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ery in the orchard

regions of northwestern

Michigan. This shows

one of the extensive

orchards in Leelanau

County along M-22.

Michigan orchards are

one of its attractions

which have made our

state far-famed.





The beautiful East

Munising Falls is one

of the many scenic at-

tractions in Alger

County in the Upper

Peninsula. They some-

times are called Fur-

nace Falls. Thousands

of visitors come each

year to enjoy the grace

and beauty of these

falls. M-25 is the state

road that passes

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explosive leaves off. Just as efficient, and just as



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In T we/‘oe Year: Mr. Yor/é Clears Lemo’, Provides But/dings, Breeds a Jersey

Herd, and Become: a Master Farmer





F you follow the road to the south-



east of the 800 for a distance of



nine miles, you will come to the

very pleasant home of Horace 'A.

York, pictured on this page and lo-

cated on the banks of the St. Mary’s

River in Chippewa County. Mr. York

has been farming twelve years. He

started with uncleared land. During

the dozen years he has been operating

this farm of 120 acres, eighty-five

acres have been conquered from the

forest.





Upon this cultivated land crops are'





grown to feed his herd of Jerseys,

consisting of twenty-five milk cows

and nineteen head of young stock.

Besides supplying the winter’s feed, he

also grows twenty—acres of potatoes

as a cash crop. Dairying and potato

growing 'are the major lines of this

farm. From them the bulk of~the in-

come is derived. '





’Just- to the right of the home pic-





tured is Mr. York’s model dairy barn '





36 by 102 feet with a “T” addition 60

by 36 feet. In this barn are concrete

floors, painted walls, stanchions, man—





ure .carrie’r, and milk room supplied‘





with cream separator and cooler.





Being a member of the local cow

testing association, Mr. York isnot

only able to remove any unprofitable

cows from his herd, but he is making

the best use of available feeds. The

cattle have twenty-five acres of per-

manent pasture for the summer, which

is supplemented with a grain ration

when needed. -The winter‘feeds con-

sist of legume hays, grains grown

upon the farm, purchased concen‘

trates, and minerals Bottled cream is

sold both retail and wholesale. He

also finds a market for about five head

of pure-bred stock each year.





Some years ago he decided, because





,possible.





of the local demand for poultry and

eggs, to keep Rhode Island Reds.

Accredited chicks are used and the

birds are fed according to the latest

approved methods. Although the

number of hens is- not large, a nice

little income is received from them.

The Yorks live on the banks of the

St. Mary’s River where many oppor-

tunities exist for supplying tourist





trade during the summer.



About 4,000 bushels of Rural Russet

potatoes are produced each year from

an average of twenty acres of land.

The land





This crop follows clover.





The grain crops ale wheat, oats,

and barley. No corn is produced.

Wheat and oats usually follow clover,

while barley succeeds oats in the

usual manner. The large production

of manure 0n the farm enables Mr.

York frequently to cover these fields,

which has resulted in crops yielding

well above the average. For the past

five years his wheat averaged thirty

bushels to the acre. His oats‘ aver-

aged sixty bushels with two recent

crops producing as high as eighty-

four bushels. His barley yields are

around forty-five bushels. He produces





 





 





 





 





This Fine Home of Horace A. York, Located on the Banks of the St.





Mary’s River,





is manured and plowed as early as

Certified seed is treated for

scab, scurf, and other diseases and is

cut and planted with a horse planter.

The crop is usually harrowed and cul-

tivated about eight times after plant-

ing. Harvesting is done with a potato

digger. Much of the crop is sold

directly from the farm during the fall

and the remainder is stored in a root

cellar. For the past five years the

yield has been 200 bushels per acre.





Is Well Equipped with Modern Conveniences.





certified VVo‘lverine oats, a consider-

able portion of which is sold for seed.

Two years ago Mr. YOrk was in the

prize money at the Chicago Interna-

tional Hay and Grain Show with

samples of this grain.



His principle legume crop is clover

which is used for hay. Constant

manuring has so improved his land

that the average yield over the five-

year period has run better than two

tons per acre. He also has five acres





of alfalfa. Lime has been used gen-

erally upon the farm and this prac-

tice has insured good seedings. He

inoculates the alfalfa seed and sows

it in May.



Naturally the soil on this farm has

not had opportunity to become “run”

as is the case of farms in older sec-

tions. However, the method of

handling has been such as to tend to

improve yields. The soil is clay loam,

and is naturally drained, the farm

sloping toward the St. Mary’s River

and a creek passes through.



The illustration on this page gives

the reader an idea of the pleasant

home now occupied by the York

family. It is built of cobblestone and

is modern in every respect. It is sup-

plied with electricity, contains a fur"

nace, refrigerator, power washing

machine, sewage system, septic tank,

and bathroom. The bathroom is

located on the second floor. There are

four bedrooms. The laundry work is

done in the basement. The kitchen

and dining room are so located that

the beautiful expanse of the St. Mary’s

River and Sugar Island just beyond

are always plainly in view.



Each year the family takes a vaca-

tion, although this does not seem

quite as necessary with the Yorks as

with thousands of others less favor-

ably situated. Here they have ample

opportunities for swimming, boating,

and skiing. The home is provided

with a piano and victrola and mem-

bers of the family play. Mrs. York is

treasurer of the local school board

and both belong to the Grange.



During the past five years the in-

come from this farm has been ade-

quate, not only to meet all expenses

but also to giVe a surplus for per-

manent investment. This has been



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ALittlc Farm F orcstry Work





Formal Waste Lewd Woo/d Grow Good Posts

By I. W. Dickerson





N our farm we had about an

0 acre of triangular hillside cut



off by a creek, which gave us

a lot of trouble. from washing and loss

of fertility. Three small hollows

came down acrOSsit and we had a

continual fight to keep these from cut-

ting into large open ditches and cov-

ering up any crop on the tiny bottom.

In many places the hillsides were en-

tirely denudedof soil and only bare

clay and gravel showed. Terracing

was hardly practicable because of the

small size and the three sharp hollows.

As the land would produce almost

nothing in the way of crops, we fin-

ally decided to put it into post timber,





since we had to buy all our post mate- ,

. rials. .





Because of its extreme durability we





" ' decided on planting Osage orange. My,





.vfather secured a few of the osage





 





‘ orange fruits, soaked them In water.





been set about 26 years,- .

present [owner had without. about a





seed hulls. In the spring they were

planted thick in two long rows across

the garden and were cultivated until

the spring _of their third year, when

they were transplanted to the hillside,

which had been plowed and put into

as good condition as possible. They

were set in rows four feet apart each

way, and were cultivated three sea-

sons, or until horses no longer would

go between the rows because of the

thorns. After that they were left

alone except that they were not pas-

tured for four or five years more.





When the trees were about seven-

teen years old, my father sold the

farm and I did not see it often. Last

summer I was in the neighborhood

and made it a point to see how the

grove looked.





The trees had then'

and the





The trees grew straight and tall, some

of them being seven inches in di-

ameter near the ground and making

from three to four 71é-foot posts. The

trunks of these trees make excellent

telephone poles, posts for machinery

sheds and barns, hay stacking outfits,

or other places where extremely long

life is desired; as well as the more

common use for fence, gate, and cor-

ner posts. The parts too small for

posts can easily be used for grape

and tomato stakes, whiffletrees and

singletrees, hog gambrels, and bean

poles. Any parts not otherwise used

make excellent stove wood.



Spaced four feet apart each way

gives about 2,700 trees to the acre,

and by cutting out about 250 to 300





of, the largest trees each year, the





owner will have practically a contin-

uous crop. since the sprouts which

some up from trees that are out will





 





grow much more rapidly than the

original tree.



We made a few mistakes in our first

experiment. We could have saved

several years _by buying larger trees

from a good nursery and by manuring

the ground heavily for two or three

years before and after the trees were

planted. Then it would have been

better had we put the rows eight feet

apart as this would have allowed of

raising row crops between the trees

and of continuing cultivation for sev-

eral years. When cultivation ceased,

probably sweet clover should have "

been sown to help enrich the soil.

Lastly it might have been better had

we put every other one of some quick





growth valuable tree, such as catalpa. '





or black locust, which would have be»

gun to give returns in eight or ten ’

years after setting. In many localities .

usage orange and catalpa would not be ;

the best combination, and the advice)

of your Agricultural Experiment Star.



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ll NUMBER THREE





VOLUME CXLVX





DETROIT, JAN. 21, 19283i§

CURRENT COMMENT





HE sugar beet

contracts for the





 





1! ar

53g season of 1928 have

eet been published and

Contracts contracting for acre-





age has already be-

gun. The price is the same as for

last year, the basis being seven dol-

lars per ton at railroad stations and

eight dollars per ton delivered at fac-

tories by truck or wagon.



A change, however, has been made

with respect to the labor arrange-

ment. The contract price for labor

is $22.00 per acre where the yield is

eight tons per acre or less, and then

seventy-five cents per ton additional

for each extra ton of yield. The old

contract provided for a flat rate of

$23.00 per acre for the labor.



Most farmers appears to favor this

change. Old beet growers know the in-

fluence proper spacing and care have

upon the crop and the difficulties in

getting the laborers to do the work

as they should. They feel that this

new contract will prove an incentive

to perform this work in a manner that

will promote the highest production

of beets. At some of the experiment

stations the yields of carefully

thinned beets have been as much as

four tons above .the yields of ordin-

arily thinned beets in the same fields.



This graduated labor contract is not

new. It has been used by the farm-

ers in the west for several years.

From what can be learned, it has

found favor there, along the lines sug-

gested above. We hope it will be. a.

forward step in the progress of the

sugar beet business here in the east.





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PROPER balanc-





Cash ing of the source

of the farm income is



can’“ a. great help in lead-

ing an enjoyable life





. Worries

~ on the farm. Some





observers seem to feel that the farm-

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old clothes a“ large part of the (time. ‘





Nevertheless, the farmer, also, has his

cash worries. '



It is the bills that require cold cash

that causes the farm'er to worryJ





These include taxes, interest, life in-{





surance premiums, lodge dues, and

necessary supplies to help in the

manufacture of. farm products. Some





farmers have enough insurance pre-'

miums to pay to keep them constantly

saving to pay for their protection

from death, fire, cyclones, and acci-

dents.



There are two ways of farming that

frequently cause worry and failure]:

One is to devote so much time to,

raising a. great assortment of products'

f0r home use that there is insufficient-

time to raise products to turn into‘

cash. The other method is to raise a.

few cash crops and have to spend

most of the returns for the living ex-

penses of the farm. The safest way

is to balance the business so that

many of the needs of the farm table

will be supplied from the farm, thus

reduce the cost of livmg and yet leave

plenty of time for concentration on

the cash crops which are to pay the

bills that demand cash.



Some people may lightly regard

money, but it is almost the life blood

of a farming business. It must flow

in and flow out with regularity and

the supply must equal the demand or

it becomes a. discouraging business.





HE series of pic-





Our tures appearing

Cover on our covers is to



better acquaint the

Pages people of Michigan





[with their own state.

Those who have traveled much de-

clare Michigan to be one of the fairest

states of the Union. She does not

overcome one with the ruggedness of

the rookies, but provides that natural

beauty and attractiveness that appeals

strongly to normal people. We, there-

fore, feel that Michigan folks particu-

larly should be familiar with the at-

tractive spots in their own state.



This becomes more important since

people are more interested in places

for rest and recreation. The vaca-

tion idea is spreading rapidly among

all classes. Each year more farmers

are arranging their work so that they

can fill the gas tank and speed off to

some attractive place. There is grow-

ing recognition of the fact that a

change of scenery is restful and ener-





‘ . IIE dawn an...

The Be-





‘ present . ' 'civilizaL



. . . tion was in fAsiaf

‘lnnlng 0f camels were the chief

mode of transporta-





Butter

'- ' tion. A few animals

were kept in herds and their milk was

used for food and nourishment. Milk

and other liquids were carried in skin

bags on the backs of the camels for

refreshment while crossing the desert

wastes. The’ rolling motion of the

camel caused 'cream in those bags to

churn into butter. Later, as civiliza—

tion advanced, some ingenious fellow

conceived the idea of churning butter

by putting the milk in bags on horses

and racing the horses up and'down.



It is interesting to imagine the

stages of progress between then and

now. How, in" wonder, the camel

driver of old would look upon our

modern c’reameries, and astonishment

at the production of our present cows

would come to those who used to go

out into the herds of. semi-wild cows

or goats and jerk out a few pints of

milk!



Such a. mental picture of history

brings clearly to mind the wonderful

progreSS man has made. This, with

the realization that more progress has

been made in the last fifty years than

all the ages combined, should make

each of us realize the wonderful age

in which we are living. It should

bring this further realization, that one

should be constantly alert to take ad-

vantage of the changes which occur

in order to get the most out of life.





CONOMISTS a r e





Plan For agreed that the

I” C m o s t satisfying in-

om? on' vestment of dividends

vemences is in the business that





produced them. In

the case of the farmer, he understands

that this means the purchase of

efficient machinery, better livestock,

and the material for improving the

soil. -But he is not always impressed

that it is business wisdom to invest

in home conveniences.



While the returns from capital

used for making a. more convenient

home may not return dividends di-

rectly, as do some other investments,

yet the installation of water, light

or a bathroom, often saves the whole

business for success by holding the

family together.and keeping their

morale high. From that viewpoint and

also because of the increased effi-





 





Plan to Attend





SUALLY careful

Farmers’ Week to be held

from January 30 to February 3.

a. time when





period. It is





 





preparations





cultural organization holds a session at the College during this

leading farmers

various types of farming, of which Michigan has probably more

lines than any other state, get together LO make a survey of their

experiences and to lay plans for the future. Any person interested -

in his job of farming or of maintaining a farm home cannot afford

to be any other place than East Lansing on those dates.

especially urge our readers who have never before attended to

take advantage of Farmers’ Week this year.

enjoyed past sessions need no urging.





Farme/rs ’ Week





are again being made for

at the Michigan State College

Practically every important agri—





interested in the





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Those who have





 





 





gizing and essential‘to well-rounded

life.



In our own state there are plenty of

opportunities for change of scenery,

It abounds with beautiful lakes, rivers,

wooded places, and even the more

rugged spots. It is known by thou-

sands of people as the summer play-

ground of the central west. We be-

lieve that many outsiders know our

state better for recreational purposes

than do we Michiganders.



For that reason we hope to adver-

tise Michigan to Michigan people

through our front pages. We trust

that they will encourage the vacation

spirit and the desire to seek some of

the beauty spots which abound in our





“own fair state, andthus win the,





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ciency of humans working with and

affected by these conveniences, no

sbetter investment can be made upon

the farm. , .

Although there is progress, farm

homes are not too well supplied with

ordinary conveniences. In 1920, seven

per cent of the farm homes in the

United States had lights other than

kerosene lamps and ten per cent had

running water. In Michigan in 1926,

twenty.- per cent of the farms: had

running water, but only five per cent

had electric lights. This last report

is not complete, but it suggests need

for expansion in the,r lighting of farm

homes. '





J anuary,r_ the month. of, reenlutions, is,

to plan .





the, host months of there”





 

   





 

 





 





.372 bushels per acre.





 





iii 1928i, To’the. farmers’l'i‘t .also. an

tords'time to secure what information





.he may need as, to type and installa-

tion., Thousands of homes could be





made happier this year by a little

resoluteness that home improvements

be planned this year. We say this

confidently for in all our observation,

we never have heard a. single person

complain for having added to his home

a modern convenience.





E have just re-



ceived word

that. Lyle Cadwell, a

s e venteen-y e a r-ol d

boy, of LaPorte, is the

new potato growing

champion of Indiana. He was award-

ed this honor at the Annual. State

Potato Show at Purdue University

where Judge F. C. Gaylord placed his

potatoes as the best peck in nearly

five hundred entries from all parts of

the state. ,



Young Cadwell procured Russet

Rural seed from the Michigan Piotato

Growers’ Association. His yield was

We want to‘

congratulate this young farmer for the

good work he has done' and also for

demonstrating to Indiana. as well as

Michigan farmers what can be done

with Michigan certified potato seed.





sze

S OMEBO-DY says I should write

about time, sometime; but I ain’t

never had enough’ time to find out

what time is, just; like I ain’t had

wealth enough to find what wealth is.

But when you got some time just

look it over and find out what time is.

Time“ is and it ain’t. We’ve all got

time and kin do something with it and

still we don’t know what it is.

There’s one fellow whatsaid “time

is the Chrysalis of eternity” and an-

other says "time is the greatest of

innovators.” Even famous Mr. Web-

ster says time is “relation with refer-

ence to concurrence and succassion;

the measurable aspect of duration.”

Well I ain’t had

none of them dis-

eases so I can’t

tell you anything

about them, ex-

cept maybe Web-

ster is talkin’ for-

eign languages.

This Mr. Shake-





Wins 'With

M ich igan ’3

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spear ma d e a

. ' ' . ~~ wise crack that’s

filled with truth when he said “I





wasted time and now time doth waste

me.” And Mr. Martineau says “We

should count time by heart throbs.”

Well, I guess the way folkses is goin'

to the movies and readin’ these pitty-

pat stories, they’re takin’ his advice.

I guess the right way to tell time ain’t

to look at the ladies wrist watch but

to feel her pulse and you’ll find time

goes pretty fast. That’s why lovers

hold hands so much—they want ta. tell

time, but I don’t know what they want

to tell it.





Now my idea is, time is the measurg





in’ stick of existence. None of us

ever see the beginning or the end of

it but each is got our little paths to

walk and when we come to the end

we drop off.



{Some of us get careless or some»

thin’ and slip off before we should.

But what ever happens to little us,

time just keeps agoin’. Its the only

thing I know of and don’t know noth-

in’ about that keeps goin’ forever.



Sometimes time goes fast and some-

times it is heavy on our hands. The

more we enjoy it the faster it goes.

So it seems if we don’t want timeto

go fast we shouldn’t enjoy it. "I know?





some folkses that look like they‘was.





disagreeable just” on that purpose.

Sofie says its time‘I quit talkin’ about

somethin’ I. don’t know nothin’,\a.bout..

Well, anyhow, here's hopin’ your

timewaa'well‘spant readin’t ‘ '

1y .stpfl. especially,“ " '

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T lze Purpose oft/26 _R. .0. P.

By Otis E.- Shear





HE greatest need of poultrymen

today is notgmore hens, but bet-

ter' producing hens. Hens that

will return a larger profit on the feed

consumed. .

While feeding and housing are very

important factors in securing better

egg production, it is fundamentally a

matter of breeding. Just as we ex-

pect the heifers from good cows to

be better producersrthan those from

peor cows, so we expect that pullets

produced from matings of high ‘pro-.





yducing hens and male birds, whose





dams were high producers, will lay

more eggs than those from mediocre

stock. " ,,



While much is being done to elim-

inate unprofitable hens by applying

the 'now pretty generally accepted

rules for culling, this method of se-‘

leeting breeding stock is not sufficient-

ly accurate for the modern breeder,

who has come to realize that the only

dependable way of determining a hen’s

record is by the use of trapnests.



For several years a number of the

Michigan breeders have been using





‘ trapnests. This has given them valu-





able private records of their birds and

has been the means of producing some

valuable .. stock.



It was to secure uniformity in the

work and a semi-official record of mo

duction through the co-operation and

supervision of the Poultry Department

of M. S. C. that the Michigan R. O. P.

Association was organized.



This association with an initial

membership of twenty was organized

in the fall of 1926. The majority of

these breeders were already trapnest-

ing but a few were without previous

trapnest experience.



For the benefit of our readers who

may not be familiar with R. O. P.





Winter Use





work, a brief explanation may be of

interest.



The work of the R. O. P. breeder is

as follows: ._



First, every bird entered in R. O. P.

work must be free from standard dis-

qualifications. She must be a good

individual, and typical of the breed

that she represents. .



Second, each bird must be banded

with: two non-transferable metal leg-

bands. These bands bear the number

by which she is known throughout

the year. All bands are procured and

sold through the Poultry Department

of M. S. C.



Third, suitable . trapnests must be



provided so that efficient trapnest

work Can be done.

' Fourth, the breeder is required to

keep daily records of all eggs laid in

trapnests and to weigh the same one

day each Week.— In addition, monthly

reports of such records must be made

to the poultry department.



In order that these records may be

semi-official, a full time inspector se-

lected and supervised by the College

is employed by the association.



It is the duty of this inspector to

visit each flock at least once each

month and take complete charge of

the trapnests for a day. He weighs

all eggs gathered that day and care-

fully checks the number of eggs to-

gether with their weights, with those

previously recorded by the breeder.

There are so many ways for doing

this checking that the careful inspect-

or can, without hesitation, vouch for

all records that are accurately kept.



The inspector also has direct super-

visionrof all breeding pens from which

R. O. P. cockerels are to be pro

duced. _



(Continued on page 84)





l of Tractor





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N our farm we still have several



acres of woodlot from which we.

secure the fuel needed in our,home

and for threshing and other purposes.

Most of“ the wood is from poles and»

branches of trees cut for the saw mill.

For many years these have. been

made into wood size by means of the

buzz saw. Until recently We had. a

steam engine for. newer; and when

ready to do the job wimld get a gang





offseveral men tOgether' and make a





big day of it. _, . g



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wood up in a day’s time. I have under

necessity cut up enough wood alone

from short pieces to last the house

for many days. The fine thing about

this outfit is that you can move it

about so readily. As the pile of poles

receded the saw can be moved up

andtas the pile of.- cut wood grows the

saw moves on tomaIQe high piling

unnecessary—Fred Zimmerman.





_ Editorial Note—An important f star

in the use of tractors is keeping em





busy, particularly in the winterseaéon. .





We shall be pleased, for others to tell

us how they. keep their tractors em-

ployed when not doing field work.





 





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Speed up your

egg factory





YOUR hens are your egg-making machines. lTli‘

turn your low-priced feed into high-priced eggs.





Keep those machines in order. A hen must

produce ten times her weight in eggs every year.

to be really profitable.





Hens must eat liberally. Their feed is the raw,

material. Look to their appetites, their digestion;

their health, their condition.





DR. HESS POULTRY





PAN -A-‘- CE-A





puts hens in laying trim





it is ”an invigorating tonic. It gives good healtH

and good feeling. Hens are peppy and happy—

always ready to scratch for their feed. They get

exercise and do not become sluggish or fat and lazy.I





Pan—a-ce-a tones up and invigorates the egg

organs. it makes them active, so that a right

proportion of the feed goes to egg-making and not

all to flesh, bones, feathers and fatness.





Add Pan-a—ce-a to the ration daily—one pound

Pan-a-ce-a to 50 pounds of feed or mash. Then

you'll see activity. You'll see red combs and

wattles, signs of rich, red blood, which spells health

and condition. And you’ll hear the cheerful poul-s

try-yard music—Singing and cackling.



Please remember always, Pan—a—ce—a is not a'

stimulant and not a feed—but a tonic which makes

for health and condition and egg laying.





Results guaranteed





If Pan-a-ce-a does not do all we claim or all you‘

expect it to do, return the empty container to the

dealer and get your money back. We will reim-e

burse the dealer.





The price of one egg pays for all the Pan-a-ce-a‘

a hen will need for six months. 5-pound and

lZ-pound packages, 25-pound pails, l00~pound

drums—a right size for every flock.





 





Dr. Hess Instant Louse Killer





A time-tested, proved remedy for lice on poultry. stock and

vegetation, including vines, plants and rose bushes.



For use on Poultry—Dust in feathers, sprinkle in meets. on

roasts and on broader floors. Dust chicks frequently. Keep

In the dust bath the year around.





Iforflorses and Cattle—Stroke the hair the wrong way gird

‘sift m the Louse Killer.





GUARANTEED
Its Better Work

-Means Bigger Yields





TH E H m IGAN FAR MER ‘





AFTER holding on an unusually





business activity dropped rather sharp-





and automobile production, and freight





 





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

   

 





OU know that good plowing is the first step in

making good seed beds. And good seed beds pro-





duce the biggest yields. Its better work—thorough





, pulverizing, good covering, better scouring—is respon-

sible for the widespread popularity of the





John Deere No. s-A

Tractor Plow





is simple, positive and strong—lasts

longer and gives better service.





The exceptional strength of the

John Deere No.5-A adapts it to plow-

ing in the toughest soils. The rigidly-

braced beams are guaranteed not to

bend or break.





John Deere quality construction

in every part assures a long life of

good work. It can be had in two-

or three-bottom size.





Its genuine John Deere bottoms—-

famous for good work. scouring and

long wear—will do your job of plow-

ing the way you want it done.





The same good- work advantages

that have made John Deere horse—

drawn plows so popular are built

into the No. 5-A.





You will like the way the new

heavy—duty power litt operates. It





See the John Deere No. 5-A at your John

Deere dealer’s store. Write to us for free

booklet describing it. Address John Deere

Moline, Ill., and ask for booklet KA-722





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C. M. Ross, Mt. Enterprise, Texas, says: ”A

farm that IS not properly fenced cannot be sold

to a man whois able to pa for it or to a man whoean

make it pay for itself." And . 5. Russell, Milford, Mich,

makes another statement, equally true: “Many renters

are insisting on a well fenced farm or they wtll stop farm-

ing." Take care of your renter if you want your renter

to takecare of you.





BED BRAND FENCE

.— . “Galvannealed”—Copper Bearing

‘ -_. Red Brand will help you do it. Without good fence J. R. Rasbegzd





. 7' , Cushing, Texas, says he could not have raised

~ ,p, (topw Ire) 3 worth of pork where he raised $500 worth with good

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fence. And without good fence how could J. E. Rush,

Boru'lla, S. D.. have topped the Sioux City market with

fat lambs that were never fed a mouthful of grain

except what was left in the fields after threshing.





No other fence is like RED BRAND._ We at copper in

the steel, like old time fence. This ad _many more

years of wear. Our patented ‘jGalvannealm ”.proces

welds on an extra heag coating of zmc. . . his kee

”ii °l’i ‘a’ ”“3" 5“ PH "We” in .5 H;

pic et— i e stays wa 3 ran 3 an . uare e an

slip-knots keep Baum hog-tight and bull-proof.

That kind of fen-lee ma make it possible for you to duplicate ‘Arthu' _

Tauberg’s, Wallace, S. Diexperience when be top d the hog market by 19

cents on 87 head that netted him $2300 out o a sweet clover pasturl

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.even keel for nearly three years,





ly in the last quarter of 1927. Indus-

trial operations in the closing months

were at the lowest level since the

sharp but brief business recession in

the summer of 1924. Steel, pig iron,





car loadings were the business baro-

meters which dropped most sharply.

Employment in manufacturing in-

dustries finished the year about 4 per

cent under the close of 1926 and pay





roll totals were about 8 per cent

lower. Both were the smallest" since

1924.





Signs of a return to higher activity

are discernible. Automobile factories

are stepping up again in response to

larger orders brought by new models

and reduced ,prices. Increasing opera-

tions in the Ford factory are a large

element in the situation. Some in-

crease in steel mill operations has oc-





from automobile manufacturers, rail-

way equipment companies and the

building industry. Unfilled orders on

the books of the United States Steel

Corporation increased 518,000 tons in

December, the largest gain for any

month in the last two years. Unfilled

orders on December 31, 1927, were the

largest since March, 1926.





Most ,busineSS observers believe that

the early part of 1928 will see a de-

cided revival from the slowness of the

end of‘the year, and that the year as a

whole will compare favorably with

1927. Credit supplies appear ample

for financing business expansion, in

spite of moderate gold exports, and

money rates remain low.





 





 





News of the Week





.,





Thomas Hardy, 87 years old, the

noted English author died at Dor-

chester, England, January 11th.





The Maharanee of Indore is on a

hunger strike because‘ her husband

has announced that he Will marry

Nancy A. Miller, an American girl.

He will have difficulty in getting this

latter marriage ratified in India.

Yankee fliers with the U. S. Marines

in Nicaragua killed nine rebels in an

airplane attack near Managua.





Because the air mail planes flew so

low that they scared the chickens on

the Cackle Corner Poultry Farms at

Garretsville, Ohio, the post-master—gen-

eral has been asked to have them fly

higher over that town.





A total of thirty-two bodies have

been taken off the S4, the sunken

submarine, by divers.

In an announcement at the New

York auto show, Henry Ford said that

his company has orders of 727,000

new Fords and that soon they would

be making 1,000 a day.

To aid in the search of a real cure

for colds, $195,000 has been awarded

to the John Hopkins University.

A special roadway has been con-

structed in Havana for President Cool-

idge upon his visit there January 15th

to open the Pan—American conference.

He will be the. first American to

traverse that road.

The congestion from auto traffic has

becomevso great in the Chicago loop

district that no curb parking will be

allowed there. Merchants claim that





 





 





England, January 7th, which flooded

most of the east side homes. The

Parlgment terrace was swept by the

wate s.



Major-General Juene,

the “devil dogs" during

have charge or the U.

Nicaragua. ‘ ,





the War, will





has decided not to take advantage of

state the lake front property 111

receding lakesn ‘ . ‘



Fifteen hundred of the two, thousand

prohibition agents have ‘fflunked in

their civil service examinatio





 





 





cured to supply the expanding orders I





JAN; .21, 1928.





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« ' Make Blg

and Sure Profits

I ' The demand for health-





givin vegetables is growing:

wayside mar ets open new opportu-

nities for quick, profitable sales. Use

the lobe“ Seed Annual for your guide.

It tells you how and when to plant. It

quotes you direct-from-growers prices on





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and save money. Satisfaction guaranteed.



Write Today! -

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It’s a valuable guide for grow-

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“Used Them For 10 Years,

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Says D. P. Roche





Mr. D. P. Roche. Empire. Mich, knows disk hard

rows. Read what he says: '





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have two Double Disk Clark

one Single Clark ‘Cutaway.’ I want a. disk. to work

with a llght team on ground that is somewhat. rolling

and I think I will take'the Single.Action Harm

Extension. Ship us to Traverse City, Mich, one

Disk Harrow as described on page 11. We are buy-

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ever tried for Wear and tillage. The draft is per-

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If A rents his farm to B, crop rent,

should A get any share of pasture or

proceeds from cows or stock?—-Sub-

scriber.



If a farm is rented—on the crop

share basis only, each party would do

with his share of the crops as he sees

fit. If the entire farm was rented, of

course, pasture would be included and

the tenant would be entitled to his

share.



A. better method of renting a farm

is to include live stock and divide the

income from the cash crops and re-

turns from the live stock.





PEDDLER’S LICENSE NECESSARY?

M



I am supplying customers with eggs,

and not being able to supply them

with my own eggs, I would like to

know if I have to secure .peddler’s





 





license in order to buy eggs from .





neighbor to finish filling my orders.

If I do, what are the charges for the

license?——Subscriber.





,We do not find any provision re-

quiring a license for such business.

For information concerning license to

deal in food stuffs, write the Dairy

and Food Commissioner, Lansing.





CO-OPERATIVE FERTILIZER

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We are trying to organize a fer-

tilizer association but do not know

just how to go about it. We want to

organize under the Michigan laws. If

the fertilizer is ordered in ton lots

or more we get it at dealer’s price.

Should.any papers be drawn up?

so, how? What oflicers should we

have). There will be fifteen or

twenty men—A. R.



We would suggest employment of

a local attorney, and organization of





a non-profit stock corporation.





POWDER-POST BEETLES





 





The joists and beams in my cellar

are being destroyed. Apparently they

are being eaten by some very tiny

insects. The joists in particular are

covered with pin holes from which

a powdery dust comes until large

pieces can be broken off with the

hand. I Will have to replace some

joists already and if I cannot stop this

from spreading my house will be de-

stroyed. Please advise.———L. H.





Your excellent description of the

damage leaves no doubt in my mind

that the difficulty is due to tiny

beetles called powder-post beetles.

Still, there is the barest possibility

that white ants are the culprits and

in such a case the outlook would be

even more discouraging.



If the insects are the powder-post

beetles, then the thing to do is to soak

as much kerosene as possible into the

. wood. The fine powder dust will act

much like blotting paper and conduct

the kerosene into the tunnels where

-the beetles are at work. It will be

something of a comfort to know that

powder-post beetles work in the sap

wood and do not attack the heart





wood. Certain classes of timber are

more likely to be attacked than

others. We have seen maples, oak,





and basswood severely attacked in

Michigan more often than other

woods, although the sap wood of other

trees ‘is not immune—R. H. Pettit.





E‘MP‘LOYERS' LIABILITY





 





. Is a corporation liable for its em-

ployee in an assault and battery case

in Michigan? What is meant by a





verdict of $25. 00 above costs and what





are costs composed of?——F. A.P

Corporations. are liable for their

torts" committed by their employeesin





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A few weeks ago, Buick manufactured the





 





he 2 Millionth Buick





joins its brothers on the road





four million times the distance around the world;





 





 





 





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two millionth Buick and thereby establish-

ed the most spectacular production record

in fine car history.





Attainment of the two million mark 15 a

noteworthy accomplishment' 1n any motor

car field; but it assumes epic proportions

when considered in terms of a car of Buick

caliber.





Give thought, for a moment, to the deeper,

more significant phases of this Buick

achievement:





The world’s purchase of two million Buicks rep«

resents a world tribute to Buick quality of al-

most three billion dollars.





Motorists purchased the first million in twenty

years, and tbe second million in four years— proof

of Buick’ s steadily increasing popularity.





The two million Buicks have proved Buick depend-

ability by traveling scores of billions of miles-





And, after twenty- -four years, approximately

1,600,000 of the two million Buicks are still

serving their owners!





These facts constitute a record of popular-

ity, reliability and stamina not even remote-

lyaap roached by any other car—a record

t ecomes still more impressive with

each new Buick that goes forth upon the

highways of the world.





Supreme value—overwhelming demand-

then still greater value and still greater de-

mand—have formed the wonder-working

formula of Buick progress. And this prog-

‘ress still continues.





The year just closed has been Buick’ 5 big-

gest year. More people have bought Buicks

during this eriod than during any other

twelve mont s in Buick history.





 





 





 





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OW that we are able to look at

N it a little more calmly, we have

been making a rough analysis

of our tax receipt. The first





total is four per cent higher than a

year ago. This seems to be the trend

of the times. we cannot remember

a recent year when our tax totals

rdidn’t considerably exceed those of

the previous season. It is this devas-

tating tide which must be stemmed

and turned backward before we can

hope for proper profit in agriculture.





The next thing which catches our

eye is that the items for road repair,





-county roads and Covert roads at





large comprise 41.1 per cent of the

total. tax. Besides this, Ingleside falls

within two special assessment dis-

tricts for Covert highways. When you

add .to these various road taxes our

auto and truck licenses, it would ap-

pear that we should be entitled to

drive hither and thither at will with

a clear conscience. However, the fly

in the ointment is that we shall un-

doubtedly be so busy trying to get

ready to meet another dose of taxes

that our pleasure trips will‘be few

and far between.



Our school and one mill tax

amounted to 24.4 per cent of the total.

The state tax ran 14.7 per cent, While

the county and township levies com-

prised the balance.



All in all, we are inclined to believe

that the much-heralded “tax reduc—





and not for the farmers. In other

words, those most able to pay have

been materially relieved, but farmers

whose burdens have been so exces-

sive and Who are almost wholly un-

able to pass on any portion of their

taxes have been saddled with an ever

increasing tax load.



Our community farm bureau organi-

zation is holding an oyster supper to be

followed by a speaking program and

I have been asked to speak on the

topic “The Farmer and His Tax Bur-

den.” I wish that you could all be

there so that we could go into the

situation more thoroughly and try to

reach some agreement as to What we

should do about it. This much is cer-

tain. First, we must know the full

facts and then, in the second place,

we must be so organized as to defend

and effectively champion our proposed

program of tax reform.



Friend Wife—The Partner



Of course in all this—as in every-

thing else that amounts to much in

rural life—we men must have the

intelligent and active co—operation of

the rural women. Their vote counts

as much as ours and history shows





a reform, victory is inevitable.



A few evenings ago we had a little

committee meeting here at Ingleside.

The matters which we were to dis—

cuss were of direct and immediate con-

cern only to the men and in fact they

were the only ones specifically in-

vited. Before any of the folks ar-

rived, wife and.I regretted that we

had neglected to ask the wives to

come too. However, we didn’t need

to worry about it, as each man who

came had his wife along! To me that

is one of the fine things about rural

life—the intimate’ and well-rounded

cooperation and partnership between

husband and wife. That is certainly

one of the primary factors in making

the farm home such a noteWorthy in-

stitution.



What unusual weather we have had

so far this month! January came in

with a blizzard, an abundance of snow

and cold weather for about four or

five days. Then we had a “January

thaw” lasting a. week or more. During

the bitterly cold days the first of the

year our hired man busied himself

cleaning up the “big barn.” With a

broom, he swept down the accumula-

tion of dust and cobwebs between the.

joists and around the walls. Thi

should have been done sooner, but on

a farm, as I have previously remarked,

we have to choose each day and each

hour the tasks which seem the most

urgent. Cleaning the barn improves

our dispositions, raises our “morale,

lessens the fire risk and makes a bet-

ter impression upon visitors and pros-

pective purchasers, of live stock.



A. Little Speculation .



We aren‘t lathe habit otswculating

much here at Ingleside., butt. 19W days

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it quite as badly as that bunch. I

saved some of the longest hoofs as

relics and took one to the house and

measured it. Wife is my witness that

that piece of toenail measured over

four inches in length! Imagine a.

sheep running around with eight of

those impediments underneath her!



When we have something to sell, it

is our rule to try to make it as at-

tractive as possible. We believe. that

not only the stock itself should be

put in the best possible conditionabut

the place in which it is displayed

should be made neat and orderly.

Those preliminary preparations are

half the battle in live stock salesman-

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HAVE been raising. everbearing



strawberries [for market for the

last eight years, with varying success.

Like many other things, you may

raise a. bumper crop and think you

know all there is to know, only to

find you know very little. I find it

hard to get any information about,

raising them. I have written experi-

ment stations with little success. In

the eight years I have never had a fail-

ure. What I mean is to have the ber-

ries fail to pay for the labor and good

pay for the use of the land.



As with most anything we raise, the

most important thing is the soil. I

would choose well-drained sandy loam.

I have had the best success with such

land where it was only two to three

feet to water. A place protected from

the prevailing winds is preferable.

Everbearers can be raised on heavier

soil but it takes more time to prepare

it.



In preparing the soil I usually put

a good coat of barnyard manure on

a piece of sod, preferably clover sod,

plant some cultivated crop if the crop

is harvested early. Keep it free from

sod and weeds until late in the fall,

then plow. Spring plowing will do

but I find I can hold the moisture

better by fall plowing.



On heavy soil, take a piece well cul-

tivated, manure and plow down, sow

to buckwheat or peas and oats. When

in blossom plow down. Work up the

next spring and set. It will help

balance your barnyard fertilizer to

apply 250 pounds per acre acid phos-

phate in the spring before preparing

soil. The soil should be thoroughly

worked with dies and barrow and set

as soon as danger of hard freezing

is over.



I set the plants in rows forty-two

inches apart and sixteen inches apart

in the row, and start cultivation at

once. On the hoe and cultivator to





quite an extent depends your success. ‘





The first should be deep cultivation,

then when the roots begin to spread,

only shallow cultivation should be

used. If you give them a. chance you

will find these fine roots running clear

across the row. Keep up the cultiva-

tion until they begin to bear in earn-

est. Each time after a rain they

should be cultivated as soon as the

soil can be worked, to break up the





crust and keep a dust mulch on top. .





Select only healthy plants with root

systems. If possible set them the

same day they are dug. When this is

done it is not necessary to prune the

roots but prune all the leaves off but

two or three next to the crown. -We

use a spade to set with. .We do not

mulch our everbearers as we are in

Cheboygan ,County where we have

plentyof snow. ' ' '



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AM writing to you about what I



think of the trespass law. This

.tall I was sawing wood in my wood-

lot on my farm. I posted notices, “No

Trespassing,” “No Hunting,” and still

I was in no man’s land. One bullet

dug right into the tree I was sawing.

I looked and saw two sharpshooters





'1’ shooting at a doe, over thirty shots,





and they never dropped it in my land.

This doe was in my garden and

through the farm all during the sum-

mer. I stood the damage it did just

to see it.



This trespassing business should

stop. What can I do! take a gun and

start war, too? If they want hunting

why not hunt in the state or federal

land which is public domain? But the

land I buy and pay a big price for is

my homestead to live and work for

me and my children and my live

stock; it is not public domain. It is

against the human law to trespass

any time on private property, espe-

cially if armed. It is time for the rep—

resentatives at Lansing to consider

the words “public domain.” If they

want game, fence it in public land

and leave the farmer alone. He has

plenty of work taking care of domes-

tic animals.—Angelo Gennara.





THE MINK AND SKUNK





 





AVING read so much in Michigan



Farmer and in various other farm

papers about the skunk and mink, I

will tell what I have“ observed about

these little animals. First, the mink

is a predatory animal that cannot be

equaled in the harm which he does,

unless it be by the fox and weasel.

True, he may eat some harmful ro-

dents during the summer and prob-

ably does destroy many mice, rats,

etc., but so does the snake and every

man’s hand is against the snake and

his tribe. The skunk also eats ro-

dents and bugs, worms, etc. The dif-

ference between the skunk and mink

is this: the skunk sleeps most of the

time during the winter. Just comes

out in warm weather or during a

thaw. The mink is always alert to

kill and destroy.





During the terrible sleet and ice





storm of 1922, many quail and other

birds were reduced to a state of star-;

.vation and a number of quail made

their home in an old barn on the

farm where we were living. We fed

them until March and they became

quite tame. A blizzard with a great





the barn shut and the tiny birds were

unable to get into the barn. As is

the habit of quail they formed in a





circle with heads out for protection .





and settled down to face the night of

storm and snow. They were some-

what protected by""being in a fence

corner, but despite this they were





completely covered. The storm abated '





about nine o’clock next morning and

around noon I took a pail of grain-

and started out to find my pets. I was

not their first caller however. Just

six of the original flock of 21 were





a mink. The mangled bodies showed





the remainder just: for the lust of,





1 killing. His tracks gave him away. '





A tile drain near by later proved his

downfall and his pelt was some con-





surely quail are more valuable to





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Thirty-three farmers, representing

every township in Eaton County, have

already shared the first study. Each

one of these men endeavors, through

a community meeting at home, to pass

on the most important parts of the

lectures heard. Reports already show

that as high as 17 neighbors have

gathered to get such dependable in-

formation.





A better understanding of the soil,.

how to inceraSe its water holding

capacity, how to more easily and sure-

ly grow the legumes, and the func-

tions of the various plant foods con-

tained in commercial fertilizers is the

very foundation upon which success-

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crop, the crop grows the live stock,

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done while clearing land, building the

modern home, erecting the dairy barn

and increasing the size of his pure-

bred Jersey herd. The farm is fenced

with woven wire. There is also a

16 by. 24 foot tenant house and other

outdoor buildings. All the necessary

implements, including a commercial

car and a pleasure car, are provided.





the Upper Peninsula to be selected as

a member of the Michigan Master

Farmers’ Club. For his success he

gives much credit to his good Wife.

They have three children: Rose A,

thirteen, who is in the-ninth grade in

school and bélongs to the. Camp Fire

Girls; Helen V., six, is in‘the sixth

grade, while Paul A.'has reached his

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Educating African“Bush”BOys and;





Missionaries Do Commando/ole Work in Lagos, Four Haiti/red Miles from Equator

By Francis Flood





Lagos,” advised some of the

ship’s officers as our freighter,

the “West Humhaw,” nosed into

the harbor of Nigeria’s capital city,

the metropolis of equatorial west

Africa. Jim and I had bought our

tickets from New York clear down to

Lobito Bay, in the southern tropics,





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but we were to stop over for ten days.-





in Lagos, about 400 miles north of the

equator.



“All you can do is to go to the Bon-

anza Hotel and sit around in the bar

for ten days with your feet on the

table—or your head on the table, de-

pending on how you hold your liquor.

There’s nothing else to do. You can’t

interior, because



you’d have no place to stay. There

are no hotels at all there and the few

English traders and government offi-

‘ cials you’ll find won’t even say they’re

glad to see you, because. they won’t





It didn’t sound very exciting, but as

we lay out in the harbor before pull-

ing alongside the dock we decided

there must be something more inter-

esting in a west Africa coast city

than a hotel lobby, and ten nights in

a barroom didn’t particularly appeal

to either Jim or me.



An enchanting little harbor it was,

nestled there in a kind of twilight be-

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This Mohammedan Teacher Believes

That With a Student on One End

of the Log and a Good Teacher on

the Other, You Have a Potential

University.





Dark Continent and the unfolding

light of progress and civilization from

the lands across the sea. We were

at the threshold of Africa.



. To one side of us, on the point of

a sandy beach that reached out like a

hand 'of hope from the tangled jungle

hinterlands stood a cluster of grass

huts within a compound built of reeds,

bamboo walls, and mud. A half-dozen

native women, their black bodies

blending into the jungle background

as it in turn fused into the greater

blackness that is Africa itself, were

poking about in their smoking little

kettles over smudgy fires that seemed

unnecessary in the, sultry heat of the

sun, others were squatting at their

task of washing or dyeing a bit of

colored cloth, or nursing the inevit-

able little black “pickins” that hang

like leeches on every mature female

in Africa. In that direction lay the in-

terior, the “bush,” the black heart of

the real Africa we had come so far

0 see.





On the other side lay, first, the little

harbor, the antechamber of the Dark

Continent. Here was our own Ameri-

can cargo boat with its rollicking

name, the “West Humhaw,” and its





cargo of American gasoline, flour,

sugar, automobiles, phonographs, and

the other bribes with which civiliza-

tion is buying its way into Africa. A

passenger ferry steamed across our

bow filled with‘ a job lot of black odd-

ments commuting across the harbor

from Lagos to Apapa as modernly as

their black cousins in Harlem or

Little Africa, New York, ferry back

and forth to work.



A dingy, screeching harbor dredge,

the “Queen Mary,” growled away in

the mud as if mocking the good Brit-

ish subject who had loyally painted

that name across her greasy bow.

Two puffiing tugs and a German

freighter were moving in from the sea

and a “lady liner” lay gracefully at

the dock. Beyond was spread Lagos

like a fat sentry asleep at his post.





FTER a dozen people had con-



firmed the advice of the “Hum-



haw’s” officers we went to the

Bonanza for lunch, and incidentally

found the lobby and dining room of

that object of ridicule much better

than its reputation. As we were eat-

ing, an American accent behind us,

as out of place there as in the foreign

districts of New York, invited us over

to another table and introduced a tall

and friendly corrugated iron salesman

and his blackhaired American wife.

Here was a freedom of friendliness no

Englishman would stoop to indeed!

And before our meal was finished,





they had invited us to stay with them‘





at the house they had rented for the

period of their stop in Lagos.



This American amicability gave us

an inspiration and we hunted up an

American Baptist missionary, those

unofficial American consuls that one

finds in the blackest bush or the re

motest corners of the earth. “Why

don’t you take a little trip back into

the interior?” this American asked us

when we told him our business.



“They tell us it can’t be done;

there’s no place to stay, and no place

to go, and~—.”



“Well, now, you go up to Abeokuta,

about 65 miles inland, and our mis-

sionary there will show you different-

ly.” And he sent a telegram advising

this bush missionary that we would

be up to see him the next day. "You’ll

find plenty of things of interest here

in Lagos if you look for them, but

you’ll probably find more up country,”

he told us. And we did—in both

places. He changed our opinion of

many things before we finally left

Lagos for good.



For instance, we had been told that

it was only by very short periods of

residence, certainly never over fifteen

months at a time, followed by a'year’s

vacation at home, in England, and

then only by carefully preserving one’s

health in a certain amount of alcohol,

that a white man could live on the

west cost of Africa more than a very

few years at the most. And yet we

found that this missionary and his

wife had been spending three years at

a time on the west coast, had careless-

ly left alcohol entirely alone, and

were just completing their twenty~

sixth year of service. I found further,

after several desperate attempts to

prove it not so, that this veteran

coaster and his wife could beat Jim

and me at tennis and come up just

as fresh after each set as we did.

And I’m no slouch of a tennis player

either for at the annual Armistic Day

fete at an inland city a month later,





another American and I won the

doubles championship from a field of

twenty-six contestants—but that is a

different story. ,



In spite of the record of these

people, however, and in spite of the

fact that in the last eighteen years

during which time there have been

from a dozen to thirty or forty Amer-

ican missionaries in Nigeria, there

have been only two deaths, the three

year period of service is too long, and

missionaries, as well as government

and commercial people, should not be

required to stay so long on the west

African Coast without a period of ‘rest

and recuperation at home. During the

two or three months that Jim and I





spent in Nigeria we felt our general”





vitality wane and our energy and en-

thusiasm gradually to weaken as the

effects of the hot, sultry climate, the

daily dose of five grains of quinine,

the sun, and general condition began

to get in their work. West Africa is

no health resort.





URING the months I eventually

spent in Nigeria, on the coast and



in the interior, I learned. many

things about the genus missionary.

For one thing, I gradually discovered

that one reason why my advance in-

formation and advices concerning mis-

sionaries and their work was so un-

favorable to them was_ that my in-

formants usually know nothing what-

ever about the subject! except hearsay

and thus most of the gossip about

missionaries is notfounded on facts.

Here is one example. There are

very few Americans in Lagos—less

than a dozen most of the time—and

'one would suppose that these few

would know each other and each

other’s work well:« One American

commercial man who had been in

Lagos for some time told me my first

day in town that there was an Amer-





ican mission in LagOS but he didn’t -.





know the names of the people. He

suggested that I wait until noon to

call on them because he thought they

had a dozen or so native students in

their care and couldn’t leave their

classes. Then he proceeded to tell me

considerable about missionary work in

Africa.



I found upon visiting the school that

there were two Americans in charge,

eight or ten educated native teachers,

and a few hundred native students go-

ing to school in buildings that were

erected for that purpose forty years

ago. My American informant knew

nothing of this and yet he was full

of general information about mission-

aries and their work," practically all





of which was heresay. And since

much of this is unfavorable an unfor’i

tunate injustice is being done to the

missionary work. '



pne English journalist visited a cer-

tain mission industrial school in Ni-

geria, spent about fifteen minutes

there, and then wrote in his magazine

that the native boys were being ex-

ploited by the missionaries and kept

1n virtual slavery. I visited the same

school later and found that the boys

were getting their tuition, and even

their board and lodging and clothes,

and had to work considerably less

than I, for instance, and a great many

other American college students, who

had to work when going to school in

the United States.





I visited a girls’ school a few miles





inland, financed and conducted by a





small staff of vAmericans and learned

that the native girls are paying $75

per year which covers tuition and

board and room. Along with the three

R’s these mothers of the future Afri-

can race are being taught homemak-

ing, child care and sanitation and, in-

cidentally, they are being taught

Christianity only if they care to ac-

cept it for a large per cent of them

are from Mohammedan families and

continue in the Moslem faith.





When one learns that the infant

mortality rate in this part of Africa

is from 60 to 80 per cent and in some

places, where the population is denser

than it is in the United States, still

higher and when he observes, as any

casual vistor can, that much of this

comes from ignorance of child care,

filth, and preventable disease, he can

appreciate the value of this training,

especially since this school was

started even before Livingstone’s ex‘

cursions into Africa and before Eng-

land had any foothold in Nigeria.



There are 1,300 school children in

Lagos (there is only one white child)

out of a native population of 100,000,

and nearly all of these are in mission

schools. In the American Baptist

school alone there are over 100 Mo-

hammedans. It may be a mistake to

furnish education to the millions of

ignorant blacks in Africa, but most of

the enlightened world today admits

that to keep a race in ignorance and

to deny them education is not in line

with real progress, as history has

shown in the past. Eyen with the

hundreds of mission schools that are

now operating in Nigeria only a small

fraction of a per cent of the children

are in school and education cannot

come so fast that it will be “danger-

ous” for many, many years.



Our trip inland to Abeokuta and our

experiences there will be described

next week. >





Under the 4-H Flag





By John Francis Case





CHAPTER IV

The County Farm Agent





URING‘the busy days which fol-

D lowed their first occupancy of



the old farm, Bob Barton found

little time to speculate upon or worry

over the sinister happenings which

had befallen their predecessors. True,

he had pointed out to his father the

words on the barn door and had re—

told the story- as he had it from Ted’s

lips. But Bradley Barton’s imagina-





tion ran along other lines. “Cheap

melodrama,” he had said. “The Har-

kins famfy and the Perkins family

were related. There had been had

blood between ’em, so O’Neal says.

Probably the Perkins scared the Har-

kins away, so they could get the farm

and then Harkins paid ’em back in

their own coin. We are newcomers

here, Bob, and nobody is going to

harm us. The thing that interests me

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to allow us to cut posts and wood. I’ve

’phoned him, andvhe’ll be over next

week. Quit thinking about that fool-

ishness,” Father Barton had conclud-

ed, and Bob, half convinced that his

father was right, was lulled into for-

getfulness.



It was Tuesday of the second week

when a mud-spattered car stopped at

the front gate and a young man

strode up the walk. Tall and with the

build and carriage of an athlete, the

stranger won Bob Barton’s instant ad-

miration as he opened the door. The

noon-day meal was being prepared,

and Father Barton, before the fire-

place, was playing dreamy melodies.

“Good morning,” said Bob, “won’t you

come in ?”



“Only for a moment,” answered the

visitor. “It’s almost noon, and I must

be getting on. Just wanted to in-

troduce myself. Mr. Barton, I pre-

sume?” as Bob’s father rose. “I’m

Ross Burton, the county farm agent.

Mr. Baldwin, one of our farm organi-

zation directors suggested I might be

some help to you.”



Bradley Barton was a gentleman

and would show no discourtesy, but

there was no warmth: in his greeting.

“Sit down, Mr. Burton,” he invited,

then as Mother Barton came in from

the kitchen, “Mother, this is Mr. Bur-

ton, a friend of the Baldwins. He’s

the county agent here.” .



There was even less warmth in the

handclasp which Mother Barton' be-

stowed. “Yes, we have had some ex-

perience with agents,” she remarked

with emphasis on the last word.





Ross Burton was quick to sense the

veiled hostility. But he was not one

to be quickly rebuffed. “There are

agents and agents, Mrs. Barton,”

laughed Burton, “and I’m not respon-

sible for the title. It was wished on

me. In fact, I’m just a hired man.

I’m an agricultural college graduate

employed in this county for consulta-

tion and demonstration in farm and

live stock work. When farmers want

me, I work with them; when they

don’t, I let ’em strictly alone. I have

nothing to sell, to rent, or to give

away except service. As you folks

are new here, it is possible that I

could be of some help in planning

your farm work this year.”



Mrs. Barton unbent slightly, but the

memory of misrepresentation by

Agent Sims and other “agents” with

whom she had dealt rankled. “I don’t

see Where the farm women come in

on that,” remarked Mother Barton.

“It seems to me that they need help

as much as the men.”



“Right you are there,” answered

Burton quickly. “Even more. And in





this county you get that help. Our'





home demonstration 'agent, Miss Ed-

wards, is one of the best in the state.

Ask Mrs. O’Neal-or Kate. I’m sure

they will bring her over to see you.

But I must be getting on, Mr. Bur-

ton,” concluded the agent as he put

out a hand in farewell, “that’s a fine

instrument you have there. I heard

you playing as I came up the walk.

You have the touch of a master. I

play a bit myself. There’s no instru-

ment like the violin. I love it as did

my father before me.”



Into the eyes of Bradley Barton

leaped the light which always came

with praise of his beloved violin. “It

is a. great instrument, sir,” he said,

“and mine is one of the best that a

poor man could buy. Here, let’s see

what you can do,” and Barton thrust

the violin into stranger hands.



“Oh, I’m only a novice,” said Bur-

ton, “but I would like to try this

beauty on one tune.” Strong fingers

clasped the bow, flitted over‘ the

strings and melody' which rivaled that

of Bradley Barton’s creation broke on

the air. It was the Toreador’s Song

from “Carmen," and all the virility of

youth‘an‘d strength was in the move-

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face as the visitor played and now he

sprang to his feet.



“By the gods,” cried Bradley Barton,

“you can play! Grace, get out the

piano accompaniment. Bob, bring

down your cornet and the other violin.

We are going to play to the Toreador.

No,” as Burton protested that he must

go, “you can’t get away. Yours is

the musician’s heart, and you love to

play as I do. We are going to give

a concert right now.”



“But the dinner, Brad,” put in

Mother Barton. “It’s almost ready.

If it waits it will be spoiled.”



“Bother the dinner!” cried Barton.

“We can eat when we can’t play.

Well, one tune, then, and after dinner

some more. No, you aren’t going to

leave,” as the agent disclaimed any

intention of troubling them at meal

time. “You are our guest.”





It was three hours later when the

starter on Ross Burton’s car whirred

and the agent started on to a de-

layed appointment. Hours filled not

only with melody but with a joy of

comradeship for Bob Barton. Here

Was the virile type of young man-

hood which wins boyish hearts.

Father and Mother Barton had been

won, too, by the pleasing personality





of their visitor, and Ross Burton had





promised to come back again soon.

“But you’ll have to leave the violins

cased, Mr. Barton,” the county agent

had warned, “or we’ll never get any-

thing done. I’ll visit you some night

and we’ll have a real music-fest. Miss

Edwards sings; I‘ll bring her along.”

Whistling blithely, Burton went :on his

way and a remark made to his trusty

car might have sounded strange to

human listeners. “Liz, old girl,” said

the farm agent as they plowed the

mud, “it takes many kinds of bait to

catch farmer fish. I landed that one

with the old Toreador.”





For generations the farm now occu-

pied by Bradley Barton and family

had been owned by members of the

Jones family. In fact, it was the beast

of its present owner that it had been

entered as homestead of his grand-

father and that so long as he lived

no alien should live on the farm ex-

cept as tenant. Old, infirm, and child-

less, Thomas Jefferson Jones lived his

lonely life in a great house built years

before in the county seat town of

VVarford. It was fifteen miles away

and Jones, commonly known as

“Squire,” as the result of some long-

forgotten election, seldom visited his

old home. Provided with ample in-

come for his needs without the farm’s

rental, Jones yet always had proved

a hard master, demanding the last

dollar due, no matter what ill luck

befell his tenant. Dollars spent on

fencing and repair had been few and

far between. And now that he had

been forced to pay a liberal commis-

sion to an agent, the old squire was

even less disposed to liberality. A

natural curiosity to see what manner

of tenants he had rather than any

desire for their welfare or interest in

upkeep of the place, prompted Jones

to accept Barton’s invitation to come

and talk over the year’s work. It was

the day following Burton’s visit that

he arrived, bundled warm against the

penetrating wind, fuming because of

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Celery Relish ‘



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4 tarps. powdered sugar 1,4 cup vinegar

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could be done ‘on the machine much

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When the top and lining were

stretched in place, I 'pinned the top

and ‘lining together at intervals of

about a foot around the whole frame.

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pinning across as I did around the

edge. When I had it out of the frame,

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lengthwise.



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HE all-mash ration popularized by

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middlings 20 parts; meat scraps (50%

protein) 5 parts; poultry bonemeal 4

parts; common salt 1 part. This mix-

ture is placed before the chicks in

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chicks out of them. The chicks are

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labor involved in caring for chicks

and helps to maintain healthy chicks

because they are not picking up grain

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unique method is the raising of chicks

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fourth or even a-half—inch mesh. This

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use of the all-mash feeding method.





The all-mash method also works out

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should be granular rather than ground

too fine. The all-mash method will

not correct deficiencies in diet or

management, but will allow all birds

an equal chance and runts are the ex-

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FOR BETTER EGG PRODUCTION





(Continued from page 73)



In addition to the work of the

regular inspector, all records are care-

fully examined and checked in the

office at East Lansing.





For every hen that lays 200 eggs

during 52 consecutive weeks, that av-

erage ‘24 ounces to the dozen, after

the third month, and is still free from

standard disqualifications at the end

of the laying year, the breeder will

be issued a R. O. P. certificate. Be-

fore this certificate is isssued, how-

ever, the henvmust be handled and ap-

proved by an extension specialist from

the College. A copper non-transfer-

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and the serial letter and farm number

indelibly tattooed in her wing. On

this band are the abbreviations of the

words, “Record of Performance AD-

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wing. ’ I , .

Michigan is one of the pioneer

states'in R. O. P. work, there being 4. Fall laying can be kept up by

but four or five other states that have using lights from September 1 to

started anything of' this nature. At November 1. If birds are to be used

present, there is little, if any, uni- as breeders, discontinue lights abrupt-

formity of R. O. P. standards. Thus 1y and throw the flock into molt to

far, each state has set its own stand- give them a rest for the coming hatch-

ards. None of which agree with each ing season.



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in the U. S. Michigan R. O. P. stand- 6- 810W maturing pullets Will ma-

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Our first year of R. O. P. work in matured.

Michigan ended November 30, 1927. -r

During the year. 6,900 hens were en- POULTRY PRODUCTION ' EASILY





tered. As the work of checking rec- ADJUSTED





ords and approving birds is not yet

completed, we cannot state the exact

number that will qualify for R. O. P.

certificates. It appears, however, that

about 700 or approximately 10. per

cent of all birds trapped will qualify.

Beginning with the 1928 hatching

season, Michigan certified chicks can

be sold only by hatcherymen who have

all of their flocks of any particular

breed headed by R. O. P. males. Ow-

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males, only a relatively small number

of the hatcheries will be able to cer-

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produce enough R. O. P. males to en

able him to eventually certify one or

all of the breeders of chicks that he

offers for sale. This especially, in the

case of the larger hatcheries, will take

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omics which shows that early in the

past year, egg production was unusa

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June, July, and August established

new high levels for those months.

Nevertheless the total production of

eggs during 1927 was not much great-

er than the 1926 output.



It is indicated that while the poul-

try keepers started out with a larger

number of hens than the year before,

they were not slow to reduce their

laying flocks when they realized that.

low unprofitable prices were due to

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certified stock from some hatchery or

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In bringing this brief discussion of

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R. O. P. breeders and the work they

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skill of the individual poultryman.

Results of studies in several states

have brought these definite conclu-

sions: . ‘ ' ‘

1. Lights will increase the winter

and yearly egg production of hens and *

pullets. They should not be used on

the" breeding flock.

. A2,.»B‘reeding—hens can be hastened

back ”into "iiroduoiion by 'a limited use

at lights from January 15 ‘to March

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Skating, skiing, coasting,

hunting, ice fishing—just

think of the many outdoor

sports there are for winter

days. It is this kind of fun

that brings health, glowing

cheeks and ravenous appe-

tites. Don’t let yourself get

too old to enjoy them. To

make them most attractive,

and easier for you to get away

from around the Warm fire,

you need only warm outdoor

clothing and the right equip-

ment to enjoy every spare

minute that you can in these

outdoor pastimes.





Your “Farm Service” Hard-

ware Man is ready to help

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skates, sleds, toboggans,

skiis and sports goods of

many different kinds that

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hunting and fishing you

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Helped by

E are enclosing a brief sum-

mary of the three families we

were able to take care of

through the kindness of the children

and their parents in sending their



gifts to the. hospital.



Thanking you for your kindness,

Yours truly,

A. M. Creagh,





Children’s Hospital‘ of Mich.

S. S. Dept.





 





Italian family with nine children—

Tony 19, Mary 16, Sam 14, Jennie 12,

James 10, Mike 7, Santa 5, Josie 4,

Anthony 1.



Quite a lot of the clothes were

taken to this family who were unable

to attend school through lack of cloth-

ing. ‘



The older children are unable to

obtain work and the father earns

thirty dollars a week which is not

sufficient to support his family.



The children are poorly nourished.





 





 





 





 





 





Norma Gager Has Driven a Tractor





Since Ten Years Old





One child, James, has heart disease

and the mother is unable to provide

the food the child should have.



The house was cold and bare and

the children were running around

with hardly anything on, just a few

rags. Some of them are without shoes.





The gift of clothing was very much

appreciated by this family.





 





Italian family with three children—

Dorothy 8, Mary 5, Helen 3%.

This home is very clean and neat





 





but very poorly furnished. Husband





 





has been out of work for five months

and is very discoumged. All three

children are ill with measles and had

colds and are being attended by the

city physician. ~



Their Christmas dinner was a little

piece of bacon, for Santa Claus had

forgotten to come.



With the money the children had

donated we were able to buy them

a nice New Year’s dinner, also toys

and some clothing.



Please thank the children and tell

them how much their gifts were ap-





preciated. .





 





Frances B. had just been sent home

from the hospital. The doctor in the

Cardiac Clinic requested that weekly

calls be made for a month. Francis’

heart had been badly damaged. A

much needed tonsillectomy had been

delayed until rheumatic pains “had

developed. Now much rest was indi-

cated and the nurse must see to it

that the orders were enforced.



When the nurse arrived, she found

five other small children and, yes, the

mother was expecting another in

about six weeks. She loved children,

yes, but no money, Missus. Husband

only working two, and sometimes

three days a week. Husband sick ~in

bed now, she exclaimed in broken

English. The nurse followed the

mother to the little bedroom, and

found the man with an elevated

temperature and high pulse rate With

symptoms of respiratory .

Could the Missus call the City doctor.





over the telephone. . -



Two days .. after Christmas, the

family was again visited. Oh, yes,

three pairs of shoes and stockings had





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The nurse noticed Frances’ shoes

were thin and worn and her little feet

cold. Chilling was very bad for her

rheumatic pains and she must have

shoes with heavier soles. With the

consent of her superintendent, the

nurse, the following day made up a

belated Christmas basket. In addi-





_ tion, shoes for Frances and a few‘ left





over toys from the Church were

added. ‘



The burden of economic. pressure

was heavy. Could the Miss’us provide

a fewof the necessarythings for the

expected baby? Whereupon the nurse

wrote down- full directions for calling

the city physician and visiting nurse





 

 





 





 





association. She explained to the





mother that she Would bring with her -





a sufficient supply when she‘ received

word that the baby had come. The

mother appeared relieved, and said:

“Excuse me, Missus.’.’ When shere~

turned she held in her hand a beauti-

fully crocheted boudoir cap made by

her own hands. . The nurse said: “No,

Mrs. B., you keep it for yourself.”

When she saw it would make her feel

hurt she accepted the gift.





As an ambassador to the people

who so well recognize their respon-

sibility to the poor, the visiting nurse

derived much pleasure ,

places for their gifts. She wished the

donor too could have seen the child’s

happy expression. »





This story was written by the nursez





who distributed the clothes.

They were very grateful.





 





 





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Dear Uncle Frank:



I notice that there are quite a few

discussions about birds and flowers.





, I love birds and floWers, and when I





find a flower I don’t know the name

of I take it apart and locate, the dif-

ferent parts. Then I look over the

names and descriptions in my book

of flowers until I find the right name.

I like to study birds and bees, too.

I can sit for the longest time watch-

ing the bees bring in honey. They

seem like soldiers each knowing his

duty. I can imitate the call of the

robin and the whippoorwill. pretty

well.—-A Lover of Nature.





I like lovers of nature and I wonder

at one who takes no interest in it.

Your method of looking up flowers is

good. ’





 





Dear Uncle Frank: '

A topic that has been discussed off

and on in Our Page is education, and

its value to the one who possesses it.

Now it behooves me that the person

who is desirous of acquiring an edu-

cation ought to have an idea what

education means and how to use it.

I’ve read various compositions and

definitions of it. To some it means

to thinkclearly and to draw conclu-

sions. A certain paper defined it to

mean the establishment of good 'hab—

its. Dr. Butler,. of Columbia Univer-

sity, said a college education means

the learning of experiences which

others have gone through—to learn

in a few months what it tuck our

predecessors years to find out.

These explanations are relevant in

my opinion. To be educated surely

means to think a question, a lesson, a

principle and anything else, if it isn’t

an abstruse mystery, to a conclusion;

to read good books and understand

how others think and act; to learn to

work efficiently and fast; to do our

duties well and to love our work. To

establish good habits means to me to

learn to keep our bodies and minds

healthy—to have our organs work in

harmony; to endeavor to help others

and learn to sacrifice; to see oppor—





.tunities of elevating ourselves and





others, and also to know what habits

are good and to cultivate them.



Dr. Butler’s definitions of this sub-

ject is I presume understood. Educa-

tion to my way of thinking does not

end when we have finished our studies

at school, but continues on through

life; learning lessons from our work

and from. our fellowmen; to be a stu-

dent rather ‘than a teacher, and to

know how to use the lessons that we“

learn.



If these virtues are contributory to



education, it then seems there are

many objects that a boy or girl might

aim to attain. WOuld other M. "C.’s

give their opinions and conclusions on

it?—Michigan Boy. .

I am sure the M. C.’s will be inter-

ested 'in your vieWs .of, education.

Education equips one to-get the «most

good out of life. ‘ ' -





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school house and we had lots of fun

We had all kinds of contests. The

best one was the ,crackerieating con-

test. About fourteen boys Were in it.

They were all given two crackers

which they were. to eat and then

Whistle. My brother won, but I guess

it was because he dropped half of his

.cracker on the floor. He got anall-

day sucker as a prize. , ‘



Another contest was the suitcase

race. One line of men and one of

women were selected and the leaders

were given a suitcase which they

were to open and put on all the

clothes that were in it. Some of the

women were stout and could hardly

get on the tight sweaters and collars.

—~Anna Goossen. '





You had an interesting party. I

don’t suppose these fellows whistled

for more crackers. That dressing race

must have been funny. I presume

some of the contestants got fits, while

others didn’t.





 





Dear Uncle Frank:



I have a cousin nineteen years of

age in the Convalescent Hospital in

Ann Arbor. He has been there eight

weeks next Tuesday. He was in an-

auto accident with the result that he

had one leg broken, nose broken, chin

driven backward, cheek bone broken,

and jaws dislocated. He is getting

along fine. ,



My grandpa has taken the M. F. for

over thirty years. You must know

he likes it or he wouldn’t take it. I

have read the children’s page ever

since I could read and enjoy it very

much. I would like very much to be

a cousin and niece.——Marion J. Lesher.





Your cousin was considerably dam-





aged in the accident. We hope grand-





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version of that? The movies are made

for children,

movies.

people,

Recreation





, hear “tum-tum music that beats with





' worship-day goes. The institution rests

' on a solid foundation of biology.





Our Weekly Sermon—By N. A. McCune





HE sabbath was made for man,”

said Jesus, “not man for the sab-

bath.” Can we write a revised





not children for the

Automobiles are made for

not people for automobiles.

is intended for young

people, not young people for recrea-

tion. Golf was made for men, not.

men for golf. When one is reminded

that ten million people in the United

States visit the movies each day, and

leave three million dollars behind

them, to receive “a torrent of thrills,”

“inside stuff from filmland," and to





your heart-beat, entices a faster pulse,

that keeps your feet tapping,” and

tons more of like rot, one is not so

certain whether the movies were made

for folks, or folks for themovics. To

see some men play golf, carefully

scheduling their week-ends and Sun-

days so as to get in the fullest pos-

sible amount of time with their favor-

able sport, is to conclude that they

were made for the game, as well

as the game for them." When you

read the total number of children

killed by the automobile each year by

drivers drunk and drivers sober, it

looks as though the car has become

a. huge juggernaut, which requires its

quota of human sacrfices each year.

(It is so easy to reverse the meaning

of things, to make means into ends,

to make the holy into the horrible, to

change: liberty into license, the lawful

into the lawless. Robert Owen once

came to see Emerson. He declared

that the world’s troubles were mainly

due to “money difficulties, disappoint

ment in love, intemperance, and anx-

iety for offspring.” Said Emerson,

“you are too external with your evils,

“Mr. Owen. Let me give you some real

mischiefs: living for show, losing the

'whole in the particular, indulgence of

vitahpowers in trivialities.”



Of course, one does not want to be

unreasonable in his attitude toward

Sunday. That would be the same mis-'

take the pharisees made. On the other.

hand, it has been well asked whether-

religion can remain a force of right-

eousness if Sunday as rest-day and





 





has often been remarked that people

who habitually violate the spirit of

Sunday do not prosper in the long

run. Unless principles change, that

' will continue to be true.





 





SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON FOR

JANUARY 22nd

SUBJECT—Jesus Teaches the Higher

Law. Mark 2:18-22;3:1—6. “





 





MYSTERY CONTEST





 





(Continued from page 86)

If you are a Merry Circler, put M.

C. after. your name.

Write your age and grade in school

in lower right hand corner of paper.

Address your contest envelope to

Uncle Frank, Michigan Farmer, De-.

troit. Contest closes January 27th,

and ten prizes will be given includ-

ing fountain pens, loose leaf note‘

books and pocket knives.





 





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The following were the fortunate

ones in our last Read and Win Contest.

Fountain Pens



Eva Gurd, R. 2, Lansing, Mich.

Roy Weerstra, R. 6, Muskegon.

Note Books

Helen Kneffel, R. 2, New Haven.

Florence McKenney, Decker, Mich;

Ruth Newell, Burnips, Mich.

Knives

Marie, Mootman, R. 2, Jenison, Mich.’

William Nelson, R. 1, Milan, Mich.

Harvey Frey, IR. 1, ‘Box 37, Mio.

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ORMSBY—BESS BURKE

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We are now in position to offer bulls of the

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These two young sires are in service in the

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Bull Calves at prices the owner of:

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- Bred cows and heifers served by

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By E. T. Wallace





IN building a bull pen, four factors ,





should be considered; location,

size, strength, and safety. The pen

should be located in a convenient

place, easily accessible, but with as

little interference as possible with the

arrangement of the other farm build-

ings and lots. If possible, it should be

within sight of the lots or pasture

used for the cow herd. It should be

well drained, with some allowance for

protection against storm and northern

winds. An adequate supply of clean,

fresh water should be available. The

pen may be attached to the bull stall

in the ham or can be- built with bull

shed attached. Local conditions will

quite largely control the location of

the pen.





The size of the pen depends entirely

on the space available. If possible,

the pen should be longer than wide,

to encourage exercise, and should

cover an area. of at least 1,000 square

feet. A pen 16 x 64 feet is suggested

as a model, but these dimensions may

be varied to suit conditions.





Materials used in bull pen construc-

tion must be sufficiently strong to con-

fine the bull. Heavy woven wire, 2

inch lumber, poles, iron pipes, and

boiler lines will satisfy those require-

ments. When wooden posts are used,

they should be at least ‘9 feet long,

not less than 5 inches in diameter,

(a 6 inch to 8 inch is preferred), and

should be set 3 feet in the ground,

with the lower portion of the post

creosoted to insure longer life. Con-

crete posts, 8% feet long, 5 inches in

diameter, and set 2% feet in the

ground can also be used satisfactorily.

Cost and durability are the primary

factors to be considered in selecting

the posts and material used in build-

ing the fence. The posts should be

set 8 feet apart with the corners well

braced.





When woven wire is used, solid No.

9 wire, at least 50 inches in height,

with one or more barbed wires at the

top, will make a satisfactory fence.

Iron pipes, or. boiler flues, used in the

blue print model, make the strongest

and most durable fence. The method

of attaching the pipe to the posts de-

pends upon the size of the pipes and

posts used. Pipes larger than 2 inches

in diameter can be clamped to the side

of the post, thereby making it pos-

sible to use a. smaller post, with

equally as much strength as a fence

with very large posts and the pipes

run through them. Clamps also sim-

plify the construction considerably.





The bull pen is intended as a safe

means of handling a mature bull.

Safety’ is therefore one of the most

essential factors to be considered. A

breeding stall built adjoining the pen

eliminates the necessity of handling

a. vicious bull. A stall, 4 by 9 feet,

with a double action gate, is recom-

mended and is one of the most im-

portant essentials of a good bull pen.

A crate may be installed in this stall

for the heavy bull. Where this is used,





the stall should be made 4% feet wide '





to allow for the installation of the

crate.





TESTERS HOLD MEETING





 





ESTERS of the Michigan dairy



h e r d improvement associations

will meet for the annual conference

during Farmers’ Week on January 30.

The review of the activities during

the past year and plans for special“

activities during 1928 will be pre-

sented at this conference according to

A. C. Baltzer, in charge of Michigan

dairy herd improvement associations.

All testers of lower Michigan are ex-

pected to attend the. conference and

the dairy meetings of the Holstein,

Guernsey, and Jersey breeders.

Announcements will be magic





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pigs. JAMES G. TAYLOR. Balding. Mich.

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WHAT TESTING IS DOING





 





HE dairy herds of the United

States include about 22,000,000

cows. About 400,000 of these, owned

by members of dairy-herd-improvement

associatiOns, are tested each month for

milk and butter-fat production, enab

ling owners to eliminate unprofitable

cows from the herds. In 1926, Doctor

Larson, our dairy chief at Washing-

ton, stated, on the basis of compara-

tive records, 360,000 of these cows pro-

duced as much milk as 584,000 aver-

age cows, and returned as much profit

over cost of feed as 640,000 average

cows. ‘-

The average annual production of

the cows in dairy-herd-improvement

associations in 1920 was about 6,000

pounds of milk, in 1926 about 7,500

pounds, or an average annual increase

of about 200 pounds as the result of

improved practices growing out of

testing, such as elimination of unpro—

fitable producers, selective breeding,

and scientific feeding of the profitable

cows in the herd. If only half as

much gain could be made in herds,

generally, the increased milk supply

from the present number of COWS

would provide for 80,000,000 more

people in 1966. . ’





 





MAKING THE MOST OF

OPPORTUNITY





 





FRED KATONA of Alcona. County,

Michigan is a. farmer young in

years but with a. long head. He was

aware that his county was in a sec-

tion particularly well adapted tothe

growing of clover—in fact, it is called

Cloverland—and that, therefore, dairy-

ing was the logical phase to empha-

size.



Fred was not alone in that realiza-

tion. Every farmer in his county has

cows.- Where Fred differed radically

from most of them was in the fact

that he was not satisfied to have just

cows-—he wanted better stuff.





Two years ago he purchased a pure4

bred Guernsey bu11,.Nordland Golden

Prince 95345, an animal of splendid

type and quality and with high butter-

fat ancestry. Fred was not long on

nioney at; that time, but he paid a

good slice of what he had in order to

secure this sire. It took courage to

do this, but he was looking into the

future and knew what he was doing.



The daughters of this sire are a. fine

bunch and they have been getting the

right care and handling. Because the

Katona dairy herd is small, Katona

could not keep this sire long. Another

young bull, with the same high butter-

fat records behind him, has already

been purchased to grade the herd to

a. still higher point of production. All

of which is in line with Fredls determi-

nation to build up a herd of top~notch

butter-fat producers. He says he is

through for good with milking cows

of nondescript breeding and very in-

difierent butter-fat production.





The point of this story is that Fred

saw an opportunity in his section and

then, instead of taking only half-way

measures to secure the benefits of it,

did all in his power to realize the

fullest possible advantages from this

opportunity. And now that he has

weathered the storm of financial em-

barrassment resulting from paying a.

high price for this first sire, we have

every confidence that his , business

will continue to expand rapidly with

the maturing of the progeny from

these sires—W. C. Muilenburg.





 





   

 

 





 





 

 





 





 

 

   

   

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





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Noted dairy experts say that in the aver—

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the net profit. It costs no more, for in—

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are met every quart of milk is” net profit.

other effort on the farm will pay you so hand-

somely as intensive milk—production?



Let KOWvKare work for you this winter.

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food into big milk yields. A few cents per month

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For cows about to freshen, give a tablespoonful

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Retained Afterbirth, Abortion,

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before and after calving.

Barrenness,





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Reports of dry weather damage to

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come forward but the acreage is so

large that a heavy winter loss would

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crop.

RYE.





   





, GRAIN QUOTATIONS.





Tuesday, January 17

Wheat.

Detroit—No. 2 red at $1.411,é; No. 2

white $1.39; No. 2 mixed at $1.39.

Chicago—March $1.295/3; May

$13094; July $1.27. .

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Corn.





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yefiggoégc-Nfioutiygjyfigw 3;? NO 3 Exports of rye in the last three

Chicag ’ March 9’10. May 93%0' weeks have been the smallest since





the new crop started to move. Crop

estimates for Germany and Poland,

the two principal rye-producing coun-‘

tries of western Europe, have both

been revised downward recently and

foreign statisticians estimate that fur-

ther substantial amounts will be

needed from the United States by im-

porting countries before the end of

the crop year.





CORN.





The poor quality of the corn crop

in some sections seems likely to com~

pel free marketing during the winter

in order to prevent spoilage and the

danger of weevil damage later will

stimulate selling the large surplus in

the southwest. Primary receipts of

corn are fully up to average size for

this season of the year and the pres-

ent visible supply has been exceeded

at the corresponding season only by

the record visible of a year ago.



Commercial demand is satisfactory,

however, and the rate of accumula-





July 941/20.

Oats.



Detroit—No. 2 Michigan 61c; No. 3

white 591/2c.



Chicago—March 55140; May 56%c;

July 525/30.



Rye.



.. Detroit—No. 2, $1.16.

Chicago—March $1.087/3; May $1.09;

.1. July $103974.



Toledo—$1.15.



Beans.



‘Detroit.——Immediate and prompt

shipment $6.25 f. o b. shipping points.



New York—Pea domestic at $6.25@

$6.75; red kidneys $7.25@8.00 to the

wholesalers.



Chicago—Spot navy beans, Michigan

choice, hand-picked, in sacks at $6.45

@$6.50; dark red kidneys $7.75.





Barley.

Detroit—Making 93c; feeding 89c.

Seeds.



Detroit domestic seedsz—Cash clo-





 





tion of corn at terminals is not much

heavier than it was a year ago, where-

as the receipts are considerably





heavier. .

OATS.





Oats prices have been following the

fluctuations in other grains. The basic

situation remains strong, with a small

visible supply, light receipts, reduced

farm holdings and fairly active de-

mand. The visible supply has not

changed much in the last month, how

ever, so that the market has not had

any special incentive from that di-





rection.

SEEDS.





Interest in field seeds is finally de-

veloping as the planting season ap-

proaches. Domestic red clover is at-

tractive at present prices, particular-

ly since stocks in the country are

moderate. Offerings from abroad con-

tinue small as was expected in view

of the comparatively light production.

Alsike clover seed averaged about 35

cents per 100 pounds higher on Jan-

uary 3 than a fortnight previous, but

growers continued to market their

stocks slowly. Only 80 per cent of

the crop had been sold by growers on

that date. Timothy seed prices are

steady, and dealers generally expect

values to advance as the spring de-

mand develops:





FEEDS.





The upward trend which set in in

the wheat feed market late in October





 





 





ver $18.60; February $18.75; March

$18.70; cash alsike $16.30; February

$16.45; March $16.60; timothy at





$2.05; March $2.15.





Hay.

Detroit—N0. 1 timothy at $13.00@

$14.00; standard $12.50@13.50; No. 2





 





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timothy $10.00@1l.00; No. 1 light

clover, mixed $136314; No. 1 clover

$11.50@12.50; wheat and oat straw

$10.00@11.00; rye straw $11.00(ri)]2.00

alfalfa hay, No. 2 to choice at Chicago,

$24.00@26.00.





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





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Cattle. '





Receipts 263. Market steady.

Good to choice yearlings



dry-fed ............... $11.00@13.75

Best heavy steers, dry-fed 10.25.613.00





Feeds.

Detroit—Winter wheat bran at $40;

spring wheat bran at $39; standard

middling at $39; fancy middling at





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Light butchers . .\ ........ 6.00@ 8.50



' WHEAT' ' Best cows .............. 7.00@ 9.25

. The wheat market has shown a Butchers cows _ 600@ 700

rather soft undertone in the last week. Cutters ' ' " ' ' ' ' 5'50@ 5'75

A Export demand for wheat from the Canners ' ‘ ' ‘ ' ' ' ' ' ' ' 4‘75@ 525

United States has not yet shown the Choice lightbul‘l‘sZ 6.00@ 9.00

improvement which seemed likely to Bologna bulls ........ _ . 7:00@ 8.50

take DL'W3 when the close of lake Stock bulls ............. 6.00@ 7.75

navigation reduced the quantity avail- Feeders ................ 7.0060 9.50"

able from Canada. Instead, clearances Stockers ................ 7_00@ 8.50

dropped off to the smallest volume In Milkers and springers. . .s75.00@115.00

81X months or more. :

'While domestic mills continue to Calves.

grind wheat at a fairly high rate for Receipts 473_ Market steady.

this season 0f the year, “19 130k 0f Best .................... ’ $16.00@16.50

export demand has prevented StOCRS Others .................. 7.00@15.50





in this country from diminishing rap-

idly. Information upon the wheat situ—

ation abroad is not complete enough

to explain clearly why export demand





Sheep and Lambs.





Receipts 1,753, Market steady to

250 higher.





has failed to broaden. The movement Bulk good lambs ......... $ 13.00

from Australia and Argentina has Best lambs ............. 13.25

barely started. Shipments will not be- Fair lambs ............. 10.50

gin to arrive in Europe in ‘volume for Light lambs ............ 6.00@ 9.00

five or six weeks yet. In spite of the Fair to good sheep ...... 5.50@ 7.00





 





 





   





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Tuesday, January 17





Buck lambs





7.50@12.25

Culls and common . . . _ . .





2:00@ 3.00





Hogs.

Receipts 2,303. Market steady to

200 lower.





Pigs, 130—lb. down ........ $ 7.50

Mixed hogs, 180-300 avg. . 8.50

Lights, 130-160 lbs. avg... 7.75

Roughs ................. 6.50





Good Yorkers,





160-180 lbs. average. . . . 8.60

Stags ................... 6.00

Extreme heavies ........ 7.00



CHICAGO.

Hogs



Receipts 65,000. Market generally



10@15e lower; active at decline;





many sales choice 160—300-lbs- average

$8.35; tops $8.35; bulk good 170-300-

lbs. $8.20@8.35;' light lights and pigs

very uneven; most pigs 250 lower;

stots off more, demand narrow; 150-

lbs. average up to $8.25; bulk 140-150-

lbs. $7.75@8.15; most pigs $6.75@7.25;

strong weights up to $7.75; most pack-

ing sows $7.15@7.35.

Cattle



Receipts 9,000. Market fed steers

slow, steady; not much here; killing

quality plenty; she stock steady to

strong; bulls 10@150 lower; vealers

strong to 250 up; active demand for

stockers and feeding steers; best fed

steers $18-50; best yearlings $17.00;

market lacks Monday’s activities; cost

low; cutter cows $5.60@5.75; best

sausage bulls $8.50; bulk $7.75 light

vealers $11.00@12.00, few $12.50@

$13.00; shippers $14.00@15.00.



Sheep and Lambs



Receipts 13,000. Market fat lambs

fairly active, strong to 250 higher, re-

fusing $13.40 on sorted handy weight

lambs; early‘bulk good to choice 84-

88-lb. lambs $12.75@13.00; finished 90'

100-lb. kind $12-25@13.00; 105-115-lb.

throwouts $11.50@11.75; light natives

$1 .50; most sheep strong; bulk fat

ewes $6.75@7.25; light supply feeding

lambs firm; medium 64-lb. feeders





$12.00.

BUFFALO.

Hogs . _

Receipts 1,000. Hold over 1,276;





steady to 100 higher; bulk 180-250~1bs.





$9.10@9.15; few 170-lbs. $9.25; pigs

$7.50@8.00; light lights». $8-00@9.00;

packing sows $7COOQ7J5. -



, e





Receipts 25. -

steady. ,

alves





Receipts 200. Market steady; tOD

vealers $16.50; culls and common $9.00





att ‘ .

Market on few-cows"





 





@$12.50; few .medium lilo-lbs. $15.00.





R .t‘i‘o‘t"“"‘t§i“”‘~

‘ co -s _... at; ,s ~,17;

are” 1.:9 .W§_



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unchanged or higher

since last June. .

of Ohio fleeces are selling at 49 to. 50

cents, grease basis, at Boston.

appear to be slightly Tafipprehensive as

to ’future supplies.

plus in stocks of goods and stocks of

wool at Boston probably are .the small-

est at this season in a number of

years. .

little less brisk as some dealers have



already obtained a substantial sup—



ply. Further sales are reported

Oregon at 33 cents, Nevada, 31% to

.32 cents, Utah, 30 to

Texas 40 to 42 cents.





bu; parsnips

1.4@15c lb; rad shes

cabbage 75@85c bu;

apples, fancy, $2.00

Karieties $,1.50‘@2.00 bile: ivhfat

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. , ."beans $5.65

few. ”be t @8





has continued over into the new year.

Offerings are freely taken even at the

higher prices, so that there is little

accumulation of stocks. Demand gen-

erally is for prompt shipment. High

prices for cottonseed meal have stim-

ulated an active demand for gluten

meal at firm quotations. '





Chicago—B r a 11, $32.75; standard

middlings, $32; hominy feed, $37.75;

gluten feed, $38.70; old process oil

meal, $50; tankage, $75. ,





EGGS.





The erratic beh‘avior of egg prices

last week was typical of the vagaries

of a weather market. Prices fell 4

cents a dozen at Chicago when sup-

plies began to increase following the

storm period in ”a quick advance.

Dealers will continue to be influenced

by changes in weather and interrup-‘

tions to the market movement of

eggs, but the main trend of prices

(during the next few months will be

own. .





Chicago—~Eggs: fresh firsts 42@43c;

extras, 50@5lc; ordinary firsts 34@

40c; dirties 28@320; checks 28@3lc.

Live poultry: Hens 23c; 'springers

24c; roosters 181760; ducks 220; geese

19c; turkeys 28c.



Detroit—Eggs: Fresh candled and

graded 42%@46c; storage 30@38c.

Live poultry: Heavy springers 28c;

light springers 220; heavy hens 28c;

light hens 220; roosters 16c; geese 20

@210; ducks 30c; turkeys 35@38c.





BUTTER.





The first break of any consequence

in the butter market from the winter

high point came last week when 92

score creamery butter dropped 4 cents

a pound at Chicago. Receipts showed

a marked increase as supplies which

had been delayed by the recent storm

finally began to arrive, and produc-

tion reports generally indicated an in-

creased output. Use of storage butter

to help satisfy the active consumptive

demand continues on a broad scale,

and the surplus is rapidly disappear-

ing. On January 1, the surplus over

a year ago had been reduced to 12

million pounds.



Prices on 92 score creamery were:

Chicago 46%c; New York 49c; in De-

troit fresh creamery in tubs 421,4..@46c





POTATOES.





The potato market is pegged at

$1.50 to $1.65 per 100 pounds for .

northern round whites, U. S. No. 1, in

the Chicago carlo-t market. Country

haulings have not yet fully recovered

from the setback during the recent

cold wave so that market receipts are

only moderate, but. demand is dull.

Prices average about a third lower

than at this time a year ago and many

farmers are still holding on to their

potatoes in hope of a better market

later. Good inquiry for seed potatoes

has been reported from some sections,

and a heavy demand is expected to





develop.

APPLES.





Apple shipments have increased

somewhat as compared with recent

weeks, although they are still only

about half as large as at the corres-

ponding time in\1926. Demand is fair-

ly constant and prices remain firm.

Michigan A-21,é inch Jonathans bring

$8 to $9 a barrel at Chicago. .





WOOL





*Wool prices continue» strong in both

domestic and foreign markets. At

Boston, quotations have been either

every week

At present, all grades





Mills





ere is no sur-





Contracting inthe west is a





in





31 cents, and





GRAND RAPIDS '





, Potatoes 95c@$1.00 bu; onions $1.00

1.00 bu; leaf lettuce

75@900 doz bchs;

- carrots 75c bu;

@350 bu: "various

$1.19





 

 

 





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





rye 80c 1311*; buckWhea ,$_ 50





 





 





 





 





 





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o . ,‘r

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.4 BEETRT'RAI‘IN , FEW FEEDERS' FOR SAL-E : ’ {FOR SALE—atban 15m. rennin for Mollne Trac- i ll . varieties have mode a record 0.! profit per—





 

 

 

   

 





TOWNLINE CHICKS. em. breeding stock in (our





Transfer ‘& Storage C0" .tormance for thousands at paultrymen that points the





 





Indianapolis. Ind.





 





 





N keeping with the general ECEIPTS of, stocker ' and if





was successward for you. Don’t fall to get our New

1928 Catalog .Tclls how to raise chicks and why





PLW‘H THROW‘OW LEVER “('50 our .egg blood lines vmuke profits easy, Copy free.





uite meager.

Hing steers are quite

most of those





cattle are 11

supplies, 015- hi

moderate, packers take





:prepaid. J. A. Weaver. Sec. Kutler





of the New York, Cen





.assisting agriculture in its terri-





Mfg- Co” BUM Townline Poultry Farm, Route 1. Box 107, Zeeland.

Michigan. . ,' .





 





ands with the





tory, they have

to operate a





Michigan State Stockmen are





on thec bard





BABY CHICKS-~Ym can buy your early hatched.

Michigan Accredited chicks right here at home.





 





lal train, according to taking out t ble supply 'of

start your own busi





First hatch January 15. Also booking orders new





Chinchilla Rabbits ~ . .

_ for spring delivery at special discount. Send for

“ca “f f‘t'r (Inglis “”3”- catalog and prices. Brummer-Frcdrickson Poultry

“my 0 PS 9' Farm. Box 28, Holland. Michigan.





sugar beet spec

announcements. just made.

The train will be opera





cally the highest

The average cost

ed from Chicago





their steers 3.

levels of the season.

of such steers shipp





are very profitable,

cbill‘as either sex.

two does one buck.





ted through





fifty dollars de-





. refunded. .1953 ex— BABY cHIcIcs. The Village View large type,

‘f ”hm“? not satisfactory rigorous. healthy chicks. Direct from our poultry





“counties .of Ingham,

Midland, Bay,

Tuscola,‘ and





liverrcd cash with order.

press charges. immediately

‘when received. . Wm. . Reed. Lancer.





19.28 was $9.62





in the first

he same week





compared wit





not given out, a year previous.





M'th- . farm and hatchery to you. Ask for our large free

catalogue which tells all about our hatching and





irty years cxpcricnce. white or breeding establishment. I’l'ice reasonable if orders

0 each. males $4.75 each. Will are D cd now. Village View Poultry Farm. Zoe-

lnstmction book frcc. Levi Fams- land, 1‘ ich.. It. 3.





I FERRETS AOVET

brown. females $5.





‘ the exact schedu

it was announce

be operated





 





 





d that the train wrll





g the two weeks be-

‘worth. New London. Ohio.





ACCREDITED Hollywood white Leghorn chicks. largo





Exceptionally well-bred. carry- birds, pllllcts produce 24% ounce eggs per dozen.

its finest collics. SDO- 1024: contest pen avcrtlged 239 cggs cinch. Customer’s

Bel-men Springs. Mlch. profit $3.00 per bird. Also Anconas. Bamd Rocks.





appointed sugar

t Michigan St

tstanding sugar





C. R, Oviatt,

beet specialist a

lege and an





VIII





cially priced. C. M. Bcdinger,





 





l'lllillllmlfi. Wyngurdcn Ilalclll-ry. Box 14, Zeeland.





him-hills. Rabbits. Michigan.





RABBITSie-Mnkc Big Profits with (‘

Real money makers.





Bay COUDtY.

he College arran





tral Lines, 1n





charge of t Write for facts.

cedprices Oat-lo. .3 nu.





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BLACK ENGLISH SHE





 





802 Conrad's

FAlltVllCW ('IIU'KS. l’ullets. liens and l’edigreul

(‘Ockcrcls halo pan-d the way to bigger poultry p -





l'AlLD from the lies; drivers. its for hundrcds. Our 1928 (‘nmlog tells you how to





for the New York Cen

charge of the Train.





JANUAE; RUN BREAKS HOG

PRICES ,





Mich. R





SHIP YOUR





MATTRESSES





raise poultry for profit. - Gct our Live and Let Live

l'l‘iccs. Fairvi~w Ilatchcry & Farms. Box CM. Zeo-

l:ln<l. Miulllgll . _





BAlllliil) ROCK ('IIU'KS Incubators now running.





10W “18er prices” omlr cllicks (ul'lv (‘ul‘d’s .i'

. ‘ a . -. .. . ~1lcks are better chicks.

Peoria Bedding Company. Peoria. 111- l‘hicks. eggs, and brooding stem-k. Flock under State





 





DRESSEDdCALVES





and l“i‘(ll‘l':ll supervision. Lco. V. (lard. Ilillsdale.





 





apidly when





 





0G prices crumbled r

the usual January

on the horizon.





The market FRUIT TREES AND NURSERY STOCK





Mich, l'honc (‘ilnlhria 4109.





 





NOW IS 'i‘lIlv) TIME to find out about quality—

pllls baby chicks. Thcy are (‘c't—O-(‘uld Pure—bred





. 8 S. . . .



100 and up Apple Tr e (hicks. ill-ad what prominent poultry men and satis-



In large or small lots direct ‘ . . .



parcel post express Plums fled cllsmlllcrs say about mlr quality and prices.

' ' ’ lllustl‘all-d catalog frcc. Write at once. \Vindmill





3.1th to th

d-December,





PEACH TREES. $5 per

$7.50 per 100 and up.

to planters. by freight.





LIVE P:OOU LT RY

DETROIT BEEF COMPANY





Q . .

Oldest and most reliable commlss





dropped back

reached in mi

broadened at th

'ally occurred.

not make a ne

season but, at wors





and a small

Prices may or may

w low point for the

t, they will not go





vines and shrubs.

Tennessee Nursery





ornamental trees,





ngafi'talg‘:°§r; l’ointc Inm-im-y. 1313 Altcr Road. Detroit.





2 . Cl cl nd. .

1 5 ev a BABY (‘llll'kSA—FI‘OIII our extra large type Eng. W.





Leg. Ilcnvy producers. Get. our circular before

ordcrlllg clsclvherc. Prices low. only $107.50 rm





 





They are about

eak of the last

lmost exactly





very much lowe .

$5.50 under the

in hog prices, w





. . . . , .

1n Detroxt. Write for new shippers guide, VERBEAMNG straw





Shipping tags: and quotations. Bears July to Deccmbcr. 18 flll quart. 2 ycnr Con-





cord grape plants less than





1.000. A—l chicks. Model Poultry Farm. Zeelnnd.

50” for $6.75. IL 4. Michigan.





 





Beautiful cata— IlllOlm-Ill ("IIl(‘1{S——Wlly have cmpty broodcr houses?





Box 14, New Buffalo_ Make a profit on l’inccroft broilers. Accl'cditcd and





Detroit Beef Company,

1903 Adelaide St. Detroit, Mich.





al to the average





 





low point in the

dozen cycles.





 





Ill()0(l-l(“.~'li'(l. lncllbamr now running. l’inccroi‘t

l'ollltry Farm, ll. 6. Owosso. Mich. Write for cir-

('lllzll'.





 





MASTODON EYERBEARING—Lcss than 1390 each.





Champion Originator. Catalog free. BET’l‘l-Ilt BABY (‘Hll‘KS from State Fair winners,





 





 





Edwin Lllbke. New Buffalo. Mich.





CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING





production class. Eighty pcr cent of our chicks go

to 'old customers. llllclen brccds. Booking orders.

I‘lllyllllg prlccs. Write. 'Litcllficld Hatcllcry, Litchf‘leld.

. lcl.





 





ence of Michigan farmers

it for want ads and for

11 be run in this do—





is established for the conveni





vertismg department .

r classified headings





This classified ad

bring best results unde





ure, color and ger-





WOLVERINE OATS absolutely p

One dollar bushel.





1. commercial rates. minntion perfect.





 





BABY (‘i'IlI‘KS—Jlollywood Lcszllorns. Barred Rocks,

Rhodc, island kids. We hatch every week from

Jan. 10111 on. Write for frcc booklet on raising baby





Michigan. on over twenty chicks. Chapman Poultry Farm, Box 205, Plain-





ent at classified rates. n display columns a





9 cent: a word. can

insert-ions 7 cents a

illustrations admitted.

artiaing has a sonar





else than four insertions: for four or more





each abbreviation. ini ers received before Marc





Count as a word

Remittances must accompany 0rd early March when seed





er.

ate department and is not accepted as classified. Minimum





h. Checks cashed





Satisfaction Ella!“ well. Michigan.





bIICHIGAN ACCREDITED CHICKS. Bmed Rocks.

it. i. llcds. Strong. husky chicks. Brod—today





 





RACTICE demonstrate Improved strains. Special Fobrlliln'-I\la.rcll priccs $14.00 per

Wolverine oats. Imprm‘ed 100. Order now. Howc's Accredited Hatchery.





charge to words.

SCIENCE AND 1’





American Banner wheat.





 





FARMS FOR RENT





.C00k. Essexvillc, Mich.





LOOK! 100.000 chicks 9c up. 20 varieties. Using





 





white blossom. grown north- many 200 to 312 egg rccord bred ROP cockerels.

scarlflcd. Scalcd balls. Scnd for free catalog giving big early order dis—

station $0.00 bushel. ’l‘hos. Buell. counts. Lawrence Hatchery. Grand Rapids, Mich.





——Ideally watered 1.350

.' J. Hlavacek. 5431 North





SlVEET CLOVER; SEED.

North Grand Rapids.





 





 





FIELM'S VVIN’I‘ER LAYI‘)ItS-—In:~‘lll'o bigger poultry





 





40. alfalfa $15.00, seed profits —$8.75 up. Free “Poultry Lessons.” Illinois





WAN TED—Farm to rent.





John Harman. Van Buren. 1nd.





SWEET CLOVER. bllshcl $5.

Write for price list.





scum!»

a





.4





Felton Seed Co., IIatcllcry. Metropolis. Ill.





 





NIB—7:





 





e of the North. 90 day Yellow





eewo





' MSCELLA NEOUS





TURKEYS





 





, ced. tot he r1 1000.

med 5 55 a y /" WHITE HOLLAND TURKICYS and White Pekin





grown from"d(i}:%aSe t

" . . ’ 1) , town,

ON LODGES. CHURCHE “mm“ “W rge

double folding chairs.

7 10-foot tables. Also

an attractive price.





cocoons





OQDDH





 





ONMFG





lighting fixtures f0

Call at my expense.





 





 





Ducks. pure-bred healthy stock. Addressed stamped

grill-911mm for reply. Alden Whitcomb, Byron Center,

I(? .





OFFER—Chewing or smoking 5 lbs._ $1: TURKICYS, all breeds. Strictly pure—bred. Unre-

pay when received. latcd pairs and trios, reasonable prices. Eastern





All advertin'ng cay'

ditwnfinuante arden'

or change (If my in‘





Plymouth. Mich.

10. $1.75; Cigars 50 for





moncy refunded if not satisfactory.

clarion, West Paducah. Kentucky.





' N t’

landed for the Clam'fied Department mun nath

day: in advanu of publicatlnn dau.





BULL when you

tch 1 hour before service.

back: 85 cents for one cow.





WHY BLAME THE

00w





sults or your money





Farmers ASSO- Ohio Poultry Farm. Bcallsvillc. Ohio.





 





PURE—Bill)” BRONZE BREEDING STOCK. unreo





ED HOMESPUN TOBACCO~—<lhewing. 5 latcd pairs. vigorous, good quality. Ml‘s. ‘Chps.





Woodstock Farm.

2, Box 49C. Washington.





ITE ENVELOPES and 125 full size





United Farmers. Bardwell,





REAL ESTATE





10. $1.50. l’lDG Boone. Traverse (‘ity. Mil-1L. R. 5.





PURE—Blimp Bourbnn's toms. twelve: hens ten. F.





 





Heads all neatly printed and

Address. The Braytons.





pleasant home spot:

HOMESI’UN TOBACCO: Chewing





L BOT'I‘O

Money—maker and

d

A5. Paducah, Ky.





good printing at. low prices.





0 in level creek bottom;

Freeport. Michigan.





mile. grade on

acres tillable‘. 10

crack turo. hog wire fencing;





J. Chapman, Northvillcr, Mich.





 





5 lbs. $1. Smok~

lved. Pine free- MAMMOTH Bronze Turkeys. May hatched. Very

:good ones. Mrs. Eugene Ramsdell. Hanover, Mich.





 





chard. pIeasantly boat





and 5mm bugs. 1’11 " UC’CESSFU’L" DEMONSTRATO





PURPLBRED BOURBON RED TURKEYS. IM'. 1‘

A. Rector. Rookrord. Mich. aur L9





 





 





iclr sale at great reduction.

as “w' Des mm“ 1”” AN CERTIFIED REDS

. Trapncstcd.



Coekerels. chicks. eggs.

Box 9, Lawrence.





fodder, vegetables. etc all thrown in for uni





 





Genuine linen not. Interlakes Farm.





Will harmonize with any





 





 





79 Bud‘m‘d‘m' Balm" M‘Ch' BAILRED ROCK COCKERELS. Start the new sea-





JOAQUIN VALLEY





 





Michigan‘s BOUJlBON RED TURKEYS, Axtcll strain. Chas. '-

Bcatty. Milford, Mich.





 





AGENTS WANTED





 





 





 





MAN TO WORK his local territory, booking orders





—devlelopcld exhibition for shrubs. r098. perennials, ornamental and fruit,





son right with one of Ollr well





is a paying business.

quality cockcrels with dark,





1c in towns and cit OUR 1928 CATALOG :1





narrow barnnK. trees. etc, Also hire agents. Full or spare time.





IngleSIde Farm. H- 15' Five your replacement. No investment or experience





Show” ”me“ 1‘1“" or $5 each, 2 for $9, 3 to: $12.





boss and pmltry.

Powell & Son, Ionla. Mich.





family ,farm. wx

You can work out

Newcomers welcome.





Write today for your

doors all the year. . -Browar Mfg. Co.,





8 VARIETIES Record of Performance Male Matings,





necessary. Outfit free. Real opportunity. Knight

& Bostu'ick, Newark, New York State. ,





and “hid“ Fm "“3103 NEW HOUSEHOLD DEVICE washcs«dries windows.





by manufacturer at





Bartlett, Harmony. Breeding I'Ocke'rels, pullets,





giving big early ordcr discounts.

Box 57. Grand Rapids. Mich.





rs. a. free service VIRGIN WOOL YARN for

rite for illustrated San 3





get our farm paper





land to sell. but one

get right location.

Valley folder and

free for six months.





 





FOR SALE—Triple Unit Nickle Bean Picker. new. .

Waste. Huber. Gladwin. Mich. hatching eggs and





crest Poultry Farm. Bath. Mich.





 





 





3"" “m“ “m? 8°“ PURE HONE’Yr—Five





GRAB THIS BAR

Buzzard. Fenton.





lb. pail $1 postpaid. Homer





SUPERIOR RINGLE'I‘ BARRED ROCK Cocks 'and





Beckman Hatchery. sweeps. clcans walls. scrubs. mops. Costs less than

brooms. Ovcr half profit. Harbors. 173 Third St...

P‘nvirflcld. Iowa.





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. Did you ever have to Quit the field early

{last when you were bus1est with plowing;





done? Did you ever go to t e stock show or

county fair and have to milk for an hour or

two after dark by lantern light? Do you

ever feel that you are chained down to

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v1s1t your relatives or friends for a few days

vacation Just because you haven’t any-

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rig .





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, of Hand Milking





A few years ago it was the generally

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farmer who has 6 or 8 cows to milk, or

more, can afford to own a portable milker.

It will not only banish the drudgery of

hand milking and cut an hour a day off

your chore time, but will pay for itself on

your farm the first year in time and labor

saved and you will find them so simple to

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milking Just as we 1 as a man. '





You Spend More Than

30 Working Days a Year

Just Milking





Nowadays, every farmer who milks cows

should have a milking machine just as he

has machines for other farm work.



You wouldn’t seed your land by hand.

You wouldn’t harvest or thresh by hand.

You wouldn’t spread manure by hand

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hours altogether during the entire year.

Then compare that with the amount of use

you would have for a milking machine

which you would use twice a day every day/

in the year and you will realize that you

spend from 400 to 500 hours a year at this

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hour working days a year—almost 2

months. ‘





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Average F armer’s‘ Needs

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why thousands of farmers and dairymen

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