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Cheese Factories to Absorb Milk Surplus

Michigan Milk Producers’ Association Organizes $300,000 Company to

FTER STRUGGLING for many years

With the surplus problem, the Michi-
gan. Milk Producers’» Ass’n has ﬁnally tak-
en steps to establish cheese factories in the
Detroit area to absorb this surplus. . A
corporation has been organized, with a cap-
ital of $300,000, to ﬁnance the ﬁrst factory
Which Will be built at .one of the following
points: Adrian, Imlay City, Howell or Fen-
ton. It is rumored that Adrian is likely to
be the choice for the site of the ﬁrst factory.
It occupies a strategic position in the area
and is within easy reach of the Detroit mar-
ket. If the initial factory succeeds, addi—

tional plants will be built within the area‘

as the need develops.~

The Association received its inspiration
for this plan from a similar plan in success-
ful operation athrove City, Pa., where the
farmers confronted With a similar problem,
established a cheese factory which has not
only been able to pay the highest market
prices for 'milk, but
yield a handsome
proﬁt to the stock—
holders besides. The
Grove City plant re-
ceived aid from the
federal government,
in return for labora-
tory privileges where
the dairy division of
the Department of
Agriculture might
carry on its experi-
ments in cheese mak—
ing. The Michigan
Association attempt-
ed to interest the
government in the
same manner in its
proposition, but were
unable to do so, the
Department claiming
that the Grove City
plant offered all the
facilities which i t
could proﬁtably use

 

VIlelmer Rabild, whose Danish

Manufacture Fancy Cheese

factured. ,The Grove City creamery has
been able to develop butter making to such
a degree that its product regularly com-
mands four or ﬁve cents a pound above the
market on prTme butter. As a result of
the prices received for its butter and cheese
the Grove City creamery paid as high as
$4.29 for milk in 1919, and in January of
this year paid $316 for four per cent milk.
Manager Experienced Cheese Man

Recognizing the fact that the success of
any enterprise rests upon its management,
the Producers’ AssociatiOn has secured the
best man available to take charge of its
cheese making department. This man is
name im-
mediately inspires one with conﬁdence as
to his ability in, the dairy manufacturing
line. Rabild was born in Denmark, but
came to this country as a boy. Shortly

ment, Rabild refused to go, alleging that he
could do the farmers more good in Michigan
by organizing cow—testing associations and
instructing the farmers on improving the
quality of their butter than he could in
Washington. He ﬁnally became convinced
that opportunities for service were as great
if not greater with the Department of Ag-
rieulture, and when offered charge of cow-
testing work for the entire United States
he went to \Vashington and took the job.
Since then he has been instrumental in or-
ganizing thousands of cow-testing associa-
tions all over the country. In resigning his
position with the government to go with the
Producers’ Ass’n. he does so with the ex-
}‘ieetaney of being able to help the farmers
solve one of their most perplexing prob—
lems of the day.

Farm Bureau Takes Initiative

It is understood that some of the credit
for taking this step
belongs to the Farm
Bureau which. called
a conference of dairy
heads in this state
last: year to discuss
the problem of milk
marketing, The Pro—
dueers’ Ass’n was
represented at that
meeting Where senti-
ment was so strongly
in favor of farmer—
owned marketing fa-
cilities that the AS-
sociation immediate-

. 1y took steps to pro-
vide them.

Plan of Organization

The cheese factor-
ies will be organized
strictly upon the
stoek c o r poration
plan, but dividends
will be paid upon a
patronage basis. Of

 

 

at this time. Promises
were made, however,
to supply the Michi- -
gan plants with expert advice and assist—
ance without ‘cost, an aid that will be ex-
tremely valuable in maintaining the qual—
1ty of the product to be manufactured.
To Make Fancy Cheese

It is not the intention of theAssociation
to enter into competition With the manu—
facturers 9f cream or American cheese.
The only cheeses which will be made will
be those of foreign origin which'com'mand
fancy prices on the American market, such
as, Strip, rocquefort, camembert, ricotta
and'prlrnost. Swiss cheese has sold recent-
ly‘ a; hlgh’as 60 cents ,per pound, which,

' ‘ ' the low price

cm cheese, is an attractive price. But-

ter of a. superior grade will also be manu-.

j

Farmer-owned cheese factory at Grove Clty. Pa.. {he plans

Of' milk ' and .

after his arrival he found himself in Michi-
gan, and became a helper at a creamery in
Fremont. A few years later he organized
the ﬁrst cow—testing association in the
United States, at Hesperia. Later he made
butter for the Chesterﬁeld creamery in Ma—
comb county. His abilities as a butter
maker attractedthe attention of the M. A.
C., and he was engaged to teach butter—
making at the College, which position he
resigned to afﬁliate with. the State Dairy
and Food Departments Atypical incident
showing the character of the man is told by
Pres. Hull, who relates that when offered a
job with the dairy'division of the U. S. De-
partment of Agriculture, at an advance of
$600 over his salary with the State Depart-

of whlch will be adopted by the Mlchlgan Mllk Producers' Ass'n

the $300,000 capital
stock, 50,000 Will be
common and 250,000 preferred. Of this
amount 90,000 of preferred and 30,000 of
common will be available for immediate
sale. The Association will take $12,000 of
the $30,000 and a proportionate amount of
the preferred, and the balance Will be of-
fered to the farmers who are expected to
supply the milk for the factories. In order
to keep control of the company in the
hands of the farmers or the Association,
every farmer who purchases the stock must
sign an agreement to give the Association
the ﬁrst opportunity to purchase in case he
desires to sell. Both common and pre»
ferred stock will yield 7 per cent interest,
and all dividends accruing over that
amount will be returned to the farmers on
a patronage basis. (Continued on page 11)

 

 

 

 

 

 


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ﬁgurrent AgriculturaiiNewe as

THE MICHIGAN BUSINESS FARMER

 

 

 

 

 

WOOL POOL GROWS RAPIDLY
HE WOOL growers’ attitude to
his marketing problem and his
‘morale in the face of constant

bickering is shown in the reports is-

sued by the state farm bureau con-
cerning the progress of the new wool
pool. Farmers around Vernon, Mich-
igan, say there are 100,000 pounds

of wool there to be graded. 20,000

pounds were taken in last Thursday

and early reports to the state ofﬁce
seem to indicate that an equal
amount would be received Friday.

A third crew was placed in the
ﬁeld last Saturday when the total

amount of wool pooled was 240,000

pounds or thereabouts. On that

day the daily income of wool jumped
from between 20,000 to 30,000 to
between 30,000 and 40,000 pounds

I. day. In two cases farmers have

brought more wool to the pool than

graders were able to handle the
same day. This was caused in part
by the growing habit of farmers
bringing in their clips before the
graders get around. There has been
an additional tendency for growers
to bring in their clips after the
graders have left to wait for the
next grading day. Three counties
have already asked for return dates
and the state farm bureau has ar-
ranged for these dates in the follow—
ing order: Mulliken, June 15; Eat-

on Rapids, 16th; Charlotte, 17th;
Bellevue, 18th; Nashville, 20th;
Middleville, 21st; Hastings, 22nd;

Delton, 23rd; Albion, 24th; Marshall
85th and Battle Creek 27th.

The wool department begins its
fourth week of the 1921 pool with
upwards of 240,000 pounds collect—
ed and $25,000 advanced to farm-
ers. Cash advances in most com-
munities have proved to be almost

equal to the full price paid by pri-
vate wool buyers.

Wool Grading Dates

Week of May 23rd, crew No. 1:
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Cent-
erville; Thursday, Friday, Saturday,
Colon; Crew No. 2: Monday, Tues-
day, Holly; Wednesday, Thursday,
Oxford; Friday, South Lyons; Sat-
urday, Howell. Crew No. 3: Mon-
day, St. Johns; Tuesday, Wednesday,
Thursday, Mt. Pleasant; Friday,
Coleman; Saturday, Midland.

Week of May 30th, Crew No. 1:
Tuesday. Marcellus; Wednesday,
Thursday, Constantine; Friday, Do-
wagiac; Saturday, Dowagiac. Crew
No. 2: Tuesday, Howell; Wednesday,
Swartz Creek; Thursday, Davison;
Friday, Pine Run (P. O. Clio); Sat-
urday, Lapeer. Crew No. 3: Wed-
nesday, Brooklyn; Thursday, Han~
over; Friday, Springport.

PACKAGE PRICES TOO HIGH FOR
FRUIT GROWERS

RICES ON fruit packages of all

kinds are out of line with re-

duction costs, and clearly out of
line with prices fruit growers will
receive for their products this sea-
son. According to the Michigan
Fruit Growers’ Exchange, the Mich-
igan State Farm Bureau, and allied
growers’ organizations, growers
throughout the state are up in arms
against maintenance of package
prices at peak prices when growers
are suffering a general ﬁfty per cent
decline in the price of their fruit.
Everything at the present time in—
dicate that fruit growers will mar—
ket their crop this season at cost of
production, or less in many instanc-
es, while manufacturers of crates
and baskets, because of an air—tight
organization, are able to maintain
package prices at, or near, war—time

ﬁgures. Only one exception, that
Of apple barrels can be noted. Dur-
ing the season of 1920 barrels sold
at $1.40 to $1.50 each, while they
may now be purchased at 500. Grow-
ers therefore have no argument with
the barrel men as indicate in the fol-
lowing table of comparative pack-
age prices.
Actual Prices

Barrels, 1920, $1.40; 1921, 500; re—.

duction 64 pct.; jumbo baskets,
1920, $150; 1921, $108; reduction,
28 pct.; ventilated berry crates, 1920
45c; 1921, 35c; reduction, 22 pct.;
old style 16 qt. crates, 1920, 34c;
1921, 280; reduction 18 pct.; bush-
el baskets, 1920, $3.50; 1921, $2.50;
reduction, 28 pct.

Growers maintain that they
should not be called upon to carry
their owu losses and a long proﬁt to
the package manufacturer. At a
recent meeting the following com—
parative schedule of prices was ar—
rived at as a basis apparently fair to
the manufacturer ﬁgured on prob—
able production cost.

Proposed Prices

Barrels, 1920, $1.40; 1921, 500;
reduction, 64 pct.; jumbo baskets,
1920, $150; 1921, $90; reduction,
40 pct.; ventilated berry crates,
1920, 450; 1921, 25c; reduction, 44
pct.; old style 16 qt. crates, 1920,
34c; 1921, 20c; reduction 41 pct.;
bushel baskets, 1920. $3.50; 1921,
$2; reduction 43 pct.

It will be noted that comparison
of present prices on apple barrels
and bushel baskets on a content
basis indicate that the $2 proposed
price on bushels is favorable to the
manufacturer since the barrel holds
3 1—4 bushels and should be worth
approximately 15c each, or $1.80
per dozen, when ﬁgured at present
barrel prices.

Concensus of opinion at the meet-
ing was that growers throughout the
state should not buy packages un-
til ﬁgures in line with those propos—
ed were established by the manu-
facturers.

 

 

Has to solicit no business.

transport.

against strong competition.

earn a large

ITY OFFERED.

How It Differs From the Rest

THE PETOSKEY TRANSPORTATION COMPANY

Petoskey, Michigan

CAPITAL STOCK
100,000 Shares Preferred Stock

100,000 Shara; No Par Value Common Stock
All Stock Fully Paid and Non-Assessable

Has no competition because it will deliver only the products of the
Petoskey Portland Cement Company and haul coal for that Company.
Has all the tonnage guaranteed that the maximum carrying capacity of its boats will be able to

Knows that the not earning on transporting this tonnage will be more than twice what is required

to pay its 8% preferred stock dividend
Does not have to put on an expensive advertising campaign as other new companies do that are up

Has able, experienced and successful business men at the head of the Company.

Is not dependent upon every little flurry that affects general business.

Positively knows and can prove to anyone that it should make a substantial earning beyond what
is required to pay 8% on its preferred stock, and thus a good earning on the common stock is assured.

Needs no long period to get ready for business. Has full grown business from the start.
boat of 1,100 tons carrying capacity is already at work.

By greatly extending the market of the Petoskey Portland Cement Company, it gives the latter con~
and growing market in Wisconsin and thus guarantees for itself a long life.

The Petoskey Transportation Company as an enterprise is as safe and as certain of success as any
company could be. It possesses every possible element or factor necessary for success.

We highly recommend the purchase of an interest in this Company on the basis of ﬁve shares of
common stock at $1.00 per share with every ten shares of preferred stock at $10.00 per share.

ONLY ONCE IN A GREAT WHILE IS AN INVESTMENT OF SUCH STRENGTH AND POSSIBIL-

Its ﬁrst

 

 

F. A. SAWALL
COMPANY

313-314—315 Murray Building M.
GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN

Gentlemen :

 

I am Interested In an Investment in the Petoskey Tram-
poruuon company.

Win-om my chug-don on my part. pious send me all
M regarding the company.

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Yours truly.

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May 28, 1921

OO-OPERATIVE ELEVATOR ASS’N
ENDORSE U. S. GRAIN
. GROVVERS

N ENDORSEMENT of the grain

marketing plan of the Farmers

' Marketing Committee of Seven-
teen, as incorporated in the by—laws
and contracts of the U. S. Grain
Growers, Inc., in a resolution ad—
dressed to their membership earnest-
ly urging that “all farmers’ co-oper-
ative elevators in the grain belt of
the United States unite in this move—
ment for the beneﬁt of the producers
of grain," was the action taken by
the Farmers' National Grain Deal-
ers Ass'n at their seventh annual
convention held at Ft. Dodge, Iowa,
May 10th, 1921.

This endorsement on the part of
the largest association of co—opera—
tive elevators in the country was an—
ticipated. Several states organiza—
tions of elevators who are affiliated
with the national organization, have
indicated that they were in complete
accord with the U. S. Grain Growers,
Inc., and notably, the Nebraska
Farmers’ Grain Dealers’ Association,
whose board of directors recently
voted unqualiﬁed endorsement of
the plan and asked that they be al-
lowed to immediately afﬁliate with
the U. S. Grain Growers, Inc.

Approximately three thousand
farmer-owned co—operative elevators,
are affiliated with the Farmers’ Na-
tional Grain Dealers’ Ass’n. Their
affiliation with the U. S. Grain Grow—
ers, Inc., can only be effected by the
action of the individual boards of
directors of each elevator, and ex-
ecution of growers contracts on the
part of individual farmers. The en-
dorsement by the board of directors
of the national association, however,
will expedite completing these ar—
rangements. With these details are
completed, the number of farmer
members and the contractual agree-
ments with these member elevators
will provide a marketing machinery
of no small consequence. That, link—
ed with the sales organization of the
U. S. Grain Growers, Inc., will per—
mit the U. S. Grain Growers to im;
mediately thereafter hang out the
sign “Open for Business."

FARM BUREAU AGAINST GENER-
AL SALES TAX
“ GENERAL sales tax would re~
lieve the individuals and cor-
porations with large incomes
and increase the tax on the necessi-
ties oi‘ life," declared H. C. McKen—
zie, tax representative of the Ameri-
can Farm Bureau Federation, when
he appeared before the Finance
Committee of the Senate and pro—
tested against the enactment of a
general sales tax or turnover tax and
against the repeal of the excess prof-
its tax and the lowering of the sur-
tax brackets of the personal income
tax. He told the committee that the
recommendations of the Farm Bur-
eau Federation are:
ing of tax free securities should be
stopped by constitutional amendment
and that a board of ﬁnal adjustment
should be established that would set—
tle income disputes; that local
boards of assessment be established
for assessing income taxes locally on
the same general plan as is follow-
ed in England: that about 75 per
cent of the necessary revenue he
raised by income and excess proﬁt
taxes, 25 per cent by consumption
tax and that a net loss in any year
may be deducted from the succeed—
ing year or years.

 

FARM LEADERS DECLARE SELV-
ES ON DETROIT BOARD OF
OODEIERCE PLAN

_ARMERS from Oakland, Wash-
tenaw, Monroe, Wayne and Ma-
comb counties at a meeting of

the agricultural division of the
Board of Commerce last Friday were
agreed that the ﬁrst piece of work
before this agricultural division and
the people of the city and nearby
country co-operating, is development
of the marketing facilities within
the city. ‘
0 O O .

E. J. VerDuyn, president of the

Oakland County Horticultural So-

ciety, voiced the consensus of opin-

lon when he said that the eastern

and western markets have become
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Volume VIII
Number 39

 

TheWc/zigan
. _ BUSINESS FARMER ”21 ‘

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M. A. C. Proves Superior Value of Com Silage

Experiments in Steer Feeding With Three Lots of Feed Shows Interesting Results

NEED FOR more packing plants in Mich-
igan was emphasized by L. Whitney
Watkins in an address delivered before the

state conference of steer feeders at the Michi— .

gan Agricultural College on Tuesday, May 17.
Comparisons showing that Michigan is behind
neighboring states in the matter of packing
house facilities were brought out by Mr. Wat-
kins.

“Eighty—ﬁve per cent of Michigan’s live-
stock is taken out of the state for slaughter”,
said Watkins, “only ﬁfteen per cent being
slaughtered locally. In Detroit, eighty-two
per cent of the pork and seventy-ﬁve per cent
of the total meat used, is received in the
dressed form.

“Ohio has 152 packing plants; Pennsylvan—
ia 146; New York 184; Illinois 70; Indiana 70
and Michigan but 17. Nothing has been done
for the farmer at the other end of the line,
but if we farmers cooperate and ﬁght shoulder
to shoulder we will Win and get the results we
seek.”

Shaw Traces Livestock History

The growth of the beef industry in the
United States and its effect upon beef pro-
duction by the Michigan farmer were traced
out by Dean R. S. Shaw at the conference.

“The development of good transportation
facilities did more to increase beef production
than any other single item,” said Shaw. “For
a number of years the West, with its millions
of acres of grazing land, produced more beef
and produced it more cheaply than it could be
raised in the East. Limitless grazing areas
of the West are now gone, due to recent land-
settling legislation, and the livestock markets
are no longer so directly influenced by that
source of supply.”

That the time is now ripe to produce beef
cattle, and feed a few steers each year on our
safe management system in diversiﬁed farm-
ing sections, was the opinion expressed by
Mr. Shaw. Feeding experiments carried on
during the past year have been for the pur-
pose of ﬁnding the‘most economical method of
ﬁnishing steers for the market, the Dean ex-
plained, and suggestions relative to the future
livestock work of the State Experiment
Station are welcomed.

Results of Experiments Given

Results of the steer feeding experiments
carried out at the college during the past
year were presented at the conference by
Prof. Geo. A. Brown, head of the Animal Hus-

 

 

N NEXT week's issue will be published the
1 pictures of the three lots of steers used in the

experiments described herewith. As soon as
the steers are sold an additional statement will
be published showing the proﬁt or loss on each
group.

 

 

bandry Department. Three lots of eight
grade Hereford steers each were used in the
test. Accurate weight of the steers and the
feed consumed for the 173 days of the test
were kept by the men in charge.

Normal corn silage was fed lot No. 1; lot
No. 2 was fed corn stover, and lot No. 3 corn
stover and an amount of corn equal to the
amount in the normal corn silage. Each lot
was fed, for the ﬁrst 105 day period, the same

supplementary feed of cottonseed meal and
hay. During the last 68 days all lots were
given a ﬁnishing ration of corn.

While deﬁnite conclusions should not be
drawn from the single year’s work, according
to the college authorities, it would appear that
larger and cheaper gains were made by the lot
of steers which were fed the normal corn sil-
age. Results follow:

Lot No. 1 made a 339.8 lb. gain per steer,
or a daily gain of 1.94 lbs., at a cost of $13.84
per cwt.

Lot No. 2 made a 249 lb. gain per steer or a
daily gain of 1.42 lbs, at a cost of $15.44 per
cwt.

Lot No. 3 made a gain of 278.8 lbs. per steer,
or a daily gain of 1.58 lbs., at a cost of $15.47
per cwt.

Soy Beans a Good Crop for Michigan Soils

HE PLANTING of unadapted varieties
of soy beans , has in some instances
caused farmers to look with disfavor on the
crop, While had they secured seed of varieties
that were adapted and high yielding they
would have found the soy bean crop a proﬁt—
able one. It is true that there has not al—
ways been a large enough supply of seed of
the best varieties to meet the demand for
planting. This year however there is no ex-
cuse for planting low yielding and poorly
adapted varieties since there is an abundance
of seed of the high producing kind on the
market. While reports from various parts of
the state show that stocks of the Manchu and
Black Eyebrow varieties are being drawn up-
on quite heavily there still remains an abun-
dance of Ito San seed; The following table
shows the comparative yields of a number of
the most common varieties found on the mar—
ket.
Soy Bean Variety Test at M. A. C.
Years 1919-20.
Variety Yield
(Tons air dry
hay per acre)

Average

Mainchu _______________________________ 3510
Ito San ______________________________ 3.11
Early Brown ________________________ 1.97
Black Eyebrow _________________________ 1.9:“)
Medium Green ________________________ 188
Wilson ______________________________ 1.73
Wisconsin Black ________________________ 155
Ogemaw ___________________________ 0.81
Mammoth Yellow 064

Farmers of Michigan Strongly Favor an

HE BUSINESS Farmer is in receipt of

several hundred letters and coupons from
farmers of nearly every county in the state,
strongly recommending the adoption of an in-
come tax law, and pledging their Willingness to
circulate petitions, if necessary, to submit an
amendment to the Constitution to a vote of the
people. It is understood that Governor Groes-
beck will urge upOn the special sessiOn which
convened this week the advisability of submit—
ting such an amendment to the people, and it
is believed that the legislature will act favor-
ably, in which event it will not be necessary
forthe voters to intimate.

Farm Taxes Enormous

Seine idea of the extent in which taxes on
real and personal property have increased in
recent years may be gathered from a, reading
of the letters received, a few of which are
quoted below:

Taxes Increase 250 Per Cent

“Will do all I can to back you up in an en-
deavor to get an equal or just taxation. The in—
come taX is one of the things that will do this.
There are so many people nowadays with a good
large income who have no taxable property and
so escape the burden of taxation and yet they are
enjoying all the privileges of the person who is
paying the tax. Every person, I care not how
rich or how poor, ought to be willing to hear his
share of the public expenses. Personally I be—
lieve every man over 21 years or age should paY
some sort of a tax even though the tax' is very
small; every man should pay something for per—
sonal protection.

“Our taxes have constantly increased since we
came onto the farm 14 years ago. They have in-
creased from about $75 to $265 the past year.
Last year they increased about $30 over previous
year. We are not chronic kickers about our tax-
es and are willing to pay for all the privileges we
receive, but we do want the other fellow to bear
his just share, and we do also like to see good
business judgment-used in public expenditures

In 16 tests comlucted at various places over
the State the Mammoth Yellow has given the
lowest yield in nearly every test. The Mam-
moth Yellow is a very late maturing variety
and produces very few leaves on the lower
part of the stem.

Plantings made by the, ﬁrst of June have
given a higher yield of forage and a better
quality of seed than plantings made at later
dates. However very good results are usual—
ly secured when sown by the tenth of June.
For hay soy beans should he sown in twenty—
eight inch rows at the rate of from 35 to 40
pounds of seed per acre. Occasionally
slightly higher yields of hay are scoured by
drilling solid with the grain drill but since
from one and onohall’ to two bushels of seed

is necessary for a good stand it is considered
a better praviiw: to sow in 28 inch rows. If
soy beans how not been grown on the land
previously it is adriszihlc to inoculate the seed
lwl’ore sowing.

The soy bean crop is rapidly gain'ng in.
l'avor in the southern hall“ of this State and
is being used as an emergency hay crop when

«lover fails, as a green manuring crop espec-
ially on the sandy soils, as a crop to plant
with corn for hogging oil" and as a seed crop.
Special Bulletin No, 100 on Soy Evans is
available for free distrilnilion by the Dilich~
gan Agricultural College.—~l’rof. C. R. Megcc.

Income Tax Law

which in many instances is far from What is
done. Trust you will be able to accomplish
something along the tax line."~—Geo. S. W.,
Washtenaw County, Mich.

$148.00 on 70 Acres

“One reason Why I am in favor or an income
tax is that those who are making the most money
ought to pay a larger share of the tax than those
who are having a hard time to live and pay taxes.
Another reason is that farmers have been re—
duced as much as 50 per cent on the price of
their products while manufacturers have only re
duced 10 per cent. My tax on 70 acres was $148
last year and $102 the year before. One of my
neighbors didn’t raise enough to pay his tax so
he made a sale and quit farming. Another neigh—
bor who has 160 acres had to borrow $400 to pay
his tax and I presume it is so all over the state.
Thousands of farms are mortgaged and with
heavy taxes and interest to pay they are getting
discouraged.”—R. R. C., Saginaw County, Mich.

Public Improvements Cause High Taxes

“1 am in favor of an income tax and have been

for twenty years. (Continued on page 14)

 
  
  

  
 

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Jason Woodman viewing results of'fertillzation on his Van
Buren County farm. A larger yield of grain and stover may
be expectei when the plant foods deﬁcient in the soil are sup-
plied by the right fertilizer.

T \Vllili pay Michigan farIIIeIIs to use for-
tilizer on their corn. Unless the ground
you are. II'oing to plant to corn received a
good applz Iation of fertilizer last year it will
be found pIoﬁtIIble to use some form of plant
food on this year s crop. It is geneI ally con—
sidered that the ﬁrst crop after an IIpplicI-
tion of fertilizer does not remove nearly all
the plant food supplied and in consequence
there is suilicientt left for the succeeding crop.
This has led to the practice of fertilizing
:IIbInt (I‘Vii‘V two years. Since corn in most
IIIItions ol thes late IloI I not follow II fertiliz-
ed crop it. is a good pIIIIetiIII to use fertilizer
In the corn.
Silage Corn and Seed Corn Both Beneﬁtted
\thther the corn is grown for silage or
for grain proper 'l‘ertilization will be found
proﬁtable on praI’Itieally every acre of Michi‘
gan soil. in this connectioi. it is interesting
to note that the largest amounts of fertilizer
are used, in some of the most productive sec-
tions of the state. if your so'l needs addi—
tional plant food its applicI tiou will give you

II better growth of corn. the various plant
food elements differing in their effect upon

the plant. NitrogIn if needed will II'ive a
lil'”'(‘l' IIroIItlI of stalk and leavse IIlIile phos-
plIqus will stimulate the formation of grain.
in either case you will get II better growth of
corn with larger and better ﬁlled ears.
Fertilizer Means Less Frosted Corn

\Nhen properly fertilized corn as well as

. . , . ,,

other grain crops mature earl er. l‘Illllll‘O or
corn to mature properly II'ItlI subsequent

frost damage has caused much inconvenience
and loss to the farmers of lliichigan. Re—
ports of the same difﬁculty have come from
the corn belt states to the south of This
condition has not. arisen because of any
change in season as has sometimes been stated
but because the available supply of certain
plant food elements in the soil has been large-
ly decreased

Phosphoric aIid is the feitil Izer constituent
which has a great. influenIe on the rate of
maturity of grain crops. \Vhere this plant
food has been applied to ships across the itch l
it is not at: all uncommon to notice a dithr-
enIe, of from one to two weeks in the date .of
maturity in fanr of the fertli lized gIaIn
There is also a marl: ed difference in the ﬁrm-
ness of the ears and plumpness of kernel of
corn grown on fertilized soil. If the season
is backward and the gr'ound cold or the soil
veiy low in humus a. little commercial nitro—
gen will give the (III II an earlier start and so
give it the opportunitv to complete its growth
earlier in the fall. (in smne soils this is
quite. important. It is seldom, however, that
nitrogen should be. used alone since phosphor-
ic acid is the true ripening agent. A mix-
ture of these two plant foods is better if it is
considered necessary to use nitrogen.

Use Fertilizer Suited to the Soil

Don’t buy plant food which is not needed
by your soil. In buying fertilizer for corn
strict attention shouldbe given to the needs
of the soil in order to get the greatest return
from the money invested. Chemical analyses
have shown practically all the soils of Michi—
gan to be SOmewhat deﬁcient in phosphoric

lAIN. BUSINESS FARMER

 

May 28, 1921

Fertilizing the Corn Crop

Application of Proper Plant Food Advances Date of Maturity

acid. This is not a lIocIl con-
dition as similar results are
reported from p 'actically
all the central western experiment stations.
in addition ﬁeld tests have shown that the,
grain crops respond proﬁtably to the use of
this plant food. Phosphoric acid, therefore,
should be the basis of fertilizers used on the
corn crop.

The other plant food elements needed will
be determined by the treatment the soil has

' received and the amount of manure available.
humus a.

if the soil is well supplied with
light dressing of manure reinforced with
from 200 to 300 lbs. of 16 per cent acid phos—
phate should supply all the plant food needed.
If II clover or alfalfa sod is turned under for
the corn a somewhat smaller amount of ma-
nure, may be used.

011 the, lighter loams and loam'y sands it. is
advisable to use commercial nitrogen unless
the, farmer has sufﬁcient manure for a good
application. Manure contains considerable

By (1. It}. MILLAR
Associate Professor of Soils, M. A. 0.

and no manure is available
it is advisable to use a fei-
tilizer Iarrying some potash
such as a 2 10- 2 This should be used at the
rate of 200 to 300 lbs. per acre when distrib-
uted evenly over the ﬁeld.

How to Apply Fertilizer to Corn

in applying fertilizer to corn ground it is
generally considered advisable to distribute
fertilizer over the ﬁeld before the seed bed is
completely worked down so that it may be
thoroughly worked into the soil by the drae.
This gives an even distribution of plant food
over the ﬁeld so that as the corn roots spread
they are constantly coming in contact with
fresh supplies.

The succeeding crop is also much beneﬁtted
by this method of applying fertilizer. On
many farms it is the practice to use fertilizer
every other year and consequently we must
take into consideIation the crop following

corn when applying fertilizer for this crop.
if a small grain follows corn in the rotation
then an even distribution of the fertilizer is

 

quantities of .nitro- .
gen and potash but
IeII little phosphor—
ic acid so better re.-
turns are obtained
when the manure is
reinforced with acid
phosphate. A good
application of ma—
nure reinforced with
from 200 to 300 lbs.
of acid phosphate

 

 

 

 

makes an almost

ideal fertilizer ' for

com. The phosphate

may be mixed with

th f) 'll’ltlliiid’i‘ 1) IV Proper fertilization gives the corn an early
Sjll'lllkllllgl' 1 1 0er magnum; raggslcffiepﬂihibicpouciffw

t h e load several

times as the manure is thrown on the spread-
er or it may be applied to the land separately
eIitlIIr broadcast or by InaeIIhiIIIIv in cases
II lure the supply of manuIc is limited 200 to
300 lbs. of 2 -12- 0 fertilizer makes a good fer—
tilizer for corn on light. loams somewhat low
in humus \Vhere the land is quite sandy

H. W. Norton, Jr., Becomes Head Live
Stock Sanitary Commission

IN THE appointment of H. W. Norton, Jr.,
as state live stock sanitary commissioner
to succeed Herman Halladay, advanced to
(‘ommissioner of Agriculture, the farmers are
assured of another strong and capable hand
in charge of this important live stock division.

Mr. Nortou was born and raised on a farm

 

near Howell, in Livingston county, and was
graduate d from t h e
llowellhigh school. He
attended the M. A. C,

i 11 animal

Specializi n g
a n d was

husban d r y

g r aduat e d from that
college i n 1903. From

he served in
p a c i t ics
lege and the
station, af—
he returned
and engaged
‘stein cattle
b u s i ness under the
name of II. \V. NOl'tOll & Son. After eight
years spent in devotion to the Holstein bus-
iness, Mr. Norton was again .called by the

.1903 to 1909
several ca-
with the col—
c xperimen t
ter which
to the farm
in the Ho]—

 

 

 

H. W. NORTON. JR.

M. A. 0., becoming assistant to Dean
Shaw of the EXperiment Station. Mr.
Norton continued in this capaCIty until

May 1920, when he resigned to become ﬁeld
secretary of the Michigan Holstein- Friesian
Ass’ n. In January, 1921, he became execu-
tive secretary of the same association.

Mr. Norton has always been a Holstein en-
thusiast, and the major (Continued on page 11)

start thus facilitating cultivation and weed con-
courtesy of C. M. Kidman, formerly County

Iitaturity. Photo.
II desirable since it. affords a. uniform sup-
ply of plant food over the ﬁeld. Fertilizer
applied in the, hill, on the other hand, has
little value for the next crop since its distri-
bution is local and can only beneﬁt a small
proportion of the plants.

There are several types of machines for
spreading fertilizer, the most common being
the fertilize I attachment to a smallIII grain drill.
This may be used for applying fertilizer to
the corn ground. In caSe, no such machinery
is available the fertilizer may be mixed with
several times its volume of loose earth and
spread broad :ast.

Applying Fertilizer in the Hill

\Vhen applied in the hill only small
amounts of fertilizer should be used. It is a
favorite practice with some farmers to apply
fertilizer for corn in the, hill or row, the ma—
chinery for such work being so arranged as to
drop the fertilizer a short distance from the
seed in order to prevent damage to the young
plant. This is quite an important point since
the young plants are very tender. The writer
has seen (()l II ruined in the northern part of
the state because the planter used dropped
the fertilizer quite close. to the seed. Modern
machinery tuIned out bv reliable ﬁrms how-
ever, should give no tiouble in this connection.

The Ibief critiIism of this method of fer—
t.I lizing ("0ill is the effect on the following crop
Since the fertilizer is only spread over a small
portion of the soil surface and, as shown by
experiment, moves about very little in the
soil moisture, only a small perch’Itage of the
plants receive any beneﬁt. This condition
renders it necessary to apply fertilizer again
when seeding another crop.

When fertilizer is very expensive so that a
small application is all that can beafforded it
is legitimate to apply directly in the hill or
row from 50 to 100 lbs. per acre being consid-
ered the proper amount. but. under normal
(and Hons an (WI 1 distribution over the ﬁeld
. xi more, desirable.

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THE MICHIGAN BUSINESS FARMER

ore Acres But More Potatoes Per Acre

(847) 5

Potatoes Should be a Good Crop This Year if Taken Care of Properly

ESSIMISTS will not plant potatoes this
year. The potato game was bad in 1920.
But as someone has said, “When the tide is
in, it must go out again, and when it is out, it
must come in again.” Therefore, the con-
scrvative, and in the long run, the

By OVE F. JENSEN

A study of the factors entering into the
cost of producing potatoes is proﬁtable in
showing which are the largest items of ex-

of these factors in proﬁtable potato growing.
Under certain conditions, where the lack of
moisture is a limiting factor, or where there
is so little organic matter in the soil that not
enough moisture can be held to produce a
larger crop, planting in hills that

 

successful potato grower will plant
potatoes as usual this year, with

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he more practical. It is safe to

 

an eye toward any practises which
will result in an economy in his
operations and towards increased
proﬁt. The slogan for him will
be, “More potatoes per acre, and
less acres.” ,
Potato growing is subject to ups
and downs in quite the same man-
ner as is cattle feeding or hog
raising. Just as in the livestock
business, the man who makes
money is the man who follows the
game consistently, year after year,
expecting a few losses now and
then to balance up a few abnormal
proﬁts. Furthermore, the success-
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say, however, that a. large percent—
age of Michigan potato grOWers
could proﬁt by closer planting—
growing two plants and nearly two
potatoes for every one that grew
before. Closer planting is a prac—
tiee that will make for greater
profits on the majority of Michi-
gan potato farms.

The use of fertilizer 0n potatoes
in Michigan is just beginning.
\Vhile it is not exactly fair to (30111—
pare Maine with Michigan in all
po‘nts, it is interesting to note
from recent ﬁgures compiled
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a little ahead of the average in his
yields and proﬁts, and behind the
average in his losses. The average
acre yield of potatoes in Michigan in the ﬁye
years ending 1919 is 75 bushels. No one dis-
agrees withthe statement that it is impossible
to grow potatoes at a proﬁt with a 75-bushe1
yield. In fact, some put the minimum proﬁt-
able yield at 150 bushels per acre. Judged by
either standard, there must be an enormous
number of Michigan farmers who lose money
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Heevler expenditures for manure ena fertlllzer decreased the
cost of production per bushel.

Note that whlle the acreage remains fairly constant from year to year, the total

production varies considerably.

pense, where the largest savings may be made,
and how the cost per bushel may best be re—
duced by instituting better practices or even
by increasing expenditures. It must be re—
membered that if economies are affected at
the expense of yields, no real saving will re-
sult; and conversely, that increased expendi-
tures may reduce the cost per unit by in—
creasing the yield more than enough to pay
for the additional expenditures.

Without attempting to cover such factors
as seed selection, seed treatment, spraying,
and cultivation, all of which are recognized as
important by the average potato grower, let,
us inquire into distance of planting and fer~
tilizer usage, which are two factors the im—
portance of which is not so universally recog-
nized. As an average of several tests con—
ducted last year by the Michigan Experiment
Station at Grand Rapids and Manton, Mich—
igan, hills 18 by 86 inches yielded from 58 to
90 bushels more per acre than hills 86 by 36
inches apart. In several fertilizer demonstra-
tions all over the state conducted independ-
ently of these tests, a ton of fertilizer pro-
duced an average increaSe of 220 bushels of
potatoes. These ﬁgures show the signiﬁcance

potato area, where the yield aver—
ages around 200 bushels per acre,
the lowest fertilizer application
was 1,333 pounds per acre and the highest,
2,800 pounds. In Montcalm County, Michi—
gan, the average fertilizer application on 49
farms studied was 421 pounds; in Grand
’l‘raverse (‘ounty, no fertilizer was used on the
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Successful potato growers study prices. The question most of
us want answered Is, “Where wlll the end of the ”no be In 1921?"

“Rainmaker” Brings MoiSture to Fields and Joy to Hearts of Farmers

HEN Charles M. Hatﬁeld signed a con-
tract with the United Agricultural As-
sociation of Medicine Hat, Alberta, to produce
rain, at good many wise people laughed. In
response to inquiries the U. S. Weather Bur—
eau positively afﬁrmed that there was no way
known to science by which rain could be arti-
ﬁcially coaxed from the clouds. But despite
the skeptics and seoffers Hatﬁeld went ahead
and built his “rain plant” on the shores of
Chappice Lake, and patiently awaited results.
According to news despatches from Medi~
cine Hat, it seems that even Hatﬁeld himself
was surprised at the results. A few weeks
ago it began to rain, and it has rained most of
the time off and on ever since.

Whether or not Hatﬁeld’s presence in the
district is responsible, the fact remains that
rain has come. “Old-timers” declare they
have never seen such heaVy precipitation or
such a continuous presence of heavy clouds.

As Hatﬁeld explains it, to produce rain
artiﬁcially one must localize moisture in the
air and condense it to the point of precipita-
tion. To obtain [this result he says:

“I use certain chemicals which I treat by
means of heat, the fumes of the evaporating
chemicals mixing with the surrounding air
and causing what may bez described as an
overturning in the atmosphere.”

He says further: “There is no magic in my
methods nor do I trust to luck.~ It is the ap-

 

 

Kedzie Quits M. A. C.

RANK S. REDZIE has resigned as president
F of the l\[. A. (3. The resignation was the re-
sult of growing dissatisfaction among farmers
extending back over a period of years over the
manner in which the College was managed. Al—
though cognizant of this dissatisfaction the old
College Board ig‘
nored it. The new
board, composed
mostly of forward
looking farmers,
has shown its de-
sire for u more
progressive pres-
ident who will
take a larger in‘
terest in farmers’
economic uﬁ'uirs.
It is rumored
that A.l\[.Brown,
secretary of the
College, Ml] also
resign. The only
person mention-
ed as a possible
successor to Mr.
Kedzie is David
Friday of the U.
of M., who seems
to be the choice
of those who
have given the
subject a. n y
thought. It is
likely that at the
next meeting of
the Board, the
presidency will be
oﬂ'ered to Prof.
Friday.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

pliance of certain scientiﬁc principles fully
developed over a period of 20 years.”
“Rain enough, stop for a few days.” This
is the copy of a telegram from J. Dupeyro, of
Dollar, Saslc, and I“. S. Ralitl’e, secretary of
the United Agricultural Association. The
area which is covered by his “secret.” extends
from Medicine Hat to Saskatchewan near
Swift lurrent. At the rate of $9,000 for
four inches of rainfall in May, June and July,
llatﬁeld has easily sliced off $3,000 already.
In answer to the farmers who are now get-
ting too much rain Hatﬁeld says, “Do not
fear.” He says he wants to tap the clouds
while they are available, because June may
he a hot, cloudless month, and he admits that
he cannot bring rain from a cloudless sky.
Hatﬁeld says his reception at Medicine,
ﬂat has been very flattering, also that the lo-
cation of his apparatus was an ideal ' c the
altitude is 2,400 feet and thousands of tons
of moisture are lifted by air and wind daily
from Chappice and the surrounding lakes.
He says he is prepared to demonstrate to the
people and the government that this secret is
effective and hopes to do this by continuing
his tests over a period of ﬁve years. “Surely”
he states, “they will believe that I have some-
thing to do with it if there is an abundance
of moisture for this and the next four years.” .

 


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Entered u second-class matter, at poet-omce. Mt. Clemens, Mich.
A New President for M. A. C.
IT IS SAID that the resignation of Frank
S. Kedzie as president of‘the M. A. 0., and
the contemplated resignation of Addison M.
Brown as secretary brings to an end the regime
that has retarded M. A C.’s natural develop-
ment for a number of years. Formerly the
proud leader of all agricultural colleges M.
A. C. has in recent years fallen to the third
or fourth class rank; attendance has steadily
declined; and the pioneer and progressive
Spirit of other years has become almost ex-
tinct. There has been a singular lack of co-
operation between the executive heads of the
college and the faculty and students. Al-
though the retiring president is a man of many
ﬁne characteristics and abilities which might
make him an outstanding ﬁgure in some other
line of endeavor, it is most certain that he
lacks in a marked degree the qualities of lead-
ership so essential in the administration of a
great educational institution. In addition, he
has shown little appreciation of the changing
tides of the time. He lives in the past when
the sole function of agricultural colleges was
to instruct in the science of production. In
the greater problems of marketing he has
shown very little interest. A new man, young
enough to still have vision, yet old enough to
have understanding, should be able to rescue
the M. A. C. from the archives of its smolder-
ing past and develop it into the foremost farm
college of the land.

At Last

T LAST Michigan dairymen have brushed

aside the cobwebs of inaction and are
launching boldly forth upon projects of mar-
keting and manufacturing. The Producers’
Ass’n which for years has been notoriously
afraid of doing anything which has never been
done before, has at last yielded to the prod of
its more progressive members and started out
to solve the vexatious and costly problem of
milk surplus by making it into cheese in farm-
er—owned factories. At the same time several
thousand dairymen in the Detroit area are
banding themselves together in an indepen-
dent organization to establish a milk receiving
plant in Detroit, through which they hope to
get a closer control of the raw milk situation.
Unfortunately, this project does not have the
co-operation, or even'the sanction of the oﬁ‘ic-
ers of the State Ass’n, although nearly all the
farmers connected with the projects are mem-
bers of the Association. For reasons not
clearly understood, the Association has_ been
most averse to engaging in any enterprise in
the Detroit area which would embarrass the
distributors.

It adds nothing to the present situation to
say that both of these moves should have been
made several years ago, but inasmuch as the
Business Farmer has been harping along that
line for the last three years, we cannot refrain
from making such a comment. \Vhen‘ the

damn *

THE MICHIGAN BUSINESS ranxs‘n

farmers of other great dairystatcs were engag-
ing courageously in marketing enterprises
which have proven uniformly successful, it
was most discouraging to sit back and watch
the Producers’ Ass’n of this state marking
time, and placing its conﬁdence for an ultimate
solution of the milk marketing problem upon
a fundamentally unsound price-ﬁxing policy
which was dictated by the distributors. Time
has proven the soundness of the criticisms
which the Business ‘Farmer directed at this
method of ﬁxing the market price of milk.

The enterprises to which the dairymen are
now giving their support are not likely to be
immediately as successful as they would have
been if started two years ago. But that is no
reason for delaying any longer. The longer
the farmers leave the marketing and manufac-
turing of their product in the hands of others,
the harder it is going to be for them to get
control of the situation. We are therefore,
genuinely glad that the Producers’ Ass’n is
going to build cheese factories, and that the
producers of the Detroit area are going to pool,
test, weigh and sell their milk from a central
point in that city. We bespeak success for the
ventures. A step or two further, the acquir-
ing of condensaries out in the state to give the
rest of the milk producers a market for their
product, the actual distribution of milk by
farmers’ associations in the larger towns and
cities,—and th'é dairyman will begin to come
into his own.

Grain Looking Up

WE ARE looking for the gents who pre-

dicted dollar wheel; by June 1st. We
would also like to set eyes upon the chap who
said thirty days ago that $3 beans were in
sight. Let us likewise confront the individ-
ual who proved sixty days ago that all farm
products would soon be upon a pre-war basis.
We want to strut before them like 3 peacock
with his wings spread and glory over the fact
that for once thevaere wrong and we were
right.

No man can understand all that has taken
place in the markets the last few months. An
air of mystery surrounds the ups and downs
which have been recorded since the memor-
able day last year when all farm prices
touched the high spot. At that time the
Business Farmer maintained that there was no
reaSOn Why prices should go to lower levels.
\Ve insisted that the amount of grain in the
world was not sufﬁcient to supply the world’s
needs. We argued that the price of grain
could not consistently come down with prices
of everything else remaining at the war level.
But despite our arguments and irrefutable
facts to back them up, prices started down-
ward and kept going down until about thirty
days ago. No _matter what the boards of
trade and the market manipulators may
bring forward as the reasons for the unprece-
dented declines, the Business Farmer rejects
them all and remains ﬁrm to the conviction
that the declines and the billions of dollars
lost to the farmers were the inevitable result
of unholy manipulation. Our position is
strengthened by developments of the last thirty
days. Although condition of winter wheat is far
superior to What anyone would have dared to
predict six months ago and the prospect for a
large crop therefore much more certain, the
price of wheat has steadily climbed upward
for thirty days The total wheat consumed,
visible or in the farmers’ hands has not in-
creased or decreased 3 single bushel since
eight months ago. Yet despite all these facts,
and the even more important one that we are
almost upon the threshold of another great
wheat harvest, the market is strong and shows
a daily upward tendency.

Of course, no one can say how long ; this sit-
uation may continue. ,If it is surprising new
that prices should advance in the face of an
approaching harvest, it will he even more sur-
prising if these prices are sustained as harvest
time comes nearer. 0n the other hand the
Department of Agriculture has announced a
world decrease in wheat acreage of nearly ﬁve
million acres, and conddmble deterioration
in some of the western crop. These are facts
which should be taken into consideration by
the farmer who still has wheat and rye to sell.

. Ambassador Harvey Speaks

'_ COLONEL HARVEY, who was appointed

ambassador to England as a reward for
his treachery to Wilson, recently told an Eng-
lish audience that the United States would
have nothing to do with the League of Na-
tions. It is quite in keeping with Harvey’s
well-known cgoism for him to assume to speak
for one hundred and ﬁve million people with-
out ﬁrst consulting them. ,We suppose Harvey
will soon be enlightening the world upon our
attitude toward the Irish question, naval arm-
ament, and other international issues. How
does Mr. Harvey know whether the people of
the United States will have anything to do
with the League? Tens of thousands of his
own party are for it; many of the biggest men
in the nation are for it; all the rest of the
world is for it. So upon what hypothesis does
Mr. Harvey base his statement?

The affairs of the men and nations are as
changing as the winds. Today we may be
able to stand aloof and spurn the prayers of
other nations that we join hands with them to
maintain the peace of the world. But no man
knows what the morrow may bring forth.
Tomorrow we may ﬁnd our locks shorn; our
Samsonian strength dissipated; our “splendid
isolation” the isolation of the lonely isle in
the midst of the sea. which is swept by every
ocean wave. Today, in our lofty conceit that
the king can do no wrong we may defy the
world, but tomorrow we may be humbled in
the dust. \

Harvey’s speech was a tactless, foolish,
rankling thing. The President should cable
him more explicit instructions or else immed-
iately recall him,

 

Example

IT WAS the poet Longfellow who wrote,

“Lives of great men all remind us we can
make our lives sublime; and departing leave
behind us footprints on the sands of time”.
But it is not alone the great men who leave
their footprints on the sands of time. Every
man who trods the earth leaves his impress
before he enters the gates of enternity. The
great, thé' lowly; the rich, the poor; the vir-
tuous, the vicious; the kind, the cruel; the
generous, the selﬁsh; the saint, the sinner,——
all set an example which others may and do

emulate. Example is a wonderful thing. If
it be good, the fruit of its seeding will be
good. If it be evil; it will bear only evil fruit.

It is not for our own individual well-being
that we should be careful of the kinds of
thoughts we think, and the kind of deeds we
perform, but for the good of our olfspring,
our neighbors and our acquaintances. We
of the present generation are shaping in a
large measure the grooves along which the
thoughts and habits of the succeeding gener-
ation are to run. Let us be very careful that
the example we set by our daily conduct is an
example which we can be proud to have our
children follow. Untold blessings follow the
footsteps of men and women who, let their
light so shine that it may be a safe guide for
others. Be kind, generous, upright, forgiv—
ing. “Do unto others as you would have
them do unto you”, and when life’s journey
is ﬁnished you may have the satisfaction of
knowing that you have not lived in vain.

 

Farm Loan Bonds

T. HE FEDERAL farm loan board is put—

ting ou the market an offering of tax-
exempt bonds for the purpose of raising mon-
ey to loan to farmers. These bonds oder an
excellent investment. The rate Of interest is
high considering the strength of the security
and the tax-exemption feature. \Undoubtedly
a large number of these bonds will be taken
by large ﬁnancial interests, but we would very
much prefer to see them sold to farmers. They
are not so fancily lithographed as oil and gold
mining stocks, but they will be worth one
hundred cents on the dollar when the date of
maturity rolls around. Help yourself and
the farmer who wants to borrow money under
the farm loan system by buying some of these
bonds.

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DR. SICKLES AND THE FEDERAL
LAND BANK
IT IS WITH great interest that I
read in your paper regarding the
‘ decision of the Supreme Court on
the Federal Land Bank and the let-
ter from Dr. Sickles of Petoskey.

Now I don’t know what kind of a
doctor this Sickles is as there are so
many kinds in this world, but evi-
dently he is trying to be the farmers
doctor in this instance. I must say
it is a pity that he has not all the
Carnegie, Rockefeller, Gould, Van-
derbilt, Morgan millions at his com-
mand so that he could help the farm-
er the way he says.

Now Dr. Sickles don’t you know
that if we old hayseeds have lived in
the same old rut for a good many
years that our children are growing
up and what we don't know they are
trying to learn and in answer to
your slam at the federal farm act
that ten farmers must join to guar-
antee the loan to an association,
well now why not? These same
men elect their own officers to do
all the business and if the three ap—
praisers appointed to look over the
applications can not tell who is good
risk and who is not, I do not know
who can. Further, if there should
be such a thing that they would
have to pay the interest on some
one’s property they automatically
became owners of said property and
can sell the same to satisfy the claim
which at no time can exceed 70 per
cent of the valuation. So for my
part, Dr. Sickles, I think this is the
ﬁrst time that anything has been
done to help the farmers credit, but
of course the farmers should not do
anything to interfere with ﬁnance
and bankingl—J. E. Anderson, Ios—
co County, Mich.

   

 

Isn’t it strange how interested some
people become in “protecting” the farm-
er from "iniquitous” laws when such
laws interfere with their regular business
of “fleecing" the farmer? All of 'he
"weaknesses" and the “unconstitutional”
features of the federal loan act were,
strange as it may seem. discovered by
mortgage bankers who had been exact-
ing from ten to twenty per cent interest
from the farmers. It is to be expected
that these gentlemen will try to convince
the farmers that the law is no good and
should be repealed. But the fact re—
mains that thousands of farmers can
now secure credit where they could not
before, and receive better rates and
treatment than in days gone by. all be—
cause of the farm loan act.—Editor.

 

COLORADO -- DHCHIGA N COPPE R
(N )MLI’A NY

ILL YOU please enlighten us as

to the Colorado—lilichigan Cop-

‘iier Company which pretended
to buy a mine—#and on which pre—
tension much stock was sold in Mich-
..igan, which culminated in the arrest,
of one Wallace of Detroit. It seems
that Mr. Riopcllc of the Michigan
legislature wanted to introduce a
resolution to investigate this mat—
ter.

Were there not two members of
the Michigan Public Securities Com—
mission who left their jobs to work
for this company and did not er.
Groesbeck, the present Governor
rally the administration forces to
prever-i an investigation of this mat—
ter—seemingly on the basis that a
suit was now going on and the in-
vestigation would harm Mr. Wal~
lace?

l do not remember all the facts
——but it seems strange that the
Governor of Michigan should be op-
posed to an investigation of a de—
partment which he was a member
of when the stunt was pulled off if
such ht the case.

Did the present Governor do all of
his duty when he was on the Securi-
ties Commission? If he knew that

the two members Were going to go 7

with the supposed copper company,
and it is true that there was a sale
of steel: that has proven worthless,
why is he anxious to cover the mat-
ter up now?

Why should he not urge an inves-
tigation, as that will tend to stab-
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he is innocent and also tend to prove
his guilt if he is guilty? Why should
Mr. Groesbeck Wish to, have this
matter hushed up?——Ezra R. S. Av—
erill, Kent County, Michigan.

 

I have no information to prove that
the Governor was responsible for the de~
feat of the Riopelle resolution. although
I, have been informed upon good author-
ity that he was opposed to the investi—
gation at this particular time. It is true
that Mr. Groesbeck was an ex-ofﬁcio
member of the Securities Commission at
the time the license was issued to the
Colorado-Michigan Copper Company to
sell its stock in this state. Develop-
ments showed that the Commission erred
in its judgement and the license should
not have been issued. It is not true
that two members of the Commission
quit their jobs to go with this company.
Possibly you have in mind Mr. A. C.
Carton, who resigned as Public Domain
Commissioner with sucin an object in
view.—-dEditor.

 

CHAS. SCULLY WRITES FROM
THE WEST

JUST HAD the pleasure of meet-
Iing Governor Shoup and Com-

missioner of Insurance, Mr. Carl
Willson, also other dignitaries of the
Colorado State House. I met like
officials of the state of Utah and
California.

Mrs. Scully and I have been used
and

royally by government, state
municipal officials. boards of com-
merce, farm bureaus, bankers and

attorneys all along our line of travel.

UpOn our return we will have vis—
ited 23 states and Mexico. Will have
taken over 600 pictures and have
visited many of the leading scenic
places of the U. S. and even the
world. Some are as follows:

The Canyon of Canyons in the sec-
tion of the Arizona Copper 00., the
Apache Trail. over the famous
Roosevelt Dam, The Grand Canyon
of Arizona, one of the seven wond-
ers of the world, the big center of
the world at Phoenix. Arizona, the
raisin center of the world at Fresno,
Calif, the largest fig-orchard in the
world, 12,000 acres at Fresno, Cal-
ifornia, the sunltist orange section.
where 93 per cent of the growers of
that section belong to and support
their selling association, the Yose-
mite Valley of world fame, the Yose—
mite Falls, the highest falls in the
world, over 1,000 feet of waterfall.

The Sequoia trees, the largest
trees and the oldest living things

in the world; some estimated at 4,-
000 years old. I drove a. l’aige six
auto through the California tree
which is 26 feet in diameter, 93 feet
in circumference and 279 feet high.

The golden gate city, San Fran-
cisco and Oakland are wonderful
western cities.

The capitol at Sacramento is a ﬁne
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personally meet Gov. Stephens and
the state’s leading statesmen, also
addressed the senate body of Calif.

Entraining again from Sacramento
to Salt Lake City we passed through
the famous Feather River Canyon
and over the salt beds at Salt Lake;
the water of Great Salt Lake is 25.4
per cent pure salt. We rode for
miles over these salt beds.

From Salt Lake City to Pueblo
over the Denver & Rio Grande,
claimed to be the most scenic R. R.
in the world, we passed through the
Grantlo River Canyon, the famous
Glenwood Canyon and over the Con—
tinental Divide, 10,240 feet high,
which took 3 big oil burner engines
to draw our train of 18 Pullman cars
to the top of the divide- This is where
in the old world-famed Rockies the
water flow divides and on the west
side flows into the Paciﬁc Ocean and
on the East side flows in seething,
lashing foam into the rivers leading
to the “Father of Waters,” the Miss—
issippi River.

We visited Pueblo, the Pittsburg
of the west, Colorado Springs, the
scenic portion of Colorado and there
saw and traveled the world famed

Pike’s Peak, the Garden of tlhe
Gods, the wonderful cave of the
winds with its marvelous stalactite

formations and the jagged narrows
of the Cheyenne Canyon. then to
Denver, the capitol city of Colorado,
where we were greeted most cor-
dially by Gov. Shoup and other state
officials. We visited the govern-
ment mints here, where they were
minting 200,000 pieces of silver
daily, and have a capacity of mint~
ing $1,000,000 every 8 hours of gold
to each machine, there being 6 ma-
chines would make a daily total of
$6,000,000.

I am studying the agricultural and
industrial conditions of the south
and west as compared with Michi-
gan and can very conscientiously ad-
vise you that after traveling over 23
states and old Mexico, I will indeed
be very well satisfied with the con—
ditions in Michigan. We are more
prosperous and progressive as a
whole than the south or the west.

This as a Whole has been most in-
teresting and instructive trip as
well as every moment has been of
outstanding enjoyment.

I w'll be glad to give you the de—
tails of my trip upon my return
home which will be in about 2 weeks.
——Chas. B. Scully, Denver. Colo

llospilo the fact that. we hear so much
about, the glories of the West, most of
the folks who go there on a visit, sing
more proudly than ever, “Michigan .\lv
Michigan," \vln-n they get. bani: l '.lii
sure our readers will lie inti-imstml in a
more detailed account of Kit: 'cif 1.2m
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RECIPROCITY

Y A MAJORITY of 21, the House

of Commons last week rejected

a resolution moved by Hon. W.

S. Fielding, calling upon the govern—
ment to bring in a measure “to ap—
prove, ratify and confirm the agree—
ment respecting reciprocal trade be—
tween the United States and Canada,
signed at Washington, on January
21, 1911.” .

This might not inappropriately be
termed the last call for reciprocity
as agreed upon in 1911, and what
the effect would have been had the
Canadian government brought in
such a measure and passed it before
the emergency tariff bill which is at
this time of writing before Congress
had passed, would puzzle a Phila-
delphia lawyer.

Although Sir Henry Drayton de-
precated the idea of retaliation
should that bill pass Congress, and
although he expressed a pious de-
sire for the continuance of cordial re-
lations with the United States, there

is no doubt that the country will
hear a great deal about retaliation
in the event of the Fordney bill
passing. It was, therefore, very ap-
propriate that the supporters of the
original reciprocity agreement should
give voice in a speciﬁc way to their
desire for friendly and advantageous
trade relations between the two
countries, and on Mr. Fielding’s mo‘
ti0n the progressives voted solidly
with the opposition. Once more,
therefore, and on the eve of the
adoption of a policy in the United
States that may have ill effects on
the export of agricultural products
from Canada to the United States,
here has been voiced through parli-
ment, the desire at approximately
50 per cent of the people of this
country for trade relations with our
great neighbor that will not only be
to the advantage of both in a busi-
ness way, but will strengthen the
bonds of friendship and make for
the amity that all wish to see among
the nations of the world—Canadian
Grain Growers' Guide.

“WHAT FOOLS THESE MORTALS

BE”—-—PUCK
E INTENDED to begin by send-
ing sympathy for some of the
‘“ “'knocks” you get but happen-
ed to remember that sympathy or
pity is the last thing a true, game
progressive wants or needs. There-
fore we extend congratulations in-
stead, nct only for the friends, but
for the enemies you have made. And
then, Mr. Editor, it might be worse.
Think what you would get, say you
were a full fledged, wicked, heretic-
al Single Taxer, a Non-Partisan
Leaguer. “Bogieman” with the us-
ual niephistophelian horns and clov-
en hoof accompaniments, put upon
you.
As an old Henry George crank or
idiot or both, nnashamed and cheer-
ful withal, unable to pronounce the

convention “Shibboleth” we are
a little afraid we may not be admit-
ted among “What the Neighbors

Say."

It has been extremely interesting
and not a little amusing to watch
and hear the “tom toms,” the scur-
rying and the hysterical commo—
tion caused by almost the mere
mention of the Nolan bill. llow per-
fectly sane folks do go up in the air
when a tax on land values is whis<
pered. as if land and land values
were the same.

An extremely illuminating article
in this connection appeared in a late
issue of The Literary Digest for
1920, though not intended as an
economical contribution. It was
a humorous account of how the new-
ly oil rich Osage Indians of Kansas
now civilized idlcrs‘? blew their
coin. in the article it was stated
that for 1920 each of the 2,500 mem-
bers of the tribe would receive
about $9.000 apiece as oil royalty.
This “touching” tribute of the love
and esteem of society comes be~
cause of the holy and sacred right
or privilege of private ownership of
land and therefore of land values.
This is only one example but a good
one of a rcducio ad absurdium ar—
gument that the logic of so called
private ownership of loud brings us
to multiply thf-z by all the rest of

the national l‘~<'lllT‘"‘("1, gold, silver,
iron, copper, 'w‘ziii. zinc. coal. oil,
{I v: forests, \va‘cr powors, dock<

:ism, terminals. etc. etc. given by
tho Almighty to all his children but.

privziloly :ippr<i;’ii'i:itc(l. Now add
to all this the tremendous society—
mado land values of the cities also
privately appropriated and, is it

any wonder the prt‘iduccrs, the work—

ers: {and toilors the world over are
staggering under their burden? lloro
is :1 big reservoir of unearned values
that the Nolan bill would reach.
“'liai happens? The biggest and at

the same time, most ghastly joke of
all, the chief victims of the present
unholy system, the farmers, through
some of the organizations are pro~
testing against the Nolan bill,
against a. rc—distributimi. and easing
of the taxation load. \Vhy‘? Per-
haps it may be answered by Lin-
coln’s famous hog story. There are
a lot of farmers, the writer frankly
confesses he is one of them. who
have “a little piece of the hog." un—
earned land values. swag, graft. or
as the intellectuals put“ it. an hon-
orarium or reward for superior fore-
sight and good judgment. “'he/t
easy virtue and convenient, morality
self interest leads us to. llut than.
this limo of writing before Congress
cry of “state rights" and the fear of
negro equality the common people
of the south wager a four year war
with nothing to gain and everything
to lose to preserve what? Why the
divine right of a few thousands to
private ownership of human beings.

It is only yesterday, that, support-
ed by all the intellectuals of the
realm, the clergy included, with the
common people held by the holy cry
of “Vaterland” that the Junkers of
Germany, the "safe and sane,” with
“me und Gott Wilhelm" as leader

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A FEW RECOLLE CTIONS

HE TRIP through the Trossack
: region was an interesting exper-

ience. One travels by train,
coach or car and by boat and has not
time to tire of one before changing
to the other. The train takes you
from Glasgow to a little station call—
ed Arrochar (pronounced with a
strong Scotch. burr); from there you
walk a little ways to the Tarbet ho-
tel and after a good lunch you may
look over the guest book and ﬁnd
that more than half the people reg-
istered are from the United States.

Ben Lomond, 3,122 feet high is
just' opposite the hotel across the
lake; the clerk at the hotel told me
that the mists had covered the moun—
tain's summit for three days. We
feared that we might not see that
lofty peak, but just as we were tak-
ing the boat on Loch Lomond the
mists lifted and we saw one of the
two highest points in Scotland, lift-
ing its hoary head away into the
clouds. Loch Lomond is the larg-
est lake in Great Britain; they call
it a sea! It is 20 3—4 miles in
length and varies from 4 to 5 miles
in width. We could put it in one
of our own Great Lakes, which are
inland seas, and it would be swallow-
ed up in real size. However, for
beauty of scenery it cannot be sur-
passed. It is dotted with little is-
lands, covered with heather and
crowned with birch in bewildering
number and variety.

“The splendor falls on castle walls
And snowy mnnmits old in story;
The [One light slnrl'cs across the lakes

A ml the wild; cataract lamps in glory."

During tourist months no snow is
on these towering summits but the
soft mysterious mists are there—~
baffling your vision and exciting
your curiosity. It gives me a feeling
of home-sickness and longing when
I think that perhaps never again will
I behold those scenes of surpassing
loveliness and charm. They are
there today carressed by the winds
and reflecting back the sunshine as
we saw them a while ago but the
power of mortal sight is limited to
a small space and a narrow horizon.

The crossing of Loch Lomond
reminds me of the visit of Words—
worth and his sister and the poem

inspired by the ferryman’s pretty
daughter.

On landing at Inversnaid, Rob
Roy’s cave may be seen. Then

comes a drive over the hills to Stron—
achlaker, a distance of eight miles.
and the sound of bag—pipes breaks in

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From Scott’s “Lady of the Lake”

ARP OF the North, farewell!
0n purple peaks a deeper shade descending;
ln twilight copso the glow-worm lights her spark,
The deer, half-seen, are to the covert wending.
Resume thy wizard elm! the fountain lending,
And the wild breeze, thy wilder minstrelsy;
Thy 1111!an sweet with nature’s vespers blending,
With distant echo from the fold and lea,
And her-boy’s evening pipe and hum of housing bee.
c a: 4: a: a:
Hark! as my ﬁngering footsteps slow retire,
Some Spirit of the Air has waked thy string!
'Tis now a seraph bold, with touch of re,
’Tis now the brush of Fairies frolic wing.
Receding now, the dying numbers ring
Faintcr and fainter down the rugged dell,
And now the mountain breezes scarcely bring
A wandering witch-note of the distant spell—
Enchantress, fare thee well.

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upon your ears and is musical among
those hilltops.

The ride on Loch Katrine is one
of great beauty and you have :2
splendid View of Ellen’s Isle im-
mortalized by Sir Walter Scott in his
poem “The Lady of the Lake." To—
day we publish the last few verses
of the poem and after reading it one
is enveloped by the spell of that most
beautiful bit of: Scotland full of del-
icate and mystic charm differing so
widely from the rather stern and
rugged character of the most of
Scottish scenery.

THE KITCHEN TABLE
HE WORK TABLE in the kitchen
Tshould be plain, substantial, and
of such material that it is easy
to clean and keep in good condition.
Most kitchen tables have a shallow
drawer for small utensils; while
others have drawers, draw boards.
and bins for storing supplies, and
are know as pastry tables. Where
storage space is limited, the latter
will be found particularly useful.

Unﬁnished wooden tables require
much scrubbing, and under constant
use become stained and unsightly.
Varnishing or painting and enamel-
ing the lower parts to match the
woodwork or the other furniture

and covering the top with a non—ab-
sorbent, easily cleaned material
saves much labor in the end. Sheet
zinc is often used on table tops, and
should be brought well over the
edges and ﬁtted and tacked care—
fully so that water can not get un—
derneath and no sharp edges are ex-
posed. Zinc has the advantage of be—
ing proof against hot utensils, but
is affected by both acids and alkalis,
and is therefore rather hard to keep
in condition and not a suitable ma-
terial to come in contact with many
foods. Oil—cloth is also widely used
for this purpose, but linoleum, al~
though more expensive, is far more
durable, especially when fastened to
the table with waterproof cement.

Porcelain and glass topped tables
are very attractive and easy to clean,
but are relatively expensive and
must be used carefully. Separate
enameled—ware tops in various sizes
to ﬁt over wooden tables are also on
the market and are very convenient
and not expensive. Marble—topped
tables have long been considered es-
pecially good for pastry making, but
are now almost prohibitive in price,
and a polished marble slab from an
old piece of furniture laid on an or—
dinary table answers the purpose
fully as well.

May 28, 1921

SENT IN BY OUR SUBSCRIBERS
Salt-Rising Bread

HIS recipe makes 3 large loaves.

The day before you wish to bake the

bread mix 1—2 tps. ginger, 1—2 tps.
salt, 1-2 cup sifted graham flour. Pour
on boiling water and heat until perfectly
free from lumps. Add enough more
boiling water to give it the corsistency
of thick cream. Set in a warm place to
raise. The next day take 1 pint of wat-
ter, thicken with bread flour, add yeast
made previously, set in a dish of warm
water to raise. When light take 1 qt.
of water, add 1 tbls. salt, 1 tbls. sugar,
sponge it to get light, mix stiff, then put
in loaves and when light bake as other
bread. A11 dishes used should be very
sweet and clean as it sours easily. Keep
where draft will not strike when raising.
Hoping I have made this plain, I would
like to hear from some one who tries this
recipe—Mrs. L. L. N.

Another Johnny Cake Recipe

2 cups white flour.
1 cup corn meal.
14. cup sugar.

1 tablespoon grease. ll
2 teaspoons baking powder. '[
Sweet milk.

Strawberry Salad

Use 2 1-2 cups hulled strawberries, 1
tablespoon of lemon juice. 3 tablespoons
of sugar, 1—3 cup of orange juice, 1 egg
yolk, 1 small banana and 1-2 cup of
whipped cream. Rub the egg yolk smooth
with the sugar, add orange and lemon
juice and cook in a double boiler until
thick. Chill, and fold into the Whipped
cream. Turn the berries into a salad
dish and mix lightly with the fruit dress—
ing. Garnish with slices of bananas.—
Mrs. L. I. S.

 

Lettuce Salad
S‘hred the desired amount of lettuce
and mix with green onions cut in thin
slices. Pour over this a good salad
dressing and add slices of hard boiled
eggs—Mrs. R, G. C.

 

Pineapple Salad

Mix a medium sized salad bowl of un—
cooked apples. out fine, with 1 cup of
pineapple and 2-3 cup of English walnuts
out ﬁne. Pour over all the following
salad dressing: Beat ] egg light. add a
inch of salt, 1 tablespoon of sugar, a
dash of pepper, 1—2 teaspoon of butter.
and tablespoons of vinegar. Let boil up
and add 3 teaspoons of sweet cream.—
KITS. C. L, (1,.

Cream of Baked Bean Soup

By using two cups of left~ovcr beans
from luncheon will leave enough beans
for a soup for dinner. Put into a stew-
pan one tablespoon of butter, melt,
then stir in one teaspoon of flour and stir
until smooth. add two cups of milk, stir
until it thickens, add salt, pepper and
paprika to taste. Add the beans and
season with one tablespoonful of tomato
catsup or Worcestershire sauce. A pinch
of mace or poultry seasoning may be
added for a change.

 

 

EAR CHILDREN: Our family
cat is having considerable
trouble nowadays. Recently

she presented us with two little kit—
tens which are new large enough to
climb out of the basket they have a
bed in and run all around and play.
When they climb out of the basket
and run about she jumps out and
walks around them mewing. then
she gets into the basket again .and
mews, but if: they do not return she
will then come to one of us and look
up at us and then look at the kit—
tens mewing all the time as if to say
“Can’t you help me get them back
into the basket?” She loves her
babies just like mothers love their
children and she is afraid they are
going to get hurt. Love is a wond-
erful thing. It causes children to
help their mothers and fathers with
their work and makes the mothers
and fathers go without things they
need in order to get things their
children want. Love will win re-
spect for you because it causes you
to help your parents and boys or
girls who do this are respected by
all people who know them.

This week I received a bulky en-
velope which contained several let-
ters. The main letter was from a
teacher in which she wrote that the
several other letters in the envelope
were from pupils of her school. I
was very glad to get the letters and
will be glad to have other children
club together this way.—UNC-LE
NED.

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OUR BOYS AND GIRLS

hear Uncle Ned:——liow are you? l
am feeling ﬁne. 1 read your letter in t
M, B. 14‘. and you want us to write stor—
ies. i am sending one.

Adventures of a 1.00 Piece

(me Monday morning ﬂurt Newton
said to his chum Stanley Burton, "Could
we be ready to start Wednesday for the
Cascade mountains to mine silver?”
“Well," said Stanley, “I expect we could
be ready.” When Wednesday morning
came, the men got up real early and
went about 50 miles to the mountains.
When they reached there they started to
mine and as Burt found a piece of silver
as big as a cup, he said, “Say S‘tan—
ley, that looks like a good piece of silver
and as soon as we get enough we can
take it away,” and they soon had enough.
On Thursday morning they took the
piece of silver to Colorado where they
could smelt it, so they could make some-

thing. After the smclting was done it
was put through a few processes and
made into a dime, Mr. Burt Newton

took it With him and bought something
with it and the storekeeper put it in his
till with a lot of other money. One day

'the storekeeper had to make change and

therefore used that dime. This man who
received it, accidentally lost it on .the
way home. A few days later a. little
boy chanced to be going over the same
path, and to his surprise saw something
shining bright, and stooping down to pick
it up, discovered it to be. a dime. He
took it home and put it 1n his bank to
make his account larger. The boy soon
had ten dollars. The dime stayed there
for a. long time.~:—Dorothy Chalker, Ban-
croft, Michigan.

Dear Uncle Nedz—JI just read the let-
tor written by the little girl from New
York. so thought I would try my luck.
I wrote to you once before, Uncle Ned.
but for some reason my letter was left
out of the paper. I live on Twin Boy

l“2tl‘lll and help my papa raise melons.
We raise lots and lots of melons. We
have such fun selling them to people
who come from far and near in autos,
buggies, wagons, on wheels and afoot to
buy melons in a. county supposed to be
many miles too far north to raise them.
i took a trip last slimmer with my
grandma up to the 800. At Mackinaw
Straits the train we were riding on ran
on to a large long boat and we stayed
right in the cars and crossed the Straits.
At the 800 J saw and rode on my first
sin-ct ear; saw the wonderful locks and
the ill}: boats being lowered and raised
as they passed through. Grandma and
l \Vt‘lll up there to see grandpa who
was building a large saw mill for a Mr.
Jones. 1 am going to let the boys and
girls guess my age—Dorothy Post, A]-
ba, Micl’iigan.

Dear Uncle Ned:—~I read about what
the girl in New York said so I will try
to tell you about a trip I had last win—
ter. When we left our house papa went
with us. We were going to Fort Wayne.
We were on the train until about three
o‘clock. When we got there no one was
at the train to meet us. We had two
suit cases. It was pretty cold that day
carry the baby. When we got about
half way to my aunt’s we got so tired
we had to put our suitcases on a porch.
My aunt was going up town and she
saw us. Then she helped us carry our
suit cases. It was pretty cold that day
so we got warm and my aunt and I went
up town and when we got back from
town my mother had dinner all ready.
That night when my luncl came home
from work we ,surprised lain). I have
two aunts and uncles living in Fort
Wayne. We went to visit the other
aunt and uncle the next day. We had a
good time and we stayed about a week.
to papa to meet us at the station and
After that we came home. Mama wrote
when we got to the station no one was

there. We had to stay there until in
the afternoon; then papa came after us.
——~Erma Blank, Constantine, Michigan,
R—l.

Dear Uncle Nedz—I am a girl eight
years old. My birthday was the first
day of May. My two grandmas spent
the day with us. Each of them gave
me a dollar. I have four cats and three
rabbits. Our school let out the first
day of April and Neva and I are gomg
to be in the fourth grade next year, We
take the M. B. F. and I look for the
Doc Dads nearly every Saturday. I
have a sister and two brothers. My
sister’s name is Neva. She will be seven
years old the 26th of May. We are in
the same grade at school and we always
dress alike. We commenced taking mu—
sic lessons the last Saturday in March.
My brothers' names are Glenn and La—
Vorne. Glenn is 5 years old and La-
vere was one year old the 17th of April.
We have 85 acres of land. There is a,
lake across the road in front of the
house and an old Indian church and
burying ground atthe end of the lake.
A number of Indian families live across
the lake from us.~—Norma L. Rice, Hart-
ford, Michigan.

 

Dcar Uncle Ned: Please may I join
this circle of farmer boys and girls? I
think it is very nice of the Michigan
Business Farmer to set aside a page for
the boys and girls. If every paper did
it, the boys and girls would be more in—
terested in them. 1 think the girl from
New York was right, but the younger
children would hardly know what else
to write if they could not write their
letters like the older children. We could
set an example for them. Do you not
think that would be a very good plan?
I like to write stories and I draw a.
number of pictures. Would you like me
to write a story and send it to you so
you could put it in the paper? 1 would
like to have some of the children write
to me. I am corresponding with it!
other children, but the more the merrier.
I--a.m writing to one of the girls who be-
long: to this circle. I would like to
have joined your last contest but I nev-
or make New Year resolutions. I think
if a. child tries to do what is right that
is enough—Lydia Simons, Weidman,
Mich., R—Z, Box 58.

 

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(A Clearlng Department for farmers’ every day troubles. Prompt, careful attention glven
to all oomplalnts or requests for lnformatlon addressed to this department. We are here to serve

you. All Inquirles must be accompanied by tull

name and address. Name not used If requested.)

 

LIBERTY MOTOR CORP.

I would be very much obliged 11' you
would be so kind as to tell me some,-
t‘hing about the Liberty Motor Corpora—
tion of Detroit. is this company any
good and is the sto'ck a good invest-
ment? A. TC. Harbor Beach, Mich.

 

The Liberty Motor Car Company
was approved by this Commission,
December 13. 1918. at that time the
capitalization was $650,000 co1n—.
mon and $250,000 preferred. The
company increased its capital to

$650000 of common and $750,000]

preferred and was approved here
June 20, 1919, an examination be-
ing made by a representative of
this commission before action by the
commission. Par value of the sto‘ck
$100. A late application was ﬁled
with this commission and approved
April 28, 1921, permission given for
the sale of 100.000 shares of com-
mon stock to net the company $7.00
per share. The company shows cap-
italization of $2.000,000 of common
and $750,000 of preferred. We have
not as yet issued certiﬁcate of ap—
proval, but are awaiting copy of the
underwriting agreement. The total
assets and liabilities of the company
are shown as $2.803,309.22.———M'ich-
igan Securities Commission. ‘

EXTRADITION PAPERS

In 1010 a friend of mine got 21.judg-
ment against a man for fraud 111 .the
sale of stock in a now defunct (smcc
1910) concern. I also bought some
stock of this man but before my.fr1end
received the judgment against him- I
took a note from him in payment for
my stock, this note to fall due in. April,
1917. He immediately left the C1ty.for
unknown parts and neither my fr1end
or I have been able to locate him unt11
recently, and he is in (‘hicago at pres—
ent in what I believe to be a wild cat
scheme in the stack promotion of: a
gold mine he claims to own up.in Can-
ada. He has a bad record in back of
him and he is a tricky, clever crook,
What I wonder is if we could get cv-
tradition papers against him for either
the judgment my friend has or the note
I have 01' for both. If not is there any
way to get him and hold him without
spending much money? In the past_I
found out that he keeps no property in
his name but believe he has things 1n
his wife’s name—II. P., Clinton County.
Michigan.

These are matters within the jur—
isdiction of the prosecuting attorney.
If a full investigation results in de-
veloping that he has violated the
criminal he may be extradicted and
tried where he committed the of-
fense. You should consult him.——Le-
gal Editor.

 

 

 

 

CITIZENS MUTUAL AUTO INSUR-
ANCE COMPANY"

What about the C'itizens’ Mutual Auto—
mobile Insurance Co., of Howell, Mich?
Are they a good reliable company to in—
sure “'lth?—lI’I. R., Bad Axe, Mich.

You need not hesitate in insuring
in the Citizens’ Mutual Automobile
Insurance Co., of Howell. We have
been doing business with these peo-
ple for several years, all of our au—
tomobiles here are insured with
them, and I have always found them
very prompt in making payments of
claims.

Mr. William E. Robb, who organ-
ized this company, was practically
founder of the mutual automobile in—
surance in this country, and Michi—
gan can be proud of having the
largest mutual in the United States.
I believe this answers your question.
.-——~Publisher.

 

LINE FENCE

I own 120 acres of land and joining
me on the west a railroad man owns a
40 acre piece, There is just a small
ﬁeld cleared on this 40. Now what I
want to know is can I compel him to
build his share of a line fence which in
this case would be 80 rods? He rents
this small ﬁeld to other parties for
crops; also gets wood from same; other-
wise he does not use the, land. He does
not want to build his share, of fence.
There being no fence my stock crosses
his 40 and go onto the road. Can I make
him build his share of the fence?——W,
W., Remus, Michigan.

 

Before a man can be compelled to
build his portion of the line fence
two things must appear. let, that
the land is “improved” and, 2nd,
that either by consent of the parties
or by assignment of the fence view-

  

ers a portion has been assigned to
each party to'build. I am of the
opinion that if a portion is “crop~
ped” then the designation of “im—
proved" land would apply to the
whole and make the owner or occu-
pant liable for the construction of
his portion of the line fence. The
supreme court has not passed on the
question just as you put it but have
passed on the question of where old
fences had once existed but had been
removed for 8 years but had been
occupied as a farm and held the
owner liable for the construction of
the fence. The proceedings to com-
pel the building of a line fence is a
proceeding that must strictly follow
the statute. It will. require the ser-
vices of an attorney. Application
must be made to the fence viewers.
notice must be served upon the own-
er or occupant of the premises and
the fence viewers must meet and
View the premises and make their

USINESS FARMER

order in the matter. Provision is
made for ﬁling the order and for al—
lowing a certain time for building
the fence. If not built by the own—
er in the time allowed then the
fence may be built and the cost as—
sessed by the supervisor as a tax on
the land and collected by the treas—
urer as other taxes. Every step must
be compiled with that is required by
the statute or the tax may be void.
You will need the help of a compe-
tent attorney who understands the
law.—Legal Editor.

WESTERN OIL & GAS DISTRIB-
UTING ' COBIPANY

(‘an you tell me if there, is an incorp-
orated company by the name of VVl-:<t~
em 01] and Gas Distributing Agency
of Flint, Mich? Also has the. company
they organized at Deckerville, Mich, by
the name of VV'cstern Oil and Gas (10m—
pany of Deckerville, been incorporated?
This Western Oil and Gas Distributing
Agency has been organizing companies
at the towns throughout this part of the
state to sell their oil. They have a $40,—
000 company here at I')eekerville and I
would like to ﬁnd out if they have in-
corporated it yet—F. F. M., Deckerville,
Michigan,

The Western Oil & Gas Distribut-
ing Company secured blanks from
this department some time ago and

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if: is our understanding they would
ﬁle application. Up to this time
papers have not been received and
no approval has been granted. We
have no information concerning the
organization of the various com—
panies by this corporation—Michi-
gan Securities (,‘on1111ission.
TURNING RYE UNDER

When is ”it! best time to turn under
:1. ﬁeld of rye'?-l<‘. l}. l'., Decatur, Mich.

In order to get the best returns
from rye for green manuring, con—
siderable growth should be allowed
to occur in the spring, It is neces—
sary, howover. to turn under the
crop before growth gets too large,
so that it will readily become incor—
porated with the soil, and sufﬁcient—
ly early to secure a ﬁrm seed bed
and to ﬁt surface for planting. If
land is to be planted to corn or po-
tatoes it should be plowed immedi—
ately; if for beans it should be plow—
ed not later than June 1st. It is
difﬁcult to handle, growth which is
much more than two feet high. Im—
mediately after plowing the ground
should be ﬁrmly packed with roller
or culti—packe1‘.—~J. F. Cox, Profes—
sor of Farm Crops, M. A. C.

 

 

 

 

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' Read What “Hard Drivers”

of Essex Reliability

They say that under sever-
est service the' Essex stays
solid, tight, and free of noises,
with little or no repair outlay.

And note their economy
experience. Some have owned
six, eight, or more cars pre-

viously.

' Their next car will also be
an Essex. They say that.

The Essex does not grow
old, because it is rigidly built.
Adjustments are provided to '
take up wear. Thus it is al-
ways ﬁrm, quiet, smooth and

easy riding.

Your dealer will gladly ex-
plain wherein Essex duplicates
costly car construction.

I”

are ‘shot .

"I cannot imagine more abusive service—
than have given my Essex in 15,000 miles of prospecting
work, in virgin, rocky country. Running as well today as
when I got it. Two other cars in the same kind of servico

G. G. SAWTELLE, Pawhuska. Okla.

"Have driven my Essex 16,400 miles.
Had driven eight different makes of light cars, and none
would last me a season. I drive a car hard—bad roads, all
weather. Upkeep has been practically nothing. Its remark-
able performance and the satisfaction it has given has led to
many more Essex sales as I believe I have been instrumental
in selling more Essex care than any of your salesmen. l

have never been bothered with squeaks or rattles."
A. l. BRUETT, A. I. Bruett Piano 00.. Milwaukee

"Drove Essex 20,354 miles in 7 months.
Gas consumption averaged 19 miles to the gallon. Twenty-
four gallons of oil were used. No repairs whatever were made

during this period, and the engine was not cleaned until

approximately 12,000 miles had been covered.

“1 have driven cars for the last 6 or 7 years. Cars, with
me, have to do exceptionally heavy service, and this year
will be the ﬁrst I have ever used the same car for the second
season, as I am doing with my Essex.

“ My work as a travelling salesman, necessitates covering
(our Canadian provinces. Part of my way lies through the
Metepedia Valley; the roads are so narrow that it is neces-
sary before starting to remove the windshield and top and

to bandage the body and mud—guards with heavy cotton in
order to keep the ﬁnish from being destroyed by the branches

and bushes at the sides of the roads. ’

“Naturally it would be hard to sell me anything but an
Essex in the future—not only for endurance, but for get-
away, ‘pep' and all around performance. "

P. E. GUAY.‘ Sherbrooke. Quebec

ESSEX MOTORS, DETROIT, MICHIGAN

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TRADE AND MARKET REVIEW
01‘ MUCH chum in the com-
mercial and bushes outlook
has bcen noted during the past
work but the general opinion seems
to be that tho country is progressing
toward o position of normalcy. En-
couraging forecasts, on the general
businrss outlook have been given out
during the wool: by United States
Wm, Mellon, Herbert Hoover
and Prof. Friday of Ann Arbor. Mr.
Hoover predicts an early increase in
our emit showing as a natural re-
sult of reduced supplies abroad, the
rise in rains of exchange and the
settlement of the German repara-
tions question
(blaming the effect that foreign
exchange rains have upon our export
business, we print in this connection
an extract from a speed: recently de-
lim'ed in (hirsgo by Edward A. Fi-

lenr, n wellhown merchant, of .

Bosion, Mass. He said that at the
rain of exchange on May 8, the
quantiiy of food or other materials
that could be bought here for $100
cost England, $122.19; Franco,
233.02; Italy, $375.85: Belgium,
$283.09; Austria, $7,660.88; Ger-v
many, $1,570.95: Poland, $20,-
255.32; (medial-Slovakia, $1,460.43.
Mr. Filcnc has rcccntly returned
to this country from .lm-ope, where
he conformal with Imslncss, bank-
ing, party and government leaders
in many of tho principal countries. It
is his conclusion that “to bring or-
der out of chaos in Europe there is
need mainly of the undcrstnnding by
our people that we are really neigh-
bors of Europe, that we are inti-
mately concerned in Europe’s fame
and must act as good neighbors."

The trouble over Upper Silesia
and the strike of the coal miners in
Grout Britain are putting a damper
on our current export business with

lnglnnd and Germany.

The recent upturn in the value of
many basic commodities such as
wheat, wool, hides,'cattle, hogs and
shocp are encoumlging to the fm'm«
in}: classes and tend to partially dis-
pvl the clouds which has been hanga
inf: ovcr agriculture ever since the
rczuljustmcnt' of valucs began. (Inc
of thc rcccul :1nuouncmncnts which
has in il a. notc of 0ll('()lll'2l.‘_{'t‘lll(‘llf,
cnmcs with tho pricc schcdulc, rc-
ccnlly soul out by the largo whole-
snlc (lculcrs in clothing, showing: 8
rcduction of 30 pcr cont. from the
priccs which prcvuilcd, on this date.
Inst your

The goucrnl industrial situation.
lhc country ovcr, shows a marked
improvement but the fact that. nearly
all of the manufacturcrs of high-
priccd automobilcs huvc cut. down
soiling prices, 8001115 to indicate a
disappointing demand for pleasure
cars of thc higher g’rudcs. The de-
mand for motor trucks is said to be
cxtromcly quiet, making it vcry hard
for manufacturers, who specialize
in thcsc vehicles, to make a favor-
able financial showing.

Tho adjustment of the labor prob-
lem socms to be marking time with
uncm'tninty, as to the outcome,
dominant in the minds of both em-
ployer and employe. The long-
drzuvu-out slrikc of the cmploycs of
the Gcncral Elcctric Company has
boon scltlcd by the men accepting
Ihc wage cut and going to work.
Eastern textile interests have mcn-
tioncd a wage rcduction, averaging
about 30 per cont, which leaders of
the clothing workors’ unions state
will ncvor be tolerated. The Unit-
cd Slates Railroad Labor Board on-
nounces that conditions seem to jus-=
lily, to some extent yet to be deter-
mined, a readjustment downward of
wages. Reductions Will be announc-
ed June 1 effective July 1, for those
roads which applied to board prior
to April 18. Cases ﬁled nines will
be heard June 6. Rumor has a ﬂat
the cut will average 12 to 15 per
cent.

One of the most encouraging of
recent developments in the ﬁnancial

 

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Beans steady. Potatoes weak.

CHICAGO—Corn and oats Show strength.

Wheat active.

 

 

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plug to press.——Edhor.

 

 

(Note: The shove summarized Informatlon was rocelvod AFTER the balanco of the mar-
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world is the marked easing of the
money situation. Manufacturers,
stock ralsers, farmers and business
men, generally, are ﬁnding it much
easier to borrow money of late; the
above conditions are sure to event-
ually increase the volume of busi-
ness. Business, on the New York
Stock Exchange, has been of a. mixed
character, railway stocks taking an
upward turn after the announcement
of a proposed cut in wages and the
motors selling off because of the re-
duction in the selling prices of com-
pleted machines. Call money con-
tinues on a 7 per cent basis, com-
paring favorably with the spring and
suuuner business of last year when
10 per cent call money was quite the
conmion thing to expect. Long-time
loans on good security, are said to
be easily available at 6 to 6 1-2 per
cent interest.

Manufacturers of pig iron and
steel are looking forward to a dull
summer season because of the lack
of call for structural and automobile
steel. The Steel Corporation, which
had a. small business during March
and April, since May 1, has shown
a gain of 30 per cent over the prev-
ious months. The need of working-
men's homes is the cause of much
anxiety among the lawmakers of
both state and nation and may result
in the establishment of a government
association for the construction of
homes.

 

“WHEAT
WHEAT PRICEVSVPER BU" MAY 24,1821
Gr‘mle IDetmlt I ChlcagoWIﬂN Y _
No. 2 Red .777.77I1.617 1.67%I1.82 7
No. 2 Whlte ...I 1.62 |

No. 2 IVIIxed I162 I1. 67V4I 1 .74

7 77 1an CES 70NE YEAR7 AGO 7
No 2 Red? No.2 l‘llhltel No.277I7VIIxed

Damn 7I 3.077 I77 3.05 I 73.05 7777

 

Last week was the most promis-
ing week so far this year for the
farmers who have wheat to sell. Ad-
vances were reported on all large

markets throughout the country
every day. the bears not having a
chance. Wheat at Detroit averaged

a cent higher every day or 7 cents
for the period. On Saturday, May
21, the market at this point was the
highest it had been at any time with-
in the last two months. The lowest
point reached during this period
was $1.32 which was offered on April
19th. This price was 32 cents high-
er than the farmer of western Can—
ada can get for his product. at the
present time and it is thought the
passing of the tariff bill may cause
the Canadian dealers to force the
price still lower. Reports come in
that farmers from that section will
decrease the production. Crop re—
ports last week were bullish and es-
pecially those from the southwest—
ern wheat ﬁelds where damage is
said to be extensive. Receipts were
small and dealers having May con-
tracts to ﬁll were to considerable
trouble to ﬁnd grain to deliver.
Houses with seaboard connections
were active and at the same time
local demand was also good. May
wheat went to within 15 cents of
last year’s'hlgh mark on the Chica-
go market making an advance of 40
cents for the week. Receipts at Chi-
CIJIO amounted to 90 cars, compar-
ed with 49 the same week a year
ago; 307,000 bushels were shipped
out. On Monday of the current week
the market opened with an upward

turn and Detroit prices advanced 2
cents early in the day.

 

CORN

CORN PBIOES PER BU.,
Grade

 

0111! 24. 1921
IDatroIt IChIcagoI N. Y.

 

 

 

No. 2 Yellow . . . 7 7
No. 8 Yellow . . I .63 '/a 779 3/4
No. 4 Yellow .60 I/z

 

Pnlcsé' 0N1; VEAR7 A00
, . I No.3 YeILI No.4 Yell.
Dotrolt ........... I 2.00 I 1.95 77

 

 

This coarse grain did not follow
the strength shown in the wheat
market and ﬁnished up the week at
lower prices. Selling was very lib-
eral and demand was not up to
what it has been the past few weeks.
Liberal receipts are expected by the
trade this week and still larger next
week. There is a steady tone to the
corn market and there is a. feeling
prevalent in the market that prices

are too low. Receipts at Chicago
last week were 703 cars, against
679 one year ago. Shipments

amounted to 1,150,000 bushels. The
opening of the present week found
corn more inclined to follow the
trend of Wheat and the grain hard-
ened up some, staging advances at
many points.

 

 

 

 

OATS
051__PRICEs PER BU" MAv‘25L1921
“H_ Grade lDetroit. IChIcaooI N. V
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Ilp t0 the closing day of last week
oats followed in the footsteps of
corn but Saturday this grain devel-
oped considerable strength. De-
mand was good and receipts some-
what lighter than usual and higher
prices were noted on many markets.
Receipts at Chicago for the week
were 427 cars; 7 more than were re-
ccfvcd the same week a year ago.
Shipments were reported to amount
to 875 bushels. On Monday, May
23rd, prices on the Chicago market
wont higher and held steady at De-
troit.

RYE

The strength in the wheat market
was felt by rye at Detroit last week
and this grain advanced 7 cents.
Monday of this week the price went
up 4 cents more making the market
11 cents higher than quoted in our
last issue. Cash No. 2 is $1.52.

BEANS ‘

 

BEAN PRICES PER CWT. MAY 24,1921

Grade 7—7 [Detroll I Ch‘mqo | N. Y.

c 7HVP77.7 7.7 ..... .I7 4.00 I 4.25 I 4.40
Red Kldneys A_ I9 9.50 I_ 1,
_fI_HCE8 ONE Y7E:.'_f’R>_A7GO 1.“---
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Dc'trolt .................... I 7.90

 

 

The price of pea beans advanced
so rapidly on the Detroit market
last week that dealers got lame
necks from watching it travel up-
ward. The advances for the week
amounted to 40 cents, the market
going from $3.60 to $4.00. This is
the highest point the market has
touched since the ﬁrst week of last
February. The lowest level was
reached around the 20th of April,
when the price was $3.10. Monday
of this week the ‘tone of the market
was steady at the price established
on the closing day of last week.

 

 

 

 

 

Edited by H. H. MACK POTATOES
¥‘ SPUDS PER CWT.. MAY 24, 1921
GENERAL MARKET SUMMARY '“°*°<“ M
Detroit .... . ......... I 1.15
calculo ... ......... . ll .90 I
ﬁftzbuvm ......................... I I 11.01:
DETROIT—Wheat strong. Corn and oats steady. Rye high- PRICES on: YE“ mo
er. Beans ﬁrm and unchanged. Potatoes steady. new: ............... I 8.67 l

 

 

 

Receipts of old are not very lib- I

oral but demand is only moderato

and on many markets prices are eas- .
ing oﬂ. The market at Chicago this J

week is dull while at Detroit there
is a steady tone. New potatoes are
becoming more plentiful at lower
prices and are forcing old stock to
one side. It is reported that in
many sections of Canada farmers

are hardly able to give away the 5

surplus they still have on hand a!
the 1920 crop.

HAY

'No. 1 TIm.I8tan.1'lm I No. 2Tlm.

 

 

Detroll. ..I2000@21|1900@201800@19
Chlzago ..I22. 00@23|20. 00@21I18.00@19
New York I26. 00 @ 29I ’22. 00 6128
PIttsburg . I22. 50 @ 23I20. 00 Q 21 I18. 00 @19

 

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ILIghtr7lVl1Ix. [Clover IlIllx. I Clover

Detmlt ..I1900@20I1700@181500@18
Chlcago I19.00@20!;'.1800@19'1G.00@19
New York I25. 000322 '20 0.00@25
Plttsburg_ _I.18. 00@19I1600@17|1500@1e

HAY PRICES A YEAN A76

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WOOL

The wool market holds fairly
steady with demand moderate at
prices established several weeks
ago. Present indications are that
the market will not change' to
amount to anything for some time.
Mills are buying only what they
need for their present requirements
and holders are not selling enough
to lower prices.

Michigan and New York fleeca
at Boston are: Delaine unwashed,
36@38c; ﬁne unwashed, 30@31c;
1—2 blood unwashed, 31@320; 3-8
blood unwashed, 27@280.

DETROIT PRODUCE MARKET

Poultry is dull and easy. Ro-
ceipts are not large but important
markets all over the country are
weak. The warm weather has caus-
ed the demand for dressed calves
and hogs to decline. Eggs and but—
ter are in fair demand and the mar-
ket for these two comnmrlities is
steady. Receipts are not large.
Packers are expected to take charge
of the butter market some time
this week.

LIVE STOCK MARKETS

The live stock trade has been giv-
ing a very satisfactory account of
itself for the past week; breeders,
feeders and shippers have more con-
ﬁdence in the future of the trade
than they have had at any preceding
date since the readjustment began.
The general conclusion, which has
been reached by those who make I
close study of the livestock and meat
trade is that a market which can
hold up under the tremendous dis-
couragements with which the bus-
iness has had to contend, recently,
is sure to come strong when condi—
tions begin to impmve as they are
sure to do in the near future.

The leading feature of last week’s
Chicago cattle market was the im-
proved demand from exporters. The
total number of export cattle bought
during the week was 2,813 making
a new weekly record in this depart-
ment of the trade. During the mouth
of May, up to last Saturday night,
the total number of. export cattle
sent out was 6,465 head. Expert-
are are not, as a. rule, buying the
best steers but rather the second
best because this grade suits the for-
eign trade and, what is much more
important to «the exportér, costs coup
adorably less. The belle-f is grow-
ing throughout the trade that thin
year's export business in live stock
will increase rapidly in volume as
the year grows older.

 
     

    
  

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

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THE MICHIGAN BUSINESS FARMER

Last week's cattle sales, at Chi-
cago, showed a decline in prices for
all but the choice light and medium
cattle. A few sales of heavy cattle
Were made that looked 40 cents 10W-
er than the same kind would have
brought the week before. Butchers
cattle were 25 to 40 cents lower, for
the week, but canners and cutters
were steady. Eastern markets were
decidedly slow and lower on all
grades of dressed beef and Chicago
also eased oil, late Saturday. The
week’s top for mature steers at Chi—
cago was $9.40 and for yearlings,
$9.65. Stockers and feeders are in
active demand, every week, of late,
showing an increase in selling pric-
es in this department of the trade.

In spite of the fact that Chicago
arrivals of sheep and lambs, last
week, were nearly 12,000 below the
showing of the week before, the
close was $1 to $1.50 lower for all
aged sheep. Both Colorado and
native yearling lambs made a new
high record, early last week, the
top for wooled stock being $12.75
and for clips $12.25. California.
spring lambs also made a new rec-
ord, gaining 50 to 75 cents, early,
but losing the most of it before the
week was over. The top for Cali-
fornia Springers was $14.10 and for
natives, $14.00. Both yearling
ambs and springers closed the week
25 to 50 cents per cwt. lower than
the week’s high point. Eastern de-
mand for both mutton and lamb eas-
ed off, late last week and some ex-
perts in the business are of the opin-
ion that the peak of the demand has
passed for this spring.

In Chicago, the live hog trade
showed marked weakness on Monday
and Tuesday of last week but small-
er runs than were looked for, later
in the week, brought values back
and Saturday's close was the high
time of the week in the Chicago hog
department. The striking feature,
in connection with last week's west—
ern hog trade, was the improved de-
mand for heavy hogs at all market
points. The estimated average
weight at Chicago was again 240
pounds but many buyers showed a

preference for hogs above this
weight. Hogs averaging 250 to 280
pounds sold 25 cents higher last

Saturday than on the same day of
the week before. Chicago got 129,-
600 hogs last week being 2.000
more than for the week before but
much smaller than the ten—year av—
erage price for the period under con—
sideration. The speculative previ-
sion trade was dull and heavy all
the week, July lard making a new
low record and short ribs being ex-
tremely dull and slow. The current
cash trade in pork products and
lard is reported to be extremely dull
but export clearances are far above
those of the same period, last year.
Hogs were lower in nearly all of the
leading markets on Monday of this
week.

HOW PRICES HAVE ADVANCED
Prices Bid on Detroit Market As of
April 20, 1921

(These prices were the “low" of
the season.)

Wheat, Cash No. 2 Red,
May, $1.30; July, $1.10.

Corn, Cash No. 3 Yellow, 62 cents.

Oats, Cash No. 2 White, 41 1—2c.

Beans, $3.10 per cwt.

Rye, No. 2, $1.35.

Potatoes, $1.40@1.65 per 150—lbs.
Prices on Detroit Market As of May
23, 1921
Wheat, Cash and May No. 2 Red,

$1.67; July, $1.37.
Corn. Cash No. 2 Yellow, 64 1—2c.
Oats, Cash No. 2 White, 4 31-2c.
Beans, $4 per cwt.
Rye, No. 2, $1.52.
Potatoes, $1.65@1.85 per 1530-le.

$1.32;

NUI‘ MORE ACRES BUT MORE
POTATOES PER ACRE
(Continued from page 5)

In both counties, the average acre
yield was about 120 bushels.

An interesting fertilizer test was
conducted last year by County Agent
0. I. Gregg, in Wayne County in
which manure and various quanti-
ties of fertilizer were compared to
obtain the cost of production for
different soil treatments. The results
are shown graphically '3 Figure 3.
In computing costs, seed was valued
at $40 an acre, rent of land at $6,

labor, cultivation, harvesting, etc.,
at $52 an acre, manure at $4 a tom
(10 tons per acre was used) and
fertilizer at $42 per ton. Where the
soil had no treatment, the cost of
producing potatoes was $1.76 a
bushel; Where 10 tons of manure
was applied, the increased yield low~
ered the cost to $1.20 a bushel; 250
pounds of. fertilizer added to the
manure reduced the cost to $1.10 a
bushel; and 900 pounds of fertilizer
used with the manure still further
reduced the cost of production to 94
cents a bushel.

Fertilizers cannot take the place
of crop rotation, organic matter or
good practices in Spraying and cul-
tivation. They do, however, supple-
ment these and offer one of the best
means of reducing the cost of pro-
duction per bushel. It is always ad-
visable to plant potatoes on a good
clover sod turned under, with some
manure if possible. In case of a
limited supply of manure, the farm-
er must decide whether manure can
be used more proﬁtably on potatoes,
or on some other crop. A good po-
tato fertilizer gives excellent results
without manure. During the Farm-
ers’ Week held at East Lansing last
February, the results of two very
striking fertilizer demonstrations in
Otsego county were displayed by
means of piles of potatoes, showing
the increases in yield due to fertiliz-
er. In these two tests, the fertilizer
was delayed in shipment so that it
was not on hand at planting time. It
was therefore appied broadcast be
tween the rows when the potatoes
were about Six inches high, and cul-
tivated in. On the J. J. Allis farm,
fertilizer used at the rate of 560
pounds per acre increased the yield
43 bushels. The soil was a light
sandy one in both instances, and the
crop was damaged somewhat in
grasshoppers. In spite of these un-
favorable conditions, a ton of fer—
tilizer produced as an average, an
increase of 161 bushels of potatoes.

FACTORIES TO ABSORB

MILK SURPLUS
(Continual from page 1)

In other words, after allowing a fair

interest on capital invested, the prof—

its will go to the producers Where

they properly belong.

This is the ﬁrst step to be taken
by the organized producers of this
state to control the marketing of
their products. Other plans are in
the making which will be discussed
later. Farmer—owned receiving sta-
tions and distributing plants in the
raw milk markets. cheese factories
to care for the surplus and farmer-
owned condensnrios to supply an
outlet for milk produced outside the
raw milk market area, will be the
means through which some day the
farmers will settle the problem of
marketing their dairy products.

CHEESE

H. \V. NORTON, JR., BECOMES
HEAD LIVE STOCK SANI-
TARY COMMISSION
_((Mnlin.w" from page 4)
part of his encrgics have been spent
in Spreading the renown a? the
“black and white." and building up

the brecd in this state. No doubt
Mr Norton is entitled to some of the
credit for the great popularity of

Holstein cntilc in Michigan. As sec-
retary of his own county’s Holstein-
Friesian Ass'n, president of the state
Ass’n from 1913 to 1919, and a di—
rector in the Holstein—Friesian Asso—
ciation of American, Mr. Norton has
made his mark upon the Holstein in-
dustry.

Mr. Norton has been a director of
the Michigan State Fair since 1918.
and was recently appointed by Gov.
Groesbeck to the same position. He
has also been a member of the ad»
visory committee of the commission
of animal industry since 1919 in
which capacity he has become famil-
iarized with the work which will de—
volve upon him as live stock sanitary
commissioner.

NEW YORK SI’GAR MARKET

The raw sugar market last week
was ﬁrm and unchanged at 5.020 for
centrifugal with sales of 10.500 bags
of Peru centrifugals reported at the
level.

Reﬁned sugar was steady and un-
changed at 6.30 to 6.60 cents for ﬁne
granulated, with demand light.

Reﬁned futures were nominal.

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N0. 05 M. *120 A. thl {emit 00 A. cleared.
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No. 97 I).—80 A.. Gliidwin County, partially
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on June 15th and 18th

I will sell 160 and 200 acres. Write
wish to retire and will take a reasonable
down and mortgage for balance. I have 37 farms from
Lake hotels and cottages;

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Lake and river farms.

Farm for sale ads. not accop‘ed
In thlt depart-

Dept., Mt. Clemens. Mich.

MICHIGAN FARMS FOR SALE—100 ACRE
farm with pair horses. bogs. poultry. crops, 15
sheep, colt, cow, vehicles. implements, tools
thrown in, living easy on this productive farm;
improved road, thriving section, conveniences
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‘baliince river—watered pasture imd woodland for

good house, delightful shade, mog-
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To settle affairs quickly $2,500
Other farms described our

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ﬁrst-class plants or money refunded. C.
STANLEY Flower View Farm, Paw Paw, Mich
R. R. No. 2

 

 

FENCE POSTS

BUY FENCE POSTS DIRECT FROM FOR-
est All kinds Delivered prices Address "M.
M," cere Michigan Business Farmer, Mt. Clem-
Clix Mich

 

SEED

RED KIDNEY
pick one lb. per
RAY llEL-

FOR SALE—DARK AND
he'1ns.li:1ve been svm’mcd,
owl. $10.50 per cwt. Bags free.
Sl‘ll1, Rockford, Mich.

FOR SALE—CERTIFIED MICHIGAN RO—
bust soed beans. A. P. HART. R 1, lrund
Ledge, Mich.

KIDNEY
Yir l led
RI‘AVEY

SALE—IMPROVED RED
seed bonus. ”and picked and graded.
24 bus. per acre, 1020. ROBT. P.
& SON, Caro. R 1, Michigan.

FOR

 

GENERAL

LIGHTNING RODS. EXCLUSIVE AGENCY
and quick sales to Live Doolers selling “l)Il)-
Dil‘I-RLITZEN RODS.” Our copper tests
09.90 per cent PURE. Write for Agency. i’ric
are right. L. M. Diddie 00., Marshfield. Wis.

MACHINERY. PORT BLE
Make your own lumber
IIILIrCURTIS (30.. 1507

Mich.

SAW MILL
mills for farmers’ 1150.
Send for new Catalog.
No. Pitcher St. Kalamazoo,

KENTUCKY TOBACCO—DIRECT FROM
growers. Save 75 per cent on your tobacco Mil.
Rich mellow lleaf. aged in bulk. Chewing and
smoking. 3 S 1.00. postpmdz IxENTUCKY
TOBA(‘ CO ASbS' N. D310 llawesnlle. va.

FOR SALE—1040 TITAN TRACTOR AND
20 32 New Racine Separator (‘heop if taken
at once. Inquire MARTIN J. HEUSSNER. Mar-
lette, Mich.

for full description and
payment
20 to 313

Jones, Michigan

 

 

paper.

names with the $2.
full year without charge.

You Can Renew Your M. B. F,
Without Cost

00 HAVE two neighbors, who, for their own good and the good
i of the farming business in Michigan,

Get their subscriptions for 1 year at $1 each and send us their
We will then renew your own subscription for a

Take this chance to get your subscription renewed and at
same time do two of your friends a favor.
This offer is limited so please act promptly.

MICHIGAN BUSINESS FARMER
MOUNT CLEMENS, MICH.

should be reading this

the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“WHAT FOOLS THESE MORTALS

BE”—PUCK
(Continued from page 7)
tried to put over their kultur on the
rest of us. It is a short time ago
that we had the delectable spectacle
of the farm bureau and National
Grange “holding the bag" while
the railroads were restored to their
patriotic and beneﬁcient private
owners and we are getting stung
now good and proper for our help
and pains.

The object of the Nolan bill and
the single tax or Site tax in general
is its strictly difference between ser—
vice and use of ownership values
and unearned community or soci-
ety values to favor the worker and
home owner against the parasite and
speculator. Common ownership of
land of the Socialist and the taxa-
tion of land values of: the‘single tax-
er are as wide apart as the poles.
There is, nothing in the Single tax
incompatible with private owner-
ship; but it holds that use or service
values, and society made values are
not synonymous. Under the exemp-
tions of the Nolan bill, ﬁrst, the
fundamental one of all improvement
or work values, and second, of $10,—
000 additional, very few working
farmers would be hard or improp-
erly hit, the great majority would
not be touched at all.

All a strong, virile, upstanding
sportsman. wants, to say nothing of
a gentleman and religious being, is
pay for service, for what he himself
earns; most anything else whatever
name it may be called is ba‘nditry,
no more, no less. We Should de-
mand and receive legitimate pay for
services rendered and in the future
as in the past bravely, willingly,
bear the burden of the heat and the
day in helping the Great Father of
us all answer the age long prayer of
the children of men, “Give uS this
day our daily bread.”—Louis A.
Bregger, Van Buren County, Mich.

    
 
 
 
 
 

Why express your fear, Neighbor
Bi'eggor, that you may not be admitted
to “What the Neighbors Say,” This page
is for the folks who read the M. B. F.
Not for any part of them but for all of
them. I have enjoyed reading your well-
put, if a trifle sarcastic, views upon the
Nolan bill. I think I would vote for the
Nolan bill if given a chance, But I
won’t have the chance and neither will
Congress. With the assistance of a few
farm organization leaders the fellows
who are reaping millions from our nat-
ural resources have already put the
quietus on the bill and I predict that it
will never show up on the floor of Con—
gress. Verily, “what fools some mor-
tals be" They have good understand-
ing “in their feet. What miracles could
be wrought if a little could be developed
in their heads ‘——Edit01

 

 

OUT FOR WAYNE COM-r
MISSION COMPANY

NOTHER crooked commission

ﬁrm in the city of Detroit which

has been defrauding the farm-
ers is the Wayne Commission Com-
pany, which rents a “stall” on Rio-
pelle Street. Having recently re-
ceived a number of complaints
against this ﬁrm. we started an in-
vestigation. When our representa-
tive visited the place he found the
door locked. He inquired of an ad-
joining commission house as to the
whereabouts of the members of the
Wayne Commission ﬁrm. The ans—
wer was, “Well, some of them are
in jail.” We have been unable to
ascertain at this time whether all of
the rascals are in jail or if some of
them are still free and doing busi-
ness. Lest the latter might be the
case, we want to warn our readers
that they are taking long chances in
consigning any of their produce to
this ﬁrm. Why, dear friends, do you
not take the time to ﬁnd out through
the BUSINESS FARMER or some other
agency, concerning the responsibil-
ity of commission ﬁrms before ship-
ping your stuff to them.

If by any process of training, it
matters not how costly, we could
implant in the American youth a
love of industry, and a knowledge of
agricultural and mechanical arts,
they would blend with our native
genius, skill and ability to do mast-
erful things, and Americans would

LOOK

 

become the industrial arbiters of the
world.—Dr. Seaman A. Knapp.

May 28, 1921.

 

 

Three Advantages i
now offered by

SOUND BONDS

/ 1. Larger investment returns

than can normally be secured
from even the highest grade in-
Vestment stocks.
2 An opportunity for enhance
ment in value almost «LS zreot
as from speculative securities.
3. A degree of safety which
probably has never been eQ‘Jdl-
led before because of the large
increase in asset values of in-
{lustrial and railroad corpora-
ions.

“’rite Dept. MB—20 for our list
of bond investment suggestions
which we recommend as offer-
Ing these unusual advantages.

L. L.Winkeiman& C0.
62 Broad Street, New York

Telephone, Broad 6410
Branch Ofﬁces in Leading Cities

Direct Wires to Various
Markets.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BEE ‘HIVES, SECTION
BOXES, SMOKERS

(‘omli Foundation. etc. Everything
for the bees including Begin-—
ner's Outfits. Agents in Michi—
gan for the A. 1. Root Co. zoodl.
Bend for catalog.

BERRY BASKETS AND 16 QT.
CRATES
Immediate shipment Spe- CIul POSTI’AID ot—

fer for points within 150 miles of Lansing as
follows:

 

200 Wax-lined

paper baske t I
Dosinaid . .31. 95
000 Wax— lined
Dover basket 5
posltpsid . . . $5 .35
.000 \st— lined
paper basket 3.
Dummiid . .58 2’5
Deduct 100 De!

 

1(iii for baskets IVY
Semi for Drice list and

. freight.
special prices on larger quantities

CXDI‘C‘SS 01‘

M. H. HUNT & SON,
508 Cedar Street North
Lansing, Mich.

 

 

Women’s Guaranteed Co‘itskln
COMFORT SLIPPERS
Good quality. handsome. well made from
ﬁne COLT SKIN ﬁnlshed like kid. Give extra
wear, extra comfort. Send $1: pay postman
the balance. $1.85. Total cost

$215.85 Pair

   
  

 

VIE PAY
POSTAGE

No. BOOX sizes 3 to 8. Say if foot is me-
dium or wide. These are excellent shoes.
Splendid value. Every pair guaranteed. Send
a dollar. Price $2. 85 to Introduce.

Thomasi’hillips, 24 1 MadisonAve. Detroit, Mich

 

 

 

 

  
  
   
 

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new BUTTERFLY ““3533...

suntan teed a '
lifetime “dint defects in material and Ivor ’
Ennshig. Made also in 0four larger sizes up to
o 8 s own here; sol
30 DAYS’ FRDEE TRIA'
and on a plan whereby they earn their on .. oust
Ind more by what they sine. Postal brings Free ‘

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”AVON-DOVER CO- 2250 “It‘ll." BI. CHI“

 

IS YOUR FARM FOR SALE?-

Write out a plain description and
ﬁgure 10c for each word, intial or
group of ﬁgures for three insertidns.
There is no cheaper or better way of
selling a. farm in Michigan and you
deal direct with the buyer. No
agents or commissions. If you want
to sell or trade your farm, send in

your ad. today. Don’t just talk

about it. Our Business Farmers'

Exchange gets results. ‘
Address the Michigan Business

Farmer, Adv. Dept, Mt. Clemens.

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(SPECIAL ADVERTISING RATES under this heading to honest breeders 01 live stock and poultry will be sent on request. Better still write out what you have to offer, let in put It In Him I
You can change all. of ad or copy as often as you wish. Copy or changes must be received ((1% week before date of Issue
Breederv' Auction Sales advenited here :1 special iow rates: ask for them. erte today I)
BREEDERS’ DIRECTORY. THE MICHIGAN BUSINESS FARMER, Mt. Clemens. Michigan.
FOR SALE—3 GOOD BULLS, LIGHT, MEDI- REGISTERED HEREFORD CATTLE —-—- KING JERSEYS
Dams’ records at 2 yr, 3yr8. REPEATER 713941, and Benn Perfection '

   

To avoid conflicting dates we will without
cost. list the date of any live stock sale ll
Michigan. If you are considerin’g a sale ad-
vise us at once and we will claim the date

”or you. Address. lee Stock Editor, M. B.
F- -. Mt. Clemens. .

May 28. llolsteins._ George E. Bench,
Plymouth, . ich.

June 9th Aberdeen—Angus. Michigan Ab-
erdeen- Angus Breeders’ Association East
Ismsing, Michigan.

June 14 1111Lebeins,Shonthorns, Angus.
Davison Improved liive Stock Ilreeders' As—
sociation, Davison.

 

 

 

 

LIVE STOCK AUCTIONEERS
Andy Adams, Litchﬂeld, Mich.
Ed. Bowers, South Whitley, Ind
Porter Colestock, Eaton Rapids, Mich.
John Hoffman, Hudson, Mich.
D. L. Perry, Columbus. Ohio.
J. I. Post, Hillsdsle, Mich.
J. E. Ruppert. Perry, Mich.
Harry Robinson, Plymouth. Mich.
Wm. Waffle. Goldwater, Mich.
John P. Hutton, Lansing, Mich.

CATTLE ,’

HOLSTEIN-FRIESIAN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

#—

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-
ductlon of the ordinary herd 50 per cent in
the first generation.

Let us help you find a good one to use (11.
your herd. You ushnot make a better 111—
vestinent.

MICH. HOLSTEI N - FRIESIAN —
ASSOCIATION
Old State Block Lansing, Mich.

 

 

 

SHOW BULL

sired by a Pontiac Aaggie KorndykeJ-lenger-
veld DeKol bull from a nearly 19 lb. show
cow. First prize junior calf, Jackson Fair,
1920. Light in color and good individual
Seven months; 0d. Price, $125 to make
room. Hurry

Herd under Federal Supervision.

BOARDHAH FARMS

JACKSON. MICH.
Holsteln Breeders Since

BULL GAL BORN MARCH 21, 1920, VERY

nice, straight and well grown,
sired by s son of Flint Hengerveld Lsd whose two
nearest dams average over_32 lbs. butter and
735 lbs. milk in 7 days. Dam is e 20 61 lb.
11'. 2 year old daughter of Johan Hengerveld 14d
68.5.11. 0. daughters. Price $150. F. 0.
Flint. Pedigree on application.

L. C. KETZLER. Flint.

190!

 

 

 

 

Mich.

 

OLVERINE STOCK FARM REPORTS GOOD

sales from their herd. We are well pleased with
the calves from our Junior Herd Sire “King Pon-
tiac Lunde Korndyke Segis" who is a son of
'King of the Pontiacs" from a daughter of Pon-
tiac Clothllde De K01 2nd. A few bull calves for
sale. ’1‘. W. Sprague, it 2. Battle Creek. Mlch.

HOWBERT HERD

WHERE TYPE, CONSTITUTION AND PRO-
DUCTIVE ABILITY IS ASSURED.

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

H. T. EVANS

Eau Claire, Mich.

 

 

AM OFFERING LIGHT COLORED HOL-
stein I1r1ea1an bull 1 year old from 21. 51 lb.
dam and sire whose six nearest dams are 33. 34
lbs. butter. Iierd under state and federal sup-

ervisio
Mich.

Oscar nWallln. Wiscogln Farm, Unlonvllle,

 

OR SALE—HOLSTEIN COW, MERCENA DE
K01 of Maplnside \o. 137129 due to freshen
April 24. l’11<-e 312.1000
R. J. BANFIELD. Wlxem, 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 1b. daughter of Johan Heng.
Lad, full sister to a 32 lb. cow.
.Dam will start on yearly test
Nov. 15.

'ROY F. FICKIES

Chesaning, Mich.

 

 

 

 

11m and dark.
and 4 yrs. 16 pounds, 24 pounds and 26. 46
ones. Fi1st two dams average 22,000 pounds
milk end over 1 000 pounds butter in year. All

327899 head our herd. Bulls are sold; have
some very fine heifers for sale, bred or opened,
bred to our herd bulls. Come and see them; they

 

good type. Also 11 few registered cows Ind wil please you.
heifers. Tony B. Fox, Prop., Henry Gehrholz, Herdsman.
J. ROCHE, Plnokney, Mich. MARION STOCK FARM. Marlon Mlchlgan
HERD SIRES III SERVIOE HEREFORD OATTLE ”3",;‘8, ”“MPSH'R'
KING ZERMA ALOARTRA PONTIAC NO- We can furnish registered bulls from 12

143461 a son of the $50. 000 bull.

SIR ECHO CLYDE NO. 247367 a double
grandson 0! MAY ECHO SYLVIA the champion
cow of Canada.

I am offering a yearling son of King from
cow with :1 7 day . O. of 18. 48 butte1
Next dam 15.11 butter. 387.8
" . Also some yearling grand
daughters of KINC Price $150 each. Pedigrees
sent on request.

H. E. BROWN. Breedsvllle. Mich.
of Registered Stock Only

SOLD AOAIII

Bull calf last advertised sold but hove 2 more
that are mostly vv.hlts They are nice straight fel—
lows, sired by a son of King 01111. One is from
s 17 lb. 2 yr old dam and the other is from a
20 lb. Jr. 3 yr. old dam, she is by a son of
Friend Hengcrveld De Kol Butter Boy, one of

the great bulls.
JAMES HOPSON JR.. Owouo. Mleh.. R 2.

BRANDOHHILL FARM

Orronvllle, Michigan
Bull calves sired by 35 pound son
of King of the Pontiacs—$100.00«~
and upwards—good individuals——
from a clean herd.

JOHN P. HEHL

1205 Griswold Street. Detroit. Michigan

Breeder

 

 

FOR SALE: 2 YEAR OLD REG. HOLSTEIN
hull A lino :1111111.1.,1 cxcclhnt breeding and
$11111 g11tix-ri’51":.1

DEE PIERCE, R 3, Central Mich.

Lake,

LADWIN COUNTY PURE BRED LIVESTOCK
\ssoriution. Holstein. Jersey, Shorihmn (11111
Hereford cattle; Drum—Jersey. Poland (1111111 nnd
1111111psi1iro hogs; Oxford. Shropshire, 11311111311111;
SIII‘I'T),
\ 11 are to buy good breeding stock at reason-
.1 ,
FRED B. SWINEHART. C. E. ATWATER-
President. Secretary.
Gladwln. Mich.

Fairlawu Herd—Holsteins

Hire Sire, Emblaggaard Llllth Champion 108073
His sire ’3 (111m Colanlha 4tl1s ,,lolu.n11a Worllg
ﬁrst 35 lb. cow, and world's ﬁrst 1. 200 1b. cow.
The only cow that eier held all World’s butter
yearly milk record at the same time. 11151 dam
records from one day to one your and the worlds
Lilith Picbe De K01 No. 93710 over 1,150 lbs.
of butter from 20199.4 pounds of milk in a
year. \Vorid’s 2nd highest milk record when
made and Michigan stnte record for 6 yours. Only
one Michigan cow with higher milk record today.
His two nearest dams average:
linltcr, one year .............. 1,199.22
Miik ........................ 28,015 ‘I
Champ’s sons from choice A. R. O. dams will
add prestige to your herd and money to your
purse.
J. F. RIEMAN. Owner
Flint. Mich.

I'OR SALE—~TWO BULL CALVES, A HOL-

tein and Durham about 3 months old. Both
have heavy milking dams. Not registered. $50
each if taken st once.

CHASE STOCK FARM. Mloh

Marlene.
LAKEVIEW DAIRY FARM HOLBTEIN- FRIES-

ians. Herd sire Paul Pieterje Wane Prince.
Two nearest dams average 31. 9 lbs. butter. 672

lbs milk in 7 days. Dam milked 117 lbs. in one
(113': 3,218 lbs. in 30 days; 122. 37 lbs. butter

 

in 30 days. His bull calves for sale. One from
I 22 lb. two-year-old. Good individuals. Prices
reasonable. Age from 2 to 5 months.
E. E. IUTTERS, Goldwater, Mich.
OLSTEINS FOR SALE——-EITHER SEX.

iulls ready for heavy service from dams with

A; R. 0. records up to 81 lbs. Also bull calves

With same breed. They are all ﬁne individu-

als and nicely marked and priced to sell. Also
a few well bred females.

D. H HOOVER Howell. Mich.

A PROVEN BLOOD LINE

KING SEGIS tranmitted to his sons the DIY'WI‘T
to transmit to their daughters the greatrst of
pmduction over long periods It' is his offsmiug
that has recently made the greatest yearly pro-
37. 381. 4 pounds of

 

duction ever dreamed of
milk in a year.
“’6 have for sale at moderate prices beautiful
individuals of show type KING SEGIS bulls.
GRAND RIVER STOCK FARMS

111 E Main Corey J- Spencer, Owner
Jackson. Mich.
Under State and Federal Supervision

 

TWO BULL O'ALVES

Registered Holstein- Frislinn, sired by 89. 87 1b.
bull and from heavy producing young eevve. These
calves are very nice and will be priced cheap it
sold soon.

HARRY T. TUBBI. Elwell. Mleh.

 

OR .SALE—HOLSTEIN BULL, READY FOR
serv1ce. Dmn’s record 28 lbs. butter and 543
lbs. milk. About 7~8 white and straight. W'rite
for pedigree. Price very reasonable.
UGUST RUTTMAN
Fowlervlllo. Mich.

 

OR BALE—2 REG. HOLSTEIN BULLS
ready for service from 10 1-2 and 24 1-2 lb.

 

months and older, best of breeding and at a
very low price, have also some extra good
Herd headers We have else a large line
of registered Hampshire Hogs, Gilts, Sam
and Bears.

Write us, tell us what you want and get
our prices.

Ls FAYETTE STOCK FARM. La Fayette, Ind.
J. Crouch A Son. PI‘OD.

HEREFORDS FOR SALE

Faith: and Disturber blood, 150 Reg.

herd. $35. 00 reduction on all sires.

males for sale. Write me your needs.
EARL C. McCARTY, Bed Axe, Mich.

 

head In
Choice le-

 

150 HEREFORD HEIFERS. ALSO KNOW
of 10 or 15 leads fancy quality Shortshorns and
Angus steers 5 to 1,000 lbs‘. Owners anxious
to sell. W111 help buy 50c commission.

0. F. BALL, Falrﬂeld. Iowa
GOOD TYPE,

LAKEWOOD HEREFORD m... 1.0.1.4

youngbuiis, 12 months old for Shiv. Also
class females any age. Inspection invited.
J TAYLOR, Fremont. Mich.

 

 

RIVERVIEW HEREFORDS {53.3.1325
a grandson of the 11’)_ 500 Bullion 4th. Also A
few females.

Wm. c. DICKEN, Smyrna, Mich.

 

EREFORDS FOR SALE. WE HAVE BEEN

 

 

PLOWING WITH A OROOKED STIOK?
OH! GOT A TRAOTOR. EH?

using all the improved machinery in
order to grow large crops economic-
ally.

To What are you feeding these
crops you have worked so hard and
spent so much, to grow and harvest?
To Scrubs? Is this Wise? Is it eco-
nomical. Is it now plowing with a
crooked stick ?

Mr. Dairyman: Would it not be
wiser to grade up your dairy herd
with a pure bred Jersey bull and so
have a high grade economically pro-
during Jersey herd to go along With
the tractor and other up-to—date ma-
chinery? Would it not look better?
Would it not pay better? Would it

not be better? Yes! Wiwe says it
would. She knows. I am going to
do it.

Write

SEC’Y IIENDRIUKSON
Shelby, Mich.
for free literature.

JERSEY YEAPLING BULL( SIRED BY PEN-

 

Imrst I“1111 Sultan I’. M. ’rccding. . '
. MORRIS a. SON. lFarmington, Michmsn.
REG JERSEYS HEIFERS 1 YR. OLD——
Young rows in milk Sli’r‘d

by )Iajrshs (Ml 1rd Shrim-k 1716,1392 also yummy

bulls sired by l‘rolii' :1 Muslcr l’ogis 177083 a
grandson of I‘m s 99111 111111 Sophie lillh‘s 'l‘nr-
mentor, hlvo 1.11: it bulls of the breed. \V1'1to for
prices. 11nd [1:11.111 11 ‘

GUY C. WILBUR, R 1, Beldluu. Mich.

 

 

‘ broaden; of 1111'1f11rils for 50 yours. “"0111—
111g 9th, 1929 Internationul prize winner 1111;1le
our .hcrd. _ lime .1 (hoice yuarlim,r bulls. 8
yourhng heifms and a low choice cows for 51118.
Let us know your wants.
CRAPO FARM, Swartz Creek, Mich.
SHORTHORN
Newton Loyalist 2nd in service, short horn

bulls for 11:110.
G H. PARKHURST, R 2, Armada, Mich.

 

ENTRAL MICHIGAN SHORTHORN BREED-
ers’ Association oil’er for sale 7;”) 111-11d; all
ages, both milk and beef breeding. Send for new

 

list.
M. E. MILLER, Sec'y, Greenvllle, Mich.
F YOU~ WANT TO BUY 0R SELL I MAY
have Just what you want. I handle from one

animal up to the largest consignment sale in the
country.
0. A. Rosmusssen Sale 00.,

Greenvllie, Mich.

RIDHLAHD SHORTHORHS

Ilerd bulls for quick sale. li‘uir Acres Goods
and Collynie Cullen 5th. Both roan five year
olds and tried sires.

Best of blood lines and show prospects.

Both quiet to handle.

A real bargain.

Write for particulars.

. H.‘Prescott & Sons

Tawas city. Mich.

3 125.00 DELIVERED

To Close out our bulls we will oiler a nice
straight roan bull 11 months old of Scotch
breeding and ready for use. A bargain.

W rite or ('1111

PETERS & SON. Elsie.

 

 

Mich.

 

Huron Co. Shortnorn Broedurs' .tss’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. R. Campbell, Secretary
Bad Axe, Michigan

HE VAN BUREN CO. SHORTHORN BREED-

 

 

srs‘ Association have stock for sale. both milk
and beef breeding.
Write the secretary
FRANK BAILEY, Hartford. Mich.
UY SHORTHORNS NOW, 4TH ANNUAL
. herd test without a reactor. So‘me b:11',.;;.i11s
1n bulls.

JOHN SCHMIDT & SON, Reed City. Mich.

SHORTHORN offered at attractive prices

before January ﬁrst. Will trade for good land.
Wm. J. BELL, Rose City. Mich.

 

COWS, HEIFERS, BULL.

From the Maple Ridge herd of Rates Short-
horns. (‘alvrd in September 1920.

3EXTRA GOOD BULL CALVES FOR SALE.
J. E. TANSWELL.

Mason, Michigan.

SHORTHORN CATTLE AND OXFORD DOWN
sheep Both sex for sale.
J. A. DeGARMO, Muir. Mich.

 

ENT COUNTY SHORTHORN BREEDER.’

 

credited Iliﬂt.“ 3100 and $125" Herd on ‘0‘ Ass’ 11 are offering bull; and heilerabfoi;l sale. all
Ins Sell the scrub an buy a pure 16
w'"' GRIFF'N' "°"'°”' ""°"- A. s. nus. Sec y, Caledonia, Mloh.
HEREFORDS on SALE—REGISTERED snonrnoruu

 

OR SALE—SMALL HEAD OF REG. HERE-
fords. Belvidere 569766. heads the herd.
RA LP PH 8. SMITH, Kewsdin. Mlch.

 

and Duroc Jersey spring pigs, either sex: two
red bulls. one 11 months and one 5 months old.
Several heifers from 6 months to 2 years old.
Scotch Top and Bates bred. Addre
GEORGE W. ARNOLD or JARED ARNOLD
Wllllamsbure, R 1. Mlchln

 

 

 

F THE BULL IS HALF THE HERD, HOW

111111-11 Would :1 son of l'ugis 991.11'51 11111.0, tiih,
who has 60 per cent blood of Sophie 19th, be
worth 1’11 your hord‘r

lict nu- send \'I1ll pu'ii'rnrs 111111 prices In hull
calves from this bull and fiophin 'I‘orincntur (fl-“'11
FRED HAVINARD
Scotts. Mich.

 

NE OF OUR MAJESTY BULLS WOULD IM-

111w '51- “1111‘ hr rI. .
Mich.

FRANK P. NORMINGTON. Ionia,

HIGHLAND FARM JERSEYSJEIIEIIRE

evl hnr‘i. IIigh pmdurtion, splendid type and

breeding \Vriie us your wants.

Samuel Odell, Owner. Adolph Heeg, Mgr.
Shelby, Michigan

Y BULL,
F0“ SAL Itk'EﬁIfs-TEIKED Si’rsr‘i‘sty Majesty's

Oxford li‘ox 131"1 14. 1'1110 $7500
Wm

J. HILDEBRANDT, CapaC, MICh.

 

 

 

 

GUF RNSEYS

 

GUERNSEY BULL CALF 7 MOS. OLD. SIRE.
Langwutcr I‘rinrn (‘11.1r1nante, a2‘1.21t. 4 A.
It daughters average 416 1bs.1 2 \'rs
Dam: Lawtnns Lady l.11,A.R. 41116 21b.f21t(lass
A. A. (farmers class) 1 A. R. daughter, 40‘.)
lbs. fat I). I). \Vrite
MORGAN BROS”
Allegan, R 1, Michigan

GUERNSEY BULL FOR SALE

Good individual six months old. lierd 1111111!
state and fcdcial supervision.
Write for 11 xh‘rinilois to
C A. HENNESEY. Watervllet.

 

 

Mlch.

 

 

AYRSIIIRES

 

FOR SALE—REGISTERED AYRSHIRE
bulls 11111 bull calves heifers and heifer cal/es
Also Will“ crlmiu- rims.

FINDLAY BROS” R 6. Vassar. Mich.

 

 

ANGUS

 

 

The Home or

Imp. Edgar of Dalmeny

Probably
The Worlds’ Greatest
BREEDING BULL

Blue Bell,
Smithﬁcld Show,
ham Show, 1920,
of Dalmeny.

The Junior Champion Bull, Junior
Champion Female, Champion Calf Hard
and First Prize Junior lleifer Calf, Mich-
igan State Fair, 1920, were also the get
of Edgar of Dalmeny.

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

Send for Illustrated Catalogue.

WILDWOOD FARMS
Orion, Mich.

Supreme Champion at the
1919, and the Birming-
is a daughter of Edgar

w. E. Scrlpps, Prop., Sidney Smith, Supt.

 

 

 

v 1.2.. -22 . 1...--- _--..._- _ ELM

 


14 (856) -
BARTLETT?“ u. 01“"..“33'3:
ANO .
in and are priced right. Gene.
spontnoe cited 11 invited.
CARI. BARTLETT. ovum. Mich.‘

 

EGISTERED AIIRDEEN- ANGUS—BULLS.

gildférstend cows gar stati'n in
move. nsp e on

ITuasEu. BROS" Merrill,

SWINE 7

POLAND CHINA
HERE’S SOIJETHIIIG GOOD

THE LARGEST BIG TYPE P. c. IN MIOH.
Get a bitter and better bred boar pic from my
herd. at a reasonable price. Come end see them.
Expenses paid if not as represented. These been
service: L’s Big Orange, Lord Cinnamon,
Orange Price and L’s .onz Prospect.
W. E. LIVINGSTON. Parma. Mich.

BIG BOB MASTODON

13 Oral by Caldwell Bi; Bob Champion of the
world. His dam Sire is A's Mastodon, Grand
Champion at Iowa State Fair. Enouzh said.
I have a fine September Boar Pig 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.

'ted.
Michigan

 

 

 

 

 

ERE I8 SOMETHING GOOD. BIG TYPE
Poland Cliinss. One extra good large 1011!
big honed smooth gilt bred to llowley’s Clans-
nun. Price $100. Also younger gilts $30 to

$50.00.
HOWLEY BROS" Merrill, Mich.

FARWELL LAKE FARM

L. T. P. C. boars all acid. A few spring boars and
some gills left Will sell with breeding privilege.
Buul'ﬁ in service: Clansuun’s Image 2nd, W. B.'l
Outpost and Smooth Vi'ondcr. Visitors welcome.
“I. B. RAMSDELL
Hanover, Mich.

 

 

ARGE TYPE POLAND CHINAS.
pigs either sex sired by Wonder
King of (liunls. ’l‘he big—boned,
lii'd. Priced to soil.

WALTER McCAUGHEY, R 4. Croswoll,

SPRING
Bob, he by
good—bucked

Mich.

 

BIG TYPE POLAND CHINA BRED GILTS ALL
sold but have some [all gills at reasonable
price. Will be bred for full litters.

DORUS HOVER. Akron. Mich.

 

ILTS SIRED BY BIG BOB MASTODON, BRED
to .ln 111111 Lad Frye very reusonnhie.

 

eWITT C. IER. Evan. Mich.
L s P ~41 BOARS BY CLANSMAN’S IM-
AGE and llig Defender, that are

extra good. Bred gilts all sold
H.

o. SWARTZ. Schooicr'an, Michigan.

IG TYPE POLANDS. AM OFFERING TWO
good growthy fall zilts, from best sow in our
herd.

W. CALDWELL & SON, Springport, Mich.

m wow-mmmmumsumo:ruin—«ammmwruwnmemyemMimmm W‘mwuzm “mums-KW;
- . . , 4, , . 1 . - p . ,. . 1 , , . . 1 . 1 . . i

run

A. OFFERING eon: HIGH cum

SPRING DU‘IIOO DOARS '

et able prices . A few nits bud for Sop-
hln er {arrow st bargain prices.
TAYLOR
Milan. Mich.

 

EADOWVIEW FARM REG. JERSEY HOGS.
Booking orders for spri

J. E. MORRI8& SON, ns’m‘mlnaton. Mich.

 

R SALE—REG. DUROO-JERCEY IPRING
Rllts bred to Rambler of Senumo let. The
boar that aired our winners at Michigan State
Fair and Nations] Swine Show.
F. HEIMS In SON
Davlson. Mich.

oAKLAIIDS piiiiiiiEii GHIEF
lierd Boar—Reference only—No. 129219

1919 Chicago International
4th Prize .Ir. Yearling

 

 

BOOKING ORDERS FALL PIGS AT ‘25
BLANK A POTTER
Potterviile. Mich.
ALL SOLD.

DUROCS—SOWS AND GILTS
Have a few choice fall hours at reasonable price.
c L. POWER. Jerome. Mich.

 

OR SALE—DUROC FALL GILTS. WE ARE

booking orders for choice spring piss. $15. 8
to 10 weeks old. Mi h
c .

JESSE BLISS & SON. Henderson.

 

OR SALE: OR! DUROC BOAR FROM
Brookvvater breeding stock. Choice spring pin.
JOHN CRONENWETT. Carleton. Mich.

 

uroc sows ano gliu red to Wait's King .294.

who has sired more prize winning pill at the
state fair: in the last 2 years then sny other Du<
roc boar. Newton Barnhart. St. Johns. Mich.

 

urocs. Hill Crest Farms. lred and open saw:
and gills. Bears and spring pigs. 100 head.
Farm 4 miles straight S. of Middleton, Mich..
Grstiot 00. Newton & Blsnk, Perrinton. Mich.

 

E OFFER A FEW WELL-BIRD SELECT-
ed spring Duroc Boats. also bred sows ud

 

 

 

BIG TYPE P. C. BRED SOWS ALL SOLD.
(‘losing out a few choice boars at a bargain
also some extra good [all pigs, either sex. From

growth) st0(k
BARN ES &

L. W.
BIG TYPE POLAND

China liwer 1'11. 1dv for snrii . S f,‘1.(i()
JOHN C. BUTLER. Portland Mich.

SON. Byron. Mich.

 

 

 

   

G1; 1lts in season. Cello
Mich.

rwrite
McNAUOHTON & FORDYOE. It. Louis.

 

 

o_. I. 0.

OR SALE——-O. I. C. AND CHESTER WHITE
_ Swine. 'l‘wo good tried sows due to furrow
in August. Choice March pigs ready for ship-
inenl, some exrelient boar prospects. Prominent
l)l<10dli11»19,l’rince liil.r lloue Schoolmaster ﬁnd
i‘immpion Giant predominate. Get my 13110638
11 ~li11r1 lniving.lle(~i1rded flee.

A Mich.

RE V. DORMAN. Snover,

 

o I 698 LAST FALL SERVICE BOARS. 12
last fall giits. bred for next full for-

row and this spring pigs nott‘ akin. Citizens
phone. :12 mile west of depo
OTTO B. SOHULZE, Nashvllle, Mich.

 

O. I. C.

GILTS BRED FOR ,SPRING FARROW
and one Shorthorn bull calf eight months
Milking strain, pail fed.

F. C. BURGESS. Mason. R 8, Mich.

old.

 

O. I. C. SWINE—MY HERD CONTAINS THE
bi iod lines of the most noted herd. Can furnish

'nrcnrcsn nusrnns's PARKER

W

 

GILTS ALL SOLD.
in at e bersein.
M 4. St. Johns. Mich.

AMPBHIRE DRED
Spring. and fall boar
JOHN W. SNYDER.

 

An Opportunity To Buy
Hampshires Right

We are offering some good sows and tilts. bred
for March and April ferrowinc. Also a few
choice tall pin. either sex. Write or coll

GUS THOMAS, New Lothrop. Mich.

.
1Q
in.

OR SHROPSHIRE szs BRED TO LAllI
in March. write or call on
ARMSTRONG BROS.. R 3. Fowleryillo. Mich.

 

 

 

 

ERINO RAMS FOR SALE. GOOD BIG-
‘oined. heavy shearer;
HOUSEMAN BROS, R 41. Albion. Mich.

 

A FEW EXTRA FINE SHROPSHIRE AND
Hsmpshire Yesrhns Ewes for $25 each. These

are extra nice.
J. M. WILLIAMS
North Adams. Michigan

HAMPSHIRE SHEEP

A few good yearling rams end some run
lambs left to offer. 25 ewes all ages for Isle

 

for fall delivery. Everything guaranteed as
represented.
CLARKE U. HAIRE. West Branch. Mich.

 

BETTER BREEDING STOOK

For the best in Shropshire and Humpshire runs
write or visit

KOPE-KON FARMS. S. L. Wino. Prop.
Goldwater. Mich.
See our exhibit at the Ohio and Michigan

State Fairs.

 

 

HOMES

I
ORn SALE OR TRADE FOR ANYTHING I
use. Registered Percheron Stud. 3 years
oldfa sbsolutely right in every way. A high class
colt. I have no use for him
J HN c. BUTLER. Portland. Mich.

1 PET STOCK 1.

FOR SALE, FLEMISH GIAN‘I‘ RABBITS. DOES.
breeding age, $6. Three months old peir, 85.
Registered does 812 esch. Stock pedineed. Qual<
ty zusrsnteed.

E. HIMEBAUGH. Goldwater. Mich.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OR SALE CHEAP. FLEMISI-l GIANTS AND
New Zeuiand Rods. All stock pedigreed. \Vrite
your wants. Satisfaction guaranteed.

 

you stark at “live and let live” prices. -
A. J GORDEN. Dorr. Mich.. n s. F' J' ST'NG' 3m" MM“
C.’ s. SERVHICE BOARS, SPRING PIGS

. I.
o 1i l‘irmer's prii~

CLOVER LEAF STOCK FARM. Monroe. Mich.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

.T. P. C. A FEW TOP GILTS BRED T0
Highland (Tililll, the 3mm hm. Others bred AQ'NAW “AH-EV "ER” 0F PM“ wm
to xiii-v1..- I‘urfm‘liun, \Veigiit, 700 111 18 months. .’”"‘~’ 0 1- ‘ C- Jim "."d Fm PM ‘1‘“?
JOHN D. VJILEY, Schoolcraft. Mich. priced reasonable. John Gibson. F‘oster, Mich.
C} 1 GI. ’HI
T. P. C. DOES YOUR NERVE SAY BUY TESTI { “ TES ’
Who-Jeszo \f'olw _\'1~~1 1111 .11 1111 :1 11ml Oil". i":ill ONE
:71 .2 .o rif111:.~11:ii11g in 11. $1.“. 11) $2”). ’l‘wo FOR JUNE FARROW.
.1 ‘1“ pi. bred to lion's: Block l'rice BBED GILT sun-iv.» 11.11” 9 mos. old. ﬁlm
- . young plus. \Vrilo me your wants. Prices rlght.
F T HART St. Louis. Mich. RALPH COSENS. R 1. Levering. Mich.
EONDRD’S BIG TYPE P. C. BOAR PIGS .
nt ”in: 1:11:11, iv in lilit1ii.i‘h:1inpiou herd BERKbIIIltES
$2.; vvt‘ 111:1ligri1o‘, S'ltl‘ifllf‘LlOll guaranteed. l'l‘lll
01 write 1. 1.. l.l-.().\Alll), R 3 St Louis. Mich. BERKQI'IBES ARE QUALITY H008.
' 1- ‘— ‘- \Vi-ar-d pics of the "3?!
l Am oneilng Large Type Poland China Bows. b": ”’th l"""‘]"’ ‘1'" b"‘“’:.i“ "”5 specialty. W.
1 . 1 1: .. 11. I. Bliiii'ilil on o Ili’l‘F" nr naming stir ng.
1.1111...” ’1“ in," '9' “if “3““ l’ "”C“ ‘1" ARIA A, wuvrn Che-amino. Mlch..
CLYDF FISHER n 3. St. Louis, Mich. 'F YOU WANT 50'“ ””GHTV “"E
Bic TYPE POL/mo CHINA BRED GILTS BERKSHIBES
said. Some extra good fall pigs of both sex lilacs .viur order Mﬂ‘v' 1"1r mus either)“ 6 to
for sale. \Vrite for breeding and price. - 4‘" '1'1"’L’l_i1“1 “H, “ML. llairlsivl'rcd and delivered any
MOSE BROTHERS, St. Charles. Mich. Wave in Mich. for $15, or :1 large bred sow st
$4 sso have an expupiionally One 400 lb.
hour for sale at $40. “1- is a dandy and any-
BIG TYPE P. body in the market for him should not pass this
WALNUT Al I EYC One gm for up. You will be mighty well pleased as he is
sale with pig by a good one.
the (hand (‘ihnnnion hour of Detroit 1,920 due 0. H. WHITNEY, Merrill, Mich.
liiay 8th. lj‘irst check for $75 takes her. ‘
is right so is the price
A. II). I GREGORY
on a. Mich.
,.._ WHAT ARE YOU III THE MARKET FOR ?
DUIiOCS Every reader of M. B.

 

BUY GOOD HOGS HOW

from one of the largest herds of registered Durocs
in the state. Upen full gilts at $135. Bows and
grills bred for summer and fall furrow. l'ooking
orders for sprin-bv pigs. \Viil accept a few sows
m be b11111] lo soul sons of Great Orion Sensation
and Duration. \Vriie or visit us.

Mlchlgana Farm, Pavilion. Mich., Kalamazoo Co.

 

OR SALE—FINE MARCH AND APRIL PIGS
ﬁlled by (limiwln Col. 188995. \Vl‘lte 118
your w:..1nls
Gladwin.

HARLEY FOOR 8: SONS, R 1. Mich.

 

Duroo Jersey Bred Stock all Sold. Orders taken
fm wentling pins. 000 pound herd boar.
J08 8.

SCHUELLElR. Weidman, Mich

 

UROO JERSEY BOARS. loan of the large,
heavy-boned type. st reasonable prices Write.
or better, come and see.
F. J. DRODT. R 1. Monroe. Mich.

 

PEACH HILL FARM
oﬂers tried sows and zilts bred to or sired by

 

Peach H111 Orion King 152489. Satisfaction
mrsnteed. Come look 'em over.
Also s few open zil.ts
INWOOD BR08.. Romeo, Mich.

 

 

 

 

 

COLLIE PUPPIES

 

EWALT’S SIR HECTOR
A. K». C. No. 244685

 

Service Fee $16.00

Write Dr. W Austin Ewait Mt. Clemens.
Michigan, for those beautiful. pedigreed sable
and white Collie Puppies. bred from farm
trained stock that are natural heel drivers
with plenty of (Tit. I also have a few Aire-
dale terrier and Shepherd puppies. A11 gtwk
guaranteed.

 

 

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spring.

on your part.

F. will be in need of one or more of
.Check below the Items you are interested in.
manufacturers to send you their literature and lowest

USE THIS OOUPOII !

the following Items this
mail It to us and we will ask dependnhlr
prices free and without any obligation

 

Delry Feed

Automobiles

Auto Tires Dynamite
Auto Supplies Ensilaqe Cutter
Auto Insurance Fanning Mill

Bee Supplies Fertilizer
Berry Baskets Fur Buyers,
Buildlnq Supplies Farm
Bicycles Ford ALttachmente
Binder Twine Furniture
Bar-n Equipment Feed Cutter
Bean Thresher Furnace
Chemical Closets Gas Engine
Cultivator Guns

Cream operator Grain Drill
Carriage Horse Collars
Corn Panter Harrows
Clothing—Men's Harvesters
Clothing—Women's Hay Rakes
Concrete Mixer Hay Presses
Drain Tile Hog Oliers

Name

Address ..

 

 

(Write on margin below anything you are

.R. F. D.

THE MICHIGAN BUSINESS FARMER. Buyere’ Bureau.

Shoes
Stoves
Stump Puller
Seeds

Hog Feeders
Incubators

Lumber
Lighting Plants

Lightning Rods Sprayers
Limestone. Pulverized Silo

Manure Spreader Spray Materials
Motorcycles Tanners
Milking Machine Thresher
Mantel Lamp Truck

Nursery Stock Tractor

Tank Heaters
Veterinary Remedies

Oils and Lubricants
Poultry Supplies

Pumps Wagons

Paint Water System
Flows Washing Machine
Potato Machinery Windmll

Roofing Wire Fencing
Sawing Machinery Wool Buyers
Stock

Interested in not listed above.)

..n..eeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeee-e..1

. State

.neeeeeee---..¢..

Mt. Oomons. Michigan. E

 

 

  

 
 

A ' hym'1921

FARMERS OF MICHIGAN STRONG-
LY FAVOR AN INCOME
TAX LAW
(Continued from We 3)

I believe every one should help sup-
port the state and nation. For this
year 25 per cent higher than last;
last year 30 per cent higher than the
year before, caused by public im-
provements, I believe public im-
provements should cease until labor
conditions are adjusted to suit the
times. Cause of increase in taxes is

r

ertmvangance and lack of fore-
sight.”——S. M., Berrien County,
Michigan.

Taxation Should be Equalized

“In regard to taxes I would like
to see equal distribution in some
form. The wealthy are investing in
non-taxable bonds and leave the lit-
tle man the expenses to pay. Four
years ago I bought 40 acres of land
to farm. I still live in the same old
shanty and use the same old sheds
for my horses and cows. And they
have raised $440 more valuation on
the place and I still have a trail to
use to et to improved roads. The
farmers, hey claim are getting rich.
If they were I would not be working
out one half of the time at my old
trade of carpentering to help meet
expenses. But have hope of seeing
things better in near future for the
farmers. I have taken your paper
about four months and like it ﬁne.
Send along your petitions and I will
do the best of my ability to circulate

them to reduce taxation.”—-F. L.
N., Wexford County.
(Additional letters will be pub<

1723th in later issues)

 

FARM LEADERS DECLARE SELV-
ES ON DETROIT BOARD OF
COMMERCE PLAN
(Continued from page 2)
more of a dealer and hucksters ex-
change than a clearing house for
producers. He also declared that
the congestion on those markets is
so great as to practically bar new—

comers.
t t O

Harry Rackham, a. fruit grower of
Wayne county, pointed out the great
loss of time and energy which is
forced upon the farmer by present
marketing conditions in the city. He
told how it is necessary for a pro-
ducer to start for market late the
day before or get up in the middle
of the night if he is to arrive on the
market in time to meet the larger
buyers and that the day .is practical-
ly gone before he is home again. He
pointed out how on a bad day, due
to rainy or other conditions, when
demand slackens in the city, many
farmers are forced to sacriﬁce their
loads at virtually any price that may
be offered inasmuch as they can’t
afford to haul back to the farms the
loads brought to the city.

it t it
R. G. Potts, president of the Ma—
cornb county farm bureau, B. A.
Holden, president of the Oakland

County Farm Bureau and O. E.
Loveland, an officer of the Washte-
naw County Farm Bureau, all said
that if the agricultural division
started operations along this line it
would be headed right and that
While they were not fruit growers or
market gardeners they saw that
when the problem of those interests
was on the way to solution the
foundation would be laid for the
tackling of other food distribution
puzzles.
it t t \

George Raviler, manager of the
Lapeer County Farm Bureau, form-
erly a producer at Plymouth in
Wayne County, declared that one of
the problems the farmer and the
city people should investigate is the
wide spread between the price the
farmer gets for his produce on the
Detroit markets and the price that
those products are ﬁnally bought for
by the consumers. He declared that
the grocerymen of Detroit who once
were the largest buyers on the De—
troit market have gradually for-

saken it because of the congestion

and the loss of much time from'. their
stores in getting to the market and
back to their places of business. Mr.
Raviler believed that some method
must be worked out whereby the
producer and the grocerymen can
get closer together and eliminate

 

 

 

 

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lﬂay 28,1921‘

THE MICHIGAN BUSINESS FARMER

e

(8573 15

 

 

Advertisements Inserted under this

 

heading at 80 cents per line, per issue.
I and quote rates by return mnlL Addrers The Michigan Business Farmer, Adv. Dep’t,

Special rates for 13 times or longer.

POULTRY BREEDERS’ DIRECTORY

Write out what you have to offer and

Mt, Ciernens, Michigan. 1

 

 

 

 

send It In. We will put it in type, send proo .
HEPPARD s FAMOUS—WEST Auconns. CHICKS CHICKS
POULTRY Contain blood world champion layer. Trio: CIHCIIS

 

ID CHICKS

“HOMESTEAD FARMS

If you are a fanner

multryman. you will be in1

torested in the Michigan bred

PURE BROED PRACTICAL
ULTRY

 
 

A stock of demonstrated value
for practical poultry people
stock bred under the plan of
the Michigan Aqri 11111111111 (‘0‘
'r1ge and distributed at {1111

0111105.
2.000 EIGHT WEEKS PULLETS

Leghorns, Anconas and 16 other breeds. Shel
we send you our 64- -p11ge descriptive Catalog?
Chicks delivered parcel post prepaid.

8 ATE FARMS ASSOCIATION

Desk 2. Kalamazoo. Michiqan

 

MUD- WAY- AUSH- KA FARM
939“ young stock and a few mature breeders in
White Chinese Geese. White Runner Ducks and
White Wya11dottes.Aiso O. I. 0.391101 giltl.
\Vrite today for prices on what" you need.

KE C. MILLER. Dryden. Mleh.

ORPINGTONS AND LEGHORNS

Two great breeds for proﬁt. Write today {or
free catalogue of hatching egsl. baby chick! lld
breeding stock
CY YCLE HATOHER COMPANV,14O PhiIe lid].

Elmira. N. Y.

 

 

UALITY CHICKS. BLACK MINORGA, LIGHT
Brahma. 25c each. Barred Bock. R. I. Red
18 cents ea ch.

 

   
  
   
    

   

TYRONE POULTRY FARM. Fenton. Mich.
DUFF. BARRED. COLUMBIAN.

_ - Partridge. Silver Penciled. Wh in

“7:6 Rocks. Anconas. White Wyendottes

.... Rouen Ducks. S2 setting. poetpald.
'EP_;s Catalog 212.

”Area‘s-c SHERIDAN rounnv vsnos
Sheridan. R 6. Mich.

 

 

WYANDOTTE

 

SILVER LAOED GOLDEN AND WHITE WY-
andottee. Eggs $2. 50 per 15: S4. 50 for 30
BROWNING. R 2. Portland. Mich.

Baby Chicks and Hatching Eggs

Martin strain White Wyandottes. Grand utility
and exhibition matings. Winners st W. Mich
Poultry Show at Muskegon Chix sold to May
15th. Order now. June chix at reduced prices.
Send for price list. ’

C. W. HEIMBACH. Big Rapids, Mich.

 

 

LEGHORNB

 

RABOWSKE'S S. 0. WHITE LEGHORNS—
Stock. hatching eggs, chicks for sale.
LEO GRABOWSKE. R 4. Merrill. Mich.

 

PLYMOUTH ROCKS

 

 

JOHN'S BIG BEAUTIFUL BARRED ROCKS
are hen hatched. develop quick good layers 30
egg! 33 50:50 S5. 00 Circulars,

h toe.
p 0 JOHN NORTHON. Clare. Mich.

postage paid.

UALITY BARRED ROCKS, THOMPSON’S

 

Ringlets. top crossed by M. A. C. cocks. Early
maturing. heavy luyers. Vigorous range bred
stock. nothing better. Eggs 15. $1.50; 30
$2.75: 50 $4. 00: 100 $7. 50. Postpaid. guer-
anteed.

M. J. a R. A. WILSON. R 2. Kingsley. Mich.

ARRED ROCK CHICKS—100 per cent safe

delivery. Prices reduced. Write for circu-
lar. H. II. PIERCE. Jerome. Michigan.

 

ARRED ROCK EGGS OF A LAYING STRAIN,
large well barred. Pens headed with pedigreed
males. 31. 75 per 15; $4. 50 per 45.
N. AYERS & SON. Sliverwood. Mich.

 

 

RHODE ISLAND REDS

 

HITTAKER’S R. I. REDS. BOTH COMBS.

 

Michigan's greatest color and egg strain.
(‘HICKS. grade ”’A.’ $25 per 100. Grade "B"
$16 per 100. Broilers. $10 per 100. EGGS.
$12 50 and $8 per 100 $4. 50 and $3. 25 Del
30. Charges prepaid. Catalog free.

lntﬂ'lakes Farr“. Box 0,. Lawrence, Mich.

ARGE. VIGOROUS, SINGLE COMB RED

cockereis S3. 00 and $5 00

sc.h

W. 8. HUBER. Giadwin. Mich.
08E COMB R. I. RED EGGS FOR HATCH-
mg Orders booked now for cockerels and pui-

iets for fall deliv

MR8. ALBERT IIARWOOD. R4. Charlevolx. Mich

$3 for 30 Special 100

310. E a“ 2 fr 1"
u 8 o o Fowler. Mich.

rates. ERMAN POHL.

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BABY CHICKS

 

 

BABY CHICKS

350,000 for 1921
Our 17th season. Chicks sent
prepaid. Safe delivery guaran-
teed. Leghorns, Rocks, Reds. An-
conas, Wyandottes, Minorcas,
Utility and Exhibiting quality at
very reasonable prices. Catalog
and price list free. -
20th Century Hatchery, Box 5
New Washington. Ohio

SHIPPED SAFELY EVERY-
GHIGK where by mail. White Leg-
, Anconas and Rocks. The

horns

 

 

great egg machines. Guaranteed full count,
strong, sturdy chicks 011 arrival. 13 years re—
liable dealings. Price $10 per 100 up Vasi-

usble catalog

11111111111 HATCHEBY
R. 7, Holland. Mich.

 

BABY CHICKS

HIGH STANDARD
UALITY
BRED RIGHT
HATCHED RIGHT
Shipped direct ufromd our
hatchery to
BIG STRONG.o “111.1111?ng
fellows hatched from eggs
of good laying strains. and
under rur uvn surervision.
Nine leading varieties to
select from:

Barred Rocks R. 0. Rhode Island Reds
White Rocks 8. (1 Rhode Island Reds
White Wysndottes White Leghorn:
Golden Wyandotteo Brown Leghorns
Anconu Mixed

TRIAL CONVINCES
Prices reasonable. Write for FREE CATALOG.
NEW WASHINGTON HATCHERY_ Dept. B
New Washington. Ohio

BABY CHICKS AT

_ nrnucrn PRICES

S. C. White &.
Brown Leghorns,
$11.50 per 100;
Anconas, $12.50
per 100. Sent by
parcel post pre—
paid. . Order di-
rect from this ad.
or send for cata-
special prices on 1,000

 

 

 

W1Lli
Safe arrival guaranteed.
WYNGARDEN HATCHERY
Box B, Zeeland, Mich.

105111;
lots.

 

W. A. DOWHS’ HATCHEHY

HOME OF 1.000 'WHITE LEGHORN BREED-
ERS. BARRON STRAIN

We are oﬂering 5,000 chicks hatched June
6. 13 and 20 at 14¢ each; 500 chicks May 23
at 15c each.

Experienced poultry raisers know June as an
excellent month to hatch Leghorns. This is es—
pecially true of our vigorous rapidly maturity
strain uhich begin to lay in ﬁve months.

June chicks do not go thru that severe winter
moult and are laying strong when eggs are at
top prices .lune chicks will positively start lay-
ing in November and continue 1111 winter it fed
and rsscd according to our directions.

Our 5 pullets at M. A. C. egg—laying contest
have laid 546 eggs. ﬁrst 6 months of the test,
and are third highest pen in the state at present
time. One pullet laid 131 eggs in 181 days.

Remember. we guarantee satisfaction.

W. A. DOWNS

Washington, R. F. D. No. 1, Mich.

ﬁner cmcrggﬂf

 

 

The J. B. FARMS HATCHERY
S. C. White Leghorn Chicks. Best se-
lected stock; large, with capacity for eggs,
which they DO lay. Only THE BEST
grade. Write for terms.
LORING AND MARTIN COMPANY
East Ssugatuck, Mich.

 

 

 

LANGSHAN

 

DR. SIMPSON'S LANGSHANB OF QUALITY
Bred for type and color since 1912. Winter
hying strain of both Black and White. Have
some eockerels {or sale. Eggs 11) season.
CHAS. W. SIMPSON

 

 

 

Webbervilie. Mich.
ORPINGTONS
OBPINGTON COOKERELI AND PULLETI

for sale. Bud. White.
Black Cookerels at $7. 88. and 810.1’ullete at
$3 and $5.11» yearling hens 83 and $4.

mmhins out. $13 per settlns 15.
eneeowoxe 91108.. n e. Merrill. Mich.

 

 

 

ANCONAS
s . MOTTLED ANCONAs. SHEPPARD
s strain. lxceilent layers. Suits ‘51 .311 per 15.
MRS. GILBERT BROWN. Wheeler. Mich.

 

BABY CHICKS

Price list—Prepaid to You—Purebred Stock.
26 50 10 n

 
  

Vi'hite Leghorns . . . . . . . .
Buff Lezhorns . . “53 1i? 3665;31:1‘2 .88
Brown Leghorn: 8.75 6. 50 12 00
Black Leghorns . . 5,00 9. 50 IR 00
ilnrred Rocks . . 4.25 R 00 ‘1 5 00
bite R ocks . . 4.25 8.00 15 00
mm Rocks .. . . 5.00 0.50 19.00
White Ornimrtonl 6.50 10.50 20 00
liuil’ Orpimztons . 5.00 9.50 18.00
White VVysndottes . . 4.25 8.00 1 5.00
S. L. Wyandottea . . . 5.50 .1050 20.00
S. C. and R. C. Reds . . . 4.00 7.50 14.00
S. C. Black Mirrored! 4.75 9.00 17.00
Anco cosna .............. 4.25 8.00 15.00
Buck Langshnus ....... 5.50 10.50 20. 00
Mixed ............... .25 6. 00 1 1. 00
Start the season right with chicks that can

be depended upon to ’produce proﬁtable egg pro—
ducing hens. Farm at Hudson. Ohio. Mail orders
0

J. KREJCI
2165 E. 86th St., Cleveland, 0.

REDUCED PRICES

S 0. English White
Leghorns
Anconas

110

each

All chicks from pure— —bred, meted and cullcd
wcek and can ﬁll any size order from 25 to 5, 000
We guarantee complete satisfaction. All

ORDER TODAY!
SUPERIOR POULTRY FARMS & HATCHERY '

save time.

S. C. American White
Leghorns

Brown Leghorns 1 1;
egg producers “e have s hatc1 are
chicks. Ordcr direct from this ad. and
chicks shipped prepaid to your door

ZEELAND, MICHIGAN

1 0c
each

BOX J.

SPECIAL REDUCED PRICES

S. C. White L89.

 

Order direct from this ad.

Anconas
Give a trial order and you will always come back for more.
and save delay.

1311131{ (IIIICIBIS

Owing to the fact that Eggs have made a big decline we are passing this to Y0“-
Barred Rocks

E. Crpingtons >18C

Whit R k ,1 1. 113

S. C. Brown Leg- 100 s. .83. 011.30. Red: 136 ‘23]... :rpwiiaoorcas Each
W. Wyandottes c

s. c. Buff Leg. EaCh EaCh 11111;. 0dds-Ends—‘100

Get our big chick oﬁer.
Circular free.

WOLF HATCHING & BREEDING CO..

DEPARTMENT B. F.

BAIY CHICKS

HATCHYNG EGGS. BARRED

Rocks; Norman strain. trap-
nested, bred to lay. Expertly tested {or many
generations. Large illustrated catalogue 25c.

Stamps for circular.
NORMAN POULTRY PLANT, Chstsworih. Ill.

EXTRA CCCD CHICKS

riow on more eggs next winter. J1me
hatched chicks lay when eggs are high. Eng.
Winte Icghorns. 811—100; Brown Leghorns
$11—«100: Anconas, 312—100. Postpaid any—
where. (lataiog free.

MONARCH POULTRY FARMS & HATCHERY
Zeeland, Mich.

 

Plan

 

 

 

Chicks with the ‘Pep

 

 

Price: Reduced
Our bred to lay and ex—
'i1ibition chicks will. pay
you. For MAY and
JUNE Broilers. 100:
lmghorns. l 2 c; Rocks.
Reds, 15c; Anconas. Black
Minorcss. White Wyandottes. 16c; SilvenWy-
andottes and Orpingtons.1 c. Safe delivery.
Full counth LIPRPPAII). Free Catalogue.
GATE CHICK HATCHERY
Hoi sate. Ohio
If chix and eggs are 1 s 1
DANGER not shipped right. Ch" ‘ "‘ ”D

100.000 best blooded chicks ever produced. Ai-

 

wsys 2.000 on hand 5 to 15 days old. ‘20 vari-
eties. Hatching eggs. Ducklings. Catalog. Early
booking avoids disappointment.
E KMAN HATCHER Y
26 E. Lyon 81.. Grand Rapids. Mich.
KNAPP’S
“HLGRADE”
CHICKS

38 years building up

laying strains—begin
where we leave off.
Day old chicks from

12 leading varieties?-
Safe delivery guaranteed ”
BY PREPAID PARCEL 1051‘
Send for prices and go ct early de-
livery.
Knapp’s “Hi-Grade" l'oultry
Herbert H. Knapp. l’r-op. .
Box B F Shelby. Ohio

Farm

 

BABY cH1x .

White Leghorns. English Slram

for June at $10 per 100; $5.50 for

50; $3 for 25. These are all chix
from our own flock.

M. BRANDT, 7111111111111,

CHICKS!
PRICES SMAS ill?!)

Send at once for information.

Do not buy until you know our
prices.

Five varieties.

Parcel post prepaid.

97 per cent alive upon arrival.

CITY LIMITS HATCHERY
Route 5, Box 11
Holland, Michigan

Mich.

 

quality chicks.

 

INGLE COMB BUFF LEG-HORN BABY
111110115. Good stronu ones from flock on free
-- r. W to for prices.
”like J. W. WEBSTER. Bath. Mich.

 

 

GIBSONBURG. OHIO

BABY cmx 12000 STANDARD QUALITY
e111ry Tuesday .11 redncli prices;
Mottlvd A1111on.15.11‘nﬁlish and Arnerlr'un W. Leg—
horns, Iirmvn 1.;011111r11s 11nd Barred Books; all
single 01111111; safe arrival guaranteed; catalog free.
Knoii‘s Hatchery. R 3. Holland, Mich.

CHICKS $10.00 PER 100

And Get Them at Once

 

Standard Bred S. C. White and Brown Leg-
horns, bred to lay for the past twelve years and
are now very good. You w_ll be well pleased

to have our stock on vour farm.

The quality of the chicks is of the
guarantee 100 per cent safe arrival,
post.

Write for (analogue or order direct from this
adv. and get the chicks at once.

\VOLVERINE HATCHERY
chland, It 2, lilichigatn

best. a nd

by {111 rcel

 

 

HATCHING EGGS

 

SILVER SPANGLED HAMBURG EGGS $1. 25

per setting. posturid Wonderful layers. Our

hens wun in laying contest 1'. 11111111.;111 State
Fair Detroit. 1912.

RIVERVIEW FARM, Vassar, R 2. Mich.

 

R. 1. RED HATCHING EGGS, THOMPKIN’S
Sil‘dlll $10 per 100; baby chicks, 25c each.
Wm. H. FROHM. New Baltimore. Mich

 

ATCHING EGGS FROM PURE BRED BAR-
1'ed Rocks. Fertility guaranteed. $1.50 per
1.7, *4 50 per 50 $11.00 per 1011.
MRS. GEO. WEAVER. Fife Lake. Mich.

 

ARRED ROCK EGGS FROM GREAT LAY-
»1 a \vi‘h >11V‘ ‘1‘11111 (111111111051

W. C. COFFMAN Fl 3 Benton Harbor,

H‘TC' IN GO
BARHED ROCKS l 11:11:; t3011(311;:strzisin.FFIJiiridi

Mich.

 

in the bi 1nd of 1‘11 rk s best pedigreed pens. $2
per 1.7. $6 per 50, $12 per 100. Prepaid by
parcel post in nonbrenknhle containers.

R. G. KIRBY. R 1 East Laminq, Mich.

 

. 0. BR. LEGHORN EGGS, $1.50 FOR 15.
i’ekin duck $1.50 for R W. i‘llinese goose
egg: 400 each. Mrs. Claudio Iletts, Ilillsdale. Mich.

 

NCONA EGGS FOR
parrd's. $2.00 15;
pri' lilil eggs. I'lvzi

MATCHING, SHEP-
,$.3'00' 30. Special rates
iryon, Jerome. Mich.

 

ARRED ROCK EGGS FOR HATCHING. BRED

 

 

.111 lay. S‘.i5 Dor 1:3~ $300 [111'10 Other
pnres on rev; 1.-st. Parr-oi post prone:
J M. Trowbrldge. R 4. Box 41. Gladwin. Mich
S C Black Mlnurcas, Northrup Strain. Eggs,
' 15 fcor $1. 75 ‘ 50 for $4.50; 100 for SHAH)
J. DEEDRICK, Vassar. M (:11.
HITE AFRICAN GUINEA EGGS, 15 FOR
\1-)() p \1111‘
MRS. MAGGIE ARNOLD. Coleman. Mich.

 

ATCHING EGGS FROM S. C. WHITE LEG-

horns, Barron strain. This pen is headed by
males mth records from 360——2T2 eggs and the
hens are 70 hens. Seiecind from ﬁve hundred

of my best layers.

$8.50 per hundred. my pm" I” “'50 p" 15 °'

Postpaid.
0. W. BEHNKE

G
Gladwln. Securd Route. Michigan

 

 

Commercial Poultry Raising
By H. A. ROBERTS

A thoroughly practical and complete rw.’

n1r11nce Work for all who are trying to raise
poultry for proﬁt.

572 pages. Over $3.300)'ill1ist1.11111n_~2. $1111
anywhere. postpaid '1.)((

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1550 Woodward Avenue
Detroit

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HAVE YOU LIMED YOUR LAND?

A New View Point on an Important Question

Our sale of limestone to Blichigan farmers this spring has been enormous—by far the largest in our history.

But still there are thousands of farmers who are not ,using‘ limestone—who have not even taken the trouble» to
even seriously consider the matter—who have not even sent for, or read, the booklet we are distributingiree 0n
the subject of limestone and its value.

If this is your case, what is the reason? Is it because you are classing limestone with'the hundreds of devices and
commodities of doubtful value which manufacturers are continually trying to force on the farmers?

This is not fair to yourselves or limestone. Limestone is not a patented product or a secret mixture controlled
by us. It is nature’s product and essential to plant life.

“-‘e believe this is the fair way to think about it. In the ﬁrst place, you ought to know deﬁnitely whether or not
your land needs limestone. 80% of Michigan land does. '

To ﬁnd this out, you ought to ﬁrst get our booklet, which will tell you all about limestone. Then either make a
few simple tests of your soil for yourself, or with the help of your county agent. Or send samples to us for
testing. We will do this without charge. Then if you ﬁnd your land is sour, the use of limestone is no longer
a question but a necessity. For most crops won’t do well in sour soil and there is no other known way of cor-
recting sour soil conditions except by the use of limestone.

We would like to have Michigan farmers feel that our interests are vastly different from those of a concern at-
tempting to sell a patented preparation. '

The Solvay Process Company have really performed a distinct service to the farmers of Michigan by utilizing its
immense facilities in preparing limestone in very ﬁnely pulversized form 'so that it is all available for plant use,
and still selling it at a price almost as cheap as sand. ' ,

We believe that, if the farmers who are not now using limestone will think about the question as we have out-
' lined it above, they will see that delaying the use of limestone is placing a handicap on their farms that they can
ill afford.

It is not too late yet to buy and use limestone as a top dressing on many crops, such as corn, beans, etc., and dc-
rive the great beneﬁts that will result this year. ’ ' ,

ARCADIUM SULPHATE OF AMMONIA

Increases orchard proﬁts by eliminating off-year bearing of apple trees—makes stronger fruit buds—his much

more economical than any other fertilizer—20.75% actual nitrogen content equivalent to 25.25% ammonia.

ARCADIUM SULPHATE OF AMMONIA AND U. S. POTASH
SOLD BY WING & EVANS, INC. WRITE FOR INFORMATION

   

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