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In this issue: Article on Best Varieties of Corn for Different Sections of Michigan,
by H. C. Rather, "of M. S. C.-L’etters from Subscribers All Over State Comment-
ing on Minute Men organization-Story About Junior Farmers’ .Week
at East Lansing—New Feature, “Seeing Michigan With Mathews.”

 


   

 

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LKS, we want to introduce  iniathcws, the lastest' successful

farmer-writer to join our editorial staff. ‘He is» a product of rural ~

Michigan and a graduate of  ‘
constantly he sees and learns some mighty interesting things that he
is going to pass along to you through our columns.
1 article or travelogue and others will follow from time to time.
know how you like them.—Editor. '

S. 0. Traveling about the‘State

This is the ﬁrst ‘
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' HIS trip will be up through Mich-
: T igan, a region which many
 down staters consider as quite
g: ’ worthless but which, I predict with
' quite a little information as a foun-
dation, will become one of the most
valuable portions. of the State from
an agricultural standpoint.
Vast Acres of Alfalfa
I ‘made about 800 .miles, zig-
zagging back and forth from one
county to the other. When it comes
: to alfalfa acreage, these counties
have considerable to talk about.
Wexford county claims to have over
10,000 acres of alfalfa and there are
others including Antrim and Charle—
voix that have an acreage creeping
' up toward 10,000 as- near as the
, county agents could estimate.
The ﬁrst trip I ever made through

Wexford county was coming south.
I am a native of Emmett county and
some of that county,
north of Wiecamp’s lake, is poor
enough, Heaven knows, but on that
ﬁrst trip I thought .Wexford was just
about the Mecca of all the winds
that carried sand. And many an

outstate traveller in Michigan has,

thought the same thing and has so

advertised the State when he got

back home. Naturally the railroads

got‘their right of way where they ”

could get it the cheapest and natur-
ally, the cheapest land was the poor-
est. And that’s what the traveller

sees.
Aggressive County Agents
To my mind, one of the chief as-
sets of this territory as new con-
stituted is its corps of aggressive

   

partidularly ,

,  _s in Missaukee count . are
 testing associations h‘an
other county in the State. Dairymen

     
   

  

 
  
 

get .into,'testing associations because-
Speaks Well for '

they new business.
Missauke'e county farmers, doesn’t it?
Antrim County Grows Seed Spuds
Oneday I was talking to a big
business executive, to-oting the Mich-
igan horn as usual. He pointed to
this northwestern “Michiganmountry
on a big wallpﬂm-ap with the question,
“Is there anything -up there worth
while?" ,  ’
“Why,'.’ I said, pointing to Antrim
county, "this county alone produces
about half of the certiﬁed seed po-
tatoes grown, in Michigan.” He
opened up his eyes bigger than
Chief Petoskey alias King Spud ever
thought of. e -
Heim Knows His Taters

P. E. Helm, county agent of An:
trim county, gives me further par“-
ticulars about like this: Last year
there were 108 growers of seed po~
tatoes in Antrim county who passed
inspection. This included 898.75
acres which averaged 150 bushels
per acre. Giving these a value of
$1.75 a bushel, ‘and many. of them
sold for considerably above this
ﬁgure, the seed potato crop in this

  
 
  

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‘ bodster. .He’ had juét returned from ' '

_a mp to Harrjgburg, Pennsylvania. ;‘

Where he ‘invﬁte‘d the assembled Kei-

stoners- to‘reome dus,;_3:eme 311—..1‘000 : ‘
strong it possiblee‘staxview Michigan -

this summer when" it. is in, its: pris- '
tine glory of potato "blossoms. The! '

will come. But-What made himrpare-
ticulariy happy was the'fact‘that out
of «the 133 members or. ‘the 400
bushel potato club which he ad-

dressed in Pennsylvania, . 131 of

them got their seed directly or in-
directly from northern Michigan.

Demonstration Farm at Howard City I

The acreage of sandy soil in Mich-
igan is variously estimated at from
9 to 11 million acres, a million either
way won’t make . much difference.
Some years ago, D. L. Hagerman

outlined what he termed the Key— J

stone Rotation for a sandy farm, on

which the farmer would keep live< =

stock, grow legumes—his whole
quest was for such a deﬁnite crop-
ping program as would maintain,
yes build up the fertility of the soil.

and at the same time afford the v

owner a livelihood and those crea-
ture comforts of life,vto which the
farmer is certainly entitled, if any-
one is. This system was put into

City, Montcalm county, since known
as fthe Keystone
Farm. It is owned by the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad. After the demise of
D. L. Hagenman, his brother B. .0.

the work.

a nice, even bunch of Guernsey cows
and I saw ﬁne sweet clover coming
on, which was sowed with oats and
Canada ﬁeld peas last year. The
ground was marled, of course.
Very Good Fortune 1
There is quite a rim around close
to the Lake that naturally contains
enough lime so that alfalfa or sweet
clover make good without the bother
and expense of liming. This is just
so much water over the wheel of the
fellow who owns the "land.
However, there is a large body'ot

talfa or the clovers. On a sour soil,
lime or lime materials are worth
whatever they cost. Without lime,
you move; with lime, you stay. I
have found it easier to lime than to
move.

Much Plant Food Being Used

In all this northern country,’ it is
customary to use commercial fer-
tilizers on potatoes. Five hundred
pounds seems to be the minimum
.dose per acre, the average is around
700 while some of the certiﬁed seed
growers were using 1000 to 1200
pounds: Three-twelve—four is the
usual’petato formula.

Kenneth Ousterhout, county agent
of Wexford county, told me that his
county us 3 carloads of commer-
cial fertill r in 1926, 9 carloads in
1927.and he thinks about 12 or 15
cars will be used in 1928. L. H.
Barnum reported that in 1926, farm—
ers of Missaukee county used 10 tons
of mixed fertilizer and 25 tons of
superphosp‘hate while in 1927, they
used 100 tons of mixed fertilizer and
85 tons of superphosphate. B. W.
Mellencamp reported that 15 car-

last year.
Peps Up Alfalfa

Hardigan alfalfa seed. Some years
it seeds well, other years not so
well. He had been hunting for some
treatment that would make seed
sure it possible. ‘ .
He reported a 'top dressing test in
which he used on one ‘fplot, 600,
pounds of superphosphate; ’ on the
next plot, 600 'pounds of superphos-
phate and 400 poundsmuriate of
potash, on the next, 250 poundsof

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Demonstration '

Hagerman was selected to carry on :

soil that must be limed to grow 8.1-,

super-phosphate. and 'lannoundlér 0%—
muriate 'of Domain and on—the fourth.  '
100 pounds of potash: only. These. , ‘

operation on a farm north of Howard ,

The system is already bearing no- ;
ticeable .fruits. From a very modest ‘
beginning, there has been developed 1

loads were used in, Charlevoix county ‘

Losey . .
H. B. Losey at Elmira 18 producing _ .

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HILE, as yet, no variety of corn
has been produced commercial-
, / ly which is resistant to the at-
tack of the European corn borer, the
planting of the right sed this spring
will have much to do with the suc-
cessful growing of .corn despite the
borer. I ' » ,_ /

Farmers whose corn yields are so
low each season that the expense of
growing the crop is barely covered

‘ ' from the returns
it gives, may ﬁnd
that the added
cost of corn bor-
er cleanup turns
a narrow margin
of proﬁt into a
'loss.

T h e solution
lies in growing
more corn per
acre to pay for
the cleanup work
which will hold
‘the borer down
t o \ reasonable
numbers. This can be——andl is being
--‘accomplished by hundreds of
farmers thru careful cultural pract—
ices; the use of alfalfa and sweet
clover in the rotatiion just prior to
the corn crop; the use of commercial
-1ertilizer in liberal quantities, and
the use of good seed of productive
varieties. ' ~ .

All of these factors are very im-
portant in corn production, but in
this article I wish to emphasize the
right variety and good seed of that
variety.

In a 1927 variety test in Lenawee
counnty, carried on under the super-
vision oi the County Agricultural
Agent A. B.. Van Schoik of Adrian

 

ﬂown-d lather

and R. H. Morrish of the Farm Crop '

Department of the Michigan State
College, strains in actual use in that
section of the state diﬁered by as
muCh as 43 bushels per acre.
Clement’s White Cap Wins

Out of more than 35 seed sources
which were tested, Clement’s White
Cap showed a marked superiority.
Seed of this variety from three dif.
ierent local sources was planted in
different places throughout the test
and it ﬁnished ﬁrst, third‘and fourth
in yield per acre. A fairly early se—
lection of Reid’s Yellow Dent showed
up well in the Lenawee County test
and it was ﬁrst in a similar corn
variety trial conducted in Branch
County, where Clement’s White Cap
was right next to it. In the Branch
County trial, Murdock corn was high
in actual weight but it was so much

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rm. Registered U. 5. Patent one.

,_ SATURDAY, MAY 12, 1928

"By H. c. RATHER

Extension Specialist in Farm Crops, Michigan State College V

later in maturity, as indicated by, a
markedly higher moisture content,
that the variety is of doubtful value
for grain production in that section.

A. R. Marston, reporting two years
of eXperimental work at. the Michi-
gan State CollegeCorn Borer Sub-
Station at Monroe, ﬁnds Clement’s
White Cap leading the tests, closely
followed by M. A. C. Yellow Dent,
one of the corn varieties put out by.
the Michigan State College a few
years ago. ‘ The evidence at the Mon-
.roe Station is more complete than in
some of the ﬁeld trials conducted
elsewhere, since four different plant-
ings, involving two plots of each va-
riety have been made in each of the
two seasons. The consistency with
which Clement’s White Cap and M.
A. C. Yellow Dent led the. other va-
rieties mark them as very desirable
strains of corn for this section of
Michigan. ' .

~ For Saginaw Valley

The kind of corn which does best
in the Saginaw valley is not the same
as for south eastern Michigan. For
this section, we have variety test

,records from Saginaw and Tuscola

county for the years 1924 and 1925
carried on under the supervision of
John Sims, then Tuscola county agri-
cultural agent, A. ,B. Love, Saginaw
county agricultural agent, and D. F.
Rainey, crops specialists at the Mich—
igan State College.

P. P. Ferden and Son of Chesan-
ing cooperated in one of these trials
and also entered a corn of their own
selection, known as Ferden’s Yellow
Dent, which led the test. However,
this strain was highest in moisture
of any in the test and ordinarily is
better suited further south than it is
for the average Saginaw valley farm-
er. In fact, it placed up very well in
the Lenawee County trial but was
out—yielded by Golden Glow, Pickett,

Clement’s White Cap and Reid’s in.

the Branch County test mentioned
previously. M. A. C. Yellow Dent
from seed grown at the College was a
leader in the Saginaw county trial
but was also a little late in matur—
ing. Strains of this corn acclimated
to central Michigan are now being
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District No.

1.——Clement’s
White Cap Corn, M. A. C. Yellow
Dent corn, Early Reid’s (some-

times called Early Michigan),
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CORN VARIETY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR MICHIGAN

(Based on Performance of These Varieties in Over-State Tests)

  
   
 

District No. 2.—No trial con-
ducted in this area. Duncan, Pick-
ett, M. A. C. Yellow Dent and
Clement’s White Cap are giving
excellent ﬁeld performance.

District No. 3.——M. A. C. Yellow
Dent, Polar Dent, Golden Glow,
Duncan.

District No. 4.—M. A. 0. Yellow
Dent, Pickett, Golden Glow, Ferd—
en’s.

District No. 5.——Golden Glow
(northern grown). Much of Dist-
rict No. 5 remains unexplored ter-
ritory so far as corn variety trials
are concerned. The inland area
needs earlier corn than the area
along the lakes. The use of north—
ern grown Golden Glow is sug—
gested for these inland counties
with growers carrying on ﬁeld se—
lection for the earlier seed to get
this variety acclimated locally.

In all cases, it is recommended
that growers buying seed corn se-
cure seed grown in their own dis-
trict as near home as possible.

 

 

 

 

 

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Entered :- 2nd till”: matter.
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Rossman Brothers, Lakeview, and
Roy Wright, Butternut, and an even
better performance, especially on ma-
turity is expected in future trials in
this section. Last year, George Rae
won ﬁrst honors in the Corn Contest

for his section of the state, with a j

yield of 73 bushels of shelled M. A.
C. Yellow Dent Corn per acre.

In the Tuscola trials, Pickett corn
has been one-of the most consistent
performers and one of the surest to
mature. In three different trials,
Pickett corn has been ﬁrst twice and
third once. M. A. C. Yellow Dent

 Adapted to Your Part Of [State

M. S. C. Specialists, CountyAgricultural Agents and Farmers Put on Tests in Various Sections

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looked next best, having. a ﬁrst, a :

second, and a third to its credit.

Duncan and Clement’s White Cap ‘

were too late for Tuscola County in

the years these trials were conduct- ~

ed. Fritz Mantey of Fairgrove has
twice secured yields of .75 bushels of
shelled corn per acre, with the Pick-
ett variety.
Golden Glow for North
The most northerly corn test was

one R. H. Morrish conducted in Man- '

istee county last season. Here, Mich-
igan’s earliest yellow dent variety,
the Golden Glow, came to its own.
Seed of this variety furnished by
Mrs. Kate Reinsch of. Freesoil out-
yielded the best local corn by over 6
bushels to the acre, and was 10 to
15 bushels to the acre better than
most of the-local corns in use in that
section. This test indicated that
locally grown seed of the Golden
Glow variety was marketly superior,
not only to the general run of local
corn but was also to be preferred in
northern Michigan over the Pickett,
M. A. C. Yellow Dent, Wisconsin No.
25, Polar Dent and‘other pedigreed
varieties.

In view of the importance of get-
ting that extra 6 to 10 bushels per
acre which good seed of the best
adapted variety seems to make possi-
ble, the Michigan State College is
planning to greatly increase the num-
ber of corn variety tests or demon-
strations conducted out over the
state. .

These trials combine the features
of a demonstration and an experi-
ment and are carried on thru the
cooperation of the experimental and
extension divisions of the Mchigan
State College, the county agricult-
ural agents and local farmers.

One Trial in Each County

About twenty have already been
arranged for and it is hoped to put
at least one variety demonstration in
every Michigan county which has the

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Over 1600 Farm Beys Attend Junior Farmers’ Week at M. S. C.

HE spirit of youth: that enthusi-
asm, that dauntlessness, and
competitive eagerness was exem—

pliﬁed to its fullest extent when over
1,600 farm boys of this state met to-
gether at Michigan State College May
3 and 4 for their Annual Junior
Farmers’ Week.

This young army of farm youth,
from over 150 agricultural high
schools, coming from al-Psections of
the state, 'met to compete for state
honors in judging and to enjoy the
various other educational activities
which this yearly event brings to
them. The college, realizing that
“the trained youth of today will be the
community leaders and the good cit-
éiz‘enaof tomorrow, set aside these
“ftwowdays for their competitive, con-v
tests». educational events, and enter-
; .r  The entire Megan,

 arranged and carried out
.Educm w ebmplete, systematic,
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and correct in every detail, and the
credit for its success goes to Profes-
sors B. A. Walpole, R. S. Linton, and
their able assistants.

To the farmers of Michigan, Jun-
ior Farmers’ Week is an interesting
and a vital factor toward a more
scientiﬁc agriculture. It is second
only to the regular Farmers’ Week _
held at the college during the winter
months. Both events have the same
aims and ideas in view, only Junior
Farmers’ Week deals with Smith—
Hughes High School agricultural
boys and girls only, while the regu-
lar ,‘Falimers' Week welcomes both

I the young and the Older farm folks},

Match skill- in Judging:

7‘. ' Perhapswthe most  and
’ interesting educational 'gfjeatures,» of
'Junior Mew? Week are the-.:3iidg”-.

ing contests. Here  "136mg, teams

on farm .. oxiégschnol ..

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match their science and skill against
those of the other 100 or more
schools of the state for high honors.
Thursday forenoon the grain judg-
ing and dairy judging took place.
The manner in which these farm
boys studied the various farm grains
for uniformity, disease (foreign ma-

terial, weight, and other defects; and I

the scientiﬁc method in which they
selected the best dairy cattle, study-
ing dairy temperament, type, consti-
tution, capacity and mammary de-!
velopment would be a credit to many
of the successful older farmers of
today. The judging contests were
continued on Friday forenoon. The
stock judging consisted of placing
one ring of horses, a ‘ring of beef
cattle, a ring of swine, and one -of
sheep. The poultry judging consist-

V ed of placing four rings of poultry,
each ring a different breed. The po- _

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tato judging contest also took place
Friday forenoon and in all of these
contests it could be readily seen that
these boys knew what they were do-
ing. They used their practical ex—
perience together with their scientiﬁc
knowledge gained in the class room
and laboratory. Their agricultural
instructors had taught them the ﬁne
points, the desirable characteristics
and the undesirable factors of’ dif-
erent factors of different classes of
animals and different kinds of grains,

and they made use of this practical

instruction and training in the
friendly competitive contest, in order
to win honors for their school and
community. Such a group of farm‘.

boys. have the advantage over the, "

farm youth who does not have ‘ac- ,

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we have had applicatibns for
membership in the Minute Man
organization. , Our ﬁrst "announce-
ment waS’scarcely off the press be-
fore over ﬁfteen hundred men had
lined up and agree to organize their
own township. In each township we
plan to have an. eﬁicient and effective
group of farmers who will be pre-
pared to make life miserable for the
rural. thieves. Around the township
group will be built a strong county
and State organization.with the ul—
timate goal of a ﬁghting force that
will stop stealing in our rural dis-
tricts. . -

Along with hundreds of these ap-
plications have come many letters of
"cheer and encouragement for the
Minute Men idea. To read these let-
ters one cannot help but be inspired
On to a greater work in the interests
of the farmers of our State. ‘ SpaCe
does not permit us to print more than
a few of the letters, but from these
few one may gather the way the
farmers of Michigan feel about rural
thieves and their belief in what the-
Minute Men idea will do to drive
these thieves from our borders.

Subscriber for Life

“Just thought I wouldwrite and
tell you that I appreciate the work
you are doing on behalf of the farm-
ers in rounding up the chicken
thieves and other pests. I was just
ready to drop several papers I was
taking when the Wilson case came
up. The way you backed up Wilson
for shooting that chicken thief made
a subscriber out of me for the rest of
my natural days. When you get a
notice to discontinue my copy, you
will know the boys have planted me
under an apple tree somewhere. If
our ‘ prosecutors didn’t idolize our
criminals quite so much, we wouldn’t
have so much crime. Keep on with
the good work!”-——O. R. Musgrave,
Luce County.

“'illing To Do His Part

“I am a long and steady sub-
scriber to THE BUSINESS FARMER. I
must say they are doing their part to
try and protect the farmers and must
say I am willing to do my part at any
time, day or night. ' I am sending for
ten application blanks and my
neighbor Claud Bettridge, across the
road is sending for some. He will
canvass the east end of the township
and I can canvass the west end, and
furthermore if the sheriff wants to.
deputize me, I’ll be there with the
goods any time he wants me."———Al—
bert'Langley, Huron County.

Needed in Every Township

“I would like to become a mem- '

ber of the Minute Men. What we
need is a lot of Minute Men in every
township in Michigan, then maybe
there would be more obeying of the
laws .of our State, and being true to
our ﬂag. I like to read THE BUSI-
NESS FARMER, as it always prints and
tells us the truth. I never want to
be without it in my home. Please
send me my card and emblem, as I
am a farmer and like to see the
farmers get their rights."—Clarence
Hazleton, Montcalm County.
Victim of Thieves
“Am sending in my application to
join M. B. F. Minute Men, for our

township, together with the ten
cents registration fee. We have had
, some serious losses from chicken

thieves in the last few years, and I
think it is. about time a stop was
put to it all.
ﬁve blanks at present, but will send
for more later if needed.”—Robert
Newman, Otsego County.
\Vill Be Great Help

“I am~in favor of your great or-
ganization and I believe it will bea
good help in getting rid“ of the
thieves and I believe Michigan will-
be ahead of all of the States in the
Union and THE BUSINESS FARMER will
be the only publication that ever
helped the farmers'to protect their

   
  

  

 

  

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“property, Please send me some of 

the organization application blanks.
I will, be Willing to help at any time
I am called to go for I have no use
for the chicken thiev,es."—-William
Beeker, » Gladwin County.

Boost All He Can

“I am‘ mailing the coupon clipped
from the M. B. E. for application
blanks. Please send fulltr‘details as
to how I should start the Minute
Men here in Solon township; I am
just a new subscriber to thie‘M. B. F.
and am well pleased with the paper,
and I am willing to boost it all I can
and the Minute Men also.”——Guy L.
Fairbrother, Kent County.

Good Thing

“I am deeply interested in the
Minute Man organization. I think
it is a good thing for our own pro-
tection and that of our neighbor.
Will you please send me particulars
of the Minute Men, and about twenty-
ﬁve blanks- for members to ,sign.".—-—-
A. M. Rosminsen, Eaton County.

Wanted It for Years
“I am enclosing a blank for the
Minute Man organization. For years
I’ve believed something like this
should be done.”—-Raymond Knapp,
St. Clair County. “ ‘
' From Montcalm County

“I am sending to you my applica—
tion for a membership in the Minute
Men organization, and an application
to become the organization represen-'
tative for Douglass township, Mont-
Calm County, Michigan—the county
that undertook to punish Mr. Wilson
for protecting his property and
would have given 'him a bad deal,
had it not been for THE BUSINESS
FARMER, and the subscribers to THE
BUSINESS FARMER. As a farmer and
business man, I would say that this
Minute Man organization can be ex-
tended a long distance in doing away
with other lies of so-called business
that go to extremes in helping to rob
the farming community at'the pres—
ent time. Andthese robbers are
very nervy about it. Chicken‘ thieves
are not the only thieves that farm-
ers have to contend with, and the
only way that seems open to stop
them at the present is controlled or-
ganization and clubs in the Minute
Men’s hands.”——Lew Sterling, Mont-
calm County.

Will Try to Organize

I am a member of THE BUSINESS
FARMER and take the paper. It you
will send me some of your applica~
tion blanks, I will try and get some
Minute Men organized to protect the
farmers from thieves.”—J. A. Wale,
Hillsdale County.

. “I wish you would send blanks.
As a subscriber to THE BUSINESS
FARMER I'desire to become a member
of the MinuteMen...  will also try
to interest our neighbors in this plan
for protection.”——Ernest Edmonds,
Gratiot County. -

“You can enroll me as one of the
Minute Men, and I think the idea of
having deputy sheriffs is good. Will
be one if the sheriff will do so.
Please send me card and pledge.”—
L. C. Yoesting, Gladwin County.

“Please send me some of your ap-
plication blanks and I will see what
I can do to organize our neighbor-
hood. I wish to be one of the
Minute Men.”—W. A. Willis, Isabel-
la County.

" We want to thank everyone who

has written us and we are sorry we
couldn’t print all of the letters but
it would take nearly all the Space in
this paper to do so and that’s im-
possible. We also want to thank the
hundreds_of farmers who are now
organizing their townships which
without the .help of these splendid
men, The Minute Men would be im-
possible. Remember this is a volun-
teer organization—and your co-oper-
ation is required to 'make it=a suc—
cess. What are you doing in your
township to organize the Minute '
Men? ‘

  

 

 

 

  
 


 

 

 

 

 

 

       
   
  
 
     
 

  
   
 

JOE AND COLLIE JUST HAVING A GOOD CAJIE FROM GERMANY FIFTY-THREE YEARS “VACATION TIME."—Ray )Ioore, of Genesee
TIME TOGETHER.——)Iiss Velma, Burge, of Osceola AGO.-—“This is Mr. and Mrs. Martin Artman, of county, is spending his vacation at the home of II.
, county, sends us this picture and advises that it is lluron county,” writes John Artman, of the same )1. Myers, of '\chford county, according to Stewart:

of her brother Joe and his dog. county. “He Is 83 years old and she is 78.” Low, of “'cxfortl county, who sent the picture., ,

 

g TAKING ..CARE OF THE SHEEP.—“l\ly little niece, Doris “)IY FATHER - IN - LA‘V ELEVEN GREAT-GRANDC}IILDREN.—)lrs. Hugh Lewis,
. Vanhorn, who lives with us,” writes 311's. Norman Near, Glud- AND HIS GRANDSON.”— Isabella county, with her eleven great—grandchildren. Sent in by
L win county reader. “ From N. Nelsont, Mason county. lola “'atson, Isabella county.

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“ALL DRESSED UP ANDV NO PLACE TO  RIDES TO AND FRO)! SCHOOL.—-I)onald, son of “GRANDPA AND HIS LITTLE PAL.”—
Go.”——That is Velsor Smith, or Lake county, John Adelson, of Osceola county, rides his horse, “Queen,” Fred Schroeder, of Macomb county, ’and his
says “’ilford Smith. to anld from school every day. grandson. Norman RONNI-

 

 

 

 

   

i‘OUR GOLTS!"——This ﬁne team of colts belong to our sub- ‘ “OUR. i’RIDE.”—Son of Mr. and. v~ “W’HOA, THERE!”—Everybody is interested in Estella
scriber, B. B. Harrington, of.Tuscolg. county. . Mrs;‘Howey, of Oakland county. Simnkins, of Tuscolu county, and her nice pony.
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BIORTGAGE

I How long is a chattel mortgage
good if I pay the interest and some
_ on the principal when it comes due?

-——Reader, Cass City, Mich.

HEN the mortgage become due,
you would have to pay it in
full if the mortgagee demands
it. However, so long as you pay the

‘ interest and part of the principal

each? year, he probably would be

good enough to not foreclose against
you.—-Legal.Editor.

PLANTING OATS

Some time ago I read of a method
for sowing oats in a leading farm
paper. The article which told' of
method said to disc the ground ﬁrst
and then sow the seed. The seed
was then covered by a shallow plow-
ing and worked down the usual way.
After this soil was made into a good
seed ’bed, altalfa was then sown.
'The alfalfa came up and made a good
start and then the oats came through.
It was claimed that the oats had a
stiffer straw, withstood the dry
weather better and produced a won~
derful crop. would you consider this

a safe and sane method of'doing?
Do. you think that the oats would be
sown toodeep? Further which do—
you prefer fall or spring plowed
ground for oats? Is' there much fer-_
tility lost by having the ground lay
idle so long? Would it be a good
policy to sow rye in a cornﬁeld ,and
then plow under for oats the next.
spring? What fertilizer would you
advise for oats?
anything that you may chem—A. W., -
Stockbridge, Mich.~ ~
N case the oats were covered to" a
depth of from 11,53 to 2 inches, it
is quite likely that the above out- -
lined method would prove successful.
On the other hand, I would much
prefer to prepare the "seed bed and,
seed oats anddisc them in, but even
yet I believe it would be better to
seed both the oats and alfalfa with
the grain drill with .seeder,attach-
ment. Considerable care would have
to be exercised in not plowing too
deep or the oats would be covered at
too great a depth.
Fall plowing sometimes enables
one to sow the oats earlier, in which



 
 

. . we use of two hundred pounds of
"1-6 or- 20% acid phOsphate fertilizer

is very igood.——C.. R. Magee, Assist- V

ant Professor of Farm Crops,  S. 0.

GET SET OVER IN NEW ‘msrrmo'r.

I have purchased an 80 acre farm.
The taxes came due in” the ﬁrst part

of January, ..-and upon paying said

taxes I’fou'nd that I was taxed on the
high school in the city of Hesperia.

I win appreciate .I found that-I do not belong to this

district, but it‘ seems that the ﬁrst
owner, (the‘ one who homesteaded
this farm) has signed up in favor of
the high schooL I do not have any
children of school age, all having
completed high school before coming
here, and it seems that I am not get—
ting any beneﬁt from these taxes. I
am just a new resident of the State
of Michigan having Come here from
North Dakota lastiall. Do you think
it p’bssible that I could get out of
these taxes, which amount to $54.73
per year, on those grounds?-—J. L.,
F the 80 acre farm is located in
the Hesperialschool district, even

in part, the farm or a. portion of

it can and will be assessed to sup-

  he‘ requested the pro

 

~ the written consent of

port the Hesperia school system. The
only procedure is to determine the
district boundary lines from the

case it would be an advantage. On
rolling land Where washing and
leaching take place, it is a decided

 

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Door locks are another example of
Fisher leadership and quality. Fisher
door locks are built of the ﬁnest
material obtainable and have at‘
tained that state of perfection where
trouble with a lock has become
almost unheard of. The safety lock
used is a Fisher development which
works on the same principle as
the door lock of a house; in other
words, tripping of the inside lever
on the door securely locks the
. carso that it cannot be entered in
any way without the use of a key. '

 

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Fisher initiated period hardware for'use in motor car bodies.

It went farther than that, and gathered into one organization

a complete staff of engineers, designers, artists and modelers,
prepared to carry out in every detail the modern demand for
artistic harmony of design in. all body hardware, internal ,
ﬁttings and similar appointments. This great organization of
artist craftsmen is knewn as the Ternstedt Manufacturing _
Company, a unit of Fisher and the largest manufacturer-of
body hardware in the world. In this
great hardware plant, Fisher obtains
individualized ﬁttings and appoint
ments, radiator ornaments, door han’
dles, trim hardware, robe rails, foot
rests—all synchronized with the design
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to be placedin the high school dis-~
trict. I ‘ ‘
Brieﬂy,- the taxes must be paid
this year. as assessed and then a per
tion maybe ﬁled with the township
clerk taking. thatthe township board
,place the property in another dis-
trict. » This can be done by the town-
ship board providingit ﬁrst secures
p a majority of
the members of the board or educa-
tion of the  school district.—— '
c. L.,-Goodrich. ~ ' '

 

‘ CHECK a IS RAISED

If A writes a check on bank and
said check is lost in mail and,later
found by some one who raises the
amount and it passes through several
hands can anyone -~collect on other
property for a greater amount than
A wrote in said check? If check is
lost and a'duplicate issued and cash-
ed can original check ever be cashed
when bank is notiﬁed about it?

If A uses B’s tools and verbally
agrees to pay for them can B‘sue A
for use and for damage for broken
tools?—Subscriber, Moline, Mich;

WOULD not be liable for a great-
er amount than the check was
originally issued for in this case.

If the maker of the check notiﬁes
the bank to stop payment on it, and
the check is later found and present—
ed to the bank and is paid by them
notwithstanding the notice to stop
payment,_the bank, and not the mak-
er of the check would be the loser.
B could sue A and collect for the
' use of the tools and for damages for,
the breakage.«—Legal Editor.

 

OFFICE OF SUPERVISOR -

In order to qualify and hold- office
of supervisor of a township does
a person have to bea citizen of the '
United States and does he also have
to be a tax payer and his name ap-
pear on the tax roll and what are
all of the qualiﬁcations required to
hold oﬁice of supervisor of town-
ship?—B. 0., Bellaire, Mich.

N order to hold the office of super-
1 visor, you would have to be a
United States citizen, but would
not have to be a tax payer.——Legal
Editor.

 

 

Bulletin Service

(The buﬂotlm listed
_m free.

  

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Some are Issued II the u. s
t of Agriculture. by agri-
cultural ~ool and many» our ver-
nal-s. We carefully consider, the bullotlns
that come to urn-om dlﬁ‘mt sources and
"st those I ch. In our opinion. no of
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No. 1.——POULRY RATIONS.

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.——FIRS’I‘ MORTGAGE BONDS.
No. 9.—-FROM EGG TO MARKET.
No. 11,—MINERALS AND FEEDING.
No. 12.——LINSEED OIL MEAL.

No. l3.—FIGHT THE CORN BORER.
No. l4.——UNDER-GRADE APPLES .
No. l6.—TIRE CARE.

. 17.—FARMERS1 TAX GUIDE.

. 18.——-BARNS AND HOW TO BUILD.
. l9.—-CONCRETE BUILDINGS.

. 20.—-—MOTHS AND BEETLE-S.

. 21.——FEEDING FOR EGGS.
22,—CHICK CARE AND FEEDING.
. 23.——BETTER GRAINS AND HAY.

No. 24.—-—'100 FOODS FROM 4 RECIPES.
No. iii—FARM LEASE SYSTEMS. -

. No. 26.—ORCHARD MANAGEMENT.
No. 27.—RASPBERRY ’ PLANTATION.
No. 28.——POULTRY FEEDING SECRETS.
No. 29.—FLIES IN DWELLINGS. ‘

‘ No. 30.'—MORE MONEY FROM COWS.
No. 33.——CULLING FARM FLOCK.

No. 34.——-POTATO GROWING.
No. iii—P OFITABLE ORCHARDS.
No. 36..—T ACTOR LUBRICATION.
No. 37.—-‘MO,’DERN POTJ'LTRY HOUSES;
No. 38.——POULTRY, SWINE DISEASES:
. No. 39.——AUTOMOBILE ~LUBRICATION.
40.—YOUR TRACTOR. t I

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The title to: this bulletin fails to give'you
much of an idea-Lot what is between the
covers. What itfls r_eall_y.a.bout is “Wob—
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Fisher Bodies

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Chevrolet is the lowest priced car in the
eth-hmous

world offering bodies by Rs
the world over for style

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more powerful. costly
“invnr struts” minimize exp
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Rugged One-Piece Rear Ask
.A rear axle proved by millions of miles
diﬁerential m ‘

oluse. e

s'de moose secusely mounsed. while
housing is the onepiece type ﬁtted
‘ ' for oonvenion

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feature of Advanced
Automotive Design!

Rugged, powerful and dependable—the Ln ‘r and
Better Chevrolet is designed and built to deliver the
strenuous, day—afterday service that a motor car must
give on the farm.

Every unit of this remarkable car has been developed
by engineers who are specialists —and has been proved
by thousands of miles of testing at the General Motors
Proving Ground.

Visit-the salesroom of your Chevrolet dealer and make
your own inspection of this sensational car. Note the
sturdiness of its construction throughout—deﬁnite
assurance of years of dependable service. Drive it—
and see how eﬂortlessly it climbs the steepest hills—
how easily it steers and rides over the roughest roads.
Note how generously roomy it is—how smartly styled.
Then you’ll realize that here are quality in design,
quality in materials and quality in construction
never before available at such amazing low prices.

CHEVROLET MOTOR COMPANY, DETROIT, MICH.
Division of General Motors Corporation
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Genuine Duco Finishes

All Chevrolet models are ﬁnished in
'sh shades of genuine Duoo——-the

original, modern motor car ﬁnish which

doesnot check or crack and which keeps

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Crankcase Breathing System

A ventilating system which clears the

crankcase of vapors prior to condensation,

minimizes oil diludmand adds int-serially
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AC Oil Filter
The crankcase oil that is circulated by the
self-priming pump is constantly forced
thronds an AC oil ﬁlter which strains out
dirt and forei material, thereby incressr
ing Hie ’ e of all moving parts
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AC Air Cleaner

An AC Air Cleaner is another motor safe-
guard which remove dust and grit from
the air drawn into the carburetor—s mod—
ern feature which adds to car life and opero
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All Chevrolet models have n niety gaso—
line tank at the rear a vacuum fuel
system which assures positive gasoline
' M r sup ly even on the steepest hills. The
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semi-Elliptic Shock
Absorber Springs
Coniiort and safety over all roads is as-
sured by Chevrolet’s semi—elliptic shock
absorber spri s set parallel to the frame.
These are 84 o as [on as the wheelbase
and are made 0 ﬁne chrome

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It Costs
‘ Very Little

to Recondition ' x

a Model T y 4

» Ford

THE cost of reconditioning the Model T Ford is
small because of the low cost of Ford parts and
the established Ford policy of charging all labor
at a standard ﬂat rate.

The economical thing for you to do with your
Model T Ford is to take it to the nearest Ford
dealer and have him estimate on the cost of putting
it in A1 shape. You may ﬁnd that the expenditure
of a few dollars will be the means “of giving you
thousands of miles of additional service.

For a labor charge of $20 to $25 you can
have your motor and transmission completely
overhauled. This price includes new bearings,
reboring cylinders and any other work necessary.
Parts are extra.

Noises in the Model T Ford can be taken out
easily and cheaply. The labor cost of tightening
doors is only $1.25. Usually very few new parts
are required. I

There is no reason for driving a shabby Ford. '

Repainting runs from $10 to $25. Taking dents
out of body panels and doors runs from $3 to $16
for labor. A fender can be replaced for a labor
charge. of $1 to $2.50. The cost of fenders runs
from $3.50 to $5.

It will pay you, therefore, to see your Ford
dealer and have him put your Model T in good
running order. By doing so you will protect and
maintain the investment you have in your car and
get months and years of pleasant, reliable trans-
portation at a very low cost per mile.

 

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Detroit, Mich.

  

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An Interesting Letter

.HAT quack grass is a popular
subject of discussion is proved
by the correspondence I get.

Here is a letter a little different than
those that are generally received.
Most f a r m e r s
want to know
'how'toget rid of
i t while t h i s

to do it. The
, idea looks good
to me and where
a ﬁeld must be
plowed in the
spring and plant-
ed to corn or
beans, etc., I am
sure the idea is
well worth a try
out. »If it is as
good as the originator claims,
there will be another famous Lind-
berg in America and all the farmers
will vote him a medal of distinction.

“I have just been reading in THE
BUSINESS FARMER about methods of
killing out quack grass. I had quite
a time with quack grass until I
ﬁgured out a method that solved it.
I have one acre that was nothing
but ‘quack. One day I was looking
over my hay rake and the idea came
to me to remove the wheels‘ on it
and. put on mower wheels instead.
It took only a few minutes time.
Then I plowed the ﬁeld and went
over it with a drag to level it up
a little but the quack was so thick
the drag could not do much good.
Then I hitched on the rake, on which
I had put the mower wheels, and
went over the ground. Then I drew
off the raked up quack grass and had
three loads the ﬁrst time over. Then
I dragged it twice and on _raking
again got two loads more. I kept
up this dragging and raking until I
got it all OE and I can surely tell
anyone its the best rig for getting
rid of‘ quack. Don't use a disk on
the land as it will cut up the roots
and they won’t rake as goo-d. Would
like to see this published in THE

 

L. W. Meek:

BUSINESS FARMER so the other farm-.

ers can try it.”——Wm. Lindberg, Me-
nominee County.

Now isn’t that a very logical idea?
I have tried, raking. up quack roots,
with the ordinary rake and the teeth
would not go deep enough to... do the
work. One can readily understand
how the mower wheels would let the
teeth dig the roots right up. Of
course the rake would have to be
dumped by hand. I, for one, will try
this out and sooner than I expect
I will ﬁnd use for tWo old mower
wheels that I saved to “look at"

when a junk dealer recently cleaned

up our scrap pile. , r. ‘
Next is an uninteresting letter.
This man wanted some information

' "Broadecope Farm N p
; Edited by L. VW.  Hillsdale County

0 e write tor Mr. Mocks! edvioe on different problems and he is always died to
glideMFi'uimpghgibenem of his wide experience without charge. Address him core of M. B. F.
end you Will receive a personal reply by early, men It you are a paid-up. subscriber.)

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regarding something and requested
THE BUSINESS FARMER to publish it
for his beneﬁt. He did not Sign his
name and the ever ready waste has-
ket soon swelled with another anon-
ymous letter. Your name will not
be used if you so state and if you
sign your name and send a stamp,
your letter will be answered by mail
and you will get the information
much sooner than through the pub-
lished article. If your letter is of
general interest it may be published
but your name will be with—held.
I t t

Burying Stone

A year ago we planted about 200
fruit trees and we have just ﬁnished
setting out that many more. We were
fortunate in securing extra help so
the- teams were kept busy ﬁtting
oat groundg etc. The setting‘was
ﬁnished at noon, day before yester—

day and as one of the extra men

could not stay longer, he and James
tried burying some large stones.
They had such good success they con-
tinued to work at it yesterday and
will again today. They worked three-
fourths of the day burying one stone.
It was almost square and about six
feet across it, only one corner show-
ed above the ground and for seventy-
ﬁve years this has been a genuine
nuisance. Of course no one surmis-
ed the stone was half as large as it
was. Why haven’t we buried these
stones before? Well, I’ll tell you.
Since buying the farm a few years
ago, we have been busy drawing off
loose stone and those that could-be
pulled with a team. From now on '
the large stones will be buried 'as‘
fast as time will let us. It certainly j
is a very pleasing sight to see some j
great boulder roll over into a hole '
so deep it will never be thought of 2,
again. We have some brush we want -
to out every year too, but the brush
in fence rows doesn’t bother potato
machinery like a stone in a ﬁeld!
So the brush are more or less ne-
glected. They will get their clean
up soon and perhaps some future
generation that live on this place can
qualify as Master Farmers. Many
times the men who are the real j,
masters of the farm are never known 5
as master farmers. Their grandsons
will claim that distinction.
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Today’srmailu-bringsa letter from a .
farmer up state who says his clover f A,
and alfalfa meadows "are completely '
killed out. “What shall I do?" he
inquires. Some others want to know
about Soy-bean hay,-J millet, etc. I
think I am safe in saying there never
was as poor showing for hay as there '
is today. Some of our alfalfa has
died in the last two weeks. A mixed
meadOW’we had planned on for this
year is entirely dead. We will pl’ant

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 IS.-ELECTOR WHO NEGLECTS TO
. VOTE A GOOD CITIZEN?

a EAR EDITOR:—-—The duty of 'the
elector to cast an intelligent and
helpful ballot whenever theﬂml

portunity is presented cannot be too ,

strongly impressed, the surprising

and regrettable fact being revealed

that but. little more than one-half of
the electors cast a ballot whenever
the'opportunity is presented and this
neglect of a plain duty bids ill for
the State and nation.

If we but reﬂect and realize what
it cost the patriots of the American
Revolution to free'this country from
the British misrule it could not fail,
it would seem, to emphasize to every
elector his and her duty in using
themelpful ballot which “Executes a
freeman's will as lightning does the
will of God.”

Consider if we may the intense
suﬁering of the Continental Army
under Washington passing the terri-
ble winter at Valley Forge with a
scarcity of food and clothing and of
the 11,000 men, 3,000 were placed
in the hospital. History tells us
that the neglect of the ballot box has
in past ages caused recourse to the
terrible cartridge box and may this
sad fate never befall our dear
country.

Most surely is it the positive duty
of every qualiﬁed elector to inform
himself as to the merits of those
questions that are to be determined
by the intelligent use of the ballot
and then determine that he will no
fail hereafter in doing his plain duty
in this'important matter.

We sometimes hear it said, "My
ballot will not eﬁect the result” and
this is used as an excuse for the

neglect of one’s duty but it will not ‘

avail.

‘A close observer of condtions has
asserted that a person may be a
good neighbor and possess many
good qualities but if he neglects his
‘duty in the use of the ballot he can-
not justly be considered a good cit—
izen. '

jority decides but this cannot be ob-
tained, unless the ballot is made use
of to give expression thereto. Let
us consider for a moment the condi-
tion of the poorer classes in the na-
tions of Europe and then contrast
our own condtions in this country
with its freedom and its «many bless-
ings and which can be maintained
only as we, “The People,” perform
faithfully our duty in giving effective
expression to our desires through the
proper use of the effective ballot.—
J. T. Daniells, Clinton County.

MORE ABOUT BEANS

EAR EDITORz—After (reading
an article in your good paper of
April 28th heading, “What the

Neighbors Say,” entitled, “Price of
Beans," I wish to announce that
there is a. farmer up in Gratiot
county that has a standing offer of a
ﬁve—pound bag of candy‘ to give if
any one will really answer this art-
icle referred to by the writer of the
above article, entitled “Farm Relief”
which appeared in the April 14th is—
sue of M. B. F. We still have the
bag of candy and from the stack of
.letters I have on my desk, received
from real d'irt farmers from all over
the state of Michigan, this article
went home. ‘ ‘
Now I don’t think any morer’men-
tion should be made of the good Gov-
ernor as no thinking farmer will be-
lieve that he had anything to do in
v the matter.‘ Neither 'did‘ "the State
.. . Commissioner of Agriculture. But
nevertheless “the nigger" is still “in
‘ the wood pile.”
Last fall, after returning from an
extended trip all through Wisconsin

 

. primarily of looking over
.beans, I. went into a local elevator

and saw th‘eseposters. .Of” course I

took issue with Mr. Elevatcrman and

he”, in order to buy beans and back

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farmers, together with the other
pressure that was brought to bear.

I have read some of these circular
letters lately. What a different tone
tothem. I may say that I was in
the elevator business for two years
some years back and have grown

beans in Michigan for 33 years so am'

interested. Who is this bean com—
mittee anyway? Have they been ap-
pointed by the real b'ean growers of
the State? How can they be when
we have no bean growers-organiza—
tion, either in name or fact. Is it.
not about time the bean growers of
Michigan really form a bean growers

 
  
  

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organiZation and upon receipt of
enough, letters on this subject and
that they would like to 'see a real
bean growers organization I will
have the plans and data printed in
THE BUSINESS FARMER.—-C. E. Ack-
erman,’ Ex-M-gr. Mich Sugar Beet

. Growers Ass’n, Shiawassee County.

MRXFOSDICK Is RIGHT

EAR EDITORz—I was readingin

M. B. F. what-Mr. Fosdick said
about the mail routes and I
think it is very" true as I have gone
one mile a day for my mail for 11
years, and as I take a daily paper I
must go every day. Think they
should deliver to all boxes. There
are three houses on this mile and I
think the mailman could make it in
15 minutes. We would certainly like

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MAKING BUSINESS PAY

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a'little Michigan town and while he was
trying to‘get out a. small boy with a
team of horses appeared.

"I’ll haul yer out fer three dollarg
mister,’ ’said the boy.

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the job was done and the money paid he
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day,” was the boy’s reply.

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questioned the motorist.

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“I'm hauling ’em out durin' the day and
at night I haul water to ﬁll the hole."

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HE. Ben Davis apple and the Ford
car are’alike in one respect.
Both are the butt of many jokes and
humorous stories. Here is
on the Ben Davis told by Prof. Dar-
" . row of the Con-
necticut A. g r i -
cultural College
' while 
at South Haven,
Michigan recent-
ly. A certain
horticultural ex-
pert boasted of
his ability to
‘ identify any ap-
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the senses of
touch and taste
alone. To ’
his ability to per-
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one apple after anothergwas handed
to him, and, sure- enough, he could
identify them all merely by the
senses of taste and touch. Then a
practical joker prepared a smooth
round piece of cork about the size
of an apple. Over this dummy 3. bit
of apple juice was poured and it was
then handed to the blind—folded ex-
pert. The expert tasted the cork
several times, and a. puzzled expres-
sion appeared on his face. Suddenly
he smiled and said, “You can’t feel
me. .This is a Ben Davis, but it is
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CUT OUT OLD CANE§

Last spring I set out some rasp-
berry plants. I notice recently you
said to cut out the old canes after
harvest. Do they grow new canes
every year for fruiting? What kind
of fertilizer could I cultivate in this
spring for raspberries, also straw—
berries? Have no stable manure—-
R. de Boer, Missaukee County.

ES the old raspberry canes al-
ways die after they proﬁuce
their crop and the sooner they

are cut out after harvest the better.
The fresh young shoots which come
up during the summer are next
year’s fruit producers. The best
time to fertilize strawberries for
fruit production is late in the sum-
mer or early in the tall. Sprinkle
sulphate of ammonia lightly on top
of ground between the rows being
careful not to get any on the leaves,
as it will burn“ This treatment will
give the plants big crowns and lots
of strength to grow a good crop the
following spring. Spring application
of fertilizer might be of considerable
help to a newly set patch to give it
a good start. In such a case a small
pinch of fertilizer around each plant
soon after planting will help.

7 Most raspberry growers enrich
their soil with manure before plant-
ing and then depend on clean culture
to keep the ground in good condition.
However if you wish to try some fer-
tilizer we would suggest a small
handful of nitrate of soda( or sul-
phate of ammonia) around each

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plantpsarly in the spring. We would 
also suggest that you leave a few I-L'?
plants unfertilized'vfor comparison, ' ,.
to determine whether it pays to use '
fertilizers on your soil’for raspber-

ries. For raspberries and also fer
strawberries it is well to remember

that nothing is so important as clean

culture. “Tillage is manure."

  
      
        
   

 

 

FERTILIerG, GRAPES

I have some grapes which I set out . _ 7
two years agobut they don't seem  ' '
to grow as well‘as I think they ought »
to. Is there any fertilizer, manure
or anything I~ can put on them to
make than; growl—W. W., Oakley,
Mich. . I . .

HE best fertilizer for grapes is :
barnyard manure. Where the '
' vines are making a. weak growth ;
the manure can be applied in quite
liberal quantities. The next best soil ;
treatment, and this is the one used .
by most commercial growers, is sul-
phate of. ammonia (or nitrate ol‘. ,
soda) applied broadcast early in the ‘
spring, and a cover crop sowed late '
in July and plowed under early the
following spring. Apply the fertil— v
izer on top of the ground about the
time the buds begin to swell in the
spring using about 150 to 200
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PLANNING ORCHARD

For premanent trees in our orch- '
ard we are planning 4 rows Spys, 1
., row Greening, 1 Kink and Steel
Beds, 1 Grimes and W. Banana, 1
DeliciOus and a. few trees of tall and
summer apples; eight rows in all.
After ., removing our Wagner ﬁllers
will we have the right varieties to se-
cure good blossom pollination? We
have excellent storage and want to
grow only varieties that can be stor-
~ed from January Ito April 1; just
several summer and fall Varieties for
home use. Our plan is to sell to
nearby markets when apples are in
prime condition. What planting dis-
tance would you recommend? Spys
in this district grow too large; about ‘
30 foot spread or more. Any sug—
gestion you might make will be ap-
preciated—A. R., Tuscola County.
HE group of varieties which you ’
mentioned should take care of]
the pollination problem very :
nicely and should also provide a
supply for local market throughout I
the winter. A distance of forty feet
should do pretty well for the perman—
ent- trees with the ﬁllers between.
Some varieties, such as the Grimes,
may not need quite so much space
but as you are using ﬁllers it would
be a good idea to get the permanents
plenty far enough apart. Don’t
know as we can make any further
suggestions as to varieties. You have
picked them pretty well for your pur-
pose. If you could ﬁnd room for a. few
McIntosh you probably would not re-
gret having planted them. They
would ripen ahead of any on your
list but are very ﬁne for local mar-
ket. People like their ﬂavor.

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a , HEseventh annual Michigan Con-
vention oi! the American Radio

ing, April 27 and 28. About a hun-
dred members from all parts of Mich—
igan and some from distant states
were in attendance. Technical ses-

» v sions, local in-
spection trips, a.
smoker, ’ and a
banquet kept the
visitors very busy.
The causual ob-
server noticed two _
things in which
this one (littered ‘
v from the average
v run 0 f conven-
tions.‘ The ﬁrst
was th e great

_ range of ages,

3. K. Osborn boys of h i g h
school age or younger mingling tree-
]! with grey haired men who appear
to be nearing their three score and
- ten. The second was the carrying
of whistles on which the members
kept up a peep—peeping of call sig-
nals, greetings, and jests in the tele-
q‘aph code of dots and dashes.

A Probably Mr. Average Citizen
wonders what amateur radio is and
what reason there is for its existence.
A person who operates a radio trans-
mitting and receiving station tor
communication with other similar
stations merely for pleasure and
without pecuniary interest is an ama—
teur. There are about 16,000 ama-
‘teur operators licensed by the United
States government. The majority of
these are boys of high school, age.
A large share of those between the
ages of 18 and 35 are enlisted in
army, naval, or aviation reserve units
and are supplied by the government
with training and technical informa-
tion which will enable them to be of
great service, in time of war or. other-
national crisis. +~

Wherever ﬂood or ﬁre takes down
the communication lines amateur
radio stands ready and in many re-
cent disasters it has been the only
means of communication with the
outside world for days at a time.
One of the amateurs' outstanding
characteristics is their sense of duty
and responsibility. Moreover, the
turn of mind which urges them to go
into highly technical work just for
the fun they get out of it enables ‘
them to mee‘t an emergency and keep
their stations going under conditions
which might make a merely paid op-
erator give up. In, many sections of
the country the railroads have or-
ganized amateur stations for emerg-
ency communication chains and drills
are carried on in which imaginary
trains are dispatched and ofﬁcial mes—
sages are handled by the amateur
chain.

To amuse themselves the amateurs
“handle traﬂic”. as they can it. Per-
sonal messages betwen friends and
relatives are shot back and forth
across the country. Most of them
are relayed many times and some go
astray, but the ones that reach their
destinations bring a warmth and
thrill that does not come with com-
mercial telegrams.

The American Radio Relay
League is the amateurs’ organiza-
tion; It develops routes for‘ the ef-
ﬁcient handling of messages; it pub—
lishes a,‘monthly magazine, “Q S T,”
which is a gold mine of technical in-
formation; it- conducts a secret so-
ciety for those who like that sort of
thing; but most important of all, it
brings all these American amateurs
together in the solution of their
common problems. and instills in
them that fundamental principle of
good citizenship, that the desires of
the few must be, sacriﬁced "for the
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x, The farmer’s son had_'graduated from
‘ oollege‘with high honors but he had never '
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want hand and the farmer thought his
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_ wMﬂcage and Money. ,

T SEEMS ’a small thing to haul feed to the
grist mill for grinding and to bring it back
again. But mileage means money to the farmer—-
it is one of the biggest elements in farming costs.

A small motorized grinder will keep the feed bin
ﬁlled almost automatically. And this is just one
way in which G-E motors, control, and other elec-
tric equipment are saving money on well—man-
aged farms. For only as the farmer’s own time is
set free, can the improvements on which his
future proﬁts depend be carried out.

Farmers who know electric equipment look upon
the G-E monogram as a mark of dcpcndability/
on electric devices.

  
   

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If your farm is on or near an electric power
line, ask the power company for a copy of
the new G-E Farm Book which explains
more than 100 uses for electricity on the
farm. '

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The Business Farmer. Mt. Clemens. Mich.

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It is much more effective than the old fashioned “two

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your stand. Compare this New Treatment with the older ones:

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1. Requires less than 1 minute. One
man can easily treat from 200 to
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2. Can be used on cut or sprouted
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3. After cutting, protects the cut
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THE OLD WAY

Formaldehyde or
Corrosive Sublimate

1. Require from 11/2 to 2 hours.
One man can treat only froni 50 to
75 bushels per day.

2. Can not be used on cut or sprout-
ed seed without injury.

3. Before cutting, give' no protec—
tion ,to the cut surfaces. The seed
frequently decays in the ground
before the young plants get started.

4. Although effective against Rhiz—
octonia, and scab, do not control
black-leg.

5. Frequently decrease the stand,
and therefore the yield, to a serious
extent.

One pound treat: 1510 20 bafﬂe/.7 of seed potatoes“.
Treat your Corn and Vegetable Seeds too

You can now also disinfect your seed corn and
vegetable seeds with DIPDUST and increase your
yield by preventing many of the diseases which cause
poor germination, weak, spindly plants, and poor
Simply use as a dust treatment.
easily and quickly applied and costs but a few cents
One~pound of DIPDUST will treat six bush—
els of seed corn, or from six to eight bushels of
vegetable seed.

It is

The Buyer Company, Inc” Agricultural Dept, 1 17 Hudson Street, New York, N. Y.

D! PDUST

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TEXT: “He that soweth righteousness
hath a sure reward.” Proverbs 11:18.

N its/front cover page is a pictor-
ial display of a vigorous vegeta-
tive life. But the mother at the

center catches one’s eye; She is
matronly attractive as she sits knit-
ting in her easy chair. But look!
She wears on her head a little white
cap; a mark of piety and purity.
What ,meaning could this have in a.
seed—catalog? Was it a guarantee

that the seeds advertised were good ,

and true to name? Perhaps.

But our text directs us to a catalog
that advertises other incorruptible
seeds. God guarantees the seeds in
the Book of Proverbs; seeds’ of obed-
ience, purity, temperance, industry,
love, justice, helpfulness, and the
fear of Jehovah. These all are put
into one packet and labeled seeds of
“righteousness.” They are especially
important for your sake, John and
Mary. This is springtime. Because
it is, father and mother are engaged
in so‘wing the ﬁelds and gardens. It
is a seasonal duty. It must be done
to get the seasonal-reward; the harv-
est. God has so arranged it. But,
young friends, she has also brought
your lives under the dominion of cer-
tain seasonal demands. He has given
each one of you a fresh springtime
for sowing. Generally speaking,'what
you sow during this vernal season,
during the days of childhood and
youth, determines the harvest of aft-
er years. Only day before yesterday
a sixteen year old lad sat in my study
bewailing his fate. This boy has
dropped out of high school, out of
Sunday School, spends some time at
odd jobs of work, and at other times
is with the booze and cigarette gang.
We tried to have him see his after-
man; to see himself walking by ten
years from now. You can see him
too. Isn’t it too bad?

“The fear of Jehovah is the begin-
ning of knowledge." This is the key
that opens our catalog. It is‘ found
in the beginning chapter. Young
souls, use it. Are you beginning
right? Are you conscious of God?
Do you reverence him?
just follow your impulses? One of
the boys of our community did this.
He was driving recklessly and killed
a man who could not escape his car.
He just followed his impulse. Yes-
terday he was on trial for murder. So
much for Godless living. You can-
not help feelings from coming, but
if you will sow the good ones they
will grow up and choke out the bad.
Another young man calls on the
writer occasionally. He is poor and
hardworking, but climbing. Walter
is a genuine Christian. He is de-
veloping, a character of extreme
beauty and strength. But so can
you. Your hearts are now plastic
and fertile. Yet this has the danger—
ous alternative just mentioned. Con-
sciously or unconsciously, you are
engaged iii-ﬁlling out the beginning
pages of life. What are you writ-
It is hard to erase the bad.
What are you sowing? You cannot
gather up the tares. If you do not
sow righteousness now, you may nev-
er do it, and that would be over-
whelming disaster. But should you
wait until later you cannot sow near-
lyso well as now. “Youth is life’s
seed-time” said our own-Longfellow.

Ask dad why his habits are not
better. He will tell you he did not
begin right. The tracks of a heeda-
less boyhood were followed too long.
And the more he trod them the hard-
er the pathway became; but the eas-
ier to walk. And now the manner
of his life is ﬁxed. What kind of
habits are you sowing, young
friends? Be sure theylwill fruit aft-
er their kind. And that is your char-
acter, good or bad. That you are the
maker of your after—self is reason
enough for you to begin carefully,
and to continue carefully. This is
the law thatdad applies in securing-
a crop. . He is careful about fresh,
fertile soil, ‘good seed,-day—by-d-ay
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of every day from sowing to' gath- ‘

ering is shown in the ultimate crop.
In like manner is your character
formed. ‘All thoughts and deeds are
found in the ﬁnal structure. The
smallest things mar or. help. The
print of a. little foot can be seen
in the cement walk at the writer’s
back door. Some, little one wander»-
ed there when the walk was new and
impressionable. Who knows wheth-
er the little tracks" Will ever be
erased? So, little ﬂeeting things will
be recorded in the ﬁnal testimony of
life. .

“Hath a sure reward", Boys and
girls, the harvest is inevitable; some-
kind. This should challenge the best.
in you. We cannot escape reaping;
and too, the reaping of what we have
sown. There is ‘a lot of mystery in
this but we have found it to be' sure.
It is a law both in the realms of na-
ture and of character. You are pre-
eminently in the springtime of life.
Dad and mother are in the reaping
time. Of course, they are the best
folks in the world, yet they will te
you they are reaping some bitt
fruit. Ask them why. They would
fain change many past things if they
could. But Time has painted their
picture on the canvas of years; and
there it is. Your picture is being
painted now. So be careful of your
pose. You surely want your portrait
attractive with lines of honesty, pur-
ity, and holy purpose. These charact-
eristics grow bigger as'you grow old-
er. Lastly, you see, you are en-
larged into a vivid likeness of past
years.

God has put you into a fair world
and means that you shall get joy
out of it. But do not be insensible to
the adverse Winds” that blow their
The weed
seeds that blow about the farm
makes your father uneasy. But he
conquers them thru intelligent and
well-directed eﬁort. Now, you must
do just this thing or the world ,will
give you back kill—joys. Trust in
Jesus who conquered the world. Cru-
sade for him and thus be ready when
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MUSINGS OF A
PLAIN FARMER

By A. P. BALLARD

WAS out browsing around in the
snow this April morning. V'ery
unseasonable weather. It has
changed from terrible to worse.
# 3| it .
Seems the elements themselves
have .turned the back of their hands
to the down—trodden agriculturist; or
dirt farmer; or grass root farmer; or
what have you.
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Even old Sol conceals himself he-
hind a thick bank of gray clouds.
it 0 =0!

I am anxious to be about my af-
instead I am walking
around aimlessly. Mumbling to my-
self.

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Mrs. B. says I've got the whines.

But its not a very pleasant thought
to pull up next Novemberwithout a
farthing to grease your ﬁst.

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Perhaps it will warm up soon.
Michigan climate is noted for its
stunts. .

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I must keep my faith and my mind
and try to avoid a collision with a.
fence post in my bewilderment. By
so doing I might throw myself out
of gear and become unﬁt, for work
when the ground is ready.

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It is useless to try, to rush nature.

We always get a thro‘w back. ‘
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Perhapsit wouldbe’ well for me
to munch a raisincookie and drink a
beaker of Holstein milk just placed
before me by the Queen of the drip-
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M. S. C. No Longer Makes Culture

;, this department some time ago I

published the information that
alfalfa and clover cultures, for

. g‘the inoculation of seed, could be ob—
i tained from the Bacteriology Dept.,

Michigan S t a t e
College, E a s t
Lansing. The cost
of these cultures
was twenty-ﬁve
‘cents each~ and
one culture was
sufficient to in-'
o c u l a t e one
bushel of seed.
A few days after
this article ap-
peared in print
I received infor-
mation/from the
college through one, of their bulletins
that the Bacteriology Dept., on ac-
count of lack of space and insuﬁi—
cient help, would discontinue the
culture manufacture which they had
carried on for a period of about
twenty years. I was sorry to see this
service to the farmers of Michigan
discontinued, but it has been taken
up by the Edwards Laboratory, 729
West 10 a ~St., Lansing, Mich., and
cultures may be secured at that ad—
dress. ' '

In as much as the state manufac-
tured the cultures and sold‘them at
cost, the price is now higher, ﬁfty
cents per culture, because they are
manufactured by a commercial ﬁrm,
which of course must make a proﬁt.
The Edwards Laboratory is recom-
mended by the Bacteriology Depart-
ment and farmers may feel sure of
securing good cultures at this new
address. They ‘may also be secured
from your county agents and some
seed stores handle them on a non-
proﬁt plan. A few weeks ago I was
in'Hillsdale, Michigan, and a seed
store there was selling cultures for
twenty-ﬁve cents each. I found out
however that he had sent to the ex-
periment station at Urbana, 111., and
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a ment station at Michigan State Col-

lege discontinued making them.
It A t t
Signs

In a recent issue of M. B. F. I read
a short article on what sign of the
moon to plant potatoes in order to
insure a bountiful harvest. I do not
remember the author’s name and I
hope he will not hold any offense
when. I take issue with him. Every
man, has a right to his own opinion,
but I teach in my agricultural classes
that the old, beautiful, romantic
moon which we all love, has no ef-
fect on production of crops. Neither
do I believe that you can discover a
well with a peach twig or cure rheu-
matism by carrying a horse chestnut
in your pocket, nor do I believe that
there are ghosts in a cemetery. Last
summer“ my brother and I, just for
sport, pitched our tent in a cemetery

in Idaho for a night and never a "

w‘hite sheet did we spy.

There are other kinds of signs
however that I think We ought to
observe more carefully and those
are the ones which read: Stop; slow
curve: and drive carefully; which
are posted along our highways. I al—
ways impress upon my economics
class the loss in wealth of cars and
lives which results from not observ-
ing these kinds of signs.

A . t t :5:
Soy Beans for Hay

Several inquiries have come to me
regarding Soy Beans as a crop for
hay. This important crop ranks high
as a soil b’uilder and is gaining favor
as an emergency hay crop. Its acre—
age has increased as fast as any crop
recently introduced in the last few
years, an increase of 35 per cent in
1926 and nearly‘ doubled in 1927.

‘ Soy Bean hay has about the same
feeding value as alfalfa hay and is
handled in harvest in about the same‘
manner. Its chief draw back is that
it is difficult to handle as a hay with
our , present machinery,
when the crop is very heavy. They
shouldbe planted 'in late May or

tearly June by drilling with a grain

   

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drill in the rate of 11/2 to 2 bushels

per acre. The varities recommended
for Michigan are the Early Brown,
Manchu, Wilson, and Ito San. Inoc-

ulation is necessary on land where

the crop has not previously been
grown. They are harvested with a
mower after the pods start to ﬁll.

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Brood Sows

I received a letter from a farmer
near Saginaw a few days ago asking
for information on feeding and car-
ing for brood sows. He had just pur-
chased six pure bred gilts and want-
ed to know the best method of 'car-
ing for them. I at once thought of
the thirty hogs we recently sold from
Spring Water Farm for $8.50 per
hundred after feeding them on high

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p informing

vice would “be to shoot them ’ and ' sell

the" corn he' intended to fed .them.
Upon second thought I decided to
look up on how hog prices have been
running in the last ﬁfteen or twenty
years and what did I discover. Mak-
ing a graph of hog prices showing

Ithe high and low markets I discov-

ered that in 1910, 1914, 1917, 1918,
1919, 1922, 1926, were high peak
prices and 1912, 1916, 1924, were
low bottom prices. During the war
the prices were high but at all other
times low and high points occur at
regular intervals of about every two
years. The cycles are caused by over
and under production of hogs. When
the prices of hogs are high we hurry
into the hog raising business. It
takes about two years to secure the
sows, breed them and raise the hogs
to market age. When this is done
the production is too great and the
price falls to a low point. Then with
‘poor proﬁts in hog raising farmers
begin to get out of the business as
we are now doing. This cuts down

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if this farmer ' kne  . ,. . ,
doing after all. When-everybody "
else is getting out of the business he
is going into it and will be at the
high peak in 1930 when he has a'
large number of hogs. I believe that
the man who buys cheap sows within
the next year and breeds them dur-
ing low prices is going to ' be the
fellow who can drive a new car when
the 1930 model comes out.

PREFERRED T0 PARK

A farmer lad was rather sweet on u .  3.

city girl and he was taking her for t,
ride one evening.
got started when she spoke up, "Don't ‘
you love driving on a night like this?"

“You bet I do,” said ihe boy, “But I
really prefer to park so I can give all of
my attention -to it.”

SEEING DOUBLE

Son: “How do you tell when a man ll
drunk?"

Father: “See those two men over there!
If you were drunk they would look liko
four.”

Son: “But, father,
man over there.”

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SETTING 'A GOOD EXAMPLE

THE Muskegon County Farm Bureau has set an
example that might well be followed by

other county farm bureaus throughout the
State of Michigan.

Chicken thieves were altogether too numerous
in that county in the estimation of County Agent
Carl H. Knopf and the directors of the county
farm bureau and they decided to do something
on their own book about the matter. Of course,
they appreciated what THE BUSINESS FARMER was
doing and they enjoyed the cooperation of their
local officials but they realized that they were
going to have to do more themselves if this pest
was to be done away with. One idea that ap-
pealed to them was the marking of poultry and
after making a thorough investigation as to the
merits of various markers they decided in favor
of the one we are selling, at cost, in Michigan.
Their ﬁrst order was for ﬁfty and we feel con-
ﬁdent that it will not be long before there will
be several times that number of markers in use
in Muskegon county.

If they had gone no farther than this it would
have been a worth’ while accomplishment but
they didn’t stop here. Tile directors voted to pay
a reward of twenty—ﬁve dollars to each person

other than a law enforcement oﬂicer who fur--

I nishes information leading to the arrest and con-

viction of any persons stealing poultry marked
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SHOW INTEREST

E are very Well pleased with the way folks
are responding to our Farm Home Yard
Beautifying or Improvement contest. Every

mail brings several application blanks and most
of them are accompanied by a rough sketch
of the yard and requests for suggestions. We wel-
come both application blanks and the opportunity
to assist. How about your entering the contest?
Complete details and an application blank ap-
peareddn our April 28th issue. If you have mis—
laid your copy you can send in your application
in a letter and we will see that a blank is made
out. Details will he gladly mailed to any who
overlooked them in our last issue. a

LIVING WITH THE CORN BORER

OT even the most optimistic of our entomol-
ogists appear to believe that we will be able
to get entirely rid of the European Corn

Borer for many years to come, if \ever, but they

do not feel that it means the doom'o-f America’s ‘

corn crop. America has grown corn since its
earliest history and it will continue to grOW it as
long as this old world continues to exist and we
have our four seasons with plenty of~ sunlight,
but it will be grown differently in the future
than it has been in the past. The clean—up work
which is playing such a big part in our ﬁght
against the pest today will continue to play a big
‘ part in the success‘of our‘corn growing. More

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on page three: by H. T(3.

  
 

, hither. .e‘rxtension special-
in at M. a. C. discusses From it you can
learn the 'varieti'os; recommended for your part of
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‘ BUYING, BABY omens ..

o FAB "this year the baby chick soason has
been a most unsatisfactory one to/both
hatcherymen and farmers alike. ' '

Weather can be blamed for practically'all of the
trouble. Hatches are poot‘and orders far‘ from
plentiful when temperatures are low. Most farm-
ers are unprepared to take care' of chicks when
the weather is cold and many of them decided. to
put oﬂ ordering until they were sure it. was going
to stay, warm. Others have held off, waiting for
bargain prices which usually come late in- the
season. As a result hatcherymen, have been far
from pleased with this year’s business to date,
and if it does not improve shortly many of. the
large producers ofrbaby chicks tell us they intend
to shut down. Some have all ready set their
last hatch. They'do not intend to make many
bargain prices this year because too many of
them lost money last year at it. So if you want
to buy some baby chicks you better be ordering
them soon, otherwise you may ﬁnd you will not
be able to get just what you want.

VERY MUCH WORTH WHILE

T ISN’T‘very often that we take space on this
I page to talk about Mrs. Annie Taylor and her

work because wehave found the lady always
ready and capable to handle her own work very
satisfaétorily without any assistances iihatsoever
from the men folks on M. B. F., but we do want
to mention and comment on two things she is
doing which we think ought to interest the men
as well as the" women. Perhaps many men are
already familiar with both of them, because we
have a sneaking idea that the readers of the Farm
Home page are not all women, at least the cor-
respondence Mrs. Taylor gets would indicate that.

One is the community clubs she is helping to
organize in several parts of the State. It. happens
that the membership of «most of these clubs so
far has been conﬁned to the women folks, but
we cannot see any reason why they should con-
tinue to be that way. Why shouldn’t. the men
take an active part in them? The women will be
glad to have them, we feel sure. Certainly a
good community club is worth while in any
neighborhood. Everybody connected with it
benefits in more ways than one and it makes the
community a better place in which to live. If any
of you are interested in forming a club or im-
proving the one you already have, get in touch
with Mrs. Taylor; she will be glad to do all she
can to help you. ' .

Another thing, she recently asked the women
to send in letters about happy marriages. We
read ab'outﬁo many divorces in the newspapers
that "we are inclined to believe that there is no
such thing as a happy marriage, but she declares
there is and the letters she is receiving indicate
that there are many farm women in Michigan
who agree with her. How about tho men? There
are many men living on farms in Michigan who
are happily married. Mrs. Taylor would like to
have them write in also, because she wants to
have both sides of. the houses present their
“cases.”

OUR STATE POLICE

E have before us a letter from Commissioner
Oscar G. 013nm. of the Department of
Public Safety, in which he states, “I wish

to inform you that during the last few months
we have had all the officers in the Department go
through an advanced schooling at East Lansing.
Particular emphasis was placed on complaints
from farmers, farm organizations, your publica-
tion, étc., that these should be given immediate
attention.” ‘ .

During the nearly tWO years period in which-

we have been carrying on a ﬁght against rural
thievery we have always found the State Police
willing and ready to cooperate with us. We have
referred many complaints to them and they have
sent out special officers to investigateiand offer
assistance. This specialtraining will perhaps ﬁt
the men even better than they previously were
to take care of Complaints. Call oii them if’,your

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“ HAT we need,” can my New York friend,
“is for our arguments to end. I ﬁnd that"
you’re a decent guy, I can’t dislike. you

if I’d try, you’ve tolling thing‘s} ought to how

about how can and Satan grow; when you bu
raised them,» I'll agree. you ought to'gﬂ: some pay,
by gee. The way to care tor your surplus is not.
to sit around and cuss about the predatory rich
who skin you qut of products Which you’ye toiled
and smut around to raise. If you'd make money
from your make, let’s' get togeiher on a plum

and solve the problem it we can.” ‘1

Boys I, “If ov’ryone would be as liberal as you.

by gee. we'd git together [not enough and mark“
all our surplus stuﬂ‘. Us {armors back there in
“the sticks ain’t anarchists or Bolsheviks, we don't
wan’t nothin’ by; a. chance to put some money In ,
our pants. Us farmers like «or proﬁt too, and
while we ain't no snort as you at playh' on tho
stock axe-hangs, our whiskers ain‘t so till .1
mange. M ain’t no boy-ood- in our hair, and
you win ﬁnd. that we play some. We don‘t 
no one, allwc ask is that you nudes-tendon: task
and when we ask for nonletth that you don’t.
oppose us and stand pat, but {collie that up toms
too need privileges as wall as you.” So we shook
hands on it aird than we WEI“. to phyln’ so]!
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It’s funny how a few days of warm, sunshiny
weather will change a fellers outlook. ' ~

“Every. dog has his day," they say. Well, I

guess Congress ﬁgured it was about time for the
Corn Borer- to have his so they didn’t get us any
money for clean—up work this spring.

High winds carry the corn borer moths and do
much to spread the infestation. With the help
of Congress they ought to cover a lot of new
ground this year. ' ‘ -

They say Senator Couzens voted for the Kc-
Nary-Haugen bill when it came before the Senate
the other day. Well, he knows how it-goooﬁo
farm at a loss ’causc his Wabeek Farms, near
Pontiac, cost. him around $35,000 a year to’run.

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There are over six hundred thousand 4-H mem—
bers in this here country of ours that are takin'
the joy out of life for some of Its/moss that
stick to the old ways of doin’ thing and claim
they're the best. Our advice on agrumltanl mat-a

' ters ain’t bein' asked any more.

Ever hear this one? A colored man was brought
into police court and ﬁned for hittin’ his wife
in the face. The next day he was tellin’ a friend
about it. “From now on All ain’t goin’ to do no
mo’ hittin’,” he said. “N6, Sah, now when mah
wife zasperates me Ah’m gwine“ to kick'er an’
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be remembered that the post afloe

charged them with being fraudulent-
and refused to deliver mail to them.
The following regarding the ner-

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“A large quantity of so-called Iner—
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the above quoted circular matter and
the some is now in evidence More

me. there carefully examined this.

alleged merchandise and Iinditto
be practically worthless. It is for
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“The rugs represented as having
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extremely dirty, the overcoats al-
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pleased,’ and ‘not in need of repairs'
are in fact soiled, unpressed and

torn. The shoes represented as being .

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soiled with wear. 'In many instances
a miscellaneous assortment of worth-
less junk in no way resembling the
articles ordered is sent remitters. Mr.
Bollyn admitted to the post omce in-
spector who investigated this case
that a great deal of the alleged mer-
chandise sold by him is obtained
from the Chicago ‘Ghetto,’ .a district
of extreme squalor and ﬁlth in that
city.”

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cago Auction Jobbers, United Auc-
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qnazrters, which were all trade names.
used by E. C. Bollyn, the promoter
of. the scheme.

INHERITANCE LURE CONTINUES
TO FIND VICTIMS

HE desire toacquire money in "

the quickest and easiest, yet

honest, way is strong within
most of us. That is why the pro-
moters of inheritance schemes reap a
ﬁinaucial harvest.

All you, need to become a prospect-
ive victim is to have a name that ap-
pears on the tax lists oi? early times.
This gives the promoters of! the
scheme the excuse for soliciting funds
to be used in furthering the rights
of heirs to contested estates. The
fact that the property in question
may have been bought and’ioldmev-
eral times on the basis of full title
search is not taken into considera-
tion by the promoters who also ig-
nore the advise, of legal authorities
who consider the titles unassailabl'e.

Not long ago We published a short

item on this page regrading the “Ed-

wards Estate” and in it we stated
that Joel F. Webb, a lawyer with
headquarters at Birmingham, Ala~
bama, who promoted the “Edwards
Estates Corporation of Alabama,"
had been charged with fraud by the
post ofﬁce department. His trial
came up during March and he was
sentenced to three years and ﬁned
one thousand dollars. The judge
granted a stay of sentence pending
his good behavior for the next ﬁve
years. The Federal indcitment
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appointed. general counsel of the
Edwardsk heirs claiming property,
731qu at many millions of dollars,
owned by the Trinity Church in
New York City. It was alleged that
Webb charged a retainer fee and a
genealogy tee of $5 each to those
joining the movement. ,

,, Itseemsthattbe titleheld by th
Trinity Church has been a favorite
target for these actions for ,many
Just recently the Na—
tional Better Business Bureau issued
3. 5:31am on the indictment of the
promoter 01' the “Edwards Estate”
in which it stated:

“It is estimated that thousands of
Americans and Canadians have stub—
scribed to various associations of
‘Edwards’ ‘heirs' and that more have
been deluded into support a! similar
schemes by promoters, sometimes at—
torneys, visited a given city, brought
about a meeting of .Edwards’ fhelrs’
thru advertising, informed them of
their. hereditary title to the New
York property, and occasionally re—
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held by New York banks until such
a time as the ‘heirs’ proved title
thereto. 0n the strength of these
statements, the promoters oifered
memberships at $25 each, with as-
sessments not to exceed $50 per year,
but smaller amounts were acceptable
as contributions. '

“Descendants of one Anneke Jans
Bogardus have similarly solicited for
years to ﬁnance legal motions to val-
idate alleged title to property also
owned by the Trinity Church. One
New York lawyer who furthered the
scheme was disbarred in 1918 be—
cause of his ‘solicitation of contri-
butions. to ﬁnance investigation
knowing there was no chance of suc—
cessf

“Proprietorship of Trinity Church
to its holdings is founded upon a di-
rect land grant from Queen Anne oi
England. Legal authorities ac—
quainted with the matter are of the
opinion that the title is unaseaill
able.”

A man and woman, giving the
names of "Willis '1‘. Gridley” and
“Mrs. Gladys Wright,” both of New
York, were recently reported ar—
raigned in Detroit on a Federal
Grand Jury indictment, charging
them with using the mails to de-‘
fraud ’members of the “Association
of Justice for the Descendants of
Anneke Jans Bogardus.” Gregory.
S. Frederick, the assistant district at—
torney, is understood to have stated
that approximately $100,000, is in—
volved in the alleged frauds and that
3,000 persons are concerned.

Just recently supposed heirs of an
estate in California have been re—
ceiving letters from Rochester, New
York, asking for $25 or more to
prove up a claim and share in the
vast estate.

Anyone who accepts the promises
of these promoters and looks forward
expectanﬂy to great riches—well,
they must believe in fairies.

In regard to the Hones-Stowe Com—
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amt paid $78.22. Thanks for what
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WHAT mis HAPPENED so EAR

HE two years following the one in which the Mlzirsvsold out and came to
Colorado, and bought, a .ranch over on the westside of the divide,
were hard ones. Not only did the~bottom drop out of the cattle market

but a hard; winter killed off a large number of their cattle._ Things looked
pretty dark, especially to Doug ‘Summers, an orphan who came west with
'the Muirs, and Mary Muir, because'they were 'planning on getting married
just as soon as they could get a little money put aside” Dong being an ex?
pert rider, decides to earn some money riding bad horses. A prize of $1,000
is offered to the man who can ride Catapult and Doug has his eye on that
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.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. They had a steam engine they
called “Wild Cat" and Doug and Terry bought a large plow from a neighbor. Re-
turning home with the plow after dark an automobile ran into them but no
one was hurt. They learned it was one of their neighbors, Sid Stutgart and his
mother and sister. Next morning they got at their work of clearing and plow-
ing. After they got this work done, Doug, Terry and Mort started out to ride the 'v
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. He spent
the night there and arose the next morning before the rest to ride one of the
bad horses in the corral. While looking them over he learned that Fay Stutgart
was also an early riser and intended to watch him. He picked Hobo, half
brot r to Catapult. The first time he mounted he was thrown, being caught
una. ares, but the second time he conquered. That night Doug left:7 for home
under the inﬂuence of liquor and the trouble he had getting to his room aroused
most of the family. The following morning Mr. Muir told him he would have to
choose between them and the bunch at the Stutgari; ranch. Doug decided he
could pick his own friends so he left the Muirs. A few weeks later they learned
he was going. to ride Catapult at the fair. Terry suddenly discovered he had
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hands until the nails bit into the

ﬂesh. She stole a. glance at Fay.
The girl was leaning forward a. little, in
her eagerness, her lips parted, staring
straight at Doug who was standing, in-
dolently, leaning against the, chute
watching the saddling operations.

There was a genrai hush about the
great crowd. Catapult was coming out!

Two additional herders shot into the
arena. and a. great roar went up.

“Doug Summers on Catapult i" shouted
the announcer.

Mary was aware that something that
resembled a. horse and rider had catapult-
ed into the arena. But for a. time there
was little vsiible but a dust storm. Terry,
beside her, had gone taut as a. stretched
wire, and her own heart, it seemed had
stopped dead. .

Then she saw the hazers scurring wild-
ly and heard corral poles breaking. Be—
side her, Terry groaned aloud.

“they let him into the fence 1" he
groaned.‘ “It's his old trick. He’d butt
into a cliff, head on. Is he down, Mary?
Can you see?"

“I can't see," she said faintly.

But she could see.

A riderless, dust caked horse was
struggling to its feet amid a. tangle of
snapped poles—Catapult! A dust-'caked
form was stretched on the ground, one
arm outﬂung, face upward. Mary sud-
denly felt very faint and so weak she
could hardly hold her head up.

' “Buck up, sis," Terry was saying. “I

MARY found herself gripping her

don’t think'he’s hurt bad. Got a crack 2

on the head likely, from one of those
poles." ‘He went bounding out of the
grandstand.

A group of men had collected around
Doug and hid him from view. Terry bored
straight thru this group and disappeared,
too. Mary waited, hardly breathing. “She
did not even hear Fay Stutgart when that
girl spoke to her. . . -'

After a time the group broke up and
there was Doug leaning a little on Terry,
wiping the dust from his face with his
handkerchief. And grinning!

"He would do that!” Mary said aloud.

“What?” asked Fay.

"Nothing," said Mary.

"Let's go down and talk to him,” sug-
gested Fay. “I thought for a. moment he
was killed. My heart stopped for a
while.”

Mary followed her from the stand. Peo-
ple were deserting it now, talking excited-
ly. They found Doug and Terry and Sid
down by the judge’s stand. Mary hung
back. Doug appeared a. little pale but he
was laughing.

“Don’t blame them,” he was saying to
Terry. “They couldn’t keep him off. Don't
know whether I could have set him any-
how. But there’ll be another time," he
ﬁnished grimly. “He’s going to Chicago
this fall."

‘And we'll be there to see you ride

him" said Sid. “Won’t we, Fay?”

“We will!” she declared.

Terry looked troubled.

“Doug,” he said; “here's Mary."

“How'd do,” said Doug, brieﬂy, hardly
looking at her. '

“Doug,” said Terry again; “we’re get-
ting all balled up out at the ranch. Don't
you think you’ve got a—plenty of this
busineSS now?" .

“Can’t say that I have," said Doug.
“Just started."

"Why," said Sid, “it would be foolish
for him to quit. He can be champion of
the country, if I know my onions. -Know
what that means?”

"I sure do,” said Terry shortly.

“It means that every movie company in

the country will be after him. He can

make more in a. week that he can in a.
year up here." - -

“Doug,' Terry .tried again: "W9 need

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“Not today,” said Doug. "But I’ll be
over to see you before I leave for Kansas
City. There’s a. big rodeo up there next
week."

Terry looked at him, then turned to I

Mary. .

“Guess we’d better be going, hadn't
we?" he said simply.

“I’m ready.” she said promptly.

It was a silent ride home; dark when
they got there. Mort and Mr. Muir had
apparently just got in, for they were
at the table, eating supper.

“Well,” said Mort; “did the kid ride
Catapult?”

“Until the herders let him get into the
fencel” Terry told him.

“Hurt?” said Mort.

“Not much,” said Terry. “How's the
cattle?’

Mr. Muir looked at Mort.

“You tell him what we found, Mort,"
he said. “You understand it better."

“W'e rode clear over the divide," said
Mort, and found a good many dead cattle.
But the funny thing was, nearly all of
them wore your brand. It’s a. funny thing
that the poison would kill only yours.
Don't you think so?"

“Yes,” said Terry; “I do."

“Did you see Lossin'g or Messer over at
town today?"

“Why, they went over in the car with
the others last night." said Terry. “I
reckon they were there." '

"Did you see them?” persisted Mort.

“No,” admitted Terry; “I don't believe
I did." »

“There’s something funny about these

' dead cattld‘ all wearing'our brand," per-

sisted -Mort.' “I donlt know what it is
yet, but your father. and I saw two riders
crossing the Flat—tops about four o'clock.
They were a long ways off, but I'd swear
it was Lossing and Messer."

"Mort," asked Terry, “I don't know
what you’re thinking about, but if it's
rustling, forget it. ‘ This isn't 1870."

“Know how many- dead. cattle wedound .-

wearing your brand?" 35 ed Mort.

“Plenty, I suppose," said Terry.

“A hundred and forty-one,” said Mort.
“Nearly half of what you turned out."

“How does that implicate Lossing or
Messer?”‘Terry wanted to know. “A dead
cow is no good to them.” ,_;

“It might be, said Mort enigmatically.

“How?” persisted Terry. “1 can't see
it mysel " -

‘You ome out on the range with me
tomorrow," said Mort, “and mebbe I can
show you.”

Terry and Mort started for the range
early next morning.

"I don’t see why," complained Terry,
“that: if you’ve discovered anything of
importance, you couldn't tell me about it.
\Ve’ve got plenty to do at home."

“Because I ain’t sure,” said Mort. “Did
you hear anything about Lossing shippin’
out a bunch of early beef this summer?"

“Can‘t say that I have,” said Terry.
“What of it, if he does or did?”

‘A good deal," replied Mort. “If he
does, it will mean he does it on his own
hook.» Stutgart never ships a steer or cow
till November. They're solider then and
he’s never pushed for money like the guys
that‘run this soft grass stuff in. If any
of Stutgart‘s cattle go to the pens in
this month or next, or any bearing his
brand, Lossing will rake in the proceeds."

“You’re. making him out a. crook,” said
Terry. ,

“I‘m not sure he ain’t,” said Mort.
grimly. “After what I’ve seen."

“I wish to goodness !" exclaimed Terry,
“that you wouldn'tfbe so secretive about
it. I know you’re off onhthe wrong mot.
How could he ship any cattle bearing
Stutgart's brand and get the money for
them?. An them brands are registered."

‘; Mort suddenly --'drew unis horse and
pointed out a1whitefaoed. cow grazing a. I

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HE month [of May is the most
critical and dangerous through
which the farm garden must en-

Not only do insectpests and
plant diseases get in some of their
best “licks” this month but coupled
with the fact the. rush of spring
work in the ﬁelds causes the farm
garden to be neglected. A little care
during this month is usually the de-

'ciding factor betwen success and

I failure. *

C O *
Plant Different Varieties

Rather than plant the_ same vari-

“\ ety of vegetables at different periods

it is often more desirable to plant a
number of diﬁerent varieties each re—
quiring a different length of time to
mature, planting them all at one
time. This will give a good succes-
sion of crops withOut the trouble of
making two or three jobs of it.

For‘example, plant Alpha, Golden
Bantam, Evergreen or Bantam Ever-
green sweet corn all at one time.
These varieties mature nicely in suc—
cession. Plant First and Best, Lax-
tomon and Telephone peas at one
time. Set Copenhagen or Early
Jersey Wakeﬁeld and Holland or
Ball Head cabbage. \Summer Crook-
neck and Hubbard squash."
Scarlet Globe and Giant Crimson rad-
ish. Pencil Pod'or Refugee Wax
beans. . *

0

War on Insects

This month will also open the war
on many of the insect pests. It is
well to remember that one ounce of
prevention is worth a pound of cure.

For cabbage, onion and radish root
maggots use corrosive sublimate, (bi-
chloride of mercury) one ounce in
eight gallons of water. Mix in earth—
en‘ or wooden vessel and apply with a.
long neck ‘bottle or a sprinkling can
with the nozzle removed and the in-
side waxed or tarred to prevent the
poison coming in contact with the
metal. Plugging the spout of the
can with a wooden plug through
which a % inch hole has been bored
will often aid in applying it evenly.
Thoroughly moisten both sides of
the row or in case of cabbage and
caulﬂower make a cup-shaped de-
pression around the stem and apply
1A; cupful. It is advisable to treat
about every ten days. The striped
cucumber beetle is controlled by
dusting with dust containing 20
pounds of gypsum to one pound of
arsenate. ,

.By all means control this pest as
aside from harm done by eating the
plants it carries such diseases as
anthracnose, mosaic and wilt which»
are becoming more of a problem ev-
ery years in Michigan. Cut worms
can usually be controlled by poison
bran mash. One pound of Paris
Green, ope quart of molasses and
four quarts bran may be used. Add
enough water 0 make a thick mash
and don’t let t e hens get any of it.
To use it merely scatter it over the
infested area.’ This describes the
most common pests. I will be glad
to help our readers on-any other
trouble if they will write me, care
M. B. F.

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Controlling Plant Disease

Proper selection of crops, rotation,
fertilization and cultivation are im-
portant factors in controlling plant
disease. The fact that a certain area
has grown a certain crop proﬁtably
often leads the grower to plant this
same crop on the same area year aft—
er year. This should be avoided as
much as possible as it encourages
plant diseases and insect pests harm-
ful to the crop in question to be-
come established.

Sometimes the insect pests or dis-
eases are diﬂ‘icult— to recognize. In
this case your county agent if you
are fortunate to have one, will usual-
ly prove of assistance in outlining
a system of control. Many of the
manufacturers of spraying and dust-
ing materials are publishing charts
which are very helpful in recogniz-
ing insect pests and diseases.

“The Michigan 'State College also

has publications available on this

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, ':1‘ j delight , -'

{Was just to keep the household going
' right.

Sometimes ‘we even voiced our discon-
tent -

-With her oldvfashioned ways, and we’d
resent

Her fussing ’round, and tell her of it, too.

There was no sense in all she used to do.

We wished she‘d read more, and be up to
date,

And join a woman’s club; or stay up
late,

And be a modern mother; dance a bit,

And get a nifty dress or two that ﬁt.

We wishes! she wouldn't wear her apron
so,

And hang around us when we had a beau.

We didn’t help her much. She’d never
rest,

She always said she liked her kitchen
best.

Why is it, now she lies there, without
fuss,
That all she did seems beautiful to us?

Why is it, now we’re sure she has to go,-

She’s precious, precious . . . and I’m weep-
ing so?
(Copyright, 1927.)

DIARRIED 28 YEARs—STILL
HAPPY

(I know "Farm Home" readers are
anxiously waiting for the “happily mar-
ried” letters to appear in print, so I am
going to be generous and share the very
ﬁrst one with you. It arrived this morn—
lng, and I think you will agree with us
that it is a. mighty ﬁne letter. Next issue,
we hope to have more splendid ones to
offer you.——Mrs. Annie Taylor.)

EAR MRS. TAYLOR:————Today I
D got my BUSINESS FARMER and,

as it is a sort of holiday for us,
I just sat down to read it. Being a
woman, -I turned to the Woman’s
Page, and there I saw where you
,wanted to hear about the happy mar-
.riages, so I’m going to tell you about
our’s.

We are celebrating our twenty-
eighth Wedding anniversary today. I
asked my husband if he would marry

'me if he had it to do over, and this
is what he answered, taking me in
his arms:

“Thereisn’t another woman in the
Whole World like my dear partner.”

I want to tell you that things have
not been easy for us; we have had
lots of doctors’ bills to work for, and

,many times I have nursed him
‘ through a long spell of sickness, and
I I was always happy to see him be able
fto get around again. We have our
imisunderstandings, but we never
'sulk over them. We have lived on
,vthe farm all our married life and
have raised a family of seven chil-
dren ranging in ages from twenty-
ﬁve to six years. We have known
want more than once, but it didn’t
dim our IOVe any. We have a nice
farm in the beautiful Irish Hills dis—
trict now.

We always talk everything over.
I think it is the best way for a hus-

§ band and wife to be partners; it keeps
{them closer to each other. I hope
{the goodGod will grant us a long
;partnership! My husband is ﬁfty-
: three and I am forty-seven. We don’t
mind one bit if we are old fashioned
as long as We have one another. I
have all my children at home and am
1a true pal to every one of them. Some
other time I will tell you why I am
' called a wonderful mother by my
-girls and boys—A Pal, Wife, and
Mother.

CLUB NEW’S

‘ AVE you organized your Com—
v munity Club yet? In the last

‘ few weeks several women have
,written in, announcing their inten-
‘ tion of starting such a club and ask-
' ing for a copy of the constitution and
by-laws. Some are thoroughly or—
;ganized and are now working on
- their community inventory.

What is a. community inventory?
_ It is an intensely interesting investi-
gation which covers every phase and
aspect of the neighborhood. It starts
with the outside appearance of the
community and proceeds through
community spirit, citizenship, homes,
health, recreation, schools, churches,
tobusiness. When theanalysis is
complete, you know your community
"as perhaps no other organization or
individual knows it, and you have
V inthe inventory a constant source of
,refernce and a basis on .which to

 

EAR FOLKS been around us we hear the excited questioning,
“What is happening to family life?”, "f‘What is become of the old
fashioned family?” Some cry thatmarriage i an morn insti-
tution; others that parenthood should  And we throw up
our hands aghast and exclaim, QM“flint is'ﬂlc Md coming to?”
Itistruethat famﬂylﬂelsmcrgoingn-seﬁouschauge. Even on
the farm we are beginning to feel that the family no'longer pulls to-
gether as it used to. M individual has his own  goes
his own way without taking much into consideration the other men-
n herselthcfamilyunit. (hesddmﬂcvernowﬁndsan entirefanlilyv
athemeofsncvening. Oldfashloncd visiting between‘lmnilieson
Sunday has almost died out. Only Father and Mother participate now;
n the young folks go off by themselves seeking their own pleasure.

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self along their chosen lines.

be stronger than ever he-
forc, for it will be based en-
tirely upon the bond of at-
fection, and that is as it
should‘ be.

 

Individual interests are ﬁne and should be encouraged, so likewise
should each number of the family be allowed to express him or her-
But there should also be connecting
bonds of interest between the several members of the family besides
those of sleeping under the same roof and eating at the same "table.
They should plan to have good times Wiser, going in a body to the
movies or other places of entaiaimcnt. Ham should be a pleasant
place in which every member has a. share and an interest. They should
be encouraged to bring their friends there instead of meeting them else-
where. Each member should be given his share of privacy, which is
.every individual’s right, without any encroachment. ‘

If the family unit survives the storm that is mailing it now, it will ;

Adm-on lama: Mn. Annle Taylor. are The lumen Farmer. Mt. Olomem. Ills-loan.

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build your future programs of work,
play, and progress. With it before
you, you “know where to begin." Of
course, we are glad to furnish clubs
with copies of the inventory as well
as the constitution and by—laws.

Already our club map shows or—
ganizations in Macomb, Kalamazoo,
Huron, Emmett, and Dickinson
counties. Happy, indeed, will be the
day when there are several located
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What To Eat

 

 

How many of your friends have “fussy”
appetites? Do you know folks whom you
are almost afraid to ask to your home
for a meal because they “won’t eat this
or won’t eat that?” A lot of people take
pride in being hard to please where their
food is concerned and in turning down
one dish after another, when in reality
they don’t know, what they’re missing.
Any normal, healthy person should be
able what they're missing. _
able and Willing to eat all ordinary, well-
prepared food~—and like it.

Faulty eating habits can almost invar-
iably be traced back to childhood. Many
a man or woman harbors an imaginary
dislike for vegetables, just because as
children they grew into the habit of not
eating them so they could “save a place"
for pie and cake.

Frequently, when a child is weaned and

begins. to eat he is allowed to\eat every-N

thing. This is the wrong procedure. No
child Should be allowed to “eat every-
thing” until after twelve years of age.
When a child is growing and devloping
there are certain things he MUST eat, and
if he eats sufficient quantities of these he

 

. hasn’t room for anymore, and his taste

for the foods that are of no particular
good to him should not be encouraged.

Here is a food schedule for children
from 12 months to 24 months. In the
following issues, we will print schedules
for children of other ages.

6:00 to 7:00 a~ m.——One cup milk. 9:00
a. m.——1 to 3 tablespoons orange juice.
10.00 a. m.-—2 to 4 tablespoons, oatmeal,
malt breakfast food, Farina, or Cream of
Wheat. 1 to 2 cups of milk, part of
which to be poured over cereal. One
small slice of bread and butter—whole
wheat or white bread, stale or toasted.

~Zwieback or graham crackers. 1:30 to

2:00 p. m.——Soup—one cup strained 'veg-
etable or broth (beef, mutton, chicken, or
veal). 1 to 2 tablespoons of cereal or
bread crumbs may be added. Or meat
(after 18 months)—-—1 tablespoon scraped
round .steak, lamp chops (broil or cook
dry in pan Without grease or butter),
chicken. 01' a soft boiled, poached, or
coddled egg two or three times a week.
Potato—mashed or baked, one to two
tablespoons, or rice, or macaroni. If meat
is not given, beef juice may be put over
potato (2 to 5 tablespoons), otherwise a
little butter may be used. Green vegeta-

~' bles—l to 2 tablespoons of spinach, car-

rots, stewed celery, beans, peas, aspara-
gus, tomato, beets, squash, onions, lettuce,
or cauliflower (ﬂower portion); all well
cooked and put through sieve or mashed,

seasoned with small piece of butter and

pinch of salt. One small slice, of bread
and butter. Dessert—l to 2 tablespoons

-—Junket, custard, cornstarch pudding,
gelatin, cooked fruit (apple sauce, baked
apple, stewed prunes, stewed dried
peaches, or rhubarb). Water to drink.
5:30 to 6:00 p. m.—-Milk, 1 to 2 cups. One
small slice of bread and butter. 1 to 3
tablespoons cereal. 1 tablespoon cooked
fruit. Do not let the child eat between
meals.

Rhubarb Adds, to Spring Meals

NE way of curing the poor appe-
O tites that many persons have in

the spring is to include rhubarb
in their meals, Lueile‘Brewer, foods
specialist at the New York State Col-
lege of Home Economics says.

The stalks of rhubarb that are forc-
ed are tender and require little cook-
ing. Sauce made from them lacks
color, but has delicious ﬂavor. Red
skin on the stalks, however, is pre-
ferable because the sauce looks bet-
ter when they are cooked. Rhubarb
should be washed thoroughly and! cut
in pieces about-one inch long be-
fore it is cooked. The skin should
always be left on.

'If the family likes rhubarb, it may
be canned during the season when it
is plentiful, either .as sauce or as
juice to be'used in beverages, jellied
desserts, and pudding sauces.

Rhubarb may be canned in either
of two_Ways. Pieces may be packed
in, jars andgthe jars ﬁlled with a
heavy hot slrup made of twice as
much sugar as water. The ysirup“

should be booked until it threads.’
The rubbersand lids should be ad—

  

justed, but not sealed, and the jars
should be sterilized for ﬁfteen min-
utes on a rack in a covered pan of
boiling water with the water at least
one inch over the top of the jars.
Seal the jars, remove them from the
water, invert them on a cloth and
allow them to cool. _ Canned rhubarb
makes good sauce or ﬁlling for pies.

A richer sauce may be made ‘by
placing a layer of rhubarb one inch

deep in the bottom of a jar, then a '

layer of sugar one-half an inch deep,
and so on until the jar is ﬁlled, hav-
ing a. layer of sugar on top. Adjust
the rubber and the lid and boil the
jar in a water bath for twenty-ﬁve

minutes. seal the jar and remove it;

from the water; invert it and allow it
to cool. ‘

Rhubarb juice is made by covering-

small pieces with cold water and

simmering them until they are soft.
Strain the juice through a, 56115! bag;.

add one cupful of sugar ..to each

solved: skin; it  hell it ﬁve min-

 

jars and . seal, them

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ing awhiledn’ Silence, Duane Went to his ‘

We: side and Lwhisprered, "Mamma,
don't sing quite 30 £833., Aunt Lillie
can't keep up.?‘—¥~Mrs._-_:O.» S. 1 '

“We reading #35 Mm'utides
of interest, among what in, mam/Kid-
dies. I have a. little joke; it is 

"A little boy was visiting‘ourfschool
during the time when“ quite a few childm
had chicken pox. His chin Was 
with a rash, so the teacher asked, “John-
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Molasses Layer 'Gakc.—-1 map molasses;
1 cup sugar; 1,5 cup cold water; 1 tea.-
époon soda; 1.5 cup bitter: 1 a; ﬂour:
1,5, teaspoon baking powder; pinch nit.
Bake in two layers and put together and
jelly or whipped cream.-—Mrs. T. G. -

Graham Cm’kers.——1 cup'warm water:
1 teaspoon soda; 1 cup granulated sugar:

'.1 cup shortening; 1 teaspoon salt; 2 cups

white ﬂour (sifted); 4 cups graham ﬂour
(sifted). Mix these ingredients together
well, pour .mtolwell ﬂoured board and roll
thin. Cut in squarw and put in a. quick
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For the Movie Fan

 

 

Sorrel] and Son—(A United Artists
Production)- Poems, songs, and books by
the carload have been written on the sub-
ject of mother love, but father love, in
the drama of parental affection, has al-
ways seemed to play rather a minor
role. Perhaps that is why this powerful
portrayal of the love of a father for his
son and of a. son for his father “brings
down the house." -...—-

Captain Stephen Sorr‘ell, M. C. (played
by H. B. Warner)” at the close of the
great war, found himself Without a job,
deserted by his wife, with a small son to
provide for. In a war-weary world the
task was not easy. But after years of
struggle and indignity, his life is crowned
by the success ofJnis son (Nils Asther)
who becomes one of England’s most prom-
inent surgeons. There comes a time when
the son watching his father in the throes
of an agonizing struggle with Death sees
a way to perform for him a wonderful
service in gratitude for the lifetime of
service his father has rendered him. A
ﬁtting and beautiful act, but what a
vast amount of love and courage it re—
quired. Lucky father to have such a
son! Lucky son to have such a father!

 

 

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juice if it is heated in hot water or in the
oven before it is squeaed. ‘

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THE EHIP THAI NEVER BETURNEI)

On a surw‘m's day, when the wave was
V rippled '
By the .. Nest, gentlest breeze,
Did a. ship set sail, with cargo laden,
For a port beyond the seas;
There were sweet farewells—there ~were
loving signals, ‘
While a form was yet discem’d;
Though they knew it not, ’twas a solemn
par i
For the ship—~she never returned.
Chorus:
Did she never return? She never return'd—
Her fate, it is yet unlearn'd;
Tho’ for years and years there were fond
ones watching,
Yet the ship—she never returned.

Said a feeble lead to his anxious mother,
"I must cross the wide. wide sea;

For they say, pemhanee. in a foreign cli-
mate _

There "is health and strength for me".

'Twa's a gleam of hope in a maze of

- - danger, .
And her heart for her youngest
yearn’d; *-
Yet she sent him forth with a smile and a
blessing .

On the ship that never returned.

“Only one more trip." said a gallant sea:

. man, .
As hekissed his “reapingwife ;
Only one more bag of the 3016811 treas-

,  ure, , 1
And “twm fast natal! through life.
Then: I‘ll ,espendﬁmy days in my \gsy cot.

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Motto: Do Your Best
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“Plant your corn, and
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15 .the message that W. 'E. Tyler, of Dewittville, N. Y., sends us, and per-
ﬂute us to broadcast to the thousands 0f corn-growers all over the country.
r- Tyler. like every other corn-grower, had been- losing hill after hill of
Kern. Scare-crows nor shot-guns could keep his ﬁelds clear of the pests.
nd what the crows didn’t spoil, the moles, squirrels and. gophers got away with
safest as they could. What to do, what to do, what to do. was Mr. Tyler’s
1181137 worry. Every day it became necessary to replant. costing him valuable
time and valuable seed-corn. Then he heard. of ‘

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Like most other corn-growers, Mr. Tyler didn’t believe that anything could
Stop the awful waste caused by the pesky crows. But he was willing to try
almost everYthing. So he sent for some Stanley’s Crow Repellent. He coated
his seed-corn With it, and planted it at once, as it is not; necessary to wait
for it to dry, nor does it clog the planter. And from that day, Mr. Tyler's
worries over crows were over for good and all time. If you want. to stop youn
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EAR BOYS AND GIRLS:—-I am
D surprised at the boys because

when the winners were chosen
in our contest on automobiles not
a one was in the list. Only three
prizes were awarded as the contest
closed with only three correct an-
swers received and every one from a
girl. Here I thought boys observed
more about such things than girls.

The three “Mystery Prizes” given
were: First Prize, a dresser set com-
posed of a nice tray, comb, powder or
hair box and a picture frame, all to
match; Second Prize, a manicure set;
and Third Prize was twin vases for
ﬂowers. I hear some of you boys
saying, “Well, I am glad I didn’t
win ’cause I could not use any of
those things, anyway.” If one of
you had won you would have receiv-
ed something that you would have
liked I am sure.

First prize went to Eta M. Weaver,
R. 3, Chesaning. Helen Brandbery,
Reed City, won second and Cecelia
Bodzick, Box 34, R. 1, Pellston, got
third. The names of the automobiles
were as follows: Cole, Moon, Hudson,
Lincoln, Dodge, Ford, Studebaker,
LaSalle, Franklin, Chrysler, and Es-
sex.

Winners in “What’s Wrong With
This Picture?” contest have not been

determined yet but will be in time_

for the next issue.

In the spring is a good time to
have a contest about ﬂowers so let’s
have one right away. In the follow-
ing 10 sentences you will ﬁnd the
names of ﬂowers—the name of one
variety in each sentence. See if you
can ﬁnd them. The ﬁrst four to send
me a correct list will get the “Mys-
tery Prizes” and the contest closes
May 16th so be sure to mail your
letter not later than that date. Here
are the sentences:

1. In Japan syrup is seldom eat-
en en pancakes.

2. Did the negro see us as we
passed the place?

3. Levi, Ole, Theodore and I went
ﬁshing yesterday.

4. I saw Eli lying on the sofa.

5. Is this car nationally known?

6. Ida is yearning to see her lov-
ed ones.

7. The horse ran faster than the
dog. -
8. “Mrs. Emdahl, I am the guilty
one," aid.

9. e fir is a beautiful tree.

10. Fred and Eli once attended
church here. '

Are we having too many contests
by putting one in each issue or shall
we keep it up? What do you say?—
UNCLE NED.

 

 

Our Boys and Girls

 

 

Dear Uncle Nedz—I am 12 years old
and in the seventh grade. I just got
through reading the Children’s Page. I
enjoy it very much. We have taken the
M. B. F. for almost four years. The fam-
ily enjoys it very much too.

I have a pet cat. She follows me all
over. I have three brothers but, no sisters.
Their names are Robert, George and Will-
iam whom we call Bill. I do wish I had a
sister. /

I go to school every day and have lots
of fun.
and then will be in the eighth grade.
'Uncle Ned, every time the M. B. F.
comes I look for the Children’s Hour
page and I always read the .riddles,
tongue twisters, favorite songs and most
generally the “Song of the Lazy Farmer.”
His hair seems to be quite gray. Don’t
you think it is?

After I get through the eighth grade I
would like to go to high school. I think
I will if my chum, Evelyn Breithaupt,
docs. Evelyn and I are sure great pals.
\Ve go to school together every morning.

We have been together now for almost sev- I

en years. Well. I have another good

I hope that I will pass this year

friend whose name is Lucille Watkos'kl.
but Evelyn and I are together the most.
Grace Hunt, another school friend, ll
very good to me "too. All of the girls in
my class are—Emma Kork, Traverse
City, Mich, ’

—I am sure there is a. reason for all of
the girls being good to you. You must be
a very good girl and true friend because
that is what causes people to like girls—
andﬁhe same holds true for the boys, ex-
cept they must be good boys,- not “girls.”
Be sure to get all the education you can,
Emma, because you will ﬁnd it very use-
ful when you get older. An uneducated
person does not have much of a chance in
life nowadays, do they? -

Dear Uncle Ned:—Have you room for
one more? I would like to join your
circle. I will describe myself. I am 14
year old, weigh 88 pounds, have blue
eyes, brown hair, am 4 feet 11 inches
tall, and "am in the ﬁfth grade. I go two
miles to school. I like it on our farm.
There are eighty acres of it. The Pure
Oil company is going to drill for oil here.
-——Frank J. Keniso'n, R. 4, Millington,
Mich.

——Sure there is ro’om for one more in Our .
Circle. It is never full” I hope they ﬁnd
oil on your farm so you can have lots
of money.

Dear Uncle Ned:—'—I road M. B. F. but
it is hard to get the paper after Daddy
once gets it. He reads everything. I
am ten years old—John L. Bosma, R. I,
Newago, Mich. '

-—Can’t you get the paper before Daddy’
gets through working in the ﬁelds or while
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ATTENTION, CLARA!

HAVE :1 short note from Helen

B. Kinnison, of Kulknska, in

which she writes, “It the girl
whose ﬁrst name is Clara will please
write to me again I will answer.” I
lost her address.” Now, Clara," l
if you want to hear from Helen you
will drop her a Iine.-—Uncle Ned.

 

 

you like M. B .F'. and I know that all
the rest of the folks who have anything
to do with the getting together of this
farm paper also appreciate this interest.
Next time, John, make your letter a little
longer—~0r do you prefer to write short
lctt'crs often rather than long letters seld-
om.

 

 

Riddles

How would you make a Maltese cross?
Pull its tail.

What goes around a button (buttin')?
A bill goat. ‘

How was iron ﬁrst discovered? They
smelt it.

What is an invisible blue? A policeman
when you want one.

What bus found room for most people?
Columbus. '

Why don‘t bachelors like the capitol of
Ireland? Because they don’t go in for
doublin' (Dublin):—Clarence Dut'rich, R.
1, Box 150, Bark River, Mich.

 

 

 

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A high shouldered soldier took a. short
shouldered soldier by the shoulder. Said
the short shouldered soldier-to the high
shouldered soilder, “Do not take me 'by
the shoulder, high shouldered soldier.” I
made that up at school one day between
classes—Sophia. Beedy, Raber, Mich.

Jokes

 

 

 

 

COULDN’T DO IT ..

Lady: “A strong man like you ought
not to beg. Why don’t you look around
for work?" ‘

Hobo: "I can't look around lady, I
gotta stiff neck.-—Cecil Hawkins, R. 1.
Colling, Miich. -

 

 

A Game to Play

 

 

OVERHEAD RELAY

HIS game may be played with ten to
To. hundred players. Either balls or

bean bags may be used, and the
players stand in two or more ﬁles con-
taining an equal number of players, The
game is a passing relaf,‘ the ﬁles com-
peting against each other. The leaders
of each ﬁle have a ball or bean bag. At
'a signal, this is passed back over the
heads of the players until it reaches the
last one in the line. He then‘runs for~
ward and takes his place at the_head of
the line, which moves back one "place to
give him‘ room. At once he passes the
ball'backward overhead. This continues
until the original leader, who has been
gradually backing to the rear of the line, A
reaches the front again. carrying the ball»
The .line‘wins whose leader ﬁrst accom-

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Businesslﬂgnagar Protective Service Bureau
R. GEORGE M. STREETER, R.
F. D. No. 5, Jackson, gets one
. of our $50 rewards this week.
’ Mr. Streeter had been missing chick-
ens for several weeks and quite nat-
urally he was getting tired of it, so
he decided to investigate. The last
time the thieves visited Mr. Street-
er’s farm, they sleft some snow tracks
and, Kenneth, Mr. Streeter’s son and
a boy friend of Kenneth’s, Earl Pool,
tracked the thieves to the Masonic
Country Club where a negro custod—
ian was living during the winter. An
officer was‘called and of course the
negro denied his guilt. An' investi—
gation followed and fresh chicken
feathers were found in an out-build-
ing. When the ofﬁcer confronted the
' colored gentleman with this -ev1-
dence, he Was arrested and later the
man, Hugh Ellis, confessed the
crime. The chickens were found

nicely dressed “in the ice box all ‘

ready to be cooked. Judge Wiggens
of Justice Court gave Ellis 90 days
in the county jail. The case is an
outstanding example of team-work;
real action on the part of the farmer,
effective work by the Sheriﬁ’s de-
partment, and quick justice in court.
If we could always get this kind of
co—operation, rural thieves in Michi-
gan would soon have to stop their
activity. Thanks, Mr. Streeter, for
your good work in giving the clue
that landed another thief in jail.

Sometimes folks say we don’t ans—
wer letters. If you could see our ef—
ﬁcient oﬂice force pounding out thou-
sands of letters to our readers, we
know you would have to agree that
if a letter is never answered, it’s
through no fault of ours. Often
times we receive letters with no post-
mark, or date and when we are un-
able .to make out the Post Oﬂ‘ice from
the post—mark on the envelope, we
are at a loss to know from where the
letter is written. With over a 100,-

 

 

THANKS F03. CHECK
EAR M. B. F.:-—-—I wish to ex-
. D press my thanks for the ﬁfty
dollars I received for the capt-
ure of ﬁve poultry thieves who shot
my turkeys. You can bet all of hie-
costa county is boosting for The
Michigan Business Farmer. We will
never be without it in our home for
it is a wonderqu help to all. Thank-
ing you again I remain ever ready to
help M. B. F. and everyone needing
help in ridding the county of thieves.
——Mrs. “'esley Taylor, Rodney, Mich.

 

 

000 friends, it’s impossible for us to
locate you if we have only your
name. Please be careful and give us
your complete address when writing,
then we will guarantee that you will
get a prompt reply from us.

In line with what we have just
said, will the following readers who
have signed our Minute Men pledge
give us the address from whence they
came so that we may mail you an of-

ﬁcial application card: Frank But- '

kovich, Chas. A. Millington, P. J.
Thielen, and Clarence Hazleton.

Over ﬁfteen hundred men have
signed up for the Minute Men, and
every mail brings us many additional
applications. Will you please be kind
and not expect too prompt a reply to
your application? We never dream—
ed that this movement would go so
fast and already our clerical help is
overtaxed, so there will be some un-
avoidable delays. If you have not al-
ready signed up for the Minute Men,
do so at once! Use the application
blank to be found elsewhere in this
issue. Help organize your township
into a solid unit and then watch Mr.
Rural Thief pass up your locality.

The Minute Men Emblemsman at-
tractive blue and gold button——have
just arrived. They are beauties and
you will be proud to wear one. Ev-
ery member gets one. Ten cents reg—
istration fee makes you a member
and there are no dues for the ﬁrst
year, M. B. F. carrying the expense
to unite the farmers into a solid

group with but one purpose—driving, .

rural thieves out of Michigan. Join
hands with your friends and neigh-
bors through the Minute Men—a
100%_;farmers? organization! .

 

 

  
    
  
   
 

 

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the strong winds, and works quietly and efficiently in
any wind. Day after day, year after year, you will depend
on it to pump the water which you are constantly using.
. If you choose an Aermotor of the right
Size for your well, and a tower high enough
. to get the Wind from all sides, the Aermotor
2. Will. do the rest. One oiling a year is all that it needs. ‘
-‘ The gears run in oil in a tightly enclosed gear case.
The improved Auto-Oiled Aermotor is stronger an
better than ever. It is so skillfully designed and "'04
so well made that thereis nothing to get out of '
order. Turn it loose and let it run, and you will
always have fresh water when you want it.

 

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nshes. No losses )vhen Burnett Approved Copper
Rods are used. Lightning Protection to life and
property guaranteed. Write for our book LIGHT- '
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SE “50th Anniversary” De Laval Separators are without

doubt the ﬁnest cream separators ever made—the crowning

achievement in 50 years of separator manufacture and leadership.
Following are the improved features:

Golden color. These new 1928 machines are ﬁnished in beau-
tiful gold and black colors, which are pleasing, durable and practical.

Enclosed Genre. All gears on the “Golden Series” are completely
enclosed and protected for maximum durability.

Regulating Cover. A new type of regulating cover and ﬂoat
aﬂords a ﬂow of milk from the supply can in smooth, even stream,
without sputtering.

I‘m-noble My Can. A novel feature every separator user will
appreciate. Permits bowl and covers to be removed or put in place
without lifting the supply can from its position.

Easier Turning. The “Golden Series” machines are easier to
start and turn, requiring the least power or eﬁort to operate for the
work they do.

Oil Window. Shows at a glance the mount and condition of the
oil and if the separator is being properly oiled. ‘

Floating Bowl. The ﬁnest separator bowl ever made. Self-
balancing, runs smoothly without vibration, with the least power,
skims cleaner, delivers a smooth, rich cream, and is easy to take
apart and wash. ‘ - i

The best way to appreciate the “Golden Series” is to see and try one.
See your De Laval Dealer, or write nearest oﬂ‘ioe below.

The De Laval Separator Company
NEW YORK CHICAGO SAN FRANCISCO
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BR EEDER’S DIRECTORY

Advczii ;.:-.ents lr,c.;cj undo:- this heading for reputable breeders of Liv'e stool! at. special low
rates to encourage the growing of purebred: on the ﬁrms of our readers. 0 «mum rote
ls Thirty Cents (800) per agate line per Insertion. Fourteen agate lines to the column Inch
or $4.20 per not: less 2 for cash if sent with order or paid on or before the seen of month
following date of Insertion. SEND Ill YOUR AD AND WE WILL PUT IT IN TYPE FREE,
so you can see many lines It will ﬁll. Address all letters.

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-Box 10183

V

Registered Guernseys

AT AUCTION
FOURTH ANNUAL CONSIGNMENT SALE

MICHIGAN GUERNSEY BREEDERS’ ASSOCIATION
East Lansing, Michigan Friday —- May 25, 1928
Mich. State College Livestock Pavilion—12:30 P. M. E. S. T.
In the oﬁering are 20 A. R. and C. T. A. record cows (all
fresh or springing), 30 in-calf heifers (bred for summer and

early fall freshening), 10 heifer calves, and 4 young bulls.
All of the usual high standard of ‘

TYPE PRODUCTION
For Catalogs address,

MICHIGAN GUERNSEY BREEDERS’ ASSOCIATION
East Lansing, Michigan

 

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'PREDIGTS HORSE SHORTAGE
“’ V DROP lot 35 per cent in the
blame population of the United
States will come in 15 years if
the 1927 feeling-rate continues," as-
serts Ellis McFarland, Secretary of

the horse situation. particularly foal-
ing statistics for last year.

“In 1919 there were 91 colts foal-
ed per 1,000 horses and mules on
farms and ranges, and in 1927 the
number had dwindled to 42.4,” Mr-
McFarland points out. “That tells
the story. If every colt fouled should
live it would take 23.5 years to re-
place our present supply of {arm
horses. Considering the average life
of a. horse at 15 years, a fair esti-
mate, the investigator will realize
that during each 15 year period a
new supply of horses must be bred.

“At the rate of 42.4 per 1,000 only
636 horses will be bred in 15 years

‘ for every thousand now in the United

States. That is a shortage of 364

 

 

CAL!I HA8 TWO READS
CALF was born on an Iowa. {arm
A recently that had two heads
and four eyes but; was normal
otherqu and playo' about the lot
with other calves. It in a pure bred
Jersey and appears to be in perfect
health. a

 

 

or more than one—third of the num-
ber necessary to maintain our pres-.
ent supply of work animals. '

“The horse poulation is now 14,-
541,000, the lowest in «40 years. In-

' eluding mules and all colts the Unit-

ed States Department of Agriculture
estimates present a. total of 20,107,-
000. Census ﬁgure in 1920 s-howed
a. grand total of 27,283,413 horses
and mules on farms and in cities.
The decline in eight years has been
25 per cent.”

Indications for 1928 are that
farmers are taking a. renewed inter-
est in horse breeding, but not to an
extent great enough to Ward off a
future shortage according to Secre-
tary McFarland.

MICHIGAN PIG CROP CONTEST
ON LITTER Contests in Michigan
and other states have shown the

the Percheron Society of America. 7.
His prediction is based on a study of

practicability of p r o d u c i n g {

greatly increased weights of live

? pork from one sow. The brood sow

is the unit of pork production, the
more pork produced per sow within
a six months period the more proﬁt-
The smaller num-
ber of brood sows kept to produce
the same amount of pork and use up

i the same amount of feed the more

chance there is for proﬁt. The Pig
Crop Contest is being used this year
to show the practicability of carrying
this idea through the whole herd.
Ratings in the Pig Crop Contest

’will be based on the average weight

of pork produced per sow from the
whole herd. Farmers must have four
or more sows in order to enter,
whereas any farmer with one or

more sows can enter the Ton Litter ~

Contest. It will be considered a real
achievement and recognition will be
given to all contestants with four or
eight litters who produce an average
weight of 1500 pounds or better in
six months. An average of 140-0
pounds or more for the farmer with
nine or more sows will be given the
same recognition. Considering the
weights of pork produced and the
methods employed by the contestants
the Michigan Champion Swine Grow-

V shoﬁld publish?

or lot the *year will box selected at
the} close or the'lsontest.

Ton Litter Contests'have been go-
ing on in Michigan-tor the pastﬁve
years. : The number 0!, ton litters
produced inthe contest has increased
from 16. in 1923 to 36 human Tire
average weight per ton litter has
also increased each year, being 2269
in 1924, 2417 in 1925, 2428 in 1,926
and 2652 in 1927. ' Only. a. few men
have produced two ton litters but,
last year Findlay Brothers otVassar
produced three ton‘ litters on the one
farm.

The best part of these contests in
that you win even it you loss. The
more attention and better feeding
that you give the litter the more
proﬁt'you make on them. Most of
the men entered in previous contests
have found that comparisonbetween
their oWn methods used by more suc-
cessful men has been more ,than
worth while in helping them to re-
duce their cost of producing pork.

The Ton Litter Contest and Pig
Crop Contest are sponSored by the
Michigan Swine Breeders' Associa—
tion and supervised by the Exten-

‘sion ‘Division of the Animal Hus-
. bandry Department of

Michigan
State College. If you wish to enter

either contest get in touch with your

County Agricultural Agent at once
or write to the Animal Husbandry
Department. Michigan State College,
East Lansing, Michigan. Entries
will be received until June 1 for men
with April and May litters but you
must enroll at once to be eligible
with earlier litters. -

INTERNATIONAL BOOK READY
NY of our folks interested in get-
ting a story of of the 1927 In-

, tor-national held at Chicago can
now do so by sending $1 to Mr. B.

H. .Heide, sccmtaryLmanager. Inter-—~
national

Live Stock Exposition;
Union Stock Yards, Chicago, Illinois,
and requesting a copy of the “Re-
view and Album of the 1927 Inter-
national." This very interesting and
attractive cloth—bound book costs
them more than $2 per volume to
publish so it is a real bargain at the-
price quoted.
so order early if you want one.

MORE LAMB RECORDS

EAR EDITORz—ln reading over

THE BUSINESS Faan's reports

on lambs, I think I have a. re-
cord that is hard to beat. One of
our_.Shropshires gave birth to four
lambs. The mother disowned one so
we raised it on a. bottle and :named it
“E. Pluribus Unum" (one out many)
and call it “Bus” for short.

Have saved and raised 39 lambs
from 24 ewes. Also have four sets
of living triplets that weigh from 20
to 45 pounds apiece.—Duane P. Crit-
tenden, Washtenaw County.

EAR EDITOR:—I cannot beat
the 19 pound lamb but I had a
ewe that gave birth to twin

lambs, a buck and a ewe, on April
3rd that weighed 25 pounds on that
day. One weighed 14% pounds and
the other 10%.—~T. T. Williams,
Eaton County.

EAR EDITORz—There was a.
pair of twin lambs born on my
farm April 6th this year weigh~

ing 25% pounds the day they were
born; buck weighed 13 pounds and
the ewe 12%.——W. J. Armstrong,
Iosco County.

Are there any more records We
If there are, let’s
have thorn—Editor.

 

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. CAN YOU BEAT THESE RECORDS? ‘ ’
ETTERS on heavy lambs have been quite numerous during the last
month and all of the been most interesting. . Now. we have

one from C. E. Whi '

', of Clinton county, who states that he has

The supply is limited

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REGISTERED HOLSTEINS

TUESDAY, MAY 22, 1923, MICHIGAN STATE comma“
Sale Starts At Noon Eastern Standard Time
MICHIGAN HOLSTElN-FRIESIAN ‘ASS'N‘ ,
‘ J. *6. ‘Hoys, Sale Mgr.

no “lamb story” but a “calf story" and he proceeds to tell us that one
of his grade cows gave -.birth to twin calves last fall  
weighed 80 poundsat birth. He sold them when they  ﬂvé‘weeks
old and one weighedlﬂ) pounds while the other (1996!!  am at' z j \
, 180. He many know who can beat that. co dome.  : ‘  -""- ~  ‘ r
. And here, (another record to boot at. The procurepoﬁsﬂ heifer ,  
calf hon: on  [Iowa far-mgrécentlyc that stood 15.  11581131113"  _ 7, I 

     
    

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» ,'th¢8ére¢9dﬂ?—Editar   . u  » s 

   

 

    


 
  

 

 

   
 

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NERVOUS HORSE,
I have a mare I recently purchas-
She is “14
' years old and a splendid animal and
worker, but for the nervousness. It:
I try to hold her down to a walk she.
dances and it I hold too tight will go
straight up in the air. a
thing I can put in her reed/thatwould
soothe and quieten her nerves? She
weighs about 1,200' pounds.-—M. G.,
Clio, Mich.

» F this mare belonged to me, I
would work her on a. jockey stick
would work hed on a jockey stick

andtie her back to the other horse

and put the lines only on the other
horse. It might be that a few weeks
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’ PIGS BAVE.EXTBA LEG OR Two

Old England comes a report of

a. sow furl-owing three pigs,

each with an abnormal number

of feet. One has six feet and the

other two five feet each. Otherwise
the illge are normal and healthy.

 

 

mare to walk more slowly and to
not fuss so much while you are
working her. It you could work
her with another horse that was a
fairly fast walker, it would make a
much better team for you. There is
nothing you could feed this mare
that would do any good.

LEAKS MILK

I have a pure bred young Hol-
stein cow, she had her ﬁrst call last
spring, and during the last few weeks
she has been leaking her milk. What
can be done for this?-————G. V., Hill-
man, Mich.

DO not know of anything that can
be done for a cow that leaks her
milk except to milk her more ott-

en. There has been some treatments
recommended, but none or them ever
was satisfactory. This is due to a.
weakness oi the muscles of the teat,
and there is nothing that can be
done to. strengthen them. If she
leaks her milk too badly, the only

. thing you can (R3 is to dispose of

her.

GRUBS

I have a yearling heifer call that
has small bunches on her back, She
is doing well and seems to be in good
health. Can you tell me what this
may be, the cause and the remedy?
——J. H., Newago, Mich.

THINK this must be warbles or
grubs that this call! has; when

a scab forms on them remove it

and take a small oil can and force a
small amount of gasoline or kerosene
in the opening; this will kill them.

MOON BLINDNESS

I have a horse about 12 years old
and a. very “good Worker, but she
appears to be going blind. Some time.
ago I noticed her eyes running and
then at the nostrils, but it cleared
up so soon that I did nothing for
her. Both eyes look normal color.
She seems to be sound and healthy
otherwise—E. S., Carleton, Mich.

Y opinion is that yourwill simply
be wasting time' and money
both to attempt to treat this

horse’s eyes, because this is no doubt
moon blindness or periodic opthal-
rule which is incurable. These cases
will clear up for a while, sometimes
for many months, but the disease
will recur and eventually the animal
goes blind. Sorry that I cannot give
you some helpful information for
this animal.

 

HEIFER KICKS

Can you tell me how to break a
heifer from kicking? She is just
fresh and would like to break her to
be gentle—F . F., St. Louis,,Mich.

' HE only thing I know of that

you might do is to tie her hind
/ Q legs together just above the.
hOCkS. While you. ,milk her; sometimes
this gets. them over the habit; some

  
 
  

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HIS PICTURE WAS TAKEN

- at Danville, Indiana, one day in February.

It shows .two carloads of the New McCormick-Deering
Cream Separators. Six motor trucks hav‘ been safely
loaded With the beautiful new machines with their
glossy japanned ﬁnish and full ball-bearing equipment,
ready to start out to nearby farms and towns. Snow

and sleet hampered the work but it could not down
the enthusiasm.

It is that way all around the country. Whole communities—
merchants, bankers, editors, Chambers of Commerce, as well
as farmers—have welcomed the new cream separator and its
constructive effect on dairying. Big-scale deliveries like the
above have taken place at scores of points—west, east, central
and south. The New McCormick-Deering is going out to the

armers in cal-load quantities—up to 150 machines in each
freight car—in every dai ‘ng section. Everywhere the enthu-
- siasm for the machine is?“

o. It is very easy to understand when you realize what
the New McCormick-Deming oﬁ'ers. It is the ball-bean}:
separator—the easiest-running cream separator in the worl .
Every one of the six sizes has ball bearings at all high-speed
points. It makes a. hit with everybody who turns it!

An outstanding most vital feature of this machine is its ability u

¢ 4 <>
W5 knew farmers would like this new separator—and they .

to separate milk at a. wide range of temperature and down to a
surprisingly low degree. Milk may be skimmed with absolute
assurance of maximum butter fat recovery. McCormick-Deming
design challenges only test and We» in close skimming, what- ‘
our :1» conditions. 
Slower-ml: speed. Japanned ﬁnish. New bowl design. Auto- ‘
matic lubrication. Visual oil gauge. New revolving supply can. I
Perfected outside faucet. New easily cleaned frame. New gear
design. Steel, rounded-edge, rust-proof tinware. Six capacities
—from 350 to 1500 lbs. per hour—for one cow or a hundred.

INTERNATIONAL HARVEST“ COMPANY
606 So. WAVO. ﬁmww) Chicago, In.

 

 

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«Let the new ball-bearing machine prove
itself in every particular, by demonstration.
The McCormick-Deering dealer is at your

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41 Cows In Mllk 1
Ormsby, Onu and Hengcrveld
J. E. Mack and Boo
Guy Dodge with Pedigrees.

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data of any live stock sale in
If you are considering a sale ad-

vlse us at once an
for am. Addr-
F.. t. Clemen
May 22.——llols§einsJ—M(ich.

wlll clalm the daltge

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as: lee Stock Edttor. M. years of breeding I'lﬂlﬁtelns.
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llolstein—lll‘riesian

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on Cook

Dispersal Sale of Registered Holsteins

Wednesday, May 23rd, starts Twelve O'clock Noon
2 Herd sires 1O Bred Beliefs
2 Young Bulls 15 Yearling Helfers
2 Helfer Calves
Breeding.
aton, Auctioneers

Heavy producers and good types results of fifteen

J. E. BURROUGHS, FLINT. Mch.
Elght miles south on Fenton Rdoad, one mile west

H E REFORD

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84 average 450
98 average 660

3 cars tested cows and heifers.
JOHN CA RROW :: 0

127 average 5-10

HEREFORD s‘rezns FOR SALE.‘
80 Sllortllorns average 750 .'
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sales list to, Michigan Brown swlss

 

unsi'ﬁg, Mich.
May 23.—Holstei.ns-—J. E. Burroughs. Flitn.

FOR SALE—1 REG. HOLSTEIN FEMALES-—
from 2 to 5 years old—all due ﬁrst week in June.

Mlchlgm. -
Ma 25.—G . —— ‘ ’ l yearling Bull.
’ Br‘e‘ggffﬁmﬁhmfgﬁ Buﬁi‘ﬁ‘gmmn" WM. l. GRIFFIN, Howell, Mlchlgan, n. 5, Box 65
Sec’y, East hanging, Mich. r: —

Assn., Sebewalng, Michigan.

BUY YOUR BROWN SWISS NOW. WRITE FOR
Breeders'

 

 

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of herd heading merit.
be pleased Wlth what we have.
soak we stand squarely behind any
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and Meadow Marshall No. 1351(ilb.

 

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 ' FOR SALE—REG. GUERNSEY. BULL CALF
six months old. Bon Ayre breeding. Or would
trade fr; (Slueélllselélalei‘f‘erbculf. Mi M
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JERSEYS

RAN H co. FAR
Geo. E. Burdlck, Mgr.

FOR SALE POLLED SHORTHORNS. BOTH SEX
We know that you will
Prices reasonable.
guarantee we
Herd header] by Royal l_’e_cr No. 21473

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Light color.

   

Good type.

R E G . J E R s : 3 B ll L L 8
First dropped last October. Dam producing 540

Two heifers due in

Two Reglstered Milking Shorthorn‘ cows

lbs. fat. Second, dropped last November. Dam fmSh- and ﬁne heifer 14 “‘mlths Om- Prices2
producing 500.11)... m. ’l‘llird, dropped last Octo- $150: 31‘5- R- G Palmer Balding. lich-
her. Dam producing 399.4 lbs. fat at 2 years.

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.valuedarger calves for veal and
greateran of {at and milk.
These combined factors spell
proﬁts for the farmer.

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  m ‘ September nnd November all from high class hulls.
- 1.5375 » GUY c. WILBUR, BELDING, HIGH.
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Born June 11, 1.927

A'son of Prince Echo Rauwerd who has 23 A. R. daughters;
twenty of Which have produced as immature cows from 20 '
” to 31'lbs. butter in 7 days.
His dam produced 622 lbs. butter in 305 days, and 27.3 lbs;
She is a‘daughter of a 31—lb. cow with 989 lbs.
butter in a year and is sired by Echo Sylvia King Model.
~ Write for Pedigee
BUREAU OF ANIMAL INDUSTRY

 Michigan.

E . a  BULL CALF FOR SALE ~

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Ask Any Owner About
Its Lighter Draft

BEFORE you buy a grain binder, ask any
owner if he has found lighter draft;
smoother running and better binding in his

Light Running
New John Deere Grain Binder

You will get a reply that
will start you on the road to
your John Deere dealer’s store.
You, too, will want to be ready
for the harvest with a Light-
Running New John Deere.

Wide bull wheel with wide,
high lugs; improved cutter bar
that does not bind; better
lubrication;easy running, gear-
controlled reel; ﬂexible-capac-
ity elevators; smooth-working
binder attachment—all of these
help to make the John Deere
a lighter-running, satisfactory
binder.

  
 
   
   
  
   
  
  
   
   
   
      
        
   
   
      
 
  

When you see the John
Deere, notice its facilities for
oiling. You can oil it thorough-
ly with an ordinary oil can in
just a few minutes.

In thin or heavy crops this
improved binder handles the
grain without waste and with-
out clogging. It’s famous for
its uniformly good work.

Give the John Deere your

harvesting job this year. You

~ will like it better each year of

its long life. See it at your
John Deere dealer’s now.

Write for free folder. describing it—uddreee John Deere.
Moline. Illinois, and eels for folder AB-‘l 33.

  
   
 

THE TRADE MARK OF QUALITY MADE" FAMOUS BY GOOD LMPLEMENTS

 

RAIN .

These big rugged Leghorns are well adapted for heavy egg produc-
,- tion. Our catalog shows pedigrees of our pen imported direct from
England. The males in this pen were out of a 298 egg pen that
layed eggs weighmg 30 ounces to the dozen and were sired by a.
'301 eggmalc. The females records range from 259 to 271. Many
males direct from this pen now head our matings.
REDUCED PRICES
———A— Grade

     
 

. For Week of May 21 ................................  ...... ..   $10.00 tier 100 OUR AA Grade
‘For \Veek of May 28 .......... .. 9.00 per 100 is 10 per chick

‘ Month of June . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  8.00 per 100 higher,

. You can order direct from this ad. We will ship C. O. D. on receipt of small deposit. 100% live

1 delivery guaranteed. All stock Michigan Accredited.

Pioneer Poultry Farm R. R. 10, Box 11

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= -  pay high prices for small Leghorns
buy just ordinary Leghorns—

it When you can buy Chicks from our large English Type 5. C. White Leghorns—those cold
climate egg producers for these low. prices.

Holland, Michigan

 

 

March and April June
3“ 100 .................. .. $ 9.00
00 .................. .. 40.00
1000 .................. .. 75.00

   

Place your order now and be assured of delivery when on want It. An d osl k ur
order. 100% live and satisfactory delivery guaranteed.’ Circular Free. y W t boo 5 yo

 City Limits Hatchery, P. Rezelman, Prop., Holland, Mich.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DlLlGENT CHlCKS DID IT
And will do it for you

Still a few Folders left, ask for one and read the unsolicited testimonials
from our custom‘ers’ who ve done well With DILIGENT Chick. One
farmer in our nelghborhood who _keeps about 400 DILIGENT hens received
a check of $56.10 for eggs laid in one week from April21 up to April 28.
Ten week old Pullets 85.00 per hundred.

 

Postpaid Prices on C icks 50 100 200 500
s. C. hlte Leahorns .......................... .. $4.25 $8.00 $15.50 $31.50
garred Plymouth Rocks  5.25 10.0 19.50 41.50
. . Rhode island Reds . 5.25 10.00 19.50 41.50
Mixed Chicks (All heavys) . 4.15 9.0 11.50 42.50
, Mixed Chicks (Light)  3.15 1.00 13.50 82.50

 

Harm J. Knoll, Owner Holland, Mich.

* C H [C K S . AT REDUCED PRICES '

STRONG, STURDY, PURE REED-CHICKS FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY'

 

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y ‘8. C. Whlte horns s 9.00 $42.50 8 80.00
,ko. Drown Leg arm: and S. c. Anconas 10.00 41 95.0
rred Rocks and R. I. Reds .. 11.00 52.50 100.00

.00 35.0 , 10.00

1,,Mix‘ed Ohioks for Broilers ..... ..

I , MAY Delivery. 1c Per Chick Less: Than Above ‘Prlcec. '
 , . JUNE Deliverg. 20 per Chick Less Than Above Price. _ ‘
"Shipped Postpaid to your door. 10 % Live Delivery Guaranteed. Order direct from this ad. We

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NEW VARIETY OF CORN

A new variety of corn called. Jewett Yel-

low Fllnt has been registered and certiﬁ-

ed by the Michigan Crop Improvement

Ass’n for the ﬁrst time this year. It was

developed at the Jewett Farms, ~In Ing-
ham county.

BROADSCOPE FARM NEWS
AND VIEWS

(Continued from Page 8)

the ﬁeld to corn and use considerable
fertilizer; we will have more corn
out than we had expected and we al-
so have more oat land than we had
planned on. We’ have just ﬁnished
sowing forty acres of them; With
good oat straw and corn fodder one
can get through a. winter it he has
to. About hay substitutes, I know of
none better than oats and clover;
many wheat ﬁelds will be plowed up
and sown to oats and barley. We
believe we will leave our wheat as it
is, it will be a. very small crop but I
am sure this will be in favor of the
clover and grass seed we are sowing
on these ﬁelds. Looks like what
wheat we do get wlil be worth some-
thing. ‘

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I Farm Relief

I have been wondering what would
have happened if the much lauded
McNary—Haugen Bill had been in ef-
fect last fall. There was said to be
a surplus of wheat. Suppose the
$10,000 a year bunch of “surplus
committee men” had taken half of it
and sold it to Europe for what it
would have brought and thereby
caused a higher price here on what
was left, what would be the prospect
for America this year with the ,wheat
condition as it is all over the nation?
I have sometimes, nay many times,
wondered who would be the men
“chosen” to compose this “commit-
tee” which would declare when “sur-
plus crops,” existed. I don’t believe
there are many men Who are quite
wise enough for
Most any one can tell when what is
known as the corn belt, has a big
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LOTS OF ADVICE

EAR EDITORz—We sure do like
D the Michigan Business Farmer.
“'e have only taken it a short
time and are not sorry that we signed
for it. It sure gives us a. lot of good
advice in many things, also a lot of
good things to read. We hope it will
keep on coming—E. K. DEWITT,
Mich. .

 

 

is a small part of the U. S. A. The
farmers of the U. S. who buy corn
are many times the number who
grow corn to sell. The same with
wheat, cotton, etc. A guarantee there
will be a. high price for a. crop is
certain to result in a larger crop by
increased acreage and care. The un-
certainity of crop prices is the only
thing that keeps a surplus from be-
ing a reality every year.

A man asked me the other day if
I didn’t think there was a “farm
problem.” Yes, I think there is. I
don’t think so because the “Bankers
Associations” say there is. Farmers
should not let bankers do all their
thinking and planning. . .

“If there is a farm problem, what
is it’s remedy?” was the next ques—
tion. Well it certainly is not the
McNary-Haugen Bill as I see it. The
more I study this Proposed McNary-
Haugen legistlation the more I think
the President was right'when he ve-
toed it a year ago and I believe an—
other veto will be forthcoming this
year. ' . '

 

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For Killing

Roundwor‘mS, llookworms
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Hogs, Sheep, Goats,
Poultry, Dogs and Foxes

  

    
  
       
     

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DETROIT, MlCH., U. s. A.
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Here’s the Way'
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That Anyone Can Use on Any
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COSTS NOTHING TO TRY

There is no longer any doubt but what

the plan used by Capt. Collings is the only -

way to completely heal rupture without
any operation.

And it costs you nothing to try it.

If you.are rutured, no matter how bad j
or how long, send your name and addreSI r

'to Capt. W. A. Collings, Inc., 133R Coll.
ings Bldg, Watertown, Y., and try
free the wonderful invention that healed
him of the worst two ruptures you even
heard of. He threw away his truss; nev-
er had.to wear it again. His two large

ruptures, that had kept him bedridden for 

years, were both held naturally by hll
own muscles without support of any kind.
It was a marvelous cure of rupture, and
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Don’t fail to send ,for this free trial.
is certainly wonderful.——-(Adv.)

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Absorbine reduces thickened,
 swollen tissues, curbs, ﬁlled ten-
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strains. Stops spavin- lameness.
Does not blister, remove hair or- ‘
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or postpaid. Valuable horse book
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Bead this: “Horse had large awele
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best of our ability and we welcome your
questions on all subjects. Answers are
sent by ﬁrst class mail.

The Business Farmer. Mt. Clemens. Mich.

Stop-Using a Truss

'STUART’S ADHESIF PLAPAO - PADS are
entirely dillorent lrom trusses—being mecha—
nico-chemico applicators—made self—adhesive
purposely to keep the muscle-tonic "PLAPAO"
continuouuly applied to the affected parts. and
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No charge for it now on ever. Write

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SOY BEANS

EAR EDITORz—It has been
truly said, by Pope I believe,
that, “Fools go where angels
fear to trod," and I have tried to
keep out of “print” lest I be pointed

. out as a “horrible example,” but a
, brother has asked about soy beans V
4‘ and as I am quite a “nut” on the
; subject and have had considerable ‘ '

experience with them here goes.

In my old home in‘ southern Louis-
iana and Mississippi it is about the
only bay to be depended upon except
cowpeas, which are very similar.

When I moved to Michigan I
brought some soy bean seeds along I
.and put them out very nicely but ‘ g; ;
learned to my sorrow later they were  ‘ - » '2
almost unknown here and had to be .
inoculated for the ﬁrst crop, so mine

. just naturally petered out that year. —"     

The next year I procured more .
seed and a couple of bottles of dope
from the county agent and have al-
ways been able to grow from two to

' four tons of ﬁne hay per acre on just
medium land.

The ﬁrst crop I saved part of for
seed and we threshed them with an
“Armstrong thresher” which you tell
em’ is some job.

The bean itself is one of the
strongest feeds there is ground with
corn or oats and I once raised a ton
litter by their help which is another
story and that without milk.

However the main use of soy beans
as yet here, is to suppliment a short
hay crop. If your seeding looks bum e
ﬁgure on a patch of soy bean hay and
the destruction of the cornfodder by
the corn borer will lose lots of its
terrors. ‘

Green soy bean hay put in the silo
along with the silo corn will be a
very valuable addition.

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year you seed it and another is you \
can put them out if you need be in I
ing and corn ploughing, or as the .
Michigander says corn cultivating.
Prepare your ground as for corn
and use the grain drill for seeding,
about 90 pounds to the acre is about
right, ﬁrst inoculating the seed by
the use of "pure culture” which your
county agent will assist you to pro-

cmigu can then cultivate a few times  I ‘ “I’d  a mile , f0r a  ”

with a peg tooth drag or weeder if _.
the ground is fair till the plant is g , w
quite big without injury. . :
The soy bean does not do so well
on real heavy clay but will stand
quite wet weather and more dry
spells than almost any other crop.
Out for hay when the beans are
about the size of buck shot and cure 9 1923' R ,_ Reno”. Tub-33..
for a couple of days any way In the comp-my. Winston-Salem, N. c.
windrow and for several days in
medium sized cocks. Don’t rush soy
bean hay into the barn; it must have
time to properly cure. It is quite

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the devil out of going to a sale next
March and giving your not for ten
tons of timothy when you know very
well there ain’t a bucketfull of milk
in a load of it. : e ‘ — . .
It you wish to grow and thresh '  '
plug your drill as for_pea beans .or , ' ; . .~ , , . 1 I. , ,. V  , ‘. . _
:3assesseseases2:33: READ THIS AD If you  interested I in e large type Leghorn-em that
equals the pea bean. has the extra size and» correct body type to give you
@331: f3); lﬁiikigeaiebrow are production during our severely cold Michigan winters. we specialize in but one'breed—
The Boy beanﬁs one of the heaviest , [TQM BARRON Strain S. C. White Leghoms and furnish'Chicks, Pullets and Stock at
producers of mtrogen there is and LIve and Let Live Prices. Beautifully illustrated Catalog FREE.

has a Vast “mt system Whi°h is 19’“ HILLVIEW POULTRY FARM, Zeeland, Michigan.° Box 50

to the next crop. I have seen a po-
tato crop nearly doubled by using —-

the soy bean asagreen manure crop. . .WHEN WRITING T0 ADVERTISERS PLEASE cm. A we... m, “Mm e ,
“F' 1" Walters' Bar” 0°“nty' - MENTION THE MICHIGAN BUSINESS FARMER gageeedggvggyvbggarguesggpgg-eoges. * '
Ottawa countyhis rut); making Elan; to . a ‘ ~ . ‘ - developed 1llmllets. {)Ve will have “rum 2 to
ar. .
-‘$8$§y.ﬁ2§”i§..i°§ougidfe2eem§a .Ei Chicks from Record of Performance Mfg?”

3,000 p1 lets ready to shi In June.
All varieties. Low prices. B HATCH-
R 2 a
Grand Haven are working on the proposi- . '
- Selected Chicks at reduced Prices: Can hi ' -
tion but no deﬁnite date has been set yet. Bug “more” 12c_ White or Silver ‘sﬂygnggtgéce.Whm)lttiiugftrbe?.irggsFOﬁﬁékfteeﬁhighgﬁ 35311;:
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Amrdmg to M A. Kessler’ land clear. 9c. Light ed. 74:. cum 8 "Ion nséonn or 95h onu'Anca P gﬁgﬁEonnLe MTTI os.’

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ingr'l’ec‘aust ‘11 Michigan, the farmers of 93m” “A Barred. Whriyve Rockinhs mfgeor rigge‘aoom'gatiigdsto virintg Wyandottes. BliacksMiIﬁIEgg, LOW PREPAID PRICES
awhwllm. .

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this state have used 5.766.050 pounds of Bug on?“ m- 170- 'me. Brown Lecterns. Ancenas 14c. 50 er chick with order Balance 0. " K’ °°‘“‘"""‘“m‘°r mi» GmnI-ed-MMMMI.
, ' 0. D. 1 es: than 100 ordered add 40c extra. F ' m1 f  0. P. M l M t‘ ' s Breeding he" é'WBIIdUP-dnlm' 
‘WN' “Mme” 0191081“ Since 1921 When stock. Pallets. 3' weeks old Ohix. 2.000 on hand. hirer: iiitn°io°1uiy 30th. 1: get big? iess. cwncanmmguzjumoacummﬂg ‘

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se ected for egg production and standard qualities. ust what you want for foundation stock or , V ‘ ’ -
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100% live delivery guaranteed.
get 4 FREE chicks with every hundred. 2,000 Ciix on hand 1 to 10 weeks old.

WE GUARANTEE THESE CHICKS TO ,SATISFY YOU!

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Barred, White Buff Rocks. Single and Rene Comb I. I. Rae Blecii Minors”. 13m. White
Brown, 300‘, eghorns, Anconss, Heav hits and Silver Laced Wnnd
Buff Orpin tons, White Minot-cos. Bu Wynndettee, 16c. Light Brahmas, White Orplngtons.
Blue Andu slam, 18'/ o. Liuht mlxed,»8c. Grade AA chicks per Chick elm-a. If less than
100 are ordered, add 260c extra. After April 1801, $1.00 per 100 lea. Free Circular on

CHICKS FROM R. O. P. MALE MATINGS
LAWRENCE HATCHERY Tel. 72525 GRAND RAPIDS, MICE.

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Order ' your Leghorn Chicks-
now right from this ed at these
low prices. You can getthem
C. O. D. Highland Leghorns are Production‘ Leg-
horns having bloodlines of Tancred, Hollywood and Bar—
ron Strains. Every breeder carefully selected for size, type

and egg production. Mated to males of 200-300 egg pedi-
greed ancestry.

ORDER AT THESE LOW PRICES—C. O. D.
Prices eﬂ‘ective May lot
100 300 500

$9.00 $26.25 $42.50 $80.00 '

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g when they arrive. Of course we guarantee 100% live delivery. Our new free catalog

   

1000

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$5.00

is ready. Write for it today.

HIGHLAND POULTRY FARM, R. 9, Box 5, Holland, Mich.

 

 

 

 
    
 

NEW LOW PRICES C. 0. D.

()ur pure berd chicks from Michigan Accredited stock can now be bought at
prices lower than usual. We Will ship 0. O D. on receipt of a 10% deposit. All

stock has been fed Cod liver oil during the )ast winter. Order your chicks right

now from this ad. Rot, State Commercial avings Bank.
RICES EFFEOTIVE MAY 21st 28 50 00 500 1000
s. c. Whig Lmhtrnsh(Enoi:s£ Tynelrend) 1
. . rown cg orns eavy ype  2.25 $4.75 9.00 42.50 80.00
Barred Rocks and S. c R I Red 33 25 6.00 $1.00 350.00 $95.00

3 ...... .. .

100; Heavy Mixed $10.00 per 100
Our free catalog tells all about our special matin s at slightly higher
It is time to order your Pullets now. Get our latest. prIIces.

HUNDERMAN BROS., R. R. 3, Box 45, ZEELAND, MICH.

Mixed Chicks '7.o'o '
100% live delivery guaranteed. $ per
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BARGAIN PRICES FOR MAY DELIVERY

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gléltseoallgo$rggli ()Ibeghr063323130, 1018.50;A2(i0t, 31336500;  $2 0.00. Barred Rocks: 100,
.;.., .;.i,o. euv ssore: ;..‘, .;' 3
100‘. $7.00; 200, $13.00. y $ 00 $18 00 nght Assorted
lior delivery before May lst, chicks are $2.00 per 100 higher than prices quoted above.
Order from tins ad. today. Save time and money. 100 % live postpaid delivery.
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MICHIGAN

gDUNDEE “CREW, CHICKS

STOCK ALL BLOOD-TESTED FOR WHITE DIARRHEA FOR THE PAST FOUR YEARS.
 NEW LOW PRICES FROM MAY 10 T0 JUNE 1. 10 PER CHICK LESS FOR JUNE DELL'VERV

, V 0 600 000
,8. P. Rocks (Pedigreed Matings, 200 to 258) .......................... .. $13.00 $80.00 $120.00 ‘
, 8. P. Rocks (Select Grade) ..................................  ................... .. .00 55.00 110.00
g s. c. White Leghorns (Tancred a. Hollywood Mating: 230 to 291 11.00 50.00 100.00
,8 .C. White Leghorns (Dundee. English Matings 00 to 230).... 10.00 45.00 90.00
I Order direct from this ad or write for catalog. I007. live delivery guaranteed. Buy blood tested and

Michigan Accredited stock this season and be pleased.

éDUNDEE HATCHERY & POULTRY FARM, Box B, DUNDEE, MICHIGAN

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MATINGS add So, BLUE RIBBON PENS' Add 40 each

     

   

TRAPNESTED

l :70 lfivc Delivery ligugmptred, and Postage paid on 2.550 0 600
ll 9. rown am u .egiorns ................   2. 4.'0 8. 0 38.00

! Barred, White and Bull Rocks, Minorcas, Anco as, s s a s 0 s

i ‘ White Wyandottes and Reds ................ .. 2.75 5.50 10.00 48.00

5 Silver Wyandottes and Orpingtons ................. ..  4.25 8.00 15.00 72.00

IMixed al heavy Broilers, No Culls ...................... .. 2.75 5.00 900 43 00

‘ Babion’s Fruit and Poultry Farms, Lock Box 354-3, Flint, Mich.

KEYSTONE HATCHERY

BETTER BRED—BETTER CHICKS—GREATER PROFITS
Foreman Strain. Barred Plymouth Rocks; Tancred and English
Strain S. C. White Leghorns; Keystone quality White Wyandottes.
We breed for egg production. Write for catalog. Our oiiicial winning
will prove to‘ you of how nearly these strains reaches the production
perfection. Our liberal Guarantee is your protection. ’

Capitol Keystone Hatchery, R. F. D. 1, Dept. 100, Lansing, Mich.

REDUCED PRICES ON PURE BRED BABY CHICKS ,

Prepaid Prices for 26 50 100 200 500 1000
Lane ape White Leghorn: ................ .. 82.16 86.00 3 9.50 $10.00 $46.00 8 05.00
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- lies! , White end Barred Rocks
3 Single and Rose Comb R ...... .. 3.00 6.50 10.50 21.00 50.00 96.00
; White and ill. Wyandote, Buw Orpl tens 3.00 . 5.15 11.00 22.00 52.50 100.00

I. 8. Humour-gs, 14¢. Assorted Ll , 1c.. Light and heavy, 84;. "to? Sc.
Liv Guaranteed. Order from this ad or send for Catalog on Price List.
THE LANTZ HATCHERY Box F TIFFIII, onto

Cured His Rupture

I was badly ruptured while lifting a
trunk several years ago. Doctors s id my
only hope of cure was an o ation.
Trusses did me no good. Finally I got
hold of something that quickly and com-
pletely~cured me. Years have passed and
the rupture has never returned. although

am doing hard work as a carpenter.
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Reduced Prices for May 8: June

.lenuine Tom Barron English White Lethe ,
large type lapover combs. selected stock. Non-
settinz Barred Rocks. 0c 3 headed by males
whose darns have trapneet records, 206~230 M.
S. C. laying contest.

   

White Leghorns ...... ..
Barred Rocks
Circular free.

HILLSIDE HATOHERY, R. No. 3, Holland, Mich.

LET US SAVE YOU $5.00

 

trouble. I have nothing to sell, but will 0n Ever 100 Barred Pi outh Rock 8. onion
. give full information about how you ‘may 31—18mm :ﬁggsormsigiilgihegto qsdmgbwﬁlitghigglhozgs
, ﬁnd a. complete cure without operation, it ﬂedged Blood Team birds. “as,” h "m op

you write to me, Eugene M. Pullen, car-
: penter, 133A Marcel us Avenue, Manas-
. quan, N. J. Better cut out this notice
and show it to any others who are rup-
tured—you my. save a life or at least
misery of rupture and the worry

portunit to eean you ei to?
“Save, Money" Price Met-.25 gems Key 1th

' P0! 100 500 , 10 0
g: g. Rocks .......... "$12.00 .$57.00 $110200

. .............. .. 51.00 110.00
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NI-Iospital, Indianapolis, Ind.—~_§§dv.)

farmers’ observation is a pretty ac-
curate barometer. '
some Needs of Northern Michigan
On account of its even summer
temperatures, I predict that this sec-
tion of Michigan will become a

‘ breeding ground for very'high class

seeds of the. small grains, garden
stuff, and potatoes. More than this

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GETS 81,113.75 FOR 185 CHICKENS
HAT In considered to be a.
'world’l record price for a
quantity of ordinary chick-

ens ls reported by the Washtenaw
‘Gonnty Tribune. 135 Barred Rock
chickens belonging to Tom Feather-
ly, near Hamburg, were sold at auc-
tion at $8.25 per bird or a total of
$1,113.75. The purchase was made
by Perry Smith, wealthy Detroit
man, who recently bought the farm on
which Mr. Feathcrly lived and want-
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that lies outéof-doors, but not so
many outstaters know this. The ﬁne
thing about this scenery, shore line,
etc, is that it can be sold over and
over again, without any loss of the.
original capital. Not many appreci-
ate it put the tourists who come to
Michigan each year drop a paltry 300
million dollars into the confers of our
residents. Additional tourists would
mean more money.

The State of Michigan could well
appropriate $150,000 dollars a year
to tell the rest of the world‘ what a
ﬁne vacation place the State really
is. The money would come back a
hundred fold.

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OVER 1600 FARM BOYS ATTEND
JUNIOR FARMERS’ WEEK
(Continued from Page 3)
corn borer. An extra three bushels
per acre made possible by the good
seed of the right variety will pay
more for the extra labor of corn bor—
er cleanup than last year's Govern-

ment compensation.

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" “Dear Sir: I'see reports of so
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White Diarrhea, so thought I would
tell my experience. I used to lose a
great many from this cause, tried
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Cause of White Diarrhea
White Diarrhea is caused by'mi-
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Mrs. Ethel Rhoades, Shenandoah,
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Minuet—Little to report now. Weather
generally good but chilly winds seem ‘to
come from snowy regions, Spring late.
Some spring work done but not much as
if weather had been warmer. Some oats
sowed. Some plowing done.
en. work is late. Only earliest seeding
done. Quotations from Monroe: Wheat,
$2.09; oats, 66c; rye, $1.23; potatoes,
$1.00@1.20; eggs, 23c.——Mrs. F. H., Apr.
.30. "

St. Joseph—Most oats sown. Backward
spring. Hard freezes making wheat look
yellow and seems to be going backward;
also young clover and grasses. There are
also heavy losses of chicks this spring.
Some farmers plowing for corn. Late
spring causes shortage of hay. Oats that
have been sowed early just starting to

come up. Much sickness among people
and horses—A. J. Y., Apr. 30. -
Midland—Very few oats in; ground

soft. Wheat looking bad, with freezing
and thawing. Roads getting so we can
get out. Warm rain last night made
things look better. Pastures backward
and will not be much good before middle
of May. Quotations from Midland: Wheat,
$2.00; corn, 81c; oats, 720; rye, $1.28;
beans, $9.60; potatoes, 31.00; butter, 46c;
eggs, 24c.-——B. V. 0., Apr. 29.

Hillsdale (N. “KL—Still having cold

weather. Cold north and: northwest Winds
all time. Most oat sowing done. Early
sown oats beginning to'come up. What

wheat came through Winter has been bad-
ly damaged past month with hard frosts
most every night. Pasture hasn’t started
to speak of and most farmers have dis-
posed of fall hogs as they are short of.
corn. Most farmers cleaning up corn re~
fuse voluntarily because of corn borer
clean-up last year.—C. H., May 1.

Montcalm.-——Perhaps spring has come
to stay? Some rain last night. Hay
scarce. Hogs higher. Seedings hurt.
Farmers busy, plowing and getting oats
in. Some gardens being planted. Freezes
whenever it takes a notion. Quotations
from Stanton: Wheat, $1.85;.corn, 500;
oats, 650; rye, $1.20; beans, $8.50; pota-
toes, 90c; butter, 45c; eggs, 25c.—Mrs. C.
T., Apr. 30.

Saginaw (N. “KL—Been having freez—
ing weather but warming up now. Oats
about all in. Hauling manure and plough—
ing is order of day. Ground sticky on top
but hard below. Wheat and rye do not
look very good. Rye will not be much.
Hay will be short crop. Red clover did
not heave very much, but alfalfa and
sweet clover heaved bad. Quotationss
fromlHemlock: Wheat, $2.04; com, 900;
oats, 720; rye, $1.48; beans, $9.50; pota-
toes, $2.00; butter, 460; eggs, 27c.——F. D.,
Apr. 30. "

Alpena.—Not much work done here yet;
little spring wheat sowed. Ground getting
in shape fast. Lots of auction sales being

held ; everything selling high. Horses
scarce. Quotations from Spratt: Wheat,
$1.50; rye, 80c; beans, $8.50; potatoes,

750; butter, 450; eggs, 200.—K. H., Apr.

. 30.

Grand Traverse—According to reports
this county will harvest one of the great-
est cherry crops in its history this your.
Frost has done some damage but buds
Were retarded, this spring so it did not
amount to much—Apr. 30.

Kent—We had a regular snow storm
here April 24th. Made ground white in
about 15 minutes then old Sol came out
and winter went away fora while. Real
cold at night. Illinois reports state warm
and gardens going in. No gardens plant—
ed here; some plowed. No pasture in
sight. Raining hard tonight with much
lightning. Last week potatoes were go—
ing in ground; some fair sized acreagcs
too. Corn going up, $1.00 a crate. Seed
oats 900 bushel. Farm grains scarce.
Hay'about all gone. Unless warm weather
comes soon looks bad for wheat. Every-
one plowing. Oats are in; some along
Grand River are up. Most hens on job
now and some swamped with eggs. Cream
about steady here. Some seem to have
hard time to feed stock as they are over
loaded with poor grades of cattle. Hogs
geing up a little. $7.50 each asked for
spring pigs. Rain last night certainly
improved things. Was warm so wheat
and grass look nice and green. Quotations

‘from Lowell: Corn, $1.00; oats, 80c@
85c; potatoes, $1.00@1.10.—-—S. K. W.,
Apr. 30.

E. Huron—Cold and dry since last is—
sue. Wheat, rye, and clover fading every
day, heaved upon legs as if to run away.
Land working. General roads settled.
Many farmers Working with teams for
road builders. County and state milage
being extended, both gravel and paVe-
ment. Few farmers with hold—over stock
and grain are cashing in to advantage.
The moral effect on the community is
encouraging but hard on newcomer. Quot-
ations from Bad Axe: Hay, $10.00; eggs,
25c; milk, $1.80.—E. R., Apr. 30.

Genesee.—-Large percentage of farmers
have been unable to sow oats yet, ground
having been wet and weather cold. Wheat
not looking good and indications are will
not be a bumper crop. Dairy cattle still
bringing good price.“Farmers and poult-
rymen not rushing in Young chicks bus-
iness this year. Quotations from Flint:
Wheat, $2.01; corn. $1.10; oats, 70c; rye,
$1.15.; beans, $9.60; potatoes, $2.15; but-
ter, 62c; eggs; 2805—11. 8., Apr. 30.
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 accredited chicks which-means every breeder is approved by
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EXTRA SELECTED . , 25 50 , .100 500 1000
Production Bred S. C. White Leghorns, Anconas $3.00 $5.50 $10.00 $45.00 $90.00
STANQARD HEAVY LAYING
Big 'l‘yie White Leghorns, Anconas 2.75 5.00 9.00 . 42.50 80.00
Selecte Bred-to-lay Barred Rocks 3.75 7.00 13.00 02.50 120.00
Assorted Brmler Chicks, all breeds 2 15 4.00 7.00 35.00 70.00

You can order right now from this ad and save time. Wire your order and we will
ship at once. We refer you to the Zeeland State Bank—a Member of International Baby Chick
Association. Start now with some of those famous money-makers. You can never do it cheaper
than now. We will send you a large free catalog that tells you the whole story of Silver Ward
if you wish. It will be a great help to you.

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We can furnish quality day old chicks or older ones of any age in the breeds listed below.

EXTRA SPECIAL

  

Prices effective Immediately. 50 100 500 1000
s. White Leghorns    $5.00 $ 9.00 $41.00 $ 79.00
Barred Rocks and S. C. Reds 5.75 11.00 51.00 99.00
Wh. Rocks; Wh. Wyan.- Buff 0 6.25 .00 109.00

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Broilers, all heavies, $9.00-100; $41 0-500; L. Mixed, $7.50-100.
Em; prices are climbing. Broiler market is ﬁrm.
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Or get our catalog——-We Ship C. O. D.

LAKEWEW POULTRY FARM, Box 3 , Holland, Michigan
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You need not pay forllolland Hatchery Chicks until they arrive.
$1.00 down and we Will ship 0. O. D. or the balance.

Holland Hatchery Chicks prove their worth by actual test right in the hands

of our customers. Fred S. Donald of Oxford. Michigan, writes: “ his makes

the 16th consecutive year I have ordered chicks from. you and never received

0 a bum lot.” You too can have this kind of, satisfaction if you will get some
of Holland Hatchery Michigan Accredited Chicks.

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Prices eﬁectlve May 1st 100 500 00
White Leghorns (English Type) ........................................ ._ $10.00 $47.50 90.00
White Leghorns (Special Mated)  .. 12.00 57.50 10.00
s. c. Mottled Anconas .............. .. . 10.00 47.50 90.00.
Barred Rocks ................... .. .. 14.00 65.00 120.00
Mixed Chicks ....................................................................... .. 7.50
Of course, we guarantee 100% live delivery and will stand squarely behind every shipment. You
will ﬁnd the chicks pure bred and exactly as represuited. Every chick is Michigan Accredited and
comes to you under the label of, the Michigan State Poultry Improvement Association. Buy Holland
Hatchery Michigan Accredited Chicks this year. Our free catalog tells all about them.

Holland Hatchery & Poultry Farms
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pullcts in the breeds listed below. Write for our low prices.

PRICES EFFECTIVE NOW
; so 100 500 1000
8. C. White Leghorns ............................................ .. $5.00 $ 9.00 $42.50 $ 80.00
I Barred Rocks—R. I. s ................................... .. _6.00 11.00 52.50 102.50
Broilers,all heavies, $9.00 per 100; 500 for $42.50. Mixed Broilers, $8.00 per 100; 500 for $37.50.
Will Ship C. 0. D. 100% Live Delivery Guaranteed

Pay your postman when you get your chicks. Just write or wire your order._ We have large hatches
each week and can fill large orders promptly. Write for free catalog that describes our speCial matings.

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From 3 provcii breeds. Bred 31 years for higher egg‘ production. Direct from the farm .to
your door. From some of Michigan’s best producing ﬂecks. _Why look for cheap break neck
prices when you, can get something better at a triﬂe higher price. From a Reliable Breeder of
pure bred, large—bodied birds with big combs, free from disease. that lay large white eggs when
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Tom Barron (Hollywood Strain) e. c. Wh. Leghorns $5.00 $9.50 $18.50 $42.50 $85.00
Sheppard Strain 8. . Anconas . 5.00 9.50 18.50 42.50 85.00

‘ Rose Comb White W andottes .. 8.75 13.00 25.00 63.00
Broilers or Mixed Ch cks ......... .. . . 4.50 8.0 18.00 38.00 74.00
A special discount of»5 9’0 on all orders received 30 days or more in advance. 1 cent per chick
with order, balance 10 days before. chicks are to be shipped or C. 0. D. .100% live delivery
i, guaranteed. Postpaid. ’ Write for our 1928 Catalog, it’s Free and Iiistructive. _
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. 48. C. White and Brown Leghorns, Anconas. Black. Minoreas, S. C. Rliode Island
 Beds and Barred Rocks of High Egg Bred Blood Lines. from fast grownig, quick
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maturing Strains. All Michigan Accredited. Orders now being booked for Spring

Sléel‘dl) FOR OUR CATALOG. Tells all about our matings. and how to raise
poultry for greater proﬁt. We’ll gladly send it FREE to Poultry Raisers.
We Guarantee 100% Safe Arrival In GOOD HEALTH

Overnight shipments to all Michigan and Nearby Points

AMERICAN CHICK FARM, Box B, ZEELAND, MICHIGAN

   
       

  

  

   
    
  
  
 
 
   

   
    
 

     
       
 
      
    
     
 
      
      
       
          
        
     
       
 

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“NOBODYCARES FOR ME"

An old hen sat _in a sycamore tree,
Singing: “There’s no one cares for me;
My food is what I ﬁnd about

By scratching until I’m frazzled out;

My shelter is the starry sky,

And I sit and watch the clouds roll by.
Unti‘l my eyes grow weak and dim,

limb.
Although I scratch till
hum,
My owner says I am on the bum;
He wants an egg every other day,
And he thinks I ’ought to lay and lay.
I' wish he had to roost out here
.And scratch hard gravel all the year;
I’ll bet a copper_cent, by j’ing, '
He wouldn’t lay an egg till spring 1"

I make things

DISEASES COMMON TO BABY
’ CHICKS
VHITE Diarrhoea is a common
' occurence among baby chicks.
It is may be caused by a spec-

 

 

brooding. The germ disease is known
as Bacilliary White Diarrhoea.

Symtoms: The symptoms are usu-
ally the same whether disease is in-
fectious or not., Chicks become
“droopy,” have loss of appetite,
Wings hang down, constantly chirp-
ing. The droppings are sticky past-
ing the chicks up behind.

Post Mortem Findings: Liver en—
larged» with white and red stripes,
lungs congested, grayish spots on
liver. Yolk unabsorbed. The one.
contain in some instances yellow
chessy material.

Treatment:

 

For non-infectious

type correct the feeding and brood—
ing methods. '

 

 

EVER SEE AN EGG LIKE THIS ONE?

A subscriber, whose name and address we
are unable to locate, sent this egg to us.
It was about one and three-quarters
inches long, three-quarters of an inch in
diameter at the largest point and contain-
ed no yolk. The shell was as hard and
well formed as on any normal egg. Have
you ever heard of one like. it? If the per-
son who sent it to us will mail us 'lieir
name and address we will be, please to
give them credit through our columns.

There is no cure for the infectious,
type, one must practice prevention.
The chicks become infected through
the egg from an infected hen. The
infected hens can be detected by the
blood test and removed from the
ﬂocks.

Storrs Agricultural Experiment
Station found that the feeding of
sour milk to chicks lessend the mor—
tality from this disease.

Leg Weakness

Symptoms: Chicks legs seem weak.
They cannot stand. Crooked \toes
and beak are indications.

Treatment: This is a nutritional
disease and is caused by the lack of
Vitamine D. Feed birds in conﬁne-
ment 2 per cent of cod liver oil or
hard boiled eggs. If chicks are al—
lowed direct sunlight they do not
need the cod liver oil or egg yolk as
the ultra-violet rays of the sun have
the same effect.

Toe Picking

Toe picking is common among
baby chicks which are brooded to—
gether in- great numbers. Anything
unusual attracts the attention of the
chicks and starts them to picking. As
soon as blood is tasted they will keep

picking. Chicks are often picked
around the vent. ‘
Treatment: ‘R e m o v e injured

chicks, keep the chick occupied. It
is sometimes stopped by darkening
the brooder house.
Coccidiosis

This disease affects birds of all
ages, but is a common disease of
chicks from four to ﬁfteen weeks of
age. .
Symptoms: The symptoms are us-

 

ually not noticeable untithhe chicks

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lﬂt oi «lgﬂm cumomIWg 

And I take fresh hold on my sycamore .

iﬁc germor by improper feeding or ,

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are about four weeks of age. Chicks
are usually affected with the acute
type, while mature fowls have the
chronic type. Chicks affected With
the disease are Weak, they look
drowsy, the feathers are rufﬂed and
blood is passed with the droppings.

Birds with the chronic type have a
pale comb and wattles'and have a de-
jected appearance. ‘

Post Mortem Findings: The ceca.
(blind guts) in the acute type con-
tain bloody material. -In the less
acute type the ceca are ﬁlled with a
ﬁrm chess material. The kidneys
often have a grayish streaked ap-
pearance.

Control: Keep newly purchased
birds in a pen by themselves for two
weeks until sure they are free from
disease. . '

The disease is caused by a germ
which is passed off in the excreata.
The disease is therby spread in this
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SOME EGG

HE Saranac Advertiser reports a.
T subscriber brought a lien’s egg to

its ofﬁce that measured 9%x75é
inches and weighed 5% ounces.‘ It
was a double egg, there being a com-
plete egg, including the shell, inside
the outside egg. ‘ v

 

 

Take out all sick birds. Keep
droppings out of feed and water.
Clean house and yard of droppings.
Disinfect with a 5 per cent solution
of a good coal tar disinfectant. Plow
up the yard.

Treatment. Onelthird teaspoon of
crude catachu to a gallon of water,
given 'until the disease lets up, usu-
ally a period of seven to ten days.

The University of California found

  

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that buttermilk given the chicks was 

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USING OLD CANS

HEN you open a canof toma-

W toes, corn, peas, or some other
food which you purchased at

a store do you not often think what
a waste it is that you must throw
away the .tin can which you paid
cash for? Yes, you paid for it all
right but after you remove the con—
tents what can you do with it? Most’
folks throw them away, helping
build up the junk heap which is ever
a. source of irritation to us. Here is
a way one farm woman made use of
some of her tin cans; she made feed-
ers and fountains for her baby
chicks. »

“I take tomato cans or cans of
that size and out three slits in them
about one inch from 'the bottom and
leave about one—half between them,”
she writes. “Then I bend the tin in

  

A dry feeder and a. fountain made from i
' tin cans.

as far as possiblerabovecthe slits. ,
These make good dry mash hoppers 
as long as the chicks are small. ;

“For fountains I cut the entire 5

’ top out of the cans and punch two or

1

three holes about one-fourth from the ;
top. Then I take a lid from a ﬁve— _
gallon lard pail or a can that has .
that type of cover and after. ﬁlling V
the can with' water turn it‘ bottom, =
side up in the lid. This makes a. f
very handy and inexepensive foun- '
tain. Just try it once.” _

The biggest factor in controlling dis-

'eases and parasites among young chicks f
is cleanliness.

Chicks must be free from. ;

disease at the start, and the house and
grounds must be clean. '

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.YINE u calm 

 nly‘a “percen'

_  male, instead 01.4' percent at
the time ot’the- ﬁrst survey in 1922.
Dr, E. A. ‘Wight of the department
of agriculture said in an address pre-
pared for delivery recently at the
midwestern states tuberculosis con-
ferenc‘e‘held in Sioux City, Ia.

One of the most tangible beneﬁts,
in Dr. Wight’s opinion, is the premi-
um paid to producers of hogs in the
sections set apart as modiﬁed accred—
ited areas. ‘

Only 43 of'the 620 counties in
states represented at the meeting
more than 5 percent infection, he
said, explaining ’that the record Was
more cheerful here than in other
parts of the country.

Dr. Wight’s answer to critics of
the eradication campaign was that
“any unfavorable result, even though
of a small nature, oftimes attracts
more attentiOn than a much greater

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‘ment.

“This opposition, however, is bet—
ter organized than in previous years
and therefore more effective," he
said. ’

PLANT CORN BEST ADAPTED TO
YOUR "PAM OF STATE
(Continued from Page 3)

Another interstlng and new feat-
ure this year, of Junior Farmers’

    
  
   
  
  
 
  

‘amount of - successful accomplish»

Week, was the speaking contest. The

farmer of tomorrow must not only
be a trained man in‘agriculture but
In many instances he will be called
to stand on his feet and assert the
principles of his industry. From the
display of oratory given at this
speaking contest by these young
farmers it would seem that the fut-
ure farmers of Michigan need not
worry concerning this factor. The
agricultural students from the vari-
ous high schools delivered some. very
interesting and instructive speeches
on the subject of agriculture.

Thursday afternoon at 2:30
o’clock a vocational parade, consist—
ing of several hundred cars paraded
from the college to the State Capitol
and the Reo Motor Company. The
neatly decorated cars representing
the many diﬁerent schools, and the
ever energetic movement of boys;

"from different communities formed
a. picture of loyalty and enthusiasm
which only the spirit of youth can
show.

As all work and no play makes
Jack a dull boy on the farm, there
was plenty of entertainment of this
sort furnished for these vocational
students. Friday afternoon they en-
joyed the pleasure of witnessing a
baseball game between Michigan
State Collegeand Armour Technical
College. v Although these young
lads had been at Michigan State Col-
lege only two days, they seemed to
have caught the spirit of loyalty to
the college, and were free to lend
their voices in cheering for the state
players. I ‘

An outstanding feature of the con-
test, and one always enjoyed by all,
was the big banquet held Thursday
evening at the People’s Church. State
Supervisor of Agricultural Educa-
tion, E. E. Gallup, was there as us-
ual with the goods in the capacity of
toastmaster; after the youthful, high
powered appetites had been satisﬁed,
he proceeded to introduce the high

caliber talent which furnished the

entertainment and delivered the ad-
dresses of the evening. Very instruct-
ive talks were given by such men as
Honorable Webster H. Pearce, Sup-
erintendent of Public Instruction,
and Acting
Shaw. Avery enthusiastic and in-
spirational talk was given by Harry
Kipke, the athletic idol of the Mich-
igan youth, and former All American
half back.

The entire program of Junior
Farmers’ Week cannot be treated in
full in one short article. ‘However,
it could be truthfully characterized,
I believe, as the greatest example
and, demonstration of what the
Smith-Hughes Agricultural High
Schools are doing in Michigan., ,1

The results are many, varied and
important. It means that we are
training farmers‘to carry on a more
scientiﬁc agriculture; to live better,
as'well'a‘s make a better living; to
,uplift the industry of agriculture to
a high level, and to become more ef-
ﬁcient and-better citizens of a great;-

     

President Dean R. S..

‘ Miiidnk, Ill. \

 

  

 

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department, no exceptions and

 
    

No advertisement less ‘than ten words.
Name and address must be counted as part of advertisement.

 
  

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FARMS

- .sssns

- NURSERY STOCK

 

SPECIAL- OFFER—FEDERAL LAND. BANK

offers limited number of far-ms. at bargain prices.
Write today, for new descriptions .of farms in
North Dakota Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan.
Deal direct with owner, no commisswns. These
farms are priced to sell—~small down payments—
$20 to 1.00 —easy terms on balance. Land
prices going up. Buy now at our low rices.

\Vrite to Federal Land Bank, St. Paul, inn.,
Dept. 32.

SEED CORN. CERTIFIED STANDARD VARI-

eties. Northern grown, ﬁre dried, thoroughly
tested, guaranteed.
City. Wis.

REGISTERED AND CERTIFIED GOLDEN

Glow Seed Corn. Germination 96 %. In-
spected and. certiﬁed by Michigan Crop Improve-
ment Assocmtion. thte for circular. Lawrence
CI‘OZIEI‘, Charlotte, Mic ., R. 9.

 

 

SACRIFICE—120 ACRE FARM, 20‘ACRES IM-
. proved. Good soil and frame buildings, furm
implements. 0n gravel road.6 miles from Gray-
ling. James Cameron, Grayling, Mich.

40 ACRES OF GOOD FARM LAND IN GLAD-
win County for sale at your, own terms. V.
Fyan, East Jordan, Mich.

POULTRY.

INSURE YOUR SUCESS—-_-BUY

quality Barred Books or .White Lighorns.
igreed males f ‘
our ocs
Trapnesting $0
ance superv1sion.
uality. .
seltine Poultry Farm, Comstock Park. Mich.

BABY CHICKS FROM KILLBOURN’S CERTI-
e S. C. White Leghorns. lst- pen 1920-1937
New York state egg laying contest, for weight of

 

 

 

 

ASELTINE
Ped-
00 eggs head
. ﬁve consecutive years.
birds under Record ‘of Perform-

Reasonable prices for this

eggs. Over 700 birds entered in this 'ear’s R.
. . work. Also; Michigan Accredited uff and
Brown S Leghorns. 1 stock Blood Tested.

. C.

Kilbourn Poultry Farm, Flint. Mich.

CHICKS. WE HAVE .HAD .EIGHTEEN YEARS
' experience in hatching chicks of standard va-
rieties. IVe personally inspect and cull our ﬂocks
which are g od'producers, .liealtliy and purebred.
Write for p can. S ecial discount on ﬁve hundred
and one thousand ots..Shepard Poultry Farm &
Hatchery. Litcliﬂeld, Mich.

ACCREDITED WHITE LEGHORN CHICKS
Hollywood Strain. Contest pullets now average
25 ounce eggs per dozen. 1926 contest pen av~
eraged.239 eggs each. Customer’s proﬁt $3.00
)er bird. so Anconas Rocks. Catalogue.
yngarden Hatchery, Box 3. Zeeland. Mich.

LOOK! 15.0,000 CHICKS, 9c UP. 20 VARI-
eties. Usmg many R. O. P. males from 215 1'0
816 egg breeding. Just what you want for large
proﬁts or to improve ’our ﬂock. FREE catalog
gives big discounts. reeding cockerels. pullets.
.awrence Hatchery. Grand Rapids. Michigan.

BABY CHICKS—MICHIGAN ACCREDITED

Barred Rocks, R. 1.. eds, White Leghoriis,
ship ed 0. 0. D. Immediate delivery of pure bred
chic s from heavy laying foundations. Big free
catalog gives new prices. Bruinmer-Fredrickson
Poultry Farm, Box 30, Holland, Mich.

WHITE LEGHORN CHICKS, 95%
_ teed to live 10 days. I
Igreed males. large stock, 27 oz. eggs. $1 .00
per 100. 3 month pallets, $1.00. Biehl’s Leg—
horn Farm, Mancelonn, Mich.

MYERS PURE BRED CHICKS 100% LIVE

delivery: I'ostagepre‘gaid, four leading breeds,
White Legnorns. White yandottes.‘Barred Rocks,
R. I Reds. ‘locks bred for egg production, send
Myers Hatchery. t. Pleasant. Mich.

WHITTAKER’S REDS, BOTH COMBS CHICKS
and Eggs. Write for our Reduced ’rices. In-
terlakes ‘arm, Box 2, Lawrence, Mich.

UNUSUAL LOW PRICE FOR OUR UEEN
Quality éﬁggC Bred Chick. Order from tths ad.

 

GUARAN-
From 212—287 cm! Jed-

for circular.

for Ma . . W. Legliorns, B. Le horns, $0.00
per 110. .Barred Rocks, Rose (,Ollllli‘d llcds.
$12.00. Discount on 500 or more. June 1c per
chick less. Queen Hatchery, Zeeland, Michigan.

 

CHIICKS_—BI]IRR%N bWgITE
arge aize oppe com s. Oii-egg strain, “$10——
100. Close Egg Farm, Tifﬂn, Ohio. ‘

WHITE1 LEtGHORN BABY1 CkHICKS $6.00,
secoms, srong Vigorous ciic. , n i is.
Roht. Chritsoplier, R. 4, Holland,SMicl(I. or ppe

CHICK PRICES REDUCED FOR MAY—WHITE

LEGHORNS,

 

 

Write for cricular or visit our farm.

REGISTERED AND CERTIFIED SEED CORN

Polar Yellow dent and Jewett Yellow ﬂint. Reg
istered grade $7.00 per ha, 56 lbs. shelled and
graded. Certiﬁed grade $0.00 per bu. Butts

from Polar yellow dent for ensilagc,

$3.50 per
bu..

Arthur W. Jewett, Jr., Mason, Michigan.

(GOLDEN GLOW SEED CORN THAT WILL

please you. Grown from re'lstered seed, field
selected before cut, racked, arti cial and air dried,
shelled, grade , germ 98. Price $5.00 bushel, two
or more $4.75 bushel. Remember we sell what we
grow, guaranteed as reipresented. Ralph C. Collin,
Mt. Pleasant, Mich., . 8.

 

 

FOR SALE—REGISTERED AND CERTIFIED
Golden Glow Seed Corn. Germination 97 0/0.

Inspected by Michigan Crop Improvement Assocm-

trout. Write for circular. Smith, Mulliken,
101.

FOR SALE, REGISTERED AND CERTIFIED
Picket yellow Dent Seed (Yorn. Germination
98. 5 % . Arthur Schafer. Unionville, Mich.

REGISTERED AND CERTIFIED SEED CORN

Cleinei‘ white cap yellow dent, Pickett's
yellow dent and Michigan yellow dent in very
early dent). Certiﬁed Worthy oats and sweet
clover. Why take a chance on common seed when
our scientiﬁc method of drying and preparing our
corn insures germination and vigor, \Vritc for cir—
cular and sample. Paul C. Clement, Britton,
Michigan. Menibcr of the Crop Improvement As~
somziiion. Dcpt. 1i

 

 

SEED CORN—NORTHWESTERN DENT, FLINT,
Ariiistrpng, Golden .lcwcl and Minnesota 'l‘liir«
teen. 00% test. Price, $2.50. Frank Steoh-
hrhn, \Vagner, S. D.

 

SEED CORN, CLEMENTS WHITE CAP, MICH-
igan Yellow Dent, $4.00, satisfaction guaran-
teed. IVrite John Mitchell, Holloway, Mich.

SWEET CLOVER SEED WHITE BLOSSOM

cleined Seiii‘lﬁed Germination and unity guar-
antee 05 %. $6 bushel. Monroe ros. Essex-
Ville, Mich.

 

 

SCIENCE AND PRACTICE DEMONSTRATE IM-

proved American Banner \vlicat. \Volverinc oats.
Improved Robust beans best for Michigan. B.
Cook. Owosso, Mich.

 

CERTIFIED ROBUST BEANS, NINE DOLLARS
bushel on cars. A. 15. Cook, Owosso, Mich.

 

OHIO YELLOW CLARAGE CORN Is WORLD‘S
highest yielding variety and best for late plaint«

 

 

Monro Brown Seed 00., Bay_

THE BEST
Blackberries,

Tomato, Lettuce, , 1.

$1.75.. Pepper, Sweet Potato, 100, 300; 50

Cherries, Apples, Asparagus, Rhubarb, Ornament-

als. What_varieties do you want? How many?

get] our prices. Ilarris Cross Nurseries, Bangor,
1c 1.

BARGAIN PRICES OF FRUIT TREES, PLANTS

IN CERTIFIED RASPBERRIES.
Strawberries, Gooseberries Gra es.
100. 250; 600

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ornamentals: best variety. Peach trees, $4.40
per 100, apple trees $7 per 100. Cherrg, Pear,
Plum, 15c and up. Catalogue free._ alesmen
wanted. Leo H. Graves, Farina, Ilhnms.

12 ASSORTED DAHLIAS 506. ASSORTED

Gladiolas, 25 large. 50c. 25 blooming size,
..:'>c. Tiger Lilies each‘ 15c, postpaid. John
Nelson, R. 1, Cadillac, Mich.

 

GUERNSEY 0R HOLSTEIN HEIFER CALVES.
tnberculine tested shipped C. 0. D. Lakewood
Farm, Whitewater. Vlis. '

CHOICE JERSEY BULL. PROVEN SIRE TO
improve your dairy herd. Write Inwood Bros.,
Romeo, Mich .

FOR SALE—BELGIAN STALLION 11 YEARS
old. A ton horse. An extra good one. Sound
and right. \Vm. Mankey. R. 3, St. Johns, Mich.

TOBACCO

GUARANTEED HOMESPUN TOBACCO—CHEW-

‘ 5 pounds, $l.2i'i; ]0-$2. Smokingy 10-
. ipe free! I’iiy postman. United arm-
ers. Bardwell, Kentucky.

MACHINERY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

cubator in A1 condition. Write Pettit Hatch-

ery, Hastings, Mich.

 

FOR SALE—THREE GUARANTEED DEALER'S

 

 

sample 20x32 New Racine Threshch at big
)rice reduction. Standard )roduct——l\'evcr used.
elle City Mfg. Co, Racine, I'is.

 

Rabbits. Real money makers. Write for facts.
884 Conrad's Ranch, Denver, Colorado.

HELP WANTED

 

 

 

 

hagc, Onion, 100, 150; 500, 70c; 1000, $1.25.
$1.25; 1) , $2.25. Smallest order shipped
$1.00. Prompt shipment. Good condition at-
rival guaranteed. Catalog, wholesale prices, valu-
able information free. Progress Plant 00., Asli«
burn, Ga.

PLANTS. 5, ACRES. JUNE, JULY DELIVERY.
Cabbage; Copenhagen, li‘latdutch, Bullhead—111w—
paid, 200, Sc; 5 .1325: 000 $13.25. ‘lx-

 

press: 5000, $7.00. Cauliﬂower, prepaid: 100,
700; 500, $2.25; 1000. $4.00 loss packed.
Critically assorted. Guaranteed. W. J. lyers,
R 2, Massillon, Ohio.

 

FROSTPROOF CABBAGE AND ONION PLANTS,
all varieties. 750., 1000. Tomato plants $1.25,
00 . Prime quality, my roots, quick serVIce.
Farmers Exchange, I’avo, ta.

 

 

$133.00 Catalgg larid sla)mp1les gag Certified Scetd

n. or us is . 1111 a v on, " iaiiis ,

liio. p D 1 1"" TEACHERS! TRAVEL. SELL, save: SUMMER
work you’ll enjoy. Capitalize your teaching ex- ‘

pericnce. Write for details of work with deﬁnite
 Isalary otfer._ Deit. A, Suite 717 Francis Palms
. Bldg, Dctmit, ll icli.
PLANTS. TWELVE BEST VARIETIES. CAB-

 

AGENTS WANTED

CAN YOU SELL HOUSE PAINT AT $1.98 PER

gallon and burn paint at $1.30? Lowest prices
in America. Beat all competition, dealers and
mail order houses. Money back guarantee to
every customer. ‘Experience unnecessary, no de<
livering or collecting. .Just talk to property own-
crs about these low prices. $50 to $100 weekly
easily made. (‘hcck mailed you each Friday. Write
at once for Free Sales Outfit, .Wlth com lete in-
formation. Farm & Home Paint 00., esk 83.
Kansas City, Mo.

MISCELLANEOUS

FARMERS WOOL MADE
batting and yarn at fair
lars. Monticello \Voolen

 

 

 

 

INTO BLANKETS.
rices. Send for circu-
ills, (Estab.

 

 

 

COPENHAGEN, WAKEFIELD, FLAT DUTCH, . . 1866)-
Leghomsl 80.; .1013 Of 0. 11/20. Barred frostproof Cabbage plants, $1.00. 1,000; Rcr‘ Montweno’ ‘V'SC-
Rocks, 10c. Hillside Hatchery, Holland, Mich. mum, Onion, ,1loo; Tm,”th 51,00; canard.
$1.00; Ruby lll’ Pepper, $2.00; Porto Rico WOOL 'WANTED. GOOD 'PRICE FOR ANY
BETTER BABY CHICKS FROM STATE FAIR Potato. $1.75. bond plants, carefully packed. quantity. Wrnte for_ reliable quotation and
Winners production class. Eight' per cent of Prompt shipments. Quitmun Plant Co., Qiiitiiiiin, articulate. S. Ii. Livmgston, Succ. Keystone
our chicks go to old customers. IClcveii breeds. Georgia. lide (30., Dept. MBlv‘., Lancaster, I’a.
Booking orders. Livmg prices. \Vrite. Litchﬂeld
Hatchery. Litchﬂeld, Mich. T

HEYBOER’S POULTRY FARM & HATCHERY

Algonac, Mich. White Leghorns and Barred
rocks baby chicks for sale of stock that is bred for
)roduction, all breeders being trap-nested. Send
or catalogue and prices.

BUFF» ,LEGHORN CHICKS AND EGGS FOR
hatching: Circular. Hillcrcst Poultry Farm,
Bath Michigan.

BABY CHICKS—ROCKS, REDS AND LEG-
liorns. Each week, beginning Feb. 1

stock bloodtested and Mich. Accredited. Pierce

Hatchery, Jerome, Mich. “

BABY CHICKS, PURE-BRED. NONE BETTER.
. Barred Rocks, R. I. Reds, and Custom Hatch-
ing every Monday. ‘Robbuis Hatchery, 704 No.
Chipman, Owosso, Mich.

HATCHING EGGS

SELECT S. 0.. ANCONA HATCHING EGGS
from prize Winning stock. Special price for
May and June, $2.00 er 15 es s, Post Paid.

D
Bert Eagon, Oxford St., Alma, Mic iigan.

 

 

TURKEY EGGS—FROM OUR FAMOUS PURE

bred Mammoth Bronze, Bourbon Red, Narragair
sett and White Holland ﬂocks. Write, Walter
Bros, Powhatan Point. Ohio.

JERSEY BLACK

GIANT EG .
50—30 68'

1 .80—1 5:
; 5 7—100. collect. s

Gus Grassman,
DUFF. WYANDOTTE EGGS, GOOD LAYING
strain. J. G. Lang, Inkster, R. I, Box 5, Mich.

IMPERIAL WHITE PEKIN DUCK EGGS $1.50
per 11, postpaid. Chas Stutz, Saranac, Mich.

-. wmr: PEKIN DUCK sees. $1250 PER ‘SET-

ting, postpaid. Gerald Diamond. Mason, Mich.

TURKEYS AND cease

DAY OLD TURKEY'S—RAISE IN BROODER
house or by chicken - hen. Easily
chickens. Return ﬁve times the ref";
Bronze and White Hollands. 81 8 ea
rices earners than ﬁfty £311 . E s for
ng. Pine Creek Turkey 0st, Rou

 

 

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4, Holland,

Michigan.

 

 

 

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0 Recent Cains Mostly  Livestock

By Market News Service. Bureau of Agricultural Economics, U. S. D. A.

  

OST farm products have made a. \
good showing in the markets
this spring. The rising tend-

ency on the great staple crops con-
tinued .th'rimgh April. Most lines
entered May at higher prices than
in March orearly- April and higher
than a year ago. Gains recently
were mostly in grains, feeds, cotton
and ’live stock, but there .was a
steady, sometimes ﬁrm, condition in
poultry and dairy-products. Light

holdings and some unfavorable crop .

conditions seem to be the forces back
of most of the recent price gains.

Cattle

Advances in corn prices were a
factor in the enlarged marketward
movement of cattle about May 1, but ‘
demand was equal to the increased
offering at slightly higher prices.
Demand for heavy beef steers
picked up materially and best cattle
with weight reacted to a slightly
higher basis than comparable grades
of light-weights, the Chicago top for
the week at $14.90 being registered
on strictly choice 1,357, pound bul-
locks. The apparent scarcity of
heavy cattle will have its effect'on
the near future market for long fed
steers with weight.

I Hogs

Last week’s hog supply at Chicago
showed quality deterioration from
the week previous, receipts carrying
an increased percentage of light hogs
decidedly lacking in ﬁinsh. Such
kinds in week end trading were on
a barely steady basis with a week
earlier, While the better grades of
all weights above 160 pounds
showed advances of from 5 to 20
cents, best heavy butchers gaining
most.

Sheep and Lambs

New high prices for the current
season were scored in the sheep and
lamb trade around May 1, and on
dressed lamb and mutton. The ad-‘
vance on fat lambs on foot measured
mostly 50 to 75 cents at Chicago with
clippers showing the full upturn,
shearing lamb-s gained 25 to 50
cents and matured sheep 50 to 75
cents over a week earlier. The
week’s top on fed shorn lambs was
$17.10. In all ‘the important early
lamb producing States, excepting
those of the far northwest, weather
and feed conditions up to April 1, ‘
were less favorable than a year ago.
April has not brought the marked or
general improvement in this respect
that usually accompanies the ad-
vancing season and/no cloud is to be
detected on the lamb market horizon
that seems likely to disturb the se-

(Special torTnm anmnss Fianna)

renlty of producers" position; until
the month of Mayne well spent.

Demand for wool on eastern mar--
kets during the closing week of
April was more active'than for the
previous fortnight, thefinterest being
largely from manufacturers, rather
than, from dealers. The movement'is
chieﬂy on the ﬁne wools. Inquiry
was noted for medium grade but in-
structions were limited by the lack
of available offerings. The volume
of trade on ﬁne western grown wools
was fair. Prices on ﬁne wools were
steady with the previous week,
while quotations on medium grades
continued to strengthen owing to re—
stricted supplies and persistent in-
quiry. l .

Potatoes .

Carlot sales of potatoes in Chicago
dropped about 10 .or 15 cents the
last ’week of April to a range of
$1.65 to $1.85 on northern Round
Whites and $1.70 to $1.90 on Idaho
arrivals. Shipments of old potatoes
held around 3,800 cars for the~ week,
compared with 3,2,00 a year ago and
new stock totaled about 800 cars, or
only half of last spring’s correspond—
ing movement.

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BEANS

Since our last issue the price of
CHP beans has made several declines
and at this time orders are reported
scarce and offerings more liberal at
75 cents under the top ﬁgure we
quoted. That the market will again
turn and head Skyward, even going

,to above the $10 mark is predicted

by some. Too had most of the bean
growers in Michigan did not get
some of these good prices. Many
are apparently planning on getting
some of them next year from the
way the intended acreage has in-
creased over 1927, buti’they will not
because chances are rather against
high prices next season; there will
be too many beans raised, if weather
is favorable.

An oﬂici'alpestimate by Verne H.
Church, federal agricultural statis-
tician, gives the proposed acreage
for Michigan as 700,000 or 50,000
acres greater than the March'es-
titmate. Last year there were 566,-
000 cres. Production of the. 1928
crop is estimated at around 7,000,-
000 bushels of white beans, com-
pared wlth 5,094,000 last year. The
country uses about 8,000,000 bushels
of white beans 3 year and this year’s
production is expected to be be-
tween ten and eleven million bush-
els. Do not increase your acreage
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THE BUSINESS F ARMER’S MARKET SUMMARY
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Detroit Chicago ’ Detroit Detroit
Mary 8 May 8 Apr-11,24 1 yr. ago

WHEAT— -

No. 2 Red $?-°6 $135 $1.75

No. 2 White 2-06 1.75 1.76

No. 2 Mixed 2-07 1.76 1.75
CORN— -

No. 2 Yellow 1-19 1.12@ 1.13 1-08 .75

No. 3 Yellow 1-16 1.05 .70
OATS ‘

No. 2 White -76 .68@ .70 a; .66 .47

No. 3 White ~74 .66 @119 .64 as .46
RYE—-

Cash No. 2 1-46 V 1.24 .91
BEANS— _ 

o. H. P. th. 9-25@ 9-30 ' 9.50 4.0.5@4.15
'PO'I‘A'I‘OES— - '

Per cm. 2.50 1.85 @ 2.1 0 2.50 4.78 @ 4.77
HAI— . ’ '

No, 1 Tim, 12@ 13 1 17 @ 18.50 13@ 14 ~23~.50@24

so. 2 Tim, 9@ 10 _ l— 15@16 10V@ 11 4 '21 @22

’No. 1 Clover 10 11.50 ; 17@1s.5o 11 @1250 . 20 24

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1_ 1);. “SEEDS
' ' Clo-versee‘d} cash, imported, old,

a $13.76; domestic, cash, $16.75: Oc-

tober,‘ $17.75.; Alsike,
Timothy, cash, $2.20;
December, $2.70.

cash,. :15.
May, $2.20;

 

DETROIT BUTTER AND EGGS

Butter ﬁrm? creamery, in tubs,
88‘ to 90 score, 42@44_c. Eggs
ﬁrm; fresh ﬁrsts, 29@30c. 

DETROIT LIVEJ’OULTBY,

(Commission merchants’ gross re-
turns per pound to farmers, from
which prices 5 per cent commission
and transpbrtation charges are de-
ductible.)

Market very slow for live poultry;
broilers, 2 lbs up, rocks, 48@500;
reds and others, 45@46c; legli'orns,
38c. Hens: Colored, 28@29c_; leg—
horns and Anconas, 250. Cocks, 17‘0.
Stags, 17c. Ducks: White, 4% lbs

  

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and up, 28@30c; colored, 25@26c;~

small, 240. Geese, 18c.

LIVESTOCK MARKETS

CHICAGO.——Hogs: Nfarket closed dull
and weak to 10 lower; light lights and
pigs weak to 25c lower; top, $10.10 paid
early for choice 190 to 220—1b. averages:
shippers». 4,000; estn'nated holdover, 9,000;
butchers, medium to choice, 250 to 350
lbs., $9.20@9.80; 200 to 250 lbs., $9.25@
10.10; 160 to 200 lbs., $8.40@10.10; 130 to
160 lbs., $7.50@9.60; packing sows, $8.10
@8.75; pigs, medium to choice, 90 to.130
lbs., $7@8.50. Cattle: Relatively feW
steers here; trade steady; fresh light and
medium weight Nebraska’s, $12.25@13.50;
best steers, $13.75.: she-stock and bulls
lower; slaughter classes, steers good and
choice, 1,300 ‘to 1,500 lbs., $12.75@14.50;
1,100 to 1,300 lbs., $12.76@14.50; 950 to
1,100 lbs., $12.75@14.50; common and me-
dium, 850 lbs. up, $9.25@12.75; fed year-
lings, good and choice, 750 to 950 lbs.,
$12.50@14.25; heifers, good and choice,
850 lbs. down, $12@14 ; common and medi-

' um, $8.76@12.50; cows, good and choice,
‘ $8.60@11.75; common and medium, $7.25

@8.50; low cutter and cutter, $6@7.25 ;
bulls, good and choice (beef), $9 @10.5_0 ;
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FARMERS: Buy your seed direct from
the largest Registered alfalfa Seed ranch
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sealed and tagged by the Montana Seed
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No. 2, 2c; f. o. b, Miles City Montana.
All seed dry land grown.

G. \l’. ALLEN & SONS, Volborg, Montana.

LIVE STOCK CONTINUED FROM
PAGE 23

SWINE

0. .I. 0.'8. GOOD GILTS T0 FARROW IN
April and May last fall [Jigs not akin to this
spring pigs. orro scI-Iu ZE, NasthIIer Mich.

LARGE .TYPE POLAND WEANLING Has no
each registered.
J. a. TAYLOR, Beldlng, Mlchlgan. A

BUSINESS FARMERS’ EXCHANGE
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' I  bs’  H 4. most grades and
weights, fairly active: steady; choice
,handyweight ' ' clipped“ «lambs 25c higher ;
‘shee'p uneven-1y 50c to $1 lower; closing
75c-to $1 down under increased supplies;
feeding spring. lambs steady; medium,

' ._$15@16.75‘; cull and common, $14@15.25;
filediug’n to choice, 92 to 100 lbs., $11.65@
14.26; ewes, 'edium to choice, 150 lbs.
down, $13.2'5@16; cull and common, $6.25
(@825; feeder Iambs, good and choice, $2
@7.25. , ,

EAST BUFFALO—Dunning & Stevens
report: , Cattle: Steady. Hogs: Steady;
mediums and yorkers, $10.35@10.50;
heaVles. $9425@9.75; pigs and lights, $8.50
@950. Sheep: Market lower; top lambs,

  

$16.25@16.50; yearlings, $9@13.50; weth— '

ers, $10.50@11; ewes, $8.50’@10. Calves,

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Week of May 13
HE week of May 13th in most
parts of Michigan will stack up
with deﬁcient temperature, and,
in some sections, too much moisture.

Grains, pasture and meadows will
progress satisfactorily but new
planted seed will germinate slowly.

The very beginning of the week
will be unsettled and stormy with
wind and s'howery conditions. Tem-
peratures during ﬁrst part of the
week will be falling and it is very
probable frosts and freezing weath-
er will be felt in many counties.

Following the middle days of the
week which are expected to be mostly
fair, temperatures will moderate and
the sky cloud over. Precipitation
will not be generally heavy except
in certain sections.

The week ends with much cooler
weather.

Week of May 20

.A rather cloudy, wet week is ex—
pected beginning the 20th in most
parts of Michigan, although there
will be some pleasant days. Tem-
peratures for the week as a whole
will show some extremes.

Unsettled, wet weather will open
the week with a rapid change to
much colder and frosts.

The middle days of the week will
average mostly fair and much warm—

week with rain and wind storms.
Tornadoes are »probable locally.
Temperatures during last half of
week will average quite warm for
the season and will continue in this
manner over'into the beginning of
next week.

CROP REPORTS
(Continued from page 27).

Kent—Cold backward spring, not much
farming done so far. Barnyards cleaned
out. Some farmers drawing lime and
sowing alfalfa. Grimm alfalfa sowed last
year looking good. Most oats sowed. Baby
chicks and little ducklets running around
showing farm women have been busy. No
gardens planted. Quite few farmers leav—
ing farms and working on good roads.
Quotations from Grand Rapids: Wheat,
$1.92; corn, $1.05; oatsﬁ 65c; rye, $1.03;
beans, $9.40; potatoes, $1.25; butter, 450;
eggs, 25c.—-Mrs. L. H., ‘Apr. 30.

Emmett.—Farming just getting started.
Manure piles still frozen. Some oats
will be sowed last of week. Grass just
greening up little in placss. About usual
crops will be put in: perhaps little more
certiﬁed potatoes and less of uncertiﬁed.
Stock wintered good. No auctions. Lots
of hay in barns yet. Quotations from Pe—
t'o‘skey: oats, 800; beans, $8.00; potatoes,‘
$2.00; butter, 400; eggs, 250.——R. D.,
May 1. ‘ '

Oakland (N: “KL—The ﬁrst nice warm
day for long time; ﬁne for lambs and
they are coming in twins and triplets.
Eight sets of triplets so far. Outlook for
hay around here is pretty gloomy; so bad-
ly winter killed. I think some of sowing
soy beans for hay; it makes ﬁne hay for
sheep. Quotations from Holly: Wheat,
$1.89; oats, 700; rye, $1.20; beans, $9.60;
butter, 40c; eggs, 25c.——J. Dec, May\2.

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DELIVERIES MAY 14, 16, 21, 23, 28, 30
MICHIGAN ACCREDITED

Rural Stock, Chicks and Hatching Eggs are all Michigan Accredited.
This means our ﬂocks- are under the supervision of an authorized
inspector from the Michigan 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.

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and price list of day old chicks. \Ve'pur-
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Quite a number of the hens laid 260 eggs
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FINAL PRICE REDUCTION

BUY AT THESE LOW PRICES

Rural “Gold Seal” Commercial Grade Hollywood Foundation S. C. “’hlte Leghoms.

CHICKS PULLETS

We can also furnish Brown Leghorn: and 8WEEKS and OLDER

Anconas at these prices.

Lots of  12.00 Write for Prices on Healthy,
Lots of 500 .......  57.50 Husky, Free Range Raised White
Lots of 1000 ........  110.00 Leghorn Puliets. For May and ,
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WOLVERINE HATCHERY & FARMS .
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FROM THE DAYS of the trading post the Farmer and the
Storekeeper have fought side by side to push onward the
frontier lines of civilization. Together they fought a winning
battle against the wilderness; together they founded a nation.

The Old Country Store ——-once the
social and civic‘center of community
life—has long since vanished, but the
Merchant’s responsibility to the com-
munity is as great as when all problems
of common interest were settled around
its pot-bellied stove.

Our Responsibility Toward
You

when the package is wrapped. We are
selling Service and Satisfaction and we '
recognize our responsibility to give you
merchandise of honest, reliable" quality.

,Cften we could make a price seem low by using materials not
quite up to Standard But our slogan promises you “Quality—-

Send us your name and address
and we will send you our illus-
trated Store News Catalogs from
time to time..

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Assured Quality and Low
Prices In These Examples
of J. C. Penney Co. Values

Our Feature Men’s Dress Shirts
-—fulﬁll every demand for Supreme Dress Shirt Value.
Many exclusive patterns conﬁned to our Stores. '

$1.98 and. $2.98
Our Solar Straw Hats for Men

Sennit Straws _ Swiss Yeddo Hats
Fine Concealed stitch, fancy Reinforced novelty insert
or black band. . . . $1.98 edge, heather or black
' band . . . . . . . . . . ..$2.98
.. Sophisticated Modes in Junior Sizes
Youth, charm and originality—the new Junior Frocks
express prevailing modes . . . . . . . . . .' . . . $9.90 to $24.75

Men’s and Young Men’s Suits
Made to our own exacting speciﬁcations. Dependable fabrics
and tailoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$19.75Wand $24.75

 

 

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INSTITUTION. Men Under 35 Years, Experienced
NN . x in Selling Our Lines Are Wanted

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always at a saving.” Back of this promise stands the respon- -
sibility of a great Company.

. Our Responsibility Toward
The Community
The J. C. Penney Company believes
that unless. a merchant contributes
something to the welfare of his com-
munity, he has no right to expect its
citizens to contribute toward his suc-
cess. Of our 95 4 stores, scattered over
46 states, 31' per cent of our managers
own their homes, and 90 per cent of
them have contributed both time and
money to local organizations for civic

'_ betterment.

We have often invited youto examine
our merchandise. We urge you now to

examine the merchant who offers it to you and the part he plays
in your community life. We believe you will be satisﬁed.

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to Train for Co-partner Store
Managers. Write for Details.

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