do as well

this year as I intended last, it will be

a world- beater year fer me.



So, all I’m 'goin’ ta. do is to get my

last year’s resolutes out and dust them

off a littul.

my resolutes and put my 0. K. on

them. It don’t do a fellow no good to

divide his attention between too many





 





0’ them, so I’m not going to add'any— '





thing to the resolutions, ’cause I don’t

want ta get into complications.





Some of' them high school girls says

I ought to reform my spellin’, ’cause,

they don’t like the form of it now. one

said it was hard enuf for them to read





»English and Latin without learning





another language to read my stuff. So

I’m goin’ to make a special resolution

for this special request. Now, Selle





makes special requests, but she makes ‘ '





so many of them they’ re common, not

special. '





Well, anyhow, here’s the same t0

you and many of them. '





HY SYGKLE. ,





 





The Mecosta Agricultural school dis-

trict No.1 voted against the proposal

to bond the district for 2.1753300,





school building.‘ At present some or '





the classes are being held in a brick

building built in 1896, and the rest of

the classes meet in the Mn hall at





 





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frame structure next door. ‘ f" ,_ ~
" .Year 23 Mzcfizgan Farmer: Qualify in To” Litter Context





_, iest litter from a Hampshire boar.

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" ' . BY V A Freeman , Several other prizes were available





Brothers, of Vassar, $25 for the Ches- son, of Akron, wins the $25 special had more Of the sires and dams been

tor White litters having the heaviest offered by the Newton Packing Com— registered. For instance, it the sire





average 'weight per pig. David Thomp- pany, of Detroit, for having the heav- Of. Mr. Landenberger’s litter had been

, , , , . registered, he would have won a gold





_ watch offered by the American Poland

Ton Litter C'Ub Winners 1926. ' . China Record Association, and if eith-

No , er the sire or dam of Mr. Drake’s lit-





Rank, Owner and County. in Breed. ter-had been registered he would have

Litter. Sire and Dam received $45 from the Chester White





       





open to al the farmers of the state



. . ,. .- :to see who can produce the greatest



.d number of pounds of live pork from

p..- one litter in 180 days.



4 ‘ The successful producers are listed



in the accompanying table, which



'.~. , gives the number of pigs in their litter 1st





 





 





 





 





 





 





 

 

 

 

 





and eight pigs ‘ respectively. These

prizes were open to producers of any

breed of swine, and the \cash- is pro-





_ vided for them, and the watch charms





to each producer by Hammond, Stand-





ish Packing 00., Parker Webb Pack-

' ing 011., Detroit Packing Co., and Sill:

~ ‘livan Packing 00., all of Detroit.





Among winners. of the special prizes

are three sired by Duroc boars win-

ning prizes offered by the National

Duroc Record Association, amounting

to $25 for Albert Pearce, of Lapeer;

$15 and $10 for John H. Um & Son, 'of

Unionville, who also; Wins the Amer-

ican Duroc Jersey Association special

of $10 for producing the largest num--





.ber of Duroc ton litters from one





herd. Henry Lane, of Fairgrove, wins

$30 from the Chester White Swine

Record Association for the heaviest

Chester White litter, and Findlay





HE European corn borer com-

mittee held a session afihe W1!-

, lard .Hotel, Washington, D. 0.,

December 14-15, for the purpose of 'con-

sidering further necessary steps to se-

cure an appropriation from Congress

for the campaign against the European

corn borer.



During the stay in Washington the

committee held a. conference with the

officials of the department of agricul.

ture and reviewed, in a careful way,

the necessary steps which would have





 





.to be taken to secure results in the





clean-up campaign as proposed: It





, was arguedjby these people that there

is an Opportunity to do a worth while





piece of work, and that the campaign,





;- .11 carried out in a thorough manner,

' will get results. ’ ,

,, _ It was agreed, however, that if the





campaign is to be successful there

"i flip a definite organization with

‘ ontroI, and this organization

,, have Lsufiicient finances to do





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 

 

   

   





 





 





 





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'Mr. Landberger’s 3,107-lb. Litter Taking.Their Daily Rations.





Want Help From Congress "





Com Borer Olga/7212427072 doting Aid to fight Com Pest





By G. 1.





Christie





Chairman Exeaditve Committee





the general campaign more effective.

Conference With Secretary Jardine.



A conference with the secretary of

agriculture found the secretary in sym-

pathy with the project, and that he





. will support it in every possible way.





The secretary. raised the question as

to Whether Congress should be. asked

to appropriate all of'the money. He

felt that it would perhaps be easier to

present the case to Congress, and that

the project would receive more sup-

port from congressmen if it could be

shown that the states were willing to

appropriate money to match in part





. the ‘ appropriation from Congress.





The committee expressed ’tovthe sec-

retary the opinion that the campaign

as proposed should be financed by a

congressional appropriation.

that if it is necessary to submit the





; question to individual legislatures, the





whole matter may be held up and de

layed so that the campaign will be of





' little practical use this year





Again, it is recognized that the cam-





. _ paign proposed is in the interest of.



i the public welfare. The individual

farmers and the individual states in

which the corn borer is now found are





It is felt,





campaign which we propose to make,

and the extra work involved, are not

alone in the interest of the individual

farmers or states in which work will

be conducted, but in the interest of

the farmers of the corn ,belt and the

people of our cities. It would seem to

our committee that there is good arg-

ument for asking Congress to meet

this item of expense





Conference with Mr. Purnell.





The committee conferred with Hon-

Fred S. Purnell, of the House of Rep-





resentatives, and asked him to introa





duce a bill calling for $10,000,000. Mr.

Phrnell is deeply interested in this

project and agreed to introduce the

measure. He is now holding confer-

ences to determine the procedure

which will facilitate this legislation

and secure the appropriation at the

earliest possible date. It will be prop-

er‘and timely for those interested in

this project to send a letter to Mr.

Purnell. Resolutions by interested or~

ganizations will also give support to

the cause.





The committee also conferred with

Dr. A F. Woods, director of sciehtific

research, and other members of the





igdepartment of agriculture, to consider





plans for an extensive research pro-

cram ;on the European corn borer.





‘chinery. _





A. C. Landenber er, CalhOun. . 14 P. C. 110. 3107 - -

-» at Weighing time, the breeding of both . 2nd w. s. Drake & Sgon, Macomb. . .12 o. w (Gr. )' x C'c. w (Gr.) 2824 ReCOTd' part 0‘7 thh “”11 be awarded

' the 'sire and dam, and the weight of 3rd H. Brado, Branch .......... 12 s. P xD J. (Gr.) 2766 ‘30 Find-lay Brothers. . ,

7. the litter . ' 4th .Harry Ward, Missaukee. . . . 11 0. I o. x 0.1. C. . 2750 Thls Is the first contest in Mlchlgan

» ' " th .gifl IAIlbert mrcei‘l‘gpeler. . . . .. 1.0.3 16 $17 X 0C IWC ' 33%: in which so many litters with grade

, ‘ Man cash rizes in addition to e enry e, co 3. ..... “ . .x _

'r 1.51113 cfub watch charm for 7th Geo. M. Barth, Van Buren ..... 11 ,D. J. (Gr.) )1 o 1. c. (Gr) 2514 Sires 0" dams. have “me “mug" sue .

on r . 8th Herman VanSteenis Missaukee 12. O. I. 0. (G12) Mixed 2507 cessfully. Nme 0f the twenty-three ‘

‘ each Producer, Will be awarded at the 9th John H. Uhl & Son, Tuscola... .10 D. J. 110. W. ( .) 2500 litters were pure-bred, five were cross- ‘

\» annual Michigan Swine Breeders"AS- 10th Peter Zylstra, Ottawa ...... .12 O. I. C. (Gr.) x0. I. C (Gn) 2484 bred, and nine of the litters were

'sociation meeting held at the, College fig; gluing/I HR U311? 3011111 Tuscolau fl 8. gvx 06% (G .) 2447 grades Most of the grades were the

on February 2, during Farmers Week . . an a . .a oun ...... .- .x . . 2426 et of u e-b ed boar and 111 h d

, 13111 Hugh Ward, Ilmngshon 10 o. I. C.xO. 1. o. 2365 g P 1" 1‘ S 8 gm 9

$2501; Mndsnbiergezil 01;] A123“): 1:335 1:3: 31:31:11? Bi‘asilg,tg‘uscola . g g. {I 0.11 O. I. C. (Gr) 2251 sows, and undoubtedly some of the

or pro uc 11g e eav es er . . me e, a n .......... . .xD. I 2244 animals reported as grades were pure-

regardless of breed. Harry Ward, of fig!) malterBEltllilott, BIEanctzh” ........ ”13 g. ‘CVIXPC'CW' 3213 breds on which the registration had

McBain; John H. Uh] & Son, of Union- 3’3 ’0 ers 9” ' ‘x ' ' 9 b 1 t d f f ti

18th Findlay Brothers, Tuscolax .10 C. W. xC. W. 2184 9911 neg cc 6 or a ew genera ons.

$1181; Buys Brothers, 2]: Hawaii? an: ggéhh gavhingtilmptstn, Tuscola . . .. I? Igaénp. 111) DCJ. $84 Where the animals were known to be

av Thompson, 0 ran, wi eac y ar e renac ..- ...... . .x . . 66 pure-bred they were reported as pure-

..dd awarded dddd dd 21. assistants ----------- -11 1:23; a. 31-11 edddded or d

heaviest ton litters 0f eleven, ten'nme 23rd Leonard Mahney, St. Joseph. 9 s. P. x D. J. (Gr) 2064 the Previous Michigan contests, thirty“





one out of the fifty-four litters have

been pure-bred, and every one of them

sired by a pure-bred boar. However,

well selected high grade sows, when

bred to good pure-bred boars, have of-

ten made good showings.



The contest is carried on as an ex-

tension project to demonstrate the

best and most profitable methods of

pork production under the supervision

of the Animal Husbandry Department

of the Michigan State College. The

methods employed by these successful

producers are reported by them and

retold to the thousands of other farm-

ers of Michigan who are producing on

the average farm from each sow, only

about one-third as much pork in 180

days as the 2,425-pound average weight

of the Michigan ton litters this year.



It will be observed that six of the

successful litters are from Tuscola.





It is evident that if the research

work on the corn borer is to go for-

ward in the best possible way, the

various state and national forces

should agree at an early time on the

projects and on some plan of coopera-

tion.





It was agreed at this meeting that

a conference of station directors and

interested research specialists should

be called on January 6-7-8, at Wash-

ington, D. C. It is hoped that repre-

sentatives from interested states will

attend, and that steps may be taken

to advance the research work.





Research on Agricultural Machinery:





The United States Bureau of Ento—

mology in cooperation with Ohio State

University, is conducting research

work on agricultural machinery which

can be used in the campaign against

the European corn borer. Prof. C. 0.

Reed, of the Agricultufitl Engineering

Department of Ohio State University,

has been requested to select men from

other institutions and undertake spe-

cial projects on the best methods of

handling the corn ground and com-

stalks=this coming spring. (In order

that the'work may go 1' forward with

the least possible delay, it is proposed

to establish headquarters" at a point

in some southern state and press we

_Ward the field Work «111a: must be

done at this tune with farm me-
AGRICULTURE COMING BACK.



FARMING conditions in New Eng-



land are good, according to Ches-

ter Gray, Washington representative

of the American Farm Bureau Feder-

ation, who has returned from New

Hampshire, where he delivered ad-

dresSes at ten county farm bureau

meetings. He believes “that the New

England farmers are as well situated

as any other farmers in any other part

of the country. The feeling is prev-

alent that agriculture is coming back.

.The New England farmers are having

their troubles now with a large sur-

plus of apples, and a temporary sur.

plus of milk.

EXPENSIVE, BUT THE CHEAPEST



WAY OUT.





 





 





. R. KIERNAN, in charge of the tu-

berculosis work in the bureau of

animal industry, estimates that it will

take at least $100,000,000 to wipe out

animal tuberculosis in this country.

But even at that, he figures that this

amount of money would be well spent.

It is insignificant compared with the

loss that might have been inflicted if

no money had been expended in the

work of tuberculosis eradication.



In 1917, says Dr. Kiernan, animal

tuberculosis was causing a loss of $40,—

000,000 a year, and if the disease had

not been checked, no one can tell to

what tremendous figures the annual

loss might have mounted—hundreds of

millions of dollars a year might not

have covered it.





 





 





LEAD IN POTASH PRODUCTION?"

FRANCE and Germany are now lead-



ing the world in the production of

potash, air nitrates and phosphate.

Last year, out of a world production

of 7,000,000 tons of phosphates, France,

through her North African posses-

sions, produced 4,000,000 tons. Through

the development of these North Afri-

can resources, France is each year





gaining a greater share in the world’s

phosphate trade.





KEEP OUT BROOM CORN.





 





HE European corn borer was



brought to this country in broom

corn, and the government has placed

rigid restrictions on the importations

of broom corn. On January 1 the quar-

antine restrictions will be strengthen-

ed by an order requiring that com and

seed of broom-corn may be imported

only under permit and under require-

ment of inspection and certification

from the country of origin. Reinspec-

tion 'will also be made of these articles

at ports of entry.





The object of the restrictions on the

entry .of these products is to provide

for the enforcement of the safeguards

with respect to such imports from

Canada and other countries as are now

enforced to ”prevent the spread of the

European corn borer with respect to





inter-3state movement of the same arti- _





cles of domestic production. This ap-

' pears to be a case of locking the sta-

ble after the horse is stolen. If the

government had taken some reason-

able precautions to keep out destruc-

tive insects before the arrival of the

corn borer, it is





injurious pest of corn. ’





PREPARE TO STUDY AGRICUL-

TURE.





 





1' A MOVE to devise a national pro-

‘. y; ._ 3313171 . of ,gcooporation abetween

American business and agriculture,





.w shorted by the National Industrial





probable that we _

would not now be troubled with \this ‘





 





 

 

 





 

 

 

 





Conference Board and the U. S. Cham-

ber of Commerce, when they jointly

appointed a “Business Men’s ‘Commis4

sion on Agriculture," with Charles Na-v

gel, former secretary of commerce and

labor, as chairman. The work of this

committee will be to make an exten-

sive study of the agricultural situa-‘

tion, with the purpose of promoting a

broad and far-sighted national agricul—'

tural policy.





 





SEES FLAWS IN OLEO BILL.





 





HE newr Tincher oleomargarine



bill H. R. 14686, is believed to be

an effort of the packers to destroy the

effectiveness of the present oleomar-

garine law. In an analysis Of the bill,

A. M. Loomis, of the National Dairy

Union, finds that the bill contains very





 

 

 





ieoma‘rgarhi ' l itrefotitres some or

manufacturers and "Wholesalers, but

not, of retailers. It provides for the





~kind of packages, but, eliminates tubs.





flrkins and wooden'ipackages. A tax

is provided, but without definite ma-

chinery to enforce collection. It pro-

vides for inspection of factories and

reports, but omits many of the penalty

and enforcement provisions. It does

not provide for internal revenue tax

on exported oleomargarine.‘ It pro-

vides specifically for remission of. tax

on oleomargarine, not to the United

States government only, but to all the

state or county units or their institu-

tions. It omits numerous sections of

existing law which have been found

necessary by experienCe to establish

- enforcement and stop loopholes.





 





Near the summit of Mt. Everest,

climbers have been known tb fall in





the snow from sunstroke,.though the





air below was freezing.





 





 





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PAPER DOES NOT STOP.





 





If a subscriber to a paper does not

renew his subscription, and the com-

pany keeps sending the paper to him,

can he be compelled to pay for the

papers which were sent after the time

was up?—C. R. G.



If the papers were taken from the

mail, knowing that they were sent

with the expectation that they should

be paid for, doubtless an action could

be maintained on an implied contract.

The proof of the necessary facts by

the plaintiff would be difficult, and the

Cost of recovery would probably be

more than the subscription.





 





HORSE GOES WRONG.





 





’ We bought a horse from a man who

said there was nothing wrong with

her, except that she was afraid of a

threshing engine. After we had had

her for a day, we found that she had

a habit of biting herself. She injured

herself badly in this way. She also

kicked the stall to pieces. Can we

make the former owner take the horse





   

   





 

   

 





 





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back or pay damages?~—Mrs. L. H.

Upon discovery that the property

purchased is not according to the war;

ranty, the purchaser has the right to

elect which of the remedies he will

pursue. He may return the property

and recover the purchase price, or re-

tain the property and sue for damage

for breach of the warranty. If he re-

tains the property after notice of the

breach, he waives the right to rescind

the contract and to return the prop-

erty—Rood. - -





 





A HORSE DEAL.





 





My son bought a bay mare (price

$65) and gave a note to. First State

Bank secured by mortgage on Same

mare and another gray mare. My son

described gray mare as to age and

weight to the banker. The banker

drew up‘ the paper. The bank has

closed its. doors. Fearing our crop

would not meet our obligations, we

worked out, but have been unable to

collect wages. Yesterday a member of

the bank staff came with two deputies

for the mares. The. banker took the

bay mare my son bought, but did not





 





 





 





   





 

 





 

 

 

 

 





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THE' OUNG-STAKTER





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‘lm'tfi33 _. .

err Bath'ion‘e,

weight-1100 '96

mimal'was a? at!!!

tack. him to w, r. est :1

.work‘ this season, and‘i'lai‘sfi

theowner sold j ‘ ‘ _

and paid me for: wintering. e"

to set the nets . £11 ‘

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bought the Robert, '“ Orwfib’t’

banker put in "belt 1: 4mm Mbe‘rt'





 

   





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Barr" on the strength or his". , f '

may; .





knowledge. How do we stand ,

case? Gan theyvkeep this "note; refuse

balance of security; sell ‘ the'bay-malte ’

at auction: take auteurpenses or? sale 1,

and sheriff’s fee. an‘dcredit note with?

balance and compel my son to’ pay the

balance of note ?—A., S. ,

Only the property 0f the son is lia-'

bio on his note. and if he is not of

age, nothing could be taken but the

property for which the note Was giv«

en. The property of the father is not

liable and he may recover it in whose

ever hands it may lie/found. If the

son is of age, judgment may be recon

ered against him for the unpaid bal-

ance on the note and any property

taken belonging to him not exempt

from execution—Rood. ‘ " ‘





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A junior college for girls in Haver-

hill, Mass, will tea'ch'non-partisan pol-i

itics and creedless religion.



Guatemala has joined the League of

Nations, indicating that she sides with

the league regarding the military alli-

ance between Panama and therUnited

States. The unofficial belief. is that

the alliance is a violation of the

league rules. _ a .—_ A



Detroit, with 27.8 deaths per 100,000

from auto accidents is thirteenth

among cities. Smaller cities. are: fore-

most in percentage of fatalities. New

York, Chicago, and Philadelphia rank

below Detroit.





Hungry and jobless people are caus-

ing riots in Germany. In Berlin alone

260,000 are unemployed.





John A. Larkin, of New York, has

announced plans of a 110-story build—

ing 0n Forty Second street in New

York. It will be 300 feet higher than

the. proposed Book Tower in Detroit,

which will be eighty-one stories high.





The United States Army’s five air—

planes .which will go on a 20,000-mile

good-Will tour through South and Gen-

tral, America, have" started on their

trip from San Antonio. - They will visit

twenty nations and eighty-five cities

in ‘four months.





The upsetting of a launch in the

Hudson river carrying passengers to

work, caused the death of fifty-one

New Yorkers. ,





Statistics show that 305,000 autom —

biles belonging to American tourists

crossed the Canadian border to gointo

the Province of Quebec during the past





vacation season. .





Draymen in Traverse City who use

sleighs, are complaining because the

city cleans its streets of snow too well.





Cripples in Rochester fought to get

to Abram George, of Batavia, who has

healing powers, it is claimed. Abram

is an Indian boy, eleven years old.





Statistics show that there are 24,-

589,349 autos in the World at the end

of last'year, and that four-fifths of

them are in the United States. ‘ ~





China has raised her customs duties

one~half of one per cent and will use.

the proceeds to pay her League of Na}

tions dues, including back dues,.whic_h

amount to$1,000,000. ' -- 9





, Chicago is considered the healthiest

city in the world. Its death rate is

only 11.40 per thousand, as compared

t0‘23.19 in 1876. Deaths from alcohol.

ism have increased considerably since .

the enactment of the velstead act. - _ q

. The Detroit municipal Christmas- ’

' ~tree is a torty-iive-foot balsam. which

gas furfiisllilfd by LA]? ighfit'yers, oft-lair;

son, '6 gen, je, m .-

twelve inches in diameter. til I"; '

The Mexican government dented:

. finance to ”333$?” {’11 Enters, ?

romses Dr ,. 11.0 Y6 “.2 '





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CH ERRY COSTS REVEALED.





 





SOME indication of what Prof. V. R.

Gardner considers the finest record

of costs and sales of any orchard in

America, was given by A. J. Rogers, a

prominent cherry grower near Beulah.

Mr. Rogers has compiled his figures

for the benefit of the Michigan State

College in bulletin form, which is en

pected to be off the press soon.

The Rogers orchard was set out

nineteen years ago, and a record has

been kept of it from the beginning.

The figures showihat it costs about

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itable bearing, and that an orchard

needs to be at least nine years old

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for general orchard practice, and rec-

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The nineteen-cent cost was obtained

in a block of Lamberts.



One of the most profitable orchard

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Some of his orchards have produced

{ten tons of cherries in a season, and

'his experience shows that the tonnage

‘increased after he started using nitro-

!genous fertilizers.



.The chief factors in the success of

la cherry orchard, according to Mr.

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planting, light pruning and good cul-

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ltivation early in the season, followed

with a. cover crop.



Several hundred people camp on

Mr. Rogers grounds during cherry pick-

ing time. He provides tents for them,

and grocery and meat wagons come to

furnish them their groceries. Often

families from Chicago and Detroit

make this an annual outing during

which they can earn money. Last sea-

son all but one family had their own

automobiles.



The cherry crop is chiefly sold in

Chicago and Mr. Rogers does his own

hauling. In this he makes a Very effi-

cient use of a speed truck. This truck

is started out loaded, ,at noon, with

two men for drivers. There is no stay-

over in Chicago, for as soon“ as the

truck is unloaded it is started back.

A hammock is swung in the truck so

that the men can take turns sleeping,

and they soon learn to sleep very well

that way. The truck gets back in the

evening of the next day, and is immedi-

ately loaded for Traverse City, as Mr.

Rogers has a contract to haul cherries

there for the canning factory. It gets

back in time to be loaded and started

for Chicago again the next noon. In

that way the truck covers about 800

miles in forty-eight hours. A truck

bought before cherry harvest last

spring, has already 18,000 miles to its

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THE New York Experiment Station





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favor in the east, but its value in Mich-

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become mealy.





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firmer berry. It: flavor is very good.



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GROWING CHRISTMAS TREES. ‘





 





WOuld you please give me some in-

formation regarding the raising of pine

trees for the Christmas trade? How

far apart should the seed be planted,

and at what time should the planting

be done?—A. E. D.





The Norway spruce is the best tree

to use for Christmas tree plantations

in southern Michigan. It grows rap-

idly and makes a nice tree. In the

northern part of the state where it

does not do so well, the white spruce

would be better. Christmas tree plan-

tations, however, would probably not

be very profitable at the present time

in northern Michigan, as the "trees

would come in competition with wild

stock. In the southern part of the

state, however, Christmas tree planta-

tions promise good returns.





It is not advisable to plant the seed

in the field where the trees are desir-

ed. The plantations are best estab-

lished by using small seedlings, or

transplants, such as can be obtained

from a nursery, or the little trees may

be raised in seed-beds on the farm. In

Christmas tree plantations the trees

should be planted 4x4 feet apart, re-

quiring 2,720 trees to the acre. Culti-

vation of the plantation, or prepara-

tion of the ground is not necessary,

although they result in a little faster

growth of the trees. If the growth is

too fast the trees will become open

and spindly, and will not make desir-

able Christmas trees. If it is desired

to raise the small trees on the farm,

rather than to buy them from a. nurs-

ery, the seed-beds should be made in

the garden, or where the little trees

can be watered during the first year.

Norway spruce seed can be purchased

from seed houses, the addresses of

which may be obtained by writing to

the Forestry Department of the Mich-

igan State College.





Norway spruce seed averages about

56,000 seeds to the pound. The seed

should~be planted at the rate of about

two ounces ,to twelve square feet of

bed. The seed-beds are usually made

about four feet wide so as to permit

of easy care. They should be made

of sandy loam, or’ira'ther, sandy soil,

and the top inch of the bed had best

be made by taking soil from a fresh

dug pit, at a distance of a couple of

feet below the surface so as to obtain

rather sterile soil and thus prevent

damping off injury, to which the little

seedlings are rather susceptible. The

same soil should be used for the coy-





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ering. ."I‘he seedlings may need we,





tering and shading during the flrSt

year,_,"as theyare rather delicate. The

seed should be planted early in the

spring. ~ ‘ -.





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i HE Thumb Potato snowfheigi at'





. Mayville, drew150'entriesruwned . '





by ninety-two exhibitors; this :year.‘

The quality of the potatoes shown was

much better than those’di-spla'yéd'last

year. Much of this improvement no

doubt was-due to the use .of' amcarload





of certified seed 901394098; wthhi'Wasfi 4. -

distributed in this districtlastlspmng 4





Mr. Cartwright, the president effthe





show association, and one of the banks '





‘in MayviIle have each offered to do-





nate $1,000 to be used in theleizection'





of a community building in which the

potato show could be held each- year.





.Potato buyers in the vicinity say that





the show has aided very much in the

development of interest in potatograd-

ing work among the farmers. Potato





grading contests for farmers’ are a ,





part of the program of the show.



In the grading contest, each contest-

ant is required to grade "a bushel of

field-run potatoes into U. S. No. 1’s,

No. 1 small, No. 2’s, and culls. The

farmers who do the grading become

much interested in the number of cull

potatoes which they find in one bushel.

This interest will result in an im-

provement in the grade of potatoes

which formerly were sold from the

Thumb district. '





WILL ADD VEGETABLES T0 CAN-

4 NING- LIST. ‘





 





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HE county agricultural agent of

Charlevoix county, B. C. Mellen.

camp, arranged a meeting for Canning

factory officials and patrons of the

canning 'factory at East Jordan. .This

factory, which has been in operation

for only one year, packed over 200

tons of cherries during its first season.

Mr. Starr, truck crop specialist, was

present at the meeting. His talk was

a discussion of some of the problems

of producing truck crops for the can-

nery. The farmers present at the

meeting appeared to be much interest-I

ed in the prospect of growing these

crops, for which there will be a. good

local market.





URGE STAINING OF SOUTH AMER-

ICAN SEED. '





 





IN carrying out the provisions of the

Gooding-Ketcham seed staining act

in regard to South American alfalfa

seed, a hearing was held at the de-

partment of agriculture, November 16,

to consider the matter. If it be feund

that such alfalfa seed is unadapted to

use in this country, it will be stained

ten per cent 'red.



Those arguing in favor of such stain-

ing, in addition to the American Farm

Bureau Federation representative,

were Professor J. E. Cox, of Michigan,

representing the National Seed Im-

provement Association; C. F. Barnum,

of the Seed Service Division of the

Michigan State Farm. Bureau; Profes-

sor Curtis, of the Iowa. Experiment





Station, and Mr. Westover, of the U.





S. Department of Agriculture.





 





AUTO ACCIDENTS MOUNT.





 





D URING the past calendarayearpZS; -

900 personsfwere killed-fuel. 9.91 7 '





proximately 600,000 suffered serious





 





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dents, while the total econOm-i

due to the destructiOn ofmropert

gestlon and other senses" ,

inadequate trams f ,

ed f to ye notices
T'lEhe expert sharpener will al-





7 ‘- g

‘ *‘ ways throw back on ycur hands- as





worthless, the blade that has corroded

on the cutting face. Of all the werth-

less shearing blades that I have seen

altogether; from start to finish, ten

times as many had been rendered





‘J‘f-worthless by rust, 0n the edge, :than

“by“ all other damages combined, not





excepting actual breakage of blades.

Some years ago I had occasion to





$30 over a stock of several dozens of

'1 combs and cutters for shearing ma-

T‘gchin‘es, and failed to find a perfect one





, Othemise, they «would scon rot out,

’ Also, it would seem that. such a floor





 





should rest on either a concrete or a

hard tamped ’gravel base to keep it

solid .-‘—D. Russell.





SIZING NEW PLASTER. FOR PAINT-

ING.





 





Can yam tell me how to use a sili-

cate of soda (water glass) in sizing

new plaster walls in order to paint

them? Any information will be ap-

preciated. '—H.



Probably th;J best Way to handle

new plaster walls is to let them stand

without painting until ~next summer,

as there is always some” danger of the

fresh lime cooking or hardening the

oil in the paint, and causing discolora-





 





 





 





Keep the Cutting Edges on the—Shearing Machine and Similar Equipment.

Free From Rust and Corrosion.





in the entire bag of them. The combs





..a_nd blades had been,thrown into a

. small bag while sweaty and damp,‘and





were flecked and patched with rust

throughout. When the new cutting





~ edges come to the user from the fac—





tory, they are coated with oil, and even

if not used for several years they re-

main smooth and perfect. Unless they





_.are cleaned and oiled in much the





same way after the shearing is done,

the equipment is sure to be rough and

with ragged edges the next spring.

The .mower can be left out all win-

ter until the cutting sections are rough

with rust—but after a session at the

grindstonethe knife will cut the grass;





_ but this is not the case with the shear-





ing blades. These combs and blades

have become really rather expensive

in recent years, and the man who is

buying them for the first time for use

next spring, will find nothing more

important in the care of his shearing

machine than the careful cleaning and

oiling of the cutting edges after the

shearing has been finished..——~G P. Wil-

liams.





 





EXPERIENCE WITH HORSE STALL

FLOOR.





 





FIN response to a. recent question





about floors or horse stalls, will

give ,my method. Several yearsago I





i . saws finer of 2x4’s laid edgewise and

_' spaced one inch apart: This fioor ex-





tended the full'length of the stall from

back of the hind feet up in front of





I - the front feet. Later, I tried it out in





own barn and found it the most

factory stable floor I ever had.

Qi's'can be spiked tbgethe-r with

‘ cks as spacers, or can be bolt-

’th‘er.‘“?with long bolts running





“ ‘ ditching. ~ , .





'vaaS dug had purchased limestone and





tion, even when it is sized before

painting. Also a better job of paint-

ing can be done when the windows

can, be kept open and the house thor-

oughly aired between coats. '





If painted at once, something must

be applied to the walls to neutralize

the free alkali of the lime The usual

method is to Wash the walls with a.

strong solution of ten parts sulphate

of zinc in ninety parts water. Another

solution sometimes used is a pint of

strong vinegar to three or four gallons

of water, but this is not so reliable as

the sulphate of zinc. Some painters

then use a soap and alum size before‘

painting. This is made by dissolving





enough good bar soap in hot water so i

l





that when cold it will make a thin

jelly. This is rubbed well into the

wall and allowed a day or so to dry.

Then‘ a solution of a pound of alum to

a. gallon of water is applied in a. lib-

eral quantity. The alum acting on the

soap makes an insoluble alum soap

which is waterproof, and is effective

in stopping suction and the action of

the lime on the paint. I do not know

much about the silicate of soda treat-

ment, but doubt whether it is as reli-

able as these given—Dickerson.





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' it back on the soil.





'(C'ontinued

gave us certain kinds of soil and cli-

mate, and I think we should grow the

crops best adapted to that soil and cli-

mate. I believe we ought to try chang-

ing the crops to suit the soil, rather

than Ehanging the soil to suit the crop,

as it is more practical and econom-

iCal. I used to raise corn, but about

fifteen years ago my family and I

took a trip through Iowa, Illinois, and

Indiana during the corn harvest. When

I saw the corn they grow out there,

we were ashamed of our own corn

crop, and we haven’t grown any since

that time. We can not begin to com-

pete with them in corn; but take oats

and beans, I can raise as good, or bet-

ter crops than they dare raise, so for

that reason I am raising oats and

beans. Perhaps I could make money

raising seed corn, I suppose I could,

but you know, when I get a crop, I

satisfaction from

knowing that it is as good as any

crop grown anywhere. The crops we

grow should have 100 per cent adapta-

tion to our soil, and should have no

natural handicaps. A natural handicap

is a. thing to avoid.”



“There- is one more thing I would

like to have you‘ explain,” I asked,

“how do you manage to keep up the

fertility of your soil from raising oats

and beans, and oats and beans again,

when you do not grow any clover for

hay, or put any manure back on your

land? I understand you even sell your

straw. I don’t believe I could do it

with my farm.” '



Mr. Cook then explained his method

of maintaining soil fertility as follows:

“In the first place, I have a. naturally

fertile soil. Oats probably do not re-

move as much fertility from the soil

as some other crops; not as much as

potatoes or corn, and I always sow

about 200 pounds of acid phosphate.

per acre with my cats. Then, too, I

always seed the cats with clover. Af-

ter the cat harvest, the volunteer oats

and the clover make quite a growth,

and in this manner some humus is

obtained from plowing this growth'un—

der as green manure for the bean crop.

I grow acid phosphate again with the

beans as I do with the cats. Beans

again, is a crop which does not re-

quire as much fertility as some crops,

and being a legume, they may add

some nitrogen to the soil. I also re-

turn some of the bean pods back to

the soil; those which I do not feed

to my horses I usually scatter on the

hills, and this also aids to maintain





, soil fertility. Thus, by turning under





more or less of a growth of clover and

volunteer oats, using commercial fer-

tilizer, and returnng some of the bean

pods to the soil, I am able to maintain

my soil fertility. I can sell the straw,





‘. which is entirely clean of weeds, at a.





remunerative price per ton, and I think

it pays me to do so, instead of putting

I am trying at

the present time to secure a more sat—

isfactory legume than clover to sow in

the oats which will make a larger

growth to return to the soil, but I

haven’t obtained anything yet exactly

satisfactory. I am running several ex-

periments on maintaining soil fertility,

the results of which I am not ready

to announce at this time.”



Mr. Cook maintains two tenant hous-

es on his farm‘for his hired help. He

does not 'wish Mrs. Cook to have the

extra burden of cooking for hired men.

During the summer time two extra.

men are kept busy with the farm work

proper. During the remainder of the

year the help is employed in the woods

and in cleaning of grain and beans in

bad weather. Mr. Cook supervises and

aids with the farm work, but finds time

to attend many important state and

county agricultural meetings, and is





these gatherings. He is a true friend





 





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from page 3)., a ' . > .

cation- Some .of these points were

clearly brought out in our conversa-

tio,n. ,



When I asked Mr. Cook what he

thought was the best paying proposi-

tionon the farm, he'thought for a mo-

ment, and thensaid," “BY George, I

believe my tennis court has paid me

the largest dividends. It has supplied

my family with recreation and has

kept my children at home and satisi

fied. They have spent many happy

hours on it, and I enjoy it myself. I’d

sooner see boys playing tennis than

loaflng around a pool room. I believe

we must furnish recreation for the

boys and girls ‘on the farm, and they

must have the same educational ad-

vantages as the city boy and girl. We

must promote a satisfied life, with a

real challenge for the farm boy and

girl.” '



Mr. Cook has had a radio in his

home for nearly six years, and he con-

siders it an‘essential part of a satis-

fied farm life. He is a strong believer

of vocational agricultural education, as

well as an academic education. His

ideas of education and recreation are

well carried out on his own farm and

in his own family. Mr. A. B. Cook, Jr.,

is a graduate of Michigan State Col-

lege, and a successful agricultural

teacher in Ionia. Mr. John Cook, the

youngest of the. family, is a student at

Michigan State College at this time

and is a leader in his class. Mr. Cook’s

daughter is also a graduate of Mich-

igan State College. Mr. Cook has a.

large beautiful woods on his farm





which he has dedicated to the boy.





scouts of Shiawassee county. He has

built them a club house, and every

summer the boys spend many happy

hours in these woods. A seven-foot

boulder fireplace in the lodge also.

makes it available as a winter camp.

“This gives me a chance and an op

portunity,” explained Mr. Cook, “to do

something for the young people, for,

after all, if agriculture, or this country

is to prosper, it is the young people

who are growing up to manhood that

are going to make it do so. «I want to

do all that I can to make them good

citizens and to promote the Boy Scout

movement and all the principle it in-

volves. That is our duty as much as

it is our duty to raise good seed oats

and beans.” "



After my conversation with Mr.

Cook, concerning his work, and after

taking a look at his office and library

on the farm, I could not help but feel

that here is aMaster Farmer with the

right kind of ideas and ideals concern-

ing a true agriculture. I only hope

that the next generation will produce

more of them.





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IN HURON.





IGURES on fertilizer test plots of



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Shane nodded. “They’ll be soon

now,” he prophesied. "The boys .

here to Green Bay is Up an’ ready.

They’ll not be standin’ it much longer.

I fear the time though. Men know no

limit, when they’ re blood mad!”



“You don’t think tonight is picked

for the time?” Dennis queried. “'An’

that’s why Aleck is nadin’ us?”



Shane shook his head. “It’ll not be

that,” he said slowly, and paused,

looking away across the open lake to-

ward the distant low line of Beaver.



“Shane,” Denny said swiftly, “Do

you know more 0’ Aleck’s word? Lad,”

with a sudden tenseness,‘ “you’re not

thinkin’ it has to‘do with the girl we

saw on the schooner that mornin’ o’

the storm? You’re forgettin’ her?”



Shane denied gravely. “I’m not for-

gettin’ her, Denny, but this has naught

to do with her.” He paused. “I’d not

mind if it. had, though,” he added

slowly.



Dennis'McCraggen shook his head.

“You’re the better off it hasn’t Shane,”

he said. ‘





"Denny,” Shane said soberly, “I’ll

know her the first chance I get, if I

have to sail up on King Strang’s door-

step to do it! Brown eyes like hers,

there’s naught but an honest heart

could lie behind them! I’ve seen her

but the once, and only for the flick

of an eye then before the waves car-

ried us on, but ‘I’ll not forget her—an’

I’m thinkin’ she remembers, too.”



“Aisy, Shane.” the older man en-

treated him. His voice became hoarse

and drawn. “I knew a colleen like

that once——an’ she was rotten to the

black heart 0’ her!”





Shane faced him squa1ely.

was my—”



“Stop!” Dennis had sprung up to

face him, his cheeks drained of color,

his nostrils distended in rage. “Spake

it an’ I’ll be batin’ down the word upon

your mouth!”





-' Shane smiled cooly, almost contemp-

tuously. Dennis would be as good as

his word. Since Shane could remem-

ber, it had been a standing threat be-

tween them that Dennis would whip

him if he spoke of his mother. Never

but once had the’threat been carried

out. That was a month after the ac-

cident in the pond boat, when in the

loneliness bred of inactivity he had

openly violated the rule and Dennis

had been as good as his word. Had

beat him unmercifully, but for a month

thereafter had dragged about, silent

and sad, his spirit as broken as his

body.



It was the memory of that month

that restrained Shane now. Pity for

the relentless old man befo1e him, not

fear, that held him back f1om speak—

ing the forbidden word.



Still he could not forbear that con—

temptuous smile, “I’ll Spake it some

day, Denny, and you’ll not strike me,”

he said quietly, and as he turned to

walk away up the dock Dennis equally

quiet answer reached him.



“Ay,” he said, “I’ll be dead that

dav )’



Yet at the plain meal they ate to-

gether in their neat cottage an hour

later, against their eally departure,

there was no ill W111 between them.

They undexstood and loved each oth-

er, these two, with the quiet affection

' found between two men equally strong

and unyielding. Each respected the

sternness of the other, and liked him

none the less f01 it.



Aleck MacChay sat that night in his

log house at the foot of the Garden

Island Indian village, sunk in a moody

silence, while thick clouds of tobacco

smoke swirled and eddied about his

uncovered head.



Bobbie Burns, for once barred from

the intimate presence of her white

lord, was hunched on a bench at the

opposite of the stone fireplace, smok-

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Aleck’s. On a stool near the old man

sat Hugh Boyle, keeper of the St.

James light, his effort at relaxed in-

difference belied by his alert move-

ments at each new sound. Near him

his rifle leaned against the log wall.

Aleck’s weapon was likewise down

from its accustomed hooks above the

fireplace, rested within reach of his

hand.



On the floor between the two men,

Danny Dawson sprawled in a shape-

less heap, his head pillowed on Black

Bonnie, their joint shadows flung in a

grotesque dance to a far corner of the

room by the flickering flames of a

light fire.



It was thus Shane found them when





Mormon elder who was to perform this

secret ceremony. One of the few of

the high inner priesthood of Strang’s

strange church who was ready in

secret revolt against the tyrannic rule

of the king and prophet. Impelled by

sympathy for this man and maid, held

apart by the will of the despot who

ruled the island kingdom, he had been

easy of persuasion in the matter of

the forbidden marriage. His ru‘ddy,

thin face was aglcw even now with

boyish enthusiasm at the prospect of

this mild adventure.



Behind him came Molly Tigue,-pale

and silent, scarcely seeming to know

that this was her wedding night. Yet,

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‘ By James E. Hungerford





Happy New Year! Something magic

In the words that stir the heart;

Old year’s gone, with annals tragic,

And we’ll take a fresh, new start!

Pass up all our frets and troubles;

Turn our backs on trials and

riles;

Let them fade away like bubbles——

Greet the year that’s here with

smiles!





It is futile, friends, to worry



Over past mistakes and frets; ‘

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Fills us full of vain regrets.

Yesterday is gone forever,



And today is; bright with cheer;

Now’s the time to make endeavor,



For a brand-new year is here!





Look with faith unto tomorrow;

Glance not backward, with a sigh;



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Let your heart with hope soar high!



Joy you’ll get, if joy you're giving,

As the golden moments flit;



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Put old “dreary days” behind you;

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he had unlatched the plank door and

pushed it open. When he had shaken

hands with Aleck and Hugh, the old

man motioned him to a seat by the

fire, continuing to smoke in silence for

several minutes. Both the younger

men refrained from talking, tolerant

of the old frontiersman’s mood, though

Shane readily sensed in the air a. ten-

sion, an alertness portending some

event of major importance, concerning

which he was eager to ask.



Presently Aleck spoke. “Where’s

Dennis?”



“He stayedby the boat,” Shane re-

plied. “We’re kapin’ the canvas aloft

on her. Denny’ll not be lavin’ her un-

guarded unless he’s naded here.”



Aleck nodded. “Ye may hae need

to run for it,” he agreed. Then, with-'

out fa1 ther prelude, “ ’Tis Hugh’s wed-

din’ night, an’ we thought we might

hae use for you.”





“Weddin’?” Shane exclaimed. “To

who? Not Molly Tigue?”



The old man nodded, and when

Hugh would have broken eagerly in,

he held up a restraining hand. “Nae

lad,” he said. “Ye’ve nae time to

talk.” He nodded to Orphan Danny,

watching them from the floor. “Fetch

them doon, laddie,” he said, and the

boy arose and went slowly up the

crude stairs that led to the loft.



It was a strange procession that

trailed down those plank stairs in the

yellow light of a lantern on the table,

and the dancing light of the fire.



First came a little man in a black

suit, with silvery white hair and a

stooped, spare frame. Roberts, the





there at the foot of the stairs, the fear

faded for a brief minute from her eyes

and happiness lighted them as they

met those of the man whose bride she

was to be.



After her there came a second girl,

and Shane, staring up into the thick

shadows that lay along the old stair-

way, felt his blood quicken and a swift

elation pulse through him at sight of

her. This was the girl who had leaned

down toward him from the reeling

deck of the Kathleen Briggs that morn‘

ing of the gale, of whom he had said

to Denny only that morning, “I’m

thinkln’ she remembers, too.”



In the same instant she saw him,

standing there beneath her, the yellow

light of the lantern striking fullvin his

face. She paused the briefest instant

on the stairs, and there was the swift

intake of her breath, the brushing of

an uplifted hand against her slim

white throat, then her warm, frank

smile ‘of recognition and a faint flush

that swept over her face as though a

soft shaft of the firelight had

touched it.





Shane’s boast came back to him

swiftly, and a delighted certainty with

it. The girl had not forgotten, and

Shane’s blood went singing a rushing

song through every fibre of his happy

body as she came slowly to the foot

of the stairs, walked across the room

and gave him her hand in greeting.



“I am glad to see you again,” she

said, smilingly, “I have wondered a

great deal if you made land that day. ”



“I’ve seen worse storms than that,”

Shane told her, “an’ besides, I’m think-





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so hopelessly, in a ceremony ‘wh'on‘e

ritual was read by a Mormon, Amt

that was guarded by Gentiles, by a

squaw, a half-wit and a dog.

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not her place to ask questions.

. Beside her Danny Dawson sat, his

shoulders slumped, paying no heed to

the ceremony, his crossed eyes never

once leaving the face of Barbara Loar.

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CHAPTER VII. - ‘

Shane and Barbara. '





OR the briefest instant, the little”





circle stood b1 eathless there in the



center of the 100m. Molly’ s hands

had flown to her throat in an instinctive

gesture of fear, and she «stood now

half-supported by Hugh and Barbara,

one on either side. Elder Roberts

stood motionless behind them, his eyes

very wide in the firelight.



Only Aleck MacCray moved. A swift:

glance at the door told him the bar

was in its place. He dropped a hand

to Black Bonnie’s head to quiet her,

and nodded toward the stairway.

"Gang up them an’ hide awa," he or-

dered, indicating Barbara, Molly and

the frightened little elder. “Gang wi’

’em Danny, lad, an’ take Black Bonnie,

it’s like they may has seen ye cross

togithei.”



He waited till the four of them were

safely up the stairs, the collie trailing

at'her master’s heels, till the board

flooring of the loft had ceased to crack

under their. footsteps as they found

comfortable places along the log walls.



Then he motioned Hugh and Shane

to seats on eithe1 side the fire



“Keep your rifles wi’ ye, lads,” he

said; “They are fu’ helpful in antar.

gument.” He drew forth hisclay pipe,

packed it and lighted‘it with an ember

from the fire, sat-back to smoke: as

unconcernedly as thOugh, no fhostile

Mormon king were within a thousand

miles of his island home. “Fi‘llan’

light, lads,” he invited. them. .



An instant later there came a sharp

rap on the door



“Gang tea the door, Bobbie,” he' or-

deied without rising, and when «she

had unbarred and opened it, and the

lantern light touchedp the scowlln‘g face

of Brand Carter, flinging into shad-





, owed relief, the form of his son beside .





him, standing hesitant, as though more

than half ready to flee, the old man

did not even evince surprise.



He rose, studied the Visitors for an

instant ac1oss Bobbie’ s shoulder as she

stood blocking the doorway against

their entrance. He noted their rifles,

and before he deigned to walk toward

the door to greet them, he turned to

the fireplace and picked up his own

1ong—barreled weapon. -



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miter,” Aleck» said slole, “Nae

“affirhite, or Indian, hae' I ever sent

onto,’ my. house yet, had I asked him

1n. 'If‘ye’ne sae sure there’s them here

ye want, come in an’ get ’em if ye can.

Ye see‘the two lads here. If ye’ve bus-

iness wi’ either 0’ them, they’ll answer

for their sels.” .



:“It’s’ not them we want and you

know it,” the sheriff retorted hotly.

“It’s the two girls from our own col-

ony that came over here tonight with

that idiot Dawson. If you don’t turn

them over, we’ll search your place.”



“Hae ye a warrant?” Aleck asked

quietly.



“No... We don’t need one either,”

Carter flung at him. “Dead Scotch-

men don’t talk.” .



“Nae,” Aleck answered. “They d1n-

nar Dead sheriffs dinna search ay-

ther! I has only ain reason why ye

canna come inside me door, Brand

Carter,” he touched his rifle barrel sig-

nificantly. “ ’Tis this.” He smiled

‘tauntingly into the sheriff’s angry face.

“fife hae seen the inside 0’ my barrel

once,” he said. “I dinna draw twice

on any men. Ye canna come in to-

night sheriff, nor any other night. Now

gang wi’ ye!” '



He flung the plank door shut upon

Carter and shot the bar into place. In-

stantly, he leaped nimbly to one side,

'clear of the path of a bullet fired

through the planks, and waited, his

rifle raised." For an instant there was

dead silence. Then there came the

sound of footsteps retreating down the

path toward the 'dock. They grew

fainter, died away.



Old Aleck stood watching the bar-

red door until the footfalls could no

longer be heard. Then he turned to

Bobbie Burns. “Bobbie,” he said sob—

erly, “ye - worthless old Lamanite,

bring my jug.”



And when the squaw had brought

the heavy jug from its place on the

cupboard shelf, he took three tinvcups

from the table and solemnly filled

them.



“Lads,” he said gravely, yet with a

broad grin wreathing his face, “We’ll

hae a drink to the bravest sheriff in

St. James.” ‘. ‘



He drained his cup with them, pour-

ed another. “VV-ill ye drink wi’ me

again?” he asked, and when they

shook their heads, he poured off the

second cup alone. It was only then

that he took note of the anxious glanc-

es Hugh directed toward the loft.



“I ken lad,” he said. “I hae not for-

got.” He paused a moment, rubbing

his bald head with a speculative hand.

“It’s nae time for them to come down

yet.”



- He rose after a minute and went to-



ward the door, his rifle slung through

the hollow of his arm. .

. “I’ll nae be gone lang,” he said, mo-

tioning the two younger men to keep

their places beside the fire.



They heard him go away down the

path the'sheriff and his son had taken,

. and after a few minutes heard him re-

turning. , “



“They’ve gone,” he said. “The In-

dian fishermen‘on the dock say they

started awa’ for St. James, rowin’ fast.

They've gang for help, and whilst

they're awa’ we’ll take the lassies

across the Narrows tae the village, an’

land them safely heme!” ’



He stepped to the stairs and called

to the group hidden above. “Come

doon,” he said, and themes the fright-

ened face of Elder Roberts appeared

like a round moon in the loft opening,

he added, “The Gentiles hae the field,

parson, and the Gentiles are drunk, sae

ye ken ye’re safe enough.”



“Molly,” Hugh Boyle begged his

bride as she came down and stood be-

side him, still pale with fright, “let’s

get out of this place.”



She shook her head. “I can’t, Hugh,”

she whispered. “I can’t leave. I don’t

dare.” She began to sob quietly.

“Please don’t ask me that, for I can’t

ever.” ‘



Thus did Molly Boyle—poor little

Molly Boyle—declare through her

tears her allegiance to her religion,

and make ready to return to its bond-

ag . .



, Aleck, touchedHugh gently on the

arm.) ‘



“Gang wi’ her laddie,” he said quiet-

ly. "She’s a white woman an’ ye’re

place is wi’ her an’ her kin. A white

woman now ye cannot drag around

from pillar tae post! Now, Bobbie

there, she’s nae» bu a d--d ,Lamani‘te,

ant-it Giana matter wi’ her! Bobbie,”

e, roared suddenly, ”Fetch me the jug

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the ' ol wanderer’s heart, loneliness

and perhaps regret, gnawed like a rat.



The contact with whites, the forma-

tion of a family here beneath the roof

of his crude wilderness cabin, had

touched a muted cord within him; Not

for him the white woman whom a man

must follow, but for this other young-

er man, and the old frontiersman un-

derstood and envied. . ‘



He gave out brief directions finally,

sparing all needless words.



“We’ll set ’em over' the Narrows wi’

three skiffs. We may hae need of

three rifles. If they’re layin’ by for us

outside an’ we cannot cross, we’ll. run

for Shanes’ boat. She’s just without

the harbor, and Dennis will hae the

sails“ aloft.” He turned to Bobbie

Burns. “Gang stay wi’ someone,” he

said, “An’ take my jug alang,” he ad-

ded as a final word. -



On the dock he paused for an in-

stant, looking off across the Narrows,

listening for the drip of water from

oars, for the creak of locks. No hos-

tile sound came, however, and he nod-

ded toward the row of skiffs that lay

along ,the shore.



“Ye’ve your ain skiff, Hugh,” he

said, “Take your ain wife wi’ ye.”



Shane had stood beside Barbara

those few minutes in the cabin, had





concerning the night’s events. Phrases

that meant little, but a time that was

priceless. A few scant minutes to span

neither knew how long a period of

waiting, before they should speak to-

gether again.



Each knew the preciousness of those

flying minutes to the other, and each

acknowledged silently their value to

himself. They had come down to the

dock together in a sweet silence,

fraught with understanding. They

stood now a little distance apart while

Danny Dawson hovered just behind

them. '



Aleck studied them a brief minute.

“Lad,” he said, “Ye’ve come a lang

way for this night’s work. VVe’ll gie

ye a reward that I’d claim myself if

I were nae sae old. Ye take the lass

111 your skiff, an’ I’ll fetch Danny an’

the parson wi’ me.”



Barbara’s face was averted as Shane



helped her to her place in the stern

of the little skiff. If the pale radiance

of the starlight did not deceive him,

her eyes were alight with happiness,

and suddenly her warm little hand was

drawn shyly away from his and she

dropped hurriedly to her seat.

. Oh, Barbara Loar, wise Barbara

Loar! What girl does not know that

there is no surer way to bring a man

to his knees before her than to avert

her eyes?

al of her hand, even Shane McCrag-

gen, with his warm Irish blood, would

have dared less far!



He looked off across the stretch of

black water where the stars winked

like sunken candles, and for an instant

as he drove the skiff out from the

shore, turned it and took up his steady

there was

them. There reached them faintly the,

sound of dripping oats on either side.

Purposely Shane lagged in his stroke,

letting the two boats pull away from

him until they were lost to sight or

hearing in the darkness. ,



A soft nightwind stirred the lake to

indolent little ripples that lapped gent-

ly against the side of the boat and set

the warm stars to dancing ever so

merrily on the black water. Shane

and Barbara were suddenly alone in

a world infinitely large, infinitely ten-

der, in which their emotions grew,

feeding upon the very silence. Shane

leaned forward and touehed her hand

where it lay along the gunwale of the

skiff. This time the hand was not

withdrawn, and Shane slipped to his

knees on the bottom of the boat and

took her in his arms.



“I love you, Barbara Loar,” he whis-

pered, and for answer she sat very

quiet, looking straight down into his

face, making no effort to draw away,

while a. great glory grew in her dark

eyes. Gently he drew her down to

him till he could feel the swift pulsing

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TART the New Year 1ight! With

S this timely admonishment coming



from friends both far and near,

mother could not put the advice to «a.

better test than trying it out on the

New Year’s dinner. By planning a

holiday dinner that can be prepared

ahead of time, she can spend the first

. day of the new year in the front of

the house instead of over the stove in

the kitchen. This does not mean a

cold handout for the family and guests.

It means planning and selecting dishes

which can be prepared a day or two in

advance.





Start right off with the main course. .





Who needs an appetizer before turkey

and fixin’s? This means fewer dishes

to serve and fewer to wash up, all of

which requires time. Besides, starting

a, with the main course leaves more

room for the festive dessert which us-

ually accompanies a holiday dinner.



If turkey heads the menu, prepare

the bird for roasting, and make the

stuffing the day before. Then, in a.

short time the turkey can be stuffed

and sewed, ready for the oven. Or if

a fat fowl holds the place of honor,

simmer it until tender, the day before.

About an hour before dinner time,

heat up the dressing which was pre-

pared the day before, stuff the chick-

en, and brown it quickly in the oven.

Ham for baking may be boiled a day

or two beforehand, left standing in a



, cold place in the liquor in which it

was cooked, reheated in this, then

skinned, covered with bread crumbs

and sugar, stuck with cloves, and put





 





Happy New Year





NEW YEAR is ready to un-



fold with new duties, new

opportunities, new pleasures. It

is my wish for you that it will

bring you greater happiness, a

brighter home, and better health

for you and your children-Mar-

:tha Cole.





 





 





 





in the oven for final browning just

before dinner.



White potatoes to be scalloped, or

sweet potatoes to be candied, may be

cooked the day before and arranged in

a baking dish ready for the final cook-

ing. The green vegetable—spinach,

cauliflower, Brussel sprouts, or what-

ever it is—may be washed and pre-

pared for the pot a day ahead of time.



Make the cranberry sauce or jelly

two or three days before and set it

away in a cold place. Wash the celery,

Wrap it well, and put it in a cold place.



Tomato aspic, or grapefruit for a

salad, can also be fixed the day‘ be

fore. The lettuce and salad dressing

also maybe all ready for last~minute

combination. Lettuce, in fact, gets

crisper and more attractive if washed,





covered, and let stand in a very cold '





place for a few hours before serving.



Mince pie for dessert can be baked

a day or two early. Or a. mousse of

cream and shredded pineapple or oth-

er flavoring may be packed down in

. ice and salt the day before and turned

,1, out in a frozen mold at dinner time. If





the weather is very cold, set the

houses outdoors, and the weather will '





‘3‘ do the rest. The fruit cake left over





' 7’27 from Christmas may be served with





the mousso. , ,





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Nuts and candies help to give a fes-

tive touch, and may even be arranged

in the serving dishes long beforehand.



Thus, with forethought, most of the

work of New Year’s dinner can be

pushed ahead and the homemaker can

start the New Year right by having a

holiday the very first day of the year.

BAKED APPLE QUESTIONS STILL



UNANSWERED.





 





EITHER Michigan apple growers or



the Michigan State Horticultural

Society should establish a scholarship

in home economics at Michigan State

C'allege for the purpose of doing re-

search work in baking and cooking

apples, is the opinion of Mrs. Louise

Campbell, state home Idemonstration

leader, who served as one of the three

judges in the apple baking contest

held at Grand Rapids'recently.



Some of the questions which Mrs.

Campbell thinks might be answered by

the proposed studies are:



At what temperature does each va-

riety of apple bake best? ,



How long should the apples be left

in the oven at this temperature to ob-

tain the best results?



How much sugar should be used per

apple of each variety?



What varieties are not suitable for

baking purposes, but are ideal for





sauce or pies or various kinds of

salads.





What varieties are best for baking?





In the apple baking contest, the'





judges agreed that the nine best bak-

ing varieties in their order were:

Northern Spy, King David, Rome Beau-

ty, Wolf River, Steele Red, hhode Is-

land Greening, Jonathan, Spitzenborg,

and King.



All these varieties were baked under

uniform conditions at 300 degrees Fah-

renheit. The fruit was in the oven

one hour and thirty minutes. It was

apparent from the results that some

varieties do not need to be baked quite

so long, while others still had “hard

centers,” indicating that they needed

longer baking. The skins of some

with hard centers had completely col-

lapsed, and these varieties were con-

sidered undesirable for baking pur-

poses.





In answer to the question, “Which

apple will you pick out for dinner to-

night?” the judges agreed on a beauti-

fulrose colored apple. It looked ap-

petizing, and Paul Kempter, chief

steward of the Pantlind Hotel, and one

of the judges, declared patrons of

cafeterias. invariably pick out red ap—

ples when selecting baked fruit.



The most attractive baked apple en-

tered in the contest also Was found to

be best in texture and flavor. It was





Farm Bureau Women Hold School





ARM women everywhere are in-



terested in the program of the



annual meeting of the American

Farm Bureau Federation and the First

National Farm Bureau Agricultural

Exposition. If possible, they are more

interested in the home and community

training school held December 3-4 pre-

ceding theannual meeting.





Women leaders from about twenty-

five states were present at this train-

ing school and their slogan was, “An

adequate standard of living for .the

farm home and the farm income to

pay the bill.” Mrs. Suwell, field direc-

tor of the home and community work,

stated in one of her talks that it

should not be necessary to have a “hot

dog stand” or a “gas filling station”

on the farm in order to make it pos-

sible to live there.





Farm Folks Have Same Urges.



The whole program centered around

this statement, also by Mrs. Suwell,

“The farm family is made up of men,

women, boys, and girls with the same

urges and desires for beauty and cul-

ture as well as conveniences, that im—

pel their city cousins.” Since the farm

home is in a sense removed from Oth-

er homes, the people living there

should possess the facilities for mak-

ing their own entertainment. Books,

magazines, games, music and radio all





have a place in the farm home. Good"





lights, restful chairs, well chosen pic-

tures, cheerful colors, are appreciated

in rural homes everywhere. Since' it

is well-nigh impossible to obtain help

in the farm home. the farmer’s wife





should have, as fast as the family .

pocket-book will allow it, every labor- ;





saving device.





 





Someone has said, ' “it takes the





 





with of a Methodist, the cleanli .





 





* discussion of





of a Catholic, in order to be a success

as a farmer’s wife. ” In the old order

of things, communication was slow and

difficult, and travel very handicapped.

Immediate contact between city and

country homes was very infrequent,

but today, better roads, rural delivery,

radio, auto and the rural children in

town schools, make it impossible to

use as a high type farm home, the

home of fifty years ago. It must be a

modified prototype of the average city

home.

Farmer is Helping Himself.

An outstanding feature of the con-

ference, very noticeable, in fact, was

the attitude of the farm women them-

selves. They sensed that everything

had been tried to bring about an ade-

quate farm income by the farmers’

own organized power.

As women have the training of the

child1en especially under their care,

I am wondering just what our next





generation will accomplish, trained to ‘





that idea.





A lady physician, talking on‘health

for rural children, asked the pertinent

question, “would we not love our chil-

dren just as well were their mouths

shut, some meat on their bones, and

their backs straight?” Such children,

sent to school, must, in the natural or-

der of things be tail-endors, and tail-

enders are dangerous thing in democ-

racy. ‘ _





,_ Much thought Wasiprovoked by the





 





 

 





agent. ,

past two years extension specialist in, '7‘“

clothing at Michigan State College, is..- . .

Miss Sorenson is no »





 





a Northern Spy grown by F C. Sheik

man, of Hart.





. H 068 H EA D 'SCRA-PPL-E





 





IT is usually a pnoblem, . in homes

where several hogs are killed each

winter, as to how the heads shall be





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Bobby Brekkola‘, of Trout Lake,‘ Enjoys

Sun Baths with His Pet.



used. Head cheese is delicious, but be-

comes monotonous where so much is

made. My mother has always used a

part of the heads for scrapple, that

old- time favorite, and it is always

liked. '



The head is cut up and boiled in the

usual way: When tender, the meat is

taken from the liquid and the skin,

bones and most of the fat removed.

The meat is then cut in Small pieces,

the liquid strained and poured over

the meat, and it is returned to the

stove. Salt to taste, and when it

reaches the boiling ‘stage, slowly stir

in cornmeal to make a thick mush.

Move it to the back of the stove and

allow it to boil very slowly for hall

an hour. Take from the fire and pour

into molds. When cold it is ready to

slice and fry in hot fat as desired It

kept in a cool place, it will keep ftl'

ten days.



A little flour added to the meal keeps

the scrapple from breaking so much

when frying.

either supper or breakfast, and is m!

too rich for the digestion of children





"‘——-Mrs. N. P.





 





HOME DEMONSTRATION AGENT IN!

KENT COUNTY.-





 





FOR the first time since 1919, Kent

county has a home demonstration

Miss Agnes Sorenson, for tho





the new agent.

stranger to Kent county, as she has

been giving sewing work to local 16a, ‘ '

ers for two years past

County Board of Supervisors “in





 





   





necessary appropriation (in Combat. ' ‘

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No. 582—Tailored Styling. Cut in

sizes 16 years, 36,38, 40,42 and 44

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requires 31/2 yards of 401nch material

with 1% yards of ribbon.



No. 572—Chic Slenderizing Model.

Cut in sizes 36, 38,40, 42, 44, 46, 48,

50, 52 and 54 inches bust measure. The

36-inch size requires 3% yards of 40-

inch material with 1/; yard of 27- inch

contrasting.



No. 649—Surplice Closing. Cut in

sizes 16 years, 36, 38, 40 and 42 inches

bust measure. The 36 inch size re-

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How MY CLUB EARNED

- MONEY.





HETHER it be your club,



, your Aid Society, or your

Missionary Society, one of the

important problems with which

you. have been invited to assist

is how to make money to finance

certain projects which the organ-

iZati'on Wished to sponsor. _



Other clubs are eager to learn

new ways of building up their

finances. What plan or stunt

has your organization worked

,out' for “earning money?



For the five best letters de—

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money, We will give handy rec-

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The price of each pattern is 130.

Just enclose 13c extra when you order

your pattern and a copy of our large

Pattern Catalogue will be sent to you.

Address all orders to Pattern Depart-

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THE RAIL FENCE.





HIS quaint quilt pattern, called the



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J. P., of Branch county. She says it

is an excellent one to use up small

pieces. It is made of two-inch squares

and halfisquares. Made in two con-

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lasting





longer

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fence. And we

made it. Made

it by doing two

things — put-

ting more rust-

resisting cop-

per in the steelitself

and a much heavier zinc

the outside.





I) STRAND





“Galvannealed”





is the same god old reliable Square

Deal Fence. me full gauge and hon-

est weight; same springy line wires;

same p1cket—like stays; same can ’t-

slip knot. The easy-to-erect, trim,

. strong fence.



But better now than ever before

through our “Galvannealing” process

(discovered and patented by Keystone)

that WELDS an extra heavy rust-

resifimg zinc coating to copper-bearing steel

wire. No one else makes fence 1 the this.



Agricultural Colleges, engineering authori-

ties, railroad tests—all prove that‘ ‘Galvan-

nealed" far outlasts the ordinary galvanized

wire. Those who entered‘ ‘The Advantages of

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AVE you thought of the human

H material that Christ selected, for

His private school? All sortsof

people came to Him, but he picked

twelve men to be His particular pupils

and attendants. And be selected them





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were what we would call business

men, except one, who was aqpolitician,

and one who was a bolshevist, a “red.”





. “Not up to the colleges in Jerusalem;

. not to the learned and rich and strong;

‘ but down to the seashore among il-

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ing with their greasy, ill—smelling boats

and nets.” Andrthis has been true in

almost every age. The leaders and

prophets have come from unexpected

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The other day two men were talk-

ing about the need of a great leader

for today, and they agreed that one

would be forthcoming, perhaps before

we realized it. Said one, “Where do

you think this man will come from?”

Said the other, “I do not think he will

come from any of our huge universi-

ties. I believe he will come from one

of the small denominational colleges,

or from the ranks of labor.” That, of

course, was conjecture. But it is worth

thinking on. It is profitable to inquire

once in a while whether we are turn—

ing out the ~human material from

which great souls are made. We are,

of course, producing clever men, ener-

getic men who will amass wealth and

become talked about. That goes with-

out saying, but we must have more

than that.





Give us men! Men from every rank,

Fresh and free and frank;

Men of thought and reading,

Men of light and leading,

Freedom’ s welfare speeding.

Men of faith and not of faction,

Men of lofty aim in action,

Give us men, I say again,

Give us men!

These fishermen got up and followed

the Teacher. They may have stopped

to attend to something else first, but

the record, does not say so. It does

not indicate that any of them went

home to change his clothes or get a

shave. Some people always put their

religious obligations last. If they are

financially pinched, they tell the

preacher they cannot pay their church

dues this year. If they are pressed for

time, they give up their office in the

church before anything else. A woman

said not long ago, “I have a good many

social engagements, but I always put

my church first. If something has to

go by the boards, it is not the church.”

These men went their way, and left

their nets behind. They had ,to. They

would have had a hard time of it drag-

ging their nets up and down the hills

of Galilee, and in and out of the crowd—

ed streets of Capernaum. B1111 that is

what some good folk try to do.

want to be Christians, but they also

want to keep all the impedimenta and

trimmings of their old life. Their mot-

to is, “The best of both worlds.” But

they might as well give up. It cannot

be done- You may have one, but you

cannot have both. “Ye cannot serve

God and mammon.”





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Leave your nets behind.





One of these men was a. politician.

Matthew was a tax-collector, and, as

such, had to work for the Romans.

This was the lowest work a man could

engage in,- from a Jewish point of





view. To do that was to' be disloyal .





to one’s own people. But the Lord

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man for a’ that.” Yes, and the first





man to practice that philosophy was ‘





the Galilean. He did not care to what

profession a man belonged, so long as

it was honorable.





This tax collector gave a banquet at

his house in honor of his newly found

Friend. We may be pretty certain

that it was a society affair, .and that

the “four hundred” were present. And

did the Teacher decline the invitation?

He did not. He went. There is no

record of His declining any social in-

vitation. But that does not mean that

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judgments of people. He lifted the

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HE story this week is about a.



little boy who was far away



from his mother. He was living

with an old man who was the priest.

The priest was nearly blind, so the

little boy helped take care of the

church. He opened the doors and clos-

ed them and kept the lamps burning.

This church, or temple, was not much

like our-churches today, but the Heb-

rew people loved it very much.



One room was\especially sacred, for

it contained the Ark of the Covenant,

an ancient chest containing the tab-

lets of stone on which the command-

ments we’re engraved. All the Hebrew

people, no matter where they lived,

had to come to this temple once a year

to Worship. The little boy’s mother

and father came each year, and the

mother always‘ brought him a. little

cost, which she had made herself for

him. How lonesome she must have

been for him the rest of the year!





One night when the lights were dim

in the temple and the priest and the

boy had lain down to sleep, the little

boy heard his name called. ' His bed





was probably only, a mat on the floor, ~~

chilblains often are‘poorly nouflshad‘ «.

They should eat the foods that build _





with perhaps a. wooly sheep skin. for

covering. Instead of snuggling down

under the cover, the "boy jumped up

and ran to the priestand said, “Here

am I!” The priest said he had not

called and the boy lay, down again.

Again and again the voice called, until

finally the priest told the boy that it

must be the voice of God calling for

him to listen to his message.



The boy lay down again and waited

for the voice. When the unseen pres-





once called him, he answered as the 7





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This was one of the most dreadful

things that could happen, and discour

aged the people for many years. This...

little boy greme to be a. great proph-

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wisdom and counsel until they Ghost!

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RURAL HEALTH

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WHAT ABOUT CHILBLAINS?





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S sure as cold weather comes 1





have a flood of letters asung.





What to do for chllblains.‘ One

year I invited readers to tell what

they found good, and had thirty-two

difierent remedies. Obviously, it is not

good to advise anyone to try thirty?

two different things, so I prefer to

stay by general principles in this ‘arti-

019. No doubt I shall repeat much

that I have said before, but it will bear

repetition. Chilblains may come on:-

any part of the body Where the circu-

lation is not very active, and the ears,

nose and chin may suffer just as much

as the hands and feet. Chilblains of

the ear are sometimes so bad as to

require surgical exciSion, and even

amputation.



Chilblains‘ are somewhat akin to

burns in: their course. They are'sec—

tions of devitalized tissue. When they

ulcerate, a. process of tissue building

must take plaée ‘before repair is com-

plete. In persons who are old, sickly





”or weak, this may take a. long time.





The ulcer must be cleaned up. Perox-

ide of hydrogen _will usually do this.

Then it must be kept clean, and the

circulation encouraged while healing

occurs. Iodine is usually a good ap-

plication. V

Many chilblains’do not ulderate, but

none the less, there is a spot ofzirrita-

ble tissue that itches and .burns in.

cold weather at the least provocation.

This is because there has been enough

frostbite to destroy some of the finer

blood vessels. Eventually, there will





be other vessels to do the work, but ,.





the building—up process is slow. Suf-

ferers must protect their feet by wear-

ing warm: hose, and shoes that are

.roomy and stout. Anything tight hin-

ders recovery. On coming in from the

cold, bathe the feet five 'or ten min-

utes in cool water, then dry with rough





‘towel and rub the feet until they glow.





This will prevent much of the itching

and will hasten repair. Be careful,





though, that you do no hard rubbing ,





on tender skin that is frostbitten. F01-





such tender surfaces, dry very gently. *





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up and supply heat. Cream, butter and

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HEN Joe Purnell cleans his



wife’ s poultry house, believe me

it is clean. The house holds approxi--

mately 300 hens and is divided into

three pens. When Joe starts house-

cleaning, which he does regularly once

each month, he drives all of the hens

out of .pen one and cleans that. Then

he drive-s them out of pen two and

cleans it. By that time pen one, where

she started, is disinfected, swept and

relittered. . The hens come back into

pen one, and pen three gets its clean-

up. That happens in winter. In sum-

mer he saves time by (the simple proc-

ess of shutting them all on the out-

side range.



“My wife’s hens,” says Joe, “kept

me in hog feed a few years ago after

that June freeze that ruined all our

corn. I never appreciated hens until

then. Now, when she asks me to help

out a little-I don’t argue. I found the

best plan just to have one day a

month.”



Joe takes out all

sweeps the concrete floor. e cleans

and sprays the dropping boards. He

sprays the walls, the ceiling and‘nests.



In October the house is given an ex-

ceptional treatment. The rear wall,

rear roof over the perches and about

two feet from the floor around each

pen is given a good coat of whitewash.



“Whitewash not only aids in disin-

‘ fecting,” says Mrs. Purnell,, “but

makes the interior of the house much

lighter. This aids the hens in fall

and winter in working the litter later

in the evening than they otherwise

would.”



“Joe believes in plenty of disinfect-

ant. He uses a standard product and

mixes it with kerosene to spray the

roosts and dropping boards and fix—

tures. ,. We are never bothered with

lice or mites, and have never had any

disease to speak of. ”





Each fall and spring the house and

eveiything in and about it gets a

thorough disinfecting, but on the

monthly clean-up days only a hand

spray is used, principally on the rear

wall, perches and dropping boards. On

this day the mash hoppers are filled

and the supply lasts until the next

month. Near the entrance door is a

box with a. hinged lid having two com-

partments. One of these holds a mix-

ture of five bushels of wheat and cats.

The other compartment is filled with

sorted ear corn. This is the scratch

feed supply.



Water is furnished the birds in or-

dinary six-quart galvanized pails which

are filled twice each' day in winter. In

summer natural fall carries water

from the stock tank through an inch

pipe to the poultry.



“I find it a lot easier to keep the

houses clean and the hens free from

disease and vermin if I have a regular

time Set'to clean up the houses. The

wife has plenty to do without having

to carry feed and clean poultry houses.

Besides, it is good business. Nowa-

days I Can borrow a couple of dollars

Before we made the

hens pay 'it 'wasn’t so easy,” he

chuckled. ”—-'-W. C. Smith.





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POULTRY CULLING SCHOOLS GIVE

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EVERAL counties in Michigan were

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but in addition work was given in feed-

ing, housing ‘and management, and

chicken diseases. Each leader had to

cull his own flock and a neighbor’s,

keeping records before cull-ing and af-

ter, and on the culls. Each leader had

also to give a public culling demon-

stration. The three meetings went off

well, the classes of the local leaders

were well attended.





The object of the work was to teach

culling, and how well the leaders got

this work and then imparted it to their

classes, is best told by the following

figures: The first culling was on the

home flock. One thousand'eighty-four

hens were culled, that, before culling,

laid 584 eggs a day, or fifty-six per

cent production. After culling there

were 807 hens that laid 482 eggs, or

59.7 per cent production. The 277 culls

laid fifty-nine eggs in a day, or twenty-

one per cent production. At the sec-

ond culling, which was a neighbor’s

flock, 1,351 hens laid 531 eggs, before

culled, or thirty-nine per cent produc-

tion. After culling there were. 957

hens which laid 512 eggs, or fifty-two

per cent production. The 385 culls laid

forty-nine eggs, or twelve per cent pro-

duction. .



The proof of the pudding is the eat-

ing. It is very evident that the lead-

ers got the culling idea very thorough-

ly. How well did the students get the

lesson? Here are reports from seven-

teen members of the local leader clas-

ses. The seventeen culled 1,287 hens

that, before culling, laid 496 eggs, or

38.5 per cent production. After culling

there were 774 hens that laid 431 eggs,

or 55.6 per cent production. The 512

culls laid fifty-two eggs, or ten per

cent production. No question but what

the students got the work—Vining.





CLEANING UP TUBERCULOSIS.





We are much troubled with tuber-

culosis among our poultry. We have

already killed the hens, and will dis—

pose of the entire young flock very

soon. Will you please give us explicit

directions for eliminating the disease

from henhouse and range? Would also

like to know if Rhode Island Reds are

more susceptible to the disease than

other breeds—R. D S.





The only means of eliminating tu-

berculosis from the hen house will be

thorough cleaning and spraying with

coal tar disinfectant, followed by plen-

ty of sunshine. Of course, the longer

the period that poultry remain out of

the house, the greater the chances of

preventing more infection. Plowing

and liming the range close to the hen

house turns under the poultry manure

and plows up clean, uncontaminated

soil. Undoubtedly the freezing, thaw-

ing and sunshine on the range during

the winter greatly aid in cleaning up

disease.



There is no evidence to show that

Rhode Island Reds are more subject





to a disease like tuberculosis, than are .





other breeds of poultry.





GOSLINGS WITH GAPES.





Please give me a remedy for gos-

lings that apparently have the gapes.

-—Lost eight small ones about six weeks

old, and one all feathered. ' We held a

post-mortem on two but could find

nothing in their throat. -—Mrs. G. M.





A disease commonly called gapes, or

sometimes afiects duck-

lings, and this might also be the cause

of losing the goslings. It is not the

same as the gape worms which bother

chicks. It is a type of cold probably

due to dampness, draughts, or a gen-

eral lack of vigor, and seems to be

similar to pneumonia. Such cases are

difficult to treat, except by prevention,





which includes a balanced ration to '





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Two Short Stories





By Merry Circl‘ers





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ERE are two of the stories which

won prizes in our short story

contest some time ago. As it is

good practice to write short stories,

we will have another contest in the

near future. It would be a good thing

to think now of a plot for your story.





Two Sides.



It is worth while' to remember that

there are always two sides to trouble.



A boys’ class in one of our city

Sunday schools found this out during

a tiesup on the suburban trolley line.

Two or three of the class “livedoout-a-

ways,” as they'called it, coming in to

class sessions or other meetings, by

way of the electric street car.





“A pretty fix!” grumbled James,

when the car stopped and it was found

that it could not go on. “Biggest old

time planned on record, and we’re out

of it, thanks to this bothersome storm.

The other fellows will get away with

all the good stuff, while we’re freezing

on the track all night.”





“Worst of it is,” said Howard, the

more thoughtful member of the class,

“we sort of counted on this to adver-

tise ourselves to outsiders and buy

up some good-will and good opinions,

and so forth.”





Merwin had been talking to the mot-

orman and conductor and some of the

road- employes. He burst into the car

just in time to catch the last remark.



“Look-a-here, fellows!” he began,





 





 





 





 





 





 





It Looks as if Winona Putnam and

Keith Barrica Are Going to Have a

Chicken Dinner.





eagerly. “I can tell you something

much better to do than talking. We’re

three husky, long-legged chaps. What

do you say to hiking on by ourselves,

and bring this train crew a surprise

party?”



An hour or so later, a relief party

appeared, bearing a portion of the

lunch provided for the banquet. Crew

and passengers alike voted the choco

late the best they ever tasted. The

baked beans and ham sandwiches very

quickly disappeared.





Needless to say, that afternoon’s

Work of the climbers was better than

any advertisement that could have

been planned. A full account appear-





Wed in the next day’s paper, and they





often blessed the “trouble” that

brought them such a host of well-

,Vwishers. ——-Delia Veldman, Hudsonville,

faxichigan.





 





Her Neighbor’s Fire.‘

two little Fritchett twins, as they





. .0113sz of bobbed h

‘ “Give us a cookie, Lorna," begged %t





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came upon Lorna, their fifteen-year-old

sister, when she was pulling a pan of

hot, delicious cookies out of the oven.



As Lorna gave each ruddy lip a kiss

and placed a cookie in each little out-

stretched hand, she sang, “Oh, oh, the

beggars are in the land! Now here’s

a kiss for each little lip, and here’s a

cookie for each little hand!”



As she watched the twins run up

the stairs, she said to her mother, “My,

what stomachs those children have!”



“Yes, isn’t it funny, dear?” answered

Mrs. Fritchett, “all children are the

same, even you!”



“But they seem happier if they get

cookies, and I’m thankful that they

get hungry for them, ’cause I like to

bake,” said Lorna as she turned to

her work.



Just at this moment Lorna. was at-

tracted by cries from the road. Smoke

was rolling skyward from their near-

est neighbor’s house.



Lorna soon was running down the

road. The air was chilly, and in spite

of the thin house slippers that covered





‘ her feet, she soon grew very cold. But





Lorna paid little heed to this. She





had run into the yard and Star-ted.





pumping water for the men (in the





roof. She pumped tirelessly fer a long

.. while. .





But the cistern that fed the

two main pipes had gone dry. The

well was dry, too! Only one pump

remained, and this one was frozen!



If she could only get the kettle of

hot water that was back home on the

stove! To run home and get the wa-

ter seemed to be the only chance, and

Lorna took it!





Shouting an explanation, Lorna ran

over the fields to her home and soon

was hurrying back with the kettle of

water.



Hope of saving the house ,had- al-

most been abandoned by the tim’e she

had come back. But the men reck-

oned wrong! The hot water had‘thaw-

ed the pump, and with Lorna pumping

a steady stream of water, the fire soon

was squenched. _



“If it had not been for Lorna, my

home would have been completely de-

stroyed,” said the neighbor. He hur-

ried over and shook hands with a rath-

er exhausted Miss Fritchett, who had

started home from her neighbor’s fire.

-——Martha Everest.





 





 





 





 





 





Dear Uncle Frank:



I wish to express my thanks for the

dandy fountain pen I received last

week It comes in handy for my school

w9tlhk’ tand I am very much pleased

W] i





I am writing this letter with it.—

Thanking you, I remain, Ruben John-

son, Hermansville, Michigan.





It pleases me that you like the pen,

and I appreciate your telling me.





 





Dear Uncle Frank.



I am not an M. 0., but wish to be

one. We have not taken the Michigan

Farmer before this year, so I have had

no chance to be an M. C., but I have

lead every Michigan Farmer I could

get hold of. Many of the writers end

up by saying that they don’t want to

make their letters too long. Now, for

me, I don’t think that a letter is too

long if it is interesting and, of course,

if it is not, W B. seems to be always

hungry. Hope that he’ll be chuck full

when my letter arrives there.



Well, for my opinion on that rouge

and things, I think that if a girl thinks

she needs some paint, as some call it,

let her put it on, but not for me. My

cheeks are red enough. Some girls

are so pale that a small quantity of it

makes them look better, don’ t you





think so? As for the other things, here’





goes for them all, although I don’t

believe in wearing knickers to school

or such places—they are meant for

sport.



Uncle Frank, would you please tell

me how to get to be an M. C. ? Don’t

you think that would be a nice little

bit of information to put at the bot-

tom of the page along with your ad-

dress ——“Frizzy.”



To become a Merry Circler, you

have to take part in a contest. If

you get one contest right, although you

do not win a prize, you will be given

an M. C. card and button. You are

right, some short letters with nothing





in them are too long, but interesting '





letters-always seem shprt. Those girls

who are so pale should look after their

health and not their vanity cases.





 





Dear Uncle Frank:

I'll bet you a piece of pie that this



letter is going to land head over heels



when it sees you. I certainly do wish



that the M. C.’s would stripe the dis-

3, etc. Instead, "





. when {I

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ful about these creatures? They nev-

er are sorrowful, and never worry

about the future. It seems to me that

they must have this in mind. “Don’t

worry about the future, the present is

all thou hast. The future will soon be

present and the present will soon be

past.” I am trying to keep this in

mind, but it does not always work

quite right. ——Your pal, Gertrude





You didn’t say just where this letter

would land when it saw me. I must

have an. awful effect on letters. The

sentiment you express is a good one

to keep in mind.





 





Dear Uncle Frank:



Katherine Kafer said I must think

the Merry Circlers were dumb, not to

know that goslings were green. To

the contrary, I think them the bright-

est on earth—being the only ones.



I agree with Melba Sutton when she

says Normal work is interesting. I

am attending the MasOn county Nor-

mal at Ludington, and I enjoy the

work very much. It’s not nearly as

hard as one might think.



I certainly enjoyed Guilford Roth-

fuss’ “good roads essay” I wish he

would write more letters than he does.

Here’s hoping W. B. is taking his af-

ter dinner nap. ——Sincerely, Dagmar

Thomasen, Ludington, Mich. '





I am glad you like Normal school





 





 

   

 

 

 





work It is “normal” to ..

to like such men: Guiif

writes interestintthings





Ih—p-I-u—n.





Dear Uncle Frank:





By the way, I don‘t see If

letters from the boys . ,

guess they have 1031: out in the

Circle. But boys, we can’t

Let’s get some -pep andwstart

again. Let's just show the rIs '

we are no “dead heads,” an thatwe

really can write letters. 2



Let’s get busy and write and hold 5;”

up the boy end of the Merry Circle; ’ ‘ V .

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Henry and Carlotta Retrorn Ready

for a Ride.





enough for this time, I will close.—

An M. 0. friend, Harold Snyder, R. 1,

Kalamazoo, Mich.





When it comes to writing letters, the _

boys are not there, except in special

instances, but they could be if they

tried. I am glad you liked the home-

comers’ letters. Come again.





 





Dear Uncle Frank.



Is it possible that I could be accept-

ed into your Merry Circle? I have

never lived on a farm except. to visit

one. Picking flowers in the woods is

more fun than I could ever have in

the big city of Detroit.



For two years I lived in Seattle,

Washington. I’ve been in most all the

western states, and also Canada. -

When you are going east on the train.

getting your last glimpse of those

beautiful, giant mountains, you nearly

cry. There’s something, oh, that holds ‘

you so fascinated.



My brother and another boy built a.

cabin up on Mt. Rainier. I am a stu-

dent of Cass Technical High School, a l’

sophomore, and fourteen years old. .



What wonderful people you have in

your column: Uncle Frank! I wish

more Detroit rls had such ideas.

Respectfully, “ uthie.” 1:



I am pleased to know that youiike

our ‘circle and those who take part) in ,

it. If you will take part in the con- . - 7i

tests, you will undoubtedly become an





M.C





Dear Uncle Frank: " , n

I am very glad that one of the con- ~ 1 z I. «

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By Secretary of Agriculture W. NI. Jardine pi .





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Learn all you can.





work regardless of difficulties.





DOW.





Hon. W. M. Jar-dine, Secretary of meme

4 dent Coolidge. was born in Idaho. June"

ranches in that state and Montana“ and

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I have any suggestions to make for your success, they are these: -.‘.'~_ ‘ ‘



Ignorance has no place in the United States,{ Ilearitl .



of all, on the farms. Farming requires intelligence and study. - ~'

Stick to your job. There are tiresome, monotonous



line of work. The man who succeeds is the man who goes ahead





It is going to mean a great deal more in the future. .



successful only when people have developed the readiness to work



It is the easiest to learn this when yen are young. '

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We have organized

in "tenor twelve seniors

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.' y—s-we buy it at a whole.»

.... , andin that Way make near-

: icy“ mohalf ,profi-t.’ We sell it to the

~ students; ,We also are planning a

' ,dance‘ for some day next week, from

4200' o’clockto 6:00, in the gym We

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There is; quite a bit of competition

amongthe groups and this adds to the

interest. My letter seems to be made

up entirely of :“Hi- school talk,” but I

hope more M. C.’s who are attending

high schools will write and tell us of

their - activities—“Kay." _



I think it is fine for high school

classes to do as yours is doing. The

.Washington trip will be an interesting

one. Let’s hear from others on school





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\ Dear Uncle Frank: .

. Did you ever read John Bunyan’s

“Pilgrim’s Progress?” Well, trying to

get a letter past Mr. Waste Paper Bas-

ket reminds me of Christian’s travels.

Just think about it—one poor scared

.little letter, starting out all alone to

go so far; First, that little letter that

never, as yet, has had any experience

in the world, is put .out in a big mail-

box. (T-he mailbox must seem awfully

big to a thin letter, especially), and

there it stays, until Mr. Mailman

comes along. -

After that-it has companions, of, oh,

9. lot of letters, destined to arrive at

who knows where? Then the city post,

offices—the mailman, and the mailbox

again. Then'the brave little letter is

l“ ‘ opened, read, and likely thrown into

W. B.'s ugly mouth (at least to the

letter), and never seen again.

haps W, 'B. will choke. on this.

7 Uncle Frank, I’m too late for the

contest contest, but I have a sugges-

. , ., tlon now. -Why can’t we have a beauty

’ “1‘ contest? Ivmean, everyone who enters

the contest will write a description of

J the most beautiful scene in his life. I

think it is always interesting to every-

one to know the beautiful things in

the lives of others—Another M. C.,

Alfreda Sting, Gagetown, Mich.

Sometimes a letter does have a

x .rough road to travel, but if it is full

. .. of goodness and confidence, it usually

.'Ia;.-£;-,J : “gets there.” Your beauty contest is

’ -"’- a. good one. Thanks for the sugges-

tion, '





 





 





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BEA'U’T‘Y; CONTEST.





 





 





 





‘ ERE is a, real beauty contest sug-

"gested by a Merry Circler. Write,

describing the most beautiful thing

. f . you have ever seen, in 250 words or

less. Everybody has seen something

- ' "beautiful, so everybody ought to write.

.. ’ Please write 'neatly'and put your name

- andhdiiress in the upper‘left-hand core

1 her» ofthe‘paper'. If you are a. Merry

5 Circler, put M. C. after your name.

~ tain pens will be the first two

Rim 01' both boys and girls.» Beads

ill? third wise for girls. and

~ boys. 4 "Thef'fourth and

both boys, and 511‘!!!





 

 





 





 





 





 

   

   





 





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HE holiday rush has made the de-

livery of mail in the big cities

very uncertain. Therefore, I believe

many-of those who answered the last

contest will not be able to get their





 





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"7 Veralkcich Won aPrize for this Draw ing Submitted to Our Drawing Contest.





letters in in time. For that reason we

will announce the winners next week.





THE NEW‘ YEAR.





Dig a deep grave with that spade

called Hope,

Deep enough, long enough,

Broad in its scope, .

But in it drop not one sorrowmg tear

For to it we’ll carry

And in it we’ll bury

All the heart~breaking failures we suf-

fered last year. .

—-C. A. Brunais.





 





 





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(Continued from page 13).





of the lake and likewise pause? And





. was not the nightwind for that instant





so gentle that its whisper was like a.

benediction?



How vastly different that swift meet-

ing of lips from the slow, i‘nsolent kiss

Blair Carter had put upon her. How

different the adoration in this man’s

eyes from the sullen scorn in his!



And still they were strangers, had

seen each other but once before that

night, had spoken together not even

once. Crude mayhap, and a little mad,

but they were living, these two, in a

day likewise crude, and in a world of

madness. Besides, Shane McCraggen

would not pass that way soon again.



They dared not loiter, even to pro-

long that priceless minute. Gently

Shane drew the girl to a place at his

feet, where she could rest her head

against his knees as he rowed. Then

he took up the oars again, and the

boat slipped soundlessly toward. the

bulk of shadow that was the shore of

Beaver. Danger forbade that they

should talk, and their hearts were too

full to feel the need for speech. So

in a golden silence, they crossed the

Narrows and separated, with only the

memory of that single kiss to last

them until another hour should be

awarded them.



Aleck drew forth the flat brown bot-

tle from a. pocket of his shirt before

they parted on the beach.



“Lad,” he said soberly to Hugh, “1

wish ye a lang life 0’ happiness.

Ye’ve married a white woman. Fol-

low her tae the ends 0’ the earth!” .



They heard him humming softly to

himself as he turned toward his skiff,

“Generations has passed, till the Gen-



tiles at last

Hae divided their lands as their own!”



The two girls with Danny struck

swiftly through the woods, leaving E1—

der Roberts to make his way to St.

James'by another path, and alone.



Late that night Barbara Loar sat

by her open window, looking out over

the beach and the silent expanse of

the lake, and tried vainly to see the

white sails of the Mackinaw boat I'ld"

ing the darkness, bearing away the





man she loved. Her lips still burned

with the sweetness of his kiss, and

her dark eyes were still alight with

wonder and happiness.



(Continued next week).





 





 





 





 





Twenty Tales From Timberland





T lze Queer Way:





ENNY, Johnny, Joe! What are



you doing out there?” called Moth-



er Quail from the shelter of the



brush pile in 'the corner of the

fence- down in the back meadow. J en-

ny, Johnny and Joe, three little baby

quails did not answer. Only a few days

ago she had allowed them, together

with their dozen brothers and sisters,

to get out of the nest for the first

time. Father Quail now had the rest.

of the family off hunting for food.



“Come back, come back!” whistled

Mother Quail very loudly.



The - oung quails came fluttering

to her grom the other side of the rail

fence.



“You naughty runaways,” she scold-





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ed. “I told you not to go farther than

the rail fence. Little (walls that do

not obey sometimes never come back

at all. ' ome, we must find some din-

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of Mother Quail





grasshopper. and there a few tiny

seeds. But these did not seem to sat-

isfy the hunger of the baby quails and

they wandered on and on.



As the hungry brood neared the lit-

tle creek that sang its way through

the meadow, Old Mother Quail heard

a noise that made her heart stand

still. Just by a flutter of her wings,

Mother Quail told her twittering brood

to be quiet.



\“Tramp, tramp,

came nearer.



“Do as I do,” commanded Mother

Quail of her brood. Tip toe, tip toe,

tip toe, Mother Quail meandered her

way through the grasses, but scarcely

disturbing them. The baby quails fol-

lowed, doing likewise.



“What’s the matter?” asked Jenny

and Johnny and Joe with inquiring

glances at Mother Quail.





tramp,” the sound





But Mother Quail only answered by}





a. flutter of her wings, which meant

that they must keep quiet and follow.



Now, Jenny and Johnny were very

frightened, but they thought it best to

do as mother cautioned. Joe was very

frightened, indeed, and the only thing

he could think of was to fly. ‘Now,

Joe was very young and could not fly

very well at all. He fluttered up into

the air above the tall grasses in the

meadow.



“Bang, bang.” .



Joe fell to the ground and the rest

of the quail family never saw him

again. And so Jenny and Johnny got

their first lesson, that it was always

best to obey mother.





 





This is the first of our new series

ofstories. On Page 16 there is also

another short story to help you with

your Sunday School lesson. _Write and

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Early Southern crops are moving

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realizes that the climatic conditions,

the soil conditions, the living condi-

tions and the low labor costs of the

Southland all make for year-’round

Brosperity, and something in the

ank when the season is over. Let us

tell you about how

you can live better,

e happier and

save money in the

Southland.

Write toda to

G. A. Park, Gen. mmi-

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Dep‘é, ManN'Ithlllxlfid’

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E.
T is a fact! Seven cows in

ten are capable of giving

(far more milk than they do—

‘1n the winter months. Mal-

nutrition—the bane of human

, health and well-being-is far

5 more common in cows than in

1 people. It is the biggest leak

in winter dairy profits. Under

the urgent strain of consuming

and converting quantities of

dry, coarse feeds into milk, the

digestion and assimilation

break down. 1. The cow may

appear healthy, but the milk

fails to come in paying volume.

Quantities of high-priced feed

go to waste.





The remedy is simple—and amaz-

ingly inexpensive. Help the milk-

making organs meet the added bur-

dens thrust upon them. Build new

vigor into the digestion and assimi-

"latioln—milk profits simply MUST



1' resu t





Kow-Kare is doing just this job



[for added thousands of cow owners

every year. Instead of justc cram-



; ming feed into their cows these dairy-

? men are helping their cows keep the

milk—making process going full-

speed. Kow-Kare has a marvelous





tonic, strengthening efi‘ect on the

productive organs -- makes them

function actively, produce maximum

Eilk fliwcll and resilst disease. Kovlv-

are, e spanng y, ut re lar

with the feed will put yourggpoolir'

milkers” back in the profit column.

Try it; a single can of Kow—Kare

will ration one cow from one to two

months, the treatment being regu~

lated by the cow’s general condition.

It’s a little investment. with big--_

and certain—results.





For Cow Disease:





In treating Barrenness, Retained

Afterbirth, Abortion, Bunches.

Scours, Lost Appetite, etc. ., Kow-

Kare has a well-earned 30-year repu-

tation of bringing cows back to

health and production. It goes to

the source of the trouble—makes the

affected organs regain vigorous

health—resist disease.





For cows at calving. Kow-Kare;

fed before and after, prevents ex-

pensive troubles, makes cow and

calf healthy and vigorous.





Feed dealers, general stores, drug-

gists have Kow-Kare—sl. 25 and 65c

sizes. (Six large cans, 6.25) Full

directions on can. Mail orders sent

postpaid if your dealer is not sup-

plied. Our valuable free book on

cow diseases sent free, on request.





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NEW OLEO BILL.





BRAND new oleomargarine law is



proposed in a bill introduced in

the House by Representative Tincher,

of Kansas. The dairy organization

representatives were not consulted

when it was drafted, and it is looked

upon with suspicion as a piece of dan-

gero'us legislation.



It provides for the present tax on

oelomargarine, with the accompanying

fines for law violations, but contains

a provision that margarine maybe re-

moved from the place of manufacture

for export to a foreign country, or for

consumption ‘upon vessels plying be-

tween ports of the United States and

those of foreign countries, or upon sale

to the government of the United States

or any subdivision thereof, without

payment of tax under such regula-





 





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Elton Hawkins, of Armada, and His Prize Steer, Exhibited at the Cleveland '

Stock Show.





tions as the commissioner of internal

revenue, with the approval of the sec-

retary of the treasury, may prescribe.

The commissioner may also decide

whether any substance made in imita-

tion of butter contains ingredients del-

eterious to the public health, with the

surgeon-general of the navy, the sur-

geon-general of the army, and the

secretary of agriculture as a board of

last appeal. All acts defining butter

and regulating the manufacture and

sale of margarine now in force are re-

pealed by this new bill. ‘





FEEDING THE CULL BEANS ON

THE FARM.





 





UE to the unusually bad_ weather

prevailing this fall, and to the

first hard killing frost, thousands of

bushels of beans are sold at the ele-





‘ vators for as little as a'cent al pound,





after having been run over the screens.

Many farmers have wisely decided to

keep these cheap beans and utilize

them for feed. Other growers would

probably follow this plan if they were

better acquainted with the feedingival-

ue of these cheap beans, and the meth-

ods used in making them a safe and

palatable feed forithe stock.





We have found that cooking the





beans is far preferable to grinding

them, and, owing to the heavy mois-

ture content cf the beans this year,

is the only satisfactory plan. We use





a. common ordinary commercial 'feed.





cooker, the saine as is sold by hard-

ware dealers





 





 





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dinary kettle, which rests one jacket,

“with a fuel door on one side, and a»





 

 





which the heat in the bet water will

complete the process-y milking them

about the same as these 11st by the

housewife when cooking beans for. tar

his use. , ,



If the temperature is not below

freezing, the beans can be Safely left

in the Kettle, but during colder swath»

er it is best to transfer the beans While

steaming hot, to a. barrel. If this bar-

rel has been packed with sawdust,

dirt or some substance on the, out. .

side, and kept well covered, thebegps

will remain warm 3. couple-“of days.

Warming the beans in the kettle is

unsatisfactory, as some of the beans

are bound to become scorched and.

stick to the sides. ,



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beans and water the evening before

the fire is started. This will save

hogs and milch cows twice a day,‘ and

even the chickens relish a pan of warm

beans once a day. Sometimes we mix

either oats or ground feed with the

beans, cooking the mixture: and again,

we mix the ground feed with the, cook-

ed beans. Still other times we feed

the cooked beans alone, and success-

fully.



The first feeding of cooked beans to

cows or hogs, should besm'all, and »

made when other feeds are not «avail-

able,»as stock have to learn to like

the beans. The amount is.,then gradu-

ally increased, but not to the paint

where part" of the beans are left in

the trough or manger M E G





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HE dairy—alfalfa campaign in M19-



saukee county was well« attended

by farmers, although the weather don- , '_

ditions were very bad The {can ht- ‘ ‘ 5

tendance at fourteen meetings was

290. The campaign Was preceded by‘

preliminary meetings sponsored by the

business men' s Clubs of the county.





 





 





 





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12> GRAND CHAMPIONS





? , 86 FIRST PREMIUMS

1 37 SECOND PREMIUMS





16 THIRD PREMIUMS





At Six Leading Southern

.Michigan County Fairs 1926





Registered Holstein Bull Calves 6

weeks to 12 months Old at prices the

owner of a small herd can afl'ord to

pay. The sire of many of these calves

is a Son ofthe highest record (30-lb.)

two year old daughter of Creator.

His sire is King Segis Alcartra

Prilly, an undefeated Show bull with

70 A. R. daughters.





Red Rose Farms Dairy





Northville, Michigan

Telephone: 344

Reference: Northville State Savings Bank





 





Ready for Service,





A son of Bell Farm King Sylvia. a show son

of the famous 35—11). Show cow White Susie.

third prize at the National when 14 years

of age.





A light—colored calf born February 28. 1926.

His dam is a 27-11). Show cow. a sister to

the 39-111. 4-year-old. Pontiac. Barine. and

is out of a. 2-year—old with a. 365-day record

of 802.48 lbs. butter and 21,441 lbs. milk.





An extra good one. bred at Pontiac.

§end for pedigree of Tag No. 22]. ,

‘MICHIGAN STATE HERBS."





Bureau of





Animal Industry

Dept. C

Lansing, Michigan





 





 





 





 





 





'HOLSTEIN BULLS





Sired by a Grand Champion and out of tested

dams. Accredited herd. Also a few good

bred heifers.





Lakefiel’d Farms, Clarksten, Mich.





buys ten Reg. Holstein heifers: five are

“milking now; others are younger; all

nicely marked and siredby our 33.58-1b. sire. A





buy at. that price. E. A. ROHLFS. Akron.





--HEREFORD STEERS





t' round 1100 lbs. 60 Wt. ardund 1000 the.



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-- meta Stem. Good crass flesh. The beef type





‘ are usually market. toppers when finished. Will sell





your choice '0! one car load from any bunch. Can

moshowyoumio mmyrlsorzyrold.





_ Vina. ‘Baldu‘in‘, Eldon,Wapello Co., laws.





.3}. U FORSALEe—Seven-year-old and t’hree-year-old Here-

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ready tor-service. and

bull calves. for sale

, from R. of M.. dams accredited herd. SMITH a

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13.. , M. dams makins up to 565



w R. .9“ M. sire whose first. daughter

at. Ma 2 m ,l. K. HATFIELD.





 





 





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was interested‘in t





stalks and leaves ‘were properly mix-

ed. My experience with tramping all»

age would indicate that, ‘as the silage





the'wind‘gfrom the blovVer pipe, that

the leaves would all be driven to the

wall of the silo, leaving a belt ,of

spoiled leaf silage about a foot Wide

around the silo wall. At least, it looks

that way to me.



“If silage keeps as well without

tramping, all farmers should know it,

for it means a considerable saving.

The plan looks all right to me, except

in the effect of the blower wind blow-

ing the lighter parts out around the

It seems that if you could

secure some reliable data on this ques-

tion it would be of great value to your

readers.”



As our subscriber suggests, this is

a. very important que'stion, as tramp—

ing or not tramping, means several

'dollars difference in the cost of .filling

a. silo. we should be glad to have the

experience of our readers, either for

or against the idea of not tramping,

what conditions must be observed for

success, and so OIL—J. D.





PLAN CONDENSARY AT SEBE-

WAlNG.





HE Detroit Creamery Company



and thedairymen at Sebewaing

are working on plans for establishing

a condensary at Sebewaing. This

plant will take care of a large amount

of milk from this territory during the

time of high production, and when

Detroit needs fluid milk the supply

which ordinarily—goes to the conden-

sary can be used for the Detroit whole

milk trade. '





 





Kenneth Hinshaw, twenty years Old,

of Goldendale, Washington, was award-

ed, this year, the Moses trophy which

is given to the outstanding club boy

of the 600,000 boys’ and girls’ club

members in this country.





SHORTHORN BREEDERS MEET.





 





FOR the fourteenth time the Central

Michigan Shorthorn Breeders met



in annual session at Greenville,

Michigan. These breeders are enthu-

siastic over present conditions. Busi-

ness has increased over the past five

years, many new members have been

added and there is a distinct increase

In the number of new breeders. In-





balance in the treasury of the organi-

zation. The association went on rec-

ord as favoring universal testing of

cattle for tuberculosis. The speedv

completion of this work was urged

because of probable reinfestation com-

ing from the extensive exposure along

county lines between accredited and

untested counties. ‘Officers elected

were: President, August \Valdo, of

Morley; vice-president, C. W. Crum,

of McBrides; secretary-treasurer, Os-

car Skinner, of Gowen; directors in—

clude above officers, and Dr. William

Hansen, of Greenville, and Oscar E.

Hansen, of Sand Lake.





 





COUNTY AGENT DISTRIBUTES

DIPLOMAS.





OUNTY Agent CxP. Milham, of Ot-

tawa. county, will present at a. ser-

_ we of meetings in that county,

diplomas to all dairymen in cow test-

ing associations having herds that av-

erage 300 or more pounds of butter-fat

per-cow per year. Five of the dairy-

mcn 1n .the Coopersville Association

Willreceive their second diplomas. Fol-

liowing are the meeting places and

3. es: .





Jan. 3—Vriesland Town Hall.



Jan. 4—Georgetown Grange Hall.

Jan. 5e—Jame8town Y. M. C. A. Hall.

Jan. 6—Blendon Town Hall.





Jan. 7—Olive Town Hall.

.J an. 8—Nunfca Grange 'Hall.

Jan. 10—Holland City Hall.



n. 11—Robinson Town Hall.

7 , n.12——Wright Town Hall. , _

Jan. 13-4Coopersville High _ .School.

39.11. 14~Tallmadge Grange Hall.





. , yhe‘ recent era-ii“:

; his in regard to not trampin-g sil-

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figured he had been losing 15c. worth of butter-fat

a. day, amounting to $54.75 in a. year—and equal to

6% interest. on $912.00. Needless to say the

De Laval stayed.” Nor is this an unusual case, as

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FINANCIAL KING JERSEY BULLS for sale. from

R. of M. cows. Type and production. COLD-

WATER JERSEY FARM. Goldwater. Mich.





 





 





TWO Reg. Jersey cows and two heifers. all T.

B. tested. Priced for quick sale. LEO

LYLE. Decatur. Mich.





 





SHOHTHORN BULLS—milking strain. from heavy

milking dams. Roads and reds: serviceable age.

Write JOE MORIARTY, Hudson. Mich.





SHORTHORNS good cows with





calves at foot. and bred again. Also bulls and belt-

ers sired by Maxwalton Mook or Edglink Victor. two

of the good bulls of the breed. Will make very

attractive prices on all of these cattle. GOTFRED-

SON FARMS. Ypsilanti, Mich.





 





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M ILKING SHORTHORNS. 8 mos. Son of top U.

S. Butter—fat Cow. Mo. March, 1924. Also te-

IRVIN DOAN G. SONS. Cromwell, Mich.



Best of quality and breeding. Bulls.

Shorthorns cows and heiters for sale. BIDWELL.

STOCK FARM. Box 0. Tecumseh. Misti.





HOGS

Service Boars---Bred Gilts

Fall Pigs





Everything immunized. We

to please you.





Lakefield Farms, Clarkston, Mich.





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Duroc Jersey Gilts bred for April

For sale Farrow. Colonel- and Orion King

breeding. Good type and size. Will send C. 0. D.





on approval. W. E. BARTLEY, Alma, Mich.





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O.I.C. HOGS on “me $53.53;

Originators and most extensive breeders.

THE L. B. SILVER 00., Box l96, . Salem, Ohio





‘LARGE TYPE P. C.





boars all sold. Some large stretchy Wolverine and

Grand Model gilts for sale. Fall pigs by the Grand

Model and L’s Redeemer. from large prolific sows.

Come and see the real kind. W. E. LIVINGSTONE.





Parma. Mich.



F 0 R S A L E Poland China boars of March

and April furrow. Also some



choice bred gilts. due to farrow in March and April.



livery one immuned for cholera. WESLEY HILE.



lonia, Mich.





 





 





 





 





L. T. P. c. SWINE FOR SALE

Spring pigs. either sex. good ones. Cholera immune.

Also Brown Swiss bulls. A. A. FELDKAMP. Ian-





cherter. Mich.

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cialty. JAS. c. TAYLOR. Balding. Mich.



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gilts. JOHN w. SNYDER, st. Johns. Miob., R. 4.





HAMPSHIRE GILTS. bred for March and April

(arrow. Also boars. fall pics. .I. P. SPITLEB

8.. SON. R. I. Henderson, Mich.





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GRAIN QUOTATIONS.

Tuesday, December 28.

_ Wheat.

Detroit.~——No. 2 red at $1.38; No. 2

white $1.39; No. 2 mixed $1.37.

Chicago—«December at $1.36; May

31.38%; July $1.30%.

Toledo—VVheat, No. 2 red at $1.39

@1.40.

Corn.

Detroit—No. 2 yellow at 820; No. 3

yellow 810; No. 4 yellow 73c.

Chicago.——December at 70c;

79%c; July 830.

Oats.

3 lgetrOoit.~—No. 2 Michigan 5315c; No.

, Oc.

Chicago.-December 49c; May 490;

July 470. ,





May





Rye.

Detroit—No. 2, 970.





Chicago—December 94%0; May at

991/3c; July 970. »

Toledo—Rye 980.

Beans.

Detroit—Immediate and prompt





shipment $4.80@4.85.



Chicago—Spot Navy Michigan fancy

hand—picked, in sacks $5.25; dark red

kidneys $7.50.



New York—Pea domestic at $5.25@

6; red kidney $9@9.50;



Barley.

feeding 680.

Seeds.





Detroit—Cash red clover at $22.75;

cash alsike $20.75; timothy, old $2.65.





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@17.50; No. 1 clover

$17@18; wheat and oat straw $14@

15; rye straw $15@16.



Feeds.





Detroit—Winter wheat bran at $36;

spring wheat bran at $35; standard

middlings at $36; fancy middlings at

$40; cracked corn $34; coarse corn

meal,$32; chop $31 per ton in carlots.





WHEAT.





Wheat prices had a fair rally during

the past week, reaching the highest

point in six weeks, but the upturn was

not maintained. Shifts in speculative

activity were chiefly responsible for

the price movements. The revised es-

timate on wheat production in 1926

was slightly bullish, but the report on

acreage seeded to winter wheat was

somewhat bearish. No important

changes are apparent in the general

wheat situation. Primary receipts con-

tinue extremely light, mills are taking

a normal quota for this time of the

year, and exports persist at about the

same rate as for the past month. The,

last visible supply report failed to

show as much decreaseas expected.





RYE.





Reports that an increase in foreign

demand could be expected, and active

speculative buying attracted by the

strong statistical position of rye, cause

ed .a strong upturn in that market.

The final estimate of the rye crop was

40,000,000 bushels, or 2,000,000 bushels

less than the preliminary figure. The

acreage seeded last fall was estimated

at 1.8 per cent more than a year be-

fore, and the December 1 condition

was 86.3 per cent against 83.8 per cent





a year ago.

CORN.





Estimates of both corn and oats

crops were reduced in the final re—

turns. Corn was placed at 2,645,000,-

000 bushels and oats at 1,254,000,000

bushels, declines of 272,000,000 and

.234,000,000 bushels, respectively, from

last year. In addition, it is doubtful

if this estimate takes account of the

loss of unthreshed oats resulting from

the wet harvest. The twelve leading

states produced 449,000,000 bushels

less corn than in 1925. The states





Malting 77c;





outside the corn belt produced 177,000,»





000 bushels more than last year.



Corn prices had another spell of

strength during the past week, due to

speculative buying, but it Was not

maintained. Cash demand remains

slow and cash prices trailed far behind

the temporary upturn in future deliv-

Receipts are increasing and

' smoke are piling up at terminals. Pric-





as are far too high to permit exports





" 4 [of any Consequence.





1’” ‘ x. ) OATS. ‘ k . .1



oats prices advanced to anew high

_ ,ipoint-i'or‘tho season one result of con-

, “a, “#999 wright receipts. mostly of flow





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grades, decreasing stocks, and scarc-

ity of bright heavy cats, but, the mar-

ket softened later. ~





SEEDS.





The clover seed crop in 1926 was

only 797,000 bushels, compared with

1,113,000 bushels harvested in 1925,

and prices paid to producers are aver-

aging nearly 20 per cent higher than

last season. Red clover seed prices

are the highest in four years and the

growers are selling their holdings

more rapidly than in recent years. A1-

sike clover continues to advance and

values are considerably higher than

a year ago. There is little left in the

growers’ hands as the movement to

market has been at a faster rate than





usual.

FEEDS.





Heavier‘feeding of concentrates has

kept the feed‘market steady during the

past week. Cottonseed meal is strength-

ening and higher prices are not un-

likely. Dealers are buying only on a

hand-to—mouth basis in general, as is

usual prior to the inventory season.





HAY.





Farm- prices of hay are higher than»





a year ago, although the supply was a

little larger. Prices paid to growers

on December 1 averaged $14.09 a ton,

compared with $13.95 last year. A

brisk demand is keeping the present

market firm in spite of generally lib-

eral receipts. Timothy hay continues

to sell at a discount under last sea-

son’s level. The proportion of high

quality hay in the crop was larger

than last year, which accounts for the

wider range in values on top grades.

A scarcity of good clover hay has been

responsible for the broad demand for

alfalfa hay, particularly that suited for

dairy feeding, which is selling at a

substantial premium over the common





grades.

EGGS.





The egg market has taken a tumble

in the past week after a. period of

well sustained prices. Mild weather

throughout the country has favored

egg production, and receipts at the

leading markets are exceeding the cor-

responding period in any previous

year. Supplies usually increase from

week to week during the first few

months of the year, except for occa-

sional periods when stormy weather

checks the lay, and still lower prices

are expected.



Detroit—Eggs,

graded 43@441,§c;





fresh candled and

storage 29@361A;c.





hive pdultry, heavy swingers" at 26c;





light springers 21c; heavy'hens 26c;



light hens 18c; roosters *18@19c,; geese.



22@23c; ducks 32c; turkeys “@450. ‘

BUTT .





The butter market declined sharply

at the close last week, when supplies

of fine butter increased. The flow point

in production has been definitely pass-

ed, and the make will increase from

now on, although the extent at the

gain will depend a, good deal on the

weather. British butter marketshave

weakened again, and the possibility of

larger imports of foreign butter will

tend to depress our prices. Average

prices are on a considerably higher,“

level than at this time last year,‘when'

the usual winter decline was well un-





' der way at the beginning of December.





Prices on 92-score creamery were:

Chicago 49 j.éc; New York 52c; Detroit,

fresh creamery in tubs 45@49c.





POTATOES. .





The potato market has difliculty in

rising/above the levels which have

prevailed during the greater part of

December. Growers who have been

holding their potatoes in the hope that

prices would approach last year’s lev-

el are now shipping, and market re-

ceipts are liberal. Trade demand is

showing the usual holiday dullness,

and prices, particularly on ordinary

quality stock, are unsettled. Northern

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

at $2.10@2.25 per 100 pounds, sacked,

in the Chicago carlot market.



APPLES.



A stronger, tone is apparent in the

market for high quality apples, al-

though prices are as' yet unchanged.

Local supplies throughout the country

are‘ still satisfying the demand to a

large extent, so that trade in the

large markets is not on a. broad scale.

Michigan A-21/2-inch Jonathans are

quoted at 34.756135 3. barrel at Chicago.





WOOL.





Mills bought wool fairly freely in

the last two weeks, accordingto Bos-

ton reports, and prices for strictly

combing fine territory have stiffened

as a.result. Choice lots are held at

$1.10@1.12, scoured basis, compared

with offerings at $1.07 and below a

short time ago. Choice Ohio delaines

again sold at 460. Foreign markets.‘

are firm,» with active competition re—,

ported at latest sales in Australia and

New Zealand. Some dullness may pre-

vail until after the inventory period,

and then the market will come under





 





 





 





CHICAGO.

Hogs.



Receipts 7,000. Market is fairly ac-

tive, big packers out of market, pigs

are generally 10@15c lower than Mon—

day’s average; tops $12 bid for 170-

240-lb. weight; few loads of heavy





butchers $11.95; bulk good 150—28091b._





weight at $11.75@11.90; most packing

sows $10.60; pigs practically at $11.60

@1185.



Cattle.





Receipts 11,000. Market on better

grade fat steers and yearlings is com-

paratively scarce, steady with MOI]:-

day’s uneven decline, stock fed in lib-

eral supply, weak to 100 lower; tops

50c up for two days; top yearlings at

$13; medium weight $11.35; steers at

$13.50; she stock and bulls steady;

vealers 50c@$1 higher; outsiders at

$14.50; packers at $12@13.50.



Sheep and Lambs.



Receipts 19,000. Market very slow;

few lambs weak to 250 lower; bulk

of early sale cull lambs $12.25@12.75;

lambs around $13.25; culls $9@9.50;





2.





sheep steady; fat ewes $5036.25; best 3





held higher; feeding lambs at $11.50@

11.75, holding best comebacks around





$12 ,

DETROIT.

, .. Cattle.



Receipts 168. Market steady.

Good to choice yearlings - » .



dry-fed - . . . . . . .. . . $10.50@11.00

Best heavy steers,

Handy weight butchers .. 17.50@ 8.25

Mixed st rs and heifers 37.50@ 8,25

Handy. 1.118 t butchers a... _ , 6.006. _

Light butchers, . . . . . . _. itsoa

Bestoows - . . . -.Q;e-s5;0il 5 *3?

Butcher‘GOWB 3'“. 0251‘.“ 355.130. .11 5,;5 ‘ ,l

cuttem ’1"; cycle to e'v salad .79 5., 75 »





90‘s...





   

 





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drY-fed 8.505) 9.25 ,.

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Live Stock Market Service 1





Tuesday, December 28.





Canners ....... . . . . '3.00@ 3.75

BOlogna bulls - a e o c o o u 0' a o o u 6.00@ 6.50

Stock bulls ....... . ...... 5.50@ 7.00

Feeders ..... . . . . . 5.00@ 6.00

Stockers ................ 6.00@ 7.25

Milkers and springers. . 355.0061) 90.00



Calves.

Receipts 421. Market steady.



Best . . . . . . . ., ........... $13.50@16.00

Others . . . . ......... . . . . 4.00@15.00

Sheep and Lambs.



Receipts 2,202. Market steady.



Best grades ............. $12.75@13.00

Fair lambs ............. 10.00@11.00

Light to common lambs . . 6.00@ 9.00

Best lambs ............. 5.00@ 6.25

Fair to good sheep . . . . . . 5.00'@ 6.25

Culls and common . . . . 2.00@ 4.00



» ' ' Hogs. '

Receipts 1,076. Market slow.

ixe _ 12.20



Roughs ............ . . . 11.50

Yorkers ........ . ... . . . . . 10.35@10.50

Pigs and lights ..... . . . . . 12.30

Stags ........... 8.50

Heavies ........ . . . . . . 11.00@11.35



BUFFALO. » '

, ' Hogs. , , ’ ' . , ,

Receipts 600." Light butcher market“ .,





around 25c hi her, packing sows are

scarce, norm ,y steady. ' ‘

‘ it e





0” commonly. 3‘ 4:11:

ugh, helm 3555.630... - WW 3 and





- . .‘Galyehi:i~~.a£fi ~

Receigts 100,... Market active



.50; $31118... $11@1&'-

8km; .d‘e.’





 





 





 

 





logical Society-and the Michigan





Receiptsfiflo. Market inactive. steadynfilcmgan_ ,





 





   

 

 





Marketingofktfig

got well underlay: .

Chris astsade ‘ f

of the , all varietiesifnh "



éhe New Year’s» mi t1? ,.

notations aroun- .. ogkoflda" ’

Celery 31.256.721.50 , fig ‘ 5,13,;

£2111 ;b‘potatOes t $1.20ti@%$§ibu';__‘ L ,,



; carros an ‘ ' ,pg‘fi-gg -

cabbage $1 bu; red cabbage 1533:?

.radishes 60c perddhenfihh'ehebfi’f“ "





 





 





lettuce 120 lb; “Diem",Spys. 311d 3) _ .,





licious $2@2.50 bu; oth'eryarieties' :56 .1

@150 bu; turkeys 40c; chickens,18@

25c; hens at 15@24c; ducks 24@27c:

geese 18@22c; rabbits 16¢; eggsAfifi

48c: butter-fat 53c‘lb; pork1‘5'@15%£c;’ ’

téefic 6@100; lamb 18@200; veal 13"





wo’l'JLD ENABLE 1co-oes.,ro DEAL

WITH. PACKERS. '





 





T a conference held at the farm



bureau Washington ofilce, an



agreement “of farm organization

representatives was reached asking

that the Capper-Tincher stock yards.

bill be revised so as to protect ecoper-

atlve live stock marketing associations

in .dealing direct with the packers.

This action was taken at the. request-~-

of the Ohio live stock marketing cod

operatives and the National Livel‘Stock

Producers’ Association, and it'was em-

bodied in a statement signed by‘Ches-

ter Gray of the AmeriCan Farm Bu— -

reau Federation; W. L. Drummond, of





the National Farm Congress; Charles





S. Barrett, of the National Farmers’

Union, and others. _-





 





PRIZES AWARDED IN FEEDING

CONTEST- ‘ ' ‘

C HECKS amounting to $14,025 went

into the early 0 ristmas mail to

eighty-eight prize winners in the,

contest conducted by the ASsociated

(‘orn Products Manufacturers, "makers

of corn gluten feed, to encourage bet~' '

ter feeding of dairy and beef cattle.

Included in thewinners were own-

ers of dairy herds, cow testing associar‘ .

tions, dairy breed champions, owners

of beef cattle herds, and other special

prize wmners.‘ ~-





The winners in the dairy groups had

complete-d 'a six months’ feeding test

under rules prescribed by thesassocia-

tion, and with authenticated. records.

In each ration at least twenty-five per

cent of the grain fed was corn gluten

feed. The beef cattle tests were for

a shorter period—Alamo: months—41nd

all offthe rations fed included fifteen _





per cent o‘fcom gluten feed. , .1: .3 ~





The judges were“ men of standing

and .wide experience in matters of

feeding; Their judgment was utilized, 3 ‘

not only in the selection. of the Win-

ners, but in determining the method

to be used in equalizing on a fair and

equitable basis, the records submitted ,

from various sections of the country, <

so that a herd in Maine would be ‘on.

just the same basis of feeding costs

as a herd in Iowa. The basis ’01? the

awards in the dairy group was for the

greatest net profit. .





In this contest the awards foamed; 1





ing dairy cattle for results practically '

all went to Wisconsin men. Is it p684.





sible that the dairymen of the :Badge]: ., ~ 1' "





state so much better understandable,- ‘_

requirements. .of the dairy I:W.Jtliat.“sa

they should stand above-the-dair ,

of_every other state? :The' r ‘3 " .‘ '

this contest appea‘r‘to aflirm jwat‘suph'; '





 





is the case.





The best plate sum... 4,, mas-11,65,

held jointly by the America 2901!}0-

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Horticultural,"Sonatas? GEM 1"

.5913 in 9906mm??? fins-538?? L 1

Northern .Spies.‘ grown am .,

1:13.311. Jeremie?" a Sofia, *





 





 





 





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M1. ..11
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~ .gTbousa‘nds‘oi American Men my the



‘ Frobsrg Swedish Abortion Wt has saved

their herds’frorn destruction. ,

treatment has been used with ,

in the big dairy herds of Syn-don ' many years.

and has cleaned 3p wholé districts over there

literally rotting th contagious 'abortion.





 

 

 

 





 

 





 

 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 

 

 

 





,. Itwasonl .after gre’a as use -eand

- money that t s secret forum a was made avail-

able to American Farmers. During the past

nine years the treatment in American herds has

fiver: all‘the 'amasing results that made it so

amous abroad. Herd after .herd has been rid

of this disease. Even cows considered hopeless





by veterin ling





   





 





arians have yielded to its hea

ualities and. been restored to health and pro-

ucod fine vigorous calves.

SAVED HIS HERD

David Mohr. Jenison, Michigan says: "Last

ear I raised only onegood calf out of 14 cows

red, all other calves were aborted. I was

desperate. I used your C. C. C. treatment.

This year with the same herd I have not lost a

single calf. It's wonderful. My neighbor lost

3 calves in a few days—I gave him some

C. C. C. and it stopped the trouble right there."

The fame of Cow Calf Control (C. C. C.) the

name of this treatment has spread from breeder

to breeder. Today it is put out only on an ab-

solute binding guarantee that it will stop every

case of abortion; that every cow treated will

. deliver a normal calf, or the treatment cost is

refunded. Two reliable banks stand behindait.

SEND NO MONEY

Mr. John W. Froberg, a native .of Sweden

and a large dai owner, is responsible for in-

troducing C. C. . into this country. He has

made the treatment easy to give, and It‘s cost

per animal that every farmer will gladly pay.

Write today for full details explaining our

free trial ofier. Just send your name and ad—

dress withou further obligation to FROBERG

REMEDY” C ., 13 Lincoln St" Valparaiso. Ind





 





3.3.1. usl amount offal] plowing has been





   





~ Therefore some cattle and hogs yet: 7

to mmr‘ket. Editor 500.; eggs, Q09; po-~

tatoes' 351.75; - apples $1.50; hay-'- $20.

The weather has been cold, with quite

a. late! snow—J. N. 'W.





Hillsdale‘ County—Winter arrived

unusually early, and less than the us-





done. Stock is going into winter in

good shape, with plenty of roughage

and grain on hand. Good stock is

bringing good prices. Apples are not

all sold. ' Potatoes are held at $1.60:

wheat brings $1.30; eg' 50c; hay $15

@18- at the barn—S

Calhoun County.—-Farming condi-

tions about the same as last year.

There is less stockron feed. Roughage

and grain are plentiful. Farmers are

selling hogs at 11c; lambs 12,0; cattle

6@8c; wheat $1.25; milk 5c per quart;

eggs 56c; hay $12@15. Not much fall

plowing done. Very little clover seed

here—L. D





. Kent County.———Farmers are not do»

ing much. Plenty of corn to husk, and

not much fall plowing. done. Cattle

are bringing good prices. The bean

market is dull on account of yvet stock.

Stock is a. little thin. Potatoes are

bringing $1.30; beans $5; hay $20; but-

ter~fat 600; eggs 60c.—W.



Tuscola County.—There is plenty of

feed and roughage. Stock is in good

conditlon; fall Wheat is looking good.

The rain occasioned much’ loss to

many farmers on their bean crop. Lit-

tle fall plowing done. A few beets are

yet In the ground. Hay brings from

$12@18.—N. A. P.





Newaygo County.—No potatoes are

being sold at present. Eggs are worth

55c. Most live stock went into the

barns in good condition. There is

plenty of roughage.





The tariff is apparently working

effectively as a practical embargo

against Canadian Wheat. This year,

from July 1 to December 11, only 4,000

bushels of Canadian wheat entered





 





Let Us Protect You

minimums m.





- insurance 00.. of mich.

\ nous arm—nun. men.

Largest Farm Fire Insurance 00.,

in Michigan

A Blanket Policy Covering all

Farm Personal Property.

W. T. LEWIS, Sec’y





‘ 710-113 F. P. Smith Bldg"

> FLINT, MICH.





 





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this country for consumption in the

domestic market. During the same

period last year, the amount was 1,-





 





 





 





252





REE .





97ch (bale Wade.





Better work -- better service

dirootto on at agcnes' prices.





1 on and cow hides.

33355.50. Chip where thou-





 





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Wormwwmf 7’ ram. m": I" am "

presents. sown-annealing. classmm . ‘ -‘

msr m._'rn:I‘No ron CERISTMAS—«White Col 1

lie Pups. J. E. Keener. Reed City. Mich. *





 





 





 





SEEDS AND NURSERY STOCK





FROST PROOF CABBAGE and Bermuda Onion

Plants. Varieties: Copenhagen Market. Early Jersey

and Charleston Wakefield, Flat Dutch and Succes-

sion. Prices. parcel post paid. 250, $1.00: 500. $1.50:

1,000. $2.50: express collect. $2.50 per thousand.

othing too small shipped. We guarantee to ship

size to please you. Agents wanted. Tifoon Plant

Tifton. Ga. '





 





(30..





PEACH TREES $5.00 PER 100 AND UP. Apple

trees $7.50 per 100 and up. In large or small lots.

direct to planters by freight, parcel post. express.

Plums. pears. cherries. grapes. nuts. berries. pecans.

vines. Ornamental trees. vines and shrubs. Free cst~

slog in colors. Tennessee Nursery Co., Box 125.

Cleveland. Tenn.





CERTIFIED WOLVERINE OATS. one dollar per

bushel. Improved Robust Beans. choice stook. seven

donors per hundred. Bags are free. Freight prepaid

on over twenty dollar orders in Michigan. . B.





 





W R” '1. E sands of ‘ others are shipping

FOKFREE and save 255. Write for prises,

canto; ”“'"§..'52.'.’: Shim



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SAVE CALVES ....'::.'::.



lbw-no,” , remedyfos'



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Abernostorsm 92 J.“ St. Lancaster. Wis-

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Thanks to

have made

Write

GEO.





Boar pigs all sold.

Thank You all customers that

possible our enormous fall trade on boar pigs.

us about our gills. litter mates to the boars.

w. NEEDHAM. Saline. Mich.





 





 





SHEEP





700 Choice, Ewes





(or sale in car lots. 1 to 4 years old. all in good con-

dition. Bred to strictly choice Shrop. rams to lamb

. Also 200 choice large Delsine ewes. AL-

MOND B. CHAPMAN s. SON. So. Rockwood. Mleh.





 





Cook. Owosso. Mlch.





—-——





ousand. General





STRAWBERRY PLANTS. $3.75 lb

South Michigan





line nursery stoek. Free catalog.

Nursery. Box 14. New Buffalo. Mich.





CLOVER SEED FOR SALE~180 bu. white clover.

250 bu. Grimm's Alfalfa seed. bags free. Samples

free. Henry Foley, R. 5. Mt. Pleasant. Mich.





TOBACCO





HOMESPUN TOBACCO GUARANTEED—Chewing.

five pounds. $1.50: ten. 22.60. Smoking. ten. 81-50.

Pipe free. pay when received. United Farmers. Bud-

well. Kentucky.





HOMESPUN TOBACCO—Smoking or Chewing. 4 lbs.

21: 12. $2.25. Send no money. Pay postmaster on

arrival. Pipe free for ten names of tobacco users.

United Farmers of Kentucky, l’aducah. Ky.



5 pounds. $1.25:





TOBACCO—Chewing or smoking.





 





25 miles south of Detroit. Mich. Telegraph address: ten. $2. Cigars. $1.80 for fifty; $3.25 for 100. Guar-

Backwood, Mich. anteed. Pipe free. Buy postmaster. Farmers Union.

Paducah. Ky.

. ro shire adcs, also Lin- , .

Broodlng EWBSForsale 93,11“ pngmbognet cross breeds. LOOK! Flve pounds good mellow smokmg tobacco.

In ‘10“ of 50 or more. Bred to lamb in Apr“ and $1.00. Five pounds chewing, $1.25. Quality and sat-

May. v, B. FURNISS. Nashville. Mich. ilzfacttioln guaranteed. Farmers‘ Club. 110. Hazel.

on no y.





 





 





Registered Delaine Ewes





 





fine cum, bred. F. H. RUSSELL. Wakeman. Ohio.



' of the wocly type. ewes and

For Shropshires ram lambs. call on DAN

BOOHER. R. 4, Evart. Mich. .





 





a few bred ewes of all ages.

15 aged ewes cheap. .I. B.





We Are Olfering





 





WELCH. lonla. 'Mloh.



all recorded. sent on approval.

Bred Ewes Ksrakules. Leicesters. Cotswolds.

Lincolns. L.- R. KUNEY, Adrian. Mich.





 





 





POULTRY





I’OULTRYL—Dark, White Cornish, Buff Cechins, Par-

tridge Rocks, Speckled Sussex. Also other varieties.

Ducks. geese. turkeys, guineas. Arthur Jarvis, Wave-

land, Indiana.





“TANt‘RED” WHITE

Buff Orpingtons. Rhoda Jslnnd Reds.

right. Write. Fenner Bailey. Ray,





WHIT'I‘AKER'S RED POCKERELS. pedigreed from

high-producing hens. Both Combs. Write for prices.

Interlakes Farm. Box 9, Lawrence. Mich.





LEGHORNS “Barred Rocks.

Stork. Prices

Indiana.





 





104,000 bushels.





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thing—house,barn,cr silo.





 





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SAVE YOUR MAPLE mus





Earn money by making maple syrup.

Great demand {or quality product. »





CHAMPION EVAPORATOR





Produces finest

qiuality. 8 even

t no, fool and

labor. Pays for

itself in a couple

2 seasons—lasts

or many years.





 

 

 

   





VJ r i t e

or (roe ill.

catalog and

In e n t l on

how many

trees you tap





ans 2 o o u t s.

Tanks. lull Line

of Susar Malt-

sr's Oupplies.





champion Evaporatoroo" Hanson. one





Your Stack-Your Money

With the Old Reliable

Kalamazoo





It pays to give your stock the Best. Learn how tcput

a wood stave or glazed tile Kalamazoo Silo on your

{arm by easy payments—and get your moneybaclzin 1 year.

Farmers using these acid-proof, moisture-proof silos, tell us they

make 8200 to $300 a year profitin better feed, healthier stock. better

uiel . Read what they saygget facts. figures, before you build any-

Writc us and we'll send Free book ofplans.





KALAMAZOO TANK ll OILO GO» Dsth-I





 

 

 

 

   

   

   

 





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consecutive insertions 6 cents a word.

We stock advertla





 





 





CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING





This classified advertising department is established for th

33:2 3120““? ants ll-timl bl“ resul lts undgr clsssii'led headings. . comma" M Mlcmm “an“

V neous a. c as or ass or exc sngo. Poultry sdvertisin . artm

at “dill“: rs'tfis. or ind displts‘y‘columuxlils at commercial rates. I will b. run in this dep “It

a sssawor.eac nsert .onoersforlessthanfourinssrtions'f

Count as a word each abbreviations. lnitldl :1 ($11:ng mi?

displly type or illustrations admitted. Runittances must accompany order. ' o

In has a ssssrsls'dslarlllsnl and Is not assented as classified.





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RHODE ISLAND REDSAR. (3., famous for quality.

Cocks. cockerels, pullcts. $3.00 to $5.00 each. Burt

Sisson. Imlay City, Mich.



BUFF DUCKS. African Geese. Choice Buff Orping-

ton Ducks. $2.50 each. African Geese. $4.00 each.

Wesley Brorcin. Wapakoncm, Ohio.





SILVER LAi‘ED Golden and White Wyandotte Cock-





 





erels. ‘.. W. Browning, Portland. Mich.

PEAFOWIr—Pheasants. Bantams. Pigeons, free cir< ‘

cula-r. John Kass, Bettendorl’. Iowa. l





 





 





TURKEY'S





PURE—BRED MAL'IMOTH BRONZE TURKEYHt

fall prices. Unrelated strain. Mrs. G. Cleveland. R.

3. Albion. Mich.





FOR SALEwPuI-e Giant Mammoth Bronze turkeys.

vigorous, disease free. Mervyn Kearney. R. v-





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orse City, Mich.



F‘OR SALE—Ange White Holland turkeys. toms $10,

hens 58.00. D. E. Dean. Holly, Mich, R. 3

MAMMOTH BRONZE TURKEY TOMS—hens I."

sold. Mrs. Eugene Ramsdell. Hanover. Mich.

TURm9Y&—All breeds, strictly pure-bred. Special

prices. Eastern Ohio Poultry Farm. Beallsville. Ohio.





 





Gold Bank Strain.





LIAIVIMOTH BRONZE TURKI‘IYSM—

Scrotum. Mich. ‘





Unrelated stock. Mrs. Pony Stcbbins,





 





 





 





Ship Your





DRESSED CALVES

and LIVE POULTRY





 





 





also! and

;_. ., House in Detroit



Tags and Quotations and New Ship-



Guitle Free on Application.



_ Does Garden



Plowlns. .-. .



seeding. Cultivat- aw



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, _h great saving of



tliudlhd-efidttr All it



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Demand for Veal is Good





, ' T0

marrow, BEEF. COMPANY

1903 Adelaide St. Detroit, Mich.

Most. ‘Rsliqbls Commission





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