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A "it/A LéAome RASPBERRY CENTER don...,‘et.

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.1 community watched thesoirtfitdn oper-

leading laspberry producing sec— ‘_ ation reeently. After finishing the stone System, which is used on tn



,tions in the United States. Owners of work at Buckley, the outfit will be Pennsy’s demonstration farm at How- - ,



some of the Manistee plantations are NE thousand yards of marl will moved '20 MBSiCk. where 5004211118 013 ard City . . , e,



trying out rogueing as a means of dis- be available for use by farmers in alfalfa‘tonic Will be dug. ‘ ' . "



ease control, and extension specialists .the vicinity of Buckley in Wexford ~



are assisting them in the identifica- county, when the state college dem- PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR HAND-





, LING LIME. WEINTY~FIVE boys. and girls in

RUNNING WATER WITHOUT WORK HE Farmers’ Cooperative Associa-





Presque Isle county are starting

their business careers by purchasing

With a good Well and a good Windmill you can have all the water tieh. at Felmouth, in Mieeauhee heifer calves and joining the two calf

I you want without work, worry or expense. Water from a well county has completed building a sum. clubs organized in the county.

. cests you nothing. The cost of an Auto- Oiled, age shed for lime, One of the dim. —-——-——————

Aermotorismoderate. Theexpense formaintenance cumes, in the use of lime by farmers ALFALFA HAS ROOT DISEASE-

is so small that it need never be given a thought. has been the fact that lime could be





An Aermotor runs in the lightest breeze. It will also secured only from cars The profit in IELDS 0f diseased alfalfa in ca”





 





ANISTEE county is one of the , . " .' "

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county were inspected by J. E.





‘ ' ' the handlin of lime is not lar e

work safely and steadily 1n the heavy Wlnds. enough so tghat dealers care to stogk Keene, from the department of botany

The Auto-Oiled Aermotor is completely the material, and, to secure the hme, at Michigan State College, and H H.





1 >11 self-oiling. The double gears run in oil in a farmers had to club together and or. Barnum county agricultural agent

tightly enclosed gear case which holds a year’s der a carload at a time. agfetdifoisioififvcfiiigg 5511;131:113 3:)?

supply of oil 1 When the mill is running the oil #— Sidemble loss in three and miyeah

circulates through every bearing. Every moving EXPLAINS KEYSTONE SYSTEM. . .



old stands. No control measures for:

part is constantly and completely oiled. Friction the disease have been worked out.

and wear are practically eliminated. AGRICULTURAL agent of the Fem} __



sylvania Railroads, B. O. Hager- CO-OP. REORGANIZES.





 





 





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Auto-Oiled Aermotors have behind them a long record of successful _



operation. Their merits are known the world over. For further Imen, recently assisted County Agri- _.__.~ .

information write ' cultural Agent H- L- Barnum: in 0011- PECIALIST in rural economics

CHICAGO AEBMOTOR C0. DALLAS dufitmg 3‘ genes 0f sons mefatmgs ”1 from Michigan State College, Gif—

KANSAS cm mas RIDINES 0mm» summons Missaukee county. The meetmgs were ford Patch, Jr., assisted the sharehold-





 





' ers of the Marcellus cooperative com-

pany in the reorganization of the bus-





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mess. Many of the cooperative com-

panies in the state are reorganizing to

? take advantage of recent state cor-





poration laws which were not in ef-





fect when the companies were orig-

inally organized.





DRUGGISTS INCREASE SALES 0F

SPRAY MATERIALS.





 





 





 





RUGGISTS of Alpena county re



port an increased demand f5} cop-

per sulphate and corrosive sublimate

after specialists V. A. Freeman and

C. M. McCrary finished with a series

of demonstrations of the treatmentot‘

potatoes before planting, and the treat

ment of sheep for stomach worms. C.

H. Bliyin, county agricultural agent,

reports that the work of these two

specialists in Alpena county has re«

sulted in many afarme s using the con-

trol methods which wele demon—

strated.





That farmers enjoy a pictorial ple-

sentation of agricultural w01k is shown

by the attendance of 1,565 at thirteen

Alpena county meetings wlle1e lantern

slides were used to illustrate talks on

hay-making, pure-bred cattle, sheep,

and the eradication of quack grass.





Fifteen thousand pounds of pyrotol _

have been ordered for fall delivery by

farmers of Missaukee county.





 





Poultry raisers in Manistee county

are organizing two poultry clubs.





 





18 your boy learning the lesson “Caterpillar” traction gives...thelight, firm





Of profim/I/e farmin the modern tread that grips the ground 1n any weather? .

g The sturd “Cater illar” track—t c trac— ASk M6 AHOthCI‘

method of lucrcasing yield per man Y P YP .





tor has fairly won the loyalty of thousands

and reducing, COSt p 61‘ acre ' ' .the of red— blooded country boys . . . and helped





 





 





 





1. What is the average rainfall for





cc M' hi ?

Caterpillar" TTaCtOI‘ method? to keep them on the farm! 2. Whhct 15:: often seen in Michigan

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'llDOSD he know thitgt‘iud eager Cit? Make your son your partner in éetter, ,3. wa?‘ Aii‘hmhlgher is the water

'. P1 31' P0“er - ° - 0 e lent. to }3 touc quarter, cheaper production! There is a level of Lake Superior thanthat

Has he experienced the confidence that “Caterpillar” dealer near you.- . of Lake Huron?





4. What and when was the first





 





 





 





; . ' newspaper published in Detroit?

ICONTRACTORS’ EQUIPMENT CO.,Inc.' 5. What is the tandem hitch, also

.. , - ' : 5163.9 Mum Ave“ Detroit, Mich. : commonly called the big hitch?

i ~this back : Please send 36—page Power Farming booklet. : 6' “:11: 12f kfiggggffi ?the boy govei ,

J l - it 7. What two garden fruits are often ' ii”

‘E I Name ....................... «An-optvploooo'pa ........... o ........ an ....... I called vegetables?

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m : R. F. 1)., Box or Street No. .... ............... If ' causes rickets? . . ,, <.

l , ~ I 9. When was the first lock built at . .

1 font 06cc ......... ........ . ...... State ........... . ............ : Sault Ste Marie? .

- clip and ml COUPO" flaw '-----————-_——--+--_------------_--—' 10. Where and when was the nest -;

' . ' , - railroad and telegraph line built .





in Michigan? ,.

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AYBE “pigs is pigs” but all



cows are not'cows.‘ So many



times‘we farmers have what we

‘call a Cow, but, according to my defi-

nition, she isn’t. A real cow is one

which returns enough profit over and

above feed casts to pay for her'keep

and return a little profit.



Here in Manistee county we have a

lot of the socalled cows, but they are

disappearing fast. The butcher gets

the unprofitable ones;’ we feed 'the





‘ rest of them better and keep our heif-





er calves from pure-bred bulls and the

best cows to replace the low produc-

ersnow in the herd. Cow testing.as—

sociations, together with pure-bred

bulls, are showing what can be done,

and we are doing it. Right here is a

little story which will show you.



Will Kline is just an ordinary fel-

low like the rest of us, but he is a

good driver when it comes to keeping

his seat in his wagon hitched to his





 





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\Blackie.





star. His cows in 1922 were the same

as a lot more—just plain cows.



About that time a pure-bred Guern-

sey bull was purchased in the neigh4

borhood. Will began to think about

the advantages to be derived from the





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C Is JUSt an Ordinary Farmer





I But He II Dene/oping a Real Herd of Dairy Cows





By Justin C. Cash





use of this bull. He wanted better

cow‘s, but was unable to buy them

outright. He knew, however, that if





he kept the heifers from pure-bred





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Queen.





bulls out of his best cows, he would

have a better herd in the future. Ac-

cordingly he made use of this bull

and saved his heifer calves from what

he thought to be his best cows.



Will is a little different from a lot

of us. He had been weighing the milk

from his cows before the cow testing

association came, and had an idea

which was his best cow from quantity

production at least. ,



In 1924 the Manistee Cow Testing

Association was organized and Mr.

Kline joined. He has been a member

continuously since that time, and is

now one of its. directors. The first

year Will had his good cow on test,

and one of the grade Guernsey heifers

freshened during the year. The next

year he had the second heifer on test.

A little account of each cow will show

what has been accomplished.





The old cow, Queen, was out of a

grade Durham and a scrub black bull

from whom she gets her markings.

The first year she produced 9,895

pounds of milk, 354.7 pounds of but-

ter-fat, and freshened during that year.

The second year she produced 11,964

pounds of milk and 428.4 pounds of

butter-fat. She was not dry that year.

This year she has .produced 5,066

pounds of milk and 183.7 pounds of

butter-fat in the first six months. She

is a pretty good cow, you will agree,

for a twelve~year~old. Her average

test is 3.7.



Blackie, now a four-year-old cow out

of the pure-bred sire, produced 6,887

pounds of milk, and 323.7 pounds of

butter-fat her first twelve months on

test, 8,207 pounds of_ milk and 380.2

pounds of butter-fat her second year,

and in the first six months of this year

she has produced 4,352 pounds of milk

and 192.1 pounds of butter-fat.



Bowser, a year younger

Blackie, also has a good record. Her

first full year on test shows 9,065

pounds of milk and 378.7 pounds of

butter-fat. Her six months this year

shows 3,933 pounds of milk, and 1779.9

pounds of butter-fat. She was dry

one month out of this period. The

average test of these two young cows

is 4.65, a full per cent above the test

of the dam.



Do you wonder from these records

that we are optimistic in regard to

the dairy situation? Cows which will

produce as these have are assets to





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the owner and the community as a

whole.



The work Mr. Kline

nothing more than every farmer can

do if he will.

Will has kept looking straight ahead

and moved in that direction. He be-

lieves that improvement is brought

about only after making plans and

sticking to these plans. The man who

is going to get ahead is the man who

obtains the facts and then uses them

for some purpose. A cow testing as-

sociation will provide the facts on

dairy cows. Kline is ever ready to





 





 





 





Bowser. \

receive advice from the tester, and he





puts it into practice at once. His slo—

gan is, “Weed, feed and breed,” and

His being carried out in a. very sat-

isfactory way



Besides the cows and cow testing

association work, Mr. Kline has sev-

eral acres of both tree and bush fruit.

He is one of the directors of the One-

kama Farm Bureau, a farmer owned

cooperative organization which did

$177,000 worth of business in 1926. Al-

though a young man, his place in the

community is an enviable one.





'Mastcr Farmer Movement Grows





Families of Mieéigmi ’5 1926 Class Enjoy Outing





0 many questions are put to us

these days with respect to the

Master Farmer movement that





we are, constrained to give briefly ._





some of the recent activities and de-

velopments in connection with the

matter.’



At least twelve states are putting on

Master Farmer contests this year. All

states which selected classes in 1926

are repeating, and at least four addi-





, tional states are now introducing the





feature.

Champion Farmer Movement.



Michigan is starting an innovation

this year, at least so far as we have

been able to learn, by introducing the

County Champion Farmer movement.

This is a county affair conducted the

same in a county as the Master Farm-

er contest has been worked in the

state. Both use the same score card





and questionnaire. The farmer chosen





.as the best all-around farmer in a





county automatically becomes a can-

didate for state honors in the 'Master

Farmer contest. Themes, of holding

a county contest was suggested by





" Mrs. Frank Kinch wife or a Master

Farmer at ) Grindstone City. and the





 





The Whole Group Gathered in Front of the Cook-Home and Waited for the

‘: Camera Man to “Shoot." .





Champion Farmer idea this year—'-

Huron, Arenac, Jackson and Otsego

counties. There is every indication

that the movement is going across

strong in. each of these counties. We

donut have completerrepons but in:





_ ._dics‘.tions are that about 250 nomina-

f tions have been made in the tour Coun-

ties .: Arenac alone has put in the





, 157_ candidates. County agents,





local newspapers, and county fair as-

sociations are cooperating with Mrs.

Kinch, in Huron, and Mr. Price,

in the other three counties. Plans are

being completed to set aside one day

at the local fair honoring the Cham-

pion Farmér or each of these counties.

May- not this be the introduction of

the big idea that for decades has been

back of all the work of putting on ag-





ricultural fairs—the improvement of

the farmer himself?

Families Enjoy Outing.



On June 22 the Master Farmers of

Michigan and their families enjoyed

the hospitality of Mr. and Mrs. A. B.

Cook and family, of Owosso. It was

a most delightful occasion in which

everyone rejoiced. Upon arrival the

young folks immediately were attract-

ed to the broad lawn and the tennis





courts, while their elders gathered in '

groups to discuss the leading topics of .





the day. Following the delicious noon

meal provided by the host and hostess,

and a brief business session, the Mas-

ter Farmers made an informal inspec-

tion tour of the premises.



One of the interesting features ob?

served was Mr. Cook’s equipment for

handling grain. A large receiving bin,

just high enough for unloading from

the wagon, holds the grain while it is

being elevated by gas power to a

cleaner, located to deliver the cleaned

grain by gravity into storage bins.





These bins were made by partitioning, _

off an old silo. This cleaning aids ma—

terially, we were told, in reducing the





danger of grains spoiling.

' Beans are handled by this saunas

equipment, except that the ore





 





   

   

 





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VOLUME CLXIX





DETROIT, JULY 9, 1927





CURRENT COMMENT

N practically every





 





Electric state electricity

F . is becoming m 0 1‘ 6

arming available to the farm-





is Coming ers. Recently a sur-

vey of twenty-seven

states was made, and it‘showed 227,-

442 farmers using electric power from

central power plants on January 1,

1927. There are nine thousand such

farmers in Michigan. This is a gain

of 86.6 per cent in three years. Dur-

ing the next period of three years we

predict that this rapid advance will

be increased, for we hear on every

hand of new lines being extended to

Waiting farmers.



And the uses are being multiplied

rapidly. Not long ago about the only

service expected of.the power line was

light. But now the uses are legion.

A recent classification shows 227 ways

in which the central power line serves

farmers and their families. Besides

this, there were 190 jobs that elec-

tricity could do for rural industries.



By the expansion of electrical ser-

vice on each farm, and by increasing

the number of farms taking this ser-

vice, it should be but a. short time till

the whole movement is on a profitable

basis. Then agriculture should find

itself in a. better position, not only to

compete successfully in world mar-

kets and with other industries eco-

nomically, but also to compete for the

best brains by offering the highest

possible standard of living.





LL who travel by





Roadside automobile know

of the rapid rise of



Market: the roadside market.

Grow It suddenly has taken





‘ 3. worth while place

gin the marketing of farm products;

gland while comparatively few are run

* with a degree of skill, the total reyo

onus from these stands last year was

over seventy million dollars.

by virtue of its position the\oad-

,6 Wt '19 '9. farmers' market. It





     

 





man naturally comes.

delivery is eliminated, since the rides

into the country. are consid red worth

while in themselves by u ban folks

just to get away from the crowded

streets. So the development of this

business is most natural. ‘





But a few enterprising and unscrup-

ulous city men threaten this bUSiness.

They rent‘corners and bring from the

cities second-class goods to sell to un-

suspecting buyers as fresh, at prices

that the goods would not command in

the cities. This discourages buying.



Possibly a. license system will be

necessary to regulate successfully this

marketing. Farmers can, however,

meet, to a large degree, this competi-

tion by using every legitimate means

of demonstrating to the buying public

that their goods are fresh from the

farm, properly grown, sorted and grad-

ed and put up attractively. By put-

ting up good packs it is possible for





. one situated on a much traveled high-





way to gain the confidence of custom-

ers and build up a good business. We

believe, however, that serious consid-

eration should be given to legal means

of eliminating the unfair roadside





trader.

URING the latter

4_H part of June over

150 boys and girls

Club from all parts of the

Work country were enter-





. tained by the U. S.

Department of Agriculture. These

young folks were thus awarded for

their outstanding accomplishments in

boys"-and girls’ club work, not only

for individual efforts but for what they

have done to help further club work.





These 150, four each from forty

states, were selected from 586,156 club

members doing active work in this

country. That they have been select-

ed upon merit is indicated by' the fact

that reports from Washington state

that there never has been a .finer as-

semblage of young people in Wash-

ington.



There is probably no activity in this

country which has a moré wholesome

influence upon youth than club work.

It not only increases ability but builds

characterand makes the individual a

positive factor in the constructive ac-

tivities of life.



So firm is our belief in the value of

club work that we wish. it would be-

come part of the education of every

rural boy and girl. Parents should do

all they can to encourage the young

folks in this Work for it affords an

essential education which costs little

in dollars and cents, and often pays a

good profit Many communities in

Michigan, now without the benefits of

club work, could have it if proper par-

ental support were given, and good

leadership were available.





OWN on the Ten-





Michigan ’3 nessee river gov-

“ ernment engineers

Maxi: have constructed one

Shoals of the biggest dams





in the world. The

structure invites admiration and has

been the occasion of several years’

debate in Congress as to how this

mammoth institution might be operat-

ed fbr the benefit of the American

people, and particularly the farmers.

But nothing has been done.





On the other hand. comparatively

little has been said of Michigan’s “Mus-

cle Shoals.”' She has’failed to receive

the plaudits or the criticism of the

politicians. Fortunately, her ~ great

plant is out of the hands of congress-

men, and in the possession of farmers.

It is conservatively estimated that

theproduct this last year. in theform

of nitrogen, was worth atcommerclal

prices, between seven and. eight mil-

lions of dollars. And the thing about





the Michigan plant is that no trans-

Donation charges are made againsto.





9;! . __

"has his produce. and where thé nits"

The exponoe of





That is what M chlga o

plantoq—alfalta, sweet clover, red Clo-

ver, alsike, and soy beans—did‘toward

making the state agriculturally more

valuable. And Michigan’s best farm-

ers are making liberal use of the prod-

ucts of this locql “Muscle Shoals.”





   

   





HERE are many





Why [m_ reasons for im-



prove Dirt proving the roads

that lead from trad-



Roads? ing centers to the





farm homes scattered

over the country. Better roads would

promote the economic and social con-

ditions of any community. Every faith-

ful observer will concur in this. Easy

access to the lanes of travel makes





folks neighborly and encourages fol--





lowship.





But there is another major reason

for better secondary roads these days.

The country doctor has gone. Many

of the villages even, are no longer pro-

vided with professional medical ser-

vice. Itjs estimated that one-third of

the small towns of the country are





now without, doctors. A recent survey





covering forty-seven states, shows that

940 towns of under 1,000 inhabitants

that had physicians in_1914, only had

630 physicians in 1925. This same

survey reveals that of the total num-

ber graduating from the medical col-

leges during the past ten years, less,

than two per cent are serving rural

sections.





The cost of modern medical service

is one of the big factors in removing

doctors from the sparsely inhabited

communities. They must 'serve a larg-

er number of people. So they move.

to the larger towns and cities, and

away from the farmers. Hence, for

the farmer to get medical service

quickly requires good roads from

these larger places out to the farms.

These roads need not always be ex-

pensive. but they should be travelable

by automobile over the greater portion

of the year. Proper protection of rural

health requires this.





NUMBER of live





Good stock economists

Brood have carefully work-

ed out the advantages



saw! of keeping brood sows

that raise large litters



of pigs. The profit line goes up rap-





idly as the number of pigs in a litter

increases. It requires all the income

from the three and four-pig litters to

carry the overhead. Those containing

five and more. provide the profit.





In this respect Michigan hog men





are fortunate since Michigan is a state'





in which large litters are produced.

Looking over the results of the hog

survey taken June 1, throu h the co-

operation of the rural mail 0 rriers, it

appears that Michigan leads in the

average size of the litters produced in

all the tWelve north central states.

This seems to be a happenetance, for

it was also true with litters in both

the spring and fall of 1926. '





As a matter of fact, serious thought

should. ‘be given toward the general

expansion of the business of produc-

ing swine breeding stock in Michigan.

The virtues of stock produced in Mich-

igan also should be so favorably

knoWn. that com belt farmers would





eagerly come here for breeding stock.





UR outlook upon





Outlook life affects great-

- ly our enjoyment of



0.1! it, regardlee of

Llfe whether we be toil-





.ing in the fields or

sitting in the chair of ease. Many





commanders of wealth are grouches, ..





While men behind the plow have songs

in their hearts. It is not the material

things which affect us, but rathen our

own physical and mental attxdbfutés.

The physical and the m" t'

closely tamed





‘and a body ’timed to happiness Mo





credit is due the one not so fonunhte .~

in inheritance, but who, through en- j _





deavor has built a harmonious :eélfi.





We‘ Are given things to build with 1'





and also to destroy with. It is given

to our decision which we should use.

Many have thrown the priceless gift

of inheritance away through wrong

choice, while others by rightly choos-

ing, have built a happy and useful life.

We are not created equal, except in

opportunity, for nature creates no two

things equal and alike. -Especiany in





the human race, where knowledge of -





race improvement has not been gener-





ally applied, the’re'is a wide differ-‘





ence in fitness.



But to all is given the chanbe‘ to

improve. There is no happiness great-

er than that which comes from. within.

and those who have that cansee things

as Lathrop has seen them:



“Music is in all growing things;





And underneath the silky wings of'





smallest insects there is stirred

A pulse of air that must be heard;

Earth’s silence lives, and throbs and



sings. .





 





, Sweat



Y 0U know last week I told you Sofie



said I didn't'. know what work Was

and I showed ybu that I did. Well,

this time I’m going to tell you more.

For inst. sweat is one of the reSults

of work. If you don't get any other

result you get sweat; that's my idea,

and I think it’s a good one.



But, here’s Mr. Webster’s say-so in

the dictionary. He says sweat is to

excrete sensible moisture through the

pores of the skin. I don’t know what

sensible moisture is, but I’ve seen

some folkses half crazy because they

were sweating.



I can't see why the dictionairy 'says

sensible moisture. Sweating is one of



the ways of get«





 





tin g impurities

out of the body,

a n d impurities

ain't sensible. I

think unsensible





moisture would‘be

more like it, be-

cause a. fellow is

likely to be more

sensible after "he

gets it out of him.



Just because some folkses pcrspire

a little they think they are going to

expire, and they’re looking around for





 





 





 





 





a fan, a hammock andsome cold lem- .





onade..





The other day I thought I’d just

show Sofie that I knew what toil was,

so I worked until I perspired and pret-

ty nearexpired, then I retired. And I

kintell you, labor slumber is sweet;

it is another result of work.



There’s lots of ways of sweating.

We sweat on the outside and so do

horses, but dogs sweat on the inside.

I guess fish is the only kind that don't

sweat, and we call them poor fish.

Then there’s lots of different ways peo-

ple sweat. Some sweat easily and

others got to do lots to get up heat

enough to sweat. Some sweat more

in their face, and others sweat easiest.

on their feet. And I can’t see that

there’s any sensible moisture; Coming

from some folkses’ feet.



I’m sweating while I’m writing this,

so you kin see writing is hard work





Sofie just asked me what I was get-‘





ting hot about. Well, it’s a hot job

when its ninety degrees in the shade,

especially when you are writing about

a sweaty subject, and it’s hard to

think cf anything else now. ‘



' HY SYCKLE, Sweatologist.





 





. UNDOUB'TEDLY’ THE' TRUTH.





Minister to Small Chil'd—“You say‘

your sister Helen is the eldest. And





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HIS is an age or research, which

very largely accounts for it be-

ing an age. of rapid progress.

girlie old method was to try out a new

idea; if it worked it was a step of

progress along the line in which the

experiment was made. The newer

way is to make a careful study of the

.‘desired end to be gained, to apply





 





discount the efforts of manufacturers .





along these lines because they are de-

veloping‘ products tosell, but products

developed in ’accordance with ' these

‘modem methods are certain to be

more economically useful than would

be the case if they were not the prod-

uct of careful research and engineer-

ing methods. It is undoubtedly a mis-

take to discount the results of honest





 





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I 'A Carefully Conducted Series of Tests Enabled the Company Operating this





Experimental Farm, to Know





 





reduce the factor of experimentation

to the minimum. This method is al-

most universally employed by manu-

facturers in every line.

Agriculture has profited greatly be-'

cause of this modern use of labor-

- »ator.y methods as applied to materials,

designs and production methods in the

manufacture, of equipment, feeds, fer-

tilizers, etc. It is probable that com-

mercial research of this kind has con-

tributed as much, if not more, to the

evolution of American agriculture

, which has taken place in recent years,

as has the purely scientific and tech-

? nical research carried on by govern-

‘mental and educational agencies.

l , TheSe developments are, for the most

I part, accepted in a. matter of fact way,

once their utility is established, but

more often than otherwise a strenu~

ous educational campaign is required

for the establishment of a new idea,

even though it may be a long step in

advance and offer attractive economic

' results.

Too frequently we are inclined to





V—‘,_. < _ , -.,





“The malifi that hath not music in him-

' se

- Non is not moved with coneerd of

- Sweet sound

. It fit for treason,

spoils.”





NE, William Shakespeare, was

the composer of the. above. pre-

, lude to this sheet of music and,

believe me,’whenever that old baby

opened his pan he said something. He

could take any subject under the sun,

Vno matter how trivial, give-it a few

moments’ silent communion, and knock

out a classic. I’ll say he had some-

thing else besides features up above

his neck. What you and I write is

,forgotten before it is even read, while

~. , ‘ _ the cream old Shakespeare poured

? . . ,Lgets richer everyday.





stratagem and





 





But, if everybody had been like me,



. that’ 8 one quotation he could have sav-



ed his breath on; It is dedicateILto



. the boys and girls who don’t like mu-



_ sic, and that most certainly lets me



.1 out. It is hard to believe that there



‘ .- are people who do net care for bars,



less they’ ve get a brass foot-rail in



fro t of them.,now isn’t it? Yet, only

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when their Feeds were Right.





research whatever may be its source,

if those results have an application to

our own economic problems.



And such application is far more

general than most of us realize. We

will, if we look for it, find it every-

where; in the homes in which we live,

in the food which we eat, in the

clothes which we wear, in the equip—

ment and materials which we use.

The research work of enterprising

manufacturers has contributed to our

comfort and happiness and prosperity

in countless ways which we scarcely

realize. Such work is important to us

as farmers from a business as well as

a personal standpoint, and new devel-

opments resulting from this kind of

work should have our most careful

attention.



Some Examples.



Within the 'past month we have had

opportunity to review the research

work of two manufacturers in differ-

ent lines, and note their practical ap-

plication to an important item of pro-

duction on Michigan farms.‘ In both





T do Some A mwer to T 200 Dtfiérml Questions





cases the research ~work was carried

on with poultry flocks on experimental

farms maintained by the manufactur-

ers, under the supervision of trained

men who thoroughly understood their

business. Both put the questions they

desired answered directly to the hens.

The questions were different, but both

got the same “sound” answer—the

hens cackled.



The first of the two research farms

visited was maintained by a barn

equipment manufacturer. The ques-

tion which his experts asked the hens

had' to do with living conditions,

which vitally effect production in the

poultry house as well as in the fac-

tory. The result was the development

of a new and radically different type

of poultry house, which we saw dem-

onstrated ~ on the Jefferson County

Farm, in Wisconsin.



This poultry house design is the cul-

mination of some five years of re-

search and engineering work to pro-

vide a building in which the condi-

tions can be controlled to make’it an

ideal habitation for hens. The re—

quirements of such control were de

termined by carefully studying hens

under all conditions. The results of

this study indicated that hens, for

maximum health and production re-

sults, require a temperature between

thirty—five and seventy-five degrees F.

They also require fresh air and a rea—

sonable regulation of its moisture con-

tent. This new type of hen house

was designed to provide this control,





 





   





going above seventy-five degrees; to;

keep the air fresh and pure at all;

times, and reasonably dran humid.

weather.



To meet these requirements the.

house was designed to; have a mini-j

mum of unused space withga maximum " ~

of access to the caretaker. It is 'in—-

sulated to prevent excess of heat radh”

ation in winter. or heat absorption in ,.

summer. Adequate sunlight and venti-

lation of a scientific type is provided

and the interior arrangement is de-

signed for utility and convenience. The

floor is insulated, as well as "the walls.

A heating plant is also"installed, not

for the purpose of providig a-“hot

house” for the hens, but as a preven- -.

tion against extreme winter tempera-

tures and excessive moisture. condi-

tions.



The basis of this construction is the

so—called pointed arch, which is the

backbone of the building. These arch-

es, and other essential parts of the

building, are factory-made and quickly

assembled in construction on the farm.

Matched lumber is used for roofing

boards, and the whole building is cov-

ered with a good quality of roofing-

felt. Crimped steel ceiling is nailed '-

to the inside of the arches, sandithe. ‘

space between this ceiling and the n"

roof boards is filled With insulating

material, such as mil] shavings, coarse

sawdust, or cut hay or straw. '

The heating system is a_sma11 hot



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In this Poultry House the Research Man Put the Maximum of Space, Dry

Floors, Complete Ventilation, Ample Light, and Every Conveniences. '





.MUSIC Hath its Charms





Some Fool [Voter From My S/zoe Horn

,By Harv Hess





what you’d call a noisy eater anyway,

and probably didn’t like the idea of

being drowned out. I can’t imagine

what he’d-listen to on the radio, un-

less it would be the bedtime stories.

Each year I generally consume, in

gastric numbers, about one thousand

and fifty meals- at home, where the

only music we have is the whistling

of the wind and the humming of the

bees; consequently, when I step out

to somehigh-class stanchion I like to

go where they drum up business with

a drum andthe rest of the orchestra.

So, if any of you boys are figuring on

wineing and dining me sometime, be

sure you pick out some real tony place

like, for instance, the Viol Inn or that;





classy cafe operated by the Nett sis-





ters—Clara and Cora. I like music

with, after, before and between my

meals. I





I’ve often wondered how long'music

has been invented. Have you any

idea? I’d almost be willing to bet an

octave, though, that old Noah had a

string quartette aboard the good ship





to ace around with his harp along

about 1060 B. 0.? You know, I’ve al-

ways thought that that was the rea-

son he was selected to pave old Go-

liath’s skull with a cobblestone—they

figured he ought to be able to pitch

a rock like he could a tune. David

was a. farmer, just like you and me,

and as there were no victrolas in those

days, it was up to him to provide his

own musical entertainment. The fact

that he was called up before the king

to strut his stuff shows how good he

was.





A good manyof us cow guardians

are in Dave’s fix. We aren’t blessed

with a means of entertainment. Of

course, there are lots of hicks who

have access to a movie every night in

the week, or maybe a show of some

kind; but up here in the great open

spaces, where even the .flowers are

wild, why, we don’t get amused that

way. The roaring, bustling, city of





Ironton does not boast of a movie. A





vaudeville is, to us, fiction. By driv-

ing: a couple of hundred miles, we

could see a show every night, but that





2 makes your evening’s fun cost more





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I can sympathize with the lad "that





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





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than a set of harness. Consequently, ‘

we’ve got to provide our own entertain-

ment, and it is to furnish advice along

that line that this recital is given.

hope it won’t B flat.



Now, please don’t get the idea that

you’re listening to a music teacher. I

couldn’t learn a fish the scale, really.

But I envy the rooster that can per-'

form as well on the piano stool as he

can on the milk stool, or the guy that

can hold a necking party with a fiddle.

To him, there’s no such thing as a _

long winter evening. 7'





It’s, getting started, though, that

counts; and any of you who have

tried to shove a boy between the ages

of eight and sixteen into a musical

career, know what I mean. It’s a good

way, to become unpopular with your

offspring. At that age the average

American male has no more use for

frets than he has for soap and water. .

He’s more interested in other kinds “

of “base runs.” ’ When I was a kid, i ’

my folks tried to vaccinate me with

a tuning fork, but it didn’t take, and,

although a few years later I’d hay

given a lot if I had stuck with it, yet





 





 

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

 





 

 

 

   

 





 





 

 





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News and. Views; ,-_. '

From INGLESIDE ‘FARM+By Stanley-passe]!





 





 





AS your corn “knee high by the

Fourth of July?" Though I

haven’t seen it, if I were a bet-

ting man, I’d be tickled to wager that

it wasn’t. I mean knee high to an

adult, without holding it up to meas-

‘ure. With prevailing modes of ferns

inine dress, there is no excuse for not

knowing just how high “knee high” is.

" There’s some corn around here that

Imight be referred to as “knee high to

a grasshopper.”



1 don’t believe that I ever saw as



'much backward and late corn as there

is this year. Monday of this week a

neighbor came to Ingleside Farm and

pmchased some seed corn f01 plant-

ing. He remarked, “It isn’t too late

to plant corn for/the silo, is it‘!” Well,

he may get some stalks, but the grain

content of his silage will probably not

put much fat on the stocks’ ribs or

into the milk pail. A silo is like a lot

of other things in life—you get out of

it pretty much in accordance with

what you put into it. Generally speak-

ing, the better the corn, the better the

silage, providing, of course, that the

corn is cut at the right stage and put

up properly.

. Having the neighbor come for the

seed corn cheered us up, anyway. It

made us feel that we weren’t so far

behind with our work after all. Mis-

ery loves company, and mild discour—

agements melt away in comparison

with worse misfortune.



Speaking of short and unthrifty

corn reminds me of an incident that

happened out in one of the western

states back in the days when traveling

salesmen rode horseback to make the

small towns. One of them came rid-

ing along and hailed a gawky-looking

youth who was standing out in some

sickly corn near the roadside.



“Your corn looks pretty yellow,” ob-

served the salesman.



“We planted yell-ow corn,” replied

the boy.



“It doesn’t look as though you would

get more than half a crop,” went on

the man.



“No, the landlord takes the other

half,” said the boy solemnly.



The salesman was getting a little

wrathy. He shot out, “You are pretty

near a fool.”



“Yes, only a fencebetween us,” came

the reply quick as a flash from the

nimble-witted lad.



Those Thievish Crows.



Haven’t the crows been a nuisance

this spring? They have feasted on our

sweet cherries and fattened on seed

corn pulled up, leaving rods of unpro-

ductive rows. We’ve heard of dope to

treat seed corn so that crows won’t

dig it. up, and believe we'll try it next

year. Missing hills are pretty discour-

aging when the field has been well

prepared and good seed used. Of

course, when we were fully aware of

the seriousness of the crows’ depreda-

tions, we got busy with the shotgun.

But that didn’t replant the corn or

hurt the crows much, for they are ex-

tremely wise and knowing birds and

have an uncanny sense that tells them

when you have a blunderbus concealed

behind your back.



A Our 'War on crows wasn’t the only

case of locking the ham door after

the horse was stolen. A few mornings

ago we found confusion rampant in

the poultry yard and a bunch of our

earliest chicks missing. Some four-

legged marauder had paid a visit and

brought to naught a. considerable por-





' tion of the. result of weeks of pains-





taking care and feeding. Now we shut





.' our chicks up very carefully each

' night and set traps round about. but





" to no avail.

$011 the average diversified Michigan

these are indeed busy days. even

617? than: usual.





 

 





   





our attention has. been divided be:





tween the corn cultivating, forty acres

of hay, mostly alfalfa,“ and forty acres

that we are summer, fallowjng. There

is hardly a day but that we .Wish we

could devote our entire efforts to each

of these projects: We’re. trying to

carry them all along! together in such

a way as to get the most done, and

yet not overwork ourselves or our

horses.

Fighting Canada Thistle-s.



This field that we are plowing was

devoted to beans and corn last season

and is being summer fallowed as the

first maneuver in a determined effort





to rid the field of Canada thistles that





have been spreading in spite of ordi-

nary cultural practices. We intend to

work this field until about September

20 and then sow to wheat and seed it

down to alfalfa next spring. A good

start of this legume, out three times





hated plbwlng we mew.





 





"ed elf the" patches of thistles on the

' half of the field that was into beans

' IaSt year and double-disced the corn:





stubble. Mowing thistles when they

are in thebud is indeed hard on them.

The discing not only ,quite effectively

discouraged the weeds, but leveled the

stubble and made a mulch to. catch

therain and conserve» the moisture.

It is interesting to note that the

ground where we disced, plows much

better than the bean stubble which

was not disced.



When we started haying this season





,we noticed that our mower wasn’t cut-





ting as well as it should, although the

knives were sharp. Examination re-

vealed that the plates on the knife

guards were rather dull. Even sharp

mower knives should have something

sharp to cutagainst. So we purchas-





ed a complete set of these new ledger,





plates and put them on, the first rainy

day. It was quite a little work, but

the mower is certainly operating a lot

better since. A mower is like. a per-

son—it is at its best with a good sound

set of upper and lower teeth.





 





 





TRACTOR RUNNING NIGHT AND

DAY.





 





HIS season has brought out more



sharply than ever, the great ad-

vantages of tractors in taking care of

heavy pow er W'OIIL The least attempt

to crowd horses is apt to knock them

out, especially in hot, humid weather;

but many farmers are putting in six-

teen to seventeen hours per day with

their tractors.





By putting a headlight on the trac.

tor, the working hours can be extend-

ed .throughout the- night. Often a

kerosene or gasoline lantern with a

reflector, is all that is used, it being

clamped to a board so as to throw

the light where needed. In other cases

an old acetylene or electric light from

a discarded automobile is used. A11

acetylene tank or a fully~charged au-

tomobile ”battery will give several

nights’ lighting if carefully used. Some

tractors can take the light off the mag-





THE HANDY

AN’S . CORNER





 





neto, using headlights from an old

car; but this is 'not practicable to op-

erate a headlight from the ordinary

high tension magneto.





The amount of work accomplished

is increased by the faster pace possil

ble, as well as by the longer hours and

steadiergoing with the tractor. Four,

or even more miles pe1 how can be

traveled instead of less than two av-

eraged by the usual team, especially

in hot weather. In harvesting work

this increased speed is of especial im—

portance, since in most kinds of weath-

er the dewfall interferes with length-

ening the operating hours.—~I. D.





FASTENING SILLS AND PLATES

TO CONCRETE FLOORS AND

WALLS.





 





EVERAL readers have inquired as

to the best method of fastening

sills to, concrete floors in corn cribs

and other buildings, and also of fast-





 





Susz'e 4—H Gets Experience W/zz'le Mot/167” 23‘ at Camp





 





 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 

 

 





DID I PUT IN’

TWO CUP$OF ’0 '





 





 





 





 

 

 





 

 

 

 





 

 

 

 

 





 





 

 

 

 

 





 

 





 





 

 

 

 





 

 





 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 

 





 





,Here at Ingleside, , g ,





~ Vinger hoets,





head's nobodded» in: the concrete ,





the threaded: part projecting up a

through the sin or plate, partly se- "





cause the 'sill’ seems to rot very quick





..ly and the bolt rusts off in a short





time at the surface of the concrete.”





Probably the .simplest solutiOn for I





this problem is the use of a creo'sote'd

tii‘nb‘e‘rigfor the sill, 'raising the Sill an

inch-cr‘sofioff the concrete to prevent

water from Staying under it.





timbers ten or twelve feet long can

be-treated quite'thoroughly. All holes





should be bored and the ends cut ’to '





exact shape and length before being

treated.



The rusting of the bolts where they

go through the timber will largely be

preVented if they are dipped into stiff

roofing cement before being fastened

into the concrete, and then the hole

in the timber around the bolt should

be crowded full of the roofing cement

to keep out? the water. Dipping the

bolts into hot paraffin, hot tallow, hot

sealing wax from old ' dry cells, or

melted sulphur also will help a. great

deal in delaying Corrosion. In some

cases galvanized bolts can be secured.



Galvanized stirrup irons or sockets

into which the lower ends of the crib

studdingcan be set, are on the market

at a reasonable price. These are set

into or fastened to the floor when the

concrete is poured, and are quite ef-

fective ingholding the studding in the

proper alignment. They are some trou—

ble to keep‘ lined up properly while

the floor is being poured and finished,

and the studding will rot at the bot

tom unless creosoted.





 





 





News of the Week





On July 1 the Boening Air Trans-

portation, Inc” started a combined pas-

senger and mail service from Chicago

to San Francisco





The American fliers, Clarence Cham—

berlin and Charles A. Levine, were en-

thusiastically received in Warsaw,

Poland.





Mme, Rosika Schwimmer, a Hungar—

ian who induced Henry Ford to run

his “peace ship” during the war has

been refused U. S. citizenship by the

federal authorities in Chicago.





Lieutenants Lester J. Maitland and

Albert Hegenberger left from Oakland,

California, for the Hawaiian Islands.

They flew in a three- motor Fokkei

army plane on June 28, and arrived

twenty-six how later at Honolulu

amid great acclaimfrom the natives.





Colonel Lindbergh will tour the

United States for two or three months

in the interests of aviation. He will

be financed by the Guggenheim Aero~

nautics fund, of New York.





.Fourteen planes entered the second.

annual Ford National Air tour, which

will cover the principal cities in the

eastern half of the country.





Thirty died in Detroit from automo-

bile accidents in the four weeks end-

ing June 18 In seventy—seven cities

504 were killed in the same time. ' - =



An obscure Belgian purser, George

says that he can turn

water into wine by the use of sugar

and certain mic1obes and a secret sub-

stance said to be food for microbes. '





An eleven months’ old calf belong-

ing to the West Texas State Teachers’





 





 





‘ College has been producing a gaIIOn





of milk daily This was discovered

when the calf was found nursing a

younger calf.





The city of Detroit voted eight to

one in favor of the bridge across the

Detroit river to Windsor, despite the

mayor’s strenuous objection.





One of the largest sturgeons ever

caught was lauded near Big Point

Sab e near Ludington, by John Rein-

berg. It weighed 175 pounds. .





The American Cotton Grov'ver's' Ex?

change has ousted Aaron Sapiro -

. general counsel, and put a Memphai;





the ON

- Home Week wllHae celebrated was

. merchant‘s hour





lawyer in his place. .

In Woodstock, Ontario,





 





 





If pres- g

sure creosoted two-by-four’s, or two- i

b‘y—sixes cannot be, secured from the ‘

lumber demer, it is not a difficult job'

to fix up a. trough in Which several .
poles for the beans. _



5.11119, but the sunflowers took most of "

the sunshine, moisture and fertility,

’ and the beans- didn’t timeout to any-





ups as well. Or, in terms of the op-

era, it shouldn’t all be confined to A





minor.

, Less than three weeks ago I talked





M “with an unusually active and busy





young duck Who wasrjust a couple of

months on the shady side of thirty,

and he told me that he had been tak-

ing piano lessons for a Year, practic-

ing for two hours every Sunday. Now,

he never expects to be a virtuoso

(whatever that is), but he is going to

,be :able to have a lot of enjoyment,

when he comes home all tired out 'in

the evening, in going into executive

session with his piano. Personally, I

don’t know a note from a notary, yet

when I attained the ripe old age of a

quarter of a century I sold a cow and

with the fire dollars, I purchased one

.of. these long-necked, high-strung in-

struments called a guitar. Someone





. had told me that they were easy to





play—~the strings were all just waiting





‘ to be picked. There is a lot of music





in a guitar, although I’ve never been

able to find Very much of it. I got it

before the war and, aside from know-

ing a couple Goodyear cords on it,

why, I haven’t progressed very much.

But I got fun and lots of it.



Understand, I’m not advocating that

instrument for universal use. My, I’d

hate to have everybody take up its

study! Wouldn’t it be a catastrophe

if someone would start to organize a

band and when all the volunteers came

out everyone would be carrying a gui-

tar. A mandolin, horn, drum—~most

any of them, in facthwhen played

alone are like waffles without syrup.

It really doesn’t make any difference

which you choose to learn to play, just

so it’s something.



If you haven’t much of an ear for

music, my advice would be to. begin

with a saxaphone. One little lad told

me he’d like to learn the comet but

his pa wouldn’t let him practice

around the house. I didn’t much blame

the old man; yet, after a person has

mastered one of them, they aren’t so

worse. If you don’t believe it, you

shOuld hear Sousa when he goes on a

little toot. Then there’s the size to

consider. You take a guitar or a

cello and they are certainly bungle-

some thing to carry around. You are

either knocking the paint off some

frail’s face, or scraping an acquaint-

ance on’ the shin. You ought to buy

something you could carry around in

your hip pocket, like a flute or flask.



Outside of the comfort to be deriv—

ie'd from being able toyclick off a tune

now and then, there is the financial

end to consider. A musician can. pick

up lots of dollars playing at stunts or

working the country dances, and it

makes nice, easy jack. In other words,

try and get the money out of harmony.

, By the way, did you happen to

notice the cover on a recent issue of

The Michigan Farmer where it showed

the picture of a little lad playing on

the piano? Well, that was where the

inspiration of this ballad was gotten,~

and I’ll bet the artist that took the

picture will feel like going out and

shooting himself for ever starting such

a line of bunk as this. So we will

close with a little song entitled: “She

was only a moonshiner’s daughter, yet

I love her still.” That’s all.





 





Myra, Kinsting decided to be eco-





‘ nomical and raise sunflowers and'Ken- ..





tucky Wonder beans all in the same

row with the sunflower stalks, making





7r boiled music: teacher who thinks '



‘ swtmming is only indulged in by gold- .

5, fish. However, it isn’t Only the young-

‘ stars that should learn; it’s the grown-





 

   

   

 

   

   

   

   





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satisfaction 1n the John Deere. ~.



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commence with the John Deere tractor and I can easily do as much

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with an oil can. It is always ready for use.



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I can do afull days work.”



Bernard Meier,

Maria Stein, Ohio.





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JULY IN THE vEcEram

’ GARDEN.





 





ALTHOUGH July is often an idle

time for the ironic gamer, it

really should be one of his busiest

months. Weeds will guickfily takc the





‘ garden if they are neglected for even





a. shmt time Besides the eternal

fight against weeds, this month is of-

;-fie11‘ quite d1y, and this requires con-

Stant cultivation to conserve whatever

nailstmre may be in the ground. A

flood is much easier destroyed while

it is small, than it is after it has made





a strong, lusty growth, so it behooves





the gardener to keep eyerlastingly at

it, even if the cool, shad-y lawndoes

call.



Yet weeding and cultivating is not

all-that should be done during July.

Many crops may be planted during

this month that will mature a crop

before w 'nteI. The cabbage plants

'rt'hat were started in seed rows and

frames last month should be set out in

their permanent home at this time. A

good place for them is where the early

peas were taken off. One of the sec-

rets of a weedless garden is to keep

the ground constantly occupied by an

economic plant. If this is done and

the work is performed correctly, no

weeds will mature seeds to pollute

the ground’ for future years. Cauli-

flower and Brussels sprouts also may

be planted at this time.



()t' the root crops, carrots, beets,

rutabagas and turnips may be planted

during the first half of July with the





assurance of a good harvest during-





Early varieties of car-

rots, such as Amsterdam Forcing,

should be used, and it might

be well to use an early maturing beet.

Early Model or an extra early strain

of Egyptian beet will serve admirably.



It will pay to try a planting of early

peas the first or second week of this

month. Dry weather in August may

catch them, but a crop is produced

often enough to justify the trial; Lit-

tle Marvel or Blue Bantam are both

good,- early varieties suited to this

pl:111.0f course, lettuce and radishes

should be planted at intervals during

the summer, as space becomes avail-





11ormal years.





. able.





 





ELM BEETLE THREATENS TREES.





 





THE authorities at Monroe, Michi-

gan,fo11md it necessary to combat

the attacks of the elm leaf beetle,

which was threatening the destruction

of the city’s finest shade trees. Mon-

roe is the only locality in Michigan

where this insect has been reported

as being present.



lo a severe infestation this beetle

will Completely defoliate the trees, and

attacks 011 two successive years will

result in the death of the trees. The

U. S. Bureau of Entomology and the

State Department of Agriculture aided

Monme in a campaign to control the

inseét and, after the elfns had been

sprayed, one reporter says that he

has been able to find only one live

beetle. \





TO SAVE RASPBERRY INDUSTRY.





 





 





CONSULTATJON between plant



patholbglsts of a dozen or more

states interested in raspberry growing

was held in southwestern Michigan a

'week ago. The purpose was on study

the mpberry plant diseases which

threaten to wreck the industry

It was found that those plantations





mp6, while those not subjected to

wmmmmm

Wilma '





m manna screed that Kieth





gun; was taking fare stifle disease

situation better M m states.





_ Some states are too lenient in nursery





control, permitting Worsening out of

mildly diseased plants.



The chief musof'co‘numfing mo-

saic, leaf curl, m'rust and blue

stem is through thorough supervision





of plantations from which nurses-y.





stack is procured. if the sale of dis-

mood plants is not slam the rasp-

berry industry will practically be elim-

inated ‘



it is also up to every grower of

raspberries to note every “sick”

plant'and to'find out the cause of the

“sickness,” and, if neCe-ssary, dig up

the plant and destroy it by burning.





 





WNSHINE HOLLOW GARDEN

NOTES »





 





Phil» who says: that he- finds pars-

nine» and vegetalsl-e oysters quite use-

on in paying bills. because he don’t

market them. until swing. That keeps

mm from spending all his money durl

ing tam fall and winter, and gives him

some change that is pretty handy in

paying the spring seed bills.



Oziah Filkins tried to make money

running a frog farm but found he

couldn’t keep more than two hops and

a jump ahead of tire sheriff. Now he

is raising strawberries and asparagus

and finds they are quite thrifty crops,

and most folks along the road like to

buy of him.





They Asked the Hen





(Continued from page 2'5).





water heater plant with pipes running

under the dropping boards. This poul-

try house will enable the control of

conditions which ordinarily cause

greatly reduced egg production, such

abnormal temperature or moisture

conditions, and given good hens and

intelligent feeding, the results will

move profitable, not only because of

increased egg production, but as well

because of the fact that the product

will be increased at a period when

eggs bring maximum prices.



Another illustrationin point is the

case of a feed manufacturing company

which, having decided to put out a

line of poultry feeds, first organized

their xeseaich staff to 19am the form-

ulae needed, and then worked out the

necessary engineering problems. Af-

ter scouring the country for the best

available poultry research men, this

company purchased a large farm and

equipped it with the necessary build—

ings, machinery, laboratories and poul-

try flocks. It was our pleasure re-

cently to inspect the farm, and also

the mills of the company.



Research work was conducted for

nearly five years by these poultry ex-

perts before a single pound of poultry

feed was placed upon the market. The

company had an enviable reputation

for its products, and the management





'would take no chance in introducing





its poultry feeds until every Vestage

of doubt as to their quality was clear-

ed away. So the research staff repeat-

ed again and again each phase of their

work to make certain that the formu-

lae worked out were correct.



The big reason for the farm was to

get biddy’s opinion of the proposed

feeds. Occasionally in this work she

would cackle her satisfaction, but fre-

quently she would not. However, all

through the months and years the re-

seaxch men patiently watched her,

checking up regularly on her weight,

production, and condition by every





available test known. Year after year-





the work went on. These men sought

to find the best feedfor a laying hen,

a moulting hen, a‘baby chick, a broil-

er. They .studied‘nutrients in every

different sort of feed to learn, for in-

stance, whether protein in bran, or

meat scrap, or alfalfa hay had the

same feeding merit as protein in cow-

horns,-or horses’ hoofs. They asked

if grain shouldbefed wholeor ground;

if feed should be given in a' litter or

in a. trough; if it should be fed wet or

dry,'raw or cooked, in the morning

or at some other time of day. Then

the wide hum of quantities and

proportions formed- an endless list of

interrogations that faced these men

your in and year out. Their answers

were all for the single purpose of giv-

ing the man. who owns poultry, a supe-

rio‘r feed, and of providing him with

the benefits of their knowledge and





., training, even though he possesses no





mm into one-am mam.





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engineering, or a dozen other sciences.



When at last biddy gave her cackle

of satisfaction to the formulae chosen,

it became the task of the engineers

of the company to furnish equipment

for standardizing these feeds. This,

again, was no small problem. In the

company‘s laboratories, for instance,

the chemists find that ,. scarcely two

carloads of bran can be found that

test the same for digestible nutrients.

One car may be below the average in

the percentageof some nutrient, and

another may be above. This problem,

however, was solved by spreading the

contents of each car thinly over a bin

large "enough to hold a whole train-

load of bran. Then the contents of the

bin are removed in horizontal seetions

which blends together portions of the

contents of each car. This composi-

tion is then thoroughly mixed by mod-

ern milling machinery. The result is

a bran with a normal content of pro—

tein, carbohydrates and fibre. The

other raw materials used are blended

in a similar‘ manner, but to further

insure these materials being properly

standardized, samples are tested in the

laboratories at regular intervals.



Next comes the problem of combin-

ing these various raw materials uni-

formly. The day of our visit, eight

different ingredients were being com-

pounded into one of the poultry feeds.

Each ingredient was carried from the

mixer to a common screw. conveyor

on a belt about a foot wide and run-

ning over pulleys some six feet apart.

The material on each belt was contin-

ously weighed. A scale, on which the

center of the belt rested, regulated a

cut-off which allowed just enough feed

to pass on to the belt to keep the scale

balanced. If for any reason the var-

iation on one of these belts amounted

to more than two ounces, an electrical

device would automatically shut down

the entire mixing equipment, thus

guarding against a“ wrong mix.



The conveyor into which these eight

ingredients were deposited, carried the

material to the final mixer. In leaving

this machine the feed'passed over a

megnetized cylinder which removed

every particle of metal that some-

wheie found its way into the mix. It





is surprising the amount of metal re-,





moved. This is particularly true of

the little fine needleshaped pieces of

steel which would be certain to set up

irritation once in the alimentary canal

of an animal. As a final check, a

sample of feed is tak‘En every thirty

minutes at the automatic bugging- ma-

chine, and tested in the laboratories

to make certain that the feed is meet-

ing standard requirements in every





These are some of the precautions

taken by a. reliable concern to proflde

poultrymen with a dependable feel.

MW of

the m1 use: all the mm m





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to the unknown investigators; ohm

these examples are typical; 1mm,

here’is an economic backgroundrlihpt





calls 151‘ I new interest. and maps





closer cooperation between the tuner

and m manufactmer.

MASTER FARME’R MOVEMENT

‘ .GROWS.





 





(Continued from page 23).





colored specimens. The Whole outfit

is designated to: save hand labor and 11e-





 





duce expense in handling the thmshed .. .





W



Another master of general interest

was the economy in the production of

beans.

after much pains is taken. in the rare!)—

aration of the ‘soita thirteenthole drill

is used to plant four rows at a time.

This is done to facilitate . cultivation

with a four-row cultivator. , This cul-

tivator 1's attached to the front end (of

the tractor. The operator takes the

same four rows that were planted to

gather. Following the tractor is a

weeder attachment that further stirs

the ' soil. vWith this. equipment it is

possible for, oneman to easily and

thoroughly cultivate fifteen acres of

beans in». day. This encourages fre-

quent cultivation, and also keeps'down

labor costs ,



Wild Participate in Country Life

Conference.



Besides the» participation in the Ap-

proved F8111! ;Houne. program started

in Michigan recently,

Farmers have been called upon to take

a leading part in the American Coun-

try Life Conferenceto be held at the

Michigan State College during the

first week in August. At this confer-

ence an effort will be made tovcata-

logue some of the more important so-

cial and economic problems facing

rural America. The Michigan Master

Farmers have ‘ invited- the Master

Farmers of other states to attend these

sessions. This will be the first na-

tional gathering of these groups in

America. .



The Master Farmer -movement ap~

pears to be having a far-reaching in‘

fluence in the state. It is aiding in a





real way in the establishment of farm- ‘





ing ideals. It gives to the younger

generation of farmers 21. goal toward

which they can aspire. It also gives

dignity and direction to the business

of tilling the soil. Realizing the 'pos-

sibilities of this rather unique institu

tion, every effort has been made to

avoid the spectacular, and to choose

the broader course of keeping the

movement strictly educational and in.

spirat-ional.





 





MEAT BUYERS PUT ONE OVER.





 





' N Lapeer county, meat buyers from



Bay City have been working a.

fraudulent scheme which has cheated

those who sold cattle to them. The

plan worked as folloWS: The buyers’

trucks wore weighed in town 111111111111

driven to the farm for the cattle. Dur-

ing the trip from the scales to the

farm and back again, the truck would

be stopped and some large stones tak-

en out of the tool box carried on the

side; This would decrease the \net

Weight of the cattle, as the weight of





the truck would be truck plus stones. '





In this case the stones weighed- 120

pounds. This is a bad way to make





good money as; in this case, the pub»





liolty the meat buyer's got from their

sumt' won’t help them in making any

further- purchasers. and they 11 to

«an be the mount of {no

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Boys and girls from all parts of the nation, attending the Boys’ and.

Girls’ Club Camp in Washington, D.-C., were welcomed by See-

retary of Agriculture Jardine.





 





 





 





 





 





 





A monstrous military demonstration was staged in Trieste by Ital-

ian troops during dedication of world’s largest lighthouse, named

in honor of Italian sailors who lost their- lives in the Great War.





 





 





 





Even during the rousing welcome which the City of Washington

extended to Colonel Lindbergh, he did not forget to place a

wreath on the tomb of the Unknown Soldier.





 





 





 





 





 





A rubber life boat which is collapsible, and capable of carrying a

load of sixty persons, proved successful on the first try~out. The

boat can be inflated in twenty minutes.





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





By a wave of his hand over a glass sphere,

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Family—By

No Trace of the





EARCHING for Little Joe, young-

ss est member of the Brown Family,

who had failed to return home af-

ter hours spent with his brother Hal

,in the field, Father Brown had confid—

ed to his neighbor, Fernandez, the

story of a midnight marauder who had

drawn Hal’s fire. A new element of

mystery was added when, in telling

of the visit of a stranger to the Fer-

nandez home, Father Brown had rec-

ognized from the description, an old

enemy, “Slippery Sam” Jacks. This

man had been driven from the Brown

home by Hal because of an attempted

bribe to “throw” a race where Flying

; Fox, pride of the Brown stables, was

- entered.



“J acks is a hard customer,” remark:

ed Father Brown as, with his neigh-

bor, Fernandez, he continued the

search, “but I can’t believe he’d stoop

to kidnapping. And, anyway, he knows

we have no money.”



“You forget the treasure," said Fer-

nandez quickly. “He may think you

have found that.” '



“Treasure?" scofied Henry Brown.

“Bunco! All the treasure we find on

this farm you.are welcome to."



“Do you mean that, Brown?” de-

manded Fernandez, stopping short.

“Will you put that in writing when we

get’back?” 7



“Boom!” It was Hal’s signal, and

without answering, Farmer Brown hur-



ried .on. Why should his neighbor be

.so interested in the strange quest?

Soon they were at the crest of the hill

.to hear the disappointing news that

Young Jack Miller, chief dependance

in the hunt, because of his knowledge

,of the country, was away from home

and could not be reached before the

next day.



“Of course we’ll keep on hunting,”



agreed Neighbor Miller, an energetic

farmer of middle age, “but Jack could

,do more than all of us put together,

for he’s roamed these hills since he





'Acti‘vitzl’r 0ft!!! Acres—J ‘Do





A: Adventures of the Brown





10/172 F mncz} Care





Missing Child





was ‘knee-high to a grasshopper’. My

guess is that the lad just lost his

bearings, but he may havelgone miles.

There’s no real danger unless in the

darkness he should fall and hurt him-

self.



As if in mocking answer came the





 





“You’ll Just Have to Trust Me, Mr.

Anything About Little Joe,





faint howl of a wolf. Hal caught his

breath hard and Father Brown flinched

as if from a blow.



“No use sticking together," announc-

ed Miller abruptly. “Brown, You and

Fernandez comb this bluff, then go

east. Hal and I will follow the creek.

We’ll rout out Simpson and Hardy.-

Two shots in succession if the lad is

found. If not found, we meet at dawn

at your home. Keep on firing, a shot

at a time,”. and Miller and Hal were

off, while Father Brown, torn by fear

and anxiety, again took up the search.



Slow dragged the hours, while in

agonized waiting Mother Brown, with





Beth and Mary, waited for. tiding that.





it Wit/z Mario,” Say: Al.





 





did not come. Daybreak found weary





. members of the searching party with





ered with worn watchers in the House

of the Lone Oak, again to take up the

hunt as soon as food and drink could

be had. It was as if the earth had

opened and swallowed the missing

boy, and the men talked in guarded

tones as the heart-rending sobs 'of

Mother Brown came to them. More

than a dozen men now were in the

party, and Beth and Juniata insisted

that they, too, must go.



“That confounded operator has just

opened up,” announced Neighbor Mil-





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Brown,” Said Jack. “I Don’tan

But Think I Can-Find Him."





ler after a short conversation over the

’phone. “But I got hold of Jack right

away. He'll be here as fast as a car

can bring him, but it will be three





o’clock this afternoon, thebest he can.





do. Before that, we must find Little

Joe. We’ll do it, won’t we men?” A

cheer was the answer, but Hal’s face

was drawn and haggard as again he

took up the search. Father Brown

had been prevailed 'upon to stay and

comfort the bereaved mother. GoSsip

buzzed, magnifying the story of the

midnight intruder which, due to Fer-

nandez, now had become common

property. . '





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nificantly observed Jud Burns, a tall

hill dweller, “if we catch any child

stealer around heah.” His mates

agreed. But again, search as they

might, no trace of Little Joe was

found. It was a. tired and discouraged

group that met Jack Miller as he

sprang from his car and hurried up

to make inquiry. His neighbdrs watch-

ed curiously, and somewhat resentful--

1y, as Young Jack drew his father,

Hal and Father Brown aside so that





none could hear the conversation as





Jack talked low and earnestly.

“You’ll just have to trust me, Mr.

Brown,” said Jack. “I give you my

word of honor that I don’t know any-

thing about LittlexJoe, but I think I

Can find am. There are reasons,

though, why I must search alone. [in

take the gun and if I find him I’ll fire

three shots. No, father, I can’t even

tell you,” as his father started to pro-

test. “We are Wasting time. I can

go part of my way in the car.” Spring-

ing into the car Jack was off at high

speed while the:-,men of- the party

broke out in angryexclamations which

were not modified as Miller tried to

explain. The mystery had deepened.



(Continued next week).





OUR LANGUAGE.





 





.An Irishman was arrested and

brought up in front of the» court.



“Have you read the speed law?” ask-

ed the judge.



» “No, your- honor.” _ ‘



“Have you read any book?“



“No, your honor.”

- “What have you read ?"



“I have red hair on the back of my

neck, your honor.”





Luv'sur HON-EST. -.





“Look here; Mose,” said the whit

foreman of a" gang of colored labor-

ers, “every time I come around here

you’re Mating. Howdoes it happen I.

never find you at work?” E



_“Ah’ll tell you how come, boss. It’s

’cause dem’ rubber heels of you’rn

don’t make no noise a-tall.”





 





The white indians of Panama are

related to’vthe ancient Mayas. ' ' ~





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‘ OF THE. Goren PATCH! '
RING up a child in tithe way he

should go, and when he is old he

Will not depart from it, ” says the

Beck of Proverbs. This is changed

by many to read, “Bring up a child in

the way he should go, and when he is

bid away he’ .11 go.” samuel is an in-

stance of the gradual growth of a Soul

into nobility of character and influ-

ence.‘ What Saul the king did was

nothing, in its final influence, compar-

ed to the life-Work of mild and kindly

Samuel. There had been that night

when, as a little boy, he had heard the

call of God. Now he is old and rem-

in'iscent, but the little :boy Samuel is

the same person as the old man Sam-

’uc’l. You-are you, I sand, from child-

hood to age. The mystery of person-

ality persists.



Looking back, he can say that he

has wronged no man, has taken no

man’s property, done no one injury.

Not everybody could say that. David

could not, nor Solomon, and many a

public man now

cannot say it. Do-

ing no harm is a

splendid achieve-

ment. Of course,

in itself it is not

enough,- as one

ought also to-have

qualities of ag-

gressive goodness,

as well as the



passive qualities of doing no harm.



Yet, to look back and say, “I have



done no harm to .any'man or woman.



have never by my actions misled a



child,” is to say much.



Samuel grew slowly. He- did not

slip into wrongdoing in youth, sow

, wild oats, Canada thistles and corn

borers, and then become suddenly con-

verted. He grew symmetrically and

slowly into splendid manhood. Vile re-

member what Luke says of the youth-

ful Christ: .He increased in wisdom

and in stature and in favor with God

and man. Not that conversion is un-

desirable. It is highly desirable, but

it is not the only way in which Chris-

tian character is developed. People

used to think it was, and would press

on young people their need of a mark-

ed conversion that took place at a cer-



tain time in a certain place and at a





 





 





a thing is possible. But it is not the

only way that the life in the soul

- groWs. Sometimes young people have

. been heavily burdened because they

- .oou-ld point to no time‘or place when

-. they

Here is an instance: “A Sunday

School teacher tried to impress my

unworthmess and sin upon me, and

told me that -I would be lost forever

, if I was not converted. For three years

I waited in miseiy of mind for the

expected conversion. Fortunately a

dear friend explained ,that unless I

had done something wrong, , or had

some heathen beliefs to cast aside, all

. I needed was to make public avowal

of my faith and purpose I was tie

' men‘dously relieved, and joined the

church in a month. I realize more and

more my insignificance and .God’s pow—

er and glory.”

7 In early church history, the case of

, arisen is to the point.‘ Onigen‘ was

\ one of the powerful writers rtor the

Christian religion in its early days. He

3 was carefully brought up by his par-

,5‘ ' cuts to love the Bible and no wove

Christ. While yet a boy, during a par-

, ,secution, an intense dosimeter martyr-





 





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away from the house, Sometimes





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certain hour. It is wonderful that such.





» SUBJECT: +1 Samuelfs





began to love and serve God.~





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him that ‘he never wandered from it}

and became one of the giants of the

Christian church of all time. “Bring,

up a child in the way she should go—J’L

It seems to work, in spite of what the

pessimists say.





1 think some got .these wicked preach»~ .





ers" eons, of Which-- we oceasiocnall'y

hear. They don’t appear so wicked,

when you get next to them. The other

day ‘I spoke at a banquet of young

people in a church, and the president

of the organization, the fellow.who

makes the wheels go ’round, is the

six-foot son of the minister. A real

fellow, too. Another minister told me'

not long ago of the usefulness of his'

two boys in the church. One is out of‘

high school now, and ready for col-

lege, which he expects to attend this

autumn, while the younger brother has

two years yet in high school. Both of

these lads are hard hitters in the“

church, and are the delight of their

father. Perhaps, like "little Samuel,‘

they heard the voice of the Great God,

some quiet night: “Speak, Lord, for

Thy servant heareth." At any rate,‘

they. are on the right road, and cheer:

:many other wayfarers.



Samuel was a sincerely religious

man. At his last appearance to the

:people he said, “God forbid that I"

should sin against Jehovah in ceasing;

to pray for you.” When a man will

make it a part of his daily schedule to:

go apart and pray for his people, for‘

those who easily err, those who are'

particularly tempted, those who are

young, those who are undergoing suf-

fering, he is a good man. Prayer is

hard work. Prevailing prayer requires





Where will rain

this year





Last year, among the places 1t hit, was Illinois,where

thousands of acres of grain rotted in the shock,

while waiting for threshers. Rain 15 no respecter of

state lines, and next year it may be yom' territory

that sufiers loss.





The farmer who owns a machine, has the best

sort of rain insurance. The first day his grain is

fit to t'hresh, he gets it all, clean, brig-ht, and mer-

chantable—before it’s so dry that it shells, 9: so wet

that it sprouts in the shock.





You have done all the work of plowing, barrow-

ing, sowing, and harvesting. Why take a chance of

losing your crop and your work?





The 22x36 Nichols €23 Shepard Thresher will save

your grain. Any farm tractor, from the Fordson up,

will handle it, on the belt or on the road.





It has many features not found in other machines

that enable it to save more of your grain and clean

it better.





It is provided with Hyatt Roller Bearings, at





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centration. The reason so many .peo-:

ple never learn to pray effectively is.

because it is hard, and they have not

the qualities that persevere unto suc-'

cess in it.



Why were Samuel's sons so unlike

their fat-her? Why were they as un-

desirable members of society as he

was desirable? Why were they weak-

and wicked? Don’t ask me, for 'I dot

not know. But I suspect that they,

were neglected by their .good father,

he lived so busy a life. Looking after;

other people's boys, he forgot his own.

Don’t do as he did!





 





SUN-DAY SCHOOL LESSON FOR

JULY 10.





 





Farewell; I

Samuel 12zl-5 and 519—25.





 





 





   





 





 





 





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“Pa, what are ancestors?”



Well, my son, I am one of yours,

and your grandpa is another.”



“Oh! Then why is. it that people

brag aboutthem?”





 





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A woman went into a hoopital for

wounded soldiers, and approaching a,

soldier with his head in bandages,‘

said, “Oh, my poor man. Were you

wounded in the head?”



“No, ” said the soldier weakly, “I was

wounded in the foot, but the bandages:

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HAT is all this fuss about old

V‘l canning methods not being

, safe? I’m sure my foods al-

ways kept perfectly, and I liked the

cold-pack method. In fact, I am one

of thousands of women who had no

objection to the open kettle method,

and continued it for fruit and toma-

toes, even after I had adopted the cold

pack for vegetables.



Wishing to know the latest news

for canners, I procured a bulletin from

the U. S. Department of Agriculture

on‘canning and determined to‘try this

new hot pack. After a careful reading

of the booklet, I came to the conclu-

sion that this was the same old meth—

od, except that the cold dip was left

out. I was accustomed to blanch in





1. steam or hot water.





Omitting the cold dip, the hot food

is packed into scalded jars which are

sitting in hot water. ,Then here is

another difference: the jars are sealed

tight before processing, to conserve

Vitamin C. If you are used ,to cold





. packing your vegetables, you will find





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these two changes in method easy to

make.





Here’s How to Hot Pack.



1. Wash vegetables thoroughly in

several waters or in running water to

remove every bit of earth clinging to

them. Scrub with vegetable brush if

necessary.



2. Prepare for jars by paring, quar-

tering or slicing. Stringless beans are

prepared by snipping off'the ends with

scissors, and cutting diagonally with

shears or on bread board with knife.

Beets are cooked long enough to loos-

en skins, then peeled and sliced.



3. Pre-cook vegetables in as little

water as possible, just enough to heat

through to boiling. '



4. Wash jars in hot water and soap

and scald with boiling water, fit cov-

ers and test for leakage, then cover

with water and start boiling. Thus

they are cleansed. With jar tongs,

empty water from them, and set up-

right in the pan of hot water, ready

for filling.



5. The heated vegetables are dip-

ped into the jars. Cover with water

in which they were cooked, adding





' more water if needed. Allow one tea-





' non-acid vegetables.





spoon of salt to each quart. If you

have no pressure cooker, it is safer to

can in pints. If desired, add one tea-

spoon of lemon juice or vinegar to

each pint. This acid method reduces

processing time to ninety minutes for

If you do not





. use acid, process 150 minutes in hot





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





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‘water bath.





" 6. Completely

Can greens only





Add half tablespoonful

sugar to each pint of peas if desired.

seal, and process.

in pint jars, even

though you use a pressure cooker.



7. Upon removal from canner, see

that seal is tight, invert on a newspa-

per in a cool place protected from

drafts.





,8. It is better to store a week in ,





the warm kitchen for Observation,

then you may be sure your canning





. adventure was a. success before can-





ning your next vegetables. You can

put the jars in a cool cellar, assured





 

 

 





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moisture from the air.





that no trouble will develop, provided

_, the storage room is dry. An earthen .

fir of calcium sulphate will. numb. 1.5.



This ineXpen- :- .

sive chemical may be procured at the





By Doris W. McCray





You may use the open kettle meth-

od for fruits, or the cold pack method.

The acid in them helps them to keep,

and there is no danger frombotulism,





that deadly poisoning which develops





in vegetables. Provided your fruits

are properly cooked and tightly sealed

with good rubbers, there is little to

worry about. Yet you may try the

hot pack if desired. Bring to boiling,

put into jars, seal tight and process.





, Why Hot Pack is Better.



The hot pack is safer, because the

center of the jar of food is already

boiling hot when processing starts.

The higher internal temperature means

less danger of flat sour. There is no

loss of minerals and vitamins in the

cold dip. Filling the jars with hot

food and liquid enables you to seal

them tight without danger of bursting

in the canner. Those foods I hot-

packed last summer kept beautifully,

and this summer I am hot-packing

again.





(If you would like a complete time

table for canning all fruits and vege-

tables, write f-or our new revised bul-

letin, “Canning Fruits and Vegetables

at Home,” Desk M, Michigan Farmer,

Detroit, Michigan. Inclose five cents

in stamps to cover cost of mailing.

——Martha Cole).





HOME ECONOMICS IN KENT





STARTS N EW YEAR.





 





HE women of the KentrCounty

Home Demonstration Service held

their first annual meetings June 20-24

inclusive. For convenience the coun-

ty is divided into five districts. Each





district has from seven to eight Organ-

ized groups of women, making a total

of thirty-seven groups in the entire

county. At these meetings a plan for

group organization was presented by

Julia E. Brekke, assistant home dem-

onstration‘leader. ”‘ Miss Agnes Soren-

son, home demonstration agent of

Kent County, discussed next year’s pro-

gram, after~ which a ballot was taken





 





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to ascertain jlist what subjects to in-

clude in next year’s program. Nutri-





tion and home management received‘





the greatest number of votes and will

probably make up the main part of

the program next ‘year.

jects will be sgessed, both from the

home and community viewpoints.





4-H Club work for the girls will be ,





another feature of next year’s pro-

gram which Will receive major consid-

eration.





Cherries and Berries are Ripe!





OAXING fickle summer appetites

C is an important part of every



home cooks" job. But nature

comes to her rescue at this time of

the year with‘ luscious berries and

cherries. Here are some suggestions

for serving them that I hope will

prove helpful.



Cherry Salad.



Select large sweet cherries and pit.

Fill each cavity with a nut meat, and

arrange on beds of lettuce with diced

pineapple .and garnish with bits of

cream cheese.





, Candied Cherries.



Cherries may be candied without

cooking. Select firm cherries, stone

and soak in vinegar for twenty-four

hours. Drain well and mix the cher-

ries with equal weight ' of sugar.

Spread on platters and keep in cool

place for a week, stirring every day.

Seal in sterilized jars.



Spiced Sweet Pickled Ohernies.



Carefully select cherries, stone and

let stand in vinegar to cover over

night. ~Drain and add equal amount





of sugar, together with stick cinna~l





Make an One-hour Hat





 





4892 4891





FELT hats to match one’s frock will be in vogue for summer and early gether With H S 03191‘ county 3811* .





4894 . 4896





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fall, reports one of the leading style authorities of the country. These

latest creations in felt hats you can make yourself in less than an hour’s ki

time, and their low priCe makes it possible for every woman to have a chic are ma ‘13 a 5990131 effort to bring





and becoming hat to match each costume.





millinery shades.





the purchaser.





The hats come flat, stamped in finest quality all wool felt in popular

Complete directions fer making go With each hat, and

everything is furnished except the embroidery silk, the color being left to





Each style of hat comes in but the one Color combination as follows. ‘,





 





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4891 comes in rose with hickory ornamentation.

. 4892 comes in Castilian red with black trimming. -. , ~ , 1 , _ .



.,4894 comes in white with red trimming. .1 ,.~ . ~ _ . .



,4896 comes in’ blaclg with white trimming .. ‘ ‘ "‘er





 





- 1% runs crushed berries





mon and cloves to suit taste. Let

stand two days and seal in sterilized

jars.





Strawberry Jam.





This recipe is unusually good, with‘





hot muffins or light biscuit. To one

cup of diced pineapple, add two cups

of strawberries and three cups sugar.

Cook the pineapple until tender, be-

fore adding the berries and sugar,

then cook all for thirty minutes over

a slow fire.





Strawberry Bavarian.





1% cups whipping cream 1 tb. gelatin

:34 cup sugar % cup cold water

14 cup boiling water





Soak gelatin in cold water and dis-





solve sugar in hot water. Combine two '





mixtures and add

berries.





to thicken.





crushed ‘straw-





Beat thoroughly add the





whipped cream and continue beating'





until the mixture will hold its shape.

Fill molds, ‘chill and I garnish.‘ with

whole berries.





Blueberry Pudding..





Line a pudding dish with stale

bread that has been buttered. Sprinkle

with Salt: and fill the dish two-thirds

full with blueberries or ‘raspberries,

that have been mixed with sugar. Cov-

er the berries with slices of buttered

bread and sprinkle With salt. Cover

baking dish and set in a pan of cold

water and bake in a moderate oven

for one hour. Remove the cover and

brOWn and serve hot with a pudding

sauce, or sugar and cream. —M. C.





 





MOTHERS' CAMP.





 





VI 7ASHTENAW county will hold its

fourth annual camp for rural





women, at Camp Newkirk, Boy Scout,





Camp near Dexter, August 15 to 19 in-

elusive. \



The camp committee” elected at last

year’s camp, consisting of Mrs. Eu-

gene Strang, Ypsilanti; Mrs. Edwin

Ball, ‘Dexter; Mrs. George Cook, Sa-

line;

Mrs. Fred Leverette, Ann Arbor, to-





cultural agent, and Julie. E. Brekke

assistant home demonstration leader,





the attendance up to fifty or more this

year. A number of the women who





attended last year have enrolled again

. for this year’s c.amp

subjects which will be stressed are





some“ of the





food preparation demonstrations,can

ning demonstrations

law, handicraft





   





 

 

 

 

 





These pro- .





Cool until the mixture ‘begins "





'Mrs. Albert Koch, Dexter, and U





parliamentaryflf 1::

oils, recreation and
No. SSS—Morning Dress. Cuts in

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

inches {bust measure. The 36-inch size

requires. 27/3 yards of 40-inch material





'with % yard of 40—inch contrasting.





No. 744—'—Girlish Model. - Cuts in

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

eight-year-size requires 1% yards of

40-inch material with 14 yard of 27-

inch contrasting, and 1% yards of four-

inch with 34 yard of 1%;inch ribbon.



No. HST—Fascinating Blouse. Cuts





. in sizes 16, 18 and 20 years, 36, 38,





40, 42, 4'4 and 46 inches bust measure.

The 36-inch siZe requires 1% yards of





40-inch material.





No. 753—Particularly Pleasing. Cuts

in sizes16, 18 and 20 years, 36, 38, 40

and 42 inches bust measure. The 36-

inch size requires 3 yards of 32 Or





A, cents.

when you order your pattern and a

copy of our Summer Pattern Catalog





 

 

 





744





 





86-inch material with 34 yard of 38





inch contrasting material. .

No. 739——Slmple and Chic. Cuts 1n



sizes 16, 18 and 20 years, 36, 38, 40, 42



and 44 inches bust measure. The 36—





inch size requires 2% yards of 40-inch.





material with 5/3 yard of 12-inch ma-

terial for vestee and 4 yards ribbon.

No. 435-A Youthful Mode. Cuts In

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

bust measure. The 36—inch size re-

quire 33/3 . yards at ‘36-inch material,

with 34; yard of 36-inch contrasting.

The price of each pattern is 13

Just enclose 13 cents extra





will be sent to you. Address your or-

ders to the Pattern Department, Mich-





jigan Farmer, Detroit, Michigan.





Farm Women to Hold Institute .





OTHERS will appreciate the pro-



. gram, that has been carefully

prepared for the Farm Women's

Institute, to be held at Michigan State

College, East Lansing, from July 28

to August 1. The four day’s program





has been arranged to contain» some-<-





thing of interést to every Michiga‘n

farm woman who is striving to make





.a'better home, and to do her part in





developing a. fuller community "life.





~ The first day will be devoted to home

imprOvement. Problems relating _to





remodeling and building of kitchens,‘





beautifying the home grounds, com—

munity landscaping, and farm home

power, will be discussed.



[On Friday, health and nutrition will

be the principal topics for discussion.

Howl rural people are to secure the





" services of competent physicians, and

"th’e‘nutr‘ition‘ problems of the family

“ ”Will? 1,3: ‘deliait'cd-in'open forum. ' '

‘ WW who hive





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“will pool their





 

 





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citizenship on Saturday’s program, ar-

ranged in cooperation with the League

of Women Voters. Jury service and

the handling of delinquents have been

singled out for special emphasis on

the afternoon program. Judge Flor-

ence Allen, avwoman elected to the

highest public elective office, federal

or state, in the United States, will ad-

dress the evening sessions of the Cit-

izenship Centerence. Mrs. Frank

Kinch, of Huron county, is chairman

ofthis program.



A special Sunday program is being

arranged which will prove a valuable

addition ' to the Institute. Monday’s

program will cover the economic side

of farm life. Sources of farm income

from the woman’s standpoint, and

marketing farm produce from the wom-

an’s standpoint are the two. major

problems 'to be discussed.





'The Institute immediately precedes





"’ the ‘ sessions or the-Genntry Life 'ASso-





elation, also to be held 'at the‘college.

Arrangements for, accommodation in





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- 3. Twenty~two feet.

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THE ANSWERS.





 





ThGSe are the answers to the tunes-

tions under the‘head, “Ask Me An-





other," printed on another page of this '





issue.

‘ 1 Thirty-two inches.





The Detroit Gazette in 1817.





A hitch arranged so that three, .





five, seven, or more horses mayl

work together, the same loadJ





being on each horse of the-





group.



6. Stevens Thompson Mason. He was

twenty-one years old when ap-

pointed governor of the territory

of Michigan, and was thevfirst

governor after the state was ad-

mitted into the Union in 1837.



7. Tomatoes and cucumbers.



8. The lack of vitamin D, known as

the antirachitic vitamin.



9. In 1855.



10. Between Detroit and Ypsilanti,

the railroad in 1828 and the tel-

egraph in 1847.





 





 





For Our Little Folks





Starz'es From Bugville





 





 





HOW THE SPIDER GOT HIS

SUPPER.





 





HE Spider searched all the

morning among the tall grasses

for a good place to weave his

web. At last he came to two

Daisies, growing straight and tall.

Nearby were several small grasses.

“A fine place to make my web,” said

the Spider, and he immediately set to

work. Between the two daisies he

wove the silken threads criss-cross,

criss-cross into a dainty wheel-like

lace pattern. Patiently the Spider

kept at work until his web was finish-

ed. VVhen the last criss-cross was

joined in place he climbed up to the

topmost corner of his web to wait.

By this time he was very hungry, and

he hoped some careless fellow would

happen that way very soon and get

caught in his trap. _

It wasn’t long before the Grasshop-

per came hopping along, nibbling a

tender leaf here and there. He was





 





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Then Along Flitted the Butterfly, Not





Watching where She was Going.





noticed it.



“Ah, ha! Mr. Spider, you think you

’can catch me in your trap, do you?

No, siree! Watch me!” he said.



Then Grasshopper doubled up his

sticklike legs and jumped right

through Spider’s web, leaving a rag-

ged hole behind.



“A good joke on you,” laughed

Grasshopper, as he hopped on his way.



Just as Spider hastened over to mend

the ragged hole, Katydid came strid-

ingalong singing his “Katydid” song.



“So you’ve set a trap for me, Mr.

Spider," laughed Katydid. “I’ll show

you.” Then he, too, made a big jump

and Went right through the Spider’s

web, leavinganother ragged hole be-

hind .him.



. Spider was vory disappOinted, and»

more hungry than, ever as Katyd‘id’

strode on his way singing his “Katy-

did, katydid"' song.



, Then along flitted the Butterfly, not

watchin where she was going.



“Watc out," warned the Daisies, for

they loved the Butterfly. j _



But Butterfly did not heed the Dals-

ies' warning. She flew right into the

Spider’s web and one of ,her pretty

W has became tangled in the silken

thread. Try as hard as she mi ht she

could} notget out. Even tlie Daisies

wanted-to help her, but they couldv'not;

So the Spider had a good supper and





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and full of flavor next winter as

the day you picked them. They

need lose none of their flavor '

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where your canning recipe calls ‘

for salt—immediately you have

made certaixr of the flavor. Dlaz

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that dissolves quickly and com!

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for butter and cheese/making, for:

livestock, for curing meats. Asks

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Good Time at WaShington





4-H Club Member: Enjoy Natzomz/ Camp





EARLY 150 farm boys and girls,



with their club leaders, repre-



senting forty states, .were in at-

tendance at the National 4-H Club en—

campment in Washington during the

week ending June 23. They were

quartered in tents on the grounds of

the department of agriculture.



These young folks have won distinc-

tion in some special line of endeavor,

in crop growing, poultry keeping, stock

raising, sewing, dressmaking, or home-

making. They were the successful

contestants in contests participated in

by the 586,156 boys and girls, and

were the finest group of young people

that has visited Washington in many

a... day, perhaps, in the nation’s life-

time.



The young people put in a very busy

‘ week, the day beginning with reveille

at six in the morning, and ending with





 





 





Mary Kozumplik, Frances and Stephlie

‘ Horky Know the Water is Wet.





taps at ten o’clock at night. In the

morning they had swimming, bird

tours, educational tours, and addresses

in the National Museum Auditorium

by eminent speakers. In the after-

noon they went on educational tours,

during which they visited the various

bureaus of the department of agricul-

ture, the executive, judicial and other

branches of the government, the art

galleries, parks and other points of

interest, held conferences, and attend-

ed band concerts and other forms of

entertainment.





‘, The boys and girls of the 4-H Clubs

were welcomed to Washington by Sec-

retary of Agriculture Jardine, who

said, “Boys’ and girls’ club work is

‘demonstrating better practices in ag-

riculture and home economics, and

what is thus being demonstrated is

finding its way into the lives of rurah

people. Through club work, young

people are learning how to work to-

gether, counsel together, play together,

cooperate and achieve. One of the

greatest needs of the rural people to-

;day is greater cooperation among

themselves. Club work trains for such

cOOperation.”



The 4-H Club boys and girls had an

opportunity to hear several instructive

addresses. C. W. VVarburton, director

{of extension, in the department of ag-

riculture, said that hundreds of boys

and girls are now in college as a re-

sult of their connection with clubs,

and many county agents got their start

as :boys’ club members. Congressman

AsWell, of Louisiana, told them how

Commis-

sinner of Education Tiggert gave them

gsiime points on what ’the government

.418 doing to promote better schools.

" eenforcement of law was stressed

Mrs. Mabel Walker Willebrandt, as-

sistant attorney- general, who said her

ception of law was not something

‘g- hedge us about with barriers to





ty for greater liberty for every-

1:0 perpetuate the liberties and





gs we want to do, but as the 01".





opportunities that go with civilization,

it has become necessary to cut off

avenues of activities that would en-

danger the lives or' rights of others.

Law is like a signpost, warning you

off undesirable roads.



Two interesting souvenirs of their

visit to \Vashington were presented to

the members of the camp. A large

gavel was presented to Secretary Jar-

dine by the club members, and he in

turn gave each boy and girl a small

leader’s gavel made from timbers re—

cently taken out of the White House

in the course of -repa.iring it. This





wood is more than 100 years old. It

was put in after the war of 1912 when

the White House was burned. _The

handles are made from a hickory tree

which fell in a storm at Mt.‘ Vernon.

The gavels are to be retained always

in_the families of those who receive

them.





\ The gavel presented to Secretary ->





Jardine was made from fifty difierent

varieties of wood, each typical of the

commercial wood in a different state

and in Alaska. The handle is of eu-

calyptus.



The second souvenir, a rose bush

from the agricultural greenhous‘es,‘will

be sent to the home address of each

club member, since it would be im-

possible to keep a plant alive under

camp conditions.





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Dear Uncle Frank:



No, I don’t think girls should work

in the fields. Their mothers usually

need them in the house. Besides, few

are the girls who would have their

arms sun-burnt for five dollars.



My hobby is fishing. I seldom fish

any more, though, for the fish are get-

ting scarce in our creek. 1 like to

read, too. Zane Grey is my favorite

author. My favorite book is “The

Rainbow Trail.”

is “The Man of the Forest.”



Religion is a rather hard topic to





discuss. I belong to the Presbyterian

Church and know little about any

other.





How many M. C.’s are there now?

I am enclosing my bit for the fund.—

Dwight E. Price.



Women have worked in the fields

since before Biblical times. But girls

should not do work which will injure

them. Fishing is so popular that fish

are getting scarce everywhere.





 





Dear Uncle Frank:



I have been a silent reader of Our

Page for several years and I cannot

tell you how much I have enjoyed it,

or the help that I have received

from it.



There is one letter which I would





like to make mention particularly, and -





that is Florence Rothfuss’ letter. I

agree with all she has to say, and also

think it would, be good to discuss

something constructive and whole-

some.

objections to this, but personally, I

can say, like Florence Rothfuss, “That

because of my late Christian experi-

ence, I would find it a most interest-

ing thing to talk about.” I would alsol

like to hear other of the cousins give

their ideas—Bonita.





Why should there _be objection to

discussing something wholesome, es-

pecially as related to Christian expe-

rience?





 





Dear Uncle Frank:



I am sending a bit to help the fund

grow. I hope that we will soon have

enough in our fund to purchase the

radio, because I know from experi-

ence how the children would enjoy

one.



-.I enjoy our M. C. page very much,

but best of all, I enjoy the letters that

the cripples write. I correspond with

one of the girls who used to be at

Farmington, and always look forward

to receiving her letters. They are'so

jolly and nice.





it will be soon—Jean.



I am glad that you are correspond-

ing with such a nice girl. The fund

is growing slowly but surely. If each



..xC would send only a nickel, we

would have plenty.





 





Dear Uncle Frank . ‘ .



I never thoughtmy entering a con-

test would win a Merry Circle pin,

but it did, and I’m sure glad,’ er:



I have been a silent redder or the





many articles and?’ letters written ny.





Golden and Merry Circiers do: many





 





DUR LETTER Bax





Another good book.





No doubt there would be some





I am looking fora.

meeting with her sometime, and hope.





years, but never could summon enough

courage to write you until now, and

now that I am one, you shall hear

from me often. Really, Uncle Frank,

just like the rest, I’d like to know

what you look like. For, you see, I

never saw any of my truly uncles. So

at least I’d like to know what my

adopted uncle is like. Perhaps my

letter is getting too long for a be-

glnner, so I’ll close.———Flaming Desire.



That is some nickname you used.

Flaming Desire can mean a lot of

things. It depends a whole lot on

,what one desires“ My picture—that is

a problem which I will probably have

to find some solution to.





 





Dear Uncle Frank:

I heard a speech the other night

about automobiles and cigarettes. The





 





Two Rair Twine, Alvin and Melvin

Yarrmgton, “Teddy” and “Jimmy.





man that delivered that speech said

that cars were a wonderful thing if

properly controlled, but if they are

not they are as bad as a house on fire.

He said they were a great menace to

the lives of the people of America. As

for cigarettes, they are dangerous also.





Don’t you think he was right, Uncle 1





Frank? Ido.





You will find enclosed a quarter for i

the M. C. fund, with many wishes for ‘

it to rapidly i1icrease.——~Agnes Arthur. .





Yes, that man was rig-ht. It seems

that everything for pleasure and com-





fortcan also be used by the forces of ., .

There is no excuse for the ,cig»





evil.

arette, . ' '





 





Dear Uncle Frank:



I would like to ask some

Are you married? Did ynu ave any

nephews and nieces at Bath? Do you

have to pay anything for the M. C.

.11"!de How old are you? LuoiIIeE



ones





 





er any in the Bath





 

 





nest-ions. .‘





Yes. married. I do not knowiwheth- ‘,





M. C. fund—the offerings to it should

belree’ wilL The number of years I

of youth or age. My boys are larger

than I am, .but not Younger in activity

or interest. '





 





Dear Uncle Frank:



Let’s discuSS something new for a

while. Why .not the church? In our

little town- church we are having a.

contest. The young people’s class

against the men and women’s Bible

class. The class that gets the most

points for a three months’ period, gets

a trip to any lake they wish to go to,

and the losing side has to furnish the

cats, which are very important.



Why not have a; Bible cantest some

time, Uncle Frank? I am sure it would

be something very different from any-

thing we’ve ever had Fer some of

the questions we could have: What

are the words in John 3:16? What

is meant by the Day of Pentecost?

What was Jesus Christ’s first miracle?



I will close, hoping more M. C.'s will

join in on church discussion—Reva

M'cComb.



Perhaps such a contest would be

helpful and interesting. If it would

stimulate an interest in Bible reading





it would be worth while.





SOME FUND LETTERS.





 





Enclosed in this letter you will find

some money for the Merry Circle fund

for the Children’s Hospital. It is not

much, but it will help some. Before

my marriage, which took place a few

weeks ago, I was Ruth McNeil.——Your

niece, Mrs. Ruth Powers, M. C,





 





_Mother reads the Children’s Page to

us, so we took up a collection among

ourselves, and» the enclosed fifty cents

resulted. Please put it in your radio

fund. Hope you can soon buy it for

them, for little children who cannot

go outdoors to play these nice days

are surely missing a lot—Three Reid

Children. '





THE M. c._ FUND.





 





UND contributions come in a few

at a time, but not enough to make





the fund grow as it should. We now





have $58.88, of which about $24 was

left over from the other fund. So we .

have not taken in much. more than

$34 in this campaign. We’ll have to

hurry to.be._ able to get the radio this

fall. It takes a» lot of nickels and

dimes to make the amount we need.

Here are the names of some of the

contribut-zors



Blanch Bates, Helma Moilanen, Ag—

nes Arthur, Maurice C. Hillman, Caryl

Tift, S. M. C., Dorothea Ebeling, Paul-

ine Khodl, “An M. 0.”, Esther Behr-

sen, Inez Quick, Elizabeth; Margaret

Simon, Henry Verbensky, Eola Briggs,

Dwight E. Price, Evelyn Chubb, Edith

Ball, Harriet Bhtckmer, Tom Mar-

shall, Harold Snyder, Nila Scott,

Geneva, Etterbeck, Mrs. Ruth Power,

Elizabeth Paul, Martin Nelson, Cath-

erine Kroup’a, Three Reid Children,

John F. Strange, Bernice McCurdy.-~



Has your. name been in this list?‘
s





. ing 'feed to stimulate the development





tests run in our present boys an!





let you off easy With only Six .

Moat of you undoubtedly know that



you can- find the answers of these



questions in the reading columns of





this issue: Atter you find the answers .

- write them briefly. telling the. number,





of the page on which you found the

answer. Do not rewrite the questions,

but number the answers the same as

the questions. Also put your name

and address in the upper left—hand

corner of your paper, with M. C. after

your name if you are a Merry Circler.

Here are the questions:





1. Who had been weighing his milk

before the cow testing association

came? .



2 How many nominations for

Champion Farmer are there in Arenac

county?



3*. What was the average gain in

height the first year for the boys fed

basic diet plus butter?



4. Write what Mrs. Willebrandt

said in comparing law with a sign

10st.



1 5. What did Harv Hess say a man-

dolin, born or drum was like when

played alone?



6. What are the first names of the

two Nett sisters?



The contest closes July 15, so send

your answers to Uncle Frank, Michi-

gan Farmer, Detroit, Michigan in

plenty of time.





 





CROSS-WORD WINNERS.

THINK we’ll have enough cross-

word puzzles to use now. I got



some very nice ones. Those selected





for winners were picked for their or-'





 

   

 

 





girls department, and it is still pope-i.

Ilar. The usual“ number of questions

asked are ten',' but this time we will:





Bernice N. Cook :R. 4‘. Am

L eat Note Books. ' '

Violet A. gstrom;sR. 7, Traverse





City, Mich.



EinarK. rants, Hears, M-ioh

Mildred R. Wright R. 1, Morris.

Clutch Pemll.



Lucille Beasorec 1000 N. Clinton Ste,

Grand Ledge,M ..

Grace Cramer,‘ Box 2, Comatock.



Lilly Term, Chassell, Mich.

Lillian Hammond, Alden Mich.

Loretta. Anderson, Mikado, Mich.





 





 

 





LETTER-BOX ANNEX,





Dear Uncle Frank:



I am a Canadian girl, seventeen

years old, and lived at Port Huron,

Michigan, for a yeai. We took the





 





.Michigan Farmer while there, and





take it yet, so I have been a silent

reader of Our Page for some time. So

I finally thought I would join the club

if you will allow me. 4



Admirers of the “Anne” series may

be pleased to know that I live on the

island that those stories are written

about. Hoping W. B. isn’t hungry

when you receive this, unk, I am you1

loving niece and cousin, Annie Mac-

Ginnis,Southp01t, Prince Edward Is-

land, Canada



We will be pleased to have you take

part in our M. 0. activities. I hope

that you will soon qualify as a Merry





Circler.





 





“Sing Songs” is a fine collection of

songs especially suitable for boy and

girl club and community gatherings.

It was compiled by Miss Anita Bur-

nam, of the Extension Service of the

University of Kentucky, Lexington,

Ky. This collection of songs was used

at the recent National 4—H Camp in

Washington. It contains over 125

songs, including words and music. It

may be obtained from Miss Burnam

£01 thirty- -five cents.





July Poultry ‘Notcs





By R. G. Kz'réy





W0 factors that retard the de

velopment of pellets are -red

'mites and colds. Mites breed

rapidly in hot colony houses and the

perches in such houses should be pro-

tected with carbolineum, or given a

painting or spraying with commercial

disinfectant every few weeks. Paint—





.ing the roosts with kerosene oil, or





old crank case oil, will destroy mites.

Red 'mites are more dangerous than





1108. Pullets can dust and keep down'





many of the lice, even if they do not

receive sodium fluoride or blue oint-

ment. But they are helpless in fight.-

ing the mites which work at night

and live on the red blood which the

pullets need for growth.



Colds result from overcrowding in

the colony houses, and huddling in the

Corners cf brood coops instead of

mutating. When red mites reduce the

resistance of the pullets by taking

their blood, the birds are more suscep-

tible to colds.



When pullets have roup they are in

even greater danger than old hens.

The older birds undoubtedly develop

some reSi's'tance to ioup, and recover

if aided with roup surgery and com—

mercial disinfectant. The head of a

pullet‘is smaller than” the hen’s head,

and‘if' the‘Cavity in the face of a pul-

let becomes packed with the leathery

matter caused by roup, it gives the

bird 3. severe setback and treatment

may be useless.



A large number of pullets also roost

in a colony house, much smaller than

the laying quarters, with less floor

space per bird. Any epidemic that

strikes the pallet flocks is apt to

spread quite rapidly. The only safe

way is to give the colony houses as

much cleaning as possible, and to pro-

vide plenty or roosting space and grow—





of :the young birds. Preventing dis-

ease among young poultry'is better





than strlving for cures.





dency to Ieduce expenses, often

through necessity. The eaily hatched

pullets should be the last to suffer

from forced economy as they need

plenty of mash and grain to produce

fall and winter eggs when prices will

improve.



Even now, when eggs are quoted

low on the wholesale markets, I am

noting an increased demand for strict-

ly fresh eggs from new customers. It

is evidence that some of them are not

finding strictly fresh eggs as easily as





they did a short time ago. Possibly.





they have bought some over-heated

eggs from flocks where the roosters

have not been sold or. isolated. It

furnishes a. little encouragement for

better prices for the pullet eggs as

well as from the hens which are held

in production throughout the summer.





Some pullets receive plenty of mash

in hoppers but a deficient supply of

hard grain. I think the hatcheries

which have sold good livable chicks

are to blame for that situation. 5 Some

poultry owners who used to feed 100

pullets from a certain sized feed buck-

et now have several hundred pullets

on range. Sometimes they continue

to dip the same sized bucket in the

scratch feed bin, and only do it once

at each feeding time. Possibly they

are feeding 30-0 pullets the same

amount of grain they used to give 100.

Pullets which have a good mash, but

not enough grain may develop too

rapidly and lay at four or five months

of age.



The eggs from .the small-sized pul-

lets are apt to be small. Such birds

soon lose in bodily weight and stop

production in the fall when prices are

the best. Of course, some birds may

produce eggs at an early age in spite

of the best of management, and it

does. not pay to try and hold back an

entire flock to prevent a few pallets

110m laying and ,moulting. It is better

to have some birds 1111mm than to de-

vehip culls 11'0ng



Sparrows a Menace.





hopper feeding. the grain is giving

. - , p . ,.- \





.avbidsathe necessity pin grain striking

,. the droppings which sometimes 9c:





.. bring disease from other

'flocks.





 





 





curs when scratch grain is broadcast-1

ed on the range. However, the grainm

hoppers draw sparrows which may:

poultry.





Closing the hoppers at night will

reduce the logs from sparrows that

feed at sunrise before the poultry

have assembled for their feed, and

also prevent the losses from rats and

mice Reducing the breeding places

available to sparrows helps to keep

down the population. Barns, sheds,

unscreened poultry houses, and holes

in apple trees make fine sparrow ten-

ements. Breaking up the. nests and

keeping the sparrows out of buildings

along with shooting and trapping, help

to reduce the population. It is rather

dangerous to attempt to poison spar-

rows around poultry buildings, or on

the range.





Buy Pullets Now.





This year the hatches were good,

and improved methods of brooding and

feeding, especially the use of cod liver

oil, have produced a large supply of

vigorous pullets which are coming on

the market from breeders who have

a surplus. This is especially true of

the White Leghorn. In some cases

poultrymen who have done little cull-

ing can profitably sell a good number

of their old hens and place part of the

money into early hatched pullets. In

that way they exchange birds which

will not return much profit for birds

that may be profit makers this fall.



Unless hens are very good layers

they ,do not make a. poultryman much





N...“ 1.





reliable strain. This is your chance to save.





five weeks of 1920





Michigan Accredited.





W1 ”PLEDGE! 8805..





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Will Ship C. 0. D. 10000 ’



Pay your postman when you get your chicks?



hatches each week during July. Aug. and Sept”

that describes our special matings.





 

 

 





NEW JULY PRICES





Write now for our lat-l price list. slung our new low prices on this old





Every chick hatched from selected.

mused. free range breeders officially passed by inspectors supervised by Michigan





. eds

Broilers. all heavies. $8.00 per 100:34000 per 500





Brummer & Fredr ckson Poultry Farm,





higher prices Good quail. _

are now sold in eight weeks to



months of age for about 3100, ch

Pommen cannot be expected to

keep: pallets right up to the laying w





and then sell them for about Skill)»





each- ,

In buying punets the weight on;





   

 

   

   

   

   

   

   

   





the general quality is more impdrtant;

In one thousand chicks.

of the same age it is often possible."

to divide the pallets into three disj”

tinct. classes, even though they. are'all,

of the same breeding and have re: v;-

NM» 1 .





than the age.





ceived the same feed and care.

urally, the Grade A pullets are worth

the most money.





In. these days of motms and good. ‘

roads it is often possible for a pros- , .





pective buyers of pullets to make a.





long trip and furnish his own crates .

and see the birds before the money]





changes hands. A letter in advance

can order the pullets crated for in:

spection on the preceding night; The

express saved on the crates will usu-

ally pay for the trip. You don’t have

to take the pallets if they are not

plump, well-fed birds, free from colds,

and the type of birds which can‘ earn.

your money back 11e-xt fail.





Porter Greenwood started a filling





station in front of his place because

so many people got out of gas around

there. He sold more than twenty gal-

lons the first week, and then the ban-

dits got wise to how much business

he was doing and robbed the station.

They got sixty-eight cents, twelve





chocolate bars and a crystal set—Sun-

shine Hollow.





State College. -. ' is

MICHIGAN & c. w... , 1...... 10° 50° “”0 ’

ACCREDITED mm.....‘...‘.’.‘.‘F......LIIIZZZiZ.is 323 $333 553 ‘ 3:233"

CHICKS Barred Rocks .................... 10.“) 47. 50 90.00

Mixed Chicks .................... 6. 00 30. 00





Last December one it our customers reported. 81 031. 70 worth of eggs from 935 hens in In hu'





This is $28. 05 1111 01119 per day. or a. profit above feed cost of dam.

”this is just the clunoe you have been waiting {on—strong husky chicks, almost $23 00 M





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A NATIONAL advertising campaign

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test in England, is to be undertaken

by the oleomargarine interests, accord-

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are claiming that this test proved that

a. diet in which oleomargarine and

milk were used, was more effective

in promoting child growth than where

butter was used.

As a rejoiner to mis advertising, A.

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Dairy Union, says that the official rec- ‘





0rd of the entire diet test, which was

conducted by the British Medical Re-

search Council, shows quite different

conclusions than those deducted from

the cleverly abstracted part of the re

port test used by the—oleo people.



The actual facts, as given in the

complete report, are that the boys in

the test that were fed a basic diet,

plus olcomargarine, did not grow tall

any faster than those fed the basic

diet without added oleomargarine. The

average increase in both groups was

1.84 inches the first year, while the





average gain in height of the boys fed.





the basic diet plus butter, was 2.22

inches.



The oleomargarine group were not

kept. on the test for a second year.

The butter cows, however, were tested

through the second year. For the sec-

ond year their progress was even more

marked, showing an average increase

in weight for the two years of 12.43

pounds per boy, and in height of 3.95

inches per boy.



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ERD management. and sanitation



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The advantages of this method of con-

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the same condition when first visited,

‘with approximately fifty per cent of

the cows in each herd affected with

the disease and the abortion rate vary-

ing from sixteen to twenty per cent

per year.



One herd owner followed the plan

ofrherd management and disease con-

trol recommended, but the other did

not. None of the cows in the herd

in which an effort was made to con-

trol the disease have aborted during

the past two years, and furthermore,

a disease-free herd is being establish-

ed. As the heifers reach productive

age they are replacing infected cows

or less desirable breeding animals, and

those unprofitable for milk production:



A recent blood test of the herd, be-

longing to the man who did not follow

the recommendations of the depart-

ment, showed that ninety per cent

have infectious abortion, and the own-

or has considerable difficulty in main-

taining the herd at a profitable .pro-

duction level. The number of cows

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Blood testing at regularintervals, ‘and

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. “1 tr . Milena. mam mogég "FARMERs in thevicinity of Lath-

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77mm“ ‘ -' m: .' -‘ . as. gasses '3' ' ‘

vb,“ mf‘fi'“.3,~..mfi fig?! gag, “mamwgfm found that it pays to vaccmate their

11 so at. rom . _ .. .- . . ~ _

3x {ffiww ”mm, m 0mm. became of (logs against rabies. Before the mac

' urea losses in the feeder lamb Drodlwlnz state-9.0! two was begun, the community had a

Wyoming. m. and Montana. Most of thesov a .. ult

feeder m were unalor contuetsdto egofiulo'ug: .madxlog neatly every summer, res -

, W6. IPG' a “S I - -, . . -

£23353 (grind? Were 40%. which means a... 1113 m a number of persons bemg int

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' 40% on their contracts at time of delivery. and they _ . . -

Wm M mum goinw the yfinmggxftrm out? stock; but since that time there has

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FOE-lethflmhio advantage of this opportunity. and inent StOCkma-n, IS manager.

- slow. running them on grass through the sum- it ._

. x. m, m, m “we "Pm m to, the Dc- To get protection With the least

‘ ‘Gember mum- whicb‘mn he-hlfih- Send your or possmle expense we arranged with a.

ders to as. and we will ship you strictly graded, , ' '

m mural-mat. feeding lambs. well sorted. just as veterinarian to do the vaccmating for

lazy :nthea wt; ”0“ 21:1be :3 ffhofimihBuTSS' an entire community,” Martin exp-lain-

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Ieutgd. “(18:12!de bryou. and you have the priv— ed to me, recently. “A day was set

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33$: 0; finial. We will hhave about. 33ml“ apart fOI the 30b. and on that day

th .Idah‘o feeder lambs one week to 0 or _or -

”ff mm: at m. Wm, mu. m mm each farmer loaded his dog into an

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ies has been largely overcome, and



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bite or scratch occurs from our dogs.



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CLOVERLAND FARMERS SEE BEN-

EFITS 0F TESTING.





 

   





HE continuous testing of dairy



herds in cow testing associations

is the greatest means of advance-

ment,” said Russell E. Horwood, dairy

extension specialist for the Upper

Peninsula.



A good example of this is shown by

the DeLoughary Brothers, of Dark

River. They have completed three

years of testing and are well into the

fourth year at the present time. The

records averaged for the three years,

and the number of cows in the herd

are as follows:





   

   

 

 





 

 

 





 





   





 

   

 





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No.

Year. Milk. Fat. Cows.

First . . . .4,906.5 ~ 209.0 23.3

. Second .. . . .6.924.6 265.0 20.8

Third . . . . . .8,924.6 338.0 16.3

Fourth ........ . .. . . . 13.0





 





Eight months of testing have gone

by in the fourth year, and already six

cows have over 300 pounds of fat to

their credit. We see, also, that there

has been a reduction again in the num-

ber of cows.



“We thought we knew everything

. about our cows at the end of the first

’ I . ‘ ' ' year,” Mr. DeLoughary said. “County





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' ed us ' .

Made like the famous ROSS METAL Silo. t0 contlnue . We can {10w see

Ross METAL Cribs and the valueI of continuous testing and





Bins have exclusive c O . ”

features.Perfcct venti- ann t afford to stop.





".x. . . ‘ gym—Es” to erect. “Our herd produces the same

fits to any for our ‘ . ' v .

‘ speck, mp?” saving amount ‘of.m11k, M1. DeLoughary con-

?rqpounon to the tlnued, With less cows and thus con-

I. . , .

- Jagggfiso.‘4g°’lts Siderable less feed and less cost. The

_ Ross Cutter & Silo Co. calves we are getting are stronger and

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. s arted testing. '





B E E H I V E S “Before entering cow testing associ-





.' .MI M c b F m , ation work we fed no grain at all,”

, s. on ed om on ti 5 k . Gen-

oral agents in Michigan for n°h.“i°n"$t ‘33. B9- stated Mr. DeLoughary, ”low we feed





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of 500 each m freight and express shipments. Spo— grain we receive considerable more

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J ~ ...ir:°'.;."..':::;::l ::“..:ir.2t.¥.°°..3-m.i: “The advancement made by the De-

of Lansing for use. Immediate shipment. Loughary Brothers can be contribut-

eend for price list. . ,9



ed, said Mr. Horwood, “To the culling



. 4‘ M. H. Hunt 8- Son, Box 525, lensing, Mich. outof poor cows in this herd, and the



‘7... , ' practicing of better methods of feed-



BREEDERS’ DIRECTORY mg whichrare taught through testing



‘ ~ , ‘ work. This is only one of many herds

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. l"i‘bvelvebavs bongo —3§&"§1§'3§11c$§§. us that have, and Still are, profiting by



‘ continuous testing.”





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





. . - ’ ' CATTLE . .

. _ _ -_ ',_‘ . . ' It is now thought that’th i

. . . . Registered. 2 1 e Blur?

‘E ,, _ l.’ .Guernscy Bulls months. 3100 «:1? '1 supposed to have resulted from the

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on summer months. and that they will so“ from organized ring to simplify the vacci-v

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More Time for Recreation





5. . ‘7 of th e . .

3.3.3, ”say they get HOTISANDSof families are nowdable to

as much or more enpy themselves m many ways never

3}; ‘3... by hm“ before possible, for on farms in every section,

3' of the country De Laval Milkers gave greatly.

6. 9.49 ,, average in- shnplified the milking problem. ne person.

35:15:81?“ cwd‘fi: , with a De Laval Milker, can do the job just

ported by those as easily and quickly as can two or three and

Wh° 1“" "CW1” hand milkers. Father, the boys and the hired,

7. 94.n% of users man like it for they can ‘ftrade’fiSundays,

“1 their De LEV.“ holidays and evenings Without increas

:8 3:}; tangeggfi each other’s work in the least. Mother an

lary condition.* the girls like the De Laval for they no longer

8. Average bacteria have to pitch in during rush spells,.andbe-

count of all reports. cause of the many pleasant days that it makes

in. 14:542—63% possible with the whole family together.

report counts of .

10,000 and less.* Milking is no lo er

dru ery where a. e

9' 1:"qu of D9 Lav is used. Knot

7.“ users “Y only makes the work

the“ “111k" ‘5 “the more pleasant but

best,” “one of the more profitable goo.

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investment}. produces more





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1844 De Laval Mi‘lker nearest e below.

usersin all parts 0 the

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4 Big Dairy Days





Basket Picnics at the State Institutions,

Pontiac. July 26th; Kalamazoo. July 27th;

lonin, July 28111; Traverse City, July 29th.



Visit the lnstitutiom and inspect the Heads.





Excellent m‘ogrum, including dairy judging

demonstrations.





 





 





 





Nationally known speakers. Everybody in-

vited. A wonderful opportunity to see the

“Michigan State Herds.”





     

 





   





Bureau of

Animal Industry





Department C.

Lansing, Michigan





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SERVICEABLE - 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 (30 lb.) two-

year-old daughter of Creator. His

sire is King chis‘Alcartra Prilly. an

undefeated Show bull with 70 A. R.

daughters. Others sired by a 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





R.H1tin30-lb.bull.'l‘r-

FOR SALE er: (‘igvsbieeillng Sure. gens;

HULETT &. KURTZ. Okemos, Mich.





HEREFORD STEERS





CALVEO. YRL’8 l; iTVIO's. .Woll marked. had

type. showing splendid breeding. Dark reds. Most

all bunches deborned. Good stacker order. Can show

few bunchm arwnd 45 to 90 head. Each bunch even

in size. Also a few bunches Shorthorn steers. Will

sell your choice of one car load from any bunch.

Write, stating number and weight you prefer. 450

lbs. to 800 lbs ‘





Van D. Baldwin, Eldon,Wapello €0.10“.





13 Jersey Cows and 4 heifers.

FOR SALE bred to freshen next fall. T. B.

tested. Well—bred. Good foundation stock.- COLON

C. LILLIE. Ooonenvillo. Mich.





 





 





 





Choice Jersey Bulls h'muu c354"; '33 :2“:

from R. of M. dams accrediwd lard. EMITII &

PARKER. Howell. Mich.





BUTTER BRED Jmfr‘gfi‘élfiimm

' CRYSTAL SPRING STOCK'FABM

Silver Creek. Allegan County, Michlral





 





 





y Shorth Beat of quality and b





reading. Bulb

orns cows and beaming-ac clowns





 





'ysrocK‘l-‘Anm. 3n pyroaingwafilo .





HOGS





 





c o '

Duroc Spring Pigs.

Either sear. pairs or trioa unrelated. Bred sows and

service boars. All are registered. cholera immune

and. typv.





LAKEFIELD FARMS, Clarkslon, Mlch.





DUROCS Bred sows and cuts. April and

. May pigs. also boars. Moderate

prices. SERRADELLA FARM. Oscoda. Midi.





 





 





choice Reg. 0. I. (‘. boars of

A F E W April (arrow. shipped on son-ov-

a1. GLENWOOD STOCK FARM. Zeoland. Inch.





For Sale--Reg. 0. I. C. April & May Pigs » 5.

best of breeding. Shipped on approval. FRED W. F?

KENNEDY a sons. R. I, Chelsea. Mich. . .





Chester White March Pigs 3', ,, luff, T3."





breeding. Express paid. F. W. Alexander. Vassar. Mlch.





LAHBE TYPEP F‘all boars all sold. Gilt: bred. 'j



- - for fall furrow. bred to two best _ '



boars in the state. viz.. L33. Big Wonder byflmooth 3:



Wonder and Big Stratum by Redeemer. '" . ,.

W. E. LIVINGSTON. Purina. Mich.





 





 





 





 





largo lino Poland Chinas 23$“i..i°“$wsi“ilfilét

G. TAYLOR. Balding. Mich.





 





A, Few good, Hampshire spring boars at s'

' bargain. Place your order for bred

gills. JOHN W. SNYDER. St. Johns. “lab. I. 4.





H AMPSHIRES. gills. bred for August and Sew.

bomber fan-ow. Cholera. immune. best of Ir?ad~

ins. J. P. SPITLER E. SONS, .R. I. Honduran. “oil.





 





 





 





SHEEP _

coon vounc ewes

LAMBS BY SIDE. - ,



CAR LOTS.





STRONG, GROWTHV. ‘

srocx. Low PRICES-





ALMOND B. CHAPMAN s. SONS, '. :24

So. Rookwood, Michigan ,

Telegraph: Rookwood





BREEDING EWES





Car lots of choice young ewes with 40 to 50-1b.

lambs at. side. Sired by Reg Shrop. rams. Priced- ~

right. Telegraph Rockwood P. 0.. South Rockwood, '

Michigan. D. L. CHAPMAN &. SON. -





 





 





SHEEP FOR SALE »





We are offering at this time a few loads of goodDe~

laina cwes.agezm5.—each with a big lamb at side.

Write for prices. F. M. BAHAN. Woodstock. .Ohio.





1000 YEARLING EWES- . ‘1’ :





500 Michigan Delaines, 500 Black-faces. uniform. , ‘- .1.

good-sized. smooth-bodied. and in good condition. .

It will pay any purchaser to investigate our stoekand"

corresponding prices. Telegraph: Rockwood. MIohl—

can. Post office: South Rockwood. Michigan.

ALMOND B. CHAPMAN a SONS.





400 DELAINE EWES 322;: was

BOYD l. BUTLER. MT. VICTORY. OHIO

B di . D lal W

SH E E P with? 133.32 mi 12:». ”'1‘;

side. Llncoln a Bradley. North Lewisbur‘. Oblo.’ ‘





S H E E P ‘ Karakules. mm... Oxfuds,





Lincoins. Potswolds. ‘

and breeding. I... R. KUNEY. Adrian. "10.." '





"03555 . , ' » “

WAN-TED; .A "308mg 81 v. '





 





 





 





 





 





   





 

 





, 1130.

ALBERT SPENCER. soil. Branch. mm;
. , GRAIN QUOTATIONS.

Q ' Tuesday, July 5.



, . ’ Wheat. -

Detroit—No. 2 red at $1.45; No. 2

“white $1.46; No. 2 mixed $1.44.

' -Chicago.——July $1.445/3; September

31.4314; December $14614.



Toledo—Wheat, No. 2 red at $1.43

@1.44.



Corn.





Detroit—No. 2 yellow $1.05; No. 3

yellow $1.03; No. 4 yellow $1.01.





 





, Chicago. July at 97140; September

$10654; December $1.11. ‘-

Oats.

Detroit—No. 2 Michigan 530; No.





3, 510.

Chicago—July 45140; September at

47c; December 493/80.





Rye.

Detroit.——N0. 2, $1.11.





Chicago—July $10914; September





$10114; December $1.031/2.

Toledo.——Rye $1.10.

' Beans.





Detroit—Immediate and prompt

shipment $6.00 f. o. b. shipping points.

Barley.

Detroit—Making 97c; feeding 890.





Seeds.



Detroit—Cash imported clover seed

$13.90; October $16.70; domestic De-

cember $16.65; August alsike $14.25;

timothy, new $2.50; December $2.70.



Hay.



Detroit—No. 1 timothy at $17@18;

standard $16@17; No. 1 light clover

mixed $15.50@16.50; No. 2 timothy at

$15@16; No. 1 clover $15@16; oat

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





Feeds.





Detroit—Winter wheat bran at $35;

spring wheat bran at $34; standard

middlings at $38; fancy middlings at

$45; cracked corn at $42; coarse corn

meal $39; chop $32 per ton in carlots.





WHEAT.





“Wheat prices averaged lower in the

past week, but, rallied sharply at the

close. Crop news was undecisive, with

unfavorable developments in some di-

rections neutralized by favorable con-

ditions in others. The closing strength

was due chiefly to speculative buying

in anticipation of the usual rust scare

in the spring wheat territory. At pres-

ent, growing conditions in the spring

wheat territory, and harvest weather

in the southwest are favorable. But,

the season for the annual rust scare

is at hand and there is more or less

apprehension. In Canada, the weather

has favored rapid progress. While the

crop has partially overcome its late

start, the reduced acreage is a perma-

nent factor. In,Argentina and Aus-

tralia seeding is still in progress, but

late reports indicate a larger reduc-

tion in acreage than previously ex-

pected. In Europe, cold backward

weather is reported, with prospects of

a late harvest. Italy threatened to

have a small crop, but recent esti-

mates indicate about the same yield

as last year. The course of the mar—

ket_will depend on the crop news.

While apprehension as to rust damage

indicates strength in the immediate

future, if the spring wheat crop on

both sides of the international boun-

dary progresses without material in-

jury from rust or drouth, the pressure

of cash wheat is likely to cause a

lower market in the next month or

~two. But, based on the present out-

look, there is no excess in the world

supply, the price is not high, and a

rapid advance would be likely to fol-

low reports of serious deterioration.





RYE.





The rye market has been rather fea-

tureless, export demand is quiet, and

the new crop is progressing favorably.

The remaining stocks of old rye are

small, however, and the appearance

of, any active demand in the next

month would cause a strong market.

Including new crop and carryover,

supplies in the coming year promise

to be about the same as last year.





CORN.

, Corn prices advanced early in the

'- past week, only to settle back at the

close. The low crop estimates were





“counterbalanced by the fact that the





 

 





eather conditions at the moment are

’ brable for growth. The area which

illnot mature until far past the us-



‘ {rest date is large, however, And



; "crop is not in condition to with-

the usual summer dry spells.

plan is well crystallized in the be-

“ that the crop is certain to‘ be a

. {one

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“gag M”- ‘m p .1 Ono!“ W W8 0 o o o a": 1".6V





 





Farmers have taken advantage of

advances recently to sell a good deal

of corn, but this selling wave. is be-

lieved to be about over. ,While com-

mercial demand is not large, the pres-





ent supply at terminals will haVe to ._





be stretched out over arnonsiderable

period, so that there is not likely'to

be much weakness in prices from

pressure of actual grain.





OATS.





Commercial demand is slow, the vis-

ible supply still contains 18,000,000

bushels, and the new crop movement

is only a few weeks ahead, so that

any outstanding strength in prices

will have to come from a crop scare

,or through sympathy with corn.





SEEDS. ,



Early prospects for the red clover

seed crop are very favorable. The

crop got off to an early start and the

weather conditions so far have been

excellent. Trading in all seeds is dull,

with only occasional small sales being





reported.

FEEDS.





The feed market settled back last

week as consumptive demand is quiet,

particularly in the southwest where

recent rains have 'revived pastures.

Strength in coarse grains prevented

any marked declines on corn feeds,

but bran declined in most markets.

Middlings are selling at a premium

over bran.



AY





Demand for hay continues of small

volume and there is little reason to

expect any material improvmeent. Lo-

cal supplies in consuming areas are

ample, on the whole, and with excel-

lent pastures available generally, con-

sumptive-demand for hay is not likely

to expand. Heavy rains have done

some damage in sections where hay

has been cut, but the crop, on the av-

erage, is reported to be in good shape.





EGGS.

Supplies of eggs arriving at leading





distributing markets are not as large

as at this time a year ago, and the





 

 





market is holding fairly ' steady fol-

lowingsthe'recent advances. -The sur-

plus left for storage is smaller than





last season, but the reserve’stocks are.





already so much largerfthan in 1926

that there is little incentive to add to

accumulations.

are more prevalent in current receipts





and fancy quality eggs find a. good.





outlet at top prices. Due to the high

prices for grain, summer egg produc-

tion may be smaller than was predict-

ed earlier in theseason, but, in any

event, prices are expected to average

lower than in the previous two years.

Chicago—Eggs, fresh‘firsts at 22@4

23c; extras 23@231,éc; ordinary firsts

20%@211,éc; dirties 200; checks 200.

Live poultry, hens 210; broilers 260,;

springers 300; roosters 14c; ducks at

17c; geese 13c; turkeys 200.

_Detroit.—Eggs, fresh candied and

graded 2363231,“. Live'poultry, broil-

ers 34c; heavy hens 24c; light hens

17c; roosters 150; geese 16c; ducks





at 28c.

POTATOES.





The potato crop in the second-early

states in the region from New Jersey

west to Missouri and Kansas, and

through to California is in good condi-

tion and supplies during the next

month or two are expected to be lib-

eral. The early states have finished

shipping potatoes earlier than usual,

so that the way has been cleared for

the second-early producers. Produc-

tion in this section islestimated at

10,700,000 bushels. Prices are steady

at the present, but probably will weak-

en as supplies increase. Oklahoma

and Arkansas Bliss Tirumphs, U. S.

No. 1, are quoted at $3@3.25 per 100

pounds, sacked, in the Chicago carlot

market.





BUTTER.





The high point in the summer but-

ter production has been passed in

some sections, at least, but supplies

are not expected to fall off abruptly.

Pastures are in excellent condition and

good forage usually means good dairy

production. Hot weather demand for

ice cream and fluid milk may have





 





 





 





Tuesday,

CHICAGO.





Hogs.



Receipts 42,000. Market is mostly

10@150 higher. Tops $9.50; bulk 160-

200 lbs. $9.25@9.45; 210-250 lbs. largely

$8.80@9.35; most 260-300-lb. butchers

$8.60((D8.80; few packing weight butch—

ers 310-360 lbs. $8.40@8.50; packing

sows and pigs steady; bulk pigs $8.25

@875; strong weights $9 or better;

most sows $7.35@7.75. ,

Cattle. 4,,



Receipts 18,000. Market on steers

and yearlings around steady; 1,607—lb.

steers $14@15; best heavies at $14.35;

mixed yearlings $12.25; medium fat

she stock, steady to strong; top heif-

ers $11.50; heavy cows at $8.50@9.25;

all others $5.75@7.50; bulls strong to

15c higher; medium grade $6.65 down;

vealers strong to 50c higher; better

grade $12.50@13.50; low cutters and

canners steady at $4.25@4.50; stockers

3nd feeders unchanged; early sales



own.





Sheep and Lambs.



Receipts 10,000. Fat lambs are fairly

active, 250 higher than Friday; early

bulk natives $14@14.25; .best are held

higher; light culls $9.50@10, around

500 higher; no ranger lambs’flsold;

good to choice Idahoes‘ around $15;

sheep steady; sprinkling of fat ewes

at $5.25@6.25; few head $6.50;‘ deck

of 95-lb. aged wethers $8; deck of 85-

lb. to two-year-olds $15; yearling fat

lamb indications unchanged.





DETROIT.

- Cattle. .

Receipts 294. Dry-fed strong; others

slow but steady. -





Good to choice yearlings

\dry-fed . .............. $10.00@~12.00





Best heavy steers, dry-fed 9.50 11.50

,Handy weight butchers p 8.00 9.50

Mixed steers and heifers 8.00 9.00

Handy light butchers 7.00 8.00

Light butchers . . ‘. .- . . . . . . 6.00 7.50

Best‘cows ..---...5-_...., -6-00 . 7.00

Butcher cows 5 00(5), 5.50





Cutters 425

Cmfim I) 5‘. sit in; tn"; 0 u c‘ Qi'o'fs‘43-75; 1::7





common 51





Live Stock Market Service





July 5.



Bologna bulls ........... 6.50@ 7.50

Stock bulls ............. 5.50@ 6.50

Feeders ................. 6.25.@ 8.25

Stockers ................ 5.50@ 7.25

Milkers and springers..$65.00@110.00





Calves.

Receipts 379. Market steady.



Best .................... $13.50@14.00

Others .5'50@13'00

Sheep and Lambs.



, Receipts 45. Market 50c higher.

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





Fair lambs .............. 10.50@11.50

.Light to common lambs? 6.00@10.00

Yearlings ............... 8.00@11.00

Fair to good sheep ...... 5.00@ 6.00

Gulls and common ...... 2.00@ 4.00





Hogs.

Receipts 848. Market steady.

Mixed ..................





9.70

Roughs ........... . ..... 700613 7.25

A»Pigs and lights .......... 9.40

Stags ................... -- 6.25

Extreme heavies ...... 800@ 8.75

Heavy yorkers .......... 9.75

BUFFALO. ’ ‘



, Hogs. .

Receipts 11,500. Hold-overs 324.

Market steady tostrong; pigs and

lights $9.75@10; 170~200 lbs. $9.90@





10; 210-230 lbs. $9.75@9.85; 240-260 lbs.

$9.50@9.65; 270-300 lbs. $9@9.25; 350

lbs. held around $8.75; packing sows





$7.50@8.

Cattle.

Receipts 1,000. Market steady to 3

250 higher; 1000 steers $12@12.25;_





bulk of good kind $11235@12; 1,250.-lb.

Canadians $11.50; common and medi-

um steers $7;50@10.75; medium heif-

ers $8@9; good cows $7.50; bulk of

common to medium $5.25@7; bulk at





$7.25. . - .

' , . .;.Calves. ~ - .



Receipts 1,350. I‘- Market, $1 ,higher;

gigs) $14; culls and'common at$10@'

" ' - amp and Lambs.





   

 

 

 

 





 

 

 





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.kets and‘





Hot weather defects ‘





real 18.@,20c::

.. boxes; '«mnstar

. meson, t '





Reéeipts 3.090. Lam, bs25 50.: n; Jill





some effect in curtailing the “butter '

output. Storing operations :ucontinue

at’a rapid rate both in the large mar-

, at interior points, and - the; 7'

shortage in stocksas compared~wlthl :~

a‘year agolprobably. has been entirely

Wiped out. Prices have strengthened 1

recently, but it is difficult to see much?

higher prices so long as supplies con-2‘ .

tinue on‘a liberal scale. Speculative

operations will be lees active once

June butter is out of the way.





Prices .-on 92-score creamery were: " 1 V





Chicago, 3’914c; 'New York 42%;c; 'De-





troit 37@39c pound.

" WOOL.



Wool trade is broadening and prices

at the seaboard, as well as in. pro-





ducing sections, are working” higher. ,





Arrivals from the new clip at Boston.

have increased andthe larger selec» .

tions available are, facilitating trade. j

Mills are notlikely to purchase large

amounts’ahead of requirements, as

cloth prices do not afford them satis—

factory margins, but the upward trend

may excite some forward buying. The

tone abroad is strong, with a rising

trend in British -markets. Owing to

drouth, the new Australian clip will~

be reduced about 250,000 bales, equiv-

alent to one-fourth of "the total pro-

duction in the United States. Boston

reports sales of Ohio delaines at 45

cents. with .43 cents paid for three-

eighth blood, and 42 cents for Michi-

gan medium wools. In the bright wool

districts, up to 40 cents have been

paid for delaine and 36 cents fer me-

dium wools. In the west, dealers have

been taking medium wools at 32 to

33 cents in Idaho, 281/51 to 3014 cents

in Oregon,‘ and 34. to 35 cents in Mon-





tana.

GRAND RAPIDS.





Potatoes $1.50@1.,75 bu; tomatoes at

$1.40@1.60 per 7-lb. basket; cucumbers

$1.30@1.4O dozen; spinach 75c@$1 bu;

leaf lettuce 30@‘50c bu; head lettuce

75c@$1 bu; cabbage $1.50; b‘u; cauli-

flower $1.50@1.75 flat; celery 20@750

dozen; asparagus $1.25 dozen bunch~

es; rhubarb 75c/bu; radishes and green

onions 10@12%c; beets 25@300 dozen

bchs; carrots 15@20c doz. bchs; straw-

berries $.2@4 case; red raspberries 30@,

400 pint; huckleberries 500 qt; goose-

berries $1.75@2 per 16-qt. case; cher-

ries, sour $2.50@2.75 case; sweet, yel-

lowat $1.50@2 per 16-'qt. case; black

sweets $2(a73 ease; green peas $2@3





,bu; chickens 15@22c; old hens 16-@





200; ducks 22c; pork 11@12c; beef at

6@16c; lamb 30c; butter-fat 440 lb;

eggs 220; wheat $1.25 bu; rye 85c

bu; beans $5.50 cwt.‘





DETROIT CITY. MARKET.





The offerings of strawberries were

moderate Friday and the demand was

very light. Most of them sold for

$5.50@6 per 24-quart case. The price

on green peas dropped to $1.50 a bush-

el. Sour‘cherries averaged $3.50 per

24—quart case; * Sales were very slow

on leaf and head lettuce. Trading was

good on spinach at 75c per bushel.



Apples ,50c@$1.75 bu; asparagus at

$1.25@1.50'dozen bunches; new beets

50@75c dozen bunches; cabbage at $1

@125 bu; new carrots 60@75c dozen

bunches; cauliflower $4@5 bu; celery,

local, No. 1, 75@85c dozen bunches;

No:‘2 35((D40c dozen bunches; Kalama~

zoo celery, No. 1, 60@85c; No. 2, 30'

@35c dozen bunches; eggs, wholesale

27@28c;‘retail 30.@35c; white eggs,’

wholesale 28@30c; escarole 50@75c





' bu; endive $1@1.25 bu; lettuce 500 a





bu; head lettuce $.1.25@1.50 bu; curly ,

parsley 50@75c dozen bunches; rdot

parsley 60@75c doze-n bunches; peas

$1.50@2 bu; green onions 50@75c doz«

en bunches; potatoes $1.60@1.75 a. bu;

poultry, hens, Wholesale 25@280; re-

tail 2‘8@300; broilers, Rocks 32612350:

Leghorns 25@27c; retail 82@35c;'

Rocks 35@40c; radishes, long, white

50@75c dozen bunches; round $1.25@;

1.75 bu; rhubarb 40@600 dozen bunch-

es; sorrel $1631.25 bu; spinach 75c@?‘

1 bu; .~turnips 60@85c dozen bunch-

es, $2@2.25 bu; romaine 5@90c bu;

strawberries, No. 1, $5.50 6.50 per 24—

quart case; No. 2, $4@5, per 24-quart

case; gooseberries -$6.50@6 per 2%

quart case; ’ cherries, sour $8.25@3.75 '

24 quarts; sweet “(134.50% quarter.

live pigs $8 each; Watercress, $1,,dozen

bunches; kobl—rabi :1 dozen bunches; _;

gander“ 1.16 per 15 ".

Morse: ;. looks 50.. ..



- mo. greens, : walling—a hll; ~

’ hitters Q3“





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. for, the “United States .a whole,





 

 





‘ increaseuggf. three" per cent -in"V,sows

; rams-em" f '35 per cent in pigs sav-

"ed over the spr ng of 1928. In the





eleven corn belt. states, there were in-

creases of about two per cent, both

in sows farrowed and in pigs saved.



. Thesepercentage increases in pigs

saved are equivalent to about 1,800,000

pigs forthe United States. In the



‘ corn belt, which furnishes mostof the

market supply, the increase “amounts



' to 700,000 pigs. Since death losses



‘ from cholera were‘heavy last fall, the

market‘re'ports from this year's spring

pig crop are likely to increase by more

than 700,000 head, unless losses again



. are above normal;



, Saws bred, or to be bred. for fall

'i’arrowing, were reported as thirty per

cent. larger than sows farrowed last

fall for the United States, and twenty-

th-ree per cent larger for the corn belt.

The department states, however, that

these breeding intentions reports in

Juneohave- never been good indicators,

as they have always been much above

actual farrowings, as reported in De-

cember: 'The declines between the

June intention reports and December

farrowing-. reports, have averaged



‘ ‘twenty-nine per cent fer the ’United

States" and twenty-four per cent for

the corn belt states. These past. re-

lationships, and the present unfavor-

able feeding ratio between corn and

hog prices, and the poor corn crop

prospects indicate the probability of

a decrease rather than an increase in

the fall pig crop this year in the corn

belt, but some increase seems prob-

able in other regions, especially in the

south. ' ~ ’



'The rally in the hog market is be-

hind schedule, but it seems to be get-

.ting started at last. Price fluctuations



. held within- a~ very narrow range all

4 through June. The fact that they have

advanced. out of this rut in the last

few days indicates that a good upward

move-probably is starting. Receipts

remain larger than a year back, but

the extent of the gain in supply is not

as marked as it was in May and early

June. Packers still balk on small ad-

vances, but the season for merchandis-

ing cellar stocks will start soon, and

this may bring a change of‘attitude.

The rise in prices may be confined al-

_most exclusively to choice butcher and

bacon grades, with packing sows and

-grassy hogs holding near the present

levels. - .





 





LAMB MARKET BREAKS SHARPLY.





, LAMB prices have declined over $4

V .since,the brief bare spot caused

a' sharp run-up in prices in mid-.

J une. At present, the Chicago top is

down to $14.25, which is not far from

the level prevailing during the sum-

mer of last year. It is probable that

the market'will go lower during tem-

porary weak periods, although there

will also be upturns to carry the mar-

ket above. the present figure. June re-

ceipts at leading markets were consid-

erably lighter than last year, but from

this time on, arrivals are likely to be

about as heavy as in 1926.





Veterinary.





 





' CON UC





 





Contagious Abortion—Cows drop

calves at six and seven months, and

, | do not clean as they should. What is

‘=‘tlie trouble? B.‘ S. G.—The aborting

---cows should be isolated from the rest

of the herd for at least six weeks, or

~unt1l all vaginal discharge has ceased.»

The'barn’ should be thoroughly clean-

" ed,‘ then sprayed with a five per cent

solution of cresol. Manure should not

be stored in ”the barnyard or near the

~barn. Dead aborted calves and mem-

branes should be burned, or buried

deeply. ' .



.Heifen Gives Milk Before Calf is

Bth.-——Have 'a large Holstein heifer

that is “not due to freshen for four

months;=‘but' gives a gallon of milk a





day. Should. I continue to milk her? 11





IC. U.—It"is all,right to milk the heifer,





though after another month it would '





be advisable to commence and dry

\ her up. ‘ . ' . ‘

Intestinal ‘ Parasites.——How can i





treat horses and hogs for worms? R. 20

' ‘P;~—-.For'-‘-worms in horses, gIVe one»





third oun’ce cf’tartar emetic in bucket





of 'drinking’water before the evening 2





feed, for th ’e . consecutive evenings.



-For‘vpigs w ighing from fifty to 100



poundsg take a,llstantonin agd ,(gg’omgli



" _ 9118,40 ea. 8

hero 11,1:





 





sates ar,.. In ,

..chokes jevery fewminute '. This start-

‘ed nearly a year ago. She is worse

on Warm days. What Can. I do?-—G.



C.—Y’cur- cow .is no doubt suffering

from chronic bronchitis. Get three

ounces of guaiacol, and ‘one quart of

'raw linseed oil; and give two ounces

three or four times daily.





NEWAYGO ADYNAgCES IN DAIRY.





 





 





 





ULY 14 prOmises to be a high point

among the dairy farmers of Neway-

go county. On that day will be the



picnic of the county dairymen at Fre-

mont. As a special attraction, Harold

C. Stins-on has secured the coopera-

tion 'of the‘leading dairymen in the

count to bring their cattle here for

exhib tion purposes, and up to the

present time over 300 entries of pure-

bred stock have been sent in, With

the possibility" that over 500 cattle will

be exhibited.



The meeting will attract consider-

able attention, for J. B. Hayes, secre-

tary of the Michigan Eolstein Asso-

ciation; H. E. Dennison, secretary of

the Michigan Jersey Association, and

W. D. Bur-rington, secretary of the

Michigan Guernsey Association, will be

here to assist in the judging, and will

speak to those interested in this in-

dustry. In addition to these men, Pro

fessor Reed, of the ,dairy department

of the Michigan State College, as well

as Associate Editor Glover, of Hoard’s

Dairyman. _,



Prizes will be offered in each class

to the winners, and considerable in-

'terest is being manifested among the

owners of the county. Only recently

a large number of purebred Jerseys

were brought into the county, financed

by the Old State Bank and the Fre-

mont State Bank of this city. This

county is now classed as one of the

leaders in the dairy industry, due to

its activity the past fewaears, and





 





 





' COUNTY CROP REPORTS.



Oceana 00., June 25.-—Plantln about

done; small lots ofbeans an

toes yet to go in; haying has begun;

winter grains are fair and pastures

fine fruit of all kinds short; dairying

and poultry raising expanding, rapidly.

Cream 45c; eggs 18@20c.——J. S.



Allegan 00., June 24.——Winter grains

looking good, and meadows and paw

tunes are fine; fruit is a short crOp;

corn is about two weeks behind nor-

mal; cattle sell readily; hogs and

chickens are down—R. W.



Alcona 00., June 25.~—-Meadows and

pastures are better than usual; dairy

and poultry business is about normal;

the lamb crop is the largest and best

in years; pigs are scarce; Live stool:

generally is in good conditions—4}. G.



Berrien 60., June 24.-—Corn planting

has just been finished and the stand

is not too good.~ Wheat is flair to

good; hay is excellent and pastures

fine; live stock is in good condition,

and dairy farmers are in good shape

and not complaining; there is a good

demand for cow and heifer calves.

The poultry business has doubled here

in the past three years.——C. C.



Ontonagon 00., June 23.~Hay and

fruit look fair, but are late; pasture

is good; dairying is in normal condi-

tion; butter-fat brings 450; eggs 25c;

cheese 23c; creamery butter 400. We

have had too much rain.



St. Clair 00., June 25.—Winter wheat

and meadows are normal, with pas-

tures good; spring crops late; rains

have delayed .vork; speculators are

out picking up farms, where they can

secure them with a small down pay—

ment—L. S





 





 





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' WANTED FARMS \





(all 430117”. 0. Hawley. Baldwin, Wis.





 





CORN HARVESTER





WAN'I'Enw—To-hear from owner of land for: silo for





 





 

 





RICH M, '8 Corn Harvester. poor man’s

only $85. with bundle tying attachment.





of harvester.





 





aim MK 8 pictures





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Process Co





 





 





MATTRESSES





 





 





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PET STOCK





 





FOB PURE

A. K. C .

Stockbrldue. Mich.





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COLLIES~stoek do“. Motion. Write for um.

Cloverleaf Farm, Tiflln. Ohio. .





 





Kentucky. Trial. C. Hicks. Sedalia. Kentucky. B76.





MATTRESSES made any size. low factory prion. ‘. ‘

Catalog lent. Peoria Bedding Company. Peorin.l‘ll.- '~





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WHITE COLLIE PUPPIES eligible to" ,.

Beg. see or write Meadowbrook Flynn“.~





FOR SALE—v—One of the brag coon hounds of West 7





 





SEEDS AND NURSERY STOCK





30 MILLION Fine Field Grown “Frostproof” Cah—

bags Plants. Early Jersey. Charleston. Copenhagen.

Succession. Flat Dutch, Danish Baillie-ad. 500. 81.50:

1000, $2.50 prepaid. Expressed. 10.000. $15. To-

mato Plants same price. Swect Potato. $3 thousand

prepaid. Expressed. 10.000. $20. Prompt shipments.

good plants. satisfaction absolutely guaranteed or

money refunded. 15 years' satisfactory service. J. P.

Count-ill C0,. Franklin. Va.





 





 





DO NOT HESITATE

Alfalfa in mid-summer!





to plant. a. field of Grimm



Bears 3 and 4 crops in a

season. Leaner. higher in feeding value. Pure. ped-

igreed Seed~guaranteed genuine Grimm. All seed

sz-arified. 40c lb.—-less in club' lots. A. B. Lyman.

Grimm Alfalfa Introducer. Excelsior. Minn.





 





PLANTS. 5 Acres. June. July delivery. Copenhagen

Market. Flat Dutch. Danish Ballhcad Cabbage. Pne—

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

express. 5600. $1.50. Cauliflower, prepaid. 50. 500;

100. 70c; 1000, $3.75. Critically assorted. moss pack<

ed. Guaranteed. W. J. Myers. R. 2. Massillon.0hio.





 





Holmes,Siuwe Co.,2429 Riopelle St





(‘ommission Merchants. Dressed Beef. Hogs. calves.

poultry. Live 6; Dressed. Provisions. etc. Correspond—

cnco Solicited. Ref. Wayne County & Home Savings

Bank. ‘Bradstrcet. Detroit. Mich. Cherry 7654.





 





 

 

 





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£1 fo





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These men have realized that in buying and

of a better herd of cows two or three years





ultimate results 0





left at the end of the year.





 





Musing,





   





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new»:





, “More Milk with More Cows

5% Left at the End of the Year"





Milkmaker, a Public Formula Ration,

Builds for the Future





THE im ortant part that Milkmaker plays





in Mic igan dairying is probably host'set

rth in the claims made by hundreds of Mich-





" igan’s leading dairymen who have used Milk-





aker continuously for one or more years.

These dairymen tell us that they have secured





' the following results by the use of Milkmaker, l mic-e-

'viz: - "





1. Cows have kept up in better flesh and

tter physical condition.



2. Cows have maintained a larger and more

on flow ofmilk.



3. Calves better developed and stronger at





birth.





4. Freedom from trouble with cows at





calving time; no retained afterbirth and no udder _trouble. _

The strongest advocates of course are those dairymen who have used Milkmaker con-

tinuously since it came on the market in 1922.





Buying a Better Herd





using Milkmaker they are assuring themselves

hence. '





In buying a ba of dairy feed you do not buy the feed for the feed .itself, butfor the



gtained. The results to be obtained are not necessarily determinedby



the price of the feed. The real value of the feed is determined by the per cent of digestible

protein and digestible nutrients, both of which determine results. . .



A common phrase among users of Milkmaker is “More milk With more cow





Ask for booklet on “How to Feed for Economical Milk Production.”





Michigan Farm Bureau Supply Service





Michigan





60 ACRES Field Grown Cabbage and Tomato Plants.

Some of finest we ever grew. Special $1 thousand.

Prompt shipments. entire satisfaction guaranteed or

moucy buck. Old Dominion Plant L'o., Franklin. Va.





 





CHOICE‘ADAP'I‘ED SMALL GRAIN AND BEANS

”improved American Banner wheat. Wolverine oats.

vllll[)['0\(11 Robust beans. A. B. Cook. Owosso. Mich.





 





 





 





 





; TOBACCO





 





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‘IIOMESI'UN TOBACCO—Guaranteed. good flavor.

Flu-wing, 5 lbs.. $1.00; 10. $1.75. Smoking. 5 lbs.

75-; 10. $1.25. l'ay when revived. Famlers' Union.

Ninth-id. liy.





 





HOMESPUN TOBACCO: .

5 lbs” $1.00 10. $1.75. Smoking. 10. $1.50. Pipe



l’ay when received. United Farmers. Bard-

Kentucky.





GUARANTEED Chewing





li‘rcci

well,





 





BETTER TOBAi‘CO~Fragi-ant. mellow!

of smoking, 75c. Four pounds

Famiers' Club. 110 Hazel, Kentucky.





Five pounds

chewing. $1.00.





 





POULTRY





 





 





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.VVIIITE LEGIIORN HICNS AND MALES now half

Thousands of eight-Week—old Pullets. A15!)

Baby Chicks and Eggs. Trapncsted. pedigreed foun-

dation Stet-k. egg‘brcd 27 years. Winners at 20 can

contests. (‘ataiog and.“ special price bulletin free.

I ship C. O. . and miaranteo satisfaction. Goo.

B. Ferris. 934 Union. Grand Rapids. Michigan.





 





PULLETS—Rhode Island Reds: Barred Rocks: White

Rooks: W'liito Leghorns; pullers in all these breeds

that will lay in 00 days, Also Pullets.

Exceptionally low price just now. Scnd for descrip-

tion and price on these birds. State Format Asst)»





8 Weeks'





 





Michigan's Greatest Color

for Price List.

Mich.





and Egg

lnterlakes Farm.





Strain. Write

Box 9. Lawrence.





 





MARCHlIATCHlGD White Leghorn pullets. ”reduced

from Oino Accredited Chicks. Bettcr Poultry .Com-‘

Dally. Sugarcreek. Tuscarawas Co.. Ohio.





 





TURKEYS





PURE-BRED W'HITE HOLLAND TURKEY EGGS.

50c eminpost-pald. C. Galb'rcatii. Hartford. Mich.





 





 





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BABY cmcxshfl





BABY CHICKS—still hatching. last shipmentsl

5th and 7th, 12th and 14111. All heavios now 310%-

per. 100. Leghorns $9.00. Postage prepaid. 100% live

delivery. All chicks from bloodteswd stock. closely

culled. Order from this advertisement. Pierce

Hatchery. Jerome. Mich.





 





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Small





Rate 8 cents a word

consecutive insertions 6 cents a

display type or illustrations admitted.



' Livia. stack advertisinoha: a

charge l0 words.





Remittanc





 





  CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING





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

advertisements bring best results under classified headings. Try it

advertising miscellaneous articles for sale or “change.

partment at classified rates. or in display columns at commercial rates.



. each bison-tion, on orders for loss than four insertions;

word. Count u a word each abbreviation, initial or number. No





separate department and in not accepted an classified. Minimum





for want ads and for

Poultry advertising will be run in this do-





for four or more





as must accompany order.





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CAPI’ER SHIPS C. O. D.—“'llite. Brown. L 01113.

Heavy Mixed, 100. $8; English White. Buff Lfioma.

’Anconas. $8.50; Reds, Barred. White Rocks.

Minorou. 39: Bull Owlngtous. White Wyandotm.

:10,- Assorted. $7.50. Capper Hatcheries. Elsin. Iowa.





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HELP WANTED “





 





BOYS—Make i310 wegk gathering grasshoppers. crabs.

spare true. a first. plans flue. D

(70.. Port Huron. Michigan. fly Fish





AGENTS WANTED





 





   





 





 





 





 





One Four One Four



time. times Words. time. times.



0.80 .52-40 ‘ , 2. 56.24



.53 2.64 6.48



. . 7.96‘ 2.88 6.72



. . 1.04 3.12 6.96



.. 1.12 3.30. 7120



.. . 1.20 43.60 1.44



. . 1.88 3.84 7.68



‘11 ......... 1.36 4.08 7.92



18 ........ 1.44 4.32 8.16



1.52 4.60 8.40



........ 1.60 4.80 8.64



21 ........ “1.68 5. 04 8. 88



1.16 5.28 9.12



23.; ...... ' 1.84 5.52 9.30



4 ........ 1.92 5.76 . 9.00



25........ 2.00. 6.90 ’ 9.84

’Rul. TATE ,



FOR. WHITE .PEW 0NLY'—Valua_ble land at



1x low. prices. , 861d-” '9'! _ :3le term v. Fine ruit,



» f tutorandtfai‘mins‘ land. ~ midi tor-1h; Into ‘ -"



will. V Mills Land Oommnlh Bowefllle.riArka ‘ as. »-.



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. make ,6 Bond

coin?

If" “Weld. 0.-





80 ACRES—team. 6 cows. heifer, 8 calves, 10 bog, lFERTlLIIER SALESMEN WANTED—Reliable Come





10‘) poultry. hay. tools included; 2% miles adv -

tunes, near city: 65 acres tillablo; 15 grams; fami

orchard. acre. strawberries: frame dwelling. farm build-

ings. Great snap $2.400. $809 cash. Summer ul-

letin. United Farm Asimov. 828 M. F.. New ork

Life Bldg” KW City. Missouri.





 





FOR SALE—140 acres. bins city limits of good

Wonderful





tm’vn. Clay loam soil.. red clay subsoil.



alfalfa. land. Good buildings. Flowinx Well at bnm,



lICI'lklied to sell. Address Owner. 'Box 94. Onawov.

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MAIL YOUR KODAK FILMS to us; we develop roll.





 

 





pap: wants to develop capable salesmen for Michi-

gan. Ohio and Indiana territory.

college graduates; practical farmers. Splendid fu-

ture if you "make good.” AQGN’SS immediately git»-

mg age. references. minimum salary expected to -

gin, and other full partwinapsw . Box 110. Michigan

armor. Detroit. .





 





AGEI‘ITB—Blfl profits. 9‘5? sales.

Miracle Plant. Food to introduce.





Write. Rae Prod:

note 00.. Port Huron. Mich. '





V chicks, hatching W5 and

real estate. through a M

igan Farmer classified ad





 





high gloss prints and. return for, 250

or: minus- Cowic smote. use {imam on"?

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ciation, Kalamazoo. Michigan.

\‘VIII'I‘TAKER'S MICHIGA N i'l‘I il’l‘l Fl ii i) REDST

Both Combs. Cocks, Hens, Cockorels and l'ullets.“





Blnclc ‘





Prefer agricultural ‘





Free sample offer . "





SELLS your poultry. baby-9 A





 

   

 

 





 

   

 





 

   

 





 

 

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

 

 

   

 

 

 





Jr 1.. a; ~24 w
f ,, ' Plant: at: PEORIA, ILL.; OMAHA, NEB.; OWENSBORD, KY.

,‘7 Alfalfa Plant: at: POWELL. GARLAND. and WORLAND. WYO.





Amco

(“Grimm Slaw“





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- E490 m ._ ii;-

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ASTURE begins to get dry and the

grasses more mature about July'15.





(Cows need some grain before this, but cer-‘





tainly they must have grain from July 15

(on to hold their production against the

*heat, the flies, and the'natural change in

'«the grasses during late summer and fall.





Cows naturally fall ofi in production 6

percent each month. That is, cows that

gave 50 pounds a day in June will give 47

pounds a day in July and 44 pounds a day

in August if we feed them to hold them up

'to the highest point. We cannot help this

rate of falling ofi because it is natural, but

by proper feeding we can keep them from

falling off any faster. Fight the effect

of flies, heat, and dry weather with good

feed. Keep your cows from falling off more

than three pounds daily per month. Amco

20% Dairy will help to do »—it.





'Amco 20% Dairy has 20 percent total pro-

tein, 16.4% digestible. The Colleges of Agri-

culture recommend 16 to 20 percent total

protein in the grain mixture to supplement





 





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DIVISION OFFICE: COLUMBUS, OHIO





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' FEED MIXING SERVICE

AMERICAN MILLING COMPANY

Executive Offices—Peoria, Ill.





 





 





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pasture. Amco makesavailable a 20 percent

protein miXture—Amco 20% Dairy—rather

than a 16 percent pasture feed because there

are reasonably priced ingredients available

to furnish protein at, this time. .So it is.

possible for you to get the milk-stimulative

effects 'of the additional protein at ”an

economical price.





The corn, gluten feed and meal, malt

grains, cottonseed meal, hominy, and mo-

lasses in Amco 20% Dairy stimulate milk

production and keep the cows in good con-

dition. The molasses makes the feed taste

good. ‘The bran, cottonseed meal, and, bone

meal furnish phosphorus; ..ground‘ lime-

stone furnishes lime. wasmake thebest

use of these impOrtant minerals 'on-pas;

ture. . . _ ' . "



In this feed» you get §l4b7 lbs. 0f total/div

gestible nutrients to the tOn; seven. high

producing ingredientsyand three mineral





' feeds. ‘A‘ mixture you would find it difficult

~ to match! Theformula comes in. every bag.





You can see for yourself.