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' CROP SHORTAGE CURE

Reports from One Thousand Farmers Show
Uncertainty of Prices Primary Cause
of Decreased Acreage in Most
Instances

 

 

That the ﬁxing of a minimum price on farm pro-
ducts has a very material effect in increasing the
acreage plant-ed to those crops is very clearly seen
in the survey which we have just completed of the
acreage contemplated by Michigan farmers for 1918.
The wheat acreage shows an increase of nearly 50
per cent over last year. The price for 1918 wheat
was ﬁxed by law before the fall planting, at $2
per bushel (the Senate has now voted to increase
this to $2.50). The sugar beet acreage shows an in-
crease of 20% and the price of sugar beets was set
at $10 per ton by the manufacturers and the plant-
ing yet thirty days away. ‘

MICHIGAN BUSINESS FARMING has conducted its
survey both by mail and thru the columns of M,
B. F. A total of over 1,000 farmers, tilllng over 100,-
000 acres supplied the data from which our facts

the farmers of the nation fair prices before 1919
crops are planted. All classes are showing a more
sympathetic interest in the problems of the farmers
and are coming to understand that the failure of.
the farmer to increase his production to maximum
is not because of indifference, but is due wholly to
certain concrete difﬁculties which he ﬁnds almost
impossible to overcome, without federal aid. Those
interested in the details of our crop acreage survey
Will ﬁnd the ﬁnal summary on the following page.

 

A BUMP FOR MR. MILLER
FROM A NEW YORK FARMER

 

C’ohocton, N. Y., March 23, 1918
Michigan Business Farming, .
Mount Clemens, Michigan.
Dear Sirs:—-

I have been reading in your paper of March 16th
the resolutions adopted by the potato growers’ asso-
ciation of Michigan demanding that the present
method of grading potatoes be abolished and I heart-
ily approve the, same. .

I do not agree with Mr. E. P. Miller that this
method of grading is popular in this state. Potato
growers of the C'ohocton valley are almost a unit
in opposing the Federal grading rules and I do not
wonder at the daily press lying about the facts of
the case. They always do. Very truly yours,__geo‘
W. Smith.

ENLIST FOR SERVICE
WITH UNCLE SAM

Readers of Michigan Business Farming Wanted
to Pledge to Increase Their Acreage to the
Limit of Their Power and Raise the
Food to Win the War

 

 

Uncle Sam would be mightily pleased if. he could‘
only feel that Michigan’s farmers and farm wives
had enlisted heart and soul in this war for democ-
racy and the common rights of humanity. So many
deluded souls haVe made capital of the just com-
plaints that the farmers have been obliged to reg-
ister against the inequalities placed against them,
and have spread the story that the farmers are knock-
ers, paciﬁsts, and lacking in patriotism.

We might, with a great deal of truthfulness and
justness. enumerate the various ways in which Uncle
Sam has not played quite fair with the farmers or has
been negligent of his duty toward them; we might
in righteous indignation show how money has been
squandered right and left; how professional patriots
have gone to Washington to corral some of the

 
 

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are gathered. Reports were
received from every county in
the lower peninsula. '

Out of 639 farmers who were
asked if they ccould increase
their producction with their a-
vailable help providing they
were assured, of a proﬁtable
minimum price, 492 replied that
they could and 116 that they
could not. The proportion of
those responding in the afﬁrma—
tive shows easily enough that
the thing which holds produc-
tion down is the uncertainty
of a proﬁtable market for the
products, rather than shortage
of labor and implements.

For many months MICIII-
GAN BUSINESS FARMING has
been trying to convince the
government of the need of ac-
tion along the lines suggested
some time ago by Mr. Grant
Slocum before the senate com-
mittee on agriculture for the
ﬁxing of proﬁtable minimum
prices on farm products in
order to stimulate crop produc-
tion. That these efforts have
met with some success is evi-
denced by the large amount of
interest now being taken in
the proposition by certain daily
newspapers and by men high
up in the counsels of the nation.

As a matter of fact, Repre-
sentative Young of North Da-
kota acknowledges in a letter
to Congressman Cramton that
the articles appearing in MICH-
IGAN BUSINESS FARMING upon
this subject have been largely
instrumental in causing Con-
gress to reconsider action on
the Baer bill authorizing the
Secretary of Agriculture to ad-
vance money to farmers for the
purchase of seeds, etc., which
was voted down several weeks
ago. »

Congress is undoubtedly a-
wakening .e W real needs of
the farming business and we

, believe that some deﬁnite ac-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To the F urrow, Leyal Soldiers of the Soil!

on is near. As never before the

"-wnmr is the man of the hour.
Within the palm of his hand he holds
the fate of nations, and the anxious eyes
o; .1. «:"Lmiiluu world are upon him.

Across the seas men are dying. Along
that great western front the best‘trained
armies of all history are waging his-
tory’s most terriﬁc battle. Either with-
in the allied trenches or perhaps a few
miles back waiting for the call are
American youths who have gene that
we might stay.

Near at hand lies ravaged and desti-
tute Belgium, her women and children
gaunt with hunger, and waiting in fear
and horror for the starvation that seems
so near at hand. ,

In France and England, despite new
and most stringent regulations of the
diet of the civil population, the avail-
able food supplies continue to dwindle.

The Allied governments are depend-
ing upon 75,000,000 bushels of wheat
which the United States has promised
to provide, and there is a great fear that
we may be obliged to break our prom—
ise because our farmers have not raised
enough and our civil population has
not saved enough to spare so large a
quantity.

“Food, food,” is the cry that the
soldiers in the trenches, the starving
women and children of Belgium, the
governments of the allied nations send
up in a mighty/plea.

Do the farmers of the United States,
and particularly of Michigan, realize
the grave responsibility that rests upon
them in this crisis? Do they hear those
pleas; will they heed them?

Yes, a thousand times yes! You do
hear them and you will heed them, farm-

q PRING COMES; the planting seas-
kn

unison, two hundred thousand strong,
and we know that you will not fail. .

It is true that your efforts are hand1-
capped by What seem unnecessary rcgu—
lations; it is true that you are obliged
to plant your seed without knowing
what the price of your ﬁnished product
is to be; it is true that your sons and
your farm hands have been caught in
the draft and that you will have to
work very hard and at a great disad-
vantage to keep your acres busy. No
one has realized these hardships and in-
equalities more than us, and we have
tried very hard and conscientiously to
secure relief for you. As a result of
these and similar efforts by others in-
terested in the farmers, concessions have
been made and more are still to come.

But the time for ﬁnding fault with
thingswhich for reasons perhaps more
cogent than we can realize cannot be
changed for the time being at least, has
passed. Now that the planting season
is near and the farmer must soon decide
upon his acreage, let us have done with
fruitless complaining, put our hands to
the plow and do OUR part in winning
the war.

Give us your pledge, friend farmers,
that you will be loyal to the trust your
government places in you; that you will
heed the cries of suffering mankind;
that. you will put every acre to work and
produce every ounce of food within your
power. Give us your pledge that you
will stand back of your country to the

'limit of your strength, your money,

your moral support, and that you will
never let it be said that a soldier suffer-
ed hunger or that a little child in far-off
Belgium died from starvation because
you failed in this great hour of need to
grow the mite of food which might have
nourished them.

 

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war funds; how privileges
have been granted to one
class and denied another; how
prices have been guaranteed
on manufactured articles and
not on food products,-~oh,yes
there are many unpleasant and
perfectly truthful things we
might say, but we are remind-
ed that this nation has the big-
gest job on its hands right
now that it has ever tackled
and to admit that perhaps
these mistakes and the discrim-
inations could not have been
avoided.

We want the farmers of
Michigan to co-operate with
this government by increasing
the production of non-perish-
able ﬁarm crops. We want
them to stand ready as true
soldiers of the soil to carry
out the commands of the Pres-
ident, even as the soldier in the
trenches obeys the orders of
their captains. We’ve got to
get into the swing, and march
in step with the vast army
of civilians and soldiers who
are moving forward to crush
the militarism that menaces
the peace and safety of the
world.

Will you enlist for service
with Uncle Sam? It costs
nothing but a p1edge,~a pledge
that you will be willing at
all times to give every ounce
of your ability to help raise
the food upon which the nation
depends to feed its soldiers
and the soldiers and civilians
of the allied countries. MICHI-
GAN BUSINESS FARMING is go-
ing to organize a “home guard"
of loyal, patriotic ”soldiers of
the soil”, and invites every red-
blooded Michigan farmer to
join. The uniform is a pair
of overalls; the shoulder straps
are suspenders; the weapon
over the shoulder is a hoe; and
the pass-words are “plough,
sow and reap.” Membership
roll now open; will you join?

   


 
    
    
 
   
   
  
    

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ALL! NORTHERN MICHIGAN

BOOSTS FOR GOOD ROADS.

With the passage of the bond issues and the

road plans now being urged in the counties of

‘ lidland, GMwin, Roscommon, Crawford, Otsego

and Cbeboygan. Northeastern Michigan will be
connected up with the rest of the state by trunk
line roads and the way opened for the rapid de-
velopment of the agricultural resources of that
section.

At a good roads meeting held in Gaylord, Otse-
go county, Feb. 22nd, to which all the above named
counties sent representatives, plans were laid for
the construction of a single highway to pass thru
the most populous sections of the counties and to

connect with‘the Dixie Highway at Saginaw on

the south, and the straits of Mackinac on the
north.

In addition, several of the counties plan on east
and west market roads in order to facilitate the
movement of crops and make the farmers less
dependent upon local markets.

Otsego county, which is one of the best agri-
cultural counties in the group, will vote to bond

for $150,000 at the spring election, April lst. This‘

amount, it is calculated, will be sufﬁcient to con-
struct state award roads to join Chehoygan on the
north. Charlevoix and Antrim on the west, Craw‘
ford on the south and Montmorency on the east.

The culmination of the road plans for Northeast-
ern Michigan and the completion of the proposed
trunk lines will prove the greatest blessings that
have ever come to that section. Roads are the ar-
teries and veins that supply the life-blood to com-
munities. Poor roads are a Curse to any county;
they repel the newcomer and put an effectual
Good
roads, stretching broadly out toward the more
populous centers are an ever present invitation to
the stranger; they attract the settler and the in-
vestor and are the most valuable asset the agri-
cultural and commercial interests of a county
can have.

MICHIGAN BUSINESS FARMING is interested in
Northeastern and Northwestern Michigan because
they are the virgin soils to which the state must
turn within the near future to produce its quota
of foodstuffs for the nation’s bread basket. Liter—
ally millions of acres of fertile, cut—over hardwood
lands await the coming of the settler in those sec-
tions. For a decade or more the most of these
lands have lain untouched by plow and live stock,
yet their potential value if properly developed,
would be too great for an approximate estimate.

The section needs settlers, not only‘for the de-
velppmen't of the lands, but to help bear the bur-
dens of local government. and public i’mprovementr
which are nemhary expenses in all localities. The
tax rate in northern Michigan is relatively low,
despite the sparsenes‘s of the papulation, but it
will be lower still when the cut-(wen- lands have
been clear and men, women and children,
seeking their living by the sweat of their brow,
take the place of the hardwood stumps that bear
mute testimony to the giant forests that have
fallen before the axe of the lumberman.

The history of all agricuclturval sections is very
much alike. The early pioneers who came from
York state back in 1850 and ’60 Settled upon lands
of the lower counties because they were the near-‘
est to the market places. The land had to’ be
cleared, roads had to be built, and other public
improvements made. The early rural communit—
ies thrived only as they were developed and made
more inviting for the stranger to come in and
cast his lot. The history of Northern Michigan
will follow very much the same lines. Agricul—
tural development has advanced very rapidly the
past few years, many good roads have been built,
and those who pin their faith to that great section
conﬁdently look for an inﬁu, of settlers within
the near future

We hope for the beneﬁt of the individual farm-
ers of all Northern Michigan and for the ad-
vancement of the section as a whole that theoroad
plans JlOW under advisement in the counties above
mentioned will be put into effect at once. The
cost of opening up these counties by a system of
interlocking highways is insigniﬁcant when com-
pared to the vast beneﬁts tobe derived.

 

 

 

 

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Union City—Reports of the West Calhoun Co-
operative association, just made public, show that
last year the company .did a business amounting
to $222,000, handling 112 cars of livestock and
eight cars of corn.

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Evert—Osceola county will vote on the county
road proposition at the spring election, April 1.
There is apparently little opposition to the move-
ment to bring the county under the provisions
of the county road law and it is expected that the
pioposition will carry.

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Grand Haven—The Grand River National Farm
Loan association has extended its territory to give
the farmers of other sections near here the beneﬁts

of membership.
on March 22nd,‘ 1917, with the total number or
leans allowed at $38,.009 On December 31,1917
the association had $95, 000 in loans applied for.
Tecumseh —- Plans for the immediate comple-
tion of 16 miles of macadamized road in Lemar
wee county have been postponed until after the
war. Although the proposed stretch of. improved
road would have been important fromfthelstand-
point of better marketing facilities, for a large
area, the increased cost of material, and the scarc-
itv of labor, served to inﬂuence the high“ in oom2
missioners towards the decision to prstpone the
work.
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Admin—The charge is being’ made here that
farmers in Lenawee county are grinding Wheat
and oats for chicken feed. Food conservation
rules provide that no wiheat ﬁt for human con-
sumption shall be fed to stock. Millers have been
notiﬁed that no more wheat is to be ground for
stock feed. As far as can be ascertained only
a few isolated cases of the infringement of this
rule have occurred, and it is possible that the
Wheat so used was of a quality not considered good
for human food.
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Balding—The license Of the E. Chapple Company
operating a ﬂour mill and elevator here, has been
revoked for three weeks, beginning March 25 by
George A. Prescott, state food administrator. M.
L Ousterout, of the Chapple Company was called
to Lansing to answer charges that the mill sold
ﬂour without substitutes, sold wheat for chicken
feed and took higher prices than the law allowed.
Mr. Ousterhout was apparently unable to disprove
the charges, as the announcement that the license
would be revoked immediately followed.
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i"12mingham~—Farmers in the vicinity of Bir-
am and Farmington have the advantage (if.
tractor service without making an investment.
E. E. Sweet, implement man, is offering to rent
tractors either with or without plow and disc at-
tachments. He offers to furnish operators if
needed. Mr. Sweet urges the farmers to work
their small fields with horses and to have‘ the
larger ones plowed and put in shape by tractors.
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Rogers City—Presque Isle county is in the midst
of a series of sheep meetings The slogan is “A
Flock of Sheep for Every Farm.” Action will be
taken by the organized sheep growers of the coun-
ty as well as the entire state soon towaids a new
dog law. Prospects are excellent for immediate
success in sheep- raising here. The (log nuisance
is one which must me met, but little can do done
in this regard until a new law is secured. The
movement here has the backing of the Animal
Husbandry department of the Michigan Agricul-

tural College.

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L. Herweyer, Osceola """ ‘ 1 2 ll - u' 10'11 fa1mers can get plenty of money at
George Green, Bay H .. H H 11 4 10 1(8) 197 15 15 15 3% ﬁll :33 1”I! 4?)! 21,351 It 123‘ .1133 191 1% 7 per cent Mill feed seems too
XOEME‘JZS‘IEF £33m " " 10 1 23 616 10 5 6 14 10 177,1 G 777 ”I 14‘ I I 5 e 6 13 high Cull beans 32. 25 an? 6265;;I
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Mrs M. Ellison7 & Sonsf silent” 8 3 1(5) 1; 12 11 27 8 10‘ :‘I 61);]! 115717 igI I I 13 1(2)“ 10 8 gggcgetr tlggddlings costing 1
.I/E‘do%‘h ﬁégdg'rsgtn (IVES? or . 17 20 15 13 15 l; 5 ‘i 4 20 I 17 ZEI 24I 13I 5 13 1’52” 8, 5 1 ﬁut‘gerdldldt.' 01.1; 1:10.910 :ﬁghgéttgogg
Jake Del2oer Osceola 10 7 12 1 - 4I 5| 2%! 4%.! '12I 7 2 ? 00 in . .
" w" 2 2'2 t out wheat last ye 1r
George Deering, Leelcnau . . .. 25 10 127 12 15 lOI 4‘ lpl 11, 3, 47!, 1.17 407 7 87 3)} 1 1 money to pu _, j ,
2 2 222 22 22! 2° .7 2 .1 73: 2, :27 .22 .27“ 127 I 7 7 2.271772 2.227.227.2272. 22.2.7727.
/gcrtc' “3171152111191;”Kt-111 " 07 21,2? 3 12 14 5 9 I ~ 7 181 9'! 11,742?! 157‘ 17 I 1 277’ 22f! 2 (‘7 much in this sectiOn as‘lastnyetaia
J. J Slmrcr, Midland ...... 8 7; 29“ 1% 1% I: ’7 26 36; 3. .1,7 :3. f9; { 22 2in “3: 1(1) (ligphclp to take caic of <11 lac
Emanuel Schultz, Monroe . 1 2 , ~ 7 of -72 I ._77 , _ 77' 7 .7H 2‘ 7 ..
E. L. Simmons 7&2 S7717 \iontcalm 20 341 18‘ "0 250 18 44 4I 26I 21‘: 20; ’63:: 437 2I:7_,'I I 15'; 171‘ ‘3 2,3 Lowell, E. IL—We don’t go 111;
John Brmr Sims 1717777111 I 7* 107 10 19 19 6 I I I2; 1817 26I 357‘; I 18; 30 .4 7) for potatoes very heavy but W1
Victor E Jones. lilxitmn . 9| 10 lOI 107 10 9 ' 3 I 1,47 14M 12.07 LEIIII ' SE 7 l 17 15 raise only enough for our selyes as
Frank R: Vincent. Snnilnc I ' 3 15 15 II 14I II :3. I 37$! ‘ 141 10H 2 2 long as these graders are in use.
G90. E Parfi 17. (1:51 mitw 7I I 10 15 10 91/2 10 4 2 lg‘I II {W 351 16G 1/éI 32; 2???? 5 4 11335,". G M—Will raise all I
Men. M. l\Imdu l1 'l‘u 7771a 3’7; I 7 5 7 12 4 1 .7 5‘; .iII 50I 20.7], I 14I L713. 0 1 can of everythmg.
Elmer Richmond K1777 . 257 15I 16 12 18 12 15 157 1 7771 187i -077 7 in 15 61, .0 West Branch G 11.. F 12.40777-
Mis. Millie Moon \Iomialm ' I ml 7 4 l7 '4 13' 5I 151 15; ‘ I «7‘7 10 I 12 mg and handling. Beans have been
C. E. Chandler, Montcalm 30 1er 4 16 10 10 15 22 I 157 20' I 4. 1 107 2(0) toes do not my expenses of mo“.
Wm, Haines, ”Tm"? 6 'I 22‘ g 1% g 11 5I ﬂ 2:. 2% L5) 1 I “83! 1‘1’ 4} Z a failure the last three yeais.
M C. Brown, K11 kas<a . .7 . 2... ‘ 01 t B A. 0.-——The bean acre—
E. .1. Haff, Lapeor ,. 8 MI 24 26 14 20 1% 2 8 llI‘ 2| 3[I gsI 427 I 22I 90H 3% 22 age 1731111777 about 60 per cent less
Frank Henderson .\Ienac I I 4 10 18 17 9 11 18“ 1,5! 2“ 24} .13 | 11751 24I .2” 17 1.7. than in other years around here No
Roy A. Dowding Eaton .. .. 9, 27 9 157 15 17 9 _ 25 17‘ 1%] %| 2,5| 18I . 12‘7 1 . 8'1 .17 person going to raise many pota—
Chas F Gardnm Livingston. 'J 57 I 9 “SI 9 13 8 9] 13‘ 1.4! 56” 23‘ 23“ I I 997 WI 5; 20 toes Labor grading N0 msur-
A. L. G. Eaton ...... , 16; 14 16 20 12 I 1 I ll 12 14 | 4', 22777‘ .1776)1 3‘): 2 ance against loss to blame
Elder) Wideman Huxon .. ....I (7 4 15 4 7 S4) 12 10 IN Al .7 122! 21%| 5i 5|| 5i 1,]! qll 19 Standish l" H—In 1917 farm—
gam§echeaudiyt Monroe ..... I 3’ 13 :9 Vi; 17 22 23 15'1I 17%|! 32 l 19I 35 9] 1717 18I 2:; ers plowed up- -their meadows and
E R‘ B" Kmtlo """ ' ' 18 12 99/ 5 92/ 30 457 47 SI 20' 20 91 577 7; 7 planted beans and they are paying
E' F‘ Sf f? mm" d" 4 4 18 5 8 7 '40 2‘ 177 81‘ 10’ 4I 217‘ 27 3:7 $20 a ton for hay and receiving
L‘ C.’ (12732371731, 19271721157 1. .ZI 9 10 10 6 8 13 10 '11! 1171.! 8/477 13; 137, 7 152 13’} 101' 7 about $6 00 a bushel for beanswhich
B. E. Staines, Montcalm . . . . . . 18 19 15 14 15 14 23 28I 13I 4 | 28I 25H I 24; 14 I I axlvrage about 4 bushels to the acre.
Steve Harley, Mason 8 15 I 5’ 35I 35 . 3. 3|» . Lapeer .1, 11,—Bar1ey 1917
J W. Reed, Osceola .. . 5 4 2 15 7 5 4 31/2I 21,9 4’ :4 . 5" OI 2 13 acres ’1918 13 acres
Lee Ackley, Schoolcraft .. .. 2 10 6 4 1,9 1743 2.’ 2'I 10 17.1 %I 5 3| 2. 2 Sharon, M C 13—11. may be 3
Oscar Craner, Wexford .. .U. 5 12 8 9 6 6 8 9 1% 247 7I 10! 09“ I 8 29! 2’ 1 change somewhat in potatoes and
Wm. R. Harris, Benme 16 14 7 .3 7 12 5 1 67 5:. 14 20.7 7 26h 207 1 beans according to what the prices
J. F. R.. Benzie .. .. .. . 8 9 7 8 4/] 5 17 4II l4| llII I 21 will be in this years crop
Totals ............... |1904|_l74I2_ I3106I3136II3614I3118II1469I 939I2075I2842 962I1242|I5874I5505II l20L19‘8II3118I3236II71526I2206 l1 ._

 

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Total M. B. F Reports ................... 19047 ! 17421 3106 3136 II 3014 731151 1469: 639 720 )777‘23742'11‘96‘7’ 71242I 57 120 138 II 31187 3236 777 1526 I 2206
Grand 1267271977. ........................ 76666 I 5488 7714022 I4840I|l3500|11976II 43997 "2515 II 4:: II6I78 II 2125 | 2620 I} 11|I15383II 655 I 462 I9897 I10239|l 6099 I 83657
Increase .................................. 1178 [I 1524 ]T 1884 II II 2 ‘428 I . 9? ,
Decrease ................................ I H 718 I, | 1658 I 435 7 342 2266
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I "WasHING‘rONg‘D: elem Senate

has completely overridden the ll’res-

ident’s decision regarding the price
, of 1918 wheat by adopting the Gore
amendment to the agricultural appropriation bill,
ﬁlling the price at $2.50 on the basis of No. 2 Nor-
thern. and applicable to all local elevators instead
of primary points.
representatives concur, which it undoubtedly will,
the bill will take the mater entirely out of the
President's hands unless he should be so unwise
as to veto the measure. The amendment re-
quired a two-thirds vote for adOption, and was not
passed without lengthy debate and considerable
opposition.» Five days were consumed in debating
the various phases of price-ﬁxing, and for a time,
it seemed that eastern senators would be suc-
cessful in defeating the proposal. It was ﬁnally

  

adopted by a vote of 49 to 18, more than the two-.\

thirds required.

Both. Senator Smith and Townsend voted in
support of the measure. Asked for his reason for
so doing, Senator Townsend very sensibly replied:
“I voted for an increase in the price of wheat to
the farmer because I believe that the production
of wheat is the all-important thing. The farmer
isn’t too] enough to raise wheat when he can get
more for his barley and rye. The new price
will not materially stimulate 1918 production.
It will help the wheat planted next fall, and that
is going to be the crucial time. All the informa~
tion that has come to me in letters from hun-
dreds of farmers is that they were not planting
and were not going to planthwheat at the exist-
ing price." ~ *

It is claimed by’ the Food Administration. which
has shown itself decidedly out of sympathy with
the farmers in more than one instance, that the
farmers haye been holding back their 1917 wheat
in hopes that a higher price would be set, and in-
asmuch as the United States is now over 75,000,000
bushels of wheat short in shipments to the Allies,
the situation has become very grave. Additional
regulations are to be placed at once upon the do-
mestic consumption of wheat products, and Mr.
Hoover has announced that it will be necessary
for the American people to reduce wheat con-
sumption from 42,000,000 to 21,000,000 bushels
per month.

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Germany's great spring drive has started. Al-
tho ofﬁcial Washington has been prepared for
weeks for the opening of Germany's threatened
drive, and had calculated that it would be of un—
surpassed magnitude and force. it had not antic-
ipated that it would produce such telling effects
at the very outset. The news of the shelling
of Paris, too. has had a most disquieting influence,
and the gravity of the situation is appreciated
now as never before. Everyone seems
ﬁred with a new zeal and detremina-
tion to speed wer‘preparations to the
maximum. Nothing has ever before
transpired to so arouse them to a su-

Providing the house» of rep- ‘

sanitary reason to rejoice in ”the action taken
by _th.iscountry.‘-as they will be guaranteed excel-
lent retu-rns'and insured against losses. ‘ '

It is estimated that on May 1st more than 1,000
Chicago saloon will fail to apply for licenses ow—
ing to the increasing difﬁculty of obtaining sup-
plies and the decreased proﬁts.

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A deﬁnite agreement has been reached between
the French and German governments taking im-
mediate effect, regarding the exchange of prisoners
past 48. ‘

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Governor Jas. P. Goodrich of Indiana has been
threatened with death in the event of his permit-
ting Wm. Jennings Bryan to open a prohibition
drive in that state April 1st|

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The statement of the condition of the United
States treasury on March 20th showed the gross
income for the year to date to be over 11 billion
dollars as compared with 550 million dollars for
the corresponding period a year ago.

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Each year Italy makes more than 27,000 tons of
concentrated tomato paste. The shortage of coal
now'makes the industry most difﬁcult, and be-
sides the government will requisition about four-
iit‘ths of the product. '

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Bermuda onion farmers of south Texas “planted
the largest crop that has ever been grown in that
State. It is estimated that there will be more
than 12,000 acres devoted to Bermuda onions in
the Rio Grande border region this year. This is
an increase of 4,000 acres over last year’s crop.

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The .lmcrican Wool and Cotton Reporter says:
“Ten million pounds or more of Australian wool
to come direct from the ranch to the United States
and sold either at private sale or by auction is the
plan of a wool grower of Australia. Such an
amount which is worth from $9,000,000 to $10,000.-
000 would undoubtedlly have an effect on the mar-
ket and trade. The wool groWer balks of operat-
ing next October.

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The farm labor administrator for Illinois has
compiled figures which he declared are conserva-
tive as comparisons in the values of city and farm
jobs. For married men, according to his ﬁgures,
at farm job paying $35 a month is equal to a city
job paying $99; farm job 3540 equals city job, $104;
farm, $45; city $109; farm $55; city $114. For
a single man, these are the ﬁgures: A farm job
paying $30 per month is equal to a city job pay-
ing $99 a month; farm job. $215 equals city job,

$104; farm job,$40, city $100; farm, $45, city, $114.

IT .WOULDN’T TAKE LONG IF who ALL
FORM A BUCKET BRIGADE.

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Preceded by the most painstaking preparations
of which the great German war nlilt‘hillc was capable,
the much advertised drive against the Allied lines in
the west, has ﬁnally developed. An army estimated
at 800,000 men, preceded by picked Herman shock
trops, were hurled against the British line over a
stretch of ﬁfty miles. The attack was preceded by a
short but furious bombardment, which paled into in—
signiﬁcance any previous big gun offensive. The Ger—
mans were successful in dislodging the British from
many of the ﬁrst line trenches. and the force of their
attack carried them Well into tho Hriti h lines in many
places. They claim to have captured 20,000 British
prisoners, but even if this is true, considering the nun.-
ber of men engaged, their successes were )ut minor.
Their losses were Aremendous’; the tin—coming hordes
of Gcrmans in close formation, being swept away by
the thousands of British machine guns. The British
by counter attacks, have succeeded in recovering some
of the lost ground. The morale of the British troops
is excellent, and the best Allied military experts arr-
conﬁdent that the latest move of tho Huns is con—
demncd to failure.

       

   

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The world was astounded Saturday when the intel-
ligence was flushed from the war area that the Ger-
mans were using a super—cannon to bombard Paris
from a distance of Ti; milt-s. At lirst the report was
not given serious consult-ration. but as the shells con—
tinued to fall, it was confirmed by both the Allied
headquarters and from Bcrlin. Allied commanders at-
tribute the new gun to one of three innovations. 'l‘ln-
shell is either propelled from a gun of extremely large
size and strength by a hitherto unknown explosive:
it is an urrungemcnt of a shell within a shell which
explodes and relays the other shell along; or it is u
shell which travels through the air by propellcrs like
a torpedo through the “tutor. The bombardment has
done little rlamugc, and Allied ofﬁcers maintain that
the new gun will provc of questionable value from a
strictly military standpoint. It, is probable that the
Germans relied on tho gun to terrorize and break the
morale of the Allicd armies, although it has had just.
the opposite effcct.

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Herman legions arc. nearing Peti'ograd, while the
Red forces are arming and attempting to organize for
a stand. It is evident that little or no resistance will
be encountered by the Huns in reaching the for-mm-
Russian capital. The seat, of government was some
time ago transferred to Moscow, the- ancient capital
and preparations made to take it still further into tliw
interior should conditions demand. The (:crmans secm
determined to push forward and seize as much Russian
territory as they possibly can. Working through Hun
agents and disloyal Russians, the (icrmun and Aux»
trian prisoners in the interior of the country are being
organized and armed and are rapidly getting control,
even in Eastern Siberia, where Japan stands l‘ctuiy 7o
interfere. There is little or no govermuent in ltuzsm,
practically all business having.r conn- 1o :1 stand iill
and what little trading is «lone is bcinc,‘ cousuiiunalmi
through pmldlcrs

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A. large motor boat bearing :1 Herman i'l'l‘h, tlerixnui
flags, etc., was seized last \vcck in tho l‘aciﬁc by an

American cruiser and
the warship approached, .‘L large number of articlrs
wcre dumped ovi-rbouril. Although no arms Wen-
found on board. it is bolicvcd that the boat was titted
out in a. Mexican port as a German raider, and that it's
purpose was to obtain supplies and arms and pro-

ceed to hclp to negro: Allicd shipping.

taken to a Paciﬁc port. Whr-n

Sergeant Arthur Guy Empy, author of
“Over the Top." probably the most popu—
lar war volumc, is to enter service with
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preme eifort to show the world that
America is straining every nerve and
ﬁbre to mobilize her resources at the
front at the earliest humanely possibly
moment.

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Disgruntled by the action of the Unit-
ed States and Great Britain in requis-
tioning Dutch ships in the ports of the
two countries, the press of Holland is
now demanding that diplomatic rela-
tions with America he severed. Demon-
strations have been made in front of
the American embassy at, the Hague by
students. and the public of H lland gen—
erally is working itself into r frenzy of
hate which bids fair to excec the well-
known German brand. Just why the
Dutch should reserve all of their verbal
shafts for the United States, and de-
mand the expulsion of the American
minister from the Hague, is arousing
no little curiosity in this country. That
it shows the hand of Potsdam there is
no doubt. The government of the Neth—
erlands has been subjected more or less
to German iniiuence since the beginning
of the war, and has been more or less
hostile to the Entente. Every turn of
the negotiations to take over the ships,
idle in American harbors, showed the

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~ed American, who had sci'w-d two enlists
mciils in the American army, joined thr-
British forces a short time after the war
broke out. He was givun his honorablc
dischzirgc last year on account of physical
disability caused by wounds. After writ—
ing the book he iourcd thc country deliv—
ering lectures. lln iinully became convinw
cd that he was imunwi'ciulizing his pate
riotism and dccidcd to again enlist. In
spite of the many Wounds ho had sustained
while in thc iritish HI‘l'Vli‘é‘, he was accept-
ed and will servo with the American forc-
es. He has made a fortune from the, book.
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I'cnsive. \Vhilo the .‘it’t‘libl‘ hclil by Ameri-
can troops, hm: thus for not bccn heavily
attacked by tho Normans as a. part of the
groin oi‘l‘cnsivc. lilo Saimnies are making
it interesting l'oi' Fritz by heavy bombard-
merits and occasional trench raids. While
it is known that a largo number of select—
o-(l nn-n from tho various conionments are
in Franco, it is not thought that thesc men

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havc sccn any lighting. Many American
engincers who \vcrc engaged at: railway
work have been pressed into service and

are now in the ircnches‘,
ports madc public.
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Berlin reports claim that in addition to
20,000 British troops. several hundred
guns have been captured in thc grout drive.
London admits the loss of many prisoners
and some guns.’ The Germans have suc—
ceeded in bending the British line back, and
over-running Allied territory. The (‘cutral
Powers. it is believed. have at least a. mil-
lion men in reserve, and indications are
that they are willing to sacriﬁce all of them
in order to attain their ends. It is esti—
mated that the German losses have bv-cn
three to every one of the British, til“
massed formation in which the Huns ar—

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Some time ago one of your subscribers wrote you

along the line that he had noted in the papers
that a Federal Land Bank had been formed
.at Grand Rapids and would loan money to those
who wished to go into the sheep growing industry.
He wished to know how that was going to effect
the small sheep owner who had to buy them him-
self and who had to pay taxes on the sheep as
well as on the land on which they were cared for.
Your correspondent rather implied that he thought
it was somewhat unfair for the Government to ap-
parently make it so easy for those who might
desire to compete with the farmer who was al-
ready in the business.

To begin with the article seen by your corres-
pondent is undoubtedly a mis-statement of facts
but since lately the State of Michigan has made
arrangements to assist in placing more sheep
on the NOrthern Michigan lands it may be of
interest to your correspondent to Know the present
status of the work. f .

In the State of Michigan there are thousands of
acres of land admirably suited to the grazing of
sheep and cattle; land which unless used for that
purpose will undoubtedly'be idle. There are also
thousands of acres of land on farms which perhaps
from shortage of labor or other reasons cannot be
tilled this year but which would care for many
head of live stock. Maany thousands of..lambs are
going on the live stock market for slaughter;
lambs which' if carried through this season on
some of this unused land would produce many
more pounds of mutton to say nothing of the ex-
tra woOl.

The United States, in fact the whole world, is
in desperate need of more wool, more meat. Why
then should not every effort be expended towards
making those idle acres of service and head off
the waste of not utilizing the pasture and in
slaughtering those lambs which should be car-
ried to maturity or kept for breeding stock.

Of course, the man with thousands of acres of
land can easily secure his own sheep, but the
farmer desiring butia few head must go to con-
siderable expense in getting to Chicago or else—
where to select his sheep. The War Preparedness
Board very wisely created a revolving fund of ten
thousand dollars and appointed Mr. H. H. Halliday,
a man of wide experience in the sheep industry
and President of the State Live Stock Sanitary
Commission, to assist in selecting the proper stock
for shipment to farmers and others desiring this
service. .

The State does not loan money to the farmers
and does not loan them the sheep but simply ar-
ranges so that the sheep can be selected and ship-
ped and they have to be paid for upon arrival.

It therefore would appear that your subscriber
is on the same footing as others and that neither
the State nor the Federal Government is offering
inducements or privileges which would interfere
or cause undue competition. There is room and
need for every sheep and every pound of wool that
this State or the United States can handle. Yours
respectfully—T. F. Marston, Secretary and Man-
ager, Northeastern Michigan Development Bu-
reau.

RAILROADS ARE RESPONSI-
BLE ON BILL OF LADING

 

The United States Circuit Court of Appeals has
rendered a decision of far-reaching effect in con-
nection with the responsibility of the carrying
companies under a bill of lading. This decision
makes the bill of lading indispensable in claiming
shipments, and relieves the shippers from respon-
sibility, where shipments are turned over by
the railroad companies, to parties who do not
hold the original bill of lading. For

  
 
 
  

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the holder or the Original bill ot'lading of a ship-
ment, no matter. if shipment is made"“to the order

, of” a third party. It makes a bill of lading as in-

dispensable in claiming a cargo shipped by com-
mon carrier as a draft is in claiming money sent
through a bank. . i

In 1911. Barrbarin & Beach sold a carload 'of
beans to Botsford & Barrett, Detroit ccommission
merchants, and shipped them to Pittsburgh, Pa,
under purchaser’s order, the bill of lading read—
ing “Consigned to the order of Botsfordl & Barr-
ett, destination, Pittsburgh, Pa. Notify Arbuckle
& Co. of same."

At the foot of the bill of lading appeared the
name of Botsford & Barrett as shippers. The bill
of lading contained this express stipulation: “The
surrender of the original order bill of lading
properly endorsed shall be requiredfbefore de—
livery of the property.”

The shippers deposited the bill ofl'ad-ing in the
bank, with a draft on Bottsford & Barrett and the
draft was returned unpaid.-' Botsrord' & Barrett,

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IIVIPOVRTANT T0 GBOWERS 0F CORN

The seed corn situation in Michigan is ex-
ceedingly serious. The greatest losses likely
to result will come from the planting of untest-
ed seed. Such plantings will be made by farm-
ers who have always obtained good stands by
planting untested seed, many of whom believe
they can determine whether the seed corn will
germinate, simply by the aid of the knife and

.. the eye. Such inspections have proved entirely

’ untrustworthy this year the Department of Ag~
ricul‘ture informs me. ' he greatest alleviation
now possible rests with the individual corn pro—
ducers am must be had by now making ger-
mination tests.

That department hasjust issued Farmers’ bul-
letin 948, “The Rag Doll Seed Tester; its Use I
in Determining which Ears of Corn are ﬁt for
Seed.” Every farmer should make at least a
preliminary germination test of 'his seed corn.
If such test shows a germination below 80 per
cent, there can be no doubt about the advisabil-
ity of testing individually all of the soundest
ears and thus culling out the weak and dead
ears. The above mentioned bulletin should be
welcomed by those who are alive to the neces-
sity of making germination tests. This paper
has a. supply of these pamphlets and on appli-
cation you can secure one. Serious losses will
certainly result this year from planting untested
seed corn.

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the opinion states, obtained payment for the
beans, although they never had possession of the
bill of lading.

Elmer W. Voorheis, clerk of the U. S. district
court in Detroit, to Whom the claim of Botsford
& Barrett was referred as master, found that the
shipment was delivered by a connecting carrier
on what purported to be a bill of lading, but was
not the original bill. He allowed the claim of
Barbarin & Beach against the Pere Marquette.
as the initial carrier is liable for misdelivery by
a connecting line. The receivers of the railroad
appealed. .

Judge Knappen held that by the bill of lading
the carrier acknowledged receipt of the shipment
not from the “consignor” but from the “owners”
that the consignees were only prima facia owners
of. the beans notwithstanding the shipment had
been consigned to their order and that the actual
owner of the beans was entitled to the beneﬁt of
the express provision of the contract that the
shipment should not be delivered without the
surrender of the bill of lading.

 

VAST AMOUNT OF PORK
IS SHIPPED TO THE ALLIES

 

In a recent summary showing exports of food
from the United States to the Allies, the Food Ad—

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Pickled Pork ,.'.. 40,878,787 21,;
The total pork ‘ products sent to the Allies: tints
ing the past three and one-half yearsamounti to.
nearly.“3.000,000,000 pounds,‘oi- 30 ”pounds for every
These ﬁgures show
the important part American farmers hays played 1
“thus far. in furnishing food stamnia for the Allied ,,

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-‘ AUSTRALIAN WHEAT CROP WILL

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Estimated production of wheat in Australia for
the season 1917-18 is 114,020,000 bushelsas com-
pared with last season’s actual yield of 152,565,000.
This is a decrease of 38,545,000 bushels, or 25 per,
cent, and is the result of reduced acreage combined
with unfavorable conditions. ‘

The maximum price has been,ﬁxed at 95 cents
per bushel. Available shipping has been too small
to cope with the supplies ready for shipment and
the new season has been entered upon with stacks '
of old wheat on hand amounting to 100,000,000
bushels.

During a three and one-half year period, begin-
ning July 1, 1914, the United States eXported to the
Allies more than 616,000,000 lbs. of fresh beef and
nearly 203,000,000 lbs. of canned beef.

Exports of wheat from the United States to the
Allies between July 1, 1914. and January 1, 1918.
totaled more than 389,000,000 bushels. Wheat
ﬂour exports exceeded 24,600,000 barrels. The to-
tal in terms of wheat shows that the United States
has sent the Allies nearly five bushels of wheat for
every person in this country. Until the next har-
vest the great need is for wheat from the United
States.

UNITED STATES CEREAL
EXPORTS TO THE ALLIES

 

Between July 1, 1914 and January 1, 1918, the
United States exported tothe Allies the following
amounts of the principal cereals. The ﬁgures
also include ﬂour and meal in terms of the grain
required for making them:

Wheat .................... 500,672,417
Oats ................. . . . . . 320,424,074
Corn ...... . ....... . . 54,351,739
Rye ..................... 11,615,139

The total considerably exceeds 880,000,000 bush-
els and shows the important extent to which Amer-
ican farmers have reinforced the Allied cause.
Yet wheat is needed by the Allies more now than
at any time since the war began.

500,000 TO BE LISTED
IN FARM LABOR ARMY

An army of 500,000 war emergency workers
comprising men willing to devote two or three
days a week,, or their vacations, to agricultural
labor, will be recruited by the United States em-
ployment service. Professional men, college stu-
dents, clerks and other classes will be enrolled.
An army of 250,000 boys is also being mobilized
State directors, enrolling mechanics for shipbuild-
ing will extend their organization for the new
enrollment. ‘

BRIGHT, CAPABLE BOYS LOOK
FOR PERMANENT HOMES

 

Since the publication of two letters in recent
issues of MICHIGAN BUSINESS FARMING, from farm-
ers wanting boys to help them during the summer

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example: A farmer ships a car of
potatoes to a ﬁrm in Cincinnati.
When the car is loaded the farmer
takes the original shipping bill——
bill of lading»,~to the bank. A draft,
is made out on Brown & Co. for
$560, the price of the potatoes; this
is attached to the bill of lading, and
forwarded to the First National
Bank at Cincinnati. Now, before
Brown & Co. can get this car' of po-
tatoes they must go to the Cincin-
nati bank, pay the draft, and get
the original bill of lading. With
this in their possession they can se—
cure the car of potatoes; without
it the car is held by the railroad
company, until some one produces
the original bill of lading; after
which the carrying company’s lia-
bility ceases.

The case in question was passed
upon by the state Supreme Court,
and the responsibility of delivering
shipments was placed upon the ship-
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cans which paid

home with them, we have received
a number of letters from boys rang-
ing in age from 15 to 18 years of
age who want to take advantage of
the offers, and we have put the var“
ious interested parties in touch
with each other. ,However, we now
have more applications than we
have positions, so if there are any
farmers who would like to take one
or more boys into their homes,
they should advise us at once. All
of the boys who have applied to
date have had some farming ex-
perience.

H. G., of Charlotte. writes that
he secured a very capable boy from
the industrial school at Lansing,
and he suggests that other farmers
make applications to that school
for boy help.

Applications in such cases should
be presented through the county
poor commissioner, "who will do
anything he can to help you to se-
cure the kind of boy you“need.to
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Demand for all F1:: Products Now Far in

Excass of Supply, and Increasing
Prices and More Successful Meth-
ads of Cultivation Make the

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Fibre ﬂax as distinguished from seed ﬂax, long
grown in. this state, is only recently becoming
an important crop in some parts of Michigan,
partly as the result, of the increased demand caus-
ed by the war.

As the result of numerous inquiries from M. B.
F. readers in regard to the possibilities of ﬂax cul-
ture, the information contained in this article has

been compiled.

In the ﬁrst place (110 not rush into the culture of
ﬂax because it is something new. There are a
number of things to be given consideration, before
you decide to raise ﬂax, chief among them being

' the marketing.

At least one ﬁrm, that 01' the Summers Linen
company of Port Huron is takiing full responsibil-
ity for the ﬁnancial side of the project by enter-
ing into an agreement to rent the land, the farm-
er planting the ﬂax and doing all the work at a
ﬁxed rate. This concern announces that it has all
the acreage it can handle this year already con-
tracted for. but that it plans a considerable ex-
tension for the 1919 own

A deep, fertile and mellow loam soil is best a-
dapted to ﬂax, although it does fairly well on soils
which vary somewhat from this. It will not,
however, do well on a muck soil, especially if not
well drained. or a heavy clay soil. It should never
be grown on a light sandy soil. The soil should
be rich and made .free from weeds by previous
cultivation. Clover sod, old pasture, meadow land
or land under a hoed crop make the best ground
for ﬂax. If it is necessary to use manure for the
ﬂax, it should be applied to a previous crop, and
not directly to the ﬂax. Ground infested with
wire worms can be completely cleared of this in-
sect pest, with ﬂax, which will not be damaged
by the worms,

Sowing with a broad cast seeder, produces the
best results. Grass seed can be sown at the same
time. It is important that the seed be evenly
distributed and covered not more than half an inch
deep. It is important that the soil be well work-
ed, before seeding, as few crops demand a well
prepared seed bed as ﬂax.

Harvesting is one of the most important points
in producing good ﬂax. It is heavy ﬂax that pays
the grower, as well as the ﬁbre mill. It should
not be heavy from greenness or it will mould.

Flax should be pulled about July 1 in this part
of Michigan. The ﬂax should be pulled when

'the seed is quite green and the stalks hardly be-
' gin to show yellow. Golden ﬂax, the most {alu-

able for ﬁber, comes from the crop which is pidled
early and not from the ripe straw.

Bundles should not be more than six inches in
diameter. and care should be taken to have the
straw well butted. As soon as the straw is
pulled, it should be shocked.

When ﬂax is properly cured it is a bright gold-
en color and is not moistto the feel. .As soon
as properly cured, the straw should be delivered.
Rain rapidly injures ﬂax. Flax is frequently
stacked until it can be hauled to the receiving
station maintained in the districts from which
the linen companies contract the product.

Seed ﬂax has been an important crop in this
country for many years, but until recently the
bulk of ﬁber ﬂax has come from Europe, Ireland
being an important ﬂax growing center. At the
present time the demand for ﬂax far exceedsthe

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9.10.9 tons'

Grown by Farmers in Foreign Countries \

IMPORTS OF LINENS INTO 11.8

1906. . . . . ......... . . . . ...... 127,931,338 square yards
1907 ........... . ............. 122,145,061 square yards
1908. . . . . . :.‘ ................ 86,949,431 square yards
1909 ....................... 144, 069, 256 square yards
1910. . . . . ..... ‘ .............. 125,799,819 square yards
1911 ........................ 115,452,862 square yards
1912 ........................ 136,093,083 square yards
1913 ........................ 118,423,123 square yards
1914 ........................ 84, 095, 413 square yards
1915 .............. ‘ .......... 48,159,664 square yards

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r as

ACREAGE AND PRODUCTION OF FLAX IN U. 8.

1907 ................ 2,864,000 25,851,000 bushels
1908 ................ 2,679,000 25,805,000 bushels
1909 ................ 2,742,000 25,856,000 bushels
1910 ................ 2,467,000 12,718,000 bushels
1911 ................ 2,757,000 19,370,000 bushels
1912 ................ 2,85 .000 28,073,000 bushels
1913 ................ 2,291,000 17,853,000 bushels
1914 ................ 1,645,000 13,749,000 bushels
1915 ................ 1,387,000 14,030,000 bushels
1916 ................ 1,605,000 15,459,000 bushels

STATES IN: WHICH FLAX IS GROWN

Wisconsin ........ 5,000 »-»—— 60,000 bushels
Minnesota .. ...... 275,000 2,338,000 bushels
Iowa .. .. ........ , 00 80,000 bushels
Missouri . . . . . . . . 5,000 35,000 bushels
North Dakota .. ...... 790,000 8,137,000 bushels
" South Dakota .. ...... 150,000 1,395,000 bushels
Nebraska . ...... 4,000 32,000 bushels
Kansas .. ...... 30,000 174,000 bushels
Montana . . 325,000 3,088,000 bushels
Wyoming .. . . ' . . . . .. 2,000 14,000 bushels
Colorado . ....... 1,000 6.000 bushels

COMMERCIAL DRYING OF POTATOES
MAY BE A SUCCESS IN MICHIGAN

(Continued from last week)

In general the process employed is as follows:
The potatoes are washed, ground, diluted with
water. and run over the shaking sieve, as in
manufacture by the usual methods. The liquor
carrying the starch, technically known as starch

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HOW TO MAKE POTATO SILAGE

1. The use of 2 per cent to 5 per cent of corn
meal mixed with crushed potatoes insures an
acid fermentation which converts the potatoes
into silage.

2. This work may be done upon any scale.
If reasonable care is used, losses should be
negligible.

3. The potatoes should be ﬁrst washed, and
then crushed by passing them through an apple
grater which has been modiﬁed by substituting
rows of blunt spikes for the greater knives.

4. The fermentation requires a tight recep-
tacle, which may be a. barrel, 3. vat, a pit, or
a silo, but must retain the potato juice.

5. The upper surface of the crushed potato
should ﬁrst be covered to a. depth of several E
inches with an absorbent ﬁbrous substance such E:

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as straw, cornstalks, or leaves, then closely ﬁtted
with a wooden cover weighted down with stones
until the surface of the potatoes is barcly cov-
ered by juice. The top of the straw and of the
board cover should be kept dry.

6. Fermentation begins at once. With the
evolution of gas. considerable pressure dis—

 

velops, which should be controlled by extra
weights. After a few days this pressure dis-
appears. Acid fermentation continues, how—

ever, for two or three weeks. As in other for-
mentations the length of time necessary is di-
rectly dependent on the temperature.

7. The resulting potato silage is refreshingly ,
acid in ﬂavor, free from any putrid odor and of
about the same consistency and appearance of
the original crushed potato.

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and somewhat less readily at ﬁrst by hogs, al~
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milk, is deprived of practically all of its starch
in a machine known as a thickener. The liquor
known as the overﬂow, ﬂows to waste, or may
pass to large settling tanks, where small quanti-
ties of the smaller starch granules collect, and
can be recovered. The thickened—off crude starch
is pumped out of the machine and is delivered to
a second thickener, where the con:.itions are so
maintained that the starch, nearly freed of sus-
pended impurities, is pumped out continuously
as underﬂow, while the impurities, mixed with a
little starch, overﬂow and are treated separately.
The puriﬁed starch is now washed, and de-watered

g demand, but linen concerns in this country, ﬁnd in a continuous suction ﬁlter, and delivered di-
g development slow, on account of the many difﬁ— rectly. to an apron or other type of drier.‘ Enough
goulties encountered. The labor situation has expeIumeinﬁal “:10”; has”??? (1.0118 on thls metlglod
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3 Bang); . ........ 10:00 11:00 13:00 pounds per annum is imported in normal times.
3 IMPORTS 0F FLAX SEED INTO U. s. It is made‘by carefully mixing potato starch With
E 1906 ........... . ........ .. 82,907 bushels a minute DI'ODOFtiOIl of nitric 01‘ Other add, and
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E 1914232322...........I.... ....... 9'246'530 bushels depends largely on the heat treatment given The
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worked out in order that the ﬁnished product
could compete with other feeds and fobd stuffs.
By persistent efforts, however, extended over near-
ly a decade, a number of successful methods were
perfected. Descriptions of these are given in the
Consular and Trade Reports of the Department
not Commerce. The ﬁrst successful method de-
veloped consists in cutting the potatoes into slic-
es or shreds and drying by passing through iron
drums which are slowly rotated while hot ﬂue
gases are passed through. By another process
the potatoes are washed and sliced and fed into
heated iron troughs, through which they are
moved by means of special mixing paddles, hot
getses passing out through openings in the pad-
es

The most successful dried potato product now
being prepared is dried sliced potato. Large quan-
tities have been dried in Canada and in the Unit-
ed States for use by the allied armies and navies,
and by civilians in the war territory. In peace
times the considerable labor cost necessary for the
preparation of dried sliced potatoes, and the fact
that the product competed directly with fresh po-
tatoes, apparently have made its extensive manu-
facture unproﬁtable. It has been prepared for
years by certain American manufacturers for the
Alaskan trade, and for supplying a limited domes-
tic demand.

The situation in this country in peace times is
often somewhat similar to that which faced Ger-
man agriculturists about twenty years ago, when
large quantities of potatoes were still available
after the needs of the existing utilization indus-
tries had been supplied. To meet this situation
the German potato drying industry was devel-
oped. and today hundreds of driers are operated
in the potato growing sections of Germany, con-
verting the potatoes into dried products for use
as feed for farm animals and as food for man.

A method of drying sliced potatoes has been
developed in the United States and used in peace
times in supplying the demand for dried pota-
toes for the use of explorers and others. and
which has an important war-time signiﬁcance.

The method of preparation is v>ry simple. The
potatoes are peeled, trimmed, SllCGd from 1-4 to l-2
inch thick and then blanched by dipping in boil-
ing water for from three to ﬁve minutes. They
are then cold-dipped. spread out on wire-mosh
trays. and dried for periods ranging from six to
twenty hours. The yield of ﬁnished product is
from 18 to 20 per cent of the weight of tho. pom-
toes, allowing for the loss in peeling The product
is dried until brittle. and when so prcpared will
keep indeﬁnitely. Temperatures of 150 degrees F.
or even higher may be used in drying without
injury to the material. A favorite form of drier
is the cabinet type. The drying shelves are made
of steam pipe, heated by low—pressure steam. Tn
Germany the sliced potato is dried in :1 located tun-
nel through which trucks carrying trays are pass-
ed. the arrangement being not unlike what is
known in the United States as the progressive
lumber dry kiln.

POTATOES FER To ADVANTAGE 1N Territory:

Europeans have used potatoes for years for feed—
ing swine and other farm animals. They discov-
crcd steaming the potatoes fed swine- added to
the‘food value. Feeding steamed potatoes, barley
and cake. has long proved a proﬁtable business.
Boiling the potato is not cquivalent to steaming it.

Danish work has shown 400 lbs. potatoes are
worth 100 lbs. of mixed grains for swine. Prof.
Henry found 445 lbs. of potatoes equal to 100 lbs.
corn meal for pigs.

The feeding of horses.with steamed potatoes
and chopped hay and straw has been develop'ed
into a going system, known as the “Weiszermel
System.” The animals remain in good health,
with but slight if any intestinal trouble, and with
normal capacity. This means it is possible to
almost replace oats when the substances are con-
sidered on their dry matter basis.

Its composition is as follows:

Moisture .............................. 11.97%
Starch ................................ 80.39%
Crude ﬁber ............................ 1.97%
Protein ................................ 2.19%
Ash .................................. 0.87%
Alkalinity of Ash as Potassium

Carbonate ......................... 0.356%

ADDITIONAL DETAILS FURNISHED ON REQUEST

Lack of space prevents us from publishing ad-
ditional details, most of which are of a more or less
technical nature, upon the subject of potato dry-
ing, but the complete data, together with a list of
the articles of machinery needed for the variOus
processes can be secured from the U. S. Depart-
ment of Agriculture. Upon request we will be
glad to supply any reader with the descriptive
bulletins.

Various attempts are now being made in Michi-
gan to test the practicability of potato drying as
a. commercial proposition. We understand that
the Northwestern Development Bureau is trying
to interest the government in establishing a de—
hydrating plant at Traverse City, and it is known
that other agencies are at work to help solve the
problem of over-production of potatoes for the
State. That something of permanent value may
come from these experiments seems certain.

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PLACE ORDERS FOR SEED CORN
THRU PREPAREDNESS COMMITTEE

In M. B. F. of March 9th issue there appeared a
statement to the eﬂfect that the Government was
shipping a quantity of corn from the State of
New York into Michigan for seed corn. Where
and of whom can one secure some?——W. C. 8.. Al-
ma. Mich. ‘

Michigan has purchased and is distributing
sced corn in carload lots to sections of the state
where it is needed. This corn is to be sold “to the
farmers for $5 per bushel—Frank G. Simpson,
Supt. of Farm Production.

[EDITOR'S NOTE: An early survey of the avail-
able seed corn supply showed not more than suf-
ﬁcient. to plant about one-third of the acreage need-

ed. The survey indicated that over 370,000 bushels
of seed corn would be needed to plant as large an

acreage as last year’s with only about 130.0001

bushels of the native varieties available. In order
to supply the estimated needs of the state. the
Michigan War Preparedness committee recently
purchased 100.000 bushels of New Jersey and
Delaware corn, of high germintion test, and adapt-
ed to the soils and climate of the state. Orders
for this corn should be placed with county agents
or the chairman of the county preparedness board.
'31s chairman of your county is Francis King of
_ ma.

YOU CAN MAKE YOUR OWN
RAG DOLL SEED CORN TESTER

Please tell me th: easiest and cheapest way to
test seed corn—0'. M.. Monroe county.

The rag doll seed corn tester, which is perhaps
the least expensive and about as satisfactory as
any. can be made of a piece of muslin eighteen
inches wide and of any desired length, depe1 ding
on the number of ears to be tested If the tester
is to act-emodate "venty ears of corn. a piece.of
cloth eighteen inches wide and four feet long will
be ample.

The cloth should be marked off in 2 1-2 or 3 inch
squares. These squares may be smaller or larger
as occasion demands, but in general the 3—inch
square is large enough to accomodate as many
kernels as will be used—usually not more than
ten. At least six inches of cloth should be allowed
on each end of the tester beyond the squares.

After the kernels have been removed from the
car and placed in the numbered squares, the
sides of the cloth may be folded over and the
“doll” may then be rolled up without fear of mo-
lesting the kernels. The cloth should be thoroly
moistened either by sprinkling with warm water
or by immersing in a bucket of warm (not hot)
water for two or three hours. After the cloth
has been thoroughly saturated it can be put away
in a warm place. The rag doll must not be allow-
ed to dry as moisture is essential. A good method
of maintaining the moisture in the rag doll tester
is to put in a shoe box or small wooden box and
cover it with moist. sawdust. As with other test-
tugs the sprouting kernels must not become chilled,
as this , will not only retard, but may actually pre-
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SUBSCRIBER GIVES EXPERIENCE
WITH EVER-BEARING STRAWBERRY

At the opening of a new season we realize as
mayor bcfore the value-of the Ever-bearing straw-
berry. For family use or commercial purposes
there is nothing to compare with them. In-
stead of one crop in two years you get three.

it has been stated by some they were a failure
in a commercial way as a summer berry,i. e.,
fruiting a bed the second season. therefore would
like to state our experience for the season of 1017.

Our method in the past "3.5 been to renew the
bed each spring, setting two by three feet and
allowing all new or runner plants take root, pick
all blossoms up to July lst and fruit during late
summer and fall.

The past season on one acre fruited in this way
the season of 1916, we dug several thouJand
plants from betWeen the rows, applied 1- 2 ton of
2- 8- 3 fertilizer, cultivated and hoed fredt ently
until ber11es began to ripen but did not irrigate.

From June 25th to July, 27 (a much longer seas-
on than with common kinds) we picked from this
acre 5.336 quarts of fancy berries which sold for
$667.00. On August 7th we began pi king the fall
crop. After the ﬁrst few pickings these berriss
were not as nice as those grown on new set beds
so it was necessary to sort them, but neverthe—
less we picked 1834 quarts which sold for $300.00,
making a total of $967.00 from the acre.

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our buried Were on the market. one full
' ahead of the common kinds grovn by our c'omé ’1 "

 

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“giving off bubbles of gas when brought in contact

week

petitore. —-—W. F. Tindall, Oh‘arlevoiz county.

 

LAW TO CONFINE OFFICE
HOLDING TO NATIVE BORN

 

A few days ago I saw in the Detroit Free Pres:
a copy of a bill that was introduced in the house
of representatives in the state of New York in
substance as follows: That no foreign born citi-
zen can hold .oﬂ‘lce in that state either elective or
appointive, and that no foreign born shall have the

right to vote until after 10 years of actual resi-

dence. Now if that is good for the state of New
York why not Michigan? ’How would it do to
call some attention in the M B F. and see what
is the sentiment of the readersf—“J. W. Rhodes,
Michigan.

Thru the courtesy of the clerk of the New York
Assembly, we are able to reproduce here the ex-

act wording of the bill mentioned by our subscrib—

er.

“Resolved (if the Senate concur) that article ten
of the constitution be hereby amended by inserting
therein a new section to be section two-a, to read
as follows: No person shall hereafter be elected
or appointed to (my public office. in the state or
any civil division thereof unless such person be
a native-born citizen of the United States. All
appointments of. or votes given for, a personalis-
qualiﬁcd for election or appointment under this
section shall be cold.

Readers are invited to give their views upon
this subject.

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FARMING THE OLD HOMESTEAD
(Written for Michigan BusineSS Farming by
Grant A. Randall Beaverton,Micl1iga.n)
We’ re faiming today on the old homestead,

. Longing for the war to cease,
1.: In a suifeit of work we toil with bowed heads,
praying for the dawn of peace. )6
We' ve given our boy from the old home farm
to march with the stars and stripes,

And ask thee, protect him, Father, from harm,
Where e’re he may be tenting tonight.

Farming today on the old Homestead, but not
as it used to be; _

How we miss him each eve’, when we gather for
bed. miss him, his mother—and me.

Farming the ﬁelds ‘of the old homestead, we'rc
toiling for our boy and Will stay

’Till each calloused hand may be worn to the
red, and night closes down on the day.

Toiling today on the old home farm, toiling for
our boy and the right;

And we pray thou protect him. Father, from
harm, where e'er he may be tenting tonight.

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VALUE OF MARL AS FERTILIZER
WHERE HUMUS IS LACKING

l have a lake on my farm which contains con-
siderable marl along the shores. Can you or any-
one else give me any information about marl. I
have heard that it is good to apply on land as a
fertilizer. Do you think it would be valuable in
the making of cement?—M. R., Imlap City. Mich.

'Acid or soils are rather extensive in the State
of Michigan. Such undesirable conditions exist
in all soil classes but preliminary studies reveal
they are most frequently met with in the sandy
group. To correct this undesirable condition
has become one of the leading soil problems of
Fortunately there are extensive de-
posits of marl within the borders of the State
which can be removed and utilized to correct soil
acidity.

Marl is found underlying 111211117 of the pcatand
muck deposits of the state and is frequently met
with along the shores and‘in the beds of lakes
The depth at. which it is encountered varies from
a few inches to seVeral feet and the thickness of
the bed likewise varies enornmusly.

Marl is easily recognized in some cases by the
presence of shells and the material in many do-
posits when ﬁrst removed is usually a pasty mass
ranging in color from light to dark gray. Upon
drying the color usually becomes white and the
mass may be easily crumbled or broken up. This
latter property, however. is governed largely by
In addition. it is readily dissolved.

with either muratic acid or vinegar.
The marl beds vary cnormousiy in their compo-
sition as well as in their mechanical properties.

Some are almost pure carbonate of lime and oth- ‘

crs are composed largely of carbonate of lime
and magnesia, while others contain less carbon—
ate and more impurities. Marls containing as
much as 75 per cent of carbonate of lime are us-
ually classed as high-grade material.

When marl is ﬁrst removed from the bed it
contains a high per cent of water; the amount
retained depending upon the impurities present
as well as the composition of the mass. After
all dripping has ceased or the so-called “free wat-
er" has drained away the water content, may still
be high. The weight of a given volume of marl
depends upon a number of factors such as purity
or carbonate content, water content and texture.
The results of studies on different samples of

These studies are of d/far

Marl, as Well as other forms of lime, when ju-
diciously applied to stiﬂe may perform diverse
functions. It is generally looked upon as being
an improver of the fertility of all classes of soil”,
making the ﬁner textured ones somewhat less
plastic and the sandy ones less porous. It is
well known that it generally increases the activ-

ities of certain of the desirable soil bacteria, such

as those that form nitrates in the soil, those that
enable the leguminous plants to increase the
nitrogen content of the soil and those that ﬁx
atmospheric nitrogen in the soil in the absence
of growing plants. These are all looked upon as
being of g1 eat importance in governing the soil
productivity.

Marl brings about reactions in some Soils ,the
results or which is more available phosphOrous
for crops. This probably takes place to a great-
er extent when applied to very acid soils. It
releases, but perhaps to a less degiee, potassium
from certain compounds in the soil In addition,

‘ acid or sour soils may be sweetened by applying

sufﬁcient quantities of marl to them this being
the most important function of marl or lime when
applied to the soil.

It is sometimes thought that marl is a “cure-
all” for any poor soil, but this is not so. Marl
certainly will not take the place of systematic
crop rotation, the growing of catch crops, the
conservation and judiccious use of manure, of
fertilizers, drainage or proper tillage. In other
words it should be- looked upon as one of the un-
derlying principles of good soil management and
therefore, its application should be repeated from
time to time.

The efﬁciency of marl when applied to correct
acidity or sourness of soils depends upon the pur-
ity and the thoroughness with wh ch it is in-
corporated in the soil mass. It is perfectly obvi-
ous the higher the carbonate content the more
valuable it is. It should be constantly kept in
mind that marls and other forms or limes must
be dissolved before they are of vame and more-
over, the ﬁner a given mass is subdivided the
more rapidly it will pass into solution and, there-
fore, the more quickly will it perform its work.
Under natural conditions marls are in a very ﬁne
state of division and if when applied to land the
lumps are thoroughly broken up and incorporat-
ed in the soil, should furnish a material which is
just as available, if not more so. than any of the
raw forms of lime.

Marl may be applied to a soil by means of a
shovel, a manure spreader or a lime spreader.
The method employed is governed largely by the
water content and by the texture of the marl. It
is probable that more marl is distributed by the
means of a shovel and the manure spreader than
by other methods. Mails are generally applied
to plowed groundand thoroughly incorporated
with the soil by means of a harrow. Experience
teaches that it is usually best to apply marl «to
soils previous to the seeding of alfalfa and clovers
but we should' not lose sight of the fact that
marl may be proﬁtably applied to the soil any
place in the rotation except where potatoes are
grown and then the application should bees far as
from this crop as possible—«Gm, M. Grantham.
Ass-’1. Prof. of soils.

FARMER GIVES FIGURES ON
THE COST OF RAISING BEANS

{out of land ............................... 32.00
Plowing, harrowing. cultivating, harvesting. 64.00
Seed. 5 bushels (17 $10.00 ................... 50.00
Fertilizer, 1 ton ............................ 27.50
Threshing ................................ 8.00
Screening at, Elevator ...................... .40
Picking 186 lbs. C) 51: ...................... 24.30

$206.20

These ﬁgures do not includ interest on invest-
ment, boarding threshers or wear and tear on ma—

chinery and our nervous system. We had 201/11
bushels machine measure. ’

Screenings, 167 lb ....................... No value
Picks 486 lbs @ 21/,c ...... s ............... $12.15
Good beans. aftei shrinkage, 5:14 lbs. (d) 130. . 72. 02
Value of crop .............................. $84.17
(‘ 0st to raise .............................. $206. 20

Now this is no isolated nor extreme case as we
know of many farmers in this locality who replant-
ed and then lost their entire crops. Guess us
farmers will be able to stagger along under our
loads of ﬁlthy lucre all right for awhile—Sub—
scriber. Cass City.

READERS ADVISE WHERE “OAT
SPROUTERS MAY BE PURCHASED

A number of our readers who read «ur request
for information as to where oat sprouters may be
secured, advise that they are sold by the Rayo
Incubator 00., of Omaha, Neb., and the Des Moines
Incubator Co., of Des Moines, Iowa. Our readers
state they have found the sprouters manufactured
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’ I had forty head. or steers-1n 'Novem
they were worth $40.00‘pe‘r head and I kept them
through the winter fed them easily feeds and
last May sold them at'$70.00aper head. The extra
amount I received from over the cost'was proﬁt,
' less what it cost to feed. Now may need of steers
atl$70 per head means an income of $3,800—-$1-.600
- of this amount represents a; preylous investment.
Now what I want to know is, how do I report
this transaction? Surely I ‘should‘not be obliged
to pay income tax on the whole amount—Sub-
scriber. , V '

Where the cost of the stock purchased in 1916
for resale has been claimed as a deduction or tak~
on into Consideration in‘ ascertaining liability to
income tax for some previous year. the entire pro-
ceeds of the sale should be returned in the year
in which the sale is made for the reason that the
farmer having once received beneﬁt of the de—
duction is not again entitled to it. If, however,
such cost or expense has not been claimed as a
deduction or taken into consideration in the pre-
vious year, the amount of such mst or expense

may be deducted from the selling price and the

difference only returned as income. Respectfully,
—James J. Brady, Collector First District of
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NO RULE PROHIBITING SLAUGHT-
ER OR SALE OF VEAL CALVES

Will you please tell us whether there is a law
against selling veal calves? Some say farmers
have no right to sell them. Also would like to
hear from some farmer who has raised spring
wheat. and what he thinks of it for Monroe coun-
ty.-—W. H. L.. Monroe county.

There has been no rule directed to out atten-
tion, which would prohibit the sale or slaughter
of veal calves. The only restriction on the sale
of veal is on Tuesday, meatless day, at which
time veal Should not be offered for sale in public
eating places. This rule would not, however, re-
strict the sale of this meat on Tuesday by retail
meat dealers.-——Federal Food Administrator, by
F. D. Fitzgerald, Executive Secretary.

FOOD ADMINISTRATION RULES
GOVERNING FLOUR .SALES

How much ﬂour do retail dealers sell to con-
sumers at the present time? Can they compel
the consumer to purchase the same number of
pounds in cereals, such as oatmeal, corn ﬂakes.
rice and shredded wheat, with every sack of ﬂour
purchased. .Subscm‘ber. ..

1. Consumers in buying wheat ﬂour must purchase
at the same time an equal weight of other cereals
(corn meal. corn starch, corn ﬂour, hominy. corn
grits, barley ﬂour. rice. rice flour. oatmeal, rolled oats
buckwheat ﬂour, potato flour. sweet potato flour and
meals.) Substitutes must be sold with graham ﬂour
and whole wheat flour in the proportion of six-tenths
of a. pound of substitutes for every pound of graham
or Whole wheat ﬂour sold—in other words. in'selling
a 25-lb. sack of graham or whole wheat flour the
dealer must sell 15 pounds of substitutes. The house—
w1fe may use those cereals separately or mix them.

2. Retailers arc to sell wheat flour only with an
equal weight of tip Ho other cereals. Rye ﬂour is not a
substitute for wheat ﬂour.

3. Wholesalers cannot buy to excccl 70 per cent
of the amount of wheat ﬂour used in the correspond-
ing month of 1917. Sales to the retail trade must be
in the proportion of one pound of wheat ﬂour to one
pound of other cert-at unless wholesaler satisﬁes him—
self that tho substitutcs have been already purchased
from another source.

_4. Millers itl't‘ rl-quired to produce one hundred
ninety—six ('lliti) pounds of whc‘ut tlour t'rom two hun—
dred sixty-four (264) pounds of wheat.

‘.5. Custom Grindii‘ig—Millers may make exchange
with farmers without insisting on farmers in king sub—
stitute commorlities.’ but millors‘arc requested to urge
farmers as a patriotic duty to cry—operate in ﬂour
conservation by the use of substitutes for wheat flour.
' 6. Substittxtcs—w-hlills and elevators may exchango
flour for whm with farmers without insisting on the
farmer taking substitute commodities- providing he
will furnish to >=ucb mill or elevator a statement set—
ting forth that, he has: on hand an amount of substi—
tutes equal to the amount of flour delivered. against
which substitutes there has boon no py‘pwiuus 11m“.
purchase.

'7, Quant.it_\'.~~Siil-li farmers will be allowed to take
a quantity ofﬁour which shall not be in excess of the
amount Y‘t‘tlUll‘é‘d for their individual use until the
next harvesthIl-orge A. Prescott, Federal Food Ad-
ministrator.

GROWERS HAVE NO POWER
TO ENFORCE GRADING WISHES

 

I take your paper and understand by what I
read in the March 16th issue that at the growers’
association it. was decided that. potato grading
was abolished. l took a load to Mecosta yester.
day and they are grading there just as they have
been and when I spoke to them about it thev
said they hadn’t heard anything about it. They
said it was all hot air talk. I took about thirty
bushels and they took about 14 bushels of secOndg
out of them and I sorted them at home just as
.I always have done. Please let me know through
your paper it" the grading is to continue or not
so T will know what to depend on. I am a new
subscriber to your paper and appreciate them-
terest taken, in the welfare of the growers. This
'I‘Ol'minly has been a discouraging yeah—B. W.,
I: Ianchard. Michigan.

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omméndeil the shell Want a: the potato grades.

9.

Undoubtedly the present grades will continue in
force until the 1917 crop is harvested, but it is con-
ﬁdently believed .tiiat before another season the
rules willbe abolished. The Senate has already
passed an amendment to the agricultural approp—
riation 'bill .making the grading of potatoes ac-
cording to size, unlawful, and the amendment
will shortly come before the house, where it will

have the active support of all Michigan represen- ‘

tatives and will probably pass. It is not be—
lieved that the Food Administration which was
responsible for the gnades. will take any action
toward modifying them, but congress has full
control ofthe situation, and it? Senator Smith’s
amendment becomes a law. the grades will be
automatically abolished. Every reader can help
secure the passage of the amendment by writ-
ing his representative urging him to support
the measure. ‘

HOW FARMERS CAN SECURE ONE
'OF THE FORDSON TRACTORS

There are four different mediums thru which
M. B. F. readers can place tlltil‘ orders for Ford-

son tractors. They an the county agent, the
chairman 'of the county war preparedness board.
the Michigan War Prmlareduess loard at L-an-
sing, or ‘M. B. ll‘. We have already received

and placed with the Preparedness Board a num-
ber of these orders and are glad to render this
service to any of our other readers.

A survey has been made to determine approxi-
mately tho sections in greatest need of tractors
and the number which should be alloted thereto.
Immediately upon receipt or application for tract-
or, the Preparedness Board sends to the appli-
cant blank contracts which read as follows:

“War Preparedness Board, Lansing. Mich. I here—
by order of you one li‘ordson Tractor as per speci—
ﬁcations in catalog, for which I agree to pay the
sum of seven hundred ﬁfty dollars, 1". o. h. Dearborn.
Michigan, plus cost of delivery at destination .on do—
livery of the tractor to me, at (blank). payment to
be made by draft or certiﬁed check. _x'myable to the
V’Var Preparedness Board. Lansing. Michigan. in pur-
chasing this tractor from the state i agree to keep
it in service as much as possible during the season;
that I will do work with the tractor for my neighbors
at a reasonable price whenever I (an spare the trac-
tor from my own farm.

“Pam-ant for this tractor to be made by draft or
certified check for seven hundred titty dollars on
delivery. The freight and delivery charges are to be
paid in cash. (Signed)

“Note: The VVar Preparedness iozlrtl has pur—
chased these tractors for sale to the farmers of Mich—
igan in order that there may be be greatest possible
crop production in the state this season. ’l‘o accom—
plish that end it is necessary that these tractors lw
kept in service as much as possible and these ma—
chines were purchased under an agreement. that ur—
rangements would be made whereby the purchaser
would agree to keep the tractor at work all the
time possible during the season."

We are advised by the W'ar Preparedness Board
that pIOWs will not be supplied with tractors.
The Fordson Tractor Company reromn'wnds the
N0. 7 gang plow built by the (’lliVer (‘hill l’low
Works, but every purchaser may arrange for this
or any other make of two—bottom plow thru his
local dealer.

if any of our readers are lute-rested in any other
make of tractor, a letter addressed to the Tractor
Service Bureau, M. B. F.. will bring them full in—
formation regarding the tractor they would like
it) buy.

LETTER FROM WASHINGTON
READER, FORMERLY OF MICHIGAN

l am the person who act ed as your (Top rcportor
at 80011. Michigan, for some time. and whcn I
came away my sons. who will do the tanning in
my absence, promised to take up the work l but!
been doing. Itried to impress; upox them the
importance of doing all they (‘Ulllt'l lo lit-1p 1\l. ll. l-‘.
make a success.

Oh my way here I visited 2: few days in Wis-
consin. I found several styles of potato graders
in use. and no two doing the work alike. ll‘nrmcrs
were very much dissatisfied lllltl wcro predicting
a reduction of acreage next >t‘il.\t)ll. ()n the lh’th
the buyers were paying 7m- p0:- Iiunllrell for No.
1 and 420 for No. 2. Farmers lolll nw that. nearly
half of the crop was still in llll ‘r hands. This
as at Grand Marsh. 117 miles 1..1'!li\v<~-.-;t oi? Mil—
waukee. on the same date olovazor' men were pay—

ing $2.75 pcr bushel l‘or ryo. (m arriving at
Tacoma. Washington. I visited the public mar—

ket. in scar: b ol‘ iul'orinntion on the potato ques-
tion and m, lltl not llnd any evidence of grading.r
there. Stilllt‘ lots“ were of good sizu.‘ while others
contained all ﬁizf‘." and wwre stubby. sunburnt. cut
and of rough growth. I lllfllll‘ inquiry and learned
that. the dealers know nothing ol‘ the l’. S. grad-
ing rules. The average 1' -1. il price was two (-cnts
per pound.

Range stock was looting good in L‘llontlinu. Not.
much snow along the rouge cxvcpt in South Da-

kota. It is not. much of a farming country in
this immediate. vicinity as ranch lands "m in small
patches, but very productive where found. If I
can be of any help to you in this country lot me
prW.——A. A. H.. lu'lln'. W’oshim/fon.

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, Barrens THAN SEVEN PER CENT .
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Eorron MICHIGAN BUSINESS FARMINGZ—I want
to express my appreciation of the splendid work
you are doing for the farmers of Michigan. Aud-
let me add right here, that the publication which
assists the farmer in solving his problems. is
helping to solve the problems which confront
'both state and nation. Many do not yet, rcaliae
what the farmers of the nation are up against.
but each passing days bring true conditions closer
home to our brothers in the city, and some day
they, too. will realize that when the farmer is
prosperous the nation prospers. But what I want-
ed. to ask you is this: Do you feel that the legal
rate of iterest, seven per cent in this State,
enough for the country banker on short time
loans—“may $25 for thirty days. I feel that the
legal rate on long time loans is enough, but on
short time loans 1 can’t see how the banker
could pay expenses on the seven per (-cnt runs.
——J. E.. Harbor Beach. Michigan. '

Our correspondent takes a very reasonable view
of the situation, and we‘quite agree with him that
a bank can not make short time loans at the legal
rate of interest. Let us take this proposition as
an example.

At the legal 'ate it would t‘().w‘l the borrower just
fourteen and one-half cents to secure the use of
$25 for thirty days. Now the banker would be
required to furnish the blank the note. and full
days before the note was due. send the notice as
required by law. Postage three cents. envelope.
notice and the work involved would at least be 21;.

cents, leaving just nine rents from whit-ll mn<t
be paid a percentage of the overhaul cont buil 1'—

ing. heat. light. taxes, etc. It can rcazlily be soon
that. where :1 bank pays four per will interest
on deposits. that loaning a small amount tor a
short time on this basis, would not not the bunk—
er four per cent. All banking institutions which
carry on a legitimate business. have established
certain rates for short time loans; making a
charge comnn-nsurnte with tho rests involved ruth-
cr than an interest charge based upon a certain
annual rate of interest. The bank which charges
one dollar t'or the use of $100 tor thirty days.
is charging at the rate of twelve per cent per air
num; and yet if you take the cost of loaning.
collecting and reloaning this $l00 twelve times.
from the interest earnings received. and you will
not ﬁnd excessive interest rates have been charg-
ed.

Accommodation loans are usually made for a
speciﬁc purpose; the transactions are quickly
made. and the interest rate should bu in owl-ord-
once with expense involved. When it routes to

loaning sums of money in amounts of $101) or more
for periods of one year the farmer. with poo-l
security. should bo able to got his money til the
legal rate. However. we regret to say that in nor.
thern part of this State thorn are many banking
institutions which are not only «barging rates
far in excess of the legal rules and thou lurking on

a. good big bonus. ln some instances farmers
who are struggling along: burdened with debt.

industrious. economical. working from early dawn
to late at night. are not only being: choral-d
twelve. per cent. interest on yearly loans. but
lwen obliged to put up a good big bonus, which was
added to the note, and they were obliged to pay in
tcrest on 2: sum of money which they never re—
ceived. in addition to the sum borrowed. These
institutions are not bunks; they are “slit-lye shops"

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pili‘l‘ and simple. and should be operated under
the sign of the throw b "ls. Not onlv are lilo men
who run threw». bunks robbing their fellow llit-‘H,
but they are preventing the development or 11w
territory in which thcy are lol'atcd.

it will lw found that the southern part ol’ the
state is now lll'?l"lll‘llll}' free from these “shave"
:bops; but tho territory north of 2c linc drawn

from lilo southern boundary of l‘lay county. west
across the Stair. Mill contains many of those, in-
:sWIutions. and them are jointly owned
by mon who should not countenance such unjust
and un";1ir business dealings and utter
card for the laws: of the State. it is these three-
bnll men; lheso Sbylot-ks who art- demanding the
pound of flesh. that we are after. and we should

some ol~

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have the support of every honest banker and le-
gitimate banking institution in“ our cl'l‘orts to

either drive those fellows out of business. or make
them scurry to cover, and place their institutions
and operations within the requirements ot‘
law.

Next week we shall have an article covering the
subject completely, andcertain facts and liiTUEPS
will be furnished which will prove that “01:! Slu-
lock” wasn’t a very bad fellow after all, when
cmnpared with some of his tribe of these laltt'l'
(lays. “Shylock and His Pound of Flesh."
appear next week, don’t miss it.

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way from shore and on limited rations"-—and
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A Farm, Home and Market Weekly Owned and Edited in Mickie”

 

 

SAruaDAr, MARCH 30TH, 1918

onAN'r SLOCUM
manner A LORD . -_
W MILTON KELLY - -
ANNE CAMPBELL STARK

Dr. G. A. CONN

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The State’s Tractor Deal

T IS NOT clear to all wh rein the state of
Michigan has performed a valuable or patri-
otic service in purchasing one thousand Ford-
son tractors for resale to the farmers, inasmuch
as the transaction is purely a cash one, with no

buying on a credit or contract basis.

A. B. Cook, State Labor Administrator of Owos—
so, who was instrumental in interesting the War
Preparedness Board in the purchase of these tract-
ors, explains that Henry Ford had refused to
sell the tractors to individuals, but would dispose
of them in quantities to the state. Hence, by
agreeing to underwrite the purchase of the ma—
chines, the state has made them available to the
farmers and thereby rendered a service in be-
half of the state’s food production campaign.

This assistance should not be underestimated.
and there is no question but what this action
has materiallly stimulated the interest of the
farmers in tractors and will result in the pur-
chase of a much larger number of all kinds of
tractors than would otherwise have been the case.

If every farmer who needs a tractor and can
proﬁtably Operate one, had the cash to invest in
a Fordson, we should say that the state has
E done all that could reasonably be expected of it.
But in View of the fact that only a comparatively
few farmers have sufﬁcient cash at this time of
year to invest in a tractor, the state has over-
looked a magniﬁcent opportunity of rendering a
still greater service if it has ”oiled i; provide
for such a contingency.

There are hundreds of farmers in this state
who ought to have tractors, but who are handi-
capped by lack of funds. In many instances their
local bankers take advantage of the scarcity of
money to charge borrowers exorbitant rates of
interest which discourage farmers from asking
for a loan for such an investment. Meritorious
cases of this kind should be reported to the
War Preparedness Board and steps be taken to
provide the local banks with suﬁicient funds for
taking care of such loans and at a reasonable
interest charge. _

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banks are unable to ﬁnance the farmers in this
proposition, it should become the duty of the Board
of Credits to see that these banks be given ac-
cess to the war fund, and every p0.c ible en.
couragement and aid be otherwise extended to the
honest farmer who wants a tractor and needs
a tractor, but is unable to buy it on strictly cash
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Is Germany Playing Her Last Card ?

S THE GREAT offensive that Germany is stag-
ing on the western front her last, desperate
effort to destroy the morale of the Allied

armies and open the way to Paris? Has she
mobilized the ﬂower of her army, the most power-
ful of her guns, and her vast ﬂeet of air machines
with the expectation of crushing now and for all
time the resistance of England and France and
of intimidating the United States?

It would look that way. We are in the' very
midst of our war preparations. Great things
have been accomplished since we cast our lot
with the Allies against the German menace. We

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stage of the game, Germany would win the we.

But the Kaiser has not yet learned the temper
. of his latest poWerful foe. Behause we have“ been, - .

charitable in the past, and slow to anger,- he has
been deluded into thinking that we are a nation
of milksops, and undoubtedly thinks that his lat—

en us into a reconsideration Of our action.

But once again the German mind plays its own?
er false. The effect of the great German offensive
upon the, American people has been quite the op-
posite of what the German intended it should be.
It has speeded. up our war preparations, it has
converted thousands of lake-warm supporters into‘

zealous patriots ready to do anything to advance

our war preparations. It has solidiﬁed‘ public
opinion more than any other single event,since
the opening of the war, and has increased the
ﬁghting efﬁciency of the nation a hundred. per
cent.

Germany cannot always win, and she will not"

always win. When she started this war, her re-
sources and her eﬁ'iciency were maximum, and
every day’s ﬁghting has weakened her morale.
The Allies. .On the other hand, have been spending
the three and a half years in both ﬁghting and,
preparing, and now with the addition ,of Amer-
loan resources their ﬁghting strength is being
augmented day by day.

Be not discouraged.
turn, and the Kaiser’s Waterldo is
moons away. ,,

The Third Liberty Loan

The tide is about to
not many

HE THIRD Liberty Loan campaign to sell

$3,000,000,000 worth Of U. S. government

bonds, will Open on April 16th, 1918. The
bonds will bear interest at the rate of four and
one quarter per cent per annum, which is a fourth
of one per cent higher than the interest paid on
the second Liberty bonds. The status of the new
bonds, however, is somewhat different than that
of the preceeding, in that theycannot be con.
verted into any later bonds that may be issued.

Many of the farmers are going to say right off,
without giving the matter much thot, “Oh, we
can’t buy Liberty bonds at this time of the year.
It’s all we can do to ﬁnd the money to plant and
care for the bumper crop the government has
asked us for. The city people will have to pur-
chase the third Liberty bond issue.”

In a way, this line Of reasoning is sound, but
it does not unfortunately relieve the farmers of
their duty to help as others are helping to ﬁnance
the great war. Be it remembered that the money
MUST be raised, if not thru the sale Of bonds
which are really very desirable Investments, then
thru the levying of taxes which constitute a lia-
bility which every man must pay.

We cannot urge our farmer friends to buy gen-
erously of this third Liberty bond issue, for we
know something about the ﬁnancial problems
some of them are up against, but we do hope most
sincerely, that every farmer who owns a piece of
land and expects to have ﬁfty spare dollars before
the end of the year, will plan on buying at least
one bond, and more if possible. The farmers know
pretty well what their duty is in this respect; we
do not have to remind them of it, and we are con-
ﬁdent that the majority of our readers will go to
their local banker and arrange thru him for the
purchase of some of the third Liberty bonds.

Don’t Give Up the Fight

ENATOR SMITH has sent us a letter which

he received from Charles Ousley, acting secre-

tary Of agriculture, remonstrating against
the Senator’s amendment which recently passed
the Senate, abolishing the grading Of pota-
toes. The arguments presented in favor of the
grades are as vague as those employed by the
Food Administration. That they have had little
Senator Smith is evidenced by the
latter’s comment that “I am very hopeful that the
contention of the Senate conferees will prevail
in which event the potato grading humbug will
disappear as a factor in the American market
place as it ought to disappear at a time when
conservation of food is so vital to the wellfare
of the country.”

Judging from the tone of communications re~
ceived from Michigan’s congressmen, Senator
Smith’s amendment will receive their hearty and
united support, but it would be well for all in-
dividual growers, and growers’ associations to
write their congressman and emphasize the need
of this support. Beai‘ in mind that the double
grading has the powerful backing of the Food
Administration, the Depar‘v‘ “4 of Agriculture,
and the organized shippers 1.. Lavery potato grow—
ing state. A stiff ﬁght will undoubtedly be

   

 
 

est show of gigantic military strength will fright-_ .

TER the potato growers had left Lansing. Why? ~

A C‘ HE MICHIGAN potato grower,” says the

-mission merchant or retailer who is making a wad

. How long, how long, must we put up with the

   

A. Cheap Libel

Federal speakers were hissed when they talked
to Michigan potato growers at M. A. O. The
speaker may have gotten in wrong by.we1srtnx a
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HE ABOVE item was sent to us by an Ing- ;

ham county subscriber, who clipped it frOm. .

the March 9th issue of the Lansing State
Journal. The editor. if a term so polite could be
applied to one who has so far forgot all principles
of decency and justice as to pen such a libel, could
not have insulted the "farmefs 'of Michigan mord
had he said: “The farmers are a bunch of trait-
ors”, for that is exactly what he had" in mind.
when he wrote those words.

Now mark you. that insult, was published AF-

Because the wizenedssouled individual who would
stoop to so dirty, mean and contemptible an in-
sinuation, didn’t have the moral courage to write
it while the farmers were yet in Lansing. He might
have been treated to a coat of tar and feathers. .

The man‘Or the newspaper who in these trouble-
some and suspicious times, would openly question
the patriotism of an individual or a group of in-
dividuals, deserves the rude hand of the law in
exactly the same manner as hcg‘who gives aid and
comfort to the enemy. A few short years ago,
when newspaper editors mistook liberty for “li-
cense, and libeled a citizen, it was the prevailing
custbm for- the libeled one to pay the editor a
visit with a bulging hip pocket. The visit was
some times followed by a funeral. But in this
enlightened era, there is nothing to do but swal-
low the medicine, bitter as it may be; but we may
have the consciousness, that despite the lies and
libels spread about us, someone knows the truth
and understands. '

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Michigan Tradesman, “is the dupe of
”fool friends in the shape of crafty pub-
lishers of misleading farm journals and penny-A
a-liners on the daily press who know more about
politics than potatoes. Because the potato grow-
er has permitted himself to be advised and led
by this combination of craft and ignorance, he
is likely to suffer severe loss‘ on his last year’s
crop. Michigan is the only iOcality which has
Opposed the equitable grading system established
by the Government, which William Alden Smith
is Seeking to abolish thru Congressional action.
In the meantime potato growers generally are
marketing their crOp on the basis established by
the government while Michigan growers. who
hold back on the advice of fool friends at Detroit
and Grand Rapids and political quacks at Wash~
ington, will ﬁnd themselves with their potatoes
rotting in the bins, while the southern crop comes
to the front and supplants the Michigan crop in
the markets which would have been available to
Michigan farmers if they had not listened to the
siren voice of the betrayers.” ,

Well, well, what a fatherly interest this Old
friend of the speculator is taking in the farmer.
Talks quite learnedly, too, doesn’t he? His jar-
gon could almost fool a Hottentot nigger or an
Alaskan Kolush who never saw a potato, but if.
he thinks he can convince the farmers of Michigan
that he knows more than they do about potatoes
and potato grades, he’s forty years behind time
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Judging from infognation we nave rece’ 'ed the
past few days, the calling of farm hands in the
ﬁrst draft is much more general than supposed,
and unless something is done very soon to com-
pel exemption boards to reconsider agricultural
claims, many Michigan farms will lie idle this
season because the owner has gone to war. We
have sent a lengthy teleg1 am of protest to Provost
MarshaicGeneral Crowder, explaining the situa—
tion in detailand asking how farmers can secure ~-
deferred classiﬁcation. As soon as the informa—
tion is received we will pass it on to the scores
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The Government“ Should Provide Farmers
With Tractors,

I notice B. J. M. of 'On'away wants to know how

to maknyrup from sugar beets, and you request

someone. who knows how to giVe the information.
The recipe for making is: Clean the beets thoroly,

‘ slice them and cover with hot (not boiling) water.

Keep inhot Water 24 hours; do not boil. Drain
water off and boil down to suit your fancy. Noth-
ing is added. I took one dozen beets, cleaned and

; peeled them; sliced them and put them into a

ten quart pail, covered them with hot water, and
as we did not keep ﬁre over night we kept them
in hot water two days, then drained and boiled
down, and fed the pulp to the cows. Mr. Long-
wood, the Owosso Sugar Beet ﬁeld man for this
section, was here recently and pronounced the
He took a sample with him for
demonstration purposes.

I think the grading of potatoes was the most
unfair deal the farmer has ever been hit with.
The U. S. grade No. 2 is just the size that has been
boosted in the past as the m0st desirable. I think
that all sound potatoes that wil—l pass over a screen
with 1% inch square, or 1% inch round mesh are
good enough for anyone, and should be taken as
No. 1 potatoes. -

It seems to me that considering the shortage of

farm labor the U. S. government ought to take'
one step that would help the production of food-

supplies considerably, and it is this: To illus—
trate, should you wish to ﬁnd a Polar‘bear you
wouldn’t go to Florida; neither would you go to
the northern regions to look for crocodiles. Why?
Because they do not live there. Now, if you look
for millionaires you do not go to the farms, but to
the manufacturers. Who gets the big proﬁts?
Evidently the manufacturer. Now, since the light
farm tractor, giving 5 to 8 drawbar h. p., and the
auto tractor attachments are a big help, if
the Government would investigate and ﬁnd the

- real cost of putting these and other “farm helps”

on the market and either take control of the fac-
tories or compel the owners to upply the farmers
direct at a proﬁt not to exceed 25 per cent of the
cost, I feel certain it could be done at about half
the present price and many farmers would be en-
abled to buy and double their acreage of crops.
But will it be done, or will the manufacturer don-
tinue to be petted and allowed to make their mil-
lions of proﬁt while farmers go “broke”and the
country short of food supplies?~E. H. W., St.
Charles, Michigan.

Michigan Potatoes are the Best in the World

We have raised potatoes on our farm for six-
ty years and H. P. Miller don’t scare me a bit.
Michigan potatoes are the best in the world,
especially th0se grown around Greenville as any-
where they have the same soil. Our soil is a
little heavier, so don't have so many medium. sized
potatoes; unless we get a pinch like we did the
last 2 years before they ripened. Farm papers have
pneached to the farmers for ten years to raise
less and a better quality. We can raise as many
or more potatoes by planting in hills but they
would be like cocoanuts with as big a hole. so
we plant in drills with a planter. It is cheaper
even if one could get the help which we cannot.
We had to work the telephone and auto to the
limit to get our ten acres dug last fall. We use
a. digger also. Greenville potatoes that would
go through a 1 15-16 inch mesh screen would
be the screen for most people like medium sized
potatoes. My sister and brother in Kalamazoo
never heard of N0. 2 potatoes when we visited
them last winter. The retailer is the man to
do the grading if people want them graded. The
Hinyon agent advertises in a Lowell paper: “Save
the high cost of living. Buy No. 2 potatoes and
the editors prints in the same paper that he don’t
know where the No. 1 and No. 2 potatoes go to.
We only have culls here. I know a Lowell mer-
chant who sold Early and Rose and Beauty of
Hebron potatoes for seed out of the same heap.
William Alden Smith is all right. He is on the
right track, so is M. B. F. and we should stick by
them just as long as they stay on the track.

Would plant beans thirty inches each way.
Take corn planter. open it up so to plant all you
can. Have raised as many busnels that way as
in drills. Easiest to keep weeds down. If I sowed
spring wheat would want Michigan grown. Saw
a piece of spring wheat, Dakota seed. It went
Dakota. No more in Michigan said he. I would
Dakot" No more in Michigan said he. I would
rather risk oats and sow to winter wheat. This
is not an editorial but a heart to heart talk with
an old hayseed of a farmer.—W. R. 3., Lowell.

“Sell No. 2 Potatoes for Seed,” Urges a
Covert Reader

We have read a great deal in the NI. B. F.
about potatoe‘s—-mainly potato grades Nos. 1 and
No. 2. Number two don't seem to ﬁnd a market
readily, many farmers keeping same rather than
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prospective planters. would be glad to

.Quality and condition would have to be guaran-
teed and price made low enough so there would
be some little object in purchasing such seed, as
freight would be a factor. In such localities as
mentioned above, no doubt parties could be found
who would be glad to act as distributors for ex-
pense money for so doing. Mr. Farmer, get busy
with your printer’s ink and let us know what
you have for sale. The market for thousands
of bushels of such potatoes is right at your doors
among the prospective potato growers of Michi-
gan—J. F. T., Covert.

Iichigan Climate Not Conducive to Spring
Wheat Growing

In your issue of March 16, there was an article
on “Suggestions on holding and Handling Wet
Beans.” In regard to this question I have some-
thing of interest to say. In 1915 I had beans,
wet beans, they heated and actually molded in
the bags. so they were black and musty. I set
them aside in burlap bags for feed, and one bag
containing three bushels I did not feed at the
time, and if possible, I think that sack was the
worst of all. This winter when loading my cull
beans to take them to the feed mill, I loaded this
sack of originally wet and musty beans, and upon
examination found they had: become bone dry and
sweet in smell the outside dirt and mold had
peeled off, leaving the beans clear white again.
In 1916 I raised no beans, but last year I raised
a crop of pea beans, planting them early, and had
no frost on my farm until October 10th, so I har-
vested them dry, threshed and stored them in my
house which is heated by furnace, and thus they
were away from winter freezing. I had them test-
ed by the Agricultural C‘rrllcge and it is, germina-
tion, 90 per cent strong, and 10 per cent weak. I
was also fortunate with my corn, which ripened
well. The variety is Hathaway Dent. I stored
forty bushels in the house over the kitchen, away
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by “’11:. Christian on his line 120 acre farm near
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was 82 per cent strong and balance weak germin—
ation. This corn and these beans I shall offer for
sale as seed. The corn is a particularly good va-
riety, it grows large ears and deep kernels. I
would rather sell it in small quantities so it can
have a wider distribution. The corn is shelled
and the tip ends of the ears put in feed. The
price of the corn will be 20 cents per pound and
the beans 18 cents a pound. ,

I am now 70 years old and have farmed in Mir-1r
igan more or less, for ﬁfty-four years, and in every
case where I have observed farmers try to raise
spring wheat in this lower peninsula it has always
been blasted and shrunken so that. it, was.ﬁt only

or feed. I think this is due to the excessive heat,
and dry of the Michigan climate about blossom—
ing time for the spring wheat.

My seed. farm. stock and tools are for sale on
time or for cash on account of my age. I was born
in Ontario. Canada, but since 1 was ten years old
I have lived in Michigan. And since our beloved
country has entered the great world conflict, we
can hardly guess the ﬁnal outcome, speciﬁcally
or in detail, except that we can see tragedy and
hardship to many and ﬁnal victory, but victory
will not come in just the way we expect it to come,
but in God’s way. For is not our nation on its
knees in prayer to God for victory? And if so,
will he not now grant and answer prayer? The
the answer may be in disguise of chastisement or
disappointment, we shall in any event obtain re-
sults that will be of proﬁt to our nation.~0. (I. T.,
Sand Lake. Michigan.

Give the Farmers a Voice in the Government
and We’ll Raise “Food to Win the War”
I am an American citizen and I want to do all
I can to help win the war. I have no patience with
the so-called paciﬁst, or half German, as I look at
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ceives around $2.08 for his wheat; but the grain;
binder has gone from $125 to $225, or as much;
more as they can bleed the farmerfor, and now f
they are talking as a basis of 19 cents per pound,
for binder twine, and allowing the trust from,‘
three to ﬁve cents a pound proﬁt, which brings‘it‘f
up to nearly 25 cents, which was the high price of...

last year.

The potato situation has been cussed and disé

cussed so much that it seems to me that the only,
thing now would be for a guarantee of a. dollar a
bushel for the next crop. The farmer thought he
could about make a living and a small proﬁt, and
being patriotic he planted a large acreage. Along
in the fall comes plenty of potatoes. just what the
country wanted, and when the farmer is ﬁlled with
the hope of playing even, along comes the grading
rule, which leaves w
potatoes on his hands if he sells. In the mean—
time potatoes are sold by the hundred weight in-
stead of by the bushel. At the present time 600
a hundred is paid to the farmer here~—360 a bu..
with one-quarter out for grade. Then the buyer, if
he can get the second grade for about half price,
buys them and they become ﬁrst grade immedi-
ately, and the consumer goes to market to buy
second-grade potatoes which he should buy for
about half the price of ﬁrst grade, which, by the
way, he, the consumer, knows are better potatoes
than the so-called ﬁrst grade, when 10 and behold,
there are none, so thus we have the consumer and
farmer both stung at both ends of the game—and
the world crying for food!

I have paid $10.50 per ton for soft coal at the
elevator this winter and could get but little. Last
fall we werepromised plenty of coal and cheaper
rates and so on, but here I stop, still thinking the
government meant all right, but has been badly
mistaken, and why? Because they do not seem
to think the farmer knows enough to help regu—
late his own business.

If the war is to be won and food is the hub of
the wheel, giVe us a voice in these regulations;
put some of us on some of these committees! Be-
cause the farmer has always been kept, in the
background, do not let the world starve by making
more mistakes. Give us a voice that can be heard
and a strong arm that can be felt.~—.'.'. 8.. Mt.
Pleasant, Al’lChif/tlll.

Farmers Need Capital

Your article “Time to Act” hits the exact spot,
as farmers are not as short of help as of capi-
tal. and while Pres. Wilson tried to help out
last, year by the loan plan, the banks worked
every effort to keep it from being put into prac-
tice, and the board drew their pay just the same.
I decided it was no good so started an inquiry
to test it. and have letters now from the loan
board. the bank and county agent. I asked the
agent how it was to be loaned and he didn’t know.
The Board at Lansing said they had no orders
to either furnish cash or seed, but the local banks
had offered to loan and take crop security. The
bank said that was impossible and the only way
they would loan was on secured notes. Their
promises headed off the government loan, and
then they ﬁunkeds—Jl. IV. Hartford.

Will be Glad When the Nation Goes Dry

I am very glad that I receive your paper every
week and believe you are trying to help the farm—
er. I am a farmer but I think we are to blame lots
of time on account of not getting better prices
as we don‘t stick together.- I have been trying to
get a milk meeting started for the last two months
but, our secretary doesn’t think many would come
if we had one. so unless we do we can’t get in the
State Association as milk producers and get their
help. I sell milk to the Detroit Creamery Co. at
Clio. October price $2.35 per hundred, 15c for~
hauling; November price, $2.40 and 150 for haul-
ing: December price $3.00 for 3.5 test and 40 above
or below for each point. and 37c for hauling, 1-20
a hundrcd for advertising; January $3.00 per hun-
dred and 30 above or below 3.5 test. and 380 for
hauling. so you see we are not, getting what they
agreed to in Detroit. less freight. I just call the
factory and they say only $2.75 a hundred for this
month.
for produce but it, is hard on the farmer who raises
cattle to fat for beef for he can’t get his money
out of them on account of the high cost of cotton
seed meal and corn. but I do kick on the middle-
man being allowed to make so muchon the things
we sell. Its the same old story you have to sell
to the middleman even if you have a, carload to buy
or sell. I went to the shipyards at Saginaw yes—
terday to see if I could sell a car load of white
oak piling but they told me they boug‘ht 3.000
piles of a ﬁrm in the Eddy building in Saginaw
and that I had better see them. I suppose that is
all right but our buyer here wants 20 per cent and.
I suppose the other ﬁrm would, too, so what would
I get. Hardly any potatoes or bran here on the
County Line between Clio and Birch Run as they
were a failure. No corn scarcely at all, a fair crop
of wheat, oats and hay, a third of the hay here yet
to ,be moved. I can’t see the sense of crying

scarcity of grain and still allow the breweries to
make liquors out of it. I for one will be very .

glad when the nation goes dry—F. B., Birch Run.

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My House-Cleaning Experience
HE SUNSHINE of these bright, spring days
,. ,. ; seems to get into the remotest corners of the
n ‘ house, bringing to light the cobWebs and
accumulations of the winter, which have been
overlooked in the daily sweeping. Every room

'11me cellar to garret, has a sort of shabby, “shun
- in” appearance, which only the thoro application

of brush and cloth, broom and mop. and the fresh
spring air can brighten.

Last week the boys at Camp Custer cleaned
“house”, and ‘tis said they did the job without
ever "interfering with the daily routine of the
camp. The daily press quite agrees that the‘fMich-
igan houseivife may Well take a lesson from the
men at. Camp (luster when spring house—cleaning
time arrives. Oh, well, any time the men folks
want to relieve us of this (ii-eased task, there will
be no protest from us. We’ve done the task fair-
ly satisfactorily before and can do it again. lt is-
Quite true, of course, that some of us ﬁnd house-
cleaning a greater dread ahd (trudge than others
do. No doubt some of our methods could be im-
proved so that the work would be made easier and
more agreeable to everyone concerned.

Mrs. S., of Fife Lake. in the following cornmun—
ication, is kind enough to tell our readers how
she cleans house, and I presume there are many
more who could give us all new and helpful sug—
gestions for spring house-cleaning. It would also
be interesting to know how you rc—ilnished some
of the old furniture so that it looked like new,
how you changed the entire appearance of your
rooms with a little paint, varnish. or wall—paper.
In short, tell us about any of the “tixins” you

.have made or intend to make during house-clean—

ing time’, to make the house more cheerful and
home-like.
* * *

I have enjoyed your page much and have had
very good advice on many things, and thought
perhaps my experience in house cleaning would be
useful to some of our readers. ln March I clean
my piece box and sort all the spring clothes and
mend what needs mending and sort what, maga-
zines I thiuk useful and burn the rest. 11' l in-
tend reiinishing a piece of furniture, l sand pa-
per and get it all ready for the stain. l mend
all small rugs and draperies as it is moral: better
to darn these things before cleaning.

Then when the nice warm weather comes I
clean the bedding of one room. I think it much
better to start on the bed rooms first as they do
not get trucked as the living rooms are apt to.
and then the living room. and lastly the kitchen.
I think clcaning one room at a time much easier
and a great dcnl more pleasant for the whole fain—
ily. During house cleaning time I always prepare
my baking so as not, to stop whilc working. Sim-
pic, but yet satisfying meals can be gotten in a
very short time by careful planning and enjoyed
much better by the whole family than to have a
worn" out mother trying to do everything at once.
I will send a few of my I‘t‘cipcs which might be
useful to others.

Take about a quart of your bread sponge and
mix a cup of sugar or less to suit taste. a half
cup- of lard. a lralf pound of raisins; mix all to-
gether and knead as for common white, brcad.

The best of all pudding. ()nc quart of milk
scalded, mix one cup of yellow corn meal. a half
cup of sugar. a cup of shredded cocoanut. Beat
the whiter: of three (”as real szil't‘. Fold in care-
fully and set in a pan of water and bake three
hours. Good wither hot or cold. Serve with su—
gar and cream or make a meringue to cover and
sprinkle heavily with cocoanut.~—ill)'.\'.i\'.. Fife [,akc.

Where Can I Get My Rags Ween?

I wish to wrilc and to tell you how much I
enjoy reading the department for women in the
I find everything so helpful. I am 17
years old living on a 160 acre farm and have to
keep house for a family of 5 as l have no mother.
I have always Loticed people writing to you ask—
ing questions. which. if possible. you always an-
swer, so I am going to ask one too.

Do you know of any firm or factory that
weaves rag rugs? To whom may l send my torn
rags and have them dyed and woven? l have
been told that there was such a place and thought
I would inquire of you. You see I can’t afford
to get nice rugs and still if I could, I would like
to have something different from what the weav-
ers around here make. I have my rags nearly
all torn. about 50 or (30 pan“ ls.——<V. B., Lapecr
County.

Can any of our readers give us this informa-
tion? It is a pleasure indeed to be of any assist-
ance to such a brave little lady. Her daily work

' and responsibility of the children and home would

be commendable enough but what interest she
shows in making everything as homoliko as pos-

‘ sible.

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Communications for this page should be addressed to
Editor Form Home Dcpartm'ent, Mt. Clemens, Mich.

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We learn that the United States is over new. g
enty-ﬂve mil’ltion bushels shortin the quota of g
wheat products to feed the soldiers and the _:'
women and children of stricken Europe. Do you :
know what; this means? It means that while H
we are living in plenty and comfort, millions __
across the seas are facing starvation. We have 3;
all been lukewarm in our eﬂ'orts to save 3nd “
substitute, but the time has now come when we
must face our duty intelligently and faithfully g;
and let no day pass by to take the opportunity 2‘3.
.of saving some precious article of food for our
allies. I know that the readers of the Farm
Home Department will gladly Join in a system-
atic campaign of so ‘lng, and co-opernte to the
fullest. possible exte t with the United States
Food Administration. To make this co—opern—
“on practical I am prep-ring a series of daily
and weekly menus and have written the Food
Administration for sample menus. Any sug-
gestions lllut my readers can give along this
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What the Women of the World are Doing

One hundred American women physicians will
leave within few days for France, where they
will undertake to save the lives of the children of
the Allies. Many of the phystcians are special-
lelS in tuberculosis and diseases of children.
Thousands of babes of the allied countries that
have been swept by the war are'dying for lack of
medical attention. ln many cases it is stated
there have been no doctors during the last three
years.

* =r. *

Mrs. John W. Blodgett. head of the War Scr—
vice movement of Vassar college is touring the
mid-western states. pleading for girls to enter
war service by~ training to become Red (‘ross nurs-
es. “The nation is demanding 50 per cent more
nurses than are now here." said Mrs. Blodgett.
“A woman’s patriotic, work begins when she enters
a hospital to take the training course. By so
doing, she releases a trained nurse for army ser-
vice. 5000 nurses will be needed for work in
this country and abroad by June lst. and more
than that number must enter for training to take
their phatcs. * * *

The war work council of Y. W. C. A. have estab-
lished thirty—four Hostess Houses among the army
camps. These homes are hourly receiving pray-
ers of gratitude from mothers. wives and sweet-
hearts who come from far and near to visit their
soldier relatives.

t :3 lit

The. U. S. military authorities are urging the
fiancee 0f the soldier boy to wear a service em-
blem in honor of her betrothed. The design sug-
gested consists of a white ﬂag with a red heart in
the center bearing a blue star. As is the custom
in other service ﬂags, the star will be .hanged to
gold if the young man meets death. The ofﬁcial
order has it that only women actually engaged will
be permitted to wear these flags.

* >t= :1:

Michigan suffragists are jubilant over the large
number of subscriptions to their campaign fund.
they have received during the last few days. At
a banquet in Detroit Monday night, over $50,000
was pledged in less than an hour. Suffrage lead-
ers are working for the immediate enfranchise-
ment of all women so that their war work may‘ be
given more encouragement. .

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Spring Fashions

. HEN ”DAME NATURE done her spring.

» garments, we, too, hasten to shed our drab,
and heavy garb and dress up' in lighter.
Won’t it be a relief, after the
long dreary winter, to discard the heavy woolens
and dark materials and get into some fresh, crisp
ginghams. The children will be equally as tired
of. their sweater jackets and ﬂannels, and we
must .now be planning their wardrobes as well
as our own. With ginghams at 25c to 300 a yard.
many of us ﬁnd it necessary to use all possible
“left-overs” Even the fashion designers seem
to be in sympathy, with us as you will note by
looking over the patterns we publish this week.
Several of them are particularly adapted to be
used with partly worn or outgrown garments.

I must tell you what__I am doing with pattern
Nos 8738, designed for a child’s coat. In rum-
maging thru some old garments the 0t? er day I
came across a coat that I had discarded several
years ago. The material was while wool serge
and in excellent condition. The thought immedi-
ately came to me that I could use it to very good
advantage in making a coat for my little girl,
four years old. I washed the material and dyed
it a dark, olive green. From this l cut the body
of the coat, omitting the cuffs which I ﬁnished
in a tailored facing. I had originally planned to
make the collar which to my'notion is one of the
most important featuresof a child’s gar. tent, of
knitted white angora yarn which makes a warm,
serviceable collar. But when I found that it would
require ten "balls and that the price of each had
advanced‘to 35 cents, I decided the cost was more
than I cared to pay, and so I made the collar of
a pretty, light tan, white washed silk instead.
I used the pattern as given for shaping the neck
but enlarged it by bringing the back down to a
point and extending the fronts in two tabs about
nine inches long, which I'gathered across the
ends and ﬁnished with a knitted ball. The but—
tons on the sleeves, and as I used them on the
front. placing nine very close together, give that
military effect seen so much this year. This
pattern comes in three sizes, 2. 4, and 6 years.
Size 4 may be made of two yards of I36~inch ma—
terial.

It is always a problem to know what to make
for boys. The stores are showing very good
looking khaki and blue cotton suitings which
c o m bin ed
with waists
are going to
be very pop-
u l a r this
year. " N 0 .
87 3,’ w i t h
the peg-top
effect of the
trousers is
sure to be
becoming to
small boys.
The pattern
c o m e s in
sizes. 2. 4,
and 6 years.
lt is as suit.-
ab 1 e f o r ‘
play suits as
for the more
dressy ones

to good ad- ,
vantage. No ‘
doubt some
of you moth-
ers have an
out g ro w n
c 0 rd u r oy
skirt and a
silk blouse
which could
‘*0 used for

’s pattern.
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s k i r t y o u
would p e r-
htaps be able
to cut two
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Contin. on

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Weather conditions at the peresent
time are very favorable to the new
winter wheat crop. While the/weather
has been warm there has been no ex-
treme freezing and thawing weather
and we are rapidly approaching the
time when this condition will no long-
,er cause worry. Ample moisture is
reported in the great majority of sec-
tions although the southwest could
«‘M’l‘ more rain. _7

The Argentine harvest is about ﬁn—
ished and the result is very satisfac-
tory. especially in the north. The yield
is reported Well abo'Ve the average
with the possible exception of the ex—
treme south. 0

Movement of wheat continues ex-
tremely light. Meetings are being
held at this time throughout the coun-
try, relative to the proposed new wheat
grades. Opposition has developed in
many western sections. The Ameri-
can people are to be asked to further
curtail their consumption of bread.

  

 

 

 

 

GRADE Detroit Chicago New lurk
No. 2 While
Slandnﬂl 97 1-2 .92 l 08
No. 3 While 91 .91 1.07 1-2
No. 4 While .96 .91 l 1.06

 

The oats market has worked lower
under almost a total absence of ex-
port buying. There is also a feeling
that thecrest of the corn movement
has passed and that equipment will
soon be available for the movement of
outs in much larger quantities. Re-
ceipts of oats at many western points:
have during the past week been great-
er than the demand, this condition
existing for the ﬁrst time in months.
There has been a noticeable slackening
of the tension all along the line and
buyers generally anticipate a further
decline, the price at this time hav-
ing worked a few cents lower than that
of last week. ‘

Seeding of oats is general in the
big surplus sections and in southern
Kansas and Oklahoma the grain is
coming up in ﬁne shape. There will
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No. 3 Yellow 1 1.80 .. l 1.98 1-2
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it is now generally considered that
the crest of the corn movement has
been passed and that the greater por—
tion of the wet stock is out of growers‘
hands or has been fed on the farms.
Deliveries to country elevators' are
lighter, farm work having begun. It
is believed that considerable quantities
of a better grade of corn will be of-
fered in the future.

Prices have worked lower and with
cars are plentiful we shall no doubt
see a further reduction. For some
time the Detroit market has been out
of line with other points, lack of the
cash article enabling the market to
maintain this position. Now that ship-
ments are becoming more plentiful we
may expect to see an adjustment to
bring the market into‘ lint; this, of
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of any material increase in the supply.
There is .no more rye being offered
but the price had reached a point
where something had. to happen. Then
again western millers have found it
almost impossible to make shipment
east and for this reason the demand
from that quarter has become much
lighter. Buyers are looking for a fur—
ther decline and for that reason are
not anxious to buy. Despite the de~
cline we feel that rye occupies just as
strong a position as ever and we look
for a reaction although the price may
work lower before it occurs. We do
not. however. expect to see prices go
much above the recent high point and
doubt it it will again be reached.

Barley _

Milwaukee—In sympathy with the
sharply downward tendency of other
cereals, the barley market declined
25 to 30c during the past week, a de-
cline of 8 to 15c coming at the week
end session. For several days buy-
ing was conﬁned to the choicest qual-
ities, millers and malsters being prac-
tically the only interests in the mar-
ket. Receipts for the week were 204
cars. against 227 last week and 204
cars a year ago. Current quotations
are: Choice big-berried Wisconsin
and eastern Iowa, testing 48 to 50 lbs..
per bu., $2.10 to $2.15; 45 to 47 lbs.
$2.06 to $2.10; Minnesota, western Io-
wa and Dakota, 48 to 50 lbs, $2.10 to
$2.12; 45 to 47 lbs., $2.05 to $2.10; all
states, 42 to 44 lbs., $1.98 to $2.05; feed
$1.75 to $1.95.

Buﬂalo—Barley prices reached $2.50
for fancy, but with the decline in the
West there were sellers at the close of
the week for less m.ney and no dispo-
sition was shown to buy. There were
only a few cars on the spot and the
uncertainty of getting anything ship-
ped by rail was discouraging to n1al«
sters who will be in need of stOcks be—
fore the opening of navigation. The
quoted range was from $2.15 to $2.20

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VV.-\Slrll.\'(l'.l‘0.\‘, D. (2., March 30——
Last bulletin gave forecasts of distur-
bances to’cross continent April 7 to
11, warm wave 6 to 10. cool wave ‘.'
to 13. Usually high temperatures will
accompany and a cold wave follow the
storm. it will increase in force as it
progresses eastward; will cause gen-
eral rains; middle northwest will get.
least rain, southern and eastcrn scc-
tmns most. Good cropweathcr will
prevail and prospects of 1918 crops
will look good.

Next warm wave will reach Van—
couxer about April 11 and tempera
tures will rise on all the Pacific slope.
It will cross crest of Rockics by close
of April 12. plains sections 13. merid—
ian 90, great lakes and Hhio-Tennes»
see valleys 14, eastern sections 15, and
reaching Newfoundland about Apr. 16.
Storm wave will follow about one day
behind warm wave and cool wave
about one day behind storm wave.

 

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DETROIT SPECIAL—Hay is arriving in increasing quantities. Market in-
clined to weaken. Beans llrmcr under steady demand and lighter offerings.
market fairlly well supplied but no considerable surplus at this time.
Buyers expect heavier shipments in the near future.
heavy shipments of hay and while the

demand is good, both consumptive and shippers, still it is not equal to arrivals
probable. Benn market is rather quiet,

although dealers report somewhat of :1 better inquiry and :1 cleaning up of

feeling prevails in potatoes and prices
are a little higher. Onions show no improvement and very few sales are re—
Apple offerings moderate and prices firm.

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strong. The March contracts are be—
ing gradually closed out. but it is ex-
pected there will be no deliveries on
contracts until the cash and March
come together. Stocks at. Toledo de-
creased materially during the week;
alsike quiet; timothy attracted atten—
tion, and few price changes were made
during the week. Timothy receipts
were extra large and all were easily
absorbed. As to the futures Septem-
ber from now on will be the active
month. This. of course, means new
seed. Prices closed Saturday, March
16, as reported by J. F. Zahm & Co.
as follows: ,

Clover—No. 2. $19.35@19.60; No. 3
$18.$0@19.25; rejected, $18.50@18.75;
N. E. G.. $3.60@18.25.

Alsike—--No. 2, 331505601530; N0. 3,
$14.70ﬂl405; rejected. $14.30@14.60;
N. E. G., (mixed with clover, timothy.
ctc.) $3.00ff1410.

'I’iliiothy-VNO. 2, $Il.f>l)((t2l.ti(l; No. 3.
$3,256;2§.»152 rejected. $3.1)U@3.20; N.
E. G., 45c(_(il$;l.

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No change in the bean situation.
Buying is just a little light although
there is no oversupply at, any point.
Buyers have anticipated a heavier
movement with the ccoming of warm~
er weather and apparently are waiting
for this to develop.

From reports reaching us we are of
the opinion that the major portion
of the wet, stock in Michigan has been
movcd. or will be shortly. from the
hands of growers. The loss on this
class of stock will not be ”(cu-1)— g0
heavy as was at lirst th .1ght. On
the other hand. our New York rel
porter; tt-ll us that there is still a
large portion of ahe wct slot-k thcrc,
still in grr;:xc:~~~ hands and thztt sOlill'

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This stow: iw unusually sew-1'1-
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:,»,;.1-.1l inn l:».-.\i»-r in “outlicrn and
E‘nslyq‘n st-t-tions tlmn tonurd tho mid— '
dlc northwcst. Not much rain on I’d—
cilic slope.

l'l‘hru the past winter these bulletins
advised furmcrs and others not. to hold
grain at the \cry highest prices. Dur-
ing the week ending March 16, they ,
realized that our advice was good. We
have also held steadily to the belief g
thut the world war would end before i:—
the. 1018 cups mature. If we are cor— E
root in that belief grain and 'cotton 5
must go away down, unless bad crop— E
weather holds prices up. Farmers E
can benefit themselves most thru their _
organizations by putting shackles on E
the 111illionztirc speculators and remain- :3.
111,: on good terms with local grain
and cotton dealers. It is a very bad
mistake for local dealers and produc-
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enemies are the millionaire Speculat-
. ~s, who should be put out of business.

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dealers whereby the greater portion
of the wet stock will be turned over

to canners. , .'
We have every conﬁdence in the -.

bean maiket. Good beans will be;

worth more later if the market, is,

permitted to take its natural course.»
We advise our friends who have good
dry beans not to worry about an'y‘
temporary decline. These beans are

worth $18.00 and if they are good seed
stock they are worth more.

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Durant 325 50 27 [0 25 50 26 00:24 50 25 00

Chic. o '23 00 29 04 25 no 27 0032100 23 00
Cincingmli 133 00 35 50-32 00 33 00,29 50. 31 so
Pittsburgh 32 00 32 50:30 00 31 00:28 00 29 00
New York :9 00 30 00125 00 27 00:22 00 23 00
Richmond 36 50 37 00 34 00 3s 0 13100 3?. 00

 

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Cincinnati laz 50 33 00.32 03 32 50326 01 26 :0
Pittsburgh .30 50 31 5031 50 32 50,31 50 33 50
New York l25 00 27 00323 00 24 00.23 0‘ 2. 50
Richmond .35 00 36 00:34 so 35 00131 1-: 32 00

 

 

The warmer weather and increased
deliveries, also a somewhat lighter
demand, has caused the hay market to
weaken just 'a triﬂe at most points.
The Detroit market remains at about
the former level. Some Canadian hay
coming, also fairly plentiful supplies
from the state.

Chicago reports. :1 slackening in the
demand and a somewhat. easier mar-
ket, particularly on the lower grades.
Offerings of timothy are rather light
but still ample for the present, demand.
Quite :1 bit of prtlirl“ hay arriving.

The St. Louis market is dull and
somewhat lower. Henry of prairie
hay arriving and thc market is slow
on this class. Not much doing in
timothy or clover mixed. Some de-
mand for clover but the market gener-
ally is not in very satisfactory condi-
tion this week.

Pittsburgh is also receiving some-
what. of a surplus supply this week.
shippers evidently taking advantage
of the spring weather and the fact
that :1 few more cars have been de-
livered, adding to the supply on hand.

The New York market is still in a
demoralized condition. There is a
heavy offering at all track delivery
poinn. The market. is in buyers’ fav-
or and they are holding off in order to
take full advantage of the situation.

There is still plenty of hay moving ’-

toward the city and riVer shipments
will soon start. However, new con-
signments are fewer and shippers are
alive to the situation. Decreased re-
.cipts is the one remedy.

lloston has been receiving a more
liberal supply of hay. and this has
bccn augment/ed by shipments turned
that way because of the present con-
dition of the Ncw York market.

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Potatoes are more plentiful on the
Detroit market but still there is some
what of a shortage there owing to the
light deliveries of the past week.
Country roads have been in such shape.
as to just about stop deliveries al-‘

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Market: ‘ white-sacked : while-lucked '
Detroit J 1.55 cwt. 1.40 at.
Chicago 1.20 I 1.05
Cincinnati l 1 51 l 1.15
New York 3 L9.) 1.70
Pittsburgh 5 1.60 '. 1.40
Baltimore, Md. « 1.75 l 1.60

though there is plenty of stock to

come. Dealerslook for a much more
plentiful supply now that the roads‘
are getting into better condition. The,

Detroit market seems to be about as:
good as any if not a little better ,just

at this time.

Chicago is receiving heavier receipts

and the market is inclined to go low:

er. Potato producing sections in near- *“

by states have been getting more cars?
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was; ‘8’ . L1...‘ﬁ,.8'-
.. of the Jewish holidays;
Buyers stocked up freely. and have
not been so, active since. The great
majority'of arrivals are from nearby
points although some western ship-
ments have been receiVed.

  

    

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The feed situation remains unchang-

ed. There is a. constant increase in
the use of feed manufacture from corn
by-products, and other substitutes for
the usual wheat products. Detroit
quotations on feed are as follows:
FEED—In 100-lb. sacks, jobbing lots:
Bran, $34.50; standard middlings, $26.-
50; ﬁne mlddlings, $43.50; cracked
corn, $76.50; coarse cornmeal, $74;
chop, $60 per ton. . .
FEOUR——Per 196 lbs.. in eighth pap-
er sacks: Straight winter,
spring patents, $11.50; rye ‘ﬁour, $14@
14.50 in jobbing lots. ,

  

York, N. Y., Mar. 25—At the

New
close on Friday market conditions
looked brighter than at any other time
during the week. The' demand was
strong enough to be felt and buying

was fairly active. The increased de-
mand was caused to some extent be-
cause of delays in getting butter un-
loaded at terminals but particularly
because of increased consumption.
The early part Of the week witnessed
a sharp decline in price. Monday
there was particularly no demand and
on Tuesday there was a general de—
cline. of three cents.
ket became somewhat ﬁrmer during
the week there was at all times an
unsettled feeling. Whether or not the
present ﬁrmer tone will continue is
debatable as the unusual conditions
this year make reliable predictions
impossible. Quotations at the close
on Friday were: Extras, 41@411/2c;
higher scoring than extras, 42@42%c;
ﬁrsts, 39%@4O34c; seconds, 38@391/2c.

Cheese

New York, N. Y. Mar. 25—Our mar-
ket has continued weak with some
further decline on all descriptions Of
whole milk cheese. The heavy re-
serve has increased the nervousness
of holders and there has been morn
pressure to unload. As a result cheese
has been Offered quite freely to the
British Commission the past week and
it is reported that the 12,000,000 lb.
order has been about ﬁlled, possibly
even exceeded. NO deﬁnite statement
has been made as yet by the British
Commission regarding continued pur-
chases.

Under the present conditions of
trade here it is difﬁcult to sell round
lots of large cheese promptly at any
price above the export basis. A good
many lots. chiefly large sizes, have
thus been sold. Local jobbers as a
rulle are able to supply their wants
at 25@25%c, for the best colored and
350 for the best white ﬂats, 24@25c for
twins and 25@26c for Daisies. White
cheese is more freely offered than col-
ored. Some holders of high cost State
colored ﬂats still ask 260 but there is
little outlet at that ﬁgure at present.
There is a free Offering of medium
grade ﬂats around 241/2241/2c. Young
Americas are weaker on fresh and
quieter on fresh and quieter on held
cheese.

 

The egg market is easy and demand
lighter than was expected for the
Easter buying. Eggs are coming from

the west in constantly increasing
quantities and at a much earlier per-
iod than is usually the case. There
is very little buying ~ for storage at
this time, dealers waiting until] the
Easter season is over, anticipating a
lower market at that time. Detroit
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’ All poultry markets are ﬁrm under-
the recent advance. Shipments are
light. The Detroit market is away
shOrt of supplies and ,no immediate
prospect of an increase. Chicago re-
ports the market at .a standstill. No
car lots arriving and less than car
lot shipments are at a minimum.

The dressed poultry market is very
"quiet. -The same is true of frozen
poultry buut dealers expect a good
trade when the season opens.

    

The onion market continues in a
very unsatisfactory ccondition. The
demand is light :nd supplies at all
points are entirely too heavy. There
is a large quantity in storage and
whenever the demand picks up at any
point there is an immediate ﬂood of
storage stock until the market is
killed. Many shippers have found
that dealers are not anxious toeven
receive consignments until such time
as the market cleans up. We believe
that shipments should be Withheld for
some time until conditions become
more favorable. A few weeks will
often times work wonders in a mar-
ket and we believe the same would
be true in the present ccas’e. De-
troit is quoting choice Michigan stock
at $1.25 per cwt. Above the highest
price at Chicago during the past week
was $1.00 per cwt.

Wool

Assorted grades from east of Mis-
souri river—Tubs washed 60@75c;
.medium, unwashed 55@60c; coarse un—
washed 55@600; light, ﬁne, bright 33
@350; heavy, ﬁne, unwashed 30c; dark
and dingy, medium, unwashed 40@55.
Taggy ﬂeeces, hurry and black wood
50 per lb. discount.

_ Hides and Furs

HIDES—No. 1 cured, 1.30; No. 1
green, 10c; NO. 1 cured bulls, 10c; No.
1 green bulls,,8c; No. 1 cured veal kip.
18c; No. 1 green veal kip. 17c; No. 1
1 cured murrain, 130; No. 1 green mur-
rain, 100; N0. 1 cured calf, 250; N0. 1
green callf, 230; No. 1 horsehides, $6;
NO. 2 horsehides, $5; NO. 2‘ hides 1c
and above; sheepskins, as to amount
of wool, 50c@$3.50 each. \-

FURS—No. 1 skunk, $4.30; spring
muskrats, $1.20; No. 1 mink, $7.50;
No. 1 raccoon, $4.

Dressed Hogs and Calves

The dressed hog marke remains
about the same. The ﬁrst class ar-
ticle is' bringing around 21c per lb. de-
livered at Detroit. There is a little
better demand for dressed calves and
the supply is not quite so plentiful.
Prices have stiffened a triﬂe. The
fancy article is worth 22 to 23c de-
livered Detroit. Choice sells for a-
round 21c and common for 20c per lb.

Live Stock Letters

Union Stock Yards, Chicago, Mar. 25
—Receipts _of live stock at the leading
market centers during the last week
or so, and comparatively speaking, the
little difﬁculty experienced in moving
outgoing shipments from these mar-

“kets demonstrate a general loosening
up of the winter‘s railroad tie up.
Every branch of the trade has felt
the beneﬁcial effects of the relieved
situation. It is evident that the rail-
roads are now able to take care of
a normal volume of business. This.
with the abnormally broad outlet that
exists for meats and fats, the faith
that has been evidenced in recent
weeks in future market conditions by
stocker and feeder buyers, the re-
sponse food administration ofﬁcials are
making to- the pleas of producer’s
representatives insuring co—operation
helpful to the interests of the latter
and the fact that such inroads have
been made on the large supplies of
live stock accumulted in the country
during the period of severe winter
storms and demoralized transportation
conditions .as to indicate a dropping
on? of the marketward movement with-

  
  
 
  
  
    
  

   
    


  

 

   

 

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vacuum «haunting—Ti i. miss: is
about’all one" and the heir i are bare.
Wheat an rye do not look ~very good.

 

Banks around here- will not advance any.

money to farmers to buy seed. It will

be impossible for many farmers to (10“

seedin this spring on account of the
price 3f clover seed—W. ‘A. 3., Marion.
March 22 '

IQNIA East)-—-The snbw is gone and
spring is ere. Although we have had
‘ some'hard Weather the past few weeks

‘ wheat and rye are looking as good as)

they did a year ago at this time, and if
we get about the same kind of we ther
we had last spring we will have a out
66 per cent of a crop of wheat and a good
crop of rye. The weather the— past few
days has been warm and farmers have
been trying to do anything that will re-
lieve the stringency of labor a little later
on. Many are culling down on the num-

- ber of acres intended to be planted this
summer and some will suspend almost
entirely on account of the shortage of
labor. Everyone Who had a few or many
maple trees is making'sugar. The prices
on all farm produce remains about the
same with the exception of rye which
has gone sky-lhlgh, the farmers now re-
ceiving $2.50 per bu.—S. K., Lyons,
March 21.

ABENAC (East)—Spring is with us
and we are .all glad. The roads are in
bad condition. The draft is taking our
farm hands by the wholesale and they
still expect us to grow more crops. Wheat
and rye look bad and new seeding is in-
jured badly. The past year as a whole
has been a serious one on the farmers.
We are always ready to do our bit but
we expect a reasonable pay for our labors
and expense—W. B. R., Twining, Mar. 23

ANTRIM .(Northweut)—Farmers are
cutting wood, shoveling snow and some
are making maple syrup. Some planning
to_build barns this season. The snow is
gomg very fast and the roads are in bad
condition.———G. A. D., Charlevolx, Mar. 20.

KALKASKA (Western)—~Lots of snow
on the ground yet. The farmers are
forced to buy feed. The county agent se-
cured a car load of seed corn for this
county from the state. The farmers are
paying $5 a. bushel for it. Potatoes are
only 000 a hundred lbs, but very few of
the farmers are selling—R. B., South
Boardman, March 17.

MECOSTA (Northwestern) —Farmers
are cutting wood and drawing potatoes
and hay and getting ready to begin farm-
ing as soon as the weather is favorable.
There Will not" be much farming done here
this {car until after March has passed.
-—L. ‘. M., Hersey, March 18.

10800 (Southeastern)——Weather has
been ﬁne lately and the snow is leaving.
Farmers are buzzing wood and drawing
manure, getting ready for spring work.
Nothing .much selling except some hay,
which brings a good price. We expect to
see a lot of mice put up this spring with
a good price for everything. We are
offered 60c per bu. by consumers up here,
but no buyers in sight—C. B. L., Tawas
City..Marchl8.

INGHAM (Central)~—Spring-like wea-
ther. Farmers are getting ready for the
spring work. Feed scarce and high, hay
is selling at $20 a ton at the barn. Wheat
don’t show much on the ground; rye is
very small. Some real estate changing
hands. Three cheers for the with amend-
ment on the spud grading business—C. I.
M., Mason, March 18.

CHEBOYGAN (South)—-Lots of snow
up here yet. Business among farmers is
slack. All pleased over the lifting of the
ban on potatoes. It will increase the
acreage here a third. We can thank the
M. B. F. for this to a great extent. A
few farmers have opened pits of potatoes
and ﬁnd them nearly all_frozen. Con-
siderable spring rye and wheat will be
sown here this spring. A few auctions
are being held, and all'stock is bringing
good prices. Seed corn is very scarce. A
few sugar beets will be sown. A few of
our farmers are preparing to make maple
sugar. Hay, $26; butter, 50c; eggs, 48c.
-—Wolverine, March 18.

CASS (West)—We have been having
beautiful warm weather the past few
days and farmers are all busy hauling
manure, ﬁxing fences and attending auc-
tion sales. At an auction today one sack
of seed corn on the cob sold for $12.75.
Not many potatoes going to market yet.
Buyers paying 85c per hundred. Farmers
seem_more interested than ever before in
this section on how to increase produc-
tion—M. R. P., Dowagiac, March 20.

LAPEER (North)—The weather is ﬁne
and farmers are busy getting ready for
spring work, and those who have maple,
trees are tapping them, and some have
made quite a lot of syrup already. There
have been a few sales around here but
not as many as usual. Everything sells
high but horses, and they are not as high
as usual at this time of year. Farmers
are going to plant a lot of sugar beets
this year in this part of the county, since
they get the $10 per ton, thanks to the
M. B. F.—-l. (3‘. 8., North Branch, Mar. 20.

ISABELLA (Southwest)—~Many auc-
tion sales and lots of property changing
hands. Everything going high at sales,
especially stock and feed. Good stock
ewes are selling at from $25 to $30 each;
cOWs as high as $105. The government
has sent this county ten carloads of
spring wheat and the farmers are taking
hold of it with a Vim. Not many pota-
toes will be planted here this spring. We
are proud of the editors of M. B. F. and
Senator Smith for the stand they are tak-
ing for the farmer.—-—W. T., Blanchard,
March 18. . ’

MANISTEE (Northwest) ——Farmers are
getting ready for the spring work; some
are making maple sugar and getting up
wood and hauling manure. The weather
is ﬁne; if it keeps on it will not be long
before we can get out on the land Once

more; There is nothing domg.with pota-
toes yet. only what the farmers are feed-
ing. Beans are about all gone from this
part of the. country but we had'to Jhaul
them twenty miles in' order to‘get a fair
deal. Feed is scarce and the price is out
of sight. There are lots of auction sales
this spring, feed and cattle go high but
horses do not sell so well.:—C. H. 8., Bear
Lake, March 17.

GENESEE (Southernp—Farmers are
busy buzzing wood, testing corn, hauling
manure and trimming trees. The weather
has been warm during the past few days
and the soil is getting thawed out-and is
also getting dry. Farmers are selling po-
tatoes, apples, hay, beans and cattle very
liberally. They are not holding any very
large quantities of anything. Those who
have seed corn for sale are not havmg
any trouble in disposing of it. Several
who thought they had good seed corn ﬁnd
upon testing it that only a small percent

‘ of it is good for seed. Several farmers

here are tapping their sugar bushes. Auc-
tion sales are being held in every section
of the county and good prices are being
had for everything—C. W. S., Fenton,
March 21.

LAKE (Northeast)-——The snow is going
very fast and farmers are making maple
sugar and buzzing wood. Roads are al-
most impassable. There is quite a de-
mand here for good young horses at pres-
ent but not for older horses—E. G. D..
Luther, March 21.

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MONROE (West (lentral)—VVe have
had a week of beautiful weather, and the
ﬁelds are drying up nicely. Over in Ida
the farmers are plowing, and one farmer
was drillirfg barley. There, was a good
run of sap this year and a lot of sugar
and syrup were made. There are a few
good looking ﬁelds of wheat at this writ-
ing.——W. H. L., Dundee, March 25.

SHIA‘VASSEE (CentraI)—Wheat looks
very good, but little spotted on ﬂat land
which is caused by being smothered by
the heavy ice. , Hay is nearly all in the
hands of the buyers. Looks like a short—
age of potatoes in the county. It was es-
timated at 5,000 bushels in the farmers’
hands—J. E W, Owosso, March 25.

TUSCOLA (Central) —Farmers here
are looking for a good crop year, as the
spring looks ﬁne so far. The frost is most
all out of the ground on the high land.
One farmer was plowing last week. There
is little demand here for horses. There
is not much buying or selling. Oats took
a drop to 86c, but are back up to 900
again—R. B. C., Caro, March 23.

Spring Fashions
(Continued from page 12)
which with—the silk blouses w0uld
form exceptionally pretty and service-
able suits. They are easily laundered

and keep their shape well.

A misses’ and small women’s dress,
comes in sizes 16, 18 and 20 years.
What a girlish afternoon frock, all
one-piece, and so easy to slip into af-
ter dinner work is done. A dainty

" ﬁgured or striped voile with organdy

collars and cuffs trimmed with narrow
rufﬂes would make up attractively.
The new wash silk is extremely pop-
ular for collars and trimmings and it
is really practical. This material
comes at $2 per yard, thirty-six inches
wide, launders more easily than cot-
ton, and there is no danger of fading
or shrinking. If your home merchants
are not showing this material they will
no doubt be glad to get it for you. The
waist shown has a duchess closing
With fastenings on both sides. The
skirt is one-piece.

Patterns N0. 8745 and 8737 could
well be combined. The blouse in size
36, 38, 40, 42 and 44 bust measure.
The inset vest giving the round neck
effect is such a change from the com-
mon V-neck. and isn’t it a (lever way
of enlarging at waist? The vest and
collar may be of different material
than the waist. The two-gored skirt
when made up of white pique or any
of the sport materials becomes on in-
dispensible item in the spring and
summer wardrobe. The more simple
they are made the better style they
have. Buttons and odd shaped pock-
ets are all the trimming necessary.
No. 8737 has two gores but with a
straight lower edge. The pattern
comes in 22, 24, 26, and 28 waist meas-
ure.

For a long time I have been look-
ing for an apron pattern suitable for
use with ﬂowered cretonne. These
colored aprons are as dainty as white
and can be worn much longer. I ﬁnd
them very handy to slip on afternoons
to protect your dress, especially if.
there are small children around. No.
8537 appealed to me at once. Requir-
ing little material and so simple in
construction are greatly in its favor
as we so often have pieces left from
our house dresses not large enough
to be used up in any other practical
way. This pattern comes in small,
medium and large.

   
  

 
 
    
    

 

    
    

 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

Michigan Business Farmer.
Detroit, Mich.

Gentlemen:

I * ' you want results!- j _
1 Every day brings the conclusive evidence that MICHIGAN BUSINESS

FARMING is bringing results to all of its advertisers, because farmers in j
Michigan are reading this live weekly—here’s a letter just received: "

Day-old Chicks

Russdl Youl’trg Ranch

BARRED ROCKS, s. c. WHITE LEGHORNS

 

“etching Eﬁs
BREE DLRS OF

BUFF ORPINGTONS AND RUNNER DUCKS

Fetersburg, Mich. ,

March 5, 1918.

Kindly discontinue our add in your paper as)

we are all sold out of cockrels end hens.

Also please

send our bill for same. We will send another add about

April 1 and trust it will prove as satisfactory as thig

add has.

Thanking you for past favors, we are

Yours very truly.

Russell Poultry Rancho,

 

he’s sold out—are you ?

If not, write out your ad NOW, drop it in the next mail and catch next
week’s issue. Then when you see it in type, order it for as many issues
as you want it at our special Breeders’ Rates which will be sent free.

MICHIGAN BUSINESS FARMING

Breeders'
Directory

Mt. Clemens, Mich.

 

     

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Rates:—Advertisements classified un-
der this heading, with the ﬁrst three
words displayed in bold face type nt three
cents per word. Count initials and ﬁg-
ures as words and remit with copy want—
ed to the Advertising Dept., 110 Fort St..
Detroit, Mich.

FARMS AND FAR)! LANDS

FOR HALE—House and 5 acres of lurid
in small town For information write
Box 47, Summit City, Michigan.

FOR SALE—70 acres, 9 timber. build-
ings, 3 miles from town, bargain at
$3,000. I‘liitﬁV lcrms. Box 82, Dryden.
Michigan.

214 ACRES HAY, grain & Stock farm,
70 acres in meadow, in acres full plowuig,
heavy soil, $50.00 iu-r acre. .I"€L-l'tlt‘-
ulai‘s J. Vim Nines, llig Rapids. Michigan.

FAR.“ FOR SALE—~80 Ilt'l‘i‘:-’, or 1230
acres black loam clay sub-soil, ncw. 2—story
8-room house, new barn. A bargain, near
market, store, milk selling station and
school. Christian C. Eichbrccht, New
Haven, Michigan, R. No. l.

I HAVE ONE of the lncsi producing
farms in Michigan” (260 acres) 1 have
thirty pure-prod Jerseys, some regisicred.
l have full set of tools. I want an active
business farmer to help build up thc busi—
ness and assist in the manngcmcni. Sal-
an and per cent of proiit to capnlxlc mun.
Permanent. \V. JG. 1).. carc Michigan
Business Farming. Mi. “lemons, Mich.

FOR SALE—Fine will :ici‘c farm, near
summer resorts. Bcst markets, Twelve
room house, furnace. two largo barns, all
necessary out buildings, well \x'atcred and
fenced. Bcaring orchards old and new.
Large wood lot. llcucrai storc and post—
oﬁice in connection making nir-o addi-
tional income. Photos furnishcd pros-
pective buyers. ”my ten thousand dol-
lars, for quick sale. half cash. balance
easy terms. Liberal discount for all cash.
Good reason for selling. Write, Mrs.
Ella F. Daly. Riggsville, Michigan

 

 

80 acre Farm for sale. Good soil, im-
proved, 6 miles from town on rural route.
Cheap if taken soon. Mrs. Iva Koch,
Walkerville, Michigan.

FOR SALE—80 acres. It was two 40’s
side by side. Each 40 has a house with a
cellar and well, orchard, barn with base-
merit and hen house. One 40 has wind-
mill with tanks. Land nearly all under
cultivation on main road half mile to
schdol and church. 1% miles to market.
Might sell separate. Good soil. John Ed-
wards, Sears, Osceola Co., Michigan, R. 1.

FOR. SALE OR TRADE—~40 A. stump
land. in Osceola Co., for 2nd-hand Ford
car in good repair. (,‘ash price of Farm,
5400. T. G. Ward, RED. 1, Sumner.
lVIiirhigan.

 

SEEDS A N I) PLANTS

 

POTA ’l‘() E S. Late Petoskeys.
SeedClezm seed. Ask for price. Hol-
steins for sale or trade for light tractor.
Lyman Baker, Morley, Michigan, R. No. 3

bu. Red cob, $4 bu. Grain Ensilage,
$3.60. Order early. Sample for stamp.
Harry Vail, Warwick. Orange Co., N. Y.

FOR SAL FRANCIS Fall - bearing

Strawberry plants $1.60 per
100: $10.00 per l,000. W. F. Tindall.
Boyne City, Mich.

 

 

SEED BEANS Little white 08 per cent
germination. Write for

prices.

Greenhoe Bros, Elwcll, Michigan.

 

 

 

I HAVE 100 bu. or more of old corn in
crib which i offcr for sale at $3.00 basket
of cars. If shelled $6.50 bu. I have beard-
ed barley for So lb. and early ()hio pota-
toes for $1.00 per bu. and bags for same
at cost. Orson N. Bradford, Sparta, Mich—
igan, Route No. 1

CHOICE hand—picked Pen, Beans, ﬁrst
. ‘ test 100%, 2nd test 96% ger—
mination in soil, price, $9.00 bushel. Sacks

free. Charles Tripp, Shepherd, Michigan.

 

 

S E E I) B E A N S
100 bu. dry, haud~picked white beans.
(,‘ash orders received before April 15th,
filled at $0.00 pcr bu. fob. Standish.
Sacks included. A. M. llobosz, Standish.
Michigan. .

 

FOR, .N‘ALE—Snlzer's Six weeks early
seed potatoes. John Brion. Milford, Mich.

Siam» BEANS $9.00 per bu, 1410,13,

sent with your ordcr. This offer good
only to April 15m. llllx, Furmcrs' (‘30-
Operative Produce Co., Sterling. Mich.

Choice M e d I u m

ee cans Pea Beans that

. . have been run

thru fanning mill and pick three pounds
per hundred. Threshed from ﬁeld with-
out excess moisture, $9 per hu., bags extra.
J. R. Campbell, St. Johns, Mich, R. No. 10.

 

SEED BEANS

Name Proliﬁc, State tested big
yielders, yield 60% more than pea
or navy, $10.00 per bu., bags 25c.

 

A. A. La‘mbertson, Cedar Springs, Mich.

 

 

 

SEED CORN—Golden Orange Flint, $5 '

Sterling, Mich. lugs free if cash is_

     

  
   
        
          
 
 
     
 
  
 
   
 
 
 
  
  
  
   
   
   
  
  
  
  
  
  
     
   
  

 

 

 

     
    
  
  
  
   
     
   
   
  
   
 
   
   
   
 
 
   
 
  
  
       
    
        
       
     
     
    
 
     
     
 
     
    
   


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unwise

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Ward Work-a -Ford
Give. you a 12 h. p. en ine for lese than the cost of
a 2 h. p. Ford builds t e best engine in the world—
it will outlast the car-:- and you might as well save

[your money and use it to do all your farm work.
No WOII' on tires or transmission. Hooks up in 3
minutes. No permanent. attachment to car. Cannot
mute car or engine.

Friction Clutch Pulley on end of shaft.Ward Gover-
nor, run by ten belt. gives perfect control. Money back
If not satisfied. Ask for circular and special price.

“All! TRAGTOR G... 2066! $1., lincoln, lab.

     
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
  

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Contract Grown Seed Corn

We "have ﬁnal report»: from our
growers and tire prcpurcd to offer
Seed Corn g‘roWn by experienced inen.
These growers make :1 business of
growing corn for Seed and had the fa—
cilities "for drying and preparing the
corn for Seed. Our Seed (torn has just
been tested and all will gf‘l'lll'illillt‘.
70’}.. or better.

“'9 have hundlctl :tllti put out this
‘szunc Seed t‘oi‘ii i’m' yours and it it:
'no ’cxpei'iincnt with us this your, wc
haVe always found it the most relin—
ble to be obtuiiicd.
\Vhitc (.‘zip Ycillrw
Pride of thi- North
-“’isc0nsin .\'n. I: ilt‘lli ........
King of the lu‘ui‘licrt l)cut
Reid's Yellow Dent
Improved licziining
Smut .\'o::c li‘lint
Longfellow it‘iilli
Red Cob linsiluge
Leuiiiing l“tl(l(lt l' . . .........

Bugs l‘Ixti‘u Stic ouch.

All shellcd ('(ll‘ll, 5t: lbs. pcr
f.o,b. Ypsilanti.

If, on reccipt of your order wc cun-
not ship within the next thirty days,
we will advise you immediately.

MARTIN DAWSON COMPANY

l} Ypsilanti, Michigan.

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Don’t Wear a Truss

ROOKS‘ APPLIANCE
. the mv-dcrn <Ci=utilIC
invention the wonder—
i‘ul nc w (lism-Vci‘)’
that relieves rupture
will be sent on trial.
.\'n obnoxious springs

or pads. Has mito-
imitic ;\il‘ (“ushions
J.iiids :invl draws the
bi'okcii parts togeth—

i-r a: you would a broken

limb. Vii <nl\‘9<. \'n lie-s.
lnii‘liili‘. t‘ill‘llll. New! on
Iriul In p-rmw fl. I'I'Oiﬁt‘IONi
by l'. 8. parents. ('ntstn:
and manure blanks "Iﬂlil‘!i
Il‘l-l‘. Swirl numi- and all

 

(ircss today.

3 95 Buys l 40-Egz

 

Prize Vl'inning L'Iodel—Ilot “later, Coppcr
Tank, Double Fibre Board Case, Sc] l Regulated,
Thermou'ietcr Holder, Nurjery. \‘i'ith $5.25 1 lot
Water 140-Clxick Brooder-—bot.h only $12.95.
Freight Prepaid 52532232532313.

With this Gunrantced Hatching Outfit and my
Guide Book for setting up and opcmting you

”w“ . are sure of success. —~ My
‘- Special Offers provide
' ways to make ex (ra money.
.1; Save time-”Urdu- Now, or write for

cc (mi-Mug. “Mew"; Facts"
— it tells all. - 4m Rohun. Pres

   

 

  
   
        
   
   
     
     
   
    
   
     
    
    
     
  
 
  
   
 

 

  

Belle City Incubator 00.. Box so . Racine, Wis,
NEW

Get Silver’s BOOK»

0N SILO FILLERS

Now i‘r-advlo incil. Learn how ‘ ‘Silvvr-
izcxl Siluqc' ' iatv-uscs \ Iclxi «If t..i:u
$0.12. This 5.5 page ( 2mm“; (ow-rs nil
styles hand or power L'Llllt‘l'm. 55ml (or it.

Thu Oliver Mfg. Co. ‘
506 Broadway, Salem, 0.

    
  
    

 
 
  
  

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YOUR FOR-D “’ILL USE HALF COAL

‘GIL if you use our HHS carburetor. 34
miles pci' gallon gimi'unicwl. (inc—third
.-. more powci'. lfsc t"!lv:t|i.~‘»‘l gasoline of
one—half kerosene. Quickly starts cold
. vlﬁOIOl' vycn zit icon» and moves right off
with full power. .\’u spitting or popping.
Slow speed on high. Fits exactly. At-

,t’ach it \‘oursclt‘. ‘ltl off list where up

agent. Big proﬁts selling our goods. We

ﬁt all motors. Write for 30 day trial of-

fer and money back guarantee. The Air-
. Friction Carburetor Company, 550 Madi—
‘« son‘St.. Dayton, Ohio.

' [7“ — We Have for Sale

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A ﬁne Farm of 530 acres—2 miles from
town. Improvements in every way up
to date. Basement barns, Silos, Stone
House, Orchards and Sugar Bush.

_ McClure-Stevens Land Company

GLAD“’IN, hlICH.

 

 

 

MANAGEMENT 0E THE
' EARLY SPRING PASTURE

The early spring management of
pastures is a limiting factor in the
production of grasses later in the sea-
son. In the spring when the earth
thaws and the ground softens the
stock should be kept off the pastures.
The ﬁrst green grass does the stock
little good. and to eat it down close
as. fast as it grows is injurious to it.
G'ass after the weather has held it
in check needs leaf surface, and needs
its natural early growth. If it is
kept grazed down its roots are ex-
posed to the sun and do not develop
sufﬁcient strength to carry the plant
into the summer in good condition.
Every experienced stockman knows
that pastures allowed to get a vigor-
ous start. before being grazed have a
much greater carrying capacity than
those kept closely grazed.

Give the grasses an opportunity (0
become palatable and capable of nour-
ishing the stock before turning the
stock out, to pasture. In the corn-belt
states that, time seldom comes much
before the ﬁrst of May. Young cattle
and dairy more should be kept-on win-
ter rations until the sun has had time
to fill the grass with nourishment.
it: is useless to attempt, to fatten ani-
mals or to keep dairy cow's up to high
production when they are running
about the pasture after“ tender bits
of watery grass during the early
spring. I have seen dairy cows fall
off in milk yields when turned out
early and their grain rations continu-
ed. In spite of the grain the cows
lost in condition and milk'ﬁow be-
iause they expended their energies
running after new grass. Keep dairy
cows and fattening stock out. of the
pastures until grass; is big enough to
stand grazing and conditions are fav~
orable for grazing; then one can turn
the stock out and know that. they will
make rapid growth "and economical
production.

Judgment must lic exercised to avoid
overstocking pastures iii the spring, or
allowing them to be tramped in wet,
weather. If one seeks to derive maxi-
mum returns from a pasture he must
regulate the number of animals kcpt
in the pasture according to its capaci-
ty for furnishing fccd {it the different,
periods. lt' silage is fed a week or
ten days later in the spring a smaller

I

quantity will be needed during the
summer.

It is a perplexing problem to kccp
the pasture: ('Rlett down sufﬁciently

to keep the herbage fresh and sweet
early in the sczismi and still not leave
the stock in the lircli later on. Of
late it has become almost imperative
to provide some mean: 02' titling stock
over the midsummer scustm instead of
'flllli)’ regretting that. it has occurred.
l<‘ortunately. however. this condition
can bc controlled successfully by {(+de

 

iiig silage during the spring and sum—
mer and regulating the q antity by
the condition of stock and pastures.
Then. too. if more Filagc is fed during
the curly part of the FifilSOll :1 small
amount win sufﬁce lzitci' in thc suin—
lllel'.”*ll". N. If.

BE CAREFUL not MARES
WHEN THEY ARE IN EOAL

Experienced horsemen tell us that.
brood mares can perform a full ‘sea-
son’s work on the farm and raise a’
strong and vigorous colt, but on the
writer‘s farm it requires six mares
to raise an average of four colts a ’
year, and to make up two efﬁcient
teams for farm work. Of course there
are times when there is a surplus
of horsepower. but again there are
times when it is- necessary to change
mares at noon in order to make up two,
teams that can do a full day’s work
without any danger of injuring the
mares or colts.

The farm mare can do a pretty good
season's work it‘ hand] (i by a careful
driver, but, when work IS so pressing
that she must be kept, on the plow
right up to the time of foaling. and
then put back in the harness in eight
or ten days after she drops her foal,
we shall quit breeding our mares or
keep an extra team to give them a

longer period of rest. As a rule the
place forthe foal is in a cool, darkened
Stable and not wearily plodding after
the mare in the hot sun. The occas-
sional nursing while the mare is in a

heated condition will .do more harm .

than good. Give the mare a few
week’s rest so that her milk ﬂow may
become regulated and then work her
a. half day at a time until she is in
condition to do a. full day’s‘work. Keep
the foal inside and darken the stall.

When the foals are about four Weeks
old, encourage them to eat a grain. ra»

tion of rolled oats and wheat bran. .-

moistened with water and sweetened
with molasses. About a pint of such
a. ration a day, fed in three'feeds
will be a liberal amount for the ﬁrst
four weeks. This ration may be in-
creased gradually until weaning time.

When the mares come in from the
ﬁeld at noon and night, give them
plenty of time to cool off before the
colbnurses. Heated milk frequently
proves disastrous to th: colt that is al-
lowed to nurse while its dam is in a
heated condition. ‘

By working 't r mares-moderatcly
and giving the colts proper care we
raise better horses than would be pos-
sible if we forced the mares to the
limit of their endurance and allowed
the colts to follow them about the
ﬁelds. In these days of high priced
labor We cannot afford to have our
hands herding colts in the ﬁeld. or
have them held back from doing a
full day’s work for fear of overworking
the mares. By keeping an extra team
and giving the mares and foals a
square deal we gain enough by in-'
creasing the efﬁciency of the teams
and hired hands to more than pay the
cost of maintaining two extra mares.

While the mares are working in the
tield a. part. of the time we feed them
a ration of cats and bran in equal
bulk with about one-fourth bulk of
cornmeal added. and moisten the mix-
ture before feeding. We allow each
feed to ferment before feeding, and
find it. a safeguard against colic. If}
the feed is not. properly moistened
several hours before the feeding fer—
mentation will come after the mares
cut it, which lllef‘IJS colic or idigestion.

Vl'e prefer stilling colts and plan to
give mares tlizir are not being worked
on the farm lill‘ run of a large yard and
shed during the winter. For a nomi-
(lay meal we feed hay and straw and
n t'cw coil; of corn. In the stable
morning's /n<l nights they are fed mix-
ed hay. ’{illl a grain ration of cuts,
corn and wheat bran—L. J. 31.

THE PRAYER OF A
CONTENTED COW
Scientists. practical housewives and

mothers have discovered that clean,
sweet. pure cows’ milk is a fundamen-

tal food product, from infancy to old
age.
l am a milk machine. i

I ask only for proper food and cure
and l will produce rich, pure. swcta
milk.

The more care given me, the more
and better milk.l can and will pro-
duce. I want to do it because it. is
my life’s work.

Please remember, dear master. I
must work 24 hours each day that: I
can produce milk, both night and
morning. In order to pi'iduce the
maximum efﬁciency, 1 must work un-
der favorable conditions.

I must have good food from
pastures. »

I must. ligiye water and I must have
plciiry of fresh air. I must not. be
compelled to stand out in the rain
or in the boiling hot'sun.

Do not lie my head so that I cannot:
protect. myself from the pesky ﬂies.
and so I cannot lie down and rest;
with ease and comfort. If I must be
tied in 21 stall. wash and brush me reg-
ularly, so that foreign dust and dirt
will not get into my milk. Please look
after my lioofs and keep them healthy.

Please do not swear at me and do
not; strike me.

I like to be petted often.

Kind words also will help make me
happy and contented—Written by El- ‘
bridge A. Stuart/A Zovcr of the H01—

rich

‘ Livia; shook V

months Id. Grandson of Hengerveld
e Roll red by Johan'Henge' old Lad
who has 61 A.R.O. daughters 35d out of
a granddaughter of Pontiac DeNljlander
35.48 lbs. butter and 750.26 lbs.vmllk in 7
days. 3090.60 lbs. milk in “days. Price
($125. ~7F.O.B. Flint.“ Write for Photo and
pedigree. L. C. Ke‘tzler.

HICKORY GROVE STOCK F,
(ids-rs for immediate sale 12 daughters of
lung Hengerveld Palmyra. Fayne bred to
Mutual Pontiac Lad. All of the cows in

‘ this hard are strong in the blood of Maple-
crest and Pontiac Aggie Korndyke. We
can always furnish carloa'ds of pure bred
and grade cows.
D. Owen Taft. Route 1, Oak Grove. Mich.

WANTED—50 to 100 Angora Goats. State
lowest cash price. point of loading and
age of goats in ﬁrst letter.
L. Ostrander. Legrand, Michigan.

SHEEP
Shropshire Ewes

right! Prices right!
Royal in service.
Michigan.

A limited number of
bred ewes; bred
A son of Tanner's
H. 13,- Mouser. Ithaca.

FOR AUGUST DELIVERY 50 Register-

ed Shropshire Yearling ewes and 30
Registered Yearling Rams of extra qual-
ity-and breeding. Flock established 1890.
C. Lemen, Dexter. hzl'i'chigan.

HATCHING EGGS

 

' from our-~linglish Bur-
HatChlng Eggs roii Sii'uiu White Leg—
horns. Heavy winter layers, large birds.
easy hatchcrs and quick growers. Hatch-

ing eggs $6.00 per ltttt. Large and small
orders promptly ﬁlled. Fci-tility 115%.
Packed O. K. Satisfaction guaranteed.

ZlGEl‘ANl), Mich. Box b’. lildV’luRIES

FA HM S & I l ATCHERY.

 

LEGIIOHN
EGGS for Hatching from a winter lay-
ing strain of S. t}. . . Beds.
15, $1.00; 1:0, $l.5u: 54). $2.50; 100, $5.00.
Mrs. Edith l’ark. Muplewood Farm,
t"oopm‘.s\'illc, Michigan. ’

 

ATCHING EGGS From Prize-Win-
ning Bni'rcd llocks, Thompson strain.

$6.00 ,lluudi'ctl; $3.25 Fifty: $2.00
Thirty. Sill't‘:lii muting $1.50 per 15.
. Sillll Stutlcl, (Tlielsca, Michigan.

 

Ban-ed ROCk Eggs From 'stru'n with

records to 2‘90 eggs
per year. $2.00 per 15 Prepaid by par-
cel post. Cr ulnr i‘rec. Fred Astling.
Constantine. )l‘clisgau.

lllTE “09K
$7.50 per 100.
(‘. ll. 'l‘liuinpsmi. l‘fYtll't, Mich. R.

EGGS $1.50 per 152

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SEEDS A N l) I'LA NTS

 

 

inspected Pedigreed Oats and Barley

College VVouder. College Success, A1-
cxandei- and lNoi'tliy are the pure bred
oat varieties available. These were
dcyclopcd at the Michigan Agricultur-
ul College and so are especially
adapted to Michigan conditions. Pure.
clean seed for sale by the members of
the Michigan (‘rup Improvement AS—
sOciution whose wed in ﬁeld and bin
incl thc inspcctwl seed requirements.
if you are interested in these or if
you buy lnspectcd seed and would like
your crop Inspected, ask for these rc—

quircincnts, when you write for list
‘ g‘i'ilH’Pl'S of l-‘mlig‘rccd grain lt‘nr
Illl‘4 list or uiiy uthcr literature H" 'il"

Association writc
.\'l("()l.Sti\'. East

the .‘4cci'ct'i‘v .T W
l.:ii“'iii:‘ ”Virgin.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NAVY SEED BEANS

at both lftlti and till? crop»; 15.: per
pound. bean sucks 35c. Tests have
shown ltltl per cciit germination. Not

the slightest sign of disease infection
t‘uu ship parcel post, cxpi‘css or freight
samc day received. II. H. Hinds.
Stanton. Michigan.

 

 

 

SEED BEANS

or Navy Bcaiis,~ca.ch lot {calm}
for Germination. Ninc Dollars per
bushel f.o.b. Boyue City. All north—
crn grown but protcctcd from frost
by our lakes.

Farm Products (‘u., Buyin- ('it’i, .‘ilich.

l’cu

 

 

SENATOR DUNLAP STRAWBERRY

PLANTS, money makers. Propogating
rows trimmed; 1.000 for ‘32. , 500 for
$1.25. J. E. liznnpton, Bangor. Michigan.

MISCELLANEOUS

 

FORD USED TIRES. Stock always in
hand. Special sale $4. $5, $6. New The
(10.. 377 . Dix Ave, Detroit, Michigan.

 

 

stein dairy cow.

8-16 YORK TRACTOR, three bottom'
plows. Outﬁt a bargain. Chas. E. Eich-
brecht, R. 1, New Haven, Michigan.

WANTED—Position as Farm Manager

by experienced and export all around mail.
Only big. job considered.

Addrees. L B.,
.\’o. '129, vaert,._.Michiga.n.-. ~

RSGISTERED noLs'TmN "BULL 11‘

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R‘Iigogolentbe Denekdsle, No. 18157. Bern Nov. 4, 1915.
all s’ire'e 3 neuron , Better 74.” 38.37
Dlml Inf-ﬂ Milk 1 days 510.00

‘ Butter :3" 53.5.

His Dan’s Dunn's {Milk 1- .,
Butter 30 days 124.1!
Record Milk 1) d 24$ 09'

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(She heed: one of the ten only combinltione of three
Ilrm't- [en-retina of thirty pol-d cove.)

. , Butter 7 days 23.8
Bu dun I record It 3 you-v Milk 7 d.” 410.40
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Ilia the nearest dens ensue Bitter ; 3;: 5::
(Including 1—4 end 1—! 1-3 . old.)
lrlnlly marked, about lull and Price

McPherson Farms Co., Howell, “arch

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" H ‘ d ctivn II in inherited ability. Good cove.
dﬁxkbepilgegtu and perceived hull; i! progress in dairy-
‘" h ‘0 bf m“ ltrwect u. 5. Dept. of Agric. Bulletin.

      

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E. L. SALISBURY

SHEPHERD. MICH.

Breeder of purebred
Holstein-Frieda: Cattle
Young bulls for sale from A. II.

0. Cows with 'ireditable records.

 

 

 

DISPERSION

Twenty Head of Registered Holstein Cows. Strong
in the blood of Pontiac Korndylre. Eight heed sired
by Sire Abbeklrk De Kol Marcella. Large. thrifty
young cows in good condition. A number of these
I'VI‘VS have made good reoorde. I want to sell this
oliering to men who have use for a carioad or more
or such stock. EDGAR COLLIER, Fowlerville. Mich.

 

 

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HOLSTElN-FRIESMN CATTLE

ooount present labor conditions and sickness in
the family we offer for immediate sale our entire
herd or about no choice cows. This herd is com-
posed of large vigorous cows. of the most popular
hues of b g. The individuals offered are in
excellent health. good ﬂesh condition end are caps»
hie of going on and dolnl Q proﬁtable year‘s work.
'I he entire lot will be priced right.

 

 

DELOSS EDDY, Byron, Mich.

 

 

and Shorthorns. 600 to 1200 lbs. Choice
quality sorted to size, are and breed. In

1“ I C HIGAN years.

250 STEERS FOR SALE

(mes, twos, threes, Herefords, Angus

Write your wants. C. F. Ball,

lowa.

car lots.
Fairﬁeid,

HATCH HERD HOLSTEINS

YPSILANTI We have been “breeding

Up” for the past eleven
Pontiac Korndyke
and King- Korndyke Sadie
Vale bulls in service. Select your next
sire now.’

For Sale, Registered Holstein Bull

10 months old, whose sister is champion 2-
yr.-old of the state. Record, 26 months,
‘31: lbs, butter in 7 da. Sire a son of
Pontiac De Nijlander, Record 35.43 but-
ter in 7 da. Dam's record as 3-yr.-old 21
lbs. butter in 7 da. Price, $100.00. L. C.
lx'ctzler, Clover Dairy Farm. Flint, Mich.

HAT DO YOU WANT? 1 represent 41
SHORTIIORN breeders. Can put you in
touch with best milk or beef strains. Bulls

all ages. Some females. C. W. Crum,
Secretary Central Michigan Shorthorn
Association, McBrides, Michigan. d,”

 

 

Registered Holsteins—

or a eBulls ready for service,
and bull calves from 0'0

lbs. bull and A. R. O. dams; also females

of all ages.
Wm. Griiﬁn, Howell, Mich, R. No. 5.

FOR SALE A ite'g. Jersey Bull 10 mo.

01d. Dam is an imported
Daughter of Noble of Oakland. Price,
$90.00. Tosch Bros, Capac, Michigan.

 

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lspersmn a . ., ..

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This sale will be held at my farm 1 mile
west of Howell on M. 4th, 1918. Every-
thing will be A. R. 0. tested, includ‘ng
14 fresh cows, and many others coming
in soon. and a No. of ycai‘lings and calvcs
that are bred in the l‘urplc. I only havc
2 hulls left ready for service that I will
soil privately. \Vatch for larger ad. ncxt
\w-ck. D. 1-1. Hoover, Prop, llowoll, Mich.

()LS‘TEIN BULL )ALF born Jan. 28,
1018. A ﬁne individual, nicely marked
from a 29.42 lb. Sire and 23.80 lbs. 4 yrs.
old dam. A. F. Loomis, Owosso, Mich.

HEREFORDS 100R SALE, two
big strong yearling
bulls ready for service, younger ones
coming on. For earlyvmaturity and econ-
omical production unsurpassed. E. J
Taylor, Fremont, Michigan.

EGISTERED GUERNSEY BULL.CaIf

for sale. Four months old, well mark-

ed, 01’ excellent breeding and a line in-
dividual. Eugene Wilcox, R. No. 2
Bangor, Miclu'gan.

1 b ll 1 .
SHORTHORNSS fellnaleg,nzlo;e:xl‘g'
to 7 years old. Frank Rohrabacher,
Laingsburg, Michigan. ~

CHOICE REGISTERED STOCK

PERCHERONS,
HOLSTEINS,
SHROPSHIRES,
' ANGUS.
DUROCS.

 

 

 

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DORR D. BUELL, ELMIRA, MICH.

 

 

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RATES:-—l‘lp to 14 lines or one inch and for less than 13 imoartions under this
Title displayed to best advantage.
For larger ads or for ads to run 13 issues or more we will make

heading, ﬁfteen cents per line.
we will quote antes.

 

 

 

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Special rates which will cheerfully be sent on application: to the Advertising Dept.
110 Fort St, \Vest, Detroit. s

». . . . . ‘ FOR SALE—(me Dark Red Polled

THE WILDWOOI) JERSEX FARM '[ lvurham Bull, 10 months old, registered

Breeders of Jersey cattle strong in the
blood of Royal Majesty. We have stock
for sale from R. of M. dams and sire.
Herd regularly tested for tuberculosis.
Herd ave. proﬁt per year $100 over
cost of feed. The kind that pays. We
mvxte inspection. Satisfaction guaran-
teed. ALVIN BALDEN, Capac, Mich,
phone 143—5.

 

 

 

 

Half Ton—O. I. (Ls—Half Ton

Spring pigs sired by the Five great-
est boars in use in one herd in Amer-
ica. and from the sows that were undu-
feated at 111.. Mo., Ohio and Mil-h. state
fairs. Write for our catalogue, it’s
free, we want you to see it before you
buy. We guarantee satisfaction.
(‘randell’s Prize Hogs, (fess City, Mich.

 

 

 

 

 

OR SALE—8 Reg. Shorthorn Bulls
from 9 to 17 Mo. By Maxwalton
Monarch a son of the noted Avon-

dale who has 3 sons & 2 daughtl-rs that
have won the Grand Championship at
the Internatitmal and American ltoyal, as
well as won 1st Prize on get of Sire 4
times at the above named shows. llcrd
just tubercalinc tested without a single re-
actor. John Schmidt & SUNS" Ilwml City.
Michigan.

 

Holstein-Priest“ Cattle-——-——
Under the present labor conditions

I feel the necessity of reducing my
herd. Would sell a few bred females
or a few to freshen this spring. These
cows are all with calf. to a HO-pound
bull. J. Fred Smith, Byron, Michigan

 

 

One Car-load Registered Holstein:
Yearlings sired by 30 pound bull and
from heavy-producing cows. Also some
choice Duroc open gilts.
J. Hubert Brown, Byron, Michigan.

 

HOLSTEIN FRIESIAN CATTLE

FOB. SALE—~Young Holstein bulls from
good A. R. O. dams and. sired by 30 1b.
bull, few females whose dams have good

. R. 0. records, bred to a 30 lb. bull.
Howbert Stock Farm, Eau'Claire, Mich.

CATTLE FOR SALE

zLoads feeders and two loads yearling
steers. Also can show you any number
1, 2 and 3 years old from 500 to 900 lbs.
Isaac Shanstum, Fairﬁeld, Iowa. R~8.

 

 

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Also some good Sunshine Oats for seed.
.1.‘ A. Autterson. Whittemore, Michigan.

RINKLAND HERD
Registered
ii(’)LSTEiN—FRIESIAN CATTLE.

John A. Rinkc. Warren, Michigan.

Young cows,

RAINBOW HOLSTEIN heifers, heif-

er calves, g. daughters and g.g.d. of Hen-
gcrvekl Dck’ol (best bull in the world.
Large herd. Perfect Aug. bull calf for
$150, marked half & half from 15 lb.
yearling (laughter of 26 lb. 1).. 600 lb. m.

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for sale. Some young bulls from A.

0. cows. Not the cheapest, but worth
what 1 am asking for them. Arwm
. Killinger, Fowlerville, Michigan.

 

(-ow. Will ship subject to approval. (‘ows

$150 to $175. licifcrs $75 to $125.

It‘ll-31V CART). FOXVI """~.‘ll,.l.l~l. .\lI(‘H.
EGISTICRICI) IIOLS'I‘I-IIN IIIIII valves
for sale Brt-cding very high, but
prices very low for a short time.

Model Stock Farms, E. 1‘. Kinney, Prop,
East Lansing. {\lichigan.

FOR SALE Holstein bull calf out of 12.2

.llounds 25 M granddaught-
er of Homestead (lirl l'lr- Kol Sarwastic
Lad 106 A. It. 0. dau. by grandson Ling
of the Pontiacs 230 dau. Carl F. & H. N.
l'lraun. Ann Arbor, Mich.

‘HOLSTEIN-FRIESIAN CATTLE

1. always have a few good individuals

 

 

WOLVERINE STOCK FARM

of Holstein—Friesian Cattle,

Breeders .
Senior Herd

Battle Creek, Michigan.
Sire, Judge Walker Pictorje whose
first ﬁve dams are 30 lb. cows. Young
bulls for sale, from daughters of King
Korndykc Hengel‘veld (lronsby.

FOR SALE One 11 mos. old grandson

of Royal Majesty whose
dam as a .‘1 yr. old produced 406.24 lbs. of
butter in 1 yr. Solid color. First check
of $90 takes him. Registered, trans—
ferred and dclivercd to any point in
Michigan. Fred A. Brennan. Capac, Mich

0R. SA LBJ—Registered Jcrscy Bull 15
mos. olrl. \Vrite for price and Fed.
Carlton R. Lewis. Ypsilanti. Michigan.

0R SALE—Three choice Registered
Holstein Cows. High record ances—
tors. Pedigrees on request. Address
E. P. Kinney, East Lansing. Michigan.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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POINTER & SON

/ Breeders of

Registered Holstein-Friesian Cattle

DEARBORN, MICHIGAN

Stock Minor sale at all times. If
for some of the best,

you are looking

SCC US.

 

 

 

 

 

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ings are very choice.

“Tiday Abbekerk Prince.”

 

day backing of 30.29 lbs. butter.

Sale of Registered Stock

Owing to failure of water supply on this farm, 1 am obliged lo
sell all of my stock, including 18 head of Registered Hoisteins and
5 head of Grade Holsteins better than 15-16 pure.
0. I. C. sows, two with litters of 9, each farrowed March 15th, also
11 fall pigs, 1 registered 0. I. C. boar, a yearling.
They include 3 (laughts-rs of Maple Crest
Korndyke Hengerveld No. 84478 with a yearly record of over 1200
lbs. of butter. A very choice young animal is a bull from a daughter
of “Maple CreSt Korndyke Hengerveld" and “King 011a.” who has 7
Yr. record of 1345.55 lbs. butter.
2 daughters of a 30-lb. sire, 4 grand daughters of that great sire
Farm is situated 6 miles west of Detroit
out Grand River Avenue, on Mill Road 11/.) miles south.
start at 12 a. m. sharp. All females old enough have produced a
Iii/lug calf within the past year and all females of breeding are safe
in calfto a. 20—lb. bull, a son of “Tiday Abbekerk Prince,” which
makes these calves they are now carrying very valuable.
daughters. show very 'good conformation.

Elmer E. Smith, Redford, Michigan

3 registered

The cattle offer-

Sale will

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‘ ‘~7~'—"’ i'
" " , ' 7 f JERSEY r COWS] for 33105 .
Registered your choice of one. two or:
three from a. dozen, Jll't Ire h,or duel:
soon. W’alcrman‘ @- 'Wa-‘erznan, Packard
Road. Ann Arbor, Michigan. “ . 1

HORSES '. ‘
(his 2-year-old Black Per-
or e L'llCI'Un Stallion, weighing

1300 lbs, also our aged-
Stallion Ingomar 30047, that has been at
the head of our stud {pr 10 years. M. A.
Bray Est, Chas. Bray. Mgr, Lansing.Mich

(Ht SALE, Percheron Stallion 121705.
Black, llcavy ‘honc fellow—~foa-ied
.lunc 23rd, HHS. .i. l". lllatly. Vassar,

Michigan, Route No. 7.

   
   
 

 

    

 

 

BELUIA N STA LLION’

3 year 01 for sale. (Tan be reg"-

_ infers-(l in purchaser’s
name. Price $300.00. '190. M. Williams,
Route No. 1. Big Rapids. Michigan.

prices Mark B. (‘urdyﬁ
PIH‘HERON STALLION prices rc~
duced. One coming four. steel gray,
will weigh a. ton, broken single, driven
double, Price $350. One coming eleven,
black, will weigh 1900.‘brokcn single and

double, Price $250. Colts to show. Fred
N. Randall, Manchester, Michigan.

H OGS
0 Bred dGilts

C Serviceable ' Boats
,1. Carl Jewelt, Mason, Mich.

 

For Sale. Write
for doserintim‘. &
llmvell. Mich.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Big Type Poland (‘hina bred
Recorded SOWs and giits, for sale.
Leading blood lines of the breed, at our
hcrd’s head. C. A. Boone. Blanchard,
Michigan.

1G TYPE POLAND (‘IIINAEL Choice
. sows bred for April and May Yarrow.
L. \V. Barnes & Son. Byron. Michigan.

Registered llmnnshirc Boar, very ﬁne
$60.00. Four pure bred not regis-
lcrml llanmshirc boars 5 months Old

$25.00 each. A rigg‘istcrod Jersey bull 5
months very l'mv $40.00, purc bred Black
llnngshan pulls-ls $230. My [lock 21 for
$40. I}. ll. l‘llnvsuman. \\':ilvl‘l’0rd, IiIiOh.

I‘I(ill‘"l‘l‘ll{l‘lll HAMPSHIRE BOABS
, for sale. John \V. S‘nydwr. 11. 4, t.
.lolms, Michigan.

 

quality.
Il‘loytl II.

"ENG 0. l. (‘. sows Hf lliw
Roars and bred sows all sold.
,Zanister. Sm‘ingport. Michigan.

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LEONARD’S {.2} 9.? 2.1.3213." R... 5.3;; :

Ol-(lm's booked for spring lugs. It}.

Lootinrd. St. Michigan.

0. I. C for service; also fall pigs
_ ' either sex; sired by 18!

prize yearling boar Mich. State Fair 1917

(Floyder Loaf Stock Farm, Monroe, Mich”
t, No. 1.

 

Louis,

 

(“hoicc young boars ready

 

 

POULTRY ‘ j,
WE HAVE THEM

S. C. W Leghorns; Trapnested stock.
liens, 'Pullets, Cockercls and Cocks. Will
take orders for hatching eggs now. We

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

also have good seed beans. Write us.

Hill Crest Poultry Farm. Ypsilanti, Mich. ..
AltREl) PLYNIOI'TII ROCKS. Single ’
("mull Black I‘Illllil‘l‘lt Eggs, $1.50 for ,E

1:7; $4.00 for 50. llort Smith, Pickford,

Michigan, U. T’. 1 if
IIAMI’ION Blur-l. and lilllT ()rping—

C UNIS. Stock lllill halt-hing: l-g‘gs for f

sale. James ;\. lmlrxy. Mohawk, lVIich. '
0R S.\I.l‘l———-i£ul(lvn \'\>f~'lll.(l.liln ('0ckor— b
wlr: 3 yours will. l’l'll‘l‘ $21.0". l'ill'e bred ~‘

Hirn'li. \\'m. 1‘. S‘a-hulil-i'. llll]!-‘, Michigan.

0 \Vllil<~ ‘~.\’;~.'all—

Superior Farm ~ 0 ..

, \‘mtm‘ l::j~.'.-1's,

and lit for any show room. l'Iy'w .lg‘mr

Slam-ll 1st, 53110, $3.00 alul 743.011 ln‘l' 15,

$3.00 Dl‘l' 100. Send for mating list .

1‘. \‘v'. llormywvll, l'lymmulil lliwmgau ,‘

ISIII..\\'I)‘S \VIII‘i‘I‘J ROCKS-1311129. div “’3’

M root blood of a \vcll—known Elm-egg

strain. Eggs for hatching $1.50 for '

13: $5.00 for :30: $9.00 per 100.
1.. Scamans 3: Sun. llr-llcvillc.

\YI‘ ,
CHICK :zlt‘ll season, different

. . varieties booklet and ~
testimonials, stamp appreciated, Frocport «pl.
llatl'hl‘l'i'. ROX 1“. F‘rcl‘llnrt. Elichigau.

Michigan.

 

ship thousands

 

 

 

BARRED ROCKS 'l‘bc farmcr's kind. ’ ' ,»
Eight years of (‘are— 3.
fill breeding, largo. heavy—laying fowls. 7
l‘lggs $5 for 50: $10 for 120, (Thus. I. 35.
Wonk, Fowlcrville, Michigan. '1
BARBIE!) ROCK (‘ ckreIl-l
Pure BYE for salc $3 each. llgtching _.
eggs $3 per 15. R R. Bowman. Pigeon, . “#5"
Michigan. . .

 

I
BITE WYANDOTTES of quality. ﬂne
large cockerels. $3.00 each. Eggs.
$2.50 per 15. Clarence Browning. Route
No- 2 Portland, Michigan.

 

RCRHQDE ISLAND arm oocKER-
els for breeding purposes from a

 

good laying strain $2.00 eao. Harry

McCahe. Blanchard. Michigan.

20 000 Standard bred White Leghorn
’ (Young strain) and Ancona.

chicks forJApril delivery at $13 per 100.
Satisfaction and safe arrival guaranteed.
Order at once and get catalog. HOLLAND
HATCHERY, R. No. 7, Holland, Michigan. ‘

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: .3136!!! in providing a healthy and ‘re«
. rmunerative set of markets, The ad-
vances“ registered the ﬁrst half of
.March in every department of the
: trade clearly demonStnates the strong
underlying conditions of the market,
-' and although some of the bloom that
"“Fthen appeared in the cattle and hog
,trade has been effected by heavy runs
the last ten days, the situation is one
that seems to offer abundant reason
5 for optimism. Sheep and lambs are
. selling at the year's high point. With
the Lenten season terminating March
31, the Jewish week of Holy days over
by April 5, a strong prospect that the
government will remove all meatless
day regulations and every prospecct of
*a. broad, healthy demand for meats,
jthe general outlook carries consider-
‘ able encouragement for producers.
. The heavier weight cattle have been
in much better request, and this is ex-
tremely gratifying to the trade, as
it is not a healthy condition of affairs
when cattle of just ordinary quality
and ﬂesh are eagerly sought after and
steers of good ﬂesh and quality go beg-
ging. It tends seriously to discour-
age feeding and investment in feeders,

Best beef steers sold here today at
$14.50, about 25c lower than the high
time ten days past. The lighter and
lower priced killing steers have mean-
while lost 35 to 500 in value, while
stock and feeding classes are about 25
cents below the recent high spot.
Most of the steers selling for slaughter
are going within a range of from $12
to $13.50 while a spread of from $9.75
to $11.25 is taking the bulk of the
stocker and feeder classes. In the
butcher cattle market a spread of-vfrom
$8.75 to $10.00 is taking the bulk of
the medium to very good fat cows
and heifers selling on up to $11.50 to
$12.25. Canners and cutters are now
going mostly at $6.85 to $7.50, good to
choice fat bulls from $9.65 to $10.50
and bolognas from $8.75 to $9.35. Veal
calves scored to new record levels
early last Tuesday, when under stress
of urgent Easter demand. prices for
prime vealers were run up to $17.50
to $17.75. The market collapsed, how-
ever, as this demand subsided and
closed last week with $15.75 to $16.00
buying the best vealers, a decline of
$2.00 from the week’s high spot. Re-
ceipts of calves for the week were 20,-
356 head only 29 head below the yard
record. Today’s trade was steady with
last week’s closing. A big spring run
of calves is on the market horizon.
and prices may show a further run of
calves is on old fashioned bargain
sale is likely with lambs On a $18.00
to $18.90 basis, a bond of sympathy
existing between the two markets.

Hog receipts today were 77,000, the
largest run in over two years. There
have been only a half dozen days when
receipts have been heavier. The mar-
ket naturally declined, the loss rang—
ing from 15 to 400 from last week’s
closing, the bulk selling a big 250
down. The close was the low point.
A $17.85 top was made but it was out
of line, as few hogs sold during the day
above $17.60 and $17.75 was the prac—
tical top. Bulk sold between $17.00
and $17.50, pigs mostly from $14.75
to $15.75. Common mixed heavy pack-
ing sold down around $16.50 to $16.75
and selected heavy hogs at $17.00 to
$17.15 while best selected light hogs
made $17.50 and higher. The market
prospect is bright and the trade ﬁgures
a gap in the supply coming within the
next two or three weeks, when farm-
ers all get busy in their ﬁelds, that
will force prices up sharply. It is a
war marketand the trade realizes that
anything is possible.

Sheep and lambs sold today at the
highest prices of the year and a strong
prospect exists as to trade conditions
for the remainder of the fed season.
The Government strongly intimates
that lamb and mutton will not be re-
placed on the restricted list and the
supply sheep and lambs left on feed
is in comparatively few and strong
hands. A 3-car string of Colorado-
Mexican wooled lambs solda today by
Clay, Robinson & Co. at $18.90, or 15c
above the extreme top last week, pre-
vious high spot this season. The bulk
of the wooled lambs cashed at $17.75
to $18.60~ depjending on weight and
quality. Shorn lambs carr:"ng about
a 30-day wool growth sold up to $15.95
with some of 100-lbs at $15.25 while
Michigan feeders took out at a cost of
. $17.50 some 76-lb. Montana lambs to
, ' shear and ﬁnish. Shorn 86-lb. west-

 

  
  

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Detroit, March tad—Cattle: Gunners
25c lower, others steady-with Monday;
best heavy steers, $113.50@$12; best.
handy weight butcher steers, $10.50@
$11; mixed steers and heifers, $9.50@
$10.50; handy light butchers, $8.506)
$9.25; light butchers, $8@$8.50; best
cows, $9@$10; butcher cows, $7.50@
$8.25; cutters, $7.00@$7.25; canners,
$6.50; best. heavy bulls,. $8.50@$9.50;
bologna bulls, $8@$8.75; stock bulls,
$7@$7.50; feeders, $9@$10; stockers,
$7@$9; milkers and springers, $60@
$90. Veal calves: Market steady, best
$17@$17.50; others $9@$15. Sheep
dna lambs: Market steady; best lambs m
$18.25@$18.50; fair lambs, $17@$18;
light to common lambs, $15@$16.75;

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clipped lambs, $14.50@$15.25; fair to
good sheep, $10@$12.50; culls and
common, $6@$8.50. Hogs: Market
dull; good pigs, $17.50; mixed grades,
$1750@$17.65; few at $17.75.

East Buffalo. N. Y., March BF.-—-Re-
ceipts of cattle Monday, 110 cars. The
trade opened steady .on medium wt.

Plant Buell’s ‘ .

Russet Rurals!

gives my seed potatoes the “Hustle Habit."
They are full of pep and gumptinn and
Will grow right away from the lazy
southern grown, potatoes, mature earlier
and produce a better crop. No crop is so
greatly improved by the judicious change
of stock as potatoes. ‘

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and weighty steer cattle which were
in moderate supply; butcher steers
and handy weight steers sold steady
to 100 higher than last week; fat cows
sold 25 to 50c lower than last week;
heifers sold steady; bulls of all classes
sold steady, oanners and cutters were
in very light supply, sold steady; feed-
ers and stockers were in light supply,
sold 15 to 250 higher than last week;
yearlings were in very light supply,
sold steady. At the close of our mar-
ket about 15 cars going over unsold.
The estimated receipts of hogs for
Monday were 8,800 head. The market
was steady to strong, with the medium
and heavy hogs selling from $18.25 to
$18.50; mixed hogs, $18.75 to $19.90;
yorkers, $18.90 to $19.00; pigs, $18.25
to $18.50; skip pigs, $15.00 to $17.00;
roughs, $16.50; stags, $13.00 to $14.
Receipts of hogs Tuesday totaled
about 3,500 head and the market open-
ed 250 lower on pigs and steady 0 all'

shiftless.
years,

ferent conditions.

The Late Petoskey, Russet Rural, Round
Russet, Dusty Rural, Rural Russet, Dib-
ble’s Russet and Buell’s Russet Rural
are one and the same variety. There
is about the same difference between them
that there is in different branches of a.
family that have been raised under dif-
Some are ambitious
and prosperous and others are lazy and
I have raised the variety for
have hill
and eliminated disease and by other good
methods have improved on the original
stock so that I choose to call the ones
that I raise and offer for seed BUELL’S
RUSSET RURALS.

In the heart of Northern Michigan the
soil and climate are ideal for the grow-
ing of good seed potatoes.
new and not full of potato diseases, we
are about 1,000 feet altitude, the nights;
are cool and the days but moderately
warm, the growing season is short which

selected,

potatoes are low at planting time it is
a good sign that they will be high the
following year. There are never two
seasons alike. I am going to plant my
usual acreage and am advising my friends
to stick to their knitting and raise ‘ ta.-
toes not only for business but patriotic.
reasons. Order early. I will ship when
weather permits. Remember the supply
is limited as I only sell what -I raise.

The price is $1.00 per bushel, sacks
free f. o. b._ Elmira. No order accepted
for less than 2 bushels. You can have
your choice between Grade No. 1 and
Grade No. 2. The number 2 are just as
good for seed as the No. 1 and will go
farther.

I also have a. limited supply of Bliss
Triumph which I consider the best‘ early
potato. The price is $1.50 per bushel,
conditions same as above. -

Remember, poor seed is largely respon-
sible for the low yield per acre in the U.
S. Get the seed. It will pay you. Your!

treated 501‘

Our soil is

DORR D. BUELL, Seed Potato Man of the North

ELMIRA, MICHIGAN

 

other grades, with the heavy hogs sell-
ing from $18.35 to $18.50; mediums,
$18.50 to $18.75; mixed and yorkers,
$18.85 to $18.90; lightyorkers, $18.25;
pigs. $18.00 and a very slow sale;
roughs, $16.50; stags, $13.00 to $14.
The receipts of sheep and lambs on
Tuesday were sixteen cars. Best
lambs sold from $19 to $19.35; throw-
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families.

Herd headed by Dutch‘and.Colantha.Winana. Lad
Senior and Grand Champion Bull at Michigan State
Junior sire Maplecrest Application Pontiac

% sister hold 6th and 7th; highest
butter recurds. Sons of these great sires up to 15
old for sale. Prices and pedigrees on application.
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,_ WILLIAM BROPHY
Agent for M. B. F.,
Allegan 00., Mich.

We give a 1918 Ford Automo—
bile to the agent who sends in the
largest number of subscriptions be-
fore May 25th, and pay a cash
commission on every subscription ‘

besides 1
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garding: ~

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When you write any advertiser in our weekly will you mention the fact that you
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——-wbat William Brophy of
Allegan County is doing for the
farmers in his neighborhood YOU

can do in yours! Read what Mr. Brophy says:

lhave had very little trouble in getting subscriptions to
MIB. F. especially after one has seen one of the papers. Every
man says that it is the best paper they have ever read.
my subscribers are now planning on renewing next year.—
WILLIAM BROPHY, ALLEGAN COUNTY.

There is fully as good an opportunity in your county.

you going to take advantage of it now, or wait until someone

else .has the field?

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