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In this issue: Story About Organizing “Minute Men of Michigan”-—“Predicts
1918Win be a Gooq Poultry Year,” by Prof. C. G. Card, of Michigan State
‘ College—Prof. J. A. Hannah . Discusses Shed-Roof Brooder House-“An
\7 Agricultural-'Teacher-and A Flock of Leghorns That Went to School”—
.Also Articles on Feeding and Raising Baby Chicks and
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ship their eggs 3,000 miles to mar-

,they have also found a way to sell
their eggs at Paciﬁc coast prices.

Since the association began opera-
tipns. Jan. 23, it has been grading
the farmers' eggs into four grades.

being graded as “hennery whites or
browns.” These eggs are selling on
a par with the Paciﬁc coast product.
The smaller eggs are being packed as
“standards” while the dirty irregu-
larly shaped and cracked eggs are
being packed as “trades” and
“checks.”

The association’s entire output
from 400 farms has been contracted
by a Chicago produce house. The
eggs are sold on a pool basis. Net
prices to growers from the ﬁrst 14-
day pool averaged 4 cents a dozen
over local quotations for the same
period, according to Al Otteman, gen-
eral manager.

About 500 cases of eggs are being
shipped each week. As soon as the
hatching season closes, Ottoman ex-
pects the shipments will increase to
800 or more cases a week. The asso-
ciation now is handling the eggs at a
sales cost of 4 cents a dozen and 0t-
teman hopes to shave a cent oi! the
overhead cost as the volume doubles.
l Approximately 50 per cent of the

a eggs now meet the hennery grade re-
quirements. The poultrymen are be-
ing impressed with the necessity for
producing clean eggs and Otteman
believes the hennery eggs soon will
approximate 75 to 80 per cent.

The association has 24 receiving
stations within a radium of '16 miles
of Zeeland. For the most part these
stations are the country stores at
which farmers do their trading.

Country merchants at ﬁrst were
opposed to the cooperative, tearing
they lose contact with the farmers
through the loss of the egg business.
The association has overcome this
situation by using the stores as re-
ceiving stations, paying the merchant
seven and one-half cents a case to
cover storage and handling or three—
fourths of a cent a dozen if the
merchant would deliver the eggs to
the central packing warehouse in
Zeeland.

Several hatcherymen in the Zee~
land section are having producers
send their eggs through the assco-
ciation’s warehouse. They are ﬁlling
their incubators with only henn‘éry
whites or brown eggs. The standards,
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SILVER CUP AWARDED IN
WINTER EGG RACE

HE silver cup awarded for high
winter egg production in the
International Egg Laying Con-

test at Michigan State College goes
to W. C. Eckard, Paw Paw, whose
pen of White Leghorns produced 840
eggs from November 1 to March 1.

Another pen or Whne Leghorns
owned by W. A. Downs, Washington,
ran the winners a. close race and
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WEREOI'ION IN CORN BORER
REGULATIONS

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sion of «the European corn borer

in Michigan for the fall of 1927

and the year 1928, issued by the

State Department of Agriculture,
contained an error.

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that between May lst and July 10th
of this year, no portion of such ma-
terial or trash in condition to harbor
living cor-n borers shall appear on
the surface of the ﬁeld after it has
been plowed, or disced, or harrowed,
or planted, or cultivated. Under
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SATURDAY, MARCH 31, 1928

_ Predicts 1928 Will «Be a Good Poultry Year

 

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Entered as 2nd class matter,
Aug. 22. 1917. at Mt. Clemens.
Mich., under act Mar. 8, 1879:

 

 

 

 

Farmers Should Buy Good Chicks and Give Them Proper Feed and Care

HE number of laying hens and
bullets on January 1, 1928,
probably was not' much different

from that of January], 1927.. “Feed
grains and mill feeds, which enter
the ordinary rations used by poultry:
men and which constitute the princi-
‘- pal items of cost
in poultry farm-
ing, will probably
average Somewhat
higher in price
during the ﬁrst six
months of .t h i S
year. The 10 w
storage holding of
eggs on January 1
and the favorable
outcome of the,
1927 storage sea—
son, are factors
which should re-
sult in better egg
prices during the coming year.

The holdings of dressed poultry
on January 1, 1928, were consider-
ably lighter than on the correspond-
ing date in 1927. With supplies light-
er and with the prospective demand
fully as strong as during the year
just closed, the prospects of a higher
level of prices for the principal class-
es of puoltry, both dressed and
alive, appear favorable. Storage
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Prof. C. 0. Card

 By PROF. C. G. CARD

Department of Poultry Husbandry, M. S. C.

below those of the previous year
since October 1, and as the storage
season progressed they fell further
and further behind until January 1,
1928, they were about 27,000,000
pounds, or 18 per cent, lower than
at the same date last year and less
than 1 per cent above the ﬁve year
average.

Over 90 Per Cent Keep Poultry

I recently clipped an item from a
paper which read, “In 1920 poultry
was raised on 90.8 per cent of the
farms in United States. The percent-
age of farms keeping hogs in the
same year was 75.2 per cent, dairy
cattle 70.8 per cent, beef cattle 28.6
per cent and sheep 8.4 per cent.

The value of poultry and eggs pro—
duced in the United States in 1923
was $1,047,000,000, cattle $924,—
000,000, wheat $726,000,000; fruit
and fruit products $681,000,000;
oats $539,000,000, tobacco, $299,-
000,000. The above ﬁgures were pre-
pared by the U. S. Department of
Agriculture, Washington, D. C.

The poultry industry in Michigan
has kept pace with other sections of
the country. The result being that
Michigan now ranks 10th or 11th in

value of-poultry industry. This is a
rating of which we are proud, and
we should attempt to improve. Many
times during the past few years we
have attempted to analyze the in-
dustry to determine the future. Per-
sonally Ibelieve that the future of
the industry depends upon our year—
ly success in the business. If we
can so grow chicks, that they develop
into the best possible pullets and lay—
ing stock, and if this stock is so
bred that we receive a high yearly
egg average, then the future will be
bright.

Source of Chicks

The source of the chick is an im-
portant factor. There are, however,
so many possible source5 that the
average buyer of‘ chicks is often con—
fused. To protect and promote the
poultry industry, the Michigan State
Poultry Improvement Association
was organized in 1925. The ﬁrst
work undertaken by the organization
was a branch organization of hatch-
erymen. The branch developed so
rapidly that today the accredited
hatcheries comprise about 60 per cent
of the hatcheries of Michigan. The
ﬂocks from which these hatcheries

receive eggs, are carefully culled,
leg handed and inspected. The ad-
vertising of the hatchery is read by
a “Board of Censors.” The incu-
bator must be operated under sani-
tary conditions and eggs placed in
the incubator must be of proper
color and average to weigh 23 ounces
to the dozen. Chicks received from
an accredited hatchery should there-
fore qualify for our ﬁrst require—
ment, ‘A Good Source.”

The poultry business has increased
so rapidly that many people become
excited and attempt to become poult-
rymen without proper apprentice-
ship. Probably no branch of animal
husbandry requires so much care as
poultry. Thus the beginner, if not
properly versed, suffers heavy losses
and becomes discouraged. We advise
that one contemplating the business
make a careful study of it. Bulletins
may be obtained by writing the
poultry Department, Michigan State
College East Lansing, Mich.

In Michigan, as in many other
central states, the poultry is on the
general farms rather than on the
large commercial plants. The farm-
er is therefore the poultryman, but
in, many cases he has not recognized
his or their poultry in a busines8
light. During Farmers' Week,- 9.

(Continued on Page 26)

Do You Stand Ready ~to Pretect Lives and PrOperty of Farm Families?

is mighty comforting for the
.city—dweller to hear “the meas-
ured beat of the policeman’s feet,
as he‘ passes down the street” on his
regular rounds through the night,
but what-of the farmer isolated far
out in the country? I
Worthy sheriﬂs, prosecutors and
their deputies have puzzled for years
as to how the farmer and his family
could be given greater protection.
The coming of the automobile and

goodroads brought problems which ‘

‘made even the pioneers’ stories of
Indian atrocities seem pale and in:
signiﬁcant. "Relentless warfare on
the part of well organized city police
and able detectives have driven the
crooks and thugs from the urban to
the rural districts. The farmer and
his family face a new problem—a
menace to their comfort and happi-
ness- which cannot be passed over
lightly or avoided!
A New Strong Arm

From every corner of Michigan
have come the letters commending
the announcement in the last issue of
THE BUSINESS FARMER of the com-
pletion of plans for the organization
of the‘able bodied, active farmers of
Michigan, into a great brotherhood
pledged, to uphold the laws, and to
aid the duly appointed arms of the
law in the protection of farm lives
and property.- ‘

It is next to useless for a county
sheriff and a few deputies to try to
stein the tide of ever-increasing de-
predations on farmers’ property.
Many of the worthy men assuming
the important responsibilities of the
sheriff’s task in this State have coma
mendedwthis far reaching plan to give
them a strong arm of reinforcement.
which they can call upon to help
them locate ‘a gang of marauders or.
aidwin’ their capture.‘ Several have
proposed that a limited number of
the .Minute Man in each township

‘.r--.n5;l1buld, be sworn in as deputy sheriffs

and thus form a net-work of officers

 1 township andwithin
 gist isolated farm
Marley. 4 '

  

It has been suggested that at least
ﬁVe men be selected from the mem-
bers of the Minute Men in each town-
ship and that they be deputized by
the sheriff of the county. They in
turn, .could Call quickly to their
ranks, the other Minute Men in their
neighborhood, so that in case of

need, every road in a given territory

could be quickly guarded.

Just as every poison has an anti-
dote, so the modern bandit in his
swift steed, the automobile, has an
even more ﬂeet—winged enemy in the
telephone and radio. Few farms
there are in Michigan today which
are not equipped with either or both
of these modern conveniences.

The modern Paul Revere then,
may sound the alarm in the twinkl-

 

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Motto :
Purpose :
Pledge :

"Alert! ”

Obligation :
Organization :

families.

Qualiﬁcations :

Requirement :

only by a member.

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The Michigan Business Farmer

announces
“The Minute Men”

"By the rude bridge that arched the ﬂood,
Their ﬂag to April’s breeze unfurled.
Here once the embattled farmers siood’
And fired the shot heard round the world."

To protect the lives and property of farm families.

“Pledging my allegiance, ﬁrst to the United States of America,
I promise to stand ready, at any time, to give my full services
for the lawful protection of the lives or property of any neigh-
boring farmer or his family within a radius of twenty—ﬁve
miles from my own home, so help me God!”

Only to live up to the pledge made, to the best of your
0 ability and without any further promise of recompense.

Strictly voluntered service from male members of farm

Any able-bodied male citizen of the United States,
residing on a farm and making his livelihood from farming,
not. less than 21, nor more than 70 years of age.

Every person desiring to become a member of the
Miunte Men, must sign the above pledge which is deposited in
the ﬁles of THE MICHIGAN BUSINESS FARMER, Mount Clemens,
Michigan, whereupon this publication will issue an identiﬁcation
carderoperly numbered, and an emblem which can be worn
Both the card and the emblem are the
property of THE MICHIGAN BUSINESS FARMER and are loaned to
the member only for so "long a period as he shall remain true

 deuce: Allmlettersgregarding this organization must be ad-
dressed to: The Minute Men, Care of THE Mrcmcan BUSINESS
Farm, Mount Clemens, Michigan.

 

 

 

 

ing of an eye to every Minute Man in
a county! No matter What the roads
or what the weather, electricity can
be counted on to carry the message
in every direction, but of what avail
if the arms of the law not sulfi-
cient to plug up every avenue of es-
ca-pe?

Daring and heedless of danger
must the crook be who would dare
to attempt the robbery of a farm
home or barn, if he knew that in a
twinkling of an eye; from half—a—
hundred surrounding farms, Minute
Men, properly organized and depu-
ti'zed to protect their rights, would
rush forth at the simple cry—-
ALERT!

A Natural Evolution

The organization of the Minute
Men is only the natural evolution of
the campaign begun in 1926 by THE
BUSINESS FARMER to drive the farm
thieves‘out of Michigan. We were
aroused ﬁrst, by the reports of
chicken thievery which had reached
such a point of terrorization, that
farm women actually dread seeing
their ﬂocks become of marketable
age and often sold them before they
had reached full weight, rather than _
run the risk of having an entire sea-
son’s patient labor stolen in a night!

Our rewards for the capture of
chicken thieves quickcned the actions
of county sheriffs and their deputies,
called the attention of prosecutors
and judges to the growing menace
and so started a wave of publicity
which has in the past two years
greatly lessened, if not practically
curtailed, this particular kind of
thievery.

Alert to the Needs!

Last year THE BUSINESS FARMER
extended its campaign to include
live—stock and grains. Early this
year an additional two thousand
dollars ($2000) was posted, the re—
wards for all kinds of thievery from
the farms 'of our readers increased to '
ﬁfty dollars ($50) each and the;
rules extended to include even auto-
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ANY farmers and their Wives will

be disappointed in their 1928
chicks.‘ Large numbers will die

and the surviving birds will never
Range paralysis,
chronic coccidiosis organisms, etc.,
bacillary white diarrhea and other
infections will take heavy toll. A
large percentage of the pullets placed
in laying houses next fall will be so
heavily infested with tape worms,
crronic coccidiosis V organisms, etc.,
that they will never lay proﬁtably.
Many of these infections may be car-
ried over in the soil from year to
year. , Growing ‘chicks contract most
of their, diseases ‘from soil that has
been contaminated by its continual
use as a poultry'yard. Disease germs
or wo,rm_jeggs arevth‘rown' out with
the body/Wastes : and may remain in
the soil for. indeﬁnite periods.' The
growing birds in 'ranging over the
same area readily become infected.
Plowing, cultivating, liming and
the growing of crops, help to
remove contamination but even

- Better Build a Good Broader Héizsé‘fbi' Them ‘ I
By PROF. J. '

Extension Specialist in Poultry, Michigan State College

A. HANNAH ‘

these methods are ineffective.

Plans should be made now to
brood the 1928 chicks on clean
ground, suﬁiciently removed from
'old ranges so that the chicks will
not range over soil contaminated by
the 1927 or 1926 chicks. Every farm
growing 100 or more chicks should

be provided with a portable b‘rooder‘

house that can ‘be easily moved from
place to place, and this should be
moved to clean range before the
1928 chicks are placed in it.

A shed—roof bro der house. 10 by
12 feet is most esirable. Larger
buildings are difficult to move and
smaller buildings are too small to
prove satisfactory. '

Th e accompanying - illustration
shoWs the outline plan of the 10x12
brooder house recommended by the
Poultry Department of the Michigan
State College. The complete bill of
materials for this house follows:

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Husbandry, Michigan State College.

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This brooder house was recently constructed as‘a demonstration-"'hilils‘e>by,thé agricult-

ural department of the Paw Paw high school at Pan’aw.

sub-ﬂoor to replace new lumber),
siding and double ﬂoor; ‘13 *pcs.«2~ in.-
x 4' in. x 12 ft.,‘frame and rafters;
17 pcs. 2 in. x 4 in. x 10 ft., frame;
16 pcs. 1 in. x 4 in. x 12 ft., trim;
200Vbd. ft. 8 in. shiplap (14 ft. long),
roof boards; 3 pcs. 1 in. x 12 in. x
12 ft. long; 2 pcs. 1,in.x.12.in. x 10
ft. long; 2 squares 3 ply roll rooﬁng;
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in.; 1 pr. hinges 5 in. T; 2 pr. hinges
3 in. strap (ventilators);,6 lb. 86.x
8 lb. 16d, 3 1b. 6d common nails, 4
lb. 8d box nails; 6 lb. 1 in. x 38 in.
head roof nails (galvanized); 4 pcs.
4 ft. x 12 ft. insulating board; 5 pcs.
4 ft. x 10 ft. insulating board.

The accompanying illustration
shows the breeder house recently
constructed as a demonstration house
by the Poultry Agricultural Depart-
ment of the Paw Paw High School
at Paw Paw.

The building is built on skids 4 in.
x 6 in. The two by four joists are
placed three feet apart, framed and
toe-nailed to t‘he'skids. A rough
sub—ﬂoor is nailed to the framed
joists and this covered with one
thickness of good tar insulating
paper and covered With four inch
matched ﬂooring. The matched ﬂoor-
ing should be laid cross-ways of the
sub—ﬂoor. This makes a tight ﬂoor.

The walls are constructed of one

. by drafts.

. thickness of insulation board backed
v- against'jone- thickness ofrfpur- inch.
‘ matched flooring. . :The‘ outside. wall
1 consists of four. inch: matched ﬂoor—.

ing put oanertica‘lly. This elimi-
nates studdin'g on'the back wall and
ends. ‘The insulatedwmls are rigid
and tight and'cannot be penetrated

one that'is more easily kept warm.

The roof consists of two by four
rafters placed two feet apart covered
with one thickness of good insula-
tion board and this in turn covered
with rough roof lumber and a good
grade of rooﬁng paper used for the
outside surface.

The door, 2 ft. 6
usually placed on the east

should be removed
weather.

in very warm
The openings between the

upper sash provide ventilation and. _

should be covered with muslin or
cheese cloth. in warm weather. The
rear eaves are boxed and a'hinged

door underneath the rear eave per.”

mits summer ventilation.

This makes a 'very satisfactory,

building, and a good portable brood-
er house moved to clean ground
helps to assure success with the 1928
chicks.

An Agricultural Teacher And A Flock of Leghorns That Went To School

By JAMES s. ‘AYARS

HIS is the story of an idea and
T of a man who builded better
than he knew. Three years
ago R. G. Oas, an instructor of agri-
culture in the high school at Paw
Paw, Michigan, decided that his
Work would have greater value if
his students could see and become
intimately acquainted With the
things they studied in his classes;

With the hearty co—operation of
the school authorities he set about
putting his ideas into practice. Pig,
calf, and sheep clubs Were organized
among the boys and girls and assis-
tance was given in the working out
Of crop projects on the farms.

'The results of the club have been
enCouraging. Boys and girls of the
high school at Paw Paw have won
not only in competition with boys
and girls from Smith-Hughes schools,
but have won many prizes in open
classes as well, taking the ribbons
away from their own fathers and
their fathers’ neighbors.

. But perhaps even more noteworthy

than the club work has been the suc-
cess of the school ﬂock of white leg-
horns. Located just behind the
school building and across the road
is a {Michigan type poultry house
Which contains usually about 175
singing, scratching biddies. Each one
is now very proud of the fact that at
East Lansing there are ten sisters,
cousins, or close relatives that are
'bringing honor and glory to the
school ﬂock and incidentally to Mr.
a0as.

The ten hens at East Lansing are
entered in the International Egg

nine other pens from all parts of
the United States and Canada. Al-
though probably all of the other pens

Laying COntest along with ninety-‘

e from ﬂocks m: .11 larger and I

which have been established for a
much longer time, the school pen is
demonstrating beyond a doubt‘that
the theories taught in the agricul-
tural classes at Paw Paw are sound
in practice.
Flock in Tenth Place

A February report of the Contest
gave the school ﬂock tenth place in
the number of eggs laid since the
contest began last November. The
report for the month of December
showed that one hen had produced
twenty—eight eggs during the month,
which means that she skipped only
three days. Two of the hens laid

twenty-seven eggs each while three
produced

others twenty—six eggs

apiece. Many a farmer’s wife would
be glad to own a ﬂock of such bid- '
dies. During one week in February,
the tens hens produced only one egg
less than the leading pengfor that
Week.

The school ﬂock could go on boast-
ing indeﬁnitely about the records of
their illustrious relatives at East
Lansing and about their own ﬂeck
records for that matter, but Mr. Gas
is a modest man and would not allow
it if he knew of it. The important
thing right now is to discover how
Gas, in the short space of three years,
has built up a ﬂock which is compet—
ing so favorably with the older and
larger ﬂocks. '

 

 

Hans Glesner, Laura Book and Robert Busklrk, students in the Paw Paw high school, '
take a lesson on the incubation of hen eggs. V ‘ d
placing them in the incubator trays. ”

  

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Good foundation stock, scientiﬁc
care, and intelligent use of the pedi-
gree—in these, Oas believes, lie the
secret of his success. '

The ﬁrst two requisites are usually.
ad” tted. But there are those who
wil not admit that the third is
wort-h the expense. Speak to Gas
about his distinguished biddies who
are close to the top in the Interna-
tional Egg Laying Contest. Before

you have talked long, he will be sure

to mention trap-nests and pedigrees.
Trap-Nesting -

The plan is simple, Oas ,will tell
you. Trap—nesting is not so difficult
nor so expensive as many farmers
believe. Each hen is banded. As
she is taken from the nest her num-
ber is marked on the egg. On the
eighteenth 'day of incubation, the-
eggs are placed in pedigree baskets.
Each basket holds six eggs and in
each are placed only the eggs from
a particular hen. Her number is
placed on the basket and as the
chicks are removed from the incuba-
tor" after hatching, they. are wing?
banded and a- record is kept of the
band and the female from Which the
chick originated. In this Way, at any
time in't’he life of the chick, its
ancestry may be determined by con-
sulting the Wing-band and the record
of the ﬂock. ' ' - .
In selecting eggs or hatching, only

_ those that average twenty-four ounc-

es to‘ the dozen and that are from fe-
males with yearly records of at least
two hundred 6333 are ﬂayed. The
breeding pens are headed by males
whose-p digress show that the fa.

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yard scene at the home of Lima. C. L. Jones, of Kalamazoo Rader. Ionim county, gives grandson of Dir. and Mrs. Otis “'hite, of Saint Joseph county. 1‘
county. showing part of the ﬂock of 30 Tom Barron English one of her friends a. ride on Looks like their dog had almost more than he can pull, but he
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or, of Arenac county, is a Very busy boy at and look like they could hold their own with any team their size. grandsons of Mr. and Mrs. G. \V. Jucoh, of
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county. "I hear a good deal about ton litters sothouxht I would give a little this picture of his father, who lives in Benzi'e county, with his ﬂock of White
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1. Require from 1% to 2 hours.
One man can treat only from 50 to
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2. Can not be used on cut or sprout-
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3. Before cutting, give. no protec-
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4. Although effective against Rhiz-
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5. Frequently decrease the 'stand,
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FUTURE OF POTATO MARKET

I would like your opinion on the
potato, market. 'Is there any chance
of there-being any rise in price of
any consequence?——C. D., Holly.

HERE is a general feeling in the

trade that potato prices, as far

as Michigan is concerned, will
strengthen somewhat. No doubt
opinion is based largely on the fact
that the Michigan crop of 1927 is
approximately six million bushels
lighter than it was in 1926. Further-
more, it is believed that the far west-
ern states have almost disposed oi
their good quality potatoes.

It is rather unreasonable to ex-
pect very high prices, however, this
spring since the crop of 1927 was
approximately 402 million bushels
or 48 million bushels more than the
crop of 1926. Up to February 28th,
the total car load shipments in the
United States were 210,934 com-
pared to 191,119 for the same date
in 1927. Car load shipments for
Michigan for the 1927-1928 season
total 4,865 up to February 28th. Up
to the same date in 1927, Michigan
shipped 11,130. I

The southern crop may have some
effect on prices of northern potatoes.
The estimated acreage in the south—
ern states for 1928 is approximately
254,000 compared with 241,000 for
the 1927 season.—~H. C: Moore, Ex-
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DO CROPS GO WITH FAB-M?

If A sold a farm to B and B paid
$2,050 down and when. the time
came 'for B to pay the balance he
didn’t hold to his contract refusing
to pay the balance and if A got the
farm back and B sowed wheat on the
farm, can A claim the crop? What
part of it, it any?—A. H., Anchor-
ville, Mich.

T would be my opinion that crops
would go with the farm, condi-
tions of the contract and claims

allowed in the foreclosure would be
the deciding factors, I would advise
that you take this matter up with
your attorney or county prosecuting
attorney—F. T. Riddell, Research
Ass't in Farm Management, M S. C.

 

NOT SUFFICIENT GROUNDS

If a woman's husband is an inmate
of the Traverse City Hospital and is
an invalid for life, wouldn’t that be
cause for the law to grant her a di-
vorce if she applied for it?——W. J.
E, Bay County.

HIS, of itself, would not be‘suffi—
T cient grounds for divorce under

the laws of this State. I would

advise you to see a lawyer about
this matter.——Legal Editor.

 

SCHOOL OFFICE AND VOTING

I would like to know if a man who
does not have any real estate or any

children can legally hold a school‘

office in this state. This man lives
on a rented farm and has a little
personal property.

I Would like to know if a man who
is Working a. farm on shares, gets

both. real estate and’ personal, and
has‘one child, can hold a school ot-’
lice or not andcan he vote on money
matters concerning the school. Also
can he vote 011 township money rais-
ing?—R. H., Clare County.

HE qualiﬁcations for school of-
ﬁce in Michigan are: Twenty-
one years of age; full citizen-

ship; three months a resident in the
district before the thus of election;
the owner of property, real or per-

sonal in the district which is assessed"

for school taxes; name must appear
on the assessment roll at the time
of election. ‘(The only exception to
this is a joint deed held by husband
and wife. Either may qualify for
the office regardless Of which name
appears on the assessment roll.)

Only electors who own property.

assessed for school taxes may vote.
on money matters. Where a hus-
band and wife own property jointly,
which‘is assessed for school taxes.
both may vote on all questions it
they are otherwise qualiﬁed. Briefly,
unless the man mentioned in the
question actually pays taxes on real
estate or personal property which he
owns, he is not entitled to .vote on
the question of school taxes, and if
he has no children of school age he
has no voice in school matters at all.

-——C. L. Goodrich, State Dept. of Pub- ‘

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FORECLOSURE

An eighty acre farm

jointly by husband and wife. A
bank took a mortgage on this farm.
Husband "died several years ago, '80
property belongs to wife. Now this
bank is about to begin a foreclosure
on the farm to get their interest and
mortgage. In case the farm doesn’t
sell for enough to pay their inter-
est and mortgage can they come back
on the wife if she owns other proper-
ty for any expense for foreclosure,
etc.-——Mrs. J. 8., Reese, Michigan.

F the mortgage is given to cover
the debts of the husband or any
other persons than the wife, and

the land does not bring enough to
pay the debts secured by the mort—
gage, I would be of the opinion the
wife would not be liable to pay the
deficiency—Legal Editor.

. HOLD FARM
no contract. Just a verbal agree-
ment: The crops are all taken care
of and the party owning the farm

   

halfof everything, pays half of tame.

was held '

I rented a farm last spring with I

has rented it for another year and ~
they want me to take my stock off ;

the place. Have they any right to
rent it before my time it up? Also
how long after 4 o'clock can a teach-
er keep her pupils to get their les-
sons?—C. A. B., Standish, Mich.
HE landlord could not compel
you to move off the place until
your time is up. The law does
not state how long a teacher may
keep her pupils after 4 o'clock. She

would not have a right to do any-I

thing which'would be cruel or un-
reasonable punishment.

 

 

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THERE is no pride and little proﬁt in grow-
ing nubbins, culls or chaﬂ'y grains; yet we
keep everlastineg .at it. We blame the

weather rather, than our mishandling of ‘

soil and plants. We admit that “Bossy”
must be amply and properly fed if she
is to produce butter-fat, but we take a
gambler’s chance on our ﬁeld crops and
expect them to thrive and grow. quality
produCt with an insufﬁcient and generally
Out-of-balance food supply. If we but stop
to think, we know that plant roots cannot
travel far for their food, and that if an
ample balanced ration is .not within the
range of root growth the plant must suffer
in health, quality, size and yield, as the
problem of getting something out of noth-
ing has not been solved in ﬁeld or factory.
The basis of successful proﬁtable plant
feeding is what might well be called stall
feeding—placing an ample supply of bal-d
anced available food in the plant-growing
area, creating zones of local enrichment.
This makes for rapid, healthy, balanced
~ growth, for early maturity, for large yields
of ﬁrst duality product with splendid seed
qualities. ~~ , '
Plants suffer from malnutrition, and
farmers foot the bills.

If we will but keep in mind the fact that
the underlying principles governing plant
feeding and stock feeding are identical,

that one is as vital as the other, and act a

on this knowledge, there will be a decided
increase in the quality of ﬁeld products
grown on the farms of the United States.
Market quotations do not accurately reﬂect
the prices obtained by farmers for their
crops, as so much of the product grown is
under grade. Top quality brings top prices.

Proper plant feeding insures a maximum

production of quality product, important
Whether fed on farm or sold as grown.

1 f 1

A An important point to keep in mind is

that an ample supply of all the elements
needed for plant growth must be present
in available form in the enriched zone, if
maximum quality production is to be
secured. Phosphorus at one spot, potas-
sium in another place, and nitrogen some-
where else, does not solve the problem.
These elements work together and must
necessarily be together.
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Ample and proper plant feeding of tilled
crops insures a greater yield per acre with
a lower pound cost to grow, and a higher
value per pound of production through
better quality product—all to the good.

Farmers test their cows and dispose of
the poor producers. Can’t this idea he
applied to land—in times of relatively low
prices; till only land best suited to cultiva-
tion; convert the poorer land to pas-
tures; lime and fertilize this grass land?
Schneider, a leading German authority,
writes: “I have demonstrated by keeping
careful and scientiﬁc accounts that no other
system of cropping gives as high returns
as a well—managed pasture.”

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asparagus is one plant which is
generally mis-understood. Many have
the idea that it is a difficult thing to
grow, and many
would tryit out
if they thought
it would succeed.
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plants and give
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'L. W Mocks we were on this
. place, we set out
one hundred plants, all in one row.
They grew ﬁne, but it 'just so hap-
pened that the next year it was nec-
essary to erect a fence only about
two feet from the row, and this hin-
dered the care of the asparagus. The
last year or two it has not done so
well, and we have just ordered some
more plants for this spring’s setting.
We will try the Mary Washington
variety this time.

No special preparation of the land
is necessary. It should bemade rich
with manure and plowed to a good
depth. The roots are set out eight-
een to twenty—four inches apart, rows
being four feet apart. One hundred
roots will be sufficient for the aver-
age family, but two hundred will be
none too many for a large family.
If two year old roots are used in
starting the bed, it is quite likely a
few cuttings may be made the sec-
ond year, but one must not plan very
heavily on a feast until the third
year. The plants should be culti-
vated, and weeds and grass kept out.
If well started and given reasonable
care, a bed should last for ﬁfteen or
twenty years, and many are giving
good yields at twenty-ﬁve years. It
is relished by most people, and ﬁnds
a ready sale in every town, but like
lots of other things, if a farmer
doesn't grow it he generally goes
without, as it is against his principles
to buy garden “stuff.”

Here is amman who wants to grow
his own plants from asparagus seed.
It can easily be done but, however
the plants produced by the seed are
very difficult and need a lot of care
the ﬁrst year. There ‘is nothing dif-
ﬁcult about the culture and twenty
cents worth of seed will produce sev-
eral dollars worth of plants. Now
all of you who like asparagus, hold
up your hands. A very large num—
ber indeed. Now all who like it and
have all they want of it, hold up
your hands. Not very many. 'Now
all who like it and seldom if ever
have any, hold up your hands. My,
what a large number! To these lat,-
ter, I would say, get out your seed
catalog and use the order blank.

1! at iii

From Saginaw

Before me is a letter from a Mr.
M. of Saginaw. It is somewhat un-
usual to get a letter with his thought
in it, but I have frequently been
asked the question pers‘onally.‘ Mr.
M. wants to know “Why people
choose farming as a means of live-
lihood when there isn’t the slightest
chance of becoming rich, as the term
rich is understood today. In fact
few farmers become what is under-
stood as well off. They have to prac-
tice economy so much in order to
have the bare necessities of life.”

Now, Mr. M., you are just like all
others who put similar questions up
to me. You infer that farming is
the only occupation in all the world
where one does not stand a. good
chance of becoming rich. You, like
all the others, imagine that all city
and townsfolk are living in plenty,
and that the majority of them are
on the way to riches. Mr. M., you
are mistaken. Did you ever visit

very much in a city and keep your 1

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eyes open to see what the residents
thereof actually do in order “to have
the necessities of life”? Well if
you are an average well‘fed farmer,
go and visit a few average homes in
some city. Stick around long enough
so you will see how they live, day in
and day out; not just on holidays
and Sundays, but Mondays and every
other day. I don’t say they do not
have enough to eat, but I do say the
average city 'man probably does
more serious thinking. when he eats
than you do on the farm. He won-
dersif Mary put the set milk ticket
in the milk bottle that morning and
whether the peek of potatoes the de-
livery boy . just . left . will last until
He 'livesin a .ﬁne modern
home and he wori‘iés'for fear the

. shops will Shut doWn before he is

able to get it paid for. If he doesn't
work in a shop he may be a street
car conductor who ' Wonders how
much longer the street railway can
hold out against the motor bus. Many
city people are merchants. If I had
to guess who is the man who is doing
the most serious thinking right now
I’d guess the average merchant.

I just read a ﬁne address by a high
up official of the United States Cham—
ber of Commerce. This is a national
association which includes business
enterprises of all kinds, and many of
them. 'His talk was .on the New Com-
petition, and you could read between
the lines that with one or two ex-
ceptions all big business is nervous
today over some competition or an-
ticipated result of modern science.

I know, Mr. M., that the city folk
whom we see when we are in the
city on a trading exposition, are well
dressed and apparently care free. We
as farmers, think their life is ideal
and yet what we see of them is not
their entire life. Many of them have
salaries which are small in compari-
son with many farmers. There is
one thing most city people have that
I wish more farmers had, and that is
the ability to put on a bold front.

While in Ohio at a recent Insti-
tute, a woman gave an address on
the farm and city life; and she
shOWed by easily understood ﬁgures
that if the average farmer would in-
clude his house rent, milk, eggs, but-
ter, meat, potatoes, vegetables, fruit
and so forth as a part of his salary,
he would have a salary comparing
favorably with that of his city broth-
er. I have been'around the city a
little lately, and here is the way I
look at some of my city friends.

I spent some time for several days
in a dentist’s chair. This dentist
has been doctoring people’s teeth for
probably thirty years, and I imagined
how monotonous his work was com-
pared to mine. He makes more
money than I do, but think of the
irksomeness of standing all day, day
in and day out, looking for some
trouble in a tooth! No dentist for me.

Another friend is a city mail car-

rier. He has a good position, gets
as much money or more than the
farmer. He certainly earns it, walk-
ing eighteen miles every week day,
and carrying a heavy load at that.
Storms or sunshine, it makes no dif-
ference. He is a ﬁne fellow, likes
his work and is doing ﬁne, but I’d
rather be a. farmer. ’Nother city
friend is a railway engineer. He
certainly gets hold of considerable
money when he cashes his pay check.
but his work is very exacting, and
his hours at home few and varied;
his hair is whiter than mine, and his
age about the same. ’Nother city
friend is a salesman. He gets fair
pay, but oh, how he does have to
hustle. Competitipn is so strong he
is never sure of any prospect until
they sign the dotted line, and by the
way, he told me sales were not as
Said city folks
were all tied up with installment
payments on things all the way from
radios to autos and furniture. Said
it required considerable pressure to

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Partial view of the Experimental Poultry
Plant at Larro Research Farm, Redford,
Mich., where Larro Poultry Feeds were
developed and where they are constantly
on test. Thousands of birds are used in
accurate feeding experiments. Larro
Research Farm is not a show place or a

RATION that all but eliminates chick losses—-
that makes chicks grow faster than you would
ever have believed possible — that, builds health,

vigor, resistance to disease—that

ives chicks the

right start towards high proﬁt pe ormance in the
laying pen—that is Larro Starter.

You will never realize how
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how far ahead of any other starter
you have ever used—until you
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and actually seen its results for
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Larro Starter was not designed to
follow any fad. It is the result of
years of study and experiment at
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ally famous pkultry specialists
whose entire education, training
and experience have been in feed—
ing and raising poultry. With
thousands of chicks continually
at their disposal, surrounded by
every facility for the most care

experimental work in one of
the” world’s largest and most com-
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plants, these men spared no effort
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the poultry raiser the very utmost
that modern poultry science can

build into a baby chick ration.

How carefully this selection was
made is shown by the fact that
not a single pound of Larro Starter
was offered for sale until, after
three years of constant testing and
checking, its results in chick
growth and in proﬁt over feed cost
had proved it in every way the
big leader among starting rations.

The care used in developing
Larro Starter is typical of the
methods employed in its manu—
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nothing but ingredients of known
high quality, the uniformity of
which is constantly assured by
exclusive standardizing processes
used only at the Larro Mill.

No matter when or where you
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same clean, wholesome ration-—
designed, above all else, to do its
full share in giving you maximum
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Michigan Towns by:

Dundee, Dundee Milling Co.
Elwell, The People’s Grain Co.
Farmington, Farmington Mills
Ferrysburg, Cooper & Katt
Grand Rapids, Rosendall Bros.

Hudsonville,
Farmers’ Co—Op. Elev.

Ionia, M. C. Stout Elev.

Jamestown,
Farmers’ Co—Op. Elev. Co.

Kalamazoo, Little Bros.

Lake Odessa,
’ Lake Odessa Co—Op. Ass’n

Lakeview, F. L. Stebbins
Lowell, J. I. Brezina

 

Ann Arbor, Hertler Brothers
Armada, Henry Burman

Auburn Heights,
H. H. Crisp & Son

Belding, Geo. L. McQueen
Birmingham, McClellan 81. Son
Blanchard, J. W. Fate SL/Co.

Bridgewater,
Farmers Produce Co.

Brighton, F. T. Hyne 81. Sony
Byron Center, Sierd Andringa '
Clare, Clare Elevator Co.
Clarkston, Clarkston Mills
Clio, F. M. HOughton Co.
Deerﬁeld, Deerﬁeld.Mlg. Co. M t I
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Dwden, ,, v ‘ r r Marne, Blink Bros.

7  Mason, W. G. Grow

Remus, D. Mansﬁeld 81. Co.
Saline, Saline Mercantile Co.
South Haven, E. M. Gale
Stanton, Chas. O. Burgess
Traverse City,

J. H. McGough Est.
Vestaburg, Michigan Bean Co.
Vriesland,

Farmers’ Co-Op. Elev. Co.
Williamston,

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Midland, Nﬁchigan Bean Co.
Milford, D. Boyle
Mt. Clemens,

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Muir, The Muir Elevator

Mulliken,
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HE M.'S. C. has recently released
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SOUTH HAVEN-CASCO GROWERS
MEET

“ EW England Orchard Experi-
N ences Of Interest To Michi-

gan” was the subject of a talk
by Prof. W. C. Darrow before the
South Haven—Casco Pomological So-
ciety on March 7. Prof Darrow op—
erates several fruit farms in Vermont
near the home of President Coolidge,
and is a fruit
specialist at the
Connecticut Ag-
ricultural C o l -
lege.

To show how
hilly the farms
are in New Eng—
land Prof Dar-
row told of a.
farmer who went
out to get his
cow and discov—
ered that t h e
cow -had fallen
out of the past-
ure. The Europe-
an Red Mite which is now spreading
over Michigan orchards is well es—
tablished in New England and is con-
trolled with an oil spray in the
dormant period. The pro-pink and
pink applications with lime-sulphur
on apples were said to be of assist-
ance in holding down this pest. Ap—
ple trees infested with red mite have
bronze foliage and the fruit is poor-
ly colored and ﬂavorless. The modi-
ﬁed leader type of tree was recom-
mended and the pruning of bearing
trees should consist of a thinning
out of smaller branches. Branches
whose diameter equals that of a
man's thumb were said to be the
largest which should be cut out of
an apple tree. .

In order to avoid spray injury to
apple foilage the New England grow-
ers are practicing rather drastic di~”
lution of the lime-sulphur sprays aft-
er the calyx application. 1 to 40 is
used up to the calyx application. Aft—
er the calyx spray it is reduced 1 to
50 or lower. Some growers even re-
duce at as low as 1 to 200. Lime-
surphur in the pro-blossom sprays
was said to sometimes cause a
dwarﬂng of the leaves and a yellow-
ing of the edges of the leaves. To
overcome this bordeaux is sometimes
used in the pro—blossom sprays. Prof.
Darrow's own spray program calls
for 8. 3-10—50 bordeaux in the pre-
pink and the pink. In the calyx a.
1 to 40 lime—sulphur is used, and
thereafter a 1 to 75 lime-sulphur or
dry mix.

Prof. Darrow was most emphatic
in recommending nitrogenous fertil-
izers for apples. Sulphate of am-
monia, nitrate of soda or calcium ni~
trate were all recommended. In one
McIntosh orchard the average yield
of apples was increased 93 barrels
per acre through the use of fertilizer.
Practically all of the increase in this
case was due to improvement in the
set of ruit on the fertilized trees. In
enother orchard the average yield
was increased 263 bushels per acre.
The eastern growers
are alive to the pollination problem.
It is the practice to rent bees from
bee keepers during the blossom per-
iod.. The usual rental is $2 per
swarm.

New England is now in the throes
of an intensive campaign for better
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land Seven) has been chosen, and all
growers are urged to use these va-
rieties for grafting and-planting. An

,apple' tree survey showed that a

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and about one-third of all the trees
Vof poor varieties are in commercial
orchards. _ -

The McIntosh apple is the great
favorite in New England. Grown
under the sod mulch system it was
said to color better, keep better, and
drop less than when grown under
cultivation.

BROADSCOPE. FARM NEWS
AND VIEWS
(Continued from Page 8)
sell them anything more. No sales-
man for me.

Another city man gets one dollar
per hour as an upholsterer in an
automobile factory. But, but, he has
had only twenty-eight hours work
since the ﬁrst of February.

There are many reasons,__Mr. M.,
why people remain on the farm.
There'is a mingling or a cooperation
between a farmer's business and his
home life that a farmer enjoys. He
likes to planphis own affairs and,
while many times they are not suc-
cessful. he has a. satisfaction at least
if he has done his part the best he
knew. And, when he passes on to
his reward, friends and neighbors
for miles cease their labor and come
to pay him a tribute of devotion.

 

 

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No 2.—MODERN WATER SUPPLY.

No 3,—SOIL FERTILIZERS.

No 4.—SEED CORN CURING. '
No 5.—GOSPEL OF GOOD FEEDING. '
No 6.—BEFORE YOU INVEST.

No 7.—-FARM SANITATION.

No. 8.——FIRST MORTGAGE BONDS.

No. 9.—FROM EGG TO MARKET.

No. ll.—MINERALS AND FEEDING.

No. lz.-—LINSEED OIL MEAL.

No. )3.—-FIGHT THE CORN BORER.
No. 14.-—-UNDER—GRADE APPLES .

 

Ne. 16.-—-TIRE CARE. ,7

No. 17.—FARMERS' TAX GUIDE. ‘
Ne. 1s. BARNS AND HOW TO BUILD.
No. 19,—CONCRETE BUILDINGS.

No. 20,—MOTHS AND BEETLES.

No. 21,—FEEDING FOR EGGS.

No. 22.——CHICK CARE AND FEEDING. ‘
No. 23,—BETTER GRAINS AND HAY. '
No. 24.~—loo FOODS FROM 4 RECIPES.

25.—FARM LEASE SYSTEMS.
SC.—-—ORCHARD MANAGEMENT.

. :7.—RASPBERRY PLANTATION.

. 2£.—POULTRY FEEDING SECRETS.
. 29.—FLIES IN DWELLINGS.

. 80.———MORE MONEY FROM COWS.
No. 88.§—CULLING FARM FLOCK.

N o. Sir—POTATO GROWING.

No. 85.—PROFITABLE ORCHARDS.

Bulletin No.
CATION. Every farmer who owns a
tractor or expects to own one should get
a. copy of this 78-page bulletin on the
lubrication of internal combustion engines
and tractors. No matter how much or
how little his experience may be he will
ﬁnd it of great value.
simple language and well illustrated.

 

 

Bulletin No. ill—MODERN POULTRY
HOUSES. Here is a 24—page book which
should be in the hands of every reader of
this p'Iler who is raising poultry for
proﬁt. Sooner or later you are going to
start building a. new poultry house and
it is none too early to begin studying its
layout. ‘

 

Bulletin No. 38.-——D I S E A 8 E S O F
POULTRY AND SWINE. A general dis-
cussion of diseases that attack poultry
and swine with description of external
symptoms and post-mortem appearance.

 

WON’T SHOW
Lady: “You will spoil your stomach
eating so much candyJ' .
Laddie: V"That doesn’t matter. I al-

ways keep my coat buttoned and itrwon’t ‘

show." ‘ -

“PETITE
It was shortly after Christmas Day
that  the little boy to. de-
ﬁne the wrod appetite. His insply was
prompt and enthusiastic: ‘
“When you‘re eating. you’re 'appy; and
when you- through you’re tightethat's
appetite. ‘  

  

36.—TRACTOR LUBRI- ,

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AGAINST CORN SUGAR BILL

E/AREDITORb—There is an at-
tack being made upon this ses-
. k sion of Congress to secure legis-
lation which would legally permit the
’adulteration of pure foods with corn
sugar, without so stating on the
respective labels.

This is known as the
Cole Corn Sugar Bill,” or Senate Bill
2806 and H. R. 10022. About two
years ago, this same legislature was
vigorously sought, known then as
the “0016 Bill.” '

At that time attention was brought
to the beekeepers by George Demuth
of Medina, Ohio, and Dr. Philips, De—
partment of Entomology, Washing-
ton, D. C., such a law permitting the
adulteration of honey, would certain-
ly have been the destructive climax
of the honey industry. But at that
time, the ﬂood of protests from bee-
keepers, and their respective asso-
ciations, besides others interested on
pure foods, ﬁnally brought “an ex-
ception to honey” in the bill but even
then it failed‘to pass through.

Now, again, this same legislation
is being brought before Congress.
This bill, is a direct violation of the
Pure Foods and Drugs Act, of 1906,
which act or law has been the rock
foundation of stability to alerod'uc-
ers of pure foods, and a safeguard to
public health.

I am certain anyone, hasno objec-
tion to the manufacture, sale and
use of corn sugar when sold as- such,
on it’s own merits, but the whole—
sale adulteration of pure foods with
this product, and selling the adulter—
ated product as a food which is
known and supposed to be pure, is

‘certainly the limit, and certainly is
’ very. poor business sportmanship.

. I am enclosing literature on this
drastic misleadiing Corn Sugar Bill,
which I have taken from beekeep-
ing magazines and which I have re—
ceived from the Michigan State Bee-
keepers Association from which you
may be more able to clearly under-
stand what it is all about.

Surely, the methods employed in
trying to secure the passage of this
bill, from-time to time, are enough
to arouse the condemnation of all
interested in fairness in legislation
and business competition.

Tm: BUSINESS FARMER has always
been active upon such matters when
brought to it’s attention.

Yours for the production and sale
of pure foods, or combinations of
such under the present Pure Foods
and Drug Act of 1906.——Leslie S.
Bell, Hillsdale County.

  

POUIII‘RY INDUSTRY AND M. S. C.
EAR EDITOR: The poultry in-
dustry of Michigan is estimated
at about 380,000,000 8. year, or
an average of nearly one million dol-
lars for each county in the state. Of
course some counties have twice this
amount and others considerably less,
but such as it is it comes mainly
from the small farm ﬂocks of the
state.

There is a ﬂock of hens on prac-
tically every farm in Michigan, vary-
ing in size from ﬁfty to several hun-
dred, which is depended upon. to
provide a steady income throughout
the year. On most farms this covers
the weekly ‘grocery bill with some—
thing left for the farmer’s wife to
call her own. On many farms the
total income from the henyard be-

“Capper- "

longs to the farmer’s wife, and it is
frequently heard that “I make more
from my chickens than my husband
does from his hogs."

I There are more farmers interested
in poultry than in any other branch
of agriculture, with the possible ex-
ception of milch cows. Now let us
see how this industry is treated at
the Michigan State College. There
are about 2900 students enrolled.

The horticultural department can
take care of a class of 400 to 500.
The horticultural industry is about
half that of poultry, through the
State.

The dairy department can instruct
a class of about 125 students. The
dairy industry is about the same as
the poultry industry in size.

The poultry department can con-
veniently handle a class of about a
dozen students.

Why are these departments so out
of balance with the industries they
represent? No one knows except the
College executives, and they won’t
tell. ‘

The Michigan fruit grower is get-
ting ‘a great deal. of valuable help
from the College, but no more than
he needs. It tells him when to
spray, and what for, and is on the
job to meet any emergencies that

‘ may arise.

The dairy department is doing
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some question as to the value of the
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terests in Michigan is such that fail-
ure to meet dairy problems as they
arise would be little short of crimi-
nal negligence.

In the poultry department, repre-
senting an industry approximately
the same as that of dairying, we have
this failure. Limited equipment for
students, practically no research
work on diseases and the buildings
going to pieces for lack of repairs.
The men of this department are do-
ing the best they can with what they
have to work with. The blame lies
higher up, in the State Board of Ag—
riculture and the high officials of
the College.

Not long ago the writer called the
attention of the Secretary of the Col-
lege to the fact that one of the im-
portant poultry buildings was very
much in need of repairs. He replied
that he had referred the matter to
the Poultry Department. The Poul-
try Department wrote that the mat-
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possible, but that at present there
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TEXT: “If a man die shall he live
again?” Job 14:24. “Christ Jesus, who
abolished death and brought life and im-
mortality to light thru the Gospel.” 2
Timothy 1:10.

0U have looked upon the lifeless

body of a departed friend. Your

senses were active and did not
fool you. You “knew the eye was
sightless, the limbs motionless, and
the features pale and wan. You dis-
cerned nothing of the life that for-
merly animated the body. Death
had won a complete victory. And
then when you placed the body in
the grave to moulder back to mother
dust, did you have any forebodings?
Any doubts? Did death end all?

Another Easter revives theques—
tionthat was'on the lips of Job in
olden days. For the patriarch,“ it
had in it much of despair and hope-
lessness._ He had little resurrection
hope. But throughout all succeed-
ing centuries, longing and hope "for
eternal life increased. “If a man die
shall he live again?" is a question
that is kept alive in every serious
generation. To be sure, it seems that
to some this question is too tedious
and proﬁtless. They hurry about in
the things of business and pleasure.
apparently unmindful of the judicial
and eternal nature of life. Then
some crisis revives the quest fer im-
mortality. The recent war shook
the nations into other—wordly con-
ceptions of life. Everywhere there
was kindled an intense interest in
future existence. Sons and husbands
were killed off like ﬂies, and moth-
ers and wives asked “Will they live
again?" The imagination of scien-
tists was so kindled that they sought
to explore the regions 0 fthe unseen
for any possible evidence of contin-
ued life. And this is not strange.
The strange thing is, that when life
goes on like. a song, men frown at
the suggestion of death. They do it
in spite of the fact that due to ad—
versity, trial, and old age, all ﬁnally
have to reckon with this grim real-
ity. At the ned of life’s journey we
are compelled to sit down with the
old question, “If a man die, shall he
live again?" ‘

“For there is hope of a tree, if it
be cut down, that it will sprout again,
and that the tender branch thereof
will not cease. * * * But man dieth
and is laid 10w: ‘yea man giveth up
the ghost and where is he?” To the
average person today, the future life
is reasonable. The mind or soul is
eternal. Yet, at the Easter season,
we are willing to have this Christian
doctrine freshly conﬁrmed in the res-

urrection of all nature. Hidden
forces, after the death of winter,
make vegetation live again. So, we

reason that the order of nature is
not destruction but, one of survival.
Job saw the tree roots “wax old in
the earth, and the stock thereof die
in the ground,” yet “it put forth
.boughs like a plant,” and “the ten-
der branch did not cease.” Therefore,
this venerable sire knew there was
'hope for a tree. But said he, “Man
:dieth and is laid low.” There was
little future hope for man, the pa-
triarch reasoned, for he had not seen
.or known of a human being to re-
turn from the grave. He struggled
with this problem with awful solem-
‘nity, but usually doutbs prevailed to
paralyze ‘hope. Yet, occasionally,
Job’s heart ﬂuctuates to'ward expec-
tation and he testiﬁes, “And after
my skin, even this body is destroyed,
then without my ﬂesh shall I see
God.” Signiﬁcant it is, that though
Without sense proof or revelation,
here was a dim resurrection convic-
_;_tion written in the soul. '

Job had had nothing in his ex-
perience to assure his sense or imag-
ination of a future life. But after
Waiting long years, God came to us
'with a comforting sense appeal. We
should have the most perfect faith.
In the resurrection of Christ,
have had pressed upon us -a'ctual,lhis-
torical evidence that death has been
abolished and that immortal life is
the heritage of the soul. This isthe

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achievement toward which every soul

longs. We all desire victory in the
solution of the death problem. ' We
are “steadfast, unmovable, always
abounding in the work of the Lord”
when we knOw we are not laboring
in vain. We serve on even-to four
score years and ten with the hope
that our unﬁnished loves and aspira-
tions might be made full beyond the
grave. We reject the pessimist's ‘view
of “Right forever on the scaffold and
wrong forever on the throne.”
believe, with St. Paul,'that the ,whole.
creation is now in tears andgroan-
ing to the end that 'Righ't shall be
enthroned. “Though our outward

_ man is decaying, yet our inner man

is renewed day by d'oy.” wean, on
ourway upward. . - e .'
And these things are certainties.

, The :Gospel is distinctive in :that; it

deals not in arguments o rprobab'ili-‘
ties, but realities. On a. recurring
Easter day multitudes will-repeat
the creed which state their. belief
in Jesus Christ who “was cruciﬁed,

dead, and buried; the third day he.

rose from the dead; vhe-as'cended
into heaven; etc.” However this
creed is interpreted, it is an expres-
sion of the Gospel assurance that
Jesus Christ was translated from this-
time world to that which is eternal
and heavenly . This is‘the sweep of
our text, and it puts to ﬂight any
forebodings that rise like scepters
from the grave. When our Chris-
tian friends leave us here, we know
not to what place in God’s universe
they go. Nor does it matter. But
that we know to Whom they belong
is our comfort. The apostle tells
us that his happiness consists in the
certainty that when he is absent
from the body he will be present
with the Lord. All good people have
a right to cherish this hope regard-
ing life beyond the grave.

But our text would say that life
and immortality are brought to light
here. This doctrine challenges our
earnest thought and full acceptance.
It is as profoundly important as it
is interesting. Said the Master,
“The hour cometh and now is, .when
the dead shall hear the voice of the
Son of God; and they that hear shall
live.” This is the ﬁrst resurrection.
It is that time in your experience
when Christ touched your dead heart
through faith and gave you the un-
dieing vision and the unfading glory
of the Christian through endless
years. It assures you of that second
resurrection as represented in
Christ’s words, “Marvel not at this;
for the hour cometh in which all that
are in. the tomb shall come forth;
they that have done good unto the
resurrection of life; and they that
have done evil unto the resurrection
of judgment.” “Blessed and holy is
he that hath part in the ﬁrst resur-
rection." To such an one life be-
yond the grave beckons into a richer
experience and a fuller‘fellowship
with Jesus and all those who have
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.AST night my Bible reading in?

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“Some fell among thorns.” If Jesus
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Liming for Alfalfa

I have received a number of in-
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cated in a certain section needs lime

.for alfalfa, and if so how much and

what kind to. apply. In as much as
this question seems to be a very fre-
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There is only one sure method to
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and how much and that is to test it.
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The next question which comes up
is what kind of lime to apply. The
Soil—tex directions give the answer in
tons of ﬁnely ground limestone, and
this is the best and cheapest form of
lime to apply. Some farmers have
the idea that hydrated lime is the
best form because it is more expen-
sive and in a state of higher con-
centration. As a matter of fact 74
pounds of hydrated lime is equal to
100 pounds of limestone in satisfying
the needs of the soil. The hydrated
lime will cost nearly 3 times as much
and will not last as long, being more
soluble, and for this reason ﬁnely
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‘ V _ Indianhnunner ducks raised last year hy‘Mre. A. D. Bracy, of
Branch county. She raised 150 and they began laying at 4% monthl.

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should be done when the soil is in
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Usually the best results are ob-
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soil a few months or a year previous
to sowing the alfalfa or clover seed,
although we have always sown the
seed at about the same time as the
lime was applied and have obtained
very good results. If a farmer has
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Some farmers lime their soil for
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I had the amusiing and rather un-
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trust, disagreement, and quarreling
between landowners and renters in
this day and age. If we farmers,
whether we be landowners or renters
practice to a greater extent the gold-
en rule, our difficulties with our fel-
low men would disappear. A farm
should never be rented unless a writ-
ten contract is drawn up which states
the pro-per status and, relations of
each party. Then co-operation should
be practised which will lead to the
beneﬁt of all parties concerned.
Renters seeking new farms each
year means a ﬁnancial loss to both
parties. , -

On Spring Water Farm the ut—
most cooperation is practised. My
farm manager, Mr. C. A. Brewer, has
been on the farm for four years—
ever. since I have owned it—and we
agree in a very satisfactory manner.
He is an honest, upright young man,
a hard worker, eager to learn, and
not hostile toward taking sugges—
tions. I never ﬁnd it necessary to
cuss him as I have seen some men
cuss their‘tenants. In the ﬁrst place
he doesn’t need it, and in the second
place my judgment informs me he is
a triﬂe too big and husky. We work

together, plan together, and each try

to practice the golden rule. I never
ask anything of him I would not be
willing to do myself and he does like-
wise. At the close of 1927 he in—
formed me that he has done better
on Spring Water Farm than any
other place he has ever worked. We
get along very well in spite of the
fact that some of the neighbors
prophesied we would not. Every
farm owner and his tenant or hired
man can do the same if they try. The
next time differences arise between
you and your. tenant or neighbors
just talk it over, try to see the other
fellow’s side'of the question, prac-
tice the golden rule and your trouble
will be ironed out without any loss
or hard feelings._,.
I! I It
County Agent

Several farmers came into my of-
ﬁce the other day, and we discussed
the question of a county agent. I
am sorry to state that Shiawasee
county has no such agricultural

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Title Registered us. Patent _ .r
SATURDAY, MARCH 31, 1923

Edited and Published By ‘
THE RURAL PUBLISHING,“ PANY. Inc.
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MILUN GRINNELL Editor
ROBERT J. McCOLGAN ................................. ..=...Busin Mamet
Mrs. Annie sylor - B e Editor
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Henry F. Hipkinn Plant Superintenden
Published Bl-Weekly
ONE YEAR 59¢, THREE YEARS 81. SEVEN YEARS 82
The date followmg your name on the address label shows when
your subscription expires. In renewin kindly send this label to
avoid mistakes. Remit by check. drs t. mono order 01 registered
letter; stamps and currenc are at our We acknowledge
by ﬁrst-class 1 every dol r receiv .
Address all letters to
MT. CLEMENS. IYIIOHIGAN

Advertlslnp Rates: 60c per agate line. 14 lines to the column

inch 772 lines to the page. Flat rates.
lee stock and Auct on Sale Advertlslnu: We offer special low
rates to reputable breeders of live stock and poultry: write us.

RELIABLE ADVERTISERS

We will not knowingly accept the advertisingl of any erson or
ﬁrm who we do not believe to be thoroughly onest an reliable.
Should any reader have any cause _ or complaint against any ad-
vertiser in these columns, the gublisher would appreciate an -
mediate letter bringing all fac_ to hgh In every case when
writing say: “1 saw your advertisement in The Michigan Business
Farmer!” It will guarantee honest dealing.

"The Farm Paper 6f Service"

KEEP THIS ISSUE ON FILE

E have prepared this issue to interest every
farmer who raises any poultry, whether he
raises many or few, and we hope that you

 

, will put this copy away in a safe place Where

you can refer to it whenever you want to ﬁnd out
something about taking care of chicks or when
you want to know of a reliable source from which
to purchase baby chicks. The columns are ﬁlled

‘ with articles on poultry by specialists and adver-
' tisemcnts of leading poultrymen throughout the
‘ State.

We urge you to ﬁle this copy.

ORDERED YOUR POULTRY MARKER?
RE you working with us in our campaign to
stop rural thievery? Have you put proper
locks on your chicken coops and installed
alarms, or are you waiting for the “horse” to be
stolen before you do anything? Have you put in
your order for one of the M. B. F. Poultry
Markers?

If we—and that word “we” means all of us—
are going to stop this stealing we must work to-
gether. We can not give up anywhere along the
line or the thieves will break through our battle
line and make our chances of winning that much
harder.

We insure our houses andmbarns against ﬁre so
that we may be protected to a certain extent if
they should burn down. Most of us lock our
automobiles when we leave them parked in town
or city because we do not want thieves to steal
them. Further, most of us have them insured
besides.

Then why not protect ourselves against loss,
if possible, from poultry thieves? Good locks
will help and they are not prohibitive in price.
Alarms are good, one kind frightening the thief
away and the other letting you know he is there
so that you can catch him red-handed if you want
to. But if you'are away from home, and Mr.
Thief knows it, he may force the lock, disconnect
your alarm and carry off all the poultry you have.
Then what can you do? If he doesn’t leave any
clues you are pretty much “out of luck”—that is
unless your chickens have an identiﬁcation mark
on them so that you can prove' ownership, dead
or alive. If they are marked with one of our
special markers, having your own individual
mark which is registered with all sheriffs and
the poultry dealers throughout the State, you can
identify them any time or place, because once the
mark is properly puton it stays indeﬁnitely. '

At $1.50 you are getting the advantage of a
special wholesale price, because most markers sell
all the way from $3.00 up to $5.00, and we can-
not promise that t-his low price can be continued
for any certain length of time. This low ﬁgure
is based on quantity production and we must have
a large number of orders if we areio keep from
advancing the price in the near future.

If you can not ﬁnd a recent issue from which
to clip the coupon for ordering a marker just
write on a sheet of paper, “Send me one of your
poultry markers” and sign your complete name
and address.

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gt  your-chicks“? h 9‘791l.'sti117“hdre‘ ‘tltsﬁr. ..
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Put this in an envelop with a

.‘ ‘ 7&6 Business? liar-me

g  Thieves are notiﬁer-Tested in taking
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REVISING TEE, TARIFF '

HE McMaster resolution recently passed by.

the Seﬁate, calling for immediate revision
downward of tariff schedules, is of striking
interest to everyone engaged in agricultural pur-
suits. ' .
The farmer has long suffered by reasOn of the
inequitable situation resulting from a low tariﬂ.‘

on agricultural products and a high tariff on the.

products of other businesses. This resolution
would remedy the situation to a certain extent.
but is it the best treatment. for the trouble?
Since the United States is considered an ex-
porter of agricultural products rather than an im-
porter, lt would seem, off hand, that if there was

a downward revision to the tariff on non-agricul— .

tural commodities the results would be all that
could be desired. But would it?

Agriculturallleaders and organizations ingen-

eral throughout the country do not appear to
think so as many are urging higher tariff rates
on several products. For instance, the bean
growers would like to have the tariff increased on
foreign beans so our markets will not be ﬂooded
with them almost as soon as the price for domes-
tic stockreaches the level where the grower is
making a fair proﬁt. Sugar beet interests are
very anxious to see a stiffer tariff on sugar and
they are working for this change. Right now
the organized milk producers of the country, es-
pecially of the middle west, are pulling every pos-
sible wire they can get their hands on to get Con-
gres to increase the present duty on cream. The

farmers of Michigan are very much interested in

all three commodities.

If the tariff is reduced on non—agricultural
commodities it will assist the farmer but it will
also lower the standard of living of the American
working man. If the tariff on agricultural pro-
ducts was increased so that it compared favor—
ably with the duty on other commodities the
standard of living of the laboring class would not
suffer and the farmer who practices diversiﬁca-
tion would be better off. _ ‘

However, we favor neither the high or the low
tariff but believe there is a happy medium some-
where between. The duty should be higher than
at present on some agricultural commodities to
protect against foreign invasion while it could be
lower on some non-agricultural products that the
farmer buys in large quantities.

        
       
          
  
     

 

 

come here to play. and get their systems

‘ full of vim; the bathing beauties never
swim, but Just parade along the bench, with some
young teller after each. erandy Jane, she sticks
close by, so I just see them with one eye, she
don’t approve so much. I guess, the way that
them young hoppers dress. My idea, on the other
hand, is, when you're in some different land, Just
do the way the Romans do and not get shocked at
nothln' new.

The other day a New York guy says, “How
about some golf?" so I went out and played a
game. By gum, I used to play some pool at hum,
but playin' golf you need a cart, them holes is
half a mile apart. Some holes they put behind
a hill; when I’d haul off and swat that pill, as
like as not A’twould hit the crick, or light out
where the weeds was thick. That teller he was
so polite. he kept his grin hid out of sight, he
showed me how to swing and hit until I got the
hang of it. When I get home, as like as not, I’ll
take the old back pasture lot and make a golf
course where I can go golﬁng with the hired maul

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GOING TO FIX UP THIS SPRING?
F you are planning to ﬁx up your front
I yard this spring, do some landscape
gardening to make it more attractive,
you will be interested in a contest we are
starting. '
Making the farm home yard look attrac-
tive increases the value of the farm, makes
the folks who live there feel more con-
tented and attracts the eye and wins the
admiration of the passerby. It is an invest-
ment that pays big dividends. We have
always encouraged and urged folks to lay
out their farm yards attractively. From
time to time we publish articles on how to
do this, the last one appearing in February
of this year. Now we are going still further
by starting a contest among the farmers of
Michigan to See who will do the best job
in 1928.
We are not quite ready to release full de-
tails on it yet but everyone who intends to
compete should be getting a snapshot of
their farm yard 'before they do anything to
it so we are giving you notice at this time
to get your pictures and send them in, advis-
ing that you wish to enter our contest.
“Whether you are going to do all of the
work yourself, only part of it, or intend to
hire it all done you can enter this contest.
What we are mostly interested in is the
the beautiﬁcation of the farm and farm
home and how it is accomplished  not of
the greatest importance, just so it is done.
If youl want any advice on your planting 0
feel free‘ to write us as questions will “be
gladly answered at all times. ﬁend us a
rough pencil sketch of your yard, giving
. location of your house, any trees or other

buildings, and we will. help you plan an v
. attractive front yard,~ one that may be 8 ~
.winner in our contest.

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My idea of a good optimistis a feller that ex- '

pects his stolen chickens to come home to roost.

Feller with a black eye says he’s glad these
socks you get in the eye don't come in pairs.

One thing 'bout goin’ into politics, you sure

. learn a lot of things ’bout yourself that you never I

knew before.

 

The sad thing about the airplane ﬂights across
the ocean seems to be the upkeep. So many folks

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get started alright but they can’t keep their plane ‘

up in the air.
When the Editor told me this issue Was goin’
to be devoted to chickens I got right excited

thinkin' I might see some pictures of the new ;
spring styles—and then I learned it was the ‘

feathered kind he meant.

I was readin’ in the paper 'bout a lady'bein’ 1

ill and telephonin’ a high toned doctor. Doc’s

secretary informed her she could..see him “the ,

followin' Tuesday, at 3 oclock."
days she received a printed card notifying her of
her appointment. By Tuesday the lady was well
so she didn’t keep the date. Wouldn’t that make
an old country doctor who had shuffle¢ out of
this world of woe long ago turn over in his grave?

Ever hear this one? Two colored boys met on
the street, and one says, “Say, Mose, how 'bout:
loanin’ me two bits?” The other one said, “Loan
yoh two bits? How come, boy; de las’ time Ah
saw yoh yoh' was ﬂush wid money and said yoh
had a laundry.” To which the ﬁrst feller replied,
“Well, Ah didliave, but she’s divorced me since
den.”

 

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April 10-11.'—Annual meeting Livestock Loss
Prevention Ass’n., Detroit, ich. , _
Oct. 30-Nov. 2.——Top lo" Mi higan Potato Show,

. Gaylord, Mich. -

In a couple of 1

Nov.‘ 7-10.——Gr_eenville Potato Show, Green- '

ville, Mich;

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I a ! settlement err/m action. for
‘wmoh no (rum for our services will «or be,

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I Report Ending March 22, 1928
Hunter claim: Filed H
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Must Involved .................. ..
Total Number Oislms Settled .............. ...
_Amount Secured .................... ...831,2‘ 5.15

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SALES SERVICE COMPANY

‘-‘LADIES———Make money at home.
spare time, addressing cards; no
canvassing; experience unnecessary;
particulars send stamped envelope.
Sales Service Co., Box 541, Hopkins-
ville, Ky.”

N investigation of this concern

‘ revealed the fact that it is the

old newspaper clipping bureau

scheme which we have condemned
many times in these columns. Leo
Carpenter is the name of the indi-
vidual said to be back of the Sales
Service Company.

RUBY FLOWER COMPANY
“$15 - $25 W E E K L Y—Making
ﬂowers or Pillows, Lamp Shades,
Dresses, Hats. Steady work. No
Canvassing. Experience unnecessary.
Particulars free. Ruby Flower Co.,
Hammond, Ind." '
NYONE answering this advertise-
ment is urged to undertake the
work of making artiﬁcial ﬂows
are and wreaths. Part of the “free
particulars” is a request to send
$1.00 to cover cost of sample outﬁt
and instructions for doing the wor .”

‘If the ﬂowers which the applicant

makes in the home pass inspection at
the company’s headquarters, it is
said, a. repeat may be asked. But,
according to statements made by the
local manager to an official of the
Better BusinessBureau, this seldom
happens. According to the literature
of the concern the dollar will be re-
turned after the worker has made
$6 worth of ﬂowers, but if repeat or-

ders are “seldom,” chances of mak-

ing $6 worth of ﬂowers for the com-
pany are small—and chances of get-
ting back the dollar are still smaller.

It is said this concern also oper-
ates the Junell Company of the same
city. They offer “$25-$50 weekly in
your spare time” addressing enveh
opes. Investigation revealed they
requested an applicant to send the
company $1 and agree to pay post-
man the balance of $3.49 plus ship-
ping charges upon arrival for “trial
working supplies, envelopes, circular
letter illustrations, postage stamps

. market value,

for mailing them,_and'full instruc-
tions, together with one sample hat.”
Hands off such schemes, folks.”

WHEN INVESTING

F you have a little surplus money

that you are considering invest-

ing, not speculating with, the fol—

lowing rough but ready gauge on

what is offered you, prepared by the

Better Business Bureau of Detroit,
should be of value:

1.——-Are there ample tangible as-
sets—property of value—backing the
security offered you?

2.—Has the security a present
and, if needs arise,
could you borrow money on it? .

3.——Are the company’s oﬁicers
trustworthy, honest and experienced
in this particular line?

4.—Has the concern complied with
the state laws governing the sale of
securities?

5.-—Has a past record of earnings
proved the company’s ability to op-
erate at a substantial proﬁt?

6.—-Does continued success appear
probable ? ‘

7.——Are the representations of ad-
vertising and salesmen 100 per cent
facts?

8.—-Is the promised yield, or re-
turn on your investment, consistent
with safety?

If these questions are satisfactorily
answered give the matter further
consideration, consulting The Pub-
lisher’s Desk or your local banker,
but if they are not do not be “high—
pressured” into buying. The ques-
tionable promoter never wants to
give his prospective victim time to
investigate because he knows if he
does he will not make the sale.

THANKS

We received your card of February
24th, inquiring as to our settlement with
the American Match Pants Co. We have
just received a full settlement today, of
$9.75, the purchase price, which we can

.credit only to your splendid services. We

would never have received a cent, only for
the aid you gave us, and we cannot speak
too highly of your paper and wonderful
services to our friends and neighbors.
Thanking you for all you have done, we
remain MICHIGAN BUSINESS FARMER
boosters—A. B., Newago, Mich.

 

At last the American Sales Company
has sent me my order. Received it last
night, so you can take it out of your ﬁles,
and I thank you many times—Mrs. H.,
Coloma, Mich.

 

I am today in receipt of check in full
settlement of my claim and I want to
thank you very much for the service—L.
R... Holton, Mich.

 

A line to inform you I received my
check from the Isaac Walton League just
recently. I thank you for your interest in
the matter, and feel it was through your
kindly effort that they ﬁnally compensat—
ed me.——G. C., Lakeview, Mich.

 

We do not want to miss a single copy
as we sure like your paper and we only
wish' it would come every week—James
Boyd, Wexford County.

 

 

TWO DEPUTIES DIVIDE $50 REWARD
EPU'I‘Y Shcriﬂs Joe Rapport and Ollie Smith of Perry, have each
been mailed checks for $25 as reward money for their excellent

work in running down a couple of "chicken thieves.

Not long ago

two thieves, Messrs. K. Grant and E. Du Bois, broke into the chicken
coop of Loyal Burdick of Shaftsburg, helping themselves to a consider-

able xxx-don of Burdick’s ﬂock of chickens.

Mrs. Bu'rdick, as soon

as she discovcrcdher loss, immediately telephoned '111e Michigan Busi-

ness Farmer, and notiﬁed the Sheriff's oﬂice.

In the meantime the

thieves were congratulating themselves on their fast get-away for they
were safely located in Iansing. 'I‘hey- overlooked, however, the two
deputieEI, Ruppert and. Smith, who were asdgned the job of catching

them.

Ruppert and Smith are ma! deputies who have as their motto

“Get your man," and they don’t stop until their task is accomplished.
After hours of investigation and a long hard drive, they arrested Grant

and Du Bois at Lansing.

The prisoners were brought before Justice

Bruce of Perry and Grant ‘was given a ﬁne of $40 and thirty days in
in jail while Du Bois was given a 3.20 ﬁne and twenty days in jail.
The Prosecuting Attorney and  of Shiawassee county are to
be congratulated for the Way they are going after chicken thieves
and we feel that Justice of the Peace Frank Brace in this particular
case, Is likewise to be congratulated. Of course our hats are" 0!! to
Ruppert and Smith for their untiring enorts. Chicken thieves have
now  they don‘t fool with their kind in Shiawassec county.
  and still Jail sentences backed by the fariners’ co-

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This is an advantage to be found in very few in.
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WHAT HAS HAPPENED SO FAR

HE two years following the one in which the Muirs sold out and came to
and bought a ranch over on the west side of the divide.
Not only did the bottom drop out of the cattle market
but a hard winter killed oi! a large number of their cattle.
especially to Doug Summers,
the Muirs, and Mary Muir. because they were planning on getting married
Just as soon as they could get a little money put aside.
pert rider, decides to earn some money riding bad horses.
is offered to the man who can ride Catapult and Doug has him-eye on that
His plans do not meet with the approval of the Muir family. The third
winter was a terror and it was June before the cat-tie could be turned out on the
By that time they were a sorry looking lot.
many of them got poisoned on giant larkspur and they died on every hand. It
looked as though the folks were going to lose out but they decided to break up
some new land and try raising more wheat.
called “Vi’ild Cat” and Doug and Terry bought a large plow from a. neighbor.
turning home with the plow after dark an automobile ran into them but no
They learned it was one of their neighbors, Sid Stutgart and his
Next morning they got at their work of clearing and plow-
After they got this work done, Doug, Terry and Mort started out to ride the
range to see how their cattle were coming along. They found plenty of dead ones.
Doug went over to the Stntgart ranch to ride some untamed horses.

Things, looked
an orphan who came "west with

Doug being an ex-
A prize of $1,000

To make mattersworse

They had a steam engine they
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(Continued from March 17 issue)

rolled a smoke. Before he began rid—
ing, he had never smoked, but he
quickly acquired the habit. No rider could
be considered sophisticated unless he did.

Of the horses in the corral, he singled
out a. little dun-colored animal, sleek as a
mole and supple as a marten, a trim little
horse with a good, wide head and an in-
quisitive slant to his ears. -Doug had
learned a lot about horses during his two
years in the mountains, and he immedi-
ately formed a strong liking for this one.

“I wonder," he reﬂected aloud, “if that
is the horse Sid was talking about last
night. Believe I’ll get my saddle and take
him a round or two."

“That's him,” said a voice, below and
behind him. Doug twisted about in sur-
prise. Fay Stutgart was laughing up at
him. Doug gawped.

“That's Hobo,” she continued. “They
say he‘s a half-brother to Catapult him-
self."

“That’s not a bad horse,” said Doug
stouily. “I’ve seen and rode too many
horses to believe that. He may be spoil—
ed a. little, but there‘s the making of a
number one cow horse in that fellow.
Never saw one I liked better." ‘

‘He’s spoiled, all right,” she said. “I‘m
sure you would agree to that if you'd see
him grind Chal’s leg into the corral until
he shed tears; or see him the time he
threw Spence so hard he was stunned;
then tried to trample him.”

“Did he actually do all that?”
Doug incredulously.

“He actually did,” she assured him.
“Didn‘t I hear you say something about
putting a saddle on him?"

There was a challege in her voice, and
Doug recognized it as such. He rolled
off the corral pole with celerity. "Wait
here," he requested; “I’m going after my
saddle.”

He was back quickly, with saddle, brid-
le and rope.

“I'll have to bridle him,” he apologized.
“since I haven‘t got anyone to ride herd
for me. But I won’t use the bit unless
he tries to hurt himself.” *

She laughed at that, but following his
quick, sure movements with admiring eyes
as he slipped into the corral and shot a
loop over the little horse’s head.

Hobo submitted to the rope tamely and
even allowed the bit to be slipped into his
mouth and the saddle cinched on his back,
without protest.

Doug drew his head slightly toward the
stirrup and looked over the saddle at the
girl, now perched precax’iously on the top
pole of the corral.

“Better get down from there,” he or-
dered.

“Why so?”
won’t frighten him any.

“If he's a fence rower,’ he said, "as
you hinted a while ago, he’s liable to
knock you off if I can't keep him away
from the fence.”

‘fl’ll stay here,” she decided, a sparkle
of excitement coming into her eyes. “I
don’t want to miss any of this ride.” "

“Suit yourself,” said Doug, and swung
swiftly into the saddle. Or, to be exact,
into what he thought was the saddle.
W'hen he came down where he thought
the saddle was, it wasn't there. Hobo
had tricked him. Assuming docility, he
had watched, out of the corner of his eye,
until Doug‘s foot had left the ground,
then made a swift bound forward.

It was an old trick. Doug had had it
played on him many a time. But he had
thought he was too good a rider to be
tricked so simply, and now when he found
himself behind the saddle, his knees grip-
ping the convulsing‘ sides of the little dun,
he knew he was in for it. And he felt
foolish.

He knew he would have no chance back
there, and he also knew how ludicrous he
would appear hanging onto the cantle of
the saddle for dear life. He could even
vision himself in the long arc that he

DOUG took out his tobacco pouch and

asked

she wanted to know. “I

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.would travel when Hobo threw him; de-

cided that it would be in her direction.
And ‘so, as Hobo gathered himself for
the fray. he suddenly dropped the reins
and turned ’a back summersault as grace:
ugly ai‘iiésﬁtslg. if, indeed there oan’be
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Hobo was plainly puzzled with such a
move. For a second, he stood» with his
back humped, his head 'turned'Ti‘oﬁking at
Doug. The girl was surprised: But she
laughed heartily.

“I didn’t know you were a. clown as
well as a rider, Doug,” she said.

“Well,” he said, “you see, it's not often
I have such an extensive audience. When
I do, I like to put on something special."

She laughed at that.

“It‘s fortunate," she said, “‘that Hobo
didn’t decide to put on 'sOmethirig special
while you were standing on your head."

“He’s not a. bad horse,” said Doug. “I
know horses too well for that. Spoiled a
little, maybe. But a wise little horse
when you come to know him. Now, we’ll
put on the main show. Are you coming
down from that perch before it starts?”

“No,” she vetoed; ‘I don’t want to miss
any of it.”

Doug was more wary this time. He had
been caught napping once, and he was
not sure that he had saved himself from
appearing ludicrous.

He drew Hobo’s head almost to the
stirrup—a shaky business, he. knew, in
case of a ,bitor, but Hobo, he knew, was
no biter. No horse with ears set the way
his did would bite. He drew the horse’s
head almost to the stirrup so that when
Hobo made the bound to cause the rider
to miss the saddle the horse would swerve
toward him. Then a second time Doug
swung aboard,

As before, when Doug’s foot left the
ground, Hobo sprang like a streak of
light. But he followed his head and
swerved toward Doug. Doug had swung
hard. His bound met Hobo's, so to speak,
and he struck the saddle hard, so hard
he was for the movement dazed. Had
Hobo uncorked one good pitch at that
time, Doug would have been thrown sky-
high.

But Hobo was off balance, too, and by
the time he hod recovered himself, so had
Doug. Doug jerked off his hat, waved it
gaily, and smote the horse about the ears.
Hobo. reached for altitude.

It seemed to Doug, as the horse under
him recoiled, that he had never known a
horse to go so high; and he was absolute—
ly certain that he had never known one
to hit so hard when Hobo’s four bunched
hoofs did strike the ground. It seemed
that some massive hammer had smote him
on top. of his head, while a similar one
seemed to drive the base of his spine up-
ward. There was a twist, too, at the end
of the drive that came in a hair’s breadth
of unseating him the ﬁrst pitch.

After that ﬁrst deliberate pitch, Hobo
accelerated. The longer he went the, wild~
er he became. It seemed he lost his
head entirely and developed into a wild
horse. Could Doug have viewed him then
from a spectator’s standpoint, he would
hardly have recognized him as the docile
appearing little dun he ﬁrst examined. As
it was, he could scarcely see anything.
Even the girl on the fence seemed to be
gyrating crazily, and when Hobo smashed
broadside into the corral. directly be-
neath her, he hardly felt the shock, altho
his left leg suddenly went numb.

He was too entirely busy to note that
the shock the horse had imparted to the
fence had unbalanced the girl and all but
dislodged her. And when Hobo struck
again, catching her at a disadvantage,
she was hurled, head over heels, almoSt
beneath his frenzied hoofs.

Doug saw her then and surged back on
the big spade bit which hitherto he had
disdained. The big pointed spade spread
in Hobo’s locked jaws and his mouth ﬂew
open with a violence.

Blood and foam followed the savage
bite of that bit and Hobo grunted and sat
down on his haunches, his spreading
forelegs almost embracing the girl. Yes,
Hobo sat back on his haunches, doglike,
and remained in that ludicrous position.
He was thru; his bolt‘was shot. Never
again would he ﬁght to dislodge a rider
as he had 'fought before.

Doug slid down, a. bit shakily, picked
up the girl and carried her out of the
corral. The shock of the fall had knocked
the breath from her, but she was all right
as soon as it came back. '

“I' told you,” said Doug severely, "not;
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' ‘fNot‘h‘in'g spectacular about it,” he said
shortly. “Can you stand alone now?"
/ "‘Of course." She proved it. “I thought
' the boys were just joking about your rid-
ing abilities,” she said slowly. “I know
now they were not." I
I “I-Ie was a warm baby while he lasted,”
said Doug, looking at Hobo with admira-
tion, “He had me goggy a time or two.
Never suspected such a. ﬁghtout of him.
But I don t imagine, there’ll be much
ﬁght in him from now’ on.” '.
Sid came out while they were talking,
plainly groggy from the night’s carousal.

   

    
 
 

quick coméback," Summers. Feel like top-
ping a bad horse this morning?"

"Just finished," said Doug, “pointing to
the drooping Hobo. “Your sister could
ride him,» now.”

Sid stared open mouthed, turnedto Fay
for conﬁrmation. IShe nodded. “I’d give
a thousand dollars to have seen it,” said
Sid at length. “Next time, don’t be so
chary with your invitations.”

“He didn’t even invite me,’ 'said Fay.
"I just caught him in the act. It was
worth seeing,” she added; ‘but a little
terrible, too.”

(Continued in April 7th issue)

 

 

~ ~ "With the Farm Flocks a .

lence In raising poultry to this department (or the
Also questions relet we to poultry will be cheerfully answered by experts.)

(We Invite on to contribute

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HOMEMADE BROODERS
, HERE .are numerous types of
homemade brooders that have
prove‘d'their worth, as there are
numerous types that are worthless.
When we- depart from nature’s plan
we are taking chances on succes.

Nature has arranged so that the
heat‘ from’ the mother hen’s body
shall fall upon the “"chick’s back,
hence hover—type brooders are rec-
ommended as they conform to na-
ture’s plan.

A very successful ' hover-type
brooder may be made from a dis-
carded, leaky wash tub, a lantern, a
piece of 14-inch mesh hardware
cloth, a ﬂue stop, 4 blocks of wood,
plus a little labor.

The hardware cloth is used as a
protection to keep the chicks from
coming in contact with the lantern.
Form a hollow tube of it. Make it
large enough so that the lantern can
easily be withdrawn for ﬁlling and
cleaning. Wire this ﬁrmly together
so it will retain its shape. This tube
will need to be long enough to extend
from the ﬂoor up through the tub,
and extend several inches above the

' bottom of the tub which is the top of
the hover. The position 'of. the tub
is upside down, the edge rests on the
blocks of wood which are 8 to 10
inches from the ﬂoor, allowing entry
of the chicks. It also throws the
heat near the ﬂoor before permitting
it o be spread out from under the
tub

A circular‘ hole must now be cut
in the bottom of the tub large
enough to permit the protector and
lantern to‘ be placed in position.
Place the ﬂue stop over the top open-
ing of the protector tube. This pre-
vents any chicks falling into the tube
from the top. This must be so placed
that it is easily removed and re-
placed, as must be done each time
the lantern is refilled. Get a ﬂue
stop with the strap holdings for the
ﬂue—Mrs. I. F.

SOFT SIIELLED EGGS

What causes so many soft shelled
eggs? They eat so many.—Mrs. S.
H. G., Millington, Mich.

OFT shelled eggs are usually
caused by a lack of calcium car-
bonate of soda. Calcium car-

bonate can be added by giving oyster
shel, or by adding ground limestone
to the mash. We have also found
that cod liver oil makes mineral con-
tent of the feed more available,
hence improves egg shell texture.—
C. G. Card, Prof. of Poultry Hus—
bandry, M. S. C.

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\CULL BEANS IN LAYING MASH

I have a lot of cull beans. Will
it do any harm to cook and feed
them to laying hen's?—C. M., Mesick,
Michigan.

ULL beans when mixed with the
laying mash, prove very satis-
factory to the laying hens—C.

G. Card, Prof. of Poultry Husbandry,
Michigan State College.

 

 

MUSINGS OF A
PLAIN FARMER

 

 

REETINGS! M. B. F. Friends!

With the Editor’s perimission

I will again attempt'to muse.
* 3k *

I have been doing a Rip Van
Winkle act, but since the sun’s rays
have become stronger I have been
able to absorb
e 1 q BJGPISUOO
vitamin D.

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Mrs. B. has
also put me
on a balanced
ration and I
believe within
a fortnight I’ll
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part in the
battle of the

 Cenfurﬁ- ,.
My ﬁrst ef-

fort in the space assigned me by the
Editor will be to capture some of

my thoughts and contemplations
while doing my work about the farm.
3 t 0

Farm work is monotonous at best
this time of year. But the whirl of
production will soon be .upon us and
that’s when I hit on all four cylind-
ers with these musings.

it t t

I have sent my halter man to lead
in some thoughts for the next issue
of M. B. F. and will close this article
as a kind of notice of my resurrec-
tion.

I wish to thank you for the good serv—
ice We have received through your paper,
always receiving a prompt answer to all
our letters of inquiry. THE BUSINESS
FARMER is the best of our farm papers,
and we have several.—John Adelson, Os-
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AN EGG Limo nEoonn TO BEAT 
“A picture of part of my ﬂock of 116 wallets,” writes Mrs. Jessie Stevens, of Montcalm

county. I
ﬁve, or. six pnIIots arelwaiting In line.
09 During October I,
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“There are 26 nests in our poultry house and often they are all in use and
I They were bought In May andbegan laying In
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I {unto 10th, 1720. “this , ‘
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mode a total 01.8.6” eggs. I

no ‘In January and February.”

    

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THE February reports from Egg Laying contest place .
Karsten’s Pen of Star XXX Mating pullets as leading
all Michigan Breeders for the month’s production. This
contest winning strain, of White Leghorn Baby Chicks is
offered to the chick buying public at prices that you would
pay for common Leghorns. The pullets entered in these ‘1
laying contests are from our Star XXX Mating blood lines,‘
and are the same egg bred strain of chicks that are pur—-

chased by a large number of commercial egg farmers.

FEBRUARY REPORTS — KARSTEN’S PEN

ILLINOIS EGG LAYING CONTEST NORTH WESTERN YEAST I'OAM CONTEST
uncy, Illinois Glen Ellyn, Illinois

2nd high pen for entire contest 2nd high pen entire contest
2nd 4th and 5th high birds entire contest 2nd and 8rd high birds entire
LEADING ALL MICHIGAN BREEDERS LEADING ALL MICHIGAN

   
  

   

      
      
      
   
  
  
   
  
  
    
  
   
  
  
   
 
 
   
    
    
  
  
   
   
    
    
     
  
  
  
  
    
     
   
   
   
 
   
 
  
    
  
  
  
   
     
   
   
   
   
 
   
   
   
   
   
  
    

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LEADING ALL MICHIGAN BREEDERS LEADING ALL MICHIGAN BREEDERS

WEST VIRGINIA EGG LAYING CONTEST
Dunbar,-West Virginia
High pen entire contest for month
' High pen entire contest for year
LEADING ALL MICHIGAN BREEDERS

MICHIGAN EGG LAYING.CONTEST
East Lansing, Michigan
High pen for entire contest with 241 eggs or

8300 production
LE DING ALL MICHIGAN BREEDERB

Many of our breeders were produced from official recorded birds. A ,
large number were produced from the CHAMPIONS OF THE 1924:25 '
MICHIGAN INTERNATIONAL EGG LAYING CONTEST. In the' ‘
1926—2'7 Michigan Contest Karsten’s pen produced 2415 eggs in the
51 weeks or bird average of “'1 eggs. Chicks produced from these
Star XXX Mating will lay 1 large white eggs.

PRICES — KARSTEN’S DAY OLD CHICKS

STAR XXX MATING CHICKS

KARSTEN'S HOLLYWOOD CHICKS
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a... - worry
Keep them forever there;
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Men the, strong-box securely—
Tlien sit on the lid and laugh!

CLUB PROGRAMS

~ . HAT is a meeting without a pro-
, -l gram? It usually does not
I, . amount to much and members
‘ i“soon lose interest. So let us work
out a, type of program that will meet
ayerage needs, and also serve as a
working basis for the club that is
“(litter-ant."
. ‘ Programs should be prepared well
' in adyance of the time they are to be
given. It is unfair to ask anybody to
take part in a program on less than
two weeks’ notice; a month'is not
- too much time. It must be remem-
.V bored that the members themselves
are interested in knowing the pro-
gram for a meeting ahead of time,
and the program for each meeting
should be announced at the previ-
ions meeting.

1. Roll call (Respond with a short
quotation, name your hobby, tell how
your earned you ﬁrst dollar or your
last one, etc); 2, group singing;
3, read minutes of previous meeting;
4, reports of committees; 5, treasur-
er’s report; 6, unﬁnished business;
7,.new business: 8, program; 9, ad-
journment; 10, social hour. '

The program may consist of one or
two musical selections, a humorous
reading, one or two papers on as—
signed subjects followed by an open
discussion, more group singing or a
vocal solo, or a talk by an outside
speaker.

Have your organized your com-
munity club yet?

  

AUNT 'AMELIA’S ADVICE ON
STOCKINGS

i  OW-A-DAYS, thinks I, it takes a
. . lot of pin money to keep us girls
_ in silk stockings. ’Course it
. isn’t absolutely essential that we
have these awful luxuries but a lot
of folks say, one might as well be
dead as out of style and you can bet
your life I'm going to live just as
long as I can hang on. So I just got
to thinking that there were a lot of
folks ready to tell me what kind of
stockings to buy and willing enough
to sell them but there weren’t any of
those people who seemed to know
.how to keep them from wearing out.
__Now that’s what I’ve been doing the
v last few months, experimenting.
 iguana you would call it, anyhow I
learned a lot, and thought maybe I
could pass my ideas along.

First, buy more than one pair of
the same color, then it one of them
springs a run or has an accident you
still have three good ones left and
so on until they are all worn out.
However, don’t overdo it and buy
too many alike and let them lie in
your drawer too long, because
silk rots, I probably should have said
deteriorates, anyhow that’s what
happens, silk gets weak from age.

 Some those a brand new pair doesn’t
,- wear, so probably it has been on a
shelf too long.

Next, stockings will last just twice
as long if you will rinse them out
in lake warm water when you take

» them oil. Just one rinsing in clear
' ‘ water seems to remove the perspir—
‘ ' ation absorbed so quickly from the
We don’t realize how much
‘ "damage this does until we start to
. really take care of them.
Then there was the question of
storing them. Keeping them in a
drawer, neatly folded or rolled, up, is
all right if we spend the time to keep
them, in order but somehow mine
,never seemed to stay put. First
thing I knew I would have a drawer
full of good ones, darned ones and
‘ few stray ones without mates, and
this was no way to care for such
priceless possessions. So I decided
make them a bag like my shoe
and this solved my problem.
pair has its own pocket now.
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tion of Christ is not far away.

heads to meet the blast.

beauty. Flowers are one
luxury that one does not
need to possess in order to
enjoy.

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EAR FOLKS: ‘As a child, did you ever  about falth

place where the grass was greener, skies blast, and ﬂowers more
‘1 abundant and beautiful than any you had ever seen before?
Well, Sunday afternoon I thought my childhood dreams had come
i v true, as I passed through the great swinging doors of Convention Hall
in Detroit and gazed upon that marvelous display of foliage and ﬂowers
that was the North American Flower Show. ,

Roses! Dear people, I never saw such roses! Great, long-stemmed
# red ones, white ones, yellow ones, taller than you or I, in'huge bouquets

measuring fully ﬁve or six feet. across. Real ﬂowers! ' '

And inside this one vast garden there were other smaller gafdens.
There was a replica of Mrs. Henry Ford's rose garden, with water
falling green from the fountain but lying deep blue in the pool be-
neath it, the result of the lightning arrangement. '
led hither, thither, and you through arbor-s, around shrub-massed
corners, and no place in particular.
fountain, too, which was so realistic that you almost expound to see
the Old Man of the Sea emerg'ng from it. There were rock gardens
with ﬂowers in the crannies. and spring gardens colorful and fragrant
with tulips. hyacinths, narcissus, and daffodils. Even pocket-handker-
chief lawns wcre planted artistically which proved conclusively that
no matter how small a space you have some sort of a garden is possible. 

Masses of green and whites—Easter lilies!
Which reminds us that the anniversary of the resurrec-

Outside again, the dream at an end.
laden with snow forced us to turn up our coat collars and bend our

The collection, my companion told me, was estimated as priceless;
but almost without cost we had partakcn of a bounteous feast of

mam-.644.

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In my closet there was a wall
space of 22 inches in width and this
I decided to use. I found about the
house a piece of unbleached mus-
lin, and cut on oblong 20 inches by
26 inches. Next I cut four strips 5
inches wide and 25 inches long,
ﬁnished both edges of these strips
with bias tape. Then I divided these
strips in ﬁve equal parts and in the
middle of each part I pinned a one
inch box plait for fulness. This
makes the strips 20 inches long or
the width of the ﬁnished bag. Now
leave three inches at the top and pin
the ﬁrst row of pockets in place.
Leave one inch and pin on the sec-

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0nd row and so on until the four
rows are on. Then stitch them in
place across the bottom. Next stitch
from the top down every four inches
apart and you will ﬁnd that you have
twenty pockets, just large enough
to house a pair of stockings. Now
ﬁnish the entire outer edge with bias
and its ﬁnished.

The top row I keep for my very
best ones, the second, my next best
and so on down until at the bottom

, I»ﬁnd the odds and ends, some wait-

ing for mates while others would be
satisﬁed with just a stitch or two.
Anyhow now I have them classiﬁed
according to their merits.

 

 

'1 mos 'ro coon DRESSING /

 

 

 

BOSt—ons' Bulk—Gut. in 4 sizes; 2, 4. 6
of 27 inch material together With 153’; yard of con-
and _8 years. ' A 0 year use requires 2% yard-
mm material.

6085.—Ladles' House Dress.-——Cut in 7 sizes:
34, 36A 38 40 42, 44 and 46 inches bust I?

I ess-
1 e. :3 inch me requires 455. yards 0 as
thick material, together with 54, yard of 86 inch

contrasting material. The width of‘the dress at
the lower edge with plait: extended in 2% yards.

0001—6th M—Qﬂt in 1 aim:
o and gs; years. A} year size requires 25‘.
of. 32 inch instermL To face theyoke
with contrasting material. requires '4 yard _27
inches m' Toﬁnhh with narrow Ines bindlnx.
as illustrated requires 4% yards.

Wr—Hluu' urn—ﬂat in 3 sins: 16, 18.,
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ALL PATTERNS 13c EACH—-
2 FOR 25c POSTPAID
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Address all orders tor no“.er to
Patten name-t
THE BUSINESSFARIIER
' Mt. Clemens. “eh.

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is expensive to] have a baby, and
many a prospective mother has won-
dered just what she needed to be in
complete readiness for the little new
comer without going to excess. “Now
we have the information to‘solve her
problem. Here is the list: .

Three infants’ binders; 3 main;
sook dresses; 2 nainsook Gertrudes;
2 'ﬂannelette Gertrudes; 3 wool
shirts; 3 ﬂannelette gowns; 1 dan-
nelette sacque; 1 ﬂannelette wrap-
per; 1 towel; 2 wash cloths; 2 pair
wool hose; 1 pad; 3 cards safety
pins; .2 receiving blankets; 24 di~
apers. Fifty-three pieces in all.

If you want to know where this
outﬁt may be purchased for the price
stated above, we will be glad to give
you this information upon receipt
of your inquiry. _

 

 

Personal Column

Songs Requested—It’s Hard To Be
Locked Up in Prison: Flowers for Moth- _
er’s Grave: Put On Your Old Gray Bon-
net; The Red Headed Music Maker; Let
Me Call You Sweetheart; The trail of
the‘Lonesome Pine.

 

Poem “Wanted—I would like very much
to get a poem entitled, "Little Bhoda."—c_
Mrs. H. W. U., Ravenna.

 

School Lunch—I enjoy the many help—
ful things on your Mothers’ Page of Tun
Busmsss FARMER, and am sending a sug-
gestion for the school lunch that helps me
out wonderfully, as I have two boys in
school and know what it means to put
up lunches each day.

The themes bottle is a great help but
can only be used for hot- drinks or very
thin soups. I keep small sized cans, such
as sirup and molasses come in, being care-
ful that they never get rusty. In these I
can pack beans, maccaroni, soups, escal-
loped potatoes, noodles, etc. I am always
careful that they are quite moist. At
recess the boys lift the cover slightly and
set them on the furnace. At noon they are
piping hot and go a long way toward
making an otherwise unappetlzing lunch
palatable—Mrs. C. M. C., Dowagiac. Mich.

 

 

Folks at Our House Like—

 

 

I’cach Shortcake.——We enjoy this short—
cake in cold weather; and if we have
company come and no dessert on hand
it is short work to make one.

Take a chunk of butter the size of a
small apple and mix it with one egg. Also
add one cup milk, a little salt, two
teaspoonful baking powder. and about
two cups of ﬂour sifted and mixed with
the rest. Grease a large pie plate and
bake batter. Later open a can of peaches
and pour over the cake. Serve with milk
or cream.—Mrs M.

Klevér Kiddies

 

 

 

 

I was scolding my little girl the other
day, and I said1 “Loretta. don’t look so
cross.” Whereupon my little boy spoke
up, “She don’t look cross, Mamma. She
just looks cloudy.”—Mrs. W. C. W,

 

 

Favorite Songs

 

 

GET AWAY OLD MAN GE“! AWAY

Now listen all you maidens
About to choose a man“
Don't take one who is ancient
Get a young one if you can.
. CHORUS:
For the old man he is old
For the old man he is gray
But a young man's heart is full of love
Get away old man get away-
It you marry an old man
Now list to what I say 
You're sure to meet a young man
Who'll steal your heart away.
Bosuretogetayomman
With red/and r08!
Don’t get a man with came in his hand
For his back is very weak.
I'd rather marry a young man
With a hundred cows to milk
Than marry an old man
With pockets lined with silk.
I’d sooner marry a. young man
With an apple in his hand
Than marry an old man ,
With a hundred acres of land.
Don’t ever marry an old man
I’ll tell you the moon'why
His lips are all tobacco juice
And his chin is never dry.

‘ CHORUS:
Get away old man getaway
Getaway old man out am
She fly don’t bother .m
8110 1!? don’t bother m9 1

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g dzgt. ' _ M  onthe outside of
the std walk. but lately one of my friends
told, me,.that it didn’t matter where you
walked.' Which is right?—-Reader. '

Most good social usages rise out of ne-
cessity. In the old days, when streets
were very narrow and crooked and the
caves “of the buildings used to almost
touch each other across the street. the
outside position was quite undesirable in
walking along, since the water running
off the roofs in bad weather was quite
liable to give one a (drenching if he did not
walk quite close to the buildings. Also,
soldiers and other horsemen would ride
recklessly through these streets. causing
everyone on root to hug the wall to keep
from being struck and injured Since the
inner side of the street was always the
safer, it became a. social rule that a gentle-
man escorting a lady should protect her
by placing himself on the outside.

Nowadays in cities, the place next to
the curb is no longer undesirable. except
in wet weather when one is apt to be-
come splashed by passing automobiles, and
this social rule is no longer insisted upon.
One may do it or not do it, as he chooses.
At thetoutset of a walk, it is well for the
man to take the outside position. but it
certainly is not necessary for him to lump
changing his position every time they
chance to cross a street or turn a corner
which throws him on the inside.

 

 

. What To Eat

What shall we have for Sunday dinner?
Chicken again? Well, let’s cook it a dif-
ferent way this time.

Chicken 3 la King.—2 cups cold sliced
chicken; 1 onion; 3 tbsp. butter; 1% cups
milk; 2 egg yolks: 1 green pepper; 3 or
4 mushrooms, 2 tbsp. ﬂour; V3 cup cream:
3 tbsp. chopped pimento. Cook the shred-
ded green pepper and mushrooms in the
3 tbsp. butter five minutes. Add 1 small
grated onion, ﬂour (thin paste), 1% cups
milk, salt and paprika ,to taste. Add the
chicken, pimento, bring to boiling point,
and add 1A. cup cream with 2 eggs beaten
in it. Cook about 5 minutes. Serve on
toast. (Yield 8 servings.)

Georgia Chicken.—Select a. young chick-
en, cut up for frying. Roll thoroughly in
flour. Use a heavy kettle with air tight
lid. Fry out about one-third pound of

'thin strips of salt pork. Brown the chick-
en thoroughly. Add two slices of onion,
a small amount of water, and let simmer
over a very low ﬁre until about two-
thirds cooked, then add milk and let sim-
mer slowly until cooked tender.
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“How will you have your eggs?” Eggs
are highly nutritious and their food value
should not be ruined in the cooking. To

" beetroot 0:: gm .

' water will remain hot’but not boil, cover

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. canard.  '1 Bring water to the boil-
ing point. slip hi the desired number of
eggs, remove pan to back of stove where

        

   

tightly, and leave for a half hour. Eggs
cooked in this way are much more palat-
able and digestible 'than the regulation
hard-belied egg.

Goldenrod Eggs.——-2 hard-boiled eggs;
2 tbsp. ﬂour; pepper: salt; 1' tbsp. but-
ter; 1,4 cup milk; 3 slices toast. Separate
the yolk and white of the cooked eggs,
and chop the whites. Make a white sauce
of the ﬂour, seasoning, butter, and milk.
Add the chopped egg whites to the sauce
and pour it over the toast. Press through
a strainer or crush them with a fork and
sprinkle them over the top of the toast.
Serve at once.

Scrambled Eggs.—1 egg; 1 tbsp. cream
or milk; salt and pper; 1 tbsp. butter.
Beat the egg well, add the cream, season-
ing, and melted butter. Cook in double
boiler, stirring constantly until the mixt-
ure is thick and cooked through.

 

 

WOMEN’S EXCHANGE

IF you hero mm to exchange. no III!
In: it FREE and.- um ﬂooding provldln
pl. It and to o honl

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165.——Flower seeds for gingham and
percale pieces.———-Mrs. C. Meyers. Route 1,
Hemlock, Mich.

166,—Flower shrubs for second hand
clothing and quilt pieces.——Mrs. J. W.
Croft, R. 4, Hesperia, Mich.

 

167,—Steel range for kitchen cabinet
or combination book case and desk—Mrs.
M. A. Bates, Lake George, Mich.

 

168.——Auto knitter, triplex, for almost
anything. What have you?—-Mrs. Nor-
man Pierce, Climax, Mich.

 

169.—-—Plant bulbs, iris and comos, for
quilt pieces—Mrs. Joe Dupuie, Standish“
Mich.

170,—Electric iron and ﬂoor lamp for
second hand roll top desk—George
Hankey, R. 1, South Haven, Mich.

Cook up the next, batch of tomatoes in
the discolored aluminum kettle. It won’t
hurt the tomatoes and it will leave the
kettle clean and bright.

A cupboard between the dining room
and kitchen with door on either side
saves time and space.

 

 

By MR8. DORA ll.

'1 Tricks in Trade of Home Dressmaking

BABES.

 

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, BOUND BUTTONHOLES

1. Mark with a pencil the place
where the buttonhole is to be cut,
having the mark the exact length of
buttonhole.

2. Cut the piece to be used for the
binding 2% inches wide and one inch
longer than mark. (This piece may
be cut on the straight or bias, de-
pending upon the ﬁnish desired.)

Lay this piece over the place
where the buttonhole is to be, right
sides together and centers together,
and haste there. (Fig. 1.)

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foot, or the Width desired, from the
mark all around, making a square
corner. (Fig. 2.)

4. Cutthrough both pieces on the.
mark and diagonally at the corners.
(Fig. 3.) -

5. Pull the binding through to the
wrong side and pull back the short
ends and press down ﬁrmly.

6. Bring the cut edges back to the
middle, and turn in the edges of the
binding and stitch down either by
hand or machine. (Figs. 4 and 5.)

Bound buttonholes are used for
dresses, suits, belts, etc. or as a foun-
dation for set—in pockets.

 

 

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- Don’t Wait Order Your Chicks Wd

Our April and May chicks are best for year ’round production. Will
lay all winter. We can still furnish some on a few choice dates.

HOLLYWOOD WHITE LEGHORNS

They are of large size and most gentle of all Leghorns. Heavy Pro-1 " 
ducers of large size eggs that really ARE WHITE. A popular breed for '
Commercial Egg Farmers, as the eggs command a good premium on
leading egg markets.

Eggs from our Contest Pullets averaged 25 ounces to the dozen
during January. ' '

A local customer reports over $3.00 per bird proﬁt and
had best grade of eggs at the local egg producers' associa-
ation, which has a membership of about 400 farmers. We
have the Pure Hollywood and Hollywood Mated, at prices
that are right.

BARRED ROCKS AND ANCONAS

Two very popular breeds. Order at once for April
and May delivery, as our supply of these is limited. All
Michigan Accredited from the choicest breeders.

\Ve guarantee live delivery and pay the postage. Will
ship C. 0. D. Write for our catalog which explains our
stock in detail.

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Our chicks are hatched from tree farm range breeders.
Every chick is Michigan Accredited which means it is
from breeders that have passed the official inspection
of poultry specialists under the supervision of Michigan
State Poultry Improvement associations. Refer you to

 
   
         
    
 
  
   
  
 

 

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REGULAR GRADE ;
. . i L h s—-——En lish Type 3.25 6.00 11.00 52.50 100.00 ,
g.  $2.3. Igneogggnv—Hgavy Type.. 3.25 6.00 11.00 52.50 100.00 ‘,
spEcB'aArI-redc $3.35 ................................ .. . 4.15 9.00 1 1.00 80.00 ‘
REGULAR GRADE
4.25 1.50 14.00 61.50 130.00
gygfd R235“ .... .. 4.25 1.50 14.00 61.50 130.00
Light Mixed 2.25 4.00 1.00 35.00
Heavy Mixed 3.25 6.00 11.00
10% down books your order—100% live delivery prepaid. Get our
free catalog. It tells all about our speCIal mated grades. It is time
to order to get your pullets now. Get our latest prices.
Hunderman Bros.

 

 

 

I Route 3, Box 35 Zeeland, Mich.

 

 

BIG H‘USKY "CHICKS

  

You Will want some of these better producers. Large",

type. Heavy Winter Layers, from known production " ;
stock. We specialize in breeds that produce Large ;
Eggs. All Michigan Accredited. Heavy Laying Type. :

English and Tailored W hite Leghorns, Brown Leg-l
horns, Anconas, Barred Rocks and S. C. R. I. Reds."

Also Mixed Chicks. Order now for preferred de—

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1928 livery dates. We guaranteb 100% Live Delivery.
Free Circular gives full details. Write for copy and
Circular learn at ﬁrst hand about these Big Proﬁt Producers.
Tens A“ . WINSTROM HATCHERY .
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are most susceptible to coccidiosis,
blackhead and intestinal worm
infection.

Chicks get more direct sunshine than is pos-
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The Children’s
Hour Club

Motto: Do Your Best
Colors: Blue and Gold

Eathel Fay Sharp
- President

Helen B. Kinnrison
Vice-President

Uncle Ned
Secretary—Treasurer

 

 

 

 

 

EAR BOYS AND GIRLS: An-
other contest has ended and the
prizes have been awarded. Our

“Read the Advertisements” contest
that appeared in our last issue was
not so difficult and the prizes were
given to those whose correct an-
swers Were received ﬁrst at my office
soit was a case of getting a letter
back to me as soon as possible.

William Barrett, R. 1, Box 33,
Perrinton, was the lucky one and he
can now tell you what time it is
without asking anybody, because he
won a watch. Second prize, a lovely
dresser scarf, went to Verna Vincent,
Mackinaw. City. A nice vanity set
as third prize was mailed to Eugenia
Podsiadlo, R. 1, Box 30, Armada.
Fourth prize was a purse and Leona
Brilinski, Atlanta, got that.

The correct answers are: 1, The
Bayer 00., page 10; 2, Armour Fer-
tilizer Works, page 7; 3, Pillsbury
Flour Mills Cotf'page 40; 4, National
Lumber Manufacturers Ass’n., page
29; 5, Chrysler, page 21; 6, Mont—
gomery Ward and 00., page 9.

Now for a new contest. This being
a special poultry issue perhaps it

- would be a good idea to have some-

that subject. You agree
with me? All right, we will make it
an essay contest. The subject you
are to write on is “My Favorite
Breed of Chickens,” and we will al—
low you to use 300 words to tell
about your favorite breed and why
you think it is best. The contest will
end April 5th so you will have to
work fast as any letters received
after that date will not count. Again
we will have “Mystery Prizes,” four
of them, all of them well worth win-
ning.

Before I close my letter I want to
tell you about the beautiful hand-
made roses I received this week from
our President, Eathel Fay Sharp.
Eathel suggested they might look
nice in my office but they are too
beautiful to keep here where they
might get soiled so I took them home
and put them in my own den where
I. know they will not get soiled or
destroyed. I wish all of' you could
see these roses. They look so real
that you want to smell of them. It
took her many hours to make them
I am sure and I appreciate her doing
this for mewUNCLE NED.

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Our Boys and Girls

 

 

Dear Uncle Ned: My father received
THE BUSIans FARMER today and I read
the stories on page sxiteen and I thought
perhaps I would try and write a story
for The Children‘s Hour.

The Sheltered Children
Sunday evening four children,
Rowland, Erwin, and Mary were
riding on the hill behind Ann’s
They lived with their father and
mother in a brick house. They were not
rich but they were not very poor. As
they were all going down the hill, they
saw two children walking along the road.
Rowland went up to them and said,
“Hello, where are you going?”

And they answered, “We are going to
our grandmother’s about six miles from
here. May we come to your house and
spend the night?”

“Yes, you may stay with us,” replied
Rowland. Then they took the two childo
‘an in their house. Rowland said, “Moth-
er, here are two children who want to
spend the night here.”

“Lead them to the ﬁre and take their
coats and caps in the- bedroom.”
So‘Rowland did as his mother had told
him.

When it was time to go to bed they
crept in the extra bed. When they awak-
ened and were ready to start on their
way, Erwin said, “Mother, may I take
our horse and cutter and take them to
their grandmother’s?”

“Yes, you may.”

 

One
Anna,
sleigh
house.

 

 

So he ‘M‘r them home and their grand—

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mother gave him a hot drink, then he
started on his.‘way home; He reached
home safely and every time they went
sleighridtng they thought of- the two
children who spent the night at their
home.—-—Anna Bush, age 12, Gladwin, Mich.
—-—I’ll bet you would like to_have a story
contest. How about it,‘Anna?

 

Dear Uncle Ned:—-—-Not having written
to you since 1926 I ought to be- ashamed
f0 myself, but you will excuse me won’t
you? We have had some terrible luck
since I wrote you last. Our eleven room
house burned to the ground, October 19,
1926. We saved just a few things.

I will be 17 years old May 20, 1928.
When is your birthday, Uncle Ned? Or
are you too old to have birthdays?

I am still writing to a cousin I began
writing to in 1926. ,VVe met through the
Children’s Hour. She is Thelma. Harter,
Paris, Mich. Your old niece.—_—Blanche
Adelaide MeCance, Raco, Mich, _.

Riddles

As I was walking along the western
bridge I met a Western scholar. And drew
off his hat and bid me good morning.
What was his name? Andrew.

What can go all around the yard and
leave only one track? A wheelbarrow.

If a man lived in a house and there
were no holes, no cracks, no windows, no
doors and no chimney how could he break
out? He could break out with the measles

What can go to the bo.tom of t . A
water and not get wet? _ An egg yolk.

What grows in the winter but not in
the summer? An icicle.

If there was a green house near a red
house and fairies inside it what would it
be? A watermelon—Caroline Kolasinski,
R. 1, Box 98, Petersburg, Mich.

 

 

 

 

What does man love more than life,
hate more than death or mortal strife,
that which contented men desire, the poor
have and the rich require, the miser
spends, the spendthrift’ saves, and all men
carry to their graves? Nothing—Eldon
Hanson, R. 1, Box 83, Suttons Bay, Mich.

 

What has an eye and cannot see?
Needle.
What has a tongue but cannot talk?

A wagon.»—(Fr0m someone who lives near
Emmett and forgot to sign their name).

 

 

Tongue Twisters

 

 

High roller, low roller, rower.

A box of mixed biscuits, 3. mixed bis-
cuit box..

Flesh of freshly fried ﬂying ﬁsh.

You snuff shop snuff, I snuff box snuff.

The bleak breeze blighted the bright
broom blossoms.

Some shun sunshine, do you shun sun—
shine ?——Marjorie Hoeppner, ()kemos, Mich.

If a plaid-clad caddy laddie's daddy
had a fad for adding, and if the plaid-
clad caddy laddie addled daddy in his
adding, would the plaid-clad laddie‘s dad-
dy niake the plaid-clad caddy laddie sad-
(er.

Try saying “good blood and bad b100("
rapidly.—Sophie M. Kornpik, Pentwater,
Mich. '

A table of the fable of Abel who loved
Mable in the sable. stable under the cable
where the sable stable had a label “Abel
and Mable."—Eathcl Fay. Sharp, Akron,
Mich. ‘

 

 

A Game to Play

 

 

JAPANESE 0R POISON TAG
LAYED like ordinary tag, except that
P a player when caught or tagged must
place one hand on that part of the
body where tagged while “it” until an-
other has been caught. « Start with one
“it.” There is no “safe” invthis game.

 

OUR VICE-PRESIDENT
Boys and girls, meet our new vice-presi-
dent, Helen B. Kennison‘, Star Route, Box

1, Kalkaska, Michigan. She says she

truly hopes she can prove herself worthy

of the position and I am sure she will.

Helen looks like she was a true farmer-

ette, who loves the great out—of—doors and
isn’t afraid of a few freckles.

  

 

 

 


 

  
   
 
 

 
  
   
 

   
  

     

  

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F omwa out
a: Jay lam, is a deag
Wyo., S. M. teacher

Foote writes:
b0rrOqu co‘bldd have t 107 ‘ te t nd till
money a in Ares a s
be ahead it I had ten when I started."
' Amteamofmaresand live horses frozen
‘lodeath in a blizzard—his only cow. gorged
to death in a cane ﬁeld—a valuable Holstein
bull altered by ranchers_— jennets bred to
a neighbor's. scrub stallioiiT-two xlloletein
heifers stra . away—200 chickens killed by
coyotes—> O'aeres of cane mOWed clean by
range cattle—’- '
losses before he fenced; ,-

Run‘ Bum  Fm cu!
“Galvannaalod” copper Bearing

will not only save losses like this for you but
make enough extra proﬁt to pay for itself.
over and oyer.agam, in the many years of
service it'vnlljgive. ,

RED BRAND can’t he] but last for many
years. COpper in the stee keeps long life in;
extra heavy “Galvannealed” coating of zinc
keeps rust out; icket-like stay Wires. wavy
line wires. can {-5le knots, help keep it
straight, trim, hog-tight and bull-proof.

What has been our experience with or with-
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letter that we use. Write for details, catalog
and 3 interesting booklets_that tell_how others
have made more money With hog-tight fences.

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Death loss stopped in few hours, and
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Simply drop an Avicol tablet in the
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Our hatching eggs are produced on our own
’- farm from breeders bred for high egg
pr uction, having proper feed and cure for the
p notion of the strongest chicks. ‘
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“ V laying combs with egg laying
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conducted By
ROBERT J. McCOLGAN
Business Manager Protective Service Bureau

ATCH this column for the latest
news in regard to the activities
'of those human parasites
known as rural thieves. For nearly
two years M. B. F. has been ﬁghting
these 5 n e a k
thieves. I We
already have
a record of
genuine ac-
complishment
but there is
still much to
do and we are
determined to
“c a r r y o 11”
until the ﬁnal
v i c t o r y i 8
won.
‘ a: no: a

  

Robert J. McColgan~

 

Elsewhere in
. this issue you

will see an announcement of another

ﬁfty dollar ($50) reward being paid.
Deputies Ruppert and Smith of Per-
ry, Shiawassee County, share this
reward on a 50-50 basis. Congratu-
lations boys, we are happy to pay
you this reward.
, a III a: g -

High-brow college professors of
psychology, have lately been telling
——the world—that women have been
of very little use in contributing to
the world’s progress. Too many text
books and conﬁinement to four col-
lege walls sometimes develops
strange theories. A little visit into
the high-ways and by—ways of life
would do some of these “deep
thinkers" a lot of good. For example
they might meet Mrs. Wesley Taylor
of Rodney. Here is a woman who
does things! Last fall four men
walked up in front of Mrs. Taylor’s
home, one of them entered her yard
and deliberately shot some ﬁne tur—
keys out of a tree. Mrs. Taylor,
hearing the shots, gave chase to the
men running them up the road across
a ﬁeld and on into the woods, where
they were camping. . She secured the
license number of their cars, called
the sheriff and got some neighbors to
block the only road of escape until
the sheriff’s arrival. The men Were
taken to town and all given a heavy
ﬁne and‘sent on their way a little
wiser for having met Mrs. Taylor. I
wonder how the Ph. D. boys would

classify Mrs. Taylor’s bravery.

II‘ I it

Over in Gratiot county, Sheriff Jay
Smith has been doing some ﬁne work
in landing several thieves in the
right coop. It looks as though some
more reward money from M. B. F.
was going to be paid in Gratiot
county. One of our ﬁrst rewards
was paid in this county and we will
gladly pay more.

0 II III

County Detectives Goddcs of Sagi-
naw county has been paid one reward
it now looks as though he was en-
titled to another. Mr. Geddes, being
a farmer most of his life, has no
sympathy for rural thieves and he is
never satisﬁed until Mr. Thief is
safely barred and boltd. We recent-
safely barred and bolted. We recent-
Geddes and he gave us some valuable
information in regard to ﬁghting
rural thieves. Slowly but surely the
crooks are passing along the “dope”
to “lay oﬁ” Saginaw county, and to
watch Geddes.

‘ all It all

A man living in Jackson county
who will soon be brought to trial for
stealing sheep, seems conﬁdent of
being ~saved from a “trip over the
road.” He says “he has nothing to
worry about if it wasn’t for that
“Damned Business Farmer.” How
the crooks in general‘do love us!

. at: It all

Have you joined the ‘Minute Men?
If "not, get in at once. This move-
ment will do more than any other or-
ganization' can possibly do to drive
the thieves, out of the rural districts
for it will eventually be 100,000
strong. But read about it elsewhere
in "this issue. ’

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We would not think we could get along

Without the M._ B. F. any ,moreu—Mrs.
Orson Hager, Barry County.

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Germozone once a week in the drink keeps the crop
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“I have over 800 chicks
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time. most of them from two
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Harms of Harms Bros. For-v

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Backed by a reputation of more than thirty. years sucv entire lot. I give them erm-

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This Is my second year 
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Ads under this heading 30¢ per agate
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more, Mich.
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45 Registered Holstein:

West lichlnn Fair Grounds,
Grand Raplds, Mlchlgan
APRthg:t£3 F00 P. I.

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PLEIDIQ GUERNSEY BULL ‘10 MNTHS

9 Wednew Ultimas. Dam ﬁnishing 600 ound
record Other calves Langwater breeding riced
reasons. 1e.

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holds two R. O. I’... Sire, son of ltchen King.
0. M. STARBUCK, R. 1, Mich.

GUERNSEY DAIRY CALVES, BOTH SEXES,
practically pure bred. Shipped C. O. D.
AKEWOOD FARMS. Whltewater. Wis.

Corunna,

 

 

 

FOR SALE POLLED SHORTHORIB. BOTH SEX
of herd heading merit. We ow. that you will
be pleased with what we have. Prices reasonable,
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make. H a by Royal Peer No. 21473
and Meadow Marshall No. 1351676.

BRANCH 00. FARM.
Geo. E. Burdlck, Mgr. Goldwater, Michigan

 

FOR SALE—FINE REGISTERED SHIRE STAL-
lion. Brown. Age the years. Price reasonable.
BERT GEORGE, Elsle, Mlchlgan

 

 

 

DATE:

 

 

LP. 0. Box 1018

SIXTH STATE SALE

PLACE: Michigan State College, East Lansing, Mich.

\VHA’I‘: Cows —— Bulls — Heifers -— Calves.
every class so you can ﬁnd what you want.) .
Consignments of good quality solicited.

\Vrite at once what you have to otter.

MICHIGAN HOISIEIN-FREISIAN ASSOCIATION ;
‘ J. G. Bays, Secretary East Inning, Mich. 

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scam  LAMBS bined glitters entered by a single
EAR EDITOR:—-—While reading competitor. - ‘

the March 3rd issue of M. B. F.

I noticed the article .headed
“Who knows of a heavier lamb?",
telling about a lamb weighing 13%
lbs. that was born on the Tohm
farm in. Midland. county. Here is
one for you. A buck lamb, born

' March 7th on my farm, weighed 19

lbs. at date of birth. How’s that for
a record ?—Johu Cramers, Eaton
County. '
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I note in M. B. F. of the buck lamb
bornon the Tohm farm that weighed

A 13 y; lbs. That was good but I had an
ewe that gave birth to twin buck-

lambs last May that weighed 24%

lbs. when born.-—C. M. Clemens, Og-

emaw County.
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In reply to who knows of a heavier

'lamb, a buck lamb born on my farm,

on March 7th weighed 15% lbs. on
the day it was bron. Can you beat
that?—~—Fred Regis, Jr., Montcalm
County.

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There was born on my farm on
March 6th a buck lamb that weighed
ﬁfteen poupds and today, the 12th,
he weighs 19 pounds—W. C. Clark,
Saginaw County.

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Let’s hear from the rest of you

folks who have some record breakers _

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SWINE GROWERS PRODUCED 752
TON-LINERS IN 1927
HE 1927 hog—raising contest, in
which swine growers in 29
States competed was won by
Pennsylvania with 126 litters that
reached a weight of a ton or more
each in 180 days, according to Dr.
C. D. Lowe, extension animal hus-
bandman of the United States De-
partment of Agriculture. Indiana
and Tennessee tied for second place
with 80 ton-litters each.

Wisconsin produced the heaviest
litter reported, 12 pigs that weighed
3,598 pounds at six months of age.
Pennsylvania is credited with the
largest litter, one of 18 pigs. A total
of 752 ton-litters were produced in
the 29 States.

PIG CROP CONTEST

PIG crop contest, a new form of
cempetition for pork producers,
which developed from the an-
nual ton—litter, has been started by
the animal husbandry department

at the Michigan State College.
Each competitor in the pig crop
contest must enter at least four sows,
which will farrow within a 40~day
period, and this period must be be
tween Feb. 15 and May 15. The
litters will be weighed 180 days from
the average birth date of the com-

"tattle.

The champion commercial pork
producer will be determined by the
size of the herd, management meth-
ods and the average weight of the
litters entered. Feed and manage-
ment method reports will be required
of each entrant.

Rules for the contest and entry
blanks may be obtained trm the ani-
mal husbandry department at the
Michigan State College.

 

EXPEUI‘ GOOD'I’RIGE FOR
MICHIGAN BEEF
CONTINUATION of relatively
high prices for beef cattle
throughout 1928 is expected by
members of the economics depart-
ment at Michigan State College.

A survey of the prices of beef in
comparison with the prices of ‘other
commodities shows that in the past
the prices of beef have moved in
cycles and that those cycles average
ﬁfteen years of time between succes-
sive periods of high prices. ‘

The last previous period of high
prices reached its maximum in 1915.

Studies made by the United States

department of agriculture show that
the number of beef cattle on farms
is exceptionally low at the present
time. "
, This scarcity of cattle arouses
brisk- bidding by feeders for stacker
The economics department
at the College points out that even
when prices are high it is poslible
for the feeder to lose money if he
pays a speculative price for his feed~
er steers.

The increasing number of dairy
cattle will permit the marketing of
a growing number of unproductive
cows, and these animals compete on
the market with th elower grades of
the market with the lower grades of
is also a contributing factor in bold—
ing down the consumption of beef.

SEWELL LEADS IN meow;
ASSOCIATION

. J. SEWELL is credited with

the leading herd production

in the Macomb No. 1 Dairy Herd
Improvement Association.
averaged 11,732 pounds milk and
490 pounds butterfat and was re-
tested during the year.———A. C. B.

26 HERBS AVERAGED 9871
‘ POUNIB MILK
HE best results ever realized in
Livingston county dairy herd
improvement association work
occurred during 1927 when twenty‘
six herds averaged 9871 pounds of
milk and 388 pounds butterfat. One
herd of purebred Jerseys owned
by Smith & Parker averaged 8508
pounds milk and 501 pounds butter-
fat for 18 cows. This was the high
est producing herd in the association.

 

 

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LUMPS ON THROAT
My eight year old mare has lumps
the size of an apple on each side of
her throat, just back of her jaw-
bone. She appears well and has a
good appetite, but always looks
rough and does not put on ﬂesh
when not working—A. J. M., Scott-
ville, Michigan.
WOULD paint these enlarged
glands on the side of this mare's
neck with tincture of iodine every
other day. I would also give her a
1eVel teaspoonful of potassium io-
dide mixed with ground grain or
dissolved in water and mixed with
the grain, or placed in the drinking
water. This mare should also have
a tablespoonful of Fowler’s solution
of arsenic nightand morning on the
grain for thirty days. '

, REMOVE AFFEOrEp‘ EWES

I have alew sheep in my ﬂock that
seem to be .run down. They cough
a. good deal. Had one/ that. was
nearlydead, so I killed it and found
that 'it had a very little blood and

 

worms, about three inches long. Is
there anything I can do for them?
And is it catching from one to an-
other?—A. Subscriber, Quincy, Mich.

EMOVE the affected ewes from
R the ﬂock; the medicinal treat-

ment is not so easy to apply and
must be repeated several times in
badly infested animals; it consists in
injecting into the nostrils about
three cubic‘centimeters, or about 45
drops of chloroform into the nostrils
and then tipping the head back and
holding the nose shut for a few sec-
onds. A medicine dropper full of
chloroform injected
tril every three to ﬁve days for two
or more treatments. might cure up
some of the infested ones. .

Dollars with me are like hen's teeth
but I want to keep M. B. F. coming-
Can’t keep house without it.———R. J» Ing-
ham County. .

 

We have taken yougpaper for several
years and just thin‘k'vv'e could not get
along without ig’and‘hope to:take it as
long as.-we‘livé. ' .
County. v 

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"Cessna—111m spring spirit is in the air.
Farmer’s preparing for beginning of sea-
sonal work. Auction sales continuing in
this part of country. Cattle still in de-
vmand. Sheep and poultry also continuing
to-~sell high. Potato market stiffening
and prospects for higher prices good. Eggs
not bringing very high prices now. Quota-
tions from Flint: Wheat, $1.49; corn 95c;
oats, 65c; rye, 98c; beans, $8.10; pota-
toes, $2.50: butter, 520; eggs, 3OC.—H. 8.,
Mar. 19.

Kent—After several days cold weather
we are again having some spring-like
days. Auctions well attended; tractors
receiving some spirited bidding; horses
also bringing good prices. Notxmuch feed
sold where auctions are held; believe it 18
scarce. The frost is still in ground. It
has been out several times and several
fear damage to crops it there is much
more.———S. K. IL. Mar. 20.

Midlands—Auction sales seem to be on
increase and plenty of vacant farms. Good
roads and high, taxes driving us out in
many cases. Automobiles taking their
toll in farm and city property. This is
hOW we are drifting along. Quotations
from Midland: Wheat, $1.49: com, 900;
oats, 60c; rye, $1.08; beans. $7.90; pota-
toes, 81.00; butter, 46c; eggs, 25c.—B. V.
0., Mar. 18.

E. Heroin—The longest fall and winter

" season of good wheeling on record, but
three days snow tlecup; milk truck missed
but two trips. No crop news. Dairy feed
advancing. Milk lower, 10c. Young horses
ﬁnding market. Old horses neglected.
Many auction; 12 billed up to May 30.
Much moving. 25% of sales due to natur—
al retirement, 26% to relocation and bulk
of sales called at insistence of creditors
for payment of deferred loans or better
security which is not forthcoming other-
wise. Quotations trom Bad Axe: Beans,
$7.95; milk, $1.90; eggs, 22c.‘—E. R.,
Mar. 19.

Saglaw (N. W.).—We are having cold-

nights and thawing days. Hard on wheat
and seeding. Farmers busy hauling ma—
nure. Ground hard where it is tilled.
Frost about all out. Not much grain go-
ing to market. Eggs and cream about
all farmers have to sell. Some getting
short on rough feed. Not much corn or
can; for sale. Quotations from Hemlock:
Wheat. 81.48; corn, 81.00; oats. 60c; rye.
$1.00: heaps, $8.26; potatoes, 81.75; but-
ter. “o; eggs. 26c.——F. D.. Mar. 19.

'Alpenap-Roads' all open here again,
most places bare. Weather very good.
Potatoes moving free here at one dollar
per bushel. No market for hay. Oats
very scarce. Quotations from Spratt:
Wheat, $1.22: oats, 68c: rye. sic; beans,
$7.00; potatoes. $1.00; butter, 460; eggs,
30c.——F. IL, Mar. 19.

W. Innowee.—~Farmers beginning to
think of spring. Ground frozen yet but
there is some activity on farms. Feed
getting short and a number buying seed.
Oats will be very hi h in price. Some
oats will be sown i _about 10 days it

weather holds. Help more plentiful than .

common. Sheep shearing in order. Wool
40c per pound. Quotations from Cadmus:
Wheat, $1.52; oats, 60@62c; butter, 49c;
eggs, 26c.——C. B., Mar. 20.

‘ Samba—Quite a number of farms be-
ing exchanged for city property. About
two years on the farm and city man is
tired of his .end of deal. Eggs increasing
as hens get out or doors. Some feed
moving as a, few are short. All stock
high in price except hogs. Two baby
beef shipped brought $264.00 here recent-
ly. Beet growers meeting well attended.
Several large apiaries in this district, re-
port bees comjng through fine. A large
buyer of milk has bought site for station
at Decker. Early sown” wheat coming
through well. T. B. test ﬁnish. 'Quota-
tions from Decker: Wheat, 3.142; corn.
$1.20; oats, 60¢; rye, $1.10: beans, $7.90;
potatoes, $1.10; butter, 56c; eggs, 26c.—-
A. C., McK., Mar. 20

Oakland (N. W.).—No snow here now;
just a ﬂurry last night. We are trim-
ming orchard and trimming out rasp— I
berries and burning rubbish in the garden
that we did not get ﬁnished last fall. We
Intend to clean garden in the fall and
burn everything up; it kills a lot of in-
sects .but it did not burn good last fall;
too wet. Quotations from Holly: Wheat,
$1.45; oats, 63c; rye, $1.10; beans. $7.70;
butter, (00: eggs, 26c.—J. Dec" Mar. 19.

St. Joseph—Farmers anxiously waiting
for warm weather to start plowing. Im~
Memento being lined up for another sum-
mer's work. Many busy hauling manure
as weather has been ideal for that. Stock
came through winter ordinarily Well,
Wheat shows eﬂect of winter but many
pieces will come out 0. K, also clover.—
A. J. Y.. Mar. 20.

Emmett—Winter has been ideal ex-
cepting three weeks last of February and
ﬁrst 01! March which was either very cold
or very stormy. Past week has been cool
nights and nice days. Snow leaving grad-
ually. Farmers getting ready for spring.
Hogs plenty and cheap. Beet high and
scarce—R. D., Mar. 21.

Mason—Horses in demand. Ground -
still frozen too much for plowing. . Quota-
tions, tromyScottville: Wheat, $1.40; oats,

.coe: rye..900: beans, $6.25 to $38.00: poe

 use; butter, 40c: oxalic-—
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Utility Mating S. c. Anconas ...................................... ..$1.00 $13.00 60.00 120.00
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Town Line Special Stu- MatlnoorPure Hollywood Leghorns 9.50 18.00 85.00 105.00
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Barred Pymouth Rocks .. ............... ._  . 10.00 75.00 150.00
Mixed Chicks (Not Accredited)  . 5.00 10.00 50.00 100.00

Prices for May 22-28, 2c per chick less.
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placed immediately in storage brooders, right in the same
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you like and the number you want and we’ll give you

Rhode Island Reds
White Wyandottes

M. J. ROLE, Prop.
Holland, Michigan
Member fates-national Baby Chick Association

      
        

 

 

   
    
   
    
   
  
  
  
  
  
   
    
   
   
    
    
  
   
  
    
    
  

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MICHIGAN ACCREDITED CHICKS

BARGAIN PRICES for MAY DELIVERY

From large, heavy, carefully selected free

  
  

Per— 100 200 500
White Leghorns .........  .........................  $8.50 $16.50 $40.00
Brown Leghorns .........  ..............  ......... ... 8.50 16.50 40.00
Barred Rocks ....... .. 10.50 21.00 50.00
Assorted Heavy ........................  .... ... 9.00 18.00
Assorted Heavy and Light . 8.00
Assorted Light ............................................ .... 7.00 13.00

For delivery before May ﬁrst—chicks are $2.00 per 100 higher than prices

Order from this ad today. Save time and money. 100% live postpaid delivery.
Write for pullet bargains. Write for free catalog.

KNOLL’S HATCHERY & POULTRY FARM
Box B. F.

    

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R0. 3.] Leghorns are known as the strain. backed bv contest \
winvning bloodlines. Winners of the Mlchigan Contest In ’
1925. Record of 303 eggs in the American Contest In 1926 .
and already this year making excellent records at Bergen,
N. J. and Quincy, Ill. You can rest assured that this
strain is bred of high, production indwrduals.
75% of Our Business is From Old Customers

The strongest endorsement we have is from our old cus-
tomers who have tried our chicks and know what they Will
do. Royal strain can be depended upon for a hIgh average
ﬂock production. Our new catalog Is free to you and

ROYAL HATCHERY & FARMS, S. P. Wiersma, Prop;
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From healthy heavy layers of large
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his year and see
the difference. They
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UCCESS Orv , ‘ K’ * ,
’ business often hinges '
chicks.
plus perfect rations, will not assure
success unless the temperature condi—
tions are satisfactory for the com-
fort of the chicks. Chicks are hatch-
ed at a temperature of 103 degrees
F., and, for the ﬁrst four or ﬁve
Weeks especially, warmth is one of
the most essential requirements.

The brooder stove should be regu-.

lated for several days so that it will
maintain a temeprature of 90 or 95
degrees F. when the bulb of the
thermometer is placed on the ﬂoor
at the outer edge of the hover.
Chicks will then settle down for the
night, in that part of the environ-
ment which is most comfortable.

During the ﬁrst few days the
chicks should receive nothing to eat,
as they contain within their bodies
a supply of natural food, yolk of egg,
which is sufﬁcient to last them from
48 to 72 hours, after hatching, or
until they have strength enough to
run about in search of food. Since
nature has so abundantly supplied
he should receive no extra food until
he should rereive no extra food until
all of this natural food, the yolk of
the egg, is thoroughly absorbed. If
the chicks are fed too soon, and the
yolk is not properly assimilated, or
if they are over—fed fermentation
takes place, bacterial action is set
up, and a great many of the chicks
may die.

The only external indication of
this condition is a more or less pro—
nounced diarrhea of varying color,
but usually grayish white. A post
mortem examination will often show
the yolk sac to be nearly its original
size and ﬁlled with a watery yolk
mass. In order to over come this
trouble, and reduce the death rate,
during the ﬁrst seven to ten days,
of the chicks’ life, one must study
each lot and make such slight vari-
atoins in the quantiy of feed as may
be necessary.

Feeding Ration

lst Day: After incubation, the
chicks should be left in the incuba-
tor to “harden off.” During warm
weather the incubator door may be
opened slightly to provide a good
supply of fresh air, and to reduce
the temperature within the machine.

2nd Day: Remove the chicks to _

the brooding quarters that have pre-
viously been heated. Clean white
sand, covered with alfalfa or clover
chaﬁ makes an ideal ﬂoor covering
the ﬁrst two weeks. The chicks will
pick at, and consume enough of these
gritty soil particles which are essen-
tial in getting the digestive tract in
good working order, ready for the
ﬁrst feed. Sour skimmed milk or
buttermilk should be provided in
shallow dishes. The acid of the milk
has a beneﬁcial effect on the digest—
ive tract of the chick. The food
value of the skimmed milk‘ stimu-
lates the chick, causing rapid growth
and developing strong resistant pow-
ers. Sour skimmed milk should not
be fed in galvanized dishes, because
lead impurities found in this metal,
may be released upon the addition
of the sour milk. The lactic acid
is likely to cause this chemical re-
action, which can generally be noted
by the changing color of the galvan-
ized drinking fountain. Glass, earth-
enware, or wooden receptacles are
ideal containers for sour milk.

3rd to 6th Day: The ﬁrst food giv-

. underf’é‘ur 
ability to raise ‘good, vigorous-
Perfectly I hatched chicks, ‘

DPOVén very .
state: Mtash—4brany 50 lbs,-
oats‘, 50 lbs.; 'bone meal, 3 lbs.;
ground limestone, 2 lbs.; ﬁne char-
coal, 2 lhs. Feed ﬁve times with
feedings about two and a half hours
apart, feeding each time what the
chicks will readilyélean up in ﬁfteen
minutes. 1 ‘ '

6th Day: Feed» commercial chick
feed, ora scratch feed made upas
follows, twice: Scratch feevao. 
Equal parts of ﬁne cracked corn,
cracked wheat and .pin-head. oats.
Scratch feed No. 2—Equal‘parts of
ﬁnely cracked corn and cracked
wheat.

Feed mash mixture three times
during the day. - ‘

7th “to 14th Day: Two feeds of
scratch, three feeds of mash and one
of green food, sprouted oats prefer-
red. During this period, gradually
lengthen the time the mash is before
the chick, so that you may have the
ﬂock eating mash from self feeders
by the 14th day. Commercial butter-
milk mashes can be substituted after
the tenth day and fed continuously
to the broiler age.

14th Day to Ten Weeks: Quickest
gains can be secured by moist mash,
feeding the following ingredients:
bran, middlings, ground oats, and
corn meal, in equal parts. This
should be moistened with skimmed
milk or tomato juice. If skimmed
milk is not available ten per cent
meat scrap or high grade tankage
should be used in the mash to supply
the animal protein. Coarser grains
such as cracked corn and wheat can
be substituted for the chick feed
just as quickly as the chicks can
handle it. If labor is scarce, the
grain can be hopper fed after the
chicks are six weeks old. Free range,
with plenty of green food and shade
produce the most economical growth.

Ten Weeks to Maturity: Segregate
the broilers and hopper feed both the
scratch feed and the drx mash.
Scratch feed: 50 per cent wheat, 50
per cent cracked corn.
Dry mash: 30 per cent bran, 20
per cent corn meal, 20 per cent mid-
dlings, 15 per cent ground oats, 10
per cent meat scrap, 5 per cent but-
termilk (powdered).

Grit and skimmed milk should be
available—Prof. C. G. Card, M. S. C.

 

BUYING BABY CHICKS

BOUT the'vquickest way to im-

prove the quality of the ﬂock

is to buy baby chicks from spe—
cial matings.

Buying baby chicks does away
with the hazards of hatching and in-
sures a certain number of chicks, all
of the same age.

Order only one breed.

Buy as near home as possible, as
this affords a better opportunity to
learn the reliability of the hatchery,
the stock from which the chicks are
hatched, and to collect claims. There
is also less danger to the chicks from
exposiure to heat and cold in ship-
ment.

Investigate carefully the reliability
of the hatchery. It is best to deal
only with those advertising in reli—
able papers.

Put in your order early so that
you can get chicks when you want
them. In your order state time of
delivery when you are sure that you
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When anyone mentions poultry house one usually thinks oi‘ the rolled-1'00! type of
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The Story of Rural “Gold Seal”
Chicks is lmpressively Written
in the Bank Books of

Our Customers '

[indisputable evidence of the Proﬁt Making Quali—
ties of Rural “Gold Seal” Chicks is to be found in
the farm ﬂocks of many Rural Customers. For
them, the production of large sized, pure white
eggs, in abundant quantities during the winter as
well as summer months, has made the name of
Rural “Gold Seal" Chicks synonymous with
Poultry Proﬁts.

READ THESE LETTERS OF PROOF
County Agent Says Best Per Cent Lay in the

County
Coldwater, Mich.
Gentlement—This spring the extension depart-
ment of Michigan State College constructed a
Michigan Shed Type poultry demonstration house
on our farm. The house when completed will be
18x60 feet. About a hundred poultrymen attend-
ed this meeting and because our ﬂock has done
so well and looked so nice about half of the
people present asked what strain they were and
where we got them. This was a good bit of ad—
vertising for you and the County Agent was able
to tell them that we had the best per cent lay in
the county so far this year. We are especially
anxious to have the baby chicks do well. Mr.
Davidson of the Poultry Department of the Col-
lege said your chicks were 0. K.
Sincerely yours,
J. R. Craun.

As High as 80% Lay
Fulton, Mich.

Dear Sirt—The chicks that We got last year are
doing ﬁne. We have 121 White Leghorn pullets
and they have layed as high as 96 eggs in one
day. I also have a man by the name of Harwood
who was talking about buying chicks and I told
him to get them of you. people.

Yours truly,
Guy R. Shook.

260 Eggs Each
Albion, Mich.

Dear Sirsz—Please send me your catalog and
price list of day old chicks. We purchased 200 of
you two years ago. We were more than pleased
with the results. Quite a number of the hens
laid 260 eggs each or more.
Yours truly,
Mark H. Butler.

 

For Delivery On Any
Date You Want Them

Atlllis Seasons [0117” Prices

We Will Ship Any
Week You Designate.

Back of every worth While achievement in farm industries, stands an individual
whose efforts have scored high in building farm proﬁts to increased levels.

In the fore-front of Better Poultry Breeders, stands the Rural Poultry Farm,
known to Commercial Poultry Raisers and Farm Flock Owners from the Atlantic
Ocean to the Rockies, as the producers of dependable Baby Chicks, that LIVE——

that GROW— that LAY and that PAY, through the production of Large, White,

Marketable Eggs, in Quantities.

These Facts, Proven both in the ﬂocks of our customers, and in our own, as well
as by frequent Rural Winnings in Production Poultry Shows, point the way to you in

the selection of your chicks.

Don’t Take Chances

Don’t take chances with unknown quality stock.
Rural Chicks have proven their worth again and
again for others. They’ll do as well for you.

Farm Bred—Farm Raised

Not just ordinary cheap, competitive chicks,
but chicks from strong, healthy parent stock,
hatched in modern equipment, under the watchful
eye of an experienced operator.

Raising Poultry with us is a year ’round busi-
ness. We are not conﬁned to the few short
months of the hatching season. Rural Poultry
Farm is rather a BREEDING INSTITUTION,
devoted solely to the production of better chicks
and stock.

These facts coupled with the ever increasing
demand for Rural “Gold Seal” Chicks, and our
increased capacity, enables us to deliver greater
valulgs and a stronger, sturdier, better grade of
chic .

 

A New Development

Rural “Gold Seal” Stock is a new Rural de-
velopment, brought about by scientiﬁc breeding.
Hundreds of broad acres are devoted to produc—
ing the thousands of large, fertile eggs used in
our own incubators in the hatching of chicks for
Rural Customers.

From Cod-Liver-Oil Fed
Stock

When you buy Rural “Gold Seal” Chicks you
get strong, sturdy chicks with an abundance of
vitality, able to grow to maturity in the shortest
possible time. Free range, abundance of shade
and sunshine, together with Cod-Liver—Oil and
Mineral and Protein Feeding of Breeding Stock
helps us produce these better chicks.

Michigan Accredited

Rural Stock, Chicks, and Hatching Eggs, are all Mich-
igan Accredited. This means our ilocks are under the
superv1s10n of an authorized inspector from the Mich.
Poultry Improvement Assn. directed by the Michigan
State College, and in whose unbiased, impartial opinion,
Rural Breeding Stock conforms closely to the Standard
of Perfection.

5 "1 - is this am

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Every Bird ls Leg Banded
Every bird in our ﬂocks has been individually handled

and leg banded, and all inspected by the representative
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Mrs. Wm. B. Miller, of Bath, N. Y., has had
such gratifying results with Rural Stock
that she not only sent us the above photos,
’but has. told many friends about Rural
Stock With the result that we have many
orders for chicks from Bath and nearb
‘ points. Her strong belief in Rural Stoc
is paralleled by scores of other Rural cus-
tomers in other sections.

EASY TERMS .

Pay Only ONE CENT'PER CHICK
deposit. Pay the balance when the
chicks arrive at your door. We know

you will be pleased and we are will-

ing to take all the rislg

FREE --

With each order we will give
FREE. a valuable Feeding Chart and
Poultry Guide. ,

Alsog'our 'Personal Service. goes
with each order...
does not cease. When,xwe_ ship your

chicks butcoati s t oughout the
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Breeding Stock

PAY NOW ONLY ONE CENT PER CHICK DEPOSIT
Pay the Postman the Balance When he deHVcrs your Chicks

BUY AT THESE LOW PRICES

Rural “Gold Seal” Commercial Grade Hollywood Foundation 8. C. White Leghorns

“ésii‘f‘bo $59350 $11130.”

Assorted Chicks, in
any quantity per 
100 ..........  .... 
—-._ . _ . — ——-—USETHISCOUPON—-———-—-—-—
RURAL POULTRY FARM, Iceland. Mloh.
Date ........  .......................................... ..
Please enter our order. for the followin uantity
of Rural “Gold Seal" Commercial Grade olywood
Foundation 8. C. White Leghorns at the prices
above. _
We want them about .......................................... ..
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Cit, _ ‘ ‘ “tat.

Mr. Andrew Severson of Eau Claire,
Wis. sent us a couple of photos of his
yards, houses and a part of his ﬂock of
400,pullets which he kept. Mr. Severson
raised about 95% of the 1,000 chicks he
ordered from Rural. They began to lay
in October and kept at it all winter, and
at the end of ten months of steady pro-
duction were still laying. v

Our ironclad GUARANTEE

We guarantee absolute satis-
faction, or your money gladly
refunded. This strong guar-
antee, plus 100% Live Delivery
at your door, is possible only

because of our years of careful  *

selection and breeding, in-
creased and maintained
through thousands of dollars

invested in our large, modern .fi
hatching and breeding estab-IA 

lishment, all of which is back

of every chick we produce; is

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r There are more than 420,000
stockholders of the Bell System,
“a of which this Company is an in—
tegral part.

', They 'come from every rank and
,1 ﬁle in every state—nearly eVery
' town and city, and from the
countryside. Mechanics, mer-
chants, farmers, teachers, bankers
and horticulturalists—it is a
genuine democracy.

  
   
  

The average holding is only 26
shares of stock. No one person
owns as much as 1 per cent of
the total stock.

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VETERINARY QUESTIONS—Yes, we answer these also.
} Our Dr. Geo. H. Conn will give you good advice, we know.
I The Business Farmer, Mt. Clemens, Mich.
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" Safeguard Your
Poultry Profits—-

Years of Breeding for Higher Egg Production
has placed Michigan Poultry Farm Stock on a
high standard of unity.

It has been quiady prove- this year among 3:

on
own farm, a large part averag-
ing 24 to 30 e gs monthly during the winter
months. This greeding quality spells poultry
proﬁts for , on.

Order 8 FELY, and CONFIDENTLY, direct

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Accredited

000 S. C. 'Whlte
Leghorn Trap-
nepth On Our OWn
Farm

Finest Egg Strains
Lat

from this ad. We GU
livery of your Chicks, and to have them please you.
Our Sheppard’s Anconas and Holterman’s Strain
Barred Rocks are also of very best quality.
If you desire our 1928 Catalog before on buy,
send for it quickly. Orders are ragidly dlling up
33’

our shipping dates for April and eliveries.
Better check below the chicks you want and send
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. PAY ONLY $1.00 DOWN—BALANCE C. 0. D.
‘ Order Direct At These Prices 50 100 500 1000
Trapnested Pure Hanson Strain
v Bus. 0. White Lghsrnsd..a. .... "$8.00 $15.00 $72.60 ‘
rron and aner on a on
S. C. White Leghorns .......  6.50 12.00 57.50 3110.00
Sheppard’s Strlln Anoonas ...... .. 6.50 12.00 57.50 110.00 I
‘i Barred Plymouth Rocks ............ .. 7.50 14.00 07.50 180.00
-. Broilers, Mixed ...............  .........  4.60 8.25 40.00 18.00
' ‘ Seconds, (No Cripples)  ........ .. 4.00 7.00 85.00 70.00

 

 

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pest .er      
' poultry  oi» the. Ohio} Llama ’
had during the past few years kept.

the Ohio" tanner on his feet." The

same condition is true of many Mich- _

igan farms, thus farmers are coming
more and more to recognize the
keeping of poultry as a business.
With this recognition, the industry

. is placed on a more sound basis and

is assured of a bright future.

Grow” Stronger as Year Advances

In conclusion I would prophecy
that 1928 would beat goodpoultry
year. In general growing stronger
toward the close of the year, thus
starting 1929 off with a ﬂying start.
Hatcheries for 1928 will have a. pros-
perous season. Their chick sales
however will be distributed different—
ly than in the past, thus indicating
new ﬁelds to many of the hatchery-
men. The industry is becoming more
stabilized and the tutors looks prom-
ising. Many people worry about
over produciton of poultry and eggs,
but present indications do not war-
rant the loss 013 much sleep because
of the fear of over production.

Buy good chicks, grow them Well,
house the layers in the proper man-
ner, fed good rations and study the
chickens in a businses like Way thus
assuring yourself of a god farm prof-
it.

DO YOU STAND READY TO PRO-,
TECT FARM FAMILIES?

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mobiles, trucks, tractors and farm
machinery stolen from the farm.

Still, we knew there was some-
thing lacking in the whole scheme
which state oﬁicials, farm organiza-
tions and the press of the State were
commending us for pioneering.
Doubtless the rewards are an in-
centive to trace down criminals and
there is more activity on the part of
the officers of the law and others——
BUT ALL OF THESE MEASURES
CONTEMPLATED ONLY, LOCKING
THE DOOR AFTER THE HORSE
WAS STOLEN!

WE WANT TO STOP THE ROB-
BERY BEFORE IT IS CONTEM-
PLATED!

The organization of the active,
able*bodied farmers of Michigan into
“Minute Men,” alert to respond to the
call of their neighbors, will, we sin-
cerely believe, have the desired effect
on the type of moron-mind which be-
trays its cowardliness in the robbing
of a poor widow’s chickens or the
stealing of grain or live—stock from
an isolated, defenceless old farmer!

THE BUSINESS FARMER served no-
tice several years ago that with us it
was a ﬁght to the ﬁnish and with the
hundred thousand men (we hope
some day to see wearing the proud
emblem of the Minute Man) standing
back of us, the battle is more than
half won, for God is ever on the side
of the right!

How to Organize Your Community

We Will send application blanks to
any subscriber of THE Busmsss
Fumes. Get a few of your neigh-
bors, who you know take this paper,
together, and propose organizing
your neighborhood. Talk to your
sheriff, ask him how many Minute
Men in your township he is willing
to deputize. Send in the names of
all of your signers and we will send
proper cards and emblems, all with-
out cost.

 

TOO DANGEROUS
“Why didn’t you dance last night?"
“I had on a rented tuxedo."
“Well, what of that?" .
"The rent was where it would show."

DOG COULD NOT READ
Mike: “I lost my dog, Pat. What am I
going to do?”
Pat: “Why don’t you advertise for
him?" ,
Mike: “Sure, my-.dog can’t read adver-
tisements."

 

A MATTER OF BAIT

A very young parson, accompanied by
two pretty girls, was walking on the
bank of a river. He paused to speak
to a man who was ﬁshing.

“Have you caught anything?”

“No,” was the answer, “they won’t
rise to this ﬂy. Are you an angler, sir?"

"I am a 'nsher of men’," said the par-
son proudly.

The angler looked shrewdly at the
party standing beside him, and observed.
“You've got the right bait."——Nor‘west
Farmer. r .

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by experts. It is a mine of valuable in-
formation. Tells about fesdin . breeding.
mating, culling and shows a hen ma-

tbis Poultry Manual FR , postpaid. as
soon as you send your name resa-
Tell us who your feed dealer is. Address:

COLLIS PRODUCTS CO.
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1Bradshaw in preventing White
 L  ;~-Diarrhea, .

The following letter will no doubt,

be of utmost interest to poultry rais-
‘ers who have had serious losses from
White Diarrhea.
Bradshaw tell of her experience in
her own words: ‘ .
“Dear Sir: I see‘ repgrts. of so
many losing their little chicks with

White Diarrhea, so I thought I would.

tell my experience. I used to lose a
great many'fr'om this cause, tried
many remedies and was about dis—
couraged. As a last resort I sent
to the Walker Remedy 00., Dept.
537-, Waterloo, Iowa.‘, for their Wal—
ko White Diarrhea Remedy. I used
two 506 packages, raised 300 White
Wyandottes and never lost one or
had one sick after giving the medi-
cine and my chickens are larger and
healthier than ever before. I have
found this company thoroughly reli-
able and always get the remedy. by
return mail.”—-Mrs. C. 'M. Brad-
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Cause of White Diarrhea

White Diarrhea is caused by mi-
croscopic organisms which multiply
with great rapidity in the intestines
of diseased birds and enormous num-
bers are discharged with the drop-
pings. Readers are warned to be-
ware of White Diarrhea. Don’t wait
until it kills half your chicks. Take
the “stitch in time that saves nine.”
Remember, there is scarcely a hatch
without some infected chicks.
let these few infect your entire ﬂock.
Prevent it. Give Walko in all drink-
ing water for the ﬁrst two weeks
and you won’t lose one chick where,
you lost hundreds before. These
letters prove it:

 

Never Lost a Single Chick

Mrs. L. L. Tam, Burnetts Creek,
'Ind., writes: “I have lost my share of
chicks from White Diarrhea. ,Finally
I sent for two packages of Walko.
I raised over 600 chicks and I never
lost a single chick from White
Diarrhea. 'Walko not only prevents
White Diarrhea, but it gives the
chicks strength and vigor; they de-
velop quicker and feather earlier."

Never Lost One After First Dose'

Mrs. Ethel Rhoades, Shenandoah,
Iowa, writes: “My ﬁrst incubator
chicks, when but a few days old, be-
gan to die by the dozens with White
Diarrhea. I tried different remedies
and was about discouraged with the
chicken business. Finally, I sent to
the Walker Remedy 00., Waterloo,
Iowa, for a box ofltheir Walko White
Diarrhea Remedy. It’s just the only
thing for this terrible disease. We

’raised 700 thrifty, healthy chicks
and never lost a single chick after
the ﬁrst dose.”

You Run No Risk

We will send Walko White Diar-
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postage prepaid—so you can see for
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baby chicks. So you can prove—as
thousands have proven—that it will
stop your losses and double, treble,
even quadruple your proﬁts. Send
50c for package of Walko (or $1.00
for extra large box)———give it in all
drinking water and watch results.
You’ll ﬁnd you won’t lose one chick
where you lost dozens before. It's a
positive fact. You run no risk. We
guarantee to refund your money
promptly if you don’t ﬁnd it the
greatest little chick saver_ you ever
used. ‘- The Pioneer National Bank,
the oldest and strongest bank in
Waterloo, Iowa, stands back of our
guarantee.

WALKER REMEDY 00., Dept. 581,
Waterloo. Iowa. ’ ,
send me the ( l 50c re lar size (or ( l 81
economical large size) Dec age of Walko White
Diarrhea Remedy to try at your risk. Send it on
your positive guarantee to promptly refund my
money if not satisﬁed in everyrway. um enclos-
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or currency acceptable.)

Name

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. mezitbefdre theﬂchicks are placed in
the hover, and thereby help to avoid
dangerous changes in temeprature.
To much heater t00 little heat is one
of the leading causes of digestive
disorders of chicks.
Have plenty of room for the
chicks. If your ﬂock is too crowded
nature will reduce the number. It
is‘just as important for the chicks
to have plenty of room in the hover
and in the breeder house as for the
laying hens to have plenty of room in
the laying house. Manufacturers’ di-
rections specify the number of chicks
that the breeder will accommodate.
Do not go over the number; prefer-
ably put in much less, especially for
the ﬁrst trial.
The brooder room itself should al-
low one-third to one—half square foot
per chick. If built too small, how-
ever, it is sure to get overheated by
a coal burner, and it will be of little
value as a roosting place for the pul-
lets later. About 12x14 feet is a
good size.
Conﬁne the chicks close to the
breeder stove for a few days by
means of wire screen to teach them
where to ﬁnd the heat, before giving
them the run of the brooder house.
A sun bath may be provided by
laying a four-sided frame like that of
a hotbed or coldframe along the out—
side of the poultryhouse on the sunny
side and covering it with glass sub-
stitute, which admits the sunlight
without stopping the ultra—violet rays
-—the part of the light which pro-
motes growth and health. The chicks
are admitted to this sun bath by
means of a trap door from the poul-
tryhouse.
Keep chicks of different sizes and
ages under different hovers in dif—
ferent runs—The Farmer.

 

WHEN AND HOW TO START CULL-
ING YOUNG CHICKENS
HEN the young chickens ﬁrst
start to feather out across their
backs is the best time to start
culling them. Have two different
colored leg-bands. Put one color on
all those you intend to keep and the
other colors on the culls, or those
you will sell for broilers.

All the chickens which feather out
ﬁrst across the back, providing they
have legs which are ﬂat on the sides,
and sharp in the back, deep ﬂat sides,
broad backs, small bright—looking
heads, eyes which stick out like shoe
buttons, deep abdomen, and wide be-
tween the pelvec bones.

,Those which feather out slowly
across the back, have round legs, and
a round body, narrow back, large
dull-looking heads, sunken eyes, shal-
low abdomen, and narrow pelvic
bones, put in with the culls and sell
them as soon as possible.

If. the chickens are culled accord-
ing to the preceeding directions they
will begin to lay while young and
prove -a proﬁtable ﬂock to keep, pro-
viding they are fed and cared for in

 

the right manner.———Lavinia Hem—
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FEATHER EATING

Can you tell me the cause of
feather eating and comb bleeding
among poultry? Also, do you know
of a remedy for same? What causes
paralysis? Can you tell me what to
do for this?—Mrs. F. E., Hillman,

Michigan.

EATHER eating is usually caused
by too much crowding of
the birds; may also be caused

by not giving them any meat scraps

in their ration. Bleeding of combs
usually due to their being frosted.

Paralysis is most often caused by

improper feeding; by adding cod

liver oil to the ration, they usually
come all right in a short time; add
two lbs. to each 100 lbs. of mash.

—G. C. Card, Prof. of Poultry Hus—

bandry, M. S. C . . s

 

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farm paper I ever took. It’s pages are
clean and instructive—A. H. Bolles, Alle-
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Tells all about our chicks and breeding stock.
For 18 years “r.- lmve Specialized in the production of S. C.
horns, and breed no other variety.
selecting and mating has been (lﬂoted to our Leghorns.
of very desirable stock.
eight to ten hours.
Pullots.
delivery in May and June Ol‘xllgr ~ours NOW

WOLVERINE HATCHERY AM”) FARMS

H. P. WIERSMA. Owner

WOLVERINE S.C.WHITE LEGHORN

BABY CHICKS

ACC R E D IT E D
F OR WINTER EGG PRODUCERS

Get our Large Leghorns, the birds with large combs
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00% Live A n VAL GUARANTEE

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- I glnally..had_ _ ‘
. ,8  , es of greater» value? by
‘le‘ttiﬁg’hi’s students study things at
ﬁrst hand? ‘
The answer is simple. Instead of
one laboratory, largely theoretical,
as is often the case in high schools,
the Paw Paw school has several, and
they are of high practical value.
South of the school across the road
is the model poultry house with its
ﬂock of busy biddies.
farm boy or girl (and there are many
girls in Mr. Oas’ classes) ﬁnd greater
inspiration to achieve better things
with poultry than here? In the base-
ment of the school building is a
modern electric incubator built in
three units, each having a capacity
of one thousand eggs. Smaller in-
cubators operated by kerosene are
also to be found here. Both types
are used during the hatching season
and the students observe and assist
in their operation. Oat. sprouters,
feed hoppers, water fountains, brood-V
er houses and stoves, and other poul-
try necessities are to be found in
their proper places and students be-

through actual observation and ex-
perience.
All Problems Studied

Problems in the raising of poultry
from incubation to maturity are
studied at ﬁrst hand by the classes.
Usually, too, there are boys or girls
especially interested in poultry who
for the sake of experience devote ad—
ditional time to the old ﬂock, the in-
cubators, or the young chicks. At
the present time there are tWo boys
who have relieved Mr. Oas of much
of the responsibilty of the feeding,
trap—nesting, and general care of the
ﬂock. These boys have shown them-
selves to be thoroughly reliable and
are paid for their time even as they
are gaining in experience.

If education means preparing for
life, it would seem that Mr. Oas has
solved the problem for the farm boy
and girl of his community far better
than most educators. The success
he has attained through the princi-
ples he teaches has bred a conﬁdence
in his teaching among the students of
his classes that has spread until his
opinion is valued throughout the en-
tire community.

This ends for the time being the
story of Gas and his idea. .Three
years ago probably not even Oas
himself would have predicted the
success he and his idea have at-
tained.

CHATTING WITH THE AGRI-
CULTURAL TEACHER
(Continued from Page 13)

worker. Every county should have
one. The U. S. Government pays for
their salary in part, therefore you
are paying for the services of a coun-
ty agent whether you have one or
not. One of my visitors gave as his
reason for not being in favor of a
county agent, and I have heard tins
same reason many times, that he
didn’t like the idea of a white-
collarcd guy coming around and tell-
ing him how to farm. Well we all
have a right to our opinions as this
is a free country, but I am here to
tell you that whenever a farmer or
any one else thinks he is so good that
no one can tell him anything about
his business, then I don’t believe
there is any help for him; heis,
hopeless. I spent four years in col-
lege; every summer I am in summer
school, every evening for several
hours I toil over my books and
magazines, and the more I study the
more I realize how little I know. I
am mighty glad anytime to have
anyone help me in my work or offer
suggestions, and I’m not particular
whether he has a white collar or
what kind of clothes he wears. Let
us be reasonable and open minded,
brother farmers. The county agent
is a trained scientiﬁc man who aids
you in the oldest, largest, and most
vital industry in the world today,
the scientiﬁc industry of agriculture
orfarming. He knows his business;
we need him, and the county who
doesn't have one is going to be a
back number in the future just the
same as the factory will be a back
‘number without an efﬁciency expert.

HE KNE‘V
Sunday School Teacher: ‘WVhere do
little boys go who ﬁsh on Sunday?
Johnny: “Over to the deep hole on
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CHICKS—GENUINE ENGLISH WHITE LEG-

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GOLDEN GLOW SEED CORN THAT WILL
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shelled, graded, germ 98. Price $5.00 bushel, two
or more $4.75 bushel. Remember we sell what _we
grow, guaranteed-as represented. Ralph G. Collin,
Mt Pleasant, Mich. . 8. ' ,

REGISTERED AND CERTIFIED M. A. C. YEL-
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Voun‘ sucsss—auv assume
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from dams laying over 200 ~eggs head
our ﬂocks.
Trapnesting '400 birds under Record of P
ance supervision.- Reasonable prices— for is
uality. Write for cricular or wait our farm.
gseltine Poultry Farm, Comstock Park, Mich.

LOOK! READ! SINGLE COMB WHITE

and Brown Leghorns and Anconas, ice-$11.00;
600-$50.00. Barred Rocks '100-$__13.00; 500-
60.00. Mixed Chicks for Broilers $3.00 per 100,
hipped Postpaid. 100% Live Delivery Guaran-
teed. Prompt deliveriesn Order direct‘ from this
advertisement. Black River Poultry harm, Zee-
land, Michigan.

BABY CHICKS FROM KILLBOURN'S CERTI-

ed S. C. White Leghorns. lst pen 1920-1027
New York state egg laying contest, for weight of
eggs. Over 700 birds entered in this ears R.
O. P. work. Also Michigan Accredited luff and
Brown S. . Leghorns. ll stock‘Blood Tested.
Kilbourn Poultry Farm, Flint, Mich.

CHICKS. WE HAVE HAD _EIGHTEEN YEARS

experience in hatching chicks of standard va-
rieties. We personally inspect and cull our ﬂocks
which are good producers, _liea1thy and pure—bred.
Write for prices. Siecial discount on ﬁve hundred
and one thousand otsu Shepard Poultry harm
Hatchery, Litchﬂeld, Mich.

“EGG-BRED CHICKS PAY_ PROFITS.
Strength, vitality, 'and heavy-laying. Safe de-
livery guarsntecd. Single Comb \Vhite and Brown
Leghorns, Single and Rose Comb Reds, .Barred
ocks. Queen Hatchery, Zeeland, Michigan.

Heavy and light mixed chicks 8c and up.

WHITE LEGHORN CHICKS
Contest pullets now average

926 contest pen av-
Customer’s proﬁt 3.00
Catalogue.

CHICKS!

 

ACCREDITED .
Hollywood Strain.
25 ounce eggs per dozen.

eraged, 3 e 5 each.
so Anconas

 

ir . oc . .
elingardcn Hatchery, Box 3, Zeeland, Mich.
LOOK! 150,000 CHICKS, 9c UP. 20 (VA’RI-

eties. Using many R. O. P. males from 210 to

Just what you want for large
proﬁts or to improve our _ﬂock. FREE catalog
ives big discounts. lreeding_cockerels, pullets.
Iawrence Hatchery. Grand Rapids, Michigan.

BABY CHICKS—MICHIGAN ACCREDITED

Barred Rocks, R. I. Reds,_White Leghorns,
ship ed 0. O. D. Immediate delivery of pure bred
chicks from heavy laying foundations. Big free
' ' Bruminer—Fredrickson

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catalog gives new prices. .

I Poultry Farm, Box 30, Holland, Mich.
MICHIGAN ACCREDITED BARRED PLY-
mouth Rock chicks. We believe we have the

reatest combination of color ~and egg production
in Michigan, Member of_ Michigan R. O. P. Assc.
latalog Free. Ba View Poultry Farm. Last
Tawas, Mich., Box 341.

BABY CHICKS AND TEN WEEKS OLD PUL-

lets. Hollywood Taiicred and R. O. P British
Columbia White Leghorns, bred from 201 egg
average. Flock mated with 232 to 337 Males.

Cash or terms. 0akv1ew Poultry Farm, Box

a 290, Muskegon, Michigan.

RILEY'S CHICKS—PRODUCED _ FROM SE-
lected pure bred—to-lay and exhibition ﬂocks of
healthy carefully~ culled breeders. Reasonable
irices. Folder iree. Vl’hite Leghorns, Barred
ocks, \Vhitc “'yandottes. Suiinybrook Poultry
Farm, Ilillsdale, Mich.

MYERS PURE BRED CHICKS 100% LIVE

delivery. l’ostzgelpre aid, four leading breeds,
White Leghorns, \ hite \ yandottes, Barred Rocks
R. I. Reds. Flocks bred for egg production, son
for circular. Myers Hatchery, t. Pleasant, Mich.

QUALITY BABY CHICKS FROM STRONG VIG-
orous purebred stock. Have all been closely
culled for egg reduction. Guaranteed one hundred
ercent live deivery. “'rite for prices. Address
Johns and Elsie Hatchery, St. Johns, Mich.

COFFMAN'S ’ BARRED ROCKS. ' BREEDING
‘pens headed with males liavmg nineteen years
actual trap nests records back of them. 258-310
e gs per year. Cockerels, E s and Chicks for sale.

arren Coffman. Benton rbor, Mich., R. 1.

WHITTAKER’S REDS, BOTH COMBS. GRADE
- .. . . P. fl‘rapnested. Grade B, Michi an
Certiﬁed. Michigan’s Greatest Color and ‘82
Strain. Chicks and Eggs. Catalog Free. In-
terlakes Farm, Box 2. Lawrence, Mich.

TANCRED' OR HOLLYWOOD LEGHORN
’ chicks With contest Winning Blood lines_
Rocks and S. C. R. 1. Beds selected high e g
roducers and Blood Tested. ‘
ed. Caro Hatchery, Caro,

BARRED ROCK ‘CHICKS OF THE BETTER

grade our specmlty; Michigan Accredited. Strong
and husky; Bred—To-Liiy strains. Reasonably priced.
Order now, iiisurm April deliyery. Howes Ac-
redited Hatchery, hssexvﬂle, Mich.

BETTER BABY CHICKS FROM STATE FAIR

winners production class. Eighty1 per cent of
our chicks go to old customers. _ulevendireeds.
Booking orders. Livmg prices. Write. Litchﬂeld
Hatchery, Litchﬂeld. Mich.

 

Michigan Accre 1-
Michigan.

8.0-1". ENGLISH LEGHORN CHICKS, APRIL“

delivery 810.00 pcr 100.' Discount on orders
of 600 or lugs. 89. isfaction and live 'delivery
guaranteed. _enry , aterway, Holland, 51.1011”

   

 

SELECT S. C. ANCONAS HATCHING EGGS,

“Having .won ribbons in several Michigan Shows.
Without question the best small ﬂock in the state.
The kind that win and lay. . 0 per 15 eggs.
Postpaid. Bert Eagon, Oxford St., Alma, Mich.

FISHEL’S WHITE WYANDOTTE HATCHING
eggs. 1.25 per 15 or $5.00 per 100. Mrs.
Tracy Rush, Alma, Mich., R. 3.

TURKEY EGGS—FROM OUR FAMOUS PURE

bred Mammoth Bronze, Bourbon Red, Narragan-
sett and \Vhite Holland ﬂocks. Write, “'alter
Bros, Powhatan Point, Ohio.

BUFF WYANDOTTE EGGS,
strain. J. G. Lang, Inkster, R.

IMPERIAL WHITE PEKIN DUCK EGGS,.S1.50
per 11, postpaid. Chas Stutz, Saranac, Mich.

TURKEYS AND GEESE

HOLLAND TURKEYS WILL PAY
December and interest on the
trio of White Hollands
Easier to

 

 

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your taxes in
mortgage in February. A
pay more proﬁt than any two cows.
raise than chickens, twice the profit. Get yours
now. Cash in next fall. Also Pckin Ducks.
Stamped addressed envelope for prompt reply. Al-
den Whitcomb, Byron Center, Mich.

PURE BRED BOURBON REDS. THREE HENS
two years old, young 'l‘oni, $40.00. Freed I‘aus«
naugh. Chesaning, Mich.

PURE-BRED BOURBON RED TURKEYS AND

 

 

 

 

 

.eggs in season. F. J. Chapman, Northville,
Michigan.
DAHLIA BARGAINS—25 TUBERS, RED,
white, pink, yellow, purple. Named Varieties,

our selection assorted, for one dollar, prepaid any-
where iii United States. Northern Michigan grown,
full of pep, producing wonderful ﬂowers. Catalogue
of one hundred varieties sent with order. (lottrclls
Dahlia Gardens, Route 5, Traverse City, Mich.

DAHLIAS—PARTHAS WARM RED VICTORA

pure )ellowJQueen, Lavender Rose Oban. Red
and ‘\Vhite. Midnight Black, Red Delica, \Vhite-
shadin Pink. 2 “each of above collection, $1.00
prepai . Mrs. BenJ. Peters, Saginaw, Mich., Gratiot

 

 

12 ASSORTED DAHLIAS 756, ASSORTED

.Glad'iolas 25 large 50c, 25 blooming size 250.
Tiger lilies each 15c. Postpaid. John Nelson, R. 1,
Cadillac, Mich. -

DAHLIAS. 300 CHOICE NAMED. PRICE LIST
free. Glenn Dahlia Garden, Marlette, Mich.

_sssns

FOR SALE, EARLY COBBLER SEED»POTA-
toes, Field run, $2.00 per bu. F, O. B. Lancer.
Sacks Free. Frank Slioults, Lapcer, Mich, R. 4.

CERTIFIED . WOLVERINE OATS. BRIGHT
heavy yielding. Prompt shipment. Free samples.
Davenport'Terry & Son, Chesaning, Mich.

 

 

 

 

 

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FOR SALE—REGISTERED AND_ CERTIFIED
Golden Glow Seed Corn. Germination 97%.

Inspected by Michigan Crop Improvement Associa—

ﬁqni Write for circular. P. A. Smith, Mulliken,
1c 1.

NEW YORK GROWN SEED— WELLS! LIGHT
red Kidney beans, disease—resistant, productive

 

strain. Two years’ successful demonstration in
Michigan. Ofﬁcial References. \Vrite for sample
and prices. E. F Humphrey, Ira, Y.

 

SCIENCE AND PRACTICE DEMONSTRATE IM-

proved American Banner wheat. wolverine oats.
Improved Robiist_beans best for Michigan. B.
Cook, Owosso. Mich.

CERTIFIED WOLVERINE OATS WON PRE-
mium at International Grain Show and Farmers

Week Show. J. W. Kennedy & Sons, Orleans,

Mich.

SEED CORN, CLEMENTS WHITE CAP, MICH-
igan Ielloiv Dent, $4.00, satisfaction guaran—

tecd. \l'rite John Mitchell, Holloway, Mich.

CERTIFIED SEED CORN, CLEMENT'S WHITE

 

 

 

 

Yellow Dent grown in Livingston county.

James (‘ati'cll, Gregory, Mich.
FOR SALE—CERTIFIED ROBUST SEED
beans. N. A. Gifford, R. I). l\'o. 3, Flint, Mich.

 

 

NURSERY

ASPARAGUS ROOTS. PEDIGREED WASHING-

toii 100 one year 750. 1000—$5.00. Two year
100-$l.00. 1000-—$8.00. Three year 00;
$1.50. 1000—$12.00. “'ushington rust resistant
is the favorite. 1‘uliiietto—~tlie old stand li3'#1(lll
one year 600,,1000 -1.00. Two year 00—7'30.
1000—$0.00. Three year 100——-$1.00. 1000
$0.00. Best largest roots ever produced. Special
low 5000 offer. Order now. Prestage Nurseries,
Allcgnn, Michigan.

SHRUBS—ALL TWO YEARS. ETRAORDINARY
offcrs~12 Spirca Van llouttei: $1.00. 123
Dwarf Japanese Barberry $1.00. Five Spirezi
Anthony \"aterer $1.00. Five Hydrangea .
Six Hardy mixed Chrysanthemums $1.00. Fivc
mixed I’eonics $1.00—two color—bargains.
August blooms—4 pink, 5 white, 4 lavender. 2 red
all 1:") Spii‘cas $1.50. One of each color 50c. Get
acquainted List free. “'rite. Prestagc Nurseries,
Allegan, Michigan.
EV$ERGREENS—SIX TRANSPLANTED TREES

l.00-—two Juniper. 2 Arbor-Vita, 2 Spruce.
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soil. Seven either kind $1.0 Best bargain _oi
year. Other kinds all sizes. Sure to live. Ship-
pcd right. Get acquainted—-—List free. Prestage
Nurseries, Allegan, Michigan.

 

THE BEST IN CERTIFIED RASPBERRIES,
Blackberries, Strawberries, Gooseberries, Grapes,

Cherries, Apples, 'Asparagus, Rhubarb, Ornament;
als. What'varietics do you want? llow many!
Get our prices. Harris Cross Nurseries, Bangor,
Mich.

 

NUT CROPS—FROM GRAFTED NUT TREES

bring big money. Better than life insurancc.‘ Ilse
this ad. to bring our instructive and educational
catalog to you immediately. John W.
Nut Tree Nurseries, Downingtown, Pa.

 

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STRAWBERRY PLANTS—TWENTY-FIVE VA-

rietics. lfinest plants grown. \Ve prove it.
Mastadpn Big new. Everbearer—lOO for $2.50.
Champion Lverbearing Best ﬂavored strawberry in
all the world—100 for $1.50. 1 Premier
(June) for $1.00—1000 for $0.00. 100 War-
ﬂeld and 100 Duiilop for $1.00. 1000 $4.00.
Order now. Complete Nursery list—ever'thing to

 

plant free. Prestage Nursery, Allegan, ichigan.
STRAWBERRY PLANTS—DUNLUP 00 -—
$3.5 ‘;_Big Jim Premier Cooper 100—1$5.?)0;
J " Cumbenland Raspberry 1000—-

500 .40.
$14.00. Fred Stanley, Bangor, Mich.

PLANTS—8TH WBERRIES $3 00 1 000' 100
orégggtodquir, ] 35.3.00; Iasitibcrriles, ' lBlackberries.
1  in e. a e r1 e . ‘

Three Oaks, Mich. p' C 13 9 over euf Nursery.

100]“ MASTCDON EVERBEARING 1.18.
Worlds Largest .Strawlwrries; Last C ance.
Edwm Libke,) 'New Buﬂalo, ~Mich.

PLANTS.

MY FROST PROOF CABBAGE PLANTS’WILL

make headed cabbage three weeks before your
homegrown-plants. -I make prompt shipments all
leading varieties. Post paid 500, $1.50; , 0 ,
$2. Express $2.00, 000. Special prices on
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rice. First class plants, roots wra .
. I). Fulwood, Tifton, Ga. . pped m “was
FROST PROOF CABBAGE. PLANTS. WAKE-
.ﬂeld, Copenhagen, Flat Dutch. Leading vari-
eties of Tamato,v Onion, Beet, Lettuce, Potato
Plants Prices: 100, 500: 500, $1.50: 1000,
$2.75. Express Collect: 0, $2.00: 5000,
$8.15; 10,000, $15.00. Satisfaction Guaranteed.

Piedmont Plant Company, Grceiiville,

SEND NO MONEY. C. 0. D. FROST PROOF
Prglgtlntmgcl _and tOniorioOl’laig’ta. 1.311 varieties.

.supnien . , "' ; , , . .
Standard l‘lant Co.. 'l‘ifton, G31, 00 $100

C. O. D. FROST PROOF CABBAGE AND ONION
_I'lants. Quick shipments. All varieties. 500,
(03c; 1,000, $1.00. Farmers Plant 00., Tifton,

 

 

 

 

LIVESTOCK

FOR SALE—REGISTERED GUERNSEYS. FE-
‘ nuilcs With A. R. Records, Bull (‘zilvcs sired by
l‘llHlllUll of Oak’s Farm. :1 son of FlOl‘llalll Lead r.
a $25,000 Bull. 'l‘licsc bull calves are backed 1W

 

butter fat records up to 11 12 lbs. yearly, good
show type.‘ Prices to sell. Hugh Scott, North~
port, Michigan.

 

HEREFORD, STEERS FOR SALE. 2 CARS

avci‘iigg‘f'cﬁ lbs. 100 average 620 lbs. 80
average .00 lbs. 2 cars tested heifers. Know of
John Farrow, ()ttumwn, Iowa.

GUERNSEY OR HOLSTEIN HEIFER CALVES.
tubcrculme tested, Shipped C. O. l). Lakewood
Farm. \Vhitcwatcr Wis.

 

 

PURE_BRED JERSEY BULL CALF. PARENTS
“of high producing strains. Everett Spencer, Yale,
. ic 1,. . o.

 

 

TOBACCO

GUARANTEED HOMESPUN TOBACCO—~CHEW-
I mg o pounds. $1.27.; 10732. 'Sinokin 10-
31.50. I’ipc frcc! l’uy postimin. United i‘arm-
crs. Burdu‘ell. Kentucky.

 

 

HOMESPUN TOBACCO—RIPE, GUARANTE D:
4 50.
3.50.

chewing, 5 lbs. $1 50; 10, $2.50; 20
Smoking, 51 Its. "1.25; 10, $2.00; 20:
Farmers Union. Muylicld. Ky.

MACHINERY

FOR SALE CHEAP, AMERICAN RIDING CULT-

ivator, one 50 spike tooth barrow, Paris Green '
duster, walking cultivator, set double harness, set
horse cover. Edmond l‘oupard, 1011 Yorkshire,
Grosse I‘oiutc, Mich.

 

 

 

 

FOR_SALE FORDSON TRACATOR, ALSO TEAM.
_weight about 3500. Oscar Larsen, Ellsworth,

Mich.
PET STOCK

MAKE ‘ BIG PROFITS WITH CHINCHILLA
Rabbits. Real money makers. VVi'ite for facts.
884 (‘onrad’s Ranch, Denver, Colorado.

WHY WORRY ABOUT CHICKEN THIEVES?‘
Buy a German l’olice puppy. 11. S. Peter.
Burt, Mich.

 

 

 

 

 

RABBITS, AMERICAN BLUES. PEDIGREED
Reasonable. (‘lnudc (lreenuood, St. Johns, Mich.

MISCELLANEOUS

BUY DIRECT FROM MAUFACTURERS. ONE
‘liarrcl dishes. Not less than 100 pieces. Con-
tains not less than 12 cups, saucers, all sizes plates,
mitincnls, sallcc dishes, platter, sugar, creamer,
etc... $5.50. Factory iinperfactions. Same on
decorated. $0.00. Barrels unlimited. If freig
is over $1.00, we pay the difference. Shi pe
free from our warehouses, Boston or New fork'
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FARMERS'
You can make 330 to

Mr. Farmer, \vhy Worry?

$130 weekly distributing Whitmer Products to
your friends. Experience unnrccssary. \Ve teach
you how free. Earn while learning. Team and

wagon or car needed. “'i'ite T-O»D>A—Y for farnv‘
crs' "Every«Day—l‘uy-I)ay-l’lan.” The H. C. “White
mcr Company, Farm Dept. 0A, Columbus, Indiana.

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and 300 good white envelopes, iill neatly rinted
With home, address and business, Two llars,
postpiiid. Suitable for Farmer, Business Man and.

Shipping tags.

all others. Money back it wanted.
low prices. The

Statements. Cards, etc, equally
Braytons, Frccport, Mich.

FARMERS WOOL MADE INTO BLANKETS,

batting and yarn at fair irices. Send for circu~
lars. Monticello Woolen i1 ills, (Lstab. 1866),
Monticello, \Visc. . *

WE START YOU WITHOUT A DOLLAR. SOAPS:
'lxtracts. Perfumes, Toilet Goods. Experience
Unnecessary. Carnation 00., 630, St. Louis. Mo,

EARN $6 A DAY GATHERING EVERGREENS,
roots, herbs. Booklet free. Bontariica 67.
New Haven, Conn.

SIMPLEX anoonen s'rova ussn

spring $25.00. Edwin Travis, Armada, ich’."

   
       
   
    
   
  
    
    
   
  
  
 
     
    
     
    
   
    
    
   
     
  
    
   
  
  
   
    
  
   
  
  
    
   
  
     
    
  
   
    
    
  
 
 
  
  
   
  
    
    
  
     
     
 
  
  
     
 
  
   
  
 
 
 
  
  
 
 
       

 

 

 

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' steady.

(.

HE great staple crops, grain and
cotton, are still the market'lead-
era with $1 corn and 19c spot

cotton the outcome. Hay and hogs

gained a little but not much is gen-
erally expected of them owing to the
large supply which seems available
most of the time. Dairy and poultry
products have kept'a brisk, fairly
steady 'with good demand at prices
mostly a little higher than last sea-
son. Stored vegetables in mid—March

stopped going up and slid back a

little. '

Wheat '
The market for practically all
grains has continued an upward
trend since the middle of the month.

The prospect that the world’s re-

quirements of bread grains will

after all not much more than equal
the surplus in the principal export-
ing countries helps to strengthen
sentiment. The domestic wheat mar-
kets continued ﬁrm with good de-
mand for practically all classes of
wheat. More favorable prospects
for the winter crOp reduced slightly
the premiums which this class of

~ wheat has commanded during recent

weeks.
Corn and Rye

Some falling off in receipts of corn
together with continued active de-
mand since mid—March advanced
prices of this grain to the highest
point of the season. Export buying
helped to raise No. 3 Yellow above
$1 in the West. Rye also reached
new high levels and oats gained
nearly lc. The barley market
strengthened along with other feed
grains and likewise met good export
demand. There is some prospect
that the active market season for
barley will lead to an increase in
acreage this season, possibly over
28 per cent in the north central
states and 16 per cent in the western
states.

Feeds

Continued scarcity of bran and
middlings for immediate shipment
brought further advances in the feed
market in mid-March with gains
in price of cottonseed and linseed
meals. The high prices seems to have
lessened domestic and foreign de-
mand for cottonseed. A good de-
mand continued for alfalfa meal at
unchanged prices. Feeds of all
kinds for future delivery were in less
demand and considerably lower than
feeds to be delivered on the spot.

Hay

Hay markets continued practically
Colder weather since the
middle of the month stimulated de—
mand. Offerings of good quality
hay moved readily at most leading
markets. Scarcity of top grade hay

resulted in rather more active dew

mand for medium grades and even
the low grades were unusually ﬁrm
in price. Hay pricos during the past
month have shown the ﬁrst upward

tendency of this season. Alfalfa has
gained about $1.50 in the past
month.

Hogs

Advances in hog values early in
the week were followed by declines
but the market has tended to recover
since mid-March. Closing top at Chi-
cage March 17 was $8.65. In trade
opinion, any lasting price improve—
ment cannot. be expected until re-
ceipts show considerable reduction
and when the supply of hogs avail-
able becomes more moderate. Stor-
age reports indicate an accumulation
of nearly one—quarter of a billion
pounds of pork products, not includ-
ing lard, during February, the hold—
ings exceeding even those of 1924
or,_ 1925.

Cattle
The decline of $1—$2 in the beef

_, 'cattle market compared with pre-
' , ceding high points seems to have re-

sulted mainly from a turning of de-
mand from beef to low—priced pork.

' JERRY in the beef cattle trade believe
..‘that the drop in price induced fin-
ér fibers to hold back the heavy feed-

 Cou’tin‘ues To Be Feature. 0f Market
‘ ‘ Believe High Prices Led To Overstock Of Feeders

By Market News Service; B‘l’eII of Agricultural Economics. 0. 8. D. A.
(Special to Tun Busmnss Facials)

ers bought since the first of the year.
Even a. slight expansion in the ,de-
mand from shippers would stimulate
prices of heavy steers. Quite young
stock suitable for grazing seems in
demand and thin steers appeared
scarce. Although country movement
of stockers and feeders has recently
been spoken of as light, shipments
from 12 large markets to country
points since the ﬁrst of the year seem
to about equal those of a year ago.

Some dealers believe that high pricr

es in January and February led to a
slight overstocking in ‘stockers and
feeders. ‘

Sheep

Markets on fat lambs and sheep
continue well sustained, with occa-
sional gains. The fact that future
supplies are mostly in one area in the
far west and with new crop lambs
from California and the Southeast
not available until the fed lamb

 

bankswers 3199—32. The Chicago
cariot market ﬂuctuated rapidly on
Idaho arrivals, rebounding to $2.75-
$2.85_ after a previous decline to
$2.50. Northern Round Whites aver-
aged about $2.20 in Chicago show-
ing a decline of 5 to 10c since mid-
March. New potatoes have been in
light supply Without much recent
change in price.
Eggs

Egg markets have held persistent~
1y at prices a little higher than those
prevailing a year ago. The" ﬂocks
seem to be in full swing of produc-
tion but market supplies are not ex-
cessive and the cold storage people
seem disposed to take the surplus at
these prices. The outlook depends
considerably on whether the produc-
tion continues as moderate as it be-
gins.

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Poultry .

Dressed poultry markets share to
some extent the strength of the egg
markets and some other lines of pro-
visions. Stocks of poultry in storage
are decidely lower than at this time
in 1927. Fresh receipts are rather
large but not especially so. Live
poultry is not much of a feature
at this timeof year although sup—

 

 

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reports in Michigan (January 4, 1926).
news are now available as follows:

Market reports and farm
WGHP (277.6 meters), 6:05

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supply is about done, suggests to
some dealers that fat lambs are not
selling too high despite low prices
of pork.

Wool

Trading in wool in astern markets
has continued slow both onfieece
and territory grease wools, but deal-
ers handling foreign wools reported
a fair volume of business on about
the same grades as covered by do-
mestic medium and low grades. Pric-
es continued at about the same levels
and foreign markets are reported
tending upward.

Potatoes

The range of country potato prices
in the north central region reached
top about the middle of March and
since then went slightly lower at $2-
$2.25 per 100 pounds. Colorado ship-
ping points held mostly ﬁrm. South—
ern Idaho quotations on Russet Bur-

plies are ample and prices holding
fairly well.
Butter

The production of fresh butter is
not increasing very fast this season.
Pasturage is backward in some parts
of the South and feeds are rather
high in northern dairy sections. The
butter output is perhaps ﬁve per cent
greater than in March, 1927, but this
year there is no imported butter to
upset the market and only slight de-
clines have occurred this month.
Cheese also has sold at unchanged
prices the past week or two., There
is good demand for cured stock still
although many buyers are turning
to the fresh make which is being
turned out in increasing quantities
in western producing sections.

BEANS
Within the last few days the mar-
ket has taken on a very strong ap-

 

 

THE BUSINESS FARMER’S- MARKET SUMMARY
and Comparison with Markets Two Weeks Age and One Year Ago

 

 

 

 

 

 

Detroit Chicago Detroit Detroit
March 27 March 27 March 13 1 yr. ago

WHEAT— i s

No. 2 Red 31-6“ ’ 531-61 $1.30

No. 2 White 1-05 1.00 1.31

No. 2 Mixed 1-65 1.50 1.29
conu—

No. 2 Yellow 1'08 ' 1.04 .75

No. 3 Yellow 1-05 .99@ 1.00 1.01 .72
OATS

No. 2 White 4’5 .59@-61 is 433% .51

No. 3 White -63 52 .57 @ .61 -61 it .48
syn—- ‘

Cash No. 2 1-26 1.23 1.00
BEANS—

o. H. P. On. 9-00 8.15 4.35
POTATOES— ~»

per cm, 2.50 2.35 @ 2.50 2.50 2.50 @ 2.83
HA 1— ’

No.1 Tim. 13@14 17@18 ~13@14 17@1s

.- No.2’1‘im. 10_@1_1_ ,15@16 men 15@16
' No. 1 Clove, 11 @ 12.50 17 @ 18 11 @ 12.50 . 17@ 18
Light Mixed 13@14 - 17@18 1s@14 15@17

 

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Tuesday, March 27.—Wheat unchangeds other grains lower. “Good demand.
for beans and price is holding well, Receipts are light; 7

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they   ’tliis season.
grocers andcann‘ei' geem tobe want-
ing them. The.

péamce- and =  are the Highest,  
Both" .

ation on white, beans" is’Iin a very
strong position and,i-f canners are
forced into the mar-list anally large
scale we may see 100 or._11_c beans
before another crop comes to market.
Apparently growers are _, eigecting
prices to remain good forthe next
year or so as it is reported that the
1928 acreage will be about 15 per
cent above that planted last‘year'.

Light red kidneys are quoted at
$7.75 and ,dark reds at .$9.25._

DETROIT ‘LIVE POULTRY

(Commission merchants’ gross re-
turns per pound to farmers, from
which prices 5 percent cemmission
and transportation charges ,are de-'
ductible.)

Demand fairly good; broilers, 1%
to 2 lbs., rocks, 52c; reds and others.
45@50c; springs, 3' to 4 lbs., 32c;
4 1,5 to 5 1,ﬁ lbs, 300; coarse and stag-
gy, 25c; leghorns, 24c." Hens:
dium and pullets, colored, 29c; 5%

lbs. and up, ‘27@28c; leghorns and .

Anconas, 25c. Cocks, 18c. Ducks:-
White, 4% lbs. and up 33c; colored,
30c; small, 25c. Geese, 21c.

DETROIT BUTTER AND EGGS '

Butter firm; creamery in tubs, 88
to 90 score, 46@49c. Eggs ﬁrm;
fresh ﬁrsts, 28@281,ﬁc.

DETROIT SEEDS
Clover seed, cash, imported, old,
$14.50; March, $15.50; domestic
cash, $17; March, $17; October, $16.
Alsike, cash, $15; March, $15. Tim-
othy, cash, $1.95. March, $1.95.

 

LIVESTOCK MARKETS
DETROIT, March 27.—Cattle—-Receipts
192; market active and steady. Fair to
good choice yearlings, $10@12.50; fair to
good heavy steers, $10.25@12.25; handy
weight butcher steers, ,810.50@11.75;
mixed steers and ‘heifers, $9.50@10.25:

light butchers, $8@9.75; common butcher ‘
cows, $6.50@7.25; best cows, $8@9; good .

butcher cows, $7@8.25; cutter, $5.50@6;
calipers, $4.50@5.50; light butcher bulls,
$8.50@9.75; bologna bulls, $7.50@8;
stock bulls, $7@8; feeders, $9@10.25;
stockers, $76210; milkers ‘and springers,
$75@115.

Veal Calves——Reeeipts 500; market 50c
higher. Best, $17@17.50; others, $8@
16.50.

Sheep and Lambs—Receipts 396; mar~
ket steady. Best lambs, $16.75@17; fair
lambs, $12.75@14.75; light to common
lambs, $10@12; fair; to good sheep, $7@
9.50; culls and common, $3@5.75. ‘ v

Hogs—Receipts 1,500; market steady;
mixed hogs, $8.75; roughs, $7. ' ,

CHICAGO—Hogs: Market ,very uneven ;
early trading mostly strong to 100 higher;
few light lights showing more advance;
spots on pigs, 25c higher; late trading
very dull; big killers buying heavy;
butchers and plain medium weight, around
steady with their buy of Thursday; top
$8.60, paid for choice 180 to 210-111. av-'
erages, to shippers, $8.25@8.55; few 230.
to 260—lb. kinds early at $8@8.35; bulk
late sales finished 260 to 350-lb. butchers,
$7.70@7.90; plainer light and medium
weight mostly around $8; packing sows
mostly $6.90@7.25; bulk pigs, $6.75@
7.25; shippers took 16,000; holdovers,
9,000. Cattle: Killing classes steady to
strong, fairly active; no choice steers
here; best, $14.25; bulk, $10.75@12.50;
not many killers under $11.25; best year- .
lings, $13.25; good demand for lower
grade .cows;
ward with cutters at $5.50@6.50 mostly;
undertone in general trade better; closing
prices highest of week; dull dressed beef‘
outlet still a vey bearish factor; arguing
against any expansion in receipts; -most
sausage bulls, $7.50@8.10; heavy kinds,
$8.10@8.25; vealers, $11.50@12.50; few.
$13 for light kinds; small killers, $13.50—
@14.50. Sheep: Heavy and plain lambs
closing draggy; spots off more; early
trade on better grade 90—lbs. down, steady
to strong; quality considered; top, $17.60
for choice medium weights to shippers;
next highest price, $17.35; bulk, 90—lbs.
down, $17@17.25; good 93 to, 89er. offer-
ings late at $16.10@16.50; extreme
weights throwouts, $15.50@16.50; good
clipped lambs, $14@14.25; sheep steady;
few 'ewes, $9.50@9.75;’ few good feeding
and shearing lambs unchanged, $15.5_0@
16. ‘ » '

EAST BUFFALO: Cattle, steady. Hogsz‘
Market higher; mediums and mixed, $9'@.
9.15; heavies, $8.50@8.90; yorkers, $9@
9.15; pigs and lights, $7.75@8.50. Sheep:

Strong; top lambs, $17.50; yearlings, $14— . '
112613;. ewes. $9,010.: '

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Week of April 1
HE week of April lst opens with
moderately warm weather over
most parts of Michigan'at which
time there will also be scattered
showers or rain storms. About
Tuesday the temperatures will again
be falling so that by the middle of
the week readings will be consid-
erably below the freezing line. This
condition will be augmented some-
what by the clearuweather that will
also transpire at this time.

Shortly after Wednesday there
will be a return to storminess in the
State with rain or snow and wind
storms in many counties.‘ The tem-
peratures that will have risen with
this storm area will again fall low at
the end of the week. The sky will
also clear 01! and with the full moon,
clear, snappy nights may be expected.

Week of April 8

The cool to cold weather predicted
at end of last Week yvill run over into
the beginning of this week. How-
ever, the readings Will moderate by
about Monday as an area of cloudy
and stormy weather arrives in the
State.

During the middle part of this
week there will be a marked rise in
temperature and some rather severe
wind storms accompanying rain or
snow. Again at the end of the week
there will be rain or snow storms
with strong winds. In between these
two storm periods we are expecting
the temperatures to fall somewhat
but for only a short period. Follow-
ing the last mentioned storm center
temperatures will also fall sharply.

PROPER MOON SIGN HELPS SPUD
‘ YIELD

R. A. W. FLOWER, Wayne
County, has written us some
oi? his experiences with farm

work in cooperation with moon signs
and changes.

He would castrate a two year old
service pig “when the sign was going
down in the leg on the old of the
moon.” He says the pig was 0. K.
in three days.

This year under the above condi-
tions the operation can be done
April 14 and 15, May 11 and 12,
June 7 and 8 and early part of 9 and
July 5 and 6.

His experience with potatoes
found that the planting on the ﬁrst
quarter of the moon in Aries result-
ed in a most beautiful ﬁeld with
tops two feet high which hid the
rows. However, there were no po-
tatoes in the tall. When he planted
with the sign going down during the
old of the moon, he had as high as
IIll-luand 20 marketable potatoes per
1 .

Under these conditions proper
dates for potato planting this year
would be from May 4 to 19, June 8
to 17 and July 3 to 17.

 

Will take the pleasure to write you a
few lines in regard to your valuable pap-
er. _It is one of the best protections that
farmers of Michigan have ever had.—
Herman Brene, Leelanau County.

 

 

 

DISPERSION SALE 

Mann. 8, 192e, er 1 P. M. sues? '

Having produced Grade A milk for the
past 14 years and my contract having
Dii' . I will sell my herd of purebred
and grade Jerseﬁ cattle on the farm being
_ the oeemont Farm located 1
mile west of New Baltimore on Baycourt
his entire herd are outstanding
individuals withlame milk and fat records.
The consists of several fresh milks
with calves by side, also a large number of
vy springer-s.

Prop. Geo. W. Zen er: Clerk.

Louis Phool '
Auctioneer, '

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