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(Maximum) 9% -, “terrible Protein 1 7.5% Total “(truffle Nutrients in 1 ton -I443 lbs. ‘ To Supplement Glover and Alfalfa Hay AMCO 20% DAIRY, when/fed with meme-grown alflalfa and clover hay, utilizes without waste _ thehigh proteincontent of these Wages. It alsovfurnishes the safest amount Of protein to fled With legume hay. .7 MICHIGAN VOLUME CLXIX 0 replace the stately pines and , the maples and elms which na: ture gave so bounteously to the Grand Traverse country, man has cov- ered the territory with cherries—cher- ries of every kind, but mainly “sours. ” To show how true this is, loyal citi- zens of Old Mission Peninsula take visitors to a high point near the tip of that strip of land whichseparates the east and west arms of Grand Traverse Bay, from which may be seen 25,000 cherry trees. The people have become so engross— " ed with the cherry idea that hundreds of cords of apple wood help to keep the home vfires burning every winter. Realizing that an apple orchard is us- ually considered pretty good property, I was interested to find the reason for this wholesale slaughter of apple trees. Many of these apple orchards were _ planted when‘growers did not have a very, clear idea of market require- ments, contain a lot of nondescript varieties; many times not enough of one kind to pay for packing. Others have a pre- ponderance of varieties no longer in demand. \ “My apple orchard ‘never paid me a cent,” Mr."D. B. Eiman, a clear think- ing and hard working Old Mission or- chardist, told me. “Why should I keep a lot of appfe trees‘just for the fun of the thing?” he continued “A Montmorency cherry ,. 100 pounds of fruit yearly and make me money.” A partial census of sour cherry plantings in this district reveals the following figures. Bearing age trees ............. 100, 387 T is‘ not unusual to hear the city dweller ridicule the complaint of the farmer that his business is not profitable under present-day condi- tions. He calls attention to the high prices he pays for food—fruit, vegeta- bles, meat, etc. He says that the farm- er ought to get rich at these prices, and would if he injected modern busi- ness methods into his farm operations. My suggestion to these is; “try it your- self, use the most up—to-date methods you talk about.” I have known of sev- eral instances“"w-here successful busi- ness men have triedfarming. A few have succeeded, but most of them lose heavily 'in the experiment. They at least satisfy themselves thatmthings on the farm are not what they used to , be. Anyone, can see this if he is ob- serving, When he drives through the country. Much needed paint and re- pair work on farm buildings is one of the best evidences. Every farmer real? izes the importance of preserving the . Wood by the use of paint, but he muSt _. pay. his interest and taxes and living ' expenses first. During the past few years there has been nothing left for t’, and he has been lucky if he has 9 to and, as a consequence, they“ tree, under good culture, will give me’ farmer who hires help has been forced ,to pay more. than he can afford ' ,hinazes and interest: . ' ' Unquestionably the high cost of till- ., .W‘glll v rams PUBLISH; :0 ”gstY. A Practical Journal for the Rural Family ." ‘\ £57.48" MlCHTGAN SECTION THE CAPPER FARM PRESS 5-year-old trees . . . . . . . ...... 25,875 4-year-old trees . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 30,122 3-year-old trees . . . . . . . T ....... 32,065 2—year-old trees . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 26,900 1- year-old trees ..... . ........ 22 .596, Spring 1927 planting .......... 51, 290 These figures cover 196 growers, a little over one-third of the growers in the district, and about one-half of the actual acreage. Taking into consider- ation the trees now in bearing, a nor- mal yield for the entire district would be about 20,000,000 pounds—a prodi- gious figure. But, what will it be when the young trees now growing come into bearing? Unfavorable weather last spring cut down the yield this year to an estimated total of 1,000,000 pounds. With sours bringing seven and one-half cents per pound, this ‘ ' The Grand Traverse Cherry Industry A Barman-Lite Solution of W flat Might Have Been Over Productzon By C. W. Wood means a loss to the growers of more than a million dollars. Notwithstand- ing such a handicap, these orchard- ists look to the future with confidence. Typical of the good growers of the district is D. B. Eiman, located on the tip of Old Mission Peninsula. His cul- tural methods, which have brought 2,500 Montmorency trees into prolific bearing, and are bringing 2,000 more along in approved style, should inter- est Michigan Farmer folks who are contemplating a. venture in cherries. “Our first spring work,” said Mr. Eiman, in outlining his program work, “is to disc the orchard both ways. After the discing, we drag the soil down level. Going over it twice with the drag is usually enough to level it ,/ The Well-cared-for Cherry Orchard of Julius Chapin, Who Has Made a Suc- cess of Cherry Growing. High-Priced Farm Labor Med/m of Meeting 156 Situation * By‘H. R. Smith see it in practically every rural com- munity throughout the nation even more in the south than in the north. Those whose farms have been clear of ‘ encumbrance have gotten along fairly well, but there are very few farms that have netted six per cent or above, on the investment. When one stops to analyze the situation, the high cost of laboris seen to be the principal handicap. It is certainly notvlow prices on farm products.” It is the cost of what the farmer buys. He tries to economize 'on labor by the use of up-. to-date machinery. High city wages is the principal factor in making ma- chinery expensive to buy. It makes freight rates high, and adds much to, the cost of distribution so that the price received by the farmer is often less than half of that paid by the consumer. / We are fast becoming a manufac- turing nation. labor has been in de- mand at good wages. Emigration laws have kept down the supply, and the (I. ing the land and harvesting the crops has been an important factor in mak- ing farming unprofitable, except on the most productive soil. Much farm land in the east and south is now idle because the crops produced on land below the average in fertility will not pay the cost of labor involved. This is a. situation now confronting Michi~ gen—not that Michigan land is less fertile than formerly, but because farm wages, due to factory competition, are much higher. This is all in favor of live stock farming. Why? (1) Because farm an- imals utilize leguminous crops, such as alfalfa, red clover, sweet clover, etc.— great soil builders. (2).-Because, with plenty of meat and milk producing an- imals, many of the less productive fields can be more profitably kept for hay and pasture. It is through live stock that we can best meet the present-day labor situa- tion. We may hardly expect that wag- es will go materially lower unless the .. emigration laws ,are modified, to per- mit a greater inflow from Europe, and that might, prove to be undesirable. _ 'oUALiTY RELIABILITY SERVICE NUMBER XI up nicely in our sandy soil, but you must remember that the idea is- to get the soil into level culture. “The first spraying of lime-sulphur and arsenic, commercial strength, is given just as the petals drop, and a. second dose of the same solution is applied just as the husk drops. A third application is given just before the fruit starts to turn. “Between sprayings, we keep the drags going continuously. This is done to keep down the weeds and to retain moisture.’ An unexplained phenomenon hap- pened in this district this year. The orchards which had been allowed to grow a grass sod, bore heavier than the ones which were kept clean. “Some vagary of the weather,” is the only explanation offered. Another thing out of the ordinary is the fact that or- chards on low land have a heavier crop than those on the high lands, which are usually frost free. Notwith- standing these facts, the good growers will continue to use the approved methods as outlined by Mr. Eiman, which have heretofore produced the highest quality fruit and the largest yields. The best practice, according to a number of growers, is to plant cher- ries twenty feet apart both ways. There seems to be a difference of opin- ion as to the size of tree desired. . While some prefer “whips,” many in- sist that five and six-foot trees were more profitable to plant. According to one grower, the matter stands like this: a “whip” costs much less than the larger sizes; it transplants easier and with less loss, but it takes longer to reach the bearing stage. (Continued on page 224). At least, we don’t want in America more “reds” from Europe. I’m not saying that live stock will correct all of our farm ills. No doubt some legislation of a constructive character is needed. However, a prop- erly balanced quota of live stock will help in the present situation to a very great extent. I don’t know of any state where live stock will serve a better purpose than in Michigan. The soil needs humus, and Michigan cities are becoming sufficiently populous to' provide a good home market. This is of special importance in milk produc- tion, and the dairy industry should be extended- in Michigan, but not over- done. Dairy products will ordinarily produce more revenue per acre than any other live stock products, but dairying has its limitations in the mat- ter of labor requirements. On the larger farms in particular, beef cattle, sheep and hogs, in addi- tion to dairy cattle, can be kept to advantage for the purpose of utilizing a still larger quantity ‘of leguminous brops, pasture, etc., to cut down labor costs. 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HEALTH:—l*ractical personal advice from an experienced doctor. FARM:—Answors to all kinds of farm ques- tions. by competent specialists. HOME—Aid in the solution or all kinds of home problems. on all points. from I VOLUME cum; DETROIT, SEPT. 10, 1927 CURRENT COMMENT \ O qualify for the honor potato club NUMBER ELEVEN Do it With . . . . of Luzerne county, [MICh'gan Pennsylvania, 0 n 8 Seed must produce at least four hundred bushels of potatoes to the acre. Thus far, every farmer of that county, who has been able to secure membership in this club, has used Michigan seed. The man growing the highest yield, which was six hundred and eighty bushels per acre, secured his seed from a Montcalm county grower. While these outsiders are reaping the benefit from the good potato seed growu in this state, bur own growers seem slow to take advantage of these supplies to increase their yields. A tour of inspection was conducted last week in the southwestern part of the state, where the better potato train was put on last spring by the New York Central Lines and the Extension Department of Michigan State College, together with local leaders. It is to be hoped that potato growers gener— ally in that part of Michigan are tak- ing time to observe the results of these teStS.' Reports would indicate that the demonstrations have "added positive evidence to the value of cer- tified seed in the production of table stock. Individual farmers who have not studied this matter in the field, ought to waste no time in learning from their county agents where demonstrations have been conducted, and then see, for themselves the difference that good seed makes in growing a potato crop. N another page of Solving this issue an arti- \ the ole tells of the cherry industry in the Grand Traverse region. --Na— Problem 2'. good place to grow cherries. but '. who used salesmanship enough to make 90 many people there believe it, is still an unsettled question. . Far 3. time all statistics showed that. ture made that section- “t59‘ shérr'r; Maroon more pas going- 1. ' to be overdone, The disposalot the crop, and the prospective crops, was- apparently a problem: Somehow that problem seems to have been solved through modern methods. Canning and freezing the fruit have» been the, means'of making the crop a. profitable one.- This is, one thing in the Grand Traverse section that‘has succeeded. ‘ Another Traverse fruit endeavor however, has notheen so successful. That is apples—early apples,,mainly Duchess. Someone also convinced the growers there that the Duchess was a fine variety to grow,,because it did gmw fine. But Traverse Duchess came at the wrong time in the market, and usually netted losses." That’s why so many farmers in northwest Michigan prefer cherries to apples, It seems that no solution to the Duchess prob- lem has,been found, except to cut them out, or top-work them to Mc- Intosh, which grow well there. If the same one who sold Duchess apples to the Traverse section sold cherries to it, the accounts may be called square. If not, the Duchess ad- vocator owes that region a big debt. Thus it is—-—sometimes things w‘hich seem ill—advised prove to work Mt well, while others which seem conser- vative are complete failures. Who has the foresight to tell which is which? HERE is an inter- Value esting article in f this issue on value of o . high school education. Education The financial aspects of it are well brought out. There is no question that the broadening of one’s life vision adds to his enjoyment of life. Education takes one out of himself and gives him a better comprehension of his re- lation to the rest of the universe. Ed- ucation gives one a. bigger pasture upon Which to feed his life. The high school education comes at the critical period of life when one forms many permanent habits of life. Habits of work, of thinking, of pen sonal care, of social relationship, are started in the high school age. In' many cases it has been found that the first eight grades do not even teach many young folks how to apply themselves to every-day problems, to say nothing of the problems of life. If education is stopped then, unless it is supplemented by home training and environment, it often has not even be- gun to accomplish the chief purposes of education. Education should always be a part of life, even until death. Formal school- ing must cease at some time, but should not until at least the high school grades are passed, not only for the sake of the individual, but for pos- terity. The curriculum of such an education should teach those fundamentals of life which will make one a useful and purposeful citizen of this country. To a great extent, our citizenship will be what our schools will make it. HE crop special- Save ists are sending Seed out warnings th at there will be 3. Severe Corn shortage of seed corn for planting in 1928 in some sections of the corn belt and northward. Only by saving what hold- over seed corn there is available for 1928, and by selecting the best imma- ture corn and drying for possible use for seed in case weather conditions do not allow3 the seed corn to be ma- tured on the plants in the field, will prevent the shortage. _‘ No time should be lost, they say, in arranging to select an abundance of, seed corn from the, present crop. Farm- ers who have 1101: already dune so, should begin at". once _to plan for ob- taining‘seed corn for planting in 1928. All holdcover corn of the~1925“and 1926 crops. which is suitable forseed should be retained tor plantingin' 1928. Farm- rt ~, .. matures -._¢11fii¢r9‘l :5 . '. 'ciently. to midterm , seed." should arrange to select‘seed'from the field of a. more fortunate neighbor. other, .“ ' HE ups and downs \ Value of ~- all human ‘a.c- f tivities clearly show 9 . > that nothing is posi- Vlflon tlvely s t a. b i 1 i z e d. ' Therefore, we need to have some idea of the, future trend to gain some idea. of how our own on- deavors will turn out. . That there is need of this in farm- ing is clearly shown in large acreage increases of crops which have paid well. Because of the individual view, instead of the broad outlook, of any situation, most every good thing is .- soon overdone and becomes not good.- It is easy to figure that, with wheat bringing a 31:25 net, and a thirty-five- bushel yield, it is a. quite profitable crop to grow. So, why not put in more wheat? The hens are paying a $2.00 per hen profit, so let's increase the flock from 100 to 200. _Such thoughts are afterthoughts, not forethoughts, which do not take into consideration the broad trend of the industry. To go into a thing after it has reached its height is much like looking the barn after the horse is stolen. The successful farmer, as well as the successful business man, is the one who looks ahead with a broad vision, making his decisions on what he be- lieves is going to happen, rather than on What has happened. 1TH vacation ov- Checking er, the annual process of cramping Them Michigan’s s 5 0,0 0 0 UP boys and girls within the limits of brick walls and blackboards, is already un- der way in most communities... And it is gratifying to note that the prepar- ation for school has come to mean more than the mere dusting of school books that have been laid by for‘the summer, and the purchase of a com- plete outfit of school clothes. Rather, a health inventory has come to take first place in the preparation for school. Adenoids, diseased tonsils, bad teeth, weak eyes, and immunization against diphtheria, typhoid, and scarlet fever, compel the attention of parents even more than do 10w grades on report cards. Health officials and school authori- ties strongly urge that, when children are sent back to school at the begin- ning of the fall term, they have their physical handicaps corrected as far as possible, and be immunized against ' the dreaded child's diseases, for a child handicapped physically, is bound to be handicapped' mentally. It has been through the earnest efforts of these officials that diphtheria deaths among children have been reduced more than sixty per cent in the last decade. But it is only through the constant cooperation of parents that we can hope to reduce this death rate and that'of other communicable diseases in equal proportion during the coming decade. It is to be hoped that every Michigan boy and girl, starting school this fall, has had a. thorough health in- ventory and, if not, plan to have one before snow flies. . W E are glad that The , fairs are popu- Humaness lar in this country, . . for they constitute a of Fairs great human institu~ tioh. They are educa: tional and, entertaining—contain both the serious ‘and frivolous. The fairs are really cempo‘sites 0f the ' human race, for' most every attribute of humanity is represented._ on the midways one willffind those features to 'Which- the human. desireiloritun,’ entertainment and~u\’th‘e spectacular ro- . fitho _ rind agricultural uildings are the résults of systematic intelligent ”endeavor. ‘On 'the midway; light emotion aprevéllsr’but in the ag‘ ‘ ricultural part of the fair are the prod- i nets of constructive endeavor. . Then, too, there are exhibits ,which comfort—~convenience‘s which make life‘s labor less hard, and, life’s enjoy- ment more constant. ' The contests for blue ribbons stir , one’s desire for Competition and help to set one’s ideals. They help to show what can be accomplished, nOt so much in winning; ribbons, but in rais- ing of food products for the human race. If there is one phase of life to which the fair does not appeal, we do not know it. No one should deny himself a visit to a. fair to get a cross-cut. of life. ’ H oneymoon ELL, me and Sofie: hitched up the old bus and went to see the appeal to one’s desire for ease and L i l Niagara Falls on our twentieth anni— . versary. We just 'went to see if what we looked at twenty years ago Would look the same as now. Well, I kin tell you, I’m glad we went. It certainly looked nicer than it did when we were on our honey-' moon. It certainly is a fine piece of nature's work. I guess the trouble twenty years ago was that we thought each other was such a fine piece of nature's work,,we did not see so much of the falls. Ain't it funny how we fall for a nice piece of scenery? Well, that’s why I fell for Sofie—she _ ”71% looked awful good to me. But folkses what live around by it, and it’s the 23:5. is“: :33: time. Sometimes you kinda forget the beauty there is. You know, it’s fun to watch honey- mooners. You kin always tell them—. 'cause they ain’t quite used to the har- ness they’ve put on themselves. ’ They don’t even feel it. My friend, Mr. Webster, says that honeymoon is the first month of mar- riage. Well, I guess it’s all. right to call the first month of marriage by a. special name, because it’s different. But the other months after is just October, November, December, and etc, like they always Was. Marriage is got its honeymoon, and ; it’s also got its harvest moon, but Webster don’t mention marriage har- vestmoons. Haying and farm harvest it’s i just like this—the ‘ d the falls: don’t ' get thrilled ' same after you’ve ' ain’t got nothing on the harvest of‘ marriage fer long days. The unions ‘ ain’t never been able to fix the hours , fer marriage"‘harvest hands. It’s day and night until the harvest knows how to stay cribbed or cradled. I don’t know just why so many young married folkses go to Niagara. Falls, unless it’s to'stand there, and say, “Susie, see how Niagara is falling . for us? Well, that’s the way I fell for I you.” Ain’t that the cutest thing to say? She’d just like to give him an— other kiss fer that, but there’s too many folkse‘s around. Some don’t ev- en carc if there’s folkses around. When you go to the Falls after twen- ty years of married life, you feel like saying, “Ain’t love, and nature. grand?" ” HY s-SYCKLE. \ The chestnut blight is making such headway that in twenty years , there will be scarcely a chestnut tree left in this country. - 5m“ on" in“ “W whims: the ' ‘ 'e f‘extra” would be $15,600. Thigh school will, after thirty years, be $21,000. This sum’divided 'by (MO—the ‘ ;__each_ day i_n'v‘sChoorL ~ . - flail-‘6“ ‘ .\ HE author of this article was ~ ‘1 - 'born and reared-on a,squt_hern \ Indiana farm. His parents w'vere “on the fence” as far. as...enboura’ging him to enter high school‘and absofift‘e- ly ’r’efused fto lend any assistance to further the desire. Nevertheless, the writers- by his own makeshifts, won the coveted diploma and continued up the educational ladder until a master degree was received in the State Uni- versity. 1 ‘ There is a different view when a fel- low is dewn looking up, ytha‘h when "up looking down. The value 'of the high school education was recognized by the writer before he attempted to have it, and now, after traveling the path, the social, uplifting and cultural advantages are appreciated more than u , ever. As a result of this recognition, three investigations have been made by the writer to determine the actual dollar and cent value of four years in . high school to the average farm boy and girl. Three widely, distinct localities in Indiana were chosen for ghe survey: Halbert township, Mar 11 county; White Post township, Pulaski county; and Carpenter township, Jasper coun- ty. Each of these communities is a. typicaf agricultural section. A com- posite study of all of them will give one fairly accurate conclusions of the value of a high school education to farm boys and girls. Halbert Township. Two hundred and six pupils who had completed the elementary school re- quirements were involved in the in- vestigation. The years in high school and the average salary of each was considered. This table gives the salary of those attending Halbert High School from 1910-1921 inclusive, indicating years in high school, annual salary, and in- crease in salary:‘ 0 .............. $280. . ........... 1 .............. 310 ............. 30 2 .............. 400 ............. 90 3 .............. 480............. 80 4 .............. 800 ............. 320 Every year spent in high school in- creases the annual income of the . group. The pupils remaining in high school four years received $80Q, or $520 more than those who did not en- ter high school. In thirty years this This con- servative estimate gives the pupils a. daily wage of $2.43, Which is far more - than most boys- and girls at this age receive in any of the occupations. White Post Township. Three hundred and Sixty-seven pu- pils who had entered the township high school were involved. The Salary and years in high school were consid- ered as in the other investigation mentioned in this article. However, only those were studied who enrolled in high school. ,\This tables, gives the salary of pu- pils attending White Post High School from 1905-1915 inclusive, stating years in high school, annual salary, and an- nual increase. ‘” loooonoscccnofle $5OODCIO>IIIIIIIOI$OOI 2.... ......... 680............. 180 3-00.... on 800 cccccc 5...}... 120 4 ...... 1200............. 400 The four‘years in high school in White Post townshipshow a decided , increase in the individual’s income. The $700 difference between the pone-. year pupil and the one remaining in number of days spent “in a four-year high . school i; course—egives {$3.43} ' for Garpgnteii: T gushing " . Carpenter township Rubin-288.6119 enemies! ' «annals-the By Harry Q,Holt Jgent,‘ of Levering; H. ‘. Root, of Me- ..dina, Ohio; Prof. EdwinEwell, Mich- .tle Greek. _ . Nineteén‘leaders in the some relay matured since the years of 1905-1915 “were chosen for the study. ‘ Thi's' table gives ”income of pupils ' attending Carpenter,High School, 1905- 1915 inclusive, the figures referring to years in high school, annual salary, ~ and annual increase. 1 ............. $ 700 ............. 2 ............. 880 ............. 180 3 ............. 1000. ............. 120 4 ............. 1600 ............. 600 The boys and girls completing high schOol in carpenter township receive $900'more yearly than those who with- ! draw after one year of attendance. Inl thirty years the graduates receive! $27,000 more than the youngsters who do not graduate. This sum gives each $4.21 for every day spent in high school. ' .. Recapituiation. The salaries of these youngsters will rise considerably after thirty years, while those of the pupils not entering high school will not, it is'obvious that the high school education is worth more than these figures show. Then, too, these calculations make no allow- ance whatever. for the advanced cul- tural and social conditions of the grad- uates. . Reliable investigators have estimat- i ed that out of every 150,000 persons B fi who have no schooling, only one re— 6116 ts ceives distinction; of every 37,500 per- sons possessing a common school edu- I cation, one achieves eminence. On the other hand, one out of every 1,724 high school graduates is placed among the world’s famous persons. The farm- er who gives his children a common school education increases their op- portunities for success in life four times. If he sends them through high school he multiplies the probability of success eighty-seven times. A high school education is the her- itage that'all parents owe to their chil- dren. There should be no distinction between rich and poor. All investiga- tions prove conclusively that the/indi- vidual with the most training is more apt to succeed in life, and that it is worth all the hard sacrifices which are necessary to obtain it. Without a. high School education one is seriously hand- icapped; with it one is far better pre pared to make his mark. The four years in high school is the first step towards success. CORN BORER GOES WEST. HE corn borer is reported to have been found in Eaton, Clinton, and Barry counties this year. But, despite that factnthe borer clean-up work has proven very satisfactOry. In Ohio con- siderable dissatisfaction has been felt over the clean-up work there, but that is probably due to the fact that in that state all land sowed totwheat or other products, was not given a thor- ough clean-up, and such places have been borer breeding plaCes, according to A. C. Carton, in charge of the Mich- igan clean-up work. BEEKEEPERS MEET. THE Michigan Beekeepers' Associar tioii closed a two-day convention at Pet-oskey on August ,26, with talks on honey and other bee subjects, by H. D. Smith, of Atlanta, Ga.; ,H. M. Krebs, state inspector of apiaries; R. H. Kelty, of East Lansing; E. L. Sar- rigiln; State College; Stanley Culver, Emmet county agent; and Miss Mary Barber} of the Kellogg Company, Bat- school repo_rteLfor the first lesson in _;axt,-TBuren, county. This project is 99.138» 11‘9th after last year‘s.‘ suc- , 1' A” . , ‘, — '0‘. 'l. I'II ll‘ml'"? . The famous Goodyear Pathfinder. Car owners have already bought ' nearly 5 ,000,000 of these lower- pnced, standard quality Goodyears. IIIICIIIII'II'IIIIITIW you may be missing There’s one other big factor in low-cost tire mileage besides the quality of the tire. That’s the care and attention the tire gets after it goes into use. If you’ve been doing business with your local Goodyear dealer you know what we mean. You know he picks out the right size and type of tire for your car, lets you see it before you buy, mounts it on the rim,fills it with air. You know, too, that long after the sale he “helps you give that tire the care it should h2vc to deliver maximum results. If you’re sending away for tires you are missing the benefits of this service. They’re worth having, for they cut tire bills down. They are mile-savin g results of the famous Goodyear policy: to held the greatest possible value into Goodyear products, and to provide facilities .90 flout the user can get all this inbuilt value out. Goodyear makes a tire to suit you—whether you want the incomparable All-Weather Tread Good- year, thc most famous tire in the world, or the lower—priced standard quality Goodyear Pathfinder Goodyear Moan: Good Worm .“ ' - ~ “ ~ » , '. 7%” Kt? _, BOh‘odi-is to, the best'bbod strains and trace at the‘ be wider Amherst» Massachusetts. I breed. During the first five months 7 News ofthe Week, ‘ ipursose'pi, “tangent "perpetuate: not“ t of this year 10,434 draft horses were“ exported from Belgium. THE FARMERS' BANKS. N its annual report, just out,-the , Federal Farm Loan Board shows [that the net earnings of the twelve Federal Land Banks from .the time they began operations, up to December 31, 1926,. was $43,799,891.65, out of which dividends were paid amounting to $7,932,401.34. . - , The reserves and surplus of these twelve banks totaled $9,255,943.73. The capital stock as of December 31, 1926, was $57,752,390, of which only $1,058,885 was owned by the federal government, the remaining $56,693,605 being owned by the farmer-borrowers. This last item is held by farmers generally to be a very important one. It forms a substantial basis for their contention that the farmer-borrowers be given a larger voice in the control of the farm loan associations, and also in the twelve banks which they own. The twelve farmer-owned banks re- ported loans in 1926 amounting to $131,317,715, as against $127,366,451 for the year ending December 31, 1925. UNDESIRABLES BEING DEPORTED. ANY aliens are being deported from the United States. The gov- ernment is now sending undesirable foreigners out of the country at the rate of: 1,000 a month. Last year 11,666 immigrants were deported. More than 5,000 were deported because they had been smuggled into the country with- out the proper papers. There were 953 criminals among the _number. Many of the deported were insane, or likely to become public charges. Some are being deported because of their outspoken utterances against our laws and country. It is indicated that the number of this class will be increased by the Sacco-Vanzetti incident. A strong demand will be made upon Congress this coming session for a more effective immigration law, and better means of preventing immigrants from entering the country by stealth. WOOL LABORERS PROFIT. MPLOYES in the woolen mills have shared in the industrial pros- perity of recent years much more lib- erally than the producers on the farms. The bureau of labor satistics of the department of labor reports that for all occupations combined in the woolen and worsted industry, the av- erage earnings per hour in 1914 were 18.2 cents, increasing to 22.5 cents per hour in 1916, to 34.2 cents in 1918, and to 62.8 cents per hour in 1920. In 1922 the average earnings per hour were 47.4 cents, and in 1924 the average per .hour was 53.2 cents, dropping back in 1926 to 49.1 cents per hour. In 1926 the average earnings per hour of the woolen mill workers was two and three—fourths times as great as in 1914. Forty-five per cent of the employes in the woolen mills from which these fig- ures were taken, were females, and fifty-five percent were males. FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT BUREAUS. HE United States Employment Service is performing a very use- in] service in aiding the orderly dis- , tr-ibhtio/n of labor. Director General n-sJones, ’of. the employment service, re- ..ports that during the fiscal year end- ”"ingv'June 30, 1927, nearly 2,000,000 men ’ and- women were pieced in jobs “through the eflorts of the Federal Em- “;plfisrment Service. in cooperation . with. . "state and municipal bureaus. This or- gmization has been especially efficient in supplying harvest labor, of which this season the, supply has been suffi- cient to meet all the requirements. TEACHING STAN DARDS. HERE standards for teaching - [certificates are low, salaries are correspondingly low, and the shortage of well qualified school teachers in the rural districts are more prevalent; no state in which qualifications for cer-’ tificates have been materially raised reports a shrinkage, says Katherine M. Cook, chief of the Division of Rural Education. The rise in requirements for certificates continues, and all but a few states have overcome shortages of rural school teachers in recent years. BORER CONTROL SUCCESSFUL. __ ’ ' HE corn borer infestation census in the clean-up campaign area of New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Mich- igan, and Indiana, will be completed September 15. It is claimed by the department of agriculture specialists that the corn borer eradication work 1ast,spring was highly successful, ex- cept in a few fields where lack of co- operation prevented a complete clean- up. In some sections of Ohio the wet weather hindered the clean—up work, and borers are still to be found. This will make necessary another clean—up campaign next spring. Every possible effort is being made to induce the farmers in the infested area to use the information provided by the gov- ernment in an effort to aid the work of complete eradication. BREEDING OF DRAFT HORSES. THE breeding of Belgium draft horses is to be continued, and the breed improved, notwithstanding the inroadsmade by the truck and tractor on the work formerly performed by draft horses. Mowatt M. Mitchell, the American commercial attache at Brus- sels, reports to the department of: com- merce that Belgium horse breeders are organized in a strong society for the A LIVE STOCK MARKET. IT will require a large number of horses, cattle and breeding hogs to replace the live stock destroyed in the Mississippi ’valley flood area. The department of agriculture reports that live stock losses included more than 225,000 head of horses, mules, cattle and swine. These live stock losses in- cluded 25,325 horses and mules, 50,490 cattle, 148,110 swine, 1,300 sheep, and 1,276,570 poultry. The flood covered 4,417,000 acres in 124 counties. No estimates are available to show how much of the flooded area Was planted this year, but it is known to have been considerable. * g ' ________...T_._._____ WESTERN FRUIT GROWERS FAV: . ORED. HE recent decision ‘of the Inter- state Commerce Commission or- dering reductions in the freight rates on deciduous fruits from California to eastern points, is the first time the commission has given producers the benefits of a lower rate, due to the Hoch-Smith resolution which directs the commission to give agricultural commodities affected by depression, the lowest rates that it is possible to give without running counter to the provisions of the interstate commerce act and the carrier rights under the federal 'constitution. The commission’s order reduces the rate on fresh deciduous fruits other than apples, in carloads, from $1.73 per 100 pounds to $1.60 per 100 pounds. It is probable that an effort will be made to secure the application of the same principle to the transpor- tation of fruits and vegetables origi- nating in the east. PLAN SCHOOL OF COOPERATION. THE New England states are mak- ing plans for a school of coopera- tive marketing as a permanent insti- tution. The school will be held each year in one of the New England states and will be supported by cooperative associations, the agricultural colleges and state bureaus of markets. This year’s school was held at Storrs, Con- ; A Farm Homemaéer’r Tragedy I . \\\I Q I / "“ Jot-IN, I scream // OLD HAIR CLOTH SOFA FOR in o TODAY- / I'M GOINGTb PUT - ,. THE MONEY wrrH g5. MY EGG MONEY AND BUYA NEW SOFA, IN STYtE I \ auras Ash: SOFA GENUINE ANTIQUE $I2.5°-9 ‘7 way, JOHNJHAT‘S MY OLD sor-‘A WITH ' A new COVERING U NI am You an no 20!! m 7“ increase in the gas ‘tax. .hom less. ,ah‘d caused the death- of Secretary of State, John Haggerty,. has ignored the petitions against the . The Detroit Aptomohfle Club will start court pro: cedars to stop the law from becoming effective. ' , . A lion will be given an airplane ride from -Los Angeles to New York in or- der to test the advisability of moving animals in that wayquickly for mo- tion picture purposes. ’ I General C. T. O’Neill, of Pennsyl- vania, was made commander~in-chief of the Spanish War veteran’s organi’za- I tron at the recent Detroit convention, i I I which was attended by 5000 veterans. B. G. Work, president of the B. F. Goodrich Tire and Rubber Company, dled August'31 of heart disease in Switzerland. Charles A. Levine, of the New York-- I Berlin flight, who never flew alone be fore, took his plane from Paris to Lon- don to get away from» his trouble with‘ the French aviator with whom he had a contract. ' . 3 The Michigan gas tax receipts for August'were twenty per cent greater than for August last year. I Feuds have been common in India as the rr¥ult of religious conflicts.- I Two hun d and fifty have been kill- ed, and 2, 00 hurt as the result of“ fights in the last eighteen months. The scientists of the U. S. Bureau of Standards are trying to split rays of light, with the hope of discovering new unseen elements of the universe. Prof. A. A. Michelson, of the Chicago University, seventy-four years old, plays tennis to keep himself young. The last week in August shows a. 1,065 increase in the number of people employed in Detroit, as compared with the previous week. ' Ten million women have joined with the W. C. T. U. to demand of the po- litical parties bone-dry platforms and candidates. . William 8.. Brook and Edward F. Schlee, the Detroit around-theworld flyers, have been delayed in Constan— tinople, Turkey, to get a permit to fly across that country. ' Princess Lowenstein—Wertheim, of England, attempts a flight across the' Atlantic as a passenger with two Eng-i lish aviators in charge. The princess .is sixty-three years old and has had an aviator’s license since 1914. The flight is for a $25,000 rize for the first flight from'Englan to London, Ontario. ‘ There has been a 16.5 per cent in—‘ crease in auto accidents in Detroit for' the first eight months this year, as‘ compared to last year. Paul Redfern, the Georgia~to~Brazil‘ flyer, was reported seen flying 165' miles from Venezuela. He is long ov-I erdue at his destination. Ernest Vierkoetter, a baker from Germany, won the Canadian national swimming marathon of twenty-one. miles, held August 31, at Toronto. Detroit leads the world in thirty—one industries, according to the official, journal of the American Chemical So- ciety. The United States government has turned all its air mail routes over to the. National Air Transport, Inc., in which Howard Coffin, of the Hudson Motor Company, and Edsel Ford, are» active. - I The movie houses in Chicago are closed because of differences between the,motion picture machine operators and the owners. The owners are tak»: ing the initiative by closing. I American scientists at the world‘ population conference at Geneva give, a word of warning regarding oven; population. _ only support five billion people. At. the present rate of increase that will be reached in 2027. . ‘ Joseph Devirgilla, twenty-eight years 3 old, walked from Providence R. 1., to‘ Boston, on stilts, a distance of forty-I five miles, in less than twelve hours and a half. ‘ . Amelia Bingham, an .vinternatiimaliy'; . known actress, di of pneumonia in New York on Sept’ mber 1.‘ She was fifty-nine years mid: ' —Floods in sou hem Poland from; Priemysl and "S . be; to the Rumm- ian border, avewinade ten. thousand nea y 200 people, .- The world; they say will? 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WATER NEEDS ”There. is a HOOSIER Water Service, \with the famous GALVAZlNK‘ coat-0 ling inside and out, for a lifetime ofl every-hour-in-the-day water service (for every farm and home purpose. iFor lasting satisfaction from a water system, you must have equipment suitedl to your needs and the nature of your: .water supply. Our stat! of experts is: at your service, and a letter stating what you have in mind will bnng them best advice and will not obligate you! in any way. can have city «ban city cost. Let us show you how you1 water convenience at less, Flint & Walling Mfg. Co. Kendallyille. Ind‘.) ' m unease “#4 ' chardist. THE VEGETABLE GARDEN IN SEPTEMBER ' HERE is not much planting to be dOne in the open during Septem- Radishes still have time to ma.- but that is about the her. time a crop, only vegetable we can depend upon in . our latitude at this late date. Make a sowing of a quick maturing kind during the first ten days of the month and again about the middle. If you have a shelteredxplace, another plant- ing may be made the latter part of the month with pretty fair chances of a crop. If you do not have perennial onions (sometimes called Potato or Egyptian» onions) in your garden, you shouldrnot let September pass without making a liberal sowing of onion seed for extra early green onions next spring. Yel- low Danvers- is a good variety to use, and sow them much thicker thanyou would for a. crop of bulbs. ,Some of them will undoubtedly winter-kill. After freezing weather comes, give the onions a heavy protecting mulch. The gardener who likes to experi- ment will try a planting of lettuce, beets, spinach, carrots and smooth peas late this fall for an extra early harvest next spring. These plantings should be delayed just as longas pos- sible so none of the seed will germ- inate this fall. The idea is to get them in just before the soil freezes for the winter. By this plan, the seeds are in the ground and will have germinated long before we could get to work in ‘the garden next spring. Remember how an early fall frost is often followed by two or three weeks of nice growing weather? The Wise gardener takes advantage of this annual event. Have everything in readiness to protect tender crops such as tomatoes, squashes, melons and beans if frost threatens. squashes and melons on a single vine may be drawn together where a pro- tective covering can-be given them. Fairly tight-woven burlap bags are a good thing for this purpose as well as other tender crops. If severe frosts . threaten, it may be well "to gather in a mild frame or hot bed and cover with straw until ripe, or, if a cool cel- ‘ lar is available, wrap the fruits in . paper and store on an airy shelf. If you have Cos lettuce in‘ your gar‘ i den, and I trust you have, it will prob- ably be necessary to tie up the heads if they blanch correctly. Use a. soft string and tie as near the top as pos- sible. Endive may be blanched in the same manner but many gardeners pre- fer an inverted trough made of 6 or 8 inch boards to place over the row of endive. In any event, these two vege- tables must be blanched to bring out the best qualities. Try this plan for extra-early, hardy cabbage plants for next spring: Dur- ing the first half of September, sow the seed of your favorite early cab- bage in any convenient place in the garder’i, and, when they have attained two or three true leaves, transplant them to a cold frame, setting the plants as deeply as possible. - «Protect the plants from hard frosts with the sash and when continuous freezing weather comes, allow the sash to re- main on the frame. This plan should . give yOu plants equal or superior to the ones shipped from Southern lati- ' tudes for early planting.—-C. W. Wood.- ___:.._...,._... GRAND TRAVERSE CHERRY IN- ' DUSTRY; . (Continued from page 219). “Take your choice," says this or- “If you don't mind wilting two or three years longer for the first V crap. I believe whips would fill the . - bill. ” ' i' = Young orchards are intercroppéd in All of the, various ;Ways to provide an." income while waiting for'the trees to come into hearing. The crop used for this «purpose is generally governed by the type of soil, market conditions, and of- ten by the personal inclination of the grower. Generally speaking, growers on the Old Mission Peninsula use pota- toes; those on the Leelanau Peninsula use beans and potatoes, while those on the east side of East Bay use pump- kins, squash and'table beets for can- ning. {The pumpkin and squash indus- try I hope to treat more fully in a future article. Some Michigan Farmer folks may wonder what becomes of 20,000,000 pounds of'sour cherries. I, too, was interested in that problem. When we consider the large areas devoted to this crop in other states, as in New York, Illinois, Colorado and Utah, our wonderment is even greater. The Grand Traverse district, which I am now expanding to take in all the cherry producing territory between Manistee on the south and Charlevoix on the north, has ten canning plants' handling sour cherries. The bulk of the crop of the entire district goes through these plants and comes out‘in tin cans (usually No. 10 size) ready, for the never-ending procession of cherry pies. And, by the way, other. communities of our state which follow, a particular line of agriculture, might well do as Traverse City does. I have never been in a hotel or restaurant in that city when the menu did not show Grand Traverse cherry pica .To get‘ back to the point, a few of the pack-‘ ers have started to freeze cherries to, enable them to hold the fruit in a." fresh state. Where this plan is fol-l lowed, the cherries are pitted and then‘ frozen solid in large barrels. Theyl are kept in this condition until used. This branch of the industry may, if successfully worked out, mean a. broad-,1 1' ening market for the fruit. 1', I was particularly interested in the semi-COOperative plan some of the packers and growers had worked out to handle the cherry crop. Through this arrangement, the factory packs a. grower’s crop at a fixed charge. The canned product is the grower’s prop- erty to be disposed of whenever he wishes to sell. According to all of the growers with whom I talked, this ar- rangement seems to bring the grower the big st degree of profit, and as a. conseq ence, it is gaining in popular- ity. Many of the orchardists have a financial interest in the packing estab- lishments which enables them to have 'a voice in the policy pursued. “By and large,” as one grower put it, “things have started to look up for the cherry growers of the Grand Traverse district. With the new de- velopments coming forward which will use tons and tons of our product, there does not seem to be any imminent dan- ger of an over-production. As a mat- ter of fact, everything points to a. strong, active demand for all the fruit we can produce.” . I presume one deveIOpment referred to was the use, of cherries in the man- ufacture of a popular non-alcoholic beverage. It is said that when this process is completed a very large quan- tity of fruit will be used for this pur- pose. Notwithstanding the loss of a round million this year, everybody in the Grand Traverse territory is going ahead with an optimistic outldok. Why shouldn’t they? The loss of a mere million means next to nothing to a district cf such potential wealth. Several fields of alfalfa in Preshue , Isle county will be harvested for seed , this year Four of dbsge» fields. {been certified as ’ a. an it '“lllllllillp' ‘ ’ 7 GET THE ofiANAnv READY FOR '5 ' «SOFT CORN. NDICATIONS are that, with a nor- mal appearance of frost, less than .half the‘ corn crop will be matured sufficiently to make good marketable ' corn‘,’ while an‘early frost will produce "a lot of soft corn which will be diffi- , ', Cult to save, in any way except silage. , ',Even if killing frost holds off two or . ‘ three, weeks beyond the normal date, much of the crop will'have to be band- led very carefully to prevent spoilage in the crib. So it is important that thought be given to having the cribs ready. ' 9 ,If the corn is in fair condition, prob- ably all that will be required will ‘be . to get air into the middle of the pile as rapidly as possible. A very good method of doing this is to build an A-shaped frame along the middle of 7' the granary. This frame should be about two feet wide at the bottom‘and three feet high, the frame made of 2x4’s, and then 1x3 or 1x4 slats nailed on, the sides close enough so the ears of corn cannot fall through. This A- frame should be braced by 2x4’s from the sides of the crib so it will not be ”9111 the building.?—O. L- pushed over in filling, these braces also helping materially to let air‘ cir- culate through the corn. Many farm- ers also find it advantageous to string drain tiles end to end across the gran- ary, both on the floor before filling, and at heights of two feet as the fill- ing goes on. These also make good passages and help in eliminating mois- ture quickly. ‘ The way in which the crib is filled is also important. The corn ’should be husked clean and spread out well when put in. Extremely soft or wet ' ears should be thrown to the side when discovered, and these fed as quickly as ’ possible. , Where the corn is very soft, or if the weather turns warm and damp just after the crib is filled, it may be- come necessary to resort to forced air circulation, usually it will be sufficient to blow unheated air into the central A-framed passageway by using a she filler, a pneumatic grain elevator, the wind-stacker from a small separator, a fanning mill, a kitchen ventilating fan, an orchard duster, and so on. Many farmers have something which can be' adapted for this use, and in some ”cases it may be possible for two *farmers to exchange work in gather- ing, and in this way both make use of one blowing outfit. It is an unusual situation, and special efforts must be made to meet it. ‘In extreme cases it may be neces- sary to heat the air before blowing it through the crib. This will complicate the problem considerably, the most practicable for the average farmer ap- parently being to use 'an ordinary hot air heating plant, blowing or sucking the air through the jacket of the fur- nace, while'a moderate fire is kept in the furnace. Several of the agricultural experi- ment stations put out free bulletins .giving directions for taking care of soft corn and seed corn, and it would . be well to write to three or four.of those‘nearest you.——I. W. D. - “N SEWAGE (SISPOSAL. I would like to run the sewer in an old well, sixty feet, deep twenty feet frpm the house, and ’32. eet from the god well, which is eighty feet deep. the yggiésugvxgfise it Evouid interf91re with . , orv ave n at er- efiects?:G. G. 8.} any . , had- ” It would be extremely hazardous to discharge the sewage from the home“"county. Farmers of Michigan are com— ntowawell sixty ‘fe’ £999.91; this well ripened to make the acquaintance of a. *. - -- 199t from. thedot‘df’a 'iiumber of-u'iidesirable insect * or 9.195 the neighbors; _ f d ,_ , - home use is .taken, and this well being only tWenty fe'et deeper. . Of course, it is impossible to say absolutely whether contamination would result, but the chances are that the well water would become very quickly contaminated. The earth for- mations are such that it might be pos- sible that there was a direct connec- tion between the sixty-foot well and the eighty-foot well. This might be especially true in either sandy or clay soil. It also would be possible in rock. We have found cases Where wells have become contaminated in this manner that Were in a rock formation and were as deep as 200 feet. It would be much safer to build a. properly constructed septic tank, to- gether with the proper drainage sys- tem, which is the best and safest method of sewage disposal that can be installed—O. E. Robey. ' LIGHTNING RODS. Are lightning rods a real protection for buildings? If so, which is the most advisable to use, the copper cable that fastens direct to the building, or the steel galvanized one that is inSulated I am sending you a copy of our Quarterly Bulletin for August, 1921, on page sixteen of which you will find an article on lightning rods. This article will answer all of the ques- tions, I believe, that have been asked. TANK FOR WATER SYSTEM. We are putting in a water system in our farm home. Please advise as to size of tank for household purposes, and for flushing toilet for family of three. . We intend the water used at barn tank to pass through the tank in house. We are placing tank in attic to supply force—Wm. B. S. A tank for the purpose mentioned would be approximately of thirty gal- lons capacity. The size would depend somewhatupon the method of pump- ing. If you were depending upon a windmill the tank would need to be larger to care for your needs during periods of calm.—-F. E. Fogle. TROUBLE WITH WELL. I have a well which I drilled about a year ago. It is fifteen feet deep, drilled through solid rock. There is about two feet of ground above the rock, with a casing set in cement. The water was good until it started to thaw this spring. There is a very bad odor to the water and it also tastes bad. I have tried to pump the well, dry, but can’t. There is a barn and silo close tolthe well, but it does not seem as though it is contaminated by either. What is it that- causes the water to be in this condition?—J. S. J., Because a well is drilled fifteen feet through solid rock is no assurance that . it is not being contaminated, since there may be crevices in the rock leading from the surface directly to the water supply. You should write to the State De- partment of Health, Lansing, Michi- gan, requesting them to send you a sterile bottle in which to take a. sam- ple of your water for analysis. In this way you can make sure whether or not'the supply is safe for drinking. You might get from your dru‘g'gist a harmless green aniline dye that could be diluted and placed in your private vault and other places that might be a source of contamination. If, later on You find a green color in your well water, you will know the source of contamination—F. E. Fogle. Clover-root ’curculio is reported as, damaging ‘a field of alfalfa in Allegan gm.“ FEeruzl-ms ”W: ro USETIIL'M CAN save you money and help you make money with Swift’s high analysis Red Steer Fertilizers. Here’s the way successful .wheat growers in my locality figure it: It takes fewer sacks of high anaIysis ferti- lizer to give them the amount of plantfood they want.That means a saving on bagging, labor, freight and hauling. Then, these farmers know the right kind of fertilizer gives them more wheat per acre and a better grade of wheat—also a good clover catch and more hay. That all means more profit. They make sure of the right kind of fer- tilizer by using Swift’s. They know the Swift name on any product means something—that for more than fifty years it has meant the best product of its kind. Come in and we’ll talk this over—from your standpoint. I know the best farmers here and how they use fertilizer. I co—operate with Swift 8: Company and keep informed on the work of our Agricultural College. Let me help " you select the kind and amount of Swift’s RedSteer Fertilizer to make you the most money on your next wheat crop. P. 8.: Come in soon—before the rush of planting time. Authorized Swift Agent ‘2‘" (/7, ave you money on vour fertilizer bill padded with‘useless drugs and dope. necessary drugs. mineral supplement. mixtures, stop It! to ignore that fact! Investigate. ‘will convince you of this one fact: you are not using FOS-FOR-US. results ! NTERNATION MANUFACTURER.. Now go to your nearest dealer and get a ton of FOS-FOR-US. cattle rations (4 oz. per day per head. fed on top of the grain). self-feeders for the bugs (2% mixture with the feed). And pocket halflyour past out-go for minerals. AGBICUHURAL onponATION on HIGH 9n“): 431 Main St., Dept. 20. Cincinnati, Ohio .S—FDR'SUS Yes, QUICK! Look at the pictures! Read the evidence! Positive—impartial—overwhelming evidence that a .rz'mp/e mineral mixture is what your livestock need! Agricultural colleges and feeding,r authorities recommend four mineral elements“— calcium, phosphorus, iodine, salt——just these four—no more! FOS—FOR—US contains these four—no more. costs you half the price of complex mixtures containing un— Simple—not Better, and If you are an up-and—coming feeder, you are now using a If you are using high priced complex Quit throwing money to the winds. FOS-FOR-US will invariably give better results than any complex mixture—wand will save you half! Try FOS-FOR-US. Compare it side by side with any other mineral mixture. If university tests don’t mean anything to you, your own test You are losing money if You can’t afford Put it in your Keep it in your Watch the surprising FERTILIZER: WHAT THESE TWO PICTURES TELL: U PP E R — This pig's ration was complete ex- cept. for bone building material. Note weak hind legs. LOWER—This oil. a litter mate of the upper. one. had same ration plus calcium and phosphorous to make up shortage of bone-making material. Note dificrence. BEEF CATTLE MAKE BIG GAINS. TOO Beef cattle, too. snake remarkable gains when fed a simple mineral mix- mre-‘gains of nearly 4 pounds per day per steer for the first three months of feeding. And mineral- fed steers brim,r about 20c premium over non-min- eral fed ones. Tests conducted by the Iowa State Agricultural College at Amer; prove these figures. On this basis. a simple mineral mixture is actually worth 40c a pound. And yet FOS- FOR-US costs you only 255C a pound. Please Mention The Mich— igan Farmer when writing to advertisers. Holmes, Stuwe (30.2429 Riopelle St. Commission Merchants. Dressed Beef. Hogs. calves, poultry. Live & Dressed. Provisions. etc. Correspond- enco Soliclted. Ref. Wayne County & Home Savings B Bradstreet. Detroit, Mich. Cherry 7654. TELLS YOU IN PICTURES ABOUT THE ROT PROOf STORM PROOF. PERMANENT, ATTRACTIVE» NATCO HOLLOW TILE SILO NATIONAL‘ FIRE - PRCIJFI1\'(}‘(I)MPANY\ FULTON BLDG. PITTSBURGH PA ra Hooves. Gougho. Coalition- or, Worms. Monitor cool. Two csns satisfactory to! Heaven or money back. 51.2. per can. Dealers or by mail. Tho Newton Remedy Go. Toledo. ohlo. With our won ding of all stalks ‘ Wisconsln , HUSK AND SHRED IN ONE DAY 500“ 700 BUSH ELS Clean. fast honking guaranteed with stalks dry. wet or frozen; 500 to 700 bushels per day ' "Steel 4" husker and a Fordson or equal power. Do it in your spare time. Real money in custom work. Shred- recommended by U. S. Government to destroy the Corn Borer. i ._ ' I sold on Trial! Operate it yourself-avith your own corn, on 5 your premises and at our risk. Liberal trial and money-back guarantee. ; sizes, 6 to 20 H.P. Write for catalog and prices; also useful souvenir free! State H.P. of your engine. I». noszurmu. CORN uusxm COMPANY " “Inventors of the Corn Husker" Box 2, Milwaukee. _August 16th: - small sedan. sugance estate to his mother. as well. Flyer Hits Car, Kills Two The following item appeared in The Detroit Free Press of “A. J. .Davies 48 years old, printer for the Dearborn Independ- ent, and ms son, Albert Ernest Davies, 20 years old, compositor for the Dearborn Press, were killed when Michigan Central eastbound flier No. 4 struck their automo— bile at John Daly road and Michigan Central tracks. The machine, according to eyewitnesses, was hurled fully 20 feet in the air, and carried 400 feet down, the right-of-way. The‘ bodies of the men were found near the tangled wreckage of their .In the younger man’s pocket was found an accident insurance policy, 1ssued to him only yesterday afternoon.” How often we read of the Great Reaper taking his toll. less it happens in our immediate midst We take no notice. Foresight (in the part of the son in this case brings an in- In no way can money be. com- pared to life. But when life ends, contribution to loved ones ends . If you are not familiar with Michigan Farmer’s 'Federal _ Travel Accident Insurance protection 'wrlte Michigan 'Farmer,"De— . trait, Michigan, c-o Insurance Department, or ask our; salesman ~ 5. when he calls, instantly early last night Un- a» .. News an , ._ ‘me INoLESIDE FARM43y Stanley Powell ' .‘igl, ‘r - \ ant to hear the, old school bell ringing again? It reminds us of years long passed. into history, and friendships and experiences unforget- able. Best of all, it emphasizes the sublime reality that we live in a. land of free institutions, such as the public school, where the light of knowledge shines impartially, and without re- straint, and where the children of the poor and of the rich, have the nearest approach to equality of educational opportunity found on all God’s foot- stool. . Yet, in education, as in most other . things, we are as yet .a long way from perfection. Go from the average city school today, to a typical rural school, and then consider whether our farm boys and girls are getting an equal chance with their city cousins. If you can’t make this trip of inspec- tion and compari- son in person, at least make it in fancy and imagi- nation. Consider such the equipment, the training, ex- perience and sup- ervision of the teachers, sanitation, heating, lighting, and the general at- mosphere. Now, we have paid taxes on Ingle- side Farm altogether too long for me to advocate any rattle-brained scheme of wanton extravagance in rural edu- cation. Nor am I foolhardy enough to sponsor in this column any cut-and- dried solution of Michigan’s rural school problem and attempt to cram it down the throats of farmers in all sec- tions of the state. . The consolidated school method is working splendidly in some Michigan communities, where there is ample assessed valuation embraced within the consolidated district, and where a. suitable, sensible building has been erected at a reasonable cost. In local- ities not adapted to consolidation, or Where judgment. and discretion were thrown to the winds, staggering debts and burdensome operating costs have resulted. Sapping Farms to Feed Cities. I do feel‘keenly that not only for the sake of our farm boys and girls, but for the future stability of our be- loved Republic, ways should be work- ed out so that in everyIrural commu- nity proper training and teaching would be provided under conditions of which we need not be ashamed. We should realize that education is no longer a local, but a state, or even a national proposition. A considerable portion of the children educated in our rural schools migrate to the cities about the time that they become eco- nomic assets. After the farm people have paid the cost of their dependent years, and of their education, many of these young people go to spend the productive years of their lives swell- ing the wealth of our. cities. This condition leads to the conclu- sion that sufficient state aid should be provided so that a decent educational opportunity could be made available to every Michigan boy and girl with- out the necessity of a. school tax rate in any district way out of proportion to the average for the state as a whole. Not until this condition prevails will we have 4 any genuine and actual “equality of educational fopportunity.” The original purpose of the primary school fund was to do the very thing suggested in the preceding paragraph. ~ But it. "@1968. so very imperfeefly. as the irmohwiss distributed simply according. w. D QESN'T it sound-strangely pleas- ”more factors as. to' school census enrollment, without /reference to actual school attendance, ; assessed valuation of the district, or! other factors which affect the need for g state aid. . i But do’not lose heart, even with ex; isting tax laws, and even though you; liVe in a. district, as do I, where thei old one-room schoolis still used, with ; everything about the same as it was? twenty, ‘or even fifty years ago. Let. us realize that the teacher and thei spirit of the community are vastlyi important than the physical equipment of the school. Take an interest in the school. Hearten and encourage the teacher. She is only human and will do far bet- ter work if \she knows she has your active support and appreciation. Start' a Parent-Teacher Association or, if you! are so fortunate as to have one al-' ready, do your part to makeit a morei potent and helpful factor in yourcom—f munity. - Awful Dry, But Plowing. A week ago I reported that it wasl so terribly dry with us that almost no! one was plowing-in our community. '3‘ We, here at Ingleside, had taken aL recess for almost a month, waiting for rain. Last Monday I became desper—l ate and hitched onto the plow again.i I was surprised to find that I. could} turn just as good a. furrow as I couldi four weeks ago, though we have hard-i ly had a decent dew in the meantime», It’s so dry now that'it’s getting mealyq One thing that assists me in plow-i ing this weather, is a good one-bottomi sulky plow and four-horse equalizer; Of course, three horses would pull the plow all right, but why leave thei fourth horse idle in the barn? It's! self-evident that four horses will pullf the plow easier and require less time; for resting than would three. The four-horse equalizer to which I5 refer is a tandem hitch, allowing the, “off” horse. of each span to walk in' the furrow. I find many advantages in driving one team head of the other, rather than working the four horses abreast. Side-draft is eliminated, the horses aren’t crowded, they don’t tread on each others' feet, they keep cooler, and the driver has an unob« structed view ahead. There are some features of this par— ‘ ticular plow which appeal to me es- pecially. The seat is‘mounted on the frame and not on the beam, so there is very little jar when a hidden boul- der is encountered. Large wheels. further increase its easy~riding quali- ties. A handy lever at the left allows for instant adjustment of the width of the furrow. This is very helpful‘in keeping the' plowing straight, and. plowing around’Tfurves and obstruc— tions. _ A week ago we told you about? George, the horse with the persistent} core on the point of his shoulder, and l of the bandage that we had just wrap- ; ped around the collar above the ‘gallr in an attempt to keep part of the pres- V sure Off from the afflicted spot. (See ,last week’s paper for full details). Of course, it’s too soon for a complete‘ recovery, but the first week’s program i has been highly satisfactory. The sore has been healing steadily, although George has been right in the collar doing his share on the plow. I don’t know how it has been Withi you, but it would have been a pretty , discouraging summer for us had it not I been' for our alfalfa. June grass and; timothy pastures around here ' mi about as sustaining and nutritious as! a. bare‘ barnyard. Our. cattle and sheep l would be on islim rations indeed, were it not for- several fields or alfalfa that , "5 seem to be staying surprl, sly fresh} 3,: . and. {rest :desflte .. thepmsongedi , i l .t I ,‘- ‘r/ V ‘4. l uld it befall! rightlto sow sweet aggrwith rye? Would one bushel of rye per acre be‘ all right ,to -~-sow.-?—-_ G 0 \ . . . Sweet'clover seeded at the usual, rye sowing time is very (likely to winters kill. It would be, a J’nuch safer prac- ’ ties to wait until spring and sow the sweet clover when the ground is freez- ing and thawing, or else wait until the "seed could be covered with the spike- tooth barrow. . A bushel of rye per acre is the cus- tomary amount, while from twelve to fifteen pounds of scarified sweet clover seed is the customary amount, sown.— C. R. Megee. sow T'H lSTLES. Please advise me how to get rid of sow thistlesw-S. G. . In eradicating sow thistle it is nec- essary to follow some plan so that the plants will not be allowed to make leaf growth. Sow thistle is propagat- ed by underground root stalks, much the same as quack grass and Canada thistle. These root stalks are well filled with plant food. When leaves are allowed to grow, additional plant food is added to the root stalks. When .the leaves are prevented from grow- ing, the food material is gradually ex- hausted in these underground root stalks. . Extensive summer fallow is about the best method, and it is not likely that one season’s fallowing will com- pletely eradicate the pest. Sow thistle is harder to eradicate than Canada thistle, due to the fact that the leaves grow much closer to the ground, consequently the seeding of the field to alfalfa is not likely to eradicate sow thistle, but is excellent for the eradication of Canada thistle. —C. R. Megee. LURE FOR BUTTERFLIES. Will you please send me a formula for making a lure for butterflies? I mean some bait to paint on trees near swamps—A. N. We used to make a wash of two parts of sour beer and one part of cheap molasses, with a spoonful or so of acetic ether, and paint this on trees to attract moths at night. ‘ I have never tried to catch day-fly- ing butterflies in this way, but per- haps they will come to it. Today, of course, we cannot get the sour beer, and I have advised others to try dilut~ ing molasses with water, and then starting a fermentation with a yeast cake and using that. I have never tried it myself, but I believe it should work. Dilute cheap molasses until it is fairly thin with water, and then put in a yeast cake or so to start an alcoholic fermentation. This should be very attractive to moths, and if you put a teaspoonful or so of acetic- ether in .a couple of quarts of this ”mixture, it should be more attractive. Paint this-on the trees and then ex- amine them after dark—R. H. Pettit. SEED FROM *ALFALFA. . Please give me information on set ting seed from alfalfa. Is there seed , on the second cutting or the first? When is it ready to cut, and how is it treated after cutting? What is the average yield of seedper acre?——G. H. Both the first and second cuttings of alfalfa have been known to’produce good seed crops. The highest yields of seed are usually secured from the first crop rhowever, weather" conditions , usually influence 'seedr productionto quite an extent, , and consequently it y .18 not possible; to'“state" which _crop ; s . :f will. produCQT‘ .the greater, amount of = seed, Clear,- :r‘briglit-~ Weather, with a ‘ 1‘ 67" ofihoistfure, seems to Glislitgf ’ them 399.... ., ' fl, »,,- , _ .L g, L likelihood of seed production. but‘ithe :2. ‘ ' 'SWEET’QLQV'EfR.ANDBYE.» . alfalfa has not developed to such a stage but; what it is. still valuable for hay. on the other hand, if the bloom tends to dry up and hardens into seed pods,‘it maybe possible to get 'a good“ crop of seéd. . There are two methods of harvest- ing—one is with the mowing machine and curing in cocks about the same as June clover is handled for .seed. _ The other method is harvesting with the grain binder, curing the bundles in shocks about the same as 'wheat‘is handled. The latter, method seems to be gaining in favor. Alfalfa may be threshed with the ordinary grain separator with proper adjustments, or With a large-sized clo- ver huller.——C; R. Megee. LIQUID FROM CHEMICAL CLOSETS. Will the liquid from a chemical toil- et be all right to usecn crops, or would it injure the plants ?—Reader. In general, there are two classes of chemicals used in the chemical toilet. The type‘usually used in the small- type closet is a coal tar preparation, and would tend to coat the foliage of the plants and kill them. The larger chemical closets are usu- ally charged with caustic soda, which would also kill the plants. The contents of'the chemical closet, when emptied, has greatly diluted the chemical with which it was originally charged, and the_ injurious effects would be materially lessened—F. E. Fogle. . A corn borer moth trap tried out at Monroe recently gives promise of be- ing valuable in the borer fight. 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D., turned 89 head of hogs in a hog-tight 10- o , acre field of corn. They cleaned it up in one month. He sold 33 head, averaging 210,1bs., saved picking the corn by hand and put his . time in on other work. “Hogs surely paid for . that fence,” says Mr. Herrmann. . R. A. Ramsey, Baraboo, Wisc., paid $4500 cash for his farm, invested $600 in fencing. ’ and sold it 2 years later for $6500. . ‘ .- RED BRAND FENCE . “Galvannealed”-Gopper Bearing 90 to 100 head of hogs—more than enough to pay for the fence in one year’s time. RED BRAND FENCE, “Galvannealed”—copper bearing, is the kind of fence that brings these additional profits, year after year, for many years. R’ED BRAND FENCE can’t help but last longer—for more copper mixed in the steel and heavier zinc “Galvanncaled”on the out- side resists rust better and longer than any method ever used in making fence wire. Full length, picket-like stays hold it straight; wavy strands hold it firm; can’t-slip knots hold it tight. RED BRAND costs less per year because it lasts much longer. ‘ . would have saved $409 on the J. W. Tibbitts farm at North Bend, Wisc. Mrs. Tibbitts writes us that they lost in one year $55 on 0 one cow with a severed teat; $75 on another with ruined udder; $75 in cats and corn knocked down by cows breaking through; $125 on one cow dead from too much corn; $29 in veterinary fees for the treatment of . wire cut on Barney’s hoof and $50 in corn eaten by neighbors’ pigs. Joseph Zewiske, Fairbank, 1a., .paid for his new fence in one year’s time. From 500 bu. of corn in a 20-acre field his production jumped to 1600 bu.—a gain of 1100 bu., or $440 figured as low as 40c a bu. This he gained in addition . to 2 years of pasture for 15 head of cattle and r experience with or without e will ay $5.01 more for each rate for details, catalog Marshall Logan’s neighbor, Plymouth, Ind., sold his well-fenced farm for $114 an acre. The new owner neglected the fence and had to sell at $49 an acre. Calvin Newlin, Plainfield, Ind., once owned a run down 101-acre farm worth $6565. After fencing and cross fencing this farm sold. two years later. for $28,280.00—a profit of $21,715.00. ~ hum N I a ll ,. .l / / sermons STEEL 4"" "‘INDUMRML s'r. _. . wwmn co. I. - -- peanut, In. ‘ , captured “Slippery Sam“ after the stealing of Henry Brown' 1: prize I I colt, reports to Hal Brown that he has made a discovery. Jack Miller had exchanged an ancient Spanish coin for food in a neighborhood some distance aWay. . “I’m goin’ to keep an eye on that teller,” asserted Big Judd, “an' bring him to book. He Cain’t make me be- lieve that he doesn’t know anything about stealin’ that colt either. Slap him in jail, Hal, an’ Black Neb and whoever is with him Will have to come out from kiver They’s hidin’ some- whar in the hills.” ‘ Despite his suspicions Hal refused to take the extreme measures advised by Big Judd. The Miller family was one of good repute and as yet there was no definite proof that Young Jack was either thief or traitor. Hal had an uncomfortable feeling that he had made a fool of himself in making so bitter 'a denunciation of his former friend, but pride and stubbornness kept him from trying to make amends. Beth had never mentioned Jack’s name' again but the breach between brother and sister had widened until no longer was there the warm affection which had always characterized members of the Brown family. Beth knew of the activities of Big Judd. She did not consider it disloyal to warn Young Jack, and One day in answer to a note dropped in the Miller’s mail box, Jack appeared at the trysting place where they had met 011 the day Brown Rob had disappeared. “It was kind of you to ask me to *come, Beth,” said Jack, as he took her hand, “but as I have said before, I don’t want to make trouble in your family. It is a mistake for me to meet you here.” “They are all turning against you, Jack,” cried Beth passionately, “except Mary and Little Joe. Even mother has come to believe that you are plot- ting to rob us of the farm. Why can’t you tell us what you know so that this terrible suspense will be over? Mother is half sick, worrying because we may lose what we’ve invested here. It isn’t the treasure we care for, but we do want to know our home is safe.” S Beth’s tears fell Jack’s eyes, too, were moist. “It has been a ter- rible time for you, Beth,” said Jack, “and I couldn’t blame you if you hated me. As I have said many times before, I’ve given my word ‘of honor to a dying man and I can't speak yet. But if you will only trust me and have faith in me everything will be cleared up. I can promise you one thing, Beth. No harm will come to any of you, and so far as I know, your home is safe. Can’t you trust me Beth?” _ There was more than faith in the dewy eyes which Beth turned to Jack Miller, but her reply was inaudible as Jack pressed her hand and turned away for home. If Jack cared for her, if his professed friendship for the fam- ily was true, would not this outweigh OLUNTEEZBING as a detective, Big Judd, who had summit: 1', f“*‘”-5dventures of the ;;.v-lrown ~ ‘ d Family—By J95” Franc“ Care .. On the/Trail of Black Neb any pledge to a man who, after all. must have been half insane? Torn by doubt and misgiving Beth went slowly home, to find dark-eyed Juanita Fer- nandez waiting and smiling knowingly. “It is beautiful down in the woods," remarked Juanita irrelevantly, “and a little bird tells me that you like company.” “You’ve been snooping and eavesdropping,” cried Beth furiously. “Juanita Fernandez I hate you! I be- lieve you folks know as much about the mystery as Jack does and that you are no friend of ours.” HE Spanish girl drew herself up haughtily and her dark eyes blaz- ed. “I have not been ‘snooping’, ” said and Beth hugged her younger sister tight. “I'm the most unhappy girl alive,” said Beth, “and all of it is my fault. Oh, why did I ever happen to look at that old paper? We hoped to be happy here in our own home at last, but instead we have quarreled with our neighbors, Hal is angry, even dad won’t listen to reason, and mother is against me too.” Again Beth wept to find solace in Mary’s warm kiss. “I love you Beth,” assured Mary, “and,” she added Wisely, “I like Jack and I know he isn’t to blame. up, Beth. It will come out all right ” “Bless your dear heart,” said Beth, as she held Mary close, “you are a real Beth, Breaking Into a Storm of Sobs, Found Comfort in Mary’s Tender Caresses. . Juanita, “I just happened to come through the woods and saw you and Jack Miller. Quite romantic, ’eh, with Jack holding your hands and looking into your eyes. Suppose I tell your father. What will you do then?” “Just you dare!.” said Beth. “Just dare to run and tattle and see what happens to you. I asked Jack to come. I had something important to tell him.” ’ “What was it?” inquired Juanita eag- erly, “Something you have found out?” “None of your business,” answered Beth rudely. “And now suppose you run on home and tell your precious mother what you have heard.” “Beth Brown, you again,” stormed Juanita, as refus- ing to answer Mary’s welcoming call she hurried off for home while Beth, breaking into a storm of sobs, found comfort in Mary’s tender caresses and solicitous words. / I’ll never speak to -' The storm passed‘ comfort. Maybe it will all c‘ome out right but I’m afraid. Jack——” Out from the house came Hal, to beckon excitedly. “Hey, Sis,” called Hal, “got great news for you. Big Judd has located Back Neb and got the goods on Jack Miller. I knew that bird was guilty.” Guilty! Beth’s head dropped and again tears/filled her eyes. What val- ue clearing up the mystery if it were proved that her friend was a traitor unworthy of her trust? 3 (Continued next week). “By the Way” EASY SETTLEM ENT. In a small southern town a justice flcz‘zoztz'er of Al Acrer— T flay re Gomg W/zere Men Are M672 and FLY/Z Are Whopper: Cheer . wouldbeadoliar "fi ‘ “A dollah? Pahson, yo den’t mean: ta. tell me yo’ is gwine charge me). dollah, jes fer sayin’ dem few words, ‘ when ah works all day 150' dat‘ much.” “Why, yes,” replied the0 justice. “That kiss you got was worth that much.” ‘ “Well, jes’ he’p yo ’,se'f pahson, jes’ 118’ 1) yo ’se'f. ” EXPLICIT. A haughty lady had just purchased a postage stamp. “Must I stick it on myself?"- she asked. , “No, no, madam,” replied the clerk, “It will accomplish more if you stick it on your letter.” RADICALLY WRONG. “Maw, maw,” yelled young Bearcat Johnson, of Rumpus Ridge. “What?” responded his mother. “I wish you’d come quick and see what’s matter with the baby. Every time I slap his jaw he cries.” YOU WIN. Johnny hated his early bedtime. In the course of one of the nightly argu- ments his mother told him how all the little chicks went to sleep with the ' sun. For a moment he was silent, then he piped up: “But‘the old hen goes to bed with them, you know, mammal” BIG IDEAS. Nervous Man, after a jolt-«“What’s the matter with you? You keep try- ing to run this elevator through the roof.” Elevator Boy fresh from New York —-“Sorry, sir, you see, I’m not used to these little eighteen-story buildings.” WOOD. “There’s not another boy in this town as clever as my Charles.” “Go on, how’s that?” “Well, look at those two chairs. Charles made them all out of his'own head, and he has enough wood left to make an armchair.” NOTHING LIKE TRYING, BUT— Father (over the ’phone)-—-“Mable is not at home. Can I take any mes- sage?” Young male voice (nervously)——“Er —yes. Just say-er—toodle-oo—sweety- eetums-from Cyril.” DOG-GONE IT! George—“I can’t understand why my girl shock me.” Harold—“What was that you wrote her the last time?” George—«“All that Ilsaid was, ‘My Dear Susie: The dog I promised you has just died. Hoping these few lines Will find you the same. Your George’.” Fmrzé R. Leez‘. FISHIN' TRIPI 1 cm 'TA Ks ouq ANNUAL I Wuz J EST TRYIN' TO REMEMBER - ween-15R I PACKED MY NAIL FILE. on NO?! / aALLSg" YE'S' LET’S so! W. 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A. is delightfully fra- grant. When you open the tidy red tin and that aroma bursts upon the air, you can hardly wait to taste such to- bacco in your pipe. The smoke itself ‘\-’ makes good on the advance notices broadcast by the fragrance. Cool as an alarm-clock doing its stuff. Sweet as the recollection that you have the day off. Mild as the con- gratulations of the defeated candidate. So mild, in fact, that it never bites the tongue or parches the throat. Yet with plenty of rich, satisfying tobacco-body. I don’t know what brand you’re smoking now, but I do know what FRINGE ALBE ——no other © 1927, R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Winston-Salem, N. C. like tobacco is it! My CI‘OWd all ke P. A. you’ll be smoking "from now on” when you try this cool, long-burning tobacco I’ve been telling you about. If you want to get the most out of your pipe, pack it with P. A. That’s my advice. P. A. is sold every- where in tidy red tins, pound and half-pound (in humidors, and pound crystal-glass humidors with sponge- moislener lop. And always with every bit of bite and parch re- moved by the Prince Albert process. CHIMP CUT LONG aurwwc. mm M3 cm AR: T N; {CB/“.030 u” (1“ ' oxen _ muting) OR manya long year the nation ' ‘ had been .without a building in Which to worship. They had wor- shipped at outdoor shrines. The ark had been kept protected under a rude shelter, but those days were now over. 'A magnificent temple was in process of construction, which would be the social and spiritual center of the na- .‘tion. in the great feast days the peo- ;ple Would journey, some of them for many miles, to the temple. It, was the ' center and core ofthe nation. To build the temple, however, re quired seven years, and thousands of workmen. They worked under skilled overseers in quarries and ferests. For- eign architects were in some cases brought in, as the Israelites were not , skilled in building. ,They had lived in the wilderness too long, and had to be taught. But they must have been ready pupils, for the work was done on a large scale and with the finest craftsman- ship. The timbers were hewed out in the forests, and were put together without sound of hamlner. Everyone was made to feel that he was doing his-work for God. He was glorifying Jehovah, the God of his fathers, the God who had brought his ancestors across the sea, and out of slavery. The American traveler in Europe‘ is made to feel the same thing, as he looks at the huge cathedrals. These were built in the thirteenth century for the most part, and: they reveal a spirit of religious devotion that seems strange to us now. In the highest parts of these vast structures, out of sight of everyone except those who climb to the roofs, are the most intri- cate and artistic carvings. ’ As much pains has been devoted to these re- mote parts of the building as the per- tions that are in plain view of the passing throng. -What caused the workmen to do this? What inspired the architects to design these lovely forms in solid stone where they would seldom be seen, except by the eye of God? Itmust have been just that-—~ they would be seen and appreciated by God, if not by man. They were4 "chiseled, fitted, polished for the.eye of God. It is worship in stone, prayer in stone, praise and love, in stone. It is built for God, as well as man. - Con- trast this with the slovenliness, often the ugliness, of our modern churches. ‘.nything is good enough for God, we seem to say. The basement is good enough for the kids of the Sunday School, they are there only an hour a week, anyhow. Why spend money on a building that is used only once a. week, and prayer-meeting nights? I say, this seems to be our unconscious attitude much of the time, when we come to building churches. ’ But a change is on the way. Art as well as utility is being employed now . as it never has been, in America, in the church. Many of the new ones are objects of massive beauty. This is as it should be. Look at our‘new schoolhouses. Are they not big, mas- sive, imposing, . otten‘ beautiful struc- tures? How ill the church. compares with many of them. What impression do children and young people get of the“ importance of religion, when they , attend a splendid school during the week, and an apologetic, half-starved church on Sunday? We may as well face the facts. . But we were talking about the dedi- cation; Vast numbers of people were» there, 6f course. The people came from all parts ”of; the nation. The anr giant Ad: In: .hmughtvun amidst in- sing describable rejoicings. The sheep and sacrificed were unnumbered, and. _ d Lto, $95919“? rap With blood. . I , ‘ Our ‘Weeéé? Saunas-43y, N 21. McC‘zme Singing and dancing were expressions of the religious fervor of the multi- tude. ’ “Then came the young king, preceded by five hundred picked. guards. A‘s priest of the nation, he prays for his people, and offers sacrifices. chief priest, he enters the holy of holies. Thus from the very day of its first use, the temple became, an holy place. Old and young looked upon it with awe and reverence. It was a. place of worship.‘ God' was there. At the center was the ark, deposited un- der the altar, where at lastiijL found a permanent resting place. “The glory of Jehovah. filled the house of Je- hovah.” ‘ Of course, all this cost money. May- be Solomon overdid it. I do not argue for everything he did. Maybe- modern folk sometimes overdo church build ing. But when you consider the amount of money spent in tomfooleries, the church doesn’t cost much. The money that goes in at the windows of mov- ies, across tobacco counters and soft drink counters, is so vast that I will quote no figures. The figures would not mean anything to us, but they make the church look small. A man high in the councils of the farm bureau recently made the state- ment that the country shouldpool its church interests, as it does other phasi- es of ruralyactivity. The churches, if they put their forces together in many country communities, could make an impression far more wide and deep than they do now. The ancient Israels ites did not make the mistake of divid- ing their religious forces. There were not two temples, but one. They were the sole ancient people that worship- As ‘ the- ';'\ me God. That is, why we so back .. pea” not sugars-tr a daze; warm " ‘ in. bur Bibles ”anddraw relkfious lee-i some from them. The religious forces in our rural life are so divided in many communities that it is almost like hav- ing several gods. When this ceases, it will be_ another step _ toward a more enduring and satisfactory rural life. SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON FOR SEPTEMBER 11. SUBJECTz—Solomon Dedicates the Temple. I Kings 8-1 to 11,62—63. GOLDEN TEXT : -—-Psalm 122 : 1. ASK ME. ANOTH ER. If you can’t answer these questions, you will find the answers printed on another page of this issue. 1. Which popular breeds of chickens were developed in America? 2. Do acid soils always need lime? 3. What is the average annual hon- . ey production of a colony of bees? . 4. Which feed is richer in protein, bran or cottonseed meal? 5. How many amendments to the constitution of the United States, and what was the last one? 6. How may an amendment be made to the constitution of Michigan? 7. Who is superintendent of public ' instruction in Michigan, and when and for how long is he elected? 8. What are the duties of the state administrative board, created in 1921? 9. To what extent has the bovine tuberculosis eradication work in Michigan increased this year over last year? .0. What ordinance has been passed by the city of Detroit that will affect the sale of milk and cream in the milk sheds of. Detroit? Stories From Bugville T fie Boartfu/ June Bug HOO-OOO-OO-O!” said the Big Gray Owl, as he sat in the door- way of his house in the hollow ./'oak. Most all day long he had sat there, rolling and blinking his big round eyes, but seeing no one. It wasn’t because his Woodland neigh- bors did not come near, or that he was blind. But even though an owl has big eyes he cannot see in the day- 1me. At night the little birds, mice, and insects of the Woodland are afraid when they see the Big Gray Owl blink- ing his eyes at them. They run and hide in the first little nook or'cranny -o!" Hooted' Gray Ovvl.. the Big they can find. But, in the daytime, they are very bold, and fly close to their night-time enemy, for they know he cannot see them. But now the sun had gone to bed behind the hills, and the Man-in-the- Moon was‘just peeking his big round yellow head over" the tree tops. “.Wheo-oooo-o-ool'”, sang- the Big Gray Owl. in fact, that was-the only song he could sing, and his Woodland neigh- bors grew very tired of hearing him - the same ‘ over and our. Perha she was thinking ':whoo~.ooo-. oo—o! wi I have for my supper?” For the Big Gray Owl hadnot eaten any- thing all day, and he very much Want~ ed to thrust his long sharp claws into a plump, tender mouse, or a big fat, JUICY bug. The Gray Owl had sung his tire- some song but a few minutes when Mr. June Bug came flying along, all dressed up in his shining black coat. Mr. June Bug had never met the Big Gray Owl, so he flew down to a little tw1g right in front of him. In answer to the owl’s “Whoo—ooo- goo!” Mr. June Bug proudly answered, Why, i am Mr. June Bug, the biggest beetle in all Bugville, don’t you know me. ’ O “IVVhoo-ooo-oo-o!” booted the Gray w . “Mr. June Bug, the biggest beetle in all oBugvflle, I say. Den’t you know me.” .“The biggest beetle ?” questioned the Big Gray Owl. “I’ve seen bigger beetles than you are.” “Not in this Woodland,” contradict- ed Mr. June Bug. “I’m the biggest, sleekest, and plumpest beetle in this Woodland.” “Whooooooo—o!” booted the ' Gray Owl. Blg “Yes, sir, that’s so,” answered the June Bug, very much out of patience. “Well, if it is, come a bit closer that I may get a good look at you," asked the Gray Owl. The June Bug came closer, for he was very proud that he was the big- gestrsleekest, plumpest beetle in the Woodland. The Gray Owl looked him all over. “I’ll agree," he said, “that you are. the biggest, sleekest, plumpest beetle in the Woodland. I’ll eat you for my supper." With that, the Big Gray Owl gobbled him up at one mouthful, and that was the last of the boastful June Bug. ' ~ No1“ YET. Mr. Cityman—“Are all your hens good layers?” - LPoultry Farmer-+“You bet, they haven’t laid a bad egg yet.” ' ‘ 0 some farmers meat cur, ing is more or less of a gamble. Will it taste well? ‘ Will it keep? Will it be coated with salt? These are a few of the questions they ask. There is no reason for this un’ certainty—none whatever. Be sure the salt is right—and the cure will take care of itself. Diamond Crystal Salt is the answer to all questions at curing time..It is pure and mild; that insures sweet, fullvflavored meat. It penetrates the meat to the bone; that insures against spoil, age. It dissolves quickly and works into the meat readily; that is an assurance against a salty coating. Use Diamond Crystal—— you will see how well it works. There is a Diamond Crystal Salt for every farm use—for cure ing meats, for livestock, for can' ning, for table and for cooking, , for butter and cheesevmaklng. Ask for Diamond Crystal at the store where you trade. “msaofiasgm”, Diamogld ‘3 ryst i . ' K Salt N f 0ngan f M- .1 um .52? 1 Q ..:. 4/ ¥ °"‘° ‘ . W34, ”5 5:" -.. “LT o ; // ref-£1 u . l ' ”mm“ ' - ‘ J ‘ 25‘3“? ‘ Free! We should like to send ou the inter esting booklet, “How to utcher Hogs and Cute Pork." No cost or obligar tion. Write today. ' » Wm Tm R. F. D I DIAMOND CnvsrAL SAL: 00.. Dept. 481 St. Clair, Michigan Please send, free, booklet, “How to Butcher _. ._ Hogs and Cure Pork.”- 5 ’ 7 Stab ' A most extraordinary four-generation group. Great grandfather, J. P. Nesbitt, his father, William, and his grandson, Lloyd, who is the father of the three sets of twins. Johann Risticz and Corelius Edzard, of Germany, broke, the endur- ance record held by Bert Acosta and Clarence Chamberlin, when they flew continuously for 52 hours, 14 minutes, eight seconds. Navy aviator Lieut. Schildhauer will attempt to drop a sack of mail from his plane to the deck of the S. S. Leviathan. of arranging for Looking north on Michigan Boulevard, Chicago, gives a view of that city’s ever-changing sky line. The building on the left is the new Stevens Hotel. The plane “Miss Doran” photographEd at the start of the race 4 from Oakland to Honolulu for the $25,000 Dole prize. Miss Dor- an, her pilot and navigator, are still reported lost. ‘ Bowman Elder shoulders burden Legion Convention in Paris. Martin Jensen, .0}? Honolulu, and P. Schluter, of San Francisco, won the second price of $10,000 in the Dole race. American :— More than 1,200 people witnessed the annualbaptism of converts from many states, under the direction of Apostolic Faith Mission, in the Columbia river at Portland, Oregon. - Thisxis allgvthat was left of , ”plane in which George Carrol/gland 11.8; Waggen’er started for __awa,i1 to win the hole. prize. The plane cmshgd at Pt. Lorna, ~Mamie,inningwhen; men, p .. fin. ,, _ I; the fruit growers of Michigan are care- - less, it is, to say the least, rather. sweeping. -growers are more or less careless, ' more, rather than less, for the 0001-. ' orchards of this part of the state. . dom by attributing all of the ills that . cemes very tender and sensitive when . clean, though somewhat russeted for . The Greenings; opening the bloom lat— examination by a competent physician _ very light.‘ Pears of all kinds are as woman—Mrs. ,, ,0“ to . ' this", hardly seems feast f .‘IW‘EL-Essnsssr WAS lTVCAR 1' _, . rigso often. Inflmost seasons the one general application for the whole or- chard __has been sufficient. But in such N editorial. The Cost of Careless- _noss, in the Michigan Farmer of August 20, Contains this statement: “Eighty-.five‘ per cent of the Michigan apple crop is scabby this year, accord- ing to repo ,” and further,“1s the eighty-five per cent of scabby fruit the price fruit growers have to pay for carelessness?” - , . If, this is intended to raise the pre’ sumption that eighty-five per bent of - have paid if one could'have anticipat- ed the kind of weather we‘ have had. But to suggest: that any large pro- portion of the scabby apples is "due‘to carelessness in spraying, is to im- peach many of the very best and most ence they have learned the importance of thorough spraying, and ‘I think that practically all of the uorchardists in Western Michiganfollow the spraying calendar faithfully and punctually. It must ”be that the larger part of the In southWestern Michigan it Would mean that 109 per cent of the found by those who made the report, were foundsomewhere else for the most part-Edward Hutchins. plaint of scab is universal in the a-pple ,A good many people seem to imagf 1110 that they reflect a. degree of wis- befall the farmers, to carelessness or- slackness, 'or general incompetence. It is observable that the conscience be- ‘_ RURAL HEALTH I— By Dr. Cal-I. Lev-rigor it comes to repenting of other people's sins, but public confession is seldom required. The Michigan Farmer has . _ . always followed a conservative course fleIshwggrlda 11531 glitigsgiafig $9322? in this matter, and has not joined in height, four feet five inches, weight this general arraignment of farmers. 137 pounds—M. M. My own observation has been that The weight of a girl of that age and the fruit growers in this part of the height should be 105 pounds, so there state are wide awake to the import— is much overweight. It is not at all ance of thorough spraying and have likely that a girl of fifteen needs spe— followed the spraying calendar faith- cial exercises. What she needs is to fully and punctually. They were aware ' reduce diet. She must cut out sweets, that weather conditions during the cream, butter, fat meat and other fat- blossoming period were favorable to tening foods. She must materially re- scab development, and if anything duce the amount of white bread, pota— Were more diligent than usual inthe toes and cereals. She may eat vege— use of the spray pump this season. tables having much roughage, such as It is my opinion that the varying lettuce, kale, spinach and cabbage. But time of blossoming of the different va- there must be a radical reduction ‘in rieties has had considerable to do with the amount of her food—say one-third, the unusual development of-scab this to begin. season. There is quite a difference in the time of Opening the blossoms with the different kinds of apples, and this may be increased by varying weather Whattfinakes Ime gttaltl Sto fixivful tired ' ‘ ' ' over no in . am ir - ree ears 3?: (1113;133:6111? ‘15:: igbllrlilyiugfllllgalg old, themotgher of four chsildren Ilnder nine years old. I weigh around 230 “Old days the process may be rétarded pounds and am five feet seven inches into weeks. tau—Mrs. L. L. M. ’ In my own orchard, for instance, the You are about eighty pounds over- Duchess, which is one of the earliest weight. It may be a family character- to blossom, are very scabby, while the istic, but you should reduce at least Transparent, blossoming a little later, fifty pounds of it- Gradually reduce were less affected. Both of these vario- your diet and your weight to 180 ties set a full crop and required thin- pounds and see'how much better you ning, and the scabby specimens of the feel. Do 110t try too sudden a reduc- Transparents could be removed. The tion. Take six months to do it: Baldwins, one of the varieties govern- ' ing the time of spraying, are quite TO REDUCE WEIGHT. GETS TIRED EASILY. NOT MEDICINE. Can you please tell me if there is any medicine that will cause a married woman to become pregnant? After an some reason, but the set of fruit is far below the promise at blossoming time. er, are somewhat scabby, and the crop was pronounced as a perfectly normal free from scab as usual, but the set Medicine is scarcely a factor in'the of fruit is'way below what the blos- case. I have known cases where a soms led one to expect. , slight surgical operation removed some These trees were all given a delayed interfering membrane or other obsta- dormant application of oil, for the con- 019' One must remember that there trol of psylla. on the pears, and of the are two parties to be considered, and aphis and any scale that might be both must be normal. present on the apples. They were sprayed twice before blossoming, with lime-sulphur, and three times since, . the usual spraying schedule'being fol- What is cataract of the eye? How lowed. :At the time of the first appli- long ‘does .it take one to ripen? Are . ' ? ' h cation the blossoms were all encased fiegi‘fwansfi‘fiifi‘ié dgfffieggefolvi in the bud 303108 - and a. fungicide time after an operation?—-—-Michigan. would not have reached them. ,but Cataract is a condition in which the probably the bloom on the earlier blos— lens of the eye becomes opaque and soming. varieties was sufficiently ad- will no longer reflect light. The only vanced SO. that the little- fruits were treatment is the removal of the lens. exposed. to the attack of the scab fun-. The operation is very simple and can gus beforefihe pro-pink spray was put be done under a'lobal anesthetic. Usu- on, which might account for their scab— ally the operation is successful in 're- . by condition. But how the later open- storing a. good share. of vision, but CATARACT ON EYE. . ing blossoms could have been exposed glasses have to be lined with special , is not clear. , ' _. y , lenses. 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Modem Commandments» of Cooperation for Para”: of 565001 Céi/o’rm HE ding-donglng of the school bell again reminds us that we must pack Johnny’s and Mary’s lunches and get them off to school regularly at eight o’clock for five mornings each week. But, by no means, when the kiddies are off to school, does a mother’s duty toward her children end. Sometimes even the most conscien- tious and earnest of mothers fail to give just the sort of cooperation to their children and their children’s teachers, which would make for the best results. This is not due to in- tention, of course, but rather to lack of understanding of the school sys- ‘ tem or routine, or the child’s particu— lar needs. These are busy days, and the hours are so crowded, that often—times we take much for granted. .Possibly we promise ourselves that in a few days, or next week, we shall have more time, and that then we will look into 'the whole matter. But how often the months go by and the things we have intended to do, has been left undone? The United Parents’ Association of Threshing with a combine has many good features, not the least of which is that it will relieve woman of her part of the harvest job. No more will she need to spend hours over a hot stove to prepare hearty meals for a hungry threshing gang. That’s why Geneva Smedley, of Durand, was tick- led when her father bought a_comb1ne this year. To prove to him Just how tickled she was, she had her picture taken with it. the New York City schools attempts to bridge over these very places where there is lack of understanding on eith- erside, and by various means to bring about a better understanding, and to improve conditions in any way in their power. This group of suggestions, which they hope will be considered by other parents, as well as those belong- ing to the organization, have been worked out. “Arrange the breakfast and lunch hours so that there is no rushing at home orat school. “Encourage punctuality and regular attendance, not permitting trifles to interfere. ___ _7 “See that the children are dressed Voimply, neatly, modestly, and suitably ‘ "3.33.111 accordance with the weather. ‘ “Insist upon children under fourteen ; ghaving at least ten hours' sleep. . 7:”: ,“Find out how much time should be "’tf'devoted to' home. Work, and see that it is . faithtully done at all times. , . , , “Provide a quiet place for home study, with good light and ventilation. Prevent interruptions as far as pos- sible. “Show an interest in the children’s school work, athletics and other ac tivities. - “Visit the class-room during Open School Week, and at other times, for a better understanding. “Do not criticize the teachers or school at all within the children’s hearing. Always hear both sides of every question, and ask the teacher about it. “Instill in the children habits of obedience and respect for authority. “Picture the school as a happy, de- sirable place, rather than as one chil- dren should dread. “Keep in mind that the school offers unlimited opportunities to those who take advantage of them, parents as well as pupils. “Plan to meet other parents in the school. It will help you understand your children better. Mothers should arouse the interest of fathers in the school activities and get their coopera- tion. “If there is a parents’ association in your children’s school, join it. If there is none, why not form one? Intelligent cooperation brings splendid results to all.” It is not enough, either for the mother to do all the cooperating from the home vantage point. Fathers have just as much responsibility, and it means a lot to the children and to the school to 'know that both parents are interested, and are intelligently active in what their own children, and the school as a whole are doing. Individually, we may not need to add every one of these reminders to our own program, but we are sure to have to add some of them. If it is only necessary to include a single extra one ——that one may be the very point upon which our cooperation has been need- ed most.-—Mrs. E. Wallace. LIKES TO COOK BY TURNING SWITCH. LECTRIC ranges are new in most country homes. Even when power lines are located near, the housewife hesitates before ordering one installed. I had always used a wood and coal- burning range that required loads of fuel and a fireman to get it to “bake on top,” and welcomed the day when, by a turn of the switch I could get high, medium, and low temperature, with no ashes, no stove to black and keep filled. . The result has been far beyond my expectations, working perfectly on any degree of heat, both in cooking and baking. I have never seen the range demonstrated, and so made some mis- takes. I have learned that to be in- expensive, one should prepare for the oven, food that required about the same length of time for baking. Baked potatoes, macaroni and cheese, molas- ses cake, a meat pie, bake together well, also baking powder L’biscuit and pie—Mrs. A.‘J. C. FROM MY TABLE TO YOURS. Carrot Marmalade. 2 cups ground "camt 2 tsp. ground ginger 1% cups sugar root 2 lemons 1A, lb. corn beef. dried‘ Add the Cook Carrot until tender. sugar and lemons, quartered and cut in thin slices. Cook slowly until thick. Pack in hot jars and process. The ginger root may be omitted if desired. This marmalade does not have the jelly-like consistency of orange mar- malade.—Mrs. F. s. . Tomato and Cheese Custard. 2 tb. butter 2 tb. flour 1% cups stewed or strained tomatoes 2 tb.‘ green peppers . 3‘, tsp. mustard Melt butter, add flour, and cook until well blended. Add tomatoes mixed with sugar. ’Cook, and when slightly thick add the green pepper, cheese, eggs and seasonings. When cheese is melted, serve on toast or spaghetti. Coffee Gingerbread. 1% cupful butter ya tsp. cinnamon % cupful sugar 2% cupl’ula wheat flour 2 tsp. sugar _2 cupLgmted cheese 2 eggsx slightly beaten - 1 tsp. salt 1-8 tsp. pepper 1 egg. beaten light 1 tsp. soda. 1,5; cupful molasses 1 tsp. ginger Ifi cupful strong coffee % tsp. salt 34 tsp. cloves . . > Mix in the usual manner, “adding the coffee, alternately, with, the flour sift. ' ed with the spices, soda, and salt. Bake in a shallow pan. Sprinkle with powdered sugar.~——Mrs. D. 0. Touching Up the Honsc ,Hintr on How to Make I t Spicé and Span OWEVER perfect a house seems to be when it is new, its very service as a home makes it, like a man, in constant need of nourish- ment and refreshment, Common sense will dictate the best season to under- take the various repairs, and it will usually be in summer and fall. The cellar needs to be whitewashed before the winter supply of coal is laid in. The roof wants to be fixed when no snow lies upon it. A leaking roof may create a condi- tion that, if neglected, will cost many dollars to repair, and it is obviously useless to attempt interior restoration as long as water trickles through the ceilings to ruin everything in prospect. Paints, in many varieties and colors, come first on the list of renovators. Wall paper can transform the dingiest room into something cheerful and liv- able. Colors must be chosen in regard to exposure and character of the room, the desired furniture/and decoration. A Woman Made It “When . one lives on v. out-of-doors," writes Mrs. F. Berlin, of’Midlan'd. county." ' or a shady nook 4on- herlewn. . , bi 018.8 and is aboutfivefeetlongs .LThe book" is- about three feet .gfihan ’ 9 seat eighteen inches deep.“*1fMaking'thin 9.8% >‘ made this rustic, settee I says Mrs. Berlin, “is the best recreation! a ifarn'i‘rit imost interesting .tomake‘ things for ‘. Last summer she an: is made of; . re}; ‘gs With myhanimer hare": 7;. '- Varnish puts a protective coat be tween wood and its two great enemies, wear and moisture. However, do not use one varnish for all sorts of sur— faces. There are‘ special ones for spe- cial purposes, and Where the best re- sults are desired these should be prop- erly .selected. Sag'ging . floors, sticking windows, slamming and rattling fixtures, are generally due to cheap hardware, and these ills may be readily remedied by a new and better selection at no great expense. . Drawers that stick or squeak maybe eased by rubbing with a bar of hard ‘yellow soap or, better, some pasta floor-wax, on thefislides and also on. the lower, edges of the drawers them- selves, and polish thoroughly. . Exposed metal-work, especially around plumbing, radiators, etc., should be carefully cleaned of all‘rust and then given a coat,of red lead. This is the best preservative. Over this, when dry, the desired final color should be applied. . Cane seated chairs that have stretch; ed may be made. taut by washing the seat in hot water and lemon juice and setting to .dry in sunshine. . Every house should possess a well- stocked repair-kit, containing hammer, screw driver, plane, pliers, awl, twine, shears, tacks, nails, screws, hooks, wire, saw and glue. ‘ Qreaking floor-boards are usually caused by shrinking of the wood from the nails. The best way to treat them, ' unless you can afford to have the floor. relaid, is to fasten them down with fresh nails in new places. Do not de- pend on the nails or'screws that drift ‘ into '_ the house in packages or boxes, but invest afew cents in assorted siz- es so that they may befavailable. The finesthouse treated with indif- ference, soon degenerating" whilm’the humblest places. well - cared for. :With; . price and a prayer sense «momma. my be .a:._’¢°ssentm 1" satin tiontothose ' m1 ‘ junta slightly brown. Retrieve. to a” No. 2187—For the Growing Girl. Pat- tern in sizes 8, 10. 12 and 14 years. The 8-year size requires 1% yards of 54-inch material with 2% yards of 36- inch lining. No. 3009—Smart Junior Costume. Pattern in sizes 6, 8, 10, 12, 14 and 16 years. The 8-year size requires 1 yard of 36-inch material for skirt, with 1% yards of 36-inch for blouse. No. [BM—Delightfully Practical. Pat- tern in sizes 6, 8, 10. 12 and 14 years. The‘ 8-year size requires 21/4 yards of 32 or 36-inch material, with 7/3" yard, ' of 32-inch contrasting and 2174 yards of binding. No. 3142—Daintily Parisian. Pattern in sizes 6,. 8, 10, 12 and 14 years." The 8-year size requires 2 yards of 40-inch material, with % yard of 36-inch con- trasting. , No. 2929—~0ne—piece Dress. Pattern in sizes 6, 8, 10, 12 and 14 years. The 8-year size requires 1% yards of 40- ~ Use this department to help solve your household problems. Address. your letters to Martha Cole, Michigan Farmer, Detroit, Michigan. BARBECUED HAM. Friend husband is fond of barbecued ’ ham, but I have been unable to find a ” recipe for it. 'Can you tell me how to fix it?—Mrs. F. 0 Real barbecued ham is made by roasting a whole hamover an open fire. The ham is slowly revolved over the coals. and is roasted in ‘its own juices and served with barbecuessauce. But you can make delicious barbecued ham by soaking thin slices of ham for an hour in warm water. Then drain. wipe dry, and hook in a hot frying pan Grimm‘s. “disdain the fist in the , ‘7 3mm TWWEWI 9." .meS‘i‘l‘ rG inch material, with 34; yard of 27-inch contrasting. , No. 3139—-Fan-Plaited Inset. Pattern in sizes 8, 10, 12 and 14 years. The 8-year size requires 1% yards of 40- inch material, with 1%; yard of 40-inch contrasting. , No. 3143—No Wonder! Pattern in sizes 6, 8, 10, 12 and 14 years. The 8-year size requires 1% yards of 40- inch material, with % yard of 3&inc lining. . ‘ No. 2751-Boys' Coat. Pattern in sizes 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 and 14 years. The 8—year size requires 2% yards of 36-inch material. All patterns 130 each. Just enclose 130 extra when you order your pat- tern and a copy of our New Fall and Winter Pattern Catalogue will be sent to you. Address your orders to PAT- TERN DEPARTMENT, MICHIGAN FARMER, DETROIT, MICHIGAN. which have been mixed with two tea- spoonsfui of‘dry mustard, one-half tea- _ spoonful sugar and a dash of paprika. When this is thoroughly. heated, pour over the ham, and serve at once. TIME FOR PROCESSING CHICKEN. Will chicken keep if it is processed less than the required three hours? When I process it that long, it breaks apart ghen taken frOm the can—Mrs. It_ would-not be safeito shorten the period or processing. particularly on; chicken. . Nothing“spoils._ more easily, than does chicken: and it no com: “pletely cooked, would” spoil quic y. f’Chicken that has been canned nan?A ally Ldoesnot yholdits shape for serv-i ingfried of roast chicken. but therei are several'yays in, which it can-.bei -cloth.———Mrs. V. H. , to be in whole pieces. n... many otherwise diam use: not neea If you would care ,for a group of recipes on Ways to serve canned chick- en, I’would be glad to send them to you. , , TO REMOVE INDELIBLE PENCIL MARKs Please tell me what. to use to re~‘ move indelible pencil marks from You do not state what color the cloth is that is marked with indelible, but I believe you will be quite suc- cessful in removing these stains if you will use alcohol, either wood or grain. Soak the stains for a few minutes, or until they are dissolved. The graphite marks will remain, but these can be removed by washing with soap’ and water. Alcohol is effective if the . stains have been washed and ironed. FOR THE DiNNER PAIL. HESE two cookie recipes are easy to make, and are favorites of my kiddies when they start to school. The graham cracker cookie recipe makes forty cookies. Graham Cracker Cookies. 1 lb. graham crackers 2 tb. cream 1 lb. powdered sugar 2 it). sweet chocolate 2 tb. butter Melt butter and chocolate in a bowl, add cream, stir in enough powdered sugar to make quite stiff, beat until smooth, and spread between crackers. Peanut Cookies. ' -% cup chopped peanuts, or walnut meats Flour 1,6 cup lard :5 cup butter 1 (is: white sugar Mix these ingredients together, us- ing enough flour to make stiff enough to handle. Shape into a loaf about the size of a brick. Set away in a cool place over night. Slice quite thin and bake in floured tins in a moderate coon wA'ri-zn' FOR “an Homes, t ATER is used for many purposes , on the farm. As far as possible it should be suitable for all the pun poses for which it is to be used.” In providing a new Water supply, er im— proving an existing supply, great care ~ should be taken to locate, construct... and operate the supply so that no but 7 man or animal filth can in any way enter it and pollute the water. The United States Public Health Service has issued a bulletin on “Good Water for Farm Homes,” which con- tains helpful advice in protecting the water supply of farm homes from pol- lution. Anyone desiring a copy of this publication, should write to the “Sur- geon General, U. S. Public Health Ser—- vice, Washington, D. C.," and ask for a copy of Public Health Bulletin No. 70. r}. NO, THANKS. '9 A little girl attended church tor the{ first time, all alone. "Did you use” your manners?" asked her mother af- . ter she returned. “Oh, yes," answered the little girl, I “A‘ man passed a big plate of money around and I said, ‘No, thank you'.” ’ . SCOOP SHOVEL, PERHAPS. Pat and Mike were looking into. a‘ jeweler's Window. “Mike," said Pat, “how ’d ye loike to have your pick here?" - “Faith," answered Mike. “Oi'd rather have me shovel." ' ‘ . ___._______ , . 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Home and no your Booklet—“Flue r “m, . “'MMWWW w 78m. . ., man being. , $1,113.: arguments are “dry,” as we use" "wet” ones .as -.well as, “dry” onset!“ About .4 T he Cat Fig/2t Started 5y Horst Beyer FOR one, do not agree with you, Horst Beyer, for we have four cats, and they do not eat eggs, chicks, chickens, or get on the table when our backs are turned, or anything else. For instance, we have had six ducklings since they were first hatch- ed, and we still have them. The moth- er cat and kittens do not touch them. We have these ducklings shut up so they will not run away. The cats stay out-of—doors where they belong, and are real pets. Our cats do not do as much harm as those crows and hawks you spoke of. The cats eat lots of Which is Correct: Edward and Roy Hagadorn Saw Wood or Have Seen Wood? mice and sparrows. Just now Tabby, (the mother cat), brought in a gopher, and Nigger, (one of her kittens), got it. One‘ morning last week, before breakfast, Tabby brought in a mouse and gave it to Tiger. Then she went away and soon came back with an- other for Ginger. Now for dogs. We have only one. His name is Ackle. He does not eat eggs, etc., but instead he eats and drinks the following things: Corn, candy, carrots, potatoes, grass, milk, water, mice, etc., and kills sparrows. He also does many useful things. He used to help my brother bring the cows up, and if we are carrying a pail, with a wooden grip on the pail, he will try to take it away from you until you give it to him, no matter whether it is full, half full, or empty. Ackle is tied most all day and night. He is a collie and a good watch dog. Most general- ly, he is left loose at least once a day and has a good romp. Some people I know are afraid of him. , y I agree with Uncle Frank, that this will start a dog and cat fight. Now that we have something to argue about, let’s keep it up and see which side wins—Lucille Jones. Horst Beyer suggests topics. some good Cats surely are more destruc- tive than hawks around our place. We. had a big yellow tom cat. Last spring, he ate four young chicks in one day and two the next. One Saturday night about two weeks ago, he killed five half-grown rabbits and only ate part of one. My brother shot him twice so he would be dead. Most cats are such .dirty things. Last summer we had a pet crow. When cold weather came it died. We got three more this summer, but they died. Thanks for the M. C. card and pin.———Theresa Van Dyke. ' In answer to Horst Beyer, I believe they '.haven’t a very good cat. That’s about the first time I’ve heard of such a cat. We have a cat at home and it has never touched a chicken, even the first time it saw one. We’ve got two dogs and they’ve never killed or wounded a chicken. The hawks have stolen many chickens from us. I guess I’ll close or W. B. will have a good feast from my letter.-——Bertha Jurmer. I agree with Horst Beyer about there being some good, even in a hawk. But I do think he is 'a little hard on cats. I have cats and they don’t eat eggs or chickens. I don’t think the girls’ discussions are very dry, do you, Un- cle Frank?——Your niece, Lillian Dun- lap. I don’t believe what Horst Beyer said about cats. Ours wouldn’t touch a chicken, nor would any eat if it was taught not to when it was still a kit- ten. When we give our cat a' shelled egg is the only time he would eat one, and as for jumping on the table, well, he wouldn’t do that for ten raw eggs, and a piece of cake, too. Dear Uncle Frank: ’ Paula’s letter on prohibition was what mother and I were talking about a few days ago while coming home from Saginaw on U. S. 23. The traffic was terrible, and if there had been one man driving drunk, he certainly would have caused lots of trouble. I don’t like smoking. It isn’t as bad as drinking, but some people are “nuts” about it. I’m lucky, for my father is the best ever. He never smokes, drinks or chews. It is cer- tainly a comfort to the family. Horst Beyer, you certainly started something. Our discussions aren’t dry! I haven’t time, and I haven’t words to express my thoughts on the other topics. Here’s myself. I live on the farm in the summer. Help with haying, etc. Have fun horse-back riding, going to social affairs and parties. I think the farm is the best place in the. sum- Nicknames are the fad. Here’s miner—“Peggy.” ' Alcohol is good for some things, but it is, worse than useless in a hu- It doesn’t seem to me that anything but clean manhood and clean womanhood. Dear Uncle Frank: I think the poetry sent by “The Kid” was very clever. But to me, nothing is more fascinating than the original poem of the barefoot boy. I think if some more of our girls would get out-of-doors a little more and get some real roses in their cheeks, so many young men wouldn’t be taking up the work of ,a druggist. I think Mr. Nobody must be pretty “sweet” on Miss Dorothy. (He, she, it)? can certainly write fine descrip- tions, and I imagine Dorothy to be, the real American girl that we all like. I agree with Becky about keeping‘a diary being heaps of fun. Do you keep one, Uncle Frank? I also like to read books. It is my‘pleasantest pastime. It seems that I have written enough. I will sign myself—Biflo. Longfellow’s “Barefoot Boy” is prob?“ ex—members, ably remembered as much as any peem. You are right, the color you get from nature is the best, because with good color comes good ..teelin'ss.' , . . “News” word meme..a>r. Dorothy . Gig. . _ {panties why anybody w0uld-v prefer ,was fine. She mulst be'soinegiero, As «you the I . ' , ' ', I. don’t keepa diary. I’m too ”busy circle is 'still merry, even your ab? atS- at S : keepmg agfamily. pence-did not step it. Let usJiave a. ~ .. , farewell letter. from you. . ~ ' Dear Uncle Frank: - ' ' I am writing you a line‘ to thank you for the beautiful clutch pencil you gaVe me. It certainly is a dandy pencil, and will come in handy many times. ~I’ have tried several contests ‘but never have won until this time. The old saying, “If at first you don’t succeed, try and try again,” is cer- tainly right. I am very much interest- ed in 'the quilting business. I Will close, thanking you again for The prizes‘ for the ten will be: 31131? pencil.—-Your niece, ' rner. I’m glad you liked the prize, and thank you for letting me know that you do. Persistency wins, doesn’t it? cnosswono PUZZLE. Tfis needless to explain the method. of. working this contest, as every- in on the form here will be mixed to- gether and ten lucky ones pulled/out. _ The Marguerite first two, dandy story books; the next three, handy loose leaf note books; and thenext five, good clutch pencils. The contest closes September 16, so send your answers to Uncle Frank, Dear Uncle Frank-z Michigan Farmer, Detroit, Michigan, Here it is nearly three months since in plenty of time. I received my Golden Circle pin, and Horizontal- I haven’t thanked you for it. It wasn’t 1. A month of the year. because I’m not thankful for the pin, 8. At upper part of a thing. though. It came on Memorial Day, so 10. Behold! after this the day will have adouble 11. A common vehicle. meaning for me. 12. An arithmetical number. This summer I spent two and one- 14. A river in Europe. half weeks in Kalamazoo. I hadn’t 16. To Search for something. been there for eight years, so most of 17. A large amount. my time was spent in “looking.” Some 18. A relative. night, when you have nothing to do, 19. One. drive over to Kalamazoo and see the 20. Mother. ‘ , new fountain they have in the park 21. First part of a boy’s name. there. It surely is worth going miles 22. Heat and light. to see, when it is lighted up. I believe 23. Mother. ' it is the most beautiful piece of man’s 26: A state in the United States. Vertical. 2 First part of a boy’s name. 3. A chicken disease. 4. To 5. 7 9 work I ever saw. “Our Page” is getting better all the time, and I surely wish that I could continue to be an active member—that is, take part in the contests for years to come—but I’m nearly eighteen, so I guess I can’t. I mean to write a . farewell letter so‘on. Please let us 13. have a home—coming week every year, 15. won’t you? 17. Thanking you many times, Uncle 20. Frank, I am just another “cousin” who 24. had the luck of becoming a Golden 25. Circler.-—Fern Chamberlain. 5 A road laid with rails (abbv). Letters arranged in order. A state in the United States. A girl’s name. Money for supplies. Mother. A young woman. An arithmetical number. _A road laid with rails (abbv.)', I’ve been to Kalamazoo often, but . ’ ‘* 5'" have never seen the fountain. I’m glad 7 q you got the G. C. before the age limit g was reached. The home-coming Will ’° ' ’1 be an annual event. A, , ,5. Dear Uncle Frank: . ,5 Well, I am reading your magazme and see that many of the folks are tell- [8 ing of their good times. I guess I will, too. I went to Camp Show at Chat- ham. First, I won in Poultry Club and won a trip to Chatham. My chum won 4' 23 with me. Her name is Bertha Perry. At Chatham there were 500 children in the 4-H Club Camp. We had a weenie roast and many other things. I slept in a tent, played games, and saw many different things. Wehave won a free trip to Detroit and ‘ will go in September. Well, I hope W. B. is out with his girl—Anna Anesi. I congratulate you upon your suc- cess. Hope that you will have a good time at the State Fair. 2‘ Name Address ... ............ . .............. ID'IOOIOOIIOIOO. ‘\ ~ THE QUILTING PARTY. N those quilt blocks you can use . any color embroidered by thread you wish on white bleached muslin, fifteen inches square. I’ll embroider one any size you wish in return. I’ve received three very pretty ones and Will write a “thank you” letter and send ‘a block as soon as possible.— Edith Kingdon, R. 2, Box 92, Traverse City, ‘Michigan. . Hello, Everybody! Gee, it seems rather nice to get back on the farm. I’ve been living in De- troit over a year. Though it’s been around two years since my last letter was printed, maybe some of the old- timers will remember me. What prompted me to write this let- ter was, that I saw a Michigan Farm- er over to our neighbor’s, and so I looked at it, andnaturally I turned to the M. C. Page first. And will won- .ders never cease! read was written by our loquacious friend, Herbert Estes. (Don’t mind me, I’m something the rain left). Still going strong, eh,,'Herbert? I didn’t read it through so I don"t,flknow whom he slammed this time. ' Well, Uncle Frank, I don’t want to forget you in this letter, so “I’ll ask you how the M. C.-got along without me. Rather conceited, eh?. Has any- thing interesting happened smce I left? How are our ex—members? Well, it won’t be long now. What? Why, I’ll soon be one of them socalled ii b mi: 1:631 fimmh’wfliie ninth,’wl,ete a'f ay.w e,,-g »- . _ . here’s hoping you print thisletter, as. party. M9? .1. .0111 I would-like to seen. any of~qurgmld me nieces ‘Ieemberimmember “Bob." ..=.Your€i=’t11l with 5’9 Santos-lions“ M ”1983M " " I would like to make a friendship quilt also: Would appreciate very much quilt blocks of white muslin, with your e broidered ,in your favorite coloi's. I willsend my quilt block to all of the onesl received one from—Marguerite were worked in red. It sure was nice.- So I ' ‘would appreciate very much, blocks twelve inches square, with work,in redfi‘Whenyou sendme your block, tell me if you want my block n. o... hear from "V31, 133$ fi”'findfiu§ 1 7.4. body knows how to werk cross-word puzzles. Alllthe correct puzzles filled' The first letter I f vorite design, and name and address “ Turner, R. 3, BroWn City, Michigan. ' I would like to start a quilt. .1 once ' .. saw a quilt of white muslinAll names . your, name, address, and 1927. Please- back—eDorothy’ Towersey, Alma, Mich. Isee you’re. having areal quilting. » in, toot: Pleasasend . , inches ~ 1s“ fare, .1. ~- “An-.1.- . _.|_- _-‘L‘_._._.. ‘n- .14 H-HAI‘I‘--JU-- ease is d ' bmnedmlm . . Blease minus fir-rho End's. blocks. 4011a Pieplow‘. " more, 01110. *I would like M. 0. girls!’ 1111911111 Kae— nesses’be- highs, with names and ‘add ow the design, the patches twelve nches square, of bleached unusua— Dorothy Thomas, M. 0.1L 4, curve, Michigan. W FOR THE M. G. FUND. AM enclosing a check for $2.00 to be applied on the Children’ 8 Fund 1' for the pleasure of the children at the sanitarium. With the best of wishes of the “Live Wire” class of the Tule » Sunday School, The “Live Wires. ” ' to write. __._____._—-——--—u-—* FAIR CQNTEST WIN‘N ERS. EITHER Merry Circlers do not go to fairs, or they are so busy going to them now that they have not time At least, the. response to the contest was small. This is surpris- ing, as there is so much to tell about fairs. The contest winners are 'as follows: Fountain Pens. Beata Kaarlela, Keweenaw Bay. John F. Strange, R. 5, Grand Ledge, Michigan. Beads. Lilly Peischel, R. 3, Hopkins, Mich. Leona Ayers, R. 5, Alma, Mich. Marguerite Turner, R. 3, Brown City, Michigan. Brooches. Lerlene Todd, Star Route, Luzerne, Michigan. Mary Brablc, R. 5, Ithaca, N. Y. Minda Kangas, R. 1, Rudyard, Mich. Mildred Linisua, iCehassell, Mich. Kn Milford Liichow, R.5 1, Northville. LETTER BOX ANNEX. Dear Uncle Frank: At last I’m a full-fledged Merry Circ- ler. That’s been my secret ambition 1‘ for quite a while, and then I answered the mixed word contest, and not only got it right, but won a pocket knife, too. I like the knife heaps, Uncle Frank. I just got back from 4-H Camp at Gaylord. We certainly had the best time! Something doing every minute. It was lots of fun, and also education“ a 111.1 went last year and had a good TOWNSLEY DISCUSSES ACCRED- ITATION. T the recent meeting of the Mich- igan Poultry Improvement Associ- ation, T. S. Townsley, formerly con- nected with the Ohio accreditation work, stated that the hatcheries have assumed an important place in the in- dustry and are becoming the distrib- utors of seed stock. Pure seed» 111st have been necessary to furnish good clean seed to the farmers. The same plan might be necessary in supervis- ing the distribution of chicks. Whether it is liked or not, some form of supervision of ‘hatcheries will be provided by law if it is not done by the hatcheiymen for themselves. _ ‘At present the hatcherymen have beat- en their customers to it in demanding supervision to piotect them from un- scrupulous hatcherymen. In regard to the hatchery situation in several states there have been two camps. 'One fav- bred state "supervision, , while others have believed that the hatcherymen can clean up their own industry Some have favored federal supervision of hatcheries, but nothing has been ac- complished along that line to date. .gUnder the Ohiosplan of accreditation to hatcherymen paid $2 .50 per thou- and capacity the first year. The neitt plan was to pay an annual fee of $50 hr each hatchery, which would allow Sienna «Miran to 25,000 eggs: that . , ' 1% 011511de ‘ simmer iI’m _ ” but. you Maud you’ll ”see.- - I am “11‘ W1- art ”3111111111119 ”first 361111111 111 the #1111131: 111113, and 111 the t a tarnish, that 1that‘s something. do all kinds ‘of work outside in “the summer, but everyone nmst, or should, work. I think you 3111111111 do what ”you like ‘bes't I would like to know thet names of some (if the M ‘I’C s and Where they are from when they write letters. Sure- 1y they aren't ashamed of their let- ters. —Dor-is Buell, Elmira, Mich. I hope that next .year you will be successful in winning a State Fair trip. Also, _I am glad your secret am- bition has been realized. To realize an ambition is one of, the greatest pleasures of life. Dear Uncle Frank: I was a bit surprised to so my lot ter before the public eye in b ack and white, and you could haVe knocked me over with a feather on the next day, for I received four letters from Michigan lassies wanting to correspond with me. ' Talk about heat, they sure have it here. It has been ninety or better for twenty-seven consecutive days, with 102 degrees as the hottest. This is the record for steady heat in the Ya-v kima Valley. I hear it rains nearly every-day in Michigan, but there is no such thing here. This is strictly an irrigation count-.ry Good yields per acre are neCessary for the grower to make a profit, as production costs are higher than in the east. Many fields of spuds in this locality will go 500 bushels to the acre or bet- ter. These are diilled in, whereas Michigan spuds are “check- rowed.” ruit crop is short this year, es- pecial] the soft varieties Apples are nearly a full crop, are making good size, and no doubt will bring a better price than in the last few years. Well, I must close for this time. If Mr. Waste Basket is hungry when this arrives please do not deprive him of his morsel._—David S. Johnson, Wiley City, Washington. The response you got to your letter shows that M. C. girls are at least up and doing. Some spots in Michigan have been dry enough this year, to welcome irrigation. We have had it cool, while you have had it hot. The French government is seeking $100,000,000 loan from New York financiers. flock. fee is $1.00 per flock. The leg bands sold by the association cost one- half cent each, and are sold for one cent each. The capacity fees brought $8, 500,. the flock fees $3,000, and the profits on hands $2,500, making a total in- come of $12,000. There is an initiation fee cf $1.00 per thousand capacity for new hatcheries, which goes into the reserve. In Ohio the accreditatio'n work has compelled hatcherymen to take an interest in breeding problems, and a good job of culling has been done. 'SEPARATE POULTS AND CHICKS. ERHAPS one of the most discour- aging happenings in all the realm of poultry production is the successful hatching-bf many fine young turkeys, followed by constant losses from black- head, until all profits have vanished or the entire flock is extinct. According to Prof. the Kentucky Experiment Station, chickens and turkeys should not be allowed to range tOgether', because the chickens may carry certain intestinal worms which will rupture the diges tive tract of a turkey and allow the germs of blackhead to begin their work. It is also found that turkeys 'carry the gape worms which, maybe Spread to decks of chicks with bad results. At present there is no medicine , known to either prevent or cure black-A ‘ "heed. losses. are very high 111 311119111111. as ,m at m m We 1 *pdfiltrymen to either fence their keys "on airings separate film the' .‘ J. H. Martin, of‘ chickéns, or keep so l'ew turkeys. that: ‘the less Of 1111 of them would be -no hardship. - . - can; or someones. My young ducklings are “at the feath- ering stage, and seemed quite vigor-, one until a few days ago. Then one wanted to set and sleep all the time, . did not care to eat and drink but very little. Its eyes seem to be stuck to- gather. It died after three days of drooping. Now there is another one acting the same way. Is it a cold, and if so What 'can be done for it?——S. F. Duoklings should have Water in dishes deep enough so they can wash out their eyes when drinking- Sore eyes are often caused by sour milk or sloppy feed, which may glue up the eyes if the young birds cannot wash, them out. Sore eyes caused. by Colds can be treated by washing out the mucous with boric acid solution or Witch hazel, and continuing the treat- ment until the condition improves. Ducklings sometimes have what is termed gapes, or pneumonia. It is not like gapes in chicks, but is caused by a. severe type of cold almost like pneu- monia. The ducklings stretch their necks and breathe hard and seldom live long. Proper brooding and feed- ing is the only method of treatment. Ducklings also keel over and die from fits which is caused by indigestion. A shady and grassy range helps to pre- vent such losses. Ducklings some- times die of sunstroke. Such losses most often occur When the birds are brooded in small” yards, which soon become bare of green feed and may be very hot during the middle of the day. From the description given, I cannot tell the exact cause of your losses. Blood clots sometimes adhere to the yolks while passing through the ovi- duct. If eggs are sold to a high-class trade these can be removed by cand-, ling. The shape of the eggs in a flock can be improved only hatching eggs of good type. YOUNG TU RKEYS DYING. I have a flock of 100 turkeys, some are 8 weeks old some six and I have had splendid luck, my flock all seemed healthy. Just last week I noticed one acted dumpy and I gave it a 1/2 tea- spoon of castor oil and it died the next day. Have also lost two others since. The droppings are white and brown, not a greenish yellow. Their heads don’t seem to turn dark. . I keep their feed board's scrubbed clean and their coops are clean and disinfected weekly—H. A. B. When turkeys have blackhead, the head may or may not turn dark. Per- form a postmortem on the turkeys that die and see if the liver is COV‘, ered with ulcerated sores. This is a common symptom of blackhead.’ If the losses seem due to bl-ackhead the» remainder of the flock should, be moved to clean soil whenever possible. as this reduces danger of infection. When turkeys range with the chick-. ens the danger from blackhead is greatly increased. A flock of 100 turk- eys are a valuable asset and it might pay to have a veterinarian inspect the flock and make recommendations. ADD EGGS TO WATE'RGLASS AS f GATHERED. ’ N putting down eggs in waterglass it is not necessary that all the eggs be placed in the liquid at one time. They can be added as gathered, and the results will prove equally satisfac- tory, or more so, if the eggs are not allowed to stand about before receiv- ing the treatment. At least six pounds of hay should be saved each year for each hen, ac- cording "to eXperiment station poultm feeding experience. The legume hay is the best, alfalfa, red clover and soy g: ‘ been hay apparently being of equal value. 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Ohio This trade-mark, sewed onevery pair, denotes the only genuine Naps Goat tonnage-h- “Natl L Lillie’s Improved STRANSKY VAPORIZER saves gas. prevents carbon. Worth its Weight in gold. Money- -baok guarantee. Fits any or trans tor. Price $3. 00. Colon c. Lillie, Coopemme. Illc‘h. MICHIGAN FARlVIER Liner is a good invest- ment. Try one. 5 R088 BROODER HOUSE ”’9' ROSSMETAL Galvanized. Lone; Near round —— no comers for crowdmgr—vonnin and rat proof. Diameter 12 ft. CombinationVentilator and stove flue. Glass win- dows. Capacity 500 (hicks. Special concession tor orders now—write today. Rosa Cutter 8:. Silo Co. 402 Wander st. Springfield. Ohio Ross Metal Silos, Ensures Cutters, Bins, Feed Grinders, Metal Garages. Siflbmmflil. ‘ECHICKS Jutmil yourordor. Wochlpo. O. D. undgu tuprqinld 100 go:- cant live deliver! of sturdy pure bred“u chick. from onlthy red- to lay flocks W andB 1'. ., 01-1111, 1013; BM Buff mlWh. Rocks. S. C. eds, Moon-5R B‘lk. MW”, 12c; But! Or ingtonn, White Wyudottoo. R. C lRodI. Re; mixed,10c; mg mixed, llc. Orders for 60 chicks one cent per 611in more, 2 chicks, tWo cents per chick-1m Slim La“. Eu Form NI SIMI- “In, Ind. Makers Cribs, 8 to 10 Weeks Old Pullets,‘ S. C. W. Leghcms yet 75c. t1:171:111e111511r own stock only! 0 1 s pedigreed males 0 ySIlil N HA‘RK- EMA, Holland, fiioh. my: PULLETS—REDUCED PRICES B. 0. Eng. White Leghoms Brown wLeghorn: and Auconu. Evm sized, healthy. and developed. 8 mwks. 73c; 10 wks. 85c; 12 11115.. w9151:. Alba 12 White Rocks $1.00 lacuna. ‘Iloll'r / "Bunds more nonhuman! other calcium carbonate content 7 because i-t' 3 pure, dustloss, odor- Essém clean and 09.6% digestible 86111- uheavier has Reef Brand GULF (1111131111111 co. me. I" Mans. Ll; BuflLegbom, 11c: - . , 1131‘! :.t"i~.-....’«rxi. unv . , J; “ II" IIIIIII‘ ”III I”, \ ' . Abeorbine could Whether your milk is going into bottles. or . to a cheese factory or creamery. you want it . clean. sweet. and safe to keep overnight. Milk cans. pails and milking machines sterilized the Sterilac way will prevent sour milk. Sterilac is a handy powder that will keep its strength indefinitely and is very easily dis- solved in water. ‘ Send $1 for Money Back Trial Enough for 80 gallons of Ordinary Disinfectsfht Sterllac Is also invaluable to poultry raise". 7he Stenlac Company Dept. 11 North Chicago, Illinois '5; permanently and leaves no ever saw. Now all one. I would not have thought that SHOE BOIL, CAPPED HDCK blemishes. Will not blister o it away so completel y.’ out knife or firing iron. Absorbine reduces them $2. 50 postpaid. Horse book 6-8 free. Surprised user writes. “Horse had largest shoe boil 1 or bursitis are easilyand 0. ”:4 or remove the hair. Horse quickly removed with- worked during treatment. At druggists or TRADE MARK REG U. S. PAT. 0H? BREEDERS’ DIRECTORY Change Copy or Cancellations must reach us Twelve Dave before date of publication. CATTLE , Wallinwood Guernseys BROOKMEAD’S SECRET KINGfor sale. Sons of JENISON, MICH F. W. WALLIN. F [Jr‘sctlically pure- bred GUERNSEY or HOL- ORS calves, from rich milkers. write EDBESWOIOD DAIRY FARMS. Whitewater. Wls Dairy Heifer Calves. practically Guernsey pure bred $25. 00 each. Weshlp C. 0. D. Write L. Terwilliger. Wauwatosa, Wis. best. of breeding, price $25 each. liogisiored Guernsey Bull Calves E. A. BLACK, Howard City. Mich. 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 “ tire is King Segis Alcartra Prilly, an undefeated Show hull 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 AT THE TOP A Colsnths cow from our hard was hish butter-fat cow in Cow Testing Association work in Mi china 1915. This herd olicovlvgflaverued 11. 988 lbs. milk and 588 lbs. butter :1 TIM Colsnths Bulls from cows standing hid: In Official and Cow Testins work insure unus p.roduction Ask us about them. ‘McPHERSON FARM 00., " Lanterns» name. Howell, Michigan Ormsby Sensation and Gus lines. HOIStelns Splendid foundation stock. Will sell all I have left. A. FLEMING. Lake. Michilnn. Choice ofJersey Bulls accredited hon M. dams PARKER. o”Home". Mich. JERSEY CATTLE. 2 REGISTERED cows now milking heifers and 1 16- months- old bull. Will make a foundation herd. DONALD GORE, Alaonac. Best of quality and breedins. Bulls Shoflhoms cows and heifers for sale. BIDVIELI. ready for service. and bull calves. for sale herd. Ill ITII a Two bred 800d Mich. ‘ STOCK FARM. Box 0. Tecumseh. Mil-.s Stockers & Feeders Calves. Year’l Twos: Hereford Steers I: Heifers. Type. dark reds. good grass flesh most all hunches dehomed. each bunch even in size and show good breeding. Choice Herefords are usually market. toppers when finished. Few bunches '1‘. 13. tested. Will sell your choice from any bunch. State number and weight you prefer 450 to 1000 lbs. Van D. Baldwin, Eldon,WapelIo Co., Iowa. For Sale-~Feeders and Stockers mostly Herefords. EDGAR SEDORE. Otto-“III. Iowa. l HOGS Duroc Spring Pigs www.mortrlosumelsm Bunsen! :sesvioewbosrs. All stemmed. cholera immune Biathlon Ibi- . w I , ' ‘2. j pasturage is not desirable, fin sILo FILLING WITH Less OUT. ‘ SIDE HELP. , - HEN corn is putinto‘: the silo, practically the Whole plant is , saved for feed. The resulting feed is very palatable and since there is so little loss of whole-plant feed value from the ensiloing process, live stock feeders have found ration costs consid- erably reduced by feedii'ig ensilage. In spite of these facts, during the last several years, many silos have remain- ed unfilled. The initial eXpens‘e of a. silo must have been the reason for allowing silos' already built to remain empty on farms where live stock was to be fed. A survey of a number of farms in the corn belt has shown that one of the chief reasons why many silos were not filled has been the labor problem and the cost of filling them. It has been rather generally believed that silos must be filled as quickly as pos- sible. To do this, it has been neces- sary to have a. relatively large filling , outfit, and consequently a large num- ber of men and teams. Labor has been traded between farms where such large outfits were required, but this has prolonged the silo filling period into weeks for each trader. When the weather was unfavorable, the time re- quired for filling has been further in- creased. The labor required, and the length of time necessary for filling of silos belonging to a “ring” has dis- couraged many stockmen with filling their silos. ~ . One dairyman states, “I would cer- Tainly be interested in a. machine that would make it possible for me to fill my own silo with my own tractor and my own labor.” Such a. machine has been developed by a. manufacturer of feed-cutting and grinding equipment. From the regular combined grain- grinding and roughage-cutting mill made by this company, the grain hop- per and grinding buhrs are detached‘ and a blower fan attached. The ma- chine then becomes an ensilage cutter and silo filler. Tractors as small as the Fordson are operating these mills very satisfactorily for ensilage cutting and with such power, green corn fod- der is being cut and elevated into silos at from five to fifteen tons an hour. Such a machine makes it possible for a. dairyman or stock-feeder to fill his owu silo with his own help when. his corn is ready, and with almost no outside labor cost. There is no ne- m cessity of filling silos in one or two days. Although more settling results when using a machine of the above type, silos can be frequently refilled, and this results in increased silo ca.- pacity. It is believed that a. machine of this kind which can be used throughout the whole year for grind- ‘ ing grain and finely cutting dry rough- age, and which is also adaptable for ensilage cutting and silo filling, will be a. great stimulus to the filling of silos now on farms, and the conse- quent saving of feed costs through the feeding of more silage.-——-L. H. F. THE MILK HOUSE. . VERY farmer who milks cows should have a milk house. That is putting it “pretty strong, but it is true. Our forefathers considered the milk house a. necessary equipment on the farm, .and many of them took bet- ter care of their dairy products than we do today. When all milk was creamed by the gravity processwhich, in plain words, means'setting in pans, creeks or cans, the .3th results were obtained by cold, on pg Water. so our forefathers took great pains to; bring spring water in’ the dairy “house; 'and certainly at the lowest cost. corn, surge and waits has , In sorta, nity of locating our farm Where there is a. spring, but nearly all forms, oer-h italnly allJa'rms where cows are kept,;,. have access to cold well water; and- with a. gasoline pump or windmill, a.- liberal supply can always be obtained. After the house has been equipped with running water—and Ifcertainly would put that first—the live stock can be taken care 'of; and the waiter which goes to the live" 3ka should first be piped into , the milk" house, where a. coolingptank of some sort should be equipped so that the first chill of the water will refrigerate the milk and cream. Well or spring water in states north of the Mason-Dixon ‘line varies from fifty-five to sixty-five degrees. Fahren- heit, which is about as cold as the average domestic refrigerator. By util- izingthe celd water as it comes from the ground, we have the cheapest, and about the best kind of refrigeration, The cooling of cream immediately after sep- aration is essential to making the high- est quality of butter, and every cream producer is interested in quality. A liberal supply of water is essential, not only for the dairy, but for the dEiry cow as well, for eighty- ven per cent of normal milk is water: The dairy house should be large enough to accommodate all operations of the dairy. A place for the cream separator and milk utensils, and a. small gas or oilstove to heat water for washing, are important parts of the dairy equipment. With a. few es- sential accommodations, not only can a much better product be turned out, but the work can be done in less time and with more pleasure. Cow keepers who expect to produce and market sweet cream or milk, that will keep sweet for a. day or two, find such an. equipment is absolutely neceSsary. Sweet cream is now bringing a pre- mium of from five to ten cents per pound butter-fat in mostvsections. With. ten cents, it would make forty 'cents on a hundred pounds of milk, and this, in a. short time, would pay for the finest kind of milk house and equip- ment—A. L. Haeckern \ ' WHEN BEEF IS ;PROFITABLE. IN states where dairying is highly developed, it is hard for farmers to “see” any profit in beef husbandry. Yet, in many seetions of the country, farmers have made a satisfactory profit with beef cattle in spite of local disadvantages. In the Mineral Point region of Wis- consin, for instance, the fattening of feeder cattle has become quite iaxten— sively developed. The feeding busiu ness is highly specialized, however, and it takes a. lot of experience and the right “breaks” in the market to insure success. The surest way of making, some money in beef is ‘to breed and raise your own calves, and sell baby beef. » Fatteningof heavies does not often prove satisfactory. It is best to use grade cows of one of the standard beef breeds, and pure- bred bulls. Cows should be bred to calve between April 1 and June}, so that both cow and calf .may be on pas- ture all summer. At least one Wis- consin “ranch” gives the cows the run of the corn Stubble fields in fall, and carries them through the winter on roughage alone. , About Octobef‘ls a good time to get the calves started on grain. Edsel parts of ground :barley and oats have: they are puton anninrsthn_ Not many of us have the opportu- . corn silage and alfalfa hay. helps- siderably. Calves carried on In ‘ after October. of the feed at heme, so that the final manner are ready for market any time By permitting logs to follow the cattle, a. considerablramount of feed." ‘is salvaged. -‘ This kind of beef farming is design- "ed for those ,regions where the land is rather ‘rough or rolling, and cannot 'be worked as intensively as might be F'desired for dairy farming. It requires to minimum of labor and burn expense.~ 'It is possible to raise practically all returns will not immediately have to! . be paid out again in the form of feed bills. Due to Well conceived and energetic V —» promotion campaigns in the interest of better beef, there is every reason to: hope that the producers of quality meats will be rewarded by an extra. priceH—W. A. Freehofl'. , ,. SWEET CLOVER- POISO'NXING AGAIN. JUST picked up an article'and read about the wonderful attributes of sweet clover as a pasture, as a replen« isher of nitrogen, and a-smother crop. All of these are good, but a. talk with ‘my local veterinary made me think a. whole lot less of ,«sweet clover than previously. I learned " {I several milch cows had diel f1 .ffing sweet clover as a. hay. The information that I got form my local animal doctor led me to the Veterinary Department of my State University for further insight as to the value of sweet clover as a. hay. I soon learned that several cows, sheep, and other live stock had only recently been killed by feeding sweet clover hey. I asked then,- if the seed scatter- ing to a meadow w'ould cause loss, and was told that one might as well feed snake-root. I was very inquisitive to discover what was the particular thing about sweet clover that made‘it so harmful as a hey. I learned that it prevents the blood from clotting, and when the . animal gets injured the blood keeps pouring into the bruised place until a. large blood tumor is formed. One case was on record where a horse was fed sweet clover bay for fifty days, and two weeks later the animal’s blood re: fused to clot—Harry Q. Holt. WEST MICHIGAN PARISH JERSEY. SHOW. HE summer of 1926 saw a number of very successful county Jersey shows sponsored by county Jersey cat- tle clubs. At the winter meetings of these, county clubs in western Michi- gan, the idea. wasadvanced by H. E. Dennison, field men for the American JerseLCattle Club, of a. parish show in that part of the state. The various county clubs liked the idea so well that in March representatives of the Jersey clubs in eight or ten counties got together and organized the West Michigan Parish Jersey Show. The block of counties interested are Kent, Montcalm, Ionia, Allegan; Otta- wa, Oceans, Mecosta, NeWay‘go, Kala- mazoo, Muskegon. Barry and Eaton, , .with the first nine taking an active «port. in the organization and mlulage ”meat of this year’ 5 show. ‘ ‘ Roy Weinbergdaf Vicksburg, is pres. ~ ” ident; Emmet Davis, of Rockford, left" vice-president; Lynne Post, of Rock- ' ford, is secretary, and W S Fowle. 1 of Rockford is treggurer. The board of directors is made up of the mesh-*6” dents or the various-county Chills. ‘ , . ., £5 This show will], ' é't-Q :19, as all meals 1,." 'x - the same 130: the nine 9ldeep offered. Each entry will get the same 'amount -of money regardless of the color of -» shows. the premiums is, the ribbon. Each animal shovm must be owned by a. Jersey breeder who is a member of his county club. And last, but not least, each animal- shown f is the prize animal in his or her class at a. county show. So the Jerseys that enter the ring _at the West Michigan Parish Show will be the pick of Jer- seys in the western part of Michigan. Interest has been good in the county Newaygo heads the list with seventy-eight shown. Montcalm had forty-eight out, and Kent twenty-sin. A number of counties are planning on' their shows at their county fairs. An interesting program is being ar- ranged. One evening during the show , will be given over to a banquet, at 9‘9 THE 'I-IUWWV eff-IMFH‘ F‘I‘II‘ Fl ‘4.- "_."'1, II F'l—I—‘l'u -VFWWWFIIFPI1 which occasion-someispeakers prom- inent in the Jersey and dairy world, will speak. The premium books will soon be out. Persons interested can get a mimeo— graphed copy by writing to any of the county agents in the above counties. —K. K, Vining. HIGH H ER D—FOU R YEARS. TO have a high herd in a cow test- ing association is an honor any farmer can be proud of. To have this honor four years in succession is a real honor and speaks well for the man who owns the cows, and for the proud}: abiLity of the herd This recof’u' has been made by a herd of seven pure- bred Jerseys owned by D. J. Dinsen, of Lowell, Michigan, in Kent county. This herd has belonged to the Alto- Kent Cow Testing Association for four years, and is starting its fifth year. This herd was started by Robert Ferrall & Son in 1917, when they bought two pure-bred heifers. From this start has been built a herd of high-producing cows. One of the. on iginal cows is still in the herd. The other proved to be a non-breeder and went to the butcher. Mr. Ferrall, who started the herd in 1917, sold to Mr. Dinsen in the winter» of 1926. When the herd ’ changed hands there was some question in the minds of Mr. Dinsen’s neighbors as to ' whether he could keep the herd up 'in ..... I I any non,- production, but Mr. Dinsen proved him- self a good feeder and handler of dairy cows. The herd is starting its fifth year and is doing well. The Dinsen farm is only fifty-five acres in size,but is handled very carefully. Milk and cream, some wheat and poultry prod- ucts, are sold for cash crops. Clover, alfalfa, corn for silage, and cats, are raised to be fed. While Mr. Ferrell owned the herd he sold from $300 to $400 worth of breeding stock a. year. This herd is a fine example of what happens when a man buys good foun- dation stock, uses good sires, and tests systematically to find out where his good cows are. Mr. Dinsen’s oldest son, Lyman, is tester for the West-Ottawa County, Michigan, Cow Testing Association}— K. K. Vining. DAIRYING IN ALCONA. 'LCONA county is finding that dairying pays, and is actively tak- ing the leadership for improved dairy- ing among the counties of northern . Michigan. Casper Blumer, the supervisor of the Alcona County Dairy Herd improve- ment-Association, reports that the con- cluslon of “the second menth of testing shows a complete. membership list and some men anxious to join, but no'plac- es open to accommodate them. ‘ Otto Klein and Ernest me. two of “a... members or the Aioona Associa- have seeded alfalfa and street; and this WV 1" 011.19! Vywa 0th. wary 'Ralph Briggs. Thornas Rice, : country in the ‘ . . Bums, Arthur Galla- Arthur McIntyre A. S. Clemens, radella Farm. Blumer states that Harry Pyne’ s farm is the home for the alfalfa test plots that are being seeded under the supervision of the Michigan State Col- lege. Grimm and Hardigan alfalfa, and, biennial white sweet clover are the varieties used and believed best for‘ Alcona county farmers. Better feeding is also bringing re- sults to the dairymen in Alcona coun- ty. Thirty-four cows produced more than fifty pounds of butter-fat during the month, while five owned by the Serrade‘lla Farm produced over 2,000 pounds of milk during the month. Nine cows were sent to the butcher, while three good milking cows were sold for breeding purposes. Blumer, the supervisor, reports that there is considerable interest for bring- ing in better sires, and'plans are be- ing developed for the organization of a bull club—A. Baltzer. GROUND BEANS TO REPLACE OIL MEAL. I have been feeding my cattle a ra- tion compOSed of equal parts of bran, oil meal, oats, and corn or rye. Would it be practical to cut the oil meal to one-half feeding it with ground navy beans? If so how much of the beans should be fed to take the place of the oil meal omitted?— . H. Oil meal contains a little over thirty per cent digestible protein, and ground beans a little over twenty per cent. Therefore, so far as protein is con- cerned, and protein is the limiting fac- tor in a ration, one 'and one-half pounds of ground beans will take the place of one pound of oil meal. However, there is another factor that it is well to considerepalatabil- ity. Cattle do not like ground beans as well as they do oil meal, and pos- sibly they will not eat as much as you would like to have them. Mixed with bran and oats and corn, this question of palatability is reduced to the min- imum and may have little or no effect. LIGHT HOG PRICES WELL ' SUSTAINED WING to fresh pork trade de— mand, prices of choice light hogs have been well sustained. in the face of a drooping tendency in the market for heavy butchers and pack- ing grades. Total receipts have fallen off in the last three weeks and occa- sionally are less than last year. Re- ports indicate that numbers on farms in preparation for market are less than'a year ago. Prices are likely to have some fairly wide swings from week to week, but stay near the pres- ent general level for another month, or until the fall runs show up. Stocks of hog products in storage are enough higher than last year to offset a de- cline of 10 to 1-5 per cent in market receipts compared with‘ last year, if such a shrinkage should occur. Total stocks of hog meats in the United States decreased slightly in August, but lard holdings increased over 20 per cent to 179 million pounds, the largest on record. In addition, holdings of lard at Chicagd increased in the first half of August, whereas they usually begin to decrease by that time. Exports of lard in the last six weeks were smaller than during the spring months, but clearances. meats are maintaining the small in- crease established two or three months ago. LIGHT RECEIPTS SUSTAIN LAMB PRICES AMB prices have been relatively strong in the last week owing to the fact that receipts have not yet reached seasonable volume. Ar« rivals at seven leading markets in the two weeks ending August 13 were only 404 ,000 head against 473 000 head last year and 456, 000 two years ago. Most of the good to chOice range lambs are selling at $14.40 to $14.65 with bulk of. the natives at $13.75 to $14 .25. Further increases in receipts1 weak spots in' will probably cause prices in the next month or six weeks. Shipments of feeder lambs to the last month were con- siderably less than last year. and Ser- of» Do lava! Maker 1. 650.". cOWs now milked the De Laval Way. 2. Do Laval Milken n o w i n t I: e i r eleventh you of use. 03.27% 0 f I: h 0 users report aver- age saving of 2 hrs. 1 min. per day. 3‘ 97.13% c f t h 0 users say it agrees with their cows.* 5. 99.4% o i th 0 users say they get as much or more milk «13* by band milking! if“: of D 0 %users their milker is “the best. " “one of the best.” or a “good" investment.* 9. *Baseud on reports tram “Sing them, 165 Broadway Father likes the De Laval Milken because it saves so much time, produces more and cleaner milk, and makes milking cows so much mane profitable. Mother likes it because there isn’t so much help to care for. 6' ""93 9mm” 1‘“ Son likes it because it is so 3:1?” exi'n 1:33.122: much fun to milk with it, and porte by those because it enables him to take the who have records.* place of a man in g 7. 33503132“ go {:33 The hired man likes it, too, be- ia easy to keep in cause milking is so much easier, I clean and sani— and he and the boss “trade ofi” tary ”mum“ . milking. every other Sunday. so that 8» 3.3.3.13 3,213,332 one has a full do in8.l4.541—-61% And best of ,othe cows like it report counts of because of its regular, stimulating 00°73“ 1“" and soothing action—and prove it by giving more milk. There are now more than 650,000 cows milked with De Laval Milkers. Sold on such easy terms that they pay for themselves while you are Agent or write nearest ofice below 1844 Do Laval Milker usersin all arts of the for full information. ‘ ' and“ 1110 De Laval Separators co. New York San Francisco 61 Beale St. See your De Laval Chic 600 Jackson Blvd. 45 -- Registered Guernseys—45 At AUCTION Michigan Guernsey Breeders? Ass’n Second Semi-Annual Consignment Sale October 6, 1927 Michigan State College The offering includes carefully selected springing Cows Bred Heifers Watch for Further Announcements Heifer CaIves 18 w. D. BURRINGTON, Field Secretary, East Lansing, Mich. EGISTERED DUROC JERSEY PIGS for sale, JuU (arrow. Either 531; $10 each. F 0. B. Millerslmrg. DEWEY HARTLEY. Millerlbura. Mich. Write for (LI-C. HOGS on time HogBook Originators and most extensive breeders. THE L. B. SILVER (:0. ., Box l96, Salem, Ohio For SaIeuReg. 0. I. C. April & May Pigs best of breeding. Shipped on wpmval. FRED KENNEDY &. SONS. R. I. Chelsea. Mich. of May fan-ow for 900 BREEDING EWES 400 good sized Delaines. 500 choice large black faces All good ages. yearlings to solid mouths. ALMOND B. CHAPMAN a SONS. So. Rookwood. Mioh.. Telegraph Rockwood. reliable information in regard If You want to Karakul sheep. write F. PERRY. Davison. Mich. Sect‘y National Karakul Fur Sheep Breederl' Registry Auociatlon. Delaine RAMS olds. Polled ‘ yearlings Big. husky follows from good shearing stock. and Horned. 40 and 2 ~ year— ' 0' ['.C' Plgs 88-18- H- W. MANN. Write for prices or call and see them. FRED J. anlvlllc. Mich. HOUSEMAN. R. 4, Albion. Mich. v good last fall gilts to furrow in Aug. ' .1 , . O. L C 3~ and Sept Also sprinz Digs. 1A. mile F 0 R~ S A L E 1:331:31wonfanfinpgitgcggfigi west of depot. Otto Schulze 0. Sons. Nashville, Mich. I Mar-(h April and June piss Reg' 0' I C 5. either sex. Milo H. Peter- son 8.. Son. “Swiss View Farm. ” lonla, Mich. R. 2. Chester White March Pigs trust. m” and heading. Express paid F. W. Alexander. Vanar. Mich. T. Poland China Spring FOR SALE B'oars and Giltl. sired D) an Armistiie Boar. Bred sows all new . and 1 yearling and 1 three-year- old boar CLAIR I. BROWN R. No. It). Kalamazoo. Mich. Bred gilts all sold. Large Typep- C you. Watch and wait for date of mv public hog sale. W. E. LIVINGSTONE. Puma. big time Poland China bred 80010 Exu‘ GOOd gilts and spring boars. priced right. WARD ESHENROOER. Ida. Mich. and large Type Poland China: "fin“ “”3 G. AYLOR' also brew. JA Balding. Mich. M H A Few bargain. gilts. JOHN W. SNYDER. 8t. Bred sows'and gilts. Registered Tamworllis B... 0. Breed,“ DONALDSOI FARMS. Orion. Mich. _ SHEEP . suno WPSHIRES Thank gills. MES "mum mum boars at a Place your order for bred John. Mich" R. 4. I- one-m on afoul) of writes and year-cu rams. Seieral good stud rams for jun-bred flocks ‘See mm at swu- lair. “APMAI O. 50”. ’0- WM. Vreeland sltock 2. dation of Butter Bibby and Minion. Mich.. R. N sired by McKerson's 5487 and 3713. ewes and rams. Deckerville. Mich.. R. 2. Farm. 5. Phone 7I24 F Oxford Downs Write Wm. VanSickIe, FOR SALE BOTT. Palms. Mich. REGISTERED SHROPSHIRE yearling rams. Also yearling eaves. Have given satisfaction in 30 states since 1890. C. LEMEN G. SONS. Dexter. MIMI. Sheep. Cotswolds.Lincolns.Ka1-— FOR SALE Lakulls and Tunis I‘ll!!! 811d owes. Recorded. L. R. KUNEY. Adrian. Mich. Ypsilanti. Oxford rams and ewes. Satisfac- tion guaranteed. GEO: T. A-B Telephone Deckerville 78- 3. ' few choice rams for show ShroPShfl'es ' and field use. Call on DAN BQDHER, R. 4. Ewart. Mich. B lots. REEDING EWES FOR SALEwHampchire. Shrop- shire grades as cross— b.reeds All yearlings.‘ Car V. B. FURNISS. Nashville. Mich. , ‘ ‘ a few choice loads of Delnine NOW mm breeding ewes. Also "feeding lambs and walkers F. “Boom Woodstock. Ohio. F OR SALE—mustered improved Block 'l'nn De— lune Merino runs and ewes. J. H. HAYIER. . stockbridue, Mlch.. R. W. Raynor, Wohbenfllafl loll. Y9” .R. LELAND, 11.2. Ann Arbor. MINI; _ VREéfilSI’ERED HAMPSHIRE YEARLING RAMS. or write CLARK HAIRE'S RANCH. Branch“:u Mich. Charles Pout. Mar. ' E NAPLES SHROI’S‘HIRE‘” F ale—2 Rook “TI-I“ and lambs 05‘!»ng '0. Vat]. .25ca GRAIN QUOTATIONS. Tuesday, September 6.. Wheat. Detroit—No. 2 red at $1.34; No. 2 white $1.33; No. 2 mixed $1.32. Chicago—September at $1.321;§; De- cember $137176; March $1.41. Toledo—Wheat, No. 2 red 61.35% @1.36%. Corn. Detroit—No. 2 yellow $1.10; No. 3 yellow $1.08; No. 4 yellow $1.06. Chicago—September at $1.01%; De- cember $10414; (March $10696. a s. Detroit—No. 2 Michigan, old 53c; new 490; No. 3, old 51c; new 47c. Chicago.—September 4314; Decem- ber 47%; March 5056c. R e. Detroit.——No. 2, {1.01. Heats Home : for Week! "I can run my Bulldo furnace steady. for fourteen days in norma weather conditions on the actual cost of fift cents." So writes F. R. Redetzke, of Cleve and, North Dakota, and he adds: “Hard to believe is it? That’s what some of my neighbors thought until I showed them! We have an unlimited amount of grain screenings in this country. That's the fuel I am usmg.” That’s what the Bulldog does with about the lowest grade fuel you can think of! 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Get read ior winter NOWl M this coupon TODA l J "niullMghmaeo Comm lflimmeMSI-MW Chicago—September» 9436c; Decem- ber 97560; March $10136. Toledo—$1.01. ' Beans. Detroit—Immediate and prompt shipment $5.80 1’. o.'b. shipping points. New York.———Pea domestic at $6.25@ 6.75; red kidneys $6.75@7.50 to the wholesalers. ' Chicago—Spot navy beans, Michigan choice hand-picked, in sacks, at $6.40; dark red kidneys $6.50@7.00. ' Barley. Detroit—Making 86c; feeding 750. Seeds. Detroit—Cash imported clover seed $14.50; October $16.60; December im- ported $14.55; December domestic at $16.15; August alsike $15; December alsike $15.10; January alsike $15.25; gilnggthy $1.65; December $1.75; March Hay. Detroit—No. 1 timothy at $14.50@ 15.50; standard $14@14.50; No. 1 light clover, mixed $14.50@15.50; No.2 tim- othy $13@14; No. 1 clover $14@15; oat straw $11.50@12.50; rye straw at $13@14. . Feeds. Detroit—Winter wheat bran at $36; spring wheat bran at $85; standard middlings at $42; fancy middlings at $46; cracked corn at $46; coarse corn meal $45; chops $40 per ton in carlots. WHEAT. Wheat prices declined sharply in the last week, passing the previous low points of the season by three or four cents. Forecasts of a large crop in Canada, in spite of August damage from rust and frost, better weather in Europe, and another lull in export de- mand were factors in causing the weakness. Speculative interests liqui- dated their holdings because of the action of the market and the change of the news to a bearish hue, thus ac- celerating the decline. Flour demand improved on the break, and export de- mand is likely to expand at this level. These influences may prevent any pro- nounced additional decline. If prices should“ drag much lower under pressure from Canadian wheat, it will be logical to look for much im- provement in the market later in the season. The world situation does not appear to justify an extremely low level of prices, even though it does not offer any incentive for a big up- swing in the immediate future; g -‘- in com. Corn prices declined in the last week to the lowest point in over a month. Speculative liquidation was provoked by fear that the fall might prove to ,be more favorable than usual for maturing the crop, by large re- ceipts of old corn at primary markets,, and by offerings of cash corn for ship- ment from the far southwest to came to Chicago. Cash demand is compara- tively slow. OATS. The oats market has worked lower in line with wheat and corn. Primary receipts have increased and are run- ning larger than last year when wet weather was interfering with thresh- ing operations. Demand is rather fea- tureless. SEEDS. The alfalfa seed market has been strengthened by the poor prospects for the crop in the southwest. Damage from rains has been particularly se- vere in Kansas and Nebraska. Clover seed advanced last week; although the trading is not of large volume. Ad- vices from abroad indicate that the weather has been too wet to permit a satisfactory yield of clover seed. Al- sike prices are firm, with many deal- ers believing that prices “may work nearer to the market on red clover seed. FEEDS. Feed markets are generally steady, with the outlets for lay-product feeds steadily broadening. Many buyers are inclined to anticipate their needs for the next few months in the belief that prices will go higher. meal continues to show independent strength. HAY. The hay market settled down last week and prices generally were steady, particularly for good quality. Wet weather in some of the surplus ship- ping areas restricted loadings so that receipts were moderate. Demand for .alfalfa bay has improved in western markets, wheremany producers are re- ported to be storing their crops and Live StockiMarket Service I CHICAGO. Hogs. Receipts 40,000. Market is fairly ac- tive, generally 10@15c higher; 130-160- lb. weight very slow; tops $11.50; bulk good 150-200 lbs. $11.10@11.40; 220-250 lbs. $10.60@11.25; 260-300 lbs. $10.10@ 10.80; most 310-350-1b. butchers $9.75 @1015; good to choice 414-lb.' average up to inside figure; bulk packing sows $8.60@9.15; best light weights $9.35@ 9.50; most pigs at $8.75@9.50; strong weights up to $10.50. 2 Cattle. \ Receipts 23,000. Strictly grain~fed steers very scarce, strong to hlgher; most grades slow, mostly steady, bid- ding low on western and native gras- sers; she stock steady to weak; bulls draggy; vealers 500 lower; packers and feeders firm, active; steers $11@11.30; western grassers $12.50 down to kill- ers; packers and feeders $7.50@8.50; big packers and vealers around $14; few at $14.50; small killers up to $15. Sheep and Lambs. Receipts 10,000. Market very slow; few early sales; most bid 50@7Sc low- er than Friday on fat grade of lambs; early sales good range lambs around $13; choice offerings held above $13.25; early bulk native lambs ‘to packers $12.50@12.75; selected ewes and wether lambs steady to butchers at $13.15; few culls $8.50@9; sheep steady; with Friday’s trade fully 50c lower than Thursday; few fat ewes $5@6; no feeding lambs sold; natives weak to_25c lower; choice light, fat lambs held above $13.85. DETROIT. Catt e. Receipts 189. Market steady. _ Tuesday, September 6. : .-.- Best cows . 7.00@ 7.50 Butcher cows . . . . . . . . 5.50@ 6.50 Cutters . 4.50@ 5.00 Canners ............... . 3.50@ 4.50 Choice light bulls -. ..... . 6.00@ 7.75 Bologna bulls . . . . . . . . . 6.00@ 6.75 Stock bulls 5.50@ 6.25 Feeders 6.25@ 8.00 Stockers ................ 5 50@ 7.75 Milkers and springers. . .$65.00@110.00 , Calves. Receipts 263. Market steady. B t ........... .. ....... $16.50@17.00 Others ’ ......... . . ....... 8.00@16.00 Sheep and Lambs. Receitps‘ 2,176. Market slow. Best lambs . . . . . . . . . . .$13.00@13.25 Fair lambs . ........... . 11.00@11.50 Light to common lambs . . 6.00@ 9.50 Fair to good sheep. . . . . 5.50@ 6.50 Culls and common . . . . . . 2.00@ 3.00 Yearlings . . . ,2. . . . . . . . . 8.00@10.50 . Hogs. Receipts 1,326. Mixed. and roughs 150 higher; others steady. Mixed 11.65 Einufigths .k..l'............ 1025@13I§g g or er queen-scone o 1.. s 0?. IIIIIIIIII 0...... 10.00 Heavy yorkers .' . . . . . . . . ‘. 11.65 Stags ‘6.50 Extreme heavies . . . . . . 9.00@10.50 BUFFALO. Hogs. , ’ Receipts 300. Light and medium weights410@15c higher, others steady; bulk 170-239 lbs. $11.85@12; 240:280‘ lbs. $11@11.75; 280-325 lbs. $4.50@11; pigs quotable at $9.50@10. _ Cattle. . Receipts 50. . steady; $3.5_0@4. Cottonseed- ew cutter cows are holding for higher prices. Dairi'es' \ builé'ht leafy alfalfa hay at a premium middlewestern markets, but prices were irregular on the whole. . - ' Fresh and the market is strong at somewhat higher .prices. Country p es are strong in line with the larger distrib- uting markets. Many. dealers are work- ing entirel _, ontheir stocks of “eggs—in storage w cl; compete ‘ very favor- ably, both on. quality and cost, with' the bulk of the fresh receipts. “There is still a small “surplus" in stomge stocks, but at the present rate of with- drawal, this may be eliminated by an- other month. .Quality is a. dominating factor in ‘ determining the valuewof fresh eggs on the market, and farm- ers should not hold. eggs. Chicago—E gs, fresh firsts 29@30c;I extras 301,5@3 c; ordinary firsts 23~@ 27c; dirties 21%@22%c; checks 20c. Live poultry, hens 201,50; springers 23c; roosters 140; ducks 21c; geese 17c pound. _ ‘ , Detroit.—Eggs, fresh candied and graded 27@29c. Live poultry, broilers 30c; heavy hens 25c; light héns- 18c; geese 18c; ducks 22c. ~ BUTTER. The butter market moved fraction- ally higher last week although the re- ceipts showed some increase over the preceding week, and were about 15 per cent larger than in the correspond- ing week a year ago. Butter scoring ’as extras was not plentiful,..however, .and strength Was most prond’unced on this grade. Production is steadily de- creasmg Van with pastures in many sections in need of rain, prospects for a heavy fall make are less conclusive. Consumptiv-e demand is broadening as the vacation season closes, 'so that ' dealers are buying on a, larger scale. Prices on 92-score creamery were: Chicago 44c; New York 441,50; Detroit 38@40c. WOOL. The new Australian wool selling sea- son opened in the last few days, with prices reported as steady to five per cent higher than at. the end of the last season two or three months ago. Domestic wool markets remain firm, as there is a. fairly steady demand on a moderate scale. Stocks of wool in‘ this country are. small, prices are not . yet high enough to permit free im- ports, and the tone of the foreign mar- kets shows that there is no surplus of wool abroad. ' POTATOES. Potato markets remained firm last week as cool weather and rains held up digging in some sections. Receipts at midwestern distributing markets are about evenly divided among the Kaw Valley and Missouri, Minnesota, Wisconsm and Idaho districts. Pros- pects. for the potato crop in north‘cen- tral. states are believed to have been reduced as a result of drought and light hosts in many sections. Early shipments from Wisconsin and Minne- sota have been. of only fair to poor quality. Nebraska Irish Cobblers, U. S. No. 1, are quoted at $1.75@1.95 per 100 pounds, sacked, in the Chicago carlot market. APPLES. Weste states are not shipping as many app es as at this time a. year ago, although western sections are running ahead of 1926. Prices average higher than last season. Shipments of apples to Europe are increasing, and prices for good fruit, well packed, are firm: Missouri, Illinois, Arkansas and Virginia. Jonathans are selling at $2.50 per bushel basket at Chicago. CATTLE‘RECEIPTS BELOW Non. . MAL. _ Total receipts of' cattle are gradu- ally increasing, but remains distinctly below normal for this season of the year. Full-fed steers are extremely scarce and prices are at the hi‘ best level of the season. The supp y of short-feds and warmed-up steers is growmg, movement 01' western “grassers, prices of in-between grades haveulost ground. -...Nsw_i-uqH' {N HOG MARKET. ’ “ - sags. * .g- ' eggs are scafiier every day i and with the expanding ‘ a? nemw ‘ 3.2%. e ,. .' alves. files-Furnace. Good, to choice ye’arliags Have you a basement? g: B dry-fed ................$10.00@12.50 Best heavy steers,.dry-fedg 9.75 312.09 Handy weight butchers. .. 8.00 9. Mixed steers - and heifers $.00 g. 6'0 '7; _ , ' (How riees'hav adv ced‘t Receipts .260. _Market steady; to high $9511.11: (orig an " $16.50; ,cul. 9.399911231131011, glen; 0.1,; ‘ Rec, 1,. was Wt, e" -‘ , J! 9 47$ on: a». . ”W“? "it“ «eéesq‘iaoe .ch ~ UT a Nam Handy light butchers . . Light butchers/oor'ozqouve . 0 grass-gasses: ans-m i ..,. . .aged potatoes an . potatoes are coming good since rain; ' more sweet» clover adults-ifs. than . in ./ » yearsrcdws are selling .85- »good; Wt soil oats r450. Moots tend, high,{ It ,. y: ' 1 '3' is likely that tho wombat“ .(v. - , Growers’ Exchange andztlie Color- ado Potato ,Gr'owers’ Exchange will cooperate to" mutual benefit. The Col- orado Exchange bought $46,000 worth of? seed; potatoes last season, . and by the agreement itawill purchase part of its seed requirements from the V Michigan Exchange,' which is selling agent for the Michigan Certified Seed- Potato Growers’ Association. - The Colorado Exchahge is organized “on a basis similar to that-of the Mich- igan organization, using the crop com trad basis of operation. ‘ 'members.' who sold 5,259 cm of pota- toes last year. ' . . The Michigan Association has over ‘ 7,000 members, but did not hndle with- in 2,000 cars as many potatoes as the Colorado Exchange. Each member of the Colorado Exchange grows potatoes more extensively than Michigan mem- bers. A NEW AGRICULTURAL CLUB. HE Agricultural Club of America has been formed to give agricul- ture a club similar to the Rotary and Kiwanis Clubs. It will aim to obtain a 500,000 membership and will have Chicago as its headquarters, where it "hopes to erect a $35,000,000 building as headquarters. "The building will be the largest in the world, and will con- tain a stock show. ring and a large auditorium. " Fifteen stories of the building will be used for permanent exhibits of agricul- tural equipment, and six floors will be used for offices of industries allied to farming. An eight-story tower will be used for club headquarters. Membership campaigns have been started in several states, including Michigan, among farmers, agricultural authorities, and implement manufac- turers. Coburn Whitmore, of Ohio, an agricultural ecdnomist, is president. Dean Charles Curtis, of Iowa. State fCollege, and James Howard. former president of the American Farm Bu- reau, are on its executive committee. COUNTY CROP REPORTs. St. Clair County.——-Corn is not a com- plete failure, but a very small crop of rather inferior silage is all we will get. Beans will be fair if fnost holds off another month. Early potato crop good, but the late potatoes need rain. Crop will be short if drought contin- ues. Sugar beets promise a fair é'rop. Acreage of sweet corn andalfalfa in- creasing rapidly. Pastures are drying up. Wheat cropgood, selling at $1.20 per bushel. Seventy-five per cent of the boys and girls attend, high school afterfin-ishing the eighth grader-J. S. Cheboygan County—Com crop very poor; beans also poor, about half a crop; potato and fruit crops are not good. We haven'ot had rain for some time. 'but have had. considerable frost damage. More sweet clover and alfal- fa acreage this year than ever before. Live stock is looking fine; pastures are drying up; about the same amount of fall wheat being sown; oats are not what they should have been; the out- look of the farmers is not good.—-~E. P. Chippewa Count .—Frost~ has dam- corn; both craps will fall short of last year‘s yield: cat- tle are looking good, and pastures are abundant; prices for poultry are bet- ter than last year, with the demand good; farmers are through with bar vest and are commencing fall work. Calhoun County.——Threshin ,n’early all done. Wheat averaging fteen to fort bushels, and cats from twenty to ty; crops are suffering from dry weather; corn is nearly a failure, as about half will never set to ear; po- tato crop is light, and the bean acre- 1 age small; no rain since the first of _ June, and the frost has killed every-' thing on low ground; live stock condi- 1 tion is good but pastures are burnt up. Wheat brings $1.25.—I. H. » Altman County.——Corn "and beans promise: seventy-five per cent crop; s for $1.21; was 82c: ,tltlnfrade graduates It has 2,048 ' . a- 1' ‘r We: - emu tastiest ordain m weeks; farmers fire feedlot mg: from their winter .supplyr-notasflmuch .alfslfatas a. year ago, as,.quite a little froze out last winter; all fruit very scarce; ber« ries dried up on the bushes; wheat 'rye‘, and oats fairly good; the usua amount of grain will be put in this fall; live stock looking very. thin; but- ter-fat 43c; eggs 27c; potatoes $1.25. Worst looking year for farmers.-—-A. A. Ontonaqon -County.—F'ruit .crop av- erages seventy per cent; potatoes sev- enty-five; alfalfa sixty; pasture and hay 100. No corn, beans, or beets to speak ,of. Eggs 30c; butter 42c; pota- toes ,:*$1.50. Quite a few of the boys andcgirls are attending .h ; schooi.-- _ Veterinary. connucrnn BY DR. s. nuanows lndigutlon.—-What can I do for a puppy that picks up and eats chicken droppings? A. D.-——It is quite charac- teristic of pups to want to eat most anything they can find. This habit disappears as they get older. indiges- tion, or worms, may increase this de- sire for foreign matter, Withheld all food for tweIVe hours, then give one grain of santonin in half ounce of one tor oil. Warm the oil and shake thor- oughly before giving. Repeat this in three weeks. Injury to Jaw.-I have a valuable cow that got hurt. I think she crack- ed her lower iaw bone. She could not eat much of anything for a while; a hard bunch formed outside, about the size of a small goose egg, and now this hunch is growing somewhat large er. Is there anything I can do for it? Would this be liable to cause lump- jaw? I also have a cow that has been ’lame for some time."Her trouble seems to be in the stifle joint. It used to squeak while walking, but now it crackles. Is there any cure for her, or should she be disposed of? A. G.# If the swelling followed an injury, it is most likely due to this, and not to lumpjaw, though the fungus causing this disease gains entrance to the tis- sues through wounds, which makes in— fection possible. Clip the hair from the swelling and paint with tincture of iodine twice daily. Chronic stifle lameness is one of the most difficult forms of lameness to cure. It is prob- ably what is called a “dry joint.” It might be advisable to dispose of her. Indigestion.——I have a calf about three months old that had been kept in the barn and fed on separated milk and hay. On being turned out in a pasture lot a few weeks ago it had a spell of indigestion, nearly dying. Since then, its appetite has been very poor. I have fed it fresh milk since it Was sick, but two or three quarts a. day is all it will eat at all, (about one quart at a feed, and nothing else). Is there anything I can give it to make it have a better appetite? B. G. ~lt would be advisable to keep calf in barn and feed dry feed. In addition to milk and hay, about a quart of the following grain mixture twice daily should be given: Ground oats, corn meal, wheat bran, thirty pounds of each, and linseed meal, ten pounds. The amount should be increased as the calf gets older. Stringy Milk.-—I have a cow that freshen-ed in March. It is in good condition, but milk is stringy and ropy. Can you tell me of a remedy for same? Is sulphate of iron good? If so, what are the directions for giving same? F. W..~—Milk very frequently becomes W we a: enfiawlhgfi-ogthe so new. Cows/ewe. 11.8 -- through mud in the . asturersmaysc‘arry these bacteria on air “udder, or‘ they may gain en- trance to the milk canal. ‘ It is fre- quently due to contaminated water used in washing milk utensils. Boil all utensils after washing, then dry them on the stove before putting away for the next milking. Sulphate of iron would be of no value. THE IANSWERS. a. These are the answers to the “Ask Me Another" questions printed on a forward page of this issue. 1. Plymouth Rocks, .Rhode Reds, and Wyandottes. 2. No. Certain crops will do well on acid soil if it is well supplied with other fertilizers. About one hundred pounds. Cottonseed meal per cent protein, and bran only sixteen per cent. There are nineteen amendments, Island 159° the lastone extended the right sum of suffrage to women. 6. Amendments may be proposed in - the senate or house of repre- sentatives, or by petition of ten per cent of the qualified voters of the state. 7. Webster H. Pearce, elected the first Monday in April of the odd years, for a term of two years. 8. Exercises general supervisory con- trol over the functions and ac- tivities of all administrative de- partments, boards, commissions, and officers of the state, and all state institutions, and has all rights, powers, and duties pre- viously vested in the state bud- get commission. 9. 70,356 more cattle were tested than last year, or an increase of 15.6 per cent. 10. According to ordinance, all milk and cream offered for sale in Detroit after January 1, 1928, must be produced by cattle from. herds that have been tested un- der the state and federal bu- reaus of animal industry. An investigation in Ohio, in which eighty-two horses were under observa- tion, showed that it cost an average of $60.73 to feed a horse a year. saw-— M FOR SALE USED MACHINERY TWO 15-25 Rumely tractors nearly new. 9—16 Heider nearly new, two 15—30 Hart—Parr. 10-32 Lauson. 15<25 Allis—Chalmers. 15-30 McCor- mick Deering. 15-27 Case. 18-3 Case, two Fordsons. 20-40 Rumely, 20-40 Case. 30—50 Flour City. 17-22 Ann Arbor hay press. , 17-22 Ohio, 17-22 Adco. 20-34 Racine till-alum 24—inch Russell. 26-inch Case, 28- inch, Rumely. and many others. Write us what you need. Buy med mac/liner)! and mm Money The Banting Mfg. Company Toledo, Ohio 2401 Don- St. CATTLE A. large selection at all times of smoker and feeding cattle. Special attention given to filling orders. \Vritc F. E. BERRY COMPANY. South st. Paul, Minn. has forty-four H , 7 . 1 heads. envelope-.1 snruestly 'pl‘lntdd.'for m ' . .. paid. Honey, back-if wanted; Stunning ix. ’" : meats. wetness cards munlb low me a Bus—9» tons. .mmt‘netlld.‘ new, mm. « vmom weer. YARN for mug manufacturer at 5 l’i‘aafin Samples free. H. A. srtlstt. Kai-mm. . rams of Pure Wool Worsted rm- Hand Knitting— " ‘ . also ltug Yams for Hooked Rugs. Write today for free Samples. 011!’ stock is Large. 50c 4-02. % . ' Also Wool Blankets. Concord Worsted Mills. , - \ Concord. New Hampshire. ‘ AUTO PARTS—Radiators. Heads. ‘ ' missions. Drive Shafts. Rear Ends, Wheels. Bar- 1 : inns. good as new. half rs or less. ' mummified or money refunded. 12215 E. Jefferson Ave, Detroit, Mich. KEEP YOUR LIVE STOCK HEAT/[HY by um“ absolutely pure Bone Mineral mixture in daily 1 tion. Any quantity at low price. Write for parflc— L - , ulsrs. James A. Benson Co.. 332 30. LaSalle Qt. : » s4" Chicago. Illinois. -‘ ? FIBTULA\REME'DY-—Phy91cians prescription. not s‘ about medicines gzdtgcceasfullv 48 maps . a sac n guaranteed on to- funded. Fillmore 00.. Westminster. Mg? m a, ' FARM MACHINERY FOR SALE-One Port Huron (‘om und Engind. 16 arse. and one standard mantra-an Threaten; Robert Walker & Bans. Harrisville. Mich.. R. 1. » ._._ A; PET STOCK -*-— t HIGH-CLASS COON. Opossum. Mink. Skunk. Ind‘ t Hounds. ' Reasonable price. Catalog (m : V_. Lsnsdon. Dresser. Ill. I SEND TEN CENTS for individual description of' 2.3 fifty hunting hounds. photo group. fur, price list: ~. Lakelmd F‘ur Hound Exchange. .Salsm. Mich. . 93 I ron sumo» of Kentucky‘s Bras Coonhounfls. ' £13311 be beat. Trial. Chas. Hicks, Mayfleld; Kn. ; GERMAN POLICE PUPPIES. born July 20. a $8 and $10. Pine Hill Farm. Howard, City, male COOK. SKIINK, FOX. wolf. rabbit hounds. Broke dogs sent on 10 days'_trial. Oco Kennels. Drones. Ill. -~ A REG. COLLIE PUPPIES for sale. natural heel . . suvercrest Kennel. Gladwin. Mich. m HUNDRED HUNTING BOUNDQ cheap. Supply cat- alogue. Kaskaskonnels AW-71. Herrick. Ill. RAT TERRIERS. Fox Hounds. Lists. 106. Pana. Ill. Terriers. Police, Wt. Pew Slater. Box M.‘ F.. CORN HARVESTER RICH MAN'S Corn Harvester. poor man’s price»— only $25.09 with bundle tying attachment. Free at.- piobum of limo-ta. Process .. Galina. Bans. MATTRESSES ' ' mammal made any site. low to t prim. Catalog free. Peoria Bedding Companyclgozna. Ill. moroncvcms M MOTORCYCLE BARGAINS. Used. rebuilt. Gum- teed Sm on spin-oval. Catalog free. Floyd (‘Iv‘men 815 BroadwayE Demfir. Colo. FRUIT TREES AND NURSERY STOCK PEACH TREES. $5 per 100 and. up. Apple Trees. $7.50 per 100 and up. In large or small lots direct to planters. by freight, parcel post, express. Plums. pears, cherries, grapes. nuts. berries. pecans. tines: ornamantal trees. Vines and shrubs. Frey catalog in , 393:3. Tennessee Nursery Co.. Box 125. Cleveland. :- “h. “& scans . ' _ ClzmcfledAliAPTE'D sgam. gnaw um Ema ‘. — m merican annu- ast. Wolvu'lne m. :1 improved Robust beans. A. B Cock. Owosso. Huh. ;” SEED WKEAT~Improved American Burner $2.50 . ‘ < 1;? hbushel. Bags free. Lackshore Farm, rm. , 5; Lo . ‘ 5 sum) WKEAT-—Certliied Improved American 3mm. ‘. 1-9 bushels. 1.95; 10 bushels or more, $1.35. I". O. ' B. Owosso. ags free. A. B. Cock. Owosso. Mich. REGISTERED RED ROCK WHEAT‘miw for yields and winnings C. D. Finkbeilner. Clinton, Mich. TOBACCO GUARANTEED HOMEBPUN 'TOBMXIO: 5 lbs. $1.00; 10. $1.75. Free! Pay when received. well, Kentucky. Chm- Smokinz. 10. $1.50. Pb. United Farmers. Barb IIOMESI'UN TOBACCO—“Tito for samples and prices. Trouft & Son, Dept. P«3. Hickory, Ky. - POULTRY .4 WHITE LEGHORN KENS AND It LES now In)! price. Thousands of eight-Woek-ol Pullets. Aha Baby Chicks and Eggs. Trspnested. pedigreed foun- dation stock. egg-bred 27 years. Winners at 20 um . contests. Catalog and special price bulletin free. if I ship 0. O. D. and guarantee satisfaction. Goo. ‘.« B. Ferris, 934 Union. Grand. Rapids. Michigan. ’ Rate 8 cents a‘ word. each display type or illustrations admitted .‘oharse to words. CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING m classified advertising department is maintained for the convenience of Michigan farmers. Small advertisements bring best results under classified headings. advertising miscellaneous articles for sale or exchange. nutment at classified rates, or in dim columns at mmercill rates. inaction. on orders for less than four insertions; for four or more consecutive insertions 6 cents a word. Count u a word each abbreviation. initial or number. No . Remittances must accompany Live stock advertising has a separate department and u not Try it for want ads and for Poultry advertising will be run in this de- or. > accepted an classified. Minimum One Four ’ One Four Words. time. times Words. time. times. 10 ........ $0.80 $2.40 20 ........ 2.08 $6.24 11 ........ . 1.64 27 ........ 2.16 6:40 2 ........ . .88 28 ........ 1.24 6.?! 13 ........ 1. 3.1! 29 ....... . 2.32 6.98 14 ........ 1.12 9.38 3% ........ 2.40 1.26 5 1.20- 9.60 31 ........ 3.48 1.44 . 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M1 ENGLISH WHITE LEGIIORN PULLETS—all from free range Poultry Farms. 10 wks. old. 850; 12 to . 14 wks.. $1.00; laying pullets. $1.25; yearling hens, -. j 900. A fine male bird free with every order of 50 , ‘ pullcfs. Village View Poultry Farm. R. No. 3. U 3 ‘Zceland. Mich. u I PULLETS 50o EACH—White Leghorn produced froml > Ohio Accredited chicks. April and May hatched. i Satisfaction guaranteed. Better Poultry Co. Sugar; creek. 'I‘uscarnwas Co.. Ohio. . ,\ . , CHICKEN turns. Bnpnuos CLEANED 013M sprays or chemicals. 50c In stamps brings you m- i ' a Descriptive literature free. American. its Eliminator Co.. Dept. D, Crawfordsvine. Indian. TURKEY'S. GEESE. DUCKS—Finely bred Bronco Turkeys. White Pfikm Ducks. Geese. Write for de-' Scriptive' circular and pricg. ems Farms Associa— tion. Kalamazoo. Michigan. 1 gFOR AN INVESTMENT buy land in the "Ozarks." Tracts 40 to 2.000 acres. $2.50 per acre up. Box 06. Houston. Mo. ‘ rennin-1mm warm. 210 '. 9M x. mimnmsfmm. ° w“ wim p rams . Phi Email; . gurmfxiy‘ BIT 31%!“ m 2;: ' v 'V \17' ‘ Bastian ROCK PmmE‘Ts. 750 each. flour-hon? l heroines 'MI‘C'HI’GAN charisma am- fl E .. , AKEB’S that e s. ks. Hens, * :1 We; Greatest Color d Mn. rite r- be List. Interlakcs arm. 9. Lam g "' Mich. A‘ my Inn-ken. be”. $2.60: _._ l toms. 3s Freed Fifi Chesaning. Mich. .3 “i. ‘ ‘ g k Cock _$i‘ It ‘ lg‘ 1 nBafil :oc F ersls f \ , .. 9:. a. a: ., g. .33": . “e’ NY Maytag owner’will tell you that they never dreamed that washday could be so easy and pleasant until the Maytag came. The seamless, cast-aluminum, heat-retain- ,ing tub holds four gallons more than ordinary washers and w a s h e 3 big Jtubfuls faster and cleaner. It actually [does away with all hand-rubbing, .even on grimy-overalls and the soiled 'edges of cuffs and collars. , Gasoline or ‘ Electric Power This marvelous washday help is available to every farm anywhere. Imagine a gasoline engine as simple ‘and compact as an electric motor—— 1 that’s the Maytag gasoline Multi- i Motor. It is an inbuilt part of the I washer—no line shaft or belts to line up and the housewife can start it and .operate it herself. 4. Do you wonder that the Maytag [ has won world leadership in farm as “‘\Well as city homes? Deferred Payments You’ll Never Miss The Maytag Company Newton, Iowa For homes with electric- ity, the Maytag is avail- able with electric motor INDIANAPOLIS BRANCH, 923 North Capitol Avo., Indianapolis, Ind. F-9-2 7 at“? it.» Write or telephone any Maytag dealer listed below. He will gladly loan you a- Maytag for a trial washing without cost or obligation. Do a big washing with it in your own home—it will only-take an hour. If it doesn’t Sell itself, don’t keep it. ’ Phone one of the authorized Maytag dealers listed below: Michigan Dealer Adrian Wilcox Hdwe. Co Alabaster D. E. Christensen ....... Albion Maytag Co. Algonac ............. C. F. Bertrand Vos Electric CO. Alma Maytag Co. Lamar County Maytag C0. Alpona. Maytag Co. Ann Arbor Ann Arbor Maytag Store ........ Russell J. Lawrence Atlanta ................... Claude L. Blamer Bad Axe Bangor ................ J. G. Miller a fion Battle Creek ........ Battle Creek Maytag Co. Bay City Walton-Morse Shop Beaver-ton A. T. Brown. Jr. Bmton Harbor Cutler & Downing Bervllle Parker Hardware Co. Big Rapids Bennett Electric Co. Birmingham Hawthorne Electric Co. Blanchard ...... . ............ N. C. Mason Town ....... .......... Almont; .......... ............-- Alexander Gibson Lorn Koyl Britton Brown City Buchanan Hamilton & Anderson Burnips John Hoeksema, (‘adillac ........ Krygcr & Currier Fum. Co. Caledonia Wagner & Clemens Capac John A. Bower E. W. Hartsig .............. Fred J. Purdy Earl Chisholm Hamilton & Anderson Cedar Springs John Buecus Centcrline Rinke Hdwe. Co. Charlotte ............. Charlotte Maytag Co. Chelsea Hardware Co. Chosaning Electric Co. Clare Hdwe. & Implt. Co. Colomzt Hdwe. Co. Columbiaville ........... R. C. Osborne Coopersville Durham Hdwe. Co. (‘overt ........... ..... E. C. Vanderboegh Joe E. Price Croswell C. W. Lindke Davisburg . .. Clyde A. Nelsey Decatur ........ . H. C. Waters a Co. Deckerville swutenburg & Wilson Detroit Detroit Maytag Co. Dowagiac .. Hamilton & Anderson (‘ass ('ity (Yassoimlis Chelsea Chesan ing .....n. Drayton Plains Noble N. Phelps. Dundee ....................Cauehiexfi. Gray East Tawas .............. qufipbey E1kton.............. George Winona; Son Elmira s. J. Burdo, Gena-al.5tore m6 I'lLQOOJOIIOIeeoeot-o- M. E. Williams . U" . I T D0 E EN. 'T EE u- IT SELF 0 Q1“ ' T Michigan ..... Bregenzerr Hdwe. Co. Farmington N. J. Eisenlord & Son Fennville .............. ... Dickinson Bros. Fenton .. . E. A. Lockwood rm Rock ....... The Flint Maytag Co. Fowlerville Will Sidcll & Son Fraser . . Arthur H. Schneider Freeland Bench & Burnett; Fremont Henry VanTatenhove John M. Brodie Goodells Lewis W. McCuo Grand Haven ...... Grand Haven Maytag Co. Grand Ledge ...... Grand Ledge Maytag Co. Grand Rapids ..... Grand Rapids Maytag Co. Hale ....................... Nunn's Hdwe. Hamilton Harry J. Larhpen Harbor Beach ...... . ...... William Glass . R. J. Wietzke Hartford ......... J. W. Walker Hdwe. Hastings ............... Hastings Maytag Co. Hemlock ....................... J. E. Fuller Hesperia ............. Husband & Anderson Holland ........... DoVries & Dornbos Homer Albion Maytag Store Hopkins ................. Vern A. Washburn HOWell .................. Charles H. Sutton Hudson ............... H. T. Dillon & CO. Ida ............... N. A. Weipert and guns Imlay City ...... Lapeer County Maytag Co. Ionic, Maytag 00. Jackson ........... Jackson Maytag Co. Joncsville .......... . ......... Olin M. Beebe Lake OdeSSa. LaDue & Snyder Wood Hardware Lansing Maytag Co. Lancer .......... Lapeer County Maytag Co. Lawrence ............ J. Thompson and Son , flluminum Washer. '. I Dealer _Marlette Michigan Dealer Leonard Frank Hdwe. Co. Linden . .. . . M. W. Johnson Linwood ......... T. J. Wright Ludington ..Palm Furniture Co. Mancclona . ........ Schroeder Furniture Co. Manchester ....... Fred G. Hench Marine City . ................. A.’ J. Rochon Marion ......... . ...... . Marion Hdwe. Co. ........A R. Schlichter .. ..... Albion Maytag Company C. & G. Hochradel Haight’s Hdwe. Alex. McDonald ........... . ........ Philip fiytek ........ Middleton Hardware Co. H. C. Eastman Midland ...... Maytag Mum-Motor Sales Co. Geddis & Norcross Town Marshall . . . Maybee Memphis Milford Millington ............ Fred B. Wills & Co. Minden City ............ Frank E. Mahon Mio Orvin Kurtz Monroe Maytag Co. Mt. Clemens ...... Mt. Clemens Maytag Co. Mt. Pleasant ...... Mt. Pleasant Maytag Co. Branyan Hdwe. Co. Muskegon ........... ‘Muskegon Maytag .Co. New Baltimore ........ Fountain Electric Co. Niles ........ . ...... Hamilton & Anderson North Branch .......... Daniel Orr & Sons Northville ........ . ........ J. N. VanDyne ............... Glancy Bros. The Jones Hdwe. Marshall & Olson Owosso ................. Owosso Maytag Co. Oflord . Johnson Hdwe. co. Parma ..... ............. Geo w. Hunn Paw Paw H. C. Waters & Co. Pemnmn E. 11. Lucas trolled-ell e l 7! . Town Michigan Potershurs ..........A. C. Grndolph & son Petoskey ..........A Fochtman..Dept.-Stmu Pewamo Pewamo Hdwe. 00. Pigeon E. Paul & Son Plymouth ......Conner Hardware Co. Pontiac . Pontiac Maytag Co. Port Hope ...... ............Engle & Smith Port Huron.........-Pbrt Huron Maytag Cb. Port Huron.........W. P. Smith Hdwe. 00.- Prairieville .F J. Hughes Reed City ..C R. Ringler Itiverdale ...... R. E. Mable Rrphester ............. Geo.er Hardware W. Geo. Smith Rothbury ..... H. F.‘ Newman Saginawp............... Walton—Morse flhop Saginaw'...‘.’........... . Smith Hdwe. Co. Saginaw . M. W. Tanner Co. St. Charles ..........Thorsby Furniture Co. St. Clair ......... E. 8. Hart St. Johns ..........§_t. Johns Electric 8110!) gmdusky Otis Hdwe. Co. Saranao Wilkinson Hdwe. Co. aaugatuck Koniiig Hardware ... ..... J. C. Liken & Co. Shelby A. J. Rankin Sheridan A. L. Steme 8. Haven ..... Mersons Furn. & Music Store a. Rockwood . ............. John Strong Co. Sparta. .......... J. C. Ballard & Go. Standish ........ Gwisdala. implement Co. Sthnmn Glen Gardner Strasburg ....... .1. r. Meyer Sturgls Forbes Maytag Co. ram City ........ Fred Luedtke Tecumseh ...........Ba.ldwin Hardware Co. Temperance .........(. ...... R. W. Brunt Three Rivers ..... Forbes Maytag 00. Tippn ....... . ........... Conlin &. Shroyer Traverse City Traverse City Maytag Co. Tronton ...... ..... Trenton Hardware Co. Trufant .......... ............. A. G. M111! Unionville ......... J. H. Kemp dz Co. Utica ..E. W. Hahn Waldenburg William Stia's Walled Lake Frank 8. Nook Waltz ..................... Krsyszke Bros. Warren ... Fred Lut: Watervllet H Pierce 0. Son Wayland.»................M. L. Looyengood .ano ......uuuuu..-...u.John J. Ofl‘. West Branch ~.E H. McGowan Wheeler ....... ..... .....C W. Leash-m Whitehall . W. C. Snyder Wymdom Gunner Hdwe. Co. Wymdotte ,.‘.........2‘;.'. Busell‘BuDDly 00., YM‘~"3""~"“HLMIm.-‘QI.’