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others are 2-plow tractors, also with a

liberal surplm of power.





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ors is on the job, power farming is at its

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popular have the 15-30 and 10-20 been for

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on panel postpack‘ag'es now carried

by air mail is necessary. The present

rate on parcel_post packages is ten

”cents per half ounce, the same as first-

class mail matter transported by air

mail. It is known that parcels are

, carried in. Europe by airplane at a.

much lower rate, but Postmaster Gen-

eral New says that the Post Ofl‘iCe De-

partment does not Wish to fix any

rate of postage on this class of mail

matter which will conflict with the ex-

fpress business now handled by private

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ENews' of the Week





Ruth Elder, and Capt. George Holde-

man, both of Florida, started from

‘Roosevelt Field, New York to fly to

'Parls, but . landed beside a Dutch

freighter eight hundred miles short of

their destination. A broken oil line

was responsible for the failure.





Jacob, Henry and Robert Fry, trip-

lets, recently celebrated their Slst

birthdays at Pans, 111. They claim to

18):: tthe oldest triplets in the United



a es.





Poland has warned Lithuania to dis«

continue its provocative methods in

confiscating Polish estates and closing

Polish schools in Vilna which has re-

cently been made capital of Lithuania

although in Polish possession.





Police Magistrate William E.

Grundy, of Windsor, Canada, has

asked a leave of absence because of

the government’s investigation of the

lack of enforcement of the liquor laws.





Thousands of people struggled to

hear Billy Sunday who preached one

of his old time hell-fire sermons at

thekMasonic Temple, Detroit, last

wee .





Statements from the Mexican gov-

ernment report that the rebellion is

well under control. But other infor-

mation indicates that General Gomez

is mobilizin ”his farces for the capture

of the old elds north of Tuxpam.



The United States has droppedd'rom

fifth place in the world’s ship building

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having surpassed us in the three

months ending September 30th.

There has been a notable increase

in infantile paralysis cases in New

York, Massachusetts, and other north

eastern states. Some increases are

also noted in Michigan and some

states in the west. ~





Russel Scott, former Detroit-Wind-

sor bridge promoter, and sentenced

several times to hang for murder of

a. drug clerk, hanged himself in his

cell in the Chicago prison.



John C. Lodge, uncle of Lindbergh,

received a big majority in the primary

election in Detroit for the office of

mayor, almost receiving double the

votes cast for Mayor Smith.



The principality of Leichtenstein,

the world’s smallest independent state,

has asked American assistance to re-

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The Teapot Dome oil lease was lost

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sterious fire in the shops of

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F Ire Proteetion f0r Lenawee Farmers

Modem Equipment Help: to Emanczpate were Foley from the Fire Menace -





IRE both serves and consumes.



It is a remarkable servant, but a



terrible master. In recent years

farm folks in particular, have suffered

altogether too much from uncontrolled

fires. So’ heavy has their burden be-

come in this respect, that many old

line insurance companies have found

rural‘ business unprofitable,-.and refus-

ed to write new. contracts on farm

buildings. , ,



This attitude of insurance compa-

nies has brought no little embarrass-

ment to the farmer. Much study,

therefore, has been given to the prob-

lem of making farm property more safe

from this devouring element. We wish

particularly to mention the work done

in Lenawee county, where a Rural

Protective Association has been Torm-

ed, that other communities may know

of the advantages of such an associa-

tion.



The whole field was carefully sur-

veyed by both fire experts and lay-

men, before ,any plan was proposed.

From this study it seemed obvious

that- with modern good roads, fire

equipment could be run from- some

central point into the surrounding

country to fight fires. It was also

realiied that experienced firemen can‘

subdue fires more effectually than can

inexperienced laymen. The Rural Fire

Protective Association of Lenawee

county was organized to put into ef-

fect these two ideas.



Naturally, it took some work to sell





than willing to cooperate.





the plan to individuals. But when the

farmers of that county understood

what could be done, they were more

There are

now 700 farmer members in the asso-

ciation. These members contributed

from $20 to $200 to finance the organ-

ization. With the funds thus procured

they purchased the $9,000 chemical

fire truck shOWn in the illustration,

and also chemical materials to be used

therein. .



An arrangement was made with the

city of Adrian to house, care for, and

man this truck. It is kept in the fire

station of that city, and is manned by

their regular full-time firemen. The





city does this in return for the use of

this chemical truck in fighting fires

within the city limits.



This is how the system works. A

farmer discovers a fire. He immedi-

ately goes to his home and calls the

fire department at Adrian. He gives

the department directions for Ieach-

ing the fire, and he remains at the

’phone until he is certain that the

truck is on its way. Recently a fire

started nine and four tenths miles

from the city of Adrian. In thirteen

minutes from the time the call was

Ieceived at the fire department, the

fire truck had aIrived on the scene

and was ready to extinguish the





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Professional Firemen Man this Chemical Truck when it is Taken to the

Country to Save Farm Property.





flames. This was quicker than the

majority of the neighbors could get to

the fire. And time is the most import-

ant factor in the work.



Further, with this plan, experienced

firemen are on the ground to take

charge of the work. They know best

how to extinguish the flames quickest

and, at the same time, how to do the

least possible damage to the property.

Axes, picks, and other fire-fighting

equipment are carried on the truck.



The serice of the truck is free to

members of the Rural Fire Protective

Association. All others are charged

according to the distance run and the

time required at the fire. N0 run is

made, however, for less than $100 for

each call.



Does it pay? That is the question

which most communities would ask.

During the year 1926, this fire truck

made thirty-two rural calls. It has

been carefully estimated that as a re-

sult of these calls, $42,000 wOrth of

property was saved. Since the only

expense to the membeI was the Olig-

inal cost of the tIuck, plus interest and

depreciation, it certainly is evident

that no betteI financial investment

could be made by a community. Any

community inteiested should write A.

E. Illenden, president of this associa-

tion, at Adrian, or better, send a com-

mittee to discuss the feasibility of

such an institution, with H. A. Whit-

ney, chief of the fire department of

that city.





New Corn Dryer 21 Labor Saver





Does Away wn‘é Much Eqmpmmt Now [Verena





VER a year ago A. H. Wright and



F. W. Duffee, of‘the Wisconsin

College of Agriculture, started

work on a method, of drying seed corn

which would do away with the time

and effort‘necessarily spent in drying

corn on racks, hangers, or various oth-

'er 'commOn methods, all of which re-

quired much handling of the ears, even

to the slip-shod, trust-to—luck practice

of stringing them on the windmill or

front porch to dry out\as the weather

might favor, in the hope of having

some of the kernels live over to sprout

the next year’s crop. This dryer may

be operated by electrical, gas, or



steam power.





ls Simply Constructed.





The dryer has the appearance of an

ordinary, covered grain bin, sectioned

off into four small bins ’of equal size.

Each of‘these bins measures four feet

square, and is seven feet high, and

each of these individual compartments

will hold one ordinary wag-on lead of,

ear corn, '2. quantity which, when dry,





"1 will shell out twenty-five bushels. Thus





four bins will dry 100 bushels of corn

. at a time. Since the time for adequate

drying is around seventy-two hours,

the capacity of such a dryer is 200





. ,1 r'bushels a. week, «Or about 1,000 bushels

‘ Q? a seas9n. ;§: - r





[The mechanical and physical princi-

s in





and extending the full height of the

bins, divides the center of the dryer,

thus separating the dryer‘into a pair

of bins, one on either side of the cen-

tral aperture. This is, of course, sealed

from the outside, but on one end is

connected with a blower which sends

a great volume :of air into the central

duct at a pressure sufficient to force

the air through the five-foot depth of

corn ears.‘ The temperature of the

air, as it enters the bins, is kept at as

near 100 degrees F. as possible, though

the variation may be all the way from

ninety to 110 degrees without damag-

ing the corn. However, Wright con—

siders 100 degrees as the best drying

temperature.



Each bin, then, is supplied with

warm air under pressure, each having

a false slatted bottom twelve inches

above the floor. There are four open-

ings to each bin—«one above and be-

low, opening into the central duct

through which the warm air can be

forced, and one above and below, at

the outside of the dryer, which, when

open alloWs the air to escape.



Now then, actual functioning of the

device may be explained. When the

vent, frOm the central duct above a

bin is opened, the bottom opening on

the same side is left closed, but the

bottom opening an the outer side of

the. bin 18 left Open, and the top- one,





_. on the outside, closed. Thus the warm





air, forced by the blower through the

central ., " '. " enters the,.bin III-em

Pluses downward throughthe





corn, and out into the room through

the lower outside vent.



After twenty-four to thirty-six hours

of a top to bottom flow of air, the cir-

culation may be reversed simply by

reversing the function of the inlets

and outlets. Open up the bottom in—

side one, close the one above on the

same side, open the top outside outlet,

and close the bottom one, and the cur-

rent of warm air is reversed through

the bin, and passes in at the bottom,

upward through the corn, and out at

the top of the bin. Thus the com may

be uniformly dried throughout the bins

by this method.



The corn is put in’ the bin in bulk

to a depth of five to six feet—just like

it is put into a. crib. With the present

experimental arrangement it takes ap-

proximately seventy-two hours to dry

at full bin of corn—that is, to reduce

it from the ordinary field moisture con-

tent of forty per cent, down to the de-

sired amount for storage, of twelve to

thirteen per cent. The dryer is com-

pleting the job now in that length of

time, and with corn containing, when

husked, forty-five per cent moisture.



Corn dnied rapidly in the dryer is

not as susceptible to molds as when





‘ dried by ordinary methods.





Although the dryer may not be prac-

tical fan the general farmer, who saves





Faust enough seed- corn for his own u-,se'

yet a gmup of farmers, such as the

patrons of a local elevator or cream-

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might join together in censtruct-





ing a dryer in their elevator or cream-





ry to fill Com forSeea’





cry, and opeIate it by power. With a

dryer having a capacity of 1, 000 bush-

els of shelled corn 3. season, quite a.

number of farmers could be adequately

served in this manner.





BEAN RUST.





Please tell me what troubles my

garden beans. They look shriveled

and spotty. —Subscriber.





There me a number of diseases

which attack the pods of beans, and

each of these is sometimes known 10-

cally as bean rust.

I'ous diseases of the garden bean are

the bacterial blight and anthracnose.

The organisms which cause these dis-

eases are often carried in the seed, or

they may winter over on bean trash

left in the field from the preceding

year’s crop.





The best way to avoid either of





these diseases is to plant clean seed . 1

on clean ground. The true bean rust,-'.





attacks the leaves, and if the disease

is severe the leaves may shrivel and

drop, and the crop may be seriously

damaged. There is no method of treat-

ing the seed which will be effective

against this disease, and spraying or

dusting has not proved satisfactory for

its control. There are a. number of"

rust proof varieties listed in seed cat- '

alogs, but as a. rule these varieties are .

not entirely rust proof, although With-a '

out doubt there is some difference a



to degree of susceptibility in the var“.

ious varieties. e—George E. Starr. .





 





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GENERAL. -Aid in the adjustment of unsat—

isfactory heathen transactions

VETERINARY:—Promm advice from mart

veterinarian.

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NUMBER SEVENTEEN





 





 





VOLUME CLXIX





DETROIT, OCT. 22, 1927

CURRENT COMMENT





E wish again to



call attention to

the necessity of care-

fully saving a supply

of seed corn for the

1928 crop. Although

weather conditions have been most

favorable for the ripening of corn, an

unusually large number of fields

have failed to mature. Further-

more. recent rains have aided in giv-

ing the corn 3. high percentage of,

moisture which, if not promptly re«

moved, will, by hard freezing, reduce

the vitality of the kernels.



.While the seed—corn—drying equip-

ment mentioned in this issue can

hardly be made available this fall, the

article suggests the feasibility of plac-

ing seed corn where it will rapidly dry

down until the moisture content is

around twelve per cent. Often this

can be accomplished in a small way

by storing the corn near artificial heat.

either in the home, or wherever it can

be provided. Moulds often develop on

corn, but these are prevented where

the ears are quickly dried with arti-

ficial heat or by placing the ears on a

drying rack in some well-ventilated

place.



The important thing is that the seed

corn problem be given immediate at-

tention by every farmer. A day de-

voted to this matter now may mean

hundreds of dollars difference in the

value of next year’s crop.





Watch the

Seed





Corn





N another page

of this issue is a

story of the coopera-

tive arrangement for

fire protection be

tween the city of





The Rural

Fire

Truck:





_ Adrian and the farmers of muwee





. County. This is not the only place in

Michigan where rural people have

provided modern fire protectiou.



' the towns operating fire tracks

the city of 11le where for sev-

eral years a satisfactory cooperative

monument has been in operation. A





short time ago the towns people of





Pigeon, who were too far removed

from the larger cities to secure the





service of fire departments, joined the

farmers in the surrounding territory

to purchase a fire truck. Mariette

and Lexington, two other towns in the

Thumb district, are now considering

similar plans. The citizens of A‘ddi-

son, in the southern part of the state.

have arranged to buy a fire truck, the

cost of which will be shared with the

nearby f a r m i n g community. The

apparatus will be kept in town under

an arrangement similar to that ex-

plained in the above mentioned article.



All this goes to show that this se-

rious farm problem is gradually being

worked out, not only through the co-

operation Of farmers as a group, but.

also by extending that cooperation to

include the citizens of some conveni-

ently located municipality. The move-

ment has only started, however, and

to secure the greatest efficiency in re-

ducing fire losses on farms, the entire

public must be eduCated to respond

promptly to fire calls and" work to-

gether under the leadership of a

trained fire chief.





NUMBER of in-

f o r m al confer-

ences are being held

by senators and con-

gressmen from the

various agricultural

states to formulate, if possible, a farm

relief program acceptable to the farm

organizations and a majoritan both

houses of Congress, and at the same

time, one that the President will be

willing to give his approval. -

This naturally is a difficult program.

There is, however, a strong sentiment

developing against the equalization fee

provision of the previous farm relief

bills. An attempt undoubtedly will be

made to develop a measure that will

circumvent this objectionable feature,

and at the same time, be made effec-

trve in handling the agricultural sur-

plus problem. .





It now appears that the farm bloc

will be even more powerful in the

coming Congress than it was in the

sixty-ninth. The attitude of this group

of senators and congressmen on other

major issues will go far in forcing

Congress to give consideration to farm

legislation. The tax reduction move-

ment, the public debt problem, flood

control legislation, the merger of rail-

way systems, the stabilization of the

dollar through the enactment of the

Strong bill, or other similar measures

—these cannot be successful this com-

ing session without the support of the

farm bloc.



With this situation before Congress

and the administration and a general

election one year ahead, at most

earnest effort will be made to formu-

late a program that will be satisfac-

tory t0 the mass of producers of farm

products. .





Federal

Farm Leg-

islation





RAVELERS from

abroad report that

war clouds are again

hanging heavy 0v e 1.

Europe. They declare

that the nations

across the Atlantic are feverishly pre-

paring for an outbreak of hostilities.

The Balkan disturbance is said to be

only a symptom of an impending con-

flict.

Italy. at the present time appears to





Is Another

War





Near?





be the most aggressive nation in Eu—.,





rope with an army of 750,000 men

ready for action. Germany is reported

to be coming back with a large army

regardless of the limitations placed

upon her military forces? France has

600,000 well-trained men and is said





-to be spending vast sums for war





equipment.

ing

Britain and France are said ,to' be

afraid at what she is mg.

advent of war wket the line-up of

nations will be is a matter of con?





Russia seems tube work-





ln the dark. but both Great;





In the .





u this situation develops, it will“





undoubtedly have its effect on Amer-

ican trade. The future "planning of

our American agricultural program

possibly should be predicated on the

possibility of such a cenflict in the

near future. But, be this as it may,

we are Wandering if another holocaust

of war is necessary to impress upon

Europe that. saner means exist for

settling differences.





HE best time to



fight the corn

borer from the farm-

er’s standpoint is in

the fall. The. corn

borer seals itself in

the corn stalk o? weed where it is

able to pass the severest winter in a

most comfortable fashion. It the

poet's winter home is destroyed by

some of the methods now available to

farmers, the chances of the borer’s

survival are reduced to zero. If a

thorough clean-up job is done- this fall

by putting the corn remnants into the

silo, shredding, or burning them, the

pest will have difficulty in passing

through the winter in condition to re-

produce its kind another year. Fur-

ther, the farmer will find his program

of spring work simplified by doing the

necessary clean-up work this fall.





Fight Corn

Borer





Now





NUSUALLY good



prices are now

~pald for grade dairy

cattle. In many cases

the prices for grades

are so satisfactory

that ordinary pure-breds are being

sold as grades. One Holstein shipper

states that hardly a earload of dairy

cattle leaves his district without

carrying some purebreds with the

"papers torn up.” One man near

Wayland recently sold a pair of

grades for $375. One of these was

two years old and the other eight

years old; One refinble dealer in grade

and pure-bred Holsteins came home

one night with a cow buyer to find

another buyer camped on his porch.

While entertaining these two, his telea

phone rang, informing him that an-

other buyer was in town. These three

were all ont-of-state men. This

urgent demand for dairy cattle seems

to be prevalent throughout the state,

but particularly in those counties free

of tuberculosis.





Grade:

Sell

High





1TH f ear and



trembling the

farmers of Michigan

will watch the open-

ing of the hunting

season for 1927.. For

most game, Tuesday, October 25, is

the day set for this event. We Wish

to call the attention of farmers to .the

law passed by the'las-t Michigan leg-

islature making it necessary for hunt-

ers to obtain the consent of a farmer

before going upon his farm, or wood-

lot connected therewith, to hunt. It

is not necessary [for the farmer' to

post his land under this new law.

However, many farmersare putting up

“No hunting” signs on which is

printed the full text of this new laW.

This brings the law to, the attention

of those who should know its provi-

sions. We shall be pleased to have

reported any cases that reach the





Hunting

Season is

Here





Lcourts through the provisions of this





measure.





;





EBT iii-like any

other trap, it is

easy to get in but

F" hard to get out of.

Health Nevertheless we

Americana spring



that trap regularly, for one reason or

another.

tion made by the Women's Educa-

time! and Industrial Union of an,

cam my, the inc-t common reason





3......





- they are newssary.





According to an foreman.





panics shofl‘ed that 187 per cent of





the loans to men and' 37 per cent of"





those to women were for this purpose.

These figures also included dental'

bills. '



There is no better investment than"

spending money for improving health,

even if one must borrow the money.

The most pra'ctical and economical

road to better health is to set aside a.

small amount to be ,1nvested regularly

in promoting and protecting health. By

having a periodical examination by

the family physician and dentist, by

practicing preventative measures, and





- by observing rules of hygiene, we can





be assured of better health at a cost

within the means , of the average

family. '





War/é





AST week I was just gettin’ ready



4 to write on the Value of Work

when Sofie says she already wrote

something and sent it in. Sofie is just -.

one of them kind that thinks you’ve

gotta have things ready about a month

ahead of time to get it there in time,

that’s why she wrote ’cause I waited

a half day later than usual.



Well, I’ m awful glad she wrote

somethin' ’cause it was awful hard fer

me to find anything valuable about

work to write about. For inst, work

wears out your clothes, makes you eat

more, wears your disposition and



makes you tired.

T h e m o r c you .

work the more

fucd you gotta

buy and clothes

too, so you ain’t

a bit further

ahead than be-

fore except may-

be a new pair of

overalls you got

to wear out.





I’d like ta be it member of the con-

servation department of this state.

They spend lot of time. conserving

skunks and minke and etc. to eat our

chickens so we’ll have ta buy more

chickens. If the skunk smell was good

fer anything, it would be 0. K. to‘con—

serve skunks, but now all they con-

serve skunks fer is to )nake coats for

women to wear who don’t work.



Instead of conservin’ all these in-

sects and animules, I’d see that

energy was conserved. There’s a.

heap 0' human énergy wasted fiippin’

and floppin’ around doin’ things what

ain’t necessary‘and doing them before

I got cured: of

doing things before they’re necessary

by eating apples before they’re ripe.



There’s some folkses what say

they’d rather wear out than rust out.

Well, for them folkses I recommend

cradlein’ wheat, cuttin’ wood with the

an instead of the buzz saw, grindin’

you own wheat, makin’ your own

clothes, etc. If they do all them

things and etc, they ain’t goin’ ta rust

out.



I’m in favor of modern conveniences

’cause‘ they conserve human energy.

The auto for goin’, the wash machine

fer .washin’, the combine for harvestin'

etc—they’re articles of conservation.:

I kinda like to go through life ten

‘mnes a ,hour instead of fifty. Goin’

ten miles you kin see the scenery in.

life as you go. But goin’ fifty you

don’t even see what you’ve knocked

over. It takes longer to get to your

destination goin’ ten miles, 'but I ain’t.





‘ in no hurry to get to my destination





in life. With all the preaChin’ and

scientific stuff, the ne‘xthorld ain’t

no sure thing. I 'know.what I got..

here, so I wanta hang on to it as long

as I kin. I'm gettin’ along pretty good

so long as folkscs don’t Thurber .me’





with their false prices and ambitious, 7? If

'thbir hates and envles, and their sum

I don‘t care to bare a wow present V





1111th am Wed may





lecture. but in all reliability ereryg‘ 11““th W “3 K, . ,
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_ L. 7HAMPIOMFarmér Centests were





conducted in four Michigan coun—

ties the past year. These \ con-





1 tests were «to determine the farmer in-

” each of these counties who ‘best meas«

7" ~“ ured‘up ton certain standard of excel-





,l’ence in his methods bf tillage and

live stock husbandry, in” the type of

home provided for his family, and. in





» ~his~activities as a communityibuilder.

These Champion Farmer programs,





for counties have been sponSored by

. the Michigan Farmer, and are conduct:

ed in the same manner as the Master

Farmer contests for the state of Mich-

igan as a whole. The same score card

is used, and the method of choosing

the winners, is practically "identical.

The fourcounties selecting Champion

Farmers this year are Arenac, Otse—

go, Huron and Jackson. This week

we wish to give our readers a state-

ment of the methods used by Arenac’s

Champion Farmer. ‘





Mr. Shambleau; who lives west of





Twining, has been farming for twenty

years. Previous to that he was a sailor

on the Great Lakes. After. settling on

his farm at Maple Ridge he continued

work on the lakes for three years, af-

ter which he devoted his entire time

to farming. He now owns 240 acres of

clay and sandy loam soil, of which 150

acres are cultivated.



_and three children have participated

in his success.





He would be classed as a book farm-

er, since his knowledge of agriculture

was gained largely through the read-

ing of college and federal government

bulletins and the farm press. This

naturally has led him to make the

best use of stable manures, to plow

under green manure crops, and to

apply commercial fertilizers, together

with lime, where the soil has been

found acid. He often plows under clo-

ver and then buys hay to feed; By

following an intelligent combination of

these methods ,of building up and

maintaining the soil fertility of his

farm, Mr. Shambleau has made an out-

standing success of his farming.



He keeps from eight to sixteen pure-

bred and grade cows, two high-grade

sows, about twenty—five ewes, and six

horses. Although he does not pretend;

to specialize in dairying, a consider-

able portion of his income is derived

from this source, He also buys avcon-

siderable number of young cattle from-

less progressive farmers, finishes them

and then sells to the local dealers.



His largest cash crop is beans, of

which . he grows about twenty-five

acres. Certified Robust seed is used.





‘ Clover sod or. new‘ ground is fitted by





fall-plowing about six inches deep, top-

dressing in the early spring with ham-

yard manure, and then discing.. and

harrowing frequently until planting

time. About 200 pounds of commer~

cial fertilizer is added. Last year the

crop yielded twenty-four and one-half

bushels per acre. The crop is harvest-

ed‘when about one-half of the pods

have turned yellow. Mr. Shambleau

states that» in twenty years his beans

have notvpicked over five pounds, 3.1-,





though last year the employ in the'





field forty days. The beans are clean-

ed before marketing, and the culls are

cooked-and fed to the hogs and much

cows, while the 'pods are used its

roughage. _ ‘ p _ ' ~

He also grows potatoesyafter beans

or clover. For this crop he’spring-





. plows after spreading about fifteen

r'r loads of barnyard rrmanure per‘ acre.





 





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with the spike-tooth until the crop is

about four inches high. The crop is

cultivated twice with a two-row culti-

vator, and sprayed at least twice with

arsenaté of lead. After harvesting

with a digger, the crop is either stored

in the basement or sold, depending up

on market conditionsg For the «past

five years, his potatoes «have yielded an

average of 200 bushels per acre.





About twenty-five acres are devoted

to wheat and rye. A white variety of

’wheat and Rosen rye are used. These

crops follow beans or legume hay. The

bean ground is disced, while the clo-

ver ground is plowed. Where the land

is sandy, 200 pounds of phosphate is

applied. On clay loam soil, 200 pounds

of 2-12-2 is used. Wheat seed is treat-

ed. The average yield for wheat for

the past five years has been twenty





 





 





 





 





 





Mr. Shamblesu‘Receives the Shield of

the Fair Association.





bushels, and for rye eighteen bushels.

The crops are sold through the local

elevator, or fed on the farm. Straw is

used for bedding or spread in the

barnyard.





About twenty acres of Worthy oats

are grown. The crop follows corn,

potatoes, or beans in“ the rotation. He

fits the field by- discing. About 200

fertilizer are



used. Average yield for the past five



years has been thirty-five bushels. The

grain is fed on the farm and the horses

pick over the straw during the winter.



About fifteen acres of dent corn are

grown each year. The crop follows

clover or beans. The field is plowed

about six inches deep in the spring,

carefully worked down, and fertilized

with barnyard manure and phosphate.

The seed corn is tested. A two—row

cultivator is used. The crop is har-

vested with a binder. The average

yield for the past five years has been

{sixty-five bushels. The crop is fed on

the farm. The fodder is shredded an



fed as roughage. -



Th’e Shambleau’s home has a full

basement with an inside entrance. The



laundry work is done on the first floor.

There is a bathroom on the second

floor. Among the conveniences provid-

ed are furnace, electricity, power

,_ washing machine, ironer, laundry tubs,



bathroom, fifty-barrel cistern, force

pump, septic tank. 'A piano, radio and

phonograph furnish entertainment. The

two daughters have had musical train-

ing. Mr. Shambleau- belongs to a num-

ber /of local organizations.‘



The Arenac' County Independent

took a leading part in promoting this

Champion. Farmer program. ,Local bus-

iness men, bankers. the County fair

:‘association,‘an‘d ,0. B. Price} the agri-





_' cuitura‘l agent offvthe Michigan Central





Railway . all" hacked"!the'i‘-’fén-t“eipr-'ise





£0151”: Place of H0220}





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“county this ‘winter. Specialists from

State College, and County Agent Don





B. Jewel, will cooperate in organizing





and giving instructions to the groups

that sign for the course.





IF THE RECEIVING SET MUST BE

INEXPENSIVE.





 





HAVE warned our readers repeat-

edly not to try to build their own





‘ radio sets if their idea is to get satis-





factory reception at the lowest possi-

ble cost. If the chief purpose is to get

all the information possible about the

principles and construction of receiv-

ing sets, and the matter of reception

is of secondary importance, go ahead

and build a set—and then tear it up

and build it another way——-it is good

experience and a good way to study

radio. But if you are inexperienced,

and your main object is to get satis-

factory reception, do not try to build





’ your own set.





Much better values can be obtained

by going to a reliable dealer and buy-

ing a standard make. Perhaps you can

find one which has been turned in on

a more unto-date model. Aside from

tubes and batteries, there is very little





[about a radio set to wear out, and





often wonderful values can be secured

in some of these used standard sets.

The other day I dropped into a friend’s

home and noticed he had a different

radio from his former one, although

I could see it was not a late model.

On inquiry I found that he had picked

up this six-tube set during his trip to

a neighboring city. He volunteered

the information that the set, which

sold, without accessories, at $75 three

years ago, he bought for $7.00. Think

of it—a three-control, six-tube set with-

out tubes and batteries, for $7.00. This

set had a nice walnut case, which

alone would cost him almost $7.00 if

he started in to build a set. He turned

it on for me, and so far 'as I could see,

its sharpness and clarity were all that

one ‘could ask. Of course, this dealer

evidently was anxious to sell, and gave

my friend an extra good bargain, but

many dealers have standard sets

which they have taken in on trades,

and which they will dispose of at very

low prices.-——I. W. D. ‘





RADIO BRIEFS.





 





AVING failed to apply for renewal



licenses, as specified by the Fed-

eral Radio Commission,

broadcasting stations have been put

out of business. Two of. these stations

were Michigan station, WREO at Lan-

sing, and WTHO at Detroit. This

reduces the total number of surviving

broadcasting stations to 670.





 





The latest figures available show

that there are approximately 1,100

broadcasting stations in the world, and

over half of them are in the United

States. Of the 13,500,000 receiving sets

scattered over the world, about 6,000,-

000 are in the United States.





 





On the golden anniversary of the in-

vention of the phonograph, Thomas

A. Edison broadcast over the radio

for the first time. He recited “Mary

Had a Little Lamb,” which was the

first thing to be recorded on a phon-

ograph fifty years ago.





 





A new device developed by the U.

S. B\ureau of Standards makes it pos-

sible to distinguish the sound of an

airplane from any other sound when

the plane, is twenty’ miles away. It





also tells'the ‘directionfio-f sound, that f

. is, from eight 'tO, ten miles, away. , ' The

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What kind of spark plugs

he finds most dependable

in engine—driven farm

equipment and it is two

to one that he will say,

“Champions!”





For Champions are known .

the world over as the better

spark plugs.





Their exclusive sillimanite

insulators which are praco

tically unbreakable and

strongly resist carbon for-

mation — their twopiece,

gas—tight construction

making cleaning easy—

and their special analysis

electrodes which do not

corrode assure greater deo

pendability; better engine

performance; longer life;

and a saving in gas and oil.





Try a set of Champions in . '

your truck, tractor, sta'

tionaryenginc or your own



personal car and learn c

why the majority of farm



owners as well as millions



of car owners always buy

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HOW TO PUT THE POP IN POP

CORN.





 





0P corn fails to pop well because



it is either too wet or too dry,

usually the latter. With a little atten-

tion to storage conditions, pop corn

may be kept in ideal popping condition

for months at a time, While pop corn

that has been allowed to dry out until

it will not pop satisfactorily, can be

brought back to a good popping state

by the simple process of adding the

right amount of water.





Storage in an outside shed where

the air can circulate freely about the

corn, is recommended as an ideal

place to store pop corn throughout the

winter months. Pop corn stored out-

side will be ready for popping usually

about Christmas time, and will remain

in almost perfect popping condition.

Almost invariably, pop corn stored in

the house dries out rapidly and soon

becOmes too dry for good popping. Pop

corn needs about fourteen per cent

moisture to do its best, but when stor-

ed in a heated building it usually

drops to eight per cent or less of

moisture.





Pop corn that becomes too dry may

be restored to good popping condition

by putting some of the shelled corn in

a. fruit jar, adding a little water, seal-

ing up the jar, shaking thoroughly, and

allowing the corn to stand two days.

The amount of water required varies

with the dryness of the corn, but quan-





 





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When you erectPage Fence

you are sure of many years

of economical service.

Long life is built into it.

It is easily adaptable to

rough or hilly ground—and

it is protected against rust

by a heavy coat of galvan-





PAGE STEEL and





 





 





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izing over wire made of

high quality steel. Obtain-

able in either the Lion

staple tie type or the New

Page wrap stay type of knot.

Ask your dealer to show.

you—he carries the pattern

you need. '





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tities ranging from twoto five table-

spoonsful for each two pounds of shell-

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GLADIOLUS FAIL TO BLOOM.





 





Will gladiolus bulbs, which do not

lossom one season, blossom the next

year? Two years ago I had wonderful

blooms, and last year I had only a

few blooms, although the plants were

big and thrifty-looking. This year I

haven’t had a blossom, though the

plants are big and healthy. I have

given them good care. —H. A.





There is a possibility that the fail-

ure of these plants to produce bIOOm

is due to some fungous or bacterial

disease. I would suggest that the

corms be treated at the time they are

dug this fall. I would also suggest

soaking them in a solution of one part

commercial formaldehyde to 120 parts

of water for two hours, as'soon as

they are dug and cured. The bulbs

should be dried thoroughly after treat-

ing, and should be stored in a dry,

cool place over winter. They should

be planted in the spring at a depth of

about jhree or four inches and fer.

tilized With a complete fertilizer which

is high in phosphate. A fertilizer of

the formula 4-16-4, if it can be ob-

tained, is to be recommended; in any





case, the fertilizer should be‘rather‘





low in nitrogen and high in phosphate

content—Ray Nelson.





 





GREEN RYE vs. BARNYARD

MANURE,





 





On light soil for gardening, which is

best, barnyard manure or green rye

to plow linden—M. G.





Barnyard manure, if it can be had,





any kind of soil. Where barnyard ma-

nure can not be obtained, then the

land can be improved by using green

rye, lime and commercial fertilizer.



A ton of green rye contains 8.4

pounds of nitrogen, five pounds of

phosphoric acid, and 14.2 poundsof

potash, but bear in mind that this is

not added to the soil. This fertility

was in the soil and the rye, in devel-

oping, utilized it and when the rye

is plowed down this plant food is sim-

ply returned to the soil. The rye adds

vegetable matter, a good lot of it,

which the land needs, but no plant

food. 0n the other hand, a ton of

stable manure (average) contains

twelve pounds of nitrogen, five pounds

of phosphoric acid, and eleven pounds

of potash, and this plant food is actu-

ally added to the land, taken from

some other land.



Besides, the barnyard manure adds

vegetable matter of the highest qual-

ity. The green rye must be rotted in

the soil and worked over by bacteria

before it is in the class of the organic

matter in stable manure. Barnyard

manure is already impregnated with

bacteria ready to make available other

plant food in the soil, and besides, it

is alkaline in reaction, tends to sweet—

en 'the soil, while green rye tends to

make the soil acid.



Of course, the barnyard manure

costs more, and it costs more to apply

it than it does to turn under green rye,

but by the time you apply lime and

commercial fertilizers to make the rye

equal to barnyard manure, and take

into consideration the time necessary





' to get equal results, the cost is pretty





well" evened up, if it is not entirely

obliterated.





 





 





Service Department





 





 





Mow anmKAcE or ALFAITFA.





 





How much will alfalfa hay shrink

in the mow?~—-A.





 





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hay after being put into the-mow.

Indeed; it all depends upon th.





amount of moisture that the hay con-'1. ,-





tains when put into the mow, and that

will vary with alniost every hay mak-

er. One man will put it in much

greener than another. Some good hay

makers cock all their alfalfa and let

it cure or sweat in the cock. This hay

will shrink very little. Others cut and

store it just as soon as it will possibly

do, in their opinion, and not mow burn.

That kind of hay shrinks considerable.





Green alfalfa contains from sixty-five

to seventy per cent moisture, but after

it is well Cured in the, mow it contains

only about seven to nine per cent

moisture. Now it all depends on how

much of this seventy per cent mois‘

ture is eliminated before it is put in

the mow. Some claim that hay can

be stored containing twenty per cent

moisture and keep perfectly in a mow,

providing it has no external moisture,

Hat is, just the juice of the plant.

Others want it down to fifteen per

cent before they store it. Butas amat-





ter of fact, this is largely guess work, .-

this per cent of moisture, when the'





hay is stored.





The concensus of opinion is that hay

will shrink about ten per cent in the

mow. But one would have to kpow

the conditions in each instance to

form any accurate estimate.





 





MONTH TO MONTH LEASE.





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I am renting a small farm building

on a month to month lease. I am get-

ting notice to vacate I have my home

garden growing. Am I entitled to

crops? Must I vacate in thirty days?





On a lease with rent payable

monthly and nothing definite more

than from mouth to month the lessor

or lessee may terminate the lease on.

tirely on a. month’ 5 notice. The lessee

must take such of his crops as he can





 





is always better than green rye for or his right to them will be lost by





the expiration of the 30 days. —~Rood.





 





DAMAGE FROM STRAYING ANI-

MALS.





 





One of my neighbor’s hogs got in

my cornfield and ate about twenty-

flve bushels of com. I shut it up, in-

forming my neighbor of same I have

also put an advertisement in the pa-

per. Am I doing right? How long and

often must I advertise it, as he doesn’t

pay any attention to it?—Subscribe1.





The rights of a person seizing ani-

mals trespassing on his land, and his

method of foreclosure, are governed

by Compiled Laws 1915 Section 14,779

to 14,795, inclusive, which point out

the various steps the person claiming

the lien must take in foreclosureof

the lien, each of which should be care-

fully followed to avoid being liable for

conversion. In substance these require





notice to be posted in three public .





‘places in the township within forty-

eight hours after the beasts are _,taken

and if no one appears to claim the an-

imals within seven days thereafte1,

notice is to be published for three suc-

cessive weeks in some newspaper pub-

lised within twenty miles from the

impounding, the first publication to be

within fifteen days after the impound-

ing. If the beasts are not claimed by

the owner within fourteen days after

notice of the impounding is given, or

after the last publication of notice, the

person impounding may apply to a.

justice of the peace to have the ani-

mals appraised and his damages as—

sessed, and if the sum so found is not

paid forthwith, the person impounding

may cause the animals to be sold, first

advertising the sale by notice posted

in three public places in the township

for five days. The proceeds of the sale

will be used, first, to pay the costs and

expenses and the damages, and the





balance deposited with the town treasv

urer for the benefit of the owner.—-— ‘





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THOSE PH EASANTs.





HY does a firmer have to be both-

, ered by the birds called pheas-





“ ' , ants? our statesmen say they cannot





be killed, and have a big fine upon us

They say they do us

good, and we say they do us a lot of

harm. Last spring we had to replant





corn, and so did our neighbor. He saw .





the birds right at work, eating row af-

ter row. ,



Does not a farmer have enough to do

in the spring, Without having to be

bothered by such pests? If it hadn’t

been for them we would have had a

few strawberries to sell'and, as to cur-

rants, we could not get a ripe one, so.

did not get any at all. A lot of young

pheasants did very nicely upon them

and upOn our red raspberries.



This fall I cannot get a ripe to-

mato, and they have eaten into twen-

ty—one watermelons; and this morning

I watched an old bird working into

the potato patch. She can get what

she is after, too. A man came in while

I was writing and he” said he knew a

man who had nearly all his melons

eaten into, and another man who had

some young chickens hurt by an old

pheasant getting into a. chicken house

and fighting chickens. It seems they

pick at the head of chickens.



By and by our government will be

asking Us to sign a paper as to What

we will doto help feed our city man,

and we willfill sign .up and smile in

their faces. At the same time they

will put fines upon us and let things

eat up our farm stuff. Is it a right

deal to us, farmer friend?—Mrs. Ma-

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S the lake front of our beloved



Lake Michigan is rapidly passing

into the hands of strangers of other

states, andiwho have no care for the

wants or needs of the people living

several miles or more inland, we feel

the need of a right~of—way to the wa-

ter, and we are very desirous that all

highways which run east and west

shall end at the water’s edge. Cannot

our farm paper lend a. hand by agi-

tating this subject through its ‘cor

umns?



We are often refused the privilege

of: passing through private grounds,

and we feel the rebuff most keenly,

for some of us have always used the

old lake beach as our playground. Let

us hear from others—,Mrs. Alf Seward.





ON CATS.





 





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Girls’ Page and, if you wish to use

it, here is my opinion. The annual

less of crops from insect life is placed

at $844,000,000, This shows an in-

Bird life is

on the decrease, which accounts for it.

All naturalists agree that the world

would starve if there were no birds.

This being a fact, they are our best

friends.



,In a. careful estimate, made after

years of close observation, I find that

if agcat lives her eight or ten years

“(her usual age) she will. destroy over

one hundred birds. Each one more

valuable to the'world than herself. I

say herself, for it is a cat'with her





litter that is the most destructive. The -





excuse for keeping cats are rats and

mice, and it is surely a poor one, for





, the little cheap fiat traps are far more





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E have. had a real decent day

for a. change-fone of those

bright, mellow October days





. which are a joy to all who love the

' out-of—doors;

' to pick seed cars from the standih'g,





We have been using it





corn remaining after silo filling.



Saving the Seed Corn.



When I select seed corn I am al-

ways impressed with the fact that

although a lot of cars may look

pretty good, ideal specimens are in-

deed few and far between.





they will be offset by some

table fault.





regret-





spectable quantity of seed corn is

quite a task this fall, at least in our

community, we were able to make a

showing far better than had been

feared a few months ago. We wish

that some of those kill-joys who told

us in midsummer that our corn

wouldn’t amount to anything, on ac-

count of the drought, could have seen

the crates of seed cars which we fin-

ally collected.



We shall re-sort these ears in a day

or two and that which passes final





'examination will be stored in crates





behind the furnace in the cellar 0n

swinging shelves suspended _by wires

from the ceiling. If we' have too

this space, we may

string some of it with binder twine

and hang it from the ceiling of the

carriage barn. We also have some

wide boards thickly studded with nails

driven clear through and arranged so

that an ear of corn can be stuck onto

each nail, the nail going into the pith

of the stalk end of the car.



A slow drizzling rain is falling this

evening. If it clears in the night, we





the morning and start cutting the rest

of the corn. The bundles will be

shocked and probably husked with a

machine. \Ve could do the husking

all right by hand, but we would much

prefer to’ have the stalks shredded as

it makes them easier to feed and more

palatable and, what is possibly more

important, it makes the handling of

manure much less difficult.

Mating the Breeding Ewes.



Sunday we welcomed back to Ingle-

side our show Shropshires which had

been making a tour of the leading

Michigan fairs. While we were grati-

fied at all of their winnings, we were

especially pleased with the fact that

our stud ram was five times a blue

ribbon winner and Champion Shrop-

shire Ram in the face of very formid-

able competition. There ls a great

deal of genuine satisfaction in turn-

ing such a splendid sire in with a

bunch of pure-bred breeding ewes.



Possibly this is too early in the fall

for the average farmer to mate his

breeding ewes, but for a. person who

exhibits at the fairs it is certainly

none too early. In years past we have

put the ram with the ewes as early

as August, but rarely would any of

the ewes breed that early in .. the

season.= The period of gestation for

ewes isfrom 145 to 155 days. Hence

if a. ewe were bred on October 20,

the lamb might be expected betWeen

March 18 and 2& .

Many successful flock-masters re—

gard it as a wise practice to keep the

breeding ewes fairly thin until a. little

while before mating and then place

them on good feed. Then they would

be in a thrifty condition and» gaining

flesh when the ram was turned with

them and would breed more prOmptly'

and uniformly. This practice is termed





, “flushing.”

If there are more than twenty-five





or thirty aims in a flock, it is well to





 





 





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Although the gathering of any re-_,





expect to get out the corn binder in '





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Another good practice is to keep him

by himself or with one ewe_.for a com-

panion severalhours each- do. . This

gives him an' opportunity to eat prop- _

erly and rest. In the case of a large ‘

grade flock where no attention is

/being paid to pedigrees it is a good

practice to alternate rams, keeping

one with the flock in the daytime and

another at night or one one day and

another thenext.

No More Bloating,

We are happy to be able to report





'that We have not- suffered any casual-





ties frOm bloating among our sheep

during the past two weeks. We have

kept close watch of them and have~

administeied many doses of soda and

ginge1 with successful results





Our ewe. lambs are still on an al«

falfa pasture twenty-four houns a day.

However, we take the rams from the

alfalfa field late in the afternoon and

place them on an old June grass sod

until after breakfast the following

morning. In our experience, rain and ,

dew on the alfalfa. make favorable

conditions for bloat.



We were pleasantly surprised a few

days ago to receive a check in final

settlement of our 1927 wool clip which

was sold cooperatively through the

wool- pool. We like to have our wool





. sold .ongrade and are confident that





the wool pool has acted as price in-

surance and boosted the returns even

to wool growers who did not patron-

ize it but who sold to local old-line

dealers. Probably it is true with the

wool pool, as with'most farmers’ co-

operative business ventures, that the

indirect benefits may mean more in

dollars and cents than the direct bene—

fits which are immediate and ap-

parent.



Of course by pooling our wool we

did not receive the final returns from

our clip until about five months after

it was shipped. However, we could

have had a liberal cash advance on

our wool at the time of poolng and

paid only 5% interest on it.



Do Hunters Worry You?



Are you looking forward with pleas-

ant anticipation or with dread to the

hunting season which opens on most

game on October 25? Do the farmers

and hunters in your locality under

stand the provisions. of the new farm

trespass law passed by the 1927 legis-

lature? The Michigan Farmer battled

long and valiently for this statute or-

so-mething even stronger, and now that

it has become a law we feel that

farmers should show their interest in

it and profit by the p1otection which

it affords.



A few days ago we received an ad-

vertising letter from an enterprising

printer who is making a business of

supplying “No Hunting” signs. These

signs come in two styles, one “No

Hunting” and one “No Hunting With-

out Permission.” Both of these signs

quote the enthe new law in full. «





Of course under the provisions of

the new law the faimer does not have

to post his property in order )0 make

trespaSs‘ing illegal. It is up to the

hunter to obtain permission before

entering upon any farm lands or farm





'woodlots connected therewith. How-





ever, signs such as those referred to

above Will do much to acquaint hunt-

ers with the provisions of the new sta-

tute and will demonstrate that farm;

ers mean business and expect to have

the law regarded seriously.



We have ordered twenty of these

signs and expect to post them liber-

ally around our woods. ;



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EFORE Jim and I complete our



year of wandering around the



world we will probably experience

many times the sensation known as a

“supreme moment.” The trip has only

just begun, but two of those moments

have already registered.



The first happened before we start-

ed. I was a stolid and solid citizen at

home and had just joined the Rotary

club to prove it, thereby disappoint-

ing my wife, who didn’t want me to

live and die a tired business man. As

a vaccination against this stodgy fu-

ture which she feared threatened me

in my later twenties, she prescribed,

in desperation, that I throw the office

keys down the well and spends year





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the world. The

next day she laid

two books on my

table , “Babbit”

and the “Royal

Road to R0-

m a n c e” —— a n d

challenged me to

take my choice.



Through The She didn’t urge



Porthole. me any more

,than my mother did in 1918 when

I went romancing off to war, butI

knew what they both thought to be

best



The second great moment occurred

when Jim and I splayed out our feet

in the dusty road just outside the city

limits, turned our backs toward Rotary

and our faces toward Romance-—and

the decision had been made. We were

on our way, and on foot, with only

Jim’s banjo, an empty gasoline can,

youth, and a year.



“Well, POp, we’re off,” said my.part—

ner Jim. And from the enthusiasm of

this young zealot, who is really only

a sublimated variety of tramp, I be-

lieve he was, at least.





We must have cut a pretty figure

there in the dusty highway that first

hour of our year of romance. There

sat Jim, bareheaded, on a two-gallon

gasoline can, in the middle of the

road, playing a banjo. The August sun

fairly singed those brown curls which

are destined to break hearts in many

a foreign land before the year is over,

but Jim produced from somewhere in

the dusty depths of his flannel shirt

the bowling basso of that national an-

them of his ilk, “The Gypsy Trail.”



“Come on, Jim, swallow it down,” I

urged, “and let’s be getting on.”



I’m not geared quite so high as my

irrepressible partner, but I like to keep

moving. Besides, I may as well admit

that if he had sung “Home Again” he

would probably have struck a more

responsive chord in me just then.



“Here comes a car. Let’s try our

gasoline can on him. Quick!” And

we slapped the banjo into the case and

started briskly down the road, I on





 





 





 





 





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the inside, carrying the gas Can and

swinging it just a trifle—nottoo much,

but enough.



“Yes. ' And there it goes, too,” an-

swere’d Jim as the car passed us in a

cloud of dust. “Wonder if he didn’t

see our can?”





OUR cars passed, and with our



bustling, enterprising gait we were

rapidly overhauling a genuine“weary

Willie, a quarter of a mile ahead,

carrying an ordinary tin can tied to

his pack, instead of a shiny, red gaso-

line Can like ours.‘





Brakes ground behind us and a truck

slowed down at our side. “Outta gas. ‘P”

yelled the driver, with a suspicious

glance at the banjo case and my cam-

era which we couldn’t crowd into the

gas can.



“Yes, we’re out of gas all right, old

man,” I smiled, and took off the lid

of the can to prove it. There, inside,

lay our shaving tackle, a pair of socks,

Jim’s little camera—and incidentally a

few copies of the Lincoln Sunday pa-

pers which carried the full story of

our projected trip, together with our

photographs.





“We’re not after gasoline, you see.

We’re just a couple of fakes, and this

gas can is only our suitcase. Here’s

what we are doing”—~and I let him

read the opening paragraph out of

the newspaper—~“and here’s who we

are”——and we produced our passports

and letters of introduction from the

White House, the Governor and on

down. “And if you want to give us a

lift, we’ll appreciate it, and if you

don’t want to carry a pair of flat tires

like us, we wouldn’t blame you a

bit and it’ll be all right with us.” -





The big truck driver was already

moving his dinner bucket and coat

from the seat beside him to make

room for us, and he bade us climb in,

with a welcoming smile that we knew

was genuine. A few minutes later

when We whizzed past our profession-

al competitor, weary Willie, our driver

grinned at us: “That bird has, been

on the road longer than you boys, but

he doesn’t know his cans.” Our friend-

ly chauffeur carried us thirty miles

and almost apologized for having to

let us out when he came to the end

of his run.





HE next man who fell for our red



can bait was a middle aged bat-

tery salesman with a mania for chew-

ing gum and trimming his nails while

driving. He took us all the way to

Omaha and selected a restaurant

where we blew him to the best meal

on the card, and ourselves to the next

best. He wanted our first foreign ad-

dress so that he could send us a little





flcz‘i‘vz'tier of A! Acrer— Tin Henry Get: T Item, Root: and All





present as a reminder of the part he

had played in our trip. I gave him

Johannesburg, South Africa, and can

hardly wait to get there to find out

what he sent. We’re on our way, and

I’ll tell you about it when we get

there.



We rode a street car to the city

limits east of Council Bluffs Iowa.

and then continued bur game. Some-

times we’d . have to walk a mile or

more before anyone picked us up, but

after having stopped, no one ever re-

fused to carry us or seemed to resent

the idea of our fake can. They all

appeared to enjoy the deception as





- much as we, and so instead of victim-





izing the motorist we really provided

an interesting diversion for all who

were sympathetic enough to stop and

thereby deserve it.



We made one enemy, though, I’m

afraid. One hot afternoon we had

walked nearly two miles before any-

one seemed to notice us. We were

beginning to wish that we had brought

a fire extinguisher or a stretcher to

hurry down the road with as bait in-

stead of our gasoline can.





“That driver seems interested in our

can,” said Jim finally, glancing over

his shoulder. He was carrying the

can—and I believe that is why no one

had picked us up. “Two men in the

front seat and they’re looking at our

can.” But the car sped by, in spite

of the fact that the entire back seat

was empty. Well, whether it was our

unspoken curse upon his hurry, or the

justice of Kismet, we came upon these

same two men a half-mile farther on

——and out of gas.





HIS time, the driver was even

more interested in our red can,

but the devil in Jim—prompted him

to explain that we needed all the gas-

oline we had for our own car, which

was stranded just over the next hill.

“Let me ride ‘to the first filling stsa-

tion with you,” the driver asked,‘

I can get some gasoline for my car.”

“I’m sorry,” Jim shook his head,

“but you didn’t have room in your car

for us when we

were walking, and

we haven’t got as

big a car as yours

here, mister, so

I guess we can’t

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offices of A. H. Bull & 06., operators

of this U. S. Shipping Board freighter

which would be our home for the next

two months, if we lived. '



We learned that the sailing date had

been delayed one day, that our first

stop would be in the Azores‘ after ten

days at sea, that our second would be

the Canary Islands, that the boa-t was

only about one sixthvthe size of the

Leviathan on which I had crossed be

fore, that there would: be only seven

passengers including one woman—and





then we learned no more, for Jim be-'





came too excited.

Unfortunately—or fortunately, as the





.case may be—no one seemed to be





able to inform my youngpartner about

this particular passenger, the only fe-

male on the boat except the second

mate’s chimpanzee, and that evening





poor Jim was restless in speculation. .





Would she be a trig, well-favored, nim-

ble-witted maiden to add spice to ship-

board life, or would she—not?



“It’d be a good joke on you, with

all your fever, if she turns out to be





'a fat, sleek negress ,going to Liberia





or some such place,” I told Jim.



“Well, that’d be worse for her than

for me,” he answered. always refusing

to see the dark side of life.



Our embarkation on the West Hum-

haw, and the denouncement of the

mySterious lady passenger will be de-

scribed next week.





SPECIAL PRIVILEGES.





 





McGuinness had been posted to keep

guard over the entrance to a road

which led to an old and unsafe bridge.

Presently a car came along and he

held up his hand.



“What’s the matter?” growled the

driver. At that moment McGuinness

recognized him as the county magi-

strate. '



“0 it’s yourself, yer honor,” he said

genially.



“Yes, it is,” was the snappy reply.



“’Tis all right then,” said McGuin—

ness as he stepped politely out of the

way. “I got orders to let no traffic

through because of the rotten bridge,

but seeing it’s you, yer honor, ’tis a

pleasure—go right ahead, sur.”





80 TO SPEAK.





 





Tommy: “Is it correct to say you

‘water a horse’ when he’s thirsty?”



Father: “Yes.”



Tommy: “Then I’m going to milk

the cat.”





 





JUST LIKE A WOMAN.





 





“Aren’t you nearly ready, dear?"



“I .wish‘ you Wouldn’t keep asking

that question, John. I’ve been telling

you for the last hour that I’ll be ready





'in a minute.”





Frank R. Leez‘.





 





 





 





 





 





 

 

 





 





 





A
6.

Our Wee/Ely

HE prophet was not a foreteller,

‘ entirely. He was a forth-teller.

That is, he spoke right out, as

he. believed God Almighty wanted him

'to speak. He was a truth teller. He

risked his life sometimes, in speaking

his message. And sometimes he lost

his life. Along with the real prophets,

there were false prophets, who spoke

to please the king or the ruling classes,

and to insure their own necks. The

true prophets had much trouble with

the false prophets, and could not find

language, scarcely, to express their

scorn of them.



Do you like political sermons? I

mean, ((0 you like to have your preach-

er preach Once in a while on politics?

On such a subject as whether such a

man is fit for public office; or whether

the United States shqul’d interfere in



’ Nicaragua, and so forth? N9? Well,



‘ . I'm sorry, because

that is exactly

' , what the prophets

did. They preach-

edon politics.

They told the peo-

ple what they be-

lieved to be the

will of God about

this kin g and

that, and whether

Israel or Judah should form an alli-

ance with the government of Egypt or

Assyria,



These prophets were real men, don’t

forget that. They were radicals. They

were reds. They were called all kinds

of names by our timid, pussy-footing

age. They would be considered dan-

gerous men, and maybe some of them

would be deported. I reckon some of

them were deported. Yes, they cer-

tainly were bad ones. They made the

profiteers and the graftersg' and the so-

’ called hundred per cent patriots look

like five-year-old Fords. ‘ And their

speeches are read by us today, three

thousand years afterward. That is

more than you can say about the folks

who criticised them.





And if I were your preacher I would

speak up in meeting and say my say,

whether the pillars in the front seats

liked it or not. I’d preach political

sermons now and then, if I felt I ought

to. If the preachers have to how tow

to the man with the pocket book, of

what use is the church?





 





“0, but preach the simple gospel.”

Well, what is the simple gospel? Jesus

preached the simple gospel, and He

got all the politicians and office hold-

ers down on Him. Paul preached the

Simple gospel and he was mobbed.

Wesley preached the simple gospel

and had to preach in the streets. What

people mean by the simple gospel is

anything that does not interfere with

their sins, and which tells about the

beautiful home invheaven. The beauti-

ful home in heaven ought to be preach-

ed on, ‘every once in a while. But un-

righteousness and shielded privilege,

and fortified greed, and the oppression

of the poor, ought to be preached on,

too.

fails to sound the trumpet of truth,

other agencies will take it up, and will

not give it a religious impetus. If the

Church does not speak out, the maga-

zines will, and various organizations

will evince more courage for righteous-

ness than the church.





Amos saw wrongs in his day, that

stirred his soul. Isaiah was the coun-

selor of kings and warned them

against some practices that he believ-

ed were utterly at variance with the

will of God. The book of Isaiah is

largely #a collection of. his public ad-

dressesr If you would be stirred,.get





a book thatglves you‘the historical





setting (tithe boolr of Amos org‘I-Iosea

or «Micahiormlsaiah. so you willknow

what‘the conditions w.ere,-,.and then sit





speeches and it:





 

 





 





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Don’t forget that if the church.





_ .Famlly returned





By M. Mchme

Now the prophet is frequently the

most unpopular man around. It is not

surprising that people consider him a

dangerous'man and want to shut him

up. After he is dead we begin to see

what a great man he was,‘ and we

name a city after him, or build him a

handsome monument. It takes the

wise, however, to recognize the proph-

et while he is still living, and to give

him his due support. Who are some

of the prophets of America? Take

Wendell Phillips. A young man of

aristicratic family in Bejton, he joined

the ranks of the abolitionists. We can

hardly sense the meaning of that now,

but it was a fearful blow to family

pride. He went everywhere, at his

own expense, agitating for the libera-

tion of the negroes. Hissing, eggs,

threats, he knew them all, and went

right on. He was a prophet. How we

laud him now! How people hated him

then! A ..

His friend was William Lloyd Garri-

“son, who was dragged through the

streets of Boston by a mob, who

threatened him with a bit of rope. But

the old man went straight ahead. Said

he, “I will not equivocate, I will not

retreat a single inch, and I will be

heard.” An uncomfortable man to

have around! Most real prophets are.

Maybe‘we would not admire Amos and

the rest of them much if we had lived

then, and they had showed us our sel-

fishness and our double dealing. It is

interesting to know that the grandson

of hero Garrison is the editor of an

American weekly magazine, and is con-





. sidered by many to be a very danger-





ous man! He is only doing, in a much

milder way, what his grandfather did

in his day.



Let us not be afraid of prophets. If

they are messengers of God, it may be

embarrassing sometime to be pointed

out as one who fought the bringer of

truth. At the same time, not all who

claim to be prophets really are. False

prophets are not extinct.





 





SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON FOR

OCTOBER 23.





SUBJECT:——The Call of the Prophet.

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‘ T /ze Bumé/ej‘Bee and {/26 Honey Bee





HE warm rays of the morning

sun had just chased away the

last of the sparkling dew drops,



when the burly Bumble Bee flew

out of his house down in the hayfield.

It really wasn’t his__ house at all

though. The year before, the Meadow

Mouse had built it for his family of

Meadow Mice. Then one day early

in spring, the Meadow Mouse took his





 





It Happened That The Honey Bee Was

Starting for. the Daisy, Too.





family of young ones to call en the

Chipmunks who lived

house over in the cornfiel‘d./ ,

While they were away, along'came

the Bumble Bee. She found the Mea-

dow Mouse’s house empty so she

moved, fight in. ,

fromtheir call, they

heard a “buzz, buzz” inside: .





/





\» after she had heard the case.





in a tunnel





When the MouSe d

Bees gathered, nectar.





“I’m afraid to go in.” said Mother

Meadow Mouse. Even Daddy Meadow

Mouse was afraid. too, so they built

another house over on the other side

of the hayfleld.



It was a sunshiny morning, as our

story goes. that the burly Bumble

Bee flew out of her second-handed

house in search of honey for her

breakfast. She flew about for some

time without finding but a sip or two

of sweet nectar. At last she came to

the daisy. But it happened that the

Honey Bee was just starting for that

daisy, too.



“Buzz, buzz,” said the Honey Bee to

the Bumble Bee, “fly away. This is

my daisy. I found it first.”



“Bumble, bumble, buzz,” answered

the Bumble Bee. “This is my daisy.

Anyway I’m bigger than you are.”



“I’ve an idea,” said the Honey Bee.

“We will take our question to the

Queen Bee. She will decide it for us.”



“Agreed,” said the Bumble Bee.



“Well, now,” said the Queen Bee

“This

is what we will do. We’ll divide all

of the daisies. The Bumble Bees shall

gather nectar from the half of the

daisies that are kissed by the East

“find and the Honey Bees shall gather

their}, nectar from the half that are

kissed bythe West Win‘d.” '



“Fine, fine," agreed the Bumble Bee

and the Honey Bee.

ecision;” ~.And forever





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Smart Styles for Fall.





 





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Designed in sizes 16. 18 years, 36, 38,

40 and 42 inches bust measure. Size

36 requires 2% yards of 40-inch

figured material and‘ 1%, yards of 40-

inch plain material.





 





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Signed in sizes 36, 38. 40, 42, 44 and *

46_inches bust measure. Size 36 re-

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With 1,42 yard of 36-inch contrasting.





All patterns 130 each. ‘Just enclose

13c extra, when you order your pat-

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‘ , celery,

' juice. Beat well to keep gelatin from '

'.~sevtling, then add minced celery. and





 





ALLOWE’EN—the eve of fate, is

H always welcomed with new zest



and a touch of surprise. Mys-

tery can make the festivities on that

day always new and diverting. If you

are entertaining, the following recipes

will suggest some unusual dishes to

serve at your party.





Sardine Rarebit.





1 tb. butter 14 tsp. mustard

1% lb. American cheese. 3.4 cupt‘ul milk



grate 1 tsp. lemon juice

”)6 tsp. salt Sardines





1- 3 tsp. cooking sauce



Have a sardine ready on each piece

of the toasted bread or cracker.

Sprinkle the fish with two or- three

drops of lemon juice. Melt the butter

and add the cheese, grated, then the

seasonings. As the cheese melts add

the milk, stirring constantly. When

smooth and creamy pour over the

toast or crackers. Sprinkle the top

with paprika.



Dream Cookies.





1’2 rupful butter 1 tsp. cinnamon



1 ('upi‘ul brown sugar 1 tsp. nutmeg.r



1 egg 114; cups flour



1,4 cupful rolled oats L3 cupi‘ul mill;



2 tsp. baking powder 2-3 cupt‘ul chopped dates





1,4, tsp. salt



Cream the butter and sugar. Add

the well beaten egg, then the rolled

oats and dates, then the milk and sift‘

ed dry ingredients. Drop from a spoon

on a buttered pan and bake in a mod-

erate oven about fifteen minutes.



Cranberry Sherbet.





1 qt. cranberries 3 tb. lemon juice

1 1—3 cupt‘uls water 1 egg white

2 cupt'uls sugar





Cook the cranberries-until tender.

Force through a sieve. Add the sugar

and cook until the sugar is dissolved.

Cool. ‘ Add the lemon juice, and when

half i'rozen add the egg white.



Fruit Punch.



juice

2 cupl'uls chopped pine-



apple pulp





cupt'ul )laraschino

cherries





2 cupfuls sugar

1 cupiul water

2-3 cupl’ul lemon juice

1 cupful orange juice 1,9

1 pint ginger ale

2~3 cupl‘ul pineapple



Make a syrup of the sugar and wa—

ter by boiling together about fifteen

minutes. Cool and add the fruit juices.

Strain. Add the pineapple pulp and

Maraschino cherries. Just before serv-

ing add the ginger ale. Pour over a





large piece of ice.





Hermits.

2 cups light brown sugar 1 teaspoon baking powder

2~3 cup butter 1 tsp. each of cloves,





nutmeg. ginger. cinna-

mon and ails-pica



1—8 tsp. salt



1 teaspoon soda. 1 cup chopped raisins





Cream, butter and sugar. Add eggs

beaten until light with milk. Mix and

sift flour, salt, spices, baking powder

and soda. Add with raisins to first

mixture. Mi); thoroughly and drop

from teaspoon onto oiled and floured

cookie sheet. Bake 12 to 15 minutes.





Yum Yum Gem-s.

% lb. prunes, uncooked 1'3 cupful molasses

and cut in pieces 1 tsp. soda

1 cupiul white flour 1,5 tsp. salt

1 cupful milk 11,4 cupfuls graham flour

Mix and sift the flour, soda, and salt

together. Add the prunes, cut in small

pieces. Then stir in the graham flour

and remaining ingredients. Pour into

buttered muffin tins and bake in a

moderate oven about twenty minutes.

Hallowe’en Salad.





4 cups cooked chicken 1 cups lobster meat



4 cups mayonnaise 4 tb. gelatin



2 cups minced celery 2 quarts raw tomatoes

3 cups chicken stock





Cover gelatin with cold wafer, and

dissolve in hot chicken stock,'which

has been seasoned with pepper, salt,

and a tablespoon of onion





3 eggs, .

1/2 cup of sweet milk

4 cups flour





three cups of the mayonnaise. -Wet





a “mold with cold water and turn in a,

shallow layer of thekprepared spied.





 





 Wh3t to Serve on Halovvtm





P/cm Menu that Will 56 as Surprising and M yrz‘erzom as Your Stunts and Game:





By Mrs. L. H. Funk





- When this has set, arrange thick rings





of tomatoes upright ardund the edge

of the, mold, and fill with the remain-

der of the salad. When ready to serve

turn the salad out on a bed Aof celery

leaves, pour over the‘ rest of the may-

onnaise and cover the top with slices

of tomato.





 





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No. 3117——For Stout Figures.

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48 inches bust measure. Size 36 re-

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42 inches bust measure. Size 36 re-

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USE HAMMER.





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HEN I needed a drain board for

my kitchen sink, I hunted around

until I found aboard just the width





.fruit.





i”





of the sink. ' This I~sawed oil: to the

desired length, and nailed a molding

to the top of. the two outside edges.

Next I nailed a board, long enough to

reacln lengthwise back of both sink





and drain board, to the wall, making”





a sinkback.





The drain board was then fastened-





in place, with one end resting on the

sink, and the other, which was slightly





higher to allow the water to run off,.





supported by an iron bracket. I cov-

ered both sinkback and drain board

with white oilcloth, pasting it to the

boards. Now, at the cost of fifty cents

I have a neat and handy sink—Mrs.

R. M. C. ‘



Bread Board Does Double Duty.



I place a kitchen stool, box or chair

near the dining table as the first step

in preparing a meal. Then I place my





bread board on the kitchen table and.

on this pile all the dishes-needed for“

,The, board is then carried





the table.

to the stool in 'the dining room and

unloaded. The food is carried in the





same way, and when the meal is fin?





ished, I use the‘ board for clearing the

table. If you try this, you will be

surprised at the number of steps it

saves—Mrs. D. A. V.





 





NEWS FROM OTHER KITCHENS.





 





I WOULD like to pass along my



quick way for preserving fresh

grapes.

and wash. Fill sterilized can, c0ver





.with boiling water, and place covers.

Drain off water and cover with boiling"





water again. If one is doing many

cans at once, the first ones are ready

to drain by the time the last. ones have





the first water on them. Drain again





and fill the jars with a. syrup made of

white sugar the .same as for other

Pour the boiling hot syrup over

the grapes and seal. When grapes





are opened,-they are fresh as when,





picked from'the vines, and one does

not need to eat the skins or seeds any





Make Roast Pork Popular





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F you are tired of fried or broiled

I pork chops, try roasting them, al-



lowing one for each serving when

out apart after roasting. Place roast

in uncovered pan, and sear in hot

oven. 450 degrees F.—the same tem-

perature as you use for a fruit pie





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 





 





 





 





0r baking powder biscuits. .When well

seared to keep in the rich juices and

flavor, let the fire die down until the

oven is quite slow, 275 degrees F., and





the meal will be finished in three.





hours .

While the pork is searing, a pan of





peeled sweet potatoes may be put into





the oven, with a tablespoon of butter,

half a cupful of brown sugar and half

a cupful of water. Or the sweet po-





tatoes may be baked in their skins. ,,





Baked apples are good -with pork





. Their skins will he tender if the pan;

is kept covered, and a little water is

; placed in the pan, alSo cinnamon can'-

dies, raisins and sugar in each apple





where the core is removed. Onions

covered with a can of tomatoes are





good baked, and may be served with '

' ’po‘rk. Keep eaCh of these pans covered

while baking, be sure the Oven is not

{tdo hot,_ and no pot~watching is re- '

' quired. "





A rice custard





 





more than when eating them from the

vines. ——M1;s. L. O.





 





I. noticed that Mrs. K. asked recently





for a recipe for nine-day“. pickles. This





is the recipe I use and think it is fine.

,Fllnt Pickles.

' Select ”cucumbers from two to three

«inches long nd pack in a Stone crock;

Scald a We 1; brine and pour over

them while hot. Drain off and repeat

process for nine mornings. , On the

tenth day heat, suflicient strong vine-

gar, which has been seasOned with

black or red pepper and reot of horse?

radish, to cover. Pour over the pick-





.les while hot. Cover with grape leaves

‘and weight down.





These pickles are

always crisps—Mrs. N.





 





I never was able to". keep my mer-

ingue from shrivelling until I tried

this new way. I think it is all in heat-

ing the eggs after the sugar is added.

[spread the meringue over the pie

while it ishot, as this helps to cook

_it.from the bottom.~ The. fire should

not be too hot.‘ /



I use one level tablespoon of sugar

to each egg white, and beat five min-

utes after adding the sugar—Mrs. J. B.





 





A piece of Sandpaper about six

inches square isa agreat help in clos-

ing and opening fruit jars. Place over

the cover and the hand will not slip.



When grinding up dry bread with a

food chopper, place a two-quart jar





Pick the grapes from the stem ’. over the chopper to catch the crumbs





arid they will not fly around, as when '

an opemdtsh is used.



Try using a pint measure, with a

funnel-shaped snout,- to melt and pour

yourgparaffin over your jellies and pre-

serves.~ It is convenient and saves

cleaning a dish, for the paraffin can

be kept in it the year around and is

ready to heat at any time. —Mrs. W. H.





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TO USE THE GREEN TOMATOES.





I have so many green tomatoes this





fall that will not ripen, that I Would _





appreciate very much if you could

send me recipes for green tomato

mincemeat and green tomato catsup. ——

Mrs. B. R.





This is goOd for Sandwiches and pies

and also as a: sweet relish..

Green Tomato Mincemeat.





2 tb. salt 30 apples. showed me-

2 tb. cinnamon . dium fine

2 tb nutmeg 1 neck of green tomatoes.

2 tb. .allspice chopped very fine

1 tb cloves 5 lbs. browne‘ry or white

1 cup boiled cider or _ sugar



fruit juie





2 lbs. raisins. chopped

1 cup vinegar Sllmlfly





Boil until the consistency of pie fill-





~ ing Can in sterilized jars.





_ Green Tomato Catsup. _

“Remove the skins from eight pounds

of green tomatoes and chopfine. Add

four pounds of brown sugar and boil

three hours... Put through a sieve and





,1 add Bne quart of. vinegar and one tea- 7,

. spoon each of mace, icloves: and cm- ,

Eamon





Boil fifteen minutes and seal

in jars or bottles. “ ,,





 





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c with: tric motor





 

 





 

 

 

 

 





 





Town Michinn Dull"

Fennrille ................. Dickinson Bros.

Fenton E. A. Lockwood

Flat. Rock .............u.. M. F. Keenan

Flint The Flint Maytu Co.

leerville ............. Will Sidell & Son

Fraser ................ Arthur H. Schneider

Freeland ............... Bench 6c Burnett

Fremont ............. Hm Van‘ratenhove





Gaylord ..... . . . . . ........ John M. Brodie

Goodens . . . . . . . . ........ Lewis W. McCue

Grand Haven ...... Grand ‘Haren Maytag Co.

Grand Ledge. .F. & N. Washing Machine Co.

Hale ............ . .......... Nunn's Hdwe.

Hamilton ....... . . . ..... Harry J. Lampen

Harbor Beach . . . . . . .. ..... William Glass

Hm ........ .......... ..... R. J. \Vietzke

Hartford ....... . ...... J. W. Walker Hdwe.

Hastings . . . .F. b N. Washing Machine Co.

Hemlock .......... . . . .......... J. E. Fuller

Hesperia . . . . . ........ Husband 5; Anderson

Holland . . . . . . . . ........ Dchies & Dornbos

Bomer............. ...... Albion Maytag Co.





HotnSllins Vern A. Washlnu'n

Howell ..................Charles II. Sutton





Hudson ....... . ..... H. T. Dillon & Co.

Ida ..... N. A. Wei-pert and goes

Inlay City ......Lapeer County Maytag Co.

Ionin ......... ..... Ionic. Maytag 00.

Jackson ........ . ...... Jackson Maytag Co.

Jonesville . ..Olin M. Beebe

Luke Odessa LsDue 8: Snyder

Marlow ........ ......... Wood Hardware

IAInb . ........ L. H. Fitz





Lansing .............. Lansing Maytag Co.

Lancer ..........aneer County my"; Co.

Low ............1. mm and Son

m Ilitltoucltoooooelet “a W. John





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Free

Trial





Write or phone!

for a Maytag.

Use it on your

next washing

without cost or

obligation. If

it . doesn’t sell

itself, don’t

keep it.





 





one of the authorized Maytag dealers listed below:





Town Mlchignn Dealer

Leonard ........... ..... Frank Hdwe. Ce.

Ludlngton . . . . . ..... . .Palm Furniture Co.

Mancelona . . . . . . . . .Schroeder Furniture Q0.

Manchester ...“... ....... Fred G. Bouch

Marine City. . . . . . . .Mt. Clemens Maytag Co.

Marion ................ Marion. Hdwe. Co.

Mariette . ....... .A. B. Schlichter

Marshall . . . . . . . . . . Albion Maytag Company





Maybe!) .......... ..... C. ch G. Hochradel

Memphis ......... Haight's Hdwe.

Merrill ..... .. ..... .. ..... Alex. McDonald

Metz ........ ... .............. Philip Sytck

Middleton ........Middleton Hardware Co.

Midland ................... H. (‘. Eastman

Midland ...... Maytag Mum-Motor Sales Co.

Milan .................. chdis & Norcrosa

Milford ......... .... ........ Reid Hdwe. Co.

Millington ............ Fred B. Wills 8: Co.

Minder] City ............ Frank E. Mellon

Mio ....... ............... Orrin Kurtz

Monroe ....... . ........ Monroe Maytag Co.

Montague ...................... W. C. Snyder

Morenci ................. Delleritt Howe. Co.

Mt. Clemens ...... Mt. Clemens Maytag Co.

Mt. Pleasant ...... Mt. Pleasant Maytag Co.

Muir .................. Branyan Hdwe. Co.

Muskegon ...... Muskegon Maytag Co.

New Baltimore ........ Fountain Electric Co.

Niles ......... . ...... Hamilton Anderson Co.

North Branch .......... Daniel Orr & Sons

Northviile ......... . ....... J. N. VanDyno

Ousted ............. ......... Glanvy Bros.

Otsego ......... . ........ The Jones Hdwo.





Ovid Marsha & Olson

Owosso........F. & N. Washing Machine 00.

Oxford ........ ....... Johnson Have. 00.

Perms ..... ...............Geo W. Bum

Paw Paw ............. H. 0. Waters a: 00.

Perrlngfml ................... E. 8. mean





 

 

 





 





 





 

 





 

 

 





 

 

 





THE? MAYTAG COMPANY;

Newton, Iowa





Deferred Payments You’ll Never Miss

Indianapolis Branch; 923 North Capitol Ave, Indianapolis Ind.





NLY' a Maytag has this sturdy,

modern little gasoline engine,

and it is a part of the washer--

not a separate, clumsy affair with

belts to be lined up and requiring

the help of the men folks. The house-

wife can start it and operate it her-

self. It sets underneath the tub in

the same position as the electric

motor on the electric Maytag.





Whether you have electricity or

not, you can enjoy the advantages

of the famous Maytag Aluminum

Washer; enjoy its cast-aluminum,

seamless, lifetime tub that holds four

gallons~more than ordinary washers,

that keeps the water hot throughout

a big washing, that empties itself and

cleans itself.





After you have seen it do a big

washing in an hour—wash such

things as collars, cuffs, wristbands,

even grimy overalls without hand-

rubbing, then you’ll know why the

Maytag enjoys world-leadership.





Tm Mlehlcu Dealer

~Peter-slmrg ...........A C. Gradolph & flea

Potoskey ..........A Fochtman Dept. 8m

Pew-emu ........ Pewamo Hdwe. a»

Pigeon .. E. Paul & Son

Plymouth ...........Conner Hardware Co.

Pontiac Pontiac Maytag Co.

Prairieville ..................ll‘. 1. Hughes

Redlord...............C. K. Krugler & Co.

Reed City ....................C. R. Blunder





Riverdale . . . . . . . . . .......... R. E. Moblo

Rechester .......... Geo. Burr Hardware

Romeo ......... W. Geo 8mm:

Rothbury ....... . . . . ........ H. F. Newman

Royal Oak. . . . . . . . .. . . . . .Norton Electric Co.

Saginaw . . . ..... . . ..... Walton-Morse Shop

St. Charles . . . . . . . . . .Thorsby Furniture 00.

St. Clair ........ ............... E. 8. Hm

St. Johns . . . . . ..... St. Johns Electric Shop

Sandusky .......... . ...... Otis Hdwe. Co.

Sal-anal: . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wilkinson ' Hdwe. Co.





fiaugatuck ............... Konina Hardware

Sebewaing ...............J. C. Lika 0 Co.





Shelby ....... A. J. Rankin

Sheridan ....... ........... A. L. Stebbins

South Haven.......i.........llay B. Lundy

S.- Rockwood ........ ...... John Buong Cu.

Sparta ........ ........J C. Ballard 8: Co.

Standish . . . . ...... Gwisdala Implement Co.

Stanton ..... . . . . . . ......... Glen Gardner

Strasburg ......... . . . . ....... J. F. Home

Sturgis ..... Forbes Mam Co.

Tawas City............ ..... Fred. '1‘. Luedllm

Tecumseh ........... Baldwin Hardware Co.

Temperance. .Temperance Hdwe. & S’ply 00.

Three Rivers ............. Forbes Maytag Gel.

Tipton ........... ........ Comm 8: Bin-over





Tm'erso City Traverse City Maytag Co.

Trenton .............Trenwn Hardware Co.

Trulant A G. Miller

Unlonvillo J. H. Kemp a Co.

Uticn ..... ............... ..... E. W. Hahn

deerbut........................D. M. Sly

Waldenburc ................ William Stiu'l

Walled Lake ............... Frank 8.1%”

Waltz .. Krsyszke Bree.

Wm vuueoeeoo-roeooo-ooenueu but:

Water-rust. ...............H. Pierce son

Weyluld .................M L. Looyenzood

Wayne .........................J‘ohn J. Orr

West Branch ...............E H. )1ch

Winder ....................C. W. Lush-ll

Whitehall .. W. C Shad:-

Wyandotte................Russen Supply Co.

Ypsilanti ............... Shades Earn. an
My “Scramble”





By TwoM. C.





‘ EING very fond of writing and re-

B ceiving letters from various M.



, C.’s, I have entered several Cor-

respondence Scrambles, with the re-

sult that I have corresponded with ten

girls and one boy from different parts

of the state.’ Very pleasing corres~

pondences have followed.





I received pictures of two, and an

airplane view of the home of one. At

present I am corresponding with six,

and am looking for anotheriletter from



' the last scramble. I have correspond-

ed with one girl since 1922, and With





 





 





 





 





Fern Hagadorn, a Merry Circler, and

the Calf She Won at the Gaylord

Fair for Judging Dairy Cattle.





another since 1923, very regularly with

the first, and this spring received an

invitation to her graduation exercises.

Both of these girls and myself hope to

see each other some time. Can any—

one beat this record of having cor-

responded with one person for five

years?



I, too, think these scrambles are

very helpful and enlightening. In ad-

dition to promoting better letter-writ-

ing, and- applying the principles of let-

ter-writing learned in school, many in-

teresting facts concerning crops, till-

ing of soil, raising of fruit, berries,

and vegetables, raising of cattle, hogs,

sheep, and numerous facts concerning

our wonderful state are learned. Pow—

ers of description, story-telling, etc., I

think are improved through these in-

formal messages. I think interest in

different parts of the state is arous-

ed. I know this from personal experi-

ence because, when I receive a letter

I look up the address of the girl on

the map. Thus my state geography is

improved.



And, in conclusion, may I offer a sug-

gestion? I wish that those who enter

the scrambles have a real desire to

correspond. Some write once or twice,

some not at all. I think a livelier in-

terest in the scramble would result ”if

each would use the. slogan of writing

regularly if at all, or to retain only as

many correspondents as they find time

tokanswerr—Elsa Herman.





 





I suppose I.should have something

interesting to say for myself in regard

to the Correspondence Scramble Con-



‘ ” test, but alas, poor myself cannot com-



. .pete with such rivals as Unc suggests.

“A romance in scrambles”——faith,

that is truth stranger than fiction.



”' Say, cousins, don’t you’think Unc

- , is a little too hard on us, to hand us

a. job like this? I honestly am stump-



ad this time. I can’t guess of what I

,idhould write, unless—oh, I have it, and

3.; all about correspondence, too.

" The fact is, Unc, that I’ve had a

cret for some time. I was going to

,te you about it some time in the

” re, but as it will come. in handy





 

 





 





 

 





 





 

 





 

 





Experiences





Correrporzdmtr





should like to see it in print soon.

I organized a correspondence club

as a. branch club of the Merry Circle.

That is, all members are either M.

C.’s or ex-M. C.’s. There are to be

five boys and five girls, including my-

self. The club is an organized rail-

road route for letter writing.



Some time ago I wrote to my corrie,

Florence Sisson. I sent her a note

with a letter. The letter I had ad-

dressed to “Dear M. C. Friends,” in

which I explained just what kind of

a club I wanted to organize. All mem-

bers must be, or must have. been,

Merry Circle members. Only ten mem-

bers allowed in a group (five boys and

five girls), etc.



It is only necessary for a member to

write one letter. For instance, A writes

a. letter, sends it to B. B writes a

letter, encloses that of A and B in an

envelope, sending it on to C. C like-





wise writes a note of her own, adding





this to A’s and B’s letters, sends A's, ‘





B’s and 0’s to D. >



By the time the envelope comes back

to the first member, it contains ten

letters, one of which is his_OWn,

is taken-out and replaCed by another,

and all sent to the second member,

who has as yet not read any of them,

for the one letter she has read has

been exchanged.



Any jokes, snapshots, etc., can _be





included for other members to see and"





read, but owing to restrictions of tak-

ing out nothing, but that which you

have yourself put in, no one need fear

of such articles not being returned.





I hope other M.C.’ 8 like the idea, and .,





that other clubs can be organized. ’

Even though‘ members are from all





'over the state, I have in view a tu-





ture meeting for ourclub members,-

and perhaps some of us will‘ even have

the pleasure of meeting the editor of

our page. I hope other M. C.’s will

take up this idea of correspondence

club and gets lots of pleasure from

it.—Christine Zech.





 





The Golden Circle '





VERY once in a while I look over the pages of this department to find

what seems to me to be outstanding letters or articles which have ap-





peared. When I find one I send a Golden Circle button to the writer.





For





a while there was nothing especially good, but lately better letters have ap-





peared, I think.





timation, and will be sent the buttons.





The following are due the Golden Circle honor, in my es-





1 would like the names and ad-





dresses of those pen names which appear below.

"A Modern Farmer’s Daughter,” for her good list of ten men in the





July 16 issue.





Ellen Walters, Route 5, Hastings, Michigan, for her poem,





and a Desire,” in July 16 issue.





“A Prophecy





“Sweet Sixteen” for her letter on education in July 30 issue.

“Lorine, ” for her letter on the “Mystery of the Universe,” in August





13 issue.





Chester Lattin, Holton, Michigan, for his “Farewell Song,” in August 27 _





issue.





Iola Hardy, Mayville, Michigan, for her poem, “Carrying On,” in Sep—





tember 17 issue.





Florence Frederick, Route 4, Osseo, Michigan, for her poem, “I Took

it Just the Same,” in September 17 issue.

Elsie Collins, Fenton, Michigan, for her answer to “Question Mark’s ”





letter in September 24 issue.





 





Our Letter Box





Dear Uncle Frank.



Oh, how I miss good old Michigan

and the farm.

three years ago and am now a New

Yorker. I hope this winter comes and

goes quickly, as I am coming to Mich-





 





igan next summer. ——Mary Kanka, 6948 -





Elizabeth Avenue, Arverne, N. Y.



I remember you and your picture

While doing athletic stunts. I hope

you will stay when. you come to Mich-

igan again. ' .





 





Dear Uncle and Cousins:



I wish to thank you for the member-

ship card and pin. To say I am very

pleased is putting it mild. I don’t

know just when I received the pin, as

I was away to a Girl Reserve Camp at

Newaygo. Did we have fun at camp?

Well, let me tell you we did.



What sort of people do most of you

cousins like? I like an all around good

sport. One Who likes to do things,

and isn’t prudish. But allow me to

say that I positively don’t like tin-horn

sports.



It certainly seems great to sign my-

self “your niece. ”—Your niece, Juanita

Wilkinson.



Though we do ‘not like tin-horn





sports or prudes, we must remember





‘ that everybody has good qualities as





well as poor ones. None are perfect,





even though some may think they are. 3.





 





Dear Uncle Frank:





I, too, read the letter Written by. 'an

-.Mother, " who said that her, ms were

, accessffil threshei‘s but





.Mt





’t gone

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sixth grade.





 





I left Michigan about "





sense of the matter, I agree with her.

Education is not everything, but there

is a time coming, and that very soon,

when people who have none, or little,





which ,





lay ant. How. about it; Uncle?





een yea-rs old and am eni ’





rt



tering high enhool this ,f l. I onset

to go throngh high some and normal,

and would like

depths of knowledge it 11011111111113.l



Well, I must close and leaVe room

for othe 3 who can write more inter-

esting le ters than I. --A Michigan- Girl





Education is a great factor in life.

1311;, there is a differenCe between ed-

ucation and going to, school.





grade have more education " than oth-

ers who go through college. Educa-

tion is knoWledge you acquire. Some

acquire it in‘life’s experiences; others

get part of it through schooling.





 





Dear Unkie and Cousins:



I am_.writing this to tell Clara Cole

that she’s all wet.” Lindy does smoke

and he will take a drink'when he feels

like it. ‘He said, “I’mvonly human and

I’ll take a drink when I feel like it.”

Yes, that’s Lindy—the "Teal Lindy, and

I admire him as much for those words

as I do for his flight.



Now, please don’t mistake me, cous-

ins. Of course, Lindbergh is a perfect

gentleman, who,'I’ll wager, washes be-

hind his ears and cleans his teeth, and





whose mother adores him, but he isn’t





a saint! He’s human



I certainly admire 'him~ for those

words, for bad not-a larger share of

the educational institutions told their

graduates to always consider Lind-

bergh as their model and they would

be safe? That Lindbergh was the mod-

el American y'outh? Had not every

newspaper featured him as the perfect





youth? But Lindy has courage. He'

didn’t care what. people thought. He

did smoke and he Will drink! And he





, is as near perfection as human beings





ever get. He remains the model of

the American younger generation look~

ed up to by everyone, and who doesn’t

wish that his son, his brother, or his

friend will grow up into a Lindbergh?



By the way, Lindy has the top place

of my list of ten who did most for our

civilization. The rest move down one

place—Yours for more Lindberghs, a

Modern Farmer’s Daughter.



I am glad you admire Lindbergh but

you try to make us believe you like

him better because of the reported

bad habits. I presume Lindy thought

people wereimaking too much of a.

hero out of him. He doesn’t like idol-

itry, so he dared to say what he did,

according to reports. But, the .Iact re

mains that he is a' non-smoker and

non-drinker. I really think you are

the one who is “all wet” trying to





Little Nature Stodies





Tfie Young





HE young woodchuck shown in

this picture is like a lot of the

boys looking at the picture. He is

very fond of doughnuts. And like a





lot of the boys, he is not satisfied to‘





eat all in one placer but must take-a





.bite out first on one side, then on the





other, to see ifit tastes the same all

the way around. "Heitu-m'ed it in his

front paws as skillfully as if they were

hands, while he ate. "



In their native haunts, woodchucks

are strictly vegetarians, feeding for the

most part on clover. They come forth

in the early morning, and again in

late afternoon, for their meals, and are





seldom found outside the den at any





other time. Sometimes they come out

during the heat of the day and sun

themselves on the heap of sand at the

den opening.





In captivity they, take readily to a,





mixed diet, although they still avoid

meats. They will eat almost any kind





of vegetables, apples and other fruit, ,_





 





Woodc/Iuré





weather prophet. He is the groundhog

that comes forth from his den on

Candlemas Day, February 2, to look

for his shadow. Everyone. knows the

old legend.





However, it is to be suspected that -





 

 

 

 

 

 

   

   

   

   

   

   

 

   

 

   

   

   

 

   





bread and butter, and are fond of, 1





 

   





education Will/not be able 1511mm





0 go farther into the -





> , 'Undoubt- *

edly some who .quit after the eighth.





 





.5: -
- , g [chickens aremtlt poorrt‘nd. ’4





.filal’re fusithitik“; ., ,_ , ._

because ‘ at their bad" habits. ':_ If you

really'do. I feel sorry for you. I. don’t

think time will place Lindy in the Big

Ten list, despite his present popularity.





_____...______

READ 'AND wm.

__.4__..





HIS is one of the first types of

contests we had when this depart-

ment started several years ago. It is

still popular. Really it should be

more popular now, as the “Ask Me

Another” question lists, which are now

the rage, are similar to our Read and

Win. _

Most all M. C.’s know how to work

this contest but for the sake of new

readers the following suggestiOns are

made. The answers to the questions

below will be found in the reading

columns of this paper. ,When you find

the information .make yourganswers as

short as'possible. 'Do not write them

in. complete sentences. Do not re-

write the questions but number your

answers the same as the questions.

Also, give the number of the page

upon which you found the answer.

Please put your name and address in

the upper left .hand corner of your

paper, and put M. C. after your name

if you are a Merry Circler

Ten prizes will be givenz—vthe first

two, fountain pens; the next three,

loose leaf note books; and the next

five, pocket knives. All the correct

papers will be mixed together and ten

lucky ones pulled out. Those who are

not M. C.’s that have correct papers

will be made Merry Circlers. The con-

tes't closes October 28th. Send your

contest papers to Uncle Frank.





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GROUND WHEAT IN LAYING

MASH.





OULTRYMEN with home-grown



wheat can often use ground wheat

in the laying mash with good results.

It saves buying both bran and mid-

dlings. The best results come from

substituting 150 pounds of ground

wheat and fifty pounds of bran for the

100 pounds of bran, plus 100 pounds

of middlings. A good homegrown lay-

ing mash can be made of 100 pounds

of ground corn, 100 pounds of ground

oats, 150 pounds of ground wheat, fifty

pounds of bran, and 100 pounds of

meat scrap.



When plenty of skim-milk or butter-

milk is available, the amount of meat

scrap in the mash can be reduced one-

half. In that way the farmer raising

Wheat, corn, oats and milk, can make

up 500 pounds of laying mash by pur-

chasing fifty pounds of meat scrap and

fifty pounds of bran.



The theme-grown mash is greatly

improved ”by adding minerals in the

form of two per cent ground lime-

stone, two per cent bone meal, and

one per cent fine table salt. The use

of minerals tends to improve the

strength and quality of the egg shells,

thus avoiding the egg-eating habit in

, the flock, as well as the production of

' soft-shelled eggs.‘ Some poultrymen

believe that more minerals and less

meat scrap will be the tendency in

making egg mashes within a "few

years. Théir cost per pound is so

small, considering their value, that

they should not be omitted from the

home-made mashes.———K.





RANGE PAVRALYS‘IS.





- Could you tell me what would cause

young poultry, bothpullets and roost—

ers, about five months old, to be ap—

parently well one day, ’and the next

they are paralyzed in their legs, un-

able to walk? ' They are fed wheat

as a grain, and have free ran . The





on like whitewater





Michigan." Farmer Detroit, 'IMichigan. -





Here are the‘questlon‘s‘: _ ~ .



1. How many pounds of butter; did

every man, woman and child in this

country uselast year? ,



2. What should one do to prevent

rice custard from curdling while

baking?



3. What does Wright think is the

best temperature for drying seed

corn?



, 4. About how many radio receiving

sets are there in the United States?



,5. What do woodchucks feed on

mostly?



if). What did the Prophets preach

on.



7. What is the value of the annual

crop losses due to insects? ,

8. What is the book of Isaiah?





SECRET CODE WINNERS.





THE winners of this contest were

selected by drawing. Many boys

had the code right but somehow

this was the girl’s lucky day, for all

the prizes were won by them. We

got a lot of replies, many right, but

some fell down on the word “needs”

by making it “sends" which, of

course showed carelessness. The prize

winners are:

‘ Fountain Pens '



Uldene E. Rudd, LesCheneaux Club,

Cedarville, Mich.



Grace Binding, R. 1, East Lansing,





Mich.

Note Books



Armin Grueber, R. 2, Frankenmuth,

Mich.



Mattie Fishel, A. 1, Pentwater, Mich.



Jennie Johnson, Ewen, Mich.



Knives



Grace Walsh, Port Austin, Mich.



Irene McComb, R. 2, Bad Axe, Mich.



Ily Haarala, R. 1, Chassell, Mich.



Estella Metrak, Omer, Mich.



Alice Kenerson, Dodgeville, Mich.



The Secret Code



Merry Circle fund needs more

money in order to buy the radio for

the crippled children’s hospital.





 





accuser a:





 





of the nervous system, and the symp-

toms depend on the part of; the ner—

vous system \invaded by the disease.

When the wing nerve is attacked it

will cause the wing nerve to droop or

hang limp. If the spinal cord becomes

diseased the bird will lie on its side.



Vthn the nerves of the legs are

diseased with range paralysis, the bird

falls down and the legs become en-

tirely useless. A peculiar type of

blindness, in which the eyes of the

bird become glassy, is sometimes as-

sociated with range paralysis.



Other causes of leg weakness may

be tuberculosis, coccidiosis, worm in-

festation or malnutrition. Sometimes

a postmortem examination, and study

of the internal organs may reveal the

cause of the trouble. At the present

writing there is no medicine, or defi-

nite treatment that can be given to

apply to all cases. Practical poultry-

men try to keep the soil on their poul’

try ranges as free from contamination

as possible by plowing and growing

crOps, and usually escape any serious

losses.





SOME CORN IN MOST RATIONS.





We mix our own mash for our pul-

lets, now beginning to lay, viz: Corn«

meal, 200 lbs.; middlings, 100 lbs.;

bran, 100 lbs.; meat scrap, 75 lbs.;

steamed bone meal, 25 lbs.; salt, five

lbs. This is fed in self-feeders. We

have no corn, so wonder if we could

feed a balanced ration of wheat, bar-

ley and oats, and if so, how many

pounds per day per 100 birds?-‘——H. D.





In some sections of Enrope,’ barley





is fed exclusively to hens with good .





results. In this country, a. ration with-

out corn has not been recommended

by feeding experts. According to the

Michigan Station, ground barley can

be used in place of one-half of the

corn in the laying mash.



The Cornell Station has success-

fully used a scratch grain ration con-

sisting of .500 pounds of cracked corn,





200 pounds of barley, 200 pounds of, _ ;

- wheat, andloo pounds of heavy oats. ' '. "

..In-their laying mash the ground bar-

..-ley issubstitutcd for ground. oats in: ‘





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stead ”of. . ground corn.~ It consists tot. ‘





100 pounds each of bran, middlings.

yellow cornmeal, ground barley and

meat scrap, plus three pounds of salt.



In Ration 3, given in Farmers’ Bul-

letin 287, of the department of agricul-





ture, the mesh is composed of 100- -





pounds of barley meal, fifty pounds of

wheat? bran, fifty pounds of mlddlings

and fifty pounds of meat scrap. The

mash contains no corn, but in the

scratch grain to go with that mash

they recommend 100 pounds of cracked

corn, fifty pounds of oats and fifty

pounds of wheat or barley.



While you might get along without

corn in the poultry ration, the improv-

ed weather has increased the corn crop

and reduced the price, and it may pay

the best to buy corn and feed the

hens according to the commonly rec-

ommended formulas which are giving

such good results. About three or four

pounds of scratch grain per 100 birds

in the morning, and eight or nine

pounds in the evening, seems to give

good results.





PU LLETS STOP LAYING.





I have a nice bunch of pullets that

commenced laying about August 1.

Were domg fine until‘ abOut two weeks

ago, when they stopped laying sudden-

ly. They acted sick, and a few died.

The old hens acted the same. Upon

opening them I could find nothing

wrong except an enlargement of the

gall sack and a sort of white film over

things. I have been wondering if too

much new barley could have caused

the trouble. As we have no corn this

year I have been substituting barley

for corn' in the mash and in scratch

feed. The chickens are on open range.

Before they died the chickens’ combs

would turn dark, and they would get

weak—E. A. "



You do not give the age of the pul-

lets which started laying about August

first. But possibly they were laying

before reaching maturity, and when

you took the corn from the ration and

substituted barley, the pullets did not

take readily to the changed ration and i

this checked egg production. A change '

in ration sometimes throws a flock

into a moult. If the pullets ate little

of the grain, they may have reduced

rapidly in weight, and this halts egg

production. .



Pullets that are accustomed to corn

in their ration may not take readily to

barley. And the' change should be

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_ IVE times blue ribbon winner and



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strong competition at the following

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Hillsdalwe and Marshall.



That this ram is not only a. show

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attested by the Ingleside Farm 1927

lamb crop, all of which are .his pro-

geny. He is mated with the same flock

of breeding ewes again this fall.



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The Miller Jersey Far

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Fourth Public Sale, Monday, Oct. 24th





50 HEAD OF REGISTERED CATTLE





The blood of Sybil’s Gamboge, Oxford Sultan of Oaklands,

Volunteer, Folra’s Queen’s Raleigh and Golden Tycoon.

that Jerseys of this breeding have been offered at public sale in Mich-

Catalogs on request to





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Perry, Mich.



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BREEDERS’ DIRECTORY





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I have for sale a number of well-bred young bulls

11: from calves to serviceable age. Any one of

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tion stock.





Wallinwood Guernseys





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SERVICEABLE AGE





REGISTERED HOLSTEIN

Bull Calves at pri es the owner ofa

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daughters. Others sired by a 5 times

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breeding.





Bred cows and heifers served by

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Northville, Michigan

Telephone: 344



Reference: Northville State Savings Bank





and the junior partner, who is in ac-

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Stanley is, as. most readers know, the

author of the News aond Views arti-

cles which appear each week in the

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first time ERT BOND, a Chippewa farmer,





Bimported four carloads of sheep

from Lower Michigan, last week, to

place On his farm and establish anoth-

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sula. Included in this shipment were

250 purebred breeding ewes and 250

pure-bred lambs,’ which will give Mr.

Bond an ideal foundation to build on.

It is believed that this is a safe ven-

ture, since the Experiment Station at

Chatham has found that the flock there

is a real paying investment. They

have topped the market several years

with their lambs, and the wool has

been of superior quality. "

A few years back, the sheep busi-

ness in the Upper Peninsula received a.

serious setback due to lack ofcareful

selection of ranges and O‘therzfactors. ‘

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Choice Jersey Bulls





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REGISTERED JERSEY BULL





dropped April 11th. 1926.

5.763 lbs. milk, 345 lbs. fat,





Dam's R.





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Dular blood lines. cows.



GUERNSEYS 33m, “nimble bum and 3100. H. c. WHIPPLE. Anemia. Mich. ,



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CLOVERLAND DAIRYNTEN TOUR



‘ WISCONSIN.

;FORTY-EIGHT farmers and exten-

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Monday, October 3, for awfour-daytour

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bulls. The . farmers ,attending were" 9

very; enthusiastic , ”over. the . trip, and

desire to make it an annual affair. '



The following places were visited:

Brown County Asylum Holstein Farm;

Ferndell Guernsey Farm; Fairmount

Creamery; Denmark Condensary ; Den- ‘

mark Herd Improvement ' Association; 2

Laurence Larson Holstein Farm; Hen:

ry Hanson Holstein Fermi Manitowoc.

County Farms; Corium Farm,,Fund du

Lac; Shatter Holstein Farm, Apple-

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BUTTER TRADE EXPANDS.





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A GRADUAL upward trend, since

1919mm the volume of the inter~

national trade in butter and cheese is

reported by44the department of com-

merce. Preliminary figures indicate

that the quantityof butter entering

world trade in 1926'was the largest on



record. . _



The quantity of butter entering

world trade rose from an annual av-

erage 'of 700,000,000 pounds during the

five years preceding the World War,

to over 930,000,000 pounds in 1926.

World cheesetrade increased from an

annualaverage of 535,000,000 pounds

in the pre-war period, to 725,000,000

pounds in 1926. , ,



One of the outstanding features of

the world trade in butter in 1926, says

M. A. Wulfert, foodstuffs specialist in

the commerce department, was the op—

eration of the New Zealand Dairy Pro-

duce Control Board" in its effort to

control the price of New Zealand

dairy products on the British market,

which resulted in the accumulation of

large stocks of unsold New Zealand

butter and cheese in England, and

finally to a change in the policy of

the board, '



On the other hand, the stabilization

scheme in operation in Australia, by

which a voluntary levy of three cents

a pound was made on all butter man-

ufactured, and a bonus of six cents a

pound was granted on all butter ex-

ported, proved a success and brought

a return of $9,900,000 to producers in

Australia through the higher prices

paid for butter in that country.





 





CONSUMPTION OF 'DAlRY PRO.

DUCTS SHOULD DOUBLE.





 





HE government’s figures of in-



creased consumption during the

past twenty years tell a very interest-

ing story. According to this informa-

tion, there was used last year in the

United States for eigery man, woman,

and child about as follows: Fifty-five--

gallons or fluid milk; seventeen and

one-half pounds of butter; two and

three-fourths gallons of ice cream;

four pounds of cheese, and in addition

to all of this, there Was consumed

large, quantities of condensed milk.

powdered lizllk,‘ nialt‘ed milk, etc:



In order to acquaint the public with

reliable information concerning ‘the

healthful qualities of milk and its pui-

ducts,,the National Dairy Councn was

organized a few years ago. -The Coun-

cil. from its beginning, realized and

fully appreciated, the very vitaland "

tremendous importance cf dairy pro-

ducts to national health. Food and

nutrition” scientists told us. that for

the proper growth and development

of children, both '\mentally and ”physic-

ally. and for adult health and en-

ciency, dairy. products' ‘aref Labsélately, f

‘ ' ‘ ' .We‘werehl'ems the.
J. L. Fleshner, Allenville, Illinois,

plants 2 or 3 soy beans in each h1ll



of com. A carload of Fall lambs get

faton the beans, lower blades of corn

and stray weeds.



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R. V. Disharoon, Villa Ridge, 0.,a

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Ho’LSTEIN HERos.





SUMMARY of the ten leading

herds in Michigan for the year

. July 1, 1926, to June 30, 1927.

discloses the high producing ability of

Holsteins. There are 2,780 herds of

all breeds under test in the 106 Mich-

igan dairy herd improvement assmzla-

tions. Approximately 30, 000 cows are

tested each month in these organiza-

tions so that the honors won by the

Holstein herds indicate their worth as

efficient butter-fat producers. The first

three herds listed in the following

group table ranked among the leading

ten herds in Michigan’s associations.

In addition there are seven other Hol-





pose the group of ten leading Hol-

stein herds under test in Michigan

during 1926- 1927.



First: Arthur Fistler, of Richmond,

Michigan, member in the Macomb No.

3 Association, is owner'of the highest

producing herd in the state. His

fifteen pure-bred and grade Holsteins

and one grade Jersey averaged 564.1

pounds butter-fat for 125 cow years.

In 1925— 26 this herd averaged 482

pounds butter-fat. This herd is now

being tested for the third year.



Not alone is this herd the leading

butter-fat producing herd for the state

but it is also the leading milk pro—

ducing herd. The average milk pro-

duction per cow for the year was

15,412 pounds milk testing 3.66%. For

each dollar expended for feed this

herd returned $2.63 and the butter-fat

cost was 250 per pound. Determina-

tion on the part of the Fistler family

in wanting to have their herd produce

well combined with care in selection

and feeding of the herd throughout the

years that they have been in testing

w01k have. resulted in bringing to this

herd highest honors to be gained in

Michigan dairy herd improvement

associations.



Second: The herd ranking fourth

among the ten leading herds and sec-

ond in the Holstein group is owned

by the Michigan Refor‘matory at Ionia

Michigan. This herd of 51.7 pure-bred

Holstein cows produced 501.4 pounds

butter-fat and 15.023’ pounds milk test-

ing 3.34% for the year. This large

herd under three and four times a

day milking and under semi-official

testing conditions has produced a re-

markable amount of milk and butter-

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tested for the fourth year in the Ionia

Dairy Herd Improvement Association.



Third: William E. Hill, member in

the Genesee No. 4 Association, is the

owner of six pure-bred and grade Hol-

steins which averaged 474.6 pounds

butter-fat and 14,252 pounds milk test-





1





ing 3.3%. This herd has been on test

for three years.

Fourth: Arthur Shepard, member in





the Charlevoix County Association for

three years, is the owner of a herd of

6.5 Holsteins which averaged 12,308

pounds milk and 465.5 pounds butter-

fat.



Fifth: The 37.5 cows owned by the

Michigan Sanitarium, member of the

Livingston Association. produced 459.8

pounds butter-fat and 14,144 pounds





years of testing work.



Sixth: Harris Brothers, for four

years members in the Genesee County

Association, are owners of 20 pure-bred

and grade Holsteins which produced

458.8 pounds butter- fat and 13,391

pounds milk.



Seventh: John Meyer, -- member in

the Newaygo South Association, has





steins which ‘aVeraged 458.8 pounds

butter~fat and 11,518 pounds milk.



Eighth: John Buth, for three years

a. member in the Kent County Asso-

ciation, owns the 8th highest Holstein

herd. The 17 pure-bred Holsteins in

this herd averaged 14,416 pounds milk

and 456. 4 pounds butter-fat. ‘



Ninth: 'Otto Mietz, member in the

Maéomb No.1 Association, rank ninth.





milk. This herd has completed threg





a herd of 4.6 pure—bred and grade Hol- '





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Stockers, Feeders

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30 Guernsey an d Jersey Heifers,

some springing.



40 Holstein Heifers, some springing.

50 Stocker Heifers, Grade Short-

horns.



200 Grade Shorthorn Steers, 500

to 800 lbs.



500 Choice Feeding Lambs.





GRAY’S RAN CH,

MERRITT, MICH.

8 miles west of Houghton Lake on M-55





AU CT I ON SALE





25 Head of Registered Jersey Cattle





Tuesday, October 25,1927

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SHEEP





 





Shropshire and Oxford Rams





Lambs. yearlings and two year olds. The! are ”a

typy well grown lot. Some have won tl’good



We guarantee satisfaction. LAKEFIEELD FARMS.

Clarkston. Mich.





 





900 BREEDING EWES





good sized. Delaines. 500 choice large black

ages. yen-lines to solid mouths.



MAFIA! a. SONS. 8o. Redwood.

Roekwood.





(aces. All

ALMOND B.

Mich"





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“PAYS TO BUY Pm saw sum 0P.

PARSONS {filmm-



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. 8!! "a Shrdopshirou aggl’ofi'eld Wm

PARSONS. GrandLedge. Mich. R2 ,





 





Shrop-

All yearlings.

Car lots. V. B. FURNISS, Nashville. Mich.





For Sale—Hampshire.

shire grades.





Breeding Ewes





SH E E P Can supply you in anything you



want in sheep at the right price.

Breeding ewes and fredms on hand at all times.

Write. wire or come and see the sheep. Nor-61 Low-

iIburg, Ohio. or Woodstock. Ohio. I5 miles east of

Urbana. Champaion 60.. Lincoln ‘1 Bradley.





Delaine RAMS





Pollod and Horned. 40

_ yearlings and 2—yoar-

nlds. Bug, husky fellows from good shearing stock.

Wrxm for pnces or call and see them. FRED J.

HOUSEMAN, R. 4, Albion. Mich.





 





Delaine and Rambouillet Rams

\Inhigan Premier dock at the State Fair.





 





Frank Murphy & 0.1. Lare, Props, Games, Mich

HOGS

Berkshire Gilts Buy a “‘1‘ ”0" “d m"





 





 





Mulligan Boeeder at State Fair.

LAKEFIELD FARMS, Olarkston, Mich.

Bears and Gilts of spring famw1

DUFOC Jersey with size tspe and quality.

Write for particulars. or better. come and see them.

F. l. DRODT. Monroe, Mich.





DUROC JERSEY spring and fall

blood lines. Write or come and see them.





Bliu 8.. Son. Henderson. Mich

Duroc Jersey breeding stock.

FOR SALE all uses. both sex. CHAS.





A. BRAY. Dannllle. Mich.

Vlrlto for





O.I.C. HOGS on ‘ime 1403811011





Originators and most extenswe breeders.

THE LB _ .SILVER 00.. Box I96, Salem, Ohio





boars of popular

JetIo





Shipped on approval. FRED





best of but edinz. Mich.





KENNEDY a. 80915.8. I. Cholloa.





9 Marrh, April and June pigs.



Reg 0- 1' C S. cithrr" sex Milo H. Peter-

son a Son. “Swiss View Farm." lonia. Mich" R. 2.

Cl Good last spring pigs, not akin

0.1.8. also fall pigs. retarded free.

OTTO SCHULZE 81. SONS. Nashville. Mich.





O. l. C. Spring Boars and Gilts





EDWIN STILSON. Williamshurg. Mich.





 





for sale.





* POLAND CHINAS





Our 9th Annual Sale. Thursday, Nov. 3. 1927.. Twen-

ty— slx gilts and fifteen boars sell. (‘holce individuals.

choice bieedlng. your choice at your price. We like

good Polands—so do youl Write now for catalog





and plan to attend. Sale at farm. WESLEY HlLE,





 





18¢ SON. So.





a purs- bred sow. Largo?

English type. Prices reasonable. AddreSS TALCOA.

FARM. R. 7. Lansing. Michigan.



Spring boars ready for ser-7

BerkShiresH vice. Also choice Jr. year-

ling show boar. W. EVERY. Manchester. Mich.‘

Spring and yearling boars. Open gilts. Premier





For Sale-~Reg. O l. C. April &May Pigs:





1head to select from. Come see them. CAL‘

1H00N BROS.. Bronson. Mieh.. Branch Count.





2 SHROPSHIRES



Otter-in: au'oxtra. good hoary-boned lot of yearling

and 2-yr.—old rams. Priced right. D. L. CHAPMAN

Rockwood. Mich.





SHROPSHIRE RAMS





Quality rams at farmer prices, also two tried sires

D. W0 ODO DWORTH &. SONS. Pottervllle. Mich"





 





 





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PERRY. Davison. Mich..

Fur Sheep Breeders'





Sect'y National

Registry Association.





K arakul





 





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reliable information in regard



‘If You want to Karakul sheep. write F.





S KEEP FOR SALE—~Sercral hundred head choice

‘ breeding ewes. Will give time

‘are good. CORNWELL RANCH. Clare.





500 Choice Feeding Lambs





see them at once. E. E. EVERETT. Hale. Mich.





where references

Mich .





 





 





including the first prize lamb

For ShrOpSher Rams at Mhhigan State Fair and.

fire oth1r Pans. write or call ARMSTRONG BROS..





Fowlerville. Mich.

25 registered Shropshire Reid





F O R S A L E mms. also 3 stock rams; all

sxred by lexerron. War-well and Broumton runs.

E. F. GOODFELLOW. Ovid. Mich., Phone 48-5.





Oxford Downs





“'11 lo Wm. VanSickle.





FOR SALE





BOTT. Palms. Mich.





 





sired by Molicrstm's 548T

and 3713. ewes and rams.

Deckmille. M ich.. R. 2.





 





Oxford rams and ewes Satisfam

lion guaranteed. GEO. T. AB-

Telephone Dsekcrvillo 78- 3.





' Shropshire yearling rams. Also

Registered ram lambs from imported founda-

tion stock. NIXOO 8. Russell. R. 3, Howell. Mich.





Oxford Ram Lambs and 0. l. C. Boats

For 51111:. H. w. MANN. Damville, Mich.

REGISTERED SHROPSHIRE yearling rams” Also





yearling ewes Have given satisfaction In 30.

states sinze 1890 C. LEMEN 81 SONS. Dexter. Ilid‘l.





 





 





 





 





A r1w choice rams {or

Shrapshires m field use cm on om

BOOHER. R. 4, Evart, Mich.





 





Dela ins

feeding





choice loads of

owes. Also





. f .

Now Ofiermg 2.1.1.57...





 





 





C ular blood lines Come and see them or write.

E. A. CLARK. Breckenridge. Mich.





ARGE TYPE POLAND CHINAS Spring Pigs,

L Bulls.





either sex for sale. Also Brown Swiss

A. A. Feldkamp. R. No. 2. Manchester. Mich.

Extra. large spring boars





Paiand Chinas and gilts. Also weanling

pigs. JAMES G. TAYLOR. Balding. Mich.





Registered Poland China Boar Pigs





For sale. THORNWOOD FARMS. Ada. Michigan.





'Ionia. Mich. I k d m .

L T P C. Brad gills all sold. Thank anus an w tors. F' M' Bahan, w°°d't°°kv (”"0-

flge YPe you. wauh and wait for R , yesrlings and lamb

date of my public hog sale. w. E. lemssrons. cg, Shropslure Rams Farm”; mm. K3:

Parmav Mim- , suons FARM. L. o. Myrkle. Mm. crmey, Mich.

HOICE POLAND CHINA boars and gilts of pop- OR SALE—ho Reg. Shropshire rams. also mm





at reasonable prices. Write for prices. 'or

ROY HOBART. Danwiuo. Mich.





EGIBTERED OXFORD DOW'NS.

good yearling rams.





lambs.

call and see them.





 





A lot of very

also ram lambs and owes.





 





 





HUGH HODGINS. Yale. Mieh., Phone 20 15.

FOR SALE gxglordoarull Tunis raYms. Red.

_ o .a t e k h‘

Pies. E. 8. CARR. Homer, Mlchinujm or s m,



Von Homeyer Bambouill ts.

FOR SALE and ewes. some A133:

tow Delslne rams. E. M. MOORE. lawn. Mich.





 





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Registered Tamworths may $2,315.

DONALDSON FARMS. Orion. Mlch.





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Come and see O. VI. NEEDHAM. Saline. lid.





lmpr oved Delaine Ewe Lambs





rail-.111} was .IIEAeHAII. noun-ton. use;





 





Shropshire rams or ewes. Absolute ‘ ‘.

satisfaction guaranteed on mail order.’ '





 





 

 

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

 

 





1.45
GRAIN QUOTATIONS.





Tuesday, October 18

Wheat.



Detroit—No. 2 red at $1.36; No. 2

white $1.35; No. 2 mixed $1.34.



Chicago—December $1.27%; March

$130543; May $1.32'7/3. .



Toledo.——Wheat, No. 2 red at $1.371,é

@$1.381;é.





Corn.

Detroit—No. 2 yellow 940; No. 3

yellow 920; No. 4 yellow 900.

Chicago—December 84%,0; March





881/8c; May 90%c.





Oats.

Detroit—No. 2 Michigan 54c; No. 3

white 52c.





Chicago—December 45'7/8c; March

48c; May 491/3c.

Rye.

Detroit—No. 2, $1.06.

Chicago—December 96950; March

98540; May $10134.

' Toledo—$1.06.

Beans. '

Detroit—Immediate and prompt





shipment $5.35 f. 0. b. shipping points.

New York—Pea domestic at $6.75;

red kidneys $6.75@7.50 to the whole-

salers.

Chicago.——Spot navy beans, Michigan

choice, hand-picked, in sacks at $6.30;

dark red kidneys $6.50.





. Barley.

Detroit.—Malting 81c; feeding 700.

Seeds.



Detroit.-Cash imported clover seed

$14.25; October $17.10; December im-

ported $14.25; December domestic





$17.10; March $17.15; cash alsike

$14.90; December alsike at $15.10;

January alsike $15.30; February

$15.50; timothy at $1.85; December





$1.90; March $2.05.

Hay.



Detroit—N0. 1 timothy at $14.50@

15.50; standard $13.50@14; No. 1 light

clover, mixed $13.50@14.50; No. 2 tim-

othy $12.50@13.50; N0. 1 clover $12.50

@1350; cat straw $10.50@11.50; rye

straw $12@13; alfalfa hay, No. 2, at

Chicago $15@23.



Feeds.



Detroit.———Winter wheat bran at $34;

spring wheat bran at $33; standard

middlings at $37; fancy middlings at

$41; cracked corn at $43; coarse corn

meal $41; chops $39 per ton in carlots.





WHEAT.





Wheat prices have fluctuated for a

month over a three or four-cent range

at the lowest level of the year.

Stormy weather in Canada and

drougth reports from Australia were

strengthening influences in the last

week, while the increase in the fore-

cast of the domestic Spring wheat

yield was an adverse factor. The ap-

parent excess of world supply over

demand is already discounted in part

‘ by the factthat prices are somewhat

lower than last year or two years ago.



Merchandising conditions may sta-

bilize wheat prices near the present

level for a while longer, but any sus-

tained upturn of consequence will re-

quire some unfavorable turn in the

supply outlook. This might take the

form of prolonged- stormy weather in

Canada, or drougth in the southern

hemisphere. There is an equal chance

that conditions in those countries will

become more favorable.





RYE.





Rye prices have been well main-

tained recently, as the liberal exports

have offset the new crop movement.

preventing any large accumulation at

terminals. Nearly 7 million bushels

have been cleared in the last seven

weeks compared with 2 million bush-

.els last year. Commercial stocks of



, rye probably will remain light

throughout the year.





OATS.





The October estimate of the oats

crop showed a small increase over the

indication of a month ago. The total

is 1,206,000,000 bushels against 1,250,-

bushels last year and a five-year ave~

rage of 1,352,000,000 bushels. Oats

prices were weak along with corn in

the last few days. Receipts have been

fairly liberal and moderate additions

are being made to the Visible supply.





CORN.





The corn crop forecast was raised

46 million bushels in the October re-

ns, making a total of 2,603,000,000

shels against 2,647,000,000 bushels

last on and an average crop of 2,-



6“) 0,000 bushels in the last five

= rs. This «forecast is 14 per cent

gar than was, indicated three





‘ , ” meat in the corn crop





 





 





‘Best cows .





“Choice ‘11 hi: b11119





 





prospect carried prices to a new low

point in the autumn slump. -Further'

declines are not likely to be severe.

The crop includes much soft corn,

and its low feeding value will mean

rapid winter disappearance on farms.





Primary receipts have declined about





65 per cent in the last three weeks

and the last visible supply report

showed "a substantial reduction. It is

probable that the new crop movement

will start later than usual.



HAY.



The tame hay crop is now estimated

at 104 million .tons, an increase of 3

million as compared with a month

ago and of nearly 20 million tons as

compared with the 1926 yield. This

year’s harvest will exceed by a wide

margin any other crop on record.



Country loadings continue moderate

and distributing markets .have been

able to maintain a steady tone in

spite of the quiet trade. Pastures are

still furnishing considerable feed as

far north as Minnesota. Premiums

are reported on. sales of good quality





hay. .

FEEDS.



Production of wheatfeeds last week

was larger than for any week this sea-

son, but offerings were well taken and

prices held fairly steady. The decline

in middling prices apparently has been

checked. Prices of standard midd-

lings are now about $9 lower than

early in August, but are still about $4

higher than last year. Linseed meal

held fairly steady as demand is active

and the increased production has been

absorbed. Corn feeds were unsettled

with hominy feed reduced about $1

per ton in most central markets. Con-

dition of'pastures on October 1 was

estimated at 80.1 per cent of normal,

which is better than the ten-year ave-

rage o-n that date although somewhat

below the corresponding time a year





ago.

SEEDS.



The alfalfa seed crop is estimated at

42 to 45 million pounds of country-run

seed, which is 20 to 25 per cent small-

er than a year ago. Losses have been

particularly heavy in Kansas, Okla-

homa, Montana, South Dakota and Ne-





. braska. Prices-paid to growers at. the "





end of september“ averaged about".

$13.80 per 100 pounds, basis cleahijr

seed, on.approximately..the sameas a

year ago. , . . .-

The red and alsike clo‘ver seed

crops are being sold by producers at

about the normal rate. Prices for red

clover seed which on September 27

averaged $22.55 per 100 pounds, com-

pared with $24.30 'a month-I ago and

$28.50 in 1926, are not wholly satis-

factory to growers who sell reluctant-

ly. Alsike seed also is lower‘ than last -

year. Prices paid to growers on Sep— -

tember 28 averaged. $21.20 per 100

pounds compared with $24.15 in 1926.





EGGS.



The general scarcity of strictly fine

fresh eggs has not been relieved as

yet, and prices soared again'last week.

Unless stock contains enough flfil

fresh eggs to ’Satisfy the best trade,

however, it is difficult to move. Some

concern has been expressed over the

ability of the egg market to hold its

recent advances, particularly if con-

sumptive demand should begin to

shrink. Statistically, however, the

market is in good shape. Receipts

are smaller than in the corresponding

period of any of the past five years.

The short supply of fancy stock has

opened up an outlet for a large frac-

tion of the eggs held in storage.



Receipts of dressed poultry at the

four leading markets since the last of

September have been smaller than a

year ago but live poultry has been

equally plentiful? Prices have held

fairly steady on a level several cents

cheaper than at this time last season.



Chicago—Eggs, fresh firsts, 37@43c;

extras, 49@500;‘ordinary firsts, 28@

34c; dirties, 20@26c; checks, 20@220.

Live poultry, hens 24c; springers, 23c;

roosters, 17c; ducks, 23c; geese, 220;

turkeys, 300.



Detroit.——,E‘ggs, fresh candied and

graded, 35@43c. Live poultry, broil-

ers, 27c; heavy hens, 26c; light hens,

15@16c; roosters, 16c; geese, 200;

ducks, 230;



BUTTER.





Supplies of butter were a little more

plentiful last week and prlces were





 





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Tuesday, October 18





CHICAGO.

Hogs



Receipts 26,000. Early market most-

ly 10@15c lower; majority good; hogs

190—1b. up sold early to late trading

15617250 lower than Monday’s average:

tops $11.75'_ bulk good 160-200-lb.

$11.60; 210 900-11). $11.45@11.70; heav-

ier butchers $11.00@11.50; packlng

sows $9.85@10.15, few loads $10.25@

$10.50; pigs fully 25c lower; bulk $9.75

@$12.25. '





Cattle



Receipts 10,000. Market fat steers

strong; stots higher; she s ock steady

to strong; bulls weak; bid ing low on

vealers; not much beef in steers;

stockers fairly active at steady prices;

better grades $9.00@10.25; best fat

steers early $15.50, some held around

$17.00; yearlings $16.00; topping

$14.00 on vealers.



Sheep and Lambs,





Receipts 21,000.

very slow, 15@25c lower than Mon-

day; early sales on most native lambs

$13.00@13,25, asking around $13.65.;

choice range lambs $13.50@13.75;

choice westerners held above $14.00;

few 1004125~lb. buck lambs $11.00@

$11.50; culls $10.00@10.50; sheep

steady; fat ewes $5.50@6.25;-’feedin

lambs fairly active, steady; goo

fig.gg@14.00; choice medium weights





DETROIT-

Cattle. J

Receipts 83. ,Market slow but

steady. \

Good to choice yearlings

dry-fed ..... . . . .$10.50@12.7





 





. ..... 5

Best heavy steers, dry-fed 10.25 0

Handy weight butchers... ‘ 5

Mixed steers and heifers.

Handy light butchers . .





ught ,bumhers 'e‘coooeooeo}.





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Market fat lambs





_ ‘ Cattle” ‘: .

, Receipts. 120. Market steady





n {as





Stock bulls ............. 5.00@ 6.25

Feeders ................ 6.50@ 8.25

Stockers ............... 6.25@ 7.75

Milkers and springers. . .$65.00@125.00





, Calves.

Receipts. 338. Market steady.

Best .....$17.00@17.50

Others . . . . . . V... . . ..... . . 8.00@15.50

‘ Sheep and Lambs.

Receipts 2,945. Market steady but





OOOOCIIIIIOIOI





slow. _ ~

Best lambs .............. $13.50@13.75

Fair lambs .............. 11.00@12.00

Light to common lambs. . 6.00@ 9.50 .

Fair to good sheep . . . . . .” 5.50@ 6.50

Buck lambs ............. 7.00@12.00

Culls and common . . . . . . 2.00@ 3.00

Yearungs e o I I .7! 0/- o o o o I.),I I 8.00@10-50

Hogs. .





Receipts 3,104.





Market 250 lower;

others steady.





Mixed 180-lb. up” ...... .$ 11.85

[Roughs . . . ._ ........ . . . . . ~9.55@ 9.90

Light lights ............. 10 5





_ .7

Light yorkers ........... 10.50@11.00

Yorkers, 150-180 lb. ave-





rage .................. ; . 11.00 ‘

Pigs and lights, 150-‘lb. ‘



down . . ............... , 10.55

L ghts ..... . ............. 11.00@11.25



eavy yorkers .......... 11.50

Stags ............. '. . . ,. . . 7.50@ 8.00,

Extreme heavies . . . . . . 10.50@11.50 ‘



, BUFFALO.





H59: ‘-





market steady 3100 lower; pigs, 170- ’

210-lb $12.00@1_2.-10; few 220-111.



$12.25; heavy pigs and light lights

7.25@10.50; packing” sows '$10.00@



10.50; light Canadians $11.75,--gu " .

r CalVes ‘11::3: V

Receipts 250

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the loss :,Was fully recovered;

close. More favarable weather. Miter. ’





7 ~ leasesfiards 311'





 





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feeding and;,freshening of some cov'vs'





~are5affectin‘gproduction and the Cote. ’

ber make] is expected by many: in the -,

trade to be somewhat larger than, a .





year ago.“ A record hay cmp and





abundant' supplies of feed generally ‘





give same assurance of a good winter

milk production. ' ~ '

Prices 'on 92-score creamery .weres

Chicago, 461/20; New Yofi, 48%. In

Detrmt fresh creamery in tubs, 41@

43340 per lb. , - ‘.

POTATOES. .

The potato market. is finally stiffen!

ing and a stronger tone is expected.

Prices at shipping points which range

from 70 cents to.$1.75 :per 100,-pounds

average around 500 lower than at this

time last year. In many states, pota-





toes are being stored to awaits. more





favorable price. The crop, baséd on

the. condition on October 1, is now,

estimated at 395 million. bushels, a. i'e<,

duction of 5 million bushels from the

September 1 forecast, which is'pracc

tically the same as the average for.

the past five years.





' BEANS. .





Prospects for the bean crop im-

proved during September, according to

the United States Department or Agri-

culture which raised its ofi'icial esti-

mate from 17,300,000 bushels on Sep-

tember 1 to 18,400,000'bushels based

on the condition of the,,crop‘ 0n Octo-

ber 1. This is about, 1,300,000 bushels

more than were harvested in 1926 and





nearly 2 million bushels larger than '





the average of the past five years.

The crop was only partly harvested on‘

October 1 and IS still subject 'to pos-

s1ble late field damage which often

cuts the production very seriously.

The Michigan bean market was firm

last week with C. H. P. whites quoted

at $5.60 per 100 pounds, sacked, f. o. b.

shippmg points.

field work and





interfered wit h

deliveries.





WOOL. - ‘





Wool prices remain buoyant, with

all reported changes against the

buyer. Mills are taking fair quantities

right along,and daealers’ stocks have

been reduced until‘holdings of some

grades, notably half and quarter-blood

combing, are distinctly .small. Stocks

of foreign wool in bond in the Massa-

chusetts customs district are only

about a third as large as last year.

Goods trade is fairly healthy, the in-

crease in mill consum tion of wool is

being maintained and

remain strong on a level too high to;

permit free imports.





 





COMING LIVESTOCK SALES





 





Dispersal Sale. ‘





November l-f—Loeb Farm,'of Charle- I





voix, Mich., at, Grand Rapids, Mich.

150 pure-bred Holsteins and 16 pure-

bred Belgians. '





Jerseys. ,



Oct. 24—Miller Jersey Farms, Eaton:

Rapids, Mich. ‘

. Poland Chinas.



Nov. 3—Wesley Hile, Ionia,’ Mich.



Holsteins.

Nov. 9———M. Carter, pure-bred Holstein

Dispersal, Flint, Mich. Guy E.

YVDodge, Clio, Mich., sales manager.





 





TEN LEADING HOLSTElN HERBS};





 





(.Continued from page 395)

This herd produced 450.9 pounds but-"

terfat and 13,393 pounds milk. «Mr. '

Miet,z has been testing for three year

in the'.Macomb Association. " ‘~ ;

Tenth: 'Producing 445.3 pounds "bu





terfat and 12,969 pounds milk pei' cow





‘ Receipts 1,600.5“ Hold over 1,950; i he first year under cow testing





association conditions is the record of.

the 13 grader Holsteins , owned by

Charles Mildren, member in $642101!"





inSoh County AssOciation. iThis’herd '.

was the highbera‘in, the mansion





count-y amendments





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at the





Rains have delayed .





oreign markets .





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tur'ed. The bean crop is very”.

bad weather doing damage. during

of‘thamr- . . ‘

about seventpfive per cent of the crop

which is. better than expected. The

apple crop is light. Mood acreage

opponent was sown , looks very

good. Clover came ' thronsh the

drought and looks fine.——I. G. >

St. Clair County—Corn crop poor.

Silos are abouthalf filled. The bean.

crOp is short but of fair quality. Po-

tatoes are poor. Sugar beetslittle be-

low an average crop. There is a great

scarcity of fruits. Cloverseed is very

poOr; wheat good; and r ,9 fair. Oats

sell for 40c, and hay for 10.00. Farm-

' have very little to market. Not

much repair work done because of no

income. Milk is the mam means of

income. Farmers are doing good work

cleaning up their. corn borer fields—-





Jaokson County—About fifty per





cent of the corn crop has matured,

although the yield is small. Beans are

threshing out about 8 to 10 bushels

per acre. Theuuality is good. Pots.

.to crops range from total failures to

a fair crap. C rs seems well.

filled and there is a good acreage,

Some building and repair work is

being done. Few farmers have plowed

under any corn stubble as silo filling

is still in progress and much corn un-

cut. Farmers are marketing swine,

butter-fat and milk. Prices are profit-

able—J. J. G.



losco County—Wet weather has in-

terfered with corn cutting, filling silos,

and digging potatoes. About 40% of

the corn crop will mature. Bean crop

is * poor, and the potato and apple

yields light. Sweet clover seed crop

is light but the heads are well filled.

Not much to sell. Cream brings 43c;

butter 45c; potatoes $1.50; ap les

$1.00@1.50; carrots $1.00; hens 5c.

broilers 300. There is no great demand

for any produce. No building done

and just imperative repair work is

being taken care of. Wet Weather has

prevented plowing except for wheat

and rye which both look good. Pas-

ture is fine—G. C. A.





FISH





FALL PRICE LIST





Strictly fresh fish. Packed alive in ice same day

caught.

plots price list.





 





Pot Lb. 100 lbs.

Yellow Perch. Round. Good Size ...... $ .07 $ 6.00.

Yellow Perch. Scaled. Dreosed ....... .. .10 9.6!)

Yellow Perch, Round. Large .......... .10 9,00

Carp. Round, Medium Size ......... .. .05 4.60

Carp. Round. Large ................... .07 6.00_

Suckers, Dressed (Bnyflsh) ........ .05 4.50'

Trout. Dressed, any sue ....... .20 19.00

\Vhitcilsh. Dressed .............. ..... .20 19.00

Bull Heads. Skinned. Large ........... .18 17.00

Burbot. Skinned. Dressed. W3... .08 7.00

Plckerel or Grass Pike ................ .14 13.00

Herring, ‘Dresscd. Large ............ .08 7.00

After October 2501 price on Ben-ms

will be ............................ .06 5.80

FROZEN Yellow Pike. Fancy ........ .13 12.00

FROZEN Sheephead of White Perch.. . 07 . 6.00





Yours for Business.





GREEN BAY FISH COMPANY,

P. 0. Box 817





Dispersion Sale

of Registered Holstein

COWS and .HEIFERS





17 Head of Holstein cows and heifers

of best blood lines. One of the best

C. T._A. herd records in this section.

Annual herd average 1926 and 1927

average over 400 lbs. fat. and over

13,000 lbs. milk. Herd T. B. tested

five times without reactors. Sale one

mile) south of Sandusky, Mich., on

M- .





Wednesday, October 26, 1927





Entire herd will go in this sale.





CHRIS M. EVANS, Owner.





ROSSEMIA





(VCOF‘I'ER-CONTENTJ - ‘GALVANIZEDl

_ i" AL 0 '70 CR tau-ideolcur-

mg and economical handing ofcrop. Large

and rapid Circulation of air; strong conve-

0169!: port-holes in sides and roof; rigid



’ construction. Ensuy

erected. Special in-

ducemenfsfor orders





 





     

 





GRAIN

BINS





cum

cams





   

   

   

   





 





 





 





6'0





 





10"“. oh'..





TL.E\





mes of stacks! and feedin-

. van to filling orders. Write

Shutter-st. Paul... Minn.





 





klan o; - y . m nearly all" in

' about. thirty per cent h; I:- '





last

Potatoes are yielding





For smoked and salt fish write for com— .





Green Bay, Wls. ,





 





 





or mt ,

FAMOUS





A number of hill at also selling.

5‘ P. O. M. 40th

One of the greatest sons of Sir‘l‘. O.

M. Three-fourths brother to 37 ."





Fifi! of no don lam selling. 1.-..

150 . PURE BRED





THE HIGHEST YEARLY MILK



PRODUCER ever offered at auc-



tion. MANY COWS AND HEIF—



ERS with records from 800 to



1,278 lbs. butter. FIFTY DAUGH-



TERS of Sir P. O. M. 40th, three-

..- fourths brother to “37th.”





of Belgian horses. Brill d’Or. '

prize-winning mare: and their 059mm,: .

nod a stallion or weavin- Io anonithls





Beginning at

10 a. In. and: day





 

 





_____._.._.____.'.._.._ -W--—...——_.





‘HO' «TEINS Including:





16 REGISTERED BELGIANS





A very choice lot of panels headed by the pfizcswinnlng stallion. Rum] 7575.

Included are'two other young stamens from show dams.

Several mares in foal to Rum! and Tarzan of Char/mix.





NOV. lst & 2nd





AT WEST MICHIGAN FAIR GROUNDS





GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.





‘ (of Chulevoix, Mich.)





\Holsteins





. . and





Belgians





.,~.W





. Wm...”





3 5 GRANDDAUGHTERS OF

“37TH”-——by Sir Ormsby Karen,

one of his best bred ,sons.



A WONDERFUL OFFERING OF

BULLS, including five from 1,000

to 1,278-1b dams .and others from

800 to 990-11). dams.





a grandson of the marvel

A number of

If you

sole.





Belgians will be sold

afternoon of the 2nd





 





MELIN-PETERSEN

306-K Gorham Bldg.





For Catalog and other Information, Write





CO., Sale Managers

MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.





 





 





Th" menu has: belt mm





8 cents a mnl. a

consecutive insertions 0 cent; 8 word.

display type or illustrations admitted.





ch nrdc N) word I.





on 0111ch

Count 858 word each abbreviation. initial or number. No

Remittances must accompany order.

Live stock advertising hat a lop-rats donutmont and II





CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING





m departmont is mtablished for the convenience

classified “hm under classifier! headings.





of Michigan farmers.





Try it for want ads and for





for less than four insertions: for four or more





not accepted as clauiflcd. Minimum





 





One Four One Four



time; times. Wonk. time. times.

1 40.80 32.40 20 ........ $2.08 $6.24

11 ........ .88 2.64 27. 2.16 6.48

12 ........ . 2.88 28. . ..... 2.24 6.72

13 ........ 1.00 8.12 29. ....... 2.92 6.96

14 ........ 1.12 3.36 30 ........ 2.4 7.20

15 ........ 1.20 3.60 81 ........ 2.48 7.44

16.. .. .‘ 1.28 8.80 ........ 2.56 7.68

17 ........ 1.36 4.68 33 ........ 2.64 7.92

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

19 .. .. 1.52 4.56 30 ........ 2.80 8.40

20.. ...... 1.60 4.80 36 ........ 2. 8.64

1.. . ..... 1.68 5,04 37 ........ 2.90 8.88

22........ 1.76 0.28 38 ..... 8.04 9.12

28.. 1.84 5.02 39........ 3.12 9.36

20... 1.92 5.76 00..... 2.20 9.60

20... .00 6.06 4:. .. 3.28 9.84





 





REAL ESTATE





, 00 GETS EASTERN FARM—452 Acres. Stock.

Il'lugrutlne. Crops. Full machinery. vehicles). tools in-

cluding sprayer. separator. etc... horses.

8 cattle. hog. hens. hay. oats. potatoes. fruit. rece—

tables for Winter; buildings, worth price, splendid

8-rbom house, running spring water. telephone; good

painted burn. hay forks and spring water, horse and

h barns. granny, ice house, 4 try houses:

valuable woodland, pasture for 25 head and fields

producing bumper crops with markets at door and

all advantages handy. Owner has other farm sacri-

fices at $6.000 complete. only $1,000 cash. Details

page 14 illustrated fall bargain catalog. Copy free.

Strout Agency, 1105-BC Kresge Bldg. Detroit. Mich.





gas engine.





 





FARMING IN THE SUPER—SOIL of Southeast Mis-

s0uri and Northeast Arkansas. furnishes an oppor-

tunity for profit that is unparalled in American

Agricultural development. The soil is deep



highly fertile and prOGUGeS bumper crops of cotton.

corn. wheat, and live stock prospers. The nearby

markets of St. Louis and Memphis insure quick de-

liver-y and good prices. Fine schools. hard . aced

roads, prosperous growing communities make the life

of the general famler pleasant in the Super—Soil

territory. General lEaton-us write and get the facts

about Super-Soil. rlsco Railway. 820Frfsco Bldg.

St. Louis. Mo. ‘





 





CONCRETE HIGHWAY FRUIT FARM—~80 acres.

Lovely modern home. On elevation, beautiful views

for miles. near this Mn of 3.000; 70 acres fertile

tillage, 5 acres mint planted this spring: 250‘ apple

trees. about 100 others; 1% acre grapes. acres

berries: home like new. 6 rooms. bath. furnace and

wide porch: good barn. other buildings. Called

away. 313.500 takes it. part rash and team. 9 cows.

6 h0g8. 400 chickens. machim-rry, vehicles. tools. all

m, min fodder, fruit included; Wm. mum.

,Strout Agency. 165 Nowlen St. Danton Harbor. Mich.





 





GRAB THIS BARGAIN—4'5 acre farm willy shot!



4—mom house. flowing well. out buildings. 90 Ms



high bank river front. 1% miles to mm Row



Ma, good- fishing. and City of on. m.



fildtile, $1.000. U. G. Reynolds. sells fauna. ledwln.

c . ' .





BUY 20 ACRES selected land for $500.. Antrlm 00..

crowing seed potatoes will make you independently

wealthy ~11: a. few. years. ' Will Take Crops for

payment. and buy all you raise. Grants. 511‘ blank

Bulk Bldg; Detroit. , . g .





 





null vatisa

favoring: miscellaneous articles for sale or exchange. Poultry advertising will be run in this do-

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

flute location.

W

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GROW WITH SOUTHERN GEORGIA—Good Lands.





Low prices still available. Write Chamber of Com-





mon-e, (mitman, Ga.





 





elevation high, clay loam.





Mich.





south of Traverse City.

J. J. Johnson. Sault Ste. Marie.





 





BEST FARM IN CALHOUN COUNTY. Must sacri-

flce 120 acres cheap. Write Joseph Blaskie, Tekonsha.

Michigan.



FOR TIlADE—97vncre lake border farm near Tra-

verse City, for larger farm. Prefer heavy land.

R. 6. Box 44, Traverse City. Mich.





 





FOR SALE OR RENT 210 acre farm near St. Johns.

Levi H. Sibley. DeWut. Mich.





 





ISO—ACRE FARM CHEAP. liberal terms.

State Bank. Humor, Mich.





Calhoun





 





IF INTERESTED in standing timbcx‘ or well drained

muck soil. write Charley V085. Otsego, Mich.





 





WANTED FARMS





WANTED~T0 hear from owner of land for sale for

fall delivery. 0. Hawlcy, Baldwin, Wis.





 





FARMS FOR RENT





WANTED—~sh a re renter for good 160 - acre dnl ry

farm: owner will furnish all the cows. For full

particulars write Box 119. Michigan Farmer, Detroit.





 





 





 





MSCELLA NEOUS





240 ACRES fine farm land for sale. twenty miles





‘ wncrcnn woAINs. Dual. rebuilt.





Boone:





35, DAY medias wet-cream. roots. herbs.

Irena Botanical 77. Neernven. Conn. ~'





MOTORCYCLES





 





. Shipped all approval. Catalog flux Floyd"

Clymer. 815 My. Denver. Colo. _v_ ‘. 1'





PIT STOCK.





FERRETE—October m. Yearling females. neck!

rat catchers. $5.00 each. Young, stock. 1an

“.50. males “.00. Will ship 0. . D.

book free Levi Famswnrth, New London. M.

CW8. Combination Hunters,

Champion Rabblthounds. Catalogue.



trial. L. J. Adams. Ramsey. Illinois.





RABBITS—~Make Big 1;?“ with Chinchilla Rabbits





»\





 





 





PM

photos free.





 





Real money makers. W to for facts. 892 Conrad'i

Ranch. Denver. Colors. . '





 





FOR SALE—Drum. one of Kentucky's Brag Coon—

hounds Good treer and water worker. Money back

Trial. Chas. Hicks. Mayfleld. Ky.. 813.





RAT TERRIERS. Terriers. Police. Rabbit.

Hounds. Lists. Pete Slater. Box M. F..

l’ana, Ill. 1 .





guarantee.





 





Fox

100.





 





FOR SALE—

bred mink. re





HUNDRED

Catalogue.





gi‘stercd Silver Black Fox. also ranch

dark. Hall's Fur Farm. Burt, Mich.





UNTING IIOUNDS. Dog supplies.

ankaslcennels. S. W. 107' Herrick. Ill.





 





 





MATTRESSES





MA'I'I'RESSES made any she. low factory prlou.

Catalog free. Peoria Budding Company. Peoria. III.





 





 





 





FRUIT TREES AND NURSERY STOCK





PEACH TREES. $5 per 100 and up.

$7.50 per 100 and up.

to planters, by freight.





 





Apple Trees.

In large or small lots direct

parcel post, express. Plums.

pears. cherries, grapes. nuts. berries. moans. vines:

ornamental trees. vines and shrubs. Free catalog in

('i‘olors. Tennessee Nursery Co.. Box 125. Cleveland.

elm.





 





SEEDS





CHOICE ADAPTED SMALL GRAIN AND BEANS

—Improved American Banner wheat. Wolvclne oats.

improved Robust beans. A. B. Cook. Oval-so. Mich.





 





 





TOBACCO

SPECIAL OFFER—Leaf Chewing or Smoking 5 lbs.





 





 





$1; ten. $1.75. Cigars. $1.95 for 50. Money re—

funded if not satisfactory. Pay received.

Kentucky Tobacco Company, West Paducah. Ky.

GUARANTEED HOMESPUN TOBACCO—Chewing. 5

pounds. $1.25: 10. $2. Smoking. 10. $1.50. Pipe

Freel Pay postman. United Farmers. Bardwell.

Kentucky. .





 





HOMESI’UN TOBACCO—Chewing. 5 lbs.. 51: ten.

$1.75. Smoking. 5 lbs. 756. Pay when received.

Pipe free. Farmers’ Union. A5. Paducah. Ky.





TOBACCO: KENTUCKY S‘VEETLEAF~—.\lcllnw. aged.





 





 





Smoking. 15 pounds. $1.05. Chewing, $22.25. Pay

when received. Ernest Choate, Wingo, Kentucky.

POULTRY





 





MUST SELL IMMEDIATELY 1000 hens. bullets.

ceckerels bred from special pens and originally in-

tended for my own breeding flock. Largo type pure

Hollywood strain direct. Six-ed by high moductlon

pedigree males. 6105on related to high as: record

ancestry. Any quantity but prefer to sell in large

units and contract for hatching eggs for next spring.

Write for prices and description. J. Deneen.

Imlay City. Mich.





 





WHITE LEGHORN eggs and chicks—big discount if

ordercd now for spring shipment. Sired by 200 to

293 egg males. Egg bred 28 years. Winners 20

egg contests. Shipped C. O: D. Catalog. special

price bulletin free. Thousands of pullets. hmn.

cookcrels at low prices. George B. Ferris. 934

Union, Grand Rapids. Michigan.





ENGLISH WHITE LEGHORN PULLETS—All from

free range Poultry Farms. 10 wks. old. 850: 12 to

14 wks.. $1.00: laying pullets, $1.25: yearling hens.

90c. A fine male bird free with every order of 50

pullots. Village View Poultry Farm. R. No.

Zeeland. Mich.





 





 





IIUNDERMAN'S yearling hens and p nets. 8111816 ‘

comb White Leghorns and'Bl-own Legxoms. Some

pullers will soon be ready to lay. Write us for

price. We are Michigan Accredited. Hunderman

Bros. Iceland, Michigan. ‘ ,





TURKEYS. GEESE, DUCKS—Finely bred Bronze.

Turkeys. White Pekin Ducks. Geese. " or de- l

scriptive circular and price. State Farms Assad.» ;

tion. Kalamazoo. Michigan. ‘





wmrmxnn's memo” cnnrrrmn nuns—l

Both Combs. Cocks, Hens. 0001180018 and Pullets. ,

Michigan‘s Greatest Color and Ex Strum. Write

ICI" hPrice List. Interlakes Farm. 0: 9. Lawrence. .

It: . "





 





 





wm'rn WYANDUI‘TES—Cholm husky early hatched





corkerels now ready for shipment. Fred Berlin.

Allen. Mich. ., . -





WHITE LEGHORN PULLETS. 5 months old, State

Accredited. $1.15 each. H. Knoll. Jr.. Holland.

Mich., ll. No. l.





BREEDING (‘OUKERELS and bullets. six varieties.

Order Baby Chicks now and get. big discounts. Free

catalog. Beckman Hatchery. Grand Rapids. Mich.





S. C. BROWN and White Leghorns 332-9833. Cata-





 





log. Harlem Fulton. Galllpolis. Ohio. {

FOR SALE, Large full blood Toulouse gem at

$4.50 each. Order direct from this ad.





. Mrs. P.

Peterson. Grant, Mich., R. 3. 3





 





300 FULL SIZE, undulcd Letter Heads and 300 good

white Envelopes, all neatly printed with name, ad—

dress and business, Two Dollars, postpaid. Suitable

for Famler, Business Men and all others. Money

back quick if wanted. Shipping Tags. Statements.

Cards. etc.. equally low prices. The Braytons. Free-

port Herald. Freeport. Mich.





 





AUTO PARTS—Radiators. Heads. Blocks. Tm

lnlSSlOnS. Drive Shafts. Rear Ends. Wheels. Bear-

ings. good as new. half price or less. Satisfaction





guaranteed or money refunded. Rooks Auto Parts.

12215 E. Jeflorson Ale. Detroit, Mich.





 





FISTULA REMEDY—Physicians prescription,



patent medicine. Used successfully 45 years. 32 per



box postpaid. Satisfaction guaranteed or money ro-

. Fillmore 00.. Westminster. Md.





[1008





 





I'm SALE~SmaIl threshing outfit. fully equipped

mthv halogens tractor. 12-20 H. P. Showalter Bros”

Onekams. Mich.





 





vmom woon rum for an by manufacturer at

xiii-TEAM Samples free. H. A. Bartlett. Harmony.

:1 no.





FISTULA HORSES Cured $5. Pay when well. Chenn-

lst, Barnes. Kansas.





 





 





PURE-gHONEY. 5 10. pan

Buzz'lml. Femon. Mich. ‘





$1. WWII. Homer





l





 





WHITE EMBDEN GEESE of standard type and

size. $4.50 each. Edward chver. Grant, Miclngan'.





TURKEYS





PUREBRED May hatched White Holland toms. $10

ttlilld1);.lferllllber 15'. also pullets. C. Galbreath. Hart-

or . 1c . / ‘





MICHIGAN'S BEST Giant Bronze Turkeys. Both

utility and fancy. The birds that always give sat-

isfaction. N. Evelyn Ramsdoll. Ionla, Mich. ;





HELP WANTED





WANTED—Experienced man with small family for

general farming. Must be good mllker and under—

stand machinery and crops. Everything- modenn ~

outed near Ann Amer. Willing to board man.



pay for some. 1‘germanent place and good woman for

right man. manager or herdsman ' .

Albert Becky. R. No. 5. Ypsilanti, Mich.



, . II



, scams wamo ,

AGI‘I‘VE MAN TO BOOK ORDERS, hire sub-agents

and superintend this territory for long established

. No investment or sales experience necessary.

Money makan opportunity for right party. Pay

weekly. Knight 6: Bostwick. Newark. New York-





STRAIGHT sunny—835.00 per week and expenses.

on or woman with rig to introd- .8 Egg Prbducgr

Mama (#0.. Em st. Louis. 11. '





 





 





Motion ’





 

 





 





sq
helps your moulters





MOULTING throws hens out of production;





Egg laying stops—egg prices soar.



The amount of profit you will make out of

your poultry the next six months depends on

the help you give your hens in the six weeks

during the moult.



'Are you going to get your hens promptly

back on the egg job? Or are you going to let

nature bide its own time?



Remember—~the hens that pay are the fall

and Winter layers. -



But forcing out the old quills and growing

'a new plumage of thousands of feathers is

serious business.



It requires just so much feed converted

into nutrition to do that job. The more you

get your flock to eat and assimilate each day,

(the quicker your hens will get back to laying.





Dr. Hess Poultry Pan-a-ce-a does

not take the place of feed—and

no feed can take the place ofi

Pan-a—ce-aI





The first and one of the best things that

[Pan-a-ce-a does for a moulting flock is to-

whet the appetite. That means a larger food:i

consumption.



Next, it improves the digestion so that youn

hens get the good out of the feed they eat.



Pan-a-ce-a also contains iron, so essential

3to a moulting hen. Iron—~that keeps the



paleness away.



It contains minerals, among which are

uicalcium carbonate and calcium phosphate, so

,5 necessary for egg-shell formation, and for:



growing feathers.





Pan-a-ce-a keeps your flock from

getting into that run-down

condition." '





 





 





Pan-a-ce-a helps get your hens through the“

moult, back into production — egg laying,

'during the early fall when eggs are eggs.



'Is your flock getting their Pan-a-ce-‘a nowa





Pan-a—ce-a your hens. Then see,

them begin to eat more. See the:

'old feathers let loose. See the new:

plumage come.





I t costs little to use PanLa-ce-a‘li" The price

of one egg pays for all the Panwa-Qeeaa a hen

needs in six months. Always buy it acCording

to the size of your flock. Tell the dealer

how many hens you have. He has a package

to suit. - * -



You have no chances to take 111 feeding

Pan-a-ce—a. Use it at our riSk. It is sold

everywhere With the expreSS understandmg

that if you do not find it profitable, you simply

return the empty containers to the dealer and





get your money back. We reimburse the,





dealer. 1





Dr. Hess & Clark, Inc., Ashland, Ohio.