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Twp Chinese gun boats in the Whan-

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Judson Harmon, ex—governor of Ohio,

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Mr. and Mrs. Washer Laforge, of Mt.

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There were celebrations in Hawaii

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the public schools. ’





The Centurions, a secret organiza-

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Sweden and Belgium have agreed

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terests.” .An influence in bringing this

agreement about was the marriage of

Prigcess Astrid and Crown Prince Leo-

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HE Ballard, Brothers, of Berrien

1county, Michigan have a 160-

acre apple and dairy farm that





L is more fertile today than it was forty





years ago. And during the last forty

years they have specialized in success-

ful farming, but with particular em-

phasis on Guernsey cows- and apples.



Among the apple growing fraternity

of Michigan, the Ballard orchard is

well-known because in it many of the

theories of orcharding, held at various

times, have .been exploded. And, al-

though the Ballards may be said to

have “arrived” as apple men,





the past, they are right up and at

present day problems of apple produc-

tion and marketing.



My first recollection of Ballard influ-





‘ ence was about fifteen years ago when





the sod mulch versus clean culture

argument was raging. The Ballards





‘ did then, as they do now, grow all





their apples in the sod mulch and in

growth of trees and yield and color of

apples, the clean culture advocates

have not been able to get any solace

on this farm. Why this is so, depon—

ent sayeth not. Nor do the Ballards——

they merely state that if they had to

clean culture their orchard, they would

not be able to correlate the dairy herd

and the field work as they do now.

When they commenced on the few

old trees many years ago, there were

many Duchess trees, a variety popular





- then, but decidedly overworked at pres-





ent. The Duchess stood them in good

stead for a time, but in the spurt of

popularity of years ago, many—yes,

too many, Duchess trees were planted.





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How the Ballard Orchard Appeared After a Recent Ice Storm.





seriously contemplating cutting down

their trees of this variety.



The bulk of the present orchard they

planted themselves, and just how this

was done may shed some light on the

results which have come out of the

orchard every year since. They plant-

ed McIntosh between Spies, intending

later to cut out the earlier fruiting

McIntosh, leaving the Spy, which will

never be overdone, because it takes it

so long to come into bearing.





First, the ground was planted to al-

falfa, then marked off and the soil

about where the trees were to be plant-

ed was loosened with dynamite. The

holes for the charge were made by

driving a stake down eighteen to twen-

ty-four inches. Several sizes of charge

were usedLbut finally they got down

to a fourth of a stick as the correct

charge. This is not enough to scatter

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just see the top soil bulge a bit at the

explosion, but when they took hold of

the alfalfa crowns, they could pull up '

four or five feet of root with all the

nodules in place. The Ballards be-

lieve this soil shattering accounts for

the unusual growth the trees have

made ever since.



When the trees were young, the al-

falfa in the orchaid was mowed and

forked around them, but now the mast

of the alfalfa is gone and in its place

is orchard grass and blue grass. The

plan‘ now is to merely mow the grass

and let it lie where it falls. They now

use some nitrate on the trees, three or

four pounds each.



In orchard technique, these men are

experts and they both work at what-

ever job is to be done, whether it is

spraying apples, milking cows, or mak-

ing alfalfa hay. They spray almost

continuously and they have a duster

because with it they can cover the

ground faster. This is the Way their

conclusions as to the relative merits

of these two methods of treatment

were served up to me: “We spray as

much as we can and use the duster

whenever the weather conditions will

permit." '



Last spring they tried a unique plan

to get the McIntosh blossoms cross-

fertilized. Originally they planted the

McIntosh and the Spies togetherLbe-

cause the McIntosh is a shy setter and

they thought the Spies would cross-

pollenate them, but when the trees

came into hearing. it was discovered

that the Spies bloomed later than the

McIntosh, hence did not answer the

purpose. They had noticed that the

bees worked incessantly in the Duch-



(Continued on page 315).





A Successful Farmer School





C/mtmz Farmers Receive Certificates for Good School Work

By H. D. Corbus





AS it worth trying? Do they



V» really want it? Will they come

out for it? These were the

questions the extension department of





- the Michigan State College men asked





when the plan of_ a winter extension

course for the farmers around St.





‘Johns was requested. The lanswer,





yes, can be written in bold—face type.





. The extension ' department has one





more problem on its hands.

Tuesday night, February 15, Com-

missioner of the State Department of





Agriculture, H. E. Powell, passed out

- certificates of award to sixty-six Clin-

' ton county farmers.

'in regular attendance at an extension





These have been





school in animal husbandry held in the

Agricultural Department of the St.

Prof. George A.

Brown, of the Michigan State College,

gave the course, which consisted of

six meetings, one night a week for six

weeks. The subject matter for this

course-consisted only of hog and sheep

care. The class chose these subjects





' “ as the one of greatest interegj. ,now in





Clinton county This choice bears out





C.,,Clinton 'count'y’ s place in the produc-





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11:30 before Professor Brown got away

to return to East Lansing.

Commissioner Powell, in his closing

remarks, before he presented the men

with their certificates, said: “I don’t

know when I have done anything that

has given me more pleasure and satis-

faction. This is. even more than we

hoped, when, as a committee member

of the StateLegislature I worked for

some short courses at Michigan State





HonrH, E. Powell Commleelo‘her of





College and later assisted in the ex-

tension program.‘ This is a very hope-

fulfsign for future agriculture in Mich-

igan.” '



Mr. Powell congratulated the men

on their opportunities for getting such

courses. He also assured them that

the department of agriculture was

their organization, and that all it could

serve would be welcome at all times.



The closing of the animal husbandry





 





 





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course with a simple program marks

the completion of the second extension

course given by the Agricultural Col-

lege in cooperation with the agricul-

tural department of the St. Johns High-

School. When the first idea of such a

course was brought up there was

much difference of opinion and not

much encouragement. Questions of

various kinds were asked in the spirit

of investigation. No one seemed to

know just what would be the result.



The educational department of the

college was called into consultation.

Finally, after several conferencesand

committee meetings, and much pave-C

ment and automobile tires were worn

off between St. Johns and East Lan-

sing, the school was granted.





Prof. B. A.Walpole met with the men .

from the St. Johns High School, and

the first course was organized. Fifty

men filled out enrollment blanks for,

the fi1 st course. One week after this

'the attendance jumped to eighty-eight.

The first course, dairy husbandry, was

completed with an average attendant:

of better than sixty. Fifty-two WI, 3

students completed their first c .

course and were awarded their

cates in dairy husbandry. Pro



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VOLUME CLXVlIl NUMBER TEN





DETROIT, MAR. '5, 1927





CURRENT COMMENT





HE shortage of

doctors in rural

The towns throughout the

country is a matter

which is engaging the

. attention of the U.

S. Bureau of Education. “Owing to

the rapid growth of our urban'popula-

tion, there has been a tendency on the

part of the medical graduates to prac-

tice in the cities,” says Dr. W. C. John,

specialist in education. “The result is

that the rural towns and country dis-

tricts are experiencing a shortage of

physicians, particularly of the general

practitioner type. Furthermore, the

greatly increased cost of medical ed-

ucation has tended to debar students

from the rural districts. There is a

tendency on the part of the medical

schools to be recruited from the young

men of the city whose interests do not

naturally lean toward rural practice.”

The bureau of education holds that

one of the big rural life problems is to

devise a. method whereby the people

of the open country may have ade-

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Th. Sugar crop program. for

B t 1927, careful con51der-

‘9 ation should be giv-

Program en to the place which





sugar beets will occu-

py. This ought to be especially true

in the light of the vast amount of ov-

er-production talk that has accompa~

niod the discussions on the McNary-

Haugen surplus bill. ‘





The United States now consumes

‘ annually over five million tons of sug-

ar. «Of this amount Michigan, although

this second state in the production of



,_,;”crop,. produces but a relatively

risfraction of the sugar used by

eople.

lowing the experiences of last

when weather conditions became

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type of soils, favorable climatic condi-

tions, ample factory capacity, and the

farmers can know ahead the price they

are to receive, makes the beet crop

one that could be accorded a larger

place in the program on a large num-

ber of farms. At least, this is the con-

clusion reached by a number of

thoughtful farmers.



By increasing the attention given to

sugar beets, these men feel they au-

tOmatically improve the situation with

regards to those other crops which are

produced in excess of American de-

mands. Thus, two objects are gained

-———we maintain the gross production of

our farms, and, at the same ‘time, re-

lieve the pressure of supplies on the

markets of other crops by the substitu-

tion of sugar beets.





HINGS have not

.Watch been going quite

' as brisk in the cities

Your ‘as usual. As a result

Pocketbook there is a large

group of people who

havebeen getting easy money through

the sale of real estate, stocks and

bonds, but Who now find themselves

without adequate income. These men

are therefore turning their attention

to farming communities, where they

fi it easier to dispose of their wares.

Some of these people are undoubted-

ly acting in good faith, and intend to

deal honestly. Many, on the other

hand, are taking advantage of the

farmer’s lack of information as to the

present and probable future value of

the properties they have for sale. And

it is difficult to know always Whether

you are dealing with one" who will

serve you well, or who will treat

you ill. So beware.





Y vetoing the Mo-





The Pres- N ary-Haugen Farm

.d t T ’2 Relief bill, President

I en a e3 Coolidge has taken a



Stand stand which may be





far-reaching in its ef-

fect. He is on record for farm relief,

but apparently the provisions of this

bill were not satisfactory to him.

While this action on the part of the

President was expected, it must be a.

disappointment to the rural population

of some of the states of the Union,





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favor or this new-McNary—Haugen bill, ’





the farmers of this state have not had

the intense interest that those in oth-

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there are quite a few Michigan farm-

ers who were not favorable to “the





cod-liver all legislative treatment” at-





tempted at Washington, as stated in

A. M. Brown’s‘ comments on the agri-

cultural situation on another page of





. this issue.





The political consequences of the

President’s action will undoubtedly

mean the activity of the mid-west ag-

ricultural political group with views

on the next presidential campaign.

The agricultural economic conse-

quences of his action are that legisla-

tive farm relief has again been post-

poned. In the meantime the farmers

will have t do for themselves what

they can 0 solve these agricultural





MUSICAL survey

of the United

States has been

completed by the Cin-

cinnati Conservatory

of Music. From this

survey it appears that one-third of all

native born Americans either’ play

some musical instrument or can sing,

and also that scarcely a home can be

found without an instrument for pro-

ducing music of some kind. _

This is encouraging. The more love

we have for music. the greater will be

the spiritual development of the na-

tion. Nearly all the great musicians

obtained their first inspiration in their

homes. We may well expect the pres-

ent interest in this art, as shown by

the universal demand for pianos, vio-

lins, phonographs, and radios in the

homes, to result in much greater

strides toward musical appreciation in

.the years to come..





 





Musical

Nation





HE article which

One’s Per- appears on page

six of this issue may



son'al Qual- be overlooked by some

aficatlons readers because the

title may not appeal



to them. Many who have no thought

of approaching their banker to borrow

money, undoubtedly, would gain much

valuable information from the discus-





 





F arni Legislative





to be used on township roads.





fight against this pest.





\ Legislature.





     





features of this trespass bill.





 





THE executive committee selected to represent the varlous ag-

ricultural organizations on legislative matters, held its second

meeting at East Lansing, last week. From their deliberations a

much better understanding of many rural problemsneeding legis-

lative consideration has resulted.





One of the matters given a great deal of time was the road tax

program. The farmer’s real burden in this connection is financ-

ing his local road program. This committee finally agreed that

much relief would be provided if, out of an increased gasoline tax,

one cent of the tax collected on each gallon of gasoline would be

returned to the several counties on the basis of the road mileage





Another subject ofofirst importance was corn borer legislation.

Representatives of the department «of agriculture appeared before

the committee and reviewed the situation and the proposed meth-

0d of handling the corn borer clean-up program. The members of

the committee felt strongly that the Legislature should, provide

every reasonable means within its power to make an effective





Further consideration was given to the trespass bill recently

published in these columns. In this connection the members of

the committee took a firm position with regard to section four of

this bill. They feel thatgiving the personswho occupies the land

authority to arrest those found violating the provisions of the bill

upon the cultivated or enclosed portion of his farm,‘ would make

the measure effective and secure a part, at least, of the protection

needed. This bill is now in the hands of the Senate Committee

on Conservation, of whom Senator H. S. Karcher is chairman. If

readers will take the time to write a letter to Senator Karcher urg-

ing his committee to report out this bill as introduced, they will do '

a real service in helping to bring this proposed measurebefore the

Much now depends upon the activity. and loyalty of

Michigan farm folks in getting behind their senators and name

sentatives atLansing, urging them toenact into law the various _





Committee Meets





 





 





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) Tel."





’get a primer viewpoint.





serial onsrfhe must first ‘0"





all have the ability to "apply his mum





ers of introspection. That —is often a.

hard thing to do. It is usually easier





 





to enlarge on one's own good qualities .

and to criticize others, than it is to“





view these matters in a frank and





honest way. It really is diflicult to be .





unbiased in matters of this sort, and

to judge one’s self correctly, since we

are too close to the subject matter to



However, personal qualifications are

the largest factors in "our relation to

the outside world. One \may have

many good qualities and still have a.

single trait that proves a ‘big handicap. .

Every person ought, therefore, to niake

a serious effort to eliminate such traits.



The article referred to ought to be

read carefully, and then the reader

should ask questions about himself.

It may be a. profitable experience for

one to score himself as a banker or

other person might do. A study of

personal traits as related to one’s suc-

cess in farming, is quite certain to be

time profitably spent.





Viewpoint





band’s hired man told Sofie’s cous-

in’s husband I was one of the biggest

fakes agoing. He said I thought I was

the hull cheese since I’ve been writing

for the papers, and the stuff I wrote '

was so punk that I must have some—

thing on the papers to make them

print it.

‘ ' Well, that’s something. Some folks

would call such a thing an insult to

their personal prudence, or whatever

you call it. But I don’t. Maybe if I -’

traded places with the hired man, I’d

return the compliments to him. But

I just consider it a viewpoint.



You see, a viewpoint is a individual

proposition. The point I want to make

‘ about viewpoints

| is that it’depends I



on what’s looking



from where it’s



looking to where .



it’s looking. I



Which means, in



plain language,



that viewpoints '



depend upon conw

. ditions. For inst, .

I know a fellow who always thinks'

what other folkses do is wrong, until

he’s convinced it’s right. But I know

other folkses what believe that what

other folkses do is right until they’re

convinced it’s wrong. Folkses seem

to like them kinda folkses best.



You know, viewpoints is got a lotl

to do with life. For inst, the man

who lives on the hill is got a different

viewpoint than the one who lives in'

the \valley. The man who lives on a

western ranch can’t likely have the

same viewpoint as the one waiting on ’

tables in a Broadway cabaret. I don't

know nothing about either So that’s 1

why I’m telling you this.





 





I’ve seen hired men think lots dif- '.'





ferent after they became employers,

because they got a different viewpoint]

about the hired man proposition. ‘

Old maids is lots more critical in:

their attitudes than when they was :

sweet sixteen, or sixteen but not sweet.

And marred women is got lots differ- I

out ideas of marrage than before they

made their present husbands get on ,

their knees. And marred men—well, I .

ain’t saying nothing. i

[know a fellow, that thinks one girl '

is the sweetest little Dora. ever adored, '

but the others think she is the worst

one that ever dared. And then there’s

me and Sofie—we ain’t got the same .

viewpoint on lots of things. There’s

work for inst. I’m a firm believer 'in





economy of work, but Sofie acts as'if ‘ ,





she has to work hard or somethin

would happen. ‘ 2 ' J . 5

So 'you see, our viewpoints is got





' lots to dov'withus. Seamislike 111* Is:





despot.





HE other day Mrs. Jones' hus- ‘

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HUBSDAY February 3, was a

red-letter day for a number of





~- , . farmers living between Mason ;,

I and Dansyifle.





On that day the Con“

sumers' P6wer Company closed a main

electric swam in Mason and let the

current flow over an eight mile elec-.

tric experimental line that will bring

cheer and comfort to these farm

homes. , ,



The mere pushing of a button for

lights—ethe annoyance of a kerosene

lamp .3. thing of the past. Five o’clock

in the morning, the poultry house is

alreadya place of activity. No need

of a lantern for chores. A button is





pushed, the pathway to the barn is





lighted, another button pushed inside

the barn and the last vestage of dark-





. ness has gone. The turning of_.a switch





and the cows are being milked. Mon-

day—washday—and a ‘ silent, willing

slave doing the Work, washing, wring-

ing, ironing, pumping water, cooking,

running the vacuum sweeper, the re-





.frigerator, and a number of other

, things.





Sbunds like a fairy story, but unlike

many fairy stories, it has a, possibility

of becoming true to a great number of

Michigan farmers. The Consumers’

Power Company, the farmers between

Mason and Dansville, companies man-





-ufacturing electrical equipment, and





the Michigan State College have unit-



ed cooperatively to determine the pos- -

sibilities of using electricity on the



farm for productive work, in imp-rov-



ing the living conditions, andvin rais-



ing the standards of living.



There are a number of things to be

considered in a program of this kind,

and many problems to be solved.



The problem of the power company

is to get reliable electric service to the





.By H. J.





type of farming is general, with a

leaning toward dairy and poultry.

Some of these farmers own their

farms, many of them are in debt. It

is the possibility of using electricity

from a productive standpoint so that

it will pay for itself, or more than pay

for itself, that is. of primary import-

ance to these farmers. Only by using

electric energy in a productive way





 





, Gallagher





ment to the use of a large amount of

current. This rate applies only to the

Mafson-Dansville test line, and its suc-

cess will undoubtedly be the basis for

the determination of a more perma-

nent rate for different kinds of trans-

mission lines.



This experimental rate was willingly

accepted by the farmers between Ma-

son and Dansville that intended hav-





 





 





 





 





Lloyd Hayhoe is One of the Thirteen Users on this Line.





will the farmer use enough current to

become an attractive customer to the

power companies. Electricity used on

the farm only for lighting and small

household appliances offers 100 small

a return to warrant the power com-

panies investing the great amount. of

capital necessary in building transmis-

sion lines. Some of the transmission

lines now serving farmers in Michigan

have a transformer core loss of cur«

rent in excess of the total amount

used on the line.



For the farmer to finance the cost





 





 





 





 





 





Arthur Deyo Believes Electricity will Make Farm_Life Easier.





farm on. a permanent basis at the low-

est possible costconsistent with good

business. '





The problem 'of the farmer is to

learn to use electric energy from a

standpoint that will justify his invest-

ment. Electricity possesses many val—

ues that cannot be measured in dollars





and cents, but inaddition it must pos- ,

sess a‘ value measured in dollars and





cents before it is generally used on

the farm.



Manufacturers of electrical equip-

ment have the problem of producing





. simple and efficient equipment that will





fit into farming operations.

The problem of the Michigan State

College is to conduct, the necessary ex-





' .1 perimental and research work so that

" the results Obtained may be consider-





ed impartial and unprejudiced. _

The place to find out how the farm-



er can use electricity is on the farm



under practical working conditions,





and the fauna that this experimcnfal





should serve, should be average.»





“three cents per





of conStruction of the transmission



line, and then to properly wire his



buildings and buy electrical equipment



means too large an outlay of capital



for this plan to be generally accepted.

A POSSible Solution.



To reduce the high initial cost to

the farmer that he may be better able

financially to properly wire his build

ings and purchase electrical equip-

ment, the best plan seems to be for

the power companies to finance the

cost of construction of the transmis-

sion line and charge each farmer they





serve a monthly service-charge. In





addition to the monthly service charge,

the farmer should pay a cheap, simple

rate for the current he uses.



, In accepting the plan to reduce the

high initial costv‘to the farmer, the

Consu'mers’ Power- Company filed an

experimental rural rate schedule with

the Tublic Utilities Commission. This

ratemjschedule provides for a. monthly

serviCe charge of $3. 00 ton transfor-

mer capacity of 5 KVA, and an energy,

rate of five cents per kilowatt hour for;

the first thirty 1n owatt heurs, and





 





owatt hour for all





ing service and cooperating in this

study. To make their part in the pro-

gram more effective, these farmers de-

cided to take the initiative and as-

sume their own responsibilities. A

committee of three farmers was select-

ed by vo‘e to act as the advisory and

executive unit of the community. One

of the first problems that confronted

the committee was that of wiring the

farm buildings. They decided that by

wiring all of the buildings with the

same kind of material, and contracting





“the entire job to one contractor, would





be a better plan and would result in

a. less cost than if each farmer hired

his wiring done on a separate job

basis. The Agricultural Engineering

Department of Michigan State College

assisted the farmers in planning their

Wiring layout, in the placing of lights,

switches, convenient outlets for appli-

ances, yard lights and power outlets.

Complete wiring specifications were

determined for each farm.



Contractors submitted bids based on

these specifications, and a local con-

tractor was awarded the work. Includ-

ed in the contract was the provision-

that the work must pass t inspec-

tion of the Electric En 1neer'1g De-





 





partment of the Michigan St te Col-





lege before it was accepted by the

farmer.





In carrying out this plan, no unnat-

ural or unbalanced Conditions that

could not be as readily used by any

group of farmers, have been estab-

lished.



Generally speaking, electricity can

be expected to lessen the work and

increase the comforts of the home. Be-

sides furnishing light and power for

domestic appliances, it will pump wa-

ter for the stock, milk the cows, cool

the milk, separate the cream, run the

churn, furnish heat for the incubator

and hover, shell the corn, grind the

feed, run the fanning mill and the





 





 

   

 

   

 





 





 

 





form a wide variety of other so

of like kind.‘ ,3:



It is not expected that the fanném

on the experimental line will 1mm

ately invest in all the different mm

of household and power equipment.

is as easy to over-capitalize from,

electric standpoint as any other 4‘

the farm, and like other farm (5qu

ment, the electric equipment should

be installed only where the added con-l

venience of financial returns will in»

tify its use.





To conduct the investigational work

as planned, equipment will be necesv ,

sary. The national committee on rur- ~§

a1 electrification has made provisional .'

with manufacturing companies to sup-

ply some of the neceSsary equipment

on a loan basis. The equipment is tel ~ ~

be loaned to the college and installed , ‘

on the farms for experimental and re

search work. This equipment will be

rotated from farm to farm and a study

of costs and operations made under

the different conditions. , ,



Experimental and research work

will be conducted to determine the

adaptability of electricity to various

uses and processes, and of the possi-

bility of using electricity in new Ways

with equipment already on the farm

and in the designing of new equep-

ment.





In the village of Dansville is a very

fine consolidated school. Arrange-

ments have been madeto use this

school to give a wider scope to the

work of rural electrification being done

in the community. Demonstrations

will be conducted on electrical equip-

ment, supplemented. with lectures and

motion pictures. It is planned to hold

this school one night each week for as

long a time as results justify the ex.

fort.



It is hoped that the results of this

work will prove that electricity can be.

used in the productive Work of the

farm at a sufficient saving to ofl'seia

part 01- all of the costs that might be

attributed to the use. of electricity as

a luxury.



When electricity is used in suffi-

cient quantities, and pays, or more

than pays for itself on the farm, the

fa1mer will become an attractive Gus-j

tomer to the power companies, and the '

high cost of sewing the farmers will

be better balanced by greater returns.

High costs of tiansmission lines may.

be of less consideration than they are

at present. These conditions will be

inductive to the public utilities to ex-f

tend miles of transmission lines

through agricultural communities to

serve the farmer. Over these lines

will flow the energy that will bring

cheer and comfort to the farm home.



Farmers served by experimental lino: ‘

are: John Noxon, Walter Carven,

Mrs. P. Aseltine, Coleman & Whipple. '

Edward Donahue, Arthur Deyo, Mrs.

F. Deyo, Ami Terrill, Roy Rae, E1119

Haines, Elmer Bravender, George Bav-

con, Lloyd Hayhoe.
Three generations





of American farmers

have endorsed





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all things. In the long run

only good survives.



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second and third genera-

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have been enriched, whose

crops have been increased,

whose profits

‘have mounted

into big money.

”AA Quality”

Fertilizers have

"made good" in

thesoi1,yearafter

year, for three

generations.





 





Sixty years of continu-

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manufacturing experience

have been devoted to mak-

ing ”AA Quality" Fertil—

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You can de-

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THE AMERICAN AGRICULTURAL CHEMICAL COMPANY

Executive Oficea: 2 Rector St., New York





HY wouldn’t he let me . have

V» that money?” is the solemn

question many a downhearted

ed empty-handed from the cashier’s

wicket. Well, there inay have been

one or several very good reasons, not

one of which is an adverse reflection

on the moral character of the prospec-

tive borrower. But just suppose, Mr.

Farmer.'bef0re you get to feeling sore.

that you place yourself in the banker’s

place and you will soon see why he is

very glad to grant some loans and

must reject others. Before you go to

the bank, try and analyze your prop-

osition impartially—not considering

merely how bad you need the money——

but as the banker must look at it——

“is it a good deal for the bank?” This

examination will do you no harm in

case the loan is very good, for it is





sition is good—but the bank credit

man must be convinced of it—he must

have some knowledge of you and your

affairs. It is up to the prospective

borrower to present his application in

an intelligent and convincing form, to

be a good salesman of his note.



If all loans could be secured by defi-

nite tangible collateral, or by real es-

tate mortgages, banking would, be a

,relatively simple matter, but the vol-

ume of loans of this class, including





that small town or country banking

would be unprofitable. The country

bank must make’loans on property se-

curity and on the personal qualifica-

tions of the borrowers. In the great

majority of unsecured loans on farm-

ers’ notes, the latter is the more im-

portant factor. It is not unreasonable

that the banker should desire an inti-

mate acquaintance with the personal

qualifications of the borrower; his age,

ability, temperament, integrity, indus—

try, mode of living past record, family

and business connections.



Then the banker should give careful

consideration to the purpose for which

the loan is desired. There is no good

reason why the'borrower should ob-

ject to talking this over. It can do no

harm and it may prevent a loss. While

the banker is not infallible, he usually

has had the more extensive experience

and has the more mature judgment.



The source, kind,‘and value of the

borrower’s assets are an important

consideration. The very fact that the





Your Personal Qua/firebox;-

By Archer P. Whallon





bank’s deposits are payable to the de— '





farmer’has asked himself as he walk-'





not enough that you know your propo- -





quickly'convertible security, is so small ,





positms on demand, makes it obliga-

tory that the borrower be not only able

to pay sometime—but that he can pay

the loan at maturity. '



A conclusive factor is often found

in the conditions of the business or

employment in which the borrower is

engaged. This includes both general

conditions, taking into ‘c'onsideratien

ordinary seasonable fluctuations ‘and

market conditions, of the trade, and

the peculiar circumstances 0f the day.

and the special individual circum.

stances of the borrower’s business.



The ability to justly judge human

character, and to extend credit on per-

sonal qualifications with the minimum

of loss and the maximum of profit to

the bank, is the distinguishing charac-

teristic of the truly successful country

banker. Of, course, no banker would

knowingly extend credit to a crook

who had no intention of ever paying—

but how much credit Can be extended

by reason of the borrower’s being ab-

solutely honest? If his honesty is not

coupled with ability, it may be insuf-

ficient to provide the cash to meet the

loan. ’Tis sad but true, the country,

including its poorhouses, is full of ham

est failures who have brought loss to

other people. .Yet banks are willing to

grant credit where the personal quali<

ties justify, though the tangible assets

are small, even non-existent. People

of ability industry, and integrity are

desirable bankehstomers, for they will

be the successful people of tomorrow.

But it is plain that such investments

on the part of the bank must be well

spread. The farm laborer or renter

of good repute with but little collat-

eral security, may expect to find the

banker quite willing to loanhim small

amounts well within his ability to pay

—-but he can’t expect the bank to take

too big a chance on him



The borrower’s age is a very import-

ant factor, for a man physically imfit

by reason of age or infirmity is at a

serious disadvantage—particularly on

a farm. Here it is necessary for the

banker to sometimes “be cruel to be

kind.” Also, if a man has reached

middle life without being successful in

anything, the fact is very certain of

being taken as an adverse element.

There are exceptions to this. There

is the man who has been handicapped,

but who now hashis handicap suds



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nets of the farm is stable manure

bind it. often represents the ‘great-





» est waste, due to improper care and





.bandling. We .produce in- this state

alOne, abOut,12,877,000 tons of manure,

representing a large amOunt-of plant

nutrients. Approximately forty per

cent of the value of this material is

lost through failure to care for and

utilize properly. That we‘needall of

this material is readily seen by the

gradual depletion of our soil fertility





asshown by decreased yields of many

‘ ‘of our important crops.





All of this

means a decrease in our farm income

with a‘lowering of the standard of liv-

ing on the farm.



Jnasmuch as we have this valuable

by-product on hand, we must attempt

to lessen the waste and use it to the

best advantage in maintaining our soil

fertility. With the high price of com-





_mercial fertilizers, it is even more im-





_ _ _ .. U ., 42¢}va Vat/defile lay—Mam

c' NE ”at the most Whammy-prod;





in the stables and taking up the liquid

with the litter. The"usual"form-of lit-

teris grain straw which is already on

hand. This, is a goOd. absorbent and

has a manurial value of about .5 per

cent nitrogen, .25 per cent, acid phos-

phate, and one per cent potash. The

straw is also returned to the soil as

organic matter. Liquid manure may

be collected in cisterns, but'this' is not

a common practice in Michigan.



Much of the plant nutrients contain-

ed in the manure is held in a readily

soluble form. When such material is

exposed to rain under conditions such

as we find in the average Michigan

barnyard, much of the fertilizing value

is leached out, being carried awayby

the drainage water. This loss, dueto

exposure, has been determined and

found to be about forty per cent of

the nitrogen, fifty per cent of the acid

phosphate, and sixty per cent of the

potash. That is, the manure has de-





 





 





From Forty to Forty-five Per Cent of Stable Manure is Last Through Ex-

posure in Piles Like This.





portant that the farm manures be used

wisely.



Farm manure is valuable as a fertil-

izer, in that it contains the plant nutri-

ents, nitrogen, phosphorus and potash

in an available form. Also it is, with

the exception of green manure and

crop residues, practically the only form

of organic matter which we return to

the soil. Mixed farm manure, that is,

manure from the various animals on

the farm, ready to apply to the soil,

contains on the average .5 per cent

of ammonia, .25 per cent phosphoric

acid, and .5 per cent potash. It is ob-

viously a low analysis fertilizer as to

the amount of nutrients carried. How-

ever, because of the large acre appli-

cations of manure commonly made, the

fertilizer constituents added in manure

are considerable. Ten tons of farm

‘manu're, estimating that only one-half

of its ammonia, one-sixth of its phos-

phoric acid, and one-half of its potash

were quickly available, are equal in

fertilizing value to 333 pounds of—sodi-

um nitrate, fifty-two pounds of acid

phosphate, and 108 pounds of muriate

of potash. This is a very large

amount, with the exception of the acid

phosphate, of high-grade .. fertilizer.

This lack of acid phosphate is import-

ant and should be corrected, for Mich-

igan soils are low. in this constituent.

There is also an equal amount of these

nutrients remaining in'the soil to be

used by succeeding crops. The organic

matter of the manure is a valuable

addition to the soil for better aeration,

drainage and bacterial activity of the

soil result from such an addition.



, The nature of farm manure is such

that large losses of' the plant nutri-

ents may occur, so in view of this fact

it is necessary to adopt a system of

handling manure on ' the farm which





Will cut down this loss.





Losses may be due to a failure to





' collect the liquid portion, leaching by





rain, decomposition of the organic mat-

ter, and biological changes in. the ma:

nnre. The liquid portion amounts to

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creased in fertilizing value forty to

forty-five per cent, depending upon the

length of time exposed and the amount

of the rainfall. ' ~



By allowing the manure to lay in

the barnyard in moist, loose piles, rap-

id decay and heating takes place,

which brings about the loss of organic

matter and the setting free of nitrogen

in a volatile form. ’



The system of handling the manure

to avoid this loss is one which will

allow the soil to take up the material

which would otherwise be lost. Soil





. will quickly absorb the material leach-





ed through, so the eflicient system is

one which will get the manure to the

field each day and spread at once, and

as uniformly as possible. In this state,

however, there are many days when

the weather and the condition of the

soil will not permit the use of the

spreader. Then, too, when the manure

is applied on snow in hilly regions,

some of the material might be carried

away should the snow go off quickly

with a. rain, but this loss is smaller

than is generally supposed. Inasmuch

as there is considerable time during

which we cannot get on the soil, we

must make additional provisions for

caring for the manure. Rainfall must

not be allowed to run through, and

air must be kept out of the pile to

keep down the bacterial activity. This

calls for a covered shed with a con-

crete floor, where the live stock will

trample the manure, compacting it to

exclude the air. This will eliminate

the leaching and the volatilation of

ammonia to a large extent.



The loss of ammonia may also be

cut down by the use of acid phosphate

applied in the stable or thrown on the

pile at the rate of about twenty pounds

to the load. This makes up for the

natural deficiency of acid phosphate

in the manure and- makes the manure

a. more nearly balanced plant food. In-

creased yields amounting to fifty per

cent or more, usually result from re-

inforcement of the manure with acid





phosphate. , ~‘ . X

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If the people vote on a stated per

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sessor, he has good title.

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I own land on M-17 and want to put

up a booth. How near to the line can

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grade the'ground in front so that autos

can drive up in order to get off the

pavement? There is a slight depres-

s1on to be filled in. I wish this for

the sale of our produce—AS.



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on’t Shoot Muskrats





UR at ntion is called to an item in the Michigan Farmer of recent date



relative to the trapping and taking of muskrats, and quoting a part of

Act 183 of the Public Actsof 1909, as amended by Act 111 of the Public‘

Acts of 1921, permitting the use of a 22Acaliber rifle in taking muskrats,

and I must call your attention to the fact that Section 2 of Act 111 of the

Public Acts of 1921 was amended by Act 89 of the Public Acts of 1925,

striking out the provision authorizing the use of 22 rifles in shooting or

killing muskrats, so that at this time Act 183 of the Public Acts of 1909,

as amended, our fur-bearing animal laW, reads in parts as follows:





“It shall be unlawful to use firearms of any kind to kill muskrats’ or

to use baited hooks or to use spears, explosives,

devices or smokers of any kind to drive muskrats- or other protected fur-

bearing animals out of their holes or homes, nor shall any person knowinglyr

have in possession the carcass or skin of any fur-bearing animals herein

mentioned, killed during the time when the killing thereof is by this act





chemicals or mechanical





oversight in your next issue—D. R.

Jones, State Department of Conservation.





 





 





the assessed valuation, and may au-

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to borrow not exceeding $1,000 in any

one yeai to pay expenses, provided

that in townships having a valuation

in excess of ten million dollars, the

board cannot borrow to exceed $12,500

in any one year.——Rood.





' WHAT SHARE?





 





Wishing to rent a farm with ev-

erything furnished, what share should

be given? Would like a diary farm;

also modern in regard to furnishing.-



The landlord furnishes the land

and all personal property and the

land and all personal property and the

tenant furnishes the labor. Expenses

such as feed, seed, twine, fertilizer

and machine hire are often borne in

the same proportions as the income,

that is, the tenant bears one-third of

such expense and the landlord two-

thirds.





 





RIGHT TO INHERIT





 





I accumulated some property with

the help of my first wife. There are

no children except one son who ran

away at the age of fourteen and who

is now married. My first wife died

and I married a second time. Six

years later my second wife died and

I married a third time. My third wife

has helped me to save and accumu-

late more property. Now I am a crip-

ple. I wish to leave all my property

to my third wife. Is this boy of mine

entitled to any of my property? Please

advise—F.



The right to inherit is not an abso—

lute right. The parent may give away

his property either during his life or

by will, and the right to inherit ex-

tends only to what is not thus dis-





posed of.——Rood.





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A SQUATTER’S RIGHTS.





 





A man built himself a house on a

piece of ground about thirty years

ago. He did not buy; he was a squat-

ter. A few years ago a party ught

all this land around there. Some of

it was state land and some had back

taxes. ‘Could this squatter claim the

place he lives on?——A. D »

' ‘. Title by adverse possession depends

upon possession under claimpf right

with, open, notorious, exclusive posses;





these are questions of fact; audit they

are all answered in favor .0? the pos-





 





 





r'sion for fifteen years or more. All _





approach to it in any way that will not

interfere with the public travel of the

highway—Rood.





RIGHT TO SETfiAPS





 





 





A works a farm on one side of a

county ditch and B works a farm on

the other side. This ditch runs on the

line between the two farms. Has A

a right to set traps on B’s side of. the





ditch? If he has, has B any right to

{£111 Iilip A’s traps? Please advise——

1‘. .





Neither has any right to set traps

on the land of the other and if he does

so the other may take the trap up.—4

Rood.





WHO SHOULD PAY TAX?’





 





A. buys 40 acres of unimproved land

from B. in Oct, 1926, and nothing is

said about tax for the same year

(1926). Who should pay the tax—A.

or B.?~—M.



A quitelaim deed imposes no obli<

gations upon the maker to defend the

title. A warranty deed given in Octo-

ber does not bind theumaker to deliver

title free from liability for taxes which

become a lien afterwards. The county

and state taxes become a lien from

the day they can first be paid, which

is December 1st. As between the

grantor and the state he is liable on

the taxes from the time they are as-

sessed in June—Rood.





ABOUT FARM MANURES.

(Continued from page 309).

as early as possible. Manure gives de-

cided increases

crops because of their ability to utilize

the large amounts of nutrients without

lodging.



Farming as a business on a sound

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be eliminated. Oursoil is our source

of income on the farm and it must be

kept at a high producing capacity at

all times. Therefore, we must adopt

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' PLANTING THE HOTBED.





 





EOPLE not experienced are‘ prone



to plant the hotbed too soon after

making it. The rule‘is to wait until

the heat' has dropped down to ninety

First make sure it is going

down, not coming up. Ninety degrees

is easily determined, for the tempera.-

ture of the skin exposed to the air, and





comfortable, is about that,’and when





you plunge the hand into the soil, if

it feels warm to the skin it is over

ninety, but if it feels neither warm

nor cold, it is right.



Soil for hotbeds should have the sur-

face inch or more sterilized. The

handiest way to do this is to take soil

just moist enough so it will not pack,

and put in pans in the oven and heat

until steaming to the center. Remove

and cover with some cloth and let cool

gradually, or it may’ be piled on the

bed and covered there. and leveled

later, carebeing taken to avoid mix-

ing in unsterilized soil. Overheating

or drying the soil harms it, but steam-

ing thus does not. Both weed seeds

and insect pests are destroyed. '



Seeds in hotbeds should not be

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should be kept moist but not wet. Hot-

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it is hard to give them a good water-

ing without dislodging them. If the

soil ShOWS a tendency to dry fast, it

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Where cool air lies on the s'urface, as.

in long cold spells after seeds are

planted, the burlap helps to keep the

surface warmed from below and often

saves the germinating seeds.





hotbed until planting time, give ample

room. but if to be transplanted to a.

cold frame or pots, then close planting

is all right.



Cold frames planted to seeds should

be warm and the weather settled.

There is nothing gained by planting

them too early, for the seeds will rot

or the plants stand still until the soil

does warm up.——L. H. Cobb.





 





 





RAISES ONIONS.





 





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LOREN BEEBE, a fifteen-year-old



farmer boypdecided to put in a

few rows of onions on some muck land

which his father had just drained and

cleared off. The venture was a suc-

cess, and from the few rows Loren

sold twelve bushels of good onions,

and his family kept a generous supply

for themselves. When he wished to

attend a celebration in a neaby town,

he went, farmer fashion, to his onion

patch and gathered a great many

bunches of green onions and tied them

up nicely. Stowed away in the back

of the car, they took up very little

room and the local merchant allowed

him four cents per bunch for them.

Thus he had his spending money, earn-

ed by his own efforts. He also discov-

ered that the rich muck land raises

superior lettuce and celery as well. He

sold the onions locally for $1.35 per

Ibushel.——Fern Berry.





 





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HE leaf area of an apple tree is

capable of manufacturing suffi-

cient food material for a. given num-





. ber of apples of good size and quality.



. 0n heavily loaded branches and trees



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’ Ideayes porn apple. and under these con-





 





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{quality Although some orchardists





 





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have practiced removing a few apples

to increase the leaf area, per fruit, un-

til recently there were no experimenl'

tal data available to indicate the exact

number of leaves required per apple-



Horticulturists of the United States

Department of Agriculture ‘found that

different varieties vary in the rela-

tionship between the leaf area and the

size and quality in the fruit. For the

Grimes and Ben Davis under the Con-

ditions of the tests at least 30 or 40

medium-sized leaves per fruit were





necessary to obtain apples , of good





size and quality, and as many as 50

for the Delicious. When a smaller

number of leaves was present, the

fruit was not only smaller in size, but

was low in dry weight, low in sugar

content, and of poor dessert quality.

It was found also that apples grown

with a large leaf area ripen slightly

earlier than the same variety having

fewer leave‘s per fruit. ‘



These determinations were made by

ringing or “girdling” the bark of a

twig to isolate the fruit and leaves

from the rest of the tree. Other in-

vestigations had shown that ringing

large prevented the passing of nitro-

gen and carbohydrates in either direc-

tion past the ring, thus making the

fruit beyond thering depend only up-

on the leaves with which it was iso-

lated. By ringing and thinning the

leaves to a definite number at varying

distances from the fruit it was found

also that apples can draw food mate

rial from adjacent leaves and leaves

at a distance of 2 to 4 feet with al-

most equal facility.





 





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small fruits and tree fruits. .





Actual practice in the green houses

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The lectures will be delivered by the

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Friday—Cale of trees and shrubs:

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TH E AGRICULTURAL SITUATION.





HAVE been thinking a good bit

about the general farm situation

and its relation to organiZed industry,

as well as the various attempts to give

cod-liver-oil treatment

through legislation by Congress.



In the course of Lincoln’s famous

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. we are and whither we are drifting,

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lcussion so far has been exceedingly

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bold and uneconomic remedies with-

out considering'just what has happen-

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entire industrial world.



Shortly after this date, and on ac-

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;were taking place, agriculture and all

iorganized industry, moved up stairs.

iThe inter-relationship of 4113 one with

the other was little disturbed; prices

jwere on a relatively uniform basis, ex-

icept where the government interfered,

with no justification for its act. In

the meantime the government took

possession of the railroads only to re-

store them to their owners in a. com-

plete state of chaos. But in the brief

period of its operation of them, it had

reorganized the service and wages on

a, vastly more extensive plane- which

was continued in a general way after

the war period, and transportation

rates were adjusted officially to meet

the increased expense. This policy

formed the background for all organ-

ized and centralized labor, and its

products carried the increased costs

to the consumer.



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business conditions permitted it to do

so. But agriculture had no choice but

to move down agalz'to the first floor,

and in' a good many cases to the base-

ment amidst the decaying remnants of

its former prosperity. It had no means

of adding the cost of high-priced labor

to its products. During the war it

had been spurred on, almost driven,

to increase its output beyond anything

ever known, and after the warperiod,

it found itself still continuing to throw

on the market an excessive output. It

had acquired the habit and could not

stop, and inasmuch as it recognized

no captain 0r commander in this field.



The manufacturer, under such con-

ditions, would close his shops or oth-

erwise cut down his output, but even

though the young fellow quits the

farm, as he probably should, still the

old man, with his tractor and his two-

row cultivator and all the other me-

chanical helps, continues to produce

as much as when there was farm help

in abundance. ‘



It ought also to be said that, owing

to the shifting of population from coun-

‘try to city, and the greatly increased

buying power of city dwellers, the

farmer, as a factor in the market, is

of very much less significance than

was formerly the case, and the past

few years have demonstrated that

there can be a very generally admitted

condition of prosperity and thrift, in

which the farmer, and especially the

western farmer, has little or no part.



Such, as it seems to me, is the con-

dition that confronts The business or

industrial world at this time, and what.

if anything, can be done about it? Ob-

viously, the plane upon which agricul-

ture is operating is too far out of bal-

ance with that upon which all other

industry, including the railroads, is

carrying on its business. There is lit‘

tle or no reciprocity between them. If

agricultural output

definite control, either through the

laws of nature or of man, the adjust}

ment could be easily made, but, in

,terms of general agriculture, this is

entirely out or reach.



Are there, then, any steps that can.

be taken looking to a better adjust

ment between the so-called basic in-

dustry and all others? It is obvious

that the city dweller, the workman, if

you please", will not welcome a higher

range of prices for the necessities of

life, much as he may proclaim his in-

terest in farm thrift. Yet, on the the-

ory of protecting our industries from

outside competition, we might accord

to the farmer further protection from

the importation of agricultural prod-

ucts of certain types, notably dairy

products. ‘



“Further, it is obviously within the



power of the government to reduce

the labor cost of transportation and

thereby reduce rates if so disposed.



Again, it is quite possible that the

present tariff scheduled on certain

manufactured goods that are of inter-





' est to farmers, might well be reduced





to the extent of permitting competition

from outside.



These, it seems to me, are the ob-

vious things that the government can

do if it really cares to lend a, hand in

the present rather critical farm situa-

, tion. Cooperative marketing may meet

with a measure of success under fav-

orable conditions, but even at best the

sum total of its earnings or savings is

small and will not swing agriculture

back to its .proper relationship to oth-

or industries. , .



Outside of these“ remedies the come-

back will have to be accomplished

through a better organization of the

farm business, a plan of taming in

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conducted the school: The farm flock





owners were especially. interested in





discussions on housing and feeding

theirflocks. Several of the people at-

tending the school made applications

to have their farm designated as a

place where one of the demonstra-

tions of conducting .a poultry house

will be given this summer by the ag-

ricultural engineering department of

Michigan State College. '





 





A SUCCESSFUL FARMER SCHOOL.





 





(Continued from page 305).

Burnett gave the course, and President

Butterfield delivered a fine commence-

ment address to the graduates at a

special program vmeeting.



At this meeting on December 28,

the chamber of commerce of St. Johns

served their rural community neigh-

bors with a fine banquet. The address

of welcome was given by the president

of the chamber of commerce, Clarence

Ebert. The president of the school

board, Arthur E. Wilson, added his

words of assurance that such work as

this had the approval of the board of

education.



The next course in animal bus?

ba-ndry was organized with an enroll-

ment of ninety-nine. This number tax-

ed the capacity of the agricultural de-

partment quarters, and for the {final

night the examination and test was

held in a larger study hall. Following

the last lesson and review, all adjourn-

ed to the gymnasium floor where the

picture was taken. The program which

followed included the address by Com-

missioner Powell, and an outline of the

Clinton County Farm Bureau program

by County Agent Clare Burton.



Several vigorous games aroused reg-

ulation farmer appetites. These were

eventually satisfied by great quantities

of sandwiches and much coffee. The

coffee was the product of A1. Burk, of

the Burk Store, in St. Johns.



If the desire for agricultural knowl-

edge can be measured by the attend-

anc’e at these two schools, Clinton

county farmers have that in abund-

ance.



The extension department have all

arrangements made for the third and

last soils school to be held this winter.



The picture of better than eighty

farmers all writing on a final examina-

tion, was evidence that sincere efforts

were being made to better themselves.

It was positive proof of a desire to

take advantage of offered opportuni-

ties.



The success of this year’s courses

so far have resulted in a demand for

a school for next winter. Plans are

under way now for such a school. It

has proved worth the effort. Farmers

of Clinton county want this work.





 





GROW APPLES AND DAIRY

PRODUCTS.





(Continued from page 305).

ess blossoms, and because they have

robust blossoms and anthers heavily

laden with pollen, they are ideal for

cross-fertilizing the McIntosh. They

noticed that the McIntosh growing next

to the Duchess would set full, but the

remainder of the trees would be shy

as usual. The bees seemed to form a

habit of going into the Duchess trees,

but did not later go to the rest of the

trees. So last spring, Ballards arrang-

ed with a bee- man to place-his bee

yard in the orchard; the hives were

placed here and there through the or-

' chard. _ Then limbs were cut from the

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kets, but despite the fact that Berrien

county produces more fruit than any

other county in the United States,

save'one, more and more the Ballard

Brothers are coming to regard the

market right at their door as their

best market. They advertise in the

papers of South Bend, and during the

picking season, much of the crop is

taken away by automobile, although

they do not live» on a main traveled

road. They like to get the crop dis-

posed of within a short time after it is

picked, because a little later, the cows

start to freshen and the dairy demands

the attention of all hands.





 





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2.95 per 1000 and up. Full line of Berry Plants.

ruit Trees. Ornaments“. Roses. Bulbs; Guaranteed

stock priced low. 35 yrs. exp. Cats-log tree. SPE- '

(HAL—50 Large Mixed Gladioli Bulbs for 51.00.



J. N. ROKELY ls SON. Box 6. Bridgman, Mich.





 





 





More Money





SawingAccurate Lumber

Farquhar Improved Sawmills





cut accurate lumber. Equipped

for rapid sawing. . Headblock

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Beam g for light, slender logs. ‘ —'

Side Operating dog. Quick-Act- ‘

ing Geared Set Works. Easily

operated—quickly moved—large

capacity—sizes for steam or trac-

tor power. Farmers making big

profits during winter months.

write for Bulletin 626.

M also bui/dEnginer, Boilers,

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Hay Balers, Cider Presses

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T IME suitable for liming the soil is

- , ' abundant in the upper Peninsula.

being a native product. It. exists both

in its natural form and as a by-product

of carbide'and metal furnaces. It is

found in‘the eastern half of the penin-

sula. Arrangements are being made

to facilitate the use or lime by Chip-

pewa county farmers. In Chippewa,

hay is the chief cash crop, but it is

recognized that the soil has been Over-

cropped 'and that alfalfa and clover





ought to be substituted for timothy.’





Three ortour tons of lime per acre,

it is. estimated by D. L Mthllan,

county agricultural agent, will put’ the

soil in fine shape for alfalfa. The car-

bide plant at the 800 will furnish

refuse lime free, and there are several

quarries in the district from which nat-

ural limestone can be secured. It is

planned to install screening and crush-

ing. machinery to get the limestone in

suitable form for the land. This will

prObably'be done at several points.

One or two farmers have their own

small quarries and there are one or

two large company quarries for the





production of smelter and furnace '





limestone. Limestone is in much do-

gnand locally as furnace flux, and after

it has performed this service is still

available for farm use. The railroads

afford a very low local rate on lime for

farm use, it is stated.





WEIGHTS OF HAY VARY.





 





HIPPEWA farmers have had an-



other .problem to solve-that of

standardizing weights of hay sold. It

has been found that shipments of hay

frequently vary several hundred

pounds from the stated weight when

. it leaves the press or the depot. There

is no suggestion of fraud in this.

Scales do vary greatlyin accuracy and

there is some “leakage” from hand-

ling. A producers’ association has

been formed to attempt the standard-

ization of weights. There needs’ to be

inspection of scales and inspection of

shipments. Otherwise there is trouble

at the redeiving points.





LARGE BEET ACREAGE PROMISED.





 





HE prospects of a large beet acre-



age in Menominee county and the

larger territory tributary to the sugar

factory at Menominee, are said to be

exceptionally good. The factory draws

its beets from as far north as Esca-

naba, it is stated, and as far south as

the Illinois state line Contracts are

now being made with farmers.





 





HELPS FARMERS THROUGH HARD

TIMES.





 





HE federal farm loan system has



rendered a magnificent service to

farmers. It has withstood the most

trying times in agriculture, and has

come through sound. The long term

loans made by the banks of the sys-

tem at low rates of interest has saved

the farmers millions of dollars, Ed-

ward E. Jones, member of the federal

farm loan board, said in hearings be-

fore the house banking and currency

committee.





 





URGE FARMERS TO PLANT

FLAX. -





 





C HIPPEWA farmers are urged to»



plant flax. Here, also, the market



situation is said to be favorable. The



United States supply 01' flaxseed is en-



.tirely insufficient to meet the conn-

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TONIGHT, on more than a quarter?

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short work of the chores.





At an early hour the lights will be

snapped off at the barn and the whole

family will be ready for an evening of

enjoyment—an evening made

free from tiresome tasks by

electrically operated machinery .





A six: Dclco-Light



foreveryuced.

7'50 watts to 1250

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what Delco’Light would mean. Think

about it the next time you light your





 





lantern' the next time you try to

crowd hours of work into a few remaino

ing minutes of daylight.





And when you think of DelcoLight,

remember that 1t is a convenience

you can easily afford—that it is

low in first cost, low in cost of





at both house and barn———an “3%.?3“? Operation and can be bought on

evening made bright and cheer’ s‘mfififm‘“ easy terms.





ful by electric light wherever

it’s wanted.





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quarteramillion that is equipped

with Delco’Light? If not, think





 





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Dayton.





 





See the Delc0rLight Dealer or

write direct to the factory for

complete information.



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Subsidiary of General Motors Corporation

Dept. T43 LDAYTON, OHIO





 





 





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FARM ELECTRICITY’





C. W. Martin, Manager, I

Flint Sales Branch,





Comer Smith & Water Sta;

Flint, Michigan.





F. C. Matthews,

Pringle-Matthews Co.,





111 Pearl St., W. N.,

Grand Rapids, Michigan.





E. H. Walker, President,

E. H. Walker Co.





212 N. Erie St.,

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surface. VECTO thereby compels

two buckets of coal to heat far more

air than three by an ordinary stove.

The VECTO Warm Air Heater at

$97 (freight extra) offers best heat-

ing method to any who cannot at





once afford Ideal ARCOLA Hot Water Radiator





Detroit.





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GALLOWAY COATS ,





$22. 00 Special Sale Pnce $34.75

Made from hides Delheced to- you

supplied by you.

No better protection from cold winter blin-

zards. Long years of wear—fullyuu “unwed.

.‘ Ship us your cattle and horse hides and

_ ,1 other raw furs: we will contort them into

. furs, fur coats and robes at considerably

less than the usual prices



We also make and have in stock a full

line of ladies line fur coats. Buy from us

9“ and save money. Catalogue: and other



rices gladly sent upon request.

HILLSDALE ROBE d. TANNING cont-1111mm. Mich.

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KOVAR Digger-





Successful farmers use the Kovar because it is'the most scientifically

designed, all-purpose, cultivating implement on the market. It has no

equal for preparing the seed bed for any crop—nothing like it for eradi-

cating quack grass and other noxiousyweeds. Every time the Kovar

crosses your fields you increase your harvest nd add to your bank roll.





 





 





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KOVAR teeth are flat on the bottom, always, insuring drawing into the ground

and being easily sharpened.

KOVAR teeth are polished

draft for the power. . .

KOVAR hitch is in thmnter causing a high arched effect causing greater resili-

ency and a full recoil of the spring which means good cultivation.



KOVAR teeth cut through ground like plow points keeping their proper depth

regardless of ground irregularities.

KOVAR frame is flexible causing a

through the ground, thus protecting teeth and

mulating.



KOVAR teeth lift up the soil bringing lumps to the surface, leveling the field

and making it immediately ready for planting.





, permitting them to scour and making an easier





hinging action on the teeth as they work

preventing rubbish from accu-





in the spring and leaves it in 3

Because of their shape the Kovar

rotating movement that leaves a

rtant step to insure freedom





The Kovar digger loosens your cold. wet soil

loose mulch, so the sun and air can penetrate it.

teeth scour easily; they give the soil a rolling,

perfect seed bed. This work well done is the first impo

from weeds. a full yield and a good profit at harvest.



Make up your mind right now that you will use a Kovar and make every acre

produce to the. limit. Eradicate your quack grass and other noxious weeds, and

give each crop a chance to do its best without undue hazards of loss. .



Don't forget! Kovar cultivation is your best crop insurance. Get our bulletin





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goes 68 miles on 1 mil. gas. Starts coldest motor 100 lbs. l’ickerel. round.

lnstnntly. ~ONE FREE TO INTROILUCE. Sales $6.50: Pickerel. headless.

guaranteed. $15.00 a day guaranteed to distributors. dressed. $8.00; Large mulls-ts





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St" Dept. 259-0. Chicago. Ill. dressed Whitefish. three pounds each. $11.50: Salmon.

$l3.00; Herring. dressed. $6.00: large yellow perch.

Guaranteed Finest Quality. 30-00. We charge 5&0 per pound higher in less 111m

IS and half;0 l(tielivery vie Elxl- loo-lb. orders. Box charge 350. ‘

press: 5. Winter-mug t

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Perch. $6.85: Yellow or “’slletyed Pike, $10.85; Sal—

rnon. $13.35: Small dressed Whitefish, $10.35: Large.

dressed. $14.35; Whiting or Sea l’iko. $6.85; Flound-

ers. $9.35. Less than 100-11). lots 55c, per lb. higher.

Remit with order. Write for complete price list.

Fresh. Smoked, salted and Spiced Fish.





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and the fellow who has shown in prac-

tice his deep-seated aversion to birth

control—~the results of which have but

just reached a. self-supporting age.

.Then there are, the man who has been

forced by circumstances to be a misfit,

the round peg in the square hole; and

another, the peculiar temperament, the

man of slow maturity; and still anoth-

er, the premature genius, the man

ahead of his time and of his fellows—i

each of these may just be finding his

place in life. Then comes the excep-

tion of character reformation, the re-

formed crook or drunkard who is now

end-eavoring to climb out of a pit of

his own digging. A banker would have

to be a psychologist of superhuman

ability to justly analyze all of these

exceptions, but the man included in

any one of them owes it to himself to

at least state his side of the case as

convincingly as possible. Moreover, it

should be well understood that the

worst possible financial reputation, the

one the most. hopeless to overcome, is

that of being “good—but good for

nothing.”



The most productive years of busi-

ness usually follow about ten years’

experience and the best results follow

in the next twenty years, then there

comes in every man’s life a time when

his faculties begin to slip. The per-

ception is less acute, the memory fails,

and the individual is less able to an—

alyze. The individual will not under-

stand present conditions and will be

guided by principles that were valid

and had their point of application a

.quarter of a century before. This is

the, most serious deficiency of farmers

past the meridian of life. They can-

not see that things change and do not

discriminate between the passing and

the permanent in business conditions

and principles. They are misled by

deductions from experience that no

longer have validity. No other indus-

try suffers from the dead hand of age





 





failures are more tragic than those of

old men deceived by their own experi-

ence that changing conditions have

made worthless.



The individual at this time often

feels that he is in the prime of life

and has the greatest confidence in his

own judgment and ability. Men of

this type are always talking of the

past (the good old days), boasting of

their experience and deriding the folly

and mistakes of youth—they usually

take proffered advice as an insult.

This over-confidence leads many men,

fairly successful up to middle life, to





capital in one grand venture—and lose

all in the one mishap. This type of

business disaster is often serious, as

1the position and prestige of the loser,

‘based on an over-valuation of his sup-

posed experience, with no understand-‘

ing of decline, causes many to willing-





 





 





 





 





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,When. you erect fence this spring. erect a fence that Will pay you for

the time and trouble of putting it up.



A Lesdclad fence gives three times the service and. requires no more

time or labor to stretch than ordinary fence



When you put up Leadclnd you can figure that you’re done fencing

there for a. good many years.



The heavy coating of pure. lead is what. gives Leadclad Fence its extra.-

ordinery long life.



Once you. use Leadcled fence you‘ll wonder why

you ever fooled with ordinary fence.



Write for the new Leodclsd condos—it'll save

you fence and roofing dollars. '





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men in their later years have a sort

of second, or false, adolescence, when

they experience something of a return

of the courage and exuberant ambition

of youth. If this is attended by the





infrequently accomplish truly notewor-

thy results—but if not, it means tragic

disaster.



“It takes a mighty good man to keep

up with that old rooster,” was the oft-

repeated laudatory comment with re-

gard "to my neighbor of a few years

back, and indeed it did, for the “old

rooster," a man past seventy, _was a.

better’man in the field than many an-

other half his age. This man had al-

ways been ‘a’ renter and his savings of

a. lifetime were‘ample to pay cash for

a good eighty. acres—but in «the cop-

eeit of his age, he must have a farm





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car the burden of support (if Sick

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retention of sound judgment, they not ‘





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Enioy the serviceyour light-plant gavewhen

new. Give it a chance to do us Job right With

new. pow Umversal Batteries.





Save Money

We'll take your old batteries in trade on a

set ofUmversal Nu-Seals—the original

sealed- lass cell now recognized as the

stander replacement for any make of plant.





Need Less Care

Universals need'fewer fillings. require less

attention, are built to give an abundance of

sure, steady power an light current.





Replacements for ANY make

of plant

Universal Batteries are suited to all makes

of plants—now factory equipment on many.





Battery Guide FREE



Big free book that tells you how to care for

all batteries. We make farm lighuradio and

auto batteries for every purpose—this book

gives you our expert advice. Sen r it.

And remember there's a good trade-in-

allowance on your worn-out batteries. Ask

for it —today i





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Nitrate of ‘Soda

for the Orchard





"The use of Nitrate of Soda or other

quickly available forms of Nitrogen,

in even rather liberal quantities, has

given more widespread and more

general beneficial results than any .

other one fertilizer treatment in the '

growing of deciduous fruits.”





This statement is quoted

from the U. S. De art-

ment of Agriculfiure

Year Book.



Tests by State Exper-

iment Stations in all the

apple growing districts .

haveproven thatit isuse- ‘

less to expect profitable

production fromthesod .

orchard without liberal-

useofquick actingnitro- i

gen. They all recom-

mend Nitrate of Soda.

. Peaches, Pests and



“be other deciduous fruits

C ’. respond to the use of

Nitrate of Soda r ‘ read-

ily as apples.



Our new pamphlets telling how to fertilize .

apples and other crops. as well as timely ' '

guuutions from our State Manager who is

in touch with your local fertilizer conditions





willbe sent you without cost. Cut out this

advertisement, wriee your address in the mar-





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'ment at Muscle Shoals. Répresentar





tive Madden, of Illinois, says he is in-





' formed that the committee had agreed





on aJmOst' every point at issue onothe





‘Cyanamid Company’ s bid, but that





mere time Er study was required.





WILL MAKE SURVEY OF LAND

GRANT COLLEGES.





 





SURVEY of the fifty-two White and

seventeen negro land grant col-

leges is to be made within the next

few weeks by the bureau of education,





‘ department of the interior. The sur-





vey has been authorized by Congress,

and funds amounting to $67,000 pro-

vided to carry out the first year’s pro-





,gram. The bureau of education an-





nounces that this is to be the most

important and extensive educational

survey eVer Undertaken in America. It

will be made-at the request of the

National Association of Land Grant

Colleges, and the secretary of agricul-

ture.





WOOL ASSOCIATIONS HOLD CON-

FERENCE.





 





T the close of a two-day confer-



ence of cooperative wool market-

ing associations in Washington, the

oflicials of the department of agricul-

ture announced that the new division

of cooperative marketing will make a

nation-wide survey of wool marketing.

Representatives‘of thirty leading wool

pools, with a membership of 38,000

wool growers who market 30,000,000

pounds of wool annually, attended the

conference.





Chris L. Christensen, in charge of

the department’s cooperative market-

ing activities, says the plan of research

will include the collection and analysis





- of data on the business set-up of wool





cooperatives over, the country, astudy

of membership problems, studies to

measure the benefits of cooperative

marketing of wool and of the demand

for different types and qualities of

wool.





This was the first of the commodity

conferences authorized under the act





» creating the division of cooperative





marketing to be held, and it was high-

ly successful.





 





BIG INCREASE IN POTATO ACRE.

AGE PROMISED..





 





HE farming business enters the



_ new season with an outlook at

least as good as a year ago, with some

slight possibilities of improvement, ac-

cording to marketing specialists in the

bureau of agricultural economics. Late

reports indicate that farmers are plan-





, ning to increase the potato acreage





about thirteen per cent. Following the

past two years of short crops and high

prices, it is probable that the reaction

this spring will swing toward the

planting of an excessive acreage.

Exceptional weather conditions gave

a fourth greater fruit crop in 1926 than

in, 1925, causing low prices, but there

is little reason to expect a repetition

this season of the conditions that pre-

vailed last year in the fruit industry.

The dairy situation is generally firm,

with a storage situation presenting a





price outlook that would seem tolend '

7 strength totthe position of butter, poul-'

try and hog producers.





 





President Coolidge has signed a bill





hear: is lane-hops cheating so ,

tion on the Muscle Shoals disposal ‘



’ pinposifion this session. The House _

‘ military sub-committee has turned

‘ down both the American (1de

Company and the Farmers’ Federated

‘ Fortunes Corporfition bids for fertil-





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En-ar-co Motor on

Light—Medium—fluvy

Extra Heavy

Steel Drums . . . . . . 80c Per Gal.

Half-Drums . . . . . . 85c Per Gal.

10 Gal. Cans . . . . 95c Per Gal.

5 Gal. Cans . . .. $1.00 Per Gal.

1 Gal. Cans .. .. $1.15 Per Gal.





Price: subject to change

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Oil for Ford Cars

Medium—Light





Poor oil, which breaks down under





the terrific heat of





heavy work, eats into the power of your motor like





dragging a heavy load. Worse yet,

sary wear and costly break- downs.





The best oil—En-a r-co—is importa





it brings unneces-





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now, with plowing, planting and other spring work, your





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oils. All tractor manufacturers recommend them.

Your tractor deserves and needs the best oil for its heavy



. tasks of preparing the soil for the spring planting—get

it at the sign of the Boy and the Slate.





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“Nothing succeeds like success,” they say, but where success is

constant and increasing there must be some unusual merit back

_; p of it. The continued success of the Auto-Oiled

"- Aermotor is based entirely on merit. It has

been made better and better year after year.

Improvements have been added as expenence

. has showntheway. TheAuto-Oiled Aermotor

of today is a wonderfully durable and

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Good Cultivation Means Using -the





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Successful farmers use the Kovar because it is the most scientifically

implement on the market.

for any crop——nothing like it for eradi-





designed, all-purpose, cultivatin

equal for preparing the seed be





eating quack grass and other noxious weeds.

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KOVAR teeth are flat on the bottom, always, insuring drawing into the ground





and being easily sharpened.





KOVAR teeth are polished, permitting them to scour and making an easier





draft for the power.





KOVAR bitch is in the center causing a high arched effect causing greater resili-

and a full recoil of the spring which means good cultivation.





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regardless of ground irregularities.





KOVAR frame is flexible causing a hinging action on the teeth as they work

through the ground, thus protecting teeth and preventing rubbish from accu-





iuulatiiig.





KOVAR teeth lift up the soil bringing lumps to the surface, leveling the field

and making it immediately ready for planting.





The Kovar digger loosens your cold. wet soil in the spring and leaves it in a





loose mulch. so the sun and air can penetrate it. '

rolling, rotating movement that leaves a





This work well done is the first important step to insure freedom





teeth scour easily: they give the soil :1

rfect seed bell.





rom weeds. a full yield and a good profit

Make up your mind right now that you will use a Kovar and make every acre



uack grass and other noxious weeds, and



give each crop a chance to do its best without undue hazards of loss.



Kovar cultivation is your best crop insurance.



Send in coupon today.





produce to the limit.





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or aged dependents, lately deceased;

and the fellow who has shown in prac-

tice his deep-seated aversion to birth

control—the results of which have but

just reached a self-supporting age.

.Then there are, the man who has been

forced by circumstances to be a misfit,

the round peg in the square hole; and

another, the peculiar temperament, the

man of slow maturity; and still anoth-

er, the premature genius, the man

ahead of his time and of his fellows;

each of these may just be finding his

place in life. Then comes the excep-

tion of character reformation, the re-

formed crook or drunkard who is now

endeavoring to climb out of a pit of

his 0Wn digging. A banker would have

to be a psychologist 'of superhuman

ability to justly analyze all of these

exceptions, but the man included in

any one of them owes it to himself to

at least state his side of the case as

convincingly as possible. Moreover, it

should be well understood that the

worst possible financial reputation, the

one the most hopeless to overcome, is

that of being “good—but good for

nothing.”



The most productive years of busi-

ness usually follow about ten years’

experience and the best results follow

in the next twenty years, then there

comes in every man’s life a time when

his faculties begin to slip. The per—

ception is less acute, the memory fails,

and the individual is less able to an—

alyze. The individual will not under-

stand present conditions and will be

guided by principles that were valid

and had their point of application a





 





   





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.quarter of a century before. This is

the. most serious deficiency of farmers

past the meridian of life. They can-

not -see that things change and do not

discriminate between the passing and

the permanent in business conditions

and principles. They are misled by

deductions from experience that no





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denly removed—such as he who “has

carried the burden of support or Sick





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mon. $13.35; Small dressed \l'lilte-flsh. $10.35; Large.

(lresmd. $14.35; “'hitini: or Sen l’ilur. $.85; Flound-

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llemlt with order. Write for complete price list.

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New loose frozen February

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100 lbs. l’ickerel. round.

36. 50 : Pickerel. headless.





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dressed whitotlsh. three pounds each. $11.50; Salmon.

$155.00; Herring. dressed, $6.00: large yellow perch.

$u.00. We charge Me per pound higher in less than

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as does agriculture, and no busine

failures are more tragic than those 0

old men deceived by their own experi-

ence that changing conditions have

made worthless. '



The individual at this time often

feels that he is in the prime of life

and has the greatest confidence in his

own judgment and ability. Men of

this type are always talking of the

past (the good old days), boasting of

their experience and deriding the folly

and mistakes of youth—they usually

take proffered advice as an insult.

This over-confidence leads many men,

fairly successful up to middle life, to

mass their energies and risk all their

capital in one grand venture—and lose

;all in the one mishap. This type of

lbusiness disaster is often serious, as

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1y associate themselves and their mon-

ey with the fatal enterprise.- Some

men in their later years have a sort

of second, or false, adolescence, when

they experience something of a return

of the courage and exuberant ambition

of youth. If this is attended by the

retention of sound judgment, they not

infrequently accomplish truly notewor-

thy results—but if not, it means tragic

disaster. ,



“It takes a mighty good man to keep

up with that old rooster,” was the oft-

repeated laudatory comment, with re-

gard -to my neighbor of a. few years

back, and indeed it did, for the “old

rooster," a man past seventy, _was a.

better man in the field than many an-

‘other half his age. This man had al-

ways been a renter and his savings of

a. lifetime were‘ample to pay cash for

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Nitrate of " Soda

for the Orchard





"The use of Nitrate of Soda or other

quickly available forms of Nitrogen,

in even rather liberal quantities, has

given morg widespread and more

general beneficial results than any .

other one fertilizer treatment in the ‘

growing of deciduous fruits.”

Thisstatementisquoted .

from the U. S. Depart-

ment of Agriculture

Year Book.



Tests by State Exper-

iment Stations in all the

apple growing districts

have proven that it isuae-

less to expect profitable

production from thesod

orchard without liberal

useofquick acting nitro-

gen. They all recom-

mend Nitrate of Soda.



Peaches, Pears and

other deciduous fruits

.respond to the use of

Nitrate of Soda r ‘ read-

ily as apples.



Our new pamphlets telling how to fertilize

apples nn'd o crops, as well as timely

guggeotions from our State Manager who in

in touch with your local fertilizer conditions

will be sent you without cost. Cut out this

advertisement, write your address in the mar»-

gin. naming your pincipal crops and mail

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GRANT COLLEGES.





 





SURVEY of the fifty-two white and



seventeen negro land grant col-

leges is to be made within the next

few weeks by the bureau of education,

- department of the interior. The sur-

‘ vey has been authorized by Congress,

and funds amounting to $67,000 pro-

vided to carry out the first year’s pro-

.gram. The bureau of education an-

nounces that this is to be the most

important and extensive educational

survey eyer undertaken in America. It

will be made at the request of the

National Association of Land Grant

Colleges, and the secretary of agricul-

ture.





WOOL ASSOCIATIONS HOLD CON-

FERENCE.





 





T the close of a two-day confer-



ence of cooperative wool market-

ing associations in Washington, the

officials of the department of agricul-

ture announced that the new division

of cooperative marketing will make a

nation-Wide survey of wool marketing.

Representativesgof thirty leading wool

pools, with a membership of 38,000

wool growers who market 30,000,000

pounds of wool annually, attended the

conference.





Chris L. Christensen, in charge of

the department’s cooperative market-

ing activities, says the plan of research

will include the collection and analysis

- of data on the business set-up of wool

_ cooperatives over] the country, a study

of membership problems, studies to

measure the benefits of cooperative

marketing of wool and of the demand

for different types and qualities of

wool.





This was the first of the commodity

conferences authorized under the act

creating the division of cooperative

marketing to be held, and it was high-

ly successful.





 





BIG INCREASE IN POTATO ACRE-

AGE PROMISED..





 





HE farming business enters the

. new season with an outlook at

least as good as a year ago, with some

slight possibilities of improvement, ac-

cording to marketing specialists in the

bureau of agricultural economics. Late

reports indicate that farmers are plan-

_ ning to increase the potato acreage

about thirteen per cent. Following the

past two years of short crops and high

prices, it is probable that the reaction

this spring will swing toward the

planting of an excessive acreage.

Exceptional weather conditions gave

a. fourth greater fruit crop in 1926 than

in 1925, causing low prices, but there

is little reason to expect a repetition

this season of the conditions that pre-

vailed last year in the fruit industry.

The dairy situation is generally firm,

with a. storage situation presenting a





price outlook that would seem to lend '





strength to the position of butter, poul-

‘ try and hog producers.





 





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Poor oil, which breaks down under the terrific heat of

heavy work, eats into the power of your motor like

dragging a heavy load. Worse yet, it brings unneces-

sary wear and costly break-downs. '



The best oil—En-ar-co—is important anytime. But

now, with plowing, planting and other spring work, your

tractor must do its hardest work of the year. Hour

after hour, with wide open throttle, demands .perfect





- ' lubrication.

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Cool kinds of tractors, trucks and cars, are back of En—ar-co

oils. All tractor manufacturers recommend them.

En-ar-co “0“” on Your tractor deserves and needs the best oil for its heavy

Light—Medium-nuvy , tasks of preparing the .soil for the spring planting—get

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' Northern Grown





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“Nothing succeeds like success, ” they say, but where success is



constant and increasing there must be some unusual merit back

: ,5 of it. The continued success of the Auto-Oiled



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been made better and better year after year. , a“? '8’: V" {flufixat‘gtfi h" ,.,



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The product of many thousands of acres is required to fill the

annual demand for seed of “Pine Tree" quality. Nature sets a

difficult task—many lots of seed as they come from the fields

must be refused altogether because they cannot be re-cleaned to

“Pine Tree" standards. Other lots require expert refining with

batteries of special machinery before they can be branded and

sealed as “Pine Tree."





Take Biennial Sweet Clover for example. At the top (No. l)

is an enlarged photograph of an average lot of seed as it came

, from the thresher. Not fit to sow in this condition.





The circle marked No. 2 shows the same seed after it was cleaned

by the grower’s local elevator. Looks good now but not good

enough for “Pine Tree.” -





Circles 3 and 4 at the bottom show the final results of special

“Pine Tree" re-cleaning. No. 4 is “Pine Tree" seed. No.

is what was taken out of the ordinary “cleaned" seed. Note

weed seeds which only special machinery will remove. The

microscope shows them up. Carloads of such trash are burned

by Dickinson every year.





 





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Two bills of special interest to the

agriculture of the Upper Peninsula

were introduced in the Legislature

last week. A State Fair to promote

the agricultural and industrial inter-

ests of the Upper Peninsula would be

provided by a measure sponsored by

Senator Herbert .J. Rushton, of Esca-

rnaba. According to his bill, the fair

would be located at his home town,

and $50,000 would be appropriated for

,the land and buildings, and $10,000 for

assisting in the first annual exhibition.

Continued state aid to the amount of

$35,000 for the next year, and $40,000

for the year following, for the Upper

Peninsula Agricultural School at Me-

nominee. is provided in a bill intro-

duced in the House by Representative

Milton R. Bradley, of Hermansville.





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Besides warring on chicken thieves

and unwelcome and trespassing hunt-

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to make things unpleasant for lobby-

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have passed amendments to their rules

specifically «debarring all lobbyists

fro-m the legislative chambers during

the daily sessions.





This action is more or less an amus-

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do any great amount of harm while

the members were in session. In fact.

some of the most vicious lobbyists are

rarely seen inside the Capitol, but do

their work from downtown offices and

hotels. Even under the new rules a.

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to his heart’s content right in the leg-

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brief daily period when the Senate and

House are in formal session.





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Emancipation for local school dis-

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State Department of Public Instruction

regarding stoves, furnaces and other

heating equipment for schools. would

be provided by a bill introduced by

Representative Denis G. Clancy, of

Hillsdale, a representative who is tre-

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past few years there has been a con-

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, knew that big Len Perkins and lit-

tie Joe Rivers had had a rim over a

line fence, and that little Joe had

knocked him galley-west and crooked,

all but spoiling his beautiful Roman

‘ nose, so when Len came along and put

his hand through the moon Bill was a

good while reading. Finally he said,

“You have a long life line and will

live to be old if you observe one rule.

'As you journey on beware of Rivers,

no matter how small.” Len was so

sore about it that he wanted to murder

the whole Bowers family, for he sup-

posed Tilly was the fortune teller. Of

course, she couldn’t deny it, so, that

started a sweet scrap between the two

families.



It went on that way for nearly an

hour, Bill hitting off one and another

in a good natured way, then a big

hand came through the moon and af-

ter taking a peek I whispered that it

belonged to Jim. At that Bill had one

of those brain waves that he is fa-

mous for.



“Many folks around ?” he whispered,

fingering Jim’s palm.



I took a squint. “Just now there’s

nobody but Jim and Miss Dirkin.”



“There is trouble ahead for you,”

Bill sihg-songed, “grave, grave trouble.

Keep your eyes open when dealing

with your relatives, especially your

newest one.” Bill meant that for an

honest warning.



Jim drew back his hand and laughed





that big hearty laugh of his. “My

newest relative? I wonder who

that is.”





A queer look flashed across Miss

Dirkin’s face. “Perhaps it is I,” she

said. smiling. ,



“You?" Jim laughed. “Then I’ll

take a chance. Come on, it’s your

turn. This is for the lady,” he said,

putting a dime thru the moon.



“I am not sure that I care to hear

my fortune,” she said, trying to treat

it as a joke but somehow failing.





“Oh. yes, you do,” Jim said. “Put

in your hand.” And she did.

“She’s white and scared,” I whis-





pered to Bill. He said afterward that

her hand was cold and damp.



“Madam,” he told her, after a min-

ute, “your palm denotes musical abil-

ity. . . . Ah, what is this I see? Your

future is crossed by a dark man.”



She started, but tried to laugh it off

by asking, “What does he look like?”



I knew Bill was describing Fitzhugh

when he answered, “He is well dress-

ed. tall- dark, with very white teeth.”



“We may as well have all the par-

ticulars," she said, trying to act care-

less about it. “Vl'hat is his business?”



“Madam,”- Bill said in the same

voice, “he is in the piano leg busi-

ness. "



Jim roared at such a foolish answer

and they walked away, she behind

him, perhaps so he would not notice

her white face.





CHAPTER VII





ILLY was back on time and when

Bill and I' slipped out of the booth

by the side door we started home with-

out going into the hall again.

“You sure had a dome light when

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“That was what you call inspira-

tion,” he answered, and I didn’t blame

him for strutting his stuff a little

“And also an opportune coincidence,”

he added.



“What’s that?”



“Oh, it means a splash of luck at

the right time, It was pure luck our

happening to be in the booth when

they came along. That was the time

to fish so IOfi‘shed.”



“You got a rise out of Miss Durkin

all right.” .



“I wish I could have seen her.”



“You had her rocking when you told

Jim’s fortune. When you came out





about the dark man in the piano leg

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merely going along with Bill to be

handy in case he needs me, but I’ll

admit that his fortune telling sthnt

perked up my curio'sity. I had about

come to the conclusion that Miss Dur-

kln had simply run away from home,

as girls sometimes 'do when'they want

a vacation, and that’th'e police were

trying to locate her for the old folks.

She didn’t look a bit like a criminal

or act as the she had had much ex-





perience with crooked stuff. The more ’





I sized her up the more I thought she

was a rich girl who had got the earn-

your-own-living bug and struck out

into the wide and wicked world on her

book. I hoped that was the case and

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Bill grinned. “It wasn’t such a bad

stunt.”



“It was a peach,” I told him. “It

hit her where she lives, and showed

that she and Fitzhugh are in together

in this monkey business. Her music

teaching is all a blind the same as his

pretending to be a claim agent.” That

was the way I had doped it out.



“Quite right, Watson, quite right,”

Sherlock agreed. “And how did Jim

take it?”



“Asa joke.”



"He appeared to be still illusioned?”

he went on, like a book.



“To be still what?” I asked, sticking

to English.



“Illusioned. That is, he didn’t look

as tho he smelled a rat?”



“Lordy, no.’



“That’s queer, too, for he’s no sap-

head. "



“But he’s a hundred and ten per

cent in love which amounts to the

same thing.”



“Maybe.” Bill danced around on the

sidewalk. “A villain, a beautiful and

suspicious heroine and a love-sick fish

-——by golly, Speck, we’ve the makin’s of

a real case.”



“It" would be more interesting to

me,” I said, “if we were within a row

of apple trees of knowing what the

villain and villainess were up to. We

don’t even know that she is villain-

ess.”





“That’s what makes it interesting.”





Bill threw a handful of snow into the

air. “We must watch all angles of the

case. Mystery, plotting, love, maybe

robbery and murder. I’ll tell the world

this is the life!” '



I am no great shakes at detecting,-





her money to back him he could buy

the store and maybe he would keep a

better grade of marbles and peanuts

and baseballs. And then, I wanted

Jim to have her as long as he was so

crazy about it.





0, like a flock of old ladies at a tea



party, I had the other fellow’s busi-

ness all figured out and settled, then

along came Bill’s fortune telling and

knocked my'ideas into a cocked hat.

It was as plain as a tail on a turkey

gobbler that Miss Durkin and Fitzhugh

were in snucks on some kind of an

under-handed deal. What in the name

of fried fish piano legs had to do with

it I couldn’t see, but they must be

mixed up in it somehow or they would

not both be so keen on that part of it.

I had thought that perhaps, after all,

there was nothing in the way she had

squinted at the underpinning of Ru-

pert’s piano, but when I saw her go

white at the mention of a dark man

in the piano leg business I knew there

was more in this than meets the eye,

as Bill is always saying. Fitzhugh

was a bad egg and it.looked as tho

Miss Dirkin, the she might be the oys-





ter’s ear muffs for looks, was not the .’





guaranteed all wool angel that Jim

thought she was. Poor Jim. And yet,

what could we do about it? You might

just as well offer advice to the north

wind as to a man in love. We. could

only standby. ‘



So we stood. The next morning on

the way to school I met Miss Dirkin.

She was still pale, the circles were

larger under her eyes and, if I didn’t

miss my guess, she had not slept the

night.





 





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“Do you happen to know who the

fortune teller was?”



“Tilly Bower.” There was nothing

else to say as I had promised not to

let Tilly down.



“Where does she live?”



“In that yellow house."



“Thank you " ,



"Did you have your fertune told?”

I asked her in a friendly way to see

how she would act. '



“Oh, yes.” I

I “How did you like it?”



“It was quite amusing.” She fussed

with her coat collar. “Why do you

ask?”



“I heard some folks were sore.”



“Really? How silly.”



“You see, Tilly got sort of personal

with some of them."



Miss Dirkin laughed, but she was in-

terested up to the handle. “With

those she was well acquainted with, I

suppose. I can appreciate the tempta-

tion. Obviously Miss Bower is not a

genuine fortune teller.”



“She never worked at it, but she has

pretty good luck.”



“You don’t mean people take her

seriously?” .



“Some do,” I answered, which. was





the truth.





Miss Dirkin’s

“Then she really





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eyes/were larger.

has a reputation?”



“Sure thing,” I told her.

growing fast.”



“How cold it is this morning.” She

shivered a little and walked on.



Maybe I had strung her more or

less, but I had told her no lies and her

actions showed beyond a doubt that

the fortune telling was rockingher

boat. I felt that I had, as the’books

say, advanced the case considerably.

Bill agreed when I told him about it at

recess.



“Important developments

the offing,” he said grandly.



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“In the offing.

around the corner.”



Maybe. so, for when we turned the

corner on our way home to dinner,

after getting the mail and watching a

dog fight and doing a few other neces-

sary things, there was Tilly Bower.

As I said, she is about eighteen years

old and ydu would have thought by

the way she talked that she had spent

sixteen of those years waiting for us

to come along. . .



“My goodness!” she opened up.

“Why didn’t you wait until tomorrow

before you went home today? I’m most

frozen to death. I’ll be late to dinner

and Ma’ll want to know where I’ve

been and what’ll I tell her?"



.“Tell her a lie as usual,” Bill said.



“I don’t lie.” she said, stamping her

foot. “But you kids do.”



We began making snowballs.



“Don’t you throw one of those at

me,” she cried. “You’ve been mean

enough already.”



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“Did she eat too much?” Bil-l asked,

as innOCent-looking as Mary’s lamb on

Sunday.



“We didn’t wait on table,” I put in,

not wanting to miss a chance of stir-

ring up Tilly.



“I don’t mean she ate‘-”



“But," Bill cut in, “you said she was

stuffed.” , -



“Jim said she’s a doll,” I said. “May-

be she’s stuffed with sawdust.”



“Oh, my gosh!” Tilly Was no longer.

cold. “I want to know What lies you

told her, last night when she thought

I was telling her fertune.”





E were serious at that. “How do

you know we told her anything?”

Bill asked.’



“Because she has been to see me

this morning. She is all upset. Hon-

est, kids. she almost cried. She want-

ed to know how I knew what I told

her last night. ‘I couldn’t tell her I

wasn’t there, could I?” Tillie giggled

“So I just told her that fortune tellers

never know how they know things."



“Did she believe that?" I asked.



“Yes. ”



“Then let it go at that.”



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told her because—it’s ridiculous—but

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mug in circles because of what Tilly

had told her. Of course Tilly, that is

Bill. had done some powerful sharp





‘ shooting, but unless she had been up-





set she wouldn’t have taken it so to

heart. All of which goes toshow

what it goes to show.



Butrat that particular time. Deacon

Brown’s first wife’s second cousin’s

aunt across the lake was more upset,

for she died, and the Browns Went to

the funeral. Mrs. Brown. being (.ash’s

sister, he was to look after their fires

and Rupert was to stay with us, so it

was not altogether the cousin’s funer-

al. But never mind, that evening

when we were ready for supper Uash

came up the walk so skippy that Scot-

ty barked at him.. He threw open the

door and came in singing “Annie

Laurie.” Cash, not Scotty.



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“You’re kidding,” I said. Bill was} " .





thinking.





“I’m not. She thinks I’m a real for—l ‘





tune teller, that I’ve got a gift or

something.” Tilly looked at us and

waited.



“What did you tell her?” I wanted

to know. Bill was still thinking.



“‘VVhat could I tell her? I had to

stall someway so I said I would think

it over and let her know this after-

got to help me out of

this scra e.” ‘



“With pleasure, my dear.” Bill came

out of his trance and threw down his

snowballs. “I told her that her future

was crossed by a dark man who is in

the piano leg business.”



“Oh, my soul!” Tilly cried.





Bill said. “You read her palm again .





this afternoon.



“But I don’t know how.”



“Bluff."



“I’ll have to.”



“Tell her you can still see the dark

man carrying a piano leg. If she

needs help she is to go to her newest

relative. Get that? Her newest rela-

tive."



“What does that mean ‘2” Tilly

asked.



“I didn’t say it meant anything. But

it makes sense with what I told her

last night. Your story’s got to hang

together, hasn’t it?”



“Yes; but I’ll feel like a fool saying

that.”



“You’ll feel more like one if your

folks find out where you were last

night. 'won’t you?”



“Yes, oh yes. All right, I’ll tell her

that. Anything more?”



“No; she’ll be satisfied.”



“I hope so. Thanks. I’ll be late

todinner.” And away she went.



“Well?” I said to Bill.



“Great stuff, Speckl!” he whooped,

dancing around.



“You want her to tell Jim what she "

is up to?” I guessed.



“She’ll have to sooner or later at

the rate things are going. And, be—

sides, she can trust him. It looks as

tho there would be a showdown some-

time and when it comes Jim is her

best bet. What other advice could we

give?"



‘ "Darned if I know, ” I said.



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Dirkin took the rest of the fortune

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Clean off the old finish by ap-

plying liquid paint or varnish remover

according to the printed directions on

the can. Then wash the surface well

with turpentine. When thoroughly

dry, sand the entire surface smooth

with No. 1 sandpaper and dust it off

well. Now apply a coat of the intend-

ed color over the entire surface with

a flat’two-inch brush. Allow this to

dry for at least thirty-six hours and

then sand the painted surface lightly

’with No. 0 sandpaper. This is done to

remove all air and dust bails. ’



You are now ready to stop up all

holes and splintered places, nail and

screw holes. Do not use putty for



, this purpose as painters usually do,

for it shrinks in drying and frequently

,‘jfdils out. In its stead fill all such





“ ~fi;piaces with common sealing wax, ap-





Filled by heating an old knife over a

‘ tailew candle. Smooth the wax level

with the surrounding surface. Apply





A





coats to: drying. In





allow at least thirty-six_





 





By Francis W. Henry





order to obtain a perfectly smooth fin- '





ished job, always sand each coat light-

ly with No.0 sandpaper bef01e apply-

ing another coat.





How.to Apply the Decorations





This can be done with artistS’ paint

by free-hand drawing, by the use of

stencils or by applying the transfer

designs. If you cannot get these ma-

terials locally send to some artists’

supply house or to any of the large

mail-order houses. The easiest to ap-

ply are the transfer designs. Printed

instructions. for applying are furnished

free with the designs. After the de-

signs are applied and allowed to hard-

en for at least twenty-four hours, Coat

the entire surface of the work and the

designs with one or more coats of

white transparent varnish so that the

designs will have protection from wear

and cannot easily be rubbed off. A

breakfast set of four chairs and table

painted in gray with the turned mem-

ber on the legs and with the edges of

the seats and the edges of the table

leaves trimmed in robin’s-egg blue is a

color combination that is very pleas-

ing. When walls are of gray and

woodwork in a deeper shade, hall ta-

bles and settees in almost every color

—jade, old blue, mulberry or Chinese

red—create a note of cheer and spar-





kle to breakfast nook, library or liv-

ing room. Gate~1eg iables with flower

designs of mulberry color and a bor-

der line in dull yellow—send tables

with jade green legs, console tables in





gray, ,red‘ ‘or mulberry are beautiful





for any hall,',as are Boston rockers, or

Penna-German fanbaéks. Drop-leaf

tables—sturdy chairs, can be painted

in color to suit any tasteor decorative

plan.





PLAN A KILLARNEY PARTY.





 





HE seventeenth of March is be-



coming a popular day for enter-



taining one’s friends, and no

more charming table arrangements

can be conceived than those befitting

that day.”



The bright green that connects itself

with the Saint of Lov,ers as he was

first counted, may be carried out in

wall and table decorations, in favors

or caps to be worn by the guests, in

prizes, and even in the menu itself.



For the center of the table a repre-

sentation of the Lakes of Killarney is

not difficult to arrange, using mirrors

of various sizes, their edges covered

with moss and bits of shamrock. The

shamrock idea is also carried out in

the candle shades. The place cards





Pantry Preparedness .

By Hazel B. Gz'mm’ '





MERGENCY shelf—that simple

utterance would have caused our





‘beloved, becapped, beruffled grand-





mothers to have raised their hands in

sheer desperation and ejaculate:

“Land sakes! What kind of a new

wrinkle is that?’_’



And those immaculate housekeepers

of yesteryear would have been justi-

fied in their reproach. Was not their

pantry a veritable horn of-plenty for

the home circle and the unexpected

guests who came by the half dozens?



The two-gallon cookie jar behind

the pantry door made suave curtsies

at all times of day; and I doubt not

that when twilight had blossomed into

shades of night that the kiddies sat

around the long dining room table

with an oversized Juicy Pippin in one

hand and a home-made ginger snap in

the other. But the present high cost

of living puts those days of blessed

plenty in the catalog of “Once upon a

time.”



There is no more pathetic experi-

ence that comes to the housewife than

a replica of Mother Hubbard’s cele-

brated disappointment. And even

down on the farm, there are times

whenthe fruit supply is exhausted;

when the supply of vegetables, both

canned and raw, gets low. At such a





' time the “company shelf” proves itself





a worthy friend.



If the meat; portion of your meal is

insufficient, a soup will do wonders to

pad the meal—and certainly, they are

hasty without giving themselves

away. Either the “boughten” soups or





the home-made ones are a toss-up. A ._.

acne monibe‘n lot? .3143 shelf family {is





can of baked beans put. through a.





sieve, thinned and sectioned. make a“

simple but tacty soup. Milk can.»

'_ added to canned vegetables?—





 





corn, and a cream soup will result.

Even the, squp itself may be

“stretched” by the-addition of bouillon

cu’bes or beef extract.



Vienna sausage is a cherished

standby. When heated and banked

around a generous mound of foamy

mashed potatoes, they are most appe—

tizing. A rich gravy adds the touch

of completeness to this menu. A

wealth of possibilities are contained in

a can of dried beef, shrimps or clams.

Canned corn takes on a “company

look” as escalloped corn or corn pud-

ding.





Some folks are decidedly clever at

concocting last-minute salads.- Almost

any kind of canned fish makes a. deli-

cious salad when built on a foundation

of lettuce leaves and crowned With

mayonnaise. The diced pineapple

lends itself to this particular negotia-

tion. . Or even the lowly cole slaw

takes on an erudite touch when

sprinkled with chopped walnut meats.

_ Then comes the dessert that makEs

or breaks a meal

does help a lot to leave a pleasing

impressiOn on One’ s mind—and palate.





A can of peaches snowed over with





marshmallow creme or honest-to-godd-

ness whipped cream will give a good

finishing touch. White cherries or an

ricots never need‘au apology.



Each housewife will know and find

new things that are especially adapt-

ed to her making. -Once you have

learned the sense of preparedness that

goes with a “Company shelf. ” you will.

deem it a permanent fixture When





‘g9no. it should he replenished image





 





salad .





lll‘flltUI‘C





‘them to “Plaze riprisent the Ould Sod





A “good ending” '





may be of green and white, ornament- 1

ed with a shamrock. The favorboxes

should be filled with green andWVhite

confections. Fancy green caps can‘be

secured in almost any novelty store

and add a touch of festivity. , 5 - ,



Anothe1 schenm for table decOration ‘ ’

takes the form of a horseshoe covered '

with green ivy, for the center of the

table, and from it green ribbons lead-

ing to smaller ivy horseshoes at each

plate.



In serving the dinner, garnish every

possible dish with parsley. Irish flags

may be thrust into each serving of

fish, green vegetable coloring may be

added to the cheese (cottage), and a

tapioca pudding may be given a. charm-

ing green color by adding mint col-

oring. Green frosting on a white cake,

and sandwiches tied with narrow green

ribbons, are among the possibilities

for the St. Patrick’s day table.



When inviting the guests for an ev-

ening entertainment, it is novel to ask





 





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 





in costum’,” and the formal first few

minutes that every hostess dreads be-

come the merriest of the occasion as

each guest discards wraps and steps

forth in Irish array,



An Irish potato race, each contest-

ant being allowed three potatoes from

a. basket tied with green ribbons, and

a wooden spoon. The contestants must

place their potatoes on the floor, juggle

them into the spoon and carry them

to the opposite side of the room with-

out touching them with their hands. If

one rolls off he must replace it with-

out use of his hands. St. Patrick’s

Day favors make appropriate prizes.



Whether the party be largeor small).

serve tea. As it is served, it is ex-

plained that each must turn the last

few spoonfuls into the saucer and

drink it from there, making a “for-

tune” with the grounds in the cup. A‘

fortune teller, wearing a long green

cloak and a green mask, passes among

the guests, telling fortunes from the

tea grounds as the cups are presented

to her."



If dancing follower Irish jigs and.

reels should be included. Irish songs

and airs may be played on a phone:

graph—L. M. T.





HOT PADS AND HOLDERS.





 





HESE are very useful, combina-



tions which will appeal to the

housewife from every standpoint. A

holder, as shown by the illustration,

with. three pads is furnished. These

pads are of good heavy colored suit-

ing, completely made and bound.- m-
L : art,” declare home; economics special:





 





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. «that 'k‘eéssiuie' dectOr away! An— i

, ’ other T good .Wa-y'v'to ward him Off

1 is to eat'dail'y two vegetables besides

potatoes: or dried beans. Cabbage and

carrots are especially beneficial when

eaten raw, but many of the other veg-

etables need to be cooked. ,



Cooking vegetables to get full re-

turns in flavor and food value is a fine





' ists. Here are some of «the. methods

that expert cooks use

cookery.



Don’t overco-ok!



Vegetables 1 should not be overcooked.

Take them up as soon as they are

done. Overcooking of vegetables is an

unnecessary loss of mineral salts and

vitamins. It‘ also injures the flavor

and color.



In boiling vegetables use only

enough water to cook them without

burning. Water dissolves mineral mat-

ter and-‘vitamins, and an excess of

water means unnecessary loss of these

important nutrients. Water in which

vegetables have been cooked can often

be used in making gravies, soups,

broths and sauce for the vegetable. Do

not soak vegetables in water before

cooking, any longer than is necessary.



.W'hen vegetables are cooked in large

pieces there is less waste of nourish-

ment than when they are cooked in

small pieces. Time and labor can also

be saved by cooking vegetables whole

and dicing them when cooked. People

who do not care for carrots in large

pieces will often eat them when they

are chopped fine. Less nourishment

is wasted when vegetables are cut

lengthwise before cooking than when

they are cut crosswise.



The portion of a vegetable which

lies directly under the skin contains

important nourishment. It is often de-

sirable,’ therefore, to cook some vege—

tables in their skins and peel them

after cooking, as for example, carrots,

potatoes, and parsnips.



The use of soda in cooking vegeta-

bles has been found to destroy part of

the vitamins. Soda is not necessary

in ecoking vegetables.



Releasing FlaVor.



Cooking in uncovered vessels is

sometimes advisable with strong flav-

ored vegetables, such as onions, as

this method. allows part of the flavor

to pass off in the steam. Vegetables

of delicate flavor, such as peas, should

always be cooked in covered vessels

to retain their flavor.





There is usually less loss of nourish-

ment by baking and steaming vegeta-

bles than by boiling them.



The flavor of all vegetables is im-

proved by cooking them with salt. The

addition of a little sugar before serv-

ing improves the flavor of most veg-

etables.





 





SURPRISE MEN FOLKS WITH

BAKED SALMON.





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tremendous Co-operative Purchasing Power of this Organization

can secure quality goods at savings which run into millions of





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If you have visited the J. C. Penney Company Store nearest your

home—if you have enjoyed the pleasures of Personal Selection-if

you have examined quality, studied styles and compared values—

you must realize that the great savings effected by our Co-opcrative

Buying Power are passed on to YOU!





Since 1902, when the first J. C. Penney Company Store was opened,-

savings from intelligent buying have always been reflected in cart

low prices. To-day, in our 25th year, this world’s greatest chain of

department stores is a monument to clear-thinking Americans who

appreciate our purposeful effort to lessen shopping burdens for the

farm family and to supply real Value for every shopping dollar.’





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Y husband is one of the many



men who do not like canned sal-

mén.‘ Recently; I served this dish to a

gathering of men, and each one fin-

ished his serving, some taking a secé

and serving. My husband declared it

the best salmon he ever tasted, and

he seldom cares for croquettes or loaf.





1. cup salmon. flaked. $6 tsp. celery salt

with bones removed Speck of pepper



3 eggs or G yolks (when 1,6 tsp. salt

making angel food) 2 tsp. butter



2 cups milk ' 5‘ tsp. kitchen bouquet

1 tsp. onion juice





Beat eggs and add other ingredients.

If you prefer, canned corn may be

used in place of salmon in this dish.

Bake in slow oven till set. Cover with

buttered bread crumbs‘and brown, in

the last few minutes.





Sweeping ollcloths' and linoleums

wears them out as much as walking

[on them.- -An’oiled mop or drp mop is

much better to use on them. A coat

: of wax freduently applied to- “them





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LADIES' PONY

FUR COATS $30





You furnish the raw

horse hide. we tan.

dress and make up

coat. If you have ex-

tra fur for collar and

cuffs, no extra charge.

made in latest styles.





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Hardly a day passes but what yo

sore shoulders. sore necks, collar

teats on cOWs. caked udders. 'cuts. wounds.





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“that Works Like Magic





Corona Wool Fat is made from the oil extracted from

sheep's wool. It's different from any salve or ointment





on ever tried. It heals and soothes,

lister the most sensitive wound. I

stubborn wounds where other lotion





man or beast it Is unequall .





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floating Ointment





but will not smart or





t has healed thousands of

s have failed.



u'll find some use for Corona. For!

boils. split hoofs. scratches. sore





burns of any kind on





Corona is sold by nearly

m2 all dru gist: or direct





iromueon receipt of price—8 oz. tine 65c. .3 oz. tine $1.25 A

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address. we'll ma





sample and boo of uses Free. We ‘wantyou to see

the. wonderful healing properties 01 Corona. .





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Don‘t neglecta €013





Dangerous sickness often

starts With a_ cold. Ward olf

your colds With Musterolebe-





fore pneumonia starts.

Musterole is~a clean, white oint-

ment made with oil of mustard. It has

all the healing properties of the old

fashioned mustard plaster. v

Rub the ointment gently over eon-

gested spot It penetrates the skin and

goes right to the seat of the trouble.

Rheumatism, tonsillitis, lumbago,

coughs and colds are all symptoms

that call for Musterole. .

To Mothers: Musterole is also made

. in mildertorm for babies and smallohil-

dren. Ask for Children’s Musterole.





The Musterole Co., Cleveland.0hio

Jars 8: Tubes
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‘ surance protection.





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Has Federal Travel Acadent Insurancé Pr Nether;





Been Worth $1. 00 Per Year? * _ 7





THIS question can be answered best by the fellowing 47 members of OUR READING

FAMILY, who have profited financially by this Travel Accident Protection. '





The Federal Life Insurance Company has paid to the following claimants weekly

accident indemnity for travel aCcident injuries they suStained as set fOrth by the terms Of





our Federal Travel Accident Policy.





Here is the Protection this Policy Gives:





For loss of life, sustained by the wrecking or

Pays $7! 500 disablement of a railroad passenger car or

sheet, elevated or underground railway car, passenger steamship

or steamboat, in 01 on which the insured is traveling as a fare-

paying passenger; or for the loss of hands, feet or sight as specified





in policy.



For loss of life sustained by the wrecking or

Pays $3, 000 disablement of any public omnibus, taxicab,

automobile stage plying for public hire while operated at such time

by a licensed driver, and in which insured is traveling as a. fare-

paying passenger; or for the loss of hands, feet, or sight as specified





in policy.



For loss of life sustained by the wrecking or

Pays $2! 000 disablement of any vehicle or car operated by

any private carrier or plivate perSOn in which the insured is 1iding,

or by being accidently thrown tl1e1ef1om or for the loss of hands,

feet, or sight, as specified in policy.



For loss of life by being struck or run down

Pays $1,000 while on a public highway by any public or

private vehicle; by being struck by lightning; by cyclone or tor-

nado; by the collapse of the outer walls of a building; by drowning

at a public beach whe1e. a life- guard is 1egularly stationed; by the

burning of public buildings in which the insured shall be at the

beginning of the fire; or the loss of hands, feet or sight, as specified

in policy.

For a period of 15 weeks for in-

juries sustained in the manner de-

scribed above and specified in policy.



All specific losses shown in policy increa e 10 per cent each



year for five years (except this weekly indem ty).





Ask Our Salesmen About this Big Family or Group Offer





Each Michigan Farmer salesman is licensed by the

State Insurance Commission to collect your premium

and forward your order to this office. Ask him about

this sensational protection when he calls, or take ad-

vantage of our Family offer as listed below, and send

your order today.



This protection is available to each member of the

Michigan Farmer family who is a paid-in— advance

reader of Your Own Home Farm Weekly for the pe-

riod of time the policy is in force.



You can renew your policy each year that you are

a paid- in— advance reader for $1.00 renewal premium,

as long as you desire to keep the insurance in force.





 





The Federal Life Insurance Com





mfiany of Chica-

go, Illinois, paid the amount on t dates stated,





to the following Michigan Farmer readers:





Angus R. Lint, Blanchard, June 22,1926.



Floyd Parr. Alma, August 9,1926



F. W. Redman, St. Louis, August 24,1926.



W. F. Stratton, Homer, August 25,1926



John A. Thurman, Mt. Clemens, September 17,1926



Wm. Ruheman, Rock, October 8. 6



Mabel M. Albertson, Manchester, OCtOber 14,1926”



Dale E. Beck, Ithaca, October 20,1926



Mary B. Rush, Alma, October 26,1926



Christ Wilde, Gulliver, October 26,1926 ............



Fred Simpson, Port Huron, October 26,1926



Paul Kilchernian, Northport, November 3,1926



Vinsenzo Perroni, Benton Harbor, November 9,1926



Ge01ge H. Brandt, Fennville, November 10,1926



Everett E. Jones, G1and Ledge, November 10,1926



Murray Ketchabaw, Cheboygan, November 12,1926



Harry W. Bryers, McMillan, November 12,1926.



Earl E. Emery, Ithaca, November 16,1926 ..........



Carleton E. Murray, Milan, November 16 1926 ......



Winifred S. Botsford, Howell, November 16 1926.



Earl E. Murray, Ithaca, November 16,1926 ........



Frances J. Jones, Giand Ledge, November 18,1926



Clifford E. Scha1er, Temperance, November 20,1926



Harriette A. Gieen, Milan, November 23,1926



Lawrence Lavigne, Garden, November 29,1926.



Henry Seymour, Shaffer, December 9,1926 ........



Walter R. Stoner, Jones, December 9, 1926 ........



Daniel M. Benore, Erie, December 13, 1926



Charles K. Tikkanen, Calumet, December 14, 1926..



John Kennedy, Alamo, December 14,1926



Andrew Schut, Zeeland, December 20,1926 ........ 150 00



Frank Cole, Saginaw, December 24,1926 ........... 40. 00



Jacob E. Powell, VVilliamston, January 4, 1927 ...... 50. 00



Mike Wilk, Au Gres, January 7, 1927 ........ 30.



Jessie Wythe, Potterville, January 12,1927



Mrs. Claude M. McGuire, Palmyra, January 15 ,.1927



Alan D. Cribbs, Mancelona, January 19, 27



Henry Black, Ellsworth, January 19,1927 ......... .



Neal Silhanek, Coloma, February 1, 1927 ...........



Robin K. Carr, Fowlerville, February 4,1927 ......



Harry Howarth, Morley, February 10,1927



Vaughn B. Dohm- Eau Claire, February 16,1927.



August E. Musolff, Chelsea, February 16,1927



Mrs. Clara J. Rinehart, Onsted, February 22, 1927. .



Howard L. McClintock, Charlotte, February .22, 1927 7. 86



Donald McInnis, Sault Ste. Marie, February 22, 1927 11. 43

Aloysius Cousino, Newport, February 22, 1927, $2000.





 





 





 





A total of Three Thousand Six Hundred and Seventy-seven dollars and

Eighty-five cents has been paid to Michigan Farmer policy holders to date





Can you afford to be without this protection for $1.00 per year?





This policy covers you whether you are traveling on

business or pleasure. It is not a complete accident

policy, but gives you exceptional travel accident cov-





erage at our group or family plan price of $1.00 a year. _





Our Family Offer





This protection is available to each member of the

Michigan Farmer Family, who is a paid—in-advance

reader of Your Own Home Farm Weekly for the pe-

riod of time the policy is in force.





$1.00 Per Year is the Total Cost.





If you are not a paid-in-advance reader, $2.50 will give

you Michigan Farmer five years, or 260 issues, and

coverlthe cost of your insurance policy, giving you

protection for one year. Michigan Farmer has been

regularly one year $1.00. Five annual subscriptions

would have cost $5. 00. Remember this Family Ofi'er

gives you Michigan Farmer 5 years and one year in-

Note the saving.





You can renew your policy for $1.00 renewal, premium,





each year that you are a paid-in-advance reader, as

long as you desire to keep the insuranceéin force. ,





.R.F.D .....





\I read. Michigan Farmer





“7110 and 70 years can secure onset





Fill out application and mail today

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APPLICATION





for $7 500 Travel Accident Policy issued by. the Federal Life In-

surance Company as a service by The Michigan Farmer.



I certify that I am a paid-in—advance reader of The Michigan

Farmer, more than 10 years and not over 70 years of age,

that I am neither deaf nor blind, and that I am not crippled to the

extent that I cannot travel safely in public places, and hereby ap-

ply for the $7, 500 Travel Accident Policy in the Federal Life In-

surance Company, issued through The Michigan Farmer.





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want insurance paid in case you are killed; otherwise it will be

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{5.16110 sass-o I '1
- T is a good idea to remind our.

I selves that gospel comes from two

' words, God, or good, plus spell, or

story. It is the story of God, or the

good story, good news. Do you recol-

lect the little poem of Browning,

“How They Brought the News from

Ghent to Aix, ” in which the fleet horse,

covered with foam, when almost at the

city gates, fell dead? He was bringing

good news And the story of how the

' Liberty Bell in Philadelphia rang until

it cracked, for joy? The good news of

Christ has all these meanings. It is

good news that can be heard nowhere

else. When Phil-

ip went to Sa-

maria he was in

t u r i e s before,

a hard place. Cen-

when the exile

°had taken place,

the poorer Jews

had been left be





 





hind, and along

with them, for-

eign soldiers and peasants. These had





intermarried, and eachhad absorbed

some of the other’s religion. The -re-

' sult was a religion" that was not Ju-





daism nor paganism, but a mixture.‘





The Samaritans accepted (and still

accept, for there is still a tiny colony

of them, almost exti c,t for they‘have

refused to marry wigioutsiders), only

' the Pentat‘euch, rejecting all the rest

of the Bible They also asserted that

the only plus for worship was Sa-

maria, while the Jews? Claimed that

Jerusalemas the central spot of wor.

ship. And on this the two never

agreed. The Samarians had been

known to kill Jews who were on their

way to the passover, at Jerusalem.

They were a fiery lot. ‘

' To the capital city of the Samari-

' tans goes Philip. It was a hard place

’ to work. But Philip was wise. He

did not argue about religion, nor claim

that Jerusalem was the only proper

center of worship. Not he. Promptly

I does he announce Christ as the Savior

who can save from sin, make the soul

new, and bring joy into human life.

He heralds Christ, he does not argue

' religion. He recognized the good

points in the religion of the Samari-

tans, just as the modern missionary

' recognizes the strong points in the re-

ligions where he goes.





And this is the best method of get-

ting into the hearts of moderns in

other lands. In addition to that, Phil«

ip lived in a consistent way, in Sa-

maria. -The best gift of the West to

the East, we are told, is the life of

the missionary. The Chinese and the

Indians and the others have their own

civilizations, but they need the lives

of men and women actuated by the

motives of Christ.

an American missionary not long ago.

“I want to be a Christian, but I do so

in Spite of the lives of the Europeans

I have seen here. They seem to have

.two loathings—one is religion, and the

other is water for drinking.” This

was said in the Straits Settlements,

where nearly every European planter

has his native concubine.





In a certain city in Asia, two Euro-

peans had been killed. The Hindus

buried them, and wished to make ‘an

offering to the spirits of the dead. So.

after thinking the matter over, think-

ing that they would love in death what

they had loved in life, came and

placed on the tomb a cigar box and a

Whiskey bottle. It is what goes on in

America that is the embarassment to

the missionaries. Time was when no

one over there 'knew anything about

America, but supposed that everybody

#was as law abiding and religious as

V the missionary. That day is past.

3‘Don’t you " have corruption. at your

,oontral government in Washington?”



fixed“ a native one night of a mis-

" I (on was flowing freely at





steadies us,





Said a Hindu to'





Our Weekly Sermon—~33! N. A. Mchme





lynch negroes in Amerisa?” asked gin-K





other.



Well, to come back to Philip. He

did not have any such embarrass-

ments. If the brethren in Jerusalem

were living inconsistent lives,

was no wireless to let the Samaritans

know it, and Philip’s message was un-

hindered. >



“They gave heed with one accord t6

the things that were spoken byPhil-

ip.” This was another secret of what

took place. The people were not so

busy but what they could think on the

heed. Devils were cast out, and

“there was much joy in that city.”

Devils must be cast out, now. It is

beginning to be known that there is

often a direct relationship between re-

ligion (or the lack of it) and insanity.

Studies are being made of this in asy-

lums. Conversion is cure. and holi-

ness is health. Demonology is not

wholly out of date, as people once

thought it was. What of the demons

of envy, of hate, of violent temper,

of brooding sexual passion? Are not

these veritable devils, that beat and

rage within human hearts?





Paul says that he did not have to do

what he did. but that the love of

Christ constrained him. That word

constrain is interesting. ' It comes

from a Latin word. and means to hold

tight. The love of Christ'holds us

tight, if we“ have it. It leads Us.

keeps us from falling,

gives us strength and courage and

guides us in the right way. Such a

condition takes away the lack of en—

ergy, the weariness, the “I’ve got to,

whether I want to or not” spirit. In

the morning when the farmer goes to

the barn the dog barks and jumps up

on him, to show his delight. He does

not do that because he has to, but

because he wants to. His affection

for his master constrains him, and he

cannot help it. His inner joy must

express itself. The love of Christ

ought to constrain us, as naturally

and irresistibly as that.





 





SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON FOR

MARCH 6.





SUBJECTI—Sharing the good news.

Acts 8:4 to 8, and II Corinthians

5:14 to 20.



GOLDEN TEXTz—Acts 1:8.





 





 





 





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I am too fat and would like to re-

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class. Sometimes a doctor who is

able to watch his case carefully may

find that he can help the reduction

process by giving certain drugs that

will suit the particular patient under

observation, but there are no drugs

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R. G. M. FERGUSON, Manager

of the International Laying

Contest, discussed poultry



housing problems at the Farmers’

Week meetings and brought out the

following interesting points. The

Michigan poultry house with the win-

dows in the roof was designed before

ultra-violet» rays were known to help

poultry. The glass filters them out

and it is difficult to open roof win~

dows.



The Michigan shed type poultry

house which is described in. Extension

Bulletin No. 48 is cheaper and easier

to build than the house with the roof

windows. In planning theglass in a.

poultry house, it is a general rule to





 





 





 





An Early Enthusiasm Should Qualify

One For Poultry Success.





square feet of floor space. Too little

glass means a. dark house. Too much

glass means you will have greenhouse

conditions during sunny days followed

by a. very cold house at night. The

extreme difference in temperature be-

tween the day and night conditions is

not good for the hens. ’



Windows in the back of the house

help in keeping the litter evenly dis-

tributed as most of the hens will face

the light when scratching and kick the

straw backwards. About three cellar

sash to each 20 foot section is about

the right combination for rear win-

dows. The cellar sash are double

glazed which makes them warmer.



In building ventilator flues, it is

found that capping with either sta-

tionary or revolving caps tends to in-

crease the flow of air. The ventila-

tors should be 16 .inches square, and

extend from a point about 15 inches





d above the litter to a point above the





roof high enough to make a draught.

When ventilators only 10m 12 inches

square were used, they did notmove

enough air. A hinged side in the ven-

tilator near the roof can be used to

let out the heat in summer.

The'intakes in the house are in the

front and there is no direct draught.

The air is slightly warmed before it

reaches the birds. There are also

ventilators in the back of this house.





~Both the north and south windows





can be taken out in summer to permit

a. large movement of air through the





. house. The windpw openings should





be screened to keep out the sparrows

as much as possible as they are dis-

ease carriers.



The straw loft furnishes a. means

of remodeling old poultry houses by

reducing the air space and making

them Warmer in winter and cooler in

summer, Old lumber .or tense wire

can be used to hold the straw in place;

A door can be placed at either end of

the straw loftto‘ perm-if the circulation

of air and make the house cooler in





 





 





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allow one square foot of glass to ten»





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The Modern Poultry House





Fergurorz Dzlicurrer it: Errent‘za/r





lice are not apt to beeonie'established "

in such a loft as the straw becomes

very dusty and it is. too far from the





birds. Even mice and rats do not "





like the conditions in the straw loft

and seldom nest there due to the

large amount of dust which gathers in

the straw. The straw loft must not be

sealed below or its value is lost. The

circulation of air is neceSsary. The.

straw can be changed in the fall and

new straw blown in at the time of

threshing if the grain can be threshed

near the poultry house. _



It is best to line poultry houses if

you are located in a section where the

temperature goes down to. ten below

zero for many days at a time. South-

ern Michigan houses do not usually

need lining except around the roost-

ing platform. Curtains in front of the

roosts are not needed as it is too

much like sleeping with your head un-

der a blanket.



In commercial poultry plants the

floc'k units should not be less than

100l to 150 b 5; Aunit of 500 birds





"is fine on the commercial plant man-





aged by skilled poultrymen. Large





‘flocks are is treater danger from a.





disease iii.” iiCken-pox. If a. disease

breaks out in one house‘t can often

be controlled by a. rigid quarantine of

the infected flock. If a. bird in one of

the laying contest pens should develop

chicken-pox the entire pen is isolated.



A man can care for 1000 hens and

brood his own chicks but much de-

pends on the man and the arrange-

ment of the plant. One man can han-

dle 5000 chicks with experience and

proper equipment.



One of the best kinds of lumber

for the siding of a. poultry house is

six-inch matched flooring running up

and down. This does not readily

warp apart and usually makes a. tight-

er wall than the drop siding nailed

horizontally on the uprights. Shiplap

covered, with roofing paper with the

seams sealed also makes a fine tight

side wall on a poultry house. Tar pa.-

per still gives good satisfaction be»

tween the two layers of cement in a

poultry house floor and keeps the floor

dry. It is found that the glass substi-

tutes do permit the violet rays to en¥

ter. Mr. Ferguson has been using a.

glass substitute for four years on his

own plant and the material is still

in fairly goodcondition and has give-11

satisfaction—R. G. K.





FEEDINGiTHE BABY CHICKS.





FEW details of chick feeding, if



carefully followed, save much loss

later on. Feed first when about sixty

hours,old, and feed just as soon as

the chicks are put into the house. TIt:

is assumed that the all-mash ration is.

being fed. For the first two or three





days, they should be fed on paper pie





plates or newspapers, making sure

that feed is before them all the time.

Allow one pie plate for each twenty

chicks. .

On the second day, the mash should

be put into small wooden troughs

thirty inches long, four inches deep

and six inches Wide. A 40039 fitting

strip of half-inch gravel screen is plac-

ed over the feed and the chicks allow.

ed to hop on top of it and feed down ..

through the screen. This keeps them > ..

from scratching it out. There should“ " "

be at least one of these troughs 7 '

each fifty Chicks. The feed. my
7 ate the box at





wise beside the boxes. As soon as the





chicks have‘learned .to hop in and out)





take the two by fours away.

Sometimes the chicks will feed right

up to nightfall, then roost in the box-

es all night. In this case, stack the

boxes up about dark, and after the

chicks have gone to roost, spread them

, out again so they will find breakfast

“awaiting them at the break of day.





At about four weeks of age, take out,"





the gravel screen and place a roller in

the top of the trough. This may be



_ merely a piece of quarter-round pivot-

ed at each end by a nail.





~





HEASLEY DISCUSSES ASSOCIA-

TION.





OCTOR L. E. HEASLEY, presi-

dent of the Michigan State Poul-

try Improvement Association, discuss-

ed the problems and purposes of the

association at the Farmers’ Week

meetings. He states that the public





 





Average egg production, in dozens

has been made for males.





 





“first; lay pieces of two by fours side'





The upper figures are based on the 1925 farm

census, and the lower figure, on the 1920 census.

yet available for several southern states

western states show the highest averages and the cotton belt the lowest.





’ uber‘culasis on the same basis. Clean-





and the individual should not have to

bear all the expense. —K.





NEW MODEL BROODER HOUSE.





HE brooder_houses that I have



been accustomed to using are

built ten by twelve feet, the long way

along the front, and on runners that

must be pulled from the end. The re-

sult was that the house was much

heavier on the front side than on the

back side, and it Would not pull

straight throfigh twelvefoot gates. It

would twist, then trouble was the in-

evitable result. More than this, the

whole back side consisted of two

.doors that could be opened during the

summer so as to provide additional

ventilation for the chicks, and more

shade in case the brooder house was

hauled into a field where shade was

lacking. As a consequence, the frame

was anything but rigid after it had

been moved several times.





U5. AVERAGE





5.2 druens

4.9 "





l)





per chicken on farms. No correction





The 1925 figures are not

The nmtheastern and the far





 





 





has often expected too much of culling

and that many an old hen is a fine

breeder, although not a heavy layer at

the time of culling. If a flock produc-

es seventy-five per cent in the winter

in a warm house, the chicks are apt

to be lacking in vigor. V





In the work of the association, the

hatcheries were taken up first to im-

prove the seed stock going to the

farms. The capacity of the hatcheries

has increased during the past year, al-

though the number of hatcheries has

not greatly increased. The quality of

the flocks has improved.





Stock should not be advertised as a

certain strain when there is little of

the guaranteed blOod of that strain in

the flock. An effort has been made to

clean up the advertising of any firms

making misleading statements, and

good results have been accomplished.



The association also hopes to do

something to help the poultry thieving

situation. An adequate poultry depart-

ment at the college is urged. At pres-

ent some men are going out of the

state to obtain poultry training, and

skilled operators of incubators are of-

ten brought in from other states. Ma-

jor incubators are needed at the col-

lege to train students to run them for

hatcheries, and more land is needed

to permit the raising of poultry on

clean soil. Direct feeding experiments

are needed so we will not have to bor—

row so much feeding knowledge from

other states. If the corn ‘borer be-

comes bad, new rations without corn

will have to be developed by careful

experimentation.





A laboratory of proper size is need-

ed, so that disease work, such as white

’ diarrhea tests, can be handled prompt-

1y..- The association is asking for an

appropriation of $1§, 000 for a, tree test-





 





-~serve its rigidity, no matter how many





The rural engineering department

and the poultry department of Purdue

University, working together, have im-

proved this house greatly in many dif-

ferent respects.



The runners are set the other way

so the house is pulled from in front.

This alone has lowered the pull neces-

sary to move it, by considerable—prob-





‘ hits ‘ '

mantis that cattle are tested for. *





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Nearly 6 pounds in

weight in 4 months

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“Carefully studied

feeds before

selecting Globe”





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ably ten per cent, and has obviated

the trouble e1. perienced before in go—E

ing through twelve foot gates. l





The dimensions of the house are

still ten by twelve feet, but the short-

er side is the front, while the twelve

feet is the depth. This gives more

working room inside to take care of

the stove and feed the chicks.



The back is rearranged so as to pre-





times it is moved. In the rear, up

from the floor three feet and four inch-

es, a solid rigid wall is built. Above

this are three doors about eight inches

by three feet, and making a space

across the entire back of the house

between the rigid wall and the roof

that provides for summer ventilation.

Although these 'may at first appear to

be minor changes, they are changes

which make it much easier to move

the house from place to place and

greatly prolong its life—I. J. Mathews.





 





GLAD HE FOLLOWED AGENT’S

ADVICE. ,

M R. H. L. BARNUM, county agri-

cultural agent of Missaukee coun-

ty, recently gave a poultry man of that

county some advice on feeding his

hens and for ventilating the poultry

house. The flock had produced ninety-

six eggs in December. After the chang-

es in feeding and ventilation, the flock

produced 1, 042 eggs in January.





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" regarding the care and feeding of . 3°

also the results obtained of business rather than discontinue!





Eggs for hatching should be gath. -





chickens;

Thinking that some of your readers

may be interested in my test, I am

giving you the results. ,



Last spring, April 10, I bought one

hundred Plymouth Rocks and fifty

Leghorn chicks from which I raised

135. Some of the Plymouth Rock

cockerels weighed 31-2 pounds at

twelve weeks. I had 38 Rock and

25 Leghorn pullets ready for the pen

by September 15. Some of the Leg-

horns started laying in September and

the Rocks about six weeks later. In

November I received 808; from the

sixty-three or 42.7 per cent; the Leg-

horns laying 428 eggs or 57 per cent,

and the Plymouth Rocks 380 eggs or

33.5 per cent.



In December I received 1209 eggs

or 62 per Cent, the Leghorns laying

484 eggs “Or 66.25 per cent, the Ply-

mouth Rocks 725 eggs or 61.5 per

cent. This experiment with the chick-

ens has been a great deal of pleasure

and profit to me. In December we re-

ceived sixty-five cents per dozen for

the eggs and as we got one hundred





the feed cost of production was 15.5





5 cents per dozen.





The coop is 14-20, well ventilated,

kept clean, wooden floor, fresh straw

every week, plenty 0f warm water, one

and one-half quarts of scratch feed per

day, and a good egg maSh before

them at all times, two to three pounds

of semi—solid buttermilk and vegeta-

bles every day and I also use elec-

tric lights—Fred C. Gerlach.





POULTRY HINTS FOR MARCH.

Y OUR success for the year 1927

hinges on what you do and don’t

do this month.





Some Don’ts.

Don’t use eggs for hatching from





‘hens that have laid heavily all winter.





Don’t start the hatching season with

any old rooster. '



Don’t use pullet eggs for hatching.



Don’t run away with the idea that

one rooster is good for more than fif-

teen or twenty hens.



Don’t feed too heavy with meat

while you are saving eggs for hatch-

ing.



Don’t keep eggs over ten days.



Things To Do.



Clean the incubator thoroughly and

give a. good airing for two weeks be-

fore using.



Ease up on the feed in your ”breed—

ing pen, giving them a rest before

selecting eggs for hatching.



Make up a special breeding pen of

your best hens, if only half a dozen,

and make your motto, “Not how many

but how good.” You’ll never get any

place with quantity at the expense of

quality.



If you haven’t a good rooster go out

and buy the best you can afford.



Only by constant improvement can

you hope to get in the A-l class, and

when you do you’ll find a waiting mar-

ket for every egg or baby chick you

can produce.



Let your breeders out every day res

gardless of the kind of weather, as it

is eggs with good, healthy germs that

you are after.





Make a Test Hatch.



It is a good plan to make a test set-

ting of a dozen eggs to make sure that

your eggs will hatch, and that your

incubator is running right; incubate to

the seventh day, test your eggs, and if

everything is all right, fill up the ma:

chine and let her go. It is good econ-

omy to waste a. dozen eggs to make

sure everything is right.



If at the seVenth day your eggs show

infertility, you still have time to- get

a new rooster and you have only «lost

seven days instead of twenty-one.



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ered frequently to guard against any

chance of chilling“ and the nests

should bekept clean, as a dirty egg.

or one that has been washed, stands

a small chance oflhatching.



Dirty eggs are responsible for a. big

loss to poultry men, and the clean nest

idea should be carried out at all times.

A dirty egg, no matter how fresh, is

never regarded very highly by the

commission men, and they protect

themselves by docking the producer.



When picking out your breeders be

sure and pick the ones that lay big

eggs.” This is one of the first steps to-

ward quality. Consumers fight Shy of

small eggs, and it is high time that

eggs were sold by the pound instead

of by the dozen. People would then

get rid of those Sparrow-sized hens





that lay small eggs, and try to get .-





into the twenty-seven-ounce per dozen

class. It is being done now in Canada

and in that way the consumer gets

what he pays for.——-R. A. Hill.





 





CAFETERIA FEEDING Iron BABY

CHICKS.





FEEDING baby chicks has always

, been regarded as one of the most

difficult problems in the poultry indus-

try. This is partly due to the many

difficult feeding systems used in the

past. Most of these called for feeding

the chicks, when they were sixty to

seventy-two hours old, four or five

times daily for five to ten minute pe-

riods. These feeding periods were

gradually lengthened until the chicks





were getting about five twenty to. '





thirty minute periods by the time they

were a week old. The result of this

periodic feeding has been that many

chicks actually starved, while others

were crowded away from the feed and

became dwarfed,» ‘ k, worthless





 

 





things, very susceptible t disease, and





a cause of constant W to their

owner.



The cafeteria, or self»feed, system

does away with these five to ten min-

ute periods every two or three hours.

Feeding dishes filled with some good

commercial chick starting mash are

placed in the broader“ house at the

same time the chicks are put there.

Water, or milk is provided in proper

containers and the chicks are left to

help themselves to all the feed they

want whenever they want it.



The merits of the cafeteria system

extend beyond getting away from feed-

ing the chicks every few hours, which.

by the way, is a lot of extra, unneces-

sary labor; Cafeteria feeding results

in a better, stronger chick, and above

all, a more evenly developed brood

than was possible under the ,old sys-

tem of feeding. The starting mash is

before the chicks at all times, and al-

lows them to eat at leisure instead of

in a free—for-all scramble, such as the

periodic plan causes. To the casual

observer, watching the cafeteria. plan

in use, it seems as if the chicks eat

all the time. This is not the case, and

a little close observation will reveal

that they eat a. few mouthfuls of mash,

go under the hover to get warm; re-

turn for some more mash, and then go

back under the hover again. This to

and fro process is kept up all day

long. Instead of eating four. or five

times daily, the average chick eats.





twelve to twenty times daily. Under .





the periodic system the chicks were





kept hungry, and then were allowed to ‘

overeat, if they happened to be strong '





enough to gain access to the feeder.»

The smaller chicks were out of luck





in the struggle With" the larger on e; X





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the best known chick starting mashes

have given good results under this sys-

tem, the latter are usually supplement-

ed With commercial scratch feed

which is scattered in the litter two or

three times daily. Cod liver oil should

be added to the mash at the rate of

two per cent of the total ration. This

may be done by thoroughly soaking

two or three pounds of fine charcoal





LAY'NG with the oil and mixing it in the mash.





   

 





   





MASH

. The main thing is to get the proper

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cards and signed up the farmers living

in their communities to attend the ses-

sions of the poultry school. The result

was that there was an average attend-

ance at the sessions of the poultry

school of sixty-eight farmers. The club

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.We have three female rabbits run-

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weeks, and they fail to breed. This

is the second male which has run with

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to say? I have hesitated, thinking



I had no right till I saw the let-



ters from the parents. I have read

Our Boys’ and Girls’ Page with inter-

est, and every time anyone said any-

thing about tobacco, I felt like sending

forth a warning note. I don't think

we can say too much against tobacco.

I wished everyone who thinks tobacco

is all right, or it does not hurt to use

it, would read the “Brown God and

His White Imps,” published by George

W. Noble, 800-810 Monon Building,

Chicago, Illinois.



The terrible facts that have been

traced by doctors ought to make any

common sense person abhor the filthy

weed. It destroys your soul, body and

mind. I know there are hundreds that

say it does not hurt them, but it does

more than hurt. It robs you of your

will power and destroys all the finer

instincts of man.



Just one small paragraph from Dr.

Gentry, of Chicago: “The use of to-

bacco is a great crime and does more

harm to the human race than alcohol,

and I plead with the people of the





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Albert Faber Says He is Thirteen

Years Old.





World who are clean in mind and body,

to unite together in putting down this

accursed traffic.”



Please get this little book, “The

Brown God.” It is only twenty-five

‘ cents. Don’t form the habit, for when

it is once formed, in most every case

it is impossible to break, unless God

-- breaks it for you.



I have two dear little boys who, by

God’s help, shall never use the Vile

weed. Much more might be sald, but

1 do not want to take up too much

space.———Mrs. George W. Haywood.





 





Thank yen, I will accept with pleas-

ure your invitation to the parents to

write something for “Our Page.” I

like this page and usually read it. It

is much more interesting than many

of the children’s pages in other papers.

I am sure if I were not past eighteen,

I should be an M. C.



There are so many subjects upon

which I should like to say a little. I

sympathize with the mother who is

bothered about the girls not wearing

warm clothes, but there doesn’t seem

to be anything we can do about it. If

we talk of Common sense, they call us

“old-fashioned.”



The boy who suggested for discus-

sion, “Shall we go to high school or

not?” had something practical, for it

is a problem to many. While I am for

high school, I can see that there are

things to be said on the other side. To

peopleof wealth, it seems there could

be no question about it. All the edu—

cation possible, of course. But most

common folks have to count the cost,

and there is no denying that as things

' are now, a boy who does not care to

» enter a profession, as the law, or med-





“ icine, can make as much money now





Viashis friend will be able to make when

’Fqlié'éfinishes high school, and many quit

”school to earn their $5.00 a day. '





.,..o‘t a 'bby’s' grade school friends

finish school, he is goingoften to





in a way, it is a pity. Since a ma- V





feel “out of it," as he will not be in

their doings, and even after high





school days are over, he may not feel.





himself really in their class. Though,

I suppose, most fathers would call this

foolish, still an “inferiority complex”

is not a good thing for a boy to have.





If the boy who, from choice or nec-

essity, leaves school and goes to work,

would take my advice, he would not

give up all idea of getting an educa-

tion. He should spend one or two

days’ pay on books, and especially on

some good magazines. Be sure to have

a world history and read it. Get a

biology and agriéulture book if you

are interested in farming, or whatever

subject appeals to you most. The stu-

dents in high school can’t take all the

subjects. ‘





Read good literature. If you think

you don’t care for it, read it anyhow,

as though you were in school and it

was a task you had to do, and you

may find you like it better than you

thought. If you are a little weak in

the principles of grammar—often a

puzzling subject for boys—review your

eighth grade grammar. You can learn





not to make bad mistakes in your lan- '





guage. If a boy would do all this, I

know that he would be really better

educated at the end of four years than

the boy who frolics through high

school, doing as little as possible, just

barely getting through.





The problem is rather different with

a girl. If she has to earn her own liv-

ing, she can do only the hardest kinds

of work unless she has a high school

education. On the other hand, how

many times I have—and probably you

—heard it said: “What did her edu-

cation amount to? Went right away

and got married and it never did her

a cent’s worth of good.” Well, we

hope that she married better for hav-

ing an education. Many do, though

not all, but anyhow, she can associate

with a better class of people if she

will. We have done our duty as par-

ents in giving her the chance, as we

have also given her the power to make

the most of her life if she works out-

side the home.



Above all, as education is not just a

matter of dollars and cents, neither is

it just for making a good appearance,

but there is an inner satisfaction all

your life if you appreciate good books





can give. "The girl, as well asthe boy,





could educate himself, but both better





go to school if they can, for few—how

very few!——will educate themselves.—

Mrs. RuRal. ’





 





I am writing this in hopes that some

mother will see her mistake the same

as I did. “ -



I felt that, because Jimmie was my

oldest son, my first babe, I should be

very careful in letting him marry

someone poorer than he was, as we

were quite well-todo.> ,Well, Jimmie

met Marion Barlette at arhouse party

given at his chum’s, Richard Betts’,‘

home. He fell in love with her at

first sight. He told me all about it

that very ni ht, but it was impOssible

for me to t ink an eighteen-year-old

boy could really be in love. So I told

him to have Marion come out for din-

ner, (we live on a large farm). She

came, but she was so homely and shab-

by—what could my Jimmie love, or

even like about her?



That night Jimmie said to me:

“Mother, dear, I.love Marion and she

and I want to get married as soon as

I graduate and get to war .”



“Jimmie, Marion Barlette is no girl

for you;

homely she is. 'You would disgrace

your parents and sisters and brothers

by marrying someone unequal to you,

and she is a maid, (Marion did house-

work then). Besides Jimmie, you’re

only a boy and you’d best let Marion

go and forget about her.”



Then Jimmie said, “Then, mother,

you mean I’m not to go with Marion?”





“Yes, I’d rather you didn’t call her.





up either.”



So the next day or so, Jimmie told

Dick and he ’phoned Marion and told

her. She was so heart broken that

she went to live with her aunt in Chi-

cago. Now she was gone. I was in

my glory. But, alas! Dick told me

it was no use, as Marion wrote to him

and Jimmie in the same letter, and so

I had a plan. I wrote her, through

Dick, to come here for a visit. So the

following summer she came for a two-

Weeks’ stay. She came during the har-

vest, and she was such a help. She

even darned Donald’s (Jim’s brother),

overalls and helped the boys stack

grain. During those two weeks I saw

my mistake aplenty. So one night I

had a long talk with Jim, and finally

consented to his marrying Marion.





It’s five years since, and they own

a small farm near town. They have

a cozy little bungalow and two little

kiddies, Jimmy Jo, and MaryLee. Jim

works in town and Marion raises gar-

den stuft', berries, and poultry, and

cares for the home. They come here

often, and Marion and I are like school

girl chums. She consults me in nearly

everything .about raising the babes,

and she and Jim are the best of pals.



I sincerely hope that this will help

some ot er mother to see her mistake,

and i ey have a son or daughter in.

love with a girl or man a long way

from ur home, invite the one for a

visit, a d get acquainted. Then per-

haps you’ll change your mind—Jim-

mie’s Mother.





 





 





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Dear Uncle Frank: ‘



Ah, knickers, pants are the apple 0

my eye. I have real short hair, wear

pants, but wait—-—I do all the chores,

too, excepting milking. Mother helps

me do that. -



I am interested in the corn borer,

and read every article I can about it.

It hasn’t shown up here yet.



There-are many girls with bobbed

hair, yet you can stumble across one





 





 





that has long hair. When I have long

hair, I might as well go in‘ the corn

field and take the place of a scare-

crow.



I like city life and country life, too.

Some day I am going west, that’s

where I always wanted to go, or to

Canada. I’m going to sign my letter

with another pet name. I seem to be

a victim of nicknames—have four of

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And so you fwear‘. pants—isn’t that

awful? The answers going to 111-

terest every farmer in, Michigan pretty

soon. _ You didn't give your address,





so I‘can’t tell where the borer has'not ‘





appeared. It is Well to know about it,

for. it ison the way. - -, .‘





Dear Uncle Frank: . . ' ‘ - ’ »

Erwin Sidner certainly, wrote an in.—

teresting letter. ‘ "

ideas on evolution. iReoplesoertainly

can’t believe in the Bible, and also that

we descended from later animalsl ,

, I enjoy reading, the letters \on‘city

vs. country." It has been“ said that

farm women have to thaw mite mm:

with a tea kettle in the winter. * I Wis

to say that not very' many ‘ farmers

have pumps of that'kind toth‘awout.

Many farms have electric lights and

power. I’ll go to BenzoniaHighSchool

next year. I understand you passed

through Benzonia several years ago.—

my.





 





Thawing pumps is getting to be. a ,





thing _of the past. Water in the house

is what every farm should have. ‘i‘ I

went through Benzonia twice last sum-

mer. ' ‘





 





Howdy, Everybody:



» You haven’t heard my gentle voice

for some time, so I think it time that

I let you know I am still on earth.





 





Viola Evans Loonis'Like a Campfire

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Some time ago there was a letter on

our page, I have forgotten the author,

but his or her subject was on the

faults of the country. I imagine she

is one who has always lived in the city

and does not know the good points of





the country. Dear friend, always try,





to find some good points in eve thin .

Don’t always look for the poorrgnes. g



Uncle Frank and- cousins, I wish you

would ple e answer this question,

then I wil 7 ose,‘ my gab. Why is it,

if the country has-so many faults, that

all of the city people flock to the open

air as soon as ’tis warm in the spring,

and stay until they freeze upin the

fall? Those that only stay for a few

weeks, sit on the shores of the lakes

so as to get tanned as they can, so

when they go back to the city they

can show their city fellowships that

they have been in the country in God’s

free and pure open air. What do you

say, all you debaters? Yours for good

luck,~ your niece and

Bisard. ‘





Some more good points in favor of

the country. Some city folks have only

about two weeks in a year- topget any

amount of sunlight; that’s why they





* are so anxious to get out in' the, coun-





try and the sunshine. / ‘ "J ‘





 





Dear Uncle Frank: J. ' .

Someone started to talk about books

and mentioned somegood ones, too. .1





books are a “megbf: entertainment

and influence to ‘- most, ‘of us. ~V'Boo





or I should ,' , literature, busing:





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But probably that’s a ’matter of opin-

lon, so let’s hear more about this

topic. I might add, I read “The Last

of the Mohicans‘,’ ’which is by Cooper.

some time ago. and I thought it was a

dandy—Albert Peterson.



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111351.15 CONTEST.





ERE are three poem riddles to

solve. Number your answers the





your name and address, also M.‘C.





you are an M. C.



All the correct papers will be mixed

together and ten lucky ones pulled.

They will be given prizes as follows:

The first two, fountain pens; the next

three: unique combination of pencil

and knife; the next five, two Michigan

Farmer pencils each. All who have

correct \answers and are not M. C.’s

will get cards and buttons.



The riddles are as follows:

1—Nature requires five



Custom gives seven



Laziness takes nine



And wickedness eleven.

2—-Two brothers we are



Great burdens we bear



And often are bitterly pressed



’Tis true what I say.



We are full all day



And empty when we go to rest.





Employed While others sleep,



What few would like to give away



Nor any wish to keep.



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Leona Lentz, R 4, Freeland, Mich.

Rolland Anderson- Chief, Mich.



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Ella Engelhard Sebewaing, Mich.

Iva. Hutchinson. R 4, Caro, Mich.

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David S. Johnson, R. 1, Mancelona.

Esther A Sjogren, R. 3, Rockford.

Floyd Ringler Brutus, Mich.

Beatrice Johnson R. 1, Wolverine,

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3. Simplicity and modesty.



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SUNDAY AFTERNOON CHATS FOR

, LITTLE FOLK

D 0 you remember a year or two ago



everyone was doing cross- -word



puzzles? Some people are still

interested in them Perhaps you will

be interested to know that there _is

something like a cross- -Word puzzle in

the Bible. At least it is the Hebrew

idea of an acrostic.



Look in your Bible for the Psalm

which has the greatest number of

verses. You will find it has 176

verses, or twenty- two sections of eight

verses each. Our alphabet has twenty-





has twenty-two. When this Psalm was

Written in the original Hebrew, each

section represented a letter of the al-

phabet, and each verse started with

that letter. Some English translations

of this Psalm show this, but most of

our Bibles just show the strange look-

ing Hebrew letter at the head of each

section.



In every verse there is also a. word

which means the same as the word of

God, such as “precepts,” “testimonies,”

“statutes, ” or “law.” It is interesting

to take pencil and paper and write

down these different eXpressions

which mean the same.

der if I couldn’t find one verse that

had omitted 'it, but I never did.



This Psalm is sometimes called the

“Alphabet _of the Law.”



‘ Which one is it? Look for the an-

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3—F‘ormed long ago, yet made today, ,





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“On one 20 I lost 200 bushels of oats

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URING January the 102 Michigan

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unprofitable animals. This figure is





‘ taken from‘ the seventy-four associa-





tions that reported testing 19,005 coWs.





‘Five herds were re-tested and are list-





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the state is owned by J. K. and J. M.

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Four out of the five highest produc-

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sociation also is credited with the

highest butter-fat production for the,

state.



All cows under test in Michigan av-

The high





eraged 25.01 pounds of fat.





cow for the month was a pure-bred

Holstein owned by: Dewey C. Pierson,

member of the Lapeer Cow Testing

Association. The cow under re-test,

and four times a day milking, produc-

ed 113.0 pounds of butter-fat. .



The best Cow Testing Association



Conference ever held in Michigan was

the verdict of eighty cow testers and

many dairymen who attended the ses-

sions on January 31 and February 1.

during Farmers’ .Week at Michigan

State College.

1 The outstanding comment was that

Michigan during 1926, with 25, 000 cows

under test, averaged 301.9 pounds of

butter-fat.





 





MORE CITIES REQUIRE SAFE‘

MILK.



XTENSIVE interest of cities in the



nation-wide campaign against 111-



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' results of a survey recently conducted





by the United States Department of

Agriculture. A total of 874 cities and

towns have ordinances requiring the

tuberculin testing of cattle furnishing

milk for consumption. Official reports

indicate that with the exception of





fairly well enforced.



The action of such cities as Chicago,

Cleveland, Detroit and Louisville in

promulgating tuberculin-test require-

ments has stimulated recent interest

in this subject. The survey showed,

however, that the smaller communities

also are fully as active in safeguard-

ing their milk supplies.



In addition to the 874 cities having

tuberculin-test ordinances, 375 provide

an option between tuberculin testing

and pasteurizatidn. Thus a. total of

‘1, 249 municipalities have taken posi-





 





miles from possibility or discuss trans:





about one per cent, the ordinances are





tive steps to sofeguard their milk sup—j





 

   

   

   

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

   

 

 

 

   





Fourteen states also have enacted

laws, or have issued regulationsau-





thOrized by law requiring the‘ tuber;





culin testing ,of- cattle. Though . vary-f

ing in details, the-laws have the sonic





general purpose—4m safeguard the





wholesomeness of’ milk supplies. In

all cases tuberculin’tests must. be ap-

plied by approved graduate veterinar-

ians.



As a basis for skilled tuberculin test-

ing in which the public. may have con-

fidence, the federal and state veter-

inary ofiicials have prepared lists of

“accredited” and “approved” veterinar-

ians. These terms apply to private





practitioners who have satisfied fed-





eral and state authorities as to their

qualifications.



An examination of the forms 0? Sup-

ervision over the tuberculintesting of

cattle supplying cities with milk shows

the large extent to which cities have





 





These Are Michigan Cow Testers Attending their Annual Conference at the

Michigan State College. . .





accepted the so-called uniform plan of

testing. This plan provides federal

and state indemnities for cattle which

prove to be tuberculous, and which are

removed from the herd and slaughter-

ed. The plan is followed by 634 cit-

ies. Cities that rely on municipal in-

spection alone, number 498, while 117

cities and towns use a combination of

the two safeguards, or make some

other provision for tuberculin testing.

A study of reports from the various

states explains the rather general

adoption of pasteurization as an addi-

tional safeguard even when the cattle

are tuberculin tested. Proper pasteur-

ization, as is well known; destroys any

infection from other disease- producing

organisms that may be present. It

also gives double assurance that no

living tubercle bacilli are present.





These sidelights appear to show the .





strength of public opinion and the ex—

tent to which milk consumers demand

safety with respect to their milk sup-

plies. The condition appears to- be es-

pecially true in states to which tour-

ists and heme- seekers go for their

health.



Several states have issued weduca-





tiOnal literature dealing with bovine]





tuberculosis, the evidencedof transmis-

sion to human beings, plans for eradi-

cation, and laws and regulations for

suppressing the disease.



Besides this means of stimulating

interest in safe milk supplies, various

state officials have'drafted sample milk

ordinances based on successful ordi-

nfi’ces elsewhere. In these are em-

bodied effective and practical provis-

ions for dealing with the tuberculosis

problem. \ ’



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cOmes a fit subject for an attack. The

shorter the period of rest the mOre‘

severe the attack; and the longer the

period of. rest, the milder the attack.

With some horses it may result from

the week-end rest, but more often fol-

lows idleness of a longer period.





Most horse owners have seen ani-

mals stricken with azoturia and in-

stantly recognize it. As a rule, the

horse when hitched, will be in better

spirits than he has been for some

time; he is simply bubbling over with

life and can scarcely restrain himself.

Usually within a few minutes, the an-

imal will break out in a profuse sweat,

the muscles will quiver and the hind

legs become stiff (sometimes affects

the front legs). The animal drags his

toes, or if the front legs, may stumble,

and if stopped will many times want

to lie down.





As soon as these symptoms are no-

ticed, the proper thing to do is to

stop the animal at once. Keep it ab-

solutely quiet and no matter how close

you are to the farm house or barn, do

not try to move the animal there.

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portant thing. If the animal is stopped

at the first sign of an attack and kept ;

absolutely quiet, the majority of cases 1

recover. However, it is always advis-

able to call a veterinarian just as soon

as you can get one.



As this disease is usually associated ‘

with high, rich feeding, the proper

thing to do when the working horse is





one-half at least.

is not contemplated, but occurs due to

a storm. The best thing to do in such

cases is to turn the horses out each

day for a halHrour or more and let

them exercise. Then on the day they

are to be put to work, allow one-half

hour of exercise, followed by a short

rest before they are put to work.



This condition is a bug—bear for the

farmer and also for the veterinarian,

but if all affected animals were stop-

ped and kept absolutely quiet for a

short while, the losses would be very

small. By stopping at once, we mean

stop where you are; if it be on,the

public highway pull to the side of the

road and unhitch; if it is raining, un-

hitch anyway, and then proceed to

make your horse comfortable. As long

as this important procedure is ignored

just that long will a large percentage

of horses die that contract the dis-

ease—George H. Conn.





HOG MARKET DECLINES.





0G prices declined during the past

week, although some of the loss

has been regained. A downward

tendency in prices of hog products, due

to light export demand and more rap—

id accumulation of hog products in

storage than expected, coupled with

a slight increase in receipts of hogs,

have caused a break of about 75 cents

from the high point early in February.

This downturn may extend a little

deeper before it is over, and, in any

case, it will be some time before the

market establishes a new high' paint.



During January, stocks of lard 1n

the United States increased 20,500,000

pounds, compared with 22,000,000

pounds a year ago, and a five-year av-

erage of 20,000,000 pounds. Since the

number of hogs slaughtered 1n Janu-

arywas considerably smaller than last

year, and smaller than the average for

that month, the increase In storage

stocks reflects the slow export demand

'and the .fact that cheap substitutes

have restricted domestic consumption

“of-lard; Stocks of hog meats also in-

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, The undersigned, Henry Wittlg. will sell at public

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‘ Commencing at 10 o’clock,

the following property:





: 8 Horses: Registered Percheron Stallion.

.Dlamond” No. 165075. are 6

Champion at Grand Rapids.

at Mich. State Fair. Detroit.

Registered Black l‘er: heron

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6 (tattle: 5 Good Roan Shorthvrn Cows, 1 rod

Shoo-thorn Bull, age 8 yrs. Above (rattle Registered

or eligible to Register.



19 Hogs: 16 Bred Poland ('hlna Gllts due to





Farrow in April and May. time young Boats. weight

100 lbs. Herd Boar. Weight 600 pounds.



Terms or Sale: 9 Months' Time on good Baukable

Paper with interest at 7%.





HENRY WITTIG, Prop.

Colonel Verne G. Martyn, Auctioneer.





BREEDERS" DIRECTORY





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Bureau of



Animal Industry

Dept. C

Lansing' , Michigan'





SERVICEABLE AGE





REGISTERED HOLSTEIN

BULL CALVES





At prices the owner of a small herd

can afford to pay. The sire of many

of these calves is a Son ofthe highest

record (SO-lb.) two—year-old daughter

of Creator. His sire is King Segls

Alcartra Prilly, an undefeated Show

bull with 70 A. R. daughters.





1Red Rose Farms Dairy





Northville, Michigan

Telephone: 344

Reference: Northville State Savings Bank





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M eitz Dispersal

Wednesday, March 9th, 1927





At the farm. 4 miles east and 5 miles west. of Mt.

Clemens. on Canal Road. ,





20 Head of Registered Holstein Cattle





Herd sire is a real show bull. great grandson of

King of the Pontiacs. a 30~lb. site .a second prize





winner at Michigan State Fair in 1925. His dam

won first in 1923. A real show cow. Herd records.

butter from 19 to 31 lbs. in seven days. 0. '1‘. A.





Records in 3'5 days. 875 lbs. of butter. and nearly

19,000 pounAs milk in 305 days. High syn-old

in Macomb county last year. All '1'. B. tested. Sold

under 60 day retest. For catalog write to





one MElTZ, R. 6. Mt. Clemens, Mich.

Farm implements and horses will be sold first.





 





EGISTERED HOLSTEINS. We can supply you

with choice

WOLD STOCK FARM. Fremont. Mich

FLYING FOX and Interested Prince Innis. M4 .

ty females between ages of three months. 311‘ an





years. ,Sirty head to select from. Also» a t '

bulls. L. RUHSTORFER a SON. “WM





 





 





Additional Stock Ads. on r... 337





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bred stock for foundation. sou‘ul- ‘
TOP dreading the time when

your cows freshen! The

troubles you’ ve looked upon in

the past as part of the hazard

of dairying are no longer a men-

ace to your profits. Dairymen

without number are now using

Kow-Kare at freshening be-

cause of its marvelous invigor-

ating action on the reproduc-

tive organs.





Kow-Kare is a concentrated tonic-

medicine that has no other function

than the building up of the digestive

and genital organs. By using this

famous cow medicine with the feed

for two or three weeks before and

after freshening you are assured a

healthy cow— and a strong, vigorous

calf. Retained Afterbirth and the

other disorders you have learned to

dread have no terrors for you if Kow-

Kare is your reliance.





Kow—Kare, used sparingly with the

feed helps your cows fill the pail under

the most adverse conditions of winter

feeding—when dry, heavy feeds put

an added burden on digestion and

assimilation. Try Kow—Kare when

troubled with Barrenness, Retained

Afterbirth,Abortion, Bunches, Scours,

Lost Appetite, etc. Its health— building

action will give you a convincing

demonstration of its money value to

you in the business of dairying.





Dairy Asso. CO., Inc., Lyndonville, Vt.





Makers of Row-Kare, Ba: Balm. Grants Garret

Remedy. American Horse Tonic. etc.





KOW- KARE





FAMOUS CONDITIONER

OF MILCH COWS





Feed dealers, general

stores, druggists have

Kow—Kare —— $1. 25 and

65c sizes (six large cans,

$6. 25). Full directions

on the can. Mail orders

sent postpaid if your

dealer is not supplied.





Write for free book,





“ lee Home

Cow Doctor”





 





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 

 





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“00 No. 1670110er





THE man who is not oldf‘at'lamb

feeding Can’t comprehend the ex- _





tent to which experience features in

the success of the industry. Lamb





season have been extra heavy; but





' quite generally these losses have beset





the beginner far worse than the old

handler. .



One of our local lamb feeders who

is just now topping out his feedlots by

shipping a'double as often as under-

ninety-pound averages show upignor—

ed a big blue grass pasture when the

lambs came from Chicago in October

—and put'everything right into drylot.

This grass had grown during mighty

wet weather, and the whole period

that the lambs would have been out





 





 





losses in the fall and early 'winter this ,





 





nin'gs leave many from disaster. ~Wm.

Payne. ‘ '





 





HOG CHOLERA LOSSES ABATED





A S was, predicted,” says a veteri-

nary inspeclos of the United States





\Department of Agriculture, following





a recent trip to the-hog belt, “witlrl the

coming of cold weather audiences! the





prevalence of hog cholera has greatly , .





since December

, While





abated and losSes

have been comparatively light.





losses have not been nearly so large ..





as in some previous outbreaks of the

disease, they have created a whole-

some reaction to the necessity of keep-

ing swine herds protected.



“Latest information has not mate-





 





 





there was much the same-—so there is

not a bit of doubt that the digestion

of the lambs was much conserved, and

their bodily vitality sustained rather

than abused by eating washy grass and

lying out in bad weather.



The lambs shown in the picture are

natives, and though a lot of loss has

been sustained this year by handlers

of natives, this band has got by with-

out mortality. This accumulatinn of

small bunches of native lambs has to





tion. If they are going to be drenched

for worms, they can’t be drenched too

early. If the owner waits until they

begin to “drop off” there is bound to

be a big sprinkle of others so far gone

that nothing in the way of a drench

will pull them out of the weakened

condition they have gotten into by har-

boring worms so long.



A few years ago I saw a small barn

of native lambs that went into winter

with fine forecasts, but before they

had rounded out the feeding period it

became evident enough that they had

become mighty ticky. In fact, there

are a whole lot of lambs bought and

put into barns without any individual

handling to speak of—and the lambs

referred to were too ticky, but the new

owner didn’t discover it at the right

time.



The same thing applies to worms

and a whole lot more so. A farmer

often will stand and look at a bunch

of lambs, and ‘wonder if they are

wormy, or how wormy they are—when

the thing he should do is to get at

them and examine the skin and mem-

branes of the mouth and eye and see

if those lambs are really red-blooded





 





lambs, or pale, yellowish-skinned, sal-

low-gummer critters. The skin of a

healthy lamb is bound to be pink and

his gums must be pink, and if they

are not pink, something (and usually

it is worms), has sucked the red blood

out of. him and nineteen to nothing

so filled him with poison that the red

blood cells"’can’t be restored before

the lamb is totally dead. Such a pale,

paper-skinned lamb is just as well

as dead except for purposes of trade

with a. buyer who doesn’t know worthy

lambs when he sees them.





 





a. bump besides trying to wall:





 





 





be carried out with a lot of discre—‘





There are sev‘eral ways at. getting





A Bunch of Native Lambs that Has Not Sustained a Single Loss Because

the Owner Saw Early that they were Treated for Worms.





rially changed the estimate of losses

made in late November, when the to-

tal number of hogs killed-by Cholera

was placed at approximately 1,500,000.

This avoidable loss to swine growers

of the middle West has awakened in-

terest in practices that make for bet-

ter and healthier herds, particularly

the timely use of anti-hog—cholera ser-

um as a preventive treatment.



“In all the states visited there was

noted the same general sentiment in

favor of protecting the spring crop of

pigs through immunization. Farmers,

no doubt, will realize that the treat-

ment is not so expensive after all, if

used when the litter is young, say about

seven or eightv‘weeks, when the pigs

weigh from thirty-five to forty pounds.

It will be found the best kind of in-

surance in sections where hog cholera

is more or less prevalent every year.

A system of yearly immunization in

such territories is bound to be of much

benefit to the swine industry.”





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SUPERVISORS STUDY FARMERS’

WANTS.





HE Emmet county agricultural



committee of the county board of

supervisors recently met in Petoskey

to make plans for the year’s program

of extension work. Delegates of the

various agricultural interests in the

county attended the meeting and pre-

sented their ideas of the work which

would be of most interest to their par-

ticular lines of farming. Potato grow-





ers, dairymen, and/Pluck gardeners ‘





told the committee the projects which

would be the most helpful. to them.

From these suggestions 3. program of

work will be planned byvthe commit-

tee and the county agricultural agent,

S. J. Culver.





ASK FOR SOIL PROGRAM.





OUNTY Agricultural Agent H. H.





Barnum, of Cass county, reports V





that the farmers of‘the county are in‘

favor of a definite soils campaign

which will take into consideration the





correCtipn of soil acidity and the 11‘1- ;





 





 





, bred, all other calves were aborted.





 





 





legumes, such as red ‘ rglove‘r and

$31





crease bi soil fertility by the ribs .9: "





   

   





 





their herds from destruction. This rem





   





in the big dairy herds of Sweden for m

edisétricts m





and has cleanedu

literally rotting wilhw contagious.





 





It was on lg after great expense . 1.. and

money that t 3 secret formula was made avail-

able to American Farmers. During the past

nine years the treatment in American herdstes

fivmen all the amazing results that made it so



mous abroad. Herd after herd has been rid





of this disease. Even cows considered hopeless

by veterinarians have y1





ldcd to its healin

qualities and been restored g





to health and pro-

duced fine vigorous calves.

SAVED HIS HERD



-David _Mohr, Jenison, Micki an says: “Last

year I raised only one good c out or i} cgws



WEI



I used your C. C. C. treatment.

ar with the same herd I have not lost a

singl 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 éhere."



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 on]

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case of abortion; that every cow treated will

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large dairy owner, is responsilbge for introducing



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that every farmer will gladly pay.



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A Bottle Handy





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Have it on hand for use

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spavin, capped hock, curb,

‘ . tu‘la, quittor and other

~ ailments. Leaves no scars-—

no blemish. At our drug-

gist, $2.00 a bott .





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. » (Continued from page .318).

of strenuous, activity, the collapse came

, suddenly. Physically and mentally the '



old man was done for, the savings of ,

a lifetime were swept away, for the

farm was taken back on a mortgage,

and had they not had children to pro-

vide for them, this old, man ‘and his

frightened and bewildered wife would

have been public charges. It behooves ‘

every man over sixty to put, his finan-

cial. house in order, for such a man

does not have reasonable promise of



a margin of time sufficient to over-

come adversity or to correct mistakes.

In all kindness, the banker must some-

times withhold participation in ven-

tures where the age of the promoter

is an adverse element.





If the stupidities of age are the

more tragic—the follies of youth are

the more general. Too much optimism

in youth, an over-rating of ability and

of a seeming opportunity, may lead to

the assumption of obligations that a

more mature judgment disciplined in

the university of hard knocks, would

recognize as impossible to meet. The

young man may cause serious loss to





 

 

 

 

 





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4191s





In 1914 it re-



guiéed 220 lbs. of

u er to uy a puiar



size De Laval Sieiarator; .

five years ago 221 lbs. were

required to buy the same size

De Laval; while today approxi-

mately only 214 lbs. are required

to buy it.



But the De Laval Separator of today





 

 





machm‘ es.

refinements,





is .more convenient to

It is the best De Laval





and that is saying a great deal.





See — Try— and Trade

See and try the De Laval.





 





CATTLE





others, or he may enslave himself for





,. milk from your old separator through it.

the better part of his lifetime by be-





are losing any butter-fat the new De





 





 





AUCTION SALE





MARCH 10, 1927





Location 3% miles south on M-66. and 2% miles

west of Fenton.



Stock and tools. 15 head of Reg. Holstein cattle.



10 cows fresh or due soon. daughters or granddaugh‘



ters of King Ona, Maple Crest Iiomdyke Hengerveld.



‘ Aaggie Ferndale, Glen Alex and Traverse Echo Seg'is



Model. Sale starts at 10:00 A. M. Cattle sold 2:30.



B. J. MORTON. Fenian, Mich.. R. 4.





BUTTER BRED JERSEY .0...





OR SALE

CRYSTAL SPRING STOC FARM.

Silver Creek, Allegan County, Michigan





FOR SALE. my entire herd of Jersey cattle. .30

cows including seven 2-yr.-old heifers. 5 yearling

heifers and 7 heifer calves. Also 2—yr.—old herd bull

COLON C. LILLIE. Coopeflvilis. Mich.





 





. : servi . a

Chorce Jersey Bulls {,fl’cfilamfiflfi.

s





from B. of M. dams accredited herd.

PARKER. Howell. Mich.





HEREFORD STEERS





CALVES. YRL'S a TWO'S. .Well marked. had

type. showing splendid breeding. Dark reds. Most

all bunches dehomed. Good stocker order. Can show

few bunches around 45 to 90 head. Each bunch even

in size. Also a few bunches Shortborn steers. Will

sell your choice of one car load from any bunch.

Write. stating number and weight you prefer. 450



- lbs. to 800 lbs.





Van D. Baldwin, Eldon,Wapello Co., lowa.





FOR SALE PURE-BRED

POLLED SHORTHORNS





High class cows and heifers at reasonable prices,

some show ring prospects. 15 years select breeding.

You will be suited.





Branch Go. Farm, Goldwater, Mich.

Goo. E. BURDIGK. Mgr.





THE STANLEY J. GARDNER HERD. Ora-well, Mich.





“MILKING SHORTHORNS”





Why buy without milk records? We don't keep our

cows. they keep us. If you want a real bull calf

that will breed more milk into your herd and still

retain your good flashing qualities. call on us. Also

females. Circulars and photos on request.



For sale. several





8H0 RTHORNS good cows with





calves st foot. and bred again. Also bulls and heif-

ers sired by Muwalton Mook or Edglink Victor. two

of the good bulls of the breed. Will make vary at-

tractive prices on all of these cattle. GOTFREDSON

FARMS. Ynlllantl, Mich.





Milking Shorihorns





tested.





 





 





 





 





 





2 red heifers and 1 cow.

also bull 4 mos. old. T. B.

ELMER E. WESTBROOK. Croswe-il, Midi.



Best of quality and breeding. Bulls

Shorthorns cows and heifers for sale. BIDWELL

STOCK FARM. Box D. Tscumsdls Mich.





3 Re it

FOR SALE mm fiashggfibysgggglom heifers





. Also one

yearling heifer. I. L.-FOWLER. Hanover, Mich.

For 'Sale





Three registered Shorthorn cows with

heifer calves by side. '1‘. B. .

WESLEY DeGEAR. Morley. Mlch.. R. No.‘ i.

HOGS





DUROCS BRElD SOWS





AND GILTS

SERVICE BOARS



Cholera immune, popular blood lines, typy.



LAKEFIELD FARMS, _ Glarksion, Mich.





 





 





 





will surely recover it.





ing in too big a hurry. Taking advan— have irie d this simple





tage of the optimism, ambition and en-

thusiasm of youth is a great business

as a multitude of sci-distant corres-

pondence schools attest. It is hardly _

necessary to observe that the con— Hill”

scientious banker will look with slight \

favor upon the idea of making a. loan

to a. young man toopay the tuition for

a correspondence course in aviation,

auctioneering, or horse trading. The

young farmer is too easy to sell to, he

ibuys tractors and implements of un-

tried and experimental design, and fol-





De Laval.





 

 





There are now more than 650,000

cows milked with De Laval Milkers.

hey soon pay for themselves in

savin time and

and c eaner milk.

or more cows.





more





producing fl

or V:





Outfits





 





 





operator ,

or Fewer lbs. of :





is greatly improved over the 1914 and 1922



It has many improvements and

including the famous “floating



bowl.” It skims cleaner and runs easier, and



operate and handle.



Separator ever made,





Run the skim-

If you

Laval

Thousands of people

. test and many have

been surprised at the saving made by the new

Trade allowance made on old

centrifugal separators of any age or make.





Butter~





(Based on avers e rice

of 92 score Duffel? for

each year. Present in-

dications are that butter

Pfl‘heishfor l§i1i27h willhbs

as or er i an

to:- 1520.) '





 

   

 

 

 





 

 





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   





Cull lnIor-

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lows get-rich-quick farming fads and





 





 





 





‘ fakes.





The blunders of both youth and old

age are not more serious than those

[of the fellow, regardless of his time

of life, who jumps from one business,

Ior branch of business, to another—4

ithe imand-out crop plunger. Such a

‘man becomes discouraged by the de-

*fects of the business in which “he is

engaged, or is carried away in enthus-

iasm by exaggerations of .success in

others, and‘flees to evils he knows





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HE greatest time-saving convenience

ever invented in barn equipment is the

West Bend Automatic Stanchion with

locking, releasing lever—tho original, lev.

er-operaled, sw'mging stanchion. Costs no

more than ordinary stanchions that

must be closed and opened singly by hand. It also assures safety

in locking up or releasing cows.





 

   





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One throw of the lever locks or

releases the entire row of cows, controls

from 2 to 50 stanchions. Cow stops are

operated at the same time, guiding the cows

Into the stanchions. Enthusiastic owners

. everywhere. Write today for big free catalog show-

, lug complete line of West Bend Barn Equipment.

WEST BEND EQUIPMENT CORP.





one Bend, Wis. S . . . .

Write nearest once. 132:5? N Y





   

   

 

   

   

   

   

 

 





 





 





 





 





not of. He sacrifices all the mental

discipline and equipment of his experi-

ence, and soon finds himself confront-

ed by perpléxitles he cannot meet. The

one-crop plunger is the worst menace

to agriculture. He is the fellow who

spoils the farming game, yet he may

be always out of luck. His changes

may never coincide with the maximum

price or production of any crop, and

he may never meet prosperity, always

being a year too early or too late. The '

banker must hold a check on this fel-

low. for he cannot venture the funds

of his depositors in the speculations

of the plunger, and he may do the

prospective borrower great kindness

in refusing a loan.) It sometimes takes

money to lose money.





The ability of the borrower should

be in the line for which it is intended

to use the funds of the loan. Ability

in one line does not neCessarily mean

ability in another. This is true, even

of different phrases of farm work. A

good stock breeder is seldOm a skillful

mechanic, or an efficient machine op-

erator, and a loan to a farmer to pur-

chase feeder cattle might be advisable'

where one, to buy a tractor or thresh—[

ing machine, would but result in loss.





equipment:





of. the State Holstein Assn,

Michigan’s few proven sires.





ty to the herd showing the

been outstanding in their

competition is keen.





pasture.





 





Sale Announcement

ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 1927





I will sell at auction the following described live stock and dairy





25 head of pure-bred Holstein cattle, 30 head hi h rade h

shire sheep. 1 new DeLaval milker used g g S rop-

milk cans, gas engine, feed grinder, cornstalk shredder, etc.





This herd consists of 11 cows,

January, 5 yearling heifers, 5 heifer

(2_ to 6 months of age)- and the herd

Wayne 162950, formerly owned by S. H. Munsell,

and pronounced by

. This herd represents a combination of

type and production second to none, has seven years of cow-testing

records, and during the past year

12,9475 lbs. of milk and 431.7 lbs.

years the herd has averaged almost

consecutive years won the Farm Bureau silver

greatest net profit per cow, and have

Winnings at the Kalamazoo Co. Fair. where





The sheep consist (of 10 ewe lambs

10, bred to one of the best purebred

from a flock that has sheared over

have produced lambs weighing 1021/2

They are as outstanding in





4 1-2 mi. West Main St., R 9, Kalamazoo, Mich.





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





less thansix months, aerator,





most of them fresh since first of

calves, 3 extra good bull calves

su‘e, Prince Vi’alker Calamity

of Howell, Treas.

experts as one of





completed an average record of

of butter-fat. During the last 4

400 lbs. of fat. They have for 3

cup given in this coun-





and 20 bred ewes due March

bucks obtainable. They are

11 lbs. for the past 5 years, and

lbs. to 115 lbs. when taken from

every way as are the cattle.





J. Roy Buckham





 





The experience and temperament of





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





K HIRE sows. itered, b .d r - . ..

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tion to bust loose in 1927 was

Tuscola. Some forty-three breeders

took part in the annual meeting held

in the Court House at Caro.





Calf club work monopolized the time

as .. subject for discussion. This is to

be expected in a county which has

shown for three successive years the

gran champion calf club female at

the Michigan State Fair. The club

work, already well established, is to

be pushed by the county Holstein as-

sociatlon through the following depu-

ties elected: Wilson Spaven, of Cass

City district; B. B. Reavey, of Caro;

Grover Bates, of Vassar; George Kein-

ath, of ‘Millington; Murray McCollum,

of Unionville.





Sales of surplus stock also attracted

attention of the assembled breeders.

The official county sales manager, B.

B. Reavey, reported selling $3,135

worth of pure-bred Holsteins last year,

all placed in new homes in Tuscola

county.

He foretold more lmainess than even

in 1927 because the county was now

in process of testing for erxdication of

bovine tuberculosis, under state- and

federal supervision. .A clean county,

Reavey judged, would appeal to out-

of—state buyers of Holsteins.





Officers elected by the board of sev-

en directors, which was chosen by. the

breeders, include: V. J. Carpenter, of

Cass City, president; Wm. Darcy, of

G. W. Fos-

ter, of Fostoria, secretary.





Cass County.



From the interest ShOWn by ten

hardy souls who wallowed into Cas-

sopolis through the beautiful snow a.

few weeks ago, it was judged well

worth while to revive the long defunct

Cass County Holstein Association.





A “Steering Committee” of five, with

Benjamin McCleary as chairman, was

elected. This committee has arranged

a general meeting for Holsteiners for

Saturday, February 26, at Dowagiac.

Plans for perfecting the new organi-

zation will be laid that day. As a spe-

cial attraction at this meet, E. M.

Clark, of the extension service of the

Holstein-Friesian Association of Amer.

ica, will discuss ways of marketing

Holstein milk.





Berrien County.



Not to be outdone by a. neighboring

county, Berrien staged a Holstein rally

that was a. hummer. The meeting

place was the Emmanuel Missionary

College, Berrien Springs. This was an

appropriate trysting point, as the col-

lege maintains a fine herd of purebred

the visiting breeders were

much interested in this bunch, which

has been selected—yes, the poor pure-

breds actually beefedi—by S. A. Smith,

in charge. The new herd sire is a. son

of the famous Sir Bess Qrmsby Fobes.





After Viewing the bossies and din-

ing at the College Cafeteria, “free grat-

is for nothing," the Holsteiners decid—

ed the cow deserved a backer in Ber-

rien county. So a. general meeting

was set for Friday, February 25, to re-

juvenate the old County Holstein As-

sociation. The Berrien boys are get-

ting this meet in one‘ day ahead of

that slated by their neighbors, the Cass

Mr. Clerk will meet

with the Berrien breeders on February

25 at the college, Berrien Springs. S.

A. Smith, of the college, is general

chairman in charge.



This BerrienoCass uprising right in

the stronghold of headquarters for an-

other good dairy breed, shows the





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Clarkfs pointers on selling Holstein

milk should appeal to men in this sec-

tion who are facing real competition

in marketing moderate test milk. ~J. '

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Washtenaw. . ‘

Probably the “meetingest” county

Holstein Association in the state,- is

Washtenaw. At senile they thew *1;

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19. Beach, “.1 the Michigan Milk Bio.





'ducers as- orator; speeches by Hagen, i;

the new county club leader; by Webb





, Harwood, the club boy that won last

year the annual trip to the National

Dairy ”Show, Provided by the Wash-

tenaw ,Holstein Association for the

most deserving Hol‘stein calf club boy;

and—well, this ought to be report-

enOugh to convince any fair reader

' that Washenaw lived up to its repute}-

tion. Just for good measure, might





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manager, turned over to the'assocla-

tion treasurer, some $200 as portion

of a commission on sales engineered

by him for association members last

year.



New officers include Frank Gerger,

of Rushton, president; Wm. Austin, of

Saline, vice-president; Mark Lathers,

of Milan, secretary-treasurer.





Shiawassee.



Following the usual custom, breeders

in Shiawassee county chose to delib—

erate over the banquet board. This

year the feed was held in Owosso.

Professor Pettit, “bugologiat” of Mich-

igan State College”, was the heavy

speaker, talking on the corn borer. H.

W. Norton, Jr., in general charge of

the 1,400-cow herd owned by the state

of Michigan, gave some interesting

dope on the make-up and the produc-

tion of some of the individual parts of

this herd owned at various state insti-

tutions. Elmer Shadbolt told what

cow” testing association work had done

for him in herd building. The Fline

Sisters, juvenile song and uke artists,

'of Shiawassee county, scored a. regular

hit as entertainers.



President for next year will be 0.

S. Baldwin, of Bennington. Mrs. Burt

Nowlin, of Owosso, the only lady sec-

retary of a. county Holstein association

in Michigan, was re-elected.





Eaton.



\ Junior Holsteiners held the center

of the boards in Eaton county when

the county Holstein association met

in annual convention. Miss Margaret

Hough, president of the Grand Lelge

Calf Club, was the only lady clubbist

present, but seven boys interested in

calf club work were on deck. Three

of these, Herbert Jackson, Elmer

Twitchell and Robert Hunt, gave short

talks on club activities in Baton coun-

ty, and on the showing made by club

calves at the fair, notably the Na.-

tional Dairy Show. Ribbons provided

by the Holstein-Friesian Association of

America, were presented to thevlucky

owners of calves placed in county and

state competition.





That the older Holstein folks are

solidly behind the juniors was shown

in a motion they passed authorizing

the board of directors to render such

pecuniary assistance to club members

as seemed advisable and opportune.

Encouragement was also evidenced in

the election of Robert Hunt, club boy,

to the board of directors.





Other officers were: L. C. Hunt, of

Eaton Rapids, president; E. P. Rey-

nOlds, of Olivet, vice-president; A. N.

Houcks, of Charlotte, secretary-treas-

urer. Charles Miller, of Eaton Rapids,

was elected calf club leader, to work

with County Agent Taylor and State

College specialists in pushing_ca1f club

work for young Holstein enthusiasts.



Jackson.



The Holstein crowd in Jackson coun-



ty invited in their friendly exponents





of other brands of cattle to a. dairy .





meeting at Rives Junction. B. T.

Beach, of the Michigan Milk Produc-

ers, talked on problems of selling milk.

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ent breeds might camp in peace to.

harken' to‘ Beach, a pot-luck feed was

perpetrated in advance of the oratory.





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In the strictly Holstein portion of

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Cobb, of 'Parma, vice-president; Arthur

Perrine, of Rives Junction, secretary-

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choose suitable projects for associa-

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Walter Reading, of Brooklyn,_was

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St. Clair.



The rally of Holstein breeders of

St. Clair county, at Port Huron, on

January 25, marked the last of the

“uprisings” in Michigan for the mid-

Winter.



A committee of five, with Phillip

Stein, of Port Huron, as chairman, was

elected and authorized to lay out a

program of activities for the St. Clair

Association to follow. This committee

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breeders seemed much interested in

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(Continued from page 337).

professional men, doctors, lawyers, and

teachers, is often no asset in business,

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essential to success in farming. The

force of this observation is, however,

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“book farmer" is a financial failure, a.

more searching analysis of many an

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some handicap external to his mental

equipment to be responsible.



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family affairs of’the borrower in con-

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Holstein heifer two and one-half years

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taken her to three different bulls sev-

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Tuesday March. 1.

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Detroit—No. 2 red at $1.36; No. 2

WICiltiQ $1.37; MNo. $21 mi;edJaf $11335.1

“ icago.— ay . ; u . 4 3

September 31.31%. 8 y $ 4

Toledo—Wheat, No. 2 red at $1.35

@136.





' Corn.



Detroit—No. 2 yellow 760; No. 3

yellow 72c; No. 4 yellow 68c; _No. 5

yellow 63c.



Chicago.——-May 78140; July 82%c;

September 860.



Oats.

312:troit.—No. 2 Michigan 51c; No.



, c.



Chicago.———May at 4673c; July 4736c;

September 451/50.R



e.



Detroit—No. 2, $1.06.



Chicago—May $1.06%; July $1.04%;

September 99%c.



Toledo—Rye $1.05.



Beans.



Detroit—Immediate and prompt

shipment at $4.20 f. o. b. shipping

points. ‘



Chicago.—-Spot Navy Michigan fancy

hand-picked, in sacks, $4.90; dark red

kidneys $5.75 to wholesalers.



New York—Pea domestic at $4.75@

5.510; red kidneys $6.75@7.25 to Whole-

sa ers.





Barley.

Detroit—Making 83c; feeding 710.

Seeds.



Detroit—Cash red clover at $24.75;

cash alsike $22.75; timothy, old $2.45;

new $2 60



Hay.



Detroit—No. 1 timothy at $18@19;

standard $17@18; No. 1 light clover

mixed $17@18; No. 2 timothy $16@

17; No. 1 clover ‘$18@19; oat straw

$13@14; rye straw $14@15.



. Feeds.



Detroit—Winter wheat bran at $36;

spring wheat bran at $35; standard

middlings at $37; fancy middlings at

$41; cracked corn at $34; coarse corn

meal $32; chop $33 per ton in carlots.





WHEAT.





Wheat prices sagged early in the

past week, with a strong rally at the

close. The market still lacks any in-

dication of taking a sustained trend.

The slowing down in milling and ex-

port demand resulted in another mod-

erate increase in the visible supply.

New crop developments point to a sub-

stantial yield of winter wheat. The

trying period is still ahead, however,

as the crop is made or marred largely

in April and May. The small stocks at





Chicago continue as a strengthening,





factor in the general situation. Ar-

.rivals of southern hemisphere wheat

at European markets have increased

and the recent high premiums for spot

wheat have begun to fade away.





RYE.





The rye market has shown more

firmness than any other grain. The

seaboard reports export sales from

Week to week, although many of them

are for shipment after the opening of

lake navigation. Actual clearances are

small and the visible supply is not

diminishing rapidly.





CORN.





Demand for corn has quickened oc-

casionally during the Winter, but has

shown no sustained activity. Offer—

ings from the country have dried up

at times, but have been more than ad-

equate for the consuming demand right

along. As a result, the accumulation

of corn at terminals is still in pro-

gress. Corn prices declined several

cents during the past week, but have

closed on a fair rally. Speculative

buyers have had a difficult struggle

owing to the big load to be carried, as

indicated by the size of the. visible

supply, and were obliged to liquidate





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their holdings. The next few weeks

should see a change for the better,

however, with smaller receipts during

the past week, but closed on a fair

rally.\ Speculative buyers have.had a

difficult struggle owing to the big load

to be carried, as indicated by the size

of the visible supply, and were oblig-

ed to liquidate their holdings. The

next few weeks should see a change

forothe better, with smaller receipts

during the planting season and im‘~

provement of demand from some sec-

tions where the local supplies are ap—

proaching exhaustion.





OATS.





Oats prices also were weak recent-

ly. Demand is a little more satisfac-

tory than for corn, especially as far

as .high grades are concerned. The

VISlble supply is nearly as large as

it was two months ago, but the season

for important reductions has not yet

arrived. Ittotals 44,348,000 bushels,

against 60,279,000 bushels last year

and a five—year average of 50,000,000





bushels.

SEEDS.





Mild weather has stimulated the

seed trade and demand is picking up.

Supplies of good grade domestic red

clover seed are practically exhausted

and the few sales in the past week

have been made at higher prices. De-

mand for sweet clover seed has slowed

down and prices are easier. Alfalfa

seed was marked lower last week due

to the inactive demand and heavy im-





ports. , ‘

FEEDS.





Feed markets were largely unchang—

ed last week. Consumers are buying

only for immediate needs in the be-

lief that prices may decline. Gluten

feed and cottonseed meal were prac-

tically the only feeds to show any ad-

vance during the week.





HAY. .





Demand for hay has been slow dur-

ing the past week and low grades find

no sale at all except at substantial re-

ductions. Supplies of dairy grades of

alfalfa are scarce and firmly held, but

low grades are plentiful and hard to

move. An ample supply of forage has

reduced the demand for hay in eastern

Kansas, increasing the marketable sur-

plus of hay. Receipts of prairie hay





are limited and prices held steady.





The fresh egg market has dropped

to a new low level for the season,





fresh firsts selling at Chicago for the

lowest price at. this season. in ten





years, at least. Mild weather» is adding





production to make steady gains from

week to week, and receipts at leading

markets are nearly twice as large as

during the first part .of January. The

recent declines in wholesale prices

have been carried along to the retail

trade, so that the consumer demand

is large. Prices are'believed to be

close to the spring low point and any

further progress into lower ground

should not be extensive. Hatcheries

are still taking a largeshare of the

finest quality eggs.



Chicago—Eggs, fresh firsts 230; or-





dinary firsts 22c; miscellaneous 22%c.’





Live poultry, hens 280' springers 28c;

roosters 19c; ducks 32c; geese 180;

turkeys 300. , '

.Detroit.——Eggs, fresh candied and

graded 24c. Live poultry, heavy

springers 30c; broilers 45c; heavy

hens 280; light hens 30c; roosters 19c;

geese 22c; ducks 35c; turkeys 420.





BUTTER.





The butter market has weakened af-

ter a substantial advance at Chicago

last week. The output of fresh butter

is not making much progress at pres-

ent, continuing to show a slight gain

over the previous week, but failing to

equal the corresponding Week last

year. Feed is short in many sections

and all dairy feeds are considerably

higher than a year ago, but the higher

prices for butter—fat should prevent

farmers from curtailing their feeding.

Demand is slowing down in some cas-

es as a result of the increased cost of

butter, and the switching of the trade

from storage to fresh so far has not

fully offset the decline in demand. so

that stocks of fresh butter in dealers’

hands have been accumulating.



Prices on. 9.2-score creamery were:

Chicago 500; New York 510; Detroit,

fresh creamery in tubs 48%@49%c





a pound.

WOOL.





Wool trade has been rather slow dur-

ing the past week, but prices have

been firm. Manufacturers are buying

cautiously as the goods trade is not

particularly brisk. It is probable that

over 50,000,000 pounds have been con-

tracted for in the west by this time.

Activity has slackened to some ex-

tent because of higher prices asked by

growers. Conditions point to stabilit

in prices at about the present leve,

rather than to any further advance of

consequence. Boston reports sales of

Ohio delaine and half-blood at 45@460,





 





 





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Tuesday, March 1.





CHICAGO.

Hogs.



Receipts 20,000. Market on early

trade mostly 10@15c higher; butch-

ers dragging; tops $12.25; bulk better

grade 150-200-1b. average at $11.90

12.15; 210-300-lb. butchers at 11.50

11.90; bulk packing sows at 10.50(&)

12.75; few good strong weight slow;

pigs $11.90@12.10.





Cattle.



vReceipts 9,000. Mostly all killing

quality, steady; vealers steady to 50c

higher; killing quality fed steers me-

dium to good; all heavy steers scarce;

top at $12.35; heavy bull yearlings at

$12; most fat steers,$9.25@11; she

stock active; bulls

$7.25@8; medium bulls at $6.35@6.50;

vealers $10.50@12 to packers, outsid-

ers $14@15.



Shee and Lambs. .



Receipts 13, 00. Market is active;

fat lambs 25@35c higher; choice light

weight up to $15.75; early bulk good

lambs $14.75@15.35; heavy lambs at

$14.50@15.15; sheep are strong to 150

higher; fat ewes $8.50@9.25; best held

higher; feeding lambs 25@40c higher;

medium to good $13.75@14.50.





DETROIT.

Cattle. .

Receipts 200. Market steady.





Good to choice yearlings .

dry-fed . . . . . . . . . .-.$ 9.75@10.25

Best heavy steers, dry-fed 8 5061) 9.50





 

 

 

 





 

 





 

   

 

 

 





 





 

   





Handy weight butchers . . - 7.25@ 7.75

Mixed steers and heifers 5. , 7.00

Handy ‘ light butchers . . ‘. 6.50

Light butchers >‘ I I i I I I 0,! l 2 A50-





Best C'OWS III‘IIIIIIIIIII _ 950

ButChel‘ COWS I I I I I I I I I I I. 5. , "-5)“

Cutie-rs I I I OIO’I l Ll I 0‘ I"; I I l i C ,, ' :1.‘ ' 0

owners ~"I I I 070:0' I 9! II I I I II I .5:





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$6@ 7; heifers at -





Choice light bulls . . . . . . . 5.50@ 7.00

Bologna bulls . . . . . . . . . . . 55%)) 6.75

Stock bulls 5.00% 6.00

Feeders 6.00. 7.25

Stockers . . . . . . . . ..... 5.5061) 6.50

Milkers and springers. . .$55.00@100.00

Calves.



Receipts 675. Market steady.



est .................. . . $16.50@17.00

Others . . 4.00@16200





‘sh'ée'p' 'é'n'd' 'L'Ar'n'bs.

Receipts 1,654. Market is steady to





250 higher.

Best lambs . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$14.50@15.00

Fair lambs ........... . . 11.50@12.50

Light to common lambs . . 6.00@10.75

Fair to good sheep. . . . . . 5.50@ 8.50

Guile and common . . . . . . 3.00@ 4.75

Hogs.



Receipts 1,611. Market is 10@25c

higher. '

Mixed onII‘IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIs 12:25

Roughs IOOIOIIIAIIIOOOOO 10-25

Pigs and yorkers . . . . . . . . 12.50





Sta-g3 IODOIC;IIOIIIIOOOOC 8-50

Extreme heavies . . . '... . . . 11.00@11.50





BUFFALO.

Hocs- .

Receipts 1,100. Market steady to me

higher; light ll hts$13z bulk, of-ii ht

butchers $1; .75 12.85; few 210-225 1 s.





. 12:40@12.5 .; 240 lbs. $12.25; 350 lbs.

11.50; packing sows $10.50@11.25.





, .Cattle.

Receipts 200., Market slow around





 





 

 

 





 

 





 

 

 





steady. - ,

.. Calves. ' . " ..

Receipts ‘100. Market is 50c lower;

bulk of good at: unseen; onus and





 





coming, on, ,.

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Manageacuio. " ~‘





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grease} basis; ' and Michigan women ff "





two to three cents lower. ’ Fine "

combing territory sold at- 310115?

cltegili basis, '

a .





f POTATOES. *

' The potato market held here!

steady last.week. " Supplie‘s'are liberayl’

and demand is active. Plant: of

southern. potatoes is fully J ten ‘ ays

earlier than last spring, antivacreago‘

has been inereased censiderably, ove‘r

. The development or. this

crop Will be an important factor in

the market on .old petatoes in another

month. Northern round whitetail. S.

No. 1, are quoted at .- $1.80 2.05 per

100 pounds, sacked, in the O ‘ cafe car-





lot market.

APPLES.





The apple market continues in the

rut it. has followed for many weeks.-

Supplies are liberal, demand is modeiv

ate, and prices are largely unchanged.

gag York and Midchigagi. A—2 -inch



Wins‘are quo e at} 4 4.2 , and

A-Zyé-inch Rhode Island Gigenings at

$4.50@4.75 a barrel at Chicago.





' ’ GRAND RAPIDS.





Potatoes 90c@$1 bu; onions 90c '

$1.10 bu: parsnips $1 bu; carrots, '08.

bags and turnips 75c bu; leaf lettuce

86390 lb; radishes 50@60c per dozen

bunches-apples, Spys at $1.75@3 bu;

other varieties 50@75c bu; wheat $1.16

bu; rye 74c bu; .buckwheat $1.50 per

cwt; heavy hens 24@28c; Leghorn

hens 20@23c; eggs 20@23c; butter-fat

530 pound; beans $4 cwt. .





DETROIT CITY MARKET.





Apples 50c@$2.50 bu; beets 75c@

$1 bu; cabbage 60@850 bu; local cel-

ery 25@75c dozen; carrots 60@850

bu; ~dry onions $1.25@1.50 bu; root

parsley 75c@$1.25 bu; tatoes 60c@

$1.25 bu;‘turnips $1@ .25 bu; Hub-

bard squash $2@2.50 bu; pears 75c@

$1.50 bu; leeks 75c@$1 dozen'bunché

es; pai‘snips $1.50@2.25 bu; vegetable

oysters 75c@$1 dozen bunches' root

celery $1.50@2.50 bu; eggs, retail 40@?'

500 dozen; hens, wholesale 28@31c;

retail 3260350; springers, wholesale 30

@32c; retail 32@35c; Leghorn .s ring-

ers, wholesale 25@280; veal 20 22c;

dressed hogs 17@19c; dressed poultry.

sprin ers 35 380; dressed hens“ 35@€

38c; ucks 4c. ' '





 





FAT LAMBS REACH $14.40.





 





The advance in the lamb mark

which started several weeks aggf

has carried the top at Chicago to

$14.40. Average prices are the highest

since early in Noyember. The advance





may carry still further before it cul- .





minates, but it is probably wise to as-

sume that the bulk of the upturn is

over. The market already is about

$2.00 over the December low spot.

Fat ewes at Chicago reached $9.00 in





the last few do. s, while light yearlings

.35. ‘





sold at anew ighof $12





 





'Sheep raisers of ‘Missaukee county -





have invited V. A. Freeman, specialist

in animal husbandry, to hold a. demon-

stration at Merrit in April, to show

the ’best methods of controlling worms

in sheep. --





COMING LIVE 8TOCK GALE.-





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arc 9——Otto M = .

8118, MiCh. eitz: R- 6; Mt. Clem'





March 9—J. Ro B ‘

Mich. y uckham, Kalamazoo,





 





March 10—Henry Wittig, Ithaca, Mich.‘ .





March 10—-Bert J. Morton, E n

(Dispersal), Guy E. Dodge, Mgr-.mn'





March 29——Complete dispersal sale of. '

Thornapple Hill Stock 'Farthor-\*





stein herd. Harper 6t . Sons, _





W.

Middleville, Mich. Otherlive stock ,





and tools on March. 31...,





 





 

 

 





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March 31+Walter '1‘. «33111, 55“,”. ,.;-:;:.‘-‘

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Wholesale prices on hog meats are





 

 





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head. The movement into domestic

and export consumptive channels has.

been disappointing, so that product

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REAL ESTATE .





UT‘S SPRING FARM CATALOG JUST‘ OUT—

331113313111 guide to bargains everywhere. 126 interest-

ins mes. pictures and details of money-making

equipped small and large farms. boarding houses.

state road business places summer homes on

mountain, river and lake. Many at prices less than

buildings' value. even less than a single year' s in-

come. Abig bargain is 100 acres on pg. 23. only

$200 cash; good farming land. spring water and

brook. substantial 0- -room cottage barn. other bldgs.

convenient RR town; full price. $1. 000. includes farm

tools. vehicles. crops. Be like the satisfied Strout

buyer who writes: "I purchased a farm through you,

two years ago in May: I cons1 or it worth twice the

price I paid " Write or call ay for this money-

saving time- -saving guide. Free. Strout Agency 205

B. C. Kresge Bldg. Detroit, Mich.





FOB SALE—dairy farm. city limits of Clare. Can



sell milk from 25 cows at 10 cents quart if you are



a slairyman and have the capital to buy the cows



and equip farm will sellon long payments. Address

“8 eq.Bicknell Clare. Mich.





R SALE CHEAP—60 acres. stock. grainand

{12111. Good buildings and soil. Well fenced.

mile Onaway County Normal. H. .Gilleepie.0na-

way. Mich.





One





FOR SALE—455 acres on M 29. 1% miles from Cold-

water. Good land. good buildings. city electricity.

exceptional value. Write to Howard SweezeV. Cold.-

water. Mich.





FLORIDA LAND—~10 acres Orange Park. near

Jacksonville. Good for gardening Will exchange

for fruit land near Detroit. John McCormick 815

West Bethune Ave.. Detroit Mich.





FOR SALE—loo- -acre farm three miles from town

$1. 000 down. balance of equity 2% int. for ten years.

Address J. S. Bi.cknell Clare. Mich





FRUIT FARM BARGAIN—13 acres 1 350 fruit and

also berries. all bearing H. J. Heard.

Cmswell. Mich





IMPROVED FARMS—resort. lots and cottages. lake

and river frontage. Some mighty fine bargains. U.

G. Reynolds. Gladwin. Mich.





WONDERFUL 0PPORTUNITIES——Southem Georgia

term lands. Write for complete information. Cham-

ba' of Commerce. Quitman. Ga.





 





acres stock, grain and fruit fem





FOB SALE—80

(b31113: buildings and soil. G. A. Rouse. Bloomingdale.





 





 





WANTED FARMS





PUBE-BRED German Police puppim from imported

are. 1&1th $12 and $115.le Hill, Farm. Howard

ty. c .





NOTICE! COON HUNTERS—~For sale. my A-No. 1

coon hound. cheapz. Will allow trial. B. Kes terson.

Scdalla. Ky. B. 2.04





 





RABBITS—purebred Flemish Giant. 3 months old.

weight 6% lbs. each. Unrelated, pair $4. Leonard

Norton. Three Rivers. Mich” R. No. 3.5





TRAINED COLL LLIES and no sent on approval.

Book on training. fifth edition. $1. 00. Dundee Coi-

lie Kennels. Dundee. Mich.





COLLIES-stock dm. beauties. Write for pictures.

Cloverleaf Farms. Titlin. Ohio





 





GOOD RABBIT DOG—trained. fox hound stock. $15.

Bertrand' Hardy, Boon. Mich.





 





 





SEEDS AND NURSERY STOCK





TIFTON'S RELIABLE PLANTS. Fmst Proof Cab-

bage, Bermuda onions plants Varieties: Copenhagen

Market, Early Jersey and Charleston Wakefield. Flat

Dutch. and Succession Tomato plants. Varieties:

Greater Baltimore. Bonnie Best and Livingston Globe.

Prices: Postpaid. 250 $1. 00; 600. $1. 50; 1000. $2. 60.

Express collect: $1. 50, 1000; 10. 000 and over $1. 25

1000. We guarantee to ship size to please you. Ref-

erences: Bradstreet. Bank of Tifton, and Postmaster.

Tiftou Plant Co., Tifton. Ga.





 





 





HUNDRED ACRES IN VEGETABLE PLANTS-Ten

years experience in growing plants, cabbage. onions

peppers, egg. tomatoes and sweet potatoes. Let. us

supply your needs in the line of plants and be the

first one on the market. Our guarantee is strong,

healthy plants and safe delivery. We do not substi-

tute. Write for prices and give us a trial. Schroer

Plant Farms. Valdosta. Ga





1 REGISTERED and Certified Pickett Yellow Dent Seed

lCorn. fire- dried on racks. germination guaranteed.

Certified and uncertified Wisconsin Six Row Pedi-





greed Barley. Uncertiflcd Worthy Oats grown from

certified seed. Certified Robust Beans. Good seed

is scarce. Write for circular. Fairgrove Associated





Seed Growers. W. R. Kirk, Secy.. Falrgrove, Mich.





 





MASTODON LARGEST EVERBEARING STRAW-

BERRY—100 plants. $3.50;1000. $25. Champion

Eierbesring, 200 plants, $3. 00; 1000. $8 50: 1000

strawberry plants, $3. 00: Premier. $4 50; Cooper. $6. 00:

100 Black or Raspberry plants.$2.00. 1000 Grape

plants, $15: 100. $3 00. All plants guaranteed. Cat.-

alog free. Westhauser‘s Nurseries, Sawyer. Mich.





 





REGISTERED AND CERTIFIED SEED CORN,—

Clement’s white cap yellow dent. fire- dried on racks.

ear tested and germination guaranteed. Also Worthy

seed oats Good Seed is scarce. order yours early.

Paul Clement Britwton Michigan. Member of the

Mich. Crop Improvement Association.





SEED CORN—Fire Dried. Certified Polar Yellow

Dent (frost resistant) $7 00 per bu. Duncan Yellow

Dent (good for ensilage or grain crop) $6. 00 per bu..

90- day eight- rowed Yellow Flint $5. 00 per bu ll

corn is shelled and graded. 56 lbs. to the bu. Bags

free. Arthur W. Jewott Jr . Mason. Mich.





FREE OFFER—Fifty Bermuda Onion Plants or

Frostproof Cabbage Plants for few minutes your time.

Write for proposition. Bell Plant Company. Cotulla.

Texas.





 





CERTIFIED WOLVERINE OATS. one dollar per

b.ushel Improved Robust Beans. choice stock. abso-

lutely pure. seven dollars per hundred. Bags are

free. Freight prepaid on orders of twenty dollars or

over in Michigan. A. B. Cook. Owosso. Mich.





 





WANTED—by experienced farmer. furnished dairy

farm on shares. Louis Rhoades. Duisburg. Mich.





 





WANTED—To hear from owner of land for sale for

spring delivery. 0. Hawley. Baldwin. Wis.

FARMS FOR RENT





FARM T0 RENT—~Kalamazoo County.

Write E. L.





 





120 acres.

Grover, East Lansing. Mich.





 





 





MISCELLA NEO US





CHOICE EXTRACTED HONEY—5 lbs.

paid. Homer Buzzard, Fenton, Mich.





 





$1.00 post-





 





PATENT ATTORNEYS





PATENT SENSE—valuable book (free) for inventors

seeking largest deserved profits. Lac soap 6: Lacey. 094

11‘ fit... Washington. D. 0.. Established 1869





 





EDUCATIONAL





GOVERNMENT Forest Bangers Needed F .

$125-$200 month. Home furnished recumtly

doors. Particulars





 





 





 





MATTRESSES





MATI‘RESSES made any lilo. low lac rl

Catalog free. Peoria Beddinch Coma", an” clei:





 





PET STOCK





FBEE- DOG BOOK—Polk Miller's fainous dog book



diseases of. dogs. Inatmctious on fading. cam

and breeding with symptom chart. 48 pesos. mus—

trated. Write for free copy. Polk Miller Products





Corp" 1022 W. Broad St. Mahmoud. Va.





 





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STRAWBERRY PLANTS—New Mastodon. 15 other

standard varieties. raspberries. grape. current. aspar-

agus. fruit trees. Reduced prices. Catalog free.

Sawyer Nurseries. Sawyer. Mich.





HARDY ALFALFA—~Clovers and all farm or garden

seeds direct from growers at money-saving prices. New

seed book. Free! Farmer Seed & Nursery 00., 70

First Avenue. Farlbault. Minn.





 





NORTHERN MONTANA Non-irrigated Registered.

affidavit. Grimm alfalfa seed. 99% pure. direct from

grower. $30 per 100. Wm. DeMessemaker. Tampico.

Mont. .





60 BLOOMING GLADIOLI $1.

Dahlias. $1.25. Catalogue. A.

Falls. Mass.





CATALOG—64 new fruit varieties. Excellent. hardy,

productive. Send farmers’ addresses. Get presents.

Vikls. Nurseries, Lonsdale. Minn. .





ASPARAGUS ROOTS—quality and price are right.

Price list and culture directions free. J. C. Dunham.

Lawton. Mich. -





BERRY PLANTS—all varieties. Rock bottom prices.

Free list. Get our low price before you. buy. Olson

Bros.‘ Nursery. Sawyer. Mich.





STRAWBERRIES~Mastodon Everbearers 1% cents

esch wholesale. Pamphlet on all varieties. free. E.

M. Rims 8; Sons. Twelve Mile. Ind.





STRAWBERRY PLANTS. 83.00. 1.000:

blackberries: grapevines. Wholesale prion.

logue. Clover-lea; Nursery. Three Oaks. Mich.





GENUINE MASTODON EVERBEARING—less than

2c each Why pay more Catalog free. -E. Libke.

New Buffalo. Mich.





CHOICE SEED SPELTZ and Certified Wisconsin

Barley. $1. 60 per bushel. Harry Boa.





None alike. 12

Sherman. Chicopee





 





raspberries:

Cata-





 





 





 





 





J" «“10: lemmi’o-r.g§;%%





Mm.m.m egos





Wows. $133131, omen 1:1 Tomato nights.

, ‘T' v “0'13 To 0110!!!“ Oink W

company 111 " Ga roe.





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HOME SPUN TOBACCO: Guaranteed Chewing or

Smoking. 6 pounds. $1; 10. $1. 75; Pipe Free. Pay

when received. United Farmers. Bardwell, Kentuciq.





 





 





POULTRY





 





EGGS. CHIX. ~ DUCKLINGS. STOCK—Wyandottes.

Rocks, Reds. Cornish. Coehins. Sussex. Langshans.

Brahmas- Polish, Campines. Houdans. Hamburgs.





Audalusians. Spanish, Minorcas. lavas. Giants. Ban-

tams. Turkeys. Ducks. Geese. Guineas. Arthur Jarv15_

Waveland. Indians.





 





PURE HOLLYWOOD “'HITE LEGHORNS—Quimy

winners by 139 eggs last year. Official records 289

Good sized birds. greatest layers of large eggs



Only 1000 chic-ks per week. Reasonable

Sta‘ebeck’s Woodside Farm. South Haven.





 





WHITTAKER'S MICHIGAN CERTIFIED REDS—

BOTH COMBS—Trspnested. Bloodtested. Michigan’s

Greatest Color and Egg Strain. Chicks. Eggs. Cock-

erels. Catalog Free. Interlakes Farm. Bow 9. Law-

rence. Mich.





 





COCKERELS—Holterman dark strain of Barred Ply-

mouth Rooks, strong. healthy birds. beautifully mark-

ed. 0 lbs. to 7 lbs., $4. two for $7. Mrs. Glenn

Arnold. Sarsnac. Mich. -





 





BARRED PLYMOUTH ROCK hatching eggs and





baby chicks from our high record egg producing

strain. Circular on request. F. E. Fogle. Okemos.

Mich.





 





HATCHING EGGS—S. C. Rhode Island Reds. trap-

nested. Splendid color and ty.pe Record layers.

Prices reasonable. Write for circular. Koenig &

Bannc. Holland. Mich. R. 4.





 





TANCRED W'IIITE LEGHORN COCKERELS from

Michigan Certified flock direct. Balance of my cock

erels at $3.00. Each order from adv. Satisfaction

guaranteed. V. Shocks. Central Lake. Mich.





 





S. C. BUFF LEGHORN CHICKS—Michigan State

Accredited. Send for circular. J. W. Webster .1.

Son. Bath. Mich.





 





THOUSANDS of cight-week-old White Leghorn Pul-

lers. after May 15. $1.00 each. $90 per 100. Gumser

VVlllow Farm. Holland. Mich.





 





HAWLEY'S RED COOKERELS—excellent strain.

Single Comb Rhode Island Reds. Prices reasonable.

W'erley S. Hawley, Route 3. Ludington. Mich.





prize winner» as _ . sum

Moral. Aucouas. Barren

, - ~ to delivery postpaid.

at once for free catalogue. Full particulars '

toiled wines. Hillvlew , Hatchery.

Holland. Midi" R. 12. Box B.





. Boron. Prim.





 





WE “HATCH ONLY GENUINE Tom Barron 1:11am

teLeghorn large type overlaying combs. withqg



laying qualities. -settNon- Barred Rocks M



M. S. C. stock . 1927 flocks headed with cock?!



whose dams have omcial trap nest records. 203 83



M38. C. egg laying contest. Free crioular expla



all. Hillside Hatchery. Holland. Mich





 





BARRED ROCK CHICKS from MlchP Accredited.



trapnestcd breeders, entered in R. 0. The kind



of chicks you want. Limited supply. POrder early.



Also Mich. Accredited White Leghorns. Anconas 111.1

BarredROc ks from approved farm nooks. Writemw



for delivery dates and our reasonable prices. Set run:



Poultry Farm. Earl G. Osterhout, Sterling. Michinn.‘





 





500.000 HIGH GRADE Hollywood sired White 158-.

horn Accredited Chicks. Males and females. based

and banded by State Poultry Association. Sturdy

and vigorous heavy producing breeders assures chicks

of quality and ability. Special discount now. Cit.-

alog free. Wyngsrden Hatchery 8: Farms. Zeeland.

Mich. Box 21.





Low prepaid prion.





WHITE LEGHORN CHICKS sired by

males. records 200 to 293 eggs.

Shipped anywhere C. 0. D. and guaranteed Hatch-

ing eggs. coekerels. pullets. hens. egg- -brad 27 years.

IWinners at 17 egg contests. Write for free catalog

land special price bulletin. Geo. B. Ferris. 084

Union. Grand Rapids, Michigan.





 





 





MICHIGAN ACCREDITED CHICKS—some sired by

200 to 210 egg males. We purchased high-class brad-

1ng stock from Hollywood’s Leghorn Farm and Anda-

son's Ancona Farm in 1020. Get our free catalog

and prices before buying elsewhere. We can save you

money. Satisfaction guaranteed. M. D. Wyngu'den.

Zeeland. Mich. R. 4.





 





MICHIGAN ACCREDITED blood tested Chicks blok-

cd by real bred-to-lay breeding and at! live and let

live prices. Quick service. 100% live delivery. find

a square deal. Big discount on large orders. Catalog

£13511 Carl Poultry Farms. Dept. A. Montgomery,





 





BABY CHICKS—White Leghorns, $10 per 100:Whlia

Rocks. R. 1. Beds and Barred Plymouth Rocks. 813

per 100. Prepaid by parcel post. Snowflake Poultry '

Farm 5 Hatchery. R. 5. Middleville. Mich. L. Van-

Schie, Prop.





 





LARGE TYPE. Eng. W. Leghorn Chix from our

M. A. C. Demonstration Farm fleck. Mater! to extra

large type. pen pedigree males. Low prices. only

$107.50 per 1000. Circular free. Model Poultry Farm.

Zeeland. Mich..





 





BLOOD TESTED. bred to lay. Barred Rocks and

Aseltine-Hanson Strain. White Leghorns, pedigreed

males used. Satisfaction guaranteed. You‘re the

judge. Catalogue free. Aseltine Poultry Farm. Bur-

lingamc Station, Grand Rapids. Mich.





 





BABY CHICKS from flocks closely culled for as

production. Excellent type and color Eight most.

popular breeds. Write for circular and prices. 100%

ingrehdclivery guaranteed. Homer Hatchery. Homer,

.I1c .





 





BABY CHICKS AND EGGS—Superior Ringlet Barred

Rocks. Rese Comb Reds. Barron and Tailored

\Vhite Leghorns. Catalogue. Wyndham's Ideal Poul-

try Yards. Titlin, Ohio.





 





CHICKS——Barron's Large English White Leghoms.

We import direct from England Breed English Leg~

horns only. Catalog free. Willacker Poultry Farm.

Box M New Washington. Ohio





 





BABY CHICKS—Standard varieties from strong pro-



31min: and carefullly culled flecks. Circular of price.

so iscounts 1n arge orders. Shepard Poul Farm



thchhficld. Mich. m





SINGLE COMB White Leghorn Baby Chicks. Order

your chicks now and get Michigan Accredited. big

ty.pe heavy laying White Leghorns when you want

them Hansen and other leading strains in flocks.

Pressley Hatchery. Ithaca. Mich.





 





 





\VHITE ROCKS—eggs and chicks from State Accred-

itcd and blood tested stock. Mrs. Lois Holcomb.

North Adams. Mich.





 





RINGLET BARRED ROCK EGGS—$8 per hundred.

Blood tested and Michigan Accredited flock.

Martin. Woodland, Mich.





 





RHODE ISLAND REDS. R. C. Large fancy cocks--

615 at $3 each. Burt Sisson. Imlay City, Mich.





 





SILVER LACED Golden and White Wya-ndotte Cock-

erels. C. W. Browning. Portland, Mich.





 





FOR TOULOUSE GEESE and Guineas. write M. B.

Noble. Saline, Mich.





 





PEAFOWL—Pheasants, Bantams. Pigeons. free 'cir-





ulsr. John Hass. Bettendorf. Iowa.





 





MAMMOTH WHITE ROCK hatching eggs for sale.

Frank Donner. Suttons Bay, Mich.





 





 





TURKEYS





PURE-BRED WHITE HOLLAND TOMS $10—Hens

related. $0.00 and $7.50. Eggs in season. 0. Gal-

breath. Hartford. Mich.





 





WHITE HOLLAND TURKEYS. toms and hens. Tou—

louse ganders; White Pekin ducks, drakes. Alden

Whitcomb. Byron Center. Mich.





strictly pure-bred. Special

Beallsvllle. Ohio.





 





TURKEYS—All breeds.

prices. Eastern Ohio Poultry Farm,





BRONZE TURKEY'S. strong. healthy breeding stock.

Mrs. Ida. Mills. Almont, Mich.





BOURBON REDS——$12. 50 and $8..60 Eggs in sear

son. 600 each. F. J. Chapman. Northville, Mich.





 





 





BABY CHICKS





BUY YOUR WHITE LEGHORN CHICKS from a

breeder. Twenty years breeding Leghorns. All chicks

produced by me are hatched from large white eggs

not less than 24 ozs. to the dozen. and up to 28 ozs..

laid by mature. selected. vigorous females not forced

for production. and specially fed and handled to pro-

duce the strongest, most livable chicks. Nearly $000

worth of stuck and hatching eggs bought from Holly-

wood and Tancred Farms within past three years for

the benefit of my customers. All; males in my pens

this year, bought or hatched from eggs bought from

from Hollywood or Tsncred. from dams laying 200 to

260 eggs in one year. Chicks sired by 200-egg or

better males. 150 each: sired by 250 to 200—egg

males. 17¢ each. J. B. Deneen. Imlay City, Mich.





 





KLAGE'R'S "PURE-BREE” CHICKS are from heal~

thy parent flecks culled for egg productlog. Will grow

into profits for you. Most. quality per ollar. Cert-

O-Culd Chicks. Five leading breeds. White Roclmh

Barred Rocks. Rhode Island Reds. White Leghorns.

White Wyandottcs. Get information about our chicks

before placing your order for the season. or now

—-chicks delivered when you want them. 100% live

delivery. Postage prepaid. Descriptive circular free.

Klages’ sHstohery. Bridgewater. Michigan.





 





13me CHICKS—Pure-bred stock of high produc-

tion quality. Eleven breeds rigidly culled. Write for

catalogue and prices. Litchfield Hatchery, Lithhllold.





 





Mich.



BE QUICK—Amazingly low chick and on prices.



Rocks, Reds. Leghorns. pure— —bred. Prompt delivery.



IElepllIanation free. quick. Merrill Hatchery, Merrill.

c .





 





MICHIGAN ACCREDITED CHICKS from newly

blood- tested stock now hatching each week. Sewn

breeds Time to start the early broilers. Ask for

catalog and prices. Pierce Hatchery. Jerome. Mich;





 





QUALITY I’LUS CHICKS—100% guaranteed deliv-

ery. Eight standard breeds. I’ure— bred flocks. The

profit making kind. Write for catalog. Windmill

Point llauhcry. 1318 Alter Road Detroit.





 





BABY CHICKS from our own high producing flocks.

White Leghoms $12 per hundred. Rocks and Reds

$14. Quantity prim-s on rcquest.





Arrowhead Hatch-

ery. Montrose, Mich.





 





BLACK MINORCA CHICKS (our best grade) 180

each, 500 for $80. 00. Circular. Robt. Christophel.‘

Holland. Mich.





HELP WANTED





WANTED—working manager with small family. on

273- Harre dairy and sheep farm, strictly modern,

tween Ypsilanti and Ann Arbor Must be honest

and able to handle men, marhinery and tractor. State

snlan exported. and all details in first letter. Own-

9131427 Edison Ave, Detroit, Mich.





 





 





IMMEDIATELY—Family (German preferred) to d&

velop chicken duck. geese, turkey. rabbit and squab

business on shares: small investmcnt; good ’

nity. Fidelity bond required. 819 Majesticop Bldg.,

Detroit, Midi.





DRIVER SALESMAN—23 to 36 years age.

nent employment; good future. Write

ested.

Mich.





Pm

us if inm-

Belle Isle Creamery. 3600 Forut 11.. Detroit.





WANTED—experienced boy by month on 80-wre farm

in Washtenaw county. Box 28 Mirhigan Farmer.

Detroit, Mich.





 





 





AGENTS WANTED





SALESMAN WANTED—~To sell Motor and Tractor

oils. paints and roofing cement to the farm trade.

You build permanent year-around business. with good

income assured. Quality products mean repeat busi-

ness Liberal Credits to customers. This is a real

business proposition. Our men make lucrative in—

comes—ranging up to $8,500 a year. We a you.

No investment. Exclusive territory given. Write

Sales Manager. P. 0. Box 1676. Milwaukee. Wisconsin.





 





 





WANTED—Farmer or farmer's son to sell staple line

of household necessities to rural trade.

unnecessary. We furnish capital,

Good profits. If inmtul. in business of

write for particulars. McConnon & Company.

D. Winona. Minn.





WE PAY $200 month as! fu m

psnses, to sell our gualgimempoul ‘2‘ WM Gr:

ders. Bigler 00111pr 340. Springfield-m.
Brings Amaz

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Prevents Rickets, Leg Weakness

and Death Loss—Speeds Growth





FRED TURNER

Discoverer qulassCloth





 





Accurate Test

Made at Arnes

Proves Benefits





As proof of the great advantages of GLASS CLOTH

over glass, note the results of this experiment made

at Iowa State Agricultural College, at Arnes. 25%

of the chicks kept under glass died Within four

weeks and the remainder were a sickly, slow growmg

lot. A similar death loss prevailed where acom-

petitive glass substitute was used. But under

GLASS CLOTH not a_chick died. On the con.

trary they grew at amazing speed, making a much

larger gain in weight.





Test Shows Big

Diffierence in

Growth





Wherever tests have been made GLASS CLOTH

has shown such superiority over glass that today it

is recommended by a ricultural stations, experts

scientists and practice poultry raisers in all parts

of the United States.



Just look at the two chickens shown here, (taken

60m actual photographs) illustrating the ill efi‘ects





 





Better and More Economical





for HOTBEDS





GLASS CLOTH is the cheapest and best covering‘ for hot beds.

Costs but a small fraction as much as glass andG‘ii‘KS’ShC better





LOTH

use GLASS CLOTH





results. Vegetables and flowers started under





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them.) Under glass, lants grow t

glass robs them of. nder GLASS CLOT they

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your hot beds this year. Order now. . Take advan-

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and leg weakness and often to die by the score. Scientists have proved this fact. ‘

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ultra-,violet energy rays freely.

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of a lack of ultra-violet rays. The big hen had

plenty of sunlight from which none of the ultra-

violet rays had been taken. The mat had the





 

 

 





With

Ultra-Violet

Rays Without

Ultra-Violet

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same care, but no ultra-violet rays The picture

tells its own story-a story vital to every poultry

raiser in the land.





Effect on Profits





Dead chicks are money lost. Sickly chicks are

money lost. If you want early broilers, if you

want early layers,” you want to raise practically

every chick and keep them in prime good health

—just give them abundant ultra-violet energy

rays by using GLASS CLOTH all through the

cold months of the spring. GLASS CLOTH

costs but a small fraction as much as glass and

gives you nature's greatest health treatment for

your poultry. It removes many of the greatest

troubles and worries of raising poultry. IT PAYS





   

   





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CLOTH, wire your order to your jobber or wire

us, giving your jobber's name. GLASS CLOTH

is selling as never before.





lTwo Factories Give Quick Service





The tremendous demand for GLASS CLOTH has

made it necessary to add another factor . For

quick service address orders to nearest 0 cc.





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GLASS CLOTH admits the sun’s

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Special Trial Ofi'er today.





There Is Only One Glass

Cloth-Avoid hnltations





Genuine, durable GLASS CLOTH is made

only by Turner Brothers., under enclusive

patents. No other concern can copy our pro-

cess. No other has the same weather resisting

formula. Quality and results are of first con-

siderationin buying GLASS CLOTH. There‘

fore. beware of imitations.



Real GLASS CLOTH isavery strong fabric

specially treated to make it transparent, water-

proof and weatherproof. Originated in 1916

and proven by eleven years’ success. So much

cheaper and better than glass it has won

glide popularity all over the United States and





 





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wideand any laugh on order. It- is easy to

ut up. Simply d a framework from any

umber you may have on hand tack the

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prevenistearmg oose. isabsolut ywind' -

Proof and water-proof. It sheds a soft, dill'used

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are. We guarantee you like

any other. We recommend that youtake advan-

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up a g area of on the sunny side

of your hen house to let in the ultra-violet rays (1

the sun. (Plain glass stops them.) Science has dis-

covered it is the absence of these rays that makes

0% uittgayingdignd winter. . But under GLAISI‘S

_ H e egg 3 are given new activitg

produce two and three times the usual unit: 0!

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s a roller GLASS CLOTH and a few, scraps cl

lumber. Hi winter egg prices repay its cost

quickly. .It i! not too late to make a good profit

yet this Winter. Try it. It is a meney maker.





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There are two great reasons for buying GLASS

CLOTH. first, the big increase it makes in poul

profits and, second, the fact that it is so mu

cheaperthan lass. Profit is the big reason.

GLASS CLO H cost ten times as much as it does

it would still be well worth its price. In a single

season it pays for itself many times over. If you

htave neveTgkmagLAtsasg “$21,113! you should trig:

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Learnbyactualusethebxgg‘ erproatsGLASS

CLOTH canbring you._ Sen $5.00 for a big roll

45 ft. long and 36 ms. Wide, postpaid. 135 sq. ft.-

enough to cover a scratch shed 9115 ft. You may

buy as many rolls as you need at this special price.

If, at the end of ten days’ use, you do not find is

more satisfactory than glass or any glass subtitute.

return it and we Will refund your money. Common

sense instructions. “Success With Baby Chicks,"

with each order. Catalog illustrating an the many

uses of GLASS CLOTH free on request. Mail the



n with remittance at once. CLOTH

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