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as a  ’ of Mustard seeds.-

Long ago it wvas written that faith, even
tho small as a ‘grain of mustard seed,
could remove mountains. _

'HennyFord, With unbounded conﬁdence,
*has'la‘bored :for more 'than twentyweam
rto mmove sthe mountain of difficulty
standing‘in the way of modern transpor-
“tation. He ‘has-soughtdlways to give the
_ world practical transportation at “low Cost.

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31th proved,   cisélﬂ 

A serviced élfor .~.so  little.

:It is because from forest .and <mine to
ﬁnished , product-there exists .‘a,- marvelous
; coordination; of. every phase of» manufac-
ture. From scores of Widely scattered
Ford-owned sources the :raw :materials
are ' brought : bysFor‘d. transportation: units
to Ford plants, .' moulded, machined ,. and
assembled into 7 cars, : trucks and : tractors.

At no time is the high quality o’fimanuy
‘facture or workmanship beyond the

supervision ofﬁthei builders. 

:i'by  ;~market Conditions, iFord

iproducts,.are :Ebuilt mnifomilysturdyand

dependable year. after year.

This unusual development of . industrial
-» economy delivers your Ford car, struck
or tractor at the lowest possible cost.

CARS - TRUCKS - IRACTORLS
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I

 _ Boy Wins

“ T is the best display of potatoes

that I have ever seen,” said F.

C. Gaylord, of Purdue Univers-
ity, judge of the exhibits at the Top
0’ Michigan Potato Showf held at
Gaylord, November 7th, 8th, and
9th, relative to the tuber entries at
the Gaylord show. In the opinion
of the Indiana potato expert, North-
eastern Michigan sees its most im—
portant proof as to the sucoess of
its ﬁrst All-Northeastern Michigan
rpotato show.

Undoubtedly, the headlight of the
tuber exhibit was the winning of
the grand sweepstake by a seven-
teen year old boy, Edward Domke,
Jr., of Ocqueoc in Presque Isle
County. , The youthful aspirant to
state .potato honors won the champ-
ionship of boys’ club work at the
Grand Rapids’ apple and potato
show in 1922 which included a
scholarship to the Michigan Agri-
cultural College. He is of a retir-
ing nature and radiates the sincerity
which characterises the progressive
farmers in the northern counties.
His heart and soul are in the better
potato work; e knows potatoes in-
timately. His goal is the know-
ledge which will enable him to raise
perfect tubers year after year' to
gain a state and national reputation
as a prize-winner in potato exhibi-
tions.

The boy's 32 potato display which

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won ﬁrst honors was an exhibit
which comprised perfect, clean,
typy, and uniform tubers. The

potatoes were probably more nearly
free from blemishes and minor im—
perfections than those in any other
single display. The popularity
which attended the decree of judge
Gaylord in awarding the boy’s_ ex-
hibit ﬁrst place attested to its fav—
orable acceptance by the potato
growers and visitors.

Professor Gaylord spoke of the
superiority of northern growu certi-
ﬁed seed at the opening program
sponsored by the Michigan Potato
producers’ association Thursday aft-
ernoon. He claimed that through
the use of Michigan seed it was pos-
sible to increase the yield per acre.
l 1 His statement, that good hardy seed
' had made it possible to extend the
‘ ‘ growing of tubers over a larger
, area in the Hoosier state, was ac-
| cepted by the northern potato grow-
J ers as proof of the quality of their
l product.

Potato \Varehouse Problems

At the same meeting, in an inter-

 esting discussion of potato ware—
house problems, Floyd E. Fogle, of

the farm mechanics department at

the Michigan Agricultural College,

stressed the importance of admit-

ting plenty of air to the potatoes,

, the air to be cooled in warm weath—
: er and warmed in cold weather by
proper ventilating processes, such as
ﬁu'es, intakes, and basement venti-
lating channels. Two successful
systems of potato warehouse venti-
lation were demonstrated. The
Ruthford system, aCCording to Mr.
Fogle, is a more complicated system
than the King plan inasmuch as the
former is constructed so as'to allow
for control of the incoming and out-
going air by dampers. He recom-

   
    
  

mended either system as being
adapted to northern potato stbrage
‘conditions.

  

J. E. Kotila, potato specialist at‘
the- Mlchigan Agricultural College,
Whose work on potato cultural
methods has excited national recogé
nitio’n, explained the physiological
reactions which take place} ‘whenﬁs
petite breaks down, or rots: Hoi ,
new? that practicallyﬂth’e? entire
.. nW of1.inciden‘t9“= where potatoes

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PotatoS‘h‘ow” Annual Event
By E. J. LEENHOUTS

previously by F. E. Fogle, inasmuch
as proper ventilation, according to
Professor Kotila, eliminates most of
the rotting caused by lack of air at
the right temperature. ‘

An inspiring talk of ﬁfteen min—
utes duration given by William C.
Hartman, Director of the Bureau of
Foods and Standards of the Michi—
gan State Department of Agricul-
ture, laid particular emphasis on
the necessity for the growers and
potato buyers cooperating with the
state agricultural department in en—
'forcing the new potato grades as
established and promulgated by the
department. He claimed that it was
absolutely essential for growers to
market graded tubers if the Michi-
gan product was to avoid .its pres-
ent day discrimination on the east—
ern and mid—western markets.

Advantages of the grading cam—
paign, which has been started by
the state agrieultural department,
were mentioned by Mr. Hartman as
reasons which proved, conclusively.
the value of potato grading. He de—
clared that it was immaterial
whether the consumers saw the ben-
eﬁt of the new plan or not, saying
that the grower was the country’s
ﬁrst charge; although he claimed
that»the results of the campaign
would take care of the consumer by
giving him a better grade product.

Sponsored 'Bunquot Meeting

The Top 0’ Michigan Potato
Show Association sponsored a ban~
quet meeting on the second day of
the show at the Knights of Pythias
hall which started at 6:30 and last-
ed until close to ten o’clock. It was
without a question, the binding
feature of the three days’ show.
Here the discussion of marketing
problems, growers’ problems. and
buyers’ problems was entered into
without formality. It was purely a
sociable gathering where business
difﬁculties were settled over a table
spread with a bounteous supply of
foods—chief among the vegetables
being the all—important potato.

Professor F. C. Gaylord. of Pur-
due University, H. C. Moore, of the
Michigan Agricultural College, Elm-
er Smith, of Gaylord, W. H. Hill, of
the New York Central Lines, T. F.
Marston, of the North Eastern
Michigan Development Bureau, R.
A. Turner, of the M. A. C., Robert
Wylie, of the Michigan Potato Grow-
ers’ Exchange, C. S. Bender, of A11—
drews Brothers, Detroit, and W. C.
Hartman, of the State Department
of Agriculture, were introduced by
F. J. Shipp, president of the Top 0’
Michigan Potato Show Association,
who acted as toast master at the
banquet

In the speech given by C. S. Bend-
er, who buys potatoes for the large
Detroit house of Andrews Bros, the
speaker declared that any buyer in
a large city was willing to' pay pre-
minum prices on fancy, graded tub—
ers, and that he was sure the av-
erage consumer was Willing to pay
the extra price if he could be as-
sured of good potatoes in return for
his money.

Entries Total 155

There were 155 entries at the
show, among which were a number
entered in either the Detroit Special,
the Consumers‘ Special, or the De-
troit ,News' Special classes. These
three special entry features created
a;  deal of interest in the sell-
ingoti ,S‘i‘ﬁded potatoes-Vein” they
were  rémé'seﬁting' ﬁeld coin-
D'Qtiﬂbn‘  that ﬂat? W13
tic‘n’. ~   was ms the
ﬁrst, second, or third prize was given

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the privilege of selling a certain
quantity of his potatoes, which must
conform to those he exhibited, in
Detroit markets, to the Detroit
Board of Commerce, business insti-
tutions and the‘Detroit News cafe-
teria at a premium price per bushel.
Crowley Milner & Company, Now—
comb—Endicott Co., and the Detroit
Board of Commerce offered $2.00 a
bushel; the Union News offered
$1.80; and, the Detroit News Cafe—
teria offered, as an inducement to
sponsor grading, a price of ﬁfty per
cent above the prevailing market
price, which totals eighty cents.

The attendance at the show was
estimated as being from 1,500 to
2,000. Over three hundred attend—
ed the lectures given on the Second
afternoon of the fair in the large
auditorium. Visitors were passing
through the building in a steady
ﬂow during the three days. Those
who had exhibits of the Michigan
Agricultural College, the state de—
partment of agriculture, Armour &
Company, and the American Chem-
ical Company in charge said that the
attendance was much greater than
had been expected. All booth ox—
hibitor spoke of the interest which
the spectators manisfested, in the
exhibits prepared by them and
claimed that the ﬁrst Northeastern
Michigan potato show had proved it-
self as being worthy to be ranked
among the top—notchers in the
coun'try.

(h'cdit Duo Agcnt Lytlc

A. C. Lytle, county agent of Ot—
sego county, to whom, possibly,
more credit is due for tho successful

tuber show than {my other single
individual, expressed his sincerest
thanks at the banquet meeting

Thursday night to the sponsors and

co—opcrators who had helped with
the financing, publicity. and judg-

ing of the Top 0’ Michigan Potato
Show.

He publicly thanked the supcrvis«
ors of the potato growing counties
who had voted an appropriation for
the show, the Michigan (‘cutrol
Railroad, the State l')opartincnt()f
Agriculture, the Noriheustcrn Mich—
igan Development Bureau. tho Mich-
igan Potato Growers’ Exchungc. and
the various companies and tho Mich—
igan Agricultural College, who had
booth exhibits, for helping the ﬁrst
Pinnacle City potato exhibit over the
trials and tribulations which go with
all new ventures. He expressed a
desire that the show be made a per—
manent institution in Northeastern
Michigan, saying that it was abso-
lutely essential to the territory
which ranked the lowly spud as one
of its staple crops.

The concensus of opinion is that
the Top 0’ Michigan Potato Show
achieved its three—fold purpose, i. e.,
ﬁrst, the education of the growers
as to types, Vi“'ie\lles, and quality
demanded by lb. ‘Ill‘lﬂ‘t; the proper
method of gradiz, , :md care: the re—
sults of proper cultivation and fertil—
ization; secondly, that of developing
a medium for securing publicity for
Northeastern Michigan and thust
attracting the attention and inter-
est of the buyer and consumer to
this area and its product; thirdly,
that of developing a medium for di—
rect sales contract between the buy—
er an dgrower of table stock and
certiﬁed seed potatoes.

Some excellent critics go further
and say" that the Northeastern Mich-
igan Potato Show, in reality, went
beyond its previously outlined scope
and‘exeeedéd; a's far as beneﬁts are
concerned}. the ' hopés ’ of“ its most en-
thusiastic backers. It was, un-

 ford Potato Show

Highest Award Won by Seventeen Year‘OldBligh-Directors‘Pian to Make “Top 0’ Michigan

doubtodly, the greatest contribution

which Northeastern Michigan has
made towards the education of its
potato growers, and the greatest

single factor in the annals of north-
ern Michigan agriculture making
for more efﬁcient production and the
attendant rural prosperity.

“It is the sincerest statemcnt,”
said F. .l. Shipp, prominent north-
ern Michigan business man and
President of the Top 0’ Michigan
Potato Show, “which I can make
when I say that the Top 0’ Michigan
Potato Show has provod that it is
so invaluable to northern Michigan,
both as to its business and potato
intercsls, that it is essential to re~
tain it as a permanent institution in
Northeastern Michigan if our potato 1
growers are to be made to feel that
the consuming public and the potato
buyers are directly behind them in
their ﬁght for better prices as a re-
sult of delivering better products.”

Prize \Vinncrs

The winners in the several differ—
ent classcs as announced by the Top
0’ Michigan Potato Show Associa—
tion is as follows:

("lass_;\, Late Vuriciics

Russett llural —~ ﬁrst. Edward
llomlm, ()cducoc: second, \anter
lurlow, Sprzltl; third, Charles llcr-
rou. Alpona; fourth. Frank Rotter,
Alzmsou; fifth, .1. Fred lli‘udy, VVol—
ycrinc: sixth. ll‘runh \Vyrick, Alan-
soh; scycnlh (‘. (I. ﬁrmly, VVolver—

inc; cighlh, \Vlllizxn Shaun, \Volver—
inc.

W'hite Rurzll~m-l<‘irst, Morrell Fox,
Gaylord; second. Michael Smilowski.

Gaylord; third. lC. S. lrower, Ona—
wuy. “

Trish ('olllllcl'-~l<‘irst, John Mos—
Scr, \Vl‘ndm‘k,’ swond. R. C. Cnmp«
bcll. llcfhcrlon; third, John Allen,
llullbord Lukc; fourth, Steven llzlrf~
mun, Alpcnrl.

Any ollwr Vorioiy—~First, C. G.
llrudy, \\'ol\‘¢‘-rinc with llliss Tri—
umph: sumod. Nollie Fcldhauscr,
ll‘rcdcric, lu‘urly Northern; third,
\\'illwr llrozldlwut, Gaylord, thite
\\'omic}'.

('luss R

County l<3xl'1i}lils~vll‘irst, Otsego;
second. (‘llﬂlmylinlu third. Presque
lslc: fourth, Albcna; ﬁfth, Craw—
ford.

(‘luss C

(‘ci'lillcd Sccrl 77-100 pound lots—
First. Frank \Vyrick, Alanson; sec-
oud. .Incob \\’e~iss, Alanson; third,
(‘lmrlcs llcrrou. Alpcna; fourth, W.
lurlow, Milena: awards of merit,

ll. 1.. Molincnux. lVolvorine; Harold
llailcy. lzxylord; John Spreeman,
Vanderbilt: llurold Bonnett, Lever—

 

ing: lGrncst Pctfil‘or, laylord; Fred
Zi‘udy, ‘v'olveriuc.
Class D
(‘lub lxhibit First, Sunnyside

Potato Club, Cheboygan. -
Rural llussett—First, F. J. West-
er, Cheboygan; second, John A.
‘Vcstor, Cheboygau; third, Rudolph
Itedman, Cheboygan; fourth, Jack
McArthur. (,‘hcboygan.
White lural~~Flrst, J. A. W'ester,
Cheboygan.
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Detroit Special First, J. H. D.
Myers, Levering; second. Charles
Herron, Alpena; third, Ernest Pet~

tifor, Gaylord; fourth, George Coul—
tcs, Gaylord.

Class F
Detroit News Special—First, C.
Herron, Alpena; second, William
Feldhauser, Frederic.
J (llass G
Consumers’ Special—First, Chas."
H. Shaub, Elmira; second, Charles“

Herron, \Alpena; third, J. H. D.’
Myers, Levering; fourth, Valentine
Mankowski, Gaylord.
Sweepstakes
Best Peck in Show—Edw. Dom‘kef,‘
Ocqueoc.

  

      


 
  

   
 

, URING the year 1920 ten (lis—
tricts .of Hartland township,
3 Livingston County, that were
maintaining one room schools, vot-
v ,d to organize the Hartland Consol-
- idated Schools and locate the school
, I» plant at Hartland, Michigan, a vil-
" logo of about 100 inhabitants, situ—
ated about the center of the Consol-
dated district, where also was lo-
cated a building which with a small
’outlay could be made to house the
'ﬁrst six grades.

A new $65,000 building was erect-
,ed to house the upper six grades
which are divided into Junior and
.Senior High schools. The new
Zbuilding was completed in October.
".1921, and Hartland Consolidated
‘School was on its way, cheered 'by
‘many, kicked by a goodly number,
while many more said it just could-
n’t be done.

The ﬁrst year saw 272 enrolled in
school, with 15 tuitioners.

The school offers three courses,
College Preparatory, Agriculture,
and Home Economics or Household
Arts, all full four year courses.

The School is on the University
Accredited List, and also the Fed-
eral Smith-Hughes list.

School Tax Rate Triplcd

The year that the districts were
run under (‘onsolidated before. the
new building was done the school
tax rate for the year was $53.05. The
ﬁrst year. 1921, that we \vere in the
new building our school tax vas
$20.00 per $1000: last year, 1022,
the rate per $1000 was $22.00 llltl
that same rate will prevail this year
(1923).

With such a jump, from $0.05 to
$20.00 and $22.00 per $1,000 tax
payers to be shown——they were all
from Missouri. This $22.00 rate
takes care of all expenses, interest
onsbonds, retirement 01' bonds, etc.,
together with $4,000 state aid which
_ We receive. This year we shall re—
! ceive $500 federal aid and next year
$1,000 making a total of $5,600 fed—
eral and state aid.

Naturally where so much school
money was involvwl in place of so
small amount of the past years, a
program that would demonstrate to
the tax payers that the sums paid
for the new venture were real divi-
dend paying iiivestmcnts instead of
the burden which most prophesied
that would have to be established.
Consequently no one is allowed to
_ fool «away his or her time. Every boy
and girl is made to do his or her
work. They are not allowed to fall
down if mentally capable and in this
, district We find mighty few of the
', mentally weak.

Many boys and girls receiving
high school training now in our
-schools never would have entered a
_ high school as students had they not
been blessed with the establishment
of one at home. \Ve have a half doz—
en all the way from twenty to
twenty—three years of age who have
been in high school during the last

1m“? 99s

The Class in Economics getsthoth the farmers and their wives interested.

 

By W. D. WHITE

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er Can Go to School At Hartlan
Livingston County Consolidated SchOol Increases Its Value to Community by Maintaining Night
Classes in Soils and Economics for the Farmer and His Wife

Superintendent of Hartland Consolidated School

 

The Hartland Consolidated School at Hartland, Michigan.

two years and have entered again
this year.

Last year a man who has worked
at the carpenter trade for a number
of years came and asked to take
arithmetic with the 8th grade class
so as to enable him to ﬁgure bills of
lumber and make measuration calcu-
lations which he had never been
able to do. He also learned to ﬁt
his own saws, a problem which he
had never been able to solve before.

The manual training shop under
the very capable supervision of E.
A. ltewalt, trains the boys in carpen-
try, architectural design. both barn
and houses, mechanical drawing,
woodwork and cabinet making. The
24—foot cabinet shown in the agricul—
tu ‘al laboratory cut was made by the
boys in the manual training courses.
The boys are taught cement mixing
and cement form construction. W'ag—
on boxes, hay racks, self—feeders of
all kinds, whiffletrees, neck yokes,
and repair work of all kinds is done,
the only charge being for the mater—
ial if the school furnishes it. If the
farmer brings his material, the work
is done gratis. A charge of 35 cents
is made for ﬁling crosscut saws for
farmers.

loys do all carpenter and repair
Work about the school plant. They
are taught; the art of saw ﬁling and
tool fitting which is a part of the
manual training course.

Night School for Itarmers

Probably the one feature of the
consolidated school that has done
more to help the tax payer realize
an investment instead of a burden, is
the night school for the farmers and
their wives. Not to overdo the mat—
ter for the ﬁrst time last, year three
courses: arithmetic, economics and
soil chemistry were, offered for a
twelve weeks' course. There, were
43 farmers and wives enrolled. It
was not an experiment, it seemed
as if this work should be done, and
so worked out our problems togeth—
er. In the mathematics class We were
fortunate in securing the services of
Mr. Frank Dodds,_ a tax—payer farmer

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in the district also the father of two
girls, one in high school and one in
the grades. Not but a few years
ago Mr. Dodds was considered one of
the best teachers in' Livingston
This arithmetic class caught young
men 20 to 2'! years old who had left
school when in the early grades. The
mathematics of every day life is

.what the school tried to get across

to these young men.

The signiﬁcant thing in this arith-
metic class is the fact that we ﬁnd
a farmer who is capable and willing
to co-operate to make the school
function 100 per cent both night and
day. Many other farmers might be
named.

Study Marketing

The Economic Class stressed the
marketing, transportation, standard—
ization of farm products. The middle
man, cooperation, farm bureau, ag-
ricultu‘al ﬁnance, federal aid and
most interesting of all, the relation
of these subjects to each other.

The members of the Soils Chem—
istry class brought samples of soil
from the different parts of ﬁelds
which they were to plant in‘ the
spring to corn, potatoes, oats, barley,
alfalfa, clover, etc., to the laboratory,
and under the supervision of A. F.
Monroe. head of the agricultural de-
partment, analyzed the samples for
lime. and humus content. also text—
ure and plasticity of soil. After chem—
ical analysis of samples of soil each
farmer put several crocks of soil
onto the test racks and planted some
kind of grain or potatoes in each of
5 crocks. all crocks being planted to
the same kind of seed at the same
time. One crock is kept as a check
and another subjected to treatment
with lime only, another with lime
and manure, another with nitrate,
perhaps another with manure and
phosphate, and so on, until the soil
from a ﬁeld was treated with all com—
binations and barnyard manure and
commercial fertilizers. The class
watched the experiments and after
contents of crooks had grown for a
length of time contents of crops were

 

    

weighed on balances and conclusions
drawn. The farmers report that the
time spent in night classes is the
best investment they could have
made last winter and are asking for
more this winter.

The school maintains what is call-—
ed an exchange department. A large
bulletin board with “Wanted” and
“For Sale” columns is placed at one
end of the assembly room. Any
farmer of the district or outside the
district may advertise anything for
sale whichvhe has on this board. Or
if a man 0' housewife wants to buy
something word is sent to school. The
“Wanted” and “For Sale” bulletin
board and nine bus loads of boys and
girls do the rest.

The exchange department handles
eggs, chickens, calves, pigs, cows,
sows and pigs, horses and young eat-
tle, seed potatoes, oats, corn, etc.

Registered Seed at Mlolesale

The school maintains a working
agreement with the Michigan State
Farm Bureau whereby any farmer in
our district may obtain an order
from the Schools Exchange Depart—
ment and secure State Farm Bureau
certiﬁed and registered seed at
wholesale. Hundreds of dollars are
saved to the farmers in money, but
the value of certiﬁed and registered
seed cannot be computed. The above
narrative illustrates in a small way
what a. consolidated school should do
for the community in which it is lo-
cated.

The school holds an agricultural
fair each year, and the fair just held
October 25th and 26th showed a
keen desire on the part of the ex-
hibitors to want the best in seed and
products.

\Vith the two days fair is held a
series of ﬁve lectures which with the
exhibits make the fair an education-
al institution. Last week, B. J.
Ford of the State Department gave
an address on Rural Education, and
E. E. Gallup an address on coopera—
tion of all organizations, Alexander
MacVittie, State Farm Bureau, an
address, “Accomplishments of the
Farm Bureau,” E. C. Forman, Head
of Poultry Department, M. A. C.,
poultry culling demonstration and
lecture. The last evening, Friday,
F. A. Butterworth of Chicago, As—
sistant General Freight Agent of P.
M. system, gave an address on
“Freight Rates as they affect the
Farmer.”

A lecture course of ﬁve numbers
has been maintained each year. This
year the senior class has sold more
than enough tickets to pay for the
course.

The school is high school, college,
workshop. information bureau, com—
modity exchange, wholesaler, soc1al
center, agricultural exhibition, and
milk testing station, all under one
roof, and it is hoped that it will con—
tribute its quota toward making
consolidated schools an investment
which shall pay the largest divi-
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HERO OF OUR BOYHOOD DAYS.—
Burt L. Standish, known in_ private life
as ‘Gilbert Patten, -wroto the “Frank
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BOYS LEARN '1‘ EL E G R A P 'H' Ya—A continuation
school, run by the Board of Education, New York, for
Western Union boys, is teaching them to be telegraphers.
The boys are shown taking dictation from a, “keyboard.”

  

      
    

 
 

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T  a sad-taced group of men
which inet in the rooms of'athe
. ﬁttindish Chamber of Commerce
:Jast‘lﬂovembe to discuss “ways and
111685338" of improving the common
Weal .of their fair city and citizens.
* During the past three years they ,had
heand :nothing but “deﬁcits,” “back—
dues;” “hard times,” and other hard
. luck stories. Several attempt at in—
teresting manufacturing concerns in
;, locating in the city of Standish had
 failed, one of these failures taking
E with it a large sum of money do—
nated by the business men. Being
a town of only 1,000 people, its in-
, terests (were entirely bound up with
> those .of the farming community sur—
‘rounding it (altho not all of the
urban population appreciated that
fact), and the farmers had suffered
‘ two crop failures and were in very
~ bad -straits.
E It..was at this meeting that Mr. H.
'A. Chamberlain, the banker arose
andsaid, “Gentlemen, we are facing
, a cuisis. Unless something is done
a avery' speedily, three—fourths of our
J “farmers will lose their farms thru
'fore'olosures and most of us will
face bankruptcy. The farmers’ in-
terests and ours are mutual and it
is only by co—operating with them
that we can “save our own skins,”
as well as possibly helping them out.
Let us forget these dreams about
factories with large pay—rolls and de—
velop some practical plans for help—
ing ourselves. I believe the best
way to do this is to assist the sur—
rounding farmers toward a greater
degree of prosperity because I have
noticed that when they are making
money, We are also getting along
fairl well.” In the discussion that
follqwed, he pointed out that the
one-crop farmers were losing money
thruOut the entire country but that
.the dairy—farmers were fairly pros-
f perous; that Arenac County had been
' i r lying on beans and beets entirely
t 0 much and should be depending
upon the dairy—cow more; that
many organizations of business men
in other communities had assisted
’materially in getting their farmers
“to change their system of farming to
the mutual advantage of both; and
that closer co-operation between
rural and urban folks would work
wonders for Standish and Arenac
County. Among those members who
gave enthusiastic support were the
President of the Chamber of Com-
merce, a clothier, Mr. Bernthal, and
the local newspaper editor, Mr. Perl-
berg. The latter offered his news-
maper medium for use in this work
and plans were formulated which
' called for three large projects: (1)
.a series of educational meetings at
which authorities on agriculture
should appear and explain the ad-_
vantages of dairying and give gen-
..eral instructions on how to proceed
; to produce milk more efﬁciently: (2)
gﬁnancing all worthy farmers who
. Wished to purchase purebred or good
grade COWS; (3) take full advantage
of the assistance which is being of-
fered free—of—chargr by the state.
the Agricultural College, the Devel~
opment Bureaus, the Michigan Cent—
ral R. R., etc.

Held Series of Meetings

The story of the development
which has taken place in Arenac
County during the past year shows
.how closely these men “have hewed
toithe line.” All thru the winter
months, a joint meeting of the
Chamber of Commerce and farmers
was held every two weeks and the at-
tendance mounted from a mere band-
ful‘ to over 250 people. Leading
:,authorities from the Agricultural
‘College on dairying, farm crops,
poultry, and farm organization ap—
pearedbcfore these meetings in turn
'nd the business ,men became about
5 enthusiastic about farming as did
he {farmers themselves. At each
" (50116 (If lthese meetings the President
unarmed that the banker was ready
“advance money .~er the purchase
v  .stock to any farmer who
_ labial an may. «payments to 'be made
.. f‘bnthly out of the milk-check. The
 , per carried large Ahead-lines
 the meetingsand, later,

  
   
    
   
   
  
   
   
    
  
    
   
  
  
 
   
 
    
    
     
  
  
   
  
   
    
  
  
  
  
   
   
   
  
   
   
    
   
  
  
  
  
    
    
   
   
  
  
   
  
  
  
  
  
  
   
   
    
  
 
 
   
   
   
     
    
  
   
    
  
   

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“Better Dairy Day" at Standish, June 95, .1923.

cattle nuns sold .to Arenas: county farmers

of the N. Y. C. Lines to prepare a
series of articles on the advantages
of dairying, the selection of cattle,
feeding and care of cows, etc. Every
week for three months, one of these
articles occupied a half~page of
this newspaper, often illustrated
with pictures. Long before spring
arrived, everybody was talking and
thinking about the dairyvcovw and
many purchases had been made. A
carload of purebred and grade cows
were brought into the County in
March by the banker. The Chamb—
er of Commerce had enlisted the act-
ive co—operation of the Extension
forces from the college and the Ag—
ricultural Department of the N. Y.
C. Linesand they were all working
hand in hand.

Lease Purebred Sires

Appreciating the need for better
breeding, the M. C. R. R. leased
threepurebred Holstein sires to
three groups of dairy—farmers near
Standish. Altho leased free of charge,
the railroad has the option of taking
them away in case they are not well
cared for. One of these sires was
made grand champion at the fair

After Two {Imp-Failures AW. , . ' 9  Tamed 

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on that day. -° " WWW“! Alumni:

and all of .them are well-:bred ani—
mals of excellent type. The leasing
of these :three bulls started the move—
ment which resulted in the introduc-
tion of over 30 pure-bred dairy sires
into Arenac County in the short
periodof six months. -

Mire :County Agent

The business men realized, :how-
ever, that {there were so many things
to be done to [bring about more efﬁc-
ient farmingthat they began to con-
sider the matter of employing an ex—
pert to take care of the educational
and organization work. They found
that the Federal and Stats Govern-
ment would pay half of the salary of
such an “expert,” commonly called
“County Agent,” and so they pro-
ceeded to hire one. The banker and
the editor took the lead in this mat—
ter and they employed a young cal-
lege graduate. Before he arrived,
however, the President of the
Chamber of commerce had succeed-
ed in organizing a Cow-test Associa—
tion of 26 members and had employ—
ed a young man to make-tests and
keep the records on the cows belong-
ing to these 26 farmers. With these

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The First Thanksgiving Proclamation

us with his guardian

abroad, and vouchsafing to us in
over the enemy, who
Heavenly Father to favor as Well our

has pleased Almighty God top
defending

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Great President

The

is of our own household.

rolong our national life another year,
care against unfriendly designs from
His .mercy ;many and signal victories
. It has also pleased our
citizens in their homes, as our soldiers
in their camps and our sailors on the
rivers and seas, with unusual health.
He has largely augmented ,our free
population by emancipation and im—
migration, .while ,He has opened to us
new resources of wealth, and has
crowned the labor of our working men
in every department of industry with
abundant rewards. Moreover, He has
been pleased to animate and inspire our
minds and hearts with fortitude, cour-
age and resolution sufﬁcient for the
great trial of Civil War into which
we have been brought by our adher-
ence as a nation to the cause of free-
dom of humanity, and to afford to us
reasonable hopes of an ultimate and
happy deliverance from all our dangers
and afflictions. -

Now, therefore, I, Abraham Lincoln,
president of the United States, do here-
by appoint and set apart . the .last
Thursday of November, next, as a day
which I desire to be observed by all
my fellow-citizens, wherever they may
be, as a day of thanksgiving and praise
to Almighty God, the beneﬁcent Creator
and Ruler of the Universe. And I do
further recommend to my fellow-citizens
aforesaid, that, on that occasion they
.do reverently humble themselves in the

dust and from thence offer up ,penitent and fervent prayers and supplications
to the Great Dispenser ofevents for a. return of .the inestimable blessings of

peace, union and harmony throughout

the land which it has pleased Him to

assign as a dwelling place for ourselves and our posterity ,throughout all

I generations.

In testimony whereof, .I have hereunto setmy hand and caused‘tbe seal of

the United States tobedaﬂ‘l

Done at the city of  “this 

A of October. in there”

of our Lord, one  at); your, Vandal? the  I ,d-
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.atter.¢lie.detaa116.and do: on the
educational work. the . , opulent
has :been proceeding at .41 mod rate

and :the business men have pbeen left
:ﬁi‘ee .to look after other matters, par-
?tlcularly .that of ﬁnancing {the worthy
daemons.

“Better Dairy any”

Dairying without .pmmr feed is
{impossible The best (dams-feed is
,alialfa but it is almmti’l lipossible
to raise alfalfa without limestone
and a larsesshare of Amnesia soil re-
quires limestone. Bestselling along
these dines. :the Agricultural Agent
hf she :M. .0. ill. R. altered- tithe County
Asth a carload .2013 :limtone- :tor
demonstration purposes. As a Ire-
suit. shelf-101111191! Agent 211» (establish-
ed ~20.one-a-cre demonstrations thru-
out his county and the farmers will
soon ,be convinced that the use ,of
limestone is the best insurance
against cropetailure .in :alfalfa, the
sheet :daigy deed. '

. During the summer, ,a “Better
Shanty .Day" celebration was arranged
:for the county thru the ,covoperation
tut-the Chamber of ﬂamineirce. the
:Couuty .Agent, {the Livingston County
Breeders’ Association, and .the Agri-
cultural Department .of ,the -M. C. 5R.
«JR. A carload of purebred Holstein
cattle were supplied my the :Livings-
ton Association at wary reasonable
prices and .a his program W38 arrangi
.ed :for ,the day Whﬁin the .cattle ar—
rived atStandish. The ,main speak—
er of the day was Mr. H. E. Denni-
vson, Dairy Extension Leader ifromf-‘M.
A. 0., who .used one oflthe ,cows to
illustrate his points. .Old Bossy
shared the platform with all of the
speakers. Over 500 farmers were
[present and the cows were ."disposed
of :to .the farmers at yhaltgain prices.

I A .-year has 89116 sby' since that
.meeting of the C. of C. at Standish
when it was decided to launch this
agricultural campaign. Has it been
.worth thecandle? The records show
that over 200 grade and purebred
cows have been shipped into the
county;_ 30 purebred bulls have been
placed in the same county and should '
make a wonderful change in the
cows of the next generation; one
Cow~test Association has been form-
ed and is fast weeding out the un-
proﬁtable cows; 3. Boys’ and Girls'
Club of.ten members has been forni-
ed and is ,making real efﬁcient dairy-
men: out of these youths, saying
nothing about the effect it may have
on ﬁlm fathers; the ,milk receipts
atethe'local creamery have increased
from ,a ,daily average ,of 18,000 Ito
over 40,000 (pounds; production ﬁer
farmhas increasedover 3.0 .per cent
in spite of the factthat many herds
have been reduced this year on the
{books of the local creamery; instead
.of the milk~checks aggregating $300
as they did last year, they now aver-
age $800 per day; and, best of all,
the farmer and the business man are.
no longer distrusting each other but
are working together toward a com-
mon end.

All Will Be Beneﬁted

Someone may ask, “What does
that development do for the business—
men of Standish? I can see how it
beneﬁts the farmer but I do not see
what the business man or the rail-
road gets out of it?” Six months
after the ﬁrst joint meeting was
held, six prominent business men
were asked what they thought of
the, dairy business and the reply was

_the same substance from each. .-It

was, “We can feel the diﬂerence in
our business right now. Ourfarmer-
patrons have money to spend and
they are spending it with .us. It ,is
the .best thing that  .qyer .struc
our county, looking at it ,from the
selﬁsh standpoint.”  infer the All.
‘C. R- ,Rn.<it8v1?l‘Q§DQ¥it¥¢ﬂ993nds tui-
.0n the prosperity (0434;349:3133 along
gits tightest-eggs?- landﬁll“- :eiﬁady has

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Misses

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£1100  “POLITICS” All?
M. A. C. ‘

" EA‘R Editor:—I am enclosing *9.

one dollar bill for which please

send me the M. B. F. for two

I years.

I was very much interested in

your editorial on Michigan :heans.

«this “idea” has 'been in my mind
:for a long time. I graduated mom
iM. A. C. «in ’22 and since what :time
have been in the »marketing game.

WIi‘or a while "I was with "J. “P. 'Bur-

roughs & Son, and? sum. ,1 have
been with hire Wolverine Gratin '00.
since ElastiMarch. immeade to
devote ,my info to help solve the
farmer’s marketing problems. ‘Bhere
is a. ,gweatchance for service here, I
believe. facilitator, the job you out-
line would lﬁﬂke :a lot of experience
and :1:an :of marketing. ,Any-
one who -;didzﬁt drove these Qualiﬁca-
gtions would  :an awful ﬁztle of

: :it. “So TI have «decided ~t-o fit myself
~rt=or just snobs! 10h. Then if the job
' .doesn't show up, hill either make it
t (or put my effort dnto priyate enter-

prise.

One of the biggest hinderances in
the way of the organization you
outline is the fact that the farmer is
not educated to it. The letter you
reproduce in your editorial column
is proof of that. However, the out-
look is not entirely hopeless and I
think that you are to be commend-
ed for the work you are doing in
educating the farmer.

It is to be regretted that politics
is so rampant and is cutting down
the efﬁciency of my alma mater. I
don't know your views—but I am
heartily with the Governor in the
present “squabble.” I haven’t, had
an opportunity to make a careful
study of the facts, if indeed such a
thing were possible, but my life at
the college for three or four years
leads me in that direction. I have
noted the “plank” of the Grange in
the issue you sent us and it is evi-
dent ‘that they don’t agree with my
views.

If I :ever ,get the time I hope to
write for your paper. I thimk that
the problems of the Michigan farm-
:er are such as to be worthy of the
effort of the best minds in the state.

It is my sincere hope that I have-
n’t tired you with this lengthy letter
and that I may have the pleasure
of meeting you some time. Un—
biased minds are so rare it is re—
freshing to come in contact with
one.——W. H. Kaltenbach.

BETTER CONDITIONS FOR THE
FARMER

O the Editorz—A great deal has

been said but not much done

 

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«you know.)
leads to reduce the cost to the I

, ties to  farmer. . ‘
' manufacturers make from 50 to .300
:wmt 
 9er mid enythillg,,against that or
 ; miss that m

the condition of the farmer.

During the war the administration
declared that the manufacturer must
have a reasonable profit and :he re-
ceived a very reasonable proﬁt. Has
the administration ever said to the
farmer you mus-t have a reasonable
proﬁt? Have they as a class ever
received a reasonable proﬁt on all
crops? In times past when any one
of the farmer’s productions sold so
there was ten or fifteen per cent
proﬁt What did the government do?
Simply showed their deep concern
by sending out circulars and in
every way try to induce the farmer
to raise that particular commodity
and the farmer always patriotic
turned in and raised that particular
crop. What was the result? [In the
fall the-re being an over production
the crop went back to starvation
prices. Just a short time ago the
Placid-dent and his Cabinet met for a
conference to see if something
could be done to improve the condi—
tion of the farmer. After carefully
going over every theory presented
at the meeting they ﬁnally conclud-
ed to advise the farmer to go into
raising sugar beets. (Sugar is high
Such  always
consumer and lesson and reduce the
‘price- of shat article in the market
and lessen the ﬁnancial opportuni-
I am told several

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mma'mW‘
g, . Winona

nomicel but a  :to those that
are extravagant, :bilt  the Whole. I
think it a good thing. :In .conclu-
sion I would like vise present several
ideas that I think would improve
the farmers’ condition more than
anviﬂﬂng that has been  .
Final:  the governments debts
With the rtarmers' produce. M is.
let each government we :owe order
all ﬁne farmers’ produce they ~wish,
 cre rforrthat much on
{W debt :to us and- who farmer
:ﬁhus, creating a deman for farmers'
rpmdnce. I
Second: Establish public bonded
warehouses in em! woman the
ﬂatten «ﬁan making an dinth out-
let :for all :ithe farmers’ produce.
mhi‘rﬁ: Ellessﬁll iith am :by ire-
estnb‘lishing the excess or proﬁts :tax
at 1mm .one per cent tensile lowest
up :to =25 :per cent .fer the 1113mm
This ,‘ffﬂ' the safety of {the whole
cousin'sr mwwell as one .fanmer.
mariners slet’s wake up and ‘ ‘ ht
harder for bettening .ouzr condi on.
Elect men :in congress. and even a
president who will monk “for the in-
terest of the taxman—M. S. Howes.

MINEING MARL FOR MUSKEGON
COUNTY FARMS
RACTICALLY every farm in
Muskegon county has two im—
portant soil needs—more lime
and more humus. Through years of
steady cropping the lime originally
in the soil has been removed in the
crops and by constant leaching while
thet humushas been nearly all worn
on .

Fortunately for some sections of
the county nature has stored up
some of this leached-out lime in the
form of marl. Now marl is simply
lime which has been deposited from
solution in water. In some cases
the lime seems to settle to the bot-
tom while in other cases
plants, or even animals with their

, .shells take the lime from the water.

Then they die .and settle do the bot-
tom, they-help build up the marl
beds. ’

And now comes Chapter two
“Mining the Marl." Dr. Hornung
of Muskean is as .much a farm en-
thusiast as an :mﬁractor of molars.
His extensive holding in Cedar Creek
township include a large portion of
Duck and "Mud lakes. And these
lakes contain extensive marl depos-
its. Analysis of this marl shows it
to contain over 90 per cent of cal-
cium carbonate, which is the tech-
nical name for lime.

The next problem is to get this
marl out onto higher ground Where
it can be meached and hauled away.
In. Hornung seems to have solved
the problem with the aid (of an en-
gineering company of \Goshen, Ind.
This company makes a specialty of
excavating outﬁts and after looking
over «the Duck Lake proposition, rec-
ommeded a drag—line outﬁt. This
equipment has been purchased by
,Dr. Hernung and will be set up
soon, probably this month. It is
hoped to get the excavator in action
so that enough marl for the winter
needs of that section can be secured.

In co-operation with the Agricul-
tural Agents of Muskegon and New-
a-go counties, Dr. Hornung plans to
hold a special demonstration meet—
ing as soon as the outﬁt is in work-
ing order. Soil testing outﬁts will
be on hand for this meeting and it is
planned to make it of unusual inter-
est to every farmer in these two
counties.

The high freight rates on (ground
Limestone make that commodity, a
rather expensive article when :de-
livered in Muskegon county. Farm-
ers within hauling  of Dr.
Honoring marl pile will appreciate
securing lime so near at bend and
at much e. reasonable cost. Dr.
:Hmvnzung plans .to charge only a
moderate amount per yard of marl,
sufﬁcient to cover the cost of exca-
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TAKING OVER. OLD I TURNPIKE
I would like some information on
some legalfquestions. Has the gov-
eriim‘e‘n't the right‘ to? take over the
old turnpike road that has been clos—
ed for OVer'thir't'y years Without buy-
ing or paying for damages? As this

road runs through my farm and has ‘

been far-med and buildings thereon.
Wauld State have to buy this prop-
erty? If not as I have a warranty
deed would the man deeded the prop-
erty to me have to'make it good?—
W. G., Portland, Michigan.

-——~In this state a highway or any
portion of it can be lost by non-user.
Gregory vs. Knight 50-64. Lyle vs.
Leslia-64-16. Whether or not a par-
ticular- highway would be lost to the
public by reason of non-user must be
determined from the particular facts
of each case ‘_and believe .that it
would be more appropriate for you
to consult some private attorney who
Will be able to ascertain all of the
facts surrounding the case and the
history of it and thereby give a more
deﬁnite reply than we cam—H. Vic—
tor Spike, Assistant Attorney Gen-
eral of Michigan. ‘

FULL CREW ON TRAIN

Is a railroad company allowed to

run a train without a full crew of
men?—J. W. M., Tawas City, Mich.

——For your information, there is no

_ law in the State of Michigan stipu-

lating the number of men that shall
be maintained on a train. The law
does not even specify that an en-
gineer and ﬁreman should be main—
tained on a locomotive, say nothing
of the number of the train crew.—
Michigan Public Utilities Comm-is-
s1on.

WIFE HAS CLAIM ON PROPERTY

I am a reader of the Business
Farmer and would like to know
through your paper if a wife that
has lived only one month after her
marriage with the man of her
choice, and then deserts him, and

'not returned for over a year, can

she have any claim on the man’s
property if the man is not divorced,
and wishes to sell his property?—
W. J. A., Alpena, Mich.

—If you have not been divorced
from your wife she has the same
rights in your property as she would
have had, had she lived with you
continuously; Before you can dis-
pose of your real property it would
be necessary for her to sign the con—
veyance in order to release her right
of dower in such property—Asst.
Legal Editor.

LICENSE TO PEDDLE
GROCERIES

Does a person have the right,

without a license, to sell groceries
from their home in country, and
can» they deliver in the adjoining
towns?-——M. V B., Grand Ledge,
Michigan.
—A person can peddle groceries
without a IiCense if they have been
conducting a grocery store for one
year or more but if they have not
then a license is required. This lic—
ense is good anywhere in the State
of Michigan—Hoyt Woodman, Dep-
uty State Treasurer.

LIEN ON FURNITURE

Can you give me some advice on
the following matter: We have
rented my farmhouse to A as a sum—
mer cottage ($5.00 per month). A
brings some furniture such as one
bed and spring, no mattress, one
table, 4 chairs, some dishes, ice box
and some bedding, but has never
occupied the house. A has not paid
rent, except the ﬁrst $5.00) and left
their furniturehere. Then we told
theni to vacate as we Were going to
move in o'urself. A said “we’ll come
sometime,” but for more than two
years A didn’t come for the things.
Now we ﬁxed up the furniture,
cleaned, varnished it, used the
dishes which most are broken now,
and bedding burned when we had a
ﬁre in the attic. Now A comes and
wan-ts their things. Can we make
them pay for. 8 months rent and 2.2

 has; parsed, and he told us to
 H. H

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ﬂee. Unmet. eeretul attention elvu .
to title depertment. We ere here to .

spring, now‘ they are together again
and want their things. Can they

make us pay for bedding which .

burned and dishes that are broke“?
Can we keep the furniture if they
refuse to pay storage or rent?
Would‘ like to have your legal ad-
vice on this subject'r—Mr‘s. G. G.,
Hesperia.

-—I am of the opinion you would
have a lien on the furniture, and
could hold it, for rent due you dur-
ing the time you were deprived from
the use of the house. You could
also make a reasonable charge for
storage which you could set off
against the value of the furniture.
——Asst. Legal Editor.

PRUNING

Can you give me some informa-
tion regarding the pruning of differ-
ent kinds of fruit trees and the
proper season to prune and spray,
and can some of it be done in the
fall?——F. P. B., Mancelona, Mich-
igan.
—A great many of our fruit grow-

. ers make the mistake of pruning

young fruit trees too severely. When
these trees are heavily pruned, they
are late in coming into bearing and

V are somewhat  in size. On
the otherhand, it they are not mum“

on! at an», they are apt to form: a
of weak crutches and. to

* develop into trees that will be un-V

able'to support heavy loads- of fruit
in later years.
ing the unbearing age of the tree,
is mainly for the purpose of devel-
oping a strong frame-work, and
should be only severe enough to
gain'this end.

Bearing apple trees should be
thinned to admit some light, to per-
mit a free circulation of air, and
make thorough spraying possible
and thus aid in the development of
high quality, fruit. To get this re
sult in pruning it is necessary that
the pruning be conﬁned almost ex-
clusively to the removal of small
branches, and by this I mean
branches that have a diameter at
the point of removal of not more
than an inch. The removal of a
number of weak crotches and to
bearing trees is not advisable unless
they are diseased.

Peaches, in Michigan, are gener—
ally pruned too lightly. You should
thin out last season’s growth by re—
moving as much as perhaps 50 to
60 per cent of it, and then head
back the remaining branches sev—
erely enough to remove from 25 to
60 per cent of the growth, depend—
ing upon the vigor of the tree.
Again, peach trees should be kept
quite open in the center so as to ex—
pose the fruit as much as possible.

 

Pruning, then, dur- .

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human! in: much, tﬁa.’ m ‘

  

asi apples. mire Experiment  -

tion Special Bulletin 118 gives more
detailed information with regard to
pruning each of these fruits.

The pruning may be done any
time from the time the leaves drop
in the fall until the trees blossom
the following spring, except in the
very coldest days when the wood is
frozen and is apt to split—Rey E.
Marshall, Department of Horticul—
ture, M. A. C.

SCHOOL CHILDREN SWING ON
FENCE-

I would like a little information. I

have land right across the road
from schoolhouse, and there is a
ditch on my side with a fence close
to the bank of the ditch. Now, do
the children have any right to play
on the bank and slide and ﬁll the
ditch and swing on the fence ?——A. D.
A., Milan, Mich.
—In right to the question, I would
say the children have no right to
swing on the fence as this fence be?
longs to the owner of the land and
he can forbid their climbing on the
fence. He can hardly forbid the
children playing on the bank outside
his fence. If the children ﬁll up the
ditch he should ﬁle his complaint
with the township highway com-
missioner. The children should of
course not be allowed to ﬁll up the
ditch—G. N. Otwell, Dept, of Pub-
lic Instruction.

  
 

 

 

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Railroad recovery in Michigan—the “Better Service” you hear
about and enjoy—is being provided you despite the severe handiv
caps imposed by a multitude of special laws.

Such laws have established certain governmental bodies entirely
separate and without co—ordination. These bodies ﬁx our rates
for carrying freight and passengers-pass judgment on all of our
security issues and other ﬁn aiming—specify the working hours of
our employes and the wages we must pay them—limit our proﬁts,
when there ARE proﬁts, to a small and deﬁnite maximum—have
full jurisdiction over our tax assessments-—restrict rigidly our
methods of competition—hedge about, with a multitude of re

etrictions, every department of our operations.

Michigan’s 24 steam railroads honestly try to obey every onc
of these laws. We do not even ask for a lightening of this load.
But we do maintain that this present burden should NOT '

be INCREASED.

We are furnishing you today the best transportation you have
ever had. With conditions unchanged, we can see our way clear
to still further improving our service.

Give us a square deal—-an honest chance.

And let this Association know you consider this a reason able request.

Michigan Railroad Association

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Boyne City, Michigan,
October 20, 1923.

Citiz'ens’ Mutual. Auto
Insurance Co.,
Howell, Michigan.

Gentlemen:

I have just been advised
that the suit started
against me for $10,000 as
the result of an automo-
bile accident which oc-
curred the 4th day of
August, near Salem, Ore-
gon, in which Mrs. Alice
Lenon was fatally injur-
ed, was adjusted and dis-
missed. I wish to say that
my wife and I are greatly
pleased that this matter
has been disposed of.

We have lived in Mich-
igan a long time and were
taking a trip this summer,
going to California. When

this sad accident occur-
red in Oregon, it took
the pleasure out of our
trip. When they held
the inquest and later
started suit against us,
we were very thank-

ful that we had an auto-
mobile insurance policy.
While we had been a
member of your company
for a number of years we
had never needed this
protection before. Your
Secretary, Mr. Robb,
came to Oregon to give
his personal attention to
this matter. From his
large experience in hand-
ling personal injury
claims and his knowledge
as a lawyer, we found
that he was able to cope
with the attorneys who
had been employed to
try this case against us
and now that the matter
has been adjusted so that
all parties are satisﬁed by
the payment of a total ex-
pense of $1,961.00, we
are greatly relieved. Any
one who has ever been in
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position of this

is opposed to these ideas.

worthy one he, through his lawyer,

they will.
kind of people they are.
he meets
to Frank Blaisdell’s, the third cousin.

country, he starts out.

and decides to leave the money to one of them,
learn which one will use it to the best advantage.
g ves,
Before giving them the money grows a beard and, using the
name of Mr. John Smith, goes to the town where they live to ﬁnd out What
Upon arriving in town he visits James
one of the cousins, where he tries to hire board and lodging.
Miss Flora Blaisdell, another cousin who is a dressmaker.
decide they cannot rent a room to him and supply him board and refer him

as a writer gathering material for a book on the Blaisdell family

THE STORY TO DATE

50-year old bachelor and possessor of
twenty million dollars, calls on his lawyer and they discuss the dis-
large fortune after
is in favor of giving the money to colleges or charities while Fulton
He remembers that he has some distant cousins

its owner’s death. The lawyer

but ﬁrst he determines to
To find out who is the
each cousin $100,000 to use as

Blaisdell,
While there
They

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indeed!” Mr. Smith’s lips

“ T was,

I came together a bit grimly.
“Well, after a time Frank and Jim
married, and there was only Flora and
Father Duff at home. Poor Maggie tried
then to go to college again. She was
over twenty—one, and supposed to be her
own mistress, of course. She found a
place where she could work and pay her
way through college, and Flora said she’d
keep the house and take care of Father
Duff. But, dear me; it wasn’t a month
before that ended, and Maggie had to
come home again. Flora wasn‘t strong,
and the work fretted her. Besides, she
never could get along with Father Duff,
and she was trying to learn dressmaking,
too. She stuck it out till she got sick,
though, then of course Maggie had to
come back.”

“Well, by Jove!" ejaculated Mr. Smith.

“Yes, wasn‘t it too bad? Poor Maggie,
she tried it twice again. She persuaded
her father to get a girl. But that didn’t
work, either. The ﬁrst girl and her
father fought like cats and dogs. and
the last time she got one her father was
taken sick, and she had to come home.

Some way, it's always been that way
with poor Maggie. No sooner does she
reach out to take something than 'it’s

snatched away, just as she thinks she"
got it. Why, there was her father’s
cousin George—lie was going,r to help her
once. But a streak of bad luck hit him
at just that minute, and he gave out."

“And he never tried-——again ?”

"No. He went to Alaska then. Hasn’t
ever boon back since. He’s done well,
too, they say, and I always thought he’d
Send back something; but .he never has.
There was trouble, I believe, between
him and Father Duff at the time he went

to Alaska, so that explains it, probably.
Anyway, he’s never done anything for
them. Well, when he gave out. Maggie
just gave up college then, and settled
down to take care of her father, though
I guess she’s always studied some at
home; and I know that for years she

hope but that she could
But I guess she has now.

didn't give up
go some time.
l’oor Maggie!”

“How old is she?”

“\Vhy. let me see——forty—three, forty-
four—yes, she’s forty—ﬁve. She had her
forty-third birthday liere—I'remember I
gave her a handkerchief for a birthday
present—When she was helping me take
care of. Mellicent through the pneumonia:
and that was two years ago. She used
to come here and to Jim’s and Flora’s
days at a time; but she isn’t quite so
free as she was—Father Duff’s worse
now, and she don’t like to leave him
nights, much, so she can’t come to us
so often. See?"

"Yes, I—see." There was a queer
something in Mr. Smith’s voice. “And
just what is the matter with Mr. Duff?”

“Matter!” Mrs. Jane Blaisdell gave a
short laugh and shrugged her shoulders.
"Everything‘s the matter—with Father
Duff! Oh, it’s nerves, mostly, the doctor
says, and there are some other things—-
long names that I can’t remember. But,
as I said, everything’s the matter with
Father Duff. He‘s one of those men
where there isn’t anything quite right.
Frank says he’s got so he just objects
to everything—on general principles. If
it's blue, he says it ought to be black,
you know. And, really, I don’t know
but Frank’s right. How Maggie stands
him I don’t see; but she’s devotion itself.
Why, she eVen gave up her lovers years
ago for him._ She wouldn’t leave her
father, and, of course, nobody would
think of taking him into the family,
when he wasn’t born intoit, so the affair
was broken off. I don’t know, really,
as Maggie cared much. Still, you can't
tell. She never was one to carry her
heart on her sleeve. Poor Maggie! I’ve
always so wished I could do something
for her!

“There, how I have run on! But then,
you asked, and you’re interested, I know,
and that’s what you’re here for—to ﬁnd
out about the Blaisdells.”

“To-—-to—f—ﬁnd out—” stammered Mr.
Smith, grown suddenly very red.

“Yes, for your book, I mean.”

“011, yes—~01? course; for my book,"
agreed Mr. Smith, a bit hastily. He had
the guilty air of a. small boy who has
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a Blaisdell herself, she’s nearly one; and
they’ve got lots of'Blaisdell records down
there~among Mother Blaisdell’s things,
you know. You’ll want to see those.”
"Yes; yes. indeed. I’ll want to see
those, of course,” declared Mr. Smith,
rising to his feet, preparatory to going
to his own room.
CHAPTER VI
Poor Maggie
It was some days later that Mr. Smith
asked Benny one afternoon to ShOW him
the way to Miss Maggie Duff's home.
“Sure I will,” agreed Benny with ala'c-

rity. “You don’t ever have ter do any
teasin‘ ter get me ter go ter Aunt
Maggie's.”

“You’re fond of Aunt Maggie, then, I
take it."

Benny’s eyes widened a little.

“Why of course! Everybody’s fond of
Aunt Maggie. Why, I don’t know any-
body that don’t like Aunt Maggie.”

“I‘m sure that speaks well——for Aunt

Maggie,” smiled Mr. Smith.
“Yep! A Teller can take some comfort
at Aunt Maggie’s” continued Benny,
trudging along at Mr. Smith’s side. “She
don’t have anythin‘ just for Show, that
you can’t touch, like ’t is at my house,
and there ain’t anythin’ but what you
can use without gettin' snarled up in a
Bless of covers an’ tidies, like ’t is at
Aunt Jane‘s. But Aunt Maggie don’t save
anythln’, Aunt Jane says, an’ she’ll die
some day in the poorhousc, bein so ex-
travagant. But I don’t believe she will.
Do you, Mr, Smith?”

“Well, really, Benny, I—er—" hesitated
the man.

“Well, I
peated Benny.
how. Poorhouses
they?”

“I——-I don’t think I know very much
about them, Benny.”

“Well, I don’t believe they are, from
what Aunt Jane says. And if they ain’t
I don’t want Aunt Maggie ter go. She
hadn’t ought ter have anythin’—but
Heaven—after Grandpa Duff. Do you
know Grandpa Duff?”

“No, my b-boy.” Mr. Smith was chok-
ing over a cough.

“He’s sick. He’s got a chronic grouch,
ma says. Do you know what that is?”

“I have heard of them.”

“What are they? Anything like chronic
rheumatism? I know what chronic means.
It means it keeps goin’ without stoppin’
———the rheumatism, I mean, not the folks
that’s got it. They don’t go at all, some-
times. Old Dr. Cole don’t, and that’s
what he’s got. But when I asked ma
what a groueh was, she said little boys
should be seen and not heard. Ma al-
ways says that when she don’t want to
answer my questions. Do you? Have
you got any little boys, Mr. Smith?

“No Benny. I’m a poor old bachelor.”

“Oh, are you poor, too? That’s too
bad.”

“\Vell, that is, I—I—-—”

“Ma was wonderin' yesterday what you

don’t believe she will,” re-
“I hope she won’t, any-
ain’t very nice, are

lived on. Haven’t you got any money,
Mr. Smith?”
“Oh, yes, Benny, I've got enough—to

live on.” Mr. Smith spoke promptly, and
with conﬁdence this time.

“Oh, that’s nice. You’re glad, then,
ain’t you? Ma says We - haven’t—got
enough ter live on. I mean but pa. says
we have, if we didn’t try ter live like
everybody else lives what’s got more.”

Mr. Smith bit his lips, and looked down
a little apprehensively at the small boy
at his side.

“I-—~I’m not sure, Benny, but that I
shall have to say little boys should be
seen and not—” He stopped abruptly.
Benny, with a stentorian shout, had run
ahead to a gate before a small white
cottage. On the cozy, vine—shaded porch
sat a white—haired old man leaning for-
ward on his cane. ,

“Hi, there, Grandpa Duff, I’ve brought
somebody ter see ye!” The gate was
open now, and Benny was halfway up the
short walk. "It’s Mr. Smith. Come in,
Mr. Smith. Here’s grandpa right here."

With a pleasant smile Mr. Smith doffed
his hat and came forward.

“Thank you, Benny. How do you do.
Mr. Duff?" ' '

The man on the porch looked up sharp-
ly from beneath heavy brows.

“Humph! Your name’s Smith, is it?”
‘ ““That’s'what they call'me.” " The cor-‘
ners of Mr.’ Smith's m‘outh"twitched a,

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"Humph! Yes, I’ve hes-rd ('01 you." v
‘fYou’ ﬂatter me!" Mr. “Smith, on the ‘
topmost step, hesitated. "Is your—er—
daughter in, Mir/Dun?” He was still
smiling cheerfully. ‘

Mr. Duff was not smiling. His some-
what unfriendly gaze was still bent‘ upon
the newcomer.

“Just what do you want of my daugh-
ter?

"Why, I I—” Plainly nonplused, the
man paused uncertainly. Then, with a
resumption of his jaunty cheerfulness.
he smiled straight into the unfriendly
eyes. “I’m after some records, Mr. Duff,
—records of the Blaisdell family. I’m
compiling a book on—”

“Humph! I thought as much,” inter-
rupted Mr. Duff curtly, settling back in
his chair. “As I said, I’ve heard of you.
But you needn’t come here asking your
silly questions. I shan’t tell you a thing,
anyway if you do. It’s none of your busi-
ness who lived and died and what they
did before you were born. If the Lord
had wanted you to know he’d 'a.’
put you here then instead of now!"
Looking very much as if he had re-

ceived a blow in the face, wMr. Smith
fell back.

“Aw, grandpa”—~began Benny, in
grieved expostulation. But a cheery

voice interrupted, and Mr. Smith turned
to see Miss Maggie Duff emerging from
the doorway. .

“Oh, Mr. Smith, how do you do?” she
greeted him, extending a cordial hand.
“Come up and sit down.”

For only the briefest of minutes he
hesitated. Had she heard? Could she
have heard, and yet speak so unconcern-
edly? It seemed impossible. And yet—
.He took the chair she offered—but with
a furtive glance toward the old man. He
had only a moment to wait.

Sharply Mr. Duff turned to his daugh-
ter.

“This Mr. Smith tells me he has come
to see those records. Now, I’m—”

“Oh, father, dear, you couldn’t!” inter-
rupted his daughter with admonishing
earnestness. “You mustn’t go and get
all of those down!" (Mr. Smith almost
gasped aloud in his amazement, but Miss
Maggie did not seem to notice him at all.)

"Why, father, you couldn‘t—~they’re too
heavy for you! There are the Bible, and
all those papers. They’re too heavy,
father. I couldn’t let you. Besides, I

shouldn’t think you’d want to get them!”

1f Mr. Smith, hearing this, almost
gasped aloud in his amazement, he quite
did so at what happened. His mouth
actually fell open as he saw the old man
rise to his feet with stern dignity.

“That will do, Maggie. I’m not quite
in my dotage yet. I guess I'm still able
to fetch downstairs a book and a bundle
of papers.” With his thumping cane a
resolute emphasis to every other step, the
old man hobbled into the house:

“There, grandpa, that‘s the talk!”
crowed Benny. “But you said—” ‘
Er—Benny, dear,” interposed Miss

Maggie, in a haste so precipitate that it
looked almost like alarm, “run into the
pantry. and see what you can ﬁnd in the
cooky jar.” The last of her sentence
was addressed to Benny’s ﬂying heels as
they disappeared through the doorway.

Left together, Mr. Smith Searched the
woman‘s face for some hint, some sign
that this extraordinary shift~ab0ut was
recognized and understood; but Miss
Maggie, with a countenance serenely ex—
pressing only cheerful interest, was over
by the little stand, re-arranging the pile
of books and newspapers on it.

“I think, after all,” she began thought-
fully, pausing in her work, “that it will
be better indoors. It blows so out here
that you’ll be bothered in your copying,
I am afraid.”

She was still standing at the table,
chatting about the papers, however, when
at the door, a few minutes later, appeared
her father, in his arms a big Bible, and
a sizable pasteboard box.

“Right here, father, please,” she said
then, to Mr. Smith’s dumfounded amaze-
ment. “Just Set them down right here."

The old man frowned and cast dis-
approving eyes on his daughter and the
table. *

“There isn’t room. I don’t want them
there,” he observed coldly. “I shall put
them in here.” With the words he turned
back into the house.

Once again Mr. Smith's bewilderer eyes
searched Miss Maggie’s ‘face, and once
again they found nothing but serene un—
concern. She was already at the door.

“This way, please,” she directed cheer-
ily. And still marveling, he followed her
into the house.

Mr. Smith thought he had never seen
so charming a living—room. A comfort-
able chair invited him, and he sat down.
He felt suddenly rested and at home, and
at peace with the world. Realizing that,
in some way, the room had produced
this effect, he looked curiously about him,
trying to solve the secret of it.

Reluctantly to himself he confessod
that it was a very ordinary room. The
carpet was poor; and was .badly worn.
The chairs, while comfortable looking,
were manifestly not expensive, and had
seen long service. Simple curtains were
at the windows, and_a few fair prints
were on the walls. Two or three vases,
of good lines but cheap material, held
ﬂowers, and there was a. plain but roomy
set of shelves with books—not immacul-
ate, leather—backed... gilt-lettered “sets,”
but rows of dingy, worn volumes, whose
very shab’biness was at once an invitation
and a promise. Nowhere, however, could
 Smith see protecting cover, mat,- or.
tidy. He decided then: that this must be V

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WORLD EMANCI

PAT ION

A SERMON BY REV. DAVID F. WARNER

TEXT: “That they may all be -
one * * * that the world may
know that thou didst send me.”
John 17:21.

“ HRIST or Chaos,” a recent

book; Bok’s world peace prize
offer; World Court week among the
churches; Lloyd George’s warning
voice among us; and the German
mark at'150,000,000,000; all these
signal a world on ﬁre.

But, hasn’t the Law and the
Prtphets sketched a saved world?
And isn’t this the design in the Gos—
pel? We do not question. In truth,
this is a deduction from creation.
All men are God-imaged thru their
creation. They are living witnesses
of a Divine Fatherhood. This es—

tablishes their kinship and the ideal-

of human brotherhood. Malachi
says: “Have We not all one Father?
Hath not one God created us? Why
do we deal treacherously every man
with his brother?” Paul declares,
“God made of one every nation of
men to dwell on the earth.” And
said 'Burns, “poet of the plain man,”

“What tho on homely fare we dine,
Wear hodden—gray and a’ that;
Gie foods their silk and knaves their

wine,
A man’s a man for a’ that.”

And because “a man’s a man,”
God—imaged, Jesus came to redeem
him. 4 

Christ came not to condemn the
world but to save it. And to this
end We hear him praying passion—
ately for unity (Jno. 17:20—23).
Are the words “that they all may be
one” more than a hope? Do they
conﬁrm the prophecy of that great
Isaian regeneration when “the wolf
shall dwell with the lamb,” etc.?
Is the great pulsing heart of this
world beating in that direction
now? Do the proposals for inter—
national arbitration of difﬁculties
have any bearing on Christ’s world
aim? And do the words of Lloyd
George, “If the, churches of Christ
thruout Europe and America allow
another war to fructify, they had
better close their doors,” mean any—
thing to the churches?

Recently, at the Foreign Missions
Conference of North America, a
prominent speaker uttered these
Words: v“Our little systems have
their day, but unfortunately they
have not ceased to be.” Another, at
the annual .meeting of the Federal
Council of Churches said: “I hope
to live to see the day when a whole
denomination will seek ﬁrst the
kingdom of God, even at the loss of
its OWn life.” Are we to understand,
therefore, that the restoratiOn of
social Christianity demands a unit-
ed church? At least a worked—out
cooperation in terms of denomina—
tional comity and friendship? And
do you know that weeks before the
Washington Disarmament Confer-
ence, President Harding called upon
the “Federal Council of Churches
in America” to develop the senti—
ment for the same? What bearing
have these events on a world sal—
vation? And should the churches
now challenge the world thru a
united front?

But we can not do this. Christen—
dom is not united. And why? When
Jesus came to earth, he found the
viper of social injustice, inhuman-

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 -“8hol'test,- Walter Meier, 'Northﬂeld ToWnship.

ity to man and unbrotherliness rais-
ing its cruel head everywhere. Pal—
estine w'as torn by various political
factions. And why these things?
There was no common ground in
religion. This always makes a dif—
ference in heart and destroys love,
unity, church, and country. Some
one has said, “Religion is the great
state—guiding principle.” Therefore
Constantine espouses the Christian’s
God, and the Kaiser throws out the
sop to his people: “Me and Gott.”
So it does seem that any great mor—
al and political advance awaits re—
ligious unity. That “the meek shall
inherit the earth” is not yet visible
in any large way.

So, today, we ought evermore to
be praying Christ’s prayer for spir—
itual unity and purpose among the
churches. But, in practice, we ﬁnd
ourselves shot thru with denomina—
tional ambitions and handicapping
factions. Here the Pharisee comes
in for Jesus’ vehement reproof.
And here the Pope is reaching out
for control. But what about our
Protestant sects? Is any one of
these the sole channel thru which
God would pour his healing grace
upon the world? What arrogance
and pride is camouﬂaged behind
some professions of church loyalty
and devotion! I wonder if this
might be the root cause of dis—
union? But the Ceaseless purpose
of God rolls on thru the impact of
his Spirit, released nineteen hun—
dred years ago. “Unto him that
sitteth upon the throne and unto
the lamb” is rendered the universal
chorus of the ages. And some day.
by the ﬁat of God, every tongue
shall confess, not my church ﬁrst or
infallible, but that “Jesus Christ is
Lord (first) to the glory of the
Father.”

What will
Will polity,
tion? Certainly,

Christendom?
methods, or organiza-
here is but one
cementing impulse, that of loving
the world into Christ, even Matt.
28:19, 20. It is love that caroled
from the clouds on that great birth—
night of the World: “On earth
peace and good—will to men.” It is
the new commandment to love one
another. It is the principle of love
with a two—fold sweep: to God and
to neighbor. God so loved that he
gave, and he whom he gave render—
ed to the world an unwearied serv-
ice in love. Service in love is the
only guarantee of Christian unity
and cooperation in behalf of a world
salvation. And here, the church that
would be greatest must become
servant of all.

“The love of Christ constraineth
me,” says Paul. “One can hardly
conceive that Paul had any time for
human bickerings and divisions. He
could not sit around home nor con—
ﬁne his service to his own country.
He must claim the Roman world
for Christ. This love transcends
that of home and country,~ and thru
Christian cooperation, pushes its
emmisaries out to the four corners
of the earth to claim humanity for
a universal family in God. America
and the church for the world! But
until we have arisen above mere
nationalism, above the spirit ex—
pressed in “Deutchland uber Alles,”
or “America ﬁrst,” and above a
selﬁsh denominationalism, we have
not come into the New Testament

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THE GASOLINE TAX AGAIN

OVERNOR GROESBECK has practically
gone on record as being willing to compro-
mise on the gasoline tax measure which he

vetoed last spring. The Governor insists, how—
ever,- that the gasoline tax be so prepared that
it will include a weight tax which will reduce
the license plate fee to a nominal ﬁgure, and
also a provision for doing away with horsepower
as a factor in computing taxes on cars and
trucks, claiming that weight should be the main
factor. ~

Representative Joseph E. Warner, Ypsilanti,
who introduced the gasoline tax bill in the
House, early this year, said recently: “I agree
with the Governor that something should be
done at the special session to work out a better
way for ﬁnancing road construction and
maintenance and for guaranteeing highway bond
interest and sinking fund requirements, and am
giving study as to how it can best be done.”

This means that one of the ﬁrst measures to be
taken up by the legislature will doubtless be
the gasoline tax issue, and it will be a pretty
ﬁght, because the Detroit Automobile Club has
gone on record that they will secure the neces-
sary twenty—nine thousand signatures to a peti-
tion which will hold up the bill until a referend-
um is had. on it a year hence, and under this
plan there is no way in which the legislature
could put a tax bill into effect until after the
next general election.

Just why the Automobile Club should be op—
posed to the gasoline tax we have never been
able to ﬁgure out. Perhaps we are dense, but a
tax which has been so generally accepted by so
many states since it was passed and vetoed this
spring surely must have some of the merits which
it proponents claim for it. It is obvious, that
something must be done to keep the good roads
we are building with bonds in good condition.

. with taxes which meet the repair costs as they

accrue. A tax of two cents on every gallon of

“‘ gasoline consumed in Michigan would go a long

way toward this end.

 

HELP FOR GERMANY

HERE is a bill pigeon-holed in Congress
knowu as the Newton Bill, providing for an
appropriation of $70,000,000 for the pur-

chase in this country of food supplies for the
famine-stricken people in Germany and Austria,
to be distributed by the American Red Cross,
with the co—operation of the German and Aust-
rian Red Cross.

It is stated on high authority that conditions

in Germany are rapidly approaching the famine
state which was so nobly relieved in southern

.Russia by generous America.

There are, of course, those so embittered to-
ward our former enemies that,they would give
them no comfort, but we think even these would
be softened by the unlifted arms of a mother or
the plaintiff wail of a tiny child without nourish-
ment. .

One of the great problems before the American
farmer is to ﬁnd a market for a portion of his
surplus food products. American granarics m
bulging and there are ample supplies so that the
entire amount of this $70,000,000 could and
would be spent directly for Americen farm pm-
ducts. ’

We would like to ofior the suggestion that

these purchases of farm products might be made

ﬂuent proﬁt from the various growers organi-
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particular staple in the foccpurchaseé tor-the ,.
American Red‘ Cross and we believe the: there -

is not a bean grower in Michigan who would not
be glad to supply his quota. at 3' price even lower
than that offered on his local market. He would
not be entirely charitable in this because every
pound of beans that leaves United States for ex—
port removes its share of the competition on the
American market which forces the price down-
ward. . ‘

Seventy million dollars sounds like a lot of
money until you start talking about battleships,
and there you could drop it without hardly mak-
ing a splash. It would be an object lesson for all
the world if America would put the Newton Bill
in effect immediately Congress has convened. We
have often thought lately that we would hate to
be a missionary in a heathen land trying to teach
Christianity with the sorry spectacle of so—called
Christian nations grinding their heels of hate
into their conquered Christian brothers.

 

SCALPING BEANS

HERE seems to be ample proof that the bean
market is the eternal football of interests
who are determined only to force prices up

and down with the idea of scalping an extra
proﬁt. ‘

The bean growers of Michigan, as we pointed
out on this page in our last issue, ought to be
handling their own beans and delivering them
to the markets of the United States at their own
proﬁt.

We repeat that we hope some man will step
forward ready to take on the task of organizing
the bean growers and of handling their products.
There is a wideope’n opportunity here for some
man who knows enough about selling beans and
is favorably enough known in the trade to com—
mand the respect of the wholesale grocer with
whom he must deal and the conﬁdence of the
growers for whom he must act.

Michigan fell down on its share of an adver-
tising campaign which was designed to tell the
great consuming public of the United States to
“eat-more—beans,” and the reasons for doing so,
just as the many growers’ associations out in
California have so successfully done in the past
few years. Michigan fell dowu because of the
shortslghtedness of some of her jobbers, and
although Michigan’s share of -this campaign was
to have been only $16,000 out of a $50,000
campaign, the amount was not raised.

One bean broker has come forward with the
suggestion that a popular subscription be made
up by bean growers and others interested in the
industry and has offered to start it 01! with a
$50 contribution, this THE BUSINESS FARMER
will be glad to match if there is any interest in
such a proposition from the grower and broker.
It is our frank opinion, however, that this is a
difﬁcult way in which to raise a perfectly ob-
viously needed fund for promotion purposes.

Some of you larger growers of beans call a
meeting to talk this thing over and see if some—
thing cannot be started. There is a man some-
where for the job. Now it’s up to you to help
ﬁnd him!

ELECTRICITY THE MODERN GENE

LADDIN, the famous hero otthe lamp in the
“Arabian Nights,” who with a single rub of

his thumb on the coveted lamp produced a
genli to do his bidding, had nothing on the mod—
ern farmer who has electricity and the power it
represents at the touch of his thumb on a. button.

No place in industry does electricity ﬁt in more
completely to lift the labor of men and women
than it does on the farm. Electricity turns the
chores and hardships of the farm and the farm
home into pleasure.

Michigan is fortunately situated. We have a.
great number of rivers ready to be harnessed and
thus supply for all time this mysterious power
direct to our farms.

A beginning in harnessing the power available
in Michigan has been made, but until every
farmer can have electricity for his use by run-
ning wires out to the roadside, it will not be
meeting the full demands of our citizens. _ '

Michigan “has no greater resource to be con—
served snd made the most of, than the power
which runs to waste in her rivers.~ Probably the
next great development in electricity will be the.
abolition of transmittinx m. . ,

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touched and. our best mm M no that
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MELLON URGES TAX CUT *

EORETARY of the Treasury Mellon mode a

hit with the/ people of the United States

when he issued a formal statement last week
advising a huge cut in the governmental taxes.
but whether he made himself equally popular
with the administration is yet to be decided.

Mr. Mellon’s recommendations included a 25'
per cent reduction in the taxes on earned income;
reduction of the normal taxes on incomes from
4 per cent and 8 per cent to 3 per cent and 6
per cent respectively. Application of the surtax
at $10,000 instead of $6,000, and scaling pro-
gressively upwards to 25 per cent on ificomes of
$100,000 and repeal of the taxes on admissions
and on telegrams, telephone messages, and leased
wires. ‘

Mr. Mellon ﬁgures that these recommenda-.
tions, including some increases in corporation
tax, would reduce the total assessment by $323,-
000,000 next year, but he wisely concludes his
communication with this observation: “A
soldiers' bonus would postpone reduction, not
for one, but many years to come."

Business has been good throughout the United
States during the past twelve months and govern-
ment receipts have been largely augumented by
this prosperity. It is quite possible that to foist
a soldiers’ bonus on the, already tax-ridden
country at this time would force a depression in
industry through a curtailment of buying power
which would leave little proﬁt to the individual
soldier. , '

We have never talked to a hard—working
farmer boy who saw service either on this side
or inFrance who was as rabid for a soldiers’

bonus as the American Legion ofﬁcials would lead g

us to believe. The sentiment of the boys we have
talked to seems to be: “Take care of those who
were injured, even those who were slightly in-
jured; give them the best care possible. See
that they are provided for throughout life and
that dependents are provided for. For us who
fought for a cause and came back. unscathed,
we ask nothing save the honor which every man
gets for serving his country and his ﬂag!"

The voice of the Secretary of the Treasury
calling for a reduction in taxes is indeed wel-
come news to the farmers of this country, but
we shall indeed be lucky if, with the president—
ial campaign just in the offing, we are not bur-
dened with a soldiers' bonus which will be rush-
ed through in the opening days of the new Con-
gress to build up political fences at home.

ONE KIND ACT EVERY DAY!

T was just before supper time on a. blustery
I evening when ones chief ambition is to get
home and as near as possible to the stove.
Mother was waiting on the corner for an inter—
urban car which seemed as though it would
never come. Suddenly a gentle tap on her
shoulder and a cheery voice, “On your way home,
Mrs. ? An aﬁirmative answer and then “I
saw you standing here waiting for the car. so I
found a place there to park my automobile and
came back to get you!” The man was a neigh-
bor who lived a half-mile or more from our
home. -

It was a simple thing to do and yet how easily
he could have gone selﬁshly past mother and on
home without more than a passing thought.
On the way he unfolded the reason and it seems
to me that His so well worth repeating that it
ought to ﬁnd a place in some form or other on
this page at least once every year. ~

“I came from a family of ﬁve boys and two
girls. My mother was a Scotch woman who be-
lieved in training her children from infancy
the sterling principles which has made her own
life a beautiful one. One of her mottoes was:
At least one kind act every day! When we
gathered about the supper table, each in our
turn told mother what kind not ‘we had done
that day and received our approbation from her
as it was merited. It became a ﬁxed habit in
my mind and to this day if noon comes and I
have done no kind act} I begin to feel nervous
and this increases until my kind act has been
done, when I feel satisﬁed with myself and with
the world. I have been very busy toads: end
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HOW TO CATCH FAKE
STOCK SALESMEN
. OME STATE bankers' assoc-
iations are distributing an
investor’s question an i r c
with the Jose at protecting
purchasers of securities from
take stock salesman.

The questionnaire pins the
salesman down to, answering
the following questions:

Date.

Name of company.

Name of salesman.

Kind of stock offered.

Total issue of stock.

Stock given for property.
Stock given for good-will.
Stock given for patents.

Are you taking any Liberty

Bonds?

If 80. at what price?

Amount of cash needed.

For value of stock.

Market price of stock.

Has the stock a ready market?

It so, where is it listed?

Is the stock accepted by banks
as collateral for loans?

If so, what banks have accept—
ed it to your knowledge?
What are the present net earn-

ings? .

Bank references.
Names of emcers.
Former occupation.

This is worth cutting out and pin;-
ziillilg up on the calandzer where it
come in handy some day when

a stock-salesman calls at your front
door. If he tells you he is “letting
you in on- .the ground—ﬂoor" and so
hasnotimetoﬁllinthcanswersm
_ these questions, my advice to you
is to let him out on the same level.

CHEAP TIRES
I] have excluded from the col-

umns of THE Busmsss Fuzmnn.

. all advertising of any except»
. lug brand new automobile tires.
There are so many schemes aﬂoat to
< bell tires at ridiculously low prices
that it is not possible to separate
the good from the bad.

One of .the' common schemes
which we uncovered is a cheap‘tire
with a guarantee which reads, “It
not satisﬁed, send us 5.0 per cent of
the original price of the tire and we
will exchange for another rebuilt
tire at any time.” Then they guar-
antee some ﬁve or ten thousand
miles use out or the .so-rcallled rebuilt
tire.

Now it works out this way: A
man orders a tire at a ridiculously
low price and receives an old worne
out tine, puts it on the car, drivm
it a for miles, has a. blow-out with
all at its pleasures, takes it. back
home and looks ‘up his guarantee
from ﬁhe company. He ﬁnds he can
get another one just like it at 59
per cent of the amount he paid to:
the ﬁrst tire. But it takes a mighty
brave man to pay even half the or:
iglnal price for an article that has
proven no good. So we presume
their re-orders are a very small per—
centage of their ﬁrst orders. "

We ‘hawe come to the conclusion
that a good place to buy a tire is 01
a concern which will back the tire
they are selling with their reputa-
tion.

A LOT ON DICKINSON ISLAND

“I am writing you asking a little
advice. A little over a month ago
my son was visiting in Detroit and
in some way drew a ticket and they
claimed he drew a lot on Dickinson
Island, St. Clair Flats, and they got
him to pay them $15 on it as a ﬁrst
payment. Then he heard it was a
swindle as the lots were worthless
and he .asked them to give him back
the money. They said they would
but as the head man was not in and
they could not until he was, but he
never was in it seemed. Now is
there any way to make‘them pay
back the “$15.? The bqy is only
seventeen years old and L his-mother
gum trming to take this up for him.
I am enclosing the ticket and re-
ceipts they gave  Please let me
know what you think of it and also
it“ more is a chance of getting the
money meek." .

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_ -'  cannon announce a new
“Mam:  41We “have

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to have been sold by the sun-rt in-
stead of by the feet. This is a‘new
scheme of selling real estate but it
is an old one among a certain class

' of individuals who make easy money

out of other people's hard earned
money.

As this is the ﬁrst complaint Tn):
Bvsmsss Panama has had on this
particular scheme it is probable‘that
it is being worked among the suckers
in the cities, of which there are,
always were and always will be, a
sufﬁcient quantity.

We are looking up this scheme '

further to see if there is any possi-
bility at getting the money back for
our reader, who certainly has our
sympathy. That is, our sympathy is
for the mother and not the son who
could afford to charge it up to ex-
perience; he will have plenty more
to pay for before he gets along many
years.

THE DETROIT FIDELITY AND
SURETY 
- HAVE no idea how much of this
company’s stock was sold to the
farmers of Michigan, but in
answer to the inquiries which I have
had I am pleased to print a report
from a reliable source, which may
be encouraging to some of our read-
ers who hold stock. I am giving a
full report which I believe is from
a reliable source, as follows:

“The Detroit Fidelity and Surety
Company was formed some two or
three years ago with a capital of
three million dollars, all of which
is now outstanding, we are told.

“The company sold the stock at
$100 per share, that is, $50 par and
$50 surplus. We might add that all
insurance stocks are sold on this
basis in order to do away with
double liability.

“The market on the stock at the
present time is quoted $70 bid, $77
asked, at which prices we can either
buy or sell.

“The company has been doing an
exceptionally good business in sure-
ty bonds, but at best the proposition
is a very speculative one and re—
quires excellent management. Mr.
Bunting, who was the former presi~
dent of the company, died some few
months ago and we have not been
informed as to who his successor is.
We believe, however, that the board
of directors are capable and will
probably ﬁnd a ﬁt successor.

“The company is not paying any
dividends at the present time al—
though there seems to be some divi-
dend talk, but we believe it is simp—
ly good business term to build up a

mmstantial surplus before any divi- -

mds are 
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“On account at  high 3
taxes.  I teal :I must help 
ﬁnancially and on: writing you tor?

of a inﬂame as a soleswomen.

I have  imiwork but .
\rttienotnteedvm 1am verymnch

“I  in moeipt of circulars 1mm ‘

the Auto Knitter.  Knitter.
ﬂatten Show Card Studies, 407
:Gratiot Avenue, Detroit, Michigan;
also Paris Art Works, West Haven,
Connecticut. and would like to
learn something about Fireside Inz
.dustries.

“The prices of an outﬁt of knit-
ters or show card writing course
seem very high to me. Is there a
chance to get steady employment
with «either?

‘The Paris Art Works are offer-
ing beading purses, dress trimming,
etc. It strikes me that would last
only as long as the fad lasts. It
would seem to me as it show cards
would always be used. I am full
of work but money is scarce or I
would not be trying to get work.”

‘- I . UR costliest is thoroughly tak-
en to heart and i  I could

 one or: use corona-j 
you   They are r i
m the mom” :of‘

ﬁns
will team
getting something out of you and
giving you very little in return.

Things are coming better on the . .

inrm now and it you .will work hard '

1n the regular/tanning endeavors I
am sure you will ~be further ahead
in the and E and hatter have
them: brought ‘ ,  all this
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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1923

Edited and Published by
THE RURAL PUILISHHIG COMPANY, loo.
GEORGE M. BLOOUM, President
Mt. Clemens, Michigan
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THE GASOLINE TAX AGAm

OVERNOR GROESBECK has practically
gone on record as being willing to compro-
mise on the gasoline tax measure which he

vetoed last spring. The Governor insists, how-
ever,- that the gasoline tax be so prepared that
it will include a weight tax which will reduce
the license plate fee to a nominal ﬁgure, and
also a provision for doing away with horsepower
as a factor in computing taxes on cars and
trucks, claiming that weight should be the main
factor. -

Representative Joseph E. Warner, Ypsilanti.
who introduced the gasoline tax bill in the
House, early this year, said recently: “I agree
with the Governor that something should be
done at the special session to work out a better
way for ﬁnancing road construction and
maintenance and for guaranteeing highway bond
interest and sinking fund requirements, and am
giving study as to how it can best be done.”

This means that one of the ﬁrst measures to be

\ taken up by the legislature will doubtless be

the gasoline tax issue, and it will be a pretty
ﬁght, because the Detroit Automobile Club has
gone on record that they will secure the neces—
sary twenty-nine thousand signatures to a peti-
tion which will hold up the bill until a referend-
um is had on it a year hence, and under this
plan there is no way in which the legislature
could put a tax bill into effect until after the
next general election.

Just why the Automobile Club should be op-
posed to the gasoline tax we have never been
able to ﬁgure out. Perhaps we are dense, but a
tax which has been so generally accepted by so
many states since it was passed and vetoed this
Spring surely must have some of the merits which
'11 proponents claim for it. It is obvious, that
something must be done to keep the good roads
we are building with bonds in good condition.

. with taxes which meet the repair costs as they
‘ accrue.

A tax of two cents on every gallon of
gasoline consumed in Michigan would go a long

’ way toward this end.

HELP FOR GERMANY

' ERE is a bill pigeon—holed in Congress
knowu as the Newton Bill, p‘rov‘iding for an
appropriation of $70,000,000 for the pur-

chase in this country of food supplies for the
famine-stricken people in Germany and Austria,
to be distributed by the American Red Cross,
with the co-operation of the German and Aust-
rian Red Cross.

It is stated on high authority that conditions

in Germany are rapidly approaching the famine
state which was so nobly relieved in southern

.Russia by generous America.

There are, of course, those so embittered to—
ward our former enemies that,they would give
them no comfort, but we think even these would
be softened by the unlifted arms of a. mother or
the plaintiff wall of a tiny child without nourishv
meat. .

One of the great problems before the American

_, farmer is to ﬁnd a market for a portion of his

surplus food products. American granaries are
bulging and there are ample supplies so that the

‘entiro amount of this $70,000,000 could and

would be spent directly for American farm pro-

ducts. ~
We would like to odor the suggestion that

those purchases of farm products might be made

walkout proﬁt from the various growers organ!-

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be glad to supply his quota at a’ price even lower
than that offered on his local market. He would
not be entirely charitable in this because every
pound of beans that leaves United States for ex-
port romoves its share of the competition on the
American market which forces the price down
ward. '

Seventy million dollars sounds like a lot ,of
money until you start talking about battleships,
and there you could drop it without hardly mak-
ing a splash. It would be an objeCt lesson for all
the world if America would put the Newton Bill
in effect immediately Congress has convened. We
have often thought lately that we would hate to
be a missionary in a heathen land trying to teach
Christianity with the sorry spectacle of so—called
Christian nations grinding their heels of hate
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SCALPING BEANS
HERE seems to be ample proof that the bean

market is the eternal football of interests

who are determined only to force prices up
and dowu with the idea of scalping an extra
proﬁt, "

The bean growers of Michigan, as we pointed
out on this page in our last issue. ought to be
handling their own beans and delivering them
to the markets of the United States at their own
proﬁt.

We repeat that we hope some man will step
forward ready to take on the task of organizing
the bean growers and of handling their products.
There is a Wideope’n opportunity here for some
man who knows enough about selling beans and
is favorably enough knowu in the trade to com—
mand the respect of the wholesale grocer with
whom he must deal and the confidence of the
growers for whom he must act.

Michigan fell down on its share of an adver-
tising campaign which was designed to tell the
great consuming public of the United States to
“eat-more-beans,” and the reasons for doing so,
just as the many growers' associations out in
California have so successfully done in the past
few year‘s. Michigan fell down because of the
shortsightedness of some of her jobbers, and
although Michigan’s share of-this campaign was
to have been only $16,000 out of a $50,000
campaign, the amount was not raised.

One bean broker has come forwaq'd with the
suggestion that a popular subscription be made
up by bean growers and others interested in the
industry and has offered to start it off with a
$50 contribution, this Tun BusIans FARMER
will be glad to match if there is any interest in
such a proposition from the grower and broker.
It is our frank opinion, however, that this is a
difﬁcult way in which to raise a perfectly ob-
viously needed fund for promotion purposes.

Some of yon larger growers of beans call a
meeting to talk this thing over and see if some—
thing cannot be started. There ls a man some-
where for the job. Now it’s up to you to help
find him!

ELECTRICITY THE MODERN GENII

LADDIN, the famous hero of.the lamp in the
“Arabian Nights,” who with a single rub of

his thumb on the coveted lamp produced a
genii to do his bidding, had nothing on the mod’
ern farmer who has electricity and the power it
represents at the touch of his thumb on a button.

No place in industry does electricity ﬁt in more
completely to lift the labor of men and women
than it does on the farm. Electricity turns the
chores and hardships of the farm and the farm
home into pleasure.

Michigan is fortunately situated. We have a
great number of rivers ready to be harnessed and
thus supply for all time this mysterious power
direct to our farms.

A beginning in harnessing the power available
in Michigan has been made, but until every
farmer can have electricity for his use by run—
ning wires out to the roadside, it will not be
meeting the full demands of our citizens.

Michigan "has no greater resource to be con—
served and made the most of, than the power
which runs to Waste in her rivers: Probably the

next great dewlopment in electricity will be the.

abolition of transmitting wires. . ,
The possibilities of windows have only been
touched and. our best Wes tell no that
there is ample proof um that the next great
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ECRETAIRY of the Treasury Menon‘ nude 11—.

hit with the/ people of the United States
when he issued a formal statement last week

advising a huge cut in the governmental taxes.

but whether he made himself equally popular
with the administration is yet to be decided.

Mr. Mellon’s recommendations included .a’ 25
per cent reduction in tha taxes on earned income:
reduction of the normal taxes on incomes from
4 per cent and 8 per cent to 3 per cent and 6
per cent respectively. Application of the surtax
at $10,000 instead of $6,000, and scaling pro-
gressively upwards to 25 per cent on lfl’comes of
$100,000 and repeal of the taxes on admissions
and on telegrams, telephone messages, and leased
wires. ‘

,Mr. Mellon ﬁgures that these; recommenda—.
tions, including some increases in corporation
tax, would reduce the total assessment by $323,-
000,000 next year, but he wisely concludes his
communication with this observation: “A
soldiers' bonus would postpone reduction, not
for one, but many years to come."

Business has been good throughout the United
States during the past twelve months and govern-
ment receipts have been largely augumented by
this prosperity. It is quite possible that to foist
a soldiers’ bonus on the, already tax-ridden
country at this time would force a depression in
industry through a curtailment of buying power

which would leave little proﬁt to the individual

soldier. ,

We have never talked to a hardworking
farmer boy who saw service either on this side
or inll'rance who was as rabid for a soldiers’
bonus as the Amcrican Legion oﬂlcials would lead
us to believe. The sentiment of the boys we have
talked to seems to be: “Take care of those who
were injured, even those who were slightly in-
jured; give them the best care possible. See
that they are provided for throughout life and
that dependents are provided for. For us who
fought for a cause and came back. unscathed,
we ask nothing save the honor which every man
gets for serving his country and his ﬂag!"

The voice of the Secretary of the Treasury
calling for a reduction in taxes is indeed wel—
come news to the farmers of this country, but
we shall indeed be lucky if, with the president'-
ial campaign just in the offing, we are not bur-
dened with a soldiers' bonus which will be rush-
ed through in the Opening days of the new Con-a
gress to build up political fences at home.

ONE KIND ACT EVERY DAY!

T was just before supper time on a blustery
I evening when ones chief ambition is to get
home and as near as possible to the stove.
Mother was waiting on the corner for an inter-
urban car which seemed as though it would
never come. Suddenly a gentle tap on her
shoulder and a cheery voice, “On your way home,
Mrs._ ? An aﬁrmative answer and then “I
saw you standing here waiting for. the car. so I
found a place there to park my automobile and
came back to get you!" , The man was a neigh-
bor who lived a half—mile or more from our
home.

It was a simple thing to do and yet how easily
he could have gone selﬁshly past mother and on
home without more than a passing thought.
On the way he unfolded the reason and it seems
to me that itis so well worth repeating that it
ought to ﬁnd a place in some form or other on
this page at least once every year. ~

“I came from a family of five boys and tw
girls. My mother was a Scotch woman who be-
lieved in training her children from infancy
the sterling principles which has made her own
life a beautiful one. One of her mottoes was:
At least one kind act every day! When we
gathered about the supper table, each in our
turn told mother what kind not ‘we had done
that day and received our approbation from her
as it was merited. It became a ﬁxed habit in
my mind and to this day if noon comes and!
have done no kind act, I begin to feel nervous
and this increases until my kind act has been
done, when I feel satisﬁed with myself and with
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with the does of protecting
purchasers of securities from
take stock salesmen.

The questionnaire pins the
salesman down to. answering
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Date.

Name of company.

Name of salesman.

Kind ’0! stock offered.

Total issue of stock.

Stock given for property.
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Bonds?

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Amount of cash needed.

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as collateral for loans?

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CHEAP TIRES
'1‘} have «excluded from the col-

umns of THE BUSINESS FABMEB.

all advertising of any except—
tires.
Thane are so many schemes aﬂoat to

- sell tires at ridiculously low prices

that it is not possible to separate

‘ the good from the had.

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One of the common schemes
which we uncovered is a cheap‘tire
with a gmantee which reads, “It
not satisﬁed, send us 54) per cent of
the original price of the tire and we
will  for another rebuilt
tire at any time.” Then they guar-
antee some ﬁve or ten thousand
miles use out o! the .so-caa'lled rebuilt
tire.

Now it works out this way: A
man orders a tire at a ridiculously
low price and receives an old worn-
out time, puts it on the car, drives
it a for miles, has a blow—out with
all or its pleasures, takes it. back
home and looks ‘np his guarantee
from «as company. He ﬁnds he can
get another one just like it at 59
per cent of the amount he paid to!
the ﬁrst tire. But it takes a mighty
brave man to pay even half the or-
iginal price for an article that has
proven no good. So we presume
their re-orders are a very small per—
centage of their ﬁrst orders. ' ‘

We have come to the conclusion
that a good place to buy a tire is of
a. concern which will back the tire
they are selling with their reputae
tion.

A LOT 0N DICKINSON ISLAND

“I am writing you asking a little
advice. A little over a month ago
my son was visiting in Detroit and
in some way drew a ticket and they
claimed he drew a lot on Dickinson
Island, St. Clair Flats, and they got
him to pay them $15 on it as a ﬁrst
payment. Then he heard it was a
swindle as the lots were worthless
and he .asked them to give him back
the .money. They said they would
but as the head man was :not in and
they could not until he was, but ha
never was in it seemed. Now is
there any way to make “them pay
back the $1.51? The boy is .Only
seventeen years old and I. bismuther
am trying to take this up for him.
I am enclosim (the ticket and re-
ceipts'chey gave  Please let me
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to have been sold by the quart in-
stead of by the foot. This is a‘new
scheme of selling real estate but it
A is an old one among a certain class
of individuals who make easy money
«out of other people's hard earned
money.

As this is the ﬁrst complaint TH]:
BUSINESS anunn has had on this
particular scheme it is probable'that
it is being worked among the suckers
in the cities, of which there are,
always were and always will be, a
suﬁicient quantity.

We are looking up this scheme "

further to see if there is any possi—
bility at getting the money back for
our reader, who certainly has our
sympathy. That is, our sympathy is
for the mother and not the son who
could afford to charge it up to ex-
perience; he will have plenty more
to pay for before he gets along many
years.

THE DETROIT FIDELITY AND
HAVE no idea how much orthis
company’s stock was sold to the

answer to the inquiries which I have

had I am pleased to print a report
be encouraging to some of our read-

ers who hold stock. I am giving a

a reliable source, as follows:

“The Detroit Fidelity and Surety
three years ago with a capital of
three mill-ion dollars, all of which

“The company sold the stock at
$100 per share, that is, $50 par and
insurance stocks are sold on this
basis in order to do away with

“The market on the stock at the
present time is quoted $70 bid, $77
buy or sell.

“The company has been doing an
ty bonds, but at best the proposition
is a very speculative one and re—
Bunting, who was the former presi-
dent of the company, died some few
informed as to who his successor is.
We believe, however, that the board
probably ﬁnd a ﬁt successor.

“The company is not paying any
though there seems to be some divi-
dend talk, but we believe  is simp-

SURETY COMPANY

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farmers of Michigan, but in
from a reliable source, which may
' full report which I believe is from
Company was formed some two or
is now outstanding, we are told.
$50 surplus. We might add that all
double liability.
asked, at which prices we can either
exceptionally good business in sure-
q-uires excellent management. Mr.
months ago and we have not been
of directors are capable and will
dividends at the preSent time 3.1-
!!! good business tom to build up a

substantial surplus hetero any di-vi- - '

ﬁends are paid.”

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taxes.  I £9611 m 2611) 
inset-sally and   you torl
I have tried Simmer}: but.

advice.
,1; is not steady and I am very much
.9; a {allure as a saleswmn.

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the Alﬁe Knitter, Geath Knitter, ,

muted Show Card Studios, 40’!
'Gratiot Avenue, Detroit, Michigan;
also Paris Art Works, West Haven,
Connecticut, and would like to
learn something about Fireside In:
dustries.

“The prices of an outﬁt oi knit—
ters or show card writing course
Seem very high to me. Is there a
chance to get steady employment
with either?

‘The Paris Art Works are otter-
mg beading purses, dress trimming,
etc. It strikes me that would last
only as long as the fad lasts. It
would seem to me as it show cards
would always be used. I am full
of work but moneyr is scarce or I
would not be trying to get work.”

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getting something out of you and
giving you very little in return.

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THE wonxnn's THANKSGIVING”

GOD of thOSe who labor on
O From dawn till twilight hours are
gone,
We thank Thee for the grace
That lets us know the rapture strong
Of working well and brave and long,
Each in his chosen place!

We thank Thee for the tasks that wait
For our glad coming, soon or late,
The splendor and the strain
That keep our working muscles true.
That glorify whate’er we do,
With hand or brain! ,

We thank Thee for the sun and shade
Of which this working world is made,
For water and the soil;
For joys that cling and griefs that ﬂy,
For chance to live and chance to die—-
0 God of those who toil!
——Ethel Colson

ORIGIN OF THANKSGIVING DAY

HANKSGIVING Day has long
been called the ﬁrst really
American holiday. President

Lincoln established it as a national
festival in 1864, and since that time
it has been a legal holiday. But the
day of Thanksgiving goes back to
the Englishman, William Bradford.
who led the Pilgrims to this new
land. Back of him we ﬁnd that
Moses really instituted the ﬁrst
Thanksgiving Day by issuing this
splendid proclamation: “After thou
hast gathered in thy born and thy
wine thou shalt rejoice in thy feast,
thou and thy son and thy daughter
and the Levite and the stranger and
the fatherless and the widow that
are within thy gate.”

Bradford, in 1633, called on the
ﬁfty—ﬁve surviving passengers of the
“Mayﬂower” to hold a feast of glad—
ness and tlianki'ulncss. He also fol—
lowed the proclamation of Moses to
the letter, for he asked ninety and
one strangers, among them the good
Indian, Massasoit, and others be—
longing to his famous tribe. So our
hospitality, for which as a nation
we have always been known, was
established by good old William
Bradford. History also tells us that
he was a “good provider.” The ﬁrst
Thanksgiving Day feast consisted of
wild turkey, which comes down into
history as the mainstay of our
Thanksgiving meal. Then there was
a ﬁsh and succotash. The book tells
us, too, that the Indians brought in
nine deer as their contribution to
the white man’s feast. The origin
of our thankful day is strictly bibli—
cal, as Bradford, the leader of those
seeking after religious liberty and
truth, was simply following in the
footsteps of Mosesnwho was leader
and lawgiver to a people in a strange
land.

Six years after Lincoln issued his
Thanksgiving Day edict nine South-
ern states adopted the holiday. In
1877 a general Thanksgiving Day
was proclaimed in Scotland. It comes
in the middle of: Novmnber. When
our housewives are dressing turkeys
they should think of Alice Bradford
and the three or four young women
whom she had to assist her in pre-
paring those ﬁrst Thanksgiving Day
birds. How glad she must have been
when her blanketed and befeathered
guests departed! The red men were
a trial to our foremothers.

“HAVE YOU DONE YOUR
SHARE"

WONDER what “Have you done
I your share” stands for. It means

a great deal to the Red Cross
that gave such splendid help during
the war and is still keeping up {the
good work. It is just like the
“Widow’s Mite” and is up to the

individual to know what is your
share.
This work was brought right

home to me this last week, when I
was asked to help in getting a
small tOWn started and work with
the local folks who realized the
need of this organization.

It cost $1.00 to join the Red

..Cross each year, and that was what

we went after, trying to renew the
old members and bring in new
ones. A great many people think
this money is spent outside their
local community. The Red Cross
is trying to establish and help a.
Red Cross nurse in every county in

. the country, to help in sickness and

in any of the many trials‘ and un—
fortunate accidents that come to
every household sometime or other
during the year. One—half or ﬁfty
cents of every dollar is used for
local work and during» my exper—
ience this last week, I found a new
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know you will all enjoy it.

please you. I am anxious to
know how

mothers
for the school children and
would like to receive some
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Edited by MRS. ANNIE TAYLOR

EAR FOLKS:—Thanksg'iving is with us again and I wish you all
D a happy one, with every member of your hotlISeho‘ld present that

it is possible to bring together.
For those of us who have been more fort»-
unate than others, say a prayer on that day to help give strength this
coming year to guide them and put them right.
my article about “Have you done your Share.”
umn are some good dishes that I make for my family and they might

some of you , /" - ..
handle “lunches” 

Address letters: Mrs. Annie Taylor, care The Buslness Farmer, Mt. Clemens, Mlchlgan.

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raising funds to take care of this
great and noble work.

I went to Wayne and Belleville,
and in the little town of Belleville
the folks 'who felt they could not
give a dollar in cash (which is
mightly hard for a lot of us to do)
hit upon the idea of giving food
stuffs. One family gave a bushel
of potatoes, another a fat chicken,
and some gave canned fruit. The
local organization held a bazaar
and sold these things and raised
$309.00, more money than they
could have collected by just asking
for cash donations.

I am wondering if in some of our
communities, where the 'ladies are
active with clubs, they could not
do something similar and help in
this great and wonderful charitable
work that helps us all when we
really need it.

I think the Red Cross of the
United States of America has done
more to help Russia and their starv—
ing children to create a love for
this nation and its people, than all
the treaties ever written. They know
America means “bread” and it is a
great step in the right direction.
The great Japanese earthquake with
all its attending misery was reliev-
ed by these same dollars that our
nation gathers once every year.

Maybe this work has not reached
you, but when” it comes be prepared
and do not turn, a deaf ear to the
call for help. Be thankful this

Thanksgiving that we are able to
help in this work if it is only like
the “Widow’s Mite.” '

TURKEY CONUNDRUMS

After the dinner has been served
and one wonders what to do to
make fun for the family, it is a
good plan to have some game to fall
back on.

The conundrums I am giving you
can be played by every member of
your household.

They are simple and can easily
be guessed by anyone at all familiar
with the turkey.

You can use the fun-maker with
a group of folks just like a'spell—
down and a great deal of mirth and
laughter is the result.

1. What part of a turkey assists
my lady in making her toilet?

2. What part of the turkey opens
the front door?

3. What part of the turkey will
appear on the day after Thanks-
giving?

4. What part of a turkey is part
of a sentence?

5. What part of a turkey is used
for cleaning purposes?

6. What part of a turkey does
the farmer watch with anxiety?

7. Why is the man who eats too
fast like a turkey?

8. What part of the turkey is an
Oriental?

9. Why ought the turkey to be

The Luncheon Set For Christmas

 

Can you imagine how pleased you would be if one of your Christmas

packages contained the lovely luncheon set.
very attractive with a set like this to eat from.
better when served from these individual dailies.

of work, and not expensive.

One’s table could be made
Somehow the food tastes

The set can be had stamped on Linen Finished Suiting, price $1.00., or

on Oyster Linen, price $1.25.

With sufﬁcient lace to ﬁnish edges and ﬂoss

to start the work we canvfurnish the set on Linen Finished Suiting for

$1.50 or on Oyster Linen for $1.75.

In ordering set send in for “Pattern
No. 404”, enclosing stamps, money order, or check .to cover thenpurchase 
price, to the Pattern Dept. of Michigan Business Farmer, t. ‘Cleme‘nsnluich.

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It is not a great deal

   

dies: the em to be e

ashamed when he is beingserved?
10. 'What color gets its name
from the 'turkey ?

11. What feathers ﬁnd place on,

my lady’s dresser?

12. When the turkey is cooking,
in what country is it? ‘ ‘

13. What part of a turkey is a
story?

14. Whatpart of the turkey ap-
pears on the battleﬁeld? .

15. Why has the turkey ﬁve rea-
sons for being sad?

1. Comb. 2. Last part of turkey,
k—e-y. 3. Bill. 4. Claws (clause).
5.~Wings for clusters. 6. The crop.
7. Both are gobblers. 8. The ﬁrst
part, T-u-r-k. 9. Because we see
the turkey dressing. 10. Turkey red;
11. Pin feathers. 12. In Greece.
13. Tail (tale). 14. Drum Stick.
15. He got it in the neck. He was
bled. He got a masting. He Was
terribly cut up. Finally, he is in
the soup.

 

 

MOTHER’S PROBLEMS

 

 

A RECORD OF BEHAVIOR
AVE you ever been in a school-

‘ room and noticed on the black.
board a list of pupil’s names, each
name followed by stars in red or
blue or yellow chalk? The teach-
er, if asked, would tell you that the
stars indicated perfection in some
particular line—perfect lessons, per-
fect attendance or, perhaps, perfect
behavior. She would tell you, also,
that the star record displayed
where all might see, was the cause
of a great deal of friendly rivalry
among the children; that it did in‘
crease greatly their childish efforts.

The same idea brought home in
a family where there are two or
more children will bring equally as
good results. Children easily drop
into careless habits of personal ap—
pearance; they grow lax about their
chores, they become too accustomed
to mother and her orders to respect
them at once. They need a bit of
prodding up at times — and it is
difficult to ﬁnd the right prod. The
star record provides an exceedingly
inexpensive, but nevertheless, high-
1y efﬁcient prod.

If a small blackboard cannot be
used with colored chalk, a large
strip of wrapping paper tacked con-
spiciously on the kitchen wall, with
the names written in large black
letters, and the earned stars mark-
ed with bright crayons, will serve
the same purpose. For a few cents
there can be purchased at station~
ary stores small boxes of gummed
stars in gilt or red. These may be
used instead of crayon—made stars,
to the delight of the children.

The record in plain sight on the
wall of the kitchen awakens in each
child a pride he would not other-
wise feel. Though he might lose
his feeling of rivalry with the oth—
er children in the family, the
thought of the chart for everyone
to see and ask about, will hold him
long to his chores or his daily good
behavior. It will be a prod but an
extremely softly padded one!

 

 

Personal Column

 

 

“Birth Control”—Will you please pub-
lish in the personal column where I can
get a book on birth control. Please pub—
lish as soon as possible—A subscriber.
——This article was published in October
13th issue of M. B. F. and is called
“Women’s Morality and Birth Control,"
is twenty cents and can be purchased
thru the New York Women’s Publishing
Co., 104 5th Avenue, New York City.

Where to Find Mendets.—Am sending
address of the company where the soft
lead mendets can be bought. They are
10 cents a box and 25 or more in a box,
all sizes; sent post paid to any address
for ten cents in stamps or coin. They
are just ﬁne. The address is: E. E. Peck
& Comlpany, Batavia, New York—Mrs.
J. S., Holton, Michigan.

Superﬂuous Flesh.——-I am an interested
reader of the M. B. F. especially the Home
Department. I want to send in a few
suggestions to our friends. Also would
like to have you ask, through the Home
Department, for a remedy for overfatness,
or superfluous ﬂesh. There might be some
reader that knows something for' reducing.

Some simple home remedy. It is disg.

gusting to get stout and fat. Hope we
ﬂeshy ones will get some help. I have
triadieverythingbut to no avail,- so please
dear Mrs. Taylor, come to our help and
let the home friends send in their ans-
wers‘ to 'the Home Department.’-T-'—Mrs. F.

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‘- friend who ed taking _
> in: and right now she is under‘ a. physio-

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salts every morn

lan‘s care with a. run down condition and

L boils coming- and an abcessed ear, that is

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most painful. The doctor said- it was
caused by her violent abuse of her sys—
tem in trylns’ to reduce. There are a
great many books on "Eat and grow
thin.” I am trying this rule, of eating
only one good meal a day and trying to
avoid fattening foods. I know it is hard,
especially when you are the cook. and
have to plan meals for the pest of the
family. I really feel so much better when
I eat less. Maybe some of our readers
have had this same trouble and will be
glad to help the rest of us. I would like
very much to know if any of you women
have had 'any success in reducing: It is
a known fact that the folks who are
slight in build have a better chance for
health and old age than our fat people.

Nail Wounds—When a rusty nail is
run into the foot or is cut with a rusty
instrument, mix ﬂour and sweet milk to-
gether until like a biscuit dough and
bind on wound.

Chapped Hands.—Equal parts of aqua
ammonia and glycerine, rubbed on the
hands after washing is an excellent rem-
edy for sunburn, poison ivy, and chapped
hands. If there are any open places it
will find them, and sting for a second,
but it does a lot of good.

Falling Hair.——A solution of salt and
water is good for falling hair. Use twice
a week.

Farmer-9’ Liniment.——Two fresh eggs
well beaten, poured into a bottle, with
one cup each of vinegar and turpentine.
It is the best liniment for all purposes,
and it is just ﬁne for taking out the
lump or swelling which sometimes comes
under the jaw of a cow.—-Mrs. P. F.

Has Any Reader This Poem?——I won-
der if some reader of the M. B. F. could
send me the poem, “The Eagle’s Rock”?
The ﬁrst verse reads: “It was the Golden
Eagle’s rock, Cragged and wild and lone;
Where he sat in state with his royal
mate, On his undisputed throne.”-——Mrs.
H. M. Rickard, Deerﬁeld, Michigan, R. 1.

 

 

Share Our Home With Ila—Do you
think that possibly there would be an
old couple of 55,0r 60 years, who would
like a. home on the farm with a young
couple? We have no children and we
would like a kind old couple to live with
us. If you think anyone would care to
write I will leave my address with you.
——A subscriber.

 

 

—if you are well bred!

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General Suggestions About Introduc-
tions.-—Ladies being 'introduced should
never bow hastily, but with slow and
measured dignity. The younger to the
older, the gentleman to the lady. It is the
lady’s privilege to recognize the gentle—
man after an introduction, and his duty
to return the bow. Introductions on the
streets or in public should be made so
quietly as not to attract public atten-
tion.

Perfect ease and self-possession are
the essentials to the making and receiv—
ing of graceful and happy introductions.

Etiquette requires that a gentleman
always raise his hat when introduced to
either lady or gentleman, on the street.

Introduce to each other only those who
may ﬁnd acquaintance agreeable. If any
doubt exists on the subject, inquire be-
forehand

 

 

MY FAVORITE RECIPES

 

 

Thanksgiving Pudding.—One—third cup
suet. one-half pound figs, ﬁnely chopped,
two and one—half cups of stale bread
crumbs, three—fourths cup milk, one cup
brown sugar, one teaspoon salt, three-
fourths teaspoon cinnamon, one-half tea—
spoon grated nutmeg, one-half cup Eng-
lish walnut meats, one-half cup raisins,
seeded and cut in pieces, two tablespoons
ﬂour, four eggs, two teaspoons baking
powder.

Chop suet and work with the hands
until creamy, then add ﬂgs. Soak bread
crumbs in milk, add eggs well beaten,
sugar, salt, and spices. Combine mix-
tures, add nut meats and raisins dredged
with ﬂour. Sprinkle over baking powder
and beat thoroughly. Turn into a but-
tered mould, steam three hours and serve
with yellow sauce. .

Yellow Sance.—-—’I‘wo eggs, one cup of
powdered sugar, three tablespoons Wine
or any ﬂavoring. Beat yolks of eggs un-
til thick, add one—half the sugar gradu—
ally; beat whites of eggs until stiff, add
gradually remaining sugar; combine the
mixtures and add wine,

 

 

RECIPES

 

 

Hollandaise Snuce.—One-ha1f cup of
butter, yolks of two eggs, one-half table-
spoon vinegar, or one tablespoon lemon
juice, one-fourth teaspoon salt, few grains
of cayanne, one-third cup of boiling
water.

Put butter in a bowl, cover with cold
water and wash, using spoon. Divide in
three pieces; put one piece in a sauce
pan. ‘with yolks of eggs and vinegar or
lemon Juice, place sauce-pan in a larger

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what they all say about LILY WHITE
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larly apt.

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AIDS TO  DRE_SSING

SEND IN YOUR SIZE

Lately some of you ladies have been sending for patterns without giving size.

This means expense and delay for _liotli of
of sending in your size when asking for

4568. A Practlcal Garmentfor Young Chll-
drain—Here is a style .tllllt Will appeal to the
busy mother of little children. CSDCClzill)‘ those of
the “creeper” age. This deSign provulcs a con-
venient closing at the inner scum, which 18 very
practical for, children below 2_ years of age. lhe
garment may also be made With this scam closed,
for the back is in drop style. The Pattern is cut
in 3 Sizes: 6 months, 1 and 2 years. A.
months size requires 1 % yard of 36 inch material.

4558. A New Coat Style for the Growing
Girl.——Polo cloth, velours, curacul and other pile
fabrics may be used for this model. The collar
may be rolled in choker style or turned back
together with the fronts. The Pattern is cut in
5 Sizes: 6, 8, 10. 12, and 14 years. _0
year size requires 2% yards of 54 inch material.

4564. A New and Styllsh Hausa—Velveteen
or satin with bands of embroidery would be at—
tractive for this design. Crepe or crepe declime
would also be appropriate. One could omit the
trimming bands and the collar._ The neck edge
may be in square outline. as illustrated in the
small view. The Pattern is‘cut in 6 Sizes: 34,
. ‘, . , , 42 and 44 inches bust measure.
A 38 inch siZe requires 2% yards of 40 inch
inﬂerial.

4548. A Comfortable Rest Garment.-—Sa_tin,
velveteen, crepe or corduroy, as well as batiste
crepe do chine and diinity are suitable material
for this style. The circular ilounee is a _iicw
style feature. The Pattern is cut in 4 .‘izes:
Small, 34-36; Medium, 38—40; I.arge,'42744;
Extra Large, 46—48 inches bust measure. A
medium 3129 requires 5% yards of 32 inch ina-
tel‘lill. The Width of the ﬂounce at the foot is
2% yards.

.4548. . A Popular Apron Style—Percale with
bias binding in white. or in a contrasting color
would'be good for this design. Gingham, linen,
canibric and sateen are also desirable. The Pat-
tern is cut in 4 Sizes: small, Medium, Large
and Extra Large. A _Med1uni size requires 3
yards of 27 inch material.

4655. One of the Season's Youthful Models.—
Jersey“ wool crepe or has cloth could be used
for. this style. It has the new ﬂare fulness in
131t- eﬁ‘ect at the aides, and smart useful pockets
opping the filaits. The Pattern is cut in
SIZCSC' 12, .4. 6, 18 and 20 ears. A 16
{car SlZe regiures 3.5% yards of 40 inch material.
tor vest of contrasting material 54; yard 24 inches
w1de is required. The Width of the skirt at lower
edge is 2 % yards.

us. I hope you all realize the importance
patterns.

4552. A Neat and Slmple House Frock In
“5le On” Style—Printed cotton, ﬁgured perculc,
dimity, Tiltllle, linen and other wash fabrics may
be used for this model. It is also good for \iool
crepe or Jersey cloth. The l’nttern is cut in 7
Sizes: 34, 36, 38, O, 42, and 46 inches
bust measure. A 38 inch size requires 4 1%. yards
of 36 inch material. The width at the foot is
2 yards. For facing and collur of contrasting
material as illustrated 1/2 yard of 36 inch nui-
tt‘l'llll 18 required.

4556. A Practical Model for School Wear.—
\Vool crepe and plaid suiting iLl‘e here combined.
The long lines of the waist are pleasing and the
plnitcd skirt, affords comfort and freedom in
moving. The Pattern is cut in 4 Sizes: S, o,
112, and 14 years. A 12 your size requires :2

yards of plaid _or check material, and 1% yard I

of plain inatoriziL . If one material is used 371;
yards 40 Inches \Vl(lC “111 be required.

4551. A Smart One Piece Dress for Mature
Flgures.-——l-‘igurcd and plain silk could be combined
in this model, or, one Could llill‘t’ inoii'c and Bull”.
{road cloth or knshn with embroidery for rust
and sleeve bands would also be lliil'ﬂl'tll't‘. 'l‘he
Pattern is cut in 7 Sizes: 38, .‘lh‘, 40, A12, A ,
46 and 48 inches bust measure. A 38 im-li siyo
requires 5% yards of 40 inch umtcrizil. The
width fit the foot is 2 yards. l‘Vii‘ panel of con-
trusting llllli.(‘l‘lzll 1% yard 27 inches wide or
wider is required.

4569. A Pretty Coat and Can Sets—This
cost model is comfortable nnd simple. ’l'ho '(‘lllm
may be omitted, and the coat may be ﬁnished
without a collar. As here shown, white llnnncl

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was used with buildings of white tri‘osgi‘nin silk.
and embroidery for decoration. The cup is of
white faille with scallops embroidered. ’l'hv- l'ni»
tern is cut in One Size: It requires 3% yards
of 40 inch material. The cup alone \ile impure
‘34; yard. ,

4547. A Practical Undergarment.~—-’l‘lds style
of “combination” comprises circular (lumen. por-
tions, joined to n. long,y vest. ’l'he top nmy ho
ﬁnished with the shaped shoulder, or in ('ziiiiisolo
st 'le. 'l‘he I‘zittern is cut in 4 Sin-s: Small, 3+
33; Medium, 3840; Large, 4244; Extra Large,
4648 inches bust measure. A Medium size
requires 2% yards of 36 inch hillti‘l'lul.

4566. A Popular Suit for Small Boys.~rWooI
jersey, serge Velveteen or corduroy could be used
for this model. It is also suitable. for wash
umtei‘i’uls. ’l‘he Pattern isrut in _:l Sizes: 2, 4,
and 6 yours. A year Size requires 2% yards
of 36 inch material.

ALL PATTERNS 12c EACH—3 FOR 30c POST-PAID

Order from the above or- former lssues of The Business Farmer. giving number and sign your

name and address plalnly.

ADD 100 FOR FALL AND

WINTER FASHION BOOK

Address all orders for patterns to

Pattern Department, THE BUSINESS FARMER, Mt. Clemens, Mich.

   
    
   
     
   
 
 

 
 

 

  
 
 
  
  
   
  

 

 
   
    
   
   

    
      
  
   
  
     
  
   
 
  
 
 
 
 
 

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"A Remarkable
H o m e Treatment
Given by One Who
Had It.

 

In the year of 1893 I
was attacked by Mus-
cular and Sub—acute
Rheumatism. I suffered
as only those who are
thus afflicted know, for
bver three years. I tr1ed
remedy after remedy,
but such relief as I ob-
tainedwas only tempor~
ary. Flnally, I found a
treatment that cured
me completely, . .
such a pitiful condition

has never returned. I'

have given it to a num-
ber-who were terribly
aifhcted, even bedrid-
den, some of them sev-
enty to eighty years
old, and the results
were the same as 1n my
own case.

I want every sufferer
from any form of mus—
cular .and sub — acute
( swelling. at the joints)
rheumats1m, to try the
great value of my im-
proved
Enent” for its remarka—

le heal1ng power. Do
notsend a cent; simply
mail your name and ad-
( cess and I will send it
free to try, After you

ave used it and it has
proven itself to be that
long-lookedtfor means
of gettlng r1d of such
forms of rheumatism,
you may send the price
of it, one dollar, but un-
derstand, I do not want
your money unless you
are perfectly satisfied
to send it. Isn’t that
fair? Why suffer any
longer when relief is
thus offered youfree?
Don’t delay. Write to-
day.

 ; MARK H. JACKSON

 No. 265-K Durston Bldg.
SYRACUSE, N. Y.

Jackson is responsiblg. Above state-
”  meat true.

 

  
 

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EAR girls and boys:—So many
are interested in riddles and
puzzles that I have decided
to make a puzzle a regular
part of our page each issue. The
ﬁrst one appears on this page and I
hope you ﬁnd it interesting. The
answer will appear in our December
8th along with a new puzzle. After
two or three have appeared let me
know what you think of them.

I have many other features I in-
tend to use as soon as space per-
mits so be on the lookout. One or
more may appear inthe very next
issue. . .

And now I want to warn you not
to eat too much Thanksgiving dine
ner nextThursday. If you do you
will not be able to go to school the
following Monday. Ha! Ha!—
UNCLE NED.

 

TIIE FLY AND THE COACH
PON a mountain road in the Alps
U a heavy coach was climbing.
An importunate ﬂy buzzed
around and alighted first on the ear
of one horse, then on the ﬂanks of
another, and ﬁnally settled on the

coachman’s nose. ‘
“See,” she said, “not only do I
have to stir up the horses, but I

have even to help the coachman
drive his team!”
Arrived at the top, she spoke

vaingloriously torthe Coachman.

“See how we got up the hill!"

But the Coachman, with a smart
slap killed the Fly.

“There are too many like you in
this world,” he said, “who only an-
noy others and then try to take the
credit for the work!”

lie sure your services will be of
assistance, before giving them un;
asked.

OUR BOYS AND GIRLS

Dear Uncle Ned:——May I join your
merry circle? My father takes the M. B.
F. and likes it Very much. I enjoy read—
ing the Children’s Hour. This is the ﬁrst
time I have ever written. I hope it does
not hit the waste paper basket like lots
of boys and girls letters do. Tell,it to
run fast and jump over the top. Ha! Ha!
Well I guess I had better describe my-
self. I am twelve years of age. My
birthday is the twenty-seventh day of
February. I have light curly hair and
am light complexioned and have blue eyes.
we live on a farm two miles from town
and one mile from school. I have three
sisters. We have seven cows, three horses,
and two dogs. Well I guess I will close
hoping some of the girls will write to
me as it is very lonesome. I am your
loving niece,—Loraine Spatezel, Tyre,
Michigan, R. 2, Box 2.

Dear Uncle Ned:—-Apple picking time
again, isn’t it Uncle Ned? My but the
summer goes fast, especially when you
don’t want it to. But I have had a good
time thissummer. I went to the lake
with some girls, besides going to Grand
Rapids and I think I ought to work
hard now, don’t you Uncle Ned? Dogigyou
ever have a vacation Uncle Ned? I
should think you would get awfully tired.
I have been digging potatoes this week,
had two hundred and thirty eight bushels
off from about two acres. I also have
been picking apples. My sister wrote to
the M. B. F. a short time ago. We saw

her letter in print and she has received

several letters. I wish some of the
children of this circle would write to me.
I like to write letters, also to receive
them. I am in the ninth grade this
year and I go to the Lake City High
School. I like to go to school. I am
planning to be a. teacher some day. It
is raining this morning and it makes
things look dull, doesn’t it Uncle Ned?
How many of the girls can crochet? I
am just beginning and I wish some of the
girls would send me some easy patterns.
Hope to hear from some of the boys and
girls. Your niece,——Thersa Lamb, Lake
gitwichigan,.R. 2, Box ‘79.

Dearest Uncle Nedz—Well, well, how
long it has been since you last heard
from me, dear Uncle? I sure did want
to Join your drawing contest but my, so
much work to do without a dear mamma.
Sure do miss her. It looks-real sad
around here without her. Well I. have
taken a. lot of pictures as I have my own
camera now. Say Uncle do you want a.
song called "Uncle Ned”? Well as I
have written so many times and neVer

described myself I will do so. I am a

girl ﬁve feet two inches tall, have light
brown bobbed hair, blue eyes and light
complexion. And how I do wish I really
‘could go to school. I amnow 16 years
of age and will be 17 on the eighteenth
day of November. It is real lonesome at

5 home all alone, so I hope I will receive
5 letters from all of the cousins.‘ Well I

have been to Detroit and Saginaw re-'

cently. My Uncle Norman of Eetroit
came over and I went home with him in
his auto. Sure enjoyed the. nice lon‘gtrip.
I never got tired riding. I also had a
nice time in Detroit and Belle Isle with

my Uncle and two Aunties. Coming back ,

with my aunt Rose from Detroit to-,S'agi—
new on the street car and from Saginaw
to Elkton my Uncle Harry brought us in
his autos I sure wish I could take an-
other trip soon. Say I have received
ﬁve letters without names signed. Hope
they write again and sign their names.
As my letter is taking up too much

space I will say good luck to all. From ,

your affectionate niece,——Miss Betty
Kliedo, R. 3, Box 9, Elkton, Michigan.

P. S._Say how do you like my name
of Betty instead of Elizabeth? And
also I have a nice song which I will
send the next time for those that have no
dear momma.

—--I am very sorry for you Betty, be-
cause your mother has died and because
you cannot attend school. I hope the
girls and boys take time to write to you
and I am sure many will. Yes, I would
like a song called "Uncle Ned.” Have
you one or can you compose one? I think
Betty sounds so friendly and sweet, a
lot more than Elizabeth. Come again.

Dear Uncle Ned:—-—-—I think I have been
on the outside looking in at the cousins
long enough, so if you and Mr. (1111 be
polite maybe it will help me) Waste
basket will let me I’ll join the merry
circle. I‘ suppose you want a description
of me as this is my ﬁrst letter. I am,
or will be ﬁfteen years old this week.
I 'am ﬁve feet ﬁve inches tall, have black
hair, which for a wonder isn’t bobbed,
and I have black eyes. I live a short
distance from Walloon Lake which is a
resort and considered one of the prettiest
places in Michigan. And as Michigan is
the prettiest state in the Union it is one
of the prettiest places in the U. S. A.
I think so anyway. As this is my ﬁrst
letter I will close. Will some of the
cousins please write to me as I like to
write letters and will answer all I get.
Your niece—Beatrice Ecker, R. 3, Boyne
City, Michigan.

Dear Uncle Ned:——It is raining today
so I am writing to you. I read Elsie
L. Mahler's and Selden C. Fowler’s let-
ters and they both live somewhere near
where my mother was born. That was in
Boyne Falls, and she has been to Little
Traverse Bay, Petoskey, Roaring Brook,
\Vequetonsing, and all the other places
around there and she says that the shore
road is the prettiest road she has ever
seen. I live on a farm 200 miles from
Detroit and would like to go there as I
have a. lot of relatives in Detroit and
Grosse Isle and Wyandotte. My cousin
from Wyandotte is here with us now.
Do you like to go swimming in the lakes
Uncle Ned? I live three and one-half
miles from Eight Point Lake and it is
the safest laike around here for bathing.
It has many cottages on its shores. And
the prettiest beach I have ever seen. I
am 11 years old and in the 7th grade at
school. I go to the Maple Grove school.
It is 80 rods from our place. I would
like to hays some of the cousins write
to me please. Well I see the waste
basket eyeing this letter, so must close.
Your niece,—-Mildred M. Monthei, It. 2,
Lake, Michigan.

Dear Uncle Nedz—As I have never
written before, I made up my mind that
I would write for the ﬁrst time. And
I would like to see my ﬁrst letter in
print. My father takes the M. B. F.
and I like it real well. I am a farmer’s
daughter, and live on a farm. I live
close to the school house. It is only 20
rods from the house. I would like to
have some of the boys and girls guess
my age. I am between 11 and 16 years
of age. The one who guesses my age
will receive a nice long letter. Now I
will describe myself. I have light brown
bobbed hair, blue eyes, light complexion,
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weigh 115 pounds. I would like to hear
from some of the girls and will answer
all who write. Well I guess I will give
some room for the othersto write. Good
bye. Your niece—Agnes Anna Yarabeir,
R. 2, Oakley, Michigan. ~

Dear Uncle Nedz—I have been a reader ’

of the Children’s Hour for some time
now and I always thought I would like

to write. I am 5 feet 3 inches tall, have

dark hair and blue eyes. I was 17 years
old the 10th of August. Have I a twin?
I live on a farm of 80 acres, 3 miles
from a small village and 5 miles from
town. We have 3 horses, 7 cows, 10
pigs and 5 calves. I have 2 sisters and
3 brothers. My sister and I went vis-
iting this summer and we sure had a
good time. The name of the place we
went to was Pittsford. We went to see
my married sister. We‘used to live' in

— Idaho. Then we went to Wisconsin and

didn’t like it there so ‘we moved to
Michigan. We certainly saw some beau-
tiful scenery out west. Were you ever
out there. Uncle Ned? We intend to go
west in May—Florence Ray, Paris Mich.,
Route 1.

Dear Uncle Nedz—May I join your
merry circle? I have written before but
my letter did not escape the waste paper
basket. But I debided to try again. “If
at first you don’t succeed, try, try again.”
My birthday is the 31st of May. My age
is between 13 and 16. The one that
guesses my age correctly will receive
a letter from me. I am 5 feet 4 inches
tall, have light brown hair. and blue
eyes. I have one brother and two sisters.
We have quite nice weather at present
altho it has been rather cold. As my
letter is getting rather long I will close.
I wish some of the cousins would write
to me. Your' want~to~be ni ,——Helen'
Lemmer, R. 1, Sferling, Michigan.

 

A BIT OF THIS AND THAT

“Your money or your life!” cried
the highway robber. _

“Take my life,” said Mike, “I’m
saving my money for my old age."

If a room with eight corners had
a cat in each corner, seven cats be-
fore each cat, and a cat on each
cat’s tail, how many, cats would
there be in the room? (Ans) Eight.

 

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tion of a net was that of an Irish
lad who called it “a lot of holes tied
together with strings.”

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Boston boy who copied all the auto-

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water. drain. split in monogram, ﬁnd cover
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drain. and covenagain with:b0iling salted
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ﬂaked 03km.—‘Bwelve good sized
onions, one mblespommul of ~margerine,
one tablespoonful salt, one-eighth tea-
spoon paprika, two teaspponfuls honey or
‘brown sugar, toast strips, parsley.

Peel the onions, cut in halves cross-
wise, and place in a buttered casserole.
Add the seasonings (no .water) and bake
one and one-half hours, in a. moderate
oven at 400 F. Serve with Strips of hot,
buttered toast to absorb any gravy and
garnish with parsley dipped in vinegar.

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The Runner’s Bible

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:Let us come hetero His presence with

WSELVMJ—PS. 95:2.
*‘ Enter into .1113 gates with thanksgiving,
and into His courts with praise. Give
thanks unto Him, and bless His name.
For the "Lord, is good; His mercy endur-
eﬂl forever; and His foiﬂrgulness unto
sill generations-er 100 :4.

.In all thy ways acknowledge .Him and

.Be  ﬂlwm .make plain thy paths.
-—-.Prov. 3:6.
——=,The ever grateful heart is in harmony
With the activity :e‘f ,good, and its needs
are always supplied. The remark is of-
ten heard, concerning those in perpetual
want, “You need not expect gratitude
from that class", the truth is "that class”
‘is composed of the habitually unthank'ﬁul
who signer.ng God and his laws are
adrift (and ever in want.

WORLD EMANCIPATION
. (Continued from. Page 11)

conception of a world for Christ.

But the answer is in the making.
Such statesmen as Wilson, Taft,
Herrick, and others, are reading
our constitution in the international
spirit. And churchmen are reading
the church’s charter anew. Former-
ly, we were wont to read it: “The
world for Methodists," or “Bapt-
ists,” or for another 0"! two—hundred
different sects. But now it is, “The
world for Christ." We have read
out churchianity and read in Christ-
ianity. We have read out unfriend-
ly sectarianism, and read in con-
certed action in a unity of purpose.
Surely the time is here when “sal—
vation will he appoint for walls and
bulwarks" thruout the world if we
_will have it so.

Certainly, the day is here when
we must see that discord, havoc, and
tragedy a-re wrought because we are
not anSWering Christ’s prayer for
unity and love. The day is here
when a united Christendom should

take on apostolic zeal for world
prohibition, peace, purity, and
brotherhood. This is “Thy King-

dom come on earth.” This is Paul’s
“the liberty of the glory of the
children of God." And would we,
dare to believe that this is possible
of achievement in the next genera—
tion, it we will pay the price in
money-and men thrn allied action
of the churches? But all this awaits
a renewal of the vision and leader-
ship after Christ’s own prayer and.

WW0”-
oa Mom: Memoir:
(Continued from page 10.)

why he felt sue” rested and at peace
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.Xetﬂﬁr. Smith, when he was finally in-
vited to take a seat. at the table, found
everything quite the most convenient and
comfortable possible.
Once more into Miss Maggie’s face he
sent a sharply inquiring glance, and once
more he encountered nothing but un-
muffled cheerﬁulness. ‘ .
With .a. really genuine interest in the
records before him, Mr. Smith fell to
work then. 'The Bible had .been in the
Blaisdell family for generations, and it
was lull of valuable «names and dates.
_ use began .at once in 1mm them. '
Mr. Daft, son the-other side'ofathe- Who.
was arranging into miles the papers be-
fore him. He complained of the draft,
and Miss Maggie .shut the window. “He
said "then that ,he’udldn’t mean "he wanted
to suffocate, :md she opened the one on
«ﬁle other :side. 'Ehse selock had xhardly
.muck dhree whenlhe amused her Lot‘th-
ling fogottenihis medinﬂpe. Eobwhen :she
brought .it he ,meﬂused to  it. She
.had not brought the right kind «.91 spoon.
he said, and she know perfectly well he
never took it out “or that marrow-bowl
kind. lie complained o‘f'the light, and she
hovered the curtain; but .‘he told :her ﬁrst
he didn’t mean he ~didn-’t want to see .at
all, so she put it up halfway. He ass-id
his coat was too warm. and .she brought
another ,one. He put it on grudgingly,
but .he declared that .it was as much too
thin as the other was too thick.
(Continued in December 8th issue.)

RADIO 

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Station KYW, Chicago, Central Time
8:01 P. ‘1. Wave Length, 586

Nov. 27—“Co—operative Marketing of
Wheat” by Walton Peteet, director
of Co-operative Marketing, Ameri—
can Farm Bureau Federation,
“Farm Films”, by D. 0. Thompson,
president, Homestead Films, Inc.

Dec. 4—“The Farm Problem an In—

ternational ,Problem” by C. T.
Crofton, State Speaker Illinois
Farmers’ Institute.
“Farm Bureau Service to a Com-
munity” by J. W. Coverdale, sec-
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« ADIO as an agent of the Michi—
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winter, according to plans of a com—
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President R. J. Shaw. The arrange-
ments contemplate the use of the col- '
lege station, WKAR as an integral
part. of the institution’s educational
serv1ce.

To make certain that the radio
gives good service , it has been es-
pecially equipped, and its sending
radius extended to 2,000 miles.

The incomplete plans provided for
the broadcasting on speciﬁed nights
of extension talks, covering matters
of particular interest to Michigan
farmers. Talks on engineering and
matters of general interest also will
be given. No decision has been
reached on the question of provid—
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a 3.

Station WKAR now is used at’
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The Washington programs will
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MAKING “NOBODY’S FOOL” OF
YOUR SON

IVE a little attention to this bus-
G iness of trapping and you will
see how it holds a. liberal busi-
ness education for that boy of yours
-—the apple of your eyei He will be
getting his training in such a fasc-
inating Way that he will never real-
lze that he’s being taught; and do
you know of any better way of teach-
ug? ‘

Watch the way he sails into this
business venture of his. He is out
on the big job before and after
school with an enthusiasm that will
warm your heart. Who ever saw
a red—blooded youngster without a.
down—right itch for nature—the
woods and its inhabitants?

Think it over, a little, and you
will see it broaden him and at the
same time make him a. real fan for
the country:

That boy is embarking on an hon—
est—to-goodness business of his own;
so his chest swells a bit—as is prop-
er and healthful—when he realizes
this. He studies the fur lists from
the big St. Louis fur houses, ﬁgur-
ing out in his own way where is the
best market for his product—which
ﬁrm looks like the squarest deal for
him. Developing a little competi-
tive alertness right there, you see.

The thing fascinates him. Impos-
ing checks are made out in his
name. He needs more traps and
bait—he orders them by mail and

ates it and makes it work for him.

He now has an interesting market
to study, just as his Dad has. He’s
a producer. Progressive, to be reck-
oned with! His affairs are bringing
him in touch with the outer busi—
ness world in a way that will be in-
valuable to him when he takes over
the farm and has to watch his step
every day as you do now.

His,fur houses keep in touch with
him instructing him not only in ev-
ery marketing advantage but in the
conservation of his assets. He
learns that he can’t expect to have
any business left if he doesn’t look
ahead—use sense in the matters of
how and when he traps'and how to
guard and stimulate the increase of
the fur bearers that his business re—
lies on. He not only acquires fore-
sight, but in this phase of the busi-
ness is wrapped up a lot of sound,
manly principle.

Give him his start this way: Lend
him enough to buy the few essenti—
als necessary for a start. Let him
exercise his ingenuity to get more
complete equipment as his needs be—
come greater. See that he gets in
touch With the reliable fur houses
that advertise in your own farm
paper. Watch the gleam in his eye
when you tell him you expect him
to take up that note promptly when
due.

He’ll never grow. up a. piker!

 

ONE WAY TO FOOL MR. SKUNK

OBODY loves a skunk. He is

an industrious advertiser, and

sometimes when he has been
advertising too energetically, no one
cares to have anything to do with
him. .
Under certain favorable circum-
stances, however, it is easily pos-
sible to get around that. One re-
quirement is that the trap must be
set within reasonable distance of a
stream or other body of water. Here
is the way a forest ranger used to
operate under those conditions:

In setting a trap for skunk he al-
ways attached to it a stout wire
about twelve feet long. The length
of the wire can be increased accord-
ing to the timidity of the trapper, or
his reluctance to associate too close-
ly with his quarry. _

In making his rounds, this rang-
er always carried a. weight to which
was fastened a wire loop two or
three inches in diameter. When he
came to a catch which—-as some-
times happens——had failed to per-
form up to expectations, Bud would
get the end of the long wire and
carefully drag skunk, trap and all
to the nearest water. Usually the
mkunk behaves himself under these
circumstances. When he was all
set with Mr. Skunk right alongside
the bank of the water, Bud would
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he takes care of his income, apprecl- :

710 ordinary oil lamps.

  

"FUR D E_1_’AR TM ENT

the end of the long wire which he
had in his hand, and let it run down
the wire to the trap. Then by a bit
of engineering he would trip his
outﬁt offllnto the river. Of course
the weight drowned the skunk, and
under those circumstances he does-
n’t enter the usual protests.

On one occasion one of these
drowned skunks froze so hard that
it was impossible to skin him; and
when he was brought into the house
and put. where he would thaw, there
wasn’t a suspicion of an odor in the
room. It's not nearly the job skin-
ning a skunk so treated.

UNCLE RUBE SPINACH SAYS

JUST GIRLS AN’ US

OMETIMES we wonder why nice
girls git to be 01’ maids. Again
we wonder why girls not so

nice git married an' divorced all fu-
side of one little year—365 days
——for lots of. ’em ﬁx the time.

Good friends, why is this thus?
Now the question has been asked
an’ as I ans’er all questions, I’ll
ans’er this. Girls don’t git married
jest ’cause a feller don’t know what
he’s goin’ to meet up with next
mornin’.

You know how ’tls—glrls put so
darned much paint, or what ever
it is, onto their faces that nobody
knows what they look like in the
nat’rai, an’ so the young fellers are
kinda shy—they don’t want to grab
a pig in a sack—otherwise speakin'
they kinda wanta know what
they’re gittin’. The marriage game,
in "some cases is kinda serious——
some folks take it that way at least
an’ so I say young tellers show pur-
ty good judgement when they turn
down a painted female. Why don’t
you know you can paint an old
house or barn or even a Ford an’

make it look like new. It ain’t
new—Ate shattered in places, the
teller ’at buyes it is stung. So with

our painted women—they put the
enamel on to make 'em look like
new. But after years an’ years we
git to see through the paint—we
know women for jest what they are
an' let me say right here an’ now,
God made woman perfect. He did-
n’t paint her, no not at all.

An’ when our young woman. puts

\the paint on they try to improve

God’s handiwork. It can’t be did,
young folks. He made us all per—
fect as He saw it and you can’t im-
prove lt any more'n you can im-
prove the beauties of Yellowstone
Park or any other of God’s own-
handiwork. ‘

I read jest a few days ago of ,a
nurse ’at got somethin’ like ten
thousand dollars from a, doctor jest
’cuse he kissed her. Now kisses at
that price are way out of my reach.
Still an’ all, without paint on ’em
they might be worth the money. .

But you see, our girls protect
’emselves. Fresh paint should be
hung onto the lips of two-thirds of
our girls an’ jest open for business
onto the rest of ’em.

Oh yes, sure they're ﬁne girls—-
the Lord never made any ﬁner but
most of ’em paint an’ powder jest.
the same. An’ taken altogether,
that’s that. Cordially yours.—
UNCLE RUBE.

NEW LAMP BURNS
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than gas or electricity, has been tested
by the U. S. Government and 35 leading
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odor, smoke or noise—no pumping up,

is simple, clean, safe. Burns 94% air

and 6% common kerosene (coal oil).
The inventor, A. R. Johnson, 609, Wt

Lake St, Chicago, 111., is offering to send ,'

a. lamp on a. 10 day’s FREE trial, or even

to give one FREE to the ﬁrst user in

each locality who will help him introduce.

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This year-I have net-had any luck

at all 'With,my geese. alliave two
layers and a gander. Geese laid
about forty eggs and only three fer-
.tile. Can you tell {me what is
wrong, .as eggs .were all taken care
of? 'I don’ttknowvhow old the geese
».or- gander are andxwould: like to have
.«you give me all the information
~availahle.—.——Mr. E. TIL, 'Munith, Mich.
—-'Our expert waterfowl breeders
claim that low fertility and hatch-
ability of geese eggs can in most
cases be attributed to .methods of
feeding. They consider heavy feed-
ing of cracked corn detrimental from
the tandpoint of breeding, and us—
ually recommend eliminating mostof
the cracked corn about two weeks
prior tovthe breeding season. Wheat
and oats should form the basis of
,the ration for-geese if high fertility
 'hatchability is desired.

'Usually infertility is charged back
to the male whereas the hatching
quality of fertile eggs is accredited
to the female. This might indicate
that the gander referred to is not
particularly strong as a breeder and
probably it would be advisable to
introduce new blood. Access to
water of course, usually improves
theihatching quality of the eggs but
.heavy corn feeding is considered a
distinct detriment, in the case of
abreeding stock—E. C. Foreman,
sProfessor of Poultry Husbandry, M.
nAuC. .

CAUSED BY .OVZERCBOWDED
CONDITIONS

‘Can you give »me any information
in regard to the disease amongst my
poultry? The springers seem to lose
’control of their legs, and .wings
droop, they fall on theirbacks and
cannot get up for some time, yet
they eat all they can reach. At
least six have it, starting with one.
They are fat in general. I feed corn,
oats, rye and :wheat, ground and
have themon range—AD" Milton,
Michigan.
—The leg weakness which is 'now
pr‘valent in the ﬂock of springers
is typical of an overcrowded con—
.dition, especially where the chicks
have not been induced to roost,vat
.an earlyage. In the artiﬁcial brood-
ing of chicks it is highly important

.EEEDING IFOB sEGG 33KB’HLITYthat the colony‘or ,brooderj’house-be

well ventilated and maintaineduin a
.cloan sanitary condition- Where
the chicks are permitted tohu‘djdle
on the.,ﬂoor, a number of the mem—
bers.,of the ﬂock will develop a weak-
ened condition which is reﬂected in
leg weakness, drooping wings, and
emaciation, and an apparently run
down condition. These birds usually
have good appetites and respond to
better methods of management.
They do not, however, make very
economical gains. '

In this particular ﬂock I would
suggest segregating all light weight
specimens giving them a fattening
mash consisting of 50 per cent corn
meal, 20 per cent middlings, 20 per

cent ground oats and 10 per cent.

brangThis should be moistened with
skim milk and the chicks fed all they
will consume in ﬁfteen minutes,
three times daily. These birds
should be marketed when they have
ﬂeshed .suiliciently for roasters, and
should not be used for breeding pur-
poses. The other members of the
ﬂock.should be placed inpermanent
winter quarters with ample roosting
rqom in addition to the other re—
quirements of a satisfactory laying
house ,which includes dryness, light
and ventilation.——~E. C. Foreman,
:roéessor of Poultry Husbandry, M.

FINE BUTTER PRODUCTION
RECORD
N exceptional record for butter
production was made recently
by WLabeek Fancy 2d of J. B.
Jones herd, of Romeo, according to
the advanced registry ofﬁce of ,The

Holstein — Friesian Association of.

America. At the age of ﬁve years

this .cow produced 548.1 pounds‘

milk containing 21.289 pounds but—
terfat equal to 26.61 pounds butter
in seven days. ,

Breeders of dairy cattle .who are
in a position to put time and special
,attention on testing work have en—
hanced the value of their animals
greatly by the ofﬁcial records they
have made. Dairymen whose facil-
ities for record making are some-
what limited are given an opportun—
tiy by the advanced registry depart-
ment to determine the production
of theircows through the farmers’
and dairymen’s classes.

 

.aREMZING .BEANS  KEEP
13006.0(?!

'PleaSe give me the formula tor
treating beans to keep bugs out of
them.——S. V. C., Litchﬂeld, Mich.
—I would say thatthere is no pre-
ventative measure so far as I<know

that looks atall good toyme. Beans
keptat avverylow temperature will.
of course, notbe attacked, at least
the insect will become dormant as
long as the beans are kept very cold,
but if there happens to be any bugs
present they will start working as
soon as it warms up. .

_ It has also been suggested that
for seed beans they may be packed
in air—slaked lime. I have never
tried this and do not think much
.of it.

I would put the beans in a cold
place and then watch them, examin-
ing them from time to time for in-
sects and if the weevils do appear
then I would fumigate in the ortho-
dox manner with carbon disulphide,
relying on the destruction .of the bugs
when they appear, rather than on the
prevention of injury. The method
.eftreabment is asy-follows:

"The treatment for beanscontain-
»-in~g.xweevils. or other insects is com-
..paratively. easy. providing the : beans
.are in. tight..b.ins or. barrels, capable

of being tightly and quickly closed.
01d carpets, blankets, etc., often will
be found useful. in-helping to make
rthsea' sitishl.
' “more .the inside .91 :tbe «bin.
nthe .air. space/abovethe
is not entirely full,

   

   

 
  
  

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Oms- snakeskin
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:Several . times.

   

.eewwMeweevei

space. in the “bin. and saintly . rinse
the bin. Thus aﬁpoundof. the liquid
mil suﬁ‘lce-ior about. ﬁfty cubicsfeet.
or a little more. of space, .or tor
about ﬁfty bushels of grain. This
treatment is far, more .eﬁectiye .dur-
ing warm .weather than in cold. Dur-
ing, severe .cld weather, the insects
are dormant and resist the action
of the fumes .quite successfully.

The bin should remain tightly
closed from twenty-four to forty-
e_ight hours, a longer exposure being
likely to injure the germinative
power of the beans.

The liquid carbon disulphide, on
being liberated, will. be quickly trans-
formed into gas, which, being heavier
than air, settles to the bottom and
ﬁlls all the air spaces between the
seeds. The liquid costs about Sixty
centsfor a single pound, if purchased
at retail. The work must be done
in the day time, away from lamps,
stoves .enﬁre of any sort. No ﬁre
must .be allowed to come near until
everything has been. thoroughly aired
out,_for the .gasfumes are very ex-
ploswe when mixed with the air.
The .heans should be shoveled over
Great care must be
observed to.,breathe as little as pos—

sibleef the;fumes,.as they are very

poisonous and willproduce ,death as

..easily.amougzamen .as among insects.

:Carbon sda‘sulphidemay .be-ohtained x
wfezthe. makers .at about six cents a
pound .un ﬁﬂity ground _.:dr.ums.

«It 2 is
also unsatul «101‘ chilling .woedchucks,

.lgophers, ..aad nether vermin. -The
lmrk‘ xahomd «me .gdene .away 
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10.0 hope, the lZ-lb. pkg.

red wattles.

hens pep.

e 5-lb. pkg.

inserted

typo. grandpa“)! and quote rates by l
Address The .lVlichigan ‘

Advertising

[under
this hen-ding at 300 per agate line,
.b'er issue. “ commercial Baby Chick
“.ﬁdyortisomonts 450 'per agate line.
. Write out what you have to offer
“’6 will put it in

De-
partment. Mt. Clemens. Michigan.

New have had your summer’s poultry
Now is the time for you to cash in on

Go after those dormant egg organs
that moulting threw out of gear.

Goafter them with the “Old Reliable"
Dr. Hess Poultry

Penna-ce-aputs the egg organs to work.
It starts the feed the egg way.
Feed Pan—a-ce-a—then you will see red

It brings back the song and scratch and

It-makes music in your poultry yard,
That’s when the eggs come.

Tell your dealer how many hens you have.

There’s a right-sue package for every ﬂock.
2.00 hens, the 25-lb. pail
500 hens, the loo-lb. drum
For fewer hens, there is a smaller package.

GUARANTEED

_DR. HESS & CLARK

  

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About ready to lay.

LAP-HM“ FARMS. Plnck ney,

Mlch.

BULLETS. v-HENS Alli) .DQGKEBELS

S. C. White Leghorns and S. C. and ll. U.
Mindless. (Must make room before cold weather.

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\Vliite chlmrns.
R. 5, Michigan.

Hugh cede, Utility Cockerels For
hatched—-\Vhite \Vyuwottws,

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'5.00 each.
ence.

LEGHORNS

_fﬂEECHORNSM’

Buff Leghorn, l lens.

11011;

l‘ullcts uml (lockcrcls.
(rockcrcls $3.00 to
Show birds a mailer of correspond.
LAPHAM FARMS, Pinckney, Mlch.

 

FOR SALE—~LARGE

IMPORTED SCOTCH
\Vhite Leghorn Stock Cookercls and Cock Birds.

Also exhibition and bred—today S. (1. Bull Leg-
horns. , lRVJEW POULTRY FARM. c. .
Sweet. Prop.. Ann Arbor, Michigan.

 

 

RHODE ISLAND REDS

 

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. o e room or .0 ng
‘Nov'e ‘ber' 1, 1&23.y5*(1) 2
Teach; 5 1
' erels ‘a $22

i' breeder of Rhode Island
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New Baltimore.

Reds.
Mlch.,

ISLAND REDS TOMPKINS' STRAIN
Wlll sell after
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‘ greatest mﬁand égz ' train: ‘ ‘Cocke 'el I‘m-120% 
fwd? in I September. mproye 1 your ﬂock with
\ hi takers red cock -
‘Ilﬂluﬂs-FA . Box 4.. Lawrence. Mloh.
O .. . p». n.-.‘ Jhla‘ 1..-..N»... ..-u In--. "<VMI j.

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March Hatched Rose Comb White
Cuckvrvlﬂ, Fisllul Strum. Beauties at
Mrs. Tracy Rush, 104 Grover Ava, Alma,

QRPIN GTONS

BUFF OﬁPlilﬁTOll “$55.33,:th so:

. J. BREWBAKER. Elsie, .Micmuan.

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PLYMOUTH ROCKS

BARRED PLYMOUTH ROQK COOKERELS $8
each. From ﬁrst prize winmn' strain at Chicago
and Detroit. J. A. Barnum, nion City. Mloh.

PARK'S STRAIN BARRED ROCK GOGKEBE
from extra selected stock headed by 
cockerels. Apnl hatched. $4.00 each. 3 'or
more $3.50 each, Shipped approval and prepaid
on orders received before .l)ecember 15.

REESE BROS.. .lehamstom MLchlaan.

TURKEYS

 

 

 

 

Pure Bred Mammoth Bronze Turkeys, Champion
strum. Large and Vigorous. Unrelated stock.
Mrs. B. Smatts, R. 1. East Jordan, Mich.

PURE QBED mm” TURKEYS. Tome

$8.50; Home $0.50.
FRED. A. ,MERITHEW. Deckerville. Michigan.
BOURBON RED TURKEVS: THE BEST SIDE
line for a farm. We sold $400.00 worth last

year. Write for In’li‘US. etc.
R ROBOLTHAM, Hesperla, Michigan.

FOR SALE UNRELATED STOCK. BOURB II
Red turkeys. Brown and White Cliiims and Ugh-
udmn wild gevse. Black Muscovy, W'liite Pekin
and Wild Mallard Ducks. Pearl Guineas. ’
J. D. GALLAGHAN, Fenton, R3.

 

 

 

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Turkeys. Artoll Strain ED STO‘EK

...MAav...e;A,oosI. 3‘4. ,Marlette. Mlcmgan.

BOURBON niowmcivs salts?"
THOM’AS G. GALLAGHAN, Fenton, Michigan:

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SALE '12.";5‘

To «you; Luililvc’tliig dates we will without
0031. list the date of any live stock sale in
Michigan. If you are considering a sale ad-
vise us at once and we will claim the date
for you. AddreSs. Live Stock Editor. M. B.
F.. Mt. Clemens

G. P. PHILLIPS ’

THE GOLDEN RULE AUCTIONEER
Beilevue, Michigan.
Pedigreed Sales a Specmlty.
Write. wire or call for terms and dates.

ﬂj‘ CATTLE

HOLSTEINS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HERD SIRE FOR SALE AT FARMERS PRICES.
II'. B. Tested guaranteed eve wag. Pontias Bo‘
moo tchland DeKol No. 2 020 H.‘F. H._ B.

ntiac Dntchiand 2'd Dam Pontiac Osms.
H. S. BOWERMAN, Two Miles South of Romeo.
Michigan.

21 LB. PURE BRED HOLSTEIN BULL
whose nire’s ﬁve nearest dams averaged 30 lbs.
butter Dani's record 27 lbs. butter, 652 lbs.
milk gal 7 days. Also 2 heifers 24 months 'old.
One a in April, other in July. Their eire's
dam made 28 lbs. butter. 652 be. milk in_ 7
dun HENRY lllA'DDELEIN, Maxwell Station,
B. 4. Detroit, Michigan.

AYRSHIRES

 

FOR SALEgREGISTERED AVRSHIRE
hills and bul‘. calves, heifers and heifer olive;
lilo some choice cows. ‘

FINDLAY BROS., R 6. Vassar. Mich.

HERE F ORDS

 

Registered Purebred Hereiords

Produce Baby Reeves in the shortest
ssible time and in ti most econom-

   
  
 

lCIll manner. They ma 6 extreme top
mucus at ;i your (mi. imii-r lilo
Sotham System 60 head from
nine prmlurers in one week avorr

 aged $95.60 per head, weighing
from 750 to 850.11”. It is to your
interest to investlgate this s em.
Repeater, Fairfax. . Beau . onald
Breeding at practical prlces for
Terms.
T. F. B. SOTHAM & SONS
(Herderds since 1839) Saint Clair. Mich.

We Have Bred Herefords Since 1860

Sprint calves for sale. Write us your wants.
A law Chester White Roars and Sows for sale.

ORAPO FARM. Swartz Creek. Michigan.

raising beef.

 

 

ANGUS

WE HAVE SOME FINE YOCNG ANGUS BULLS
1mm Intenmtion-i Grand Champion Stock It
"wrung-Mk prices. E. H. KERR a. 00.. Addison.

 

 

 

RED POLLED
——REGISTERED RED POLLED

F 0 B s A L Cattle. Both Sex

PIERCE BROS.. R. 1. Eaton Rapids, Michigan.

 

 

 

 

HOOD
FA RM BREEDING.

JERSEY BULLS,

E0JII SALE:

 

 

 

E. MORRIS. Farmlngton, Michigan
SHORTHORNS
FOR SALE: REGISTERED 8H0
Bull, 4 cars old. of good size and duly-gag“;
color. 11nd and gentle. Wonderful herd sire.

Price right. If interested address
L. A. KING. R 1, Harbor Springs, Michigan,

FOR SALE: F O U R. REGISTERED BRED
two year old Shorthorn heifers. Tubercuiar tested.
Ten cents per )ound. Inquire

PIPER & G ODALE, East Tawas, Michigan_

REGISTERED MILKING SHORTHO N CA L

Shropshire and Delaine eheep. Stan? and 1:15:55
nEht. Write wants. Also car load feeding cattle,
c OVER onss'r RANCH. Tawas City, R3, Mich.

RAISE SHORTHORNS WITHOUT HORNS
Like Kelley doea._ U. S. Acoredited Herd No,
28946. For description and price write,

L. C. KELLY & SON, Plymouth, Michigan.

 

 

 

 

 

 

o I 0’3. 15 LAST SPRING PIGS. PAIRS
l I 'I not akin. From 3 good strong sires.
Afisoj fatlhl [1133. Recorded tree. 1,5 mile west
0 epo

OTTO SCHULZE & SONS, Nashville. Mich.

CHESTER WHITES

CHESTER WHITES: FALL PIGS SIRED BY
The PIlot—White King two great herd boars.
My herd represents the best in Chester bloodlines.
S cola] offer for orders taken during November.
rite CLARE V. DORMAN, Snover, Michigan.

HAM’SHIRES
H o o s FOR SALE

BEG!  Write your wants to

JOHN W. SNYDER. St. Johns. Michigan.

D U R008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AT THE STATE FAIR WE SHOWED ONE
of the largest boars. He won 3rd in his working
clothes (no ﬁtting). .Ile is back home and we
want .you to have a. gilt or sow bred to this ﬁne
Colonial Boar. Write us.

SCHAFFER BROS., R. 4, Oxford, Michigan.

 

A Few Choice Duroc Bears and Glits the Big
kind. Ready for sernce. Price $15.00. Registered.
F. A. LAMB a. SON. Cessopolis, Michigan.

 

 

POLAND CHINAS

BIG TYRE P. C. SEVERAL GOOD SPRING
Boats. S1red by an extra good Son of Peter
JOI‘IXIS Also fall pigs either sex.

. BREWBAKER & SONS. Elsie, Michigan.

ESIiHEIEI’ ﬁg.
run sunnpsmnr “mugs-g; on

DAN BOOHER. R. 4, Evert, Michigan.

WEST MARION O X F O R D S. 25
Breeding. The best stock for sale. BOHIEABEX?
WM. VAN SICKLE. Deckerville, Michigan

 

      

 

 

FOR SALE—~Reg. Oxford Rams and Ewes. -
factlon guaranteed. Write your wants to 3323.
T. Abbott, Palms, Mich. Phone Deckerviile 13-3.

F 0 R  L E 20% IFEEDER LAMBS FOR
eivPI'y November 3 .
A. F. LONGPRE. Curran, Michigan.0th

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CUE—RNSEYS GOATS
gUEﬁggEY £UL5La/CAbLVEJS $53.  R. BRELEID- FOUR
rec ng o orman’s is- -— RE
unite Rose. Biiil soon ready for service $100.    AngoraGISIeERED
A. M. SMITH Lake City. Michigan. M. E. HESS, 111 N. Johnson Ave., Pontiac, Mich.
OR BALE._ A Few Choice Registered Guernsey DOGS

'fen due 1n Dec. and Jan. at very reasonable
' Twin Brook Farm, Washington, Mich.

 

 

JERSEYS

REG. JERSEYS, POGIS 99th OF H. F. AND

Ma breeding. Young stock for sale. Herd

ly accredited by State and Federal Government.
rite or visit for prices and description.
GU C. WILBUR, BELDING. Mich.

 

 

 

Fire_ Having Destro ed Our Kennels We Are
offering f_or quick an e Reg. Collie Puppies at re-
duced prices. Slivercrest Kennels. Gladwin, Mich.

GUINEA PIGS

FOR SALE: GUINEA PIGS OF ALL AGE
prices very reasonable. Write us.
HUGO CARLSON. Baraga, Michigan. Box 58.

 

 

 

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MEETINGS AT THE INTERNA-
TIONAL
ATIONL Association meetings to
be held during the Week, De-
cember let to 8th, are given
herewith. Place of meeting and
time follow the name of the associ-
ation:

Friday and Saturday, Nov. 30 and
Dec. lst—Amorican Society of Ani-
mal Production, Hotel Sherman.

Monday, December 3rd—Interna—
tio‘nal Crop Improvement Assn.,
Percheon Society of America, As-
sembly Hall, 8:00 P. M.; National
Swine Growers’ Assn, Sherman Ho-
tel, 8:00 P. M. “

Tuesday, December 4th—Hamp-
shire Swine Record Assn, Sherman
Hotel, 9:00. A. M.; State Leaders of
Boys’ and Girls’ Club Work, Assem-
bly Hall, 9:30 A M.; American
Assn. of Importers and Breeders of
Belgian Draft Horses, Stock Yard
Inn, 1:00 P. M.; International Crop
Improvement Assn, Assembly Hall,
2:00 P. M.; American Clydesdale
Assn, Clydesdale ofﬁce, 4:30 P. M.;
National Assn. of Stallion Registra-
tion Boards, Stock Yard Inn, 6:00
P. M.; American Rambouillet Assn,
Stock Yard Inn, 6:00 P. M.; Amer-
ican Shire Horse Assn, Record
Bldg, 7:30 P. M.; American Shrop-
shire Assn., Assembly Hall, Rec.
Bldg, 7:30 P. M.; American Polled
Shorthorn Assn, Hotel Sherman,
8:00 P. M.; Chester White Swine
Record, Ft. Dearborn Hotel, 8:00
P. M.; International Live Stock Ex—

position Assn., Record Bldg., 8:00
P. M.

Wednesday, December 5th ——
Horse Association of America,

Blackstone Hotel, 10:00 A. M., 2:00
and 7:30 P. M.; Red Polled Cattle
Club, Stock Yard Inn, 2:00 P. M.;
Milking Shorthorn Society, Stock
Yard Inn, 3:00 P.M.; American Suf-
folk Herse Assn, Clydesdale Ofﬁce,
4:00 P. M.; American Southdown

Breeders’ Assn. , Stock Yard Inn,
6: 00 P. M.; American Shorthorn
Breeders’ Assn, Congress Hotel,

7:00 P. M.; ‘American Duroc Jersey
Assn, Sherman Hotel, 7:30 P. M.;
American Oxford Down Record
Assn, Record Bldg, 7:30 P. M.;
Nat’l. Lincoln Sheep Assn, Amer.
Sheep Br. Oﬂ‘lce, 7:30 P. M.; Amer-
ican Hampshire Sheep Assn, Record
Bldg, 8:00 P. M.; Amer. Aberdeen
Angus Assn, LaSalle Hotel (Red
Room), 8:00 P. M.; American Gal-
loway Assn, Clydesdale Ofﬁce, 8:00
P. M.

Thursday, December 6th—Nat’l.
Assn. of County Agricultural Agts.,
Hotel Morrison, 10:00 A. M., 2:00
and 7:00 P. M.; National Soybean
Growers’ Assn, Stock Yard Inn,
1:30 P. M.; Amer. Shetland Pony
Club, Stock Yard Inn,‘ 2:30 P. M.;
Welsh Pony Club, Stock Yard Inn,
3:30 P. M.; Amer. Cotswold Assoc-
iation, Record Bldg, 5:00 P. M.;

Nat’l. Society of Record Associa-
tions, La Salle Hotel, 6:00 P. M.;
Continental Dorset Club, Amer.

Sheep Br. Ofﬁce, 7:30 P. M. .

BREEDS OF DAIRY CATTLE
N 0. 3—Guernsey

HE GUERNSEY breed had lts‘

early development on the Chan—

nel Islands of Guernsey and
Alderney, and at present cattle from
either island are eligible to registry
in the herd book of the American
Guernsey Cattle Club. The origin
of ,the breed is obscure, but it is
probable that the parent stock came
from Normandy, France, which is
adjacent to the islands. Early live-
stock laws of the islands prevented
the importation of livestock for
any purpose except slaughter, and
under these conditions, in the course
of the last century, the cattle devel-
oped into a distinct breed.

The climate of the Channel Is-
lands, being mild throughout the
year, allows a long grazing season.

Although they come from_ the

.same parent stock, Guernseys are

larger than their companion breed,
the Jerseys, and are unlike them in
some other respects, having been de-

,veloped by men with different ideals.

Importations and DiStribution

The ﬁrst representatives. of” the
breed were imported in the early
part of the nineteenth century, but
not until,187.8 .wlere emorts made to

keep the breeding pure In this coun- g

try ‘by the establishment of a herd

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register. Since that" time
have been Importations almost every
year, and the breed has maintained
a steady growth in numbers and
popularity. About 50 per cent of
their numbers are found east of the
Alleghanies, but they are spreading
westward.
Characteristics

The characteristic colors of
Guernseys are some shade of fawn
and white. The farmer varies from
a very light orange fawn to a deep
reddish or brownish fawn. An
orange fawn with white markings,
the fawu predominating, is perhaps
the most common. The under parts
of the body, legs, and switch of tall
are usually white. A buff nose and
amber-colored horns of medium
size are typical of the breed. A rich
yellow secretion of the skin is most
highly thought of by breeders and
is considered as an indication of the

quality of the milk, which is rich in '

fat and highly colored.

Guernseys possess a nervous tem—
perment, but are quiet and gentle If
properly handled and are not easily
excited.

A lack of uniformity among
Guernseys is perhaps the most ser-
ious criticism that can be made, but
this defect is being remedied rapid-
ly through the efforts of the breed-
ers, and during the last few years a
great improvement in this respect
has been noted.

Guernseys are medium in size.
The cows vary in weight from 900
to 1,400 pounds (average about
1,050 pounds); the bulls range from
1,400. to 2,200 pounds (average
about 1,600 pounds). There is some
resemblance between the Guernsey
and the Jersey, but the former is
larger and slightly coarser boned.
with a. deeper and more “rangy”
body. The head also is somewhat

longer and more narrow than that of -

the Jersey.

The birth weight of calves ranges
from 60 to 85 pounds. Heifers reach
maturity a little later than Jerseys
and earlier than the other breeds.

Production

Milk from Guernsey cows is noted
for its extremely yellow color and
high percentage of butterfat. The
fat globules are larger than those in
milk from either Holstein or Ayr-
shire cows, and consequently the
cream rises more rapidly upon set-
ting. Guernseys are particularly
adapted for the production of but-
terfat or cream or for rich milk at
a special price.

Families ‘

There are a number of well-de-
veloped families of Guernseys, of
which the following are among the
more Widely known: May Rose,
Glenwood, Masher’s Sequel, Govern—
or of the Chene, Yeksa, Tricksey,
and Sheet Anchor.

,_ VETERINARY
DEPARTMENT

HAVE EXAMINATION BY
VETERINARIAN

I have two Holstein heifers 18
months old that fail to come in
heat. What can be done?——R. L.
0., Hopkins, Mich.

 

 

 

——Occasionally one ﬁnds a heifer'

In which the external signs of heat
are so obscure that they are over-
looked by the herdsman. Rectal
examination of the ovaries by a
qualiﬁed veterinarian will reveal
whether the animal is ovulating ‘or
not. If this is the condition in
these two heifers, they might be—
come pregnant by running with a
bull. Occasionally failure to come
in heat is due to lack of develop-
ment of some one or more of the
reproductive organs. This cOndi-
tion cannot be determined except
by an examination by a qualiﬁed
veterinarian.+E. T. Hollman, As-
sociate Prof. of Animal Pathology,
M. A. C.

LIKES M. B. F.

Enclosed you» will find $1.00 to pay for
the M. 'B. 'F. for two years. I‘tharik you
very .much because you are working for
the farmers’ interest. There are not very
many working for the goodkof the farmer
now days. It seems as it almost every-

  
 
  
 
  

 

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the Michigan Ton. Litter Con-
test was produced by V. J.

Brown. & Son, of Jonesville, Michi—

gan, and weighed 28401/2 pounds
when they were 180 days old, Octo-
ber 18th. As most of the strong
contenders for high honors in the
contest have been weighed in, this
litter is expected to win their pro-
ducers the $50.00 cash ﬁrst prize
donated to the Michigan Ton Litter
Club by Packing Companies of De-
troit, and the $200.00 cash prizes
offered by the Poland China Breed
Promotion Committee. The pigs are
pure-bred Poland Chin'as and eligi—
ble to registration and have proven
the efﬁciency of an improved pork
machine, or well-bred pig, for con—
verting feed into pork.

The litter represents practical
pork production, as no unusual or
uneconomic labor and methods were
used on them. Their owners oper-
ate a large stock farm, feeding sev-
eral carloads of hogs and lambs each
year, and do most of the work them-
selves, leaving no time for labor
that they did not think would pay
for itself Without any uncertain
prizes. A carload of lamb-s were
sheeping down corn in an adjoining
ﬁeld at the time the pigs were
weighed.

The dam of the litter is “one of
the largest sows in Michigan,” says
F. E. Haynes, a prominent Poland
China breeder and owner of the lit-
ter’s sire. She is of rugged medium
type showing strong constitution and
feeding capacity, an active disposi-
tion and easy movement. In fact,
her owner admits she is a good fence
jumper. She is four years old and
had raised three previous litters,
ranging from six to nine pigs raised.

She ran in‘the barn yard all wint—
er, following dairy cows and picking
most of her feed from their drop-
pings. She received some ear corn
and middlings and a little tankage
with the other sows about six weeks
before farrowing. Mr. Brown says
he uses tankage to prevent the desire
of sows to eat pigs and to make the
pigs stronger at birth.

The litter of fourteen pigs was far—
rowed April 21st in a thoroughly
cleaned farrowing pen 'where the
straw was changed often. Four of
the larger pig-s were killed before
they were a week old, leaving the
'1Wo runts and eight larger pigs uni—
form in sizes. At the close of the
contest the two weighed only 2231/;
lbs. a piece, while the eight averaged
229.2 lbs. each, The heaviest pig
weighed 326 pounds.

During the suckling
sow received corn, skimmed milk,
tankage and middlings. The pigs
began eating with their mother
when about three weeks old. A creep

period the

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oland “Chi-mm 1.2:... inakesniglh weigh.

 I  heaviest litter yet reported in

was soon supplied where the pigs
were fed a slop of skimmed milk;
middlings and hominy separately
from the saw. The sow and litter
were kept separate from the other
hogs in a small orchard on mixed
pasture of alfalfa, sweet clover and
blue grass. The pigs ran with their
mother until ten or eleven weeks
old. "

A self-feeder was used from wean-
ing time on, supplied at ﬁrst with
about equal parts of hominy and
middlings, with 5 per cent of tank-
age added. Mr. Brown said the pigs
seemed to especially care for the
hominy. They received a limited
amount of skimmed milk throughout
except two weeks in early Septem-
ber when they had none. Some ear
corn was fed after three months of
age.

After harvest about the middle of
July, no more hominy was fed. The
feeder was ﬁlled with a ground mix—
ture of rye, oats and a little wheat.
the ear corn was increased and soak—
ed shelled corn was used the last
two weeks.

A mineral mixture of ground
bone, lime and salt, as recommend—
ed by the Michigan Agricultural Col-
lege, was kept before the pigs. They
also had access to ashes and char-
coal.

When the litter was four months
old on August 21st, they weighed
1,493 pounds. During the remain-
ing ﬁfty-eight days, they nearly
doubled their weight, gaining
1,3471/2 pounds, or an average of

.32 lbs. per head per day. How—
ever, the pigs carried their weight
well and though well ﬁnished were
not over fat at the end of the con—
test.——V. A. Freeman, Extension
Specialist in Animal Husbandry, M.
A. C.

PRICE OF SILAGE PER TON

Could you give me the price per
ton of silage in a silo?—C. I)., San—
dusky, Mich.
—Ordinarily We consider the price
of good corn silage in the silo as
worth approximately one—third the
price of good mixed or clover hay.
—O. E. Reed, Professor of Dairy
Husbandry, M. A. C.

 

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lives of Washington, Jefferson and Lin-
coln. Being somewhat forgetful. he had
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“Dear friends,” he said, “I am about
to speak of three great men whose names
are indelibly printed on our minds; no
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Traverse Inka Johanna 2d, from the herd at State Hospital, Traverse City.

ICHI-GAN has two new Holstein
state butter producing champ--
ions, according to an an—

nouncement from the advanced reg-
istry department of The Holstein-
Friesian Association of America.
Both‘- cows are in the herd of the
State, Hospital at Traverse City.
Traverse Colantha Walker is the new

state leader .forpteln months’ produc-~ p
Her record: '

018.9 'l'poun‘ds ‘miik coptaining; _|

'tion as a full "age cow.

   

 

  

864.32 pounds butterfat, equivalent
to 1,080.4 pounds butter. This rec-
ord makes her the second highest
producer of butter in her class in the
United- States. Her barn-mate, Trav—
erse Inka Johanna 2d, is the new
state champion in the junior four-
year-old class for ten months’ pro-
duction. Her. record 'is 22,4002
pounds milk;and 764.61 pounds but—

terfat—equalto 980.7 pounds buta

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Just

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,the Bowman Remedy will rid YOUR herd of Abortion.
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Lwith either cattle or hogs.

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have used it:
at once.

 

ERICK BOWMAN

Discoverer Bowman’s Remedy

240 N. Cedar St.

 
 

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I guarantee to bring every cow
or sow that is a breeder back to
normal, healthy delivery if
treated with Bowman’s Remedy
according to directions. In ex-
ceptlonal cases, where additional
treatments are needed, I will
furnish these free, except for
shipping cost. For every animal
Bowman’s Remedy does not cure
of Contagious Abortion, I will

refund the cost of treatment.
ERICK BOWMAN, President.

 

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Owatonna, Minn.

 

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BY’W: w. Fo'o'rE .
Preparing for Winter "

ARMERS have prepared for the
long winter season, and corn
husking is the last real hard

Work, this going forward where
the weather permitted. Of course,
some of the corn is wet, but
this is belived to be of much
smaller proportions than was at
ﬁrst reported. There is a ﬁne
large corn crop in the corn belt
states, and undoubtedly it will be
mainly used for stock feeding on the
farms where grown. Farmers have
cut their wood for the winter, and
those living in parts of the country
where wood lots abound are not
worrying about the dearness of coal
in the cities. The apples have been
gathered and put away for family
consumption all those cold months,
and so have the potatoes and other
vegetables, while all kinds of pres-
erves and canned goods are stored in
the cellar. Thank heaven, the farm-
ers are not going to starve, even if
the wheat crop turned out so large as
to make the prices unsatisfactory.
Hogs, too, are selling lower than
they should, because too many were
bred, but they are not a dead loss,
and in many farming districts farm—
ers are getting back to the old—time
practice of killing a few hogs for
fresh meats and cured hams and ba-
con. Some farmers, but not a great
many, perhaps, are owners of hives
of bees, and this is a side issue that
helps out a lot at very small expense,
except to the bees, furnishing some
pocket money as well as furnishing
the table with a delicious sweet for
placing on hot biscuits. The farm
implements are carefully stored
away, the manure pile has been put
where it will do the most good, and
in the evenings after the chores are
done the farmer and his family may
plan for the new farm house'or
barns to be built next year, -gett1ng
plenty of ideas from the architectur-
al designs.
\Vhat About \that
That is the question which wheat
growers everywhere are asking, and
so far as can be seen now, about
all that can be done is to see what
cooperation can be accomplished 1n
marketing the. big crop harvested
this year and to cut down the acre—
age for next year. A reduction in
wheat lands from (32,000,000 to 50,-
000,000 acres is one of the changes
urged by the production committee
of the Wheat Council of the United
States, during the recent meeting in
Chicago. The lower acreage, it is
claimed, would be suﬂicient to meet
the requirements of the country and
should be brought about as soon as
the farmers can arrange about di—
versifying their crops. At the same
time the committee decided that
steps should be taken to broaden
the» domestic demand for wheat by
increasing consumption of bread and
other wheat products. “It would
be to the advantage of every
wheat farmer,” the report said, “to
produce sufﬁcient milk, butter, poul—
try, and meats to feed his own fam-
ily and to provide for other necessary
living expenses, instead of relying on
the wheat crop alone to provide for
them.” In a statement giving the
cause-of this action, Sidney Ander-
son, president of the council, said:
“At present the potential proﬁtable
market for our wheat is limited by
domestic requirements and it is prob-
able that this condition has come
to stay as long as we maintain a
standard of living ligher than
in any other country and expect our
farmers to share that standard. Our
chances' for successful competition in
the world wheat? market with other
countries with a vast expansion of
new land, pioneer populations, and
low standards of living are very
slight. December wheat has fallen
to $1.01%, comparing with $1.2014
'a year ago. December corn sells in
Chicago at 7414 cents, comparing
with 71% cents a year ago; Decem-
ber oats at 41 cents, comparing with
44% cents last year; and December
'rye at 67 179' cents, comparing with
90% cents-“awe” ago. »
"There is‘a r-Ipi’W’good movement‘

 

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M A R K'E‘T s n M‘M'h RVY‘

 newt-faEiJ-E'tdiiweaken grain market. \ Beans easy.
Large' supply of‘po‘taéocs'i' Good demand for'"turk‘cy‘s"and' supply

moderate. Butter antii‘eg‘gs in demand and" scarce.

Cattle and

hogs active and higher." Sheep lower although active.

 

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ket page was set In type. It oontalns last minute Information up to within one-half hour '0'

going to press‘-——Edltbr.)

of corn as it is shucked on the
farms,” said H. I. Baldwin of Decat—
ur, Ill. “It demonstrates that quite
an amount of corn is for sale at
present prices. One should watch
the weather. If favorable, you can
expect more corn loadings from this
Section shortly. Should guess that

‘the moisture content of corn on the

stalk today is from 20 to 25 per cent

in different sections. After excess

moisture now in 1923 corn crop is

accounted for the dry matter yield

will be considerably reduced.”
Views of a Bear

Arthur W. Cutten, who has been
bearish on grains and stocks for
some time, in a statement issued re—
ferring to grains said: “The Ameri-
can wheat producer is practically
losing his foreign market by the
competition 7 of other exporting
countries. Foreign wheat and other
products are entering the country
in competition with American pro—
ducts. despite the tariff.

“Farmers are feeding 70 to 80 cent
corn to 6 cent hogs and incurring
steady losses thereby, and American
manufacturers and producers are
threatened with a tariff barrier by
our most prosperious and largest
customers, with retaliatory measures
against us under consideration by
other nations who have been good
customers in the past.

“The political and ﬁnancial condi-
tion of Europe continues in a state
of chaos, with their monetary system
becoming further hopelessly demor-
alized, their credits exhausted, their
textile and shipbuilding industries
dormant, and unemployment stead-
ily increasing. These pertinent facts

may prove of slight moment, but a‘

careful survey of world’s conditions
fails to disclose any sudden or mark-
ed improvement in either its eco-
nomic or political condition and it is
questionable whether capital will ac—
cept seriously the superﬁcial expres-
sions of opinion so widely dissemi-
nated.”
Outlook for Cattle

Were it not for the extremely
large consumption of meats through-
out thc country due to the employ-
ment of labor at extremely high
wages, prices for beef cattle would
not be so high as they are, for ex—
tremely large supplies have been
marketed this fall from feeding dis-
tricts and the ranges. The range
season is closing now, however, and
there will be fewer cattle marketed
from now on, enabling owners to
get better 'prices, particularly for the
native grassy cattle which have com-
peted with range cattle for summer
and autumn months. The Chicago
market has shown activity so far as
desirable offerings" were concerned
quite recently, with buyers showing
a marked preference for well fatten-
ed light weight steers, yearlings
continuing to sell much higher than
heavy long-fed steers. Low grade
little killing steers are especially
poor sellers, and there is an extrem-
ly wide range of prices for butcher
stockachoice cows and heifers great-
ly outselling poorly fed lots. Re-
garding the future, many stockmen
are in doubt, some of them believing
there is a risk with prices for corn
so high; but enough'farmers have
taken what appears to be a rather
small risk in restocking their feed
lots to insure a normal future sup-
ply of beef. And what is highly im-
portant, most of these cattle have
been bought at a low scale ‘of prices,
many having been obtained as low
as $4 to $5 per 100' pounds. These
cattle: are now‘h‘eade’d‘ in' an upward
direction, but bargains are still ob-
tai‘nable. Present sales" are" largely
at $5 to $6.50 for.\stockers and'f ed:-

    

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' to $11.75.

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$6.75 to $7.25. Beef steers sell in
the Chicago market largely at $8.25
The best heavy cattle
sell at $10.50 to $11.75, common
lots selling as low as $5.75, to $6.
.Yearling ' Cattle Booming

While the great bulk of the cattle
marketed in Chicago sell far below
top ﬁgures, a few_ prime little year-
llngs sell at a big premium. The
other day a buyer paid $12.65 for
21 yearlings which averaged 1173
pounds
heavy steers, which averaged 1510
pounds, sold at $10.90. The best
heavy steers marketed during the
week averaged 1518 pounds and
brought $11.75. Farmers should
make more of the course of events
and aim to market cattle light in
weight and good in quality. It is a
very irregular market, and while
prime young cattle have advanced
sharp-1y, other cattle have sold 10w—
er.

Too Many Hogs

. It is simply a case of overproduc-
tlon, and until the marketings be-
come much smaller it is useless to
look for any material improvement
in prices. While it is obviously
impossible to say just what the fu-
ture will bring forth, the chances
are for low markets for the re-
mainder of the year. According to
the recent report of the Department
of Agriculture, the number of stock
hogs in the United States on the
ﬁrst day of September this year was
three tenths of one per cent- larger
than a year earlier, while in the
corn belt states it was 4.3 per cent
larger. Hogs coming on the Chi-
cago market of late average 233
pounds in weight, and choice heavy
lots sell at a liberal premium over
the best light bacon lots. The en-
ormous marketing may be inferred
from the fact that on a recent Mon-
day 74,237 hogs arrived in Chicago,
followed by 52.000 on the following
day. Severe declines in prices have
been unavoidable, and pigs sold
very badly. It seems to be advis-
able to breed at least one~fourth
fewer sows for another year; but
no one can tell just what will hap-
pen. At any rate it is best to breed
fair numbers. Recent receipts of
hogs were overwhelmingly large,
and prices were the lowest since
June, sales ranging at $5-60 to
$6.95, the top being 70 cents lower
than a week earlier and comparing
with $8.25 a year ago. Combined
receipts in twenty markets for the
year to late date amount'to 36,930,-
000 hogs, comparing with 28;701~,-
000 a year ago. 
\- Improved Outlook? for Sheep

With the close of the range ship-
ping season, the marketing of sheep
and lambs begins to show a marked
falling off" in numbers, and the
sheepmen who had the courage to
wait for better times will be re-
warded, as prices will naturally go
higher. Michigan farmers are
largely interested in the sheep in-
dustry, and 'they know from exper—
ience that when properly conduct—
ed, it pays. pNot many sheep are
reaching the Chicago market,-lambs
predominating. Experienced Michi-
gan farmers do not need to be re-
minded to send none but well fat-
tened lambs to market, but many
poorly ﬁnished ﬂocks are arriving
and sold~at a big discount. Lambs
sell in Chicago at $9 to $13.10 and
feeders at $10.50 to $12.75,

, Forced Marketing of Horses _

A few days ago four Russian
farmers Who settled several years
ago in North Dakota were compelled
to market 18, horses in Chicago to
get money to buygseed, their wheat
crop_' avng failed. ' Thefhorées sold

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On the same day the best.

Gash

  

mars;

'Seve‘ral ~deciines='have‘~taheﬁ preset: . A

in thei Detroit ’wheat‘~(marlte‘t deﬁnes
the lavst'twoiweeks; the pricv’e’iof’mb.

2 red declining to «$1.084per’buslhelr-
There ’were several“ beansnvrammc
at work in the market? thatiica’nse'df

it to weaken. The most: impert’ant

was the revisediestimat‘e of thé<whéat~"
crop of Canada, making the tota'lf'
500 million bushels considerable"
larger than previous estimates and"-
a record production. News of both“
bearish and'bullish nature came from"
Russia. The foreign demand is

practically at a standstill and receipts

are larger than'the‘demand at most

points. Millers are "out of the‘mar-i

ket at Detroit and dealers ﬁnd it

diﬂicult to dispose of the modest» re-

ceipts from day to day. There are

reports that have a tendency to bull

the market, which holds the prices

from declining rapidly.

 

CORN

Corn is coming to market 'ailitt’ie
more freely now but the quality is
poor, as it contains considerable”
moisture. Buying is slow. Should
prices go any lower farmers are‘not‘
expected to sell as the feeling isthat
they should secure good prices for
this year’s crop.

 

OATS
Oats have declined slightly in sym-
pathy‘ With other grains although
there'ls a steady tone to the market.
Slhipping demand is reported to he
s ow.

 

‘ RYE
Rye is off three cents from What
it was a week ago. This decline
was due to lower prices in other
grains as there is little, if any,
change in the conditions governing
this market.

 

BEANS

Continuation of weakness in the
Detroit bean market caused prices
to decline further during the past
fortnight. Indications are that there
has been no change in consequence
in the Michigan market during the
last couple of weeks. Elevators that
are paying $5 per cwt. are doing at-
good business but those bidding less
are not very busy. Demand is
reported to be just heavy enough to
keep up with the state’s ability to
handpick. It is believed that any
increase in demand would strengthen
the market to considerable extent.

 

POTATOES

According to November estimates,
this year’s potato crop will be the
fourth largest ever produced in the
United States. The report shows ‘a.
total of 416,722,000 bushels, an in-
crease of about 15,000,000 over the
October forecast. Assuming'that is
this year’s population in the United
States is approximately 110,000,000
the per capita production of' pota-
toes is nearly 3.8 bushels or about
the same as in 1920 when many
growers who held their crop until
spring suffered severe losses. _ Last“
season’s output averaged 4.16' bush-
els per capita, and prices to grow-
ers were. low. Experience of recent
seasons indicates that, when the per
capita production! exceeds 3.6‘ bush-
els, the' spring price of main—crop
potatoes often is lower than that of"
the previous autumn. This is the
opinionof leading market experts.

 

QUOTATIONS

\Vheat
De‘trOit~Cash No. 2 red, $1.08;
No. 2 white, $1.09; No. 2 mixed,
$1.08.
Chicago—Cash No. 3 red, $1.02;
No. 1 hard, $1.05@1.06.
New York—Cash No. 2 red,
$1.22%; No. 2 mixed, $1.07.‘
Prices one year ago—Detroit,
Cash No. 2 red, $1.36; No. 2 white,
and No. 2 mixed, $1.34. '
Corn . .
Detroit—Cash No. .3 yellow, 93c;
No. 4, 88c;,N_o. 5, 83c. ‘
Chicago‘—No. 2 yellow,r92c.

New‘ York—No. 2 yellowandi'No. J

2 white, $1.0 8'.
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gsetting the genuine Bayer product
prescribed by physicians over twenty-
!,»two years and proved safe by mil-
nlions for

Colds Headache
Toothache ,Lumbago
Earache Rheumatism
Neuralgia Pain, Pain

Accept “Bayer Tablets of Aspirin"
Each unbroken package con—
tains proper directions. Handy boxes
of twelve tablets cost few cents.
Druggist also sell bottles of 24 and
100. Aspirin is the trade mark of
,=Bayer. Manufacture of Monoacetic-
1acidester of Salicylicacid. (1)

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“acquire Minutes. Because they directly stimu-
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I,.,iiiysi:ei'ious newly discovered VITA GLAND tablets.
uterushed into hens’ drinking water, turn winter
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directly on the OVARIAN or EGG producing
l.aland oi: the hen. The wonderful effect of. gland
flmmmation is shown by a simple test. Gor’t ex-
“,periment stations report that hens properly fed
.nutammes etc. lay 300 eggs as against the sixty
.gOf. the average hen. “Leg weakness of dish
aehicks due to insuﬂlcient Vitamine B” says The
;0ﬁicial Bulletin. Also says: “Hens start laying

' “at an average age of 139 days when fed vitamines."

TRY THIS FREE BOX

EGGS. EGGS. EGGS and ﬁne healthy chicks.
“,prosperous ﬂocks without fuss or bother or drugs
.or expensive feeds can be bad. Just drop these
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exests .full of eggs. Summer production at winter
ypnces. So conﬁdent are the Alexander Labora-
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nine VITA GLAND tablets, that you will be amazed
.. at result: that they offer to send a free box for
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Detroit Beef Company

offers its services to the Farmers of
Michigan as a high class, reliable
commission house for the sale.ofr
’ Dressed Calves and live poultry.
3 Write us forinformation how to dress
t‘ and ship calves to market. $250,000
capitalland surplus. 34 ,yearsiu‘bus-
iness inmhe same place .and same ’;
management.

Lreuw. P's): . .. 4a

Address
DETROIT BEEF co., Detroit,Mich.

 

 

 

 

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gel-“OR SALE—Fine Talon“ as... $5

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.D‘etgoitéé-Cash No. 2
No.:3,g.‘44c.’ »- .
Chicagow‘éCash No. 2,,»white, 44c.
\ «st Yank—No. ~2 white, 53c.

   

ifRye
Detroit—~Cash No. 2, 72¢.
Chicago—Cash No. 2, 70 @ 70 1/2 0.

Prices Verne .ayear ~ago-«~D.etroit,
:0th No.§,2,: 93c.

' Beams ‘

,Detroit—C. H. P., $5.1§@5.20

aperwowt. '

“Prices one year - ago-+7Detroit,

C. H. P., $6.75 per cwt. .
. Potatoes
Detroit—$ 1.1 6 @ 1. 3 3 per cwt.
'Chicago—90@95c per cwt.
FPriees {.9113 war agree—Detroit,
» 51:0 5;, peanut.

Wiley
summon-Lg gm). . 1 ,;tsmotliy .1» 5‘2 2'5 1,@ p
 2-3; standardisedvmtimixed.’ 3 1-1

20; No. 1 damn: 3'12;@#20;@er.ton.
z,»Prioes one year ingo—anWOit.
No. 1 timothy, $17.@'17.60; ﬂight
standard, $16.50; light mixed, $16.—
50@17 per ton.

 

 

 

\Vcek of November 25
URING ﬁrst three days of this

week the weather is expected
to be very severe both 011 land
and water. During Sunday temper-
atures will be rising in most parts
of th \ state and the weather will be
threatening if not actually raining.
Winds will rapidly increase in force
and rain become heavier. Monday
and Tuesday will be critical days
from a storm standpoint.
rAbout ,middle of » week tempera-
tures will rapidly fall to much lower
readings followed by several days
of unseasonably cool weather.
Close to Friday the weather will
again become unsettled, with brisk
winds and scattered showers or snow
ﬂurries but by end of week the skies

- ture falling again.
 Week of December 2 ‘

Brisk Winds and generally high
barometer may be expected in Mich-
igan during ﬁrst half of this week
which generally means fair Weather
but local snow ﬂurries or showers
may also be expected.

Not later than Thursday winds
will increase to near gales and there
will be an increase in the amount of
rain or snow to the state in general.
By Friday the temperature will have
dropped to much lower readings, a
condition that will run into next
week at which time it will probably
intensify considerably.

Mild Winter in Michigan

The average weather conditions
to expect for the ﬁrst three months
of. 1924 point to a mild Winter in
Michigan. Temperatures for this
period ‘will average above the sea-
sonal normal. Rain or snow falL
speaking in general terms, will not
be as heavy as usual.

MEET AT M. A. 0., DEC. 4-5
HE Annual Meeting of the Mich-
ignn State Association“ of Farm-
ers Clubs will he held at the
Michigan Agricultural College in
Agricultural Building, Room 402,
on Tuesday and Wednesday, Dec—
ember 4th and 5th, 1923. All clubs
are invited and urged to send dele—
gates to this meeting as matters of
vital importance will be discussed.
Plans are being made for the ac-
commodation ofv allzthat attend. Let
: this .be Tthe,.greatest meeting that
* Michimn*sme-..Amciation of Farm—
ers Clubs has ever held—Mrs. I. R.
Johnson, Secretary.

Dad Smith was fond of trying to catch
little Johnny in spelling long words, but
Johnny was usually able to hold his own.
.uo Dad decided .te‘try astew monosylhables
A {or a.:change.
tuohnny,".. he said, “I’m going to... give
a you some easy ones this evening. 'Spell
“£1..th
“U-u-m.”
"'33., "I caught you that time. It's

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the!» was silent in that

  

.white, 46c:

:vPrices one year ago—Demon.
~th 7-.No. 2 white, A 49.};éc; No. '3,
480; No. 4, 461/”.

r' 54)@22; No. ln'clover;.mix.ed.:i1&@t

will be clearing and the tempera-_'

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with SOLVAY

Fields that give‘little cost you ust
ans, amuchgl'abor. as ﬁelds that give
you big. Sour soil is often the cause
——-correct it, make the soil sweet, the
ﬁeld fertile, the crop big, the proﬁt large,
<be using

  
  
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

Don'tlwonder why you have no big crops-Use
lime. and get sthem. and remember to use only
SOLVAY—it is ﬁnely ground, gives results

right away. and for years after. Safe, will not
burn—easy to apply. Learn all about Lime.

Write for the Solvay Lime Book—It's free!

. THE SOLVAY PROCESS CO.

Sales Agent, Wing & Evans, Inc.
Real Estate Exchange Building Detroit, Mich.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Smoking five pounds. $1.25. ten. $2.00, twenty.

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most proﬁtable connection as our sales represen—
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young man. Stain 'our Izuahﬁcatious fully when
writing ll. . “El )RIC , Sales Manager, 100
(Turn Exchange Building, Minneapolis. Minn.

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