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AUTO LICENSES
VERY farmer in

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Michigan livin g ‘ Curtis Evans, Frick.
north of Lansing I! mek HERIEIT Fuller,  I‘John-

- _ F. BAKER m. r . nnon.

knows that during or a, x am, noon,
dinary Winters the O'Brien. Pitktn, Rasmus-

snow prevents the use of his Ford
during the months of December, Jan-
uary, February and March. He also
knows that in the cities and in the
southern counties cars are usually
run for the full twelve months of the
Year. He also knows that for the
privilege of using his car on the
roads for eight or nine months he is
paying the same license fee as is his
more fortunately situated fellow cit—
izen who use: his car on the roads
for the full twelve months and he
has been wondering why he is thus
being discriminated against. He
asks no favors, seeks no charity, but
feels that in this matter he is not
getting a square deal. Lanky Sandy
MacDonald of Houghton, in which
territory the injustice is most notice-
able, because in the upper peninsula
frequently cars can be run in coun-
try distrjcts but seven months in the
year, introduced in the house, a bill
providing that after April ﬁrst, each
year, licenses may be taken out for
three-fourths of the yearly rate, and
has been with real Scotch persistency
pushing for it passage. This prop-
osition has been advanced before but
has been strenuously opposed by the
State Highway Commissioner, who
while admitting its justness has op-
posed it on the ground that “the
State needs the money" and when
Sandy’s bill was introduced and he
began to talk to members for it, the
active members of the "Thumbs Up”
club and of the "Me Toos" began to
explain with aggressive manifesta—
tions of owlish wisdom that while the
principle was alright, that it would
be very unwise at this time because
the state needs the money.

But really does the state need the
money so badly that it cannot afford
to play fair with all classes of its
citizens? We have a federal appro-
priation of 23 millions for Michigan.
We shall provide for the sale of 10
millions of road bonds; we shall have
6 1-2 millions from auto and truck
licenses (which may be very ma-
terially increased by pending legis—
lation) and we have a half mill state
road tax amounting to 2 1-2 millions
beside all the county, township and
covert road tax aggregating between
45 and 50 million dollars available
for the year 1921 and in the face of
these facts the “Wise Men of the
East” in the ripeness of their exper-
ience and the profoundlty of their
wisdom solemnly announce that to
take off $2.56 from the Fords and a
like proportion from the can’t affords
of up—state citizens blockaded by
snow three to ﬁve months of the
year, (less than one~third of the
auto owners of the state) would ser-
iously cripple the ﬁnances of the de—
partment resulting in its partial. if
not permanent demoralization and
probably result in the ﬁnal destruc—
tion of the universe.

Well, Sand-y ﬁnally got his bill out
of the house committee and steered
it through to ﬁnal passage where it
failed by two votes. Sandy 'had it
reconsidered. laid on the table and
it will be taken up again in a few
days and it is to be hoped with bet—
ter results. This is a matter of some
importance to twovthirds or more of
the farmers of the state the justice
of which no one denies. Will not
some one call the attention of our
Farm Bureau friends to it? And
Mr. Reader, you might write a letter
to your Representative about it.
(The county clerk will give you his
name.) Tell him you are for Lank'y
Sandy MacDonald's auto license bill
and he will know what you mean.

The vote on its passage in the
house was as follows:

YEAS—Aldrich. Averill, Barnard. Bra.-

man. Chase, Culver,
Defoe, Danz, Dean, DeWitt, Dunn,HErn-

m , Ghana. sun,
Hall, Harris, Henze, Holland. Hubbard.
Jewell, Kooye Ladd, Leo, Leedy, Lew-
is. may. Mac aid. Hanwaring, Meg-
gison, Menerey, Miles, Miller, Wm. F"
Morrison, Nevins, Olmstead, Ramsey.
Rankin, Robinson, Rowe. Moon, 8a.»-

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sen, Rauchholz, Rad. ﬁn
Town, Vine. Warner, Joe. E... Speaker.

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introduced a sun bill in tho Senate
real battles of

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Chas. Evans. who thinks and says thtt.

‘thc state needs the money,"

THE INCOME TAX

HE PROPOSED Income Tax reo-

olntion has up to date failed to

pass the house and should it 3‘
by there, is apparently in for e
stormy time in the senate. A public
hearing was held before the house
committee which was largely attend;—
ed by representatives of mining,
manufacturing and other interest!
which might be more or less affected,
if such a tax were imposed, two or
three representatives of farm organ-
izations, and a number of the tax
commission and a considerable num-
ber of individuals interested from I.
personal standpoint either for or
against the proposition.

The arguments pro and con held
the very close attention of those
present and all manifested deep in-
terest in the subject. The repre-
sentatives of farm organizations
made the tactical blunder of advo-
cating the measure as one which in
its operation would work to relieve
the farmers of part of his tax bur-
den and place it on the other inter~
ests represented thereby opening the
door to the charge that class advant-
age was sought by the adherents of
the proposed amendment, which was
quickly seized upon by its opponents
whose talented, resourceful and high
salaried representatives rang all the
charges on this charge, painting re—
alistic word pictures of misguided
masses striving blindly to undermine
the state’s industrial fabric, succeed-
ing in which, it must follow that they
like Samson, must perish in the re-
sulting crash. In the forefront of
these beautiful pictures were por-
trayed the working man and his
family, the widows and orphans and
the aged and infirm all destined to
become the victims of this unreason-
ing agrarian horde seeking class ex-
emption from the burdens of govern-
ment. So realistic were the pictures,
so convincing the argument, so male—
volent the purpose that from the de—
tached, impressionable spectator in-
voluntarily came the expression,
“Perish the thought.”

But the hearing did not close at
this point. Along comes Orlando 1".
Barnes, president of the commission
and took up the cudgels for the
amendment and as he proceeded with
the discussion it became apparent
that he knew what he was talking
about and that his viewpoint was not.
anti this or anti that but simply pro
public. He discussed the method of
its application, cited the experience
of New York, Wisconsin and other
states levying such a tax, and ﬁnally
made the clinching argument that
within the industrial area of the
state was being held today three
thousand millions; three billions
($3,000,000.000) dollars in the form
of intangible property consisting of
tax exempt bonds and securities and
other securities stealthin secreted
which is now almost if not entirely
escaping taxation for state purposes.
and that the income tax presents the
only means by which it may be reach-
ed. It is manifest that those by
law exempted cannot be placed on
the supervisors roll and that the oth-
ers may conveniently be forgotten or
denied in the excitement attendant
upon the local assessor’s visit. While
the principal of such investments

may be exempt from taxation in -

pursuance of a sound. public policy,
it is obvious that the income from
such investments is a legitimate
source of public revenue. That the
imposition of such a. tax would bring
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BUSINESS F ARMER

 

April 9
1921

 

 

 

 

 

April 16 Closing Date for Beet Contracts

Beet Growers’ Ass’n Makes Final Round-up in Campaign for Acreage Contracts

'  PRIL 16 is the last day for Michigan on

which Michigan sugar beet growers
may sign the contract draWn up by the Mich-
igan Sugar Beet Growers’ Association in be-
half of the 12,000 growers of the state, says
the association in announcing the close of its
campaign on that date. The 113 locals are
reported by C. E. Ackerman of Durand7 gen-
eral manager of the association, to signing
the association contract in preference to all
others, but the acreage is generally lower than
that of other years.

Conservatism is quite , goneral among beet
growers, continues Mr. Ackerman, stating
that locals are reporting 200 to 1,000 acres as
their totals, which is much lower than the
total for 1920. Many growers declare that
they will not grow beets this year, and others
are taking the conservative course indicated
by the foregoing ﬁgures.

The contract drawn up by the sugar beet
association is based upon the Utah-Idaho farm
bureau sugar beet growers’ agreement with
their manufacturers, which will add $2,000,000
to the crop return of the growers in those
states. The contract provides for $6.45 a ton
for beets on the basis of ﬁve cent sugar, whole-
sale, and adds $1.29 to the price per ton of
beets for each one cent increase in the whole-
sale /price of sugar. The contract makes the
association the sole representative of the
grower before the manufacturer.

The normal acreage of sugar beets in Mich-
igan is 175,000 acres, says the farm bureau,
which provides about 1,000,000 tons of beets
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Sign the Association Contract

HE m growers of nearly every

western state have succeeded in con-

vim; the manufacturers that they
ought to have oomethtng to say about their
contract. and as a result of conferences be!
tweenﬂ1etwo,contractshavebecnadopted
forthe1921season. ButbecausetheMich-
tgan manufadnu-crs have a pro-conceived,
and fairly well-founded notion, that Michi-
gan boot growers will not stick together
theyammrkingdmecxpcctingthatat
theﬂnalmomcnttherewﬂlbearushfor
contracts as there was last year. Why farm-
ersareeoblindthatﬁwycannotseethis
is beyond conception. The campaign con-
ducted by the Boot Growers’ Association
and the Farm Bureau to secure signers to
the Won contract has proceeded fav-
orably and is expected to alhnlnate April
16th. All those who have not signed the
contractumurgedtodosobytlmtdateso
that negotiations may be immediater un-
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normal value of the crop is about $11,000,000.
The following announcement was sent out

last week by Manager C. E. Ackerman:

To all BugaraBeet and Farm Bureau Locals:

“On account of the season for planting crops
drawing near we have decided to make April
16th the time limit for gathering our sugar beet
contracts. According to reports sent In to date
locals have signed on our contracts from 150 to
1,000 acres each. Many report growers are slow
in signing up although they say they want to
raise beets, but will not on the contracts now be-
ing solicited by the manufacturers. It will be
seen that these are the men that are blocking the
game. We will not be able to do much in our

campaign of signing up our acreage on our con-
tracts if the growers hold off in signing them. The.
manufacturers well know that the man that is
not decided in the contract he wants and will
grow on, will as a last resort tumble to them when
the time comes to plant beets. Call your grow—
ers together and make it plain to them that if
the grower expects to get a contract as good as
ours he will have to sign it so we can negotiate
it, otherwise the manufacturers will beat us
again and do it hard this time. There is noth—
ing binding about these contracts until they are
accepted by the manufacturers and in turn by the
grower, the same as any other beet contract which
they may sign.

“We want to get enough acres signed up so
that we can go to all the seventeen manufacturers
in the state and offer them all the acres they will
require to run their plants for the season of
1921. Of course we will take care of any one or
several of the manufacturers that will accept our
contracts.

“Make a special effort to get all the growers
that expect to sign our contracts to do so within
the next week and see that they all are sent to
us at our ofﬁce at Durand, Michigan.

“There will be no “strike” called this year.
Each and every grower will decide himself what
contract he wants to grow on this year. We will
negotiate any and all contracts turned over to us.
Under this plan every grower can if he will join
our Association as his individual rights are in no
way hampered and this Association can get the
grower what he wants if it can be had by organ-
lzation, and we will not be acting alone and at
a disadvantage on that account.

“Please see that all our contracts are sent to
us by April 16th, or as soon thereafter as possible.
Also let us be able to guarantee the manufactur-
ers 175,000 acres which will run their factories.
Let’s all pull together for the next two weeks and
then LET US STICK TOGETHER.”—Michigan
Sugar Beet Growers’ Association, By C. E. Acker-
man, Manager.

Milk Prices for Detroit Area Continue Far Below Average

HE BUREAU of Markets report on the

fluid milk market for the month of
March reveals the fact that out of 94 cities
reporting only 14 showed as low a price paid
to the farmers as is paid in the Detroit area.
These include four cities in Wisconsin, the
premier dairy state of the union. During the
month of March the Detroit distributors paid

, farmers $2.51 per cwt., for 3.5 milk. During

the same period New England farmers sup-
plying the cities of Boston,  Hart-
ford and New Haven received from $3.72 to
$4.22 for 3.5 milk, and farmers supplying
such western cities as San Francisco, Los An-
geles, Duluth, St. Paul, Seattle, Portland,
Ore, received at the lowest $2.80 and at the
highest $3.50.

Grand Rapids, (Mich) producers received
$2.58 and Battle Creek producers, $3.35. The
latter price did not, however, apply to surplus
milk. The retaili prices in Detroit, Grand Rap-
ids and Battle Creek were identical for the
month, viz., 13 cents per quart.

Retail Prices Vary

Comparison of buying and selling priCes in
the various cities shows wide diﬁerences. The
Detroit selling price for the month was 125
per cent higher than the purchasing price;
Fort Wayne’s, 108 pct; Duluth, 122 pct;
Rochwter, N. Y., 110 pct; Cincinnati, 89 pct.;
Chicago, 126 pet; Pittsburg, 100 pct. With
me exception of a few cities in the extreme

‘ southern states where peeple are in the habit

of paying high» prices for milk, few cities re-
port as high a spread between the price paid
to the farmer and the price charged the
consumer as exists in Detroit. In the city of
Milwaukee the retail price of milk for March

was 10 cents. The price to the farmer was
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in a large number of grocery trade papers, and other
advertisements of nature have appeared in

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which it In desperate efforts to sou—at a
tremendous loss. Note the rtdlculonsl low prices at
which these are the jabbing and
retail ut NOT to the ,

this with the Detroit price which was about
5.4 cents to the farmer and 14 cents to the
consumer.

The average price to the producer during
the month of March in all states excluding the
far southern states where milk prices are very
high, was $3 per cwt., and the average retail
price was 13.7 cents.

Just how soon the dairy industry will re-
cover from its present stagnancy no one will
presume to say. The surplus question which
has bothered most dairy sections for some
months past promises to become more acute
during the next two or three months. This
means still lower prices On all kinds of dairy
products.

Much has been said of the menace to the
domestic dairy industry by the importation of
dairy products from the Netherlands. It is
true that Dutch exports of butter to this coun-
try have been largely increased, but the
adoption of the emergency tariﬁ bill will
likely help to reduce these. A much greater
danger to the dairy industry, in our judg-
ment, is the increasing consumption of but-
ter substitutes which cannot be excluded from
the family table by a tariff wall or other leg-
islative means and must be combatted by ed.-
ucation and boycott. Unless more cﬂective
steps are taken to discourage the use of grease
and nut “butters,” they will continue to
crowd legitimate. dairy butter oil the market.
It does not seem as if the dairy organizations
me doing anywhere near what they could to
cope with the diﬁicultiea facing the industry
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THE MICHIGAN BUSINESS FARMER

April 9, 1921

Behind the Seenes Where They Make the Movies

How the “Make Believe” of the Movie Stage is Transformed Into the “Real Thing” on the Screen

SHORT PERIOD of only ﬁfteen years

ago, and the motion picture industry was
not! Not one of our American cities at that
time owned a moving picture theatre! To-
day, every neighborhood maintains and sup-
ports at least One movie and some of them
support three and four of these incandescent
palaces within a radius of a few city blocksl

In the year 1908 the motion picture indus-
try was but an “idea,” born in the minds of
a few, whose sanguine faith in the kodak
equalled the rapid strides with which this in-
dustry or profession (call it what you may)
has startlingly entertained the entire world!

In 1909 this idea began to unfold and grad-
ually shape itself into an actuality, an indus-
try, profession, art, (again you may call it
what you will.) until today this industry or
profession ranks in American productiveness
next to that of the automobile.

Fabulous fortunes have been created by the
motion picture industry, and, fabulous for-
tunes have been lost!

If it is true that the world needs to be en-
tertained, and from the vast sums thus ex—
pended this must be true. certainly the au-

tomobile and the motion picture industries
are allied industries in this regard! That is

to say, in the matter of ways and
means attained for the world’s

By EBIMA l‘IATT RUSH

within “seizmg” distance of the precious in-
strument, the signal for retreat was given and
the camera concealed!

At least one famous director, whose name
today is a household word, in the early days,
was known to carry his camera to location
hidden within the depths of an old clothes
basket ﬁlled with vegetables! Cabbages, let-
tuce and cauliflower concealed his precious
camera, and only upon reaching location, and
his faithful scouts scattered far, and near to
sound the alarm of an approaching ofﬁcer of
the law. was the camera uncovered! At the
end of the day's work,‘ the instrument was
again concealed beneath its garden truck
guardsmen.

California was brought into the limelight
as a motion picture center because of the fact
that. in the early days all scenes had to ‘be
taken by sunlight and motion picture sta-
tistics show that California enjoys about 340
“shooting” days per year!

Michigan sportsmen, do not misinterpret
the phrase “shooting days!” Every day is
a “shooting day” in the motion picture game.

A picture in'the early days of the industry

get the effect of “realism” so necessary in

a picture.

Upon the modern stage of the motion pict-
ure studios however, and within the total
darkness of these concrete enclosures, the task
of. constructing mountains and tunnels, coal
mines and shafts, and subtcr'anean passages,
is successfully carried on by the motion picture
*arpenter and platic artist! Lumber, cement
and paint, within these indoor stages, in the
hands of those skilled workmen and artists,
do the work of nature, and the modern light-
ing system, for the correct lighting effects of
the scenes, does the rest! That is to say, an
atmosphere of storm, rain, thunder, lightning
and sunlight, is accomplished by artiﬁcial
light and water, as the occasion may require!
And then the camera!

At the immense indoor studios of the ﬁfteen
acre “lot” of the Fox Film Corporation in
Hollywood, we saw the carpenters making [one
of the famous tunnels of the Alps. Friendly
pine trees cut down in the forests of the Sier-
ra Madre mountains not far distant, were
carried thither, and these completed the ef-
fect of “realism” of the entire scene. .

'Again, we saw the men constructing a coal
mine out of lumber and cement, and a tank of
Water placed upon a high derrick

 

entertainment.

A marvelous tale is that of the
motion picture industry! As
marvelous as that of the automo-
bile.

In the beginning, for there is
always a “beginning” no matter
how great the end, the success of
the motion picture industry de-
pended absolutely upon the abil-
ity to get, not actors, neither stor-
ies nor “location,” for these were
there for the asking, but the en-
tire motion picturc industry in
the beginning, depended upon the
ability to get a "amera: A cam-
era. that could be turned with a
c‘ank!

There were numerous cameras
upon the market, but a camera
that could be turned with a crank
was a necessary and a fundament-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

within the concrete enclosed stage,
was to supply the water for the
deluge as the mine caved in as the
story progressed. Coal and coal
dust were carried in from a near
by smelter, and the entire “set”
had every vestige of realism.
REALISM! That is the thine:
they are all after, these motion
picture producers. For every
picture must be absolutelv true to
the life it depicts. A
Previous to the development of
the lighting system, above refer—
icdnto, when the work of “shoot-
ing a picture, had necessarilv to
be done in the sunlight of nature,
canvas-top, Open-air stages were
used. Then came an evolution in
the stage system of the movies and
the glass enclosed stage, with
walls and ceiling of solid glass,
came in vogue. Next inthe evo-

 

 

al requirement for the motion
picture business! The Eastman '
Kodak Company believed that they ~held the
patent right upon the idea of a motion picture
camera! Before a motion picture company,
therefore, could be organized or_ considered
even, a camera had to be obtained! By the
very fact of its success, a camera was obtain-
ed, and retained, although very often,
in the beginning, by so-callcd “dark” meth—
ods! There was a blanket war and of seizure
out for every motion picture camera that
was found; for the Eastman Kodak Company
at that time were cndeavoring to force their
rights to a motion picture camera.

A camera expert would make a camera. and
a company about to organize would hear of
it. The lnan with the camera was taken into
the company at once, for no other reason
perhaps, than that he could and would make
a camc'a that could be. turned with. a crank,
for as has been inferred, upon such a cam-
era depended the entire future of the motion
picture company. \Vhole fortunes turned
upon the ability to secure, such a camera!

There was, of courSe, always the jeopardy
of a lawsuit and the conﬁscation of the prec-
ious instrument by the authorities of the
law! Until the camera matter therefore, was
settled, cameras in the early days of the be-
ginning of this immense industry, were al-
ways“ concealed !

Back in 1909, before the. camera question
was settled, when a company went out upon
what is called in moving picture parlance
“location,” scouts were detailed around the
site of the location of the work of taking pict-
ures, so that when an ofﬁcer of the law eame

A View 0! One of the Open Air Canvas Top Stages tn ,Hollywoocl

could only be “shot,” or taken, in the sun—
light, hence the popularity of California as
a center of motion picture activities.

Eastern studios in the early days, had of
course, to be open—air studios, and as there
were, not as many open or sunlighted days in
the East as expérienced in California’s un—
ique climate, the work in the East conse-
quently suffered.

In time, however, and with the evolution of
the modern lighting system of the motion
picture studios, the difﬁculty of cloudy days
has not only been overcome, but entirely elim-
inated, and it is now possible to work all
night long if necessary.

This modern lighting system has made pos-
sible the large motion picture studios now lo-
cated in the East. Many of the modern mo-
tion picture stages erected upon the \Veste
coast, for that matter, are constructed entire-
ly within conm'ete enclosures and in total
darkness, artiﬁcial.light being resorted to.
For, even in California, where there are 340
working or sun-lighted days," there still remain
25 days at least during which time actors and
stage, hands are receiving tremendous salar—
ies, and the work necessarily suspended be-
cause of a short rainy season, or high winds
from the ocean!

Thus theinodern artiﬁcial lighting system
of the motion picture industry, is now recog-
nized as being more reliable even than the
solar system! Of course
certain scenes that must absolutely be taken
in the sunlight and out of doors, in order to

there still remain,

lutiOn of the motion picture stage,
and with the evolution of the sys‘
tem of artiﬁcial light, came the concrete-en-
closed structures already referred to.

Just a word as to length of reels, or pict-
ures. And this may be regarded as the com-
mercml end of the business, for after the sets
have-been erected, the actors and directors
salarles agreed upon, the actual length of a
picture decides its cost!

The length of one ﬁnished reel, that is to
say, ﬁnished as the public views it, usually
averages 1,000 feet of film. The average us—
ual program picture that is not a special or—
dinarily runs from 4,500 to 5,000 feet of ﬁlm.
Specials, as a rule, run longer, say somewhere
between 5.000 and 10,000 feet! We are speak-
ing now of the finished picture as it is placed
upon the silver sheet, but let it be remem—
bered, in order to get this length of ﬁnished
product, it is sometimes necessary to take or
“shoot” upon an average of from 350,000 to
500,000 feet of film pictures. This is cut
down, assorted assembled, some of it elimin-
ated and discarded, often many scenes must
be taken all over again, and these are again
cut down, assorted and reassembled before the
program picture. is ready for the public!

The latest Fox special, “The Connecticut
Yankee,” recently released, runs less than ‘8,—
000 feet. But, in order to get these 8,000 feet
of ﬁnished picture, it was necessary to
“shoot” somewhere in the neighborhood of
300,000 feet of scenes and ﬁlms in the raw!

When it is considered that each Scene is
shot from two to three times, some idea may
be gleaned as to the (Continued 0% Page 17)

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THE MICHIGAN BUSINESS FARMER

  

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Low Prices Demand Great Efficiency on Farms

Cost of Production Must be Cheapened if Farmer is to Survive Present Low Price Levels

HE GENERAL thought in the minds of

most farmers When they talk of organ-
ization seems to be of marketing. When farm-
ers are organized properly they expect to se-
cure higher prices, based perhaps on the cost
of production, as the dairy and milk produc-
ers’ organizations are striving to do.

That is true enough, and rightly so, but
there is another side to the proposition that
is not always so readily appreciated. When
the farmers, thru organized effort, have the
consumer where he must pay them a proﬁtable
price for their produce, Mr. Consumer Wlll
have a perfect right to come back with a de-
mand that the farmers must produce their
products as efﬁciently and cheaply as poss1ble
if he is to pay for their cost plus a proﬁt.

The consumer may say to the dairyman:
"Are you using a purebred sire that will
grade up your herd with better cows that can
produce my milk mm‘e cheaply? Are all your
cows proﬁtable producers or am I paying you
to keep some ‘boarders?’ Am I to pay the
proﬁts of the small dairymen whose expense
schedule will show double the housing and
labor cost per cow compared with larger
herds?”

To the crop producer the consumer may
rightly say:

“18- your farm large enough to use your
machinery, horses, and labor most efﬁciently?
Can you show me just what it cost you to raise
those potatoes or apples per bushel?”

These are some of the matters to which
farmers’ organizations should give attention.
No dairyman should talk much about milk
prices who is not keeping careful track of his
herd, either by his own reckoning or, better
yet, thru the services of a cow test association.
No farmer should talk about organizing to
maintain prices who is not willing to organize

By E. L. \iGELOW i

 

 

Watch Your Costs

HEN COMPETITION or business do-
Wpression forces dOWn his prices the

shrewd manufacturer scans his 0081
sheets to see if he can reduce his costs of
production. If he can he remains in busi-
ness. If he can‘t, he fails. Declining prices
on farm products will bring many farmers
to the verge of bankruptcy—unless they can
cut their production costs. Some of them
will not be able to see how this can be done.
but it is a subject worthy of careful study.
Greater eﬂiciency, lower farm wages, in-
creased yield per acre and rigid economy
in production. added to increased efficiency
and economy in marketing, will do the bus-
iness. Mr. Bigelow gives us some valuable
thoughts on the subject in the accompany-
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for more economical and efﬁcient production.
Few farmers are ﬁtted by training or inclin-
ation individually to pursue the modern meth-
ods of cost accounting and proﬁt reckoning
in all branches of their diversiﬁed business.
The simplest way out of the difficulty is to
organize and secure the services of one who
has been trained to.aid them in those partic-
ulars. ’

Richard A. Pattee, the redoubtable leader
of the New England Milk Producers’ Ass’n,
had stated from the platform that one of the
greatest obstacles he and his associates have to
contend with in ﬁxing prices with the Boston
milk distributors is the lack of data by which
they can prove the costs of production. It is
to the farmers’ interest'to ﬁnd out those

things by getting together and securing the.

services of men who are trained to ﬁnd out.
Has your county a. farm bureau and a

county agent? If it is a dairy center, are
there COW test associations to cover most of
the herds? Are there bull associations when--
by the smaller farmers can secure the services
of a better bull than they could afford to own
alone? Is there a purebred livestovk associ-
ation to further the interest in better cattle?

Our government experts are forced to ad-
mit that the average farmer the country over
makes but a dollar a day. Careful investiga-
tions of hundreds of farms in New York point
to the fact that the farmer operating loss than
100 acres stands a slim chance of making more
than hired man’s wages, while the census ﬁg—
ures show that more than half the farms of
the country fall within that class.

Federal investigation of 185 farms in Ohio,
Wisconsin and Indiana covering a period of
seven years, show that on those farms f‘ow
farmers made large proﬁts, a considerable
number made a bare living and most of them
received a labor income of less than $500 a
year. Surveys in New Hampshire, Vermont
and New York have shown that probably the
majority of dairymen operate their farms at
a loss.

Now, while this may read rather discourag—
ingly, remember every cloud has its silver
lining. In this cashAhe lining is Found in the
fact that in every group surveyed the coun—
try over there will be found-a few farnwrs
who are making a good proﬁt which leads the
investigators to the conclusion that for the
right man with the right methods there is op-
portunity for a good living with a good proﬁt
on the farms of our good old U. S. A.

For the majority of our farmers this moans
get together in organization for economical
and efficient production. Every dollar put, in—
to it will come back thickly padded with in-
terest. Try it and see.

H$py is He ,Who Wants Much Compared to Him Who Wants Nothing

HAVE been reading the story of Cecil

Rhodes. His life was full of adventure; it
makes excellent reading.

But the passage that interested me
was this: ,

Riding to the Matoppos one day at the us-
ual four miles an hour, Rhodes had not said
a word for two hours, when he suddenly re-
marked: “Well, le Sueur, there is one thing
I hope for you, and that is that while still a
young man you may never have everything
you want.

“Take myself, for instance: I am not an old
man and yet there is nothing I want. I have
been Prime Minister of (the Cape, there is De
Beers (the diamond mines that Rhodes con-
trolled) and the railways, and there is a big
country called after me, and I have more mon-
ey than I can spend. You might ask, ‘Would
you not like to be Prime Minister againi’ Well,
I answer you very fairly—I should take it if
it were offered to me, but I certainly don’t
crave for it.”

At twenty-ﬁve he was so rich that he did
not want for any of the things that money
can buy; at thirty-ﬁve he did not want any-
thing at all; at forty-nine he died.

I hope I may never be guilty of writing any-
thing intended to make poor people content-
ed with their lot. ' ,

I would rather be lmown as one who sought
to inspire his readers with a divine discon-
tent.

To make men and women discontented with
bad health, and to show them how, by hard
work, they can have better health.

To make them discontented with their in-
telligence and to stimulate them to continu-
ed study. ‘ .

To urge them on to better jobs, better homes
and more money in the bank.

But it does no harm, in our striving after
these worth-while things, to pause m in a
while and count your blessings.

Prominent among my blessings I count the

most

joys of anticipation—the delights of erecting
castles in Spain. .

“There would be few enterprises of great
labor or hazard undertaken,” says Dr. John-

 

 

 

 

* “Musings of a Plain Farmer" ‘

HIS IS the farm-
T er, all tattered

and torn, who'
milked the cow with
the crumpled horn. ,
and who writes the
“Musings of 3 Plain
Farmer" which a.p- .
pears every week in i‘
the Business Farmer. ;
Of course, he doesn't l
look very tattered or
torn but you must
remember that he
was having his pict- _
ure taken. He doesn’t '
wear these clothes when he takes care of
the stock or sorts the potatoes or When,—
his wife feeds the calf. He‘s quite modest,
—being nothing but a “plain farmer,” as
his picture shows, but he has ﬁnally con-
sented to let us reveal his identity. His
name is Arthur P. Ballard. His farm is
near Ubly, Huron County. He is 38 years
old, was born at Davisburg where his par-
ents still live. Farmers always of genuine
American stock. He says that he has many
“ups and downs," but “manages to keep a
firm belief in God, the Constitution of the
United States, Republican party, and organs
ization among farmers.” He reads the M.
B. F., “and likes it," also the Detroit Journ-
al, the Michigan Farmer, County Gentleman,
the Bible “a lime, and Shakespeare and
Burns a lot." A little Scotch, eh?

M. B. F. folks tell us they like Mr. Bal-
lard’s “musings,” because he talks about
the little homely tasks that every farmer
has to do, and expresses many of the
thoughts which nearly every farmer thinks.
Again, we say, blessed be the power to
think while we are performing the routine
duties of life. Otherwise, work would be
nothing but drudgery and life a weary ex-
istence at best—Editor.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

501}, “if we did not have the power of magni—
fying the advantages which we pursuadc our~
selves to expect from them.”

Blessed gift of the gods! How largely are
they to be pitied who have it not.

Aladdin did not have it. Nero did not have
it. Anything he wanted he could have at the
instant when he wanted it. And, for from
ﬁnding joy in life, he found insanity and the
detestation of mankind.

If you would discover the really happy man
of history, look for those who have strivon
forward from one achievement to another,
drawn by the power of their own anticipa-
tions.

They have made every day yield a double
pleasure—the joy of the present and the dif—
ferent but no less satisfying joys provided by
a wise imagination.

I believe in day—dreams. I am strong for
Castles in Spain. I have a whole group of
them myself, and am constantly building im-
provements and making alterations.

For twenty years I have not known what it
was to be out of debt. Debt has been the
greatest incentive in my life, because it has
spurred me on to increased endeavor not to
disappoint the friends who have trusted me
and the men who have believed in me.

I trust that before I am ready to stop I
may have considerably more money than I
now have.

But I trust also that I may never have too
much money. I should not. for instance, like
to have as much as Mr. Rockefeller.

Indeed, I feel an almost snobbish sense of
superiority when I think of Mr. Rockefeller,
and Cecil Rhodes and Croesus and all others
of that ilk.

For I have everything they have—a roof

.over my head, two meals a day, work that I

like and the love of good friends.

And I have something else they do not have
and can not know.

I have wants—Michigan Tradesman.

  

   


 

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THE MICHIGAN BUSINESS EARLIER

April 9, 1921

Consumer Fails to Get Benefit of Falling Prices

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TATISTICS gathered by the Department prices of certain commodities also show thtt
of Labor Show that the consumer has re. Comparison of Prices Received Aéégé 5 lood prices advanced the least of all. The
ccived Very little beneﬁt from the drastic de- by Farmer and Paid by Con- 3&5? 35 Percentage 0f increase in fOOd Prices. from
clines in farm products during the past sev- sumer on Dec, 15, 1919, and £3333 ea December, 1914, to December, 1920, .111 th‘
eI-al months. In December, 1920, preliminary Dec 15 1920 respectively gTﬁg' 53 city of Detroit, was only 75.6. During the
ﬁgures showed the prices of farm products  .  ’ :---~— syn-:9 :‘v same period of time clothing advanced 176.1
had i‘wlurnedto within 4—1 per cent of the pre- gettilvegdl 0333")" 153:7”;  per cent; rent, 108.1 per cent. ‘ Fuel and
par H‘W‘l. Final Iiigures would doubtless Commodity "ﬁggfﬁggj—l D'veéj’ﬁezg’jggg ﬁg light, 104.5 per cent; furniture and 
it”!.1315”Hilfitiikfli’iii i385“?  till his  139   i‘iis’piiiceﬁir cfﬁ‘téthi‘ida‘éé?iiiinﬁiiieiiig';
o  I. . 'e ' 0 prices were s 1 C‘ts. i 'C‘iETTéts. pct? ° - ,
73 Mr cent above Dre-war level. Figures for nexus” , 1"““ﬂ‘” Varied hilt little. These facts ShOIlld 311w“
l‘ebruary are even more startling. By the F9399“), 6-“ 3'25i12'.b,,9t4i—§9J:gi those who have claimed that the farmer is
last of this month prices of farm products _ ‘thgﬁélfw_go 75 l 27753 i ozﬁﬁ—iowi—eo I‘GSPODSibIC for the “high cost 0f wring-H
were on an even keel with pre-war prices, but EGGS I 7W“ V“ I . The normal Spread between What the fan
food prices were still in the neighborhood of 36:23:: 77 7‘ 9“ iEIL—T—L—s— er receives and the consumer pays is largl
60 per cent above. The accompanying table (Pound) 6‘ 43 i 78 62 —35 w“ enough 85 it ihy hilt When this Spread 1' i"
shows what the farmer received for his pro— “lzgoinﬂ 25 ,5 39.1 49.2 o 3. creased hy 3h°ht MW Per cent, the 1113953303
ducts and the consumer paid for his food 1n CATTLE . - of the situation becomes greatly 
the month of December, 1920. A comparison (“93,1136  u l 3", 4M "2" 2, At the present time a proper. system of dis-
ot prices today would show an even greater 11:9? stt‘ealfﬁ 33.: 33.17 11 tribution could be made to yield the farm
spread. nods was ' ' at least thirty,per cent more for his product
During the year 1920 farm products, with (11)., live wt.) 1. 0 ~30 and cost the consumer at least thirty per cent
one or two inconsequential exceptions, stead- P§?m&hoi): n" :3; is}. :1: less. But in the absence of such a system
ily declined in prices, but during the same Ham' ‘b- 49,191.43? ' the consumer continues to complain of the
period only twenty-eight articles of food out “3322111) 225 no —-—2o high COSt 0f IMHg and th° farmer trembb
ol' foriypne declined in price, While the other  111;; ,3; ,3: :3 dangermlsly 0103610 bankruptcy as ‘1 reSUlt at
thirteen shoWed an increase. The average conN ' ' F’ "’ “‘ﬂ‘ ,"“ unproﬁtable prices. 'Farm products are still
ilwrease during the year to the consumer was g‘ghglg,,m ,1“ 60 l 6.6 5_5 “56's g°ihg dOWh, and.Wh'ere the end W111_ be D9-
only ten per «lent on the following articles of 5ATS ' ,“"”’T‘””’ * body knows. It is llkely that retall food
loud: sirloin steak, round steak; rib roast, $22513”, 1b, 7° ‘5, 9, ‘10, "3‘ 1,. prices Will also slump further. but they’ll
tutu'l; roast. plate beef, pork chops, bacon, haVe ’60 Speed up COhSlderably If they 9"“ 0‘7‘
hum, lill‘il, hens, ertake the prio-
i'lou r. e o r n , | i , , , k es on farm
llli‘ul, eggs. but— PET—7' Fm ‘7‘“ | w \\~ 8mg: t Andh“
,. - . . 3%"; 1051515,.” 3m _. , /___._.. pre m t at
it I. ml.le [)01d— TySEM‘AT 2.10 muenn' ‘5‘  -u gutggggw Should far.“
I. ' a ¢.LB .

toes, bread, sug-
ar. cheese, rice,
coffee and tea.

FOR FRE'GHT AND OTHER~
SHIPPING EXPENSES—

MY RETURN as THE sue»
was 33¢ PER HEAD—v
M

n' cos‘r ME $1.77 PER Hem 

Food Increases
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tuating prices.

American Meat Exports Decline Fifty-One—Per Cent. During‘1920

Production Drops in All Classes but Veal and Consumption Shows Falling Off

HERE WAS less meat produced, less ex-

ported, and less consumed in the United
Stains last year (1920)_ than in either of the
two previous years, although the consumption
in 1919 and 1920 varied but little, the great
change being in the exports. These and other
facts were brought out in a series of tables
recently compiled by the Bureau of Animal
Industry, showing the annual status of the
meat situation for the calendar years 1907 to
1920, inclusive. The data for each year in-
clude: (1) The total slaughter which is divid-
ed into federally inspected and nonfederally
inspected, (2) The exports and imports, and
(le the consumption, total and per capita, of
each kind of meat and of all meats combined.
The same information is given for lard separ-
ately from pork. Some of the salient points
indicated by the tables are as follows:

Beef Declines Since War

Beef growers made their supreme war ef-
iort in 1918 and during that year sent to mar-
ket 15,750,400 animals which yielded slightly
over 7% billion pounds of dressed beef. This
number has never been approached before or
since. in two years the cattle slaughterings
have fallen to 12,176,400 with an accompany~
ing decline of 14} billion pounds in beef pro-
duction.

The exports of beef products fell from
728,000,000 pounds in 1918 to 164,000,000
pounds in 1920. This was to be expected, as
the United States for several years before the
world war was not a beef—exporting country.
South America and Australia are now the

great sources of cheap beef and mutton and
naturally will dominate the export trade in
these commodities.

Ten years ago the consumption of beef per
head of the population in the United States
is shown to have been 78 pounds, last year it
was not quite 56 1-2 pounds; beef consump-
tion in the American household has undergone
a great change during this time, especially in
reducing waste, and doubtless a. considerable
part of the difference between these amounts
formerly found its way into the garbage can.

Veal Gains In Favor

Perhaps the most outstanding feature of
the domestic meat situation in recent years
has been the increase in the production and
consumption of veal. The demand for calf
products has caused a steady increase each
year for the last six years, and calves market-
ed in 1920 more than doubled the number in
1914 and 1915. he, the consumption of
veal in 1920 was little more than one-seventh
that of beef and one—ninth that of 'pork, yet
the fact remains that it is the only class of
domestic meat that has made a consistent an-
nual gain in recent years.

New Zealand Lamb a Factor

The table showing sheep and lamb slaught-
er is marked by considerable irregularity. The
slaughter was greatest from 1911 to 1914, af-
ter which‘it declined for three years, then in-
creased for two years, and in 1920 again do-
clined.

Exports and imports of mutton and lamb

have been almost negligible until last year,
when New Zealand frozen lamb carcasses were
imported in large quantities, making an epoch
in the trade. The total weight imported dur-
ing the year was 101,000,000 pounds, nearly
one-ﬁfth of the total domestic production of
both mutton and Lamb. It is not to be assum-
ed, however, that this is the beginning of a
permanent trade of such magnitude. The im-
portations, in a sense, were merely an inci-
dent due to the war.

The New Zealand product, as well as that
from other sources normally is absorbed by
the English marke but the unusual condi-
tions following the war caused the British last
year to be overstocked, and the meat found an
outlet in this country. This quantity of lamb,
it may be remarked, is of somewhat less signi-
ﬁcance on the other side than it is here, since
according to ﬁgures previously published, the
average Briton consumes relatively about sev-
en times as much mutton and lamb as the av—
erage American, while the average for France
is nearly four times as much.

Consumption of lamb and mutton in the
United States is only about six pounds per
person per annum and is very small compared
to beef and pork. It is smaller even than veal,
of which about eight pounds per person is con-
sumed.

Pork Exports Slump

Pork production in 1920 fell considerably
below the high record made in 1919 when mar-
ketings were unusually large, owing to the
high prim  (00m 0. We 19)

tiﬁcially high
level. That is
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TREES AND BUSHES

VVhen is the best time to prune trees?
Also. when should blackberry bushes be
transplanted? How does one go about it
to graft a red ralmpler rose bush‘l—Mra
M. I... Williamston. Mich.

Early spring, just before the sap
starts to flow is the best time to
prune trees although they may be
pruned at any time during their don
mant period in the winter and early
spring.

Blackberry bushes should be transe
planted in early spring as soon as the
soil dries out suﬂlciently to handle.
In transplanting these bushes, pre-
serve as large a proportion of the
root system as possible and in the
case of transferring them from a
spot in the garden to another, it is
well to move them with as large a
bunch of soil about the roots as can
be retained, thus disturbing the root
system as little as possible. Roots
of all plants should be kept moist
and free from exposure to the sun
or wind during the operation of
transplanting.

Plant the bushes at the same
depth as they stood before, firmly
packing good top soil around the
roots and leaving a little loose soil
on the surface. Do not place ma-
nure under the roots or immediately
in contact with them.

In regard to the grafting of a red
ramble rose bush, where the top had
died and the stock below the graft
had survived. I would say that this
may be done in early spring by se-
lecting a shoot about the thickness
of a lead pencil, making a longitud-
inal slit just through the bark about
one inch long and across the top of
this make a horizontal cut through
the bark about one-half inch long
thus forming an incision like a cap-
ital letter "T." From a Rambler
rose bush, cut a bud with a strip of
bark extending about one-half inch
above the base of the bud and the
same distance below. This piece of
bark at the base of the bud should
be about 1-4 inch wide and if any
wood is removed in cutting the
bark. it may be readily slipped out
before inserting it in the stock. Slip
this bark into the incision on the
stock with the bud penetrating thru
the longitudinal cut, and the inner
bark of the bud coming in contact
with the wood of the stock. After
ﬁrmly pressing the bark on the bud
against the wood of the stock, tie
with soft string or rang to hold it
ﬁrmly for 10 days or- two weeks
when it will have set and the string
can be loosened to prevent girdling.
This budding should be done before
growth begins. The other shoots of
the stock must be cut away and af-
ter the bud starts to grow, the stock
which is above the bud can be prun-
ed off—C. P. Halligan, Head Dept.
of Horticulture, M. A. C.

 

CLOSING NATURAL WATERWAY

I purchased a piece of land some time
ago. The Grand Trunk R R. had the
old water course shut off from its natur-
al course. When there was only one
track there was a culvert under it and
an open ditch on the other side, which
is on another man‘s property. The R. R
put in a water pipe in place of the cul-
vert when they laid another track, but
the ditch on the other side is ﬁlled up so
the wat r can‘t run off my place. Whose
place is tio clean the ditch, his or mine?
Have I a right to clean ltT—G. H, 8..
Penﬁeld, Michigan.

If it is a public ditch you may ﬁle
a petition for cleaning out but if it
is just a natural water course neith-
er you or any one else would have a
right to go upon his premises to
clean out the ditch. You could not
eompel him to clean it out for your
beneﬁt. He could give you permis-
sion to clean it' out—W. E. Brown,
legal editor.

 

FISHERS’ AND HUNTERS‘ RIGHTS

What legal rights has ﬁshermen and
hunters along the banks of a river run-
ning through a. farm, and what is their
limitations?—Reader, Alma, Mich.

 

In a case decided by the supreme
court some years ago they said: “The
plaintiff claims the exclusive right of

 

THE MICHIGAN BUSINESS FARMER

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hunting within the territory cover-
ed by his patent from the state. He
founds his right upon his proprietary
interests in the soil under the wa-
ter. He does not deny so long as
the premises remain in their present
condition that the public have a right
of navigation over his land. but he
claims such right is a mere easement
and extends simply to a right of
passage over his lands in such ves-
sels as are capable of navigating»
the water over the same. He in-
sists upon the exclusive right to
hunt and to capture all wild game
while on his own premises, and that
this right of capture is as much a
right of property as the right to
make any other use of his own prem-
ises." The supreme court in that
case said: “As owner of the fee of
the soil under the water I think he is
entitled to such exclusive right.”

 

One would be a trespasser if he step-
ped upon the banks of the river for
hunting or ﬁshing. It was held in
another case that one who enters a
private lake or pond, not navigable,
in that instance about 100 acres,
would be a trespasser even though
he entered from a highway without
stepping upon any solid land. Sec.
7694, C. L. 1915, provides: “That
in any of the navigable or meander-
in: waters of this state where ﬁsh
have been or hereafter may be pro-
pagated planted or spread at the ex-
pense of the people of this state or
of the United States, the people shall
have the right to catch fish with book
and line during such seasons and in
such waters as are not otherwise pro-
hibted by the lawsof this state." The
next section is with reference to ac-
tions at law for actual damages done.
——W. E. Brown, legal editor.

 

P. M. SERVICE

Could you inform anyone where or
who to write to to see what could be
done toward making the P. M. keep a
fire or light at its station at this point
on Sunday night? The population of
this town is between six and seven
hundred and ev Sunday night there
is a large crowd eaves this station and
a number of people from the country es-
pecially, school children going back to
school, and there is never any ﬁre and
very seldom any light. and no ticket of-
fice open. What can b done about it?
~H. C_ B.. Merrill. Mic .

The Public Utilities Commission
has authority to compel public util-
ities to provide certain conveniences
for its patrons, and this matter was
accordingly referred to this Com-
mission. After a correspondence ex—
tending over about six weeks the
Commission advises us as follows:

Again referring to the matter of the
heating and lightin of the Pere Mar-
quette station at Mgrrill.

We have received a communication
from the President and General Man-
ager of this company in regard to the
matter and he advised that upon inves}
tigation it develops that they maintain
an operator at this station until 10 p.
In. each night with the exception of
Sunday. And that it has been their
practice for a year or more to close this
station on Sunday, but the waiting room
is left open and is provided with a kero-
sene lamp which is always in shape to
be lighted.

There is also" sufficient fuel in the
stove so that a fire can be made when-

ever required. He further advises that ~

there are but very few passengers that
board either train No. 35 due at Mer—
rill ai 5:0: n m. or No. 36 due at 9:38

D. m.

If the conditions are as outlined in
this letter it would seem as though the
arrangements should be entirely satis-
factory. Very tJ-uly yours.—-Mlchigan
Public Utilities Commission, by James
Bic.a Chief Inspecting Engineer.

While this arrangement may be
“entirely satisfactory" to the Public
Utilities Commission and the P. M.
ofﬁcials who never have to wait in
the cold at Merrill for a train, it is
likely not satisfactory to those who
do. It is the opinion of the editor
that the P. M. should arrange with
its agent to provide heat and light at
this point, especially during the
winter and we would“ suggest that a
petition signed by the Merrill pat-
rons of the road addressed to the
Public Utilities Commission and the
P. M., might secure them better con-
veuiences.——-—Editor.

BEWARE THE TRAVELING
“SPECIALIST”

In former years the country dis-
tricts were infested with “special-
ists” who guaranteed to cure every
ailment to which the human body is
subject. In the majority of cases
these fellows were fakers, pure and
simple, and have gradually been
driven out of business. A few still
survive, however, and by catchy ad-
vertising and “guaranteed” cures,
still succeed in catching a lot of
people. Among these specialists may
be listed the “eye specialist." Pos-
sibly a few,—a very fem—of these
men know their business, but it is
probable that most of them do not.
We do not know to which class Dr.

\faction.

L. 0. Gibson of Larium, Hough-ton
county belongs. We do know, how—
ever, that Dr. Gibson doesn’t always
live up to his “guarantee.” For in-
stance, he ﬁtted a subscriber at At-
lanta with a pair of glasses last fall,
and guaranteed them to give satis-
They didn’t and the sub«
scriber complained, ﬁrst to the doct-
or and then to us, but without any
satisfaction. Those who would
tempt fate by submitting their prec—
ious eyes to a traveling “specialist”
should at least be sure that his guar-
antee is any good—Editor.

WEXIOO TIRE CO. SE’I'I‘LES

The Collection Box receives more
complains against fly-by—night tire
companies than any other concern.
Scores of these ﬁrms have sprung
into existence in recent years and
have caught a lot of victims by ad-
vertising retreaded and second hand
tires to run ﬁve thousand miles or
more. These tires are sold at a ri-
diculously low price, and the pur-
chaser usually ﬂnds after accepting
and paying for the tires that they
are almost. worthless, many of them
blowing out after being driven less
than ﬁve hundred miles. Among the
tire concerns against whom we have
received complaints might be men-
tioned the Wexico Tire Company of
2653 Washington Blvd., Chicago; the
Economy Auto Tire Co., of St. Paul,
Minn.;_ the Rubber Center Tire Co.,
1206 West 15th street, Chicago; Re-
liable Tire & Rubber Co., 3453 Mich-
igan Ave., Chicago. The Wexico
company sold a tire to one of our
Whittemore subscribers, but Sent
the wrong size. The tire was return-
ed to them but they failed to sub-
stitute another one, claiming that
the returned tire was not received.
After endless correspondence and
delay the subscriber sent the account
to the Collection Box which soon dis-
covered that the tire had been receiv—
ed a full six months before, and
which succeeded in securing a settle.
ment for our subscriber only after
threatening the Wexico company

.with prosecution. '

A Dryden subscriber sent a check
for $28.50 to the Rubber Center Tire
Co, for two tires. The company
shipped the tires C. O. D. Our sub~
scriber returned them and asked for
his money back. The company re-
fused to return the money on the
grounds that they had not received
the returned tires. After some cor-
respondence the Collection Box suc—
ceeded in convincing the company
that they were entirely at fault, in
shipping the tires C. 0. D., when our
subscriber had already paid for them
and that the burden of adjustment
was upon their shoulders. Eight
months after our subscriber had pur-
chased the tires and two months af-
ter the amount was placed in the
hands of the Collection Box, we re-
ceived a check in full for the amount
due our subscriber—Editor.

       

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SELLING PRODUCE ON DETROIT
MAJiKETS

For several years I have been selling
my butter and eggs on the Eastern mar-
ket at Detroit but recently the ofﬁcers
stopped me and told me I would have
to procure a license if I wished to place
my produce on sale in that market. Can
they force me to take out a license?
Last Winter 1 butchered lambs and what
we did not consume I cut up and sold on
this market in from 3 to 8 pound par-
cels and now these oﬂicers tell me I
cannot Sell meat in that way but may
dispose of it in “halves” or "quarters."
Is there a law in Michigan regarding
the abOVe?—J. D., Rochester.

Any bona ﬂde producer of farm
produce is welcome to sell products
of his own production, with the ex-
ception of fresh cut meats, on the
public markets of Detroit. However,
he can sell hogs, veal, etc, by the
carcass or “halves” but the ofﬁcials
will not allow the sale of meat cut
in small chunks. Bona ﬁde produc-
ers are not required to purchase a
license but in order to prove a man
to be a producer it is necessay that
he ﬁll out an information sheet fur-
nished by Municipal Bureau of Mar—
kets, Detroit. If this sheet is ﬁlled
out satisfactorily, they furnish him
with a metal sign 10 inches by 12
inches bearing his name and address
and the word “producer” in con-
spicuous letters. The charge for
this sign to all except those produc—
ers who rent market stalls by the
year is $1.00 which just covers the
cost of the sign. To annual stall
renters who pay their yearly rental
in advance one sign is furnished free.
The rules of the market are such
that the farmer must bring the sign
with him when he comes in to sell
and must display same in his stall on
the market. The bureau of markets
wishes only farmers to sell on the
public markets of Detroit and are
taking these steps to protect bona
ﬁde producers and keep dealers and
country buyers posing as farmers
from obtaining the privileges of the
farmers’ market—Associate Editor.

WATCH LOST IN lilAIL

We returned a watch to Montgomery,
Ward & Co. last August and it went
astray so we put in a claim for $50, the
value of watch, with our mail man as it
was insured but our mail man tells us
we must wait our turn. We feel we
have waited a long time and we want
to know if this is the way they pay
claims or is be putting us off. If one has
to go to court to defend their rights who
has to pay their lawvcr in case - they
win the suit?#Subscriber, Pigeon, Mich.

I do not know the regulations of
the post ofﬁce department in regard
to payment of insurance. I have no
doubt the postmaster will explain it
fully to you. Each party in a law-
suit pays his own lawyer. There may
be a. small amount taxed as costs for
attorney fee to the winner.———W. Fl.
Brown, legal editor.

WINTERB‘IIL‘LD LIGHT & POWER
OOMTANY

I would like some information re-
garding the Wintwrﬂeld Light & Power
(70.. of (‘lare county. They are offering
stock guaranteeing 7 per cent interest
and I wish to know if it is a safe in—
vestment.—-S. (7,, Marion, Michigan.

The Michigan Public Utilities
Commission cannot of course, guar-
antee the success of the proposed
electric light and power company.

Whether the company will succeed
depends in great part upon its man-
agement. The Commission spent a
great deal of time in investigating
and considering this matter and
ﬁnally concluded that there was a
possible success considering success-
ful management. -

The Fargo Engineering Company,
consulting engineers of Jackson,
Michigan, reported on this project
and I advise you to get from the
Winterﬂeld Light & Power Company
a copy of that report and make a
study of it so that you will know for
yourself what the probable prospects
are. That report stated that it ap—
peared quite probable that a con-
tinuous 24-houropower of 214 kw.
would be available, which would be
a minimum daily output of about
5,000 kw.

There is no question about the

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TRADE AND MARKET REVIEW

HERE HAS been some improve-

ment in the general industrial

and business outlook during the
pm week; authorities differ, how-
ever. concerning the real signiﬁcance
of some of the signs that seem to in-
dicate the advent of much better
times in the not distant future. A
substantial revival is in progress in
connection with the automobile and
textile manufacturing lines and quite
general resumption of building oper-
ations is reported in connection with
the construction of workingmen’s
homes. Demand, in connection with
the wholesale lumber trade, is said
to be far from active but dealers are
looking forward to early spring bus-
iness to afford an opportunity which
has been denied them for a long time
past The steel and pig iron indus-
try is somewhat improved, orders for
manufactured products in which both
of these materials are used, having
led to the placing of fair-sued com-
mitments; there is still a marked ab-
scnce of visible preparations for the
construction of large business build-
ings for which American cities have
been famous during the past 20
ycars.

The wholesale reduction of wages
{Ines merrily on, based upon the
marked downward trend of living
costs and the extremely conservative
views held by the buyers of all man-
ufactured products. The ‘outlook for
the railroads is said to be somewhat
improved by recent, encouraging re-
ports of both freight and passenger
earnings; it is universally conceded,
however, that railway  have
in contemplation drastic wage reduc-
tions and many sweeping economies,
in connection with both administra-
tion and operation, which will make
it possible to get along without
hundreds of men who are with them
at the present time.

The most discouraging phase of
the manufacturing and general com-
nwrcial situation, is the tremendous
shrinkage of our current foreign
trade, msulting, directly, from the
reparations dispute with Germany,
the British labor troubles and the in-
ability on the part of Europeans, to
buy our products, because of scarcity
of money and advorsc exchange rate.
The decrease in the exportation of
farm products, during the month of
February, when compared with the
showing of the previous month.
showed a shrinkage of $58,000,000;
in connection with Inanufactured
goods, the loss exceeded $100,000,-
000. In agricultural communities,
trade is reported to be very dull, the
moving cause being the extremely
low prices at which all farm products
are selling.

\Vhilc drugs and medicines were
about the last to feel the sharp price
declines, incident to readjustment,
these articles have been “muting the
axe" lately in no uncertain way
)lannfacturcrs and jobbcrs claim
that the bottom has been reached in
the wholesale drug market but they
also disclose the fact that. the big
buyers are holding off and demand-
ing still lower prices before making
purchases.

On the New York stock exchange
a chronic weakness has developed
and many of the big leaders have
been selling their long holdings for
the purpose of securing money to do
other business with. The motors. af-
tcr advancing unevenly, are again
tending toward lower levels. Call
money is plentiful and rates, with a
Very few exceptions, have ruled
around 6 1-2 per cent. The banks
of the country are working to a bet-
ter ﬁnancial condition every day;
savings deposits are increasing and
weekly balances show healthy trade
conditions. If the points of differ-
ence, between the Allies and the
German government, could be set-
tled upon some sort of a workable
basis, foreign ﬁnancial skies would
soon clear, export clearances would
increase rapidly and the predictions
for a business revival this summer.
which have been so frequently made,
would be realized.

THE «MICHIGAN ‘ BUSINESS

PARKER.

Edited by H. H. MACK

 

 

GENERAL MARKET SUMMARY

 

 

DETROIT~that easy with decreasing receipts.
and oats inactive. Beans and potatoes dull and easy.

CHICAGp—Good crop weather depresses wheat. Oats and
corn follow trend of wheat. Beans inactive.

Corn

Hay lower.

 

 

(Note: The above summarized
in me is at In typo.

tome to urea—Editor.

 

 

Intel-mutton was received AFT!!! the balance of the mar-
lt contain! ha IIan Information up to within one-half hour of

 

 

 

 

Past, Present and Future of Grain Markets

AST WEEK I read the "confes-
sion" of a man who four months
ago publicly predicted that

$2.40 wheat was in sight, and who
less than thirty days ago still insist-
ed that the farmer would receive $2
for wheat before another crop. This
man has been forecasting the trend
of markets for several years, and
with remarkable sucoess. He has
based his predictions upon an exper~
ience extending over many years and
as complete a knowledge of foreign
and domestic crop, market and ﬂu-
ancial conditions as it is possible for
anyone to have. He discovered by a
little investigation that when the
commodity index for food prices held
its own or turned upward, cereal
prices always followed and for sev-
eral years he has followed this rule
which has always proven correct un-
til four or ﬁve months ago. Up to
this period his ability to correctly in-
terpret the future of markets was un-
canny. Then he began to go wrong,

 

WHEAT PRICESV PER 30.. APRIL 5.1921
AAQrado lDetreltwl-Chlcagoml N. Y_._
No. 2 Red  1.48 1.43 1.65%
No. 2 White . . . 1.47
N9;_gm_mu.qnd;t ‘ "7, , ,  1/!
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[No.2 Rcdl 780.2 White! No.2 Mixed

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just as everybody else who attempt-
ed to look into the future markets
went wrong, because everything that
influences a market went wrong.

Last week this man publicly con-
fessed his failure to correctly pre-
dict the trend of the grain markets.
He asked for no mercy from those
who had wisely or unwisely followed
his advice. He simply stated the fact
that recent events had proven his
opinions wrong, and offered no alibi
except to say, “There is no precedent
in economic history for such declines
as we have witnessed. They are be-
yond precedent and beyond reason
in some regards."

This man was not the only one in
the United States who guessed
wrongly on the grain markets. He
has lots of company. The statistical
position of wheat has consistently
pointed to higher levels ever since
last fall. Export business has been
good, but not so good as expected.
Indeed, virtually every influence
which in normal times acts as a.
stimulant on the market has been

in evidence these last few months,
but despite their presence grain pric-
es'have steadily declined. No one
attempts to offer a positive explan-
ation for this anomalous situation
because it can’t be done. All they
can do is dumbly accept the facts
that supply and demand and the oth-
er factors which make a market have

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V <3}ng IoEtroIi Ionic-col I. V.
No. 2 Yellow . .88 .5. .7, 96
No. 8 Yellow . . .80
No 4 Yellow . . . A .55

 

 

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been displaced to new and greater
influences which have demoralized
the markets.

As our readers know Tm; Bus-
muss FARMWR, in common with near-
ly all the farm papers of the coun-
try, has believed that the downward
trend in grain prices which set in
early lastfall would eventually be
checked befor" the new crop and re-
turn to very nearly if not quite their
former level. We have spared no
expense or effort to secure every
available scrap of information per-
taining to the markets. .The opin-
ions that have been expressed in
these columns have been arrived at
after the most careful weighing of
this information and the opinion of
men who have established reputa-
tions for themselves because of their
ability to forecast the markets.

As a result of the opinion express-
ed in this and other farm papers and
of the discussions that have taken
place at farm meetings, farmers all
over the United States have been
very conservative in their sales of

 

OAT PRICES PER BU" APRIL 5. 1921

 

 oracle ‘muiuoitmuilgplcaao v.
No .2 White  .43 .3sI/, .497
No. 3 wmw .41 V2 .36‘/2
No. 4rwmw_... Jam/z

 

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7w!__Nro.2 Whitelvnga White! No.4 Whlto
Detroit I 1.05 I 1.04 I 1.33""

 

 

grain. This has had an enormous
effect of a most beneﬁcial nature.
Had the farmers rushed their crops
to markets last fall or during the
early winter as was their custom it
would have dealt the grain market
a blow from which it could not have
recovered for the present season at

 

 

Footer‘n Wendi- Chart. for April 1921

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WASHINGTON, D. 0.. April 9,
1921,——During early part of. week
centering on April 14 a low w1ll come
out of the Alaskan northwest, enter-

ing western Canada. In its trend
southward and circle eastward it will
cross meridian 90 near April 14. Its
central path will lie south of and cxr-
cling around the Great Lakes; it
will reach the Atlantic about April
16 or 17, Its boss, the high, pushing
the low ahead of it. Will follow as
usual and a warm wave will spread
out to southeast of the low, while a

 

 

’7 THE WEATHER‘FOR THE WEEK

As Forecasted by W. T. Foster for The Michigan Business Farmer

 

cool wave will come in northwest of
the high. It is very difficult to get
readers to understand that the storms
do not move with the wind. The
wind moves in a. circle around the
storm except far away from, between
the storm and the great bod of wa-
ter where the moisture ll: be, ng evap-
orated; there the wind blows toward
the storm.

Temperatures of th's storm will be
about the usual avaruge. its rains
less than usual. the precipitationrwill
indicate a change from the past five
months, but the complete change,
with better crop weather In two-thirds
of the country east of Rockies, will
come wlth the unusually severe
utormn of the Week centering April
22. These storms will be from the
same cannot! and of the same char-
acter as those near March 25,

ﬂamm-

 

 

 

 

April 9, 1921

Jill

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least. In view of the fact that prio-
es have steadily, though slowly, de-
clined the last few months despite
the paucity of supplies, what must
have happened had the farmers 111L-
ed the elevators to overflowing ear-
ly in the marketing season. Of
course, it may be argued that those
who sold last fall are the gainers,
and farmers who have held may feel
inclined to blame themselves or
someone else for not selling sooner,
but the fact should not be overlook-
ed that the grain market is in a very
much better condition today than it
would have been because a large per '
centage of farmers refused to sell on
a declining market. In the light of
what has happened since the ﬁrst at
last September it would not have re-
quired more than a week of heavy
grain marketing at any period since
then to have smashed the mar“
completely and put it in a weak and
nervous condition for the receipt of
the new crop. No matter how you
look at the matter the average farm-
er and the grain industry in general
is in a much better condition today
because a large percentage of fann-
ers held their grain for better prices.

Some criticism will undoubtedly
be directed at those who have urged
farmers to hold their products. Yet.
the fair—minded farmer who follow»-
ed this advice will recognize that it
was honestly given for an honest
purpose, and that no one feels worse
over the failure of these predictions
than those who made them. He will
recognize that after all these were
only opinions, and that opinion can-
not make a market. He will also
recognize the very unusual nature of
the times which has upset all calcu-

 

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lations of a business nature. Finally,
he will realize that over an extended
period of time opinions based upon
a. thorough and impartial study of
the markets by those qualiﬁed to
study them will bring to the farmer
proﬁts inﬁmitely greater than the
losses sustained this year.—Editor.

Wheat Trends Lower

At no time in three years has the
future of the wheat market appeared
more discouraging than at the pres-
ent time. The last week has seen
new low levels established on the
crop and those who have been pre-
dicting higher prices have ﬁnally
surrendered to the inevitable and
confess that the end is not yet in
sight. The future market indicates
that prices on the new crop will open
somewhere around a dollar, unless
unusual crop damage develops in the
meantime. The condition of Wheat
is excellent. Reports of damage by
cold weather, drought and bugs have
all been proven groundless, and bar-
ring the unforeseen the abandoned
acreage will be the smallest in years.
Adoption of the emergency tariff law
may have a temporary psychological
effect upon the market, but it: will
probably not be lasting.

At present terminal markets are
all but barren of supplies and if
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sell wheat in larger quantities prices

may show an upward tendency,
within another fortnight. But in
view of the ’fact that only three

months elapse before another crop
will be on the market and supplies
in farmers' hands appear ample for
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was fact that all say prices

at eon and oats are too low, these _

in mine. with one and two cent
declines have traveled downward
with wheat and these is nothing at
present to encourage higher prices
in the immediate future.

Extensive liquidation has been
going on in corn. Holders of large
stocks as well as small dealers have
been unloading their supplies upon
a well supplied market. The inact-
iveness of the market and a falling
off of export buying has caused this
heavy selling. If farmers continue
to hold their corn as they have done
during the past few weeks it may
cause the market to react to higher
prices but the result is hard to pre-
dict owing to the contrary action of
this year’s market.

With the exception that activity
is increasing in the cat market what
has been said above about corn
would do for oats. The increase of
new business does not revive the
market and prices continue to travel
down the scale. Farmers are timid
about offering this grain at present
prices but what the outcome will be
remains to be seen.

Rye has held its own fairly well
in the face of the downward trend
of other grains. It fell in line for
some time but a few weeks ago
steadied up and has fluctuated
around a certain ﬁgure with small
losses or gains.

Large receipts are lowering pric-
es in the potato market which is
quqiet and easy. Farmers unload-
ing gall their surplus and consum-
ers buying from hand to month are
both working the market lower.

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LIVE STOCK MARKETS

Taken as a whole, live stock re-
ceipts for March were unusually
large but arrivals, of live hogs, were
the smallest since last October. The
month's cattle receipts, at Chicago,
were 228,681, the second largest,
for the third month in the year,
since 1909. Calf receipts were 85,—
970 the largest for any month since
1919 and a new record for the month
of March. 'Hog receipts, 608,011,
were the smallest showing for March
since 1914; during the month of
March, 1918, Chicago got 975,169
hogs. Receipts of sheep and lambs
were unusually heavy, the total at
429,637 being nearly double the
showing for last March and the sec-
end largest that ever came to hand
in that month. -

Early in March, prices ranged at
the year’s highest range but the
close was practically on the bottom
for the month; the imminence of a
packinghonse strike, the absence
from the market of independent
packers, who had been in the market
all winter and the close of the Lent-
en season were among the weaken-
ing inﬂuences that made for declin-
ing prices toward the close of the
month. Cattle and hogs averaged
the highest for any month in the
year, so far. The average'price for

DRIED
BEET PULP

NOW SO CHEAP

Milk Producers canines word to do
without it.

Nothing but grass will produce milk
like Dried Beet Pulp.

T. F. MARSTON,

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beef cattle, 09.06 was “cents per
cwt., above the February average
which was the lowest for any month
since 1915. The month’s average

'price for hogs. 89.90 was 55 cents

per cwt. above February; lambs ov-
eraged 45 cents per cwt. higher at
$9.65.

Fresh eggs at low prices, lamb,
veal and dressed hogs on the bargain
counter and the public asking for a
holiday dinner of chicken ‘ made
plenty of trouble for the vendors of
dressed beef in all parts of the coun-
try last week. On Monday, of last
week, steers sold 25 to 50 cents low-
er than the close of the week before;
part of this loss was regained as the
week advanced so that the average
showing for the week, in connection
with light steer cattle, was about
steady with the week before. Heavy
steers were exceptionally weak and
hard to sell, during the early part of
the week but, later, orders for 1,000
steers for export purposes gave more
life to the trade and hardened
prices, somewhat

The top for yearlings, in Chicago
last week, was $10 and for mature

steers, S 1 0.1 0. Butchers cattle
lost 2 5 to 6 0 cents in Chi-
cago; last‘ week canners and

bulls closed 25 cents lower than the
week before. Good stocker cattle
were steady; others 25 cents lower
for the week. Veal calves lost $1
per cwt. from the average of the
week before.

Sheep and lambs had a bad time.

of it, last week, the latter showing
a tired break of from 50 to 75 cents
per cwt. for the seven days. Too
many heavy lambs and too many
shipments, direct to the packers, was
the underlying cause of the decline.

With the single exception
Thursday, the hog market showed a
steady decline all last week, ﬂnish-
ing, unevenly, 50 to95 cents below
the range of the week before. On
’change, the .corn and provision pits
showed a steady decline in prices all
the week, the latter registering sev-
eral new low records and the specu-
lative provision futures following the
hog maker down to new low levels.
Owing to the absence of outside
packer buyers, the Big 5 were able

to pound down prices on York
weights, greatly diminishing the
“spread” between these and the

heavy kinds which has been one of
the notable features of the trade
since the middle of February.

Like all other markets, Detroit
had a dull trade in cattle, last week,
but a light run on Monday and a
better demand put up prices from
25 to 60 cents per cwt. On all but
canner cows and bulls which were
steady. Calves were fairly active
on Monday with an eleven dollar
top. Lambs were dull at $9 to $9.50.
Detroit hog prices have compared
favorably with those paid at other
points during the past week and on
Monday of this week, mixed hogs
brought $10.25 and pigs $10.75.

NOW MICHIGAN-MADE ALL
THROUGH

It makes us thrill a little to tell
you that this week’s issue of TH):
anmsss FARM]!!! was not only edit-
ed, printed and mailed all in Mich-
igan—but the paper stock itself, of
which we use nearly two cars or
ﬂfty tons every month, was made in
the mills at Kalamazoo, by Michi—
gan men! '

Heretofore the paper mills, of
which you know, there are a great
number in Michigan. , have conﬁn-

ed themselves exclusively to wrap-

ping and writing papers, but during
the present time when many of
them have been forced to shut-down
for lack of buying orders they have
reached out for new outlets for their
product and this copy is a sample of
the stock they are making.

This stock, containing more old
paper and old rags, than the stock
we have been getting from Maine
and New Hampshire, which is prac-
tically all wood-pulp, will retain its
natural white color for a much
longer time and will resut in what
we here are aways aiming for, a

better product for our growing army .

of farmer friends. ,

“All for a better Michigan to work
in and to live in!” is our motto, in
which we know you join with us.

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from stocks in Michigan at the following points:

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Grand Rapids—Grand Rapids Growers’ Ass’n.
Escanaba~—De1ta County Farm Bureau.

Port Huron—St. Clair County Farm Bureau.
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Delivers An Even, Steady
Threshing Power

Here is the Oil—Gas Tractor that
drives steadily like a steam engine—
especially built for threshing. Has
{glenty of reserve power to insure

eeping the thresher humming
steadily until the‘ job is ﬁnished.

Nichols-Shepard
Oil-Gas Tractor

Burns kerosene, gasoline, or dis-
tillate. Unlike the average light
gas tractor — delivers an even,
steady power with high reserve.
Built with a big, heavy fly—wheel.
which means steady pulling and
clean threshing—bum; up to the
quality of the old dependable
Nichols-Shepard Steam Engine.
Has two-cylinder, low speed, power.
ful motor, a strong main shaft,
large fly-wheel, and a sturdy frame,
heavy enough to hold it in place.

Besides being an excellent thresher
power plant, it does general tractor

work.
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Soy Beans

Hardy stock. Michigan grown. eelected
for their proven h' yie d. It pays to use
Northern grown see because plants from
such seeds have vitality, full of pep, make
speedy. vigorous growth.

We handle all kinds of clover: and ﬁeld
seeds. Michigan grown.

Prices. per bushel
Ito San, . . $8.25 Early Brown. $2.75

Hollybrook. $4.75 Manchu, . . . S .25
Black Eyebrow, $6.25

SEED DEPARTMENT

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WINTERFIELD LIGHT & POWER
COMPANY
(Continued from page 7)

feasibility of transmitting current at
the distance of thirty miles although
there will, of course, be some loss in
transmission. The report of the
Fargo Engineering Company was
quite complete and we strongly rec-
ommend that you get a copy of that
report from the power company and
make a study of it.

It is our understanding that the
bonds are depended'upon to in a
great degree constructing the water
power facilities. A considerable
amount of flowage, land, etc., has
been transferred to the corporation
which was organized with the capi—
tal stock of $75,000. We do not
know how much stock has been sold.
The Commission allowed the incor—
porators common capital stock of

$20,000 par, because of the water'

power site and all the land transfer-
red to the corporation, but only per-
mitted $1,000 of it to be issued to
them at this time, the Commission
specifying that the other $10,000
par should not be issued at all until
the electric light and power plant
was constructed and in operation and
upon a paying basis and upon the
further order of the Commission.

The corporation was authorized to
sell the remaining $55,000 of com-
mon capital stock at not less than
par, all of the money to be used for
capital purposes of the corporation.

The Commission also, as you know
authorized a bond issue. Now the
whole thing is largely a question of
management. The engineers who
examined this proposition were of
the opinion that the proposition was
a practicable one, and in short that
it was a better one than a number of
other power propositions somewhat
similar to it. It was our understand-
ing that the plant would eventually
serve Evart, Marion, Harrison, Mc-
Bain and Lake City. -.

The Commission does not care to
express any opinion about the prob-
able failure or success of the plant,
but again suggests that you get the
report of the engineering company
and study it for yourself. Our ﬁles
are open to you if you would care
to come down to our department and
go over the whole proposition. We
do not see how this matter can be
made a “wildcat scheme."

No promotion stock was allowed
unless you can call $20,000 allow-
ance to Kinney for his lands and
power sites promotion stock, and we
did not thus consider it. And 319,-
000 of that $20,000 can not be used,
unless the plant pays out, therefore
Kinney can only have $1,000 of
stock unless he pays dollar for dol-
lar for other stock to the corpora-
tion. The Commission attempted to
safeguard the project in every pos-
sible way, but, of course, it can not
be responsible for the management
that the project may have.——Michi‘
gan Public Utilities Cemmission.

DOG LAW

1 Wish to know of the authorities of
the law have the right to enforce the
dog- law in the country and let the city
dog owners go dog tax free? That is
just what has been done the year just
passed in Alpena county. E. J. A., La-
chine, Mich.

There is no difference in the dog
law for the city or country and'the
liability of the sheriff and other of-
ﬁcers is the same. The owner’s 1i-
ability for non-payment of the tax
is the same—W. E. Brown, legal
editor.

 

ONION MAGGOT
Will you please print a receipt for
killing the bug that lays the egg of the
onion worm?——J H, R, Jedtio, Mich_

There are three common root—mag-
gots making trouble at present in
Michigan. One of these works on
onion, one on cabbage, cauliflower,
rape, mustard and, in fact, all of
the members of the mustard family;
while the third is a general feeder
and may be found on many garden
plants, although its favorite is seed

corn in the hill, and beans. This
latter species is the one commonly
known in Michigan as the bean mag-
got. The adults of these maggots
are flies closely resembling house
f1ies,“only, much smaller, and it
happens that the adult files of the
onion-maggot l-ove sweets just as
dearly as do other flies. Moreover,
it is possible to attract and poison
the flies of the onion maggot before
they lay the eggs which normally
hatch into the maggots that make
all the trouble.

To do this, use about twenty small
basins to the acre. Distribute them
over the onion ﬁeld to be protected,
placing them on the ground, and
keep these pans supplied with a lit-
tle poisoned syrup from the time
that the plants appear above ground
until the danger is past~ The pane
should be covered over with wire
screen of a mesh just small enough
to prevent bees from getting in but
coarse enough to accommodate these
'small flies. A 1-4 inch mesh wire
screen does rather nicely. This
screen will also make it impossible
for poultry and wild birds to drink
the syrup.

The poisoned syrup is made by dio-
solving 1-4 of an ounce of codium or-
senite or sodium arsenate in a gal-
lon of water and adding half a print
of New Orleans molasses. The ad-
dition of a slice of onion makes the
syrup more attractive to the flies and
the addition of a tiny bit of purple
analin or one of the common Dia—
mond Dyes will serve as a warning
color and discourage anyone from
meddling.

If one cannot get the arsenite or
arsenate of sodium one can make it
at home as follows: Boll in an old
kettle which must never be used at-
terwards for any other purpose, 1-:
pound of commercial white arsenic
and 2 pounds of 33.1 soda (washing
soda) in 1-2 gallon of boiling water.
(This is the same as Kedzie mixture
stock solution without the lime.)
Two tablespoonfuls of this arsenite
of soda solution are sufﬁcient for one
gallon of the preparation. In order
to make the poisoned syrup for
onion maggots, add two tablespoon—
fuls of this solution to one gallon of
water and a pint of molasses—R. H.
Pettit, Prof. of Entomology, M..A. C.

 

LETTING BULL RUN AT LARGE

1 have a: registered bull which I do
not allow to run in the pasture. My
cows are not registered and are pastur-
ed in a ﬁeld adjoining my neighbor’s
pasture. He has a scrub bull which he
lets run with his cows. His part of the
line fence isn’t as good as mine and he
won’t make it as good. Every summer
I am bothered by his bull coming into
*my pasture, When I told him to keeg
his bull away he laughed at me and sai
I would get just as good calves from his
bull as my registered one, What can I
do 7 I am tryin to build my herd up
and he thinks his scrubs are good
enough.4. 1.. Muskegon County, Mich.

O O 0 0

A has a registered bull he has paid a
big price for. B has a grade bull and
lets him run at large in ﬁeld adjoining
A’s premises with a very poor line
fence belonging to B. A gets up in
morning finds B’s grade bull in barn
yard with A’s registered cow that is in
heat, Has A any right to damages or
what come-back has A? Has R any
right to let bull run out at all?—A.,
Webberville, Mich,

If the neighbor's portion of the
line fence is not what is deﬁned as a
legal fence, or, if his animals are
unruly and break through a lawful
fence, he is liable for all the damage
done including the damage to your
stock from inferior breeding. You
may collect damages by suit at law
or you may impound his trespassing
animals and hold them until he pays
the damage and expenses of keeping
unless he has the damage determin—
ed by appraisers appointed as pro-
vided in the law. Upon impounding
the animals you must serve notice
of the impounding upon him within
24 hours unless he waives the no-
tice by appearing and demanding
the animals or having them apprais-
ed for the damage—W. E. Brown,
legal editor.

PHONE CONNECTION

About ﬁfteen years ago a number of
farmers about here formed an independ-
ent telephone company. Three ﬂows
3. I got married and left a me
ere we had one of the phones. I now
own a piece of land where one of their
linesrunpastmyhomo. Evorsmoel
moved here I‘ve tried to get the phone
at in (one or the independent phones)
t it seems as if they put off having
a meeting to decide whether I could get
aphone or not, Even tried to get an—
other phone from another company bUt
they can't build a. line where there is
an independent phone Last Septmnber
I had a. chance to buy a Share of the
phone company stock which runs by
our house, from a perv w moved
away for 315. Seeing that it been
done by other parties on the line I
brought the phone home and connected
it up myself. 7 Jan. 19, .1921 this com-
pany had a meeting and decided I had
to pay $36 to the company in order to
keep on the line. What I went to ask
is this a square deal? Can they
gr?» me to pay it? With the $15 I paid
for the share, $35 more to the company
and $5 switch fees and 84 assessment
on me ling mombg. makes it afn
expensive so ' more on can a -

cm to Dam—L E. a. Pigeon. men

Your rights to service on the line
my be compelled by the Utilities
Commission, at Lansing, but the
price you are to pay will depend upon
the by-laws. Ordinarily I would ex-
pect that you having bought a mem-
bership in the company you would
be required to pay only the connect-
ing fee and your service would then
be the same as the others. I Mnk
if you state the full facts to the
Michigan Utilities Commission, Lana»
ing, Mieha they will see that your
rights are protected as to services
and fees—W. E. Brown, legal edit-
or.

 

 

CROP FOR HAY

\ I have eight acres of sandy and
gravel loam that I would like to grow
some crop on that would make hay of
some sort, also improve the land. What
do you think of oats and soybeans sown
broadcast? Could alfalfa be seeded
with the beans and cats? I have also
four acres of the same kind of soil that
I would like to sow for pasture. Could
you tell me what will produce the most
feed? Can Sudan Grasa be grown in
this locality (Barry County) with suc—
cess, using it for hay or pasturew.
Be Cloverdale, Mich.

Would not recommend the mixt-
ure of oats and soybeans for hay due
to the fact that the oats will be ma-
ture from a month to six weeks ear—
lier than the soybeans. 0n the Ex-
periment Station ﬁeld here at East
Lansing we have secured very good
results by sowing a mixture of two
bushels of oats and twenty pounds
of hairy vetch per acre. This mixt-
ure should be sown as early in the
spring as the seed bed can be pre-
pared. Another g00d mixture con-
sists of a bushel of oats and a bush-
el of Canada ﬁeld peas, sown at the
rate of two and one-fourth bushels
per acre.

Rape is one of the best emergency
pastures. If possible, make two or
three sowings ten days apart and
graze alternately. When grazed
judiciously, pasture will be furnished
until late fall. Dwarf Essex rape
should be sown at the rate of from
four to six pounds per acre. Jap—
anese rape is inferior to Dwarf Es-
sex.——C. R. Megee, Ass’t. Prof. of
Farm Crops, M. A. C.

 

DIVIDING OA’I'I‘LE

Am working a farm on shares and
have raised 13 heifers since I have liv—
ed here. As I am going to leaVe in the
spring they will have to be divided and
what I want to know is this: There ar"
13 cows, 6 sisters and an odd one, 2
seven year olds; 4 six year olds; 4 ﬁw-
year olds; 1 one year old and 2 three
year olds. If the ﬁrst party takes one
of the seven year olds can I take the
sister to her and then I take the other
seven year old and the ﬁrst party take
sister to this one and so on until they
art all divided?——F. J. G.. Jackson coun—
ty, Mich.

 

Unless your lease points out the
manner of 'dividing the stock you
will have to agree upon a method or
agree upon some disinterested per-
son to divide the stock. It is usual-
ly done by agreement or by arbitrat-
ors. If you can not agree upon any
method you will probably have to
ask aid of the court. You will need
to consult an attorney—W. E.
Brown, legal editor.

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GIRIB NOT THE ONLY SILLY
ONES
E READ a lot and hear a lot
t about the silliness of girls an’
‘ young women—show foolish
they act an’ how wild an’ reckless
they dress—~how they paint an' pow-
der an’ a whole pile of stuff—some
true an’ some not—an’ we’re lead
to think that Our young women are
about the only silly things on earth,
an’ ain’t hardly worth noticin’ ex-
ceptin’ mebbe to say mean things
about ’em or poke fun at ’em or
something like that you know. But
jest the same I kinda like our sweet
little American girls—they’re good
an' wholesome, they’re nice and
likeable; they make good pals an'
they’ll be the mothers of our future
boys and girls some day an' we'll
honor and respect ’em jest as we
honor an’ respect the mothers of to-
day—the best and ﬁnest mothers in
all the world—our good American
mothers, God bless ’em all!

An’ say! When it. comes to bein’
silly, our girls ain’t got nuthin’ com-
ing to em more’n the boys an’ the
young men has. Did you ever stop to
think that the young men are jest
as much sticklers after styles as the
young women be? Well you jest
take a squint at em——see how they
foller the styles in clothes, in the
way they ﬁx their hair—notice how
many of 'em are wearin’ a little ﬁve
cent mustache—jest a few weak,
straggl‘in’ hairs right under their
little noses—ain’t got the strength
you know to raise a full sized mus-
tache so they are satisﬁed with a
small substitute, seems like, an'
sometimes I wonder if they don’t
wear ’em to make folks think they
are men—~—to sort of distinguish ’em
from the weaker sex——if women can
be called weaker, which I sometimes
doubt.

Jest notice a young man when he
is all dressed up,———pants so tight
he has to put ’em on with a shoe
horn or somethin’; coat cut to ﬁt
a tight laced corset model, hat all
crushed an’ mutilated out of shape,
shoes two sizes too small for him;
a flashy necktie; hair out like a
Chinaman’s—jnst a mop of it left
on the top of his head you know, an’
then with his three cent mustache
an’ a cigarette in-his mouth, he goes
forth, all dressed up, to stand on the
street corners an’ make remarks
about the girls that happen to pass
his way‘abou-t girls that forgets
more every minute than he ever
knew.

Now I kinda hate to say harsh
things about members of my own sex
and denomination, but what I see I
See and what I hear I’m sometimes
sorry for—an' sometimes I get mad
about it—depends on what it is an'
who sez it—anyh-ow when I hear
some the cheap little skates sayin'
disrespectful things ’bout our girls,
I feel like takin’ ’em by the scruff of
the neck and slack of the pants an'
give ’em a good moppin’ ’round and
see if I can’t put some sense into
them. /

An’ often I wonder how our nice,
dainty young women can put up with
the treatment they git from these
self satisﬁed, conceited young fellers
with a lighted cigarette, blowin’

hole Ruben Spinach Sans

THE MICHIGAN BUSINESS FARMER

smoke in a girl’s face. They seem to
be entirely lost, unable to navigate
or to carry on any sort of conversa-
tion—they seem to git all their in-
spiration from the coffin nail 's-tead
of from their natcheral intellect or
from the young lady—she don’t seem
able to inspire them to anything, but
she puts up with the smoke an’
seems to think the young simp is
jest about the right kind of a guy
an' his opinion of himself increases
so much that he has to go among
his kind an' tell ’em what a hit he
made with the girl an' what an easy
mark she was for him.

Yes sirree, our young men today
are jest as much fashion plates as
our young women be an' if some one
should appear in knee pants ninety
per cent of the young tellers would
be wearin’ them in less’n a month
an’ the only reason they don’t wear
'em an expose their legs through
gauze sex or otherwise, is jest be~
cause nobody cares to see em and
they are wise enough to know it.

Get a bunch of‘young tellers to-
gether an' listen to their conversa-
tion! You won’t hear ’em talking
’bout work nor art, music nor edu-
cation, politics nor religion—oh, no!
such things don’t interest ’em in the
least. They be talkin’ about the hits
they’ve made with different girls——
about the latest cut in clothes or dis-
cussin’ the relative qualities of the
different brands of cigarettes.

An’ yet the same tellers will tell
how silly the girls are———what slaves
they are to fashion——how unbecom-
ingly they dress an' how easy they
are—that is they will talk that kind
of twaddle until they happen to meet
the one an’ only—then it's differ-
ent—~when a young feller meets the
only girl he’s a changed man right
from the start an’ in a little while
he begins to git some sense into his
bean an’ realizes how insigniﬁcant
he really is an’ that girls are not
cheap an' that they are not so easy as
he had always thought. An’ if he
amounts to anything at all the girl
will be the makin' of him—~he will
brace up, go to work—«do anything
to prove to her that he is made of
the right stuff an’ after a while the
weddin’ bells will ring and another
brand will have been snatched from
the burnin’-—another young man will
have been redeemed an’ a nice girl
will have answered to her callin’——
to the thing she was created for,
which same means, the remakin’ an'
reclaiming of what is good an’ best
in life—true manhood.

But after all is said an’ done—-
with all their faults an’ silly notions
——knowin’ the weaknesses of young
men and women an’ also knowin'
how strong an' splendid they can be
an are, as they grow olderﬂknow-
in’ all these things I want to say to
you goods folks that I love the
young folks of this country—I love
to mingle with them; I want their
friendship an’ I like their company
-——they are more interesting to me
than people of my own age can ever
be for on our young folks of today
depends all our future and they will
not be found wanting for they were
rightly born of good old American
stock. Cordially yours—UNCLE
RUBE.

 

 

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Not Forgotten

A widower ordered a headstone
for his wife’s grave. The inscrip-
tion concluded with: “Lord, she was
thine." When it was ﬁnished it was
found that the stone cutter did not
have room on the stone for the “e” in
“thine.”

~ Fishworms First
Robins are extremely sensible;
while we are writing poems to them‘
they are ﬁlling up on ﬁshworms.

The Cash Bird
The bluebird brings happiness but
the stark brings a $200 tax-exemp-
tion.

The Cut Dlrect'

Kitty, aged four, had been naugh-
ty and her father had had to admin-
ister vigorous correction before go-
ing to business. That an impression
had been made was apparent, when,
on his return from business in the
evenin itty called upstairs with
frigid pollt ess: “Mother, your
husband’s hom .”

  
 

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He—“If I were to die you'd never
get another husband like me.”‘

She—“What makes you imagine"

I should ever want
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Hardy stock. Mic n own. selected
for their proven h' yie d. It pays to use
Northern grown see because plants from
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We handle all kinds of clovsrs and ﬁeld
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Prices. per bushel
Ito San, . . $8.25 Early Brown, $4.13
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WINTERFIELD LIGHT & POWER
COMPANY
(Continued from page 7)

feasibility of transmitting current at
the distance of thirty miles although
there will, of course, be some loss in
transmission. The report of the
Fargo Engineering Company was
quite complete and we strongly rec-
ommend that you get a copy of that
report from the power company and
make a study of it.

It is our understanding that the
bonds are depended upon to in a.
great degree constructing the water
power facilities. A considerable
amount of flowage, land, etc., has
been transferred to the corporation
which was organized with the capi-
tal stock of $75,000. We do not
know how much stock has been sold.
The Commission allowed the incor-
porators common capital stock of
$20,000 par,
power site and all the land transfer-
red to the corporation, but only per-
mitted $1,000 of it to be issued to
them at this time, the Commission
specifying that the other $19,000
par should not be issued at all until
the electric light and power plant
was constructed and in operation and
upon a paying basis and upon the
further order of the Commission.

The corporation was authorized to
sell the remaining $55,000 of com-
mon capital stock at not less than
par, all of the money to be used for
cap-ital purposes of the corporation.

The Commission also, as you know
authorized a bond issue. Now the
whole thing is largely a question of
management. The engineers who
examined this proposition were of
the opinion that the proposition was
a practicable one, and in short that
it was a better one than a number of
other power propositions somewhat
similar to it. It was our understand—
ing that the plant would eventually
serve Evart, Marion, Harrison, Mc-
Bain and Lake City.

The Commission does not care to
express any opinion about the prob-
able failure or success of the plant,
but again suggests that you get the
report of the engineering company
and study it for yourself. Our ﬁles
are open to you if you would care
to come down to our department and
go over the whole proposition. We
do not see how this matter can be
made a “wildcat scheme."

No promotion stock was allowed
unless you can call $20,000 allow—
ance to Kinney for his lands and
power sites promotion stock, and we
did not thus consider it. And 319,-
000 of that $20,000 can not be used,
unless the plant pays out, therefore
Kinney can only have $1,000 of
stock unless he pays dollar for dol-
lar for other stock to the corpora-
tion. The Commission attempted to
safeguard the project in every pos-
sible way, but, of course, it can not
be responsible for the management
that the project may have—«Michi-
gan Public Utilities Commission.

DOG LAW

I Wish to know or the authorities of
the law have the right to enforce the
dog law in the country and let the city
dog owners go dog tax free? That is
just What has been done the year just
passed in Alpena county. E. J. A., La.-
chinc. Mich.

 

 

There is no difference in the dog
law for the city or country and'the
liability of the sheriff and other of-
ﬁcers is the same. The owner’s 1i-
ability for non—payment of the tax
is the same—W. E. Brown, legal
editor.

ONION MAGGOT
Will you please print n receipt for
killing the bug that lays the egg of the
onion worm?——J H. R.. Jedrio, Mich_

There are three common root—mag-
gots making trouble at present in
Michigan. One of these works on
onion,- one on cabbage, cauliflower,
rape, mustard and, in fact, all of

the members of the mustard family;
while the third is a general feeder
and may be found on many garden
plants, although its favorite is seed

because of the water '

corn in the hill, and beans. This
latter species is the one commonly
known in Michigan as the bean mag»
got. The adults of these maggots
are flies closely resembling house
flies,”only, much smaller, and it
happens that the adult files of the
onion-maggot love sweets just as
dearly as do other flies. Moreover,
it is possible to attract and poison
the flies of the onion maggot before
they lay the eggs which normally
hatch into the maggots that make
all the trouble.

To do this, use about twenty small
basins to the acre. Distribute them
over the onion ﬁeld to be protected.
placing them on the ground, and
keep these pans supplied with 8. Mt
tle poisoned syrup from the time
that the plants appear above ground
until the danger is past. The pans
should be covered over with wire
screen of a mesh just small enough
to prevent bees from getting in but
coarse enough to accommodate these
'small ﬂies. A 1-4 inch mesh wire
screen does rather nicely. This
screen will also make it impossible
for poultry and wild birds to drink
the syrup.

The poisoned syrup is made by disr
solving 1-4 of an ounce of codium ar-
senite or sodium arsenate in a gal—
lon of water and adding half a pint
of New Orleans molasses. The ad-
dition of a slice of onion makes the
syrup more attractive to the ﬂies and
the addition of a tiny bit of purple
analin or one of the common Dis.»-
mond Dyes will serve as a warning
color and discourage anyone from
meddling.

If 'one cannot get the arsenite or
arsenate of sodium one can make it
at home as follows: Boil in an old
kettle which must never be used af-
terwards for any other purpose, 1—2
pound of commercial white arsenic
and 2 pounds of sal soda (washing
soda) in 1-2 gallon of boiling water.
(This is the same as Kedzie mixture
stock solution without the lime.)
Two tablespoonfuls of this arsenite
of soda solution are sufﬁcient for one
gallon of the preparation. In order
to make the poisoned syrup for
onion maggots, add two tablespoon-
fuls of this solution to one gallon of
water and a pint of molasses—R. H.
Pettit, Prof. of Entomology, M..A. C.

LETI‘ING BULL RUN AT LARGE

1 have a‘ registered bull which I do
not allow to run in the pasture. My
cows are not registered and are pastur-
ed in a field adjoining my neighbor’s
pasture. He has a scrub bull which he
lets run with his cows. His part of the
line fence isn‘t as good as mine and he
won’t make it as good. Every summer
I am bothered by his bull coming-Minto
~my pasture. When I told him to keep
his bull away he laughed at me and said
I would get just as good calves from his
bull as my registered one, What can I
do 7 I am tryin to build my herd up
and he thinks is scrubs are good
enough—J. J., Muskegon County, Mich.

O 0 O 0

A has a registered bull he has paid a
big price for. B has a grade bull and
lets him run at large in ﬁeld adjoining

A's premises with a very poor line
fenCe belonging to B. A gets up in
morning ﬁnds B’s grade bull in barn

yard with A‘s registered cow that is in
heat. Has A any right to damages or
what come—back has A? Has B any

right to let bull run out at all?——A.,

Webberville. Mich,

If the neighbor's portion of the
line fence is not what is deﬁned as a
legal fence, or, if his animals are
unruly and break through a lawful
fence, he is liable for all the damage
done including the damage to your
stock from inferior breeding. You
may collect damages by suit at law
or you may impound his trespassing
animals and hold them until he pays
the damage and expenses of keeping
unless he has the damage determin-
ed by appraisers appointed as pro—
vided in the law. Upon impounding
the animals you must serve notice
of the impounding upon him Within
24 hours unless he waives the no-
tice by appearing and demanding
the animals or having them apprais-
ed for the damage—W. E. Brown,
legal editor.

PHONE OONNEUPION

About ﬁfteen years ago a number of
farmers about here formed an independ-
ent telephone company. Three ears
s. I got married and left a home

are we had one of the phones. I now
own a piece of land where one of their
lines run past my home. Eva since I
moved here I‘ve tried to get the phone
at in (one or the independent phones)

t it seems as if they put off having
a meeting to decide whether I could get
sphone or not. Even tried to get an-
other phone from another company but
they can‘t build a line where there is
an independent phone. Last September
I had a chance to buy a share of the

phone company stock runs by
our house, from a para w moved
away for :15. Seeing that it been
done by other parties on the line I

brought the phone home and connected
it up myself. . Jan. 19, .1921 this com-
pany had a meeting and decided I had
to pay $36 to the company in order to
keep on the line. What I want to ask
is this a square deal? Can they
33:» me to pay it? With the $15 I paid
hr the share. $36 mom to the company
and $5 switch fees and :4 assessment
on the line member, makes it an
dea' more than! can at-

ford to pay—IL n. 13.. Pigeon. Mich.

 

Your rights to service on the line
may be compelled by the Utilities
Commission, at Lansing, but the
price you are to pay will depend upon
the by-laws. Ordinarily I would ex-
pect that you having bought a mem-
bersth in the company you would
be required to pay only the connect-
ing fee and your service would then
be the same as the others. I Mnk
if you state the full facts to the
Michigan Utilities Commission, Inns—-
ing, Mich. they will see that your
rights are protected as to services
and fees.——-W. E. Brown, legal edit-
or.

 

CROP non HAY

I have eight acres of sandy and
gravel loam that I would like to grow
some crop on that would make hay of
some sort. also improve the land, What
do you think of oats and soybeans sown
broadcast? Could alfalfa be seeded
with the beans and cats? I have also
four acres of the same kind of soil that
I would like to sow for pasture. Could
you tell me what will produce the most

feed 1 Can Sudan Grass be grown in
this locality (Barry with suc-
cess, using it for hay or pasture 1—41

B. Cloverdale, Mich.

 

Would not recommend the mixt-
ure of cats and soybeans for hay due
to the fact that the cats will be ma-
ture from a month to six weeks ear-
lier than the soybeans. On the Ex-
periment Station ﬁeld here at East
Lansing we have secured very good
results by sowing a mixture of two
bushels of cats and twenty pounds
of hairy vetch per acre. This mixt-
ure should be sown as early in the
spring as the seed bed can be pre-
pared. Another gbod mixture con-
sists of a. bushel of oats and a bush-
el of Canada ﬁeld peas, sown at the
rate of two and one-fourth bushels
per acre.

Rape is one of the best emergency
pastures. If possible, make two or
three sowings ten days apart and
graze alternately. When grazed
judiciously, pasture will be furnished
until late fall. Dwarf Essex rape
should be sown at the rate of from
four to six pounds per acre. Jap—
anese rape is inferior to Dwarf Es-
sex.——C. R. Megee, Ass’t. Prof. of
Farm Crops, M. A. C.

DIVIDING OA’J'l'hE

Am working a farm on shares and
have raised 13 heifers since I have liv-
ed here. As I am going to leave in the,
spring they will have to be divided and
what I want to know is this: There ar0
13 cows, 6 sisters and an odd one, ‘2
seven year olds; 4 six year olds; 4 ﬁw-
year olds; 1 one year old and 2 three
year olds. If the ﬁrst party takes one
of the seven year olds can I take the
sister to her and then I take the other
seven year old and the first party take
sister to this one and so on until they
art all divided?—F. J. G., Jackson coun-
ty, Mich.

Unless your lease points out the
manner of 'dividing the stock you
will have to agree upon a method or
agree upon some disinterested per-
son to divide thevstock. It is usual-
ly done by agreement or by arbitrat-
ors. If you can not agree upon any
method you will probably have to
ask aid of the court. You will need
to consult an attorney—W. E.
Brown, legal editor.

 

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GIRIB NOT THE ONLY SILLY
ONES
E READ a lot and hear a lot
‘\ about the silliness of girls an’
‘young women——-'how foolish
they act an’ how wild an’ reckless
they dress—~how they paint an’ pow-
der an’ a whole pile of stuff—some
true an’ some not—an' we’re lead
to think that our young women are
about the only silly things on earth,
an’ ain’t hardly worth noticin’ ex-
ceptin’ mebbe to say mean things
about ’em or poke fun at ’em or
something like that you know. But
jest the same I kinda like our sweet
little American girlsa—they’re good
an’ wholesome, they’re nice and
likeable; they make good pals an'
they’ll be the mothers of our future
boys and girls some day an’ we’ll
honor and respect ’em jest as we
honor an’ respect the mothers of to-
day—the best and ﬁnest mothers in
all the world—our good American
mot‘hers, God bless ’em all!

An’ say! When it comes to bein'
silly, our girls ain’t got nuthin’ com—
ing to em more'n the boys an’ the
young men has. Did you ever stop to
think that the young men are jest
as much sticklers after styles as the
young women be? Well you jest
take a squint at em—see how they
foller the styles in clothes, in the
way they ﬁx their hair—notice how
many of ’em are wearin’ a little ﬂve
cent mustache—jest a few weak,
straggl’in’ hairs right under their
little noses—ain’t got the strength
you know to raise a full sized mus—
tache so they are satisﬁed with a
small substitute, seems like, an'
sometimes I wonder if they don’t
wear ’em to make folks think they
are men—to sort of distinguish ’em
from the weaker sex—if women can
be called weaker, which I sometimes
doubt.

Jest notice a young man when he
is all dressed up,~—pants so tight
he has to put ’em on with a shoe
horn or somethin’; coat cut to ﬁt
a tight laced corset model, hat all
crushed an’ mutilated out of shape,
shoes two sizes too small for him;
a flashy necktie; hair cut like a
Chinaman’s—just a mop of it left
on the top of his head you know, an'
then with his three cent mustache
an’ a cigarette in-his month, he goes
forth, all dressed up, to stand on the
street corners an’ make remarks
about the girls that happen to pass
his way—about girls that forgets
more every minute than he ever
knew.

Now I kinda hate to say harsh
things about members of my own sex
and denomination, but what I see I
see and what I hear I’m sometimes
sorry for—an’ sometimes I get mad
about it——-depends on what it is an'
who sez it—anyhow when I hear
some the cheap little skates sayin’
disrespectful things ’bout our girls,
I feel like takin’ ’em by the scruff of
the neck and slack of the pants an’
give ’em a good moppin' ’round and
see if I can’t put some sense into
them.

An' often I wonder how our nice,
dainty young women can put up with
the treatment they git from these
self satisﬁed, conceited young fellers
With 3- 1ighted cigarette, blowin'

hole Rubec Spinach $8118; a

  

THE MICHIGAN BUSINESSV FARMER

 

smoke in a girl’s face. They seem to
be entirely lost, unable to navigate
or to carry on any sort of conversa-
tion—they seem to git all their in-
spiration from the coffin nail 's-tead
of from their natcheral intellect or
from the young lady—-—she don’t seem
able to inspire them to anything, but
she puts up with the smoke an’
seems to think the young simp is
jest about the right kind of a guy
an' his opinion of himself increases
so much that he has to go among
his kind an’ tell ’em what a hit he
made with the girl an’ what an easy
mark she was for him.

Yes sirree, our young men today
are jest as much fashion plates as
our young women be an' if some one
should appear in knee pants ninety
per cent of the young tellers would
be wearin’ them in less’n a month
an' the only reason they don’t wear
'em an expose their legs thrOugh
gauze sex or otherwise, is jest be-
cause nobody cares to see em and
they are wise enough to know it.

Get a bunch of‘ young tellers to-
gether an' listen to their conversa—
tion! You won’t hear ’em talking
’bout work nor art, music nor edu-
cation, politics nor religion—oh, no!
such things don’t interest ’em in the
least. They be talkin’ about the hits
they've made with different girls
about the latest cut in clothes or dis—
cussin’ the relative qualities of the
different brands of cigarettes.

An' yet the same fellers will tell
how silly the girls are—What slaves
they are to fashion—how unbecom—
ingly they dress an’ how easy they
arcL-thalt is they will talk that kind
of twaddle until they happen to meet
the one an’ only—then it’s differ-
ent—#when a young feller meets the
only girl he’s a changed man right
from the start an’ in a little while
he begins to git some sense into his
bean an’ realizes how insigniﬁcant
he really is an’ that girls are not
cheap an' that they are not so easy as
he had always thought. An’ if he
amounts to anything at all the girl
will be the makin’ of him—he will
brace up, go to work—~do anything
to prove to her that he is made of
the right stuff an’ after a while the
weddin’ bells will ring and another
brand will have been snatch-ed from
the burnin'manother young man will
have been redeemed an’ a nice girl
will have answered to her callin’—
to the thing she was created for,
which same means, the remakin’ an’
reclaiming of what is good an’ best
in life—true manhood.

But after all is said an' done—-
with all their faults an’ silly notions
—knowin’ the weaknesses of young
men and women an’ also knowin'
how strong an’ splendid they can be
an are, as they" grow older—know-
in’ all these things I want to say to
you goods folks that I love the
young folks of this country—I love
to mingle with them; I want their
friendship an’ I like their company
—they are more interesting to me
than people of my own age can ever
be for on our young folks of today
depends all our future and they will
not be found wanting for they were
rightly born of good old American
stock. Cordially yours—UNCLE
RUBE.

 

 

 

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Nonsense

 

 

 

 

Not Forgotten

A widower ordered a headstone
for his wife’s grave. The inscrip-
tion concluded with: “Lord, she was
thine." When it was ﬁnished it was
found that the stone cutter did not
have room on the stone for the “e” in
“thine.”

Fishworms First
Robins are extremely sensible;
while we are writing poems to them‘
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The Cash Bird
The bluebird brings happiness but
the stork brings a $200 tax—exemp—
tion.

The Cut Direct

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ty and her father had had to admin-
ister vigorous correction before go-
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had been made was apparent, when,
on his return from business in the
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Not Worried

He—“If I were to die you'd never
get another husband like me."

She—“What makes you imagine

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Who Got the Plunder?

ng BILLION dollars, we are told, is the
L sum which thc farmch of the United
Stairs havc lost as a result of the decline in

 

tho pricos of thcir products to one half and
loss ot' their .1920 pcak. ldlc curiosity, if
nothing mom, is likwly to mow the unfortun—
atv t'ui'incr to spw'ulating on who got the lion-
till ..i his inist'ortunc. A rcccnt rcport by
the: i’l‘Ilill'illll‘illi of Labor throws a little light.
npou tho suhjt-vt. ’l‘his rcport shows that thc
avuraro dccliuo in rctail food prices hctwccn

Idcltrtntijv, 1920. and lt‘cbruary, 1le1, was “.31
I-t‘l‘ cont. In othor words out of cvcry dollar
taken from thc t'armcr the consumcr got 21
mints. Who got the rcst?

t t i= ‘ ‘

\thn a gang of robbers hold up a bank the
prtiss slits up a howl and the agents of justice
are put- upon their trail. When capitalists
loot the railroads leaving them upon the verge
of insolvency and imperiling transportation,
(ongrcss rushes to the rescue and hands over
a billion dollars of tho public funds to restore
the roads and make them ripe for a second
looting. But when the packers, the grain
Speculators and the ﬁnancial powers that be,
through propaganda, manipulation, conspir-
av}: the withholding of credit, ctc., rob the
ful'lilt‘l‘s in a single year of six billion dollars,
0‘ try ncWSpaper in tho land from the Podunlr
l’ost to the Wall Street Journal prints col-
moons of ed'torials cxcusing the crime as nec-
essary “deflation” and urging the farmer to
lo sweet and patient, and take his medicine
like a little man. But the lootcrs are left free,
unScathcd and uncriticizcd, to enjoy their
plunder, with the exception of a paltry billion
which they pass on to the consumer to quiet
public inquiry.

O O O I C

There would probably be less cause for the
farmer to complain over this situation had the
Consumer secured early and complete bcnctits
from the “deflation” in farm products. This
would have cut the cost of living and made
labor satisﬁed to accept a reduction in Wagon
which in turn would have cheapcned the cost.
of the things the farmer buys. But when the
Department of Labor reveals that four mouths
aftcr the farmers’ prices have reachcd pro.
war level, and in some instances below. the
consumer is still paying nearly sixty per cent
above the pro-war level, anyone but a mutton-
hcad will concede that both farmer and con-
sumer have just cause for complaint. Nor
are they the only ones to suffer.

O t C i i

Industrial depression neither proceeded nor
accompanied the crash in farm prices. Go
the contrary, it followed several mouths in
the wake, and the reasons are clear. The
farmer had been a spender during the three-
year period when he received the highest
prices in history for his products. But upon
the instant these prices bcgan to decline he

 

 

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THE MICHIGAN BUSINESS FARMER_

curtailed his expenditures sharply. What
happened? The local dealer could not move
his goods; he cut his purchases from the

wholesaler; the latter followed suit; and in

due course of time the manufacturer began
to note a falling oﬁ in orders which he tried
desperately to stem but Without avail. So he
cut his purchases of raw material, closed his
factory, and deprived his workmen of their
jobs. ' And since all industry is more or less
corrolatcd and dependent. upon its ditl'crcnt
units, industrial depression and nationwide
uncmploymcnt were shortly the order of the
day. And all hccausc the “invisible pou'ors"
had dccrocd that the prices of farm products
should come down.
0 Q ‘ 1‘ R

Congress has shown no disposition to inves—
tigate this Great, Criinc against the American
farmer, and restore if possible his plundcrcd
markets. It has instead spent the greater
portion of its time the last few months tinker-
ing with an emergency tariff bill as a SOp to
the suffering farmers. But an emergency
tariff cannot heal the wounds of agriculture
nor restore to the farmer his rightful billions.
lt, may help in some small measure, but if the
gangsters who rule the markets on farm pro-
ducts can set aside the natural laws of sup-
ply and demand and plunder the farmers of
six billion dollars, they ought to be clever
cuoug‘h to divert the ﬁnancial beneﬁts of the
tariff law into their own pockets. If Con-
gress wants to perform a real service for the
farmer and indirectly the consumer as well,
it should without further delay undcrtake a
St‘tll't'tlllllg investigation into the causes for the
domoralization of the farmer’s markets, and
tho reasons why the consucmr has rcvcivcd so
little beneﬁt. from falling prices on farm pro-
ducts. It. is an inescapable fact that some
where along the circuitous route between
farmer and consumer ﬁve billion dollars in
cold cash has mysteriously disappeared. lt
would seem a proper function of Congress to
ascertain the identity of the thieves, and their
methods of operation, to punish them and de-
stroy their powcr, and to provide some lcgal
gyroscope that will steady and stabilize the
markets on farm products. Until this is done
the nation can never feel safe from a. repeti~
tion of the cataclysm of 1920.

Going the Woolen Manufacturer One Better

IT IS TOLD in all seriousness that the pres-
ent condition of the wool market is due to
a devilish conspiracy on the part of the wool-
en manufacturers to teach the farmers a les-
son for daring to pool their wool for decent
prices. Mecbe so, mcbbc so, but we doubt it.
The same thing happened to wool that has
happcned to all other farm products, only a
little sooner. It was simply a case of over-
production, not only in the United Statcs. but
Canada, New Zealand, Australia and other
countries outside of the war zone. While
thcr‘c is no doubt but that the closing of the
woolen mills had a bearish effect upon the
market, it is extremely unlikely that such was
the sole reason for the closing. A more plaus-
ible explanation is the consumers’ “strike,”
which simply ruined the clothing business for
a time and resulted in wholesale cancellations
at. the mills. Even so, if the manufacturers
did hope by such tactics to discourage farm—
ers from pooling their wool, they are being
given a taste of their own medicine.-

Ry manufacturing its wool into blankets
and suitings the Farm Bureau is taking a step
which will be denounced by many as radical
and revolutionary, but which in reality is
forced by necessity and vindicated by many
economies. Herctofore farmers have sold their
wool to a local dealer who shipped it to an
eastern dealer who sold it to the mill which
made it up into suitings which were sold to
the wholesaler or manufacturer who in turn
sold it in the bolt or garment to the retailer
who sold it back to the farmer with a half
dozen freight charges, a half dozen handling
or manufacturing charges and a half dozen
proﬁts tacked on to the price. Under the
farm bureau plan, the farmer ships his wool
to his own organization which has it made up
in a. Michigan mill into material for direct

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April '9, 1921

sale back to the farmer, to the clothing manu-
facturer, or the public at large. Simple and
sensible, is. it not?

 

From Lake to Ocean
REAT ENTHUSIASM marked the close
of recent hearings in Detroit on the
proposed Lake-to—Occan waterway develop‘
ment, and it is predicth that as a. result of
the facts sulnnittcd thc Commission will re-
commcnd to the United States and Canadian
governments that the project be undertaken

as soon as he ﬁnancial condition of the two

countries will permit. \Ycrc the St. Lawrence
river now open‘ to ocean—going vessels, it
would moan millions of dollars in the pockets
of Michigan farmers. Freight rates to east
crn points of doiisumptiOn whch the most of
this state’s crops go to are well nigh prohibi-
tive, and in some cases entirely so. Lemons
are being burned in California, corn fed to
the furnace in IoWa, lettuce ﬁelds destroyed
in Florida, and potatoes left to rot in Michi-
gan because it costs more than the stuff is
worth to ship it to points of consumption.
An open waterway from Chicago to New York
City or European points, with its cheap rates
would have largely prevented a situation of
this kind so far as Michigan and states far-
ther west are concerned. The railroads can
never carry an cheaply as boats. and the dif-
ference in the rate when applied to the enor-
mous crops and manufactorics of the middle
west would represent many millions annually.
Vhen boats from Europe can dock at lake
ports and take on cargoes of farm products it
will be a big day for American agriculture.

 

The Rain Maker

0 DOUBT the scientist who ﬁrst provcd

that the earth was flat was acclaimed a
very wise man, and he who ﬁrst dared to sug-
gest that it was round hailed as a fool or a
herctic. The inventions and scientiﬁc dis-
coveries of each generation show how little
the previous generation really knew. We of
this generation pride ourselves on being all-
wise, or nearly so. So did the generation be—
fore us. We have conquered the air, captur-
ed the waves of light and sound and set them
to work for us, and penetrated the depths of
the sea. We have explored the bowels of the
earth and revealed the glories of the heavens.
The unattainable has been attained; the in-
surmountable has been surmounted. What is
there left in the realm of reason for us to do?
So thought our fathers and their fathers and
cvery generation proceeding. And yet Thom-
Edison is working on a machine with which
he hopes to talk with the dead. Impossible?
So said our forefathers of the railroad, the
steamboat, the binder. So said the present
generation of the submarine, the aeroplane
and the wireless. A man has recently cntcr-
cd into a contract with some western farmch
to artiﬁcially produce rain whcn needed. Hear
the skeptics‘scot‘r'. The U. S. Weather Bureau
says it can ’t be done. Science says it can’t be
done. I don’t say it can be done, and yet,—
stranger things than that have happened.

The Meat Situation

HE U. S. Bureau of Animal Industry

has recently issued some most signiﬁcant
figures upon the meat situation in 1920 which
every farmer may well take the time to digest.
The report gives some idea of the tremendous
development that must have taken place in
the live stock industry during the war years
to have provided the enormous exports which
the report says were shipped from our shores
in that period. But 1919 saw the crest of the
export movement and since that time it: has
rapidly declined. In .1919, 1,700,000,000 lbs.
of bacon and hams were exported. Last year
these exports had declined one-half and they
are still dropping. A similar situation exists
with respect to other meat products. It Will
take some time for the live stock farmer to
adjust his busin to the new order of
things, and he cannot do it without consider-
able loss. But it must be done and the soon
or the situation is recognized and steps taken
to cope with it, the sooner the industry will
recover its balance.

 


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TH‘E‘ MICHIGAN BUSINESS VFARMER

 

THOSE BUNG HOLES AGAIN
E ARE heartily in accord with
L Brother in. J. Stafford of Van
Buren (70., in his idea that tax-
ttlon should be kept within hounds,
but not with all his methods of ac-
complishing that much desired end.
He starts ﬁrst with the township and
looms especially exercised ovor the
amount paid for collection of taxes.
Now, I believe that every fair-
minded man and woman will agree
with me that the “laborer is worthy
of his hire.” I have passed the three
score milestone on life’s highway,
have been in a position during all
these years to know something of
the duties and compensations of
ovary ofﬁcer in a township, from the
old time pathmaster to the supervis-
c. and I am free to confess that I
never yet knew one of these “tax-
utors and fee-gatherers" to become
hmensely wealthy from the mag—
niﬁcent (1’) salaries they drew. The
ﬁx-payers of Van Buren Co. certain-
ly should have the sympathy of the
whole state if they are so sorely be-
let by such a horde of “petty poli—
ticians and grafters.” As to the
commission form of government. for
counties, this to my mind would only
be jumping from the frying pan into
the ﬁre. We. in Ingham county have
had a taste of just that kind of med~
me through the State Tax Com-
mission the past year, and we have
bad a plenty, I thank you
Does any man think that city men
or men from a far corner of his
county can come into his township.

‘ assess the property there and do the

other necessary business of the
Whip as equitably and cheaply as
honorable fair—minded men who live
b that township—whose interests
are there andwho know the prop—
W, the people and their needs? And
406 he imagine for a single moment
but these strangers who are coming
be. our towns to take the places of
M tax—eaters, fee gatherers and
mpoliticians are coming for their
or just for sport, without
money and without price. No!

The County Commission form of
avernment means good fat salaries
and. consequently higher taxes, with
has eﬁicient work. I am afraid that
my Brother F. J.. has walked past
the wood pile with his eyes closed
and never caught even a glimpse of
the colored gentleman in hiding
there. But, bless you, brother, I
can see him plain as day, if I am
'only a woman."——-«Mrs. A. E. H.,
Ingham County.

Tom a woman." Why do you as.
that? Sex has nothing to do with one;
right or ability to discuss public ques-
tions, You have evidently given this
Enter some thought, and certainly
ow how to express urself. You
have hit upon some of t e fundamental
cases of commission government
counties. Commission government
r cities is a. great success, but it is en-
ly possible that because of the wider
jurisdiction and the tax mating duties
of the supervisor. it cannot be satisfac-
torily employed in the county. Perhaps
we could discuss this question more in-
telligently if we knew greciscly how the
n was to be worke out. but up to
e present time we have been unable to
lecure this information—oEditor.

BACK TEW THE FARM WHEN
YER AIN‘T NEADED

ALL SIR, when we gits to read-
L in’ the papers and see the hund-

" reds of thousanie of men out of
jobs and looks like thet it will be
game time yit before they will be
employed we oftime wonder if them
young tellers ever think ’bout how
they left maw and paw alone on the
farm to git rich. It would seem up
here in this county thet they’s lots
of them back to put their legs under
the table ag'in. This here panic gite
‘em and jest how long it will keep
up is more than our big men kin
tell us as they have tried most every
thing they ken think of to make
tunes better.

Don't believe the home folks’il
need the young men and women this
lummer as they got along without
'em last summer—looks like they
ken do it ag'in. but the truble is they
didn’t bring any money home to pay
their board while visitin’ the folks.

 

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Seems thet the folks hed ought to
have sometin’ to help git the tax
money.‘ These young folks claim to
heve been makin' from live to ten

dollars a day but when pa asked the
boy to show him the t'other side of
the ledger the boy most «tainted be—
cause it balanced the ’i'ong way.

I don’t like to sue env people out
of jobs but do think thet this past
panicky time will he a Godsend to

people to go ezy. Iloping thet mat-
ters heve bin fixed up by the time
yer git this peace, remain—Arenac
County Farmer.

COST OF GROWING BEETS

NCLOSED ﬁnd check for $1.00
E for the M. B. F. The farmers
of this community have turned
down the contracts of the sugar
manufacturers. We can't make any—
thing at $6 per ton on 5 cent sugar.
I will give you the expense for one
acre of ground:
The best fertilizer runs at $28 to
$43 per ton, 125 pounds to the acre

 

at $43 is near . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2.70

Seed to 15 at 25 . . . . . . . . .. 3.75

Labor per acre . . . . . . . . . . . . .2300

Use of drill . . . . .  . . . . .. .35

Taxes, per acre  . . . . . .. 2.75

Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3‘2 55

The best beet ground average 1
tons to the acre, that is clean heels.

11 tons at $6 is . . . . . . . . . ..$Gi:.00
Expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..$32.55
Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . ..$33.45

Next comes the labor of taking
care of the crops, hauling, etc. Where
is there any proﬁt? I payed $1.50
per ton to get some hauled this last
fall. The farmers say they will put
their ground to beans and grain.—
Lou'is Bell, Isabella County.

 

You have left out some important
items of cost. Friend Bell. Moreover,
your yield is based on the best beet
land. In determining a fair prio. the
average yield of between seven and
eight tons should be considered else
you cause a lot of growers to operate at
a loss or deprive the manufacturers of
a large tonnage which they need for I.
f‘ul] run—Editor,

NOT ALL W. C. '1'. U. MEMBERS
AG’IN POLICE

NOTICE in the M. B. F‘. of Feb.

26th what one of the neighbors
“‘ say concerning the state constab—
ulary, “We are W. C. T. U. members
and workers and contributors to the
anti-saloon league and loyal to the
highest ideals of America but this
manner of law should be obnoxious
to every patriotic lover of justice
and right."

I am at a loss to know who is in-
cluded in that “we.” Certainly not
every member of the W. C. T. U.

When one assumes to speak for a
membership of more than 15,000 one
should be careful to know the mind
of all. Certainly the statement of
D. E. Williams does not represent- the
sentiment of the state organization.
The writer should have read the art~
icle on the state police in the Janu-
ary issue of the Michigan Union, the
state organ of the W. C. ’l‘. U. before
attempting to express an opinion
that includes more than hhnself (or
herself.) I enclose a copy of the
article referred to .which the editor
is at liberty to print if he chooses.

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Every individual has a right to his
or her opinion but should be "care-
ful how others are involved whose
opinions differ. Mrs. Alice Maxson,
Gratiot County.

 

I do not think that our corrospnmli-nt
intended to include more than himsle
and family among the members of the
W, C. T. U. who are opposed to the

state constabularly 'l’he state police
are clever propagandists. Through
their press agents. deliudcd ministers
and religious publications, they :LI‘u :tt-
tempting to show that the worlt they
are doing is of tremendous importance
to the state. But when their record is
analyzed and placed along side the rec—
ord of the eighty—three sheriffs of Mich—
igan it fades into lnsigniﬂcanoe. For
instance, in the article to which Mrs,
Maxson refers as well as other articles
with which the propagandists have
flooded the state, the claim is made
that from January 1918 to September
1920, a. period of two years and nine
months, the state police made total ar-
rests of 3,360. This means that each
trooper arrested not over eight persons
a year. During the year ending June,
1920, the sheriffs and their deputies ar-
rested over 24,000 persons or a total of
60 arrests to the credit of each sheriff.
It is also stated that during this period
923,000 gallons of liquor were conﬁscat—
ed, 212 stills destroyed and “23.00000
collected in ﬁnes. In a. debate which I
had with Senator Scully on the floor of
the State Grange at Grand Rapids last
December, upon this snbject, Mr. Scully
stated the state police were self sup—
porting because of the fact that it had
been instrumental in collecting ﬁnes of
this amount. After the debate was ov—
(‘r I said to Senator Scully, "You know
as well as I do that a large part, if not
all. of those stills would have been con-
ilsoatcd and these lines collected by the
civil ofﬁcers had the state police not
been in existence”. His reply was.
“Yes. but you did not say so in your
talk." Let no one think for a moment
that the state police have been enforcing
laws which except for them would not
have been enforced. In the vast ma-
jority of cases they are, merely doing
the work which the civil officers former—
ly did and which they would continue
to do if the state police did not step in
and usurp their rlutirvs-—It‘.ditor_

 

VOTE 0N STATE POLICE

M VERY much pleased with your

editorials and we look for the

FARUVR every week. We ap—
prove your stand on the best ques—
tion and on the state police only you
have not said half enough against
their retention. It is not the farm—
ers who are keeping them in ofﬁce.
Why do we have to support two sets
of officers. Do away with the state
police by all means. 'yVe do not need
them. Give them more publicity.
Show them up in their true light.
Send them on to the farms and have
them help till the soil as laborers
are few. Why not let the people
have a vote as to their retention,
then they would soon go out of bus-
iness. There is not one farmer in
this section who can see that they
are needed. And our state bankrupt
after such terrible taxes this year,
——too many hired men.—.las. S.
Isles, Ingham County.

 

Yes. I have no doubt but that the
would vote decisive-
to Police if given the
chance. It is really only a small group
of selfish interests who are lobbying for
their retention. The sum interests are
to foist a state po—
lice on Illinois w etc the same rgu—
“farmers need 'em‘ are
being unpby Recemtly an Ilinois
farmer protested to the Prairie Farmer
that the farmers of his section did not
want 1 auto Police. and the editor re-
plied that the mﬂoﬂty of the farmers
felt the same way judging from the re—
sults of straw v0 which his paper re-
cently conducted. ut then some times
you know the people don't have their
way and they certainly won't if the
legislature keeps the state police,——Ed-
ltor.

 

Musings of a Plain Farmer

 

 

 

T HAS been raining for several
days. This sticky clay is becom-
ing stickier. Our barn yard is a

fright. My right foot disengaged
itself from my boot this morning
while detouring a playful yearling.

I like not this weather. It keeps
me indoors too much. I become full
of pent up energy and pace the ﬂoor
like a caged tiger. much to the dis—
gust of my faithful wife.

She is meditating now. If I read
her thoughts correctly she is about
to assign me some duties.

Oh] The blow has fallen. The po-

  

tatoes are beginning to rot and they
should be sorted over.

To the basement I go and start a
very disagreeable task. After two
hours diligent search I have failed to
ﬁnd a rotten potato!

She has double-crossed me. Hear
her humming a song upstairs.

This spy apple has a ﬁne ﬂavor.
Now for a smoke. I’ll stall until
chore time. Perhaps the sky will be
clear tomorrow. A word to form 100-
men. When your husband is in the
way send him looking for something
where it isn’t—Arthur P. Ballard,
Ubly, Mich.

 
 
 

 

DICIFENDS CRANDALL’S POSITION
B/ AY i HAVE the opportunity of

expressing my views on the
(‘randall and Leonard hot
deal. As Mr. lussell says you have

to have two sides to a question to
have a clear understanding of it. here

we have only one sltlv and must
guess at the other. From what I
glean from Mrs. llosherl‘s article and

your editorial I can not agree with
you. Mrs. Leonard or Mr. Russell.

As I get this, the last sow was
shipped on May 6th and was to far-
row within 30 days. Mrs. L accept—
ed and kept the hog over 60 days
before making a complaint (dong
enough for the sow to have farrow—
ed, lost her pigs and all signs of far-
rowing disappeared) then asks for
her money back.

If I bought a sow due to farrow in
39 days, if she did not show it em-
tirely to my satisfaction I would
write and tell him so at once. In
about 20 days I would let him know
again. One or two days before her
time was up I would write him
again. This would place me in a po~
sition where he could not question
my word when I told him she had
not farrowcd.

True, we must admit we have rhi—
honest breeders. We also have dis—
honest buyers. The honest breeder
does not want to be worked by a dis-
honest buyer so the buyer should
protect his honor by making his com-
plaint early making it mild and as
his convictions materialize make it
stronger. At the present I am a
buyer, having bought nine 0. I. C.’s
in the past two years of different
breeders. I have had two occasions
for complaint. and got them each ad-
justed satisfactorily.

When I get a herd that meets my
ideas I expect to be a shipper, and
I want my patrons to let me know
if they ever get an animal thatdon’t
suit. but I want them to do it right
soon after receiving the stock for I
would be skeptical if they waited a
month or so and then began telling
me its faults.

One thing more to protect the buy-
er and breed honest breeders. If I
wrote a breeder two or at the most
three letters of complaint and got no
reply my next letter would tell him
the date that I would return the
stock, putting the date far enough
ahead so that he could get a letter
to me if he wished. Hoping that
you will give me the space this re-
quires and wishing success to the
ONLY real farm paper.—Ralph Dye,
Emmet County.

Why shouldn't we give you space for
your letter? This is an open forum for
all the folks who read the M. B_ F., and
that includes those who don't agree
with us as well as those who do. In
fact. we are glad to have your views
on this subject, as we desire to do nei-
ther Mr. Grandad] or Mrs, Leonard an
injustice, and discussion will bring out
argumen in defense of both. Our
own opi on has not charged. however.
You are an expcri
you might have done in this case and
what others less experienced might
have done have nothing to do with the
merits of Mrs. L's claim. She bought
a hog that was GUARANTEED to fur-
row, That fact was stated
in the agreement She not lave
noticed the conditions of sale
in small type in Mr. Crandall's enta-
iogue. and since this was not called
speciﬁcally to her attention. she in not
to be blamed for the oversl How
could anyone who went to t expense
of keeping e. that was guaranteed
to farrow. bayou the date in which it
was expected to show signs of furrow--
ing, without notifyin the seller. be ac—
cused of dishonesty After all is said
and done. I repeat that Mr. Crandall
has Mrs L'I money and she has a bar—
ren sow, all because of a technicality.
which in tho nmo of honesty and jus-
tice I claim should be waived—Editor.

 

STANDS UP FOR FARMERS

LEASE renew my subscription
Pfor three years. Am not a farm-

er at present but I do think the
M. B. F. has all the farm papers I
read “Skinned” and beaten by a
thousand miles in every respect, es-
pecially in real Back Bone when it
comes to standing for the rights of ’
the farmers of Michigan. Well, keep
it up.———S. Covert. Battle Creek,
Michigan.

   

  


 

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“Oh, hour of all hours,
Blcst hour of our dinner.”

HE PLACE Where we all get to—
Tgether three times a day for phy-

sical refreshment, for mental
rest, for a bit of kindly gossip and
for family conﬂdences, deserves a
good deal of care and thought as to
its arrangement.

When I am in the cities and see
the hundreds and hundreds of peo—
ple eating solitary meals from a
chair arm, or rushing hither and
thither with trays full of edibles,
hunting up a table, a glass of water
a napkin, a spoon and the mustard,
I think how lonely and unsatisfact-
ory it is, compared to the cozy.
cheerful home table, with the home
made viands prepared by mother
herself or older sister, with father
coming in and the children gather-
ed round. It makes one extremely
sorry for the men and women. the
boys and girls, who from two to
three times a day have to hunt
around for something that looks or
tastes or smells like home cooking.
and never is. Well, this is a long
preamble to the point of my story.
which is just

Setting the Table

For the beneﬁt of young house-
keepers I thought a few suggestions
might be in Order. The dining-room
table should be placed in the center
of the room and under a hanging
light, so that there shall be no
glare of light in the eyes of those
around the table.

If you have a new table or an
old one nicely polished. cover it ﬁrst
with an oil cloth then with a silence
cloth, on which the table cloth is
laid. The oil-cloth protects your
table against the occasional glass of
writer that loses its equilibrium.
Table mats or doilies look pretty and
save your linen, also much time in
ironing. but are not practical when
many hot dishes are used. A table
Well laid with good. attractively pre-
pared. is a simple joy that we may
all have. The eye must be pleased
as well as the palate. A more order-
ly table is possible if some kind of
center piece is Used, a low bowl of
floWers, a small growing plant or an
attractive basket of fruit. This
should always be low so that you do
not have to peep at your vis—a-vis
through shrubbery, as it were.

In laying the silver the knife
should be laid at the right, with the
sharp edge turned in, the spoons at
the right of the knife, bowls down.
The glass of water at the tip of the
knife. At the left. place the. fork or
forks. then parallel with the fork
the napkin, with the bread and but-
ter plate or butter chip just above
the fork. Butter Spreaders, if used,
should be placed on the bread and
butter plate, with the pat of butter.
A salad if served with the meat
course, is placed above the spoons
At a formal meal when passing food
always hold the food at the left of
the person seated, so that he may
use his right hand to help himself.

Children should be taught to told
their napkins only after mother has
folded, hers, then when invited out
they will not, make the mistake of
folding the napkin before the host-
ess does. And what is prettier than
to see the little children stand at the
table until the older people are seat—
ed? It is just a little courtesy that
shows good breeding.

From the humble homes of the
common people come the men and
women who hold high places in this
country, where brains and honesty
count most of all. You little know
what society your child may be
thrown in during his life. so not
only, that he or she may not be em-
barrassed later in life by some awk-
ward lapse of good manners. but also
that they may be a‘credit and a joy
to you, train the kiddies in the
little courtesies of life, which are a

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THE MICHIGAN BUSINESS .FAR‘VMER

The  Home

A Department for the Women

Edited by MRS. GRACE NELLIS JENNEY

mighty ﬁne lubricant, and help to
make the machinery of every day ex-
istence run smoothly and easily.

 

POLITICAL POINTERS

AY IN BLUE and buff. the
G chosen colors of the National

League of Women Voters,
Cleveland. Ohio, will welcome the
League when their second annual
convention opens April 11. And this
color scheme will be repeated in all
the decorations at the hotels, on the
bidges, and fluttering from automo-
biles during the week’s stay of the
delegates.

Hears Mrs. Maud W. Park
“Women are working for a broad
constructive program that is based
on the conservation of health and
life," said Mrs. Maud Wood Park,
chairman of the National League of
Women Voters, before the members

stead of ‘playing the game’ .” It
adds, “no office in the entire state
is so small that a bad ofﬁce holder
cannot make it a vehicle of great
misdoing or that a good public ser-
vant cannot use it to promote the in-
terests of the commonwealth.

“A particular appeal to women
voters ‘is a feature of some of the
announcements of the candidates.
The League of Women Voters has,
through its intention announced in
some counties to place candidates on
record, demonstrated the desire of
women to cast their ballots with in-
telligence and understanding.” To

meet this demand the parties have -

been counseled by their leaders to
nominate only men of “worth, char-
acter and ability.”

“‘There‘s a reason,’ which gain-
ed its reputation on a trademark,
should be borrowed by politics from
business," adds the Herald. “Every
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of the Michigan Legislature, who
spoke on the evening of March 16th
to the Senate at their invitation and
later, responding to a similar request
from the Speaker of the House, ex-
plained the League's program to the
House members.

“Women’s instinctive training ﬁt-
ting her to be the mother of the race
has given her special qualities to
appreciate and understand certain
problems confronting the state and
nation relating to the welfare of her
sex and childhood." said Mrs. Park.
“Her influence, felt in legislative
bodies, will always be of a sober,
substantial character."

Mrs. Park outlined the particular
measures which the State League of
Women Voters is supporting, telling
the legislature why they are asking
their enactment.

Michigan’s is the third state legis-
lature before which Mrs. Park has
been invited to speak. South Caro—
lina’s legislature, the ﬁrst before
which she was invited to speak, re-
considered its action on the Age of
Consentbill, previously reported un-
favorably, and passed it. Mrs. Jark
also spoke before the Delaware leg-
isla'ture, and the Michigan legisla—
ture is the third.

The Lexington (Ky.) Herald, in a
recent editorial, advises “the voters
who reap the harvest of good gov-
ernment or stand the losses of mis-
rule” to “keep their eyes open,” and
predicts that “particular interest will
be paid to the platforms of the can-
didates who announce for ofﬁce, as
well as their character. their past
political records, if any, and their
willingness to serve the public in-

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Spring Fever

By Paul Lawrence Dunbar

 

(Cosc dis ain’t to scattah,
But twist’ me an' you),

I could stan’ de bedclothes,
Kin‘ 0’ latah, too. '

’Tajn’t my natchu] feelin’
Dis hymh mopin’ spell,

I stan’s early risin’

Mos’ly mighty well;

But do very minute

I feel Ap‘il’s heat,

Bless yo’ soul, do bedclotlics
Nevah seemed so sweet.

Mistah, he's arscolin’

Cause the han's is slow,

All do bosses balkin'

Jes’ cain’t mek ’em go.

Don' know What‘s de mattah,
Hit‘s a funny t‘ing,

Les‘n hit‘s de fevah,

Dat you gits in spring.

 

 

pledges his ballots this year."

And, it might be added, “There’s
the reason” for the League of Wo—
men Voters. If, in the year of its
existence, its activities have made
party leaders counsel the nomina-
tion of men of “worth. character and
ability,” it has been a work worth
while. It is proof of the reason for
being.

Organizes Citizenship Classes

Seattle League of Women Voters
of Seattle, Washington has organiz-
ed a class in American citizenship
which meets in one of the city’s big
auditoriums from 10:30 to noon each
Thursday, under the auspices of the
Seattle Minute Women, which is a
part of the League.

The ﬁrst hour will be devoted to
questions and answers, and the last
half hour a prominent speaker will
address the class on subjects vital to
the gOVernment of the United States.

The League’s purpose in organiz-
ing these classes is not only to reach
the foreign element but to give a
better understanding and realization
of her responsibilities in the govern-
ment of her own country to the Am-
erican-born woman. The classes are
open to all women and there is no
charge.

And now comes the Men’s Voters'
League, modeled after the League of
Women Voters, according to plans
of St. Louis (Mo.) men who see the
need for “clean politics."

Evidently the League of Women
Voters has “started something”
which even men see the need of!

 

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WHY WORRY?
OURTNEY (in Pyle’s “Personal
Hygiene”) says, “The brain is
an organ which, under proper

training, is capable of performing an

immense amount of work, provided‘

only that the work is of a varied
character and does not produce a
corresponding amount of mental dis—
quietude. The importance of the
emotions, especially the depressing
emotions, such as grief, anxiety, and
worry, as factors in the brain ex-
haustion, cannot easily be over-esti-
mated."

George L. Walton, M. D., has writ-
ten an invaluable book on “Why
Worry?” which succinctly and enter-
tainineg sets forth the deleterious
effects of this common malady. He
quotes a remark of one of his col—
leagues, who speaks of “the art of
living with yourself as you are," as
an expression well worth putting
into practice.

Wallace Irwin has described an ad—
dict of the worry habit in the lines
that follow:

“ ‘Suppose that this here vessel,’
says the kipper with a groan,

Shoul lose ’er bearin’s, run away
and bump upon a stone;

Suppose she’d shiver and go down
when save ourselves we couldn’t.

The mate replies, ‘Oh, blow me
eyes!’

Suppose agin she shouldn't.’ "

The nursery poet writes:

“The worry cow would have lived

till now .

If she’d only saved her breath.

She feared the hay wouldn’t ,last

all day ,,

So choked herself to death.”

Worry takes a variety of forms.
One of the most common is. the tend-
ency to dwell upon the past, and
painfully to retrace each step lead-
ing to a wrong decision. Mercier
says the greatest intellectual gift is
the ability to forget. But one thot
can not be driven out only by substi-
tuting another in its place. Nature
abhors a vacuum. The mock worry
of a game is a good antidote for the
real worry of life, unless the individ-
ual makes worry out of the play-by
taing it as hard work.———Food and
Drug Monthly.

# I 0

Right here one may remember the
old quotation, "Man needs an avo-
cation as well as a vocation.” Child-
ren furnish their own, they live ’so
largely in their play. Older people
need a fad, a hobby, if you will, to
keep life from being dull and to
break the routine of work. There
is music the best loved of all the
arts. More appealing to some is
the study of bird lore or, woodcraft;
When we speak of reading, perhaps
history should come ﬁrst, it helps
our logic and develops our powers of
seeing life’s true values. Agnes Rep—
plier says in her little book of es—
says, “All that we know of man's
unending efforts to adjust and re—
adjust himself to the world about
him we learn from history and the
tale is an enlightening one."

And then there is politics, always
a lively issue and all the better for
the attention of intelligent people
who are not interested from an in—
dividual ﬁnancial standpoint.

A FEW RECIPES CONTRIBUTED

BY MRS. C. E. D.

Real Plum Pudding
1 cupful of plums in a basin, 1—2
cup of sugar on the plums; fresh or
canned fruit will do. Now take one
heaping teaspoon of sour cream and
a good half cup of buttermilk, 1-2
teaspoon soda dissolved in a table-
spoon of boiling water, a pinch of
salt, a small teaspoon of baking
powder put in the flour, enough
flour to make a nice drop biscuit
batilar. Now drop this in little his-
cuits over the fruit, they will run to-
gether and cover the frut by the
time they are baked, it takes about
1—2 hour to bake. Then make a

 

 


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6462—Ladies' Cut in 6
inches

Dress.
38, 40. 42 and 44
A 38 inch size will re-

No.
sizes: 34, 36,
bust measure.
quire 6 1-2 yards of 44 inch material.
The width of the skirt at lower edge is
1 7-8 yards.

No. 3454,—Gir1s’ Dress. Cut in four
sizes: 4, 6, 8 and 10 years. An 8 year
size will require 3 1-2 yards of 36 inch
material.

No. 3456.-—Ladies‘ Work Dress or

Apron. Cut in 4 sizes: Small. 32-34;
medium, 36—38; large. 40-42 and extra
large, 44-46 inches bust measure. A
38 inch size will require 4 1-4' yards of
36 inch material,
_ No. 3446.—Ladies’
1n 3 sizos: Small.
38; large, 40—42 inches
A medium size will require
of 36 inch material.

No. 3147-3447.—-—A Pretty
-3147 cut in 6 sizes: 34, 36, 38, 40, 42
and 44 inches bust measure. Skirt 3447
cut in 6 sizes: 24, 26, 28. 30, 32 and 34
inches waist measure. The width at its
lower edge is 1 7-8 yards. To make the
dress for a medium size will require 3 5—8
yards of figured and 4 1-2 yards of plain
material, 40 inches wide. Two separate
patterns.

No_ 3464.——Girls’ Dress. Cut in four
sizes: 8, 10, 12 and 14 years. A ten
year size requires 4 yards of 30 inch ma-
terial,

N0. 3133.—Ladies' House Dress. Cut
in 7 sizes: 34, 36, 38, 40, 42. 44 and 46
inches bust measure. A medium ‘size
will require 5 3-4 yards of 36 inch ma-
terial. The width of the dress at its
lower edge is about 1 7-8 yards.

No, 3437.—Child's Dress Cut in 4
sizes: 1, 2. 4 and 6 years. A 4 year
size will require 2 5-8 yards of 36 inch
material.

Corset Cover. Cut
32454; medium, 36-
bust measure.
1 l-i yards

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Michigan Business Farmer,
Clemens Mich,
Pattern Department.
Herewith find . . . . . . . . . . ..cents for which
send me the following patterns at 12c each.

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THE MICHIGAN BUSINESS FARMER

sauce of some sugar and cream or
milk to eat on it. Or can take some
fruit juice to eat on it. Now, one
can ~take any kind of fruit, straw-
berries, red raspberries, cherries or
apple and it makes a desert as nice
to eat as short cake and one can eat
whipped cream on it. One can
make the crust with sweet milk or
water and baking powder and a lit—
tle shortening if they do not have
the cream and milk.

A Cake for High Days and Holidays

2-3 cup sugar, 2 eggs, a pinch of
salt, 1 tablespoon of sour cream or
butter, 2-3 cup of sweet milk or but-
termilk, enough flour to make a soft

smooth batter, 1 teaspoon baking
powder put in flour. Bake in 3 jel-
ly tins.

Nut Filling

1 cup of black walnut meats broke
ﬁne, 1 cup of sugar, 1 cup of sweet

milk. Cock until thick, spread be-
tween layers.
“Frosting
1-2 cup of pulverized sugar, 1
tablespoon of corn starch. Wet this

with a little sweet milk, spread on
cake; it will dry in a few minutes.

A Good Chocolate Icing

1 cup of powdered sugar, 3 table—
spoons coco-a, 3 tablespoons cold
coffee. Mix well together and add
melted butter size of walnut. Put
on cold cake.

A Delicious Cream Cake

2-3 cup of sugar, 2 eggs, a pinch
of Salt. 1 tablespoon of sour cream
or butter, 2-3 cup of sweet milk or
buttermilk, enough flour to make a
soft, smooth batter, one heaping tea—
spoon of baking powder; put in the
flour and beat all together and bake
in 3 jelly tins; 2—3 cup of thick sweet
cream, keep it cold and beat with an
egg beater until thick, 2 tablespoons
sugar, 1-2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
and stir good; spread between the
layers and on top when cake is cold.
Dip knife in warm water when you
cut the cake.

IT MAY TAKE A GLADSTONE TO
DO IT

“I will speak what I believe today.
even if it contradicts everything I
said yesterday—Gladstone.

PAY TO THE ORDER OF MOTHER
UPP‘OSE you ﬁll in the following

blank and send your estimate in

to this department. Let us have
an idea of what you feel you are
worth to the ﬁrm, Husband, Wife &
Co. Not that it may express any
dissatisfaction with your lot in life
or lack of appreciation of the work
done by the men folk of the family
but just to estimate your own work
in dollars and cents. The part we
give of love and affection we would
not estimate if we could, it has it’s
own reward but not in the class of

dollars.

As housekeeper, week $. . . . . . .
As laundress, week $ . . . . . . .
As nurse, per week is . . . . . . . .

As seamstress, week $ . . . . . . ..

As garden helper 01‘ $ . . . . . . . .

Poultry manager SB . . . . . . ..

Total . . . . . . . . . 

 

 

 

 

 

This Is one of the pupils In the school at Five
Mlle Crook, Harbor Springs. impersonating tho
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“Now, that’s better! It’s the ﬁrst time the expense ﬁgures haven’t
given me a horrid feeling. ‘

“Why didn’t I know sooner about Jell-O and some of the other
money-savers ?”

It doesn’t matter whether you live in the city or country whether
you keep an account book or not,

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will help you out, for it is cheap as to cost and it can be made up into
more different kinds of good things to eat than anything else.

Every woman who wants to know how Jell-O can help her out will
ﬁnd the information she desires in the Jell—O Book, which will be sent
free to every woman who will send us her name and address.

Jell-O is made in six pure fruit ﬂavors: Strawberry, Raspberry,
Lemon, Orange, Chocolate, Cherry, and is sold by all grocers and dealers,
2 packages for 25 cents.

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MT. CLEMENS,
MICHIGAN
Care of
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EAR CHILDREN: 1 received
three Easter post cards from as
many of my nieces the past

week. I appreciate them very much
and wish to thank the senders ,for
their remembrance. We have been
so busy here at the oﬂice that we
have been unable to decide who won
the prize in contest on New Year
resolutions. I think we will be able
to decide before the next issue. We
know you are all anxious to know
the name of the lucky one and we
will do the best we can to make the
announcement next week. I have
several interesting stories I would
like to publish it we could spare the
space. There is one in particular
about why some birds fly south each
fall and Why others stay with us that
I will print this week at the end
of the letters by our boys and girls
11 the editor will allow me to take

  

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cause the story will be of interest
to your parpas and mammas also. It
you do not understand it all have
your mammas or papas, big brothers
or sisters read it to you and explain
its meaning. This story will help
you to understand our feathered
neighbors betterr—UNCLE NED.

 

OURBOYBANDGIRIS

Dear Unclo Nedz—I am nine yun old
and in the fourth grade at school. Yea-
terday it wns thawing and today it is
freezing. I road The Children's Hour
and like it very much—Doris Clark,
Ellsworth. Wan.

Dear Undo Ned v—«Another who
wantstojomyourcirclamay 11am
ﬁfteen years old and in the 7th and 8th
grades at school. I an: glad that the
DooDadsaroinagain. Iwishsomoof
the girls would write to me. I would
answer their letters [ma-6308810 Set-
ter, Routo 1. Kelvin.

Dear Uncle Ned:—-May I join your
mer? circle? Please don‘t say no. I
am 3 years old and have li‘ht brown
hair and blue eyes. I am in the 8th

ado at school. I liv. on a 65 acre
arm. I have 3 sisters and no brothers.
I wish somo of the girls and boys would
write to mew—Marion Nichols. Perry.
Michigan. R-3. Box 83..

Dear Uncle Ned:-—— saw Edna Bang-
hans letter in the M. . F. and I thought
I would write, I am twelve years old
and in the sixth grade has been snow-
ing. I went to an oyster supper last
week and had a ﬁne time. I got a boob-

 

 
  

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lo prize. a little ball but I have lost it,
We take your and think it ﬁne.
I will close

it
twice in every moment and once in
seven year, _-- Thelma ll.
Breckenridge. Mk 3.. D‘, D. 2
*1
Dear yank Nun—May I join your
circlof am a twelve years old
and am in tho seventh I like to

read tho letter-ammo RF

like to play very
oital Friday 1:
Ker. Leonard. Michigan. R. F. _

---—-—s
Dear Unclo Nah—I read ﬁlo Child-
ren‘s Hour and I, thought ‘5 would like

to write, I am } years 0 and in the
seventh a live on a farm of 80
acres. have four brothers and tour

sisters. I woui like to hear trom some
of tho ho girls of this  I
will bgﬂfnd to answer their otters it
they write—Velma Wiltth E1-
well, mm

Dear Uncle Net—51am a girl 11
yearsoldandamtn olthgrade. I
like to go to school very wall. I iivo
on a farm, We have an orchard also.
For pets we have a dog whose name is

Hector. I have been ion for the
Doc Dads come and at not they
came. I be. four b . but no sis-
ters. From your niece —- Agnes

mussen, Mariette. Michigan, R-5,

Dear Uncle Ned :—I am a bay twelve
years old and in the 7th grade at School.
For ts I have 2 cats and 3 bantams.
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name of the boys and girls would writo
to me I would surely answer them. I
will close with a tow riddles. Out in
the pasture there's an old red bull; ho
always oats and never gets full. Ans-
wer: threshing machine. Why is a
camel’s neck .0 long? Answer: bo-
causo his head is so far from his body.
Rmmdasadishandﬂatasabutton
and has a tall. Answer: frying pam—
Hilio Tobin-I. Berrlen Springs, Mich.

Dear Uncle Nedz—«I am a girl thir~
teen years old and in the 8th grade at a

adod school. I have three sisters.

e rent one of our farms and live on
the other one My birthday is on New
Years day, I am going to help raise
chickens this summer. I enjoy rading
the Doc Dads. I help my mother with
her work. I read the letters which the
boys and girls write and find they are
very interesting—Dorothy McNett. 0t-
sego, Michigan, R—3.

Dear Uncl Nedz—I am a. girl ten
years old and in the 4th grade at schooL
I am glad that the Doc Dads are back
again. For pets havo a bunny, an
old hen and a co. named Jessie. We
have 4 rabbits, 4 cows, 7 calves. 2
horses and about 100 chickens. I will
close with a riddle, U on tho hill there
is a mil beside the m 1 there is a walk,

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beside t walk there is a key. Ans—
wix—«Mllwaulneot—Rosa Mildred Fish,
Caseville, Michigan. R—S.

Dear Undo Ned:—— thought I would

write a letter to tho B_ F. I am a
boy ten years old and in the third grade.
I like to go to school every day. I havo
five brothers and ﬁve sisters. Am I not
a lucky boy? My father owns a farm of
one hundred and forty-six acres. Part
of it is about a mile from where I live.
He uses that mostly for pasture. We

 

 

 

 

 

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Dooville today.

leadernnd
makes dressed in a mu gold and
uniform and wearing a tall hat. 0

 

 

THERE IS a grand new bra.- bond
a very grand no he
Grouch did not like so much cheerful

noise and wished that the drum would
be broken. Poly and Rely had a now

motorcycle and were trying it out for
tho ﬁrst time. Roly was at the steer-
ing wheel but did not seem to know
how to control tho machine. Flannel-

 

Doc Sawbones’ New Brass Band

feet the Cop should have been around
to stop them exceeding the, speed limit.

The twins came around the bend of
the road at such high speed that they

 

 

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could not help but run into the band
procession. They never saw the band
until “plump! ll bangll” they
were right through great big drum.
And still their cycle chugged right
along as if it were used to doing
stunts like that. The only one who
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have twenty ﬁnes-4‘ .of me  in the“.

summer we av'e'to am over there ev-

Cy day: " I have a Shetland pony that .
I ride when I take them'over, My’fatb- -

er and us boys have bought a registered

set pig. Her name is ‘St. Marys Golden

in and if we succeed you may hear

me again. I hope some of the

s or girls will write to me,—Paul

£3, Egan Creek, MicbixmaR. F. D.
I ' .

—--—1

Dear Uncle Ned:—! have, one sister
and two brothers. My sister‘s name is
Onolee and brothers’ names are
Hoyt and ht. We lie! on a 120
acre farm. In th. spring we make ma-
gs syrup in the woods. In summer I
be music lessons on out piano. I like
thenverywﬂl. Immyearsoidand
m the 5th grade at school.
1-: miles to school. For pets I have
as old cat and two kittens, named
m and . We have 4 horses.
16 cows. 1 calf and about 10!! Rhode Is-
hnd Red chickens. We have 5 old hogs
and 17 young pigs It has been snow—

ing today, The snow is about a foot
. I like to food The Children's
Hours—Donna!“ Shoneour. Pittsford.

Elohim

Dear Uncle Nedz—Our pa takes the
II. B. F, and we all like t fine. We like
to read the letters of the boys and girls
and as we have never written thought
we would write We are twin girls, 10

are old. Our names are Veda and

lma. We are in the fourth grade at
school and live about 1—2 mile from our
school. We the on an 80 acre farm.
We have two sisters and one brother.
For pets we have one pig and a cat, The
cat's name is Stubbs. We call him that
because when our little brother was 2
old he put him in the chicken
eed grinder and ground the end off his
tam—Veda and Velma Henderson, De-
W'ltt, Michigan.

 

‘ BIRD MIGRATION
HAT (‘AUSES bird migration?
L Why do some of our feathered
flock each season journey to
the South and others stay with us?
There has been two theories ad-
vanced for this, the more commonly
accepted one is that years ago this
continent swarmed with non-migra-
tory bird life and in particular such
sections as our own state the inher-
ent love of home in our birds caus-
ed them to become permanent in-
habitants of our woods, waters and
ﬁelds, but with the advance of the
Arctic ice during the glacial period
the severe weather, together with
the lack of food and nourishment
with which to sustain bird life caus-
ed the majority of our feathered
friend to seek a warmer climate and
where food was more abundant. As
the ice approached very gradually,
now and then receding, these en-
forced migrations—a short distance
at ﬁrst and for a brief time—increas-
ed both in distance and time until
migration became a part of bird life.
The opposite theory is that the
birds' real home was in the South
and owing to over production and
over crowding, on the receding of
the ice during our glacial period, the
birds sought less competitive and
less thickly populated breeding and
feeding grounds and would upon the
approach of warmer seasons mi—
grate north, but always during the
fall and winter returned to their
southern home. You may accept
whichever theory seems most plaus—
ible, but there is no question that
the breeding ground of our average
migratory bird is in the north and
the breeding period in the late
spring or early summer. The var-
ious species of our wild geese and
ducks ﬁnd their nesting grounds in
the vicinity of James Bay, while our
migratory songsters, both seed eat-
ing and insectivorous, rear their
families in our midst; and it is a
well accepted theory, inasmuch as
there is no appreciable change in
the southern climate at any season
of the year, that the birds come
north not so much on account of
climatic changes as for the impelling
instinct that warns them of the ap-
proach of their breeding season.
Birds migrate both during the day
and night and it is often said that a
number of the species in their mi—
gratory ﬂight in both directions ob—
tain a ﬂying height of a mile or
more. As a rule the thrushes, warb-
lers, oriole, tanagers and shore birds
do most of their migrating at night,
while duck, geese, swallows, hawks
robins and others are day migrants.
When one stops to consider that
the smallest of our migratory birds,
the Ruby Throated Humming Bird,
weighing but a few ounces, will dur-
ing its spring and fall migration
make a sustained, continuous flight
of 1,500 to 2,000 miles, it makes
one wonder how such a. tiny creature.
combating the elements, could pos-

rns MICHIGAN nosmsss resents]:

sully" cover this distance. Think of
what this means. Aﬂfew ounces cf
feathers and flesh braving the wind,
air 'currents, storm and darkness, in
its desire to reach its breeding or
feeding grounds.

The migration of birds is interest-
ing; to some it means but the ap-
proach of winter or spring, to oth-
ers it is a demonstration of the rea-
soning powers with which the Cre-
ator endowed all of our birds and
beasts—Albert Stall. Jr. in the Do-
troit News.

 

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the work and the expense involved
where program pictures run from
500 to 709 scenes, one following the
other in such rapid procession be-
fore the eye that the vision barely
grasps one scene before “other un-
folds! Shooting each scene so
many times may appear to be an ex-
travagant and expensive habit, but
it has been found to be a safe one
for reasons too obvious to relate.

“Better be safe than sorry," ap-
pears to be the motion picture slogan
when pictures are being taken.

The material is developed at once,
and ﬁnishd in what is called the
projection room. The day after a
scene is “shot” or taken, the direct-
or, the star and the production man-
ager are able to see just what has
been accomplished.

It required six months to produce
the “Queen of Sheba" another re-
cent Fox release. Sets or scenes 200
teet‘l‘iigh had to be erected out of
doors before the work in band could
be even considered. The tower, with
its circular outer driveway, where
the famous chariot race takes place
actually towered two hundred feet
high. The dungeon and the old
well were all out of door sets, the
work of carpenters and plastic art-
ists.

A curious combination of art, pro:
fession, commerce, industry, labor,
technique and a keen knowledge that
must be at once historically and etho-
logioally true, a knowledge of lands
and of peoples, enters into the mo-
tion picture industry, for it is not
only necessary that the directors of
motion picture productions be well
versed in the life ethics of the people
of all lands, but this knowledge must
be a true knowledge, in order that
the realism of the production may
not disappoint nor offend the fund
of world lore hidden away in the
minds of the moving picture fan.
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THE MICHIGAN BUSINESS FARMER

How to Make Self-Feeder for Hogs

By W. E. J. EDWARDS
Animal Hzlsbamdry Section, M. A. 0.

.18 (608) April 9, 1921‘

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counts your chickens before
they’re hatched
——and tells Whether they will be
hens or roosters.

KIRIKI tells you whether an egg is fertile
or nnfertile and whether it will produce a

 
    
  

 

 

Through your paper can you give plan
from which I can build a. good self-
feeder for hogs?—4E. C. 0.. Reading.

pork production is gaining rap-

idly in popularity and isdisplac-
lug trough feeding on many farms.
By its use the average farmer will
obtain as good if not better results
than by trough feeding, and at much
less expense of time and labor. A
self-lfeeder is simply a device by
means of which a supply of grain or
other feed is kept constantly avail-
able, 8. fresh supply flowing down
into the trough from the hopper
above as it is eaten, the hopper be-
ing large enough to hold sufﬁcient
feed so that it will not need reﬁlling
dftener than once or twice each
week. There are a number of types
of feeders in use. The accompany-
ing illustration shows the dimen-
sions of a feeder which has proven
quite satisfactory at the College.

There are many reasons why the
self-feeder is to be recommended. It
is well known that pork can be pro-

'duced much cheaper Where pasture

crops are used than in a dry lot or
pen. In many cases there is no past-
ure close enough to the buildings for
trough feeding, so the hogs are kept
closely conﬁned where the most eco-
nomical gains cannot be expected.
By the use of the self—feeder dlstan‘t
pastures are made available, there-
by enabling cheaper gains to be
made. Much less time is required
to feed hogs by a self—feeder than
by the trough method. While the
feeder should receive some atten-
tion every day or two, to see that it
is properly adjusted and that the
different feeds are available, still
this requires much less time than
that necessary to carry or haul feed
twice each day. With the high cost
of labor this is an important item.

Self-feeding is full feeding, a
larger amount of grain being eaten
than in trough feeding. For this
reason it Is better for growing and
fattening animals intended for the
slaughter. Hogs intended for breed-
ing purposes are liable to become
too fat, especially after they have
reached a weight of say “125 to 150

other lot of the same number trough
fed gained 100 pounds on 280 pounds

Mich. of the same feeds, a very favorable
————————— showing for the former m'ethod.
HE USE of the self-feeder for Both lots were on rape pasture.

Such cheap gains could not have
been made without good pasture.
Satisfactory results cannot be an
pected unles's suitable feeds are pro—
vided. Growth producing feeds
such as mlddlings, tankage or oats
must be supplied as well as the fat-
tening feeds, such as corn or barley.
A balanced ration of these. may be
put in one compartment, but it has
proven good practice to have a sep-
arate compartment for each feed. In
this way the hogs will balance their
own rations. Whole or ground grain
may be used, the opening being rec
ulated to suit the different feeds.

The flow of feed is affected some-v

what by weather conditions and as
some may be rooted out of the
trough at times the self-feeder
should be set on a. platform so that
this feed may be picked up by the
hogs later. It is also advisable 0
build the cover so that as much ra n
is kept out of the trough as possible.

It'must not be thought that the
self-feeder is a “panacea” for all
hog feeding troubles. For cheap
gains, pasture, shade and plenty of
fresh water should be provided, and
a. bunch of hogs that is worth feed-
ing is worth looking at at regular
intervals to see that they are doing
well and that the self-feeder is sup—
plying the dlfferent feeds as needed-

FARMERS -BUY TY PE W RITERB

Business farming has become a
new profession. For years the larg-
est industry in the country, it has
now become more than a haphaz-
ard production unit. Farming is
adopting scientiﬁc distribution.

Selling is becoming as important
as producing. Markets are studied
more carefully. Better books are
kept. Throughout the whole indus-
try of farming there are countless
examples of the progress of agricul-
ture as a commercial project. It
is a far cry from the ancient days.

Frontiers have vanished. Pioneer—
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il‘izarulsxm n us or animals Invaluable to on to WItthId tlle more fattening ends isolation.

breeders of ubbits. birds. ash. loxas. cat-s. feeds. Self—feeding produces more The lure of the farm is replaci

m rapid gains than trough feeding, ﬁn- the lure of the city. And this wil
o ishing the hogs earlier in the season he itensiﬁed as war-time inflation
' °    1 When the SBlling price is usually sends the thousands back home who

 ’ ' considerably higher than later when have sought to live in cities. ,
‘ (nzcusm on) (STANDARDle there is a. larger run on the market. One indication of the new spirit
~ PRONCUWD‘ .. . a u ’  real ,proof or successful  or progress  has been called
Km} I Pansmwle' Dmnfewlnt' feeding is the rapidity and cheap~ to our attention lately is the g-
ness of gains. Tests conducted at a creased use Of tYDeWTItel'S 0n 0
Many poultrymcu turning losses to rﬂots.    nu.m.ber of [experiment Stations have farm. Formerly all the letters W.
Simple to 09mm. Money refunded Mt To Km uce'Mit°"Fl°”’ received were written in long hand.

satisfactory.

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We will send you a booklet on the
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shown that the gains made by self-
fed pigs, either on pasture or in the
pen compare very favorably with,
and often exceed those made by the

on 259 pounds of concentrates. An-

Gradually there has been an increase
in the number of typewritten letters
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(in k, m . mu  same amount of grain fed in the We are glad to note this adoption

0 cc Sawﬂipsofcgnémyr a r)      trough. At the Michigan Experi- of business methods. We fancy that
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MEAT EXPORTS DECLINE 51 run
' ‘ CENT DURING 1920
. (Continued from page 6)
during a part of that year, includ-
ing the highest ever paid for live
hogs. Nevertheless, the consump-
tion of pork was slightly greater in
1920 because of the heavy decrease
in exports. The exports of bacon
and hams fell off more than one-half
the totals for these two items in
round ﬁgures being 1.787,000,000
pounds sent abroad in 1019 and 822,-
000,000 in 1920. The exports of
lard, however, almost held their own,
decreasing only 20 per cent. This
was because Germany, our second-
best customer for this commodity,
was again in the market for quan-
tity and took 128,000,000 pounds,
which was Within less than 1,000,000
pounds of the total taken by the
United Kingdom, always the chief
consumer.
All Meats Combined Show Decreasp
The highest recorded production
of all meats combined occurred in
1918, when slightly over 18 billion
pounds (excluding lard) was proL
pared for home consumption and ex-
port. In the two succeeding years
the production declined at the rate
of 1 billion pounds a year. Owing
to decreased exports the consumption
in 1919 and 1920 was nearly sta-
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LIF'I‘ING THE LID AT LANSING
(Continued from page 2)

under contribution along with the
other formsof property this three
billions of intangible and producing
in all probability from six million to
ten million of revenue annually and
to that extent reducing the evy
against tangible property to the ben-
eﬁt of not the farmer alone, but to
exactly the same extent the manu—
facturer, the mine owner, the mer-
chant and all others paying taxes on
real or personal property. When Mr.
Barnes had ﬁnished the widows and
orphans had faded from the pros-
pections and the “shining lights” of
“large interests” were very percep-
tibly dimmed. The proposed amend-
ment was reported out by the house
committee and when it came to a
vote received 64 of the 67 votes nec—
essary to pass. It was then reconsid-
ered and laid on the table from
which it will probably be taken and
passed before this reaches the M.
B. F. readers. Next comes the bat-
tle in the senate which contains a
larger percentage of lawyers and
bankers that the house. Write your
senator about it. If you don't know
who is your senator, ﬁnd out and
write him. Great credit is due Rep.
Mosier of Allegan on account of the
effective work he has done and the
masterly leadership he has shown in
the ﬁght. Mr. Mosier is a real Sir
Plunkard sort of farmer for which
he is making no apologies.

The house vote on the amendment
was as follows:

TEAS—Allard, Atwood, Averill,
man, Brynn, Burnhun, Butler, Byrum,
Case, Chase, Defoe. DeWitt, Emerson,
Evans, Ewing, Farrier. Fuller, Glaspie,
(inwdy, Hall, Harris, Runway, Holland,
Hopkins, Hubbard, Hunter, Jensen, Jew—
ell. Kirby, Ladd. Lee, Leedy. Lennon,
Lewis, Locke, MacDonald, McKeon, Man-
waring, Meggieon, Menercy, Miles, Miller,
leo. H_, Miller Wm. F., Morrison. Mos-
icr, Nevins, Olmste Osborn. Rankin,
Rasmussen, Rnuchho , Robinson, Row-e,
Samson, Sargent, Smith, Strauch, Town,
Vine. Wade, Warner, Joe 11. Watson,
Wells, Speaker-.44.

NAYS—Ajdrich, Barnard, Brown, Cole-
man. Copley, Culver, Curtis, Dacey, Dam,
Dunn, Frick. G Hun. Hart, Henze.
Jerome, Kooycrs, Ialddy, Lord, Moore,
O'Brign, Pairing?t Ramsey, Read, Steven-
son. .trom. u Townsen .
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WOULD STRENGTHEN TUBER-
CULOSIS LAW
(State Farm Bureau Service)
REALIZATION of the increasing
menace of tuberculosis to the
cattle industry in Michigan has
prompted Rep. Edward G. Read of
Richland, chairman of the committee
on Agriculture in the house, to intro-
duce a. bill considerably strengthen-
ing the present state law for the con-
trol of bovine tuberculosis.

While some of the provisions of
the bill may be regarded as extreme,
it is the opinion of the State Live-
stock Sanitary Commission that such
drastic action is necessary for the
control and stamping out of this di-

sease which seems to be on the in-,

crease in Michigan and has resulted

THE MICHIGAN BUSINESS FARMER

In great loss to cattle men, especial-
ly the breeders of dairy and pure
bred cattle. -

The proposed amendments to the
present law are in part as follows:
“It shall be unlawful to oﬂfer any
cattle at public sale for breeding or
dairy purposes except when the cat-
tle have been subjected to the tuber-
culin test not more than 60 days
prior to the date of such sale by a

veterinarian approved by the state or

federal government and found to be
free from any contagious or infec-
tious disease."

“It shall be unlawful to offer any
cattle at any public fair in this state
for exhibition purposes except when
a certiﬁcate of health, including the
tuberculin test, for each head of cat-
tle to be exhibited, issued not more
than 90 days prior to the ﬁrst day of
said fair, signed by a graduate vet—
erinarian licensed to practice under
the laws of the state in which he re—
sides and who is approved by the
state or federal government, showing
such cattle to be free from any con-
tagious or infectious disease shall be
attached to the entry blank and ﬁled
with the secretary of the fair.

“Provided, that the provisions of
this section shall not apply to herds
under state or federal control and
which are fully accredited with on:
successful test without reactors be—
ing found." '

 

FARR! BUREAU BUY U. S. Am
HARNESSES

Michigan State Farm Bureau mem-
bers are now in line with farm bur-
eau members of other states who are
buying surplus government harness-
es through their respective farm bu-
reaus at prices said to be less than
hal ftheir actual value, says the state
farm bureau in announcing that it
ha saccepted an arrangement with
an agency handling the war depart-
ment’s surplus artillery harnesses
for their distribution in Michigan.
The state organization secured about
1,500 sets of double 'harness com-
plete, in two styles, for Michigan
farm bureau members.

TREBLE SUPERPHOSI’HATE NOW
SOLD BY MICHIGAN FARM
BUREAU

It will be of interest to our read-
ers to know of the arrangement
made by the Aanaconda Copper Min—
ing 00., (the largest copper produc—
ers in the world) with the Michigan
State Farm Bureau by which farm—
ers of Michigan may secure “treble
superphosphates” direct from stocks
carried at convenient points through-
out the state.

Treble superphosphates is made
from the waste sulphuric acid, which
has been an economic loss hereto;
fore, plus the phosphate rock now

found so abundantly in Idaho and

Montana where the company’s smelt-
ers are located. This product is
about 3 times as strongg and there-
fore requires only about 1-3 as much
to be used as ordinary low grade
16 per cent acid phosphate. The
economy of using this fertilizer will
be very evident and either carloads
or less than car loads may be order-
ed on either of which a low price is
made besides special arrangements
to meet local freight. Any farmer of
Michigan, whether a member of the
farm bureau or not may order this
fertilizer either from the Michigan
State Farm Bureau at 223 North
Cedar street, Lansing or direct from
the Anaconda Copper Mining Co.,
111 W. Washington St.. Chicago.
Any reader of the Busiess Farmer
who is even interested in fertilizer
and wishes more information about
this new product will do
write to the Anaconda Copper Min-
ing 00.. whose advertising is to be
found on page 9 of this issue.

 

A HAPPY BALD-BEADED MAN

Mr. Tom Morris, Room 234-186 N.
LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois has
a valuable recipe for the hair given
him by an old friend, a chemist for
many years. Tom says it stops
dandruff and itching scalp and
makes the hair grow. So many of
his friends have wanted to try it
that he has had the recipe,printed
and will mail it free to sniper-son
enclosing a two cent stamp.—(Adv.)

well to .

 

(709) 19

 

Business Farmers’ Exchange

 

C A WORD PER ISSUE—8 lnsertlom for 100 per word.
Twenty word! I: the mlnlmum accepted for any ad. In this 08’8""
Cash should accompany all orders. Count as one word each initial and each group of ﬁg-
Copy must be in our hands before Saturday for ISM”
The Business Farmer Adv. Dept... Mt. Clemens, Mich.

for les.e than 3 times.
ment.
ures, both in body of ad. and In address.
dated following week.

Farm for sale ads. not accepted

 

 

HOW TO FIGURE ADS. UNDER THIS HEAD

\Vorlls 1 time 3 times \erlil 1 time 3 time!
20 ...$l.0o $2.00 .‘l‘i ...$i.90 $3.60
21 1.05 2.10 :17 1.9.5 3.70
22 1.10 2.20 HR 1.00 3.80
23 1.1.5 2.30 :m 1.95 3.90
‘34 1.20 2.40 10 2.00 4.00
25 1.2.5 2.50 41 2.05 4.10
20 1.30 21m 12 2.10 4.20
27 1.35 2.70 43 2.1.5 4.30
29 1.40 2.9.0 11 2.20 4.40
122‘ 1.45 2.00 4.5 2.25 4.50
30 1.50 3.00 ‘10 2 :10 4.60
31 1.5.5 3.10 47 2.35 4.70
32 1.60 3.20 48 2.40, 4.80
33 1.0.5 3.110 40 2.45 4.00
34 1.70 3.40 50 2.50 5.00
3.5 . . 1.75 3.50

 

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CHOICE FARM LANDS
I have tle best proposition on earth for the
man who is lired of being a. router. of workin! for
other: or who desires a larger farm than he 1'"
o

I own land: in the famous clover need be"
neayOnawsy. choice heavy ch! loam ooﬂ 1"
derlnid with limestone l. 810 to $30 DOT “cm

The lands were and maple land! from
which all of the timber has been removed.

reasonable ml: payment Is reallle “‘31
:‘hicll the clover and Alfalfa Deed Win W ‘3‘"
your umre payments.

IYVhliIl. getting startodd 1mg1 myiour homo bunk I
wi . ' necessary sun be you-

Tblsisonealthochnncelofslihm“
you like tannin; and In s worker.

Paying for a farm in clover seed belt W116"
seed crops average 8100 per acre. anti-DI n0
hardship for the dairymnn or stock man. u the
hay and chat! crops more than my the 9m
leaving the seed crops as the mortansc lifter-

V‘Vrlte today for full particulars and booklet.

THAD B. PRESTON. Onaway. Michigan

 

118 A. “PROSPERITY PRODUCER.” HORsE
9 cows and heifers, swine. poultry, machinery,
vehicles. wood, crom included; convenient RR
town; machine—worked ﬁelds: springwstered
ure; abundance wood and timber; 50 apples. oth—
er fruit; 8—mom house, overlooking village, {SO-IL
barn, water in buildings. Owner io . sell,
$3.800 takes all. my terms. Details 11
Spring Catalog 1,100 Bargains. FREE. TROUT
AGENCY. 814 B BI. Ford Bldz.. Domit. Mick

 

FOR SALE—40 ACRES 1W0 MILES FROM
Fibre. 12 acres cleared, small hay barn. horse
barn cow barn. chicken house, he: house. and
nice creek clear through the farm. All easily
cleared. “.200 if taken at once. Lot house
suitable to live In. Will take half down. J. S.
McGINN. Fibre. Mich.

 

FOR SLE—160 A. HARDWOOD. CLARE

. 60 acres cleared. stock tools, Dcl‘ﬂl Sep-
arator. small payment down. balance, easy terms,
it. MM‘WICKERIIAM. 1514 Turner St. Igno-
11; IC .

CUT OVER CLAY LOAM LAND IN
Preeque Isle county’s clover seed belt. Ten per
cent cash, balance yable with anan clover
seed crops. The css payment loaned to settler
for live stock on long time, 6 per cent—JOHN
G. KRAU'I‘H. Millersbum Mich.

 

 

FOR SALE-120 ACRES. .NUMBER ONE

 

land 1nd best of buildings. fruit. timber. One
mile to Dixie Highway, station, church and school.
30 miles from Ilu'r'ilh R. 1 ANDERSON,
Clarkston. Mich.

FOR SALE-—FINE 160 ACRE FARM
black sandy loam, sillcnilld buildinzs. 2 12 mile:
to market, near school and churn-h, :{Hull roads.
lf‘or particulars write A. C. DIAMOND. ‘v'cstw
burs. Mich.

WALKER TOWNSHIP. CHEBOYGAN COUN-
ty cuteovnr lands. rich lmrdwon-l limestone soil
in great clover, potato and orchard belt. logged
off. burnt off, waiting for the plow. Hattlpd
forming communitv. railmads. schools. telephone.

$10 per acre. imrt (mall, balance my. Writ;
CHAS. \V. HSMI'X, ’i‘owcr, Mich.

 

80 ACRE FARM FOR SALE. COWS. TEA-
and farming tools. Good buildings, good soil, be
miles from RR town. Good schools and church.
Price $4,000. HERMAN SPRINGSTEEN. Ben-
nonu. Mich.

 

59.0 ACRES CUT OVER LAND. CLARE 00.
good grazing. Soil cheap or exchange for tattle.
G. W. BARTOW. Martyn. Mich.

MSCELLANEOQQ

BERRY PLANTS

Willi teeny ' $3.667 151:}  7——
32.00 for 500; $1.00 per 250. G
ﬂrstclass plants or money refunded. 0.

STANLEY Flower View Farm, Paw Paw, Mich.
R. R. No. 2.

 

 

FOR SALE—IMPROVED SENATOR DUI-
lap strawberry plants, $3 per 1,000. Pocokomo_
$3.50; Hillsull, $3.50. State Inspéx'lﬁd. FILE!)
STANLEY. 124 Main SL. Bangor Mich.

 

SPECIAL OFFER! STRAWBERRY PLANTS.
20.0 Senator llunlnp. l5” \Vnrﬂek‘l, $2.00 post
paid. HAMPTON t'c SON, lunmor. Michigan.

 

STRAWBERRIES, VIGOROU‘
, late variety, large sweet berries, 500 per
100, $3.00 per 1.000, misbpald. THELO Cr’lll‘L
FORD, Winn. Mich.

STRONG.

 

L. J. FARMER’S NEW EVERBEARINR
strawberry. .‘V’cvcr fall, 11?. 12 catalog prices at
$5 00 per 100. J. L. FAULK. Byron, Mich.

 

GWIIPEVINES AND RED CURRANT BUSH-
M‘ No. l. $l.ll5 per (1117.. 100. $12. 100 Er
crlustmg Strawb'y $1.95 with CL Ruse. posimid
in lower Mich. 10.000 Dunlap Sirawb’y on
$29. Best Black Raspberry very cheap. A
for free price list. GOBLEVILLE NURSEIUES.
Gobleville. Mich.

 

 

FENCE POSTS

FOR SALE—GRAPE frosrsﬂrnioﬁ VFENCE
posts at wholesale prices. Write C. L. RANDALL
1‘0, Cheboygan Mich.

 

BUY FENCE POSTS DIRECT FROM FOR-
est. All kinds. Delivered prices. Address “M.

 

 

 

FOR SALE—420 A.. 10 CLEARED, TEA-I, M." cars Kichlznu Business Farmer, Mt. Clem-
fnrm boob. mule. wheat, rye, m 30 bu" ens. Mich.
potatou. chickens. eaten. soil. house. hem.
Price $4,800. DAVID W. S Levering,
Mich SEED

IF YOU WANT TO BUY A FARM OR FOR SALE——CI-IOICE RECLEANED SEED
ranch write DAVID KENNEDY. EM XICII” barley. Yield past season 53 bus. per son
for a list. $1.25 per bu.. ban in W B. WHITE.

 

FIRST CLA88 FARM HOME, STATE RE-
ward road. 8-4 mile market. schools, churches.
For particulars addre- owler, JOEL G. PALM-
ER, Orleans. men.

MAGIC VALLEY—00 ACRE DEMONSTRA-
ﬂoa farm in heart at the lower Delta of the Rio
Gnnda, Tens. plowed, fenced and under
irrigation. Wild land now selling at $450 per
3 crops 3 year. Become Indepenl
exchange this beautiful farm for Miclr
inn property at 824.000. cumbnnce $8,000
at 6 per cent. BENJAMIN a; SON. 531 1-2 80.
Saginaw 8L. Flint Mich.

 

FOR BALE-447 A. FIVE MILES FROM
Remus. all cleared. Brick house. Strictly mod~
ern. hot water but. tenant house. Large barn.
silo, building: new. Would take small farm or
house In city. 818000. CHAS. GILLMORE.

Renal.

 

FOR BALE—EIGHTY ACRES. THIRTY
cleared. house, barn, n1 water. 75 fruit
trees. wood lot, good noiL Small payment down,
balance to contract if desired, 81 200. EAllI
BU'I'I‘O . Willismsburs. Mich.

 

FOR SALE—THREE ACRES WITH BUILD-
nu. Ideal for poultry and truck farming. Price
85 500. Privilege of renting 5 adjoining acres.
1502 B. WARREN AVE. Saginaw, Michigan.

,—

FOR BALE—120 ACRES 9000 LAND II
the boot bolt. 4 miles from Merrill. Saginaw (in.
Good market. on main gravel road. 100 acres
under cultivation. Some timber. good buildings,
well. some orchard. 800 rods pace fence 60
acres ﬁle-drained. 16 acru rosen rye. 15 acres
new needlnz. 80 acres fall plowing-Also personal.
CLARENCE WATSON Merrill.

FOR BALE—ONE OF THE BEST .0 ACRES
in Macon: 00.. on state reward road. half mi.
from church and school. half way between Lake-
vlew. Keenan and Remus. Good markets. For
tennl. write LOUISE MONAGLE. Lakeview
Mich.

FOR BALE—GOOD FRUIT AND STOCK
farm very cheap it taken soon. Will sell 80
120 or 160. . I
acres wood timber. good soil and buildings. Poor
health reason for selling. For particular: write
GEO. BEI’I‘NER. R 5. Thvem Clty. Mich.

 

130 acres under cultivation, 30‘

 

Carson City. Mich.

 

800 BU. CERTIFIED WOLVERINE SEED
oats. $1.00 per bu.. in lots of 5 to 24 bushch.
Mich. Crop Improvement Association prices. erm
FARLEY 81105.. Albion. Mich.

 

FOR SALE—RED KIDNEY SEED BEANS,
$12.50 per hundred pounds. Bags free. M. B.
WATSON. Vanderbilt. Mich.

 

NEW STRAIN YELLOW DENT SEED CORN
shells 58 1—2 lbs Also ensilage seed. Get this
seed ﬁrst. FRANK WOODWARD Clinton. Mich.

 

COLLEGE SUCCESS SEED OATS FROM
crop yielding 93 bushels per acre cleaned and
sacked, $1.00 per bu.. 3 bun per sack. CONK—
LIN ROLLER MILLS. Conkl‘ln. Mich.

 

SEED CORN. JOHNSON‘S EARLY LEAN-
In[ and I’ichett's yellow dent won ﬁrst on l0
earn and champion 10 cars and ﬁrst on single
can at Saginaw county fair. Also ﬁrst on l00
earl. first on 10 ears and second on single can
It tale Corn show. Price $3.50 per
bushel. A. W. JOHNSON d: SON. St. Charles.
Michigan.

CERTIFIED PETOSKEY GOLDEN RUSSET
Seed Pontoon Nine years; hill selected for type
and yield. $6 per 150 pound mck. E. D. POST.
Twin Boy F‘srm, Alba, Michigan.

 

FOR SALE—EARLY IRISH COBBLER P0-
13mm from hill selected stock, pric.
32.00 per cwt. Also recleaned White Blossom
SWnct Clover seed at $7.50 per bu. C. W. JOHN-
SON. Palms. HI .

 

ﬁ

_ HELP WANTED

warn-:0 nv wmowani wrrH CHILDREN

 

housekeeper.
who could get along with children.
for the right party. BOX E. care Michigan Bur
laces F‘umer.

 

 

I GENERAL ‘

LIGIITNINB RODS. EXCLUSIVE AGENCY
and mud: sales to Live Dealers selling "DID-
DIF‘rBLITZEN RODS.” Our copper test:
99.96 per cent PURE. Write for Agency. Prices
are right. L. M. Diddle (.30., Marshﬂeld, Wis.

 

IS IOIIII FARM FOR SALE

Write out a plain description and ﬁgure 10 cents for each

word, initial or group of ﬁgures for
no cheaper or better way of selling a. farm in Michigan and you deal
No agents or commissions.

direct with the buyer.

or trade your farm, send in your ad. today. I
our Business Farmer-3' Exchange gets results. Address The Michi-
gan Business Farmer, Adv. Dept... Mt. Clemens, Mich.

three insertions. There is
If you want to sell

Don’t just talk about it.

 

 


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THE MICHIGAN BUSINESS FARMER

 

 

 

 

(SPECIAL ADVERTISING RATES under this heading to honest broader-s of iivo stock and Poultry will bo ssnl. on request.
write out what you havo to oﬁer. let u: out It In type. show you a proof and tell you what It will cost for 18. 28 or 52 times

 

Better still.
You can chanso

 

 

 

 

'lo ovoid conflicting dates we will without

00“. list tho duo of any Ilvo stock solo IA
Michigan. I! you In considering a solo I‘-
vlso us at onco and wo will claim tho-dot.

 

for you. Addroos. leo Stock Editor. M. I.
F.. Mt. Clomono.

Apr. 21—110me Eaton Count! HG}~
stein Breeders ’Am‘n. Fair Grounds. Cher»
lotte, Michigan.

May 5—Shorthorna Southern Mich. Poll-
ed Shorthorn Breedere’ Ass'n.. Branch 00.
Farm, Goldwater. Mich.

May 10, Shorthorns Central Mich. Short-
lioru Breeders’ Ass'n, Groonville Fair Grounds,
(lrcenville, Mich.

 

 

 

- LIVE STOCK AUCTIONEERS

Andy Adams. Litchﬂeld, Mich.

Ed. Bowers, South Whitley, Ind
Porter Colestock, Eaton Rapids, Mich.
John Hoﬂ'msn. Hudson, Mich.

D. L. Perry, Columbus. Ohio.

J. 1. Post, Hillsdsle, Mich.

J. E. Rupport, Perry. Mich.

Harry Robinson. Plymouth, Mich.
Wm. Waﬂ'le, Goldwater, Mich.

John P. Hutton. busing, Mich.

 

 

 

 

 CATTLE  ,,

HOLSTEIN-FRIESIAN

 

"s

 

 

 

 

$100.00 WILL lUY HOLSTElN-FRIEslAN
bull calves, nearly ready for service, from siro
whose six nearest dams average 33.34 lbs. butter
in 7 days.
OSCAR WALLIN, Wiscogln Farm
Unlonvlllo. Mich.

 

 

USE PURE BRED SIRES

Estimates furnished by the Dairy Division
of the United States Department of Agricul—
ture show that the dairy cows of the country
average only 4,500 lbs. of milk per year.

A good Holstein bull will increase the pro-
duction of the ordinary herd 50 per cent in
the ﬁrst generstion.

Let us help you find a good one to use on

your herd You cannot make a better in-
vestment.
MICH. HOLSTEIN - FRIESIAN

ASSOCIATION
Old State Block Lansing, Mich.

 

 

 

SHOW BULL

Sircd by a Pontiac Aaggie Korndyke-llonger-
veld DeKol bull from a nearly 19 lb. show
mw, First prize junior calf, Jackson Fair,
1020. Light in color and good individual
Svyvll months 0d. Price. $125 to make
room. liurryi

llerd under Federal Supervision.

BOAHDHAII FARMS

JACKSON. MICH.

Holstein Breeders Since 190‘

 

 

 

 

sales from their herd. We are well pleased with
the calves from our Junior Herd Sire "Kin! P011-
Ilse Lusdo Korndyke Segis" who is a son of
'King of the Pontiacs" from a daughter of Pon-
dac Clothilde Do Kol 2nd. A few bull colvolfor
sale. '1‘. W. SDI-stile. R 2. Battle Creek. Mich.
  IORN MARCH 21, 1020, VERY
nice, straight and well grown,

sired by a son of Flint Hengerveld I‘d whose two
noarolt dams average over 32 lbs. butter and
735 lbs. milk in 7 dsys. Dam is a 20.61 lb.
Jr. 2 you old daughter of Johan Hengorveld 14d
68 A. R. 0. dsughters. Price 3150. F. 0. is.

Flint. Pedigree on application.
KETZLER. Flint. Mich.

HOWBEHT HERO

WHERE TYPE. CONSTITUTION AND PRO-
DUCTIVE ABILITY l8 ASSURED.

TWO grandsons of King of the
Pontiacs from A. R. O. Dams of ex-
cellent breeding.

H. r. :vsus
Eou Cisiro, Mich.

 

 

 

FOR SALE

Six head of registered Holsteins for
81,500 including a 30 1b. 2 yr. old sire. Three
cows with A. R. 0. records. These cows are
good size and good type.

WILL CHRISCINSKE
Square Deal Stock Farm
Imlay City. Mich.

Yearling Bull For Sale

Bull born Sept. 28, 1919, evenly
marked and a ﬁne individual. Sir—
ed by my 30 lb. bull and from a
20 lb. daughter of Johan Heng.
Lad, full sister to a 32 1b. cow.
Dam will start on yearly test
Nov. 15.

ROY F. FlCKIES

Cthaning, Mich.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SOLD AOAIII

Bull call last advertised sold but have 2 more
that an mostly white. They are nice straight fel-
lows, sired by s son og King Ona. Ono is from
s 17 lb. 2 yr. old dam and tho other is from a
20 lb. Jr. 3 yr. old dsm, she is by a son of
Friend Hengerveld Do Kol Butter Boy. one of
the great bulls.

JAMES HOPSON JR" Owosoo. Mlch.. I 2.

 

AKEVIEW DAIRY FARM HOLSTElN-FRIESo

isns. Herd sire Paul Pieterje Wano Prince.
Two nearest dams average 31.9 lbs butter, 672
lbs milk in 7 days. Dam milked 117 lbs. in one
day; 3,218 lbs. in 30 days; 12237 lbs. butter
in 30 days His bull calves for sale. One from
o 22 lb. two—yesr-old.. Good individuals. Prices
moonable. Age from 2 to 5 months.

E. E. IUTTERS, Goldwater, Mich.

TO SETTLE AN ESTATE

March 2l———Holsteins. II. A. Smith, Wir—
7 registered Holstein cows, yet to freshen.
bred to s. 30 lb. bull. $1.200 takes them.
IERT SLOCUM, Byron, Mich.

 

OI

 

FOR SALE—3 GOOD BULLS. LIGHT, MEDI-

um and dark. Dams' records at 2 yr, BUS-
and 4 yrs., 16 pounds. 24 pounds and 26.46
ones First two dams average 22,000 Donnds

All

milk and over 1.000 pounds butter in year. I
am

lood type. Also a few registered cows

heifers.
M. J. ROCHE. Plnckney. Mich.

 

 

in seven days.
E. L. SALISBURY

Holstein-Friesian Bulls at Auction April 12, 1921

Beginning at one o’clock at the farm two miles due north of
Shepherd, 9 bulls ranging in age from 2 months to 2 years.
WALKER LYONS, from dams with records up to 26.30 lbs. of butter
For catalog address:

Sons of

SHEPHERD, MICH.

 

 

 

 

nzo of ad. or copy as often as you wish. Copy or changes must be received ono week before duo of Issue. Broodors’ Auction Sales advertised
here a; modal low rates: ask for them. Writs today!)
BREEDERS' DIRECTORY. THE MICHIGAN BUSINESS FARMER. ML c'ﬂmni. Michigan.
OLVERINE ITOOK FARM REPORTS GOOD LARGE REGISTERED HOLSTEIN

  cow, five years old, well marked

tnd I good milker. Also her bull in]! born Oct.
27: sired by s son of Johan Hengerveld Ltd. and
I 22 lb. two year old dam. Price $250 for the

poor.
R. H. IARNHART, R 1. 8t. Charlos. Mich.

 

BRAIOOIHILL FARM

Ortonvliio. Michigan
Bull calves sired by 35 pound son

of King of the Pomtiam—SlOOﬁO—
and upwards—good individuals—
from a. clean herd.

JOHN P. HEHL

1205 Griswold Street. Dotrolt. Michiun

 

 

 

TWELVE HEAD TUBERCULIN

R E:
0 SAL ’75 w

tested registered Holsteins. Females.
$225. Bulls. $40 to $70.
CECIL SCRIINER. ' Bel-viilo Mich.

FAIRLAWN HERD—HOLSTEINS

Herd Sire. Emblasurd Lilith Champion 10807‘3

His sire’s dsm Colantha 4th's Johanna, Worlds
ﬁrst 35 lb. cow, and world’s ﬁrst 1.200,lb. cow.
The only cow that ever held all worlds butter
records from one day to one year, and the worlds
yearly milk record at the some time. His dam
1.11m. Piebe De K01. No. 93710. over 1.150 lbs.
of butter from 29 599.4 pounds of milk in a
year. World’s 2nd highest mllk record when
inade and Michigan state record for 6 years Only
one Michigan cow with higher milk record today.
His two nearest dams average:

. . . . . . . . . . . . . .1.199.22
gill" FELEETJI.’ . . . . . . . . . . . . ..28.515.l
Champ’s sons from choice A. R. 0. dams Will

add prestige to your herd and money to your

yum J. F. RIEMAN. Owner
Flint. Mich.

TWO BULL OALVES

R grinned Holstein—Friesian. sired by 30.87 lb.
bullasnd from heavy producing young cows. These
calves are very nice and will be priced choc) if

id s n.

.0 0‘lIARRY T. IUBBS. Elwoli. MIMI.

SALE—EITHER SEX-
from dams With
Also bull calves
fine individw
to sell. Also

OLSTEINS FOR _
iluils ready for heavy service
A. R. 0. records up to 81 lbs.
with same breed. They are all
ale and nicely marked and priced

. f, les..
‘ “w "libﬁ'd Hgbavan Howell. Mich.

A PROVEN BLOOD LINE

INC SEGIS trsnmitted to his sons the power
to Ktrsuistnit to their daughters the greatest of
production over long periods. it is his offspring
that has recently made the greatmt yearly pro»
duction over ed 0!. 37,381.41 pounds of

‘ in ear. .
mugl’e he.“y for sale at moderate prices beautiful
individuals of show two KING SEGIS bulls.

GRAND RIVER STOCK FARMS
111 E Main Corey J. Spencer, Ownor
Under State and Federal Supervision

HOLSTEIN BULLS
19 1—2 and 24 1-2 lb.
$125. Herd on ac-

OR SALE—2 REG.
ready for service from
dams. Price $100 and
credited list.

Wm. GRIFFIN, Mich.

Howell.

MERCETIA DE
due to freshen

Mich.

0R SALE—HOLSTEIN COW.

Kn] of Maploside. No. 137129,

April 24. Price $250.00.
R. J. BANFIELD. Wixom.

A HOL-
Both
$50

I'OR SALE—TWO IULL CALVES,
tein and Durham about 3 months old.
have heavy milking dams. Not registered.
each if taken at once.
CHASE STOCK FARM. Mariette. Mich

Tit Pays Big

to advertise livestock
or poultry in
M. B. F.‘s

Breeders Diroc' tory

 

 

records will be sold.

 

FAIR GROUNDS,

18 miles from Lansing on G. T. R. R. ‘
For information and Catalog write

‘A. N. «LOUCKS, Secy,

55 REG. HOLSTEINS

SECOND EATON COUNTY CONSIGNMENT SALE
A 30 lb. cow and a 30 lb. yearling bull, and many others with good

THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 1921 at 12 M.

CHARLOTTE, MICH.
35 miles from Jackson on M. C. R. R.

Charlotte, Mich.

T. B. Tested -
60 Day Guarantee

 

 

 

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April 9, 1921

 

 

 

] MACK’S NOTES

It is quite universally conceded
that the supply of ﬁnished hogs in
the northern part of the country is
running very low at this time but the
bears in the hog and commodity mar-
kets have been predicting a big late
hog movement from southern states;
offsetting the above, comes the in-
formation that the big packers have
been obliged to close their southern
plants because of the lack of animals
for killing purposes.

0 C O

Texas cattle growers are sending
cattle in large numbers to northern
pastures. The railroads that trans-
port cattle from the southwest to the
Canadian northwest have announc-
ed a specialrate schedule for these
cattle during the next 90 days; in
the opinion of the writer, the ruling
cited above is the beginning of a
program which will mean lowered
freight rates for live stock in gen-
eral and all farm products.

O O C

The opinion seems to be quite un-
iversal, that the recent bear program
in the Chicago live stock market. and
in 'the provision pit of the Board of
Trade, was engineered by the big
packers for the moral effect it would
have on the wage dispute pending at
Washington, D. C. The supposition
is that labor will be easier to deal
with if convinced that food products
are to remain low, indeﬁnitely; now
that the wage question has been ad-
justed, bullish tactics will be adopt—
ed in order to help in the mere-han—
dising of the big stock of lard and
cured meats in packing house cel—
ars.

 

 

 

H. H. Halladay, live stock corm-
missioner in charge of the work
which has for its ‘ultimate purpose
the stamping out of bovine tubercu—
losis, has purchased an educational
ﬁlm illustrating the process by which
bovine disease can be communicated
to human beings; this ﬁlm will be
sent all over the state to help in
creating sentiment favoring the work
of the department.

t t O

Scrub bulls in the devastated re-
gions of France are to be replaced
with 1,000 purebred Holstein—Fries-
ians, according to Dudley E. Waters,
president of the Michigan Holstein
Breeders’ Association. Mr. Waters,
who recently returned from Europe,
says that there are in the war—swept
sections approximately 112,000 cows
and heifers. Several state associa-
tions are co—operating to supply the
registered bulls required.

III II t

Armour & Co., have just com-
pleted at Sao Paulo, Brazil, a dup—
licate of their plant at South St
Paul, Minn. As reported by Allen
Walker, manager of the Internation—
al Trade Department of the Guar—
anty Trust 00., Of New York, the
plant covers 25 acres with an out-
lying property of 5,500 acres and has
a capacity of 2,000 cattle and 6,000
hogs a day.

0 t O

Basing his statement on the num-
ber of breeders who record females, 1
Frank D. Tomson, editor of The
Shorthorn in America estimates that
the number of breeders of register-
ed Shorthorns has increased 50 per
cent in the last three years. The
majority of these breeders are farm-
ers or owners of small ranches.

III II: ll

At the recent meeting of the board
of directors of the American Jersey
Cattle Club resolutions were passed
endorsing the 305~day test as “the
normal test of a Jersey cow;" de-
claring strongly in favor of the

’strict enforcement of all state and

federal laws and regulations for the
protection of pure-bred dairy cattle
from tuberculosis; recommending
that all cattle from outside the state
he tuberculin tested before being dis-
tributed over the state; agreeing
that the club would pay no premi-
ums at any show which does not on-
force the rule requiring a certiﬁcate
of health from all entrants; and
recommending that the club oﬂer no
premiums at shows which receive on
the Showgrounds cattle other than
from accredited herds.

 

 

 


 

 

A in 9, 1921

 

 

Veterinary Dep’t l

Dr. W. Austin Ewalt, editor

 

 

 

 

 

- BONE SPAVIN m
What will cure the lameness I
bone spavin? 1 have a horse that does
not limp when working him on the
farm, but when I drive him on_ the mail
route. 27 miles, the next morning he is
so lame he can't hardly step on that
toot—R. G., White Cloud. Mich.

In the treatment of spavin, in all
cases the animal should be given a
long rest; remove the shoes, it is
better to place the animal in a loose
box having a soft floor than on past-
ure; by doing this the animal is not
able to move about a great deal, and
the joint is thereby kept quiet. Clip
the hair close and apply the follow-
ing blister: Red Iodide of mercury,
two drams; eight drains of lard, mix
thoroughly together for at least ten
minutes and apply about one half
of the entire amount rubbing well in
for fifteen minutes, COVering the
whole inner surface of the joint, ap-
ply again in twenty-four hours with-
out rubbing and after four days ap-
ply lard daily until hair starts. Re—
peat the above treatment in four
week’s time and allow the animal to
remain in the loose box for at least
two months. Should this fail to ac-
complish the desired results, line-
ﬁring is the last and only resort.

 

'AZO'I‘URIA
My father had a horse about nine
ears old that got paralyzed in the
ins. He got a. veterinarian for it and

the ﬁrst day afterward the horse seem-
ed all right, It got up alright but then
the doctor came over again and he gave
some different medicine and the horse
died within twenty—four hours after-
wards My father claims this second
medicine did the job. Would you kind-
1y let me know where I could send this
medicine to have it analyzed?~——W. K..
Covington. Mich.

Your horse no doubt had Azoturia.
A disease that is very unsatisfactory
to treat. In a great many cases the
animal Will get up during the first
twenty-four hours, only to go down
again never to get up. No qualiﬁed
veterinarian will give an animal suf-
ficiently strong medicine to cause
death. Should you wish to have the
medicine analyzed, I would suggest
you take the matter up with the Vet-
erinary Department at the M. A. C.

 

 

BRAIN TROUBLE

I have a 3-4 Jersey, 1—4 Durham cow
coming 6 years old in April, had 4th
calf, 23 December. 1920, A few weeks
aftcr dropping first calf she had ﬁts or
spoils of some kind. She would seem
to get weak all at once and stagger a
little and either lay down or fall down
where she would stay for a while. some—
timcs 1-2 hour and sometimes longer.
If in pasture she would hold her muz-
zle on the ground; if in barn would rest
it on top of manger, then would grad—
ually raise it and turn head always to
left side and remain in that position
for an hour or more when she would
Seem to recover herself and Immediate-
ly go to feeding again as usual. The
first two years she had this trouble it
came but a few times, but they are
coming more frequently and are more
severe and last longer. She is normal
every other way and gives a good flow
of very rich milk, is regular In her sea-
sons and a good feeder but I am anxi-
ous about hen—N. 8,. Cheboygan Co.,
Michigan.

This is an obscure case of brain
trduble and I doubt very much if
any treatment will do much good;
if the following treatment does not
relieve the condition I would strong—
ly advise you to sell her for what
she will bring. Potassium iodid, two
ounces, add sufﬁcient amount of
Fowler's solution of Arsenic to make
a pint and give one tablespoonfml in
a little water three times a day.

\VORMS
I have some pigs that pass worms
that are 10 or 12 inches long. What
can I give them to rid them of the

worms7—E. Rodney. Mich.

 

These worms are known as the
Ascaris Suum; these parasites are
round and pointed at either end;
they are white or pinkish in color,
and vary from six inches to twelve
inches in length. Usually they are
found in the small intestine, though
they may occur in the large intestine
and even in the stomach. They at-
tach. themselves to the mucus mem-
brane by means of membranous
teeth, and produce irritation to the
mucus membrane as well as provid-
ing an avenue of entrance for a va-
riety of bacteria which may produce
inflammatory lesions and even ulcer-
ation“ Prevention is far more sat-

THE MICHIGAN BUSINESS FARMER

EEREFORDS .

 

 

HEREFORD OATTLE‘ "gigs. "Am-sums

registered bulls from 12
months and older, best of breeding and at e
Very low price, have also some extra good
Herd headers We have also a large line
of registered Hampshire Hogs, Gilts. Sow:
and Boers.

Write Wu: what you went and get
our prices.

Ll FAYETTE STOCK FARM. La Fayette.

J. Crouch a. Son. Free.

We can furnish

Ind.

 

EGISTERED HEREFORD CATTLE — KING
REPEATER ,713941. and Bean Perfection
327899 head our herd. Bulls are sold; have
some very fine heifers for sale, bred or opcncd,
bred to our herd bulls Come and see them; they
Wil please you.
Tony B. Fox, Prom. Henry Oehrholl. Herdsman,
MARION STOCK FARM. Marlon Michigan

HEREFORDS FOR SALE

Fairfax and Disturber blood. 150 Reg. head in
herd. $35.00 reduction on all sires. Choice fe—
males for sale. Write me your needs

EARL c. McCARTY. led Axe. Mich.

 

 

150 HEREFORD HEIFERS. ALSO KNOW
of 10 or 15 loads fancy quality Shortshorns and
Angus steers b to 1,000 lbs, Owners anxious
to sell Will help buy 50c commission

0. F. BALL. Felrﬂeld. Iowa
GOOD TYPE,

  strong boned

young bulls. 12 months old for sale. Also high
class females any ego. Inspection invited.
J TAYLOR. Fremont. MIMI.

FOR AL E
RIVERVIEW HEREFORDS f... WIS 

a grandson of the S9500 Bullion 4th. Also A
few females.
Wm. C. DICKEN. Smyrna. Mlch.

 

 

 

 

SHORTHORN

ENTRAL MICHIGAN SHORTHORN BREED-
era' Association offer for sale 75 head; all
Eggs, both milk and beef breeding. Send for new
a

M. E. MILLER. Soc'y.

 

Greenvllle. Mich.

 

F YOU WANT TO BUY OR SELL I MAY
have just what you want. I handle from one

animal up to the largest consignment sale In the

country.

0. A. Rumumen Sale

Ce" Omnvllle, Mich.

Have You a Mortgage

on Your Farm?

If so buy Shorthorns at the Feb. 25th sale
If M. A. C. held at 1 P. M. We are listing
four females and two show bulls that will lift
your mortgage if they are cared for.

RIOHLAND FARMS
C. H. Prescott A Sons, Town: City.

 

Mich.

 

Huron 00. Shorthorn Breeders' Ass'n
offer for sale Scotch and Scotch top-
ped males and females of all ages.
300 head to select from. For inform-
ation address
Jas. It. Campbell, Secretary
Bad Axe, Michigan

MAPLEHURST FARM

Newton Loyalist. 2nd in service, short horn bulls
for sale.
8. H. PARKHURST. R 2. Armada, Mich.

 

 

UY SHORTHORNS NOW. 4TH ANNUAL
i morn test without a reactor. Some bargains
n u .1.

JOHN SCHMIDT & SON. Reed City. Mich.

 

IIAT DO YOU WANT? l
sHORTHORN breeders. Cen

represent 4 I
put you In

touch wilh best milk or beef strains. Bulls all
one. Some females. C. W. Crum. President
Central Michigan Sborthorn Auccietion, Mc-
Bridee. Michigan.

 

THE’ VAN IUREN co. SHORTHORN BHEED-
on Association have stock for sale. both milk
and beef breeding.
Write the secretary.
FRANK BAILEY. Hartford. MIG“-

 offered at attractive prices

before January ﬁrst. wm trade for Kood 11nd.
Wm. J. BELL. Rose Clty, Mich.

EXTRA GOOD IULL CALVES FOR SALE.
l‘TOIII the Maple Ridge herd of Bates Short-
imrns. Calved in September 1920.

J. E. TANSWELL. Mason.

 

COWS. HEIFERS, BULLS

Michigan.

 

HORTHORN CATTLE AND OXFORD DOWN
sheep Both sex for sale.
J

A. DOGARMO. Muir. Mleh.

 

ENT COUNTY SHORTHORN BREEDERS’
Ass’n are offering bulls and heifers for sale. all
tges. Sell the scrub and buy a purebred.
A. E. R AB. Soc'y. Caledonia. Mlch.

 

 

JERSEYS

  HEIFERS 1 YR. OLD—-
. Young cows in milk sired
by Majesty’s Oxford Shylock 156,692 also ymllll
bulls aired by Frolic's Master Pogis 177683 a
grandson of Pogis 99th and Sophie 19th‘s Tor
mentor, two great bulls of the breed. \Vrite for
prices and pedigree.
GU C. WILBUR. R 1.

 

Balding. Mich.

DO YOU WANT PRODUCTION?

The grandson of Pom: 99th of Hood Fa
and Sophie 19th's Tormentor, two of the wait
est sires ever known heads our herd. No other
strain is more noted for past and present produc-
tion. Bull calves and bred heifers for sale at
eeasonable prices.

FRED HAYWARD. 860th. Mlch.

 

ERSEY YEARLINO BULL(
burst
J. E.

F S In R M SIRED BY PEN-
em 11 n. . . Breedinf.
MORRIS A SON. Farmlnaton. Michigan.

HIGHLAND FARM JERSEYSAEERESH‘.

ed herd. High production, splendid 1: pa and
breeding. Write us your wants y

Adeleh Heee. Mgr.
Mlehlun

Samuel Odell. Owner.
Shelby.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

YEARLING BULL
Sired by Majesty's Oxford Shvlock. Nothing better
FRANK P. NORMINGTON. Ionla, Mlcnman

  TWO BULL CALVES SIX M08.
old. by a son of Sophia's Premier.
Tuberr'illin tested herd.
JAMES HARRIS. R 2. Traverse City_ Mich.

 

GUERNSEYS

Guernsey Bull for Sale

From A. R. dam. Herd under
state and federal supervision. Also Duroc bred
sow (registers-d.) Write for particulars to

C. A. HENNESEY, Watervllet. Michigan.

GUERNSEY BULL CALVES

From tested and untested dams.

Satisfaction guaranteed.

Write for prices and breeding to
MORGAN BROS., Allegan, Micli.. R1

REGISTERERED GUERNSEYS

Bull ready for light service, 3100. A ,‘earling
heifer, no relation, $200. The 2 for Slot).
J. M. WILLIAMS. North Adams. Michigan

of serviceable age.

 

ANGUS

l The Most Profitable Kind '

of farming, a car load of grade dairy heifer-l
from LENAWEE COUNTY’S heaviest milk pre-
ducers to include a pure bred ANGUS bull of th!
limit extreme beef type for combination beef and
dairy farming.

(Jar lot shipments assembled at GLENWOOD
FARM for prompt shipment.

Methods explained in SMITH'S PROFII‘ABLI
STOCK FEEDING, 400 page: illustrated

GEO. B. SMITH. lddlsen. Mich.

 

 

The Home of

Imp. Edgar of Dalmeny

Probably

The Worlds’ Greatest
BREEDING BULL

Blue Bell, Supreme Champion at the
Smithﬁcld Show, 1919, and the Birming-
ham Show, 1920, is e daughter of Edgar
of Dalnieny.

The Junior Champion Bull. Junior
Champion Female, Champion (‘nlf lien!
and First Prize Junior Ileifer (,iiilf, Mich—
Igan State Fair, 1920, were also the get
of Edgar of Dolmeny.

A very choice lot of young bulls—sired
by Edgar of Dalmeny are. at this time,
offered for sale.

Send for Illustrated Catalogue.

WILDWOOD FARMS
Orion, Mich.

w. E. Scrlpps. Prom. Sidney Smith. Supt.

 

 

 

 

REGISTERED ABERDEEN - ANGUSﬂ—BULLSI
llclfcrs and cows for sale.
Priced to move. Inspection invited.
RUSSELL BROS. Merrill. Michigan

BARTLETTS’il’EEs tiﬁ'itg‘iﬁl‘ﬁ'é:
Swine are right and are priced right. Corre-

. "t d and inspection invited.
spondenéeAREILIKUACRTLE‘T'T. Lawton. Mich.

 

 

AYRSHIRES

FOR SALE—REGISTERED AYRSHIRE
bulls and bull calves, heifers and box.“ calves

Als sane choice. cows.
0 FINDLAY BROS.. R 6, Vuser. Mich.

 

BROWN swiss

 

 

BROWN SWISS BULL FOR SALE WITH PED-

izrce; four years old Price $125 if taken

IL
.00 J. H. SANBORN, Barton City.

SWINE

POLAND CHINA

Mich.

 

 

 

   

BICBOB 'MASTOD‘ON

Bob Champion of the

Is sired by Caldwell Big ‘
world. His dam Sire is A'e Mastodon. Grand
(Thainpion at Iowa State Fair. Enough said.

i have I ﬁne September Boar I’ig that will make
a herd boar sired by Big Bob, and a ﬁne lot of
spring pigs when weaned. Book your order now.
0. E. GARNANT.
Eaton Rapids. Michigan.

HERE'S SOMETHING GOOD

THE LARGEST BIG TYPE P. C. IN MIOH.
Get a bigger and better bred boar pig from my
hard, at I reasonable price. Come and see then.
Expenses paid if not as represented. These bag"
in service: L’s Big Orange. Lord Clam.“
Orange l'rice and L's Long Prospect.
W. E. LIVINGSTON. Perma. Mlch.

BIO TYPE POLAND CHINAS
A few choice spring boars 11nd gilts sired by
“Half Ton Lad." a good son of “Smooth Half
'l‘on" Champion of Michigan in 1918. Gilt! will
be bred to .Iumbo's Mastodon 2nd, son of Big
Bob Mastodon for March and April furrow.
HOWLEY BROS.. Merrill. Mich.

FARWELL LAKE FARM

L. T. P. C. boars all sold. A few spring boar: and
some gilt: left. Will sell with breeding privilegt
Bears in service: Ulnisman‘s Image 2nd. W. B.‘|
Outpost and Smooth \Vmi’ler. Visitors welcome.
W. B. RAMSDELL
Hanover, Mich.

 

BIO TYPE POLAND CHINA BRED GILTS ALL
sold but have some fall gllts at reasonable
Will be bred for fall litters.

price.
DORUS HOVER. Akron. Mich.

 
 

(711) 21

ILTS SIRED BY BIG BOB MASTODON, BRED
to Jumbo Lad. Price very reasonable.

 

DoWITT C. PIER. Evan. Mich.
L s P —4 BOARS IY CLANSMAN'S IM~
AGE and Big Defender, that are

Bred gilts all sold.

extm good.
H. 0. SWARTZ. SchoolcrafL, Michigan.

 

IO TYPE POLANDS.

good growthy fall gilts,
herd.

W. CALDWELL a SON. Sprlngport. Mich.

AM OFFERING TWO
from best now in our

 

IO TYPE P. C. BRED SOWS ALL SOLD.
Closing out a few choice boars at a bar-"n

also some extra good fall pigs, either sex. ll‘riin
growthy stock.
L. W. BARNES A SON. Byron. Mich.

 

BIG TYPE POLAND OHINAS

Three August boars for sale. Good bach and
good heavy bone. Write for prices.
HIMM BROS.. Chesanlno. Mich.

 

.T. P. C. A FEW TOP GILTS BRED TO
Highland Giant, the $500 boar. Others hrmi
b VViley’s Perfection. Weight, 700 st 13 months.

JOHN D. WILEY, Schoolcraft. Mlch.

L. T. P. C.

I have a fine lot of spring pigs sired by Hart's

 

Black Price, a good son of B lack Price, grand
champion of the world In 1 9 1 8. Also have I
litter of 7 pigs, 6 sows and 2 boars, sired by

Prospect Yank, a son of the 840,000 Yankee,
that are sure Humdingera
HART. St. Louis. Mich.

 

. T.
 BIG TYPE P. 0. SPRING
boars, bred sows and the best lit-
ter of fall pigs in the state. Come and see or write
E. R. LEONARD. R 3, St. Louie, Mich.

 

Chine Bows,
Aloe

Am Offering Large Type Pelend

bred to F's Orange at reasonable prices.
{all pigs. Write or all.

CLYDE FISHER, R 8. St. Louis. Mich.

 

IG TYPE POLAND CHINA BRED GILT.
sold. Some extra good fell pigs of both 8:91
for sale. Write for breeding and price.
MOSE BROTHERS. 8L Charles, Mlch.

WALNUT ALLEY

herd has dams mated to sires that will make Po-
land Chine history for Michigan.
Nothing to offer at present.
A. D. GREGORY. lonle, Mich.

 

 

DUROCS

OR SALE—SEVERAL EXTRA GOOD SPRING
Boar‘s, ready for service. Our bred gllts are
all sold. but we have some fine spring pigs cum-
ing on. Harley Poor 3. Son. Gladwln. Mlch'oan

 

EADOWVIEW FARM REG. JERSEY HOGS.
lkmkinn lir"i'l‘8 for spring pigs.
J. E. MORRIS J: SON. Farmlngton. Mich.

 

    

Spring pigs by Walt'e
Orion. First Sr. Yearling
Detroit, Jeehen. ac. Rapid: and Seem-W. 191.

Phillips Bros, Riga,Mich.

UROC JERSEY BOARS. Boar:
heavy~boned type, at reasonable prices

or better, come and see.
F. J. DRODT. R 1.

 

of the large.
Write.

Monroe, Mloh.

 

PEACH HILL FARM
offers tried cows and gilta bred to or sired by
Peach IIill Orion King 152489. Satisfaction
guaranteed. Come look ’em over.
Also a few open gilt;
INWOOD IROS.,

Romeo. Mich.

 

AM OFFERING SOME HIGH CLASS

SPRING DUROG BOARS

at reasonable prices . A few gilt: bred for Sep-
tember (arrow at bargain prices.
W. C. TAYLOR

Mil-n.

 

uree sewn ene gllu bred to Welt'e Klng .2948
who has sired more price winning pigs It the
Itete fein In the last 2 yeere then any other Dn-
roc boar. Newton Barnhart. St. Johns, Mich.

 

ON SALE: REG. 80W PIGS OP SEPT. FAR-

row. Maple law’s Pathﬁnder is the name of
my new herd boar. an sed.

V. N. TOWNS. R 0. Elton Rapids. Mich.

OAKLANDS PREMIER GHIEF

Herd Boer—Reference only—No. 1 2 9 2 1 9

1919 Chicago International
4th Prize Jr. Yearling

BOOKING ORDERS FALL PIGS AT 825
BLANK a. POTTER
Panel-ville. Mich.

 

 

UROC JERSEY SOWS AND GILTS, BRED
for April and May furrow. 1,000 lb. herd boar.
J SCHUELLER. Weldman Mich.

 

 

———Every
Breeder ,

 

Can use M. B. E’s
Breeders' Directory
to good advantage.

Run your ad. and
watch the returns

come in. 0

WHAT HAVE YOU
.TO OFFER?

 

 

 

  


 
  
 
   
   
  

 

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I'll MICHIGAI IUSIISSS FARMS. '_

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Mt. Clemens. Michigan.

 

     

  
  

 
 
 

 
   

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Every Up-to-date Farmer Should be
Interested in Duroc-Jersey Swine

Let us supply you with good Registered Duroc’s and at Farmers
prices. We sell them right, raise them right and buy them right. Any-
thing you want: Baby Pigs, Gilts, Yearling and Brood Sows. 800
pound Bears, Spring and Fall Boars. All prices satisfactory or no sales.

That boy of yours would take more interest in your farm, buy him
a Duroc and let him have the profit, he will surprise you and show you
that profit-sharing pays on the farm as well as the factory.

Drop us a card today, tell us what you want and about how much
you can invest and we will tell you what we have to fit your purse.

Schaffer Bros.,

1466 East High St., Detroit, Mich.

Owners of: Addison Stock Farms,
mile east of Lakeville on Rochester Road. Visitors always welcome. I

 

 

Leonard, Route 1, Mich. One

 

Broodwater, Cherry, Orion, Wait’s Orion Strains

 

 

 

_...UUS~——SOWS AND GILTS ALL SOLD.
llam- ii tow (‘ll 'lm' till bulll‘s at l‘wn-‘(illahie price.
. . POWER. Jerome, Mich.

FOR SALE—«DUROC FALL GILTS. WE ARE
honking, .mlvrs for choice spring pigs, $15. 8

to 10 weeks old. .
JESSE BLISS a. SON. Henderson, Mich.

 

OR SALE: ONE DUROC BOAR. FROM
Breakwater lyrmniiiig stuck. Choice spring D125»
JOHN CRONENWETT. Carleton. Mich.

FOR SALE—REG. DUROC-JERSEY SPRING
gilts bred to Rambler of Sanguine _lsL The
boar that sired our winners at Michigan State
Fair and National Swine Show.
F. HEIMS & SON
Davlson, Mich.

urocs. Hill Crest Farms. Bred and open sows
and gills Boers and spring pigs. 100 lined.
Fuan 4 miles straight S. of Milirilemn, hilt-ll”
Gratinl (,‘o NI‘WLUD & Blank, I’E‘I‘I’ll’ltnll. Mich.

FROM 1’ R I Z E
  \YINNING STOCK
ready for service. Geo. B. Smith, Addi‘
Ion. Mich.

 

BUY PIGS IIOW

Registered lmroc Piss, crate-d and delivered
to express station for $20 each. Either sex. or
an furnish them unrelated to each other. These
are late fall and winter pigs sired by State l‘iiir
winners and weighing over 100 pounds. Write
for particulars.

MICHIGANA FARM LTD.. Pavilion. Mich.

E OFFER A FEW WELL-IRED SELECT-
311 spring Duroc Boers. slso bred sows sud
Gum in season. Cull or write
McNAUGHTON A FOROYOE. St. Louis. Mlch.

DUROC-JERSEYS—PIGS FOR SALE.
BUTTERNUT FARM
Lupton. Mich.

0. I. 0.

“Special Boar Sale For 10 Days

June boars. ready for service. weighing 190-
225 pounds at 330(Q335. Good straight fol,
lows. Farmers. your opportunity to breed up

r stock at a reasonable pnco. Recorded free

. I. O. r C. W. R.
til60(I.ARE Vt.’ DORMAN. Snover. Mich.

0‘ l' 0' REGISTERED STOCK

‘ t 30 ds 3 3 been!
we Em Guam m  12" Med, (Ilia due

uni ’ 300 lbs. st 0: 10
stung ‘ 00 8

 

ﬁll burl. 150 lbs
st 825. All stock guuntood. PM furnish-

ed f .
fee J. R. VanETTEN. W. m.

0. I. C.

OILTS BRED FOR SPRING FARROW
and one Shothorn bull calf eight non-the o

lilting strain, pail fed.
F. c. BURGESS, Mason. I 8. Mick.

O. I. c. SWINE—MY HERO CONTAINS THE
blood lines of the most noted Inst Csn furnish
you stuck at "live nnd let live" mess.

A. J. GOROEN. Dorr. Mich.. R a.

o. I c.‘:. SERVICE BOARS, SPRING PIGS
t Fa r's pried.
CLROVEerLEAF STOCK FARM. Monroe. Mich.

AGINAW VALLEY HERD OF PRIEE WIN
3 ning 0. I. C’c. Jan. and Feb. pigs ready
priced reasonable. John Gibson. Foster. Mich.

 

BERKSHIRES

 

 

SPECIAL SALE

‘ For I. short time will sell Berkshire Pigs,

Batiste , united and delivered to station
st $20 each.

These sre boars ready for service sud gilts
which we will breed I! wanted: All choice
stock weighing near 100 pounds. How may
do you want?

0. H. WHITNEY. Merrill, Mich.

 

 

 

 

 

 ARE QUALITY HOGS.
Weaned pigs of the very
best blood lines of the breed is our specislty. We
ﬂurantrc to please or nothing stirring.
ARZA A. WEAVER. ’Chesaninq. Mich..

 

 

HANIPSHIRES

BOAR PIGS $15.00

At 8 Weeks Old
W. A. EASTWOOD. Cheunlng, Mich.

 

 

AMPSHIRE BRED GILTS ALL SOLD.
Spring and fall boar pigs st a bargain.
JOHN W. SNYDER. R 4, St. Johns. Mich.

 

An Opportunity To Buy
Hampshires Right

We are oﬂering some good sows snri gilts, bred
for March snd April farmwing. Also A few
choice fall pigs, either sex, Write or call

GUS THOMAS, New Lothrop, Mich.

 ——~IMPROVE YOUR HERD!

, _ Spring pigs at prices that

Will sstomsh you. From the largest and most

rfectly marked litters I have ever fan-owed.
gripped on spproval. Also yearling boar.
A. E. TRERICE. Bentley. Michigan

YORKSHIRES

 

 

 

 

0R SALE—REGISTERED YORKSHIRE PIGS
either sex $12 each at weaning time.
RAY JONES. R 1, Chesanlng, Mich.

SHEEP ~: ’P,

QR SHROPSHIRE EWES IRED T0 LAMB
in March, write or call on
ARMSTRONG BROS.. R 8. stlmillo. Mich.

BETTEB BREEDING STOCK

For the but in Shropshire sud Hampshire rams
write or visit
KOPE-KON FARMS. 8. L. Wing. Prop.
Goldwater. Mich.
See our exhibit st the Ohio sud Michigan
Btnte him

HAMPSHIRE SHEEP

A few good yearling runs sud some run
lsmbs left to odor. 25 ewes all “as for sale
for full delivery. Everything gustsan ss
represented

 

 

 

 

 

CLARKE U. HAIRE. WM Branch. Mich.

 

 

ERINO RAMS FOR SALE. GOOD BIG-
: 'lPrl hriivy shearers.
HOUSEMAN BROS . R \4. Albion. Mich.

 

' Little Livestock Ads.
In M. B. F.
Do the Trick

 

 

HORSES ﬂ

 

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Notice To Farmers!

I own more Belgian snd Percheron Stallions
than sny m in Michigan, Including International
snd State Fair prize winners, and put them out
on my breeding share plan. Hsvs placed over
one hundred head In this state. If your Io-
ality needs I, good draft stallion or Short Hon
bull, let me hear from you.

Fred G. Stevens

Breckenridge. Mich.

Belgian sud Percheron Horses snd Short Horn
Csttls

FOR SALE GHEAP

High class registered Percheron Stallion, three
years old, color brown 16 hsnds high, weighs
1,500 lbs Absolution sound and right in ever!
way. Price $300.

JOHN C. BUTLER. Bell Phone. Portland. Mich.

PET STOCK 31'.

OR BALE, FLEMISH GIANT RABBITS. DOES,
breeding sge, 36. Three months old pair. 35.
Registered does $12 each. Stock pedigreed. Qual-
ty guaranteed.
E. HIMEBAUGH. Goldwater. Mich.

 

 

 

 

 

 

——“the proof of
the pudding is

in the eating.’
(Read below) .

 

HILLTOI’ FARM
J. W. Webster
8. C. BUF FLEGIIORNS

Bath, Mich, Feb. 1. 1921.

You may run our poultry advertise.
ment in the Michigan Business Farmer
for snother year. The results from
our advertisement the past year Ins
been very satisfactory.

Yours truly,

J. W. \VEBSTER.

 

 

 

M. B. F. Livestock and Poultry
Ads. are “go getters."

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IS YOUR FARM FOB. SALE?

Write out a. plain description and ﬁg-
ure 10c for each word. initial or group
of ﬁgures for three insertions. There is
nocheaperorbetterwayofsemnga
farm in Michigan and you deal direct
with the buyer. No agents or commis-
sions. If you want to sell or trad. your
farm, send in your ad, todsy. Don’t
just talk about It. On: Em Fann-

erir Exchange ets results.
Address The MBusiness Far-uh
er. Adv. Dept, Mt. ens.

 

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THE SEASON FOB

baby chicks and grown birds.

the entire state.

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IS HERE
Don’t depend on your local markets to sell your hatching eggs,

Putting your offering before the prospective buyers of the en‘
tire state means better prices and a better market.

By placing your ad. in M. B. F.’s poultry directory you cover

 

 

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Auctionde '

 

_ swarm;
m than Mont of In!“

hogs. The droppings should be pu- ‘
and and 313311.81“! matron-mm

piggery should be kept clean, sod

limed or sprayed with some agent

that is destructive to the egg and em-

bryo of the worm. The most ed-

foctual method of treating swine for

worms, especially In large number}; ‘
ls accomplished by putting the mod- '
fetus in the slope or feed. Give ton

to twenty grains of copper sulphate,
(powdered) morning and night fa .
three or four days.

 

GONTAGIOUS ABORTION
I have some cows that have been mill».
Ing for 4 or 5 months but don’t come In
heat whatever or show signs of it.
Could you tell me some remedy or med-
$3110 ozonegiy: }their}, for itN so that they
M} n. I ea .—.m .. Maxim
In my opinion this condition in
due to a modiﬁed form of contagious
abortion and treatment may be un-
satisfactory. However, you might
try giving each one dram of powder-
ed nux vomica morning and night,
for at least two weeks; omit treat»,
ment for the same length of time and
repeat. Should this treatment fail
you should have them examined by
a qualiﬁed veterinarian, who should

be able to determine the cause.

CUT nv JOINT NOT HEALING

Have a young horse that got cut on
barbed wire on inside of h joint
about four weeks ago. Veterinarian
says the joint has InfectiOn in it. Hal
not stepped on it since about 3 or 4
days after it was cut. It continuum
discharges a matte ﬂuid from a ma
hole In the joint. ts are all heal!
ﬁne except this place. On advice 0
veterinarian am using Iodine on the sore
ovary day. What do you advise me to
do for him and with him? Would he be
of any use after he got better? He is In
good condition otherwise—D W,, Elk-
ton, Michigan.

Your horse has a chronis, infected,
purulent joint. The only treatment
for this is radical; the treatment I
will outline is usually successful un-
less the patient has become greatly
emanciated and weak, no treatment
will be found successful where the
patient is down and refuses to eat.
If you will carry out the following
procedure, I am quite conﬁdent the
animal will make a complete recov-
ery. Thoroughly cleanse the region
of the joint involved, shave and
scrub. Irrigate the openings into the
joint, for at least ten minutes with
a solution of mercuric chloride cor-
rossive, 1 to 3,000 solution, at body
temperature. This must be done
with utmost antiseptic precautions.
Having thoroughly flushed the joint
cavity with the solution, for which
purpose a fountain syringe is best, it
should again be flushed for consid-
erable time with normal salt solu-~
tion using boiled water of course, at
body temperature. These washings
should be continued until the fluid
comes out clear and free from puss
flakes. It may take a half hour of
continuous flushing to. accomplish
this. When this has been accom-
plished the interior of the joint may
be considered surgically clean and
should be immediately injected with
the following suspension: two drains
red iodid mercury, and six ounces of
pure olive oil, mix and shake well
before using.~ This would be injecto-
ed into the cavity slowly and be sure
it is being injected into the joint.
As soon as this is done the entire
joint should be swathed in clean ab-
sorbent cotton, to be held in place by
bandages, which must be kept clean
and this dressing should remain in
place for two weeks. In nine out of
ten cases a complete recovery will
have been effected when the dress-
ing is removed at the end of this
time. In rare cases it may be nec-
essary to repeat this treatment. It
is very important that the entir.
joint be heavily swathed in cotton.
which must be held snugly. yet not
tightly in place. The patient must
be kept quiet as possible until the
two Weeks have elapsed, and during
this irie should receive a. dram of
hexamethyienamine in a pail of
drinking water three times daily.
Follow this treatment closely for two
weeks and report your results to. us.

We enjoy your paper very much, cu-
ery member of the family. Everythin
Is to the point and we are not obli
to sit with a dlctionsry in our numb
when we read or editorials to get
what In meant or our SOde—Is. 1!. IL.
Mayvllle, Michigan. R. F. D. 4.

 

 

 

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Dr
Luigi.
Mai

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"April 9“, 1921

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THE‘MI’CHI-GAN BUSINESS IABEES '

 

 

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POULTRY BREEDERS’ DIRECTORY {

inserted under this heading at so cents per line. per Issue. Write out what you have to oﬂer and

Address The Michigan Business Farmer, Adv.

sum it in. .We will put It In typo, send .proof and quote rates by return mail.

POULTRY

 

   
   

If you are a farmer
poultryman, you will be in-
terested in the Michigan bred
PURE BRED PRACTICAL
POULTRY

A stock of demonstrated value

 

 for practical poultry people'
-. stock bre under the plan of
:_ -" the Mich an Agricultural (101-
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“ prices.
2.000 EIGHT WEEKS PULLETS

Leghoms. Anconas and 16 other breeds. Shall
we send you our 64—page descriptive Catalog?
post prepaid.

Chicks delivered parCel
STATE FARMS ASSOCIATION
Desk 2. Kalamazoo. Michigan

‘: '

MUD-WAY-AUOH-KA FARM
otters young stock and a few mature breeders in
White Chinese Geese, White Runner Ducks and
White Wyandottes. Also 0. I. spring (Ute.
.Write today for prices on what you need.
DIKE O. MILLER. Dryden. Mien.

ORPINGTONS AND LEGHORNS”

Two great breeds for proﬁt. Write today for
bee catalogue of hatching eggs, baby chicks and
breeding stock.

‘OYCLE HATCHER COMPANY. 14. Phlle Ildl.
Elmira. N. Y. .

 

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‘icckerels a Hens, Leghorns. Minorcas, Houdene.
Iii'lﬂ, Rooks, Orpingtons, Wysndottes.

's‘lPONF POULTRY FARM, Fenton. Michigan.

 

BUFF. BARRED. COLUMBIAN.
Partridge. Silver Penciled, White
Rocks Anconas, \Vhite \Vyandottes
Itouen ucks. $2 setting, postpaid.
Catalog 2c.
SHERIDAN POULTRY YARDS
Sheridan. R 6. Mich.

 

 

 

 

\VYANDOTTE
‘ (‘ILVER LACED GOLDEN AND WHITE WY-
: aurh‘tes. (‘hoico i‘ockerels $3, $4 and $5 ea.

5 C. W. BROWNING. R 2, Portland. Mioh.

i

lﬁaby Chicks and Hatching Eggs

Martin strain \Vhlto \Vyandottes. Grand utility
‘and exhibition matings. Winners at W. Mich.
Poultry Show at Musknuon. Order early to avoid
’d'szippointment. Corkerels all sold. Semi for do.
'lcrlptive price list.

HEIMBACH. Big Rapids. Mich.

 

 

YJHITE WYANDOTTES. COCKERELS FROM
200 egg hens or better.

1 May and June hatch.
'h‘ to $8. Eggs $2 per 15.
FRANK- DELONG. R 3. Three Rivers. Mich.

 

 

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LEGHORNS
man TO LAY I W

, ROSE COMB BROWN LEG-
‘iorn eggs, '
LYNN

$1. por 10; $3.00 30.
DURKEE, Miclh.

73 . .

Pinconnlng,

€;I-’ABOWSKE'S S. 0. WHITE
(ltook and hatching eggs for sale.
LEO GRABOWSKE. 4 Merrill. Mioh.

LEGHORNS.

 

Eggs.

pure Bred Single Comb Brown Leghorn
A180

postpaid $1.50 setting, $8 er 100.
Bogistered' O swine. p
Farm, North Adams, Mich.

Maple Valley IStoc'k
' FOR SALE

COCKERELS, PULLETS AND HENS
White Orpinatons R. C. R. I.
C. and R. C. Brown Leghorn;
Anconas White Wyandottes
8. C. Black Mlnorcas
Price List Now Ready.
VALLEY RIDGE POULTRY FARM
Bloomingdale, Mich.

 

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17,- "HY DID 817 EGGS IN ONE YEAR

 

   

Ell-3:38 CHICKS

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” fertility Safe Arrival
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EVO 9

we world’s greatest in ers.
car have them too. if you get our eyggs, 011:3:
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1: yo heavy laying stock. Send toda for
tree instructive catalog. It gives pryices f:ruregl;js‘
(‘ lClKG‘RYld stock and much other information:
.‘vvuri .‘or it today before placing your order else-
Laure.
.DURITAS SPRINGS POULTRY FARM
Box E111, Bares, Ohio

 

PLYMOUTH ROCKS
\ COCKE
BARBED ROCKS 1... c.3551? 3.125.333

Boston winners. Low prices Satisfaction guar-
onteed.
TOLLES BR08., R 10, St. Johns, Mich.

 

In S.
Rocks. 8. C. and R.

  

strong and healthy.

 

800.000 In
1 921

 

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OHN'B BIG BEAUTIFUL BANNED NOON.
are hen hatched. develop quick. good In rs. 30
Pills $3.50; 50 $6.00. postage paid. Crculsrs.

photos.
JOHN NORTHON. Clare. Mich.

UALITY BARRED ROCKS. CHOICE M. A.
. and Homestead Farms cocks head, range
bred Binglets. Select ooekerels 85 each. Book-
ing egg orders. Ship as required, postpaid. 15
82; 30, $3.50; 100, $8. Guaranteed.
M. J. G R. A. WILSON. R 2. Kingsley, Mich.

 

ARRED ROCK CHICKo—ioo per oens safe
delivery. PrICes reduced. Write for circu-

lar. H. H. PIERCE. Jerome. Michigan.

nARRED ROCK EGGS OF A LAYING STRAIN,
large. well barred. Pens headed with pedigreed

males. . 5 per 15; $4.50 per 45.

N. AYERS O SON. Sliverwood. Mioh.

 

 

RHODE 'ISLAND REDS

 

HITTAKER'C R. l. RED CHICKS AND EGGS
Both Combs. Michigan's Color and Egg
strain. Prepaid and safe delivery guaranteed.

Send for free catalog.
Box 4, Mich.

INTIRLAKES FARM Lawrence.

 

EDS. BOTH COMBO. EGGS FOR HATCHING
$1.50 per setting. 200-280 egg strain.
LEO VAN OONANT, R1, New Haven, Mich.

 

VIGOROUO. SINGLE COMB RED
$3.00 and 85.00 each.

Mich.

LARGE.
cockerels
W. C. HUBER, Glsdwln.

H c RHODE ISLAND RED EGGS FOR HATCH-
iug. Also some fine cockerels for sale.
MRI. ALBERT HARWOOD. Cherievoix, Mich R4

 

 

 

LANGSHAN

 

 

Brown Leghorns,
ds. White Wyandottes and W.
stock is on free range. Standard and bred for
Hatched and shipped by most modern methods.
send you nothing but the best, hot out of our own incubators. to your door
'by prepaid parcel post and guarantee safe. live delivery.
BARGAIN OFFER on chicks and broader-s and save money.

WOLF HATCHING AND BREEDING 00.. Dept... BF. Glbsonbura. Ohio.

DR. BlMPBON’I LANGGHANS OF QUALITY
Bred for type and color since 1912. \Vinter
laying strain of both Black and White. Have
some cockerels for sale. Eggs in lesson.
DR CHAS. W. SIMP80N
Webbervllle, Mich.

 

ORPINGTONS
ORPmGTo" COCKERELB AND PULLETS

for sale. Buff, White,
Black Cockerels at 37. $8, and 810. Pullets at
$3 and $5. Also' yearling hens 83 and $4.
Hatching eggs, 36 per setting of 15.
RABOWSKE BR08., R 4. Merrill. Mich.

 

 

 

ANCONAS

 C OPng ﬁNN§RS AT

THE BIG SHOWS
and the greatest of
layers. Eggs for
hatching and Baby
Chicks from prize
, yards and heavy lay-
‘ ing flocks.

. C \V. Leghorns.
Flock average 207
eggs per year per hon.
Eggs and Baby Chicks.

 

  

 

 

, H4 51%—
Baby

Also Chicks from selected purebred.
range raised flocks in Reds, Barred and
White Rocks, llrown and llufi' Leghorns, 0r-
pingtons, Minorr‘as. (let prices from us be-

fore buying elsewhere. All Eggs and Chicks
safely delivered by Prepaid or Parcel Post.
NEW LONDON HATCHERY

Lock Box 800 New London. Ohio

 

 

 

 

s. C. MOTTLED ANCONAS. EXCELLENT
layers. Eggs $1.50 per 15.

MRS. GILBERT BROWN Wheefer, Mich.

HEPPARD’8 FAMOUS WEST ANCONAS.
Contain blood World champion layers. Trims
Eggs, $2 for 15: $3 for 30. Spoolal l00
rates. HERMAN POHL. Fowler. Mioh.

 

 

BABY CHICKS

BABY cHIcKs “T

350,000 for 1921

 

Our 17th Stidq‘ll. i‘hicks sent
prepaid. Safe (ielivm‘y guaran-
.NK‘il. LegImrns, Rooks, Reds, An-
conas, Wyn nriottes, Minomas,
i‘tility and Exhibiting quality at
very reasonable prices. Catalog
and price list free.

20th Century Hatchery, Box 8

New Washington, Ohio

 

HIGH STANDARD
UALITY
BRED RIGHT
HATCHED RIGHT
Shipped direct from our
hatchery to your door.
BIG. STRONG. FLUFFY
fellows hatched from eggs
of good laying strains. and
:ur ovn supervision.
leading varieties to
select from:
s  Rhode Island Reds

Rhode Island Reds
White Wyandottes White Leghoms
Golden Wyandottes Brown Leghorns
Anconas M
TRIAL CONVINCES

ixed
Prices reasonable. Write for FREE CATALOG.
NEW WASHINGTON HATCHERY_ Dept. B
New Wuhlnston. Ohio

 

BABY CHICKS, Pure Bred

C. White. Buﬂ and
C. R

White and ‘Barred
Orpingtons. Our
Chicks are

“'e

Anconas.

heavy laying.

GET OUR BIG

Circular free.

 

Specie] suites for 13 times or longer.

 

M13)" 23‘"

Dep’t. Mt, Clemens, Michigan.

 

 

 

 

THE J. B. FARMS HATCHERY
S. C. White Leghorn Chicks. Best se-

lected stock; large. with capacity for eggs
which they D0 in. Only THE BEST
grade. Write for terms.

LORING AND MARTIN COMPANY

lest Osugstuck. Mich.

 

BABY CHICKS

The fluffy lively
kind. The kind that
live and grow. All
eggs are from
FREE RANGE FARM

STOCK

Chicks are hatched ' ~ ~
in the most modern incubators built.
and shipped direct from our hatch-
ery to your door by prepaid Parcel
Post.

Catalogue and price list upon re-
quest.

NORWALK CHICK HATOIHERY
Box B, Norwalk. Ohio

500,000 CHICKS

at very reasonable prices
from our heavy laying
strain of English and
American White Log-
horns, Brown Leghorns
and Anconss. Shipped
by parcel post prepaid.
Special prices on 1,000
lots. Catalogue free.

Wynaerden Hatchery
Box I, Zeeisnd, Mioh.

  
     

 

 

CHICKS—CHICKS
everywhere by mail.

shipped safely
Leghorns and S. C. Mottled Anconas,

S. C. White
the great

egg machines. Guaranteed full count, strong,

«sturdy chicks on arrival. 1 .
inss. Let‘s get acquainted. swig“rel;tiiiiiizaiih].e at“
HOLLAND HATCHERY. R 7, Holland. Mich.

Chicks with the ‘Pep

Our bred-to-Lay and eth
bition chicks will pay you.
"l‘ry them and be convinc-
‘ed. Safely delivered by

 
  

prepaid postman. Rocks,

Reds, Orpingtons, Wyau-

‘ dottes, Anconas. Minor

can and ne‘iorns. Prices from 15c and up.

Get our catalog and buy your chicks direct from
the hatchery.
HOLGATE CHICK HATCHERY, Box I

 

Holgate. Ohio
BABY CHICKS
'1.cadin.g kinds, 11c each and up. Postpaid.
1.1m arrival guaranteed. Quick delivery. 100

page book free.
ALLEN HATCHERY, Windsor, Mo.

KNAPP’S
“HI-GRADE"

CHICKS
38 years building up

laying strains—~begin
where we leave off.
Day old chicks from

a 12 leading varieties——
Safe delivery guaranteed.
BY PREPAID PARCEL POST
Send for prices and get early de-

livery.
Knapp's “Hi-Grade” Poultry
Herbert H. Knapp. Prop.

 

Farm

 

Box B F 4 Shelby, Ohio
OR SALE—SINGLE COMB WHITE LEG-
horn day old chicks. Ferris high trapncsted

1: 15.00 per 1 0.
Imixiilllasinston Poultry Farm. Willlamston. Mich.

HATCHING EGGS

 

HELAN’S EGG FARM STRAIN s. O. W-

i.eghorns. “'inuers in the world's lnylllii 00?
test . They say they are superior to the worlds
best layers. Chicks, $1 per hundred. Place
your order early with a 15 per cent deposit.

WHELAN'B EGG FARM. Tlpton. Mioh.

BAHRED ROCKS 157.?il°é‘.iif‘3.f?3.ﬁ.." 13.1!

in the blood of Park's host pedigreed pens. $2

 

per 15. 86 per 50, $12 per 100. Prepaid by
parcel post in non-breakable containers.
R. G. KIRBY. R 1 East Lansing, Mioh.

 

0G8 FROM BIG BARRED ROCKS BRED T0
lay. 2 per 15; $5 per 50; $8 per 100.
MRS. THOS. FOSTER. R 1, Cassopolis, Mich.

 

ARRED ROCKS HATCHING EGGS. PARKS'

 

bre«i»to—Lsy strain, $1.50 per 15; $8 per 100.
Prepaid Dill‘i‘el post.
MR8. PERRY STEBBINB, Saranao, Mich R. 2
n. . RED HATCHING EGGS. THOMPKIN'B
Strain. $12.00 per 100.

Wm. H. FROHM. R 1. New Baltlmorc, Mich.

ARRED ROCK EGGS FROM GREAT LAY-

ors with r‘XilllilllUll qualities.
- 3, Mich.

O. COFFMAN, Benton Harbor,

 

. 0. BR. LEGHORN EGGS. $1.50 FOR 15
l’ekin

 

 

If chix and eggs are -
 not shipped right. Chlx 14c 
100,000 best blooded chicks ever produced. Al.
ways 2,000 on hand 5 to 15 days old. 20 vari«
011183., Hatching eggs. Ducklings. Catalog. Early

hooking avoids disappointment.
HATCHERY
26 E. Lyon St...

Grand Rapids. Mich.

 

 
  
 

Better Produced Day Old Ohixg
are the kind you want. Send today
for free catalog. Springﬁeld Hatch-
eries, Box E, Springﬁeld, 0.

QUALITY CHIX

WHITE ROCKS
REDS
BROWN LEGHORNS
AND HILLCREST WHITE LEGHORNS
Send for circular describing stock and moth-
wls of hatching.
HILLCREST FRUIT AND POULTRY FARM
L. L. WINSLOW. Prop.
Saranac, Mich.

BARRED

 

BUFI' LEGHORN BABY
now for spring delivery. Price!
delivery guaranteed.
R 2,

INGLE COMB
Chicks. Order
reasonable. Saln

J. W. WEBSTER. Bath. Mich.

 

Improved White and Brown Leghorns.
Get some of
()I‘ili‘l‘
Write

Mich.

HICKS:
bred to lay large white eggs. '
these good Leghorns for the price is right.
now for May delivery. Our tenth year.
for catalogue with prices.
WOLVERINE HATCHERY. R 2. Zeeland.

BABY CHICK

nested, bred to lay.
generations. Large
Stamps for circular.
NORMAN POULTRY PLANT. Ohatsworth.

HATCHING EGGS, BARRED
Rocks; Norman strain. trap‘

Expertly tested for many
illustrated catalogue 25c.

 

cos ron Harouma FROM PURE snlc
light Brahmas. $2 per setting of 15.

 

 

MR8. I. I. WILLETB. R 1. Needing. Mich.

Going to hold an
AUCTION SALE -

 

 

(luck $1.50 for R \V. (‘liiniw‘n goons

eggs 400 each. Mrs. Claudia Iictls, Hillsxiulr‘, Mich.

OR SALE—MATCHING EGGS FROM PURE
hreri W. Rooks. F‘islwl strain,

CHAB. KLETZEN. Bath, Mich.
NCONA EGGS FOR HATCHING, SHEP-
pard's, $2.00 15: $3.00, 30, Special rates

pm 100 cum. 141m ’l‘i'i'on, .lri'oinc, Mioh.
OR SALE: SICILIAN BUTTERCUPS $1.50
per 1:7 eggs. l‘lx‘i‘ollrnt layors. ilooii tnhlo i‘mvl,

. K. PRAUSE. R 1. Maple City, Mich.

 

008 FOR HATCHING. SINGLE COMB R. I.
Rods. Pop of lli'IEVY laying pullots. $1.50 per 15
E. CRYDER. Alamo. Mich.

 

ATCHING EGGS FROM- FULL-BLOODED

lluii‘ Hrpingiwns, 15 eggs for $2.00 by parcel
post prepaid.
TONY MATZ. R 1. St. Johns, Mich.

 

ARRED ROCK EGGS FOR HATCHING. BRED

in lay, $1.73 per 13. $3.00 per 30. Other
prions m1 l‘i'illli‘x‘i. i’ari-ol post Ill‘i‘lmli‘.

M. Trowbridge, R 4. Box 41. Gladwln. Mich.

ATCHING EGGS FROM PURE BRED BAR-
rmi iiiu’kS, li‘ortilitv guuranioml, $1.50 per
15, $4.50 pm‘ :70: $8.00 pul‘ 100.
MRS. GEO. WEAVER. Fife Lake. Mich.

BABY CHICKS

 

8. O. MOTTLED ANCONAS

and \Vhito Loirhnrns, the
world‘s host can machines, $11 per 100 and up
parcel post paid safe delivery guaranteed. (lat-
ulogue free.
KNOLL'S HATCHERY. R 3. Holland, Mich.

 

0R BALE—EGGS FOR HATCHING FRO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

large Barred Rocks. $1.50 per 1:7; $8, 100.
MR8. FRED KLOMP. R 1. 8t. Charon Mioh.
GEESE
SSTANDARD BRED GRAY AFRICAN GEESE.
r. Fairs and eggs for sale. Prices and quality

121 .
MR8. TRUMAN FRENCH. Big Rapids. Mich.
TURKEYS
MAMMOTH BRONZE TURKEYS, PULLlTs. 1
lbs. 85: toms. 9 lbs. $7; 25 1h. $18. Eus
86.00 per 10

Ralph Wise Nurseries, Box 151. Piainwell. Mich.

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miles of your sale.

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worth-while farmers within a hundred

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HE production schedule of

Chevrolet “Four-Ninety”
Models for the seven months from
January lst to July 3lst, 1921,, is
ﬁfty thousand cars.

We will give $70 to each retail
purchaser of a new open caror light
delivery model, and $100 to each
retail purchaser of a new closed
car, provided we manufacture and
sell ﬁfty thousand Chevrolet Model
“Four-Ninety” cars between Janu-
ary 1st, 1921, and July 31st, 1921.
This offer to be subject to the terms
as set forth in full in the refund
certiﬁcate which will be delivered
to each purchaser.

Fifty thousand cars is the mini-
mum which will secure substantial
savings in cost in manufacture.
These savings will be passed on to
the purchasers of these ﬁfty thou-
sand cars.

This plan is in keeping with the
Chevrolet policy to make the price
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permit. It is in keeping with the
Chevrolet purpose of providing
quick,convenient,economical trans-
portation at a cost within reach of
those who want an automobile.

Each purchaser of a Model
“Four-Ninety” will receive a cer-
tiﬁcate from his dealer, or from the
Chevrolet retail store manager.
This certiﬁcate will be redeemed
as indicated on its face.

This is a straightforward busi—
ness proposition presented in a
straightforward way. Whether
you are in the market for a new
car or not, you must not fail to
learn the details of this unique and
simple plan. It offers to every man
of sound business judgment an op-
portunity to take advantage of the
best autoinobile value obtainable.

Retail purchasers of Model
“Four-Ninety” cars since October
lst, 1920, will receive their certiﬁ-
cates through their local dealers or
retail stores on application to them.

CHEVROLET MOTOR COMPANY

GENERAL ' SALES DEPARTMENT
NEW YORK

Mon Chan 4,000 Dealers. Retail Store; and Service Statiom in United State: and Canada

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Additional Cbeorolet“Four-Nmety”Modeb: Roadlter 3 7 95 ; Sedan $13 75 ,' Coupe $1325,- Light Delivery Wagon<l Seat) $820,- Chauin, S 770

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