"INSIDE" MICHIGAN THE N E W S Legislative News In The Michigan f a r m News r#\K.M[ A N e w s p a p e r For Michigan Farmers NEWS A Progressive Newspaper for Michigan Farm Homes Ninth Year, Vol. IX, No. 3 ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1931 FIVE CENTS Issued Semi-Monthly PER COPY FLAY JOBBERS AS Compares '30 Taxes j) COST OF CLOTHES, GOVERNOR PROPOSES $14,219,162 MICH. BEAN GRS. With '96 and 1900 FURNITURE, FOOD First Portrait SLASH IN STATE'S TWO YEAR BUDGET; INC., ORGANIZES Bellevue—After r e a d i n g in the J a n u a r y 24 F a r m News a com- IN 1896,'00,'06 FARM NEWS MAKES AN ANALYSIS parison by E a r l P e t e r s o n , Clin- ton county farmer, of prices paid f a r m e r s for farm products Newspaper of Those Days Drops $4,000,000 Turner Act Aid for Poorer Growers Say Boycott, Price in 1896 (McKinley P r o s p e r i t y Schools; Covert Road and Malt Tax Not Tells Us What W e W a r Threats Used To Prices) with 1900 (Bryan F r e e T r a d e Prices) a n d 1930 prices, Paid. In Brucker's Budget, Which Replaces Block Co-ops. a F a r m News r e a d e r at Belle- vue, E a t o n county, p r e s e n t s u s Gov. Green's Recommendations. SAY ELEVATORS AFRAID with a s t a t e m e n t of t h e t a x e s BUGGIES CAME HIGH paid on a c e r t a i n 40 a c r e s in his possession for 1896, 1900 and Lansing.—Legislators, taxpayers, followers of business at Bean Jobbers Ass'n Protests Shoes $3 to $5, Bedroom Suite 1930, with this c o m m e n t : the capitol and newspaper editors, are still debating the real College Work In Co-op " I have j u s t r e a d in t h e F a r m $14, Men's Suits From significance of the administration budget bill which was sub- Organization. News a c o m p a r i s o n of prices in $8 to $15, Etc. mitted in both houses this week by spokesmen for Gov. 1896, 1900 a n d 1930 I did not find t h e t a x c o m p a r i s o n for L a n s i n g — J a n u a r y 24 t h e F A R M Wilber M. Brucker. Saginaw—Organization of a n e w those dates. W h y not tell both N E W S p u b l i s h e d a Clinton county state-wide co-operative commodity sides of the s t o r y ? " farmer's summary of prices paid The bill represents the new governor's beliefs in State m a r k e t i n g o r g a n i z a t i o n — t h e Mich- f a r m e r s for t h e i r p r o d u c t s in 1 8 9 6 , i g a n B e a n G r o w e r s , Inc., a n d sweep- T A X E S ON 40 ACRES Near Bellevue, Mich. 1900 a n d 1 9 3 1 . economy. It calls for a total of about $71,000,000 in ap- (No Buildings Thereon) ing condemnation of threatened 1896 1900 1930 W e h a v e b a d l e t t e r s from r e a d e r s propriations for the two year period beginning July 1, 1931. boycotts, price wars and other TAX s u b m i t t i n g taxes t h e y paid on farm methods ascribed to " c e r t a i n so- State $2.42 $2.72 $9.26 p r o p e r t y for t h o s e d a t e s , a n d have It replaces on the desks of the 132 legislators the voluminous County 2.70 1.52 8.26 called b e a n j o b b e r s " efforts to block 2.07 .86 5.06 been a s k e d t o r e p o r t w h a t f a r m e r s book in which is printed in great detail, the budget for the co-operative marketing of beans Town 3.60 4.82 22.20 paid for c l o t h e s , f u r n i t u r e , food a n d c a m e a b o u t at a m e e t i n g of d i r e c t o r s School 1.14 o t h e r i t e m s in t h o s e days. R e f e r e n c e same period as recommended by the outgoing administra- of 8 b e a n g r o w e r s a s s ' n s at S a g i n a w , Co. Road 8.64 to t h e files of t h e L a n s i n g S t a t e R e - F e b r u a r y 10. Road Repair 4.56 tion of Governor Fred W. Green. publican for 189 6, 1900 a n d ia$6 Hi-way Impr. $10.79 $9.92 $59.12 The growers interested are recently organized Northern the Bay It TOTALS r e v e a l s t h a t price a d v e r t i s i n g merchants was quite rare. by Apparent Difference $25,000,000 The Green budget totaled $96,000,000. Because the Co., Munger, Auburn, Bay City, G e r a , Saginaw, Merill a n d H e m l o c k Bean growers Ass'ns, including ADV. STATEMENT A d v e r t i s i n g 25 a n d 30 y e a r s a g o was different. highly of t h e goods a n d t h e m e r - It generally spoke Brucker budget is more than $25,000,000 less than the Green p r o b a b l y 1,500 or m o r e b e a n g r o w - e r s in Bay, G r a t i o t a n d counties, who are operating short Saginaw MAY UPSET PALM c h a n t himself, b u t said little a b o u t price, d i s m i s s i n g t h a t subject w i t h budget, the assumption has been in some quarters that the difference in estimated state administration expense is this s u c h s t a t e m e n t s a s " Y o u will not be t e r m a n d long t e r m b e a n pools a n d on c a s h sales. The co-operative OLEO TAX DODGE d i s a p p o i n t e d in o u r "Our prices a r e reasonable." goods" and same amount. Michigan E l e v a t o r E x c h a n g e at L a n - In 1906 Analysis shows, however, that despite the very appreciable sing is t h e i r sales a g e n t . Coloring Comment in Oleo Prices of fuel, food, c l o t h i n g , etc., slashes made in appropriation requests, that the difference is Bean Jobbers Come Back began to be m o r e noticeable in 1 9 0 6 . T h e next day, F e b r u a r y 1 1 , a t De- Advertisement May Be Pocahontas coal sold for $5 as actually $14,219,162. The budget differences: troit a resolution was adopted at the A Boomerang. a g a i n s t a b o u t $10.50 t o d a y . Sugar M i c h i g a n Bean J o b b e r s convention, was selling at 22 lbs. for $ 1 , a b o u t $96,134,280.24—Green c o n d e m n i n g t h e S t a t e College m a r - W a s h i n g t o n — F e b r u a r y 13 a n d 14 w h e r e it is today. T h e Rock I s l a n d $70,935,013.54—Brucker k e t i n g dep't a n d o t h e r b r a n c h e s for railroad w a s a d v e r t i s i n g a n ex- d a i r y i n t e r e s t s will be h e r e in full u s i n g t a x p a y e r s m o n e y to help f a r m - cursion t r i p from Chicago to S a n force to tell t h e I n t e r n a l Revenue ers organize a bean marketing ser- F r a n c i s c o a t $ 3 3 , a/bout .half the $25,199,166.70—gross difference. D e p a r t m e n t w h a t t o do, a n d Con- vice t o c o m p e t e w i t h e s t a b l i s h e d in- fare t o d a y . g r e s s w h a t it w a n t s c o n c e r n i n g t h e From this gross difference, however, the total of more than d e p e n d e n t b u s i n e s s . This, t h e t e x t In F e b r u a r y 1 9 0 6 , m e r c h a n t s w e r e The first p o r t r a i t ever m a d e of George W a s h i n g t o n , painted in m a r k i n g of o l e o m a r g a r i n e a n d t h e of t h e B e a n J o b b e r s r e s o l u t i o n in- impressing the public that their 1776 by C h a r l e s Wilson P e a l e when W a s h i n g t o n was 44 y e a r s old, d i c a t e s , is a decidedly d u m b idea in t a x which it s h a l l b e a r . and r e c e n t l y r e t u r n e d to t h e United S t a t e s after 150 y e a r s in $10,000,000 must be subtracted, because of the fact that T h e A m e r i c a n F a r m B u r e a u F e d - goods w e r e in a c c o r d a n c e w i t h t h e t h e opinion of p r i v a t e l y owned b e a n eration, the National Grange, t h e P u r e F o o d a n d D r u g Acts to c o m e E u r o p e . T h e p o r t r a i t shows him s t a n d i n g at t h e Battle of T r e n t o n , three large appropriation bills, not included in the budget bill, e l e v a t o r s a n d n o t good for t h e f a r m - and gives a s t r i k i n g i m p r e s s i o n of his g r e a t s t a t u t e . The first ers' b e s t i n t e r e s t s . T h e B e a n J o b - F a r m e r s ' Union, t h e N a t i o n a l Milk into effect J u n e 30, 1 9 0 6 . must be levied on general property, despite the fact they are Producers' Association and * the 1896 and 1900 P r e s i d e n t w a s nearly six feet four inches in height. It is c o n - bers' resolution was forwarded the T u r n i n g back to 1896 a n d 1900 t o sidered a superit^- likeness to the S t u a r t p o r t r a i t s . The P e a l o not included in the budget as submitted by Gov. Brucker. G o v e r n o r , t h e S t a t e B o a r d of A g r i - C r e a m e r y B u t t e r M a n u f a c t u r e r s will culture and others, asking that " m o v e i n " on t h e a d m i n i s t r a t i o n k e e p fn l i n e w i t h t h e figures q u o t e d p o r t r a i t will h a n g in Mount Vernon de P a r i s at the I n t e r n a t i o n a l The B r u c k e r theory in not including'* s o m e t h i n g be d o n e a b o u t it. a n d C o n g r e s s in a fight w h i c h h a s on prices paid f a r m e r s a n d taxes Exposition. the t h r e e large a p p r o p r i a t i o n bills, is F o r t h i s reason, not t a k i n g i n t o been a m e r r y o n e e v e r since t h e paid b y f a r m e r s for t h o s e y e a r s a s t h a t they a r e responsibilities not de consideration any special tax r a i s i n g At a g e n e r a l m e e t i n g of t h e B e a n d a i r y i n d u s t r y d i s c o v e r e d t h e r u l i n g a g a i n s t t o d a y , we f i n d : When Europe Collects, schemes, he told t h e legislators t h a t G r o w e r s m e m b e r s a t Saginaw a f t e r n o o n of F e b r u a r y 10 t h e p r e s - the m a d e in N o v e m b e r by I n t e r n a l R e v - e n u e C o m m i s s i o n e r E . A. In 1 8 9 6 , m e n ' s h a t s sold a t $ 1 ; B u r n e t t , l a d i e s ' oxfords w e r e a t 90 cents, NINE RAILROADS Uncle Sam Is Paid termined by his a d m i n i s t r a t i o n — t h a t they were left on his doorstep, as it unless they increased the budget from his recommendations, the general e n t s i t u a t i o n r e g a r d i n g t h e co-opera- were. T h e s e bills, and t h e i r exact t i v e h a n d l i n g of Michigan b e a n s was e x p l a i n e d in d e t a i l by Gifford P a t c h , p e r m i t t i n g t h e oleo m a n u f a c t u r e r s w h i l e m e n ' s s h o e s w e r e priced h i g h - to u s e b r i g h t , yellow colored p a l m er, u p to $5 for t h e best g r a d e s oil for t h e p u r p o s e of coloring t h e i r Men's s u i t s w e r e from $10 to $15. OFFER 2C FARE London—Americans who h a v e been amounts, are: $6,088,683.04—deficit property tax would be lower t h a n it was last year and t h e deficit would be paid in full. t a u n t e d by other nations w i t h the $4,429,500.00—Hartman bill J r . , a n d A. B. L o v e , b e a n m a r k e t i n g oleo a n d n o t p a y i n g t h e 10c p e r lb. One a r t i c l e w h i c h ihas d i s a p p e a r e d Governor's C o m m e n t specialists, b o t h of S t a t e College. Drop From 3.6c Per Mile theory t h a t world-wide economic ills $ 461,920.98—legislature t a x on colored oleo. Bills to close was, " l a d i e s ' bicycles, a t $ 5 0 . " Lace a r e t r a c e a b l e to the insistence on the " T h i s budget bill r e p r e s e n t s my o w n D r . H . S. P a t t o n of t h e College E c o - t h e oleo t a x loophole a r e in Con- c u r t a i n s w e r e priced a t $2 a p a i r . To Rebuild Passenger p a r t of t h e United States to collect best j u d g m e n t at t h e present time of n o m i c s D e p ' t s p o k e on t h e develop- g r e s s ; w i t h a v o t e expected soon. W o m e n will s m i l e to recall' t h e old $10,980,104.02—Total its w a r debts, while o t h e r s of the our s t a t e needs," Governor B r u c k e r m e n t of co-operative m a r k e t i n g in "covert" suits, the " e n s e m b l e " of Business. The totals, added to t h e Brucker P r o b a b l y t h e first i n t i m a t i o n w h i c h former allies a r e m u t u a l l y w r i t i n g said, adding, "I h a v e h a d t h e benefit this country. y e a r s a g o . T h e y sold for $10. T h e budget bill, m a k e for a g r a n d total of of t h e unselfish counsel and advice t h e d a i r y i n d u s t r y h a d of t h e r u l i n g off the debts of their fellow n a t i o n s , Bean Growers Resolutions best f u r n i t u r e s t o r e in L a n s i n g w a s Lansing—December 27 t h e Mich- $81,915,117.56, which, subtracted from from t h e new State F i n a n c e Advisory m a d e by C o m m i s s i o n e r B u r n e t t was F o l l o w i n g t h e e x p l a n a t i o n of t h e selling t h r e e piece b e d r o o m s u i t e s igan F a r m News stated t h a t the St. should be gratified by a s t a t e m e n t t h e Green budget, m a k e for a net dif- Council. The m e m b e r s of t h i s body a l a r g e a d v e r t i s e m e n t in t h e S a t u r - made h e r e l a s t week by Sir Robert co-operative bean manketing situ- for $14, b a c k in 1 8 9 6 . Louis-San F r a n c i s c o r a i l r o a d and pe- H o m e , ference, or saving of $14,209,062.68. are from different w a l k s of life a n d d a y E v e n i n g P o s t . T h e s e a d s , which ex-chancellor of t h e ex- a t i o n , t h e Michigan B e a n G r o w e r s , In 1900 f u r n i t u r e w a s still c h e a p , titioned t h e Interstate Commerce chequer, w h i c h office c o r r e s p o n d s to Sees $2,000,000 Relief advise t h a t the retrenchment here have appeared periodically ever Inc., a d o p t e d t h e following r e s o l u - since t h e n , h a v e b e e n t h e d a i r y m a n ' s a t least i n l i g h t of prices of t o d a y . Commission for permission to reduce t h a t of t h e s e c r e t a r y of t h e t r e a s u r y In h i s message to the legislature, recommended is in perfect harmony t i o n s , copy of w h i c h w e r e f o r w a r d e d g r e a t e s t a i d for t h e y m e r e l y h a d to A k i t c h e n c a b i n e t sold for $ 5 , a r e - its p a s s e n g e r r a t e s from t h e s t a n d a r d in America. " T h e r e could be no which accompanied the budget bill, the with t h e action of business and in- to the Michigan Bean Jobbers s h o w t h e m to t h e C o n g r e s s m e n t o f r i g e r a t o r for $ 1 5 , a n d couches of 3.6c per mile to t h e familiar 2 cent more g r o s s m i s r e p r e s e n t a t i o n , " said governor frankly pointed out the d u s t r y as well as t h a t t a k e n by every Ass'n: r e v e a l w h a t t h e oleo i n t e r e s t s a r e plush or l e a t h e r from $4 to $ 1 5 , r a t e of p r e - w a r days. P u r p o s e — t o Sir Robert, w h o pointed out, " T h e presence of t h e t h r e e other bills, but thrifty family in our S t a t e . " W H E R E A S , we t h e m e m b e r s of doing. I n s o m e s t a t e s it is a g a i n s t were f e a t u r e d in furniture a d s . regain their p a s s e n g e r b u s i n e s s . t r u t h is t h a t w h a t we pay to America called a t t e n t i o n to t h e fact t h a t even T h e Advisory Council referred to by t h e Michigan B e a n G r o w e r s , Inc., t h e law to sell colored o l e o m a r g a r - Shoes for m e n w e r e s e l l i n g for $ 3 ; No objection being m a d e by the I. on our w a r debt to t h a t n a t i o n , is with these, t h e general p r o p e r t y tax t h e Governor is an unofficial body of have been informed t h a t the inde- ine. I n s u c h s t a t e s t h e oleo m a n u - s u i t s of good q u a l i t y w e r e $8. C. C , the F r i s c o announced t h a t F e b - compensated to us by w h a t we a r e re- for 1931 would be about $27,000,000, men a c t i n g upon t h e invitation of t h e pendent elevator owners and opera- f a c t u r e r s g e t a r o u n d t h i s by selling B u g g i e s a n d Accessories r u a r y 1 t h e 2 cent r a t e s would go in ceiving from o u r debtors on t h e con- a n d for 1932, about $28,000,000, or an Governor in t h e s t u d y of ways a n d t o r s of t h e t e r r i t o r y w i t h i n w h i c h t h e oleo t o g e t h e r w i t h a .little p a c k - T h e r e w a s one a r t i c l e w h i c h is effect on its lines in 9 s o u t h w e s t e r n tinent of E u r o p e . T h e r e h a s never a v e r a g e of about $27,500,000 annually, m e a n s to reduce t a x b u r d e n s and to our local associations are operating a g e of c o l o r i n g m a t t e r to go a l o n g h a r d to find today, a n d t h a t is a s t a t e s . Seven competing r a i l r o a d s in been any disposition of any of them which would be materially less t h a n generally improve t h e fiscal system oi have refused to co-operatively w i t h it. A f o o t n o t e t o t h e a d v e r t i s e - buggy. T h e s e were selling for $ 1 1 0 , t h a t t e r r i t o r y fell in line. to discharge o u r obligations to t h e m . " t h e last Green property t a x of $29,500,- t h e S t a t e . h a n d l e bean3 for o u r membership, m e n t p o i n t s o u t t h a t t h e w h i t e oleo a n d , as in t h e case of m o d e r n a u t o - The Chicago and N o r t h w e s t e r n an- 000. and h a s all of t h e " s u p e r i o r qualities" mobile, t.he necessary, or a t l e a s t d e - In the tabulation above, t h e "deficit" W H E R E A S , verbal agreements had of t h e yellow oleo. sirable equipment, was e x t r a . In nounced t h a t F e b r u a r y 1 would see 5,063 Farmers Attend item, is t h e one incurred by t h e pre- Postum Co. Entertains b e e n e n t e r e d i n t o , in s o m e i n s t a n c e s t h i s case, a s t o r m a p r o n was $30 " a n e x p e r i m e n t a l r e t u r n to 2c per p r i o r to t h e o r g a n i z a t i o n of o u r K e e n d a i r y m e n s p o t t e d t h i s foot- e x t r a . One c l o t h i n g s t o r e in L a n - mile p a s s e n g e r r a t e s " for 3 m o n t h s 25 Co-op Meetings vious a d m i n i s t r a t i o n ; bill is t h e amended m e a s u r e for in- the Hartman Eaton Co. Farm Bur. n o t e i m m e d i a t e l y a n d explained to s i n g r e g u l a r l y a d v e r t i s e d a c o m p l e t e on c e r t a i n b r a n c h e s i n Nebraska, locals, w i t h independent elevator the Congressmen that the oleo lunch, w i t h t h e m e n u p r i n t e d in t h e South Dakota, Iowa, Illinois, Wiscon- s t i t u t i o n a l buildings. T h i s measure, o w n e r s a n d o p e r a t o r s for h a n d l i n g L a n s i n g — S o m e 5,063 f a r m e r s a t - B a t t l e Creek—150 m e m b e r s at t h e people t h e m s e l v e s t h e r e b y a d m i t t e d p a p e r for 10 cents. It w o u l d cost sin and Minnesota, which may be ex- sponsored d u r i n g the Green regime, of o u r b e a n s , a n d t e n d e d a s e r i e s of 25 F a r m B u r e a u E a t o n County F a r m B u r e a u met a t t h a t t h e y a r e u s i n g t h e yellow oil 75 c e n t s in a n y m a r b l e top r e s t a u - tended to o t h e r sections of its lines. provided building expenditures of Boycotts R e p r i s a l s Service m e e t i n g s held a t various the P o s t u m Company club house h e r e wholly for c o l o r i n g oleo which r a n t t o d a y , a n d possibly $ 1 . $24,000,000 for a four y e a r period. WHEREAS, these owners and Michigan c o - o p e r a t i v e a s s ' n s d u r i n g recently. After a t r i p t h r o u g h t h e otherwise would be white and, The a m e n d m e n t would spread the re- operators now inform us t h a t they t h e r e f o r e t h e oil is p u t i n t o the M e n ' s o v e r c o a t s w e r e a t $10 to Loss Prevention Meeting t h e l a s t t w o w e e k s in J a n u a r y at m a i n i n g $12,000,000 over four years, factory, t h e B u r e a u m e m b e r s w e r e L a n s i n g — F i f t h a n n u a l ...oeting of w h i c h F a r m B u r e a u feeds, seeds e n t e r t a i n e d at luncheon by t h e c o m - will n o t h a n d l e b e a n s for o u r m e m - p r o d u c t p r i m a r i l y for t h e p u r p o s e of $20 in 1 9 0 0 . H o u s e h o l d e r s w o u l d instead of t h e two which would be bership and state as the reason b e c h e e r e d a t t h e p r o s p e c t of b u y i n g t h e Michigan Live Stock Loss P r e v e n - a n d f e r t i l i z e r service w a s d e s c r i b e d pany. Ten Postum company products c o l o r i n g it. left, u n d e r t h e original provisions. t h a t they have been threatened with h e a v y fleeced b l a n k e t s a t 50 c e n t s tion Ass'n will be held a t L a n s i n g , a n d farm policies for 1 9 3 1 w e r e dis- w e r e served. S p e a k e r s a t t h e meet- T h e half million dollar item is the 'boycotts a n d r e p r i s a l s by a n d on t h e a pair, b u t t h i s w a s t h e a v e r a g e F e b r u a r y 19, preceding t h e a n n u a l cussed. B a t t l e Creek F a r m B u r e a u ing w e r e Sec'y C. L. Brody of t h e " X A T U K A L YKLILOW" O L E O IN expense of m a i n t a i n i n g t h e legisla- p a r t of c e r t a i n so-called bean j o b - price in 1900. It w a s a b o u t t h i s banquet of t h e Michigan Live Stock m e e t i n g w a s a t t e n d e d by 7 2 2 ; L a - t u r e for t h e c u r r e n t session. State F a r m B u r e a u , a n d H a n s K a r - MICHIGAN b e r s . Such r e p r i s a l s a n d boycotts time that automobile coats w e r e E x c h a n g e . B u s i n e s s sessions open a t p e e r F a r m B u r e a u Supply s t o r e h a d L e g i s l a t u r e May B a l k del, E a t o n county a g r ' l agent. P r e s . Lansing—Nationally advert A s e d n e a r l y 500 a t i t s m e e t i n g . George McMullen presided. t o t a k e form of r e f u s a l s to do busi- h e a r d of. T h e y w e r e priced a t from Hotel Olds a t 11:00 a. m. oleo is n o w a p p e a r i n g in Michigan T h e r e is a n additional consideration, n e s s w i t h a n y e l e v a t o r o w n e r or $10 t o $ 2 5 , a n d t h e a d v e r t i s e m e n t s groceries with advertising emphasis a n d some political w r i t e r s h a v e car- evidently were addressed to the o p e r a t o r h a n d l i n g b e a n s for t h e co- o p e r a t i v e s , p r i c e w a r s a n d expulsion l a i d on its n a t u r a l yellow color. v e r y " b e s t " people only. /= *^ ried t h e analysis to t h e point of de- Protein in Greenbacks P r i c e h a s been c u t 3 c e n t s p e r l b . , t e r m i n i n g a net difference of slightly from m e m b e r s h i p in t h e Michigan W o o d e n s i d e w a l k l u m b e r w a s But It's Expensive Bean J o b b e r s Association. W H E R E A S , we a r e further in- and the package carries p u r c h a s e of more oleo p e r h a p s . a coupon w o r t h a n a d d i t i o n a l 3 c e n t s , for t h e a d v e r t i s e d , b u t no p r i c e s w e r e m e n - t i o n e d . H o u s e b u i l d e r s were a s k e d H o w Brucker Cut Budget m o r e t h a n $4,000,000 for t h e biennium, by p o i n t i n g out m a n y slashes recom- Bridgeton, N. J . — F a r m e r W i l l i a m mended by t h e governor, which the f r m e d by t h e s e e l e v a t o r o w n e r s a n d to c o n s i d e r t h e m e r i t s of gas h e a t e r s Mattox dropped h i s wallet in h i s legislature will almost certainly rein- o p e r a t o r s t h a t a r e s o l u t i o n is t o be a t $ 2 . 2 5 . T h e m a t t e r of h e a t e r s in stable. P e a r l , a cow, chewed it u p . GREEN'S BRUCKER'S Per Cent state, for lack of a n y other course to presented at the next annual meet- i n g of t h e Michigan B e a n Jobbers Big Time Coming At 1906, however, was not much more i m p o r t a n t , s a v e t h a t g a s o l i n e .heat- Budget Bill Decrease Decrease pursue. T h e w a l l e t contained $420. F a r m e r Mattox had P e a r l opened, recovered Association to be h e l d in Detroit, Live Stock Banquet e r s w e r e b e g i n n i n g to m a k e t h e i r University of Mich. $10,136,5t;!l 1 9, 325,644 $ 810,925 5.0% I t e m s B r u c k e r Dropped $70. P e a r l alive w a s w o r t h $85; T h e T u r n e r school bill, which P e a r l dead was w o r t h $30. Net loss: Michigan, F e b r u a r y 1 1 , 1 9 3 1 , w h i c h L a n s i n g — A n n u a l b a n q u e t of the a p p e a r a n c e . T h e price w a s $2.50. State College 3,378,856 3,108,548 270,308 8.0% will m a k e it i m p o s s i b l e for a n y ele- :?1 Y e a r s A g o n o r m a l l y calls for $2,000,000 annually, $405. Extension 670,000 600,000 70,000 10.4% for d i s t r i b u t i o n to poorer school dis- v a t o r o w n e r or o p e r a t o r to o b t a i n Michigan Live Stock E x c h a n g e will Women will remember "rust o r r e t a i n m e m b e r s h i p in t h e Mich- be held at Hotel Olds T h u r s d a y even- proof" c o r s e t s . " B o n T o n " c o r s e t s Other I n s t i t u t i o n s 25,308,109 24,728,550 579,559 2.3% t r i c t s (its mechanics a r e being ques- Dog Portrait—$1,000 igan B e a n J o b b e r s Association if c a m e a t from $2 t o $6 a p a i r , a n d A g r i c u l t u r e 887,900 796,000 91.900 10.4% tioned a t t h i s session), does not ap- Washington—Congress has been ing, F e b r u a r y 19, a t 6:45. All a s s ' n 1,486,389 1,065,404 420,985 28.3 % pear on t h e budget. T h e governor asked to spend $1,000 to b u y a n oil such owner or o p e r a t o r handles a n d individual m e m b e r s of t h e Ex- t h e s e w e r e v e r y h i g h class, for t h e Conservation b e a n s for o u r local c o - o p e r a t i v e a s - a v e r a g e c o r s e t w a s a t $1 " a p a i r . " Legislature 400,000 461,919 61,919 sympathizes w i t h t h e principle in- p a i n t i n g of a dog. It i s n ' t an o r d i - c h a n g e a r e invited. B a n q u e t cost will sociations. It would t a k e a w o m a n t o explain Public Safety 1,620,600 1,312,200 308,400 19.0% volved, but believes t h e measure n a r y dog, however, b u t a w a r v e t e r a n be 50 cents. T h e E x c h a n g e is p r o - "should be self-supporting." dog, one "Stubby", w h o Joined the why c o r s e t s w e r e sold in p a i r s . T H E R E F O R E BE IT RESOLVED, viding a big evening's e n t e r t a i n m e n t . C h i c k e r i n g p i a n o s a t $450 Other D e p a r t m e n t s 10,263,692 9,677,190 586,502 HT% t h a t t h e Michigan Bean Growers, might An i t e m for $127,000 for t h e fish di- a r m y e a r l y in t h e w a r , served t h r o u g h T h e r e will be one speaker—Mr. F r e d s o u n d h i g h , b u t consider Wilton L a n d s , Bldgs., Etc. 14,533.312 6,430,080 8,103,232 55.8% vision of t h e conservation department, four m a j o r offenses a n d w a s d e c o r a t - Inc., d e p l o r e s t h e a c t i o n of t h e s o - Smith of New York, world t r a v e l e r . r u g s , 9 by 12, for $ 3 5 , or A x m i n s - T u r n e r Act Aid 4,000,000 4,000,000 100.0% called Bean Jobbers who h a v e by h a s been stricken out w i t h the com- ed by G e n e r a l P e r s h i n g . T h e w a r d e - Other features will be a W J R o r c h e s - t e r r u g s , s a m e size for $22. Bed Misc. C o n t i n u i n g m e n t t h a t a general rod license law p a r t m e n t w a n t s a p i c t u r e of the a n i - t h r e a t of r e p r i s a l a n d boycott i n t i m - 7,665,932 7,465,932 200,000 2.6% t r a , U n i v e r s i t y of Michigan q u a r t e t t e , s p r e a d s w e r e $1.50, a n d t h e r e w e r e Appropriations should yield more t h a n double t h i s mal. idated elevator owners and opera- radio e n t e r t a i n e r s a n d a h u m o r i s t . colored o n e s , too. You could get a n Other Misc. 11,082,238 10,854,968 227,270 2.1% sum. t o r s t o t h e e n d t h a t t h e y will not h a n d l e b e a n s for o u r association, Annual m e e t i n g of t h e E x c h a n g e wilr-j e n t i r e silk E a s t e r outfit, madame, Deficiency 4,688,683 6,088,683 * 1,400,000 T h e Covert Road Act t a x i t e m and WISCONSIN CLOVER SHORTAGE be a t t h e Olds F r i d a y . P. O. Wilson for $ 3 5 . T h e m a n of t h e h o u s e t h e m a l t t a x finds n o place in t h e W i s c o n s i n ' s clover seed c r o p for and of the* National Live Stock Marketing could get b a r n p a i n t for 80c a g a l - TOTAL $96,131,280 $81,915,118 $11,219,162 B r u c k e r budget bill; t h e governor ad- t h e s t a t e in 1930 w a s e s t i m a t e d a t BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, Ass'n, a n d F . M. S i m p s o n of Swift & lon, a n d if h e w a n t e d t o recover vocates repeal of t h e m a l t tax. He 275,000 bushels a s c o m p a r e d with t h a t we condemn such actions and from his efforts by s o m e r e f r e s h - " I n c r e a s e s over Green budget t h a t developed in compiling is n o t favorable t o w a r d a n y special 346,000 l a s t year. P r i c e s , because of Co. will, speak. t a c t i c s a s being un-American, un- m e n t , t h e offer of " f o u r full q u a r t s B r u c k e r budget. forms of taxation, if they can possi- t h e United S t a t e s s h o r t a g e , a r e ad* Business affairs include election of fair, a n d c o n t r a r y to t h e best i n t e r - (Continued on page tftree) bly be avoided. 3 three year directors. vancing. (Continued on page 2.) TW© MICHIGAN FARM M2W9 SATTRT>AY, FEBRFARY 14, 1931 Where 5 Farmers See Letters From Farm Profits In 1 9 3 1 Our In Appreciation of Pancakes By R. S. Clark Successor to the Michigan F a r m B u r e a u News, founded Farmers' Week Talks by Leaders in Five Lines Readers Frosty winter momin's I know what I spec-k of J a n u a r y 12, 1923 When the stock is fed, And they've a lot to learn Shows Them Going Ahead as Usual, Using Every critter chewin' No man's tasted pancakes E n t e r e d a s second c l a s s m a t t e r J a n u a r y 12, 1923, a t t h e postoffice Likes T h e News a t C h a r l o t t e , M i c h i g a n , u n d e r t h e A c t of M a r c h 3, 1879. Best Seed and Stock; Striving For In barn and sty and shed, Less he's tasted hcr'n. P u b l i s h e d t h e s e c o n d a n d f o u r t h S a t u r d a y of e a c h m o n t h b y t h e M i c h i g a n F a r m N e w s C o m p a n y , a t its p u b l i c a t i o n office a t 114 L o v e t t St., Quality; Tell Their Methods. S t a n t o n , Mich. J a n . 27 ; 1931. I go in to As cheerful breakfast as can be, We don't care for corn Like they advertise flakes C h a r l o t t e , Mich. 'Cause I know there's pan- That's double crisp and puffy, Editor, Michigan F a r m News: E d i t o r i a l a n d g e n e r a l offices a t 221 N o r t h C e d a r St., L a n s i n g , M i c h - East Lansing—"How A m I Going to Meet Present Day I like your paper. It s e e m s to go cokes Nine times nnturi.-! siM, i g a n . Postoffice b o x 708. T e l e p h o n e , L a n s i n g , 21-271. Agricultural Problems?" is a question that interests every at t h i n g s in t h e r i g h t w a y to a c c o m - Waitin' there for me. • But when you're et a panful plish something. E. E. UNGREN Editor and Business Manager Michigan farmer. L. T. S T E E R E . Not the common flapjack You're hungry as before— Anybody bakes One good healthy pancake Subscription r a t e $1.00 per y e a r , in a d v a n c e . Five successful farmers told a big Farmers Week audience P.ut them select creations Is north the lot. and more. Wednesday night, Feb. 4, how they are proceeding in their If Prices To Farmer 'J'h nt only Mar thy makes.- I don't relish fancy food Vol. IX SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1931 No.3 respective lines to make farming pay. Kept Up With Taxes Not the saggy white kind; That's flavored uy so high Ionia, Mich. Anaemic-like and iron, But pancakes suits me per- There was a dairyman, a live stock man, a fruit grower, a F e b r u a r y 2, 1 9 3 1 Hut healthy lookin' brown fectly. Editor, Michigan F a r m News: ones And I don't use 'cm dry. Brucker Needs Taxpayers' Help poultryman and a general farm crops man. The F A R M I read your article' regarding With maple syrup on. I don't mind some sausaye There has not yet been sufficient time to fully analyze N E W S summarizes the five talks. p r i c e s p a i d t o f a r m e r s in t'Nii'i. I J ) 0 0 Mnrthy she's strong minded Or such like on the side and 1931 with much interest. I Governor Brucker's budget bill and accompanying mes- It is to be noted that every one of these men is going ahead loctoed u p t a x r e c e i p t s o n a c e r t a i n Her tongue's a trifle rough Or maybe several hen's eggs But when it comes to pan- That's just correctly fried. sage fully, but it does appear that the Governor has made with his business as usual, is confident that the future is se- 3 0 0 a c r e s of l a n d i n R o n a l d t o w n - cakes ship w h i c h h a s b e e n in t h e M a t t i s o n Hut don't forget the pancakes an earnest effort to put into practice his program of cure for farming. Each is constantly striving to improve the family for m o r e t h a n half a c e n t u r y Marthy knows her stuff. >s<> I'll know I've et: a n d f o u n d t h e t a x a m o u n t s a s fol- economy and tax relief to property owners. quality of his finished product. H e considers the best seed, lows: I hare heard old woodsmen That's my Marthy's strong Tell of lumber camps hold : T h e budget bill and accompanying measures propose a sufficient good fertilizer, careful crop and soil management, 1896 $65.24 That served a hearty break- Marthy don't forget. 1900 82.86 cut of $14,219,000 below ex-Governor Green's estim- and the best attention to marketing as fundamental for suc- 1931 624.76 fast And so, these frosty mornin's" For forty hungry scamps. ates for the next two years. This is not enough, appar- cess in 1931. Each credits State College and county agr'l T h e 1 9 3 1 f i g u r e is a l m o s t 8 t i m e s I visit each and all m o r e t h a n taxes in 1900 a n d nearly They have done some bra-ggin' And give my many boarders ently, to satisfy the Governor himself, for he urges the agents for valuable ideas. They bank on alfalfa. Here i s 10 times m o r e t h a n in 1896. When I was around Their breakfasts great and » Legislature to cut still more where cuts are needed, but what they say: H a d prices gone with taxes w h e a t But when they brag of pan- small. should now be $5.40 per bushel, cakes discourages any increases. beans $10 per cwt., a n d wool $1.20 And when I've served their E. P. Reynolds y e a r s a g o t o w h e r e it is e q u a l t o h a l f per pound, and so on through the I don't hear a sound. rations; Yet the Governor has succeeded in outlining a way of Dairyman, Olivet, Eaton County t h e v a l u e of t h e d a i r y b u s i n e s s , i s 50 list. Nothin' they can tell me To each his favorite food " I a m 50. I r e t u r n e d t o f a r m i n g i n averting a threatened 2 0 % increase in the State property 1918 o n a f a r m t h a t h a d b e e n r e n t e d times more valuable than the sheep CHARLES MATTISON. Will alter my idear; I feel Fve earned my pan- business, 3 % times the hog business Fve et Marthy's cookin' cakes— tax and in showing how an actual decrease can be made. and run down. I was without capi- a n d i s e q u a l t o 1 / 5 t h e v a l u e of a l l Nigh on thirty year. And life is mighty good. This, in itself, is an accomplishment of the highest im- tal. I bought when things were high, crops. Prices and Services and w h e n I came to sell the bottom "It is estimated that 2,000,000 In 1830's and 40's portance. The ball has been started rolling down hill. had dropped out. I turned to dairy- i n g , a n d p u r e b r e d s . I n 1923 C o . A g t . c h i c k s die a n n u a l l y from coccidiosis. I It is up to the farmer and the home owner to see that it Tenney got m e into a cow testing Figure that loss a t 10c p e r c h i c k . Ovid, Mich., keeps on rolling in the same direction. Mr. Brucker's largest single item is a reduction of over ass'n, a m o s t v a l u a b l e aid. I s t a r t e d with 4 pure bred heifers as founda- tion stock. W a s unfortunate with m y F o w l p o x c l a i m s 700,000 m o r e . " P o u l t r y m e n m u s t lick d i s e a s e or disease will lick t h e m . W e should Editor, Michigan F a r m News: Referring to the Feb. 3, 1931. c o m p a r i s o n of Why Not Buy 1931 Wheat put our problems with State College $8,000,000 in the State's scheduled building and land purchase program. Practically all of this money will first sire, but had better luck later. I w o u l d u r g e f a r m e r s in d a i r y i n g : "1. Join a cow testing ass'n. and see t h a t t h e College h a s t h e m o n e y to go a h e a d . D i s e a s e is g a i n - prices paid to Clinton county farm- ers for 1931, p r o d u c t s i n 1896, 1900 a n d Elias Upton of C h a r l e m o n t , Instead of Producing It? ing. Mass., great-grandfather of R . L . or actual wheat stands at 82c per "2. B u i l d o n g o o d f o u n d a t i o n s t o c k . have to be spent some day. The Governor has merely "3. F e e d p r o p e r l y . "A p o u l t r y m a n needs a f a r m for t h e B e c k w i t h of C l i n t o n c o u n t y , k e p t a n Jas. Nicol Sees Economy And bushel. chicken business and he m u s t be a " N o f a r m e r e a s t of t h e M i s s i s s i p p i applied the principle of "kitchen economy," postponing " U n l e s s good b r e e d i n g is followed good farmer. P o u l t r y is n o b a c k y a r d account book from which these en- Surplus Relief In c a n r a i s e w h e a t f o r 6 5c o r 7 0 c p e r by g o o d feeding, y o u m a y n e v e r k n o w tries are taken: costs of permanent improvements wherever possible un- t h e v a l u e of t h e b r e e d i n g . T o feed proposition. Plenty of e m p t y hen January 1833 Futures. bushel. Then why not raise some- h o u s e s m a r k t h e folks w h o t h o u g h t it 2 lbs. wool gTease 16c thing else? If y o u n e e d w h e a t , w h y til the people are more able to pay for them. This seems p r o p e r l y , r a i s e a s m u c h feed a s p o s s i - w a s a j o k e . If y o u a r e g o i n g i n t o t h e M a k i n g 14 bbls $1.40 n o t harvest, it n o w by f a r m e r s g e t - ble. Of m y 70 p l o w a c r e s , 25 a r e i n February 1833 L a n s i n g — " H a v e you ever t h o u g h t to us to be a step in the right direction. alfalfa. poultry business, get started right: A turkey 75c about buying wheat under the pres- ting together and buying such July "1. Buy c h i c k s with eggs bred in futures wheat as they need? Suoh a The next largest proposed saving is the Turner Act "I a m giving attention to improving Cloth for p a n t a l o o n s 2.00 e n t d a y c o n d i t i o n s i n s t e a d of r a i s i n g them. Cutting pantaloons 1.26 c o n t r a c t c a l l s f o r d e l i v e r y of N o . 2 my permanent pasture through use it?" asks James Nicol of S o u t h w h e a t of t h e b e s t q u a l i t y . You get fund totalling $2,000,000 per year. The Governor de- of f e r t i l i z e r . I am also developing "2. A f t e r y o u g e t t h e m , y o u m u s t October 1838 H a v e n , p r e s i d e n t of t h e G r e a t L a k e s the finished product. feed a n d m a n a g e t o get t h e e g g s o u t *4 lb. snuff 9c clares he favors the principle of State aid for poor t e m p o r a r y p a s t u r e t h r o u g h soy beans. of t h e m . (. Rum, % pt 8c F r u i t I n d u s t r i e s , Inc., former state "Agencies outside the United " H a v e we a n or..look w h e n prices His son, Josiah Upton, came to Farm Bureau president, and former States a r e responsible for p o u n d i n g schools, but is opposed to the plan of levying this tax on are low? I firmly believe dairying "Many order chicks from t h e best Clinton c o u n t y , Mich., as a young long time m e m b e r of t h e Chicago d o w n U . S. w h e a t f u t u r e s b y s e l l i n g catalog. The best day you can spend property. In this he is in hearty accord with the previous has a future, because: m a n . A g r a n d s o n , F . W. Upton, lives B o a r d of T r a d e . July and September deliveries. But is t o d r i v e t o t h e h a t c h e r y a n d s e e "1. P o p u l a t i o n is i n c r e a s i n g . in t h i s vicinity. Justin Beckwith, a " W h e a t for J u l y 1 d e l i v e r y " , said if A m e r i c a n f a r m e r s Avere t o s t a r t administration and with many of those who supported the chicks you'll get. Ask your "2. D e m a n d f o r d a i r y p r o d u c t s i s s o n - i n - l a w of E l i a s , c a m e t o C l i n t o n Mr. Nicol, "is selling at Chicago buying those July contracts at pres- hatcheryman w h e r e the eggs came going up every year. c o u n t y a b o u t 1 8 6 1 . A c o u p l e of i t e m s the Turner Act when it was passed. from, how about the males? And so from Mr. Beckwith's account book from 65c to 70c per bushel. Wheat ent prices and plow under their "3. F o o d habits of people are f o r S e p t e m b e r d e l i v e r y is l c c h e a p e r , wheat this spring, acreage would on. T h e Turner Act was originally intended to be financed changing. Less meat and cereals are before he came to Michigan: which includes storage, insurance, be r e d u c e d , s u r p l u s would be cut "Sell clean eggs pnly and improve May 1345 being eaten; more- dairy products." etc., for 60 d a y s a f t e r J u l y 1. C a s h a n d p r i c e s w o u l d stiffen. from the proceeds o f the cigarette tax, which was de- our market. E g g s a r e t h e o n l y food 19 lbs. v e a l a t 3c 58c sold on w h i c h the m a r k e t quotation Digging roots, 3 days $2.25 feated at a referendum. The elimination of the Turner 3rd. P a u l C. C l e m e n t , B r i t t o n , 65 bu. Act appropriation will be well received if the Legisla- Otto Wegner L i v e S t o c k , Riga, L e n a w e e Co. is b a s e d o n a d i r t y p r o d u c t . " P a i r gloves 5 lbs. r o o t s a t 75c February 1847 50c 3.75 CORN KING GREW 4th. E a r l e K i n g , P a l m y r a , 64 bu. Region 2 1st. F r i t z M a n t e y , Fair-grove, 80 bu. ture performs its duty in substituting new revenues to " I f a r m 185 a c r e s of c l a y l o a m . N o t Fritz Mantey November 1847 2nd. Milton S h e a r , F l u s h i n g , 77 bu. carry on this work. much pasture. hogs. W e feed c a t t l e a n d W e feed all w e r a i s e a n d b u y F a r m C r o p s , S e e d s , F a i r g r o v e , T u s c o l a Co. 4 lb3., 8 oz. r o o t s a t 50c "Most a n y one c a n grow one or two BASE TAXES ON MRS. R. L. B E C K W I T H . 2.25 86 BU. SHELLED 3rd. P. A. S m i t h , MulliUen, 70 bu. 4th. V e i n Cronk, BeUevue, 64 bu. Region 3 m o r e . W e h a v e n ' t r a i s e d w h e a t in S g o o d c r o p s , b u t t o d p it for y e a r s is 1st. G e o r g e Rae, B a y City, 86 bu. Similarly, a reduction in the Conservation department is to be met largely from a proposed rod license on fisher- y e a r s o r o a t s in 3 y e a r s . W e b e l i e v e we can buy oats cheaper. Our prin- s o m e t h i n g else. W e figure a ten y e a r a v e r a g e for m o r e crops, more ma- ABILITY TO PAY CORN PER ACRE 2nd. Adolf Nitz, P i g e o n , 67 b u . 3rd. Ralph Collin, Mt. P l e a s a n t , 53 bu. 4th. P h i l F . Bailey, Scottville, 47 bu. cipal feed c r o p is b a r l e y . C a s h c r o p s nure, commercial fertilizer and use T h e a v e r a g e y i e l d o b t a i n e d b y t h e 42 men. are squash and sugar beets. green m a n u r e whenever possible. State College Winners In c o n t e s t a n t s w a s 55 b u s h e l s of s h e l l e d " T h i s y e a r ' s d r o u g h t led u s to p u t Farmers And Industry Meet Here and there through the budget are scattered a few " W e u s e a r o t a t i o n good for t h e 1930 Growing Contest corn per acre as compared to the items of increased expense, most of which are small. beet t o p s in t h e silo. T h e y a r e com- farm and the best seed obtainable. In Tax Conference a v e r a g e M i c h i g a n y i e l d of 2 2 b u s h - ing o u t good. W e cultivate as often a s n e c e s s a r y to Announced. els. The average c u l t u r a l c o s t of One, however, that which is shown as the "deficiency, "We have a two year rotation, bar- keep down weeds and Nature does At Chicago. p r o d u c t i o n w a s $12.35 p e r a c r e u p ley, s e e d to H u b a m ( a n a n n u a l s w e e t the rest. T h e E x t e n s i o n s e r v i c e of t o t h e t i m e of h a r v e s t . The cultural is considerably over $1,000,000 and deserves special ( l o v e r ) or to the regular biennial State College has been a great help Chicago—Taxation according £c East Lansing—Mr. George R a e of method and successful practices em- sweet clover. Our other crop is a b i l i t y t o p a y , a n d a c a r e f u l s t u d y oi B a y c o u n t y p r o d u c e d 86 b u . of s h e l l e d comment. It results chiefly from the failure of certain to me. ployed by t h e c o n t e s t w i n n e r s e a c h corn. P h o s p h a t e is o u r fertilizer. •or a p e r a c r e t o w i n t h e t i t l e C o r n " S w e e t c l o v e r is o u r b e s t g r e e n m a - t h e i n t e r - r e l a t i o n of F e d e r a l , State y e a r a r e b e i n g m a d e u s e of b y a n i n - K i : . g of M i c h i g a n f o r 1930, i n t h e 8 t h counties to report the charges against the State for the " W e h a v e o n e - s i x t h of o u r f a r m i n nure. I s o w it e v e r y t i m e a g r a i n a n d l o c a l t a x a t i o n f o r t h e slaving c r e a s i n g n u m b e r of M i c h i g a n ' s c o r n alfalfa. Ten years ago Pres. Shaw annual Michigan corn growing con- hospitalization of tubercular persons in county sanitor- c r o p i s g r o w n , e v e r y t w o y e a r s u n l e s s of b e t t e r c o - o r d i n a t i o n , a s w e l l at g r o w e r s . I n s p i t e of p r o l o n g e d d r o u t h said w h e n grain prices go down, it's better budgeting, auditing and ac- tent, s p o n s o r e d by S t a t e College. alfalfa g o e s in. c o n d i t i o n s i n 1930, t h e contestants Jtfr. R a e , a f o r m e r s t u d e n t a t t h e iums. These items of expense are incurred under the a g o o d t i m e t o p u t m o r e of t h e f a r m " I t h i n k s o m e c o m p l e t e f e r t i l i z e r is c o u n t i n g p r o c e d u r e , a n d m o r e p r o t e c - consider their time s p e n t in keeping into alfalfa. W e like t h e a n n u a l H u - M i c h i g a n A g r i c u l t u r a l College in t h e n e e d e d a l w a y s . I u s e 100 t o 125 l b s . t i o n f o r t a x p a y e r s from excessive accurate records well w o r t h while. statutes and like many other so-called "deficiency" items b a m a s a s w e e t clover. W e s o w it in c l a s s of 1905 i s o n e of the leading sown w i t h the seed and usually levies, a r e the p r i m e n e e d s of t h e f a r m e r s in his community, and has are sums which must be paid even though the State has barley. We can plow in t h e f a l l b r o a d c a s t s u p e r p h o s p h a t e a w e e k in n a t i o n ' s l a r g e s t t a x p a y i n g i n t e r e s t s , a c h i e v e d d i s t i n c t i o n a s a p r o d u c e r of very little way of knowing how much the items are to with n o sweet clover to come up t h e next spring. a d v a n c e of t h e s e e d i n g . "Our rotation a c c o r d i n g to r e s o l u t i o n s a d o p t e d by w a s beets, b a r l e y delegates to a National Conference on pedigreed seeds. success in corn growing to the prop- He attributes his ROADSIDE MARKET be. It is to cure this kind of trouble in part that the Gov- " T r a c t o r s — o n c e o u r f a r m w a s all a n d sweet clover, followed by b e a n s . taxation called by t h e A m e r i c a n F a r m e r t i l i n g of h i s l a n d , t h e u s e of c o m - ernor proposes to stop the system of State pay for trans- fenced. Tractors c h a n g e d it. m a d e t h e fields l o n g , c h a n g e d t h e i r We P u r e breds brought m e into corn and Bureau Federation at Chicago, Feb- s e e d c o r n . I l i k e b a r l e y b e c a u s e t h e r u a r y 5 a n d 6, a n d a t t e n d e d b y r e p r e - m e r c i a l f e r t i l i z e r , t h e g r o w i n g of a l - falfa a n d s w e e t clover a n d to t h e u s e ADVICE IS GIVEN portation of persons committed to State institutions. directions. Fields start near the i s t r a w d o e s n o t c o v e r t h e g r o u n d t o s e n t a t i v e s of n a t i o n a l organizations of t a x p a y e r s including steam and of h i g h q u a l i t y p e d i g r e e d s e e d of a n barn. W e get to w o r k at once, and hold back the alfalfa. adopted variety. Taken as a whole, the Governor's budget deserves the finish up at home. electric railroads, banks, property Miss Van Heulen of State " W e try to buy our feeding pigs owners, and o t h e r s w h o a r e h a r d hit M r . R a e ' s a v e r a g e y i e l d of 86 b u s h - endorsement of farmers and property owners. It prom- a n d cattle w h e n t h e o t h e r fellow is Father 99; His Family under present tax laws. F u r t h e r con- e l s of s h e l l e d c o r n p e r a c r e o n h i s College Invites W o m e n ises some immediate relief. If adopted it will represent selling a n d sell w h e n t h e o t h e r fellow 69-81 In Same Village ferences on both a national and state five a c r e field w a s t h e h i g h e s t y i e l d r e - To Write. hasn't m u c h to sell. W e buy feeding basis were recommended. corded by a n y farmer in Michigan a powerful start toward still further economies all down pigs in November a n d again in t h e Michigan w a s represented by J u d g e d u r i n g 1 9 3 0 . H i s v a r i e t y i s M. A . C. T e c u m s e h — M o s t u n u s u a l is t h e e x - Paw Paw—Miss Barbara VanHeu- Yellow Dent, developed at t h e Mich- the line. spring. W e e x p e c t t o w o r k h a r d e r p e r i e n c e of M r . J o h n H u b b a r d , a g e d A r t h u r L a c y , N a t i o n a l P r e s i d e n t of len, r e c e n t l y appointed h o m e m a r k e t - a n d m a k e a d j u s t m e n t s for e c o n o m y in igan State College and recommended Every dollar that is cut off will bring a protest from 99, a r e s i d e n t of T e c u m s e h i n W a s h - t h e P r o p e r t y O w n e r s ' D i v i s i o n of t h e for p l a n t i n g in c e n t r a l M i c h i g a n . He ing specialist at State College to aid 1931." N a t i o n a l E s t a t e A s s o c i a t i o n a n d b y R. t e n a w c o u n t y f o r 66 y e a r s . M r . H u b - h a s been p l a n t i n g this variety for t h e Michigan farm women in developing some interested party, and if we are not careful the com- bard's t h r e e sons a n d daughter live W a y n e N e w t o n , D i r e c t o r of T a x a t i o n p a s t e i g h t y e a r s a n d h a s f o u n d it t o m a r k e t s for t h e i r p r o d u c t s , s p o k e to bined pressure of those who stand to lose will upset the George Duvall in T e c u m s e h t o o — A r t h u r , 81, A d e l - for t h e M i c h i g a n S t a t e F a r m B u r e a u . jbe a c o n s i s t e n t h i g h p r o d u c e r u n d e r 'women at the recent Van Buren F r u i t Grower, Fennville, Allegan Co. b e r t , 79, D a n , 76; a n d M r s . E v a H o p - variable soil a n d seasonal conditions. County Extension Institutes. whole plan. It is up to the taxpayers to voice their ap- " I b e l i e v e t h a t s u c c e s s i n 1 9 3 1 c a n k i n s , 69. M r . H u b b a r d is a v e t e r a n Gandy Belts Arc Now T h e c o r n g r o w i n g c o n t e s t is a co- Markets are being arranged for c o m e t h r o u g h f o l l o w i n g S t a t e C o l l e g e of t h e C i v i l w a r . proval of this reduced State budget, and if they are wise Made In Grand Rapids operative project which h a s been women living away from through and successful growers. roads. conducted in t h i s s t a t e s i n c e 1923. they will not wind up by trying to make an exception "Production for quality means FAMINE EVERY YEAR I t i s u n d e r t h e d i r e c t i o n of t h e F a r m The roadside market was recom- principally production for size a n d Grand Rapids—Michigan farmers, of their own pet measures. Reductions, to be effective, For the past two thousand years color. In this p r o g r a m m u s t be con- China h a s h a d at least one famine t h r e s h e r m e n , elevators and others Crops Department of t h e M i c h i g a n m e n d e d a s t h e best outlet for h o m e .State College and t h e Michigan Crop products. Advice w a s given on build- must come all down the line. s i d e r e d fertilizing, s p r a y i n g , p r u n i n g , e a c h y e a r . P l a n t b r e e d e r s from C o r - h a v i n g u s e for good b e l t s will be in- terested to know that the original, Improvement Association. There were ing roadside stands, m o s t profitable t h i n n i n g , e t c . T h i n n i n g f r u i t is c r e d - nell have been working with the stitched cotton duck Gandy Belts are forty-two farmers who completed the days and hours, and products to be operate a purchasing agency col- i t e d w i t h 1 0 % of t h e r e s u l t s i n a t - Flay Jobbers As let t i v e l y b y t h e g r o w e r s f o r t h e pur-> t a i n i n g size a n d color. U n i v e r s i t y of N a n k i n o n a five y e a r n o w b e i n g m a n u f a c t u r e d i n a m o d e r n p r o g r a m of c r o p i m p r o v e m e n t . 1930 s e a s o n a s c o n t e s t a n t s a n d f u r - nished the required cost account rec- handled. A l s o o n p r o p e r p l a c i n g of " L e t m e g i v e y o u s o m e a c t u a l 1930 plant at Grand Rapids. The stitched s i g n s , s i z e of s i g n l e t t e r s , n e a t n e s s of Bean Grs. Organize p o s e of m a r k e t i n g o u r o w n p r o d u c t s , and figures from the Fennville Fruit Ex- canvas belting, invented by Morris ords. T h e prizes given to the win- yard and buildings. C o n t i n u e d from p a g e l.) c h a n g e on t h e net r e t u r n s to g r o w e r s Deflation suddenly increases t h e G a n d y in E n g l a n d d u r i n g t h e l a t t e r ners are awarded on t h e b a s i s of Miss Van H e u l e n said t h a t items e s t s of t h e b e a n i n d u s t r y of Mich- BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, for g o o d fruit a n d p o o r g r a d e f r u i t : d e m a n d for q u a l i t y foods. T h e d e - p a r t of t h e 1 9 t h c e n t u r y , i s s a i d t o margin above cultural costs per acre. sold by w o m e n a t such s t a n d s had igan, and t h a t a c o p y of t h i s resolution be Best Poorest Average m a n d for G r a d e A m i l k in N e w Y o r k h a v e n o e q u a l for a g r i c u l t u r a l p u r - T h e state is divided into t h r e e regions mailed to the P r e s i d e n t a n d Secre- p r o d u c e d i n c o m e s a s h i g h a s $700 p e r To F a r m Board P e r Bu. P e r Bu. Per fau. C i t y i s h o l d i n g u p b e t t e r than the poses. Gandy belts w e r e m a d e in or corn g r o w i n g areas and by a co- t a r y of t h e M i c h i g a n B e a n J o b b e r s Pears $".SI ?".11 J0.62 d e m a n d f o r G r a d e B m i l k . year. Fruits, baked goods, produce, B E IT rURTHER UNSOLVED, B a l t i m o r e f r o m 1878 u n t i l M a r c h 1, operative a r r a n g e m e n t with several Association to t h e e n d that there P e a c h e s - .. - 1.60 LM 1.36 companies valuable prizes are given home made things such as rugs, bal- t h a t t h e B o a r d of D i r e c t o r s of o u r tfSO, w h e n t h e F . R a n v i l l e C o . , G r a n d a s s o c i a t i o n be a u t h o r i z e d a n d direct- m a y be no m i s u n d e r s t a n d i n g as to " P e a r s w e r e low last y e a r . Peach- to t h e four h i g h c o n t e s t a n t s in e a c h s a m pillows, bittersweet, ferns, etc., P a i n t t h e i n s i d e of b u r e a u d r a w e r s R a p i d s , p i o n e e r M i c h i g a n b e l t m a k - ed to m a k e application directly to our attitude and position. e s p a i d b e s t , b u t w i t h t h e a b o v e diff- region. a r e sold from such stands. w i t h a s m o o t h e n a m e l , i n s t e a d of l i n - ers, bought the Gandy business and t h e F e d e r a l F a r m Board for loans B e a n ( G r o w e r s OfftCOTfl e r e n c e b e t w e e n t h e n e t r e t u r n for t h e , A n y w o m a n w h o i s i n t e r e s t e d is i n - i n g t h e m w i t h p a p e r ; it m a k e s c l e a n - m o v e d it to G r a n d R a p i d s . PRIZES AWARDED to be used tor m a r k e t i n g and handl- T h e Michigan B e a n G r o w e r s , Inc., best fruit as against the poorest or 1st. One ton 20% s u p e r p h o s p h a t e , do- v i t e d t o w r i t e M i s s B a r b a r a V a n H e u - i n g b e a n s of o u r m e m b e r s , a n d organized by electing t h e following t h e a v e r a g e , it i s p l a i n t h a t g r o w e r s i n g e a s i e r . n a t e d by t h e Michigan Farm Bureau len, W o m e n ' s M a r k e t Specialist, S t a t e c a n w e l l a f f o r d t o i n v e s t f r o m $10 t o D o n o t o v e r c o o k c a b b a g e ; if a n y - Services, I n c . Federal Inspection officers a n d d i r e c t o r s : College, E a s t L a n s i n g , Mich. T h e d e m a n d i s g r o w i n g f o r l i g h t e r j t h i n g u n d e r c o o k it. C a b b a g e i s v a l - L'ml. F o r t y Ke.i T o p Steel P o s t s , ilo- BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, P r e s i d e n t , E. W . I r w i n , Munger ner acre to improve their crops, nate.l by t h e tied T o p Steel P o s t Co., according to the situation." c a t t l e , a n d a p o p u l a r d e m a n d a l l t h e ju a D i e a s a r a w v e g e t a b l e b u t m u c h Chicago, ill. t h a t t h e Dire* uithorized and Ass'n. y e a r a r o u n d is f o r f i n i s h e d s t e e r s of i t s v a l u e i s l o s t if o v e r c o o k e d . 3rd. O n e - h a l f bushel of H a n l i g a n Al- WISCONSIN FARMERS ACT directed to negotiate with the Vice p r e s i d e n t , G e o r g e Emerick, falfa. Seeil d o n a t e d by t h e Michigan proper auth. - the end thai Saginaw Ass'n. E. W. Ruehs w e i g h i n g f r o m 750 t o 1100 p o u n d s . F a r m B u r e a u BerviceSi Inc. A p p r o x i m a t e l y 2,500 W i s c o n s i n p e o - w e m a y h a v e f e d e r a l i n s p e c t i o n of retary-Treasurer, Charles Fox, P o u l t r y m a n , C a l e d o n i a , K e n t Co. 4th. One 50 lb. bale of B i n d e r T w i n e , Iron kitchen utensils are smoother donate.) by the Michigan I n d u s t r i e s , Inc., ple, living in r u r a l c o m m u n i t i e s a n d our id Right To Organize Hemlock Assn. Directors, H. J. Wilson, Merrill from "The poultry small business has come beginnings not many and are thought to wear better t h e y a r e r u b b e d with fat and baked j ifj Silver King Coal .laeUson. on t h e f a r m , a r e a c t i n g on t h e s t a g e , T H E I ' R I Z E W I N N E R S AND T H E I R t h i s y e a r , in local o n e - a c t p l a y s for TT FURTHER RESOLVED, Ass'n: Paul Schroeder. A u b u r n p r e s i d e n t s of t h e i r r e s p e c t i v e a s s ' n s . b e f o r e u s i n g t h e first t i m e . is b i g , b l o c k y , c l e a n b u r n i n g . YIELD PER ACRI ^heir community club or farm club, that we. the grov Mich- Ass'n; J. P . H a r t l e y , N o r t h e r n Bay Ask your coal dealer for a trial ton. The Michigan Elevator Exchange W h e n foods t a k e u p too m u c h fat d*i S h e l l e d ( o r n ) reports the Department of R u r a l (i r o w e r s , Incorpoi A s s ' n . : H a r o l d F r a h n . ( l e v a A s s ' n : is t h e s a l e s o f f i c e f o r l.he M i c h i g a n i n d e e p f r y i n g , it m a y bo b e c a u s e t h e Republic Fuel Company Region 1 S o c i o l o g y , of i h«> W i s c o n s i n c o l l e g e • and Carl Konla, Bay Citv Ass'n- All are Heau Growers, (nc„ ass'ns, BAY CITY and LANSING Office* 1st. Rheo Wcilinir. W a l . h - o n . ti bu. i;ii is not liot enough, 2nd, W a y n e C l e m e n t , BrHton, 65 i.u. of agriculture. SATURDAY, FEBRrAKY 14, 1931 MICHIGAN FARM >FWS TRRFE ly used. Since this is a demonstration but one year and plowed down. This Success Factors In FARMER MEASURES farm yon may be interested to know a is a dairy farm, at least we call it little something about the farm. that, carrying upwards of 20 cows, CANCER "CURES" Farm Bureau Collects $1,096.62 For Farmers In 1896, 1900 and 1906 Cost of Clothes, Etc., Small Fruit Raising CROP DIVIDENDS Description of Farm we have 19 now, with nearly as many There are 125 acres, all tillable, head of young stock. For them, we located at Charlotte, 20 miles south- usually plan on about 30 acres of ARE CONDEMNED Continued from page 1.) Lansing—The Traffic Dep't of the of whiskey" for $3.20, express pre Michigan State Farm Bureau reports paid, was-set forth in an advertise- charge of investigational work at the Paw Paw Stanley Johnston. in FERTILIZER PAID west of Lansing. The soil is called alfalfa and 20 acres of sweet clover. Miami Sandy Loam. Probably 75% These crops give a lot of organic mat- Univ. of Michigan Authority lection for farmers of loss and dam- perhaps years. of the surface soil is or was acid, ter to plow under. that during January it completed col- ment which ran for many months, South Haven fruit experiment at) i age claims and secured adjustments for the past 10 years, says that a Wages were small, farm prices proper site largely controls BU< Gives Facts and for them amounting to $1,096.62. The were very low, but these are a few with strawberries, raspberries, blue- Duane Rainey of Eaton Co. but is underlaid with an alkaline clay subsoil. We have some stone, though The notation Suggestions. department received and filed new of the prices we paid in 1896 and berries and other small fruits. Infor- "Our main rotation is corn followed Reports on Farm not many and the surface is slightly by oats or barley seeded to alfalfa or loss and damage shipping claims 1900. rolling. The farm has been tiled. sweet clover. The sweet clover will be Ann Arbor—Cancer is an abnormal amounting to $1,772.75 and over- These were in the days when mation on the experiment station's Experiments patent medicines, whiskey ads, mag- work on small fruits can be had by When we obtained the farm we be-pastured one year and plowed down; and malignant degeneration of body charge claims amounting to $24.47. azine and book advertisements were writing Mr. Johnston for reference to lieved that the productiveness of the the alfalfa is cut 2 or 3 years and cells which may occur in any person more prominent than they the bulletins covering questions i n WHEAT PAID~$2 FOR $1soil would very largely determine our plowed down. The alfalfa, we think, so predisposed whenever age or some much Fertilizer Boosted Corn Yield fluence returns, and exercise a major in- will help us most by using it in short on how we should live. Our rotations. special tion to irritation begin, and permits is not degenera- a disease HEAR PLANS FOR are now. Days when lack of in- formation as to prices was supple- mind. caused by a special germ or chemi- mented by eloquent assurance that Wisconsin was among the first 10 and 20 Pet.; Speeded Maturity. taxes, interest, cost of plowing, fitting seed beds, seeding and most of the "It happens that we have a cover- cal substance, hence so-called cures ed barnyard, so that when the weather which attempt to treat it from those SCHOOL, HIGHWAY "We have w.hatever you want, for five states in this country to pass a less than you would believe," as one state weed law. harvesting costs are the same per is such that we are unable to get to angles are foredoomed to failure, de- man had it. East Lansing—Mr. Duane Rainey, acre whether the yield is 30 bushels or the fields with the manure spreader, clares Dr. Aldred Scott Warthin, Di- formerly with the State College Farm 60 bushels per acre. Consequently our the manure is stored under cover. rector of the Pathological Laborator- TAX REDUCTION Such a Little Error, Too BABY BABY CHICKS CHICKS, S. C. White a n d crops department but the past few aim has been to increase the fertili- "One other practice to increase fer- ies of the University of Michigan in Brown Leghorns, Aneonas. S. C. Rhode years farming near Charlotte, Eaton ty of our farm. To do this practically tility has been to use super phosphate. an editorial in the Annals of Inter- Kent County Farm Bureau Island Reds, Barred Rocks, of high egg Ernest Trimmer tells of a type- bred blood linos. Orders now being county, has been co-operating with everything is fed on the farm and In general this has been the 44% ap- nal Medicine. Hears R. W a y n e setting error in a local newspaper 100% booked for spring delivery. We g u a r a n t e e the College by operating his farm as a while some feed is sold a greater plied on corn and small grains 90 to "During the last forty years an al- live delivery. Send for free c i r - Newton. which came near ending in a tragedy. eular, gives full details. Boven's H a t « h - demonstration farm. Recently he ex-quantity of plant food is returned 125 lbs. per acre. most annual exploitation of "cancer There was just one letter out of erv. R-N, C. Boven, Prop., Holland, Mich., Box M. plained "Results of the First Year through the purchase of feed stuffs "As a demonstration farm we have cures" has occurred, has led its brief place in an item which stated that: Experiments on my Demonstration and commercial fertilizer. generally used 3 analyses of fertilizers season of notoriety, and failing, as Grand Rapids—Methods for re- "The Ladies' Aid meeting was hell BABY CHICKS Farm" over the College station WKAR Lime Was deeded on each crop. The Soils Department all such must fail, has passed into lieving the burden of educational and at the home of Mrs. yesterday Heavj layers from blood tested flocks as follows. "Lime has been applied every year harvests representative areas from oblivion, but carrying with them highway taxes on real estate were afternoon." But that was enough. and H. (). P. mated. Haired Plymouth Rocks $13.00, S. C. Rhode Island Reds starting with 22 tons in 1925. By the each analysis, the data thus secured the hopes of many unfortunate presented to the 12th annual meet- $13.00. S. C. White Leghorn $11.0o per way, we bought the place in August, should show which elements give the persons," stated Dr. Warthin. "The ing of the Kent County Farm Bureau With eggs at their present low 100. March delivery and one cent p e r "The demonstration farm is to first type of treatments to fail werej h e r e January 21 by R. Wayne Newton, prices, it is good economy to use them chick Fless in April. Postpaid. show that commercial fertilizers in 1924, and moved here in April, 1926. best yield on this type of soil and also tax director for the Michigan State O W L E R VI L L E H A T C H E R Y , conjunction with other good soil man- On most of our land we have been something of their relative import- those which took for granted that Farm Bureau. generously in cooking and baking. Geo. A. Peckens, Prop., agement practices can be economical- able to get profitable crops of alfalfa ance. cancer was an infectious disease Fowlerville, Mich., Box 338 caused by some germ or other living Equalization of the school levy for and sweet clover with applications of Wheat Demonstration operative purposes at not more than only one ton of ground limestone per "We raise a few acres of wheat. organism. Today, after innumerable experiments, there is no evidence to 5 mills tax was proposed through dis- our chicks are hatched from free farm range breeders. ODaHHMuaHnai acre. soil You remember that alkaline sub- Our first demonstration was the in many places just below the substantiate this view. Since no tribution of a $1,500,000 State appro- Every chick Is Michigan Accredited, which means it is from breeders thai have passed the official inspection of poultry S p e c i a l P a r c e l Post Offer broadcasting last spring of 100 lbs.germ is present, and cancer shows priation in addition to the Turner plow, that's the explanation. Yet of ammonium sulphate per acre on . > (-< iaiists under the supervision of Michigan State Poultry im- ens 4 Buckle Arctics there are a few places where 2 tons wheat. no tendency to cure itself by develop- Act $2,000,000. provement Association. Rigid culling and careful breeding of All Rubber Repossesstd Array arctics, tlie* 7. 8. II. Month* of 98c This material was applied ing anti-bodies, any treatment based have not been enough At the pres- with a fertilizer attachment on a on serums or vaccines is theoretical- State should gradually take over ent time all the acid surface soil has grain drill. In a very short time ly impossible and practically worth- maintenance of all township roads Another proposal was that the Hundciinan's ness. new and prices U. I. on Reds. chicks account for their popularity a n d profitable- Get Our New Low C. O. D. Prices. (let our Catalog and our White Leghorns, Brown Leghorns. Barred Rocks HUNDEMAN BROS., Box 60, Zeeland, Mich. Money back if not satisfied. p|u) j ^ been limed and most of it at 2 tons of the topdressed wheat was well ahead less". by appropriating from State highway Davis Brothers, pottage Lansing, Mich. ground limestone per acre. of the strip without the sulphate. That "An even older method of approach funds $2,000,000 for that purpose the "Lime, of course, has been applied which was topdressed was much dark- is the attempt to destroy cancer cells first year and gradually increasing mainly that we might grow alfalfa er in color and appeared to have a within the body," states Dr. Warthin. the amount. Keystone Quality A PENNY POSTAL CARD Will bring you :i PRE?! planting and sweet clover; and then, too, itlarger vegetative growth and more "Zinc, arsenic and other corrosive A bill suggested to the recent state from rigidly culled S. C. White Leghorns and Rocks and masterfully mated stock which develop Into producers t h a t book covering every farm need. makes the commercial fertilizer more vigorous. The yield of the topdress- pastes and salves have been used for meeting of supervisors proposes a will assure you Of an income above cost another season. Order early to a s s u r e I Landscape Design, Fruit Trees, .Seeds, Shrubs, Spray Materials, efficient. ed 33.3, bushels per acre, and check many years under the impression $2,000,000 township road maintenance positive shipping date, Baby <'hicks-, Bee Supplies, e t c . Alfalfa and Sweet Clover 24.8 bushels. The increase of thethat they would "eat out" the cancer, appropriation in 1932, to be increased C A P I T A L K E Y S T O N E H A T C H E R Y , 1110 Ontario St., Lansing, Mich. Everything for Farm and Garden. to "Every field has now been seeded fertilized area was 8.5 bushels. Usually, however, the effect was to $4,000,000 by 1935 and to continue CUTLER & DOWNING CO., Benton Harbor, Mich. to either alfalfa or sweet clover, though one year 20 acres of our sweet to "This was a poor piece of wheat stimulate the growth and frequently begin with, being put in where we to develop ulceration and gangren- at that fl ure shl S thereafter. Such town- ROYAL EGG BRED CHICKS P r o a d maintenance would be "Metre Than 7.">% of Our Business Kach Year Is With Old Customers" KALAMAZOO clover heaved so badly it was a failure had pastured some Sudan grass and ous sloughing as well. Quacks and shandled lon by the county road commis- i"p years breeding for production is back of Royal Leghorn chicks—Have won at - u Provides that any township greed Michigan Egg Contests over all entries. Records up to 303 at other contests. Pedi- and one 5 acre field had only an indif- disced it up that fall. It was dry in "Indian herb doctors" were special, SILOS ferent stand of alfalfa which was cut 1928 and did not get a very good offenders in this field. However, the electing not raise to to use the proposed Act shall males bead ma tings. production of large white eggs. You will want some <>t' these chicks for next winter's Write for catalog. Order now at reduced prices. B UILT of V I T R I F I E D GLAZED TILE. Used start due, I believe, to the after-effects attempts of science to obtain a medi-l exceed a 5 mill tax for Royal Poultry Farm & Hatchery, S. P. Wiersma, Owner, Box F , Zeeland, Mich. everyhere! Also glazed tile of the Sudan. cine which might be taken to kill the combined road repairs and improve- cancer cells has been equally fruit- ment funds. for all kinds of buildings. Special offer now! Pay later. Write for FREE Catalog Silver King Coal Fertilizer $1 Brings $2 "The sulphate was applied April 11 less since to kill all the cancer cells expenditures was explained. Ten The Indiana system of curbing tax Chicks a t Wholesale Cost 7 KALAMAZOO TANK & SILO CO. is big, blocky, clean burning. and during the spring we had good by chemicals would mean the death 5 W E E K O L D W H I T E L E G H O R N P U L L E T S 45c taxpayers may petition the tax com- Hardy sturdy baby chicks from heavy egg producers. English Kalamazoo, Mich. Ask your coal dealer for a trial ton. rains to carry the fertilizer into the also of the body cells, and probably mission for a hearing if they believe White Leghorns, Anconas or Brown Leghorns 8%e. Haired Rocks or R. SaveMoneylluWd »ithTi\e Republic Fuel Company soil so the plants could use it. This that these cells would die before the certain proposed expenditures are 1. Redfl 9%C, .Mixed 7:;)C, Heavy Mixed S'!,c. give vou Free Feeders and With your order we will Foundations and also s clucks free per BAY CITY and LANSING Offices was one of our best experiments and cancer cell because of the greater unwarranted. The commission has each 100 vou order. No down payment required. We pay postage. We shows a return of approximately $2.00 freedom of the latter from the gen- power to stop the spending if the guarantee 100% live delivery. for each dollar invested in fertilizer eral body metabolism and chemistry." G R E A T N O R T H E R N H A T C H E R Y , R-3-F, Zeeland Michigan "Cancer is not simply a local dis- charges are sustained. Farmers 9 Buying Guide Rates on Application with wheat at only 75c per bushel. ease; we know now that it is pri- "We have a small hammer type of marily a disease of the entire organ- Kent Bureau a r e : For one year, feed mill. We thought that if we had ism, an anomaly of the individual Ernest W. Ruehs, Caledonia; 3 years, Five new directors elected by the WASHTENAW HATCHERY Quality Chicks, Scientifically Hatched. tion. Bred primarily for High Egg Produc- Fifteen years of breeding high quality chicks; pure Tattered and Tom B a r - -+- one bin of barley and one of oats constitution. The general constitu- Miles Bowman, Rockford; Charles ron Leghorns. Sired by Cockerels of 285 to 310 egg record hens. Barred Rocks of both feeding into the mill to mix the tional predisposition d e t e r m i n e s Montgomery, Kent City; Floyd Yeiter, Special fast m a t u r i n g early layers. Sired by Cockerels of 240 to 265 egg record hens. Men's Knit Felt Shoes—0ROTLR Hotel Hermitage— S p e a ^ S feeds one of them might get plugged whether an individual can have can- Lowell; and F. J. Walsh, Cedar stock, write Discount on orders before March 1st. For information regarding our Special $1.98. Nine inches high a n d thick felt soles. L e a t h e r quarters. Sizes rooms. W i t h bath, $1.50 and $2 per day. up and then it would either be all cer, its particular site is the organ Springs. WASHTENAW HATCHERY, Geddes Road, Ann Arbor, Michigan 6 to 12. Mail orders 6c extra. Money Without bath $1 and $1.50. John Moran, barley or all oats being ground. So hack if not satified. DAVIS BROS., Mgr. or tissue whfth is most susceptible. Lansing, Mich. this year we sowed a mixture of 400 The predisposition, not the cancer Thomas President of Larger and Better White Leghorns Hoosier Brooder House ' Wood All lbs. of Worthy oats and 300 lbs. of proper, is properly inherited. The A t *k*» CrA\t* .f\l ine ^Oliege Make t h e Union round with floor $68.00 up. Bldg. Cafeteria cubators $13.80. W r i t e today. Electric in Schaberg Spartan barley. cancer develops, when, because of ir- Farm Bur. Milling Cor. This year t r y chicks from 1, 2 and 3 year old proven hens. Mated to selected, pedigreed, wing handed cockerels from Dam's record of 200 to LM(> and Sire's Dam's record 260 to 29(1. your eating quarter's when in E a s t L a n - Dietrich Hdwe. Co., Lansing, Mich. "One strip had no fertilizer, the ritation, age or other condition, the Semi for free catalog with prices before you buy. Visitors sing. Good wholesome food, rightly p r e - pared. Reasonably priced. Endorsed by next 16% phosphate, the next 2-16-2 body cannot maintain all cells at nor- Columbus, Ohio—L. A. Thomas of always welcome. F a r m & Hatchery 1 mile west of Zeeland Michigan S t a t e F a r m Bureau. School of Business Admin.— and 2-16-8 balance of field at the rate mal and malignant degeneration oc- Farm Bureau Services, Lansing, Mich- on M-21. ^j A t Training—C. P . A. coaching—and place- of 350 lbs. per acre. Yields (respec- curs in some of them." igan, was elected president of Farm RIVERVIEW POULTRY F A R M , R-2, Box 94, Hotfl Kernfi LansinS- Many Assured Profits Zeeland, Mich., Geo. Gommers & Son, Props. U U l C l rvcrild years farm ment. organi- Embracing Secretarial shorthand, science application. stenotype a n d tively) 44.4, 49.6, 47.3, 599.5 bushels "The public ought to know these Bureau Milling Corporation a t its zation h e a d q u a r t e r s . Comfort a t easy typewriting. LANSING BUSINESS UN- per acre. facts to protect themselves by early annual meeting here February 10. D. prices. N. Grand a t Mich. Center of city. IVERSITY, 130 W. Ionia St., Lansing. Cafetei-ia, garage, Rates $1.50 t o $3. "This increase of 15 bushels per attention. The situation is not as M. Cash of the Ohio Farm Bureau RICH CONTEST BLOOD T H E Mncirianc W R SPECIALIZE IN acre for the 2-16-8 still lacks about 5 hopeless as it might seem, however. Service Co. is sec'y-treas. H. Hull In H A N N A H L e g h o r n ChicKi M»rlinal BARTZ DRUG CO. i Y l U b l C l d n S REPAIRING OF ALL lTlCUltdl 8 9 MONROE AVENUE, instruments. New and used instruments bushels of paying for the fertilizer, Three lines of attack are open,'— of the Indiana Farm Bureau is vice 267 eggs p e r bird was t h e average of the H a n n a h pen a t New York Contest (1920-30) Fartningdale) Grand Rapids, Mich., offer to send F R E E A SAMPLE PACKAGP] of their Albeca and accessories. B U T T E R F I E L D MUSIC however, when we remember the breeding out the inherited family president. Directors include the fore- where Hannah pen won first and also the two highest CO., 14 E . Fulton St., Grand Rapids. going and Sec'y C. L. Brody of the individuals on points. Free hook gives details of this Pills, a remarkable remedy for consti- pation. W r i t e today. drouth of last summer, it seems to me strains, which requires a wider popu- and other big consistent winnings year after year. I P I T ' S GOOD that such an increase is about all one lar faith in eugenics than prevails; Michigan State Farm Bureau, Sec'y A MORE PROFITABLE LEGHORN FLOCK Shoe Repairing— ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ WORK YOU correction of congenital anomalies Murray Lincoln of t h e Ohio Farm Strawberry P I M ^ - H ^ S S L E want, we do i t and make them look like could expect under such circumstan- Yes, you can have one! Official records and reports varieties $3, 1,000 up. Latham largest new. We also dye shoes in any color. ces; and then, too, practically all the and removal of sources of irritation Bureau and H. S. Agster of the Indi- of customers in this valuable hook shown a t the left shOW WHY a mole profitable flock can be m a t u r e d red raspberry, 100 Cumberland black Mail orders given prompt attention. potash and phosphate not used by the to avoid development; and early and ana Farm Bureau. Farm Bureau Mill- from H a n n a h chicks—all of which a r e Michigan cer- raspberries $2.25, 1,000 $15. Blackberries, MONTE SHOE SHOP, 43 Ionia Ave., N. grapes, etc. Highest quality guaranteed. W., Grand Rapids. (2-14) plants will remain to help boost the complete surgical removal, the best ing Corporation is operated by the tified. hope for a permanent cure in indi- Don't wait—remember t h a t early pullets raised from Catalogue free. Westhauser Nurseries, Ohio, Michigan and Indiana Farm HOTEL yields of 1931 crops. H a n n a h chicks will make money. Order direct from Sawyer, R-19, Mich. Sfr»r» a t J l u ttl HERKIMER vidual cases." Bureaus in their production of open our breeding farm. Mall postal now for free book. H GRAND RAPIDS Frost and Fertilizer W. S. HANNAH & SONS formula dairy and poultry feeds. All Hawaiian Steel Guitar— ^"g 1 1 Free parking space. Rates $1.25 to $2.75 "We had another field of oats and MODERN, 313-327 Division Ave., South. three states use the same formulas, 2119 Eastern Aye., S. E. Grand Rapids, Michigan weeks. for free Instruments booklet. SERVATORY OF MUSIC, 1522 W. Main furnished. HONOLULU Write CON- per day. You'll enjoy Grafting Wax— &?k™ 2" ' There stopping Mai with us. 8 barley on one of the lowest fields. was a frost on part of the field AGRICULTURE IN the same bags, etc. St., Kalamazoo, Mich. when the oats were up about 8 or 10 Baby Chicks Bred To Pay Seed ^ ^ ^ ^ Inoculation— ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ BACTERIA CULTURES supplies. Berrv baskets. Send or pricfes. M. H . H U N T & SON, 510 N. Cedar St., inches as I remember Lansing, Michigan. was that where there was The result no fertilizer BRUCK^S COUNCIL Ionia Bureau Supports . Give us a trial order for Baby Chicks bred to lay and pay you a profit. We .specialize in only three varieties, to by t h e method used b y Michigan State College. Made by a Bacteriologist of 25 Cream Separators— An Sf rs - the yield was severely cut while the Gov. Brucker's Program which we devote our entire time. Send for circular and years experience in such work. Only 50c D e next strip which had the fertilizer Farm Bureau Man Named T o prices. We are sure we will satisfy a s t o "A Healthy Chick for culture for one bushel of seed. Write New and used machines. All makes r e - and a Square Deal". We solicit your patronage. for free circular. T H E EDWARDS paired. Work guaranteed. Cream Separa- come through with very slight injury. Finance, Accounting Ionia—Resolutions backing Gov. LABORATORY, Lansing, Mich. tor Repair Co., 114 N. Grand, Lansing. Brucker in his economy program S U M M I T H A T C H E R Y , Box No. 174, Byron Center, Michigan The yields were 33 bushels for the frosted part, 63.3 bushels where no Advisory Bd. and his attitude on aid for the town- frost' and no fertilizer, 69 bushels ship road system were adopted by where fertilizer had been applied. the recent annual meeting of the 10 CHICKS FREE LOOK Lansing—Agriculture is represent- Ionia County Farm Bureau at Le- A n Easter Bonnet Fertilizer Boosts Corn Yield; Speeds Maturity ed upon the Advisory Council on Valley church. Ionia's board of State Finance a n d Accounting supervisors was present to hear M. "There were two fields of corn, on created by Governor Wilber M. B. MoPherson, state farm bureau di- on all orders sent In before March 1st, for our 200-351 egg record bred chicks. We have 20 varieties of chicks from 6c up. Write now for our F R E E catalog describing our JDIRECT HOLLYWOOD W H I T E LEGHORNS, t h e one of them, 200 lbs. of fertilizer Brucker as a part of his campaign rector and member of the State Tax world's best layers of LARGE, W H I T E FOGS. Eggs and Easter are associated in the mind. It takes broadcast per acre and then 125 lbs. for governmental economy and ad-Commission, discuss taxes. Dinner Box 57P. Grand Rapids, Mich. BEi'KMANN HATCHERY, eggs to buy bonnets—more eggs than for a long long drilled with the seed. On the other ministrative reform. was served to 140 by women of the piece we went over the ground drill- The Council is non-salaried and is church. Officers elected were: while. ing as deep as possible 175 lbs of to advise the Governor upon the Charles Mattison, president; Charles fertilizer per acre and then going over following matters: Brooks, vice president; J a y Cham- You never did buy a bonnet with eggs you didn't the field again drilling 125 lbs. of 1. System of Accounting employ- berlain, secretary; Mrs. Rilla Part- produce, did you? This year is the same. You must fertilizer per acre with the seed. The ed.—To advise as to proper methods ride, treasurer; Mrs. J a y Chamber- get eggs—and they must be low cost eggs—if you want field on which we broadcast fertilizer to secure one system so that one lin, ladies chairman. The board statement of the State's financial is more fertile yet this was partly status can be obtained which is voted to hold the first quarterly Early Hatch Pullets a new hat. compensated for by using a 2-16-2 on understandable to all. meeting for members a t Ronald it and a 4-16-4 on the poorer field. Grange hall during the last week in 100 early hatched pullets should lay 16,000 eggs Mermashes (either 16 or 1 8 % ) and Eggmaker are 2. Finance.—To advise as t o The soil is much the same and while proper methods of economy in State February. in a year—worth (in a normal year) $400. all doing their bit toward helping you own a new hat both started off fine the drouth Government so as to maintain ex- this Easter. Both the Mermashes and Eggmaker are caught 'them. The second field, on penditure at minimum. Also to ad- Cheese Bar—119 Varieties 100 late hatched pullets should lay 1,000 eggs a producing eggs at feed costs ranging from 9.3c to 1 3c which the fertilizer was drilled deep vise in what manner the State may Paris—While most Michigan men in the row, and all the fertilizer in assist in economizing by legislation may like cheese just as it comes from year. Worth (with normal prices) $280. per dozen in many many flocks. the row, was planted just a week or otherwise, in cost of local govern- the grocer, people who travel in later. I t soon caught up with the ment. France apparently insist that wine is So, buy good chicks, early. Remember the poultry- If there is any chance to produce eggs profitably, broadcast field and looked the best 3. Budget.—To advise as t o the natural culinary companion of man who goes ahead knows that good chicks, good care Farm Bureau Mashes will do it. W e are not telling you all summer. proper methods to secure a paring this dairy product. In the St. Lazaire this fact. The poultrymen using our mashes are telling "Fertilizer on the broadcast field of State costs for the next biennial. railroad station here, a cheese bar and good management will always win. The memberi of the Council are: it to us. increased yield 10% and on the field Clarence L. Ayres, Chairman—Presi- has been opened which stocks 119 with fertilizer all in the row it in- dent, American Life Ins. Co, Detroit; different kinds of the commodity, Mermash 1 6 % will grow better chicks—mature Charles Beecher Warren—Attorney a t creased the yield 20%. In this field Law, Former United States Ambassador with a schedule indicating just which More people are using our poultry feeds than ever the corn was cut and shocked. At ley Brothers (Wholesale H a r d w a r e ) , Sag- of the numerous kinds of wine is to J a p a n , Detroit; Ralph C. Morley—Mor- them earlier—give them more vigor and pep—and cost before—more tons of mash are sold every month than that time samples were taken to de- inaw ; Heber W. Curtis, Vice-President, most palatable in combination with you less than any chick starter you can buy. W e don't Kent Bank, Grand Rapids; R. Wayne the kind of cheese ordered. in the same months previous years. W h y ? Ask a user. termine moisture precentages as the Old Newton—Director of Taxation, Michigan fertilized corn looked much the riper. State Farm Bureau. Lansing; Stuart tell you this. Poultrymen tell us. See your Distributor At the time of shocking the ears of egram, Perry, Fditor and publisher, Adrian Tel- P. S. Mermash Chick Starter will make a begin- Adrian, Michigan; John M. Bush, G o Back t o Camels of Farm Bureau Supplies. Ask him the price of Mer- corn on fertilized rows contained 38% Cleveland Cliffs Corp., M a r q u e t t e : Frank Peiping, China—Those who claim ning that assures a happy ending. Try it. Ask your moisture while the unfertilized con- W. Blair, Chairman of Board, Guardian mash. Detroit Union Group, Tnc, Chairman of that mankind cannot lay aside the distributor of Farm Bureau Supplies about these feeds. tained 53%. This is in line with ex- Board, Union Guardian T r u s t Company, machine in this advanced age should periment station results showing that Old Detroit; William J . Smith, President, have a good look at the transporta- fertilized corn will mature ahead of National Bank, Battle Creek. tion system in use by merchants of Farm Bureau Services, Inc. FARM BUREAU SERVICES, INC. the unfertilized." Uncle Ab says that if more persons Suiyan province who come from the Lansing, Michigan have resolved to get more sleep in interior to this city. They have re- Lansing, Michigan Whether you ship two cases or 1931 than they did in 1930, and keep verted to camel train complaining forty cases of eggs each week you can that resolution, the world will be a that freight rates on railroads eat profit by the reputation of your pack. better place. their profits away. FOFR MICHIGAN FARM NEWS SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1931 -•^ Dr. Loland is the Police Doctor." The next morning, Saturday, Do- looking anxiously at him. Ice Fishing and Spear Charles Lestrange's face suddenly lores awoke to find herself achingly I became grave. "Yes, indeed I am!" he answered. in love. She knew the symptoms "But only because I have a burning Regulations Published WOULD PROHIBIT Moonlight Preferred » • * well, for thrice in her life she had love of freedom for all men. Just j "So that's the mysterious Mr. Le- suffered from rudimentary attacks. think what it must mean for a king Her new friend had been remark- to know that all the intimate and do- spearing laws are being received by Inquiries concerning details of the COLORED OLEO ' strange," said Rawden, when Dolores A Novel— By Arthur Weigall ! had passed out of sight. ably reticent in regard to his life and mestic side of life has got to be spent the Law Enforcement Division of the Sen. Lennon's Oleo Bill For "He seems quite a nice fellow," the his circumstances; yet there was with a woman chosen from half a Department of Conservation. The Di- In Six Parts '• Colonel remarked, in a tone of sur- nothing about him to suggest the dozen who are the only eligible per- vision has prepared an outline to help Michigan Goes To I prise. "stern, silent Englishman." Her sons he can marry. He is lucky if those who wish to spear or fish with "Your daughter evidently finds him melancholy battled with her excite- the girl he takes as his queen is* even hook and line through the ice, as fol- Legislature. | very pleasant," said the Command- ment as she came out on the veranda tolerable as an occasional com- lows: A maII i filled J o h n A n d e r s o n Is found political assassination." j ant, perhaps a. little bitterly. where the table was set. Nor did her panion; and yet he has to behave to Lansing—In response to farmers • l in an A l e x a n d r i a hotel. Dr. Loland sighed. "Well, I sup- "I shall make a point of getting to, father improve matters by asking her as a lover and have children by A spear without the use of artificial and their organizations, Senator Pet- CoJ, T e s s e r t o n , t h e British Consul, t h i n k s been m u r d e r e d , T h e C o m m a n d a j a t , pose I shall have to embalm him," know him, so I can cross-question her, almost at once, if she were going a woman who in ordinary, decent lite light may be used on inland lakes open er B. Lennon has sponsored a bill to R a w d e n a n d Dr. Lotend believe he killed he said. him," the Colonel declared. to see Mr. Lestrange again that day. would at best be a friend of his! It is to the public for fishing, for taking prohibit the manufacturing or selling himself. T h e d e a t h is a g r e a t s h o c k to The Commandant enjoined the Mr. Benton led them to the front of "I'm sure I don't know," she monstrous!" grass or great northern pike, mullet, of colored oleomargarine, and to levy H e i r K i n s e r , t h e Hotel M a n a g e r . l">- strictest secrecy upon his clerk; then, the last hut at the west side of the answered. "If he's on the beach I sup- suckers and red-sides during the time heavy license fees on those who han- "It must be worse for the girl," she these lakes are frozen. Spearing on dle uncolored oleo. b e a u t t f u l d a u g h t e r of T e e c e r t o n , turning to the Colonel, he said: cove. "It was somewhere here," he pose I shall see him. . . . Why? is said. identifis O t t o Iteiss, B German a n - "Well, that certainly supplies a said, pointing to the sand; and there- there any reason for avoiding him?" streams or ponds created by the back- Mr. Lennon in offering his measure a r c h i s t , a s t h e m a n she s a w with An- "It is awful for them both," he re- motive if there was foul play by with the four at last grouped them- "Oh, no," he said quickly; "except plied. "I speak with feeling, because waters of an artificial barrier in a said that, "the dairy business is fight- d e r s o n t h e n i g h t before. A young man, evi- selves excitedly around a small patch that we don't know anything about I am in love." stream is prohibited during this ing for its very existence in Michi- C h a r l e s I . e s t r a age, a r r i v e s from Cairo Reiss; but there's not enough a n d falling in love with Dolores, i n t r o - dence against him to justify us in of caked and slightly discolored sand, him. I have a sort of a feeling that She looked at him with melancholy period. gan." The measure comes as part d u c e s himself t o her on t h e b e a c h . She asking the German Consul to take which was carefully collected in a he isn't quite English, or has mixed a eyes. "I wonder if you are," she said. All species of fish except large and of the campaign of the Michigan him again on the morrow. any steps for his detention. All the handkerchief for analysis. lot with foreigners, or something." "Oh, yes; there's no doubt about it, small mouth black bass, brook, brown Farm Bureau and other kindred or- ( C o p y r i g h t , 192!*, by A r t h u r Weigall. Dis- other facts still point to suicide." t r i b u t e d by K i n g F e a t u r e s Syndicate, "Well, what do you say now?" Colo- "Perhaps that's why I like him," Dolores," he sighed, suddenly becom- and rainbow trout, may be taken by ganizations, who are on the legisla- Inc.) The question was further compli- nel Tesserton asked, as they came to she replied. I'm tired of my own ing very serious. "I'm hopelesV, hook and line through the ice on in- tive battle front this session, in the CHAPTER 2. cated by the arrival of George Ben- a halt in the hotel. countrymen's outlook." love. I only want one thing in the land lakes or non-trout streams dur- interests of farmers. While Dolores was thus enjoying ton, English Postmaster General in "It could not have been murder," Dolores went down to the beach a world, and that is for you to love me. ing the winter season. Annual license fees for the hand- the thrill of conquest in the garden, Alexandria, who called on the three Dr. Loland protested. few minutes earlier than usual; but I want you to marry me; and I rea- Five ice lines which are single lines ling of uncolored oleo would be $100 Iter lather was suffering the distress men with the following story: "Well, you fellows will think I Charles Lestrange was there before lize that if I were a king I couldn't with single hooks attached may be for an importer or manufacturer, $10 of defeat in the manager's room. He "The night before last I went for have been reading romantic novels," her, and came striding across the ask you to be my wife." used if attended at least every hour. for a retail seller and $2 for a restau- had failed to get into communication a sail after dinner. A long tack said the Colonel, "but I believe this sand looking thoroughly exotic in a "Why do you keep talking about rant dispensing oleo. Spears with or without the use of with Gerald Rawden, and had there- brought me close in to the cove be- Mr. Anderson, alias some nigh-placed newly purchased bathrobe draped our getting married?" she cried. "I artificial light may be used on non- The important feature of the bill fore decided to cross-examine the re- low the hotel considerably past mid- personage, was ordered to kill himself over his bathing suit. hate your joking about it." would be the prohibiting of the sale trout rivers and streams during April doubtable Otto Reiss, unaided. night; and on the beach I saw a by a secret society. He fled from She herself was wearing a vivid He sat up and stared at her. "But and May for taking all species of non- of colored oleo. The measure was re- Heir Reiss bowed. "I am at your fellow sitting near the huts, wearing London to Egypt, only to walk into green kimono over her ligit^- blue I'm not joking, Dolores," he said. "It's game fish except grass pike which may ferred to the senate committee on ag- service," he said, affixing his specta- something white. the arms of Otto Reiss, and perhaps bathing costume and her copper- you who won't take it seriously. I riculture. Senator Lennon pointed Kenser, too, who were members of be taken only during the month of out that more than 60 per cent of the cles. "I fancy he had a beard, and I'm colored hair had been carefully ar- have made up my mind. I am only May. Grass or Great Northern pike "I suppose you have heard that one sure he was a white man. Then I this society, and finding no escape, ranged. waiting for you to make up yours." may not be taken during April by any constituent substance of the natural- Of the guests here at the hotel—a Mr. turned out to sea again. Just as I he went down to the beach to drown ly yellow plam oil oleo now under "Oh, you are late!" he exclaimed. He clambered onto his knees and means whatsoever. Anderson—was found dead this was turning I heard a shot. I didn't himself. knelt in front of her. fire is "foreign vegetable matter "I've been waiting hours for you." morning?" think of it again until I heard about "His courage failed him, perhaps, which is imported. No dairy prod- "No, I'm early," she replied. "None •"Dolores, look at me. I'm asking you a definite question. Will you be Rives-Henrietta Have "Yes, I was told about it by my this suicide. Then I thought I'd bet- and the watchful Reiss finished him of the other bathers are hero yet." uct is used in its making," he said. dragoman. A terrible affair!" ter tell you." off. But as a warning to others, the Then making her way to the square my wife?" "You were seen talking to him in "It's plain enough," said the Col- assassin wanted the actual death of patch of shade cast by the grass Third Winter Fair 83c Wheat in 1906 She vouchsafed him a single glance. the garden last night," Colonel Tas- onel, "he was shot on the beach and the traitor to be reported, and not matting in front of one of the bath- "Of course I will," she whispered. Jackson—Third annual winter serton remarked. carried back to his room." merely his disappearance, and there- ing huts, she closed her parasol and Lansing—"Dollar W h e a t ! " That "We don't know the man Benton fore he didn't think the body should sat down upon the sand, the young He took her by the shoulders, and fair of the Henrietta and Rives "You surprise me" the German pulled her towards him. Township Farm Bureaus was held at was the headline carried in the answered, beaming at him. saw was Mr. Anderson," Dr. Loland be left on the beach, but placed in all man at once seating himself beside the Layton Corners Masonic Temple Lansing State Republican, in a page its ghastliness on the bed in his room!. her and impressing an ar;!er.t kiss (To Be Continued Feb. 28.) "You were the last person to see remarked. the afternoon and evening of Janu- 1 story February 24, 1906, just 25 him alive," said the Colonel. "If it was, and if he shot himself So he carried it back there, knowing upon her fingers. ary 12, and was .largely attended. years ago. "Dear, dear!" murmured Herr on the beach, we might still find that if he was seen doing so he could "But you mustn't do that." she pro- Townjship and individual exhibits The story told of the determina- Reiss. "That accounts, perhaps for a b l o o d s t a i n s , " s a i d t h e C o m m a n d a n t , always say he was trying to render tested. certain suppressed excitement in his "it's possible we might see something aid, and then, finding that he had "Why not?" he asked. "It is the FEDERAL INTERMED. were made in 12 classes, with 120 tion of Ingham county members of entries in the farm produce class, 41 the American Society of Equity, to manner." if w e m a d e a s e a r c h . " been seen, and having ascertained in the cooking exhibits class and 35 withhold their wheat from the mar- "What did you talk about?" Colo- nel Tesserton asked. "You believe gested. '"Let's go now," the Colonel sug- that life was extinct, he crept back to his own room. ordinary "Well, polite on salutation, the you're English, aren't you?" isn't Continent, ii?" yes; CR. BANKS LOAN in the canned goods class. Exhibit ket unless the price was pushed up classes include school work, boys to $1. The quotation for that day, in anarchy, don't you?" "I'm game." Mr. Benton declared. "Well," said the commandant, and girls clubs, women's sewing, carried in the market section, was Heir Reiss smiled benevolently. "I Once on the beach, Benton led the "that's as good a story as anybody aside. "As a matter of fact, I'm net," perceive my unmerited reputation has way, but as he passed round to the else's. And it's much more exciting he said at length. "I was educated He hesitated, tossing the sand TO STATE COOP cooking and canning; best menu, 83c. The date of the "strike" for best eggs, honey, farm gardens for higher prices was set for March 1. preceded me. I can never understand front of the bathing huts he stopped than Loland's. I suppose the pistol in England, and I'm in London for 1931, farm produce, potatoes, clover The "strike" never materialized. why people think that I advocate an- short. in that case belonged to Reiss." and apples. Cash and merchandise March 1 a story explained that the part of almost every year, and all my St. Paul Loans in 4 States prizes were awarded. Local mer- local members of the Equity Society archy; all my writings are in de- "I'm afraid we're not alone," he "Yes," the Colonel replied. "It was financial interests are in England. of public liberty, ordered and said, turning to the others. of German make." Benefit 110,000 chants and dealers assisted with the had not been officially notified of But actually by birth I am an fair. It has become an outstanding the plan ifrom the official headquar- controlled by the State." Colonel Tesserton followed the di- "They lunched and then Tesserton Austrian." rection of his finger, and saw a man was left alone in the hotel wonder- Farmers. event for the townships, and shows ters in Indianapolis. WTheat on "Nevertheless, the police find it Dolores was intrigued to hear it. ing what to do next. At this juncture what township organization can do March 1, was down two cents, to 81c- necessary to watch you," Colonel Tes- and woman, each clad in a bathing serton replied coldly. costume, lying side by side and Lestrange saw him, waved and spoke "Oh, how nice!" she exclaimed. "I Washington, D. C.—"Approximately in the matter of bringing out the like Austrians. D'you come from "Of course they do," the German face downwards, their chins support- to him. Vienna?" 110,000 farmers in the states of North best in the community. Inject Parrot Blood agreed. "I am a Republican, and ed by their hands. They were deep "I saw your daughter home safely," Dakota, Minnesota, Michigan and Wis- "No, I'm a provincial. I was born dare to say -so." in conversation. One glance was suf- he said. "What a charming girl she in a town called Stanzow. You've consin served by the Federal Inter- Certain Sly Citizens In Girl; She Improves And you say that he had similar ficient to convey to the Colonel the is!" probably never heard of it: it is in mediate Credit Bank of St. Paul have astounding fact that the woman was "I'm glad you think so," replied the Carpathia." benefited by loans since it was es- Joliet, 111.—Fifteen year old Lillian views?" his daughter. Post State Property Fisher "Oh, no; on the contrary, he put up Colonel. "That's a kingdom of its own, isn't tablished in 1923," said F H. Klawon, recently got an injection of "Dolores!" he exclaimed, whereat "I do indeed! She's not only beauti- president of the bank, who is here parrot's blood for spinal meningitis R very intelligent apology for the the girl gave a violent start and it? My geography's a bit hazy, I'm other side." ful, but she's got brains. That's the afraid." conferring with the Federal Farm Loan Lansing—To nail up a "No Hunt- after her physician had been in scrambled to her feet, picking up her thing that counts really—brains! 'A The Colonel got nowhere with bath robe as she did so, and pulling it clever man, a clever mother; a clever "Yes, it's a little kingdom," he re- Board. "These loans have been made ing" sign and enjoy a profitable lack of telephonic consulation with a Chica- Reiss but the latter put him on a new about her. plied, "but it's practically a iwrt of to 9 farmers' co-operative marketing competition in the woods or along a go specialist. Later it developed that woman, a clever father'; that's what the Austrian Empire." associations with a membership of fishing stream, when the woods and the Chicago specialist said "parents' track. "Why father!" she cried. "What are they say in Russia . . . She takes after "You are on the wrong scent, Colo- you doing out here?" "Your name, Lestrange, is French, upward of 89,000. The associations waters are state property, is a prac- blood". Lillian has improved since you in looks, too. I thought you were isn't it?" nel. Truly you are, he insisted." Her companion reached out for the brother and sister when I first saw have offered their pooled commodities tice that has occurred too often on her unusual treatment. What the par- There must be a motive In murder. large towel which lay beside him, you together." "I suppose it is, or rather Norman. in storage as collateral for their notes the western side of the state to pass rot thinks about the mistake hasn't been learned. What motive could I have had?" and, draping it majestically about This astounding lie gave the pleas- We must have been originally Nor- given to the bank. These commod- without official cognizance, according '•The motive was robbery," Colonel him, assumed a sitting position, gaz- ure which was its purpose. "What! — mans." He smiled as though the ities include wool, canned fruits and to the Holland, Mich., Fish and Game Tesserton replied. ing with pained dignity at the in- with my grey hair?" the Colonel thought amused him. vegetables, cheese, alfalfa and sweet club. When using bread crumbs on top of "O, indeed!" 9 truders. chuckled. "Before we go any further I want clover and tabacco. The club reported the practice to a dish to be baked, keep them from "His money had been stolen." "My good girl, what time do you "I didn't think it was grey: I to know who you are and all about "During 1930 loans of this kind the Conservation Commission at its the edge of the dish and thus avoid a "Hut 1 am not in need of money: I suppose it is?" the Colonel inquired, thought that was the moonlight on it. you." She looked very straightly at totaled $S,390,72G and renewals $1,- January meeting and asked for action crust on the dish that is difficult to am not poor," Herr Reiss smiled. while the three men politely raised I supposed you were a man of about h i m . !t.">r>,.r)22, which is about three times "No Hunting" and "No Fishing" signs wash off. Now listen, Colonel: I will give you their hats. thirty or so—about my own age." "Oh, there's nothing much to know as much as was loaned in 1929 on have appeared in favorite spots when what you call a tip. Did you happen "What's it matter what time it is?" "It must be that I've got a young about me," he replied; "I'm just a such commodities. it was later discovered that the signs A wire spoon-shaped whisk, or egg lo notice a gentleman who arrived at she replied. heart." freelance, a homeless chap without a "The Federal Intermediate Credit were on property owned or controlled beater, is excellent for folding beaten the hotel this afternoon, a certain Mr. "Well, you want your lunch, don't "Yes, that must be it; and, of single tie of any kind, no relatives Bank, of course, makes loans to the by the state and on which the public egg whites into a cake mixture or for Lestrange?" you?" and no work." farmers' organizations upon their had a right to'hunt and fish. smoothing thin batters. course this wonderful climate. I've "Yes," Col. Tesserton replied. "There's no hurry. It's much nicer been feeling splendid ever since I've "No work?" pooled products and not to the indi- The Commission will ask the state "What about him?" down here." She turned to her com- been here, in spite of the heat." "No, I have retired. I am fairly vidual farmers. However, the money legislature to make such an offense a rich, but I do wish you wouldn't be Herr Reiss responded," "but I will panion. "Let me introduce you," she say this to you: watch him. I asked said, as he rose to his feet." My fath- "Have you been in Egypt long?" "No, only a few weeks. I've been so inquisitive." which is advanced to the co-operatives misdemeanor and will also ask that "I want to know all about you," is usually used by them to make ad- some uniform and official sign be Silver King Coal the Manager who he was, and he said er, Mr. Lestrange." camping in the desert." vances to the growers so they may adopted to give a semblance of legality is big, blocky, c l e a n burning. that his name was Lestrange, and The two men bowed, and thereafter she insisted. Ask your coal dealer for a trial ton. "Really," Colonel Tesserton ex- that he had arrived from Cairo this she introduced the young man to the claimed, with pretended surprise. "Well, I'll tell you. I was the have a liberal proportion of the cur- to them, and to aid in preventing the Republic Fuel Company managing director of a business con- rent sale price of the commodities at posting of unauthorized warnings and afternoon." other three. "You don't look particularly sun- cerned with armaments. One of the the time they deliver them to their orders. DAY CITY and LANSING Offices "Yes, he told me that also." Charles Lestrange turned to Colo- burnt." co-operatives. The law specifies that "Well, he did not come from Cairo; nel Tesserton. "I am staying here at reasons I resigned was that I don't 'Well, you see," he replied shyly, " The Federal Intermediate Credit Bank J 1 happened to see him wandering the hotel," he explained, "and I owe hardly ever went out in the sun. I approve either of militarism or of may loan up to 75 per cent of the about in the open ground behind the my present good fortune to the cam- took nearly all my exercise at night." secret diplomacy." city this morning. Also he told the araderie of the sun and the sea." "But your money comes from the current value of these products. Loans He proceeded to explain that he business, I suppose?" she said ruth- made during the latter half of last Manager that he had been camping in the desert for some weeks; but Colonel asked." that cannot be so, for, in that case, "Eh? What good fortune?" the had been studying the habits of jack- "Making the acquaintance of your als. lessly. year bore a very low rate of interest "No, it doesn't. My capital, I told —4 per cent. This was due to the "Whereabouts were you camping?" you, is all invested in England, and it ability of The Federal Intermediate ALADDIN he would be far more sunburnt than daughter," he replied, smiling most he is." engagingly. the Colonel asked. "About thirty-five miles came from estates I had inherited. Credit Banks to sell their debentures, above I've been traveling about since then— from which source they obtain their A n d His Wonderful Lamp With this Herr Reiss rose to his "Oh, I see; yes, yes, quite!" Colo- Cairo, on the west side of the river, free, absolutely free!" money aside from their capital, at the feet, and remarked that he did not nel Tesserton responded. You have read the story of Aladdin and his won- think that he could be of further as- "But what brings you here, father right back in the desert behind Pro- "Was that why you went into the low rate of 3 per cent. derful lamp—how by merely rubbing that lamp he fessor Thompson's camp at Lisht. sistance, but that he was always at dear?" Dolores asked, as Mr. Le- near Kafr el-Ayyat. D'you know desert?" she asked. "The Federal Intermediate Credit the Colonel's service, took his unper- strange turned to the others, making Thompson? He looked at her. "Yes," he answer- could make the Genie appear just when help was some remark about the weather. He's been digging ed, after a pause. "That was why. I Bank of St. Paul also has a function turbed departure. amongst the tombs around the Lisht couldn't be got at in the desert. No- which is distinct from the making of needed. On the following morning, Col- The Colonel put his hand to his pyramids." onel Tesserton conferred with his mouth and said, in a stage whisper: body knows where I am now, and loans to farmers' co-operatives and In the same way—if we have life insurance—we There was, however, one remaining soon I shall be forgotten t"fc'-^rn't that is the discounting of farmers' friends, Captain Rawden and Dr. "Investigations." Then drawing her point to be cleared up. Herr Reiss SUUll 1 s u n n u e l u i f i u u c u . 1 u t t v e u i _„„: can call upon it for aid when the " r u b s " in life come. Loland, regarding the burial of the aside, he added: "We want to be had said that he had seen Mr. Le- an obligation or a tie or a duty in the cultural notes which have been or livestock given for purposes to agri- local dead man; and as soon as the three alone." world!" Here are a few ways in which life insurance policies are stratige walking about in the open . . . lending institutions such as livestock of them were seated the Colonel told She nodded, and presently picking ground behind Alexandria on the loan companies, agricultural credit serving owners: of his interview with Otto Reiss. up and opening her parasol, she pre- morning on which the death of the "You might think I was free, but I'm corporations or banks. Since T h e "My general impression," he said, pared to take her departure. 1. Protecting the family's future. so-called John Anderson had been not. I'm in bondage." Federal Intermediate Credit Bank has in conclusion, "Was that the man had "Shall I see you back to your discovered; yet he had not appeared "To what?" He sat up and stared 2. Assuring one's own comfort in later years. been doing business, it has discounted something to hide. He has been im- house?" asked Charles Lestrange. at the hotel until the afternoon, and at her. 3. Covering mortgages, other obligations that might involve plicated in crimes of violence more "I'll run back to the hotel and jump had then let it be understood that he "Oh, I don't know. I can't put my farmers' notes for 171 such financial into some clothes in a jiff." institutions and it has handled, for an estate and work hardship on the family of business than once." had just arrived from Cairo. finger on it exactly. My father lets "It has never been proved," Captain "That's very kind of you," she re- me do pretty well what I like, but our them more than 21,000 farmers' notes. successors. "Did you come here to the hotel The loans are made by these local Rawden remarked. Anderson was plied; and before her father could straight from the station?" house and our whole life is one of 1. Aids young men (all men) to save money. nobody of importance, apparently." raise any objection he had waved his The young man hesitated in a bondage. We are the slaves of regu- institutions to farmers who wish to ."». Provide wife, daughter or other beneficiary with fixed in- "We don't know who he was," Col- hand and hurried off. somewhat suspicious manner. "Why larity." have the funds for a sufficient time to Colonel Tesserton frowned. "I do you ask?" he inquired. "How d'ye mean?" he asked. complete the agricultural or livestock come for life. onel Tesserton answered mysterious- don't think you ought to talk to "I ask," he said, "because you were "Oh, clocks, you know, and dinner operation for which they are borrow- fi. To assume one's self a monthly pension after a certain age; ly. ; strange men like this," he whispered. seen here in Alexandria that same bells, and routine, and all that sort of ing. in the meantime protecting the family. "He may have been a man marked "Oh. why not?" she asked. "He's morning. Is it true?" thing," she smiled. Ordinarily the loans run from six down for assassination by Reiss's awfully nice. You remember last 7. To build up financial standing; to build personal reserve particular secret society." "Yes, as a matter of fact it is," "I know!" he exclaimed. "There is months to one year. In the case of night I told you I wanted to get to came the reply. fund, to guarantee children's education; disability clauses At that moment the Conmandant's know him." one face I hate—the cold face of the dairy loans they sometimes run a year "Then you came down from Cairo clock: that cold, expressionless, un- and a half. The law makes it pos- to provide against loss of income through total and per- confidential clerk entered with a manent disability due to injury or loss of health. She made her adieux and strolled on the day before?" pitying face; I smashed a clock mble to lend on breeding herds up to cablegram which he had just decoded. away in open revolt against the con- 'Yes. But I didn't want it to be once." three years but ordinarily the loans "From Scotland Yard, sir", he said, ventions of her life. known." State Farm Life policies are especially adapted to ns Gerald Rawden picked it up. "Are they very proper in Stanzow?" are made for one year where such, In the hall of the hotel she had to "Why? Why on earth not?" she asked. collateral is accepted and then re- farmers. W e shall be glad to tell you about them, with- There was a brief silence, and then wait but a few moments before her tlu> Commandant uttered a low new friend reappeared in a grey The young man gav** a plausible "Rather!" he said. "And they're newed if the collateral is adequate out any obligation on your part. whistle. "Good Lord!" he exclaimed. flannel suit, carrying his hat in his explanation of missing his servants all mad about etiquette. They make and in good condition. Local lending "Listen to this! 'Reason to suppose hand. who failed to meet him at the train a tremendous fuss over their King—I institutions are permitted to charge MICHIGAN STATE YMiM BUREAU STATE AGENT of going to see the city sights, drink- mean the monarchist party does: the farmers as much as 2*/2 per cent that the person referred to in pre- "I hope your father didn't scold ing a bit too much and finding him- majority of the people, I fancy, are more than they pay The Intermediate Lansing, Michigan vious cable, was very high-placed you," he laughed. self on a divan in a low down Arab republican at heart, but they all like Credit Bank in interest on the notes on incognito. Complete secrecy "I didn't give him the chance," she cafe on the outskirts. He had then the pageantry and pomp, you know. which they discount with it. Thus, > until identification estab- replied. gone for a walk and at that time The court is one Of the strictest in the local institutions at present pay STATE FARM LIFE INSURANCE CO. lished. All references to deceased "I say, what were they doing on the Reiss must have seen him. Id continue under name John beach? Who were those other fel- The Colonel found the explanation Europe." The Federal Intermediate Credit Bank Bloomington, 111. n, of London.' " "Poor King!" she murmered. 4 per cent interest, the current rate, lows?" satisfactory and concluded that Le- ii struck the arm "Yes, poor chap, they say he hates and are permitted to charge farmers "Captain Rawden is the Command-; strange was not one of the "gang." his hand. "There ant of Police," site explained, "and it •'Are all himself," he said. you a republican?" she asked, up to 61-; per cent" ed triumphantly. tell you-'" I "It • *~y*.tW''?*»* SATFKTUY, FF.Bftr.VRY 14, 1931 XTCHTGA>T FARM \EWS FIT? HOME AND FAMILY Edited by MRS. EDITH M. WAGAR. PAGE Address all communications t o her at Carleton, Michigan. Farmers W e e k Items N u t r i t i o n Exhibit 1 I AUNT HET To Interest W o m e n BY ROBERT QUILLEN Three thrifty person for a family of 4. meals for 30c per POOR PA BY CLAUDE CALLAX Farm News Patterns (Price 15c each) Breakfast—for each: Vi 1 raw Michigan apple. By MRS. EDITH M. WAGAR 1 popover with butter Dish of whole wheat cereal with The past week was Farmers Week at State College at East milk and sugar. Lansing. While the attendance was larger than ever before Coffee with cream for adults, milk and hundreds of our farm women enjoyed a day or two or for children. (The whole wheat cere'al is made three there, and had an opportunity to hear the splendid pro- from wheat from the granary, looked grams arranged for their benefit, yet we know there are over, washed and soaked for 12 to 18 i hours then cooked in double boiler thousands who could not attend. lor 1 hours.) So we are giving over our entire page in this issue to the Dinner—For each: A serving of riced potatoes, Harv- story of the Homemakers Section, with the hope that it will ard beets, baked parsnips with sau- give to that great army of farm women who were denied the sage, rye bread with butter, ginger " T h a t man come by here this bread with marahmallow and lemon privilege of first hand participation, a partial picture of the m o r n i n ' sayin' he hadn't had no sauce. Tea for adults and milk for 'Those Jimpsons arc queer peo- several sessions and various speakers. W e fully realize our work for t w o weeks a n ' his baby children. ple," I says to Ma. " L a s t week didn't have nothin' to eat except Mr. Jimpson didn't have money to (Harvard beets a r e diced, buttered inability to send the spirit, the atmosphere, the personal con- one more can o' condensed m i l k . I and juice thickened with a little corn buy food, but he got a loan from give h i m a dollar a n ' a half to buy his brother a n ' yesterday he tact and the satisfaction that accompanies these gatherings, m i l k w i t h , a n ' blessed if he didn't Starch. Add a little sugar and vine- bought his wife a fine dress a n ' walk straight to the corner f i l l i n ' gar). had company for dinner." but our hope is that each will find some portion of the mes- station where his old r a t t l e - t r a p (The parsnips are split in halves 'Well, I don't know w h a t is sage helpful to themselves. Ford was parked a n ' spend i t for length ways and baked with a long best," Ma says, " b u t I do know gasoline. that M r s . Jimpson always seems narrow cake of pork sausage on top " I found out he really was hard- of each piece. Keep just a little water to be happy." did; she has accepted the course that up, too, but you j u s t can't help in the baking pan to keep from burn- " B y tomorrow Jimpson w i l l be will keep her skin in proper condition "Dr. Bertha Van Hoosen of Chicago, that kind o' folks by g i v i n ' 'em w i t h o u t food again," I says, " a n ' to resist colds and the numerous ing). considered by many as the greatest money. he'll be threatenin' to do some- troubles that accompany colds. When Supper—For each: t h i n ' desperate." woman surgeon of this age, was one " I t ' s like the farmers around 2 baked potatoes (for father and one's skin is in workable order, it " H e at least tries to make his of the speakers for the Homemaker's here was year before last when contracts when cold and relaxes and son) (one for mother and small wife happy," Ma says, " a n ' t h a t ' s Section and it was deemed a r a r e they borrowed Government money sends heat from the body when warm. to make a crop w i t h . They got it child). more than some men d o . " favor by the hundreds of women who The best way to contract one's skin in a lump a n ' seven of 'em t h a t I 1 good sized stuffed onion (parboil- 'I don't see that i t ' s m a k i n ' her were fortunate to h e a r her give in happy," I says, " t o buy her fine is to plunge in a tub of cold water know had new cars inside a week. ed, stuffed with cheese and bread such a common place way, the whole- clothes one day a n ' t a l k starva- each morning; if this seems too stren- " I t j u s t ain't in human nature crumbs and then baked). some advice on health for the home- tion to her the next." uous, take a cold sponge bath each to spend money sensible if it Whole wheat bread with butter. maker. comes easy. If there's a widow "She at least has one cheerful morning, or take a course towel and Shredded cabbage salad mixed with She said over and over again the in this town t h a t ain't got a new day," Ma says, " a n ' t h a t ' s more give yourself a good rub until the pickle relish, covered with sour dress- best way to avoid sickness is to keep sedan, it's because her husband than some wives have." skin is red and tingling, then go out ing with pimento for decoration. one's body in good working condition, didn't have no life insurance. hope you don't t h i n k we doors without wraps and move about Whipped c h e r r y jello for dessert. ought to live like the Jimpsons," to constantly build up a reserve r e - quickly. " P a has loaned money to his kin Cocoa for all. I says. sistance by choosing the proper vita- folks t i m e a n ' again to keep 'em "Take everyday no less than three *l wouldn't mind h a v i n ' a new mines in one's food. Plenty of milk, 1 out of the poor house or pay for egg and brown bread, or 3 tablespoons pints of liquid—more would be better. Take plenty of exercise, rest and an operation they was needin' desperate, a n ' i t ' s been spent for Economy for the Dining dress as often as Mrs. Jimpson does," Ma declared. of all bran with fruit such as oranges, tomatoes or prunes taken every day sleep. Remember your body is a ever' fool thing from massage m a - Table 'The Jimpsons waste money machine. In court it is worth $10,000. chines to l i g h t i n ' rods. when they have i t , " I says, " a n ' will give one a sufficient quantity of Miss Mary I. Barber of the Home then they beg or borrow. With When going on a jounrney one ex- " T h e m t h a t sweats for money all 5 vitamins. This does not mean one Economics Department of Kellogg them i t ' s always a feast or a amines the pressure in the tires of the don't spend it none too sensible must live on this limited menu but famine." auto, how about your blood pressure? an' them that gets it easy ain't Company, Battle Creek, demonstrated r a t h e r that one can add to it what- got no more judgment than a loose the following recipes in her talk on " W e l l , I don't know," Ma says. Have you had your urine examined? ever one desires so long as these cow in a roastin' ear p a t c h . " " T h e y are so foolish that with 6942. Ladies' Dress. and 1% yards of plain material. If Are your teeth in good condition? economy in food preparation. Ex- them i t ' s always either a feast or C u t i n !• Sizes: 38, 40, 42, 44, 46,jacket is lined it will require l'/a yards articles are included in the diet. Of (Copyright 1931, Pub. Synd.) "You a r e worth enough that you tracts from the talk she gave through- famine, but we're so wise that 48, 50, 52 and 54 inches bust measure. 36 inches wide. course, one must use discretion in the out the demonstration follow the can afford a health examination every with us it's always a famine." A 4 S ill(.h s i z e requires fj 14 yards of 6957. Girls' Dress. amount one eats or in avoiding that recipes. year, not by the old family doctor 1 pair street shoes material 38 inches wide. The width Cut in 5 Sizes: yard cut 1 purse Indiana Farm Bureaus, described the Designed in Sizes: 34. 36, 38, 40, 12 "For one troubled with chronic con- or chopped mustard pickle or chili aiul 44 i n c h e s , m s ! crosswise is required. stipation, take 2 teaspoons of whole Clothing Exhibit gloves sauce.) One can add chopped green oil business. Sec'v C. L. Brodv of the State F a r m Bureau spoke on state "'^•"<'- j l,JCO size with long sleeves requires A 38 6989. Girls' Bloomer Dress. flaxseed (the common kind at 25c a Cut in I Sizes: 2, 3, I. and 5 years. Then this list was expected to be pepper if it is on hand. organization activities. 4's yards of 3D inch material. With A 1 year size of one material and witli can). Take it regularly at bed time. There were some dozen and a half short sleeves % yard less, for collar purchased the following year in order Put in casserole and bake 1 hour short sleeves will require 2% yards Take it dry, one teaspoon at a time of house dresses on exhibit, each one in contrasting material, a piece 40 to keep the wardrobe complete. in moderate oven. If juicy, do not It is now considered proper when of :;;» inch material. Willi long and follow quickly after each spoonful having been made by some member inches long and i\\-> inches wide is re- Coats— cover. eating to cut your salad with your sleeves 27s yards will be required. with a drink of water. This is not a of an Extension group from different quired cut on a true bias, anil for 1 spring coat—$10.00 If one desires, one can then add 1 knife, so do not leave the lettuce leaf For contrasting material 'i yard 35 medicine but rather a food. parts of the state A sign near them Cliffs a piece 15% inches long and :*. Dresses— cup cooked peas, beana or mushrooms or cabbage cup that heretofore seem- inches wide is required, cut cross- "One can also take a teaspoon of said a house dress should be a t t r a c - or small potatoes that have been inches wide cut lengthwise. 1 sport dress—$6.95 ed only decorative. Both are valuable wise. salt in y2 pint of water the first thing tive and individual. One certainly cooked until just dona in boiling 7092. Ladies' Morning Frock. 1 silk dress—$7.95 as a food. SPRING PATTERN BOOK in the morning followed by another could choose one from this lot that salted water. Reheat and serve hot. Designed in Sizes: Ml. 36; 88, 40 :» ' house dresses—$3.00 99 pages, 171 designs in latest glass of clear water. This serves as would fill both requirements. This is sufficient for an average and 41! indies bust measure. A 38 2 aprons—50c styles. Also Dressmaking Hints and an inward body wash. Then there were samples of dresses family. in sugar and cinnamon placed on top inch size requires l ' - yards of ::."> Underwear— fashion notes. "Don't find fault with the girl who for all ages made by junior clothing of each muffin batter before baking, Inch material if made with long 1 corselette—$2.00 sleeves. With short sleeves it re- dresses thinner than her grandmother groups and samples of material that CABBAGE VI CKATIN makes a delightful variation. 2 vests—70c quires 1's yards. For contrasting ORDER B L A N K is now the vogue. Shred 1 medium sized cabbage and 2 pair bloomers—$2.00 material ^ yard 35 inches wide, cut MICHIGAN FARM NEWS We were most interested in a chart cook in a s m a l l ' amount of salted To open a fruit jar (especially if 2 union suits—$2.00 crosswise is required. Pattern Service, Ornamental Shrubbery that outlined an 'Economical Ward- robe on a Three Year Basis." 2 slips—$1.50 water until tender (about 15 minutes). fruit or meat has been canned the 7107. Girls" Dress. 11-13 Sterling Place, Brooklyn, N, Y . Decorate your yard. Wave sonic pride Drain and mix with white sauce to cold pack way), put jar upside down Designed in Sizes: 2. 4 and inch material The robe The Cold Feet down 1% yard 1% yard capital, special and regular reserves and undivided Sec'y C. L. Brody of the State Farm 1 pint boiling water, 4 (unices whit- The Wrapper 1% yard The Slip 1% yard profits of these Banks exceeded $100,000,000. Bureau addressed the recent annual ing, \/-> tablespoon of household am- meeting of the Kalamazoo Co. Farm monia. Dissolve soap in water, stir The Bootees (one pair) 'A The stability of the Federal Land Bank system has thus in other ingredients and stir until The ('oat with ('ape 2 yards been proved. Bureau at Parchment hall, here. The Bureau re-elected officers and direc- W e H e l p Farmers cool. Pour in wide mouthed jar. The Sack without cape 1% yard % yard Invest your funds in tax-exempt Federal Land Bank tors. Charles Brown, Kalamazoo, R. We advise and assist in problems concerning telephone, electric DusUess Duster—Soak any soft The Pinning Blanket, Flannel % yard 10, is a new member on the board. non-linting cloth in kerosene for 24 Bonds. Interest paid twice yearly. power line, transportation company, oil pipe lines or other rights of <'ambrie V* yard hours. Then dry for 24 hours or Write for FREE pamphlet way over farm property. The Cap % When eating cake, the first thing longer. We assist farmers in the matter of claims for stock killed or Price 1- ' a r m Nev FEDERAL LAND BANKS a r e located a t one tastes is the fat that was used in injured on railroads; their rights in the m a t t e r of drains, crossings, Furniture Polish at a cost of 12 coupon in ordering. Louisville, Ky. St. Paul. Minn Houston, Tex. greasing the pan, so use extreme cents per pint. New Orleans. La. Omaha, Nebr. Berkeley, Calif. care in this process. A bit of butter damage by fire set by locomotives, etc., damage to farms by gravel 1 cup crude paraffine oil, V2 cup tur- wa t e r (never put 1 St. Louis, M o . Wichita, Kan. Spokane, Wash. melted over hot water and allowed to operations, power dams, etc. pentine. y2 cup vinegar. Put into a( j ( ] \ i,2 ounces aqua ammonia settle is the best for greasing pur- We audit freight bills free and collect overcharges. Patronage a narrow-necked bottle. Cork tight- 14, p j u t water poses. Use only the oil but not the dividend allowed on claims collected for Farm Bureau members. All ly. Shake well before using. mixture is smooth and sediment and your cake will not stick farmers save by using this service. Floor Wax at a cost of 2'> cents in a wide mouthed to tlie tin. If one must use other per pound. MICHIGAN STATF FARM BCRFAl Traffic Dep't, Lansing, Mich. fats in (lie hatter but do not choose K. pint turpentine and 2 ounces ' them ior greasing the pan, beeswax. Mend together urer hoi 1 n\x MICHIGAN FARM NEWS SATURDAY, FEBM'ARY 14, 1931 budget forms in g r e a t detail for INDIANA TAXPAYER t o w n s h i p s a n d c o u n t i e s . They m u s t be m a d e o u t a n d p u b l i s h e d before LAWMAKERS OFFER Classified Ads WANTED—FARM liaised on f a r m . W O R K BY YKAU by Married m a n , ;'.l, w i t h t w o children. Experienced. Campbell, Box 162, H a n o v e r Mien. To t e s t rice in cooking, r u b a grain J. M. or t w o between t h u m b and finger and one c a n tell a t once if done. NOT AT MERCY OF money can be a p p r o p r i a t e d . 3. " W h e n m o n e y is a p p r o p r i a t e d local g o v e r n m e n t s c a n n o t exceed t h e ECONOMY PLANS Classified A d v e r t i s e m e n t s charged at the rate of 4 cents a word. Where the ads are to appear will be WANTED—FARM W O R K BY STEAK by single m a n 1!». Raised on f a r m . David Coffey, Mason, Michigan, R-2. Old pillow cases make excellent Illustrates in natural colors our heavy yielding:. Big rooted. Healthy Northern grown MASTODON and all varieties r e s p e c t i v e b u d g e t s or switch funds. covers t o p r o t e c t gowns. Cut a hole TAX SPENDERS 4. " A n y b u d g e t or a p p r o p r i a t i o n or proposed t a x can be a p p e a l e d by To Curb Admin. Bd.; T o Cut Road Bond Interest twice or more, the rate will be 3 cents a word each insertion. POULTRY WANTED FARM W O R K BY BUNGLE m a n , 24, Robert C r a m p t o n , c a r e of M i c h - igan F a r m N e w s , L a n s i n g , Mich. in t h e c e n t e r of t h e stitched end of a pillow case a n d slip t h e hook of a of Strawberry, Kaspberry and small fruit plants.Grape vinwB, Fruit tree*, andOrnam*n~ .al shrub*. Highest quality stock at low prices. $ 3 . 0 0 PER THOUSAND 10 t a x p a y e r s t o t h e commission for W A N T E D — F A R M W O R K BY S I N G L E clothes h a n g e r t h r o u g h — p u t t h e g a r - Buys GUARANTEED, big yieldin* strawberry'plants that Newton Tells Tax Limitation, a n i n f o r m a l h e a r i n g . After t h e $200,000. BABY CHICKS m a n , :),000,000 in " F r o m 1922 t o 1927 appeals to t h e p l a n . F O B SALE—2,400 EGG Q U E E N [ N C U - WANTED—FARM WORK BY M A - Beautiful flowering shrubs as low as 10c each; five b a t o r . H o t w a t e r s y s t e m . Blissfield Co- recent, m o n t h s , a n d is s a v i n g t h e m t h e commission r e s u l t e d in disallow- S e n a t o r F r e d W . H a r d i n g of De- o p e r a t i v e Co., Blissfield, Mich. b. t u r e , single m a n . A l w a y s f a r m e d . Roy ever-blooming roses—strong two year plants—for only C a r t e r , -117 E. G r a n d River, E a s t L a n - $1.25, and many other real bargains. m o n e y e v e r y d a y , " R. W a y n e New- als of $1,000,000 to $2,000,000 a n - troit, i n t r o d u c e d a bill which would sing, Mich. t o n , t a x d i r e c t o r for t h e S t a t e F a r m nually. allow only one c o r o n e r in a n y c o u n t y LIVE STOCK YOFNCr MARRIED MAN WANTS KNIGHT'S plants have been the standard of ex- B u r e a u to.'d s o m e 170 a t t e n d i n g t h e " F o l l o w i n g a r e several typical a p - of t h e s t a t e , i n s t e a d of t h e t w o a l - work on farm, d a i r y p r e f e r r e d . Exper- F a r m Bureau Tax Breakfast at peals filed by t a x p a y e r s a n d t h e lowed u n d e r t h e laws a t present. CATTLE ienced. Good r e f e r e n c e s . C. J . Elwood, cellence for over forty-five years. R-50, L a n s i n g , Mich. S t a t e College F e b r u a r y 4, d u r i n g Tax Commission d e c i s i o n s : This is a n economy m e a s u r e w h i c h GOOD B U L L B U Y . Y E A R L I N G J E B - F a r m e r s ' Week. Forty-two l a t o r s c a m o out t o hear t h e t a l k . legis- "Several citizens of Carroll b e a r s directly on t h e m a t t e r of local county, I n d . , believe t h e y h a d reason g o v e r n m e n t . sey. D a m ' s r e c o r d 540 lbs b u t t e r f a t . A show animal. P r i c e ?75. A. Nick L a r - W A N T E D — F A R M W O R K BY M O N T H or y e a r on g e n e r a l farm by m i d d l e a g e d , DAVID KNIGHT & SON sen, Fennville, Mich. 2-14-31 married man. Former farm operator, Senator Lennon's bill setting good with c a t t l e , horses and sheep. "Michigan's Pioneer Nurserymen" " A n y 10 t a x p a y e r s c a n a p p e a l a n y to protest a n i n c r e a s e of 4-10 of o n e p r o p o s e d t a x or a p p r o p r i a t i o n t o mill in t h e i r t a x r a t e . March 1 as final d a t e for r e n e w a l of F O B S A L E — R E G I S T E R E D HOLSTlvLN Heifer :'• y r s . D u e J u l y 26. M u s t sell W r i t e Glenn C. E a r l , L a n s i n g , R. 2. C a n be r e a c h e d by t e l e p h o n e , 795-F-12i SAWYER MICHIGAN t-he s t a t e t a x Commission a n d g e t a n They a s k e d for a n investigation. a u t o m o b i l e license plates, w a s p a s s - before March, will sacrifice for $100. Also certified W o l v e r i n e Oats, p u r i t y 99.8. i n v e s t i g a t i o n , " Mr. N e w t o n said. T h e commission found t h e county ed in t h e s e n a t e , b u t t h e h o u s e is " T h e c o m m i s s i o n ' s decision t o allow had a cash balance on hand of m a n i f e s t i n g a disposition t o limit o r r e f u s e t h e t a x or e x p e n d i t u r e is $192,000 a s a g a i n s t a budget of f.his d a t e t o 1 9 3 1 only, t h e dead Carl F . Eisen, S t . Clair, Michigan. HOGS HOG AND HORSE final. $80,000. T h e T a x Commission dis- line for f u t u r e y e a r s t o r e m a i n a t " I n d i a n a first e n a c t e d such a law allowed t h e t a x i n c r e a s e s o u g h t a n d F e b r u a r y 1, t h e p r e s e n t final d a t e . In 1 9 1 9 . T h a t year county p r o p o s a l s did a w a y with t h e c o u n t y t a x for T h e p u r p o s e of t h e m e a s u r e is t o F O B SALE—25 H E A D P U R E D u r o c sows a n d g i l t s , 3 male w h i t e collie p u p s 4 m o n t h s old. F a r m e r s ' BBED prices. COUNTGOES DOWN New "Clear-Away" Values Phillips a n d Mitchell. C h a r l o t t e , Mich- for $ 1 9 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 in e x t r a e x p e n d i - each of t h r e e y e a r s until t h e cash ease t h e b u r d e n of t h e license a s igan. 2-28. Horse Total Hits Bottom; t u r e s were appealed. T h e com- b a l a n c e on h a n d w a s b r o u g h t down. m u c h a s possible, for t h o s e w h o a r e "Officers in a n o t h e r c o u n t y sought in financial s t r a i t s . FOB SALE—DUROC GILTS. BBED. mission disallowed $11,500,000. T w o b o a r p i g s . F r o m Grand C h a m p i o n . Breeding Slump Drops T h i s a r o u s e d t h e t a x s p e n d e r s , w h o a s i n k i n g fund t a x . Appeal t o t h e S e n a t o r E r n e s t T Conlon of G r a n d H a r o l d Shafley, S t . J o h n s , R-2, Mich. w e r e successful in r e p e a l i n g t h e Tax Commission revealed funds on R a p i d s would b a n t r a d i n g s t a m p s in 2-28-31 Hogs Again. law in 1 9 2 0 a n d t r a n s f e r r e d s p e n d - h a n d t o p a y t h e obligations a n d t h a t t h e s t a t e by a m e a s u r e w h i c h i m - i n g c o n t r o l b a c k t o t h e c o u n t i e s . t h e t a x w a s designed t o c r e a t e s u r - poses a n a n n u a l license of $5,000 on T h e next y e a r t h e counties 'boosted p l u s funds t o spend. t a x e s $ 3 6 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 . In 1921 t h e In- "Another d i a n a l e g i s l a t u r e re-enacted t h e law, $25,000 for b r i d g e s county Disallowed. every r e t a i l s t o r e h a n d l i n g t h e m , t o a p p r o p r i a t e d be paid by t h e c o m p a n i e s i s s u i n g t h e b u t did not t r a d i n g s t a m p s . M e r c h a n t s ' associa- e s s e n t i a l l y as it is today, as follows: s t a t e w h e r e t h e bridges were to be tions in t h e s t a t e h a v e a s k e d for t h e HOKSFS FOU S A L E - 3 R E G I S T E R E D c h e r o n s t a l l i o n s . O n e coming 4 y r . old, one e o m i n g 3 yr., o n e coming 1 yr. old. \Y. A. Conkey, M o n t g o m e r y , DOGS PER- Michigan. L a n s i n g — T h e value of all livestock on t h e f a r m s of Michigan on J a n u a r y 1, w a s only 32 p e r c e n t of t h e v a l u e of a y e a r ago, t h e decrease being esti- mated a t $57,000,000 according t o a Overcoats 1. " T h e T a x Commission s u p e r - built. A t a x p a y e r s ' p r o t e s t t o t h e bill, t h e giving of s t a m p s being a n r e p o r t issued h e r e by Verne C. Made-to-your individual measure from FARM vises a n d can set t h e price of bonds. Commission r e s u l t e d in t h e item u n w e l c o m e sales d e t a i l t o m o s t of FOU SALE—EXCELLENT p u p . B r e e d i n g r a b b i t s for sale. COLLIE Reason- Church, a g r i c u l t u r a l s t a t i s t i c i a n of B U R E A U quality fabrics. 2. " T h e Commission p r o v i d e s being t a k e n o u t of t h e county t h e m . They w a n t t h e l e g i s l a t u r e t o able. M r s . I d a F o o t e , 519 C h r i s t i a n c y the U. S. D e p a r t m e n t of A g r i c u l t u r e , b u d g e t a n d off t h e t a x roll. defeat t h e c o n t r a c t s w i t h t h e d e a l e r s St., Lansing, Mich. b . stationed h e r e . " T h e A m e r i c a n F a r m B u r e a u h a s by t h e i m p o s i t i o n of a p r o h i b i t i v e l y r e c o m m e n d e d t h e I n d i a n a plan of h i g h license. c o n t r o l l i n g taxes a n d e x p e n d i t u r e s HAY and STRAW FOU SALK—SO T O N S C H O I C E AL- The d o w n w a r d t r e n d in commodity prices, t o g e t h e r with a s h r i n k a g e in the n u m b e r of all k i n d s of all species $20, $22.50, $25 to f a r m e r s b e c a u s e it w o r k s . " said Mr. N e w t o n . " I t w o r k s in Iowa. W h i l e T h e Michigan S t a t e F a r m Bu- VIOLENT SCENES IN falfa h a y . L e s t e r Allen, I t h a c a , Mich. 3-28 of a n i m a l s except m u l e s , a c c o u n t for the reduction. T h e g r e a t e s t p r o p o r - tionate d e c r e a s e is registered for These are equal to $30, $35, $40, $45 ready-made reau is not definitely s p o n s o r i n g t h e I n d i a n a plan for Michigan, it recom- MOVIES TAKE TOLL FARMS FARMS FOR SALE hogs, the n u m b e r of which is t h e lowest for a n y of t h e 18 y e a r s for garments. A very substantial price reduction has also been m e n d s its s t u d y b e c a u s e t h e econo- which e s t i m a t e s a r e available. T h e mies effected a r e w o r t h while, a n d 55 Killed, 10,794 Injured in WANTED EVERY FARMER TO h o g population is estimated a t 532,000, made on Farm Bureau SUITS, BED BLANKETS, m a k e o u r a c q u a i n t a n c e when in L a n - b e c a u s e t h e savings t h a t can be sing. W e h a v e t h e largest n u m b e r of a decrease of 17 percent from t h e m a d e c a n be u s e d t o r e d u c e existing 5 Years; Some Odd good f a r m s in E a t o n , B a r r y , I n g h a m a n d 630,100 on f a r m s a y e a r ago, and t h e R O B E S , Etc. Clinton c o u n t i e s for sale a n d e x c h a n g e . taxes." Accidents. S e n d in your l i s t i n g s or inquiry a n d t h e y 1930 n u m b e r w a s itself 21 p e r c e n t will receive o u r I m m e d i d a t e attention. less t h a n t h e level of 797,600, esti- Write for samples and information—better yet, 1). V. W h i p p , R e a l t o r , 232 So. Capitol, FOR SALE Los Angeles—Those w h o curl con- L a n s i n g ; Mich. b mated in 1929. While hog prices a r e come in Farmers' Week or anytime, and make your t e m p t o u s lips a t " t h r i l l e r " movies, in inclining slightly u p w a r d , t h e d e - selection first hand. ABSOLUTELY F I N E S T FARM F O R SALE—160 A C R E F A R M , GOOD MICHIGAN the belief that m a n y of t h e scenes l a n d , buildings, s t o c k a n d tools. Terms clines in n u m b e r a r e a t t r i b u t e d t o or will t r a d e for s m a l l f a r m . Clinton c u r t a i l m e n t of breeding operations 300 acres. Fine land. Fair buUdings. a r e not genuinely filmed, will be s u r - Lesley, G r a n t , M i c h i g a n . 11-3. Members, patronize your Department—Make On lake. 7% miles from K a l a m a z o o . 52 prised t o know t h a t accidents in t h e dictated b y t h e low price for pigs in Come to r e s o r t lots included w o r t h price asked for e n t i r e farm. W r i t e or call B e r t h a Price, 1WM N o r t h E d w a r d s , K a l a m a z o o . film i n d u s t r y d u r i n g t h e p a s t five y e a r s h a v e killed 55 a c t o r s and w o r k - ers a n d injured 10,794 m o r e . Compen- FARMS AND COUNTRY all k i n d s at all prices, free list. for y o u r s . C. C. Otis, K a l a m a z o o , Mich. HOMES, Send 1928, t o g e t h e r with t h e s h o r t crop for 1929, t h e r e p o r t indicates. The r e p o r t details t h a t t h e m i n i - corn your dividends pay your membership dues. Lansing sations totaling $421,850 h a s been paid by t h e s t a t e of California. FOR SALE—30 A C R E S , GOOD B U I L D - ings, s t o c k , tools, w h a t h a y and g r a i n I h a v e . 1 mile s o u t h w e s t of 2-28b. Plainwell, m u m n u m b e r of h o r s e s in t h e s t a t e of Michigan for t h e i m m e d i a t e p r e s - MICHIGAN S T A T E F A R M B U R E A U Feb. 19-20 for t h e a n n u a l meet- ing of t h e Michigan Live Stock Silver King Coal In 1929, when a flood of w a r p i c t u r e s w e r e made, 16 d e a t h s were Michigan. Write Plainwell, R - 3 , M i c h i g a n . to L u l a E. Burke, ent h a s a p p a r e n t l y been reached, t h e level of about 393,000 head for J a n u - Clothing Dept. Exchange. Noted speakers on is b i g , b l o c k y , c l e a n b u r n i n g . FOR S A L E — I F VOL A R E L O O K I N G ary 1 being about t h e s a m e a s for t h e w r i t t e n in t h e books of " h a i r r a i s i n g " livestock m a r k e t i n g and related Ask your coal dealer for a trial ton. for a h o u s e a n d lot o r a farm of a n y two y e a r s past, in face of a previous movies. Collision of t w o cabin p l a n e s size a d d r e s s A . E. E v e r e t t , S o u t h L y o n , subjects will address t h e banquet Republic Fuel Company in mid-air, and t h e d r o p p i n g of a n - Michigan. steady a n n u a l decline since 1917. at Hotel Olds t h e evening of F e b . BAY CITY and LANSING Offices other p l a n e and nine a c t o r s into t h e Mules w e r e s t a t i o n a r y a t about 6,000; F O R S A L E C H E A P — GOOD E I G H T Y 19 and t h e business sessions next Pacific ocean composed t h e bulk of a c r e farm on M-85. Mile s o u t h Mi Bride, the e s t i m a t e for t w o y e a r s a g o b e - EVERY day. Join t h e big crowd t h a t comes A Glazed the fatalities in 1929. An accident of sufficient gravity t o good b u i l d i n g s , w a t e r piped in h o u s e . Stock a n d tools if w a n t e d , or t r a d e for small farm. If i n t e r e s t e d w r i t e . E . L . ing some 7,000 head. I7MINUTES to L a n s i n g each year to m a k e NOW TILE Stave w a r r a n t its r e p o r t to t h e i n d u s t r i a l Church, McBride, Michigan. greater a n d more profitable t h e co-operative live stock w o r k of T h r e e y e a r s of r e s e a r c h d e v e l o p m e n t have p r o d u c e d the silo t h a t experts a n d Silo call accident commission o c c u r s in t h e film i n d u s t r y every 15 m i n u t e s . Some F O R S A L E A N D T R A D E — 5 t o 200 a c r e f a r m s located n e a r E a s t L a n s i n g and Lansing. F o r full i n f o r m a t i o n , call LOWER TARIFF ON 20,000 f a r m e r s and 300 Michigan FT^F of t h e c a u s e s a r e a l m o s t h u m o r o u s or w r i t e E a s t L a n s i n g R e a l t y Co., p h o n e shipping Ass'ns. perfect. Not NEW— but a c o m b i n a t i o n of t h e p e r m a n - ance and beauty of tile, with m o d e r n p r a c t i c e s of silo despite t h e pain u n d e r g o n e by t h e actors. One w a s pinched in t h e eye 3284, E a s t L a n s i n g , Mich. WANTED TO KENT—FARMS 3-14b MAPLE SUGAR Returns to patrons guaranteed c o n s fraction. , Absolutely by a l o b s t e r ; a n o t h e r suffered when by bond meeting U. S. Gov't re- Smooth, acid a n d proof walls, no a b s o r p t i o n moisture synthetic or artificial snow lodged in WANTED—TO RENT FARM. Every- President Acts Upon the quirements. t h i n g furnished, or w o r k b y year. F r a n k from e n s i l a g e or a c r u m - an e y e ; still a n o t h e r m a n h i t himself Kelly, 1011 B e m e n t S t . , L a n s i n g , Mich. Advice of Tariff bled, acid e a t e n silo. H e r e ' s in t h e left eye while driving a spike Michigan Livestock Exchange the perfect STAVE silo at in a s t a g e set. A fist fight before WANTED f a r m by year. TO RENT— FURNISHED Would like d a i r y f a r m . Commission a cost a c t u a l l y less than Detroit, Mich, o t h e r good silos. Write to- t h e c a m e r a b r o u g h t s e r i o u s injuries M a r r i e d m a n , 39 v i s . old. F a r m e d all day for d e t a i l s . m y life. W r i t e Roy Leist, L a n s i n g , R - l . Washington—The American F a r m or Agents wanted in open to o n e of t h e c o m b a t a n t s . A zebra Bureau, State F a r m B u r e a u s a n d Producers Co-op Com. Assn. Kast Hnffalo, > r . Y. territory. ALL-TILE, Inc., 1909 F a c t o r y St., h u r t o n e m a n ; a b u g bit a companion actor. H o t soup d r u n k d u r i n g t h e filming of a scene scorched t h e ali- FARM SALE—EXCHANGE—WANTED MACHINERY o t h e r s interested in t h e p r o p o s a l t o change t h e tariff on m a p l e s u g a r a n d AN0THER| Kalamazoo, .\l Ichglan m e n t a r y c a n a l of a film w o r k e r . Cat s y r u p a r e decidedly u p s e t by t h e bites figured in r e p o r t s , and a s a further c o n t r a s t one m a n contracted a skin disease w h e n h i s h a i r w a s clip- work. FOR SALE—S H O R S E P O W E R OLDS G A S e n g i n e a n d buzz r i g . All r e a d y for C h e a p if t a k e n a t once. J u e n k e r , S t . J o h n s , R-4. Anna c h a n g e made by t h e P r e s i d e n t u p o n the recommendation of t h e Tariff TRAFFIC DEATH —Hational Sc?cty Council Commission. I t is t h e first c h a n g e in GANDY BELTING Insists Longer And (Uvea Better Service ped so h e could play t h e p a r t of a bald-headed Indian. P e r h a p s one of FOR SALE—SHARPLKS t o r used a b o u t four m o n t h s . c h e a p or t r a d e for r o w . Original cost SKPARA- Will sell agricultural products rates since t h e new tariff l a w w e n t into effect. T h e The United States Lost 57,541 Men in Battle in Our 19 Months Participation in the World War its ETERNAL FLEXIBILITY. For Economy, the m o s t u n u s u a l w a s compensation $115.00. H a r r y H . M i n e r , G r a n t , Mich- new law c h a n g e d t h e r a t e o n m a p l e buy GANDY B E L T I N G ( T h e Red Belt with t h e C r e e n E d g e ) . T h e paid on a case of h a n d s s t r a i n e d from igan, R - l . s y r u p from 4 c e n t s t o 5 % c e n t s p e r Belt t h a t will a l w a y s r e m a i n Flexible. Your d e a l e r can s u p - typing d u r i n g t h e filming of a picture. FOR S A L E — M c C O R M I C K D E E RING pound a n d on s u g a r from 4 c e n t s t o Automobile accidents in the United States in 1930 pl> you. If not, wi 11 Realism comes high in h u m a n m a - 16-30 T r a c t o r a n d t h r e e b o t t o m Oliver took some 32,500 lives. Thousands more were injured. plows. Nels Nelson, Blanchard, R-3, 8 cents. Now, u n d e r t h e flexible p r o - GANDT BELTING (<)., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. t e r i a l a n d in money. s PAT. of1 Michigan. vision of t h e law, t h e r a t e h a s been Property and personal damage claims in the courts F 0 R S A L E — (!< ).\I P L E T E EQUIP- reduced t o 4 c e n t s on s y r u p a n d 6 reach an enormous sum. If you wish to iron a rough-dry M EJfT of f a r m i n g tools. Good chance c e n t s on s u g a r . , g a r m e n t in a h u r r y , d a m p e n it with for y o u n g m a n to s e c u r e a s t a r t a t a Look \ State mutual Rodded Fire / ) Insurance Co., oj IlHch. ^j HOME orrice—ruNT. MICM. f^ Ahead h o t w a t e r , roll it tightly in a cloth and place it on a h o t r a d i a t o r or over r e a s o n a b l e price. kortsha, Michigan. FOR SALE—NEW Elsie Doolittle, T e - HAMMER-MILL A l a r g e delegation from V e r m o n t a p p e a r e d before t h e Tariff C o m m i s - sion last November t o t a k e p a r t in t h e The most careful driver may have an accident— without being the cause of it. H e faces the possibility Don't t a k e chances. Get your protection now with t h e STATE t h e oven while t h e iron is h e a t i n g . c o m p l e t e w i t h r o u g h a g e c h u t e , blower, b a g g e r a n d g r a i n hopper with a g i t a t o r . h e a r i n g a n d to aid t h e F a r m B u r e a u of damage suits that m a y take all he has and mortgage MUTUAL R O D D E D F I R E INSURANCE COMPANY. 1400 n e w p o l i c l e i T h e h e s t p l a y t h i n g s for Idea! for one h a v i n g electric c u r r e n t . children Will r e d u c e 1 5 % . G e o . E . Rice, C e n t r e - which w a s s t r u g g l i n g a g a i n s t t h e ef- his future—if he loses. s i n c e J a n u a r y 1st. 21,500 m e m b e r s , o v e r $82,000,000 a t r i s k . A classi- ville, M i c h i g a n . forts of i m p o r t e r s a n d possibly a l s o fied p o l i c y c o v e r s o n l y p r o p e r t y m e n t i o n e d . Our B l a n k e t Policy covers of all a g e s a r e those which provide all. W r i t e u s for s a m p l e policy o r an a g e n t to call. m a t e r i a l s for i n t e r e s t i n g occupations, F O R S A L E — M I S C E L L A N E O U S t h e A m e r i c a n Tobacco Company t o g e t The most necessary and serviceable accessory an the rates reduced. Such eminent automobile owner can have is adequate and complete W . T . I . R W I S . S e e ' y . 702 C h n r o h S t r e e t . F l i n t . M i . h i i r n n . such a s buildings, sweeping, or snow counsel a s E v e r e t t S a u n d e r s , former shovelling. SACRIFICE BALE—A GRAND RATIOS m a d e t w o piece Riving Room S u i t e for S e c r e t a r y t o P r e s i d e n t Cooridge a n d automobile insurance against loss by collision, public $119.00 F r e e with e v e r y Riving Room Joseph P Tumulty, former-secretary liability or property damage, fire, or theft. A policy Eggs a r e rich in v i t a m i n D,—the Suite sold, a n e i g h t piece W a l n u t Din- s u n s h i n e vitamin. F o r t h i s reason, ing Room S u i t e which sells regularly for to P r e s i d e n t Wilson, a p p e a r e d t o a r g u e that will defend him in court, will provide trained help 569.00 a n d a t h r e e p i c e W a l n u t Bed- for lower r a t e s . I t is t h o u g h t h e r e they a r e especially r e c o m m e n d e d for room s u i t e w h i c h sells regularly for in W a s h i n g t o n b y some t h a t t h e on the spot of any accident, will assume the financial 150.00. In o t h e r w o r d s , t h r e e b r a n d n e w use in winter, w h e n s u n s h i n e is suites Bold ;ill toKether for $119.no. s t r e n u o u s kick Canada h a s been r e g i s - risks involved, as provided for. A NEWSPAPER FOR MICHIGAN FARMERS scarce. C H A F F E E BROS. F U R N I T U R E PANY, ( h a n d Rapids, Michigan, 106-118 COM- t e r i n g r e g a r d i n g a n u m b e r of o u r RATES—$1 p e r y e a r ; $1.50 for t w o y e a r s ; $2 for t h r e e y e a r s . Division Ave., S o u t h . T e l e p h o n e 9-3486. tariff schedules possibly h a d s o m e - The State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Cheese is an excellent m e a t substi- Open e v e r y n i g h t until n i n e o'clock. F r e e s t o r a g e until w a n t e d . 3-14-b. t h i n g t o do with t h e r e d u c t i o n in t h e Policy does these things and more, at very reasonable Do You Want t o Earn Some tute because it is rich in protein and fat and c o n t a i n s calcium, phosphor- TOl'RISTS—OX YOUR t r i p stop" a t M i d w a y C a m p , 2% m i l e s VACATION tariff on m a p l e s u g a r a n d s y r u p . rates, payable semi-annually. No individual can afford Extra Money? us, and vitamin A. n o r t h of Niles Mich, o n U . S.-31. C o n - veniences, Quick, Prop. safe, comfortable. When announcing this W. C. F e b r u a r y reduction 5, P r e s i d e n t Hoover a l s o to "write his own insurance." You may be called upon to pay accident damages some day. It's cheaper and When u s i n g cabbage, c u t out t h e m a d e r e d u c t i o n s on wood, flour, pig The Michigan F a r m News wants subscription agents. much easier on the mind to carry automobile insurance. h e a r t s a n d slice t h e m in t h i n s t r i p s skin l e a t h e r a n d s t r a w h a t s . Liberal commission paid. F o r information write, FARM HELP—WANTED and s e r v a a s a relish with your meal. We Have Written Nearly 60,000 Policies in Michigan W A N T E D — M A N W I T H T W O SONS Uncle Ab says when a m a n b o a s t s M I C H I G A N F A R M N E W S , 2 2 1 N . C e d a r St., L a n s i n g , Mich. to r e n t 100 a c r e d a i r y f a r m . Everything Nearly 500,000 in the United States If w i n t e r comes it b r i n g s t h e best furnished. References required. L e s t e r a b o u t n e v e r h a v i n g been t h r o w n from O R D E R RLANK chance t o get tools a n d u t e n s i l s in Allen, I t h a c a , Mich. 3-28 a h o r s e , it m e a n s h e h a s never done before t h e s p r i n g r u s h . m u c h riding. S T A T E F A R M M U T U A L A U T O INS. C O . MUHKUN FARM N E W S , 221 N. Cedar St., L a n s i n g , Mich. WANTED—FARM WORK Enclosed find J for which please e n t e r m y s u b s c r i p t i o n A long-handled dustpan takes WANTED—BY YOUNG M A N , 19, Save time in cooking gelatin d e s - Bloomington, 111. to t h e Michigan F a r m News for years. much of t h e d r u d g e r y o u t of s w e e p - farm farm w o r k by m o n t h or year. experience. Homer Dairy Poirer, HI 17 s e r t s by h e a t i n g only enough liquid ing. William s t r e e t , L a n s i n g , Mich. to dissolve t h e gelatin and s u g a r . MICHIGAN STATE FARM BUREAU W A XT 101)—F ARM W O R K B Y M O N T H State Agent Lansing, Michigan Shelled n u t meats a r e no more ex- by y o u n g m a r r i e d m a n . W o u l d like a Don't p u t b a n a n a s in t h e refriger- Postoffice R F D No. pensive t h a t t h e unshelled, when you t e n a n t house. H a v e t w o children. F a r m e d all m y life. W r i t e L e o n a r d Dunlap, D e - a t o r ; chilling c a u s e s d a r k e n i n g of t h e consider the labor of shelling. W i t t , R - 3 , Mich. skin.