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in the public zoo, in Paris, was put to

death last week because of going in-

sane._ For nineteen years Gaspard en-

tertained visitors by playing on a bare

momca and dancing the Charleston to

the tune of his own music. ‘





Two Boy Scouts, John and Robert

Goslin, of Lancaster, Ohio, recently

found the mummy of an Indian Prin-

cess in a forgotten cave 100 feet above

, the creek level, near that city. ‘





The Greek army was mobilized

when bakers, grocers and restaura-

teurs closed their shops as a strike





against the government’s revision of

the tax and rental laws. This is con-

s1dered Greece’s biggest strike. T





The Veterans’ Bureau will take care

of.all loans on bonus certificates, de-

spite the fact that Congress failed to

appropriate money for the purpose.





A badger burrowing for a home

caused the new gold rush in Weepah,

Nevada, as two boys, nin‘ teen years

old, found gold in the badger’s dig-

gmgs.



The National Protective League of

Stammerers has filed protest with Will

Hayes, director-general ~0f.the motion

picture industry, on public portrayal

of their unavoidable affliction.





Oneida, Wisconsin, were arraigned on

charges of selling New York state to

the Indians of the Six Nations in Wis«

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land was theirs, and the Kelloggs were

accused of taking subscriptions for

fighting the case.





The United States Bureau of Eco«

nomics states that the consumption of

American apples by Germany will soon

exceed that of Great Britain.





The American Forestry Association

was given $100,000 by George B. Pratt,

former conservation commissioner of

New York, to apply toward a $200,000

endowment fund for education in for—

estry conservation.





Thirty thousand dollars has been

set aside by Anne Nichols, writer of

“Abie’s Irish Rose,” and other friends,

for the care and maintenance of Ed

ward Payson Weston, the famous

trans-continental pedestrian, who is

eighty—nine years old, and poverty

stricken.



Haiti has refused admission to its

borders to Senator King, democrat, of

Utah, classing him as an undesirable.





The largest image of Buddha is to

be unveiled at Ueno. Japan, where it

will serve as a lighthouse for guiding

ships to ports.



The recent attack on the American

settlement in Shanghai has led to a

rapid evacuation of Americans from

that city.





The wholesale commodity prices in

all important industrial countries have

declined consistently during the past

two years. This has brought on a

period of stabilization.





The United States Navy ordered

forty-five engines from the Packard

Motor Car (30., of Detroit, for use in

airplanes and seaplanes.





Plainfield, Illinois, had its first crime

in one hundred years when a masked

man held up a member of the town

council and stole $31 last week.





Fifty-one thousand dollars was paid

for the signature of Button Gwinnett,

a. signer «of the Declaration of Inde-

pendence, at a rec-ent autograph auc—

tion in New York.



A beautiful exhibit of roses, carna-

tions and orchids made by Edward

Dale, of Brampton, Ontario, won the

$1,000 prize at the National Flower

Show in Detroit last week. This show

was held during the National Florists’

convention.





Negroes in Florida heard a rumor

that the United States was going broke,

so made a run on the postal savings

bank by withdrawing their money.



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TAKE my clover sweet. Red clo»

ver, which has been such a true

friend, has been completely crowd



ed off my Lenawee county farm by

this once rank weed of the roadside.

Why am I so enthusiastic .about sweet

clover? It is because it has paid me

1 cash, and money talks in a very loud

.voice at my farm. Without doubt it

has doubled the profits of the business.

My first experience with this new-

,comer on the list of serviceable farm

.crops was, as a small boy, when I





helped my invalid grandfather try to «





exterminate one ‘of these “obnoxious

weeds.” We were riding along a coun-

try road several miles from any land

in which he was financially interested,

‘ when he noticed a single stalk of wild

sweet clover growing by the side of

the road. We stopped suddenly. I

helped him out of the buggy and stead-

ied him on his crutches while labor-

iously he made his way to the plant,

where we spent several minutes trying

to dig it out with a pocket knife. It

is now scarcely more ridiculous to ex—

pect to see the next generation plant-

ing fields of Canadian thistles than it

was once to think that some day I

would be planting sweet clover.



In the summer of 1919 I came into

possession of a farm adjoining the vil-

lage of Holloway, in Lenawee county.

The farm had for many years been

worked by tenants whose interest had

been in mining the fertility of the land

rather than in conserving it. The soil

is very heavy clay and is not well

tiled. My first crop of wheat yielded

just ten bushels per acre. Five years

later the same field, with less favor-

able treatment by the weather man,

threshed thirty-five bushels for every

acre. Nomanure had been put on this

land in the intervening time, but two

crops of the wild white blossom sweet

clover had been allowed to fully ma-





Root





DST of us, when we think of the

garden, think of such crops as

beets, carrots, turnips, parsnips

and'onions. It is true that these veg-

etables, which grow underground, form





the main bulk of our garden truck.‘





They are the most important, perhaps,

because they can be stored and kept

for long periods after the actual grow-,

ing season. In this article we will

’ consider the most practical methods of

growing root crops. All of. these prod-

ucts are very hardy and most of them

can be grown successfully as far north

as anything of/‘an ediblenature.



In the first place, we will consider

the kind of soil most suited to their

needs. Those kinds which havelong

‘ roots need deep and mellow lactations.

For” this reason the hard clay is not

best, neither is the soil that is largely





ksand. ' The sandy ioam, then, may be





said to‘ be best for all kinds of root

crops. Thorough preparation is of con-

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ture on it without cutting or pasturing,

and all of both crops had been plowed

under.

been wheat, sweet clover, corn, oats,

sweet clover, and wheat. Though it

appeared, after this first appearance,

that the clover must“ be given the cred-

it for this improved yield, I was not

so certain as I afterward became when





 





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My Choice is Sweet Clover





How a Ran-Down Lenawee Farm Responded to T nix Crap





The rotation on this field had’





E. Hedrick





average acre of wild white blossom

sweet clover secures from the air and

adds to the soil as much nitrogen as

is contained in twenty-five tons of av-

erage farm manure. The biggest prob-

lem with manure as a fertilizer is that

we never have enough of it. The field,

which is the farthest away from the

barn, and hardest to reach with the





 





 





 





 





Soil Filled with Decaying Sweet Clover Plants Can be More Quickly Pre-

pared for a Crop, and Less Power is Required.





the other fields on the same farm gave

in the succeeding years a similar re»

sponse to the same treatment. Every

year I turn under a field of fully ma-

tured clover which usually attains a

height between five and eight feet.

Grain yields have always improved.

My last crop has always been the best.

Because of this repeated performance

I am now convinced that the soil chem-

ists of our agricultural colleges do not

exaggerate when they tell us that an





Crops For Home Use





Some Practical Spring Garden Suggestion;





By Charles





best results. However, in field culture

this is scarcely possible. We may say,

therefore, that preparation consists of

plowing and discing deeply, and con-

tinuing the work until the ground is

mellow and easy to work. A drill s‘eed-

ing machine is desirable for planting

small seeds, as most of the root crops

have fine seed. In early planting the

covering should be light, but it is im-

portant that the soil be firmly pressed

about the seed. Sugar beets,. mangels,

turnips and carrots for stock feeding,

and the. various roots grown for hu'-

man consumption all come under the

same head and are groWn practically

in the same manner.



These vegetables which have long

tap roots ”need soil of considerable

depth. e may mention carrots, pars-

nips, long-growing varieties of beets

and turnips, salsify, turniprooted pars-

The last nam-

ed is a salad plant and the roots are





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spreader, is particularly apt to not re

ceive enough. For it, especially, sweet

clover can be profitably used as a

green manure crop once in each rota—

tion.



We know that it takes twenty bush~

els of wheat to pay for the seed, fer-

tilizer, taxes, interest, and other over-

head expenses of an acre of crop. A

thirty-bushel crop returns twice as

much over the cost of production as

a twenty-five-bushel one. And land





H. Chesley





grown from which to sprout leaves for

salad use during the winter. ' ,The car-

rot is a particularly delicious vegeta-

ble and a favorite with the ladies, as

it is supposed to be of value in keepL

ing the complexion clear and soft.

Horse breeders have long known that

carrots fed to the animals tend to

keep the coats smooth and glossy.

Here are two good reasons why we

should grow carrots, then. The smal-

ler varieties, like the Nantes, have

less core and are most desirable for

human food. The White Belgian is a

sort that will grow immense crops and

is desirable to grow for the stock.





The parsnip should be planted as

early as the ground is in fair condition

for working. It requires a deep soil

and the entire season for growing to

perfection. In the same catalog we

may place the Hamburg or turnip-

rooted parsley. .This vegetable is not





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which produces thirty-five bushels per

acre is actually worth three times as

much as that producing ten bushels

less, since three times as much profit

is returned. Most of my experience

in checking sweet clover as a fertilizer

has been with wheat, but observations

of the other fellow growing it with the

other ordinary crops of Michigan,

cause me to think that it is equally

effective upon corn, beans, potatoes,

beets, or most anything else which we

raise.





But the fertilizer story is only one

chapter in the episode of how this one-

time outcast among useful plants is

winning popularity. On the Holloway

farm sweet clover has been used as

both hay and pasture in an experi-

mental way. It has also been harvest-

ed for seed. In all these latter-named

uses some successes have been at-

tained and many mistakes have been

made. Most of the facts learned have

come from the mistakes and can be

summed up in the statement that

sweet clover was not made to be band-

led as pasture, hay, or seed crop in

the orthodox way of handling red clo-

ver. Both are biennial legumes, but

they are as different in their behavior

as they are in appearance.





A discussion of sweet clover for hay

usually brings out a real argument-

when presented to a group of farmers.

It was my opinion, until I gave it a.

half-hearted trial, that the plant was

not made for hay. I have noticed that

the fellows, who have bad faith

enough to get the brushy stuff to the

mangers, almost. always put them-

selves on the booster side of these

arguments, while the ridicule of the

idea is usually heard from those who

have only looked at the stuff resulting

from the ordinary hay-making efforts.

A rather unusual way of making hay



(Continued on page 436).





grows much like a parsnip, and the

roots can scarcely be distinguished

from it, after being dug and the tops

removed. It is grown to a consider-

able extent in Europe, and to some ex-

tent in America, although not com-

monly seen in the markets. The cook-

ed vegetable has a rather pleasant,

sweet taste, and its principal use is as

a flavoring for soups and stews. One

packet of seed will grow all a large

family will need, as the seed are small.

Like the other varieties of parsley,

the seed are slow in germinating. Bet-

ter put in a few radish seeds to mark

the rows, so cultivation may be start-

ed before the weeds get a foothold.

French endive is grown in the same

manner as parsnips.



The various varieties of beets form

an important garden crop. We may

plant the seeds very

spring'and use the small roots early‘

in summer. A crop of leaves for

greens will be available consideia

earlier. One, desirable thing a

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DETROIT, MAR. 26, 1927





CURRENT COMMENT

FEW people have





 





 





Not a hesitated to give

full support to Sena-



Nfiw. tor H o r t o n ’s farm

Provision trespass bill, now rest-





ing in the files of the

conservation committee of the Senate.

They take this position, not because

of unrecognized merit in the measure.

but for the reason that section four.

which gives to the farmer, or the

party in possession of the land, the

right to arrest any person found vio-

lating the law, appears to them to be

something of an innovation.



This provision, however, is not new.

For many years fruit pilfering in New

York state has been negligible, be-

cause fruit growers there have! been

empowered by their legislature to ar-

rest any persom whom they caught on

their farms stealing fruit. An Oregon-

ian states that a similar provision in

the Oregon law has also been found

effective.





The West Virginia game law, in its

provision for enforcement, contains

the following:





“It shall be lawful for the owner,

lessee, or the person entitled to the

possession of such lands, or the agent

thereof, to arrest any such person

found violating this section and imme-

diately take him to the justice of the

peace for trial, and such owner, lessee,

person, or agent is hereby vested with

all the powers and rights of a game

protector for such purpose.” '





For comparison we give section four





of the bill introduced by Senator Hor-

ton, which reads as follwos:





“It shall be lawful for any owner,

lessee, or person entitled to the pos-

session of such lands. or his agent, to

arrest without warrant, any person

violating this statute and immediately

take him before a, justice of the peace

for trial, and in so doing such owner,





flnlfissee. or agent is hereby vested with





all the powers and rights of a game

warden, constable and deputy sheriff

‘.>as to such matter.”





'From these references and quota-

‘ons, it will appear that this provis-

.. n is. not new. It can be found on

‘ s atute backs of other states, and





to keep up their correspondence with

Senators and representatives in Lan-

‘sing, that, this bill whichiis now in

the files of the Senate committee on

conservation, be reported out as intro-

duced, and enacted into law.





- ARGER yields per





Yield. acre m c a n in-

d creased profits for the



an ~ farmer. Information

Profits from widely different





sourcos show that the

profits increased in almost direct ra-

tio to the increase in yields.



Records kept by several hundred

Illinois corn growers are in point.

When corn was seventy cents per

bushel. fields yielding thirty bushels

returned only the cost of production,

whereas those producing forty bushels

per acre paid for the cost of produc-

tion and left nine bushels per acre as

profit, and those producing fifty bush-

els per acre had eighteen bushels re-

maining after costs had been paid. .



Tomato growers in New York state

realized $65 more from fields yielding

between eight and eleven tons, than

they did from those yielding less than

eight tons, and the farmers with‘ crops

averaging above eleven tons showed

profits of $140 above the returns on

fields producing less than eight tons.



In Wisconsin, silage from a field

yielding three tons per acre, cost $7.60

per ton, while that from an eleven-ton-

per-acre field cost but $3.97 per ton.

In the same. state, as oat yields in-

creased from twenty to fifty-six bush-

els per acre, the cost decreased from

$1.04 to forty—five cents per bushel.



All careful tests available point to

this fundamental law in successful

farming, and farmers’ profits would

increase if less labor was used on few-

er acres of soil supplied with a larger

amount of plant food and planted with

the best available seeds. Here is one

method by which Michigan farmers

could improve Michigan agriculture

from a business point of view.





0 VER thirty states





Plan w i l l cooperate

A I with the United States

pp 8 bureau of agricultural .

Survey economics in. making





a survey of the apple

industry in this country. This study

will include a careful analysis of the

marketing of this fruit; the supply and

demand for definite varieties; compo

tition between producing areas and

varieties; the probable shift in the

sources of supplies for the different

markets, and an inventory of recent.

trends, the present status, and the fu-

ture developments in the commercial

apple producing areas.



The purpose of the survey is to en-

able growers to plan their future or-

chards more intelligently. With this

information, they couhi best suit va-

rieties to the available markets. It is»

this type of information that farmers

generally are in need of when plan-

ning their plantings of both perennial

and annual crops.





UR fair state





Our Big would be better

0 off by millions of dol-

pportu- lars if bovine tubercu-

nlty losis was eliminated



c ‘- from within its bor-

ders. Furthermore, the health of our





people would be safeguarded, not only

by reducing the possibility of acquir—

ing tuberculosis from the use of in-





' fected dairy products. but also by pro-





moting the freer consumption of dairy

products through the knowledge that

these products come from clean herds.



At this time our lawmakers at Lan-

sing, are' divided as to the advisability

of appropriating $250,000 for indem-

nities on condemned and slaughtered

cattle 'in the campaign to clean up our

state. We do appreciate the care our

representatives and senators are giv-

ing, to the state. ~bu‘ gets in order to.





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fectively, would‘by no means tend; to-

ward economy. In the first place, the

work Can be done cheaper if done

quickly. The experience of all other

states show that without attention, bo-





vine tuberculosis multiplies rapidly,





and this would require added indemni—

ties and ’occasiOn heavier losses at

some later date, when the people in-

sisted that the work be done.



Again, many farmers of this state,

bankers, business men, and lawmak-

ers, do not yet realize the tremendous

advantage it would give Michigan by

being the first state in the Union to

become a fully accredited state. She

now leads, and it is fully within the

range of possibility to gain that en-

viable position. What a tremendous

impetus it would be to the sale of

young stock from our herds, if all the

states of the Union and Canada looked

upon Michigan as a place where clean

cattle could be bought.





Michigan would not need “surplus”

legislation if bovine tuberculosis was

eliminated. A larger and larger por-

tion of our land could and would be

devoted to the raising of feed and pas-

ture to be marketed in the form of

healthy dairy cattle, to eastern and

southern buyers.



Our Michigan Legislature will find

few opportunities for helping Michigan

farmers more than they will in ap-

propriating a liberal sum for the rapid

prosecution of this work. Further-

more, in doing this service to the farm-

ers, the Legislature can carry home

the consciousness that they have also

placed another safeguard about the

health of the whole state.



Because many of our farmers have

not fully grasped the significance of

this to our agriculture and business,

there falls a greater obligation upon

those who do understand, to educate

their neighbors and to keep the Legis-

lature at Lansing informed, not once,

but frequently, of the need of supply-

ing sufficient funds to complete this

big task at the earliest possible date.





UIET and unas-





3 rd suming in his

Mepm ggl work, the late Prof.



0"“ Frank A. Spragg, of

Planned the farm crops depart-





ment of the Michigan

State College, gave to posterity some

worth while accomplishments which

have added considerable to the pros-

perity of rural Michigan and surround-

ing states. Professor Spragg became

a nationally known plan‘t breeder

through his development of the Robust

bean, the Rosen rye, and other im-

proved strains of farm crops. His life’s

work was suddenly ended by an auto

accident on a vacation trip two years

ago.

' Members of the Michigan Crop Im-

provement Association are, perhaps,

foremost among those who realize the

good work Professor Spragg had done,

for most of them became growers of

certified seeds of the varieties hé pro-

duced. Many of these men can truth-

fully say that the production of these

varieties has been one of the greatest

factors. in their agricultural success.

Therefore, they are raising a fund for

a fitting memorial to be erected at

Professor Spragg’s grave in Okemos,

not far from the college. Prof. J. F‘.

Cox, of the college, and Ralph Arb0«

gast, of Union City, are in charge of

the fund. .



This should be a worthy tribute to

an uncommon man who worked unsel-

fishly for the betterment of agricul-

tural Michigan.





HE farmer gener-





'Tlle ally is not pro-.

Literary fuse‘in the use of the

, spoken word; nor a

Farmer handy wi‘elder of the





 





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‘man of action. .

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He is, rather, a

He does -'not‘!s.ck «the: ,





He xpérience \pf‘nature’s.

more tha’n. those of” “moat 1 any





unconsciously gives him an insight





into animal life with all its varying,





temperaments and characteristics." He

experiences the anger of theweather,

its sorrow and its sunshine. its frolic

and its serious purpose. He sees. in

the vegetable kingdom the beautiful,

the useful, the determined outcase,

the refreshing and the nourishing. All





around the drama of life is played





before him in nature’s ampitheater in

thousands (if different scenes. He

hears the morning song and the bed-

time lullabys, the nocturne of the night

and the harmony of the noon-day-heat.



All about him is all of art, all of lit-

erature, all of music Which is full of

life in its varying moods, but for him

to listen to. Whatever man has striv-

en to do in any of the arts has been

but a human attempt to reproduce

what nature has already perfected. No

artist can excel nature, but he will be

proclaimed among men if he shows

some ability to imitate it.





The farmer can see and hear all

this. And if he but opens his eyes and

ears to it he can enjoy the best there

is in literature, music and art.





Sum/fine





E’VE been having lots of sun‘—



shine lately, which should make

us all happy. I don’t know nothing

that makes one happy as easy as sun-

shine. And I kin say that if you don’t

feel like a Christian Scientist thinks

he ought to, why, just get out in the

open and let the sunshine on you and

then the sun will shine. in you.





I see there’s lots of students been

committin’ suicide. Maybe that’s be

cause they’ve been getting not enough

sunshine and too much moonshine.

You know, there’s two kinds of moon-

shine, and both is

likely to cause

trouble. So a pen

son is got to be

careful what he

does while in the

t h e moonshine,

as well as when

he’s got moon-

shine in him. If

those

could have quit their studentin’ and

got right out and got a job on the

farm, they would be too tired to think

of killing themselves, besides they

wouldn’t like spending their hard-earn

ed money for an instrument of death.





So, if one is in the shadows of life,

all he’s got to do is to get out in the

sunshine and the shadows will disap-

pear. I think that’s why farmers can‘

stand their heap of troubles better

than the city folkses can their few.

The trouble is, lots of city folkses

don’t get enough sunshine, and think

moonshine is a good substitute.



This is a great world, ’cause every-





thing is being put in bottles. They’ve

had moonshine in bottles for some





 





time, but now they are talking about .





bottled sunshine, and they say you

don’t need sunshine atall if you take

codliver oil.

codfish ever did to become a favor

ite son of the sun, but while I like fisli‘

about once a week, I don’t like it ev-

ery day. So I guess I’ll try and take

my sunshine direct instead of through

my mouth.



Just to show how sunshine affects

a person: 12m ‘out in the sun a lots.

and Sofie ain’t. So I ain’t afraid of the

future, and am sure if I don’t work

my head off, I’ll live longer. But Sofie

kinda thinks if you ain’t working all





the time, something is going ..to hat» "





pen. I’m going, to try and get Sofie-

out, to see ifshe don’t get kinda calm

and contented like, kinda-in tunefwith

nature. (Nature, and me is glffiat ‘ '





: ’cansdf we both





occupation. 1 His contact with animals





students ‘





I don’t know What the"
”W' .





Seed Show at Michigan State College Last Winter.

Some of the Highest Quality of Seed to be Found Anywhere.





This State Produces





 





 





 





HAS VALUABLE MARL BED.





 





FRANK HARRIS, of Deerfield town-

ship,'Livingston county, has on his

farm a valuable marsh comprising ap—

proximately seven acres. Just beneath

the heavy greensward, within a few

inches of the surface, and extending to

a depth that varies in different loca-

tions from three to ten feet, lies a

stratum of marl of superior quality.

In pioneer days an old-fashioned

lime-kiln was built along the southern

border of this marl bed in which marl

obtained here was burned into lime.

The brick walls of the school building,

built a short distance to the north of

the kiln, also other brick buildings in

the immediate neighborhood, were laid

in mortar made from this lime. It is





claimed, too, that the brick with which '





the walls of these buildings were con-

structed was burned from clay directly

across the road from the marl bed.

——G. E.





 





WILLIAM BUILDS GOOD TABORET.





 





\HE Gaylord Chamber of Com-



‘fierce recently adopted a resolu-

tion in favor of a county appropria—

' tion for the continuation of club work.

As an example of the training in self-

reliance which is given club boys, Mr.

L. V. Benjamin, club agent, tells what

William Myers, a club member at At-

lanta, accomplished. This boy had to

build a taboret as one of the exercises

in his handicraft club. William thought





thatvhe would do an extra good job so.





that his mother would be proud to

have the article of furniture in her

home. '



The boy visited the lumber yards in

the town, but did not find any lumber

that he considered suitable for the

work. He then called on his own re-

sources by visiting a saw, mill, where

be secured a thick slab of hardwood.

From the slab the club member then

ripped out,~ by hand several board feet

of lumber. With this material, Wil-

Jiam then built a taboret which his



‘ club leader says is an excellent piece

of work.





IZAAK WALTONS TO PLANT

TREES.



HE Izaak Walton League of Fen»



ton township, have planned for a

varied and enterprising program of

activities for the coming spring and

summer. A shipment of pine and

spruce seedlings have been arranged

for. -These will be distributed and

plantedin this locality. So successful

was the potato raising project of the

past summer that the league will again

plant a considerable acreage, using

only certified seed. The shipment of

a large number of pheasants have

been arranged for to be liberated in

.the swamps and woods of that local-

ity“ Also the planting of many perch,

" :‘bass and blue/gills in the streams and



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located in Tyrone, Livingston county,

has been selected as a point whereon

an. observation tower will be con-

structed—E. G.





 





WOMEN OF MONTCALM LEAD IN

FURNISHING STUDY.





HE interest in the extension work



in home furnishing continues to

grow in Cass, St. Joseph, Montcalm,

and.Kent counties. The groups en-

rolled in the project are studying the

part which, colors play in giving a.

room attractiveness. Seventy-six meet-

ings were held in the four counties

during the past month, and 810 women

attended the meetings. The largest

attendance at meetings was in Mont-

calm county where 249 women attend-

ed twenty-two meetings.





 





EXHIBITS IMPROVE EACH YEAR.





HE exhibits of canned goods and



textiles made by Saginaw county

women, and exhibited at the Chesan—

ing Community Fair, improve in qual‘

ity each year, according to the state-

ment made by Julia\E( Brekke, as-

sistant state 1eade1 of home demon-

stration agents, who has judged the

exhibits for the past three years. One

of the features of the fair this year

was a display of the work done by

local groups in the home furnishing

extension course. Local furniture

dealers loaned materials to the exhib-

itors, who arranged a display of ideal

groupings of furniture nd room fur-

nishings.





 





BOYS LIKE THIS ARE BOUND TO

WIN.





USTAV AUE, Muskegon, was the



state champion for poultry club

work in Michigan in 1925. In 1926,

Gustav used his flock as a demonstra-

tion flock for Muskegon county. In

addition to winning the championship

for the year in’poultry club work, Gus-

tav made a profit of $735.98 on his

flock. This young man has attended

two short courses at Michigan State

College, and is now at Ferris Institute,

where he is doing preparatory work

which will enable him to enroll in the

regular course at Michigan State Col—

lege. '





GAINES PEOPLE INTERESTED IN

DEMONSTRATION WORK.





HE people living in the community



at Gaines, in Genesee county, are

intereSted in getting home demonstra-

tion extension work started in that

community. Seventy-five people at-

tended a community meeting there, at

which Mrs. Louise H. Campbell, state

leader of home demonstration agents,

explained the way that the work is

carried out in this state.





 





 

   

 

 





Mr. Toilet made

money on these

birds.





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





   





He says, “Re- \

sults determine

the cost of any

feed.”





‘Ihe One Thing You Want

to Know About A Ration





Mr. T oller is right: if you are in

the poultry business for profit, re-

sults— not price—determine the

cost of a feed.





Globe Feeds are made

for the poultry keeper

who wants the biggest re-

turns from his investment.





The Globe Method of

getting the most out of

chicks is described 1n the

new booklet shown above,

sent free on_ request.





 





 





 





 





 





 





 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





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Box 788 M Box 212M

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SAW YOUR OWN LUMBE





with a Novel! Port-bl. Saw Mill. Turn your “anal-gm umber OM.

his 11 price building lumber at. the more cost onto! sawing doinand!

lumber. Ian: and





 

 





 





 





The farmer who fails-to provide the





best available seed supply for his own ' '





use, is missing one of the big oppor-





, .tunities informing.





 

 

 

 

 





 

 

 





Keep your engine busy the oyea; round making

Bug‘s‘Monfy 13‘ tgusto”! Sawing“ sweaters

m e n sev a m m at Edsel, lam

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TRUTH—IN-FRUIT-JUICE bill has

appeared in the state Senate,

sponsored by Senator George S.

Barnard, of Benton Harbor. For the

past few years fruit men who formerly

sold cherry juice and similar fresh

fruit drinks, have complained of com-

petition from artificial and imitation

drinks. This bill would license all

dealers in soft drinks, which license

could be revoked in case the dealer

did not live up to the terms of the bill.

Imitation and artificial fruit juice

drinks would have to be somarked.



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Increased pay for three appointive

state officials is proposed by Repre-

sentative Fred R. Ming, of Cheboygan,

in a bill empowering the state admin~

istrative board to fix the salary of the

state health commissioner, the director

of conservation and the secretary of

the Michigan Securities Commission.

Each of these officials now receive

$5,000.



* * *



A bill that would permit Governor

Fred Green to have men of his own

choosing in charge of the taxation af-

fairs of Michigan, has been introduced

in the House by Representative Wm.

J. Thomas, of Grand Rapids. It would

abolish the present state tax depart-

ment and substitute a state tax conr

mission composed of three men, each

of whom would receive $5,000 a year

salary. The bill would take effect

twenty days after it was passed and

signed by the governor. It would auto-

matically throw the present commis-

sioners out of a job and empower the

governor to appoint the three new

commissioners, and permit the new

commission to employ a secretary.

This bill has already been reported

favorably by the House committee on

general taxation.



It alt It



A limit of a total of twenty-five of

all kinds of pan fish as the maximum

that any person might catch in one

day. has been approved by the Senate.

The present law specifies ten of each

kind of such fish as the limit, but Sen-Q

ator Charles R. Herrick, of Fenwick,

,is backing the foregoing amendment,

which he declares is not only a good

conservation measure, but is in accord-

ance with common sense.



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Wolves, coyotes and wild cats would

be declared noxious animals and

bounties would be placed upon them,

under the terms of a bill by Senator

Philip O'Connell, of McGregor, which

has been reported favorably by the

Senate committe of the whole.



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The absolute power of the governor

to veto actions of the state adminis-

trative board would be abolished by a

bill sponsored by Senator Norman B.

Horton, of Fruit Ridge, which has

passed the Senate and been reported

favorably by the committee of the

whole of the House. Under the terms

‘ of this measure, five members of the

administrative board could over-ride

the governor's veto of any of their ac-

tions. There are seven members on

this board. Senator Horton’s bill is

said to have the backing of the state

administration. In his campaign, Gov-

ernor Green attacked the present an

rangement, which he termed “auto-

cratic.”



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Amendments to the grape and apple

standards laws, as embodied in bills

sponsored by Representative Sheldon

Coleman, of Lawton, and Representa-

tive Luther E. Hall, of Ionia, have been

scanned favorably by the House com-

inittee on horticulture.



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" e Horton bill to require hunters

‘ «other trespassers to obtain the



" permission of the owner or his



‘ catering any encloped or





   





State Capltol Nears





By Our Lansing Correrpona/mt





   





improved land is still gathering dust

in a pigeon hole in the Senate commit-

tee on conservation.



There is a great deal of talk about

amending the gas and weight tax laws,

but thus far no. agreement has been

reached and no legislation along this

line has been reported from commit-

tees in either branch of the Legisla-

ture.



Two bills to discourage chicken

stealing have been passed by the

House, but neither has made any 110-





ticeable progress in the Senate as yet. "





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Governor Fred W. Green lost no

time insigning the corn borer bill as

soon as it was presented to him for

his approval.





CONGRESS MAKES LARGE AP-

PROPRIATIONS.





 





NLY a few years ago, a billion



dollar congress was considered to

be highly extravagant in ‘the approp-

riation of government funds. The six«

ty—ninth Congress, however, appropri~

ated nearly nine billion dollars to car-

ry on the government’s work.





PLAN NEW FARM RELIEF WORK.





 





ROMOTERS of the McNary-Haugen



bill are making preparations for

an aggressive campaign this summer.

Leaders say there will be no let-up in

the fight for an equalization fee. Ev-

ery possible means will be used to de-

velop sentiment for the bill. This po~

sition, however. is not shared by Sen-

ator McNary, who is trying to draft a

measure that will meet the require-

ments of the farmer and be acceptable

to the President.





URGES ST. LAWRENCE PROJECT.





 





JOINT governmental corporation



which would issue bonds guaran-

teed jointly by the United States and

Canada for the construction of the St.

Lawrence ship canal is proposed by

Secretary Hoover. He states that the

canal would benefit 40,000,000 people,

and that a thirty-foot channel would

admit eighty-eight per cent wof all

ocean-going vessels. it would save





‘ 1 the transportation of grain.to'

. ropean markets. '





 





DAIRYMEN TO MEET.





 





EPRESENTATIVES of all branch.



es of the dairy industry are invited

by the American Dairy Federation to

take part in the activities of the "sec-

0nd annual pilgrimage to Washington

on April 26-28.; Reduced rates have

been granted on all railroads. A study

of government activities in connection-





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PPARENTLY, the committee onil





immigration in the lower Houselof , «





Congress pans to further restrict the

migration of people from other coun-

tries to America. The chief reason for

the movement is to protect American

ideals from being materially changed

through the influence of European cus-

toms and habits of thought.





Corn Borer ‘ Control





Camloazzgw VHar





HE much~talked—of ten million



dollar campaign to delay the



spread of the European corn

borer, recently authorized by Con-

gress, began March 14. The United

States Department of Agriculture, in

cooperation with the five states of New

York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan

and indiana, will conduct the cam-

paign. In these states about sixty

million acres are now infested. The

appropriation will be .used to compen-

sate farmers for work done by them

in connection with clean-up work not

normal or usual in ordinary farm op-

erations, and to purchase and operate

such machinery and supply equipment

as is required in carrying out control

measures thoroughly.



The purpose of the campaign is to

c1ean~up the borer as far as p0Ssible in

the infested area. In the clean-up, the

cornstalks either will be gathered and

burned, or plowed under cleanly, care

being taken not to drag any debris to

the surface afterwards. Corn stubble

will be destroyed with a stubble pul-

verizer. All cornstalks, pieces of corn-

stalk, and corn cobs around barnyards

and feed lots will be cleaned up and

burned. The plan is to pay the farm-

ers for work that is done over and

above their normal farming operations

at a rate not to exceed $2.00 per acre

for field corn, and not to exceed $1.00

per acre for sweet corn\



The first step to be taken in the

campaign will be to notify farmers of

the necessary measures which they

must take according to the regulations

adopted. It is expected that individual

farmers voluntarily cooperating in the

clean-up will take the necessary meas-

ures by May 1. Following May 1, all





 





 





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Past and Preserzt





 





 





 





 





 





 





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 

 

 

 

   

   





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

   

   

 





 





 





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Already Started





infested farms will be inspected. if

reported as meeting all requirements

as to control measures, the individual

farmer will be compensated for extra

work, as provided by the regulations.

Where the regulations have not

been complied with, either intentiom

ally or unintentionally, the federal

forces under the authority of the state

departments of agriculture will con~

duct the necessary clean-up. The farm

cost of such enforced clean- -up will be

charged to the individuals on whose

farms the work is done and will be}

collected on the same basis as taxes]

by the state authorities. '





Prior to May 1, a large number of !,

.local field demonstrations in the se-

lection and operation of machinery ef-

fective in borer control work, will be

given as part of an intensive educa-

tional and publicity campaign to be

put on cooperatively by the depart—

ment extension service, the extension

divisions of the state agricultural col-

leges, and county extension agents.

This campaign will consist of educa—

tional field meetings, activities of the

county and local committees in the in-

terest of voluntary clean-up of the bor-

er, supplying information to the press,

and the distribution of educational ma-

terial through the extension forces.





The campaign will be under the gen-

eral direction of Dr. A. F. Woods,

Director of Scientific Work, United

States Department of Agriculture. R.

R. Kauffman, special assistant, has

been assigned to Doctor Woods’ office

to have general oversight of business.

and fiscal operations. The Department

Bureau of Entomology will have direct

supervision and conduct of the work,

with W. H. Larrimer in administrative

charge in Washington. L. H. Worth-

ley, in charge of corn borer control

work for the bureau of entomology for

the past eight years, will head the

field organization with headquarters at





. Toledo, Ohio.





 





The division of general operation,‘

under the supervision of Mr. ”Worth-

ley, will include sections to handle

supplies and equipment, and all fiscal

and accounting matters.‘ The regula-

tory division, which, also, will be un-

der the direct supervision of Mr.‘

Worthley, _will carry out the‘program

for the inspection and certification'of

infested farms and the compulsory

clean-up. The territory will be divided

for regulatory work with one district,

comprising Ohio, Indiana. and Michi-l

gan, in charge of E G. Brewer, at;





~ Cleveland, Ohio, and a second district,





comprising New York and Pennsylvan-

ia, in charge of H. N. Bartley, at Erie,

Pennsylvania. The engineering divis-

ion will be in charge of C. 0. Reed, of





Ohio S to University. This division

will ha" charge of the inspection of

machi ry used in the campaign, the





.instruction of operators, the condition-





ing and operation of the machinery in,

the field, and like matters.





The following are the Michigan."

counties in which the clean-up will be

conducted: Bay, Branch,_ Calhouny

Genesee, Hillsdale, Huron, ‘Inghamn ‘

Jackson, Lapeer, Ionawee, Livingston,

Ma'co'mb. Monroe, Oakland, Wt





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a
Aim" sacmmmsepr'emenm

, county, Indiana, lives on an eighty.-

acre farm. He has a family of eight

to support. The returns from the farm

are not s‘uflicient to provide properly

for his family if he depended upon

general farming. As a profitable sides

)line he grows plants and sells them

to the neighbors.



Last spring he constructed an eco-

nomical, but attractive sign, at his

farm gate, This sign sold for him





 





 





   





 





 





 





The Sign that Seller/An Effective

Silent Salesman.





 





,12,860 sweet potato plants at fifty

cents a hundred; 8,100 tomato plants

at $1.50 a hundred; and several..ca.ses

of strawberries.



Mr. Grimes has the name of the





 

 

 





‘farm



“INDIANA CREEK FARM,”

neatly printed, and passing motorists manosmy MUSICONE

can readily see that his methods are The finestloud speaker you

first-class. There is an old saying, fimfi‘omgfifi flflféfi





“You may judge a farmer by the ap-



pearance of his farm equipment.” Mr.

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in Iewe Mieneeeet end Distant stations louder and clearer—cut through $



Mississippi. The only advertising he





Grimes would certainly “stand inspec-

‘Etiiz‘tiitsviiyfs gig“ by “m 51“ summer static with this powerful 6 tube radio.





“You shall know a tree by its fruit,” , ce at an incredible low

which might be modernized to read, 3;}; gfilafiftffgfgdf; SINGLE DRUM CONTROL

noun perfectly. Volume in ‘ r

tremendous. 12 inch sizes

I saws—16 inch size. $14.75. .

1

tion.” He has received requests for ’

plants, which he has shipped, from

v ‘ Folks who own this new Crosley set are going to enjoy radio as

much this summer as in winter. 1927 summer broadcasting Will The 660 i. a beautifuuy finished 2’





STARTING PLANTS IN CANS.





. p be more extensive than ever. With this 6 tube marvel stations toned Ina-.hogany cabinet. All stations

I HAVE found the five cent .size con- formerly in the far—away class become neighbors. found With Ind wr_ ttten down onungle

. _ _ , drum. Acuminators find (Indon-

densed milk cans very useful in Crosley radio is the farm radio because farmers as a whole spend missed on ordinary single dial control ,

starting garden seed in. As soon as their money very carefully. They are business men. They have :3“- igm?d°n bruise Wt al- .





learned to look for value. Aftual count shows more Crosley radios

owned on farms than any other make.





This new set of Crosley is a wonder. Match it against any set of





,the contents have been used, I remove

both ends of the can with a can open-





er. As soon as it gets time to start a . . . .

early seeds, I bake some rich earth to 3:12:13; 3111):: '12:: volume of its reproduétion Will keep radio a

kill the weed seeds, then arranging . Crosley radios are high in quality.



these small cans on a. board, I fill each Finely finished cabinets, beautifully decorative in two tones





can With earth, packing it down snug- I and gold metal trimmings. Up to the minute single drum



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can, I moisten the soil with warm wa— . Grosley radios are low in price, '



ter. Keeping them in a warm room, \ because Crosley mass production methods permit spreading

'iwith a little warm water daily, until expensesover many unitsinstead offew: Second cost is reasonal



it is time to plant them out of doors. able too, because battery consumption is unusually low.



I have planted them, can and all, in See them at your Crosley dealers. Write Dept. 205 for descrip-



the hill; and I have also dug a hole in tive hterature If your dealer mat sup ply you





the hill, set'the can in» moistened the THE CROSLEY RADIO CORPORATION means. Same radio mechanismuin





 





soil well, and pushed the earth, plant able model 6450. game dtartlin 1-,,

and all, out through the bottom of the ‘20ng CROSLEY.Jt-. CINCINNATI. gilt-.fiaxéie cnmplléte radiol‘aau‘ili‘fin (is;

. ‘ . . . enume ros ey usicone ' t t '

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What is the best method for getting

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ROOT CROPS FOR HOME USE.

(Continued from, page 429).,

beet greens is the fact that they never

grow tough. Even when the stems

get large and the roots of considera-

ble size, the top cooks tender and is

palatable. Swiss chard is a kind of





- beet which does not form a root, but





the leaves may be used for greens all

summer. New leaves grow from thé

heart as rapidly as the old \ones are

removed. For the first beets, plant a

small~topped variety, like Eclipse,

while for the main crOp and for can-





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have long roots. ,These are of hardefiv





 





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requires- but ”a short season" for days]; 5





opment. It is a good plan to sow a.

few seeds early in the spring for. early

use.

Milan type, roots of which will grow

to table size in six weeks. One good

thing about turnips is the fact that

the seeds germinate quickly. The hard—

type of turnips need to be planted at

a’time that will give practically three

months of growing season before har-

vest. This does not mean three months

before frost. The rutabagas make the

best winter turnips. There are both'





white and yellow-fleshed varieties, the:

odds ‘being slightly in favor of the,





former for table use. The quick-grew-

ing turnips may also be grown for

winter use by planting as late as the

last. of July in most of our northern

gardens. White Egg is the best. .of

the varieties to plant late. A product





similar to the turnip in taste is kohl -





rabi. The edible portion grows above

ground, just at the surface of the soil.

This product is best when the bulbs

are about the size of hen eggs. As

they increase in size, they become

woody. The radish is too well known

to' need description. It will grow any-

where, the small rounded varieties

being ready for the table in three or

four weeks from planting. For sum-

mer use, one of the best varieties is

Icicle, a long, white sort.





Onions need to be planted early in

the spring. The easiest way' to get a

crop is by using sets. These are small

onions grown the previous season and

developed this year to edible size. If

seed is planted, put it in the ground

very early and firm the soil around it.





PLAN TO INCREASE POTATO

ACREAGE.





 





HIRTY per cent of the 1,500 farm~

ers who have visited the Michigan

State College potato train in its swing

through southwestern Michigan this

week, over the New York Central Bail-





. road, have indicated their intention of





increasing their potato acreage this

year, 0. B. Price, Michigan Central

agricultural agent, announced at Alle-

gan, as the train departed for Plain-

.Well.





The increase will be made chiefly

by the small producers—farmers who

grew only one or two acres of pota-

toes last year. A tabulation of the re

ports indicate many of the “one—acre

growers” intend to plant two acres -.or

more this season.





Mr. -Price said it was striking to

.note that none of the farmers who

grew five ormore acres last year in-

tends to increase his acreage this sea-

3801}. Several indicated they would re

duce their plantings. approximately

twenty-five per cent in an effort to do

their bit toward offsetting the increas—

es by ‘small producers. '





The greatest increase will take place

in Hillsdale county. Approximately

forty per cent of the grOWers who vis-

ited the train in that county indicated

.they would plant more this season.



The train is distributing northern-

grown certified seed along the route.

Farmers are showing a preference for

Russet‘Ru‘rals, although considerable

Irish Cobbler seed, an early variety,

was distributed at Hillsdale and St.

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NE of the objections to.using cre-

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other building which is to be painted,

is that it is very difl‘icult to paint over

it so that the creosote does not work

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to be light colored, but the stain is

likely to show with any color. A good

coat of shellac over the creosote will

defer the stain coming through, but

this adds to the expense and the cre-

rosote will eventually come through.



Where a. dark appearance is not ob-

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corn cribs, hog houses, poultry houses,

and so on, probably the best solution

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is desired, it should be put on by

means of creosotic stains, which are

on the market and can be easily and

quickly applied, and when the dark

creosote begins to show through, an-

other coat can be applied. It is hardly‘

practicable for the ordinary farmer to

mix colors With creosote as they must

be ground together thoroughly, and

hand-mixing is not likely to get uni-

form results.





KEEPING DOWN DUST IN BASE-

MENT.





As we have a dirt floor in our base-

ment, we would like to know if cylin-

der oil would help in keeping the dust

down, or could you suggest something

that would do in place of concrete?

We have a furnace in the basement,

and that would be a help for drying

clothes—R. T. F.



No doubt used crank case oil spread

over your basement floor would help

in keeping down dust to some extent;

but it seems to me that the remedy





. would be worse than the original trou-





ble, since the oil would be continually

tracked over your floors and rugs. Ca1-

cium chloride scattered over the floor

would probably be more effective than

toil in keeping down the dust, and

would probably last for a couple of

seasons, but to a certain extent would

track on to the floors and rugs.



I think the only satisfactory floor for

.a. basement that you use for furnace

and wash room, is concrete, and where

you do not have to buy anything but

the cement, and can do the work with

,home labor, it is not a very expensive

floor.





NEW PROCESS FOR PRESERVING

POSTS.





OME of the experiment stations are.



now trying out a new process for

preserving fence posts, mine timbers,

and similar forest products. This con-

sists, first in steeping or soaking the

seasoned posts in a solution of some

toxic or poison salt, such as sodium

fluoride, zinc chloride, copper sulphate,

and so on. After this treatment, the

posts are given a light treatment with

creosote, or creosote and gas house

residue, to prevent the other solution

from leaching or dissolving out.



While no authoritative statistics are

as yet available, forestry experts be-

lieve that this process offers consider-

able advantages because of its com-

parative cheapness, especially in local-

ities where creosote is high-priced on

account of freight costs, and to the





companies who have been using these

salt solutions without the creosote fin-

ish. Information in regard to this

process can be obtained from the For-

estry Department, Washington, D. 0.,

or Iowa. State College, Ames, Iowa.





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in two years of trial gives promise of

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years we have cut sweet clover at

early blossoming time with a “grain

binder. The bundles have been set up

in long shocks just as if they were

ripe graininstead of heavy green clo-

ver. It has been surprising to find

that these soggy bundles, when set up

at all carefully, cure within ten days

into truly beautiful hay instead of

turning into a moldy mess, as would

be expected of a bundle of any other

heavy, green stalks. The explanation

of why this happens as it does, seems

to lie in the fact that the stems of this

clover are hollow and, because of their

coarseness, the air is permitted to pass

through the bundles on the outside

and inside of the stems.

to be unable to spoil more than the

extreme outside straws. Both years

this method has been tried, a few

shocks have been purposely left out-

side from the first part of June until

October, in order to see how much

weather they would stand. After four

months of weathering such as they

went through the latter part of the

last two summers, we have come to

the conclusion that this method of

making hay is weatherproof. This

story is hard to believe. It took a

great deal of courage for me to try it,

but I am glad that I did, for it works.

Sweet clover hay need not look like

brown, leafless brush, as it will usu-

ally appear when Cut and handled

loose in the windrow or cock, as the

other hays are handled. When cured

in the bundle, all the leaves are re-

tained and, in spite of bad weather;

they will be a bright green inside the

outermost straw. ‘



The binder method of cutting also

permits leaving the coarsest parts of

the plants in the field, which gives the

second growth a much better chance

than if the plants had been clipped





in a very few cases have been accused

of causing forage poisoning, which is

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inside the stems seems to be the

cause. I have never seen a case,

fithough I have no reason to believe

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in the ordinary way. The way in

which the curing is done probably does

have some relation to the presence of

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perience in making and feeding this

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white. Drought seldom kills the seed-

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the red winks out‘if the weather is

hot and dry after the grain shade, with

which it was planted, is cut. An acre

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N the face of it there is nothing



very exciting about a piano leg, or

a dozen piano legs, or a trainload of

piano legs, but this was different. Life

was full of piano legs, not the peaceful

parlor variety, but a livelier kind that

kept popping up in all sorts of unex;

pected ways, and each had a little

mystery all its own. For instance, that

afternoon when on my way to school,

I stopped at Deacon Brown’s on an

errand for Ma, the deacon was tele-

phoning.



“It is a square antique model,” he

was saying, as though describing his

own head.



“My son has owned it only a short

time.



“Yes; the legs are all in perfect con-

dition.”



“I said ‘All.’ It is customary for me

to speak the truth.”



“Sir! Good-bye ! ”



He hung up the receiver and swung

around with a red face. “Some people

are intolerable,” he sputtered to his

wife. .



“Yes, Josephus, how true that is,”

she purred.



“This fellow with whom I was talk—

ing wanted to buy a piano. I informed

him, as you heard, that we did not

care to sell ours, but he must keep on

talking about it.”



“How rude, Josephus.”



“Ignorance, pure ignorance, Henriet-

ta. After I had plainly told him, that

we would not sell, he asked the style

of the piano, how long we had owned

it, and if the legs were all in good

condition.”



“As though that was any of his af-

fair!”



‘ “Exactly. So it seemed to me and

I answered hint sharply, at which he

became profane.”



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sation abruptly,” continued the deacon.



“I should hope so. Who was the

wretch?”



“I failed to catch his name, but th

call came through East Hillbrook.”



I “Some vulgar person,” Mrs. Brown

decided.



I had more than half an idea about

him myself so when I saw Jim going

down the street I caught up with him.

“Still want to punch friend Fitzhugh?”

I asked.



“You bet -I do.”



“Haven’t found him yet?”



“No; I haven’t had much time to

hunt for the yellow sleigh.”



“If I tell you where he is, will you

let me go after him with you?”



He smiled. “Sure thing, Speck”



' “Then call up some of your friends

in East Hillbrook and have them 10-

cate the gink who hired a bay horse

and yellow sleigh there last night. I





of a man, and two boys and a dog.

This one did not.



“Cold today," Jim said, warming his

hands at the stove.



“Yuh,” the chuck answered, half op-

ening his eyes.



“Not a bad winter, thong .”



“Yul-1",





IM looked disgusted. “Is there a

fellow named Thompson staying

here?” '



(‘Yuh.9!



“I would like to see him.” .



The chuck sighed and yawned. “I

reckon he’ll be down to supper.”



“I can’t wait until then,” Jim said.

“Will you call him?”



“Lordy, his room is w—a—a—a—y» off in

’tother end of the buildin’. He couldn’t

hear if I was to holler.”



Jim said something under his breath,

then aloud, “Where is the room?”





 





 





 





guess they can find him easy enough.”

And I went along to school feeling

pretty Sherlockey myself.



That was Friday. School was out

early and as we hit the street there

was Jim with his delivery rig. He

took us in and when he had shaken

off the other kids he told us he was

on his way to East Hillbrook where he

had located that low lived son of a

sea cook’s sister, meaning Fitzhugh.

Only now he went by the name of

Thompson and set up to be some kind

of an agent. We stopped at the house

for our overcoats and Scotty and told

Ma we were going with Jim to deliver

goods, which‘was no lie, for by the

looks of him he intended to deliver

the goods to Mr. Fitzhugh.





He didn’t say much on the road and

neither did we, for there wasn’t much

to talk about except piano legs and

we were getting fed up on them. East

Hillbrook is big enough to have a ho-

tel instead of a boarding house, and it

also has what most towns don’t have

nowadays. a livery stable with at least

two rigs to rent. Jim left his rig there

and in one corner of the barn we saw

Fitzhugh’s yellow sleigh. The hotel

itself is quite a place in summer, but

when the automobiles stop traveling

it puts on its slippers and takes a nap.

Only one door had been shoveled out

that winter, and going through that

we entered a sort of office Where, on

a sofa beside a red hot chunk stove,

lay the proprietor in his shirtsleeves

and stocking feet, just about as lively

and bright-looking as a woodchuck on

New Year’s day. Less so, for an or-

dinary woodchuck would take notice





“Oh-hum!” Two more yawns. “You

go through that door and up the stairs

and along the hall and around a corner

and along to a door marked No. 14—

that’s him.”



“Thank you. Sorry to have troubled

you.” ,



“Yuh.”

again.



We wandered around and up and

down in the old shack until we came

to No. 14 which seemed to be the only

one in the whole building that was

occupied, as the dust was thick on all

the other door knobs. Jim rapped and

suddenly, without any sound from

within, the door opened and there was

Fitzhugh.





Jim bowed. “Mr. Thompson?”



“Yes, sir.” He had recognized Jim

and started to .close the door, but Jim’s

foot was in it.



“I thought I would drop in and see

you,” Jim said, pushing the door open

in spite of him and stepping into the

room followed by us and the dog.



“This is a private room, my man,”

Fitzhugh said, backing up.



“That’s good.” Jim shut the door.

“What'I have to say its not for the

public.”



“I shall call,

turbance.”



Jim smiled. “You couldn’t raise any-

one here with dynamite.”



“What is your errand?”

growled, less smooth.



Jim wasn’t flush with words. “I want

you to clear out of here. If you try to

see Miss Dirkin again or' cause her

any more annoyance I’ll maul you

within an inch of your life.”





And the chuck was asleep





if you raise any dis-





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.- letting. the lead to this smooth guy.





- “She hasn’t," Jim denied. He was

too hot headed to argue well, anyhow.

“If she' wasn’t so kind~hearted you

would be in jail where you, belong for

posing as a railroad claim agent.”



“So these youngsters say, I me

some." Fitzhugh had recognized. us

and now smiled in our direction, a

pleasant eat-you-by-and-by-little~mousie

smile. “They are clever lads.”



Jim dove ahead. “I know you figure

on seeing her again or you wouldn't

be staying here 'where you can drive

over after dark. You are the kind that

has to work in the dark. But if you

aren’t out of this country within

twelve hours I’ll have you jailed re~

gardless of what she says. ”



Fitzhugh seemed pleased. “-I trust

there are two cells in the local lock—

up, for when I go Miss Dirkin goes

with me. Don’t forget that, my friend.”



“You lie!” Jim roared.



Fitzhugh shrugged his shoulders.

“Very well, put it to the proof. If you

want your girlie behind the bars, put

me there. "





Jim said something that you prob-

ably will never see on Sunday school

memory cards and dove for him. But

he stopped short, his nose not an inclt

from a mean-looking revolver.



“The thing to do,” Fitzhugh said in

his oily voice, “is to leave this room

at once. I am defending myself in my

private apartment and will be justified

in shooting if necessary. Your supe-

rior intelligence must perceive as

much. I am very fond of men and

boys and dogs, but at present I crave

solitude. Move—now!”





We weren’t exactly cowards, but we

weren’t fools enough to tackle an arm~

ed man who had the drop on us, so we

moved, feeling mighty foolish.- ‘





CHAPTER XII.





HERE was a large thick slice of

silence wherever we went Until we

were in the sleigh and headed for

home; then Jim said, “I am going to

have my picture taken. Some time

there may be a prize contest for damn





fools and they will want a photograph





of the winner. ” .



Scotty looked up and wagged his

tail, Bill said nothing, and I finally got

out, “Oh, well.”



After half a mile, Jim said, “I wish

I were half mule, then I could kick

myself harder.”



Another half mile during which the

conversation was about as lively as

the man in the hotel office. “I’m a.

smart one,” Jim growled, “blunderipg

into a man’s room that way. Of course.

he had the law on his side. If I had

only coaked him outside.”



“But he had a gun,” I reminded him.



“I might have known he would have

one. Cowards'and thieves always go

armed. He is a thief. He didn’t deny





that he ought to be in jail.”





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HAT is the good of reviewing?



Why go over things that one



has already read or studied?

Because our forgetter is in such per—

fect working order. Because, too, the

second time one goes over a lesson, he

often gets from it more than he did

the first time. Reviewing is one of

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successive times. You who read this

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John Wesley, the founder of Method-

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but patient. One day the father said

to her, “My dear, why do you tell that

child the thing you are teaching twen-

ty times?” “Because,” she replied,

“nineteen times are not-sufficient.”





The Christian follower of Jesus. We

who allow ourselves to be called Chris-

tians, are followers of the greatest

Teacher in the history of the human

race. To become even ordinary pupils

requires discipline and effort. We can-

not drift into excellence, nor slouch

into the kingdom. Do we not often

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at it!” To be a follower of an eminent

scientist is counted an honor, but sin-

cere followers of the Galilean Teacher

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tification. But we must have a lofty

standard, something.to aim at. The

man of low ideals never rises very

high. Great abilities married to low

ideals have made no end of misery in



the world., In what are we to be per-

xfect? Not physically, nor in knowl-

edge. But in love we may approxi-

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“Boys,” he burst out, slashing at the

It is up

to us to help her. What can'we do?”



“The first thing,” Bill spoke up at

last, “is to find out what ails her.”



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how can we do that?”



“That’s your job,” Bill told him, as

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wheedle it out of her. Get her to weep

on your manly chest.”



(Continued next week).





reads the Bible, because it makes the

reading of many other books superflu-

ous.





Prayer. Says Dr. Samuel McComb

in his bright little book, “The New

Life:” “Now it is prayer that arms

the will to beat down temptation, or

to concentrate its forces on the ac-

complishment of some forbidding task.

This statement is supported by abund-

ant testimony. Here is a letter from a

physician to his nephew: ‘Cultivate

the habit of prayer. Pray to the Great

Spirit every time you start out to do

anything that you know will test your

powers. Pray at any time and every-

where. I say to the Great Spirit, for

that is the name I love best for God.

whenever I feel I am up against it and

weakening, or likely to prove not my-

self in some trying situation: “Help

me out. Great Spirit, will you? I am

a poor fellow; I lack strength of char-

acter in many ways; help me out,

Dear Great Spirit.” And just in pro-

portion to as I am in earnest and have

faith, my prayer is answered.’ ”





Overcoming Temptation. God does

not create temptations, but He allows

them, and expects us to overcome

them. Jesus passed through the worst

of ordeals, and later related how He

met the temptations of that hour—by

prayer and the use of the Bible.





Stewardship. The steward of a large

hotel or of an ocean liner is an im-

portant post. And life itself is a stew-

ardship. We are God’s agents, God’s

trustees, given large responsibility, for

which we will have to give account. A

good type of steward is a collie dog.

He watches over the flock, bringing up

a straggler here, turning back another

over there. When night comes, the

chances are that every sheep will be

accounted for.





Making the Home Christian. A na-



tion of Christian homes would be a

Christian nation. Fathers, this lesson

says, do not provoke your children to

wrath. Sometimes fathers do, unin-

tentionally, provoke their children. We

ought to be careful about that. Look-

ing back, twenty years hence, we do

not want them to bring up unhappy

memories of injustice. The home will

be Christian if father and mother start

out to make it so. When the knot is

tied, and the youthful couple begin liv-

ing together, if they invite in a Third

Person, who listens to every conver-

sation and is the delightful guest at

every meal, those young people haVe

gone a long way toward creating a

Christian home.

_Serving through the Church. The

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THERE is something about the

mellowness of spring days that

profoundly recalls our own “kid-

hood” days. Perhaps it was the prom-

ise of the barefoot hours ahead, or the

coming of the dandelions and green

verdure that made our childhood

hearts so fluttery and our feet so

tingly and impatient. —



At school, we pondered over our

books half-heartedly—waiting! wait-

ing! We must have been peculiar

specimens of spring fever as we chew—

ed on our penny cedar lead pencils,

glanced at the coaxing sun—and mean-

while studied “jography.”



We felt toward geography as the lit-

tle girl did about the cow. She didn’t

like milk; she didn’t like butter; she

didn’t even like cottage cheese—so she

felt the cow could “go to grass” as

far as she was concerned.





Today, perhaps, most of us have

’children of our own. we are learning

more and more each day about the

eccentricities of childhood. So it is,

and so it should be. We are learning

indeed, that: “It takes a heap of liv-

in’ in a house to make it home.”



1 When parents are rearing their chil-

gdren, if they could catch a vision of

Etheir compensating years, the ones be-

‘yond, they would shoulder their re-

isponsibilities more sturdily and hap-

pily. They wouldhave greater strength

for the increasing burdens, more in-

centive to “carry on.”



There will be perplexing moments

lwhen company comes and one of them

.will be sure to say: “Why can’t we

Shave this sometimes when company

isn’t heie?” Theie will be the ardent

stomach-aches which start at 7:30 and

abate shortly after the other children

have gone to school. There Will be

dozens of “Oh Gee!” “Good Garsh!”

Last, but not least, there will be some-

one to always relate the unexpected.



All of these are just childhood ec-

centricities, just plain phases. They

will come and go; you will learn to

despise and love them. Invariably,

they will right themselves—but in the

meantime, be patient and tactful.



Those are your hardest years. It will

seem at times that your children step

on your feet and on your heart. But

you must remember that you and their

father are not the only ones watching

the children. God is still in the Heav-

en, you know. But He cannot help

you unless you are willing to help

yourself. Keep cool—be firm——-and do

not lose your balance.





When things look unusually cloudy,

think of John Wesley’s mother with

nineteen children. When asked to give

a rule for raising children she explain—

ed that she had used nineteen different

No mo children were alike;

hence, each one required a. new set

of tactics.



After all, your youngsters are prob-

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youngsters and you are making Himal-

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of 40-inch material, with % iard of

3fbl§<fh contrasting and 2%, yards of

r n





Diagonal lines is the feature of De-

sign No. 709. Out in sizes 16,18 years,

36, 38, 40, 42 and 44 in es bust meas-

ure. Size 36 requires 2 yards of 40,

inch material, with _% yard of 40-inch

contrasting.





 





 





Sport dresses are very important,-





this spring, and Desi No. 71

pecislly attractive.

years, 36, 38, 40,

measure: Size 36 reeui

at 40-inch material.

Design No. on; 61's





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lit in 16 add 18"

42 and 44 {sassy bus. \





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Ir-nnan.





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pecially easy to make. It cuts in sizes

14 and 16 years. Size 8

requires 1% yards of 40-inch material

Combination undergarment No.47].

allows freedom of motion Without;

drawing. It cuts in sizes 16 years

36,38, 40,42 and 44 inches bust meas-

ure. Slze 36 requires 2% yards of 36

inch material.





Smartly difierent is frock No. 483. It





cuts in _sizes 6,- 8,,10. 12 and 14 ears.’

Size 8 requires 2 s 0! 86-11113 '

terlai with 1%. Var con ti





The price of sac

is 13 cents.- If you,

18 Gent .3 with ‘
Mace





mulls”





ACCREDITED





 





   





 

 





 





 





 





 





best results.

than summer and fall eggs, and only





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UNEXCELLED IN THEIR PRICE CLASS





Rural Leghoms won more Firsts in Zoe-land 1924‘. Show. and Lansing State Show than any other pen; .

Read Our Winnings on Standard Production Stock.





Use this department to help solve Spring eggs keep better





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your househOId prOblemS. ° ' LANSING STATE SHOW ZEELAND SHOW WEST MICH STATE FAIR

grout lettgst toitMfi‘luia 0019’ Michigan strictly fresh ones should be preserved. lst om I'en. Special lst. Old Pen. in Old ren.‘ '



firmer, 9 r0 3 10 1- T h _ ‘ 1 1 ti f , lat Young l‘i-n 1st Young l’en. 2nd IIcn. -



0 make t e watei-g ass SO ll on 01 lst Hon: 2nd. (‘m-k. 3rd Young Pen. In competition with some of



3rd (‘m-keri-l. 1st Cock. e and most noted





stork in Michigan.





 





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





TO REMOVE RUST.





Could you please tell me how to re-

move rust from my kitchen range? It

was stored in a damp place all winter

and looks very bad—Mrs. O. D. L.





thirty dozen eggs, mix three pints of

commercial water-glass with eighteen

quarts of boiled water. Pack the clean

eggs into clean earthenware jars, and

pour the water-glass solution over

them. There should be at least two





 





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





ALL WININNGS IN PRODUCTION CLASS.

Also won many FIRSTS on Ant-(mas and Brown Leghorns.

Tells all about our stock and these winners.



Al stock Michigan Accredited.





banded.





E LEGHORNS. For 100





Send for FREE Catalog.





All our flecks have been closely culled and every bird. both male and female. leg _





PRICES GREATLY REDUCED FOR APRIL AND MAY DELIVERY.

WHIT 500 1000





' . . I' H 11" 00d, 200-290- gg iidiirree .......... 20.00 97.50 190.00

First rub the rust SDOtS With kero- inches of the solution above the top Ifiifimé’i ‘fi'ouywmd Haifa, é.§0—25i0.6gg pedigree$ $ $ 3

gene and let Stand for twinty'f‘mr 0f the eggS- Cover theiars to prevent 33“.?2n‘rttii'iiff‘iiftiit‘h;":.':.':.'..'..'..:.:.::::::::: 1:188 82:23 33:88»

hours. Then rub the spots With steel evaporation and keep in a cool place. ANC NAS

. 1 Th‘ m 88d to be ’ Pure Sheppard Anconns ........................ 20.00 97.50" 190.00 a

“00' 1s process 83' 11 The eggs should be washed before us- Famous Sheppard Muted ....................... i433 £323 {33%

- ° - - t" ' A - . ............................ 3. . . 1f

“leDeated 1f theh mSt SPOtS are V623, mg, and the SOlllthl'l ShOllld 1101} be Ul‘m" monies BROWN LEGHORNS. '-

d .e . en t e s ots are remov - ’ Very best grade ............................. 13.00 02.50 120.00

e I) VVh p.- ’ used the second year' Shipments on Monday and Wednesday of )everi' week ’1

go over the stove With a good stove ____.__._ mi... {0, m... on other Quantities, ~

polish. ~ WIRE ORDERS PROMPTLY HANDLED.‘

CAN YOU HELP? PULLETS: White I.csliorns Only. Free Range Raised. 8 to





 





TO PRESERVE EGGS.





we are getting more eggs now than

ever before, and I would like to pre-

serve them. Please tell me how to do

it.——Mrs. C. L.



Of all the methods of preserving

eggs, the water-glass method gives the





Could someone tell me the best solu-

tion to use when washing varnished

tile wall paper on kitchen walls?—

Mrs. D. J. D. _



Would some readers who have had

experience with washing this kind of

wallpaper, please write a letter to this

department?—M. C.





 





 





 





 





Twenty Tales from Timberland

Jean Help: t/ze B/ueéz'm’r Build T Izez'r Ne:t-—'N0. [2





new nest,” said Betty Bluebird, and

both flew up in the cherry tree near

by and were soon weaving the scraps

of blue gingham among the grasses





was, that Jean did not know she was they had collected to make their nest. [01' Cmalog . 3333233011 $511139 7335;: ‘tiieb'si‘ifiéry’"&u§$22i2$f you. too. on: make his

' . . . 2. B M H LLAuo men A -

helping them. The next afternoon, when Jean was “NDLL'S "ATOHERY' R R I “x ' o ' m n





EAN was a little girl just five years

J old, but she really helped Betty



Bluebird and Johnny Bluejay build

their nest. The queer thing about it





It happened this way. One warm day

in early spring Jean sat by an open





playing hide-and-go-seek with Jip, her

dog, she caught her hair in the hedge





 

 





12 weeks for shipment starting May 15th.





Write {or Prion.





Rural Poultry Farm, R.l., Box M, Zeeland, Mich. J





 





 





 





Every bird in our flocks has been approved and.

the Michigan State Poultry improvement Association and

College. All males and females have been individually

facts. coupled with our long





 





and Pay. .

our customers write us.





Write .





Write for FREE I927 Catalog





Live, Grow, Lay and Produce Profits

passed by an Inspector from

the Michigan State

leg banded. These





portant factors in our production of Big. Lively (“hit-ks, that

And therein is the reason for the. genuine satisfaction about. which





 





years of close pulling and breeding are the im—





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Evindtpw. 3111‘]? “éa? maSkllng a new dress as she was trying to find a safe hiding F 1‘

or er 0 , 118. e sni) ed here . .

- - ID . - place‘ Michigan Hatchery Customer CLEARS

and she snipped there With he} SCIS‘ “Ouchie ou ” she cried and she skip Ab All ’

S i. ' ' 0 " v v , ' O'e

015 1nto the P1909 0f blue gingham ,ped on through the hedge, leaving a $635.00 Expenses On 200 PUIIetS

lock of her brown hair dangling at the

end of a branch. Soon Betty Bluebird Another reports $61690 profit on 200 Pullets

(Came flying by, and Spied it- £3? égfI’LT'fffmfignfofigg ts‘lfizlzaslwdidelnzllll-yligan-lgei;(grssli|3erior strain

“Chirp, cheep, chee, that is just the ffi’fiffigfig‘fldsgfig {again “gggffl‘fiififig'g;,h~fggtgjfrdi “mm"

50ft lining fOI' my nest that I have All Michigan Accredited. Priced as Low as NINE CENTS each.

been 100king for ’3 sang Betty Bluebird Write us quick for immediate deliveries or later shipments. I

’ ’ R Y 0rd . 8al nee c. o. D. We Guarantee um

and she grasped Jean's lock of hair in FREE 1927c‘t‘hg ll}? Scimi‘wéoo ‘ our _ er ~ a 0

her bill and' flew off to her nest. N°w Ready PULLETS ms'moldheputlllglz Tormg‘igi'ygllllll 33:5. for 8 to 12

And so in two ways, Jean had help- . . t 2 . "

ed Betty Bluebird and Johnny Bluejay M h P l 1’ Farm BOX Holland MIC]! ;

build their nest. Did you ever help K 1c lgan 0“ y ’ ’ ’ é . ' 1:

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the birds build their nest? ’ *





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be." . .

“That’s a Joke on You, Mr. South

- Wind,” Laughed Jean.





that her mother had given to her.



“There, there,” sighed Jean, “at last

Sue’s dress is done. But I must gather

up my scraps or 'mother will scold.”



Right then South Wind blew by.

“Puff, puff,” hesaid, and carried two

of Jean’s blue gingham scraps out of

the window. _



“Ha, ha!” laughed Jean. “That’s a

joke on you, Mr. South Wind, for I did

not want them anyway.”



“Ha, ha!” laughed South Wind, “but

I know. who does!” South Wind was

so far away though, that Jean did not

hear him. ,



“I hear South Wind laughing,” said

Betty Bluebird, as she flew that way.

“I think he has something for us.”



' Betty Bluebird looked around.



“Oh, here it is,” called Betty to

Johnny Bluejay, as she spied the piece

of blue gingham. ,



“I’ve found One, too,” chirped Johnny



- Bluejay,. andhe came hopping to his

_ ~mate with the other scrap of blue ging-

'~"“-'ham.in.h.183bfll- , ¥

‘ “(ma make fineiimng for, our





   





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$375.00 net-inroiit in one month





That is what Guy Burgis of 'Fair Grove, Mich, made last Janury with 832

pullets raised from 2000 Superior chicks bought last June. Write today for our

latest low prices and get started with the right stock. Stock -of this quality 18

cheap even at prices much higher than we are asking.



A BIG BREEDING PLANT , EVERY CHICK MICHIGAN ACCREDITED





Right on our own breeding plant, the largest In addition to the beneficial results of a big

of any hatchery in Ottawa County, is where breeding plant, scxentific mcubatlon. proper

we blend our Tancred and Barron strains to shipping and expert management, you have

produce those big bodied profitable birds that ofl‘imal addeg afssug‘etifice 0f mgquahg

that are so characteristic of Superior stock. Of .our StOC‘k by t e ac 3. our c m S a





. . . accredited. Every individual breeder has

600 pullets are entered this year in ofl‘imal been approved by trained poultry specialist

R. O. P. We are individually pedigreeing





under supervision of the Mich. State Col-

thousands ‘of chicks. Write for complete lege. Provide yourself with the best. Write

information.





for latest special prices. p

SUPERIOR POULTRY FARMS, In'c., Box 359 ZEELAND, MlCH.





 

 

 





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‘ ACCREDITED'

Baby Chicks





Michigan Accreditation provides Competent Inspec-

tion of all flocks. hatcherles and chicks for 117 mem-

ber hatcheries of the Michigan Poultry Improvement

Assooiation, furnishing Michigan Accredited or Certi-

fied Chicks and Eggs of known high quality. All

inspection under supervision of Michigan State College.



Accredited Chicks are from Inspected flocks. hatch-

ed in Inspected Hatcheries and carefully culled be-

for shipment.



Certified Chicks are from Inspected Flocks. sired

by 200 011K males. batched in an Inspected Hatchery

and carefully culled before shipment.





For Full Particulars and a list of Michigan

Aoordited Hatcheries Wri to—

J. A. HANNAH





Michigan State College. East Lamina, Mich.





 





 





 





 





   

 





     





Michigan Accredited :IIRUNCISILLEDF 'PIIALLETswLA’YAN 7. ”Ell. E32073;

gwrites customer from Musketmn. Michigan. This is an average of 21 eggs per bullet per

month. YOU can do the me with our stcok. which is the result of 14 years of breed-

ing for SIZE, TYPE. WINTER E068 an nd HIGH FLOCK AVERAGE. instead of a few

high individuals. We have HOLLYWOOD. TANCRED. and ENGLISH type S. C. White

Leghorns. SH EPPARD'S Anconas. Brown Legho'rns and Barred Rocks Hollywood foun-

dation stock from 260 290 egg record: Tancred foundation stock from 250 up on record





stock. Ancona foundation direct from Sheppard. The very best in Brown Leghorn and



Barred Rocks. Our chicks are HEALTHY. VIGORO OUS. Newtown hatched chicks from free range bred-



m. The strongest proof of the quality of our chicks is that we have doubled our hatching capacity over



last year. With “TOWNLINE” you also get "PEI'ISO NAL SERVICE. LARGE NEW CATALOG FREE.

00NOTE 5T011)IESE LOW PRIc E8.



English type s. C. W ............ $11030 00 :60. 00 Anconas and Br. Leg .............. :13. 00 $60.00

Hollywood or Taucred ........... ll. 00 10 00 Barred Rocks ..................... 10. 00 ".00

Assorted or Mixed Chicks 10c Each.



Chicks shipped postpaid.100% live delivery guaranteed. Discount. on early orders. ‘ '

I. H. GEERLINGS. Mar. R. F. D. No.1. Box M. ZEELAND. MICH.





 





1WASHIENA‘N Baby Chicks /» it?

Pure BABY CHICKS Michigan "MT—"7.7! I





Brod Accredited .. — / A





We have not only selected our breeding stock and mated our birds for best results. but we have Mud

'the Michigan Accredited Association. An inspector from the Agricultural College approves every bird. This

work is for your protection and gives you the mast up- to- date in baby chicks. Write for litu-ature and

price list. Our chicks cost no more and you can ree1 sale 100% live delivery Write today y.





LEGHORNS Get Our Illustrated Literature BARRED ROCKS

We have prepared a. big, illustrated circular which tells all about our chicks. It is worth your while to

get it if you expect to buy chicks this year. .

PRICES: Our prices are reasonable. Our chicks are good- Write today.

WASHTENAW HATCHERY. 2501 Gaddea Road.





     





ANN ARBOR. MICH.





“DEPENDABILITY”





THROUGH THE YEARS we have earned the name of producing

DEPENDABLE CHICKS The developemcnt of first- class stock

has been rewarded by the confidence and satisfaction of our customers.

MICHIGAN “ACCREDITED” CHICKS Purebred Bloodtcsted

parent stock. Two leading breeds S. C White Leghorns and Barred

‘ ' Plymouth Rocks. Write for catalog.





RICHARDSON HATCHERY, Dundee, Mich,





 





 





 





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Buy Michigan Accredited Chicks from Lakeview.. Official records up to 252 eggs.

Mich. Egg Contest 1923, 24 25. Every Breeder Inspected and passed by inspect-

ors supervised by M1111 State College. Smith hatched.

Prep aid Prices on 25 50

White Lcohorna (Tanored) . ...83 75 $7.00

Barred Rocks, 3. c. d 51.6. R. I. Roda. .4.25

Special matings higher. Mixed chicks $10. 00 per8 10%0.

Order from ad. ewcatalog free. Write today. Member I

LAKEVIEW POULTRY FARM. R. .8. Box 6.





   

 

 

 

 





   

 





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813.00 862.190 ”20.00

15.00 72% 140.00

All heavies 812.00.

. C. A.

HOLLAND. MICH.





DUN DEEA’é‘éfiiB‘itlnCHICKS





Every breeder approved by State Inspectors under super-

vision of Michigan State College. Blood tested for White Diar-

rhea for the past three years. Three leading breeds, B. P. Rocks,

R. I. Reds and English and American Leghorns. 100% live de-

livery. Write for free catalog and price list. ’





THE DUNDEE HATCHERY





Box A DUNDEE, MICHIGAN





 

   





 





 





 





   

 





It will pay you to investigate one of Michigan's oldest and best hatcherles. Nineteen

years’ experience. Every chick hatched from rugged, free range breeders officially ac-

credited by inspectors supervised by Mich. State College Large percentage of business

to satisfied old customers. White Leghorn: (English and American). Barred Rocks.

Anccnat. Your Mich. Accredited Chicks bought 0! this old reliable concern with

an established reputation for square dealing are sure to please 100% llie de-

“181?. prepaid. Get our now FREE catalog before placing your order



AN APBLEDORN BROS" HOLLAND HATCHERY 81. POULTRY FARM.



B. 7-0, HOLLAND. Ml CH





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PROFIT PROD me cmcxs





' K5 meme/m ACCREDITED cmcxs that are bred from proven blood lines. Every

FERQ’C breeder wears a sealed leg band indicating omcial approval by authorized state





 





“new" PAY $1.00 DOWN—BALANCE c. 0.0 .

Pay for your chicks when you get them. Bend :1. co and we will ship 0. 0. 1).





/DS Get our big new catalog. It is free. It will help you. Choice of three profitable

LE[RE breeds. 100% live delivery guaranteed mm hatch 11.11.31“.

’ BRIIMMER-FREDRIGKSOII POULTRY FARM, BOX 20, HOLLAND, MIOII





 





Michigan Accredited GHIGKS





Blood Tested for the Past Three Years

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

100 per cent live delivery. Holterman

Strain Barred Rocks. Trapnested hatch-

ins eggs.

Kruoper Poultry Farm & Hatchery.





WOLvsngs S. C Wrnrs LEGHORN





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Your next winter's egg production de-

pends on the quality of the Chicks you

order NOW!





 





.mmoan accngmrzo cuss a omen Our 1927 Free Catalog

'*' from genC dfilweilv'h 1% as; tells how.

grins: Sheppard’s Anoonaa; R. 1.11.11- Write for ‘ “PY- '





and Assorted Chicks. No money

Pay before chicks are shipped.

100% live delivery.





' ..zasmu'i.3fcl1."AT°" V'c"





WOLVEIIIIE IIATOIIEIIY I Hill: 1

H. P. Wicrama. am and Breeder

, m Mich.





 





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SMALL EGGS PRODUCE SMALL

CHICKS.





 





RECENT experiment at Michigan

State College Poultry Department

ltends to prove that a. normal size chick

cannot be hatched from a Small, un-

dersize egg. This experiment was

conducted to determine the difference

in weight between day-old chicks

hatched from normal to large size

.,eggs and chicks hatched from small,

undersize eggs.



An even hundred small eggs weigh-

ing from one and one-half to one and

three-fourths ounces each, were placed

in the same incubator with an even





two and one-fourth ounces each. Each

set of eggs received exactly the same

treatment throughout the entire hatch-

ing period. They received the same

amount of moisture, were kept at the





1the same time. The tests for fertility

showed twenty-two of the normal size

.eggs were infertile, while twenty-four

,‘of the small eggs- were discarded for

the same reason. The difference in

.fertility was negligible, and is of little

‘value, in that fertility is not determ-





Ilined by the size of the egg.





When the hatch was completed

there were fifty-one chicks from the

normal size eggs, and forty-eight from

the small eggs. This part of the ex-

periment where the large eggs hatch-

ed three more chicks than the small

ones, is .of little consequence, because

over a. series of experiments the num

ber of chicks hatched from large and

small eggs would probably be about

the same.



When the chicks were weighed at

the completion of the hatch, those

from the large eggs weighed 1.48

ounces each, while the chicks from the

small eggs' weighed 1.06 ounces each.

{This was a difference of .42 ounces

per chick, or nearly half an ounce dif-

ference. In fact, the chicks from the

normal size eggs weighed approximate-

ly forty per cent more than the small

ones.



If one were to figure the difference

in value on an order of a. thousand

chicks at regular baby chick prices, it

would amount to a great difference in

price paid per pound for the chicks.

A thousand of the small chicks at the

weights found in this experiment would

,weigh 1,060 ounces, or 66.25 pounds.

A thousand of the chicks hatched from

the normal size eggs- would weigh

1,480 ounces, or 92.50 pounds. At $150

.per thousand the large egg chicks

would cost $1.62 per pound, while the

,small egg chicks would cost $2.27 per

pound. Hatching small eggs costs you

sixty-five cents per pound more for

your poultry to start with. Further,

the small chicks will have the heaviest

mortality, and be smaller all through

the growing period. In fact, they will

never grow as large as those chicks

from two-ounce eggs. Cull the chicks

by culling the hatching eggs. It will

save time and money, as well as pro-

ducing a ck of real strong, healthy

lchickens for Hymn—J. L. Boyd.





SANILAC COUNTY R. l. REDS.





 





HE selection of this strain started

in the spring of 1923, when one of





 





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the demonstration farms was started

in cooperation with John D. Martin,

county agricultural agent, and the

Michigan State College. This farmer

{purchased five females from a. man

who ,had been trap-nesting, and one

male from the college. From this mat-

ing, sixty-six pullets were raised, and

that fall were carefully culled, and





‘ mated to some college males.





In the spring of 1924 this flock of





1 sixtysix pullets was made a demon:





 





hundred eggs weighing from two to.





same temperature, and were turned at





 





 





and a breeding: pen .of the best birds”

were picked out and mated with the





best male that could be found. Selec-

tion was made for color and produc-

tion. From this choice. mating Seven-

ty—seven . pullets were raised. From-

these seventy-seven, ten birds were

put in the International Egg Laying

Contest, and finished fourth with an

average of 180. 4 eggs per bird, with

three of the helm making 20.0 eggs or

better.



In the fall of 1925, the owner had

140 pullets after they had been culled

carefully, and another breeding pen

was picked and mated with a. good

male. It was the' practice of the own»

er to use only the eggs from the small

breeding pen for his own flock. ‘ In

this way it. gave about ten birds from

which to pick one for the breeding pen.

Also, out of this 140 birds another pen

of ten hens was selected for the Inter-

national Contest. The ten birds had

laid an average of 178.8 eggs, with two

birds having gone wrong. Eight birds

averaged 202 eggs each.



In the fall of 1926, the owner' had

selected 110 pullets again from twice

that number and now has a. beautiful

flock which has been producing very

well all winter. Another pen was se-

lected for the contest last fall. This

pen is now holding second place and

all the birds, with the exception of

one, are making good records.



This strain of Sanilac county Rhode

Island Reds has all come from this

one particular strain, until now several

flocks have both color and production

and extra. ordinary vitality. It is also

stated by authorities who know, that

this strain of Reds is about the best

that can be found for both color and

production. '





 





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ILLIAM J. LINTEIMANN, a. Go«



gebic county poultryman resid-

ing at Bessemer, Michigan, is the own-

er of a high-producing flock of Leg-

horn pullets. During the month of

December, this flock of 290 birds pro-

duced 8,150 eggs, or an average of

28.1 eggs per bird. 0n the first of

December they produced 239 eggs; on

the twenty-third of December, 282

eggs, and on December 31, 269 eggs.

At no time did they produce less than

239 eggs daily. ‘



Below is a. list of the feeds con—

sumed by the flock, and the prices

paid for the same, from which it will

be evident that even though the cost

of feed was high, the flock showed a.

handsome return for the month:





 





Mash, 1,4001bs.. ...... .......$ 49.00

Scratch feed, 1, 400 lbs. . . . . . . . ., 42.00

Straw, 1,09015................ 9.81

Grit, 501bs ..... 1.25

Oyster shell, 300 lbs. . . . . . . . . . . 3.75

Charcoal, 100 lbs... . . . . . . . 2.50

S. S. with oil, 68 lbs . ..... .. . . 3.40

Cabbage, 415 lbs. . . .. ......... 8.30



Total ..................... . 8120.01





Owing to the fire which destroyed

Mr. Lintelmann’s hen laying house last

fall, the birds are being kept in rather

crowded quarters. Electric lights are

being used early morning and late

evenings. The birds are maintaining

their weight, lock sprightly and active,

and do not seem at all lacking in vital-

ity despite their unusual steady pro-

duction—C. E. Gunderson.





BROODING‘ BABY CHICKS.





 





OULTRY flocks to remain profit-

able must be reproduced econom-

ically More than 175, 000 farmers in

Michigan raise some baby chicks an





nually. Thousands of these tarps lose} ; r l ‘

millions of. chicks, and more. thousands. 7 .





 





 

 

 





 





 

 





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' water.

. year after, year. raise nearly every chick by





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I _. o- ., e ‘ I .

For W hl_t_e__l_)larrhea

in m hours, disease Is 51:0pr and



, sick chicks full of; pep,





It’s easy to mop chicks dying from

white diarrhea. All you need do. is

drop an Avicol tablet in the drinking

Thousands of poultry raisers,





this simple precaution. Mrs. E. E. Franks,

Ramsde , {Tex., writes: “I was losing 10 to

15 chicks a, day before I received the Avrcol.

I haven’t lost one since.” .



A free test of Avicol Will show how easily

white diarrhea is prevented and stopped. The

way it makes sick chicks_ lively and health , 1n

'us't a-few hours, is positively amazing. I you



ave never tried Avicol, write for a free sample

or send 50c for a full-sized package to -Burrell

~Dugger Co.. 842 Postal tatiop Bldg.

Indianapolis, Ind. It costs nothing to t

the 50c package, because Avicol is arantee

to do the work or money refunded. ut if you

prefer, try, the free sample first.





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themselves must be clean, free from

inherited diseases, and then must be

brooded in clean, properly constructed

houses, fed sanely on clean properly

balanced feeds, and grown on clean

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Twenty years ago,- practically all

baby chicks were reared by the nat-

ural method; hatched and brooded by

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natural or mother hen is not regarded,

and deals only with artificial brooding

and rearing of chicks in large num-

bers. _



Proper quarters should be provided

before the chicks are purchased or

hatched. A portable colony house

should be provided. If a. new colony

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from Michigan State College Poultry

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portable and it should be moved not

less than once a year, and preferably

several times during the growing sea-

son. The germs or organisms carry-

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cidiosis and the eggs of the intestinal

worms may remain in tho soil from

season to season, and it is therefore.

mandatory that the chicks be reared

on ground where chicks have not

been raised for three years-previous.

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be brooded on the same ground more

often than once in any four-year pe-

riod.



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chicks. If the house has been used

in previous years, it should first be

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should be used only after a thorough

cleaning. The ceiling, wall, and floor

should be swept carefully. The walls

and floor should be scrubbed thor-

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NERVOUS DISORDER.





 





_ I have a queer feeling in my flesh

1n different spots all over my body,

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feehng, which lasts only a second pen

haps longer by spells, and no pain. I

have had it for the last six months.

Sometimes it is a twitching feeling

and my upper lip twitches. I am thir-

ty-six years 01d.—VV. F ’



Naturally one thinks of some ner-

vous trouble in connection with symp-

toms, but that is too vague to be a

satisfactory diagnosis. I can only tell

you that these symptoms are import-

ant enough to lead you to go to a.

physician for examination. Be sure

that it includes a careful test of blood

pressure, as well as a test of the nerve

reflexes.





 





OPERATION FOR APPENDICITIS.





 





My doctor operated on me for ap-

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better. Now he wants to open it again.

What do you say ?——J. F.





Your doctor should tell you what he

expects to gain by re-opening'wound.

Your. description is too vague to give

-me much idea of the trouble, but if the

appendix is safely removed I fail to

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‘ Friends.





When Uncle Frank asked for con-

tributions from the Golden Circlers, I

must a loss for something to write

about. Of course, I wanted to write

something that had not been discussed

before in the Merry Circle column. -»

At lastl hit upon the subject of

,“Friends.”





Of course, I believe that God is our

.best and truest friend, but I mean to

write about our friends on earth.



. I do not consider a speaking ac-

quaintance a. friend, neither do I mean

the neighbor who calls up when we are

,sick or in trouble, to ask if there is

anything they can do for us. To be

sure, I would appreciate their interest

in our plight, but I do not call that

"True Friendship.”





A true friend would not wait to be

called. They would stand by us

,through thick and thin. They would

willingly share our sorrows and joys.

,Our troubles would be theirs. I think

that whoever said, “A friend in need

is a. friend indeed,”n must have known

;What real friendship means. We have

few true friends in life.



I can only think of one who would

measure up to my ideal friend stand-

ard. My mother is my idea. of a true

and ideal friend—Nellie Priest.





You have spoken well of friends and

you have come to a wise conclusion.





 





To the Blind.





What kinder hope thamjust to live



In never ending cheerfulness;



The flower learns thy soft caress; "

A friendly smile is what you give,



A love that lasts from day to day,

Though tireless dreams forever play.





You who never saw the light



Nor viewed the colors of the earth,

To you, who can but feel the hearth,

Our lovely days are always night.

Still do you sing and seldom sigh——

I love your bright and friendly eye.





- And if we all could be like thee,





If that dark eye could only see,

The world might all the better be-

’Twould sing along more merrily.





The blind are only those Wm; will

not see, for often those who can not

see, see more than we who can. .





Au Revoir. ,

With a. bowed down head and an in-

comprehensible burden on a breaking

heart, a. girl of eighteen summers will

turn her footsteps away from a belov-

Then no

longer will it be “Our,” but “Their

Page.”

But it will never be cast aside.

Throughout the years to come, the one

great event will remain anew! What

is that event? How so miraculous?

One beautiful spring day, the day

of the arrival of the M. C. pin and an

announcement of being crowned 8. G01-

den Circler, was and will be the treas-

ured event. '

“Good-bye” is a hard word to say.

\But without hesitation I must contin-





 





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' 7mm the Golden Che/er:





ue my journey. For the wings of

time fly too fast for the remainder of

my seventeen years. 'Without further .

interruption, I must go, leaving all the

success and prosperity available, 'in'

memory, to “Our Page,” and all its

members—Ida Kaspgla. ' .





Please do not leave. You are still

a Golden Circler and a Merry Circler,

and we hope to hear from you at

Home-coming time and during the

Golden Circle Reunion each year.





The Harbor. ,

I dream—



I rest in the arms of rose-tinted

clouds that float in a. sea of blue.

My misty ships have golden sails,

tiny, fluttering, thin-veined things.

When. zephyr breezes softly blow

with balsam-scented breaths, theée

gossamer wings swiftly fill, and off

we glide to a far distant magic port.



We sail and sail— ~



And then, as the sun sinks lowr in

the west, we come to The Harbor.

Like a. beautiful gem in a jewel

case, rare it nestles among the shad-

owy hills. The sea, in shades of

violet and rose, lies calm" in the

evening hush, and clinging close to

its faintly rippled edge are the hous-

es small and white, like tiny, slen-

der lady fingers clasping the ame-

thyst waters, while to the left,

against the dark green of the hills

rises the snowy spires of the cathe-

dral. Peace and quiet ‘caresses the

little town by the sea.



As into The Harbor. we glide the

glowing sun sinks behind the dark_

hills, and as Lady' Night hovers

above us, through the gathering dusk

comes the clear tinkling of the

chimes. Music, sweet and soothing

to a traveler’s soul.



Darkness—.-



As swiftly as it falls, I must leave

my little golden ship and embark on

another, a. dark and sinister boat,

that takes me back to the world or

reality. ‘ So swift wefly! So. silently?

we glide on that dark stream! Back

to the things that are roan—Dreams.



I ,. :4Ju8t Peggy.

You have a helpful ‘ imagination.

What a. factor in life imagination can





be———for failureorsuceess, for suffer-I

ing or enj-oyment.’





Music.





I would like to hear some discus-

sion on an ever-popular subject, “Mu~

sic.” I wonder if music has the same

power over everyone that it has over

me. There is nothing that arouses my

emotions as much as music. It has

the power to make me happy, sad and

thoughtful, reckless and gay, or some

religious pieces make me feel very?

keenly the presence of the almighty-

power, God. .



One of the most beautiful pieces I





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" . Rhoades in Preventing. '

White Diarrhea 4





 





. Mrs. Rhoadest letter will no doubt

be of utmost interest to poultry ra'isers

,who have had serious losses from

White Diarrhea. We will let Mrs.”

’Rho’ades tell ”it in her own words:



"‘Dear Sir: I see reports of so many

losing their little chicks with White

Diarrhea, so thought I would tell my



. experience. . My first incubator chicks

. when but a few days old, began to die

by the dozens with White. Diarrhea.

I tried different remedies and was about

diséouraged with the chicken business.

Finally, I sent to [the Walker Remedy

00., Dept. 508, Witerloo, 1a., for a $1.00

box of their. Walko White Diarrhea

Remedy. It’s just the only thing for

this terrible disease. We raised 700

thrifty, health chicks and never lost a

single chick a ter the first dose.”—Mrs.

Ethel Rhoades, Shenandoah, Iowa.





 





Cause of White Diarrhea





White Diarrhea is caused by micro-

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diseased birds 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

that saves nine.” Remember, there is

Scarcely a hatch without some infected

chicks. Don’t let these few infect your

entire. fiock.‘ Prevent it. Give Walko”

in all drinking water for thefirst two

.weeks and you won’t lose one chick

Where you lost hundreds before. These

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Never Lost a Single Chick



Mrs. L. L. Tam, Burnetts Creek,

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chicks from White Diarrhea. Finally

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raised over 500 chicks and I never lost

a single chick from White Diarrhea.

Walko not only prevents White Diar-

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and vigor; they develop quicker and

feather earlier.”





 





Never Lost One After First Dose





Mrs‘ C. M. Bradshaw writes: “I used

‘to lose a great many chicks from White

Diarrhea, tried many remedies and was

about discouraged. As a last resort I

sent to the Walker Remedy 00., Dept.

508 Waterloo, Iowa, for their Walko.

White Diarrhea Remedy. I used two

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ever before. I have found this com-.

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C. M. Bradshaw, Beaconsfield, Iowa.





 





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sands have proven—that it will stop

your losses and double, treble, even

' quadruple your profits. Send 50c 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 fact.

You run no risk. We guarantee to

refund your money promptly if you

don’t find it the greatest little chick

saver you ever used. The Pioneer Na-

tional Bank, the oldestand strongest

bank in Waterloo, Iowa, stands back

of our guarantee. \

-§V'A£fER REMEDY co.. Dept. 508, ,

Waterloo, Iowa. \



Send me the [] 50c regular size (or [1 81

economical large size) package of Walko White

Diarrhea Remedy to try at your risk. Send it

on your positive guarantee to promptly refund

my money if not satisfied in every way. I am





enclosing 50: (or 81.00).~ (P5 0. money order.





check or currency acceptable.

”mill-OOOOIOOC.‘IVOOICCOIUOIOIOIOOOOIIOUOO.





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here. N0 ‘maflsterrhowbflem'I-hm '





" maples-an always seems potake'meji 3

a little closer to the Almighty Father, ‘





and to renew my faith in heaven. I

think that anyone who cannot play

some musical instrument, or does not





I have a' chanCe- to listen to'tlie different? :





kinds of music, is missing something

very valuable in life, don’t you, Uncle

Frank? I once heard a man say that

a person’s character could be judged

very completely by their taste in mu-

And, to say it in slang, “he said

a mouthful, all right.”



What a dull, dreary world this would

be without music. But then, could

there be a. living world if there were

no music? I think not—Music Lover.





Music often expresses what words

cannot. The world is full of music.

What is more pleasant than to listen

to the morning and evening symphon-

ies of nature? I feel sorry' for the one

who cannot find enjoyment in real

music. ,





 





THE G. C. REUNION.





 





HIS is the third week that



we have devoted our space

to, contributions from Golden

Circlers. I hope that all of you

have enjoyed these messages. I

know that I have. There are

still on hand several more arti-

cles from Golden Circlers which

will be used in the Golden Cir—

cle corner, one or two each





 





week, until all are used. It would

please me to have comments on

this reunion idea, and also to

have a few words from those G.

C.’s who have not taken part in

the reunion—Uncle Frank.





 





MONETI-MAKlNG STUNTS.





 





T’S spring and many are planning

on what they are going to do this

summer. Most boys and girls like to

make money on the side, and there

are many wholesome ways of doing it

.on the farm. I believe others can gain

benefit from the method you used to

.earn money, so in this contest we will

give prizes for the best papers on ac-

tual money-making experiences. Five

prizes will be given to boys and five

to girls. The first two prizes for boys

will be dandy fountain pens, and the

next three, combination pencil and

knife. The first two girls’ prizes will

be boxes of stationery, and the next

three, beads. Don’t forget to put your

name and address in the upper left-

hand corner of your paper. and be sure

to put M. C. after your name if you

are a Merry Circle-r. Send your paper

to Uncle Frank, Michigan Farmer, De-

troit, Michigan, before April 1, as the

contest ends then.





M”... ._ ..





JOKE WINNERS.





 





KNOW that M. C.’s read jokes be



cause so many sent in replies. And



same ones. The boys and girls who,



we thought, sent in the best jokes, are

Fountain Pens.



Chester Lattin, R. 1. Holton, Mich.

George Staebler, R. 2, Ann Arbor.

Pocket Knives.



William Harju, Box 137, Paynesville,

Raymond Thomas, R. 3, Three Oaks,

Arthur Sturgis, R. 2, Onaway, Mich.

Stationery.



Lorraine Curtis, Lake Odessa, Mich.



_ Dagmar Thompson, 1301 South Mad-l

1501). Street, Ludington, Mich. 1



I Beads. |

Marcella C. Cox. R. 1, Trenton, Mich.

Myrtle Borek, R. 3, Reed City, Mich.

Ruth Johnson, R. 3. Clio. Mich.





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MICHIGAN ACCREDITED

‘ Plnecrolt Barred Rock Chicks will

. satisfy you.





 





Three hundred

now being trspnested in Record

Performance work. under super-

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satisfied until you are.





 





Write for our free circular.

. PINECROFT POULTRY FARM and

, ~‘~- * ~ ‘ HATCHERY.

C. E. Horton. Pros... R-6. Owosso. Michigan.





 





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THESE PRICES FOR APRIL DELIVERY





e of our flocks, Higher Egg Fertility, and Larger

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11 our 21 years’ breeding expe-





 





Increased siz _

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rience. The Saving is YOURS.





ALL FROM OUR CONTEST .QUALITY LAYING STRAIN

All Michigan Accredited





bred blood lines. 10 hens alone produced 2,393 eggs

Mich. International Egg Laying Contest in 51

ood Crockerels





New, High egg- .

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weeks. This strain now mated to 400 new Hollyw

out of 200 to 2-68-egg record hens.



PRICES FOR APRIL DELIVERY





T IO" FR M THESE PRICES'AND ORDER DIRECT FROM THIS AD.

DEDUC A 0 Per 500 -I000





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s. c. White Leghorns, A-Matinu ......................... $20.00 $95.00 $85.00

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Odds and Ends (not Accredited) ...................... “.00 50.00 954])





Hatohlnu Eggs are V: the price of Chicks.

Deliveries April 50:. “HI. I801. 25th. MAY Prlcee on Request.

Send only 82.00 for each l00 ohlclu ordered. Balance when notified.





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ZEELAND, MICH.’





 





 





 





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date. Delay may be Write at

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All breeders are selected and sealed leg-

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OUR BIRDS WIN IN PRODUCTION CLASS

We have won 10 Silver Cups this year and are Always Among

Laying Contest Leaders. t‘an Any Breeder equal these records?

SOME FACTS EVERY POULTRY KAISER OUGHT TO KNOW

That we use only males in both Rocks and Leghorn Listings from





 





 





 





Ou r N a t i o n a 1

Contest Records





Won lat. Production Cooker-cl.

P h





i l a. . Sesqulcentennlal. . . .

. , hens With records or over 200 eggs. That each year we are forced

Eggltilzhilargegtillgnufiir‘ydsngg to turn down orders. and the reason is—Satisfled Customers.





Yet Our Prices are LOW on Chicks. Eggs and Stock.





1 th _

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Your Source of Supply Is Dependent Upon the Quality of the breeding stock.





Karsten’s Known High Quality Chicks

Are from thoroughly culled matings. Long. deep-bodied. wage—shaped birds. with wide backs and

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MATURED MALES





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assured by large egg production and longer laying life. with chicks from those known producers.

Our I927 FREE Catalog desorlbos our matings In full. Band for your Copy Today.





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EARLY 0f Improved





MATURING CH {ng ing and Qua lit“;





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Michigan Accredited and blood tated for White, Diarrhea for past tin-ea you-a. When

stock In obtainable we will produce It for our women. We have B. P. Rocks.

8. C. W. Leghorns. W. P. Rocks and W. W. 100% live delivery. Write for clnmlu and price list.





 

 





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‘MILAN HATCHERY, Box 4, Milan, Michigan

you CAN





BABY’CHICKSmmon [IRE BRED GHIBKSSA





Our twenty-third year. 96,000 capacity. 80% of our _

ducks are already sold for the season. showing we FROM NIB" ECO RECORD FLOCKill. . ,





have satisfied customers and they come back year leading- vmetes Ame-ies. Cert-O-Culd. . .

um.- m, In [M- reliability. . Large and small. poultry raisers bus our

S. C. W Lesho .......... 13.00 $00.00 $115.00 strong healthy baby chicks which are m. to nine



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m IATGIIEIV. In; .I, who ,
GUARANTEES entire satisfaction with every bag of feed

bearing the name “RYDE. ” Exhaustive tests haVe proven

that better ingredients or better combinations of materials

cannot be had at any price. Therefore, insist that your

dealer give you RYDE’S FEEDS. Be sure the name is on

the bag. Don’ t accept a substitute. Years of fair dealing -

and guaranteed satisfaction are typified 1n the slogan l





R DE’S FOR RESULTS





Witlz Buttermilk, will raise every normal chick to maturity. It' 15

a safe natural food and contains every element necessary to rapid, uni-

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9 whole seeds with natural oil remitted fresh



'1. meat scraps and a liberal portion of dried Y

‘ buttermilk. Easy to feed. Economical; one

lb. will raise a baby chick well past the dan-

ger period Atyourdealer' .1 m 2.5,.50ana'10015. bags.

For the growing chick nothing equals RYDE’ S

HAV- TO— (zROVV Chick Mash With Buttermilk. Has

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Makes broilers or layers in double- quick time.





To make that hen “lay an egg 3 day” feed

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Contains choicest ingredients. l4. conomical. At your dealer’s in 25.

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on milk and the other on the market value of the home grown

animal. 100 lbs RYDE S CREAM CALF MEAL makes 100 gal-

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“by product." Especially milled and steam cooked for easy diges-

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(‘hiiks that are hatched from free r'Ue breeders carefully selected. Our

floeks and hatchery inspected and passed by ropreoentatixe of Michigan State Col-

lege. Refer you to State Commercial Saviggs Bank Order from this





5 s g?) slz'go $48.80 sligooo

S. C. White a. Brown Leghorns ........ $3.75 6. .

Barred Rock1 ........................... 5.00 8.50 “5.00 6250 I50.00

s. 0. Re d1 ............................. 75 8.00 I5.00 58.00 140.00





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Buy Blood- tested chicks. they cost no more. Allies sopoultrymcn demand them.

We guarantee 100% strong, healthy chicks delivered st. your door.

Two big money- making breeds, bred to live. lay and pay.





Barred Plymouth Rocks and S. C. White Leghoms





Write for free catalog and prices.





SILER HACTHERY, BOX A Dundee, Michigan





 





 





 





In Seven





$1064 Egg Revenue From 680 Unculled Pullets WEEKS





One customer reports this splendid return from our April hatched Grade A White Leghorn Chidrs. Nov.

1 to Dec. 19. 1926. This is 9. fine, but not unusual record for our regular stock. 750 surplus cooker-sis

raised from his 1600 chicks also gave him additional revenue. Our hens now leading Michigan and 0k

lshoma. Contests are birds of similar breeding All our stock blood tested. and every breeder on our own

farm trapncsted from its first to last egg. All birds have been handled. passed Log- buided and CER-

TIFIED by the Michigan Poultry Improvement Association. Write at once for Price List and FREE

Catalog on Baby Chicks and Hatching Eggs





 





 





 





DAIRY PROGRESS 1N MISSAUK’EE’

coum-v. .,





HE fourth Missaukee county cow



‘ testing assOciation, With headquab

tors at McBain, has hired C. R. Moore-

heed as tester. He began work: on

March 8. Dick Erdman, a local boy,





is testing for Assocmtion No. 1, which ..





includes dairymen around Lake City

and Lucas. John Goodall, of Cass City,





,the county’s first tester, has been re-





hired for Association No.2, composed

of dairymen in the eastern part of the

county, around Merritt. John Scott,

of Oceana county, with headquarters

at Falmouth, is tester for Association

No. 3. Ten per cent of the farmers

and fifteen per cent of the dairy coWs

in the county are enrolled in testing





. associations. ,





Scrub and grade bulls are now pran-

tically unknown in Missaukee county.

During the past three months ten new

pure-bred dairy bulls were purchased

and five more will be added to this list

shortly. A herd of six pure-bred Guern-

sey females was also brought into the

county during February. Albert Biel—

by, a. young farmer near Lake City,

bought the animals for foundation

stock.



At a meeting of Guernsey breeders,

held in Lake City on March 9, W. D.

Burr-ington, secretary of

Guernsey Breeders’ Association, organ-

ized the Missaukee County Guernsey

Breeders’ Association, with eighteen

charter members. P. S. C‘adell was

elected president; Mark B. Ardis, vice

president, and Harold Dennis, secre-

tary and treasurer. One of the aims

of this organization is to work with

the agricultural agent in the promo-

tion of dairy calf clubs among the boys

and girls—H. L. B.





THE PIGS THAT DIE TAKE AWAY





 





 





 





W. S. HANNAH 8: SON Route 10, Box M Grand Rapids, Mich.





 





 





Fairview Profit Producing Strains sBaby Chix and Pullets





Mic Mun Amdltcd

C. White Leghorns, Tencred strain. Michillu

3" Leading V‘mfl“ to choose ""6, Accredited. Keep 1700 on our own farm. Hatch

our own eggs and from 3 neighbors. All our own

stock. Use 200 to 326 (egg) Pedigreed males only.





.. C. Heavy Type White Leghorns.

Boned Blood-tested {or 3 successive years. Quality





Rooks

W . Anson“. 8. 0. Rhode 1.1111111 Beds.

. . We Guarantee Bondsman.





FAIWi‘EViWMTiMIle'v": iiguiiiiiv nuns. buy at.

~ - , 1191. it. 59.111111. 11111:.





 





 





chicks. Prices right. Descriptive circular bebre,





 





 





Sunonl‘lsrkema&son.fl%hw'fl





THE PROFITS. ,





HE cost of producing pork depends



to a very large degree upon the

number of pigs that can be saved in

each litter. If the number is large,

then the cost of keeping the mother

and other general charges, can be

spread over the larger number of pigs.

Otherwise these charges against the-

pigs becomes excessive.



In one county where cost accounts

were kept on a score of’ farms, the

number of pigs farrowed on these

farms was 8.6 pigs. But by the time

these pigs were ready for market the

average litter had shrunk to 5.4 pigs.



These farmers

things which aided them in keeping up

the proportion of pigs saved. Guard

rails in the farrowing pens, good feed

and clean bedding, and pens thorough-

ly cleaned with disinfectants befiore

the sows are put in. The largest mor-

tality came before weaning time. Af-

ter that only one pig out of every

hundred was lost; this includes those

lost from cholera.





GIRL REALIZES coon PROFITS

FROM SHEEP.





IRGINIA GRANT, an Oakland conni-

ty girl, who is a member of a

sheep club, bought a pure-bred Shrop-

shire owe in the winter of 1922. Since

that time, the ewe has dropped six

pairs of twin lambs and only three of





' the lambs have died. During 1925, the





show premium won on the ewe, the

money received for the fleece, and the

sale price of that year’s lambs amount-

ed to $125. Virginia believes that it

is possible to make a profit from sheep

in Michigan.





 





It is usually assumed that when cat-

tle are fed alfalfa for roughage that

there is no need for minerals other

than salt. However, work at the Iowa.

station has not borne out this mm





the State





discovered some ‘





When the milk comes hard—when the

cow is nervous and fidgety— you are los-

ing milk you ought to be getting. Any

disorder or hurt to the udder or tests, no

matter how slight, can undo all of your

efforts to get a. full milk yield.



Bag Balm' is a marvelous healer of all

injuries to the delicate tissues of the

udder and teats. Sore teats, chaps, cuts, '

inflammation disappear quickly under

the soothing, penetrating action of this

greatointment. ForCakedBag,Bunches,

Cow Pox or any stoppage or the milk

passages Bag Balm gives u_ick relief.



Bag Bahn‘ is a wonderi healer of all

annual sores—and it can’t taint the milk.

The big lo-ounce package, 60c at feed

dealers, general stores, druggists. Be-

ware of substitutes. Order direct from

B8 iilfnyou have difficulty in getting Bag



3.





DAIRY ASSOCIATION co, Inc.

Lyndonville, Vt.





   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





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The 11111111311

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o The 11111111311 ‘

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Here are two machines you ought

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minute they arrive.



So light and compact, you can eas-

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narrow spaces. And you



ouifihjtntob see them do that



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You‘wcnt to know more about ,

these Hlnman Portables.

on have electricity—write for

cats cc and information on like

u-icfPoeo‘s‘tle. ’ .

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write for ca mlogsnd infor- '

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“flung“ ' ‘r ‘ 1,

NOW is the best time to repair your old sepa-

rator or milker—orv—if you are considering a





new machine—to take advantage of the most

liberal trade-in propouition ever ofl'ered.





«new





 





Quiescent Current Separator is unequalled in

quality of work and ease of cleaning.





A Sharples Portable or Pipe-Line Milker at the

new reduced price will pay for itself in a year.





Special prices and special prop-

osition for those who order now.





SHARPLES SEPARATOR COMPANY

Dept. “-D”. West Chester, Pa.

Repairs for all Sharples Separators and Milkers





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Send your wool to us and we will make

you pure woolen goods—blankets, robes,

wool batts for quilts, knitting yarns, pants,

shirts, flannels, etc.





Send for free sample catalog. ,,





If you have no wool send to our mill for

Consumers Selling Price List.





Merrill Woolen Mills Co.





DEPT. l50

MERRILL '-





BREEDERS’ DIRECTORY





Change of Copy or Cancellations must reachms

Twelve Days before date of publication.





CATTLE





WISCONSIN





 





Ago 2% years. FRANK ROGER. Montague. Mich.





F practically pure—bred IUERNSEYN HOL-

OR STEIN calves. from heat . rich mllkers.





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motion of the cow testing association.





 





 





HERE 3 good system of financ-



ing the association is used, and,

when a tester renders complete ser-

vice to his members in the activities

of the dairy herd, improvement asso-

ciation or cow testing association, lit-

tle difficulty is experienced in the pro--





 





“Every tester,” said A. C. Baltzer, of

Michigan State College, “should be an

advertisement standing for high per-

sonal ideals and furnishing his mem-

bers with dairy information, dairy ex-

planation, and dairy inspiration for

larger dairy profits.” Certain definite

goals were emphasized by A. C. Balt-

zer, that the dairy department desires

each tester to try to accomplish dur-

ing 1927. These goals are the follow-

ing: .

1. Each tester is to strive to have

a waiting list of members anxious to

join in the testing association.





2. Each tester is to bring the pure-

bred sire situation among the cow test-

ing association members up to 100 per

cent use of purebred sires. At pres-‘

out the rating is ninety per cent of

the 2,600 members using pure-bred

sires.





3. Sectional meetings Will be held

during the spring and fall months.





4. Each tester is going to endeavor

to have two safety bull pens built

among the members ofrhis cow testing

association. Plans have been furnish-

ed each tester. These may be built as

a demonstration or as direct personal

work by one or another member. At

any rate, this is a goal that each tester

will try to live up to this coming year”





 





ninetenths acres per cow under test

in Michigan cow testing associations,

will be increased to one acre per cow

under test if possible. Likewise the;

sweet clover acreage is due for en-

largement. At present there are three-

tenths acres per cow under test, and





 





Y

write EDBEWOOD DAIRY FARMS. Whitewater. Wis.





Dair Heif r Calm. practically

Guernsey pureybred £25.00 each. w. .m.

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



° 1 t nd

Guernsey Bull For Servrce 323.3105? ‘3,

0. Stack. J. M. WILLIAMS. No. Adams. Mich.

Registered: Guernsey 32,1}... “£23 fl};

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





MICHIGAN sun; HERDS





Ofier a Son of Bell

Farm King Sylvia





Born March 3. 1926.



IAflliglht coloredzgcglfiband a good individual.

s am is a . - . Jr. 4- ear-old with

good yearly record. y .

His three nearest dams average 950 lb . but-



ter and 24.515 lbs. milk in 365 days. s





send for Pedigree of Tag No. 223.





Bureau of





Animal Industry

Dept. C

Lansing, Michi’n





AT THE TOP





A Colantha cow from our herd was high butter—fat

cow in Cow Testing Association work in Michigan in

1925. This herd of cows averaged 11,988 lbs. milk

and 688 lbs. butter in 1925.



. Typey Cola‘ntha Bulls from cows standing high

in Official and Cow Testing .work insure unusual

production. Ask us about them.





McPHERSON FARM 00.,

Howell, Michigan





HOLSTEIN

BARGAINS





Having decided to specialize further in Horticulture.

we are offering our herd of 21 pure—brads, including

some excellent producers. backed by 20 years of con‘

structive breeding. at bargain prices. Close descend-

ants of the famous Flint Hengerveld Lad. Champion

Echo Sylvia Pontiac. and Sir Pietertje Ormsby Mer-

cedes. Call or write for prices or descriptions.



F. H. HEMSTREET &. 00.. Bollairo. Mich.





A IGOOD ONE





Ninety dollars W111 buy a large. handsome Holstein

bull. 8 months old. He is of good breeding. a little

more white than black. and a fine individual. The

first chmkfor-fiQO gets him. F. O. B'., Fowlen‘llle.





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





‘ Mich. loan spare a couple of good yearling heifers.





W. SHORMAN. Fowlervllle. Mich.





Fan SALETmy entire herd of Jersey cattle. so

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it is desired to increase this to five—

tenths acres.



1 6. Each tester will endeavor to

make greater use of the Michigan Rec-

lord of Performance. With 1,342 en-

tries in the first volume covering near—

ly two years’ work, and 1,050 entries

in the second volume covering the

year 1926, it may be possible to have

a. larger number entered during 1927.





VETERINARY.





Stifle Lameness.—My six-months-old

colt got caught on fence and now she

is stiff and stifle joints crack when she

walks. Also has swelling on stifle. C.

,M.-—The stifle joints were no doubt in-

;Jured by the accident. Clip the hair

and apply the following blister over

the joints: Red iodide of mercury and

powdered cantharides, two drams of

each, and four ounces of vaseline. Rub

in for five minutes. wash off in twenty-

four hours, and apply vaseline. The

colt should be prevented from reach-

ing the blister with its mouth. If this

cannot be done, rub in tincture of io-

dine once daily instead of blistering.





Stringy Milk—Have five cows, all

tested for tuberculosis, whose milk be-

comes stringy before it sours. Have

kept the milk of each separately with

the same result. What would you do?

-D. .I.—-This is caused by a bacteria

which enters the milk after it has

been drawn from the cow. Usually

due to contamination of the water in

which the utensils are washed. A

leaky milk cooler might be responsi-

ble. Examine your water supply or

storage tank and see if it cannot be

cleaned up in some way. In the mean-

time, wash your utensils in boiled wa-

ter then set them on the stove to

dry; get them real hot, afterwards

place them upside down in a clean,

dry place until ready for use.





Sweeny.—My nine—year-old mare was

sweenied last spring when doing ordi-

nary farm wdrk. Could you suggest

a remedy? A. S.-—Sweeny is usually

the result of a long-standing soreness

or lameness in some part of the leg or

foot. Occasionally it is caused by a

poorly-fitting collar. A careful exam-

ination would probably show the lame-

ness to be in some other part of the

leg, instead of the sweenied shoulder

muscles. It would be advisable to have

the mare examined by your local vet-

ferinfirian before attempting any treat-

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ll SALE ANNOUNCEMENT





THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 1927 -

ENTIRE HERDS and FLOCKS of the; BARBER STOCK FARM

consisting o

35 Registered Holstein Cattle, 60 Shropshire Sheep,

20 Poland China Hogs





The Holstein herd consists of 13 Cows. records 21





about sale tlme. 5 yearling heifers. 6 heifer





great herd bulls.

Arnold. Norwaik. Iowa. is sired by Triune mm

1.000 lbs. butter in a year.

this great young bull.



The sheep consist of 40 ewes and 20 rams.

Leland and Broughton. Many have been prize

Ewes with lambs will be sold as one.



I'oland Chinas, herd sire. Daddy

Ambition. 2 yrs.. bred to D. L. L..





fall boars and gilts from above sire and dams.





All show stock of the above 3 breeds

complete dispersion.





MURRY & PRICE, Auct.





 





Idlywild Johanna Pietertje ch. Sin, sire whom dam averages 33 lbs. butter for

5 years in 7 days; 1,009 lbs. 3‘15 days. 26,000 lbs.





All heifers of breeding age sired by the sr.

Here is a. wonderful pair





Long Legs, many times gr. champion 1.000-lb. boar. Lady

a prize winner in fast company in 1925.

3 yrs. 3. great brood sow. a dam of prize winners and herd Sims. and a wonderful sow. 14





intended for Showing in 1927





Farm adjoins Town of Williamston.





FRED r. HAMPTON, Herdsman and Sheperd.





10 O’CLOCK





to 30 lbs. fresh since Jan. lst. or due

calves. 7 bull calves. 1 9 months old. and two

milk. The Jr. sire. bred by Hargrom &

shy l’h-be and his 10 nearest dams average over

sire have been bred to

of bull.~ fit to head any herd.



Strong in the blood of Butter. McKermw.

winners and their lambs have been in demand.





Miss Bob Wonder.





fairs. included in this





Write for Catalog.

DR. C. I... BARBER,





Owner.





 





 





 





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JERSEYS i‘leéi’sifimiariil‘“ing’iif‘pfiaihngel‘é‘oc‘f





TEN HAVE FARM. R. 2, Holland. Mich.





HEREFORD STEERS





CALVES. YRL’S Gr TWO’S. .Well marked. bod

type. showing splendid breeding. Dark reds. Most

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 800 lbs.





Van D. Baldwin, Eldon,Wapello C0,, Iowa,

SHORTHORNS For sale. several





good cows with

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

ers sired by Maxwalmn Mock or Edglink Victor. two

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

tractive prices on all of these cattle. GOTFREDSON





FARMS. Ypsilanti, Mich.





‘ "u: bcefbeod. 20 Burner

summons 22:2..3... 2.2.. .. ems: ms.

CENTRAL MICHIGAN suomnorm BREEDERS'





 





 





ASS’N. Write for New list. Oscar Skinner. 800..



Gowen. Mich.



F. R S ALE Milking Shorthom bull calves.

O sired by Prince Albert 8th.





WASTA HUBER. Gladwin. Mich.





ILKING SHORTHORN BULL. born in January.

M 12 of his nearest grand dams have an average





record of 10,751 lbs. IRVIN DOAN & SONS. Cros-





well. Mich.





B t of quality and breeding. Bulls

Shorthoms wits and heifers for sale. BIDWELL

STOCK FARM. Box D. Tecumseh. Mich.

For Sale—Three Shorthorn Bulls

NEIL MARSHALL. Cass City. Mich.

ROAM SHORTHORN BULL. 14 mos. old. Sire





Rodney's Model. Dam. a Bellows. bred Duchess

of Gloster. W. E. MORRISH. Flint. Mch'l.. R. 5.





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HOGS

Berkshire Gilts m {gmfifrfl- Mar and





 





For M.-

ing and prices write A. H. BLAKESLEE a. SONS.

at. lphns, Mich. . - .. .





 





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SERVICE BOARS





Cholera immune. popular blood lines, typy‘.

LAKEFIELD FARM S, Glarkslon. Mich.





' W 'tef

om. Hoes on Ilme .52....3;

Originators and most. extensive breeders.

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





0. I. G's. BRED GILTS, ALSO FILL PIGS





MILO H. PETERSON d; SON. Ionia.'Mich..vR. 2.





FOR SALE (‘licstcr White fall hours out





or (irnmi Champion Son and

boar at West Michi-ran Fair. 1025. JOHN C. WILK.

St. Louis. Mich.





Bed 'It. ll 1d. Fall ' .

LARGE IYPE P-c' either 851qu :nd Sgood ones. D118:-

spection invited. Expenses paid if you are not safe

isficd. w. E. LIVINGSTONE. Mich.





 





 





 





 





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BIG TYPE POLAND CHINAS. Bred gilts. big,

smooth. stretchy. “'0 like the good. ones and be-





lieve you do. Wrire us





 





WESLEY HILE. Ionia. Mich.

B.T.P.C. FALL PlC. yearns





G. W. NEEDHAM. Saline. Mich.





 





 





 





A F good Hampshire spring boars at a



8W bargain. Place your order for bred



guts. JOHN w. SNYDER. St. Johns. Mioh.. I. 4.

SHEEP





 





For Sale—40 Shropshire Ewes & Lambs

r.





l. CHAPMAN. Northvills. Mich.





 





Registered Delaine Ewes

fine ones. bred. F. H. RUSSELL, Wakoman. Ohio.





. HORSES.

CLYDESDALES,





stallions. mares and young stock. imported Wm _

bred. Prices reasonable. DR. GEO. W. PEART ls Iv

sou. Burt. Mich. . ,
GRAIN QUOTATIONS.

Tuesday, March 22.





Wheat.





Detroit—No. 2 red at $1.28; No. 2

white $1.29; No. 2 mixed $1.27.



Chicago—May $13264; July $1.27%;

September $1.29%.



Toledo.—VVheat, No. 2 red $1.281,é

@1.291,é. C





orn.



Detroit.—~No. 2 yellow 75c; No. 3

yellow 71c; No. 4 yellow 64@66c; No.

" 5 yellow 61@63c.



Chicago—May at 72%c; July 770;

September 805/30.

Oats.



Detroit—No. 2 Michigan 50c; No.

3, 47c.



Chicago—May at 42'7/3c; July 43%0;

September 421/80.



Rye.



Detroit.—No. 2, $1.



Chicago—May at 980; July at 960;

September 930.



Toledo—Rye $1.



Beans.



Detroit—Immediate and

shipment at $4.35 f. o. b.

points.



New York—Pea domestic at $4.75@

5.50; red kidneys $6.75@7.25 to whole-

salers.



Chicago—Spot Navy Michigan fancy

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

red kidneys $5.15.





prompt

shipping





Barley.

Detroit.—Malting 83c; feeding 730.

Seeds.



Detroit—Cash red clover at $27;

cash alsike $23.75; 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 $15@16; 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





STRAWBERRY PLANTS





82.95 per 1000 and up. Full line of Berry Plants,

Fruit Trees. Ornamentals. Roses. Bulbs. Guaranteed

stool: priced low. 35 yrs. exp. Catalog free. SPE-

CIAL—50 Large Mixed Gladioli Bulbs for $1.00.



J. N. ROKELY 8; SON. Box 6, Bridgman. Mich.





 





 





 





$41; cracked corn at $34; coarse corn

meal $32; chop $33 per ton in earlots.‘





WHEAT.





Wheat prices have been weak re-

cently, with some markets reaching

the lowest points seen during the crop

year. Slow demand for cash wheat in

this country, an easy tone in Europe

because of large arrivals from the

southern hemisphere, and ample offer-

ings for future shipment, favorable

prospects for the new crop in practi-

cally all countries, and speculative liq-

uidation were the factors responsible

for the decline. To supply the needs

of importing countries up to August

1, the beginning of the next European

wheat year, there is probably a. total

supply of 370,000,000 bushels. It is

possible that importing countries will

require this amount, but rather unus-.

ual if they would. If, not, it is neces-

sary to conclude that the carry-overs

in exporting countries will be Some-

what larger than usual. Under these

conditions, another large wheat crop

in 1927 would point toward a lower

level of prices. On the other hand, a

small crop would enhance the value





of the carry-over. However, with the

crop news coming uniformly favorable

from all sources, it can change only in





one direction.

CORN.





Country. offerings of corn have fal-

len off, as was expected with the start

of spring work, and some of the Mis-

souri river markets have experienced

a fair demand. These conditions, to-

gether with fairly aggressive specula-

tive support, caused a period of sta-

bility recently. But the corn market

yielded when wheat broke, dropping to

new lows for the winter. .





OATS.





Demand for ordinary grades of oats

is 'slow, while high grades are easy to

sell. Most of the receipts and most

of the supply at terminals, consist of

the lower grades.





EGGS.





The decline in egg prices hasrbeen

checked, at least temporarily, although

many dealers still consider the mar-

ket too high to risk buying for stor-

age. Prices already are one to two

cents lower than at any time in the





 





 





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Tuesday,





DETROIT.

Cattle.

Receipts 139. Market is active and

steady.





Good to choice yearlings

dry-fed ................ $ 9.75@10.50

Best heavy steers, dry-fed 8.50@ 9.75





Handy weight butchers . 7.2561) 8.50

Mixed steers and heifers 6.25@ 8.25

Handy light butchers 00@ 7.25

Light butchers ........... 5.25@ 6.25

Best cows ............... 6,00@ 7.50

Butcher cows ........... 5.00@ 5.75

Cutters .................. 4.2561) 4.50

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

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

Bologna bulls ........... 5.50@ 7.00

Stock bulls ............. 5.00@ 6.00





 





 





White Leghorns





Sanilac County

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QUALITY CHICKS at ORDINARY PRICES





Rhode Island Reds

THUMB HATCHERY, Inc., Sanduslty, Mich, Box M





(er inquire John D. Iartil. Ce. Agr’l Aunt)





- Barred Rocks





 





 





 





 





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Celery Asparagus the FELINS Tying Machine is for

Kohlrabi Beets market gardeners, nurserymen,fflor-

Carrots Onions iota—every grower who bunches

Tumips Parsley his produce. Adjusts itself automa-

Rhuberb Radish tically to size of bundles. Many

Cabbage Flowers other FELINS features. Guaran-



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Hartley Building

Duluth. Mil...





March 22.

Feeders 6.00@ 7.50

Stockers ...... . ......... 5.50@ 6.75

Milkers and springers. . .$55.00@100.00

Calves.

Receipts 547. Market steady.

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





Others 3.50@14.00





Sheep and Lambs.





one-non' ..........





Receipts .798. Market is steady and

10c higher.

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

Fair lambs ......... . . . . . 12.00@13.00

Light to common lambs. . 6.00@11.25

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

Culls and common ...... 3.00@ 4.50

Best clipped lambs ...... 13.00@13.50



Hogs.





Receipts 1,955. Mixed 10@200 high-

1cur; lights 150 higher, others steady.





Ixed ................... $ 11.80

Roughs .................. 10.00@10.25

Pigs, lights and yorkers. . 9.75

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

Heavies . . . . . ..... . ...... 10.50@10.75



CHICAGO.

Hogs.





Receipts 40,000. Market on most

light hogs fairly active, generally 10

@15c higher than Monday’s average;

butchers slow, about steady; good kind

above 300 lbs. practically unavailable;

early tops $12.05; bulk of 150-200 lbs.

$11.10@12; 210-250 lbs. $11.75; 250-300

lbs. $10.10@11; most packing sows at

$10.25; most slaughter pigs $11.50@12.





Cattle.



Receipts 11,000. Market on heavy

fed steers and fat cows steady; big

steers and yearling heifers weak to

15c lower, others unchanged; stockers

and feeders very scarce at $8@9.25;

liberal supply of the steer run selling

at $10@11.50; best heavies at $12.65:

early sales $10@10.50; outsiders at





$12@13.

Sheep and Lambs.





Receipts 12,000. Market active and

25@50c higher; best handy weight

lambs to shippers up to $16.25; a few

bulk wool lambs at $15.25@16; heavy

lambs $15.50; choice lambs are selling

around $16; no clipped ~lambs sold;

choice handy weight clippers are held

above $14.50; sheep slow;.best medi-

um weight fat ewes $10; bulk medium





shearing lambs are scarce, normally

strong to 25c higher; fat medium

lambs $13.50. ,

’ BUFFALO.

Hone.

Receipts 400. Market fairly active;

pigs and light lights scarce, mostly 15





’ @250 higher; pigs mostly $13 down;





light lights $12.75 down; few 180 lbs.

$12.40; bulk of 190-210 lbs. at' $12.25;

few 240 lbs. $11.90@12; packing sows

$10.50 down. -





Cattle. ,

Receipts 100. Market steady.





’ Calves.

Receipts 200.. Market steady; tops

$16,; culls and'cotnmon ,810@12. .





 





 





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to good kind $8.25@9.50; feeding and





spring of 1926. If the weather contin-





ues favorable, it would not be surprise

mg to see .a. still lower level reached.

Poultry prices are somewhat lower

than at this time last year and dealers

are not obtaining satisfactory returns

on the frozen poultry now being mov-

ed out of storage.

their holdings on

sively In order to, avoid competition

with th

to be quite large.





- Chicago—Eggs, fresh firsts at -24@

24%,c; extras at 31%@325§c; ordinary

firsts 230; miscellaneous 23%c; dirties

23c; checks 2294c. Live poultry, hens

26c; springers 31c; roosters at 190;

ducks 34c; geese 18c; turkeys‘30c. ' '

Detroit.-,-E’ggs, fresh candied and

graded 24%@25c. Live poultry, heavy

springers 27@30c; light springers at

27c; broilers 45@53c; heavy hens ‘28

@30c; light hens 28c; roosters 20c;

geese 23c; ducks35@38c; turkeys 42c.





BUTTER.





Butter prices have weakened decid-

edly in the'last few days. The mar-

ket has been high enough to permit

Imports, and large offerings of foreign

butter caused weakness in New York

which spread to other points. Aside

from the offeringsof foreign butter,

the situation is quite healthy. Produc-

tion is increasing quite slowly and it

will be six to eight weeks before the

current make will be sufficient to sup-

ply the total consumptive demand.



Prices on 92-score creamery were:

Chicago 45%0; New York 460; Detroit,

fresh creamery in tubs 4535612470.





POTATOES.





Stocks of potatoes on March 1 were

more liberal than generally expected.

Including potatoes held for seed or

for food on the farms where grown, as

well.as those available for sale, the

holdings were 86,948,000 bushels, com-

pared with 68,709,000 a year ago, and

131,088,000 two years ago. Potato

prlces have weakened under the influ-

ence of larger cariot shipments, and

bearish reports on the new crop acre-

age and old potato stocks.~ Northern

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

at $1.80@1.95 per 100 pounds, sacked.





BEANS.





The bean market is extremely inac-

tive, but quotations hold around $4.50

per 100 pounds for C. H. P. whites, f.

o. b. Michigan shipping points. All

grocery llnes are dull at present, and

the bean market is in a. state of leth-

argy along with the rest.





WOOL. ‘





Wool trade is spotted, but mostly

quiet at present. Mills seem to have

only a moderate demand for goods,

and are not accumulating raw mate-

rial in advance of their needs. Boston

reports a few sales of fine and half-

blood territory wools, and the dealers

have resold to mills at a profit, some

of the contracts for the new clip. Ad-

ditional contracting is proceeding

slowly as bids are two to three cents

lower than the prices paid two or

three weeks ago. ‘





DETROIT CITY MARKET.





ApMes 500@$2.50 bu; beets 75c@$1

bu; cabbage 60@85c bu; local celery

25@750 dozen; carrots 800@$1 bu; dry

onions $1.25@1.40 bu; root parsley at

750@$1.25 bu; potatoes 85c@$1.40 bu;

turnips $1.50@2 bu; Hubbard squash

$2@2.50 bu; pears 75c@$1.50 bu; pars-

nlps $1.50@2.25 bu; eggs, retail 30@-

35c; hens, wholesale 3061330; retail

33@35c; springers, wholesale 28@31c;

retail 32@34c; Leghorn springers and

hens, wholesale 27@29c; veal 19@210;

dressed hogs 17@19c; dressed poultry

retaili hens 35@380; springers 35@38c

poun .





 





COMING LIVE STOCK SALES.





 





Holstelns.

March 29—Complete dispersal sale of

.. Thornapple Hill . Stock Farm Hor-

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

Middleville, Mich. Other live stock

and tools on March 31.

March ill—Walter 'r. Hill, Damon?-

Dispersal, Guy E. Dodge, Mgr. .





 





April 12—23—Wisconsin Holstein Sales





Association—.45 of, the leading Hol-

stein counties in ‘Wisconsin ecoper-





 

 

 

 





stein‘s. James

Wisconsin, in

and sales cu





   

 





They are pushing .

the market aggres- ‘





e new crop, which is expected _





stings—600 head: of. registered, 1101-

R. Ganer5Madi n,',

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PTS of hogs in the last two



Rgzolfihs have not diminished as

as usual, and the arrivals

running somelwhziit larger thanl

last ear. The supp y s augmen e

‘still 3further by the fact that direct

shipments to packers not counted in

the receipts are larger than last yeai.

Prices have had several rallies in the

last few weeks, but keep dropping

back, and at present are practically

down to the low point of the winter.

It may be that enough hogs have been

held over for the spring market to pre-

vent prices from doing better. Nor-



mally, the next thirty days should see

some decline in the supply, and some

improvement in prices. Export demand

continues small, particularly for hog

meats, while domestic consumption is

well maintained.



Stocks of hdg meats in the United

States on March 1, were 672, 000, 000

pounds, against 610. 000, 000 pounds last

year, and a five-year average of 737, -

000, 000 pounds. Stocks of lard were

77,000,000 pounds, against 76, 000, 000

pounds last year, and a fiveyear av-

erage of 83,000,000 pounds. A small

increase in stocks occurred in some

markets in the first half of March.





rapidly





 





LAMB MARKET SLOWS DOWN.

' I ‘ HE runaway advance in lamb pric-



es has been checked. Receipts



have fallen off instead of increas—

ing as a result of the upturn, but the

rise in prices of dressed lamb prob-

ably has affected consumptive demand.

The top at Chicago is around $15. 50.

Colorado lambs are coming to market

more freely and the first shipments of

California spring lambs are expected

before the end of March. Total sup

plies of both fed lambs and springers

during the next few months, are not





 





 





 

 

 





Fordftv





mm,

_,1uawberry plants. $13. Premier. $4.:50 Cooper





   

 

 

 

 

 





mm‘vm ' 111m eras-w-

): 10001259” W

- lose. :8 50:





Black or Raspberry plants. 82.00.1000 Grape





' plants. :15: 100. :3. 00 .111 plants guaranteed. on-

. alog free. Westhauser's Nurseries. Sawyer. Mich





 





 

 





 





”the By Mfg.

has built yciderl presses for farmers and orchard-

tsts. Whetheri t's a hand press for makings.

barrels of older or a

hydnulic custom





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





REGISTERED AND CERTIFIED SEED CORN:—

Clement's white cap yellow dent. lire-dried on racks.

ear tested and germination guaranteed. Also Worthy





 





 





 





 





 





 

 





 





 





; When used for cus-

§ tom presses they fre-

quently pay for

themselvesp the first



the





 





 





 





 





 





 





was “19““ “MW" seed oats. Good Seed is scarce. order yours early

011ng mass m%' Paul Clement. Britten. Michigan. Member of the

ac MOREy PROFITS Mich. Crop Improvement Association.



Mount Gilead 11v-



draulic Presses aver- SEED CORN-Fire Dried Certified Polar Yellow

age 3% to 4 gallons Dent (frost resistant) 87. 00 per bu Duncan Yellow

' of cider per bushel.





Dent (good for ensilsge or grain crop) $6 00 per 1111..

00- day eisht- rowed Yellow Flint 1111

“Jen is shelled and graded.





$5. 00 per .

561 lbs. to the bu BIKE

Arthur W. Jmt. J12. Mason. Mich.





 





 





 





yea ar.

Mount Gilead Or-

or roadside cider sales is a sure

money maker. Write for reebooklet. full of val-

:‘able information. THE HYDRAULIC PRESS





F6. 00.. ”4 Lincoln Ave.. Mount Gilead. Ohio.





 





 





 





chardet





GUARANTEED GRAPE PLANTS from highest. m0-

ducing vineyard in Michigan gan.

quoted Garden collection Cumords. Nisan-m.



11:33:19,511 each. dollar prepaid. Local agents wanted.





Lowe“ prices ever





Son. Paw Paw. Mich





 





 





 





 





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/

FROST- PROOF CABBAGE—onions.

strong hardy

300, 850:500, $1.10:1..000 $2. 00.

1,000. 82

East Texas Plant Co.. I’onta. Texas.





also tomatoes.

Leading varieties. 100. 40c:

Pepper. 100, 50c

Everything postpaid and guaranteed.





plants.





.75.





 





THICK, SWOLLEN GLANDS





which make a horse wheeze.





SEED CORN—M. A.

mastered grades. fire-dried on rocks and germination

guaranteed. E.



Michigan Crop Improvement Assn.





C. Yellow Dent. Certified and





F. Fogle. Okanos. Mich. Member





 





roar. have thick wind or

choke-down can be reduced





WOLVERINE OATS SOLD OUT—Improved Robust





. B . b 1 t , _

with Absorbme. Also other dwarfs {ms-gum? fmwif Xfikmec.m $7 ”wg’g,_-"“”_

bunches or swellings. No B. Cook. Owosso. Mich





blistnr. no hair gone. and horse

kept at work. It is economical.





At drugglsts. 0:82.50 postpald.

Horseback 0-8 tree.





 





ALFALFA SEED—a limited amount of choice Labeau

strain. _Price 3 Local

at $10 per bu.

wo 11.11111





18 per bu.

D. L.





grown sweet clover





Chapman 8: Son. So. Rock-





 





A thankftil user says: " Com





letely removed

land about? nches diameter.

you for good advice and





E





flesh growth on

Sincerely”





A TRADE MARK an. o. s 9.110;le

- l





STRAWBERRY PLANTS—New Mastodon. 15 other

standard varieties.

agus.

Sawyer Nurseries.





raspberries. Rune. current. aspar—

‘ Catalog free.

Sawyer. Mich.





 





COPENHAGEN and Wakefield Cabbage plants. $1.00





....i





ROCK hatching ms for

Suttons Bay. Mich.





 





 





WAT: WHITE PEKIN DUCK EGGS.

11. POstpaid. Chas. Stutz.‘ Saranac.





 





PURE- BRED JERSEY GIANTS—hatching 0808 A.

Bailey. Rockford. Mich.





 





TURKEYS





 





WHITE HOLLAND TURKEYS, toms and hens. Tosh

louse genders: White Pekin ducks. drakes. Add.

Whitcomb. Byron Center. Mich.





 





TURKEY TOMS—all breeds. trictly Dun-Md. 10’

in season. Special prices. sEastern Ohio Poul“:

Farm. Benllsville. Ohio.





 





BOURBON RED TURKEY EGGS. 500 an egg.

J. Chapman. Northville. Mich.





 





 





BABY CHICKS





 





MYERS “PURE-FRED" CHICKS live and



Most quality per dollar. Smith Hatched—healthy and

vigorous. Orders booked now delivered when you want

them. 100% live delivery. Postage prepaid. Four

leading breeds. White Leghorns. Barred Rocks. Rhode

Island Reds. White Wyandottes. Flocks culled and

bred for egg production. Cert-O-Culd Chicks. Find

out about our chicks before you order elsewhere. Send

for descriptive circular. Myers Hatchery. Mt. Pleas»

ant. Michigan.





 





STOUFFER CHICKS have a reputation. Parent Stock

has been State Inspected and Accredited for the past

three years. Twelve Varieties. Poultry Manual Fm;

explains the Accredited Plan. contains up-to-data in~

formation about raising chicks and pictures of chick-

ens in natural colors. Stoufl'er Egg Farms. 3-18.

Mount Morris. Illinois.





 





WE HATCH ONLY GENUINE Tom Barron Englida

White Leghorn large type overlaying combs. with egg

laying qualities. Non-setters. Barred Rocks from

M. S. C. stoek . 1927 flecks headed with cockerels

whose dams have official trap nest records. 203-233

M. S. C. egg laying contest. Free crioular explaining

all. Hillside Hatchery. Holland. Mich.





 





MICHIGAN ACCREDITED blood tested Chicks back—

ed by real bred-today breeding and ab live and let





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





 





 

 

 





 





expected to show any big increase

over last year, however.





 





   

   





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





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1.000: tomato $1.00; Bell Pepper $1.50; onion $1.25; a square deal. Big discount on large orders. CHAIM

Porto Rico potato $2_00_ Large. own field grown. free. Carl Poultry Farms. Dept. A. Montgomery.

carefully packed. Quitman Plant 00.. Quitman. Mlch-

-. NIWTOI'S . “DIV“. 00'0”. Genome-0 (:0 BLOOMING GLADIOLI 31, None alike. 12 BABY CHICKS—White Leghorns. $10 per 100:White '

. _. Compound ‘ avenue. Mostfor cost. Dahlias $1. 25 Catalogue. A. Sherman. Chicopea Rocks. R. I. Reds and Barred Plymouth Rocks. 813

-.\V , - ~ "calcine- :atistgctoiy 1for Falls. Mass per 100. Prepaid by parcel post. Snowflake Poultry

\3 , g x ‘5. p“ “nonralzgo tc 5 10 Farm at Hatchery. R. 5. Middieville. Mich. 1.. You

, ., : . . _ . rbymail. . Schie Pro

> —‘_, The Newton Remedy 0e. ASPARAGUS ROOTS—quality and ones are ridit. ’ 9'

fl;,\\'\\\ «2 1““. Ohio Price list and culture directions free. J. C. Dunbam.

yo.- s“. l ' Lawton. M1ch. BARRED PLYMOUTH ROCK CHICKS and eggs.

Brodd {wipedhigh dm'odulcing females. Pens headedz :5:

STRA‘VBERRIES. $3.00 to $3.50 1,000: ramberries. '3 9“ ”me “‘3 PS The" dam ”CONS 9

bl kb - _ ,1 . - 285. 274. 213. 262. 238 eggs in one year. W.

“CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING “W“

100 BU. M L. A. ~ _ . BLOOD TESTED, bred to lay, Barred Rocks and

advertising department is established for the convenience of Michigan farmers. wheat. Ifiiiveaneci.m“i§oe§"33fi iwlhefiipmgggut 3529?; Aseltine-Hanson Strain. White 'Leghorns. pedigreed

advertisements bring best results undes- classilled headings. Try it for want ads and for advc- per bu. Sacks free. C. H. Shurte Cassopoiis Mich males used. Satisfaction guaranteed. You're the

Poultry advertising will boron inthls departmml’. ' ' ’ judge. Catalogue free. Aseltine Poultry Farm. Bur-





tlsing, miscellaneous articles for sale or exchange.





at classified rates. or 1"“

8111000 unit a we rtion,





display columns at commercial rates.

on orders for less than four

oonmoutive ainsertions 6 cents a word. Count as a word each abbreviations. initial or number. No





inaction; for fouror more





 





 





display type or illustrations admitted. Remittances must accompany ord.er

Live stock advertlslns has a separate department and Is not “up": .- classified. um..-

shargo 10 words.

All adwnislng a!) $1.00 poet-





rflsmstln unnu "dun





Special Notice -..... ......





. undpesd far (In Clauffiod Daparrmml mun vsath 01!: (fit: 101

days In advent: ofpublim lien dale.





 





   





 





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REAL ESTATE





SALE—Golden opportunity. 74 acres highly

productive. level. machine-worked fields. Prosperous

community. Timbered Creek Watered pasture. Or-

chard. Appls. cherries. pears. Good buildings. Well



watered. Pike roads. 1A. mile railroad town. Price

$1, 400. $500 down. Oatman. Copemish. Mich





FOR





FOR SALE—110 acres. with milk route. dairy herd.

Complete equipment. Income last year. four thousand.

Immediate possession, immediate income. W. B.

Stickle. Owner. Three Oaks. Mich





FOR- SALE CHEAP—60 acres. stock. grain and fruit

f.arm Goo buildings and soil. Well fenced One

mile Onaway County Normal. H. S. Gillespie. 0M-

way. Mich.





FOB SALE—160 ACRES—less than 1 hr.

to Cleveland or Akron. best markets, canent road.

good land. buildings. 81111001. Address Box 92, Mich-

igan Farmer. Detroit. Mich.





FLORIDA LAND—'10 acres. Orange Park. near

Jacksonville. Good' for gardening. Will exchange

for fruit land near Detroit. John McCormick, /815

West Bethune'Ave., Detroit. Mich.





 





:80 ACRES Heir-ship Farm—~23 acres. beech. maple,





good s-oil. Fine buildings. Two miles from Rose

City. Ogema-w County. Write me. Geo. Campbell.

Rose City. Mich.





 





' 110-11an highly improved dairy grain

Gratio tccunty. For spring sale, at $10. 000.

Box 96. It. 1. Perrinton. Mich.





WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITIES—Southern Georgia

farm lands. write for complete information. Chamber

Commerce. Quitman. Ga.





farm.

write





 





 





..I'I'OR SALE OR'RE'NT—210—acre stock farm near St.





ohns. Levi H. Sibley. De~Witt,_ Mich.





WANTED FARMS





 





 





 





 





 





 





CHOICE EXTRACTED HONEY—5 lbs.

paid. Homer Buzzard. Fenton. Mich.





 





 





MISCELLANEOUS WANTED





BIGGER CREAM CHECKS depend upon correct

weight and tests. and price received for butter by the

firm to whom 1ou ship your cream. We are located

in the Fruit Belt and tourist section where the high-

est prices for butter prevail. We guarantee satis-

faction and protect you from any loss. We mail

check the same day cream is received. For informa-

tion and shipping tags. write The Hartford Cream-

ery. Hartford. Mich.





 





 





FOR SAI.E~—Pickct Don't. Seed

test. Andrew Girbach. Saline.





( 301'11.

Mich.





Guaranteed





 





CABBAGE. ONION and Tomato plants.

Dcscripti1e circular free. Clark Plant

Thomas1 illc. Ga.





MILLIONS.

“—1.000.

Company.





 





TREES. plants. grapevincs.

alog free. Lands. Nursery Co.





shrubs. perennials. Cat-

St. Joseph. Mich.





 





OATS—Michigan's Bead-

Clinton. Mich .





CERTIFIED WOLVERINE

ing Variety. C. D. Finkbeincr.





 





FOR SALE—1925 Certified Wolverine‘Oatn and Wilk's

Two-row Barley. John C. Wilk St. Louis. Mich.





 





FOR SALE—Strawberry and raspberry plants. Dun-

lap $3.50 per 1000. Write for bargain Prices. Fred

Stanley. Bangor. Mich.





 





 





FARM MACHINERY





HUBER LIGHT FOUR FARM TRACTOR—used last

fall at fans for demonstrating purposes. New ma-

chine. fully guaranteed. offered at a reduced price.

Huber Manufacturing Co.. Lansing. Mich.





l





MOTORCYCLES





 





 





 





 





SEED OATS—~White Kherson. recloansd

Greemiew Farms. Holland. Mich. R. 5.





 





DAHIJAS DELUXE—Request catalog. Doty Dahlia

Gardens. Seneca St., Ebenezer. N. Y.





 





 





TOBACCO





 





MOTORCYCLE BARGAINS. Used. rebuilt. Guarani-

teed. Shipped on approval. Catalog free. Floyd

Clymer. 815 Broadway. Demer. Colo.





 





 





 





PET STOCK





WE WELL SELL several pure- bred Oorang Airedale

Brood Matrons to those who wish to raise puppies

this spring. Prices reasonable Stud service fur-

nished without cost and payment may be deferred

until puppies are whelpt. Write today. Superior

Kennels, l’inconn'lng. Michigan.





 





 





sent on approval.





TBAINED COLLIES and pups

$1.00. Dundee Col-





Book on training. fifth edition.

lie Kennels. Dundee. Mich.





 





FERRETS—for driving rats and for breeding. white

or brown. List five cents. J. E. Younger, Newton

Falls. Ohio.





FOR SALE——White Collie Puppies from natural heel-

ing stock. Ward W. Dunston, Clarksuon. -M'1ch.,





Medicines. Supplies. Free book.

Herrick. Ills ‘





 





HOUNDS—Collars.

Kaskaskennels. F- 19





 





THOROUGHBRED FOX TERRIER POPS—Good

ratters. J. E. Seckingelr. Manchester. Mich.





 





 





SEEDS AND NURSERY STOCK





CABBAGE PLANTS. My frost—proof cabbage plants

will head three Weeks earlier than home-grown plants

and double your profits. Varieties: Copenhagen Mar—

ket. Jersey and Challestcn Wakefield. Succession, Flat

Dutch and GoldenA «113. Prices. by express in quan-





 





titles $1.00 per 1000. By mail. postpaid. 500 for

$1.25: 1000 for $2. 25. Tomato plants leading vel-

rieties. by mail. postpaid: 500 for $1.50: 1000 for

$2.5 By express. 10.000 and. over. $1.50 per 1000.





All plants wrapped in damp moss to assure safe ar-

rival. mpt shipments. satisfaction guaranteed. P.

D. Fulwood. Tifton. Ga.





 





WANTED—to he car from owner ofland for

spring delivery. 0. Hawley. Baldwin. Wis.





. FARMS‘FOR RENT

WANTED—man to rent farm of 186 acres. man to

furnish everything. Elan trio lights. SamuelI.W1.l-

tor. Clarkston. Mich.





sale for





 





 





 





 





FARM RENT—K 1 my, m

write 3.1.2,,- Grover. 13113113225111; Mich“?





 





 





 





 

 





"3113?? 'C'ANS-glfien3 " and alt-gallon sizes,

’1 I .. 0‘ 1111111 03$ shipment. at‘





m. Nursery.





 





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 Varieti



Greater Baltimore. Bonnie Best and Livingston Globe.

Prices. Postpaid. 250. $1.00: 500. 3150:1000. $2.50.

Express collects 11.50. 1000: 10,000 and over $1.25





HOMESPUN TOBACCO-Guaranteed. good flavor.

Chewing, 5 l $1.00: 10 $1.75. Smoking. 5 lbs.

75c: 10. $1.25 Pay when received. Farmcrs’ Union.

Maylield. Ky.





 





GUARANTEED HOMLSPUN TOBACCO:

5 lbs.. $1.00; 10 $1. 75. Smoking. 10. $1. 50.

Free! Pay when 1eceived. United Farmers.

well. Kentucky.





Chewing.

Pipe

Bard.-





 





HOMESPUN TOBACCO—Smoking or Chewin , 4 153.

$1: 12. $2.25. Send no money. Pay postm ster on

arrival. Pipe free for ten names of tobacc users.

United Farmers of Kentucky. Paducah. Ky.





POULTRY





WHITE LICGIIORN IIENS AND MALES now half

price. Thousands of eigiit-weck—old pullers. Also

baby chicks and eggs. Trapnosted. pedigreed founda~

tion stock. egg—bred 27 years. Winners at 20 egg

contests. Catalog and sptxial price bulletin free.

ship C 0. D. and guarantee satisfaction. George

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





 





 





WHITTAKER'S MICHIGAN CERTIFIED REDS—-

BOTH COMBS~Trapnested. Bloodtested. Michigan's

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

crcls. Catalog Free. Interlakes Farm. Bot! 9. Law-

l-encc. Mich.





 





PLYMOUTH ROCK hatching eggs and

from our high record egg producing

F. E. Fogle. Okemos.





BARRICD

baby chicks

strain. Circular on request.

Mich.





HATCIIING EGGS—S. C. Rhode Island Beds. trap-

nested. Splendid color and type. Record layers.

Prices reasonable. Write for circular. Koenig 6:

Burma. Holland. Mich. R. 4.





SUPERIOR BARRED ROCK COCKERELS—heavy

laying strain. nicely barred. $4 each. 8888 $1.25 for

115in $7 per hundred. D. L. McAvoy. Laingsburg.





 





 





 





HATCHING EGGS—Barred Rocks from grand flock:

large. beautiful 3: real producers. 86. 50 100.

None better in Michigan. Why pay more? Wood-

lawn Farm. Portland, Michigan.





 





 





Gardeners Hubbard squash

met corn. .1000





 





will. ”.51;





 





 





1000. We guarantee to Sh“) size to platse you Re!- a c BUFF LEGHOBN CHICKS—Michigan 3““

orcnczes Bradstreet. Bank of Titton. a d Postmaster. '



Tifton Plant Co. Tifton. Ga. 11 figfdfiifi €133 m “mu“ 1' w. W” hm" “



WDONEM mmelousm ever-bearing strawberry RINGLET B ARRFD ROCK EGGS—18pm hundred.



‘31. 100 Eldorado Blackberry ”$1. 75 Cherry Hamill” Blood tested and Michigan Accredited flock. Baht.



m Eve to ”1““ Seed . 311111.111. Woodland. Mich.



100 Washington rsgus roots 76:1 133311;._""‘:x HAWLEY’ S 'RED COCKERELS—excellent mjlttod





Comb Rhode Island Reds. Prices reasons-b

S. Hurley. Route 3. Ludington, Mich.





75c per bur





filingume Station. Grand Rapids. Mich.





 





BABY CHICKS from flecks closely culled for egg

production. Excellent type and color. Eight most

popular breeds. Write for circular and prices. 100%

hfiehdclivcry guaranteed. Homer Hatchery. Homer.

. 1c .





 





QUEEN. QUALITY ACCREDITED CHICKS—410113-

wocd and Tam-red. S. C. White Leghorns. $11 per

100. Barred Rooks. S. C and R. C. Reds. $14 per

100. Queen Han-lien. Zeeland. Mich.





 





BABY CHICKS AND EGGS—Superior Ringlet Banal





Becks. Rose Comb Barron and Tamed

White Leghorns. Catalogue. Wyndham's Ideal Poul-

try Yards, T'Lflln. Ohio.





 





 





rCHICKS—Barron's Large English White Leghorns.

.We import direct from England. Breed English Leg-

horns only. Catalog free. Willacker Poultry Farm.

Box M. New Washington, Ohio.





 





BABY CHICKS—Standard varieties from strong pro-

ducing and carefully culled flocks. Circular of prism.

,also discounts in large orders. Shepard Poultry Farm.

Lisehufieid. Mich.





MICHIGAN ACCREDITED CHICKS from newly

blood-tested stock now hatching each week. Seven

breeds. Time to start the early broilers. Ask for

catalog and prices. Pierce Hatchery. Jerome. Mich.





 





QUALITY PLUS CHICKS—100% guaranteed deliv-

ery. Eight standard breeds. Pure-bred flocks. The

profit making kind. Write for catalog. Windmill





Point Hatchery. 1318 Alter Road. Detroit.





 





BABY CHICKS from our own high producing flocks.

White Leghorlls: $12 per hundred. Rocks and Reds

$14. Quantity prices on request. Arrowhead Hatch-

cry. Montrose, Mich.





 





RICHARDSON‘S ROCKY RIDGE Barred Rock Baby

Chicks, from stock blood-tested third time for Bacil-

fil'y! \Vhitc Diarrhea. W. T. Richardson. Hanover.

1c].



PACKARD'S GIANT English Leghorn Chicks.

to lay and weigh. Each chick guaranteed. - Order

now. 01:1111' on delivery. Packard Poultry Fax/rm. Ham-

er. 10.





 





CHICKS~—W. chhorns, 12c: Reds and Rocks. 14c:

300 or more. 1c less each. delivered. Pure-bred. Ex-

planation free. Two hatches each week. Merrill

Hatchery. Merrill, Mich.





 





PULLETS-G to 10 weflks Old. Chicks 01' 15

ties. (fan ship at once. Some blood tested.

312—OKK breeding. Free Circular. Beckman Hatch—

ery, Grand Rapids. Mich.





varie-

175 to





 





HELP WANTED





 





WANTI‘ .D—HERDSMAN for Registered Holsteins, fa—

miliar with A R.O. and S tea



duction of grade-A milk. State experience,

wanted. and include references in first letter. Ad.—

dress Michigan Farmer. Box 90. Detroit. Mich.





 





WANTED—Man to work on fruit and nursery tam

State wages expected. Give references. age. nation-

ality etc.

Mich.





 





WANTED—SINGLE POULTRYMAN. also has man.

married or single. Must have experience and refer—

ences.





Michigan Farmer. Box .91. Detroit. Mi





 





WANTED—Experienced strawberry plant digger.

State wages. Edw. Lubke. New Buffalo. Mich. ‘





 





 





AGENTS WANTED





EARN $100 WEEKLYL—We have itsuro.

erent.

customer pays in three months. Build permanent re.

peat business. Liberal advances against

on receipt of order

to sell our house paint. barn paint and roof

to consumer on our new charge account plan.

oday. Para Paint 81: Varnish 00..

1876). 3346 East 87111 St... Cleveland. Ohio.





 





We need a live wire film:





bred-





South Michigan Nursery. New Buffalo.





State wages wanted in first leghter. Address .





 





 





 

 





Somethlna

Open (marge accounts for us. Your
fence





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





prevents





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





damage and

loss





 





 





 





 





 





Write





. fir

mieresz‘ing

lztemture





A well fenced farm means better

control of stock, protection for crops

and, of course—bigger profits. To

over three generations of farmers,

“Good Fence” has meant PAGE——

America’s First Wire Fence.





Into the construction of Page Fence

goes only the best and most uniform

of wire. It is covered with a heavy

coat of galvanizing to resist rust and

may be obtained either in the staple

tie or hinge joint type of knot.

Easily erected over rough or hilly

ground.





Ask yOur dealer to show you—he

carries the pattern you need.





PAGE STEEL and WIRE CO.





An Associate Company oft/w American Chain 00., Inc.





BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT





Fence Department





 





 





 





District Sales Offices:





Chicago New York Pittsburgh San Francisco

In Canada: Dominion Chain Co., Limited

Niagara Falls. Ontario

TRY a Michigan Farmer Liner to sell Your Poultry, Real

Estate, Seeds and Nursery Stock and Miscellaneous

ticles. ArSee Rates on Page 449.





 





 





 





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a, a100%

'/-





This is not an advertisement of a get rich

quick promoter—it is just to tell you

that thousands of farmers have increased

their crops 50% — 100% ———and more,—

much more, by spreading Solvay Pulverr

ized Limestone.





 

 





 

 

 

 

 

 





Solvay sweetens sour soil, releases all the

fertility to hasten crops to full and profit'

able maturity. It is guaranteed high test,

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