‘_ « . Pad—8173”” 13/955. W EEKLY. ‘ W w ’zyjmr-é, fl '» {New __ ’A,’/;¢” J DETROIT, MKICH” SATURDAY, JANUARY 28, 1928' Whole No. 4797 ul Mm AWN? % QB» V// \ @‘Q @233 g I’.‘/\ a“ //// //////// HE St. Mary’s River and the locks at the S00 attract thousands yearly. The picture above shows a large freighter enteringr St. Mary’s River and heading toward the locks. Michigan people should get acquainted with this vorld famous Mich< igan attraction. Michigan is envied by other states for its many fine beaches, unsurpassed for bqthinsz and other healthful recreations. This vieW, taken from the light,- house at Port, Huron, shows the fine tourist camp near by. \ N ‘ AE 4 I 151 um ’-.‘l O O lllllllllllllllll after 200 miles ‘Winter dangers lurk in, ‘5 fig I ,./ I got on the ice 0. K., but be. ’ fore I knew it, I was settln’ down. There was some Of the high school girls there and they helped me up, and they all wanted- me to skate with them. so I skated with several all at once so they could hold me up: I hid some fun, of course, but “ain’t it. ' l ' funny the way girls flock around a old man tryin’ to be young. I think they E, ' “’ just enjoy seein’ how, much a. fool - ‘ . I’ they kin make of him. 1 ‘ If they’d only done that, flockin’ . t around me when ‘I _was twenty I ~— . would 0’ felt [like Nero when Rome .~ was “burnin’, or something like that. But now I don’t know whether they was just makin” a fool out of me or , really enjoyin’ my company. it But I had lots 0’ fun anyhow and I guess they did, so we’ll call it fifty- A fifty. They said they wanted me to I noticed when they got their boy friends around, they kinda go in t'WOS , . 4 3. . .5! but when they’ re with me we go in - ‘3' 4 fives—one on each side, one in back, I‘, . and one in front and me in the mid- .y ~ ." die. It kinda. makes me feel like one ' of them Turkish harem fellows. Ifwmy ankles .ain’t too stiff and sore, ? 3 I'm goin’ out again. I’ll 'feel alright I about it as long as they don't call me “grandpopfl I ~ain’t ready for that yet, — , but when I am maybe, I’ll enjoy it. ’ There’s one thing I find about gettin' old—a fellow kinda gets lots 0’ enjoy- , ment lockin' back on life. Oh! I forgot—one o’ the girls says I’m one of the best winter sports there is, and I’ve been tryin’ to figure 1 .‘ soiLPrOQr‘ams—Jt is hopeh that this ~ year definite plans will become effec— spreading the gospel of soil .fertility in this state. There is much valuable infofination on this subject which , way to farmers. ,During Farmers Week a. soils pro in Room 101 Agricultural Bull 11g, Wednesday and Thursday mor and also the ' sings i , muck farmers’ meeting on Wednes- " .3 ,4 , nfioom 100 of the some build! able informatim pier?- 4 \\ .ar'\9_”- . s . comparable entertainment. - adjust our sense of ”values. ' belittle I money. Books for Farmers Tfiz’r Farmer szes Some Practical Suggem'om and 002222228222: S a rustic votary of bookworm ~ pleasures, it pleases my fancy . ' to believe that we rural people rare especially endowed with that seri- ; ous, earnest nature so essentialto the appreciation of the best in books—and the best in anything, for that matter -—a quality of mind‘ that ought to per- suade us to leave the shams of frivol- ous literature to our more sophisti- cated city cousins. That we really are more serious, and earnest-minded than our urban relatives may be a half-truth merely— still it is an idea that we may enter- tain and cultivate to advantage: a bit of mental suggestion that will stimu- late us to grasp more eagerly the op- portunity for prefitable study which our rustic leisure and security so in- vitingly affords. For what class of people are better» circumstanced for extracting the pleasure and profit of books than we country-folks, Surround- ed as we are by the quietude of the fields and the snug seclusion of long winter evenings, . free from the lure of public amuse- ments and distractions of city life? We have autos, of course, to take us city-ward and radios to bring the audi- ble side of the cities into our homes. As to the latter, however, it has been my experience that the finest enter- tainment is not so continuously broad- cast that I cannot find time to open a good book. Carlyle declared that a true university is a collection of books —~how about a farm homestead fur- nished with a well chosen library? Often as not our opportunities are- where we are and locomotion is only lost time. In our preoccupation with periodi- cals and daily papers—which are in- and‘ comparatively - By Harley Gibson great popular demand, the date of re- turn being stamped on the date slips in the backs of the books. When I am done with the books, I wrap them up “in the same wrapping paper in which they came, readdress, and lick on the same amount of postage ,that brought them to my door. x While I am making these explana- tid‘ns, I must not omit to state that I - am not a citizen of Detroit; my mem- bership in the parcel post privileges of, the Detroit Public Library was granted in response to a written rec- ommendation by two men of standing in my community, and the sum of $1.00 which I pay annually, and a small deposit to take care of the post- age at the sending end. Originally I obtained books from the State Pub- lic»Library at Lansing to which every citizen of Michigan has access free of charge except for the postage. Farmers may obtain what are called package libraries (bundles of clip- pings, pamplets, and bulletins on sub- jects relating to agriculture) free from the M. S. C. library, the bor- rower paying the postage both ways. Surely, the means of obtaining books are within the reach of all. Late last fall, when the work was easing up, I began to think about my rwinter’s reading. What should I read? What books does the farmer fail to read which he ought to read? Which would prove most stimulating and interesting? I began to dream about a farmer’s five-foot shelf packed with books that ~would help him in his business—not the rustic poems of Robert Frost, .the nature essays of dispensable in their way—we unwit- ' tingly overlook the value of books. We need the broad backgrounds and comprehensiveness of books, which are the ultimate repositories of the world’s Choicest knowledge. It does not suffice that we have a copy of the Bible, the dictionary, a few catalogues, a medical adviser, etc., etc. We should choose “our reading carefully—read pur- posefully and systematically—know what we want to know and where to find it when we want it. I do not'walt for a book agent to come along and tell me nvhat I need— in sumptuous bindings at an exorbi- tant price. I order my books either by mail from the publishers or from a bookstore—not infrequently a second- hand bookstore; and when I buy a book it is one that I feel assured will be worth reading more than once—an unfailing source of reference and recreation. Consider for'a moment what a few dollars and a little dis- crimination will purchase. For a sum ($5.00) that will buy only a fragment of an automobile which is worn out and junked in two or three years, one can obtain all of Shakespeare’s work in a single volume—a life- time of in Let us re~ It is not my intention, however, to the fact that books tost Their cost, and remoteness from large libraries are the two chief difficulties in thezway of more exten- sive reading of books by country «people. Can these difficulties be over- come? Easilyl—parcel post and rural .‘ delivery solve the problem. When I‘Want books, I send a list to the Detroit Public Library giving a number 91? desired substitutes in case the particular books I desire are not at the moment available; in other "words, i- usually request four or five eta list of perhaps a dozen Henry Thoreau and John Burroughs, the delightful fiction of David Gray- son, though these books and mapy others might fittingly claim a place on such a shelf—but I was thinking par- ticularlgr about technical reference works, books on soils, fertilizers, crops, plants, insects, farm manage- ment, etc. ' SoiI wrote to the U. S. Department of Agriculture and to the Michigan State College for suggestions for a small private library that would meet the needs of the general farmer. The librarian of the U. S. Department of Agriculture sent me two lists of books: one compiled by the College of Agriculture, University of Illinois; the other compiled by the American Library Association. In the list sug- gested, by the Michigan State Col- lege the following were recommended as of special interest to Michigan farmers. Fertility and Crop Production, S. F. Hinkle, 1925. Author, Editor, and Pub— lisher, Sandusky, Ohio. Crop Production and Soil Manage- ment, Joseph Cox, 1926. Wiley & Sons. Feeds and Feeding, Henry and Mor- rison. The Henry Morris0n Co. . Outlines of Agricultural Economics, Harry C. Taylor, 1.925. MacMillan. Farm Management, George F. War- ren, 1913, MacMillan. Marketing of Agricultural Products, B. H. Hibbard. Appleton. The Agricultural Situation, Warren and Pearson, Wiley and Sons. Farm Economics, Taylor, Tapp, and Tolley, Misc. Cir. 132, U. S. D. A. Rural Sociology, John Morris Gil- lett, MacMillan. I have written this article in the hope that the results of my inquiries may prove as helpful and suggestive to others as they have been to me. Ontario Alfalfa Seed Short M mt Secure Seed from Order Source: By C. R. Me gee Farm Crops Dept, M. S. C. UNFAVORABLE weather condi- tions have caused a great reduc-. tion in the supply of Ontario alfalfa seed available to Michigan farmers for this spring’s seeding. iThe bumper crop of 1926, of 8,000,000 pounds, dwindled, in 1927, to about 500,000 pounds. This latter figure is less than the estimated consumption of Ontario for 1928 so that there is but little Ontario seed available. The Ontario Variegated has filled an important place in Michigan’s a1- falfa program. This seed is quite winter hardy, produces good yields of hay, and the price has been somewhat less than that of some of the other winter hardy strains Regardless of Ontario’s shortage, there will be available an ample sup- ply of dependable alfalfa seed from other sources. It is reported that there will be a fair supply of depend-~ able, known origin Grimm seed avail- able. . For several years Grimm has been considered one of the most de- pendable . winter hardy strains of al- falfa ,for states. lege, after year, strains. that the high price asked for Grimm was prohibitive of its use. At the same time they will pay $12.00 per bushel .for unadapted seed and sow it at the rate of 15 pounds per acre, at a. cost of $3.00 per acre for seed. Far better results would have been se- cured by sowing seven pounds of Grimm has yielded among the best Grimm seed at a. cost of $3.15 per. acre for seed. Many farmers are only“ sowing seven or eight pounds of Grimm seed per acre and are securing excellent stands. A rate of seeding test was started at the College in 1922, the seed being sown at the rate ,of 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, and 24 pounds of seed per acre. There has been no ap- preciable difference in either the yield or quality of hay secured. The Hardigan is a superior seed producing strain which was developed at the College. Since it has been in- troduced only a short time, the supply of seed is limited. Those who are interested in alfalfa seed production ,would do well to consider the Hardi- gan As a hay producer, it is slightly supe11or to the G1imm when both ale allowed to stand ov er a long period 1 of years. The Cossack is very similar to the Grimm in winter hardiness, yielding ability, and price of seed- The amount of seed produced is limited. The supply of Michigan grown seed is not great bur. in several sections locally grown seed is available. \Vhen well cleaned and free from weed seeds, it is usually a. good “buy.” Seed from fields that have withstood, successfully, three or four Michigan winteis, should be adapted to this state Utah and Idaho both pioduced good Crops of common 5?th this last season. This seed is produced in high alti-r tude sections and of three or four years’ duration pro- vided conditions are not extremely severe. It is reported that the'Mon— tana and Dakota crops of common are considerably less than normal. There will be available a. consider- able quantity of seed, not winter hardy, not adapted, and of very low value for Michigan.‘ from Arizona, Southern California, and. New Mexico and is of both the com-I mon and Peruvian strains. Word has been received of this seed working northward, It is responsible for many failures and will cause heavy financial loss when used in this state. For a number of years, the Farm. Crops Department. of the Michigan (Continued to page 120) Adjust Tariff to Farmers Needs [3 t/ze P03222022 Taém 53/ Senator Capper . SUPPORTED Senator McMaster’s resolution for revision dovvnward of certain excessive tariff sche- dules because I believe the farmer is not receiving his share of benefits re- sulting from the protective tariff system. Reduction of excessive tariff rates would materially reduce the prices farmers are obliged to pay for things they need and must' have. Since the\VVorld War ended, ‘farm- ers have struggled against unfair dis- crimination in price levels. They have been buying in a protected market and selling in a market governed largely by world priee levels. They buy high, they sell low. There are many articles necessary to the farmer’s household and business on which he has to pay a high duty. The tariff on aluminum, rural people of America to pay inflated prices for industrial products neces- sary to their business when they are not receiving equal benefits from this system. If the farmer’s pay and his standard of living are to be placed ' on an equality with others, he should have benefits equal to those bestowed upon the manufacturer and the work- ing man.‘ I believe in the principle of the pro- tective tariff system. In well-being, in wages and living, the people of no other country in the world live on as high a plain‘as the American people, thanks to this system. It has brought prosperity to industry, to labor, to ' business, and has put‘ them all on a4 higher level. " I believe the tariff has given the farmers the best consuming home market in the world by making a high standard of livipg possible, _ through high wages. ‘ 1 tion. will consul-a tariff protection. American economic, policies should be based on the pur- pose to maintain the present high "' standards of living. But the farmer is still a vi'étim of inequalities which should be corrected by revision of the ’ tariff act in a way that will establish a closer parity between agriculture and industry; The farmer’s economic status today is such that he needs all the help that can be given him; He is entitled to an increase in tariffs on ' corn, wheat, daiiy products, vegetable oils, and a few other commodities pro- .; duced on the farm, and the stockniagn‘ ,, should have a. duty on hides. ‘ All we ask is that agriculturebe I brought up to the high average level . ’ of prosperity which exists in the na- 4 A reasonable, sensible mm of tariff schedules in the interest ' agriculture ‘ the northern corn belt . In a series of tests at the Col— 5. _ consistently, year ' Many farmers have thought '1 is good for stands , This seed comes , m- mart ;q-«c,»wl "as, L“ 7 , t. , .- - . . _, .. .< . « . 4 . ”NW“ a, jigsawia. . , . ,J f c. ..I. 532.». hang»: a; a:- .nr . . . .. :11... 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THE fARMER‘S OWN THSREHER Own Thresher NEW principal or construction gives azins low and make: it practical for you to have a thresher all your own. Although more compact lighter Weight sud low“: cost the Farmer's Own Thresher has [our times grate surface of the old have Full cwscita (1. 000 bushels of Wiiuatvper (1:11). a“. m barley, 13‘s. «low-1r, and sov beans. Perform! bal- anced. Smooth runn 1111. using it. Saves 12min. 82’”qu time (Worsted with a Fordson 01- am good im-iur. Buy one and be independent. Thrush whcn most comenient for you and when weather conditions me most favorable. No delay. No waiting. Boat the other fellow to the market. Got a better price for vuur grain. The swim noon pay for Lin: tlirrsher. Folder free. Forln 3 small threshing ring 1n your locality. and make addition“ money. Write today for mu partixulars. THE BANTING MANUFACTURING COMPANY Dept. I- A 298! Dorr St" Toledo. Oblo. Dealer mneentativen wanted in every locality Many custom museums are BEFORE YOU BUY I ROD 0F FENCING Gates. Steel Posts. Barb Wire. Metal or Band! lint. Paints, Pipolese Furnaces Cream Separators or Poultry N .etc. I wont you to see the big savings!’ In (ivinz this season.Write today for my big I20— mags Bargain Book. I no! the freight and guarantee the an: it.“ -Jim Bro.“ 'l'iiE BROWN FENCE 81 WIRE 00.. ”891.2804. Cisvaland, 0. Rnnsdirectlyofl crank shaft. No siode tpull ongsbearin “the 013mm; essezno nor-e utch disoonnectswiiendriv- from wood new to . ~ "‘60? yto crank. 'ts my no hole. to 3thrill? nttac in few minutes: mascot steer! 113. wt! ot overheat. ,F009nE name today for freeliberature onthislntest t,guarsnbeedi mproyed power. Try it 15 days on vour Fordst curl-ink. E-l In!“ use. 00. Box 85 lichleonJiansaa News and Views From INGLESIDE FARM—9133' Stanley Pattie/l vNE of ”Our, daily adventures is O seeing whatflthe mailsman has»- brought‘.’ It may be only papers and circulars, but there is always the thrill of many possibilities. Some- times there are notices of.bills pay— able,.once in a while checks are en- closed, often inquiries about some live stock which we may be advertising at the time. These mean work for us in replying but you may be sure we are pleased to get them Then once in a while there is a. let- ter way out of the ordinary; Such a letter came a few days ago from a. high school lad down in Hammond, Indiana. Here is what he wrote: “I am a high school student. Being especially interested in agriculture, I applied for information at the Mich- igan State College of Agriculture, and they referredrme to you as being the proper person to give me information along that line. “What do you think of farming as an occupation? Would you anyone to follow that occupation? Why? How long have you been in the occupation? ‘ How are the chances of succeeding?” Now, how would you have replied to such a letter? I thought about that boy and his questions off and on for a few days and then one evening, tired in mind and muscle after an un~ usually exhausting day, I wrote him as follows: You will pardon me. I trust, for not replying more ”promptly to your in- quiry. The questions which you ask are indeed profound ones and cannot be answered offhand and without careful thought. Without further information as to your training and likes and dislikes, it is obviously impossible for me to advise -you wisely regarding your choice of a life work. I am happy, however, to give you my views con- cerning a few phases of the agricul- tural situation. Despite the constant trend of popu- lation from the farms to the cities, there seems as yet to be no shortage of farmers. In fact, as you are un- doubtedly aware, one of the biggest problems confronting American agri- culture‘ tOday is that we farmers are producing a surplus of several impor- tant farm commodities.- On these crops of which we produce an 'ex— portable surplus, our protective tariff is ineffective. The price received for the portion of the commodity which is exported, virtually establishes the price for that consumed domestically, price rather than an American one. I didn’t start out in this letter to dis- cuss “Farm Relief” legislation, but referred to these matters only to illus- trate my observation that thére is ap- parently no shortage of farmers men- acing our nation. Not Quantity But Quality Personally, if ‘I ever become de— pressed regarding the rural situation in America it will be not because the decreasing, but for fear of a possible degeneration in the type of our rural citizenship. prosperous agriculture and satisfying rural life. Truly, "the farms are" the seed plot and balance wheel of our natiOn. Every day in every way farm life is becoming more compucafed A required relatively 1ittle capital, equip.- ‘ ment, or scientific knowledge Today Modem quite the reverse is true , W advise _ care of seed; so for these crops we receive a world. number of people living on “farms is- In all history no nationhas flour- ished very long that did not have a. Z couple of generations ago a. farmer": is; . Hence Vihe- inventory ‘of a well equipped farm reaches surprising figures and ”considerable practical ex-' perince and natural aptitude is nec- essary to properly operate and care .for all of this machinery. On most of our farms the virgin fertility has been more or lessde- pleted and hence the successful firm- er today must understandgreen man- uring, the use of barnyard» man‘ure, icommercial fertilizers, lime, etc. In-' sect pests and plant and animal dis- eases, unknown to our forefathers, further complicate the situation; I cunnot help but feel that,a person Who has not been reared on a. farm is sadly handicapped for taking up an agricultural career.- There is nothing farther from the truth than the. idea that if a person is too stupid or will - less to dmanything else, he had- bet- ter be a farmer. The facts of the case are quite the opposite. Farming Not a Simple Matter In practically any industrial estab- lishment-there are three quite ”distinct branches of the~work, each in charge of \speciaily trained men. These are production, financing, and distribution. In a business of any size each of these branches is subdivided : considerably. However, on theuaverage farm the proprietor must personally direct each phase of the enterprise and do quite a proportion of the actufl work. Here are some of ine things which‘ a successful farmer on a. diversified, farm should know: Soils; fertilizers; proper tillage methods; rotations; varieties of farm crops; selection and planting; harvesting; care, management, and breeding of all the various kinds of live stock to be kept; gas‘cnglnes; tractors; spray- ing; fencing; carpentry; marketing of farm products; management of hired help etc. This list is by no means complete, it is only suggestive. I would not want anyonexto take up farming who had a narrow, personal view of his job. One of the greatest needs of rural life today is for real leaders—men who are not only good farmers, but who realize their respon- ' sibility to their craft and. to their craft and to. their community and try to make both better. If you :are considering taking up farming as a life work, I‘suggest that you get all the classroom instruction that you can afford and season it, with a lot of actual practical experience. And remember, a man isn’t‘likely‘to make much of a success as a farmer without the assistance and encourage- ment of a. loyal and sympathetic homemaker as his partner. Some men fortunately. endowed by nature, training, and experience are making a fair living farming today, but many farmers are Becoming dis- couraged at high operating costs-11nd 16‘11r prices for their products. To one who lovesxural life, i’t.affords certain V difficult to explain, but ‘ satisfaction, nevertheless very real and potent. Personally I come from a. long line of rural ancestry and although I- have lived in the city from time to time I have never experienced anything which has quite the fascination for me as life here at my birthplace-#411510- side Farm.‘ . . 2 1 if . _ HEARING ON SURPLU§ BILLS 'r‘ ONSIDERATION. or the 111’on 'V m Haugen agricultural surplus dis- sMat the policies Whi‘ , soIve the problem 111 the surplus are those 150an in the McNarya-fianv gen bill. V, '. _. , It was expl‘éjped by Chester Ht Gray, Washington representative of ’the American Farm Bureau Federa- tion, that the revolving fund in the new bill was merely a loan; to be re- paid tothe government at. ,4, ’per cent , interest; that the loan is protected by the stabilization fund. The .farxners are nut asking fur any gratuity from the government. 4 Several changes were suggested by, Mr. Gray as representing the most re- cent' conclusions of the farm organize?” dons. Firet, they want the farmers to have more effective control over the activities of the Federal Farm Board. than is provided for in the new Mm Nary-Haugen bill. Instead of having an advisory coun~ “c110: seven members for each commo- dity, it is proposed that the advisory council be composed of seven meme bers'froni each Federal Reserve Dis- trict- ,These seven members would. represent the producers of all com~ medities within the district. A new surplus disposal 'bill intro duced by Representative Aswell of Louisiana, is similar, to the McNaryo "Hangen bill 'with the equalization fee eliminated. Whatgver losses there maybe from the transactions of the Farm Board would be met from a re- volvmg fu'nd pmvided by the govern- ment. ,1 } News of the Week The American Luthern, a religious V. paper, will give as a prize a trip to Europe for the beat religious slogan. submitted The thought is that mate- rial things are advertised by slogans, and so can religion: ’ It is reported that Gen. Augustino Sandino, the Na'caraguan rebel leader, .wns-killed during a U. S. marine .air- plane bombing raid. . ' Television has been established be tween London and New< York, thus making it possible to see the pergon one is talk rig to at the othe1 end of the line -- Limit. Leonard F10 and ustin Bein- ent made a non-stop flig t from De- troit to Havana, Cuba. The distance is about 1, 700 miles. Adolph Hotelling, of Owosso, con- ferred slayer of eight-year-old Dorothy Schnieder, of Mt. Morris, was sen- tenced to life imprisonment, with hard labor and solitary confinement at the Marquette prison. He was sentenced 45 hours after his arrest. The Standard Oil Company and the Royal Dutch Shell Company, of Great Britain, have 'declared an oil price war because of disagreement regard- ing Russian oil concessipps. U. S. Piohibition Commissioner Doran has issued an official order against the use of chainpaign for sacramental purposes , . The Manitoba. government year. Du the ‘VvvindOWS of the Picked-”3,3 County Court House, Alabama, etch- ngs of two faces of negroes, who were killed trying to evade the law, hgve appeared. They cannot be eradi: cated by acid or other means. They are thought to be manifestations from the Spirit World President Calvin Coolidge was re- -. ceiVed with great acclaim when he. opened the Pan- American congress at. Havana, Cuba. His speech was broad— casted throughout this ”country He was the first American president to; broadcast from it foreimwn lane service has y,lai‘ecn liquor control commission made net profits“ of $1, 366, 901 during the last fiscal Key West Funds. and s; T plan 7" w. - plantings in our to the high George Harvey’s Patch _the plant any time during the late summer, fall, winter, or early spring; sulphate of ammonia is applied in the spring before the leaves open. Mr. Harvey'uses a handful of the commer- cial product for each bush scattered on the ground directly over the roots where it will quickly become avail- able. Clean cultivation answers the same purpose here that it d0es in any case, i. e., keeps down weeds and conserves moisture. Careful pruning consists of taking out dead and diseased canes. Mildew was long the baneof goose- b‘erry growing and it is still bother- some in the home garden where goose- berries are grown in shade or in situ- ations providing insufficient air drain- age. But under the field culture prac- ticed in the New Era district very little trouble is experienced in that quarter. But it is different with “cur- rant worms!” “Worms are the worst enemy we have to contend with,” said Mr. Har- vey. “They must be watched closely as a few days’ delay at the critical time may mean irreparable loss. Formerly“ we used a liquid spray but since the advent ofdust and dusting machines, we have adopted the latter as both cheaper and more efficient. The dusting medium that we are now using contains about 82% sulphur and 14% lead arsenate. Dusting is done as occasion de- mands but one application soon after all the worms have hatched is usually sufficient. Like many of our.highly specialiZed fruit producing districts, the New Era gooseberry area has not met with the prosperity during the last three or four years which the .;growers. normal- ly expect. Possibly this isxmore read- ily noticeable because of the high prices prevailing 'during\t,lie World . War and directly thereafter. How ever, it is a. fact that prices have not kept pace with the increased cost of production. During the war and di- - rectly afterward, the price paid to the ' L grower kept pretty close to 9 cents I m r c n: rears; ' . Rubber like gives! | this extra wear . .' . 0U can Stretch a strip cut from a “U. 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REGISTERED and CERTIFIED SEED CORN Clement's White Cap Yellow Dent, Picketts Yellow Dent and Michigan Yellow Dent (a' very early dent), Certified Worthy Oats, Two-Row Barley and Sweet Clover Seed. __‘_ Why take a chance on common seed when our scientific method of drying and pre— p'ering our com insures germination and vigor. Write for Circular and Sample. PAUL C. CLEMENT, - Britten, .Mich.,~Dept. B Member of the Crop Improvement Association. The Only Good Corn Borer Is a Dead One Her-eta the way to fix the corn borer. Plow him deep by plowing corn scribble deep—that's the m step. gfligghmmm anAcmeletor’Hmw—theonlyhmthatcsnrunidothlhb on v . For the sharp. double curved Acme Coulters penetrate to the full will 01421st and slice crush. andcompletely pulvodze every stalk. every bit of m. every clad and lump And the downward slope of the comm prevent the stalks and other valuable orwnic m from being pulled up to the surface. The corn borer stay: down and dies. Acme Coulmr Harlow: have Mind. them m m a" ma m.m practical Isl-mint of; farmers luml calm arm andsmcu Theyirobuiltforhorseandm q,~~u——a or" . NASH to“ “snow co. om. grail-dunno“, u. I. a, Sendnneyourlll'kllzliem " KIM osq?iusoaon'aj‘u,onqui-first uh; ' m We .' Clip coupon for the FREE Acme ‘ what: eludes “Better Crops from Better and m- « m to getsood, results ‘ (Continued on page . 95,) \ cessfully, you‘ will find his soil is ,not‘ badly in need of lime, or else there depth. Our experiments on soils strengly field to a. Considerable depth, have showed small applications of, hydrated lime to be of‘ little value. It is only with the use of a ten, or a ton and one-half to the acre that the results have equaled those obtained twith ground limestone or marl. Our only objection to hydrated lime is its cost, which leads farmers to use small amounts with unsatisfactoryéresults, and ”prejudice them against its further use. Then they fail to continue their soil building program. Hansen saw thepoint and showed he had changed his mind by asking the price of lime; stone. ‘ ,“You can buy ground limestone de— livered at the station anywhere from $2.35 to $5.50 per ton in carload lots, Chris,” said Dick. ' V _' "‘That’s a big difference in price! What makes it?” “The fineness of grinding and the method of shipping. Some is shipped in bags and some in bulk." . “Well, how should it be ground for best results?” Dick explained that limestone groundzso from 35 to 40 per cent will pass an 80 or 100 mesh screen will give immediate results and not be ex- pensive. Coarser stone would need to be used in larger amounts, While finer stone is excellent but costs a little more. “Do you think it pays to get it in bags?” , “That question,” said Dick, “you must answer for yourself. Some farm- the car, storing, and handling in the field is well worth the charge for bagging. Others do not think so.” Seeing that this farmer was con- vinced on the need of lime, I asked “When do you think you will apply your lime, Mr. Hansen.” gestions?” “Why don’t you put it ,on this sod before plowing for corn? in the cats or' in wheat the year after. Or, put the lime on the ground you fit for wheat next summer and then seed in the spring- In this case the lime should go on after plowing and be thoroughly harrowed into the soil.” “But Why can’t I put it on myroat falfa ,in the oats?” “If the season proves very favorable, you could probably get a seeding, but, if the spring is a little dry, the results would probably be disastrous. You see it takes time for lime to go into solution and correct the acid condi- tion of the soil particles. This is especially true if moisture is scarce”, “I see. Now, if you are Sure lime , is what my soil needs, I’ll order a car, and follow your suggestions about applying it." "There is no question about [they - need of_/your soil for lime, and it will be one of the best investments you ever made. Liming is one 'of the first stepsin a. soil building program. Now. let’s have a look at your wheat field.” . “I had planned to ‘seed clover _in the wheat, but I guess it wouldn’t be ‘worth while without lime since the soil is sour. How about putting; some dime-v on this winter puberty spring and then seeding?” ’“ ‘ " ‘ . to correct prepaid? boneltfo a. is lime in the subsoil at no "great - ers t ink the ease of unloading from, “I don’t know. Have you any sug- Then seed,’ ground this spring and then seed a1? ’: “You would just be ”wasting your, f seed. The ”lime has tdjgbe .work'edf :. ‘ wthroush the soil. swimmisfiaefme 7 fifties: = visibieto. the » “It ~ looks, pretty. spring that any wheat looks sickly. it takes: on a "yellowish Shade. “ and doesnft start growing early enough." “That sounds‘fas though it needed ‘ a. little. stimulant: 4 Let’s look around- over'fthe setups bit and, then maybe woman make a prescription.” . (In. the.-. next story you ' will learn how the soil doctor learned what prescription should be used—Eds.) sew-ice “I.+Departm¢niti sens RENTAL ouEsrrons " What would be- a {in "division be! tween landlord and tenant ofthe in- come from a farm .where the landlord. furnishes everything. Also, what would be a fair charge for pasture for each head of stock? The pasture in question would be the ordinary bottom. ground natural weed such as you find in southern Michigan. , Where the landlord furnishes every thing except the labor it is rather difficult to. tell just what portion the tenant should have, much depends on the ‘size of the business and the type of farming carried on. If one knew the labor costs and also the approxi- mate farm”"income, it would be pos- sible to figure out a reasonably fair ' percentage that each should have. There are several ways, of figuring pasture charges. One is on the in- vestment basis, taking into considera- tion taxes, interest, and fence repairs. This method works best on tillable land. Another is based on the going charges in the community. The qual- ity of pasture varies so much that it is impossible, for one to make a fair estimate of how much to charge un- less he knows aH conditions. Again. no matter how good pasture one has the price will depend very materially on thedemand for it. As~ a whole the usual price charged for pasture ranges from $0.25 to $0.50 per head per week depending on the quality of pasture and class of stock—F. T. R. DOG LICENSE What is the law in Michigan on taxing a farmer’s dog? Can‘an oflicer demand either the'money or the dog? , On or before the 10th day of Jan- uary, the owner-» of any dog four months, must apply to the county treasurer in writing for a license for the dog kept by him, stating the age, breed, sex, color, and marking of the dog, and the name and address of the owner. The sheriff may collect the tax from the owner. After the 15th day of June, the unlicensed dog is a. nuisance, and it is the duty of the sheriff to kill all unlicensed dogs, and failure to do so is a breach of the duty of his office. The fee is $3.00 for male dogs and $6.00 for female dogs. ' ~- DlVlSlON or STRAW ‘ ,. A rented land from B, furnished seed, did the work, and threshed the rain“ B was to have a-third. Does get any share of the straw or should have it all? A threshed the grain Von his own farm as he wanted the. grain in the barn.—-G. S. Strewflis generally considered the 1 same as grain, therefore it should be divided in the same proportion. It is common practice fer the landlord to bear his share of theseed and thresh- . ing bill» which would ,berthe some as the" general {division or grain—+3? F. A STAR gimme « > Oh. which. :5 does the lesser-vortwi :s- Is this, star shove-or . “Q , . . ‘ Wbll; (We, havehad A. '_ » I replied. "But. wherever a :man uses 3. 11119?an for wheat. 'jTBut it is injthe'tr ca .smdll’ amount of hydrated lime 5qu- ' ’ 7 ,1 . Worms 3 polar} star j » j 7 ‘w v-\.: _, r _ “NW -. w-\,L,,_. \ K ' WINTER VS. Wheelers. \,1 ‘ ' SUMMER PRUNlNG ITTLE. difference has been noted between winter-pruned and sum- mer-pruned apple trees on the grounds of'the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station atGeneva where a comparison of Winter and summer .pruning has been in progress for sev- eral years. The Station horticulturists advocate pruning apple trees in win- ter, however, when the operation can .be more carefully and easily per- formed. \ At» this season of the year ‘there is no foliage to prevent the orchardist , from seeing at a glance just which branches should be removed. More- over, as soon as the trees commence to bear itis always difficult to. take out wood which should be eliminated because of the crop of fruit. Baldwin, Boiken,’ Esopus, Hubbard- ston, McIntosh, Spy, and Greening have been pruned both in the summer and in the winter on the Station grounds. There are no differences to be noted in the size or shape of the trees, it is said, all being equally good, stocky, stout trees with large heads and typical of their respective vari- eties. The general shape and size of the tops of both summer and winter- .pruned trees is the same, and pruning at different periods in the year seems not t6 have affected the growth, shape, or'character of the trees in any re- spect. _ Either practice of pruning will prove satisfactory while the trees are young. but for sake of convenience, fruit growers may well adhere to the usual plan of winter-pruning when the framework of the tree is entirely vis- ible and when other farm operations are less pressing. PLANTING FOR EARLY VEGETABLES E have had onions, radishes, spinach, lettuce, cress, and mus- tard long before our neighbors by the simple method of sowing the seeds during the winter or before the ground freezes in the fall. If we do not get around to planting before the freeze we just watch our chance during the winter, for if the garden is in a pro- tected place or has a sunny south slope there will be 'times when it will be in ideal condition to work. It mats ters little when the seeds are sown just so they are in the ground long enough before spring that the spring rains will not catch us. Nearly al- ways weather conditions are unfavor-. able in very early spring, and often before it would be. possible to work the ground the winter sa‘wn 'Seeds are up and coming fast. Onion sets we always use instead of seeds, and sometimes we plant some of the multi- pliers, which make usable onions quickly many times before spring, for they grow during any mild spells in winter.—A. H. AN OLD TREE EN years ago I purchased a farm and therewas only one old apple tree in the back yard which I sup- posed was dead. But when I cut into it and saw signs of life, I proceeded to see'what could be done with it. I cut off all the old stubs, painted the ends and as it ‘was hollow, I cleaned all the rotten wood out which went well up into the main limbs.’ This left the shell not more than one and one half inches thick. I gave the inside a 'coat of tar and filled it with cement ”and co ' .,nced spraying. I succsuded in killing the San Jose ' e an thetree at once commenced ' they» .1 T? wars later . ‘ it. 1M1»: I picked seventeen bushels. In all I have picked seventy-five bushels of good cooking apples. I am not sure what the kind is. -I took some to the Washtenaw County Fair and received first premium on what they named Greasy Pipin. Some have the idea that to get nice fruit you must have young apple trees. This is not so, as I have an orchard set out the same spring. I gave it good care and was able to pick apples off from the VVealthies, twenty-eight months after' they were set out and the trees have been loaded every year since. But this old tree has done just as well. It makes no difference as to "the age. The new orchard I speak of is ten years old" and I got 1,200 bushels this fall. I cultivated eight years and then seeded it two years ago. I was bothered with fire blight and I believe an orchard that age will be less sub jected to fire blight in sod. Cultivat- ing stimulates the growth and the tender shoots are attacked. Since it is in sod I have but very little fi're blight and before I was in the or- chard most of my time clipping out the wilted shoots. I know this is con- trary to our, experiment station, but it is my experience.—-O. S. Sturtevant. ABOUT LEMON LILLIES READ Alex Laurie’s answer to Mrs. A. G. Mc. about Lemon Lillies. They are much more often called Lemon Lillies or Yellow Day Lillies than Hemerocallis Flava, which is the right name. They do best in a moist, partially shaded place, but will grow* in almost any kind of soil. _ I think Mrs. A. G. Mc’s. Lemon Lil- lies are crowded and am sure if they are replanted they will bloom satis- factorily. They are hardy—Edith M. Ewald. In regard to the Lemon Lillies Mrs. A. G. M0 speaks of, I have the Lemon Lillies and I do not think they belong to the Amaryllis Family. They are an outdoor plant and resemble the Corn Lillie more than any other plant. They blossom about the same time as the Iris does. They throw up their blossom stalks the same as the Corn Lily does. They do well 'in any kind of garden soil—Mrs. D. R. Haughey. MAKING GOOSEBERRIES GO (Continued on page 99) tion it dropped down to 4 cents and has not been able to get much above that figure since that time. Deducting 2 cents per pound paid for picking, the grower has but 2 cents left to cover his entire production cost~ taxes, labor, interest on investment, etc. With no statistics available, itis rather difficult to arrive at an average yield. In 1925, Mr. Harvey harvested 25 tons from a five acre'field. This, we mirst remember, is a phenominal yield from a splendidly kept planta- tion. Mr. Harvey is a master-crafts- man in his chosen field and climatic conditions were all in his favor that year. I presume that half that quan- tity would be much nearer the average yield for the district. A little arith- matic will show that the gooseberry growers are not getting a just reward for the time, labor, and money e-x- pended on their project.~ Co-operative, or at least, semi-co-l operatives canning may help them reach their goal. These growers are a. progressive lot and they surely Will yet come" into their own. , ‘ \ For practical chlcks that will '1. or bum l Mich. l' its .now chick —SAMUEL RAY, OREGON, ILL. “ HAT WAS ONE of the first steel ploMs manufactured by the Grand tour Plow Works, and the same p ow was used every year until 1905.” . Then in 1889, Mr. Ray bought a Grand Detour“Little Yankee” Rid- ing Plow from James A. Barden, Grand Detour dealer in Oregon, 111. 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(Oldest Galloway Fur Dresaersln 111.0 8. ) who makes CAMBRIA FENCE ETHLEHEM STEEL COMPANY, manu- facturer of high quality iron and steel prod- ucts, has been making CAMBRIA FENCE at the Cambria Plant, Johnstown, Pa. for many years. Cambria Fence' 1s a standard, hinge-joint, cut- stay field fence made of the finest quality selected steel wire, heavily coated with zinc by our own special process. Bethlehem controls every step of manufacture, from ore to finished product. It 18 this careful and thorough supervision that assures the best in Bethlehem products and that gives to Cambria Fence distinctive qualities that keep it ever new and uniform. CAMBRIA STEEL FENCE POSTS are also made at Cambria Plant. They are the strongest posts obtainable for erecting farm, poultry yard, orchard and garden fence. . .. ‘ 257TANNINB HIIIES Oahu/Bomwahfafimeza OFF Better w o r k -- -bettei service direct to you at amnts‘ prices. 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No. 45 plain detachable link belt~ mg. 4 No. 45 set screwed sprocket Wheels, 8 teeth, 15-16 inch bore. - WWWM5127\ . £1341 :1:er " 711511 MM . NszW TI: pcs 2x4inchesxr 1161111211 2 49638. 11112111111982“: . is available; 2 nos. 1 x 4 inchesor ft. The elevator as built uses a 2 H. P. electric motor i‘e‘r power and this is the most convenient if electric power but it can be Operated very nic'ely’by means 0‘? a 3 to 5 H P. engine set on~t«ruck Or skids under -» the elevator and belted around one of the large wheels It is almOSt neces- ‘ sary that the drive be at the top in - order to avoid too much friction and strain on the carrier chain. Two large 7 ~wheels- were used. so the device oculd be moved around on them as .a cart. It can easily be seen what a time and labor saver this would be on many farms, straw; sacks of grain or feed, boxes or baskets of fruit, cakes of ice, and so; ‘on, are to be unloaded from wagon box or hay rack and stored on an up- per floor. The cost for material should run from $15 to $50, depending on how much of it can ‘be salvaged from» the junk pile}. Any farmer who so desires is at liberty to build such a device. ‘EFFECT OF HEIGHT 0F AERIAL Will an extra high radio aerial bring in signals stronger or from a greater distance? Will an extra high ‘ aerial bring in stations on the same ‘ dial readings as a low one? What is the best heighth‘ for an aerial, con sideEring cost, reception, trouble, etc.-—— After the aerial» is placed above nearby trees andr‘buildings, say .35 to ‘40 feet, little}: to be gained by going any highe ; Possibly a. very, very slight increa’iie in signal strength and distance might be gained, but it would 1 not pay for the extra cost and danger of working with the higher aerial. With most sets, changing the length of the aerial will change the dial read- ings slightly; but if the height is changed without -changing the total length from outer end of serial to the ground connection, probably not much. 130/79. 472/1457 MIMI! firm [km/or ~ 14 ft 3-ply rubber covered belting 21/2 inches wide. , Hardware 4 1A, x 1 inch set screws. 7 doz. 1A, x 114 inch rivets. 4 pcs. 1 inch galvanized pipe, 2 inches long (bearings) '4 1 inch washers ,. 6 % inch washers. «1 pc. corrugated sheet roofing 145% inches x 17% feet. .8 3,3 x 3 inches carriage belts .. 2 x 6 inches ca. bolts. 2 x 2% inch carridg‘é bolts ‘ x 2 inches machine bolts 1 inch shaft 3 t long. ~ . 1 inch shaft 2 10118 inch shaft 89f mild steel g inches long difference in dial readings would be detected. Undér ordinary farm conditions. from 35 to 401 feet for the height.- or aerial gives about the best results for the cost of putting up the aeriale—D.’ To the m or the tree, the cord may be run through a short length of ordinary garden hose where ‘it comes in con; tact with the tree. f’ reveal; the cord which supports Where baled hay or' o aerial from cutting the bark, j. U .,. , *,An~—‘W\%“‘h \fi s.- --v—-r\h.h — a . which the paraffin will not fill, these i ] .- tongripulture. . f morons they; form. the entire" bill 0’, 9.7" r I have. a cistern built in the-corner - of the cellar. The‘four sides are made of . cement with boards between the two, sides of stone wall of cellar and - cistern. _ This cistern leaks some- where for the water will go 'down three feet perhaps in one night, and we‘ cannot find where it goes as there is never a sign of it in the cellar. It doesn't leak in the bottom for there is always six inches of «water in the - bottom that dues not go out. We have put three coats of melted paraf- , fin on the inside but this doesn’t do any good. cistern are about ten inches through all the ’way around—J. M. - By careful inspection determine if» possible where the leak occurs. The fact that ”six inches of water remains ' in the bottom of the cistern indicates a leak. at this level and the cistern may leak anywhere above this line. The leak would most likely occur in a corner, but it might'occur any where along the side wall of the cis- tern except on the two'walls exposed in the basement Where no water ever appears. Even though the paraffining has been done Quite carefully, it might not fill some of the large openings through the concrete wall. It is not practical to remove the paraffin which you have put on the surface and which, of course, has gone a consid- erable distance into‘the concrete to make the wall sufficiently clean to re- ceive an application of cement plaster. , Repair can be done with paraffin or with asphaltum. In using paraffin care must be taken to fill all of the pores. If openings occur in the wall, may be covered by successive layers . of muslin spread in hot paraffin. This method may be used whether the leak occurs in the corner or along the side wall. If asphaltum’ to be used, the paraffin now on the we ”ace should be scraped down as much 'as possible and the surface washed with gasoline to remove as much ”of the paraffin as , possible, then assphaltum may be ap- plied hot.—F. E. Fogle, M. S. C. ' SKUNKS Will you please tell us how to get E‘id of skunks around our premises?— H In the late fall and winter, skunks seek protected cavities in rocks or burrows and frequently pick their homes under the floors of buildings especially those which do notwhave’ basements and are built quite close to the ground. If the building is heated it forms a most attractive place be neath the heated floors and this ac: counts for the presence of skunks under homes and other buildings. In Michigan the skunk stays in its den throughout the \coldest part of the winter. Often during a thawing pe~ riod they venture out in search of food. At such times it is comparatively easy HEMP-Am The cement walls of the, , 'A' vs S: . H -M '3' Q’Al ll!” u‘IIIIIl ‘ ‘ f Whenequipp ' withBi Bases, the No. 218 fig: be setgso that earl; base cur 19 inches. If desired the fra e can be ndr— rowed and 14-inch. bases used. . It is adiustable for any width l from 14 to 19 inches per base. For 73 years the Oliver Chilled Plow Works has been building good farm implements, and there is in this famous line of imple— ments a tool for every tillage need. to trap them by placing the traps in the runways with the entrails or other portions of ‘a chicken. The bait is placed upon the pan of the trap or in the runway between the two traps which should be lightly covered with dead grass or leaves. Carbon bisulphide, a highly explo- Sive liquid, is used in place where the gas may be confined and where there is no chance of humans breathing or exploding the gas. It would not be advisable to use it around a home. If the skunks under the house are not molested by other animals or man, they will not disturb the peace in the household, therefore if the skunk can- not be trapped it would be better to let .it stay uninolested until spring when itIWill, leave of its own choice. I If the animal remains on the farm; it will repay the owner mamy fold as the skunk feeds upon animal" life, _ manyforms of which are detrimentaf When ~ insects are nu- Await. and, .Septémber Nudist. early \ Rats, mice, and other harmful ro- dents ,are,far less numerous Where skunks occur. Farmer’s Bulletin No. 587, “Econ- omic Value of North American Skunks” may be obtained from the United States Department of Agricul- ture, Division of Publications, Wash- ington, D. C.—J. W. Stack use INSULATED ‘S/TRANDED LEAD-lN A VERY mystifying and annoying radio trouble is to have the in- sulated single strand copper lead- in Wire break inside, the insulation, due to continual whipping back and fourth in the wind. This gradually crgtallizes and hardens the copper un it breaks. One day the set Works perfectl and the next day it is dead. Tests 8 ow the tubes, A-and B-bat- teries, ground, and so on, all right, and as the lead-in apparently is alright, .it is difficult to find the trouble; Many' installers, are “-‘now‘ using. weatherproof stranded copper wire" for lead-ins in order to get away from this firotible, since these w 11 not be so fly. to magmatic airtight-eels,” the 101 Better Gang Plow. The Oliver No. 218 is not just another gang plow. It is the most outstanding development in plow design in several decades and its many points of advantage are commanding the attention of farmers throughout all of the corn producing states. It has the ,same desirable features of great clearance and the same covering qualities as heretofore found only in the Big Base Sulky. In addition, it turns two furrows at the same time and thereby speeds up or doubles the amount of work done. You will like the way this plow handles heavy trash and turns a clean, well-pulverized furrow slice. It will go into the heaviest growth of stalks or weeds on your farm and turn every particle completely under. It gets the Corn Borer; you will not need to worry about European Corn Borer Control measures, if you use the Oliver Big Base plow. It does the kind of plowing that is recommended by experts and authorities as a control measure against this dreaded pest. Oliver Big Base plows turned thousands of acres last spring in the great war against the Corn Borer. Ask your Oliver Dealer about the Oliver No. 218 Big Base Gang, also write us today for free literature on European Corn Borer Control. Oliver builds horse-drawn plows and plows adaptedto all makes of tractors that can be equipped with these big bases. IlhlV/E OLIVER CHILLED PLOW WORKS “Plowmalcers for the World” GENERAL OFFICES and WORKS: SOUTH BEND, INDIANA ‘— Planet Ir. No. 4 Combination Seeder and Wheel Hoe is use- ful every day in the tax-den ‘mson. Eguipment includes Seeder-rpm 01'6-in. hoes lb: weeding; «3 cultivator teeth, I plovv, 1 looftuord. th , LIVER BIC BASES After seeing the splendid work of the Oliver 18—inch Big Base as a sulky plow many farmers asked for the same base on a gang plow. Oliver takes pride in offering to you the New—Different— large your garden. it will pay you to’have a Planet 'First on your garden list ' . 4 this year ““ BEFORE you order your seeds, send for the Planck Jr. catalog and garden booklet. You’ll be amazed , at how much more work you can do, how much better ., .é ’ work, how much more ground you can cover with a. . , “-3 Planet Jr. Seeder and Wheel 'Hoe to help. 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Box I. 50wensbero.Ky. 11¢: reclaims swamp conserves moisture. ¢ 11'1th [it .Mic/zz'garz HIS is the time of year when the interest of Michigan's_ farm- ers turns to the annual State ' Seed Show to be held during Farmers’ Week, January 30 ’to February ‘3, at East Lansing. Nineteen twenty-eight marks the 16th annual occurrence of this show, which has grown to be one of the, most important features in the Farmers’ Week program. It is held at the time of year when our State College is acting as host to the farm- ers of Michigan and the program that is presented is the best that can be obtained in the agricultural field. ' The seed grower, the fruit man, and the potato producer alike are begin- ning to make a study of the premium lists and are planning on doing big things at this show. Many of these growers have already won awards on their samples at the Michigan State Fair, their respective county fairs or at the 1927 International Hay and Grain Show at Chicago- The State Seed Show being the last one of the year, it is considered as' the climax in the exhibition of the state’s best produce and seed. Many of our farmers are now select- ing, preparing, and grading their choice samples in order to place them in competition for the liberal awards and the honors offered at this show. At the same time we must remem- ber that this annual exhibit is not held as a place for the so—called pro- fessional exhibitors to get together and carry off the bulk of the awards. It is, however, a show open to all of the farmers of the state and is con- ducted only for their benefit. As in 1927, the show will be open to corn growers from the entire state and these farmers will be allowed to send in their samples from both the in- fested and non-infested corn borer areas. The samples will be returned to them after the show, with the per- mission of the State Department of Agriculture. As in 1927, the Michigan Crop Im- better seed trophy to the County Agri- cultural Agent having the largest num- ber of exhibitors who win premiums in any of the grain, seed, and potato classes. This cup or trophy is an award made annually to County Agents for constructive and effective crop improvement work. " A special display will be made of all the samples of seed which won tenth place at the International Hay and Grain Show in 1927. At this show Michigan exhibitors wen nearly one hundred awards, twelve of which were first premiums and three were sweep- stakes honors over all samples from the entire United States and Canada. The exhibitors who won on their samples will be allowed to prepare and exhibit other samples of the same grain, but those winning at Chicago provement Association will award a’ premiums ranging from first place to . Sc _ . State College . 6 Of special interest to Michigan’s le- gume seed growers will be a new class for Michigan grown alfalfa: or any variety. The increasing interest on the part of many farmers in the production of alfalfa seed made neces sary this new class.' Michigan exhibi- tors took four of the five premiums of- fered at the International Show in the class for Eastern grown alfalfa In 1927 there were over two hundred «taken ‘in placing the corn samples se- , , - 7111’ the? qfiaiitso .011 will not be placed in Open competition. , H .. , , 1.; numbers and it is expected that the. ' 1328 exhibit will- be by far the best ever held- , N All exhibitors should send their samples express prepaid to P R; Mil- ' ler, Superintendent of Exhibits, be£016 January 39. ‘ ‘Great'._care should so ' .i '9’ ' curely ,in crates or boxes and in, double—sacking all samples of grain to be exhibited—R. 1L Morrish. , 3 Our Readers. Corner . Facts and Opinion; by Mir/2122i”, Farm Folk: , l i ’ 'i-oo many TAXES make the laws expect somebody‘oiso ,, 3 N your ‘readers’ views of many topics I think you sure can do lots" of good if everybody would only give their ideas on taxation. Taxes are going up every year and now they have a new law in regard to Christ- mas trees. I think they intended it for a good purpose but it’s like lots of other law s—‘jus‘t to give another bunch of people jobs. When they pass a law that you can-g not cut a Christmas tree or evergreen of any kind or dig up a wild fern without it first being inspected, that sure is the limit, I think. If the trees were for sale, it might make some dif- ference, but to comply with the law, you have to have them inspected be- fore they are cut. The gas tax I think was fine but will they use it fer a good purpose or is it just another increase in taxes instead? Real estate has always stood the blunt of taxation and now “it seems they are starting on other things, but will they reduce the taxes on real estate when they start to tax gas for roads? I am afraid not by the looks of the money they want to spend on roads. They don’t seem to retire any bonds or talk of taking oh any burden on" anything only just add other taxes to make jobs. Farm products or farms have decreased in the last ten years. Taxes have increased 50 per cent or more, and more land is going back to the state every year because of taxes. The state doesn’t pay any taxes, but it seems the township has to dig up. as much even if the state is increas— ing its holdings. They talk of state and game reserves. Who are they for—the city people? 'They seem to think it’s okay to tax the country people for them. But it seems the cities try to stop any bill which helps the country—the gas tax and the Es- canaba idea of distributing the school tax money. With the laws governing schools, some poor districts couldn’t have schools and comply with all the state laws, but it seems the ones who Actz‘vztzer of Al flaw—Al and Slim Are 072 T lzeir Way to a Week of College good a plat to pay the taxes. I think it would be nice if the roads i, were made self-supporting, especially 3' the through routes and I will be in ’ ‘ favor of one cent, more gas tax to ; benefit the cities .the routes go through, but I think they should re- duce the taxation 7 on real estate at the same time. We spent four years in Florida and the whole country is trying to hand it to Florida, but when you can find a state that hasn’t a bond issue is building as many good reads, and‘has n” as small a valuation “on real estate, you sure Will have to look some. Our taxes have been reduced there but here are always higher. I- didn't write ; this letter to try and hand it"‘to any» ' t body. ‘What I am interested in is to make farming pay. I haven’t seen as . to raise live stock as - A "i this part of Michigan, but the one thing it lacks is cheap taxes—B. A. Hillson. TH E GAME QUESTION SEE someone has asked why V ' g farmers do not let city sports hunt destructive game on their farms. I ,1 wonder if they allow that,,so’rt of game i; to go freely on the farm so that the ' ‘ farmer will be glad to have the out- laws (some on his farm to kill, ‘,steal or destroy everything that he’s got. ‘ - } Several have said that even with: , their full limit of pheasants, they «- hound‘ ragweed seeds, grasshoppers, and other bugs in their crops but no corn. At that time the! pheasants could not find g/rasshoppers andfibugs as the pheasant season is too late for ' i that, and the land where the most .1 hunters go is too poor to have a crop ‘ of corn. The law says if a man takes ins: .stray dog, it is his and. he has to pay the tax on it, but if he feeds pheasants and other game, it belongs to the {2 government. It looks to me as if it; - l was a poor law that workg two ways. , ( -——R. S. . AL I'M GOING To ' wees-r0111: STATE. A66“?- LOOK COLLEGIATE! I '. DECORATE MY CAR BEFORE MlGHTASWD—LM MAKEHER Frank R.‘Leet ‘ I . . f 3| ’3 W l . \ . 1....pr unless ' ALTER DAMROSCH, conductor ‘ ' of New York Symphony Orches- tra, will broadcast ,a sample of his 7 plan to teach music to the millions of - school children in the United States on Saturday morning from 11:00 to. It is be- ' ‘ lieved that theplan will prove of un- noon on February 10 and 17. ttfld value to schools in out-of-theway communities where a music teacher ‘ is not available. , ' “If you had to give up either music or talks onthe radio, which would you’prefer to retain?” \This question was put to a number of farmers by the U. S. Department of Agriculture with the result that 2,358 chose the talks and but 1,538 voted in favor of music. In' the interest of better school music, Station WLS will broadcast on Wednesday evening the selections chosen for the State and National High School Band Contests for 1928- This will give the bandmasters and their pupils an opportunity to hear how another band plays the numbers they are working on. If you are having an unusual amount of interference with your re- , ceiving and possess a home lighting 1 plant, broadcast specialists advise that you first determine whether your trouble is not due to spark at spark plug of engine, spark at distributor, sparks at relays and governing me- chanisms, or sparking at commutator of generator. Psoensss OF CO-OPERATION HE last four or five years have been remarkable for cooperative grain elevator fatalities, according to the Department of Agriculture Bureau of Cooperative Marketing. The pe- riod of greatest activity in farmers’ grain elevator association organization was the five years 1916 to 1920. Dur- ing that period 1,495 associations be- gan operations. Of the 316 associa- tions that have gone out of business, the largest number of deaths occurred in 1922, the next largest number in “1924. While many local farmers’ elevator companies have gone out of business, there has been great activity in the formation of large-scale grain associations since 1920. , If the growth of co-operative mar- keting is to continue it must be founded on -well-establis‘hed, sound business principles, says H. F. Bu- chanan of the Division of Co-operative Marketing. The responsibility which rests upon the manager and board of directors of each association is great and to meet this “responsibility a thorough knowledge of sound business principles is necessary. Such knowl- ‘ edge can not always be acquired sec- .clared Dr. C. R. Ball, in charge of ‘ 0nd hand from publications or from the experience of others. The management must protect itself against inefficiency by formulating its own business pol- icies based upon facts as found in its own business. ‘ _TO CONTINUE BORER FIGHT HE Department of Agriculture will continue~ a._ vigorous fight against the» corn borer in 1928, said Dr. ,A. F. Woods, director of scientific work of the department, in opening the center ‘_ ence on corn borer control January 3, attended by deans of agricultural col- ' leges, directors of experiment stations 'and other agricultural scieiitists from fourteen states. , Corn borer control is an economic, not an entomological question, do- cereal "crops and diseases, -Bureau of 3mm Industry- It is not ”a question gfspxtgrmination but. pf "control, no _AAAAAAAIAAAAAAA|Ann‘.Ai.liA . AAIIIIII AAA, llll 'A'IA'AAAIIIAIAIIAAA Al 4 Al lllllllAll‘lll Illl 1.. . 1.. , AIAAAA AA AA AllAl , . , , A . _A It Pays! . HIS YEAR as ALWAYS, the careful man will put his faith in McCorrnick-Deering or International Twine. 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The main objective of the present fight is to put into effect such control measures as will enable the farmers to con- tinue, to grow corn in spite of the corn borer. Reviewing the work of the Inter- national Corn Borer Committee which . recently held a meeting in Washing— - ton, Chester Gray of the American Farm Bureau Federation, said it was the conclusion of the committee that the program for corn borer control should go on along the same line as last year. The belief was held by De- partment of Agriculture men that the Corn borer control should be conducted ‘ as have been other insect infestations, , the farmers doing whatever addition- al work is necessary on their part for their own protection without any com- pensation from the government. Every member of the committee, however,- was in favor of the farmers who aided in the clean-up work receiving com- . pensation. Some thought the farmers ought to 'reéeive $4 or $5 an acre in the 1928 clean-up campaignfbut it was . decided that $2 should 'be about the limit. Last year they actually re~ .u. c, ceivedyan average of $1.87 resume in- , ad” acme i3 thSme in i... HE greatest time-saving convenience ever invented in barn equipment is the West Bend Automatic Stanchion with locking, releasing lever—Hills origCinnl, lev- er-operale , swinging stanc ion. osts no — , ~ ‘ more than ordinary stanchions that E Q U 1 PW! E N . must be closed and opened singly by hand. It also assures safety 3 in lochng up or releasing cows. One throw of the lever locks or ‘ , releases the entire row of cows, controls ’ from 2 to 50 stanchions.‘ Cow stops are operated at the same time, guiding the cows . into the stanchions. Enthusiastic owners _ everywhere. Write today for his free catalog .m' J’ I” "’ WEST BEND EQUIPMENT CO . West Bend, Wis. yracu- RN. Y.‘ Write nearest ofllee, Dept. lg. 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Shortovfllog ’NeYo , ,- .j 33 . ‘ ; Use Reliable Twine— in: complete line of West Bend Barn Equipment. =- '-'- i s Do you know that there are hundreds of farmers who are making big winter profits from eggs and poultry? Per- haps you are one of them. If not, it will pay you to provide proper protection and equip- ment for your flock and get some of these extra egg profits for yourself. An enclosed chicken run is inexpensive and easy to make with the new kinds of glass substitutes. Provide a water heater and sanitary metal nests, drinking fountains and feeders. The increase in eggs will surprise you. It costs so little to do this that it is a waste of opportunity not to. Go to a “Farm Service” Hardware Store - you will find one near you —- and get your poultry supplies there. This local hardware man knows what is being most successfully used by your neighbors and has the right equipment in stock for you. He also has grits and shells that you will want so that you can get everything in one place with the least amount of trouble and effort. While you are in ask him about the incubators and brOoders you may need next spring. He is always glad to show them to you. _ flocks ANY farmers do not like White Leghorns because of their nerv- .. ous disposition. Recently a farmer friend, who had been keeping heavy breeds, changed over to Log horns. He says, “Every, time I go into the house with those Leghorn pullets, they act like I was trying to kill them with a club.” It is true that Leghorns are flighty and often not as friendly as other breeds, but there are ways that help to gain the confidence of Leghorn so they will not be easily frightened by the presence of their caretaker. Form the habit of giving a couple taps on the door before opening the door to a house containing Leghorns. This is of special value if the door is so placed that the birds cannot see through a window before the door is opened. door without warning startles a flock of Leghorns and will often send them into the air like a flock of wild birds. Walk around the groups of Leg- horns when they are feeding or scratching in the litter. Do not plow through the groups and frighten them. Wear the same clothes as much as possible when entering the houses. If you wear a red mackinaw when gathering eggs, feeding and scraping dropping boards, keep the» red mac- kinaw as part of the regular poultry equipment. If you change back and forth from the mackinaw to_a black overcoat, your Leghorns will consider you more or less of a stranger. Your dog will know you in any kind of clothes, but a Leghorn pullet seems to judge a lot by appearances and is startled by changes in wearing ap- pare]. Experiment stations, laying con- tests, and breeders who sell show stock and chicks have to display their birds tovisitors as a part of the busi-- ness. Poultry that are frequently in- spected by visitors gain confidence and become less flighty. But on com- mercial egg farms it pays to reduce the visiting of the poultry houses as much as possible. The quieter the flocks and the less the disturbance around the buildings, the, greater the chances of keeping the birds healthy and the nests full of eggs. Feeding Snow During the time of heavy snowfall with clean drifts around the poultry houses, the poultryman may feel like saving time and work by filling water pails with snow in place of water. Of course, this prevents the freezing of water in the pails. The hens will eat snow when water is not available but the snow does not wash down the dry mash like water. And water should either be changed often enough to prevent much freezing in the pails or given in heated fountains when the caretaker cannot visit the house“ sev- eral times each day. When I have tried to feed snow to- one section of my hens as a sort of farmer’s experiment, I have found that the hens in that section did not eat as much mash as the hens with fresh water near the dry mash hoppers. The amount of snow eaten did not cor- respond with the amount ofxmoisture the hens would have consumed from pails of fresh water. The hens must furnish the heat that melts the snow. and the heat comes from feed‘which costs more per pound than water. I enjoy hot coffeerfor breakfast and be lieve it is better than ice cream on a ‘ cold winter morning. It is logical to expect the hens to prefer cool water to cold snow Heating Laying Housed. Poultryinen have usually hesitated to try any method of heating laying,“ houses during severe white“: weather. ~ id Practical Poultry? By R. G. Kirby . , the best would weaken/ their vitality I The sudden opening of a , to *1“: and yet there would not be enough heat available to fnfluence egg produci- tion and give the hens plenty of fresh 1... ' air at the same time. One of the newest things "in poultry equipment is a metal cabinet standing on legs to keep it above the poultry_ house litter and" reduce the fire risk. An ordinary coal-burning broader stove is placed in the Cabinet and fired up in bad weather to help keep up' the temperature of the house and dry out the dampness Slots in the cab- inet permit the warm. air to circulate through the house. ’ ’As yet there are few poultryman heating their laying houses, but' something new happens almost every year and all who think . that the last improvement in poultry management has been discovered can’ have another guess. Order Chicks Early It is none too early to order chicks and make the first payment down to insure delivery at the specified time. Then the balance of the Chick money can be saved from‘ thehegg money during the next two months. Many buyers .of late hatched chicks put 01! their orders until late in the spring and then have .to save up a little money to buy the chicks. Then they find that the best dates are all sold out. Of course, late hatched chicks sell for less money because they are , worth less money. When a hatacheryman can obtain orders early in the season, he is able to plan his season’s work and be sure to have enough chicks to fill the orders. Day-old chicks. cannot be pro duced at a moment’s noticeand they cannot be stored as day-old chicks. , The hatchery can give the best serv- ice to the customers that anticipate. their needs early in the season. Trees in ’Poultry Yard Occasional purchases of nursery stock are a help in making the poultry farm a pleasant plaCe to live. Fruit trees help to furnish shadein poultry yards and on the range. Ornamental shrubs will also furnish shade for the poultry and add to the appearance of the farm. Sometimes an evergreen windbreak. can be developed where it will pro, tect poultry buildings and enable the hens to use the range .when otherwise they stay inside” the buildings in the still air. Strawberries, raspberries, and asparagus are often good sidelines on a poultry farmand are useful in" enabling the poultryman to take his mind off the hens for an occasional rest. I It never pays to buy so much'nurs- ery stock that it is hurriedly and carelessly planted and then given no further attention. A few plants or trees purchased each year and given the right kind of care will prove profitable. A. large order given noth-m ing but abuse is apt to be a total loss. . ' Get Males Soon ‘ ' If you are hatching eggs’at home and need more male birds it‘is best- to locate them now and they will usually cost more money than last fall. hatched than are needed that the male side of the family can stand the mast ' rigid culling. If the male birds 'are of questidnable merit, it will pay. to sell them for meat. Then add a- little egg money to the cockerel fund and try“ to obtain some birds with figfll‘ and good breeding bank. of them. POULTRYMEN MUST FIGHT RATS imzwfduon ° * . 12;: ducaess WEI}. Poultry '0'. .Tells You How Cut down chick losses. Grow big- ger pront- making fowl wlm' ruinous gAmorlcm Broader. Lamb 3 V 3 ing' breeders and poultry- ‘ _=:, men on Pacifl 0 Coast, in- i ‘- eluding holders of worlds laying records. I , ttrllzuto phenomenal success to it. . Direct oil burner.a automatic regulator controls temperature withina or 3 domes. Self ventila— tion. Finest materials mammals... teed. Greatest values in Broader A 2 brings you FEE EBrooder Book. writ.- ten from 0 “11' experts n3. BELLE write for big Sale apporfunlty. Coal. oil. Eu. electric models 57 50 to 870. 00. American Broader Corporation mum. Cams or 36 Bucluy 53-. New York..Depr.912 Glisten - DOWNS '\ BABY CHICKS DOWNS LshnonNs ’LBAD'S'I‘ATE com , ST Last re (.IDu' ) shows our leg. “fading Mich chi’gm Interna- tional Bu Laying Contest. 1,0Q0 Eilbets'r now being tr: -nested in 0.1’ To insure do very or muted—order you-rMichi an . , ~ Accredited ic s ! tee ~ 1 circular on prices on request. ~ DOWNS POULTRY FARM . 1 § ammo. moi-1 LED. No.1 . j DOWNS WHITE LEGHORNS ed (Loud-tom. ”uh?“ M. - WW,%HN' “it. wigfifiw'agwfi 7 ‘ - lets-026mm Y. a the E60 0 DAY can on mndesm‘o wludow. A AID , 25 u MI. “5). 8. 6 W. leghnm Baby Chicks Buy Mich. Accredited ngby Chicks from Michigan's Incest poultry W ous, rte put in, our incubators hbut prodime themmon on: farm ‘ imn selected hens mm with 50% 290? to 336 egg '3 from Biladread dim Nobetter'chicka .7“ at my price, O'mywns grade. . . Price 120 per chick. So many more roosters are ,. [see your chinlcsrbefbm you ' - :31,er ”Wu Bough Kenton“ Poultry Fern. Boat 51- A. Kong-1n. ooh. S. HARKEMA SONS. R. l. . Holland. Mich. ” ‘ BY ("K mm»: LEGNORNS onnr' some {:0an ,, vamp mess 'connui'nnnm torn-u. enema end insured. Also flanh'pulhumem Catalog and upociel price bulletin (no. GEORGE. B. PIERRE.” Inflow. GRAND RAPIDS uicu mam-$31... Eifiécmiy ‘ Bela: t”; accredited stock. BEAUTJU L CATAWLOG FREE. Bend for ddeglioll‘llm 911988 {lid cm ‘ ACCORDING to federal ,M‘m. £5,“ on the farm runs upm; year and never- pays it, Wfltwm. i per head he loses the some {$1, 000. ._ cafeteria service to rats. , breeders. ’bro'oder house floors. In other words it takes a geod- hen’ ~, to keep a rat and if you have as many hens as rats you are just able to break eyep and make no profit on the poul- try; . A poultry farm furnishes excellent Poultrymen must keep quantities of grain on hand at all times of the year. Dry mash hoppers in the laying houses and growing masli. hoppers on the range are usually open to rats from May until October. If corn is left in the ~shock or the feed bihs are not rat proof, the rodents receive plenty of free feed during the entire year. The best way to control rats is to furnish no breeding places. Keep the .farm free from scrap lumber heaps and brush piles. Colony house floors . should be raised about a‘ foot from the ground Use concrete floors in per- manent laying houses. The metal grain bins on concrete foundations are proving useful to many poultrymen who have had too limited storage capacity for scratch feed and laying mash: Trapping and poisoning rats during the winter is a great help in raising the chicks the next spring. The pests steal many chicks from unprotected brood coops and may raid colony houses that are not, closed at sundown and protected with a strong wooden ' floor. J ERADICATING TUBERCULOSIS HEN one is so unfortunate as to have his flock become in- fested with tuberculosis, the advice usually given is to dispose‘of entire flock, disinfect the poultry house and yards, and not keepany more chick- ens for at least two years. It is possible to keep the flock free from tuberculosis, however, without going out of business at all. To do this, it is absolutely necessary to raise the young chickens till time to house them in the fan, on clean ground that has not become contaminated by the flock. What is left of the old flock must be disposed of and the poultry house‘ thoroughly ‘disinfected.’ The house should have a cement flour as it is hardly possible to remove enough dirt from a dirt flour to'_make it per- fectly sanitary. The pullets should then be kept confined till spring when they may be given full range as there would .not then be time enough, for them to contract the disease before fall. Then they should all be sold to make room for the next flock of pul- lets. In this way it is possible to keep! hens year after year Without danger. It pays to dispose ’of the old flock even when it is perfectly healthy as pullets lay much better than hens and the mortality is less. Although we have never had tuberculosis in the flock, we keep over‘only the very best hens for A hen must be a great deal above the average to earn the privi- lege of staying with us the second year. . I We believe in culling the year round and not waiting till fall to sell these that will not more than pay their way. By so doing,_ We not only keep the flock healthy and free from disease, but also keep up a heavy egg produc- . tion‘ right through the summer till late fall.—-—Ray N ormington. COABSE ,STRAW IN BROODER HOUSE ACCORDING to Rey Waite of the Maryland poultry department, the 'use of coarse straw without any Sand as a base, gave good results on the The coarse straws cries-cross and make a spring- .. like ‘mat on which the chicks run, around The droppings fall on the . and ‘pass down through the ' urge part or automobile body . construction maximum safety Fisher Bodies are of wood and Steel construction. Up to the present time, this is the only type of maximum strength, maximum resiliency and .—In wood and steel construc’ tion, the wood reinforces the steel and the steel reinforces thew‘ood. This results in the strong’ est kind of construction known to body builders. It“ also affords the necessary resiliency and the Why—_— bath are required for (Luality Bodies ' 4. ability to absorb which permits of necessary because the car body is continuously subjected to shocks and strains. , _ material. which combines strength and resiliency as does wood. And there is no body construction ' I A stronger than that in which wood reinforces steel and steel reinforces wood. Because Fisher Bodies are so constructed, there are no stronger bodies than those which Fisher builds. noiser— Resiliency in a body is ‘ There is no .-1_1 E—fi if? \\\\. A ilk Bracing—Every Fisher Body is staunchly braced at all points . subject to strain. That is one reason why :1 Fisher Body stands ufp month after month and year ter year in the hardest kind of service. .sand is used in each colony house Lumber—The lumber for Fisher Bodies is carefully selected and seasoned, and subjected to many close in’ spections, both before and after being cut for buildmg into a body. Body b FISH E Clear Vision Comer Pillars . ,. —The narrow front pillars of 3. Fisher Body eliminate the “blind Spot" > 1 driver to see objects in front and on the sides at all times—thus ; preventing accidents. ' ' , in driving, enabling the they can be peeked by the chicks. The pecking of infected droppings is one'of the ways that white diarrhea. can be spread through a colony brood- er house. We have been using straw as col- ony house litter in the way suggested by Roy Waite, but place about two pails full of sand around. each brooder' stove and about the outside edge of the deflector. This sand servesas grit as well-as an absorbent of drop— pings. The fact that only a little makes it much easier to clean the houses and cover the floors'with fresh straw. ‘ The chicks do not eat the coarse straw and becOme crop bound with litter aspis sometimes the case when fine-cut litter is used ,around the brooder. Chicks need feed, not trash. If they have access toplenty. of sand and fine litter before the starting mash is placed before them, they are apt to starve while full of indigestible material.—.R Read Michigan Farmer Chick~Bullo- tin and better your chick raising ro- sulto. Got your coiry by sending self-1 addressed cramped onvelopo to Poul-1 G FREE SAMPLES BASS SEED (hoot Quality at Wholoulo Prim. Don't fail Ito write for our 5 cidulp We the real big-gains Reclean pee noes Tuutmmfies var unhlullooed $1. 95; Alclk 10w 6°/) $3.70- Alfalfa sun aan,sz.75; apoufio ullod Swoot clovor 84. 501:0 Bill lio no: $2.00 Bonus 82 50.113176 highest ality 8:1! Clown? Si. 00 to 00 sper bu. under most de ers’ rices and other Farm corresponding; cheap. 8 specialize 911 Field Seeds and are locate to save you mono and give quick service. We buy from producer and ael directto con- :umormmonl‘t gaze-t” ricoI. 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All our time. thought. and energy in sole-ting and mating has been devoted to our Leghorns. You are assured of Iery desirable stock. l00% LIVE ARRIVAL QUARANTEED WOLVERINE HATCHERY AND FARMS H. e. WIERSMA, Owner and Breeder. Ham. 3, Zeeiand, Mich. Chick Insurance Our insurance plan protects Chick buyer: dur— ing first thirty critical days. Fill your egg cases! Build productive fliwks from "State I‘aruis" \Vhito and Brown Leghorns. Barred and White Rocks, lthode Island Reds, and “into \Vyandottcs, Dunks, Goose. and Turkeys. I ' State Farm; Chick: are from Egg Stralns heavy—yielding egg strains. Fri-o catalog tells you what you want to know. May we send it? State Farms Association Masonic Temple, Kalamazoo, Mich. - . ' a ' OULTR)’ g i0“) IL 5‘1/1‘9 PFARM Hollywood and Tancred Strains and English Type, S. C. White Leghorns Also Brown Leghorns. Amonas. and Barred Rocks. All large type Production Bred birds. Bred for 15 years for heavy commercial org production. Every bird individiiallyjbanded and inspected by an authorized Inspector. In breeding up the Famous Townline En; I Laying Strain, we haw- luv-(l. not. for a few hmh record hens only, but for'HIGII FLOCK AVERAGES. Our Direct from Farm to You Method. saws you 5 to 10 cents per chick on this High Quality SIOCII. FREE CATALOG IcLLS how we hatch. breed. cull, inspect. and raise our stodi. what to feed and how to be silt'cessfliL Full insimctionson the Care or Baby Chicks. A genuine Poultry Guide. Write us. » TOWNLINE POULTRY FARM, Route 1, Box 207, Zeeland, Michigan W .. - - but “bldlin. F ROCKS) Michigan Accredited Chicks iii-lit- iifméf m’é‘“. 22.353 “mum ii“. / dii-atins official approval by authorized state insptmtors. Immediate shipment. J I HO H ' BIG DISCOUNT NOW! PAY $1.00 DOWN—BALANCE O. Q. 0. E6 / ’uy,for your chit-ks when you get them. Send $1.00 and we Will ship L EDS (T. O. D. Get our his now catalog. It is free. It will help you. 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White and Brown Leghorns, Anconas, Black Minorcas, and Barred R0cks. Order now for early deliveries. 1928 Catalog Now Ready; Writefor your FREE Copy. ‘ WE GUARANTEE 100% SAFE ARRIVAL IN GOOD HEALTH AMERICAN CHICK FARM, BOX NI, ZEELAND, MICH. DUNDEE M‘CH‘GA" ~CHICKS ACCREDITED ‘ STOCK ALL BLOOD-TESTED FOR WHITE DIARRHEA FOR THE PASZFOUR YEARS. You can save money by ordering Dundee Pure-Bred, Mich. Accredited and Blood-Tested Chicks. We batch B. P. Rocks, IL 1. Beds, and .S. C. White Leghorns. Write'for 1928 Catalog giving all details of our matings and full directions on how to raise baby chicks for greater profits. 4 We guarantee 100% live delivery. DUNDEE HATCHERY & POULTRY FARMS this CHICKS Legit“ AMERICAN CIIICII ARM Assure you large “Menus and lots of them, as the Kersten's are the breeders that offer yourtilcks from. breedeq from» trapnested stock and at mention my for common beetrorns. mm who have been breeding S. C. White Leghorn: for. years and who know "Their Chickens." DUNDEE; MICHIGAN ‘ Bend for. Kersten‘s new union book simian b! . This free book fully uplaiuejfimm's My ‘ Feed Formulas and. elves full instructions onloodlna and cried duck! 1 ' .Jnnd " brill stock. ' 1" ' , Infirmarz‘on Pagan/zed Mn... R..L-A.;’.Baciwimi 9 ’ -AST year we ,bought'400 chicks which arrived on March 29. Dur- ing the early spring, 110 of I these died because of a delay in the shipment, during which they were either chilled or overheated. How- ever, a hatchery made good/ this loss. The chicks were of good quality as I believe it pays better to buy good- quality chicks than the common kind. When the chicks arrived, they were immediately put into the broader which had beeii adjusted correctly for temperature. We watched them care- fully until they learned to hover. The broader was of 500 chick capa- city and of the oil-burning type. ‘ Previous to receiving the chicks, the brooder and broader house were cleaned with cold. tar tip and hot water. The floor was relaid to make it smooth and then covered with asphalt roofing in order to make it easy to clean- , The chicks were fed their first feed when about seventy-two hours old. Previous to this, they were givén all the sour milk and‘ water they wanted. Their first feed was made o'f‘the fol- lowing: one raw egg, four handfuls of rolled oats, two handfuls of bran, a small amount of powdered charcOal, and a sprinkle of steamed and ground bone meal. This was fed five times a day until the chicks were five days old, at which time, a commercial chick feed was al- ternated with the above rolled oats feed. The number of'feeds per day were gradually decreased until three were given. HOWever, we fed five times a. day until the chicks were nearly five weeks old. When they were -ten weeks of age we changed them to a growing ration, which consisted of equal parts of cracked corn and wheat for a scratch ration. For the mash fed from the hoppers we mixed 'equal parts of ground corn, wheat, oats, and bran; also one-half part of meat scraps. This was thoroughly mixed with a little fine charcoal being added. The chicks had before them at all times clear water which occasionally had a disinfectant in it and also sour milk. The litter used was alfalfa leaves which proved very satisfactory as it was a source of green food. We kept our coop clean by frequent- ly taking out the roofing on the floor and cleaning it thoroughly. We find this a labor-saving way of keeping the floor clean. We also gave the feed on ,' paper and then removed the paper. This made it sure that the food would not be contaminated by coming in contact with the droppings. We used care in keeping the water vessels clean, and if any of the chicks got “stuck up” behind, we washed the part in warm water and applied carbolated or plain vaseline. Occasionally we put a. little epsom salts in the water in order to keep the chicks in good con- dition. We had no chicks troubled with disease. When those Weakened by" the delay, in" shipment means; an} our chicks were in geod shape. Themalescand surplus stock we sell as broilers and during theNpast‘Year used, “We gme‘thods in disposing of them. On' July 2 we ‘soldvone bunch to a local—buyer as he gave us a spe- cial price. At tbe'same time another bunch was given to'a man‘Tt‘o take to Detroit. He charged us a $1.50 a. crate to transport them. This bunch”— of twenty-five broilers shrunk five pounds in transit; those, we sold to the local dealer were weighed ‘at the farm.’ For that reason we got a little more for the broilers sold locally. AL though we had to Wka to get a good price for them. The first price he of- fered us was four cents a pound lower “than what he paid us. The second lot of broilers ‘Was given to the same trucker to take to ,Detroit. As it was cooler, ‘there‘was very little shrinkage and we “received more than we would have from our local dealers as there was a difference of seven cents per pound between the local prices and those at Detroit. The truck- er came after 'our chicks using his own crates, and our check was mailed to us from the firm in Detroit to whom he sold the broilers. This is the first year since we started raising broilers for market that the price has been so low. We think this is because there are more farmers going into the business- Our experience has shown that in order to make a profit in the poultry business, there must be constant watching, eternalvigilence, and a. lik- ing for the work. Po'SSIBLv LIVER TROUBLE I had some hens that were in fine condition but the first thing I noticed --they commenced to act dumpy and would not eat. Then their combs be: gan to turn black and finally they could not walk-well. I noticed their bowels were real‘loose. I have been feeding oats and barley mixed in the morning and corn at night and have a. mash before them all the time.— Mrs. L B. When the comb of a hen turns dark it is often a' sign of liver trouble and any disease which impairs the circu- lation might cause a darkening of the comb. The bowel trouble may indi- cate disease but may be present in a. large number of diseases. A postmor- tem examination of the internal or- gans may help to locate the cause of the trouble. When fine, heavy liens which have been in the best of condition suddenly become sick, it may be due to the feed and care should be taken that the hens receive no mouldy green feed or spoiled meat scrap. Plenty of alfalfa or_,sprouted oats is a help in keeping hens healthy and free from digestive disorders and liver trouble. PULLET DIES SUDDENLY I Last night a six months old pullet died. .I opened—4H and examined it. success._ . ., S ' d 'th‘Chicks - . / by learning chick'raising‘ essentials from ' e o ' ‘. " ”I I a, 0 Michigan Farmer Chick Bulletin Describes short, practical method of raising. chicks which assures » ’ Has been approved by poultry. experts and practical poulteren‘li'l-y’ Contains unique labor-Saving feeding, method, suggestions midis-.5 ease prevention, dnd’many practical hints in care and ’mana‘g‘ement ‘ which make, a big' diderence int'results. . - ., r ‘ Poultry Deptfi’Mi’cWhigan Earm‘ér; Det‘r m. l} ,.. “Whydon’t my fi‘wflens ‘Eat'mOs-e _ o i °° Pearl G ‘t” r 1 ' $ ‘ , , . V . ' i . We have ha this uestion k d t' i l, . . after time. 'lllie ansgver is simaif’lef‘fi-llgig . i s - dont need any, more than they eat." .9 . The Proof is Here ( ' Eagle-6123mm can... in \ . w J comparing .StonewuhOyster Shell 1 . 3 found: he imestone pen consumed 43%l‘ess matenal but laid 207‘ more ‘. eggs. .‘ ‘ 4 s‘kzmggtone cafn Che] safely fused as the _. - urce o a ci- ‘ . [L ' chicks and layi hens‘fii’n '0 or growmg . . Kensuek I crime-st 8t ti l , q found that Iimesl’one Grit produzed‘l)n i ‘0 far the most e and the hens ate muc less of the grit t us making a gain both . ways. '3 ~' PEAR-L can '. ls Carefully Selected Limestone Q It is clean and healthful. It is ure lime- “: stone. high in Calcium. it furg‘ishes the necessary grinding action in the gizzard. .0 also insures amp e supply of Calcium : for boneande shellstructure. Asmall . amount of earl Grit will do more good than larger amounts of other grits 5. and shells. Less grit to buy and moreeggs to sell" is borne out in actual {,1 practice when you use PEARL GRIT. Made in three sizes: For Chicks. Gro — :' ing Birds and Laying Hens. W is; . ‘6‘ PIQUA. OHIO We Have Dealers Everywhere Ask Your Dealer = .I‘SMMIUungarnuss Free-Trlal Plspao- Free . . 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' — Good laying strsln and free 9 range loch. '13 Varieties. 8 cents in). 100 Live ar- . rlvsl. Write for tree circulsr and‘prices. Bank refer- ence. ST. STEPHEN HATOHERY. st. Steuben, Onio. ' drinking water eyery day- li’s- liver was chine . semen, nit no spots. It was astatjszs could be, and there were“ many eggs in the “ovary. Thelargest one wasabout the size of a walnut and it was black. Some of the smaller eggs werera. little in and nl ht. I g’ g I also give them oyster shell .and grit“ There is also an older chicken WhJCh never The pullet that was heavy with fat and died suddenly may have had apoplexy' or an internal rupture due to the strain of laying. The condition of the oviduct might indicate that the bird was a carrier of white diarrhea. The hen would not have amounted to much as a layer. Then hen that will not come from the perch to eat may be coming down with some disease or may be crop bound or have some kind of digestive disorder which destroys the appetite. Examine the bird for weight, condi- tion of crop, and general appearance. It should be isolated from the flock to prevent the infection of other birds. RURAL HEALTH “By Dr. C. H. Lerrigo [l MANY A GOOD EYE. HAS GONE THROUGH A CATARACT REMEMBER very well thewoebe: I gone looks of l'ncle Abner when V he was_theatened with cataract. He was not entirely unprepared, for his father had spent the last ten years of his life in darkness because of double cataract. Abner supposed he was in for the same thing. I cheered him as well as I could and took him to thebcst eye surgeon in the state. Now, fitted with special spectacles, Abner can see as well as most men of his age, and regretfully declares that his old. father might have been spared some very dreary years had ,this eye surgeon been available. Cataract comes when the crystalline lens no longer receives its proper nourishment and becomes dead to light. It may come from an apparent- ly trifling matter such as diseased teeth or it may come from such seri- ous diseases as diabetes, Bright’s di- sease or syphilis. It is asserted that it may come from overstraining the eyes and certainly it may come from accidental injury to the eyes. In some families the tendency seems heredi- tary. There is no reliable non-surgical treatment of cataract. Many cases are helped every year by skillful sur- gery; so many that no cataract suf- ferer should despair until that help has been tried. The outcome will depend greatly upon the cause of the cataract. If a serious disease of the whole bbdy is back of it, a disease that is incurable, the removal of the cataract does not promise such good results. Even then you must be guided by your surgeon’s judgment in each case. This is also true in-reference to the decision as to time of operation Save losses in chick raising by read- ing the Michigan Farmer Chick Bulle— tin. 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Can you pick out your favorite? There was money to burn when Mussolini ordered 300,000,000 paper lire destroyed in effort to stabilize Italy’s currency. 1 1 Texas’ great stone face is a curious rock formation _known as the Sleeping Irish Beauty and is located in the hillslnear Abiline. Can you find the face? . These small outboard hydroplanes, the fastest on the Pacific coast, will enter a forty mile race through the treacherous ocean waters around Catalina. Island. California. ::_=-:=: 0mm, i by “W h om“ load. my nu. “It’s a lon‘g’way'to Nicaragua” sings this detachment .of marines as they' start .ontheir ways t help quell the revoltzled ,by ‘Gen- .eral Sandino, Nicaragua sue la leader, ‘ . _ ' a - >«M"~‘ ‘ . l ! l J. 10303 was so popular that he could, .loving a man pretty hard. ' ,. am not particularly enjoy this kind ' of thing is very evident not enter a town without running That is That he risk of being mobbed. Over and over, after he had healed some one, he ' would enjoin the former sufferer not ‘ , teacl1ing.5 ’ prophets of old come to life?” ’ inroads ,of disease. to say anything about it, but to keep still. He Was not anxious, apparently, to develop a reputation as a healer. But his fame also grew from his “Here is a thinker,” said people. "‘“Is he not one of the famous look that way. ' . . . As a matter or taCt, Jesus’ fame was often an embarrassment to him. He could not go anywhere without a pro- ' ‘cession of clamoring humanity follow- ing him. These well-intentioned folk wanted to get out of him all they ‘00uld. Their mo- ‘ .tives _were very largely selfish. They wanted to be healed, a very natural ‘ d e s i r e. ‘ They were intent 'on getting 11d of ,- theii aches and pains. Offefi the case. was pathetic. Twisted limbs or helpless feet or loathsome skin spoke of the fearful ' With such he was always sympathetic. But many of his would-be patients had no ideals higher than to get. cured.- Of surrendering their lives to God, and being of serv- ice to. Him were thoughts that did not trouble them much. For that reason ' Jesus sometimes cautioned a healed- perSon to sin no more. At other times he entered into deep religious conver- sation with same one whose body had ' been touched by his healing hand. , ground where they sat. ” would do away with all war, .; trade rivalries, with ill-feeling between Then, too, his teaching challenged his hearers. It was so unconventional, so clear and simple, yet so deep, that they were held as if spiked to the His teaching Carried out,. it with was revolutionary. Jew and Samaritan, between Roman and barbarian, between French and German, between. white and black. Probably if Jesus were to come back and“talk ashe did, on the street cor- ners of some American cities, he would he arreSted and taken to the city jail In fact, that is almost cer- tain. After his message began to i: make people uncomfortable, he was - arrested, especially when the leaders in politics and the church saw that his teachings were directly contrary ' to what . they were practicing. taught them as one having authority.” “His word was with power.”/ That is ' why they'did not, like it- 1 , , The diamond keeps its seeret- You can never analyze the secret of any» strong personality. When you hme named all the points you can think of, there remains a residue of the unexplainable. For tWenty years Sir Charles Parsons, nOted English inventor, has been experimenting with diamonds, to learn their mystery, and if possible to ascertain how artificial diamonds can be made. He is not the only one who has made similar ex- periments A French chemist Qheated carbon to 3,600 degrees, and sub- jected it to fifteen tons pressure to the square inch. ’ Then the mass was plunged in cold water. The result was asm‘t of diagnond but so small as 1., to ‘be valueless. He gave up the at- tempt, as has 811‘ Charles Parsons. That is the way with the power of Jesus. "*1 You can go a long way in understand- ‘* you cannot seem to get? . Our W eat/y Sermon—+8}! N iii-A Mrsze It did . ttHe spot. It is only one mile by tivo and a half. It was Icoked upon as‘almost a little paradise. Fruits grew there whichA-did not grow near Jerusalem, and were prized for their sweetness. ThOSe who owned land there were re- garded with envy. But fertility and prosperity do not prevent disease, do they? people were as badly afflicted there as they were in the less productive parts of thepco-untry. The people had an eye to business. Here was a Prophet and Healer who very likely would never be there again. Moreover, the treat- ments were free! So, they brought out, all- their sick relatives, and the cripples whom they had ,had to sup port for years, and got them all healed. I wonder just what the reason was, that healing of this nature gradually passed out. It was done in apostolic times, in the period just after Christ’s ascension, and after that. But the gift finally passed away, as a general prac- tice. Of course, people can be found now who have been healed in answer to prayer. But healing disease by the laying on of hands has not been a general practice for many centuries- I can think of two reasons for this, and no doubt you can think of more. (I) If healing the body was the chief end of religion, the, emphasis would be on the physical, rather than \the spiritual. Some of the greatest saints have not been blessed with health. Paul was never healed of his “thorn in the flesh,” and, whatever it was, perhaps semi-blindness, perhaps a crooked spine, it was a very serious handicap. Nor could' Paul heal all other people who needed healing. “TrOphimus have I left at Miletum sick.” (II Tim. 4:20). And (2) it was God’s Way to let men work out their ,healing by long study and ekperiment and suffering. Smallpox and many other diseases have lost their terrors, from the successful efforts of hard- working, keen-thinking men. More on this at some subsequent time. SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON FOR JANUARY 29 SUBJECTi—The‘ Secret of Jesus’ Fame: Mark 3:7-12 and 6:53-56. GOLDEN TEXT:-—Mark 12:37. TROUBLES Gladys H. Kelsey I'll not deny I’ve had my share of troubles— , I’ve seen my cherisli’ed dreams fade out like bubbles, Known nights when one room couldn’t hold my worries, And yet, I’ve always noticed when the flurries Qf old misfortune’s sad misgivings round me fall The worst are those that never hap- . pen after all! The tears I’ve wept I’m sure would fill an ocean, The moans I’ve made would raise a great commotion— But now of tears and groans I’m quite a raiser—— I’m olden—and I’m grayer—and I’m wiser—- I know when worries cloud my life with blackest pall The worst of them will never happen after all! . 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We had ten days be- tween ships before proceeding down the west coast of Africa to the Belgian Congo and were planning a. side trip to Abeokuta, about six miles inland, to see an American missionary there and get a. peep into the African “bush” “Absolutely not! ” The horrified British colonial set dov'v’n his cup of tea with a bang. And that should have been that. But this is our usual procedure: If we want to do something that is ques- tionable we ask the opinion’ of every- body until someone eventually gives us the advice we want. Then we ig- nore all the other informatiOn and act upon our original intent. So we asked a'commercial man, a quinine-colored Englishman in khaki shorts. “We want to see this country and these people and we don’t like to sit prop- erly in a private compartment all to our own dignity and see nothing of the life we’re passing through.” I ex- plained. “How about traveling sec- ond class on the train? Will they sell a white man a ticket for second class?” “You cawn’t ride second,” decreed the Englishman. Then he got our idea and compromised, “But, look here, old thing, why don’t you hire a car or even Iide in a loriy, if you can get the belly driver to keep the na- tives off. "” A “l-"orry in west Africa is a me- dium-sized auto truck, one or two tons capacity, which scorches up and down the crooked. bush roads carrying freight, passengers, and death in al- most (lqual proportions. They are driven—or rather turned loose—by native drivers who crash along the roads absolutely unmindful of the brake or steering wheel, their atten- tion centered only on those more in- teresting devices, the accelerator and the horn. I had always thought the Paris taxicab drivers had the world beat for fast and furious driving—but I had never been to west Africa be- fore. The Paris taxi driver, for all his recklessness and speed, rarely has an accident, while his black brother in Africa is out of one and into aucther all the time. Overturneda lorries, wrecked machines, broken cabs, and twisted chassis are common sights along the roads in the Nigerian into rim and these do not inspire much con- fidence in the black men who sit be— hind the wheel. HE lorries are usually owned by a wealthy native or a company of natives and then turned over to hired drivers and the rest [of the “crew” for carrying freight and pas- sengers. The crew consists of the black’devil who calls himself the driver and who would therefore scorn to handle a piece of baggage or box of freight; the supercargo or clerk who collects the money and leoks after the manhandling of the freight; .his helper who ultimately does all the work, and the driver’s apprentice whose main duty it is to “wind” the car and sit on the soft cushion beside the driver. Sometimes there is an- other assistant-whose duty it is to sound the raucous honker, but usually "that is too great a privilege and a pleasure to be turned over to any . mere underling. There is always room for freight ‘ ' ' By Francis Flood result is that the lorries usually con- tain, in addition to a maximum load of freight, a dozen or twenty blacks of all sizes and ages, and the whole comes careening around the corners and skidding through the little mud villages at the terrifying rate. Whole families travel en masse and they maintain regular meal service en- route. Evil smelling concoctions are dragged out from more evil smelling 'bags and consumed. on the fly—and with them. When the lorries are stopped, as they seem to be most of the time, for the repairing of a tire or straightening of an axle or the bushing up of "a broken spring, out piles the entire human cargo to cook up some/ soups or yams or fry some bananas or bats or anything else that screwed up their eyes and studied sceptically the sign on the outside of the car proclaiming “Third Class" or. else babbled at blacker and more nak’edr- citizens who were studying us equally sceptically. Plainly- they thought that either we'or they were in' the wrong care—and they 'Were right. Some stared and some grinned, and we stared and grinned back. They couldn’t help it and neither could~ we. We perched on little, "Wooden benches that‘were packed together as they are in a heavy duty street car, and it was clear full. We had so com- pletely broken caste that two or-three of the boldest natives who knew a few words of English even dared greet us and speak to us, a thing one would One of the Outdoor Sports ls Dressing Hair. \ Into the Tightest Braids, All in Rows, is about. And all the while the little “pickins” are drawing away, like huge ticks, at the leathern black breasts of their mothers, like grown pigs that are never weanedw Our next step was to ask our Amer- ican missionary friend in Lagos. We must find someone to advise us to ride second class. “Well, I have known an occasional wmte man, returning from a bush trip, to ride second class,” admitted the missionary. “But you are liable to pick up spinal meningitis, ticks, smallpox, and other diseases and things. Besides that, you’re jammed into stuffy little compartments crowd- ed with steaming, sweating negroes, and you sit on uncomfortable, hard wooden benches that grow harder and more uncomfortable all the time.’ Then I got Jim’s usual bright idea and one that is typical ’of the work- ings of What he calls his mind. “I’ve got it. Since we can’t very well ride second class—let’s ridethird class!” The Kinky [Wool 1;. Braided Like Tin Soldier on'Parade. never do under other circumstances. At every station the black crowds rushed toward the third class car, saw us and faltered to a stop. Then they whispered among themselves, studied the sign and, just as the little brass engine blew its final warning whistle and the clamorous station bell tolled a. threatening “All Aboard," which meant that the train might start any time within the next thirty minutes, they edged into our carriage and stared, like a roomful of school chil- dren when the inepector makes a call. F INALLY a crackling black baritone behind us spanked out the words and some of the melody of “Show Me, the Way to Go Home” and “Old Black Joe” and when Jim chimed in with his Broadway bass, the color line was erased entirely and we were defi- nitely accepted. We were just as good as the native blacks~and a whole lot better. A fat Mohammedan trader w i t h glittering g o l d ornaments draped over" every bulge in his tunic ND ride third class we did (There\ beamed at us and stammered “You be isn ’t any fourth.) I made the one reservation: Jim must buy the tickets. He had quite a palaver with the native ticket seller -- paying any additional fare. who tried his best to dissuade us from stooping to such heresy. But, utter renegade that he was, Jim bought two third class tickets for two shillings and Sixpence each. First class fare is exactly eight times as much and well worth the diflerence to the av- erage traveler. That day we were one- eighth of the awrage. The minute we edged into the dingy, steaming little railway “car- riage" a black exodus sneaked out the other ‘ end as though so carried the good fellah!” A native ticket collector came through and suggested that we go for- ward and ride second class, without “But We want to ride third class,” we told him. “Why?” he asked. Jim gave it up and then I came to the rescue. . " “Because there isn‘t; any 30111111; The native Glades, ” I explained shrugged and passed on. A white guard passed down the aisle apparent- ly without even seeing us; so far no neath him had we sunk; “We were to . see him~ ‘ later—but thut'a doother story of this jostling about in a. black lined Sweat be): we had traveled our sixty miles and reached. Abeokuta. There, on the station platform, stoodvour mis- sionary friend, a real American from Alabama. We explained/our motive- to him and were accepted. That’s the American of it. Incidentally,it’s not British. Up and up we climbed in a. chugging 'old motorcycle to the very top of one of the highest hills in; the city. And there, from the porch of‘his mission home, our, friend, Mr. Patterson showed us the roofs of this famous old city of Abeokuta with a black population of about 70,000 and a white population of some three dozen. High up above it all stood the Alumo Rock, the sacrificial altar‘of the’oldfi oldcity. The next day we climbedto the top of this rock and saw the remains of goats, chickens, and what not, that had been sacrified to some mysterious god within the past few days. 'Human sacrfices have been ,custo- mary there until recent years and We Were» told of on’e zealous farmer, who, _ just a few days before our visit, in order to insure a bountiful. harvest, had slain and'sacrified a" child under the old rock. Although he had many Wives and children of his own he had gone to a neighboring village and stolen the only child of an aged couple for his sacrifice: And although human sacrifices are considered passe in that country and, if made at all, are al- ways-made secretly, his chiefest crime seemed to be that he had stolen a neighbor’s child instead of using one of his oWn. But one of the mast important things that happened to us during our stayin Abeokuta with the Patterson’s was a Suggestion that Mr. Patterson casually made in regard to our future plans and route. It was a most am- bitious suggestion and got us into months of difficulty. Mr- Patterson’s revolutionary idea will be described in the next installment; but I can’t tell you the results yet because we are still struggling and fighting our way through it. $89 you next week. “By the Way” -‘ GUILTY \ “His cook once spoiled the dinner of an Emperor of men; spoiled the temper of his Majesty; and then the Emperor made history and ‘ no one blamed the cook.” ’ . FORGOT "ro , REMEMBER‘ “I can“ never remember whether to say ‘It is I' or ‘It is me’,” observed Simpson to his friend. “This is the rule I follow,” advised his friend. “Just say over to yourself this rhyme: ‘It is I, said the spider to the fly’ and there you are.” A few days later the friend met Simpson and inquired. as to whether , his advice had been of any use. , “It would have been, .but, you know, I forgot whether your rhyme was: ‘It . is I, said the spider to the fly,’ or ‘11; is me, said the spider to the fiea’; ” 1 Father: “My son writes he is in a. tight place ” Friend: “How comei”. Father: “He is a waiter in Edin- harsh n ' . « the dinner . t i ‘l 1 i :1 , _-1 ”we“. . iiyi‘ieim a _ propitious." Chilled through, the old man wasf’not unappre'ciative- of the warm drink Mrs; Barton pressed upon him, and his word of thanks, while surly, was sincere. The old fireplace sent hut-its ruddy glow and Jones, spreading cold fingers before the blaz’e‘, then rising to toast his aged shins, wentr back in memory to years gone by. A gentleman~ of the old school,- their visitor was quick to note that here were folks different from ' .those who had cringed at the lash of his scornful words; who had seized every opportunity to pay back enmity with enmity in despoliation'f of the land. But the moment Father Barton brought up the matter of needed ex- ' penditures that the house might be , more habitable "and the farm itself rmore profitable,’ Jones was, on his guard. He wasnot to becaught With promises of unrepaid labor in return for cash expended. Others had dOne the same thing and, failed. In an adjoining room Bob sat with the driver who chuckled as the queru- lous old voice rose high. “Not a cent, sah, not a cent,” cried the old Squire in answer to Barton’s interrogation. “You-all signed a contract. Now the first thing you ask, sah, is money. Earngit, sah, and fix up the place yousei’.” , . “He’s a hard old bird,” informed the driver, a lad not much older than Bob.‘ ,“Cussed me all the way here, although my bosstnot I, set the price. Tight as they make ’em. Got scads of coin, too. I pity you; young teller, if you have to depend on Old Jone‘sy to help you make a. living from this farm.” “We don’t depend on him,” Bob an- sWered coldly.- way. But he might be decent énough to fix up the house so it would be com- fortable and let usicut a few posts for . fence.” ‘Bradley 'Barton was no mean diplo- mat. tactful words‘and suggested that they talk business after the dinner hour. But Jones was wary. “Not‘a cent,~ ”sah, not a cent,” he mumbled when the call came. _, let there was visible relaxation when “filled to the neck,” as his driver expressed it, Squire Jones again sat before the fire, a good cigar profferred by his host tucked at a rakish angle in his mouth; Marking his guest’s Southern speech and a shrewd observer of personality, —Bar— ton lead the conversation along po- litical lines. They were of the’ same faith and Bartondeplored an election jwhich had swept the state into the ',éne_my's camp after long years of realty to their own party chiefs. “By ‘gad, sah,”- cried the old Squire, “this country is goin’ to the devil. I’m proud, sah, to have a man in my house who is one of my own breed. 'Where I live, sah, they are mostall fools. I shall visit you often, sah-ébut not at the price that young' scamp charged me,” he concluded, re- called to the necessity of professed economy. ~ “Perhaps you, would like a little music; Squire,” remarked" the wily Barton, taking out “this violin. “We find so few new whoiove and appre- ciate the outlines.” . , ' .- "‘AS youyplea‘se, sah, as you- please,” ' ' i granted the ‘Tnbw mellow _. visitor, and Bob grinned at the driver’s lowevolicedé, 7“!» take oi! m7“:h$t~w.to yburf-old‘m'an. ' ‘ He's m littlepld fixer." inset he ts first - what" he Janis, 61199? the, ‘9 . ‘L. FranhisTCaise ‘ Alli the Barton’s kndw‘n it, there _ . yjcould have" been few times more , "We’ll make our own . He soothed the old ‘man with. 33.1.0601Paid' lorAccident Ditability ‘ years slipped away and’when, after the playing (if . many familiar tunes, Bradley Barton broke into his newest creation, Jones'was 7a .boy again. In fancy he could see the slave children dancing in wild abandon'before the great fire, while his father and mother. looked on indulgently and he and his brothers and sisters swayed to the rhythm of suinged instruments. It was as one w'akenedwfrom a drean that the old man spoke: “You are a master, sah, and there must be magic in yOur bow. It seemed'that I was a. boy again, watchin' the pickanin- nies dance before. this fire. wrote that piece, sah? ful.” It is wonder- “A‘little thing of my own,” smiled . Bradley Barton; “inspired by your fine old home and the glow in your fire- place here. Now here’s something I know you will like,” and Barton broke into the stirring strains of Dixie. With an Agility which Bob would have thought impossible, Thomas Jef- ferson Jones leaped to his feet and the fighting yell of .the ‘Southland broke from his lips.‘ Again the scene had changed and the old man was one of a mass of gray-clad forms which hurled themselves. upon ram- parts bristling with steel. But the re- action was too great and Jones dropped into his cushioned chair, wheezing aethmatically. “By gad, sah,” her‘cried‘ when he could, speak again, “you took me out of mysel‘. I’m an American citizen, sah, as good as the best. sah, as I fought for the ‘lost cause.’ But, by gad, sah, there never were such men as Jackson and Lee. God rest their souls.” “Yes, thank God, we are all Amer: ican citizens,” said Bradley Barton, “and none can censure you for loyalty , to your heroes of the past. If my music has pleased you, I am glad, and you will be welcomed to this house whenever you can comeu As you say, we are of the same breed, mr men of my blood fought shoulder to shoulder , vwith those of yours while those of my good wife here wore the blue crowned victorious. But that all is past and we live in a new day full of oppor- tunity for young Americans. That is why, Squire,” concluded Barton earn- estly, “that we _must make fair re-‘ turns from this farm above the rent paid you. We. have the children to care for and educate, and if we do well this year Bob can continue in high school. For every dollar you spend on this farm we Will give you a dollar in labor without a cent of return. But we must have fences, and the roof on this house must be fixed. Will you do this for us?” “Go ahead with the fencing, sah,” .said Jones, “and get everything for the house you need. I mean,” he amended quickly, “everything that I say you need. I know this place will be in good hands. And as for the labor, sah, we'll see. It would seem hardly fair, sah, to work for me‘with- out pay. But‘we'll see,.sah, when the year ends. And new; I must be going, sah. -I thank you for the dinner, mad- am," and the old: Squire’bowed over the extended hand of his hostess. “It < was wonderful." . .» Bob Barton had .playedtvthe part of a dutiful son, listening ‘toitheiconverJ . sation, ‘aSking no ”qnotations.9““‘Well~ Bob ”knew that“’in’ the arts gt’diploma‘cy his fathe rewas skilled, beyond anything {that he 7111:er ever would attaim some * gnaw.- sympathy: fussed at? earth's; heart ; (1‘ “asyhe. saw the; WistEfil fiance“?! the" dawns! 049's embarrass Wh'o , I’d fight for my country, . Enoughlams lSAAC MILLER HAMILTON pass-DENY v0. nowh- “En-‘AN ave concierge» (Mind I. JIM.“ _ , Mm Scan-y A. w. emit ChwnAdmuu 1927 December let . Michigan For-nor, (W 1632 Lafayette 813., ‘ Detroit, Michigan. Charles hockey, Jr. Route no. 6, Midland, Iichigan. 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And isn’t it almost impossible to re- sist the temptation of breaking off the blooming branches and carrying them home so we may have them near? We shouldn’t do this, of course, but there is something that we may do and that is, to make some apple blossoms out of pink and white crepe paper. And they can be made so beautifully that your friends will exclaim at their ex- quisite naturalness just as you do over the beauty of the real ones. Let It's Fascinating Work to Make Apple Blossoms Like These me tell you how to make them. They are not at all difficult. The necessary materials for making apple blossoms are white and light pink crepe paper for petals, grey and moss green crepe paper for leaves, apple green for ‘calyx and for wrap- ping stem, and dark brown for wrap- ping branches. Spool wire, and N0. 9 and No. 7 stem wire will be required, and also some rose stamens. _ Each blossom has 5 petals with white inside and pink outside. For each flower, cut strips of white,and pink crepe paper across the grain, making each two inches wide by three inches long. Stretch slightly to" make smooth. (To save time longer strips may be used and several petals cut These Patterns Are in Actual Size for Cutting at one time.) Brush along the three- inch edge of one strip with a good white paste, and lay the other strip over it evenly, pressing with the finger, along the pasted edge. Now divide ‘ 5" .the double strip into five equal parts \ and cut down*5ach division one inch from the pasted edge, rounding the corners of the petals Just made. Flute eon: double petal edge once in the " center, by placing the thumbs on one .136 and the fore—fingers on the oppo- _ igan, yet the task has only begun. site side, and pushing forward with one thumb and forefinger and back- ward with the other at the same time stretching the paper slightly- Then cup each petal slightly. You now have a strip of five [double petals cupped and fluted. For the center double 5 rose stam- ens and place them inside of an end, petal. Full the petals around evenly about three-quarters inch down from the tips, the stamens extending up from the center about one—half inch. Fasten at the side with a seven-inch strip of spool wire. Cut away the sur- plus paper below the fastening wire; bring the two wire ends half way around on opposite sides and down, and twist them together underneath. For the stem place a seven-inch strip of No. 9 wire along side the two wire ends and, with a one-half inch wide strip of apple green crepe paper, out across the grain and wrap the stem smoothly. Press the petals out gently from the center into natural position. To make the little buds that add so much to the beauty-of. the spray of apple blossoms, make a round ball of pink or rose crepe paper, not more than three-eighths inch in diameter. Stretch over it a one and . one—half inch square of 'the same color crepe paper and pinch together underneath. Cut off some of the surplus paper at the sides only underneath the bud. Cut a little five-pointed calyx out of a five-eighths-inch piece of apple green crepe paper (see pattern given below) and place it around the bud, the points meeting at the top of the bud. Paste the lower part of the calyx around the stem part and wrap the stem with a one-half-inch strip of‘apple green crepe paper. Join the buds and blos- soms together in clusters of from two to five; 'wrap all stems together with a. one-half-inch wide strip of apple green crepe paper reinforcing the stem with No. 9 wire. Several such clusters will be needed for the branch. The leaves are made in much the same way as the petals—by pasting strips of the grey and moss green crepe paper together at one edge, and then cutting out the leaves using the pattern given here. Make the branch by starting to wrap a No. 9 wire or a No. 7, if an extra long branch is being made, with an inch-wide strip of dark brown crepe paper. Three inches down insert a cluster of buds and blossoms, with two leaves—the grey side next to the stem. Continue wrapping the stem and inserting clusters of buds, blos- soms and leaves until you have the size branch desired. Two small branches joiped together, as shown in the illustration, is an especially at- tractive arrangement. If you are interested in making other designs in crepe paper flowers, send for the bulletin f‘How to Make Crepe Paper Flowers,” price ten cents. It contains complete instruc- tions for making twenty-two different crepe paper flowers. Address your orders to The Michigan Farmer, Desk L, Detroit, Michigan. SUGARCOATS CHILD’S DAILY DOZEN HEN a. rainy day comes or the weather is too cold for the chilo dren to play outside, they become rest- less from inactivity. It is then that we .usually play circus, for children like to imitate animals. In this way they really get their daily exercise sugarcoated. First there is the parade around the ring. The elephant leads walking on all fours, hands and feet, not hands and knees, and swaying his trunk. The horse follows, trotting spiritedly with high head and knees lifted. Then comes the giant, walking on tiptoeand stretching his hands above his head to make himself very tall. Next comes the donkey on all fours but- with a different gait than the horse and stopping every few steps to kick up his heels. The monkey starts the real show with a few small corks which he picks Make Motherhood Safe HEN approximately eighteen thousand young mothers and one hundred thousand infants die annually in our country as an imme- diate result of child birth, there is urgent need for serious attention to be given to this problem of maternal mortality. Our death rate from child birth is nearly twice that of England, and the great majority of these deaths could be prevented. Much has been done in an endeavor to save young mothers in Mich- In every year since the Maternity and Infancy Act went into effect in 1922, Michigan has been one of the fourteen states that has appropriated sufficient fundsto entitle it to 'its full quota of federal funds- movement. Five years affords only a good start in any public health But since the beginning of our state’s co-operation imthis great work, every one of the eighty-three counties have, been reached) .JLast year, sixty-eight counties carried the work, three having assumed financial respon- sibility for the future of the work began Nearly complete returns from this work indicate that in the birth regifi- ' tration area in 1926, seventy-three babies died from every one thousand born—a rate three points lower than that for the area in 1921. , The original five year period during which appropriations were authon ized, expired in June of last year. The Act has been extended to June of next year and will then lapse unless new appropriations are granted. But it must not be permitted to lapse. childhood. Women, individually and through their . clubs, should, by letter or othersw‘ise, urge their congressmen to see the. importance of carrying on this great work of serving motherhood. and? g 'up with his toes, first one foot 15nd then the ‘Other, finally walking around the ring with them held in his Toes. The juggler lies on his back on the floor and tries to juggle a rubber ball with his feet. Last of all is the lion whose chief accomplishment is a great roar. This is done by taking a long breath, fill- ing the lungs and opening the mouth wide letting out a real roar. This takes the place of deep breathing exer— cises and the kiddies like to repeat it several times—Mrs. ,B. L. CAN MEAT FOR SUMMER USE IFTEEN years ago, home canned meat was an unheard of thing. I often wonder, now how we ever got Twist Two or Three Together Best Effect along without it. Now one of my big- gest helps in preparing a. tasty meal in the hot summer is my extensive supply pf canned meats. ‘I can open a can of roast pork or beef, finding the stock or gravy in the can right with the meat, or a can of meat balls, browned and perfectly fresh, or a. can of vegetable soup or meat loaf to use on sandwiches, if I wish. Any of these varieties can be made ready to serve in a few minutes. Last summer I got a. new recipe from a neighbor lady. We enjoyed the chili con came so much all winter that I consider it a. pleasure to pass it on so that others may enjoy it with me next year. Canned Chili Con Came Ten pounds of ground beef, ten good sized onions, three quarts of cooked red kidney beans and five quarts of tomatoes. Chop the onions and let brown, in frying pan, add meat and let brown, stirring constantly, then stir in" tomatoes and beans and season to taste. Mix well, fill jars and process for one hour.—Mrs. C. F. for 'KINRS THAT' SAVE ME EMBAR- RASSIING MOMENTS U HEN using valuable vases for table decorations, I fill one- fourth full of sand to prevent being knocked over. To keep the hands from getting rough and hard, rub with a. little vine- gar~ after scrubbing, washing? dish- washing, etc. very soft and smooth. Put a wire hook on the clothespin‘ basket, and hook it on the clothesline ; ,and push it along in front of you as , . you hang up the wash. .. ‘ If snaps on garments are fastened before launderingrth i l It will keep the skin = Designed in , sizes 16, 18, 20 years, 36, 38, 40, and 42 No. 882—Practical. inches bust measure. Size 36 requires 3 yards of 40-inch material. No. 892—For Travel or Office. De- . signed in sizes 16, 18, 20 years, 36, 38, 40, 42, and 44 inches bust measure. Size 36 requires 3% yards of 40- inch material. , No. 886—‘Comfy Night Drawers. De- signed in sizes 1, 2, 4, 6, and 8 years. Size 4 requires 2 yards of 36 inch material. No. 278—Youthful Plaits. Designed in sizes36, 38, 40, 42, 44, and 46,.»inches ‘bust measure. Size 36 requires 4 yards When Guests HE recent article “When Guests Insist on Helping’f has brought . out many opinions and some very workable plans relating to the prob- lems of the farm woman who' enter- tains. Only two of the letters can be printed this week but more will appear later. Give Guests'Full Sway in Kitchen My {girlhood days were passed on a farm with but few conveniences in the house ,which caused me to become ,‘thoroughly dissatisfied with farm life. The result was, that while attending college, Iwbecame engaged and, in the course of time, married a- city-bred man: After two years in the City,I again: found, myself living on the farm, due to my husband’s failure of health. ' Each season brings several groups at “in-laws” and friends to be enter- tained Do I become nervous and em- harassed while they are guegs in my "hem that beasts but one modern eon-“v .and other necessities. of 36-inch material with 5,4 yard of 36-inch contrasting. No. 758—~Youthful Lines. Designed in sizes 16, 18, 20 years, 36, 38, 40, 42, and 44 inches bust measure. Size 36 re- quires 31/4 yards of 40—inch material. No. 526—Grown-Up Style. Designed in sizes 6, 8, 10, and 12 years. Size 8 requires 2 yards of 40-inch material. The price of each pattern is 130. Send an extra 13c with your order and a copy of our Spring and Summer Fashion Catalogwill be sent to you. Address your orders to the Pattern Department, Michigan Farmer, De- troit, Michigan. »Want to Help if not all, of us have our pet econ- omies. , , - My guests always come into the kitchen and work. Anyone can wash dishes if they are shown the dishpan In” fact, my guests are often given full sway in. the kitchen in the morning while I go about my outside ’chores. Of course, they do not attendto things as I would but, if they use their own meth- ods, surely they "cannot criticize mine. I do not put myself to any extra trouble for my guests as manyhost— esses do, yet my "guests seem to enjoy themselves and come back again and again ' The guests who annoy me are the ones who try to make me feel that I am living the one and only‘life. If they could just tradeftheir modern house and lot for a farm, they Would he in their seventh heaven, so to :speak- These women haye no idea. of how many times the farm woman’s patience is tried to the limit. I might also say that they are usually the ones-who manage to be busily occu- 1)‘ any work to be dene in the house. Another type of guest who annoys 'me is the one who allows her chil- dren to bring all their petty griev- ahces inside and does not appear to care or try to keep them from upset- ting the household in general. It has been my experience to enter- tain these 'different classes of visitors each season and friend husband can- not understand the vastly dissimilar attitude I have for each group. Per- haps he can be excused by the aged worn aphorism, “that is the man of it." To be a pleasant hostess and guest, I believe one must make preparations long before they find themselves in either position. First, they must cul- tivate a pleasing personality. Second, ’they must learn to adapt themselves readily to any situation which may arise. Third, and not least, they must train their children in a natural com- panionship” with their guest—Mrs- E. T., Van Buren County. Takes Guest On Farm Tour I was fortunate to be the oldest of a large family. My father was a breeder of pedigreed stock and-unex— pected guests were nothing unusual. I have always tried to keep my emer- gency shelf well supplied but some— times the larder is sure to be about bare when most needed. In such cases, my husband has always come to my rescue by taking the guests on a tour of the farm, maybe for only half an hour, but long enough to make a cake or a pan of biscuits, set the table and have everything ready When they came in. When I am the guest, I either help with preparing the meals or take care of the children, just which ever seems to be the most help to my hostess.———~ Mrs. C. P., Montcalm County. ’ For Our Little Folks STATE SECR ETS This state had a governor lately That no one could call a. real man; It has a “pan-handle” that’s famous, And yet it’s too large for a pan! The pieces of this puzzle when cor- rectly put together, 'make a map of the state which this verse describes. The star indicates the capitol. 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If we are happy and contended each bird and bee and flower will hold something new to in- All of God’s noble creations use of. -He put us here to find all the joys of life that we can, not to fight and quarrel with our neighbors and “make everything as ugly' as we can. Eleanor Marie Hawkins Looks Like a Sunshine Girl. We cannot expect to go through life never suffering a pain or anything. It does us good to suffer a little bit, then we can sympathize better with our fellowmen that suffer. A ship has good sailing when there are no storms, but when it storms the waves break and dash against it, sometimes causing it to sink. So we come to the page of life where there are storms also. We come to the sorrows and heart—break- ing and soul-rendering things that sometimes cause us to sink into despair only to be lifted again by some of God’s earthly creations that have something to interest us. So again I say life is like an interesting story book. As we turn from page to page. we find something different of interest to us. To me life is very beautiful.—~Agnes Arthur. Religion and Education N this day and age of the world, what is more beneficial than re- ligion and education? There aren’t any factors that should have the amount of consideration as these. First, I will take up religion as its place is first in our history. Aren’t there numerous college students that forget to “Honor Thy Father and Mother?” When a boy or girl gets into college, about the first problem they try \to solve is to make God’s truths into something else. Their good old fathers and mothers, who saw fit to so nobly advance them, are left behind as mere items of nature. Also, some parents are actually ashamed of their boy, through some “didos” he gets from college. Colleges and universities have stu- dents that commit suicide .becau’se their minds become heavy-laden with scientific elements to such a great ex- tent, they get unbearable. Some parents think their child ' should, on completing high school, , - immediately go‘to college or a univer- . .. salty. ,"'7try out the education they have re- V-soeived in high school and see if it is What’s the hurry? Why not really. helpful to them? If they can’t make use of that in some way, really earning their living, what is the use of 1. giving them more of the same? Schooling is not all there is to educa- tion. Parents and children alike need to learn, and if they are real students, they will learn as they work, being'America’s need of today; When our parents went‘to school. they earned their education. Now, the majority of students glide th.‘ ugh school on a flowery bed of ease. gork made our parents, so why should we be deprived of that Opportunity now? No motto of today means more than ours, “Work to Win.” " A diligent student of both Michigan and Yale Universities was unable to name a single professor he really knew. Large institutions mean. edu— cational paralysis. He can gosfrom college holding a diploma and yet not have the elements of education. The same with other educational bodies. The fact is, the parents have the bet- ter education as far as a “life” educa- tion or beneficial education is con.- cerned- The fundamental aim of education should be manhood rather than mechanism. The ideal is not a work ing man, but a man working; not a business man, but a man doing busi- ness; not a school man, but a man teaching school; not a. medicine man, but a man practicing medicine; not'a clergyman, but a man devoted to the soul; not a statesman, but a man hold- ing the affairs of the state. Now I have done my best in giving my opinion on religion and education. People are trying to change religion, but it will always be the same. As far as education is concerned, “work” is the keynote of its sanity, and if work isn’t available at the completion of a high school course, a college edu- cation would'be of no advantage as all education institutions aim at the “field of work.” » “It isn’t the job you intend to do, Or the labor you’ve just begun this‘ T" That puts you ‘right’ on ledger sheet— It’s the work You have really done. Good intentions do not pay- bills, It’s easy enough to plan, To dream, is the play of an office boy, To do—the job of a man.” Chester Lattin. Character Character has many definitions. It may be defined as a distinctive qual- ity; or as the peculiar qualities im- pressed by nature or habit on a per- son which distinguishes him from others to possess constitute his estimated character, or reputation. - We may truthfully say a character is not formed when a person has not ac- quired stable and distinctive qualities. There are many traits of character that we need possess to succeed. Some are self-control, self-respect, self-reliance, honesty, loyalty, initia- tive, ambition, perseverance, punctu. ality, and industry. Any man’s emotions must be bridled and brought under control of his will if the greatest suc- cess is to be obtained. He will not achieve self-respect unless he has a proper sense ,of his own value and thoroughly believes in himself, or in other words, is self-reliant. Honesty is more than refraining from taking money not his own; it is applying "to the task in hand all the skill at the workman’s command for every minute of the business day. Loyalty is faithfulness to one’s coun- try, friends, promises, and duties. It is the quality which causes the student to support his school athletic teams even when they are losing. Initiative is the starting power energy required to begin a new undertaking. Ambi- tion is the eager desire to get ahead. Perseverance is the ability to stick to a job until it is finished. Punctuality is to be “Johnny-on-‘the-spot,” when the “whistle blows.” Franklin said, “Keep thy shop and thy shop will keep thee.” We must be industrious and up and doing After we have attained these traits of character we will not regret the energy used to build up a good char- acter even if we have not gained in- tellectual fame, for character is higher than intellect—Patty. Dear Unc: Say, M. C.’s, what good does a cor~ respondent scramble do when we don’t tell uncle how we like our coriespon- dents? Well, at p1esent I have six. I think they are the nicest f1iends you can get through writing. Most of these are comics I got through the Scramble. A month ago I 1eceived a pack of letters from the correspondent club Christine Zeck started. Well, I had better give one sugges- tion. Does a radio profit a farmer? I say for dairy farms it does- Let’s hear some comments on this. I get a lot of enjoyment out of our radio.— Happy— —Go-Lucky. I am glad to know that you have such nice correspondents. I think a radio is beneficial to anybody. ‘Dear Uncle Frank: According to the number of times I write, you must think I’m on a hunt- ing trip somewhere in the jungles of Africa—but I’m not. I agree with H. S. about hawks and crows. They are very destructive but don’t you think that the reason for that we will appreciate more the birds that are not destructive? ‘ HUéicle Frank, please wen’t you ask there being pests like these are so» to write! another letter; end-£911, us m01e about his collections of moths and butt ies, where he hunts for them, and I also agree with Matilda H. about people not seeing the beauty in life. Some folks go about grumbling about things, but never stop to think how theyb could improve them so they Would be of benefit to others. I like the picture of White Amar- anth. I am going to keep it. Her appearance resembles those wonderful WOidS she uses in expiessing her thoughts. ~—E1izabeth Walt No, I was beginning to think that I would have to go on a hunting trip to find a letter from you. Harold might tell us 'more about his collec- tions sometimes. There is plenty of beauty in life—all we have to do is to see it. . x u. Dear Uncle Frank: I was not very active in the Merry Circle for quite a while now, so here’ s a few lines. I see they’ re still arguing cats and evolution The evolution question seems to be quite common, so mgping to read Darwin’s "Origin of Ispec ” to find out something. That’s all I can say on that. - I’ m a. senior in high school nowlso .,I’ll soon be through We are letters on Our ‘but- I heartily agree with all These constitute real char; acter and the qualities he is supposed ow he takes care of them? outa ayear book and I am art editor on the staff. Why is it that so few fellows have- ‘Page? It’s just girls that are writing letters or maybe W. B. gets most of ours. It seems that in all the arguments on cats, pheas— ants, etc., no one seems to agree with HorSt Beyer; “he” sure started some- thing when “he” wnote against cits, (I e!’ wrote; what about it, uncle? Cats are no good; pheasants are “rot”—may they forever be bereft of their grand- fathers, and happy homes. “Thus far and no farther. ”—Horst Beyer. I am pleased to learn that Horst Beyer agrees with Horst Beyer. It is unwise not to agree with oneself. The boys are not as prelific writers- as the girls are. I would like more» letters from boys. Dear Unc: The other day as I looked through some of my good friends, the Mich- igan Farmers, I came Where the boys had their chance telling what they thought of the girls. I laughed then about as much as I did when they weie in print. Uncle Frank, don’t you think you ought to let them give us another laugh? I do. Am very inter- ested in the M. 0 letters, but it seems funny they can quarrel with each other through the Michigan Farmer. Sir Guilford Rothfuss is a. jolly fel-- low, isn’t he, Uncle Frank? Say, Unc., why don’t you print your pic- ture? Your nieces and nephews prob- ably Want to know what kind of an uncle they have, “especially me.” I will ring off hoping W, B. is full be- fore my letter reaches his large mouth so it can be in sprint—Susie Ann. Perhaps we will ‘give- the boys and ‘ girls another chance to give opinions. of each other. Whyspoil a good im- agination with a poor picture? Dear Uncle Frank: My opinion is that “Mayflower" made a good suggestion when she prescribed political events for a sub- ject insteady of beauty. I think that people should be punished for doing such things as killing animals, etc, and they are. If the court doesn’t punish them, God will. You will find that God punishes them, for does it not say in the Bible that God made animals and that he wanted them to multiply? Well, how could they if man killed them?—Catherine. Your statement is rather broad. In order to eat we must kill. We kill a plant when we eat it. It is wrong to eat meat if it is wrong to kill animal life. Where are we going to stop in this killing matter? Dear Uncle Frank and M. C.’s: Just a line or two, to let you know the Indians are not drying my scalp yet. I’m still in western Washington. Harold Strange, See Article on the Opposite Page - . It’s a Jgreat life ill; m; don’L wifaken ’ve een on 11. em ran a mer and I spent 83441831 eh sum _' ation i; be! ' ' ., y‘hroWs.” octopus, salmon,- flounder. sole”, s-pate’s, and fish of eyery$ kind and description in ”it. Fisheries or Seattle. This is one of those made to order weStérn mornings, the mountains I " can see through the windows, the geeks“ of them are all snow-covered.— hey are too pretty for words. Port Tow nsend Bay is blue and “verra” beautiful. Seeing it’ s Saturday morn- ing and no high school, I’m going to ‘ try and go for a _rowboat ride ——E}x- Michigander. __ , Ifm sorry I could not get your Sep- temben letter printed sooner, but it is just as interesting now as ever. It must. be an enjoyable country you are 'in.‘ SEVEN YEARS A DAIRY CLUB MEMBER ' 8' \ROLD STRANGE of Grand Ledge, Michigan, has been a membels of boys’ and girls dairy club for the past seven years. He also be- longed to a. pig and bean Club but found dairy'club to be the most profit- able. Seven years ago he started with a registered Holstein female calf. She had trouble in calving and gave only 8,000 pounds of milk the first time, although she and her three year old' (laughter now average 11,000 pounds of milk each. He feeds them a com- mercial feed, and’ silage and alfalfa and clover hay. The seven year old cow gave birth to four bull calves and‘one female calf. Thfee of the bull calves were sold as veal for. $22 each and the fouith sold for breeding purposes for $15 when three days old. ...The young- er, cow has given birth to a bull and a. female calf. \eal for $23 At the present time his method of hf l: y > i ' Mt as absolutely elegant,Bthe ~. Cm- --Ya P. Bhosale. revvinggbetter, and as for beach fires, they were absolutely the “cat' 5 eye, The Cape George fish trap :- was right near there also There are- The trap is owned by ‘the Booth “ ‘ comments are sought. The bull was sold as _ MORE ABULT LETTERS NEEDED 0 gtve our Annual Parents’ Parley a good start we should have some more letters from adults. We have several good‘rones but need more to make a. good showing. Criticisms and Girls and boys, ask your parents to take part in this parley. CORRESPONDENCE SCRAMBLE URTHER requests for correspond- ence scrambles make me believe this one is wanted. Hundreds of Merry Circlers have made fine friends through these scrambles; you can add to your list of wholesome friends by taking part in it. Just write an inter- esting letter to “Dear Friend” or “Dear M. 0.,” address an envelope to yourself and put a stamp on it, then put your letter and the envelope into another envelope which should be ad dressed to Uncle Frank, Michigan Farmer, Detroit, Mich. If you are above thirteen years of age put the letter A in the lower left hand corner of the envelope. If younger than thir- teen use the letter B. The scramble closes Feb. 4th. Your letter will be put in another person’s envelope and some one ’s lettei in yours and mailed again. THE 'PRIZE WINNERS The papers of the following on “My Favorite Winter Sport” have been picked as the best in the last contest. Some of the papers will be printed next week. Fountain Pens Zona L. Amos, R. 7, Owosso, Mich. Wilma Enyart, Barrytown, Mich Note Books ,Menno Martin, Brutus, Mich. Clinton Van Duine, 'R. 1, Dorr, Mich. Lilly Tervo, Chassell, Mich. Knives -_ Marguerite Turne1, Brown City, Mich. Hilda Waltz, Dryden, Mich Margaret Thiem, Herron, Mich. Hazel Browning, R. 2, Kingston, Mich. Anne Koski, Box 117, Rock, Mich. Under the 4- H Flag (Continued on page 113) alone, withnet even 'a. close. relative to care for him if the story .of his young driver was to be believed, Squire Jones needed the friendship that they might give. But one ques- tion~must be asked, and Bob’s father had-not even' given hint of it. *“Mr. Jones,” said Bob hesitantly as the old man turned to leave, “dad hasn’t. mentioned it, but I wanted to . ask you about Some of the-strange things that happened on this farm three years ago. .Do you believe there is any danger of our losing live stock as your other tenants did?” “Who has been talking nonsense to you, boy?” demanded the 'old man. “Of course, you may lose stock. There wolves around heré,’ sah,” he are added. turning to Father Barton. “Keep your stock well penned at night.” “But the things that happened to the Perkins family,” insisted Bob. “W'olves didn’t do that ” - , Thomas Jefierson Jones scowled at ,thec1ecol‘lection. "‘A passel of poor white trash,” he replied contemptu- .ously. i“Scrappin’ th‘e Harkins family just as Harkins’s fought them. Beat me out Of every dollar they could, sah, but I paid ’em back. Folks don’t get far \1 hen they try to beat Squire Jones, ” and there was grimness in the crackling laugh “You mhfii your , business, young man, and nothing Will happen to you here. ” ' Bradley Barton- was too elated over the "favorable outcome of the interview “You’ve done a good day’s work. For that I’m going to give you a new string.” While Bob toiled at the work outside, his father celebrated with a musical debauch‘ which lasted well into the night. But the family was not disposed toward fault-finding. The violin had played a strong part in per- forming an allotted and important task. R opportunity slip. He had sensed the unspoken admiration in Bob Barton’s eyes and had taken note that here was a lad of character and in- telligence. A shrewd observer, young Bhrton needed no family history to assure him that if the farming venture proved profitable, most of the buY-den must be carried on young shoulders. “If there's any chance,” Burton had confided 'to Miss Edwards, his co worker, “I’m'going to get_that new boy into the pig club. He deserves a chance to have something of his CHAPTER V Under Club Banners OSS BURTON was not one to let 0WD.‘ Then,” the agent concluded quite irrelevantly, “he looks like a ball player to ,me. If our Brown County team don’t beat that Harmon County bunch this year Bill Tucker’s goin’ to ‘rag’ the life out of me.” “Always thinking of the welfarewf the dear farmer.” wards. “Training their sons up-in the way of the baseball player. ” “And I know a certain young lady who- never thinks of coaching her girls ~ in basketball,” mocked Ross. come ”along with me on” this ”call and p bring that curly‘haired O’Neal kid. edits to need help if- 1 land this .1. . . brought teased Clara Edw " “You. and Bob and his father went out for _* the promised farm inspection, Agent f Edwards parked her runabout at the O'Neal gate. It was after school hours andtKate ran out to meet and embrace her friend. _ Soon. she was nodding emphatically as Miss Edwards un- folded Ross Burton’s plan. When the trio returned from their walk over the fields they found Mrs. O’Neal, Kate, and Miss Edwards in the great living- room. The talk turned to'crops and soils and Bob ‘found himself marvel- ing at the knowledge displayed by the young woman visitor. “I’ve‘been telling Mrs. Barton,” an- nounced Miss Edwards, “that Bess and Ruth here deserve a fine melon patch. You’ve good soil for vine crops, for I’ve ‘been over the farm. And Bob’s going to have other opportunities to make money.” She smiled at Ross Burton. “Yes, Bob doesn’t know it yet,” spoke up Burbon, “but he’s going to be in my pig club. I’ve even gone far enough to pick out a dandy bred gilt for him.” ‘ They certainly did things in this county, thought Bob. Didn’t even wait for a fellow to make up his mind. How did he know that he wanted to join a pig club or any other kind? Aloud, he observed: “That’s mighty good of you, Mr. Burton, but I haven’t talked it over with mother and dad. Ted Baldwin told me some- thing about the work, and it must be worth while. But we haven’t much ,. money. Afraid I’ll have to wait.” “How much will it cost?” asked the practical Mrs. Barton. “Not a cent for the club work,” re- plied the county agent, “not a dime for all the help we can give. But, of course, it will take money for the gilt , and for feed. The gilt I have picked out for Bob is a fine individual, daughter of a sow that brought ten" pigs her first litter last year. She’s the granddaughter of a grand cham< pion, bred in the purple and regis- tered. It will take a hundred dollars to buy her, but the litter sold last year for $400, and if the best one had been sent to the state fair he’d have $100 or more. We can get gilts, but this one, in my is a real buy. Wait till you Bob, and you’ll say the same cheaper opinion, see her, thing.” “A hundred dollars,” Father Barton cut in. “Man, what are you talking about? I never paid more than $25 for a. brood 'sow in my life. Why. that’s as much as I paid for one of the grays. Bob can’t tackle any fool- ish ventures like that.” “The price does seem high,” Burton admitted, “but there’s sure to be good demand for breeding stock this fall and we’ll hold an auction sale of club pigs this fall. A boy always takes pride in something good, and I’m bank- ing on Bob showing the right spirit to win out. I wouldn’t recommend such a venture for every boy I know.” Bob [felt the warmth of Burton’s smile and glowed in response. "I’d sure like to try it once, dad,” said Bob. “What do you think?” “Too much money, son,” answered Barton. . “We can’t afford it this year. Perhaps another time.” _ “Don’t let the purchase of the sow worry you',” announced Ross Burton. “I have that all arranged, too. Vern Lawson, a banker friend of mine, has agreed to lend all the money we need to finance our club and take the boy’s personal notes All you need is a recommendation, Bob, and I’ll be glad to do that for you. Now what do you say?” -~-- (Continued next week) THj{ STORY OF A CLUB MEMBER I (Continued from page 95) state fair, and first senior yearling, second junior yearling, third sow pig. ’ and grand championship at Hillsdale 7 - ”at ‘ 0h herd project with a scholarship to Michigan State College. At the an- nual meeting of the Michigan Duroc Breeders’ Association held Farmers’ 'Week, I was elected Secretary- Trea- surer. ., As I look back over the five years I was in club work I find that, like everything else in life, it wasn’t all roses nor all thorns, and that in club - work it is possible to have success Without being a champion. Champion- ships are always so little better than those next in line as to mean but Iittle as long as one is a success. It is the failures that ought to be made harder to accomplish. The fail- ures I have found in club work are due to several reasons, one of which is jealousy on the part of parents. ' Many times in the show ring there is so little difference in the merits of animals that even the best of judges find it hard to make the placings. Someone must take second or third place as well as first. When this hap- pens, some parents with their un- trained eyes. fail to see the finer points of the winning animals and think that some one else’s boy or girl is being favored. so oftimes they take their children out of club work. They fall to realize that there can be’suo- cess without blue ribbons. In my own case, for example, I never won a blue ribbon on any of my stock in my first three years of club work. Had I quit then I am sure that I should have missed a lot of the really better things of life in the way of friends, travel, and education. To the parents with boys who want to enter club work, I urge you to let them enter, but don’t go blindly in. Remember this, you must expect that he is going to require some time off to care for his project that may in .convenience you, but you can also ex- pect that with his ownership he is going to take a lot more interest in your affairs. Too much emphasis is often placed on financial returnsfrom club work. There are good returns to be made from club work, but it takes care and attention to details. The amount of education to be gotten from club work is almost unlimited. When a boy goes to the fairs he must spend his time in or around the barns and judging rings, if he is to learn the most, and not be out 011 the midway or watching the free acts at the grandstand. The men who are successful at the larger shows are the real master breeders and fitters, and they will give a lot of helpful pointers to the boy who shows an interest. Studying bulletins and pictures helps a great deal, but to be in the show ring and compare one animal with another is a surer way to learn to judge correctly. One of the things club work teaches is to be a good loser, not an easy loser, but a person who can take an honest defeat and not crab about it. In the meetings the ability to talk be- fore a crowd is developed, and train- ing in parlimentary rules is given. In fact results depend on the boy or girl’s ability to dig. In closing, I know that no boy is going to know how much his club w 01k is meaning until he has lost the oppmtunities it affmds. The things that I count as real gains from my five successful years as a club mem- ber are not the financial gains, not the honors won, but the friendships made. These money couldn’t. buy. When I see the amount of time, money, and interest that some of the very biggest men in the business and agricultural“, 1 world are contributing to this Work, If“; : am sure that American farming will continue to be just what it has alway . been, the greatest place to live earth. _. 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We are making rapid progress in improvements, in breeding and feed- ing. With 700,000 less dairy. cows this country has produced in the past year ‘ considerable more dairy products. We can still further reduce the number of cows and inCIease the product and piofits providing we feed economical, balanced rations. ——A. H. REGISTRY WORK lN MUCH FA‘VOR HE Herd Improvement Registry work being put on in Michigan by the Holstein people is meeting with much favorable comment. This work gives an excellent line of information on the performance of» animals and is inexpensive compared with the old method of carrying on Registry test- ing. This new work is a part of the regu- lar testing, or dairy lierd improve- ment association, work. Only pure- bred Holsteins are entered. The owner must regular supervisor must test l1 separate mate a .0 satin , 11 Weigh each milking , throughout the period of test, and the. were chairman and secretary respec- tively of the committee which worked out the plan. GIVE COWS PLENTY OF WATER LTHOUGH water is cheap, the fact remains that many dairy cows do not get the water they should have for best results. Careful experimentation shows that a. cow giving twenty-five pounds of milk dailypneeds three pounds of water for each pound of milk produced. Cows should have access to water at least twice each day. Individual drinking cups furnish the best means Of keep- ing a supply of water constantly‘be- fore the animals. . The water ought‘not. to be colder than fifty degrees. The common prac- tice now is to locate the water tank in the barn where the heat from the animals maintains the water at about the right temperature. is pumped clear, clean water from a deep well or spring the, cows will re- spond surprisingly—R. D. RECORD OF PERFORMANCE WORK OME of the cattle recently entered. for recognition in‘ the” Michigan Record of Performance indicate that good feeding methods go a lOng way in ploducing profits in dairy herds. Approximately 20% lof the cows ‘ tested fulfill the butter-fat require- ments of the R. 0. P. Cows under three years of age need to produce 280 pounds of butter-fat, cows under four years 310 pounds, cows under five years 350 pounds, and mature cows 400 or more pounds of butter-fat. Some dairymen have succeeded in entering as many as 50% and in a few instances even more than 75% of their herd in the R O P_. ‘ , . While animals of good conformation usually have a large capacity for the consumption of food, as a. class they are more efficient in changing what they eat into animal products. The adding or a little linseed 111m to the agar ration QW‘ $30 If to this tank y l «By A C REVIEW of dairy herd improve ment associations in Michigan ’ during 1927 brings forth a num- ber of interesting facts. A slight decrease in average produc- tion of milk and, butter-fat per cow .;‘under test is noted in this year’s re- ”sults. , ‘ 1 under test ‘ pounds of milk and 294.3 pounds but- The average D H. I. A. cow in 1927 produced 7,536 ter- fat. The highest average of milk and butter-fat productiOn reached 06- ? curred. in. 1926 _; when the average D. «H. I. A. cow'produced 7,634 pounds milk and 301. 9 pounds butter-fat. Dairymen need not feel alarmed Over this shrinkage of 98 pounds milk and 7.6 pounds butter—fat per cow be- cause many factors influenced and probably caused this slight decrease. No doubt the sale of many desirable cows for milk production usage to other states, feed shortages, and pas- ture droughts resulted in decreasing ; the production per cow in this small 3 way. l The lessons to‘ be learned are: 1. That more attention needs to be given to the dairy herd in feeding and care throughout“‘the year. 2. That plans 5 be made to provide better pasturage, : particularly sweet clover. 3. That grain be fed during the pasture sea- son. 4.’ That greater care in the fu- ture should be exercised in the sale of any surplus live stock- Michigan ldairymen c’annot afford to continuous- ly s'ell off the cream of their dairy Repzew0f1927 .— 1 Baltzer 2,130 or 9. 6% of the cows tested were found to be non-profit making cows. These cows are presumed to have been sent to the local butcher. The census figures of 81 D. H. I. A.’s reported 1,861 farms through Michigan testers show that the acreage of a1- falfa seeded on dairymen’s farms in- creased 22% during 1927. The aver- age acreage of alfalfa per dairy farm »is 10.8 acres. . Similar figures from the same source show the increase in the seed- ing of sweet clover acreage, particu- larly for pasture purposes. Here the increase is 26.5% and the average sweet cloVer acreage per farm is 14.7 acres. ’ Reports received from 92 D. H: I. A.’s list 1,072 Michigan dairy herds which averaged above 300‘pounds but- ter-fat productions. Diplomas have “been received by this office for these herds, enrolling them in the national herd honor roll lists of the National Dairy Association. These diplomas are now in the Dairy Extension Office and word is being awaited from each testing association regarding their further distribution. The second volume of the Record of Performance has been published. This volume contains the records of 1,050 Michigan cows and many dairy herds which have distinguished them- selves through quality production. In addition», the following figures and percentages will give further in- zproximately equal to the number of ~sires placed by testers during the last few years. Through the efforts of all extension agencies in Michigan 468 pure— -bred sires were placed. Testing associations have not wit- nessed any decided growth nor has any decided” loss in numbers occurred in recent years. The following groups of figures will show the standing in this respect giving the number of asso- ciations, number of herds and total I cows under test on December 10 of - ; each year since 1921:, rherds. dications about the progreSs and ac- Tester activities assisted in the tivities of Michigan dairy herd im- , placing of 220 pure-bred sires during provement associations during the 1927. This number of sires is an past year: ' Number of D. H. I. A’s that 192 4 Organized during the year 146 19%; Disbanded during the year 18 1 17 Average number of cows per association 270.2 2535 Average number of herds per association 25.0 23.0 Number cows culled as unprofitable ' 2596.0 2130.0 Average number of cows culled per association 25.9 203 Per cent of cows culled 9.42 9.6 Per cent of members using PB sires 90,0 923 Per cent of members using PB Holstein sires 52.9 47.5 ~Per cent of members using PB Jersey sires 19.9 21.8 Per cent of members using PB Guernsey sires _ 20.4 25_7 Per cent of barns whitewashed 42.8 Per cent of barns equipped with drinking cups 29_9 Per cent of barns equipped with tank heatersp (no drinking cups) 35.3 Per cent of members using silos 373 Per. cent of membersfeeding grain on pasture 76.6 ON GROOMING HORSES T is only human to like to be patted on the back. One of the pleasantest ‘ features of grinding out copy each week is the kind letters which we are continually receiving from readers of The Michigan Farmer. One such, ' written recently by Mr. R. S. Hudson, Farm Superintendent at the Michigan State College reads thus: “I read the items in the Michigan Farmer contributed from Ingleside Farm each week with a. great deal of interest. So far as/I 'am concerned ‘you made a home run this week when ' . you put yourself on record as having ‘ _ 1921 1922 1923 No. A‘ss’ns 11 25 - 70 'No. Herds 242 496 1483 Total CoWs 1967 4936 16162 . 1924 1925 1926 ' 105 108 104 151(2); 2641 - 2716 2603 2415 .30506 29223 28633 28.277 More than 7,500 herds have'been " under test during this period of seven " practices. years. These dairy herds under test at one time or another are" demon- stration dairy farms scattered through- put Michigan as continuous remind- ers to the dairymen and often many neighbors of profitable results accom- time to groom ‘Old Dobbin.’ ‘Dobbin’ is pretty apt to be neglected these days right along with the dairy cattle. I agree with you that both should be given some attention with grooming utensils. ' “To tell the truth, I like your atti- l V tude toward horse affairs and you can know that here is onewreader who .. plished through more edicient dairy gig}; to have you write regarding Baxaga, >Lu c e, Mackinac; . '- Crawford Rescomm; I am sure that this is a very Only ten counties remain .which have not had D. H. I. A. s oper- opportune time to be injecfing some ating within the county during these Papers" 7 seven years- Thesis counties are K9: fixweensw. horse news into our agricultural This letter is especial} cherished because Mr. Hudson probyaEIy knows as much or more about the care of «farm horses as any man in Michigan. , ’ 3:27., f====== r4 Wu—zfi 3:: ==L___—“: =3 m. 37: fizz..__.—~- pm“: -—._.__-—_._-—_-:3. a: ‘21:.“ =; mi": 32:: Fae-=1 er' ===~—"‘~—1 =3;- fizz—.17.: = _ >_,—.-..=:z .—-= a ’-=‘--—-"3 :: “—-———-“—' :1 ‘ w ma: = We w ~- — . ‘; - \ 2.4 " - g n _ p—t: ti. . «:1 z . 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GUERNSEYS “”1” 8'”- Whose sires' aim. have official records . #0960 milk. 778.80 fat, 19,460.50 milk. 909.05lfat. . . . I. HICKS. Battle Creek. Mich.. R .. Dairy Heifer Calves. practically Guernsey pure bred $25.00 each. W0 [Mp C. 0. D. Writs L. Terwlillsor. Wsuwatosa. Wis. —Reg. Guernsey cows and a. few bull For sale calves, sire by Imp. Coro Honor. JOHN EBELS, Holland. Mich.. R. 2. FOR practically pure-bred GUERNSEY or HOL- STEIN calves, from heavy. rich milken. write EDGEWOOD DAIRY FARMS. Whitewater. Wit. EAR OLD GUERNSEY BULL, two nearest dams average 9,108.40 lbs. milk. 500.88 lbs. fat. GLENN CLARK, Eau Claire. Mich. SERVICEABLE . AGE REGISTERED HOLSTEIN Bull Calves at prices the owner of: small herd can afford to pay. The sire of many of these calves is a Son of the highest record (30 lb.) two- year—old daughter of Creator. His sire is King Segis Alcartra Prilly. an - undefeated Show hull with 70 A. R. daughters. Others sired by a 5 times 1200‘“). Champion 131.111. the famous K. P. O. P. breeding. Bred cows and heifers served by these sires are available for founda- ion stock. ‘RETD ROSE FARMS DAIRY Northville, Michigan 4' Telephone: 344 Reference: Northville State Savings Bank Registered cows and heifers due to HOLSTEINS freshen in March. priced "reason— able. Come and see them. B. B. REAVEY, 813., Mon. Tutcola Co., Holstein Association. Akron. Mloh. Ten high grade Holstein cows. titberculin tasted , FOR SALE ,0, mm, years. Never any reactors. GEORGE HEIDEN- ” FELDT. St. Clair. Mich.. R. 3. The Stanley J. Gardner Herd. Crotwoll. Michigan“1 M l LKING SHORTHORNS ' ' Herd Sire. Tipperary Clyde 1331772. Grand Chm- ' ,. '” pica bull Tennessee State Fair 1927. Sire o! in prize bull‘ calf. lst prize pair calves. 3rd prize get- “KEEPING siLAoE sadisn‘sszmo "\ ANY farmers who have trouble with silage. freezing, blame the type of silo, but careful observers be'- lieve that there is no noticeable dif- ference among silos as to freezing. The trouble is due largely to. the way the silo and silage is managed. How can freezing be prevented? First of all, the silo must be kept tight, so that the-air above the silage will act as a. sort of insulation. The silo roof must be tight, the windows kept closed, the silo doors put back in place as the" silage is fed down, only one or two doors being left open at the top of silage, and this opening must be closed with a. heavy blanket or rug or a sack of straw which can be pulled into place when leaving the silo. A cover over the bottom of the chute will also help. Then the silage must be handled prop- erly. It should be kept higher in the center, and should be broken down two or three inches from the wall at the close of each feeding period. Two or three heavy rugs or blankets spread over the silage, especially around the walls, will help a great deal in pre- venting freezing from one feeding to the next. Any small amount of frozen Silage pulled loose from the. wall should be put at the centq of the silo and covered with a rug or-carpet or tarpaulin, and the natural heat from the silage will usually thaw it out be- fore the next feeding period. The large body of silage has quite a. lot of heat, which prevents deep freezing from the walls. Considerable protection can be given silos at *small expense and trouble, if, before cold weather, poles are set up three or four feet away, galvanized fencing tacked to these, and then the space between packed with hay, straw, or corn fodder. If these are 12 or 15 feet high they will cover the part which is usually fed out in bitter cold weather.—I. D. . \ ONTARIO ALFALFA SEED SHORT (Continued from page 97) State College has been testing the adaptability of a. number of sources of alfalfa seed. Since a‘very high per cent of the alfalfa seed sown in Mich- igan comes from sources outside of the state, it is very important that the performance of the strain be con- sideredbefore seed is purchased. A glance at the following data from work at our Experiment Station will show the great difference in the rela- tive yielding ability of a. few of the strains tested: ‘look carefully to this factor in brood Yield Records of Alfalfa Seeded in 1921 Given in Tons Hay Per Acre—12% Moisture Strain Source 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 Avg. Group I . Hardigan Michigan 558 7.21 7.85 3.12 3.93 3.83 5.25 Grimm Idaho 5.63 7.09 7.68 2.60 3.28 3.10 4.89 Grimm S. Dakota 5.56 ’ 6.63 7.41 2.53 3.26 3.05 4.74 Group II 1 Common Montana 5.11 6.39 7.36 2.52 3.00 2.78 4-52 Common Utah 5.15 6.06 6.92 2.07 1.94 1.78 3.98 Common Idaho 4.91 5.48 6.51 1.87 1.71 1.83 3.70 Group III ’ , " Peruvian Arizona. 3.83 1.11 1.74 0.32 0 0 1.16 Common Arizona. 3.90 0.92 1-55 0.38 0 0 1.12 ”-— 2:! ”‘3; I, FEEDING Merge v ; Animals fed excluSively on fats and I carbohydrates cannot long survive, since there is a constant drain upon the supply of protein in the body,’ and when that is ~depleted life is im- possible. The milk secreted in the udder of the dairy cow differs entirely from the blood from which it originates. The casein and milk albumen in the milk cannot be duplicated elsewhem in the body of the dairy cow. In the li§t of hays for cat-tie and sheep, alfalfa should be put at the top on account of its palatibility and the high content of protein. With such a. hay it is not difficult nor expensive to balance the ration. ' ‘ Some sows yield about .twice as much milk as do others It is well to sows, and to feed them for the maxi- ,mum of milk production when nurs— ing pigs. For pigs weighing over 100 pounds the best results are obtained by feed- ing three pounds of skim milk to one pound of corn. For pigs under the above weight the quantity of skim milk can be advantageously increased. TEN PER CENT MORE LAMBS ON FEED ABOUT, 4,740,000 head of lambs and sheep were reported on feed in the principal feeding states on January 1, 1928, by the United States Department of Agriculture. This was an increase of nearly 10 per cent over ‘ P the 4,294,000 reported a year ago and slightly more than the 4,630,000 head fed two years ago. The corn belt has 193,000 fewer on feed than last year, while the western states have 640,000 more, mostly in Colorado. The aver- age price at Chicago was $14.30 in the first five months of 1927 and $14.05 in the corresponding period of 1926. Since current prices are around $12.75, it would appear that they have dis- counted quite fully the prospective gain in the supply. WOOL TRADE OUTLOOK CONTIN- UES STRONG ' BOTH domestic and foreign wool prices continue firm at recent ad- ' vances. Boston quotes 48% to 49 cents, grease basis, for fine to quarter- blood fleeces which compares with, 441/2 to 451/2 at the start of 1927. Mill consumption of wool declined slightly in November but in the first 11 months of 1927, consumption of comb- ing and clothing wools reached 323, 000,000 pounds compared with 290,- 000,000 pounds in the same period in 1926. Imports of these two typeS‘in the same 11 months were 61,500,000 less than in 1926. This means that From the yields listed above and from other tests made by the Farm Crops Department, it is relatively easy to divide the strains of alfalfa seed into three main groups, according to their adaptation to Michigan condi—\ tions. Most of the seed available in. Group I will be Grimm, however, some Hardigan will be' available. In Group II, high altitude Utah Common will supply, by far, the greater proportion of seed available. None of the strains of Group III are adapted to Michigan conditions, however, there will be con- siderable seed of this group available. A gentile grows to be aboutdve feet of-slre. and reserve $111113 Champagns bull at 3141?. State‘- i 1927, B c was up mo’s. 0 or sale. 1339'.“ roam out of cows with recon-trI up to ‘ 1.4.0001 .. milk in one year. _ , mp1" 1 ._ ID > » ': ”Mu - '_ 915M” inches (all; _ ; stocks have been considerably do pleted. Advances in goods prices in the last few weeks bespeak a. healthy cloth trade and mill agents appear confident, of active business in Jan- uary. Contracting in the; west still continues and close to 50,000,000 pounds probably have breached up by this time. In Montana“ and Texas, sales up to 40 cents have been re- ported. It is estimated that American purchases in southern hemisphere markets since the opening of the sea- son in early fall total only 16,000,000 pounds, or half as much as a‘ year ago and, onetburth of. the. quantity bought two years ago. a-Over half of. the Australian clip hasbecn sold, 70 per cent of the'South African. clip,- {70 Swine killedonhig - ‘ ways ' dairy cattle dead om bloat; pure . breds mixed with scrub . ' _ . sires; bad blood between neighbors-€- these are only a few of the many penal- ' ' hes a poorly‘fenced farm mustbear. RED BRAND FENCE “Galvannoaled"—coppor Boat-ing . ‘Can’t be'rooted up from the bottom. or broken down from the top, when .roperly erected. Full length, picket- e stays, wavy strands and can’t-slip ; knots keep it hog-tight and bull-proof. , Nootherfence can match“RED BRAND." We puttopper in the steel,like old-time fence. “This adds years of extra wear. Our patented “Galvannealing ’ proc- ess welds on .an extra heavy coating . of zinc. 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Setter, We HE number of cattle on feed for States was 6 per cent smaller on January 1,1928rthan 'on January 1, 1927, according to the feeding estimate of -the United States Department of Agriculture. All states east of the Missouri River had a smaller number On feed than last—year, but there was a considerable» increase in numbers on feed in Kansas and Nebraska, where the corn crop was unusually large. In the Western States the number head, or 16 per cent, smaller than last year. a-smaller number on feed than last year, but the largest reductions were in the states west of the Continental Divide Where the decrease was nearly 25 per cent for the area as a whole. In Colorado, the principal western feeding state, the number this year was only about 5 per cent smaller than last” year’slarge total. The movement of stocker and feed- er cattle through markets into the Corn Belt States “for the six months, July to December, was about 11 per cent smaller in 1927 than for this pe- riod in 1926, and the smallest for the period since 1921. DuringWNovember and December the movement was larger than for the same months in any of the previous three years. This heavy late movement reflected the in- creased production of corn from what seemed probable earlier‘in the season and the! steady advance in ‘fat cattle prices. ‘ All available information indicates that the cattle on feed January 1 this year averaged lighter in Weight than last year and the lightest for many years. Feeders reporting on the weights of cattle on feed show a larger proportion of cattle under 750 pounds and of calves than last year. Records of shipments from four prin- cipal feeder markets show that the number of feeders weighingover 1,000 pounds was only a little over one-half as large from July to December, in- clusive, this year as last and only about one-third as large as in 1924, while shipments of steers under 700 poundsand of calves were almost as large as last year. INTRODUCING PURE- BRED DAIRY SIRES HE pure-bred dairy sire is the greatest single factor in increas- ing the average production" of dairy cows. This fact is generally recog- nized; yet 75 per cent of the dairy bulls in service in the United States are either grades or scrubs. Further- more, those states or sections having the highest percentage of pure-bred dairy sires are also leading in aver- age milk production Various plans to introduce pure- -bred sires have boon tried, such as county- wide and statewide scrub-bull-eradica~ tion campaigns, co-operative bull asso- ciations, bull clubs, better sire trains, and others. 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Stata ............... é CHESTER wumas 53,93, 39,22.- 5.9.3.1999... 92g: 5“ 55" quality. F. W. ALEXANDER. Vassar, Mich. BRED EWES . . . 263 Cho‘c t 1.. r- Dclzinc owes. 91 ling. Registered (ll-C. Gills Rig? {ggowApnh and balance 12011:; r? yr.1 rIotlds. liI-I-d to register-gaughrop. ' rams. Must sell as we are over-staked. D. L. CHAPMAN 81. SON. 8. Rockwood. Mim. SHROPSHIRES Flock of 14 choice young Rog. ewes bred to an im— ported Butter Ram. Priced right. D. L. CHAP- MAN & SON. S. Rockwbod, Mich. bred Kurabui ewes for sale. the A F Ew right fur bearing kind. ANGUS HOME STOCK FARM. Daviton. Mich. DELAINE EWES ii“.”'£"’”.‘i‘3.;m.n ”03.3.: F. H. RUSSELL. R. 3. Wakcman. Ohio. WILL SELL a few 'lirod Registered Hampshire chsR ofI 1111 ages. JOHN B. WELCH. Ionia, Mich.. HORSES F O R S A L E A I' 0 m i n g ”NW—Yemen Belgian stallion. a splendid individual. HILLCREST FARMS, Kalamazoo, Mich A. Feldkamp. R. No. 2, Manchester. Mich. A FEW good Hamrplshire springrdboars at a. argain ate your 0 er for bred slits. JOHN w. SNYDER. st. Johns. Mich... R. 4. F O R S A L E Belgians. Stallion Roan Bay and Sorrcls, coming four, five and six. ERIAS SNIDER. Goahen, Ind. Grain Stsck. a1 01‘ Parlay Farmin bigger profits to Canada Fruit or Market Gardening ‘ 1‘0de {or Free Government Literature on Farm Opportunities' m Canada r~_A—-—— ‘—*_—___—l——-_———__ V I MAIL THIS COUPON TODAY . I ' To the Canadian Government Information Bureau at: I l 9' "E‘Detroit. Mich. Dept. Baa—F. W. Kerr. 10 Jefferson Ave. E. i | . Hm rand mzfru I/lmtrated Bullet: on Farm Opprrl‘unitiu in Canada. I A NAME -.- . .,. ' 1 I GRAIN QUOTATIONS. Tuesday, January 24 Wheat. Detroit—No. 2 red at $1.43; No.2 White $1. 401/2; No. 2 mixed at $1. 40176. Chicago—~ March $1. 301,43; May ' $131; July $1. 271/3, Toledo—Wheat, No. 2 red at $1. 43% @$1. 4411 Corn. Detroit—No. 2 yellow 970; No- 3 yellow 950; No. 4 yellow 930. Chicago—March 88c; May 911/30 July 923,4. Oats. .Detroit-No. 2 Michigan 620; No. 3 white 600. Chicago—March 5478c; May 560; July 521,40 Rye.18 Detroit—No. 2, $1. Chica go——\Ia rch18$1.105/8; $1. 097/8; July $1. 04%,. Toledo—$1. 18. Beans. Detroit—Immediate and prompt shipment $6.45 f. o. b. shipping points. New York—Pea domestic at $6.50@ $6.95; red kidneys $7.50@8.25 to the wholesaleis. Chicago. —Spot navy beans, Michigan choice, hand- -picked, in sacks at $6. 45 @856. 50; dark red kidneys $7.75 Barley. l‘)etroit~~.\ial11ng 97c; Seeds. Detroit domestic seeds:——Cash clo- May feeding 94c. Yer $18.55; February $18.70; March $18.65; cash alsike $16.25; February $16.40; March $16.55; timothy at $2.05; March $2.15. Hay. Detroit—No. 1 timothy ‘~ $13.00@ $14.00; standard $12.50@1‘o- .‘No. 2 timothy $10. 00@11. 00; N01. light clover, mixed $133014; No. ,7 clover $11. 50@12. 50; whe1t and on“ straw $10. 0071311.;00 rye straw $11 :@12.00 alfalfa hay, N0. 1 to choice at Chicago, $24.00@26.00. Feeds. Detroit—Winter wheat bran at $40; spring wheat bran at $39; standard middling at $39; fancy middling. at $43; cracked corn at $43: coarse corn meal $41; chop $40 per ton in carlots. WHEAT. For over a month, fluctuations in Wheat prices have kept within an un- usually narrow range. Nothing has occurred in this period to cause any alarm on the parti of either buyers or sellers and prices have been on the approximate level justified by supply and demand. Foreign markets have been moving sidewise for a still longer time as the May delivery at Liverpool has kept within a seven cent range since early in September. Dry weather still prevails in the southwest and there. is a possibility of fairly large winter abandonment as a result. Texas has had some rain but the area to the north still needs a good drenching. Also, the crop else- where has been subjected to low temperatures without adequate snow cover. A Cl op scare may prove to be the market factor which will offset" the big acreage and the rather large stocks in North America. Foreign demand for rye has been lather slow Iecently. The visible supply has increased to 3, 407,000 bush- els, but this compares with 12,856,000 bushels a year ago and an average of 15,700,000 bushels at this time in the last five yeais. Ara, ‘ Oats prices have been swinging over an extremely narrow range for several weeks. Owing to the small stocks on farms and at terminals, oats prices seem likely to reach a higher level before the next crop is harvested, but no one can Say just when the; ad- vances will take place. CORN Corn prices have shown strength in, the last week as a result- of some im- provement in export demand. This has helped to reduce the pressure from the winter movement. Appar- ently, Argentine supplies are running low as prices in Buenos Aires have ad- vanced sharply in the last two months and United States markets are now on a competitive basis. The movement of corn from first hands has not become excessive but it is running heavier than a year ago and producers appear willing to sell rather freely on small advances in price. At the same time, domestic demand is much broader than a year ago and the export situation promises to help keep the slack out of the mar- ket. Stocks at terminals are ahead}r large, but it may be that demand will be broad enough to pievent much fur- ther accumulation during the winter. BARLEY. Barley prices have been strong with further export sales. Foreign trade observers estimate that 15 mil- lion bushels more will be needed from the United States up to midsummer. Stocks at terminals are moderate. sacs. The fresh egg market has advanced during the past week even in the face of increasing production. The market at present prices, which are the high- est at the corresponding time since 1921 with the exception of 1925, is in a sensitive position, and adjustments to larger supplies from this time on may be sudden and drastic. The short- age in storage stocks is believed to offset some of the usual upsetting ef- fects of the first evidence of the ap- proaching spring flush of fresh egg production. However, prices are ex- pected to work from 30 to 40 per cent lower during the next. three months before they reach the spring low point. Chicago—Eggs: fresh firsts 42560; extras, 50@5lc;,ordinary firsts, 35@ 400; dirties, 28((D32c; checks, 28@31c. Live poultry: Hens 221/60; capons, 28 @30c; springers, 26c; roosters, 19c; ducks, 2.20; geese 19c; turkeys, 28c. Detroit——Eggs: Fresh receipts, best quality, 42¥.é@441/2c; dirties and checks, 23@260. Live poultry: Heavy springers, 270; medium springers, 26@ Live Stock Market service- DETROIT Cattle. Receipts 235. Market steady. Good to choice yearlings dry-fed ............... $11.00@13.75 Best heavy-steers, dry-fed 10256171300 Handy weight butchers. . 9. 00@11. 00 Mixed steers and heifers. 9. 00@10 00 Handy light butchers . . . . 7. 50@ 9. 50 Light butchers .......... 6.00@ 8. 50 Best cows .............. 7.00@ 9.00 Butchers cows .......... 6.00@ 7.00 Cutters ................. 5.50@ 5.75 Canners ................ 4.75@ 5.25 Choice light bulls ....... 6.00@ 9.00 Bologna bulls ........... 7.00@ 8.50 Stock bulls ............. 6.0063 7.75 Feeders ......... . . . . . . . 7.0063 9. 50 Stockers ................ 7.00@ 8. 50 Milkers and springers. . .$75. 00@115. 00 Calves. Receipts 511. M a r k e t opening steady. Best .................... $16.50@17.00 Others .................. 7506171600 Sheep and Lambs. Receipts 1,214. Market steady. Bulk good lambs. ........ $ 13.00 Best lambs . . . ...... . . . . 13.50@13.75 in men: years in many Egg Laying Contests .Contest Quality Breeders of exactly Hens Weigh from four to five pounds. 1 i’whlte eggs averaging 24% ounces to the dozen. for their owner. when fed without lights FREE 1928 CATALOG Send mfg copy of dour Big. New 1928 Catalog. 11108de 'gruu 3” PM!“ & HATCRERY PURE HOLLYWOOD WHITE LEGHORNS Baby Chicks, Eggs, PuIIets, Hens The stock in this mating is direct from the Hollywood Poultry Farm. and is of the same foundation that has made such wonderful records HIGH EGG BRED BLOOD LINES The Hollywood Cookerels we Dmdlilceill lastdyearl were (1.1th301th 200 wood Shock. es 0 vwoo ma. es were ms. to 24,8 Egg H01” Th e the same strain that“ produced 2. 893 ' ' oaks 1'. Lb 1926 Michigan International Egg Laying Contest. eggs in 51 W a 0 Contest Pullers produce pure This mating produced bullets that averaged over $3 00 net profit. each fills the storing}: our how we have built up 3, pr 1 making, '. laying. strain. 0‘!.6111“ facts about how :0 raise chicks for best. results. 5. C. White Leghorn“, Barred Plymouth. Rock. , Box” Tuesday, January 24 Fair lambs ...... , ...... 11.00@12.50 Light lambs ............ 8.00@10.00 Fair to good sheep 6.00@ 7.25 Buck lambs ............. 7.50@12.25 Culls and common ...... 2.50@ 4.00 Hogs. Receipts 2,503. 100 lower, others steady. Pigs .................... $ 5.50@ 5.75 Mixed hogs ............. 8.60 Lights .................. 8.00 Roughs ................. 6.50@ 6.75 Good Yorkers ........... 8.60 Stags ................... 5.50@ 6. 00 Extreme heavies ........ 7.00@ 8. 00 CHICAGO. Hogs Receipts 52,000. Early market most- ly 100 lower than Monday’s average; stots off more; big packers bidding 10@200 lower; early tops $8.30; - strict- Iy choice hogs, 160-210-1bs., at the top of the market; bulk good and choice 170- 2101b. average $8.15@8.30; 220- 300 lb $8. 0508 25 most 130-150-lbs. $7. 50@8. 10; pigs $7. 00@7. 50; packing sows $7. 25@7. 40Cattle Receipts 9,000. Market fed steers slow, steady, lower grades predomin- ating; she stock steady to weak; light yearling fully steady; bulls strong; vealers strong to 500 higher; good to choice kind, scaling 140- lbs. up, show- ing maximum advance; most steers $14. 50 down to $12. 50; best yearlings $16. 50; stockeis and feeders firm at $10. 50@12. 00; best 11 g 11 t feeders $12. 50' light vealers to packers large- shippers $15. 00@ ly $013. 00@14. 00; $1600 Sheep and Lambs Receipts 15,000. Market fat lambs active, strong, 15c higher than Mon- day; early bulk good to choice” 82-88- lb. kind $13.75@14.00, asking $14.00@ $15.00 on choice; heavies; $7.00@7.25; choice light weights ab- sent; feeding lambs strong: bulk good 65-72-lb. feeders $13. 50@13. 75. . BUFFAI. 0. Hogs Receipts 800. Hold over 1, 475, mar- ket steady, 100 higher; bulk-’160—250— lbs. $9.00; few 175-;le $9.10; 220-300— lbs. $8.50@8.;55 pigs $80.,0@850 few 140-lbs. $8. 75, packing sows $7. 00@ $7.50. ttle Ca Receipts 50" Market steady.2 Calves ' Receipts 250. Market ardund .250 higher; tops $16. 7'5 ~.culls and common $9. 00@12.5 ' sheep and Lambs Receipts 200. .7 Market mixed hogs ' ‘factors. nothing doing on; sheep firm; bulk fat ewes Market anions; few . 00' ll agitators 7599M ' good lambs 14. . on s a . 2 y ‘ ‘ around $1203 at ewes 66.336127 0. 27c; heavy hens, 270; light hens, 22¢; roosters, 16c; geese, 7lbs. up, 20@2‘1c‘; géicks, large white, 30c; turkeys, 35@ BUTTER. Increasing supplies of fresh butter at a time when dealers are taking on only enough stOck to meet actual needs, resulted in the butter market working lower again last week. Prices are more than 10 per cent lower than at the high point late in December. The break in the cold weather has stimulated production and the butter output is increasing fa. ter than at this time a year ago. Im orts of foreign butter have been negligible recently, but the possibility of heavy shipments from abroad is a check on any im- provement in the domestic market. Consumption probably will be stimu- lated by the lower prices which deal- ers am beginning to carry on to con- sumers, so that the increased make can be absorbed without forcing prices much lower , Prices on 92 score creamery were: Chicago, 460; New York, 471/20; De- troit, 42@45c in tubs. FEEDS. ‘. ’ The feed market remained him last week although demand became less urgent. Stocks in consumers’ hands are light, according to dealers, so that another spell of cold Weather would precipitate fresh buying orders. Pro- ducfion, particularly of wheatfeeds, is increasing, but so far, offerings have been readily absorbed. Chicago—Bran, $33.25; standard middlings, $32. 50; homjny feed, $37; gluten feed, $38. 70; old process oil meal, $50; taznkage, $75; meal, 43%. $52 50. BEANS. The bean markt‘. remains {strong with C. H. P. white quotedr $6. 60 per 100 pounds, 1‘. (Mb. Michigi 1 ship- ping points. Farmers continue to fol- low a holding policy so that current recei ts are not burdensome and coun- try arkets are firm with prices tend- ing upward. WOOL Wool prices advanced further in the last ten days. Choice Ohio delaine wool sold at $1.20, scoured basis, and asking prices are up to $1.25 to $1.30, or practically'equal to Australian wool of similar grade, duty‘ paid. The small domestic supplies and firmness in world markets are the dominating Unsold stocks of wool in Boston early in January were 55,000,- 000 pounds, or about 10,000,000 pounds more than generally expected, but they compare with 81,000,000 pounds a year ago, when hodlings in the in- terior were much smaller. Demand for goods has not been quite as active: recently and the rise in raw wool has narrowed’ the manufacturing margin to a point whe1e some tendency to, cu1tail mill consumption may take place. Even with this curtailment, it seems doubtful if the rise in wool prices will be checked until they have advanced still further. GRAND "RAPIDS .. Potatoes, 900@$1 bu; onions, $1 bu; parsnips, $1 bu; radishes, 75@900 doz. bchs.; carrots, 75c bu; cabbage, 6-0@ 750 bu; leaf lettuce, 14@150 lb; ap- ples, $1.50@3.25 bu; wheat, $1.23 bu; rye, 900 bu; buckwheat, $1.50 cwt; beans, $5. 80 cwt; pork, 10@120 lb; veal, 11@16c 1b; lamb, 17@220 in; beef, 6@160 lb; chickens, 1569240 lb, hens 14@24c; eggs, 40@43c doz; but- ter-fat, 490 lb. DETROIT CITY MARKET ' Apples 80c@$5. 00 bu; bagas, 750@ $1. 00. bu; beets 50@900 bu; cabbage 50@75c bu; curly cabbage 050c®$1 00 bu; red cabbage 7OG@$1.0 bu, car~ rots 50@75c bu; 50@75c doz; celery 50c@$1. 00 doz. bchs; eggs, wholesale, white, 50055c doz; b1own 45@500 doz; retail 5_0@55c doz; leaf lettuce 50@75_c;' dry onions 75c@$1. 25 bu; root parsley 75c@$1. 00 bu; CUIIY ’35@40c doz. bchs; parsnips 90c@$1. 50 bu; pears 750@$1. 25 ,bu; potatoes 600@$1. 15 bu; cottonseed . o hens, wholesale 25@30c lb retail 30@ , ' 32c lb; broilers, wholesale, leghorns, 22@24c lb; 30@32c lb; ducks 26@30c lb; t,geese 25@28c lb, dressed poififry, re t'ail, 30 @350 1b;.,. ducks 35@ 00 lb; black radishes 75c@$1. 00 bu; horse radish $2 00@5 00 bu; Hubbard squash.- $1. 50 @332. 00 bu; spinach. $1. 7563200 bu; turnips $1 :2 CW? tab! rocks 26@30c lb, retail ‘ ) Iw“ (UWTHFY'UJWC'I' pay—Ir- Ha I won -—\Ir~v I .—v‘._._.,__. ‘ozdooir—“ " {act that many lambs are either over- ' weight or undernnished is an adverse .- previous, but the sharp decline in for- mom * compared émith head a. year also in spite of the/tact that numbers on- food are about 10 per cent greater than last year. The and is .expeCted to reach peak volume about the middle of February. The phase of the trade. Trices seem likely to fluctuate around the present level for the next two or three months. ' EUROPEAN Hoe. SUPPLIES LARGE w fill-LE1 consumptive. demand for ‘p'ork 13 active, receipts of hogs are so liberal that prices of prod ct are comparatively soft. "With prespects of. ample Receipts cf hogs right along. 3peculative demand is not giving the. market much help. Exports of both meats and lard since January 1 have been about the same as a year sign takings at that time played a large part in the decline in hog prices in 1927. Reports from Europe indi- cate that native supplies of hog pro- ducts will continue rather large for several months yet. Save losses in chick ralsing by read- ing the Michigan Farmer Chick Bulle- tin. You can obtain it by sending self-addressed stamped envelope to Poultry Department, Michigan Farmer, ry . , . _, markets totalled6g only movemént from Colorado is increasing ‘5 Detroit, Mich. 'm'wor‘k horse while using. 32.5091: drugg'lsts. or ‘ Sand for book 7-8 free. Fromo our tiles: “Fistula ready to burst. Never saw %anythiggn aid to treatmpnt so 'Iek eI‘y. bowl outAhsorin A TRADE MARK hE'u. "5 rLTlJFF. E WWW ..$orin ield. 'au. Qonuhcnrnm $12.29, A RARE OPPORTUNITY to buy un- usually thrifty' 3 ft. peach trees at this bargain price. Guaranteed stock. Wide selection of varieties. Our free 1928 cat- slog lists many unusual bargains on Fruit Trees, Shrubs, Vines and seeds. ALLENS NURSERY II SEED HOUSE BOX 7, GE'NEVA, OHIO AUCTION SALE Wednesday, February lst commencing 9:30 o’clock. General sale,5 horses. 20 head registered and high grade Holsteins and ,farm tools. NHLTON E. ARMSTRONG. 3 miles west 0.1141155 miles south of Cedar Springs, Mich. $10 Auction Course Free Postal will bring 200 Auction Sayings $114 00. AMERICAN AUCTION COLLEGE. Kansas OWL." o. Small .11me bring best results under Rate 9 cent: a word. cmmmutive Luzon-flops? canton sword. Count. as display t1 "U or illustrations admitted. Bemittanc charge I0 word CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING This- classified advertising department is established for the convenience of Michigan farmers. advertising miscellaneous articles for sale or exchange. Poultry advertising will be run .pa-rtment at classified rates. or in display columns at couuuerrlal rates. each insertion. on Orders for less than four insertions: for four or mom must Live stock qdvu‘tialng has a separate department and II not accepted as classified. Minimum headings. Try It for want ads and. for inthis do- me. word each abbreviation. initial or number. No momp pany order Ono 'I.»ur . 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Write for illustrated San Joaquin Valley folder and get our term paper- ”The Earth" tree for six months. 0. Beau-eves. General Colon- ization Agent. sum FoL Railway. 912 Railway Dr- GRAND MONEY-MAKING FARM-620 Acres Fully Equipped“ Good custom saw mill trade: near village. Valuable camp sites on mile—long lake; excellent 12— room. house: large ham. 6 room tenant house. etc. Only $8. 900 with 8 her-sax. 15 cattle. 26 sheep. hogs. poultry. machinery. crops: part cash. Pictures details his Copy Free. Strout Agency. 1105-180 Kresge Bldé‘.. Detroit. Mich. _ GRAB THIS BARGAIN—45 acre farm with good 4~room house. flowing well. out buildings. 90 rods high bank river front. 1% ‘ .Lake. good fishing. and City of Beaverton. »MIch. Price $1,000. U.,G. Boynolds._ sells farms. Glsdwln. i _ ._ AN OPPORTIIIEITY RéfiImLY ‘gFllt‘lEBERI-g secure Im ed farm . es, acres . iroct wnerr noprgzonts. no Qfimnaibn; in famed dairy section . BARGAIN or inABGABIs 160 acres clay loam farm near Glsdwln Mitch” small stream. watered pastime. .idcal dstock rim.“ :4. 000, basement. barn and 3110., 1mm 81111096513th for 86, 000 U. G. Reynolds. sells {oi-Ins. spawning-11 'WISLAYUS COUNTY. Commuter—me farmers ,B'flc'od 1 Wm bucklet n'ullept. WM sin-us ow. Won-m . mu ' County Dov Bov'olomngnt 30am (Canny Chamber We). Maniac oilfornh. 110- ACRE dph‘ buildings y 53.1mm teem Gould. Achist... Ionic. mm for sale on 11-44,, MSCELLA NEOUS ATTENTION LODGES. CHURCfms—I have 150 double folding chairs. a full line of dishes and. 1 10-foot tables. Also Baiting fixtures for sale at an attractive price. Call at my expense. Harryo . Robinson. Phone 7. Plymouth. Mich. 125 GOOD WHITE ENVELOPEB and 125 full size unruled Letter Heads all neatly ted and pro- psid. one dollar. .Money back if, wanted. Other good printing at. low prices. Address. The Breywm. Freeport. Michigan. WINDOW CURTAINS—Genuine linen not. Very new. durable, artistic. WWII] harmonize with any color scheme. 82 .95 pair P prepaid. L. M. Adix. 2819 Buckingham. Berkley. Mich. OUR 1928 CATALOG just from press. 84 showing Largest Line of Poultry Supplies mm the World. (Over 300 items.) Write today .for your copy Fm. Brewer Mfg. 00.. C-27, Quincy, Ill. BIG BARGAIN—Send $2. receive postpaid 100 double sheets and 100 envelopes. Hammermlll Bond. each printed with name. route. post adios address. J. . Barr PrintingCo .. Charlotte. Mich. VIRGIN WOOL YARN for sale by manufacturer at flotsam. Samples free. H. A. Bartlett. Harmony sine. ‘ FOR SALE—Triple Unit Nicfle Bean Picker. new. Waste. Huber. Gladwin. Mich. PURE. HONE'Yv—Five 11). mi! 81 postpaid. Homer Buzzard. Fenton. Mich. . . '! llmd cash with? order. Money ref.undod less ox- mite t mtydo rsde- titles. two does one buck. hfy dollars do- guess charges. immediately if rabbits not satisfactory when received. Wm. Rood. Lancer. Mich. COLLIE r’UPPms. Exceptionally well bred. carry ing the blood lines of Americas finest comes. Spo- ciully. priced. .M. Bedinger. Borrien Springs, Mich. RAB‘BITS—Make Big Pmflts with Chinchilla Rabbits. Real money makers. Write for facts. 892 Conrad's Ranch. Denver-,4 Colorado. PURE-BRED FLEM‘ISII GIANT RABBITS, unre- lated pair. 3 months old. $4. 50. Leonard Norton. Three Rivers. Mich” . 3. _ CHINCHILLA RABBITS. Excellent foundation stock. D. Hale Brake, Stanton, Michigan. MATTRESSES MATTRESSES made any Size. low factory prices. Catalog free. Peoria Bedding Company. Peoria. 111. FRUIT TREES AND NURSERY STOCK MASTODON LARGEST EVERBEARING STRAW- BERRY; 100 plants. $2.00: 300, $5.00; 1,000, $12.50: 1.000 Champion $8.50; 200. $2.50; 1,000 strawhcm plants 53. 00, Gibson $3 75: Big Joe. Cooper. l'rcmicr, $5 00: l. 000 2- -\car Gr pe plants $2000;100. $4 00: 100 llaspheriy or Blur berry $2. 25. Shrubs. aspara- gus. bulbs. thrifty well rooted plants miaranteed. Catalog. Westhansor's Nurseries, Sawyer. Mich. LYMAN’S GRIMM ALFAI.FA SEED. Buy direct from the Introduver. All send Scarificd. necessitating less per acre. Lyman's Best 42c per II). No. 2 Grimm. a lighter and finer seed. but which gives excellent. results. 23c per lb. while it lasts. A. B. Lyman. Introducer. Excelsior. Minnesota. PEACH TREES. $5 per 100 and up. Apple Trees. $7.50 per 100 and up. In large or small lots direct to planters. by freight. parcel post, express. Plums. pears. cherries. grapes. nuts, berries. pecans. Iines: ornamental trees. vines and shrubs. Free catalog in colors. Tennessee Nursg'y 00.. Box 125. Cleveland. Tenn 100 GENUINE IIIASTODON EVICIlBEARlNG straw- berry plants 5195. 250 for $3.50. 500 for 911,75. Bears July to December. 18 fill quart. 2 year (Yon- cord grape plants less than 20 each. Beautiful rata- log free. George Strainer. Box 14. New Buffalo, Michigan. . MASTODON EVERBEARING—Jmss than 11,éc each. Why pay more. Champion Originator. Catalog free. Edwin Lubke. New Buffalo. Mich. SEEDS WOLVERINE OATS absolutely pure. color and aer- mination perfect. Very heavy. One dollar bushel bags free. Freight prepaid Michigan. on over twenty bushel orders received before March. Checks cashed early M when seed shipped. Satisfaction guar- anteed; A. B. Cook. OWOSSO, Mich, REGISTERED AND CERTIFIED SEED CORN—- Clement’ 3 white cap yellow dent. l‘ir-kctts yellow dent and Michigan yellow dent (a very wily dent). Cm- tifled worthy oats. 2- -row bailei and sweet clover seed. Dept. A, Paul C. Clement. Britten. Michigan. SCIENCE AND PRACTICE demonstrate Improved American Banner wheat. Wolverine oats. Improved Robust beans best for Michigan. A. B. Cook. Owosso. Mich. SWEET CLOVER SEED. white blossom. grown north- em Michigan. Real eaned. s1 arillcd Sealed baits. Delivered your station 96. 00 bushel. Thos. Buell. Flmira. Mich. SWEET CLOVER. bushel $5.40. alfalfa $15.00. seed corn $3.50. Write for price list. Felton Seed 00.. Sioux City. Iowa. TOBACCO SPECIAL OFFER—Chewing or smoking 5 lbs. 81: 10. $1.75: Cigars 50 for $1.95; pay when m’eived. money refunded if not satisfactory. Farmers Asso- ciation. West Paducah, Kentucky. GUARANTEED HOMSPUN TOBACCO—Chewing._ 5 pounds. 81.25: 10. 82. Smoking, 10. $1.50. Pips Free! Pay postman. United Farmers. Bardwell. Kentucky. ' HOMESPUN TOBACCO: Chewing 5 lbs. 81. Smok- ing 5 lbs. 750. Pay when i-eweived. ~Pipe free. Farms-rs Union. A5. PadIu-ali. Ky. LEAF TOBACCO. good. moot chewing. 5 1115., $1.25: 10, $2.00; Smoking. 5 lbs. 90c; 10. $1.50. United Farmers. Mayfield. Ky. WANTED WANTED—Comb Honey in large quantities. Joseph Mimich. 34 East Charlotte. Ecorse. Mich. EXCHANGE POULTRY WHITI‘AKER‘S MICHIGAN CERTIII‘IED REDS Both Combs. R. O. P. Trapnestrd. Michigan's greatest color and egg strain. Cockarels, chicks, eggs. it???” free. Interlakes Farm. Box 9. Lawrence. 1 c . TO TRADE for a small. well improved farm, a. fine forty bbl. flour mill. 20 ton food mill. well located. forty-five miles from Detroit. Cheap electric power. Write Box 133. Michigan Farmer. Benoit. EDUCATIONAL BIG PAY JOBS open in auto and tractor work. I'll train you in a few Weeks g-so you can can-n $35.00 to $75.00 a. week to start. Qualify as an ex- port and make $100 to $200 a week or. operate your own garage or service station. , No books—no printed lessons. Work with real tools and real Age no barrier. Little schooling needed. Write today for his free auto book and remarkable tuition offer. which includes board and railroad fans to Cincin- nati ”or Cleveland. Investigate: this is the oppor- tunity of a. lifetime. Write today—a postal will do. McSweeuey Auto Schools. 31— As McSweeney Build- ing. Cincinnati, Ohio or Cleveland. Ohio. FARM “my ~ HUMMER—BATTLEY IMPLEMENTS: Flows. Disc. lover. tandem and tractor barrows. Spreaders, cream separators. cultivator. I'Otan hoe. etc. Ask for cata-‘ locus. 49.13am Jackson. Mich. FOR SALE—at .1; one"... roadie for Molina Trac- all models. Mann Transfer 8: Storage 05.. 223 W. South. Indianapolis. Ind. . mnAL mm FARM—300 month's-emu 01.111103 1113(1er pm. $1.50 W.” takes it. 881000” mm U. 9.: mold. LA Meow. 9-3.. Rude: Mfg. 05.. Bryan. 3 cans farms. Glsdwln. Mich. . . (21110. m Album-15m mm axes—wan fcr mm are. #Brobg grim Seattle "Breeding reckerels. pullets. and chicks. BARRED ROCK COCKERELS. Start the new sea- son right with one of our welhdenelopcrl exhibition quality cockerels with dark, even, narrow barring. $5 each. 2 for $9. 3 for $12. Ingleside Farm. H. E. Powell 8: Son. Ionia. Mich. 8 VARIETIES Record of Performance Male Matings. Free catalog giving bigearly order discounts. Beckman Hatchery. Bot 51. Grand. Rapids. Mich. BUFF LEGHQRN PULLETS. hatching eggs and baby chicks that live and grow. Circular. Hill- crest Poultry Farm. Bath. Mich. CHOICE WHITE ROCK COCKEREIIS. satisfaction guaranteed or money refunded. R. C. Smith. , Oxford. Mich. 8. C. BROWN AND WHITE LEGHORNB. 332 091;. catalog. Hui-Ion Fulton. Gallipolis, Ohio. STOCK EGGS. CHIX. All varieties chirkens. ducks. geese. turkeys. guineas, bantams. Arthur Jam's. Waveland. Indiana COCKEIIEIS Holtemian strain of Barred Plymouth Rocks. stmmz. hcalthy birds. 84. two for 97. Mrs. Glenn Arnold, Sammie. Mich. BARRED ROCK COCKERELS. Holterman Strain. Mrs. J. Carmichael. Wayne. Mich. . our onions 3 WHITE LEGHOIIN CHICKS from big white em. mp anywhere o: o. d. Guaranteed to live. Low prepaid prices. Trcpnosted. pedigreed foundation stock. Egg contest records to 314 eggs. Hundreds of cockerelo. pullers. hens. Bargain prices Big 28m annual catalog hoe. Gcom B. Keri-1.11.934 Union. Grand Rapids.“ Michigan. 11% m' E'sst'repd .Mlchigsn “International Egg bullets . ( hicks now! y; (:WPRoolué um um, Warns. out 3 032‘s LEAD STATE C ONTEST— 14) sho‘wsour lodmrns leading in: CoPmest. 1.000 now being transected in 0. To insure delivery when wanted—order your Michigaii Accredited Free circular and prices on request. Down's Poultry Farm. Romeo. Mich. TOVVNLINE CHICKS. 688‘s. breeding stock in four leading varieties have made a record of profit per-- formant-e for thousands of pmiltrymen that points Ilia way succeasward for you. Don't. fall to get our New 1928 Catalog . Tells how to raise chicks and vlhy our egg blood lines make profits easy. Copy true. Townline Poultry Farm. Route 1. Box 107. Zoeluld. Michigan. BABY CHICKS—You can buy your early hatched . Michigan Accredited chicks right here at home. First hatrh January 15. Also booking orders now for spring delivery at special discount. Send catalog and prices. Brummer- Fredrickson Poultry Farm. Box 28. Holland. Michigan. BABY CHICKS. The Village View large type. vigorous, healthy chit-ks. Direct from our poultry farm and hau-hcry to you. Ask for our larso free catalogue which tells all about our hatching and breeding establishment. Price reasonable 1! orders are booked now. Village View Poultry Farm. Zoe. land. Blit'il., R. 3. ‘ FAIRVIE'W CHICKS. ,Pullets. liens and Pedigread (‘ookorcls lIaIe havvd iiII‘ way to bigger poultry pro!- its for hundreds. Our 1028 (,‘atalog tells you how tn raise poultry for profit. Get. our Live and Let Live l'rir-es. Fain‘icw llatt-heiy & Farms. Box CM. Zun- hind, Michigan. ACCREDITED “'III’I‘E IJCGIIORN CHICKS. Holly- wood strain: (‘ontwt puilcts now average 25 ounces 0ng per dozen. 1921? almost. pen averaged 239 eggs each. Customer's profit $3.00 per bird. Also An- ronus, Rooks. Catalogue. Wyngardm Hatchery. Box 14. Zecland. Mich. MII‘H. CERTIFIED S. (‘, \V. Leghorn Chicks. Why not make an additional income this year with Gibbs’ Winter—Lay Strain Lrg‘lim'm. All Approved R. 0. P. males. Our new catalog will tell you all about. them. Gibbs Winter—Lay Hatchery. Bronson, Mich, Box B. BARRED ROCK (‘Iifl‘ [{S—Im‘ubators now running. Order chicks early. (' ard's chicks are better chicks. (hicks. eggs. and bleeding stmk. Flack under State and Federal smwrvision. Leo. V. Card. Hillsdnle. Mich” I’IIOIID (‘ambi'iit 4109. BABY (III(‘ KSWFrmu om cxtia laige type Eng. W. Log. Heavv modulus. Get our circular bdope or'dciing clsewhcic. Plitl’s low, only $107. 50 per 1,000. A—1 chicks. Model Poultry Farm. Zeelond. ll. 4. Michigan. BROIIIEIK (‘IIH‘KS Why huvo empty brooder houses? Make a. profit on l’inm-roft broilers. Accredited and blood—tested. Incubator now running. Pinecroft l'olultry Farm, ll. (3. Owosso. Mich. Write for cir- ru (11'. BE'I'I‘Elt BABY ("HICKS from State Fair winners. production class. Eighty per cent of our chicks go to old customers. Blown broods. Booking orders. 7Iciiving 1" Write. Litchiield Hatchery. Litchflcld. . u MIC 1N ACCREDITED CHICKS. Barred Rocks. R. J Rods. Sirens. husky chicks. Bred-today strain Special F11i1-IIan'-l\Iarch prices $14.00 per 100. "‘I'dcr now. Howe's Accredited Hatchery. 155561. I. Mich . MYERS, PURE-BRED ('IIII'KS. 100% live delivery. postage prepaid. Four leading blN’dS. White Loir- lIoms. White Wyandottcs. Tinned Ilmks R. I. Reds Flu-ks bred for egg production Send ior descrimlve circular. Myers Hair-bury. Mt. Pleasant. Mich. LOOK! 100.000 chinks 91- up. 20 varietie9. 0811!: many 200 to 312 out: r91 0rd bred ROP cooker-e19. Send for free catalog giving big early order dis- counts. Lawrence Hatchery. Grand Rapids. Mich. SECRE'J‘S ()II‘ (‘Hll‘K CULTURE told. in Chapman’s chick booklet. Mailcd free to chick buyers. Droip postal to Chapman Poultry Farm, Box 265. Plain- Well, Michigan. TURKEYS WHITE HOLLAND TUIIKEYS and White 'Pelrin Ducks. pine-bred healthy shock. Addressed stamped grfivefiope for reply. Alden Whitromb. Byron Center. c . runners, all breeds. Strictly pure-bred. Unre- lated pairs and tries. reasonable prices. Eastern Ohio Poultry Farm, Beallsville. Ohio. PURE—BRIT!) BRONZI" BREEDING STOCK. unio- lated pairs. vigorous, good quality. Mrs. Chas. Boone. Traverse City. Mich, R. 5. QUALITY TURKEY FARM. Gizmt Bronze Turkeys. ('howo cm'kcrels. eggs in season. G. W. Ely. glint. Mich. PURE-BRED Bourbon’s toms. twolve; helps ten. F.- J. Chapman. Northvillc. Mich. iIIAMMO’I‘H Bronze Turkeys. May hatohdl. Very good ones. Mrs. Eugene llamsdell, Hanover. Midi. PURE-BRICD BOURBON RED TURKEYS. Maurice A. Rector, Rorkfm-d. Mich. NAIIRAGANSE'IYI‘ TURKEY'S. not Ernest Moment. Ionia. Mich. l’UltIc-BIIEI) many left. PURE BRED BOURBON 1.141) 'I‘UIKKEYS. large and vigorous. Annie Ives, Rooki‘oid. Mich. J AGENTS WANTED ' MAN TO WORK his loual territory. booking orders for shrubs. roses. perennials. omamental and fruit trees. etc. Also hire agents. Full or s time. Five your replacement. No investment or time. necessary Outfit free. Real opportunity. Knight & BOSthik, Newark New York State. . NEW HOUSEHOLD DEVICE washes—dries windows. swoops. cleans walls. scrubs. mops. Costs lea than brooms. Over half profit. Harpers. 113 Third St” Fairfleld. Iowa. ' WANTED~Far1nor or farmer’ 5 son or man to travel ' McConnon in country. Steady work. Good profits. &Company. Dept. F— 26, Winona. Minn. HELP WANTED MILK ROUTE SALESMAN WANTED—$200.00 cash bond required. Steady employment. good wages and chance for advancement. Write to Ol' further partic- ulars. Freeman Dairy Company. Flint, Mich. WANTED—Married man by year. dairy and more! farming. P. H. Stabbins, Sat-mac web" B. 2. SELL your poultry, baby chicks, hatching eggs and . real estate through a Mich;— . ism Emel-dfiflificd mm. r a . Read here the story of a man who learned how to make a big profit from a small fragment of land. Right now you probably have some piece of land that should be making bigger profits. Make it pay its way. Make it bring in that extra m on e y t h at y o u n e e (1. Make it pay you $594 per quarter acre just as Mr. Reed did, or make it pay even $627 per quarter acre _ ’ ‘\ like H. J. Von V -- ““1 Hagen did. Last year I told you Michigan Farmer folks about myself—how years ago I tried to raise strawberries, how I had always had only or- dinary luck, etc., until finally [became ac— quainted with R. M.. Kellogg and 1118 Thorobred 5Pedigree plants. Then I found that the whole :secret of his great success was the plants that ‘he used. iNow, this year, I am going to tell you about 5a man who had almost exactly the same exper- lience that I had. Three years ago, A. _H. Reed, lof Kennedy, N. Y., was a chicken ralser who twas trying to raise strawberries as a side—line :with his chickens. He was having good enough luck with the chicks, but no luck- with the strawberries~he was beginning to get dls- couraged, and was about ready to quit. . Then, one day, an uncle of his came to vi51t him. This uncle had been a successful fruit- .grower, so Mr. Reed showed him his patch and asked him what was the trouble. The first question that his uncle asked him was_“VVhere do you get your plants?” Reed replied that he got them anywhere he could, and that was all the uncle needed to know. He admsed his nephew to try Thorobred Pedigree plants, and told him where to get them, and now Mr. Reed finds that his uncle gave him good advme. ‘ ‘. $594 From Only Mt Acre Mr. Reed got his first» Thorobred Pedigree Straw- berry plants in the spring of 1925, and in the summer of 1926 he wrote me that he had made $594 from only 14 acre of these plants. He had only 2,000 of them and- they produced 2,700 quarts of fancy berries most of which sold at 30c to 350 per quart. Mr. Reed says: . “\Ve had a wonderful crop ' ' of berries. quarts of the most beautiful berries I ever saw grow. Our berries sold in advance ‘ of the market all season, while other growers here were begging for buyers at any price. , “Speaking of the quality of~your plants re- minds me of how I happened to send for Kellogg plants. 1 had tried to get started with We picked 2,700 ' strawberries for several years but with very poor success. About when I was ready to give up an uncle of mine visited me. He had been a suc- cessfuldruit grower and I called his attention to my strawberries. The first question he asked Was ‘Where do you buy your plants?’ I told him, ‘Anywhere" I could find them.’ He replied, ‘There‘is only one place to buy strawberry plants and that is Kelloggs.’ That is how you got my first order. “We took up strawberries as a. side-line with our large poultry afarm, but after growing a crop of Kellogg Thorobreds, we have changed our plans. Strawberries first and eggs as a sideline. This year, when we were selling fancy table eggs at 330 per dozen, we were selling Kellogg’s Thoro- bred Strawberries at 350 per quart.” Profit From Mr. Reed Profit from Mr. Reed. He knew the value of high-bred. productive chickens, and he always had made a success of chicken raising, but it had never occurred to himthat high-bred, pro- ductive plants were necessary for raising strawberries. He went on year after year try- ing to make a success with ordinary plants, until his uncle—who knew—told him of the. Thorobred Pedigree'kind. Mr. Reed tried the Thorobred Pedigree kind and immediately he made .a big profit. . Send, for my new free book and it will tell you more about Thorobred Pedigree Straw- berry Plants, than Mr. Reed’s uncle told him. * You already know the value of' high-bred chickens, milch cows, horses, pigs, etc. Now learn the value of high-bred productive straw- berry plants, and you will make big money. Make Bigger Profits Mr. Von Hagen Made $627 From Only 1 2 Acre Mr. Reed is not the only one who made a big success with Thoro- bred Pedigree. plants. H. J. Von Hagen made $627 from only one- quarter acre and won back lost health in the bargain. People by the hundreds are making money at the rate of $500 to $1,200 per acre right along. Send for ' ” , my book and read about these others. Everything is easy and simple. These big profits are just .as much within your reach as they‘were within the reach of Mr. Reed and others. You can make big profits and I want to show you how. ‘ Get Your Pencil Get your pencil now and fill in the coupon at the top of this page, address it to my Com- pany and mail it. I will send you my new free book at once. ‘ You will profit by reading this book. It will give you confidence in your own ability to make money with Thorobred Pedigree plants. You will find there how to grow berries for your own use or for market. Tells everything from start to finish. Get the book and then use your own judgment. ., ' F .g ' E. , Beatty, Pres. , E R..- Name...... Address ...... . . . . . 1 .VI'I'W -f.v,.:..‘ 9 . M. ‘Keiloss'CQ-,; , . - Three Rivers, Mich. . ’ _ .. - Send me, FREE, that. new '40. page Berry, Book as advertised. to $1,200, 'or more, per acre. . ............ o.noonce-onlo-Otutoooonct-a 4 sexism? 1" I want -:.to‘ know ‘niore,.aboi1t making $500 " ...-v-iocoo,o-o’0-~-oouonccoannn ----- ,s-usu‘n Ojloholoulllioiul . .. . P Prolong’ Your Profits Write for our new Berry Book and learn about our new line of raspberries, blackberries, asparagus, trees, and other nursery stock. . . Our name, reputation, and guarantee are back of ,this stock.» This is your definite assurance of suc- cess. It is thesymbol of money-making quality. Send for our new free book, and learn about this stock. Whenever Kellogg offers anything for sale, you can bet your last dollagit’s good. 'You can bank on it to make you money. You can be sure that. it will produce. You can make big profits. That’s what has. made us Our reputation. Get our new free book and learn about the complete satisfaction our plants have given to others. Now you can make money all season long and use the profitable Kellogg Thorobred plants throughout. You can start your income with, asparagus early in the spring, continue with strawberries, raspber- ries, blackberries, and cherries, and finish in the fall with grapes and everbearing strawberries. With this complete line ‘there’ll be no gaps in your income. Mail the coupon. ' Yes, thidsbook is free. us -money to produce it for.you. you nothing. Allyou need do is ask for it. It’s a valuable book. It costs Still it will cost Write your name and address on the coupon—or a post- card—and mail it to us now. A {Kellogg Thbred strawberry plant fruiting in c , . . _ , racteristic thorebred fashion. \Note thepiles of big , :This is a, picture of a ‘Kellogéoqhombied Pedigree .4 I . . p , errles with stilt more » to come} «Send for.our,new-tree~’book_; .M, , '-~- i ii i t h l t