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NUMBER of years ago at a farm-





ers' institute in Adrian, a wise

speaker remarked that if he





were a young man he would undertake

‘ as a part of his farming business the

production of good seed corn. Paul

Clement, of Monroe county, was in the

audience. The remark caught his at

tention, and he asked the speaker how

he would grow seed corn. The answer

was, “I do not know, but I would find

out.” ‘ Since then Mr. Clement has





found out much more about the pro-.





duction, 'selection,‘ and curing of high

quality seed corn than this speaker

probably ever dreamed.



Mr. Clement’s experience supports

Emerson’s observations, that the world

will wear a path to the door of the

man who makes a better mouse trap

than his neighbor. Farmers and ag-

ricultural students from many states

have found their way to the Clement

farm, situated off the main highway,

and difficult of approach during some

periods of the year.



But every inch of Mr. Clement is a

farmer. His lifetime has been spent

at the farming business. He has reap~

ed his success on principles that good

farmers everywhere have discovered

to be sound Briefly stated, these ag—

ricultural foundation rocks are “rich

soils” and “good seeds.”



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The Seed House Has Many Windows, Ventilators and Furnaces.





Planting the best seed on land re-

ceiving this generous treatment has

enabled Mr. Clement to keep consist-

ently near the top in the Michigan corn

growing contests conducted for a num-

ber of years by the Michigan State

College, and this past year he led all

others in this state in the production

of‘ corn—winning a cup and other





 





A Sample is Selected from Every Ear on the Racks, and Tested to Deter-

‘ mine the Vitality of the Seed.





Fcounty man has achieved a success

that has entitled him to become a





member of Michigan’s Master Farm-

ers’ Club, consists of eighty-two acres

of clay loam.‘ This land, which has

been under cultivation for over eighty

years, has been thoroughly underdrain-

ed and brought recently to a. high

state of fertility by a simple program.



A two-year rotation is used. Corn

is followed with oats or barleyywhich





areseeded to sweet clover or alfalfa.





These legumes are then plowed under



Stable manure. is spread «on



the corn land and an application‘of



290 to {‘00 pounds of acid phosphate is.



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possible.

is turned down early because. of the





awards in this event where the smudg-

est competition obtains.



In producing good corn, this grower

emphasizes the need of balancing the

plant food in the soil. If one element

is lacking, he says, your crop will be

limited to the availability of that ele-

ment. One should balance the plant

food as a good feeder does the rations

of his animals.



Nitrogen is provided by the legumes

——sweet_ clover and alfalfa. From thir-

ty to thirty—five .acres (of these crops

are plowed under each year. The

sweet - clover is plowed late in the

spring to permit it to .grow‘as long as

On the other hand, alfalfa,





 

   





about seven inches deep. The plow is

followed by the cultipacker, a very

important implement for the good

farmer, says Mr. Clement. It is then

disced and finished with the spike-

tooth barrow. Often a float is attach—

ed to the rear of the disc the last

time over to level the ground for

planting.



Corn is not planted early. Too many,

in the opinion of this farmer, plant

corn before the season is suited to its

uninterrupted gr‘owth. “I always wait

till the weather has actually warmed

up,” explained Mr. Clement.‘ “When

you plant too early and then get a

cold snap, your corn is stunted, from

which it never fully recovers. If, on

the other hand, you wait till the soil

is warmed up, then the seed starts

quickly and keeps on at a maximum

growth, providing you have placed in

the soil an abundance of available

plant food.” He never puts the corn

in before May 20, and from then till

early in June, depending upon the sea-

son. The corn is checked both ways.



Again, this man’s method of growing

corn differs from that of the average

farmer. After planting, the field is

harrowed once or twice with the spike-





 

   

   

 

   





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tooth, which, he says, is cheaper than

cultivating. Then not until the corn

has attained a growth of six inches or

more does he put the cultivator to

work. It is too expensive to cultivate

the crop when just peeking through

the ground. “If the soil is well fitted

and harrowed after the corn is plant-

ed, it does not suffer from not being

cultivated until it is the aboveheight,”

he stated. “Then we can go. in with

the two-row cultivator and do, a good

day’s work. My two sonsycultivated

ninety-five acres this year—we having

rented fifty-five acres outside our own

farm to grow the corn needed. We.

cultivate shallow and the ground is

kept level. After the first time over

we use the sweep shovels to keep the

weeds subdued. Usually about three

cultivations are given. With the two-

row cultivator, from twelve to fourteen

acres are cultivated in a day, and

about half this with the single row

implement.”





The corn is harvested with a picker.

Mr. Clement finds from actual tests

that better seed is produced when the

corn matures on the stalk, and is then

taken directly to the drying-room

where the moisture is reduced to the

safety point. So the picker works out

nicely in his program. He harvests

from four to five acres a day. The

corn is sorted, the culls going to feed

the Duroc hogs, while the seed is rack-

ed in the seed house.





A few years ago Mr. Clement built ‘

a 100x24—foot threestory seed house.

In building this, he had very little in-

formation to direct him. With some

changes, however, he has today as

complete a building for this purpose

as can be found in the country. A

picture of this accompanies this arti-

cle.





The seed house is three stories high.

The first floor is for storing the 'seed

after it is ready for the buyer. Here

also are two furnaces, a grader, the

germinating room, a hoisting engine

for operating the elevator, and the

office. On the second floor are racks

for holding the seed corn, bins for cats

and discarded corn, and a. cleaning ma.-





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VOLUME CLXVlll O NUMBER ELEVEN





DETROIT, MAR. 12, 1927





CURRENT COMMENT

HIS year Better





 





 





 





How Farm Equipment

M Week began on Feb-

“,"3’ ruary 28, and ended

Profiled? on March 5. It was a

week which should





have meant a great deal to folks on

the farm, for it was sort of a National

Check-up Week.



At the beginning of each New Year,

most of us take a little mental inven-

tory of ourselves, and some of us

make a few resolutions. A few of us

keep them and all those who do, usu-

ally profit by them. _



Better Farm Equipment Week is

nothing mo1e than an opportunity to

take a few looks around the farm in

order thata check-up on the farm

equipment may be taken. New parts

for old machinery, and new machines

to replace the worn-out equipment

should be given consideration during

the week. Delay in doing this on the

farm means delay all along the line.

If you do not place orders for equip-

ment and parts with your dealer, he

does not plaCe them with the factory,

and the factory does not make them up.



If you wait until the last minute to

order a needed piece of equipment,

you often find that your dealer does

not have it in stock. NVhen he orders

from the nearest branch house he

finds that the item must be ordered

from the factory, and too often the

. factory has been cleaned out. That

may mean that a. small order for raw

materials must be placed with a steel

broker, and by the time you get your

much~needed machine it is too late to

be. of any use to you.



Better Farm Equipment Week is a

genetics to bring some real cooperation





‘ x i into play. Dealers who can order now





11 place carioad orders and save you

eight On your merchandise. Later,

2 must order in small quantities





pay higher freight rates, which.





" passed along to you on the farm.

‘" at the matter from any angle

and you are the loser it you delay.





   





It is not to!) late





' to do it during the first wee ' ; .

do it this week but do it before it is

too late, so that you will have your.





quipment in running order when you

need it.





NUMBER /of im-





Help the portant issues are

L . pending before the

93"" Michigan Legislature

lature at this time. We urge





our readers to study

the weekly letters from our Lansing





’correspondent on what is going on at,





the Michigan State Capitol. It is a

civic duty of every person who has a

definitel opiniOn on these issues, to

communicate with his elected repre—

sentatives, informing them of his po-

sition on the matters in question.



For several weeks past, we have

been urging through these columns,

attention to a bill introduced in the

state'Senate by Senator Horton deal-

ing with the trespassing nuisance in

this state. That there is the greatest

need for relief along this line is wit-

nessed by the receipt of a large num-

ber of letters commending this bill.

Representativ s and Senators have al-

so informed s that their constituents

are urging it passage.



It is a plea tire to know that many

of our readers are responsive to these

appeals; yet there should have been

ten times the number of letters ad-

dressed to our state lawmakers urg-

ing the passage of this measure. The

united action of a great mass of farm-

ers is necessary in this instance to

impress men who have hundreds of

other interests on their minds, with

the need of giving protection to en-

closed lands.



Not only do we find the great mass

of farmers favorable to this bill, but

a large number of sportsmen. business

men. and professional people look up—

on it as a ‘most just measure and are

ready to give it support. However,

farmers must take the initiative in

showing their interest. “'9. therefore,

urge again upon every reader the need

of loyal support now by writing

promptly to both his representative

and senator a message asking them

not only to support, but to fight for,

if necessary, Senator Horton’s trespass

bill. particularly urging that section

four bé‘ retained. We would also urge

that a letter be directed to the chair-

man of the conservation committee of

the Senate, impress upon that commit-

tee the need for leporting this bill out

as introduced. The best time to write

these letters is now.





HAT the United





Work States Department



. of the Interior is not



w _ much concerned over

Working the agricultural status





, of the nation, is indi-

cated by the fact that Secretary Work

is still working on reclamation pro—

jects and in this period when the sur-

plus is one of the greatest of agricul-

tural problems.





Recently an investigation commit-

tee from his department recommended

that government funds be made avail-

able to settlers at low rates of inter:

est, to be repaid over a long term of

years. We wonder why this should be

restricted to settlers? There are farm-

ers already “settled" near markets

who would appreciate money at low

rates and for a long term of‘years.

Money so placed would undoubtedly

be of greater economic value than if

used in distant reclamation projects.



Anether recommendation is that the

land be low-priced, prepared for culti-

vation, and ample credit provided for

improvement and supplies to encour-

age settlers. This almost sounds as if

it came from Canada, where the great

est problem is to get people on the

land, and where the government and

everybody is offering inducements to

populate the country.





Why hand settlers a silver spoon to:





encourage them to undertake an 1111-.





ripe proposition and then subsidize





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or; activities.





when we will need the added produce

these acres of reclamation will grow,

but just now the greatest good of the

country can be met by stabilizing and

making more profitable its present ag-

riculture. To grow more crops on less





land is conceded to be the way to’prof—~





itable farming. So why spread our-





selves when consolidation is most nec- .-





essary?

OME years ago Dr.

For Great- Elliott wrote 'a

- ' book in which he em-

er 5a!"- phasized the value of

faction dramatizing‘ the





things of life. He

would have us all to look upon our

tasks as a part of the great play of

life. There is not one farmer who

could not make his work more inter-

esting and useful than itnow is. He

who sees in the next decade the fruits

from today’s labor, will not only get

a new pleasure out of life; but he will

also find himself moving more certain-

ly toward a satisfactory goal.





If one could but: read the letters that

come to an editor’s desk, he would

soon realize how prone we are to help

solve the other fellow’s problems, and

how helpless we seem to be with our

own. Could we but See our business

on a long-term basis and work out,

not a year's program, but one that

reaches into many years ahead, we

would triple our chaDCes of getting

somewhere and we would increase

manyfold the satisfaction we get from

our farming business.





Fertile fields, the keystone of profit-

able farming, is the product of yéars

of planning and working. Also, a pro-

ductive herd of dairy cows: an effi-

cient breed of hogs, a high quality

of seed corn, all come from vision and

many years of well directed toil.





EVIEW ING price





Price trends as affect-

ing crop acreage, the



Trends and bureau of agricultural

Acreage economics specialists





say that last" spring

the price of potatoes was high, but

rapidly declining. Potato acreage’was

slightly increased. The price of wheat

was also fairly high, though declining.

Spring wheat acreage was just about"

maintained. This spring those two im-

portant cash crops will be planted un-

der the influence of lower, but more

stable price levels. The presumption

is that present prices will tend to in-

crease potato acreage, and about main-

tain wheat acreage.





In the case of the feed crops, their

profit depends finally upon the relative

prices of the live stock which eats

them. The acreage of feed grains has

been large and prices low the last two

years. The probability is that the

south is going to put in considerable

more corn and other feed crops. This

suggests that if acreages are sustained

elsewhere a good growing season

might bring another year of cheap

foodstuffs. Nevertheless, the farmers

are in much better position to 'make

a profit out of low-priced feed crops

this year than from low-priced cash

crops.





N spite of the at--





Make the tention given to

Chan e other legumes, red



. 1 g clover still occupies

“low ' ~ an important place in



the crop rotations of



Michigan. The shortage of red clover





seed at the present time has increased

prices to a point where farmers should

think seriously of substituting other

well-known legumes.





Two of these legumes arc particu-





 





 





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and will give canal or greater satisfac-‘





tion in the returns to, be to"

Those two legalities are sinuses





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2 811

seedings but ‘of twenty-two, .whlle

Sweet clover has not failed a single.

time in eleven ”seedings. 'During the _

Same period, red clover failed a num- »

ber of times. I





If the seeding is being made for-





,, hay, alfalfa should be chosen as a sub- '





stitute for clover. ‘ On the other hand,

if the need is for pasture‘or for plowt:

ing under as green manure, then sweetl,

clover is to be preferred.





If the soil is already too acid to grow

red clover satisfactorily, the chances

are that there will be a. failure with

alfalfa and sweet clover.» These plants

require essentially the same soil'con-

ditions as does the crop with which

we have been more familiar.- If- it is

impossible to correct this soil acidity

by the application of lime or marlj

then one might get by with soy beans,

a crop more tolerant of acid condi-

tions. It also has proved a splendid

réjuvenator and also a good plant 'for

hay. »





The point we wish to ‘make is that'

under present price conditibns. this»,

seems to be a very appropriate time

for farmers to try out some of thesel

new legumes.





14/30 Vz'etvpozvzts





L AST week Hy gave his viewpoints,

so this week I am going to give

some viewpoints myself.





I, for one. can agree with the neigh~

her who referred to Hy’s stuff being

“punk." I don’t see how he gets away

with it, but it seems he does. Perhaps

the editors are soft-hearted and don't

want to hurt his feelings, but I can!

tell them not to stop ‘on that account, ‘i

as he is used to having his feelings,

hurt, especially since he has been mar— l

ried I have to hurt his feelings to get 1

him to do anything. ‘





Hy is one of those serene sort cf'

folks who always sails on calm seas

until a storm comes up, and then he

is like a person





’w h o i s caught

without an‘ um— .

brella. He gets





' e t—b u t_ some

how he gets dry





again. Anticipa<

tion is not one of

Hy’s activities—





he just lives from

~day to day. He

seems to have no dread of the future.

and no fear of the past. He is pleased

with the present "if it is easy and

calm. but if there is work it bothers

him, but future work never concerns

him. '





What Hy says about viewpoints be- '

ing individual matters, is .all right, but;

he did not go far enough. Viewpoints

depend as much on the eyes that are





looking, as from where they are look-





ing to where they are looking. Hy

and I could be at the same place and

looking at the same thing, and not

have the same viewpoints. We simply

can’t see things alike. But isn’t that

a good thing? It takes me to stir Hy

up’and get'him agoing, and perhaps

it takes him to calm me down a little.



It takes different viewpoints to keep

this worldagoing. If women had all

the same viewpoints, some fellows

wouldn’t be married, and there would

be only one cake, recipe. Just think of '

all the fun we would lose if we did

not have the thousands of cake recipes

to try. All one has to do is to go to

a church dinner to find that there are

variouskinds of, cakes and various

ways of making them. One never real-

izes how many different kinds of baked

beans there are until attending one of

these community ”dinners. lath-is age
’ ‘. spection,





Ptoséér’Roadi‘zde Stand on M-IZ Sells All Produced on 110 Acre Farm





N the spring of 1919 my attention





was called to the fact that the:_





traveling public had no opportun-





' ity to buy fresh fruit in a small way,





1 While visiting or touring in this part



' of the state.



Traveling salesmen, tourists and vis-

.~ ..itors,~ complained that the hotels and

‘ restaurants never served home-grown



.fruits, such as sweet cherries, peaches,



.plums, apricots, apples and other lo-



- cally grown fruits. However, "there



‘ were always oranges, grape fruit, ”ban-

anas and prunes in abundance, at near-



‘ 1y every hotel in the fruit belt. The



. tourists also said that while driving



- through Oceana county they. saw the

mest wonderful fruit growing on the



trees, and no one would bother to sell



them any.



This gave me the idea that if I were

to offer my fresh fruit to the ublic

right from the orchard, and in any

quantity that they wanted, I could re-

tail my crop and sell to the consumer

cheaper, and get a better price for my-

self. I also established a price at that

time to sell to the consumer, which

split the middleman's profit, the con-

sumer getting half of the profit and

ourselves the other half. Will say this

works ‘well.



With? this idea in view, we set a





table under a shade tree and printed





a sign, “Sweet Cherries for Sale.” Dur-

« ing the first day my son and myself

picked cherries close to the road. I

would pick cherries between sales. At

night all we had picked were sold by

quarts. Sometimes ,during the day our





. customers would have to wait, and





seemed to enjoy the privilege.



After that Mrs. Schmieding attended

the stand, doing her housework be-

tween sales. Saturday’s and Sundays

I put in all of my time at the stand.

‘ _We sold} all of our sweet Cherries,





By Chas. T.





peaches,.aprlcots, plums, and some of

our ‘apples that‘way‘ for three years.



In 1922 we built a fruit stand, 81:12,

with a door opening on the front side,

and another at the end. We put in

cigars, cigarettes, candy, gum, and

crackerjack, also soft drinks.



In 1923 we practically sold every-

thing we raised on the 110-acre farm.

At this time it was taking all of my

time and all of my wife's spare time.

In 1923 I built a cold storagein my

barn basement, 36x42 feet, where we

new store our apples and potatoes,

which we sell to the consumer during

the winter. .



In 1924 we built a stone filling sta-

tion, 14x22, to sell gasoline and oil

and some auto accessories. We also

enlarged our parking space to accom-

modate forty cars at one time. This

last summer I built a large stone build-

ing with Kelley-stone gables on the

second floor. We put in two double

moms and one single room for tour-

ists’ and travelers’ accommodations.

We also have a. free parking ground





’ part of our business.

:sell our customers exactly what they





Schmieding





among the sweet cherry trees, with

tables and cook stoves, electric lights

and good water, as well as other ac-





commodations, and we are not _done





yet. '

Now, something about the selling

First of all, we





ask for. If they want fancy, ring-

packed fruit, we have it for them. If

they want number one fruit put in

their own container; we furnish it. If

wanted for domestic nee, we have a

lower grade for cooking purposes and

at prices to suit them.



We always have help enough to give

service to our customers. Sundays it

usually takes four persons to attend

to the trade and keep fruit sorted and

arranged.



At this date we have apples on sale

from our storage plant at from forty

cents to $2.00 per bushel, f. o. b. our

farm, also potatoes at the current mar-

ket price, and sweet cider, gas and oil.

We will keep 'our store open all win-

ter as soon as it is completed. We will





 





 





 





Schmieding says.His Roadside Stand was the First One on M-11.





call our place “The Pioneer mutt

Farm and Store,” nr for short, “The

Pioneer.” ~ . ,



We know our business is all ri - t,

because we still have customers that

started with us in 1919.. The 'old cus-





tomers do not ask the price 01.113,





They call for the fruit they want, and

when it is all put up they ask, “th .

is the bill?” paying the same. Thisy’





remark, “Will see you later, ” or, “no?“





year.” Our motto is to sell our 0115-

tomer exactly what he calls" for, and,

in doing this, everyOne is, satisfied.

We also serve lunches and‘ice-cream

in season. We belong: to the Lake

Shore Auto Club and ’do all we can

to boost old Michigan fruit belt.

What do we make? We sell all the

fruit and vegetables grown on our 110-

acre farm at a satisfactory price to

ourselves and to the customer. We‘

also sell our baled "hay? and baled

straw, beans and potatoes at' our store *





and farm, as we have a‘farme'r trade ‘





also. We are located one and one-half

miles from Shelby on M-11.,



We can tell the readersand people

that contemplate running a fruit stand,

to forget all pleasure trips and picnics

of any kind during the summer

months. Try the business befOre you

invest too much. Fer seven years it

has taken every Sunday, as well as

every other day during the week, of

my time, and a lot ofmy 'wife’s time.



At present I figure our business is

large enough to let my Wife out of it,

at least a part of the time, for we need

more hired help. But I. see my future

is a busy one, as people demand ser-

vice now, because fruit stands are very

numeious.



In building our fruit store I used

stone off the farm to carry out the

motto to display all the products of

the farm, as well as to sell them.





She Broke My Heart

I So I Bra/ta Her Jaw





BOUT two weeks ago 'I was

seized with an idea, and imme-

diately afterwards I gets a hem-





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orrhage of the .brain from overtaxa-





, tion, At least that’s what our local

,in11 pusher finally decided it was, al-

though, personally, I ‘don’t think he

< knows the difference between a head-

ache and a head of cabbage. He was

supposed to be a specialist of some

kind, and when I got his bill I came

r to the conclusion that he was—a skin

specialist. Anyway, we called him

' and, after giving me a professional in-

he says to the wife, who

happened to be standing alongside of

‘the bed holding my pocketbook:



“Do you know any good embalm-

‘ers?”' ‘



“0h, doctor,” she exclaims, swoon-





ing into his waiting arms, “you don’t,





ime’an—J’

, “Yes, I do," he interrupts,

rooster is dead all over ” '





“I think you’re mistaken, doctor,” re-

" turns the frau, “hes that way most of

' the tithe ” ' ~

' “0h, is that so? Well, then, maybe

'.I’d better make another guess. ” And

he .Starts examining me again, just»

5 ' like he’d look a- bee over for the hives.

Finally, after a very cemprehensive

, review of my anatomy. he comes to

., the grand conclusicn that I had a bad





“that





thereto trouble him. However, we’d

better drag him over to the hospital.”





\ Of course, I didn’t know anything

about all this. Not until the next

morning ‘did I regain consciousness,

and then I came alive rather suddenly

upon hearing the word “beer” or “bier”

———I don’t know which—mentioned. I

opened one eye long enough to see a

girl bending over me in-the act of

taking my temperature and my watch.





“Who are you?” I asked weakly.



“I’m the trained nurse,” she replies.



“Is that so? Let’s see you do a few

tricks.” ' _



“Don’t get too fresh with me,” she

comes back, “remember, you’re almost

out,” and she takes a lookat the fever

thermometer,

maliciously.



‘ “But where am I and how did I get

here?” I whispered.



“You’re at the Ironton Hospital, and





.1de came ,in last night with the laun-





dry- 99

“well, what’s the matter with me?”

“The doctor says there’s a tiny gath-

ering in your head and, if it's properly





cared for it might develop into a brain.





Consequently, We’ re going to have to

keep you quiet for so long that you’ll





‘ : either get? better or ossify. ”





“How Ieng is it liable to take?”

, replied this little sugar coat-

or ,





after which she grins,





skull you ought to be out of here to—

morrow.”



“Listen, Joy,” I murmured, weakly,

“I want to go to sleep. I can get

along with women better when I’m un-

conscious ”



I dozed off and must have slept all

of ten minutes when I was rudely

awakened by someone fanning a wet

washrag across my pan. I opened my

eyes and looked into the beaming

countenance of my nurse. Honestly,

she just seemed to be having a circus

at my expense.



“Snap out of it, Rube,” says she,

“you’ve been asleep now for‘an hour

and it’s time to take the showers.”



“The showers?” I asked, yawning.



“Yeah, I’m going to clean up on

you ”



“But ain’t this Monday?”



“Sure, why?”



“Then you’re cute. luck, sister; you

are two days late. I tack the dirt cure

Saturday,” I says exultantly.



“Behave, now. You ain’t home;

you’re in‘ a hospital where you get a





‘ swabbing every day.”





“What do you think I am, a fish?”



“No, but you should be thankful we

don’t run you through a wringer, too.”



“After she’d completed the ablution

she offers“ me a mug (not her’s) and

Suggests that I brush my teeth. I did.





:Then she took my temperature. and





forgot to return it.





, as she left I dove down deep into, ‘

. ‘ " started.





,_ ,1 on some more tilde

when. bans!





Someone sienimed





a bucket down on the floor right at

the head of my bed. My eyes popped

open, this time to behold anothermem—

ber of the fair sex, all dolledzup with

a mop, broom, bucket of water, dusti

rag and the rest of the paraphernalia.



“And now what’s the matter?” I ask-

ed somewhat shaiply, “I don’t believe

I heaid you knock.”



“You bet you didn’ t,” she agrees,'

“you never hear any knocks about a'

hospital.”



“But ain’t there any privacy around

here?” I asked her, getting hotter un-

der the collar.



“Not any more than there is on a‘

country telephone line,” and she be-

gins to sweep the floor. ..



“I’ll give you a dime if you’ll puf‘a‘.»

‘smallpox’ card on that door of mine.”



“A dime!” she sneers contemptu-





'ously, digging own in her apron and





bringing out a bill for my inspection,

“can you read that?” ,



“I can read one of those a. Infle,

away.” It was a two dollar bill. ‘ ,



“A gentleman in the second most,"

down the hall gave me that this morn;

ing for a tip. ” _

“I’ll bet he wasn’t a farmer, was" 1

he?” ‘

“No, ” she comes back, “he’s a brick- ,

layer. Some of you hicks wouldn’t]

even tip your hat ” -‘. .



“Why,” she rambles on, glen





flowers, have you?



plant a few seeds.” ,

“Yeah, get a couple ~



i’ll proba y be '



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THE PRESIDENT'S VET’O.





HE veto of the McNary-Ha’ugen

' 1' bill by President Coolidge was a

foregone conclusion. Promoters of the

‘ bill had no cause to think he would do

otherwise. Undoubtedly a considerable

' number of votes in Congress were cast

for the bill with the’expectation that

he would veto it. ‘ .



After pointing out at length that the

bill is a price-fixing measure; that the

equalization fee is a vicious form of

taxation; that it is unconstitutional,

and economically unsound, and is not

favored by certain large farm organ-

izations and many influential farm

leaders, the President sums up his ob—

jections to the bill in the following

significant paragraph:



“Other plans have been proposed in

Congress for advancement in this re-

c0very, which plans offer promise of

sound assistance to the farmers with-

out these unconstitutionalities, invas-

ions of executive authority, this con—

tracting with packers and flour millers

and other manufacturers, this over-

production with its inflation and in-

evitable crash, without this indirect

price-fixing, buying and selling, and

this creation of huge beaureaucracies.

They are, on the contrary, devoted en-

tirely to the principle of building up

farmer-controlled marketing concerns

to handle their problems, including oc-

casional surplus production, and ap-



' plicable to all agriculture and not to

a minor fraction. 1 have frequently

urged such legislation. I wish again

to renew my recommendation that

some such plan be adopted.”





TO SURVEY FARM LOAN SYSTEM.





HE House banking and currency

. committee has decided to defer

consideration of the bill proposing to

' give the treasury department larger

control over the federal farm loan sys-

tem until next session of Congress. It

is proposed that a complete survey of

the workings of the farm loan system

be made before taking further action

on the bill.





FARMER ON TARIFF COMMISSION.





HE appointments of Edward J.

Brossard, of Utah; Sherman J.

Lewell, of New York, and Lincoln Dix-

on, of Indiana, to be members of the

United States Tariff Commission, have

been confirmed by the Senate. The

nomination of Abram F. Myers, of

Iowa, as a member of the federal trade

commission, has also been confirmed.

Mr. Lowell is a past master of the

National Grange, and an extensive

farmer and fruit grower of western

New York.





FAVOR GOVERNMENT OPERATION

OF MUSCLE SHOALS.





1TH the failure of Congress to



' agree upon a plan for private

operation of Muscle Shoals, public

Senitment is veering around toward.

governmentoperation of the plant in

‘the production of fertilizers. ' .

The Senate agriculture committee

has- reported a resolution by Senator

Norris providing for operation of the

nitrate plants" for ten years by the sec-

retary of agriculture. It is said that

Secretary of Agriculture Jardine fav-

ors this plan, as well as holding of

Dam No. 2 by the government until

the discovery of a nitrogen fixation

' jprocess better than the cyanamid

method, for which Muscle Shoals was

t structed. He‘ is also said to favor

provision in the Norris plan for



> ,, 10f power by the government, the

ends-to be used for experiments?





It is predicted that somesuch plan

as the Norris resolution, which is fav-

ored by Secretary Jardine, may be

adoptedby Congress next Winter, as

the final solution of the long, vexa—

tious Muscle Shoals problem.





C‘ONSTITUTIONALITY OF SAPIRO

CONTRACTS.





CASE has reached the supreme



court to test the constitutionality

of the Sapiro brand of cooperative

marketing contracts. The suit is that

of a Kentucky warehouseman vs. the

Burley Tobacco ‘Growers’ Cooperative

Marketing Association. The question

arises in .this case from the successful

persuasion by the warehouse company

of a member of the cooperative mar-

keting association to break his con-

tract with the association and to sell

his tobacco over the warehouse floor,

contrary to the Sapiro contract back-

ed by a Kentucky law. It was argued

by the plaintiff in error that the Ken-

tucky state law upholding the Sapiro

contract is repungent to the Four-

teenth Amendment, to the Federal

Constitution; that the purpose of the

classification und'er‘the law is private,

not public welfarezand that the Ken-

tucky act undertakes to regulate in-

terstate commerce. .





PERPETUATES FEDERAL RE-

SERVE.





HE McFadden branch banking bill



has become a law. It was oppos-

ed by representatives of the National

Grange and other farm organizations,

who regard it as a move to centralize

control of finances and credit in a few

large financial organizations. It also

perpetuates the federal reserve sys-

tem, and contains provisions which, it

is believed, will compel all banks to

operate under the system, or go out

of business. At the beginning of the

depression in agriculture, the belief

was generally held by farm organiza-

tion spokesmen that the federal re-

serve system was responsible for the





deflation in farm prices,‘ and this new I





move to enlarge the power and extend

the life of the federal reserve board

is far from meeting their approval.





ANTI-DUMPING LAW NOT

‘ NEEDED. ,





HE Hare anti-dumping bill, design-



ed to prevent destruction of per-

ishable products by commission deal-

ers, has passed Congress. Those who

have investigated the matter say there

is little need for such a, law. A. M.

Loomis, of the American Dairy Federa‘

ation,'who was assistant secretary of

the New York State Food Commission,

back in the World War period, says

he investigated every case of alleged

food dumping that came to the atten-

tion of the commission. Not a single

case investigated justified a complaint

against the commission merchants.





THE CORN BORER CAMPAIGN.





HE federal appropriation of $10,-



000,000 for corn borer eradication

is now available, but the campaign

against thespread of the European

corn borer will be delayed until the

legislatures of Pennsylvania, New

York, Ohio, Michigan and Indiana have

appropriated funds to supplement the

federal appropriation.





This delay will reduce the effective-

ness of the campaign, according to Dr.

A. F. Woods, of the department of ag-

riculture, who, says it may make it

necessary for the department to post-

pone the corn borer eradication Work

until next, season. _



The act signed by President Cool-

idge provides for control work in sev‘

enty—six counties in the five states, in-

cluding 2,500,000 acres of corn land._

It provides that the funds appropriat-

ed shall be used for such clean—up

work as is necessary, in addition to

normal farm operations in each local-

ity. Up to May 1, efforts will be c‘en-

tered on obtaining the cooperation of

farmers in a voluntary clean-up of the





 





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. ._ Secretary of State Kellogg has is-





infested area; “After that 'date, if the _





state legislatures act, steps will be

taken to complete the"clea1i-up under

the regulatory poWe’rsof the act. '~ ‘





‘ As soon as'the necessary state'legiso '





lation is enacted, there will behold a





conference of federal and state 013% ,





. cials concerned, fOIIOWing which the





control measures to be takenLfind the





regulations governing them willrbe an‘

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News of. the Week





Edward _L. Doheny, who was-aWafd

ed U. S. 011 leases during the time Al.





 





 





 





bert Fall was secretary of the interior, '





has had his leases revoked Without

compensation.

000,000 loss to him, it is said.\





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Six new-born babies died in the Col- ?





umbus Memorial Hospital. Chicago,

dueoto a mistake of students giving

the babies boric acid water instead of

distilled water. ‘





The United State's-Germany cable

which was discontinued during the war

was aga1n. opened last week by Presi«

dent_ Coolidge sending a message to

Pres1dent Hindenburg. .





The French government has agreed

to pay this government $10,000,000, on

June 1, on its debt, despite the fact

that the debt pact has not been agreed

upon. ' ‘ '



The million dollar libel suit against

the Dearborn Publishing Company,of

Aaron Sapiro, forarticles on Sapiro’s

cooperative activities in the Dearborn

Independent, has started in Detroit.



Aimee McPherson, the California

evangelist, is urging all-night churches

in New York to counteract the effects

of the nightclubs, -





,Nicaraguans fired at United States

Marines who were guarding a' troop

train. The fire was returned. Presi—

dent Diaz, head of the. conservative

government, is attempting new peace





negotiations with the liberal forces





who are fighting him.



Great Britain backs United States

recognition of Diaz in Nicaragua, and

has stated officially that the American





course in that country, is the . only'





Wise one.





Great Britain's reply to Coolidge’s

.navy cut is half-hearted. All the Brit-

ish dominions except Canadaoppose





the plan. .

Miss Esther Miller and Miss Estella.

Miller, twins, married Martin. Schafer

and Myron Schafer, also twins. All

the participants live ,in Shiawassee

county. ' ‘.

Thousands 'of persons in Buenes

Aires attended the funerals of Captain

Clinton Woolsey, of Michigan, and

Lieutenant John E; Benton, of Califor-

nia, who were killed when participants





- in the Pan-American good-will flight of





U. S. aviators.





Chinese flapper girls are being re-

cruited in the defense campaign against

the Cantonese Nationalist. They dis-

tribute literature condemning'the Na-

tionalists and their tactics. ~





Devastation was spread from Virgin—

ia to Florida by a sixty-fivemile bliz-

zard, on March 3. Record snow falls

are reported in the Carolinas, from





twenty-six to forty inches of snow hav— ‘





. ing fallen in some places. The peaches





in blossom have been frozen, _ _ 4

Pope Pius is, considering the use of



airplanes for bishops in the conduct



of the churches'business, especially in





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sued a statement that the United

States is acting alone in the China. sit-

’uation,.the troops being there sclely to

guard American citizen's and property,

and not in cooperation, with other

powers. « ‘





Mrs. Carmella Carbone, forty years,

old, of Chicago, recently had her fourth





, set Of twins.





Representatives of 20,000 Jewish





boycott of the kosher butcher shops

because they are charging excessive

prices, in somelcases twenty percent

moxl‘iet than necessary Ito make a good

pro, .





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'peoiile‘in Detroit have issued a strict.





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C By James L Boyd





BREE letters which will soon

mean nipre to poultrymen than

registration does to live stock





' breeders, are R. O. P. Record of Per-





formance will mean mere, because reg‘

istr’atiOn merely gives the ancestry of

the animal and shows it to be a pure-

bred, While R. O. P. _ on poultry re-





. ,quires that the hen, mustproduct 200





»,0r more eggs Of standard size in a





. record.





year, before the stateinspectors will





hand her with the official bands, place-





her‘ record in the official books, and

issue a certificate showing her egg

In other words, the R. O. P.

hen does not inherit her registration,

but must make an official record of

200 eggs in a year before any official





recognition can be made.





Michigan poultryrnen have always

been handicapped by dishonest adver-

t-ising in regard to the egg records of

breeding stock. Not that many poul-

try breeders are dishonest, but a few

breeders have been guilty of advertis-

ing chicks and hatching eggs from

300—egg hens and accepting orders for

several hundred, and sometimes thou-'

sands of chicks or eggs duringa sin-

gle hatching season, when they had

but one or two hens with such high

records on their farms. The result

has been that people have bought and





paid for exceptionally high-class stock '





and many times received an inferior





igrade, but never knew the difference.





With Record of Performance "records

available, people may buy from those

on whompthe state has records, and

check the seller’s statements with the

records which are official instead of

private.



. The Michigan Record of Perform-





ance was organized September 18,f





1926, at East, Lansing, with twenty

members who own a total of 7,500

hens. Each member is assessed $100

on joining, and this fee allows him to





venter"300 hens to qualify for R. O. P.





- lAdditional birds in excess of the 300





cost thirty cents each for entry. At





' , the end of the year, if the owner has





followed all rules and regulations faith-

fully, and his records check with the

inspector’s reports, all hens that have





~ :laid 200 eggs or over, are banded with





t





"the official R. O. P. leg bands, the





hen’s number and egg record are en-

tered in the official books of the or-

ganizatiom and a certificate is issued

the owner showing the record of the

hen.



When a flock owner Wishes to make

his flock eligible for R. O. P. inspec-

tion, he must first apply to the officials

of the Record of Performance Associ-

ation for admission. If he is then ap-

proved by the oflicials, his flock must

be culled and inspected by an inspect-

or approved by the} Michigan State

”College Poultry Department.





that have passed inspection are band-





ed with leg bands, each of which has





a number so that each individual hen

may be identified and records kept of

her production. Then the hens have

to‘be trapnested during the entire

year, which begins November 1 and

ends October 31. Also, the eggs have

to be weighed, one “day each week, and

all hens that do not lay eggs weighing

twenty-four ounces per dozenby Feb-

ruary 1, are ineligible. forRecord of.

Performance. "





Further requirements are that the.





flock be trapnested and the eggs weigh-





". ed, by the inspector, one day each





' month, The inspector makes infdrmai





and unexpected 'visits to the farm at

least one day each month. His reperts

are kept at the R. O. P. headquarters





and checked with the final reports of.

the non: owner. *T-he unexpectedness

. t'th “inspector's visit'i one of the,





If the

7 flock is accepted for R. O. P., the hens





with the egg records, is immediately

dropped from the organiZation and for-





feits his entry fee.





The Record of Performance Associ-

ation 'is the result of several years’

werk by the Canadianvlive stock au-

thorities. In 1918, W. A. Brown, of the

Ottawa branch, Canada Live Stock

Commission, decided that something

must-be done to protectpeople who

bought, poultry breeding stock through





“wildcat advertiSements." The Record"





of Performance organization was the

outcome of a search for something





The Michigan Farmer Cup and the

Eggs that Won it at the Annual Egg

Show During Farmers’ Week at M.

S. C. This Sweepstakes Cup was

Won by Carl Wick, of Stillwater,

gklahoma, for the Best Dozen White



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, which would assist the poultry buying





public to get a square deal. »



The Record of Performance, like any

other new organization, had its crit-

ics. Many of these maintained that

the inspectors would never be able to

catch the dishonest flock owners pad-

ding their egg records. As one man

put it, “There will be no 290-egg hens;

the owner will see to it that the hens

with records that high will make the

300-egg mark.” Canada officials an-

swered this‘ criticism by catching a

few dishonest poultrymen and drop-

ping them. This prompt, drastic ac-

tion with the dishonestly inclined own-

ers laid the “can’t do it” theory out

of the way in short order.





Some 'idea of“ the growth of this new

organization may be gained from the

Canadian records. In 1919, Canada

had sixty-seven members of the Rec-





ord of Performance Association who .

lowned a total of 4,400 hens.





In 1926,

Canada had 250 members who owned

a total of 33,000 hens. Canadian poul-

try papers now carry few'production

ads not backed by the R. O. P. rec-

ords. Before this organization was

started in Canada, export shipments

of breeding stock were practically nil.

Now a large export business is done

by Canadian breeders to nearly every

countryin the world. ,



While the Canadian R. O. P. has at-

tained, remarkable success in a few

years, only a few states in this coun-

try have started Record of Perfor-

mance work. Michigan now has one

inspector working on twenty ‘flocks,

and applications indicate it will be

necessary to secure three more in-

spectors next year to inspect the flocks

of the many prospective new mem-

here: This means that R. 0. P. breed-

ing stock with officially inspected rec-

ords will soon be available for sale to

the poultrymen of Michigan.





A lot of poultry arguments could be

settled in an hour or- so if the princi- '

pals in the argument would get right -

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do as much-as one man could do in

two or three days with spade and

shovel. At this, We always found that

there was enough hand-labor left to

satisfy everyone concerned. '

The balance.of the digging is done

with spade and shovel, and the tile

are laid and secured-by a few inches

of dirt, then-[we'again hitch the horses

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is not recommended, and another

which is recommended for three hors-

es on a wagon. ’,



'The first sketch is drawn to scale

and you will quickly see its impractica-

bility. The center of the third horse

would be nearly six feet from the cen-

ter of the pole. The double-tree to

which this third horse is attached,

plays no part whatever as an evener.

The main evener could just as well be

extended, as shown with the dotted

lines, and the third horse single-tree

attached directly to the evener. The

lever of the third horse must be twice.

that of’ the first and second horse, as

shown. There can be no complete

elimination of side draft with three





 

 

 





the ditch full of dirt in a few hours: '





Sometimes it is necessary to make a.

long evener and widen the lines so

that the horses may walk on opposite

sides of the ditch. We have at times

used an ordinary two-horse scraper in

the filling of the ditches, but have

found plowing them~ full to be much

quicker. After the ditch is filled, we

generally plow a few furrows about

the ditch and level the surface down

by using a common spring-tooth drag.

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center of line draft. This side draft,

of course, can be minimixed, as ,shown

in the second sketch—E. C. Sauve.





ECONOMIZING ON TIME AND LA-

BOR iN TILE DRAINAGE.





 





N digging new tile drains, we have



found that much time and labor

may be saved by the following meth—

od: After staking out the course of

the drain, we hitch a team to a com-

mon fourteen-inch bottom plow and

strike a furrow along one side of the

staked line. 'We then plow another

furrow, throwing the dirt the opposite

way, leaving about a» six-inch strip

standing, on whichvare the stakes.

This is then plowed' over, leaving a

good, wide, dead furrow about, equal





in depth to one shallow spadlng.





The plow and the eveners are then

adjusted and another furrow is plowed





I in the bottOm of‘ih'e dead‘nfurrow. It '





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the plow as an illustration. If the

moldboard was cleaned and a coat of

axle grease applied after the plowing

was completed last fall, time and en—

ergy will be conserved this spring for

the man and the horses, and a much

better job of plowing will be done.





The examination of the canvasses,‘





bolts, and bearings of the binder will

save time and energy, as well as ex—

pense during the coming harvest. The

repairs should be ordered and replaced

between now and next May. '_



The corn and wheat drills are two

more farm machines that should'be

thoroughly cleaned this winter. The

fertilizer box, especially, should be

cleaned and have some cran caseoil

or axle grease put in it t event the

fertilizer from sticking. The damp

weather the past year may help‘ln

causing the farmervto ‘recognize the

importance of greasing ' the fertilizer





apparatus. Again, the Weather may be





damp next spring. ' ‘j ,

Preparedness in the matter of mak-

ing the repairs for-thetarm equipment.

means time. well spent; It isinot' too

early to “have “therplow pointsshem

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when I baited the same identical traps





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"'held in the homes of its members, as

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' more than one meeting in each of the





7 to induce those neighborhoods not yet





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harVested, and yields of oil secured,

indicates that Indiana harvested 39,-

300 acres of peppermint in 1926, tram

which 518,000 pounds of oil were dis-

; tilled. The yields'of oil reported were

very diverse, but the_ indicated aver-

. age per acre is 13.2 pounds, or one-

tenth of a pound lower than in 1925.

The. yield in the western part of Indi-

ana was 14.2 pounds per acre; in the

central portion of the .mint area 11.2

pounds; and in the eastern section,

fifteen pounds per acre.

'The production of oil in Indiana in





1925 was 273, 000 pounds from 20, 400 1 ,





acres The increase in acreage last

year is almost entirely due to a smal-

ler loss of planted acreage from frost

and winds.

The Michigan harvested acreage of

peppermint is estimated at 10, 300 acres

compared with 5,000 in 1925. The yield

per acre is estimated to be sixteen

poundslast year, compared with 11.2

pounds the year before. The indicated

oil production is 165,000 pounds, in-

stead of 56,000 in 1925. _

In Washington and Oregon the acre-

age of peppermint has been variously

reported, but 2,500 acres seems the

most probable figure. Production esti-

, mates range from 42,000 to 75,000

pounds. In view of the numerous re-

ports of phenomena] yields, the com-

..mon figure of 70,000 pounds seem

strongly indicated—W. F. Johnston,

. Agricultural Agent, Van Buren County.





BREAD THE BEST MOUSE BAIT.





' ‘N my opinion the assumption that

I cheese is the favorite food, or lure,

for miCe is a mistaken idea. I have

baited my mouse traps with cheese

and the mice paid about as much at-

tention to the layout as is given to an

old-fashioned girl at a play party. But





with bread, each one had a paid-in-

advance paid with his 1ife——tenant.





 





vacancy. In my experience bread is

far superior to any other lure I have

ever used with which to bait mouse

traps. ——G. Everitt.





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HE several hundred Farmers’

Clubs in Michigan have proven a

real benefit to the farmer and his fam-

ily, and every enterprising neighbor-

hood should have such an organization

which, as a prominent citizen has stat-

ed, “The Farmers’ Club is helpful.”

The Essex Farmers’ Club, of Clinton

county, was organized on October 15,

1887, and for a time held its meetings

in the schoolhouse in the evening, but

scon changed to all day meetings and





Meetings are held the sec-

ond Wednesdays of each month, save

those busy months of July, August and

Séptember.





The writer helped to organize the

club and has been absent from not





nearly forty years of club work.



Our constitution states that the pur-

pose of the organization is for mental,

moral, social, and financial benefit of

'its members, and this it has proven.

Very earnest discussions have many

subjects received, including those of a

political and religious nature, but no7

Hill feeling has resulted therefrom. The .

p'1"ograms are prepared fer the entire

year and printed in neat booklet form

for its members. 1,



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enjoying the benefits of a. Iive farmers’

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By Jain. Rosa





'THE articles recently published in





the Michigan Farmer under the

above title were intended to il-

lustrate some of the defects of our

present system of land titles. In the

present article we purpose to discuss

another system which has been found

better—the Torrens System. It is not

exactly a substitute. In most of the





states where enacted, it is left optional

,with the owner whether he will regis-





ter his title under the Torrens System

or leave it as it is



Before automobile titles were regis-

tered in this state, there was a real

advantage to the purchaser of a used

car in obtaining an abstract of title

tracing it back to the manufacturer;

though few followed that policy. Since

the enactment of the law requiring au-

tomobile titles to be registered, there

is no occasion for such inquiry. The

certificate of title issued by the secre—

tary of state is surrendered and re-

turned to the secretary of state; upon

receipt of which he cancels the old

certificate and issues a new one to the

purchaser.





plied to land ownership? As a matter

of fact, there is not as much reason

why the purchaser of land should be

required to trace the title back to the

original purchaser from the govern-

ment one hundred years or more ago,

as there is why the purchaser of an

automobile should trace his title' back

to the maker.



Under the Torrens System of land

,titles a certificate of title is issued to

the owner upon registration of the

title, very much like the certificate

issued to the owner of an automobile;

and upon transfer of the title to the

property, the registrar takestup the old

certificate, cancels it, and issues a new

one to the purchaser; or if only a pait

of the premises is sold he takes up

the old certificate, issues a now one to

“the purchaser for the part purchased,

and another to the old owner for what

he retains. In examining a 'Torrens

title there is no occasion to go back





lof the last certificate, that is the title,

3and incontestable.





The state guaran-

tees that title. If perchance, any other

person lays claim to the premises, he

sues his claim against the registrar.



After proper pleadings, proofs are

taken and the matter submitted, and

judgment entered. If he establishes

his claim, the registrar issues an order

on the state treasury for the amount

of the‘damages he has suffered by rea-

son ofythe loss of his title through the

improper registration. The person to‘

whom the new certificate has been is-

sued is in no wise concerned with the

controversy; his possession and title

is no Way disturbed. Whether the

claimant established his claim or not,

the holder of the title certificate re-

tains the title.



The risk to the state of having to

pay these damages has been made

much of by persons opposing the new

system. In the statutes of other states

where this system prevails, great pre—

caution is taken in the original regis-

tration to eliminate risk of improper

registration. Take, for example, the

Massachusetts statute—it requires no-

tice of the original registration to be

posted on the most conspicuous ,part

of the premises during the entire time

the proceedings are pending. It re-

quires actual notice to be served upon

every person in possession of the prem-

ises, or any part of them. It requires

notice who served upon every person

appearing by the public records to

have any title to the premises, or any

part of them.

served upon the owners and persbns-

in possession of all property adjoining

it on any side. Some of these notices

are pretty sure to get to the attention





' .. of the opposing claimant.





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of the Detrort Bar





ducting the proceedings refers the mat;





ter to a. special examiner, who makes ‘





investigation of the title, possession,

claimants, and so forth. Finally, ev-

ery person seeking registration is re-

quired to deposit with the county

treasurer, at the 'time the suit to reg-

ister the title is commenced, an

amount equal to one-tenth of one per

cent of the assessed valuation of the

property at the last preceding assess

ment—-an amount equal to about one-

This

amount is transferred to the insurance

fund to be invested by the state treas-

urer and held for reimbursement of

claimants of lands who have been de-

prived of their titles by improper reg-

istration. ,



When the system was originally in-

troduced in Massachusetts thirtyyears

ago, it was thought that some such

precaution was actually necessary to

protect persons who might be, depriv-

ed of their property by incorrect reg-

istration. As a matter of fact, such

claims are so rare as to be almost

unknown; and this fund has been ac-

cumulating in the state treasury of

Massachusetts until it amounts to sev-

eral million dollars, held by the state

treasurer as a trust fund, and with no

person in sight who can lay any pos—

sible claim to it.



On the other hand, the burden im-

posed upon persons obtaining regis-

tration is so small in each case that

it has hardly been felt.



When the title is once registered,

neither time nor expense is involved in

any investigation of the title for an-

other transfer. All that is necessary

is for the holder of the title to execute

the proper conveyance and deliver it,

together with the certificate, to the

registrar of titles; who thereupon can-

cels the old certificate and issues a

new one for a nominal fee, something

like the charge imposed for the re—

cording of deeds.



In talking with the registrar of Guy-

ahoga. county, Ohio, at Cleveland, he

informed the writer of this article,

that/in numerous instances where

haste was required, the certificate and

accompanying papers had been receiv~

ed at his ofiice‘at two o’clock and the

new certificate sent back by the mes-

senger so as to arrive‘ at the bank

before the closing hour of three

o’clock.



By this system all uncertainty as to

the title, always a depreciating factor

on value, is eliminated. All delay and

expense incident to examining the

title is entirely removed, for the cer-

tificate itself is the title incontestable.

All necessity for tracing the history of

the title through past generations back

to the government, with its accom-

panying risks. and uncertainties, are

entirely done away—the last certificate

is all that .is necessary, the prior his—

tory is immaterial.



Wherever this statute has been in-

troduced it has continued and increas-

ed in use from year to year, a most

convincing proof of its value.



If all ,these things may be had to

make land title safe and certain, why

should the owners of lands in Michi-

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that E. Lansburg thrashed 125 bushels

from his farm, and George Weineth

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"I’d feel all right if you and some

of the help around here wOuld only let

me alone. Have you found out what

my ailment is?”



1 “Yes. You have a gathering,” he

replied, authoritatively.



“When is it going to come to a

head?” I queries.



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‘,‘I mean, how are we going to get

rid of it?" »



“Well, if it’s just a little sociable

gathering, it will probably bust up of

its own accord. But if it isnt’, I’ll

have ,to open up your skull with a nut-





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pen? I want to be there if possible."

“If it hasn’t happened by morning,

.you’ll most likely be the hero of a

,clinic up in the operating room, and

11 don’t mean perhaps. But here’s hop-

.ing she busts.” And with that he did

(an exit. .

Next thing I remember, I was look-

ing up into the Whiteclad figure of an-

other nurse. Honestly, I don’t like to

see nurses all dressed in white. The-y

gremind me too much of angels. This

one was a new one to me and, after

.doing the Tongue, Temperature and

Pulse number, she asks:

“And what seems to be the trouble

with you?”

1 “As near as I can find out from

.these clams around here, I’ve got

something wrong with my head.”

“Then I’m the very one you need to

take care of you. I’m the head nurse,”





\and she busted right out laughing.





- “Say, if every case around this hos-

pital is as screamingly funny as mine,

you ought to invite the public in and

scharge admission. Every fifteen min-

utes today somebody has had a good

laugh at my expense.”

. “I know,” she says, “but we’ve got

to have a little fun around this moan

.factory once in a while or we’d perish.

.Now, then,” she adds, “if you’ll turn





~ over I’ll give you an alcohol rub. It





will make you sleep tight.” .\

, “Tell me one more like that one. I

.want to die laughing.”



“No, that will be all for today. By

tomorrow I may have a few more

thought up. Good-night, and remember

the old motto: “Look before you

sleep’.”



That was two weeks ago.

of all kinds of odds I got over it, and

if you ever catch me in! a hospital

again it’s going to be on visiting days

only.



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State Farm Bureau. They favored the

Town and Strauch bills,

amendments are made to materially

reduce the weight tax on' light trucks.



The Townand .Strauch bills have

been outlined in The Michigan Farm:

er in previous issues. Briefly, they

provide for a four-cent gas tax, a pen

manent $5.00 license for passenger

cars, an annual weight tax on commer-

cial vehicles, and the return of $8, 000, -

000 annually to the counties instead of

$6, 000,000.



An interesting feature of «Mr. Mc-

Pherson’s testimony was his sugges‘

tlon that all trucks and trailers which

hooked together have a. total length

9111 excess of forty feet, should pay at

least twice the regular rate; ’ He said,

“These long freight trains which run





down our trunk lines constitute a traf— .





flc menace to the public. The time

has come when this evil must be cor-

rected,”



It wasinteresting to note that even

the representatives of the truck and

bus owners’ organizations expressed

themselves as approving an increase

in the gas tax, providing it was

thought best to make any change in

the present highway revenue laws.



* * *





After pupating in the Senate com<

mittee on finance and appropriations

for a period of exactly two weeks, Sen-

ator Norman B. Horton’s corn borer

bill finally emerged and winged its

flight through the Senate nearly as

fast as the adult corn borer moth sails

westward to





‘ pied territory.





After many delays in the committee,

the bill was finally reported out with-

out amendment late last Wednesday

afternoon. The Senate immediately

resolved itself into committee of the

Whole, listened to the reading of the

bill, and reported it favorably. Under

suspension of the rules, it was then

taken up at once on third reading and

on the final roll call it secured a faV«

orable vote of thirtyvone to nothing.

On motion of Senator Horton it was

given immediate effect. ~



On motion of Senator Tom Read, of

Shelby, the bill was ordered known as

the Horton bill. The measure has now

gone to the House of Representatives,

where prompt and favorable action is

expected.



As passed by the Senate, the Horton

bill gives the State Department of Ag-

riculture the necessary authority to

establish quarantines and enforce the

rules and regulations for the clean-up

work. It appropriates $200,000 of state

funds for each of the next two years

to supplement the funds which will be

available from the Federal Purnell bill.



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A movement to reduce congestion and

interference in the radio atmosphere

has been started by Representative

Joseph C. Armstrong, of Detroit. A

bill which he has introduced proposes

to regulate radio broadcasting origi-

nating in 'the state of Michigan by em—

powering the Michigan Public Utilities

Commission to make rules and orders

regarding the distribution of time be-

tween the various stations broadcast-

ing in the state. The Armstrong bill

does not deal with Wave lengths, as

this phase of the problem, is handled

by federal authorities.



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appropriations- of $500, each year for





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ment of the salaries of resident ex-

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means of agricultural trains. .



?It was explained by C. W. Warbur—

.ton, director of the extension work in

. the‘department of agriculture, that the

,bill will enableflthe department to ex-

.tend its work to 700 agricultural coun-

ties which now have no county, exten-

sion agents, and to 1,900 counties

which have no home demonstration

agents. The Washington .representa-

tives of the National Grange and the

American Farm Bureau Federation

spoke in favor of the bill.





 





NEW MUSCLE SHOALS' PLAN.





RESOLUTION is on its way



through Congress providing for a

commission to make a new study of

Muscle Shoals, and Senator Norris has

introduceda resolution providing for

government operation. It would give

the secretary of war authority to com-

plete several units of the Muscle

Shoals plant, to sell electricity, and to

use the profits for experimental work

to develop cheaper fertilizer. The pow-





Calf Clubs Are Going Strong.

er would be sold to states, other politi-

cal subdivisions, corporations and in-

dividuals. Where necessarylhe would

be authorized to construct transmis-

sion lines from Muscle Shoals.



The fertilizer experiments would be

carried on by the secretary of agricul-

ture through the fixed nitrogen labor-

atory. To permit the secretary of ag-

riculture to begin» his experimental

work immediately, an appropriation of

$10,000,000 would be advanced by the

federal treasury. The movement for

government operation has some sup-

port in Congress, but the farm organ-

izations are still backing the American

Cyanamid Company’s ofler.





 





THE RADIO BILL PASSED.





T HE radio control bill,.having pass-

ed Congress, is now at the White

House awaiting the President’s signa-

ture. It creates a federal radio com-

mission of five members to be appoint-

ed by the President, each to draw a

After the

first year the coutrol goes to the sec-

retary of‘ commerce, with the commis-

sion setting periodically as a‘ board

of review over disputed decisions re-

ferred to'it by the secretary of com-

merce. It is indicated that the farm





those $10,000 jobs go to a representa-

tive of agriculture. ,

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LEARN COST OF HARVESTING

TIMBER.





 





THE United States Forest Service

Experiment Station at Dukes, be-

tween Munising and Marquette, re-

cently undertook a timber—cutting pro-

ject whereby a definite amount of ma-

turé timber is being out under forest

service rules from a twenty-acre tract.

Careful cost accounts are being kept,

for it is wanted to learn what cutting

system is cheapest in the long run.

A portion of the swamp land has been

drained and measurements have al-

ready been taken of the change in the

water table level, and, starting next

spring, will be taken to determine the

alteration in the growth of timber af-

ter drainage of the land carrying the

timber. The weather bureau equip-

ment has been installed at three loca-

tions, indicating weather conditions in

the timber, on the cut-over, and on the

swamp lands. Thus, in the recent cold

snap it was ascertained that the ther-

mometers on one night registered

twenty-five degrees in the timber,

twenty degrees in the open, and sev-

enteen degrees in swamp areas. Mr.

Albert Wackerman, of the United For-

est Service, is in permanent charge of

this branch station. With him is a

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CLOVERLAND cnops IN 1925.“





 





OME interesting 1926 crop statistics



for the Upper Peninsula have been

issued by Verne H. Church, national

crop statistician, working in connection

with the Michigan Department of Ag-

riculture. The Upper" Peninsula pro—

duced last year nearly 2,000,000 bush-

els of oats, which at the December 1

market price of thirty—nine cents per

bushel were worth $735,000.



Upper Peninsula potato production

reached 2,318,000 bushels last year,

with a value of over $3,500,000. The

average yield of potatoes in the dis-

trict is 136 bushels to the acre, as

against an average of 120 bushels for

the state.





Chippewa county produced 71, 800

tons of hay during the y,ear valued at

$1,005,000. This is the largest county

yield in the peninsula, but everywhere

the hay crop was of better quality

than for some years preceding. Hpugh-

ton came next to Chippewa in hay pro-

duction and was closely followed by

Menominee.





Figures for 1926 sugar beet culture

are not yet available. Most of the

Upper Peninsula beets are grown in

Menominee, Delta and Schoolcraft

counties, and the yield per acre is al-

ways substantially higher than in the

counties farther south. These beets

find a market at the Menominee plant

of the Menominee River Sugar Com-

pany.





BETTER CROPS TRAIN.





 





VERYONE in the peninsula who

understands the "purpose of the

better crops train that will start on

March 23 is enthusiastic over the pos-

sibilities in advancing Cloverland ag-

riculture. The battery of speakers in-





- cludes G. W. Putnam, superintendent





of the Chatham EXperiment Station;

C. M. McCrary, potato specialist; C.

E. Skiver, crops specialist; E. G. Amos

and George E. Bishop. The schedule

of stops for the train is as follows:

Wednesday, March 23, Harvey, Skan.





dia, Chatham. \

March 24, Munising,





Thursday,

Shingleton.

Friday, March 25, Seney, McMillan,

Nev‘vberry

Saturday, March 26, Mora

1 Monday, March 28,Dafterf1Brimley,

Sault Ste. Marie.

di'Sl‘ue‘sday, March 29, Rudyard, Enga-

ne

WedneSday, March 30. newness,-

Cooks, Rapid River,





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Saturday, April 2, Rock.



Monday, April 4, Nadeau, Stephen-

son, Menominee.



Tuesday, April 5, Hermansville, Nor-

way.



Wednesday, April 6, Iron Mountain,

Sagola.



Thursday, April 7. Mass, Ontonagon.



Friday, April 8, Amasa.



Saturday, April 9, Crystal Falls, Iron





River. -



Monday, April 11, \Yakefield, Iron-

wood.



Tuesday, April 12, North Ironwood,

Topaz. '



Wednesday, April 13, Bruce’s Cross-

ing, Trout Cieek.





Thursday, April 14, Covington, Her,

man.



Friday April 15, Tapeola, Chassell.



Saturday, April 16, Hancock.



Monday, April 18, Toivola, Atlantic.



Tuesday, April 19, Alston, Pelkie.



Wednesday, April 20 Humboldt, Re-

public.





 





 





Service Department





 





 





WIFE’S SUPPORT





 





A husband and wife have a division

of property but do not get divorced.

We are living on wife’s farm. Do I

have to pay her taxes, keep up ex-

penses, and pay her rent? Does she

have to sign my deeds and mortgages

by law? Can she sell her property

without my signature?—S.





A married woman may dispose of

her property without her husband’s

consent or signature and is under no

obligation to join in his conveyances

of any kind. His liability to her for

taxes, rent and expenses other than

his legal obligation to support his wife

must rest upon contract if at all.—-—

Rood.





LIABILITY ON MINOR’S CONTRACT





 





Can a mother he made to pay for

something her 17 year old son bought

without her knowledge or consent? He

made part payment and then brought

it home and expected to get balance

of money from me. I told him at the

time that I would not pay for it as

it was not w01th a half of what he had

paid so far and I told him to take it

back but he refused to do so. The

boy has nothing of his own. Can they

compel me to pay fer it?——M.



The mother is not liable on the boy’s





oontract.~—Rood.





meanse FOR RABBIT RAISIN'é.





 





Does one have to obtain a license to

1aise rabbits for market? Where can

one be obtained and at what price?

-~ J





Write the director of conservation

at Lansing, Michigan—Rood.





 





DUE ON DEMAND.





 





A. sold a farm to B. on contract and

nothing was mentioned as to how

much was to he paid annually. Could

A take the place away from B. ? B.

pays the interest every three months

and the taxes A. pays the insurance

now. Who should pay the insurance?



L. C.





Obligation to pay insurance is de-

pendent upon the contract, without

which there is no such liability. If

nothing is stated as to time‘of such

payment, the money is due upon de-

mand, and the contract may be fore-

closed it it is not madeL—Rood.





 





INSANITY AND PROPERTY DIS-

POSAL.





 





If a man’s wife is insane in a state

hospital, can he obtain a divorce and

marry again? Can he sell any of his

land?——S.



Insanity is not a ground for divorce

in this state. Any sale of the lands

of the husband without the wife join-





ing, would be subject to her possible





(lower right if she survived him,





though she was insane at the time the, f





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read oil: some kind of a mixture which

' centaine’d paramn. Would that not be

good to apply? After which I might

ve it tWO good coats of cement paint.

1.1)me suggestions will be appreciated.





Really, the only entirely satisfactory

. treatment for damp walls'of concrete,

concrete blocks or brick to rem0ve all

'. trouble from. dampness, is to put fur-

:4 ring strips on the inside, then lath and

K-“plaSter, so as to leave a dead air

“space between walls and plaster. How-

ever, much improvement can be made

'by coating the outside ofithe walls

| with some waterproof coating. There

are a number of commercial water-

proof coatings 'for concrete and brick

walls, most of which are satisfactory

when used according to directions.



Probably the best treatment is to

wait for a dry hot day, when the wall

has pretty well dried out. Then brush

off all loose material with a wire brush,

and give the surface two coats of hot

paraffin. The first coat should be made

'very thin with gasoline or kerosene,

and applied with a Whitewash brush,

so that the kerosene will strike into

the pores, and carry the paraffin with

it. The second coat can be mixed in

aboutvthe proportion‘of three pounds

of paraflin to two gallons of kerosene

kept hot by means of .a hot water

bath. This is the most lasting in its

waterproofing effects, but will make

trouble if stucco or cement wash is

to be applied.



..,Another method much used is to

' ‘coat with an alum-soap coating. First

mix two and one—half pounds of pure

hard soap per gallon of water, and ap-

ply boiling hot when the wall is dry

and warm. Allow it to dry twenty-four

hours and then apply another solution

made by mixing about threefourths of

;_-i a pound of aluminum sulphate (im-

Ij' properly called alum) to each gallon

of water; have the temperature tepid,

or about seventy degrees, and apply

over the first coating, which will last

for quite a long while and will allow of

‘ other coatings or stucco being used.



. Still another method is to first apply

a. coat or wash of equal parts by

“weight, of zinc sulphate and water in

§-solution, applied with brush or spray-

'ing machine. After allowing at least

"forty-eight hours, apply one to three

coats of sodium silicate (water glaSs)

. mixed with water until it can be band-

led easily With brush or spray, allow-

ing it at least twenty-four hours be-

tween‘coats. This does not have quite

the lasting quality that the paraffin

coating does. _



Cement washes also will help to

some extent, but are usually not very

effective unless mixed with some of

the commercial waterproofing pastes.

Two or three coats of good cement

._ stucco made especially dense and wa-

' terproof will also help greatly if you

wish that type of finish. ——D.





GIVES METHOD OF STOPPING '

CISTERN LEAK.





IN reply to the recent inquiry from a

reader who had trouble with a leak

__ in a concrete block cistern, 1 think

’ his leak is due to seepage through the

, blocks. If your correspondent will use

hydrated lime, sixteen per cent by

weight or one 'bag of hydrated lime

; to six bags of cement, and make a

plaster for the walls about one-half

inch thiCK, I think this will stop his

trouble. We use this proportion in all

. Cement work—F. M. R.





1 Three carloads Of lime were deliv-

‘ered to farmers of Charlevoix county

the past month. TWO of the cars were



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NO'TICED the article in the Febru-

ary 5 issue, by James Thusler, in

which he demanded protection for the

English Sparrow. Mr. Thusler seem—

ingly is not aware of the fact that

investigations and post-mortems on

the crops of English sparrows shew

them to be almost completely grain

eating birds. They eat w01 ms and in-

sects only when there is no grain to

be plundered. Evidently, Mr. Thus-

ler has not watched oats grow on the

land be dragged in the spring from

which 'the sparrows ate worms, only

to see these same sparrows strip the

heads of the cats as they stood in the

shocks. Perhaps he has not seen a

Wheat field with the straws all broken

down and stripped of wheat for a rod

or two from the fence before the time

to begin harvest. He does not real-

ize that the English sparrow does not

have cat’s eyes with which to hunt

the corn borer moth which flies at

night. Neither does it have a drilling

bill, with which to bore in the corn

stalk in search of the larvae of the

corn borer.



These same English sparrows tor-

ment the song birds, which are the

true insect destroyers.’ They also rob

their nests. They roost and nest

about the buildings making the prem~

ises dirty and filthy.



I am not a city song-bird enthusiast,

but have lived on a farm and seen

these actual depredations of this

feathered pest. Let us boost the

bounty on the English sparrow.——El-

den G. Witkowsky.





 





DON'T LET THE RURAL CHURCH

‘ DECAY.





 





OWEVER destitute a section or

an individual may be, some of the

most desired things are usually acquir-

ed somehow, so it surely isn’t lack of

money alone that accounts for the de-

cline of the church. Maybe it’s the

general antagonistic note in the times.

I recall vividly a. trip taken through

the old home farming section five or

six years ago, when a. big free-for-all

neighbo'rh‘dod “row” was wrecking the

church. Hostilities seemed to be de—

clining just a bit, and our crowd was

seizing the opportunity to revive the

discontinued prayer meeting but, once

safely home. I sat down and confront-

ed the others with the question, “Do

you know what I was thinking during

every call we made?” They didn’t, so

I told them. “This is just like trying

to start a prayer meeting in hell.”

The church we attend now may not

be exactly a rural church in the

sense that it is located in a small vil-

lager but many of‘its patrons come

from distinctly rural farming sections

and we, ourselves, live on a twenty-

nineacrejarm within a few rods of

the center of the village. Really, we

are all farmers here. The church has

never been dead, but it was 6n the de

cline, and we prefer not to have it

going in that direction. The young

people’s organization was “deader”

than anything else, and we knew that

was a. very bad symptom.



The pastor visited some very suc-

cessful gospel meetings in progress,

perhaps twenty miles from here, and‘

invited the evangelists to hold their

next campaign with us. They were

young men—oneof them a mere led,

'-—-and fine singers. They stayed a

month and, while they didn't convert

all the surrounding territory, they gave

the church people". and especially the





’ young folks, a much needed stimulant?





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school crowd, the children able to read N





and up to high school age, and the

tots that can’t read.

afternoon -at-3:00 o’clock a children’s

meeting is held. It is 'divided‘into

two groups, each learning Bible verses,

singing songs, etc.



The little folks just enjoy these ser-

vices and are so enthusiastic there is





"‘no keeping them at- home,” as one





mother expressed it. At seven o’clock

the juniors meet for their service, usu-

ally led by one of their own number,

supervised by the trained leader. Im-

mediately following this service the»

pastor preaches and holds a regular

evangelistic service.





A feature of the new order that

catches and holds the children is the

music—a vast variety of snappy chor-

uses and motion songs that delight the

hearts of the little folks. The noteof

evangelism runs through everything,

from the morning service to the aid

dinner this winter, and the resulting

order approaches more nearly than

anything'else I have ever seen, the

ideals held up by the New Testament.

--Mrs. E. M. Anderson.





«FAVORS BARNYARD BIDDY





 





HAVE a wager on you printing this





letter for it is contrary to the

teaching of all farm and poultry pa-

pers.



Regarding the care- of chickens,

thanks be to the Lord for my hav~

ing the so called barnyard biddies for

it is cheaper to keep them. I have

nine Pekin ducks and fourteen Buff

Rock chicks. The twenty-three cost me

nearly seven cents per day for feed. I

have to buy everything they eat,'but

the egg tonic which I raise in my gar-

den, but could buy it at the most at

ten cents per ounce at drug stores

and groceries.





In December, 1926, my pullets began

laying and continued the rest of the

winter. After getting off the roosts

or perches with snow on their backs-

and wade around in the snow, they

would go into the nest after scratching

the snow out in the early morning

while it was still dark, for I do not

use electiicity or light in my chick

house.



In December, 1926, my pullets began

laying. This winter they are in an old

open barn and they have not stopped

for cold days and there have been

several days in a stretch that their

mash and water would freeze before

they got through eatingor drinking

so they had to live mostly on corn,

and not one showed any sign of wish-

ing to set.



This little plant which I use as a.

tonic I raise in my garden. It is red

pepper, as raised in the garden, or

cayenne pepper if bought. I' scald one

and one-half pods each morning and

mix the pepper tea with the middlings.





I read so much about pure-bred;





chickens and their feed costs and egg

production, treatment, etc., etc.—-.—if

you know what it_ means. I do not

believe I wish any of them for the





”overhead is too heavy. My wife’s ..

aunt tried last’spring to follow the in- '

structions from” some station and lost”?

all of her chicks befdre they were ten ,





days old. She then used the hen for





hatching and never lost half a dozen. .





She raised 145 chicks last summer. .



My ducks started to lay the 28th of

January. How [many more people

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5 to 103 bushels.

" in the field and after threshing by col-

; siege inspectors, then placed in a bin

~' in the seed house and dried,-if neces-

. sary. They are tested by the Michi-





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as? has: .w .. than sham

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The corn threatening... is plac-





:;' ed on the racks as soon as harvested.

"-.The”~~hundred [windows are thrown ope





on and. fires are started in. the fur-

naces. _ Mr.“ Clement is, planning to

~put in blowers to increase the, circu-

latiOn of air, to facilitate rapid drying,

an important factor in seed cornrt‘pro-

. duction. The moisture content of this





2 L corn is“ reduced from around thirty per

j cent to‘thirteen‘per cent. About Jan—

: uary first, the germinating tests begin.

T-wo kernels are taken from every ear





for testing. - The tests run seven days.

Akernel that fails to grow, or lacks

The corn

that meets the germinating test goes

to the corn sheller. Here. the ears are

first tipped, then shelled, and each ear

is run separately over a belt. Either

Mr. Clement or his son, who has de-

veloped ability as a corn judge, Watch-

es every ear. Ears showing off type

are taken out for chicken feed. The

other ears are classified into “regis-

tered,” which must test ninety-eight

per cent, and “certified,” which must

.test ninety per cent or above. By

means: of a switch these grades are

"dumped in separate bins on the sec-

ond floor. From these bins the corn

is run through the grader on the first





.- floor, which takes out all over-sized





kernels and dirt and small kernels,

and then grades what is left into three





I sizes, large, medium, and small. Each





size is sacked separately in bushel and

half—bushel bags and stored until de-





': livery is made late in the spring. Im-





proper storing of this well-cared-for

corn will injure its value, so Mr. Clem-

ent guards against such possibility by

sending it to the purchaser just before

he needs it.



Besides supplying regular customers,

he sells a considerable portion of his

se'Ed crop through , advertising. He

stated, that the Michigan Farmer was

the best medium he uses to get orders





. for this corn. . , ,

He also grows Worthy oats for seed.





.Cornstalks asleft by the picker, are





f plowed under and then the cultipacker

3218*. used ,to fit the surface.





, He drills

‘in two bushels of certified seed per





:‘yacrefwith from 200 to 300 pounds of

i .i‘acid phosphate.





His oat fields in re-

cent years have yielded from eighty

The oats are inspected





gan Crop Improvement Association and

' sold. .

His barley is grown substantially the





1 same Way as are the cats, except that





the grain is handled in bags because

of the beards. All'the barley has been

sold in New York state.



For years hogs have been the prin-





' ciple live stock kept on this farm. ’ At

‘ one time seventeen or eighteen brood

L sows were maintained. .But with the

,- increased attention given'to the seed

'- corn business, the number has been.





decreased to four or five. These are

-: pure-bred‘Durocs, and the surplusis

" sold at private sale. The hogs are fed





. _. the corn culled from the seed supply.





A fine flock of laying hens are also

, kep’t. These are blood-tested and state





f accredited, andinlsea‘sonthe eggs are

;; sold to, a hatchery.





these eggs. go to private customers.

':. The, hatchery pays, about ten cents





«i above the market price, and also pays

; tor thedtesting. This year 2,000 baby

‘The old ‘

hens Will be kept until these chicks

dire ready for laying. lfo'ultry is fed,

effiémélstakesffibmthe tips and ‘

' or. the .~ seed 56mm.) _ These, are

‘ dimmed with. brgnandmtl . ‘





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me: a well-equipped bath room is made

possible with the water. supply and a

septic tank. ‘ A piano and a radio keep

the members of the family from get-

ting lonesome for music. ~

I Mrs. Clement has been a most help-

ful partner in this successful enter-

prise. She was a farm girl and early

learned how a good farm ought to be

run. 'Not only. does she know the

needs ofcrops and the handling of the

live stock, but in the planning of the

seed house and its operation, she had

taken an‘active part. She keeps the

books and looks after the correspond-

ence. ,

The Clements in this developmgnt

of their business, of farming, have not

forgotten the children——-two boys and

a girl. They have been specially in-

terested in seeing that modern school

facilities are provided, and they have

been strong for club work. The boys

have been active members of calf and

sheep clubs for several years. They

have won much prize money at the

fairs with their registered Shropshire

sheep. ‘ '





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and is active in climb. and commit.

nity werk. Mr. Clement is almember





of the farm. bureau, director” of the .

Michigan Crap Improvement Associa- 2





tion, and is county chairman in, the

corn borer clean-up campaign.





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E Joint Stuck Land Banks are in

a better condition as a whole, than

any other farm loan agency- either





public or private, W. W. Powell, sec- -





,retary of the American Association of

Joint . Stock. and Banks, told the

House banking and currency commit-

tee, in hearings on the bill to enlarge

the control of the federal treasury ov-

er the federal farm loan system.



It was stated by Mr.lPowell that the

Joint Stock Land Banks are as eco-

,nomically administered and safely and

conspicuously well managed as the

Federal Land Banks.



They do not object to being placed

under the supervision 10f the treasury,

but they are opposed to being placed

partly under the treasury and partly

under the farm loan board. Such ad-

ministration would bring about divided

responsibility and possible conflict be-

tween the two agencies.





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Don’t Gamble

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LL through the year you work toward the harvest with

machines selected on the basis of efficient operation. You

have learned that sometimes a few dollars saved really

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what it costs but by what it can save and cam for you. You would

hesitate'a long time before risking your valuable time and crops on a

small and doubtful economy. I





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or short-length twine. Your binder was built to operate perfectly on

high-grade, uniform twine; it will cost you time, when time is real

money, if you try to force cheap or poorly made twine through its





It has been the business of the Harvester organization since the

early twine binders went into the fields in ’81 to provide the grain

growers of the world with binders and twine that operate with utmost

efficiency. The Harvester twine mills, located in the principal grain

sections, and the network of 92 branches and 12,000 dealers over the

certainty and assure the greatest distribut-

ing economy. You can always be sure of

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ONE DOLLAR INVESTED IN MICHIGAN FARMER’ S FEDERAL TRAVEL-ACCIDENT INSUR-

ANCE PROTECTION by the late Aloysius Cousino, Newport, Michigan, brings to his benificiary, mothe:,

a Federal Life Insurance Company check drawn 1n her favor for $2, 000. 00.





 





 





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IN SETTLEMENT. OF CLAIMS as PER RECEIPT ON BACK HEREOF‘.

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Rosa M. Fancsal, beneficiary, mother of the late John L Fancsal, Jr.,

$2, 000. 00 by the Federal Life Insurance Company. This death claim was paid the beneficiary through the

Milan State Savings Bank on February 2,1927.



This reproduction of the Federal Life InSurance Company’s check No. 33355 testifies to the Federal Life

Insurance Company’s intentions toward Michigan Farmer Federal T ravel Accident policy holders, and assures

our policy holders that their policies cover them while traveling on BUSINESS OR PLEASURE.



The late John L. Fancsal, J r., met death as the result of a railway passenger train striking and wrecking the

milk truck driven by the assured



The late Aloysius Cousino, of Newport, met death as the result of a railway passenger train striking and





, wrecking a coal truck of which he was the driver





of Milan, Michigan, R- 5, was paid"





A total of $5, 677. 85 has been paid to Michigan Farmer policy holders to date by the Federal Life Insurance a





Company of Chicago, Illinois. And the Federal Life Insurance Company has paid over $1, 000, 000. 00 to





their travel accident policy holders during the past two years.





Here 15 the Protection this Policy Gives:





F01 loss of life, sustained by the wrecking or

Pays $71500 disablement of a railroad passenger car or

street, elevated 01 underground railway car passengel steamship

or steamboat, in or on which the insured is t1aveling as a fa1e-

paying passenger; 01 fo1 the loss of hands, feet or sight as specified





in policy.



F01 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 dIiver, and in which insured is traveling as a fare-

paying passenger; or for the loss of hands, feet, 01 sight as specified

in policy. 11 th 11



For loss of life sustained y e wrec mg or

Pays $29000 disablement of any vehicle or car operated by





any private carrier or private person in which the insured is riding,

or by being accidently throwu therefrom; or for the loss of hands,

feet, or sight, as specified in policy.



For loss of life by being struck or run down

Pays $12 000 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 where a life- guard is regularly 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-

Pays $10 WEEKLY juries sustained in the manner de-

scribed above and specified in policy.

All specific losses showu in policy increase 10 per eent each

year £01 five years (except this weekly indemnity).





 





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 13 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

cover-"the 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 Offer

gives you Michigan Farmer 5 years and one year in-

Burance protection. 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 Insurance in force...





 





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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 Acc1dent Policy in the Federal Life In-

surance Company, isSued through The Michigan Farmer.





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The Orchard Location





E/zmmatmg t/ze Frail Pocket





" ' By J. L. Kraker "





HE need of proper location as to





. air drainage for fruit trees-in‘ a‘





’country .with severe winters Or





cold air in the spring, causing the

blossom buds to be frosted, and if not

frosted, then to be injured by the cold





frosty springs, cannot be over-empha— bwhen the temperature was low, even





sized. Not only must the location be if not freezing.

On the higher fields of the region, but

Afoare must be taken not to select a,





highly located pocket where the cold





air may settle and damage the fruit





buds and blossoms. ‘1



Even in good fruit regions, the trees

planted on the better located? sites

bear more regularly than those Plant-

ed on the lower locations. On those

fields situated below some hills on to

which the cold air currents from the

”hills may drain, and then be caught in





And this prolonged

cold night after night in the spring,

which had settled in this air pocket,

injured the fruit buds and blossoms,

so that we could get no set of cherries.

,, Therefore, in the fall of 1925,

opened a clearing in the woods, follow-

ing the road below the orchard, clear-

ing about-five rods to either side of

the road. Including the road bed and

road shoulders, this made an opening

about fifteen rods wide, and when the

cold nights came, and the cold, frosted





 





 





 





 





 





Gravity Does Most of the Work in this Well-planned Maple Sugar Plant of

AlvinC. Baker.





the flat air pocket, and being caughrbreezes sought their lower level from'





and stopped, these currents get colder,

and especially in the spring freeze or

damage the fruit buds on trees planted

in such locations, with the consequent

loss of crop.



This necessity for proper air drain-

age, even on a site situated high above

'Lake Michigan in the Michigan fruit





,~ belt, was strongly impreSSed on the‘

' writer, because a nice locking block of





220 Montmorency sour cherries did not

bear fruit, even though eight years old.

This orchard was planted on a. nice

level piece of ground, with a slight

slope to the south. 'A road skirted it

to 7the south and. west, the road pass-

. So the

Leaving

the orchard, the road passed through

some second-growth timber, down hill

from the cherry trees. It is true that

this road is fairly level after passing

up to the west from this orchard. But

here’s the rub: above the orchard to

the north, west and east, are some

higher hills, with a ravine to the north,

through which the cold north winds

can blow. ,

So, while the location. of this or-

chard apparently was all right, and

.the ground of good fertility, and easily

cultivated, and the trees had made a

fair average growth for their age, they

did not bear, for they were planted in

‘a perfect air pocket. The air draining

from the north and west, settled in

:this orchard, in the pocket at the

southeast corner of the orchard form-

1- ed by the woods, and then backed up

1 throughout the cherry trees.

, We, have owned this orchard for four

{years :In 1923, at four years of age,

it bore a» few cherries, about} 500





pounds, despite a nice healthy growth .,

fi-of the previous season of twelve to

. .. fifteen inches.

' .féwrong, but did nothing.





We sensed gofiflhing

In 1925,11,

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the hills above our cherry trees, they

did not stop in the branches, and

freeze our buds, but passed on down

through the neck of the funnel we had

opened by our clearing, and the buds

of 1926 were not injured, and our 220

Montmorency cherry trees produced

11,600 pounds of fine sour‘ cherries

in 1926.



If you have an orchard that is not

bearinguwhether of cherries or any

other fruit—~and which is located at

the base of a vase formed by the ter-

rain of its location, see if you cannot

make the vase a funnel by clearing

away the obstruction which stops the

cold air fro'm the sides of the vase,

and by proper ventilation and air

drainage make _the fruit 'buds produce.

It can be done—for we did it.





MANY APPLES EXPORTE D.





 





SHORTAGE of apple production



in Europe, and a large drop in this

country, is held by the department of

commerce specialists to be responsible

for the larger demand for American

apples abroad than in previous years.

Exports of barreled apples have been

unusually large.





Exports of barreled apples from the

United States in the calendar year

19.26, came close to, doubling those of

1925, an‘d‘were considerably in excess

of those during any year of'the three—

year period 1922 to 1924. In 1926 the

exports of barreled apples amounted

to 6,921,826 barrels, valued at $15,042,-

694, at $5.00 per barrel. In 19.25, there

were exported, 1,706,916 barrels, val-

ued at $8,275,589, at $4.87 per barrel;

The export statistics show that we

have retained our principal markets

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' “It isn’t nice for you to say tha,’



.Rnpert piped up.



" “Atta boy! !” Cash patted him on, the

shoulder and'waltzed out to the wash-

mom- to the tune of



“Her brow is like the snowdrift, her

throat is like the swan.

And her face it is the fairest that

e’er the sun shone on."

. He came back in a minute. and stood

‘ by the stove humming

“Tum de de de tum de tum tee,

De de .dum de dum de de

Toodle tum de tum de tum de

Tee tum de doodle dee."

“So that’s where you’ve been,” Ma

told him.



“Biscuits?” Cash winked at us. “Say,

she' 3 some biscuit. ”

“For heaven’s



. asked.



“That music teacher.” I



“So that’s where you’ve been,” "a

pretended not to like it.





Ma. said, “‘I guess it





sake, who?” Ma





“Uh-hu. We’ve been down to the

deacon’s." .



“We?"



“Uh-hu.” Cash finally sat down at

the table. “It seems Rupert had told'





her I was fireman there now, so she

met me on the street and asked if

she could go in and monkey with the

piano while I was there. She said the

piano doesn't sound right and she had

an idea it was in the legs.”



“You’re crazy all right,” Ma decided.



“No; honest, Carrie, she said that

pianos are such sensitive critters that

unless the legs are put on right it

spoils the tone. She thought mebbe

the ones on Rupert’s piano weren’t put

back right after it was moved. So I



' helped her prop it up on chairs, one

end at a time, and she shifted ’em all

around. Then she tried it and said

it sounded better. So it’s all right fior

Rupert’s lesson tomorrow."



“That sounds foolish, but I suppose

she knows,” Ma said.



“She seemed to,” Cash said. “By

hooky, she ran her hands over them

piano legs and handled ’em—e—would

hardly let me touch one ’em—as

tho they was made of solid 1d. ”



l looked at Bill and he looked at

me. .





CHAPTER VIII





HE plot thickens,” Bill said, when

we went out to fill the woodbnx

after supper.



“It has jellied as far as I am con-

cerned,” I told him. “I can’t see thru

it. If there is some crooked work to

this piano leg business, why did Miss

Dirkin want Cash around ?”



“She couldn’t get into the house

without him.”



'hy didn’t she wait until

Browns got back ?”



“Well, Cash is such an easy-going

old boy she thought he wouldn't notice

anything."



“Suffering cats! What is there to

notice about one piano leg or two pi-

ano legs or three piano legs or four

piano legs? That’s what I want to

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“I haven’t quite figured it out." Bill

answered in that wise way of his.



“No; I guess you haven’t. Scotty

knows as much about it as you do.”



“I wish he was a bloodhound."



“I ”wish he was a pointer," I said. “I

want a feW‘ things pointed out to me.”



“Well,” Bill looked \huffed, “I’m





,working on the case."





“Applesauce! !"



There is no use pretending that

either of us worked on the case. We

Just loafed around waiting for some—





thing to happen, and day after day it.





didn't. We went to school and coast:





'ed and skated and fooled with the pup





“Eef I stay home my nerve bust.”

“More trouble with your wife?"

“Yah.” Pete began to swing the



axe. “I lak music and tell Julie for



to learn to play. What you tink he

do? Two; t’ree hours a day she set

on de piano an’ play one-twot'ree—four,

one-two-t’ree-four lak one parrot poll.



‘Julie,’ lysay, ‘what dat noise?’ ‘My



lesson,’ she say. ‘You pay money to



be teach dat?’ I ask. ‘Sure,’ he say,



‘dis ees where I begin.’



I say, ‘but why‘don’t you end up stop?’



‘Pete, you old fool,’ she say, ‘how I be





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and ate three or four meals a day

and watched Miss Dirkin what we

could. I don't 'mean that we tagged

her around and spied on her, but when

we met her on the street we sized her

up and every time it seemed she was

paler and more worried-looking. Per-

haps it was our imagination, for no

one else mentioned it. She was busy

too, for Cousin Jim was rushing her

around every spare minute and she

had quite a. number of music scholars.



At last Julie La France was taking

lessons, for Pete had handed over the

fifty dollars to her. She was as happy

as a mouse in a cheese factory, but

Pete wasn’t. He .. was just learning

what deviltry there is in a piano.



“Not going to work, are you?” Cash

asked him one morning, when he was

passing the house with an axe on his

shoulder.





“You bet.” He stopped.



“You’ll be sick changing your habits

at your age, Pete.” '



‘fBa gosh!" We drew back, for a

Frenchman with an axe in his hands

is dangerous when he begins to talk.





learn up,’ I say. ‘For t’ree day you

ain’t play something different. One-

two-t’ree-four, one-two—t’ree-four, ba

gosh, I go crazec.’ Eet tak brain to

go crazee,’ he say, ‘don’ worry.’ Dat

what my Julie say!” Pete was half

ready to cry.





HEER up,” Cash laughed, “she’ll

get the hang of it and be playing

with both hands before long.”



Pete groaned. “Dat what she say.

An’ I tell her when she come mak’ two

tams twice so much noise I die sure.

So I go chop wood.” ‘ And Pete moved

along.



Each morning and night for several

days, he went past the house, which

shows that there is some good in mus-

ic after all if it can drive a man like

him to work. Then we missed him

and heard that he and Julie were vis-

iting his brother Joe in the next town.

The following day someone said that

he was back alone and sick, and Ma,

who is always doing such things, sent

us up t6 his'place with a basket of





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' “I ver’ sad. ver’ sad.” Pete made a

sound in his throat like a. hearse in a '

mud hole. .



“Buck up, ” Bill said/ “Here are

smile builders to ~tuck under your

belt.” I



“Set him on de table,” Pete said.

“Your ma ees one fine handsome

woman. I- tell Julie one day, ‘Julie,’ I

say, ‘eef all womans’ was lak Mees

Wiggin a lot of ’em Would be better

dan dey ain’t.” ‘



“Where is Julie?” I asked.





He moved his head back and forth

like crepe on the door blowing in the

wind. “He'visit on my brother Joe."



“Didn’t come back with yOu?”



’He looked sidewise at the piano.

“Ain't eet enough trub to be seek

without haf her play one- -two-t’ree-four,

one- -two- t’ reefour?”



“Oh, I see. You don’t want her

here. I remember you don’ t like mus-J

ic.” - '



“Music? Damn! .One-two-t’ree-four.

.one- -two- t’ree- four ain’t music. "



“But don’t you need someone to

take care of you?” ’



“No, I feel better.”



“What ailed you?” Bill put in.



Of course, Pete, like everyone else,

was dying to tell how bad off he had

been. . -



“we go visit on my brother Joe an’

come night I feel seek on de inside.

Pain on my head an" my belly.

Ache! Ba ,gosh, down to my leetle

toe. In de mornin’ I feel lak one fire

an’ ache some more. Jae wife say, ‘I

feex you queek,’ an’ began to read on

de almanac. , E'et say what to do be-

cause you ain’t hat a doctaire. “For

stummich,’ she read, ‘tak ginger tea.

For liver tak calomel. For heart tak

hot pep—mint. For head tak castor oil.

You got all dem g, Pete?’ she ask.

‘Sure,’ I say, ‘\‘I»~’got stummick, liver,

heart, an’ head. “Den you need gin-

ger, calomel, pep’mint an’ castor oil,’

she say. ‘Ba gosh, she git all'dem

medicine, meex heem up een one glass

an’ while Julie hol’ my nose she pour

eet dowu on my inside.’



“Suffering cats!” Bill exploded.

“Did you take all that at one dose?"



“One?” Pete rolled hisreyes. “Dat

enough. Ba gosh, less dan fifteen min-

ute my belly feel lak one cat fight.

‘Julie,’ 1 groan, ‘you Pete goin’ to die.’

Dat mak her scare an’ she call de doc-

taire. He look lak one frog an’ ees

all bone on hees head. ‘W‘here you

ache?’ he ask. .‘On de' inside of me,’ I

say. ‘Feel seek?’ he .ask. ‘You fool.’

I say. ‘You tink I hat a doctaire an’

don’t feel seek no more dan a life

corpse haf a undertaker?’ He look

w se an’ say, ‘You haf one leetle touch

of de grippe, a' ver’ current disease.’

Dat mak me disbus’. ‘Currant,’ I yell.

‘I ain’t eat a currant since‘las’ sum-

mer. You don’t know nuttin’. Git

out!” _



Bill and I were about ready to roll



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' no- attention to us: ‘When the doctaire





gone} 'he went on, “I tell Julie I go

’home. ‘Me too,’ he Say. ‘No, sir,’ I

say. ‘I Won't play,‘ she say. ‘Dat





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word den I come home an’ she don'.

Soin'etam Pete ees boss, eh?”



We tooled around for a while longer

‘and when we were leaving Pete waved

his arms. “One funny ting," he said.

“When I git home an' open de door

on my house I hear somebody else run

out do window."



“A burgular?” Bill asked.



“I tink so mebbe.”



“Anything missing?”



“No, but‘what you tink? Julie's pi-

ano ees prop up on de chair an’ one

,of de leg ees mos‘ oil."



We started.





ES, sir,” Pete pointed to the piano.



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mos'out. I put heem back. Ain’t dat

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good market for pianos in cities,” Bill

said. “Maybe some burgularIwas go-

ing to take this one. to pieces and cart

it off while you were away.”



“Mebbe. I ain’ t tink of dat before.”

Bete seemed satisfied.



“Find any clue?” I asked.



“Diswas on de floor, ” and Pete took

from the table a woman’s handker-

chief. It was plain, without initials.



We looketh it without daring to

look at each other.



“You care anything about keeping

it?" Bill asked.

like it as a sort of curiosity.”



“Tak eet, eet ain’t no good,” Pete

said.



Bill put it in his pocket and we

cleared out.





CHAPTER. IX

HE handkerchief was plain, with-





out a mark, but if it had been‘





tagged “Miss Mae Dirkin” in red let-

ters a foot high we wouldn’t have been

surer of its owner. There are times

when you simply know a thing with-

out being told and that was one of the

times.



“Exhibit A,” Bill said, putting on his

Sherlock manner when we werelout

in the road. “Do you realize, Watson,

that this is a valuable piece of evi-

dence?”



“Pretty likely," I told him.

we can‘t prove it’s hers.”



“We don’t need to, if we know it.”

r” “But in court—” I

ii!“ “We can’t have her arrested:”



“She must have broken into Pete’s

house.”



“Right. But he doesn’t know who



d it and as long as she did no harm



at is it to us?"



But, Bill, what do you suppose she

was trying to do with Julie’s piano

legs ?" I



Bill shook his head and said,



’th Rupert’s?”



I She may be crazy,” I said. .,



1398 your Aunt Emma. She knows

v» 33* she’s up to.”



.n she knows more than any-

bod else in town. "



“But the Boy Detectives are going

to learn." ~



“These same Boy Detectives are

Stumped and one of ’em is willing to

admit it, ” I said.



Bill walked on with his eyebrows

puckered, as they always are when he.

is having a thinking spell. “You know

what! am going to do?" he finally

asked.



“No," I said "Do you?”



“I’m going to take Jim into our con-

fidence." I ' .



“You’ re going to tell him we think

his girl is a crook?"





“Still,





”Or





: “I am going to tell him what we I





k‘Inow about her.”





“If you don’t, I would





"Brobably he’ll give Ius the" tip of his“





' shoe."





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, “He’s a sensible guy ”



. “He was before he fell in love”

“He may have a little. of it left.”

"All. right. Let’s go.”



So that evening soon after supper

we ambled dOWn street on an imag-

inary errand." The store was closed,

but there was a light up stairs in Jim’s

rooms and we found him shaving, with

his sparking togs 011. “Hello, kids,” he

said, nodding to us in the looking-

glass without turning around.



“Getting ready for a music lesson?”

Bill asked.



Jim grinned. “Maybe.”



“Like your teacher?”



“Oh, yes. Sit. down. Here!” he

whooped at me, “not on those pants.”



“Looks as tho somebody had been

sitting on the knees of them,” I

guyed him.‘



He blushed and put some bay rum

in his eye instead of on his chin.

“Wow!” He grabbed a handkerchief.



“Use this one,” Bill shot out, hold-

ing up Miss Dirkin’s. “It belongs to

your teacher."



Jim looked at it as though it was





something holy. “Is that my cous-

in’s?” »



“No,” Bill answered, taking the

plunge. “It is Miss Dirkin’s.”





Jim rubbed his eye and said care-

lesslike, “Same thing. She is my

cousin, you know.”



“Applesauce!” Bill sniffed.





ISM-gave us both a sharp, queer look.

“Perhaps you come here on some

errand,” he said coolly.



“You’ve said it,” Bill told him, wrig-

gling around uneasily. “We’ve come

to give you a tip.”



“A tip?”



“Yes. About Miss Dirkin.” I felt

like fading into the night but saw that

Bill was going to stick it out.



“I suppose you know a lot about

her,” Jim said. wiping his razor.



“Quite a bit,” Bill told him. “Don’t

we, Speck?” -



“More than you do,” I told Jim.



He spun around on me with “You

are altogether too fresh for your own

good.”



I saw that I was in Dutch so I said,

as pious as a carload of hymn books:

“We are only thinking of your own

good.”



“For the love of Mike!” Jim wiped

the last stray bits of lather off his





‘ ears."





 





around giving advice?" . ,

Bill spoke up . “We appointed 'our—





selvesIthis afternoon after we found‘





this handkerchief.”



Jim sat down on the bed and laugh-

ed in his big hearty way. “You beat

the devil. You look and act like two

church elders who have Come to labor

with an .erring brother.”



Naturally we felt foolish. Who

wouldn’t? Two kids of our age splash ;

ing in on a grown man’s'love affair

like that. We would never have dared

do it to anybody but Jim. And then,

besides, we were so curious about that

piano leg mystery that we had more

sand than usual.. Still, it was ticklish

busineSs and even Bill was almost

stopped. -



Jim waited and finally Bill came out

with, “We .don’t want to butt in, but

we thought you ought to have a tip.”



“Good Lord, out with it.” Jim was

as good natured as ever. “What’s on

your mind?”



"Well, you see,” Bill opened up, for

he was to do most of the talking,‘

have sort of stumbled onto a queer

looking case ”



"Case of what?

boots and shoes?”



“I mean a. detective case.”



Jim laughed again, a little uneasy

this time it seemed to me. “All right.

Have I robbed a bank or something?"



“It’s not about you,” Bill told him.

“It’s about Miss Dirkin.”



Jim was suddenly as serious as a

gravestone. “Now look here, kids,” he

said, leaning forward. “I .want you

to understand right now that you are

not to start any stories about her,

even in fun.” _



“That’s Why we are here,” I put in.

“We want to tell you about it before

any stories are started.”



“You want to tell me about what?”

He looked hard at us. “Why the devil

don’t you tell it?”



“Shoot,” I said to Bill, and he did.



As he told the story I realized more

than ever how the whole thing was

hitched to a piano leg, as you might

say. It couldn’t get away “from it.

From the day F‘itzhugh had showed up

right down to this very minute life

had been one piano leg after another.

Bill aired it all, including the fortune

telling stunt, though he made Jim prom~

ise not to peach on Tilly. But Jim

had thoughts .of his own and they

were mighty serious ones, to judge by

the way he looked as he sat there.





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pects anything?”

“Not a soul,” we- said.

“We have that much to be thankful





for.” He rocked one knee in his hands. ,





“What do you kids make of it?”

“We’ re stumped,” I told him.





But Bill wouldn’t admit that. “We’ ve

got a good start on the case,” he said.-





“You have certainly stumbled onto ’





several things,” Jim agreed.





ILL gave him a look.

happen to be all stumbling," he

said. “We used. our beans. The for—

tune telling, for instance.”

Jim nodded.

“I’ll say it was."

chest. “With me to talk and Speck

to watch we found out that she and





Fltzhugh aren’t strangers. They’re u'p '

to something, and I don’t mean may-.





be.”

Jim jumped up and glared at him.

“If you dare—~Well, I’ll tan your hide.”

“Oh, keep your shirt on,” Bill told

him. “What do you know about her

yourself ?”





“What do I know? I know that she





is the dearest, sweetest, purest, no—

blest—”

"‘Oh, sure," Bill cut him off. “But





rwhat do you know beside flapdoodle?”





“Say, I’ve a mind to—”



“Don’t do it.” Bill waved his hand.

“Use some sense. We are partners in

this case. You know our side, now tell

us yours."





“But don’t you dare insinuate that ,





she isn't all right.”



“Who has? It's because we like her

that we’re trying to figure this out .9n

the quiet. How are we going to help





> if you don’t pull with us?"





Jim wiped the sweat off his face. “I

never saw such kids.” His .tone was

more natural. “Hanged if I don’t be—

lieve you, too. What. do I know about

her? Not a thing except that that

night when Mel, the old blockhead,

was going to arrest her she looked .at

me. Well, she just looked at me and

I was ready to die for her. ‘What shall

I tell him,’ I whispered, when I

stooped to pick up her bags. , ‘I am

your cousin, a music teacher,’ she an-

swered. So that was what I told him.

That’s all. I have sometimes won-

dered, but I know she will tell me

sometime. I don’t care who she is or

where she came from. I know that

she is good and that I love her. The

rest doesn’t matter."



All very nice and poetry-like, but

lacking in common sense.





“If you,” Bill started to speak and I





stopped.





The. door flew open, Miss Dirkin

burst into the room and slammed the





door after her. She was white and

shaking.



“Oh, Jim. I am so frightened!” she

cried. “Protect me.”





IT was something like a movie. Here



was the fair heroine (or maybe

villainess) rushing into the hero’s

chamber at night crying. “Protect

me!” And there was the hero, who

had just been raving about her, stand-

ing beside his bed in his shirtsleeves,

his face shining with soap. and his





mouth hanging open so far you might -





have heaved a cat into it. Also, in

the background, the famous Boy De—





tectives, their keen glances noting and

their brilliant minds analyzing every-





detail of the gripping scene before

them. Sounds some like it, eh?



And it looked some like it, too, for

a man with half an eye and that half





shut tight could have told that Miss,





Dirkin wasn’t framing a scene. She





was as honestly scared as a bird that





Then she saw its

in“: it





has seen a snake.



and backed against the door.

“Oh,” ‘



“Whats up?” Bill wanted 19°.



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RESIDENT anRK, or” the ~..Unie'

versity of Nevada, has drawn up

‘a very significant oath, for the

seniors to sign, ~who are about to grad-

uate. The effect of the oath can hard-

1y be; over-estimated, for good, Here

it is: - ‘



.“I,‘ahout‘to be graduated from the Uni-

versity of Nevada, ‘



Acknowledging my debt. to the Giver



'. Of all life, Who 'h‘asgiven ”me life in

Nevada, the state Whose'peopleare

mest . blest' _ with pioneering

strengths .' and whose land, of all

America, is freshest from His hand,

and'Jmo'st' truly His cathedral, with

mountain columns, star‘ vaults and

sage~incense aisles, hourlyvurging

me to reverent thinking and living,



Acknowledging my great debt to the

race, which has made me heir to

civilization, wrought out by its cen-

turies of toll and of thought, and

preserved by the bravery of its her-

oes“, the,,,wisdom of its sages and

the faith of its saints,



Acknowledging my great debt to this

Nation and to this Commonwealth,

which through guardian organiza-

tion and through open school doors,

have jointly made it possible for

me to come into the full riches of

my natural and“ my racial inherit-

ances,



Hereand,Now Pledge life-long loyalty

to" the shaping of ideals of American

civilization: Liberty, bounded by

law drawn forthe common weal;

equality of opportunity for all, and

justice administered in accord with

the dictates of the common will,

lawfully expressed. ,



I here and now further pledge that in

all the years to be granted to me

and to the fullness of my allotted

strength '



'I SHALL SERVE both alone and with



' others, to the high ends that un—

cleanness, greed, selfishness and

pride shall lessen, that cleanness,

charity, comradeship and reverence

shall Widen, and that this, my gen-

eration, shall bequeath an even bet-

:ter‘ and nobler 'Civilization than

' came to it." '



, Such an‘ oath cannot but have a good



effect on the hundreds of graduates



:who come and go. They will often fall



below its high levels, and, repenting,



will try again. The fa‘ht that they have

signed such a covenant will tend to

create a life-long striving after right-

eousness and justice. It is an idea





.that other uniVersities may well adopt,





and, perhaps improve on.





If Christian character could be cul-'

tivated by Such a means as this, and

nothing more, making the world Chris-

tian would be easy. But, as a matter

of fact, that is a slow and, at times,

almost a discouraging process. But

the method employed by'Paul and his

friends is yet the only method that

has prdved .itself equal to the demands

of the human heart and the insistence

of human sin. Paul believed in the

leadership of the Unseen Spirit, com-

monly called, in the New Testament,

the Holy'Spirit. When the Spiritsaid,

“‘Go here,“ he went there, when it

said.‘ “DO‘ n;0t.;~go,”p; he. Went not- It

seems a slow way, but see the results

be secured»? See the adventnires he

had! His life Was seldom monotonous.

It was -a~,_,s§icoessmn of events. Stag-

' nation'.';he’did not know. ' Let us follow

them‘a littlerway. , '



Twice; they; were forbidden by the

, Spirif,,-to go to certaln’places. How

was. this Tprohib‘itiOn 'made known to

them? Howe'ould they be certain that

.. it was not“ the. Divine. will - they should

3 takefithisgrOad or that? Probably it

' was the” result of prayer-.7 So closely

didtthey: live to thelDivi'nethat they

eculd..as§it;wem. feel the pulse-of God.

' .Moreoverytm-y were completely given





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they would have been in Asia. It is a

great question for anyone. to ask him-

self, “What is God's will for me? Am

I willing to undertake that will?”



The ancients set morfi store by

dreams and visions than we do. Mod-

ern psychology is telling us that

dreams are worth considerable, pro-

vided they are interpreted aright. But

getting the key seems to be the diffi-

culty- You will recollect that several





times dreams play a large part in the ‘





New Testament story. The dream’s

suggestion was followed, the men

went another road, and found them-

selves in Macedonia. What followed

showed that they had been led wisely.

The door was open, the gospel was

gladly received. They met Lydia, and

she became the first convert to the

Christian religion in Europe. ‘

Modern experiences have been hard-

ly less startling, when the voice of God

has been followed. Missionaries more

than once have started for a certain

foreign land, to find themselves ex-





cluded, and then to go to another field





where the work opened up moSt en—

couragingly.

Spirit disciplines His followers. A min-

ister some years ago accepted a call

which brought him great disappoint-

ment. But in turn, from ,that came a.

call to a church where he did the best

work of his life.





SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON FOR

MARCH 13.

SUBJECTz—Making the world Chris-

tian. Matthew 28:16-20; Acts 16:



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her chair to enjoy a good dinner at

twelve o’clock, it is during houseclean-

‘ing season. Then, of all times we hate

to stop our work just when we’ve got-

ten a fine start, and cook a big meal.

Furthermore, while families may oc-

casionally enjoy a 'quick lunch of pan-

cakes and sausage, or macaroni and

cheese, or bread and milk, as a rule,

they (including hard-working mother

as well), want a substantial repast

once a day.



Why not give the dinner a good

start at breakfast time to do away

with the mad rush at noon when the

"cook-cleaner is tired anyway? And

why not take advantage of our canned

goods and also plan for simple meals?

We might set the table, too, as we dry

the breakfast dishes. Suppose we try

a. menu or so from the following, the

supplies for which, most of us have

on hand.





For a split pea soup and vegetable





dinner, use a piece of veal, preferably

from the shoulder, and also a hock of

pork. Scald and soak the peas (dried

beans may be substituted) in cold wa-

ter over night. At breakfast time,

drain, add enough hot water to a little

more than cover the peas, and cook

With the meat in a large kettle. Be-

fore leaving the kitchen, scrape and

quarter eight large carrots and peel

the same number of onions and pota-

toes, for a family of six. Allow the

vegetables to stand in cold water un-

til an hour before dinner time. Then

put the carrots and onions into the

liquid to boil and the potatoes on top

of meat and other vegetables, to

steam.



At noon the vegetables and meat

' may be quickly drained from the liquid

onto a platter and put into the oven

to keep hot, or to brown if desired,

while soup is being eaten. Serve horse

radish or chili sauce with the vege

table and meat platter.





After so satisfying a feed, surely

canned peaches or pears, and perhaps

.some cookies from the jar, as dessert,

will be declared enough.





A boiled ham is a banquet, and one

we are justified in attending during

housecleaning season. Ham. “lasts”

for. days; is delicious cold; and lends

itself to interesting dishes.



Put ham on to boil over the break-

fast fire. Peel the potatoes and fetch

a can of tomatoes, and a jar of apple

butter. Make an apple—butter pie, for

which the pastry may have been made

a day or two previous and kept in a

cold place. Or bake a' pie shell sep-

arately and fill it at the last moment

with the apple butter. The potatoes

must be put on to boil a little before

eleven-thirty. They may be mashed

until creamy, or served plain. If the

'ham is allowed to cool over night in

the liquor in which it was cooked, it

will be tender and juicy, when sliced.



Short-ribs browned down in the ov-

en or in an iron kettle or skillet on

top of the stove, are perfectly deli-

. cious if cooked long enough to soften

all connective tissue. A little water,

only a cupful, should be. added to the

' short-ribs at breakfast time.



They should simmer for several

hours, or until tender. Their last hour

of their cooking, the potatoes may be

added and cooked in the rich juices.





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the oven, the result will be dignified

Franconia potatoes! From the fat in

the pan a generous amount of brown

gravy may be made. Why not open

and heat a can of corn to accompany

this dinner? And we might “top off”

with plum preserves and sponge cake,

made the day before.





THE DAISY CLUB DOES IT.





 





O the women in any community

who think it a waste of time to

join in one of. the extension classes,

or who think because they have done





certain things like. sewing and cook?





ing for years, that there is nothing

new to be learned, I would like to tell

about our local sewing club.-





Last year I was one of the two lead-

ers fr0m Freesoil for the dress form

work. Because of too many duties, I

was obligedto turn over my work to

anotherr But this year I have joined

a local club and am much interested

in the possibilities of the local leader

training method.





Ten clubs are working with enthu-

siasm in our county (Mason). So in-

terested are the members, that several

special meetings have been held in ad-





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farm couches need tovbe durable



and washable if our menfolk are

to have everyday pleasure from them.

Pillow fights, too, sometimes indulged

in without encouragement from moth-

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ons.” But too many of us have for-

bidden to our families the use of prec—

ious embroidered or tapestried cush-

ions which we have for decoration.

Good taste in the furnishing of a real





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make possible great effectiveness with-

out hindering usefulness.



Within two of my own envelope cov-

ers, I have pillows encased with ordi-

nary white slips. In an instant I can

take off the outer “envelope” for the

comfort of an aching head, or for a

caller’s baby, without having to excuse





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





Trimmed Straw Hat of Medium Size and Close Fitting Felt Hat to be

Worn by Miiady this Spring.





 





 





home demands; utility and comfort as

well as artistic results, yet we do not

always remember this.



In order to appreciate just how in-

viting a long couch or cot can look to

an overalled worker who comes in

from the fields for a bit. of rest at

noontime, we should try a long morn-

ing of field work ourselves: For that



'matter, the feminine gardeners of a.

household may like to “drop down”

occasionally, and many a man wants

a couch in his office, or a lounge in

his den where he can relax without a.

care for clinging dust or mussable pil-

lows. If we have merely the living-

room or porch couches, do we hesi-

tate to suggest the softness of their

cushions?



We are not so selfish, if the pillows

have envelope covers, those removable

cases having at one end of each a

flap which laps generously and fastens

with stout Clasps. Inexpensive denim

is a soft and practical fabric to uso

for them, while various heavier cloths,

such as drapery denim, or other mate



rials, delightfully figured :or plainly





turned occasionally and browned in colored in “boil-proof" shades. lend dry”-





myself for a trip to the bedroom. Un-

der {other coverings I have silk and

velvet pillow tops, beautiful (although

converted from out- of—date dresses),

but foolish for ordinary purposes. They

appear when the outer coverings are

being tubbed, or when certain festivi-

-ties make them more appropriate than

the plainer ones.



Oilcloth “envelopes” are excellent

for the picnic pillows, neither dew,

lemonade nor careless treatment on a.

long trip spoiling them. Softer cases

may be concealed beneath these por-

tections. For the porch steps and the

pets which ire accustomed to the

house, burlap or “sacking” envelopes

are less diii‘lcult to freshen than old

coats. Our small dog’s pillow; cover is‘

regularly washed, and after once see-

ing me take it from the line and put

.it, unironed on her abused cushion,

Madam Pup would always dance about

-the clothes line on wash day, or sit

on her hannches





 

 

 





preferred grime to di’

Enveéope‘ cov





ousecleaning





with pleading paws - _ » :

and a look Which Mainly. said that she, . i _,





.dition to regular meetings which fol-

low the leaders’ meetings. ,



Our Daisy Sewing Glut) has officers,

9. class song, and will, at the next

meeting, adopt a yell. Every member

is looking forward to Achievement Day

to be held in Scottville in May. '



“Mother” is learning all Over again

the joy of friendly competition, cooper-

ation, preparation of lessons, that she -

once knew in school _days.



We have learned to make button

holes—that bugbear of many a. home

dressmakei'! We have made the bound

buttonholes with bias tape materials;

the bound pockets; ' the piped flap

pocket; 'the doublefaced flap “ pocket,

and the lined flap pocket.



Instead of wetting and twisting the

end of a thread before threading a

needle, the thread is now out on a

bias and presto! it slips quickly into

the eye of the needle. Our last lesson

will be to, actually make a dress. What

joy husband feels when he learns that

the women of his family have learned

to properly clean and oil their sewing

machines!



It would be impossible to tell in one

article all of the things we have been

able to do and learn in our work this

winter through the extension class.

Our leaders are both former school-

teachers and are so enthusiastic about

what they learn at the county meet~

ings that they inspire the most timid

members to do work they would have

thought impossible without these

classes—Mrs. G. P. D. V





 





TRY NEW RECIPES FOR SPRING

APPETITES.





 





Fried Cheese.

CUT mild cheese which is dry,into

strips, dip' them into beaten egg

diluted with tablespoon of water, roll

in fine, dry bread crumbs, drop into

deep fat and fry until lightly browned.

Serve with a plain lettuce salad.

Copenhagen Fruit Pie.





1,4, cup shortening 2 tb., sugar

116 cup flour 3 eggs

mt cups milk 1 tsp. baking powder ,





Mix flour and shortening, add beat-

en egg yolks and sugar, then, milk.

Last, stir in beaten whites. Have a

deep pie dish ready, with four inches

of any kind of fruit, or combination

of fruits, in the bottom. Pour over

the batter and bake in a 350—degree

oven for forty-five minutes. This pie

needs no sauce, as batter separates,

forming a crust (in top and a. soft cus-

tard underneath.



, ‘ Oatmeal Muffins.



2 cups dry rolled cats 1% cups sour milk



3t cup was: salt



2 well- beaten eggs





Soak the cats overnight in the sour

milk. In the morning add the remaind-

er of ingredients, put into muffin pans

and bake about thirty minutes i'na

moderate oven. '





 





DID You‘KNoWr





 





THAT soup has less tendency to "

curdle it the vegetable puree is

poured into the White sauce, instead

or the white sauce into the vegetables?

- That ingredients for cream soups

should be heated before being comhln- ‘

ed, and that the soups should be made

just previous to serving?
GOOD marmalade maker, like a

good diplomat, is a fine mixer.

She takes fruits, fresh, dried and





_ canned, adds sugar and sometimes





spice, and Creates a product that wins

the friendship of everyone around the

dining table.



The wide distribution of dried fruits

is responsible for having the estab-

lished custom of having a “spreads for

breads” manufacturing campaign in

late winter. Oranges, too, are in sea-

son to lend a helping hand. So now

is the tii‘ne to fill the empty glasses.

.Tlieir contents-will improve hot breads

and other‘ dishes during the many

months when orchards are budding

and blooming.



Jellies are‘not 'to be omitted from

1the list. Canned fruit juices offer mag-

nificent possibilities. If liquid pectin

is added to them, they make luscious

jelly.



When there is time for a cooking

spree, why not remember the vacant

shelves in---the fruit spreads section of

the storage clos‘et? There is consider-

able satisfactionin watching the hub-

bling fruit butters, and enjoying the

fragrance of newly-made conserves

while snowflakes are being chased by

early spring sunbeams. Stocking the

cupboard with rows of filled glasses

also relieves one of work in busy days

ahead when house-clea11ing,.garden—

making and chicken tending~yes, and

a million othe1 duties—demand atten-

tion.



Orange Marmalade.



Cut six sour oranges into halves

crosswise; remove juice and pulp and

discard the seeds. Put the skins on

to boil with three quarts of water.

Cook until tender. Drain through a

colander, remove all the white portion





Some Cheap





HE, number of tasty dishes a

good cook can make out of the

cheaper cuts’ of meat or meat

left-overs, is almost endless. The real

test of good cooking lies not so much

in the preparation of expensive or

fancy dishes, as in the att1 active prep-

aration of inexpensive dishes for ev-

ery day, and in the skillful combina-





-tion of flavors.





Take‘some cold roast beef, or any

roast meat, and a bowl of gravy. Chop

the meat, not too fine,,and add gravy

and a little onion. Then chop raw p0-

tatoes, grease a baking dish, put in a

layer of potatoes and cover with the

gravy mixture, then another layer of

potatoes, having g1avy on top. Sprinkle

a few cracker crumbs over the top and

bake about forty minutes in a moder-

ate oven.





Chop one pound of round steak to a

pulp, then season highly with salt and

pepper. Add a little tender fat of the

steak, also chopped fine. Mix two

well-beaten. eggswith one pint of milk,

then add gradually to one cup of flour

mixed with one teaspoont‘ul of baking

pow.der Stir this mixtu1e into the

meat, then turn into a butte1ed baking

dish and bake in, a modeiate oven for

one hour ’3 ‘



Cold rice, moistened with tomatoes,

quite hot, milk, pepper or with fried

green pepper and warmed with a. little

butter, served in a ring around any

meats reheated in a rich g1 avy, is de—

licious.





Mix left-over oatmeal with cold meat,

add one ._egg~»toz hold the ingredients.

together, and fry in butter.



One egg,- onew’mp of ground ham,





/. .one-halfgcup of. cracker crumbs and





enough pream.,to mix the ingredients

into small croquettes Imake a good





‘dish. ~ Fry witha little lard.





Make a good bread filling, such as





. you would stuff a chicken or turkey ‘

1 with, and 11m? over it a can or toma— dressmaking sketches, etc.





 





mm and cook





 





as to 1139: he 1911-





ot Ireads





frhm the Skins and shred the yellow

portion very fine.

and pulp and stir in two cups of wa-

.ter in which the orange skins were

cooked.- Then add four cups ‘of sugar

and two tablespoons of lemon juice.

Simmer slowly for two hours.





Canned Fruit Jelly.



Use any canned fruit you choose.

Drain the juice th1ough two layers~of

thin cloth, such as cheesecloth. Place,

it in a saucepan. To two cups of the

heated juice add four cups of sugar

.and bring quickly to the boiling point,

stirring constantly. Add a scant two-

thi1ds' cup of concentrated liquid pec-

tin, boil one minute, skim and pour

into clean glasses.



Surprise Grape Jelly.



To one quart of concentrated bottled

grape juice add seven and one-half

cups of sugar. Bring to'the boiling

point quickly, stirring constantly.

When the juice boils vigorously, add

scant cup of concentrated liquid pec-

tin. Boil up one minute, skim and

pour into clean glasses.



Carrot Conserve.



‘ To four cups of ground carrots, add

the juice of four lemons and the juice

and grated rind of two small oranges.

The carrots should be cooked until ten-

der, in a- little water before the fruit

juices are added. Stir in two cups of

sugar. Cook slowly, stirring no more

than is necessary, until the mixture is

thick. Pour in clean glasses.



Peach Butter.



Wash one pound of dried peaches

and soak over night. Cook slowly in

the same water until the fruit is ten-

der. Rub through a sieve, ‘add one

cup of sugar and simmer until the but-

ter is of the desired consistency. If

desired, a dash of spice may be added.





Meat Dishes





overs of f1ied or cold boiled ham. Run

one cup of cold ham through the grind-

er, add to it one cup of. cream sauce

made by melting one tablespoonful of

butter and stirring into it one table-

spoonful of flour until thick. Add to

the ham and cream sauce three hard-

boiled eggs which have been chopped

fine, and one-half cup. of bread crumbs.

Put in a buttered baking dish and bake

'until brown.



Chop left- over.bits of bacon or pork

or othei meat—several kinds may be

mixed—and stir them into eggs when

scrambling them, or the scraps of meat

may be rolled into an omelet.





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preferred; the

handbag you should

carry and when it

is proper to drape

your shoulders with

the Spanish shawl.

This talk about

all the new things

one sees on. Fifth

Avenue is not con-

fined to dresses,

but is an authorita-

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fashion and good

taste in dress [and

dress accessories.

Read it in our

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in addition to thisl

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CAN YOUR CHILDREN SEE?





 





‘ IHE fact that our great Theodore

Roosevelt went through all of

his childhood years handicapped



by dim vision, simply because no one





had ever given him a simple eye-test,





makes us rejoice that even the small-

est of our schools now has an eye





chart and gives each pupil a test. It

is a step forward. '

~But wait a moment! 'It is a fine





thing for every teacher to have a

chart to test the vision of her pupils,

but you must not count too heavily

upon it. A child may read the test

card perfectly, and yet have visual de—

fects; There may be astigmatism; it

may be that the child is “far-sighted;”

or there may be other defects that im-

pair the vision, but do not interfere

with reading a simple chart. Did it

ever occur to you that a child with

one excellent eye and one only three-

fourths capacity, was in more danger

than if both eyes were poor? In the

latter event he would get glasses

promptly. Until he does, the good eye

will do all the work and thus be over-

strained, while the poor eye will de-

teriorate because of its dependence up—

on the other. It is good work for a

teacher to make a simple test of the

vision of her pupils, but the conscien-

tiOus parent, instead of depending up—

on that, will have the child given care-

ful and thorough examination by one

who is expert in the work.



If you receive word that your child

needs visual correction, take prompt

action, bearing in mind that the value

of the eye is beyond computation. Do

not follow that foolish but common

practice of buying " the youngster a

pair of spectacles at the cheapest

place. Take him to some expert au-

thority who will find out whether he

needs glasses, and if so will fit him

exactly. Many a person reaches adult

life with vision sadly defective be—

cause false notions of economy have

deprived him of spectacles that prop-

erly corrected his eye defects in youth.

I have found children with astigma-

tism suffering terribly from headaches,

nervousness and indigestion. “It can’t

be the eyes,” the teacher explained.

“The child already wears glasses.” But

'it was the eyes, none the less, for all

the trouble disappeared when glasses

that really corrected the defects were

fitted. Don’t think that short-sight and

far-sight are the only things to consid-

er. There are many fine points about

the proper correction of eye defects

and it pays to employ none but an

expert in doing such work.





H EA RT BEATS FAST.





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Please tell me what is wrong with

- my heart. I am a farmer’s wife, twen-

ty—nine years old. For the last year

my heart has bothered me by beating

too fast, especially after meals, and

more so right after breakfast. Some-

times it beats so fast I have to quit

work and lie down What can I do

for it?—-L. D. R. . -

‘ There is nothing about which the

average person is so poor a judge as

the action of one’s own heart. There

are very many things that increase or

slow heart action. Very often feelings

‘ascribed to the. heart have nothing to

do with the organ.

thing to do is to go to a competent

doctor and have heart and blood pres-

sure examined. I‘t may prove your

fears to be groundless.





REMOVING WAX IFROM ~tans.





 





I have hard wax in my years and





“would like to know how to soften it

What can Iput in my ears?—





rather fishy to put anything in,





The only sensible‘





but If you eiI‘Gr' ~(mite sure that '





looses 3W we ‘

with 54 yard at a ch amuse





 

 





the ear-drum is intact, and that there

is hard wax to soften, you may drop

into the ear some warm olive oil. Af-

ter this has had time to operate, the

ear should be gently syringed with

warm water and peroxide of hydrogen.





Remember that anything you attempt _‘





{Fido with the ear must be conducted

very gently and with great caution.





TROUBLED WITH MUCOUS

' COLITIS.





 





Can people eat ordinary food when

they have mucous colitis ?—G. J.





It depends very much upon the





L-tion, starvation will not do, and M

the patient shOuldg eat well-cooked.-





, in general,





- often well borne at such times.





coming during unusually bad spel





meats, milk soups, toasted bread and

a very nourishing diet.

There will come times, though, when

food of any kind causes an aggrava-

tion of the complaint. Buttermilk is

Each

case must be governed by its own

condition.





HAIR COMES OUT FREELY.





 





Every time I comb my hair, no mat-





“ ter how often, I comb out a big band-





ful. I am not subject to headache.

Am thirty-seven years old. Has age

anything to do with it ?—D. R. O.





The hair that you comb out is al-

ready dead and would come out sconer

or later, anyway. Keep up the comb-





Spring Sewing Suggestions





No. 435—2; Youthful Mode. Cut in

sizes 34, 36, 38, 40, 42 and 44 inches

bust measure. Size 36 requires 3%

yards of 36-inch material with $6 yard

of 36-inch contrasting.





No. 611—Bloused Silhouette. .Cut in .





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

inches bust measure. The 36-inch size





requires 3% yards of 40-inch material





with 7/6 yard of 27-inch contrasting.



No. 279—Practical Apron.

since 36, 38, ’40, 42, 44- and 46 inches

bust measure. The 361nch size re-





quires 2%, yards of 40—inch material





with 2% yards of binding.

No. Mm—Semi-Sports Dress."





 

 

 





 





Cut in ‘





6”





415!

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No 639~—For Classroom Wear. Cut

in sizes 8,10,12 and 14 years. The'

8- -year size requires 2 yards of 361mb

material with $6 yard of 36-inch con-

trasting.





No 415—G4rls’ Princess Slip. Cut

in sizes 4, 6, 8,10,12 and 14 years.

The 8-year size requires 1%, yards of

32 or 40-inch material. '»





No. 364~Cunning School Frock. Cut

in sizes 6,8, 10,12, and 14 years. The

8-Year size requires 2%, yards or 40-





" .





inch material with $6 yard of 32-inch

contrasting. . <





 





 

 





 

 





 

   





to cause the hair to com

bly you have had some trbuble; an , ,

as gasps; pneumonia or typhoid. Fol-‘

lowing such disoas'es the hair often».

comes out tremendously, but may be

depended upon to grow again.





 





 





TREATING 5' BUN'ION.





 





" Could you tell me what to o f I

bunionthathas “.3;





just at started

bothered me about mgr weeks.—..—-M. K.





\ At this stage of. the trduble a bun-

ion should be curable. The. most im-

portant thing is to thoroughly rest

this joint until all thdinzfiazhmation is

gone, applying hot fonientations if-nec-

essary, and then be entrainely careful

to avoid any footwear ,«that-can cause

the least constriction. _--It is well to

protect the joint with a bunion reduc-

er such as may be bo'ught‘ait any good

shoe store. . -,





KITCHEN malts."





 





HAVE found that. a bit of silver



polish kept in 2. Salt shaker on

my kitchen shelf is must convenient.

A shake of polish takes off many spots

that would otherwise be neglected un-

til the regular day for cleaning silver.

——Mrs. M. S.



An onion, a green pepper and a to-

mato stewed together with as little

water as possible, put through a fine

sieve, chilled, and added in equal quan-

tities to mayonnaise, makes a tasty

Russian salad dressing. It is unusual

and a general favorite with. our family.

—Mrs. A. S



Quite by accident I discovered that

a rubber sponge is a fine thing to

clean a porcelain” sink,. tub or wash

bowl: The rubber sponge holds the





‘ scouring powder and oftentimes all





that is necessaryis to dampen the

sponge and rub it Over the porcelain.

I also like it because the sponge is

much neater in appearance than a

cleaning cloth.—-—Mrs. F. I. , .

Shears find many uses in my kitch-

en for cutting up both vegetables and

meat. I have also added a pair of

tweezers to my kitchen equipment and





,find them useful in remoying pin feath-





ers Ifrom fowls.——.+IMrs; 13. IF.





VALUABLE.‘





 





Clerk—“Why do you say your pay

envelope reminds you ofIa map ?”



Man—“Because it’s all the world to

me.”





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UNEXPVECTEDL'Y."





 





“Brown says he descended from one

of the wealthiest homes in America.”



“Yep, he was painting'on the seCond

story and the staging broke.” -»





DESC RIPTIV E.





 





Hubby—“I slept like I a log last

night. ”

Betterhalf—«“Yes—a log with a saw





going through it. ” -





 





HIS BESToWMENT.





 





A Scotchman invited to a golden





wedding was told- that each guest





would be expected to give a golden .-

present. . '- .

‘He brought a goldfish. {- .





 





 





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Angry Newlywed ‘I’ve been cheat-





ed.” » . , , ,

Grocer—“Hmv?” ‘

A.- N.—- “I ordered hishpotatoes, and



my husband “ ones you sent
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1. HARVESthOKIEs.‘





 





‘N response to Mrs. H. H.’ s request,

I am sending in my 1ecipe for har-





vest cookies made from honey.

1 (up shortening 1 tsp salt





1. cup' honey. 4 cups pastry flour

.1 cup brown sugar 1 egg .

1 'cup nut meats 1 tsp. Cinnamon





2 tsp." soda.

Mix shortening, sugai and add the





honey. Sift dry ingiedients, add to

the first- mixture, together with the

well-beaten egg. Stir in the nuts,





which have been dredged with flour.

Drop by small spoonsful onto a greas-

ed pan and bake in a moderate oven.

—Mrs. C. B.





 





IT’S GETTING HORSERADISH TIME.





 





UR family has enjoyed horseradish



any time they wanted 'it this win-

ter, and this is the way i fix it for

winter use. First I clean and grind

it fine with the food grinder, and salt

for seasoning and pack in a jar, seal

tightly and store in a cool place. When

I wish -to serve. it, I add enough vine-

gar to make it moist. A tablespoon

of this added to a cup of mayonnaise

gives an unusual tang—A Reader.

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IS YOUR BOY LAZY?





 





I HAVE yet to find my first lazy



child,” was the unusual statement

with which Dr. Hedger, of the Eliz-

abeth McCormick Memorial Fund, re-

cently woke up a group of Michigan

mothers-gathering at East Lansing.

To prove this. ‘she cited an example of

an alleged “lazy” boy, brought to her

by his mother. who explained that it

almost required dynamite to move him.



After questioning the mother, she

found that this boy had grown five

inches in height in five months. This

rapid growth required a lot of energy

to produce that bone, and a lot‘of

muscle tissue to cover that new growth





of bone. With this lad, as well as

with many others, this new growth did

not come harmoniously. His feet and

hands out-distance some other parts;

are at the ends of spindling arms and

legs. We say “he is awkward,” and

all the while it simply means that his

.mental switchboard has not kept pace

with those same feet and hands.



At this same time certain glands are

being. absorbed by the system, and

other glands are developing. His voice

is cracked. But can such boys be call-

ed lazy? Do you poke fun at their

stumbling feet? Do you call him stu-

pid if he fails to make'his grade in

school? Pepless if he shuns athletics?

Rather, said she, explain to him that

he is budding into glorious manhood;

that chemical changes are taking place

in his body: that he requires a great

deal of rest and proper nourishment.



In discussing immorality of high

school or college girls or boys, Dr.

Hedger reported that she found four or

five who had stepped over the traces

among several hundred who were nor-

mal boys and girls.



The duty of preparing the child for

young manhood and womanhood lies

with the parent. It is not instruction

to be given en masse. This is also

the mental weaning time. It is vital

to consider these things if we want

our young folk to last through the long





 





haul of citizens’ help, to do a day’s

w01k, and at the end of that day be'

able to help with the job of running!

a good and clean government. Summedl

up, it was build a child who does notl

need to be shut up in an institution

for mentally, physically or socially

sick folk.





HEREDITARY.





He—~“VVhat wonderful

you’ve got, Miss Smith.”

She—"Yes. they’re hereditary;





black eyes





dad





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Twenty Tales from Timberland

ley Beawm’ Tail: are Flat—No. [0





ILLY and Dally were two little



beavers. - They lived in a little



round house made of a pile of



sticks, mud and grass near the

shore of Hickory Hollow Pond.



Dilly and Daily were twins. Father

Beaver had nicknamed them thus be-

cause they always played by the way

when they were sent on an errand.

Many times they had been scolded, but

somehow neither Dilly n01 Dally could

remember very long.





 





“Ouchie, ou, Ouchie, ou,” Yellod Dilly

.. and Dally.





One day Mother Beaver said to the

twins, “Here’ s a basket of choicc bark

to carry to Betty Beaver. Do hurry,

for Bets? is sick. and do not play by





 





ally promised to hurry,

swing to carry the

of sight.





 





Now Betty Beaver lived at the far end

of the pond where the creek flowed

into it. Dilly and Dally always liked

to play here by the creek, and the

very first thing Dilly spied a pretty

snail shell near the bank.



“Look. look,” he shouted, and drop-

ping his side of the basket, he was

into the water after it. Up he came

in a wink with the shell in his paws.



“Oh. oh, I can find one, too,” brag-

ged Dally, and so, their errand for-

gotten, the race was on to see who

could find the most shells.



“I have four,” bragged Dally, as he



counted them over carefully.

. Now, Dilly and Dally had been so

mtere‘sted in their race to find shells

that they had not noticed the big log

that was rolling down the bank a few

inches at a. time as the creek pushed

and wiggled at the end that was in

the water. And then, presto! The log

rolled right onto their tails.



“Ouchie, ou, ouchie, ou,” yelled Dilly

and Daily. But t1y as had as theyl

might. they could not get away. They.

called as loud as they could, but no

one came. But at last the creek gave

a harder push than ever. and the log

went drifting down the creek.



“Oh. my, oh, my,” lamented Dillyy

and Dally. “Look at our tails.”



They were flat like pancakes.



Dilly and Daily delivered their bas-

ket of bark and hurried home as fast

as they could. ,For a time they were

ashamed, of their flat tails, but they





soon learned that flat tails were very ~





handy to plaster mud when making

their houses, or when making a dam,

and since that time beavers have had





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 

 

 

 

 

   

   

 

   

   

   

   

   

 

   

   

   

   

 

   

   

   

 

   

   

   

   

   

   

   





 





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$1064 Egg Revenue From 680 Unculled Pullets ragga





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raised from his 1600 chicks also gave him additional revenue. Our hens now leading Michigan and Ok-

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OR a series of years, the tendency



has been toward pure-bred stock



in the poultry phase of general

farming. Gradually, at first, the old-

time mixed flocks were weeded out,

and their places were taken by flocks

uniform in kind, if not of the best

strain. Year after year, this weeding

process has gone on. Mixed flocks are

now'hard to find in localities where

once, they were to rule.

more pure-bred chickens are found on

the farms, and in this respect, probab-

ly 1927 surpasses all the years that

have gone before.





., In this change so widely noticeable,

at least two factors have been active:

First, the chicken hatcheries which,

in recent years, have become so prom-

inent and so successful, have offered

a premium on eggs from good stock.

Second, the egg market generally, has

looked with disfavor on the eggs of

the mixed breed.





A Profitable Side Line.



Since the World War there has been

a. reaching out, as it were—an experi-

mental attitude, among farmers. The

farmer, in the post-helium readjust-

ment, often got the worst end of the

bargain. He has tried to find a way

out through so—cailed side-lines. Poul-

,try raising is one of these. Diversifi-

cation is noticeable everywhere, in

general farming, from the growing of

\untried cash crops to the embarkation

in hitherto untried phases of the live

stock and poultry business.





In this shifting about for profit, the

then has grown rapidly in popularity.

Only recently, the writer was told of a.

farmer who, during his years of farm-

ding, has been accustomed to regard the

hen as a sort of necessary evil. This

man begrudged the grain he .threw

sparingly to his hens. But, last sea.-

\son, he tried the matter out, and‘in the

autumn found his hens had made more

money for him than his hogs. Now,

this farmer cares for his hens, and is

enthusiastic over the possibilities of

egg production.



Only recently, too, word came of a.

farmer who has a flock of 750 White

Leghorn hens, and who is gathering





only isolated instances.

tratethe general trend.





Farm Poultry Raising Economical.



. In the discussion of this poultry sit-

uation, we now come to the question

of poultry-raising in connection with

general farming, as against poultry-

raising as a specialty. Few farmers,

it seems, fail to reap profits; and few

care to revert to the old haphazard

method of breeding and feeding.” 0n

the other hand, it is a common thing

to hear‘of someone who has embarked

iin the poultry business, closing out

stock and giving up the venture in dis-

appointment and disgust.



In the case of the farmer, he grows

most of the grain he feeds to his poul-

try. Some of this grain is of a left-

over character, and often, much of it

is picked up by the hens, in places

where it would otherwise be pure

waste. Often, with the poultry raiser

who is in it head and heels, as a bus-

iness, he must buy everything that he

feeds. Nearly alWays the farmer has

milk and scraps of various kinds, not

available to those not so situated. on





They illus-





to keep them.





 





Poultry’s Popularity

Ha: Gamed Promment Place on Farm 4

By J. A. Kaiser





Each year, _





nearly 500 eggs per day- These are:





, size.





the farm, too, the hens have more'

range, and it costs less in every way.

Naturally, then, the g

keeping of. a good-sized flock of fhens.

fits in with general farming operationa, bibatio





 





not-{be so profitable as sheep, but (in a

farm twhere everything is made to

count for all that is in it, why not'.

have both? '



Not only is there a marked advance

in the kinds of chickens kept on the.

farms, but in every other way, the -

hen now has a better chance than for-

merly, to prove profitable. Better care, .

better feeding methods, better housing

facilities—these are everywhere, no«f

ticeable. To- a marked degree, the ‘ _

mother hen is beingmrepiaced by the ‘

broader. Hatcheries ' supply baby

chicks by the thousands, to the farm.

ers of the immediate vicinity who, a

few years back hatched their chicks

under hens. These hatcheries have

been a. big factor in revolutionizing the

poultry industry. They have created'

a. demand for eggs from pure-bred

stock, and each spring, enliven and

augment the egg market. With the

hatchery flourishing, there is 'another

bidder for the egg output of the com-

munity.



Transportation Has Helped.



Still another factor which may well

be considered in discussing this ques-

tion, has to do with transportation At

present, a great many communities,

cut off, a few years ago, from city

markets, are in close touch with them.

The paved road and the auto truck

have worked the miracle. In some 10-

calities this situation has had a. direct

bearing on the kinds of hens kept.

When white eggs bring fancy prices,

the farmer is apt to keep a. variety

which will produce white eggs. Under

these same conditions, the market for

broilers is better and more active than

formerly, and the young roosters are

often weeded from a flock, and sold

early, at high prices.





And in conclusion, interest in egg

production has taught the average

farmer when to dispose of his laying

hens. In the indifferent days, hens

were often kept to an age which ren-

dered them wholly unprofitable as lay-

ers. Now this seldom happens. No

longer is everything in the poultry

line held till November, to be rushed

to a glutted and declining market. If

hens are to be disposed of, they often

are sold at the high prices which pre-

vail in late summer. In a. word, when

the farmer cuts corners for profits, as

in other lines, he is finding the hen

among 'the- most valuable assets of

general farming.





 





YOUNG CHIC-KENS BLOAT.





What is the cause of half-grown

chickens bloating, sometimes on one

side and sometimes on the other?

Their wings droop and they die in a

day or two. When they are dying they

open and shut their mouths constant-

ly. They have been fed corn, and oats

dampened with sour milk. ——-Reader.





I have heard of chickens developing

a bloat, or sort of “wind puff,” due to

the bite of a rat. It may alsO'be due

to some mechanical injury.

bloating is not in the skin but in'the

body, it may be due to indigestion to

various causes. Eating too many whole

eats sometimes causes impaction of

the crop in young chicks of fairly good

Perform a postmortem on any

birds that die, and note. the condition

of the internal organs. Examino the

contents of the crop, gizzard, and in-

testines.

the cause of the loss.





Young chicks do not. thrive as well





 





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tells how.

Write for a copy.

WOLVEMNE HATGHERY 81. FARMS





H. P. Wiersma. Owner and Breeder

Dept. 4. Zeeland. Mich.





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Blood Tested for the Past Three Years





Barred Rocks, R.I. Reds, White Leghoms,

100 per, :cent, live delivery. Holterman

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mc eggs. ., . .

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R. No. 3. Milan. Michigan





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MICHIGAN ACCREDITED

Pinecrol’t Barred Rock Chicks will

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now being trunnested in Record of

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, satisfied until you are.

Writ for our free circular.

PINEOROFT POULTRY FARM and

HATCHERY.

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Trapnested Leghorn: under R. O. P. Work.

Records show 67 to 71 eggs laid per hen in 92 days.

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be due to canker around the windpipe

or Some foreign material lodged in the

throat. Bronchitis and all forms of

colds may cause difficult breathing.

sSuch troubles are best prevented by

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THE EARLY HATCH RETURNS THE

PROFITS.





XPERIMENTS show that it is the

early hatched chicks that return

the highest dividends. Junehatched

chicks are hard to raise, and the re-

turns from eggs and broilers are little,

since one has to sell the culls and

roosters for a low market price, and

will not be able to sell any eggs until

they are low in price. The early hatch-

ed chicks will mature quicker, lay at

a time when eggs are high in price,

and there will be a small percentage

of mortality. ‘ .

The average poultryman and farmer

seems to make the greatest profits

from March and April hatches. Feb-

ruary hatches seem to be a little too

early, but are much preferred to June

and July hatches. May hatches are a

little late. The safer plan seems to

be too early rather than too late. The

writer has tried both plans and has

decidedly accepted the practice of get.

ting the hatch off early. Summer heat

hurts chicks worse than spring chills.

It is a reasonable assumption that a.

few early hatched chicks will make

more money for the farmer than a.

greater number of late hatched. If the

young chicks are kept warm it is no

difficult task to rear them. The young

hatched chicks will mature more rap-

idly and will do better. They will be-

gin to lay earlier in the fall and the

roosters will bring an excellent-price

on the market. Try a few early hatch— '

ed chicks this spring, and convince

yourself that it is the early hatched

chicks that return the greater profits.

——H. Q. H.





 





HENS HAVE BODY LICE.





Please tell me what to do for chick-

ens that have body lice. We have

tried several remedies but did not have

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’ OME Golden Circlers must have

been disappointed last week not

to see the Golden Circle Reunion



started. I had an announcement ready



to put in the columns, stating that the

reunion would start this week, but it

was crowded out at the last minute.



Through the rest of this month 'we will



have these special contributions from



Golden Circlers, which I know will be



interesting and enjoyable to Merry



Circlers and others who read Our



Page—Uncle Frank.





 





Dearest Uncle:

Due to the fact that I have not been

“home for a few weeks, I did not im-

mediately receive your most pleasing

letter in regard to the Golden Circle.

As I was vaccinated for small pox

. recently, I almost came to the conclu-





 





Arnel Stephan and Pet Pig.





.sion that I would not write anything

for my club.



Since then I have realized that sac-

, rifice is all that is good in this world

in the better sense of the word. There-

' fore, I will make sacrifice my subject.



We do not get anywhere if we don’t

‘ sacrifice something for someone, or for

l the betterment of mankind in general.

.For example, donating to charitable

‘ institutions, maintenance of churches,

hopeless cripples and many other

’ ways.



‘ Certain individuals sacrifice for oth—



Zers, such as our parents who take

care of us, and have plenty of trouble

doing it, yet seem to get a certain

amount of pleasure out of it. Where

would we be if someone didn’t sacri-

fice for us?



The soldiers went to war to sacri—

fice themselves for this country, and

teachers and ,nurses who have very

trying cases, and who work for the

poor and do not expect compensation,

and those who are wronged and jeered

at, and are meek and not repulsive.



Why is it that we deny ourselves

things when we work for our own

keep, that we do not when our parents

give us the money? Some of us are

different, but many turn a deaf ear.



The more we sacrifice for others the

happier this world will be, and if we

could only get that filtered through

our minds, wouldn’t this be a wonder-

ful place to live ——Dolores.



Yes, there is happiness in unselfish-

ness and sacrifice——much deeper than

in the fulfillment of selfish desires.

The world goes forwardihrough sac-

rifice—it goes backwards through sel-

, fishness.





 





Dear Uncle Frank:

' . In answer to your invitation to help

.do my bit in the Golden Circle Re-

union, I would like to say that I am

.yery-,willing to do all I can towards





gnaking it a success.





Word in that first , paragraph-15





just“ happens 7, that .‘fSuccestsfi—sthe ; -





,the real theme of my letter, if you will

permit me to call it such.



Today, as never before, rules or

recipes for success for our young peo—

ple are being preached everywhere.

Newspapers, magazines, lecturers, and

orators find “Success and How to Win

It,” a new, but truly an old subject.

Even the Michigan Farmer has its

weekly “Success Talks,” and I approve

of them. I realize the influence they

will have on the coming generations.



But then, when I stop to consider

what is really necessary, I ask myself

over and over again, “What is Suc-

cess?” I believe this is- one of the

most difficult of all questions to an-

swer. I would rather write a solid

geometry test than go any farther.

But, like George Young, I believe in

finishing whatever I begin. .



Success to some people, perhaps a

large majority of the civilized world,

\means wealth. Money is their goal.

Other things mean little to them. Gold

and silver buys anything, according to

their belief. But in time to come they

{will look back and greatly regret the

serious mistake they made.‘ But it

\Will then be too late.



The Bible states that our purpose

here on earth during our few short

years, is to help our fellowmen or, in

other words, to love our neigh-

bors and God. Of course, I do not

mean that a rich man cannot truly

succeed in life. It is possible that he

can, but in many cases he does not.

But you ask, “Even if a rich man does

good with his money, does he not suc—

ceed in life?” Again let me say that

money is nothing. It buys only ma-

terial things, while love and true liv-

ing bring success and the satisfaction

of knowing that you have lived an

honest and beneficial life. Some men

would not calla man a success in life

unless he had had his name in the

headlines of the daily paper. Even

this is unnecessary.





 

 





From'these things I have mentioned,

and from what I have‘read'and heard,

I would define success thusly: “The

satisfaction of knowing you have been

true and honest in all instances; that

you have benefited your fellowmen as

much as possible; that you have won

the respect of, your neighbors and

friends, and that, in a general way,

you have lived as God would have you

live, leaving the earth just a little bit

better than you found it.” ’ . 7



After reading this over I have foun

that it does not come up to my ex~

pectations, but I will send it in, hop—

ing to hear some other opinions and

definitions from the other Circlers.—

Love toyourself and the Circle mem-

bers, T. Norman Hurd.





Your discussion of success is a suc-

cess. It shows that you have quali-

ties which qualify you as a Golden

Circler. I, too, would like a further

discussion of this subject.





 





MY JOB.





When I left the Circle a year ago,

I was thinking of places I’d like to

see;



Or something great that I could do

To make my job seem big to me;

But the most important job I’ve had,



Is frying pancakes for my dad.





 





In the morning when I’m lying in bed,

Asleep and dreaming things I love;

There comes a hollering from down





\below,

That reaches my room way up

above.

And then, no matter how sleepy or





mad,

I must1 giet up and fry pancakes for

a .





Of course, it isn’t only dad,

Three brothers at home I’ve got,

And when I fry pancakes for that

bunch,

It does seem quite a lot.

But then, I guess there’s jobs as bad

As frying pancakes for my dad.





And then just think, too, Uncle Frank,

If an orphan I was now;

No dad I’d have to work for,

And never would know how

To make these good old pancakes

That my dad can’t live without,

Then I know I shouldn’t think ‘-

The things I’ve told you about.





So, Uncle Frank, and cousins, too,

Please take a hint from me,





 





request to take





replied.

this an annual affair.





'Albert All‘redson

*Nellie Barber

Fred Bessler

Bernice Blakie _

Evelyn Brooks, “Jonquil”

Daisy Brown .

*Ada Carpenter, “Vic,”

Lover”

Harold Coles

Caroline Cook

*Frances Cosand

Kenneth Dean

*Helen Dunbar, “Wildflower” .

Rex Ellis I

Lilly Esch .

*Myrtle Feltis

*Wilma Fry, ‘f/W. F.”

Margaret Gravelle .

*Robert Green ”

*Bernice Harrington, “Red

*Norman Hurd

gigglarlg Jones . _

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*Goldie KleinhardtIW‘itmeri- ~





“Music





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The Golden Circlers





THINK it fitting at this time that we print the names Of those



who have won the Golden Circle honor.

have been awarded the Golden Circle pin because of special merit

they have shown in their Merry Circle activities. Some have won

for their letters, others for their drawings, and some for their poems.

Those whose names are marked with a star, have responded to my

part in the Golden Circle reunion.

butions will appear during this month. I would be very much pleas-

ed to hear from the other Golden

Like Home-coming and Parents’ Month, we hope to make

I wish to thank those who have cooperated





to make this a success.— Uncle Frank.





' Adrianna'Van‘ der~Veen - "





.. tQhfiSfi‘nie‘ Z991? , .;





These Merry Circlers





rI“heir contri-'





Circlers who, so far, have not





*Geneva Kohlenberger

*Rosaline Linderer, “Dolores”

*Florence Litkowski

Ann Mulder

June Nelson

*George Nichols

*Helen Piper

*Nellie G. Priest

*Florence Rairigh

*John O. Roberts

*Guilford Rothfuss'

W. R. Schumucker,

Ardath Shannon

*Dorothy Shoemaker,

Amaranth

Mable ’Somers

Kathleen Stack

Gladah Thorpe

Doris Truex

Henry van Bort, “Progress”





“Wolverine” ‘





“White





Myrtle Walker.





 





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And put year’hefitdnto'yourwwk,’





Whatever itm‘aybe. . , .-



Don’t ever be diac‘om'agedfi' , »



Down-hearted, sour, or sad. I? I

Unless-your job is alot‘wm‘se __ 1:: ,



Than frying pancakes to our flied,



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A fine thought. "Mo'st‘ e‘y ry job is:



worth while. if we willbu‘t see the



worthwhileness‘ in. it. ~ One must "use

care not to pancake his job. ,; ‘



Dear Uncle Frank; " . . . 1

We are all glad forelir Goldenpir-





 





'cle Reunion, I ampsure; atleast-"g’an‘i.





But my, it is hard to find anythingto

say, not because there isn’t enough

to think of;. it is because there. is so

many interesting things in mayon-

derful, great, grand world..Everything

from the bobbed hair to government

affairs. ' ’ ' - '



I read a book sometime 'ago,;flal-

though I know it is not true, there is

The name 'of

it is, “Tarzan of the Apes.” It told





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of a young English nobleman being

raised from babybood among the large

apes of Africa. It told how he,.ta1ked

ape language, had ape'habits,.etc. ‘_'



Now, Uncle Frank, the question- I

wish to ask. and discuss is, “If a per-

son would be raised with some beasts

would he be able, after twenty years

or more, to learn the waysiof‘hun‘ian

beings without anyone to teach him?”

This young man of the, book discov-

ered some English papers, books,_,pen-

oils, and such like, and learned to. read

and write, yet he could not talk.

When human beings found him, he

could talk ape language and read, and

also write English. .



Do you believe that persons raised

by beasts would be like humans, or

would they be like animals of the low-

er grades? I really don’t believe it is

possible for-any person being raised

by beasts to be anything but beast in

his mind.



Now, Merry Circlers, Golden Circ-

lers andfriends, I would like to knew

what you think of this. It is equal to

evolutiOn, in my estimation.



“It is an ill wind that blows no

good,” so it is with books. ,“It is an

ill book that .has no food for thought,”

yet books must be chosen. Good books

are friends that'I love to ponder over.

Please talk on this subject for my





sake once—Your cousin and G. C.,,





“Wildflower.” , .. - —)

There is food‘for thought here. :It



is hard to comprehend what thought



the subject will bring forth. It seems





to me that some folks who never have _ ”





lived With monkeys, have monkey hab-

its. Also, some





than to have.





 





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Naomi Bonner, poem,

Path,”_November 27.‘





Kiddo,” December 25.

Kay, on schooLactivities, January 1,

Michigan Boy, views on city vs.

country, January ,8. ,

Edwin Snyder, Brutus, letter on ev-

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Ida Partola, Eben Junction, poem on

her town, January 15. *

Bernice Ball, Charlotte, for several

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Dreambird, letters on. books, Janu-

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Dagmar Thomsen, Pentwater, R. 1,

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Zona Amos, Owosso, .R. 7, article on

hunting, February 12.



Anna Hoyt, Pittsford, poem, “My

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Otto Bailey, Elmira, poem, “Artie,”

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’Lill Flapper Flossie, poem, “Flap-

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Ariel Denton, good drawings, Sara-

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ADDRESSES WANTED.





AM still waiting for the address

of the following who qualified the

last time Golden Circle buttons were

awarded: Tom Marshall, Ginger, Betty

Ann, I. E. K., Freckles, Brunette, Ag-

gie, Bleedin Heart.



I also would like the addresses of

the following who have qualified for

the Golden Circle pin this time: The

writer of “Just This,” Naomi Bonner,

Kay, Michigan Boy, Dreambird, ’Lill

Flapper Flossie.



Please send these addresses as soon





Circle” in the lower left-hand corner

of your envelope. Golden Circle pins

will be sent as soon as the names and

addresses are received—Uncle Frank.





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JOKE CONTEST.





EVERAL M. C.’s have requested a

joke contest. As we have not 'had

one for nearly a year, I guess we will

have to fulfill that request.





 





 





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 





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We will give ten prizes, five to boys

and five to girls, for jokes. Send in

the three best jokes you ever heard,

and see if you can’t win. To the two

girls sending in the best jokes, we will

give neat little boxes of stationery;

to the next three girls, nice beads.

The two boys sending in the best

jokes, we will give fountain pens; and

the next three, pocket knives. Remem-

ber, you must send in three jokes to

qualify in this 'contest. Also please

remember to put your name, and ad-

dress in the upper left-hand corner of

your paper. Put M. C. after your name

if you are a Merry Circler. Do not

write a letter on the same sheet. This

contest closes March 18. Send your

jokes to Uncle Frank, Michigan Farm-

er, Detroit, Michigan.





THE W'INNING ARTISTS.





HE M. C. artists certainly know

the signs of spring. Pussy Willows,

fishing, beating carpets, little chicks,

.etc., were subjects sent in. Some got

spring and summer mixed. Butterflies

on pussywillows is nature-faking, and

swimming scenes are a little prema-

ture.



The prize Winners this time are:



Flashlights.





Reuben Johnson, R. 1, Hermansville,

Wayne Burke, R. 5, Lansing, Mich.





Pocket Knives.





John Rytie, R. 1, Bruces Crossing.

Leonard Wines, Stryker, Ohio.

Menno G. -Martin, Brutus, Mich.





Stationery.





Ariel Denton, Saranac, Mich.



Lillian M. Barry, R. 6, Albion, Mich.

Beads.



Evelyn Batten, R. 1, Galien, Mich.



Marta B. Kothmainen, Snake R. Hill,



Chassell, Mich.



Gladys Afton, Casnovia, Mich.





The drawings of- the prize-winners

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W e Spring





A LONG period of dry feeding tells in. ill condition.-

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worms, blood out of order, hair rough, horses' legs

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How 1 One Farmer Gm~ Alzeaa’ hi

' By Albert Payne





of only 450 and was the pick ofe‘about

twice: as“ many at the ‘f‘ineide flgu’rb'”

of$6.75.* , ' , w



Buying with sa‘gacity, andvseeipg'hiis *1

purchases growing out- pi‘ofitably, ihas ' ‘

kept this farmer interested in his Work.

He has’ kept himself »-young'5in: spirit 1

by productive prosperity, "and atfiév-

en‘ty years old you couldn't getfi‘him

to ., retire—he is standing on thefight

‘behind the drove of cattle in theijpic-

ture. Productive endeavor. bashept

him active, and he is right Where'he -

wants to be—in a lively, trading . at?

mosphere. ‘ ‘ :



If he can buy lambs cheaper from

his oWn ewes, and buy pigs cheaper

from his own sows, thatis a part of





 





. HE writer visited a man the oth-

er day who has been feeding

stock for Over forty years.



Steady and sure right from the begin-

ning, this man has been getting ahead.

I am sure that he has never sold a

registered animal in his life, so it may

be understood that his success is some-‘

thing that is within reach of every-

body—right at hand, all any young

man need do is to apply the principle.

‘ I used to drive adjoining counties

with this farmer in the spring when

both of us were looking for. young

work horses to put to work. It was

not unusual to drive all dayand not

buy a. single horse—look at a. good

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the, game. ' If he goes to Chicago and

the trip Costs-him" $25,»he knocks out

just one bad steer he otherwise would

have got—why, there is where the in-

terest comes inlr As to horses, Irre—

call well enough a four—yearoldvvvhi'ch

I bought in his company fifteen years

ago, and worked one season—and then

sent him right on to Beaten at a. profit

of $85. ‘ ,



Here and there you find such men—a

often called “tight.” They are a dem-

onstration of thrift to the young farm-

er, if only the young farmer can divest

himself of prejudice and become a.

frank student of the practice that .

makes for stability, that keeps a man

interested in the farm. We hear a

lot about cooperative bargaining-but

how can we have sound' cooperative

bargaining until there is scattered'all

around the spirit of sound and suc-‘

cessful individual bargaining? '





out for their nicks and blemishes, spy

around the place for young stuff that

might be ready the next spring. In

the end when the string of horses was

ready for work, they were a good lot

and had been bought right, so a year

or two and a pair or two of teeth

more would mean a hundred dellars to

the good.



Recently he was showing me six





ing a. hundred pigs 3. year. The grass

is on the farm for them all summer

and especially this year there is a. good

deal of soft corn to be sold to a good

buyer and what buyer would 'pay more

than a. hog. Pigs are hard to buy, and

this man says that he can buy a gang

of pigs 3. lot cheaper right from those

sows than he can buy them in the





deal of buying the best where the price

admits of future profits. ~

He showed me a few over a hundred

Merino breeding ewes that he had

bought three years ago inthe same

way he buys horses. In three years

he has sold from his hundred ewes,

$3,300 worth of wool and lambs. Just

today I heard of a young man who had

lost thirty-five wormy lambs in one

week—one of those easy-going and not

critical purchases that put a, man be-

hind more than mere hopeful intention





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dry. The shearing should be doneon

a clean flOor. The, fleece , should

be folded or rolled with the flesh side

out. .The tying should : not be done

with ‘bin‘der twine or, any ' other" twine

which leaves fibers in‘the wool. Paper

twine has come :‘to' be the standardror

this purpose. It 113 how availableigto

all who will look for-itfin time. After

tying, the fleeces :éhoul'd'be packed in

regulation wool, 91?. derives~ bags and

kept clean. ‘ Pyrhito fleecesgshould

be separated from file blush-291.9 ‘

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should Phase _,

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This farmer now has‘two decks of,

heavy cattle ready to top out for mar-

ket. Eighteen months or so ago they

looked just like the ones in the pic-_

ture. These calves shown are forty

head picked out personally by the

man himself at the Chicago yards. He.

pointed his finger at every steer call?

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I'of utmost , interest to poultry raisers





who have had serious losses from

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own words:

‘,‘Dear Sir: I see re of so many

losing. their little chicks with White





' Diarrhea. so thought I would tell my

' experience.





I used to, lose a great

many \from this cause, tried many





"remedies ‘hn‘d was about discouraged.





As d last‘resort I sentto the Walker

Remedy 00., Dept. 509 Waterloo,

Iowa,-for.their Walko White Diarrhea

Remedy. I used two 50c packages,

raised 300 2 .White Wyandottes and

never lost one or had one sick after

giving the medicine and my chickens

are larger and healthier than ever be-

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remedy by return mail.—Mrs. C. M.

Bradshaw, Beaconsfield, Iowa.”





 





Cause of White Diarrhea





White Diarrhea is caused by micro-

scopic organisms which multiply with

great rapidity in the intestines of

diseased irds and enormous numbers

are discharged with the droppings.

Readers are warned to beware of White

Diarrhea. Don’t wait until it kills half

your chicks. Take the “stitch in time

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Never Lost a Single Chick

Mrs. L. L. Tam, Burnetts Creek,

Ind., writes ;_ “I have lost my share of

chicks from White Diarrhea. Finally

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a single chick from White Diarrhea. Walko

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Mrs. Ethel Rhoades, Shenandoah,

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, chicks, when but‘a few days old, began

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rhea. , I tried different remedies and

was about discouraged with the chicken busi-

ness. Finally,. I sent to the Walker Remedy

Co.. Waterloo, Iowa. for a box of their Walko

White Diarrhea Remedy. It’s just the only

thing for this terrible disease. We raised 700

thrifty, healthy chicks and never lost a single

chick after the first dose.”





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your losses and double, treble, even





quadruple your profits. Send 5°C for

package of Walko (or $1.00 for extra large box)

—give it in all drinking water and watch results

You’ll find you won’t lose one chick. where you

lost dozens before. It’s a positive factJ' You

run no risk. We guarantee to refund your

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little chick saver'you ever used. The ioneer

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pounds each of bran and mlddlin‘gs,

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HE remarkable feature in this past



year’s work in the Charlevolx As-

sociation'is the production of a grade

Jersey named “Short Horns.” This

cow, owned by Geo ge Meggison, pro-

duced 721.9 pounds of fat and 12,287

pounds of milk, testing 5.8 percent.

Short Horns is eight years old and

has always been on the job when it.

comes to butter-fat production. Her

grade Jersey blood, inherited from

long lines of good purebred Jersey

sires, causes her to be a. good produc-

er. Then, too, George Megglson is a

firm believer in feeding an. abundance

of alfalfa hay and sweet clover. Short

Horns was also given a good home-

grown ration made up of barley, corn

meal, ground oats, with small addi-

tions of corn, gluten meal and cotton

seed meal. She was also fed the usual

quantity of silage daily. The Meggi-

son herd has been in the testing work

for many years, and this year aver—

aged 435 pounds of butter-fat and 7,839

pounds of milk, with thirteen pure-

bred and grade Jerseys under test.





TELLS HOW'HE GREW HIS TON

LITTER. ‘



EPLYING to your inquiry regard-



ing ton litter of pure—bred Spot-



ted Polands, I am pleased to advise



that our sows are kept in a thin con-



dition, gaining all the time ‘they are



with pig, and at time of farrowing are

in fair shape, but not fat.



They are fed mostly slop of oat mid:

lings and a little tankage, and some

skim-milk, and above all, nice green

alfalfa hay once a day. It is surpris-

ing how much good green hay a few

sows will clean-up. They get plenty

of exercise, as I move their colony

house away from their feeding trough.

I also use block salt, lime, [acid phos-

phate and slack coal in a self-feeder.

This year I am feeding soy beans in

the pods instead of buying tankage.



In the summer time, they have about





: llHEfstand. gramme annexation

~ 2. =13 Ljasi (allows: :Grain‘, 50.0, pounds 4’ ‘

. cream; 200,. pounds of; Wheat,'and 100





.100 hens per day. For mash feeding, .

’ use one foot, 'of‘ eating. space for each





   





   

   

 





 





“.the same ration, with sweet clever and

rape pasture. I have always had large

strong litters. Regarding ton litters,

I think they are started before they

are born, and the first two months,

while nursing their mothers, the rest

is easy, with a self-feeder and a hog

waterer. . -



The litter of the past summer was

fed, or learned to eat, at about three

weeks, and kept going on‘oat mid-

dlings tankage and some skim-milk un-

til they reached about 160 pounds, and

then had shelled corn and tankage

until they were 180 days, old—one pig

was weighed each week and the gain

was nine to thirteen pounds a week,

or an average of eleven pounds per

week on oat middlings, tankage, etc. I

didn’t weigh any more after they had

reached 150, as they were difficult to

handle. All had the run of sweet clo-

ver and alfalfa pasture. _



I think the most interesting part is

the cost per pound, as I purchased ev-

ery'pound of feed, mineral, salt, also

milk, andslack coal included, and they





pound, and .sold for. 'thirteen cents;

This doesnotr include pasture, or care,





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California Redwood is always used for these

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CATTLE

Registered ABERDEEN ANGUS BULL For Sale





Age 2% y.ears FRANK ROGER, Montague, Mich.





GUERNSEYS servite from a. E00d





cow. Also. some good females. Attractixe prices.

Meadow- Gold Guernsey Farm, R. 8, St. Johns, Mich.





 





 





 





Reg bull nearly ready {fir





FORS practlically pure-bred GUERNSEY or HOL-





Three Registered willed”? Dd”?

calve next falla I.‘slightly defective. Accredited herd.





sale 4, 5 and 7-year-old. E. A.,

LUIIIDBERGC.h eDimondale. Mich. l





FOR SALE—Two registered 4 year old COWS





one fresh and other will freshen this spring. Also a

young bull from a 30-lb. cow. and cow—testing record ,

of 838 lbs butter in t10 mo. on two milkings per

day. A show pros



WHITNEY DEEDS” Onondaga, Mich





 





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 0. LILLIE. Coopersviiie. Mich.





Choice Jersey MBulleil iffé‘iiflfii 3.

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calves. from heavy. rich milks",

write EDGESWOOD DAIRY FARMS. Whitewater. Wis.

D Heifer Calves. practically

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C. 0. D. Write L. Terwilliger. Wauwatosa. Wis.





Guernsey Bull .F or Service 33.23102“? ‘33,“,





0. Stock. J. M. WILLIAMS. No. Adaml. Mich;





 





Registered: Guernsey 3&1}... “L23 $135;





calves. E. A. BLACK, Howard City. Mich.





 





LYING Fox and Interested Prince Jerseys. Twen-



ty females between ages of three months and tan

yau's. Sixty head to select from. Also a few

bulls. L. RUHSTORFER a SON, Kawkswlin, Mich.





HOLSTEIN BULLS





Offered by Michigan State Herds





A son of Prince Echo Rauwerd‘. whose 13

tested daughters include 4 from 24 to 29.08

lbs. butter in 7 days as 2-year-‘o .



An excellent bodied calf born April 20.



grand- «laughter of Duchess





1926.



His dam is a

Skylark Ormsby from a 33. 27- lb. cow



His sewn nearest ams average 32. 58 lbs.

butter and 686 2 lbs milk in 7 days.





Send for Pedigree of Tad No. 656.

"MICHIGAN STATE ma.”

Bureau of

Animal Industry

Dept. C

Lansing, Michigan





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V, a Golantha cow from our herd was hleh butter-fat



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{m This herd of cows averaud 11.988 lba milk

a!“ 5” lbs. butter in 1925..



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all bunches dehorned. Good stocker order. Can show

few bunches around 45 to 90 head. Each bunch even

in size. Also a few bunches Shorthorn steers. Will

sell your choice of one car load from any bunch.

Write. stating number and weight you prefer. 450

lbs. to 8001M.





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





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POLLED‘SHORTHORNS





High class cows and heifers at reasonable prices.

some show ring prospects. 15 years select breedlnx.

You will be suited.





Branch 00. Farm. Goldwater. Mich.

Geo. E. BURDIOK. Mgr. .





fin: STANLEY I. eAnnNEn‘ HERD. .cmonI. Mich:





“MILK‘ING SHORTHORNS”





Why buy without milk records? We don"t keep our

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

that will breed more milk into your herd and still

retain your good fleshing' qualities. call on us. Also

ferrules. Circulars and photos on request.





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tractive prices on all of these cattle. anTFREDSDN



FARMS. Ypsilanti. Mich.





M12 ILKING SHORTHORN BULL, born in January.

20:11qu am

record1 of 10. 751 lbs. IRVIN DOAN he SONS. Dres-





woll. Mich.



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SIWYIIIOI'M cows andqbeifersm for "sale. DIDWELL

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rarely are two horsesi shoulders just

alike, and when the collar becomes

set to one horse’s shoulders it should

not be worn by another.‘



Usually in the spring, the horse that

has been idle will be very fat. When

fitting a' collar to. him, it will be nec-

essary to fit the collar tothe, neck as

you find it, for if you do ‘not,fyou may

injure the horse before he has become

thin from working. The only thing

you can do after he loses flesh is to

put a. sweat pad under the collar or

get a new collar. .



The old straight—sided collar will fit

some horses, but the majority of them

it will not. The reason for this is

plain; how many horses that you

know, have a flat, even surface from

the top of the neck to [the bottom

along either side? The proper method

of building a collar is to-build it to

fit this contour of the neck. The‘ collar

should be long enough that the hand

can‘ be inserted between it and the

bottom of the horse’s neck and forced

through to the wrist without any pres-

sure.



It should be wide enough just below

the top of the neck that it will admit

.the fingers of the hand comfortably.

This width from top to bottom of. the

collar should be maintained. The col-

lar, when plated on the neck, should

fall loosely into place; if it has to be

pushed into place it is too tight. If

there is too much movement of the

collar from side to side, it will cause,

injury, as it will if it is too long or

too short. To test the collar grasp

the t0p in one hand and hold it tightly

against the shoulder; then grasp the

throat of the collar in the other hand

and work it from side to side; if the

play is more than two inches; it is





‘ too large. _

The collar should be used a few





times while the animal is doing very

light work, to break it in. A good

leather collar is the cheapest in the

end, as a good collar will produce less

shoulder trouble than a poor one. At

night the sweat and dirt should always

be scraped off, and if necessary, spong-

ed off, as it must always have a.

smooth surface—G. C.





 





TO DRY UP COWS,.TURN‘THEM IN

THE CORNSTALKS.





F I were to advise a farmer how to

dry up his milking herd, I would

tell him to turn his cows in the corn-

stalks and make them depend on that

feed for their living. It is a common





practice with corn belt farmers to turn ,





their cattle in the stalks after the crop

has been gathered, and they generally

figure that they are saving the corn

that has been missed by the huskers,

which is all true; but invariably they

leave the cows. in the stalks long after

they have secured these few nubbins

and stray ears.



The facts obtained prove that we

are drying up our cows on the

cornstalks. In spite of the,mild and

favorable weather, there has been a





steady decline since the first of the,

year in butter production, when non‘





Here is the way to do it:.





the clean quarters





 





 





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his own individual collar. on. 7





“that we are milking more coWs





, same period.





Cut the cost of Producing Hogs





HE cost of producing hogs can be reduced twenty per cent by

following the Sanitation System of Swine Raising ‘





1. Scrub the farrowing house with boiling water and lye. 7 _ "g

2. Wash the sow with soap and water before putting her into 5;:





3. Haul the sow and pigs to pasture. ~ " ' ' 1 __ _' .



4. Keep the pigs until they are at least four months old on ‘

pasture where no hogs 11MB been for ‘a year or- moron _ j ‘



Simple, isn’t it? But you meet do all four things.



Three of them are not enough. All four will! keep the pigs free

iron: worms and in conditioii to make rapid and cheap £833





 

 

 

 





 





Assohiatlons that. keep Ir

production have shown a big sliflhké

age over last year in spite of he ~





than a. year ago.



I have recently traveled over several

hundred miles and have been surpris-

ed to find on almost- every farm, all Of ,

the cows in the stalk fields. I appre-





plate that this has been a practice fol-





lowed by our farmers for many years

but I also believe most of our men un-

derstand that it is very detrimaital to

the milking cov‘vs, and that there is no

profit in shrinking a coW; B‘ut rather

a severe loss. It may be due to the

shortage of hay that our cow-keepers

feel the pinch, and as the weather is

fine they believe they have on oppor~

tunity to save on hay. Torbe sure.

this will save the hay; but what a pity

to dry up the milking herd, which "is

their most prontable' and dependable

department. You can’t get something

out of nothing, and you‘certainly can’t

get much cream from weathered corn-

stalks. If you must turn cattle in the

stalks, let it be the steers, dry cows.

and young stock.



This shrink from a wide area stand-

point, means the loss vof millions of

dollars, and it is most unfortunate, for

this is the time when the farmer needs

every cent he can get from the farm.

A milking herd that is allowed to

shrink at this time by poor feeding

methods, will be unprofitable produc-

ers in the spring and early summer.

A wider use of the silo would—solve

this problem and turn what is nowa

loss to a good profit—A. L. Haecker.





ERROR IN STATEMENT ON STOCK

HANDLED.





The following notorized statem



has been received from J. M. Ric

ardson, secretary of the Detroit Li 0

Stock Association at the Detroit ock

Yards: '



“You recentl’y'published an article

in your paper. stating that the Mich-

igan Live Stock Exchange Cooperative

Commisison firm was the leading firm

on the Detroit market.‘ This is an'er»

ror, as Bishop, Hammond & Jackson:

is the leading firm,and handled.4,602

carloads of live stock received by rail-

road, and the equivalent of 2,337 cars

of live stock received by' truck, or a

total of 6,939 carloads of stock for the .

year 1926, or 2,155 carioads more than

the Michigan Live Stock Exchange Co-

operative Commission firm for the

I might explain that the

trucked-in live stock isrtallied by the

head and in reducing the number of

head handled of the different species

to the carload basis, we allow: Twen-

ty—five head of cattle to the car, sixty

head of calves to the car, 100 head of

sheep to the car, and 100 head of hogs

to the. car.”





 





It was denied that the Joint Stock

Land Banks pay dividends out of stock

premiums or from accrued unCollected

interest Such claims by those who

oppose the Joint Stock Land Banks

have done much injury . ~





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H ERR is the done on David Ander-

son '5 herd of Jcrseys. These cows

have been in the East Allegan Cow

Testing Association for five consecu-

tive years. They show an annual av-





. erage of 409.8 pounds of butter-fat, and





a net profit of $139.83 per cow. There

is one heifer in this herd that deserves

special mention. She is Raleigh’s Hel-

en Ferry 639488. She was accident lly

bred and freshened at one year find

1four months. She produced in one

[year and eleven months, two heifer

calves, 15,993. pounds of milk, and 840

pounds of fat—Charles W. Rogers,

Tester. '





HE West Allegan Cow Testing As-

sociation, premier organization in

Michigan, which averaged 394 pounds

of butter-fat during 1925, has complet-





’ ed another year of testing association





work. This year, Leo Ashley, the cow

tester, reported that all cows under

test averaged 393 pounds of butter-fat.

It is thought that this association will

maintain the leadership among all the

Michigan cow testing associations in

efficiency of butter-fat production for

another year. '





Due 'to the excellence of the West

Allegan dairy herds, A. C. Baltzer, in

charge of cow testing associations,

Michigan State College, commented

that the need for re—tests of herds and





.cows owned by them, was of para-





mount importance. “Re-testing of high-

iproducing cows and herds is being

conducted in all Michigan cow testing

associations,” said Baltzer, “and as a

result, all dairymen have more faith

in the conduct of cow testing associa-

tions in Michigan.”





A resolution was passed by the West

Allegan Cow Testing Association mem-

bers that the re-test of high cows and

herds belsustained and used, as recom-

mended by the Dairy Department of

the Michigan State College and the

American Dairy Science Association.





THINKS SILAGE SHOULD BE

TRAMPLED.





AVE been’ interested in the sev-

eral articles in our paper on

trampling silage. Now, let us take this

up from the standpoint of reason. Is

it reasonable to think that silage





' blown into the silo and left to settle

"‘on its own” would keep as well as





.silage trampled from the ground up?

Trampling or packing forces the air

out as the silo fills up, leaving no air

pockets, and consequently, spoiled

spots throughout the silo.





I think that it pays to trample sil-

age, and trample it well, if for no 0th-





or storage. Don’t you think you could

get much more silage into a. silo by

packing it well? What’s the use of





investing a. lot of money in a silo and





using only two—thirds of it? It seems

to me it would be like cutting half a.

swath around a field of grain. We

have three men in the silo, 01' two





Rmen and a boy, and if you will believe





me, we have a silo full when the pipe

is taken down, and it keeps. We do





trampling, throwing out spoiled silage

besides the wasted feed. It costs us

$3.50 per hour for machinery to blow

the silage in, and we want it to stay

there in the form of cow feed, not;





‘ manure—E. .Q. Potter.





NEARLY RIGHT.





“Children, this month we study Ger-

many.” said the geography teacher.





“This country once was governed by

f a. kaiser.





Can anyone tell me what

a. kaiser is. ‘?”





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WILL RE-TEST HIGH PRODUCERS.‘





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tary condition.





milking of cows.





82% also said the De Laval Milker saves

an average of 2‘/2 hours per day; more than

98% that it agrees with their cows , 99% that

it produces as much or more milk as

compared with hand milking; 89% that

it 18 easy to keep m a clean and sani—





If you are milking five or more cow

a De Laval Milker will soon pay

for itself, and putmore pleasure,

satisfaction and profit into the é $2?!

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How do you in. the De Laval





as an investment





compared with other Farm

equipment you





This question, among others, was recently

asked of thousands of De Laval Milker users.

A great many replies were received, and





58.53% said “The best.”

19.56% said “One or the best.”

10.47% said “Good."

2.51% said “Fair. ”

Surely when 78% of a large group of De

Laval Milker users say it is the best, or one

of the best investments on the farm, it





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to Resist Disease





Agricultural colleges, experiment stations

sndveterinarianseverywhereconoedethat

common breeding ailmentsol wattle, sum

as slinking calves, barrenness, lailure to

clean, goine, and scours in calves are

incident to a germ disease.





Modern Methods



of breeding, feeding and forcing for milk

and butter production are practiced ata

sacrifice of breeding vitality Cattle are

more susceptible reinfection and the germs

’ol disease and such diseases as Tuber-

culosis and Contagious Abortion more

easily develop.



Prevention Better Than a Cure



It is easier and cheaper

If your cattle are subject to any of these

common breeding ailments and are not

doing their best. it is because there is

something lacking. It' is now possible for

you to overcome thus ailments. You can

build up the breeding vitality oiyourherd.

You can make your cattle less liable to

infection. Dr. David Roberts

BLOOD-Tom





is especially prepared to restore the breed'

vitali of cattle. Use it regular] and you wi

note t e improved condition 0 your her in

the inaeasirlifinum ber beand quality 01 calves as

well as in e quality and quantity of your

milk supply.

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1W

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quality of work and ease of cleaning.





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ASPER

Macomb County No. 2 AsSocfatlon 4

.was the winner of the first prize in

|the 1926 essay contest conducted

among the Michigan cow testers, ac-

cording to A. C. Baltzer, in charge of

cow testing association work in Mich-

igan. Mr. Blumer receives the award“

of $25 cash by the Michigan Creamery

Owners’ and Managers’ Association,

and a gold medal from the Blue Valley

Creamery Company.



Other winners in this contest among

the one hundred Michigan cow testers,

are the following: Forrest Bender,

tester of the Kent County South Asso-

ciation; second prize, awarded $20

cash by the Michigan Creamery Own-

ers’ and Managers’ Association, and a.

silver medal by the Blue Valley Cream-

ery Company. Bender won by the toss

of a coin because the judges could not

decide between his essay and that en-

tered by W'alter Kirkpatrick, of the

Leelanau County Cow Testing Associa-

tion. Mr. Kirkpatrick was awarded

third prize, and received $18 cash from

the Michigan Creamery Owners’ and

Managers’ Association, and a bronze

medal from the Blue Valley Creamery

Company.



Glen Bedell, tester in the Ottawa-

Allendale Cow Testing Association, of

Ottawa county, won fourth prize and

was awarded $15 cash by the Michigan

Creamery Owners’ and Managers’ As-

sociation. Lyle Anderson, tester of

the Osceola-Reed City Cow Testing As-

sociation, of Osceola county, won fifth





Clarence Prentice, tester in the Ne-

waygo-South Cow Testing Association,

won sixth prize and received $10 cash.

John Goodall, tester of the Missaukee

County No. 1 Association, and Coe

Emens, of the Ingham—Lansing Asso-

ciation; received honorable mention.

Casper Blumer, the successful con-

testant, aptly expresses the belief that

a cow testing association can never

out-grow its usefulness in a dairy com-

munity as a progressive dairyman and





 





 





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 





cow tester never fully reach their goal.

JCow testing associations help to ele-

vate dairy standards and profits.





MEAT SUPPLIES INCREASE.





 





LTHOUGH fewer food animals



were slaughtered in 1926 than in

1925, the total output of meat was

larger by 240,000,000 pounds, accord-

ing to estimates prepared by John Rob-

erts, of the Bureau of Animal Indus-

try, United States Department of Ag.

riculture.



Stock raisers and feeders brought

about this rather surprising result, not-

withstanding a considerable reduction

in pork production. The shorter sup-

ply of hogs was known to be inevit-

able because of losses from cholera

and the continued operation of the

downward swing resulting from the

overproduction in 1923 and 1924. Hogs

generally supply more meat than any

of the other meat producers, but last

year’s figures show that for the first

time in a long period, cattle and calves

provided more than swine.



The hog situation apparently pre-

sented an opportunity to cattlemen

which was utilized to the full, and

beef production in 1926 broke all exist-

ing records by a wide margin. It is

true that more cattle were. slaughtered

,in 1918, the year of the great war ef-

fort, but last year’s cattle had much

more beef. on them. Actually, the av-

erage weight of all federally inspected

beeves in 1918 was 916.5 pounds on the

hoof, and 476.6 pounds dressed. In

other words, last year’s cattle were

47. 6 pounds per head heavier alive,

and 41.7 pounds per heavier dressed,

thus showing not only greater weight,





' but superior quality of higher dressing





average.





production was not the Weston. “





 





; .ord. but it was 3119 1*th 1h . 'el .





 





BLUMER tester of the .-





prize and was awarded $12 cash, and,





Sheepmen also came to the fore in'

1926, and produced a. sizable increase,

in the supply of lamb and mutton. The





about ten ' ~ ' '

than in 1925 and twelve pounds per

head heavier than in 1924. ’





Considering the meat supply 11119267”. "





 

   





 

 

   

   

   





as a. whole, it may be pointed out that ;





   

   

   

   

   

   

 





the increased production of 240, 000; 000

pounds was not quite enough to keep

pace with the increase in population.

As a consequence, the per capita. con-

sumption fell from 143. 6 to 142. 8

pounds,

When it is realized that the population

of the United States is increasing at

a rate not far short of 2,000,000 a. year,

it is at once apparent that the task! of

holding the per capita consumption at

the present level is one of consider-

able magnitude.





The foregoing features of the meat

situation, among others, are brought

out in a. series of tables issued by the

bureau of animal industry. The tables

Show annual compilations from 1907





to 1926, inclusive, of animals slaugh- _





tered, the various kinds of meat, and

all meats combined, pork and lard be-

ing shown separately. Each of the

meat tables shows production, exports,

imports, and consumption, both total

and per capita. . ’





INCREASES.





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HE number of sheep on the farms



of Michigan is larger than for

many years past. On January 1, 1927,

according" to statistics gathered by the

state and federal reporters, the sheep

had increased during the previous

twelve months nearly 150,000 to a total

of 1,314,000. In 1925 the same author-

ity gives the number as 1,066,217.



A large part of this increase is due

undoubtedly to the relative high prices

that have obtained over a period of

years for wool and lambs. These prices

have run from 175 to 200 per cent

above those prevailing before the war.»

Other farm products have not enjoyed

this favorable economic advantage.

The chances now are, in the opinion of

some men closely familiarwith the

sheep situation, that the increased sup:

plies of sheep may, in the future, re-

duce, at least, some of these advan-

tages. The‘number of sheep in the

world today approximates- the number

kept just before the war.





SHEEP POPULATION





 





 





SAVING THE MEAT SUPPLY.





 





N the United States the veterinarian

has made a real contribution to hu«

man welfare by protecting the'meat

supply. Disease control in animals

producing meat, milk, butter, and oth-

er animal foods, has materially reduc-

ed the menace coming to the race from

this source. The constant danger from

the contraction of bovine tuberculosis

has been practically eliminated in the

communities where the knowledge of

the veterinarian is put into practice.

Protective measures against hog ch01.

era. has retained many pork chops to

thexproducer of hogs to sell, and to

the consumer to eat. Added beefsteaks

have been enjoyed by Americans with

the discovery of control measures for

the cattle tick. In all, the veterinarian

is a real public benefactor.-——O. U:





 





GETTING THE CORN SHOCKS

LOOSE.





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HERE is an idea that will aid farm~ ‘





ers in getting loose corn shocks

that may be frozen down. I take a.

board scraper and cut one of the links

next to therlng at the end of, the

chains. A lOg chain is then “attached

to each chain to make them longer.\

The scraperis then plaCed back of the

shock, with a. chain passing around





each side to the team ahead. ’By start-,1, .

ing the Horses the shock is easily -

from its position—Jervis , =





scraped-

Austin. -_ ‘ ,





or eight-tenths of 8. Pound. 7‘





 

   





Leaving the healthigt

and tests to chanoeis

leaky pail. The sllgh

delicate tissues meant” ‘



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full, easymilking.T melons pone-z

trating ointment '

cracked, ligated tests. In-





flammation or pmjnriés t9. udder or tests

is reduced almost at once, the tissues re-

stored to normal action. This great

healer' ls surprisingly efieetlwemtrestin

Caked Bag, Bunches Cow Pox. It

compoun for. use on -

udder and tests but has hundreds of ‘

healing uses on the farm. Clean, pleas-

ant odor; cannot taint the mar.



Feed dealers, ‘ eral'stores and





druggists have Bag Balm, 1n the 11'



ounce package for 60c... If yen



trouble getting it order Wits.

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q aid agreement betwee‘h the gran?

;. growers ‘ of the Lawton-Paw Paw

district find the Benton Harbor-St: Jos-

ephf'fis‘ection resulted in the Michigan

State..Horticultu»r-al Society's adoption

of their‘re’commendations. .

a "Fire recommendations provide for

sniper amendments to the provisions

'of the fancy and No. 1 grades. None:

(of the changes will materially affect

" the effectiveness of the grade-s.

l The. Legislature will be asked to

:change .‘the word “compact” in the

‘ fancy grade, ‘to "well-formed bunch-

es,” “defining the new term as meaning

3“fairly compactbut not closely united

bright??? Tolerances in the grade

y winnid remain as at present.

'1 Substitution of the words “well-

formed” for “less compact” in the No.

dgrade also will be asked. Tolerance

in this standard would be placed at

fifteen per cent on bunches which do

* not meet grade requirements. No oth-

,'er amendments were recommended.





 

 





 





HORT SOCIETY PLANS.





 





" ‘ ARL' E. BUSKIRK, of Paw Paw,

was elected vice-president of ,the

Michigan State Horticultural Society,

succeeding Herbert S. Newton, of Hart,

_ who was elected president at the an-

! I ‘ . nual meeting in Grand Rapids last

December.

- ' The winter meeting of the society

.- 'may be held in Benton Harbor next

' December, instead of Grand Rapids.

’ The organization is anxious to build

‘up a larger membership in Berrien

' and Van Buren counties. As an added

inducement to join the society, it plans

".to hold: its summer tour in Berrien

‘~_Connty in August, probably starting

from the Graham Experiment Station

in Grand Rapids and stopping at the

‘ South Haven Experiment Station on

j , route to' Benton Harbor.

| ' -t - Thewinter convention of the society

.‘ - _ " Would be returned to Grand Rapids in

1928, when the biennial apple show

again is to be held, according to pres-

: ent plans. '





g” TO sTonr-‘RAUDULENT FRUIT

' f spunanses.





 





1 M’iCHIGAN fruit growers and ship-



. - pars} are preparing to ask the

Legislature to enact a law to prevent

fraudulent purchase of Michigan fruits

and vegetables for intrastate and in-

ter-state commerce, and to provide for

the licensing of all buyers except con-

sumers Or others who buy in small

quantities.



GroWers and shippers complain that

out-of-state buyers frequently come

into the state, “buy” cars of fruits and



is vegetables just before the banks close,

give checks in payment and then stop

payment on the check after the pro:

duce leaves the state.

They would discourage this practice

. , by requiring all buyers ‘to take out

- 7 ' * licenses to operate in the state. The

- _ . oonmissioner of agriculture would be

' f empowered to revoke their licenses to

. operate if found guilty of violating the

, law. It would be a felony under the

f-xla'w to issue-checks without sufficient

' funds in the bank to make payment

in full. .

l Truckers as well as car lot buyers

" “would be Subject to provisions of the





 





 





 





1 eANNm'e locum-mes, CONSOLI-

. one,-





 





” M ERGER'of the three largest fruit

' canning concerns in the state

into acorporation to .be known as the

Michigan Fruit Canners, Inc., a deal

implying more than $500,000 «was an-

nounced iii South Haven recently.

' fl" ' figuring in the consolida-

' 6 Packing com-

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with plants at South 'Haven and

William McEwiug, of South Haven,

becomes president! of the new corpor-

ation. Mark C. Hutchinson, of Fenn-

‘ville, is vice-president and. sales man-

ager, and William A. Godfrey, of Ben-

’ton ,Harbor, becomes secretary and

treasurer. The main office of the com-

pany will be in Benton Harbor and the

sales office in Fennville. '

Completion of the merger represents

one of the largest and most important

deals in the middle west canning in-

dustry 'in recent years. It is in line

with the present trend in business to





 

 





consolidate in the interests of greater _—





efficiency in operation and manage

ment.

A factor influencing the consolida-





tion, it was stated, is a tendency in _._





the wholesale grocery trade to buy

canned foods in the spot market in-

stead of for future delivery. This trend

of the times is forcing canners to hold

their pack until “spot" orders are re-

ceived. More capital is needed to

finance the pack and the merger of

these three companies partially will

relieve this situation.





 





WANT M. S. C. TO TAKE OVER

MENOMIfiEE SCHOOL.





 





A MOST favorable sentiment is grow-



ing in Cleverland for the acqui-

sition of the old Menominee County

Agricultural School by the Michigan

State College. Such a connection, the

people of the Upper Peninsula believe,

would materially increase the advan-

tages offered the boys and girls for

securing an advanced training in ag-

ricultural subjects. '





 





HOG MARKET RALLIES AND

BREAKS.





 





H 0G prics scored a decided rally

, early in the past week, with the



Chicago top again back to $12.50

compared With the high point of $12.75

early in February, but declined again

toward the close. The breaks under

$12 have resulted in a sharp decline

in receipts and buying orders have

been stimulated. Also, the accumula-

tion of product in storage during Feb-

ruary was not quite as large as ex-

pected. At Chicago, stocks of meats

increased about 7,000,000 pounds,

Wthh was about the same as a year

ago, but less than the average in-

crease in the last few years. Stocks

of lard increased 8,000,000 pounds.

This was a larger increase than last

year, but was below average and be-

low vtraade expectancy.





 





RUNAWAY ADVANCE IN LAMB

MARKET. .





SENSATI‘ONAL advance in lamb

prices occurred during the past

week which carried the Chicago

top to $16.15, after which it dropped

back to $15.60. A bare spot in sup-





~ plies, due to the fact that corn belt





feedlots have been quite well emptied,

and Colorado lambs have not yet be-

gun to move freely, together with some

speculative maneuvering, was respon-

sible. Yearlings approached the $13

level and fat ewes reached a top of

$9.60. While the advance undoubtedly

carried the market too high, with the

decks cleared for Colorado lambs and

California spring lambs, prices are

likely to hold on a higher level right

along than. in the past two‘or three

months. '





 





CROP AND MARKET REPORTS.





Mason County.——Not much snow

here this winter. Farmers are stock-





 





» ing "up with dairy cattle, milk produc-





tion being one of the leading lines. Po~

tatoes are being marketed at $1.30 per

cwt. Fruit growers are pruning trees.

Some have fear for the wheat crop,

many fields being covered with ice.

Eggs bring 27c; butter 52c; live poul-

try 22c; apples 500®$EL To date, fruit

trees are in good shape—R. W. B. ..



Newaygo County.-—-—Farmers are busy

cutting wood and hauling manure. The

usual amount of roughage is on hand.

Potatoes are bringing "$1.35 per cwt.‘

Some beans are being sold at $3.90 per

cwt. A few farms are changing hands.

thisvwinterr—E. F.



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Milk is about the only product being





sold. It brings around $2.00 per hun-

dred. Eggs are around 210, and a few.

potatoes are selling around$1.25. The





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Hl'lledaie count .—~A.bout the only

work being done n this locality is 39,-"

curing the season’s wood supply. Feed ,





weather has been fine the past month " ”





but not the best for winter crops.—

R. M





St. Joseph County.——Farmers are cut-

ting wood and some are basking corn

that was left last fall. Manure s also

going to the fields, and marl, lime, and





fertilizer are being secured. A num- ,





ber of sales are being held. White

beans are bringing $3.75 per hundred.

.3th is looking well, with plenty of

geedB on hand to meet the demand.—





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cold water, poulticing or packing the

foot with pine tar and oakum when

shod. The toes should also be kept.

shortened. A shoe with heel calks and-

no toe, with a thin iron plate about

one and one-half inches wide, welded

across the middle of shoe, will protect

the joint against bruising, also relieve

much of the strain from the tendon

passing over the joint.



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nine years old that freshened in Aug— 1

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in the ovaries) being the most fre-

quent cause. It would be advisable to

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veterinarian, who would then give such

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.Mare Has Whites—I have a mare

than: has what the veterinarian calls

whites. She had it all summer, and

seems to be getting worse. She dis-

charges white stuff quite often. C. B.

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ing out the uterus with an antiseptic

solution—such as two teaspoonfuls of

carbolic acid to a quart of warm wa-

ter. A rubber tube is inserted in the

neck of the uterus and the solution

poured in a tunnel in the end of tube.

It would be advisable to have this done

by your local veterinarian to get the

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four months old. It starts to shake,

and this lasts about five minutes. Its

mouth is all blue when it is shaking.

After it gets over it, it seems to feel

good again. It does not eat well. J.

K.—Withhold food for eighteen hours,

then give one of oil of cheno~

podium for each two pounds of weight,

in two ounces of castor oil. Keep the,

pig in clean, dry quarters, with a clean

lot, where he can get some exercise.

If constipated. give a tablespoon of

epsom salts in slop once daily, until

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meat, and spoiled meat. Withhold food

for eighteen hours, then give four

grains of santonin in two ounces of

warm caster oil. Shake thoroughly

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GRAIN QUOTATIONS.





Tuesday, March 8.

Wheat.





Detroit—No. 2 red at $1.35; No. 2

. white $1.36; No. 2 mixed at $1.34.

Chicago.——May $1.40%; July 1.3414;

September $13199

Toledo—Wheat, No. 2 red $1.351/2

@13695. '

1 Corn. '

Detroit—No. 2 yellow 76c; No. 3

yellow 73c; No. 4 yellow 65@67c;; No.

5 yellow 62@64c.

- Chicago—May at 76c; July 8078c;

September 84%c.





Oats.

3 ligtroitr—No. 2 Michigan 51c; No.

, c.



Chicago—May at 46340; July 467/80;

September 450.



Rye.



Detroit—No. 2, $1.05.



Chicago—May $10655; July $1.041/4;

September 995/80. ’



Toledo—Rye $1.05.



Beans.

.Detroit.—-Immediate and

shipment at $4.25 f. 0.

points.



Chicago—Spot Navy Michigan fancy

hand—picked in sacks, $4.50@4.55; dark

red kidneys $5.15.



New York.~Pea domestic at $4.75@

5.510; red kidneys $6.75@7.25 to whole-

sa ers.





prompt

b shipping





Barley.

Detroit.—-Malting 83c; feeding 73c.





Seeds.



Detroit—Cash red clover at $25.25;

cash alsike $22.75; timothy, old $2.45;

new $2 60.



Hay.



Detroit—No. 1 timothy at $17@18;

standard $16.50@17.50; No. 1 light clo-

ver mixed $16.50@17.50; No. 2 timothy

at $16@17; No. 1 clover $16@17; oat

straw $12@13; rye straw $13@14.



Feeds.



Detroit—Winter wheat bran at $36;

spring wheat bran at $35; standard

middlings at $36; fancy middlings at

$41; cracked corn at $34; coarse corn

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



WHE





Wheat prices have strengthened in

the last few days. Domestic cash mar-

yets have been firm, the heavy arrivals

of southern hemisphere wheat at the

European ports are being absorbed

without difficulty, and some specula-

tive buying has been attracted by bul-

lish interpretations placed on the pri-

vate estimates of farm reserves. The

continued high rate of absorption of

wheat by importing countries is be-

coming a strong element in the situa-





tion.

RYE.



Rye prices strengthened along with

wheat during the past week. Some ex-

port business-is reported from time

to time, but clearances have not be-

come large enough to reduce the vis-

ible supply which is at the high point

on the crop. Stocks of approximately

14,000,000 bushels, however, are the

smallest at this season since 1922.





CORN.



With fewer corn-consuming animals

on farms than last year, the high rate

of disappearance probably has been

due to the poor feeding quality of the

crop and the lack of roughage in some

parts of the corn belt. Corn prices

have had a fair recovery from the

sharp dip which occurred late in Feb—

ruary. The break checked selling by

producers and stimulated demand from

some directions. The commercial sup-

ply and demand situation remains un-

favorable as the visible supply exceeds

45,000,000 bushels, and nearly 25,000,-

000 bushels are piled up at Chicago.

With lighter receipts during the spring

months, prices are likely to stabilize.



0A .



Farm reserves of oats were estimat-

ed unoflicially at about 385,000,000

bushels, compared with 571,000,000

bushels last year, and 539,000,000 bush-

els two years ago. The reserves re-

ported this year were the smallest

since 1915 and were smaller. than the

quantity usually disappearing from

farms in the last five months of the

crop year. The stock of oats at term-

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supplies left on farms.





BEANS.



Demand for beans is quite narrow,

while offerings are ample. The qual-

ity of these offerings are generally of

low grade. This fact has likely had

its effect upon the consumptive mar-

ket. Prices range fro-m $4.15@4.50 per

100 pounds, f. o. b. Michigan shipping

points for C. H. P. whites. This un-

usual range is largely due to differ-

ences in quality. Mest sales are





around $4.25.

SEEDS.





The premium for domestic red clo-

ver seed over foreign has narrowed a

little recently. Stocks of the latter are

not burdensome, and demand has been

sufficient to warrant some increase in

prices. Domestic seed of‘ high quality

is about sold out, and prices are "high.

Sweet clover seed averaged a little





higher, due to more active demand.





Timothy is declining, as was expected.





FEEDS.





The approach of spring pasturage is .





reflected in the unsettled tone in the

feed market. Wheat feeds, as well as

linsed meal and cottonsed meal, have

been generally easy. Trade is largely

confined to actual needs.





HAY.





With receipts of hay fairly heavy as

farmers are inclined to reduce their

holdings at the approach of the pas-

ture season, and the shipping demand

light, the market has been unsettled.

Pastures in the southern states are im-

proving rapidly, reducing the demand

for hay from that section. Demand for

dairy alfalfa hay has increased and

strengthened prices.





EGGS.





Large shipments. of fresh eggs to all

distributing markets have forced val-

ues downward. With February -tem-

peratures above the average, fresh egg

production was stimulated and receipts

at the four leading markets were

heavy. Hatcheries are doing a larger

business this spring than ever before,

and are taking most of the product of

commercial farms and the best farm

eggs. Dealers are beginning to pack

eggs for storage, but buying on spec-

ulative account is not expected to be

large until toward the end of the

month.



Chicago.—Eggs, fresh firsts 23%@

2394c; extras, packed in whitewood

cases 31@32c; ordinary firsts 221,“;





 





miscellaneous 22%0; 'dirties 211 c;

checks 21$?c. Liverpoultry; hens, 2 c;

springers 0c; roosters 19c; ducks at

34c; geese 18c; turkeys 30c.

Detroit.——Eggs,.fresh firsts at 24C.)

24%c. Live poultry, heavy springers

270; light springers 30c; broilers 40

@45c;; heavy hens 28c; light hens at

300; geese 230; ducks 35@38c; tur-





keys 420.

BUTTER.





, The butter market has lost most of

the gain scored during February. Pro-

duction of fresh butter is gaining from

week at week and probably will in-

crease more rapidly as the spring sea-

son of heavy production approaches.

Consumptive demand has slowed down

as a result of the relatively high pric-





es prevailing recently and dealers-are -.





unwilling to buy ahead of actual needs

in the face of increasing su plies, so

that while offerings have no been ex-

cessive, there has been some accumu-

lation in dealers’ hands. Storage

stocks are still being drawn upon, but

holdings on March l‘at the four lead-

ing markets were only a third as large

as a. year ago. .



Prices of 9.2-score creamery: Chi-

cago 500; New York 5035c; Detroit,

fresh creamery in tubs 48@49%c.





CHEESE. ‘



The cheese market has. stiffened

again, although there is still a feeling

of uneasiness apparent in the market.





Stocks had become depleted during the '





recent weeks of cautious buying, and

replacement orders steadied the mar-

ket in spite of increasing receipts.





POTATOES.





The potato market, with the excep-

tion of Russet Burbanks from the west-

ern states where the growers are still

holding for better prices, has been

weak recently. Demand for northern

seed stock, mostly Triumphs and Cob-

blers, has been active from the south-

western states, but trade in table po-

tatoes is slow._ The bulk of the re-

maining stock of old potatoes is in the

hands of growers. It is believed that

the market will hold around present

levels until competition from southern

stock increases: Northern round

whites, U. S. No. 1, are quoted in Chi-

cago at $1.75@1.90.



WO .



Wool prices continue firm every-

where with Boston lagging behind the

advances recorded in the past month

in foreign markets ,and in prices paid

to growers for wool still on the sheep's

back. Demand from mills is more or





 





 





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Tuesday,





DETROIT. —.

Cattle.

Receipts 239. Market steady.

Good to choice yearlings





dry-fed ................ $ 9.75 @1025

Best heavy steers, dry-fed 8.5061) 9.50

Handy weight butchers . . 7.256;) 8.00

Mixed steers and heifers 6.00@ 8.00

Handy light butchers . . 6.00@ 7.00

Light butchers .. . . . . . . . . . 5.25@ 6.00

Best COWS ...... o e v e e a c e e 5.50@ 7.00

Butcher cows ..... . . . . . . 4.7502 5.50

Cutters ......... . . . . . . . . . 4.25@ 5.50

Canners ............. . . . . 3.50@ 4.25

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

Bologna bulls . . . . . . . . . . . 5.506) 6.75

Stock bulls 5.00@ 6.09

Feeders 6.00@ 7.2-:

Stockers ................ 6.5061) 6.59

Milkers and springers. . .$55.00@100.00



Calves.



Receipts 493. Market 50c lower.

Best ....................$15.00@15.50

Others 4.00@14.50



Sheep and Lambs. ‘



Receipts 1,555. Market steady.



Best lambs . . . . ....... $15.50@15.75





Fair lambs ...... > ........ 11.50@13.00





Light to common lambs.. 6.00 11.00

Fair to good sheep ....... 5.50 8.75

011115 and common ...... 2.00@ 5.00





Hogs.

Receipts 1,330. Pigs and lights are.





steady; others 10@25c hi her.





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CHICAGO.



’ Hogs, .. ~ . p ‘

“Rec‘ei ts 21.000. Mar etc fairly ac-

ti .~ 3 . erallyl "1 “tightening

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March 8. .

several $12.25; bulk of good 150200-





lb. average $11.75@12.15; medium kind,





$11.60@11.65; bulk of 210-250 lbs» at



$11.45@11.75; most 260-300—lb. butchers



$11.35@11.40; few butchers at $11.25;



most packing sows $10.40@10.60; bet-



ter grade slaughter pigs $11.85@12.15.

Cattle.





Receipts 9,000. Fat steers and light

heifers average 150 higher, and ac-

tive; others steady to strong; heavy

steers scarce; strictly choice steers

absent; best $13; bulk steers $12.50

down; short-fed bulk at $9.25@11;

packers and feeders $7.50@8.25; veal-

ers $11.50@13 to packers; to shippers

$13@14.50. ‘



Sheep and Lambs. ‘-



Receipts 14,000. Market is opening

fairly active; top fat lambs 15@25c

higher; early bulk wool lambs $14.75

@1560; heavy lots $14.50@15.35; cull

wools $11@11.75; sheep are scarce,

steady; feeding and shearing lambs

steady; medium to good $13.75@14.50.





BUFFALO.

Hogs.



Receipts 800. Market 10 15c high-

er; pigs now $12.75@13; 1 0—200 lbs.

at $12.50@12.60: 210:225 lbs. $123561)

12.40; 240-300'l-bs. $12@12.45; packing

sows $10.50@11.25. . '



‘ Cattle.



Receipts 100. Market is strong; a

few good heifers at $8.75@10.25. ~



. Calves. ' . , '



Receipts 600. Market is 500

tops $1‘5@15.50; pulls $10j@12.



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lower; ‘





less spotted as

not general; but some of th

mills appear ' to? be receiving enough '





orders to keep'them’in'the market for





moderate quantities or, raw'materiai.

Contracting in the west has slowed

down again as prices demanded‘ by

growers'were getting out of line with.

the sluggish Boston market. Estimates





of ‘the amount contracted for range f?

s, '





from 60,000,000 to:-'75,000;000_ poun





or approximately one-third of the en- .





tire western clip. _ > ,.

. . APPLES?- ~ .. ,

The apple market holds fairly steady





at the prices prevailing during recent.





the (buying 'ofjgoo‘ds ‘is47 :1





0. Target ,-





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weeks. ’ Foreign markets areweakene‘ .





ing under heavier supplies cf Aine‘rii

can apples. Rhode "Is and Greening;

are bringin $4@4.75 per barrelt-in city

markets, w th Michigan Ben Davis at





' $3@3.50 in Chicago.





DETROIT cm MAnki-zr.





Apples 50c@$2.50 bu; beets .75c@.$1 '

bu; cabbage 60@85c bu; red. cabbage

$2.50@3 bu; savoy cabbage $1.25‘@2

bu; local celery 25@75c dozen; carrots

60@85c bu; hothouse rhubarb'70@85c





per 5.-lb. box; dry onions $1.25@1.50





bu; French .endive $1.25@1.50 per 5-lb.

box; root parsley 75c©$1.25 bu; pota-

toes 600@$1.25 bu; turnips $1@1.25 a‘

bu; Hubbard squash $2@2.50 per bu;

pears 75c@$1.50 bu; leeks 75c@$1 per

dozen bunches; parsnips $1.50@2.25 a

bu; vegetable oysters 75c@$1 dozen

bunches; .root celery $1.50@2.50 bu;

eggs, retail 35®40c doz; hens, whole-

sale 28@3lc; retail 32@34c; springers,

wholesale 28@31c; retail 32@34c;

Leghorn springers, wholesale 25 28c;

veal 20@220; dre‘ss‘edhogs '17 19c;

dressed poultry, hens 35®38c; spring~

ers 35@38c. ’





 





SHEEP AND LAMB MARKET.





Sheep and lamb. slaughter has been

steadily increasing each year since

1920, indicating that Americans ,are

acquiring a taste for lamb and mutton.

Nevertheless, the use of lamb and

mutton ls far less popular in the Unit-

ed States than in some other coun-

tries, notably Great Britain, where the

per capita consumption is around 25

pounds. The consumption per inhab-

itant in the United States last year

was 5.5 pounds.



. There is practically novforeign trade

in lamb and mutton. Several years-

a c an attempt was made to import



ew Zealand lamb in quantity. but it

proved unsuccessful. .



. Mutton is rapidly passing out of the

picture, in comparison with lamb. The

proportion of lamb and sheep market-

ed for slaughter at inspected establish-

ments is about ninety per cent lambs.

and yearlings, and ten per cent Sheep.

On the other hand, heavier weight cat-

tle are being slaughtered than in for-





 





mer years. . Last year’s cattle were,





47.6 pounds heavier alive than those

marketed in 1918.





 





For some time the beef industry has

been on a strictly domestic basis. The

exports and imports in recent years

have been almost negligible, and to a

great extent have balanced one anoth-

er. The per capita consumption of

beef last year was 63.4 pounds, an in-

crease Of 1.3 pounds over 1926.





 





The general index of purchasing

power of farm products in terms of

non-agricultural commodities advanced

one point to 81 in January, the five

pre-war years being considered as 100.

This compares with 88 the previous

January, and 84 .the same date two

years 380. .





~ comm": LIVE STOCK GALEO.





 





 





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March 29—Ocmplete dispersal sale of

Thornspple Hill Stock F

stein herd. W. R. Harper & Sons, .

Middleville, Mich. Other live stock





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ago. ~ “ At present, weight alias: more in-

fluence on prices than'nuality. the di-

viding line being around 1,300 pounds.





     





Few ‘~ arlings pass $11 and thermal-

ber. 'heavie’s above 312 is small. Out-

side of Chicago, few cattle of any

we are selling above $11.



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tion Or market, as . a result of the





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who «led thatlkin'd, the present premi-

um. is'due to continue'for a consider-

able perl‘o and it may even widen

further; .. line will be required to pro-

dtwe.’ a ne‘v’vflcro'p' of heavy cattle, so

that" this. class appears to be in a

' It must be, remem-

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not lured in the siren ., of. the mar-

‘ket or heavie's. Plain ght'nattle are"

selling at the lowest level since late

November.- while intermediate grades

are on about the same basis as they

have been for the last eight weeks.

Prices of fat cows , and heifers have

strengthened in the past week and are

breaking into new high ground for the

winter. The same holds true of can-

ners and cutters. The veal calf mar-

ket had a burst of strength early in

the week, but reacted later and is

some distance below the high point for‘

the winter. 'Within the next three

weeks, a substantial decline in the

price of light veals can be expected.





Prices of stocker and feeder cattle

are the highest they have been since

the spring of 1926 and, with that ex-

cepgon, they are the highest they have

bee at any time during the past five

years.





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I'm Anconas. Rose Cbmb Reds. Black Mlnorcas. But!

'00.: IO........”%: “.a 1:3... Jones. 2140 Lycgste, Detroit, Mich.

an at........ as I.

:3 gm”... 1.” :1: g PET STOCK

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t” 3......" :1: I.“ PURE-BRED German Police puppies from imported

in an an sire. price :12 and :15. cm. Hm hm, 30mm

in 33212222222." u: City. Mich.

an u........ an no .

‘-" - “1’ TRAINED course and pups sent on appmval.

u. u....... 3-” :3: Book on training. mm edition. $1.00. Dundee Ool-

:.:: ......fl... 2.5 .3. He Kannm_ Dundee” Mich.

":n to........ as a: THOROUGHBRED Fox TERRIER PUPSeGood

:3: aw in an utters. J. E. Seckinger, Manchester. Mich,





CHOICE EXTRACTED HONEY—6 lbs. 81.00 90“-





DIid. Homer Buzzard. Fenton. Mich





 





 





MISCELLANEOUS WANTED

EGGS WANTED FOR HATCHING—Brown Leghorns.





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





REAL ESTATE





’ NEEW BIG FARM AND SUBURBAN

(STEE'I‘QAgg—s—The big illus. annual spring guide l1to

farms and other country property at lowest-in-t e-

country prices. You will find Strout agents courte-

ous, helpful. trustworthy. F. V. Cutler bought a.

cheap farm several years ago. investing $500. in 1920

he sold $5,000 worth certified seed potatoesufrom

0%. acres. ‘ has a large d iry and is on Easy

Street.” On pg. 46 you'll e .where $500 secures

187 acres. markets in nearb (‘lty of 200.000 neat,

home and bldgs. insured $2.750; broad tractor

fields. great potato land. and all yours for only

$1,600. va-y easy terms. Your free catalog is stamped

and ready to mail. Just send your name— ay.

Strout AgenCy.’ '205-BC Kresge Bldg. Detroit. Mich.





113 ACRES BLACK LOAM GROUND—10 acres hard

"m' M“ him“ 33% uprii“°“.‘é§ swan



.N-‘h'~'enc x. as .

40176 9W c 1(clover. For full information write





you sane-.45 or 40 acres with line buildings. a1»

pies. grapes. plums." concrete road. Detrmt, Toledo

, miles, ;elcctric. light. platting north and south.

part’ca’sh.“ Balance to suit purchaser. W.. Samaria.

Mich“ '11.? 1.‘ "Box 4.





FOR SALE CHEAP—00 acres. stock. grain and fruit

farm. Good buildings and soil. Well fenced One

mile ‘Omway’ County Normal. H. s. Gillspie. 0m.-





way. Mich.





FOR SALE-OR RENT—zlo-Icre stock farm near St.

Johns. Levi H. Sibley. De Witt. Mich.





FOB SALE—55 acres on M-29. 1% miles from Cold-

water. Good land. good buildings. city electricity.

exceptional value. Write to Howard Sweezey. 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 Aye. Detroit. Mich.





 





FOR SALE—Forty acreS. half cultivated. remainder

Spring. well. good buildings. Ideal for

poultry. small fruits. Write Vernon Vance. East Jor-

dan. Michigan. .





FRUIT FARM BARGAIN—13 acres. 1.350 fruit and

nut trees. also berries, all heating. H. I. Heard.

(hosw . Mich. -





 





FOR SALE—07 acres. seven miles from town. Stock.

some fruit. and berries. Close to school and church.

Nick Newbouso. Grand Rapids, Mich. R. 5.





 





WOanar'lun «OPPORTUNITIES—Southern Georgia

farm lands. Write for complete inflammation. Cham-

ber‘ 1 erce.‘Qultman. Ga.





 





WANTED FARMS





SEEDS TAND NURSERY STOCK





TIFTON’S RELIABLE PLANTS. Frost 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: 500. $1.50: 1000. $2.50.

Express collect: $1.50. 1000: 10.000 and over $1.25

1000. We guarantee to ship size to please you. Re!-

erences: Bradstreet. Bank of Tifton. and Postmaster.

Tifton Plant Co.. Tifton. Ga.





REGISTERED and Certified Pickett Yellow Dent Seed

Corn. lire-dried on racks. germination guaranteed.

Certified and uncertificd Wisconsin Six Row Pedi-

greed Barley. Uncertifled Worthy Oats grown from

certified seed. Certiflcl Robust Beans. Good seed

is scarce. Write for circular. Fail-grove Associated

Seed Growers. W. R. Kirk. Secy.. Fairgmve. Mich.





 





 





 





MAS’I‘ODON LARGEST EVERBEARING STRAW-

BERRY-400 plants. $3.50: 1000. $25. Champion

Bret—bearing. 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, tire-dried on racks.

ear tested and germination guaranteed. Also Worthy

seed oats. Good Seed is scarce. order yours early.

Paul Clement, Britten. 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 cmp) $6.00 per bu..

90-day eight-rowed Yellow Flint $5.00 per bu. All

corn is shelled and graded. 50 lbs. to the bu. Bags

free. Arthur W. Jovvett. Jr.. Mason. Mich.





r‘nnn anon—mm Bermudl Onion Plants or



Frostproof Cabbage Plants for few minutes your time.



Eta for proposition. Bell Plant Company. Cotulla.

Id.





 





CERTIFIED WOLVERINE OATS. one dollar per

bushel. Improved Robust Beans. choice stock. abso-

lutely pure. seven dollars per hundred. Bags

free. Freight prepaid on orders of twenty dollars or

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





STRAWBERRY PLANTS—New Mastodon. 15 other

standard varieties. raspberries. grape. curt-ant. 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 (30.. 70

First Avenue, Faribauit. Minn.





NORTHERN MONTANA Non-irrigated Registered.

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

grater. $30 per 100. Wm. DeMessema-ker. Tampico.





 





 





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a , dinetfl‘ I weight. . -

£3... Noriega-enema kinds have? mowersmmwsesm mt Certified - mm





Pcdigrood Barley. ’81.50‘ per bushel. Harry nu.





Lanslntllieh _ _

MILLWNS. CABBAGE. ONION and Tomato plants.

—l.°°0. Descriptite circular free. Clark Plant

puny. Thomasville. 0a. 1 . y

mas. mute. grapevines. amusements)... Clt-

dog (roe. Lands Nursery 00.. St. Joseph. Mich.





 





 





YELLOW DENT SEED CORN—Cribdrled. Guinn-

teed belt. G. W. Necdham. Saline. Mich.





C. D. l‘lnkbsiner. Clinton.





 





 





crfirfirr 1:11p WOL=VEB::INE=0:ATS—=Miich=:iu==n‘=s 1.9.4::-

m Variety. men. .





 

 

 

 

 





one in actual lo Stout Egg Farms.

co rs. Cf

Medallion-is. Illinois. _. l

we and: ONLY GENUINE Tom Barron ‘ ' .‘

White chhorn‘large type. overlaying combs. wiwr

laying qualities. Non-setters; Ba. ocks m ‘ ’

M. S. . stock. 1927 flecksv'headed with ' "

whose dams have odiclal mp nest records. m-

M'. S. C. egg laying contest. Free crlcular-ex

all. Hillside Hatchery. Holland. Mich. '





   





 





 





 

 





 





 

 

   

   

 





 

 





 





 





Satisfaction guaranteed. Pay when received Farm-

ers' Union. Mayfleld. Ky.





GUARANTEED HOMESPUN

8 lbs.. $1.00: 10. $1.75. Smoking.

Free! Pay when received. United

well. Kentucky.





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HOMESPU'N TOBACCO—Smoking or Chewing. 4 lbs.

81; 12. $2.25. Send no money. Pay postmaster on

arrival. Pipe free for ten names of tobacco users.

United Farmers of Kentucky. Paducah. Ky.





POULTRY





WHITE LEGHORN KENS AND MALES now half

price. Thousands of eight-week-old bullets. Also

baby‘chicks and eggs. Trapnested. pedigreed founda.

tlon stock. ‘egg-bred 27 years. Winners at 20 egg

cantata. Catalog and special price bulletin free. I

ship C. . D. and guarantee satisfaction. George

B. Ferris. 934 Union. Grand Rapids, Mich.





 





TOBACCO: Chewlu.

10. $1.50. Pipe

Farmers. Bani-





 





 





 





 





 





REDS—

BOTH COMBS—Trapnested. Bloodtested. Michigan’s

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

erels. Catalog Free. Interlakes Farm, Box 9. Luv-

rence. Mich.





 





COCKERELS—Holterman dark strain of Barred Ply—

mouth Rocks. strong, healthy birds. beautifully mark-

ed. 6 lbs. to 7 lbs. 34. two for $7. Mrs. Glenn

Arnold. Snranac. 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 type. Record layers.

Prices reasonable. Write for circular. Koenig &

Banne. Holland, Mich. R. 4.





TANCRED “'HI'I‘E LEGHORN

Michigan Certified flock direct.



erels at $3.00. Each order from

guaranteed. V. Shocks.





 





 





COCKER-ELS from

Balance of my cock-

adv. Satisfaction

Central Lake. Mich. .





TOBACCO Poultry Farm. EH1 o. Osterhout. swung. Michigan.

normsrmv romcco. mellow. sweet. and in bulk. 509.090 mo 5,,“

Smoking. 15 lbs. $1.50. cat-wing. is is... 32.25. mm, Accredfedegfigkfi 3011"”! White Inc-l





. . nan Law on}:



EGGS. CHIX. DUCKLINGS. STOCK—Wyandottel. 8107.“ Per 1000. Cl ular f '

Rocks. Reds. Cornish. Cochins. Sussex. I.angshans.‘Zeeland. M .. I. go. roe. Mm Pm”! Farm. .,

Brahmas. Polish. hglamplnes. Houdans.GiHambui-gs. -

Anda us ans. Span , Minorcas. lavas. ants. Ban-

tams. Turkeys. Ducks. Geese. Guineas. Arthur Jarvis_ $121.1) PLYMOUTH ROCK CHICKS and ecu.

Wavoland. Indiana. r m Ming females. Pens headed by



- gait-gul‘edlgreed‘ males. Their dams’ records 293.

WHI‘PI‘AKER'B MICHIGAN CERTIFIED ' ‘ ' 2" ' 3"”: 233 “m 13 0110 year. W. 0.





 

   





Males and funalw. m



and handed by State Poultry Association. Study



and vigorous heavy producing breeders assures ouch



of quality and ability. Special discount now. Cat— ‘

slog free. Wyuardcn Hatchery d: Forms. mum

311011.. Box 21. ’ '





 

   

   

   

   

 





MICHIGAN ACCREDITED blood'tested Chicks bulb

ed by real -to-la.v and at) live and let:

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

a square deal. Big discount on large orders. Catalog

glib Carl Poultry Farms. Dept. A. Montgomery.





 

 

   





 





BABY omens—wane Leghom. no per 10v wm

Rocks. R. I. Reds and Barred Plymouth Roda. 31'?

per 100. Prepaid by parcel Poultry





post. Snowflake

Farm & Hatch , R, , -

Schie, Prop. 81'! . I Middleville. Mich. L. V





   





ms. E... w. Leghorn Chi: mm our

M. A. c. Demonstration n n . '

large type pedigree $193.0“ mud to extra





 

   

 





 





   





Cofi‘man. Benton Harbor. Mich.





   

   

 





211(03):? Ig'ESTED.s bred to lay.

se e- anson train. White Leghorns. pedigreed

males used. Satisfaction guaranteed. You're the

Judge. Catalogue flea. Aseltine Poultry Farm. Bur-

lmgame Station. Grand Rapids. Mich. -





Barred Rocks and





   





BABY CHICKS from flecks closely culled for egg





 

 





production. Excellent type and color. El t

Bogular breeds. Write for circular and price:h 1000;:





hut-livery guaranteed. Homer Hatchery, Homer.





Mic





 





   





QUEEN QUALITY éACCREDITED CHICKS—Holly-





   

 

 





wood and Tani-red. . C. “hitc L h

ion. Barred Ilo-uks. s. c. and R. 8? gill, :11? $3; "

100. Qumn Hatchery, Zeeland. Mich.





 





BABY CHICKS AND EGGS~Superlor Ringle't Barred





Iloeks. Rese Comb Reds Barron and T ed

White Leghorns. Catalogue; W' ' anctr -

try Yards. Titlin. Ohio. yndham 5 Ideal Poul





 





PVLLETS. 6 TO 10 “‘EEKS~—(‘hicks of 15 varieties.





t‘an ship at once. Some blood-tcoted. 175 to 312}

cm: breeding. Free circular. Beckman Hatchery.

Grand Rapids. Mich.





 

 

 

 

 





CHICKS—Barron’s Large English Wh‘ L



We import direct from England. Breed l$31311giiglaiml'fggjgl

horns only. Catalog free. Willacker Poultry Farm

Box M, New Washington. Ohio. '





 





 





8. C. BUFF LEGHORN CHICKS—Michigan State

Accredited. Send for circular. J. W. Webster a:

Son. Bath. Mich.





 

 





BABY CHICKS—Standard varieties from tron Dro-

ducmg and carefully culled flocks. Circulars' of gut-low.

also discounts in large orders. Shepard Poultry Farm





 





THOUSANDS of eight~weck—old White Leghorn Pul-

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

Willow Farm. Holland. Mich.





HAIVLEY'S RED COCKERELS—exceilent strain.

Single Comb Rhode Island Reds. Prices reasonable.

Wesley S. Hawley. Route 3. Ludingtnn. Mich.





 





 





WHITE ROCKS—lease 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 dock. Robt.

Martin. Vl'oodland. Mich.





Litchlrfleld. Mich.





 

 

 

 

 

 

 





MICHIGAN ACCREDITED CHICK



blood-tested stock now hatching snobs wggfn 181:2:

breeds. Time to start the early broilers. Ask for

catalog and prices. Pierce Hatchery. Iconic. Mich.





QUALITY PLUS CHICKS—400% t -

cry. Eight. standard breeds. rum-3.238363353951132;

profit making kind. Write for catalog. Windmill

Pom! Hatchery. 1318 Alter Road. Detroit.





BABY CHICKS from our own high . ,



it?“ messes 3.12 .. .W, humus.

' l .V Dncos on req _ _



cry. Montrose. Mich. “99 Arrowhead Hatch





 





 





SILVER LACED Golden and White Wyandotte Cock-

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





 





FOR TOULOUSE GEESE and Guineas, writs M. B.

Noble. Saline. Mich.





PEAFOVVL‘Pheasants.

ular.





Bantams. Pigeons. free cir-





John Haas. Bettendorf. Iowa.





MAMMOTH WHITE ROCK hatching eggs for sale.

Frank Donner, Suttons- Bay. Mich.





 





 





WHITE MINORCA HATCHING EGGS and Chicks.

Manchu Soy Beans. Jesse Rush. Elkhart. Ind.





 





PURE-BRED JERSEY GIANTS—hatching 8888. A.

Bailey. Rockford. Mich.





TURKEYS





PURE-BRED WHITE HOLLAND TOMS $10~Hens

related, $6.00 and $1.50. Eggs in season. C. Ga!-

breath. Hartford. Mich.





WHITE HOLLAND TURKEYS. toms and hens. Tou-

louse ganders; White Pekin ducks. drakes. Alden

Whitcomb. Byron Center. Mich.





 





 





 





TURKEY TOMS—~81! breeds. Strictly pure-bred. Eggs

in season. Special prices. Eastern Ohio Poultry

Farm. Beallsvllle. Ohio.





WHITE HOLLAND mums—me

at home. Chas. Severance. Decker. M





BOURBON REDS——$12.50 and $8.50. Eggs in sea-

son. 50c each. F. .I. Chapman. Northville. Mich. .





 





kind that m

ich.





 





 





WANTED—to hcar from owner of land for sale for





, monastic—son?» mm. good b





spring delivery. 0.._Hawley. Baldwin. WIS.





 





 





Drums FOR RENT





80 ACRES FOR RENT—1% miles from Metamora.

mch,‘10-room_ house. 2 barns. 6 tons hay. Price

$350. 13700' Lumpkin. Detroit. Mich.





 





 





uildings

miles north of Ypsilanti. Hannah Real Estate Ex-

changa.-d44 Lafayette Blvd. Detroit. Mich.





 





. etc. Three 9.1m“





FROS T- PROOF CABBAGE and Bermuda onion

plants. leading vagieties. 81 1.000. express collect.

Prompt shipment and satisfaction guaranteed. Guar-

antee Plant Cm. Tifton. Ga. 2





YOUNG BOURBON RED TOMS. $6.

Ionia. Mich” Star Route.





Eva. Myers.





 





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CERTIFII‘ID RED KIDNEY SEED BEANS—Produc- l

the. disease~reslstant strain. of high germination. Cir- .

cular and sample free. E. F. Humphrey. Ira. N. Y. 5





None alike. 12‘

Sherman. Chicopee:





60 BLOOMING GLADIOLI $1.

. $1.25. Catalogue. A.

Falls. M





CATALOG—64 new fruit. varieties. Excellent. hardy.





 





 





 





FARMS 10 RENT—Kalamazoo My. 120” m productive. Send farmers' addresses. Get presents. the benefit of my customers All males in m

, _. - _ . y Dem

White B. L..Grovor. Elli. Lansing. Mich. Viki: Nurseries. Lonsdaic. Minn. this yfimll. bought or hatched! from eggs bought from

' AWARAGUS nomfluwt' m price are Mt mm 0 VWOOd 01‘ Tancred. tom dams laying 200 to

mus Price 11 ‘ 260 eggs in one year. Chicks sired by 200~egg or

MISCELLA Luring“ silt-1?. culture directions free. J. C. Dunham. better males. 150 each: sired by 250 to 200’s“



. males. 17c each. J. B. Deneen. Imlay City. Mich.

FROST PROOF CABBAGE PLANTS—Mailed post- '



DID- .Dtld. 250. 500: 500. 75c: 1000. $1.50. Walterl Parka MYERS "PURE-BRIE)” CHICKS live and grow.

on, Darin. (33- Most quality per dollar. smith Hatched—bunny and

rap- vigorous. Orders booked now delivered when you want





 





 





BERRY PLANTS—all varieties. Rook bottom prices.

Duelist. Get our low price before on . l

m’ Nursery. Silversmlch. . y my own





motion GRAPEVINES. $1.": 'on. a '-

dr - _ . . ertomnow. rostrum, aug-





 





" j Michigan.





 





Trees low ,.

Mich. Goblas N





ass. :1

I



worth of stock and hatching eggs bought from Halb-



wood and Tancred Farms within past three years for





loading breeds. White Le

:Island Reds. Whi

bred for egg production. .

out about our chicks bKore you order mews”. .

for descriptive similar. 'Myors Hatchery. Mt. Pleas-1

. ant Michigan .. , . ' Garage. Cleveland. Ohio.





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 dmen. and up to 28 ozs,.

laid by mature. selected. vigorous females not forced

for production. and specially fed and handled to pro-

Nearly $000





 





uce the strongest. most livable chicks.





 





100% live deliv . Postage prepaid. Fm

oms. Barred Rocks. Rhoda

to Wyandottss.





Cert-W Chic





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RICHARDSON'S ROCKY RIDGE Barred. R

Chicks. from stock blood-tested third time. fgg-kBljcailfi





1&3!) White Diarrhea. W. '1'. Richardson. Hanover.





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PACKARD'S GIANT English Lagllom Ch' bmd

to lay and wei . Each chick wanntfiFS'Ma





now. pay on deli' '. ‘

ler, Ohio. \e-ry Packard Poultry Farm. Ham-





CHICKS—W. Leghorns. 12c; Reds n '

$110113: gore. 1c leasweach. delivered. aPfireRm. 1 :



a 1 rec. O batches trill

Hatchery. Merrill. Mich. each week M8





BLACK MINORCA CHICKS

each. 500 for $80.00.





(our best grade) 180

Holland. Mich. m





Circular. Robb Christ





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g HELP WANTED ’ \





WORKING FARM FOREMAN on 400-acre fa

Ypsilanti. Must be good. practical. (imperious-:3?!n :3:

oral farmer With initative, capable of handling men.

State experience. age. weight. and number in family.

Wife requ1rcd to run boarding house for farm help.

Both man and wife must be physically fit to assume

duties required of them. Straight salary and every-

thing turmshed. Modern home all equipped. near

good schools. Box 31. Michigan Farmer, Detroit.





 





 





IADIEDIA’I‘ELY—Family (German preferred) to de-

velop chicken. duck, geese, turkey. rabbit and squab

filmssh‘ignl’tsmlzesh smalli investment; good opportu-



'. e1 y on re . V '

Detroit. Mich. on red 819 Majestic Bldg..





HELP WANTED—single man. all—round farm

who understands dairying. to take charge of my farm :5

near Romeo. (‘all and see me. do not write. Ask

for Mr. Bryce. 2838 Book Tower. Detroit. Mich.





 





WANTED—good general farm laborer with small fa -

lly. Apply. stating age and all i m

Farms. Portland. Mich. madam Knox





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