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per pound. Did I add the grief—knots—snarls—loose





s and even short length that always went with





the cheaper twine? Not on your life! The immediate

prospect of saving a few cents was all I Gonsidered. \ 1‘

l “ Two years ago my dealer suggested Plymouth twine;

‘A little more expensive’ he said, ‘ But it sure does give

results.’ One trial sold me on Plymouth. It gave me





return on my money and proved the best is

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Plymouth gives more length per pound





“I find Plymouth always runs the average lengthl

guaranteed on the tag.* And from past experience, that’s





han I can say for many twines in spite of their





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a few cents less, but when the eight pound ball runs

about 450 ft. shorter than Plymouth twine there is not





in buying it.

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doesn’t break—because, it’s free of knots and uneven





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you asked me now—‘what do you mean by a





cheap twine?’ I’d say ‘Plymouth is the cheapest and .

the best twine on the market.’ You can always count‘}

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pound and unwind them down the road. Then

measure the length. Plymouth twine wins our—7%

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gan~ State College, to inspect the re4

sults of the stock feeding experiments

carried on at the college this past

This Michigan Feeders’ Day is

called for East Lansing, on Thursday,

June 9, beginning at ten o’clock. What

the college has found out aboutvthe-

comparative feeding values of corn

and barley is one of the interesting

features of this day. Another is the

relative feeding virtues of heifers and

steers. Twelve lots of hogs have been

fed and will be exhibited for inspec-

tion. Other subjects worthy of the

careful attention of all feeders will be

shown and talked about on this oc-

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NE Ottawa county woman Whose

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large kitchen, has remodeled the kitch-

en and from the space has obtained

a compact, convenient kitchen, a. wash-

room, a bath room, and a breakfast

nook. An extension course in home

management convinced this farmer’s

wife that it was unnecessary to walk

several miles each day while prepar-

ing meals for the family.





WOMEN SHOW INTEREST IN HOME

FURNISHING COURSE.





 





THE attendance at meetings at



which local leaders taught the

third lesson in the home furnishing

course in Cass, St. Joseph, Saginaw,

Montcalm, and Kent counties, was 793.

The fourth and fifth lessons take up

the part played by floor coverings and

curtains in the decoration of a home.





SHEEP'TESTED FOR RECORD OF

MERIT.





 





NIMAL Husbandry Specialist, V.

A. Freeman, has been visiting

farms at shearing time to check the

weights of fleece on sheep entered for

Record of Merit. A Merino owned by

E. M. Moore, of Mason, produced a

fleece which weighed 29.3 pounds. The

ewe was fed grain all last summer,

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HE three marl demonstration out-

fits being operated by Michigan

State College, dug 1,600 yards of marl

They were in operation

at Kingsley, Cascade, and Perry. All

of the outfits will be moved and the

next marl will be dug at Buckley, and

Six Lakes. A new type of bucket which

appears to give good results in beds

of soft marl is being used by the out-

fit at Cascade.

The Bad Axe Community Club re-

cently'planted 105 elm trees aIOng the

roadsides north of 'the tOWn.





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Faith 111 Dairy Cow Just1f1c





H F. Praéert, Mayer Farmer, Build: Farming Program Around H15 Jersey Herd





HE last story of the 1926 Michi-

gan Master Farmers’ series will

be of a specialist in the produc-

tion of dairy animals. In this instance,

the whole farm enterprise has been





. shaped to support a remarkable breed-





ing business invwhich the breeder has

gained a national reputation for the

development of high-class Jersey

cattle. 1 ' .

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A Practical Journal for the Rural Family

MICHIGAN SECTION THE CAPPER FARM pnnss





By Burt Wermuth





ably is not another farm home in Mich-

igan as pretentious as this built from

materials gathered on the farm and

shaped for the building under the sup-

ervision of the farmer himself, and

then erected after plans also designed

by that same farmer. The interior of

the home impresses one every bit as

favorably as the exterior; and, al-

though it was erected by Mr. Probert





 





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Mr. Probert Designed this Fine Home and Built it with Materials Gathered

From the Farm.





sive homestead of H. F. Probert, who,





. for more than a quarter of a century





has been producing and selling Jerseys

of quality to discerning breeders in

nearly every state of the Union and in

Canada. We say impressive. The pic-

tures of. the home and the barns on





, this farm will give the reader a little





idea of the Probert domicile. Only it

will be necessary to imagine these

buildings located on an elevation, and





surrounded by a large grove of stately'





oaks, with the beautiful valley of the

Grand river at the rear. There prob—





NYONE with fairly steady nerves,



who is willing to devote time



and energy to the keeping of



bees, can make a profitable employ-



ment out of the undertaking; but pa-



tience, and courage are necessary to

become a successful apiculturist.



A location should be chosen where





.clover, buckwheat, fruit trees and oth-





er nectar bearing trees and plants can

be available, although it is not neces-

sary that they be real close at hand,

as bees will go several miles for their

food, but if the supply is rather close





.it is better. One of the advantages of





bee-keeping is that it does not con-





. sume a great amount of time, for as





little as an. hour a day should keep a





:small colony or hives in good order





after once started. ‘The beginner





should first. study the keeping of bees

from someone who has a practical.

knewledge, or frem some good book,

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If possible, one





to so. ' shim:





two decades ago, practically every

modern convenience is provided.



He is a trained engineer, having

been for a number of years before he

undertook farming, in the employ of

one of the largest railroad systems of

the country. But his insight into the

breeding business even antedates his

engineering training, for way back on

the little farm in New Jersey Where he

was born, he early developed a knack

for budding and grafting fruit trees in

his father’s and neighbors’ gardens,

and also gave careful attention to his





where he can watch some bee-keeper

at work. _



One young girl, whom I will call

Miss Kelley as she asked me not to

use her real name, found bee—keeping

profitable. Her interest in bees was

aroused by watching a young man

who had several stands of bees, and

who was so successful that he was

able to sell many pounds of fine honey

every year.



Miss Kelley became so absorbed in

watching the little workers—and hear-

ing all that the young man could tell

her of bee-culture, that she began to

read and study the subject. Soon she

invested $10 in a stand of bees and a

few necessary implements, as an ex-

periment. This young man, a cousin

to Miss Kelley, sold her the bees on

credit, she to pay" for them when they

made enough money clear to pay the

bill. $an after starting the colony

her- eyes became trained to see the





Wonders of this "house in nder,” and,





 





early hobby of mating rabbits, goats,

dogs, and poultry, and closely studying

the offspring.



Naturally, when he again turned his

attention to the farm, these early ex-

periences led him to undertake some

line of breeding. He selected the Jer-

sey cow, and now has on his farm a

herd of high—producing stock, uniform

in type, wonderfully prepotent, and full

of vigor.



He early organized his farmng

around this Jersey breeding business.

His crop program is designed for the

production of roughage and grain suit-

ed for the growing of healthy dairy

animals.



This farm was an unpromising one

a quarter of a century ago. A glance

at the buildings suggests that it was

stony; it was and is. One of the an-





nual jobs is to go over the plowed

fields and remove the stones brought

Further, it had





to light by tillage.





 





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RELIABILITX

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NUMBER XXI





 





 





 





 





been farmed many years and the soil

was quite deplete of humus when Mr.-

Probert took it over. Every sort of

soil may be found here. On the day of V

a recent visit we could see in a field

being fitted for cats, soils of every

color; yet we know that this same

field produced uniform crops, due to

the high plant food content of the land.



The live stock system followed on

this farm makes possible the main—

tenance of rich soil and the production

of maximum crop yields. Although at

the present time only about fifty head

of cattle are kept, during the many

years when labor was available, the

live stock content of the farm was

around one hundred and fifty head.

To keep so many cattle required much

grain, and since this owner is a careful

feeder, many carloads of concentrates

are purchased for balancing the home-

grown grains and forage. These con-

centrates remain on the land and pro-

vide valuable plant food constituents.



(Continued on page 686).





 





 





In this Dignified and Permanent Structure Are the Dairy and Horse Stables,

the Silos, Feed Rooms, Tool Room, Machine Shop, Poultry House; Ice

Storage—All Well Arranged and Kept in the Strictest Order.





Honey Brings 111 Extra Money





Gzr/ Fwd: Bee-Keepmg Easy 472d Interacting





even today, after several years of suc~

cessful bee-keeping, she says she finds

something of new interest almost ev-

ery time she opens the hive. Her en-

thusiasm and love for her bees has

never waned. Miss Kelley says that

she has had many amusing experi-

ences, and has become an “object of

wonder” among her young friends.

Her first attempt at tree climbing

was caused by a hive swarming into a

big maple tree a half mile from her

home. After much deliberation she

decided to saW-the limb off on which

they were clustered, and let it down

with a rope. After severing the limb

and lowering it to the ground she

shook the bunch of bees into a box,

covered them up, and hauled them

home on a child’s express wagon. This

experience, however, determined Miss

Kelley to prevent swarming in the





a very delicate and tedious operation.

It must be done so cautiously that





future by clipping the queen’ s wings.





 





even the royal lady does not know that

she has been deprived of her means

of flight. A very sharp pair of mani-

cure scissors is the best sort of an in-

strument to use.



When the colony of bees start to!

swarm, they find their queen is unable

to fly with them, and they return to

their hive. When this bee-girl finds

the bees circling the air she hunts

for the queen, and when found she

sets her on a frame of brood and

honey which she puts in a new hive

already furnished with frames of wax

foundation. The hive is then placed

where the old one stood. The swarm-

ing bees, seeing that their queen is

missing, return to the- hive and are

delighted at finding their mother, and

plenty of room to store honey. They

immediately begin to work with ma!

vim.

In the spring there are always nu» '

merous cells containing embryo queens.



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VOLUME CLXVIII NUMBER TVVENTY-ONE





DETROIT, MAY 21, 1927

CURRENT COMMENT





N connection with

the dedication of





Honor the K e d z i e Labor-

‘Othf atory at Michigan

Kedzres State College and the





observance of the sev-

entieth anniversary of that institution

last week, was a delightful banquet

and program commemorating the sev-

entieth birthday of Dean Frank S. Ked~

zie, and participated in by two hun-

dred of the Dean’s close friends.



The name Kedzie has been identified

with the Michigan State College for

all but six of the years since this, the

oldest public agricultural institution

in the country, was established at East

Lansing on the thirteenth day of May,

in 1857. Dr. Robert C. Kedzie, father

of Dean Kedzie, from the time of his

appointment sixty-four years ago. to

pioneer in the realm of scientific ag-

riculture, was a dominant personality

in shaping the policy of the institution

along lines of practical usefulness, and

in inspiring the young men and wom-

en, who came for an education, with

a desire to be of the utmost service

to humanity. This work Dean Frank

S. Kedzie gradually took up after his

graduation from the college fifty years

ago, and has been and is carrying «on

with ever-widening spheres of in-

fluence



It was most appropriate that a few

score, of the thousands of men and

women who have been better fitted to

do their part in the world for having

been touched by these two outstanding

personalities, could come together and

enjoy a happy hour with “Professor

Frank.” The banquet hall was sur-

charged with reminiscences of the

Kedzies. Men spoke frankly and free-

‘ ‘ly of episodes which told much of

these two men and their service. I

Likewise, it was a prophetic hour.

The old mingling with the young tes-

fined of, a certainty that the Kedzios



built with immortal bricks. What they

have erected is anchored to the eternal





 





 

 





rocks and "rooms





'ments of unending human oner'gy ”I . ,1

fui enjoyment of their terns. . 1





quickened conscience, and loyal, un-

stinted service. Our day and the fu-

ture need more of such men to in-

struct and inspire young life and to

advise and direct in the affairs of men.-





N outstanding fea~





Bankers ro of the Ameri-

A can Bankers’ Associa-



. re. . tion meeting recently

Optimistic held, was the optimis





tic feeling of the ag-

ricultural commission of that 01 gamza-

tion regarding the status of farming.



Every member of the commission

felt that farming was getting on a.

sound basis, and that the outlook for

this year was good. One prominent

member stated that, except where

farmers bought land at inflated values,

they were doing well. Several other

members suggested that the agricul-

tural depression has taught farmers

much in the way of efficient methods.

One member thought farmers gener-

ally, farmed too much land and were

not intensive enough in their methods.

Another, from the south, said that the

low price for cotton brought more di-

versification in the cutton belt than

years of urging had done before.



F.‘ D. Farrell, president of the Kan-

sas State AgriCultural College, a mem-

ber of the commission, said, “Agricul-

ture is undergoing a difficult process

of adjustment.- There is no single

method that can be relied upon for im-

proving the agricultural situation. Fac-

tors that make for improvement in-

clude: Better distribution of the tax

burden to reduce the burden on land;

more scientific methods of standardiz-

ing products in relation to market de-

mands; state and federal action to dis-

courage for a time, the bringing into

cultivation of more arid and cut-over

lands."





We believe that these men have

sane views regarding the agricultural

situation, and share their optimism

regarding the future of farming. The

rapid change from haphazardness to

methods based on knowledge, such as

the results of cow testing, poultry cull-

ing, seed certification, is sure to help

one to adjust his farming plans to a

more profitable basis.



The lack of definite knowledge has

heretofore been farming’s greatest

handicap. It is only through knowl-

edge that we can establish profitable

methods of procedure.





F Governor Green





Hunters signs the trespass

bill passed last week

Mu“ Pet by the 1927 Michigan

Permd‘s Legislature, (thanks

to that body), it will





be necessary for hunters this fall to

secure the permission of farmers be-

fore going upon farms legally to hunt.

In the past farmers have had to post

their land where they objected to the

trespassing of hunters. How much

good will result from the enactment

of the above measure will be determ-

ined by experience.



We iegret that our law- makers did

not see fit, to piovide some effective

machinery for the enfOrcement of laws

relative to trespassing upon farm land.

That is Where the old law failed, and

in all probability is where the onejust

passed will be found wanting.



Believing that the farmers of Mich—

igan are entitled to reasonable protec.

tion along this line, it shall-be the pol-

icy of this publication, further to co

operate with other agencies in the

state, and with the farmers them.

selves to secure by all fair and, legiti-

mate means, such legislation at some

future date.



In the meantime, we wish to express

our appreciation to the individual

farmers, thevtarm bureau. the grange,

farmers’ clubs, and the various other





agricultural organizations for the op- "





portunity we have had of working with

them on this issue. Continued cooper-

ation ought to secure for, the farmers





 





- common profes-





Huuh 3 sor ,Who is still

5 actively carrying on



met two days' work in one:

Revealed at an age when the





majority of men re-





tire, has recently revealed his code of

health rules, which he adopted early





in lifeiand to which he attributes his

excellent health in his advanced years.



His secret is that, “I never ran when

I could walk, never walked when I

could stand, never stood when I could

sit, and never sat when I could lie

down.” This secret of relaxation and

saving one’s self is one that too few

of us learn until it is, too late. In the





rush of a busy life, we hurry, hurry,





hurry, and really get no more accom-

plished than if we adopted a more or-

derly plan of life.



Right now is the busy season on

the farm, and all hands must be at the

wheel if the work on the farm and in





the home moves off on schedule time. ‘





But the work can be accomplished at

a better advantage and in less time? if

we observe regular periods of relaxa-

tion. Our bodies are only human ma-

chines after all, and need proper care,

as does our automobile and tractor.

But in being human they require one

thing that a machine does not, and

that is rest and relaxation.



It was John Wesley who once said,

“Though I am ever in haste, I am nev-

er in a hurry," and John Wesley lived

to the ripe old age of eighty-eight

years.





~ cialist.





RAVELERS along

to", the Detroit—Grand

A - Rapids highway have



the noted that the old



Highway: M-16 signs have been



replaced by U. S. 16.

Our other highways are also losing

their M signs in favor of U. S. signs.

It will take many of us a while to get

accustomed to the new numbering sys-

tem. We can not refer to M-16, M-17,

M-ll, etc., as old friend roads, and we

shall undoubtedly have to scratch our

heads to recall the new numbers. But

they are the same roads going past

the same. familiar sights.



This change is a step in the right

direction. In this day of perfected

travel, state boundaries should not

cause changes in road numbers. Roads

go from one place to another, regard-

less of boundaries or distance. The

only limitation in travel nowadays is

the time one has for it.



The world is becoming available to

all of us. A few years ago those who

traveled in Europe were looked upon

with awe and wonder, but nowadays

students, teachers, and common work-

ing folks are vacationing in the old

country, or other distant places. Many

folks, including farmers, migrate to

the south annually, much as the birds

do. The gasoline buggy does it.



People largely get their impression

of a state from the condition of its

roads. Where roads are bad, their at-

tention is attracted from scenic beauty

to bumps and bumps. Michigan can

be proud of her roads. They have ena-

bled thousands to come and realize the

beauties of this fair peninsula.



Eternal vigilance is necessary to

maintain these roads in good condi-

tion for pleasure travelers as well as

for farmers and others who use them

in the pursuit of their business.





HE other day we

Ban} of read the state

ment of W. W. Weir,



Modern _ of the federal bureau

Agriculture of soils, that it took

farmers three. thou-



sand years to develop the fundamental

principle of crop rotation. Fundamena

tally, crop rotation consists of growing

an inter-tilled crop, followed by 1a





small grain crop,- and then by a grass _

or leguininous crop. This syst in sup-g,





 





about 29 B (3., whoa the practiw 'of





letting the land rest to regain fertility





.was common. Then came the. bare





fallow method in which the ground"

was kept clean of weeds and every-

thing else for a year or so. The use

of clovers followed, but the practice of

intertillage, or hoeing between the

rows,‘wa‘s not a common practice until

early in the eighteenth century, when,

the English farmers realized its value.



Crude methods sufficed in the early

days when population was small, but

the world is now more thickly peopled

and therefore more intense methods of

food production are necessary. Just

at this time it seems that production

is greater than consumption, but the

future, with its predicted population

increases, will need the advantages of '

all we know now of farming, and more.



While we do not need efficient meth-

ods now to keep our inhabitants well

fed, we do need them. seriously to put.

farming on a profitable and efficient]

basis. Less land, more efficiently cul-

tivated, is one of the fundamental fac-

tors in the solution or present day farm.

economic problems"?





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lVoréo/ogy .- ._





I’M supposin’ that you all are ex«'3

pectin’ me to say something about}

what Sofie said last week. For that,

reason I’m going to say something, and

only for that reason, ’cause it don’t do[

me no good to stimulate family argu‘l

ments, ’cause my arguments ain’t.’

listened to, and maybe likewise Sofie’s.

Sofie is what you call a work spe-

She works hard to get me to'

work, and she says she works hardi

otherwise. Well, now, if she cut outi

working to get me to work, she could!

get lots more real work done or, any-i

how, she could‘

rest up from her,

other work if she

is doing all she

kin do now.

Work is one of.

t h e m necessary:

evils. Idon’t»

know anyone who

gets a heap o' joyl

out of doing it.3

But there’s some folkses what think

we live to work, but I figure we’ve got

to work to live. I know some folkses

who live without workin’. I don’t

know how they work it, but they (10.

Life is just like aauto. Some folksesg

give 3. auto a lot of wear and tear, and

some folkses do the same to them-

selves.

when it comes to living.





 





 





 





 





 





you have to to get a good time out of

living. I believe in getting the best:





living I can out of the least amount of.

work, and I’m sure any efficiency ex-i





pert will say I got the right idea.





I don’t know who invented work.’





They say Adam is.to blame because

he let'a woman coax him. Well, any-

how, all you got to do is to look in;

the papers to find men is still making

fools of themselves. So if Adam wasn't

the one, there's been enough since to

make the sentence of work for life a.

just one. The only thing is,” the ones

what make tools of themselves are the

ones who ought to work the hardest.

But the innocent is always got to suf—

fer with the guilty; it ain’t fair, but

it’s so. So, I’ve got to suffer with the

rest of them.



Of course, somebody will say Imust

of made a fool of myself, maybe, when

marrying Sofie, but, of course, that

ain’t for me to say. Anyhow, I know

I got the sentence of work, and rm

doing all I ‘can 'to take it as easy as

‘ possible. But Sofie is just like a guard,

she’s always over me eggln’ 111.0. on.

Eggin’, I guess, is the right word to

use when speakin’ in connection. with





 





I’m a sort of efficiency man:

I like toi

live with as little wear and tear as

possible. So, why work any more than;





 





 





women, cause nowadays they’re mi”;- h ‘
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cove-mile. my oLo House.





 





My, house needs painting, but I

‘thought to make." it warmer and to





save painting, I would cover it with





. building paper and‘ then three-in-one





, asphalt shingles. Would it pay me to'





' do this? What other way would be

.better?——C. F. P.’





Asphalt shingles would be satisfac-

.tory, except that they are not very

; stiff and as the siding boards are ir-

‘regular would not lay real smooth.

.Wood shingles may be used for this

, purpose, and will not only add a great





partyto one hundred feet from the well.





The tile leading from the tank to this

point of discharge should have cement»

ed joints so that leakage will not take

place, before it reaches the proper dis-

tance from the well. _ - ' '



The best method or taking care of

effluent is by the sub-surface Irrigation

system, which consists or a line of

ordinary drain tile plaCed about one

foot to eighteen inches under the

ground. These tile have open Joints

which permits the discharge to seep

into the surface layer of the soil where





 





 





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deal of warmth to the house, but will





‘ usually improve the appearance and be





durable. Creosote stained shingles are

satisfactory. They may be obtained in

sixteen, eighteen or twenty-four—inch

lengths. The twenty-four-inch length

has half-inch butt and is particularly

suitable for putting over old clap-

boards. They may be had in a. dull





white or in colors.





Stucco in a great variety of colors

and surface finishes may be used for

covering an old house. The magnesite

stucco, about which I am sure your

local mason can tell you, is also par-

ticularly well adapted for old surfaces.



Whether it would pay to put a new

covering over the present exterior

wall would depend upon the value of

the building on which you are putting





' it, and upon the condition of the wall.





This is a question which you will have'

to decide—F. ‘E. FOgle.





LOCATION OF CESSPOOL. '





 





How far must a cesspool or a septic

tank be placed from a drilled well

thirty-seven feet deep, to be safe?—B.





anywhere in the neighborhood of a





cesspool or septic tank and the well,

would say that I do not know how far

distant a cesspool should be from a.

well. A cesspool is too dangerous a





.method of sewage disposal to have»

. anywhere in the nieghborhood of a

, well. A cesspool is nothing more than

, a hole in the. ground, with some sort

, of curbing on the sides and the bot-





tom, open to permit of the seepage of





. the sewage into the ground. It is im-





possible to state row far the sewage

will travel, and how far-reaching its

contamination will be. The question





of contamination depends much on the





formation of the soil, and since it is

impossible to know the exact forma-





'_ tion, there is no sure way of determin~

' ing the proper location.





In case of a septic tank, the propo-





’ sition is a little different. A septic





tank, when properly constructed, is





.made watertight and the tank itself ’

' can be placed near the well if neces-

_ ‘fsary. Off course, when the tank is so

'7 'y.pl‘aced,.special-care should be taken

“sense—mine , '





 





tank iso _ that leakage

recur, iron: the





 





has been devised for spreading marl





5133,?“ drying,’ due ; to the. heat, ruins

the gloss, " ‘ - 7;,





it very quickly becomes harmless. A

septic tank provided with an intermit-

tent discharge will greatly assist the

preper distribution of the sewage in

this sub-irrigation system—O. E. R.





 





SPREADING WET MARL.





 





What is the best method to use in

spreading wet marl? We have a great

deal of marl in this. county and it is

impossible to get it dry, so I would

like to know the best way to spread

it when it is wet—O. D. . ‘





~There is a great deal of difference

of course, in marl, even when wet.

Maris containing any considerable

amount of clay are extremely sticky.

Maris which do not contain clay often

become quite friable and mellow, after

two or three weeks of air drying.

These can be handled very satisfac-

torily in a manure spreader, which is

about the only satisfactory way which





when sticky. By placing a thin layer

of straw on the bottom of the spread-

er and loading onehalf to two—thirds

full, so that the material can be ap-

plied atvthe proper rate, this will an-

swer very well. The manure spreader

is, of course, not a good vehicle for

hauling where it is necessary to haul

marl a considerable distance. It is

probably best to pile it in small piles

over the field, and spread it by hand

after it has some time to dry out.





 





WHEN CAR STARTS WITH A JUMP.





 





WE often notice a car start with a



jump when the clutch is engag-

ed. This usually means that the clutch

is too fierce. When starting from a

standstill the clutch should be engaged ‘

slowly. If it is a leather-faced clutch,

the leather should be treated with

neatsfoot oil. The oil should be al-

lowed to soak into the leather for sev-

eral hours.





 





ONE frequently sees the luster on a



motor hood completely gone, and

thinks that the heat'from the engine ,

has done the damage. This‘ maybe

true to some, extent, but only indirect-

ly. Itfs probablydue to washing the

hood before the motor has cooled. The





 





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bought near! 5,000 000 of these

lower-price , standard quality

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One of the biggest safeguards of low-cost

tire mileage is not to be found in any cares

logue.



That is the helpful service performed for you

by the local Goodyear dealer.





He doesn’t merely sell you a Goodyear Tire

and let it go at that. He sees that you get

the right size and type; he mounts it on.





the rim; he fills it With air.





This is worthwhile service, saving you cfo

fort and time; but'his biggest contribution -

comes after the sale.





As long as that Goodyear Tire is in use he .

helps you give it the care it should have. in. 9.

order to deliver the best results.





This money-saving service is available in

your home town, as part and parcel of the

Goodyear policy: to build tire greuz‘m‘ pomz'lle

value into Goodyeur products, and to provide

facilities so that were run get all Iz/oz'r inbuilt

value out.





 





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MID wild scenes of last-minute

business and unrestrained horse-

play, the Legislature completed

its labors last week Saturday morning,

and the members dispersed 'to return

to private life. A whole flock of bills

were passed during the last few days,

and referred to Governor Green for

approval or veto.



One record the recent Legislature

certainly has won for itself. That is

the distinction of holding the longest

session in many years. ,



The total number of bills introduced

in the House and’ Senate was 899.

Whether the session may be regarded

as a good one or not, depends entirely

on the point of View. In general, prob-

ably the desires of organized labor

have received more sympathetic atten-

tion than those of the manufacturers.

Farmers probably came out about fifty-

fifty. Many of their principal requests

were not granted, but when the com-

plete record of the session is studied,

it will be apparent that considerable

beneficial agricultural legislation was

enacted after all.



A brief summary of some of the

more important bills of interest will

be presented in next week’s issue of

The Michigan Farmer.



alt * *



it: is both a surprise and a pleasure

to be able to report that the law-mak‘

ers finally enacted a measure to re-

quire hunters to obtain the permission

of farmers before trespassing upon

their prOperty. For several weeks it

has looked as though no bill along

these lines could be passed, but dur-

ing the closing days of the session the

House committee on conservation re-

ported out the Horton bill on this sub-

ject, with an amendment substituting

the Brake bill for Section 1 of the

Horton bill. This bill was passed by

the representatives sixty-one to fifteen,

and the amendments were agreed to

by the Senate.



It is practically certain that the gov-

ernor will sign the bill, inasmuch as

he advocated legislation of this char-

acter in his inaugural message.



* * *





School Officials and others interested

in the Michigan statutes relative to ed-

ucation. will be glad to know that in

the future it will be considerably eas-

ier than in the past to find out what

the law is relative to any school mat

ter. Both the House and the Senate

have finally passed a 324-page bill pro-

viding a complete re—codification of all

the state laws relative to schools and

education. 0



Few changes of any consequence

were made from the regulations pro-

vided by the statutes now in force, but

a multitude of these separate, over-





lapping and confusing laws were re-





pealed and supplanted by the new

code. The bill was prepared by the





_ state superintendent of public instruc-





tion and introduced by Senator Nor-

man B. Horton, of Fruit Ridge.

* * 4:



Both the Senate and House have

passed a bill by Senator George S.

Barnard, of Benton Harbor, providing

new laws regarding the importation

and spread within this state of certain





'dangerous insects and fruit diseases.





4' Il‘





When Governor Green vetoed the

proposal passed by the law-makers pro-

viding for $5.00 a. day for each of~ them

as an expense allowance, he recom-

mended that a constitutional amend-

ment on this subject be submitted ,to

the voters. The Legislature has fol-

lowed this suggestion and has passed

a constitutional amendment introduced

by Representative Milton R. Palmer, of

Detroit, andprovldlng that the pay of

a‘mem’ber of the Legislature would be

$3.” per day during

.mch. elected. -‘





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the period for _-





This looks like 9' vefmisfigf . f? ,





BY 0"" Lansing COMIpartdent ~ "





but a little use of the lead pencil.





shows that it would mean a substam

tial pay boost fer the solons. It'would

apply 365 days a year, so the annual

salary of a member of the Legislature

would be $1,095; during the two-year

term this would be $2,190, consider-

ably more than the $800 new received

by a member of the Legislature.



II: * II: '





By a vote of eighteen to ten the Sons

ate approved a bill by Representative

William J. Thomas, of Grand Rapids,

providing for the abolition of the pres«

ent state tax department, and for the

creation of a state tax commission to

take its place. It is said that one of

the purposes of this bill is to auto«

matically legislate George Lord, of De~

troit, present chairman of the tax de<

partment, out of a job. It is also said

that the rural districts will receive

more recognition and sympathy at the.





hands of thenew commission.

* * 3|:





The appropriation for the state de«

partment of agriculture, carrying an

item of $250,000 for each of the next.

two years for the payment of state

indemnities on condemned tubercular

cattle has been passed by both the

Senate and the House.





In View of the Detroit milk ordi<

nance, which provides that after Jan‘

uary 1, 1928, no milk may be sold in

that city which does not come from

herds tested under state and federal

supervision, a strong effort was made

by dairymen in unaccredited counties

in the Detroit milk market. area to se

cure an extra $100,000 for speeding;





up the testing in that portion of the -





state. Although the Legislature refus-

ed to grant more than the customary

$250,000a year for this project, the

governor has assured the dairymen

that the state administrative board

will provide the necessary funds to

meet the emergency.



* *





The Upper Peninsula Agricultural

School at Menominee will receive $75,-





*





000 state aid during the next two-year _





period if the governor signs a bill to

this effect already passed by both

branches of the Legislature.



* 1i: *



Governor Green has given his ap‘

proval to the truth-in-fruit juice bill,

sponsored by Senator George S. Bar-

nard, of Benton Harbor. This measure

provides that any artificial, adulterated

or imitation drink would have to be

properly labeled so that no one might

mistake it for genuine fresh fruit juice.

The better class of soft drink manu—

facturers and the fruit growers have

long been seeking for such a law to

protect them against unscrupulous

competition which was disgusting the

public and cutting down demand for

the genuine product.



As an expression of appreciation to

the senators and representatives for

having passed the foregoing bill, bot-

tles of grape juice and ginger ale were

distributed to all the law-makers last

Thursday afternoon. Whether this

should be called lObbying or advertis-

ing is probably a matter of opinion.

Anyway, the solons drained the bottles

and seemed to like it. .



* * It ' ’





From the standpoint of: rural educa~

tion probably the most important bill

passed by the recent Legislature was

the Turner bill which, in its final form,

provided for the distribution of $1,000,a

000 of state funds annually among the

more needy 'scho'ol districts of the

state. The House passed this bill

several weeks ago, but it has appeared





that there was small hopes that ill ,





would receive the approval or the Sea.





ate. However. on the. M I?“ 4‘1““ ,'





   

   

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 





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' nations ’ to become self-supporting

from a toad production standpoint, is

steadily “progressing. This is indicated

l by the vast increase in exports of

American agricultural implements; and

machinery to Europe. The total value

of iarmin‘g implements exported in

March was $8,743,621, compared with

$7,913,236;in March last year, accord-

ing to the department of Commerce.





PLAN UNIFIED AGRICULTURAL

.. PROGRAM.





 





CONFERENCE of the executive



‘ heads of the National Grange, Na-

tional Farmers’ Union and American

Farm Bureau Federation will be held

in Washington in September or Octo-

ber, the object of which is the devel-

opment of a unified agricultural legis-

lative program.’ These are the nation-

al dues-paying farmers’ organizations

that voice the sentiment of organized

agriculture. Together they cover prac-

tically the entire country. They repre-

sent a membership of between 2,000,-

000 and 3,000,000 farmers.





 





HOME CONVENIENCES COME

SLOW.





 





A SURVEY conducted by the Gener-

al Federation of Women’s Clubs

shows that, while farmers are purchas-

ing many automobiles and radio out-

fits, and many have installed tele-

phones in their homes, they are slow to

acquire modern equipment, designed

to save labor for the housewife.

In its campaign for better-equipped

homes, the federation” addressed let-

ters to 40,000 farm women in forty-six

states. The replies indicate that more

than 20,000 of the 40,000 farm women

are carrying water for household needs

from wells or springs a considerable

distance from the kitchen. Less than

One-third had running or pumped wa-

’ ter at kitchen sinks.





 





WOULD EXPAND SCOPE OF FARM-

ERS’ PILGRIMAGE.





 





THE delegation of American Dairy



Federation members who came on

the annual dairy pilgrimage to Wash-

ington were highly pleased with the

success of the undertaking. They con-

sidered the personal contact with the

bureau of dairy industry and bureau

of agricultural economics in the de-

partment of agriculture and the bu-

reau of foreign and domestic commerce

in the department of commerce, gain-

ed on this trip as especially helpful.

They were unanimous in the opinion

that plans should be made for another

visit to Washington next year, with a

larger group in attendance. Secretary

'A. M. Loomis, of Washington, was giv-

en credit for much of the success of





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the event.





There is a feeling prevalent that the

farm organizations of various kinds,

such as the State Fruit Growers’ As-

sociations, State Dairymen’s Associa-

tions, Vegetable Growers’ Associa-

tions, State Bee Keepers’ Association,

and other groups of farmers would

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announced in our issue of May 7.





‘Those interested in the improvement

got their home and grounds should save





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erence. In the May 7 issue appeared

score cards for the .“Farm House” and

for the “Home Furniture and Furnish-





ings,” together with explanatory mat-





ter on both, and also directions on

how nominations may be made for





, this contest.





Below is the score card on farm





lhome planting, and matter indicating





how trees, shrubs, flowers and lawns

may be used to make the farm home

more attractive. Later this material,





fand that previously published, will be





assembled in bulletin form. It is to be

hoped that in Michigan a continuously





:increasing number of farm homes may

be located that will qualify in this





contest.





I. Trees—40 Points.



Trees should frame the house from

the front, or the most important view-

point. They are also used for screens,

shelter, and shade.



Never plant trees in straight rows,

except along the highway, and then

not directly in front of the house. They

may be planted in groups or individ-

ually. Each tree should be allowed

plenty of space. '



It is best to use the hardy, native

desirable trees, such as the hard ma-

ple, elm, and oaks, rather than the

poplar, box elder, and catalpa.



II. Shrubs—40 Points.



.More than one kind of shrub should

make up the shrubbery plantings about

the house. All shrubs should be plant-

ed at least two feet from the founda-

tion, not too close together, and gen-

erally the taller shrubs are planted at

the corners. The height of the shrubs





jused depends upon the height of the

,house, porch railing, and .windows. It





is preferable not to have a continuous

planting about the buildings.



Score off a proportionate number of

points where plantings have been made

in the front lawn, or where they hide

a beautiful vista. Give credit for plant—

ings about boundary, in the curve of

the walk or driveway, and where they

hide objectionable out-buildings.





A variety 0f shrubs should be plant-

ed, eight different kinds being enough

for most places. Fine-leaved, graceful

shrubs should be planted near the

house. Coarser, upright, larger shrubs

should be used for more distant plant-

A variety should include those

shrubs blooming early and late, and

those having attractive winter charac-

teristics that make them desirable,

such as red berries, red or yellow

stems, and the like. .

III. FIowers—PerenniaIs—ZO Points.



Flower plantings should be arranged

so that they have a background of oth-

er green growth. Plant them in front

of shrub groups at the side or rear of

the house, with the taller varieties in

the rear. .



A variety of flowers insure a long

blooming season. Repeat groups or

masses of the same kinds that their

beauty may typify the grounds.



If a good selection of annuals has

been made, and no perennials grown,

greater credit can be given to the an-

nuals. On the other hand, more than

ten points may be given perennials if

the variety is such as to take the

place of annuals. The planting of

hardy perennials should be encouraged.



IV. Lawn-50 Points. ,



The lawn should gracefully slope

away from the. buildings and should.»

be smooth unless the topography of





the whole area is very irregular.



The growth on the lawn should be

thick and'even, preferably of one kind

of lawn grass. The grass should be





mowed at regular intervals and never ‘





allowed to get over four inches tall,

even though mowed with horse mower.



The lawn should be divided into

front and rear lawn with proper drive~

way entrance. Generally an open, un-

broken, expansive lawn area is desir-

able.



V. Maintenance—JO Points.



The plants and/lawn area are living,

growing things which require some at-

tention from time to time through the

growing season. The degree to which

the grounds have been properly kept

up furnishes the basis for scoring.





Score Card for Farm Home Grounds.

1. Trees—40 Points.

1. Arrangement.. . . .

2. Kinds ...........

3. Condition ..

Shrubs—40 Points.

1. Arrangement . . . .

2.

3. Condition ........

Perennials—20 Points.

1. Arrangement . . . .

2. Kinds ...........

3. Condition

Annuals—10 Points.

1. Arrangement and

kinds ..........

2. Condition . . . . . . .

Lawns—~50 Points.

1. Composition .....

2. Condition . . . . . .

3. Grade=............

Maintenance





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ORCHARD CULTIVATION.





OST orchardists are men of keen

judgment and discernment. It is

significant that as a class, orchardists

are quite strongly in favor of the use

of mechanical power. There is no

question in their minds but what me-

chanical- power may be used econom-

ically and effectively in fruit produc-

tion on a small or large scale.

Some of the advantages claimed for

the tractor in the orchard are as

follows: ‘





It will get closer to the trees with-

out injury.



It will not bite the ends of the limbs

or knock off the fruit.



It will turn in a short radius.



It can be guided with exactness.



It will pull heavier tools and cut

deeper.





It will readily pull a subsoiler to

break the plovvpan caused by shallow

tillage or the hardpan laid down by

nature.



It will get over the ground faster,

thus conserving time and labor.



It can be worked longer'hours and

in emergencies can be used day and

night.



Tractors are widely used in orchard

operations for plowing, discing and

operating spike-tooth and chisel har-

rows, in preparing the seed bed for

the cover crop, in drilling or broad-

casting the seed, and in turning under

the cover crop. It is also used in sub-

soiling, in spraying and in pulling out

and sawing up old trees.





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when used to give plants a quick start.

9-1 think it seldom proves profitable on

fairly good soils after warm weather

brings soil bacteria into action. Some

advise watering the row over the

freshly sown Seeds, with water in

which a tablespoonful to the gallon

has been dissolved.- This compacts the

soil over the seeds and puts immedi-

ately available nitrates within reach

of the first roots. If done the stream

' should not be wide, and should have a

thin covering of dry soil over it, taking

care not to cover the seeds too deep.

Anether plan is to dust at strip an inch

or two wide {about an inch out from

» the plants and stir into the surface as

soon as the little plants appear. The

value of both is in giving the plants

a supply of available nitrates, which

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spring, that the supply is very limited.

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SELLS HOUSE PLANTS.





NE lady living near a small town



raises geraniums and other house

plants, including ferns, begonias of

many kinds, cacti and, in fact, all of

the common house plants, which she

sells to those Wishing a potted plant

for any occasion. Many people buy a

nice plant as a gift of a sick friend,

or bunches of blooms are often bought

by the different ladies’ societies to pre-

sent'to the sick. As our town has no

greenhouse, this makes it easier than

sending out for flowers. She sells to

the local gas and oil station managers.

These flowers are set out for decora-

tive purposes and are used in window

boxes. She gets from forty to fifty

cents per plant for geraniums.



A nice, sunny southern room, with

plenty of sunlight, is used for growing

these plants, and besides being a de-

light to the grower, they furnish many

a cheery message to the sick—Fern

Berry.





GRAPE ROT PREVENTION.





' HAVE seen scores of farmers who‘





complain of their grapes rotting on

the vines, pass under their grape ar-

bors a dozen times a day with spray

materials and spraying apparatus for





use on potatoes, but never thinking to ‘





use them on the grapes to prevent rot-

ting,” said a plant disease specialist

recently. “It would be a matter of

only a few minutes time, and little ex-

pense, to turn that spray on the grapes

right now, and repeat the operation in

two weeks, if the farmer would only

think of it. The grape mildews will

get in their work from now on, and

applications of 4-3-50 Bordeaux mixture

will do a great deal to cut down losses

from rot. All clusters should be well

. drenched.”





ONION MAGGOT.





I have always been bothered with

onion maggots. Is there any control

for same?—~





The-onion maggot is the larvae of

a small fly which lays its eggs on the

plants near the base. As the maggot

lives on the inside of the onion it can-

not be poisoned by spraying. A poi-

soned bait to attract and kill the flies

before the eggs are laid, is recom-

mended. The bait is made as follows:

Sodium arsenite, one- fifth ounce; wa-

ter, one gallon; cheap molasses, one

pint.



Dissolve the sodium arsenite in boil-

ing water and add the molasses. This

may be distributed around the field in

small pans. About fifteen per acre.

The liquid should be renewed after

, heavy rains and when dried out.



It is advisable to place a screen





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Think of the speed with which the Farinall-

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dealer has much





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an extra frame, which she places in a

small hive.



She allows the queens to hatch and

mate, and then sells the embryo-col-

onies at from $2.00 to $3.00 each. She

has always had a. strong homevdemand

for them. Her second year she had

four stands, which yielded over 200

pounds of honey. That summer she

paid for her original start, and bought

a good bunch of supplies.



Miss Kelley has no trouble infldis-

posing of her whole supply. Her profi-

its in one season, she told me, amount-

ed to over $700.



Miss Kelley saYs it pays her best to

run the hives for extracted honey,

since it 'saves the bees so much labor

and honey in the production of wax.

It takes the labor of producing several

pounds of honey to produce one pound

of wax. She gives her, bees large

drawn-out combs, into which they‘de-

posit the honey. When it is ripened





and sealed it is taken out. uncapped





with a. sharp knife, put into an ex-

tractor and the honey is thrown odt

and the combs, intact, are returned to





 





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The day when MissKelléf rad: _

the honey is looked forward "to with,

much pleasure, as her girl and boy"

friends. are usually invited to the,

apiary to see the honey flow from the

spigot. incidentally, they receive a.

good lesson in bee-lore, and as a. me—

mento each carries home a jar of de-_

’licious honey. She has extracted 200

pounds of honey in one day. .

‘ Miss Kelley was asked about the

sting of bees, and she says it is about

like a. pin—prick, swift andsharphand

leaves no ill effects when one has be

come inoculated_with enough poi-son

to become practically immune. ’

She takes the precaution, however,

of protecting her face with a. veil, and

her wrists with sleeves over which

rubber bands are drawn, to prevent

the bees from crawling up her arms.

Miss Kelley said: “From my oWn

experience with bees I am fully con~

vinced that there are lots of girls

seeking jobs in stuffy offices that

would have better pay and easier work

with bees.”—R. B. Rushing.





News of the Week





_ Governor-General Wood, of the Phil-

ippines, has announced that the gov

ernment would withdraw from all com-

mercial business in the Philippines and

would sell to the highest bidder, en‘

terprises amounting to $50,000,000.





The population of Canada, as of

June, 1926, is 9,839,300, according to

government figures. This shows 'an

increase of 600,807 in six years. '



A strict censorship is being main-

tained on all cablegrams sent in ”or

out of Mexico, to prevent Mexican reb-

e.l(si from communicating with the out-

sx e.





Miss Ernestina Calles, daughter of

President Calles, of Mexico, was mar-

ried to Thomas Arnold Robinson, a

New York business man, who was

born in Alma, Mich. They were mar

med May 15 at Nogales, Mexico. '





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The Russian Soviet delegation at

the Geneva international economic con-

ference is advocating the abolishment

of arms and war debts. »





The floods in the south may cause

reservoirs to be built in the middle

west to hold flood waters in the future,

which could be used to irrigate 200,-

000,000 acres of arid'lands.





A tornado which swept from the

ky Mountains to the Great Lakes,

May l0, caused the death of over 250

and Injury to more than 500. . Prop

erty damage exceeds $3,000,000. Mis«

souri and Texas were the most ser~

iously hit.



William and James Clark, seventy—

five-year—old bachelor twins, are among

the oldest pioneer farmers in Ottawa.

county.





 





Capt. Charles Nungesser and Capt.

Coli, French aviators, started from

Paris on: avflight to New York, May

9, and were sighted near this side. but

were thirty-six hours overdue and can-

not be found.





There is resentment in Paris over

the French aviators’ failure to cross

the Atlantic because, it is believed by

the French, that the U. S. weather

bureau gave a false weather report.





, People in Boston mwho patronize Chi~

nese laundries found pamphlets with

their laundry, explaining the Canton<

ese nationalistic movement in China.





Two hundred and fifty mill workers

went on strike in Chicago, causing the

closing of fifty mill-work plants.





More than seventy thousand people

were in Benton Harbor to attend the

blossom festival parade, on Tuesday,

May 3, which had more than one hun.

dred floats in line. The governor and

wife, and sixty legislators, were pres-

ent at the governor’s ball, which was

held Tuesday night. Miss Violet Pet—

ers was BlossomQueen in the parade

and at’the ball. The parade was head-

ed by the Michigan» State College

band. ‘



The national W. C; T. U. is making

efforts to frustrate GoVernor Smith's,

(of .New York),- campaign for _, presi-

dent, because" of his liberal ligu‘or at-

titude. ' ' ' ' ;.



Returns from questionnaires sent out

by the federal radio commission show

that one out of every four farms :in

Michigan has. a. radio. , There arms

total of 43,668 radios, in Main m?l,

Michigan; This is an increase of 1- 6

per cent over last year. aroomparé‘d .

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ATHERED in the little office of



Boggs & Thurman, real estate



agents who had sold them Lone

Oak Farm, a place of mystery, the

Brown family has listened to the

strange story of Captain Pettibone.

Descendant of land loving forbears he

had chosen to follow the sea, but had

returned in his old age to the ances-

tral home he had inherited. There he

had been beset by robbers and had liv-

ed in fear.





“Who helped the old man and his

servant fight the robbers off?” Father

Brown put in as Boggs. continuing his

tale of the attack, paused.



"Jack Miller,” answered Mr. Boggs,

“and he was as close-mouthed with the

sheriff as he was here with you.



“But he did say,” Boggs went on,

“that there were three men, and we

know there was shooting. We know,

too, that Young Miller paid some of

his father’s debts with gold after that

night, and again after the old Captain





Adventures of the Brown





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Hal Finds a Secret Passage





passed on. Nobody was hurt so far

as we know and the attack was not

renewed."





“You say that Captain Pettibone

forbade having the coffin opened?”

Mother Brown inquired. “What proof

have you that the man is really

dead?”





“I saw his coffin lowered into the

ground myself,” answered Boggs sol-

emnly, “and I saw Black Neb’s grief.”





“But after all, you have no proof,”

cut in Hal, sensing the purpose of his

mother’s inquiry. “If the old man is

not dead the deed is no good and we

are out our money. Who can prove to

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Yet it Was Home.





were not bribed to make the old Cap-

tain’s enemies believe he was dead,

and that an empty coffin went in that

grave?”





“The man was old,” answered Mr.

Boggs, “and of course he is dead.

Here is the will and the deed. The

dead do not return to demand their

property. The land is fertile and you

have three years more in which to

pay the debt. Forget the mystery and

remember only that you have a real

bargain and soon Will find friends.”

With old-fashioned courtesy, but evi-

dently glad to bring the interview to

an end, Boggs bowed them out.





“Gee,” said Hal, as they climbed

into the flivver and started back, “we

know little more than we did before.

But if that old coot is still alive and

begins .messih’ ’round he’ll wish he’d

stayed away. We can fight .pirates,

too.”





“Hoot owls and hogs,” teased Beth.

“But it is true that the more we hear

the less we know. We’ll have to find

out things for ourselves. Well, we’ll

soon be in our new home.” '





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Less imposing than when seen in

the dim light, the House of the Lone

Oak yet bulked big before its new

owners as they approached. Every~

where there were evidences of neglect

and decay which promised busy days

for Father Brown and Hal. Needful

of paint, its barred windows remindful

of the menace which had confronted

Captain Pettibone, the new home was

repellant rather than inviting. Yet it

was to be home to them and the magic

word lingered upon the lips of Mother

Brown as she passed within. Again

Hal and Beth were exploring, their

search showing great rooms above un‘

tenanted for years, black with dust

and grime. Empty rooms give me the

creeps,” announced Beth, shuddering.

“I’m going down with dad and mother,

Hal. Have a look at the basement and

see what you can find.”





Dark and gloomy as some vast eaV<

ern, steel-barred windows allowing but-

little light, Hal’s flashlight played over

debris covered floor and thick walls

of ancient masonry. Ranged along the

wall were bins, some still containing

vegetables. The light revealed foot-

prints in the dust of the floor and sud<

denly Hal’s keen eye-s noted a stone

displaced in the wall. Curiously he

pried it loose, to disclose an opening,

and Hal’s shout brought Father Brown.

running to the stairway. A new ele-

ment of mystery was revealed.





A Healing Miracle





Our Weekly Sermon—By N. A. Mchme





E all love miracles. Just Why



seems a little obscure, unless it



is that anything that seems to

have the mark of the supernatural on

it attracts human interest. No one

could explain the cure of the lame

man by Peter and John. No one can

explain the cures that are said to have

taken place by the spiritual influence

of a French girl who died some thirty

years ago—deadly diseases cured, peo-

ple converted, money raised. Yet these

things are attested by numerous wit-

nesses, and are believed to be the





product of supernatural aid. For the

most part, miracle-working passed

away with the age of the apostles. I

say for the most part, because an 00

casional instance can seemingly be ex—

plained only by reference to the sup«

ernatural. Perhaps it was the purpose

of God to compel men to slowly work

out their own salvation in material

things. Hence the enormous advance

in medicine and surgery, the grad

ual killing out of deadly contagious

like diphtheria and typhoid. Take the

(Continued on page 679).





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I KNOW what I like in a smoke,

and what I like is Prince Albert!

Why, the minute breakfast is

over, I reach for my pipe and the

well-known tidy red tin, and we’re

off . . . off on one of the grandest

smoke-joy-rides a man ever took.

It’s like that all day long.



You understand my enthusi-

asm the instant you open a tin of

Prince Albert and drink-in that

wonderful P. A. aroma. You’re

reminded of a trek through the

woods, when the dew is on the

leaves and the sun is on the up.

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Then you load up and light up.

You notice that the smoke is

equally fragrant . . . fragrant and

refreshing. It pours over your

tongue in a cooling torrent that

knows no bite or sting. Mild,

too, with a mildness that says:

“Come and get it.” I’m talking

about P. A.!



I have tried to give you a snap-

shot of the Joys that await you in

a pipe packed with Prince Albert.

If the picture isn’t clear, blame

me. The complete story is in the

tidy red tin at the nearest tobacco-

shop. The only way you’ll really

know P. A. is to smoke it.





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(ins, pound and half— pound (in humi-

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thh every (11! of bite and porch re-

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HEN you are tempted by a “low price” and

alluring promises to use “cheap” paint on

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may look like paint. It may smell like paint. But

before you buy remember this:

If the Sherwin-Williams Company with its

years of experience—its skilled paint experts—its

reat laboratories—its enormous volume—cannot

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pare it with the formula of fine old SWP which

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Note the big percentage of W/oz'te Lead Caroorzaz‘e

and White Lead Sulphate used in SWP Outside

Gloss White. White lead should be the bane

ingredient of all white paint and light tints. It is

to these paints exactly what flour is to bread.



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will find only 50%, sometimes

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It is the liberal quantity of

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White that gives this fine old

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capacrty.



In the darker colors like

browns and greens, the ”bal—

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Naturally, these dark colors

can c o n t a i 11 little, if any,

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white lead or zinc oxide.



Sherwin—\Villiams have the

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Sherwin—Williams D r y Color

W o r k s produce practically

everything except the natural

earth and mineral colors.



That is why beautiful SVVP

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Greater durability of the paint film

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One evidence of quality in a house

paint is the way it bide; t/Je surface and

in the area it cooerr.



A gallon of fine old SVVP will

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coats).



A gallon of ”cheap" paint will

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110 square feet (two coats) [em than

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When repainting is

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See “Paint Headquarters”

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These are facts which every

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simplest way to

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life of Lord Lister, born one hundred





years ago this year. He made possible

asceptic surgery. From his work the

doctors gradually learned how to cut

the human. body and remove organs

without having infection follow. God

has compelled us to conquer enemies,

rather‘than to wait for miracles. And,

of course, in all this men are working

with Him. Never a healed wound un-





' less nature works with the doctor.





Never an improved strain of corn or

wheat or apples or sheep, except the

laws of nature, which are the laws of

God, work with those who do the ex-

perimenting. So, in another way, this

is an age of miracles. Think what

some of the ancient worthies would

say if they saw a half million acres

of land irrigated from one huge dam.

Think what they would say if they saw

a human being put to sleep, a long

gash made in him, part of his internal





organs removed, and then saw him go»





ing about in a few weeks, on the road

to health. Let us not fail to see the

spiritual side to science. Let us keep

up the sense of wonder, without which

life loses half its meaning.



The poor man was lame—congenital

lameness. Not his fault. No one’s

fault. It is just so. Is God unkind?

Unfair? Let us not charge Him with

that. That is easily said, not so easily

proved. The same laws of heredity

which made the lame man lame, make

another man strong. And then, often

these afflicted folk serve as-perpetual

sermons to the rest of us because of

the way in which they master their

handicaps. The pupils in a school for

the blind are proverbially happy and

determined. They do not sit in a cor-

ner and repine. Sometimes it takes

afflicted people to show the stuff there

is in the human spirit. And when one

is crippled in one way it often means

that he has another faculty developed

that much more. Of a distinguished

blind man'it was said, “The radiance

of his spirit mastered the darkness of

time.”' The late Dr. C. P. Steinmetz

was a hunchback, who did most of his

work standing. He never asked for

sympathy.



“Such as I have I give thee.” If ev-

erybody would do that! What have

you? ’Much, if you knew it. A small





 





served in the Great" ’War. A huge.

boulder lay in a field a mile out of

town, and this they decided should be

.moved and used as this, monument.

The men went at it, found that it was

much larger than they supposed. The

women brought coffee and pie, the

men used pick and shovel and team.

At last, amid general enthusiasm the

huge granite stone was in place. Each

had given what he had, and that had

spelled success.



Money will buy a thousand things.

It will go a long way toward leading

us to the city of happiness. But it

never gets us inside the gate, else why

so many discontented rich folks? Why

so many people who cannot think of

any better plaything than a revolver,

and no better target than themselves?

Money is mighty. Miserable he who

has none. But the highest values of

life are gifts. “Such as I have I give

thee.” God gives us sunshine, coal (if

we have to pay a fancy price it is





not his fault), the' soil to till, the abil-‘





ity to cultivate friendships, the power

to enjoy the simple things. Lovers

give each other their love, the patriot

gives his'best self to his country. No

“one could pay Lincoln or Roosevelt

what their services were worth. God

gives His Son. Thousands of Sunday

School teachers give themselves to

their classes each week. Thousands

of people give their money for good

causes each year. Earning, buying are

indispensable. But take all the giving

out of the world, and it would be a

dreary place.



“In the name of Jesus of Nazareth.”

In the early days Christianity was

called the Way, and the disciples work-

ed for the Name. We are taught to

pray in the Name of Jesus. It was an

old belief that when a man did some-

thing in the name of a good man, some

of the good man’s strength became his.‘

It is a significant thought, and a beau-

tiful one. When we pray in the Name,

we get some of the results of Him who

bore the name.





 





SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON FOR

MAY 22.





 





SUBJECT:—“Peter Heals the Lame

Man.” Acts 321-10 and 428-10.





GOLDEN TEXT2—Acts 4:12.





 





 





 





 





Twenty Tales from Timberland

‘ How Boééz'm Boééed Hi1~ T aile—Na. 20





NE time, long, long ago, when



rabbits had tails twice as long



as they do now, there lived a



little rabbit, named Bobbins.

Bobbins was a naughty little rabbit

and earned many scoldings and some

spankings from Mama and Papa

Rabbit.





One day when Bobbins had been

particularly naughty, he ran away.

Papa Rabbit had often warned him

that it was not safe for little rabbits

to venture outside of Timberland, be-

cause of the hunter and his bang- bang

gun



But on this day Blackie, the crow,

had told Bobbins that some delicious

young cabbages Were growing over in

Farmer Brown’s gaiden.





“I must have a taste of them,” said

Bobbins to himself. So when no one

was looking, Bobbins quietly hopped

away. It didn’t take him lon to find

the garden, for Blackie had gold him

just where to find it. .





Hopping up to the garden fence,

Bobbins peeked within. No one was

in sight, but he could see Farmer

Brown’ s house plainly, not so far away.

Best of all, he could see row upon row

of young cabbages. At first Bobbins

was atraid, but the young cabbages

;were too tempting so he wiggle‘d his

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“Guess Farmer Brown isn’t at home

today,” said Bobbins. “I’ll just ven-

ture over and nibble at his lettuce

patch.”





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lettuce when Blackie, the Crow flew

down near him, cawing, “Look out!

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Where Everybody, Loses





NJURIES and death to live stock in transit are

a direct loss to live stock feeders, shippers, stock-

yards and the railroad





Seventy-five percent of such losses are avoidable.

For example, sixty-three percent of the hogs that die

in shipment do so from congested lungs caused by

over-exertion, excitement and over-crowding before

going aboard the car.





And seventy percent of broken bones are caused by

lack of mineral substances in general feeding.





Through careful handling, properly balanced food

and exercise, live stock casualties can be largely elim~

inated. And what have been losses to everyone con-

cerned can be converted into profits.





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HE one thing more distressing



than finding one’s best spring



coat moth-eaten beyond redemp-

tion, is to find Friend Husband’s sum-

mer suit in like condition.





To be sure, we must mobilize against

the moth by resisting his life habits,

yet in consideration of our own com-

fort, we must also refuse to double the

moth menace by allowing no end of

unused woolen articles to accumulate.

So our first step in our annual effort at

a moth-free home, is to discard, with

very few exceptions, anything contain-

ing wool for which we will have no

further use.



Why is this hidden foe a menace

even in the bride’s new home and pos-

sessions? Simply because of the ver-

acious appetite and enormouscapacity

of the larvae, or moth worms, laid by

the small, flying clothes moth, which

otherwise does no harm. You see, it

is not sufficient to swat the tiny moth

itself. Perhaps it has already laid its

eggs in the dusty crevice of an over-





 





Their Pet Lamb is the Constant Play-

mate of Mildred and Adeline Glinieck.





stuffed chair, or in the seam of a rug,

or in the collar of your new fur coat.

Sad to say, the grubs start to work

immediately so that, when moth sea-

son comes we must grasp whisk

broom and garments and repair to the

clothesline and sunshine.



.' There is no rosy road to moth ex-

tinction. Vigilance, intelligence and

effort are necessarily exercised every

On a bright, sunny morning





mode of attack.

Garments.





1. Dry-clean, if feasible. Note:

This is excellent protection, provided

the garment is hung immediately after-

wards in a moth-proof bag or con-

tainer.



2. Hang in sunshine and wind for

several hou'rs at least.



3. Brush with whisk broom thor-

oughly.



4. Beat and pat gently from wrong

side to shake out larvae.



5. Examine carefully.



6. Spray with moth-proofing solu-

tion, if possible.



7. Fold and wrap each garment sep-

arately in fresh newspaper.



8. Label and store in a clean trunk,

chest, or box. Note: Cedar chests and

cedar-lined closets do not kill moths or

moth worms; they merely repel their

entrance. Hence, if you store a gar-

ment containing larvae, the larvae Will

flourish just as well in the chest, as

out.





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to be sure it also is moth free.

. it lessens the responsibility to store





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the woolen garments, sox, mittens,

mufflers, sweaters, underwear and so

forth, in one receptacle, if possible.



9. Add moth balls or other moth-re-

pellant compound to contents.



Furniture.



1. Brush each piece thoroughly, ev-

en on underside.



2. Vacuum—clean, if possible.



3. Rub wood parts with furniture

polish as a protective measure.



4. Spray with moth-proofing solu-

tion.



During the moth season, furniture,

or any other woolen article in use

must be cared for frequently. It is

every day and every day with many

of us, if we are to be reasonably safe

from the militant moth—Mrs. H. J.

Thompson.





HINTS WORTH TAKING.





 





Coffee and tea stains can be remov-

ed from silk and wool material with





pure glycerine. After the stain is sat-

urated with the glycerine, rinse in

warm water and press with warm iron.

-—Mrs. E. C.





 





I find that making drop cookies and

drop biscuits on baking day. saves

much time. Only on special occasions

do I take time to roll them out—Mrs.

A. O. H.





 





One can clean and polish their wood-





. work with one operation by adding





sweet milk to warm soft water and

washing with same, then rubbing with

a soft cloth. My woodwork that has

been cleaned this way for twelve

years, is in perfect condition—Mrs.

R. D. G.





 





When removing a pie from the oven,

1 set it up on something so that the

air can strike the bottom until it is

cool. This keeps the crust crisp and

prevents sogginess.—Mrs. W. G.





Way to Better. Health





Pointed Out 53/ Dr. Hedger to T flourandr of M zkfizgan Women





HE message of “Better Health



and Community Cooperation,”



was carried to 2,688 Michigan

farm women by Dr. Caroline Hedger,

of the Elizabeth McCormick Memorial

Fund of Chicago at the annual Achieve-

ment Day meetings held in Wexford,

Ionia, Livingston, Macomb, Jackson

and Branch counties during the week

of May 2-7 inclusive. These‘ meetings

were a fitting conclusion to the nutri-

tion project as conducted during the

past year by Martha Mae Hunter, nu-

trition specialist from Michigan State

College. _



“There is one word which character-

izes the adolescent period more than

any other, and that word is instabil-

ity,” stated Dr. Hedger. “It is a period

of stress and strain. If the girl or

boy is to obtain her or his optimum

growth there must be nutrition plus.

Neither can we make sound, sane

young people without sleep.



A Vital Warning.



“Since the growth is irregular it

leads to various kinds of instabilities.

There is motor incoordination, hence

this period is known as the awkward

age. The heart is unstable and if

often known as the narrow heart of

the adolescent. Warning: ‘Do not let





the boy or girl enter into competitive ,





athletics without suflicient medical

supervision. It is not worth it. You

are taking it out of their hide and out

of their future’.”



A score card for the scoring of in-

dividual health and efficiency was sug-

gested to the women of Jackson coun-

ty. Right then and there every wom-

an present proceeded to take an in-

ventory of her personal self.



What’s Your» Score?



First point considered: “Have you

the highest possible personal beauty?

Is your complexion from the inside or

is it applied from the outside? It

should shine from the inside ou. ”



Another point under beauty was pos-

At this juncture all stood 111).

“Weight on balls 01' the feet,” directed

Dr. Hedger. “Shoulders easy. Breast

bone up. Stand tall.



“Do you weigh right for your age

and height? The curve is the line of





~





' school girls.





 





beauty, and to be skinny is not beauty.

While the curve is the line of beauty,

yet nobody says it takes an entire cir-

cle. Do you carry excess baggage?”



Second point: “How do you feel

when you get up in the morning? Do

you have plenty of “pep” and vitality?

This can be gained through adequate

nutrition and plenty of fresh air and

sleep.”



Point three: “Do you have a smooth

running, unconscious body? Do you

have absolute freedom from pain? Na

corns on your toes, no bilious head-

aches, etc., if so, you can count your-

self twenty on this point.”



Four: “Have you control of your

emotions? If so, county twenty more.”



Five: “How do you stand on social

adjustments? Have you the ability to

get along with folks? If so, you are

worthy of another twenty points.



“How many of you have a score of

seventy-five?” continued the doctor,

and comparatively few hands went up.



"It makes live worth living to be

able to pass a score of seventy-five on

these points at the age of seventy-five,”

in the opinion of Dr. Hedger. “If we

all score high personally, we shall

have a good basis for community

health.”



Get Viewpoint of Prevention.



“We force our children to go to

school, but we must make the school

a safe place for the child.’ Acute colds

are catching. Keep that child at home

whose eyes and nose show symptoms

of a cold.



“We shOuld have a low tuberculosis

death rate. There is still a high death

rate from’ tuberculosis among high

The probable cause for

this is the inadequate nutrition and

lack of sleep on the part of the high

school girl. The mode that the high

school girl must lock' like a two-by-

four is abominable.



“We should all get the viewpoint of

prevention. ,We so often attack the

wrong end of the problem. While we

need cures, we. have a greater need of





prevention. ” . ..

Preventive measures suggested'we’





 





going into the homes and into as Turn in

communities to establish standards of bait" ' ‘





5...... Mod. and s... mam,





Suméz'ne and Fresfl Air Have P7071672 to ée Nature’s Best M0156 Preventives.





tuberculous-tested cows, vaccination

for smallpox, plenty of fresh» air day

and night, sunning of children outof

doors with few garments on, tested

well water, and the right kind of a

garden.



In order to get the most out of the

points discussed, Dr. Hedger recom-

mended the following books for par-

ents to read:



“From Youth to Manhood," by W.

S. Hall; “The Adolescent Girl, ” by

Blanchard; “The Training of the Adol-

escent,” by McKeever; “Toward Ra-

cial Health,” by Nora March. ’



Mrs. Never Well vs. Mrs. Ever Well.



Exhibits had been arranged by the

women of these various counties show-

ing the principles of nutrition for the

infant, for the mother and the family



(Continued on opposite page).





 





"rwo SPRING MODELS OF 0ch

SIMPLICITY.





 





 





 





 





 





 





No. 624—Sizes 16 years, 36, 38', 40,





42 and 44 inches bust measure. The

36-inch 'size requires 3% yards of 40.

inch material with 7A; yard contrasting.



No. 735—Simplicity and Chic. Sizes

16, 18 years, 36, 38, 40, 472‘ and 44 inch-





es bust measure. The 36-inch size re-





quires 2% yards of 40-inch material.



Send 13c to the Pattern Department,

Michigan Farmer, Detroit, Michigan,

for each of these patterns.





 





COTTAGE PUDDING—A FAMILY

FAVORITE. .





 





This pudding is a welcome surprise

to top off any dinner. Cream one-

quarter cup of, butter, gradually" add

one cup of sugar and the yolks of two

eggs well beaten. Sift two cups flour,

three teaspoons baking powder, and

a pinch of salt. Add alternately to the

first mixture with one cup of milk,

beating censtantl'y. Add one-halt tea-





spoon of orange extract and fold in,'





the etiflly boa





 





ten whites or two 9332.

"maid '
fin f‘Tom mom’s School Days"

.where the headmasters wife called

in turn each of the boys and admin»

istered a great spoonful of brims'tone’

and molasses, then wiped her fingers

on their hair. It was spring, she said,

and their blood needed thinning.‘



It is true that in the spring, after

the dietetic sins of the winter, our sys-

tems do need a “toner,” but we

have learned to take it in the form of

foods and not in vile tonics, as did the

boys at Rugby.



The following are tested health reci-

pes, all high favorites in my family.



Rhubarb Betty.



Two cups stale bread crumbs, one-

and one-third cups sugar, onehalf cup

butter or butter substitute, and two

cups thinly sliced rhubarb. Put a layer

of bread crumbs in the bottom of a

baking pan and cover with a layer of

butter, and a dash of cinnamon. Con-

tinue until the pan is full.





 





one hour. Uncover and brown. This



pudding,.baked in 'custard cups and



served with a spoonful of whipped



cream and a sprinkling of cinnamon

is good enough for company.

Rhubarb Fruit Cake.



One-half cup of shortening, one and



one-half cups





flour, one teaspoon baking powder, one





one cup cooked raisins, and one-half

cup hot juice, one teaspoon each of

cinnamon, allspice and cloves. Cream

shortening, add salt, work in the

brown sugar, add well-beaten egg. Dis-

solve the soda in the hot raisin juice

and stir in, together with the rhubarb.

Sift the spices and baking powder with

the flour and add to the above mix-

ture. This makes a large cake of

three layers.



_ Rhubarb Tarts. .



Bake tart shells on inverted muffin

tins. Just before serving time, fill

them with stewed, sweetened rhubarb,





, stiffly beaten egg white and two table-

spoons of powdered sugar. Brown

quickly in a hot oven. Equal parts of

stewed raisins and rhubarb is a de-

licious variation—J. Stallings.





WAY TO BETTER HEALTH.





(Continued from opposite page).

as a whole.

board; which was full of vegetables,

fruits, milk and whole grain breads

and cereals, was contrasted with Mrs.

Never Well’s, which cOntained pills

and medicines of all descriptions, and





 





pies, white breads and fat pork.



A nutrition clinic was held during

the morning, where a committee of

local women measured and weighed

anyone who wished to check up on

avoirdupois. \



The enthusiasm of each group in at-

tendance at the Achievement Day pro—

grams registered the interest with

which the women had studied the prac-





past year.





V HOW BOBBINS BOBBED HIS TAIL.





(Continued from page 679).

“Ha, he, ho,” laughed Bobbins, “you

can’t get me now. That’s one on you

Mr. Bow Wow.”

éSpotxswished his long tail. “Bow,

wow, .is that so?" he asked, and with

one leap he was over the fence.

Now Bobbins had to take to his heels

f" , ‘ in earnest. ’Rou‘nd this tree and that,

1 he dodged, but always Spot was just

* one leap behind.

“I’ll get you now,” barked Spot, as

Bobbins stubbed his toe on a stub and

' fell. Then, just as Spot opened his

- big mouth to gobble him up, Bobbins





 





 





 





 





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





' gro round. But in his hurry, Bobbins



. caught his 'tail in the door as he slam-



» med it, and since then Bunnys’ tails

~ have been only half as long as Bobbins





a «fryaso ‘r





- )





 

 





mm mm soften that passage





rhubarb, seasoned with sugar, bits of .





Pour over

one-half cup hot water and bake slowly,





brown sugar, one egg,’

one level teaspoon of soda, two cups.





cup rhubarb sauce, one teaspoon salt,-





' I a

.cover w1th a‘meringue made of one‘





Mrs. Ever Well’s cup-.





such foods as greasy fried potatoes,





tical problems of nutrition during the‘





disappeared into his house in the“





 





 





 





 





 





This is the am 3

" L' 1 v e l y a”t



Burner that burns

oil or gasoline with

equally good results





 





 





 





“For eleven years it





for family 0





Dear Sirs: “I have had my Red Star Detroit

Vapor Oil Stove eleven years and it is just as

good today as it was when I first got it. This

stove burns either kerosene or gasoline. It has

no wicks of any kind to need trimming and

make extra expense.



“The wonderful ‘Lively Heat’ burners give a

red hot steady flame, fine for frying steak, mak-

ing jelly and baking.



“It has been very satisfactory in cooking for a

growing family of six on the farm.”



(Signed) MRS. S. R. PARKS.





 





 





 





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51x —says Mrs. S. R. Parks, Greenwood, Nebraska





Thousands of other women, like Mrs. Parks, know the

economy and convenience of the Red Star Oil Stove with

its wonderful wickless “Lively Heat" burners.





Go to the nearest Red Star dealer. See a demonstration

and you will be convinced. Made in two to six burner sizes

and at a price for every purse. Smaller sizes cost no more

than ordinary oil stoves. Most dealers sell on easy terms. If

your dealer is not listed below, write us at once and we will

send you the interesting Red Star Book free and the name

of a nearby dealer.



THE DETROIT VAPOR STOVE COMPANY, Dept.

102, Detroit, Michigan ; makers of the famous Red Star Oil

Stoves and White Star Gas Ranges.





 





 





 





F :1

GO SEE THE DBKLER NB'A‘REST YOU

lBABY CHICK Essen





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TYPE OF S. C. W. L. HENS ON OUR FARM.





Foundation stock of Barron Strain S. C. W. Leghorn hens with 19(ords up to 27!) eggs





We furnish rhiiks to some of the largest farms in \[lilL and Wis”

of the quality of our stock.

Our flm-k all inspected. and headed by large. \icorous males.

For May 25th Delivery.

91: each.

12¢ each.





851: each .





S. C W. Leghorn Chicks ...........................

Barred Rocks. and Rhode Island Reds ..............

8-week-old pulleta





Add 400 for postage for chicks in lots below 100. We prepay all shipments and guarantee safe delivery.

Byron Center Poultry Farm and Hatchery, Byron Center, Mich.





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LOW PRICES





Get your chicks for winter have: right now at these

prices given below. These chicks are strong. healthy

antes 100% live delivery wdsatisfaction.





Reliable chicks have proved mustacwrys Elfor years.

erwday at above prices 0rd 100,

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8.0. WH. LEGHORNS. 90; BD. ROCKS, R. I.REDS, I Io; ASSORTED, 70





Our twenty—third year. 90.000 capacity. The (01-

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the season. Catalogue free.



100 500 1000

S. l". W. LEGIIORNS ......... $ 9.00 $40.00 $75. 00

S, ('. M. ANi'()NAS ......... 0.00 40.00 75. 00

S. ('. BL. MIN()R('AS ........ 11.00 50. 00 95. 00

Left‘mer 0dd~ and l-Inds ...... 8.00 35. 00 65.00





PINE BAY POULTRY FARM, R. 4, Holland. Mich.





REDUCED PRICES for May





Genuine Tom Barron English White Leghorn. large

type lapover combs. selected smck. Non—setting

Barred Rocks, rim-ks headed by males Whose dams

have trapnest records. 200—231; M. S. (‘. laying contest.





 





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. . 100 500

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as they realize the advantage Billicullwh‘u- R04 ks ...................... 10.00 47.50





HILLSIDE“. HATCHERY. R. No. 3, Holland, Mich.





June lst Delivery.

So each.

l2c each.





 





 





Worth While Chicks ‘





S. .(‘. Buff Leghorns our specialty. also hatch

With? leghoamh Reds and Rocks. Send for

‘a a 0g 0 'al 111111 Wonderful Worth



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Walhalla Poultry Farm

Noblesville, lnd., Box 50





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15' Pure bred varieties of Barred

or Rose Comb Beds. Blank

Wyandottes. 13c.





Heavy mixed, 110. Light Mixed,





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Minors“. ‘12s.

Buff Orpingt'ons. 14c.





You can amend on than.

10' antenna-ANY“ mug" Juan-ll dot. W h' C. 0 D. "MM

. our or o a

8T“ " D' .1- cent: If v: delivcwar 913.1 or. bred"I chickl from ”Rhoda?

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to “also cH'cKs .w’y-ndimu, has Rock- 11c; 151333111 huviu 10a ““6233:

for 60 chick- lo norm. 26 chicks 2c more.

I I Prices Sliver Lnkqlul’ Box In Sllvor Lulu, Ind. ..





 





White Books. Single

White or Silver

Large Brahmas. 17c. ‘

Brown or But! Ing-





3118.





Blood Tested Baby Chicks; ‘





80. Reduced Price: BI'll‘fiective May 13th





 





hows, 90. Morgan Tnncred Blood- tested White Leghoms of "Sela-3.43 Roch ‘10:

303 to 330-“3 blood “’18, 14¢ each. Add 35c film lf 1S8 Selected]! I" all II‘ M



then 100 ordered. June. July chicks. $1. 00 mm 100 less. W Ii



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F or JUNE Shipment ‘25 100 500

Super Matings »

Standard Matings 3.00 .





PATER PEN WON Mich. 1926

International Egg Laying Con-

test. .Birds entered were from

our proven Tancred Strain Breed-

ers. Our pen of ten birds laid

2,488 eggs in 51 weeks. and av-

eragcd 248.8 eggs each. (lot this

blood for best results. All flocks,



. eggs. chicks, Michigan Accredit—

ed. Every bird approved and

all males leg banded by a Mich.

State Poultry Improvement As—

soeiation inspector.





$4.00 $7.50 $14.00 $65.00 $120

5.50





10.00 47.50 90





BUY YOUR CHICKS from

stock that has proven its worth.

A choice from either our Super or

Standard Mating! will prmide

you with a neck of dependable

breeding—from birds that have

demonstrated their worth in our

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All Chicks prepaid parcel post or

express. We guarantee 100%

lee Delivery.





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hlichigan Accredited 01I|0KS





These prices apply May 16 and after, on our first class Michigan AccreditedC'h





1°“ «52°30 £33000



............................................ 7. 00 $13.00 ) .

Barred azmitmoclimn .Rifkireas ............... ii ............................ $7.00 13.00 02.50 120.00

White Plymouth Rocks ................................................ 7.50 14.00 67.50 130.00

White Wyandottes .................................. . .................. 7.50 14.00 67.50 130.00

Grade A White lieghorns .................. , ............................ 7.50 14. 00 ‘ 07. 50 130. 00

English White I eghoms ............................................... 0. 00 11.. 00 52. 50 100.00





Assorted (‘hicks (when we have them) $9 00 per 100.

We have been Dmdlklng high class poultry for 10 years and our chicks are the result or most consul

. breeding.





lMASHTENAW HATCH ERY.

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You will not be disappointed Write today.





250l GEDDES ROAD. ANN ARBOR. MICHIGAN.





 





 





Fife O.‘fsSpecial Summer Prices





5 on this summer raising B & 1" chicks. Late broilers bring good

RLEIGRED priceMsang ntlht‘ael'mllets will be laying in five to six months. You have your



1 (‘l’lOl(6 of three breeds—all are profitable. 0 1000

PRICES EFFECTIVE MAY 15th. 36630 $111.12)?) $552950 $100.00

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PRICES REFIFECTIVE JUNE lot. 355:???) 81:10)?) $452020 $100000

8. C. White Leghorns ............................................... 1.00 52.50 102.50





Barred Rocks—R.» I. Reds





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231011811311 heisvles. $9.00 per 100; 500 for $42. 60. Mixed Broilers. 8860001)” 100; 500 {01' $37. 50.





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P our postman when you get your chicks.0 _

bowie? ditchl week and can 1111 large orders promptly. Write for free

special matings.





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10007 Live Delivery Guaranteed.





Just write or wire your order. We have large

catalog that describes our





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NEW LOW PR1 CES

ON MICHIGAN ACCREDITED CHICKS n ‘_





or our latest price list. giving our new low prices on this old

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Prices effective May 1st. 100 500 1000

s. C. White Leghorns ............................. p .................... $11.00 $52.50 $100.00

Anconss ........................................... ._ ..................... 11.00 52.50 100.00

Barred Rocks ........................................................... 13.00 62.50 120.00





one of our customers reported 31. 037. 70 worth of eggs from 935 hens in the last

five Iwzztksli)?£irgzbgr This is $28. 05 income per day. or a profit, above feed cost of almost $23. 00 per day.

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”“0. .22”... .123”...

B. P. Rocks (Extra Special) ............................................... $13. . .



B. P. Rocks (Selected) ..................................................... 12.00 57. 00 110.00

Single Comb White Leghorns (American Strain) .............................. 11.00 52.00 100.00

3. c. White Leohorns (English strain) .................................... 00 90.00





1.0 8.00

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sud be pleased





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S. C. White Leghorns





BABY CHICKS S. C. Mottled Anconas





$9.00 Per 100 $42.50 Per 500 $80.00 Per 1000

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KEEPING THE TURKEY FLOCK UP

TO STANDARD.

0

RAISING turkeys, like anything else,

you will find has its drawbacks.

In order to be successful, it is abso—

lutely necessary that we know some-





 





work, and carefully study their adap-

tability. I have raised the three dif-

ferent varieties, but during the past

several years I have been raising the

Bronze type. Each year I try to im-

prove my flock, and I thought that per-

haps my experience might be of help

to some.



I try to keep my flock as near stand-

ard as possible; by this I mean, we

only try to keep the very best for

breeders. I have found that it pays to

do so. I do not make a business of

selling eggs nor breeders, as I did in

former years. I do, however, sell my

toms locally each year, and always get

good prices for them, for I have made

it a. point to sell only first-class breed-

ers. We carefully cull and save for

breeders only, the young hens that

seem to have all the requirements

wanted in the older birds. In buying





breeding stock, people usually want





peasant PROD mo CHICKS.





hens and toms that are unrelated. This

is correct. I would never advise any-

one mating their own stock. I do not

do so myself, for as surely as we do,

that will be one way to lower the

standard of the flock. The way I have

solved the problem satisfactorily, is to

buy ‘a setting of eggs from a. good

breeder, and then save a. first-class

tom from our own flock.



I have bought eggs often for setting,

paying high prices for them. One

year especially, I paid a. highvprice, in

fact, the highest price I have ever paid

for a. setting of eggs, and they did not

hatch well, but I did have the‘ very

best stock from the few turkeys raised

that season. My flock usually aver-

ages around twenty-five to thirty birds,

sometimes more.



Perhaps my method of feeding may

I never feed





then they are given hard-boiled eggs

crushed fine and crumbled, feeding

just a little at a time, and quite often

after the first day, I always feed with

green stuff which is out fine so that

the young turkeys can eat it readily.

For the green stuff I use lettuce,

dandelion, onion tops, and all such

things available. I never over-feed at

any time. That is fatal with turkeys.

After the first week, I feed the turkeys

their three meals daily, and that is

done in a. regular manneri Irregular

feeding will not pay. Please profit by

my experience, for I ought to know.

I have lost an entire flock from over-

feeding, but never lost a. turkey from

proper care that was hatched out full

of vitality and pep. As my flock gets

older and stronger, I soak bread in

milk, then squeeze it dry and mixgail

together with the greens, and some-

times a. growing mash. To this I add

some fine grit. Grit, I have found, is

an important requirement, especially

when the flock is young. The young

birds simply must have it in order to

grow and do well. '

I advise plenty of range, regardless

of what might be said against it. I

have never" known anyone in my expe-

rience who had much luck in raising

turkeys, unless they gave , the flock

plenty of range. We need only ob-

serve a. wild flock of turkeys to verify

this statement. Just notice sometime

if you will, what strong, vigorous birds-

wild turkeys are. When I was small,

a wild tom mated up with our flock





moo once, and mother said that strain was.





noticeable In our flock for at least ten

years.





 





thing of their requirements, love the"





Thereisone more pointtobeeon'





 





sidered briefly, that of the profits. .

When we once have the right. kind or . .1

stock, our profits will depend entirely}~





upon ourselves. I have made from

forty dollars to over three hundred

dollars from my flocks raised in the

past, and that is pretty good for the

time, labor, and care given them for

the first month Or so, after which they

require no further attention—Mrs.

Edith Swope.,





 





PREVENTING WHITE DIARRHEA.





 





ACCORDING to reports from the



Wisconsin Experiment Station, the

value of the agglutination test for .de-

tecting the carriers of white diarrhea

is being seriously questioned. At the

same time many poultrymen 'seem to

have found greater ease in raising

baby chicks from blood tested stock.

When the scientists disagree, the prac-

tical poultrymen may be able to dig

along some way by using as much

common sense ”as possible.





Allowing that the blood test is not

100 per cent perfect, and that one or

more_infected chicks may be present

in most brooder houses, there is still

a way of trying to prevent heavy

losses. Never place a chick of ques-

tionable vigor under a brooder canopy.

Watch the chicks carefully and imme-

diately kill any chick that shows signs

of sickness. This will remove a pos-

sible source of contagion from the

brooder house. Clean the house often

to remove any droppings that may

have been left by a weak chick.





When high grade chicks from blood

tested stock have been purchased,

there may be a tendency for some

poultrymen to try and save every

chick, even if it appears slightly lack-

ing in vigor. Such a. chick may con-

taminate the litter and the feed, and

cause many sick chicks, even though

they started out with the best possible

vigor.



It is seldom possible to make any

money by doctoring a. sick chick. You

may be unlucky and save the chick,

and thus raise a cull. It is merciful

to the remainder of the flock to kill

the weak chicks promptly, and remove

a great danger from broader houses.





 





SELL THE PERSISTENT SETTERS.





 





POULTRYMEN who keep the gener-



a1 purpose breeds are often trou-

bled a good deal during the spring and

summeI with broody hens. Some find

it convenient to use bands to distin—

guish the persistent setters. Beginning

the first time a hen goes broody, a

band is slipped on her and she is plac-

ed in the broody coop. Birds which

show broodiness at. frequent intervals

are not worth keeping. Some will lay

just a. few eggs, and then want to set,

The object in banding is to get rid Of

this kind of 'birds. They are not only

a bill of expense, but are not the kind

of hens we desire for breeders. Brnod-

iness can be bred out of a strain by

continued selection. If we use num-

bered hands, a. record should be made





of the dates of each recurring attack,





and when a. bird has three bands in





six or seven weeks she should be sent ’





to market. Some of our Plymouth

Rocks and. Rhode Island Reds will not

turn broody at all until after they have

laid for ten or twelve months. We

should endeavor to select that kind for

the breeding pens the next year. Band-

ing will help.





By going through the houses every





night and removing the broodl'ee it is





possible to break them up without

much loss of time {—9 H Chester
By Dr. C. H. Drrt'go





 





 





 





MOTHER HAS TUBERCULOSIS.





 





What can be done about a mother

with tuberculosis who has four young

children? Can anything be done to

keep them from taking the disease, or

are they sure to get it?——A Michigan

Teacher.



Theoretically, the mother (can use

such care in disposing of her sputum

that the children will not be infected;

but practically, I do not think this to

be possible unless mother and children

are separated. The wise thing to :do

is to arrange for the mother to go to

a sanatorium where she can be treat-

‘ed for the disease. If this is quite im-

possible, she may be treated at home,

but arrangements must be made for

caring for the children elsewhere. It

will be out of the question for the

woman to get well with the care of





   

     





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“DURING the week "of May 16 23—30- June 6- 13- 20 and 27

we will deliver to you prepaid and 100% live delivery guaran-

teed, Superior S. C. White Leghorns at the following remarkably



. low prices. Just fill in the coupon below for the number you desire

and mail it today. We will ship your order when you designate.





$375.00. net profit in one month





That is what Guy Burgis of Fair Grove, Mich., made last January

With 832 pullets raised from 2,000 Superior

chicks bought last June.





 





   





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100 - $9.00

500 - 45.00

1000. 85.00

Mixed or Broiler '

Chicks $7 per 100 §





. _ Write today for our latest low prices and get started

.. With the right stock. Stock of this quality is cheap even at prices much higher





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four children devolving upon her, and, - . . , . ¢ 3

if they come in contact, the children These CthkS Are Michigan Accredlted ” 2

will almost certainly be infected. They Even at these low prices these chicks are Michigan Accredited andeiu ’. _$° .

._ have no doubt received some measure pass the exacting requirements to be classed as such. Furthermore on Superior Farms ’/_°" .. 99. g

of infection already, and should be breeging plant is where we blend our Tancred and Barron strains to produce those I ’1

given very careful supervision. Write big odied profitable birds. We have 600 pullers entered in R. 0.P.1record of ’ I

T J W 1 S t M' h' . performance) this year and are individually pedigreeing thousands of chicks. ’ .-"'$ ‘

to Mr- - 1 er ‘31 Ber? ary 1c 1.33111 Write for complete information describing special matings at slightly ”- «"1116!

Tuberculosm. Assomation, Lansmg, higher prices 6%... Ni?"

Michigan. S P l 9 _..--.;.',o° L

Eve“ -' i

, _ , _ uperior ou try Farms, Inc. , , , .

Mount S1na1 1s an extlnct volcano. 9

__ BOX 359 I ’990 (011,-; o‘ ' ._ " -

Clocks operated and controlled by o 09'- ‘;avefiv __

the city electric lines are in use in Zeeland " M10110 /9~\° \3‘331‘?’ “a; 0-". ts".

Philadelphia. ‘/ 0° 0" 16*“ e— 9.1»

’ ENGLISH MICHIGAN 1

1’ 8 to 12Week TYPE WHITE LEGHORNS ACCREDITED

The Big, Deep Bodied Hens with Large Combs that Produce the Large White Eggs

Special Prices for JUNE Delivery 100 200 500

Special Mated . . . . $11.00 $21 50 $50-00

A cc REDITED Standard Utility Mated . . 9 oo 17 50 4o 00





. UNEXCELLED in Their PRICE CLASS





Free Catalog. All closely Culled, Every Bird Leg Banded.

Prices Greatly Reduced for Delivery to June First





 

 

 

   





 





WHITE LEGHORNS 100 500 1000

Pure Hollywood 2110- 290— —egg pedigree .......... $18. 00 $87. 50 $170. 00

Improved Hollywood Mated. 200-200—8111: pedigree 12. 00 57.50 110.00

Tamred Matcd ..................... 11. 00 52.50 100.00

Barron White Leghoms ............. . 47.50 90.00

ANCONAS—Famous Sheppard Mated ‘. 57.51) 110.00

Utility Ancsona ........................ . 47.50 90.00

BROWN IEGIIOSRNS— Veiy best grade ........ 11.00 52.50 100.00

BARRED ROCK ............................. 13.00 62.50 120.00

Brollm Chicks (not accredited) ................ 7.00 35.00 ......

Shipments on Monday and Wednesday of emry Week. Write for prices

on other quantities. Wire ciders promptly handled. Pullets: White and





 





Brown Leghouns.l1rco range raised 8 to 12 weeks for ship-

ment starting May 151.11. Write for prices.





RURAL POULTRY FARM. R. 1. Box M. Zeelzuld. Mich.





 





 





 





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MichiganwAccredited Chicks Reduced





Our stack is the result of 14 years of breeding for SIZE TYPE WINTER EGGS and

HIGH FLOCK AVE ERAGE instead of a. few high individuals We have HOLLY-

WOOD, TANCRED and ENGLISH type S. C. White Leghorns. SHEPPARD'S An-

conas. Brown Leghorns 11nd Barred Rocks. Hollywood foundation stock from 260- 290»

Tapered foundation stock from 250 up egg record stock. Ancons foundation direct from

The very best in Brown Leghorns and Ban-ed Rooks. Our chicks are HEALTHY, VIGOROUB.

The strongest proof of the quality of our chicks ll

“TOWNLINE” you also get "PEB-





 

 

 

 

 

 





egg record:

Sheppard.

Newton hatched chicks from free range breeders.

that we have doubled our hatching capacity over last year. With

BONAL SERVICE."





JUNE PRICES. 1000 500 I000

S. I". Wh. 8: Br Leghorns, Anconas ....................................... 5 9.0 $40.00 5 75.00

Barred Rocks ................................................................ 12. 00 55.00 l05.00





LIL‘KL‘CI Chicks 37. 00 per loo—orders for less than100. lc per chick more.





Chick! shipped postpaid. 100% live delivery guaranteed. Discount on curly

CATALOG FREE. Thousands of 8 to I0-week-old puIIeto at special low prices.





I. H. GEERLINGQ. MET. R. 1, Box M.





orders. LARGE NEW





EELAND. MICK.





 





 

 

 





 





Reduced Prices for .lunelDelivery





Lakeview Chicks are Michigan Accredited Official records up to 252 eggs

at Michigan egg contest 1923. 24, 25 Every breeder inspected and passed

by inspectors supervised by Mich. State College. Smith Hatched.





1' Will Ship 0. 0. D. Prepaid prices on 50 100 500 1000

s. c. Wh.l1.ocllornt ....................... 2. 50 $4.75 3 9.00 542.00 5 00.00

, Barred Rocks. 8. c. d. R. C. R. I. Roda. 3.25 6.00 “.00 32.00 I00.00

Special Matings. higher. Mixed Chicks $7. 00 per loo—all hemies. $9. 00. Order





‘ from this ad at. these prices. Member International Baby Chick Ass'.11





Lakeview Poultry Farm, R. R 8, Box 6, Holland, Mich.

UNDERMAN cnchs





Chicks that are botched from free we breeders cardully selectod.0u1-

flocks and hatchery inspected and pused by representative off Michigan‘dstoto Cob





 





   





 





 

 

 

 

 





 

 





 

   

 

 

 





 

 





 

 





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Light 010100.551.” 100% live delivery prepaid.

1016de books your ordan I'm «was.

ZEELAND. HIGH.





 





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fl'oavy midi! 0I0.00 per 100:



Qnr'chi chars Michigan Accredited.

0009:3111»! 31105.. 11. 11. No. a. Box 50.





   





 





Iepe. Refer you to State Commercial 8: Bank: a from

Price‘sv Eflootlvo May 30th and flimaftorz 50. I%

Whtl o It Br. Leghorn. ............ $2. 75 .34.?5 9. .00 80.00

. 0.. ............ ........ ........ 75 0.25 l2.” 48.00 “0.00 .

........ 6.25 12.00 46. 00 110.00





Ottawa Hatchery & Poultry Farm, Route 10, Box 42- M, Holland, Mich.

BARGAIN SALE 0N BABY CHICKS





All Michigan Accredited. From the very best Egg Strains» in the Country.





 





   





For Prompt Delivery in Lotsuf 100 500 100 500



rises to June 151.. June and July.

S. 1‘. W. Leghorns and Ancmms ................. $ 9.00 $42.50 $ 8.00 $37.50

Barred Rocks ........................... 11.50 55.00 10.50 50.00

Broilers, Assorted ................................. 1‘1. 50 32 01) 11. 00 30. 00





All FirstsfiNo Seconds. Biggest Bargain we have ever offered on Baby Chicks

of this high grade in all our long years of experience. Order NOWI Direct

from this ad to insure delivery date.



MICHIGAN POULTRY FARM. HOLLAND. MICHIGAN.





—PULLET PRICES LOWEST NOW I—





8 Weeks and Up 5. C. White Leghorn: Only --- Pure Tancred Strain.

. . From Michigan CERTIFIED Chicks.

For Delivery 1n





All Pullets from Third Year Blood Tested Stock. From known

MAY 01' JUNE high average production stock. Shipments any date in May

Get Our Prices





FAIRVIEW PROFIT PRODUCING STRAINS





BATTLE SPRING POULTRY FARM, Hudson, Mich.

(‘h’11-.ks I’ullcts and early breeding





Trapnesttd lmghorns under R. O. P.

111x115. S. (I Anronas. S. C

Satisfaction. Write for our





 





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Big Dismunts NOW for early orders on lIat1hing Eggs,

Crxkeiels Midiigan Atcredited. Six Leading.V:1rieties.

Work, S. 1‘. II1.1vy Type White Leglioms, White and Barred

lthodc Island Beds, 8. C. Brown Leghoms. We Guarantee

1110 and let. live prices





FAIRVIEW HATCHERY & POULTRY FARMS





Box M, Zeeland, Michigan





 





Proven Layers- ~_\Ii(higan A111ed'111-~d~ lIi'h Quality lrofit l’r1xi1uers. Heavy Lay—





 

 





ing T1119. All from (illi‘lllll\'1'.lllll’(l selected brooding st1n'k.100% Live Der

livers Giiawrnntwd Bunk Ilcfeiem-e

1111111 1hi1k Prices for June and July .10 100 500

Barron Eng. Wh. Leghorns. S. 1‘. Br. Leghorns and Anconas. $5. ;; 3112):;3 $g;.5‘ .50

. Rocks and S. C. I l Rods ....................... 1'.

ELI-Nd \ 4. 25 8 00 40 00





Mixed Chicks (not Ac1rcditcd)

Also heaiy lining type profit prodm 1111, pullets.





FREE Circular

wmsrnom's HATCHERY. Albert Winstrom,

.I. REDS





TATE ABBREDITED 1.1.1:. Rooks





and all our chicks hatched from free

5001000

”$1111.00 $75. 00





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

   

 





Prop., Box 0-6. Zeeland. Mich.





‘B.P.RQOKS

s. c. w. LEGHORNS





All our breeding stock has been blood- tested for three years.





‘ range stock. Shipped P. P prepaid 100% 1119 delivery guaianteed.





 





B. I’. Rocks (Milan Specml) & R I. Reds (Contest .Bl'ed)- ................... .

B. I’. Rocks & R. 1. Beds (Lady Elmao Strain) . . . . . . 13.00 00.00 120.00

B. P. Rocks & R. I. Reds (Selected) ................... . 50.00 100.00

S. C W. Leghorns (Milan Special American) .......n........ . 60.00 110.00

S. C. W. Leghorns (English Utility) .............. ... . . 45.00 90.0%

Mixed Heavy Chicks .......................... ..-...... . . . . . 45.00 90.0

MILAN HATGHERY, MILAN, MICHIGAN





 





104, 817 Eggs' in FOUR WINTER MONTHS





~ Customer re arts this record production in the four winter months of Dec.

Jan. . Feb. x,ond March. from 1. 350 May Pullets. First three months produce!



$3. 820. 77 worthof Feed cost only $724. 39. Let me know if this

allrccords you have 11911111.chka this same breeding is avail;





for your flocks.

Mich—





 

 

 





W. A. DOWNS POULTRY FARM. Route 2.11011190-
1‘, ifl'h' 1!. ’IR 1R2.“ TU .01!) (038701“??? ’(3 ‘





     





705% or can 4.11 175





V Hanson Tancred





Remember. that Royal Leghorns are Contest“l winning Moms—and that you

acflythesamebloodunesthatyhsveproduoedth eulwinneramrdesnandmmcl

so great as it has beenthis





SPECSIOAL PRICES FOR JUNE





customars was





English





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WC





1000

A Mating $50 50 $111.00 $55.00 $105.00

B Mating 4. 50 9.00 45.00 85.00





Broiler Chicks $6. 50 per 100.



Order ldirect. from this aid at the above prices. We guarantee 100% live delivery

will Circular hilly describing sent. fros.11efdermce—Zoelan State

Bank. bflROYeAL KLHATCHERY & FARMS. 8. P. Wise-ems, Prom. R. 2. Box M.





andwe know you

Commercial & B swings

ZEELAND. MICH.





 





 

   





NOW—chicks

Flocks officially Tested for Bac. White

prices than for untested quality chicks from Non—Accredited flocks.

Inspected and mated for past 10 years by nationally known. Licensed A.





CATALOG

Accredited chicks as priced ow. For n





D. and T. 3.. add 2000.011.





(men PRICES cur





Irom ILLINOIS STATE ACCREDITED HATCHERY No. I.

Diarrhea and T. B. offered at (1)1: higher

r stock





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America' s leading high production egg lines back or every chick.





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Per

. Br Br. Leghorns. Amonas, Heavy Ass'td. .8” .00

Bar‘d, White. Bun' Rocks. 8. &R . C. Reds.. I .00 Chick prices

White Wyandottes Buff Orpin ........ 14.00

and lo less In





gtmis

White Owingwns. t‘HWhitae Minorcas, Lt. Brahmas “5.00

Jersey Black Gian I? 7.00

rted. All Breeds





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WALNUT RIDGE HATOHERIEOS.





BUTLER. ILL.





 





Also BLOOD TESTED CHICKS from highest. producing strains in all leading varieties.

100% Live Delivery Guaranteed. 35 VARIETIES.





Prepaid Prices on - 25 50 100 500

S. C. White. Brown &Bufl Leghorns. Anconas. . . . . . . . . . . 82.15 85. 50 $10.00 $45.00

Barred, Wh. & Blifl Rocks, R. LR eds .......... . . . . . . . . . . . 3.75 7. 00 13.00 62.0

White Wwyandottes. Black Minorcas ............... . . . . . . . .. 3. 75 7. 00 13. 00 62.00

Buff er Orpingtcns s, 8.1. Wyandoue .................. 8. 00 15. 00 72.00





Mixed Lights. :2. 50; $4. 60: $8 00.



Please remanber, Quality goes ahead of Price.



this when you place your order. NoC . 0.1) orders shipped. will book your .order.

before Chicks are delivered. BANK RE ERENCES.



Hatched from TRAPNESTED LAYERS.





Mixed Heavies. 32.75; 35.505310.

fiend for large Price List, including Du





You cannot so wrong in ordering from this





ad direct. CHICKS as per Chick highsk than above” mess.

CHICK. Hatched from BLUE RIBBON PENS. all BLOOD TESTED. 80 Usher. rite at

once today. BABION'O FRUIT AND POULTRY PARIS. Look Box 354- MC. ”FLINT. IIICNHICANL





 





AND WILL DO IT FOR YOU





chicks at. the most. popular prices.

Located 2 miles North of Holland.

lets after May first.





Mich” on M- 11.





   

 





R. R. No. II. HOLLAND. MICHIGAN.





Diligent Chicks Did It Well!





We confidently believe we are sending out the finest. strongest. real quality

Twelve years of honest. dealing bdiind us.

Visitors welcome. Pul-





CPostpaid prices on 25 50 100 500

S. Wh. MIC-.1118 .. ................. $2.75 55 .25 510.00 545.00

Bmed Plymouth Rocks” ......... . .. 3.50 6. 75 13.00 02.50

Rhode Island Reds. S. C. ...... . . . . . . . 3. 50 6.75 13.00 62.50

Mixed, all heavies. Good Chicks. . ......... . 2. 5.25 10.00 47.50

Mixed lights. All good chicks. . . . . . . ..... . . . 2.25 245 8.00 37.50

HARM J KNOLL

Diligent Hatchery & Poultry Farm, ,3“ '





 





 





 





 

 

 

 

 





Buy Insured Baby Chicks





Eight Pure Breeds for building up farm flocks. Barred and White Rocks: Reds.





Minorcas; Anconas:

tion stock; 100% live delivery postpaid.



Send for new catalog. insurance plan. and

8 weeks and three months. Cookerels in diii'erent breeds. Send for circular.





.. STATE FARMS ASSOCIATION





Masonic Temple





Hatching eggs; also Duck Geese.





 





Insurance Covering Breeding for 30 Days





Wyandottcs;

White Leghorn—separate breeding—from both Tancred and Hollywood founda-

aud Turkey eggs.

Credit Certificate Plan. Everything explained. Pulleis





KALAMAZOO, MICHIGAN





 





 





 





 

 





 





 





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





Bab chicks of highest. quality Special Pen Hated Stock and E1!!!

High Bryed Stock at alishtly higher prices. if you prefer. Fine healthypiuo-



bred utility chicks at following prices. Catalog tree. Prices postpaid (100%

live del. guarant‘d). 50 100 30 500 1000

S. C. Wh.. 131.541 5 80

S. C. CMinort-as,





Buff Legh’ ns. Anc. &.$2 75 3 5.00 S 9.00

Brd. Wh Rake, R





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3333; “7...... r” -“ S 333 333 23.33 33-33 33 333.33 333.33

Light Mixed ..................... .: 3.00 5:50 10. 00 . 50 8A FE.

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Pure Bred Chicks at Reduced Prices. I00% Live Delivery Guaranteed





ices Ior . 25 50 I00 200 500 [000

Wing: Blk. Lechorns .......... ............ $3.00 $6.00 sum :1” 50 352.50 “00.00

Blk. Minorcas. Anconas, 8rd. Rocks... 3.25 6.50 I2.00 23. 50 57.50 “0.00

Wh. Rock s. R. at s. c. Reds ............ . 6.50 l2.00 23. 50 57.50 ”0.00

Wh. 5.8“. Wynn" Butt Orpinctons 3.50 700 I3.00 25.50 62.50 [20.00

8". Spangled Hemburcs. each Me. 90.



LANTZ HATCHERY. BOX J. TIFFIN. OHIo.





 





 





 





 





   

   

 

   

   

   

 

   

   





Black Minorcaa, 12c

11c.





LAWRENCE HATDHEIIY, PHONE 7676i, GRAND RAPIDS,





PIIIIE-BREII cums on Main





CAN SHIP AT ONCE AT REDUCED PRICES





I White and Buff Rocks, Reds“ .

Bufi' Leghorns, 8%c. Anconas, Buff Orpingtons' 14°.

3 Heavy mixed broilers, 11c. Light mixed broilers, 8c. Light

Brahmas. 17c. Blood tested Tancred White Leghorns. Elm-egg

breeding. 13c. If less than 100 ordered add 35c extra. June

’ . ' chic ks $1. 00 per 100 leaa.4 to 10 weeks old pullets.Circu1gr free:





White





or Silver Laced Wyandottes, $13 00 per 100. White. Brown and





 





 

 

 

   

   

   

   

 

 





 

 

 





- REDUCED PRICES ON CHICKS

Write m prices on our line cure-bred Ohio accredited baby chicks.

growers that are sure to brine success to you.



Prices ( P.0stpaid) on: 25 so 100





 





White. Br0wn&But! Leghorns. ................. $3.00 $5.50 $10.00

White Leghorns (Tom Barron b Wyckod’ ) 8.50 6.50 12.

Barred Rooks, Anconas, IL C. S. C. Reds.... 5.50 0.50 12.00

White Rocha“: White Wyandottec. Butt Ominstons 3.75 {$.33 18.00

........ ... ............ BLUFFTON.





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comments





HAVE been reading the many and

varied articles and letters written



by the Golden Circlers and others dur-

ing our recent reunion. There are bits

of thought in all. By the way, I just;

read that “Literature is the thoughts

of thinking souls.” This, I believe, is

descriptive of what appeared in “Our

Page” from Golden Circlers and others.

T. Norman Hurd, in the issue of

March 12, has some very good ideas

of success, and Delores sounds a key-

note.- Happiness is the direct result

of sacrifice; forgetting. one’s self in

the joy of helping and sharing with





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Reuben Johnson Must Tihink U. F. is

Late for a Date. .





others the blessings bestoWed upon

ourselves.



Education as an element of success

is a much discussed problem and very

often abused unduly. Does or does

not a high school education benefit the

rural home-maker—who finishes school

and marries? Does not exercise de-

velop the physical being, keep alive

and keen the joy of accomplishment in

hard work and plenty of it? Yes, Mrs.

RuRal, education is of great benefit to

the girl who marries after finishing

school, as well as to the young people

who enter upon business careers. A

keen mentality and alert open mind

means a happier home. There is al-

ways less friction when a couple can

enjoy good literature and discuss world

affairs intelligently. How about when

the children are going to school? Who

is better qualified to help tutor than

father and mother," and were not fath-

er and mother once the children? Ed-

ucation is a vital factor in success.

Pope said: “A little learning is a.

dangerous thing, drink deep, or taste

not the Pierian springs.”



“Jimmie’s Mother” has a. lesson in

success. An open mind and the will

to make or remake decisions are con-

ducive to success. To be successful

you must make decisions. Think for

yourself and don’t fear to reverse de-

cisions if you make mistakes.



Even success is not the paramount

objective in life, for it is written, “If

any man desires to be first, the same

shall be last;” again, “The wisdom of

this world is foolish with God.” Tetul-

lian says, “The soul is naturally chris-

tian.” Take heart, then, when you are

discouraged and down and out, for it

is written, “all things are possible to





On Success

By a Golden Czrcler ' '





him that belieyeth.” Isn’t it true?



White Amaranth in her bereavement

has the spirit: of success and character

which shows in her letter. Even when

we pass the M C. age limits can we

not continue with helpful suggestions

and friendly discussions, and thereby

help in the success of “Our Page?"

The choice between good and evil is

the building of character, which gives

evil and excuse for being. Our Page

is building character. When a thing

makes for betterment and advance

ment, there success is.



I want to present a few bits of

thought picked at random in my read-

ing, and if this gets in print, I shall

call it a success in more than name

alone.





All thoughts, all passions, all desires,

Whatever stirs this mortal frame,

Are ministers o-f love

And feed his sacred flame.





Happy is the heart that keeps its twi-

light hours.



And in the depths of heavenly peace

reclined,



Loves to commune with thoughts of

tender power,





Thoughts that ascend, like angels



beautiful ’



A shining Jacob’s ladder of'the mind.

' -—Joh n O. Roberts.





 





 





Our Letter Box





Dear Uncle Frank:



Should I say “Uncle” Frank? I’m

not a Merry Circler, you know, but I

guess we must be some relation, as

my sister is your niece.



I, like “Dreambird,” read a. lot. I

have read nearly all; the books she

mentioned, and many others. My fav-

orite books are L. M. Montgomery’s

“Anne” series. I have read them all.

“Dreambird” didn’t mention any books

by Zane Grey, Mark Twain, Eleanor

H. Porter, or Louise Alcott. Their

books are always good.



I think Guilford Rothfusses’ essay

on “What ,is Beautiful” was real good.





 





 





-I think we all feel as he does about





our mothers, and. I always feel sorry

for any boy or girl Who has to grow

up without afmother.



I guess I had better sign off now,

or W. B. will get a stomachache when

he devours this letter.——Isabel Piper,

Spruce, Michigan.



I am glad to know that "my niece”

has a. sister. You are, therefore, also

a. relative. I am pleased to know you

are a. reader of good books.





 





Dear Uncle Frank:

I was indeed surprised and pleased





to see development printed in a. recent





issue. Ihad received comment on it

before I knew it was in print. I like

Our Page because it is more interest-

ing than any Boys’ and Girls’ Page in

the various magazines.



Don’t think, if or when you think

like you admit in April 2 issue in an

swer to Myrtle Feltis. That’s what i

do. You “mold‘a. lot of character in the





 





 





 





Sandi n Your Nickels and '





 





Alec Eulogy One.
your P. S.





Say- $1117 I crowding in my letters?





A I have sererall ideas and subfects I'd





like to Write up and send in from time





to time as I find time to enlarge on

~them. Perhaps it’s just hot air! Just

tell me if it





is. —-John O. Roberts,

Breckenridge, Mich. '



You are not crowding. When good

letters come too fast I have to let

some stand by. “Your "Development”

was good. Thanks for the compli-

ments. Few are so perfect that they

do not think profanity at times, but

the overcoming of such thoughts is

what puts value into character.





 





Dear Uncle Frank and Everybody:

Well, what are we going to “jangle”

about next? We had all better put on

our thinking bonnets and think of



something discussable.

Ijust thought of a poem that would





fit in pretty good on Our Page. The

name of it is “Builders.”

“Isn’t it strange that princes and





kin ngs

And clowns that caper in sawdust





rmgs,

And common folks like you and me

Are “builders” for eternity?

Fol each is given a bag of tools,

A shapeless mass, and a book of rules,

And each must make, ’ere life' ls flown,

A Stumbling Block or a Stepping

Stone. ”

F10m one of your Hayseed Nieces,

“Toodles,” Montague, Michigan.

P. S. —Let’ s all be “Steppins Stones.”

Yes, it is well to think of something

discussable, but it is not necessary to

have itcussable. I say “Amen” to

The poem is good.





THE GOLDEN CIRCLE.





 





S you probably know, the Golden

Circle honor is given forspecial

merit in some Merry Circle activity.

In reviewing the work of the last six

weeks, I have selected the following

as worthy of the Golden Circle button:

Azia Tillman on “Education,” April

9 issue.

Farm Kate on “Prohibition,” April

16 issue.

F. C. C. on “Prohibition,” April 16

issue.

Gertrude on “Worry,” April 16 issue.

Dreambird on “Nature study,” April

30 issue.

Vesta Yoder, poem on “Spring,” May

7 issue.





I have the addlesses of Azia Till-

man and Vesta Yode1 and will send

them buttons. I would like to have

the names and addresses of the other

four.-——Uncle Frank.





 





ADD A LETTER CONTEST.





 





OMETIME ago we had one of these



contests and it proved very inter-

esting. It works like this, for instance,

if we use the letter A: A, at, mat,

mate, teams, stream, etc. You see,

you add a letter each time to make a

word until you cannot add another let—

ter to make another word. In this

contest we will start with the letter 0.





above directions. will be given a box

of nice statiohery; the next, beads, and

the next three. unique pencils. The

boy sending the best list will get an

indoor baseball; the next, handy

clutch pencil; and the next three,

watch-chain knives. All who send in





good lists will be sent MfC. buttons,

and cards if they are not now mem— ,





bers.





Please don’t forget to put your name;





and address in the upper left-hand cor-

ner of your paper, and M. C. after





your name if you are a Merry Circler.,-





The contest closes May 27. Send your





papers to Uncle Frank, Michigan Farm-’ '





er, Detroit, Michigan.





AD CONTEST WINNERS.





 





'ESPITE' the fact that things are

busy on the farm. at this time,

the response to this contest was good.





After the papers werecorrected, ten ,





were drawn from the pile for prizes.

The lucky ones are as follows:

Fountain Pens.



Martin Grayvold, Sutton Bay, Mich.

Florence Teska, Richmond, Mich.

Clutch Pencils.



Aubra Littler, R. 2, Rives Junction.

May Smith, R. 1, McGregor, Mich.



Frances Townsend, Ionia, Mich.



Candy



Theodme VVaisenen, Aura, Mich.



Kenneth Smith, R. 3, Snover, Mich.



Dorothy Moon, R. 2, Olivet, Mich.



Linda Sutinen. R. 1, Box 62, Pelkie.

- Louise Hurley, R. 6. Box 89, Howell,



Correct Contest Answers.



1. Firestone—9-615.



2. Agricultural gypsum—9—615.



3 Royal Hatchery—62822.



4 Local Goodyear Dealer Service—





Hinman free catalog—63428.

Enarco—13~619.



The goodness of Havoline oil—«

' Full-o-pep chick starter—15621.





THE MERRY CIRCLE FUND.





 





W0 weeks ago the M. C. money



came in good. but since then

things have been quiet. I hope that

you will keep the fund in mind, in or-

der that we may get a radio to spread

cheer among those suffering handicaps

at the Children’s Hospital. Following

are the names of some who have con-

tributed. Other names will appear

next week.



Florence McGregor, Dorothy Madsen,

Neva E-ggert, Robert Burns, Ray Pal-

ing, Carl Miller, Neva Begelon, Evelyn

Papple, Stella Wrona, Erma Perkins,

Genevieve Greek, Amanda Matchinske,

Rena Alice, Marion Hubbell, Peggy,

Thelma Trann, Anna Mae Cohoon, Na<

omI Comfort, Thelma Black, Lois

Clark, Leah Protten, John Beal, Ber-

nice Michel, Ray Wilt, Frances Elyea,

Merna Brokaw, Melvin Hartman, Mar-

guerIte Spicer, Eva Miller, Beatrice

McKenzie, Catherine DeLong, Stella

AtkIns, Ralph Cramer, Beulah Whitta-

ker, Louise Hoddrill, Georgia Walrod.





 





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Tom Barron Strain S. C. White Leghoms, 270-300-egg foundation; SOD-egg strain





 





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‘ 50 100 500 1000

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to order your 10-12 weeks Rose Comb White Wyandottes ............ 7.00 12 50 60. 00 .....

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Assorted Chicks for Broilers............

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Extra Selects“! _





 





C. Whit Le horns

£333.18 s c.w1.i‘ie nghorns am 1150 $10.00 $47.60 sso.oo

Sheppards Anconas

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are ac re 0- ay arr cc 9 . . . . .

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our order and we will shig)tart at

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Pure— bred S.

well llauhod (-hirks from Free Range Bneeders.

reference.





Prices. $8.00 per 100:

Assorted or Mixed Chicks. $7.00 per 100.





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SPECIAL INTRODUCTORY OFFER.

We want vou to know the High Quality of Knoll' s Michigan Accredited Chicks and





Smok. That! 3 why we are offering our Special Low Prices on May and June

Chicks, and April Hatched Pullets. I’tl" 100 500 1.000



White Leghorns, Tana-ed Strain ....................... $0.00 $47.50 8 90.00

White Loghoms. Barron Strain ....................... .00 37.50 70.00

Brown Leghorns. Grade A .............................. 9.00 42. 50 80.00

Barred ROl‘kS. Grade A ................................ I2.00 57 50 “0.00

Mixed Chicks (not. Accredited) ......................... 700 5.00 ......





PULLETS. '8 m 14 weeks. 850

Youn order must:





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100 500 1000

English White Leghorns $10 $45 3 85

Barred Plymouth Rocks 12 55 105





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ICHIGAN FARMER





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FAITH IN’DAIRY cow JUSTIFIED.





(Continued from page 665).

The only products sold are breeding

cattle and milk or cream. This re-

moves a minimum of fertilizing ele-

ments and makes possible the rapid





of the soil.



The manure is handled on this farm

.somewhat differently than is custom-

ary. Like most progressive farmers,

he hauls it direct to the fields when

there is available land upon which it

can be spread. But when this cannot

be done the manure is composted and

applied to the alfalfa fields in the fall.

The results are wonderfully stimulat-

ing to the crop. Yields of alfalfa run‘

well up to eight tons per acre per

year. Last season the writer saw a

crop of fully four tons being harvested

from one field for the first cutting.

Usually three cuttings are made.



But where Mr. Probert’s system is

radically different from other farmers

on this side of the Atlantic is, that he

has a stable sewage system which car-

ries from the stables all liquid ma-

nure. This manure collects in sixteen

inch vitrified tile extending 2,500 feet

from the barns, and is periodically

drawn off into the sprinkling tank and

spread on land to be plowed. The

liquid is too strong to be applied to

growing crops. A tank full will cover

a strip ten feet wide and about eighty

rods long. The land is immediately

plowed and put to crops. The results

are almost magic, this quickly avail-

able plant food giving the Crop every

possible advantage.



But in addition to the heavy pur-

chasing of concentrates and the care-

ful return of every vestige of stable

waste to the land, this Master Farmer





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





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Salary

For complete





With Cars'who can devote full time to saleswork.

and expenses paid weekly to full time men.





information address





The Michigan Farmer,





Desk C, Detroit, Michigan





also makes the most of these plant

foods by supplementing them with

commercial fertilizer. This usually

consists of an application of two hun-

dred pounds of bone phosphate every

two or three years.



But this is all incidental to the main

line of business—the production of

purebred Jersey cattle. At the begin-

ning a standard was set for every

adult cow to attain or be sold. The





 





 





 





 

 





 





 

 

 

 





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active chemical property), and this is what you get:



For $125.00 you can buy, on on average, delivered to your station,



25 tons Solvay Pulverized Limestone containing 12 % tons of lime oxide, or



9 tons Burnt Line containing 7 54 tons lime oxide, or



10 tons Hydrated Lime containing 7% tons lime oxide.

You obtain 66% more actual lime for [your meney when

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pounds of butter, or' ten thousand

pounds of milk. Careful selection and

equally careful breeding has enabled

him not only to reach this standard,

but to advance the standard of butter

production to six hundred pounds. He

showed scores of records that far ex-

ceeded this minimum. In fact, he now

has many yearling heifers with records





 





COWS.





One cannot develop good herds of

cows until he knows definitely what

the foundation stock can do. This fact

Mr. Probert realized yearly in his breed-

ing experiences. As a result, before

the present method of 'cow testing

work was thought of, he followed a

somewhat more crude but equally effi-

cient system of determining produc-

tion. This was to keep separate the

milk from each cow being tested, and

make it into' butter, which told defi-

nitely the amount of butter she would

give in a week, or for any period of

time desired. By following this plan

extensively,‘ Mr.’ Probert not only

found himself in an advantageous posi-

tion. in the selection of animals for

mating, but he was equally fortified

.when selling stock. This definite

knowledge about each animal made

its appeal to breeders then as it is





 





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development or the production capacity -





minimum laid down was five hundred-





above the early standard set for adult





1 now doing in cow testing association .,

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~ti‘on of ruling over these good cows .

until he had proven his worth as a: ’

- prepotent animal carrying all the 7 _

type. and other qualities necessary to "



. maintain and improve the-herd.





His method of testing the sires is

interesting. Twelve. cows with known

records as heifers are bred to 3 the

young bull. The condition of the calves

at birth is carefully noted. If strong,

the bull’s chances are still good, other-

wise he is counted out. This bull is

then bred to his own heifers,'sired by

these twelve cows, to determine his

prepotency. All the heifers from both

matings are tested and these testsiare

compared with the‘records of the or-

iginal tWelve cows. In this manner

it is posSible to have definite knowl-

edge of a bull before he is placed at

the head of the herd.



By following these two lines of work

——one giving definite information on

the value of the cows, and the other

equally valuable data on the qualities

of the sires—it is possible to make

certain progress in the development of

high-producing animals. , This Mr.

Probert has accomplished through line

breeding. The only inbreeding prac-

ticed on this farm is that followed in

the testing out of the sires, as men-

tioned in the preceding paragraph.



In his line breeding work Mr. Pro-

bert has narrowed down the pedigrees

to a few closely related lines of des-

cent. By this system he has discour-

aged variability and wrought out a

wonderfully uniform herd of animals—

animals that not only have capacity

for producing butter-fat, but that also

are prepotent in transmitting type,

and in possessing an abundance of vig-

or. Because of the thorough-going

methods of testing already described,

the chief danger of this kind of animal

breeding has been avoided by being

able to make judlClOIlS selections of

individuals for matings.



The writer was permitted to inspect

much private correspondence in con-

nection with the business end of this

farm. He found that breeding stock

is being regularly shipped from the

farm to more than a score of states at

prices that are exceedingly attractive.

Furthermore, calves are bought at

fancy prices by people who have never

seen the animals,

gained for before being born.



But the sale of surplus stock is not

the only source of revenue from these

Jersey cows. A fine market for high-

grade cream has been developed at

prices nearly double the regular quo-

tations for butter-fat. This cream is

produced under carefully guarded con-

ditions. The stables are always kept

sweet by frequent fiushings so that no

odors are absorbed by the milk. It

is taken promptly to the milk house,

separated and cooled, and then bottled

and put on ice until called for by the

distributor.



After Mr. Probert’s son graduated

from the University of Michigan some

years ago, an arrangement was .made

whereby the son became a partner in

the business. Now the junior member

is shouldering the more arduous dut-

ies, and there is every reasonto be-

lieve that the work will continue to

be conducted on the same high plane

as in the past. The achievements of

Mr. Porbert are due partly to the con-

tinuance of his efforts over a genera-

tion of years. It is highly fortunate,

therefore, that someone can carry on.





After all is said and done, We sns? ‘

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BREEDERSI DIRECTORY

CATTLE

May Rose Guernseys





Senior Sire. grandson of Imp. King of the May

.091. Junior lire. son of Langwater Sybarito 63078.

he by Langwater Steadfast. Two splendid young

sires for sale. 4 and 11 months. W. W. TERRY

l. SON. Remus. Mich.





EXCEPTIONAL YOUNG BULL





AT AUCTION

We have consimed to the State Sale at East Lan-

sing. May 26th. WALLINWOOD KING l28599. For

additions; luvformfition regarding the sale or this bull

IN. len'non. Mich" or W. D.

BURRINFGTON. Box Hill). East Lansing. Mich.





“IBM's We are consiguing to the Third- Au-



nual Sale at East Lansing. to be

held on May 26th. 1 young cow.1 heifer by Lone

Pine Banger. due in June. and 1 7— months’ bull 0.11.1!

by Brookmud's Master Warrior. GILMORE BROTH-

ens. Camden. Mich.





 





 





 





 





 





 





FOR.p1-Tactllcaliy pure-bred GUERNSEY or NOL-

calvea. from are.

write EDOEWOOD DAIRY FARMS. 'Whitewatu.Wls.

FOR SALE 3%“ firms.” M“ “at"?

l 88 . '

EST TREICHEL. Stefllnpmeich. can. 6 age

Dairy Heifer Calves. practice“)

enemy pure bred :25. 00 each. We only

C 0. D. Writs L. Tcrwllllger. Wauwateoa. Wis.





Guernsey Bull For Service m‘otfim' "if





A.





0. Stock. 1. II. WILLIAMS. Io. Alla“. Mllh.





YEARLY PRODUCTION





A nicely marked hull of excellent

' Born June 14.1926. Color about halfq‘wfilg.

, £11131 5:933; gut of 1111132. .5- lb. Homestead cow

1w reco of 1.

and.26, 075 lbs. milk. 147 9 lbs butter





madam iss 27.-.51b 3year- old

Echo Sylsvia King Model and a dg‘uiflgterog





with 65-day record

and 23 3137 lbs: milk 0! 9714 “’8'





If you are interested in

isn'soduction.





' i333 3.

"THE MICHIGAN srsrs Huang."

_ , Bureau of

Animal lncdustry

Dept.C

Lansing, Michigan





 





 





butter





9. sire backed by

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HOLST-EINS FOR SALE





andhel! sewndtonomGetmir

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cashiers of Echo Sylvia}; King Model. bred

Supreme._0urK.P 0. P. slrewhose

63.. just 54% (at in

W. Learner. Trav-





 





M. Wagner, shows in his report the





-. great value that his dalrymen are ob-





taining through the cooperative use of

well-bred. purebred sires. The Ray





‘ Holstein Breeders’ Association are all





members of the cow testing associa-

tion. A comparison of the records of

the daughters with those of the dams,

show that there is a consistent im-





provement in test and butter-fat pro-





duction as a result of the use of the

pure-bred Holstein bull, Sir Ormsby

Segis.



The per cent of test increased from

3.5 to 3.88.

increased from 366 to 399. There is

8.9 per cent increase in test, while the

per cent improvement in butter-fat pro-

duction in the daughters compared

With the dams, is 9.1 per cent. Other

records of daughters versus dams were

compared by Wagner and he shows

that there are sixteen daughters out

of twenty-five that have made an in-

crease in production over their dams.





,The cooperation of dairymen in the

use of well-bred sires proving the

daughters through the cow testing as-

sociation, is a project worth consider-

ing by many other Michigan dairymen.





Information returned by the Bureau

of Dairying. Washington, D. C., indi-

cates that only one proven sire out of

twenty-filve is actively in service in

Michigan dairy herds. Further infor-

mation from this same source states

that “there are 468 sires that are al-

most proven or disproven.” By a

proven bull we mean one which has

five or more daughters that have rec-

ords which exceed those made by the

dams. These 468 bulls have from one

to four daughters which have been

compared with the dams but have not

the required number to be listed as

proven bulls.



Michigan cow testers and dairymen

in testing associations, will be able to

help prove many of these sires when-

ever complete information is listed in

the top of the cow testing association

herd book and transferred on to the

yearly association summary strips. The

strips drawn up by the tester at the

end of the testing your are tabulated

by the bureau of dairying and the in-

formation returned to the association.

The herds which have averaged

above 300 pounds of butter-fat produc-

tion for four years in Wr. Wagner’s

association, are: R. G. Potts and Wm.

Schoof. The herd of Otto Meitz has

averaged this mount for three years;

that of Elmer Hartsig for two years,

and for the past year the following

members had herds producing over this

amount: H. J. Sewell, Harry Green,

Louis Bannow, Efd. Luchtman, Ed.

Wangelin, and Louis Schoof.





STALLION REGISTRATION.





I would like to know the law in

Michigan regarding the registration of

stallions Can I use a May 17,1926,

unregistered horse?—N. S.





Act No. 256 of the public acts of

1911, as amended in 1921, provides that

all stallions that are offered for public

service in Michigan must be enrolled

by the department of agriculture, and

that no stallions be enrolled unless re

corded in a recognized registry asso-

ciation. Therefore, it is a violation of

the law to offer an unrecorded stallion,

either at owner’s premises or else-

where for public service. This does

not include owner’s mares—Judson

Black.





 





BLUE RIBBO‘N STOCK.





To further serve agriculture and the

live stock industry, The International

Live Stock Exposition has published

a history of the last International Live

Stock Exposition. Much valuable in-

formation is included. The book may

be had for $1. 00 per copy from the see-

reta‘ry—ntanager of the International

Live Stock Exposition at the Union





 





 





_ Stock Yards,-Chica.go, Illinois.





HE 'iversallle tester or; theMacomb" '

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water Steadfast 31672, Langwater Valiant





Quality Guernseys at Auction

MICHIGAN’S THIRD ANNUAL CONSIGNMENT SALE





- East Lansing, Mich.





60—head of clean, healthy pure breds ~—-60





In the offering are daughters or granddaughters of such well known bulls as Lang-





51868, May Rose King of the Ridge 48256.





Coventry Rameses 76829, St. Austell Dreadmught 34671 and Cramond Victor 46480‘

.For catalogs adheaa





W. D. Burrington, Field Secretary, Box “"8, East Lansing, Mich





 





SERVICEAB LE AGE





REGISTERED HOLSTEIN



Bull Calves at prices the owner ofa

small herd can afford to pay. The

sire of many of these calves is a Son

of the highest record (301b,) two-

year-old daughter of Creator. Hie

sire is King Segio Alcartre Prilly, an

undefeated Show bull with 70 A. R.

daughters. Others sired by e 5 times

1200 lb. Champion Bull, the famous

K. P. O. P. breeding.



Bred cows and heifers served by

these sires are available for founda-

tion stock.





RED ROSE FARMS DAIRY





Northville, Michigan

Telephone: 344

Reference: Northville State Savings Bank





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



Typoy Colantha. Bulls from cows standing high

in Official and Cow Testing work insure unusual

production. Ask us about them.





McPHERSON FARM 00.,

Howell. Michigan





HEREFORD STEERS





CALVES. YRL'S l. TWO'B. .Well marked. beef

type. showing splendid breaiins. Dark reds. Most

all bunches dehomed. Good smcka' 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, 150

lbs. to 800 lbs.





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

HEREFORD STEERS





110 around 550 lbs.: 120 around 600 lbs. ‘





 





 





 





SHORTHORNS N “m



good cows with

calmatfnehandbredanin. Lisebullaandhelf-

era sired by Muwalwn Mock or D'glink Victor. two

of the good bulls of the breed Will make was at-

tractive prices on all of these cattle. GOTFREDSON

FARMS. Ypsilanti. Mich.





 





MILKING SHORTHORN BULL. born in 1mm.

. 12 of his nearest grand dame have an arm

reifirdMofmlo. .751 lbs. IRVIN DOAN 6s SONS. Crow

we . 1 .





Shorthorns





STOCK FARM.





Shorthorn Bulls For Sale





H. B. PETERS G. SON. Garland. Mldl.





 





Best of quality and breedln

cows and heifers for sale

Bax D, Tecumseh, Mich.





Ellis

BIDWELL'





 





 





 





HOGS

A Few good Hampshire spring been at a

sin. Place your order for in!

gills. JOHN W. SNYDER. St. Johns. Mich" B. ‘-





 





BRED SOWS





M AND GILTS





SERVICE BOARS

Cholera immune, popular blood lines, typy.

LAKEFIELD FARMS, Glarkslon, Mlcll.





FOR SALE Reg. 0. I. C. boars and. rows.





Ready for breeding and service.

All stock shipped on approval. No deposit required.

FRED W. KENNEDY. R. No. I. Chelsea. Mich.





HESTER WHITES—Spring pigs hv the Great

Paramount Emulation 2nd 1 fall boar and bred

JOHN c. WILK. St. Louis. Mich.





CHOICE BOARS





Do you want a real show prospect for your County or

State Fair? “'8 have several outstanding Pounds.

of September furrow with best of Iowa. breeding. you.

would be proud to own and show. Come see them





 





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F 11 b0 ll ld. II. M

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bears in the state. viz.. L's.

Wonder and Big Stratton by





Big Wonder by Smootho

Redeemer.





 





W. E. LIVINGSTON. Par-ma. Mich.

UHGE m: POLAND cum momma





 





 





 





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72 ground, 700 lbs' _ 60 around goo my Efsell. JAMES C. TAYLOR. Balding. Mich. -

2 loads Hereford —r

c. r. BALL. FAIRFIELD. IOWA. ‘ HORSES

ready for mun-ea Black Percheron Stallion. Magic, I!

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398- '
GRAIN QUOTATIONS.





Tuesday, May 17.





Wheat.

Detroit.—No. '2'red at $1.41; No. 2

white $1.42; No. 2 mixed $1.40.

Chicago—May at $1.41; July at

$135543; September $1.327/g.

Toledo—Wheat, No. 2 red at $141125

@1421/2.

Corn.





Detroit—No. 2 yellow at 93c; No-3

yellow 91c; No. 4 yellow 89c.

Chicago—May at 84%c; July 891,40;

September 90%0.

Oats.

3 Detroit—No. 2 Michigan 58c; No.

, 55c.

Chicago—May at 48%c; July 4936c;

September 46c. .

Rye.

Detroit—No. 2, $1.11.

Chicago—May $1.073/s; July 8.06%;

September 9814c.

Toledo—Rye $1.11.

Beans.





Detroit—Immediate and prompt

shipment at $5.15 f. o. b. shipping

points.



New York—Pea domestic at $5.25@

5.75; red kidneys $6.75@7.50 to the

wholesalers.



Chicago—Spot navy beans, Michigan

choice hand-picked, in sacks, at $5.25;

dark red kidneys $5.50.





Barley.

Detroit—Making 94c; feeding 860.

Seeds.



Detroit—Cash red clover at $26.50;

cash alsike at $24; timothy, old $2.50;

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 $126013; rye straw $13@14.



Feeds.



Detroit—Winter wheat bran at $39;

spring wheat bran at $38; standard

middlings at $39; fancy middlings at

$42; cracked corn at $36; coarse corn

meal $34; chop $33 per ton in carlots.



WHEAT.



While the advance in wheat prices

has been halted for the time 'being, the

undertone remains strong and pros-





pects favor a further sale. The con-

dition of winter wheat as of May 1

was officially reported at 85.6 per cent,

of normal, compared with a ten-year

average of 83.7 per cent. Abandon-

ment of acreage was only 8.4 per cent,

compared with a ten-year average of

12.5 per cent. The yield indicated was

594,000,000 bushels, compared with the

forecast of 549,000,000 bushels on the

same date last year, and the final har-

vest in 1926 of 627,000,000 bushels. Do-

mestic merchandising conditions re-

main favorable for firm prices.





CORN.





Corn prices continued to advance in '





the past week. Primary receipts have

been below normal for nearly two

months because of bad weather, the

rush of farm work, and light farm re-

serves. As a result, the visible supply

has decreased sharply in spite .of mod-

erate demand. From 49,000,000 bush-

els on March 19, it has declined to

35,000,000 bushels on May 7. Unoffi-

cial estimates indicate farm holdings

of corn on May 1 to 710,000,000 bush-

els, compared with 996,000,000 bushels





a year ago.

OATS.



The oats market has been strong

along with other grains. Light re-

ceipts, a fair demand, sharp reductions

in the visible supply, late planting, a

reduced acreage, unfavorable soil con-

ditions, and poor seed all are strength-

ening influences in the cats market.





BEANS.





Pea beans are showing a little

strength, with prices tending upward,

although trade is only fair. Red and

white kidneys are irregular in quality,

which interferes with their sale. In

general market remains unchanged.





Fancy eggs continue scarce although

receipts at leading distributing mar-

kets hover close to the highest on rec-

ord at this season of the year. Prac-

tically every shipment contains more

or less ordinary stock, which sells at

a discount. Country collections are

reported to be holding up in spite of

cold wet weather in many sections.

Low prices to consumers are widening

the consumptive outlet for eggs, dls-

counting to some extent the large sup-

ply. Prices are having some difficulty





 





 





calls early.





to 8:301). 772.





 





MICHIGAN BELL

TELEPHONE CO.





Advises “Don’t” Wait

Until Midnight





MAKE your evening and

night Long Distance





Rates are lowest between

8:30 p. m. and 4:30 a. Hi.

There is no further reduc—

tion at. midnight.





An evening reduced rate is efi’ctzbe from 7:00

Art the Long Distance

operator for further information





I; .





 





' Best heavy steers, dry-fed





- Mixed - steers , and heifers

‘ Handy light;





, Best eewsi‘.





in maintaining their present level,

however, and are not likely to ‘ im-

prove much until the flush period of

production is definitely over.

Chicago—Eggs, fresh firsts 22@23c;

extras 2534c; ordinary firsts 20@210;

dirties 20c; checks 20c. Live poultry,

hens at 23@261,§c; broilers at 31@40c;

roosters 13c; ducks 25@30c; geese at

16c; turkeys 25c.

Detroit—Eggs,

graded 23@23%c.





fresh candled ~ and

Live poultry, broil-





ers 47c; heavy hens 270; light hens-





24c ; roosters 15c;





geese 18c; ducks

32c pound. '





BUTTER. -



Butter production has gained sharp-

ly since the new season opened, and

receipts at the four large markets are

about 20 per cent larger than at the

same time last year. Some grass but-

ter is arriving as pastures are improv-

ing rapidly. The transition from hay

to grass butter is always accompanied

by poor quality butter, and stocks of

medium and undergrades are piling

up. Fancy butter is firmly held, al-

though prices generally are irregular.

Retail prices are finally reflecting the

recent reductions in the wholesale

market and consumption should widen

as a result of the lower prices.



Prices on 92-score creame-ry were:

Chicago 41%c; New York 431/20.





POTATOES.



The potato market is strong again

after a temporary spell of unsettled

prices following a period of heavier re-

ceipts, Shipments of old stock are

dropping off daily, however, as stocks

in the country are cleaned up. Elor-

ida has. passed the peak of shipments

and other southern states are just be-

ginning to ship, so that the strong

market should continue. Higher prices

for old potatoes are not unlikely be-

fore the end of the season. Northern

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

at $3.25@3.40 per 100 pounds, sacked,

in the Chicago carlot market.





WOOL.





While'wool prices are slightly lower

than two or three weeks ago, a better

undertone is apparent. Opinion is

growing that the decline is practically

at an end and that prices will

strengthen for a while. Manufactur-

ers appear to believe that the current

prices are close to bottom levels.

Enough of the new clip has been sold

to remove some of the pressure from





 





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were higher.





wools since the first of the year," an





. , - . ' i» q .

that source, and. dealers generally are , ,

more willing to buy than When prices ?





The increase in vcon- 7-

sumption of combing and clothing.





the decline in imports have affected 0





the supply situation enough to attract

attention. The London auction stiffen-

ed up slightly after the decline shown

at the opening. All influences consid-

ered, a period of strength in wool

prices seems near at hand. _The sale

of the wools held by the Jericho pool.

to a Boston dealer at 30140 was a fea-

ture of the last ten days. This com-





pares with 34~3§c received last ' year.





and an average of 43%c for the 'past

seven years ,





GRAND RAPIDS.





Potatoes $1.65@1.85 bu; asparagus

$1@1.50 dozen bunches; spinach 75c@

$1 bu; rhubarb 65@75c bu; radishes,

hothouse 50c dozen bunches; outdoor

35@450 dozen bunches; silver skin on-

ions 25c-bunch of 36 onions; leaf let-

tuce 14@15c lb; tomatoes $3 per 7-lb.

basket; cucumbers» $1.20@1.50 dozen;

apples, Baldwins $1@1.50 bu; Spies

$1.50@3 bu; Ben Davis 50@65c bu;

wheat $1.22 bu; beans $4.55 cwt; pork

12@13c lb; beef 6@12'c lb. lamb 300;

mutton 12@14c; old hens 20@24c lb;

broilers 25@40c; eggs 21@22c; butter-

fat 420 lb.





' DETROIT CITY MARKET.





Apples 50c@$3.50 bu; asparagus 60c

@$1 dozen bunches; beets 900@$1 bu;

cabbage 90c@$1.50 bu; cabbage plants





$1@1.25 8-dozen fiat; carrots $1.25@/





1.75 bu; outdoor radishes $1@1.50 dozl

bunches; rhubarb 50@75c doz. bunch-

es; green onions 50@700 dozen bunch-

es; root parsley $1@1.50 bu; potatoes

$1@2 bu; turnips $1.50@2 bu; sorrel

$1601.25 bu; spinach $1@1.50 bu; to~

mato plants $1.25 8-dozen flat; leeks

75c@$1 dozen bunches; parsnips $1.25

@1.75 bu; pansies $1.50@2 per 15-box;

vegetable oysters 750@$1 dozen bunch-

es, eggs, retail 30@35c; hens, whole-

sa 30@320; broilers, wholesale 46@

480; retail 4863500; Leghorn broilers,

wholesale 37@38c; veal 17@19c; hens,

dressed 38@40c.





 





For the entire country, the supply

averages 89.9 and the demand 88.4 per

cent of a normal, giving the ratio of

supply to demand of 101.7 per cent.





 





Live Stock Market Service '





 





‘ Cattle. '



Receipts 11,000. Market on all

classes mostly steady; yearling steers

slow with Monday’s decline; choice

weighty kind scarce; best heavy steers

$13.65; bulk 1,000 lbs. about $10; 1,175-

lb. steers under $10 in good demand;

feeders scarce at $8.50@9.50; wei hty

kind $10 and better; weighty me ium

bulls $7.25; vealers mostly $10@11.50;

outsiders $12 and better.



Sheep and Lambs.



Receipts 9,000. Fat clipped lambs

and springers opening slow at $15

mostly; 25c lower _than Monday; good

California spring lambs $16.75@17.50;

few wool spring lambs $13.50; bulk of

desirable clipped lambs $15.50; few

cull clipped $11.75@12.25; sheep weak

to 25c lower; fat clipped ewes at $7.50





@875 g g . .

DETROIT.

Cattle.

Receipts 185. Market steady.





Good to choice yearlings





. . . . .$10.00@11.00



9.50@10.75

' .5 _. j.9.5,0

8.09 x 9.00





dry-fed





 





Handy weight 'butcl ers. . .





 





 





butchers ’._. . .

Light - butchers ;.' . 5;}. . , .





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Tuesday, M3717.





vs.oo' : 9.00.11.

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H]CAGO_ Camera 375@ 4.50

C Hogs. Choice light bulls . . . . . . .. 6 50@ 7.25

Receipts 20,000. . Market fairly ac- Bologna bulls . . . . . . . . . . . 5 50@ 7.25

tiVe to shippers and traders; big pack. StOCk bulls . o o o,- o o o e u c o - 5)00@ 6.50

ers showing resistance to a stronger Feeders . . - . c . - . o r. . o . o . . 6.25@ 8.25

trend; market mostly 10c higher than stOCkerS . . .' . . . o o . . . a u . o 0 5.5061) 7.75

Monday’s average; 10c up on pigs and Mflkers and Springers. o o360-00@110.00

pac§ing5s60%s) :1 ltops $10.10; Eiggk'ngétltgr 7 . Calves.

gra e - - . average a . ;

210.2404)». weight $9.65@10; 260-325- 381350.31”??? . Market s§f§%§'@13 00

lb. butchers $9.40@9.65; most packing others I . . . I . I . . I I I I I I I :: 5:50@12j00-

Stags $8.50@8.75, best pigs at $9.50@ Sheep and Lambs. .8.





Receipts 591. Market slow.

Best lambs . . . . . . . . . . . . . .315.00@15.50

Fair lambs ..... . . . . . . . . . 11.25@12.50





Light to common lambs . . 6.00@ 9.75



Fair to good sheep . . . . 6.00@ 8.00



Guile and common . . . . . . . 2.00@ 4.00

Hogs. .



Receipts 2,208. Market 5@10c higher.

Mixed~...... .......... .. 10.15

Roughs.................. 8.50

Pigs, lights and yorkers. . 10.15

Stags eeeeeeeee ennui-coo. 7.00

Heavies ......... . . . . . . . . , ‘ 9.00

Extreme heavies . . . . . . 9.00@ 9.50



BUFFAL .





Hogs.



.Receipts 500. Market on 1! t weight

kind strong; 190 lbs. unit) 150 high-

er; 180 lbs. down, including pigs $10.40

@1060; 190-210 ibs. around, $10.30@

10.40; 2205240 lbs. unnamed; few





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250-800 lbs. around $10.65@10.75: pack- '





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Receipts 50.





grade cowssteady, --

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culls and“comuion139_

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613 ing it ,“fiwill.

, ed. at, the; uncle.

ids,- under anacrdermade

y ,~ pf. Agriculture. J ardine

under ‘tlfe’i'puckérs’ and stock yards’

act,“ following ‘an investigation of the

activities of twelve firms at the Buffalo

stock yards. ' _ . -

,‘fWeig‘hing up” is a practice which

consists of filling orders from consign-

ments, .. d charging two commissions





 

 





 

 

 

 





f While acting in the dual capacity of

-. agent for, both owner «or shipper, and





the ultimate purchaser of live ~stock.



' “Weighing up” is practiced in four

live stock' markets. These are the

Buffalo, Pittsburgh, Clevelandand Cin-

cinnati stock yards. It'is probable that

an effort will be made to compel the

discontinuation of the practice in the

Other three ._yards.



. he firms-doing business in the Buf-

falo. yards. are. also ordered to desist

frOm failing or refusing to permit bona

fide bidders in the usual course of bus-

iness toglook at and bid on live stock

consigned to market agencies.





 





MAY CROP REPORT.





HE crop outlook for Michigan on





May 1, was generally satisfactory





to fall-sown grains,

While the spring op-

cool weather

dm'ing a 'portion of April retarded

The rainfall

during the month was normal in

amount, and the advent of seasonable

temperatures early in May have im-

proved growing conditions. The fruit

prespects are less promising than last

year. Although no official inquiry will

be made until June 1, scattering re-

ports indicate that sour cherries have

suffered serious injury from freezing

temperatures in April, and that a large

percentage of the peach buds were

‘killed during the winter. Some local

damage to grapes, plums, and straw-

berries has also been reported, accord-

ing to 'a statement from Herbert E.

Powell, commissioner of agriculture,

and Vern-e H. Church, U. S. agricultur-

al statistician for Michigan. The out-

look for apples is considered favorable.





Winter Wheat—The wheat crop of

the state promises to be about 1,500,-

000 bushels less than that of last year,

not because of a poor condition, but

as a result of the inability of farmers

to plant the acreage intended under

the adverse weather conditions pre-

vailing throughout the fall of 1926.

The May 1 condition of 87 per cent is

five per cent abOve the ten-year aver-

age, and 12 per cent better than one

year ago. The fields are looking good

in most sections, except those that are

low and flat. In the east-central dis-

trict, where planting conditions were

extremely unfavorable last fall, there

was considerable winter injury, and

some acreage has been abandoned. The

abandonment for the state as a whole,

is only three per cent, which leaves an

estimated acreage of 929,000 for har-

vest. With normal weather conditions

during the next 60 days, the present

situation indicates a production of 16,-

407,000 bushels. .



The acreage left for harvest in the

United States amounts to 38,701,000

after allowing for an abandonment of

8.4 percent of the planted acreage.

The condition'averages 85.6 per cent,

which is equivaliant to a production of





with respect

hay and pasture.





 

 





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Rye-:éThe‘ condition 0112' M y“‘.l- was.





‘87 per cent of normal," thers‘ame as re-





ported on April 1,": but two per cent

below the ten-year "average. Moisture

conditions were favorable during» Ap-

ril, but there were many cool days and

some freezing weather.- Many fields

made but little top growth last fall,

due to late planting, and the recent

cold weather has continued to hold it

back. The present condition indicates

a crop of 2,680,000 bushels, which is

6,000 bushels less than was produced

in 1926. The acreage planted, as esti-

December. was 189,000, but

later .evi ence increases the estimate

to 195,000, which is 4,000 acres under

the final estimate for the previous

crop. .



The nation’s crop is estimated at

47,861,000 bushels, against 40,024.000

produced in 1926. The estimate is has-

ed on an acreage of 3,592,000, hnd on

an average condition of 88.3 per cent.





Hay—The stocks of old hay on

farms are about normal, being estimat-

ed at 538,000 tons, or 13 per cent of

the crop harvested in 1926. One year

ago, the stocks only amounted to eight

per cent of the 1925 production, which

was a relatively small one. While

some individual farmers have had to

buy during recent months, there is

considerable hay in the surplus sec-

tions available for shipment. The out-

look for hay this year is fairly satis-

factory. New see'dings are good in

nearly all districts. Old meadows were

injured to some extent by winter-kill-

ing, and April freezes damaged alfalfa

in certain localities. The condition

for the state as a whole, is reported

84 per cent, six per cent better than

one year ago, but four per cent below

the average.





For the country as a whole, the cou-

dition of tame hay averages 86.8 per

cent. The stocks of old hay are esti-

mated at 10,852,000 tons, as compared

with 11,481,000 one year ago.



Pastures—While pastures started

rather early, the cold weather during

April has retarded growth, although

the condition is 80 per cent, or five

per cent above normal. On the same

date last year it was only 54 per cent.

As there is an ample supply of mois-

ture. warm weather will bring them

forward rapidly.



Farm Labor.———The supply has been

a. little more plentiful this spring, the

ratio of supply to demand being 102

per cent one month ago. With the in-

creased need for hired labor at this

season, the ratio had dropped to 97

per cent by May 1.





 





Demand for Veal is Good

Ship Your





DRESSED CALVES

and LIVE POULTRY





T0

DETROIT BEEF COMPANY





1903 Adelaide St. Detroit, Mich.





Oldest and Most Reliable Commission

House in Detroit





Tags and Quotations and New Ship-





 





Guide Free on Application.





 





 





 





Rate 8 cents a word. each

consecutive insertions 6 cents a word.

display type or illustrations admitted.





charge l0 wordy.





 





CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING





This classified advertising department is established for the convenience of Michigan farmers.

Small advertisements bring best results under Classified headings. Trv it for

advertising miSccllaneous articles for sale or exchange. ‘

Dartm‘ent at. classified rules. or in' display columns at commercial rates. -

insertion. on orders for

Count as u



Remittances must accompany order.

Live stock ndvortiling has a separate department and is





_. want ads and for

Poultry advemsmg will be run in this do-





lcss than four

word each





insertions :

abbmiation.





. .. for four or more

initial or number. No





not accepted as classified. Minimum





 





 





One Four 0 Four

Words tune. times. W time times.

10 ........ 0.30 $2.40 26 ........ $2.08 $6.24

11 ........ .88 2.64 ........ 2.16 6.48

12 ........ .96 2.88 8 ........ 2.24 6.72

13 ........ 1.04 3.12 29 ........ 2.32 6.96

14 ........ '1.12 3.36 30 ........ 2.40 7.20

15 ........ 1.20 3.60 31 ........ 2.48 7.44

16 ........ 1.2 3.84 32 ........ 2.50 7.68

17......1.36 4.08 33 ........ 2.64 7.92

18 ........ 1.44 4.32 34.. . ..... 2.72 8.16

19 ........ 1.52 4.56 35 ........ 2.80 8.40

20 ........ 1.60 4.80 36 ........ 2.88 8.64

21 ........ 1.68 5.04 3 ........ 2.90 8.88

22 ........ 1.7 5.28 38. . . ..... 3.04 9.12

23 ........ 1. 5.52 3 ........ 8.12 9.36

24 ....... ..J..92- . - 5.76 40 ........ 3.20 9.60



2 00 . 6 00 41 ..... . . . 3.28 9.84



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REAL, ESTATE





$1.5003GETS EQUIPPED FARM—High—nrlced Dis-

trict. convenient city.‘ 'on improved “road: 85 none.

mostly his producing fields. spflng~watered. estimated

eds. Valuable iovcwood. abundance fruit: good



. 6-mmn house “andfhrm ‘blngs. ~ 00:11le modem

squint... alsoéhoraes. .cow. saw. 100 chickens.

: , potatoes. all included. for only $5500





‘ -J L. .' t A ' .

on “less. We ...s&°2, W.





 





 

 

 

   

 





   





 





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FARM LANDS FOR SALE—In the best mixed farm-

ing district in Manitoba, Canada Prices ranging

from $15.00 to $40.00 per acre. For further infor~

[human write to Joe 1’. Ryan. Shoal Lake. Manitoba.

arm a.





 





FARMS EOR SALE—wonderful opportunities, South-

em'Georgla farm lands. Write for complete infor-

mation. Chamber of Conuncrce. Quinnan. Ga.





 





CORN HARVESTER





RICH MAN'S Corn Harvester. poor man's price—

only $25.00w‘ith bundle tying attachment. Free col.-

alog showmg pictures of harvester. Process 00..

Sound. Km.





 





 





‘ _ g FARM MACHINERY

EAWBAKEB WIRE smETCHER—o fence-repairing

device for. quickly repairing and tightening broken.





or loose sagging wires. $1.50 postpaid. Circular free.

lebaker Stretcher 00.. Elmore. Minn.





 





MOTORCYCLES





MODORCYCLE BARGAINS. Used. rebuilt. Guaran-

teed. Shipped on approval. Catalog free. Floyd

Clymu'. 815 Broadway. Denver. Colo.





 





MATTRESSES





nmssns made any size. low mm m

W03 rm. Peoria Bedding Company. Ponds. 111.





PET STOCK





COLLIEs—From beautiful. intelligent mm of heel

drivers. A. K. C. greed. C. M. Bedlngu'. Ber-

rim Springs. Mich.





GUINEA PIGS WANTED—500 clean. healthy 8 to

16-oz. pigs. Good prices paid. Write Parke-Dans.

Detroit. Mich.





REGISTERED IVHITE COLLIE PUPPIES from good

working stock. Easily trained. Edgewood White Col-

lio Kennels. Gluiwin. Mich.





 





snaps AND NURSERY srocx





30 MILLION "FROSTPROOF” CABBAGE PLANTS

—Jersey Wakefield, Charleston. Copenhagen, Flatdutch.

Succession Bullhead. 500. $1.25; 1000. $2 postpaid.

Expressed. 10,000. $10. Golden Acre and earliest of

all. 1000. $3 postpaid. Expressed. 10.000. $20. To-

mato plants ready. 75c. 100: 300. $1.50: 500. $2:

1000. 83:50 postpaid. Expressed, 10,000, 820. Sweet

potato. $3.50 postpaid. Expressed. 10.000. 825. If

you want an early crop. set our hardened outdoor

grown plants. Delivered good condition or money

back. J. P. Councill Company. Franklin. Va.





TIFTON‘S RELIABLE PLANTS. Frost Proof Cab-

bage. Bermuda onion plants. Varieties: Copenhagen

Market. Early Jersey and Charleston Wakefield._ Elat

Dutch. and Succession. Tomato plants. Varieties:

Greater Baltimore. Bonnie Best, Earllann. and Living

ston Globe. Prices: Postpaid. 250. $1.00: 500. $1.50:

1000. $2.50. Express collect: $1.50. 1000; 10.000

and over $1.25. 1000. We guarantee to ship size to

please you. Rcfcrcnces: Bradstreet. Bank of Tiftotn.

and Postmaster. Tifton Plant Co.. Tifton. Ga.





MILLIONS VEGETABLE PLANTS—cabbage. Copen-

hagen. Wakefield. Danish Ballhead. Succession. 300.

$1.00: 500. $1.25; 1000. $2.00 p0stpald; 10.000. $10.00

express. Tomato plants. Baltimore. Stone. Match-

less. same price. Nanny Hall and Porto Rico sweet

potato plants. 500. $2.00; 1000. $3.50 postpaid. We

guarantee good plants and good order delivered or

money refunded. Ideal Plant Company. Franklin. Va.





SEED CORN—Certified Polar Yellow Dent (frost re—

sistant) germination 92%. $7.00 per Bu. Registered

Polar Yellow Dent germination 95%. $8.00 per Bu.

Duncan Yellow Dent germination 90%. $6.00 per

Bu. Butts from Certified Polar Yellow Dent (good

for ensilage). $3.50 per Bu. 56 lbs. to Bu. Bags

free. Arthur W. Jewett. Jr.. Mason. Michigan.





 





PLANTS—Improved Baltimore Tomato. which is early.

large Mi and heaviest bearer known. Roots damp

messed. Also Bermuda onion. and leading varieties

cabbage. 600. $1.00: 1000. $1.50: 5000. $6.25. Mailed

or expressed. Ascort your order as Wanted. Nice

plants. Prompt shipment. Good condition. delivery

min-rammed. Progress Plant -Co.. Ashbum. Georgia.





PLANTS. 5 Acres. June. July delivery, Copenhagen

Market. Flat Dutch. Danish Bullhead Cabbage. Pre-

paid, 100, '45c: 300. $1.00: 500. $1.25: 1000. $2.25:

express. 5000. $7.50. Cauliflower, prepaid. 50. 50c:

100. 70c; 1000. $3.75. Critically assorted, mods pack-

ed. Guaranteed. W. J. Myers. R. 2. Masslllon. Ohio.





REGISTERED AND CERTIFIED SEED CORN:—

Clement's whim cap yellow dent, fire-dried on racks.

ear tested and germination guaranteed. Also Worthy

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

Paul Clement. Britten. Michigan. Member of tho

Mich. Crop Improvement Association.





PLANT DAIILIAS for pleasure and profit. Dellca.

white shaded to pink. Lavender Quccn. a. deep 1M-

cnder. Red Ilussar. a. large red. Victoria. a. lovely

yellow. Oban. variegated. red and white. Douzan,

deep orange. 2 each of above. 75c. Mixed. 500 doc.

Mrs. B. E. Peters. Saginaw. Mich, Gratiot lld.





 





 





PLANTS FOR SALE—Copenhagen and Wakefield cab-

bage plants. $1.00. 1,000: Collard. $1.00; Tomato.

$1.00: Bell Pepper. $1.50: Onion. $1.25: Porto Rico

Potato. $2.00. Large Openficld grown. carefuny pack-

ed. Quitman Plant 00., Quitman. Ga.





TWO DOZEN GERANIUM’ PLANTS SENT postpaid

to your address for 0110 Dollar and Twcnty-Five

Cents. Any color or mixed. Don’t be without flow-

ers on the farm. Buckley Geranium Company. Spring-,

field. Illinois.





 





 





CERTIFIED IMPROVED ROBUST BEANS $4.75 per

bu. l’ickctt's Yellow Dcnt Corn. graded from certi-





 





flcd seed $3.00 per bu. Fritz Mantey. Fairgrova.

Mich.

FROST-PROOF CABBAGE—onions. also tomatoes.





strong hardy plants. Leading varieties,

300. 85v: 500. $1.10: 1.000. $2.00.

1.000. $2.75. Everything postpaid and guaranteed.

East Texas Plant 00., Ponta. Texas.





 





Yellow Jersey. Red Jersey.

plants $1.00; 500. $1.90; 1000, $3.50.

-crt Bennett, Grand View. Indiana.





Southern Queen ;

Postpaid. Robe





 





IMPROVED ROBUST BEANS— absolutely pure.

choice smck seven dollars per hundred. freight urc-

paid. Improvcd American Banncr Wheat and Wol—

vurine cats in season. A. B. Cook, OWOSSO, Mich.





 





ear tested 98% Germina-

tion yellow. $0.00 per bu. Clements White Cap 95%

(let-111.. $7.00 per bu. Also Manchu Soy Beans.

John C. Wilk. St. Louis. Mich.





SEED C0ll-N~—A few bu.





 





60 LARGE GLADIOLI $1. None alike. 12 Dahlias.

$1.25. Catalogue. A. Sherman. Chicopee Falls, Mass.





FOR SALE—Dunlap strawberry plants. $3.25 per

1000. Fred Stanley. Bangor, Mich.





 





 





 





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WANTED FARMS





 





WANTED—Large farms with stock and tools. to ex—

change for new income buildings. Some are com-

plete and beautifully furnished. fine looation. 9

years‘ experience in the exchange of real estate.

Bank reference fumlshed. A. G. Beemui. 1317 Lin-

colnwsy West. South Bond. Ind.





 





WANTED—To 1...... (.0... owner a farm or unim

proved land for sale. 0.. ‘Hawley. Baldwln. Wis. ,





, 4' MISCELLANEOUS . ’





ROLLS MW FREE-“Glow mu.~m aim;

m flame. 6 for Ho. 8 for 209.10 for .250. No.

. Gilli-roman Film 00.. Dept. 9. .1908 Boston.





 





 





 





stamps.





 





SEED CORN—Pride of the North. 90-day Yellow.

tests nearly 100%. Marion Day. Georgetown. Ohio.





 





 

 

 

 





H and 10» weeks-void. Pure-bred ..

. mm Luthera~cmrs:uom: 11a- ,

m Mason! 1!. 1. Ms 312.00; 3‘» m *1:

sperm mated nooks. Write for prices Milan “-

titles. Arrowhead Poultry Farm and Hatchery. I:

trons or Birch Run. Mich. -





 





PULLETS—We have 300 selected pallets. 8 to Ed :

weeks old. for early June delivery at a. manila"

These pullets are of a very large type!“



. . C. demonstration farm m Q

vgrlte far prices. Model Poultry Farm. Zeehi‘i,

B ich.. . . -





BARRED PLYMOUTH ROCK hatching one and



baby chicks from our high record egg produclu



again. Circular on request. F. E. Fogle.

C .





 





FOR SALE~4.000 English White Leghorn Pullets for-

May and June delivery. H. Knoll. Jr.. Holland.

Midi” R. No. 1





 





KINGLET BARRED ROCK EGGS—$0 per hundred.

Blood tested and Michigan Accredited flock. Baht.

Martin. Woodland. Lllch.





 





FOR SALE—early hatched White Leghorn pallets

produced from Ohio Accredited Chicks. Better Poultry

Company. Sugar-creek. Tuscarawas County. Ohio.





 





POULTRY—Eggs. Chix, Ducklings. Goslings. Shock.

All varieties chickens. bantams. ducks. geese. turkeys.

gulneas. Arthur Jarvis. Waveland. Indiana.





 





ROSE COMB BROWN LEGHORN

15. $8.00 per 100. Mrs. Claudia Betts.

Mich.





EGGS—$1.50 for

11111341116.





 





IIATCIIING EGGS—S. C. Rhode Island Whites.

$1.50 per 15. Ida. l’rause. Maple City, Michigan.





 





EGGS—(Barron) White Leghorns. Wyandottes. $5. 100

postpaid. F. W. Spencer. Shepherd. Mich.





 





TURKEYS

TURKEY EGGS—Thousands of them.





 





All braeds.





 





Special prices. Eastern Ohio Poultry Farm. Bellie—

ville. Ohio.

WHITE HOLLAND TURKEY EGGS. 50c.—-Dw401d





turkeys. $1.00. Postpaid. Safe delivery guaranteed.

(‘. Galbrcath. Hartford, Mich.





 





PURE—BRED 21-1b. Bronze tom. $8.00. C. Gil:





breath. Hartford. Mich.





 





 





BABY CHICKS





MICHIGAN ACCREDITED CHICKS—Buy your mm

from heavy laying flocks that are officially accredit!!!

by inspectors supervised by Michigan State Congo,

and of prize winners at the Holland Poultry Show.

White and Brown Leghorns. Anconas. Barred .

S. C. R. I. Reds. 100% li\e delivery postpaid. and

at once for free catalogue. Chicks. 8 cents and. up.

Full particular: and detailed prices. Hillview Hatch-

ery. C. Boven. Prop. Holland. Mich. R. 12. Box B.





 





WHITE LEGHORN CHICKS sired by pedigreed.

males. records 200 to 203 eggs. Low prepaid prices.

Shipped anywhere C. O. D. and guaranteed. Rawh-

mg eggs. cockerels, pullets. hens. egg—bred 27 you-s.

Winners at 17 egg contests. Write for free catalog

and special price bulletin. Geo. B. Ferris. 934

Union. Grand Rapids. Michigan.





 





BABY CHICKS—Barred and White Rocks. S. C.

and R. C. Reds. $13.00 per 100. \Vhite Leghoms

and Black Minorcas. $11.00. Brown Leghorns.

$10.00. Heavy Mix, $10.00. Light Mix. $9.00. We

are Michigan Accredited. and also blood-best all

stock. Pierce Hatchery. Jerome, Mich.





MICHIGAN ACCREDITED blood tested Chicks M-

ed by real bred-to-lay breeding and ab live and let

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

a square deal. Big discount on large orders. Catalog

freei1 Carl Poultry Farms, Dept. A, Montgomu'y.

Mic .





BABY CHICKS—“hire Leghorns. $10 per 100:Whlta

Rocks. R. I. lteds and Barred Plymouth Rocks. 813

per 100. Prepaid by parcel post. Snowflake Poultry

Farm & Hatchery, R. 5. Middleville. Mich” L

Schle. I‘rop.





 





MICHIGAN ACCREDITED “'HITE LEGHORN’

CHICKS—100, $0.00: 200. $17.50; 500, $40.00. Safe

arrival guarantawd. Order from this ad and save

time. Ottawa Hatchery. Holland. Mich. -





 





CHICKS~PulIets. Barron's large English White Log-

horns. We import direct from England. Breed Eng-

lish Leghorns only. Catalog free. Willacker Poultry

Farm. Box M. Washington. Ohio.





 





QUEEN QUALITY ACCREDITED CHICKS. Holly—

wood and Tancrcd. S. C. White Leghorns. $10.00 per

hundred. Barred Rocks, $13.00: Rose C. Reds and

S. C. Reds. $12. June one cent per chick lms.

Queen Hatchery. Zecland. Mich. ‘





 





PULLETS—6 to 10 Weeks old. Chicks 0! 16 "(loo

ties. Can ship at once. Some blood tested. 175 m

312-egg breeding. Free Circular. Beckmm Hatch-

ery. Grand Rapids. Mich.





 





 





 





‘ TOBACCO





GUARANTEED HOMESPUN TOBACCO: Chewing.

5 lbs.. $1.00; 10. $1.75. Smoklnx. 10. 81.50. Pipe

l‘reel Pay when received. United Farmers. ‘Bard-

well. Kentucky.





POULTRY





#





in can you to

mm of a.“ Ntdl. m for our Pallet and

oral Circulu.’ lute Farms Association. Kalamazoo.





 





SWEET POTATO PLANTS—Nancy Hall. ‘l'orto Rico, jg. C.

25“ :Accredlted.





,. elation. Park Avenue Bldg. Benoit.





- l . -. - position.

PULLETS. COCKERELS—A bargain in eight-weeks,

Band and W111





CHICKSrevTancrcd. Barron. llollywoods. White. Brown

lmghorns, 100, $8.00; 500, $37.50; broilers. 100. $6.00

lluixcd. Immediate prepaid 100% livc delivery. 0r<

ider from ad. B. Van lly. Holland. Mich.





 





, 1°“, 40“: ‘wnl'rmmcu's maps. Michigan (,‘crtiflcd. It. 0. P.

louver. 100, 500: l'l‘rapnustcd. '





Both Combs. .lunc. chicks and eggs at

rcduccd prices. Cocks, hens. cox‘kerels. pullots. Write-

Ifor prices. lntcrlakes Farm. Box 0. Lawrence. Mich.





 





BUFF LEGHORN CHICKS——Mlchlga.nv State

Sand for circular. J. W. Webstfl' &

iSon, Bath, Mich.





 





BETTER CHICKS Extrcmcly low prices for balance

of season. 80% of our chicks go to old. customers.

Write. Litchlicld Hatchery, Limhlield, Mich.





 





CHICK PRICES REDUCED FOR MAY—White Leg"

8c; lots of 500, 71/272 Barred ltoeks. 10c. Hillside

Hatchery, Holland. Mich.





RICHARDSON’S Rocky Ridge Banvd Rock day and

lWO"“’lC.‘()ld chicks. Stock blood tested three years

for Bucillury White Diarrhea. Hanover. Mich.





 





 





BABY CHIX~Michlgan Accredited Brown Leghorns

and hlood—lwtcd S. C. Rcds. Write for prices. We

please. Jasper Wishbone Hatchery. St. Louis, Mich.





 





WHITE LEGHORN CHICKS 7c; 8-wcek pullets 800.

Ed. Kmodsma. Zeeland. Mich.





 





 





SITUATIONS WANTED





WANTED—Position as working manager of dairy or ,

(finer-cl Igurgling. Loren Hershberger. W and. '

c .. . .





 





 





HELP WANTED





-TEACHER 0R ADVANCED STUDENT for smruner ,

Splendid chance to travel and to make

money. as well as getting experience with established 7

business concern. Chance for thorough business '

son to become permanent. Write Educahors‘





 





 





Try a, Michigan, Farms; Lifi
Oolarine Costs Little-





THE PERFECT MOTOR OIL





 





 





Saves Much!





 





 





\





There is sound sense in the old saying about an ounce of prevention. It

holdstrue for tractors. Keeping your tractor perfectly lubricated with

Polarine is an ounce of prevention that Costs little—and saves much.





Polarine is an economical motor oil. The

enormous demand for Polarine has necessitated

production on a vast scale, making possible

the low price of this premium product.





Polarine prevents the trouble that makes

repairs necessary. This ounce of prevention

costs a lot less than a pound of cure! Repairs

are an expensive cure!



Polarine is the good old stand-by on the

farm—always the same—always dependable—-

always, economical. Polarine lubricates every

surface of the engine with a film of oil that pro-

tects it from friction and makes it run smoothly.

Polarine takes good care of the'expensive engine





 





in your tractor—keeps it in good health—run-

ning steadily, powerfully—at a minimum of cost.





Use Polarine regularly to lubricate your tractor

and you’ll lengthen the life of your expensive

machine—save money by preventing the troubles

that cause repair bills—and enjoy the satisfac-

tion, besides, of seeing your work done when

you want it done—as you want it done.





Polarine is one of the major} prddfiucts, . of the

Standard Oil Company (Indiana), scientifically

perfected after long years of work to meet farm

needs. Different grades have been developed for

different makes of tractOrs and the 'chart will

tell you what grade your tractor requires.





To get Best Results—change your motOr oil at fregrzent intervals.





 





[Indiana] .





 





Standard Oil Company, 910‘» So. Michigan Aye. Chicago._





For correct rade consult chart at An Standard GISarvlce Station.





 





 





 





 





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